5 Reasons why the UK is better than the US

[@peterd788]

I live in England and have epilepsy which means all of my prescriptions for anything are free and I get free bus travel because I'm not allowed to drive. I got an air ambulance to an ICU and when I was released they paid for my taxi home. It cost me nothing and they saved my life. Twice.

[@chelseagirl278]

Peter D Nothing is free

[@ianhogg8777]

The one lesson in life my mam taught me was "Nothing in life is Free" there is a cost to everything if you don't pay someone else has to !! If you say fresh air is free, even the air we breath can & will damage your health as we are finding out with global pandemic Covit 19 😁😁😁 stay safe

[@rodneyshinkfield9465]

@@chelseagirl278 I worked for 50 years in full employment in the UK. A small portion of my wage was paid as National Insurance. towards my state pension which I am now enjoying, but also to ensure the several times in my live when the NHS came to my assistance _ at no cost at the point of need! I would never live outside the UK and our NHS.

[@garethmitchell7723]

@@ianhogg8777 That's why collective bargaining is a thing, having a single payer system or NHS prevents price gouging by companies the single payer in the UK's case the NHS negotiates a fair price if that company doesn't like that they will find one who does or use a generic medicine.

[@chocoholic832]

I know someone who's dad came over from abroad,stayed 6 months & during that time had heart surgery then buggered off back home again without paying a penny! This sort of thing is destroying the NHS which the British people have paid into & lucky to have!

[@howardkey1639]

I may have said this before but I will say it again, God Bless the NHS, especially at the moment. The UK may not be perfect but the health service is it at it's best. Also we do do pubs well too. :-)

[@pds8475]

I don't understand how you think the NHS is at its best at the moment. It's had to endure 10 years of Tory cuts which doctors and nurses have been fighting against. It is also drastically understaffed because of the Brexit fiasco. We once had a great health service thanks to socialism but it has been beaten down by years of right wing governments.

[@KimberleyEdwardsfacecakes]

The NHS is a life saviour

[@KimberleyEdwardsfacecakes]

@@pds8475 but the fact we still have it is a great thing itself yes the waiting times can be bad and there's loops and stuff for our God to go through may differ but my current doctor is trying things to help me and is very attentive. Yer the Tory's have had a negative effect no lie but you need to find the silver lining

[@kevoconnor145]

@@pds8475 he didn't say the NHS was at its best, he way saying the NHS is an example of how good the UK is.

[@pds8475]

@@kevoconnor145 My apologies I misread.

[@tnetroP]

I love the UK. It's not perfect. It has its problems. But I'd rather live here than most other countries in the world. The NHS has saved my life in the past.

[@greaterforce3981]

Now it might yes

[@ghostofsilence2697]

Im kind of interested in moving to the UK

[@marcusbarker5669]

Thomas Mercure as a person who has been brought up in the uk I could no imagine living anywhere-else the world that the historical , political , dried humour that the uk offers 😂

[@pinkjiffzy7089]

tnetroP who cares about the nhs there are other doctors in the world you know

[@xtraspecial4677]

Jiffzy z I want to a doctor whilst on holiday in America ..I had a 5 minute consultation and got some antibiotics .. it cost over 200 quid . In the U.K. I’d pay nothing .

[@aidanharrison3888]

I love sitting , having a pint in an ancient pub , somewhere like York or Warwick . Contemplating the many people who over centuries have sat where I'm sitting , having a pint just like me . These old buildings seem to hold a memory , something in their very walls .

[@0forwarner-duck123]

@@Ozzy20107 I'd rather have a week there.

[@dinerouk]

I've always believed that old walls hold traces of the people who lived there.

[@Harry-pb6uv]

Best ones are with pool or snooker tables

[@kash7585]

I love Warwick. But I think I love Sally Lunn Buns in Bath better. 😍🇺🇸✌🏻

[@linux49er]

@@Ozzy20107 Did you mean "a few great pubs"?

[@RighteousBrother]

Bless you for appreciating my country so much. U.K residents would do well to watch this and appreciate how good they have it. Please come back to us soon.

[@lemsip207]

Yes too many of the Eurofanatics hate the UK and can see nothing good about it. It's true that the UK has fallen behind the rest of Europe in things such as maternity leave and pay but there are still some good things. The food is much better than it was years ago. I voted Remain but I am not a Eurofanatic who wants the UK not only to rejoin the EU but also the Eurozone and the Shengen zone. I think I will call them Euromilitants in future not Eurofanatics as that's what they are. They have become very aggressive and angry in recent years.

[@borisbalkan707]

Agreed. Get the F out of the U.S.

[@tylerbrowntheplotagonist]

Yep uk

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

Some of the buildings in Florida are almost 30 years old.

[@panchopuskas1]

---- oh, come on, there are some fabulous art deco buildings in Miami......

[@gorrthebutcher4696]

hahah

[@lindashelley3635]

Fourth Drawer Down But one good thing about it is that schoolchildren and students don’t have as much history to study as the Brits and the Europeans...🧑‍🎓🏰😉

[@greghilton7797]

The rest fell down a sink hole. 😉😉

[@waziotter]

Max Ambient so glad somebody else noticed that reference. One of them is a Tudor Mansion, and next door is a ....?

[@TheMysticalPixel]

You've pretty much listed all the reasons my husband and I chose the UK over the US.

[@derricklanders4479]

Your husband has the same core values as a millennial wanna-be comedian female? Yikes!

[@maproductions9945]

@@derricklanders4479 Ok Derrdick

[@rodneyshinkfield9465]

@@shivaspatel2024 Yes, I don't understand, either! And I've been using my native English language for 75 years!

[@garyography]

@@derricklanders4479 you couldn't say anything constructive? Hmm...

[@handzar6402]

Ok, bunch of drunks.

[@jbomb69]

There are doorknobs in the UK older than America

[@rappers5719]

🤣 Fact!

[@jbomb69]

@OceanBlue omg I'm so sorry that you and your precious American ego has been hurt so badly by a little joke. You must be too stupid to read because I didn't mention any preferences over anywhere or me being a doorknob. I think you were trying to insult me there, but it was such a pathetic attempt that I just laughed because that's an insult that you'd expect from a 2 year old. Or maybe that's just the level of literacy you have.

[@jbomb69]

@Marcus Knightingale couldn't agree more. The whole country has let the incompetent leaders rob their tax money and spend it on pointless wars trying to be the world police. Meanwhile not spending any money on what it's meant for which is to look after it's citizens. To the point where when faced with an actual threat to the lives of it's people were more Americans have died then any war since WW2 it's incapable of even helping itself. It just throws away trillions of dollars to the rich and leaves it's own people with nothing. At one point the US were actual world leaders but by constantly telling it's people that they live in the greatest country that there ever was. While not actually doing anything to make it a great place it's unfortunately becoming one of the biggest laughing stocks of the world. Which can't even deal with a little flu as half the country seems to call it.

[@davidharrop9984]

I've eaten meat pies older than America,

[@elvangulley3210]

I wish America would end all dealings and with the whole of Europe and permanently close our borders to you. Its sickens me to think our leaders so stupid to see anybof your nations as allies. We should have let Russia have you after ww2 because theres nothing worse than a washed up weak snob.

[@vaporwave4880]

I'm English and love America 🇺🇸. But the things you listed are the things I'd really miss if I lived there. Come back to us soon and bring some Florida sunshine with you! 🇬🇧 🇨🇦

[@mpcole1ify]

We NEVER lose to the French! Sometimes we might let them win, but that's because we feel sorry for them.

[@WinteryApple7]

well we had to let them win that one, cause now we can call them lazy bastards

[@FleX_94]

We only let them win because we wanted to lose🤔😂

[@djlads]

32 days paid holiday and 72 days for striking, usually over Spring and Summer.

[@cjs85000]

OceanBlue Don’t you have entrepreneurs in America? Or have you just made a faux pas?

[@paulfitzgerald7513]

TheOGGamer0428 Xbox-Minecraft More powerful in their right arms from holding that white flag aloft...

[@vallejomach6721]

'No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means' ~ Nye Bevan (1952)

[@nw8000]

“The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” ~ Margaret Thatcher (1976)

[@johnrhodes3350]

I'm English and last year was denied healthcare because I'm not a socialist.

[@vallejomach6721]

@@nw8000 Haha touche...please do recall that witticism if you or anyone in your family is in need of the services provided by the NHS though...you might be thankful for it one day. Actually though, the main point with the US/UK comparison for me, and why Nye Bevan's quote is particularly noteworthy, is that I often find it extraordinary how large parts of the country (not all or everyone in the US of course) are on the one hand deeply Christian, at least outwardly, yet on the other hand would quite happily see a stranger drop dead in the street if they didn't have the appropriate health insurance (I recall some extraordinary views on the matter re: Obamacare). There always seems to be a level of hypocrisy to it all...but I digress. Also, the problem of healthcare in the US is the cost of treatment, to borrow part of your quote, in the US everyone runs out of their own money...that's the issue with their system...medical care is usually appallingly expensive even WITH insurance. Anything medical related, even with animals, is outrageously overpriced...I recently had a friend that had to pay medical bills of almost $10,000 for an operation on their cat!...and then they had to have it put down afterwards anyway. Unreal...

[@nw8000]

@@vallejomach6721 I work in the NHS Believe me I know what I am talking about. And personally I am a member of Buba

[@douglasgreen437]

Americans have County Hospitals for indigent people...

[@kevoconnor145]

You gotta love how "Pubs" was the 1st thing on the list. That right there shows just how "British" she has now become. It's all about priorities. 😂😂

[@kevoconnor145]

@Rxx x Seriously, get a life

[@solidus784]

@Rxx x well she's not in Pakistan is she? So keep your shitty knuckle dragging culture where it belongs.

[@NUBBY39]

@Rxx x WTF you on ,its got nothing to do with the subject of this video

[@solidus784]

@Rxx x You created a profile just to troll that's some sad shit😂😂😂😂😂😂 oh man get a life

[@NUBBY39]

@Rxx x We only have the problem because we have Pakistani grooming gangs in the UK , you see we dont believe in making underage girls marry and sleep with men twice/three times there age like you lot do.

[@tttugger2876]

I thought the deal had been done Canada Gets Harry & Megan and we get You !

[@edvaardsandford7775]

A good reply. Bloody good deal if you ask me. Nice one

[@masterblade1202]

@@edvaardsandford7775 poor Canada

[@DLJ_Official]

That's a bargain for the UK! A bit like trading 2 plastic toys from a cereal box for 1 new xBox.

[@coloneljackmustard]

I WANT HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@Beetlefan]

We got the far better deal 👍

[@JonTonyJim]

My house is older than the USA

[@TPRM1]

My room at university was older than the USA. And older than the Aztec Empire, in fact (I imagine it still is).

[@pingunootson2291]

Nice.

[@galumptiouspotato9989]

And

[@Harry-pb6uv]

@@galumptiouspotato9989 they arent trying to say anything bad just that america is quite new

[@chicks4503]

@@Harry-pb6uv Yet we're the most powerful country in history

[@blockydev7438]

I'm british, going to America on holiday for a few days! (Florida) I am actually really excited. FIrst time going abroad.

[@T0M_X]

Glad you like the UK! A lot of the UK love Canadians too and think it’s a beautiful place.

[@myriad65]

Most places in the UK actually give holiday/vacation paid for 6 weeks including BH's, not 28 days. My last job was crap, but 6 weeks paid holiday...

[@lemsip207]

In my last job I had to work all bank holidays other than Christmas Day as it was a call centre but we didn't get time off in lieu. My annual leave was building up not because I didn't want to take it but because we were so busy I couldn't be spared. Some of it was carried over to the following year. I badly wanted the time off We also didn't get paid sick leave and I was sick a lot with migraines from not having these bank holidays and taking annual leave when I wanted to.

[@myriad65]

@@lemsip207 I said "most" If you're in the UK your employer was breaking the law. I made this comment is a year ago 😂

[@leshumphreys4843]

Have watched all your creations on this site. I think this is the best by far. I hope you realise what joy you bring. You certainly make me smile and laugh. I would even go so far to say you have probably helped many people with your great sense of humour. Please don’t stop. All the very best.

[@shoegazeforever8810]

As for history: Oxford University is four times older than the United States.

[@floraidhfinnie4906]

Jesus that sounds scary XD

[@slidebed138]

my house is older then the usa!

[@douglasgraham9549]

Alan Campbell same my house dates back to the 1600s

[@rohankainth2204]

CAMBRIDGE UNI IS BETTER THEN OXFORD WOOOOOOOOOO

[@emilyliles5991]

That really puts things into perspective...

[@KeithGadget]

28 days (vacation) is the minimum. Most companies then add 10 days paid public holidays too to take us to 38 days. I have also heard that in many US companies the employees are told when to take their vacation time or have to take it in blocks. In the UK we can take it when we like, even single days.

[@bonvoyage5377]

5 reasons uk is better than us 1...Allana used to live here 2...Allana is reapplying to live here again 3...Authorities will grant said application 4...Allana will get on a plane to the uk 5...Allana will live here again..........

[@robjennings9143]

bon voyage 😂😂😂😂😂

[@simonmorris4226]

And we will be very pleased to welcome her! Canadians aren’t foreigners😘

[@constant91]

*Alanna *Alanna *Alanna *Alanna

[@HoLeeChit11]

I just kept waiting for Allana to put her hair over her left shoulder behind her. 😬

[@shirleyshubby]

@@HoLeeChit11 Me too

[@edglass8143]

God bless you girl, the NHS is the best thing that Britain has produced - glad you appreciate it. Unfortunately there’s plenty of people in charge who’d like it just like the US, same with paid holiday.

[@edglass8143]

@@EvsEntps It isn’t now after 10 years of Tory government undermining it. And what standard is ‘G20’ ? Perhaps like American health care that the NHS is being turned into by stealth ? A system where if you get ill and you can’t afford insurance - you die. To have a child in the US costs between $5000 to $11000 dollars, that’s if the thing strolls out by itself - God help you if you have complications. I’ll say again, the NHS is the best think Britain has ever produced, envy of the World - unless the Tories are in charge and are wrecking it.

[@tomwebb3081]

The NHS is the thing that I miss the most about the UK (I'm a Brit in the US). The NHS gave one grandfather over a decade of extra, quality, life. It gave my other grandfather excellent care during his terminal illness. It diagnosed and manages excellently well my wife's *EXTREMELY* rare neuro/auto immune condition. When I needed my GP, I was able to get same day appointments every week for 6 weeks. Yes, as you say it has issues, but every time I/my family has needed it, it's been there for me/us. Any news on your visa yet? Hopefully you're back home nice and soon :)

[@GameFreak7744]

The sad thing is that the one big issue at the root of most of the others is 'austerity' measures suppressing its funding. (And that's on top of the fact that even at the best of times the government tends to ignore the amount that the NHS say they need to run properly.)

[@borisbalkan707]

Please go back

[@Dagger2311]

The NHS is the UKs crowning achievement in my opinion. Not everyone will agree, but they'd soon miss it if it ceased to be. It's not perfect, but the reasons you mentioned makes it pretty close. Its saved both my parents lives, mine too. It needs to be protected at all costs and to not be used as a political weapon. It's going to be pushed to its absolute limits in the coming months. Hopefully it will teach people to use it more responsibly in the future and keep it going for generations to come.

[@kikifisselstein7322]

ummmmm NHS is destroying the economy. Ans pretty soon weimar style its going to pop

[@lailaalm1499]

I live in the UK and I love the NHS❤️ I am originally from Kuwait where vacation is 45 -60 days a year.

[@djoyuk]

As a Brit living in the US for the last 3 years, the healthcare "industry" in America is just horrifying. This video helps remind me of some of the things I'll enjoy again on my imminent return to Blighty.

[@bakersmileyface]

​@me Me Nah it's just more convenient with the NHS. We pay for it with our taxes and we get whatever healthcare we need out of it. It's better than the US. In the US you have to save money just in case you do end up in the hospital one day. But even then there's no guarantee that you're going to have saved enough money. On top of that, while the money you are saving up for a rainy day is sitting in the bank, the US govt will take more and more money off of you from interest tax anyway. So sure we depend on our government, but at least we aren't getting used by it.

[@pashvonderc381]

me Me from what I have seen in the US you guys are not that good at taking care of yourselves.

[@iamwatching5743]

@me Me you clearly dont understand how nhs works lol paid for by the people run by the people our government is also our people

[@davidjames3080]

@John Craig I don't think me Me needs to come to the UK to find he is a complete dipshit.

[@iamwatching5743]

@me Me who is them?? Maximum prescriptions in uk is 10 bucks per month but usually free, no charge for anything else , in america you have to pay to have a child 😂😂 if you earn 2k in england a month after tax it's like 1700 and all healthcare is included, it's not about people vs the government because the people in the nhs care about the nhs

[@lewiswheeler6444]

Great video as usual! Would like to say "cheers" to all your British viewers for their responses to my question! Thanks guys!

[@sarkybugger5009]

Missing mother England, Alanna? I've sent a link to this video to the Home Office. Keep up the good work, and we'll have you back in God's county before you know it. You should get a job in the PR department of the English Tourist Board. All the best.

[@firstroundboxing1138]

I grew up in Utah but am living in the UK right now, this video made me less homesick. Great job, thank you!

[@chrisshellam6838]

As a Englishman with American family, as a kid I grew up always wanting to live in the US but as a grown up I'd never contemplate it now. Like you say culture, history, health service and definitely pubs make it great to live here! Thanks for the reminder of how lucky we are in the UK. Hope you get your visa sorted and get back to the UK soon.....virus permitting!🤪

[@jamesblackwell5120]

A couple of years back I got through the entire year without using my full 28 days, I had in fact only used 8 and there was only like 3 months left until they were due to reset so my manager had to sit me down and he was like "look, HR have said you HAVE to take your days off", so I got a full 5 weeks off work in one go. Bloody loved it. The US system is crazy, people need time off work to rest so they can work more efficiently. Also love how you're only gone like a day and already forgot what the NHS stands for.

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

I work as an early morning cleaner at a local College. I changed from 'full time' (standard 28 days holiday) to 'term-time only' (don't work during school holidays). Best thing I've ever done.

[@davidmckie7128]

@@suttoncoldfield9318 Wouldn't that mean a reduction in your salary?

[@suttoncoldfield9318]

@@davidmckie7128 It does, 44 weeks wages are spread out over 52 weeks, I am in the fortunate position that this does not greatly affect me. I _could_ ask for overtime to help with deep cleans during the holidays if I needed the money.

[@Loki1815]

James B ;: been there, have even had the balance of days owed in cash, instead of taking them.

[@andrewbazeley7274]

Once you reach the age of 60 years of age then all prescriptions are free in England. And you no longer pay National insurance..

[@paulharrison8379]

I lived in Liverpool in the 1960s and when I was there they demolished a lot of terraced houses with a view to replacing them with nicer council houses. However, they left all of the pubs standing. This meant that for a few years the only buildings in my area of Liverpool were pubs. If you looked across the flat cleared landscape all that you could see was a pub on every street corner.

[@ianking664]

A cider drinking history lover who appreciates quality time for all things pleasurable and does not take herself too seriously’ I raise a Thatchers to you in appreciation

[@mikeythrussell7409]

Hope your return to kent is very soon. UK needs all our friends.

[@BakaGaijin66]

The garden of England has a place reserved for a Canadian Maple

[@toffeenickefc4503]

Bring bog roll back, we've all run out 🙄

[@johnclements6614]

There was plenty in Lidl on Saturday but I did not buy any as still have an opened pack of 24 that I bought last year when it was on offer.

[@toffeenickefc4503]

@@johnclements6614 haha went Costco before all sold out ,so treated myself to plenty of cakes instead

[@johnturner4400]

toffeenick efc. Just been to Asda. No loo roll or pasta....

[@toffeenickefc4503]

@@johnturner4400 eeeiissshh 🙈

[@hairyairey]

@@johnturner4400 I'm new to to this loo roll and pasta diet, is it any good? 😂

[@Sarah-nd2gy]

Healthcare, 28 days paid holiday, statutory sick pay, statutory entitlement to maternity leave & maternity pay, gun laws, capped university tuition fees (or free if you are in Scotland), no statute of limitations on criminal offences beyond summary offences (traffic convictions and the like)

[@lewilewis3944]

@Penultimate Hortator Bollocks, We Have some real greedy grifters in the UK, and lower wealth taxes than the US. We're just less likely to dream about fucking over our fellow citizens for a profit, just good manners I suppose? Your comment is based on bias, not fact.

[@PointNemo9]

@@lewilewis3944 US GDP has by far outgrown the UK. The UK has an anti-semite as a major political leader

[@lewilewis3944]

@@PointNemo9 With the highest divide between rich and poor? Not something to boast about, mate. And in the new 'green aware' world higher consumerism rates should be an embarrassment, not a boast. Boris is very Judea friendly, he even has some in his ancestry, it's Islam he has a thing about, just like your Glorious Leader. Do your homework.

[@PointNemo9]

@@lewilewis3944 You're delusional if you think the US has the highest wealth inequality. GDP is not about consumerism it is about value. You are just an anti-business type who thinks the only way to make profit is by taking advantage of people. More economic development means more jobs and opportunity like the other guy said

[@lewilewis3944]

@@PointNemo9 I beg to differ, you have the lowest minimum wage of any western country. Of all of the G20 countries you have the greatest divide between rich/poor, even Russia beats you on that one. Your child malnutrition/mortality rates are sky high. How can a country with professionals like teachers have a system that forces them to have second jobs just to get by?! The only for profit healthcare system in the west, meaning people die from cheaply curable conditions in the US every day because they can't afford it. You guys are even charging for Corona Virus testing and treatment? FFS!?Take a look at yourselves. The US ranks at 19th in the world rankings for quality of life, but you have the best GDP? Fuck you, you're broken, stop boasting and sort it out. Start with a bit of humility.

[@58stoddart]

We miss you a lot, come back soon. Blighty isn’t the same without you xx

[@Beetlefan]

You really are a wonderful girl, I love your “British “sense of humour😁your parents must be very proud to have brought up such a lovely person.

[@bilsib53]

While touring the States in the '70s, one of the high points was finding a traditional 'style' pub selling apparently genuine Whitbread draught bitter. That tasted sooo good after weeks of driving with car and tent. It was next to London bridge at Lake Havasu. I wonder if it's still there.

[@lemming9984]

I've never been to the US, but would love to go. I would never live there though - purely because of the Health Service (or lack of it).

[@lloroshastar6347]

@Psalm 27:2 Compared to the rest of the world, yes. If you have to pay through the nose just for basic services then why call it a health 'service'. It's more like a health scam. It's actually cheaper in many cases to get on a plane and get health service in another country than it is to get it in the US, and quite often the quality of care is the same (even better).

[@JoeStunner]

I spent over four years in the US and their health care "service' is a form of extortion that'd make the Cosa Nostra blush. The costs are insane, in the worst cases resulting in bankruptcy, or at the very least severe debt. It's total social Darwinism - a society where it's purely a survival of the fittest and fuck the rest - and has nothing to do with vague notions of "freedom" Americans are always banging on about, and certainly nothing to do with patriotism. If you regard patients as "customers" and health care as a "commodity", America's the place for you. If you want a humane system that truly looks after its citizens, live in Britain. (Same story with unemployment benefit, labour laws, paid leave from employment, and many other issues.)

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

Everybody knows US "health care" is a contradiction in terms.

[@lemming9984]

@Psalm 27:2 I WOULD be out of my mind if I had to pay tens of thousands of dollars for healthcare for a serious illness which is totally free elsewhere.

[@lemming9984]

@Psalm 27:2 You're such a blinkered idiot. No one works for free IDIOT. Doctors/Nurses get paid extremely well Idiot. The NHS pays the doctors who give their services for free. Geddit?

[@raymondcragg6552]

Come back to England in the summer

[@artspooner]

The only reason I can figure why the US (and I guess in Canada) does this is that different States (or Provinces) have different tax rates and so you can compare the price of an item across States but I can't see why the tag doesn't include a before and after tax price on it.

[@christaylor2959]

We don't have pubs any more. We have restaurants that sell beer.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

Yeah and if you get drunk they make you leave 🤷‍♂️

[@raymondward3259]

try the trip to jeruslem in notttingham..half of it is built under the castle rock ....

[@peterbolton8130]

As a Student at Nottingham uni it was one of our favorite watering holes, dont know what it is like now but then (1963 ish) occasionally could get to explore the caves. (Health and safety..what health and safety). Happy days

[@raymondward3259]

@@peterbolton8130 still the same has not really changed....cant explore the caves though as far as i know

[@johnjohn6486]

I am so glad you like our NHS,it is amazing, please advertise it in your videos when you can, The whole world should adopt the NHS system.

[@rogerhwerner6997]

As a Californian (and ex-New Yorker), I find your comments spot on. The US health care system sucks. Nothing else to say...it's just shit. No, the US doesn't have pubs, and that unfortunate. It's damn difficult to get a simple pint of Guiness draft, and obtaing a draft ESB is virtually impossible! Yes, the US vacation and holiday time off from work situtation compared to the civilized world is bizarre. Americans tend towards workaholism, and this helps explain why our economy is so productive. I think American corporations take advantage of worker attitudes, and since workers rarely demand more than 10 days minimum, the issue is never seriously discussed. American workers often dislike unions, their only real chance to obtain improved workplace conditions--go figure. UK history is, of course, incomparable. I'd love to regularly drink a pint in a 500 year old building!! Yours are valid and interesting observations Alanna. In a word, the US has much to offer but it isn't in the five areas you've discussed. In California, for example, today it's 77 degrees with less than 20% humidity. I'd also add that from my driveway I can be in San Francisco in 90 minutes, Monterey Bay in 2.5 hours, Yosemites 2.5 hours, the snow in 1 hour, a ski resort in 2 hours, Reno 3.5 hours, and Hawaii 5 hours by jet for under $350 from an airport 1 hour away. If all things were equal--they're not of course--and, after spending my life in the US (but traveling and working in 28 countries), I would have loved to move to UK or anywhere in Europe (but not a UK apart of the EU). As great as Canada and Canadians are my lovely friend I wouldn't move to Canada because its just too dang cold for me. I grew up in cold, and I don't miss it. Living in UK these days has little appeal because I'd no longer have free and easy access to Amsterdam, Denmark, the Pyrenees, Greece, or northern Italy. I understand why Brits elected to pulled out of the EU, and I hope they don't suffer from what to me seemed like a shortsighted action. Let me conclude that after California, UK is my favorite place to be. If it wasn't so distant, I'd it visit more often. As for Florida.... I'm happy its 3,000 miles away. It's weather sucks, hurricanes are much to common, the regressive state government sucks, and its occupied by far too many crazy ex-New Yorkers (my father was once one of them). Still, it's a very nice place to vacation (but far from Disney World--I'm sold on Disneyland Anaheim). I like the Tampa area but they Keys aslo a favorite, and I know a great Italian restaurant just north of the Fort Lauderdale Airport! I hope you get your tan without burning yourself, but even with pasty white skin you remain are always lovely.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Do you think post Brexit there will be no access to other European countries to visit and tour and holiday? Really? We were doing this way before the EU or EEC even came into existence! People from the UK worked in european countries and all over the world and I dont imagine much will change except paperwork. I cant imagine any complicated paperwork for short visits. Do you really think the rest of Europe will make it hard for people to go and spend holiday money in their country? As an American, could you even apply for a pan European work visa before the UK left the EU, travel in Schengen without checks on your non EU passport?

[@elvangulley3210]

Well since you think our country is so awful maybe you should leave you aren't wanted hear

[@Loki1815]

Dave (sic) : I quite liked your post, especially your tongue in cheek "other then that I have nothing to say" and then fill a page of vitriolic diatribe against a country you LOVE, oh, the irony. Yep, can see it now, Spain refusing to let Brits Holiday in their country to bolster the Black Economy, the Germans will refuse to sell us their pollution cheating cars (2nd largest European market), all EU countries closing their borders, like they did as soon as Corona hit. We are still in Europe, so what's changed, in your humble opinion, other than the EU totally breaking apart and going bankrupt!

[@graememorrison333]

ESB on draught.. Possibly the most perfect (widely available) English beer. You certainly have good taste!

[@dandk_]

Ooo that title is gonna rustle many jimmies.

[@FaithPixel]

Idk Americans are very obsessed with their flag and country but I don't think they go off as crazy as iv seen English guys.

[@stevendodd2828]

And James... Jacob... all varieties of Jim!

[@padijeff5675]

Never liked that grey sofa!😕No free healthcare in America!

[@clayprent8753]

FaithPixel Americans are a lot more patriotic than the English and I’ve seen them blow their tops way more often. It’s just the case that those from England who go off tend to be extreme in their comments, often using misspellings and poor grammar, and tend to stand out more as kinda racist, which is a shame bc I don’t think it’s racist to love one’s country but the way they formulate arguments exudes racist undertones. It is what it is.

[@jimalbruzzess2445]

I do feel very rustled after that!!! Thanks Alanna 😁

[@lisawargal]

I am from the US and I’ve always DREAMED of going to the UK and it’s still my number 1 want on my bucket list. And the reason is so that I can go and sit in a building that has been around hundreds of years and just listen. Listen to the walls telling me stories and memories and patrons long past. Just being around history is what love is all about.

[@derekcolman]

Not all drugs are cheaper with a prescription in the UK. Once I had toothache and went to the dentist and I needed penicillin to get rid of the infection before he could fill the tooth. At the time the prescription charge was about £6. At the time I was in a bad financial position so I told the dentist that after paying the bill for his treatment (on the NHS) I could not afford the prescription charge. He wrote me a private prescription instead of an NHS one, so I had to pay only the retail price for the penicillin course. That was just £1.50.

[@grantparman4705]

The healthcare system here in the USA is so bad that 87 million people are uninsured or underinsured, 500,000 people go bankrupt every year due to medical bills, and up to 68,000 people die every year due to lack of adequate healthcare. Fortunately, there is more momentum than ever to finally get universal healthcare in this country. Alanna, you are correct to be thankful for the NHS!

[@ACoize2]

Everyones just waiting for Alanna to be back in the UK

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

It feels really nice that I know there's people out there rooting for me!!

[@jeffkidd3083]

@@AdventuresAndNaps shall we petition parliament? ;))

[@whatshisname3304]

@@AdventuresAndNaps did your visa really run out, or did parents tell you to come home because of the flu?

[@tedrenard472]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Well how else do we get to laugh at someone eating all of that disgusting grub that most of us in the UK wouldn't touch with a barge pole? Get some proper food down you like a Cornish pasty or cottage pie. Ever tried toad in the hole? If I could afford to, I'd subscribe just to watch you cook some :-)

[@johnwilletts3984]

The whole tax burden thing is often misquoted, with Americans thinking they a lot pay less than U.K. But in fact it’s very similar. But it’s a bit complicated with income tax, sales tax and property tax etc. But these are the numbers from the Guardian Newspaper:- Person on £25k in U.K. will have total burden of 18.9%. In USA 20.3% Person on £40k in U.K. will have total burden of 24.8%. In USA 24.3% Person on £100k in U.K. will have total burden of 34.3%. In USA 34.2%.

[@legalvampire8136]

I am reluctant to believe uncorroborated reports from the Guardian newspaper, as it's part of the conspiracy.

[@mittfh]

@@legalvampire8136 Here are the income tax and national insurance bands for the UK - you may need to pop them into a spreadsheet to work out what the actual tax (income + NI) take is. You can then compare it with the income taxes for any given State (I think States can add their own taxes to federally mandated taxes) : www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates www.gov.uk/national-insurance-rates-letters

[@legalvampire8136]

@@mittfh Thank you mittfh. As I am feeling too lazy to research different states of the US tax rates and do the calculation, has else reading this already done so, and what did you find?

[@micheleosullivan4430]

I'm an American and have lived in the UK for just over eight years. Pubs - I'll add to that. Some can have the most hilarious names! Bonus, you never forget them. Most smokers just go outside. :) I LOVE not having to figure out sales tax. I fully support the NHS - we even donated during the pandemic. The company my husband works for used their 3D printers and donated face sheilds to healthcare workers. A lot of people ask if I'll move back to the US. Not a chance. My husband is British and retires in a few years. And, although we could save a lot of money on the cost of living in the US, it would be eaten up, and then some to pay for private health insurance. And gods forbid we truly got sick. We'd go bankrupt. We have 6 weeks of paid vacation per-anum, and several paid holidays. I've never counted.

[@Lanser1964]

Another reason a lot of village pubs closed was the crack down on drink driving

[@AllenStanten]

So I’ve been watching your posts for about a year and I just have to say how much I enjoy them. You’re funny, awkward, self-deprecating and smart! I burst out laughing with you/at you almost every one of your posts. I’m sorry that you had to leave the U.K., but I think it’s benefiting the quality of your content, so there you go, I said it, we’re going there! Totally agree with your healthcare and Vacation time, a disgrace. Anyway, thanks for putting yourself out there and entertaining me 🤪

[@loosewheels1000]

As you like history,I hope you went to Lavenham, during your time in the UK, its a medieval town, that still has its wooden buildings, well worth a look.

[@okebadandahunsitv1740]

I'm so happy you made this Vlog😆I've always told people about this about the UK but they don't seem to believe me😏It's easier to live in the UK than anywhere else😏

[@HuongVu-zy3cc]

True. I told my friends but they have never been to the UK and they didn't believe what I said

[@mrjagriff]

Yeh i can believe that !! There’s no other stupid collection of tax paying morons anywhere else on planet earth !! Yeh get yourself to the island of MUGS and sit on your arses for rest of your lives

[@okebadandahunsitv1740]

@@mrjagriff Really👀Fortunately for us, we're privileged to be born in the Island of Mugs, work for a living and pay our taxes😏So what are going to do about it, Smart Ass👀?

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

In the spirit of acknowledging wonderful things about other countries, here is what I loved about the USA as a Brit. (Not yet been to Canada, so cant comment!). 1) In one nation, seeing and experiencing such a fantastic cultural and geographic mix, yet all united as American. New York, Florida, Las Vegas, Tahoe, San Francisco and everything in between on the drive felt distinct but united. 2) Sheer exquisite beauty of the landscape. Bayou to mountain to forest to desert. Acres of sky with star visibility like I have never witnessed in my life before. 3) NASA and NASCAR!!!!! Meeting huskies and a medal winning competitor in the Alaska races. I couldn't help it, loved Disney and Universal parks with my children. Even choked up a bit listening to When You Wish Upon A Star...wasnt expecting that! Yosemite, climbing the waterfall, stunning. Flying over the Grand Canyon and sitting on the edge to eat my lunch. Sunset desert horseride. The ride on the Stratosphere tower. Dinner Theatre in Orlando...fun. Playing slots in Vegas. Air boat in the everglades watching alligators. Great skiing resorts. Alcatraz. Ellis Island. Climbing Statue of Liberty and standing on top of the Empire State building. The New York Stock Exchange. Such an incredibly diverse amount yo see and do. Theres too much more to say than fits here! 4) Architecture. New York and San Francisco and Las Vegas. Could not be more different, enjoyed it all! 5) Great food and accommodation at decent prices...cheap fuel! 6) Certainly not least...best for last. We met some really great people. Interesting, good humoured and very hospitable. Hope to be back one day :)

[@mrpostie100]

Hi i work for the Royal Mail and as I've been an employee for 20 years i get 6 weeks paid holiday which adds up to 30 days with Bank holidays on top of that.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

Crumbs, you keep making sense so I've subscribed. Some other benefits of the UK are: 1. No eminent domain 2. No civil asset forfeiture 3. No militarised trigger happy police 4. The beer (bitter, real ale) is considerably better 5. The food is better - less GMO.

[@timypp2894]

Whilst on holiday some years back , I had an infection in one eye. It went downhill in a day with pain in eye and not able to see. I went to the capital city to get treated. I asked how much it will cost. The doctor didn't do costing and made a rough guess of X. I converted it to pounds and wow £20,000. The thought of the insurance not paying (because you mislaid one receipt for example) didn't help either. Cut to the chase I spent 4 days in hospital then when stable enough, we got on plane back to the UK and I went straight into the hospital. I was treated there and then. Over the course of two years through the outpatient unit I eventually slowly got my sight back in my infected eye - not perfect but still better than no sight. I'm trying to say I was very worried about the insurance making excuses not to pay and I'll end up £20k for treatment that is no guarantee that it will restore my sight. As for the NHS, I paid zero. Zit. Not a problem if you are unemployed. I just pay for the eye drops and that's bags and bags of them during the first year. The cost was £12 a month (for any prescription/quantity). This is the same for European and most developed countries. The other thing we don't have guns in the UK (except shotgun and rifles and they're not automatic. You need to have a good reason for having them)

[@jimdandy2024]

@Rita Roork Not free to protect themselves from what exactly? In the free world we do not fear our government, we do not fear our neighbors, we have no fear of mass shootings in schools, we are not paranoid. The only protection a gun gives is against others with guns.

[@jimdandy2024]

@Rita Roork And so the murderous cycle continues.

[@jimdandy2024]

@Rita Roork A person with a gun can't stop someone from shooting up a school. Otherwise you would not have so many mass murders in the US. Not having a gun stops mass murders.

[@jimdandy2024]

@Rita Roork Wow, you wear a tin foil hat! There are school shootings every few months. The only way to stop a bad man from committing mass murder is to ensure he does not have a gun to start with. Yes a person can shoot a bad man with a gun, but only after he has already killed many people. FACT.

[@jimdandy2024]

​@Rita Roork You are talking nonsense. Here are the facts. The country with the highest incarceration rate per hundred thousand of population is...USA. Source:- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate Only El Salvador comes close. Owning guns does not stop crime. It increases it. Mass shootings in the USA. September 23, 2020, Minneapolis 5 injured September 21, 2020, Struthers, Ohio, 1 dead 4 injured. September 20, 2020, New York City, 4 injured. September 20, 2020, Stamford, Connecticut, 1 dead 4 injured. September 19, 2020, Buffalo, New York, 1 dead 4 injured. September 19, 2020, Rochester, New York, 2 dead 14 injured. September 16, 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 dead 3 injured. September 15, 2020, San Jose, California, 2 dead 3 injured. September 14, 2020, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2 dead 6 injured. September 13, 2020, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 7 injured. September 13, 2020, Manchester, Tennessee, 3 dead 3 injured. September 12, 2020, Chicago, Illinois, 2 dead 4 injured. September 10, 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3 dead 1 injured. Source:- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States_in_2020 I could go on and on. But I'm getting tired of copying and pasting. Are you getting the picture yet?

[@stephenhumphreys9149]

You sounded so sad when you said you missed pubs. Hopefully you can come back soon!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I hope so!!

[@Mike-James]

@@AdventuresAndNaps we miss you, I hate this government and all it's rules, the one I did not vote for.😁

[@hairyairey]

@@Mike-James wasn't the last Labour government passing legislation like it was going out of fashion?

[@Mike-James]

@@hairyairey yeah but it was part of the joke, where it doesn't matter who you vote for nothing changes.

[@bretwaldablahblahblah3578]

hmm.. i was going to do a nice brew of yorkshire tea but now i've the cider thats been sitting in the fridge for 2 months. good show!

[@petercaulf]

Alanna, this video made me realise how much we all miss you back here in the UK. When you get back, you should travel up to Colchester in Essex, if you love our history. It's the oldest recorded town in the uk and still had some roman walls, a chariot race track, and a fab castle. Will be happy you show you around.

[@nd7941]

The French only get 2 days holiday, the other 28 is spent on strike.....

[@icilmaa]

The French have a shorter working week which I'm all for.

[@Drobium77]

@@icilmaa be careful what you wish for, I'm almost sure you're possibly on a zero hour week atm? :-p

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

France has a ton of bank hols !

[@nd7941]

Ian McGreevy sarcasm is dead

[@AntiMasonic93]

British people say the word "brilliant" a lot. I kept hearing this word.

[@cutthr0atjake]

The smoking ban didnt close pubs - they were shutting down before the ban came in.

[@patcharinbaynham9681]

The UK 28 days holiday / vacation days are the minimum - 20 days holiday and 8 public holidays (bank holidays) - some have more than this. There are some that have up to 30 plus public holidays

[@PamweChete2503]

In the Uk we get 25 days paid holiday entitlements plus 8 days public holidays = 33 days. However, depending on how many years you have worked for the same company you get additional holiday entitlements up to a maximum 28 days.

[@nicorylos3642]

not much to say except "BEST TITLE EVER"

[@freddiemac1438]

In the US they think 100 years is a long time whist in the UK we think 100 miles is a long way! Oh and when you coming back then - still missing you but can’t guarantee it’ll last for ever 😻

[@dansimmons21]

Definitely agree with you on all these points. I’m from the U.K. and live in Arizona. I love it there but am thinking of moving back for these very reasons. Thanks for confirming to me that my country isn’t totally shite 😂

[@pythonbyte]

re: employee paid holidays. At the company I work for in the UK, next year I'll be eligible for 35 days paid holiday PLUS bank holidays (usually 8) per year.

[@gimble8638]

yes she stated the minimum for a new start obv and yes if anything it would be very unusual for that not to to at least increase a bit connected with length of service

[@Bellabob]

Hope you get back to the UK soon, especially with all that’s happened. The way you described the history made me smile, my home town has cobbled streets that were a Roman Road and a cathedral. Feel very lucky to have come from the UK, couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Although I do like visiting the States!

[@pingunootson2291]

I have never seen such an Anti-America/Anti-UK comment section in my life. It’s a shame really. That we can’t all agree to disagree. Most people who are complaining have never lived in the country that they live in for more than a couple years.

[@AtomicJay1]

Exactly I lived in both country’s and I just prefer the USA and I’m from Florida... but yea I’ve only lived in the UK for 11 months and US For 13 years so yea

[@AtomicJay1]

@Marco Gonzalez facts bruh lol

[@doogies12]

we miss you already. yes it is the national health service, and yes if you were in the pub I would buy you a pint of cider because your a brit at heart. keep up the good work

[@JN_lincoln]

Do the French actually have those extra days or are they just on strike 😂😂😂

[@jackpalmer7577]

This comment is great 😂

[@FrugalOverFifty]

US citizen obsessed with British culture here. I'd love to be able to move to the UK - not sure that would be easy or possible from the US though. I agree so much about the healthcare situation. Thanks for this lighthearted but clear-headed view of some of the differences.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@nogbad1958]

I’ve just realised that my house might be considered old in the USA, when it was built there was no electricity, (still traces of old gas light fixtures in the walls) Victoria was on the throne, it had no running water, pumps from the well and a rain water tank. And they were just building the railway nearby, I have an 12th century church in spitting distance, and there’s a barn on one of the nearby farms with the date it was built inset into the walls in different colour bricks. 1776 I think that something else happened then, but round here it was when the barn was built. I’m surrounded by history, and mostly don’t notice it.

[@jimdandy2024]

So it's pretty new then.

[@nogbad1958]

Jim Dandy yeah, we’ve got a few houses around here that date from the late 1500s.

[@darren25061965]

Hmm Yes, Lets Not discusss 1776, lol. Although on the flip side Allanna would have been a Brit also.

[@jamiebrian4646]

I'm a British man who pays national health for everyone...I would never change it...ive never needed it to the extreme...However ive had fsmily members who have they are incredible...and the best in the world...a world first...everyone deserves health care ❤

[@CraigSteelyard]

America needs to adopt the safety switches, we have on our plug sockets.

[@hairyairey]

They need to understand equipotential bonding too. Did you know that Facebook uses 277V for its computers?

[@hairyairey]

@@robertreynolds9228 not the same thing. In our regulations GFI is not considered a safety system as it's mechanical and mechanical protection can and does fail.

[@hairyairey]

@@robertreynolds9228 Are you an electrician?

[@hairyairey]

@@robertreynolds9228 only if the GFI works. This is why equipotential bonding is so much better. There can be a fault and the whole metalwork of the house rises to 230V RMS. Provided the earth isn't used outside the house (which is unfortunately happening a lot in the UK because people don't realise the risks) everyone is safe. We put a lot of work into electrical safety we have the safest system in the world.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

@@robertreynolds9228 *journeyman *panel *our - jeez

[@stephenparker6362]

Hi, Alanna, another really interesting video. I'm glad you're enjoying Florida, everyone has fingers crossed you're back in the UK very soon. Totally agree with what you said in this video. Perhaps you could do a video on the size of US and Canada compared to the UK, here you can drive anywhere in a day, how long would it take to drive from Florida back to your family home in Ontario? That would be an interesting comparison. Looking forward to your next video soon.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

My parents drive down straight from Southern Ontario to Florida and they do it in about 20 hours :) It's a long drive!

[@john_critchley]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Owch... in comaprsion, it (only) takes me about 14 hours to go from Bristol to Zürich... so that's in one side of France and out the other. (I'm hoping I will need to do this soon.)

[@chuckyboy6977]

Alana, If you have a few prescriptions that are repeated monthly, have a look in to a yearly prepayment certificate. The prepayment certificate costs about £109 for the 12 months and can also be paid by direct debate. So if you have 2 prescriptions a month you can save 50% by getting the prepayment certificate.

[@raycope2086]

You're not a foreigner, you're our cousin my friend, and a member of The Commonwealth. I'm a first time viewer and I think you are so sweet. I wish you rainbows.

[@Greenwood4727]

Its gotten slightly worse as you arent here :(

[@Onmysheet]

Country's falling apart.

[@hanniffydinn6019]

🤮

[@marksneade8215]

Alana, without further ado, we are missing you in the UK. As usual though, your video treats give me such a huge grin. Great to see you and share in the fun you have.

[@frederickwoof5785]

Gotten? Not very british.

[@jalbo9975]

@@Onmysheet No, it's really not compared to many many other countries.

[@stevesilk51]

I think when the yanks chant USA USA USA USA at sports events us Brits only need to chat NHS NHS NHS NHS. . . . . .nuff said!

[@chrisholland7367]

🤣👍🇬🇧

[@greghilton7797]

Love it! 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

[@drey8]

that would actually be friggin hilarious and let's make it a thing immediately.

[@grindseason7728]

@imaprouduclabruin you've made a few incorrect generalisations. First, are you willing to bet on the amount of money you pay for healthcare being able to offset the cost of living in the UK? The fact that you didn't mention that the cost of living varies dramatically depending on where in the UK you live or that the cost of healthcare depending on what you need in the US could set you back thousands of dollars suggests you didn't put a whole lot of thought into your argument 🤣

[@Drobium77]

@Rita Roork here in the UK, we too cheer when we trump

[@dandare6623]

One reason why the US is better than the UK... It currently has "our" Alanna! 😕

[@dandare6623]

@Rxx x Different cultures have different customs. We should all respect the others beliefs. After all who are we to judge ☺

[@rufdymond]

@Rxx x Dude..if that's a joke its not very funny...if you're serious then I suggest you go see a doctor, because something definitely isn't right with your head.

[@smoothie9931]

@@dandare6623 People, we are people. We shouldn't judge people on face value at all times, true... but you shouldn't have to respect anyone's beliefs ever. Respect what's respectable.

[@silvermane9370]

in the UK we typically get 20-25 days paid annual leave. On top of this we get a day each for: Xmas day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, good Friday, Easter bank holiday Monday, two spring bank holidays in May and an August bank holiday. It’s important to note that for many employees years of service can also accrue extra annual leave. It’s quite possible to top 30 days a/l plus all the other national holidays. The UK differs for employees for tax as we have PAYE - pay as you earn. This means income tax and national insurance is deducted by your employer. You are paid net and the company pays the HMRC your tax direct. National insurance covers state funded healthcare (nhs), education and your state old age pension. It also covers some unemployment benefits. In theory at least.

[@TilveranWrites]

Since you like cider, that's reminded me of a ciderhouse on a canal going out of Lincoln that served these absolutely gigantic Cumberland sausages... My family used to weekend on the canals, we'd just moor up at the ciderhouse for lunch, you'd have the pub garden (as you like) and it's be a warm sunny day in spring, or summer, with dozens of ciders to try, swans and ducks milling around on the water, lots friendly people - idyllic.

[@alexstorr3357]

You're damn right about all these points, the NHS especially. I have greatly benefitted from our health service as have various members of my family. It's not perfect but its pretty fecking good! I hope your application goes well and we'll see you back here soon. Enjoy the humidity. 😊

[@Ianjowett1]

love the channel , you are beautiful and i totaly agree as a brit . when you gt back come to yorkshire we have beautiful countryside and villages and pubs . youd love it

[@dandk_]

and more importantly, tea

[@Ianjowett1]

@@dandk_ oh hell yeah , yorkhire tea pr pg tips !!

[@shadowheart8279]

​@@dandk_ Which brand of tea though.

[@shadowheart8279]

I could of swore i read or heard something about her visiting the Yorkshire moors and bradford the bastard child of yorkshire that should of been demolished before the first brick was laid.

[@dandk_]

Was brought up on PG Tips so it's too deeply ingrained now!

[@GuanoLad]

I've been to neither the UK, the US, or Canada, but I certainly agree with number 3. A country where centuries of history, millennia even, can be found under a 2 inch layer of dirt in a field is astonishing to me. I've only lived in such young countries, where something that happened 80 years earlier is painted like it's ancient history. But it's really not, it's living memory! I wish there were thousand year old castles in the middle of my local park like there is in Britain.

[@Naturelady-rf5zx]

what about native American history? millenia of their history are in the earth and the landscape.

[@antonym7704]

Pubs:fun fact,there were at least 30-40 pubs down the Old Kent rd,(1970-1980)we used to do pub crawl and have a pint in each one and see if we could make it to the last one. ps yes I’m old.

[@Judge_Dredd]

Actually, the wife works full-time for Social Services and gets 32 days paid holidays, 2 of those have to be taken during Christmas Week, 8 days of paid Bank Holidays, and 12 paid flexi-time days to cover overtime. She does not get paid overtime. So in total she's getting 52 days paid leave a year. France can suck on that.

[@spearhrower]

Prescriptions in Scotland and Wales are paid for by the English, it's due to something called the Barnet formula which was set up by the UK to aid their economies. A Scot also gets free University places throughout the UK from this formula but the English have to pay. It's one of the reasons Scotland will never devolve, it can't really sustain itself

[@elbow8144]

That's a very simplistic statement about very complex and convoluted ancient relationship of governance between two nations. Westminster could chose to have free university tuition and prescriptions for England. You have to vote the right party in though. It's called democracy.

[@andrewgarner2224]

History, we've got schools older than your country

[@matthewbourne8150]

The school I went to was built in 946 A.D. Nuff said.

[@jakebu293]

Mine was built in 700 AD

[@andrewgarner2224]

@Rita Roork en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom Certainly not impossible

[@yas5414]

@Rita Roork My grammar school was built in 1612. Joseoh Priestley came to our school

[@mishagaming2800]

@Rita Roork Their grammar school is so much older than yours

[@ebeth6356]

I love the United Kingdom. It's not perfect, definitely, but it is safe and comfortable and pleasant and I just ❤️ it

[@jonathanmcalroy8640]

The weather was really sunny today and its definitely really starting to warm up.

[@andrewwatkinson1548]

Hi, have you ever walked the foreshore of the Thames? Within a few steps you will find clay pipe remains from the 18th century, they are everywhere and to think the last user was Victorian or older is awesome. We’ve got loads. Best of luck getting back here.