American tourist in Edinburgh points out 'weird' UK difference compared to US
A tourist from the States reckons he's stumbled upon the 'biggest' cultural divide between Britain and America.
Content creator @kalanighosthunter, who boasts three million TikTok followers, has been documenting his UK travels this summer and sharing his observations with his massive online audience.
Kalani has been thoroughly enjoying his visits to places like Edinburgh and Brighton, though he's spotted something he finds 'really strange' about British culture.
The travel blogger is convinced he's uncovered what 'might be the biggest cultural difference between the US and UK,' as he explained in his latest post.
His video began: "Today, I am talking about something that I have noticed on my many travels to the UK that is really strange to me as an American.", reports Bristol Live.
"Today, we're talking about marriage. Something I've noticed in the UK is you guys will take a relationship on a 12-year test drive before you're ready to commit. I've talked to so many Brits that have been with their partner for a decade and are still not married. You guys will buy a house, live together, have three kids and then consider getting married."
The American influencer went on to contrast this with attitudes back home, saying: "In the US, it's pretty much the opposite. Usually, if you've been together for two years, all of your friends and family around you are like, so are you guys gonna get married? Do you guys even like each other?
"It's always really funny to me because people rarely call my wife my wife. They always refer to her as my girlfriend because I guess we look young enough to not be married. But we've been together for 10 years and married for over four. And when we tell people that in the UK, they're all like massively surprised."
Eager to get feedback from British viewers, Kalani urged people to weigh in with their comments, saying: "Let me know if I'm right on this. Maybe I've just talked to all the wrong people, but it seems like you guys will literally wait till the last moment to get married, and it's just something that's a little bit different at home."
The responses flooded in, with numerous viewers backing up Kalani's theory with their own romantic tales.
One person quipped: "Been together 25 years so far, still test driving."
Another shared their timeline: "13 years, 3 kids later and we're getting married next month."
Meanwhile, a third revealed: "My parents, 45yrs together, 3 kids, 5 grandkids, 2 houses and not a marriage license in sight."
However, not everyone fitted the pattern, with one viewer countering: "UK got married after 4 months been married 11 years."
Plenty of others indicated they had no wedding plans whatsoever.
One commenter explained their philosophy: "Married 25 years, it makes zero difference. Commitment is commitment."
Another chimed in with: "32 years living together, kids, and still so very happy. Are we getting married NOOO. No need to."
Another person revealed: "Been with my partner since I was 16 I'm now 42 we have 5 beautiful children and 3 handsome grandsons a dog and a house my partner has asked me 3 times over the years and every time I say no.
"I just don't believe in marriage we know we're going to be together for the rest of our lives and that we love each other so I don't see why we need a piece of paper to tell us what we already know."
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