American woman shares list of things Brits do that would be 'super suspicious in the US'

Brianna Sky Morton and her partner have been living in the UK for some time now and have been sharing their experiences of British culture on TikTok - and it has been full of surprises

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You might not realize just how used you are to your home country until you take a long vacation or move overseas and start missing things from back home. An American woman who moved to the UK has openly discussed the aspects of British culture that have pleasantly surprised her.

She insists many everyday British things would be "super suspicious in America".

Brianna Sky Morton and her partner moved from the US to the UK and have been spending much of their time trying classic British foods to see if they live up to the hype - and sharing their reviews on their TikTok page, Morton's Munchies.

Besides discussing food, they have been sharing the significant differences and culture shocks they have experienced since moving across the pond.

Recently, Brianna shared her list of "things I do here in the UK that would be super suspicious in America". She insisted they are "so happy to be living in the UK".

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Walking

Brianna says she has enjoyed being able to do a lot of walking since moving to the UK, thanks to the beautiful landscape. She noted walking around day or night in America can be seen as "suspicious," reports the Mirror.

The mom explained: "Simply just walking, just whether it's during the daytime or night time is worse. I had a police officer in America approach me during the day asking me why I am walking, where's my car, and then walking at night I've had several police officers approach me and be like 'why you walking, it's late at night'... all this mysterious stuff."

She added: "Here in the UK walking is acceptable. But walking in the US, especially in certain areas, they are very suspicious about it which I don't get."

The mom also noted that strolling with your hood up seems to be more tolerated in the UK.

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Brianna claimed: "Walking around with just my hood up is really suspicious in America. Here in the UK, I don't feel anybody looking at me as if I'm suspicious or anything.

"Here in the UK, it's totally acceptable to just buy a few items at the grocery store, but in America if I were to do it they would think I'm like plotting something. They're like where is the rest?".

Safety

Brianna said she has felt much safer leaving her belongings unattended briefly in public spaces, compared to the US.

She explained: "Leaving either my pram or my bag or something unattended for like two minutes outside of the store or inside a store, I can do that here in the UK and no one thinks twice about it but in America, watch out they are calling the SWAT team."

One ambiguous phrase Americans love saying 'you alright?' as a way of greeting one another in the UK, rather than a literal question about someone's well being. Brianna insists this would confuse someone in America if used.

Brianna said: "If you asked somebody if they were alright, they would look at me like I'm crazy, because we say 'are you OK?' we don't say 'you alright' and when you ask somebody in America, they will respond and tell you their whole life story, but here, you don't do that."

Taking shoes off in home

Brianna also observed that Americans are a lot more courteous when it comes to visiting someone's home as people often remove their shoes. This is done for several reasons from comfort, prevent dirt and germs, as well as keeping floors clean.

While it is a widely adopted custom in many countries and cultures, Brits don't tend to take their shoes off as frequently.

Brianna said: "It's expected to take your shoes off when you enter your own home or someone else's home, but in America I have never been inside somebody's house where they have asked me or expected me to take my shoes off. If I did that to anybody I know, they would be like 'what are you doing, that's disgusting I don't want to smell or see your teeth'."