“Er, excuse me - there’s a queue here…” - which basically translates as “Get to the back of it, pal, before you get a slap.”

@theaphaeus727

13 күн бұрын

That happened to me in London… I felt bad because I wasn’t paying attention

@lindenmyles9127

12 күн бұрын

or in some parts of Scotland they may even head -butt a que jumper lol

@adamhowarth8497

9 күн бұрын

🤣🤣 I have never even thought about it, but... it's the most unthreatening threat ever!!...🤣🤣 it's about the delivery...🤣🤣

@stuartgraham5045

9 күн бұрын

Bit of a tawdry Scottish stereotype, yeah?

@adamhowarth8497

8 күн бұрын

@stuartgraham5045 ... na... I'd say more posh English but eye, we be sayin it to... originally northern btw...

One thing I love about Americans visiting the UK, is that they usually expect us to sound like either a member of the aristocracy, or a 19th century chimney sweep.

@michaeljohn1978

8 күн бұрын

But they end up wondering if you're actually speaking English lol

@midnightmosesuk

6 күн бұрын

Well, I don't think I'd disappoint any Americans because I do actually sound like a 19th century chimney sweep. Gawd bless yah guvner.

@SeanPittaway-lb9bg

2 күн бұрын

I'm English born and bred, 44 now and I sometimes wonder if I'm speaking English 🤣 but i still speak up when someone says something I see as wrong whilst scolding them and correcting them in the wrong way to say something.part of being English I reckon, most of the time I'm wrong but I'm always right

One of the biggest insults thrown at us Brits by Americans, one that I've heard MANY times is "If it wasn't for us Americans, you'd all be speaking German right now".

@Elatenl

14 күн бұрын

​@@phillwainewright4221Eh that actually happened all over the world, maybe not after WWII but colonial wars 100%, why is Africa speaking french, why is South America speaking Spanish and Portuguese etc

@Me1le

14 күн бұрын

Yeah it was mostly the Soviets that beat the Germans anyway.

@no_soy_rubio

14 күн бұрын

​@@Me1le exactly

@susanroberts2289

14 күн бұрын

Americans do say that…..However, they are mistaken. They weren’t even here during our Victory of the Battle of Britain in 1940 when the Nazis were only twenty miles away across the English Channel. The Germans were sent packing by our own brave forces and our glorious Royal Air Force. In fact the USA only joined in WW2 three weeks before the new year of 1942 which means 2years 3months AFTER Britain declared war on Germany in 1939. Americans are conveniently confused. It was DDay in June 1944 when the UK and USA joined as Allies to liberate France and then the rest of Europe.

@jameshumphries5059

14 күн бұрын

Which ironically isn’t true. We did all the work and they came in at the last minute to take the glory

Polite Americans hate obnoxious queue jumpers, rudeness, loud talkers in the USA, too. We hope that most tourists do not behave this way. Love you England!

Has an Englishman the main thing that pisses me off is people who abuse our countryside. Enjoy it, be responsible, take only photos and leave only footprints.

@jonathanfinan722

13 күн бұрын

Has?

@brewswithviews

13 күн бұрын

@@jonathanfinan722 bad grammar also pisses off the english

@RuRaynor

13 күн бұрын

Sadly so many Brits also treat the countryside like crap. :(

@Chevy-jordan

12 күн бұрын

I agree! Can’t stand litterbugs!

@MrOoYT

9 күн бұрын

Nobody talks enough about the increasing amount of rubbish in seemingly quaint and bucolic areas. It’s awful to see.

I would say chill out and enjoy your trip, British people are pretty easy going most of the time... but one thing not mentioned is you will get some annoyed looks if you're talking too loudly in public spaces

@daidavies90

7 күн бұрын

This is a post about English people

@Webbsy

6 күн бұрын

​@@daidavies90 English people are British. What's your point?

@samdaniels2

6 күн бұрын

@@Webbsy Because it’s going to differ whether you’re also including Welsh and Scottish people.

@Webbsy

6 күн бұрын

@@samdaniels2 pretty sure OPs suggestion of mindful volume applies across Britain. Calling English people British is correct also as England is in Britton

We don’t say “math” because “maths or mathematics” is the name given to a number of disciplines. Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry are just three of those disciplines.

@susanroberts2289

14 күн бұрын

@@lokischeissmessiah5749 Who said the word means a plural? I and many others including Americans, Europeans, and worldwide populations use the word Mathematics as an umbrella term as described above.

@ervinvice1521

14 күн бұрын

Tomato, tomahto

@hendy643

14 күн бұрын

@@lokischeissmessiah5749 No, but it is short for Mathematical Sciences. So, just like Physics, which is short for Physical Sciences, the 'S' from the end of sciences gets carries to the abbreviation. Mathematical sciences --> Mathematics --> Maths. Easy.

@spacecaptain9188

13 күн бұрын

You only started calling it "Maths" a hundred years ago. Your country's people seem to enjoy using language to separate yourselves from others... Or your upper class does, anyway.

@susanroberts2289

13 күн бұрын

@@spacecaptain9188 Thank you, Space Captain for your very informative comment.

I randomly bumped into this bloke today in Chinatown in London, genuinely such a nice guy! I still can't believe I got to meet you dude, safe travels!

@nicklegg61

12 күн бұрын

The word dude,oh dear.

@Lexohhbeats

7 күн бұрын

@@nicklegg61 who cares man

Yep. Called an Irish woman English once on accident 25 years ago. I still haven’t fully recovered from the withering look she gave me 😂😂😂

@CarolWoosey-ck2rg

14 күн бұрын

Cheeky cow she should be honoured!!

@DemiB5030

14 күн бұрын

@@CarolWoosey-ck2rg😂😂

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

She is probably still complaining about it.

@TimeyWimeyLimey

14 күн бұрын

Never call a Scotsman English or you may receive a Glasgow kiss. You don't want one of those.

@ycylchgames

14 күн бұрын

​@@CarolWoosey-ck2rg Pam? Ydy bod yn Sais yn eich gwneud chi'n arbennig?

Your description of our reaction to the words 'replacement bus service' is so completely, utterly accurate. I hadn't realised it was my soul leaving my body and the light snuffing out, but that's indeed what it is.

@susanlindarice

5 күн бұрын

Useful to remember that people rely on public transport to get to work on time therefore works etc can seriously affect this

I find it very easy to visit England as a Canadian as we share so many cultural/social norms

@nadiabarrett5195

14 күн бұрын

and I got a sunburn in England, too! 16 days in May , only one day of rain

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

@@nadiabarrett5195 We tend to get long stretches without rain in the summer in the south-east - to the extent that hosepipe bans are common. 1976 was so bad that they even appointed a minister for drought! (Needless to say, as soon as they did that, it rained almost solid for about three days, and he looked rather sheepish!)

@AlisonBryen

10 күн бұрын

@@nadiabarrett5195 you're definitely one of us now!

@Pwecko

10 күн бұрын

Yes, we do have a lot in common. We both have terrible leaders.

@dorseyjack3206

8 күн бұрын

@@nadiabarrett5195 You most likely never spent those days in Manchester.

I would add showing 2 fingers "the wrong way round"

@gabbymcclymont3563

14 күн бұрын

Unless its to a French person.

@PedroConejo1939

14 күн бұрын

That's just bants.

@spacecaptain9188

13 күн бұрын

In USA, it's a symbol of peace. Not quite the same meaning for you eh?

@deekey33

13 күн бұрын

@@spacecaptain9188

@jonjstorey

13 күн бұрын

2 fingers with the palm facing towards the person you are communicating with is the sign for victory as started off by Winston Churchill. It is interpreted as peace in the modern day. 2 fingers the other way around is just like flipping a bird, or giving someone the middle finger.

What irks me is people "incorrectly" queuing at the pub. Don't form an orderly line, crowd around the bar. It's the bartender's job to know who is next, and the customers to know who is next. I pointed out to an American he will lose his spot if he don't queue right.

@renferal5290

14 күн бұрын

I noticed that when I went to a pub. I couldn't figure out where I should stand to wait my turn. There was no orderly line.

@jaymzx0

13 күн бұрын

Even here at home in the states I have no idea how to line up at a bar. It seems to vary from place to place!

@user-lm2vs1sl3v

13 күн бұрын

@@renferal5290what was confusing?

@renferal5290

12 күн бұрын

@@user-lm2vs1sl3v The way people were all bunched up around the bar and there was no obvious queue to be seen. I just waited until the bar keep acknowledged me to get my drink.

@no_butterscotch

11 күн бұрын

Here, here! Queueing is for the post office, not the pub.

I think my addition would be "compare things here critically with your home country". If you say stuff is bigger/better/nicer/cheaper where you come from, someone's likely to advise you to return there...

@jimbo6059

13 күн бұрын

And not very nicely.

@Wonderwoman79G

13 күн бұрын

I find this annoying in general.

Its a little known fact that all castles and cathedrals in the UK were used as filming locations in Harry Potter- I’m sure if you ask one of the local tour guides what part was filmed for the movies they’ll happily tell you where. The ‘Peace with Police’ initiative was set up in the 90s to show solidarity with our coppers- we’re famously one of the safest countries in the world. If you spot a police officer, make sure you show them a peace sign (✌️) with your knuckles facing them. They’ll be very happy and tip their bobby helmet in response. Be sure to call people from Scotland ‘Scotch’ rather than ‘British’. They’re very proud of their national identity. Make sure you ask a Welshman where their sheep are kept. Welsh people are each given an ‘adopted’ sheep (though the government usually has them on farmland), its usually a sign of respect if you ask them. Make sure you shout “Up the Tories” if you pass any hospitals in Liverpool. The Tories is a scouser nickname for Doctors - (ie ay up Doc Tory) and people in the UK love the NHS a lot. Its a sign of appreciation for the NHS in a local vernacular. The British aren’t known for having a dark sense of humour or sarcasm. Make sure you take all of their comments very seriously.

@jimbo6059

13 күн бұрын

Sorry We do have a very dark sense of humour. Sarcasm is our middle name.

@laurenceboulter1540

13 күн бұрын

@@jimbo6059 You read all that without working out it was a wind-up?

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

Very much in the spirit of the Hoffman lecture! ("All London brothels carry a blue light …")

@user-ev4ie2wx7k

8 күн бұрын

@@jimbo6059. You’re not getting it…..

@user-ev4ie2wx7k

8 күн бұрын

Sees like it. Well written, well done. Very amusing to US. American “humour” belongs in the kindergarten.

In regards to the buying a round at the pub......... In working class English culture "He doesn't get his round in" is one of the darkest stains you can have on your character.

4:25. I just wanna say, drink what you drink, it doesn't make a difference to us. but we will give you shit (playfully) for your choice.

@no_soy_rubio

14 күн бұрын

Especially if its shandy

@WgCdrLuddite

14 күн бұрын

My best advice to Americans; pretend to be Canadian. We like Canadians.

@b.w.9244

13 күн бұрын

Like me giving you shit for drinking tea.

Jumping the queue is a guaranteed way to cause annoyance

@scarecrowlego884

14 күн бұрын

That’s everywhere

@JootjeJ

14 күн бұрын

Not to mention tutting and eye rolling.

@williamorchard16

14 күн бұрын

UK used to be undisputed world champions at forming queues. They lost the title when unchecked immigration took over

@Wellch

14 күн бұрын

Even in the US, jumping que is a nono

@Elatenl

14 күн бұрын

As it should be, however where I live people have 0 manners lol

You are not expected to make a perfect cup of tea here in the UK, because everyone likes it a bit different, but microwaving spoils the water & should never be done. You can agree to buy your own in pubs, round buying is not compulsory.

I want to chime in on the beer thing as a brewer in England. Because it's something very few understand. Cask ale is served at cellar temp which is 10-12'C. This is a live product, as in it still has yeast in it. A lot of the flavour comes from sitting in the cask at 10-12'C maturing. Keg beers are finished products. And they usually benefit from being served nice and cold.

@daweshorizon

10 күн бұрын

English beer is a mystery to many English people, let alone our American cousins. 12 degrees centigrade is, as you say, optimal allowing the taste-buds to function at their best to appreciate the malty flavours and the contrasting bitterness and aromas of the hops. British real ale has character and infinite taste combinations, that's what makes it unique. Drinking Carling or whatever, is inexplicably popular in England by English people across the world. Big up for Drone Valley Brewery in Derbyshire! Take care, love and peace.

@chetmanley1885

5 күн бұрын

​@@daweshorizonI did not just read a shout-out to Drone Valley on some random video KZread recommended.

In a TV series called Broadchurch, David Tennant's character did something even worse to the tea. He RE-HEATED it in a microwave. Judging from the reactions in the media, no-one knows, let alone cares, about what the rest of the episode was about.

@kdfrk247

14 күн бұрын

I've done that.. 😅

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

Gasp.

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

If i was an Actor i would play any of the worst Monsters from history but would refuse to do this, so it puts me off Tennant.

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

@@kdfrk247 Gasp, shocking.

@ervinvice1521

14 күн бұрын

Honestly, what difference does it make how the water is heated as long as it comes to a boil?

Another one, please remember to use your indoor voices when you’re indoors 😂

@josephinecronin1195

13 күн бұрын

So much this

@rich7447

13 күн бұрын

Like the Brits do in Spain?

I hate that Americans don’t use please or thank you often, and that they often ask for thinks by saying ‘give me’, ‘give me a beer’. So rude! Or ‘did you ever meet the Queen?’, no, have you ever met your president??

@tonyh5484

13 күн бұрын

american couple walking in windsor park got talking to an english couple, when theyfound out the english couple lived in windsor fhey said to the lady have you met the queen, no she said but my husband has, so they asked him about the queen of which he said good things, the americans went on their merry way never realising they had just met the queen and prince philip

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

@@tonyh5484 The usual version of that one I've heard it's that it's in the countryside around Balmoral (in Scotland), which I think is more plausible (and it's a bodyguard rather than PP - "no, but he has met her"). Some variants say they gave the American couple a lift in their Range Rover when it came on to rain hard.

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

"Can I get" is, sadly, becoming common here too.

@vtbn53

10 күн бұрын

@@G6JPG Yeah that is SO annoying

@arianbyw3819

2 күн бұрын

Also, using grab, as in grab a sandwich. Ugh.

I don't think you will hear anyone say "Excuse me sir", the sir will be replaced be some passive aggressive comment like "I think you'll find that there is a queue."

@neuralwarp

13 күн бұрын

Or "you must be an American tourist"

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

About the only person who will call you "sir" is a policeman when he _knows_ he's got you: it's done with a certain amount of sarcasm, without necessarily awareness that he's doing it. The conversation may start "is this _your_ vehicle, sir?", for example.

@ffotograffydd

13 күн бұрын

The last time I called anyone sir was the day I left the military! 😂

@stalfithrildi5366

9 күн бұрын

"Excuse me sir" is usually followed by "would you like to come down the station with me"

@richardlawrence6619

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, I recently went to Florida and they called me sir more times in that fortnight than I've been called all my life. I now identify as sir!

Not really a thing tourists in general do, but years ago I had an English girlfriend and one day we were taking the train with her and her family from West Sussex to London. The train made a stop at Wimbledon and this American tourist lady across the aisle was like, "Wow, Wimbledon!" Then she looked over to us and said, "That's where they hold the tennis, you know." My girlfriend's family with their English reserve just nodded and grinned at her. But when we got off the train, they let me have it. "Look, Big Ben. That's a clock, you know." or "Did you want to go to the pub? That's where they have beer, you know." The American tourist says something stupid but I take the blame.

@hardywatkins7737

9 күн бұрын

😂

@neilcunningham8821

Күн бұрын

Big Ben is a bell, not a clock.

saying it's like Harry Potter every couple of minutes ;)

@no_soy_rubio

14 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@Lux_Lethal

14 күн бұрын

I recently completed the Endeavor series, and being American, the beauty of Oxford (both the city and university) portrayed on screen couldn't help but evoke memories of Harry Potter.

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

Aw miiiiiiii Gawd it's just like Harry Potter.

@mikedakin2016

14 күн бұрын

yep, I have watched many vids of Americans in England and count how many seconds into it hey say that. FFS it's more like Coronation Street to be fair . 🤣

@user-bp5gz6ir2w

14 күн бұрын

It’s one of the things that annoys me most, it makes it sound like we have created a set for Harry bloody Potter, it’s all been here hundreds of years before Harry Potter was even written and Harry Potter is fiction, so many Americans seem to treat it as if it is fact!

I was there when they had the heatwave. It got up to 40 degrees I think it was. All the other times I've been, there was sun and rain. I froze in Scotland LOL. . Going to London in a couple months. I have always found the British to be very kind and respectable people

@neuralwarp

13 күн бұрын

You found a British person in London?

@renferal5290

13 күн бұрын

@@neuralwarp I actually did lol

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

Yes, some visitors don't realise that, as well as the _weather_ being rapidly changeable within the day (especially around April/May), the _climate_ does vary _a lot_ around the country - somewhat more rain on the west side, and certainly colder in the north/warmer in the south (especially "the west country", which means - more or less - the "leg", really the south-west). Another thing a cousin visiting Northumberland (that's in the north of England - it's even more so in Scotland) in winter wasn't expecting (as well as it _not_ being all that cold), was the shortness of the days (daylight); although the Arctic circle is somewhat north of even the Scottish mainland, the variation in day length is very noticeable.

@daneelolivaw602

13 күн бұрын

@@neuralwarp Stop talking a load of old pony.

@ffotograffydd

13 күн бұрын

@@neuralwarpSays the guy who’s obviously never been to London! 🙄

Food is probably most important to know from a language perspective. We'll know what you mean if you say aluminum or garaaaajjjjj. But most of us probably won't know what you mean if you say cilantro, scallions, or zucchini. Likewise, you might be disappointed if you order something off a menu that 'comes with rocket'.

@lawrencelewis2592

14 күн бұрын

or if its served on a bap.

@cynsi7604

14 күн бұрын

You mean it comes with “ARUGULA? Great, cause I really like “ARUGULA”. 😁 ✌🏻

@tanyamoore4619

13 күн бұрын

I have to admit that I was in my late 20s when I learned that aubergine wasn't just a color.

Spot on with the bad tea observation - the main American 'mistake' is leaving the tea bag in while drinking it.

@jollyrogering69

14 күн бұрын

Nah, I leave the bag in. My record is 11 hours in a flask. I like it strong.

@AnneDowson-vp8lg

14 күн бұрын

Ugh! I hate teabags left in mugs/cups. UnUnfortunately, some cafes here in England do that as well.

@alisontaylor7236

14 күн бұрын

I still prefer tea made in a teapot. I can tell the difference from mug made tea to teapot tea

@ervinvice1521

14 күн бұрын

It’s not a mistake if that’s how the person prefers it.

@well-blazeredman6187

14 күн бұрын

Cripes, what next? Dunking a Rich Tea biscuit past the loss-of-structural-integrity point?

I am Canadian born, but now living in England. Many years ago, I was visiting my in-laws in Cornwall, and their next-door neighbour, who was Welsh, asked me (in a terrible American accent) “what part of the US of A do you come from? “ I replied (replicating his awful accent), “I will tell you what part of the US of A I am from if you tell me what part of SCOTLAND you come from!“ He got the point! So they do it over here too! Great video!

😂 You take your life in your hands if you try and jump a queue in the UK. Especially as the rest of the queue will jump in and back up the complainant. It’s where the phrase “I’m not just standing here for my health” emanated from! 🇬🇧

I know you're a well-travelled guy, and you do know what's what. I'm glad you are such a great guide to your fellow Americans. A lot of what you say is pure common sense to us. You and your ilk are always welcome in the UK. After all, when you go abroad you go for the difference and the experience. Thank you

Never ever let the teabag touch the milk and use BOILING water

Funny how you recommend drinking local beer, then show three beer taps, one beer from Suffoll, Black Sheep from Yorkshire, and Doom Bar from Cornwall. Oh, we also don't tend to use the word 'store', we usually refer to shops (apart from Department stores, which are now in what appears to be terminal decline).

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

"Working in his shop" - in Britain: employed in the retail trade; in America: light industry (where hand or machine tools might be used). [In Britain, we'd call that a "workshop".]

@seankayll9017

11 күн бұрын

An enclosed building with lots of shops is a "shopping centre" and if you drive there you use the "car park".

@mrvwbug4423

6 күн бұрын

Yeah outside of pubs connected to local breweries most pubs are serving British beers and ales, but not necessarily local to that area. Certain chain pubs have their own beers (Wetherspoons comes to mind).

Love your travel videos. Your Punta Cana advice has been great prep for our upcoming holiday

Lol that is so true when you said about you seeing our souls leaving our bodies when engineering work or bus replacement is mentioned. I'm born and bred from the UK and your video is spot on!! I've loved your channel for so long. I'd love to make you a good English cuppa one day 😂

In Australia we call it a “shout.” When a friend buys you a beer you are supposed to shout in return. 04:54

@JohnnieAshton

13 күн бұрын

It is used in England, but generally around Cricket grounds, especially if England look like retaining the Ashes😍

@aussiebornandbred

13 күн бұрын

​@@JohnnieAshtonohhh so it's not used very often then???🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@stevo728822

13 күн бұрын

"It's your shout." usually means it's your round at the bar.

@JohnnieAshton

12 күн бұрын

@@aussiebornandbred Well batted Sir/Madam, that gets you a six. Now just to confuse our US Cousins, and you avoided an LBW😍🤣😂😍

@aussiebornandbred

12 күн бұрын

@@JohnnieAshton 🤣🤣🤣🤣🇭🇲

Just a tip (no offence) but in the UK we say that when people are catching the bus or the train we are using public TRANSPORT. When we refer to items we say they are transported, or it is the transportation of goods.

I'm from the North East and my first time in the US, I was told I had an unusual accent for England. I said, "No, just an English accent from the North". He said, "Oh, you must be from the countryside then". I had a chuckle about it, no harm done.

Hey dude.. great to meet you in person at Buckingham Palace today. I hope I didn't detract you too much from your upcoming vids. You were so generous with your time and advice. Looking forward to more of your content.

Depending where you are in England, an American accent can be warmly received. 😉

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

where, the American Embassy.

@acchaladka

14 күн бұрын

​@nealgrimes4382 my dad was at Oxford in 69-70, and his deep Bronx made him one of the popular people around apparently. I have met old professor friends of his and they would wax enthusiastic decades later. Also can verify, don't call the Scots, English.

@SmartDave60

13 күн бұрын

@@acchaladka my accent got me a long way one night in Brixton.

@mdtaylor2274

13 күн бұрын

That’s a very kind thing to say. Thank you Dave.

@theaphaeus727

13 күн бұрын

Yup I was warmly received in York and was asked a lot of questions. I loved it

I can always tell when the Brits are visiting Italy because you can see the visible anger at our non existent queues 😂 I always gently let them know, hey it's fend for yourself here. Let your inner aggressive defense out, it's okay.

@user-xe2hl7cj4c

14 күн бұрын

English guy who went to Italy last year, here. I kept getting annoyed at myself for getting angry! No queues + bad driving + casually late people. And at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter. The best way I can put it is 'inbuilt impotent rage'.

@hardywatkins7737

14 күн бұрын

Hehe. That's funny. A Brit trying to swear in Italian would be extremely funny (and sad) to watch.

@Zomerset

13 күн бұрын

Funnily enough, I’ve found myself getting annoyed that I’ve had to queue twice in Italy for most things 😅. Queuing up once to get a ticket, and then queuing up again to use it (e.g. food, buses and train). There is some logic to it (e.g. bulk buying tickets), but at first, I couldn’t get my head around it.

Wow! What a great set of locations you captured here. What a beautiful country. I can't wait to visit.

I'll be sure to do as many of these as possible. Thanks for the guide.

Remember English school are not like Hogwarts if you want to know what English schools are like watch the Inbetweeners

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

My School was absolutely nothing like inbetweeners.

@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765

13 күн бұрын

There are a few, though.

@shalini_sevani

12 күн бұрын

I think it would piss people off more if you said that everything was just like in the Inbetweeners!

@Shan_Dalamani

8 күн бұрын

You mean they don't learn Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures? Well, that's disappointing.

Notes on the pub: Queuing at the bar is the exception that proves the rule of queuing in general. You still have to wait your turn to be served, but you can stand anywhere there's a gap along the bar while you're waiting. Secondly about buying rounds. It's acceptable to decline when someone offers to buy you a drink, but it's NOT acceptable to fail to offer them one in return. If you're out with 4 people and you don't want to drink 4 pints, then it isn't rude to say "no thanks, I'll get my own"

@hadz8671

13 күн бұрын

Yes, at the bar there is a queue even though there isn't a line.

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

@@hadz8671 Very nicely put!

"Herbs" is also pronounced with an H in the UK too. First time I heard an American say "Erbs" here, I thought they had a cold! :D

@briwire138

12 күн бұрын

Solder is a funny one too, they say sorder.

@michaeldallaway1988

8 күн бұрын

We don't pronounce the h in translation though. Herbs de Provence is still pronounced without an h. And we still say 'an hotel' quite often

Thanks for another great vid, thank you! This one is a London only one but people not being aware on the under ground and standing on the wrong side of the escalators or groups of people blocking platform entrances - folks are commuting to work or meetings and need to get places fast and any kind of preventable blockage just makes for angry glares from stressed out commuters!

As well as queuing you also wait for everyone to get off the train or tube before trying to get on. Appreciate this is different from other countries but it does work better.

The food thing gets me....we probably have some of the most famous food on the planet.. Cheddar cheese Pies Pasties Chocolate - and yeah what ever your thinking its proberbly British. Curry Fish and chips. Cakes Biscuits Breakfasts. Chrisps Tea and small fancies Angus beef. Yorkshire puddings... Honestly we have GREAT hardy foods.

@LemonChick

13 күн бұрын

Wensleydale cheese. The plain, crumbly version, not the type that is all swished with cranberries - food of the gods.

@invisibleman4827

6 күн бұрын

I agree. It's a bit rich to flag off pur food based on the days of rationing of the 1940s when it's honestly no worse than Northern Europe generally.

Fair play, I’ve seen a couple of your UK videos and you’re absolutely spot on, which gives me confidence in your analysis of other countries I may visit.

SPOT ON with the engineering work, seems to be everywhere at the moment haha! Thanks Wolter.

Another thing: pronunciation of Herbs (UK we say it with the H, still confuses me when americans say it) Agree with the London one. Every time i tel people im from england, their response is "ohh ive been to london once, are you from london?"

@heneagedundas

13 күн бұрын

Eddie Izzard had something to say about the pronunciation of "herb"!

@rich7447

13 күн бұрын

The Brits used to pronounce it the same way as the French (no H). Then the middle class got all uppity about not sounding like the working class by dropping the H.

Regarding the rounds at the pub.. if you have to leave early and someone has bought the round for you, you have to say “Right! I am off but I will buy the round before I go” It doesn’t matter if you won’t be around for the next round but if you are leaving early then you have to buy the round. You can save some money if you decide to leave while everyone is half way through their drinks as some people may decline your offer.

@seankayll9017

11 күн бұрын

You save money anyway because you only buy for the people remaining, but that seems to be acceptable.

@bernardedge3278

7 күн бұрын

You definitely want to avoid being labelled has having deep pockets and short arms!

Love your channel, Mark, but it's giving me some serious wanderlust!

This is a master class. There's much good advice in this video. And I'm saying this as an English person!

Accents are a huge thing in Britain, this point cannot be overstated. Assumptions will be made about your class, education, IQ, you name it, based on your accent; the Brits will bring all their preconceived notions on you like a ton of bricks depending on how you sound. Just roll with it. To Americans: as polite and proper as it is to follow the "when in Rome, do as Romans do" adage, speak as you normally speak when in the UK. Some Brits will find it charming and some annoying, but let it be their problem.

I´m going to England in couple of weeks, luckily I´m Swedish and a queing expert

@seankayll9017

11 күн бұрын

We love Scandinavians. You are our polite germanic cousins.

I love seeing all your clips of York. One of the most beautiful parts of the UK.

Putting the milk in when the teabag is still in the cup 🤮 now there’s disgusting !

@thekid4779

6 күн бұрын

Wrong, you can temper how strong the tea is with the teabag with the milk at the same time

@michaelhogarth5462

6 күн бұрын

@@thekid4779 nope that is absolute rubbish

If you have a Texan accent and you come to the north and you aren't in the actual centre of a city, expect British people trying to hold in their laughs.

Firstly, I recently found your channel when looking at some info on Basel and Freiburg. Useful and good humoured - nicely produced media, thanks. I trained with an American from San Fransisco and he was one of the mild mannered, super quiet ones. The one thing that really grates on British nerves is the LOUD American, especially in quiet places like hotel breakfast areas. "I WANT FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE, GODDAMMIT: THIS IS NOT FRESHLY SQUEEZED...", is not cool, even if you start it with "Excuse me miss...", and frankly is likely to get you more than orange bits in the next glass! Generally, the British like to quietly suffer their many daily disappointments - like the transport system and their government being able to intelligent deal with... well pretty well anything really!😂 JM

I asked one of the king's guard if i could take his pic and he did a slow blink in assent. I thought that was great and thanked him when i was done 😊

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿English man recommendations to avoid 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Not queuing Calling it soccer Calling a English person a Welsh or Irish or Scottish person the same Trying to impress people by saying I’ve been to London , the best parts of the uk are outside of London ( York , northumberland, Edinburgh, Cornwall , bath , Yorkshire dales , lake district, highlands ) Not everyone eats crumpets and drinks tea and fish and chips ☕️ You don’t tip after meals and at a bar Trains are really expensive and unreliable in the uk so rent a car if you want to see the uk 🇬🇧 There is sadly a lot of poverty around the uk , but we are the most friendly, kind , warm hearted nation to help you , the people that own the least are often the most giving and kind ❤ If you say hi good morning anywhere outside of London you will be greeted really warm and kind ❤

I work for London Underground and I find Americans who visit my station to be unfailingly polite. They are always keen to find out about the city. The funniest American I met was a lady who wanted to go to Dublin, the next say, without booking it in advance, for the day. I've also met Americans who think the Tube covers all the country. I think there's a disconnect in our expectations of time x distance covered compared with Americans. To get anywhere in this country takes a loooonnngggg time. Biggest tip: get yourself acquainted with the geography of our Islands before visiting.

@G6JPG

13 күн бұрын

It's probably common to anyone far from their country: Brits expecting to see Niagara and Yellowstone in the same holiday, or nearer to home, Berlin and the Alps ditto. (Berlin is a _long_ way east!)

@hardywatkins7737

9 күн бұрын

Anytime i've asked someone directions in London, they nearly always are American and usually have a tourits map which they get out and try and help me. They're very nice. Another time i was stranded in Leinster square because my so called friend didn't turn up to meet me and i chatted with a couple of American ladies briefly at one point, ... two hours later those same ladies stopped by in their car to ask if i was ok or lost or something and even offered me a lift somewhere/anywhere. Their genuine concern was tangible.

@mrvwbug4423

6 күн бұрын

Day tripping to Dublin might be viable ... if you're staying in Holyhead. From London it would take about 3.5 hours to just get to Holyhead if you pick the right combo of trains and they're running on time. The big thing in the UK that is vastly different from the US. The railway system, in the UK you can get to basically anywhere else in the country from any local railway station

Great video, with some excellent points

It's so funny, and so true. I have been teaching lighting enthusiasts in the UK for nearly five years. I get the opportunity to visit every September. It has taken years to learn to speak English but I'm getting pretty good at it. It's such an amazing place to visit and I cherish my friends over the pond.

In regards to American English pronunciations, most Brits will just brush past it and continue to use our pronunciation, whilst you use yours. Anyone who makes a big fuss about you speaking a different dialect of the same language is frankly someone you shouldn't waste your time on. No one here demands that people with a strong Yorkshire accent speak with a 'queen's English' accent. If they do, they're likely to get punched, deservedly. If someone understood you well enough to 'correct' you, then they understood you well enough in the first place.

Part of being polite in Britain is that the people will never tell you that they are disappointed about something. Even when they feel like losing their temper they tend not to show it. 05:53

This is spot on - especially the rounds, and “is that near London”. A guy dodged a round on a Christmas work night out one year and some people stopped speaking to him 😂

I'm English and you are so right, Calling football "soccer" and maths "math" really grates. Great video. Dude!!!

Calling a town, village, or important landmark "Quaint". I know you meant well, but it comes off as condescending.

If you stay in a hotel with a kettle, fill it up with water, boil it, empty it, THEN fill it with water and boil the kettle for tea/coffee. Trust me.

@ozelhassan8576

13 күн бұрын

I totally agree with this, I’ve heard stories but can’t decide if it’s true or not so I won’t put it here just in case it’s false information.

Thanks Mark, you've got our back!

Love the video Mark, You can commit every other offence as long as you don’t skip your round!

Don't go into a shop and say, "Can I get ..." No, _you_ can't 'get' - the shop assistant is the one who 'gets'. The correct phrase is, "May I have..."

@PincoPallino-zh8wm

14 күн бұрын

Unless you say "Can I get the £10k diamond ring please?" then I am sure they won't complain :)

@benfisher5531

14 күн бұрын

I’m English, my mum hates when people say ‘get’ but I’m 25 and have been raised with so much American media it’s become ingrained, even though I’ve tried to stop myself. So now both forms are used and understood in England.

@user-bp5gz6ir2w

14 күн бұрын

Also, Can I have

@ResevoirGod

14 күн бұрын

This is nonsense. No one says “May I have”

@Stoggler

14 күн бұрын

@@ResevoirGodyes they do

Its really nice to see someone enthusiastic about England clearly traveled all over the country and not just London.

You picked a good place, Chester (and York) is a gem of a place with plenty of history. Those tudor buildings are spectacular. Respecting the history and the pomp and cermony is definitely a must. Poking fun at the historic traditions such as changing of the guard, etc, in London will definitely trigger a strongly worded letter 😂. Hope you enjoy our little island.

Greatest sins: 1. Putting the milk in the cup before the tea 2. Arguing with the umpire (the ball was LBW so just accept it and walk away) 3. Putting jam on your scone before the cream 4. Mispronouncing scone

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

Scone is pronounced differently in the North.

@hardywatkins7737

14 күн бұрын

I take exception to #3 The jam helps the cream stick ... it makes sense! I'm from Devon. 😂 As for #4 i don't mind either way. In fact i call them both it's so confusing.

@nikimolnar99

13 күн бұрын

#1 depends on what you're drinking out of. Delicate porcelain cups need milk in first so they don't crack from the heat.

@liminalspace1382

13 күн бұрын

@@nikimolnar99FYI: porcelain doesn’t crack!!!

@micksherman7709

13 күн бұрын

Proud to be mif not tif. Originally a class thing, like so much else.

I'm from Liverpool and I have been asked if I'm Scottish, I just think it's funny. I'm all good with people not knowing

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

On the other hand i'd be gutted if someone mistook me for a Scouser

I love your blogs from around the world, and I was wondering how you were going to explain us English ( from London) . Well you nailed it! I laughed out loud! Scottish, Welsh and Irish, plus the French hate us, we’ve got broad shoulders. Great to see you visiting out and about around Great Britain 🇬🇧, we’ve got a lovely place in Cornwall, here even we are treated like a naughty up country intruders! Keep up the good work 👍

Another surefire way to mildly irritate someone: Claiming you are English, Scottish, Welsh, whatever, because one of your ancestors stepped off a boat in the US 300 years ago.

@arianbyw3819

2 күн бұрын

In faurness, it's mostly done to claim Irish ancestry.

As Brighton-based Brit, I would definitely say manners are a ‘thing’. There’s always exceptions, but generally it’s expected you are very polite. Brits don’t like making a fuss and it can be considered quite uncouth to kick up a stink in public.

Mixing up English/Welsh/Scottish is a big one I think. I know it doesn't sound like the end of the world, but for countries like Wales that have been culturally cleansed by the English state for centuries, when we are called English it's as if though they did succeed in wiping us off the map.

@Teverell

14 күн бұрын

The Welsh have a darn cool flag though.

@stretfordender11

14 күн бұрын

“Culturally cleansed”. So dramatic. I’m sorry if you support an English football team but that’s your choice. I wonder if you consider other cultures and people to have culturally cleaned you. Plenty of people from Asia in wales now. Are they doing the same?

@tom-ch5ii

14 күн бұрын

@stretfordender11 No because Asian people in Wales aren't passing laws that undermine the Welsh language and exploit the working class (majority of the Welsh population). You seem to think the rivalry between England and Wales has forever been as simple as supporting different football teams, a little research will show how unfavourable Westminster has acted towards Wales, and many parts of England for that matter. So sorry if I made it seem black and white, bad guy vs good, Westminster has persistently fcked over all of the British Isles to some degree. Wales is just an example? I'm happy to hear your own.

@stretfordender11

14 күн бұрын

@@tom-ch5ii nah you just don’t want to say Asian people are doing the same because it would be racist 😂 you’ve been caught out. Wales has never been a independent country anyway. Never. The same as there has never been one country that has spanned the full length of the island we now call Ireland. History is a great thing if you know it. Westminster has made Britain the best country to live in. There is no better country within the world.

@carlwoods4564

14 күн бұрын

No. That was the Normans and they did far worse to the English. Read up on the Harrying of the North.

Blackpool, St annes on sea,Lytham are worth visiting. The lake district and Kendal also

If you bump into someone in the uk don't say "excuse me" 🤣🤣🤣 say "sorry". "Excuse me" is what you say if someone is in your way and you want to get past (a polite way to say get out of my way). If you bump into someone and say "excuse me" they might think you meant to bump them on purpose to say "get out of my way" 🤣🤣🤣

The "Tea culture" people talk about is so overstated. I know loads of people who never drink it and those that do use tea bags in a mug and pour boiling water over it.

Good manners is everything here. Regarding beer, I like an ale now and then but mainly drink Stella, we think the real ale crowd are a bit weird. Finally, up North, it rains A LOT 😂

@severs1966

14 күн бұрын

It rains about the same up north as it does everywhere else. It rains slightly more across the Pennines, but that's only a small part of "the North"

@mattwuk

14 күн бұрын

@severs1966 just to clarify, I'm in Manchester 😉

@severs1966

14 күн бұрын

@@mattwuk Had you written "In Manchester, it rains a lot" then I would probably have liked the comment.

@mattwuk

14 күн бұрын

@@severs1966 🤣

Salisbury.....we English pronounce it as Saulsbury. Worcestershire sauce....worstershire sauce. Hoping you enjoy your stay here. It does rain a bit here because we're surrounded by water! You'll can never be more than 70 miles from the sea!!

My best piece of advice for traveling in England is to mind your manners. Saying please and thank you make a massive difference in England, as it should.

I loved running into you in Amsterdam yesterday! Just wanted to say I am a big fan of your honest opinions and sound advice. Especially when you tell people what NOT to do (such as go to Brussels with inflated expectations... LOL) Anyway, you're an inspiration, keep up the good work!

Totally nailed it on the head re the moaning about the weather. Didn't you look up before you travelled to England? What did you expect? I'd add food to that too. There's more to English food than fish n chips, just as there's more to american food than burger and fries

@kdfrk247

14 күн бұрын

Oh yes, the yanks also have BBQ...🤮

@nealgrimes4382

14 күн бұрын

@@kdfrk247 Never tried it but i would give it a go, i wouldn't judge it without trying it.

@mrvwbug4423

6 күн бұрын

@@nealgrimes4382 There are a few American style BBQ restaurants in the UK. When I visited back in February our friends there actually took us out to an American style BBQ restaurant in their town for the whole "lets get an actual American's opinion on the American restaurant" and it was actually pretty good, it would definitely have held its own in most of the US, maybe not quite on the level of the BBQ hot spots like Kansas City or Memphis.

Mark, you should have a section under your vlog called "How to piss off (fill in name))". Anyway, thanks for these videos especially. And keep traveling. Best from SoCal.

If a pub has handpumps ask for `a taste` = the bar person will put a little bit in a small glass so you can try it. Don't overdo it - two or three and then choose the one you like the most. You can opt for a `a half` if you don't want `a pint`.

The biggest insult I found was a tourist taking provocative selfies outside Buckingham palace the day after the Queen died. The mood was sombre, people had travelled miles to pay their respects and there she was posing as if for Only Fans taking selfies

@arianbyw3819

2 күн бұрын

The worst one is influencers pouring and posing at Auschwitz

Coors is known for their adverts boasting about how cold you're meant to serve their beer. We don't like getting an ice-cream headache from our beer though, so we make fun of it by saying that it means you're meant to serve Coors so cold that your taste buds don't work & you can't taste it because the beer has a bad flavour.

@lawrencelewis2592

14 күн бұрын

Coors doesn't have bad flavour, it has no flavour.

@renferal5290

14 күн бұрын

Coors would be like drinking fairy pee

@severs1966

14 күн бұрын

Insert standard joke about having sex in a canoe.

@RobKandell

9 күн бұрын

It cold-filtered, as opposed to pasteurized, so the are advertising that. Americans are making good microbrews again, but Prohibition killed all but the most robust brewers - and they all made pilsners. It’s a long hard road back to flavor.

Stopping in the middle of a busy pavement is maybe the most annoying thing I've seen done by tourists (especially in big cities). If you're lost and need directions, or want to look at something for a while, just move over to the side of the street to prevent the 12 person pile-up. Also, please do ask people for directions if you need them, most decent people love being helpful here

Excellent video with plenty of good advice and lots of humour. The only thing I might question slightly is the bit about drinking the local ale. It's only a subset of people that find it important - generally male, middle class and middle-aged, like my own friends, who tend to disapprove of my preference for refreshing Continental lager over a room-temperature pint of Snodbury's Old Bowelblaster or similar. Most other people really don't care, thank goodness!

Sit in the middle lane on the motorway... although half the locals do it too so you'll fit right in.

@seansmith445

13 күн бұрын

That is what it's for.

As a frenchman I watched this as a tutorial, thank you.

@user-ev4ie2wx7k

8 күн бұрын

Incroyable.