12 Things to NOT DO in BRITAIN | Easy English 102

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Producers of this episode: Mitchell Hargreaves, Isabell Hargreaves-Schmid
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[@TheMKEWERBY]

Mitch, I loved the natural history and imperial war Museum‘s, when I was in London. Definitely a mustn’t miss!

[@klimtkahlo]

You should be featured in a comedy movie! You are so expressive! Make me laugh every time!!! 😂 Thank you!

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This is so nice of you to say! I'm weirdly more into horror, but I'd love to make any movie! I'm happy you enjoyed it 😃

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@@EasyEnglishVideos well I love horror too! Maybe a Dracula series. They were expressive!

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Hahahaha and I would play Dracula? 🧛

[@DM-dn7rf]

I have never been to Great Britain, but most of those rules are followed by most people where I live in the USA. The one exception being it would not be wise to drive on the left in the USA.

[@JuanAguilar-ly7di]

Free musuem thing is a good idea. I love museums.

[@Siharyvani]

i love this one the most, because I am new here and hardly socialise so hope if you can upload more.

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Thanks for watching 🙌🙌🙌

[@johnnyinchrist]

Thanks

[@AngelineHargreaves]

Love the scouser in the queue ,very good nice performance Mr Mitch 👍

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Yes! You spotted the Scouser 😂

[@heiditurner3977]

такое классное и смешное видео!!! очень понравилось, обязательно буду ждать еще подобных видео!

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Thanks! We will create more videos like this in the future 🤞

[@sweiland75]

"The importance of the word 'sorry'"" Canada: We know.

[@chrysgnt4369]

Great video! I would add: "Do not forget to say PLEASE". For example, when you order in a restaurant or simply buy something at a coffee shop, you will say: "I would like a coffee and a sandwich, PLEASE". It doesn't sound right without the word "please". Generally, British people are very polite. Their politeness is very characteristic and it is something I haven't seen in another country TO THAT EXTENT (of course, people are polite in other places but no one can beat the Brits in that respect). It is something I really enjoyed when I lived there. Warm greetings from Greece.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Thanks for your support Chrys! That's a great addition. A lot is made of how much we say sorry, but "please" is used, almost just as much.

[@denys3887]

Mitch, you are an amazing actor! I enjoy watching these videos. It's very unusual and original. You always make me laugh :) Keep up the good work!

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I love your videos, I use them for my classes all the time 💓

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[@tatyanavladimirovna2212]

Brilliant! Most of these things exist in my country too, but watching this video was such a pleasure😌

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Thank you! What country are you from?

[@islamadam8502]

I liked the video a lot! We should call it: The Multi-Mitch universe 😃

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Hahahaha... Not sure this is any good for my ego 😅

[@lifeandtext]

Brilliant special effect🙌🏾

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Thanks 🙌

[@makeyourselfathome6826]

Basic common courtesy. I live in ny and I find these have been long forgotten among many.

[@mariannereuter]

Loved this - typical Mitch style. 😀👌 And of course I'd love to learn your pub rules. I went to a pub in Belfast once - with live music and being very crowded. It was a lovely experience.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Oh!! I love that there's a "Mitch style". Do you have any rules that you picked up in your Belfast pub?

[@mariannereuter]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Hm, let me think. I remember that you had to go to the counter to fetch your beer. There was nobody to bring it to you. That was new to me.

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Oh God! Isi talks about this one as the most important... I don't think you're on your own with this admission. I love that you have to go up to order, many great conversations happen and great friends are made at the bar 😀

[@mariannereuter]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Ah, that's interesting. To me as an introvert being not too fluent in spoken English (not to speak of the noise level) this is quite a challenge ... 😀

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Not to worry 😁 Most people that work on bars are very good at holding a conversation... a good way to get into it is to remember that in Britain, you are allowed to ask for a taste sample of most drinks. This is always a good way to spark conversation and also not to commit to drinking an entire pint of something that you might find disgusting 😂😂

[@jaimillo20]

Among these 12, some of them are applied in Peru. Good one, Mitch!! 💯👏🏼👏🏼

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Oh really? Thanks Jaime 🙌🙌

[@gabrielapaschoal5191]

Loved it

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Cheers 🍻

[@allaedelmann7821]

Mitch, you're a priceless actor 😀😀😀👏👏👏

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Thanks Alla! 🙌🙌🙌

[@lawrencelewis2592]

I have found from many visits to the U.K. that people will cross the road if the road is clear, no matter what the signal says. Also, people in cars that are turning a corner do not stop for pedestrians. Dangerous! That happens a lot near Borough Market in London.

[@claudiofragnelli2792]

Very interesting. Claudio from Italy.

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Thanks Claudio! Greetings from Brighton 🏖

[@eltoncarvalho7344]

Great video!!! I like your videos very much! 🤣🤣

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Thanks so much! I see you're a supporter for 5 months 🙌🙌

[@eltoncarvalho7344]

That video in which you compare 50 words in British English to their 50 counterparts in American English is so, so funny!🤣🤣🤣🤣 I really like it. 👏🙏

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@@eltoncarvalho7344 Thanks Elton! That's actually one of my favourites.

[@makeyourselfathome6826]

You are very funny and delightful by the way.

[@anniegranger7679]

I'd love to see a video on what you shouldn't do in a typical english pub :)

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Fantastic! Myself and Isi really want to make this video 😄 Have you spent time in an English pub before?

[@anniegranger7679]

@@EasyEnglishVideos no, I haven't but I'd love to visit England one day and even go to an English pub ^^

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I hope you get the chance soon! They are such magical places 😂🍻

[@anniegranger7679]

Oh, yeah, that's great! 😂

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Keep an eye out for this episode, it can be your guide for your 1st pub experience 👍

[@esmith712]

Yes to pub video. What are drink rounds / rules? I'd love to go to museums!

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It’s on its way 🍻 We will actually go into “rounds” in the video

[@esmith712]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Excellent e! This will be great information 🤠

[@evgeniyablacksea2338]

I looove your videos! Thank u! Your are such a cool comedy actor! 🥰 P.s. I also watch Easy Spanish, the rule number 2 is absolutely opposite there according to the video «Don’t do that in Spain», they say “Don’t be on time for parties, friends meeting …”.

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[@juliamagnolia9930]

Now that is my favourite video;)

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Ahhhh thanks Julia ☺️

[@williamwilting]

I thought that the 11PM rule was discontinued. I've been to London in 1997, and back then the rule was still there. It was kinda funny how that worked. In the pub we visited, the bartender ringed a bell, which meant that people should finish their drinks and get out. They also told people to do that, which makes that a double dose. I understand why they did this, but in contrast to the stereotype British society with the polite approach code, ringing that bell felt a bit like that was not fitting into that picture. To me, it felt a bit rude, like chasing out the customers was the only way to close the pub on time. In the Netherlands, where I come from, we drive on the right. And as far as I know, there is no entry in museums for free here. But for the rest of the points made on things not to do, the same things count pretty much for the Netherlands.

[@ranyfarade2098]

Gr8 videos !! I recommend to ask out some random ordinary British people as to what they feel about the British Empire ! ( I do know that most people will be apprehensive and disapproving to talk out about this somewhat dark past of Britain but still... some may still proactively respond ) Hope you will atleast consider doing this in the near future

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

This is a great topic to interview people about! Isi finds it so strange that I never learnt about the British Empire in school. However, I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to Romans and Ancient Egyptians 😅

[@lindenbeck]

I think the closing at 11:pm has to do with the WWI where the pub owner called last orders.

[@dhruva8106]

~7:20 shouldn't it be queue? Happy New Year, Easy English!

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Oh no!!! 🙈 Thanks for pointing it out 🙌🙌🙌

[@dhruva8106]

@@EasyEnglishVideos You're welcome!

[@anjawright6189]

A line forming at a bus stop should be spelled "queue." A cue is given to an actor when he is supposed to come on stage/begin his performance. Just thought I'd mention it since you are teaching learners :-).

[@montealegreluis5983]

Haha this format is good... do it more usually

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Thaaaaanks! 😁 We love making these types of videos... be sure to look out for our episode on pub etiquette soon 🍻

[@witchplease77]

I grew up having had ll those manners installed by my folks and extended family.

[@montealegreluis5983]

Number 13 Never for any reason exists in this world say that coffe is better than the tè even if it is 😂😂

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Hahahaha a true British statement 😂

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

🇬🇧☕️🇬🇧☕️🇬🇧 Exactly. 😂

[@MrPranktselectronics]

In Japan all automobile running on the left side too.

[@zuziaryz6341]

i love this video 😍😅😅

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Cheers! Thanks for your support Zuzia! 🙌

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

It’s really always been part of us overly polite British to give up your seat to any elderly, pregnant or disabled person. It was beaten into our heads as kids almost as hard as the books were lol. Although I’ve noticed with more recent generations how rude they are keeping their bags on the seat next to the window and trying to keep people from sitting next to them even when the bus is practically full… Ignorant that kind of action. And I’ve seen it happen a few times to the point they’ve all been asked to move up either by the bus driver them-self or the person looking for a seat. Really awkward so yes being considerate is a must… unless they aren’t considerate to you then that’s your opportunity to vent how frustrated you’ve been with the weather without saying it.😂

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I can already hear the angry and frustrated tutting of nearby passengers watching this ignorant behaviour going on

[@undeadwerewolves9463]

@@EasyEnglishVideos 😂😂

[@seham370]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂very good perfermance Mr Mich ...

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🙌🙌🙌🙌 Thanks so much for your nice compliment!

[@seham370]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@toffeelatte6042]

The most unrealistic part of this video is saying sorry and them not saying sorry back. Even though it wasn't even your fault, or it wasn't their fault, or it's neither of your faults - you both say "sorry mate" anyway. Even in London, the coldest city in terms of people on earth we obey this.

[@dorianblue4229]

You're awesome as usual but (from Turin, Italy and I studied English literature etc. for a lifetime and came to live in the UK for a good few years), ...but, the only thing I would point back to locals, is the buses running over you if you make the mistake of not looking right. I mean, not killing a human being should still come first in the end. I got almost killed by a double decker the first day in London (and tbh, it is by all standards a very chaotic city, and if anything, it's even more upsetting if an Italian says it lol) Among many, my old Dean of Faculty at the uni, a well-grounded English literature and culture professor, very brilliant and civil, had the same thing in the 60s, he wasnt hit by a car just by millimetres. But in that car, there were the Beatles ;)

[@MiraFRiyanti]

"Do not drive on the right, we drive on the left" Me as Indonesian: oow we get used to. Easy!

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😂

[@JasperCasper24]

My brother is always late to family stuff and it drives all of us up the wall! We never tell him though.. don't have the heart

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😂😂😂 - Maybe you can carefully recommend him this video

[@hannofranz7973]

In Britain I've always tried to get the driver's seat when going in a car.

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Hahaha I know your struggles 😅😂

[@willianrom]

It's hard to me doesn't eat the last piece of any kind of food. Hahaha I like the last rule, stay on right on stair.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

I'm terrible with it... I can't even look at it without feeling guilty

[@MMmk1]

Wow... these duplicated yous get better with each time :D

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Still, all of us couldn’t spot the spelling mistake 🤣😅

[@fffffffu2135]

Funny and usefull xd

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🙌🙌

[@Greenforrest7342]

Hello from Japan. I'm used to driving on the left and apologising, will I fit in with British society? 😂

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Hello 👋 I once heard that the British are the Japanese of Europe when it comes to politeness. You’d definitely fit in 😁

[@Greenforrest7342]

@@EasyEnglishVideos Haha! Awesome!

[@orkunalptekin2038]

👍😊

[@LmigForEnglish]

أي واحد يريد تعلم الإنجليزية من الصفر و بسرعة مرحبا به ❤٣

[@xuansocial]

Yeah. It think this video is interesting!

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Thank you! 🙌

[@hannofranz7973]

My own experience: Brits can be quite rude in their way of telling yo off for what you aren't supposed to do. So don't feel offended. By the way, Germans, Dutch and Swiss are similar in this way.

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Interesting! I always thought we’d be quite passive about it?

[@cz2301]

Number 5: the Japanese are guiltless about picking the last shared cookie or whatever. There's no concern about it at all, whereas in Brazil we say that if you pick the last you wont get married lol

[@juliogoncalves878]

I think Brazil should be the same Way.

[@MMmk1]

"Do not forget to CUE"?! I think you wanted to write "queue"?

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

At least you spotted it 🙈

[@di3156]

😂😂😂

[@mrwoz87]

Nice green screen Mitch. Can I add don’t stop immediately outside a tube/rail station when exiting. GET OUT OF MY WAY YOU F*CKING CASUAL!

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Bit DIY innit!? Can we make a London version together, where you play the heel?

[@imacutesweet8163]

Rule number 12: I thought it was "don't look at women when they're in front of you on the stair"

[@YannTube]

How do you flirt if you can't stare?

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

Erm… why are you staring, when you can just flirt? 😛

[@bryanduncan1640]

Considering you are trying to teach foreigners about English, don’t you think that you should spell QUEUE correctly? ( It’s not spelt cue!).

[@jameslinton981]

Number 13. Never call a Scottish or Welsh person English

[@EasyEnglishVideos]

This is going into part 2. Cheers James 🍻

[@lindenbeck]

I know only the UK, Ireland and Malta who drive on the left. What is the 4th country in Europe?