“Things Are Different In America" Throwback! - TREVOR NOAH (African American special)

you don't really know how different. america is though. until you get here that's the one thing. i will say you know. you think you know but then when you. when you land. in america in your airports. that's when you know this place is yeah. this place is different. because american airports unlike. airports everywhere in the world. which have a certain level of joy and. all around happiness american airports. they like. concentration camps it's just you know.

just people walking barefoot in single. file. oh it's it's no joke there's even signs. that say. no jokes really. it's just insane you you walk through. those airports and and you have to do. things in american airports you don't do. anywhere else in the world you know. like you have to take your shoes off. your shoes come off and. you don't know this as a foreigner but.

they don't care like you take your shoes. off like my what. your shoes take them off like why. for safety sir i'm keeping them on for. your safety my friend. you don't do it anywhere else but then. you come out here you have to take off. your shoes and you have to take your. jacket off to walk through the metal. detector. and they they're mean about it they will. shout to you they're like you take it. off take it off and. you don't know what to take off you. don't take it off anywhere else so you. don't know what to take off. like you take it off take take one off.

take it off sir take one off. take it off now what your clothes taking. my clothes. and now you're standing there this man. shouting at you telling you to take your. clothes off you feel like a child in a. catholic church it's horrible it's just. you're standing there i mean i. understand the need for security. but they don't need to shout at you at. least you know if they tried to be nice. if they were maybe if they chanted. instead of shouting you know instead of. taking off if they were like take it. off take it off take you'll be like yeah. security safe and sexy.

they don't this is a harrowing. experience as you come in. and the worst is when you have to go. through passport control oh. as americans you don't feel the pain but. as a foreigner. it's a whole different game as americans. you walk through to the u.s citizens. line. and they welcome you back like you on. some secret mission honestly. welcome home sir.

you know. when you're a foreigner you have to wait. in a super long line. you know and then they tease you the. line goes right to the front and then it. comes back. and comes back you finally get there and. you have to wait for that. you know and he's standing there and the. guys are like sir sir come on. come on sir step forward four step. forward sir. step forward forward forward back back.

behind the line sir back. get back sir get back she knows the. stress you're standing there. and and now you have to answer questions. horrible. like you you don't understand it's the. stress you know. standing there and you you don't want to. get any of the questions wrong. because just like school they'll send. you back. so you stand there and you have to. answer them into a microphone let's play. strategically low. almost so that you have to bow to the. american as your answer.

every question of his i ask you these. questions. questions you feel like you know the. answers to but when you're there i mean. i just handed the man my passport to. which he replied. is this you. never before have i felt so much. pressure to look like myself. it's like. i was younger then. it's horrible and then he starts.

rattling them off. it's your first time in the united. states of america sir. uh yes your first time sir is that. correct. uh yes. sir what is the duration of your visit. out here. i'm going to be here for six months. six months sir is that correct.

yes. sir what is the purpose of your visit in. the united states of america. i'm here for holiday. holiday sir yes. which one. my one you elaborate sir. holiday yeah what do you mean holiday.

sir you know. like holiday like yeah. [Music]. holiday. [Applause]. holiday you mean vacation sir. ah watching make sure to subscribe to my. channel so you can win. cool prizes and by prizes i mean. surprise. there's no prizes it's a free youtube. video you greedy. just click the video man why you want.

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