25 Things The UK Does BETTER Than The USA 🇬🇧

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Wandering Ravens

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@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
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@saadaleem7260
@saadaleem7260 3 жыл бұрын
Hiya,
@saadaleem7260
@saadaleem7260 3 жыл бұрын
What is that little pooch called?
@pipercharms7374
@pipercharms7374 3 жыл бұрын
America Culture: FREEDOM. As long as you work hard you can do anything! UK culture: Can you go and shout that somewhere else, I'm trying to forget my life by getting drunk as hell at a pub.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
@@saadaleem7260 His name is Riley :)
@saadaleem7260
@saadaleem7260 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens thank you.
@Graham6410
@Graham6410 3 жыл бұрын
Cadburys went downhill after getting taken over by Kraft (an American company)
@kevinh96
@kevinh96 3 жыл бұрын
They did, especially as they shipped production of many products to Poland to save costs and also altered recipes. However they recently announced their intentions to bring almost all Cadbury manufacturing back to the UK so fingers crossed. Kraft also closed the Terry's chocolate factory in York, and again moved production to Poland which led to the great Terry's Chocolate Orange shortage of January 2021 due to Brexit delays.
@Graham6410
@Graham6410 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinh96 Didn't know they owned Terry's as well but I did wonder why I didn't see any of their products in shops for a while.
@RushfanUK
@RushfanUK 3 жыл бұрын
Used to be Kraft, now called Mondelez International, they announced a couple of weeks ago that production of Cadburys is to be home produced at Bournville again with a £15 million investment to increase capacity.
@waycoolscootaloo
@waycoolscootaloo 3 жыл бұрын
@@RushfanUK Just FYI, Kraft Foods and Mondelez are the same company. Mondelez division Just handles more of the international market products, where as Kraft does more of the domestic stuff. But it's all the same otherwise.
@stephenbarrett8861
@stephenbarrett8861 3 жыл бұрын
And Oreos in everything!
@alanclague2333
@alanclague2333 3 жыл бұрын
One thing uk better at is workers rights (annual leave, paid maternity and paternity leave, working time, work life balance, unfair dismissal, minimum wages, pensions)
@Thurgosh_OG
@Thurgosh_OG 3 жыл бұрын
I think they come under Employment Rights but yes we do this all better.
@welshgit
@welshgit 3 жыл бұрын
Give it time...
@cappaculla
@cappaculla 3 жыл бұрын
That's a European thing in general
@derekc6445
@derekc6445 3 жыл бұрын
@@cappaculla I was told Poland has far more bank holidays, 15 I think, whereas the UK only has 8. But it's the better pay = better standard of living is why so many Poles have moved to the UK in the last 17 years.
@cappaculla
@cappaculla 3 жыл бұрын
@@derekc6445 very true I've many Polish friends throughout my time working and living in the UK and Ireland.. France, now that's annual leave capital of Europe my colleagues in our French office always seemed to be on vacation.
@valeriedavidson2785
@valeriedavidson2785 3 жыл бұрын
I am English and I was told by an executive of a German food company that the best dairy products in the world come from the UK.
@nealthedeal1
@nealthedeal1 3 жыл бұрын
I think they said Irish butter was the best but butter is butter is there a typical English brand that you think is better than the Irish by name Irish butter. they also mention Roquefort cheese but that again isn't English. I guess they just think everything sold in England is made there. Yes Germans have terrible cheese but good everything else.
@valeriedavidson2785
@valeriedavidson2785 3 жыл бұрын
@@nealthedeal1 As I said before all UK butter and dairy products are excellent - considered to be the very best, partly due to the lush green grass the animals feed on - High rainfall in the British Isles. There is not one particular one I would recommend, they are all excellent.
@nealthedeal1
@nealthedeal1 3 жыл бұрын
@@valeriedavidson2785 I would say Irish butter is from the emerald isle a very green land and they even put there countries name on it, that's how much they love it. I don't know of any other country that puts it's nation on butter.
@valeriedavidson2785
@valeriedavidson2785 3 жыл бұрын
@@nealthedeal1 England and Wales put their name on lots of butters. It says on the package English butter and there are Welsh butters too - lots of them. Where are you living?
@nealthedeal1
@nealthedeal1 3 жыл бұрын
​@@valeriedavidson2785 I haven't tried Welsh butter a bit hard to find, I Know some English butters but mostly supermarket brands. Of course there are others i just think like the guy says in the video Irish butter is better than American butter and he's right. Its very similar to English butter just more well known or symbolic from that point of view.
@alyswatts8858
@alyswatts8858 Жыл бұрын
Speaking as a brit, whilst America does have lots of big museums, the UK has many more small museums. Basically every town and village around the UK will have a small museum explaining the history of the area, the traditions and things they are famous for
@lindalangart
@lindalangart 3 жыл бұрын
The professional accent we adopt is usually called our 'phone voice'
@Zooumberg
@Zooumberg 3 жыл бұрын
As a person who has worked in call centres for years, I wholeheartedly agree. It's essential, more so for me because I am a Geordie. Without a professional accent, no one would understand me. ;)
@John-rw9bv
@John-rw9bv 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry Teresa, somehow a Northerner must have gotten ahold of a computer and mashed the keys necessary to leave a KZbin comment, allow me to translate: "Me up from above the wall, fierce strong no no jobs means me got to work the phone but nobody want me to phone them so I pretend to be the Queen. On phone nobody know you have bone through nose.
@Zooumberg
@Zooumberg 3 жыл бұрын
@@John-rw9bv Yeah John is a funny bloke, as funny as cancer I believe. He should be on a stage, there's one leaving in ten minutes. Now the Southern shandy drinker thinks he's funny because he's got a smartphone paid for by working at McDonalds. "Would you like fries with that, Sir?"
@John-rw9bv
@John-rw9bv 3 жыл бұрын
@@Zooumberg Hahah, jokes on you i'm unemployed ;-) ...wait
@Zooumberg
@Zooumberg 3 жыл бұрын
@@John-rw9bv It sucks to be unemployed. I'm now self employed after telling them to shove the job at the merchant bank where I used to work. Now I fix coffee machines for Nespresso. But I get to choose my own hours and it keeps me ticking over. If you have a computer and can use a phone, I can point you in the direction to get a job self-employed which working for a minimum of 15 hours really goes a long way to top up your benefits.
@phillipescott9764
@phillipescott9764 3 жыл бұрын
Americans do a lot of international travel, but most of the travellers are wearing military uniforms.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
And they travel without passports!
@davidcopplestone6266
@davidcopplestone6266 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens They still have a long way to go to catch up with the UK.
@ianbeddowes5362
@ianbeddowes5362 3 жыл бұрын
LOL. Few of them travel outside their country except to kill others.
@joshuaescott97
@joshuaescott97 3 жыл бұрын
Not replying to you're comment but it's so weird to see someone with the same surname as me that's related to me 😂😂 @PhillipEscott
@aldozilli1293
@aldozilli1293 3 жыл бұрын
Normally there are British soldiers accompanying them so wouldn't get too righteous. I am British btw but not dillusional.
@penname5766
@penname5766 3 жыл бұрын
Not just Irish butter. Butter made all over the UK is amazing.
@Buscolin
@Buscolin 3 жыл бұрын
Irish Butter is not British.
@penname5766
@penname5766 3 жыл бұрын
@@Buscolin who said it was?
@Buscolin
@Buscolin 3 жыл бұрын
In the video
@penname5766
@penname5766 3 жыл бұрын
@@Buscolin oh I see, sorry. I’m sure they realise that (they’re pretty clued up), but I think they only mention it because it’s available in the U.K. Although I’m not sure why they single Irish butter out tbh 🤷‍♀️, as I’d say it’s much of a muchness anywhere in the British Isles, being produced via traditional methods, and with no additives other than salt - but obviously with unsalted options available for consumers who want it.
@georgebarnes8163
@georgebarnes8163 3 жыл бұрын
@@Buscolin NI is a major producer of butter in the UK though that would technically be Northern Irish butter not Irish butter.
@Beejay950
@Beejay950 3 жыл бұрын
When you think that the UK is half the size of one US state the talent in music, literature, films, TV, comedy, education, sciences and more is formidable.
@georgebarnes8163
@georgebarnes8163 3 жыл бұрын
a fair bit less than half the size, the US is 40 times bigger than the UK, in fact there are states in the US that are bigger than the UK.
@Beejay950
@Beejay950 3 жыл бұрын
@@georgebarnes8163 That's what I said. "The UK is less than half the size of ONE US state". That was only a rough estimate, I didn't measure anything.
@georgebarnes8163
@georgebarnes8163 3 жыл бұрын
@@Beejay950 Sorry, my bad, I misread the comment.
@catherinerobilliard7662
@catherinerobilliard7662 3 жыл бұрын
J K Rowling has outsold any US author and didn’t even get a mention. Biased much?
@charliehelyes
@charliehelyes 3 жыл бұрын
really its population that counts, the UK is only 4 or 5 times smaller than the US by population, Russia for example is the biggest country in the world but only has twice the population of the UK. The UK has the worlds 5th biggest economy, an economy bigger than India's so its not quite the minnow its made out to be.
@ashtontechhelp
@ashtontechhelp 3 жыл бұрын
never mind the gnomes, what about the three flying ducks on the wall? Classic!
@Enigmatic..
@Enigmatic.. 3 жыл бұрын
American's really don't understand irony, putting a garden gnome in your garden isn't ironic lol .
@Jeannelawes
@Jeannelawes 3 жыл бұрын
@@Enigmatic.. I thought that too as in "‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he said with heavy irony"
@kafkaspen
@kafkaspen 3 жыл бұрын
The 3 ducks on the wall are commonly referred to as “a Muriel” (the origins of this are from the popular soap opera Coronation Street).
@Ourgrenni6164
@Ourgrenni6164 3 жыл бұрын
nobody has put three ducks on the wall since the 1970s...
@janinewetzler5037
@janinewetzler5037 3 жыл бұрын
Also isn't it sport over the pond to steal the neighbours front garden gnomes ?
@rhysepoos
@rhysepoos 3 жыл бұрын
Hadn't even realised that we have two accents until you pointed it out! It's very common for people to put on a posher 'telephone voice', but sometimes it works the other way around - a very middle class person might adopt a 'rougher' accent among working class people to avoid sticking out too much
@robinc6288
@robinc6288 3 жыл бұрын
One thing I'll say the US does badly is politicising EVERYTHING.
@Chandlerite
@Chandlerite 3 жыл бұрын
💯
@paulkirkland3263
@paulkirkland3263 3 жыл бұрын
The secret of Marmite is to scrape it on, rather than spread it like jam or peanut butter. On toast, it should be spread so thinly that it just discolours the toast. Try it as sparingly as possible - it's lovely. ;)
@gollygaloshes
@gollygaloshes 3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the chilli marmite yet? It's so good.
@jaz7912
@jaz7912 3 жыл бұрын
Your right I think people unfamiliar with it treat it as a spread when really it's a seasoning. Of course when you've grown up with it and got to my age you can eat it by the spoonful. Honestly I'd happily sit and eat spoon after spoonful if it wasn't so high in sodium.
@jackspringheel9963
@jackspringheel9963 3 жыл бұрын
I got my [American-born] daughters hooked on Marmite by adding it to gravy and scrambled eggs [not on the same plate, obvs]
@benlee8436
@benlee8436 3 жыл бұрын
@@gollygaloshes I saw that today, but despite being a lifelong fan who shovels Marmite XO on, I was nervous about that, due it sounding completely mental. Thinking back that seems a little out of character. I must buy some next time!
@trevorhart545
@trevorhart545 3 жыл бұрын
The secret of Marmite is Never Buy It! Mind you people seem to like it?
@keithdavidson4723
@keithdavidson4723 3 жыл бұрын
Cadbury’s has recently announced that it is to return to the UK for production after its quality was in question. That should lead to the old and much better taste and ingredients returning soon.
@catherinerobilliard7662
@catherinerobilliard7662 3 жыл бұрын
Oh good, I can start eating it again, yum yum
@kougerat5388
@kougerat5388 3 жыл бұрын
@@catherinerobilliard7662 I was just thinking Oh good I can start putting on weight again, ha ha
@Robutube1
@Robutube1 3 жыл бұрын
Really hope this is the case.
@corriehingston6744
@corriehingston6744 3 жыл бұрын
Wait. What? Pray to God it leads to old and much better taste back. Because Kraft's version is awful and bland. What was the point of changing the ingredients? I so hope you're right
@momonomay3011
@momonomay3011 3 жыл бұрын
I really hope so. I’ve still been eating it but quite rarely. It’s like my mind occasionally has a craving for it but i buy some and the quality and familiar taste just isn’t there. The texture isn’t as smooth and the taste is mainly sugar rather than a milky chocolate. I used to eat loads of it in big helpings so easily 😭
@RonpaMr
@RonpaMr 3 жыл бұрын
This is from my wife, who is a great baker. When you make scones, pronounced scons, Use slightly sour milk. Do not overmix your mixture, when you use the cutter do not twist it, push it straight down and pull it straight up, (twisting the cutter stops the rise.) Finally, when you egg wash, be sure to only carefully egg wash the top of the scone, not the sides. Good luck.
@suzielynne9421
@suzielynne9421 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I will try this tomorrow 😁🍪
@nickyoung4799
@nickyoung4799 3 жыл бұрын
The UK has a slight advantage in culture. I live near a cathedral that was 600 years old when the declaration of independence was signed. Love the video 😷
@nemo2e4
@nemo2e4 3 жыл бұрын
There’s an old (possibly apocryphal) story about an American tourist visiting a Cambridge (or Oxford) College and asking how the groundsman kept the lawn so perfect. He said “Ah there is a trick to it: First you mow it, and then you roll it, and then you mow it again, and then roll it again... and keep doing that for 800 years and it’ll look like this”.
@julianbarber4708
@julianbarber4708 6 ай бұрын
@@nemo2e4 I often tell that joke, but it's The Tower of London, not Cambridge.
@MartinOckenden
@MartinOckenden 4 ай бұрын
William the conqueror started building cathedrals after 1066
@fractalbroccoli469
@fractalbroccoli469 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who lived in Northampton for 20 years I would just like to say that never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
😂♥️♥️
@svartmetall48
@svartmetall48 3 жыл бұрын
Poor you, I grew up in Northampton. Very different place to the 80s and 90s, and also in a county with a bankrupt council. Left there 16 years ago!
@roundtheloopandback
@roundtheloopandback 3 жыл бұрын
@@svartmetall48 Have yo agree moved out and went to Leeds, so glad I left, was so much different in. The 70s 80s and 90s
@svartmetall48
@svartmetall48 3 жыл бұрын
@@roundtheloopandback I went to Auckland NZ, then to Stockholm, Sweden and now am in Glasgow for now before moving on again! Funny where life takes you!
@TheCornishCockney
@TheCornishCockney 3 жыл бұрын
You've obviously never been to grimsby (clue is in the name),sunderland,ALL of liverpool and burnley. All different types of hell. I went to blackburn once. It was closed for repairs.
@alistairmunro
@alistairmunro 3 жыл бұрын
General Elections. Ours basically last for 4 weeks before voting day, not two years. We tend to get the results back the next morning at the latest. The results are easier to understand. And the new government gets to work literally the next day, not two months later. Oh, and we usually have our in the spring, not the dead of winter.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Seems longer than 2yrs
@peterbrown1012
@peterbrown1012 3 жыл бұрын
Also we can have a chance to change the government before the 4 years is up.
@NicholasJH96
@NicholasJH96 3 жыл бұрын
It’s ment to 5 years but politicians left,right & centre are currently misbehaving & have been for a while
@peterbrown1012
@peterbrown1012 3 жыл бұрын
The reason a new UK government can start the next day is that in line with many other countries, we have a civil service who carry out the wishes, or tell the government why legally their wishes cannot be enacted, where as in the US all the positions are political and have to be set up after each election.
@emmastewart7614
@emmastewart7614 3 жыл бұрын
Plus we have Lord Bucket head and the Dolphin man at our General Elections 😂
@maccladoz
@maccladoz 3 жыл бұрын
What’s the difference between the USA and yogurt? If you leave yogurt alone for 300 years, it develops a culture.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Ouch!!!!! 😂😂
@charlestaylor3027
@charlestaylor3027 3 жыл бұрын
America the only country to go from barbarism, to decadence then back to barbarism with no intervening time of civilisation.
@davidbrowne3761
@davidbrowne3761 3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@who798
@who798 3 жыл бұрын
Mean Ian
@maccladoz
@maccladoz 3 жыл бұрын
@@who798 not mean..just banter.
@7arboreal
@7arboreal 2 жыл бұрын
I spent a few months in the USA a while ago and was blown away by the magnificent beauty of the land. We perhaps focus too much on the guns 'n' Mcdonald's image of the USA and forget how vast and beautiful the country is.
@amazonianm8876
@amazonianm8876 3 жыл бұрын
My cider story I went to work at a company in the 70's in Somerset where as you probably know quite a lot of cider is produced. A chap I was working with told me he had also moved down a few months earlier and he had inquired about buying some farmhouse cider - ie bring your own bottle and fill it up from the barrel - and someone said "I know a place -we will go one lunchtime". When they got to the farm the owner said he had several sorts on offer - try some samples. Needless to say they got back to work about 2 hours later half drunk ( If you don't know cider can be pretty strong stuff). At that time the company was pretty relaxed and not much was said. It would be totally different today! Regards from Redruth Arnold
@anymonkey70
@anymonkey70 3 жыл бұрын
day drinking is perfectly acceptable when you live on a island that always rains. that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😏
@welshgit
@welshgit 3 жыл бұрын
...and when it's not raining... do the rain dance!
@grash4435
@grash4435 3 жыл бұрын
Cheers .....
@eilissmith8591
@eilissmith8591 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@TheSpacecraftX
@TheSpacecraftX 3 жыл бұрын
The key to dark humour is that you generally want to make yourself or someone with power the butt of the joke. It's not as simple as just saying shocking or insulting things which is what a lot of American comics try to do when they attempt it.
@aceofspoons8382
@aceofspoons8382 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the sunny disposition. Always look on the bright side of absolute horror
@Perturabo404
@Perturabo404 3 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Carr is an excellent exsample on how to do it right.
@DmGray
@DmGray 3 жыл бұрын
Or when targeting somebody that might be perceived as "vulnerable" (and therefore the subject being crass) make yourself ALSO the butt of the joke. So long as you're not making yourself "better" than whoever you're insulting it's all good imo. Another comic who does this well is Al Murray. He plays a very stereotypical British nationalist character, but heaped with irony so that whatever offensive thing he says, he himself is the ultimate butt of the joke. We can both enjoy the direct meaning (hating the french, for instance. A great British pastime) while appreciating the ridiculousness OF that enjoyment (that fact that the French are our allies, we have an enormous amount of shared history & hating people for their nationality is dumb) An American comic that does this really well is Bill Burr.
@kougerat5388
@kougerat5388 3 жыл бұрын
@@DmGray Bill Burr is bloody great, one of my favourite US comedians.
@gdj6298
@gdj6298 3 жыл бұрын
For dark UK humour, try and get hold of 'Human Remains' (Rob Brydon & Julia Davis)
@CAP8531
@CAP8531 3 жыл бұрын
I mean British chocolate is just better but the US has ruined Cadbury's - why they changed it at all baffles me.
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 3 жыл бұрын
It was the same when Nestlé acquired Rowntree's and Fry's, oh and they changed their own name from Nestles to that of the Swiss parent company.
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
"budget* milk chocolate these days has to be Galaxy - I just can't eat Cadbury now.
@pedanticradiator1491
@pedanticradiator1491 3 жыл бұрын
@@tonys1636 Frys is part of Cadbury not Nestle
@rich7447
@rich7447 3 жыл бұрын
@@sameebah Galaxy is made by Mars, which is a US company.
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
@@rich7447 - but to a UK recipe.
@user-ed8bk6rz9s
@user-ed8bk6rz9s 3 жыл бұрын
I’m in Australia and we have Strongbow everywhere!. Love it! Britain for culture every time.
@JoeyRhubarb
@JoeyRhubarb 3 жыл бұрын
Only homeless people drink Strongbow in the UK. It's like what Fosters is to you.
@gdfggggg
@gdfggggg 3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeyRhubarb Thatchers is the most popular cider in the West Country. Don’t know about the rest of the UK. Aspall is also a very nice cider.
@gdfggggg
@gdfggggg 3 жыл бұрын
BTW Brits love Oz.
@stuart8taylor
@stuart8taylor 3 жыл бұрын
Glad that your sarcasm was approaching UK spec when you were talking about Strongbow being the finest of ciders.
@stephenlee5929
@stephenlee5929 3 жыл бұрын
How would that be sarcasm? 😊
@lukesanders8912
@lukesanders8912 3 жыл бұрын
I would rather have a dark fruits than a wife
@yesyes1076
@yesyes1076 3 жыл бұрын
@@lukesanders8912 do we have a tgf fan here
@nicky6576
@nicky6576 3 жыл бұрын
You want proper cider and cheese, come to Somerset! The birthplace of Cheddar cheese (in the village of Cheddar) and the land of local brews and Scrumpy/Rough Cider.
@mjdegrey4843
@mjdegrey4843 3 жыл бұрын
Hereford forever.
@K_a_r_l_o_s
@K_a_r_l_o_s 3 жыл бұрын
Scrumpy from a Somerset farm making their own with some vintage cheddar and fresh crusty bread.
@benblacklaws6873
@benblacklaws6873 3 жыл бұрын
As a rule. You should never drink strongbow. Thatchers gold is the king of ciders... or zider if you're from the west country.
@K_a_r_l_o_s
@K_a_r_l_o_s 3 жыл бұрын
@@benblacklaws6873 Thatchers Katy or vintage are far better than gold.
@benblacklaws6873
@benblacklaws6873 3 жыл бұрын
Either way. They are far superior to the likes of haze or cloudy lemon, even if they are from same family.
@tommyLcarter20
@tommyLcarter20 3 жыл бұрын
already noticed something wrong in the first 60 seconds... you guys only half filled your glasses.... tut tut lol :D
@nelsonkaiowa4347
@nelsonkaiowa4347 3 жыл бұрын
You can´t be serious.
@royhardy407
@royhardy407 3 жыл бұрын
To enjoy a red wine, one must never fill the glass. No more than half way is acceptable, beyond that is not good for being able to gain the bouquet of the wine and also to see if the alcohol content matches the label by the "tear drop" runs on the glass side when the wine is swirled.
@tommyLcarter20
@tommyLcarter20 3 жыл бұрын
yeaaaa Im not talking as a wine expert, im just talking as your typical Brit. Fill the glass!!!
@Xeroph-5
@Xeroph-5 3 жыл бұрын
Disgraceful.....
@Xeroph-5
@Xeroph-5 3 жыл бұрын
@@royhardy407 Maybe, but when you are at home and the doors locked, then let loose!
@shakysenior
@shakysenior 3 жыл бұрын
Oi! I was born in Northampton. Let me tell you my shell suit is as crisp as the day I bought it, in 1985. Goes beautifully with my lime green Crocs.
@Levermonkey
@Levermonkey 3 жыл бұрын
The reason why we have fewer outages is our distribution system. 400kV Supergrid from generator, to regional 275kV grid, to local 130kV grid which is then further stepped down to the 240V domestic supply. All these distribution grids have multiple layers of redundancy, so if one goes down the others take the strain. We also have fast tripping as opposed to the US slow tripping which means that electricity is redirected quicker (we don't have arching cables lying in the street).
@crashrr2993
@crashrr2993 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm English and lived in NYC for a year, so I love both our great nations. However, I think the reason we Brits do so many things well is that we are so darned competitive. We will turn anything into a competition. So when we see a good thing, we copy and adapt it. Whether it's fish & chips, curries, languages, galleries, museums, writing, art, sports or music, we feel compelled to compete, join in, or just have a go. So there's a constant flow of new ideas flying around the nation. (Helped by the UK being four very different nations, with four perspectives on everything.) However, it should be noted that, unlike in the US where (generally) winning is the goal, in the UK it's the participation (and manner of participation) that is important.
@crystalkirlia4553
@crystalkirlia4553 3 жыл бұрын
Tbh, when I think of American culture, I think guns, hamburgers and Karens 🤣🤣🤣
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
SO. MANY. KARENS.
@lia.isjusbetter
@lia.isjusbetter 3 жыл бұрын
as american i dont even think we have culture . American traditions could be culture???? Lol
@sgl0d10n
@sgl0d10n 3 жыл бұрын
Idk. The U.K. has its fair share of Karens. Katie Hopkins herself is the queen of Karens
@lia.isjusbetter
@lia.isjusbetter 3 жыл бұрын
@@sgl0d10n Eh I have seen some crazy woman yelling at some girl that was in uk. But Americans are just sensitive and not good at all. Some women in America have problems (like health problems, or being high) and some women are mad when people defend themselves or doing a small thing that doesnt need to be turned into a big deal. I do not know what is wrong with them.
@archiebald4717
@archiebald4717 3 жыл бұрын
@@sgl0d10n Katie Hopkins is a heroine for those who value free speech.
@richardsevern2973
@richardsevern2973 3 жыл бұрын
There must be a hell of a lot of folk in the US that have NEVER seen the sea.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
yes haha
@baylessnow
@baylessnow 3 жыл бұрын
Americans don't know what a 'sea' is. Salt water is always called an Ocean unless it's in a glass!
@rich7447
@rich7447 3 жыл бұрын
I would bet that most Americans have visited either the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico at some point. To be honest, I prefer the Great Lakes to the ocean. That salt water is pretty hard when you hit it at speed.
@johnsimmons5951
@johnsimmons5951 3 жыл бұрын
baylessnow , I suppose it's because their coasts are either the Atlantic or the Pacific oceans.
@richardsevern2973
@richardsevern2973 3 жыл бұрын
I have spoken to many Americans and the majority said them have NEVER seen the sea
@Theinternalrewrite
@Theinternalrewrite 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you are sponsored by Rosetta Stone but when talking about museums you showed the actual Rosetta Stone. Smooth.
@ccityplanner1217
@ccityplanner1217 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK, electrical wires are run above-ground in rural areas, but it's arranged in a "grid", which is much the same concept as a grid system in a city: if Second Street is closed, you can just use Third Street. When power-cuts do occur, they used to usually be caused by industrial action, & fewer power-cuts is potentially something we can thank Thatcher for. £1.79: have you been getting your sausage rolls from Fortnum & Mason? They're 90p at Greggs. Beowulf is our national epic but it's actually set in Sweden. The Louvre is better for fine arts, the British Museum is better for arch
@gailsmith9644
@gailsmith9644 3 жыл бұрын
I'm English but have also lived in different states in the USA. Both countries have things that they do well, but I would say that there are two things that are better in Britain. Number 1 is the education system and number 2 is having city centres where you can go shopping and also to restaurants, pubs and bars. In most US cities people shop in malls, and whilst we do have malls here, they are often also located near or in the town centre. The British education system is much more varied and is at a much higher level than in the US (I've taught in both countries).
@99charliesgirl
@99charliesgirl 3 жыл бұрын
UK does portion control better. I've been to the states twice, and am currently watching Ina Garten cookery program and I'll never get over the amount of food served up as acceptable for one person. So much food waste.
@juliebrooke6099
@juliebrooke6099 3 жыл бұрын
Regarding travel remember Brits generally have more paid holidays so we just have more time to travel. We certainly travel more internationally but Americans have a huge varied country to explore without ever needing a passport.
@lia.isjusbetter
@lia.isjusbetter 3 жыл бұрын
Are you saying that us americans do not need passports? I am not sure what point you're trying to make in this comment but Americans need passports to travel no matter what. If you lose your passport you basically screwed up your whole life
@Jamie_D
@Jamie_D 3 жыл бұрын
@@lia.isjusbetter You need a passport to travel between states? Thats like us needing one to take a trip to Scotland crazy
@lia.isjusbetter
@lia.isjusbetter 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jamie_D If you are traveling local (in states) than you do not have to use a passport, but going to countries you do!
@sandersson2813
@sandersson2813 3 жыл бұрын
Having a large diverse country isn't an excuse as Canadians and Australians travel far more than Americans. Americans don't travel because they are insular, leanr very little about the rest of the world and get laughable holiday entitlement.
@sandersson2813
@sandersson2813 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jamie_D Jamir, Americans don't need passports to travel between states, don't be ridiculous.
@jrswinhoe58
@jrswinhoe58 3 жыл бұрын
The second accent is known as your telephone voice
@jaygothejakehernandez8908
@jaygothejakehernandez8908 3 жыл бұрын
“Oh hello yes I’m here .to ....eh shut it am own the fuckin phone
@dpo2183
@dpo2183 3 жыл бұрын
The British natural history museum, in my opinion wins as a single destination to visit but the Smithsonian is an incredible group of museums they can take days if not weeks to fully visit.
@Bonglecat
@Bonglecat 3 жыл бұрын
Scone issue is down to the recipe, a British scone is more akin to your biscuit recipe. The American scone recipe involves more liquid and this may even be cream which is why they are heavier and don’t rise as well.
@bobbod8069
@bobbod8069 3 жыл бұрын
You said that in the US there are alot of "massive art museums". This is a little unfair on artists that produce small to medium size works.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
We tried to build some of those, but Zoolander wouldn’t have it.
@leeboy26
@leeboy26 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens 'What is this, a museum for ants?' -Eric.
@geoffpriestley7001
@geoffpriestley7001 3 жыл бұрын
But if they were small we wouldn't be able to get in
@Tricia_K
@Tricia_K 3 жыл бұрын
That took me a minute, before I then awarded you today's internet!🤗
@MartinOckenden
@MartinOckenden 4 ай бұрын
Our museums show off all the great stuff we borrowed during the empire days. BTW we’re not giving it back!
@thebolsta
@thebolsta 3 жыл бұрын
All through the country our museums are packed with amazing and valuable artefacts, "gifted to us" from all around the world. The USA can't compete... We'll have a game of marbles with you any day...
@catherinewilkins2760
@catherinewilkins2760 3 жыл бұрын
Elgin, I presume
@joannakennedy6005
@joannakennedy6005 3 жыл бұрын
You fell for that one. Elgin marbles came from Greece. Actually in Britain we do have many amazing museums. Beamish open air museum in Durham is wonderful. The history of our country, shows how we lived.
@helenbanks7599
@helenbanks7599 3 жыл бұрын
@@joannakennedy6005 I love Beamish, walking through the different era areas is like stepping out of a time machine. (the fish and chips are fab too)
@joannakennedy6005
@joannakennedy6005 3 жыл бұрын
@@helenbanks7599 Yes and it's on my doorsteps. We have hidden gems in the North East, like Hadrian's Wall, Durham Cathedral, York with the Viking Museum, York Minster. Americans blab on, but they have no history like we have here!
@hippouk1
@hippouk1 3 жыл бұрын
There:s also the really quirky museums such as the pencil museum in Keswick, several lawnmower museums and so on. We even have a museum of Americana at Limpley Stoke, Bristol!
@richt71
@richt71 3 жыл бұрын
You guys mean telephone voice (posh proper) and our 'normal' voice!! Lol
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Good to know 🤣🤣
@Jamie_D
@Jamie_D 3 жыл бұрын
Yea that's pretty accurate, telephone and interviews/other formal occasions vs every day life
@rbarnett3200
@rbarnett3200 3 жыл бұрын
...I have three accents depending on who I'm talking to. Formal, informal and my actual accent. It's weird. And they change without me even thinking about it.
@rbarnett3200
@rbarnett3200 3 жыл бұрын
...come to think of it, I think I actually have 5 accents. Formal, informal, South East (when talking to my parents), my normal accent (effectively RP), and yokel (because I'm from Hampshire. This is only when I'm tired or drunk though)
@SpaceCase1701
@SpaceCase1701 3 жыл бұрын
For me it’s “telephone/interview/reading things aloud” voice. For some reason if I’m reading a passage of text out loud (which I did often when I worked in schools) my diction becomes really proper lol
@joerobinson4898
@joerobinson4898 3 жыл бұрын
i drank strongbow cider for 40 years never thought i would be converted to any other cider then someone told me to try magners Irish cider after the first glass i was hooked best cider i have ever had it's got such a great taste it's the best 👍
@welshpete12
@welshpete12 3 жыл бұрын
Making scones . Use "Real butter " , do not use lard for any part of cooking . Use British self raising flour . Grease the pan with butter before putting in the mix . Cook with a gas oven . If not able to put a little water in a small dish in the oven to add steam , when nearly done .
@HyperDaveUK
@HyperDaveUK 3 жыл бұрын
Strongbow is what you get older teenagers to purchase for you when you are drinking in the local park/beer garden. You should explore lots more local ciders when you are back in the UK
@kevindoom
@kevindoom 3 жыл бұрын
Stronbow is irish from clonmel
@kevindoom
@kevindoom 3 жыл бұрын
really its english how things change
@rachelpenny5165
@rachelpenny5165 3 жыл бұрын
Strongbow is not a great cider. I grew up 3 miles from a cider factory. Used to be Inches cider, but Bulmer bought it and closed the factory down to get rid of competition. Someone who used to work for Sam Inch bought the factory and started it up again using traditional recipes. They are now the Winkleigh Cider Company, and call it Sam's Cider. It is very nice. They also make wonderful Scrumpy.
@keefbrown
@keefbrown 3 жыл бұрын
I thought that was white lightning....
@rachelpenny5165
@rachelpenny5165 3 жыл бұрын
@@keefbrown when I was at University we used to mix white lightning and the drink Castaway. It was nice, we would call it Blastaway. But I missed proper Scrumpy as you couldn't get it in Hull at the time. I am originally from Devon.
@kewickax200
@kewickax200 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not British or American but I share your passion for the UK and I like your videos. I strongly agree with your cider point, they are amazing. I used to go to the UK every year during May or June and a pint of cider would be a highlight of every stay :) I also love the humour and irony combined with extreme politeness. But pubs and public travel ... well we can do it better in my country (Czech Republic) I would say. :) Have a nice day!
@grahamlyons8522
@grahamlyons8522 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect English, Kewicka X
@OblivionGate
@OblivionGate 3 жыл бұрын
"It's not like you guys have more" regarding cheese. Well that's where you're wrong. England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses. And if you're talking about the UK it's over 750. Nobody even comes close, not even France. America actually has very few cheeses as most of them are stolen from other countries ie Cheddar is English. Brie is French etc. America just copies other cheeses from around the world. But for totally different cheeses England is top in the world with over 700 different cheeses. Also England invented Cheddar Cheese, the world's most popular cheese. It was invented in a village in the county of Somerset called Cheddar in 1170. Which makes it 851 years old. It is actually aged in the caves in Cheddar George and still is today. England makes the best cheese in the world due to the animals feeding naturally on our lush grass caused by the climate and the amount of rain we get here in England. We've always been great cheesemakers. So Ravens you are wrong England has way more different cheeses than you have in America.
@Tricia_K
@Tricia_K 3 жыл бұрын
Hear, hear! I particularly love a good, mature Cheddar - just gorgeous! And even the supermarkets do a decent version, making it super-affordable too - which is a good thing, considering how much of the stuff I shove down my gullet...!
@OblivionGate
@OblivionGate 3 жыл бұрын
@@Tricia_K lol...!!!
@Kay-uy4xn
@Kay-uy4xn 3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the colour of American 'cheddar' - looks more like red Leicester
@duncancallum
@duncancallum 2 жыл бұрын
@@Kay-uy4xn Bought some of that cheese here in Australia from Cosco , pretty shitty
@nekromantik2009
@nekromantik2009 3 жыл бұрын
I think you will find much better chocolate if you actually visited high end food shops. We have great premium chocolate but its mostly only in select stores so you need to know these places. harrods for example even has a chocolate hall now
@AGMundy
@AGMundy 3 жыл бұрын
One of the things that makes Britain a better places for museums than the US is the fact that many uses are free whereas I cannot recall one free museum in the US, and I am someone with an American husband and have visited many cities in the US. I agree that the US has many splendid museums but again the huge size of the US, it is far easier to visit more museums in the UK in a short distance than in the US. As for the Louvre, which I think is the largest museum in the world, whilst it has a wonderful exhibits, it is tedious because of the length of the queues to get in and because one has to pay to enter it, people tend to rush it heading only for the highlights. One of the joys of London's museums is that because so many are free one doesn't have to rush. Two hours for me is about my time limit for soaking up culture, but two hours is not enough to see everything in many of the museums, but in the UK that's not a problem, one can just come and go as one pleases.
@kingnotail3838
@kingnotail3838 3 жыл бұрын
Healthcare. Jus' sayin' ;P And allowing grown adults to drink legally
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the drinking here in the us makes no sense haha
@kingnotail3838
@kingnotail3838 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens The UK's legal drinking age of 18 is still pretty strict compared to continental Europe; I know in Germany for example you can buy beer and wine at 16, but you have to be 18 to buy spirits
@NicholasJH96
@NicholasJH96 3 жыл бұрын
@@kingnotail3838 you can drink at 16 in the U.K. as long as you have a meal with it and someone over 18 is paying for it & stays with you
@Jamie_D
@Jamie_D 3 жыл бұрын
@@NicholasJH96 you can drink at 6 or something, in your own home,lol
@andysutcliffe3915
@andysutcliffe3915 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jamie_D nah, it’s 5 in the UK in your own home. The idea is it’s up to your parents to decide how you are introduced to alcohol. 16 in pubs, with a meal, 18, all bets are off...
@casinodelonge
@casinodelonge 3 жыл бұрын
The trick with names that I remember was "Imagine your child being introduced as a 55 year old High Court Judge" - if it sounds mad........
@katehurstfamilyhistory
@katehurstfamilyhistory 3 жыл бұрын
I do that sort of thing! My alternative is "I now call upon the Leader of the Opposition to address the House of Commons" or the "coronation in Westminster Abbey" scenario . . . "And now we see the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Sunflower Ice-Lolly Jones place the crown on the head of the new King George the Seventh". (For best effect, try it in the slow, BBC-running-commentary-at-serious-royal-event voice!)
@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars
@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars 3 жыл бұрын
In our family, we have the back door test. Go to the back door shout the name at the top of your voice. If you feel silly, DON'T DO IT!
@lilmisanthrope
@lilmisanthrope 3 жыл бұрын
@@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars That one works for pet names too 🤣
@mogznwaz
@mogznwaz 3 жыл бұрын
@@lilmisanthrope Absolutely. That's what stopped me from calling my kitten 'Fang'.
@mj-lp5eb
@mj-lp5eb 3 жыл бұрын
When you come back to England I have a suggestion to join "English Heritage" or "National trust". You can pay monthly and get free (or reduced) entry to a lot of stately homes and castles throughout England. Just an idea I thought of after watching an older video of yours where you decided not to go in a venue as it was quite expensive.
@Mark-wx6xr
@Mark-wx6xr 3 жыл бұрын
If you like cider, when the weather improves try Perry, (cider is apples, perry is pears) really refreshing!
@nancytimmins2436
@nancytimmins2436 3 жыл бұрын
Grace you've obviously not tried Hotel Chocolat. Artisan chocolate that does so well they've made a success over the pond with 2 new stores in New York, they're also a very ethical company. Check them and their chocolates out. I love them.
@Nanonic001
@Nanonic001 3 жыл бұрын
The British Identity is lmore defined and central, the American Identity is still fragmented and tied up into location. Very much more so in fact that the UK. Because of this, America has many 'cultures' depending on where you're from - each with it's own music, food, traditions.
@alantheinquirer7658
@alantheinquirer7658 3 жыл бұрын
Spoonful of marmite? I mean, I love the stuff but it's a concentrate. It's designed to be used as a spread ... with butter ... or as an additive to a meal. Pubs? It's part of our centuries-old culture. While I appreciate the attempt to replicate it abroad, it's still a replicant. If we take an American 'thing', we just don't quite get it right. So we don't expect foreigners to 'get' UK culture right. Which is what makes each nation unique. Irony? Well, on the whole I'd suggest saying something is used/shown as "ironic" is an excuse for being naff. A term that is hard to define yet easy to appreciate.
@djhalling
@djhalling 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, no wonder he doesn't like it if he takes Marmite by the spoonful! For me the best way is thinly spread on wholemeal toast with some tahini.
@lyndondowling2733
@lyndondowling2733 3 жыл бұрын
We do have vast networks of overhead powerlines. The National Grid. It had redundancy built-in so an outage causes minimum disruption.
@davidjones332
@davidjones332 3 жыл бұрын
But local power delivery is almost always underground, so it's far less vulnerable to falling trees and traffic accidents.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Oh! Good to know!
@gerardphelan7996
@gerardphelan7996 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens It is quite a shock when you visit an English (or Welsh/Scottish) village/small town and realise that the power is being supplied at roof level along the street. For me that surprise shows how rare it is. On the other hand many/most(?) houses have their Phone (and internet) service supplied by overhead lines. That is not what it seems. The lines do not run in the air, along the side of the streets from an exchange building to each house . The phone/internet lines run underground from the exchange, but pop up every 10 houses or so, where there is a wooden pole which supplies phone/internet to the nearby houses - up to 20 / pole. In my road (and town), the main telecommunications provider - BT, has now installed fibre internet along those underground routes and up to the top of the same poles. So I can now order up to a 1Gb Internet fibre Internet service, but it will come via my nearby pole. As it happens my town also has fibre internet from another provider which is distributed entirely underground. The company that paid for digging every pavement up to achieve that, went bankrupt - hence BT's use of cheaper poles and exposed fibre links!
@raindancer6111
@raindancer6111 3 жыл бұрын
If you live in a rural area chances are all your power is via overhead cabling. However in the event of a failure, for whatever reason, the supply grid is usually very good at isolating as small an area as possible while remedial work is carried out. Power gets rerouted. Point of interest if your power is out your telephone land line is often still working as it is a separate system. So when your mobile can't be charged you can still make calls from that old fashioned thing that's wired in.
@jillhobson6128
@jillhobson6128 3 жыл бұрын
We call them power cuts, not outages
@grapeman63
@grapeman63 3 жыл бұрын
You said it yourselves, American culture is a culture of ideas and the symbols that reflect those ideas (flags-waving and swearing allegiance to the constitution). It is the embodiment of the American Dream and is wrapped up in over-the-top razzmatazz. British culture is more understated because it has evolved through 2000 years of shared history and experience. Some of us are royalists, some not. Some of us are capitalist, some socialist. Some of us are right-wing, some left. But these are not our defining characteristics. This is why we can recognise that some issues are way more important than petty politics and can come together to do what is right, like trying to save the planet.
@ccityplanner1217
@ccityplanner1217 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK, naming your child a word that means something is associated with the underclass & among most sectors of society is something of a taboo. Naming customs also vary by social class: names derived from Ancient Greek or Latin are popular among the middle classes, while non-standard spellings are associated with the lower levels of the social ladder.
@jameshughes5722
@jameshughes5722 3 жыл бұрын
"non-standard spellings are associated with the lower levels of the social ladder" Utter nonsense.
@ccityplanner1217
@ccityplanner1217 3 жыл бұрын
@@jameshughes5722 : I don't claim to speak for everyone, nor to know more than anyone, but rather I am just willing to be frank on a matter most Brits are quite secretive about.
@Glenner7
@Glenner7 3 жыл бұрын
Oooh, I like how you worked in the Rosetta Stone from the British museum!
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@Jamie_D
@Jamie_D 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens I wasn't sure if that was intentional or just really good coincidence :)
@hyprspd
@hyprspd 3 жыл бұрын
Never heard anybody compliment the British transport system
@MonkeyButtMovies1
@MonkeyButtMovies1 3 жыл бұрын
It is apparently so bad in the US that it makes the UK's look amazing in comparison.
@Oddballkane
@Oddballkane 3 жыл бұрын
I've watched a few people from other countries say its really good apparently japan is great also.
@chrisinnes2128
@chrisinnes2128 3 жыл бұрын
Just shows that what all of us British complain about is actually from an outside perspective actually good
@jillhobson6128
@jillhobson6128 3 жыл бұрын
We call it public transport, not transportation
@jeao7115
@jeao7115 3 жыл бұрын
British transport is very good, we take it for granted
@robhingston
@robhingston 3 жыл бұрын
I find the U.K. is more upfront about the cost of something, the US as too many hidden extras and I’m not just talking about taxing and tipping
@eattherich9215
@eattherich9215 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. The nonsense in New York of not paying the displayed price got on my nerves. We have a flat value added tax that is rolled into the sticker price.
@danielbyrne5402
@danielbyrne5402 3 жыл бұрын
As for your wires above ground, it was like that for us, but in the 90s there was a massive uphaul of our wiring whilst cable was being placed, (we had like 5 channels till then) while they did that they used it as an opportunity to move our electrics underground with having it done separately and killing traffic speed for twice as long
@stevehilton4052
@stevehilton4052 2 жыл бұрын
Try lightly toasted bread with lots of butter and only a very thin smearing of marmite,I don't know how thick you apply it but it is not like jam or marmalade.Its also a nice hot drink on a cold day outside ( use the hot cup to warm your hands and sip the ' beef tea')
@matwaters2214
@matwaters2214 3 жыл бұрын
It's the butter that makes the scones better, which ironically was your first preference on the whole list...
@joestraw8870
@joestraw8870 3 жыл бұрын
It’s the measurements. Cups bad. Cups very bad. Pounds/ounces or grams/kilos good.
@111111hakar
@111111hakar 3 жыл бұрын
The funny thing about foreign languages in the UK is that it is actually compulsory to take a second language class in high school over here, the issue is with no real need to ever use it there are just generations of people who could speak a little french but not anymore.
@donrobertson4940
@donrobertson4940 3 жыл бұрын
Most Europeans I've met could speak at least two languages well. Usually four or more.
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 3 жыл бұрын
Very true, and I find it slightly embarrassing that we Brits are generally rather poor at languages, but being taught French in school as a boy growing up in a small village high in the Pennines made it seem inappropriate and irrelevant - meeting someone from the next *village* was rare enough, let alone someone from another country ! In Britain, it would be a better use of resources if they taught kids to understand a Geordie or a Brummie accent. 😁
@geo2819
@geo2819 3 жыл бұрын
@@donrobertson4940 Europeans yes, the British no. Very few of us really are able to speak a second language..it’s just not that necessary, basically we spent quite a lot of time and effort invading half the planet and forcing them to speak our language so we don’t really need to bother now
@telboy723
@telboy723 3 жыл бұрын
Geo 🤣😂🤣
@vonvulkvan8278
@vonvulkvan8278 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up being told Strongbow was for tramps and alcoholics 😂 there's some much better craft ciders available. You should visit a cider house when next in the country. You won't regret it.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
We'll do that!!
@winclouduk
@winclouduk 3 жыл бұрын
You must not have had white lightning or k cider lol
@allenwilliams1306
@allenwilliams1306 3 жыл бұрын
I only drink tea and cider, the latter always being at least 6% alcohol.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
White lightening tramps and slappers drink of choice
@bill1682
@bill1682 3 жыл бұрын
Strongbow is proper rough, kopparberg is a good one. But I’m not a big cider fan
@mmueller7560
@mmueller7560 3 жыл бұрын
In regards to travel, most people in the US do not have the vacation time to travel often or far. In fact, the US is turning more and more to gig (contract) employment where vacation time or paid time off does not apply.
@davidporter499
@davidporter499 3 жыл бұрын
Had a Saturday job at a ‘posh’ baker/tea rooms near Kew Gardens. One of my jobs was to make the 300 - 400 scones ( pron. skons). The secret is to use naturally soured milk (refrigerated but gone-off) and a good shortening agent.
@lizzie5367
@lizzie5367 3 жыл бұрын
As a Brit living in the USA I think it’s a tie where museums are concerned
@Jeannelawes
@Jeannelawes 3 жыл бұрын
Are some of them free in the US like here? x
@Simon-ho9db
@Simon-ho9db 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeannelawes Yes. The Smithsonians in DC are all free as are a lot of other major museums in other cities.
@Jeannelawes
@Jeannelawes 3 жыл бұрын
@@Simon-ho9db Good to hear.
@Michelle-iz5bh
@Michelle-iz5bh 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jeannelawes We spent a fortune in New York on museums that the equivalent of in London are free, or a donation, but maybe big cities are different.
@catherinerobilliard7662
@catherinerobilliard7662 3 жыл бұрын
The British Museum is older than the US; you can go there every day for months on end (British museums are generally free) and still not see it all.
@frankmitchell3594
@frankmitchell3594 3 жыл бұрын
In the last 10 years a lot of babies have been given 'old' names. Jack, Maisy, Alfie, Harry, Ivy for example. Even one named Frank.
@caitlinlemon7480
@caitlinlemon7480 3 жыл бұрын
My nephew is called Winston, and when my brother first told my mum, she didn't believe him and rang my sis in law to be like 'hes pulling my leg isn't he, your not naming you kid Winston?' and she was like '.... Yes we are' 😂
@animatechap5176
@animatechap5176 3 жыл бұрын
My mate's called phil :/
@lewilewis3944
@lewilewis3944 3 жыл бұрын
All of my dogs have been called Frank, my son is Archie, now proudly 24 yrs old and still alive despite our best efforts. His name is the only thing his mother and I ever agreed on.
@lelem1052
@lelem1052 3 жыл бұрын
I know two baby adas and an ava, which are quite old names
@phueal
@phueal 3 жыл бұрын
Names naturally come and go in waves, with rare names becoming more and more popular, then becoming commonplace and less popular, and then they become "old person" names and completely unpopular, before being picked up again. The peaks are normally about 90 years apart. Check out www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/articles/babynamessince1904howhasyoursperformed/2016-09-02 There are some rare notable exceptions, like James and Thomas for boys, or Elizabeth for girls, which are fairly popular across time.
@carriemurphy8040
@carriemurphy8040 3 жыл бұрын
Secret to scones is as little mixing and messing with it as possible, even if it's still crumbly when forming the scone , in fact it's probably better 👌
@galacticambitions1277
@galacticambitions1277 3 жыл бұрын
You might enjoy cloudy cider. More difficult to get hold of, but more tasty than the more industrial types of cider. You're probably more likely to find it in pubs or larger supermarkets.
@colingeer479
@colingeer479 3 жыл бұрын
You do realise that you guys have become so English! Even your accents are so different from the first few videos you created.
@jimbeam3280
@jimbeam3280 3 жыл бұрын
Continuity. We have a head of state who's lineage gooes back a 1000 years. I grew up in a city who's cathedral has been a Christian site since AD 800 ate least, maybe earlier. The suburban street I grew up in, had a Church at the end of the road built 900 years ago. The Church in the village my son lives in is partly Anglo Saxon , over a 1000 years old. This is by no means unusual, such signs of history are all over the place, sometimes in very unexpected places. The most inventive nation on the planet. I suppose the industrial revolution helped in that , but the fact it started in the UK, is perhaps indictative of that British inventive spirit. Nation Building. The English language spans the globe, it is the language of Aviation, Maritime trade , just about all world wide infrastructures, a large part of that is British influence in building countries like Austalia. Seen in some quarters as unfashionable these days, but still, an absolute fact, and overall to the benefit of the world at large . There's perhaps more, but like you, I have a bottle of wine to open :-)
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
Errrr - the "lineage" doesn't go back anything like 1000 years. 200 at a push.
@bri5490
@bri5490 3 жыл бұрын
The first king of England was Athelstan in 927.
@bri5490
@bri5490 3 жыл бұрын
@@sameebah the Queen’s lineage goes all the way back to Alfred the Great. You probably mean the House, and the House of Windsor is 104 years old.
@bri5490
@bri5490 3 жыл бұрын
@@sameebah Elizabeth II blood line to Alfred the Great; Elizabeth II George VI George V Edward VII Victoria Edward, Duke of Kent George III Frederick, Prince of Wales George II George I Sophia of Hannover Elizabeth of Bohemia James I/VI Mary, Queen of Scots James V of Scotland Margaret Tudor Elizabeth of York Edward IV Richard, Duke of York Anne Mortimer Roger Mortimer, E. of March Phillipa, Countess of Ulster Lionel, Duke of Clarence Edward III Edward II Edward I Henry III King John Henry II Empress Matilda/Maud Edith/Matilda of Scotland Margaret of Wessex Edward the Exile Edmund Ironside Ethelred the Unready Edgar the Peaceable Edmund I Edward the Elder Alfred the Great
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
@@bri5490 - No. She's from the line of Sax-Coberg. There have been many changes of bloodline on the English throne since Alfred. Perhaps you need to read some history.
@michaelstamper5875
@michaelstamper5875 3 жыл бұрын
My normal voice "Awight, mate?" My telephone voice "Each, helleau. Hau are you, all chep?" Also, I'm with Eric on the Marmite thing. Marmite should be made a criminal offence.
@BRIDINC1972
@BRIDINC1972 3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, marmite is disgusting
@andrewthorne3570
@andrewthorne3570 3 жыл бұрын
Marmite - hate it. Twiglets (also yeast extract flavour) - love them. I don't know why
@marymoor935
@marymoor935 3 жыл бұрын
Marmite is the best thing to put on wholemeal toast.
@kafkaspen
@kafkaspen 3 жыл бұрын
Marmite……nectar of the gods 😛
@marymoor935
@marymoor935 3 жыл бұрын
Marmite the best thing you can put on toast.
@Warning_Entertainment
@Warning_Entertainment 3 жыл бұрын
i have a question: what is it with americns and the red plastic cups!?!?!
@baylessnow
@baylessnow 3 жыл бұрын
I saw red plastic cups in poundland a few days ago! The invasion has begun.
@mattclarke9294
@mattclarke9294 3 жыл бұрын
Costco is introducing them to the UK. I hate to see it. They are far too large 😂.
@dontwatchtv5797
@dontwatchtv5797 3 жыл бұрын
We will end up playing beer pong eventually😩
@baylessnow
@baylessnow 3 жыл бұрын
@@dontwatchtv5797 NEVER!!!!!!
@dontwatchtv5797
@dontwatchtv5797 3 жыл бұрын
@@baylessnow what? Tf you talking about 'never' you weirdo
@Zyxak
@Zyxak 3 жыл бұрын
Here in Oz we say scone (/skɒn/) with a short "o". We're famous for pumpkin scones (thanks to Flo Bjelke-Petersen) and date scones. IMO the best way to get a nice light scone is rub the butter and flour really well, don't knead the dough too much and use a recipe which includes baking powder. Then, of course, your very best jam and cream to top them. MMM
@cjtaylor1977
@cjtaylor1977 3 жыл бұрын
I would say UK museums - you should check out the thousands of small ones everywhere like the Horniman Museum in south east London. You'd be amazed how turning off of Oxford Street you com across random museums on the side streets. The rest of the country is just the same.
@dougrumsey4288
@dougrumsey4288 3 жыл бұрын
Cider,otherwise known as "the mad apple"or"electric lemonade".British understatement at it's finest.
@GrahamS67
@GrahamS67 3 жыл бұрын
Great list that I fully agree with, here's a few more: Rice. I found it almost impossible to get any basmati rice in the states or for that matter anything other than generic long grain rice which for some reason was very unreliable to cook. Bacon. While there is a place for streaky bacon and crispy bacon. On a breakfast or in a sandwich I need lean back bacon lightly browned not brittle and crunchy. And even when I want streaky bacon I don't want it 90% fat. Supermarkets. I don't need every single manufactured version of a product, who needs that much choice. I go to the supermarket that does that for me I want a choice between a really high end version, a good day to day version, and an economy version, that's it. Beer. English real ale is the best in the world. Spices. As a keen cook I was astonished at how few Americans use whole spices, everyone seems to use ready ground or premixed spices. Meat. This is a big one. I'm sorry but the meat in the states is scary, so much of it doesn't even have the colour and texture of meat. I think some of the practices that are allowed in meat farming over there are horrific. In the UK we've had some scares in the past but now the strict guidelines make the meat quality exceptional and better than the US and indeed Europe. Home cooked food. I think eating out in America is a great experience as you have a lot of choice of great ethnic restaurants but I was surprised in the US how many people don't use their ovens at all. And some of the home cooked food was just terrible. Loads of fried food, and either smothered in hot sauce or something really sweet (someone needs to take their marshmallows away). In the UK people cook wonderful home cooked meals and let the ingredients do the talking. This may be why Americans say our food is bland. They just don't get it. Bread. Difficult to say why but the bread in the US just didn't taste right. Tea. Just can't get a decent cup of tea in the states. All we ever got was Lipton's with water that was never boiling. It's science, to get tea to infuse the water must boil. Yes we put milk in it, but only a tiny tiny amount not a glugful.
@chocoholic832
@chocoholic832 3 жыл бұрын
Your spot on with all your comments above. When I've been to the USA & anywhere else in the world I can't wait to get home for a decent cup of tea & a bar of decent chocolate!
@samiam3799
@samiam3799 3 жыл бұрын
The bread in the States is loaded with preservatives, sugar and other things that are actually banned here in the U.K. When I lived in the USA I couldn’t believe the sell by or eat by date on a lot of stuff especially bread! I didn’t eat bread for the three years I lived out there because it was just too sweet and plastic tasting 😂
@baylessnow
@baylessnow 3 жыл бұрын
Sconz! Art Museum? Ahhh, that would be a 'Gallery'.
@phillipwalklett9466
@phillipwalklett9466 3 жыл бұрын
Smart these yanks ain't they !!!
@alexfoster307
@alexfoster307 3 жыл бұрын
We use pylons in the UK to move electricity from where it's produced to the grids, they're above ground and over 100 feet high and are located in safe areas to make the likelihood of them being damaged by anything as minimal as possible. I have lived in Blackpool all my life and maybe experienced 3 power outages, that's in 39 years, and the last one would have been about 20 years ago
@hazlslinger2338
@hazlslinger2338 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK we grow "Winter Wheat" (plant in the autumn, and grow in the winter) We also have different varieties of Wheat. that can grow in our damp climate. which give a very soft flower that is ideal for making cakes, biscuits and scones. In the US you grow good quality Durum Wheat which is ideal for bread and pasta but not scones.
@torfrida6663
@torfrida6663 3 жыл бұрын
Certainly I have been rather shocked at the USA's cavalier attitude to recycling and careful use of scarce resources.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
It was reverse culture shock for us for sure!
@jmurray1110
@jmurray1110 3 жыл бұрын
*careless
@torfrida6663
@torfrida6663 3 жыл бұрын
J Murray The cavalier attitude is to BOTH recycling and careful use of resources. I think you might have read it too quickly.
@jumpferjoy1st
@jumpferjoy1st 3 жыл бұрын
Driving on the CORRECT side if the road. There is even medical evidence, driving on the left is better and safer. Or are people in the States mostly left handed? You need to come to where I work. The cheese shop has 25 cheeses just from Sussex and 80 from the UK alone, plus many from across Europe. The cider barn offers over 100 different ciders from across the UK. Its called Middle Farm, near Lewes in Sussex.
@martinlewis1015
@martinlewis1015 3 жыл бұрын
My local stop when out on bike. Which I miss alot due to epilepsy
@matthewjames6762
@matthewjames6762 3 жыл бұрын
There are 750 different kinds of cheese made in the u.k.
@rich7447
@rich7447 3 жыл бұрын
Why would left or right handed matter when almost nobody drives a manual?
@martinlewis1015
@martinlewis1015 3 жыл бұрын
@@rich7447 I would rather drive a manual over automatics as it’s more fun, plus if you have licence for manual you can drive auto’s but not other way round
@jumpferjoy1st
@jumpferjoy1st 3 жыл бұрын
@@rich7447 Hi Rich, It is not the right hand itself. Right handed people statistically have a better right eye than left which is again 9/10 of the population. See rifle sights as a side reference. And why is a strong right eye and driving on the left safer? You can see better and further with your right eye round the vehicle in front. This is why it is safer. I know it is purely a couple of inches across, but statistics from both the medical profession and police back this up. As a final note, British roads are the most congested in Europe and yet are the second safest, and there is no way of saying British are better drivers.
@vickytaylor9155
@vickytaylor9155 3 жыл бұрын
Every city has museums in the UK. We have different types of museums too, such as the history of pencils, the Laurel and Hardy museum, cars from the stars (cars from movies).
@Lily_The_Pink972
@Lily_The_Pink972 3 жыл бұрын
For me culture is drama, theatre, literature, music, art galleries, museums etc. Partaking in these activities goes towards making us more cultured as in refined. So artistic culture is different from national culture or identity, which is what you were describing.
@antmoz5880
@antmoz5880 3 жыл бұрын
Hi a Welsh chef here the dairy products in the UK is going to taste better because of the milk. In the US the milk travel greater distortion from cow to produce plant so it treated with some chemical that in it self it small and tastes like vomit this existed it life and presents the milk from cuddling in transport. In the UK there is not so much space so the milk is not in transport as long, although some milk is imported from the Netherlands, Ireland and France
@RobertSeviour1
@RobertSeviour1 3 жыл бұрын
For zoider head to Zummerzet and other parts of the south west, where you will find a few hundred alternatives to Strongbow.
@darthdodge
@darthdodge 3 жыл бұрын
sorry grace but hes right with his pronunciation of scone
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Grace was seemingly posher untill the canned cheese comment 😂
@andyg3
@andyg3 3 жыл бұрын
no
@TheMogregory
@TheMogregory 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no he isn't 😉
@dangermouse9348
@dangermouse9348 3 жыл бұрын
You're obviously from the south and therefore wrong. Grace of course has the correct pronunciation. You probably have barths too.
@ChocolatierRob
@ChocolatierRob 3 жыл бұрын
Well I think Eric wins the chocolate argument by dint of the fact that his opponent shall henceforth be known as Miss Cheezinacan.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@JuSoGu
@JuSoGu 3 жыл бұрын
Brutal! :)
@davidcollishaw2771
@davidcollishaw2771 3 жыл бұрын
if you still have your marmite then start cooking with it. add to mac n cheese or beans on toast, its also excellent in gravy. most of our butter used to come from new zealand when I was young. cider - apple flavoured happy brain death - try thatchers katie. our culture like in the US is in the middle of being cancelled. scone mix is made by rubbing the fat sugar and flour before gently binding with milk or egg, use cold butter to rub in and chill scones before baking. most people struggle with foreign laanguaage due to the speed of the speaking so slower works both ways. we have to travel it is the only way we can see the sun. the UK does rain far better than the US as we only have one season. . .
@wilfbentley6738
@wilfbentley6738 3 жыл бұрын
Re: Intercity Transport the us and Canada are VAST compared to the UK. It's easy to arrange transport to a town 10 or 20 miles away. In North America cities are more like to be hundreds of miles or even thousands. That makes it difficult to arrange inter-city transport.
@rich7447
@rich7447 3 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely correct. Canada and the US are each approximately the same size as Europe.
@draoi99
@draoi99 3 жыл бұрын
UK and Europe generally has better folklore than the US. All the little towns and villages have stories about them.
@cheyennedogsoldiers
@cheyennedogsoldiers 3 жыл бұрын
That's not strictly true. Traveling around the US I've found an abundance of folklore, but I would divided it into two categories, pre and post European. Native Americans have some incredible folklore and post European folklore can be found in many small towns across the US.
@JoeyRhubarb
@JoeyRhubarb 3 жыл бұрын
I look forward to hearing the stories about Milton Keynes.
@sarahfoster6765
@sarahfoster6765 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been to Somerset? It’s a beautiful place to visit with plenty of cheese & cider. Xx❤️😘🇬🇧😍
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Not yet! But we're dying to go!
@ovrair6340
@ovrair6340 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens oh no, hope u get better! 😢 It's not worth going there if you're going to die because of it
@skyebates246
@skyebates246 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens Cornwall is a must aswell
@alanalderson1427
@alanalderson1427 3 жыл бұрын
God built the rest of UK in the first 5 days, slowly honing the skills with mistakes until he could build the perfect place. Then he built Yorkshire and was so pleased with the result he called it God's own county. You can see that Somerset and Lancashire were built on day 1.
@skyebates246
@skyebates246 3 жыл бұрын
@@alanalderson1427 just a shame about the people in Yorkshire. How do you explain Cornwall in my opinion the most beautiful part of England.
@xxravebabenraveboixx
@xxravebabenraveboixx 3 жыл бұрын
The sense of american culture i get from the uk is: Freedom! Our soldiers save our country! We love our constitution! We love our old cars! (None of it is meant to be offensive, those are just the key ideas that get pushed that tend to reach us) Whereas in England its more subtle. Its never complaining about your food in a restaurant if they get your order wrong, its our constant need for a cup of tea in specific situations, its the whole pub erupting in a loud ‘weheeeey’ if some one drops a glass. Its saying sorry way too much and for stuff you don’t need to apologise for. I think it comes down to the age of our separate cultures. Being an older country we’ve had longer to refine what bonds us together.
@marmadukewinterbotham2599
@marmadukewinterbotham2599 3 жыл бұрын
A US culture thing I notice a lot, e.g. on forums:- US folk will always take a statement literally, even when it's very obviously a deliberately satirical comment. Invariably on a forum someone from the UK will have to chime in and explain: "You do realise he's taking the mick?" This relates to the dark humour thing you pointed out in the video. Brits will very often seek to make light of something or someone, not in a malicious way, but 'just for a laugh'.
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