Black Friday is not called that because of the violence. It's because of bookkeeping terms. "In the red" means a business is losing money. "In the black" means they are making a profit. They use these terms because of the color of ink used when hand writing the figures in their log books. Lots of companies would be in the red until the Christmas shopping season rolled around.

Spray cheese is one of those things that everyone thinks Americans eat but in reality, I don’t know a single person who eats it and I rarely see it in the store 😂

I cannot believe whoever researched "Black Friday" would find such an absurd reason for the name. Most retailers make over 70% of their profits from Black Friday to Christmas. Prior to Black Friday their business loses money (run in the red as this indicates a loss). Also, I never heard of anyone buying or eating spray cheese since the 1960s. I never see it sold in food stores since I was a child. You are a great family and it was a pleasure watching your video.

I am Brazilian leaving in the USA, yes they are very patriotic, proud of their country no matter what, this is beautiful support, something we don’t have in my country

As an American, the spray cheese one on these lists is always strange to me. It's not THAT popular here. Like yeah we have it, but that was something made in a different time...most people nowadays are more health conscious so buying something that isn't real cheese is not something you're going to see much of now. That was something much bigger in the 80's.

It's important to note that the "free refills on drinks" applies only to sodas and coffee. It doesn't apply to alcoholic beverages or specialty drinks. You'd get a free refill on your cup of regular drip coffee but would have to pay if you wanted another espresso or cappuccino.

Another factor in the free refill thing is that many restaurants don't have to pay for sodas. The soda companies write it off as marketing. That's why some places don't serve Coke, because they have a contract with Pepsi. Also, at most sit-down restaurants they'll charge you around $3.50 for a soda, so if you get 3 refills, they're still not losing money on it. Love your content here.

I was 22 years old traveling to NZ back in 1987. I am from the USA. I absolutely loved how it felt like it was 1955. Beautiful country, if I could have easily moved anywhere in the world back then it would have been NZ.

I was taught it was called "Black Friday" because that is when most businesses finally were"in the black", meaning making a profit. Otherwise they were "in the red"

This video gets Black Friday totally wrong. The name has nothing to do with the rioting that is associated with it. It has to do with the large sales that usually results and usually puts businesses into the black when normally their sales isn't quite as good throughout the year

Interestingly, many of the big malls in the US now are becoming empty due to online shopping, but Thailand has malls that make US ones look tiny.

When it comes to the American flag, fun fact if you contact your Congressman or Senator you can purchase, (for a small fee) one of the flags that is flown over the Capital building in Washington DC. They are changed every day. So you can ask for a special date in your life. I did this for my father, one year for his birthday.

It became known as Black Friday because the volume of sales put most of the retailers into the "black" for the year. All sales after Black Friday were mostly profit for retailers.

I love how they make it sound like everyone just drinks out of plastic red cups in the USA, like we don't have glass lol

I was in a college math class held in a computer lab with an interesting way of getting the instructor's attention. Each station had an about two-foot pole on the desk, and you'd stick a Solo cup on it if you needed help. It makes a little plasctic-y, hollow noise, and he could see which person it was. Pretty cheap, but effective. I think it traumatized my professor a little, though, because he said parties with a lot of Solo cups clicking stressed him out.

Your family is adorable!! I wanted you to know that not all Americans like easy cheese, support college sports or are obsessed with teeth whitening. I do have red solo cups. 😂I saw an article that free refills are going to be done away at some restaurants here soon. I’m proud of our flag and do fly it proudly. I enjoyed your video!!

Paper/plastic cups are only used at large parties (often outdoor parties) when party throwers want to make sure they have enough drinkware for their guests and/or protect their glassware from accidental breakage. Solo is a popular brand both because of it's size and cost effectiveness.

I believe that the term “Black Friday” came about because it is the day when many companies were able to move out of the red (deficit) into the black (profit or surplus).

Wow how adorable your kids are! Exact replicas of each parent!!

If you attend any sporting event in the US they sing the national anthem and say our pledge to the flag and everyone stops wherever they are walking and immediately become still, put their hand over their heart, and remove hats. Some people even cry. It’s always moving to see a whole stadium fall silent in respect for the pride in the country. It’s because so many of us have either fought or have loved ones who fought and died to keep that freedom. It’s respect for all who have died to maintain our way of life.

Also, red solo cups are popular because of the RIDGES! The bottom line is 1 ounce, the typical size of a shot of liquor. The next line is 5 ounces, the normal pour for wine. And the top line is 12oz for beer with room for a bit of head. This allows people to better measure alcohol at parties without requiring a lot of bar tools.

“Black Friday” is named this because that was the day when traditionally businesses go from “in the red” (in debt) to profitability. The accountants could switch to black ink after Thanksgiving Day.

As someone commented, free refills usually only applies to coffee and soda. Free refills are mostly a thing of fast-food restaurants with self-serve drink machines. Sit-down restaurants with wait staff sometimes charge for refills, and they may not advertise that. You can ask your waiter/waitress if they do charge for refills. Otherwise you find out when they bring you the bill.

I live in the southern USA (Georgia) and we are seeing malls disappearing everywhere! Love your videos!

The use of the red solo cup for large parties is to offer an easy clean up. You just throw away/recycle the cups without having to wash every single glass someone used. Plus you can write you name on it so others won’t drink out of it. And there are other colors for the solo cups.

Small correction on Black Friday: Used to be retail stores were in the red until Thanksgiving (last Thursday in November) sales - then they were in the black, hence the name.

As a southern US resident, college sports, especially football & basketball, are a source of pride. You usually cheer for the school you went to, but can always "adopt" a team (good if your college didn't have major sports, but your SO's did). My SO will take a half week off work to watch "March Madness," the college basketball championship tournament, but they went to a big basketball school. If you want a truly American experience, go to a Southern US college football game - think Alabama vs Auburn, or Georgia vs Florida (known as the worlds largest outdoor cocktail party). Get there early to tailgate (drink and BBQ), then enjoy the energy, root for the team you like best (home team is usually a good choice). The bands at halftime are usually amazing, too. A truly American experience.

We’ve had the lawyer Larry H Parker advertising for as long as I can remember. “We’ll fight for you!” I remember being home sick from school and his commercial would come on. He’s still advertising! I graduated high school in 2003.

This was nice, but people outside the United States need to remember that the US is HUGE. It may be easy to think that the US is one thing when, in actuality, we are made up of several distinct regions with different cultures and traditions held together by a set of overarching, common traditions...and a constitution. Living in the state of Washington is very different from living in Florida.

The red solo cups are used during large gatherings so we don’t have to wash dishes afterwards 😂 paper plates and plastic utensils would also be used for the same reason

Another great video! My wife and i really enjoy your channel and your genuine niceness. At the end of each video we usually turn to each other and say... " What a nice family." We wish you all the success & fun you hope for while on your journey, getting there.

When you come to the USA, a few places I'd recommend a visit or things to do: Sedona, Arizona (hike the West Fork of Oak Creek Trail, swim down slide rock, and hike to Devil's Bridge - and much more) Grand Canyon & Antelope Canyon in Arizona Kartchner Caverns (a live cave near Tucson, Arizona) The Mall of America in Minneapolis Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells Bristol Renaissance fair in Wisconsin. the music scene in Memphis, Tennessee the redwood trees of Sequoia National Park in California Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Wyoming Six Flags Fiesta Texas (for amazing roller coasters - there are 24 other Six Flags parks across the USA) Universal Studios in California or Florida. San Diego Zoo in California Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachussetts Amish and Mennonite country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (see their horse and buggies and buy some of their wares) Washington D.C. for museums, memorials, and more The EAA AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Black Friday was named that because retailers traditionally knew that even if their books were still " in the red" (ink) that sales starting the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas would put them in the " black" ( ink), meaning they still had a good chance to end the year with a profit.

As far as the "SOLO" cup most people just think they are a red cup to drink out of. This is not the case with an actual solo cup. The cups are in "segments." each line of the cup represents a different measurement. 1 ounce, 5 ounces and 12 ounces. The one ounce is a liquor shot, or portion of mouthwash or chocolate syrup for a good chocolate milk. The 5 ounce line is for a wine serving. or a serving of cereal, or a serving of juice for a child. The 12 ounce line is for a beer serving. or the amount of water you should drink 5 times a day or a good level of a drink with ie.

Great video, first time watching. I live in Michigan, which has one of the biggest college football stadiums. We call it the Big House, and Americans are absolutely patriotic, we have much love for our armed forces and yes have flags flying in front of our homes. Again great video and loved your family's reactions.

NZ Family - "Black Friday" was not named for the crazy shopping day that it is. The Black in Black Friday is an accounting thing with is opposite of "Being In The Red". Black Friday made sure the merchants where not in the Red - in the accounting books, after the physical year, going into Christmas.

It's not an actual "spray" it's a dispenser similar to canned whipped cream, and it comes out in a string like form.

I noticed during the animation of the free refill portion, 2 guys with beer mugs. You don't get free refills of beer! Also, I don't think spray cheese is as popular as it once was, but you can still find it in most stores.

interestingly a lot of the things on this list are in Canada too; which makes sense as we're so close and friendly allies.

Yeah, the canned cheese is not that popular with people nowadays. It was advertised on TV more in the 70's when I was growing up. We do have malls but many have few shops in them or they have been demolished (which is sad). I work at Wal-Mart & Black Friday is due to the profits that are made as many crazy shoppers start Christmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving. We now close on Thanksgiving & the Friday shoppers are not like they used to be as many of those same deals are available online on the website. Please do come visit America though as there are many things worth seeing. I'd love to visit New Zealand someday as well.

Red Solo cups are generally used for cookouts, office functions, etc. They were popularized in movies about college and high school because of beer, kegs of beer rather than bottled beer, at parties, etc.

Contrary to the graphic, alcohol is NOT included in free refills. Ever.

Im so glad i found your channel ❤ New Zealand is definitely on my bucket list of places to visit.

aww Thanks!! We love you all also. Hope you get to come soon. I agree with a couple comments in here that Malls are kind of dwindling mostly due to online shopping. Amazon is huge here.

I would love a video of top things in NZ that may not be in America. I love seeing the differences in countries.

For the most part in America a lot of malls have failed and closed down since internet shopping and social media became more common. People aren't going there to shop and teenagers aren't going to hang out with their friends anymore like in the 80's and 90's. There are a bunch of abandoned malls all around the US

Honeymooned in NZ, and I fell so in love with it. If I were ever to leave the boreal forests of NorthernMinnesota, I'd definitely move there!

Hello, My New Zealand family. It's been a minute or two since I've posted here but I saw something that I just felt needed to be addressed, in the bit about the flags. There were several pictures of flags being flown around homes, etc. but one just grabbed my attention. This one had a v-cut into the part opposite the "standard" (pole), but to make this a more egregious error, that part was the Blue Field and Stars. No one would own such a flag unless they were intending to insult this country. And in the South Eastern part around Red Necks, someone could get shot. (Red Necks is a colloquial term for country folk or hillbillies.) There are a couple of other things about flag etiquette that I wanted to share also: The US flag should NEVER be flown upside down, as this is an international distress signal. Also, it used to be illegal to desecrate the US flag... aka, Step or spit on it, and God Forbid it was to touch the ground. There is also only one way to dispose of a US Flag, incineration. However, there is a ceremony for this process. Most Boy Scout Troops in the USA are required to learn this ceremony and perform it at least once per year in the Area Council, which is rotated among the troops. Some towns will have a flag repository where the flags are collected for a year before the ceremony is conducted. Often this is on Memorial Day, in remembrance of the military personnel, and emergency service workers that have passed since the last ceremony. In the last quarter of a century, there have been some changes to the rules regarding flags. If a flag has been desecrated but is still serviceable, and it is of the correct material, it may be washed and hung to dry. That is true also now if the flag touches the ground. Furthermore, desecrating the flag may still get you a punch on the nose (or in the throat by certain groups) but you won't get arrested. And the courts would probably release you anyway. Well, there's my rant for the year. LOL. Y'all stay safe and healthy and keep the posts coming. I don't know about other Americans, but this one would like to know MORE about New Zealand. God Bless you all.

To be fair, the spray cheese is like the whipped cream can you had in your Thanksgiving video. You hold it upside down and push the nozzle off-center to let out the cheese. And yeah, we're aware it's not good for you, but not that many people buy it. It tends to relegated to a small spot with just a few of each flavor. I'm 50 and I can count on one hand how many times I've bought it, and it was always for the novelty of it.

I absolutely detest prescription drug commercials. We’re inundated with them here in the U.S.A. Funny thing is that one time, and I can’t remember where, I heard that only two countries in the world allow prescription drug commercials: the U.S.A. and… you guessed it… New Zealand!

“ and we will go. It’s just a matter of timing.” love love love this! Full circle :-) sending love to you and yours from Central Florida, nestled in between the gulf coast, and the treasure/space coast

I'm from America and i would love to visit New Zealand! ❤❤

I think you'd love visiting 🇺🇸. The interesting thing is that it all depends on which part you visit as to the impression you take home. West coast, east coast, down south, up north. City, suburb, rural, ranch. Wide, open spaces or row homes. A variety of accents, cuisine, customs & heritage. I guess that's why it's the "great melting pot" 😊 I'd love to visit New Zealand!

As an American we are actually starting to see malls disappear here in the Midwest (Nebraska & Iowa area for me) and ones that do exist are not always doing the best or have a lot of crime, good to hear that you guys are getting them though

Cute family! The kids are really chips off the old block. Look just like mum and dad. 😊

I love all your videos and your family, I would suggest when you come to America to visit either Texas Florida or California just based on the fact that I believe they would offer the most different things to do as in amusement parks,festivals,places to eat or just overall experience wise. Keep up the good work and I can’t wait to see a video of y’all experiencing America one day

Hello from Chicago, Illinois! Although I’m a hour outside the city where it’s a lot of farmland and we have horses, pigs & goats. Thanks for the fun video! Spray cheese doesn’t spray out, it comes out more like a string and is usually used on a little kids snack with a cracker and a piece of deli meat. It’s not classy and no one is bragging when they are eating cheese from a can 😅

I think the reason red solo cups are always shown in movies and shows is because often in scenes where they appear they are depicting high school or college parties. That’s an important detail because remember the legal drinking age in the US is 21. Therefore it’s probably some broadcast rule that you can’t show underage drinking in order to get a certain rating (PG13 instead of R). So instead of showing them drinking out of beer bottles, you show them drinking out of cups where you can’t tell what it is they’re drinking. So it’s implied they’re drinking alcohol but because they don’t exactly show that, they skirt the rule and get the lower rating.

I live in Dallas, TX, and malls were huge in the 70's and 80's. But since the creation of Amazon and other online stores, malls are definitely on their way out. We have had several once wonderful shopping malls close and the physical stores razed. Also, Black Friday is no longer just the shopping day after our Thanksgiving Holiday here. BF actually starts early Nov. or even in Oct. I really miss the way things were in the 80's. The magic is gone now.

Beautiful family! Great job guys.

We have those “red solo cups” in Canada, they’re sold everywhere....used for outdoor events such as barbecues, picnics, at the beach, and they are a favourite among college and university students...so not sold just in the USA...

When we first moved to the US it was almost overwhelming lol it's just crazy the amount of products, food that's here. 20-30 flavors of one food in one grocery isle, it's hard to choose haha.. Our bedroom in the US is almost the size of our whole house back in the UK also.

First time seeing your channel. Very interesting seeing what other countries think about what we have y’all don’t. Hope you enjoy your trip here when you’re able to visit!! Love from Texas 🇺🇸!!

I haven't been out to eat much in recent years, but in general, my experience of the free refill was for iced tea and/or coffee. Never for a beer. And not in all restaurants. And the restaurants I waited tables in, we refilled coffee cups, but not iced tea. The free iced tea refill started in a Southern string of restaurants -- oh what is its name? Cracker Barrel, which is modeled on the traditional diners and that had blue plate specials and cafes that sold luncheon specials of a meat and two or three veg or a vegetable platter at lunch time. The Cracker Barrel is based on that model and it's very successful and a nice place to eat as well as quite affordable.

Ah yes. My wife is Ukrainian. She is now a naturalized US citizen but had plenty of culture shock when she arrived. Way too much to describe. However, we do get family visiting and it is always funny when they arrive. Unfortunately they haven't been able to visit since 2019...covid and now war. We have one of those huge, deep "farmhouse" sinks. My wife loves it. Our relatives, just stared at it! "What is it?" The kitchen sink. "It seems like a bathtub!" Of course, the first time they see how easy it is to wash, or fill, large pots and pans...they WANT ONE!

Solo cups are a thing here because the drinking age is 21. So, if you're underage at a college party drinking and get a photo taken of you nobody can claim you were drinking because you don't know what is inside a solo cup. Considering you can lose scholarships or get kicked off of college sports teams (which I was on) it is super important! Also, because college sports are so important, they work us to the bone. In fact, there are claims that college athletes practice/work out/condition way more than professional athletes. My average day was get up at 5:30 for weights and conditioning at 5:45am, work out for an hour, go to classes until around 3 or 4, go to practice for another 3-4 hours, do extra practice after that practice, and make sure to visit my coach in between classes to do individual practice. My body was always broken and bruised, I never had enough sleep, and my coach often broke the six day rule which was you can only practice 6 days in a row. By law students are required one day of rest. We do get scholarships, and I had a full ride, but plenty of my teammates didn't. So, while college teams are pulling in money for the schools none of the people on the team are seeing any of that money. The most famous sport is American football and that literally destroys people's minds from the amount of concussions they get. It isn't good and I would prefer if college teams weren't as famous as they were.

When I traveled through Europe, back in the 1970's, I found that there were no SUPERmarkets, and nothing at all like a WalMart, or a laundrymat. 'Mom & Pop' stores proliferated there.

Hey, y'all. I noticed the graphic for college football showed what we call "soccer", and they actually meant the game with the pig-skin ball and shoulder pads, helmet, etc. Y'all are just too cute! Blessings from across the pond 😊

This is the actual meaning of “Black Friday”- The shopping sense dates from the 1960s and was originally used with reference to congestion created by shoppers; it was later explained as a day when retailers’ accounts went from “being in the red” to “in the black”. So a good profit for them = being in the black.

Our flag is so important to us because it is the symbol of everything our forefathers went through to establish our great nation. Read the lyrics of our national anthem as a story rather than a song (including the second through fourth verses) and understand it was written from a first person experience as we fought for our independence.

What about a compost bin? You can compost most food scraps except for animal parts. Once the food waste is converted to compost, it can be used in the garden to feed the plants.

I guess as an American it’s pretty cool that no matter how far apart we are politically or otherwise when the chips are down we come together under one flag to support each other. Kind of like a big family, it’s alright for us to get mad at each other but let someone else try and it’s in 😂

Processed cheese is actually a Swiss invention and it still exists there. I'm not going to give a master class on cheese making but everyone that speaks English knows about curds and whey from the nursery rhyme. In America by law only cheese that is formed with the curd can be called cheese. Other products that use the highly nutritional whey by law here have to be labeled differently so it'll be something like processed cheese food. It's still real cheese but because of politics (basically) it can't be labeled as such. Some very common cheese here such as American cheese slices, Velveeta and some types of spreadable cheeses can't lawfully be labeled cheese. There are many cheeses made from whey all around the world but one that everyone knows is ricotta. Ricotta made in Italy can legally be labeled as cheese Ricotta made the exact same way in the USA is labeled as a pricessed cheese product. Now I don't advocate eating spray cheese and American cheese like Kraft singles are only for kids or a budget hamburger grill by the pool. But this absolutely does not make anything about these cheeses 'fake' or 'plastic'!!

This really is such an adorable young family. I hope they get every success they want in the world.

The College World Series is here in Omaha, Nebraska every year in June. People come here from all over for this spatular event. Lots of other activities accompany the Series. Its fun even if your not a big baseball fan.

We love having visitors here in the USA!!! Most people will be excited to hear about where you are from. In the spirit of preparing for your vacation here, top 10 vacation spots and State Parks to visit here in the USA. Any Videos that list some of the best spots. It will be very difficult to decide where you want to stay while here. We have so many great places to choose but, our country is much larger than most people realize when they start looking at visiting. The California Red Woods, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, Florida Everglades & Keys. It really is overwhelming when you start to research how much there is to do here for Vacations.

As a person from the USA I hate hate cheese from a can and rarely ever see anyone use it besides my grandma haha! It’s very artificial and I much rather buy real cheese than the can stuff😂😂😅

As an American, I appreciate all the flags! I keep forgetting what country I’m in, and those flags help remind me 🇺🇸

In the US we usually don’t empty beer cans or bottles into the ubiquitous Red Solo cup. We use the then with beer that comes in a Keg or when we make mixed drinks.

Pretty sure that when I was in Porto, Portugal in October 2023, right near the university on a Sunday morning, the streets were ankle-deep with debris from partying students, including Solo cups. Retailers were up early using leaf blowers to clear off the sidewalks (blowing it into the street), and the street cleaners would follow up to tidy everything up.

We actually call the cheese “squeeze cheese” in our state. And I’ve never thought about the teeth thing being only a US thing, but we recently dropped $5000 for our 15 year old to get braces (her teeth were really crooked). It’s super expensive to get orthodontic work done.

As far as I'm concerned, you guys already have dual citizenship with the good ole USA!!! We love our New Zealand family!!! Love from Tennessee.

This is my first time watching your videos and it was really fun! Hello from the Pacific NW in America.

New to your channel and love you guys! I’m binge watching now. 😊

Shopping malls are becoming a thing of the past here. I live in Memphis Tn and we used to have about 5 shopping malls, but now we have only two. But, we do have a few open air shopping plazas that have popped up and are pretty awesome! ... the ones in California and Florida are fantastic!!

As an American, when I travel it still always surprises me a little that other nations don’t commonly display their flags. An American thing that I think all Americans get a great deal of amusement out of when traveling is the Pringles flavors (or any potato chips for that matter). I’ll never forget the first time I saw “shrimp & seaweed” flavored Pringles.

We also support Highschool sports! There are places where Highschool football, baseball, soccer and LaCrosse, basketball wrestling gymnastics etc. are very popular and rivalries are fierce.

Ayo lawyer ads have always been and always will be the best commercials outside of Super Bowl Sunday. Absolute bangers.

On Black Friday I stay home and eat leftovers from Thanksgiving. I have no desire to partake in that madness.

The "spray cheese", was originally invented, to be able to put it on your snack crackers. And, in most case's, they add extra cream, or milk to it, as it is being mixed, to make it a "creamy" texture, so that it can flow easily from the cans, that are pressurized. I tend to get boxes of crackers with it and turn them into an Oreo style cheese and crackers snack. Where, I take 2 crackers and put the cheese in between them, like an Oreo. Obviously, there are a small amount of other ingredients, including the condensed air, as 1 of the ingredients. Or, you can think of it as, taking cream cheese and sticking it in a can of pressurized air and then you have "spray cheese"...

Mines an insinkerator here also but most of this stuff we don’t use and wouldn’t have in our house…red solo cups are only for the very occasional very large party! Free refills are with soda not anything else,and we don’t drink soda. We do have a flag pole our son was a marine!

We used to recite The Pledge of Allegiance in every grade as far back as I can remember. We used to be taught to be proud to be American. Our 4th of July celebrations used to start with learning what we where celebrating. We actually have a Flag code to explain how and when it was okay to fly a flag and why we lower it to half mast in honoring someone or something. I was even taught how to dispose of the flag if it fell to the ground or was damaged in some way. We knew if it did need to be disposed of and we didn’t have the means to do the ceremony that we could take it to our local VFW(Veterans of Foreign War) and the Veterans would do the honors. There is an Veteran special forces member named Jocko. He has a video where he recites our National Anthem and the story of how the poem written by Francis Scott Key came to be. I wish I had the link, because it helps explain our love for the flag. Personally, I fly the flag in my front yard with a Untied States Air Force flag below it. Because I am proud to have served both. Even though I no longer wear a uniform I still stand at attention and render a salute when the National Anthem is played at an event. Honestly, I think every country should take pride in who they are and how they got there. A Flag is just one of many ways to show patriotism. It should be part of your identity when looking at the world as a whole. Look at things like the ISS. People from all over the globe go through a very difficult journey to have the chance to call themselves astronauts. Every individual wears a flag signifying what part of the world they came from. I feel that is displaying our flags is a way to honor all those great people and there accomplishments as well as those who fought and died so we could have the freedoms we have been blessed to have. Not sure if any of that helps you understand our flag obsession. We also have a lot of folks who came from other countries fly those flags as well. While I understand the desire to want to keep part of that identity I feel that if you choose to come here and become a citizen, that your flag should reflect that. If you where so proud of where you came from then why did you need to leave..?(if life is better here for you and your family then you should be patriotic to the country that gave your family a better quality of life). That’s just my thought on it anyway. Sorry for such a long comment. Best of luck.

It was nice to see a little more conversation on this video. It was interesting to hear getting malls as a way of becoming more American because malls are dying here as online shopping becomes even more popular. I could tell that the maker of the video that you were watching wasn’t from America because he referred to “shops” instead of “stores”. We may use the word “shop”, but it is usually a smaller store and likely a family run business.

I think one of the reasons college sports are so big here in the U.S. is the fact that those schools are typically associated with the states they are in, and there are regions within states. You have to be able to fathom the number of colleges and universities we have. It doesn't just stop with college either, high school sports a really big here

black friday used to be something amazing, but now stores are being exposed of just inflating the price by 30-40% around October, then lowering back around the original price for 'black friday' to 'save' money. It's something that's sort of lost it's touch in the US

Love the Piha and Hunua Falls opening scenes!

Black Friday is actually the stores finally getting back into the black aka getting actual profit for the year. Hence the name.

Keep that no-college spirit! It is WAY out of control here. Puts people into thousands of dollars of debt right out of school and graduates RARELY work in their college field. SO many paths to success here. We would be happy to host you if you visit America! We are in TN. :) great content!

I travelled to Australia and Now Zealand in 1987,I found those countries closer to Canada in many ways. Some things have become more Americanized over time, but there still is no drop advertising on TV and we don’t have college sports with the same financial drive. You can buy single serve cups and glasses for large groups but I bought some for a party a long time ago and still haven’t used them because we generally use the glass and china ones. Most of this does apply only to the US.

Spray cheese is absolutely still around and my dad absolutely LOVES it.