Honest Thoughts After 6 Months in the UK | Americans in the UK Q&A

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Published 2024-02-11
After spending 6 months in the UK for 6 months, we're sharing our honest thoughts and impressions as Americans adapting to life across the pond. We discuss the process of bringing our dog to the UK and whether we've found it to be a dog-friendly place. We talk about the best places we've visited like Cornwall and York, what future places we still plan to visit, and debate where we'd move to if settling in the UK long-term. We cover the struggles we’ve faced adjusting to cultural differences like queuing manners and British food, what we’ll miss when returning to the US, and more. Whether you’re considering moving to the UK or just curious about cultural comparisons, join us as we answer viewer questions and share the highs and lows of spending half a year in this new environment.

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THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THE UK:    • THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT THE UK! (America...  
Cornwall England: Most INCREDIBLE Place in the UK:    • Cornwall England: Most INCREDIBLE Pla...  
First time grocery shopping in the UK:    • Grocery shopping in a British superma...  
Exploring NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE:    • Exploring NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE: Is thi...  
First time in Scotland:    • Edinburgh is unlike anything we've ex...  
England's Lake District: Most INCREDIBLE place in the UK?!    • England's Lake District: Most INCREDI...  
York England: Most AMAZING City in the UK:    • York England: Most AMAZING City in th...  
First time visiting Wales:    • Americans First Time in Wales! Explor...  
Spending the day in Whitby:    • Spending the day in Whitby, England (...  
Why You SHOULD Visit Lincoln England:    • Why You SHOULD Visit Lincoln England  

Full playlist of our UK travels:    • Exploring NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE: Is thi...  

This video was recorded in October 2023.

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All Comments (21)
  • @birdie1585
    Us Brits very much look forward to seeing you, all 3 of you, again. Enjoy your remaining time in Europe.
  • @coffeeguy6673
    You guys are a credit to your country and of course it is our pleasure to have you here in the UK, lovely, positive people like you are always welcome here in my book.
  • As a life long brit who often hates living here, I like watching videos like these to help me appreciate what's around me
  • @siangreenwoodx
    What I likd about your channel is that you actually went around the UK instead of just London area like most tourists do when going to England. It frustrates me so much as there is so many better places in the Uk. I loved that you went to Chester because it's barely talked about.
  • @user-tb7dt5uk1x
    It's been lovely having you, glad you enjoyed us. Look forward to seeing you back soon.
  • @bill-wd7zs
    Jeremy certainly looks ready to go home, doesn't matter where you come from there is no place like home.
  • @philmcdonald7956
    As a Brit, for me the most atmospheric place in the UK is the village of Corfe Castle in Dorset. Obviously there are the castle ruins up on the hill, but the village in the valley below is just so scenic too. Dorset is a wonderful county all around, it never disappoints.
  • @Barfield-cg7iq
    On the topic of toilets - in British English and some other places like Australia the word toilet refers to the room as well as the item of 'furniture'. When indoor toilets became more common during the 1930s onwards the toilet and bathroom were separate. So you wouldn't ask for the bathroom if you needed to the toilet. You'd get the wrong room.
  • I love watching videos like this as I’m very proud of my country and feel so lucky to have been born in England. It’s also interesting to hear you say about the heat. When we had a heatwave about 18 months ago and it hit 40 degrees (104f) here and was like that for a long time, I saw so many Americans online saying how pathetic we all are when it’s hot and how they deal with it all the time. It’s so good to see people experience how hard it is here in the heat as our homes are designed to keep heat in and we don’t have air con. I dare those who mock us from their air conditioned homes in Texas for example to turn their air con off (night and day) for the whole summer. They wouldn’t be able to cope.
  • @TheFliss83
    I live in Cornwall and would never drive into the middle of St Ives. It's stressful for us too! The train is much easier to get into St Ives. 🙂❤️
  • @davecosgrove8787
    it's so nice to hear you being so warm about "the north". Often when people visit the UK they never make it further north than the M25. Great to hear you enjoyed Newcastle and the Lakes so much.
  • @Dave.Thatcher1
    If it wasn't for the unpredictable weather here in the UK, most of us wouldn't go abroad for holidays, we have just about everything you need on our own doorstep.
  • @davidprice7662
    Having worked for an American company for 25 years a few things are funny! The weirdness of liquor… it’s almost a dirty word. Booze/alcohol and no carrying in a brown bag are good! Fanny pack… hilarious! I go to Cleveland mostly and people,think my accent is either Australian or German! Walking in towns is almost impossible in America. My first trip,then I woke early, went for a walk and got pulled over by the police asking what I was doing… told them I was out for a walk and they were bewildered. Other places to check out. New forest and Dorset, Jurassic coast. South wales, Tenby, abersoch. Glad you enjoyed uk
  • We parked the car in St. Erth and took the train into St. Ives to avoid the narrow streets. It was much lower stress that way.
  • As an American who lives permanently in the UK with our dog, I loved your video. It was great to hear your impressions of life on this side of the Pond. Enjoy the rest of your travels and come back soon!
  • @dtulip1
    Our tiny island is wonderful, dispite our governments best efforts to destroy it :(
  • @otisreed8799
    We brought our cat to the UK from Canada, flew into Heathrow as there is an animal reception centre there... no quarantine needed with the right paperwork and vaccinations :)
  • @Galactic_rats
    As someone who is Yorkshire born and bred I’m glad you love Yorkshire 💕 There is a reason us Yorkshire folk are the most patriotic not to the country but to our county haha. I grew up in the countryside in a tiny village in the Yorkshire dales and now live in Sheffield. If you live in North Yorkshire it’s not a long drive to the lakes. We would often go for a day hiking :)