An American woman living in London has revealed what she hates about living in Britain – and it’s not the weather.
Aurora Lofton, known on TikTok as @aurora._victoriaoften gives her 62,000 followers insight into her new life in Britain.
She has previously spoken out about our “confusing street signs” and the lack of American-style snacks at the cinema, including popcorn dipped in butter.
The latest pet peeve on her list is buying food and the shelf life of our products.
The video has been viewed by more than 683,000 people and has generated more than 2,600 comments.
An American woman living in London has pointed out what she thinks is one of the hardest things about living in Britain, sparking yet another culture clash.
As she chops tomatoes in her kitchen, Aurora explains: “Let me tell you one of the hardest parts of American life in Britain – and no, it’s not the weather.
“It’s going shopping. So I’m used to the American way, which is we just spray our food with a lot of preservatives.
‘Not so great for you, but it does make life a bit easier, the jury is still out on that.
“They don’t have as many preservatives in their food, which means if you go to the grocery store, you have to eat that food within the next two to three days.”
As she showed off her lunch, she added, “For example, these tomatoes that I cut into cubes, perfect time, I got them three days ago.
‘I’m super excited to eat them for dinner with a salad. This bread, I got this bread from the supermarket the day before I got the tomatoes, so four days ago.’
She held up the bread to the camera and exclaimed, “Within four days I literally have mold on my bread.”
‘I think it’s crazy because now I’ve wasted half a loaf and I hate wasting food.
In a food-related video, she once again compares her lifestyle in America with her new lifestyle in London, where she currently lives – and this time it’s about grocery shopping and how long products last
‘I absolutely hate it, but it has made me become a little more proactive with my shopping because I was wasting so much food and so much money every month.
“It’s actually been super hard for me and I’m still working through it.”
The American concludes by telling her fellow expats: “So if you’re interested in moving to Britain, make sure you plan your meals and eat your food quickly or it will spoil.”
One shocked Brit commented: ‘Bruh (sic), so you’re telling me American bread doesn’t spoil? Is it plastic?’
Others advised: ‘Freeze the bread, take it out one by one’ and ‘Put the bread in the refrigerator when you buy it’.
Another joked: “Not good for you, but makes life easier” is the best way to sum up the American situation.
One angry viewer exclaimed: “I would rather learn to shop better than be pumped full of preservatives and other nasty things that Americans put in their food.”
Another from the US said: ‘Honestly, as an American, if something doesn’t go bad in a few days, I’ll stop buying the brand. Why does my bread keep for two or more weeks?’
Another argued: ‘I’m from the UK and have never had bread go bad in four days, probably just left in a warm and damp place.’
Meanwhile, an American joked: ‘Mold after four days is not normal though. It should last at least a week.
A second wrote: ‘In America here. I had a loaf of bread that I left for two weeks and when I came back. No mold’.
It comes just after a US watchdog told DailyMail.com that the seizure of US sweets in Britain should be a wake-up call to Americans about what’s in their food.
Footage from Britain shows workers putting American sweets and soft drinks – found in almost every American store – into garbage bags as regulators crack down on American imports.
Candies such as Jolly Rancher, Swedish Fish and Lemonhead contain several additives that are legal in the US but banned under EU and UK law due to their links to cancer, infertility and other problems.
The watchdog Consumer Reports said the video should spark a shift in food policy in the US and urged officials here to “do more” to protect adults and children.