The UK and USA are different in a lot of ways. One of us is a tiny island, the other is pretty much an entire continent in itself. One of us likes our tea hot (with a fry-up on a Saturday morning, if possible), while the other seems to mostly drink the iced variety. Oh, and of course, one of us has a monarchy, and the other does not.
However, we're similar in the respect that we both have a 'first family', so to speak. The Brits have the Royals, and the Americans have whoever happens to be in the White House. Presently, that family is, of course, the Trumps - but it is their predecessors, the Obamas, who have a better rapport with the folks at Buckingham Palace.
While Barack Obama was still president, he and Michelle were actually invited to stay over at Queen Elizabeth's London home - and now the former first lady has spilled the beans on how the experience compared to her Washington DC base.
From the sounds of her trip, Obama was pretty impressed by what she saw (and, really, who wouldn't be?). However, there was just one teeny tiny thing she thought could be improved, and claimed that the White House was already doing a better job of it.
"I don’t want to insult anybody, but American food is just better," she said at a public event last week, and - when you consider what British cuisine has to offer - it's not much of a surprise. Sure, the Brits know how to make a decent roast dinner, and they'll never turn down a battered sausage and chips on a Friday night, but most of their best dishes tend to be international ones.
However, she did concede that Queen Liz and co's presentation at dinner was much more impressive:
"When we were served at the state dinner – you know how we have chargers and they’re gold, so you sit down, and everything is gold. The plate that I thought was the charger, that was the plate. They put food on the gold charger because that was their plate. I said, ‘You win. You win on the plates. You got us beat.’"
The Obamas will almost certainly be rekindling their friendship with the Royal family in a couple of months, when Prince Harry is due to get married to American actress Meghan Markle. The pair will tie the knot on May 19th, and have invited hundreds of guests to join in the celebrations - plus a couple thousand members of the public.
When their engagement was first announced, President Obama tweeted, "Michelle and I are delighted to congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement. We wish you a lifetime of joy and happiness together."
While official invites have yet to be sent out, the friendship between Harry and President Obama seems to indicate that he and his family will be on the guest list. So far, however, it doesn't look like Trump will be invited to attend.
Whether or not the Obamas do attend, we know one thing for sure: Harry and Meghan better step up their catering game if they want to impress their American guests.