What British Say About Americans are True?(American stereotypes!)

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🇬🇧 Emily

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🇺🇸 Lexi

🇺🇸 Joseph

🇺🇸 Yolissma

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🇺🇸 Rebecca

[willvr]

Something to keep in mind when it comes to traveling abroad for Americans, The absolute minimum distance of airline travel from America to Europe is 7-13 hours depending on where you live. Not to mention the cost that comes with that.

[Becca_Lynn]

A lot of Americans haven't been outside the country bc we don't get much time off work, it's very expensive to live here so money isn't spent on plane tickets to go overseas when you could visit another state.

[johnhmstr]

Great video.

"American food" stereotypes are a huge pet peeve of mine... i always tell people.... all the American food stereotypes are 100% true... and also 100% false. hamburgers and pizza as well as trash food is everywhere but if you scratch past that thin veneer of ultra-capitalism supported franchises that focus entirely on food that speaks only to the lowest common denominator you find wild variation and things many folks from across the world had no idea existed.

Some examples, prickly pear cactus (yes the cactus, bbq'ed or stewed) and fruit, Native American frybread taco's, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chamorro food, (think folks from elsewhere, or really even Americans, appreciate the incredible influence native peoples had on American food). African culinary mashups brought together by disparate parts of the terrible slave trade being mashed together with early American food and European influences. Ridiculously wild fusion's of food that exist no where else... I had a Nepalese burrito from a local place recently that mashed up Mexican and Nepalese flavors... We steal everything and mash it up with everything else using locally available ingredients to make something very different from the original.

There is such incredible diversity in food by region, ethnic group, cultural heritage and local availability there is no such thing as "American food" it's a crazy tornado of influences with no rules and no agreement. I have been to bbq's where folks got into heated arguments or even threw a punch or two over which regional BBQ style was the best, or what qualified as cornbread, or chili. not a joke.

People talk about pizza like it is one thing... It is not one thing.

It may have come from Italy but the pizza Americans make is often unrelated to the original inspiration. no one in the US agrees what pizza even is except in the most general sense. If "pizza" is one of the most popular foods it's only because every region and person makes it what they like from the 1000 options available. This is another mantra of American food. Customization and personal preference reigns. "american food is bland!" true, but if you ask every resturant has various hot sauces, condiments and toppings often times for no additional charge.

Google American regional foods and check out that CRAZY long Wikipedia page if you are looking to be confused, amazed and horrified. it's quite a journey.

all these stereotypes are true, but also not true. Simple answers shall not be found here.

[Charl_es]

People from the United States being noisy or loud can also include people from other parts of the world not being as outgoing, loud or as vibrant as in the US.

[kaelhyun]

To be fair to the "Amaricans think they're the center of the Universe" to Quote John Lenon "If I'd lived in Roman times, I'd have lived in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman Empire and New York is Rome itself."

[anu]

What I have noticed while living in USA. Is that people can´t stand silence or just hanging out and not saying anything. It makes them unconfortable. And in my country, Finland, that is very normal. And we hate small talk. And I know that sometimes it is thought as shyness or just being rude. But we just dont want to act what we are not.
Sure if I see the same person 3 times in a day, I would either say hi or just smile. But that´s it.

[ChrisWilliams-bbpc]

Dammit as an American, you could have picked some "smarter" americans. Now the world is laughing at us again

[VivaCohen]

Dirty?? Americans are often stereotyped as being too hygienic.

[dennisstafford]

There seems to be a pleasure in America bashing that is unfortunate. America deserves the critique about a measure of self-centeredness. However, the pervasiveness of American Culture lies in part with the consumers as well as the producers. You watch American TV and then criticize us for it. While criticizing Americans for being Americans the expectation is that America's nuclear umbrella will protect from the harm of other nuclear powers, that American money will provide assistance when in danger or need, that American help will be forthcoming if there is an emergency. That part needs to be appreciated along with the criticism. There is fast food and there is food from every culture. Morning showers, deodorant use, daily toothbrushing were American habits popularized WW2 and Post WW2. I present the example of Ukraine and offer all of Europe's contribution and The U.S. contribution. America desperately needs allies, it has many world concerns. Europe needs America, it also has many world concerns. Demonstrations, disagreements, confrontations, and criminal violence occur in Europe. Restricting immigration, diluting civil liberties, fencing borders, establishing trade barriers or tariffs also occur in Europe. How many European Schools teach the history of the Western Hemisphere (any of the Western Hemisphere)? Does any European know the history of the American Revolution (or the French and Spanish involvement in it) or the War of 1812? Don't throw stones from a glass house.

[anndeecosita]

I’m American and neither a Republican nor a Democrat. We aren’t required to register with a political party. And some politicians do run and win as independents. Although we have what is called a two party system because that’s mostly who wins but we have smaller political parties like Reform, Green. I have actually attended their conventions before as a journalist. Also there have been parties that have come and gone through history like the Federalist Party, the Whig Party. Contrary to what Emily said I don’t interpret the terms conservative and liberal as synonymous with Republican and Democratic. For one thing conservative and liberal apply to issues/topics. Like you can be a fiscal conservative and at the same time liberal on social issues. But Republicans and Democrats are the people who belong to those parties. There are people who are considered conservatives and liberals in many countries’ governments.

[psychomamatisme]

I love all these kids. Lauren is my favorite. Plus it's so inviting when they say hi in the perfect pitch

[sbhanderi]

Why does this group and the videos they make feel like there’s some tension between them? Just me?

[TheProteanGeek]

With the American food. There is definitely a difference between American pizzas and hamburgers etc compared to the originals from overseas. However it certainly isn't limited to just fast food. Even if it is dominated by it in many parts of the country and in the media.

[Labanananan]

That British girl always carries an attitude

[wtzibanez]

👏 👏 👏 FINALLY, people who are calling out all these stereotypes. America is an incredibly diverse place. As are a lot of countries. Let’s continue focusing on challenging stereotypes instead of perpetuating them.

[mystic]

You can easily fit 30 Euopenion countries in the US, getting news about other countries in the EU is the equivalent of getting news about other states. The radius of your news is about the same, with the addition of news from countries that have a direct impact on your country. It's pompous and entirely ignorant to disregard size and impact. Or do you often get breaking news from Uruguay that doesn't include the world cup?

[taargustaargus]

so weird how they all creep up behind the brits to answer.

[LOLWAAHH]

The Brits are definitely defensive in this video lmao. And I though the stereotype was that Americans are close-minded 😂😂

[deanmcmanis]

Stereotypes, like rumors are always problematic, because they ignore the individual, human nature of people, regardless of where they are born. One curse of social media is that it can just express the opinions of the people who took the time to make the videos. And as Americans, we are judged by the world for our media, which is mostly just representative of the views of the few people making or paying for that media. And when the media producer's motivations are purely profit or politically based, it represents the majority of us Americans poorly. Thanks for this video though, because it showed some American counterpoints to the popular stereotypes. As a follow up to this video, it would be great to hear from people of different countries who met Americans abroad (like in college or work), asking if their opinions of those people matched the stereotypes that they had heard about Americans prior to meeting them in person.

[anndeecosita]

I also think the dirty stereotype is odd especially because I’ve heard Americans often stereotyped as being hygiene fanatics. We literally have a saying “cleanliness is next to godliness”. 😂

In my own experience, we do learn about the history of other countries but it’s CERTAIN other countries. The USA education system is very white centered but I have heard people in other former European colonies complain about the same thing. IMO a lot of non-Americans have this idea that we are all white people. The way the numbers are going we may not be a white majority in the future. I have had experiences abroad where people acted like they were skeptical I was American because I didn’t look “American”. Actually most of us who are black have roots that stretch back farther than most white people here. And seems like there is a lack of awareness that we have subcultures and one of the participants mentioned Soul Food. And furthermore not all dishes are commonly eaten in every part of the country. I have made a sweet potato pie, green bean casserole and a 7up pound cake so far this holiday season. I’m currently in the Midwest but I have Southern roots. The food here is very different. A lot is more German influenced. Not as much flavor as I’m used to. I don’t like most of it.

The small talk is definitely true. I start conversations with strangers all the time. Sometimes we might compliment someone’s outfit or their simule. You never know who may be in need of a kind word. I can be a sweetheart when I want to be. 😂😂