By Rachel Summer Small For Dailymail.Com
16:49 07 March 2024, 18:28 07 March 2024 Updated
An American woman and her Italian husband are excited to compare the norms from their respective upbringings, revealing to the world the many cultural differences they encounter in their daily lives.
Alessio and Jesse Pasini, who have 2.2 million followers under their joint TikTok handle @thepasinis, explore their cultural differences for their fans, highlighting the various contrasts in a fun and performative way. has gained viewers.
In one of their viral series, the Nashville-based pair compare daily habits in Europe to parallel habits in the United States, comparing everything from date formats to preferred brands of candy to coffee-drinking habits. I pointed out the difference in points.
At one point, Alessio posed alongside Jesse, and she was also seen eating a spoonful of Skippy brand peanut butter while he nibbled on a jar of Nutella.
The two then feature about 20 other examples across eight videos, cycling through several examples in each clip of less than 20 seconds.
They acted out how Americans wear their shoes inside the house, while Europeans leave their shoes outside.
Then they pretended to argue about the decimal places in amounts. Most European countries write 1,000 euros and 0 cents as 1.000,50 euros, but in the American dollar, the same number looks like $1,000.00.
It also showcased date formats side by side, with Americans writing dates as month-day-year and Europeans writing them as day-year-month.
When it comes to coffee drinking habits, Alessio knocked back a shot of espresso in less time than it took Jesse to pour coffee from the coffee maker’s carafe into a mug.
Americans have electric clothes dryers, but many Europeans prefer to line dry their clothes.
In this depiction of the couple, Europeans tend to eat slowly with their forks facing down, whereas Americans tend to eat their food more quickly with their forks facing up.
Choose the “best candy”? Jesse chose Reese’s which was a combination of chocolate and peanut butter. Alessio chose Kinder Bueno, a chocolate wafer with hazelnut cream inside.
As for bread, Alessio showed off freshly baked Italian bread. Jesse grabbed a slice of white bread in a plastic wrapper.
When it comes to ice cube preferences, Americans generally say yes and Europeans say no when it comes to cold drinks.
To symbolize the stark difference in healthcare for Europeans, where the government pays for it, Jessi, an American, pretends to cry over the bill, while Alessio, a European, awkwardly leans on her shoulder. I hit.
When it comes to vacation, Europeans tend to take about twice as much vacation as Americans, which is two weeks a year.
And while the “average parental leave” in Europe is 21 weeks, for the average American it’s a whopping zero weeks.
At the same time, the two acknowledged that taxes in Europe are much higher than in the United States.
For Americans, the day after Christmas means straight back to work. For Europeans, it’s more relaxing to stay at home.
What is the drinking age for Americans? 21. In Europe? He is only 18 years old. However, the driving age for a European is 18 years old. Americans are 16 years old.
As for American customer service, Jesse described the employees as being very accommodating. Returns and refunds were not an option for the hypothetical European store clerk.
Similarly, European stores are notorious for short opening hours, while Americans are happy to welcome customers into their stores 24/7.
Americans prefer to drive everywhere, while Europeans prefer to walk everywhere.
According to Alessio and Jesse’s interpretation, Americans are outwardly “polite,” while Europeans are “crusty.”