An American woman living in the UK has revealed what has surprised her most since moving abroad.
California native Andrea Celeste has amassed 193,000 loyal followers on TikTok thanks to her popular content that compares and contrasts the two cultures.
More recently, he opened up about the things that had shocked him the most, including his thoughts on the English accent.
Dozens of viewers then crowded in to share their own insights into the key differences between the countries.
Andrea Celeste, originally from California, revealed what surprised her most since moving abroad
He has amassed 193,000 loyal followers on TikTok thanks to his popular content that compares and contrasts the two cultures.
In the clip, which has so far been viewed 417,000 times, Andrea wasted no time in launching right into her list: “One of the biggest culture shocks I suffered when moving from California to England was how small everything was, like roads , houses, cars”. .
“Everything seemed a lot smaller, which is not surprising, because I come from a place that has 10-lane highways and giant cars.”
She continued: ‘Also, obviously, the accents, but I was actually more surprised by how many different English accents there were.
“I think in America you grow up watching movies set in England and 99 percent of the time they’re Londoners or have more neutral accents.
“I actually went to North Yorkshire on my first trip to England, so I was quite surprised when not everyone looked like Tom Hiddleston.”
But Andrea didn’t stop there.
‘Finally, there is the way people dress. It really took me by surprise, because it was slightly different than how people dress in California.
“But you can definitely tell the difference, especially in the shoes, because wearing thin fabric shoes like Vans and Converse is not as common because of the unpredictable rain, which I learned the first day in college when I wore Toms, and I got soaked. completely within the first 15 minutes of being outside.
More recently, he admitted to the things that had shocked him the most, including his thoughts about an English accent.
In the clip, Andrea wasted no time and began, “One of the biggest culture shocks I had moving from California to England was how small everything was, like roads, houses, cars.”
She humorously referenced her soaked sneakers in the caption of her video, writing, “I learned the hard way in third grade,” with a laughing emoji.
Andrea’s video was soon flooded with comments, with many people sharing their own observations.
One person wrote: “Everything is smaller, although London is bigger than Los Angeles.”
Another commented: ‘OMG the size difference is huge! One of my friends is American and his house has two guest bedrooms, a master bedroom AND TWO ENSUITE BATHROOMS, and apparently that’s THE AVERAGE?! Everything on the same level.’
A third person added: “And I had culture shock because everything is big here in the United States, compared to England.”
Someone else shared: “In America right now, it’s crazy how big everything is.”
One of them commented: ‘In America for the first time as a Brit. “I was literally shocked at how big everything was.”
Other followers divulged their opinions on accents and even Andrea’s change of accent during her time in the UK.
Dozens of viewers then crowded in to share their own thoughts on the key differences between the countries.
One person commented: “”Didn’t sound like Tom Hiddleston” yeah we’re more Sean Bean/Mark Addy here lol.”
A second person commented: “It’s crazy you adopted the British accent lol.”
Another wrote: “I can literally hear a bit of a British accent in you.”
A fourth person commented: ‘WAIT. I thought you moved here from the UK? Amazing.’
Some followers commented on the style differences.
One person wrote: “You’ll see endless Vans and Converse in the summer.”
Another person added: ‘As a Londoner, the Converse knit was one of the first things I noticed when I went to New York! Converse, handbags and sportswear seemed popular.
One person suggested: ‘Get a shoe waterproofing spray when wearing cloth shoes like Converse, it makes a difference!’