Watching an American use cutlery is like watching a toddler discovering the concept of not 'using your hands'

@lottie2525

Ай бұрын

Haha yes, exactly this.

@philipashley9723

Ай бұрын

Most Americans don't know how to use a knife and fork, because, most of their food is eaten, using their hands. Nearly all American food is fast food. Pick it up and stuff it in your mouth. When first visiting America, in 1979, I watched two elderly ladies in a restaurant, using a knife and fork like 5 year olds. I had never seen such contortions, holding both the knife and fork, like they were trying to stab the food.

@mattbentley9270

Ай бұрын

Its horrifying to watch the way they shovel it into their face like they are starved Neanderthal

@waitingforapril

Ай бұрын

It’s really not that important and there are people from all different cultures with different rules, no point in having a single rule. Much more important to be kind and respectful to each other and differences, imo.

@TectonicEventsWales

Ай бұрын

Watching big bang theory use cutlery is cringe!

American tourists were in a coffee shop in Scotland. She had finished her coffee and wanted her free refill! "You don't get free refills in the UK" replied the waitress. "Well, in America, we do" so the waitress replied " IN SCOTLAND, WE DON'T GIVE A FOCK"

@lauralouise1646

12 күн бұрын

Jack Whitehall 😂

What Americans call customer service is actually obtrusive harassment!

@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey

Ай бұрын

100pc agree.

@moshpitted

Ай бұрын

We just think they think we're shoplifting

@paulashe61

Ай бұрын

We care? No you just want to interfere in a crisis?

@pv-mm2or

9 сағат бұрын

@andrewdunn1502 include unjustified sales pitch, to interrupt my browsing is akin to putting your foot in the door, don't dare invade my space uninvited unless you want a broken toe!! that's what i think of American customer service!

Absolutely HATE American so-called 'good' customer service. Just take our order, give us our food, leave us alone. THAT is good service - not all the interruptions and trying to be my 'friend'. I'm here to enjoy my actual friends' company - quit with all the bloody sycophantic nonsense. Same with shops, if I want some help I'll ask, otherwise quit bugging me. I'll just walk straight out of the shop! So funny that you actually like all that stuff and equate it with good service. No, no, no thanks.

@mattbentley9270

Ай бұрын

Yes Lottie, 1000000% agree, someone talks to me im outta there !! some other shop can have my money ... not a miserable;e person just DO NOT TALK to me people when im shopping and hungry

@jmillar71110

Ай бұрын

Completely agree. I don't mind a "hello/good morning" but the OTT stuff drives me nuts😂

@dianakorz0730

Ай бұрын

As an American I completely agree! I cannot stand it as a shopper and I hate being over friendly as a manager in customer service. This American should have been born in the UK. I relate more to the Brits than I do Americans.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@mattbentley9270 Then NEVER come to the USA because you will spend three DAYS while you remain hungry trying to find a store that does NOT do that sort of customer service. The reason is simple. If the employee fails to do that sort of customer service there is a 90% chance that person will be fired from their job and most likely also denied unemployment benefits for being fired for "cause".

@thedeewolf

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Sounds good to me...I'll stick to Europe and ppl being earnest instead of the obsequious nonsense u poor Americans are forced to do!!!

You never ask people about money in the UK for general conversation. That would be awful! It’s rude

@riverraven7359

Ай бұрын

Depends on how well you know them and in which context.

@AnnaBellaChannel

Ай бұрын

@@riverraven7359 True but only with very close people.

@victoriawilliams8196

29 күн бұрын

I hope that's changing with the newer generations. The only reason to not discuss money is so employers can rip you off.

@AnnaBellaChannel

29 күн бұрын

@@victoriawilliams8196 No. Why would you talk about money with strangers? Not a very smart or safe thing to do.

As a British actor, I HATE the fact that American theatre audiences start clapping as soon as a famous person appears on stage at the start of the play. Most plays begin in the middle of a scene/conversation, so in the UK audiences are completely silent until the interval/end of the play. But in the US, plays have to literally pause to wait for the audience to shut the eff up and frankly, it's annoying

All Europe know how to use a knife and fork properly ,us still haven't learnt this yet.

@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw

Ай бұрын

On a related note - and saying 'knife and fork'; most people (that I've listened to) from the U.S. say 'fork and knife' which sounds like a knife that they're angry with.

@personalcheeses8073

Ай бұрын

@@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw😂😂😂

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

@@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw Say it with an Irish accent and it's especially funny lol.

Butter on a bacon or sausage sandwich is amazing. The butter starts to melt, it's delicious.

@theturtlemoves3014

Ай бұрын

You have to have real butter, Also essential for chip butties where the butter runs down your face

@nolasyeila6261

Ай бұрын

I can't imagine sandwiches without butter! Butter gives flavour, gives some moisture, and keep some ingredients, like tuna, from falling out. I was really surprised when I learned Americans don't use butter - but then, maybe they don't have real, fresh butter?

@lemming9984

Ай бұрын

I prefer bacon or sausage sandwiches without butter - just generously spread with HP sauce.

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

@@nolasyeila6261 I imagine all the other crap they have in their "bread" oozes out and has the same effect.

@annarosetarot

25 күн бұрын

Butter is a necessity I even use it when I’m having peanut butter on toast butter first 😂

Dinky does mean small in the UK, we also had a well known miniature toy car manufacturer in Liverpool called 'dinky'

@nolasyeila6261

Ай бұрын

I'm Australian and when I was a child, the boys all called their toy cars, usually made by Matchbox or Mattel, "dinkies". But we'd also say "dinky" for something small and quaint, though a term not much used any more.

@Ramtamtama

Ай бұрын

@@nolasyeila6261 could that be a case of a brand becoming the de facto name for an item, like hoovers and sellotape?

@lindsaymckeown513

Ай бұрын

I don't see it as a negative personally, often refers to something cute/sweet like a puppy, a baby, a flat that is comact and bijous!

@stewedfishproductions9554

Ай бұрын

@@nolasyeila6261 FYI: Dinky derived from an old Scottish word (still in use); 'dink' - meaning small, neat, trim and cute.

@nolasyeila6261

Ай бұрын

@@Ramtamtama yes..that must be it. I didn't know until now it was a brand.

Randy is normally used when referring to others these days as opposed to one’s self. Calling someone a Randy b******d when they’re overly affectionate or touchy feely

@Freakyman403

Ай бұрын

true, i was just about to make this comment and noticed yours, so take a like :)

@jonathancauldwell9822

Ай бұрын

Yep, randy means horny. You can't use it as a name without people laughing.

I’m sure that most British people would use only ‘start’, ‘pause’ and ‘finished’ for cutlery, but they are widespread across British society. Incidentally, we’d never call the implements ‘silverware’ unless they were actually made of silver.

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

I'm so crashingly middle class that I own soup spoons, dessert spoons, fish knives and forks and cake forks. 😁

Ай бұрын

Start, either side of but next to plate. Pause, separated, either side of plate, implements not touching. Finished, implements together in line, in middle of plate. Paying? Bring the bill, then bring the damn machine to me.

@EdDnB

Ай бұрын

@@julianaylor4351I just thought they were all norm 😮😅

@James-hd6ez

Ай бұрын

​@@julianaylor4351I just eat with my hands ✋️

@j_fenrir

Ай бұрын

​@julianaylor4351 bloody hell mate i dont think ive seen half of those in my life

Being a Brit myself there is nothing more off putting than a store employee 'badgering' customers for a sale‼️ If we want help or advice then we'll find you, but if we feel we're being watched and that staff are flat out pushing for a sale, then the majority of us will just leave to make a purchase elsewhere, from a place who respects their customers right to browse and not be rushed to the check out‼️. We see such sales personnel as rude and pushy stores typically don't do well, because we have Argos, where you won't ever be accosted by ANY employee, ever. Plus customers are promised Argos' prices are matched to other retail stores cheapest offers or they'll refund you double the difference‼️😁🇬🇧

@lottie2525

Ай бұрын

I read somewhere they tried to have American-style meeter greeters in one UK store. It didn't go down very well, as you can imagine. Leave me the f alone!

@user-vd6qq6uk8p

Ай бұрын

A lot of sales staff in the US work on commission, so they over-do the hard sell thing

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@lottie2525 Then NEVER come to the USA because you will spend three DAYS while you remain looking for the item you want trying to find a store that does NOT do that sort of customer service. The reason is simple. If the employee fails to do that sort of customer service there is a 90% chance that person will be fired from their job and most likely also denied unemployment benefits for being fired for "cause".

@thedeewolf

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 nice copy n paste...

@nadeansimmons226

Ай бұрын

I agree. Start coming over and talking to me and i will leave the shop. I don't mind a hello but that is all

In the UK restaurant staff aren't allowed by law to take a credit or debit card anymore, because of theft and fraud. You just hand it over to someone who swipes it in front of you. In fact it's banned in all businesses including car dealerships, they have to swipe it in front of you, or most times now you tap it yourself, on a contactless terminal. In the UK you only talk to supermarket staff at the till or ask them for help in the aisles.

@lloydcollins6337

Ай бұрын

Plus if you have to put the PIN in you need the terminal to do that.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@lloydcollins6337 USA banks have fees and charges for everything and when they are not doing it to their customers, they are doing it to the businesses. One reason tap & pay was slow to catch on in the USA is that every bank charged the business TWICE the normal rate if they switched from the old method.

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 We have institutions called building societies in the UK, they charge nothing for withdrawals and smaller charges than banks for other services. They borrow your money and lend it for three days after it's deposited. You are a member and not a customer and get access to better banking services, interest rates and accounts than banks. There's only one draw back, if you like paying bills across the counter, you can't, but as I'm in one, I pay my bills the usual DD way or go and pay across the counter at a post office or use a special pay card for bills there or at a shop that takes that card. Many people don't know that building societies have current accounts, they think they only do savings accounts, whereas they do all sorts of account types, so they get ripped off by UK bank charges. Even my accidental overdrafts, only had three in over 30 years, are cheaper.

@jonevansauthor

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 more accurately it's because you don't regulate your companies at all on any level. You think the UK banks did things because they were being smart? No, we just forced them to do it or be massively fined. *shrugs* I do hope you guys get to catch up at some point, it'll make life easier for you. Especially if you start handling sales tax in the only sane way to do it which is to include it in the label and have no maths to do as a customer.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@jonevansauthor The USA will likely never catch up to the rest of the world because it is a nation of the corporations, for the corporations, and by the corporations. USA conservatives run the country like the age of robber barons. By the way, the Republicans just proposed making unions illegal and have pledged to get rid of the few worker rights that were established in 1930s. So, we look back for the future.

BestBuy came to the UK, and brought their customer service attitude with them. Their employees literally got told to fuck off, a lot, and they knew it would happen. People started by going into the new shop, getting pissed off with the customer service, not going back because of it. It was one of their biggest mistakes coming into the British market.

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure they bought a bunch of old PC World units too to make people think they'd just changed name or something for those who didn't know who they were.

Get that butter on your bread. The idea of any sandwich without is totally alien for sure. You can still add condiments but the butter brings it all together and stops the bread getting soggy + adds a subtle flavour

@jmurray1110

28 күн бұрын

I can understand it fir hotdogs (those are annoying ti butter but yeah

@lisasallery7860

19 күн бұрын

100% you cannot have a ham and cheese sandwich without butter!

The aversion to butter baffled me until I saw the state of American butter. Ours is from grass-fed cows and is rich and creamy. The whole point of butter is to spread on bread. If you have mayo, you need butter to stop the bread going soggy.

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

Your bread going soggy.?! 😳 How long do you take to eat a sandwich??? 😄 🇺🇲

I am fine with people calling me sir. What absolutely infuriates me is a stranger calling me by my first name. I am frequently very rude in response.

@freewheelinfranklin6201

Ай бұрын

Especially if you have a first name, a middle name and a surname and you've always been called by your middle name. Banker (may be a mis-spelling) : "Can I call you Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob, or Bobby?" Me: "Grrr, lets stick to Mr. Surname, shall we!"

@deja-view1017

21 күн бұрын

Way better than being called 'guys' in a restaurant (even when you're all women).

In the uk cc payment is a wireless tap on the terminal and for as long as I can remember YOU NEVER EVER let your card out of your sight

@michaelprobert4014

Ай бұрын

Oh, what a young man you are...I remember they would take your credit card into the back, telephone your bank to see if you had enough credit , then if you did, they would put it through a click clack machine..

@bigfrankfraser1391

Ай бұрын

@@michaelprobert4014 i remember when you would pay in shillings, did that for 30 years, then in the 90's poof, no more fun coin names

@redwiltshire1816

Ай бұрын

Honestly yeah the thought of just giving someone your card sounds like a recipe for disaster

@fayesouthall6604

Ай бұрын

Or keep it in your purse or wallet and use your phone.

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

It was banned by law years ago after too much theft and fraud, for others to take your card.

I’ve lived in America for 23 years and the bread is fucking disgusting, I hate it, it’s so sweet you wouldn’t want to turn it into a savory sandwich or anything, I’ve tried so many I’ve found a couple of brands that aren’t too bad otherwise as a Brit keep away from American bread

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

I saw somewhere that some "bread" in the US could technically be classed as cake under EU laws given how much sugar is in the stuff. I also find it hilarious how lots of American "chocolate" is only classed as "flavour" in Europe because it doesn't actually have enough chocolate in it. Same with American "cheese".

@bigdaddigaming

Ай бұрын

@@TalesOfWar yea there’s loads of bad items here that I find horrible, cheese that isn’t cheese, bread that’s actually cake and chocolate lacking cacao and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, and there’s one British KZreadr that keeps on going on about how he’s heard that American food is so good, what an idiot

@hypsyzygy506

Ай бұрын

​@@TalesOfWar US 'cheese' doesn't have enough cheese in it?

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

@@hypsyzygy506 No. They're often called "cheesy" or "cheeze" or something like that due to the lack of enough cheese to be legally classed as such.

@elizabethrose5203

Ай бұрын

Brit here, lived in the US for 3 years, had to buy a bread machine as their bread is truly gross, sweet and cake like!

Only film where there should be audible audience reaction is ‘Rocky Horror Show” and with that audience participation is mandatory. Just like a panto - its an unwritten rule.

@jondavey5221

Ай бұрын

Love Rocky Horror! Go as often as possible. Love the heckling 😂

@eileencritchley4630

Ай бұрын

Oh my then you've never been to a cinema when it's showing a recording of a previous live BTS Concert because ARMY take their ARMY bombs (light sticks) with them and are up out of their sits screaming Rap lines and singing along in a mix of English & Korean. It's like being back at Stadium again with 60,000 -100,000 follow ARMY.

@fredericksaxton3991

Ай бұрын

@@jondavey5221 I think I have just over 200 visits to RHS since my first visit in 1979... Getting a tad old for the outfit now. 😞

@catw4729

Ай бұрын

@@eileencritchley4630 I wish it was like that when I go to films of BTS concerts - just a few there, so no atmosphere.

Yes, as someone said, British people don't appreciate American servers, fussing at our meal tables. We know, their only intention is for us to eat, and leave, as fast as they can get us out, so they can get the next group in, who might just, give them a bigger tip. The British are allowed to eat their meal in peace, the management realizes that customers who find a restaurant relaxing, is somewhere they might like to return to.

Dinky is fine.. doesn’t imply value, just size

@stampandscrap7494

Ай бұрын

Americans call cheap stuff Rinky Dink. They cannot fathom that Dinky means something else in Actual English, English

@SeasonsOfMists

28 күн бұрын

There was a whole we range of toy cars called dinky toys... Very valuable now

Everyone in England knows that Americans are emotionally incontinent. It most often manifests in hospitality complaints, and a lack of appreciation of nuance.

@Timbothruster-fh3cw

Ай бұрын

What??🤨

@AnnaBellaChannel

Ай бұрын

100% true. Over-emoting is awful.

I'm not all that horrified, but it does sound odd saying you went to see a film at the 'theatre' - films are shown in a cinema, theatres have live actors!

@Spiklething

Ай бұрын

the spelling of theatre in the US too - theater just looks odd

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@Spiklething Just remember in the USA until 1950 there were NO places devoted solely to film and cinema. All films were shown in actual theaters with large movie screen installed to lower & rise like one of the backdrops. As a result people after WW2 became conditioned to continue to use that terminology for any place where it was presenting show - either a live performance or one on film.

@felixhenson9926

Ай бұрын

tbf there are many kinds of theatre including an operating one i wonder if it's just a space where there can be an audience

@clivepygott3883

Ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. 'Theatre' originally just meant somewhere with an audience. Operating theatres in hospitals used to have a viewing gallery for medical students, similarly for 'lecture theatre'. But I'd argue that current UK usage is cinema for where you watch films and theatre for watching actors (but I may just be showing my age!)

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@clivepygott3883 I do wish Brits were a little less up-tight about different countries using the English language is different ways. If they understood the how any language develops, maybe they could be a little more forgiving. As another example, the USA, Can, Aus, NZ & Ireland all use the original 19th century term soccer for association football, while the UK has changed post WW2 to just football. Same sport, different term, nothing to get all worked up about.

I went to the US on holiday with a brand new never used card, got to the hotel put our stuff in and went out for food at a nearby restaurant and paid with my card, the next day I had a call from the bank that someone had gone on a shopping spree using my card so I went back into the restaurant pointed out the server who handled my card and they ended up calling the police because I was about to stomp the fucker out. No one has any need to handle your card over here for that exact reason, you either go to the counter and pay or they bring the card machine over to you

@GirlOfTheTardis

Ай бұрын

Exactly they claim its more convenient for the customer but its more convenient if they bring over a card machine

@WookieWarriorz

Ай бұрын

Americans are obsessed with the idea of people doing things for them. It's ironic given the American dream shite. ​@@GirlOfTheTardis

@Shell2164

Ай бұрын

Just Once my grandparents handed the waitress their card in a restaurant, she went off and charged the card. Two days later my nan had a call from her bank saying someone had tried to use the card for a $1700 transaction in New York which they didn’t approve luckily. Never again did they ever hand their card over. We don’t do that here in the uk and there’s a reason.

@lottie2525

Ай бұрын

If buskers can sort out having a card machine, surely restaurants can get with the programme.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@Shell2164 Your experience is most likely NOT the fault of the business that swiped your card, it likely was another of the frequent hacking breaks that regularly attack and get tons of credit card information off computer servers. The hackers first sort this info by those that use online or tap & pay a lot, divide into blocks of 10,000 accounts, then sell these blocks to the highest bidder on the black market. Since Europeans visiting the USA all use tap & pay, they are particularly prime targets for these hackers. Also, hackers are another reason many US people still use very old tech, since it keeps many US consumers the most difficult to scam. I have had six notifications that one of my financial institutions has been hacked in ten years, but never had a scam charge, because I refuse to use online banking and use old tech as much as possible.

no you need butter on bread. kettles are a must. i will never put a cup of water in the microwave that thought alone horrifies me to my core.

@geoffpriestley7310

Ай бұрын

Boil a Cup of water in the microwave and leave it there it softens any dried on food makes it easier to clean. That's the only reason to put water in a microwave

@jennyli7749

Ай бұрын

I honestly have never even contemplated microwaving water to make a cup of tea it’s pretty crazy imo

Yes, we see driving for an hour as a long trip, but Americans freak out when I say I did an eight mile walk to take photos of the hedgerows. Can't do that now, due to disability, but I'm building up my strength so I can do it in a wheelchair.

@ellehan3003

Ай бұрын

Good point😅

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

It takes me 45 minutes just to drive to work, on the freeway ( motorway ) here in America. One way.

We used our credit card once when in the US. It was an expensive resturant who took the credit card away I really wanted to follow the guy to watch as, in the UK you don't let it leave your sight. 2 days later, still in the US, our bank calls asking if we are trying buy a $1200 TV in Walmart. Ummm nope.

In the UK the word 'Sir' is generally reserved for teachers, your superior officers if you are in the armed forces, or actual knights of the realm.

@hypsyzygy506

Ай бұрын

It's very unsettling to be called 'sir'.

@Oxley016

Ай бұрын

@@hypsyzygy506 Thankfully I've never been called sir but if it were to happen I wouldn't know what to do!

@gpr127

Ай бұрын

Utter garbage. Often used by more respectful people toward senior gentlemen.

@Oxley016

Ай бұрын

@@gpr127 'Garbage' No way you are British.

@tanja9364

23 күн бұрын

If anyone calls me “ma’am”, it puts my back up and I want to be very rude to them! (Like those scammers who call you.)

the whole point of hot sandwiches like sausage or bacon is the melted butter !. Same with toast ..... always butter.

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

Sandwich toasters. 😋

@DevonRex116

Ай бұрын

​@@julianaylor4351 Butter inside AND outside the sandwich! 😊

I think I’ve only ever done the “finished” position

@cmin3783

Ай бұрын

same

@wobaguk

Ай бұрын

definitely learned the pause one too growing up, most of the others Ive never seen before

@brun4775

Ай бұрын

Pause is also a thing. The others are BS.

@cmin3783

Ай бұрын

@@brun4775 true but to me the pause one seemed less like an etiquette thing and more of a placing the parts of the cutlery ive used on the plate and the parts i hold off the plate, like just kinda common sense i guess

@catbevis1644

Ай бұрын

You're still talking about cutlery, right?

In the UK we have a pin number, the Bank would close our account if we tell strangers our pin, if we swipe we still have to use our pin number.

in the UK the terminals are hand held so they would bring it to the table for payment the card/phone never leaves my hand

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

I like many Americans have been handing the cards over for over 30 years and NEVER had a single problem. USA banks have fees and charges for everything and when they are not doing it to their customers, they are doing it to the businesses. One reason tap & pay was slow to catch on in the USA is that every bank charged the business TWICE the normal rate if they switched from the old method.

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 The fraud liability was different in the US and UK/Europe. It's on the bank in the US, it was on the store in the UK/Europe. Tap to pay only took off in the US because they changed the liability to the store, which incentivised stores to get newer terminals that did Chip and PIN and contactless, more specifically things like tokenisation as is used by Apple Pay. Even now you hear of some places still refusing to accept contactless or Chip and PIN despite the terminals they're using having full support for it. They just don't turn it on for reasons. Big companies like Walmart also tried to roll their own payment system called MCX and CurrentC instead of just using the global standard of EMV.

@Sachik30

22 күн бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Wow. Greedy banks, no surprise. We DO get charged on a few cash machines (ATMs), but not many, and not at all if we use our own bank's ones. Card fraud is high everywhere you go, so we'd rather not chance it by having our cards taken out of sight. :-)

nobody in the UK says public transit. Public transport is what it's called.

The best reaction to "have a nice day" was "I have other plans".

@adrianw5811

Ай бұрын

I always reply...'Enjoy the rest of your life.'

@gabbymcclymont3563

Ай бұрын

Classic

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

😁

@jemsjemski533

Ай бұрын

I work in British retail and genuinely say have a good day in the morning, post lunch a good afternoon and after 3pm let’s all have a lovely evening 😂 because minimum wage and the crap we put up with (5.5hrs = 15mins break) over lunch the huge retailers expect of the employees, makes me grateful to be getting the hell out of their control 😳😬🫣

Well, we do put our cutlery together so it is obvious that we have finished our meal. We are not as fussing as this makes out though.

I don’t even go into my best friends fridge, and we’ve been friends for 40 years.

An American bloke did once say to me that he couldn't understand why people laughed when he introduced himself. I asked him what his name was. "I'm Randy" he replied. I laughed.

American suburbs and walkability isnt just about the pavements, its the zoning. It seems to prohibit anything other than houses houses and more houses. In the UK suburbs thend to have clusterings of a few shops here and there, a pub etc. places within reach you would actually want to walk to

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

They make it difficult to come and go in certain places on purpose. They don't want certain people to hang around nice new housing developments. It's called white flight or red zoning.

I’m English, and I never put butter on my Burger Bun. Making a Sandwich I do but butter on the bread.

@personalcheeses8073

Ай бұрын

I don’t like butter on burger buns or bacon sarnies. But I love butter, real butter, not the fake stuff.

Its common sense to put butter on your bread before anything else as it acts as a barrier to any grease/sauce/relish etcs thus stops the bread going soggy. The sandwich is less likely to fall apart when its picked up and eaten.

I am British and never seen anyone put butter on burger buns. Sandwiches yes, not burgers or hotdogs

@mysticalmaid

Ай бұрын

I'm British and I've seen plenty of family and friends add butter or marg to buns etc, including myself.

@gennytun

Ай бұрын

I put butter in everything!

@meeshelle1397

Ай бұрын

On a bacon or chip buttie - yes please, add the butter

@virgiltracey9130

Ай бұрын

But not in a burger.

@mysticalmaid

Ай бұрын

@@virgiltracey9130 yes to in a burger, it's lovely but I use dairy free marg like vitalite instead of butter.

Iced tea is a mystery we do not need! Tea is an example of perfection and doesn’t need to be messed with.

@MGrayl-ib5fo

Ай бұрын

Americans don't have the first clue how to make tea.

@expressoevangelism80

Ай бұрын

I beg to differ. I was stuck in an airport in Thailand. Boy it was humid. I had 5 iced lemon teas which saved my life.

@MGrayl-ib5fo

Ай бұрын

@@expressoevangelism80 You'd have fared just as well (if not better) by drinking water.

@tracey3426

Ай бұрын

Iced tea is amazing!

When I was a child I wrote a short story about a rabbit that was published in the children's pages of a newspaper (remember those?). In my innocence, I named the rabbit Randy and didn't understand why they made a miatake (in my eyes) and called him Andy..😅

@stampandscrap7494

Ай бұрын

Randy Rabbit lmfao

It truly is horrifying to me, the idea of a waiter taking my card when I can just use my card myself, and I’m far too British to understand why Americans don’t see any problem with it 😛

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

That's because you were immediately marked as a foreigner and an easy target. Americans have been handing the cards over for over 30 years and NEVER had a single problem. When you are some obvious non-citizen you put a target on yourself.

@sarahradford9822

Ай бұрын

A waiter did it to my dad once.. he was so worried about his card being cloned he cancelled it immediately he got home from restaurant and ordered a new one 😀

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@sarahradford9822 Your experience is most likely NOT the fault of the business that swiped your card, it likely was another of the frequent hacking breaks that regularly attack and get tons of credit card information off computer servers. The hackers first sort this info by those that use online or tap & pay a lot, divide into blocks of 10,000 accounts, then sell these blocks to the highest bidder on the black market. Since Europeans visiting the USA all use tap & pay, they are particularly prime targets for these hackers. Also, hackers are another reason many US people still use very old tech, since it keeps many US consumers the most difficult to scam. I have had six notifications that one of my financial institutions has been hacked in ten years, but never had a scam charge, because I refuse to use online banking and use old tech as much as possible.

Regarding Dinky, dinky is most likely in reference to a small toy series called Dinky Toys, so we got associated with anything small and quaint or small and cute as something that is dinky.

@stewedfishproductions9554

Ай бұрын

The other way round... Dinky is derived from the older Scottish word 'dink' (still in use). It means something that is small, neat, trim or cute. 😊

@Freakyman403

Ай бұрын

@@stewedfishproductions9554 and dinky toys are a Scottish toy brand, because the creators daughter called them dinky hence the name, and then they became more widespread as toys and the some parts of the uk still use the word dinky. dink used to mean double income no kids from the 1980's im talking from how to word became more used in the uk rather than the origin of the scottish word.

Ive just returned from a 3 week trip to California. We drove 1400 miles. Its ok when you have nice scenery, nice weather and very little traffic....driving 6 hours in the UK from Southampton to Newcastle, for instance, is an absolute nightmare!!

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

Especially when you're in Southampton then Newcastle!

If a member of shop staff says more to me than a basic greeting, I immediately walk out.

@lottie2525

Ай бұрын

Me too, and I'll be muttering under my breath about how they just lost another customer over it lol.

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@lottie2525 Then you will walk out of the first 9,998 stores you walk into. If the sales person does do that sort of customer service they get fired.

@lottie2525

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 Thankfully I live in the UK where we don't have such nonsense forced on us.

@sandihill669

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431it’s not ‘service’ though. It’s hard sell

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@lottie2525 Actually USA sales staff ARE trained to do exactly that. They are REQUIRED to be overly helpful AND to watch for potential troublemakers. Just Google "loss prevention activities". If the staff in the USA do not do that - they get fired simple as that.

I was only taught to put my knife & fork together in a 6 O'clock position to indicate that I was finished. If you pause while eating just to rest them on either side of the plate. I've NEVER heard of putting cutlery in the other weird positions shown, the one expressing poor food would be incredibly rude. We dont practice semaphore on our plates. That site looked American as it used "fork & knife" rather than "knife & fork" which is ,naturally, the correct way.

@catherinearangie2311

Ай бұрын

Lol. In South Africa saying fork and knife sounds like an expletive and will earn you an old fashioned Viktor Orban look.

@johnthornton73

7 күн бұрын

I should lend you my new T shirt which says ....."I'm not arguing - I am just telling you why I am right.

Heating water in a microwave can be hazardous due to the risk of superheating, where the water may exceed its boiling point without the formation of bubbles. This can cause the water to erupt or explode when disturbed, potentially leading to severe burns.

@LemonChick

Ай бұрын

While at the same time it never seems to actually boil properly. OK for an emergency but tea just doesn't taste the same when made with microwaved water. Must be a scientific explanation but dunno what it is.

@gabbymcclymont3563

Ай бұрын

Boasting, or what.

@davidgill5699

Ай бұрын

All you do to counter super heating is put the spoon in before you move the cup

@Ramtamtama

Ай бұрын

That's why you stir soup half way through

@catherinearangie2311

Ай бұрын

I'll never forget putting sugar into a microwaved cup of water. It was almost as bad as the exploding zucchini. I was discovering more pips in the microwave for several days.

Cutlery (not “silverware”) positions are understood but rarely used,apart from finished. On this theme,swapping the fork hand for cutting and eating is a very weird custom and makes American diners resemble toddlers learning how to eat. Sandwiches are always buttered,I have a cold shiver even contemplating dry desiccated bread wrapped ingredients without the balm of butter to make the sandwich whole. And as for service…..deliver my meal then go away,if I want you again I’ll call you,check on me more than once an hour and I may have to end you!

@sandihill669

Ай бұрын

Changing your ‘fork’ hand differs in Europe. Bad manners to eat the way we Brits do once food is cut up.

@jgibbs651

29 күн бұрын

@@sandihill669 Where in Europe would that be? Everywhere I've ever been they have knife and fork in right and left hand and they stay there.

@sandihill669

13 күн бұрын

Well certainly in France and Switzerland. Worked there in the 70’s and often it was explained to switch. Maybe 🤔 it’s changed now 😊

There is no "peace sign". It's the victory sign.

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

Doesn't it mean something else if you turn it around the other way. 🤭

@johnthornton73

7 күн бұрын

I was told that it originated whit Roman centurions ordering Five (V) beers.

@briansmith48

7 күн бұрын

@@johnthornton73 . 😆 Cheers 🍻🍻🍺

Silverware is also a slang term for a collection of trophies.

8 hour trips in a car sounds horrendous ! Most UK people would need Psychiatric Therapy after that...

@isomochyn1

Ай бұрын

I think the difference in population density makes driving 8 hours in the UK a very different to 8 hours in the US. I regular drive long distances through France and it is far more pleasant than the UK.

@iantellam9970

Ай бұрын

With my family living in Cornwall and me living up north that's a pretty common trip length for me. It's fine.

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

@@iantellam9970 Most of it on the god awful M6, half of the time you're stuck trying to get through Birmingham. Nobody wants to be stuck in Birmingham for any reason.

England invented the sandwich and we always put butter on. We never put sauces and Mayonnaise on sandwiches.

Nobody puts butter on burger buns - not a thing. EDIT: GrumpyOld Git's mate Keith does.

@davidbean6973

Ай бұрын

Yeah, first I’d heard of it.

@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw

Ай бұрын

In m 56 years in the UK, I've only met one person who did - my mate Keith. I was horrified when he was about to butter mine.

@AnneDowson-vp8lg

Ай бұрын

I do. I put the mayonnaise on top of the lettuce. That's where mayonnaise is supposed to go.

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

If a burger bun is toasted then yes. Put butter on it. If not... Yuck. 😝

If im eating at a restaurant, I hate the waiter coming to me to ask how my meal is whilst I'm eating. Not sure why, I just want to be left alone to eat, and I would let them knoe if i wasnt happy

The butter thing blows my mind. Butter on your sandwich isn't just a preference, it's just the normal way to make a sandwich here. Americans use mayo instead of butter, spread thinly on the bread. Terrible. Butter your bread then squirt a fat dollop of mayo on! It's the only way

Here in Ireland the waiter brings the card machine to your table. They never take your card! That would make it easy for someone to copy it.

So you don't mind if your credit card / debit card get's cloned behind the counter by a crook waiter?

@redwiltshire1816

Ай бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking

@Jill-mh2wn

Ай бұрын

" I was just taking the tip, Sir" 🤣

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@redwiltshire1816 Not in the slightest! I like many Americans have been handing the cards over for over 30 years and NEVER had a single problem. When you are some obvious non-citizen you put a target on yourself.

@redwiltshire1816

Ай бұрын

@@gregorybiestek3431 “non-citizens” do all Americans just use terms these day? Card fraud is a known problem that happens everywhere any time any place banks tell you not to leave your card with anyone

@gregorybiestek3431

Ай бұрын

@@pamelacole2756 Then I VERY strongly suggest that you NEVER visit the USA, because you cannot stay or do anything in the USA without handing your card to someone. Sorry but we don't allow you to operate that way here.

The cutlery code just has unstarted, eating, and finished. The finished angle is 6 o"clock in Britain, and 3, 4, or 5 in various other European countries. Start with the utensils furthest away from the setting, and work inwards. Bread on the left; drinks on the right.

We only do the start and finish cutlery thing. No one does the rest, knows the rest or cares about the rest 😂. Love the channel tho ❤

@stephenlee5929

Ай бұрын

I think the Pause is also used.

@chrishickey2245

Ай бұрын

I use the Pause a lot. I'm a very slow eater!

@WookieWarriorz

Ай бұрын

How you hold the knife and fork and spoon is massive though. Americans sometimes hold their cutlery like the autistic kids at a special school I worked in.

@Lily_The_Pink972

Ай бұрын

I rest my knife and fork on the sides of the plate with the handles on the table when pausing. I think most folk do that.

We certainly do use Sir or Madam or Miss in the UK particularly in retail or any customer facing roles, just not as much (would rarely say would Sir step this way or it suits Sir very much) usually as the greeting, Good morning Sir or the like.

The ‘flicking the V’ insult in the UK, is also known as a ‘Harvey Smith’ by us old folk! 😉

In UK, being refered to as Gentleman by a child's mother is the reference that tends to make me feel old (let the gentleman by or mind out for the gentleman)

As a brit, I do put butter on all my sandwiches even if I add sauce. I NEVER butter the bun for a burger though, and I don't know a single person who does

@Freakyman403

Ай бұрын

i have a habit of putting nearly everything from main meal i eat gets put into bread :D and no i dont butter my bread. (mostly because im lazy and it aint gonna last very long.)

@ianjardine7324

Ай бұрын

Get a good brioche bun lightly toast it in the grill lightly butter then add your Angus beef burger and choice of toppings dude it's a next level burger. There's a good reason high quality steaks are cooked with butter it's because it compliments the flavour of the meat. When a piece of beef with a decent fat content is cooked properly flash heated at extremely high temperature then slow cooked until desired internal temperature the fats in the meat undergo a chemical reaction called rendering where the fats break down and caramelize filling the meat with a naturally sweet buttery flavour which can be enhanced by adding a little butter and basting the meat during the final stage of cooking.

@meridianx9020

Ай бұрын

😮

@EdDnB

Ай бұрын

@@ianjardine7324just reading that made me hungry… I want that burger 🍔 😅

@ianjardine7324

Ай бұрын

@@EdDnB few Americans have the chance to understand because their meat industry relies on the long horn cow. A fantastic breed with many great qualities they require little water can survive on poor grazing and fight of predators bears coyotes ect. Unfortunately their meat has the texture of shoe leather and almost no fat content. Areas where better meat cattle could be grazed are heavily used for more profitable arable farming. Making decent beef a luxury item in the US I've seen some ranchers are attempting to cross bread the longhorn with other breads in an attempt to improve the meat without loosing their good qualities and I wish them luck in this noble quest.

Iced tea, jesus if tea is cold its thrown away. Same for coffee

@expressoevangelism80

Ай бұрын

ICED lemon tea is delicious in very humid temperatures.

@expressoevangelism80

Ай бұрын

P.S. Jesus! He did a better trick with loads of water at a wedding he went to with his mates. You should have been there, it was a bit of a good do.

'Would you like some bread with your butter?' was a mantra in our house growing up...

Butter is essential as it seals the bread stopping moist cucumber from turning the bread or toast mushy. This also applies to bacon and egg Butties [sarnies] . Americans prefer hydrogenated crap their bread.

I just can't imagine making a sandwich without buttering the bread first, must be really dry..😕✌🇬🇧

@gabbymcclymont3563

Ай бұрын

With a steak sandwich i will butter the bread and heat a frying pan, so the butter is melted and heated, fantastic.

@julianaylor4351

Ай бұрын

If I run out of butter I use cheese spread.

@gabbymcclymont3563

Ай бұрын

@@julianaylor4351 run out of butter!!!???!! Never.

When I worked in the North Sea oilfield on an American rig, I tried some ice tea. Nearly puked.

@fayesouthall6604

Ай бұрын

It needs flavours

@gabbymcclymont3563

Ай бұрын

Iced Tea in the North Sea, how hard are you.

@WookieWarriorz

Ай бұрын

Puke ? Are you Canadian lol

@DexFlett

Ай бұрын

@@davidgray8863 I was on the Rowan California jack-up. Which rig were you on?

@AnneDowson-vp8lg

Ай бұрын

I had iced coffee in Australia. It was nice and refreshing.

Run for the overground train. Never run for the underground (metro, subway, tube) they come every 2 mins!

The collective term for the utensils you eat with is cutlery. Not all cutlery is silver (or silver plated). Crockery refers to plates, bowls and dishes you eat from. Silverware tends to refer to both functional and/or decorative tableware, made from silver, like serving platters, punch bowls, cruet sets, even candelabra on the table. Virtually anything that the butler had to regularly polish..!!

Iced tea, in the UK, is mostly an alcoholic beverage. Cider is too. Basically we drink a lot. It helps to remain stoic and repress our emotions.

The dictionary definition of dinky is different between the UK and US BRITISH (of an object or place) attractively small and neat: "a dinky little restaurant" NORTH AMERICAN disappointingly small; insignificant: "I can't believe the dinky salaries they pay here"

@stephenlee5929

Ай бұрын

In the UK we had a company that made model cars (and stuff), they were 'Dinky Toys', they were highest quality.

@wobaguk

Ай бұрын

@@stephenlee5929 They were so well known I think most usage of dinky is in reference to the cars

@robcrossgrove7927

Ай бұрын

@@wobaguk When I was at school in the mid to late 70's, we had a boy who was always known as Dinky. I didn't know what it meant then. Thing is, he had a stammer, but he never stammered when he told us to F off:-)

@jameshead9119

Ай бұрын

@@stephenlee5929 yeah and when I was little they were packaged in a faux matchbox as part of their sales strategy

@stephenlee5929

Ай бұрын

@@jameshead9119 No, that was Matchbox, a brand name for Lesney, not Dinky, they were a rival company.

"You could just get a Budweiser in a can" - I thought we were talking about beer?

@TalesOfWar

Ай бұрын

I'd forgive them if it's the original Czech stuff. A very good pint!

@sooskevington6144

Ай бұрын

I had a Budweiser drink (no way will I call it beer) once. It was so weak and tasteless. It was only because I'd opened the can myself, that I knew it was *supposed* to taste that way. If I'd received the drink already poured into a glass, I would have been utterly convinced it had been watered down.

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

​@@sooskevington6144. I hope the next beer you ordered was an ale instead. 😅 Or maybe a Guinness.

@sooskevington6144

Ай бұрын

@@briansmith48 That was the one & only time I tried American 'beer' and only then because I was at an airshow at a USAF base in Suffolk. I will definitely stick to a Guinness or Stella Artois in future

as far as cutlery, I've only ever used the 'paused' and 'finished'

The V fingers thing comes from the days when the English longbow men were feared so much by the French that if they managed to capture one of the archers they would cut those two fingers off. The two fingers were a way of saying we've still got them and come and have a go if you think your hard enough. So it is an insulting thing to do still, even if the French are no longer cutting our fingers off.

I’ve never seen anyone butter the bun for a burger. I’m not opposed to it. Butter rules lol

The word “butty” comes from the fact sandwiches are buttered.

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

I thought it was buddy not butty. 😮 Oh... 🇺🇲

We don't really use all of those 'cutlery positions', just the two together on the plate meaning you have finished.

M (51) Never put butter on burger buns in my life, and don't know anyone that does. Evan is one of those reactors like Laurence Brown that encounters something then automatically asumes that their experience is the norm.

@charlottehardy822

Ай бұрын

He’s not quite as bad as Lawrence. 😂

@felonmarmer

Ай бұрын

That also is a three year old video and he has acclimatised a bit since then.

Bread is buttered to stop any of the filling making the bread soggy. It’s a delicious barrier.

The whole "sir" thing is pretty hilarious really. People think the British are the ones with a "class system" but actually the point of not using terms like "sir" and "madam" is that we are equals.

@robcrossgrove7927

Ай бұрын

The first job I had was working in a small, local pet shop and garden shop in Hertford, (UK). There were only 2 staff in the shop, me and the Manager, Keith, (and also the Saturday boy). When I started there, Keith explicitly told me to call all male customers "Sir" and all female customers Ma'am, (not madam). Ours was the only shop that I knew of that did this. This was 1981 - 1986.

@catbevis1644

Ай бұрын

@@robcrossgrove7927 Yeah my first retail job I can remember having to address my managers as Mr/Mrs/Miss rather than their first names (1990s, UK)! But we have certainly moved on from the whole feudal servility- I guess it's stuck in America because of the tipping culture and also the lower expectation of employment rights if you do happen to annoy a customer by not showing "proper respect". The only thing I don't like in the UK is when customer service people call me up and ask for me by my first name... like no, ask to speak to "Mrs Smith" or even "Jane Smith" first, then I will suggest you are welcome to just call me "Jane". Don't just call and say "Hi is that Jane?" as if we're friends. I don't know why that grates on me so much lol.

@1990NMiller

Ай бұрын

Exactly the same. You're my bank, not my friend. We have a contractual relationship where I pay you for a service. At least call me Mr while you have me over a barrel 😂

@ElwoodShort

Ай бұрын

Dinky is small and cute yes.

@pinknylon1121

Ай бұрын

I've never called anyone sir in my life, I wouldn't be able to bring myself to do it.

Still find it strange that after all this time Evan doesnt realise hes in London. In my area people have put lights and decs up my whole life.

Start,pause and finish are the only cutlery positions used.

When I was 12, in July 1985, I experienced (at that time) the most unexpected occurrence at the cinema in Guildford. We'd just watched Back to the Future, and when the film ended, the entire audience in the cinema clapped in appreciation. No whooping or hollering, it was the most British thing I'd seen until then. It was a most worthy film.

I wouldn’t expect anyone working a minimum wage retail job to have to pretend they’re happy about it. Their jobs are hard enough as it is.

Some shop assistants do say "Sir", especially in more traditional places. I don't find that odd, nor would I be opposed to addressing customers that way if I worked in such an environment. Indeed, I used to be a civil servant and I _did_ say "Sir" and "Madam" to members of the public who were inquiring at the front office desk. This was normal at the time as a public servant.

On the making yourself at home bit: I, being his child, lived with my dad for many years. Whenever I visit him, if I'm hungry, I will ask if I can get something to eat. An American friend of mine, fairly new to the UK, was with me at one point, and was perplexed that I, his son would still ask permission. He genuinely took it as a sign that my dad was the kind of person to gatekeep the fridge. He was even more perplexed when I told him that I knew my dad would never say no. It just feels disrespectful not to ask, even if you know the answer.

With the credit card one I recall there was a scandel in the late 90s/00s where wait staff would take the card and machine and essentualy commit fraud by helping themselves to more of the customer's money since the customer couldn't see it happening. Since then it's practice all payments by card in these establishments have to be right by the customers. Therefore the idea that wait staff in the US can just take your card away with them is panic enducing to us brits.

Sorry to tell you America has not had separation of Church and state for a loooooooong time now. Hoping you will all grow out of this religious bs some day

@user-xk3ej6jd5h

Ай бұрын

May be but you still separate dark skinned people by continuing to call them African Americans in stead of American 😡

@smythharris2635

Ай бұрын

​@@user-xk3ej6jd5hAfrican Americans chose themselves, it was not foisted on them.

@smythharris2635

Ай бұрын

Please remember the majority of incomers to the West are religiously committed.

@hypsyzygy506

Ай бұрын

​@@smythharris2635 I assume you're a European American, then?

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

The colonists came over from England to what is now America because King George forced citizens to worship his way instead of what was written in Scripture. That's why they left. So when creating a new government the founding fathers didn't want that to happen again in the future. The separation of church and state is to protect the people from the ruling class when it comes to religion. It wasn't to make it where people it government would leave their beliefs at the door.

We put butter on cold sandwiches, sausage or bacon sandwiches, but definately not on a burger bun!! Never heard of that one. Evans friend must be a strange un 😂

When you ask for the bill in UK the card reader is brought to the table, your card doesn't leave you...

Butter stops the bread absorbing random moisture and becoming soggy! Also; bread in the UK and Europe actually has a taste (not sugar!) and can handle the addition of decent butter from grass fed cows. the sandwich is a British innovation, WE KNOW how it should be constructed! 😉

Not a movie, but a real West End show, two weeks ago: after the first big production number, there was a lot of applause - but only the guy two seats away from me was ‘whooping’. Yes, he was American - but he didn’t repeat this exuberance.

@theturtlemoves3014

Ай бұрын

Whooping is only allowed at the end of an amateur performance where you know one of the players, even then you may be met with the British sign of disgust - the 'tut' and the rolling of the eyes

@briansmith48

Ай бұрын

I'm guessing this doesn't apply when you guys are at a football/ soccer match after a few pints in ya. 😆 ⚽ 🍻

English 72 year old here. The only cutlery position I’ve heard of is the “I’ve finished” position and the pause. The others, nope.

Note, the fork is not a shovel. Hold and use your cutlery gracefully, as it enhances the pleasure of eating.

The OTT customer service and long advert breaks show just how hard sell everything in America is.

Look up “Dinky Toy Cars “ Same toy cars therefore small=dinky in a uk convo

@stewedfishproductions9554

Ай бұрын

But dinky was taken by the toy manufacturers - it is derived from the old Scottish word, 'dink' - which means something small, neat, trim or cute... It perfectly fitted into their marketing for the 'Dinky Toy' collectables. 😊 👍