British Couple Reacts to 25 Common Misconceptions About The United States That Simply Aren't True

British Couple Reacts to 25 Common Misconceptions About The United States That Simply Aren't True

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[marieneu]

Is that Archie I hear in the background??? 💙💙💙

[jburnett]

Considering we are more than 300 million people whos roots come from every other country in the world, I think we do amazing.

[Zundfolge]

On the AC thing, most of the Europeans that bring this up are shocked when you show them a globe. The geographic center of the Continental United States (so not counting Alaska and Hawaii) is on the same latitude as Sicily. The northernmost point on the lower 48 states is on about the same latitude as Paris and the southernmost point is on about the same latitude as Egypt/Sudan border. So most of the US is going to be warmer than most of Europe.

[brendaenglish]

As far as healthcare, 2 years ago, I was uninsured. I was found unresponsive in my home by a friend. I was quite literally near death with a rare type of meningitis. I was in the intensive care unit for a month and in a rehabilitation hospital relearning to walk and care for myself for two months. I had excellent care and the hospital worked with me to get my bills covered.

[tomhalla]

A majority of states allow concealed carry of firearms. But the ruling statement is “concealed”, so unless someone is sloppy, the idea is that no one really knows who is carrying.

[MA-jdui]

It depends where you live in the United States The bigger cities do have good transportation

[Stephanie.Hudson]

As a US citizen, I find these videos interesting because they always discuss differences as a country, but we have so many differences and misconceptions between states. For example, I had a boss located in Utah. I’m in Arkansas. She made a comment about me living in a one stop light town. I’m in NW Arkansas. Very different than the rest of the state. (I wasn’t insulted btw). It’s just so interesting what we think even within our own country.

[lindacarroll]

Back in the late 1970s we had a British family move next door to us in the Houston area. He was paid a stipend for living in an arid zone like his 1800s comrades were paid for working in India. Of course, his house was air conditioned, as was his car. But the concept of his UK employer was that they were sending him and his family into harsh living conditions.

[jonathanfreedomst]

Fun fact. America invented the refrigeration and Cooling system. Air conditioning. You're welcome. 😂🇺🇸

[lindae]

I took a train from Boston to San Francisco. We had a sleeper car and switched trains in Albany NY and Chicago. It took 3 days. Excellent food included if you have a sleeper. There's also sandwiches etc for those in the coach. We did this in 2001.

[frankisfunny]

I live in an area where I see guns around, and hear guns fired. But very rarely hear gun-related crimes, or a whole lot of crime happen. The area is safe!

But then again, most more-rural places are safe in the US.

[fireheart]

This is actually a pretty fair and balanced video. Disagree with a couple things but its a pretty good video.

[jeffreyphipps]

In general, if your income falls below a certain point the government will pay your medical bills and medicines (or the majority of the costs) - but you sometimes need to register for it. I needed an MRI once and was low income. The hospital filed the necessary paperwork to pay the $10K cost of it and did the MRI. An ER visit is often evaluated as a required stay until they discharge you because malpractice costs for improper medical care for an ER visit starts in the millions of dollars and if it involves a patient death that likely rises to over $100 million - that's sometimes enough to shut down a hospital.

[hrwmom]

It’s always interesting to hear these. I’m an American (from NY) who married another American (from FL). We both served in the military and lived and traveled around the world. Being from different regions, we grew up in different cultures. We had different accents and ate different foods. Our children have had an even more unique experience having never had a “hometown”. Our oldest child now attends university in Scotland. We hear similar misconceptions from her friends. They all talk about her being a “different kind of American.” I do think our family has a unique perspective and wider frame of reference. No one can truly generalize a country as large, diverse, and populous as the US. Admittedly there is a lot we don’t do well and need to improve, you can say that about any country. But if we were truly all broke and dumb, we wouldn’t be in the top 10 richest and most educated countries in the world. One only needs to read comments on videos like this from non-Americans to know the US does not corner the market on ignorance.

[johndeeregreen]

What is rarely mentioned about public transportation in the U.S.: our population density away from the coast is MUCH less than nearly all other industrialized nations in the world. Even where I live, people need to drive on average 100 miles round-trip per day to commute to and from work. This makes public transportation unfeasible here. I live in central Indiana, which it just gets worse the further west you go... until you get to the west coast.

[timothygrote]

I have to say I really enjoyed listening to the baby in the background. It was very cute.

[mikehermen]

There are apparently three trains a day from NYC to San Fransisco. It takes 3 days and 9 hours to get there (4100 km). Paris to Moscow is 3500km and only runs once a week.

[cookielady]

Enjoyed this and felt it was pretty fair. So glad the point about each state having its own government and being almost like a separate country was brought up. I live in Texas which is far different than Maine or Missouri, for instance. Also, I live in a small town of under 7, 000. There are three languages spoken here, and three cultures represented, including their food, festivals, customs, etc. This country is very diverse and it's impossible to say, "The US (fill in the blank) because it's huge. TFS

[wiregrassga]

His comment that most Americans have never heard gunfire refers to gunfire from criminal activity. In rural Georgia where I live, hearing gunfire during hunting season is a daily occurrence. However, I have never heard or seen gunfire out of anger or directed at any other human being. Millions of Americans have concealed carry permits so we may go most places armed as long as the firearm is not openly displayed. In my state a permit is not even needed and most people I know go about armed daily. Despite this our violent crime rate is very low.

[Berts-pets]

Most people who carry a gun in the US carry it concealed. Open carry is much less common even in states where it is legal.