A couple who relocated to the UK from the United States have revealed things about British homes that they find unusual – and some of them will blow your mind.

While Americans often visit the UK and vice versa, you might be surprised at how different life is across the pond.

The couple have stunned Brits with their TikTok video where they shared major differences with our homes. The first thing they highlighted is our “double tap situation” where one is “scalding” hot water and the other ice cold – with “no in between”.

“You just have to wave your hands around like an idiot, and hope you can mix the two to get a decent temperature,” they complained.

There is also a big difference in where the washing machine is kept – with most British people opting to keep them in the kitchen.

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For Americans, the washing machines are normally kept in a separate utility room or the bathroom – which Brits refuse to get behind.

While in the States it’s common for there to be electrical outlets in bathroom, in the UK it’s very rare. While there are occasionally outlets for shavers, most homes leave out outlets in the bathroom for obvious safety reasons.

The couple moaned that they were unable to blow dry or style their hair in front of the bathroom mirror. They also said shower screens need to be longer.

And the last point, which might come as a surprise considering the British weather, is the lack of air con units in homes.

They said: “This country needs to accept it can be a fiery hell here. And that you need AC in your buildings that were designed to keep in heat. Now I can’t fault you too much for this because it didn’t used to be this way, but I spent one summer here before buying a portable unit. And our first year in our house we got an AC installed. A necessary evil. But by god was it necessary!”

This was one some people could get behind, considering the heat waves experience earlier this year.

But for most, they argued it would be an “unneccesary cost” given the ever-changing British weather that more often than not, leaves us wanting to turn the heating up rather than down.

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