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[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Fun fact of the day: the attention span of a goldfish is apparently around 9 seconds, which is longer than what is currently believed to be the attention span of a modern human at 8 seconds, so I apologize to all of the goldfish I may have offended with my intro.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Lost interest in this comment after 6 seconds

[@Poliss95]

@GirlGoneLondonofficial I have a million useless facts stored away in my noggin. One such being that the tin can was invented 50 years before someone thought of inventing a can opener. That's an awful long time to wait before you can enjoy your beans on toast. 😁😁 Goldfish get a very bad press. They can actually remember things for five months. 🐟

[@rickmolton774]

My retention is much longer than 9 seconds. I can recall what was said......... My retention is much longer. Said?

[@spvillano]

@@gmdhargreaves that's twice the average American attention span.

[@petejones7878]

My gold fish in the pond always rise for feed when I stand over the pool , so they must remember from one day to the next , that I am abouit to giver them food . the nine second myth is put about by pet shops to justify selling those crual goldfish bowt`s

[@deanstuart8012]

Surely the "British" pronunciation of lasso (lassoo) comes from British people watching American Westerns when they were kids and copying them? So when did the Americans change the way that it is pronounced?

[@Phiyedough]

Yes apparently Brits also pronounce St Louis wrong but they are probably just pronouncing it the way they heard it sung in the song Route 66.

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@Phiyedough No, the 1904 song “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis”, that was from the USA, internationally incredibly popular, and dependent upon the French pronunciation.

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Lots of examples of pronunciation changes evident from Hollywood movies. In early 20th century, US actors copied British pronunciation but that changed over time. You can see aan obvious example : the drug quinine is pronounced kwin-een by the Brits, ditto early Hollywood. Now the US have changed it to kwynyne. Modern Americans seem to not understand the historical origins of words and so pick out a familiar syllable and pronounce it as it looks ie - nine & then add the rest of the word. Also rout for route{a French word meaning street) though I'm not sure where skeddle/skedyoool came from. & vee-hic - le always sounds like the speaker has just driven over a speedbump. We'll still keep trying to understand y'all.

[@allenwilliams1306]

@@rogerjenkinson7979 Is it only a matter of time until you degenerate into “morphyne”, then?

[@grabtharshammer]

@@rogerjenkinson7979 did you mean Schedule as in shed-yule?

[@sgtmajor5700]

Monday is the first day of the week for business/offices.

[@01jvb]

The UK pronunciation of lasso will only have come from American movies as we simply don't see it anywhere else.

[@bermudagirl50]

I must admit I think of Sunday as the start of the week.

[@_Churchy]

My son's grandparents are Bajan (from Barbados), and I've been there on holiday, and they pronounce it the English way. Love the channel ❤

[@raindancer6111]

I am in the UK and some time back had my first denture fitted. I asked the dentist about cleaning it and she said just brush it with some soap. I said do you mean soap like tablet soap. She then said, no, washing up liquid. So I said that that's detergent not soap. That dentist is the only British person I have met who called washing up liquid soap. So glad I didn't take her at her word.

[@johnberry5296]

It’s great having you back doing this!

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Thank you!!

[@llamagirl2679]

Hi, I always enjoy your videos. Also we do have Summer camps here. My 4 kids would go to one called PGL for 2-3 weeks at a time. They are also open at Easter. They loved it! You can choose to door variety of activities or choose something like Horse back riding, or even singing/dancing, 4 wheeling. You stay in cabins. They have various sites all over the UK or you can go to France.

[@ShaneH42]

I’d argue that the week begins on Sunday because it has two ends: a start and a finish. The weekend consists of both ends

[@jamiesimms7084]

That makes no sense. There is a start and an end, begins on a Sunday that is a contradiction because begin means the start of something and not the end of something

[@ame1hp]

Thanks for the video. It was interesting thinking about which day starts the week. At Oxford University, weeks begin on Sunday. So, Saturday of 4th Week is the day before Sunday of 5th Week.

[@MillsyLM]

Never had a UK calendar that doesn't start on a Sunday. I'm 53 years old 😊

[@andyt8216]

Oh my, I may have seen calendars start on a Sunday, but I could never think of it as being the start of a new week. How it can be both the weekend and the start of the week is 🤯😂

[@clivegilbertson6542]

G'day Fron Oz! Here we use leash not lead(mostly) &dishwashing liquid...Here calendars are of both types and depend on the origin of the manufacturer but generally in Australia Monday is the first day of the week...Costa Rica, Costa del Sol etc we use the original Spanish pronunciation with the short o not the American long o...Similarly we use the same pronunciation as the British but also the same as a Jamaican friend of mine uses...Sinc you now live in the UK you should be aware that sledging is also a common term in Cricket for verbal niggling by fielders close to the opposing team batters... Love your videos I did spend many years in the UK Cheers!

[@stephenlee5929]

F1 vs Nascar, I think like many American sports, Nascar only happens in USA, whilst F1 is international

[@kenholst3541]

Formula 1 races have been held in the u.s. since the 50s

[@michaeld9731]

Love your channel! 👍

[@steventobin1444]

You are lovely, gorgeous! An absolute gem! It's so good to have you on our shores. It really is! Long may you stay!!!! 😊X.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Thank you for watching!!

[@nicksavage567]

"taking a cowboy for afternoon tea" - love it

[@andypandy9013]

Traditionally, here in the UK, the week starts on a Sunday. When I was a kid in the 1960s all calendars and diaries began on a Sunday but that changed in about the 1970 to reflect a more "Business" way of doing things. 🙂

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Very interesting, thank you for watching Andy!

[@tom-hk]

I am British and have lived in the UK almost all my life (apart from when I went abroad for a few years), and whilst I do see some calendars with Monday as the first day, all my calendars have always had Sunday as the first day. I haven't had to go out of my way to find special calendars, or anything; Sunday first is just a fairly normal option.

[@richt71]

Hey Kalyn. Cool video again although I feel for your poor hubby! #justsayin 😁

[@ianprince1698]

all of a sudden calenders moved to Monday start and you had to look for Sunday start calendars

[@dougcardiff9653]

Sunday is the start and I live in UK

[@toogyman]

Sledging is a summer and winter activity Winter on the snow obviously but in Summer on the crickets fields of England it’s a form of communication most commonly deployed when our Aussie mates are in town

[@walneygirl]

Calpol - keeping new parents sane for sixty years! It's 44 years since I was a new parent last so I'm old enough to remember when BBC1 showed a black-and-white Western every Saturday night - not necessarily a classic like Red River or High Noon either but one of the many oaters that have so sadly been lost to the video/DVD age - and I'm pretty sure I never heard lasso pronounced anything other than 'lass-oo'. I would struggle, too, to think of any British context for the word. (Kalyn, I'm not sure if you are seeing these comments. I only just discovered your channel in the last few days and then I came across the video where you said goodbye)

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Hi! I took quite a long time off after that video, not intending to come back, but I did indeed come back so I am seeing these comments! Thanks so much for watching and hope you're enjoying the videos.

[@annaburch3200]

Sledding vs. Sledging has definitely been on the forefront of my brain, this week, as both our countries have been getting a lot of wintery weather and I'm hearing both terms from friends on either side of the pond. I DO wonder about that one. Why is it?? Dive! Dive!

[@ianb5949]

What are sledge hammers used for?

[@wessexexplorer]

When did this change? I grew up being told that Sunday was the first day of the week. But yes it is the weekend and it's not as good as Saturday...or Friday evening!

[@paulguy2545]

🇬🇧 Hi Katlin! I absolutely love your channel as I am very into all-things American as I have long-time friends over there & watching alot of your TV Shows. Another pronunciation of words with ‘o’ in them I know is when you guys mention ‘Victor Van Gogh’, you’ll typically emphasize ‘Go’ as in ‘van go’ were us Brits, Scots etc will say ‘van Goff’. I hear that a lot from your side! When you were talking about Netflix Accounts not being Region-Specific, meaning your account can access American or Canadian shows when over there… well KZbin is like this as well, when it comes to Commercials or Ads, so when using KZbin over here, you’ll get the UK ones before, After or in-between videos, in the US, CA etc you’ll get ads relevant to populations of those countries and Google-Ads are the same! Using an VPN that has servers in other countries has informed me of this and when I use an American VPN at times, I’ll often just Sign Out of my Google/KZbin Account so I’ll get those American Commercials on YT etc for the fun of it & curiosity because as I’ve said at up top I’m very interested in your culture ;)!

[@wessexdruid7598]

And neither is right? In Dutch it's closer to Van Hoch, I believe (with a 'soft' G).

[@susanpilling8849]

Not all ads are country specific on KZbin. I've seen ads here in the UK for things that are illegal.

[@grabtharshammer]

@@wessexdruid7598 surely it is also Vincent not Victor

[@allenwilliams1306]

In the UK, the calendar week begins on Sunday. The working week starts on Monday. A weekday is any of Monday to Saturday. Weekends are Saturdays and Sundays in pairs. Long weekends also can include the adjacent Fridays and/or Mondays.

[@NickLea]

You mentioned Camp America. There's a British organisation called BUNAC (British Universities North America Club) that started out arranging for university students to get jobs as camp counsellors in US summer camps. These days, they also cover Australia, New Zealand, Canada etc. Back in the mid 1980s I spent two summers, while I was at university, working through BUNAC as an activity specialist (teaching sailing) in US summer camps. Maine the first year and then Pennsylvania the second year. It was a lot of fun. They cover getting you a visa etc and discounted flights and you get all your food and accommodation plus paid minimum wage. You typically work for 8 weeks and then that gives you a couple of weeks afterwards to explore the country before heading back to university for the start of the new year.

[@matc6221]

Yeah I was always brought up being told it was Sunday officially in the UK. But like the mishmash of our imperial vs metric I just assumed it was interchangeable. I personally have always considered the start to the week as Monday. It just always made sense to me from school.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Interesting! Thank you for watching!

[@matc6221]

@@GirlGoneLondonofficial thanks for replying 😉

[@user-vs6br2dc6d]

Thanks

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Thank you so much, that's so kind!

[@TukikoTroy]

Not just the 'O' in Barbados, but also the 'A' in Adolf and the 'I' in Iran/Iraq. Probably more out there but it's 02 : 40 and I'm still on my first cup of tea. Never ever heard of Hay-fever being referred to as Seasonal Allergies outside of US films/TV in the UK.

[@rogerwitte]

That sounded like a missed surf shark sponsorship opportunity at the end ;) I enjoy the quickfires but I do like the deep dives as well What I do think makes a difference is how you relate to the factoids. Some are curiosities of no real moment that you spot in passing while others have sparked your curiosity and imagination. Also, doesn't 'lead' give the impression of the owner dragging the dog while leash suggests the dog dragging the owner.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Haha, I did miss an opportunity for an ad there, didn't I?!

[@graveperil2169]

at work all our reporting weeks start on a Sunday

[@SpiritmanProductions]

For 'home' Netflix when travelling, just VPN yourself back to your own country.

[@jaymurray6051]

My Q do the brits watch the Super Bowl and do they get British commercials? Or do they get to watch our commercials? Our Super Bowl commercials are mini movies

[@RylanceStreet]

I'm with your husband on the pronunciation of lasso. But I'm not surprised you were unaware of the difference until you had been here for some time - its just not a word used much here these days. But when I was teenager in the 1970s there were Western/cowboy films and TV series on all the time, so we all knew about ranchers on horseback lassoing cattle. I've no idea whether these were American or British productions - I 'd vaguely assumed thet were mostly American - but that loop on the end of a rope was always pronounced 'lassoo' (with the emphasis on the second syllable).

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Yes, definitely not a word used much! Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

[@katrinabryce]

If you are in for exmaple the UAE, then Sunday is the start of the week. Their weekend is Friday (the day they attend mosque), and Saturday, and they work Sunday to Thursday. Here, we work Monday to Friday, and our weekend is Saturday and Sunday (the day we mostly don't attend church). So Monday is the start of the week, and Sunday is the end. I say lasso the same way you do, and I think most people in Scotland would.

[@shirleyk7647]

🇨🇦 I love all your comparisons. All the American ones apply here, with some minor differences. We do say sledding, (and not sledging), but we also say toboggan and tobogganing, from the Native Indian word toboggan. Canadian Netflix is also supposed to have the best movie selection, but otherwise is pretty similar to Netflix U.S.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Thank you!! Didn't know Canadian netflix was supposed to have best movies!

[@dgrjazz]

My Dad, born in 1920, said and had hay fever his entire life. I’m sure it was what his mother said and had. They both were born in California. I just looked it up in M Webster. They said noun Definition : an acute allergic reaction to pollen that is usually seasonal and is marked by sneezing, nasal discharge and congestion, and itching and watering of the eyes - called also pollinosis First Known Use 1829, in the meaning defined above. Unfortunately, the dictionary doesn’t say where the word came from, but I’m thinking that it came from the western part of the United States, where hay is grown. I just found your channel and I’m liking it very much. Thank you.

[@weedle30]

If the country name was spelled as “Barbadose” then of course, you would pronounce the name as Bar bay dose - but it does not have that letter known (to me and children around the same age as who were taught HOW to spell at school 😉) as the “magic letter E” at the end, which changes the (phonetic) pronunciation of most words in the literal English language. So, IMO, the “correct” pronunciation as it is spelled Barbados … is Bar bay doss…(as it doesn’t have that magic letter E at end)

[@allenwilliams1306]

Who knows, some of the Yanks might pronounce “Los Angeles” “Lowse Angelese”

[@peterbroad7622]

American Country Rock band "Poco" have a song entitled "Barbados" and they pronounce it The U.K way. Also the word "Caribbean" is interesting as I've heard Americans pronounce it several ways.

[@philroberts7238]

Presumably, we should all listen to how the Barbadians themselves pronounce it - which, so far as I know, is Bar-BAY-Doss. (Please correct me if I"m wrong.)

[@philroberts7238]

I've heard West Indians pronounce Caribbean in at least a couple of ways: Car/rib/BE/an and Ca/RIB/be/an@@peterbroad7622

[@shelleydunxan2380]

Mostly here in Australia we use the same terms as the UK but for sledding or sledging, we use tobogganing.

[@jholly5747]

Hi Kaitlyn, interesting to hear the different pronunciations for Costa Rica. I’m Canad, so I would pronounce it similar to the British. Although Barbados, I would pronounce it similar to the Americans, which seems very odd. As for Formula One, I live very close to Toronto Ontario Canada, so we do have formula racing every July in what is called exhibition place in Toronto. Exhibition place every summer holds CNE, which is the Canadian national exhibition, and that area gets changed around for Formula One racing. I know NASCAR is a more American thing.

[@jackwalker4874]

I work on the railways and for our pay Sunday is considered the first day of the week, rostering is on the same basis. So I set Google Calendar to match.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Interesting, thank you for sharing!

[@grabtharshammer]

The difference between the pronunciation of Lassoo, is partly to do with the early Hollywood pronunciation of the word (the same as the English), plus partly of course we spell it differently with two "o"'s. And no we do not mispell it, in 1915 we spelt it with two "o"s as in when we built the Royal Navy ship, HMS Lassoo - a Destroyer class ship. Lasso is a recent update to the original spanish? version

[@AutoReport1]

Sunday is the front end, Saturday is the back end.

[@jaymurray6051]

Love you Kalyn your so candid we love straight talkers 🤟

[@jaymurray6051]

Sunday starts and ends with Football Sunday is sometimes the only day of the week the rest is just gravy

[@jaymurray6051]

K got that wrong I thought you said Cow Pull like a tractor pull

[@jaymurray6051]

Yeppers dos not doss we say Po-lice the same but that’s a Deep South way of saying it I’m guessing.

[@jaymurray6051]

We watch NASCAR Formula 1 sounds like baby milk

[@jaymurray6051]

lol lassu we live on a ranch I’ve never heard that before

[@dpbusby]

A very close American friend called the nuts, ‘pee-carns’. I being English called them pecans,with syllables only. He told me Brits pronounced it all wrong. I later found out plenty of Americans pronounced in the ‘English way.’ It was a regional thing! Enjoy your channel!

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Thank you so much for watching!!!

[@JosephSeabourne]

I was seriously expecting a VPN ad at the end there 😂

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Haha! Oh man, missed opportunity!!

[@DavidBarlow-wf7cf]

As a Australian I find it pretty boring driving in a circle without corners etc, Lassoo, Hayfever, washing up detergent, oh btw the week starts on Monday

[@seijika46]

When I was growing up, Rally was the really popular racing sport to watch in the UK - particularly as you'd get to see a more exciting form of your family car. (Formula One got awfully dull when Ferrari seemed to always win.)

[@garystroud6153]

While I was in Barbados for their independence ALL the locals pronounced it the British way. It hadn't changed years later when I visited again. I attended a "camp school" for one school term as a kid, it no longer exists sadly, that was very like the US summer camp but in a school term. We did formal lessons in the morning but had "activities" in the afternoon. These were pretty much "learning" but mostly outdoors and fun. There were a number of others there who attended all year round as a kind of boarding school, I was only about 12 so didn't catch the true facts that these were mostly kids with poor family circumstances being supported by the social services.

[@scottmullings4505]

Ive always thought of sunday being start of week & im 57.....

[@GiantHaystack]

If you do a language deep-dive, then the boating accessory the 'BUOY' in one to discuss. The delivery of that one word is ENTIRELY different, Stateside they seem to go with 'Boo-ie' where as in the UK, it's 'Boy'.

[@colinbirks5403]

Doesn't camping require a tent? Not holiday cabins.

[@6panel300]

It was a Sunday when I was young, Monday is a fairly recent thing. To pronounce a soft "o" it should be followed by a single consonant the an "e", for a hard "o" it should be followed by a double letter, not always but as a general rule (the same applies to other vowels). I've only ever heard of lass-oo but the spelling does lend it to lass-o. The one for me is aluminum vs aluminium. Unfortunately there's too many nonces here to send children away to a summer camp.

[@katashworth41]

4:36 that Formula E, specifically the Audi team in Gen 1.

[@jaxxon98]

We used to call it hayfever in the US.

[@alicewood436]

Desserts: depends upon menu-someplaces yes, some no. I make potatoe dishes & soups from scratch, not cakes

[@robertwoolstencroft5946]

Sunday is deffinetly the first day of the week.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Sunday has always been the Sabbath - the day of rest, and of worship, in Christian countries - not Saturday. (For Jews, obviously, it's Friday.) For Christians, Sunday is the _seventh_ day - not the first.

[@davidmartin8211]

Re lasso : with so many UK and US accents pronunciation will always be different. This is what makes traveling so fun. And I agree, go see Fort Worth.

[@veneration1]

Wait, kids get 3 months off for summer ??? We got 6 weeks max in the UK.

[@andrewabel3927]

Netflix. Have you heard about VPN?

[@lizzisworld7667]

This is such an interesting question. I moved job and worked shifts and the place I worked was open 24/7 365 so I was so confused when the rota started on a Monday. When every other department within the same place had started on a Sunday. As a shift worker this had a huge impact on my work week. As some months are 5 weeks. Interesting. Still not sure what is right 😂

[@samanthagibson5791]

Some months being 5 weeks would happen whatever day you started the week, only 1 month (except leap years) is exactly 4 weeks

[@lizzisworld7667]

Yeah I get that but I don’t think I explained what I meant really but never mind

[@TNBuckeye1617]

2:18, just to be pedantic, if the week goes M-Su and Sa/Su are considered the “weekend”, then really only Sunday is the weekend because there’s another day of the week after Saturday. However, the ends of a book are the front cover and the back cover and thus Sa/Su can be the “weekend” when they are on opposite ends of the week.

[@jamiesimms7084]

Doesn't really make sense it's not a book, the end of the working week for most people, consisting of two rest days. The start is not the same as the end

[@DerrickWhittle-mm7jz]

Nice review. Did Camp America in 82,83,84. Now live in Cincinnati. Not sure it is still in print but an American living in London wrote a book Brit think American think, Things like no one would name there child Randy in the UK OH some bloggers in Cincy do reaction vids to your presentations.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Hi Derrick! That's awesome that you did Camp America - my husband did as well! I haven't seen the bloggers doing reaction videos to me from Cincy - will keep an eye out for them!

[@DerrickWhittle-mm7jz]

@@GirlGoneLondonofficial Natasha and Debie show, they do a lot of UK reactions, the one O saw included the Key board differences. Wonder how many cap America marriages there have been, mine lasted 14y she lived in Hertfordshire for 12y. Not to bore you to much first day she was in England living I told Erin to go to a butchers shop (real one) and get a chicken. I came home and she was complaining that the butcher asked her if she wanted the head and feet she said no. Then she complained that he just choped them off right infront of me, I said well you knew chickens came with heads and feet right? Of coursed divorced but 14 nice years no need to respond. My Nefue who I have never seen got a place on CA was looking forward to seeing him,but canceled due to Covid, sad. I said no reply but what rejon camp did you meet your husband in I was in up State NY Catskils. Sorry seems like a firs chapter.

[@jamiesimms7084]

Nas is a rapper, he's from New York and he says lasoo in his song The World Is Yours and it's in American cowboy films. I think USA changed suddenly because it was always lasoo

[@kathryncollins8708]

I've never known an American who has not heard the term Hayfever. I thought hayfever could be year round while seasonal allergies are seasonal. I thought you were gonna say that Seasonal Allergies is what they call it in the UK. lol Maybe it's an age thing. JUST CHECKED: Hayfever is pollen from grasses,, trees and weeds. Seasonal allergies can include environmental allergens during specific times of the year. I think the 2 terms are different and specific. 🙂

[@ptjogara]

I'm British but spent many years living in Denmark. When I arrived I couldn't speak the language, but luckily most Danes spoke perfect (Americanised) English. I live back in the UK now, but still say things like 'apartment' instead of 'flat' and noticed during the video I pronounce some things the American way. Funnily as well, while I lived in Denmark I spent a lot of time with other Brits and we would even use the American terms when speaking together.

[@john_g_harris]

Buoy : In Britain pronounced 'boy'. In USA pronounced 'boo-ie'. How is bouyancy pronounced in the USA ? Edit : Corrected typo.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Oh yes this is an interesting one!

[@georgewhite8528]

Oh yes this interesting question.

[@what-uc]

Buoy and buoyant have different etymologies. An old Dutch word for signal and a Latinate word for floating. The spellings merged, but the US pronounciation didn't

[@onehairybuddha]

@@what-uc Interesting if true but unable to verify online so far. Sauce?

[@kennethgarland4712]

To me, it sounds as if the US pronunciation of 'buoy' is closer to the French word 'bouée'.

[@idristaylor5093]

My fact will take the form of I heard this joke from an Arkansas resident. Q: How do we know the toothbrush was invented in Arkansas? A: If it had been invented anywhere else it would be called a teethbrush.

[@missharry5727]

Vicious.

[@Poliss95]

🤣🤣

[@ara3592]

Ouch! 😂😂😂😂

[@allenwilliams1306]

The toothbrush was invented (like most things that aren't Chinese) in the UK by a William Addis (1734-1808) who produced the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. The company survives.

[@spvillano]

@@allenwilliams1306 and before that, roots were commonly used, such as sassafras roots. At least, in the American colonies and they got it from somewhere. Most likely, from the folks that brought the world civilization and blood pudding. I'll just get my coat...

[@preppintastic2668]

The best one for me is how you guy's call "Worcestershire sauce" and how us brit's call it. All i think of when the americas say it is LOTR. & also the Word "Herb" Americans totally miss out the H & call it. Urbs

[@AirbornChaos]

Sunday is the end of the week. The front end.

[@YasminWilson-no3bh]

I’m American I’m engaged to a German it’s interesting with the differences with how she pronounces stuff

[@robertwatford7425]

I've been a subscriber forever - even have the T-Shirt (although you are wrong!). I'm happy to see your unique and funny views on any format, but I have been enjoying the more recent 'deep dives' into the huge detail of a tiny difference.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

Why is the stuff used for washing crockery and cutlery called 'soap' in the USA? It's not soap at all, it's a detergent which has been nowhere near any process of saponification.

[@karl9091]

Chris Pratt was on Graham Norton strumming a guitar that had a 'capo' on it. UK - "Cap o", U.S. (Chris Pratt) - "Cape o".

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Oh yes that's a good one!

[@carolineskipper6976]

I hadn't realised the 'Lasso' difference- I just grew up calling it a 'lassoo'. On this occasionI would concur that the US way MUST be correct as it is something that comes from the US not from UK.

[@clivewilliams3661]

Best call it a lariat then.

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Like rodeo I assumed it was Mexican?

[@DelfinaKS]

I though the last point was going to be a prelude to VPN sponsor segment but you ended the video there! It is not my intention to promote a particular brand either, but a VPN could really help you with the Netflix issue.

[@lizzisworld7667]

One of the first documented examples of allergies documented hay fever. And pre existed before it was known to occur seasonally or even its cause.

[@MabDarogan2]

Sunday is weekend, not weekstart

[@grabtharshammer]

One big reason for the lack of interest in Formula 1 / F2 / F3 / Fe in the USA, is probably because the USA has never been able to produce a successful Team, though occasionally a driver from the USA has had some success driving for a european manufacturers team. Nascar cars are all built to a specific formula I understand so all pretty much the same, whereas in Europe / Asia the emphasis on Manufacturers teams has been technical innovation

[@doegywhail728]

It might be ignored, but brits generally follow the rule of pronouncing the A,E,I,O,U sounds when there is an e after a consonant eg. Pace, take away the e and it’s Pac (pack.) Americans seem to pronounce vowels how ever like cApo, tomAto, theAter, tinnItus etc.

[@DHenry-oo7ut]

That was interesting NETFLIX. I thought they showed everything from US & UK.

[@hilary4576]

Formula 1 is hugely popular in many parts of the world, not just Europe: Japan, South America etc.

[@ears2u969]

I have a question, am I right in thinking that in America people eat burgers upside down. I have seen this once or twice and googled it as well. Do they eat burgers upside down because the top half of the bun is thicker and holds the burger better then the bottom half of the bun?

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

The weekend, as we know it, was actually 'born' in Manchester, England. Employers in the 1800s were persuaded to give workers Saturday afternoon off work in addition to Sunday. In time this was extended to all day Saturday and Sunday. So it makes sense that the British week starts on Monday

[@leedaniels1468]

When it comes to to pronunciation of the English language I refer to the name of the language..😊

[@BobSmith-fu1nn]

I'm Canadian and I'd go tobogganing not sledding or sledging

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Interesting!

[@orwellboy1958]

Sledging is something cricket players do to wind up the other side.

[@rickconstant6106]

...unless you have a dog sled.

[@davidjones332]

My sister did a summer with Camp America many years ago. I'm not sure whether I should now admit that she spent the time teaching a lot of what were described as spoilt Jewish American Princesses to use guns (she had been taught to use a pistol by her Latin teacher -don't ask......)

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Oh dear!!!

[@orwellboy1958]

Sledging is something cricket players do to wind up the other side.

[@peckelhaze6934]

For me (UK) week starts Monday. Lassoo for me too. I am into electronics and have for some years noted the Americans pronounce 'Solder', as in soldering wires, 'Sodder'. Whereas I and other Brits pronounce it as 'Solder'.

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Ah, yes, I've noticed the solder/sodder difference! Another good one!

[@GeorgeFoot]

At first I thought they were saying "sauder", but then realised their short "o" is airways more like an "aw" sound, and then it made a bit more sense. I'd be curious to know how they pronounce "soldier" though

[@BrandonLeeBrown]

Formula 1 Racing has only been around since 1950 and it has always had a following in the US. The difference is, in the US it is commonly called, "Grand Prix Racing", Formula 1 Racing, not so much.

[@terencesaunders1357]

The other word with two pronunciation is turbine if you’re English or turbin if you’re American. Steve lento on you tube calls the Chrysler turbine car, turbin.

[@missharry5727]

How about borough? In the US it sounds like burrow, in the UK it's more like burra. Americans mangle British place names horribly.

[@annaburch3200]

I say turbine. Maybe it's a regional thing. The US has a lot differences even within our own country.

[@user-vs6br2dc6d]

How does 3 months off in the summer help your child learn during their formative years? Is this why your average American is blinkered to the Rest of the world? ❤ the video

[@Temeraire101]

Brits say Costa Coffee Shop, Americans (if aware of it), I GUESS would say Coasta Coffee Shop.

[@jamesbeeching6138]

Excellent video GGL! Another weird difference is that Americans don't really eat bolied eggs and soldiers for breakfast or at teatime!

[@GirlGoneLondonofficial]

Ooh, yes, that's a good one! Only first had egg and soldiers once I moved here and was suspicious at first!

[@jamesbeeching6138]

@@GirlGoneLondonofficial yes!! Literally had to teach my American( From Jacksonville) lodger how to eat a boiled egg[ After coaxing her into it]......

[@philroberts7238]

Or even have egg cups!!!!

[@CherylVogler]

Hard-boiled, yes; soft-boiled, not so much.

[@steelpanther9568]

The US children’s summer camps would be the same as the Boy Scouts or Girl Guides in the UK, 🇬🇧😎👍🏼