What Do British Think of America?

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UK and America share a common history which sparks a lot of emotion. I wanted to know what was the opinion of the British people on America! So i grabbed my mic and went on the street to find out.

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[tomcherry]

It is funny the British calling Americans obese, isnt that calling the kettle black.

[twxshiv]

How about you actually ask some British people.

[Garytytler]

More than half the people you interviewed were not british my friend

[rickj.]

The last time I was in London it was packed with Muslim gangs. My lady friend (Scottish) was genuinely (and justifiably) afraid.

I’d rather be in the relative safety of Miami than anywhere around King’s Cross.

[Jeffysz]

When the guy said "obese" and the subtitles said "a beast". LUV IT! LOL

[disappointedenglishman]

No, he didn't say "a beast". He said "obese" (= very fat).

[jordankoch]

Great video man! As an American I love to see content like this, it's really engaging to find out what other's think about the things you never really pay attention to. Maybe you could ask people about the things they think we take most for granted, just a thought! Keep up the good work dude!

[TheMrDarius]

I love the fact that I’m seeing more and more of these videos on YouTube. Asking countries what they think of other countries is great we all learn a lot at least I do.

[floatahhh]

That guy you First interviewed isn’t English mate. He’s Asian

[tomwk]

At the very start when he asks the man sitting down what the first word he thinks of when he thinks of America is, he says obese, but in the subtitles it says a beast!😂😂

[timothywilliams]

😆 A lot of people talking trash about the USA were wearing denim clothing... This material came from the Sierra Nevada Mountains as a durable fabric (reinforced with rivets) for the miners. So, I guess we're not all bad? 😜

[richarddillard]

Seems a lot of Americans are commenting on here and they don't seem happy about the video. I'm an American and I totally get what they're saying. This is just a sample portion of many different cultures. Majority of the world doesn't like Americans. It's just a fact. Some are justified and some maybe not.

[joshjones]

As a Californian I really enjoyed this. Of course the U.S. is huge and powerful, so true. It's as big as from Ireland to Iraq. Sure, people abroad have stereotypes of us, that's understandable. But every state is like it's own country, we all have a common language or two, considering many of us speak Spanish now too. There is culture here, and different customs in different regions. If you want to know our regional food and customs you have to stay for while with a family and eat dinner many times ;) all the commercial restaurants are not actually American food, that's just a corporate overlay of blandness. I grew up on a small ranch and farm, riding horses, throwing hay, hunting and fishing in the Sierra Nevada mountains, but I also lived near a big city and had all that experience and education as well. We absolutely have a culture, or many cultures. It's just hard to get past all the pretend generic American culture of movies. And we're not all obese nor rude lol When I go to European countries everyone thinks I'm French. Haha Je ne se qua. Parle Fransais un pur. But I've found French people and Danish people and Swiss people to be very friendly. Zer gut, tre magnifique. One thing to consider, all the Americans you like overseas are exactly the same Americans who have money in the States. Lol And are perhaps the ones you don't like from afar. Isn't that weird? I think so, so nuanced that relationship. Anyway, don't worry about another Trump, that will never happen again. We will learn, have learned, and are rapidly compensating so it will never happen again. Besides, Trump was trying to be President for many election cycles, maybe it was inevitable. But he is a one-off, there is nobody else in the U.S. positioned like him and with his uniquely horrible attitude, thank god. Lol Slainte! Salude! Slante! Prost! Skoll! Nostrovia! Cheers

[ramonep]

Who's gonna tell that black French guy that Obama hasn't been president for damn near 10 years?! 😅😅

[Hillr]

Everyone wants EVERYTHING from USA!! but you don't like us? 😊😊

[keithbunyan]

Been to America numerous times and best place ive ever visited. Customer service is world class, value for money and the people are very nice in general. Would like to go back one day and highly recommend to people who havent been to visit. Great place.

[kevindunn]

The chap calling us fat and greasy looks like he’s in good shape

[TheGreenMan]

You’re asking a bunch of non British people though?

[pollywollydoodle]

Disclosure: I'm American. My son-in-law is English. Many of the people interviewed could very well be British citizens without being ethnically English: the result of empire. America has a similar variety, because we are a nation of immigrants (voluntary & kidnapped both), except for the Amerindians.

The reason the US is a dominant force in the world goes back the the Bretton Woods agreement at the end of WWII. The Americans were the only world-class economy left standing. My grandparents said to yours, "We will assume security requirements for you, and guarantee free trade with our navy. We will give you free access to our markets. We will rebuild your countries and feed you until you get back on your feet. You promise to be our friends against the USSR." Everyone thought that was a good deal. But the object of this agreement, to defeat the USSR, has been achieved. Yet we stumble on in this arrangement like sleepwalkers, going on 70 years now. The US is generally happier to go home, as after WWI. We don't like land wars in general, even though we engage in them. We are getting ready to go home again. It's a big home, with lots of space for us. You may not miss us. We'll see. Either way, America and its close neighbors will be fine.

[pete]

As an American, I didn’t realize how fat we were until I traveled to other countries. Several countries I’ve been to barely have any obese people