Americans React to | TOP 10: MOST EFFECTIVE BRITISH ADVERTS | StayingOffTopic

May I suggest you read, watch and listen a bit more!

Should the title of this be changed to 'Americans have British Adverts Explained To Them'?

I found it interesting and worrying that as hard hitting as these adverts were our American friends needed it explaining to them because they didn't get it!? They are so guarded from life with American media helping to shape a Disneyland theme park lifestyle as oppose to the truth. At least here in Britain we are taught that truth hurts - I think that's why other countries can find us abrupt, we tell it like it is we aren't Willy Wonka, we wont sugar coat or wrap it up in a big red bow!

Thank goodness you were there to explain what things mean to them😂 wow.....

Ignoring it is a very American way of thinking about stuff.

Some of this was painful to watch and not because of the adverts

The instant face of recognition from the British guy shows EXACTLY how effective these ads were

In Britain we do not expect to be mollycoddled . Brutal truth. Irony. Sarcasm. Its all in our vocabulary.

Your demeanor at the start of the video was in stark contrast to the end. Your shock was all over your faces and, at least, you kept quiet and actually watched and learned.

Alot of these were actually on during the day, most kids saw them. I remember seeing lots of these all day and they weren't just limited to after watershed

A shame they had to interrupt all the time sometimes missing the point of the advert!!

When describing terraced houses he says, they are well old, built in like the 1970s. try 1870s, some even 1770s. Even older, there are towns with Terraces older than the USA.

I'm now in my 50's & I can still remember the old 70's & 80's UK Government PSA adverts. They were hard hitting, but the more up-to-date ones are truly on another level. They are made with the full intention of shocking you & making the advert stick in your mind for a long time. Very powerful, very hard hitting & straight to point.

I actually think the silence (although the original broadcast had sound) makes that Ad even more powerful!

I am completely first aid trained and yet when my autistic daughter got trapped in her highchair in a position that was suffocating her I was a mess couldn't think I was just panicking and making things worse all my training went out the window and 999 had to be called fire and rescue came and we're immediately able to free her because they were calm and not attached to the child. I felt so ashamed that I couldn't help my daughter at that time I was terrified but when she saw me it made her worse. Most scary moment of my life, I could be the best medic in the world but still in that moment I was useless

It seems like you have to explain every advert to the typical American’s who don’t have a clue about what’s going on, and over analyse everything.

Anyone notice that the sex trafficking actress was Emma Thompson?

Their Lack of a basic ability to watch and not talk over it until the end speaks volumes about their attention spans.

The Advert about the tree boy if you followed the link at the end it would take you to a follow up video where you see how to save the boy... St John Ambulance are a uk charity that teaches first aid and provides help at public events like concerts

You are right, I remember far more harrowing ads. Then you can step it up several levels to the Public Information Films of the 70's and early 80's- I can still remember them clearly (which means they were successful), and quarries, train lines, and electricity sub stations are still terrifying no-go place for me.