- Bateman Solms moved from rural Michigan to St. Andrews, Scotland in 2020
- She told a story about what made her realize that British people don't know the geography of the US
- Bateman, 22, said her friends asked to take a “day trip” to New York from Michigan
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An American woman living in Britain has blasted British people for not understanding American geography – after her friends from abroad asked to visit her in Michigan before taking a 'day trip' to New York City.
Bateman Solms22, moved from rural Michigan to St. Andrews, Scotland, in 2020 and has since started regularly posting about her life abroad on her TiKTok channel, where she has more than 52,000 followers.
She recently took to the video sharing platform and claimed that those who live in Britain have no idea how America works because they are so used to driving from country to country or taking the train.
She recalled the “sweet” moment her friends offered to visit her in Northern Michigan — noting they could fly to Chicago and then take the “train” or “ferry” to see her — leaving Bateman stunned due to their lack of understanding when it came to that. to locations in the US.
Bateman Solms, 22, moved from rural Michigan to St. Andrews, Scotland, in 2020 and has since opened up about her life abroad on her TiKTok channel
She recently claimed that those who live in Britain have no idea how America works because they are so used to driving from country to country or taking the train.
“I really think a lot of people in Britain have no idea how big the US is or how disconnected we are as a country,” she said at the start of the clip.
She noted that she goes to college in Scotland but spends her summers in Michigan.
This year, some of her fellow students offered to visit her in the United States during the break.
She said, “Some of my friends were talking about visiting me this summer. They talk and say, “Oh, maybe we can fly to Chicago and then it would be easier for us to take the bus or the train to you?”
“Which was so sweet, first of all, and I was like, 'Oh, there's not really a bus or a train.'”
Then her friends asked if they could take a ferry instead.
“No, we're going to drive, you could fly, but I'm going to drive and it's going to be five hours before I come get you, but I'm going to drive,” she added.
But Bateman's shock didn't end there. She noted that she understood that her friends were unaware of how big America really is when they tried to plan a day out.
She recalled the “sweet” moment her friends offered to visit her in Northern Michigan — noting they could fly to Chicago and then take the “train” or “ferry” to see her.
People flooded the comments section and echoed her thoughts – adding that people in America are also shocked to hear that in Britain you can just get anywhere on public transport
She added, “They said, 'Maybe we can go to New York City for a day.'”
Bateman started giggling as she was clearly in shock and added, “So sweet.”
She captioned the clip: “Extra points to any of them who guess it takes 24 hours to drive from the east coast to the west coast.”
People on the internet flooded the comments section, echoing her thoughts – adding that people in America are also shocked to learn that in Britain you can simply get anywhere on public transport.
One person said, “I can't even take a day trip to New York City and I live in New York.”
Someone else added: 'And they'll make fun of the Americans if they think two English towns two hours apart are close together.'
Another person commented: 'I heard a travel agent on here talking about encountering this all the time with Europeans. They really have no idea.”
“You can drive ten hours and still be in Texas when you started your drive in Texas,” someone else added.