Culture Shock In England | 10 Things That Shock Americans | Americans in England | USA vs. England

From two taps to rampant jaywalking, here are 10 of the biggest culture shocks we encountered when we visited England for the first time! Have you visited England? What kind of culture shock did you experience? Share those with us in the comments!

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[gregmackey]

Jay walking is not a thing, it is just called "crossing the road"

[elliemelody]

londoners have no fear when it comes to crossing the road, barely anyone checks before crossing. everyone has the attitude of ‘go on hit me i dare you’

[hashi]

Born in London and had to google “jaywalking” Apparently it’s just crossing the road

[bethshepherd]

At school we’re literally taught: “stop, look, and listen” when crossing the road just to be safe

[Neelay]

Look both ways before crossing. That literally what every UK kid is taught in school.

[phillwithanf]

There is a simple solution to the problem of not knowing what way to look when crossing the road:







Look both ways

[trippydrew]

"Jaywalking" isn't a thing in the UK, we just cross the road using common sense.

[Qwertyrfvgy]

When you say its weird to be able to Jay walk imagen a British person in the US getting a ticket for crossing the road, we find that even more crazy from our perspective.

[niablackmore]

Jaywalking is not a thing in the UK, we walk wherever we want😂

[kevinshort]

Only Americans would go to a major tourist destination and be surprised that it's full of tourists.

[manchesterdud]

Tipping in England is just "Keep the change"

[danhewett]

As an English person when they said subway i genuinely thought they were about to go to subway

[Roseyyy]

*goes to one of the biggest tourist destinations on the planet*

"Omg there's so many tourists" 😂😂😂😂😂

[doodles]

“i love how they english people wait for people to get off before getting on”

me, from england: wHaT dO yOu dO In oThEr cOuNtrIeS

[marklee]

The tube is the world's oldest underground system, built in the Victorian era. That's why it's smaller than others.

[calvincroftavfc]

The point about tipping is mentioned sooo much when people visit England for the first time. It just doesn't happen. Probably because restaurants actually pay their staff

[GaryTsnail]

They’re saying England when they mean London. London is almost like a different country because of how the rest of the country is compared to it 😂😭

[davidthewhale]

You didn’t go to England you went to London. There is a huge difference
Edit: Please take no offence, London is great it’s just as someone from the north it feels different, no hate for London

[mollyluvsrocknroll]

London is a very multicultural city but it's more likely you were surrounded by tourists

[jamespearce]

To answer the taps question - Traditionally, hot water in buildings was boiled by either boiler or an immersion heater, before being stored in a hot water tank. The tank could build up sediment or corrode over time making the water unsafe to drink; so the cold tap was separate to provide drinking water. Nowadays houses are built with combi boilers which produce hot water on demand, so mixer taps are more common.