DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE (UK VS USA)

What are the differences between British and American Culture? When looking at life in the UK vs USA there are many similarities. This video shows what's not the same in terms of culture. As an American expat married to a British guy- these are the things I feel are different between the USA vs UK.

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[martinevans]

I'm a Brit, and yes, I hold doors open, but not for women. I hold the door open for ANYONE - it's just basic courtesy.

[colinwilson]

all the things with union jacks on in London are purely
for the tourists my darling

[hannecatton]

It is not just British MEN who wear the poppy .MOST people wear the poppy as the country honours the service people who gave their lives for the country.More importantly they do so with pride in the knowledge that they live in a democratic land because of that sacrifice.

[stlee]

The Union Jack merchandise that you see is usually in London itself, and large cities where there are many tourists. It’s not common over the rest of the U.K. it’s all for the tourists! 🇬🇧

[jamestaylor]

The Union Jack on everything is only there for the tourists and is mostly in london. Also, the chicken tikka masala is not even Indian, it was made in the UK. Most of the points you've made are from your experiences in London, and not from the whole UK.

[charlieboy]

Often we Brits will say 'sorry' instead of 'excuse me' - it's not really an apology so much as a polite way of asking you to move!

[jakedeane]

That 'indian' dish is actually british, inspired from indian food

[rishikaushal]

the national food of Britain is a Chicken Tikka (Masala), this takes a spin on the traditional Indian Chicken Curry and makes it more applicable to the British pallet. It is British even if it doesn't sound so.

[andrewpalframan]

Having the Union Jack displayed on tourist items in London is not the same as comparing the Stars and Stripes in the U.S, which is literally everywhere.

[sek]

I live in the northeast of England and whenever I visit London it's like going to another country

[anghinetti]

The Union Flag is displayed on all that souvenir tat for the sake of overseas visitors. Citizens of the United Kingdom generally do not display the Union Flag (or one or other of the flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) inside or outside where they live because they know where they are without having to be constantly reminded.

[alexbradllo]

Loudness is not a sign of confidence, in fact it's the opposite, it shows a level of over-compensation for maybe a lack of understanding. A more quite person shows a level of calculation and thought. Brits don't view loud Americans as confident, we view them as brash and childish.

[MartinT]

I've been to America on a few occasions and i love how friendly they are. Lovely people and i always enjoy my time there.

[debbielough]

It's not just men holding doors for women. ANYBODY failing to hold the door open for anybody is rude.
Likewise it's not just men who wear poppies, most people do.
And the union jack all over stuff if for the tourists. It's pretty rare to find that stuff outside of London (unless you're in an equally touristy area).

[Concreteowl]

The union jack on London sold objects (normal made elsewhere) is for tourists. The only time the flag gets a good airing is during a royal visit or a neo Nazi rally. It is very rare to have one in your garden and nobody declares oathes to be thing.

[opaopa]

I hold the door for pretty much everyone. I tried holding the door for my friend and it ended up being him, three teachers, thirty students, my head teacher and the stampede that killed Mufasa

[KeithGadget]

We may start wearing the poppy at the start of November in remembrance, but the main day of remembrance is the 11th November. We usually carry out the act of remembrance on the closest Sunday to the 11th, or on the 11th itself, or both.

[JarlGrimmToys]

I’m a British man and men typically hold the door open for me and vice versa. It’s not a man opening the door for a women thing.
It’s just common curtesy to open the door for the person behind you.

[faithlesshound]

"Sorry/Sorry!/Sorry?" can mean a lot of things, even occasionally that you are sorry. Bus conductors (remember them?) used to get by just saying "queue" (short for "I thank you") repeatedly.

[berneemartin]

I lived in England for three years as a child, from age 9-12 years. I really loved everything except for my grumpy father trying to navigate U.K. roads in an American Station Wagon built for driving on the other side of the road! It was not my parents’ wisest idea to ship that car over there. But then they had six kids; so, maybe they felt it would be difficult to find a big enough car there. I still miss their lovely fish-n-chips as the ones in America that I’ve had are dismal. And the weather where we lived in Southwest England was so very much nicer than where I live in Northern California now. I was forever ruined for hot, dry weather and still long for lush green woods and fields and English country gardens full of flowers! I remember that the English people were not crazy about Americans as a whole, fortunately, they never could place my accent and guessed pretty much everywhere in Europe and never the U.S. as my place of origin. 😊 We were amused once when some of us kids happened to be wearing red, white, and blue jackets and were considered patriotic Britishers - I think sometimes people forget that our countries share the same colors in our flag. I think some Americans fly the flag because they see our society and culture going into a decline in many ways and wish to revive what they consider our ‘glory days of old’. One thing that I found very greatly amusing when we returned to the U.S. is how Americans (at least on the West Coast) often consider something that is say 50-yrs old as very vintage, or even mistakenly label it as antique. I’ve missed the real sense of history I experienced there in the U.K. visiting truly ancient castles, ancestral homes, and cathedrals. My parents loved antiques; as kids we did not appreciate my parents’ passion for them and being reluctantly dragged through a great many antique shops. I’d love seeing them now even though I only got a portion of their enthusiasm for them. Mostly, I wish I could see the countryside of the U.K. again, especially the more rural and wild places, even though I’m blessed with the gorgeous Northern California coastline and mountains only a few hours drive away. 🌊🌄😃