An American woman living in the UK has revealed all the things she thinks Brits do wrong.
Haley Horton, 26, is originally from Boston but moved to Wales when she was 15, before going to university in York and completing her master’s degree in Bristol.
The TikToker, who posts under the handle @haley.hortonShe often makes videos documenting her life as a US native who lived in different places in the UK.
A tongue-in-cheek video has been viewed by more than 837,000 people and has accumulated almost 4,000 comments.
She first introduced herself by jokingly telling viewers, “I’m ready to fight some people.” Here are some things I think the UK simply does wrong.
Haley Horton, 26, is originally from Boston but moved to Wales when she was 15, before going to university in York and completing her master’s degree in Bristol.
‘If you don’t already know me, my name is Haley and I’m an American who has lived in the UK for the last seven years.
‘Sometimes I make content about it and it’s usually quite optimistic towards the UK, but today I’ve decided I’m going to start some fights.
“I’m going to tell you things that I really think you guys don’t do very well.”
Taking the cake home for children’s birthdays
The first thing the Brits do that Haley isn’t a fan of is specifically for those with kids.
She explained: “The fact that when you go to a child’s birthday party, you don’t eat the cake at the birthday party.”
‘You take it home like a gift bag. No, cakes and party favors are two different things.
The American insisted: ‘Don’t combine them. I want to eat cake at the party.’
A tongue-in-cheek video in which he delves into the things he believes the UK is “doing wrong” has been viewed by more than 837,000 people and has racked up almost 4,000 comments.
However, one confused Brit asked: “Who doesn’t eat cake at a birthday party?” We take the leftovers home in a gift bag but we eat the cake or we eat other cakes.”
A second added: ‘Cupcakes to eat at the party. Slice of birthday cake to store in the party bag for later, two cakes in one day! We are clearly geniuses!’
Meanwhile, a third chimed in: “People sometimes eat cake at parties, but they usually take it home.”
There are no good salads
Secondly, Haley revealed that she is not very impressed with the salads the UK has to offer, stating that the US has more “variety”.
Speaking to her British followers, she laughed: ‘Guys, you know, they’re getting better, but you can’t find a salad this good in so many parts of this country.
And I know what you’re going to say. You’re going to take the joke about obese Americans.
‘Totally valid. But we still have better salads and more variety.”
In the comments, one Brit suggested: “Tip: make your own salad with the amazing fresh produce we offer instead of already packaged and labeled rubbish.”
Another chimed in: ‘Yeah but when it comes to salad, British coleslaw is so much better than American coleslaw!’
Both British and Native Americans took advantage of the comments to debate the peculiar list.
Using incorrect names for things
The American’s third point is that she claims that the British do not use the correct word for “daddy long legs,” the colloquial name for a flying insect in the pholcidae family.
She admitted, “This is so random, but one hill I’m willing to die for is the fact that the daddy long legs bug is not what you call daddy long legs.”
—Those are crane flies. I don’t know why I’m, for some reason, angry about that.
‘Daddy long legs are the ones that look like spiders, but they are skinny. They can not fly.
Her point appeared to cause confusion in the comments, with one viewer writing: “I’m a Londoner.” Daddy long legs are spiders, crane flies are crane flies.
‘Daddy long legs, are spiders long legs and they don’t fly?’ questioned another.
Meanwhile, a Scottish viewer made the debate even more confusing by writing: “I’m from Scotland and most people I know call them Jenny long legs.”
Lack of plugs in bathrooms
Finally, Haley complains about the fact that the British don’t have plugs in the bathrooms, which is common practice in America.
She said: ‘And finally, just the lack of sockets in the bathrooms. I understand why, you don’t want it to get wet, but still.
‘What if one day I want to comb my hair in the bathroom? Can’t.’
The 26-year-old ended the video by reminding viewers that “it’s all for fun.”
One bemused viewer wrote: “The bathroom thing makes sense though.” Why would you need to comb your hair in the bathroom?
An American social media user responded: ‘That’s where we prepare. brush. your teeth, drying your hair, makeup, deodorant, etc. all in the bathroom. Where are you all? [sic] do those things?’
“However, electrical outlets in bathrooms pose a huge safety hazard,” someone else said.