"Things In My European House That Don’t Make Sense In America" – A Viral Video That Roasts American Households and Caused Quite a Stir on the Internet

The way of life in America and Europe couldn’t be more different. We have different measurement systems (metric and imperial), different schooling systems, and varying prices for education, and these discrepancies can sometimes be confusing.

A TikToker named Sara Ras recorded a video of her European house to demonstrate the things that don’t make sense in America but totally do in Europe, and it instantly went viral.

The video has garnered more than 1.9 million views and 470.4k likes. The entertaining clip showcased all the small things that people from Europe take for granted. Some of these include a water kettle and reusable kitchen towels. Of course, the video received a lot of comments, both positive and negative. Take a look and tell us what you think.

TikToker Sara Ras has filmed her European house:

The video has gone viral and has more than 1.9 million views

Sara Ras is a 23-year-old social media influencer from Hillegom, The Netherlands. It’s a full-time job for her, and she’s been doing it for the last ten years.

Sara told us that the idea for the house video came after she realized that “in all 15 apartments in New York City that I’ve ever lived in, there were no kitchen towels to clean up small messes.”

To make her TikTok video even funnier, she came up with more differences that nearly all Europeans have in their houses as a standard. “And the kettles were one of those things. I was pretty shocked when my friend asked me for tea, and she put a cup of cold water in the microwave. I’m just so used to electric kettles or even a kettle on the stove; I had to include it.”

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While living in New York, Sara always brought her own shopping bags for vegetables. “However, it amazed me how many groceries were already packed in plastic. Back at home, we do that too, but not for every single item,” she said.

Sara also pointed out that most Europeans, when buying groceries, take their purchases home in brown paper bags.

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Americans and Europeans still have very different tastes regarding almost everything. The app Porch recently surveyed 600 people in Europe and the US to gain insight into the differences in customers’ preferences. Not surprisingly, the study revealed some significant differences.

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Almost 25% of European participants prefer to live in a place surrounded by nature, compared to only 9.9% of Americans. Meanwhile, 23% of Americans preferred gated communities and cul-de-sacs, while only 5.5% of Europeans expressed the same preference.

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Americans also seem to prefer spacious rooms and more bedrooms. The average American home has four bedrooms, while the average European home has three. Americans also have more bathrooms, averaging three, compared to two in Europe. Europeans have smaller plots, averaging 0.9 acres of land, while Americans have much larger yards, with an average of 10.6 acres.

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Here is what people had to say about the video: