Today, we're in Springfield USA! Yes, the home of The Simpsons.

Well actually not the actual home of The Simpsons. There's actually about 20 or 30 Springfields throughout the US.

This just happens to be Springfield, Illinois.

And today what we have for you are 10 things that are going to shock you about when you come to the US,

because there are things that do shock people when they come here.

You know, how many flags are flying all around every single city,

and how many Starbucks and McDonalds are in every single city,

and the Americans actually eat cheese that's in a can that they spray in their mouth? What the heck is that?

And look! "No need to refrigerate!"

I'm not even talking about the politics in the US, which is also a shocking kind of thing.

Today what we're going to focus on our 10 things that shock foreign tourists when they come to the US.

So let's get started, okay?

Alright, so the first thing that's going to shock you when you come to the US are the sizes of the US.

Now when I talk about size of the US, I mean the actual size of the US; this country is huge!

I mean it's the size of a continent, okay?

When you want to get around. But also

the sizes of the food you get here, the portion sizes

free refills. Oh my God, it's soda without end

but also the size of the people

and that's why I really, kind of, focus on the size of the US is that first kind of shock.

because I'll meet tourists that are coming to the US and they're like, "OH!"

I am going to fly into New York, just rent a car in New York, drive

down to Miami, and then, drive over to Las Vegas and do some gambling."

"That shouldn't take so long. I mean, it's all in the same country."

What you need to realize is the US is huge!

That drive from New York City to down in Miami

is going to take you 18 hours straight of driving. I mean

that's no potty breaks, no getting food, no getting gas. 18 hours straight.

And of course, no construction, no traffic jams, nothing like that.

I mean it's literally, you know, 1,300 miles, or about 2,000 kilometers just from New York to the tip

of Florida. And then, if you want to go from Florida to Las Vegas

well that's another 4,000 kilometers

And it is huge distances when you are traveling in the US.

And that does surprise people when they realize this, "Wow, this is a lot bigger than

traveling around Germany." Well, yeah. Germany, you can the train around and see everything.

Here in you US, you just really can't do that.

The distances are just too big.

And of course, with those sizes, you have the portion sizes here.

One of the things that I love to see is when people realize

that we have free refills in the US.

If you are getting soda, not in a can, but a fountain soda where they pour the soda for you

if you go to a restaurant, most of the time, your Coke, your Pepsi, Mountain Dew

which as super caffeine stuff, your Dr. Pepper, or Root Beer, which

foreigners tend to hate but we Americans love,

it's free refills. You just get more and more and more

so you only pay once and you get all the soda you ever want.

Sadly, that free refill stuff doesn't count for alcohol.

Dang It!

But the thing is that free refills, but also the portion sizes here in the US, kind of

explain.......some of these things.

Because you'll see, when you're going to get your McDonald's, or whatever

in Germany, you get a large there ok.

The large is a half liter. Well, the large in Europe is just a medium here.

Because, here you can literally get larges that are this big.

it is insane.

The portion sizes. And when you go to a restaurant sometimes you'll think, "Man there's enough

on one plate to feed two people." Yes, there probably is.

So, just know, that when you are coming to the US, you might pack on a few pounds

or kilos or stones, whatever, you know, whatever. (chuckles)

whatever measurement you want to use, because there are a lot of big portion sizes

but there are a lot of really good food around here in the US

No, it's not just McDonald's. We go to other places too.

And then the third of those size things, are the size of the people.

Yes. There are a lot of ...... husky, as I like to call myself

husky, fluffy Americans.

Yes, we do eat a lot and no we don't go out a lot. We are driving around and things like that

so you will see a lot of big people here.

But the thing is, not every American is a big, fat, slob like me, ok?

There's all kinds of shapes and sizes of Americans, like

that you are here. So don't just think that every American just goes to McDonald's and gets fattened up.

That's just me.

Ok?

So, just know that there are these sizes of the US will shock you when you look at those things.

Alright?

Now, the second thing that's going to shock you when you come here

that has to do with the people, is the people!

Look, there is this rumor that Americans are just this fake, friendly.

No. Americans really are super friendly.

No matter where you go, people will try to help, will show you around

they'll say, "hey, which restaurant you should go to in this town?

"What site should we see? Hey, I am lost, can you help me find the highway?"

People are really nice from the US and in different parts. You go to Minnesota

where they are insanely friendly. And the south, they're insanely friendly.

And that's one thing that people need to understand is that in the US,

we do help each other out. We do ask you, "Hey, how are you? How's it going?

How could I help you?" These are normal things. And that service, kind of, scares tourists

when they come. They're like, "I just walked into the store and they are asking me how can they help.

I don't even know what your store has yet. How can you help me when I don't even know

what you have?"

Look, just know that in the US, we are all about service. We are going to ask you right away.

"What can you get? What do you need to drink? What do you want to order? Can I help you with your clothes?

What are you looking for?" That is just how we work here.

Another thing, when you look at the US, you're going to have a big mix of people here. There's no

one American. You know? You hear of these stereotypes of this or this or this of Americans

Look, Americans come in all shapes, all sizes, all religions, all colors, all creeds, all "hairnesses"

because, honestly, the only fake stuff you see in the US are the artificial colorings like

you're going to see, like, the Fantas, and the sodas, and the cereals. You're going to be like, "Wow,

those colors just, like, glow in the dark." Yes, the artificial coloring thing here, that's

the fakeness of the US.

The friendliness of the people? That's not fake. They're awesome.

So, we are in Las Vegas now and the third thing that's going to shock you when you come to the US is

ID please. I need some identification please. The fact that people have to have

an ID to buy liquor, and buy cigarettes in the US.

Because in the US, you have to be 21 to buy alcohol, and 18 to buy cigarettes, and basically you have to look

like your 40 to actually buy them without having them ask you for ID. So, make sure that you keep your passport

with you so if you are going to buy stuff, you have that.

And it's not just you, the person buying, but the people with you, they might need an ID too.

Alright, we left the desert of Vegas, and now we are here in the coast here in Florida

and the fourth thing that is going to shock you when you come to the US is the

the price is never actually what you pay in the US.

Now, in Europe and other countries, you already have this VAT, value added tax,

that's already put into the price. Here in the US, we have what we call sales tax.

which is add on after you buy the product. So, if you go to a McDonald's and you say, "I want to get a

hamburger on the dollar menu and I got one buck. I should be able to buy it." No, no.

That one buck and then you got to put the tax on top of it.

It can be anywhere from, I don't know, 7 to 15 percent. Some states have it. Some states don't.

It can very between locations so that one dollar cheeseburger or hamburger

can actually cost you a dollar ten ($1.10) It gets really frustrating, when you think about it

because it's not just sales tax that gets added on to the price.

If you go out to a restaurant, you also have tipping.

And tipping in the US is traditionally between 15% and 20% at a sit down restaurant

So think about it. You go to a sit down restaurant, right?

You have a $100 bill. Ok, I got a $100 bill in my hand, and the bill for the meal is $100 bucks, I should

be fine. Oh no, no, no, no, no.

That $100, well you gotta add on another 10% because of, well taxes, right? And sales tax.

And another 15% on top of that for tipping. So now, your 100 dollar bill for dinner

is actually $125!

And I know, people might not agree with tipping, but that's how it works in the US.

They're not paid a great wage, but they make a lot more money on tips and that's why you get this good

service that we kind of talk about sometimes.

That's where that comes from.

Now the fifth thing that we have that shocks people is when you come here and you think,

"Wow. The US. It's so developed. They got all this stuff here

They must have good public transportation."

Hahahaha. Good and public transportation in the US do not go together.

Yes there are some cities that have decent public transportations; Chicago, New York, Boston. Big cities.

You probably can get some decent public transportation within the city

but a lot of places out there, there are either no public transportation, or very limited transportation

or public transportation that a tourist would not want to ride on.

I would say that that does get kind of frustrating. You're like, "But wait. You have all this stuff but you gotta

drive everywhere."

Anyway, the sixth thing that's going to shock you when you come here are the toilets. And specifically,

The public toilets in the US.

Look, I know I talk about toilets a lot on my videos, and actually, one of our fans made a video of me just

saying toilet, toilet, toilet, and all these different places.

But I'll be honest, when you come to the US, public toilets are free.

There are tons of public toilets. Restaurants have them free for everybody,

but the thing is, public toilets in the US are usually kind of gross

but what I think is funny is when you look at toilets in the US

I get a lot of friends of mine coming from around the world

like, "Oh my God. Your toilet has so much water in it!"

And, yes, the US toilets do use a lot of water. Now, they're starting to get the lower water content toilets

but there are a lot there. So you can be like, "On my God. Am I supposed to wash my feet in the toilet here?"

"Or do I go to the bathroom in it?" It's kind of crazy.

And probably another toilet thing that shocks people is when you go to a public place

and they have toilets, there's so much space between the doors. You can literally

look through the crack and see who's in there doing their business, what business they're doing

what book they might be reading, ok? Because you're going to be able to look through the side of it.