5 CULTURE SHOCKS in England | Surprising things in the UK | Japan vs England

My name is Shizuka. I live in the UK.
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[@hanaberry5835]

"Hi, I've been living in England for about a year now" (proceeds to talk about the weather and tea EXCLUSIVELY). You have been assimilated successfully. Welcome, Shizuka.

[@MonteKristof]

i mean... we've been locked down for a year... So tea and weather is probably one of the very few things she got to experience. I moved to London at about the same time. After almost 1 year and a half years I still haven't "experienced" England...

[@Arch-Seraph]

@@MonteKristof incorrect, Tea and the weather are are top priorities in London regardless of what state the world is. Speaking of which, my mug is empty and it looks like it's about to rain.

[@Random-God]

@@Arch-SeraphI'm in the north of England, and your statement was so accurate to my current situation.

[@kipp1231]

Japanese were drinking tea long before English Its part of their culture.

[@MonteKristof]

@@kipp1231 And? It's very much part of the English culture as well! There whole civilization and wealth has been built on that!

[@CloppyKicks]

Nice video. We don't call it "American English" in England it's known as "simplified English" or "wrong". 😁

[@kevinshort3943]

As someone once said on an internet: "There is no such thing as American or British English. There is just English, and then there are mistakes."

[@davidhastie7700]

British English and American English are legitimate terms.

[@Mk1Male]

@@davidhastie7700 They are but only as dialects not a language.

[@jimdigriz2923]

Well, just 'English' or 'Wrong' covers it fine :) Although to be fair, it's Regional English (Kent, Cornwall, Essex etc), Estuary English (think Colin Firth, Hugh Grant etc) or Cockney English - Lock, Stock and 2 smoking Barrels for the Americans :)

[@alicedell8595]

That is no true.

[@philb3549]

If you don't like the English weather... just wait a minute 😁

[@xenorac]

I like that!

[@donquixote1502]

Hehehehehehehehehe 👍👌❤

[@kathybramley5609]

I remember being at university in Aberystwyth, Wales in a large new computer room, computers around the edges, beginning of the internet, I used IRC for hours on end back then. And there was just a very bright, stark, brand new room with a big glass doorway out into whatever weather was affecting the campus and some big windows to look out over the hills, no covered walkway or any internal door to take you anywhere else and ,as a small group of foreign students from somewhere in East Asia arrived at the door it started to rain really really hard and really suddenly. The guys were looking & sounding like they were slightly panicked and bracing themselves to go out in it, sort of jokily disturbed and frustrated and about to get very wet, so I dragged myself away from IRC and intervened: hang on, I said. Wait a few minutes, it will probably ease off. And it did. They were happily surprised. It was a nice moment.

[@BLEACHno1fanKH]

@@kathybramley5609 Woo I graduated at Aber also XD

[@blackbob3358]

@@xenorac it's an old un... but, there the best.

[@Daisy.17]

I think this is one of the most honest and polite videos I have seen from someone coming to England. Thank you for making such a great video and I hope you are enjoying being here :)

[@EnglishLad]

I'm really impressed with the way that you kept your opinions respectful to the Brits. Thank you for that. You are the type of immigrant who Brits want to welcome with open arms.

[@mmmoroi]

Precious little Japanese population outside Japan, whether expatriates or naturalised, tend to remain low profile, based on the respect to the host country, with nil audacity to change the local culture by bringing "diversity" in there. Britain was built up by the British population over centuries producing loads of civilised culture, manners and customs, which must be duly respected, and from which something can well be learned. That is the notion.

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

What is a Brit? Did you mean Briton?

[@tcrime]

@@mmmoroi With respect, I think you need to read some history books. Large parts of British culture, for example tea and sugar, didn't just appear in England by magic.

[@EnglishLad]

@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 Same thing, one's a shorter version of the other. It's like calling an American a "yank". So yes, that's exactly what I mean. As a Brit myself, I know what I mean and so do 48 other people and counting.

[@TightJim]

Also nice to see an immigrant who can speak English

[@lukey5833]

As a Brit who lived in Japan for 5 years I found this fun to watch. Good observations! Japan and Britain have many similarities but there are certainly differences too.

[@user-pd6bd7ir4z]

日本に住みながら何してたの？

[@lukey5833]

@@user-pd6bd7ir4z I lived in Nagoya between 2008-2012 and taught English for Peppy Kids Club (iTTTi Japan). Usual gaijin job I guess!

[@Spodokamono]

Many similarities and differences. Would never have thought that. Thanks for that helpful insight

[@peteredwards338]

A hot cup of tea warms you in winter and cools you in summer 😉 A miracle 😂!

[@Daktangle]

Only if you meet very specific critera, otherwise it just causes you to overheat in summer.

[@asdqwe_9381]

it doesnt cool u down in the summer

[@niamh9947]

Honestly I’m the summer I just wait all day until I’m slightly cool, and instantly go and make hot tea. Then I drink it and mentally complain about being too warm

[@franchino88]

@@niamh9947 🤣🤣

[@franchino88]

😁😁

[@terrortorn]

In England its just called English only Americans call it British English.

[@idleeidolon]

the rest of the world does to. of course, we also call english spoken by americans as "american english" it just makes sense. of course, aussie is just aussie. too many shortened words and slang there. is it even english?

[@theronin365]

Why don't they just call it American, English, Australian etc

[@AleaIactaEst2009]

​@@idleeidolon Good to see Lord Vetinari's postmaster/banker/locomotive tycoon in the comments. :)

[@jasonkingshott2971]

In defence of Americans, their spelling of English is sometimes more logical and just enriches the English speaking world.

[@theronin365]

@@jasonkingshott2971 Their spelling makes sense.

[@YT-mb5od]

For anyone who's wondering, shops are traditionally closed on Sundays as Sunday is the traditional day of worship for Christians, otherwise referred to as "The Lord's Day", when Christians attend Church.

[@ChazCharlie1]

It's also now to guarantee workers a bit of a weekend.

[@angusmcewing3557]

@@ChazCharlie1 Scotland didn't observe Sunday trading but our workers get just as much time off.

[@bertieballs]

TBF most shops are open everyday in large towns and cities, I'm in Milton Keynes we have four large Tecos and their all open 24/7, I don't know anyone who goes to church but I do know lots of people who go shopping on Sunday :P

[@Alex_Gordon]

and that tradition still lives on to this day, in many European countries

[@whu60]

Thank god the shops are open on Sunday 🤣

[@tSp289]

When I moved to Australia, people never believed me when I said I could feel if it was going to rain rather than just cloud over and stay dry. You learn to tell from the air pressure, the way the air moves and the colour and shape of the clouds. I thought everyone could do it, but according to them I'm a witch.

[@peterpan4038]

The most obvious case is shortly before a heavy storm hits. It's hard to not feel THAT.

[@Isleofskye]

Hi. I am a Londoner. Did you move to Oz because of the lure of that perceived lifestyle or the fact that England (I am assuming, sorry if I am wrong ) was changing, and is Oz what you expected? I'm 67 and every fibre of me is British so won't be moving but I am always interested in why good people move away. Thanks.

[@garryferrington811]

In Michigan, you develop that ability with tornadoes.

[@discopot]

When I grew up all shops were closed on Sunday

[@willrichardson519]

It was such a quiet day!

[@Karl-sq5ng]

Back in the 80s there were lots shut half day on Wednesdays too...most of the butchers

[@otherbarry19]

@@Karl-sq5ng Yeah I remember that. And everything shut on the bank holidays too, you couldn't even get a pint of milk - but then that was delivered to your doorstep anyway. I am going to stop now before I go full "uncle Albert" and bang on about how the telly used to stop at 10pm or chocolate mice were 1/2p each.

[@emilymalden3310]

In America, namely Chicago it was like that too when I was growing up. Downtown was like a ghost town.

[@gumdeo]

Good times.

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

It's interesting that you point out differences in American, and British English. I am from the UK and when I was learning Japanese, the textbook I was learning from had certain American expressions that they translated into Japanese I had never heard of such as a "sophomore".

[@wildlifedude982]

Very good video, it’s nice to know what non British think of life here 👍 👍

[@shizuka7697]

There are lots of interesting things in England for me. I'll keep updating. Thank you for your comment, it motivates me 😊

[@anthonyweedonweedon1426]

You speak beautiful English, Shisuka. I could listen to you all day. I drink tea, but never drink coffee. I always drink a Chinese tea called 'Lapsang Souchong.' My son Richard lived in Japan for 12 years and he speaks Japanese.

[@bogstandardash3751]

As a Brit I tend to think of London as a city state separate from the main country. Everywhere outside is very different in my experience.

[@Okatogurui]

as someone who lived in oxford, it's pretty much the same there too. but that's cos it's mostly a university town. i think other big cities like manchester and birmingham might have a similar number of foreigners too.

[@iTzAdzii]

Try going up north

[@Spodokamono]

@@Okatogurui I think you will find you could also include, Leicester, Bedford, Nottingham, Barnsley, Rotherham, Liverpool, Doncaster, Bristol, Luton, Slough, reading, to name just a few more and these are not all university towns and cities.

[@blackbob3358]

they think it is, Ash. worked in the city for 2 years. ya soon realised this is what "Anthony Burgess" was talking about all along. monostreams of droogs commuting every day, hastening their demise.

[@trevormillar1576]

The way the Tories are going, I suspect London will be an independent city state, sort of a Singapore on Thames before long.

[@stuarthenderson7327]

Im am scottish and trust me you dont need subtitles very good clear english

[@NicholasShanks]

The English subtitles are for non-native English speakers, who may not be able to hear clearly a language they don’t speak well.

[@chronicdoll4334]

Please make subtitles too, not everyone has good hearing or good English!

[@gordonlawrence1448]

@ Stewart. I'm guessing that's cos if you can understand a pissed Glaswegian from the Gorbals you can understand anyone.

[@Isleofskye]

Lovely Reaction and you are most welcome in London, England and The UK :) When I grew up in the heart of South East London from my birth in 1954 I never heard a foreign language ever spoken on the streets apart from the odd Cafe or Ice Cream Parlour Owner and 98% of Londoners (outside the amazingly prosperous and successful 200,000+ Jewish Comunity then in East and North London ) were White indigenous British and Irish. By 2016 only one birth in 10 is to the original indigenous group in Inner London. That is how much London has changed in 60 years as any video on KZbin will show :)

[@michaelwhite8031]

Thank you for helping us to appreciate our culture through your eyes.

[@GiveMeBackMyUsernameYouTube]

I really appreciate the Japanese subtitles, as I'm currently trying to learn the language and it's quite interesting to be able to hear a sentence in English and be able to follow along reading it in Japanese. It really helps build up the association between words and meanings in my head. I suppose it's a good sign when you start being able to recognise the individual Kanji.

[@hornylorney8150]

Best poem ever

[@nogoogleyounothavingmycred253]

@@hornylorney8150 I bet that sounded funny in your head

[@hornylorney8150]

@@nogoogleyounothavingmycred253 the person's username Jabberwocky is a poem and it's awesome. I can see why you thought I meant the comment tho

[@nogoogleyounothavingmycred253]

@@hornylorney8150 ah fair enough

[@RustyWalker]

I recognised 23° C straight away!!

[@Raven_5174]

I can definitely vouch for England having four seasons in one day. I remember being at school once in autumn and walking to school was really nice and sunny. Then suddenly it started absolutely lashing it down with rain so I had to quickly get inside. As soon as I got to my form room, I looked outside and it was snowing! Quite rare in England too! After a while it started hailing and by then end of the day the sun had come out again! This day definitely showed how fast the weather changes in England.

[@markwhickman351]

Definitely picked up some bits of English pronunciation in there, you can hear it on the occasional word or phrase. It's interesting how learning a language formally in one accent and then immersing in another has that affect. A friend of mine learnt Standard German, then spent time in Austria and Switzerland. He gets the weirdest looks from Germans sometimes.

[@paultaylor701]

Lovely video. I’m glad you like it here.

[@TheAlexagius]

I too visited London and I too wondered if I was in England, and I live in England

[@fredneecher1746]

London used to be English. Not any more. Pity. It was a great city. Now it's a sort of airport arrivals lounge.

[@webMonkey_]

I love your accent, it’s so cute. Thankyou and welcome to England, I hope you are enjoying life here.

[@davidwilliams3856]

So glad you enjoy living here. You English is excellent.

[@Spodokamono]

Unlike you English

[@peterbodenham9412]

Love this woman! Thanks for the videos ❤️

[@RustyWalker]

We used to make tea in a pot, and the ritual for that involved boiling water to warm the pot, swilling it round, emptying it, then adding freshly boiled water and the loose tea. Finally, adding a "cosy," which was a little knitted woollen jacket for the pot. The tea factories got the process of making teabags to a consistent standard so it brews in a cup or mug to a satisfactory quality without the need for a pot, and kettles are so fast that if you're still thirsty, it takes very little time to make another.

[@vincentbutton5926]

That is the best explanation of making tea I've seen on youtube. Brill!

[@adamcollins3293]

I really enjoyed the video! Thank you for making it, very well-made and so interesting! :)

[@shizuka7697]

Thank you 😊 it's nice to hear how people think about my video too. it gives me great motivation ✨

[@a1smith]

Nice, polite, interesting. What a refreshing change! Thank you. (I subscribed.)

[@willsywoowoo]

Fantastic! Just brilliant! ♥

[@hystericallyme2239]

Welcome to the UK , thank you for your insight

[@thadtuiol1717]

I've seen so many Asians from fairly mono-cultural countries like Japan, Korea, China, etc. who are just shocked by what a multi-culti mess exists in London. It's basically become a giant airport lounge, full of people from all over the world. Some people may like this, but I don't.

[@alabama1413]

Thank you so much for making such an informative video. You’re English speaking voice is very good & you should be proud of yourself. I have now subscribed & hope to see more of your experiences of life in England. Best wishes 👍

[@TheExcellentVideoChannel]

Thank you for such a nice reflection on our culture and country.

[@chrisbirch6513]

What a perfect demonstration of making tea. I'm going to make one right now.

[@HeavensGremlin]

It's always fascinating to see and hear about cultural interactions. The more different the cultures - the more interesting. Keep it up... :-)

[@sardonyx4570]

haha, these things made me laugh, its true about london! and true about the weather and tea and shops on sunday!! it was really interesting to listen to these, i'll certainly remember them to tell people I meet. I Honestly forgot about the sunday shopping one, but its also good because people do tend to relax more on sunday and have things like bbq's!

[@waynester71]

Such a gentle channel and lady.. Really fascinating to hear a foreign perspective on our country & culture

[@nigelfisher3756]

Great little honest and observant video - thanks for posting. I hope you are happy here and the English culture ‘shocks’ are not too bad! Your verbal English and expression are very good. Yes, getting out to smaller towns away from the London you see a truer reflection of English life.

[@rolandfelice6198]

Thanks. I enjoyed seeing another nationality's impressions of English life.

[@catinthehat906]

These summer temperatures, routinely getting in the 30's, are a recent phenomenon, in the UK, really occurring regularly only the last decade or so. That's why airconditioning here is so rare.

[@carbon1255]

It isn't new at all xD its also been the "hottest year on records" as long as I've been alive for one excuse or another. I remember going to the canary islands 20 years or so ago and it was 21 degrees there, 31 in Scotland of all places. 1990 is the record for wales at 35 degrees, Really we've been majorly missing cold spells which is no surprise since we have shut down our heavy industry. Pollution is what caused our lower temperatures from back in the day, thick fogs and much more cloud and smog which kept the UK very cold. If you are looking in the UK for signs of change in global climate, the UK is absolutely not the place to do it due to how its climate works, as it is a fluke of geography.

[@catinthehat906]

@@DonBean-ej4ou You are 72 so unlikely to have the face the worst effects of climate change. Do you think your folksy anecdotes and 'family memory' is more accurate than scientific records that have been kept since 1794? If you don't think that its unusual that even Northern Ireland is now getting temperatures of 39C then frankly you are deluded.

[@colinbradders9166]

Such a pleasure to hear your experiences so far in the uk. Spent time i japan so so interesting to hear your thoughts on being here. Really hope you enjoy your time here 😊👍.

[@scoobydoobydoooo]

I really enjoyed just listening to this woman. Her voice is so calm and pleasant

[@paulharris5329]

Please make part two . I have only found your videos in the last view day's I find them really interesting . Please make more . 👍🥂

[@Tomerz.]

Absolutely love the video, I am English, born and raised here. This video expresses the pros and cons of the UK and not one do I disagree with. I am actually quite inspired, I love Japan and would like to visit once, somebody having the courage to move here, live here, and share their story is amazing and hope to take example from you in the future. Keep up the work.

[@cory__3543]

Beautiful video, and welcome to england! 😊

[@jimmehsullivan123]

I’ve just found your channel and I just wanted to say I really love how calming your videos are to watch. Keep up the amazing videos! I love Japanese culture so it’s really interesting to hear your perspective of British culture :)

[@DavidMaximilianCathmoirNicoll]

Thank you for your insights into our country. Really interesting to see what we think is "normal" can be strange to someone else. Glad to know you are enjoying learning about us.

[@josefinigo7100]

What make us great are OUR DIFFERENCES!!!

[@mikedoblo4782]

the shops were not just closed on sundays but also on wedensday afternoon

[@Deusvult19874]

Good video glad to see someone talking positive about our nation.

[@mrsoikawa]

Yes, it really doesn't rain that much in England, it rains more in Tokyo, the difference is that it always looks like it's going to rain in England. In Tokyo when it rained it poured.

[@soutano1924]

I’m from the north east and I thought the same thing when I last went and believe me summers are very different up here!!

[@KennyIsAPanda]

I've become so dependent on air conditioning living in Japan. It's going to be tough when I go back to the UK!

[@gordonlawrence1448]

The new heat pump technology being pushed by the government also works as air con in summer.

[@josefinigo7100]

Poor commentary from her.

[@Maghanashi]

No it won't.

[@gentlemaninjapan1994]

In the winter you'll be thankful you have central heating though ;)

[@laurafear3853]

Thank you for your honesty con-vied in a most polite manner 🙏🏼

[@seang3019]

I've been here 25 years and I'm still occasionally surprised by certain terms and idioms. Thanks for the video.

[@waynen6996]

Lovely video, truly hope you enjoy yourself here,if & when you can visit our countryside it is beautiful or the coast,well done. Greetings from Cornwall 💜💎🕊️

[@shizuka7697]

Thank you 😄

[@alexstorr3357]

Yes! I used to live there and it has some of the best coastline we can offer. Beautiful.

[@Mitchell4892]

late on this but I used to go to Cornwall with my family as a child quite often. Nothing like a real Cornish Pasty followed by some great Cornish ice-cream on the beachfront. Really wonderful place with great people and I've been meaning to visit again. Pretty hard to find places to stay right now, because of that thing, and it seems people are taking holidays inland now (not an entirely bad thing!). Once things calm down I'm spending a week unwinding in Cornwall with my dog and the views. If anyone knows of any good walking spots that are easy to drive to and dog friendly, let me know please!

[@Soulrollsdeep]

Haha, that first comment.. Couldn't be more accurate if you tried. Utterly nuts how "diverse" London is. I struggle to see the benefit of it in all honesty, it's just a mess.

[@zombiegnomes1]

You made the perfect cup of tea from the look of it... Nice!

[@psychominded3243]

Such a lovely lady.

[@paulsmith7793]

People today do not make proper tea ,u make a pot of tea let it brew then pour it out much better.

[@ourtinyservant]

This was so wholesome thank you

[@Wang_Monkey]

Great Video! I love Japan and hope our two cultures will become closer with time. I'm learning Japanese at the moment and hope to go travel there in the future. It's nice to hear what was different to your expectations, (yes it does get hot sometimes, much more recently!) and glad you are enjoying living in England (despite our many problems). Look forward to seeing more of your vids in the future. Arigato Gozimas!

[@rorynator7567]

London is actually very dry. Where I live we get more rain than Tokyo.

[@enochroot9438]

Like most capital cities London is a diverse multicultural center with some interesting things to visit but not a true reflection of England or English life in general. Every time I visit I'm pleased when it's time to go home

[@liukin95]

I always hate going to London and always try to avoid going if possible! When it's time to go home I cannot get on the train fast enough!

[@mikeymouse3758]

Its a shame i feel repelled by the capital of my country. Never been. Never will. Yuck.

[@michaelwaugh8771]

Please post more,love watching your videos

[@MrLukealbanese]

Welcome to the UK Shizuka, your English is excellent!!

[@purpuradraco3747]

This is one of the very rare videos I'm glad YT is promoting. It's refreshing to hear not only a respectful view of England but from someone who appears to "get it" as well. Tradition here has largely been diluted. Tea making, for example, was more complex when I was a kid. Not by much but my grandparents, who were all from different parts of the UK, followed the same rules because they were proscribed. First, never wash a teapot, rinse only. The patina on the inside of a teapot was a treasured thing and no one looked forward to buying a new one as it needed the patina to be built up again. Warm the teapot by rinsing it with hot water first, put in loose tea and boiling water, leave for a few minutes, or leave it under a tea cosy to stay warm for another cup later (stewed tea is horrible but that only happens when over-cooked in very hot water but since the tea cools, it can be avoided, though it does grow stronger the longer it steeps, which some mistake for stewed), and poor into a cup, adding milk to taste afterwards and then sugar to taste, or a slice of lemon if you felt adventurous. Tea bags were frowned upon though convenience outweighed tradition pretty quickly. In cafes, tea used to be good, and cheap, while coffee was all instant. Today cafes use machines to make fancy coffee but the temperature these machines need to make good coffee is not hot enough for tea so now tea is bad in such places, much more expensive too.

[@peachesandcream8753]

This is how I make tea too and have done for a few years. The British should learn how to make tea properly again because the powder that is mistaken for tea is disgusting to drink. Nothing beats true tea leaves. I remember by gran would be adamant on making tea the traditional way until my aunt told her to use teabags. I don't know why we've swapped convenience for taste and quality.

[@Oddballkane]

The fact even if it was a hot day. The tea is still hot. One reason is if its hot outside and you want to cool down drink a cup of tea. I know its because it brings your core temperature up to the temperature around you.

[@gomorasmith1015]

And makes you sweat more! Tbh, I’m not a scientist and I’m not sure if this is bs or not but we swear by it

[@Oddballkane]

@@gomorasmith1015 I heard it from a person who lives in a hot country all the time

[@gomorasmith1015]

Oddballkane haha maybe we are doing it right then

[@Oddballkane]

@@gomorasmith1015 proberly but the Japanese have a tea culture also so we don't drink as much as we think lol

[@gomorasmith1015]

Oddballkane I just meant about the drinking hot drinks in hot weather thing haha

[@spoonie821]

Can I just say you got our summer spot on. I have to struggle through summer 😩 mostly because I'm so dehydrated. When I go to other hot countries they have air conditioning on public transportation, homes & just about everywhere else not the case for England if air conditioning was more affordable here our summers won't be so harsh. But then again you got it right when you said "you can experience 4 seasons in one day" which does explain the issue we face when comes to affordable A/C. Loved your video btw.❤

[@disciplinefreedom3083]

Great video and full respect for your English ability. I am learning multiple languages and know you must have put so much time in to be so fluent.

[@zondiw5007]

I was amazed when I was in Tokyo and the local I was out with said Tokyo was really multicultural and filled with tourists. Maybe it feels like that to locals, but coming from London I did a double take.

[@tronus8586]

Yeah 😂 I am Chinese and when I moved to the UK when I was 8 it was a culture shock for me too! I moved to Birmingham, which meant that there were a lot of south Asian nationalities. Also, there is a large debate as to whether to add milk then tea when making milk tea or tea then milk. Either way, sugar makes it better! :)

[@kevlarchicken]

milk never goes in first anyone who tells you otherwise is pure evil lol

[@legalvampire8136]

I drink tea without milk.

[@Soulrollsdeep]

Large debate? No. Just no. You might be mixing it up with coffee. Some people pour milk then add coffee then add hot water

[@tronus8586]

hypercatjohn lol ok den 😂

[@tronus8586]

Legal Vampire sammmeeeeeeeee :) just the sugar thank you

[@salutiesse]

Ahhh lovely video. Thx a lot for this- made me smile :) I totally get where you're coming from when mentioning the joy of discovering differences between languages- always brightens up my day too. One thing I saw- nationalities was spelt incorrectly but that's probs a typo. xx

[@martyncito3201]

As an English person living in London who has lived in Japan, I really appreciated seeing a kind of opposite view of someone’s experience. Nice video!

[@Alan_Mac]

Nice vid. I'm a Brit living in London and (mostly) make tea in a teapot using loose leaves. Tastes so much better than dunking a teabag in a mug.

[@NigeHaines]

I returned to England in 2008 and was horrified to find that teapots were no longer in general use in homes. I have stopped drinking tea mainly because the tea I am offered when visiting someone is usually undrinkable. I take black tea fairly weak without milk or sugar and I like to be able to taste the tea. My mother used to mix her own blend of Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Assam and it was divine! I hope one day we can restore a true tea culture to this country.

[@NigeHaines]

@Nicholas Ennos I didn't know that! Never heard of African teas.

[@cdl0]

Agreed: I use a china teapot (pre-warmed) and loose leaf pure Assam tea. New visitors to my home often express shock at how good the tea is!

[@NigeHaines]

@@cdl0 I hope they go home and try to make tea themselves, If they discover how wonderful tea can be, surely they will spread the word. I would really like the English to rediscover a love of tea.

[@elliotmartin4204]

Thank you for making tea properly!

[@cdl0]

@@GeeMTeaa Correct, I agree!

[@grooeygroo]

All accurate. A fun watch!

[@vivienhall1468]

Enjoyed this video very much. It is interesting to see how a migrant sees us. Thanks.

[@menacinghat]

york is the best city for that feeling of englishness you talk about. bristol the most exciting outside of london.

[@nickbrown6457]

Bristol truly is a gem.

[@JulieWallis1963]

Clancer York, or Lincoln, or Birmingham or Cheltenham or Gloucester or Oxford or Truro or Canterbury or Salisbury or Tewksbury or Bath. I’m willing to bet you don’t travel much and you’re from Yorkshire.

[@thegearknob7161]

@@JulieWallis1963 The further west you go the better it gets.

[@JulieWallis1963]

The Gear Knob it’s *subjective* 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@Salfordian]

I'm 100% English and I can tell you I had to wonder if I was still in the same country when I went to London but more and more cities are getting like this, places like Birmingham, Bradford, Burnley, Leicestershire

[@gerardconlonshaw145]

The greats replacement

[@JJBushfan]

Just a note to the reactionary twerps below. The English spoken in America is different in certain particulars to the English spoken in the UK, and worldwide there are far more speakers of the American version. Shizuka is, therefore, being perfectly rational in referring to UK English and American English, so get off her back. And the making of tea used to be more complex process when I was a kid. We'd never heard of tea bags then, and the first time I saw somebody slapping one in a cup and pouring boiling water over it was when I went to America in the late 60s. At that time tea was made in a teapot in the UK, and there were several rules such as warming the pot first, taking the pot to the kettle so the water was boiling furiously (injects oxygen and improves the taste, apparently), using one spoonful of tea per person plus one for the pot, allowing several minutes for the tea to brew etc. Oh, and Shizuka is quite correct in answering those who think that it's always raining in Britain. It isn't, it's just that British and Irish weather is unusually capricious.

[@Anty2004]

Great video! Welcome to England and I hope you enjoy your stay :)

[@SulsaCikkectuve]

So you have mastered the basic level of making tea. Well done. now you're going to have to learn what a teapot is and tea cosy. Also have you tried different teas like Earl Grey and tea for hard water areas

[@fredneecher1746]

Not to mention who's going to be mother.

[@davidhastie7700]

England is not Great Britain or the UK and London is not typical of any of the above.

[@willrichardson519]

Londin is a global city and was the capital of the biggest empire known, that has consequences

[@jwadaow]

@@willrichardson519 It actually doesn't have consequences. The policy of Tony Blair has had consequences.

[@jwadaow]

@@EaterOfBaconSandwiches The majority of immigration has taken place after 1997. Do try to not let your political/ideological views lead you into making ludicrous statements - it may lead someone to mistake you for a sad little xenophile.

[@ajl8975]

@@willrichardson519 if you’re statement we’re even remotely accurate, then Moscow and ulaanbaatar would be the two other most multicultural cities on the planet... but they’re not, and that makes me think you have no idea what you’re talking about, which probabaly means you shouldn’t have said anything.

[@robinhood7874]

CUE THE NAZIS

[@ed1567]

2:50 perfect description of our weather.

[@kuangsheng3891]

It's my experience that Japanese homes are very cold in the winter. I think in the UK and Japan the priorities are reversed. Warmer insulated homes for winter in the UK, cooler uninsulated homes for summer in Japan. This explains the historic popularity of things like the kotatsu.

[@iri6205]

Charming, I think I'm in love😍

[@leeingram6292]

Many English feel saddened and even angered by London having an English minority and it has happened in Leicester too. Mass immigration is a big divisive issue in England as many feel it has gone way too far and that is nothing to do with racism, it is to do with loving your own country and wanting to preserve it etc there is nothing wrong with that, it is just about controlling immigration so that it is not overwhelming.

[@wakeupuk3860]

Lee I could not agree with you more but it is simply a sad fact that some races and cultures are better at integrating and showing respect for other cultures, Shinzuka is a 'shining' example of most Japanese people. I have been to Japan twice and without doubt they are the friendliness, respectful, welcoming and helpful than any other country in the world I have been to, which is quite a few. I also have known and work with Japanese people here in England and were much like Shizuka in their attitude and being with us British. What most of our migrants don't realize it is not their colour, religion or culture which upsets us, it is in my opinion they in most cases the total opposite to Japanese people. They would find that if they applied and copied the Japanese, especially the likes of Shizuka we would be far more welcoming to them.

[@Isleofskye]

When I grew up in the heart of South East London from my birth in 1954 I never heard a foreign language ever spoken on the streets apart from the odd Cafe or Ice Cream Parlour Owner and 98% of Londoners (outside the amazingly prosperous and successful 200,000+ Jewish Comunity then in East and North London ) were White indigenous British and Irish. By 2016 only one birth in 10 is to the original indigenous group in Inner London. That is how much London has changed in 60 years as any video on KZbin will show :)

[@jaycobbina9529]

Where as many of us in London love the diversity in fact I prefer it .

[@Isleofskye]

I enjoy diversity, as well. I have lived with 5 Ladies. Three of Jamaican antecedency and one from "Country" in Jamaica itself. I have friends from and customers from all over but as another Black friend said ( , who I have seen just over/under 1,000 times since Mid 19980's ). It's one thing having diversity and another thing entirely experiencing what she did in December 2019 after an interview in Aldgate/Whitechapel in the main roads there while window shopping. She stayed for about an hour and in those busy streets never heard a single word of English spoken...:)

[@Isleofskye]

"4" Ladies..lol

[@StevePetrica]

I was drinking a cup of coffee while I watched your video. After, I went and made a pot of tea!

[@Person01234]

That is the perfect tutorial for how to make a proper english style cupper. Personally I put the sugar in the cup before the water goes in because this way I only have to use one teaspoon but if there's already a teaspoon in the sugar I'll usually do it after the tea bag comes out. But yeah, thats exactly how it's done.

[@keithshwalbe6981]

You are a nice kind lady. I hope you have a lovely life here with your partner. . I love the countryside too by the way, and i am lucky to live in a beautiful place. Tenby, in Pembrokeshire. Wales. Take care, and please stay safe. Best wishes to You and those you love xxx

[@forearthbelow]

👍👍👍👍

[@chrisbrown1057]

London is nothing like "england"

[@alexstorr3357]

Yorkshire, Somerset, Cornwall etc, come and see the real England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@xenorac]

@@alexstorr3357 Hear! hear!

[@daelra]

London may not be as English as most cities in England but it is the most British city. It's Britishness is formed from the British Empire. It reflects our standing internationally. I also think every country needs to have at least one cosmopolitan city.

[@frankiebye]

@@daelra Well said. London is a beautiful city 👍

[@robinhood7874]

WITHOUT LONDON ENGLAND WOULD BE A EUROPEAN THIRD WORLD SHIT HOLE

[@phuckerby]

I Love this girl! 🥰

[@msbluejayway]

I honestly liked that about London, seeing all those different kind of cultures living together.

[@glastonbury4304]

Sundays should remain family days

[@willrichardson519]

I think most people should have a good weekend.

[@BernardWilkinson]

I have never had "Iced Tea" in my life and I am not far off 50.

[@paulcarroll6995]

Welcome. Hope you enjoy the UK.

[@louisthebee]

Hope you continue to enjoy our country!!!!

[@aldworth33]

Shops in scotland even Tesco etc are open 24/7 so when I moved to scotland from england I loved it, then when I moved back it was one of the major inconveniences I kept forgetting about haha. Also it's not British English it's just English

[@v0dka885]

strange because I live in England and the Tesco where I used to live was open 24/7