American Reacts to Things You NEED to Know Before Visiting the UK (Part 2)

As an American who has never been to the UK I am extremely curious about what you need to now before visiting. When Americans travel to other countries we tend to not pay much respect to the local culture so I am very excited to continue learning about that today. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

[Bob]

In the US, you don’t tip at all. What you actually do is pay the staff because the owners are too greedy to pay them properly.

[markhinton]

The UK had Coffee shops before the US even existed, the first coffee shops in the UK opened in 1650s the oldest coffee shop in UK first opened in 1654 and is still going.

[mancuniangamecat]

Tipping isn't mandatory in the UK because waiting staff are paid a decent wage with tips added to that.
Unlike America where wages for waiting staff can be as low as $2 per hour with tips making up the difference.

[ladykayla]

Tipping is quite abnormal in most of western Europe overall. And almost completely unheard of in Australia.

[thomasmumw]

Just to let you know, ALL our mansions are not just built for tourists! They were built as homes, on large estates by people/families who made money many years ago! We still have these private houses where the families are still living their daily routines! Luckily some have been taken over by The National Trust when a family has died out or can't afford the upkeep, one of a few organisations which takes on these properties and brings them back to life so we can enjoy them! Just get over here!

[andypandy]

Very glad to hear you say "You need to get on board with the culture". So many American tourists I have met, both here in the UK and other countries, expect the rest of the world to have US culture everywhere. We don't!

[eyeball]

The tipping thing isn't unique to the UK, it's the US who are outliers here. Most countries have a better minimum wage than the US.

[joshuasmith]

UK has a large Indian /Pakistani / Bangladeshi population expecially In places like Bradford and Birmingham. Curry is or at least was the number 1 food In the UK.

[darkmatter]

From an American:

“The main problem with America's tipping culture is that the employers shift their expenses to the customers instead of doing their RESPONSIBILITY and paying their employees well. This is something that the customer shouldn't have to do and imo, it's about time we held employers accountable for paying their employees instead of us.

Another thing to note is, tipping is mainly only encouraged in a few occupations with minimum wage (Like servers, valet, delivery, cabs). There are many occupations out there like janitors, window cleaners, garbage men etc that work on minimum wage as well but no one forces you to tip them like they do with the other occupations”

Basically, expecting to be tipped in the US is like a form of standardised begging.

[Brookspirit]

Staff in Europe don't rely on gratuities to earn a living wage, they are paid proper wages. We have had coffee shops in London since 1652 lol.

[Dorset-Maid]

I love how much British life confuses you, watching you struggle with the concept of pudding has me in stitches. just to clarify we have sweet or savoury pudding so Yorkshire pudding is savoury and Christmas pudding is sweet, mince can also be sweet or savoury, so mince used in pies at Christmas is not meat that is made of fruit, spices and suet. suet by the way is just a fat it doesn't taste of meat, mince can also be finely chopped meat usually beef, we don't even think about it if someone says pudding or mince we automatically know which type lol love your videos please keep them coming

[Bogmore]

York is a city in Northern England about 200 miles from London, and has been around for a few thousand years. Some buildings are 5-600 years old and still in use and it has the oldest shopping street in the UK dating to about the 14th Century.

The US took less than 400 years to have a civil war but the UK, well England, had one about 200 years before.

[Epcure]

It doesn't matter where you are, driving, riding, walking, jogging. It may pay to know which side the traffic moves, but look everywhere anyway. Good general road sense. The unexpected can happen anywhere.

[neuralwarp]

11:23 "Always remember the Green Cross Code. Look right, look left, look right again. Carry on looking and listening as you cross." -- Darth Vader

[MarlynMeehan]

Makes me smile when US citizens turn their nose up at things like haggis or black pudding. Right across their whole food range are stuffed with artificial additives etc. that are banned in Europe and the UK.

[andypandy]

York is NOT a "pain to get to". Well, not from London anyway. It is on the East Coast Main Line that connects London and Edinburgh. York is roughly 200 miles north of London. There are about three trains (recommended) an hour from Kings Cross Station and the journey time is around 2 hours or less. Plus the train goes through some lovely countryside. 👍

[stewedfishproductions]

I travel to the US often and the 'tipping culture' still irks me all the time!!! It is almost like blackmail and I genuinely despise it...

[Anony--Mous]

18:16 - the 'fountain' is something called a weir (pronounced 'weer') and is a common feature in a lot of British rivers. It is used to control the flow of water, maintain sufficient water depth for navigation and help prevent down-stream flooding.

[jasoncallow]

I think the biggest problem you'll find, after eating food from the USA most of your life, food in other countries may not be sweet or salty enough. Not just the UK, but Europe as a whole uses less artificial crap, salt and especially sugar. Americans often think our food is bland because their taste buds are used to all the extra sugar and crap.

[andybaker]

Common sense dictates that you should look BOTH ways before crossing a road. His advice to look right is bad advice. What if you're crossing a one-way street where the traffic is approaching from the left? What if the left carriageway of a road is blocked by a bus or other stationary vehicle and traffic is having to pass it by going onto the 'wrong' side of the road? Look BOTH ways!