Joel: London has the best transport system in the world Japan: Am I a joke to you?

@xinhuiwu5534

4 жыл бұрын

100% agree with you

@nessa2988

4 жыл бұрын

YukinaKudo 😂😂😂 Hilarious

@swifter4602

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in London my whole life and recently moved to Tokyo. The London Underground is a complete dump compared the trains here😂

@jasonchang8724

4 жыл бұрын

I know... London Underground doesn't even have 4G smh... Life's pathetic.

@robertewalt7789

3 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong has the best mass transit.

Wow, here in America, New York is one of the main walking cities. I remember in one video you guys said that you didn’t understand why so many Americans didn’t walk anywhere, I hope you guys now see why we don’t walk everywhere. Most cities are wayyyy more spread out than NYC and it’s impossible to walk

@neutrino78x

Ай бұрын

@ernieb8490 Plus they didn't use public transit for the whole trip, like the locals told them to. 🙂

"Air con" makes me think of the movie "Con air".

@coliniancooke8848

5 жыл бұрын

AND A/C MAKES ME THINK OF A/C:D/C

@jrt9

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Iga lol.

@betsyknox4745

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin. That's what it reminded me of.

@eddyvideostar

5 жыл бұрын

@@coliniancooke8848 To Colinian Cooke: Then more power to your mental mind: Well done. AC/DC was a great rock and roll band who many appreciated.

@eddyvideostar

5 жыл бұрын

To Kevin Iga: Not all abbreviations work well while trying to sound hip-cool and modern: Some are too general and ambiguous. This "Air Con," makes me think of the con-man conning and scamming the people; etc, like religion, or stock market trading schools and videos. There are so many trading and other scams out there.

8:15 Yeah, sorry to say, most Americans would also ask if anyone's using a chair before taking it.

@jayzee816

5 жыл бұрын

True dat

@mahatmarandy5977

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, taking a chair without asking is boorish, even if you're American.

@Tsb702

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree! In DC we also give up seats for elderly, and ladies or dads with children. 🙌🏽

@Tsb702

5 жыл бұрын

6:33 in DC metro cards look like credit cards and they don’t expire.

@meredithfrances9438

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely, don’t grab a chair from someone else’s table.Someone might be away from the table for a few minutes for loads of reasons

Bless your hearts, you both look exhausted and yet you continue to do videos for us ! Exhausted Basic Brits Legends and still looking great ! 💕💕 Thank you for all you do ! 😊

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Exhausted but happy :)

Been really looking forward to this video! Appreciate your views on the topic. And I totally agree! Great job! Can't wait to visit London again! Love and cheers! 👍💟😘🇬🇧

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tek! Glad you enjoyed it and agreed! London misses you!!

I find it interesting that you thought New Yorker's were more polite than in London. That scares me.

@willswomble7274

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it should - I wouldn't go there if you paid me & I'm 67 yr old Scot now living 3 hours drive away! My Mum was robbed back in 1977 in M&S Oxford St. on her only visit, my partner had his Rolex nicked and was knifed in broad daylight just outside his posh club (as seen in 'Downton') decades ago. It is a thousand times worse now (I wonder why...) can't say, I'd be arrested! Maybe Paris, Rome, Jo'burg or Rio is worse and plenty of tourists go there?

@Jeepin290

3 жыл бұрын

@@willswomble7274 You’re talking about the city, which is pretty bad, Central New York is way better, everyone is very nice here.

@DavidMichaelCommer

3 жыл бұрын

I've only been to London once, but based on that experience, people in NYC and Paris are much more polite than they were in London. :-/ New Yorkers are loud and direct, but in my experience they're often outgoing and friendly, and even helpful if you need help.

@supermannnblablabla

3 жыл бұрын

@@willswomble7274 Damn you family is unlucky because I’ve lived in London my whole life and work in Central London and that has never happened to me.

@treeleavesofficial9460

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm kinda scared to go to London now

“Swipe It Through The Groove” could be a great nightclub song. LoL!

Joel and Lia once you visit more cities in America, you soon realize that New York is far busier in comparison. 8 million in NYC alone. Some small towns across America will only have a couple thousand ppl.

@LJBSullivan

5 жыл бұрын

Some even less ☺️

@MKelly-pm1np

5 жыл бұрын

Linda Sullivan Very true. Small towns with one traffic light are some of my favs. 😀

@yoovie

5 жыл бұрын

1.67 in Manhattan.

@yoovie

5 жыл бұрын

that's way less than Houston

@jonathanboyer768

5 жыл бұрын

Tucumcari guys I've stayed there for 2 days 4 years ago:-)

Being from New York, I'm amazed at how great the London underground is, compared to the New York city subway system. The cleanliness, especially. The safety I feel. I find it a joy to ride the underground.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think we really take it for granted - BUT the downside is it's a lot more expensive than the subway (in order for them to pay for the cleanliness etc)

@qdog568

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThoseTwoBrits1 True, London transport is very expensive compared to New York, but when in London, I happily sit while on the underground, where in New York, I always stand. Lol. If you get what I mean.

@karlmortoniv2951

5 жыл бұрын

I haven’t spent enough time in London at a stretch to become familiar enough with the Underground - the way all the lines interconnect is not intuitive to my simple brain - but it is delightful to ride around on. L.A. is expanding their subway and light rail but they’re nover gonna be anything like what supports New York and London. It’s great for certain things, though, and I’m lucky enough to live on the route. ☺️

@jungleno.

5 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that the New York Subway system has about 800 miles of track. That's a hell of a lot of maintenance and clean up.

@danak8185

5 жыл бұрын

Just watched the season premier of Doctor Who yesterday with someone who kept saying how nice public transport is in England. I’ve only spent time on the DC subways, so I can’t really compare it to NY/London, but I’m told London wins, hands-down. It sounds stupid, but that’s one thing I’d love to experience, lol, if I ever visit England.

I live in the Metro NYC area and all subway stations I have encountered have signage and by making a mistake, to Lia's point, I have always been able to get off and walk to the opposite light without paying. We ARE getting contactless.

Also, you forgot NYC subway is 24hrs 7 days a week, which is the best thing. As much as I love the tube, i dont like it isnt 24hrs (except for the night tube on weekends). NYC subways have recently been converting all their stations to have the train arrival times. Many of the subway systems are original, and therefore could not support the technology at first to track trains, but we are slowly making our way. We are also converting to a new MetroCard system. You can already see the new turnstyles at major stations.

@TG-nh6ni

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for mentioning that.

@ilsaruthen5478

3 жыл бұрын

Excluding emergency notifications, what real purpose do those time clocks serve? If you've paid your fare are you really going to leave because there's a 10 minute wait? Maybe 1X in a million. My neighborhood lost bus service so they could pay for those useless clocks.

5:11 In NYC if you miss your stop and need to go back, don't get off at the next stop and exit the station. A New Yorker rides the subway to the next cross-over station (denoted on the map) where you can switch platforms without exiting the station, and go back from there. ---- Triggered New Yorker

@mattybdbz4665

4 жыл бұрын

If your in Manhattan if you get off the next stop it only like 2-3 blocks just walk

Hi guys! Thanks so much for posting this video! Im having a bad day and this made me feel so much better. Skinny Legends rule!!

“Twenty twenty” ..... OMG! We’re becoming Americanized. 🤣🤣🤣

I love when *y'all* say air-con, all your slang and Britishisms make me so happy lol

Wearing my J&L hat, drinking my coffee and watching Skinny Legends. Good morning!

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

What a way to start the day!!!! Love ya Skinny Legend Lisa! ❤️

@isaacmorris4932

5 жыл бұрын

Being British: Joel & Lia I know right living the dream!!!

As a born and breed New Yorker almost everything you said about New York was incorrect ... Manhattan is very different from everywhere else in NY , you can definitely cross over to the other platform without paying ,there are a lot of stations that do have the times of the next trains as well, and it all can be tracked by an app in real time . Most homes have here washing machines but unless it’s a condo you do have a public laundry room. It’s extremely packed like no room to during rush hour or at any time of the day where people aren’t at work in the city Each borough(Manhattans ,Queens,Brooklyn,Bronx.Staten Island) are all vastly different from each other. I do agree with the whole metro card thing not being able to pay without one, but they take months to expire and you just trade them in for free when they do, with whatever money you have on it ... Literally a million more things I could tell you about NY that you haven’t experienced, you really have to live here for a bit , it’s not a place you can just stay for a week to get the full experience

@Nico-vl4td

5 жыл бұрын

Idc new york is full of trash rude people and its to full Hawaii is the correct place to be in you can't fight against Hawaii

@cocotaveras8975

5 жыл бұрын

Juneilys Miranda Wow, no offense, but ur very incorrect with your typical stereotype answer. NY is the greatest city and finest places in this great nation, NY is a center of diversity, of economic opportunity and endless possibilities, of financial power and of fashion/food/tradition super hub . Please I implore you to research beforehand what your talking about in order to not offend/degrade a great place of promise and of prosperity where various cultures clash in an ethic and racial pot of rich diversity with new ideas, lovely food, and amazing traditions.

@cocotaveras8975

5 жыл бұрын

Juneilys Miranda NY just go at a different speed, a speed of purpose and integrity of intensity and of promise but because of that they shouldn't be judged or called "trash", ironically you yourself are being rude by using such terminology. Please don't judge people by the actions of the few but by the many. There are kind people here, people who care about others, who give food to a homeless kid who can't afford it who give a place of shelter where one has no place to go. Their nice and compassionate and social and multifaceted, their good people and I don't think it's appropriate to tarnish that reputation through misinformed and hurtful social constructs known as stereotypes.

@davidpfeifer9489

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Thompson Word, 59thstreet bridge has no toll and the Transit app tells you exactly what train to take and what time... everyone has a smart phone now and it’s very easy to use the Transit app

@Bmwguy2011

4 жыл бұрын

New York needs another mayor Giuliani to clean it up again. Then, it will be the greatest city in the world again. A liberal wacko mayor is ruining the place right now.

You guys are hilarious! Recently came across your videos and currently bingeing on them! Love your channel!

Love y'all so much. Seems you had a good and productive time in the NYC. Safe travels! *hugs*

Grandma's are going to always check for stuff younger people don't!!! Gotta Love It!!!😂😂😂😂😂

Love you two basic Brits! You make me smile!

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dawn, sincerely, your Basic Brits ❤️

@marshmallow1488

5 жыл бұрын

Being British: Joel & Lia #BasicBrit #AverageAmerican

Most metro stops have boards with times on them, the cards at plastic not paper, some stations places to cross over you just have to know which stops have it (usually the people announcing will say when you can switch trains), and google maps is a great way to track trains, type in where you want to go and click the metro directions, it tells you where the closest station is that takes you where you need to go, it tell you which one get on, the time is leaves the station, how many stops you stay on for, and also walking directions to the stations and where to go after to reach that place. It’s very nice and easy to use, I got the hang of New York pretty well after a days and could get around really well without maps as the streets are just numbers in order.

Another great video! I love being in the Joel and Lia family!

I love you guys so much! Can’t wait for the new merch. When you were visiting nyc I was visiting London so sad I missed the live stream videos. nyc is slowly adding signs in the train station that tells you how far the trains are coming but transport in London is waaaay better. I used city mapper app while visiting and I really wish we had oster cards too. It was so easy for me to get around in London. It’s weird when I went to London I felt like it was slow compared to NYC and missed home a bit but I had a great experience and plan to go back.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh we swapped lives for a bit!!! Funny how you thought London was slower - maybe it's because we were on holiday so we weren't part of the rush hour!

Your New York experience is one interesting thing! Joel, if you wanna live in Chelsea you better bring the stacks!! The average Chelsea apartment is around $2,200 monthly, and just so you know, most New York City apartments don't come with a washer and dryer; there may be one in the basement of the building, but rarely in your unit unless you live in a newer, swanky high rise. Also, a lot of New York City Apartment buildings are pre-war, and very old; before washers and dryers were even a thing. So the space, electrical, venting, (necessary for the dryer) and water sources are very expensive for developers to install, and would make for higher rental costs for the tenant.

@co9221

4 жыл бұрын

2200 is cheap as chips compared to Chelsea in London! For a decent place you're looking at least 2000 sterling, but for anywhere with a bit of space, upwards of 3000!

@robertewalt7789

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I lived on W 21 Street, only a few hundred $. In the 1970’s.

You two crack me up! You’re so much fun to watch! Keep it going!

I loved traveling on the Tube when I was staying in London! So easy to find your way with maps everywhere to aid you.

I have to say, I loved the song at the end. 💗💗

omg i 💖💖💖💖💖💖 london transportation. i love the underground and the bus. everything is always on time. in south florida we don’t have anything like that.

My hat is supposed to be here Tuesday! I'm so excited!

the singing end was THE BEST! ha..

Yes to the J&L EP, that would be great merch 👨‍🎤🎤👩‍🎤.

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

hahha could you imagine!!!!

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we have something called Clipper Card for all our transportation. A bit outdated, but at least you tag on or off instead of swipe. Also the cards aren't flimsy.

Richard and I just got back from London and I fully agree on the Tube being the BEST transportation system in the world. We got an Oyster card on line that arrived before we left, and bought the Heathrow Express train tickets on line as well. This was about our 10th visit to London and the first one with an Oyster card and we absolutely loved it!

I love these guys. They are unbiased in their reports, and they are just fun.

Awwww... it’s like the live shows 😀 can’t wait til they return

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

haha! Yeah it is!! They'll be back soon!

Love you guys sooooo much you have cheered my day up sooo much on Many occasions. Xxxxxx Emilie

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

AWW LOVE YOU EMILIE!

@emiliemiles2163

5 жыл бұрын

Omg I actually cried with happiness and shock

In New York, we send our laundry out. For every two weeks worth, I paid about $15 for wash and fold. You drop it off and pick it up the next day.

I'm ridiculously behind, but just wanted to let you know I am never again saying 'A/C.'. Looking forward to everything being aircon next summer. Love it! 😂👍🏻😂

Absolutely love you guys!! So fun getting to see your trip and your thoughts on everything!! So honest and true! Sending much love!!❤❤

Going to be repping my J&L merch on my trip to London this Tuesday I can’t wait! Thank you!! Anywhere that is a MUST visit in London?

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing Hannah!! Hope you enjoy it!! There's waaayyyy too many places to recommend just one. But Southbank is lovely. Try and see a show at an old theatre like Wyndhams, Noel Coward, Geilgud - they're hundreds of years old and beautiful! Notting Hill is a really lovely place to explore. St Pauls cathedral is a must-see!

@michaelmullard4292

5 жыл бұрын

St. Paul’s is def my favorite place in London!!! Get there in time for Evensong, about 5:00 pm. If you’re lucky, they will seat you in the choir stalls next to the choir. Then prepare to be blown away with the overwhelming beauty of the architecture, the music, and the history!

@darriendastar3941

5 жыл бұрын

One of the best ways of getting an idea of how London is made up from different villages is to take the river bus from Charing Cross Embankment (it's very close to Charing Cross station and Embankment underground) down to Greenwich. It's about six pounds, but it allows you to see a lot of historic sights from the river and is probably faster than the Tube. Greenwich is an old part of London that's packed with beautiful buildings, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, a beautiful park and lots of shops and pubs and restaurants. On the way back, take the DLR (Docklands Light Railway) from Greenwich to Bank (cost around four pounds) which is a driverless train that takes you through all the modern buildings of London's financial district. It's a bit like a Disneyland train - but with real buildings. It's a day trip that's relatively unstressed but gives you a great tour of the east and south-east of London at very little cost.

Agree with just about everything. You are hysterically funny. I must say I love shopping in London around Christmas. Hella busy!

LOVE you guys !

Updating the subway system is a huge issue a lot of the local politicians run against. Just to correct a few things: 1. A lot of subway stations do have electronic boards but not all of them. 2. You mostly don't have to get out of stations and pay again if you make a mistake but there are some stations where that does happen. 3. Yes, New York stations are soooo dirty.

Yeah all New Yorkers grumble about the NYC subway. What struck me about the London subway is how many of them come during rush hour! I missed a train once in London and the next one came in literally a minute... That would never happen in New York-- it's just a product of an outdated system that we use in NYC. Unfortunately, the MTA doesn't have the money to upgrade a lot of the stations-- there are just too many in NYC. It is a project they are undertaking though. I love how you guys gripe about the flimsy metro cards-- the biggest mark of a tourist is one who is stuck at the turnstiles because they don't know how to swipe it properly lol. Lol I love how people told you about safety in NYC. NYC is very, very safe now! I would not have any qualms about walking about in many areas, especially in Manhattan. Brooklyn itself has also become very gentrified and is very safe as well. And you guys finally sang for us!! Even though you had adamantly told me no when I asked in a previous video!! ;)

@zupermaus1

5 жыл бұрын

NYC kept its ticket prices artificially low to help democratise the infrastructure and enable the poor, in a winning example of pluralism. However it has now suffered from a good decade of lack of investment and is starting to crumble. London on the other hand charges the world's highest transport fees (equivalent to Concorde prices per km), though gives free travel to kids, teenagers and seniors. It has however been swindled for decades by contracting firms that pretend to upgrade the network and has a similar financial black hole as NYC, hence the high pricing. In short London forces the people to pay for arguably one of the best transport networks in the world (the real legends would be Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Madrid), when it works, as in reality its plagued by breakdowns, closures, overcrowding and overheating though the majority of journeys are fine (the vast Bank-Monument station for example, capacity 100,000, closes every few days due to overcrowding). Meanwhile NYC doesn't force its people to pay, even supplements them, but that too has negative effects. The jury's out on which one's better a fate. The cheap one where you get shambolic management and aesthetics but a modicum of functionality as what you pay for, or the expensive, corrupt one where you get so-so service, a better environment and a modicum of functionality with the majority of your money going to fatcats.

@Matt-wc2mf

5 жыл бұрын

The problem is MTA (the organization the runs the subway) is a state run agency, so its a constant battle with the rest of New York State for funding, and digging through the extra layer of bureaucracy, and the rest of New York State is a little resentful of how much attention/money NYC gets. Were it city or regionally run, I'd think folks in NYC would be much more willing to charge themselves for upgrades since everyone has first hand experience with using the system every day.

That's what I love about London theres signs everywhere 😂 did not get confused once!

Love u 2. And LOVE the singing. I've heard Lia sing before and think she has a beautiful voice. I also like the two of you singing together!

I LOVE my electric tea kettle! I live in Pennsylvania and I'm sure ppl have them in NYC. My little brother lives in Brooklyn now I believe. I wish I had met you in NJ but way too poor lolol. Man nice voices!!

You have to remember in NYC these subways cover 4 bouroughs dozens of subway lines. New Yorkers know the train comes every few minutes even faster during rush hour. NY is The largest city in America so can you imagine how much it cost to make updates to subways? Its lots of red tape an bureaucracy thus, very few updates in 50 years. P. S If you tell the booth attendant at the subway they you are lost, the nice ones will open the door for you on the other side of the track so you wont have to pay twice FYI.

@jungleno.

5 жыл бұрын

Also you must keep in mind that the New York Subway system contains about 800 miles of tracks. That's a lot of maintenance. also a lot of train stations and platforms that need to be maintained.

@MKelly-pm1np

5 жыл бұрын

Jun Gleno Indeed! It’s an incredibly intricate system. I can understand coming from London which is a lot smaller by comparison, how a system this large is overwhelming. I used to feel sorry for lost tourists at times.

@Leon-wz1js

5 жыл бұрын

+@MICHAEL GOLD "largest" is relative to what criteria you use. Population-wise, NYC is the largest, while LA comes in second. By budget, NYC is largest. By Square miles, LA comes in 12th while NYC is 24th, but LA isn't the "largest" by that criteria. Is there other criteria?

@wellingtonsmith4998

5 жыл бұрын

how bout if they went to Los Angels or San Francisco? Those cities have terrible public transport, I can say that. I'm a Californian.

@Leon-wz1js

5 жыл бұрын

+@@wellingtonsmith4998 At least California has the trolley cars. Florida has a a single rail that goes north to south and nothing else. Either cab or a friend with a car is needed to get anywhere. A lot of other states are similar. Very little by way of public buses or train to get around town.

What's happenin y'all?So Cal native here.Haha real nice vid guys,good stuff.Love NYC!Just got back from your neck of the woods this past May.Stayed in Kensington.LOVE London y'all.You aren't lying about Chelsea either,stunning area.Caught a Chelsea Watford match too.A true honer to catch a Premier league game.Yes public transportation was superb.Took the Heathrow express to the Paddington station,crucial.Spent almost a month in Europe,went to 7 countries.Can't wait to be back.Peace and Blessings y'all...keep up the good vids.Much Love!!

"Lia's knickers" lol...too funny...

You guys should go to different areas Of the States and live for months at a time And do a review of everything like how you're doing In NYC. As an over the road truck driver... I Thank you would be amazed at all the different vibes and cultures of the areas in the United States. Every place has a different vibe. Different scene. Different people. Beautiful scenery Etc.

@Jack_Stafford

5 жыл бұрын

Well take a second about what you're asking people to do here. To completely give up their own lives, friends, apartments and everything to live for months out of time in a foreign country just to provide entertainment for you. I know that's not what you meant when you typed it, but these are real people with real lives and pets and friends and favorite restaurants and families that they like to visit so that really is an unrealistic request. It's probably been hard on them to do this six-week thing, even though I think they're doing KZread full time now. However, I do support visiting more real American places but you can't do it for months at a time that's just unrealistic. But I think you can get a good flavor of a city or town in a week, and that hopefully it's something they might do in the future.

*3:52** | I live in New York, and have taken the subway countless times, we do have those.*

10:10 "Un poco" part was funny. For some reason I just couldn't stop laughing. 😆

You two are so entertaining!

She's like a British valley girl

Wow, I know people who think a 20 minute walk is too far 🤣🤣🤣

@woofolliesmydog8628

5 жыл бұрын

20 mins? That's just "ducking out" to the shops or something. If 20mins is too far, what hope have they got?

@r4z0rv1n3

5 жыл бұрын

@@woofolliesmydog8628 most people I know will take a car if it's more than 10 minutes away by foot.

@ChrisG0107

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm one of them, lol

@Cole-ek7fh

5 жыл бұрын

Sonya S unless at the mall.

@Lemonade_Stand_

5 жыл бұрын

Like the people who take the bus for 1 block (i know sometimes bus stops are way farther apart which is why im just saying 1 block instead of 1 stop). Like seriously just walk.

Love your videos. My boyfriend and I spent around about one week in London. The Tube is great and not at all confusing. We got ourselves two Oyster Cards and it was great. It is relatively expensive but after the third ride a day the following ones are free.

i live in NYC but ive been to london a few times (my favorite city ever!) and the tube is sooo much better! i love taking the tube, as someone from another country i never ever felt lost, even when i visited when i was 16. nyc makes me miss it so much :/

What stations were you getting on that you couldn't cross over? Most of the express stations you cross over and in some local stations they do have underpass or overpasses.

Last time I was in NY I stayed in Brooklyn and it was great, in one of those beautiful buildings with a doorman ... so pretty.

The singing in the end of the video is the most amusing thing, I´ve seen in days :D

That’s a classic thing to say good morning on your morning walk/hike, or at least give a smile.

Electric Kettle? I'm a Southerner in the US and that was what I bought my sister for Christmas. It's not that uncommon. She uses it everyday.

@msdanceteacher

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Southern and I have one as well. I agree that it's not uncommon. Maybe it's a regional thing? I primarily use it to heat water for my coffee.

@Lily01824

5 жыл бұрын

From Boston i love my electric kettle i use it every day

@cathyberry9793

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. One can probably find an electric kettle at Walmart in housewares, around the corner from the guns and...um...”ice cream”).

@stpaley

5 жыл бұрын

same

@SnoWhiteSally

5 жыл бұрын

serenabell1971 I had to buy my own kettle when I stayed with my friends in Boston :( lol

Wow, you guys are really mistaken about the relative sizes of NY and London. The area of London is 607 square miles. The area of the five NY boroughs is 303 square miles, about half the size of London. If you look on Google maps you can see why. Measured North-South NY and London are about the same at 34 miles. I am using the M25 to define the outer border of London. However, measured East-West it is a very different story. London's area is roughly circular, so it is more or less the same distance to the M25 from the center of London regardless of which direction you go. However, NY is MUCH larger in the North/South axis than it is on the East/West axis (this is from west Manhattan to JFK airport in Queens). This distance is only about 17 miles. My guess is that NY just SEEMED bigger because it was less familiar.

@christopherdieudonne

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was gonna say the same thing. London's land area is way greater than New York's.

@joed4928

5 жыл бұрын

That's just the city of NY itself which can't be compared to Greater London. Greater London would have to be compared to the statistical NY metropolitan area, which is the largest urban land mass in the world at nearly 4,500 square miles.

@tlhuffman

5 жыл бұрын

The "NY metropolitan area" is also usually referred to as the Tri-State area. This includes Long Island and large parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. However, that is surely not what Joel and Leah were referring to. They never even went to Connecticut. There is no controversy about how to define NY City. It is the 5 boroughs. That's it. When people refer to "London" in common parlance that generally means greater London, which includes a single Mayor of London, a single Metropolitan Police District, and Heathrow airport. It does not generally refer to the ancient, tiny city of London, which forms the financial district. If "London" meant only the City of London, then "London" would exclude Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, everything south of the Thames, etc.

@joed4928

5 жыл бұрын

Greater London is just an annexation of outer suburban and rural London suburbs to create a centralized form of gov't that's easier to manage. It's really just the UK's equivalent to the NY metropolitan area. The only thing is the NY metropolitan area's outlying communities remained individual communities governing themselves therefore there is no Greater NY mayor, etc. But Greater NY itself is the largest urban land mass in the world, and that's why it feels much larger than London overall.

@c3realK1ll4h

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly they are so silly about that, London takes longer to get from one end to the other, what idiots

Anyone notice how a hat on joel completely changes his look, love lia's hair

Y'all sing so well together!!

Fluff and fold!! You pay per pound and they wash/dry/fold-it’s a delight!

You guys should visit Washington DC next time you visit. The DC metro is sooooo much nicer than the N.Y. subway. When you were describing London’s transport system it actually reminded me a lot of DC’s

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

Other people have said that too!! Would love to visit!

@maryannlockwood3961

5 жыл бұрын

I live in NJ & took Amtrak into DC to visit relatives in Virginia. It was so much better than NYC’s.

@maryrhoten7206

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely better metro in DC!!

@theresag1969

5 жыл бұрын

They would love the DC Metro, I think.

@lesnyk255

5 жыл бұрын

Also try Boston's "T" and San Francisco's BART. BART is a little confusing unless you know precisely where you are & precisely where you want to go, but even a country boy like me can navigate the T. It's also cleaner than NYC, but BART is cleaner yet. Montreal has a nice metro, too.

This makes me laugh so much. I agree the “tube” has been the easiest to get around when been there but also you can walk pretty much anywhere you wish to go. It took a few days to get used to the less than American friendliness and get the general sarcasm but I did after a few days and I say this after I found the French so lovely and kind, I know, that’s not what most say however, the French were very accommodating and helpful to me. Make a stop in SF next time the underground is awesome, at least while I lived there it was. I should have prefaced this with when traveling I walk as much as I can, I like the sites along the way.

The singing was priceless at the end of your video

actually you dont have to pay if learn the platforms that link to another train right across to go back. like one going left and another right across going right thats how is when I go home. If miss the Roosevelt Ave stop, i get off at the Jamaica stop and literally two steps to the other side. You just need to know which trains connect side by side Edit: there are signs for how long the train gets there, least around where I go for the F or E train and the 7. maybe not in other spots? but that how is for queens and long island city

Come to New York for a couple of months to get the real experience, I recommend Staying in Harlem so you can travel more to get to common places like Times Square, the Oculus, Flatbush and more.. you’ll be guaranteed a real experience. Also just tell the guy in the booth to give you a free swipe bc you got on the wrong side of the train and he or she will let you go through. We have Metro Cards instead of all the fancy stuff you spoke of bc ppl in Ny are smart and can scam their way through stuff like that. Every single station shows you the train times you just didn’t know where it was bc sometimes it’s blocked, you went on the touristy side so you didn’t meet the rude ppl,you can have your own washer and dryer if you live in a brownstone or condo/pent house, if not your building has their own laundry room or you just walk to laundry which shouldn’t be much since you walk at least 16,000 steps a day. Yes we do cook home food where do you think all the thanksgiving food is cooked the kitchen. Our kitchens are small but we work with what we have. If not we just go to the corner store and get a hero a roll a chopped cheese chicken over rice or w.e with a Arizona. Or we could order Chinese food or get fast food somewhere. But just know we can do both cook home food and order food cuz we nice like dat. I agree with the trains being dirty but if that’s an issue try the bus next time wayyy cleaner. I’m just saying this to educate you guys cuz deadass everything you said was incorrect except the whole trains being dirty dilemma and that’s not cool bc you are making my city I was born and raised in look unclean and bad and that’s not the case. Please don’t take this as a hate comment bc I love you guys but after seeing this I just needed to spit some facts bc this was incorrect from my whole 13 years of living here. But still much love 💕 just needed y’all to know this was way off

Gotta get that ep going

ps you should give us a demonstration of the electric kettle. i don't have one nor do i know how to use one. i've been trying to drink more tea, so if you can convince me, i'll consider getting one!

I have lived and traveled all over the world-my career is international business. I went to University in London, and hands down, I agree that London has the best public transportation system. I actually had a conversation once while in a bus queue in Richmond with an elderly gentleman, and I told him how I thought the London public transport was better than any city in the US. He puffed up so proud, lol!

@TheMusachioedBrony

5 жыл бұрын

An addendum as I get further in your video-at the train stations here in Chicago we DO have the touchless system in place-you just wave your prepaid entrance card in front of the sensor pad to open the little entry gate. Also, we have electronic signs that tell when the next train is coming and announcements in case you are blind. We also have cute little field mice 🐁 that make there way into the stations for warmth,but alas, we can have rats as big as cats. Did you know there were no rats in the America’s until the Europeans accidentally brought them on their boats? They ran down the tie ropes onto the land and it was game over. Also, I have often thought that you both have a very Latin look. Joel,it is your brown eyes and brown hair. I used to live in Spain, and you very easily could pass as Spanish. Have you ever had one of those ancestry DNA tests done? That is something you could do on one of your shows! I know Lea’s family is from Greece, but I don’t believe any of us is pure any one group. I think it would interesting for her to see her background as well!

London public transport is amazing but I think Tokyo has you beat.

@jaykay5541

5 жыл бұрын

People have got less polite in Tokyo though.! I was there last week for the first time in five years and people no longer make a line to get on the underground.

@TG-nh6ni

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer the metro in Vienna. :)

@mimi3814

5 жыл бұрын

South Korean subway is amazing! cheap and really easy to use with an app

@lam1991hahaha

5 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong is also very good, AC and shops in the metro stations, and safety doors on every platform, For buses, they have screens showing when will the next bus arrive, and you can check in on an app. They have the octopus card, which is like the Oyster card, but you can use it in shops and restaurants as well.

@kimberlyramsey3737

5 жыл бұрын

Agree that Tokyo has a superior subway especially for first time users.

I’ve been in the Paris metro and the subte in Buenos Aires. Bit afraid of the NY subway. Now I can’t wait to try the tube!

Mta Subway does have the countdown board. Only, it's in the middle of the station. There's also like MULTIPLE stations where you don't have to swipe your card again. Like if you ride the 6 train and want to get off at 103 street but miss your stop, ride to 96 street (you don't have to swipe your card again) and transfer to the same train going the opposite direction.

Joel said, "Size is a big thing."🤣👏😂👏

@ThoseTwoBrits1

5 жыл бұрын

You're so naughty!!!

@BlayneDouglas

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThoseTwoBrits1 The truly best part was he caught himself and chuckled at himself. 🤣🤣

@lindagarcia8826

5 жыл бұрын

Blayne Douglas

I've never been to London, but I've been to Seoul, and I ADORED their subway system! Everything is always on time, they're fairly clean, and if you make a mistake, you don't even have to leave the station. Just traverse to the other side of the station--all in the same underground area--and everything is Gucci. I spent a month there, and it was just so easy to get everywhere. They also have reloadable what they call T-Money cards. As far as I know, people mostly use it for transports (including cabs and busses), but you can also use them for some convenience stores and similar places. It's just a quick scan, like just tap your card on the reader and go through. It's amazing! Public transit in the States is balls... The majority drive cars, so our governments, state or federal, just don't invest in it. It's a conspiracy, I think, for oil and gas companies, but that's just speculation. Probably.

I use an electric kettle had to buy one form my dorm and fell in love with it because it makes the water very hot. So never going back to a tea pot lol

The Tube is amazing!!! Used it for 2wks my first visit to England. Studied it & learned it before I went, so had no problem. I even still have $$ left on my Oyster Card from my 2nd visit.

Should do a Texas “European” road trip and show how different London, TX and London- England are

@cbree6

5 жыл бұрын

Kcatristine yes!!!

@kneufeld12

5 жыл бұрын

Y’all would LOVE Texas. Trust me, if you want to rack up some steps, the Lone Star state is a great place to go!

@ScarlettKriss

5 жыл бұрын

Joe,Lia this Texan has a kettle. Of course, ppl dont think I am Texan or American they think I am Spanish or some type of Asian. I am 1/2 native lol

@yvettegivens7

5 жыл бұрын

Texas is WAY different! I live in nm and married to a texan!!

@kcatristine2416

5 жыл бұрын

Yvette Givens that’s the point... the difference is so huge but they’re both named London so it makes sense to compare/contrast And if they have visited other parts of Europe they can check the other places and compare them too like Paris, TX Italy R(h)ome Edinburg(h) Manchester etc...

Regarding the pace, I think if you traveled during peak times, it can feel a bit like sensory overload. NYC folks will swing either from being very kind and engage in casual conversation; or the opposite, crisp, a touch rude, and comfortable to share their opinions. Land wise London is actually 150 square miles larger then Manhattan (which doesn't include the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens & Long Island). There are certain parts of NYC that can feel a bit spacious, and other parts that will feel like people are on top of each other.

@c3realK1ll4h

5 жыл бұрын

Vashti Ramsaroop not 150 square miles, it’s 303 square miles, unless u include New York’s water

NYC is stunning during the Christmas season

I love you two guys, especially Joel! ;)

I think my favorite part of this video was the duet at the end . I also like your accents !

Great vid - forget about it being 2018 and there not being electronic boards , I’m worried that it’s 2018 and you don’t have internet on your phone ? Lol 😂 xx

London public transit was so easy to navigate, but hands down best thing in London is "contactless" !! I miss London every time I have to use chip & pin or swipe.

I'm obsessed with this channel.

You can't compare NYC to London ! NYC and the five Boroughs You got Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, Manhttan and Staten Island and they are all different from one another ! From the accents to the customs.... It's also known as the City that never sleeps... I'm from Philadelphia ! If I take the Jersy Turnpike I could make it to NYC in 45 minutes.... When the Eagles play the Giants we always go to East Rutherford NJ. If you're at the Stadium you can see New Yorks Skyline ....

Good singing duo

There are electronic boards with the arrival of the next train. There are maps on each platform and on each train. Granted, at some stations, if you make a mistake, you have to pay another fare, but that's at a few stations. You can usually get out and walk up and over to the other side. The subway is usually the quickest way to get around NYC.

I’ve been to both New York and London, and the trains are SO much easier to understand, I knew the trains in a day whereas New York, I would get lost every time I took subway

Come to San Francisco!! You can purchase a clipper card, upload $ for multiple days, and you can use it everywhere...for all public transport...subway, buses, train, the ferry all take them. And it’s a swipe card. No paper, or cards you have to slide to get to the platform, and you do NOT have to pay twice if you went the wrong way. Just take the stairs and proceed to the other platform. You don’t have to exit and reenter. Super easy. And there are tons of maps and signs, electric signs showing incoming trains with multiple times of when the next train or bus is coming. And people are friendly to ensure you get on the correct platform and train. Californians are friendly. Come to North California. And if you don’t like public transit, there are lots of walkers and bicyclist. SF feels like quite a large city, but surprisingly it’s only 7x7 miles across. So you can technically walk everywhere if you’re not in a hurry.

@goodfellow408

5 жыл бұрын

I think they will be shocked at all the needles, homeless, and feces all over the sidewalks and Muni stations here. They're not ready for all this ha

@geoffdearth8575

5 жыл бұрын

I was about to say you need to watch your step but I think you covered it. Maybe someone needs to cover SF sidewalks with kitty litter.

@Jack_Stafford

5 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every large American city I've been to has had one public transit card that works for buses trains or trolleys and fairies just out of convenience for both the tourists comma residence as well as it's cheaper for the city to maintain one pay system for all public transport.

@LJBSullivan

5 жыл бұрын

They won't be able to afford to stay in SF unless they're homeless! Everything was expensive, as far as lodging goes.

@saramc3058

5 жыл бұрын

Josh and Geoff - Hahaha. I laughed when I read this. Yes, I sadly must agree. I guess I should have mentioned those landmines. I work near the Montgomery station, and there is a “special” aroma that hits you in he face when you leave the station.

No App? But it is 2018! No internet? But it's 2018!

@samanthaflynn6140

4 жыл бұрын

They said this bc they were told International wifi would be sooo expensive for them.

In Massachusetts we have electronic boards that tell us when the next train is coming

When do you guys have to return to London? LOVE your videos! ALL of them.