8 Things I Find Annoying About Living in London

[@darryldoig144]

Asda is owned by Walmart, you’ll find superstores outside central London.

[@NicoleLaurenBlake]

Was about to comment this! My big Asda in my home town is a super store. Can get clothes, food, TVs, paint, makeup, printer ink - you name it they probably have it!

[@DomAFC9]

Yh you can also get Costco superstores in the uk which is good

[@samadhasan707]

The fox scream is the national anthem of South London

[@l_ma0_421]

and north they are everywhere the foxes

[@lilmzlondon]

South is best for that and you know why their Scream Right???

[@wweboss12]

Nah Giggs talking da hardest is the UK national anthem

[@MrzGodivaCouture]

How close are these foxes that you can hear them?

[@donvitocascioferro4040]

American websites that are blocked in Europe are websites that don’t comply with EU regulations. In Europe websites have to ask for your permission to use cookies,you can decline to have your website history tracked by cookies. In America you have your data gathered because there’s no law for 3rd parties to ask for permission.

[@PaigeMariah]

got it!

[@shakeelmirza2754]

I think a lot of people in the UK may be 2nd or 3rd generation from immigrants of many backgrounds, so we are still very much in touch with the history of our home countries, and can answer that question a bit easier than people from America. Also, there's a Costco in Croydon :). Great video, Paige! Hope all is well!

[@kwesi1988]

Yh thats exactly it and thats probably why she gets asked where shes really from.

[@christophermitial1767]

I think you're misunderstanding the American POV. When someone asks the question "where are you from?" the answer 'America' should suffice. We should not have to go into detail because America is in fact a place one can be from. Unfortunately, this question often only targets American blacks although our history is similar to blacks throughout the Americas. It's a ridiculous question when you actually think about it. Where should we trace our history to? Places like Nigeria? Nigeria has only technically been an official country for 55 years. Blacks have built culture, raised families and contributed to American society in unparalleled ways for over 400 years! We know where we are from. America.

[@shakeelmirza2754]

Christopher Mitial it’s not a way to make people feel like they are unaware of the extent of their ancestry. As I said, the reason this question is more comfortably asked and answered in the UK is because the immigrants have only been here within the century, and the majority of people have direct access to that information, in comparison to black Americans. Also, the question is not exclusively targeted at black Americans; it’s usually directed at any person of colour.

[@kikikareema5912]

@@shakeelmirza2754 I get what you are saying most people in the U.K. are 2nd gen or 1st gen I know there are some 4th gen kids but overall I get it. But a Caribbean who moves to London is no different from a black American who goes to London. Our roots are American because our families have been there since the 1600s and 1700s.

[@musicheckler1919]

@@christophermitial1767 I so agree. Foundational Americans...

[@MrPolyalert]

Wow those fox screams are terrifying 😂 i thought cats fighting was terrifying but foxes are on another level

[@fattysl26]

@@Claireradusha99 🤣🤣There were some going hard at it when I was going to bed last week. The noises are disturbing!!

[@kimskis]

whu doesn't London council do anything to eradicate them anyway? Don't tell me it's because these pesky foxes somehow are beneficial to us and the environment...they are literally everywhere running round the city like in their natural habitat!

[@grahamsmith9541]

@@kimskis They are in there natural habitat. They are useful as they like eating Rats. It won't be possible to eradicate them because more would just move into the vacent space. They are also territorial which naturally controls how many are in an area.

[@AK_1444]

@@kimskis because he messed up there homes by building flats etc. So.they really have no where to go. Everything living is good for the environment

[@erin-iq8tm]

try camping in the woods with your friends and hearing them at night plus footsteps around your tent 😵😵

[@LALACHANEL07]

The fox screams took me out 😂😂😂😂

[@PaigeMariah]

😩😩😩

[@bdoti1822]

I’m black and 27 and so most people my age would either be the first or second generation in the UK. It’s pretty rare to have elderly grandparents who were born here... They would either be born in Africa or the Caribbean. That’s why when they ask where you’re from they mean what country is your family because they would assume you’re born here (although maybe not you because it’s clear you’re from the US lol). It’s not the same here as it is in the states with regards to black people living in the US for hundreds plus years. I hope that makes sense.

[@Kim-427]

Another difference is many of your elders came to London voluntarily from their homelands.Many of ours were brought by force to America for slavery purposes.So,Really its not a pleasant question to be asked or a conversation to be had.Im not saying its done in malice I just wanted to add some clarity.

[@s.wright6945]

@@Kim-427 When Martin Luther King came to the UK in 1964 he didn't believe there were race relations issues in UK for this same reason. Also UK never had Jim Crow so the issues are very different.

[@bfcclarets4694]

I think it’s just a conversation starter for English I’m white and get asked it because my names Irish as are my grandparents

[@altudy]

There has only been a significantly large black population in the UK over the last seventy years. Black people have come here from their own nations and have a strong attachment to and identity with their own languages, culture and cuisine. Thus it is not uncommon to inquire into the origins of a black person and it is no more rude than asking the same question of a white British person whose first and second names are, for example, Italian or Greek. I am a little surprised that Brits, knowing that you were American, would ask you the same question because, if reasonably sophisticated and educated, they should know that black history in the US is very different.

[@louisasmiles]

@Rickardo Gallardo I care. I love to learn about people's heritage, reasons, and parents/grandparents traveling over for work. I love it. It's an eye opener to culture comparisons. Nothing wrong with it.

[@JohnSmith-ie1tu]

We do have a summer about once every 3 or 4 years. Then all hell breaks loose and everyone complains lol

[@t.tthegreat6319]

😂😂😂true!!

[@PaigeMariah]

oh boy! lol

[@AuntieLux]

Yeah it's usually a couple of years of a 3 day summer and then one year all hell breaks loose and the UK becomes an actual furnace for about a month before snowing 2 weeks later and causing the country to shut down for a couple days....

[@onetimeforthefuntime4376]

2018 was the last good summer, 2015 before that

[@nicholasthorn1539]

@@onetimeforthefuntime4376 no, 2016 actually. The first half was cool but from mid July to mis September very warm weather predominated. 2015 was poor

[@Mekhi101]

The summers are hot for us Brits lol

[@PaigeMariah]

Lol I know! 😩

[@tazdaniels4869]

Sometimes outside of summer it can reach 30C/86F. It won't always rain here, it just doesn't conform to the seasons.

[@khadijaaah._5315]

You British people are so weird when it’s summer u cry Abt it being too hot when it’s winter you would go out with shorts and not feel cold 💀

[@mya.x._]

_.boaocean OA because our winter is too cold and the summer is wayyyy too sticky

[@iheartrilogy]

@@khadijaaah._5315 shutuppp LOLL i swear you u live in Australia if your saying that

[@onetimeforthefuntime4376]

We used to get really heavy snow in London like 10 years ago every year, im in my late 20s but i vividly remember how much snow would fall at school, hasnt been like that since about 2010

[@uncleyaya2585]

Jay Jay haven’t seen snow in 10 years

[@bobbystark1486]

Yh climate change killed that

[@97Bobson]

Sometimes washing machines also function as dryers

[@PaigeMariah]

I wish we had that!

[@gillianrimmer7733]

It's because you're renting. Most Brits have dryers, it's just that landlords won't provide many white goods because they have to maintain them or replace when broken. That's why you get tiny fridges and cheap washers ( if they actually provide a washer - lots don't). Most people who rent in the UK buy their own washers, dryers, fridge/freezers etc...

[@Sssssssslf]

@@PaigeMariah why didn't you buy a washer/dryer combi? Or was there a washing machine already in the flat?

[@Jay-Kay-Buwembo]

@@PaigeMariah Nope because washer dryers have low life expectancy, every time you dry it damages the machine and they have fire risk. You are better off having a seperate dryer or using one at the local launderette if need be. The ones in the launderette are heavy duty...

[@PaigeMariah]

@@Sssssssslf I moved into a flat with someone who has been living here for years and I wasn't going to just move in and replace their washer lol

[@xMaiaMalikx]

I'm British and even I find the where are you 'really' from question really annoying!

[@budhikai4652]

why?

[@millicentetsey7900]

Yh why? Cause British black people are very used to knowing our heritage. Why claim a country that your family was imported or had too immigrate too, I would rather know my roots but that's a personal preference I guess

[@MRCL-190]

I think the best way of asking this question is to ask where are your family originally from

[@skyexmonique]

Mabellent Mensah well in that case "most" British people wouldn't know their history either outside of direct Africans because us "Caribbean's" were also "imported" to the Caribbean according to colonial history, but you would never ask a Jamaican or Trini person where are they "really" from, so why would you ask an African American and expect them to be okay with that when America is all they know?

[@millicentetsey7900]

Skye Monique well you assumed I don’t. Most Caribbean’s are either Nigerian or Ghanian by decent because Ghanaians where the most rebellious slaves and where often the people most likely to try escape. The slave owners would then take these Ghanaians to Caribbean countries to have better control over them. I’m not saying it’s wrong to embrace the fact you were born in America but just always remember that if you ancestors were never taken without permission you would probably be in an African country right now...

[@newbeginnings2010]

Born and bred in London, but it was only in my 20's I started hearing screaming foxes LMAO. I did the same thing - woke up scared and started googling LOL.

[@simplytee1000]

I have the same ones who wake me up at the same time every night 😂😂

[@rosieanderson5201]

most people ive spoken to find that dryers shrink their clothes, it happened to some of mine the other week so i dont use them!

[@PaigeMariah]

interesting!!

[@saintsoldier5970]

In my house the dryers used as the waiting list for the washing machine. Its never actually been used lol

[@icilmaa]

It’s true especially if the clothes are made of natural fibres. Drying outside is much better however not everyone has outdoor space so it’s the laundrette.

[@Kim-427]

But,You know dryers have certain settings that adjust heat temps.They only shrink if its too hot or certain materials shrink more than others.In America we wash large loads there is no way with a family that you can hang all those clothes out to dry.If you are only washing an item or two and its a thin blouse or an undergarment I guess air drying is okay.

[@charlesworth5603]

Rosie Anderson I use a dryer and only when I put something on the wrong setting and for too long did my clothes shrink.

[@mirakworld434]

A lot of flats don’t have dryers due to how the kitchen has been designed, sometimes there is no space to fit a dryer. It’s also better to dry your clothes naturally, as dryers can damage the fabric of your clothing. I thought the weather would be number 1 By the way.. have you been to Nandos? 😂

[@bluepeter128]

This true. But in the 🇺🇸, they dry they're clothes to death in the dryer. No one owns a clothes line in the US...

[@IshtarNike]

No that's not true. It's due to the fact that landlords only ever do the bare minimum for tenants and if you're renting you won't get a dryer. I knew as soon as she said that there was a 90% chance she's a renter.

[@mirakworld434]

@Black Brit in my experience it does depend on the size of the property, as not many Kitchens can fit a dryer and washing machine. I have seen a lot of 2 and 3 bedroom flats with no dryer Space, or separate laundry room. I rented a property a long time ago and it had a dryer and washing machine, so it does depend. You do have a point though, and this is also a reason why you may not find a dryer in a lot of privately rented properties.

[@dreamclaw00]

@@mirakworld434 So true , most rental properties in London are tiny.

[@noelsonkwa]

As another black American living in London, you NEED to go to Morley’s, not Nando’s!

[@thecockerel86]

South London rules!

[@s.wright6945]

My neice who moved to LA in 1996 heads straight to Morleys when she's in the UK.

[@user-te1yf3vt9j]

Your from south London aren’t you?🤣

[@kinganarkzie]

I love this comment lol. Check out the Chicken connoisseur channel if you have not already.

[@Yh-vi2sv]

You're in South lol

[@claretblue2509]

That bad thing about British winters is lack of sunlight there’s like an hour of proper sun light a lot of the winter which causes a lot of depression due to lack of vitamin d

[@britisheng7197]

Quite a few are quite specific to inner London, they definitely have huge supermarkets pretty similar to Walmart a bit outside of London! Same with foxes, they are “urban foxes”! Also lots of houses have dryers, I think it’s more of a flat/apartment thing as it’s more difficult (expensive) to install the ventilation. So they don’t bother! Also we love hanging clothes to dry for some reason. US websites are blocked (by themselves!) in the EU because they don’t want to implement the GDPR rules - where they have to get consent to track user behaviour. They don’t want to implement it as they don’t get many EU readers and it’s illegal within the EU if they don’t do it, so they just block access from the EU!

[@PaigeMariah]

This explanation was great! Thank you Tom! 😊

[@jamaljackson8659]

Yes, COSTCO is in Croydon!

[@PaigeMariah]

I’m gonna have to go check it out!!

[@Sirjojovii]

@@PaigeMariah Your 2 closest Costcos would be Wembley or Chingford, not Croydon.

[@abi7183]

@@Sirjojovii She lives in south london, so the OP is correct..lol!

[@pm9422]

There’s also one in lakeside and chingford!

[@s.wright6945]

Shout out for Croydon!!

[@scdgjilh]

My house has a dryer, and my house before that but saying that, my mum furnished the house herself, I think the modern day furnished flats/ houses may not have them, especially university run accom, I think it reduces billing, and also takes up less space. Also don’t be ashamed of not knowing where you’re from, I think it’s just a default thing to ask and a lot of people don’t really think before talking to black Americans, it’s not your fault and I’m happy you’re embracing who you are, you guys have added so much to this world 💓🥰

[@izzyspell]

I have a washer dryer but I only use the dry for towels as it takes forever to dry clothes. But I have to to dry my towels so that they’re fluffy. Most young black people in the UK are 3rd or 2nd generation immigrants. But if they’re asking an African American that question, they clearly don’t know American history. Or they’re rude!!

[@Kim-427]

I dont think they know the history.lol

[@garycalvert2195]

With dryers it’s space issue so a lot of flats do not have them or have a washer/dryer.

[@icilmaa]

You can get intergrated ones.

[@IshtarNike]

No, it's a landlord issue. They won't do anything more than the bare minimum.

[@fling4206]

Black Brit lool no one has a dryer. Washing machines have drying options dummy

[@icilmaa]

Don’t you know how to communicate with people without resorting to childish name calling???

[@icilmaa]

Not all washing machines have a drying option and there are properties where the landlord provides one. I know because I’ve been in homes where there’s been one.

[@stevenj3152]

Coming to London from Scotland via 5 years in the States, I never got the whole Nando's thing either. Not to diss Nando's but London has plenty of food gems hidden around the city to get excited about sharing. As for the fox screams, after living in the mountains of Salt Lake City and dealing with Cayotes howling into the night I can ignore the foxes looking for a mate.

[@IshtarNike]

Nah nandos is overrated. Got tired of it years ago.

[@scottking869]

Deffinatly man. Korean fried chicken is my go to at the moment

[@miraculous7350]

I love ur voice and the way you speak

[@PaigeMariah]

Awwww thank you so much! 😊😊

[@mr.steelroots335]

When I was on holiday in Canada years ago, I went to Wal-mart for the first time and I thought to myself, why doesn't the UK have Wal-mart also? Because if you didn't know, ASDA is actually owned by Wal-mart, so the UK might as well have Wal-mart stores aswell, like America does.

[@PaigeMariah]

Yes! I wish there were just real Walmart’s here instead lol

[@t.tthegreat6319]

It hasn't always been owned by Walmart though

[@icilmaa]

Asda is the closest and owned by Wal Mart.

[@MrNicopa]

When ASDA was taken over by Wal-mart they tried to make it like Wal-mart in the USA with greeters and so on. The customers hated it and turned round and drove away. Wal-mart had to change back to UK ways.

[@simplyika7823]

The fox thing is a struggle here however the weather is something else Paige, you just have to put up with it.

[@PaigeMariah]

lol I understand!

[@SvenTviking]

InMyOwn Words It rains more in Seattle. And EVERYBODY I know has a dryer or washer dryer.

[@stephenwilson9480]

Do you know how bad the weather is in Chicago it's shocking

[@AuntieLux]

@@SvenTviking yeah I think washer/dryers are probably more common than having a completely separate dryer

[@gailjuliemartin5843]

Why not?! Even us Brits complain about the weather!!😃

[@jeffrichards4399]

Re the dryer, I think it is about space. Most English people have their washing machine in the kitchen, and there is not enough room for two appliances. You can buy a washer/Dryer machine that's all in one, but they are expensive, and therefore landlords don't put them in retail property.

[@renee176]

One of the things that I was a bit taken aback by when I first moved to live in the UK was the location of the washing machines (In the particular space I had rented, I could either get a washer and a dryer or a washing machine and a dishwasher. Because I was so used to washing dishes by hand, unfortunately, and it was only me, I opted for the washer and the dryer.) So the first time I had to bring my dirty clothes into the kitchen I was a bit discombobulated. And it took me a little while to learn how not to save up clothes for a week or two before wash day...like I would do back home. I think the first time I washed clothes I washed clothes for two days straight, because the washing machine and dryers in the home were smaller than what I was used to. But in no time I got the hang of it... I learnt to wash about every 3 days and not wait! First time I ever tried Nando's I was in the UK, when I came back to the States I was bummed that I would no longer be able to eat the Nando's deliciousness . But as luck would have it I had traveled 2 hours from my location and found a Nando's there...Happy Happy Joy Joy! ! have to admit I did miss Walmart too, but I also enjoyed going to the different stores and looking for my needed / wanted items. I had a great time going into the little boutiques and large department stores... Mainly ones that are not back in the States and enjoyed those experiences. And as a bona fide Shopaholic, I liked checking out all the different shopping areas and stores! All in all with all the things that I found irritating, I can write another list of all of the things that I just loved about being in the UK! About the "where are you from" question, I'm a iot older than you and didn't realize at the that other cultures didn't know that African Americans really couldn't answer that question. The exact location of where our ancestors came from is mostly a mystery to us . As African-Americans we're a bit of this culture and a bit of that bloodline to make up who we are now. Now we're a hodgepodge of a lot of different ethnicities and cultures, but we're here and we've also added to the fabric of the World globally. The time that I lived in the UK was at a time... Of course with my luck... That they were having a heatwave! And by what I was told it was hotter then than it had been in a number of years! My rental did not have any air con, because normally it didn't get hot enough to need it. I was so hot I would go shopping at my local grocery store and think about getting naked and sitting in the frozen food section... My mind had gone loopy... LOL!! Yeah, I didn't want to start an international incident , but It was just that hot... LOL!! i do wish everyone could get the opportunity to live abroad at least once in their lives, to expand their own Horizons and outlook and to understand how others live. Maybe then we could learn how to get along more with one another!. Thanks for the Great Vlog Paige!**** I apologize for my reply being so long!!

[@ohwaititsbait]

I have no idea why we don't have dryers. But; you can put those fresh washed damp sweaters over your face smell them and feel all fresh before you hang them out.... sooo nice

[@PaigeMariah]

LOL

[@leeah2211]

“It is known and often duplicated” 👍🏽😄 yes!

[@ssatl8405]

One of my favorite comments. 😍

[@SiEmon_E]

Point 2. Nandos are currently only in about 4 states in the US one of which is Illinois so your lucky there. 😋

[@jamesc5998]

The blocked websites is actually the opposite. Its the website that prevents the content being accessible outside the country of origin. For example you cant access BBC iPlayer outside of the UK. You can always use a VPN, which makes your computer look like its somewhere else in the world to get access :)

[@Lisac11226]

I think the lack of larger supermarkets may be due to where you live. I live in zone 5/6 in London, there are two Tesco extras, a regular Tesco (but a lot larger compared to smaller express Tesco’s), Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s and ASDA. Apart from Morrison’s you can find beauty products at all of them and clothing and electrical devices at Tesco extras and Asda

[@PaigeMariah]

makes sense! the drug store makeup section in my Asda is terrible lol

[@johnlochness]

Fox "Getting a lot more action than most of us during quarantine"....LOL

[@Noname-tt5sj]

It would be interesting to know what you particularly like about London, compared to Chicago 😊

[@PaigeMariah]

thanks for the suggestion!

[@edwardromain6587]

@@PaigeMariah blondi when are going to get married with the cop as my best man

[@leni_lava]

Most people I know, have a washer/dryer. My local Tescos, has the electrical/clothing/household/toys department upstairs. Weather stations are usually in the shade, so the temperature is often hotter, than reported it's been 27-31c Most of the time here, for over a month (80-87.8f - SW London) My plants need rain! 🕊💓 Sorry about the BS! Wish I could make, those annoying things - better for you.

[@PaigeMariah]

Haha trust me there are a lot more things that I love than annoys me 💕

[@charlesworth5603]

Paige I was born here and the weather still annoys me. I’ve been looking for some tropical paradise to re locate to for years.😂

[@PaigeMariah]

hahah I understand!

[@thobaaa]

With regards to the dryers, we tend to use our radiators to dry clothes. This is helpful in the colder months when we can’t dry them outside and it kills two birds with one stone, you can warm your house and dry you clothes at the same time.

[@Jacksjarofdirt123]

The thing about Nando’s is that whilst it’s in Chicago and DC, maybe a few other places, it’s not everywhere. There’s no Nando’s in New York and I hate that!!! 😆 And you can get a flat screen or a pillow/whatever in a big Sainsbury’s or ASDA not they local ones...unless they changed it up. I’ve been to a Costco but it wasn’t in London that’s for damn sure. No. The UK has one to seven days of summer...and get a VPN app for your home news! I do that to use BBC iPlayer 🙂

[@andrewh4806]

Is the USA version any good? I forgot to ask my American friends, who told me about the DC one. Apparently there’s one in Toronto as well. Did they localise it for the American palette?? E.g biscuits, Mountain Dew, different sauces??

[@Jacksjarofdirt123]

I wouldn’t know if the menus are the same but they may well be. I live in New York which doesn’t have one.

[@MartaMatias98]

All my online UK friends are also always asking me if I've ever tried Nando's! In my third visit there I decided to try it but it was SO disappointing because it's a portuguese restaurant and, coming from Portugal, it was not a big deal as people make it ahah Thank you for such a light, fun and entertaining video. We all need that in these strange times 🦋💛

[@misslday9848]

Yah i get its portuguese but its infused with South African spice , I'd say its portugues inspired 😁

[@PaigeMariah]

aww man!! but thank you so much for watching!!

[@oluapampa5075]

Actually, Nandos is a South African Restaurant. Not Portuguese.

[@pm9422]

Olu Apampa that part!

[@SprinkleBooks17]

Hands down my #1 annoyance about living in Europe is not being able to get everything from one store! I want to be able to get my groceries and home goods in one stop!

[@annabethlevi8402]

I literally dont understand how optimistic you are!!! you're energy radiates so much I love it

[@PaigeMariah]

😭❤️

[@rosetorres7031]

Interesting fact about the fox scream. I was rolling 😂

[@ktw4277]

Girl you need to get a vpn so you can search what ever American site you want

[@marklouis1890]

Very true

[@hollaatthekid1796]

Absolutely. And she could get one CHEAP.

[@MIMI232]

Please can you suggest a good one, that's safe to use & reasonable in price? Thanks in advance...

[@ktw4277]

@@MIMI232 I think vpn shark is a good one, I see loads of youtubers promote it

[@MIMI232]

@@ktw4277 Thank you so much, I will look into it..

[@SiEmon_E]

Point 5. Black folk are just around at the 2nd/3rd generation in the UK. I'm middle aged and my parents were the first generation of blacks to really move here and many still don't understand black folk have a much longer history in the US hence the questions. Hope this helps 🤷‍♂️

[@Marsmadeit]

Not really, I'm 8th generation somali British, there have been somali merchants in the uk since the 18th century.

[@icilmaa]

Black people been here much longer than that learn history.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

icilmaa - Not in sizeable amounts nor in huge figures though, the bulk of non-white migrants came to the uk after ww2 from former British colonies.

[@Peachpetals111]

Your obviously African. Most carribeans are 3rd/5th

[@honeybee7855]

@@Peachpetals111 most Caribbeand are not 3rd or 5th, that's completely untrue. My parents came here in the 60's I'm the first set from my fanily to be born here.

[@MyFaithful101]

It’s hard to find superstores in zone 1 and 2. They’re more common in zones 4, 5 and 6. Back in the day online discounts used to be amazing! Not sure why it changed 😞

[@SoFrolushes]

Where I live to do my main shop is a big Asda. Asda is currently owned by Walmart. Most superstore supermarkets are not in the innercities They are more outskirts

[@88Masonc]

Dont worry paige im born and raised london and alot of that stuff annoys me too. The foxes seems a new thing ive noticed too because i dont recall their screams when i was a child but they loud and proud recently! Yes theres a costco in north london too i believe. Dryers can been such a fire risk i think alot of buildings just dont want to risk it xx

[@keithorbell8946]

Hi, on the climate, the British Isles are actually a lot further North than Chicago. We have mild, wet winters because of the Gulf Stream, and mild moist Summers for the same reason. 25 degrees centigrade or higher we consider hot, over 30 degrees is a heatwave, and there may well be health warnings on the news 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexandercruz3796]

Your comment about the foxes screaming had me spit my drink 😂 On a side note you are sight for sore eyes 😉

[@cat-tt6jz]

In my part of the UK, you’ll find more superstores in more suburban areas or the city outskirts. The further into the city you go, the supermarkets seem to get smaller because there isn’t as much space :)

[@lolagrace8098]

Try B&M. It’s a really cool superstore. With a larger variety than Adsa or Tesco. 💗

[@t.tthegreat6319]

I think black people all over the world should be proud to be black no matter where we're from because everything we do is replicated but no credit is ever given.

[@oz25]

@@notnatty781 Embrace difference and diversity, you may actually learn something - It is racism and ignorance that truly "stinks".

[@Daniel-cp4bd]

Not Natty ??

[@benwen5]

@@notnatty781 No black people should be proud of where they come from we have been subjected to a lot more than most, always have always will I wonder why.

[@wellardsmith3629]

I can not stop laughing about the fox topic. I agree with you 100%. I have a family of them living in my street. The way you described this point, is really funny. I'm glad you worked out what the noise was.

[@Bankolemusic]

no dryer usually due to space. we usually put these items in the kitchen and our flats and houses are generally smaller. also dryers really do wear clothes out quicker. i have a washer/dryer but only use it for bedding and underwear

[@thevirgintraveller]

No dryers is pretty much a Europe wide issue, the energy cost for them here is quite high. I can imagine that being inconvenient in an apartment, no so much if you have a house. I go to Miami every year, I was mind blown that people still use dryers in 90 degree heat. Nando's...meh....over rated. Fox screams, we get them in the North, normally around 10pm as we're winding down for the night. Superstores is an interesting one. On one hand it would be good for the convenience of being able to get everything under one roof, on the other, it would be bad that one retailer monopolised sales. Summer weather in England would be a nightmare if we had the Summer heat of the states. Our public transport such as buses, tubes and some trains don't have A/C. Neither to the majority of houses/apartments. As a country we're just unprepared. On the plus side, the winters are getting milder. Either way, it's still a good excuse to go on holiday! :)

[@Kim-427]

We have air conditioning so running an air conditioner indoors is not so bad.lol

[@tracibushur6363]

The fox comment 😂 amazing, love the videos Paige 🥰 keep them coming please and thank you!!

[@PaigeMariah]

Awww thank you for watching Traci! 😊💕

[@MrMrtommie]

It’s just inner London that don’t have ‘superstores’. If you go to the out skirts of London you can a superstore. In Romford there’s a Tesco extra, you can get whatever you want, you just can’t buy things in bulk making it cheaper

[@MehluliMoyo477]

Sorry I’m late, great video to make Paige, it’s good to know the pros/cons about living here. Trust me it’s totally fine. You’re number 1 in my book Great content & great video

[@PaigeMariah]

Thanks SO much! 😊

[@glastonbury4304]

Most European nations don't have dryers because of space, plus nothing better to dry your clothes in the garden , however more and more flats have combined washer dryers now as they've become cheaper and more reliable

[@orkneyrose]

I think the tumble-dryer problem is more of a space thing. If you have a small flat then you probably won’t have a dryer. But if you live in a house then you def have one, everyone I know has one.

[@adeolawilson599]

I just love how you addressed point 5. 👌🏾 the conclusion really made me smile. 😊

[@PaigeMariah]

😊😊❤️

[@adeolawilson599]

Paige Mariah ❤️

[@essmac3453]

Because we use washing lines when it's warm and dryers in the winter. But people in flats usually have a dryers. But I think when British flats come with white goods, it's usually fridge and washing machines. You would have to buy your own probably. That 'where are you really from' question is annoying to us British Black's and POC aswell. Use a VPN or Proxy for access to the sites.

[@stephenwilson9480]

When your washing machine has finished washing your clothes just put it on a spin cycle straight after and that makes them alot drier when you finally take them out

[@vivienwilliams1538]

We call them tumble dryers and they tend to shrink your clothes. We don't like that. They also take up a lot of space and you have to find somewhere to put the flipping hose vent.

[@bluemoon1012]

We have tumble dryers here, but it's usually in houses, a shared flat or something is not likely to have one unfortunately

[@TomboyNatzz]

Oh goodness girl, I LIVE for this video! 😂❤️ All the points you make are so true! I just found myself agreeing to all of it haha. Except, I'm so lucky to have a tumble dryer at home. Also, I love walmart soo much, you can only shop at costco if you have a business 😭

[@PaigeMariah]

hahah so happy you enjoyed it!

[@tomajagem9616]

Hi Paige, we do not use dryers because electricity is very expensive here so we prefer to air our laundry. The urban fox is an endangered and protected species and the mating season only lasts the spring. You'll need to go out of town to find a superstore, we call the Hyper Markets in Europe. Real estate values will not allow hyper markets as is over 2000 years old and has been built up for as you see it in the last 500 years. A hyper market would not be financially feasible. The would not cover it's own costs.

[@IshtarNike]

There's a Costco in Enfield. You need to move out to the suburbs and get a car I'm afraid.

[@ellllllllllllllllful]

Nothing stresses me out more than a 10% off sale 😒 pretty little thing also put their prices up before a sale so they’re often the same price or more when the sale is on

[@PaigeMariah]

😩😩😩😩

[@virtuoustravelsadventures3440]

I'm so happy I found your page. So cool to watch. I'm studying for the GRE now and planning to apply to grad schools in London only!

[@PaigeMariah]

Good luck!! I don't believe you need the GRE to study in London though. I never took it. 😊

[@DaintyDollTW]

Another fabulous video, so interesting hearing your thoughts, I’m from up North so even for me some of these things seem strange 😂 We all have tumble dryers in our houses in the North, flats don’t tend to have them but everyone I know who has an actual house does haha x

[@PaigeMariah]

Thank you for watching! & oh wow!

[@thecockerel86]

Yes, the North is a different country.

[@cynthiamauricio7458]

Great video! My cousin told me there is a Sainsbury Superstore in Fulham just like a giant walmart!

[@PaigeMariah]

Ooooh 👀

[@georgiarose9932]

The foxes had me dyingggg 😂 the fact that I live in the UK and I've never heard this makes it even better 😂😂😂

[@kathleenchater47]

A vixen and her cubs took up residence in my London garden a couple of years ago. She was seriously aggressive, protecting her offspring, which I thought was fair enough. But it meant I couldn't use the garden for a year.

[@thecockerel86]

@@kathleenchater47 Fair enough? Was she paying rent or mortgage? 😐

[@teetee33nice97]

My dryer broke a few months back and haven’t replaced it yet😂 I feel you in the hanging thing but I’m saving some change not going to the laundromat.

[@PaigeMariah]

😆😆

[@Queenshar40]

Yeah girl ,I'm originally from the Caribbean I had to get use to the no dryer situation too!I think it's better for the environment!No ceiling fans aswell.

[@Ash-pr6oi]

You can dry clothes on a wall radiator. You can buy a washer dryer, it washes & dries your clothes.

[@davidabrah1053]

Hi paige love the channel , i think after quarantine get a showreel and look to get in presenting or the like . You have a really calm , polite , positive and friendly way about u .Just to reiterate what others have said washer/dryer combos have a reputation of shrinking or damaging clothes . So having two separate machines takes up a lot of space .Also questions have been raised about their safety records. Dryers have been known to cause fatal fires .

[@PaigeMariah]

😊😊 thank you for this!!

[@englishrants1364]

LOL I've been thinking about these things so much over the past couple weeks! Awesome video

[@TJwon9457]

Californian in germany. To access american websites you need a VPN it's usually a 1 time annual payment and you can use it on multiple devices.

[@MajesticJewnicorn]

Haha I remember telling you about the science behind the screamy foxes. Never thought you'd mention it in your video 😂😂 London definitely needs more discounts, especially on food and travel.

[@PaigeMariah]

Thanks again! 😂

[@hazelmeldrum5860]

With the dryers I think there are two factors our kitchen areas are traditionally small ,and the cost of the electricity to run one. Monday was washing day and mothers did a weekly wash and then dried on the drying green .

[@PaigeMariah]

makes sense!

[@austinsideburns]

I've been enjoying watching some of your videos. The drier thing is probably due to the scarcity of space in the rented accomidation scene in england's citties, most flats and shared houses are either blocks, agency builds or private sector house converstions. We don't really have that shared washing machine drier room in UK blocks of flats, that I noticed was often available in north american appartment buildings most families would have a drier if space and budget allows, my mum has had one since I was a teenager. We do have lots of neighbourhood launderettes in the more urban areas though. Here in india, where I have been living for 15 years, most people can't afford luxuries like machines and do their own washing by hand (usually the woman of the house). A lot of the educated classes have maids that often do washing for those in hostals right up to private houses. Younger office workers often take their laundry to a traditional hand wash launderette (dobi). nowadays as people get more economically indipendent, consummer goods like washing machines are becoming more of a norm. It's amazing living in another culture, well done you for embracing it. I highly reccomend you live in more exoctic locations in the future, the further away from your comfort zone the better, it really is a valuable life expierence.

[@Julie-hi5fy]

Remember that not having big chains also means that you have more small businesses that dont get rum out of town. Also sales for clothes is probably because they have more regulations for buying from companies that use child labor.

[@Julie-hi5fy]

@Ginger when you put ypur thoughts out there be prepared to have people respond. When you get irritated with the facts of the world and its realities, clearly you know i am right but chose to rather be upset with me for the truth. Whenever you are mad...it is because you refuse to see the reality of the situation. So before you get all offended...perhaps look ypurself in the mirror and see yourself for who you are instead of blaming the outside world.

[@tomajagem9616]

Summer's can be very hot and sticky here it depends on two things Paige, the Gulf Stream and the Jet Stream how the two interact. This is why we have mild winters and seemingly mild summer's. Gulf Stream and Jet Stream, Google them. Incidently do you realise that you're further north in London than you see in Chicago? Check the latitudes!

[@ahms8689]

In my 40 something years of being born in London, I've not found telling someone that I'm from East London "sufficient". Where are you "originally" from is another one after they've been told "London". Other comments like "you don't have an accent" or "why do you sound like that?" Referencing my cockney accent. Or sloooowed speeechh because the assumption is that I don't speak English because an A Level in EngRish and a BA in Business isn't enough to benefit my English speaking skills 🙄 I find it interesting that as a black American you've never been asked where you're originally from, this has really stood out for me in your video. Asian American's get it all the time. But then I believe that that's an aspect of American racism. The Chinese have deep history in the US going over for the gold rush (this is common around the world but what springs to mind is NZ - my husband is a Kiwi) and building the railways to name a couple.

[@ahms8689]

Love your TWA and that's a great colour you have gurl (that's my American accent)

[@SKazper]

Dryers are a thing here but my guess is to do with space and energy. If it’s not the foxes I hear making a ton of noises, it’s the cats fighting outside 😂 or foxes going after cats, this is from a person living in south London 😅. We do have Costco! One is in Croydon and the other is in Wembley I believe, you still need a membership to walk in there and purchase stuff, I love that place. “Summer” weather can be a hit and miss here, it’s weird, you’ll have periods when it’s really hot or mildly hot. Yesterday, I’ll consider that to that to be good weather (21c). For the websites, I would say use a VPN instead of asking for screenshots 😅. I know some people may ask the heritage question to see if you carry any cultural traditions according to how you were raised. For instance, one thing could be done different in a Ghanaian household compared to a Trinidadian household. From my view, some ask for understand and if they can relate or learn from you.

[@deeallen1526]

Those fox screams would freak me out, lol. In certain parts of the USA, we have crickets that make noises every night. They dont sound so creepy like those fox screams, lol.

[@bobbystark1486]

We do use dryers in the winter in most parts of the UK

[@bobbystark1486]

@Ginger oof

[@opheliabeckkhan6365]

Omg I was so shocked about the first one. Born and raised in London and have never met someone who doesn't have a dryer!

[@rufdymond]

We certainly have COSTCO well we do in Manchester - there will be one local to you just search online. Also if you go to a Asda supercentre or the Tesco equivalent you should be a led to get everything you need. In the one we have here, you can buy electronics, clothes, have you clothes cleaned, have your hair done, there is an optician too, all under the same roof.

[@adjanigrant1214]

You can always buy a dryer, depending on the amount of space you have in your flat 🤔

[@charlie_x0713]

Most of the time we don’t have tumble dryers and have to purchase them ourselves so we hang our clothes on a line in our garden using clips or in a laundry room.

[@Katie-b1q]

Love this video! The fox thing made me laugh so much! There’s a field between me and my friends house and she text me one night saying “go to your window I think someone’s being murdered in the field!!” Turns out it was just a fox screaming 😂😂

[@KK-yt3ty]

😂😂😂It does sound awfully like murder

[@watchonjar]

the dryer thing is becuase of money. A dryer is not seen as necessary so you only get them by default in expensive flats.

[@gilliancourtney4701]

Totally agree with the fox screams. There was a horror film where they used fox screans and it scared the hell out of me!

[@hmmmm7288]

You need to go to a Sainsbury’s or Tesco superstore, we do have them, but there aren’t many in central London. Have a look online to see where your nearest one may be xx

[@superstarrock07]

Ok small nitpick but Nando’s is only in four states in the US lol and there not one of them is on the west coast. I live in Los Angeles so I didn’t try it until I went to London to study abroad. I’ve never had anyone ask me if I’ve tried Nando’s though so that’s a new one! I guess either Brits are very proud of it or that’s one thing people reaaaaally associate the UK with lmao

[@shaunmadumbo6863]

Nando's is a South African restaurant chain opened sometime in the 80's which eventually opened up restaurants in some other countries including the UK. So we've been having them for decades...

[@flipz1083]

There are a few Costco's around London, there are also humongous superstores in London, atleast were I lived, they had TVs, food and clothes and all sorts

[@jlily8909]

Nando's is really on the East Coast, I had it in DC. Also, all the "big" superstores are outside of London, there's a HUGE ASDA or Sainsbury's if you drive to say, Croydon, it's also right by IKEA.