7 Questions Americans Always Ask Me About Britain and Its People

[@LostinthePond]

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[@Suebee1988]

English makes no sense...Common in UK: awesome=awrsome. Common in USA: wash=warsh....

[@Wittar7090]

England and America “are two countries separated by a common language" G.B. Shaw

[@thomaslance5428]

I pay for KZbin Premium NOT to get ads. I'm ok with one user created ad, but not two or the mentioning of the same one twice in two different places. I have a rule if I see that, I unsub. I don't expect you to change it, just saying. I get KZbin Premium for a REASON lol. Having the flow of my watching experience interrupted turns me off.

[@aidanb.c.2325]

I signed up. Ohh Laurence, your words enticed me!

[@Objective-Observer]

@@Suebee1988 Adding 'r' at the end of words, in the US, is a regional dialect. Not all regions do that; I had never heard that until I studied linquistics in college. I've spent my life in Tornado Alley.

[@mainmansentertainment]

Went to London for the third time in 2017. Was accosted by two women at a nightclub in Ealing who were mad at me for being an American visiting their country. Was really stunned by that. An Englishman came to my aid and helped me brush them off. He's one of my best friends now.

[@mikehunt8823]

Come to the countryside next time

[@rabbit_scribe]

​@@mikehunt8823Good advice on this side of the pond as well. America is not New York and Disney World.

[@heleneg525]

They were just jealous because you could have afforded to visit their country, but the opposite wasn't true.

[@SG-js2qn]

British and Canadian hate for Americans is very real. Not everyone participates, but it's enough people that you're bound to come across it multiple times. Not sure if this trait extends to Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, but I suspect it does. Unlike the video, it has nothing to do with fun-loving people giving you the jazz. They really hate you for no reason.

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

Your American. Kick some ass.

[@hd2000]

I'm a Brit and I bloody love americans

[@judeblake2534]

And we love you too. 😘

[@knitgirl.7676]

I am an American - and right back at you! I love all things British- including the people.

[@paq7147]

And we bloody love you as well...

[@markkringle9144]

Don't you mean you love bloody Americans?

[@Hiram8866]

Same here. Love 'merica.

[@dancoe4489]

I never understood the Europeans saying to Americans " why don't you learn another language?" I understand in Europe you can drive 30 miles and the language could be totally different. This could necessitate needing to learn another language. I can drive thousands of miles in pretty much any direction and the language is the same. There are dialects but I understand them for the most part. If I learned another language who would I speak it to? Do I learn another language just for the sake of learning it? Is it a point of one up-manship for the Europeans? Ha ha we know how to speak several languages and you don't. Big deal

[@SharonPadget]

@@dancoe4489 my thoughts completely. There are so many languages and I guess each one of those countries thinks we should learn theirs. If I was to visit abroad I would definitely try to learn a bit of the country’s language before I left. Traveling abroad is costly and complicated and involves flying which I hate. In America and Canada I can on the spur of the moment just jump in my car and go. My goal is to at least visit the consecutive 48 states but at 73 I doubt if I’ll accomplish that. Europeans don’t realize how large and diverse our country is.

[@babygirl308]

The UK is the size of Texas and USA is very large. Most Americans go to other places in the USA instead of other countries. USA is a piece of heaven on earth. The food is so delicious and plentiful and our beaches are gorgeous. Some prefer the mountains though.

[@scottjames3673]

@@babygirl308the U.K. is significantly smaller than Texas. Much closer to Oregon in terms of size.

[@GardenFolklife]

Thats because they are being forced to learn russian, arabiac and whatever mongrel languages fall on that waste of land

[@Asara-k7e]

You are right. However, I am an American learning a second language now but it's my choice and I'm not making fun of anyone else who only speaks one tongue.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Beer nerd here! UK cask beer is served “chilled” at around 53° F/12°C, vs American commercial lager beer served closer to 40° F/4.4°C. So British beer isn’t “warm,” it’s just _warmer_ than what Americans are used to. Also UK cask beers are naturally carbonated and so less sparking than the force-carbonated American lagers, so to someone used to the USA’s brews they often taste flat.

[@arthurbrands6935]

The room temperature bit may have come from the Brit tradition of finding the room a bit chill and putting on another layer, rather than another log or scuttle of coal. Their Great Depression (or at least rationing) didn't end until the early 1950s.

[@Myrtlecrack]

Very good explanation! Now I don't have to explain.

[@lookoutforchris]

We have cask ales in the US. There’s a pub a few towns over that serves them. Mount Kisco, NY. A few others in the area as well, but further away.

[@rabbit_scribe]

Really bad beer has to be served ice cold so you can't taste it as much. The beer has improved but the habit of serving it nearly frozen has persisted. At least now you're less likely to have to toss it out if you linger over it a while and the temp goes up a bit.

[@bast713]

That's actually really interesting!

[@mikekellum6238]

I just visited the UK. I toured the country via train. I ate and drank in neighborhood pubs. The beer was cold, the people were outstandingly nice, and the city of London was fabulous. I stumbled upon the Color of the Troop rehearsal, and the changing of the guard and was awe struck. Hyde park is an absolute gem. From Bath to Brighton, Portsmouth, Southamptom and the Isle of Wight, the residents were fantastic. They treated this direct descendant of a disgruntled colonist with hospitality. Even the ride home on the Queen Mary 2 was something to behold. We are already planning our return and what other locations we will explore.

[@penultimateh766]

Oh wow, the QM2. I understand a small cabin is not that much more than a commercial flight?

[@mikekellum6238]

@@penultimateh766 My cabin was a sheltered balcony,deck five. You are correct at the cost. The trans Atlantic crossing was first class and luxurious. It was British style to the maximum.

[@Himmiefan]

Yeah, when I visited about 10 years ago, the people were nice and very generous.

[@timothyarmstrong3801]

I found it watching the changing of the guard reminded me of watching paint dry. I would not recommend that to anyone. Much more interesting things to do in England.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

Glad you had a nice trip. Rude question time. How much did you pay per night for accommodation, and how did it compare to the same level at home?. And how much did the trip in QM2 cost ?.

[@janetwilliams2835]

As a British person who is Scottish, I'd like to tell you emphatically that we Scots absolutely do hear the extra 'r' added between words by English English speakers. There is an entertainer named Pippa Evans who invariably introduces herself as Pippa-r-Evans and alas, it jars slightly to Scottish ears because it sounds so wrong to us. :D

[@amyb1078]

And Paul McCartney apparently thought his first wife's name was Linder. "Linder and I..."

[@DRL1320]

@janetwilliams2835, thank you! I’m an American in Nashville. I’m sitting at my table, where Pippa has been a guest on two visits. I adore her and she slays me with her stand-up. She’s an artist. Her inter-vocallic r awoke my ears to this feature of modern speech among the middle class in England. Pippa is so attuned to speech and accents, it would fascinate me if she’s unaware of doing it. I think I mentioned my curiosity about that feature in middle class speech in England, and she opened wide eyes without committing to having heard it or forming a view of it. Say hello to my friends up in Edinburgh, including Mark McKergow and wife Jenny. You’ll hear him on sax in jazz rooms. (I don’t think I’ve heard inter-vocallic r from Mark). Go to a Pippa show and laugh for me.

[@BenSussmanpro]

New Yorkers also sound out that final “r” like brits as well - at least traditionally they did, although the “New Yawk” accent seems to be gradually disappearing.

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I heard Sir Patrick Stewart call his Lt. Cmdr, Mr. "Dater." That was a little jarring to the ear.

[@queenb67]

The Scottish and Irish accents are rhotic, as well. You won't hear the extra r in their speech, either.

[@elliebellie7816]

I lived in Mildenhall near Lakenheath for six years when my dad was in the US military and my mom fell for the Brits and the Brits fell for her. We lived off base and she knew every woman in our neighborhood and they were always showing her the British ways and she was always showing them the American way. The Brits loved it when my mom would bring home different kinds of groceries from the base commissary and she would show them how to cook them up then invite them for dinner. Those were such good days. I miss them.

[@coling3957]

i visited little American colonies like Lakenheath when in the RAF. the Americans were always gracious hosts. i spent a thanksgiving day with an American family - i think it was at Shepherd's Grove if i'm remember the place name right - it was 40 years ago now.

[@jessicameyer665]

I lived near enough the same bases that we had a US airforce officer in the village. His wife was an absolute hoot and got on with all the other mums really well. she threw killer parties and you're right, us Brits absolutely loved the US contraband candy! Well the kids did anyway. I've been obsessed with Reece's since well before they were a staple in mainstream UK shops.

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

I was introduced to American Apple Pie from someone whose husband worked at a US airforce base in the UK. I'd never had one with cinnamon on before and it was delicious. Shame some of those bases are reducing their size/employees.

[@Gorbachev1969]

My dad was stationed at Lakenheath in the late 60s and I was born there in 1969.

[@williamjones4716]

While a student at Oxford I was simultaneously in the AF Reserve, so I was given base privileges at RAF Upper Heyford to perform make-up duty. I was always bringing stuff back to college from the BX and Commissary for American students and visiting professors. We even had a huge American BBQ on the Quad with Weber grills rented from MWR. In preparation I took a couple Brits with me up to the Commissary and they went hog wild over all the processed American meat products like cheese and chili dogs. I'd tell'm just throw it in the cart.

[@keslitsmith1252]

Most of my friends are Americans! (& Canadian, I'm a Brit). I find Americans much easier to talk to, & in my experience, once they accept your friendship, they are much more fiercely loyal. Of coarse, as with most nations of the human race, you get ones opposite of that, but overall, some of the best people I know are American! I spend so much time talking to them, I've even found myself saying little things like "Y'all"! To the horror of the Brits around me! Lol.

[@waitwhat1029]

Lol! I have family in England and every time I see them they make me say the words alabama, y'all, fixin'to and biscuits (for some reason. Dont think i say that one weird) over and over again. Sends them into hysterical laughter. I'm from the deep south so I get it.

[@jeffduncan9140]

​@@waitwhat1029I would imagine that the same would apply to a Georgia accent. I'm guessing you're from across the state line?

[@waitwhat1029]

@@jeffduncan9140 ... Baldwin county, AL. Lower Alabama, north Florida, most of Mississippi and parts of Georgia we all sound the mostly the same.

[@jeffduncan9140]

@waitwhat1029 ah, LA. I've lived in Georgia (Douglas County) long enough to have lost that Alabama twang in my accent. That's about the biggest difference I can detect between an Alabama and any other Southern one. I'm familiar with people just wanting to hear you say anything so they can hear that accent....especially y'all.

[@waitwhat1029]

@@jeffduncan9140 ...wait! What twang?! Lol. I can't hear; it's my own accent. XD Eta... I'm just kidding... I hear it. Lol. I'm willing to trade any australian for their accent.

[@skunklepew6469]

When I was in the Navy, we made port calls in Plymouth England. People were friendly and welcoming. Proudly pointing out historical points of interest invited us to the bowling green overlooking the harbor.

[@homelessperson5455]

I think it's fun at times for Americans and Brits to poke fun at each other. But it's good to remember that at the end of the day, we're more similar than we are different. If the hate truly ran deep, we wouldn't have been allies in wartime. I like to consider us as family to some degree, and I'd hope they see it the same way.

[@impishrebel5969]

Brits don't poke fun. They mean it. It's incessant in local media and most Americans don't even read it. I've lived here a decade now and some will just have this smug superiority and think I won't notice subtle jabs. Some don't and are actually curious. But it makes it hard to make friends and put down roots. I really don't have any still after a decade.

[@ApostleOfZeus199]

​​@@impishrebel5969Uh that varies. Brits are well known for banter. You sound paranoid lol

[@ffotograffydd]

@@impishrebel5969Oh mate, you really don’t get banter do you? Why are Americans so paranoid? 😂

[@DeborahHMarks]

@@impishrebel5969 I'm really sorry. I know that can be very lonely. That's one thing about Europe in general; such a beautiful continent that has nothing to be ashamed of, yet sometimes can come across as insecure because of their need to put Americans down and brag about themselves. Of course, the majority won't, but you really notice the ones that do. The one that really used to get me when I was a teenager was being told I don't speak English, often by non-native English speakers! That stupid notion is so prevalent that there was a time in China when one of the locals expressed surprise that the Brits, Yanks, and Aussies could all hold conversations together without blinking an eye.

[@MsVilecat]

​@@DeborahHMarksI remember hearing that last one a lot but with French lol. A whole bunch of purist snobs who claim we don't speak French in Canada (Quebec). Whenever they're asked what language it is they always answer along the lines of "I don't know but it's not French like we speak". Last time it happened I was stifling a laugh but my coworker (at a crêpe place) was ready to blow a gasket.

[@dennisc6716]

Years of listening to British accents have left me with one question. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

[@terribongers2465]

😂

[@dustdevl1043]

If you don't eat your meat, you cahn't have any pudding!

[@terrylancaster7319]

All in all you’re just a another brick in the wall.

[@Suralin0]

@@dustdevl1043Stand still, laddie!!

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

You may want to listen again, as the proper pronunciation of "eat" is "beat".😜

[@Chronicgamer36]

Im an American and have two good friends that are Brits. The three of us have mostly concluded (from our own experiences) that most of the "hate" is just friendly ribbing/"taking the piss", and to some outside perspectives looks like argument or dislike. Like other people are saying in these comments, its like a sibling rivalry. No hate involved, just a fun time messing with your friends.

[@joeysausage3437]

No, it's hate. They are a failing nation and must put down others to make themselves feel good. I've seen plumbing videos, yes plumbing videos from the little soggy island and half of the comments are slamming the United States. I don't get the connection.

[@ViaticalTree]

Online at least you can easily find Brits who are legitimately triggered/upset by us calling it soccer or by our use of imperial measurements. As if they’re not the reason we do both of those things. 😂

[@WHJeffB]

@@ViaticalTree Yup... I'm on a few Internet forums out of the UK through my hobby. The vast majority of the guys are polite and respectful, but you have a handful of them that are just downright rude or intolerant just because I'm a "Yank". Believe me, I stay in my lane and never rock the boat. It's the only way to be somewhat accepted.

[@speedingpullet7400]

Cats are never superfluous. Liquid, but not superfluous.

[@Astavyastataa]

So just regular 'fluous' then.

[@speedingpullet7400]

@@Astavyastataa Well played, sir 😁

[@dwaneanderson8039]

He didn't say it was "superfluous." He called it "intrusive," which is very often true.

[@aceundead4750]

They're also quantumly entangled with themselves

[@Isaacrl67]

@@aceundead4750 The exist in a state where they both did and did not knock your drink on the floor.

[@SharonPadget]

One of the reasons I started watching your videos was because I found it refreshing that an English person actually liked America. I felt good about that. I really like England and it bothers me to think that English people think Ill of Americans. Collectively Americans may not appear to be so great but individual we are really nice. Thanks for the humor and for the appreciation of our culture.

[@claregale9011]

No one I know hates Americans , only the ones who put us down , mock our culture and traditions , believe me they are out there .

[@lemming9984]

I've watched a few of those US/UK comparison videos, which on the whole are just poking friendly fun at the US, with no malice intended. Some of the people in the comments section can be pedantic and say mean things - bust most are just nasty people anyway! I'm a Brit, never been to USA, but I know if I went I could fit in and be happy there. Americans do seem very friendly and accepting. I know I can speak for 90% of the UK - we don't hate America or Americans - though we are very concerned at the people you choose as President!! 🤣

[@NicholasJH96]

It’s not general population that British hate it’s certain American laws we hate, and we think you’re political people are lazy regardless of which party they belong to. Most people I know ones interested in politics think USA needs someone younger than certain two people that are long past retirement age in the UK. British make fun of USA & French. We don’t actually hate you.

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

@@lemming9984 What Lemming9984 said

[@d.jensen5153]

@@lemming9984 This American is stunned and amazed at the poor _selection_ every election! My wife and I are dumbfounded that it's nearly always a choice between bad and worse.

[@fecklesstech929]

I lived with my family in Southern England for 4 years due to USAF orders. The Brits are the kindest, most hospitable people I've ever met. We were treated like welcome guests. I never felt like an intruder or a foreigner. We lived off-base and I truly miss all my British neighbors. Best people I ever met. We went on holiday in Scotland & Wales and it was the same story--we were tourist but we were treated like friends. If you want to vacation someplace where you will feel welcome I recommend a holiday in the UK!

[@lolacorinne5384]

I don’t understand British education terms, and I hope you’ll explain them in a future video. For instance, what is a “head girl/boy?” What is a grade of two-two? What does 6th form mean? Is it comparable to our 6th grade? What is infant school? Infants here (US) don’t typically go to school. Anyways, if you could explain things like that, I’m sure I’m not the only one who’d appreciate it!

[@RedTail1-1]

You can honestly answer those yourself.. The obvious ones are, Head girl/boy = class representative Infant school = preschool The other two you can just Google search for.

[@md_vandenberg]

@@RedTail1-1 That's not the point of Lola's comment. The point is to ask the ENGLISHMAN about ENGLISH things to hear it from the horse's mouth. I assume you watched this video... so why didn't you just Google the answers? Tsk tsk, really should follow your own advice.

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

​@RedFail1-1 the heck is a class representative?

[@tinapomfrey5412]

@@s.henrlllpoklookout5069 , maybe student council president?

[@DragoSonicMile]

@@s.henrlllpoklookout5069 A student with a fancy title, but no real power.

[@pamabernathy8728]

Ooo, Laurence, always a joy to see you!

[@maryannkeyes9972]

The daughter of a good friend just returned to America after being in England with her Air Force husband for two years. She told me Adult English hate Americans but Youth English don’t... So I guess we wait for the young people to grow up?

[@diyeana]

US here. When I was in Paris the most common question asked of me was, "US or UK?" I'd answer US and people would be happy to talk to me. I went to London next and if I told people I was previously in Paris they'd ask, "you like London better, right?" It was clear there's a certain amount of animosity and/or rivalry between the countries. The bottom line is, no one cares or thinks about the US nearly as much as we care or think about ourselves.

[@randallpetersen9164]

Been to both, many times. Wife loves Paris, I despise it. Give me London any and all times.

[@UltraVega924]

My brother has been to both many times for work and he says he loves Paris and hates London 😂

[@diyeana]

I was careful to agree with my audience. I liked both, very much. They both have their charms, even though I was robbed in Paris. The wine made up for it. 😅

[@WHJeffB]

@@randallpetersen9164 Been to London. The wife and I loved it. Going to Paris in September. So long as we don't get pick-pocketed, I think we'll have a good time.

[@zeroisnine]

Everybody thinks everybody thinks about them more than they do

[@omegadubois6619]

Sadly, it's been many years since I've been to Britain. I was surprised at how nicely I was treated. I was the odd duck in my friends group in those days, the girls were loud, bubbly, wildly flirtatious, cheerleader types. I was more of a wallflower. London really was a whole new world for me. I suddenly felt like I wasn't invisible, I actually had people engage with me in conversations everywhere I went. I have a slightly deeper voice and a southern accent, something I was made fun of for quite a bit in the midwest. My best friend interrupted a conversation I was having with our Scottish tour guide, saying I sounded like a hillbilly. He in turn told her that he thought my voice was sensual. She was mad at me for three days after that lol. At no time did I feel unwelcome or overlooked. It was such a new experience and helped me gain some confidence. I was actually very sorry to leave.

[@sweetabby1106]

She doesn't sound like a very good friend. Why would she try to humiliate you like that?

[@QTGetomov]

Come back! We'd love to see you, and we've missed you! I think we British loathe the stereotypical American, loud, opinionated, boarish and poorly educated, but in reality, when we actually meet you in person we're charmed by how polite, considerate, intelligent, and inquisitive about us/Europe and our place in your history/identity we are.

[@omegadubois6619]

@sweetabby1106 we didn't stay friends very long after that. I had made excuses for her rude comments for years, telling myself it was her insecurities talking. I don't know what it was about our trip abroad, but she openly started mocking everything about me. My work in hospice care was creepy, while her being a dog groomer was cute. My laid-back, simple style of dressing meant I was poor, and her barely there outfits were the height of fashion. I loved architecture, archeology, history, and literature, so I was just a loser nerd. My uses of ma'am and sir, social etiquette, and just basic manners made me backward and embarrassing to be around. It really woke me up. I was sad for a bit, but I got over it in time.

[@omegadubois6619]

@danrcash My father is a massive Anglophile, so he encouraged us to "devour" anything British, music, art, literature, television, movies, and history. Some of the happiest days of my life were spent walking, where so much history took place and wondering about the lives that were lived long ago. To be able to see and touch places I've read about in books, or watched on television. Acknowledging the good and the bad, and still feeling grateful for the experience.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

Hahaha well those southern accents do sound hillbillyish but that's not bad it's a specific culture, in the US people like to mock these accents and I've met many Americans who have either taken classes to change their accent or have changed it on their own.. which seems insane to me. In general outside of the USA those southern accents would be viewed exotic of charismatic ​@@omegadubois6619

[@kenbrown2808]

Americans and people in the UK, are a lot like siblings. we couldn't get along together as one country, and we pick on each other, incessantly, but we do have a secret affection for each other.

[@Euanker]

Ken I’m not sure what planet you’re on but there’s absolutely no affection on the British side 🤣🤣

[@cookielady7662]

No secret affection for Brits here. Sorry.

[@AngelaPickles1929]

@@cookielady7662none here, either. They can stay on their side of the pond.

[@taylorlibby7642]

@@kenbrown2808 And woe be unto anyone who messes with a sibling.

[@markadams7046]

As a lifelong American and distant relative of John and Samuel Adams, I can never understand the fascination that so many of my fellow Americans have with the British Royal family. You'd think they still ruled over our country.

[@ABPhotography1]

When I first started using social media back in 2008-2009, the first friends I made were southern Americans from Florida, the nicest and friendliest people ever. They organised holidays to Scotland and created a lot of amazing memories.

[@jackgilchrist]

Some beers are better served at warmer temps, such as darker or maltier beers/ales like stout, porter, black and brown ales, etc. But by "warm" I mean between about 45° to 55° F (around 7° to 13° C). A warmer serving temperature brings out the flavors and aromas better. Sometimes beers are mulled (heated), though that was much more common in past centuries than now. Of course prior to refrigeration cellared beer was about as cold as it got, and no one was leaving their beer out in winter on purpose. For centuries people tended to prefer mulled beer. It works best with malty, low hop ales, and you can add spices and such. Good stuff. Lighter lagers, light summer ales, hefeweizen, etc., which are meant to be more refreshing than full flavored, are generally served cold. Sincerely, Beer connoisseur (ish) type person

[@David_K_Booth]

Exactly - those ales you mention in your first paragraph are intended to be served, neither chilled, nor at room temperature, but between the two at cellar temperature.

[@mypartyisprivate8693]

Warm beer used to be American tradition as well. Well-documented!

[@kenbrown2808]

And some beers are best served so cold it numbs your taste buds, and you don't taste it. And most of those are american mass market beers.

[@martincheevers5898]

Also cask conditioned ales, a famous British style, are served at a higher temperature than, say, disgusting macro lagers.

[@coling3957]

"warm" beer might have come from ww2 era - like so many misconceptions of UK - when perhaps there was a shortage of coolants or refrigerants at times "there's a war on you know?" . USA didn't know what shortages were in WW2 or what it was to be blockaded by the U-Boat menace for years on end.

[@Ddabig40mac]

Us poor Americans getting picked on by the Brits? Take a quick note of how they speak of the French.

[@aceundead4750]

Also how we speak of the Surrender, i mean French. Definitely meant French.

[@mypartyisprivate8693]

What happened to civility? It's incessant.

[@joanreynolds955]

They hate the Irish most of all. Then the Americans. Then the French.

[@robertveith6383]

* We poor ...

[@chickenmonger123]

@@mypartyisprivate8693Americans are the largest common denominator, and speech is near instantaneous, nearly free, and mostly anonymous. That’s what happened to civility, and why it’s constant. We had the gall to be the largest target, who speaks the same language, and therefore is the most common thing on their media feeds a lot of the time. If it bugs you, go outside, or hit the gym. The difference between the two is immense when you realize one reality is at hand, and the other is contained in silicon, electric, and conductors. Not the same interface as the local. Which is causally more relevant in most every case.

[@themanwithnoname7576]

When Brits find out I’m American they seem to immediately change their persona to be negative, but when they find out I’m a Texan their curiosity comes out and they go back to being very friendly.

[@eliza6971]

That's funny, the same is true about being a Californian in Europe but y'all seem to hate us 😂

[@brianthomas2434]

@themanwithnoname7576 hysterical. In the Bond books, Felix Leiter is a blond Texan and Fleming falls over himself saying Texans are his favorite Yanks.

[@johnbrandon859]

The wife & I cruise the Caribbean often on Seabourn … generally half the passengers are from the UK (boarding in Barbados) … whenever they or any foreigner asks where I’m from, I always say Texas … and they light up … everyone knows about Texas … if one were to answer “Ohio or Idaho” you always get a quizzical look. The number one topic the Brits like to ask about is Donald Trump! … they love him.

[@philipjamesarmstrong1364]

​@@johnbrandon859They REALLY don't...

[@johnbrandon859]

@@philipjamesarmstrong1364 Don’t what? … I never wrote anything negative about the Brits … I speak very highly of the ones we meet on Seabourn in the Caribbean.

[@tskmaster3837]

"Why do you call it math?" "It's short for mathematics." "So is maths." "It's shorter."

[@orsonzedd]

Mathematics isn't plural, it's collective

[@tskmaster3837]

@@orsonzedd "Arithmatic".

[@orsonzedd]

@@tskmaster3837 Arithmatic = Math

[@speedingpullet7400]

@@orsonzedd A variety of maths, yes. There are many more, hence the plural.

[@orsonzedd]

@@speedingpullet7400 No. Mathematics is collective. There's not a variety of mathematics, there's just mathematics. A collective noun for all arithmatic

[@Apledore]

New Englanders are happy to add r's to words that end in vowel sounds, too! The Beatles song sounded perfectly normal to me, but I do notice when my mother in law has an "idear" or "pneumoniar."

[@fibanocci314]

You hear it in some southern accents as well and, seemingly oddly, in certain parts of Pennsylvania as well (where there was heavy settlement from the north of England and south of Scotland, even though the Scots don't do intrusive r as much).

[@thomasozminkowski2589]

I love your sarcasm! The dry delivery is perfect. And in the end you show perfectly how we are really so close.

[@dustdevl1043]

I always envisioned a "drawering" room to be a long skinny room with floor to ceiling drawers.

[@arthurbrands6935]

Drawers full of pants?

[@dustdevl1043]

@@arthurbrands6935 Drawers and drawers of drawers! 👖

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

I knew it was “drawing room” but imagined a room with drafting tables, pens and pencils, paper, etc.

[@HansDelbruck53]

Drawring not drawering.

[@pathopewell1814]

Withdrawing into this room!

[@sststr]

Over on the J. Draper, she has a couple of videos about the powers of the British monarch, like "Who Was The Last Monarch With Political Power?" and "What Happened The Last Time The Monarch Vetoed A Law?" For those interested in the history of London, I highly recommend her channel.

[@ironwarmonger]

Sub Note: Gary Gygax was in the UK before creating D&D, there are many who believe (myself included), that after this experience with a full English Breakfast, caused him to name a monster after one of its components, The Black Pudding! 🙂 Yes, that is a monster in D&D.

[@MYJ61]

There are states in the US where people will put an R into words like “wash” making it sound like “worsh”. It’s not just a UK phenomenon.

[@robra70]

If we can have a silent "e" in words,we can have an invisible "R."

[@susanforbes8251]

Classic Boston accent is only one of them

[@tricorvus2673]

Lived 50 years in Oklahoma and I “warsh” and “rench” my “deeshes”. (Parents from Great Depression Kansas)

[@robra70]

@@tricorvus2673 yup, and to be honest, "warshin" sounds like there's a lot more elbow grease being used than "washing."

[@lisasmith7066]

The lovely people of my hometown Pittsburgh *worsh* their clothes. Then call *yuns* in for *supper* served with a *pop* 😊

[@zacharyhicks6237]

Looking forward to the follow-up!

[@Dizographies]

my friend lived in england as a student for a couple years and she told me she often got grief for being an American and generally got the impression that Americans were at the very least disliked. She specifically thought it was funny that the most harshest comments she received always happened in a McDonalds 🤷

[@StuartistStudio1964]

We Americans have examples of the intrusive r as well. For example, Hoosiers of my mom's generation, and indeed, even many of my generation, will often say "warsh" instead of "wash."

[@IcicleFerret]

I was just about to post that my Grandfather said "warsh." And he pronounced "orange" more like "ornj," with only one syllable.

[@Weremoogle]

@@IcicleFerret I don't say warsh, but orange I definitely tend to pronounce the fruit as ornj. Most people I've noticed do the same. Oddly enough, when talking about the color instead of the fruit, the color is more likely to get its due respect of a second syllable.

[@kgoblin5084]

@@IcicleFerret Yeah, same for me... it's a core memory in my family of my grandmother saying 'warsh the clothes'.

[@jimnaden5594]

Don't forget that "oral" is that slippery fluid that lubricates moving parts.

[@EebstertheGreat]

By the way, "rice pudding" and "bread pudding" are widely-recognized in the US, and they are not similar to Jell-O pudding. But without context, that is usually the kind of pudding we mean. Specifically, what we call "pudding" includes both what Brits call "custard" and what they call "blancmange." We don't draw that distinction, though thinner custards would not be considered "pudding" here (but still "custard"). Also, the frozen dessert is always "frozen custard," never "frozen pudding." Note that "Jell-O" without the word "pudding" refers to a non-dairy gelatin dessert they make which is fruit-flavored and very different in consistency from their pudding. "Jell-O" is seen as its own kind of dessert (a specific type of what Brits call "jelly"), whereas "pudding" is a dessert that many brands including Jell-O sell. And of course, our terms for "jelly" and "jam" differ as well, overlapping and remaining distinct in confusing ways. But that seems to be true of many dessert terms. Look at how confusing the term "sponge" can be to define in British cuisine. Or "pie." Or "cake" in either place. (Is a rice cake a cake?)

[@colinstu]

that extra 'r' thing I've heard come up when english folks say "idea" becomes "idear". Also regarding beer temps, traditionally there was not refrigeration for kegs at pubs, and the kegs were stored in cellars, so they were served at "cellar temperature" so more in the 40-60F range, which is definitely warmer than typical 30-40F range of refrigerated beer. I wouldn't call them warm or even lukewarm, but definitely "cool" compared to "cold".

[@413smr]

I'm American and I've listened to "A Day in the Life" multiple times and never noticed that "r". Also, as a small child my mother asked me if I'd eat Yorkshire Pudding. Assuming it was pudding as in the Bill Cosby Jello Chocolate ad, I said YES! Oops.

[@LindaC616]

I'd still eat one, sounds scummy. Popovers!

[@alicewilloughby4318]

You didn't like Yorkshire pudding when you tried it?

[@tbolt2948]

It's funny because a lot of Americans call Washington Warshington.

[@heneagedundas]

​@@tbolt2948 And let's not forget "one nation under guard".

[@Thatgirl1973]

I've always heard it, but never noticed it. Probably because plenty of Americans do the same. I don't understand why anyone would care either way.

[@nicholasharvey1232]

7:19 TIL that in Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall", at the end of the song when the teacher yells, "If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding", it basically means the same thing as when Weird Al Yankovic sings "You won't get no dessert 'til you clean off your plate" in "Eat It".

[@scottbilger9294]

The word was "eat"? I thought it was "beat".

[@RainbowFlowerCrow]

​@@scottbilger9294"Beat" was in Michael Jackson's version

[@kirbyculp3449]

For forty years I thought that Weird Al and Yakov Smirnoff were the same guy.

[@Aeronaut1975]

6:46 traditionally, a "pudding" is a dish that is cooked with steam. However, as you mentioned, there are a few exceptions, "Yorkshire Pudding", or "black pudding" are exceptions that immediately spring to mind...

[@jeffreyprice2982]

When you break into a Chicago accent, I nearly wet my pants. I was born and raised in a Chicago suburb. Your imitation is spot on!

[@uncletoby-]

You should hear my Chicago accent. You’d swear I was a native. But the nephew won’t give me any air time.

[@cynthiajohnston424]

@@uncletoby- 😂

[@misspat7555]

Ooo, Lawrence, could you explain the English schooling system to us ignorant Yanks, please? 😁

[@郑颍]

Think american education then improve it by a lot

[@danielh7104]

Pre-school, then seven years at primary school,five years at high school. GCSEs at 16, then two years at sixth form, A Levels for some at 18. Then university or some form of training.

[@ianz9916]

Well for a start, nobody gets a cap and gown for finishing high school.

[@lauralake7430]

Yes! The gcse? What does it mean? Firsts? Seconds? Comprehensives? Leaving certs?

[@claregale9011]

High schools in uk do not have this graduation ceremony , in effect everyone graduates regardless of grades which is how it should be ..less pressure.

[@ClockworkOuroborous]

Ah, I spotted the Yorkshire Gold. The Spiffing Brit talked it up so much I got some off of Amazon so I could drink it here in Portland, OR. On my 2nd box.

[@zoedeterding9147]

Here's my two-cents/pennies on the subject of "warm" beer - my husband is a self proclaimed expert on British beer, ale, lager, etc and we had a chat about this when he heard you talk about it. Some of the following you did touch on. Americans generally keep their beer in a refrigerator whereas we generally don't bother. Beer and many food items lose flavour if kept in the fridge - think of strawberries, chocolate, tomatoes, grapes - you can taste their flavour if kept at room temperature. Same for beer. This is not to say we like "warm" beer. We just don't generally refrigerate it. So, to Americans, it would seem warmer than refrigerated beer. As for lager, that's different and often is refrigerated. Casked ale in a British pub which is "pulled" at the bar will be slightly cooler than room temperature as it's stored in the cellar.

[@macdaddybender]

Quite right. Cask beer/ale is kept in the cellar of the pub. It varies but is typically about 10C. This temperature allows you to appreciate the flavour but it's far from warm. You'd want a cask to be drunk in a couple of days for maximum freshness. Keg beers are refrigerated and much colder, it's fine for lagers. This stuff will keep for ages, which is why pubs favour it

[@toddestep9466]

The stereotype I'm used to hearing in the US is that British beer is both warm and flat. I think that comes from the fact that casked ales, which are served warmer and with less carbonation than American beers, are quite common in the UK and extremely rare in the US. Most Americans who try a "real ale" at a British pub will have never experienced casked ale before and would probably see it as uniquely British.

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

Two UK pennies are worth two pence. A single coin worth two pence is pronounced tuppence.

[@JB-1138]

Cold beer tastes much better and fresher than room temperature beers.

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

​@@JB-1138Totally depends on the type of beer. Light 'blonde' beers like Pilsner and Lager types have to be served cold or they taste like piss water. But with dark ales aka stouts, or copper ales, you want serve them at temperature (which still isn't 'warm'), because otherwise you impair the flavour. It pretty much mirrors the difference in how white and red wines are served.

[@doriannewendymarsh5266]

You've probably had ten thousand answers to this question, but my grandfather told me that when he arrived in England, just after the end of WWII, there was barely any refrigeration available, so the beer could only be served warm. He said they didn't like it that way, it was just all they had, and somehow the GIs thought they wanted it that way... but most of the American GIs were basically kids, and my grandfather already HAD kids of his own when he was mobilized, so he maybe had a wider view.

[@NotThatOneThisOne]

Many pubs have their beer in a cellar, which is naturally cool, so they wouldn't have felt the need to chill the beer. It's never warm, but isn't chilled. It's entirely possible that pub cellars would have been used as shelters during the war, so maybe they moved the beer out to explain your story?

[@michaelfritts6249]

Yep!! Even on a cold day warm beer sucks. If refrigeration is available, this is particularly relevant. I was never serverd "warm" or even room temperature beer in Europe.. my exchange student's family kept beer in the cellar until it was moved to the cooler prior to serving. During and after WW2, refrigeration and electricity were priorty driven.. Beer was kept in a cellar long before either of those.. you drank what you got.. or not.. Water was rarely a "thing" unless bottled.. Europeans had trust issues due to history.. A German friend of mine was laughing when she said "oh... of couse we drink water.. we just strain it through grapes first!" Be Well!! 😃

[@B-A-L]

How did American cool their beer before fridges were invented?

[@suewolf3279]

TRUTH!!!

[@barlow2976]

@@B-A-L With ice. And don't ask how they made ice.

[@adrianperry8352]

Lager in Britain is served as cold as in the USA (and everywhere else - Europe, Australia, Asia), and is increasingly popular. The “warm” (actually cool) beer is called bitter - darker and more flavoured. I had a pint yesterday in the Rutland Arms in Sheffield, and it was nectar.

[@rodchallis8031]

Traveling on my own in.... Britenglanduk... some many decades ago, people would often ask me (based on how my accent sounded to them) what part of America I was from. I'd then tell them I was Canadian. After showing them my passport to prove it, those Britanincal people totally relaxed and smiled when they realized their awful, horrible error. So yes, in the days of my youth there was a measurable Anti-American default position many I met held.

[@coling3957]

a surprising number of ppl in UK have families in Canada, Australia and New Zealand the Dominions have been favourite places for migration for longest time.. but ppl can't tell difference between US and Canadian accents - not helped by number of Canadians in US movies and tv shows - some even made in Canada - playing Americans

[@rollingrocker666]

I always wondered why a lot of British people online have shamed Americans for things like colonialism, slavery and genocide when Britain was 1 of the god father nations of colonialism. I've always looked at it as a way of shifting the blame.

[@natdatil6830]

That's a classic example of "I learned it by watching you, dad!"

[@rosehipowl]

Because we've mostly stopped doing that and had laws in place far before America did (and they still do things similar to that). America went a lot harder than we did on things like slavery. We may have started it, but America made it their identity to the point that they had a full war over it. We had plenty more people who didn't like it than America and they eventually won out without a bloody battle. Likewise, despite having the largest empire, we have very little of it now and we don't have much power, even soft power, in those countries. Because that's been all taken up by (drumroll please!)... America! I'm not saying either country should have control or power over another, just that the colonialism isn't purely regarding Native Americans and there is also a wide dislike for this kind of colonialism as well in the UK. It's not "why aren't we in power anymore" and more "why is America trying to control everything". I don't think it's shifting the blame as we are having our own reckoning with colonialism that's still ongoing. I do think that there is a big misunderstanding, however, on the American side as to what British attitudes towards colonialism are/have been historically and what it was actually like here as we dismantled the empire (or had it dismantled for us, whichever way you'd like to put it). None of this is to justify what happened under British rule or the like; just that the opinion of the population was not always aligned with those in power, nor was it as widespread. As an example, my maternal family have lived in the same part of England for at least seven generations, but it's probably more because that's just as far as we can go back. During that time, they were all farmers working for the local Big House - think Downton Abbey, but they were out in the fields and not living inside said Big House. Pretty low ranking. They were all 100% British, no slaves working there. Not one. My ancestors were the "slaves" (not exactly because they did get a small wage). In America, the slaves would be working in the fields for the Big House. Slaves just weren't as common over here, they were elsewhere. So even though we were a part of the slave trade, it wasn't affecting us in the same way. In America, slaves were a part of everyday life even after you declared independence from us. The jobs that were done by working class people over here were done by slaves over there. We also had a lot of religious objection to the slave trade, and to genocide. There was secular objection, too, but most people assume that the religious people over here were happy to enslave the natives and kill them if they wouldn't convert. Certainly some were, and there wasn't a lot of opposition to colonising them, but there was to enslaving and killing them. This put a lot of pressure on the government and slave traders to be careful about the public's opinion on what they did. Not saying they didn't do bad things, but it certainly wasn't as publicly as elsewhere. Belgium's colonisation of the Congo certainly wouldn't have been seen as "becoming" in the UK. Nor was it particularly seen well in Belgium, either, to be honest. Cutting off hands and mass murder doesn't particularly go down well. Again, none of this is meant to minimise what the UK has done, only to provide context as to why British people tend to think that what happened in America was far worse. It was more distant to us, but also there was a more sizeable distate for it which won sooner than in America. America, on the other hand, created its identity around slavery, colonialism, and genocide, and still does to this day. We don't have native people in the UK - the Celts are not indigeneous in the same way that Native Americans are, as the UK has historically had lots of immigration and conquering over its history, and the Celts were just one group of them who have stayed - so the people mistreated here was mostly due to class or religion, and not always a Manifest Destiny attitude. We did have that, though, and I know that people can bring up Ireland in response to this, but I think that those are quite different scenarios with very different historical contexts: Ireland and Britain had been having lots of contact between them for as long as there were people on both islands, with Irish people moving to Britain and British people moving to Ireland. The first colonial start happened centuries before America was even found, with different historical contexts before and after. Basically, British people did not turn up on the shores of Ireland and say "this is ours, we'll kill you if you disagree"; there was already a lot of movement between them with shared ancestries and languages at points, and Ireland even having a sway in British monarchies. I'd say it's basically the opposite in America with Native Americans. Lastly, I'd say that there is a lot of just not-caring amongst British people about these things. Not always in an apathetic way, just that we generally care less about race now than Americans do. We normally think of things as to where you are from in the UK, or where you were from originally, not your ancestry. So most people don't really think about these things in the same way as an American.

[@kyle8952]

British people who have a go at the USA for this also have a go at the UK for this. If you tell a left wing Englishman his country is a shithole he'll agree with you. If you tell a left wing American his country is a shithole, he'll stop being left wing and start being patriotic.

[@alphanerd7221]

The US is the most anti colonial country in history. We are what ended it. We also never committed a geocide.

[@riggs20]

@@rosehipowlGod bless you, you’re obviously well-educated, but no one is going to read all that.

[@Paul_Halicki]

Warm beer: I was told when I visited England that some beers in the pub are refrigerated because they taste better that way, but some are fine at something just a bit cooler than room temperature and the tapped kegs are kept in a cellar with a tube coming up to the tap, which keeps it at a cool, but not cold, temperature.

[@charlesncharge6298]

I spent three days in London in 2008 with two of my buddies. I got the impression that people didn't like the US government, but not that they didn't like Americans in general. In fact, most of the people we met at the pubs got a kick out of us being from Texas, and asked a lot of questions about our beloved Lone Star State.

[@Euanker]

Tbf I think most people are kind to Americans faces but have something else to say behind your back, this goes for all European countries not just the UK

[@toemblem]

They didn't like a certain fake Texan named George W. Bush.

[@alainaaugust1932]

@@EuankerWhat I just said in a comment! Great synchronicity.

[@jasonlescalleet5611]

To be fair, Americans tend to not like the US government either. Or at least we love to complain about it.

[@coling3957]

London is no longer a British city. its largely Labourite leftist. visit the rest of the UK and you'll get better idea of BRITISH people.

[@terribongers2465]

I just got back from my second trip to the UK. And I love it. Almost everyone is very nice. I’ve made some great friends. Still won’t eat beans for breakfast 😂

[@jerwin2804]

The warm beer is from the cask beer that is sometimes served in pubs. They are either unrefridgerated or refrigerated to a much warmer temperature than we typically drink "cold" beer.

[@wjstix]

Americans drink German "Lager" beer, which must be brewed, fermented and stored at cool temperatures. Germans built underground cool storage vaults for aging, "lager" meaning a storage area in German. However British "beer" is really more of an Ale, which is warm fermented and doesn't need to be kept as cool/cold when being made and aged. American beer is often served close to the freezing point, whereas Brit beer is served somewhat warmer.

[@mbrady2329]

The correct serving temperature for a German 'lager' (i.e. Pilsner or Helles) is 7°, which reflects the temperature range at which primary fermentation occurred.

[@scottw.3258]

Americans don't drink German beer, they drink dishwater. You've never drank German beer if all you've had is American stuff. Also, it's extremely rare to find this 'ale' you speak of in the UK...well, perhaps it's more popular in England, but in Scotland our beers are served chilled.

[@mbrady2329]

@@scottw.3258I'm not American, I'm British. I've also travelled to Germany many times, so I've certainly had many varieties of the 'real stuff'! As for cask ale, it's very easy to find here in London. You Scots used to have heavy in practically every pub, but a friend in Edinburgh tells me that it's increasingly hard to find, as it isn't considered 'cool' enough (no pun intended). I've also brewed in the past, and I'm planning to take it up again in the autumn, so I'm familiar with the yeasts used for different styles and the temperature ranges within which they work.

[@scottw.3258]

@@mbrady2329 Interesting, but i didn't reply to you...

[@mbrady2329]

@@scottw.3258, you did, even if you didn't intend to.

[@OriginalCaliKitty]

I saw a video on YT that addressed the 'why do Brits dislike/hate Americans' question, and one woman said that we're annoying. I'm not sure what I or others have done to annoy her (especially me, since I haven't been to Britain in 40 years, which was probably before she was born) - but that was her reason. Somehow I don't think it's anything that we can fix, we're just an annoying people apparently. My British friends in Bristol don't seem to mind, though. We've been friends for almost 50 years.

[@e.gadd.1]

OMG that is such a vast generalization. Americans are well over 300 million and of course by definition that includes Canadians.... every walk of life and personality imaginable. That woman probably met 3 chance annoying people in a row and her mind is set for life lol.

[@cplcabs]

Well, I have to say, even in the noisiest cafe, you can tell if there is a yank in there.....they some how can talk over everyone and that can be annoying.

[@wlan246]

4:44 I thought it was because Lucas Electrics (inventor of the "dark bulb") makes your refrigerators?

[@bringbacknames]

I hadn't heard "dark bulb". That is excellent!

[@andrewatherton9367]

I watched both videos about the questions one country asks about the other country. While curiosity is a good thing, I find it disheartening that we can't just accept the idiosyncrasies of the other and maybe try to learn about cultures other than our own. The internet is a phenomenal tool. Use it to learn something. By the way, I watched the videos because I like your demeanor and delivery.

[@Bailark]

My wife and I just got back from the UK, and we were absolutely amazed with your country. What a wonderful place!

[@smudger671]

I have been to the US many times and I love your country.

[@chrislong3938]

I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago and we had black pudding all the time for breakfast! It is unbelievably good and tasty down there because those folks really know how to season food! I could never imagine what British black pudding might taste like but I suppose it's not too bland as I once imagined. I would give anything to have some good black pudding right now!!! I'll wager that a Trinidadian would do a real number on haggis and crank the flavor up a ton!

[@ChickSage]

The UK and the USA may talk a little smack about one another but we always seem to have each others back, when the pudding hits the fan :)

[@elementzero3379]

And there's the Isle of Man, whose citizens are British. The island is not part of the UK, and is nearly always left out of these discussions, maybe because few Americans know it exists.

[@bunionpain16]

I love the Isle of Man ❤

[@GeorgeP1066]

In fairness, most Britons usually forget the Isle of Man exists.

[@solace001]

In all fairness, most Americans forget that Samoans, Puerto Ricans, and Guamaninans are Americans.

[@stevevernon1978]

@@solace001 Not to forget that Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians and Chileans are ALL also Americans ! ( just not United-States-ians )

[@elementzero3379]

​@@AlexanderWinterborn-r6p I think you've mistaken me for a Brit. I'm an American with an interest in the world's many places.

[@ted356]

Love your videos. You helped us get through Covid…and we still watch…enjoying your wonderful sense of humor.

[@janerkenbrack3373]

When I was in Southhampton I was told that beer in England was served at room temperature. But not the room you're in, but the room in which the beer is kept in kegs - the cellar. The cellar would normally be chilly, in the 50s F. That is the proper temperature for beer.

[@Vegaswill714]

As an American who recently visited Brittan for the first time, I must say two things. 1) I never felt like the British people disliked me because I am American. Quite the opposite, in general they seemed fond of Americans. I would advise my fellow Americans to try to dial back your gregarious nature when in Britain, you can come across to them as impolite. 2) British beer was not warm, it was quite good. Having a pint in a pub on a cold, damp London evening is an experience you shouldn't miss.

[@ffotograffydd]

It’s spelt Britain… but other than that you get it so we’re cool.

[@Vegaswill714]

@@ffotograffydd Darn spell check..

[@ffotograffydd]

@@Vegaswill714 No worries! 🙂

[@visvivalaw]

But don't go out on the moors after midnight...

[@shirleyn546]

We can be a little reserved!😂

[@jimseviltwin1]

It’s the cast ale that is served at cellar temps usually around 58 F . That is “warm” to American palates, but the flavor of the beer comes out much better at this temperature. The European Pilsner and the like is usually chilled to around 40F, in the same pub.

[@johnanderson1245]

What do the Australians call the two of us?….oh yeah. “The mother and the eldest daughter”. It fits.🎉

[@hackman669]

The biggest question, which nation has the most rednecks Autralia or US? Next question, who is going to help the US when it gets into trouble? 😅

[@jeanping9739]

I've been to the UK three times (just got back) and everyone has been ridiculously nice and friendly every time.

[@awpqq]

you must have been to Scotland then! 👍

[@occamraiser]

Americans that own passports are generally the types of Americans who are more likeable.

[@WHJeffB]

@@occamraiser Sadly, I think you're right. My wife and I were over there in 2013. Had a great time, met some really nice, helpful and friendly folks. Had a blast in a small rural pub in Wales, with a bunch of locals while watching a football match. I asked a group of them "who are we rooting for" soon after walking in. So my wife and I joined in hooting, hollering and cheering their team on. By the end of the match, it was like we were all best friends. Good memories...

[@williamjones4716]

While reading British history and politics at Oxford I briefly explored the remnants of British royal prerogative, that is the lingering absolute powers of the sovereign, of which there are precious few, like clemency (commutations, reprieves and pardons). Somewhere in the basement is my tutorial essay for that week, however one example that is still retained in memory is that the sovereign can still compel the Lords to assemble for various events, one of which my tutor emphasized in serious jest was royal weddings.

[@AkienMacIain]

maths is correct in britian for the same reason we say "microsoft is going to do whatever", but brits say "microsoft are going to do whatever". The pluralization of collections.

[@leahtv7778]

That bothers me lol. Microsoft is one company so it should be referred to as a singular

[@tinapomfrey5412]

Lol, Russell Brand does it all the time. I find the British use of "sat" rather interesting. Past tense, present tense, future tense...its all "sat".

[@arjaygee]

I don't believe it is the same reason at all. "Microsoft" is a collective noun. Collective nouns have different rules for subject-verb agreement in British vs. American English. "Mathematics" is a mass noun. I am not aware that mass nouns have different rules in the two varieties of English. I think the problem here is that many Britons assert that "mathematics" is plural, when in fact, mass nouns are always singular in normal usage. Mathematics/physics/economics/obstetrics/politics IS my forte, not "are" my forte.

[@zak3744]

@@leahtv7778 Microsoft is a company, but a company is a group of people. If you say "Microsoft is among the world's highest-valued companies" then it might make sense to use "is" as you are thinking about a singular legal entity. But if you say "Microsoft are bringing out a new patch for Windows" then it makes much more sense to refer to them in that collective sense (using "are"), since legal entities have no agency, they don't "do" anything (including bringing out software patches), companies are just abstract ideas. The group of people working for that legal entity are the ones bringing out the software patch: Microsoft as a collective.

[@WolfMaestro5482]

British universities moved the s to make a five letter code without using mathe.

[@richardmiller9883]

"Intrusive arse" was right there.

[@McBigFisher]

As an American who went to Scotland years ago, I liked the less cold beer. You could taste the flavor at 7 AM when everyone started drinking.

[@ChicagoGP]

When Jeremy Clarkson made fun of the US during the height of Top Gear, as an American, I have to admit I laughed with it.

[@Himmiefan]

I really liked Jeremy Clarkson until he made violent, sexual remarks about Meghan Markle for no reason. But then again, he punched out a Top Gear crew member because the dinner he wanted wasn't available.

[@danielhenderson8316]

​​@@HimmiefanI would take you serious except you conveniently forgot he was paraphrasing Game of Thrones. Context matters.

[@coling3957]

@@Himmiefan what a guy! lol

[@cplcabs]

@@Himmiefan he wasn't wrong, she is a vicious heinous excuse for a human being.

[@stevenedwards8353]

We (Americans) aren't shortening the word mathematics down to "etics", we're shortening it down to "math". As such, the s in the longer format mathematics is understood, so is unnecessary to tack it onto the end to form "maths" for the shortcut. Hope that makes sense

[@WHJeffB]

Yeah, "maths" always cracks me up... It's just "math", which is assumed (at least by us Americans) to mean any and all mathematics.

[@annthomsen2114]

Such a great channel. Lawrence you’re always so non-judgmental and informative. ❤

[@JABurtin]

People forget that most of our experience interacting with people from the UK is online. People say things to each other online that they would never say in person. Not just out of fear of violence as many would claim, but also out of differing social expectations. You'd look like a complete jerk if you started calling somebody foul names in public or started ripping on their culture like a raging xenophobe.

[@lemming9984]

Well said!

[@dgillis99]

I agree. Ive seen so many nasy and insane comments coming from non americans about america. Half the stuff they say isnt even true. It almost seems as tho they actually do hate us and for no good reason either. Hate is such a strong word, and I would never say that about a country or its citizens especially if I never been there. Yea there could be some things you dont like about a country but to come out and say "i hate america and all americans" is crazy. Imagine if an american said that about any other country.

[@basilwhite]

As a kid I was close with a British family who lived across the street from my grandparents in Memphis. I'm aware that English food is the source of disparaging jokes, but every meal that Londoner family served was a Dickensian feast: roast beef, pies, poultry, shortbread, etc. Why don't a few of these talented cooks open a restaurant that serves the amazing English food that I remember eating as a kid?

[@MechanicaMenace]

The British themselves bought into the "terrible food" stereotype. I don't think it helped that rationing didn't end until the mid 1950s just as TV dinners were really taking off so you had quite a large portion of a couple of generations only really know home cooked food made by people who learned to cook from people who learned to cook during rationing then got caught up in the "frozen meals" fad. And then when people started moving away from that there was an influx of immigrants with exciting new (to most) foods and ingredients so they jumped on that stuff and British food was just seen as boring comfort food. Attitudes have changed, in the last 20 years British dishes started showing up on fancy menus and not just as "cheap grub," but when the Brits have only just started taking their food seriously again it's going to take a while for anyone else to give it a chance.

[@elliebellie7816]

It only seemed glamorous through your childish eyes! Haha.

[@EKL-qu7ih]

During WW2 The UK was starving. Food was poor. The Americans soldiers would report back how awful it was and that became the stereotype. It took a long time for standards to recover. British food is brilliant now - far less processed and wholesome.

[@sallyintucson]

Some do. There used to be a store/restaurant here in Tucson. If you wanted a spot at the five course X-Mas dinner, you had to make a reservation in July. Their Saturday breakfasts were to die for.

[@fredoconn]

I went on a tour of southern England and Wales a few years ago. My take on it is the food isn't bad but the combinations of food they put on a plate were weird. Someone told me they could order a pizza in England with mashed potatoes and green peas on it, yuck!

[@turdferguson12]

They add that R to lots of words in New England too. Learned that watching the New Yankee Workshop

[@jimnaden5594]

Norm Abrams built beautiful "drawerers" .

[@turdferguson12]

@@jimnaden5594 yep, and cut the wood using his sawr

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

We Americans and U.K. folks have our silly, minor differences - but at the end of the day or even the next unfortunate war, we've got each other's backs. We would die for each other and already have a few times... As an American when I think of Dunkirk, the Blitz, Churchill, and the utterly horrific Somme my heart skips a beat for our ally. I am inspired by the courage of the Brits under horrific odds - keep it up.

[@KurNorock]

I can't even count how many times a British person (or European) responds to something i say online by telling me how wrong i am and then following up with something like "but i guess i shouldn't have expected any better from a 'Murican." Then i respond, defending my position with facts and logic, to which they just call me an uneducated yank or tell me to eat another hamburger and leave.

[@jaengen]

It comes from some Brits innate feelings of inferiority.

[@scottw.3258]

I can't stop laughing...You defend your position with 'facts and logic'? You're American, Americans don't know what 'fact', or 'logic' are. You know what American fact and logic is, but those are very different beasts to actual fact and logic.

[@KurNorock]

@scottw.3258 well here's a fact for you. I used logic to predict your reply in my comment. You did exactly what i said you would do. You made a personal attack against me, calling me an uneducated/dumb American. Thank you for proving me right.

[@c.leighx]

Unfortunately if people all over Europe are saying this to you there's probably a reason..

[@scottw.3258]

@@KurNorock My friend, you didn't use any logic, i'm afraid to tell you. You didn't predict anything. I made no personal attack, i didn't call you anything. Not only do you not know what facts, or logic are, but you lack simple comprehension. Instead you devise your own interpretation of words placed before you. I think you've ably demonstrated the issue you have when communicating with people. As 'c.leighx' has stated, if people all over Europe are saying this to you, there's probably a reason. I would suggest there is definitely a reason, and you've shown it here today. I wish you well, i hope your dreams come true for you. However, i'm not communicating further, as i was always told not to argue with an idiot, as sooner or later, outsiders begin to wonder who the idiot is. So i leave you, while there is absolutely no doubt who that idiot is. Take care, and all the very best to you.

[@jbratt]

I’m born and raised in South Texas. I’m starting to say “maths” and incorporating phrases like “fair play” and “that’s a different kettle of fish”. It comes from watching the Tour de France, F1 races and the global cycling network (GCN).

[@tfogelson3139]

The correct answer for why Brits drink warm beer is because Lucas also makes refrigerators.

[@colinvannurden3090]

Hahaha, good one! Most people won't get it...

[@kirbyculp3449]

Bon mot!

[@woodhippy]

Warm beer might taste bad but hey a buzz is a buzz

[@drcovell]

During WWII Frigidaire made NAVY fighters. You could land THAT particular fridge on a carrier deck at 100 mph and not spill the milk!

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

American beer is in fact lager which is brewed differently from British ale. It is best drunk chilled. British beer is best drunk at cellar temperature i.e. cool, neither cold nor warm. It releases its flavour at that temperature. You could also ask why does commercial American beer such as Coors have almost no flavour. Because it is commercial beer, where profit is maximised, and the price kept low. It does refresh on a hot day, and the US does tend to be hotter than the UK. That said, modern craft US beer is excellent.

[@kgoblin5084]

"You could also ask why does commercial American beer such as Coors have almost no flavour. Because it is commercial beer, where profit is maximised, and the price kept low." Well, commercialization + industrialization of the food industry is obviously a contributing factor, but the REAL reason that iconic brews like Coors, Miller, & Budweiser taste like shit & are served chilled dates from prohibition... restrictions on alcohol content in beer meant nobody could bring strong tasting beers to market, & to compensate for that handicap the American beer industry began to chill their product to the point it was ice cold as an alternate selling point.

[@StillAliveAndKicking_]

@@kgoblin5084 So explain why commercial European beer has no flavour. They are made to fill supermarket shelves and attract people who want a cheap drink for after their football game, for their barbecue etc. Hops cost money. Incidentally historically British real ales were noticeably lower in alcohol than US beers, but had more flavour.

[@1972Ray]

There is no "American beer". There are countless breweries.

[@mcFreaki]

the warm beer thing comes from cask ales, you know, the ones that come out of the big pumps rather than the little taps? they're kept at cellar temperature, rather than being refridgerated, so they're usually colder than the pub and colder than outside in the summer (but warmer than outside in the winter), but warmer than an american would be used to. that's where that stereotype comes from. and some of us like cask ales, though i usually get them because they're often cheaper than kegged lagers.

[@chrisdufresne9359]

They ALL get along? Seems legit.

[@coling3957]

MOST . places like the Armed Forces are a great melting pot. apart from the "nationalists" in the regions , most people get along pretty well together in reality. we are not the Balkans

[@nicktankard1244]

British cask beer is served at cellar temp(~13C), which is not warm and is pretty cool and refreshing. But it is much warmer than usual beer in the US, served ice cold at around 5C. Hence the stereotype. But 13C is still plenty cold, and you can actually taste the beer when it's not freezing cold.

[@micahphilson]

Alot of old european beer types are made to be chilled, but warmer than a refrigerator. In the olden days, they would ferment them in a cool cave, but that's as cold as it got in summer. So when they brought them out to be drank, they would be slightly cooler than the late summer air, but not near freezing. They optimized those beers to taste best at those temperatures. In modern days, however, we have much colder storage means. This means we're accustomed to refrigerated beer, which may not be how those beers were intended to be served. Some areas still serve them as they originally were; warmer, but more as those beers were intended to be tasted. But to someone who's only had beers out of the fridge, those seem very warm.

[@Jesusthespaceviking]

9:28 Not all Brits dislike Americans. One agreed to marry me, after all. 😁

[@waitwhat1029]

Yeah, Grampa Phil went to war in England and came home with Granny so I reckon Brits are alright too. XD

[@stevepalmberg5905]

96%. Just make it 100% why not🤣

[@garyb6219]

96% off means anyone paying full price is getting massively ripped off. The sales team did not think this through.

[@macgrad1]

My great grandfather came to Canada as an adult and brought many customs with him, which he passed on to his children. My grandfather always kept his case of beer at room temperature, even in the summer, in a house that wasn’t air conditioned. My husband is originally from the Netherlands and I remember his grandparents serving room temperature beer when we visited them. They had a tiny kitchen and very small refrigerator, like most British and Dutch families did in the 1960s.

[@chiefk503]

Why do you not use the word the? He went to hospital. He went to the hospital. It drives me crazy 🤪

[@jamieba3971]

Americans say “went to church” and “went to school”, which is similar. But we don’t say ”went to hospital” sounds weird.

[@ianz9916]

Maybe it's because time is of the essence when going to the hospital. That extra split second could cost a life.

[@leev4206]

I wonder if it has to do with the first letter/sound of the location? To the opera To the hospital To the arena To school To church As for “to the store” when that is a consonant, I think it is because “to store” is a verb (i.e. “store” is both a noun and a verb.

[@jonok42]

​​@@jamieba3971when you say you are going to church or to school it is more like a specific action. I'm going to the pool. I'm going to swim. If you weren't going to church service. You would say hey, I'm going to the church. So, we don't go to hospital as a specific action. I'm going to the hospital. I'm having an operation.

[@coling3957]

Americans say "the hospital" .. Brits do too sometimes but it shouldn't be necessary. unless you went to several and wanted to speak about one in particular...

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Love the intrusive cat! We Americans love the British and consider Britain our best friend in the world.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Canada scowls at you.

[@gimmeaford9454]

@@Lordoftheapes79we don’t care about Canada.

[@swhalum]

You’re not America’s spokesperson. Speak for yourself.

[@youtubecensors5419]

Nobody cares about Canada.

[@sonozaki0000]

@@gimmeaford9454 Speak for yourself! That's our fraternal twin sis right there, we sometimes resent each other (as all sisters do) but we can't live without each other

[@hakarthemage]

The beer temperature thing comes from real ales which having active fermentation in them are kept warmer and have smaller bubbles than lagers.

[@TheSleightDoctor]

Englishman here. One of the things I dislike about my fellow countrymen is how pedantic they can be about language, and how arrogantly insistent they can be that British English is the only English, and 320 million Americans must be wrong. Not so. Many of the inflections and grammatical constructions still present in American English are actually preserved from British English as it was spoken at the time we colonized North America! In any case, all languages change over time. Plus how can a bastardized hodgepodge of French, German, Latin and Greek be Platonically, eternally correct?! Any linguist will tell you their subject is always descriptive, never prescriptive. There are rules, but they're loose and inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, and constantly evolving. When our grandparents were young, starting a sentence with "And...", using double negatives, or ending a sentence with a preposition, were considered cardinal sins! In only a couple of generations, all have now become common usage in British English, considered permissible in certain contexts even by the BBC Style Guide. So why squabble over language? Better to be fascinated by the different ways it is used. 🤷‍♂️

[@pathopewell1814]

Are you a linguist?

[@TheSleightDoctor]

@@pathopewell1814 Nah, I've just followed a few online over the years, and am interested in the evolution of English, in particular. 😏

[@heneagedundas]

Agreed on how some American usage still dates from the 17th century. Although I have been assured by an American that the differences are because they are get up and go innovative types who changed the words, which I guess just fed into another stereotype.

[@skasteve6528]

Whilst it is true that often, meanings & spellings have changed in Britain, but remained unchanged in the US. Some differences such as the dropping of U in words like colour, occurred because Noah Webster, the compiler of Webster's Dictionary changed them. He wanted the language to become easier to teach, and become a more American language.

[@frogandspanner]

English *is* what is spoken in England, just as French is spoken in France, and Spanish in Spain. The languages in the US require "Merkin" before the language name. Were Merkins to do that, and not refer to "British English" rather than "English", and not try to take over UK financially and culturally, I'd have no complaint. Well that's untrue: I'd still object to them calling a missile a missal - it looks nothing like a book of the Mass; and heavy emphasis hurled towards the end of a word; and emphasising French loan words at all.

[@TheSouthIsHot]

When I was in the USAF stationed in Germany in the early 90s, I was offered a ride on a tour bus, full of middle-aged Brits, to get to a certain place in the city. (I don't remember which German city I was exploring that weekend.) They were all smiles and friendly banter until one of the ladies asked if I was a student. I informed her with the same friendly tone that I was in the Air Force stationed in Germany. All of the smiles dropped off their faces, they turned forward in their seats, and didn't speak another word to me, nor look at me. TOTAL SHUNNING. When their bus got to the place where I was dropped off, I walked to the front of the bus and departed in total silence. I've never felt so self-conscious and get-me-out-of-this-place in my LIFE!

[@davidg3944]

That's so disappointing to hear, I hope that didn't ruin the rest of your visit to London. I spent a week there after a work trip to Cologne (mid 90's, space science related), and enjoyed my time in London immensely. Would love to go back, didn't get to all the museums I'd hoped to tour...

[@TheSouthIsHot]

@@davidg3944 Thank you. We were in Germany. They were a group of middle-aged Brits touring Germany. Even today, more than 30 years later, I'm still baffled by it. Maybe they were pacifists! PS: However, they being pacifists doesn't make any sense. If not for the Allied forces, England today would likely be ruled under German communism. There were still a lot of people alive in the early 90s in England who lived through WW2. My elderly German landlady was very kind but not that British group on the tour bus. I wish someone would explain it!

[@carolineg3079]

Possibly anti Gulf War sentiment ? Sorry this happened to you

[@sonozaki0000]

Since it was the early '90s, I'd wager it was specifically negative reception to American military activity in Iraq, rather than general pacifism. Especially because you were in the Air Force, what with all the aerial bombing tactics being used. The RAF also took part, so I'm sure British civilians were listening (and scrutinizing) far more closely than other nations.

[@Iloveyouallalittle]

@@TheSouthIsHot you need to learn some real history, also you were probably just an asshole

[@donnaroberts281]

I think the “warm beer” thing comes from cask ale, which isn’t as cold as other beer. It also usually tastes better since cold numbs the tastebuds.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Actually the monarch does have power, the Queen refused to sign the 7th Lisbon Treaty as it would have meant the disolusion of the monarchy, British government and our freedom. The treaty was thrown back to the House of Commons where it was thrown out - and quite rightly so!

[@stephengray1344]

The only part of that which is true is that the monarch does have power. It's just that if he/she ever actually uses it outside of dire emergency situations then Parliament is likely to abolish the monarchy or depose the monarch. The Lisbon Treaty simply changed aspects of how the European Union worked, but did not take any power away from national governments which had not already been given to the EU. It certainly wouldn't have abolished any of the national governments or monarchies of EU countries. And the Queen did give Royal Assent to the act which added it into UK law.

[@coling3957]

The country is a constitutional monarchy. the monarch is the head of state, commander-in-chief and defender of the faith ,as well as head of the Commonwealth. they don't just dress up and wave.

[@robertfitzjohn4755]

@@stephengray1344 The phrase used is "Le Roy / La Reyne s'avisera" (The King/Queen will consider the matter). Not a straight "no", but "I'll think about it" - which means the same thing in practice! According to Wikipedia, the royal veto hasn't been used since 1708, by Queen Anne. As you say - if the Monarch actually tried to thwart Parliament, we'd probably end up becoming a Republic, though hopefully without any beheadings!

[@redrick8900]

@@coling3957 The UK isn't technically a constitutional monarchy as it has no constitution.

[@virginiarobbins7539]

They have much more power then they let on even.

[@terrydamron4770]

Love Lawrence... Love Britain..

[@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy]

3:32 that enunciated "R" did not go unnoticed.

[@zerstorer335]

I figure that a part of the answer to the final question is that the folks on the east side of the Pond feel like they’ve got the role of the parent / successful older sibling who sets the bar and carefully set the example they expect others to follow and Americans (especially those in the US) are the younger siblings who irritate them when we look across the pond and say “No, we’re not doing that”.

[@oxigenarian9763]

"...hate on Americans..." One day, in a conversation with a fellow in the Isle of Man, the topic of the American Revolution came up and our Founding Fathers. He made an interesting comment: "The Founding Fathers were just gangsters who didn't want to pay their taxes." Is there still some lingering animosity over something that happened 240 years ago? Also, please explain why the Brits say "Lef"-tenant instead of "Lieu"-tenant... thanks!

[@Iloveyouallalittle]

They were religious lunatics and nobody wanted them here, actually that was the pilgrims

[@scottw.3258]

Brits don't care about the American Revolution. We're too concerned arguing over our own wars - Wars of Independence, Jacobite Uprisings, War of Three Kingdoms, even the Napoleonic Wars. What happened in the USA back then is of no concern.

[@oxigenarian9763]

@@scottw.3258 I figured that it was either something left over from his earlier days or just plain banter which is fine, too. Thanks for the comment...

[@redrick8900]

The entire British subconscious is riddled with resentment over their empire falling apart.

[@chrishewitt8538]

@@redrick8900 Yes and many of us Brits can point to how the US did very well for their national interest out of WWI & WWII and forced Britain to decolonise at speed and more importantly open up British Imperial markets to American companies - (in fact, ironically, I've just marked several exams by American High School students arguing exactly this!) and replaced us as the World power after WWII (despite having colonies (oh sorry, my bad - 'territories') in: Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Puerto Rico, Guam, The Philippines and Panama at the time and some to the present day). I like Americans, but let's not pretend they don't put their national interest first - as it should be with any country. Any government who tells you they prioritize (except possibly WEF Western ones) the world over their own country's self interest - then I have a bag of beans to sell you! Also, there is an argument that 'middle class economic self interest' had more to do with the American Revolution than abstract notions of 'liberty' (it certainly wasn't liberty for the slaves - who interestingly if in typical mercenary fashion - the British offered and gave freedom to if they fought on their side). I think one thing that does sometimes get up Brit's noses (and i'll admit we are certainly no paragons either) is the whole - the US is 'the city on the hill' stuff - I guess it goes back to the Pilgrim Fathers and and notions of Christian perfection building the New Jerusalem in the wilderness untainted by the Old World - but to hear some Americans talk about George III, you'd think he ruled Britain as an absolute monarch and there'd been no English Civil War, No cutting of Charles I's head off, no Glorious Revolution and Bill of Rights! Also, there were many more Loyalists who were forced out of their homes after Revolutionary War than Americans like to acknowledge - they certainly weren't a tiny minority. Also, in the modern era, many Americans gave money to and supported the IRA when it was slaughtering both British soldiers and civilian (I almost lost a family member to one of their bombs in Manchester) and they were quite happy to throw us under the bus during the Falklands War - despite the main American mantra for decolonization being 'self-determination' - when 98% of Falkland Islanders have consistently voted to remain part of the UK. So yes I love my American friends, but I pay them the respect of not taking them for fools and acknowledging that they will (mostly) always put their country first - as it should be.

[@Inspiration_Date]

Regarding warm beer: I'm a beer connoisseur myself and there is a noticeable difference in flavor regarding the temperature. Chill a beer in a refrigerator for several hours and pour into a chilled glass. The flavor will change as the beer and glass become warmer.