An American woman who moved from America to England has revealed all the “cute little observations” and quirks she has noticed about English people.
Content creator Jenna McKone moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Cambridge with her husband in January of this year.
The couple had previously lived in England for some time four years before, but ended up returning home.
Post under your TikTok handle @jennamckoneThe American decided to share the love she feels for the English by listing her favorite things about them.
The video has already been viewed by more than 166,000 people, and one British commenter wrote that she is “the number one American who really gets us.”
An American woman who moved from America to England has revealed all the ‘cute little observations’ and quirks she has noticed about English people.
Jenna told her 7,000 followers: ‘I’ve been back in England for just over a month so I thought I’d share some random little things about England and the English people I love.’
Call appetizers sandwiches
The first quirk that Americans love about the English is that we have a unique name for snacks.
The TikToker gushed: ‘Number one is calling snacks snacks.
“That’s lovely, and now every time we get to a pub and the menu says sandwiches, my husband and I say ‘do you want some sandwiches?’
In the comments, someone explained: ‘Starters are what we all are appetizers. The bites are like little snacks.’
Roadside etiquette
The second thing on the content creator’s list may surprise many English people, and that is that we have good road etiquette.
The second thing on the list of content creators may surprise many English people, and that is that we have good road etiquette.
She explained: ‘Next is how to thank other drivers for letting you in by flashing your hazard lights once. I had never seen that before coming here.
‘Usually Americans just raise their hands, but it’s a great way to thank people. Plus, you are the most courteous drivers I have ever seen.
“Americans watching, you know that when you turn left and there’s a lot of traffic going both ways, ask yourself how long it takes for someone to let you in.
“Maybe car number 12 will let you in. In England it’s almost always the second car, although the roads are sometimes very scary.”
But he added that he was more “scared” about his life driving in the United States than here.
orange egg yolk
Jenna’s next point has to do with food more than people, and concerns how good English eggs are, specifically the yolks.
She told viewers: ‘Next is how orange your egg yolk is.
‘I know people talk about this and I know it’s not surprising that an American says this is one of the best things ever.
“But let me tell you, in America you have to pay $12 for the yolk to be as orange as it is here and it’s probably still not as orange, and here I pay £2.50.”
telephone voices
Another thing that the American citizen finds amusing is English “phone voices” and our unique habits.
She laughed: ‘Next is how your voice goes up three more octaves when you say goodbye on the phone.
‘In the UK, a man with a very deep voice will say ‘okay, bye!’ (in a high-pitched voice).
Adding that she also loves that “it takes a solid 10 seconds to go through the entire goodbye spiel.”
Doing an imitation of our long goodbyes, he said: ‘Cheers, yes, have a good day, be well, yes, it’s okay, yes, it’s okay, bye.’
Content creator Jenna McKone moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Cambridge with her husband in January of this year.
Bread recently ovened
Getting back to food, the content creator revealed that she is also a big fan of English bread.
Jenna said: ‘Next is a taste for some good freshly baked sourdough bread.
‘Some of my favorite cafes and brunches are here because of how much you love your bread.
“I’ve never been able to find a good sourdough bread even within a short drive of where I live and there are about four that I can walk to here.”
Adaptable people
Another compliment Americans give to the English is that we are “very adaptable” and we don’t let time stop us.
She explained: ‘I know you guys don’t like this, I know you don’t like the weather, but I will say that you are very adaptable.
‘Because you have to be and I realize that, but honestly, it’s inspiring that you all are out and about no matter what.
“You’re cycling in the rain, there’s no umbrella most of the time, you just go about your business no matter the weather and I appreciate that. I love it.”
English viewers flocked to the comments to share how “accurate” Jenna’s list is, calling her observations “sweet.”
One user wrote: “We do this thing on the phone where we say ‘okay, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye’ and we get quieter and quieter.”
A second wrote: “I hung up too soon once so I called again to apologize.”
Meanwhile, a third joked: “Funny how accurate this is.” I don’t worry about umbrellas because no umbrella has yet been invented that can withstand these conditions.’
Pleased, another added: ‘You are the number one American here who really understands us!’
Someone else chimed in: ‘I guess your husband is American too.
‘I also hung up too early at the goodbye ritual, I felt bad so I called the person to make sure I said goodbye properly. The shame I felt for cutting him off.’
One English viewer joked: “I’m finding this post makes me feel strangely patriotic,” along with a laughing emoji.
Another wrote: ‘These are such sweet observations! My partner says ‘goodbye’ until only the dogs can hear the last one,’ and someone else adds: ‘The goodbye saga is usually as long as the phone call that preceded it.’
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: ‘Just got back from the US and I’m surprised we survived the roads. The UK has road etiquette!’