The woman who sued McDonald's for her coffee being too hot is probably one of the greatest examples of corporate slander. Look up the photos, please. The McDonald's location in question kept their coffee near boiling. It was so hot that it deformed the plastic lid and spilled into her groin, causing horrific third-degree burns. It bothers me every time people bring this up as an example of frivolous litigation. She was entirely right to sue.

Black Friday is called that because businesses are trying to get into the “black” in their financial books. It’s not because of bad behavior. I know there’s a lot of videos out there, but it really isn’t that bad. Those fights are the exception not the rule.

No more Black Friday in the U.S. Everyone buys online. And he’s wrong: It’s not called that because of violence and chaos on that day! It’s because so many people start shopping for Christmas on that day that it puts stores’ profit and loss columns for the year securely in the BLACK, so many purchases, that it takes them out of the red (loss).

As a kid spray cheese was fun. As an old person, I don't know anyone who consumes it. The name Black Friday has nothing to do with the crowds. Companies tend to operate "in the red" (at a loss) until Christmas shopping begins in earnest after Thanksgiving. Black Friday shopping puts them in the black (at a profit). It's accounting terms. It is a tradition for some people but I only did it once. I think it was a flop this year due to everyone shopping on line nowadays.

You should find a video about the McDonalds coffee. Theres so much more to it. All the lady wanted was for McDonalds to pay her medical expenses, which I think was $50K (she was an elderly woman and suffered 3rd degree burns to her legs and thighs). It was the jury that awarded her the punitive damages in the millions to make their point bc McDonalds routinely ignored warnings about the temp of the coffee (they kept it too hot to keep it longer before they had to throw it out and make a new pot and there were several other people that suffered burns from the coffee). Ultimately the lady never got the full award bc there's a cap on punitive damages in the state she lived in.

@6:15 the dude is full of it. "The waste water from your garbage disposal needs to be filtered, so it wastes energy". How does this guy think toilets work?

The coffee was at a boil (which is higher temp than the Macdonalds standards) and it melted the skin off of her legs and private parts. She had to have skin grafts and it caused permanent scarring. Yes she won a multi million dollar settlement.

It is correct that refills for coffee, tea, and soda are generally free in the USA. However, if you get lots of refills and it is a real restaurant with table service remember to somewhat increase the tip to cover the extra service you got. No extra tip is needed in places where you refill your own drinks.

The woman who sued McDolands... the issue was that they served her super-heated coffee. The temperature was just under boiling. The coffee spilled on her groin area and caused severe flesh-destroying burns on contact. She had a good reason to sue. I've never actually seen anyone eat spray cheese. I've seen the cans in the store a few times. Thankfully, black friday appears to be dying. The term "black friday" is actually based on an accounting term. Many stored, like the now defunct Toys R Us used to have a loss all year, then make it all back and turn a profit for the year during the Christmas holidays. So the day after thanksgiving, which is traditionally the biggest Christmas shopping day is when the books at these stores would be out of the red and in the black. Hence black friday.

You can actually get "Red" Solo cups in the color of your choice, especially at Party City or other stores that specialize in party goods.

That woman got 3rd degree burns from the coffee because it was just under boiling temperature and the top melted.

When it comes to garbage disposals, there are a lot of things you can not put in them. We only use ours when, there is small bits on a plate and it goes into the sink, we spray it into the disposal. Not every house has one.

Its called black friday because the stores go from running in the red, which is in debt to running in the black which is making a profit. Otherwise, pretty good video.

I love the family reactions..Thank You.

Love that you're pausing it so we can hear you guys, I've seen the video you are watching 10x but I'm watching it again to hear what you guys say. Much better Jono

10:15 That was not how the day got its name. The black in Black Friday refers to an accounting term. When a business is in the black, it is being profitable. When it is in the red, it is losing money. Often stores would be operating in the red, until the Christmas shopping season. The day after Thanksgiving became the official start of the season. It was a stores final chance to earn enough in sales to move into the black. The craziness began with how the stores would draw people in on that day. They would offer incredible deals on high demand items, but limit the quantities of those items. Except back in the older days, the stores would issue rain checks on those sale items. So folks didn't trample each other or need to fight over items.

6:45 Kat would probably like to see the tailgating or the ones about college football traditions (which show how big they are).

You should really show Kat a college football game but you should also show her Ohio State's Marching Band halftime shows, Whitney Houston singing the national anthem at the Superbowl in '91 and the Kentucky All-State choir singing the national anthem acapella. It's all teens from around the state of Kentucky. The acoustics for the hotel they are staying in make singing special and it will move you to tears.

The name "Black Friday" came about because that's the day that retail stores get out of the red (loss) and into the black (gain.)

The term black friday has nothing to do with crowds or trampled people. It is said to be the point of the year in which most businesses have reached even for the year and made enough to pay the whole years expenses (payroll etc). Therefore the rest of the year through the holidays etc is all profit. Since being in a minus or debt is known in accounting as being in the red. When you reach that break even point where the rest of the year is all profit, you are now in the black. In accounting (even on bank statements etc) plusses are in black ink and debits are in red. Thus Black Friday. Also I am leaving you a link (I hope you can use it) of a video updated in 2023 of the top 10 largest college football stadiums by capacity. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oddyZbWLrdLDdo0.html

on the coffee and mcdonalds, the woman sustained 3rd burns from the coffee its should be served at 180 to 190 F or 82 to 87 their machine was faulty and was at 98 degrees.

I was involved in the “hot coffee case”. One reason McDonalds lost the lawsuit is because they had removed the governor from the coffee machine which kept it from getting too hot. The water was so boiling hot, that it caused 3rd degree burns in that elderly woman’s lap and genital area. She was completely disfigured and had to have many surgeries and skin grafts. They had been cited previously for removing the governors, so they were aware. That woman deserved every dime she got.

The free refills are usually only for coffee, tea, iced tea, and fountain soda. If you order a bottled or canned beverage or an alcoholic beverage, you pay for each individual beverage

Definitely show her videos on the largest US college stadiums, and college football atmospheres. Start her off by telling her 8 of the 10 largest stadiums in the world are US college football stadiums. Two seat more than 107,000 attendees. College sports in the US is on another level.

I wanted to share that garbage disposals are for small pieces of food not for large garbage. But most people that have them don’t put food in them.

Garbage disposals grained food up really fine so it can be flushed down the drain so you have to run cold water while you’re running the garbage disposal to keep it cool

The elderly woman that was severely burned by the McDonalds Coffee did not want to sue McDonalds. Her insurance company needed to sue to recoup money spent on her medical expenses. However McDonalds Coffee was so much hotter than it needed to be even though other customers complained and were also injured in the past. McDonalds deserved to be sued.

Really glad I found y'alls channel...love it

Thankfully the black friday chaos is pretty much done these days. Stores may still be full of shoppers because people have the day off (and probably want to get away from other family members after Thanksgiving!), but usually by mid afternoon the chaos has dropped off. But I haven’t gone into a store on black friday for probably 30 years because it was so annoying. This is one big reason to be thankful for the internet!

The Swiss display their flag as much as Americans display ours. People in northern Ireland and Scotland also display LOTS of British flags.

Greatest sports fans is video that shows someone of the biggest stadiums during a game in the US. A great tradition to watch ( it does get emotional so have tissues handy) is the Iowa State Hawkeye Wave.

Diana from Ireland (dianodrama) just did a video called 10 Lies Europeans believe about Americans. She talks about suing. When the lawsuit against McDonald's was first announced, everyone had your same reaction, but it turns out the coffee actually was much hotter than it should have been.

Hello! The hot coffee spilled on a woman over 90-years-old. She had massive burns and spent months in the hospital! The coffee was so much hotter than it should have been and she suffered for it. I don't expect you to know this. It's one of those stories many people use as a reason to assume she was greedy. Many people in the US do not know this! Ms D : )

It really amazes me how much the rest of the world thinks we use our garbage disposals so much, we scrape our plates and bowls into bins just like the rest of the world, we just have the added luxury of removing a lot of the smaller waste before putting dishes in dishwater. For example we would never put bones or even coffee grounds in one.

America makes very good cheese. Unfortunately, the rest of the world only knows us for spray cheese and Kraft singles, which is not "real" cheese either.

The coffee one is outrageous because that woman walked away with serious injuries. The coffee was so hot that it melted her labia together. That was the most graphic thing I’ve ever heard from a coffee incident

Not only can you get free refills of your soda or ice tea, but many sit down restaurants will have “To Go” cups available (if you ask) so you can take a full drink with you when you leave.. for free. 😉

You have an amazing and beautiful family Mr. Graham. I love your videos. I'd love to see more package openings.

If you do well in school you can apply for a foreign exchange student to a American college

Black Friday is not a holiday 😄 It’s just regular day after thanksgiving day, which is a national holiday.

I live in Texas, USA, and Texans are very supportive of high school sports, but mostly Friday night football games. There is a movie about this, entitled “Friday Night Lights,” that is a pretty true depiction of how Texans love high school football. Americans show their flag pride on all sorts of things-car rear windows, clothing, face painting at events, tattoos. Just about anywhere or anything that can have the Stars and Stripes displayed, Americans have done that. If you ever get the chance, look at the video about the history of the American Flag at Fort Sumner. As to our white teeth, to make them so white, bleach is used to brighten the teeth, but every whitening removes a minuscule amount of enamel. When you consider that many people get their teeth whitened twice a year, I can see why the English have healthier teeth-more enamel to fight tooth problems.

OH MY GOODNESS YES !!!!!! Y'all need to react to like the best football atmospheres or entrances or traditions. I know you have reacted to them but I don't believe I've seen any with your babies and wife reacting to them. (in the south, being called "babies" is an endearing term, it's not meant to be disrespectful)

Garbage disposals: I put the bulk of my food waste into the bin or compost. The tiny bits of food are what goes down the disposal. Also, at least where I am, all waste water is combined into the main sewer system. Trust me, there are worse things in sewer water than bits of food.

Another fine intro and it's nice to see you all there.

The lady who sued McDonald's did so because the coffee was so hot that she needed several surgeries for skin grafts. Turns out that particular McDonald's franchise had recived several orders from the health department to lower the temperature of their coffee. And McDonald's failed to do so. And it was a jury that set the amount of the lawsuit. I heard that the jury decided to grant one days French fries sales from that multi store franchise owner. Not understanding that one days sales in just fries was over two million dollars. The fine was later reduced. But the poor lady had to endure horrible pain and multiple surgeries. So I'm glad she sued. Can you imagine if one of those spilt on a toddler?

Most of us hate medical commercials, too.

Drive throughs are everywhere, not very common elsewhere

Look as an American, spray cheese isn't even that prominent now. It's a gimmick from a bygone era. But people outside the States always point this out. America sells anything and everything, if you want it, you can buy it here even spray cheese if you desire.

The McDonald's coffee was heated between 86 to 88° C The 79 yr old woman had 3rd degree burns and had to be hospitalized and recieved skin grafts.

One thing they didn’t mention about college sports is that the athletes that play the college sports are usually recruited to play a sport for each college while they are in high school. Example…my son was recruited by several different colleges to play football. He was able to visit each college and pick which one he wanted to go to. Each college makes an offer of different things to each athlete based on their athletic talents and academic scores like class grades and test scores. My son was offered a full ride scholarship which means that he was able to attend college for free as long as he played football and made good grades in his classes. And yes the attendance of the games are VERY popular. My son played football for 15 years and I never missed a game…he also played Rugby, wrestled and did shotput and discus in track in high school and again I never missed a game or meet. He loved sports very much! 🥰

We don’t put ALL food scraps in the garbage disposal. It’s only small bits.

The McDonalds coffee, was so hot that it gave her 3rd degree burns and melted her skin together at her genitals. Most hot coffee would only give you second degree burns at most.

The family should do the Star Bangled Banner as you’ve never heard it. It’ll give you better idea of why we fly the flag so much.

usually I use my garbage disposal to grind up bits of food that are in my dishwater.. I throw large food scraps in the trash

Spray cheese is like college snack trust me we got good cheese especially in Wisconsin, Oregon etc.

The garage disposal maybe the family she referring too probably have been to usa,stayed with friends or family who lived there who went shopping for one and had it shipped back to england !

I know people make fun of American lawsuits, but the McDonalds coffee lawsuit was kinda legitimate. The coffee actually caused a lot of physical harm to the woman due to being almost boiling.

Garbage disposals are great, but they can end up being a bit stinky if you don't keep them clean. They can be dangerous obviously as well. I also have many times run it without realizing something was left in the bottom of the dishwater, the worst was a shot glass... that did not end well!

college football is pretty cool. very exciting to watch in person also

They don't refill alcholic drinks.

You can only sell coffee at a certain temperature and McDonald's coffee was super hot at the time. The plaintiff, Stella Liebeck (1912-2004),[2] a 79-year-old woman, suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region when she accidentally spilled coffee in her lap after purchasing it from a McDonald's restaurant. She was hospitalized for eight days while undergoing skin grafting, followed by two years of medical treatment. Liebeck sought to settle with McDonald's for $20,000 to cover her medical expenses.

Direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medication is only legal in two countries, the USA, and, New Zealand.

Also he's wrong about us only drinking out of Solo cups, We only use them for parties and get together's especially cookouts they are inexpensive and if someone gets drunk there is no damage like it would be if a glass or beer bottle is broken. Also most parties (especially in college)buy kegs of beer it's cheaper than buying cases of beer and you need cups hence Solo cups😂

First video I have watched with your beautiful wife hanging out too! Hope she joins you often! If you have never heard of it Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” is a good suggestion! It’s a very fun video that will highlight the cup, not necessarily always used in ALL the ways shown.

The stereotype about the British having bad teeth dates from before 1956, which was the year Fluoride was first added to toothpaste. The British habit of drinking tea with lots of sugar caused the dental problems.

I think the college sports became so popular because they were purer - no egos or exorbitant salaries - they played more for the fun of playing, And so many universities were so huge, they had big sports programs. Now, the college sports have devolved into the same politics and money making of the pros. And the players get power and perks behind the scenes.

Black Friday has nothing to do with behavior, but is called that because it's when businesses do enough sales to get "into the black" on their financial ledgers

Canada had sink garbage disposers way back in the sixties. They are mostly banned in Canada though because of environmental concerns ( they put a strain on wastewater systems ).

We had a woman sue Winnebago because the cruise control was labeled as auto pilot. She set what she thought was auto pilot and went in back to make coffee. The camper ran off the road and crashed.

For a long time in the US it was illegal to advertise prescription medications. It changed sometime in the 90s or early 00s I think. Anyway, this plethora of adverts for prescription medications is still a somewhat new phenomenon. They inevitably reel off enough side effects to make you think the actual condition is better than the medicine.

Highschool football is almost as popular as College ball in Texas. Texas LOVES their Highschool Football.

No McDonalds had been warned many many times before that particular lawsuit that their coffee was unreasonably hot but had refused to bring its coffee in line with the industry norm. You should do a video on the whole fall out concerning that particular law suit and the underhanded disinformation tactics McDonalds used, literally a 30 to 40 million dollars public relations campaign, to turn the table on the victim when they knew they were wrong but wanted to avoid the negative PR at all cost. It was the most egregious case of corporate irresponsibility in recent American history that most Americans only discovered the truth about decades later. The really sad par was the fact that this elderly lady suffered serious injuries from the burns and all she was asking for was for McDonalds to pay a part of the medical bill. I think she was asking McDonalds told her, in no uncertain terms, to kiss their corporate ass. Later when i attended law school and found out the true facts surrounding the case, I was heart-broken. I too was duped by McDonalds. Sadly, many people, even to this day, still believe that McDonalds was the victim in this case. Just look up the case notes...you will be heart-broke for this grandmother as well. That is why the jury awarded such a hefty payout. They were shocked and appalled by McDonalds treatment of the plaintiff even though McDonalds had previously been warned by the courts for scalding its customers with their exceedingly hot coffee, way hotter than industry standard. Like I said, the plaintiff was not asking for any money. I'm glad eventually found out the truth even though it was heart-breaking, but you know what they say, " sometimes the truth takes time!" Below some of the evidence the jury had to consider. McDonald’s operations manual required the franchisee to hold its coffee at 180 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Coffee at that temperature, if spilled, causes third-degree burns in three to seven seconds. The chairman of the department of mechanical engineering and biomechanical engineering at the University of Texas testified that this risk of harm is unacceptable, as did a widely recognized expert on burns, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, the leading scholarly publication in the specialty. McDonald’s admitted it had known about the risk of serious burns from its scalding hot coffee for more than 10 years. The risk had repeatedly been brought to its attention through numerous other claims and suits. An expert witness for the company testified that the number of burns was insignificant compared to the billions of cups of coffee the company served each year. At least one juror later told the Wall Street Journal she thought the company wasn’t taking the injuries seriously. To the corporate restaurant giant those 700 injury cases caused by hot coffee seemed relatively rare compared to the millions of cups of coffee served. But, the juror noted, “there was a person behind every number and I don’t think the corporation was attaching enough importance to that.” McDonald’s quality assurance manager testified that McDonald’s coffee, at the temperature at which it was poured into Styrofoam cups, was not fit for consumption because it would burn the mouth and throat. McDonald’s admitted at trial that consumers were unaware of the extent of the risk of serious burns from spilled coffee served at McDonald’s then-required temperature. McDonald’s admitted it did not warn customers of the nature and extent of this risk and could offer no explanation as to why it did not.

garbage disposal.....he's wrong. how plumbing works....your sink, your shower/tub, and your toilet all go to the same line...then to the wastewater treatment plant, with everyone else's. the organic material that goes into the disposal is the least of your worries.

That's not how black friday got its name. It's from stores, through large amount of sales are now "in the black" (making large profit over expenses) for the year.

One of my favorite shops here in Florida is Buchanan's Sign and Flag Shop. I once bought a friend a Mozambique flag to prove a point....

The best one for medical ads when they say....may cause erectile dysfunction, liver problems or even death.

Yes!! You need to show her college football!! Lady from Mcds was severely burned on her thighs and groin area! horrible incident. She just wanted medical bills paid, but was awarded so much more.

I remembern when there wee no medical ads and no lawyer ads on TV

Spray cheese isn't that amazing. What's kinda not known about cheese in America is that there is a national stockpile underground in Missouri known as the Cheese Caves. Stores over a billion pounds of cheese in case of a disruption in production.

We gad garbage disposals in the late 50s. Our house had one when I was in the 3rd grade. We had one in the haouse my parents had built in 1964.

I heard in Europe you have something called Boxing day. Its like Black Friday but the day after Christmas. I’m not sure why you’d want to buy Christmas gifts after Christmas. Black Friday happens right before Christmas so is the perfect time to buy Christmas gifts.

Love yall's family reactions. Can't wait for you to visit America (and Texas 🤗). Black Friday is nuts. I purposefully DO NOT go anywhere the day after Thanksgiving. No "sale" is worth my sanity.

Plastic red party cups are sold here in USA but so are other solid colored plastic party cups and also multi colored and art design ones, so?? So many items, worldwide, seems have gone to plastic. Is reason why my family prefers to buy older items including vehicles that are made of steel. Just because there are plastic items available doesn't mean that everyone buys them.😊 Plastic cups come in many different sizes, shapes, brands and thicknesses of the plastic. The red plastic cups shown and referred to in the video being shared most Americans only buy for cheapness to be used once and thrown in trash and actually "Styrofoam" cups for parties and picnics are used more often than the plastic ones mainly because they're less expensive and breakdown more readily.

You should show Katt a college game or at least a halftime show when the band plays.

In Texas and many Rural areas fly flags from our trucks too.

SO...in our house we have lots of dishes, glasses, and silverware to eat and drink with, but guess what? Yep, we prefer using paper plates, plastic utensils, and red solo cups on a day to day basis! In fact, we tend to get disposable aluminum pans for cooking in the oven too. No washing up required!

That's why insurance is so much every one wants to sue.

I would love to see you all react to a college football video or a video about tailgating! In Michigan we have two main college teams, The University of Michigan and Michigan State. The rivalry is pretty crazy and people take it very seriously.

The coffee thing makes sense. McDonald’s sold there coffee at levels that were so hot they caused permanent damage. They had to decrease the temp by 50 degrees

The food from the garbage disposal goes to the same place as the food you release from your body, if you get my drift.

Show Kat the traditions!!! 2 spoilers: my team, the Florida State Seminoles, have Chief Osceola and Renegade, where a person rides a horse onto the field and stick a flaming spear into midfield, and the Colorado Buffalos, who run a live buffalo around the stadium pregame (his name is Ralphie)...

The University Of Michigan just won the collage football championship . GO BLUE. Great video.

Spray cheese is great if you go snorkeling or scuba diving. The fish love the stuff!!! I'm sure it's mostly due to how it looks coming out of the can,it resembles a worm.

The coffee wasn't just hot it was 170° hot. That's literally boiling and if you see her burns you'd understand WHY she won. It literally burnt off her skin.

You should also check out college marching bands. Of course being from Texas I would recommend Texas A&M; Ohio State is also quite good.

Solo cups are mainly used for keg parties. And, about the deals on black Friday they "can" be ridiculously low. I would never stand in any line (queue) that long for any reason. O.K. may to get a free concert ticket to one of my favorite bands that might cost $500+, not much else. Otherwise, I'd be more inclined to pay a proxy to take my place or as I once was, have a connection inside who grabs something for you. Easy way I got the new PS4 selling for $499.00 for $199.00. My lucky day! My grandson got lucky that Christmas. lol.

Glad the comments came to defend the woman who was wrongfully attacked by McDonald's ads.

Black Friday is called that because that is the day retailers would go in the black because of so many sales.

Black Friday stands for the only day retail business’s aren’t in the red. It’s means thier business books are in the black on the single day a year

Spray cheese was somewhat popular in the 90s, but I haven't actually seen anyone buy it or eat it in well over a decade. It's still on store shelves, so obviously someone is, but I have no idea who lol.