American Shares What Revelations She’s Had Since She Moved To The UK (22 Pics)

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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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

Final score:

187points

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Elin Calliel 3 years ago

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

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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

Final score:

132points

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Martha Meyer 3 years ago

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!"

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

Final score:

125points

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Jihan Kim 3 years ago

this is supposed to be normal

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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

Final score:

113points

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Kristoffer Rahbek-Jensen 3 years ago

In Denmark we call drinks after a funeral "Grave beer"

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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."

"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!"

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

Final score:

107points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

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.

80points

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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: 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

Final score:

106points

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Willem Hunse 3 years ago

um i eat curry every week in Canada

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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.

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

Final score:

106points

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Andrew Gibb 3 years ago

that is worrying...

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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

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87points

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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago

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

Final score:

86points

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

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

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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

Final score:

81points

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Oliver 3 years ago

Why is everyone in the picture parked like that…very disconcerting

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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

Final score:

81points

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Guðrún Sveinsdóttir 3 years ago

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 😂

41points

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

yorkshirepeach Report

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76points

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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago (edited)

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

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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?