An American tourist has shared a video of her emotional reaction to seeing the Elizabeth Tower in London for the first time.
Macy Thompson, 24, from Texas, shared a video on TikTok of her seeing the city’s monument for the first time, where she is seen covering her mouth with her hands in shock and bursting into tears.
The Gen Z TikTok user then appeared to stumble to the ground as she expressed her excitement and shock at the mighty Westminster clock.
She captioned the video: ‘Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. Emotions took control.’
The 24-year-old from Dallas, Texas, was filmed by a group of friends who shared with her the emotional experience of her first time.
Macy Thompson, pictured, shared a video of her breaking down in tears after seeing Big Ben for the first time.
Macy, pictured, had never seen Big Ben before. She was very excited to visit the landmark.
While the TikTok creator’s friends laughed at the dramatic reaction, passersby seemed unfazed as they watched the emotional event.
British viewers of the video were quick to flood the comments with funny situations in which they feel as emotional as Macy.
One wrote: “Me when I arrive in time for the yellow stickers at M&S,” while a second wrote “me if Spoons brought three plates for a tenner.”
Another joke: ‘When I ask my dad to send me £5 but he sends me £10’.
A fourth said: ‘Me when I get on the subway before the doors close.’
British viewers flooded the comments with hilarious situations in which they feel as much emotion as Macy.
Archive image. Big Ben has recently received a barrage of negative reviews after tourists expressed their disappointment in the London landmark.
Although the clock is one of Britain’s most famous landmarks, a recent spate of criticism suggests that tourists have not been as impressed with the tower as they had hoped.
Although the beloved tourist has more than 32,000 reviews on TripAdvisor, he has recently accumulated a legion of enemies.
Some 764 people took to the travel website to give Big Ben a “terrible” 1-star review, far from being moved to tears.
While some complained that they preferred to use their watch, others commented that it was “just a big tower.”
