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@Oddballkane

4 жыл бұрын

I edited my comment to add in the others I accidently deleted my Heart from you guys. I like it when you give me one could I have another ill be good and leave it alone this time.

@Tony26971

4 жыл бұрын

You know theres a Scottish island closer to Norway that is it to Edinburgh

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

@@Oddballkane Here you go ;)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tony26971 Wow! We didn't know!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

@Craig 75 Thank you for answering our question, Craig! We love learning the history behind these place names. We'll check out a documentary about that time!

You did better than most Brits would!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

We're glad to hear it!

@sfl_maddog880

4 жыл бұрын

im British i know a lot of them they did well

@jackramone8831

4 жыл бұрын

I got the county where I live wrong 😂 we should of do e this in school instead of rocks

@garyography

4 жыл бұрын

You did way better than most of us Brits, saying that I'm pretty good with American states though.

@blackbob3358

4 жыл бұрын

r.e. the english; anyone called Rhys, is ,at best suspect on this "subject". ( pun intended.)

i've lived in england almost my whole life and i can't do that lol

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

@highpath4776

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on how many holidays or football stadia you have visited

@7822welshsteam

3 жыл бұрын

I've never understood why people wouldn't want to know.

You found the 4 modern day counties of Yorkshire, that’s all I was checking for 🤣💪

The whole etymology of england is really interesting England - comes from Englaland meaning land of the Angles, they refereed to themselves as the Englisc Their were 7 main kingdoms of Anglo - Saxon England East Anglia - The Land of the eastern Angles Northumbria - "the people or province north of the Humber (The River Humber being its southern boundary) Mercia - Land of the border People (bordered Wales) Wessex - The Land of the Western Saxons Essex/Sussex - The Land of the Eastern/Southern Saxons Kent- Came from the celtic name of the area (Cantiaca) meaning land on the edge These Anglo Saxon Kingdoms combined to make the Kingdom of England in the 10th century

@zainchandia7355

4 жыл бұрын

I thought England came from Ængland

@jamesoakley4570

4 жыл бұрын

@@zainchandia7355 nope, English people arnt even British. We are technicly German.

@SomeGuy-lw2po

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesoakley4570 the royal family is technically German but not all of us, but all us English are a cocktail of nationalities

@pabmusic1

4 жыл бұрын

@@zainchandia7355 Yes. That's almost how the Saxons would have spelt it. Pronounced "Anglond" - æ like 'a' in cat; a more like 'o' in bottle.

@blackbob3358

4 жыл бұрын

some of us "saxons" can spell better

Hertfordshire is pronounced like heart and Derby more like Darby and Berkshire more like bark

@jumpferjoy1st

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on, but if you pay the house prices in Berkshire, it's pronounced BERK-SHIRE. 😁

@MrGorpm

4 жыл бұрын

They have forgotten already!

@trickygoose2

4 жыл бұрын

@@jumpferjoy1st House prices in Hertfordshire do not cost you your heart, just an arm and a leg.

@StarmanNWC

4 жыл бұрын

I could almost picture my wife screaming when they said Derbyshire as Dur-be-shire as opposed to dar-be-shire.

@tub19

4 жыл бұрын

It depends which part of Derbyshire ya from, cause we drop few letters where i grew up, moved to Sussex half them didnt know where bloody Derbyshire was, they thought i was from Yorkshire and one lad said Leeds. I said where do u think that is Scotland lol

You guys should visit Chester, which is in Cheshire. It's a very nice historical city with some great architecture (similar to York) and also a cool zoo!

@pebbleyt1357

3 жыл бұрын

And its the birthplace of me😂

You've just done a name the counties video and already forgotten how to pronounce some of them 😂 you both did very well. A lot of people wouldn't know where the counties were beyond a few of them

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

We're not perfect (yet) ;D

I'm British and I don't know actually really know where any of the counties are cause I was never told or taught where they are.

@Isleofskye

3 жыл бұрын

When I went to Grammar School in S E London 1965-71 we had a weekly Geography Test aged 11-12 years old and if 1/2 the class got under 10/20 we ALL had to re-take it and the second time, irrespective of whether you passed first time, you got a stroke of the cane for every half mark Uner 10.20 up to a maximum of 4 strokes. EVERY week aged 11/12.... I got 92% within 1 County :)

As an English person I know where all the main ones are. Durham - that's where I live, all the Yorkshires - that's where I was born, Lancashire - every yorkshireman knows where treacherous Lancashire is, Lincolnshire - that's where Skegness is, Cumbria - that's where the lakes are, Northumberland - really nice scenery, Tyne & Wear - Geordies. As for all the piddly little other ones, no real idea. Oh and btw, Derbyshire = Darbyshire, dah-bi-shur, dah, ah, not er :)

@mango4ttwo635

4 жыл бұрын

So by the main ones, you mean the northern?

@ashliexoxo7057

4 жыл бұрын

I know all the southern ones as I’m south so to me they are the main ones. Guess everyone’s just a bit biased especially as London is southern 😂

@DIGZDIGZDIGZ

4 жыл бұрын

These are the main ones for you, but I could easily say I only know all the main ones. Being from derby that means all the ones in the midlands to me. (Other than that I would personally say the main ones would be like greater Manchester, greater London, city of London, Merseyside, and the southwest ones). Durham is definitely near the bottom of my list for "main ones" 😅

@stevenallison840

3 жыл бұрын

Yep Co Durham it's the only one call a county

@stevenallison840

3 жыл бұрын

County duham only one called a counyt

"I know Nottingham is above the Midlands" but Nottinghamshire is the Midlands 😂

@alistairhudson8163

4 жыл бұрын

Eric meant that Nottinghamshire is north of the West Midlands, which it is. There is an English region called the East Midlands that is made up of: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

Well done guys that was really great

Norfolk and suffolk, make up what was historically the Kingdom of the east Angles. The area today being known as East Anglia. The different tribes would refer to the other as the norofolc or the suthfolc ( The Northern/Southern Folk) that overtime became what we know them as today

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering our question!

@woozle99

4 жыл бұрын

Same sort of thing for Wessex=West Saxon, Essex=East Saxon & Sussex=South Saxon. Winchester was the capital of Wessex - though it doesn't exist as a county any more. There was never a Nossex - probably because no one would want to live there!

@keithorbell8946

4 жыл бұрын

woozle99 Wessex never was a county, it was one of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms, along with Mercia, Northumbria (Bernicia) and Anglia

@Otacatapetl

4 жыл бұрын

There were also North Anglia and South Anglia, roughly where Lincolnshire now is. They weren't successful and didn't last long.

@highpath4776

4 жыл бұрын

Norwich - The Northern Market Town or Cattle Farm; Ipswich ( Farm of Ippa ?)

Dorset is home to most beautiful coastlines in England. You should come and see when you do that road trip.

@trickygoose2

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site and gets its name because it is famous for fossils.

@ianwallis6473

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of counties have stunning coastlines

@trickygoose2

4 жыл бұрын

@@ianwallis6473 Cornwall, Devon, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Kent and Sussex are amongst those that spring to mind.

Wow amazing job guys! And the pronunciations were great too

Good effort you two. Come and see us in Wiltshire when you get the opportunity. Lots of white chalk horses to see not to mention Stonehenge and Avebury.

Love seeing you guys playing the game. I hope you had fun with the game.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Isaac! It was a lot of fun :D

Fun fact: Charles Darwin was born on exactly the same day as Abraham Lincoln.

@carlhartwell7978

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, when I saw that I thought, _'they must mean the same date, come on'_ . But, mind blown!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Thank you for letting us know! :D

@johnwynne2179

4 жыл бұрын

And Eric, slap on the wrist, what came first, Lincolnshire or your President, it's easy really 😂😂 tut tut

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnwynne2179 Yeah...I was taking the mick 😂

@thedeewolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnwynne2179 whooshh...

Loved this episode! We were yelling at the TV "No not that one"" ye ye ye yeah! ". No! Ya ding bat! Wrong one! Duh!" 😅 😅 😅 😅

Northampton is so called to differentiate it from the other major town called Hampton, ie. Southampton (which is why the latter is in Hampshire--that name derives from when the town was just called Hampton).

Winced when you said Nottingham was above the Midlands....

When i was 11 my class was asked to name all the States of the USA and I was the only one who knew them all...so congrats on a game try

@highpath4776

4 жыл бұрын

I used to have a USA road atlas from rand mcnally, interesting it got water damaged

@coreyarmstrong1850

3 жыл бұрын

Same I know where very state is

Hey guys! Unfortunately I didn't receive a notification for this video =/ Regardless of that little snafu this was a fun little video, You both crushed this guessing game and certainly done better than most Brits! So congratulations, you're well on your way to becoming honorary Brits. :D I'm totally looking forward to the next video, some of those Welsh names can be quite illogical so I know it will have me in tears by the end of the video! :D Also I'm really intrigued by your road trip idea, I thought that was a great idea and would be great as a mini series for your channel. Thank you for the giggle this evening, Take care! x

FINALLY!!! SOME AMERICANS THAT CAN SAY MY COUNTY RIGHT!!! IVE NEVER HAD AMERICANS SAY NORFOLK CORRECTLY!! I've also said in many a comments section that if any non brits can say Norfolk right, I'd sub to them. You earned it

As a Brit I could probably only do about 6 of these 😅

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

That makes us feel better :D

North folk and South folk - quite right; the names of the two separate communities of Angles in that part of the world when the emerged in the 5/6th centuries AD

This was a great attempt! Btw, if you’re ever in Devon I’d be more than happy to show you around (specifically Plymouth bc there’s a lot of history here, quite a bit regarding America which is interesting to look at).

Honestly you both did rather well!

Once upon a time there was a photography competition for the best view in Yorkshire. The winner was a picture of a road sign saying, "Welcome to Lincolnshire".

You'll love Durham cathedral

@stevenallison840

3 жыл бұрын

Yep Co duham

I had trouble with some of these too. So happy both of you instantly knew where Devon was though.

great stuff looking forward to when you do Scotland. Places like Dumfries, Kirkubridghtshire, Hawick, Milngavie and Galashiels.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Oh dear!!

i’m british and honestly i learnt where all the US states are but i don’t know where the english counties are..

Haven't watched it yet but I'm guessing they didnt do very well because of Grace's reaction last video After watching it... they did better than I would have 😓 (I'm British)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

Just thought I’d clear this up :), “Modern-day Lincolnshire is derived from the merging of the territory of the Kingdom of Lindsey with that controlled by the Danelaw borough of Stamford. For some time the entire county was called "Lindsey", and it is recorded as such in the 11th-century Domesday Book.”

I'm from Cambridgeshire, and most people always assume it's right next to London when in fact it's an hour by train

Norfolk gets its name from ancient English 'Nordfolc' meaning folk of the North. Suffolk is the opposite

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting us know!

@jjsmallpiece9234

4 жыл бұрын

Norfolk - where all of the locals have the same DNA

@I_Don_t_want_a_handle

4 жыл бұрын

@@jjsmallpiece9234 Odd that that idea still has currency when the greater part of incestuous relationships are in the cities, London particularly. At one time Feltham in West London had twice the number of incestuous births as anywhere else in the country.

@jjsmallpiece9234

4 жыл бұрын

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Sense of humour fail, by any chance?

@newuk26

3 жыл бұрын

Subdivisions of the old Kingdom of East Anglia

"Derbyshire" is pronounced Dar-bee-shur. Trust me, I live here. Other than that, you did better than I could've!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no! We forgot! Thank you :D

@dinger40

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens And Barkshur

@richardwani2803

4 жыл бұрын

Comes from when it was a Saxon settlement blame them they named it then the romans kicked them out

@davespruce1771

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from Cheshire and yes we do love cats lol interesting fact my town Northwich has 2 sister towns in the county Middlewich & Nantwich, named by the Roman's, which from whych or salt town, Nant meaning south, so north, middle & south salt....they needed to pay the centurians their "salary" as it was worth its weight in gold!

@Sarah22410

4 жыл бұрын

same i live there too

Funny video chaps! Looking forward to the Welsh county names! Scotland council area names coming after that? 😁

Wandering Ravens, I think you definitely should visit Shropshire, Ludlow. I highly recommend it and surrounding areas.

Yes, North folk and South folk

@UKSponge360

4 жыл бұрын

also aren't they in what was the ancient kingdom of East Anglia? Or have i got that completely wrong lol

@myvids1415

4 жыл бұрын

@@UKSponge360 You are right, East Anglia became part of England in 918.

@stanleywoodison8699

4 жыл бұрын

North Saxons ,South Saxons and East Saxons (Essex)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thanks for letting us know!

Daaarbyshire😬😂

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

We're not perfect (yet) 😂

@lorrainecasey749

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Ravens all good 😘

Very respectable scores both of you. I think it would be really interesting for us to see you do the same quiz with the states!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

@mauricecasey5556

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens Merci infiniment.;-)

Definitely come to Notts when you can. It’s a good laugh. Decent bars, decent music venues, wonderful arts and culture district, and so quick and easy to get from the city centre to the countryside. :)

Literally were told in your last video that Hertfordshire and Derbyshire and Berkshire are pronounced Hartfordshire and Darbyshire and Barkshire but still pronounce them wrong 🤦‍♂️

You both done waaaay better than me ☺ xx

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Yayyy! 😂😂

@martynadams2011

4 жыл бұрын

Did

@lorrainequinn

4 жыл бұрын

@@martynadams2011 Thanks so much for the grammar correction Martyn. People like you are an absolute joy 😂

If you plan to visit Nottinghamshire, Sherwood Forest is a good place to go however I'd wait a bit as Nottingham castle itself is currently closed for renovations. However, Wollaton hall, Newark air museum etc are also some pretty good places.

As somebody from staffordshire I can tell you that most people I speak to from other areas of England don’t even know we exist, so I would’ve been surprised if you found us!!

@robertolucarini7137

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has heard of Staffordshire pottery...and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier! Linda

Just letting you know that for the counties with "er" in the name like Derbyshire and Hertfordshire for example, it's pronounced like "ar" so Derbyshire would be darbeeshire and Hertfordshire would be hartfordshire. And Berkshire would also be barkshire, I know we pronounce the same letters in different ways though so it's very confusing 😂😂

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no! We just learned this two days ago and already forgot XD

@pipercharms7374

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Hertfordshire and always pronounced it both ways, Hertfordsher and Hertfordshar? Sometimes I even leave out the t sound 😅

@Oscardavies27

4 жыл бұрын

@@pipercharms7374 I live in Hertfordshire too and I say 'sheer' I guess people say what feels right

@pipercharms7374

4 жыл бұрын

@@Oscardavies27 Yeah, I think some counties there are specific ways to say it but I feel like we're more relaxed about it XD

@therobbiesmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@pipercharms7374 Being annoyingly pedantic, you are right to omit the t sound; it really should be pronounced Harfordshire.

2:05 grace proclaiming that the Midlands are in the middle of the land is my level of logic

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@RavenclawStudent123

4 жыл бұрын

Well. It kind of does make sense. It's like the Middle of the land

well i have to say you did better than me down south but not up north and you do seem to know your way around england, another great video thank you

I recommend visiting Herefordshire if you haven't already and definitely St Albans for its market, parks, walks etc.

To be fair to you both, I'm a very bad brit as I couldn't name them and remember where all our counties are either XD I mean I'm not bad at it but definitly couldn't guess all of their locations XD I mean I don't know about everybody else but I was never taught all our counties names and locations at school or by my parents, just a couple that were "important" or have "important history" or ones we'd go on holiday too XD

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

We're glad to hear we're not the only ones who had trouble! XD

@pipercharms7374

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Ravens you both did a very good job! 😁

Another great video also Cheshire is the best county just saying 🙂

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to visit!

@davespruce1771

4 жыл бұрын

Come to Cheshire it rocks! Al even make yer a brew! Tea that is of course

@jjsmallpiece9234

4 жыл бұрын

I'll support that - my home county.

The look of shock on Grace's face when she got one right...! ^^ Good job guys; you've probably done as good as if not better than most Brits! XD

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Well done, very impressed

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mark! Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

@marksip01234

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens Thanks. Perhaps a future video could be you guys playing Geo guesser (Uk) ? www.geoguessr.com/maps/uk. Also a video covering British culture vs US culture in terms of TV, News ? or will that bore most of your subscribers ?

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

@@marksip01234 Ooo, what's this geoguessr?

2 days and they have already forgotten Derbyshire is pronounced Darbyshire,

@anya2325

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair they do better than most I've heard some wack pronunciations Especially of some foreign exchange students that have come here

I am Scottish and I can only recognise Cornwall.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

That makes us feel better :D

@charlielamb9365

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@RetroCornish

4 жыл бұрын

As a Cornishman, we prefer the Scots to the English so this is appreciated 😂

@blackbob3358

4 жыл бұрын

im english, up there i only recognise Norway. .... get tae. the sooner the better,ken?

@mastertrams

4 жыл бұрын

As a Brit who is an avid train enthusiast, I know only one way of writing dialectical in Scottish: "I dinnae knoo what yoo're talking aboot Donnie!" "Ach, Douggie, ya really should doo!" "Nae, I have nae reason tae, Donnie!"

Great effort. As a North Yorkshireman id struggle with those(blink whilst passing through it and you'll miss it)southern counties.

Loved this video! If you do end up doing the road trip then definitely visit Cheshire! Beautiful county and also Chester (a city there) is absolutely thick full of history. It’s so gorgeous! Definitely recommend!

Not bad - actually surprisingly good! I know the ones around where I live/have lived and have a good general idea where they ALL are on the map.But to actually pin point the exact location for each and every one of them, especially the non coastal ones is, difficult. Growing up in Wales did not help me with English counties as I just tended to think "yeah, that's in England" as being enough. When I then move to central England, I needed to know if the county is north, south, east or west of where I am. Really started to pay a bit more attention then. Made me laugh that you BOTH still can't say counties such as Derbyshire or Hertfordshire, despite your previous video! Thanks guys! xxx

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Oz! Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

@oz25

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens Thanks - 89%. Got Leicestershire and Staffordshire wrong. I had the advantage of seeing you do it a few hours ago, and maybe 40 plus more years of living in the UK - I feel stupid and old! xxx

@oz25

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens Just tried the States of the USA one and got 39%, and that was my third go. Ooops! xxx

Well done you did better than me 🤣 if you get the chance definitely come to North England, North Yorkshire, Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland there's some beautiful places to visit and you won't be disappointed

A quick heads-up for next week's Welsh counties video. Googling "Welsh counties" will give you a few different lists, as they've changed over the years. This site: www.geni.com/projects/Counties-of-Wales-United-Kingdom/14323 has the full list, with the current names at the bottom of the page under "Principal areas of Wales" - in both English and (if you're feeling really brave) Welsh. Also, if you're using Google Translate to check your pronunciation; if you're trying both Welsh and English (or Anglicised) names, set it to translate Welsh to English, and copy & paste the Welsh names - the other way round misses quite a few of the translations. And the English robot lady does a good job of pronouncing the English names. The Welsh voice... not so much - it sounds like my great-uncle Billy after a few beers.

I think you both did very well. If you do find yourselves getting to Sussex and need some guidance, give me a shout. Happy to show where the gems are.

To answer Grace's question; no, a lot of us don't know where all these counties are. We probably know where our native counties are, roughly, as well as where the counties which immediately border our native counties. Additionally, for those of us who holiday within the UK, we usually know where the counties we holiday to are. For example, as I originally come from Northamptonshire I could probably locate Northamptonshire, as well as Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Buckinghamshire on a map.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

That makes sense! Thanks for answering my question :)

@universalpenguin7113

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I know only where Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Surrey, Sussex and the Isle of Wight are so..

Great video. I could feel your nerves. It was like watching “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”. Loved Grace’s reaction every time she got one right. I’m wondering if you did this before the pronunciation vlog? Only because you were pronouncing some of them the way you used to. ie: Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire are pronounced as if the “er” sounds like an “ar” (eg: Bark-shir). Also, Durham is pronounced more with an open “u” sound. So it’s more like Duh-rrerm. Thanks again. Loved it.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed the video! Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

The pronunciations of Northumberland and Northamptonshire were pretty funny!

Im from Lancashire, when you put it in the south kinda made me sad but we all make mistakes😂. The war of the roses was between the house of York and the house of Lancaster so I guess that's a way to remember where it is idk 😂

Great video. When you got to figuring out where Surrey might be, I remembered that Surrey was near Windsor which is outside of London, I remembered that because last year when the Dutchess of Sussex ( ie Meagan Markle and I'm a royal family enthusiast😁👑👸🤴) was preparing to welcome Archie, a hospital in Surrey where The Earl and Countess of Wessex ( Prince Edward, the Queens youngest son and his wife) welcomed their children was in the running for The Duke and Dutchess of Sussex to welcome their little boy at because Surrey was close to their home in Windsor. In the end, little Archie was born @ The Great Portland Hospital in London , another hospital with a connection to royal births. The way I remember Herefordshire ( they city of Hereford) , Hartford and Hampshire is the Neumonic Device/Tongue twister used by Henry Higgins when he was initially trying to teach Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady"(one of my favorite movies of all time) to not drop her Hs , the twister goes " In Hartford, Hartford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly happen"

When I was a kid, I learnt where my county Hertfordshire, was my remembering where London was (as my dad worked there) and Cambridgeshire (as we went there when my parents wanted a special day out or a big shopping trip we usaully picked sunny days to go so I'd usaully get lots of ice cream, ha) was as it borders. Though trust me to learn them first rather than my own county XD

Guys, I love your videos (even though I'm a Manchester lad that grew up in Cheshire and now lives in Derbyshire and you didn't know where they were!). Can I please make a suggestion that I'm sure others will appreciate? I'd love to see some videos of you comparing culture in the various regions of England, because we are so passionate about it! We have completely different dialects and names for things, we have ferocious rivalries and we eat different food! I would love for you to come and spend some time in the North West (specifically Greater Manchester) and compare it to your experience in the South East, because those regions both believe the other is full of idiots. Keep up the good work!

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!!

Love the video and can’t wait for the Welsh one! They can be hard to pronounce.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Coming soon!

I'm just glad you both got East Yorkshire 🙂 well doneee!!!

Glad you guys got my home countie of Devon right

Loved watching this!! You both did really well! I'm quite surprised at how many I knew too, but then I think that is because my family is spread all over the country! Please, definitely visit Durham some time. I went to University there and it will always be one of my favourite places. It's a very special City :-)

Hi Eric and Grace, you did really well, I got a few right, I'm from the Merseyside area, love you vids! 😀🤗

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Well done! even I didn’t know some places and I’ve lived in England all my life.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

With the Norfolk Sulfolk thing that could be something do do with the old kingdoms before England was a thing, they were in East Anglia.

You done blooming well I only know a few lmao

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

Weird county trivia - Bristol used to be in Avon. Avon as a County doesn't exist anymore, but for some reason we still have Avon&Somerset Police....who patrol Bristol....and no they don't try to sell your products by calling. Quite a few counties are easier to remember due to the towns/Cities in them, and sometimes have part of them in the county name. (Worcester - Worcestershire, Derby - Derbyshire) and then Dorchester - Dorset, Chester - Cheshire, Terribleplacetoliveandyoumustnevergothere - Lancashire.

Most counties end in shire because that's the old Anglo Saxon name for county, they were called counties when the Normans invaded they called them counties because in Norman society there were counts (like an earl or noble of an area)

I feel deeply ashamed - you did so much better than me! I need to find this game and do some learning. Hats off to you both!

I’m British and I’m learning new things from these videos 😂 p.s. I’m a new subscriber and I love your content

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Abigail! Thank you! Welcome to our little corner of the internet :) Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

@Abigail-wz6be

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Ravens Thank you ☺️

@Abigail-wz6be

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Ravens update, I got 56% on the quiz 😂

Hey guys, really good job! you did better than I would've and I live in Buckinghamshire! Here's a few quick tips for you to get even better! - When saying Northumberland you pronounce it as Nor-thumberland, instead of north-umberland. - Shire is pronounced sheer not sure if you wanna perfect that pronunciation. Then again, I have a very neutral Bucks accent unlike a Yorkshire accent which would sound vastly different. :) - Hertfordshire is pronounced Heartfordshire - Durham is pronounced Duh-rum not Dure-um - Dorset is pronounced Dorsit, not Dorset. It sounds so stupid how we pronounce things. - Derbyshire is pronounced Darbyshire - and, like all the other counties with 'er' in the start of their names, Berkshire is pronounced Barkshire. Just think of a dog when saying it. xD Hope this is useful and keep trying, you are the most committed Americans I've even seen when it comes to adapting to our culture which we really love and respect! :) Edit: Thanks for liking guys! Really glad you got to see this :D

Yeah Norfolk and Suffolk come from the divide within the East Anglia region, where the Angles settled, they became the "north folk" and the "south folk" within the region. If you're replanning trips you didn't get to do cause of Covid, the Norfolk Broads are a cool place to visit, I go there quite a few times boating and it's really beautiful, lots of wetland connected by rivers so hire boating is popular, I've been mostly on Hunter's Yard 1930's sailing yachts but now my family have a syndicate share on a motor cruiser to visit more places.

You should take a road trip and go to every county

A lot of people can do this, a lot can't. It's tied in with general awareness of your surroundings and some nowadays are more narrow in both their outlook and their knowledge.

I think you did pretty well and definitely got a few I wouldn't have, tho I got a few you didn't. I think fewer and fewer people actually know where anything is on a map these days because of technology. In the old days you used to have to plan your journey on a road atlas and have a rough idea how to get there... and re-routing because of a traffic jam used to involve driving with a map on your knee. These days my phone even tells me when to leave to get to a place I don't know or ever been to at a certain time and how many traffic jams are on the way.

You did good knowing that I couldn't even label my own county - Warwickshire. I know the obvious ones Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and the ones around the coast in the east and west but get to the midlands and your on your own. 😂👌

Really well done guys , as a West Sussex resident I was impressed and believe me I only got about half. You won't be disappointed if you visit West or East Sussex, a stroll along the South Downs is a must if you like walking..lol. Hope to see you back in the UK ASAP.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And we really want to visit the south of England, so we'll get over there soon :D

Nice one. It reminded me of Tim Vine's 'Flag Hippo' routine. Of course if you turned the tables, had a map of the US and said "which one's Idaho?" I would just mutter 'potato' and start crying...

I think you did really well. I'd love to know where you got the quiz from so I can have a go. And definitely come to Sussex when you get the chance, you'll love it! I'm biased though, I'm from Hastings.

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Here's a link to the quiz 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146

When you mentioned Tyne and Wear I was so happy hehehe, have you guys ever visited Newcastle before :)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

We haven't, but can't wait to visit!

@cx620

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Ravens you guys would love it :)

@billsugden3734

4 жыл бұрын

Went to college in South Shields for a specialist course. Tyne and Wear and Northumberland have some of the most beautiful countryside in England. There is very little urban sprawl so it is readily accessible. Lovely place with great people, and this from a southern softy!

@Mind-your-own-beeswax

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Sugden very kind of you to say. I thank you

@simonbutterfield4860

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens make sure it's the right one though as there is a Newcastle-Under-Lyme darn sarth.

In a recent video you mentioned some interest in quirky bits of history around things like factories building houses for employees etc... If that kind of old industrial history interests you then you should take a look at Martin Zeros channel, there's as much history under the streets of the UK as on top!

Hey great effort, you both did way better than me. Hi from Dorset (south coast Eric!)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And hello to Dorset! :D

Well done guys , think you have a better knowledge of county locations than most Brits . Love the comment about Cheshire cats & Staff dogs :)

@WanderingRavens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Alan! Here's a link to the quiz if you'd like to play along 😄 online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3146 Let us know how you do ;)

@chelsal

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderingRavens 85% - helps having a healthy interest in football & cricket.

I think you guys did a great job tbh, and even when you were wrong you were generally in the right area. Compared to US States for example, English counties usually represent very little of any meaning, as cities or regions (e.g. North, Midlands, South East etc.) are what people identify with. Honestly I think your standard Englishman or woman attempting this wouldn't do any better than you, as a lot of people are quite ignorant of our Geography. They just put the postcode in the Sat Nav and you're there. My sister has driven me places and genuinely cannot point out the route she took on a map. Personally I got every single one right first time except one (what is even in bloody Rutland!?), but I'd put that down to the fact I often use trains and know a lot of the routes, so you can just follow a train line and work out the counties en route. For example, I know the Hereford train goes through Worcester, and that Stafford is on the line from Birmingham to Manchester, so that helps a bit

Can I ask which program on the computer did you use for this?

Some (all?) of the Welsh counties will have English sounding names and Welsh names. If you're attempting the Welsh names, I suggest attempting to learn the pronunciation of the letters in the Welsh alphabet (there's 29 of them!)

go to northumberland its got beatiful fields and loads of nice walks its realy relaxing and calming