“Say that to Napoleon Bonaparte” we did in 1815 during the Battle of Waterloo where we beat him

@anthonymatthews7193

3 жыл бұрын

And kept him on a British island prison!!!!!

@seanmcgouran4091

3 жыл бұрын

With a (big) bit of help from the... um... Germans.

@stevehendon4076

3 жыл бұрын

@@seanmcgouran4091 er...Prussians. Germany didn't exist in 1815 😉

@seanmcgouran4091

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevehendon4076 Fair enough, but the idea of 'Germany' did. There was the wonderfully-named Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, German literature pre-dates the second Kaiser-Reich (né 1871), as does German music.

@borisbrosowski6630

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevehendon4076 The Holy Roman Empire was made up from 4 Kingdoms: The Kingdom of Burgundy, The Kingdom of Lombardia, The Kingdom of Bohemia and The Kingdom of Germany. Typically the King of Germany would be made Emperor of the HRE. And stating that Prussians were not Germans is a bit bold.

The thing about the UK being the centre of the earth is in reference to the international meridian conference from 1884 where Greenwich in London, England was agreed upon by 41 delegates from 26 countries (except the ones from France) to be the central point of the the world for the 0 line of longitude used on maps and charts.

@Paul-hl8yg

3 жыл бұрын

They were talking through that & missed the entire joke ending! 🇬🇧

@Ingens_Scherz

3 жыл бұрын

Huzzah!

@erictull2089

2 жыл бұрын

1857

@scottkinnaird3053

2 жыл бұрын

Good drills fella

@eamonnclifford5705

2 жыл бұрын

I knew there was a reason why I can't stand the French.

He said:"...but India is a land of ancient mysterious mystic ancient mystery, an ancient mysterious mystic land locked within an ancient mysterious mystic tradition of ancient mysterious mystic mystery wrapped in histories of ancient mysticism."

@JohnKobaRuddy

3 жыл бұрын

You have risen to the challenge and conquered it!!! We must worship Bruno Fuentes!

@forearthbelow

3 жыл бұрын

@Bruno, 👏👏👏👏👏

@MrDarkweaver

3 жыл бұрын

Fair play sir!

@robthornton6288

2 жыл бұрын

Respect Bruno 👏👏👏👏👏😁

@berylgilligan9287

2 жыл бұрын

Rule Britannia you win the internet 🤣

The Peru bit is referring to Paddington Bear, a much loved character from British children's TV and book series. Genuinely cute old animated show.

@samhilton4173

3 жыл бұрын

Do you remember a show called Huxley Pig?

@patrickholt2270

3 жыл бұрын

@@samhilton4173 No sorry.

@fritzfieldwrangle-clouder7299

3 жыл бұрын

@@samhilton4173 Ooh, that'll be twenty pee please.

@thekevindeucey

3 жыл бұрын

Al Murray is amazing.

@Jimmy-xx3ks

2 жыл бұрын

@@samhilton4173 I remember that it was really good lol

"Where the Americans were taken COMPLETELY by surprise... TWO YEARS into a major global war" I'm American, and that's one of the best fucking takes I've heard! One of the best jokes in the skit.

@blackbob3358

Жыл бұрын

Yep, El Draco, i thought that too.

@daryl198920

6 ай бұрын

Its funny because its true 😅

yer thats true Greenwich meantime. Where time begins, we drew the maps, so we put it right there in London, why would we put it anywhere else...draw your own maps! :)

@PixelProfessor

3 жыл бұрын

Yup 0⁰ Longitude (Prime Meridian) line goes straight through Royal Greenwich, London.

@DJVoyagerXue

3 жыл бұрын

So Al Murry is correct, unlike the male presenter lol

@PixelProfessor

3 жыл бұрын

@@DJVoyagerXue Yup, Al Murray has a Degree in history (Cambridge), and his speciality is war history and geography history. He is an exceptionally clever man.

@gastrickbunsen1957

3 жыл бұрын

@@PixelProfessor Al does indeed have a history degree (Oxford) but his persona, the pub landlord, does not. The PL is a modern day Alf Garnett and Al is sending up the small islander mentality of some Brits.

@chrissedaka8141

3 жыл бұрын

@@gastrickbunsen1957 He's also making some genuinely salient points about the rest of the world, under the same guise. And if you have a problem with those "small islander mentality" Brits, the PL is as much aimed at your way of thinking too. There's nothing wrong with patriotism and self-regard concerning one's country,; and to equate having a degree with superiority over those without is itself an elitist mentality - presumably the contention some have when they describe others as having a "small islander mentality".

He’s definitely not joking about the line of longitude, all time is measured from Greenwich in London so yep we are the centre of the world lol

@neilgriffiths6427

3 жыл бұрын

American military has started calling it "Zulu time" - but we all know the British get to sit down for tea and scones long before most yanks have even woken up...

@barryhumphries4514

3 жыл бұрын

It's known by all the world’s military and all in aviation as Zulu time! Alpha time is Local time.

@simonbutterfield4860

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilgriffiths6427 Zulu time is GMT + 2 hours or something like that.

@joemelton4747

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonbutterfield4860 Zulu time is GMT

@williebauld1007

2 жыл бұрын

@@joemelton4747 Zulu plus gross

Paddington bear is a cartoon in the uk about a bear from Peru. It’s since been made into a movie. 😂😂🙏🏻🇬🇧

@olbird7647

3 жыл бұрын

Originally books by Michael Bond! 😊

@benjichicken6929

3 жыл бұрын

@@olbird7647 shaken not stirred

@twatinahatsmith7428

2 жыл бұрын

And a sequel. I enjoyed them.

I live in Devon and I can confirm everything he said about Plymouth.

@bladestormviking

3 жыл бұрын

no thumbs, tails.... it's like East Tennessee

@marklehuray1091

3 жыл бұрын

xcity wouldn't be Exeter so completely neutral comment then....

@deboragiffen5317

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Devon too and this cracks me up

@Matthew_Rushton

2 жыл бұрын

I spent 11 years living in Devon before moving back up north. Given what he said he's definitely not wrong 😂

He's playing a stereotype absolutely spot on so many times I've been in the pub listening to people he's pretending to be lmao love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😂

@blackbob3358

Жыл бұрын

Did'nt think much love came out of Alba, Siona. All the jocks i've met growl first, then speak. Genuine observation, love. After the initial greeting, just fine then. No offence, dear.

You say Napoleon, I say Duke of Wellington. When he defeated Napoleon, he took his Horse Copenhagen, and his Mistress. Murray is a Oxford educated Historian. The French have a pretty good record in battle, just not against the British. We have a love hate relationship with France. We both grudgingly respect each other.

@stumagoo2342

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah being English I have a tongue in cheek hate for the French. I'd happily go to war with them......their wine and cheese is divine it would be worth the bloodshed. We can rename France, Continental Britain (CB) 😉

@craigmccullough7333

3 жыл бұрын

Copenhagen was Wellington's horse. He also rode this horse in the Peninsula, so predates Waterloo.

@terencehill1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigmccullough7333 Napoleon's horse was Marengo an Arabian imported to France from Egypt. It's skeleton is on display at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.

@TheSebiestor

2 жыл бұрын

begrudging respect? not since Brexit 🤣

@Gethsemanes

2 жыл бұрын

It's easy to miss the point of Murray's history lesson, hes not mocking the written word, hes mocking the misuse of history to prove a point

Al is a comic genius, and actually has a degree in History from Oxford.

@bobbierocksbuster5584

2 жыл бұрын

From Oxford? Jesus I didn't know that!

It is true. He is talking about the Greenwich meridian line.

@TJE.13

3 жыл бұрын

Yea it always makes me laugh that time begins in fucking Greenwich of all places 🤣

@swissystan

3 жыл бұрын

A bit surprised that you didn’t know that!

The comment on Bulgaria will have gone over your heads when he said "where they are just Wombles" The Wombles were a childrens program on tv in UK that had a character called " Uncle Bulgaria" - hence reference to Bulgaria on globe.Nostalgic to Brits.

Al Murray is brilliant a lot of people are confused why he knows so much and that's because his a historian and studied at oxford university. His a very intelligent guy and when it comes to history he knows his stuff.

@pavlam7101

2 жыл бұрын

And to add to this as most seem not to know, is that Al Murray the real person is a nice polite intelligent person, this is a stage persona Al Murray the Pub Landlord playing a stereotypical arrogant Brit.

@niadh5913

2 жыл бұрын

2nd thar. Alistair James Hay Murray is a well read graduate of the University of Oxford. The Pub Landlord is a character he has created to use as his main comedy routine.

We know who Napoleon is, we ran him out of Portugal & Spain and finally defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. 🇬🇧👍

@imperialdebauchery5988

3 жыл бұрын

We beat him so hard even Sean Bean survived.

@acafellapoet5620

2 жыл бұрын

Nah it was the Prussians - and this one will really piss you off, the Soviet Union and America won WW2, not Britain 🤷🏻‍♂️

@iangreenway5580

2 жыл бұрын

@@acafellapoet5620 you REALLY need to learn some history! 🤦‍♂️ The Prussians turned up at the 11th hour after the British had done all the hard work and actually contributed very little, like American in WW1.

@erictull2089

2 жыл бұрын

@@acafellapoet5620 from where? And it was nice of those two you mentioned turning up after we'd been fighting for two years. ALONE!

@seanmcgouran4091

2 жыл бұрын

@@erictull2089 "Alone" - with a huge navy, and a number of large Dominions (and India) lending hands

Now we need teachers like him in schools. You make it fun, people will remember. Children are the same. They would learn more this way

@iriscollins7583

Жыл бұрын

Without the bad language. And sex orientated jokes.

Before he got to this part of his act he's already had 'banter' with several members of the audience, somehow he remembers all their names and occupations and comes back to them time after time when the moment is ripe. It is an act (the Pub Landlord), in real life he's a very smart educated historian who has an amazing ability to recall names and dates from throughout history, something I've always been rubbish at.

His first point regarding Greenwich Mean Time is absolutely 100% true.

I am 72 with hearing aids, understood every word, he is a Cockney from London I am a Scoucer from Liverpool. He takes the micky, fun out of everyone

In real life, Al Murray does not speak anything like the way he does on stage. He is, in fact, very well spoken. His stage persona is actually making fun of the English.

@wyterabitt2149

2 жыл бұрын

No it's not, it's making fun of a type of person, the type that all countries can (and do) have.

@RK-zf1jm

2 жыл бұрын

Yup and if you go to a lot of pubs in the south east mainly Essex and Bo or millwall you ll get alot of guys that talk and think that way and they arent acting

@stevebull4578

17 күн бұрын

Yeah yeah we get it, Al Murry is much more posh and educated than the ignorant drunken, working class oaf he portrays as the pub landlord. Jeez...how many times do I have to read this crap in every f#@king Al Murray video comment section. Does it really make people like you feel better for pointing out the fact that Al Murray is playing a character? Nobody cares.

Love that you understand and don’t get offended ( even when the jokes about America) by this British comic genius 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

The “118-dia” joke is that when you call directory enquiries you usually end up in an Indian call centre, because “the Geordies (people from Newcastle, NE England) asked for too much money”.

It is actually funny when you know what he's talking about. He does, being a time served historian.

That poor lady will be devastated when she finds out about the international meridian conference 1884. London was chosen and timezones are based on it today.

The Peru reference is to do with "Paddington Bear", a famous English story. The "Womble"Countries, again, were a famous English cartoon series based on English Wimbledon Common with strange underground creatures called Wombles who came up every day and cleaned up the rubbish!😶I know, weird right? That's Britain!?....😉🇬🇧🇺🇲

@millyjames7891

17 күн бұрын

Madame Cholet!

Paddington Bear is a children's character who loved Marmalade sandwiches. If you saw the queen's jubilee concert earlier this year she took part in a little skit where she was having tea with Paddington. At her funeral lots of people left Paddington bears with flowers outside the Palace gates.

Al Murray is one of the funniest comedians in Britain.

Chicago is behind Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours. (Greenwich Mean Time is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London). The Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) separates east from west in the same way that the Equator separates north from south.

GMT is 00 the start of time, the English made the rule but it still counts worldwide lol

@cardellkenith

3 жыл бұрын

it wasnt just england. there was a comittee decision, but at the time of it, Britain was the largest empire of the time so it made a bit more sense to jsut go with Britain

@eddiewhite7309

3 жыл бұрын

Try British

@terencehill1971

3 жыл бұрын

The US military (and astronauts) all use "Zulu Time" which is the same as GMT.

@tomparr567

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddiewhite7309 why was it decided in either Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

@eddiewhite7309

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomparr567 it was brought in as standard in 1880 by the UK government, initially to align train times throughout the UK

He wasn't joking about the 0° line of longitude, but like he said, it was put there by us, it's totally arbitrary. Unlike the equator which depends on the poles which aren't arbitrary. And before anyone comments, yes I have seen the 'QI how many poles are there' clip.

@bob_the_bomb4508

2 жыл бұрын

Actually having the 0 line of Longitude in Greenwich is very handy, as it means that the International Date Line (GMT+12) goes through the Pacific.

Paddington bear was from Peru, and was lost and abandoned at Paddington station from which he gets his name.

'The way they treat their bears' refers to the book and film 'Paddington Bear'.

@jasonmarshall5252

24 күн бұрын

Also TV series.1976 - 1980

@millyjames7891

17 күн бұрын

@@jasonmarshall5252 Yes!!

Al Murray is a very clever man, he doesn't actually talk like that, it's just a character he adopts for his comedy routine., he is an Oxford graduate in 'history' I believe. The international date line runs through Greenwich, and the reference to bears in Peru is about a childrens character Paddington Bear, by Michael Bond also made into two movies.

You doing the floss is inevitable, Kit.

As a German I must say that german american accent of yours sounds really attractive to put it fucking mildly

Oh yeah Napoleon that short French guy who got defeated by the British lol 😂😂😂

@tomstorey8559

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimSim-zf9if oh yeah totally

@tomstorey8559

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimSim-zf9if mate your really reading way too much into my comment, you're coming across as a jerk who can't take a joke

@anthonymatthews7193

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimSim-zf9if yes bad day at the office+ sank

There is a fun TikTok series with Al Murray vs “Al Murray- the Pub Landlord” where he debunks his character’s hot takes on history with a bit of extra background.

Yay you reacted to my suggestion :) I subscribed originally because of kit and keira so this is nice

15:20 Most easily missed funny line - "Hence the leotard shortage"

Al has a degree in History from Oxford University - that's why he knows so much about world geography and history. His particular focus was on military campaigns. He doesn't sound a bit like that when he's off stage.

16:30...I have to point out that since Al Murray is British it's not him that has an accent it's you my colonial pals. 😉

@Davey-Boyd

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has an accent though. It is impossible for anyone not to have one.

@eddhardy1054

3 жыл бұрын

@@Davey-Boyd really? I never knew that...🤔

@trevmclunch3440

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone that is from England has a dialect, anyone that is forgien has an accent.

@Davey-Boyd

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevmclunch3440 That is a really moronic reply

@eddhardy1054

3 жыл бұрын

@@Davey-Boyd not if you're joking it's not...numpty!

For me, he is one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, blending historical satire with the reality of the time. Who can argue with a person who holds an honorary degree (Hon MA) and an honorary Doctor of Social Science (PhD)?

Perfect reaction guys, I was in stitches, he is a comedian, but also an academic genius, his words are based in fact. Oxford graduate.

The joke about Peru and the bears is that there's a British TV show called Paddington. It's about a bear named Paddington who got sent from Peru to London to find a new family, he has a blue hat, a red coat and a suitcase.

@olbird7647

3 жыл бұрын

Based on the books by Michael Bond! 😊

@josephdolman

3 жыл бұрын

His hat was red his coat was blue

@spacefox1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@josephdolman Oh yes, sorry I didn't notice I missed out putting the "red" before "coat". That's what meant. Thanks for correcting me

Paddington Bear, from Peru, favourite food, Marmalade Sandwiches, children's cartoon.

The nought line of longitude runs through Greenwich in London. All time zones in the World relate to what time it is in London. It is also the division between east and west, if you use co-ordinates.

Take a look at Al Murray describing hell in different accents and nations, hilarious. Love the channel, keep it up guys, stay well.

Great reaction vid, you 2 are awesome, wish i stumbled across your channel sooner

It took 20 seconds for Americans to be baffled, 'is that true?' Doh. If you ever get the chance watch him live and be amazed at his skill at working the room, Comedy excellence.

Try Al Murray on Global Finance. It's hilarious and he does great impressions of germans and Americans!

Can see the jokes just fly over their heads. 😂😂😂

@justincredible9187

2 жыл бұрын

It's like watching any America watch anything about the planet 😂 ahhh bless em.

@AlchemistOfNirnroot

Жыл бұрын

Can't really expect them to get the jokes without prior knowledge.

@ashleyhoward8926

4 ай бұрын

any what? @@justincredible9187

“Say that to napoleon” I have one word for that Waterloo 😂😂 and another one 1815

The Peruvian bear was a reference to the kids book/film Paddington

Yes the UK is on the 0 line of longitude, and yes the UK put it there. They also produced the first clocks that made navigation actually work. It's also why several cities around the world fire a cannon at a given time.

You made my day 😂😂thank you

All time zones are based on GMT - Greenwich Mean Time - which is based in London, England. So yes, it is sort of true that Britain is the ‘middle’ of the earth. That’s why many businesses are located in the UK, as working hours coincide with America and Asia time zones.

Joke about Peru is Paddington Bear 😂

A few people have reacted to this sketch by Al Murray but yours is by far the best, Keira absolutely gets this humour even though she had trouble with his accent

Lol “Napoleon Bonaparte” we beat that sausage at Waterloo 🤣

Loved your reaction showed a great sense of humour :)

Say that to Napoleon Bonaparte? That is exactly what we did. :D

The world's modern timeline system was invented in Britain which is why the line of longitude at 0 runs through Britain. It is in fact in Greenwich, London, and is known as the Greenwich meridian at the Greenwich observatory. All world clocks are set by this time and the time was kept by a clock built a couple of hundred years ago that was still in use until the last century when it was superseded by a more modern and accurate one.

He’s referring to the naught line of longitude which runs through Great Britain making it the centre of the earth, he goes on to say “ all right we put the line there but it still stands”

Believe it or not he is actually pretty well versed historically and obviously this stand up is a character he's playing drawing from his knowledge.

The nought line of longitude does pass through Great Britain, it actually passes through Greenwich London, which is why the summer is called Greenwich Mean Time, GMT

@ashleyhoward8926

4 ай бұрын

No, it's called British Summer time, (BST) reverting to Greenwich mean time(GMT) in winter.

The entire character is a spoof pub landlord! Al Murray is a very well educated/spoken man😂😂😂😂😂

In terms of the Peru and bear thing, we had a children's programme called Paddington bear, he came from darkest Peru. Paddington was found at Paddington station in London and named after the station. He lived with a family in Windsor gardens in London. Recently there have been two films and an audience with Her Late Majesty at the platinum jubilee celebrations. The line of longitude was set by an international congress including a young United States. It was decided that the line passes through Greenwich, funnily enough where I was born, the 0 line is also referred to as the Greenwich meridian, and all time is marked from the meridian. GMT or Greenwich mean time is the standard which all the clocks are set to.

The dude is top level. Getting to grips with the character is tough at first. Especially when 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤘 Good vid folks. I’ll subscribe. 🎩doffed

i watched your down load on here and as a Uk Englishman i really love everything about Al Murray its just so Funny ''but i really feel i gotta say that the American film Tropic Thunder Had me in tears of Laughter the whole cast gives it everything they got and boy its pure comedy talent you can only just recognise the Hollywood Stars and the end with Tom Cruise is so cool its just Hilarious to see a strait actor go to town on the part ''thanks for down loading this i enjoyed it as much as you folks did .regards from Sunny'' UK

21:53 He's referring to Paddington Bear from the children's books by British author Michael Bond, said to be "the friendly bear from darkest Peru". Yeah, only English schoolkids would get it.

North line longitude is a fact Britain is the centre of the Earth. Greenwich means time. Is in control on what time it is all over the Earth. Also the international date line of course was put there by the British. Al Murray is a historian and scientific facts and dates of Wars and battles are always accurate and true.

@Yvolve

3 жыл бұрын

Time is kept by a series of atomic clocks that measure the vibrations of Caesium-133 atoms, positioned all over the world. GMT comes from the colonisation era, when navigating the oceans became crucial and you need a clock which is reliable at sea.. This was invented in Britain, hence the location of GMT. Greenwich has an observatory, which did the calculations.

@Fallopia5150

3 жыл бұрын

World Times are plus or minus GMT = Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich is a place.

As Admiral Nelson said; "You must hate a Frenchman as you hate the Devil. "

@justincredible9187

2 жыл бұрын

I think God also said the same when he reflected on how part of the human race became French 😧

I'm so glad the lady got the 'up to a point' gag. She's the first I've ever seen crack a grin at that. Well caught my dear x

you'd never believe someone could turn a geography quiz into an hilarious standup bit.

Flipping love al murray 😂😂😂

The Peru bit was talking about the Paddington Bear movie. And the line of Longitude does run through UK he’s not joking about that. Al Murray has a history degree from Oxford university so he’s a pretty knowledgeable person.

The bear referred to is Paddington Bear with his marmalade sandwich, suitcase and hat. The Zero meridian runs through Greenwich, England & all other time zones are based on how far East of it they are.

Whenever I watch these reaction videos on Al, I get the impression that Americans don't realise that this is a persona of a stereotypical pub landlord from England, its an act Al isn't like this in real life

I love your wife's reaction she'd do good in a British pub and handle the banter I think lol

It never ceases to amaze me how people don't seem to have picked up on the fact that the man behind the stage persona, 'Al Murray', is mocking the absurdity of his stage persona's opinions, not the targets at which that persona aims. The real Al Murray has no more in common with his act than he does a gatepost.

FYI, in regards to al Murray reference to britain at centre of world is in regards that we set the Greenwich mean time (GMT) for the rest of the world to follow.

Greetings from Serbia 🇷🇸! We are the ones who were bombed (former Yugoslavia, for the rest of the world had more ease) fun fact we found Chicago the most Serbian city after Vienna in Austria 😂

The reference to the bears in Peru is the famous Paddington Bear who was born in Patagonia and came to the UK in search of his family? and arrived at Paddington Station in London. He is fond of marmalade sandwiches.

The bit with the bear is a kids program about a bear from puru called Paddington bear lol 😂

The meridian line and time is absolutely correct

The longitudinal line zero (the prime meridian) does run through England. It was put there by us long ago. Spain, Portugal and Italy all wanted it there, but we won. All timezones are from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) although these days some refer to it as UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) since January 1960...

@daveofyorkshire301

2 жыл бұрын

Thank Microsoft for the popularity of UTC, they didn't like using GMT...

It is true. The British created pretty much everything.

Bulgaria etc are the wimble countries is reference to an old kids TV show called the wombles. Peru is reference to Paddington Bear. I could see from your reactions a few things went over your heads. Christmas islands is a reference to the wizard song I wish it could be Xmas every day which is played on radios in the run up to Xmas every year. I enjoyed your post.

The Joke about the Bear, references "Paddington Bear" to all those that don't know who paddington bear is, The friendly spectacled bear from "darkest Peru" - with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffel coat and love of marmalade - has become a classic character from British children's literature. An anthropomorphised bear, Paddington is always polite - addressing people as "Mr", "Mrs" and "Miss" but rarely by first names - and kindhearted, though he inflicts hard stares on those who incur his disapproval. He has an endless capacity for innocently getting into trouble, but he is known to "try so hard to get things right". He was discovered in London Paddington station

The 0 degree longitude runs through Greenwich, london. It's also the 0 mark for the timezones; hence gmt or Greenwich Mean Time, and everyone else adjusts up or down from that, US is behind, between -5 and -9 hours whilst the other side, Germany is +1, Russia is +2 to +10

1:09 GMT means the 0 point runs through London borough of Greenwich. This means the UK is 0 and every longitude has a + to the east of that line and every longitude east has a - hours. So the UK is placed on world maps as the center 0. If your in France its +1 hour difference in local time from the 0 location. Finland is +2 head. Dallas is - 6 behind. Google: World Time Zones Map. You'll see the point.

@MrVillamike

3 жыл бұрын

Centre

@darrellpowell6042

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrVillamike Center and centre have the same meaning. Center is the correct spelling in American English, but British English writers usually prefer centre.

@scientiautverum

3 жыл бұрын

@@darrellpowell6042 "Centre" is not so much preferred but the correct form in English. From the French "centre", Latin "centrum" and Greek "kentron". American scholars such as Webster, quite reasonably, tried to simplify English and make it phonetic, hence the numerous spelling differences.

@darrellpowell6042

3 жыл бұрын

@@scientiautverum Thank you Alexa

0 degrees longitude, from which all calculations with regards to position East or West are taken. It passes through Greenwich , Hence Greenwich Mean Time. Visit Greenwich and you can stand with your feet in both hemispheres

Al Murray is an, Oxford University graduate that, in real life, also makes historically accurate programmes. He is correct, though, America is a good idea that went too far! Some of his humour is very British with us laughing at ourselves and how some perceptions of the world in the UK come across. Very well observed.

He is very well spoken.

"Yugoslavia is a place where everyone doesn't get along" I mean, we can get along, as long as nobody mentions anything related to Yugoslavia

The bears of Peru... A very popular kids' comic storybook character is Paddington Bear from Peru!

I like you two. Keep up the good work

@justincredible9187

2 жыл бұрын

I like you 😊

The reference to 118-dia is in relation to call centre's as just about every company has a call centre there .

Al Murray- a parody character which pulls together the very worst of English island mentality and make's it funny by poking fun at it. Very funny!