American tourist's hilarious observations about England go viral
An American tourist's observations about life in England have taken the Internet by storm in a new list that reveals what our neighbours across the pond really think about us.
Artist Scott Waters, 66, took to Facebook to write about his experience in England a few weeks ago, which he described as "mostly small towns" where "almost everyone is polite".
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In his list, Waters, from Florida, writes that there are no guns, no air conditioning and "you pay the price marked on products because the taxes (VAT) are built in".
I was in England again a few weeks ago, mostly in small towns, but here's some of what I noticed:* Almost everyone is...
Posted by Scott Waters on Thursday, 24 September 2015
Some of his funniest observations include:
- Cake is pudding, ice cream is pudding, anything served for desert is pudding, even pudding
- Europeans dress better than the British, we dress worse
- It's not that hard to eat with the fork in your left hand with a little practice. If you don't, everyone knows you're an American
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Buzzfeed asked him to name his favourite things about England, which include real Cornish pasties, biking the Camel Trail and tea with clotted cream and scones.
He told the website: "This was my fourth visit. Last time I stayed for three months. It was also my girlfriend's first time outside of London so I wanted her to really see the country up close.
"We stayed with my relatives around Redruth [in Cornwall] and friends upcountry, travelling by rail and bus to avoid Americans."
Scott's Facebook post has been shared over 67,000 times.
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