7 Ways to Offend BRITISH PEOPLE | 7 Tips for Foreigners

[@psygertygerart8754]

its not that we say sorry a lot. its that sorry doesn't just mean sorry here. it can also mean pardon, excuse me, what was that?, what did you say?, can i get past?, ... ect xxx

[@psygertygerart8754]

@fluorine uranium carbon potassium uranium lol. i know. i am british x lol

[@silkaverage]

I love sarcasm, all Brits are born with a +2 bonus to any sarcasm/dry humour related speech checks and a +10% exp bonus for any use of sarcasm, +25% exp if used on family members.

[@kieranrobertson8078]

Why do I watch these? I’m british. I love them though idk why

[@YvettesVibes]

As long as you're having fun! haha

[@bethanyashby3414]

Me too. I wanna know what we do that’s weird 😂

[@brendanwithey1549]

Same here 😂

[@lucyproctor6044]

I never realised that we british people were seen as so weird

[@potterpotty01]

i know right!

[@jfreeman5819]

When making tea if you put the milk in first the Queen is legally allowed to rescind your citizenship.

[@kolacka57]

What a weird rule

[@dave_h_8742]

As most of us know it used to be becouse the heat transferred to the delicate bone China cups made them break but now we have Sports Direct mugs so can do as you do and add the milk for strength, Hobknob or stronger rather than malted milk for me.

[@richraah9590]

as a brit, I hate queing with a passion but id never dream about pushing in as its very rude

[@AutomaticDuck300]

No British person likes to queue, we're just too polite to complain about it.

[@dave_h_8742]

I'm big and northern enough to tell them to get to the back or else !

[@abigailhulme9665]

You only put milk in first if the tea is coming from a tea pot

[@lester1773]

Abi Hulme milk in first with tea bag

[@lulugregory3246]

I use teabags and I still put the milk in first!

[@portlyoldman]

lulu Gregory - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggg, my grandmother just exhumed herself and told me to comment this. Milk first with a teapot, optional. Milk last with teabag. Are you a heathen!!!!! 🤣

[@misscozygamer6555]

I put milk in first while kettle boils lol x

[@cheff119]

Make tea with leaves in a pot, not bags, to be absolutely right. Milk in cup first then pour tea out of pot.

[@gustymoss]

In my household, if you're making a tea for yourself you have to ask everyone else in the house if they want one too. It's just good manners

[@Daniel-cp4bd]

😂😂

[@flupflup932]

Agreed

[@diefer9999]

"Who's round is it next?" is a totally passive aggressive way of saying "we know its your round, but you don't appear to be putting your hand in your pocket, so hurry up" and everyone knows exactly what it means and takes the hint.

[@MeFreeBee]

Most people make tea the way their mum taught them. Making it any other way is like criticising their mum 😱

[@RickP2012]

"You look well" is also used to say "You're no longer as fat as you were last time I saw you".

[@iceydiamond9992]

Hang on what?! Someone said beans on toast wasn't nice? What planet are they from!!!

[@abigailhulme9665]

Apparently like 97% of baked beans are consumed in the UK 🤷‍♀️

[@markoneill8188]

especially cold fucking love em .

[@markoneill8188]

@Hoyt Volker llf dont knock till ya try..forgot cold bigga peas to rinsed.great

[@bfcclarets4694]

When your only income is student finance you have no choice

[@iceydiamond9992]

@@bfcclarets4694 most students I know eat better than me and my son for absolute sure lol

[@simonjohnston3100]

You ain't wrong about how much we say sorry. I once tried to explain to a German girl on holiday that Brits will say sorry even if they're stood stock still and someone else walks into them. She didn't believe me in the least....

[@HootMaRoot]

If someone cuts a queue in Scotland there will always be an old lady that will shout and tell you off for doing that, and if the old lady isn't there there will always be a few ppl telling you where to go

[@WolfGratz]

Or indeed on Bromley High Street. Actually that person will likely be me.

[@duckwhistle]

Ah yes "Are you blind, pal? Start of the queue is back there" is a phase I've heard drifting over the crowd, in many a theme park.

[@Craz38]

Old ladies lose the passive aggressive attitude and just tell you very loudly your rude, theres a queue and to get to the back and if you don't move then the shopping bag becomes a weapon to enforce that you move. That was what my Grandma was like anyway, lol.

[@Sukerkin]

Aye! Old ladies are the enforcers in queues :nods:. And they are *armed* - canes and trolly-shoppers are their weapons of choice but Nanna’s Pokey Finger is a martial art to be feared :eek:.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Speaking as an old lady, I agree wholeheartedly. NO ONE jumps a queue on my watch. Or puts the milk in first, for that matter.

[@doctordeefer]

If someone puts milk in first when making tea, you are legally obliged to hang them from the nearest lamp post as a warning to others.

[@Bobthecoolbean]

It's really interesting to watch this as a britt and see what an outsiders view in what we act like

[@johnwescott1500]

I was on holiday in the US and they served me tea with the bag still in the cup. Never going back!!

[@adelia988]

John Wescott that’s disgusting when you are drinking and the tea bag floats up like a dead rat.

[@nick260682]

John Wescott Oh the absolute fucking animals.

[@mehitabel6564]

@@adelia988 HAHAHAA you just made me spit my tea out!

[@happyguy2k]

😭😭Some ppl do that in the UK,, but they mainly born elsewhere and prefer it that way. but if you've tried rooibos tea it's nicer with the tea bag in

[@nick260682]

Happy Guy Rooibos tea is nowhere near the same you halfwit.

[@wuxing100]

maybe down south they tut but up north you would get told to get to the f'in back of the que.

[@richard9444]

😅🤣

[@johnkersh9410]

That is so true

[@annienewton3999]

I’m a southern softie but I would say something. Then when they say they didn’t know, right mate cause you didn’t!!! 🤬

[@richardbryant3169]

@Norena Burnell so only northern people are genuine?

[@Holywell88]

Putting the milk in first is a sign of being lower class. In the past poor people had quite cheap, poorly made cups. These could crack if tea is poured in before the milk. The milk going in first protected the cup. Rich people had bone china cups which could withstand hot tea going in first. So putting tea in first is a sign of being higher class

[@bowlerwildcatGaming1991]

The last person who cut to the front of a line i was in got draged to the back

[@Ilmarinen7]

Tube: stand on the right on the escalator. Mention as worried could cause problems for tourists who try standing on the left. Hope you're having fun in London.

[@WolfGratz]

Yep - that had me tutting at the screen!

[@winklepicking3202]

Definitely a city thing, avoiding eye contact, not wanting to engage in conversation, this I’d say is more common in London.... I’d avoid Wales Scotland and Northern England... we all like a good natter.

[@jeperstone]

Saying "sorry" if you bump into someone on the street means 'Don't worry, it's not a problem'. Not saying "sorry" is taken as meaning 'You and I have a problem'. It's a way of defusing what would otherwise become a confrontation

[@NerdburgChannel]

Always stand on the right on the escalator, left is for walking :)

[@BritishFreedom]

When they put the milk in first in your tea, the proper response would have been to smash their face in. Don't worry, if they sued, the Judge would have took your reasons for smashing their face in as a just and reasonable response for such a disgusting act.

[@richardsinger01]

What? You can happily put the milk in first if you have brewed a pot. Teabag in mug - milk after, no question.

[@adventussaxonum448]

Milk first for proper tea from a pot. Obviously, if you're using a bag in a mug, then bag and water first. Similarly, if you're eating from a trough, you don't need to use a knife and fork properly.

[@keithcornish5073]

Not a lot of foreigners know that and it explains why our A&E's are so full

[@yamanmustafa7574]

You're legally allowed to bust the mug over their head. "Your honour, he put cold milk on the teabag" is a completely valid excuse and the person who actually made a hash out of the tea is sentenced to the stocks, and their "mug shot" posted everywhere. This is where "mug shot" comes from.

[@user-nf5hq1gy3w]

I’m from the uk but when I visit London I was so confused and my mum said on the tube don’t acknowledge anybody except to say sorry

[@virgiltracey9130]

Beans on toast is the perfect meal. You can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner; and it’s nutritious. What’s not to like?

[@geoffpoole483]

Easy to jazz it up a bit with a hint of curry powder and suchlike.

[@ameliareid1030]

Don't forget the cheese

[@nick260682]

I eat virtually everything, but baked beans are just shit. Just low quality beans in a low rent, cheap nasty “tomato” sauce.

[@jamesdickson6775]

"you look well" only gets said to somebody you know, that either needed to lose or put on weight. It works both ways, and if someone makes you a terrible brew, 8 out of 10 times it's so you won't ask for another!

[@dawn5227]

Cutting in a que is just rude, but liking it? Nope no way no one likes to stand in a que we are just raised to be fair and considerate. At least most of us were.

[@markw-s5734]

Dawn I’m an American and we also respect the queue. I experienced a funny annoying thing while visiting South India. I was very close to the front of the line/queue at a post. All of sudden I was in the back of the “line” and I have no idea how that happened without me even noticing. It’s like the people just materialized out of thin air.

[@dawn5227]

@@markw-s5734 sorry but I cant help but laugh.. I'm picturing star trek now with lots of "beam me down scottie" 🤣

[@richt71]

As someone born and raised in York, it's very normal to make small talk with everyone on public transport but as you said it's the opposite on London transport. People think you're weird if you talk to strangers....unless it's in the early hours on a night bus with lots of merry people then anything goes!!

[@andyblake8682]

Early tea cups were prone to cracking when hot liquid was poured in. That's why the tea pot was warmed with a little hot water before adding the full amount. The material for cups and pots has developed and no longer crack due to thermal shock but for the pre-teabag generation the habit often remains and is passed down through the family. We tend to still warm the pot when using loose tea.

[@andyblake8682]

I'm a Numpty as I've just read the other comments and realise someone else has said this. However, the British use of repetition is an endearing trait.

[@potterpotty01]

this is brilliant! we've got an aussie telling people how to make tea and eating beans on toast, won't do small talk and says sorry all the time! you can now apply for your british passport!

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

Tea: if pouring from the pot, you can put the milk in first, but it means it'll be much harder to add any sugar. If making a mug of tea with no pot, then I would always put the water in first.

[@stephenpitt6363]

Beans on toast has two reasons, its cheap for students, its quick and easy for hungry kids

[@speleokeir]

And don't forget spaghetti hoops on toast for an exciting variation. Beans on toast became popular in the war and fifties when there was rationing. It's cheap, filling, quick and easy to make and at the time people figured it was reasonably nutritious (it's got beans, bread and tomato in). Kids like it because it's fairly sweet. Students like it for similar reasons, plus for a lot of people it brings back nostalgic memories of their childhood. To any non Brits don't knock it until you've tried it. Lightly toast the bread, add plenty of butter/spread, warm the beans while the bread is toasting. Simple. DON'T forget the butter the most common mistake of foreigners. And eat it with a knife and fork. Only uncivilised philistines use their hands. If you want to spice it up try adding a dash of tangy Worstcester sauce, or some grated cheese.

[@EmilyRosinaCarey]

Beans and sausages on toast!!! 🤤

[@speleokeir]

@@EmilyRosinaCarey Good call.

[@welshpete12]

Re politeness . As the writer George Bernard Shaw said , " Politeness ; it's like an air cushion . There's nothing in it, but it just makes life easier ". :-)

[@voicetechman]

From a Brit: tea should always be made in a teapot, never directly in the cup. If you only want a single cup then get a small teapot. Trust me when I say that tea from a teapot is much better than made in the mug. Then when pouring, you should add the milk to the cup/mug first before pouring the tea. This way you don't scold the milk but gently heat it as the hot tea is added

[@daveyorkvh]

Beans on toast is amazing and it can be eaten for any meal during the day. You can also try cheesy beans on toast too. Just grate some cheese into it and let it melt. Its so divine :) Spaghetti hoops on toast is nice too

[@mommabearperkins8414]

Oooooo yes this. add an egg on top of the cheesy beans changes the game completely

[@sophieirwin3497]

Also beans on toast is the ultimate comfort and/or lazy tea (or dinner or whatever you call your evening meal). It's quick, tasty and covers most of your food groups

[@shermina7er458]

Sod that I'm English and If someone makes me a crap brew they get told 😂😂😂😂

[@garyjohnson9459]

I make a crap brew I know this. It’s all about the timing you leave the bag in the water and how much squeeze. I fuck it up. When I offer a brew my friends “yeah, put water on the bag and leave me to finish it off “. yay

[@shermina7er458]

@@The.Badger. 😂😂😂

[@firstlast7052]

Rounds! There is an interesting verbal dance that takes place when someone wants to leave. A person buying the next round will say "my round! Same again?" While the glasses still have a small amount of beer in them. The person who wants to leave will say "No thanks I'm off", the round buyer will say "are you sure" and the leaver will say "Just one more, then I must be off". This exchange is really saying "if you buy the next round I won't reciprocate", and the other is saying "I don't mind I like your company" and/or "I owe you one". If the person leaving is German they will probably be offended if you ask "are you sure?" Because they will take it that you think they do not know their own mind, ie the exchange is cultural, but is an important part of buying and drinking rounds in British society.

[@twig5543]

Milk first means the tea doesn't brew properly if you're using a teabag. The leaves need the heat but the milk cools it. That's why it's ok to put milk in first if you use a pot, since the leaves are subjected to the boiling water before the tea reaches the cup.

[@sneekylinux]

Yvette, here is the tea thing for you, the reason some peeps put milk in first goes back to when everybody had bone china tea services, they put the milk in first to stop the cups cracking/breaking but now we all use modern stuff and have no need for that, but if you go for afternoon tea milk would be first...nuff said

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Generally, it shows good breeding to put the milk in last, not first, though back in the day the only reason that milk was put in first was because the cups were very delicate and might crack. But now, milk last, not first.

[@JulianEcho]

Using a tea bag in a mug, water before milk. Using a tea pot, people are either mifs and tifs - milk in first or tea in first. Yes, they actually have names and both are ok. Its a way to identify people like being left or right handed.

[@user-ox6yt3wr8n]

The not liking people pushing in is so true. Once I was in tesco and this whole fight broke out becuase someone pushed in the other person said something they shoved to get to shoved back then fists went flying

[@richt71]

Yvette - interesting video. However it's stand on the right on London escalators and walk up/down on the left. :)

[@scoops2007]

Absolutely - you can stand on the left if you want but you will find you won't be standing there long! Please stand on the right! This goes for transport hubs in general such as the large train stations outside London.

[@maryrose4712]

@Chris Travers: We stand on the right in NYC too, it keeps the flow of people moving.

[@maryrose4712]

@Chris Travers : We stand on the right in NYC too, keeps the flow of people moving.

[@charliet4678]

They put milk in before water because it comes from the early days of drinking tea. Cups we’re made of bone china which would crack if you put boiling water in first, so that’s why they put the milk in first

[@markw-s5734]

There is an American version of beans on toast. It’s a Boston/New England thing. But it’s baked beans (with maple syrup or molasses and sometimes bacon) on toasted brown bread with butter. It’s so good.

[@keithmorfett671]

We don’t have sidewalks in the UK, we have pavements. You’re pretty spot on with everything else though.

[@speleokeir]

I'd just add a couple of things to this. - Trains/the underground/ public transport: Nobody wants to speak on the morning/evening commute because they're tired/stressed out/on their way to a job they hate/worried you're some weirdo or about to try and pickpocket them, etc. Everyone's in their own little bubble and wants to be left alone. Plus people in London and other big cities tend to be more wary of strangers and their intentions. Generally speaking people are more friendly the further north you go in the UK. However if you're on a long journey, e.g. going away for the weekend/on holiday people tend to be happier and excited and generally in a better mood, plus may want to pass the time so may be happy to chat. If not they'll make their replies brief and turn back to their phone/book, in which case take the hint and leave them be. - Queues. If you've been waiting for ten minutes and some arsehole pushes in front of you you're going to be pissed off. Wait your turn. Plus pushing in front of a frail old lady or small child/disbled person is incredibly disrespectful. Why would any decent person even consider such a thing? - Tea. Milk first or last. This is much like scones(pronounced like gone and NOT cone) and whether you put the cream on first or jam. Or whether you like Marmite. These matters are grounds for civil war, arguably even more divisive than Brexit. Well possibly.

[@ccw5886]

You are a true Brit. you understand and have nailed the culture and morays of Brits. Excellent :)

[@shabanahfazal6512]

I totally agree, and note the correct spelling is mores (though pronounced ‘morays’ : dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mores

[@markplane5994]

I always put the milk in before the water when using a Teabag. Each to their own, but I would rather have it, slightly cooler, than the tea too strong then messing around with the milk later to get it how I like it and possibly overflowing the cup. You are right about queues. If it was an Olympic sport, we would win every time, it is something we are truly expert at, as well as saying "sorry" Gold in both events.

[@virtualatheist]

Teabag in the cup, then add the milk last. Tea from a pot, add the milk first.

[@neowolfsden]

When you put the milk in tea, typically milk goes in after the water and the tea at the end and mashed to the desired colour. However, it also depends on when the tea is being drunk. Traditionally tea was made in a pot and milk was only applied to the cup it was served in not the pot it was held in. This allows the tea to remain hotter longer. However, with the advent of the modern tea bag and the fact you can make it in the cup ready to drink when the milk is applied is now largely irrelevant. ;) As for some other things, let's see. 1. Respect your elder, so always indulge them with chat if they want it, ask them if they want help if it looks like they're struggling. Always give up your seat on public transport for them (same goes for pregnant mothers or mothers with children on that one) 2. It is considered polite to hold the door for people when entering or exiting somewhere not allowing it to swing shut in their faces (though some modern feminists take offence to the gesture..go figure). 3. Don't point or stare, considered SUPER rude to do either of those and both are considered very confrontational. 4. Always allow a person to finish speaking before you interject a response or comment, not doing and interrupting someone is considered very rude/ignorant. 5. Always say thank you when being served in a shop or restaurant or the like. Just a common courtesy. Not being told thank is considered rude and is essentially implying you have not done a good job or provided good service. 6. Another big one and unlike many other countries in the world tpping is NOT expected, but it IS appreciated. 10% is the common amount. And even then it is only really expected in restaurants or other establishments where employees are waiting on you and tending to your needs (hotels for example). Tipping taxi drivers is only really done at Christmas. In Pubs and bars you don't tip but it is common to say keep the change or get yourself a drink which always goes to the bar staff and is split amongst them at the end of the night so amounts to the same thing.

[@what_im_eatin_uk]

Beans on toast is made better by adding some grated cheese on top. Not sure how good vegan cheese is but if you like vegan cheese give it a go

[@mikelees5093]

How you make tea , you buy a tea pot, and brew the tea bags properly.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

I might be wrong but I think that it used to be milk in first, because the cups were fragile in the olden days so pouring hot tea straight into it would damage the cup.

[@DarrenPrice333]

Beans on toast with grated cheddar cheese

[@theresabigwideworld2632]

The milk in first or last in the UK, has historical and class origins. The upper classes poured the tea in first then the milk, the lower classes poured the milk in first then the tea. For snobs it was a way of judging the person's class when you met them socially. Now it's more what system you've grown up with, although I think if you go somewhere posh you'll find that it's tea first. In Australia from what I can see it's always been tea first, milk last. I am surprised you never came across paying for rounds in Australia, that's where I was introduced to it!

[@adelia988]

Theresabig Wideworld exactly but although my mum taught me etiquette, she wasn’t a tea drinker, I still put the water in first.

[@4svennie]

Tea is one of those awkward things, because everyone has their own way of doing it, but must people won't say to another how they do it for fear of being told they are doing it wrong. Even non tea drinkers will critique how you make a cup of tea. Fact is, unless you are a stickler for a tea pot, pre warming it by pouring hot water into it and then pouring it out and then using loose tea and a tea strainer over a China cup, then everyone is doing it wrong. Me, I'll sometimes put the milk in before taking the bag out, other times I'll take it out afterwards. You do you ((just on't tell anyone)). American beans are different to U.K. beans, so they don't get it. The store person saying hi, thing. They have to. It's a two pronged thing, it's A, I'm here if you need anything and B, I'm letting you know I've seen you so don't try and steal anything. It's annoying for both you and us. Lol.

[@adelia988]

Sven Lm I hv all of that for when my girls and I like to sit and make an event if it, we have tea leaves and even sugar cubes

[@4svennie]

@@adelia988 That sounds so good. Tea is great for virtually any and all occasions but so much better when you've got time to sit and appreciate it.

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

People used to put the milk in first back in the old days because only rich people could afford bone china which is more able to withstand the thermal shock of the boiling water, the average person had and earthenware teacup and these could (in rare instances) shatter as the hot water hit the cup, so to "cushion" thermal shock they put the milk in first.

[@Alex.P1]

If the tea has been brewed in a tea pot (as is often done in hotels at breakfast) then it’s ok to put the milk in the cup first. The “sorry” situation is that you don’t have to have done anything wrong to use the word, e.g “sorry do you have the time?”

[@martinferguson3004]

You only put milk in first if you are using a China tea cup so the hot water does not crack the cup. If you are using a mug it does not matter which way around you do it.

[@adelia988]

Put cheese on top of your beans when they are hot. People in Devon talk to each other, London is full of different cultures and nobody knows how to react to each other. Look I’m born and bred here and I don’t love to queue it’s about fairness, how the hell does it work if you don’t? That means smaller people would be waiting forever etc

[@callummushen4914]

They add milk first so when you try it. its not gonna burn your mouth

[@johnorchin8567]

Hi Yvette, Although most people now don't make tea in a teapot, it tastes much better if you do. You then allow it to stand for five minutes and pour, whether you put milk in first or after you have poured is personal preference. I think it is considered more "correct" to add the milk afterwards. Now when so many people are walking around looking at their phone, and not where they're going, I don't say sorry if they walk into me!

[@gmdhargreaves]

7:59 Correction, always stand on the RIGHT on an escalator not not the left

[@Snwman_]

Absolutely, when making tea in a mug with a tea bag the milk must go in after the tea bag is out. Also, the water should not be boiling. let the rolling stop before pouring it over the tea bag. Let it brew for a couple of minutes before removing the tea bag, in my opinion. Oh, and not too much milk. And if you're making I'll have two sugars please. Thank you!

[@dougdixonhull]

Totally with you with the tea thing. Milk last all the time. I'm a big tea drinker, yet my wife doesn't drink tea so her tea making is not as good, but she made it so I am grateful. And yep most Brits are friendly and chatty. Just the way we are. Great video and glad you're enjoying our lovely country. 😎😁

[@ericy4522]

Rounds kinda make sense when bars are rammed, so only room for one person from the group to get to the bar easily. But rounds also only really work in small groups, and where most of the group members drink at roughly the same rate, and you're all intending to stay a decent amount of time, so that rounds can be reciprocated. Otherwise it can be super expensive, or some will end up paying more than others. Eg in a large group, the last to volunteer a round may never need to buy a drink as the rounds don't reach them before people call it a night. Also, don't ALWAYS be the first to volunteer a round because over time, you'll end up paying for more drinks than others. With works drinks, me & my colleagues usually split into smaller groups of two to four people for rounds for these reasons. Also, I really don't want more than 4 drinks most nights!

[@mike30029]

It’s a class thing from back in the day, so before porcelain was invented, Clay was used to make cups hence the milk in the cup. It cooled the water stopping the cup from cracking. Rich people could buy China it didn’t crack with heat, so they would add the milk after to show off that they had China.

[@johnmccandles2197]

That's unbelievable. The very moment you said Beans on toast, I was opening a tin of beans, to make beans on toast. 1 min 50 in the microwave with a sprinkling of chilli flakes and pepper. Perfect. This is the first time I've ever added a comment to anyone's video before. I just had to.

[@Alice-ib4cz]

Always stand on the right on escalators!! I see a lot of tourists not taking notice of this even when it’s obvious. The left side is just for people who want to walk up the escalators and are in a rush.

[@daveyorkvh]

Personally I put the water in before the milk as I think it helps the tea bag brew better, but some people prefer the milk first as they think the water will scald the tea.

[@tshandy1]

I live in the U.S. and don't drink nearly as much tea as I do coffee, but here is the order: Tea + Water, let steep. THEN (and only then) milk. (And you don't look tired, you look fantastic!)

[@vikingraider1961]

If tea is made in a pot, then milk is put in the cup before the tea is poured.

[@Elderglade]

Milk first when from a pot, milk after if you're using a bag in a cup. Milk stops the tea from brewing properly.

[@kingdong2484]

If its tea the water goes before milk and if its coffee then the milk goes first

[@loulace5430]

It’s a sin to put milk in before water no matter what country

[@chrisbodum3621]

Not if you use sterra. Just sayin'

[@loulace5430]

Chris Bodum omg now your talking

[@Cheeseatingjunglista]

Never been to India have we?

[@richardhodgson6711]

I put the milk in first, and I'm totally unrepentant

[@geoffpoole483]

I've heard milk was poured in first when people drank from china tea cups because the believed the hot water would crack the cup; but it is a sin to do so.

[@grahams_number]

8:20 Agree, stand to the side for goodness sake, and also slow walkers and sightseers stand to the side please

[@bydesign3169]

Ever smart person intuitively understands that heat is more likely to cause a stronger reaction than something cold and thus poring hot water onto a teabag is undoubtedly the correct procedure, and of course there is the added bonus of tea colour accuracy with the subsequent milk addition.

[@hotierfrancoise1904]

I’m from Paris but in love with England and London..About the codes, seats/escalators in the Tube or eye contact or saying sorry: just the same here, that must be a big international city thing... ( or European 😂)About the rounds, we do that too, though it’s not institutionalized the way it is in Ldn... Thanks for your videos!

[@TrippettProductions]

Tea bag -> pour milk in to cover tea bag -> add sugar/sweetener (or not) -> add boiling water. Job’s a good’en!

[@JN_lincoln]

Tea! It’s a conversation in itself 😂 When I first started drinking tea I was about 12 and liked it really milky, so i used to put it in first (had to make sure I had room, you see) and did that for a very long time... it’s only in the last couple of years I’ve really broke the habit, even though I reduced my milk and know how much room I need..... but I can’t taste the difference 🤷‍♀️

[@tjwilliams7566]

Control the strength by putting the milk in last, easy.

[@tomheming]

You’re absolutely right mate, making tea is a sacrament - putting the milk in first is a violation and should be met with swift and severe justice... 🙃

[@StargateMatt]

Another thing we do is thank our bus driver when you get off the bus.

[@SvenTviking]

Unless he drives like a complete cu..

[@rhinewater]

"Unless we're going to be friends in five to ten years ..." - beautifully put, made me laugh hard.

[@davidsavage6910]

Th ere are scientific papers written on tea making. Including double boiling a kettle imparing favour due to lower oxygen content and tea bags needing at boil water to seep properly etc. yeah bags in cup, hot water, milk is the way to go. milk on bag in cup is a confusion from using, as said before a teapot.

[@FMMProductions]

You definitely put the milk in after the water. The order of operations is: Mug > Teabag > Boiled Water > Milk > Sugar.... there is no other way to make it. Its the exact same for making a cup of coffee.

[@RicktheRecorder]

You are right, for the reason you gave - the milk goes in last - always. But you are wrong about escalators: you stand on the right, overtake on the left.

[@thomasyarwood716]

I come from the northeast northumberland a very friendly and polite part of the Uk i spent time in London where i found people very rude argant and down right unapologetic and very very blaitant in their manner and woukd not visit again

[@brendadrumm9708]

So true ignorant b s

[@karlellis7193]

If you're using tea bags you should put the water in first so that the tea is allowed to brew. If you put the milk in first or before immediately after putting water in the milk will clog the tea bag holes and the tea won't brew correctly. There's a funny rap but a British comedian 'Doc Brown' and its called 'My Proper Tea' - search it, I guarantee you'll like it!

[@andyonions7864]

Making tea in a cup is a new fangled way of doing things. Obviously it's teabag, water, mash it up a bit THEN put milk in. The old way is warm teapot first (hot water, swirl, throw away). Tea bags and hot water. Leave to brew. NOW, you put the milk in the cup first. Simple.

[@CyanUK]

Trains and public transport are a bit different in the North especially with older people, people will often just chat with you about your day, this happens in general, if you're sat on a bench or drinking in a pub too you'll just chat with strangers

[@fanellaforever]

When it comes to queuing... I work in retail and people aren't always just passive aggressive when people cut in, I've had a fair few customers get into rows becuase someone has skipped the queue, it gets pretty heated!

[@andreapurser9250]

So if I have a friend in England who something unfortunate happens like his car breaks down or something, and I say “I’m sorry that happened to you” how would he perceive that

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

Milk 1st for me. Beans on toast with shredded cheddar between and HP on top. I just sat down with , to watch .

[@colingregory7464]

Tea tends to be very personal, I drink it black! Get terrible BS, my major issue tends to be shared sugar in my weak tea tends to end up with coffee grounds

[@anthonyjarvis9472]

Just recently found your channel, good observations and really nicely presented. Welcome to the UK (even though youve been here a while) thank you for your contribution to our culture, hope you have a great life here.

[@victordevonshire807]

Always make a bad cup of tea then no one asks you to make it again. Useful to know in the work place.

[@RICKYSQUIRRELL]

I put milk in tea first and it tastes exactly the same, just need to let it brew a bit longer.