But let's try to enter a gun shop to see how easy...
I will also try to ask if I can buy a gun or I can buy a weapon.
Will it be as easy as we think?
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Hi everyone! Welcome to a new video!
I am Oscar Alejandro, and this chapter I am sure you will love,
because I come to talk to you about the 10 things that surprise me most about the US.
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I have more than 4 years in this country,
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Well, to start I want to tell you that this top 10
it goes from the things that surprised me a little, to the things in which I said to myself... "WTF!"
I can't believe it, and I want to start position number 10
with that I was surprised that here, in the US, you are the one who puts gas in the vehicle,
And you will say: "Oscar, what is surprising about this?"
At least we, Venezuelans, we are used to the fact
that when we are going to add gas to the vehicle there was an assistant,
a person who was in the dispenser,
and that told you: "Sir, what kind of gasoline do you want to put in your car?"
And you always said: "Full of 95".
Well, here it is not that way, folks.
Here the supplier in many cases is electronic,
you have to put the card yourself, you have to put the key...
You also indicate how much you want gasoline...
And in the worst case you have to go to the store, don't be surprised...
Because this of putting gasoline to your vehicle yourself
is one of the many things you have to do yourself in this country.
This one of the things when I was a kid I dreamed of doing,
because I thought it was for adults to put gas in the car.
But, look... We are ready! And now I think it's a bit annoying.
In position number 9, I want to talk to you about something, which is still a tangle for me,
and it is the issue of how the date is written.
Because we in Latin America are used to writing day, month and year.
Well, here in the US you have to write the month first, then the day and then the year.
Of course, this has to do because in English... If, for example, you are going to say my birthday is...
October 14, 1986.
This is so you never forget my birthday.
And the worst of the case is that after a while one is processing
and this becomes a Spanglish, which is only understood in this country.
And, for example, many people ask me here in Miami,
for example: "Hey! Oscar... When is your birthday date?"
And you end up answering: "On October 14"
Well, you know, get used to writing the month first,
then the day, and at the end, the year.
We keep moving forward, and in the position number 8 is the temperature issue.
The weather will change very little in the next few days, very hot on the coasts, little rain,
hot and dry weather with maximums close to 90º
and the minimum between 74º and 77º... We continue...
Yes, as you just saw, that was the weather forecast for the Univision channel
and that of temperatures in 87º, you will say: "What is that? They are roasting".
Well, a little, right?
This was measured in Fahrenheit degrees.
Who came up with the idea to put the temperature measurement system
different than in the rest of the planet?
It really is very complicated to adapt when we are used to measuring Celsius degrees
to Fahrenheit degrees, and you end up kinda doing a mental measure, right?
For example, we who come from the tropics generally have temperatures at 30 °C
that equates to Farenheit at 80 ºF... It's hot there!
Above 80 ºF, if we reach 90 ºF... Hold on!
If the thermometer here in the US reaches 100 ºF, you better go out naked to the street.
However, the temperature recommended by the electric company
is that you put your air conditioner at 70 ºF...
That equals approximately 20 or 21 ºC.
When you start to hear that the temperature dropped to 60 ºF.
Hey! It’s delicious! It’s cold!
If it reaches 50 ºF, you have to shelter.
if it reaches 40 ºF, it is cold!
For us, 0 ºC in ºF equals 32 ºF.
That is the freezing point.
Position number 7, looks a bit like position number 8.
And I come to talk to you about the metric system.
Oh my God!
Who came up with the idea that in this country
everything had to be measured differently than in the rest of the planet?
For example, the weight issue, here things are measured in pounds, not kilos.
I, for example, weigh approximately 72 kilos,
when you ride the scale and for the first time that needle
goes up and marks 150... One gets a heart attack!
And, for example, on the distances issue,
here they are not measured in kilometers, but in miles.
You drive a car, and it is not in kilometers per hour, but in miles per hour.
This causes some confusion at the beginning, that a normal speed, when you drive,
it's 100 kilometers per hour, if you go 100 miles per hour,
it means that you go very fast.
Continuing with the issue of distances or lengths, it is not measured in meters...
It is measured in feet, and you first think about a literal foot.
"It's 4,000 feet away"... And you: "My God, how is this?".
You get used to it, it's progressive, it's confusing.
And if it's something smaller, then things are not measured in centimeters, but in inches
For example, something measuring 18 centimeters equals approximately 7 or 7.5 inches.
And this leads to one of the first things that one has to learn
is our own stature, for example, in our metric system I measure 1.75...
One meter, seventy-five centimeters.
I measure, for example, here, in the US, 5 feet, 10 inches.
In position number 6, I want to tell you about something that surprised me a lot
when I arrived in this country, but it is already part of the daily culture of all of us.
And I want you to pay close attention, because if you come to live in the US
this you have to assimilate well, and this is the tips issue...
Or as it is best known here in this country which is the TIP.
The innkeepers, the valet parking, the bellboys and any other of these people
who have little salary, really earn much less than the set hourly wage in each state.
It is usually stipulated to give between 12% or 15%
of what it cost you whatever you have asked for.
For example, if you asked for something in a restaurant that cost $ 100...
Then you have to give $ 12 to the innkeeper, and so on.
This is up to you!
But it is important that you do not forget to give a tip to that person
who has rendered you a good service.
Because... Believe me! He's waiting for it!
In position number 5, I want to tell you about something really amazing and that I love...
Incredible but true, in the US almost no cash is handled.
I don't want to say that there is no cash, obviously there is cash.
But thanks to technology, in the daily life of all of us,
It's very rare to have a bill in the wallet, everywhere you can pay by electronic transfer.
An you pay with the debit card, or pay with the credit card.
And if we want to be more technological,
lately we don't even take out our cards of the wallet.
Because, for example, for us who use iPhone,
lately we have the Apple Pay,
we associate our credit or debit card with the cell phone
We select it, this is my virtual card, I bring the cell phone to the device, to the ATM,
at the payment device, we put our fingers and transfer...
Speaking of transfers, when you are going to pay something to someone else
there are Cash applications or Vemo, you don't need to have cash.
You simply say: "Who is your user in Cash, who is your user in Venmo?"
"I'm going to transfer to you $ 15 for lending me this"
And I confess, although it is always necessary to have a bill for an emergency case...
Believe me, you don't need to have a dollar bill in your wallet.
One of the things that surprise me most about the US, is how difficult it is to get a medicine
in case you have an emergency.
You are wondering: "What are you talking about Oscar?"
"You are inside a pharmacy... Look at the amount of medications that are behind you."
Sure, but if you're noticing, these are vitamins-like medications.
Perhaps, the medications you can buy without a prescription are these,
for the flu, it's very simple... Let's say, for the relief of cough, or mucus.
Or for the headache too... Let's say, you can buy aspirins..
But what is impossible, not even going to the pharmacy box office
is to get all that are antibiotics, antidepressants, and any other medicine
that is prescribed by the doctor.
In fact, I want to tell you that paper physical recipes do not exist, everything is electronic,
nothing can be falsified... It is not like in our countries that those medicines
that only the doctor could prescribe with a yellow or purple prescription...
You could tell your friend: "Look, make me a signature there and I'll take it to the pharmacy".
That is impossible to do in the United States,
because the doctor when you need a specific medicine prescription,
will generate an electronic request from his office,
and it will arrive directly at the pharmacy computer,
and with your ID is that you will be able to unlock
the medication that you are needing.
In fact, I'm going to show you at this moment how a medicine arrives
that the doctor prescribes directly to you.
They sell it to you here, with a stapled sealed bag, with your direct name.
No one else can come to take that medicine.
And if you are sick you have to authorize only one person.
It says an adage in this country that it is easier to buy a firearm than a medicine,
Is this true?
Another thing that surprised me the most when I arrived in the US
It is the respect that exists here for traffic signs.
For example, behind me is a giant stop.
Friends, when you drive here in the US, and you see a red signal... Stop!
Stop for three seconds, the law says you have to look sideways,
be sure no one is coming and you can move forward.
Unfortunately to us in our countries, in Latin America
we were not accustomed to respect the signs and there is also no one to enforce them.
The police also do not respect traffic signs.
But no, here in the US because the crime rate is low, fortunately... And there are many police,
The cops have virtually nothing to do,
but they are aware that anyone commits a violation...
Because what I found also quite interesting,
cops are paid bonuses for fines they impose on citizens
every time they commit an infraction.
Therefore, it is impossible to bribe a policeman here.
Illegal practice which in our countries is unfortunately very common.
But above all the signs found on the street,
the warning that I have more terror, it is this one that is behind me.
Tow Away Zone, that means that this area is a trailer zone.
If you driving your vehicle and you have nowhere to park it,
and you see that there is an area available, that there are no cars,
but there is a sign like this...
Don't you dare to leave your vehicle there!
Because most likely, there will be a person who is waiting to enforce this poster,
and he will call a tugboat, a crane, and they will take your vehicle, without any warning.
And one of the things that surprises me most in the United States is the open sale of firearms.
What you see there behind my back, is a shop of guns, rifles, submachine guns
that any of you can visit.
And this is because of a right that is guaranteed
even in the constitution of the US of America.
Despite the fact that there have been multiple attempts to remove it, to this day it is still legal.
In particular this really seems terrible to me,
and it is one of the things I don't like from the US,
but we will try to enter a firearms store to see how easy,
and everyone can do it... I will also try to ask if I can buy a gun.
Or I can buy a weapon... Is it as easy as we think?
Let's see, we're about to find out.
They didn't let me record anymore...
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What I'm about to tell you is one of the things that surprises me most about the US,
and it's have to do with the return policy that protects consumers in this country.
Did you know that every item, every thing you buy in the US,
you have the right to return it to the same store,
for example, if you don't like, if it does not meet your expectations...
Or, for example, if you come to a clothing store and that garment does not fit your body...
You can return it?
Of course, this can cause many things!
Did you know that... What I am going to tell you is an open secret for everyone in this country.
Many people, for example, come to stores like Sara, buy a piece of clothing
they go to an event, they go to a party,
they put on their clothes and the next day they return it.
Yes, and by this law I'm telling you,
Stores like these are obliged to return 100% of the money to the consumer.
But as this applies to everyone, absolutely all items in this country,
many companies such as Apple, I am here on the outskirts of an Apple store,
they have applied return policies.
That is, you have, for example, up to five days later of the purchase to return the product,
because many people really abuse this law.
They use things and then return them.
Friend, you who are watching me, if you really need to return something in the US
it must be because it really deserves it...
Because the product was broken,
Because, for example, a clothes did not fit you.
But you don't really abuse this
because perhaps it is a privilege that on the day less thought can be removed.
Dear rocket team... What other things surprise you from the US
that I have not commented on this video?
I want to know it here, at the bottom, in the comment box.
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It will be until the next video!
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