https://sunnyinlondon.com/british-vs-american-culture-differences/ A behind the scenes guide to London's food, life and culture Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://sunnyinlondon.com/british-vs-american-culture-differences/#comment-315965 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:59:20 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=12250#comment-315965 I enjoyed your video. Regarding the actual flying of flags, Americans are far more likely to do this. I have very rarely seen the British flag flown anywhere other than above public buildings whereas it’s quite common to see the US flag being displayed outside peoples homes.

]]> https://sunnyinlondon.com/british-vs-american-culture-differences/#comment-312589 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 11:36:45 +0000 https://sunnyinlondon.com/?p=12250#comment-312589 I enjoyed your video and the sorry thing is really interesting. Up until this fall, I would have agreed with you. But not sure if it was a fluke or what, but when I visited the NY area over Thanksgiving, the # of times I heard sorry from Americans was staggering and really shocked me. I’d hear it for silly things like 2 people arriving in front of a door to a store at the same time. Or when I would bump into someone, THEY would say sorry. Maybe people were in a sorry kind of mood? No idea but it was surprising as an American to hear so many people apologizing. Canadians and British folks get stereotyped with being overly apologetic — not Americans!

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