Antonio: Gentlemen, Antonio here. And I've got Paul with me of?
Paul: MensFashionMagazine.com Antonio: MensFashionMagazine.com I want you
to go check them out. Paul came all the way from London to spend some time with here in
Ukraine and we're doing another video, so you have to check that one out about why he
came out and the value of relationships. But, in today's video, we're going to be talking
about how to be able to spot an American because we're sitting here talking and I'm like you
know I I love my country, but I feel that sometimes we go when we travel the world as
Americans and we are so easy to spot.
So, take this video with have a little
bit of fun with a grain of salt. I love to hear from you guys down in the comments on
maybe you whenever you spot an American or you maybe you can spot an Italian and, you
know, a guy from England a guy over from South Africa, an Aussie, whenever you spot someone
maybe from Pakistan or India, how you instantly know that guy is, boom, I know where he's from.
Now, you are telling me for Americans there
are certain things that you can spot you can tell?
Paul: Yeah. I mean definitely especially in London, oversized clothing specifically.
Antonio: Yeah. Paul: I think that's a European thing as well,
you know we tend to keep our Antonio: They wear you wear your clothing
skintight? Paul: Yeah, we do.
Antonio: He came off the plane wearing this skinny like tight jeans they look like they
were spray painted on. Paul: Leather. [Laughs]
Antonio: No, it wasn't it wasn't that bad, but yeah.
Paul: But, yeah, no, so we tend to wear a lot, you know, well-fitted clothing tight
to fitted clothing let's say, whereas an American guy, the typical stereotype for us Brits is
they wear more oversized clothing. It tends to be baggy, so I'm guessing
Antonio: And we do. And I think Americans one of the issues is is that our clothing
is made to fit as many body types as possible. So, we go with something that we simplify
we don't think to take it to get it adjusted to get it tailored. In general, we think of
clothing as disposable. I find that in general Europeans are spending more, clothing costs
more, they're more conscious and more careful about what goes on to their bodies versus
Americans. Now, another thing when we get off the plane,
we looked like we are ready we're we hit the ground we landed in London and we looked like
we're ready to climb climb Mt. Everest, right? Paul: Yeah. The American guy, again, the stereotype
is they'll jump off the plane they will be dressed in hiking boots and maybe like a hiking
jacket and then they'll go to London a city continuing wearing that.
Antonio: Yeah, we've got the fleece jackets, you know, we got the Patagonia, we've got
North Face, we've got REI. We go into those places and we like to wear this stuff because,
yeah, we're going in London, you need a hiking boots. Don't you?
Paul: [Laughs] No, there is not many mountains in London.
Antonio: Yeah. Now, another thing that we love is our cargo shorts. And I've got a great
video on cargo shorts, I've put it down in the description which I defend cargo shorts.
But, you guys wear different type of shorts in England because shorts are popular.
Paul: Yeah. I mean we -- when we do wear shorts because we're very unlucky with the weather.
Antonio: Yeah. Paul: It tends to rain a lot it tends to be
very cold. But, when we do wear shorts, we would typically go from more of a tailored
shorts which is a little bit shorter, again, a little bit more fitted. And, we don't tend
to wear cargo shorts. Some guys do wear cargo shorts, but they're almost seen as something
that the older guy who doesn't really pay a lot of attention to style.
Antonio: So, camouflage cargo shorts you may standout just a bit in London. Now
Paul: Especially when it's raining. [Laughs] Antonio: What about baseball caps?
Paul: Yeah, baseball caps, again, is something that we would probably stereotype an American guy
Antonio: Yeah.
Paul: To be wearing. Antonio: Now, you've hit on weather. Now,
when we land we don't expect your guys weather and that's why you guys sell us all those
umbrellas, right? Paul: Yeah, exactly.
Antonio: Which is waiting right there. Paul: So, yeah, there's guys in London that
will just be pitched up on the side of the street selling umbrellas because they are
waiting for the tourist who forgot an umbrella because it rains a lot in the UK.
Antonio: Now, what about different types of jackets like you guys have actually Max and
a great number of like rain jackets? I mean pretty good selection.
Paul: Yeah. Yeah. Antonio: So, I know in the United States it
seems like our selection of rain jackets because we have we live in our cars, you know, we
go everywhere in a car. So, if it's raining outside, you just have to run to your car,
you're not going to be spending too much time. Maybe in New York City someone coming from
Chicago, you know, maybe they're going to actually have some more of like harsh weather
or like rainy weather there. What about the goatee do you see that much?
Paul: No, I mean typically especially depending on where you're going to London you've obviously
got the hip the trend which is the full beard. Antonio: Yeah. We've got that in the United
States too. Paul: Yeah. But, no, the goatee isn't something
that we typically see a lot. It would be great as well to find out what you think as Americans
of us Brits when we come to America. Antonio: Yeah.
Paul: What do we wear? What do we stand out as?
Antonio: I just think the way you guys talk, we just think you're smart. It is
Paul: I've heard that. Yeah. Antonio: So, if you've got, you know, if you're
not doing too well over in London. Paul: We're not smart.
Antonio: No, well, believe it. Just get off the plane come to the United States and we
are just like, wow, this person is a genius which is probably why, you know, you guys
still like have so much sway in our country. Paul: Yeah, exactly.
Antonio: I want to hear from you guys. So, when you spot somebody and you know what country
a guy just came from China that guy just came from Japan, that guy just came from I don't
know Egypt or wherever you're at, there are fashions in every single country and people
gravitate towards them. My country the United States, t-shirt, jeans,
running shoes, baseball caps, or cargo shorts and baseball caps, this is a fashion trend.
And it's just kind of fun to be able to pick up on this stuff to see people following it
whether they know it or not. That's about it. So, if they wanted to check
you out, we're going to link to your channel down in the description. Great YouTube channel
by the way and also to your your main website which is again?
Paul: MensFashionMagazine.com. Antonio: All right, guys. A little bit of
a fun video. Let me know what you think of videos like this and take care. I'll see you
in the next one.