At Dating Beyond Borders we don't just assume, we prove
Today we've got Britain VS the US - let's see who does it BEST
America - yeah
I literally agree; I didn't even flinch, I was like --
I was expecting a little bit of resistance
I think just the diversity honestly
The States is more like a melting pot
just because we're newer
It's like we might not be fully welcoming immigrants
but we are welcoming their food so
We have a diversity of food
like Indian food, Chinese food
but British food is just garbage
It's a close call because like I miss the Sunday Roast
We have good pub grub
We do beige food very good
How is pizza in the UK?
I think you've got more variety of pizzas than Italy
Italians will kill me for this, but they're not here yet
so you know -- there you go
There is no American food, even hamburger I believe
was invented in Germany
I mean surely we should just win by default then
Yeah - but, look -- if you think of it this way
even all the international foods have been Americanized
There is like Tex Mex
So you let the other cultures do the hard work
and you just Americanize it
Exactly. Like with everything
I mean we wouldn't be where we are at without it
Definitely America
Ah -- no
Like no questions
Yeah
We do good partying, but maybe you host good parties
like in the films
See -- this is my image of American parties though right
You got the frat parties, sorority parties
all the decorations, all the games
Everyone's got -- there's like a keg
People in college will have kegs in their fridges
They'll have the kegerator
I think you're maybe more prepared
We take it very seriously
Like - I have my own beer pong table
No, our parties are kinda sad
So if like the party started at like 10PM
You start drinking at -- 3:30PM
My roommate, she's like from the States and she'll be like
oh yeah, it's like 9PM, better start drinking
And I'm like - what? You're only just starting now?
You guys get to start drinking sooner
so I think you get to like build some wisdom
Tolerance is there
Also the weather is awful
The weather is just sh*t
so it's just -- what are you gonna do?
We can handle our drink better
like you wouldn't know if we had more to drink
you wouldn't notice it as much
Yeah that's definitely true
Are cookouts or bonfires really big in the UK?
Maybe just like -- oh, we're eighteen
there is a park nearby, let's set a fire
It's a tie -- no I think the Brits are pretty.. almost next level
We start earlier so we know what we're doing
and our parties are pretty epic
I don't know...
Again.. yeah.. I mean you just yeah
like you just do
I think American humor is a little silly
I think the stuff that I laugh at hardest
is like American stuff, but that's probably just cause
I'm an American but I also think that some of the stuff
that comes out of American shows or movies, it can be
really, really dumb
Obviously there's stand up comedians coming from both sides
but I think culturally, as just a collective of people
you can just take a joke better
I think we just joke so much
like, nothing is serious, nothing is taken seriously
everything's a joke
like you slag your friends, that's a joke
That's how you connect; yeah exactly
What I found is that people will apologize
for being sarcastic, whereas back home
it's just almost an expectation
Yeah, there might be too much sensitivity I'd say
Maybe a wee bit, yeah
Canadians and people from the States
when they're saying a funny story they'll be like
and then this happened, and they'll be like smiling
They're really animated -- you mean it's boring?
No they like jazz it up
I think it's just Americans take themselves too seriously
we're talking about this earlier -- really? Yeah they do
You can't just make fun of someone right away
It's like - you don't know me like that
that's an interesting point
It depends on the UK cause certain parts of the UK
are like very sensitive
so in like London I always find
some people are very like, ooh
What did you say? You can't say that
Oh, is that even a question?
Like we can't even --
You don't even do tea! I mean we do it
Ice tea. Hallo. Ice tea's good
We know exactly how much milk to pour in
how much sugar to pour in
the ratio
the color
the best mug
But like tea is a national treasure
right, so if you go to someone's house
if they don't offer you a cup of tea
then you're like - what have I done to offend them?
You know, it's like a greeting almost
like when someone comes to your house, you're like
Do you want a tea?
Yeah, I think we would offer a coffee
People have their brands of tea, you know
and I don't think that's true in the US
Do you have brands of coffee?
Like what's your favorite coffee?
Maybe more so, right?
Like people will be like - Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks
People go hard for that sh*t
But I think in America you probably do a lot of fruit teas
and like sweat teas -- yeah we have raspberry tea
but we'll just stick to the classics, you know
give me that English Breakfast, give that Earl Grey
Half raise
I think Americans are very friendly
but just so much so that it's painful
It's almost too friendly sometimes
I'm like - are they being legit?
I prefer British hospitality cause it's a bit more genuine
in my opinion, whereas Americans are just like
in your face and they want to know everything about you
and, but is it all just fake? Is it all just a lie?
The genuineness is where I completely agree with you
Americans are some of the nicest people I've met in my life
Thank you
They'll actually engage in conversation with you
where I think a lot of Brits will just be like - don't speak to me
Americans are more worried about preserving other people's
feelings a little bit more
Friendliness has a goal
There's an agenda usually
cause it's like tipping culture
Well there is that, I was about to use that
with the service industry and that's where a lot of the
interactions I've had
and it's just like -- hey guys! What's going on?
I'm like -- NO.
We even have the greeters when you walk into the store
That's weird
I think we do manners better, like please, thank you
like etiquette kinda thing
but you guys do more improvised kindness better
Small talk maybe
Yeah small talk -- yeah, amazing at that
The how's the weather?
It definitely varies in the US too
You know, in the MidWest where we're from
extremely friendly, the South very, very friendly
but a lot of the East Coast, you get that attitude
It's like New York City, it's a big city
All big cities are the same, I think
They're all grumpy in the mood
Style in the UK is very posh and always put together
and Americans, we go out in Pajama pants
very applicable in the UK as well
I think people go out dressed as whatever in the UK as well
You have like London Fashion Week, not like Iowa Fashion Week
I hate to break it to you but have you heard of
New York Fashion Week?
Yeah but that's one, London is like (gestures)
I think we have good style
I think New York for example
Oh yeah it's like a Fashion central
or like California
Seattle where I'm from for example
It's just like - you wanna look like a greasy Kurt Cobain
like rolled out of the bar, you wanna look like a musician
you kinda wanna look a little bit poor
but not -- you are not actually poor cause you work for Amazon
And there is like the Mid West vibe
every region of the US has very different style
Don't get me wrong, the UK, some of the fashion
A night out in Newcastle 3AM, some of the fashion
is just, is scary
Freezing, t*ts are hanging out
Don't matter - it's the fashion
All you have to do is watch Love Island
and that's the worst of the UK
I like Iowa Fashion Week though, I wanna see that
I would go for that
Can we do a draw?
I think a draw
I think yeah, we're actually quite similar
I don't wanna be like
and it's not good look for us to be like you know in this day and age
Is that like very British to be like - we both win?
It's very un-American to be like
sure, a tie