American tourist breaks down in tears after seeing Big Ben for the first time saying 'nothing could have prepared me for this moment' - and British people quickly have a laugh in the comments

An American tourist has shared a video of her emotional reaction to seeing London's Elizabeth Tower for the first time.

Macy Thompson, 24, from Texas, shared a video on TikTok of her seeing the city's monument for the first time where she is seen covering her hands over her mouth in shock and bursting into tears. 

The Gen Z TikTok user then appeared to stumble part way down to the floor as she expressed her excitement and shock at the mighty Westminster clock. 

She captioned the video: 'Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. The emotions took control.'

The 24-year-old, from Dallas, Texas, was filmed by a group of friends who shared the emotional first time experience with her.

Macy Thompson, pictured, shared a video of her bursting into tears after seeing Big Ben for the first time

Macy, pictured, had never seen Big Ben before. She was very emotional to visit the landmark

While the TikTok creator's friends fell about laughing at the dramatic reaction, passers by seemed typically unfazed as they watched the emotional event.

British viewers of the video were quick to flood the comments with hilarious situations in which they feel as much excitement as Macy.

One wrote: 'Me when I make it in time for the yellow stickers in M&S' while a second wrote 'me if Spoons brought back three plates for a tenner'. 

Another joke: 'Me when I ask my dad to send me £5 but he sends me £10'.

A fourth said: 'Me when I get on the tube before the doors close'. 

British viewers flooded the comments with hilarious situations in which they feel as much excitement as Macy

Stock image. Big Ben has recently received a flurry of negative reviews after tourists expressed disappointment at the London landmark  

Though the clock is one of Britain's most famous landmarks, a recent flurry of reviews suggest that tourists haven't been as impressed with the tower at they'd hoped.

Though the beloved tourist has more than 32,000 reviews on TripAdvisor, it has recently accrued a legion of haters.

Some 764 people have taken to the travel website to give Big Ben a 'terrible' 1-star review, far from being moved to tears.

While some complained that they'd rather use their watch, others remarked that it was 'just a big tower'.