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@mrfr87

4 жыл бұрын

The overhanging fronts on a building have nothing to do with chucking crap out of windows. It’s called Jettying it’s mainly to do with increase floor space on a cramped footprint. There are other reasons to. Watch this to find out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rHaKssWrZ7nQqbQ.html

@dcinrb8538

4 жыл бұрын

The swaying is distracting. Better to have viewers focus on your message than bouts of motion sickness. Thank you ⛵ 🤒

@AF-rv2xl

4 жыл бұрын

@junglemanlawyer1 ridiculous comment

@montanacrone8984

4 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend the tour. You be glad you did and enjoy your trip so much more! Promise!

@joanm8251

4 жыл бұрын

I'm out. To insure promptness is a false etymology. This is poorly research babble, decreasing to amount of facts in the world.

Being an older person who hlives in the U.S., it is quite interesting that I grew up hearing almost all of those sayings, and still use them.

@jamesslick4790

Жыл бұрын

Yep, Me too!

@randycosgrove3608

Жыл бұрын

Canadian but ditto. And I'd actually heard most of those definitions before.

@seanraines5871

Жыл бұрын

USA here. Glad I'm not alone.

@matthewgauthier7251

Жыл бұрын

Not alone

@janetstonerook4552

Жыл бұрын

Yes...here in WVa in the U.S. (Except the Coventry part).

The old expression 'to spend a penny' is obsolete. Now that the EU has a common currency, the new term is 'to euronate'. Otherwise, keep up the good work!

@lackadaisicale492

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@BBCHZ

4 жыл бұрын

🙄🙄🙄

@DieGrinsekatze

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@patagualianmostly7437

4 жыл бұрын

....and been Euronated on ever since!

@therymichel5939

4 жыл бұрын

witty

I remember my daughter getting a page FULL of British idioms to translate at 10 yo from school. It’s not surprising how much she already knew considering we still use so many in everyday conversation, and the ones she didn’t were joyfully explained by my grandparents.

Joolz, once again, your delightful historical knowledge thrills and excites me. Being a Londoner, I have recommended your channel to people I know and also my friends overseas. I am a novelist and former University Professor. Since I know many international graduate students I've taught; whenever they feel sad about not being in London, I send them to you! Great work!

First joke was based on Ade Emondson's appearance in Black Adder. "How lucky you English are to find the toilet so amusing. For us, it is a mundane and functional item. For you it is the basis of an entire culture."

@swissuz

4 жыл бұрын

@tinylilmatt do you assume America has the only president?

@artofthepossible7329

4 жыл бұрын

@tinylilmatt There is a noticeable more majority of Americans on the internet then other countries.

@kevster1007

4 жыл бұрын

It's literally called toilet humour

@d.dedrick7991

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the honorable late, great, Sir Thomas Crapper! 💓🚽💕

@swissuz

4 жыл бұрын

@tinylilmatt Yes, I do....I think those kind of comments are a show of immaturity. It's not like every country has had perfect leadership. The history books are full of the good, bad and the in between.

Not only was it great to hear the origins of these sayings (have to adnut, there were a few I've never heard of, but still interesting), BUT you actually took the time to go to the locations making it far more interesting. Well done!

That was very interesting. I'm American and I'm very familiar with most of these Idioms. It's amazing that some of them survived as long as they did in England, made it over here and hundreds of years later, we're still saying them. Thanks for sharing this. I am subscribing.

@there-sis-stanceiscoming8230

Жыл бұрын

Phrases often get 'coined' - posh twits pay for them to be printed - and thereby propagandised ... ... further propagandisation occurs with the texts, including the dictionnaries, that we get rammed down our throats in fish-school ... ...so why do united statsians speak like the inglish (spelled 'english') ... ... same school mind-control program ... same media mind-control program ... same empire funding the programs ...

@yvonnetomenga5726

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how old you are but isn't it possible a lot of American GIs brought these expressions back when they returned home?

@sclm046

Жыл бұрын

I agree with many of the comments. I have heard many of these idioms through the years and use some of them. These are probably heard in most English speaking countries.

@kayesharples7074

11 ай бұрын

That’s interesting as I assumed Americans wouldn’t say these idioms…Australians certainly do!

I remember an incident as a kid regarding "hear a pin drop": our teacher would try to get us to be quiet by telling us to be so quiet we could hear a pin drop and would literally hold up a pin. Of course, we all got really quiet - but not for long. The moment we heard the pin drop (and you actually did!), everybody would break out in a chorus of "I heard it!"

With a bakers dozen.. the term “for good measure” also comes from the same rule. A 13th loaf to ensure a good measure

Great site! Love the Brits. Love history too! Great to see the historic buildings and their stories. From the US, keep up the good work.

@robertallen6710

3 жыл бұрын

...ditto...

@anenglishmanplusamerican7107

Жыл бұрын

And we love you back cousin

@peterherrington3300

Жыл бұрын

Brits don't really like being called brits . That means British , comprising of 4 countries. We're English dear boy , different class from the lowly ruffians. (Best said in noel coward voice) 😂😂

@ableone7855

Жыл бұрын

@@peterherrington3300 So sorry Peter. We love the English too! Your English dry wit is classic. Sorry to mix the English in the same pot of stew! That being said, I do have a great deal of respect for the English people. Their countless great accomplishments have changed the entire world. The entire free English speaking world has its roots in your English soil.

I’m a casual etymologist and this was just great fun! I’m also a teacher of English, and idioms are infamously difficult for non-English speakers and special-needs students ( two populations I love teaching). Thanks for these!!

@madamrockford2508

Жыл бұрын

I was born in S. Calif. US & I had no difficulty understanding most of their slang. It was great fun, and when I didn't, I simply asked. Everyone I met was gracious, & willing tell me. My fav was Snoggin. 😘

@fotis1964

Жыл бұрын

By the way etymology is greek word.

@leeshackelford7517

Жыл бұрын

I taught English in Taiwan for 24 years. One thing I taught was NOT to change words in adages and sayings...... Here is how I learned that: 46 years ago, my best friend and I took a large group of Japanese tourists to an American football game. Our group is a tight group in the seats for our team, the SF 49ers, and the other team had the ball. The running back carried the ball, and the Japanese heard the crowd yelling, "Kill him! Kill him!" There was a flurry of Japanese, (language) amongst themselves....(and I heard, mixed in the conversation "hurt him bad") I got the gist and knew it wouldn't go well, but before I could do anything..... .... the opponents ran another running play... the Japanese not wanting to be rude or too violent, started shouting, "Hurt him bad! Hurt him bad!" The area around us (10 or so rows up, down and the same number of seats left and right) went silent...and all heads turned our way.......for several seconds......you could SEE the "WTF!?!?!?!?" on their faces The Japanese were so embarrassed by the attention that none of them used English in public for the next several days. It took several attempts at explaining that the words weren't meant, and in those times, just say what you hear.... It was hilarious

@randomgrinn

Жыл бұрын

With that background you didn't mention, "Ensure Promptness" vs. "Insure Promptness"? My English Teacher mother would never let that slide.

@w.reidripley1968

Жыл бұрын

​​@@randomgrinn Authorities note To Insure Prompt Service is probably a back-formation (and not a rigorous one). A pet idiom peeve right now is 'spittin(g) image' for 'spit and image,' _spit_ itself being a blurry pronunciation of 'spirit.' "It's the spirit and image of him!"

I believe it was General Patton who said: " The British and the Americans are two peoples separated by a common language."

@jayonenote7527

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it Churchill who said that?

@2naturesownplace

4 жыл бұрын

@@jayonenote7527 Patton heard of it thru his readings. Bernard Shaw said it first in writings,, the way you see it above,

@mypointofview1111

4 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness for that. It's also very apparent now that the media are using stupid American ways of speaking English, makes it sound like a foreign language. For instance using the word gotten instead of got, or from the get go instead of from the start or beginning. Americanisms do not improve English, only show how stupid the media are in adopting an inferior way of expressing oneself

@antigravity_-ok3982

4 жыл бұрын

*people

@Eatbeans6739

4 жыл бұрын

jay onenote That’s what I thought

It is funny how some idioms are similar in other countries, for example in Mexico we say "aguas" (water -in plural) to refer "watch out with the water coming out of the window", but in modern times to it just means : "be careful"

@Gynra

Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that "Gardy loo!" (from "regardez l'eau") was where we got the word "loo" from to mean a toilet.

@Lyrielonwind

Жыл бұрын

¡Agua va!

@UgleZett

Жыл бұрын

@@Gynra Actually, it's "gardez l'eau" - watch out for the water

@Gynra

Жыл бұрын

@@UgleZett I won't argue with you, as it's a corrupted form of French used by ordinary folk. I was just passing on what I read, but I'm happy with either version.

Often read on a toilet wall "here I sit broken hearted paid a penny and only farted"

@judy-9999

4 жыл бұрын

George Mooyman in Canada, in the 70’s, we had pay toilets, for highway road stops & they required a dime, or slide under the door.😁 Or, Of Gramma’s there, she’d hold the door, so I could sneak in (I was ten). 🥰 Pay phones were a dime, too.

@PatrickKelly-lz3pv

4 жыл бұрын

I read on a toilet wall, "My mother made me a puff" and written underneath was the reply, "If I buy the wool will she make me one"

Isn’t the overhanging feature in Tudor houses because they taxed the size of the house depending on the area on the ground floor not for expelling waste?

@ataru4

4 жыл бұрын

Yes that could be one of the reasons, it's definitely not to throw toilet waste out the window. That's largely a myth, waste was usually put into latrines or cesspits and workers were paid (a decent wage for the time) to dig it out and collect it. Heavy fines were levied if you did try and chuck crap out your window.

@E3ECO

4 жыл бұрын

It's also a good design feature, as the weight of the upper outside walls would stop the upper inside floor from sagging by using the downstairs wall as a pivot.

@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, I think the fines occurred later when it was decidedly unhealthy practice. It was commonplace before then.

@ataru4

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet People throwing waste out of windows must have happened but we can't be totally sure how commonplace it was, just like now we have laws against things that don't occur particularly often. What we do know is that fouling the roadway was always discouraged and house architecture was never built with that in mind.

@rogerthomas3596

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right, all about tax! Ground area tax. Amount of bricks tax! Hence bricks got larger by 50% therefore reducing tax. Window tax! Hence bricked up windows and the expression "daylight robbery"

What a fun way to learn about the origins of some of these fun idioms! Can't wait to eventually visit London on my own. Thanks!

@topguydave

Жыл бұрын

With a positive attitude as you have, you'll enjoy it.

It is interesting as to how many of these sayings have crossed the pond.

@UKMonkey

4 жыл бұрын

Most are so old, and America so young (Americans often forget that we have buildings older than their country!) that I'd expect most old sayings to have survived on both sides, and with the birth of the Internet, the new ones would migrate in both directions. So interesting yes, but a surprise certainly not!

@menzicosce

4 жыл бұрын

UKMonkey you probably have public toilets older than our country. We think 200 years is a long time

@lexstockton2451

4 жыл бұрын

I'm definitely American but my mother could trace back to her great-grandfather. He moved from London to California in the later half of the 19th century. I heard nearly all of these expressions but had no idea where they came from, thanks.

@TruthWillFreeYou

4 жыл бұрын

@@menzicosce Unfortunately...older isn't always better. Particularly in the case of buildings and toilets.

@thomaslocke3939

4 жыл бұрын

Where we don't know how they came to be, either!

I am Australian but my mum and grandparents were immigrants in the 70s. I had quite a broad Yorkshire accent until around age 7 and pretty much had to translate just about every term I used into Aussie for my classmates to know what I was talking about. Even now, 30+ years later, I notice my kids translating certain phrases to their friends lol

@TaureanTrish

Жыл бұрын

I'm a 10 pound pom from 1966, also from Yorkshire, emigrated to Australia. You have to love that accent!

@madamrockford2508

Жыл бұрын

Would you still know how to properly use the Thee, Thou, Dost, Doth, etc...? I do have a reason for asking.

@TaureanTrish

Жыл бұрын

@@madamrockford2508 Sure, if we were living in Elizabethan England.

@madamrockford2508

Жыл бұрын

@@TaureanTrishI wasn't writing to, but Louise Bentley; nonetheless, in Yorkshire, it just so happens that many of the residents speak using Thee & Thou. There are several delightful pockets that do. Next time mind your own business!

@TaureanTrish

Жыл бұрын

@@madamrockford2508 True! You're right. I have family that write their own Yorkshire and use 'thee' a lot! Just a lovely and comical memory of home.

I always heard that a 'baker's dozen' was 13 because children were usually sent to the bakers, and the child was given something for the trip home!

Thanks for reminding me of the song "Maybe it's because I'm a londoner", haven't heard that for maybe 20 years or so. I think we used to sing it at school, which is a bit strange, since I'm from Norway.

This is a really great video -- it's better than most "tour" videos people make about London. I hope you can make more like this, where you can mention a phrase or a fact while showing us the actual site or artifact that it comes from. That would be really great. Thanks.

@Joolzguides

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce. The funny thing is this didn't take much time to make. I've been spending ages making my other films but whenever I throw one out in a rush everyone always likes it! Maybe I should rush more! That said, I have quite a lot of videos in which I visit places and explain phrases which sprung from there, but yes, I reckon I'll do more since you liked it!

@mariamarcia1661

4 жыл бұрын

@@Joolzguides Me thank you too. Have a good day, Sir !

"Me bomb doors are shaking!" immediate discharge of the stool kind within seconds.

@arthas640

4 жыл бұрын

I've bombed a few toilets in my day, day before yesterday i managed to fill it above the water and clogged the powerful commercial toilet, and I was so proud that fact that I spent 5 minutes bragging about it to a random stranger on the internet

@sirdukeusa3289

4 жыл бұрын

@@arthas640 Seriously, I hope you're kidding

@paulbuswell6566

4 жыл бұрын

@Dan Sheppard Or "Touching cloth" or even " My turtles head is coming out"

I,m 67 and have always found colloquialism fascinating, now I’ve found your channel I,m going to binge watch the lot, thank you for no intrusive LOUD music or flashing lights, just interesting unusual facts, presented in a normal conversational manner, I,m off to have a cup of rosy lee down the apples and pears. ( cringe🙄 ) x

Funnily enough, "Bob's your uncle" is the one saying that seems to have stayed with me my entire life coming from British heritage here in Canada. Love the questioning look on faces when I say it.

@jeffweed3947

Жыл бұрын

"Bob's your uncle" need explanation!

@ericariley1696

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffweed3947 It's a figure of speech, meaning "And there you have it" or "Et Voila".

@moroper8074

Жыл бұрын

And can be followed by "and Fanny's your aunt"

@kiwitrainguy

11 ай бұрын

That comes from an English Parliamentarian of the late 19th Century named Robert (forget his last name) who was known for granting favours. If he granted you a favour then it was like he was your uncle (nepotism) hence "Bob's you uncle".

I thought “on the wagon” referred to the temperance wagons complete with bands and signs denouncing alcohol. These were common for attracting attention to other causes that had enough support to organize band wagons: hence the expression for joining any cause that had already gained popularity.

@michelepaccione8806

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be joining the bandwagon? Completely different than on the wagon.

@theTeslaFalcon

4 жыл бұрын

Expression is used in US, but usually in the negative. If someone gave up something then start doing it again, their failure is referred to as "falling (fell) off the wagon". Start a new diet then splurge on chocolate cake: off the wagon.

@rick43pen

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this was the source of the saying as well.

@marlenecolemankotze1036

4 жыл бұрын

@@rick43pen me too...we use it the same way in SA

@jaysonchilds4676

4 жыл бұрын

I think it sounds like "I will have one more drink"

I was hoping he would explain, "Pip pip, cheerio and all that rot".

@bookmouse2719

4 жыл бұрын

Yes....I was expecting the expaination of "cheerio" I suppose it has nothing to do with cereal.

@Dialysisforever

4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping for tikiboo.

@SmilingAdvocate

4 жыл бұрын

As a brit myself I’ve never heard those terms being used. Maybe it’s made up?

@nialls2142

4 жыл бұрын

@@SmilingAdvocate cheerio is very popular down here in the southwest

@isosteric

4 жыл бұрын

Dialysisforever it’s tikidaboo.

We Americans also have the phrase "on the wagon" and it means the same thing, but we have different origin. Temperance groups would do marches through communities with a bass drum and a wagon full of people who had sworn off alcohol. So, when someone was no longer drinking, they were "on the wagon." And when they resumed drinking, they "fell off the wagon."

@jimattrill8933

Жыл бұрын

This is correct as far as I know. The explanation above is just wishful thinking.

One of my favorite English idioms is "Bob's your uncle." I would love to hear an explanation of that one!

@victoriaamos3175

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it is termed “ Bobs your Uncle, Fanny’s your Aunt”Don’t have the foggiest notion where that phrase comes from! 😊

@w.reidripley1968

Жыл бұрын

Thought it had something to do with Robert Peel. For him, see 'peelers.'

Thanks for posting! I'm a crazy Canadian 'Anglophile ' . I knew some of these things (a geeky history, trivia junkie) It was great to learn about the background. Thanks again :)

I always thought a "baker's dozen" was from a baker making one extra to taste for him/herself.

@twincast2005

4 жыл бұрын

It's from ensuring no space is wasted between loaves when baking three rows in an oven of common size (4-5-4). Also, people have never commonly emptied their chamber pots onto the street in all but the worst corners of any town (as you were heavily fined for doing so and there were legal ways to get rid of all sorts of waste including that kind) and the supposed reason for jettied floors is thus painfully wrong (they simply wanted to have more storage/living space). And the origin of "tip" strikes me as highly unlikely as well. The London-specific trivia may be correct, but given the quality of the general stuff... lordy.

@jasonrhodes9683

4 жыл бұрын

Stupid English people just didn't know how to count past 10, and that was if they had all their fingers.

@hammerhiem75

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonrhodes9683 I'll have you know the Cornish regularly make it to eleven.

@russellwilliams9437

4 жыл бұрын

i always though it was incae want dropped or did not turn out right. was whet ther was an extra one just in case

@jasonrhodes9683

4 жыл бұрын

@@hammerhiem75 its not fair if you are counting your missing teeth.

Thanks Joolz! I'm American, and never knew about any of these idioms. Learn something new every day! Fascinating!

I heard that “one for the road” was a drink for the condemned man. As they passed a pub the landlord was obliged to give him a drink. It was the guy driving him that couldn’t drink, therefore he was on the wagon.

@stephennelmes2537

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought it came from the temperance wagon that people were encouraged to climb on when they'd turned their back on alcohol. Also I think hot chocolate was developed as a substitute for beer.

@peadarocolmain4850

Жыл бұрын

In Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gallic we have the phrase "Deoch an Dorais" and "Deoch an Doras". That means "The door drink ". That's the equivalent of one for the road.

@eddiehawkins7049

Жыл бұрын

@@stephennelmes2537 I'd always thought it was related to the temperance wagon too.

So Joolz, the overhanging second and third stories of some older buildings is structural and not scatological. The cantilevered floor joists are stronger in the middle and can support more weight with fewer posts than flush construction. It also makes for more room on the upper floors. They do indeed protect the lower walls from rain and _other_ falling moisture but that is not their primary purpose. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jettying Best wishes to you ...

@amanofmanyparts9120

4 жыл бұрын

In Chester there's a row of such houses still standing in the middle of town. Over the centuries the ground floors have been extended to install shop fronts and the upstairs 'front rooms' are now an open walkway in front of the upper level shops. You can still see some of the original floor boards and window seats. I used to love going there with my dogs, but I can't any more as the steps up to them are more than I can cope with now.

@NekoMouser

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't doubt that it was a secondary benefit that the filth could be thrown out a little farther away from the base of the home, but it is clear that is not why they were built that way. It would have just been a happy unintended benefit of the design.

@ianmacfarlane1241

4 жыл бұрын

@Thom Looney I should probably have read the comments before pointing out the very same thing. You've also written it far more eloquently than I have. Should I delete...?

@horacefarbuckle

4 жыл бұрын

What I was told in Germany was that houses were taxed by the footprint at ground level, and this prompted people to build cantilevered upper floors, where they then coincidentally discovered the structural benefits. Whether this is true or not, I can't say, but it is interesting.

@gvanvoor

4 жыл бұрын

horacefarbuckle I was told the same thing in Belgium (which didn’t exist yet at the time but was very likely under the same regime as current Germany was at the time)

I've just found you and I'm ecstatic by the discovery!! I'm sure your videos will teach me a lot of English and help me improve my listening comprehension!

@Joolzguides

6 жыл бұрын

Oh! Thanks. You're very kind! Well, most of them are about London but I hope they can help with your English too.

Fascinating. My Dad was English and our family all still talk about 'spending a penny' here in Australia. He also used to say 'spend a shilling', meaning something a little more substantial. 😉

Lol, I find the line from “My Fair Lady” when Henry Higgins, speaking on how terrible it is that English isn’t spoken correctly: “...Why, in America they haven’t spoken it for years!...” makes me grin every time. I’ve always found different accents, phrases & ways of speaking interesting.

joolz, Everytime i watch your videos, i learn a lot. thanks for your dedication on them.

The overhanging fronts enabled the owner extra space. Whilst taxes where calculated on the area of the houses ground level.

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

If the tax thing were true, the government would just adjust the tax laws to the primary style of building. In reality, the cost to build a house was largely the cost of the stone foundation portion. Also, from an architecture point of view, a support beam supported only by its ends tends to sag. The overhang supports the beams a few ft from the ends and reduces sag by providing a counterweight on the other side. Also, there were rules about the width of the street that limited the size of homes, but the second floor was allowed to extend further, so home owners did it to get the additional space.

@MrVexedviper

4 жыл бұрын

This is true, Tom Scott did a video on it.

@steveshute

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I heard that too

@dr.elizabethmartin7118

4 жыл бұрын

Matt & 44 thumbs-uppers - Obviously people below getting hit w/shyte & urine had MORE to do with it that a few extra feet of space..........I imagine these owners would eventually get killed for THAT. cheers

@SimonHomeintheEarth

4 жыл бұрын

@@dr.elizabethmartin7118 Except that it makes no sense. If you wanted to toss poop out your front window, what difference would it make to extend your window out 4 ft? If that were the primary goal (waste disposal), a much simpler solution would have been created, such as a chute or 100 other better ideas than "extend the whole front of the building".

Love your vids. Fascinating facts and great to see my favourite haunts around London.

I’m an American and familiar with most of the idioms. This is simply fascinating! I never knew the background.

"Release a chocolate hostage." Lol. Hilarious!

@monamohammad3494

4 жыл бұрын

Never gonna eat chocolate again 🙈

@virginiaconnor8350

4 жыл бұрын

@@monamohammad3494 Gee, let's not get so overly emotional about it! You don't have to be a Vulcan to ignore the idea that chocolate=dung.

@monamohammad3494

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂, reminds me of a naughty song kids used to sing when we were kids

@gnarthdarkanen7464

4 жыл бұрын

"Give birth to a Republican." ...because you can't find enough sh*t on this hemisphere for a Democrat! ;o)

@RRansomSmith

4 жыл бұрын

I'm dead 💀

Loads of fun. I always wondered about being on the wagon. I've said it many times with the exact same meaning in the US but I never knew its origins. Thanks mate. 👍🏼

@n.mcneil4066

Жыл бұрын

I always thought it meant being on the water wagon.

@notsosilentmajority1

Жыл бұрын

@@n.mcneil4066 My entire life it meant someone that is not drinking alcohol but I never knew where the expression came from.

Love this stuff. I'm subscribing right now. Great job "Joolz" !

Great stuff!!!

"You mean you crap out the window?" "Yes!" "Well in that case we'll definitely take it."

@JohnHowlett

4 жыл бұрын

Black adder ?

@Calum_S

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnHowlett correct

@ploppysonofploppy6066

4 жыл бұрын

@@Calum_S Blackadder 2 to be precise.

@grahamlive

4 жыл бұрын

I can't stand them dirty indoor things.

@ploppysonofploppy6066

4 жыл бұрын

@fus149 Hammer Wait till you see my fascinating array of skin diseases though.

Loved my time in London, Wimbledon and Newcastle many years ago. Canadians well liked.

What an interesting and well presented video. Excellent stuff! Please, more of these 'idiom' videos. 👍

A good video, fun and informative with interesting origins of these sayings.

Fantastic. 👌 Very interesting information. Keeping British history, heritage, and culture alive.👍 Thanks from 🇹🇹

I really enjoy your videos . I have heard a different story with regards to being on the wagon, which is not too dissimilar to what you said but it is accompanied with ‘One for the road’ which is used for having one last drink before leaving for home. This came from the condemned prisoner being given a drink at the start of their journey to Tyburn being their last and drunk while they journeyed up Tyburn Road. The Gaoler would also be offered a drink but would refuse as ‘he was on the wagon’ .

@pashakdescilly7517

Жыл бұрын

That is a different story from the one I heard. The Salvation Army was very keen on recruiting and saving, particularly from the demon drink. They went about with brass band and accompanying singers, and a wagon. Those being collected would climb onto the wagon to be taken to some SA facility for food, housing etc. No more drink.....

Just found your channel and I love it. Having lived in London I always look for informative ones and you for the bill

Very interesting, indeed ! Thank you !

Most of these are simply not true, but a fun video none-the-less.

We say, "He's fallen off the wagon," meaning he had stopped drinking and is getting drunk again. Our illusion is to the temperance movement in America. Supposedly, people who had sobered up would appear at outdoor temperance demonstration, so falling off the wagon meant hitting the bottle once more. Curiously, the expressions fit perfectly and no translation is required.

I am a total Anglophile and love all the idioms and sayings. One of my favorites is "climbing the wooden hills to Bedfordshire." I got that from "Midsomer Murders. "

I just love these videos...particularly this great collection of idioms!

These kinds of tid bits always fascinate me, good job Jooles!

@Joolzguides

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I reckon I'd better do more of these then.

@annother3350

5 жыл бұрын

Talking of tid bits, where does that come from?

@Cheezsoup

4 жыл бұрын

Ti T bits not Ti D

@stevegray1308

4 жыл бұрын

@@Cheezsoup it's both,depending where you are from

@Cheezsoup

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevegray1308 I always assumed it was just the leftpondians being a bit puritanical and not saying tit.

Tip is from 17th Century English, 'to pass, hand or give'. It has sweet Fanny Adams to do with Twinnings.

@labelledamedumanor4876

4 жыл бұрын

Did you know that there really was a Fanny Adams? She was a child that got murdered by a loony & he got hanged for the crime. Years after the incident, a Sailor on board his ship loudly complained about his dinner, he points at his bowl of stew in front of his shipmates saying, "THAT'S what happened to Sweet Fanny Adams!". He was basically saying it looked & tasted like 💩, hence Sweet F.A. has the same meaning as 'I don't give a 💩'.

@ 3:05 Using the music The Lambeth Walk is wonderful to hear! Loved that seen in the play! ♥️

Spent 14 months in East Anglia and 3 years in Wiltshire. Love it. Your videos are a great reminder of being there. Thank you.

@martycrush6412

Жыл бұрын

Where in Wiltshire, may I ask? I’ve lived here all my life and love it..

"Where there's muck there's brass" "In for a penny in for a pound"

Fascinating to learn the history behind these common sayings. 🤓

this saw this today: 5 years later: Still just as refreshingly funny. TY

I enjoy these videos, always learn something new joolz .

The “on the wagon” part was interesting. Building on that, I guess, is why in America we say “fell off the wagon “ when someone who is trying to stay sober starts drinking again

In the spirit of 'on the wagon,' a little macabre history: at the crossing of Edgware Road, Bayswater Road, and Oxford Street (close to Marble Arch) stood the triangular gallows of Tyburn, which gave rise to a number of euphemisms for being hanged: '[to] preach at Tyburn Cross,' 'wear a Tyburn tippet [scarf],' 'dance the Tyburn jig,' etc. 'Tyburn Tree' stood and was used for executions from 1571 to 1759.

@AbuMaia01

4 жыл бұрын

One I've heard was "he's going to dance the Danny Deever".

@JohnDavies-cn3ro

Жыл бұрын

@@AbuMaia01 That would be derived from one of Kipling's 'Barrack Room Ballads," "They're 'angin' Danny Deever in the morning'." There was another term, 'to dance the Newgate polka' which also referred to a hanging.

Love these kind of videos. Cheers Joolz! 😃

I enjoyed this so much. You have a new subscriber. Very informative, entertaining, and amusing. Im having a chuckle about all of the toilet puns you have over there. :)

There are so many phrases that would be interesting to learn about. Bob's your uncle, sixes and sevens, and so on. Apparently I've been pronouncing Twinings wrong for years as well.

@Tmuk2

5 жыл бұрын

Bob's your uncle, Fanny's your aunt

@eilidhmac117

4 жыл бұрын

Tmuk2 -not familiar with fanny’s your aunt. However, the implication is disturbingly funny.

@thomaslowdon5510

4 жыл бұрын

They both mean There you go....thats it.. in esscence the last word final outcome.. If you cross the road without looking you get run over and killed..then its Bobs your uncle. Dead

@Gynra

Жыл бұрын

After extensive research (a quick Google), I have been able to ascertain that the phrase "Bob's your uncle" possibly originated as a result of the supposed nepotism of the Third Marquis of Salisbury (Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil) in appointing a favourite nephew, Arthur Balfour, to several political posts in the 1880s, "Bob" was literally his uncle and made things easy for him to accomplish. Another suggestion is that it came from a music hall song of the 1930s. The best I can manage for "at sixes and sevens" is that it originated from a dice game as far back as the 14th century, when it had a different meaning, viz, to risk everything carelessly.

@w.reidripley1968

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gynra Six and seven also don't factor into the same numbers at all... until you reach 42.

Here I sit broken-hearted, Spent a penny, And only farted.

love this.. thank you

This was very informative, love it.

Do more of these, please, I love the differences between British and American English!

@ozone1959

Жыл бұрын

The British are a political union and not a country... England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland make up these islands ... No country called British. The British removed the English nationality in 1981 with the British nationality act. England is a captive nation and the last significant colony of the British empire.

@annmcgranaghan2131

Жыл бұрын

@ozone1959 The country as a union is Britain and citizens are Britons.

@ozone1959

Жыл бұрын

@@annmcgranaghan2131 Britons are not British... And man and women are not citizens or persons, unless you are want to be a slave. LOOK UP A WARRIOR CALLS CHANNEL BY CHRISTOPHER JAMES AND FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE 😁 👍

@annmcgranaghan2131

Жыл бұрын

@ozone1959 Oh I know who I am and I don't need you to tell me. I am Scottish and since Scotland is one country of Britain I am therefore British. However I would not say I am a British, I would say I am a Briton. Grammar!

"Pardon my French", is used as an apology when a person unwittingly utters an expletive in polite company. The Americans also use it. The origins are rumoured to date back to Huguenot refugees attempting to Anglicise themselves by speaking only English but occasionally accidentally reverting back to the odd French word in a sentence. As was usual in English history England was not on good terms with France at the time so speaking French was frowned upon. Huguenot refugees wanted to display loyalty to their new country, England, hence the apology, "Pardon my French".

@justtowatch111

4 жыл бұрын

AS opposed to now when refugees to England refuse to assimilate.

@Appregator

4 жыл бұрын

@@justtowatch111 Hugenots were committed Christians. Todays refugees, fully committed to an ideology hostile to Western Christian civilization and fully committed to replacing it.

@justtowatch111

4 жыл бұрын

@@Appregator My point exactly.

@updownstate

4 жыл бұрын

American here and every time I hear someone say, "Pardon my French," I want to slap them upside the head.

@mydogdeli

4 жыл бұрын

@@updownstate Why?

Loved it. Thanks.

I loved your video ... "I never knew that" ... will look for Joolz Guides when I am next in London!

I'm an court reporter in the United States, and I love hearing about the origins or our language (yeah, I'm a geek) Thanks for taking the time to make a video. I love telling folks her about the United States slang we still have from the UK pre-revolution -- bread, dough, and raspberries. You could probably make a funnier video than i could -- probably have.

You still hear the over 60's saying I'm going to spend a penny, i love it.

@india239

4 жыл бұрын

Nicole Powell I’m under 60 and still say it

@nicolepowell5470

4 жыл бұрын

@@india239 Hi i was trying to round it up, i'm 47 although i don't say it and never did because it was my grandparents that would say it it would be sad if you never hear again.

I'm American, and I'm quite amused by the toilet expressions, as I can't say I've ever heard them in my country. It makes perfect sense to talk about pointing "Terrance at the tiles" or "Percy at the Porcelin," and I suppose that particular wording just sounds good because it's alliterative. Of course, I love how Britts talk about the "loo."

in dutch we have "de leiding in handen nemen" which translates to "i'm going to take the lead (in my hands)" (the "lead" being both leadership and the lead you're holding to piss through) we also use things like "draning the potatoes", and tearing open a bag of garden soil" for #2 also, we have this word "gezeik" which is the act of pissing, but also is used when people are bothering you with bullshit so we say: "ik ga even naar m'n eigen gezeik luisteren" (i'll go listen to my own pissing for a while)

Here in The Netherlands we know "You could hear a pin drop' as 'Je kon een speld horen vallen' practically the same! Also a 'Baker's dozen' is known here, but only with an other story. Here in The Netherlands, the bakers baked 'Beschuit' in amounts of 25 pieces. Shops who sold the beschuit sometimes ordered half of the amount. But 25 devided by 2 is of course 12,5. So the bakers sold the shop owners 13 pieces of beschuit.

@michaeldavison9808

Жыл бұрын

I read years ago that the bakers' dozen was a french revolutionary thing. They had passed some VERY vicious laws about food prices - when there was a grain shortage - and no-one could afford to be caught giving short measure. So that would be around 1795?

I'm from the US and most of these phrases I grew up with. However, it was nice to know some better details behind them

Great explanations for those sayings, which we still use today.

You are a very well informed, hilarious man! Glad I found this video :)

Many of these expressions are commonly used in the States. Interesting to hear the history of these expressions.

@yareyare_dechi

4 жыл бұрын

they're used commonly in all english speaking countries, funny that, almost like they had a common background lol

Hi Joolz, thanks for the awesome video! I'm from Taiwan and I'll be visiting London for the first time next summer. These phrases and history are very helpful and interesting! (P.S. I love your documentaries. Would love to see your take on Taiwan, especially my city Kaohsiung!!)

@jackkat8825

Жыл бұрын

Afraid China will take Taiwan

@simonline1194

Жыл бұрын

My friend is from Taipei and he now lives here in England (in Lancashire) Simonline 😀👍

Very well done!! Really enjoyed it!! Thank you 😊 👍

Love all this stuff

I always thought a baker's dozen was twelve to sell and one for himself. Thanks for clearing that up and also for the proper pronunciation of Twinnings.

@sambeaumont395

Жыл бұрын

I had heard that too - was a quick explanation of why bakers always seem to be depicted as fat people. But I also heard that the 13th was used to check for poisons etc., before the king (or other royalty).

Awh, I love the Crystal Palace! MY fave part of London history 😍

@TXKafir

4 жыл бұрын

They built a replica in Dallas, Texas USA. Search for Infomart.

Absolutely lovely information! Thanks from USA

Love the “Release a chocolate hostage” reference. A nod to the Profanisaurus.

@Joolzguides

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't mention Buster Gonad !

@Tmuk2

5 жыл бұрын

A mate of mine says he's 'off for a Douglas' (Douglas Hurd)!

@differentname8051

4 жыл бұрын

Roger melly the man off the telly, great profanity. Be careful of air biscuits too.

Super super great video ! I’m english , but I learnt more in the last ten minutes about some of the expressions than in all of my life ! I live in France and teach English to adult groups . All the groups will be watching and listening to you in the next few days ! Well done Joolz !

This was fun and so interesting! Loved it!

A very informative, and entertaining video. I also really liked the snippets from "Me and My Gal". 🤩

TIP - To Insure Promptness. Mind blown right there!

My grandad used to say “me dogs are barking” His feet were hurting. Lol. We’d go for a butchers at something. And, he’d have an oily rag while I was on the pot. It’s like a different language I suppose for others, outside of England.

You are the best, Joolz !👍👏👏👏 Happy New Year to you!

it was an awesome blog you created joolz. you don't have any idea how kuch knowledge of experience you shared through your wondering english vocabulary and idioms to stock in the list