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If two countries speak the same language, that doesn't mean their residents lead the same lives.

Lisa Dollan, known online as Yorkshire Peach, is an American living in the UK. For some time now, she has been creating a TikTok series where the woman lists the differences she has spotted between the two places. Describing everything from parking to eating out, Lisa's videos shed light on everyday nuances many travel bloggers leave out, and her videos are raking in millions of views!

Continue scrolling to check out some of the points she has made.

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#1

American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Well, I moved here six months pregnant and when I had my baby NOBODY SENT ME A BILL! I had my baby for free! Oh my God!

yorkshirepeach , Matt Walsh Report

Elin Calliel
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because health care is considered to be a basic human right and not a privilege.

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    #2

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that taste different in the UK: Sweets, You don't realize it until you've lived in the UK for a while and then you go back and taste an American sweet that you realize you can taste the artificial flavors more.

    yorkshirepeach , Robert Anasch Report

    Martha Meyer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come to the rest of Europe then, because what Brits have for sweets is still more artificial and too sweet by other countries' estimation.

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    As her nickname suggests, Lisa currently lives in Yorkshire, a historic county of Northern England. "I moved here 8 years ago with my British husband," she told Bored Panda.

    When she first got there, Lisa went through a culture shock. "I thought everywhere would be like London, like most Americans do, and that's just not true," the woman explained. "Also, I was shocked and thrilled to learn I did not have to pay when I left the doctor's office!" 

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    #3

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) That things costs EXACTLY what they say they cost. So if something says it's £1 then it's £1. At home there's sales tax on everything so it's $1.26

    yorkshirepeach , Colin Mutchler Report

    #4

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) When I first moved here my husband had to go to his great uncle's funeral. And he was gone for like 7/8 hours and he came back completely wasted. And I had no idea that people drank after funerals! And then we went to a kid's birthday party I mean, the kid was turning like 3? And they had the beer, the wine, I'm like okay, okay. And I'm an alcoholic so I don't drink, I can't drink. And when we lived in the States together, I did kind of wonder, like? Is this man an alcoholic as well? And then we moved over here and I was like nah, he's just BRITISH

    yorkshirepeach , Taylor Friehl Report

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    Now that she has had time to think about it, Lisa doesn't think that the UK is better than the US or vice versa. "They are simply different," she highlighted. That being said, the TikToker has her personal favorite. "The UK definitely has a much better health care system and much better laws around gun control. I feel safer here so I prefer it."

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    "I love the British people and their sense of humor," Lisa added. "I feel they are strong resilient people during the hard times and know how to have a laugh during the good ones!"

    #5

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) I'd never walked anywhere. I have, but like very little, d'y'know what I'm saying? Y'all will walk anywhere here, I'm not kidding. Y'ALL WALK!

    yorkshirepeach , Arek Adeoye Report

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Contrary to the US the Western European infrastructure has always been more focused on pedestrians and bicyclists than on cars. And in the foreseeable future cars will be banned from all city centers.

    Felix Seestrand
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly the drivers license requierments in the US is a joke compared to most countries...

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do they make it so difficult to walk in the US?

    Laugh or not
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They lack proper sidewalks unless you are in a city centre. I wanted to go from my hotel (close to the airport) to the centre of Chicago. Aside from the distance, the hotel receptionist told me that some streets were roads without sidewalk. Really not walker friendly.

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    Marianne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The USA is really not made for walking. Often, it is literary impossible to walk to a store closeby, because no sidewalk, but a 3 lane road.

    Gogubaci
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    people gave me weird looks when I walked from an ihop to a starbucks and they were literally next to each other. both had parking ofc but damn it's ridiculous to move the car for such a short distance

    blue
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am Canadian and I have never driven. I live in a big city with good transit or I will just walk to wherever I am going. I lived in Texas for a year and whenever i walked down the street random men in cars would honk at me. Asked my American hubby why. he said because only prostitutes or homeless walk there. at the store asked for double bag for the bilk and said cause i am walking. cashier looked at me like I was clinically insane and loudly said WALKING......it was like 3 blocks.

    Sarah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, true. I lived in small-town Oklahoma. Only dirt poor people didn't have cars, because the only way to get anywhere of any distance was to walk on a narrow highway without a shoulder. But part of the culture, too, is simply that "exercise is hard." I used to swim in the lake nearby. A quarter to a half mile up and back, but near the shore, so the boats and jet skis wouldn't run over me. And people would look at me so strangely, like, "Lady, what are you doing SWIMMING in that lake? Don't you know it's for boaters?" Occasionally, a family would take their little kids for a splash in the lake, but nobody--nobody--swam longer distances for exercise but me. It's sad; and many have weight problems and unhealthy habits. The culture is so different across the Pond. I went to Ireland and couldn't believe it--everybody walked EVERYwhere!

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    Russian Otaku
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Civilized countries dont make anti pedestrian rules/laws... also they have f*****g sidewalks

    Lemonclouds20
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't work on blocks , we have sidewalks.

    Bill Evs
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember once when I was in Vegas, my first time there, and my wife and I were staying in the Bellagio. We were standing in the foyer and my wife said she really wanted to go and get a picture with the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign. A doorman overheard us and strongly suggested we get a taxi due to the distance. As this was literally our first day there we did as he said. We were in the taxi for a total of 5 minutes (+/ -). I can remember looking at my wife as if to say "this warranted a taxi ride"? I guessed it couldn't have been more than 2 miles in a straight line. When we arrived the driver asked us if we wanted him to wait to take us back. He looked aghast when we said no, we were going to walk it instead (and hit some casinos on the way obviously).

    Zuzana Hoková
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Enjoy walking? Visit the Czech republic! We have 42 000km of turistic signed trails! Our borderline is only 2290km. Color marking of these trails started 128years ago, with first Club of Czech turists..

    Essex Eagle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It all depends where you live, trying to drive round london is both expensive and slow yet walking you have to watch out for the idiot cyclist who are incapable of following traffic signs or abiding by them.

    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Yorkers are walkers

    Mary Peace
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have to walk because I don't drive or have a car. (Shock) So I walk to the shops etc and at the same time get fresh air and free exercise instead of paying to go to the gym.

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are legs for if not walking?

    Zaza
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My city center is divided up into 4 quadrants. To get from 1 quadrant to another you have to exit it, drive the whole way around and then enter the one you want to go to. Most streets are 1 way streets, several are for taxi's and busses only. Hardly anyone drives in the centre, everyone walks or cycles. You can walk or cycle everywhere or take a bus when you need to. Also parking is ridiculously expensive, it can be up to almost 3 eu an hour and most street parking has 30 minute or 1 hour limits. I love how people are discouraged to drive in the city :D

    An Co
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US has some walking cities, most notably New York. Only rich idiots even own a car in Manhattan. Everyone walks here.

    Momma Jess
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Speaking as an overweight 'murican born in the Midwest this would be really good for me

    Not Proud British
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except in London when they will get a tube to the next stop cause they have no idea how to walk there.

    Amy Dodds
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, it's usually because we're walking to the pub and aren't planning on driving

    Honu
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US is so puritanical about alcohol, most towns don't allow bars to be located in residential areas. I think you'd see far fewer people driving drunk if they'd just allow people to have their neighborhood bar they could stumble home from. They might actually meet their neighbors while they're at it, too.

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    Eslamala
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    4 years ago

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    Again, shocking how people get their fat asses off their cars in most countries...

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    #6

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Meals I'd never had until I moved here: The curry. Never had a curry before I moved here. And now if I go 4/5 days without one, I go into curry withdrawal. Absolutely DIVINE meal

    yorkshirepeach , Andy Hay Report

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    Following up on Lisa's comments, we learned that in 2017, US think tank the Commonwealth Fund ranked the UK's NHS the number one health system in a comparison of 11 countries for safety, affordability, and efficiency. It did less well when it came to cancer survival.

    The US was ranked last out of the 11 countries.

    The American health system came off badly when it came to infant mortality, life expectancy, and preventable deaths, but did relatively better on cancer, heart attack, and stroke survival.

    Meanwhile, the gun ownership rate for England and Wales (2007) is 6.2 guns per 100 people. For comparison, the gun ownership rate in the US (2007) is 88.8 guns per 100 people.

    Additionally, the gun homicide rate for England and Wales (2012) is 0.7 per 1 million people while in the US (2012) this number is much higher too — 29.7 per 1 million people.

    Which of the two countries do you like better? Tell us in the comments.

    #7

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that'd freak Americans out about the UK: Driving in the UK. No chance, okay? The driving test. What you guys have to do to be able to legally drive here is amazing! You guys are all like Nascar drivers. Literally, I took my test in a parking lot in the States.

    yorkshirepeach , Esteban Benites Report

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    #8

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that taste different in the UK: Sour cream. All things creamy. It's just creamier, so much nicer (in the UK)

    yorkshirepeach , Welikodub Report

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do hope that this woman has tried clotted cream and has had a proper cream tea.

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    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Meals I'd never had until I moved here: "beans on toast." Thought it was absolutely disgusting, now I think it's absolutely divine

    yorkshirepeach , Steven Lilley Report

    Rose the Cook
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not all beans are created equal, you have to get the right beans.

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    #10

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) That you have to pay to park most places. I kinda thought it was a "well, you can pay if you want but you don't really have to"

    yorkshirepeach , Brydon McCluskey Report

    Niffler_13
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every place I've ever been in the US has paid parking. Either lots that you have to purchase tickets to be in, or parking meters. Rarely is their free parking, unless the lot belongs to a business and even then, in order to use it, you must be going into the business. Even some apartment buildings charge for parking.

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    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things I'd never done until I moved to the UK: I'd never stayed at an outdoor event in the rain, and not gone home

    yorkshirepeach , Vidar Nordli-Mathisen Report

    Guðrún Sveinsdóttir
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its worse in my country. Iceland It can snow sun shine 5 minutes later and then a hurricane and we have a saying that the weather changes every 5 minutes and prepare your outdoor activities with summer rain and winter clothes all year round. If we see someone with an umbrella we know he's a tourist because no Icelander uses umbrellas in the wind destroys it always and then you have to carry a useless umbrella every were you go. We just predict storms everyday or you would always be depressed when it hits you the 10th time the same day. But we think that's completely normal. Its hell packing for camping. The car is filled with every clothing in your closet and then we have tiny space for the tent and etc. But the clothes are most important 😂

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    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Umbrellas are useless here

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umbrellas are useless in all countries when there's a strong wind.

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    #13

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that'd freak Americans out about the UK: What y'all eat for breakfast. OMG. If they saw: The Mushrooms, The Tomatoes, The Baked Beans. All of this, the "Full English". Absolutely flip out, okay?

    yorkshirepeach , Deepansh Khurana Report

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    #14

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) That you can drink at 18 here! And also you can drink with your family when you're like 14. I was like whaaat?

    yorkshirepeach , Gerrie van der Walt Report

    ProductofNZ
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are a few countries where the rules are the same or similar. (NZ, Australia etc)

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    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things I'd never done until I moved to the UK: Sat outside in the sun with a coat on

    yorkshirepeach , Joseph Kranak Report

    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ummm..... We do this in the US. I promise. the OP never got out much, in the US, apparently? ....

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    #16

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) What my husband has been doing now I call sun shifting. As the sun shifs he will shift his chair closer and closer until the edges all the way to the corner of the garden

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    James016
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the UK, we need to make the most of the sun

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    #17

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Meals I'd never had until I moved here: I know this is a side dish but it's an absolute gamechanger. Cauliflower & Cheese. Absolutely ELITE

    yorkshirepeach , Isabell Schulz Report

    Ripley
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YOU DON'T HAVE CAULIFLOWER CHEESE IN THE US?!?!?! ARE YOU GUYS OKAY?

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    #18

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Meals I'd never had until I moved here: Fish & Chips. We don't have fish & chip shops back home. We have something called Captain D's. It's a franchise, like McDonalds, where you drive through.

    yorkshirepeach , Samuel tresch Report

    James016
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chip shop fish and chips is heavenly, lashings of salt and vinegar

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    #19

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things I'd never done until I moved to the UK: Parallel parked. I still struggle, If I'm honest. It's a struggle

    yorkshirepeach , Adam Griffith Report

    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it is part of the UK Nascaresque driving test

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    #20

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things I'd never done until I moved to the UK: I'd never had sweet popcorn in the cinema

    yorkshirepeach , Corina Rainer Report

    Jim Day
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kettle corn is old-timey here and is gaining a new fandom.

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    #21

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that'd freak Americans out about the UK: The queues at McDonalds! I don't know about your McDonalds but my McDonalds stays LIT! And by lit I mean on fire! People wrapped around the building and y'all wait. The Americans would not wait in that queue, do you hear me? They would drive two blocks down to the next McDonalds. There's a McDonalds on every damn corner

    yorkshirepeach , Andrew Herashchenko Report

    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But McDonalds can't be that invasive in most European countries because of regulations. "What do you mean I want to open another McDonalds 3 miles apart from the existing one? Ain't going to happen, mate."

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    #22

    American Shares What Revelations She's Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics) Things that taste different in the UK: Pickles. We have the big fat sour pickles. I miss those. Yours guys seem to be sweet.

    yorkshirepeach , SuckerPunch Gourmet Report

    Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bless, I am starting to think that this woman has lived a very, very, very sheltered life or was once the world's pickiest eater. We have all different kinds of pickles in the UK.

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