In a video titled '9 Ways British Christmas Was a Huge Culture Shock (to an American)', Kalyn dived into some of the biggest surprises she experienced when enjoying Christmas in the UK, and it would appear that the humble cracker caused some confusion.
'I'm an American living in UK – what Brits do on Christmas blew my mind' A YouTuber has named the nine biggest culture shocks that she encountered when she experienced Christmas in the UK as an American.
Kalyn said: "Americans would think of a Christmas cracker as a type of cracker that you eat at Christmas; something like this with butter or jam or whatever you want to put on it.
Kalyn, a US expat who's been living in the UK for nearly 10 years, posts her travel-themed videos on the Girl Gone London YouTube channel, covering everything from US vs UK comparisons to British cooking.
They are this thing and you crack them open on Christmas Day and there's some sort of little trinket inside, which is not anything of importance; mostly some sort of like junk toy.
