Your problem is not gluten, it's the other additives that are banned in Europe, if your problem is bread specific, the problem is much more likely potassium bromate. There are more than few of those, like fructose (high fructose corn syrup) can trigger pretty serious effects in some individuals (respitory problems/blue lips/circulation). Similar ingredient and quality aspects can affect a lot of different products. Being allergic to gluten is quite rare (coeliac) and your arse will definitely tell you if you had any if you are actually allergic. Potassium bromate is used in flour as "improving" agent that makes it rise faster and makes the bread springier, it is banned in Europe and in the US it is an ingredient that must be labelled. Give it a try (meaning avoid and read labels).

It sounds like the gluten might not be the problem for you, but rather some of the additives that are used in bread. You could try to see which additives have been fine for you here in Finland (look for the E-codes in the packaging). Once you get back to the States, try to add products one by one to your diet and see which additives the product has that gives you symptoms. I'm allergic to certain additives but I can consume some amount without noticable skin symptoms.

Reverse culture shock is a thing! I lived in France for half a year and when I came back to Finland it was so weird 😅 “These people speak my language OMG” “That’s not how you do it in France” 🤣

To be fair it's pretty hard not to live near water in Finland anywhere. Also I doubt it is by happenstance that the Finnish immigrants to US chose to live near the great lakes.

I love weird and wonderful observations like your point 6. It's what makes your perspective unique, and I'm all about unique perspectives.

I hope your trip to America is successful, and you are always welcome back to Finland.

love the edit of your videos! such good vibes, keep it up xx

Yeah, Finnish (well Nordic in general) candy is something quite different compared to most other parts of the World (the US and Asia in particular), and not only are there are so many option that you get stun-locked (even as an adult) by the difficulty of choice, but there are also a lot of extremely healthy and diet specific options as well (options like sugar free, only natural ingredients/dyes, gluten free, lactose free, xylitol options etc) When I lived in Japan (several times) not having access to Finnish candy was almost as hard as not having access to Finnish rye bread, and were always at the top of the list when requesting items to be send to me from Finland in *survival boxes* by my parents 9:30 Oh my dear, that is called a telltale symptom of ADHD, you might want to check out if you have more of them. Untreated, it can be the source of lot of chaos in our lives, that can be either fixed/mitigated by simple tricks or in more severe cases by medication. I have personally found that sound-cancelling headphones with Nightwish blasting in them can really help you with that distraction thing when going back to the States, they have helped me so much with my adhd in similar situations when I don't want to get pulled into those distractions. Why Nightwish you might ask? because not only is it the best and most successful Finnish band in history (just facts), their compositions are so complex, engaging energetic, thought provoking and most importantly uplifting. Your brain won't go into the idle observation mode as easily for you to start paying that too deep attention to other people around you talking/gesturing (apart from paying enough attention to not walk under a bus)

Have youmthought about that maybe your skin’s better in Finland due to doing sauna regurlarly? It boosts circulation, detoxifies and has been the “secret” beauty treatment of the Finns for centuries. And gluten is gluten everywhere, so thinking that American gluten would somehow act differently than Finnish, sounds illogical to me… 🤔

Quite an interesting list the be honest! About half of the topics where unpredictable even I have watched all of your videos! I would really like to have a continuation video to this like in six months after you have gone back to the States!

Really interesting points! Have a nice rest of your stay. :)

I listen to relaxing music or ASMR when i'm trying to sleep, always in english because i hear it but i dont listen to it. I can play it 30min as backround noise without knowing what is going on but in my native finnish i instantly pick words and start to follow it like something important is happening and preparing myself to join the conversation. Im like c'mon my brains :D

Love your blue Unikko coffee mug!

I love the water so very much! It's hard to explain. I think it has something to do with some ancient primordial waters being my true home, living some experience there. I know i came from the water, from the ancient connection.

I lived in Thailand for three years. It was a bit of a culture shock to return back to Finland when everyone at Helsinki-Vantaa airport spoke Finnish. I don't know why, but it was somehow distressing and it took me a while to get rid of it.

It's been interesting following your journey! Life gives us different experiences and it will continue to give us experiences for a long time and you always learn something from them! I've been watching many similar videos and many points are similar to those that others have experienced (gluten-food seems to be something that everyone experiences, and unfortunately the situation seems to get back to the way it was in US back in there. Another one is public transportation that everyone always says). Lack of understanding is interesting, as it is something I've also experienced while traveling (I mean I guess everyone does), but I don't think that being distracted by other conversations or juggling many different things in mind simultaneously is something that everyone does o.o . Just trying to say that this sounds a bit like ADHD or something like that, which might be a good thing to be aware of. And it would be interesting to see what reverse culture shocks USA brings to you, that's a good topic for a video! Btw did you get to visit other countries in Europe in your first travel outside of US? And how different do you think US and Finland are?

I totally get your longing for the sea. Ive always thought seeing the vastness, even if its frozen, reminds me how small I am, how insignificant my problems really are. Like the sea will be here tomorrow too, everything is kinda ok, quit mulling in your misery. It has the same effect as watching the stars at night, its just soothing & reaffirming 🤷‍♀️

I had the opposite experience than you with enjoying to not being able to understand peoples conversations in public and being able to focus more. I am a Finnish expat living in NL but I don't speak Dutch. I hate that I can't understand conversations or street signs etc when I am in NL. I am now on vacation back in Finland and love being at home where I can understand everything.

The last item on your list is very interesting to me. When I moved to Finland I kind of switched off trying to understand but that was not very useful because actually after a while you do understand bits and pieces if you really think about it. It is like being a child again. We adults all behave as though kids understand everything we say to them because we do get some useful interaction but actually they really don't understand everything. I used to be totally frustrated by the fact that I didn't understand people after moving here. But like with kids don't worry. It just takes time. Sorry to hear that you are leaving tho.

Sounds like you need to find the nearest Suomi-shop, when you get back to the States. I wonder if the Finnish embassy has a list of them.

I think you have discovered the terrible state of bread in the US and have been reacting to the additives in it (many banned elsewhere).

Do you have a vid about how you ended up in Finland and why?

All the best!

How Did You find our National Game ? Pesapallo called Finnish baseball ! It has been being played over 100 season - and thanks to UKposts - is better known than ever since 1952 Helsinki Olympics !

It would be nice to get an update video when You are back in America to see if this list holds true after a while there. Are these things really the things You was missing the most or did something change/surprised You that You didn't think about?

I'm Finn and I've often wondered what kind of Finnish sounds like to someone who doesn't understand it. Could you describe it somehow? All the best to you.

Sorry you have to go back. Been here for over 30 yrs and never plan to go back to the US. Part of it is cause I can't afford the medical since I have acromegaly and the meds cost alot. Without the medicine roof of 600€ a year max, it would be impossible to move back and get insurance.

and the Herring !

So you're not going to miss having four different seasons in a year? When spring and summer come after a long and hard winter, you appreciate it so much more and it makes you cherish every moment. It gives you a reason to live life to the fullest because you know it'll only last for a short time. Some places in the States have perpetual summer. I think it's a great shame.

I'm surprised safety and honesty was not on the list. I flew into Helsinki with my daughter. We hopped on the train from the airport up to Riihimäki. In Riihimäki, I left a briefcase with my computer, passport and a couple Christmas gifts on the train. The train left back to Helsinki before I got back to the station. I thought goodbye to that bag after 20 stops and thousands of people. My wife and a friend, both Finnish, were sure I would get it back. Sure, enough a week later at National lost and found I got my bag back everything in it. You will not get that in any American city I know. Also, women walk alone freely at night everywhere I know about in Finland. Puhun vähän suomea. Kun puhun suomea ihmisille Suomessa, he puhuvat minulle monta kertaa englanniksi. On sama kaliforniassa kun minä puhun espanjaksi ihmisille kuka puhuu espanjaa he puhuvat minulle englaniksi. Minä oli iloinen jos suomalaiset ymärävät etta minä puhuin suomeksi 🙂

Hi, Kaylee! I just now found your video! You seem like a wonderful young and vivacious representative of the U.S. I'm glad that you liked Finland and I hope that you'll visit us again! You sure came to the right place if you like sitting by a body of water! 😊 As you may know by now, we've got some 188,000 lakes and a long coastline with around 220,000 islands and skerries. I hope that you'll love getting back home again and wish you all the best! Please let us know if having lived in Finland has changed how you see the U.S., any pros and cons? 👋😊🏞️🌅

Been to the States twice: once NY. Pensylvania. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey. Second time to California: LA and San Francisco. In Fricsco I used metro, a street car and a bus. Never thought I I would do those things in America.

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I wish You all the best :)

welcome to Finland again

Hello kaylee❤🇫🇮

Finnish gluten isn't any different from any other country's gluten, it's something else that's causing the allergic responses. Great video tho, It's always nice/interesting to hear how foreigners see my country. I've also always seen the US in a positive way and I'd love to visit the land of movies, but then again, I don't really want to get shot/robbed on my 2am snack journeys...

Hope ya enjoyed our lil nation!!! :)

Hello from helsinki

Me and Icees will be awaiting your return.

What happened to your door?

How about coffee ☕️?

Candy, ice cream and pastries. Every day...

Perkele! Thats as much Finnish as I speak

4:53 I bursted out laughing at this :D

Woww the bike lanes in US look like 💀😄

I will miss you 😢😢😢 come visit us anytime you want to! Our house is open anytime! (Don’t leaveeee)

I have been a lot in Italy, and as my wife realized she have to learn some italian -and I'm a lazy one I said I do not, as if I'm understanding what they are talking, I've lost the music of their speaking. And as long you do not know what is about, you somehow think that is something pretty and clever, but when you do, You realize it's just darn stupid nonsense all the time.

Maybe your ancestors came from Nordic country... Finland?🤔🤗 🇫🇮 Hi from Northern-Finland, Mirja

I will always love you... I am from finland and i have ever never ever never hear a lot of good thinks about from anyone. But we are the.............. best haahah joke

Hello kaylee❤ oletko viihtynyt suomessa

gluten free, fat freee yeah

Another thing... Your distraction problem sounds a lot like ADHD 🙂

Architecture, salmiakki. What's wrong with you?