An American living in the UK has revealed three aspects of British culture that have left him baffled.
London-based Kobie Jordan regularly delves into cultural differences, both through street interviews with Brits and sharing his own experiences.
in a video Uploaded in June 2023 as part of his ‘Weird Things About the UK’ series on TikTok, the content creator shared his observations.
Jordan, who goes by @kjordyyy, highlights three things he finds “weird” about Britain
First, analyze the commonly used greeting: “Are you okay?” – which he admits he initially mistook for passive aggression.
American Kobie Jordan, who lives in the UK, reveals aspects of British culture that have left him baffled, including university students “having a pint” with their professors after lectures.
He said: “When I first moved here, I thought it was just British people being passive-aggressive, saying, ‘Are you okay?’ after I had a bad day.” Of course I’m not fine.’
Secondly, Jordan also claimed that Brits walk more than their transatlantic cousins.
According to the content creator, Americans drive or take public transportation for distances exceeding ten minutes.
He explained, “We’ll finish filming and I’ll say, ‘Let’s go get some food somewhere,’ and they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s only 35 minutes away.'” 35 minutes away? Back home, if it’s more than 10 minutes, you’re whipping (driving).’
The most disconcerting revelation for Americans, however, came regarding college culture.
Jordan pointed out how surprising it was to find bars or pubs on many British university campuses.
He said: ‘They have bars and clubs on their campus. And, even stranger, the teacher will literally say: “Are you all ready for a pint after class?”
The most disconcerting revelation for the native American came in relation to university culture in Britain, with Jordan pointing out the presence of bars or pubs on many university campuses.
Several Brits hilariously confirmed Jordan’s observations in the comments.
Jordan concludes his observations by stating that alcohol consumption is normalized among British students because the legal drinking age is 18 (and many drink even before that age), compared to 21 in the US.
He claimed that British people have been “drinking since they were 15, so when they get to university, they don’t care at all”, while Americans “go crazy and start acting crazy” at university because The national drinking age is 21.
Several Brits hilariously confirmed Jordan’s observations in the comments, with one writing: “As a Brit who moved abroad I miss walking everywhere,” while another said: “Drinking for 15?” Where in the UK? We start from birth haha.’
Meanwhile, one individual pointed out: ‘Don’t you guys say ‘what’s up’ as a greeting? Isn’t that more or less the same as “are you okay?”
It comes after an American woman living in the UK revealed the three words that make Brits sound “posh”, including the word “holiday”.
