I’m a British woman living in Los Angeles – I love it here but I refuse to eat American chicken and Uber drivers constantly hit on me
- Olivia Christina, a permanent make-up artist, moved from Manchester to LA
- She said she has already experienced some “weird” differences in her new home
- Her biggest complaints were about Uber drivers and the taste of chicken
A British woman has shared the biggest culture shocks she experienced after crossing the pond for a Los Angeles lifestyle.
Olivia Christina, a permanent make-up artist and teacher, moved from Manchester to Los Angeles a few weeks ago, but is already discovering some quirks in her new home.
In a TikTok Titled ‘Things I’ve realized as a British girl in LA’, she revealed the strangest things she’s found so far.
“I’ve been living in LA for the past three weeks and there are just a few things that just make me laugh – they’re a little weird,” she began the TikTok, which has more than 20,000 views.
Olivia Christina, a permanent make-up artist and teacher, moved from Manchester to Los Angeles a few weeks ago, but is already discovering some quirks in her new home
In a TikTok titled ‘Things I’ve realized as a British girl in LA’, she revealed the strangest things she’s found so far
Her first complaint was that people have difficulty understanding her accent, which she says is a “very neutral British” accent.
“You know, it’s not super northern, it’s not super southern, it’s actually nothing, but people are so confused,” the brunette beauty exclaimed. ‘They think I’m French, they think I’m Scottish, they just don’t get it.’
Her next problem is the quality of the poultry she encounters: she calls it downright “weird” and admits she has trouble eating it.
“I don’t care what anyone says, but this chicken here is from another planet,” she said.
‘It tastes so weird I can’t eat it. “I can’t eat the chicken here,” the British woman continued. “It’s so weird, I don’t like it.”
Olivia has also found that the men in LA are more progressive, especially at Ubers, where she has been asked out on dates several times.
“Also, you can’t get into an Uber without the Uber driver asking for your number,” the makeup artist groaned. “(Or ask) if they can take you on a date or if you want to go on vacation with them.”
“Like no,” Olivia continued firmly. “I don’t want to do any of those things and why would you think you can ask me that, it’s bizarre.”
“I’ve been living in LA for the past three weeks and there are just a few things that just make me laugh – they’re a little weird,” she began on TikTok, which has more than 20,000 views.
Olivia (pictured) has also noticed that the men in LA are more progressive, especially at Ubers, where she has been asked out on dates several times
She theorized that Uber drivers use their drive as a way to meet women.
“The Uber drivers are very young, so it’s like they’re trying to pick up,” she explained. ‘No I can not.’
While Olivia may think her accent is neutral, other social media users had other ideas.
“You definitely don’t have a neutral British accent lol. That would be a London accent. You sound northern,” someone told her.
“She’s still extremely easy to understand,” one TikToker said in her defense.
“But it’s not strong at all,” agreed another.
Olivia isn’t the only TikToker to point out the differences between Britain and the US.
This year, Andrea Celeste, originally from California, shared a series of clips on TikTok to “expose the things that are socially acceptable in England that would confuse Americans.”
Her first video covered a selection of the do’s and don’ts she encountered during her eight years in London.