My project: American Things Europeans Find Weird

# **Basic Information**

**My project: American Things Europeans Find Weird** is the thirty-second (32nd) video on the Master Raney channel. Master Raney discusses things a part of the traditional United States that Europeans find weird.

# **Plot**

The video begins with the introduction, which Master Raney verbally introduces the video to the audience. Master Raney starts off with the legal drinking age, points out that some European countries set the drinking age to 16-17 years old, some at 18-19 years old, and points out the legal drinking age in the United States being at 21, so he warns any Europeans planning on visiting the US to ensure that they are at least 21, assuming that any are alcohol consumers, Master Raney mentions that the drinking age was raised to 21 upon the ratification of the 21st amendment on the US Constitution, which repealed the 18th amendment, which illegalized alcohol. Master Raney advises any Europeans under the age of 21 to not bring alcohol if traveling to the United States because of their drinking law. Master Raney gets onto the ID thing, which he mentions that anyone gets asked to provide their ID, regardless of how old they are, which a scene shows an elderly man being asked to show his ID to the clerk while buying cigarettes. Master Raney brings up English Oasis singer, Liam Gallagher trying to buy cigarettes in the US and getting ID'd, which led to the Twitter post from July 2017. Master Raney points out that sales tax is hidden on price tags in US stores and that the anticipated price is set to be the subtotal. Master Raney goes on about measurement scale, pointing out that Europeans get puzzled by the imperial units, which are measured in feet, inches, pounds, and the temperature is measured in Fahrenheit, while in Europe and most of the world apart from the US, Myanmar, and Liberia, the metric system is used, measuring in centimeters, kilometers, and the temperature in Celsius. Master Raney points out that free refills are common in the US and is an advantage still found weird by every foreigner, which Master Raney says that outside of the United States, refills cost extra in restaurants. Now onto the portion sizes, the restaurants in the United States serve large portions, mentioning that Americans like going big, Master Raney states that a European would order smaller portions. Master Raney states that iced drinks are common in America, but aren't common in Europe because most of them drink at room temperature or simply not as cold as iced drinks. Master Raney talks about tips in restaurants, which he mentions that Europeans may find it as charity. Master Raney states that Europeans are puzzled when a waiter returns to one's table at a restaurant because they expect that communication time with the waiter is over upon receiving the meal. Master Raney moves onto shopping hours, which in Europe are restricted, some close at 6:PM and are closed all day on Sundays, but in the United States, some stores are open 24/7, which Master Raney says it to be convenient and says to buy whatever it is needed to buy and think about where to shop at 3:AM. Master Raney points out that the US does have restaurants that are open 24/7 and questions who would want to go out to eat in the middle of the night. Master Raney then points out the US Dollar being found weird because they are printed in the same color and same size and weirder yet, a dime being smaller in size than a penny and a nickel despite being worth more. Master Raney points out the air conditioning ran on hot days, so much that you could freeze. Master Raney moves onto the letter Z, which in most countries is pronounced "zed", while in the United States, it's pronounced "zee". Master Raney makes his last mention about patriotism, which he brings up that there are over 150 million United States flags all over the country, located in places like homes, schools, businesses, post offices, banks, and churches. At the end of the video, Master Raney questions any European in general if anything else is found weird about the United States and questions anyone in the United States what things about Europe are found weird.

# **Trivia**

* Master Raney in real life (Raney Kleiner) has been studying world cultures and taking note of national quirks