101 Differences UK & USA (British vs American)

[@WanderingRavens]

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[@awhite3747]

45 - you probably know this now but the 'rude' English V sign goes back to c15th (or earlier) when longbows were a devastating weapon used against the French mounted and armoured knights. When English archers were captured by the French, one punishment was to cut off those two fingers which were used to draw the longbow. So, anecdotally, before the battle started, English archers would flick those two fingers at the French as a gesture of defiance to show the enemy that they were still capable of firing their arrows.

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[@SirKnobofCheese]

Did they just say American tea was better than British tea? Deport them Deport them NOW!!!!! lol

[@leematthews6812]

The tea plants in Yorkshire are just better than anywhere else on the planet. FACT.

[@paulharvey9149]

There's nothing quite like a good strong mug of builder's tea - although it does depend on the water. for example, Scottish Blend is said to be suited to the soft Scottish water, and Yorkshire Red is suited to theirs. I'm not sure I know what actually goes best with that awful, limey stuff that masquerades as water in London....

[@marionbanks-wilkinson8368]

They obviously have no idea what a proper cup of tea should taste like. Ravens! I am inviting you to come and have tea with me. I shall do it properly.

[@WanderingRavens]

But but but we did say that the UK has the best black tea! We just think the USA has better infusions, earl grey, and chai ;D

[@SirKnobofCheese]

@@WanderingRavens I'm only joking. Love the videos btw.

[@oliverparr390]

Knocking someone up means to make someone pregnant in the UK as well!

[@whisper__]

@A H Duffers

[@whisper__]

@@typhoeus7774 you are aware the UK is a pretty big place right? Just because You don't say it, doesn't mean other people don't.

[@whisper__]

@@typhoeus7774 Good for you mate. Doesn't change the fact people use it.

[@lachlanshaw2907]

@@typhoeus7774 are you sure?

[@flamixflame2685]

I know in nottingham and leeds people definitely still say up the duff more than knocked up

[@thegingerwitch322]

It always makes me smile when i think that in the UK you POST something and it is carried by the Royal MAIL, but in the US you MAIL a letter and it is carried by the United States POSTAL service

[@chrislawley6801]

In America mail is delivered by The US Postal Service (USPS) though in UK post is delivered by The Royal Mail which explains UK/ USA in language NOT

[@editazilinskyte3681]

@@chrislawley6801 thank you. You just said the EXACT same thing op said in their comment.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

The Ginger Witch. The whole Postal/Mail system was invented in the UK in Victorian Times, nearly 200 years ago. All other countries copied. British stamps are the only ones in the world without the country being printed on it because we started it (like most things).

[@WanderingRavens]

Didn't think of that before! Love it! Thank you 😂😂

[@MorgoUK]

Or.... in the UK you go to a restaurant and pay the bill with a cheque. In the US you ask for the check which you pay for with Bills.

[@puressenceuk35]

As a 45 year old Brit I can safely say I have never EVER heard of anyone making mash butties. Chip butties on the other hand are perfectly normal.

[@tiggerwood8899]

I love mash butties. So now you've heard of someone 😹😹

[@tonycasey3183]

You know that lemon and ginger infusions are not tea, right?

[@claratrevlyn5304]

The correct term is "tisane."

[@tonycasey3183]

@@claratrevlyn5304 Or, "vile, snake oil concoction"

[@fadumomohamed2342]

They are, just not your traditional teas. Traditionally tea is made from camellia plants or dried plants/ cured tea plants, Tisane is just another word for herbal tea, or herbs not traditionally used for tea.

[@Greenwood4727]

they are dirty water that tastes of lemon and ginger

[@TheTylermoffat]

Post box is a Post box in the Uk , not a pillar

[@c2thag666]

Most British people just drink regular tea, that's why the options for fruit etc are a bit naff and pointless, you should just stick to proper tea

[@electricleg207]

I used to drink so much tea it was doing my stomach damage so I've cut down on 'normal ' tea and also drink herbal tea of which my favourite is liquorice tea.

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, I have lived in Hungary and Croatia where they have a lot of these horrible fruit teas but it is difficult to get decent black tea. People here are horrified when I use 2 tea bags to make one mug of tea!

[@sirporkibrough]

Anything that isn't black tea with dash of milk isn't actually tea. It's just weird-tasting water. Do it properly.

[@buddhabinaural]

When you ask for a cold drink in the UK, they usually ask if you want ice and slice. Meaning ice and a slice of lemon.

[@Matthew-Wood85]

Bollocks! "When we got to the UK we didn't even know what a bollock was" yup this is going to be fun

[@WanderingRavens]

Haha and we still don't! XD

[@Matthew-Wood85]

@@WanderingRavens lol well I'm not going to draw a diagram 🤭

[@welshdragon99]

@@Matthew-Wood85 😂

[@WanderingRavens]

@@Matthew-Wood85 😂😂

[@cogidubnus1953]

Bollocks is a Septic telling a Brit that American Tea is better... :-)

[@ed-id4ek]

I've never seen anyone brave enough to dunk a biscuit 5 times

[@chrismcadam8413]

I think the reason washing machines are found in the kitchen is because typically houses in the UK are a lot smaller than in the US, where in the US they have a designated laundry room. Some UK houses are starting to have laundry and utility rooms theyre generally newbuild houses

[@lesleyhawes6895]

And utility rooms are usually just about big enough for the washing machine and a drier, and a pair of gardening shoes, and little else!

[@TheLostCorner]

The UK's version of Shameless had a lovely comeback for "What are you looking at?" "I'm not sure, but it's f**ing ugly and it's looking back."

[@welshdragon99]

"Not too bad" or "alright" could mean anything from getting severely maimed on the same day as you run out of tea to the best day ever...

[@WanderingRavens]

It's taken us a while to figure out how to tell what brits REALLY mean when they say "not too bad" haha 😂

[@brandon3872]

@@WanderingRavens Sometimes it depends on which word is emphasized. If they elongate the word 'too', it usually implies something bad had happened, but they are coping with it. If they emphasize the word 'not', it usually means they are in a good mood.

[@jazzzzy4]

At least wher I'm from, alright is your childhood pet dying, good is you aced an exam, then fine is anything in between

[@mjeditsss6499]

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[@lazzag]

@@WanderingRavens in the Korean war the American officer who was in charge of a section phoned up the British officer who under his command and was a few miles away to check how things were , the brit said " it was a sticky wicket he was having " , the American officer ok and put the phone down , what the Brit should of said was that he was being attacked by at least 2 divisions and needed help !!!!!! Sorry to say the brit lost a lot of men before a second phone call was made and help arrived

[@tonycasey3183]

Brits love a comedic grotesque character. We can look and laugh and say, "Thank God I'm not THAT guy". The funny part, though, is that grotesque character is a mirror that reflects and amplifies facets of our own personality. We recognise the grotesque because he is the monster inside us. That's when that character, whether it be Alf Garnett, Basil Fawlty, Hyacinth Bucket or David Brent becomes truly funny.

[@lloroshastar6347]

I'm pretty sure to knock someone up means to make them pregnant in the UK too

[@lia.isjusbetter]

knock someone up basically means to rail

[@tonycasey3183]

I always find it weird when people find naked bodies (something we all have under our clothes) offensive in TV and movies, but extreme violence (something most of us avoid and are repulsed by in real life) is taken for granted.

[@Greenwood4727]

apparently it was regan who didnt like the idea of sex and naked people and so at least thats what i heard

[@typhoeus7774]

@@Greenwood4727 no because people were repulsed by it way before he was around

[@BaldMancTwat]

@@typhoeus7774 What kind of time are you talking about? Because before TV and Cameras in general, the naked body was the main subject of all art, be it paintings or sculptures. So something must have changed right after the invention of cameras.

[@gw..9730]

@@BaldMancTwat yes but it was shameful for a model to pose naked. They treated the same near enough as a prostitute for a couple of hundred years. It wasn't until the early 20th century it was a little more acceptable but still not something you would tell the family about. Also pretty much as soon as cameras and film were invented pornograhic images became a thing. At a time when women showing ankles was a bit naughty lol. Its the church and religion in general that objected nudity on film. Politics and religion went hand in hand in the late 1800s and early 1900s. So if the church thought something was leading people to sin it became a no no. Back in these times when the majority of people were practicing worshippers what their religious leaders said was gospel. So over time it's been engraved upon the human psyche. Now though with more progressive countries it's relaxing. Its only the deeply religious countries where what religious leaders say is still basically law. Most countries over time have had their politics take the power away from the church. It amazed me when I found out that they show porn on French mainstream TV after watershed.. Also I was a little jealous but I was a teenager lol nearest I got to porn was when I would find the odd magazine in the woods or page 3 of the sun 😂🤣 Fuck I went on a bit there. Sorry 😆

[@aposslex]

It makes sense if you think about it HARD

[@laurenquigley6599]

Fun Fact it is said that "Pulling Your Leg " comes from the English Hanging tradition where friends and family members would pull your legs to hasten your end.

[@memkiii]

It might be said, but it makes no sense & is highly unlikely to be the source. Beware of copy/pasted internet "knowledge".

[@tww5719]

400 years is new not old👍

[@suzannescott6964]

4,000 yes stone henge is old

[@alexandertimms0.166]

My crappy public school was built in 1600 ant old kids,

[@jenniedarling3710]

Two ovens are great for cooking roast dinners when you might want different foods cooked at different temperatures.

[@brahmbbbbbb]

most newer homes in america (after 1990) have two ovens.

[@lesleyhawes6895]

My second 'oven' is actually the grill, used to do 'cheese on toast' or even just toast if the toaster's broken!

[@lordchappington6724]

Of course we don’t learn different languages, we didn’t take over a quarter of the world to speak other languages.

[@dave_h_8742]

By go's sir your jolly well right !

[@gyongya]

😅🤣

[@stephenlee5929]

Yes, They can understand you if you just speak loader and more slowly.

[@luciluciluci3389]

😂

[@sage6336]

"thats bollocks" was the best of KZbin for years

[@WanderingRavens]

😂😂

[@ld9829]

relax 😂

[@helenwhite6443]

In the Uk we have the original Earl Grey tea. The blend was created for Earl Grey by Twinnings tea and they asked his permission to sell it to the public. If you haven’t tried this brand then I highly recommend it as it is still made to the original recipe.

[@the_oslovian]

Yepp!

[@rbarnett3200]

And never ever ever put milk in it! What are you people, heathens?! It's drunk black with a half slice of lemon! And don't even think about adding sugar!!!!...and now I've also betrayed what class I am

[@lesleyhawes6895]

@Rich Barnett Relax, even commoners drink Earl Grey or even Lady Grey occasionally!

[@aubreydrinkwater3236]

I love my "Earl Grey Tea" made with just hot water and nothing added.

[@alwaysbrokendown]

Infusion tea ain't tea it's hot flavoured water, END OF.

[@fadumomohamed2342]

It’s herbal tea, not traditional camellia based or cured teas. But it’s still tea.

[@TyrannosavageRekt]

I mean... what do you think tea is?

[@shaunkeasey3674]

As Eddie Izzard would say... In America you say 'Erbs... in The UK we say Herbs... because there's a f*cking 'H' in it! ;-)

[@franl155]

I say "erbs" but then I'm a cockney and "h" is virtually extinct.

[@southron_d1349]

"Erb is the older pronunciation which the Americans kept. The rest of us put the aitch back in.

[@stephenflynn7600]

The H is silent! You pronounce the T in valet. The T is silent because it is a French word!

[@shaunkeasey3674]

Lol. All I was doing was quoting Eddie Izzard... I don't care how you pronounce words.

[@shaunkeasey3674]

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[@Hungtudry]

"We didn’t even know what a bollock was until we came to the uk”. Had me in stitches😂

[@65hilary48]

I think the difference with "I'm going to hospital" is to do with the fact we have universal healthcare here. We drop the "the" from places which are seen as owned by everyone, part of the community and free to use. e.g. "I'm going to school", "I'm going to church". In the UK, a hospital would definitely fit into this category, but maybe not so much in the US.

[@BaldMancTwat]

Tbh I've never heard anyone say that though I could imagine it being said.

[@mikala7052]

Or you've wandered up north and you're "going t' hospital", because the word "The" barely exists here

[@grahamsmith9541]

Round where I live it's, I'm go to hospital = as a patient. I'm going to the hospital = visiting someone who is in hospital.

[@missharry5727]

I would say I'm going to hospital if I was going to be admitted as a patient. If I'm going to an outpatient appointment I'd say I'm going to the hospital.

[@paulknox999]

And thank god for the differences, wouldn't life be boring if we were all the same.

[@WanderingRavens]

Agreed!!

[@mjeditsss6499]

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[@RosLanta]

The stack of pancakes in the photo looked gorgeous, but they were definitely American style, which are rarely eaten on Pancake Day (not never, I've eaten them on PD myself, but it's definitely unusual). Most people will eat traditional thin English pancakes, which are more like a crepe.

[@texbankuk]

Something British Try a Potato cake or make a Homemade version of Rosti = Potato Pancake(Not Roasty> different way of cooking )in the Frying pan Even a poor cook can make this duckduckgo.com/?q=Rosti&ia=web

[@valeriedavidson2785]

People who say "I was sat or I was stood" are grammatically incorrect. I am English and it really annoys me to hear people say it.

[@Plateau_Skull]

This! Also i hear "i seen" way too much, ffs. "Saw" isn't a dirty word, people!

[@cheman579]

@@Plateau_Skull I seen is wrong, but I sat or I stood aren't really grammatically incorrect at all, they're past tense for a reason. Plus if you're genuinely British you'll realise grammatical correctness does not really matter and having a shorter sentence is better than talking for 2 hours and speaking like the queen

[@tonycasey3183]

I think the "baby" thing comes from British midwives. They always seem to refer to the pregnant woman as "Mum" (how's Mum doing today) and the foetus as "baby" (let's check baby's heart rate)

[@artvid-1915]

True

[@andysutcliffe3915]

A dryer in the UK is called a tumble dryer, to distinguish it from a spin dryer. These days your washing machine is likely to dry as well, using both methods.

[@mandem9157]

But we don’t only say tumble dryer we call them dryers as well

[@NickBFTD]

@@mandem9157 Some older people still do.

[@shanny-who]

@Keith Peters okay but I say tumble dryer? It's just personal preference

[@mandem9157]

@@shanny-who probably think your posh as well

[@DDS21616]

@@shanny-who i say Tumble dryer as well 😅 everyone I know does

[@meachpatel2414]

I swear down Eric said “across the pond” 101 times in this video! 😂

[@WanderingRavens]

Haha oh no! Now I can't stop hearing it!

[@BSland]

In Britain football means football. In US it's some kind of game that should be called " hand-egg"

[@craigbosley2194]

it's sometimes referred to as wimps Rugby.

[@stephenflynn7600]

Rugby football.

[@kj_usa2987]

Ohhi mate it's chewsday broskiii

[@robertolucarini7137]

You can thank the spelling differences to a man called Webster, who took it on himself to change the spelling of American words (colour/color; centre/center; -ise/ize) and wrote a dictionary. He caused a lot of trouble! 😀 The word 'fanny' in America is a word for back-side, but in English it's a crude word for a part of the female body. Another confusing thing is the date format. In the U.K. (and in most of Europe, I think) it's day/month/ year, whereas in America it's month/day/year. Linda

[@theprophet9429]

People who do not rinse off the soap are evil. "Knocked up" also means to impregnate someone here, as well. I like the convoluted slang best, good example is "apple" for £20. Apple core/score, score = 20 obviosuly. We do have rootbeer here too, though it's rare (though McD's used to have it on there UK menu), I buy it when I see it (usually in shops that sell imported stuff) - is it me, or do Red Vines taste of rootbeer? Penis euphemisms: porridge gun, crimson crowbar. Earl Grey tastes like soap, not tea. Also, flavoured teas are not teas to us. That is why we don't care about them. Interesting points re class, you say that in the US that a working class person can become upper class due to doing well in business - something that would not happen in the UK. I think it's worth pointing out that most (not all) Brits are proud of their roots so don't really aim to "change class", which is why we have the phrase; "working class done good". Re the ice in the drink thing, Brits get the impression that Americans are far more ruder to service workers than Brits are. I have no idea if this generalization (spelt with a z, just for you) is accurate.

[@emilybeasley2667]

Hi guys! I almost spat my drink out when you said you were in Leeds! I’ve lived in Leeds all my life, I hope yous enjoy yourselves in Leeds (well as much as you can in lockdown)

[@neilbreakwell4500]

Loving your videos, guys ! I visit the US a lot (or I did until last year) and love your country, so I like to blend in and not use British words/expressions. My accent still gives me away as a foreigner, except when we were in Texas, where we were asked if we were "from some place back east" :)

[@forfivemoreminutes6476]

I find it mad that things with similar looking branding are banned in the US because in the UK shops have their 'own brand' knock-off which always look super similar to the 'branded' version, shops like Aldi and Lidl are especially known for this

[@branchleader73]

Yep, rinse the soap off - I'm not an animal!

[@johnburton3865]

UK I always rinse things. If detergent dries on any vessel it may spoil the flavour/ aroma of whatever you drink from it. Particularly plain water. Beer froth may reduce.

[@shaunwhittaker9710]

I love this video and I love your channel. As a British person, this helps me learn about American culture too. Bravo! I subbed ages ago by the way!

[@WanderingRavens]

So glad you enjoy our videos! The cultural differences and similarities are so fascinating to us :D

[@tonycasey3183]

Language Imperialism. The British Empire spread the English language around the world - it's why you guys speak English - and it is an official language in 67 of the 197 countries around the world. Then, when the USA emerged as a superpower, American music, literature cinema and, probably most importantly, advertising became a global phenomenon, boosting the English language way beyond the influence of empire. Consequently, two things happened. English speakers realised they had little or no need for a second language when the rest of the world spoke English. This led to the second thing which was a fall in the importance placed on learning another language.

[@stephenflynn7600]

The reason why much of the world speaks English is because English is the international business language!

[@tonycasey3183]

@@stephenflynn7600 Or, rather, vice versa

[@David_Clarke]

@@stephenflynn7600 And most sports, ⚽, 🏈, 🏉, 🎾, etc.

[@btube2006]

English is also the language of aviation, maritime, and technological research.

[@jos5394]

Those circumcision stats! I had NO idea! Also “to cut a long story short” made me snort with laughter

[@WanderingRavens]

Aren't they crazy?!! And glad you appreciated that line 😂

[@andyonions7864]

Circumcision is an unnecessary and bill expanding add-on service for births in US hospitals.

[@sutzmiah786]

Circumcision is compulsory in the Islamic and Jewish faiths. It is considered clean and prevents some diseases. Doctors recommend new born babys get the snip

[@sutzmiah786]

@@andyonions7864 circumcision reduces risk of urinary tract infection (uti) also reduces risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV.

[@andyonions7864]

@@sutzmiah786 I'd like to see stats on both of those. Say a comparison between the UK and Israel. Comparing say the US and a strict Muslim country such as Iran may show a difference. My point is that this would be difficult as you'd need to compare sexual activity against STI rates.

[@IGSkaarj]

Fun fact, the US "Jello" is much like Hoover; a brand name. Since we in the UK don't have a brand that's synonymous with gelatine products, we just call it jelly. Which is why we often get confused when people in the states call jam as jelly; jam's not made of gelatine after all ;) By the way, you should give Melton Mowbray pork pies a try, they're really delicious.

[@nicolascarey6330]

Strained jam is refered to as jelly e.g Redcurrant jelly, I yhought that tea in the USA was typicaly half a bag of sugar into which you add some weak tea that was brewed with lukewarm water and an equal amount of peach syrup; sweeten to taste

[@nicolascarey6330]

Sorry,I forgot the ice.While we are not on the subject Fanny is short for Frances and was common here in Victorian times.

[@pjschmid2251]

But why would you call the desert jelly rather than gelatin? Although we do tend to use the brand name Jell-O to refer to the desert, if we were going to be generic about it it would be called gelatin. “Oh no they’re out of cherry Jell-O what should I get? Oh get any brand of cherry gelatin it will still work.”

[@trickygoose2]

@@pjschmid2251 To a Brit, gelatin is an ingredient used in the making of certain recipes (e.g marshmallows, some mousses & cheesecakes) that can be found in the baking aisle of a supermarket.

[@pjschmid2251]

@@trickygoose2 We have that as well but it would be unflavored gelatin. Unless you specify unflavored it’s presumed to be a sweet flavored gelatin.

[@manamar]

"What are you lookin' at?" "I dunno. But it's bloody ugly and lookin's back at me...."

[@robbikebob]

'Chill out mate, I was looking at everything when you looked at me', is the safer response unless your actively looking for a fight, might I suggest.

[@WanderingRavens]

Brilliant xD

[@WanderingRavens]

True

[@arthurterrington8477]

"I don't know-- it doesn't have a label"

[@happywanderer34]

If you are in Leeds, then you should definitely check out York for old buildings

[@dsgrbrowne1]

Here, we have many lactose free options - oat, cashew, nut, almond many other options.

[@aramikensai5268]

Lived in the UK almost all my life, had no clue what a "Spurtle" was and has never seen one. hahah 😅

[@markhindmarsh2811]

Hi Ravens Speaking of names , I was watching the news when Obama was president and a member of his staff was mentioned . Randy Bumgardner , in the U.S I suppose quite normal , I nearly choked on my tea when I heard it . Ah the subtle difference of language. Take care x

[@jerribee1]

That was probably Baumgartner originally; changing it to Bumgardner us just weird.

[@markhindmarsh2811]

@@jerribee1 Nope I checked and double checked and that's what I found

[@tonycasey3183]

It's an uphill struggle!

[@veritasvincit2745]

Well done for the amount of work you put into these vids.

[@WanderingRavens]

Thank you so much!!

[@JohnDoe-tp8mc]

The “leave it with me” difference makes me think you just work with some lazy people 😂 😂

[@tonycasey3183]

Lucozade is traditionally the "not well" drink. They used to sell it in hospitals for visitors to buy for patients. Warm Ribena is just a hot drink alternative to tea or coffee. Honey and lemon would also be a drink you have if you're unwell.

[@daniellelewis8171]

My nan always used to bring me a lucozade if I was Ill, always found it odd, but realised when I was a bit older that other people did the same!

[@spencerwilton5831]

Danielle Lewis It was first marketed as a tonic drink for invalids and the unwell. It was initially sold only in chemists and pharmacies. I think that persisted in the mindset of many older people long after it gained popularity as a regular refreshment.

[@salster4891]

Nan always used to bring me Lucozade and a colouring book when I was poorly 😂

[@tonycasey3183]

@@daniellelewis8171 I used to work as a nurse in the 1980s and almost every patient was bought lucozade by visitors. It's advertising tagline was "Lucozade - aids recovery". It was banned on wards that carried out bowel surgery, however, as there was a potential risk that carbonated drinks could cause an air embolism and kill a patient!

[@weirds0up]

There's a Fanny's Ale House in Saltaire - a short train ride from Leeds. Saltaire village is a world heritage site and is a very nice place to visit

[@crose7412]

@James Morley One of my favourite pubs and it used to be my local.

[@tonycasey3183]

Salts Mill is also worth a visit when we are not in the midst of a plague!

[@hlund73]

Yet Saltaire was alcohol free.

[@crose7412]

@@hlund73 It was alcohol-free in the 1850s!

[@gavinreid5387]

One of the best parts of Bradford.

[@tonycasey3183]

As you're in Yorkshire, next time you do your grocery shopping, you should try some Seabrook's Crisps. You will not be disappointed.

[@nialldafoe2221]

When they said Leeds I laughed also I gone Leeds a few times and also Leeds is big

[@gavinreid5387]

Made in Bradford.

[@dave_h_8742]

50/50 tea and milk 🤢 no wonder you don't like our tea. Yorkshire tea, steep for over 5 minutes dash of milk so it's around Hobknob colour or darker.

[@LongdownConker]

Wait did they actually say they put in 50% milk and 50% water?! I didn't catch that, that's way too much milk even for me and I like milky tea lol 😂

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

I took my tea like that when I was a toddler XD

[@nutyyyy]

Yep that's just it. Need to brew it for a good few minutes and stick a wee bit of milk in.

[@JM-pm3ob]

When I worked in central London I’d regularly walk past the remains of the London Wall, which is 1000 years old and situated just next to the Tower of London which was built by William I over 900 years ago. 400 years isn’t too old!

[@jaysmith2858]

Having stocked teas for one of the UK's most famous department stores, I can tell you for a fact that British tea infusions (especially fruit teas) are indeed as weak as p.

[@Darth_Nycta_13]

Have you ever been to a Harvester Restaurant? When lockdown is over I'd suggest going to one. They have free refills on fizzy drinks/sodas.

[@anitaarcher2034]

One thing I learned while visiting friends in Northern Ireland for a month was...”No Irishmen tells a short story!” Loved Northern Ireland and its people.

[@Audentes_Fortuna_Iuvet]

Fish and chip friday! Don’t forget!

[@samgibson3393]

There’s a small town near Leeds called Knaresborough, it’s only 20 minutes on the train, and I think you guys would love it! There’s some great castle ruins which look over the river and it’s an old medieval market town. Might be worth a look once you’re allowed out of the house again! 😊

[@jonsmith8582]

^^^ this exactly

[@BenCobb99]

Lovely little river running through knaresbourough aswell

[@Sophie.S..]

Mother Shipton's cave and the petrifying well are great to visit as well.

[@simonpowell1762]

Whoop! Awesome video, love these guys 😁

[@WanderingRavens]

Thank you, Simon!! XXX

[@simonpowell1762]

Subscribe people’s 😊 Thanks for the content again Ravens. I hope your English trip is going well so far considering lockdown 👍🏼

[@pearlp1197]

Also. The way he dunks biscuits is cracking me up😂

[@jumpferjoy1st]

Another great video. You forgot fishfinger sandwiches and crisp sandwiches. Two classics.

[@danielhayton9438]

I tried speaking Dutch in the Netherlands almost always replied to in English! :-)

[@newuk26]

The old idea of "just shout, they know what you're saying really" has some truth to it 😂

[@spencerwilton5831]

The bathroom plug / shaver socket thing- small, plug in adaptors are available for around £1, they enable you to plug an appliance with a two pin shaver style plug into any outlet.

[@markedwards9247]

In USA most washing machines are top loaders, which in the UK are considered very old fashioned, and don't wash the laundry very well. In the USA toilet seats are like a horse shoe shape, in the UK they are like a seat with a hole in the middle. In the USA all food is loaded with salt and/or sugar, so everything tastes either sweet or salty, in the UK food tastes of the flavour of the food, not the additives. Of the 8.5% of circumcised men in the UK, a vast majority are for religious reasons. Out of non Muslims and non Jews the rate of circumcision today is below 1%. Non medical circumcision is often considered as vulgar as unnecessary amputation. In USA medical advice is trended toward unhealthy advice, because the health corporations want people to use their services to make money. In the UK NHS advice is trended toward healthy advice, because the NHS want to prevent people needing their services, because it cost them money. In the UK politicians are elected based on their policies. In the USA politicians are elected based on how much money they spend on advertising. If the British invented the Earl Grey flavour, and Americans copied it, how can the American version be more like Earl Grey than the original ? In the UK, we call the toilet, the room with a toilet in it. In the USA the room with a toilet in it, but no bath, is called the bathroom. This is because some time ago, in USA, the toilet and bath were almost always in one small room, whilst in the UK they were almost always two independant rooms. Hence in the UK we DO have bathrooms, but that room will always contain a bath, and maybe a toilet, but never a toilet only. In the USA words and their spelling are often simplified. British people usually use the correct grammer and spelling. For example : How is everybody feeling today ? Compared to : How y'all doing ? In USA it is very common to pour syrup over eggs, bacon, and sausage. This would almost be a crime in the UK. Burning effigies is also a hate crime in the UK. Especially Guy Fawkes night ! www.bonfirenight.net/remember.php Americans are far more prudish and embarrassed about their bodies than any other country in the world. The British Sunday roast is much like American thanksgiving. But because the family unit is much more important in Britain, we do it more often. Boxing Day is historically a special day for servants or slaves, that have been busy serving their masters on Christmas Day. No specific activities are associated with Boxing Day now, but the name has stuck. It is when the servants got their "thankyou boxes of treats". In the UK pastry refers to the result of mixing flour and water and other sweetening or savoury additives. In USA pastry refers to the same thing but also the finished baked product. In the UK the finished product may be called a pie, a cake, a roll, or a biscuit (cooked again pastry), but never as pastry. This is similar to a cow never being referred to as cow if it is not alive, or been processed. The same applies to pigs. The origin of this anomoly is the French invasion of Britian in 1066, where the Brits were subjegated to the French nobility. So the Brits were the farm workers, and the French the aristocracy. Hence the old English word pig remained on the farm, but the french word porcine was prevalent at the banquets. The same for the old English word cow, and the French bouef. (Although vache is also a much older french word than bouef). Fun fact. Although the word cow is the proper English word for that animal, you will never hear an English person go into a restaurant and order cow.

[@VirtualDragMum]

I'm from the UK, south england...you came up on my recommended today and i've been binge watching all day...SUBBED

[@theothertoni4698]

I mean we barely have any red squirrels either since the American grey was introduced xD

[@sharonkay8638]

Grace, I never thought I’d get this opportunity! I have two favourites of rhyming slang. ‘Kettle’ for a watch - kettle and hob, fob - fob watch. And my no.1 ‘April’ for your rear end - April in Paris - arris, Aristotle - bottle, botttle and glass - arse. Both, along with many others regularly used in my East End family, although not so much by the younger generation.😊

[@AGKYS1992]

You’re wrong about middle class, people are not ashamed to be middle class

[@CreamyyStreams]

This has not been my experience at all, I've known many, many clearly middle class people who will insist they're working class. Particularly teachers and social workers.

[@AGKYS1992]

Maybe it depends where you’re from. I’m from the south east of England and definitely have never felt or experienced and shame for being middle class. I’m a teacher and fully accept my middle class-ness

[@gavinreid5387]

Apparently most British people now consider themselves middle class ,since Thatcher sold them their council homes.

[@bbxgxh6604]

my first time outside the UK the toilet was different and I felt the anxiety as the water fixed and I thought it flooded haha

[@rettawhinnery]

In Liberal, Kansas, there is a pancake race for Pancake Day. Yes, I agree that "Liberal, Kansas" is also an oxymoron.

[@ESCSteph]

Wait, what? I've never lived in a place in the US WITHOUT 2 sinks. I know a lot of modern kitchens tend to have 1 large one but a lot don't. I'm very surprised to hear you say homes in the US don't have them.

[@strawbryjamz1213]

Doesn’t New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras? That is French for Fat Tuesday, which we Brits tend to know as Shrove Tuesday, as you rightly said.

[@nicolascarey6330]

First day of Lent. I would have thought that a country as christian as the USA would have some traditions, but thinking about it , it is probably hiding a Pagan festival.

[@phillipescott9764]

@@nicolascarey6330 it’s the last day before Lent, so the last chance for debauchery before a period of fasting and penitence.

[@chubeviewer]

Boxing day is when you eat all the leftover food from christmas, meat and chips.

[@mcfcok1683]

Please can you do a video reacting to finn British football chants, they’re so off the cuff and hilarious 🙃

[@suzannehawkins383]

I had the dandelion and burdock drink at the British Museum while I visited England from Canada. It was great! Refreshing, different lol I liked it.

[@alicejade3657]

Great video! Just fyi, normally we have one oven and the top one is a grill (I actually have an aga as well!) Also, in the late 1900s there was a huge thing about bad hygiene related to leaving soap on dishes and not rising them after washing so now literally everyone rinses. When we talk about tea, 99% of Brits are referring to good old Yorkshire tea haha and boxing day originates from a tradition where usually the well off, box up gifts or anything that you don't need and giving it to the less fortunate :)

[@bob56gibson]

Also the 2 oven thing. Many cookers come with a double oven configuration with a fan oven below and a grill which will function as another oven. Sometimes meal prep involves different cooking temperatures and that's why we like them.

[@meachpatel2414]

In my experience the two oven thing usually isn’t two separate ovens- the top one is a grill and the bottom one is the main oven! If you don’t know a grill is what you call a broiler, I think. I don’t mean to be biased but I prefer British toilets cause when I visited America I was scared by the toilets- I was worried that the toilet would over flow! And I’m sorry but how dare you dis our tea! We owned the biggest tea empire in the world! Tea may be grown in India but the tea belongs to us!!!

[@tonys1636]

Also grown in Cornwall now but almost expensive as when first imported. Kent and Sussex also produce great red wines along with white and what has been awarded the highest honours for sparkling wine made the same way and with the same grapes as the best Champagnes. Often the top oven will be a microwave as well as convection and grill, the bottom one being the larger. Expensive Neff and AEG appliances, I still prefer an Aga or Rayburn, preferably solid fuel wood burning ones. Takes care of the hot water and heating as well.

[@eleanorlyndon865]

Or a microwave

[@neilbuckley1613]

Tea is actually a Chinese plant, inhabitants of the Indian sub-continent have culturally appropriated it.[ joke before you get upset]

[@mikestarkey7989]

I can't find any uploads from you more recent than a year ago. Are you still doing vlogs and uploads? I really enjoy your work.

[@righthandofdoom77]

Hot Ribena?! Whoever told you that is pulling your leg. Over here we have lemsip or lucozade when we're ill.

[@WanderingRavens]

Oh!! We forgot to add lucozade to the list!!

[@righthandofdoom77]

@@WanderingRavens Everyone forgets about it until you get a cold.

[@philipellis7039]

No we have hot Ribena, especially for our kids when they are unwell. There is proper scientific research that shows hot fruit squash helps alleviate cold symptoms. If my oldest son feels unwell the first thing he gets is hot Ribena. No one is pulling their leg over this.

[@righthandofdoom77]

@@philipellis7039 Must be a northern thing.

[@neilbuckley1613]

@@righthandofdoom77 We also use hot Black Currant juice when suffering from colds. If suffering from an illness of the digestive system hot Bovril is useful.

[@kurluk04]

I say dipping not dunking! I rinse everytime! Also your mirrors wonky! Love the content guys 🙌 Have you tried yorkshire gold tea? - its banging!

[@grenvallion]

No one in the uk says tumble dryer. It's just dryer ^. No one says sweeties either unless it's a parent talking to a very young child, like under 7 at the most. It's just sweets generally. When we say baby. It means the baby but we tend to simpky shorten it by just saying baby. Though it does actually mean the baby. So for post boxes, I've personally never heard anyone call them a pillar box, it's usually just post box. Pillar box was likely used a long time ago.

[@shaunwhittaker9710]

Definitely a tumble drier personally.

[@WanderingRavens]

Good to know! Thanks for updating us! x

[@grenvallion]

@@shaunwhittaker9710 well yeah I'm sure people say tumble but I find it incredible rare.

[@grenvallion]

@@WanderingRavens since it's a long vid. I'm periodically adding to this comment as it goes lol

[@grenvallion]

@@MillsyLM well yes it is and has always been a tumble dryer. it's not that it isn't calle da tumble dryer. it's simply that not since the 90's have I met anyone who's said tumble dryer over just dryer. I'm not saying it's not called a tumble dryer because it is. I'm saying that no one these days or at least very few people refer to it as a tumber dryer anymore. Perhaps older people may still say tumble in conversation though which would make sense.

[@purelink1000]

Omg! Me and my fiancée love your content and have been watching you two for a while. We met in Leeds and currently live one city over. Welcome!

[@rickmolton774]

Working class: Breakfast, dinner and tea. Middle class: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

[@paulharvey9149]

and lunch is an abbreviation for luncheon

[@MillsyLM]

Regional more than class I'd say. In the south it's mostly dinner (I'm working class) in my experience it's up north that "tea" is used for the evening meal. Of course these are generalisations.

[@gavinreid5387]

But those that have mid day dinner still have a packed lunch.

[@matthewdevalle404]

While working in Houston one of the things that really stood out was the use of powdered milk in coffee (whitener?) and that it was sold in very large containers. In the UK our equivalent (I think) is called Coffee-Mate, sold in small jars, and it's really not a very common thing for people to buy.

[@jamesbrighton1778]

we didn't conquer most of the globe to speak their language :P

[@CalligraphyGems]

If you offer a cuppa, the person offered usually responds with which drink they would like. Hot drink culture is so big in the UK that you probably know their go-to drink anyway :)

[@Bexyboo88]

Hmm..I'm from the UK and only ever known to knock someone up as to get them pregnant.

[@geraldmcmullon2465]

America does have a red squirrel but it is distinct from the European Red squirrel. In the UK the American imported grey squirrel has been blamed for the decline in native red squirrel populations but that is due to the reduction of conifer trees in England, the absents of forest corridors and that the grey squirrel has a wider diet and prefers mixed forests. In America the red squirrel has been blames for the decline of the grey squirrel.

[@user-uq1fq6gs3i]

That is incorrect, the reason that they declined is because gray squirrels carry the squirrelpox virus which kills red squirrels.

[@peterbrown1012]

We run on 240 volts so it is dangerous to have sockets in a damp environment, even the light switch is outside unless it's on a corded pull switch from the ceiling, the advantage of the higher voltage is that your kettle boils faster We have two ovens because usually one is bigger than the other, you use the one you need to save heating up a big one for a small item, also you may be cooking two dishes that require different temperatures.

[@spencerwilton5831]

Peter Brown Plus the smaller oven generally contains a grill (broiler) so you are able to use the main oven at the same time as grilling something else.

[@johnp139]

Maybe the UK should move into the 21st Century and use GFCI outlets or breakers.

[@peterbrown1012]

Ooops! Maybe that's why we have to have certified electricians to do electric work 😂

[@spencerwilton5831]

John P You realise that in a U.K. home every single circuit is protected by GFCI devices, unlike the US where they are only used sporadically? We also have surge protection and arc detractors in newer installs. Perhaps our higher electrical standards are why we see far fewer electrical fires and electrocutions per head of population than the US...

[@Sol3UK]

Awesome video guys, well paced and has great rhythm to it

[@wencireone]

Just incase you didn't know Grace you can get a plug adaptor for all those unusual plugs 👍

[@WanderingRavens]

Good to know! I need to find one!

[@trickygoose2]

@@WanderingRavens They shouldn't be too difficult to find. Try somewhere like Wilko or a large supermarket. When I was about 20, I went away for about 4 days and forgot to take an adaptor so I came back with something of a beard as my room only had plugholes for 3 pins.

[@AIdreamtravel]

Try any of these - apparently the UK best Earl grey tea brands Which brand of Earl GREY tea is the best? The 8 Best Earl Grey Tea Blends and Brands Pique Tea: Organic Earl Grey. Art of Tea: Earl Grey Tea. Camellia Sinensis: Earl Grey. Davidson's Organics: Earl Grey (Loose Leaf) In Pursuit of Tea: Darjeeling Earl Grey. Numi Organic Tea: Aged Earl Grey. Sloane: Earl Grey Classic. Twining's: Earl Grey.

[@AIdreamtravel]

One thing you must understand, from UK if you tell us our tea brands are not as good as American tea brands we accept the challenge 😂

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

You really should live full time in the UK. You've got the hang of it now.

[@WanderingRavens]

We'd like to!!

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

@@WanderingRavens So what is stopping you? You would get a job easy enough

[@AndyD070568]

I'm English born and bred and I've NEVER heard of a mashed potato sandwich! BTW, I'm in Leeds too so if you guys want any pointers or info please let me know.

[@karenb629]

One i have always noticed is Americans say 'anyways' in conversation where as British people say 'anyway'... for example, at the end of a sentence, going into a new sentence. Hope you are coming to Scotland on your tour, in particular Glasgow.. to explore the differences between Glasgow and Edinburgh 😃 xx