I'm london born and bred and bad manners drive me up the bloody wall. There is NO excuse for not saying please and thankyou.

@shadowjack239

21 күн бұрын

Agreed. Common courtesy. Manners cost nothing.

@SimpleScottishLiving

20 күн бұрын

Agreed! It’s common curtesy and bothers me to my core!

@Freya262

12 күн бұрын

The one that winds me up most is not saying excuse me! People who stand and tut because you haven't seen them and let them past, or just push past in any case. Just say excuse me to get our attention then say what it is you need to ask us. Not exactly rocket science!

The most English thing ever: walking back to the car after a comedy show in Newcastle and we came across two junkies setting up their paraphernalia in the stairwell of the car park. We said, "Excuse me, please!" and the two of them immediately apologised profusely and moved out of the way. All very polite.

@MrPaulc222

19 күн бұрын

That's actually funny, but very real. I've had similar happen. :)

@BazamO

14 күн бұрын

Most people just want to mind their own business.

@betagombar9022

7 күн бұрын

😂

@stevecarter8810

2 күн бұрын

Being a smack head doesn't mean you should let your standards slip

People are saying English people say 'soccer' but I'm 61 and have lived all over the UK and no one has ever said soccer to me

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

My British partner has said the same. And he played/coached it for decades.

@alanmusicman3385

22 күн бұрын

Nobody in the UK says soccer it's a convenience term used to allow people in the Americas to differentiate it from their more native version.

@jamiesimms7084

22 күн бұрын

The word is from here but we don't say it or use it like an everyday word. It's as alien as saying words like "thou," "ye," "thy" and "thee"

@twoeyedjack6836

22 күн бұрын

@@alanmusicman3385 I wonder how many times Jeff Stelling used the term soccer in the UK when he said "Good Afternoon, Welcome to Soccer Saturday" ? I have heard numerous people in the UK use the term soccer however not just sky sports.

@BazColne

22 күн бұрын

You've completely missed the point.

A toilet is not a 'bathroom' or a 'restroom'. I don't want a bath or a rest, just a piss. Tea: Just make sure the water is boiling.

@GrilloTheFlightless

22 күн бұрын

Even the word ‘toilet’ is an imprecise euphemism. It was originally derived from a 16th century French word for a type of cloth and evolved into the word for dressing room. It sort of mutated later into the word for a washing room before becoming an acceptable word for a lavatory. Which, in itself, comes from the Latin word for ‘washroom’. Even WC, or ‘water closet’ only vaguely hints at is function, leaning nothing more than “cupboard with water in it” There is no uniquely precise word for a toilet which isn’t just a euphemism. The closest we ever come to a truly descriptive name is “shitter” and “piss-pot” which are considered too coarse for polite society! Maybe we could use “defecatorium” “micturatory chamber”😀

@simonmeeds1886

19 күн бұрын

@@GrilloTheFlightless Yes, many if not most cultures have concepts that are so taboo that any word for them becomes too dirty to use in time and has to be replaced by a new euphemism. To the Romans the concept of "left" as in "not right" was so taboo that the word we generally consider them using for it "sinister" is apparently not their original word, and even that word when used now in various languages has a negative connotation.

@fus149hammer5

11 күн бұрын

I prefer khazi or bog... winds the missus up something awful old chap 😅

In England, someone is mad when they are insane. If you get an English person very annoyed, they could be "cross" or "angry", but not mad.

@Tuffydipstick

22 күн бұрын

That is true. Americans are stupid by calling people mad when they are angry. Mad means insane or demented.

@JimpZee

22 күн бұрын

I was just about to say the *exact* same thing! You saved me a post. 👍

@THX_1138

22 күн бұрын

It's a similar thing with "smart". In England 'smart' means well-dressed or dressed in fancy formal clothing, it does not mean 'clever' or 'intelligent' (although younger English kids are increasingly picking up this Americanism from USA TV and film).

@BazColne

22 күн бұрын

You've got this completely wrong.

@GrilloTheFlightless

22 күн бұрын

It is admittedly more common to say ‘clever’ or ‘bright’ instead of ‘smart’ in the U.K. and it’s true that ‘smart’ is more commonly used to describe something that is neat, tidy, elegant or formal. But using it to mean clever is not exclusively American either. I’m not far off 50 and in that time I’ve heard ‘smart’ used to mean ‘clever’ quite a lot and clever people often get referred to as. ‘smarty-pants’. That being said, the third meaning of ‘smart’ - which is also its original meaning - derives from the Old English word for a sharp pain. (It also has the same root word as the old German word of the same meaning). For example, if you accidentally cut yourself, prick yourself with a pin or catch your unmentionables in your zipper you may say “ooh, that smarts a bit’. Likewise, in the U.K. ‘mad’ is more commonly used to describe someone who is insane. It comes from the Old English meaning “out of your mind”. But, since at least 1400, (92 years before Columbus discovered America) it’s also been used to mean ‘angry’. (I suppose it’s a hyperbole to suggest you’ve been driven out of your mind by anger). How many of us in the U.K. grew up hearing phrases like “your father’ll go mad when he finds out what you’ve done” meaning he’ll be super angry and possibly tan your hide! How many British kids were worried when they’d upset a friend because their friend was “mad at me” as a result? So in the case of both words, the meaning has been perfectly interchangeable in the British Isles for a very long time and the alternative meaning isn’t an exclusive Americanism.

I prefer to be called English not British

I’m Welsh and now live in England. If you came up to me and called me English I wouldn’t get annoyed with you but I would say “well actually I’m not English I’m Welsh”. I couldn’t reasonably expect a person from another country to know my nationality even though I have a Welsh accent. As for football I’m definitely not a fan of it. rugby is my favourite. ❤️

@shakz86

22 күн бұрын

My Welsh colleague has no Welsh accent at all and is quite young. I only found out he wasnt English when I asked him if he would be watching the England game. He was playfully annoyed.

No please or thank you, can be irksome. It is not common to use either in many parts of the world, but in the UK and Ireland it is essential. Children learn that from a very early age.

You are clearly very observant and understand the basics well, good manners are important (even more so outside of a city), we uphold and treasure the ways of our four nations for good reason, community is the heart of our way of life creating a sense of togetherness and a willingness to help each other in times of need. Together we stand, divided we fall... refreshing to see someone from overseas explain things so well, nice video

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

Do Brits still queue up respectively ? Or jump the queue like they do in London ?🇬🇧 🤔

@beakybuzzard

22 күн бұрын

@@tudormiller887 youths today have little respect for anyone or anything so it does happen but away from big cities the vast majority do indeed join the back of the queue and respectfully wait their turn

On the subject of politeness I have been to Florida on a couple of occasions and have met many US servicemen from the air bases that used to be all over Suffolk and i must say I have found virtually all the Americans I have met to be extremely polite with lovely manners, especially those from Southern States like Texas and Alabama etc. My wife and I have often said that they were the epitome of manners

@willowtree9291

16 күн бұрын

Agreed. I do wonder if they have orientation classes to tell them how to behave!

I’ve never been enthralled by the football obsession but I can see how people become fanatical about it. You’re right, it’s so much more than the game itself - the culture and sense of belonging that comes from supporting a team is everything to some people. There is a really funny comedy written by Michael Palin called ‘Golden Gordon’ that perfectly sums up football fanaticism in working class pre-war Britain. Worth a watch 😂

London is not representative of England or the UK in general, most English,Scots,Welsh and Ulster folk rarely go near London, we in the west are proud of our region, as are those in the south,north,midlands east,Scotland,Wales and NI. Mainly the banter is in fun, especially if scousers are involved.

@baylessnow

22 күн бұрын

Calm down, calm down!

@alanmusicman3385

22 күн бұрын

Yes, anyone who takes London to be representative of the rest of the country is making a big mistake. I have lived in London and outside it and there are some very stark differences.

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

It's similar in other countries as well. New Yorkers don't represent all Americans either.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

London has lots of people from all four countries of the UK. It’s probably the most representative city! 😂

@ggee7391

19 күн бұрын

What about us Paddys - we don't like London much either.

i was a lorry driver for many years and tea was the life blood

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

Coffee is overtaking tea as the hot drink of choice for many Brits, especially in London & the South-East.

@CB1000FP1

21 күн бұрын

I was a lorry (not truck) driver for about 45 years a worked for our county council for quite a while on waste haulage (roll on roll off) from there CA sites dotted around the county and the first thing I did on getting to any site was go to the site hut for tea ,you have to get your priorities right,

@Volcano-Man

9 күн бұрын

Never mind tea being the life blood of lorry drivers, the military go to war on it. We had a motto: If in doubt brew up!' Gives you time to think!

@petew5289

9 күн бұрын

@@Volcano-Man i also served in army royal engineers the bv in the 432 was rarely off

Not everyone in England is obsessed with football. I'm 72 and have never been to a football match, or come to that hardly ever watched one, same goes for cricket. I know plenty of people who aren't interested.

@thadtuiol1717

22 күн бұрын

Ditto, I have zero interest in any 'sportsball' distractions. So much time and resources are devoted to such inanity.

@claymor8241

22 күн бұрын

But plenty of those who do, and they are probably in the majority, make quite a big deal out of it day to day.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

@@claymor8241I doubt they’re a majority.

@stopthink7202

11 күн бұрын

Same here. Both European football (Dam it. can't we just call it soccer? that would be much less confusing) and Rugby simply bore the crap out of me. American Football is the better game by far. Brits might call American Footballers sissies because rugby does not wear all that armour but the truth is that American football is a visually more exciting game than rugby and the reason for that is that the players can and do take more risks and there is harder contact. They can do this because they wear armour and this makes the game more entertaining than Rugby.

@ffotograffydd

11 күн бұрын

@@stopthink7202 Is that the game that only lasts 60 minutes but they split into four quarters slotted in around all the advertising? 😂

My grandma always said the line :- Civility costs nothing.. And I've stuck by that, pretty much, all my life.

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

It’s a good motto

BRIT from London here - Bravo on ANOTHER top notch video 🎉🎉😂 I said it in my last two comments and I’ll say it again - you look so happy and sparkly and younger than when you first arrived and I’m SO happy for you 🎉❤ x

Baseball is just Rounders (played by school girls) for men 😂😂😂😂😂

I love that your videos cover different topics and you go into more detail. You really do understand the culture ❤ (P.s. I think the coastlines deserve a video all of their own in the future) 😀

Love your videos, so informative and natural. Yes ive noticed too, other people using your videos to react to.

@TheHicksonDiaries

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support. I hope they’re positive

You talk about people being very polite, quite rightly, but there's the other side when they can be quite insulting - especially if they like you!

love the bit about making a bad cup of tea ruining the day for someone that is so true. Also nice to see an American understanding how important football is

@deadandburied7626

13 күн бұрын

Americans are mad about THEIR precious pet sports, it should not be that hard for them.

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

@dukeofclemance. Thx. I’m trying my hardest to understand as much of the culture as I can

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

@deadsndburied7626. True-Americans get obsessed about their sports

Queue-jumping is close to an international incident... (Irish people frown on it too). Generally, it's obvious that there is one, but if in doubt, ask someone "is this the queue?" or "is this the back of the queue?". While many might know the term "line", use the word queue to avoid confusion.

We play football with our feet, the only one's allowed to handle theball in play is the goalkeeper. American football is played with their hands, rarely is it kicked whilst in play

@ianrobert7687

22 күн бұрын

Rugby is played mostly with the hands but it is still a game of football. Its played using rugby laws. Soccer is a game of football using association football laws.

@capitalb5889

13 күн бұрын

It is called football because it is played on foot.

Not knowing the difference between English and British is very annoying. Calling an English accent, a British accent is top of the list.

@corleth2868

22 күн бұрын

Yes, it confuses me. Do Americans think Glaswegian and London accents sound the same?

@Jill-mh2wn

22 күн бұрын

@@corleth2868 I expect they can understand neither

@GrilloTheFlightless

22 күн бұрын

Even the phrase ‘English accent’ applied to people in England is a bit of a misnomer as (just as is the case in many countries) there are lots and lots of very different regional accents.

@peterburry2014

22 күн бұрын

There ia a standard British accent, and that is Received Pronunciation, or RP.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

There are thousands of accents in the UK, so both the term English accent and the term British accent are daft.

In the UK some one who is mad means they are not angry, they are insane. That’s what mad means. Not angry.

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

True! It's a different meaning in 🇺🇸🇨🇦

@BazColne

22 күн бұрын

Wrong.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

It depends where in the UK you are. Mad definitely means angry where I grew up.

@vaudevillian7

20 күн бұрын

It can mean both

@scrimshank1

20 күн бұрын

I think the original saying was "mad with anger" in the sense of crazy with rage.

Morning Mandy. The accent thing is interesting. I agree many Americans try to do a 'British' accent turns out to be Cockney or the Kings English. Funny that Brits can't always tell where an accent is from in the UK. I was asked just yesterday in Waitrose cafe in outer London where ny accent was from (born and raised in York even though I've lived in London for 13 years now!). The sitting next to you thing is interesting as growing up in York people would sit next to you even if other spaces at the bar or on public transport were free to chat to you. In London they'd look at you like you have 2 heads if you did that! I usually ask how strong a cup of tea or how much milk do they like in their tea. But you're right everyone likes their tea different. I actually saw a tea chart with the 7 main colours of tea after milk people like!

@TheHicksonDiaries

21 күн бұрын

Yes. I’ve seen a meme about the color coding of tea. It makes me chuckle every time! 😆

@HanChap2

13 күн бұрын

Hahaha. I was born in Kent but spent most of my life in York. Up here in York, I get asked if I'm southern and when I go back to London or Kent, they immediately say I sound Yorkshire. Anywhere between, I'm just told I sound posh 🤷

American football 🏈 should be called 'handegg'. They rarely kick it compared to football ⚽️

@helenwood8482

21 күн бұрын

I've always called it rugby for wimps. Armour to play rugby?

@MrKingkz

8 күн бұрын

​@@helenwood8482I call it rugby for pussys

"Some people think that football is a matter of life and death! I'm very disappointed with that attitude...it's far more serious than that"! Bill Shankly 😉

Let me see now - tea - I prefer not to use tea bags, they are made from the dust waste of making the proper tea. I like to use Assam black tea leaf and these are complete leaves that have been dried. My pot is brown vitreous ware and contains just under 4 pints. Two desert spoons of tea in the pot and use well boiled water that is straight from the kettle, put the lid on the tea pot and cover with a tea cosy - to keep the heat in - and leave for 3 to 5 minutes for the water and the leaves to mix and release their flavours. For me I prefer to use a large 1 pint crockery mug into which I pour my tea from the tea pot and through a strainer to get rid of loose leaves. No sugar and no milk. It is a pleasant and relaxing flavour but I think that most people would find the taste to be a bit too bitter for them.

@tonyh5484

12 күн бұрын

may have been dust years ago, but perfectly good tea now

Association football ( soccer) is the one and same thing. Soccer is often used to differentiate between association football and the game of rugby. Life in England does NOT revolve around football.

Normally I watch these videos and find them a bit grating, however I watched yours and found myself smiling. I have followed Sheffield Wednesday through 45 years, 3 divisions, and have gone to watch them, having grown up near the ground, wherever I live. Right now that involves a 3.5 hour journey. At times when my life has drifted, I will admit I’ve let football fill the gaps. Even my beloved wife, who doesn’t like football knows it’s one thing she doesn’t interfere with. Our recent history has been something of a car crash. But it’s never boring.

Absolutely spot on about thinking London is England and your description of the rest of the country was perfectly summed up.

The thing about the tea is that even if you made someone a “bad” cup, people will just quietly drink it, and may even tell you that they enjoyed it.

@Phiyedough

22 күн бұрын

Yes, because it is such a personal taste, subjective issue, everyone is getting given what they consider to be a bad cup of tea a lot of the time. It is just part of life.

@PortilloMoment

22 күн бұрын

We've been a nation of polite liars for a long time.

Thank you for including the 'London Isn't England/the UK' thing. Most UK residents from outside London avoid going to London at all costs... barring that one time we all visit the normal tourist spots, then get out of there ASAP. My advice is for tourists to get out into the countryside, other cities, towns and villages. This is proper England/UK 👍

Welcome to England, hope you're enjoying it 😊

I love Britain im a real American native American Choctaw nation at13 i moved to the uk to be with my dad , great people culture history food , banter 😂😂

In GB there is also a multitude of dialects, as well as accents according to region or country. Those dialects can vary over a distance as short as 3 miles, as well as local names for everyday objects.

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

Can you tell the differences in dialect's & accents across the East Midlands or the South-East of England ?

@claymor8241

22 күн бұрын

I’m from the north east originally and would have known growing up if someone was from more than 10 or sometimes even 5 miles away in any direction.

@pinknylon1121

22 күн бұрын

Yes they're very obvious

Tea luv, for a basic cuppa pop a bag in a cup and pour in boiling water up to about half an inch from the top of the cup and stir until you can barely see the bag anymore, then give the bag a squeeze with a spoon and drag it out the cup - slowly add a bit of milk stirring it in as you do… bingo, but don’t forget the biscuits!

I think the football soccer one is a little redundant tbh. The food one annoys me, the Brits have some of the best most famous foods in the world. Apple pie Cheddar chees Angus beef Breakfast Fish and chips Chocolate - yes what ever your thinking of is proberbly a British brand. Curry.....Indian curries are totally different. Modern style icecreams (italian immergrants). Pies, pasties and pastries. Tea and biscuits

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

OMG. Cadbury, sausage rolls & Yorkshire. 😋

@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765

22 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries I will say though that the modern cherry bakewell is a US thing, proberbly the most British cake ever is from the US. Still my fave 😃

As an English woman born and bred I am the black sheep as I hate football ⚽️ it doesn't get anywhere near my tv 😂 There are so many amazing places to see in the UK, don't waste time in London, get out and explore, AND most places are very easy to access so you won't need to hire a car. Attempting a British accent can be quite funny 😂

I had to laugh about the tea as it’s soo right🤦‍♀️ with friends family & colleagues we learn to do the perfect cuppa for each person over time. Me I always say colour wise not like piss not like treacle something in the middle. So I like it this way. Teabag in water then put in cup. Let it brew. Remove teabag add milk. I don’t have sugar. I like pg tips also. I hate tea that’s super strong where your spoon could stand up in it. I also hate it where it looks like piss. We are all so particular when it comes to our cuppa. 😂 you are completely correct about football. It is a way of life here. When I first met my father in law ( a die hard Everton fan ) he found out my cousin played for Liverpool. Omfgg you would have thought I’d killed someone. 😂In my city we have the 2 teams. Liverpool & Everton. You can have family’s divided due to this! 🤦‍♀️ my family are diehard reds supporting Liverpool where as my husbands family diehard blues supporting Everton. Usually your kids are indoctrinated from birth as to the team they will support 🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤦‍♀️ the banter that occurred between my husband & brothers was hilarious. My daughter & son went to their first game aged about 4. My daughter who looks like a supermodel. Probably knows more about the beautiful game than most men. You wouldn’t think looking at her she’d be such a football fanatic. We lost my husband 11 yrs ago. Now we always say he can go to every game now & have the best seat there is. Was thinking of your asking us about ideas for your channel. I’d love for you to do a live Q & A. So we can get to know you more. Just my suggestion. As always loving your channel. Take care. Best wishes as always from Lyn In Liverpool 🇬🇧 UK 🇬🇧

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

The color coding is the way to go by far. My daughter (also looks like a supermodel 🤭) is getting into football but isn’t as knowledgeable yet. My husband was careful not to push it in her-he wanted her to come to it on her own. She’s much better at making tea than I am too! Love the idea about a Q&A-will put it on my list to work out

@riculfriculfson7243

22 күн бұрын

My wife and I like our tea the colour of He-Man (her description). Strong tea, but with a high proportion of milk 😁

Football in the UK was also known as 'soccer' until maybe the 1980s. I have no idea why it changed. 'Soccer' means 'Association Football' as opposed to 'rugger' which is 'Rugby Football'.

@twoeyedjack6836

22 күн бұрын

Soccer is just a slang term for Association football. The term originated in posh English schools. Slang tends to fall in and out of fashion so the term soccer is less prevalent these days. It is still used in the UK to an extent however often by Rugby supporters. Sky sports still has tv programmes "Soccer Saturday", "Soccer Special", "Gary Neville's Soccer box". "Soccer AM" was also a very popular programme until recently.

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

Interesting. Hmm. 🤔

@markharvey1630

22 күн бұрын

Yeah, when I was at school in the 70s and 80s, when we did PE it was called "soccer" in the timetable. I really do think the British have got progressively more silly about this over the past few decades and forgotten their history.

@woodencreatures

22 күн бұрын

@@markharvey1630 Maybe it depends where you live? I went to school in the 70's and literally nobody said soccer

@dianajenkinson9985

22 күн бұрын

born 66, never heard soccer said from a Briton

I liked your assessment of football and its historic links to the community, although nowadays there are lots of people who are enthusiastic supporters of teams that are hundreds of miles away. Empathy with others and actions that support harmony is the unspoken rule of living in the UK. If you clearly demonstrate a desire to minimise the disruption that you cause to others, then you are likely to get their help. If you start parading your 'rights' then you will be met with cold formality. The UK is generally protective of heritage, in the sense that the landscape is a record of the lives of our ancestors. The overarching principle of town planning supports clear segregation between town and country.. This has the impact of concentrating urban activities in smaller areas. Town life has the advantage of putting most activities within walking distance or a short ride, with towns interconnected by rail and bus. It has the disadvantage of placing land at a premium, which makes housing expensive. It is also a regional characteristic. It is perfectly possible to live in lower density areas, but the main hospital is likely to be a significant distance from where you live.

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

Yes. Agree with all of this. I live than I’m not forced to have a car here to participate in the community and also love that overall most people just want to have peace and enjoy! ☺️

Association Football IS just a game. 😂

Two things a English man never changes his barber and his football team

@tudormiller887

22 күн бұрын

So you'd travel across the country just to get a trim from your favorite barber ? Not sure I agree regarding changing football teams. I've seen a lot of Manchester City shirts being worn across London & the South East in the last few years. Wasn't like that in the 2000s.

Soccer is a shot form of 'associated' football. Soccer was widely used in Britain initially.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

Still is in parts of the UK.

@Isleofskye

18 күн бұрын

@@ffotograffydd Where? I have been to 1,778 games since 1962 and can't remember hearing it AT A GAME....so where, mon ami?

It’s all about cultural sensitivity. When I lived in the States we (myself and other ex-pats) would refer to American Football as “Girl’s rugby” and try to explain that Football is not only a global sport, it is THE global sport. I think I’m right is saying that professional Gridiron is still only played in North America.

Hi there. Just to let you know that someone called Tyler Rumple recently reacted to one of your videos but did not have the good grace to put a link to you or your original video in the description or to even mention you in his narrative. Thought you might like to know. 🙂

@sandywatson

19 күн бұрын

He actually did reference this channel (in part two). It's how I'm here actually.

sitting down near someone else, ask first a lot are more than happy to talk, give advice to what to see and or directions. Ok some maybe too happy, you will get the vibe from them if good or bad but ask first rather than take up a full table yourself elsewhere in the cafe etc

Don't worry, the tea making skill will improve with time! Offer milk and sugar separately, or get them to make their own!

@Pal3rider

11 күн бұрын

I don't drink tea or coffee even - health reasons but ... in our house the first time you visit we will offer you a cuppa. On further visits - you know where the kettle is!!

I have part of my family on my Dad's side who are Canadian and their eldest daughter who is now married with her own family and is a school teacher (Kate). She said to me many years ago when I was visiting their place in Canada that she thought that the North Americans, regardless of whether they were American or Canadian were dumb to call football soccer because it clearly uses the feet for 80-90% of the time unless you are the goalkeeper. Her two young brothers Kevin and Scott agreed.

Agree with everything you said. Pretty much spot on. Although I don’t consider football a religion ( I know a lot of men who do) but yes the other things can annoy me. Probably wouldn’t say anything but internally feel frustrated.

I find the concept of what is acceptible personal space across different cultures fascinating. In some cultures, if you are having a one-on-one conversation with someone, it is normal to stand really close to them. In other cultures (like the British) this would be seen as rude or intimidating. Brits would expect you to stand at least a full arm's length away from them, if not two (unless in a really crowded space). If you attempt to close that gap, they will step back to reopen it!

@bond--007

22 күн бұрын

not if they are can't hear you

On the subject of accents my wife and I are both Suffolk born and bred, and very often when we are on holiday ( even in other parts of the UK) people ask if we're Australian Happens a lot

@percyprune7548

22 күн бұрын

From Durham but have been accused of being Welsh. Apart from mining (well, long ago....) nothing else in common.

Working men other than football also had, whippet racing, darts, dominoes, cribbage, pidging racing, pidging shooting, All had a bicycle and a lot had a motorcycle [with sidecar if a family] for affordable personal transport. Most working men had tools inherited or handed down and could fix almost anything. a lot of these traditions are still prevalent today. Most British people actually would never get insulted by any of the things you have said - they are just make out they are to pull your leg - if you know what that means of course

@izzywizzy2361

18 күн бұрын

And also working their allotments as a practical thing for providing food when money was tight but also as a social thing

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

It’s a bit tongue in cheek on my part too.

@izzywizzy2361

8 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries I guessed😉

Tea is actually pretty easy. The default preference is for tea the colour of good fudge. You may need to get some fudge, so you know the colour. I know American fudge is generally chocolate and that's no ise at all. So, first step, eat a lot of fudge. Call it research. Teapots are more complicated, but making tea in a mug goes as follows: put one teabag in each mug. If sugar is desired (for most of us, it is) add two teaspoons of sugar on top of the bag. Pour on boiling water from a kettle (should be in a rolling boil - if anyone tells you it should be off the boil, bop them with a spoon - that's only true for green tea). Wait for anout 2 minutes, 3 if they say they like builder's tea and then, without stirring or pressing, remove the bag. Add milk until the fudge colour is achieved. Most Brits will enjoy that cup of tea. If tgey really want it stronger, leave the bag in longer. NEVER squeeze or press the bag. Not only is it uncouth, it ruins the flavour.

It is a Ball (ball shape) manipulated using one’s feet, therefore, football. In the states they have a prolate spheroid essentially elliptical in profile shaped object moved around using one’s hands. Not a ball and not manipulated with feet!

Hold on, you shouldn't even be aware that you made any cups of tea wrongly if the people involved were true Brits because, as we all know, as a true Brit, we would be given a cup of tea, take a sip (maybe a slight pause) and then a big smile. "Thanks, it tastes great!" All the while thinking, "This is the vilest thing I have ever tasted. This person should be tried for treason for making such a disgraceful cup of tea!" However, if you are even slightly aware that the tea is disapproved of, then the person is not doing their duty as a true Brit. Keep calm and carry on....

@TheHicksonDiaries

20 күн бұрын

Haha-I hear ya. But I’m a much more direct person and most likely would have said for them to be completely honest with me. I didn’t take it personally.

If someone pushed into a queue in front of me I would say “ did you know that the back of the queue is over there" . I have other things to say but not here!

I've got a copy of a booklets that was issued to American visiting forces during WW11. One of the guidelines is "never insult their King or Royal Family" another is " do not be shocked if and British family invites an [I'll use the term African American soldier ] into their home or into their church.

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

Wow... 😮

Making tea. The most important question is 'how do you like your tea?' For strong, put boiling water into the cup, stir the bag into the boiled water until you see if go dark brown, take out the tea bag, insert a little milk at a time. for medium, it's the same as before, just not quite as dark. Weak tea is same, with less time, so the tea is lighter in colour when you add the milk. Most people add more milk for weak tea. Strong, milky tea, add the bag, make it super strong, leaving the bag in for a couple of minutes while stirring. Add milk and you'll see the opacity increasing while the colour drops from very dark brown to brown. Remember, you can always add a little more milk to reduce the colour, but you can't add more strength (see my comment about milk killing the straining action). Adding milk to a cup while the tea bag is still in will kill the tea-diffusing process. Best way to tell how the tea should look like is to observe tea in advance, so you can see the colour and consistency, so you can match it when you try. Something to note, in old England, people used fine china cups, and put milk into a cup before pouring from a tea pot. Some still prefer a 'milk first' option, but remember that milk in the bag kills the ability to diffuse tea. As an apprentice, my first job was 'tea boy', and I learned how to make tea to suit each individual taste. Give it a go, and I'll guarantee, you can master it, and when you do, you'll get loads of kudos! When people say to me they like strong milky tea, they are normally shocked (even as a Brit) that I can produce one to their liking. Give it a go!

Easiest way to make a standard mug of tea for (80’s kids) is remembering it should look like HE-mans skin tone 😂 We only say soccer when we are explaining to someone from North America. And on accents you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it, you can walk 20 mins down the road and people talk with a different accent. There’s hundreds of dialects and different accents in the UK.

So every other country don't care if someone pushes in in a queue? So if someone has been waiting 2 hours to go on a rollercoaster doesn't have a problem a group of strangers push in front making their wait an hour longer?

My friends from Yorkshire were constantly thought to be German or eastern European when they visited the States, people were shocked when they told them they were English

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

German? That’s one I hadn’t heard before

Good observations I would say

@TheHicksonDiaries

17 күн бұрын

Thank you! Hope we get to talk sometime soon

I live in the South West and people keep asking me which part of Yorkshire I come from. I tell them it is the small bit that is in the middle of Lancashire. I think they are really distinctive accents but people down here can't tell the difference.

No English person calls it soccer.

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

Don’t they?

Can't make a cup of tea... tut tut tut 😮 ❤ from Northeast England ❤️

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

I know but in my defence-I’m a Yank

@oopsdidItypethatoutloud

8 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries That excuse is wearing thin America 🥰 bless your little cotton socks ❤️ from Northeast England ❤️

So in other countries do you sit next to a stranger in an empty bus/bar/train?

Clip of Nottingham! The Midlands not the North.

Proper tea is Yorkshire Gold. Nothing else will do. Love the stuff!

@helenwood8482

21 күн бұрын

Yorkshire tea is overrated. That, PG Tips and Typhoo will never enter my house.

@TheHicksonDiaries

21 күн бұрын

Thx you guys. You’ve inspired today’s poll. Check it out on the community tab when you get a chance

@amandamcneill6111

21 күн бұрын

Recommend M&S extra strong tea! 2:24

@izzywizzy2361

18 күн бұрын

Betty’s tearoom tea, delish!

I don't disagree with any of your comments, but it is fascinating hearing about "us" from an American perspective!

As someone English I've never been insulted by being mistaken for an Australian (which I have before, by some Americans XD ) but I was just weirded out by it XD, not insulted, since to me our accents sound very distinct and different. As someone who loves London, I do think people should visit other places but I do think they should still go to London, they should just visit differences places as well. I think I tend to be insulted when I see Americans acting like Europe is one big country. I know many do know this and they probably don't mean it that way but it FEELS like when Americans talk about Europe like a country, their ignoring the actual individual countries inside Europe, we all have our own languages, culture and history. I remember once watching video and feeling pretty insulted with a American comparing Europe and the US, he basically said in simplified terms, acting surprised "The US has all the same shops and Europe doesn't" Like yes, of course we don't, we're a continent! Does North America, Mexico, Canada and the US, filled with the exact same shops as each other? I wouldn't have thought so. Or when americans say, I've been to Europe and then they don't elaborate, like yes? Where?? There are 44 countries in the Europe , it feels like their dismissing the fact we are all our own independent countries. So yeah that can feel very insulting to me XD They probably don't mean it that way but it still feels like it, it can feel quite horrible, to feel like your countries just being grouped together with others and your culture, history are just being dismissed. Like the americans going "eh their all the same" nope, nope, nope!

EXCELLENT video from a 70 year old born and bred Londoner.

@TheHicksonDiaries

17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much.

@Isleofskye

7 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries

I’ve been in America 23 years now trying to educate Americans on the beautiful game and some are starting to get it now even though a lot seem to think it’s a sport primarily for girls This personal space is actually a much bigger deal here in America than it ever was back home in the uk, very often you’ll hear Americans talking about you being in there bubble so I think she’s wrong about that in my experience

@bond--007

22 күн бұрын

Primarily for girls that's rounders ( baseball )

There is - in general - nothing insulting in referring to football as 'soccer', although there may be some specific areas in which this might be considered an insult. In the main, though younger people might give you a strange look, or laugh, older ones who grew up pre 1980-ish, will think nothing of it. It often used to be called 'soccer' to distinguish it from 'rugger' - the casual names of the two different types of what might be called generic football, which are most popular in England, Scotland and Wales. Association football (soccer) is referred to as such because its rules etc were governed by the FA (Football Association); other forms of football are derivatives eg Rugby Football(League and Union). Australian Rules, Gaelic Football and last but not least, American Football, all have followers and players in these islands and elsewhere in the world. There are also many other footballs played to different rules in various parts of the world or by specific groups of people, eg Balkan football, blind footbal, walking football, five-a-side and many more and what might be termed , at least in Britain, as Shrovetide football, although similar games exist elsewhere. This played on one day a year and is a village, town or city -wide medieval football game which can last all day. It can be quite violent!

The last one about personal space: surely that applies to Americans too? Are you saying Americans would come and sit next to you on an empty bus? That's weird. The Queue one is definitely true: we get murderous if anyone jumps the queue! And yes general manners and ps and qs are important. Personally I don't care about football and lots of people don't. The accent one: depends, it might be annoying or it might be funny and if an American can do a good accent it blows us away! Check out Zendaya's Love Island accent, it's spot on! Or Chris Pratt doing an Essex accent, again, spot on!

@Phiyedough

22 күн бұрын

Most American adults probably never go on a bus but yes, I would have thought they value their personal space in much the same way.

@TheHicksonDiaries

21 күн бұрын

Haha---RE: football, I've heard it's either football or rugby, thoughts?

@davidthomas-ot4cl

21 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries Tennis for me, love Wimbledon.

I have never known anyone who goes to football matches.

@TheHicksonDiaries

14 күн бұрын

Wow…that’s a new one to me. What sports do you follow?

@neilhayz1555

13 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries- I’m always surprised by the amount of people who claim to be a supporter of a team, and then when I ask them about the area around the ground it turns out I know the area better than them. They’ve never seen their team live. This is very common in areas without much of an identity like the Home Counties. By contrast I’ve never met anyone from Burnley, Lancashire who didn’t support Burnley and watch them. I’ve been to some famous games and some people have turned to me and gone “As if you were REALLY there!” I’ve been going for 45 years. Of course I was there!!

Queuing is most definitely a British thing, keep calm and carry on is a thing.

americans all of these points are valid!!!thanks mandy!!

@TheHicksonDiaries

22 күн бұрын

My honour and privilege

@robert-hh2ft

22 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries guns or tea??? lol

@robert-hh2ft

22 күн бұрын

@@TheHicksonDiaries we hate guns but love our tea lol!!!as you know mandy!!!

77 years old and soccer/football were both the same as a child

I'm English, I hate football so I couldn't care less what it's called. 22 big girls blouses looking for an excuse to kiss each other.

@robertbroadbent3038

19 күн бұрын

Agreed 100%

@Isleofskye

18 күн бұрын

Sorry but you are clueless about the passion , intensity and wonderful atmosphere created around many of the 1,778 games that I have attended since 1962,visiting 84 different grounds. It is a symbol of the strong bond most Men and some Women have with their local area and Town or City which is why fans never change teams. It is a demonstration of loyalty through all the bas times ,as well as the good times. My first game was on the 3rd September,1962 and I still, vividly ,recall the atmosphere. Yesterday I visited The Globe Theatre in London and been to endless Theatres as well as thousands of social occasions in my 70 years and nothing comes close to the vibrancy and stimulation of attending a great game.

@Isleofskye

18 күн бұрын

@@robertbroadbent3038 I met someone else like you.....think it was in 1977,could be wrong about the year. As a matter of interest what do you find stimulating, vibrant and entertaining? Prey , tell...

@robertbroadbent3038

18 күн бұрын

@@Isleofskye Rugby, Leicester Tigers. Just don’t like football

@deadandburied7626

13 күн бұрын

Rugby is even worse 😂

I cringe if I'm called a Brit, I'm English or British. Never call a Scot English, same for Welsh. You can get away with calling someone from N Ireland Irish, but their name gives it away, if Shamus, their Irish, if Jim then their British or from Ulster. The dialect is so varied in the UK, visitors can't be expected to know the differences. I'm not aware of any other nation state so complex in its identity!

For those of us who live outside of London we hate it

@Isleofskye

18 күн бұрын

It's not but I was in Hampstead and surrounding environs yesterday ,as a 70 year old and it was a fantastically stimulating and vibrant day full of characters that I observed.

Soccer or asoccer, the correct term was short for association football. It's just football now.

Football isn’t a religion, a significant percentage of Brits really don’t care about it. Where I live we do call it soccer, and rugby is more popular!

Football is definitely just a game. I'm english and i'm not alone with this thinking. Footballers are paid disgusting amounts for kicking a bag of air around. Nurses, for example, get paid peanuts for saving lives. It doesn't make sense to me. I bet i get ripped apart for saying this.

@thomasfarrell5396

12 күн бұрын

I enjoy the reaction when I say "Oh, you mean XXXX.plc" when a "club" name is mentioned in the pub. There is definitely a modern acceptance that rich owner = winning prizes..

With regard to accents and the difference of accents in the UK, (I'm not bashing you here, this is just trying to give you and others some kind of idea as to how easy it is to get it wrong, though this is more about dialect than actual accents). I the 1970's there was someone murdering woman near the area where I live, eventually someone local heard someone from the area where they live but the accent was "different", voice recognition experts were working on this due to a fake recording sent to the police, this person told the police about what they had heard and they were questioned quite deeply about the "accent", it turned out that particular accent was spoken in a small part of a street in the city "around 5 houses", this lead to the arrest, capture and conviction of the murderer, my partner who worked in the prison service for almost 30 years met the murderer on several occasions, I have no idea why and I didn't want to know, but it gives some idea as to how much the English language varies across the UK in even very small areas, I speak differently to family and friends living 2 miles away, we understand each other of course, but the subtle differences are noticeable, I live in a former mining village surrounded by other mining villages, each one has it's own quirks which would probably not be noticeable to anyone from outside of the area, I think as you mentioned, the biggest faux pas is thinking that everyone sounds southern (London) but which part? 😁

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

Wow-incredible story. Thx for sharing

American are not only US citizens , there is more than 20 countries just in North America. No country is name America in the official country list. If you want respect, you have to respect.

"If you're a football fan" doing a lot of work here - the rest of us, most of us, are pretty indifferent.

What things do visitors do in the USA that piss off the locals? Personally, none of the things mentioned would particularly upset me, but I guess there are those that would. A really good one is to assume, or say, that everyone is English when they might be a Scot or Welsh or Irish. - they dont react well to that. But I guess its the same when UK citizens mistake a Canadian for a US citizen 😅

always remember prime minister tony blair saying he played "soccer" at school i knew then he was a liar and that he had never kicked a football in his life

I'd really like to know how people who think we're obsessed with queuing go about it; do you just go to the front of everything? Do little old ladies and children always find themselves at the back? How does it work?!

@TheHicksonDiaries

8 күн бұрын

You’d be surprised how many people in the United States try to sneak ahead in the line

I know I'm being a bit of a freak but I'm British, I don't mind it being called soccer at all. And yes, it's only a game. That said, as a Welsh person, it does annoy me when people call me English. To all Non Natives, It's best to call us British. This term fits all. 🙂 London no longer represents the UK at all these days. But the big one...please people never ever do this, Is ignoring somebody. A I have noticed for almost a decade now that the younger Americans tend to view it as okay to ignore somebody who is speaking to them if they don't want to talk. This is absolutely not okay in Britain and is considered a grievous insult. If it's any help to anyone though, I'm a 52 year old born & breed Brit and I can't make a decent cup of tea either. Always been a coffee drinker 🙂

I hate it when I'm on an empty bus and someone comes and sit next to me.

@elfedowen6452

22 күн бұрын

Same in a car parks... WHY?.

@Distant394

22 күн бұрын

Especially when it’s the driver 🤣👍

@Jill-mh2wn

22 күн бұрын

The reverse has happened to me all my life . As a bus or train gradually fills, next to me will always stay empty until all other seats are taken. I used to feel aggrieved and wonder if there was something wrong ,now I just inwardly laugh.

@Distant394

22 күн бұрын

@@Jill-mh2wn well that weird as you wrote this message I found myself moving away from your comment 🤣🤣🤣 joking I find I get the same treatment Jill 👍

@Jill-mh2wn

22 күн бұрын

@@Distant394 Yes ,best to just laugh about it 🤣

Soccer was a term invented by the British to distinguish Associate Football from Rugby Football. Later they abandoned the term, while it survived in the US

@ffotograffydd

21 күн бұрын

We didn’t abandon it, it’s still used in parts of the UK.

We have a saying that your freedom ends at the end of someone else's nose, and we live very close to others.

@sarahatkin366

8 күн бұрын

Do we?? I've never heard that saying!

You said don't mix up Areas, Then show Nottingham as a Northern City ?

@Pal3rider

11 күн бұрын

I caught that one too. I get angry when people refer to anything north of the Watford gap as THE NORTH. People also refer to the Midlands as the north - they are not.

@user-ze5tu4ck1t

11 күн бұрын

@Pal3rider We May have Northern Values ,but I'm Derbyshire, North East Midlands to be exact and Pedantic, I suppose but I grew up we those values, Worked down a Coal Mine, Went into heavy Engineering as a Kid .Have worked in Engineering and Civil engineering all my working Life .

Why is the background moving? 😮

I have no interest in football and don't drink tea. I also find it funny listening to an American trying to do an English accent. I agree with everything else, though.