Name: Visit USA - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About America
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Hey there, fellow travelers! Mark here with Wolters World.

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?

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 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

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