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@havoc6_1_63 жыл бұрын
8 things I hate about the UK. 1,We let liberals in. 2, We let liberals in. 3, We let liberals in. 4, We let liberals in. 5, We let liberals in. 6, We let liberals in. 7, We let liberals in. 8, We let liberals in. *#MAGA*
@SvenTviking3 жыл бұрын
My cat goes out, has a shit, comes back. She stays out longer in summer.
@asp45643 жыл бұрын
Transport in London is ridiculous, 100% agree!!!
@mrmagoo-i2l3 жыл бұрын
@@havoc6_1_6 8 things I hate about the USA, The vote was rigged. The US people didn’t get their day in court. It was a protest not a riot. This Libertarian Englishman stands with my US brothers and sisters. Good luck. You have more friends than you realise. America was always great, stuff the CCP, I lived in HK for 5 years. They are my people. I don’t have 8.
@yorkshirecoastadventures16573 жыл бұрын
I was suprised you didn't mention the weather. I think every Brit would agree with your points except window mesh.
@sandersson28133 жыл бұрын
A two stop journey on the tube = a walk.
@lastfirst56893 жыл бұрын
What if you can't walk? The disabled are being victimised. I'm chaining myself to a phone box
@Lilscattz13 жыл бұрын
@@lastfirst5689 umm what
@lastfirst56893 жыл бұрын
@@Lilscattz1 Relax. I was having a joke
@Darth_Nycta_133 жыл бұрын
Depends on the stops but yeah in most cases you can probably walk it.
@Ab177893 жыл бұрын
@@lastfirst5689 although it's a joke I'm pretty sure they can get discounts anyway with railcards
@CrazyInsanelikeafox3 жыл бұрын
The difference between U.S sarcasm and U.K sarcasm is that in the U.K, we do it properly.😉
@eldarbunyip3 жыл бұрын
Really?
@ShainThomas3 жыл бұрын
You're not wrong!
@arthurterrington84773 жыл бұрын
You don't say ;-)
@geraldmcmullon24653 жыл бұрын
I thought the difference was that in the US it has to be explained and in the UK everyone gets it or ignores it.
@johnsaunders21093 жыл бұрын
@@geraldmcmullon2465 Yes. Americans just don't get it the way Australians, Dutch,Irish, and Scandinavians do! Theyre painfully literal minded !
@jonwilliams69963 жыл бұрын
"Why are trains so expensive in the UK". In a word, privatisation.
@superted69603 жыл бұрын
er, no. Most train fares in the UK (admittedly not all) are regulated by the Govt. Google how much train drivers get paid.
@jonwilliams69963 жыл бұрын
@@superted6960 Er yes... The advent of privatisation has had an obvious effect on the price of train fares in this country. They are more expensive even with regulation. Drivers wages are completely irrelevant to the discussion.
@peterforden59173 жыл бұрын
@@jonwilliams6996 the parliamentary far of 1d per mile no longer exists (or its equivalen!)
@superted69603 жыл бұрын
@@jonwilliams6996 How the cost of any staff wages, together with all the other costs (maintenance, rolling stock, signalling etc etc) can be " irrelevant" to the level of fares beats me. Somebody has to pay. Farebox or taxpayer. If you're suggesting the TOCs are ripping off the passenger then you need to do more research.
@andyhemsted45703 жыл бұрын
@@jonwilliams6996 as someone who has used UK trains for the last 40 years, not only are they now a lot cleaner, but more punctual and faster than there were when run totally by the government. Also a lot more of them. For example there used to be about 8 trains a day to Birmingham, now one every half an hour. It’s not perfect. But certainly better
@smudger6713 жыл бұрын
Regarding public toilets in the UK, most have been shut by local councils over the years - at least where I live.
@rhiannonchaffer25883 жыл бұрын
Blame the Tories.
@julianshepherd20383 жыл бұрын
@@AnimeKnight76 we used to have toilets with an attendant. Not cheap but nor is having to buy a drink to use the toilet.
@AnimeKnight763 жыл бұрын
In my town we have pay to use toilets now it's 20p per person
@johnd64873 жыл бұрын
Let’s be fair, you always had to when they were first built by the Victorians.. hence the euphemism ‘spend a penny’. Allowing for inflation, 20p is a lot cheaper
@AnimeKnight763 жыл бұрын
Blame the Labour Party as public toilets started to disappear around the same time as when Tony Blair and Gordon brown were in power
@joeyo51393 жыл бұрын
The tube is the same price no matter how far you go (in the same zone) If you’re only going 2 stops I’d just walk 😂
@charlotteplimley28153 жыл бұрын
To add on to this and explain it further, it's the same because its based on WHO is going, like an adult ticket and a child tickets are normally the same price no matter where you go on the tube. Also, to add the tube and a tram are two different things and some places don't have both. Fun fact for you. Like Manchester, we have trams but not a tube system.
@svartmetall483 жыл бұрын
Plus you have a daily cap within each zone as well.
@YourBeingParanoid3 жыл бұрын
Can't smoke near a shop entrance in america, but carrying a loaded gun is fine?
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Shhhhhhh leave our cognitive dissonance alone! 😂
@YourBeingParanoid3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens that should be your new national anthem title
@benk93973 жыл бұрын
Hey, pssst........don’t argue with the guys that hold the guns :) lol
@YourBeingParanoid3 жыл бұрын
@@benk9397 tell that to Afghanistan 🇦🇫 how long have they been fighting the farmers and goat herders there for now?
@Fos3tex3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Totally fine. When seconds count the police are only minutes away.
@wencireone3 жыл бұрын
Well I think we got out of that quite lightly 😏
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Ehhh, didn't want to rough you up too bad ;D
@sheenamaclean83243 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens just checking you know that means 'to beat someone up' ie to physically beat someone.
@benk93973 жыл бұрын
@@sheenamaclean8324 yeah but just checking you know it’s meant in fun like brothers play fighting.....obviously :)
@sheenamaclean83243 жыл бұрын
@@benk9397 i wouldn't necessarily say it means that, to me it's a polite way of saying 'beat someone up' maybe there are regional differences in the meaning.
@benk93973 жыл бұрын
@@sheenamaclean8324 agreed buts its all about the context :)
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
It's cheaper to live in the UK in the north....the South is expensive..correction...London is mega bucks..
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
This is true! The north is very cheap!
@katiem22253 жыл бұрын
I agree, just came to write this point haha
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens compare the price of Scarborough to Maryport..to Bournemouth...
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens if you go to posh towns and villages you pay posh prices... Go to working towns and you pay sensible prices... If the butcher wears a straw boater that's a posh town...if he wears a D.A.its a working town..
@METALFREAK033 жыл бұрын
@@david-lt9wj lucky to have a butcher nowadays all taken up by German supermarts or John J Sainsburys
@peteshears88083 жыл бұрын
The reason UK trains are so expensive is due to the fact we're one of the few countries in Europe that have privatised our rail network. And the companies that own and run our trains are more often than not owned by other European country's governments 😅 so off the top of my head I know the French, German, and Dutch government all own or part own companies that run the train networks here so we get charged an insane amount meaning that they can provide their own rail services in their home countries incredibly cheaply in comparison. Most British people want the rail services renationalised.
@mattpotter87253 жыл бұрын
This is all very true, but I think it's more to do with the fact that the Tory, right wing leaning UK government made a conscious decision to force the price of playing for real travel onto the traveller and from the public purse, hence why it was privatised in the 90s and continued until today, but the biggest rises have been since they came to power in 2010. The fact that companies in large parts owner by public transport providers in Europe, and even beyond, are making money out of this is just a baffling almost contradictory product. They have to put in a bid to the government to run a franchise, and will put in cheaper his bids, and then increase the fares to make a profit for shareholders. If they didn't do it someone else would - Virgin used to run one of the biggest franchises and had no experience and I think initially weren't owned or in partnership with a nationally owned foreign train company. There is very little competition so if you want to get from a to b there's often very little choice but to pay the required fare - you might be able to if going from say London to Birmingham, or if you go in a very roundabout way, which often isn't cheaper for obvious reasons, though I have done this not going too far out of my way). Lastly fares are still regulated so the government can still stop fares going up, but choose not to, which emphasizes my point.
@ChalcedonXXX3 жыл бұрын
Nationalise them all
@corrigenda703 жыл бұрын
It is not caused by privatisation it is simply that the government subsidy of the rail network is lower than in other countries.
@mattpotter87253 жыл бұрын
@@corrigenda70 Whilst I agree that this is the biggest reason behind it when you have private companies whose raison d'etre is to make money for their shareholders then this won't help. I don't think the government should be running the real network from Whitehall, but that the system should be nationally run by not for profit operators in a regional franchise way, as we have at present. This kind of system can still be abused - big payouts to CEOs and upper management, but performance should be monitored and anyone failing should be immediately replaced.
@0utd00rsy3 жыл бұрын
Yep - this is why. It’s awful. I suspect most people would support re-nationalising the railways.
@MINKIN23 жыл бұрын
1: Two stops on the tube? Just walk.
@misstrussteLgbTq3 жыл бұрын
Depends on where you are and what line. Further out you go the longer it takes.
@christianattfield93563 жыл бұрын
Just walk from debden to epping :p
@andrewwalton62363 жыл бұрын
Me *sees title and prepares to be annoyed*, Also me "Okay, that was pretty spot on to be honest!"
@vickytaylor91553 жыл бұрын
Most public toilets are closed due to covid at the moment, but you will find them in any cafe, restaurant, most churches etc. You just need to ask normally.
@docsmellyfella3 жыл бұрын
Toilets in a church???!!!! Are you planning to use the font?
@daxdarve88173 жыл бұрын
There are public toilets around the uk
@valeriedavidson27853 жыл бұрын
Many years ago there were public toilets everywhere and the Councils started to close them to save money. There are still some but nowhere near as many as there used to be. Most people go to a cafe, pub or department store if they need to.
@revbenf68703 жыл бұрын
Try a Wetherspoons....They are everywhere. ... and stop for a drink and meal and repartee. ...
@Ravenuk3 жыл бұрын
Also cottaging was a big issue in some places. They generally were filth ridden places
@Suzz783 жыл бұрын
It wasn't so much to save money as to stop them being used for drugs and cottaging
@malcolmnicholls28933 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Imagine: "May I have the keys to your shop toilet, I need a really good dump"?
@garethwilliams64523 жыл бұрын
Public toilets? Jesus!
@bewareofsnow3 жыл бұрын
"This guy took a dump behind the dumpster..." What??? "... in Leeds." OK, yeah, that adds up tbh.
@juliaw1513 жыл бұрын
I would say the high cost of living, when comparing say restaurants at least, is because we pay our workers a living wage, so the meals/drinks are slightly more expensive to afford a living wage for them, also we don't tip, your meals are cheaper as you expect people to tip and make up the workers wage. It all goes hand in hand
@johannaox3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, I’ve been to half the states in the US and the food over there is soooo much more expensive than London. Especially, when you have to tip. A breakfast would cost around $20/35 in a cheap chain restaurant. That’s the same as breakfast at a fancy restaurant in London. 😅
@EASYTIGER103 жыл бұрын
Why are you apologising? We share your despair!
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@mrmagoo-i2l3 жыл бұрын
Why? Because it’s the internet. If someone says they like puppies there will be one guy calling you a racist fascist Hannibal Lecter clone. “We share your despair” Shows you are a beans on toast a phobe. Check your privilege. ;)
@METALFREAK033 жыл бұрын
I do apologise for saying "sorry" in our last interaction, it will not happen again. Very sorry again, Frank
@mrmagoo-i2l3 жыл бұрын
@@METALFREAK03 “interaction”, Obviously a sign of the patriarchal domination of the modern stamp collecting community. You sir, should be ashamed of yourself.
@darrenh02183 жыл бұрын
Brits are fine with being criticised or laughed at, where as yanks take offense
@barrygower67333 жыл бұрын
Normally, Britons take a bath at home so have no reason to seek out bathrooms at railway stations.
@tommywulfric97683 жыл бұрын
I usually do my resting at home, too!
@corriehingston67443 жыл бұрын
I just have a shower
@fudge75453 жыл бұрын
This thread 🤣🤣🤣
@davehenderson23533 жыл бұрын
The a bog at my train station York
@Fos3tex3 жыл бұрын
So you only go to railway stations to visit some guy named Lou?
@benedictwb3 жыл бұрын
as a brit i’d like to know whether americans insult their friends very often? cos we brits (jokingly) insult each other all the time
@EastMidlandsDUTCHess3 жыл бұрын
Too true! It tends to start at introducing your friend. "This is Dave, my best friend... he is a bit of a twat..."
@arya25713 жыл бұрын
most definitely, but like a lot of the times it doesn't feel like a joke more like a personal attack
@colettejackson41683 жыл бұрын
A friend of ours married a lady from Uganda, when she heard me insult her husband (as a good friend) she was visibly shocked. She is used to it now. Especially after being on a night out with myself and my girlfriends.
@kathyp15633 жыл бұрын
As an American I can answer your question (from 3 months ago!). American women really do not insult each other. Very fragile we are. No, that's not it. We aren't fragile, but we do offend easily. American women are very complimentary to each other, including strange women. Case in point, I recently volunteered at my daughter's school track meet, specifically the High Jump. The ages were 12-14 yr-old boy teams & girl teams. The girls from one team routinely complimented the jump or form of a competitor girl. Not odd at all. I learned early not to be insulting in my sarcasm. It doesn't go over well with women. Men? Much more insulting to each other--just friends, of course.
@VivaCohen3 жыл бұрын
Close friends yes, acquaintances no.
@chrislawley68013 жыл бұрын
If you need a public toilet/restroom outside of lockdown find nearest M&S where you will find them in the restaurant, Just walk through restaurant with confidence and no need to buy anything
@Americans4Israel4Ever3 жыл бұрын
NYC, has the same problem. You're just forced to go into a cafe order a coffee just to use their bathroom. May cost you eight bucks.
@JamesDeavoll3 жыл бұрын
The US requires you to have a job with a US company to get a work visa, too. And yes, EVERYONE hates train pricing.
@juliaw1513 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@Crasky19923 жыл бұрын
And only allows tourist visas for half the time...
@tommybrodie62913 жыл бұрын
As someone who smokes I have to say that I hate people who smoke in your face or right outside entrances to public places. If I'm smoking I'll always hold in my smoke if I'm passing close to someone or blow it in a direction I know is not gonna end up in their face, and if I'm outside somewhere I stand off to the side were people don't have to be confronted with the smoke.
@adamwicks58633 жыл бұрын
i do the same mate
@crewtc19873 жыл бұрын
Nah fuck em
@generichuman20443 жыл бұрын
Same here. Even as a smoker, I hate people who just walk around the middle of the street blowing smoke in the direction of non smokers
@rtsharlotte3 жыл бұрын
I find most smokers are like this maybe the wandering ravens have had some bad experiences.
@franl1553 жыл бұрын
If I'm smoking and I want to sit on a park bench and there's someone already sitting there, I'll check the wind direction - if it's blowing from me to them, I'll ask if they'd mind changing places so that they don't get my smoke; never had one refuse. And if I'm smoking at a bus stop, I'll never stand inside the shelter while doing so
@Rainex-my7jd3 жыл бұрын
Don't move to France, In time you will become French!! and that is never a good move
@carldarbyshire43 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
@teddyvision75633 жыл бұрын
Oh god can you imagine I’d hate to become French
@willmoore75823 жыл бұрын
There's an element of truth there. I moved to France 5 years ago and now find myself greeting women in the UK with a double kiss to the cheeks. Facial cheeks that is..
@willmoore75823 жыл бұрын
@@sim5361 Fair enough. I wasn't given a choice in the matter. Were you?..
@carldarbyshire43 жыл бұрын
@@sim5361 each to their own.
@songsmith31a2 жыл бұрын
Your comment about the dearth of public toilets - or as they used to be called in my youth: "conveniences" - is certainly valid and worth endorsing. Their existence was a very visible feature of another era and they were so impressive in their tiled and polished magnificence. Their demise is a disgraceful reflection of the neglect of local councils to serve the public who pay their taxes in modern times.
@daffyduk77 Жыл бұрын
What I did find on holiday on the North Wales coast was good provision of usable public toilets. Maybe to be more tourist-friendly ?
@clare24013 жыл бұрын
Worst thing you can say to Brits.... "We're moving to France"
@Kjærli_Lyst-hår3 жыл бұрын
Worst thing you could say to an English person perhaps, but not us Scots. #AuldAlliance
@TheRealScottishFool2 жыл бұрын
@@Kjærli_Lyst-hår I know 😂 I'd definitely rather live in France than England
@inhabitantwaps3qs8032 жыл бұрын
Maybe dont be offended just move to france also lets have a protest to get everyone in the uk to move abroad as its seems to already be opular in young ppl and it may solve the issues, then let russia invade the uk so uk no longer exists as a gift to them to stop fighting with Ukraine. That is how id go about it russia would be able to help the uk out i say put the land to a better use build some comy blocks and bring industry which is greatly needed in uk.
@beasea88953 жыл бұрын
I was so confused when you said “screens in windows “ I thought you meant tv screens ? Why do you need a telly in you window
@davidbrowne37613 жыл бұрын
LOL 😆
@VaeVictis963 жыл бұрын
I literally had to Google what a window screen looked like 😂
@danknighton32863 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, you two will always do well in the UK because you have a sense of humour and don’t take yourselves too seriously. I hope you get the visa situation sorted.
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! And we hope so too :D
@daffyduk77 Жыл бұрын
Good luck in France or Germany, they have their own sets of respective lunacies too, it depends on your pain thresholds for different types of awfulness they might inflict on incomers or residents.
@rogerentwistle13383 жыл бұрын
Toilets: You've got to know where to look. When i was in the States it was impossible to find a public loo.
@partridge96983 жыл бұрын
If you know where to look, you don't need to look. You just need to find the right coins.. Or can you use credit cards these days..?
@stuke6663 жыл бұрын
Supermarket, bus stations, train stations, public parks (mostly) and pubs.
@stretfordender113 жыл бұрын
Plus you can piss in most alleys in the UK hassle free. Its not even illegal as long as you are out of sight.
@Spiritof19553 жыл бұрын
@@stretfordender11 : Under the 1986 Public Order Act it is an offence to urinate in a public place...however it's okay to have a dump. Don't you just love British law 🤣
@johnsaunders21093 жыл бұрын
And those there are have doors with huge gaps at the bottom !!!
@dianeleitch70493 жыл бұрын
Most stations have public toilets also shopping malls. All fast food restaurants have them.
@kevvywevvywoo3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure anywhere serving food or drink for consuming on the premises has to have toilets by law.
@andrewguthrie23 жыл бұрын
I often pop in for a McPiss, and occasionally a McDump.
@daspoppy3 жыл бұрын
I would second that I am sure that anywhere serving food or drinks has to ha e a toilet. All large trains rates have toilets, and a lot or smaller ones do but the signage is appalling
@megamusicmessenger3 жыл бұрын
Yes true , they not well sign posted in a lot of places and often can be on the platforms in the train stations
@footylad64683 жыл бұрын
The cat in the background meowing while you guys where talking though 😂
@rebeccadowell75733 жыл бұрын
You forgot the biggest one... the weather! 🤣
@JustANobody97573 жыл бұрын
1. Completely with you 2. Ditto 3. Screens, nah, you can’t see out 4. High cost of living. Agree. rip off Britain 5. Public loos, agree. Have to use pubs
@benkernow2803 жыл бұрын
Have to use pubs, are you inferring that's a bad thing ;)
@JustANobody97573 жыл бұрын
@@benkernow280 not at all. A great excuse to get in and sink a few 😜
@ianprince16983 жыл бұрын
the pound loses. value the closer to London you get. when I worked in London we had London pay to help cover the cost
@dave_h_87423 жыл бұрын
Agree with all of your points.
@METALFREAK033 жыл бұрын
@@ianprince1698 Best thing to do (and any younglings in house, take notes) get a job for a company IN london BUT remote work OUTSIDE London. You be laughing as you get paid London wages, whilst living somewhere where their houses cost a fiver for five bedrooms!
@dianeharrison49753 жыл бұрын
I just go in a department store or cafe for the toilet
@claymor82413 жыл бұрын
What a nice couple. Few would be clever enough to state the criticisms so watchably and tactfully. Btw as a Brit I think you’ve nailed most of those, particularly the transport pricing, a hangover from the ‘greed is good’ Thatcher era when these services were sold out of public ownership largely on the grounds that some fictional ‘market competition’ would keep standards up. It didn’t, all we get is the rotten system you encountered. Another example of people thinking things could work in the UK like they do in the US, which often they don’t/can’t.
@dm77613 жыл бұрын
I love how Tess is so intently listening to you!
@mrmessy73343 жыл бұрын
I notice you wait till there is the safety of the Atlantic Ocean between you and your viewers before posting this one 😂
@spitspotmichael3 жыл бұрын
It's a good job you're going to live in France then Also, why don't Americans call a toilet a toilet, not a "restroom" or a "bathroom"??
@Spiritof19553 жыл бұрын
Public bathrooms in the US...I've never found a bath in one yet 😂
@mattpotter87253 жыл бұрын
@@Spiritof1955 I don't find many people having a rest in many either!!!
@johnsaunders21093 жыл бұрын
Because theyre ridiculously puritanical over things like this yet still sell guns in shopping malls and shoot electricity into those convicted of murder!
@matsamuel56553 жыл бұрын
I work in a cinema and I hate it when British people ask for the Bathroom. I tell them that we don't have Bathrooms but the Toilets are over there.
@spitspotmichael3 жыл бұрын
@@matsamuel5655 why would a British person ask for a bathroom??
@viktorjgf3 жыл бұрын
I am originally from Spain, I have been living in the UK for nearly for 3 years and I can say here in the NorthWest life is cheaper than in Spain (North) comparing to rent, bills... living here is more affordable. Love your channel!!
@apmclean3 жыл бұрын
Why would you take a bath in a subway?
@annettemoynihan70643 жыл бұрын
When I was younger you could smoke in a McDonald's and on public transport and in cinemas 😳
@SUM0X3 жыл бұрын
They are sarcastic simply because they hate Americans and other human beens. Their sarcasm is no joke..it comes from their hearts.
@thegingerwitch3223 жыл бұрын
The smoking item is interesting as I find that there are far fewer people smoking on the street than there used to be in the UK
@notblondereally693 жыл бұрын
I used to hate taking the train to school with all the cigar smoking businessmen 🤢 also because my parents smoked having to sit in smoking on a plane or in a restaurant 🤢🤢🤢
@bimblinghill3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's changed really fast! I remember first going out drinking in the '90s; smoke everywhere. Quite surprised to hear them say that it still seemed prevalent.
@Lily-Bravo3 жыл бұрын
As a child, waiting in anticipation in the cinema for the film to begin and watching the smoke rising in front of the projector. Yes' I'm that old.
@bimblinghill3 жыл бұрын
@@Lily-Bravo Haha me too! I have an early vivid memory of watching 101 Dalmatians through wreaths of smoke.
@ademyers27413 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think that smoking complaint in the video is mainly a US millennial generation issue as they have no experience how really bad things were before smoking bans were introduced
@corriehingston67443 жыл бұрын
I mean. I'm a Brit and there are things in America I prefer. But could you do a video on the American toilet doors? They're sooooo big!
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Haha we hate the toilet doors too! And we've done a video on them before - can't remember which one though.
@coolmusic15793 жыл бұрын
Just take the doors off. 🤔😄😲
@lewilewis39443 жыл бұрын
You mean small, surely? I'm horrified that people would be able to see my undies around my ankles.
@andyt82163 жыл бұрын
You mean the cubicle walls are so so small!
@Sue4743 жыл бұрын
American toilet doors aren't big enough! The gaps round them are huge.
@Abigail-wz6be3 жыл бұрын
I was just mesmerised by your cat staring at Eric the whole time, I need a cat so bad 😭😂
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
She's the best! Sadly, she's not ours, as we're just watching her for some friends 😭😭
@andyp58993 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens It looks more like sha's watching you :)
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
We had a lovely kitten for eight months...then a car ran it over....223,000 cats die every year in the uk like that....if you live near a dangerous road don’t have a cat....the grief is awful..
@10thdoctor152 жыл бұрын
While I realise that Britain doesn't have nearly as many insects as other countries, that is one things I don't like about summer. You just have to not open any windows or doors, or don't have any lights on.
@ShainThomas3 жыл бұрын
Public transportation in the United States, except for a few major cities, is extremely limited.
@zarasamuels93773 жыл бұрын
That is something that came to my mind aswell. Yes public transport is expensive here and they re other European countrys that do it better. but compared with usa you can get pretty much to and from anywhere in the country without a car.
@Auron7103 жыл бұрын
@@zarasamuels9377 thats true but you have to remember its not only comparing it to the US, since they have been all over europe and asia it seems. UK transport is just expensive. As for the freelancer thing, i assume its something about keeping out "bullshitters". yeh i work freelance, look these funds were from my freelance work *stamp*. I could be wrong I just think its probably to do with needing 100% concrete proof of income and necessity of ur job being based in england
@zarasamuels93773 жыл бұрын
@@Auron710 yeah I agree with the freelance thing, being about preventing people trying to gain the system. though I do think rules here might need a little updating. as they are a little old now, and freelance work is more common place.
@dogstar753 жыл бұрын
Cottaging closed a lot of Public Toilets you don't have to google cottaging, just be happy knowing it happened enough for public toilets to be closed
@Scotdod243 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 actually, since the 90s it been government cuts to councils that most public toilets were closed. There plenty in London just spaced out 👍
@allybaker7123 жыл бұрын
You don’t have to google it, I’m happy to answer any questions.
@gmf1212663 жыл бұрын
Cottaging. It sounds so quaint and innocent. However there is no tea and buttered crumpets involved.
@toddlerj1023 жыл бұрын
@@gmf121266 for those involved its more lubed crumpet 🤣
@allybaker7123 жыл бұрын
@@gmf121266 Take a flask!
@vickytaylor91553 жыл бұрын
Other you tubers have moved to the uk, you just need to work for a company for a year or so to get sponsored first.
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I believe Evan Edinger is one of them. Having worked for multiple startups. However he also came here on a student visa before that.
@METALFREAK033 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens Also want to say, you would be able to get a work visa for 3 years. You then can take a test? or you just apply to live. Once you have lived for 5 or 7 years you can apply for citzenship. I am pretty sure long as you work here and pay taxes on the place (Council Tax) and NI Tax, you be fine. The income tax would be the problem though, maybe that is why they don't allow it? My friend is freelance though and they are from Italy, maybe it's because it's an EU country they allowed them to stay here? Then again, I know plenty from Asian/Oceania areas that have come to live here as freelance, but maybe it's that they were working for British or International companies that have HQs in UK.
@Sue4743 жыл бұрын
@Violet Yes, I noticed. Oooh what a giveaway!
@juliaw1513 жыл бұрын
Yep, @evanedinger is one! He lives in london and is going for his citizenship :)
@Andy_U3 жыл бұрын
Hiya. You DO know, when Brits let their cats out, the cats come back? Many doors to the outside even have cat-flaps, so the cats can come and go as they please. I do pity House Cats, somewhat. Will your cat NEVER experience the outside world? Stay safe. All the best to you.
@markpstapley3 жыл бұрын
A more serious problem is in America its common place to have you cats declawed, a barbaric process they can result in a jail sentence in the U.K. In the U.K. we made all of our top predators extinct, where as in most of America, they cats tend to get eaten if let outside. Also cats are much better climbing up trees, than they are at getting back down (for anatomical reasons) so the fire brigade in the UK spend a lot of time rescuing cats from trees when they get stuck.
@markpstapley3 жыл бұрын
In many countries its also now illegal to let pet cats outside unattended, as they can quickly kill local endangered species when they hunt.
@lunarubyjon5943 жыл бұрын
I have three cats in the UK who have a cat flap. When I tried to keep one of them in by locking the cat flap (because she had a sore foot), they actually broke out of the house by hurling themselves at the cat flap until it broke.
@hannahaidastitcher80983 жыл бұрын
My cat is an indoor cat. She was abused at her previous "home" by being hit in the face and swung around by her tail, so she's now 100% a house cat as she has the tendency to freak at the outside world. But yeah, in the UK cats do come and go as they please!
@NinjaXavier3 жыл бұрын
@@hannahaidastitcher8098 That's outrageous. How'd they find it if an ogre hit their face and swung them around? Some just have no sense.
@EvieOConnorxoxo3 жыл бұрын
Do... Do americans not let their cats outside or..?
@Zachymcsmacky3 жыл бұрын
The lack of public loos is an issue- there used to be a lot more (at least here in Bristol), before the council had to stop funding them due to austerity - now the toilet options are hotels, cafés, bars and shopping centres - chances are you won't find one in a station unless it's past the ticket barriers
@pratosaurusrex11283 жыл бұрын
Trains are this expensive because the Tory government privatised the railways in the 1980s. Since then companies that win the franchise contracts can legally increase prices by a certain % above inflation. And they do... every year. It serves as a lesson to others that you should never nationalise an industry that will result in a monopoly/oligopoly. The crazy thing is the U.K. taxpayer still pays billions a year to the rail industry as the infrastructure is still owned by the government Edit:privatised from nationalised.
@rosemarielee77753 жыл бұрын
The railways were privatised, the opposite of nationalised! Naturally the private companies gouge as much as they can.
@grapeman633 жыл бұрын
I think you mean denationalise / privatise. British Rail was a nationalised service until the tories broke it up and franchised the services provided so that they could pay dividends to ever greedier shareholders / tories.
@jillhobson61283 жыл бұрын
I think he meant de-nationalised the railways
@pratosaurusrex11283 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys. I meant Tories privatised. Now updated.
@ddemaine3 жыл бұрын
@@pratosaurusrex1128 While you're in the business updating... the railways were privatised in 1990s. 1994 to 1997 is when it happened, something to remember if you ever go on The Chase.
@ExploringwithMatttgf693 жыл бұрын
Feels like their problems are only based in London 😂😂😂😂
@Sophie.S..3 жыл бұрын
You are thinking of immigrating to France. IMMEDIATELY UNSUBSCRIBED.
@george43673 жыл бұрын
Korean state of the art trains don't need much maintenance. London Tubes were built in the 1800 s. They cost a lot to keep running
@djsherz3 жыл бұрын
Public toilet you say? There's always McDonalds. Two approaches - 1) Brazenly walk in and head straight for the toilets. That's a McShit. 2) Walk in, head for the counter as if about to order a meal, check out the menu, then slink off to the toilet. That's a McShit with Lies.
@LoveWins-xv9lm Жыл бұрын
LOL
@YangSing13 жыл бұрын
The comments are going to be fun
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait 😂
@johnsaunders21093 жыл бұрын
Does it matter? Its only a tiny minority who leave their home state let alone , the USA!!!
@sashahornby24863 жыл бұрын
What? bummer means “a shame” like it’s annoying. What does it mean for you guys? I’m from Northern Ireland.
@tomi2102102103 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I use it in Northern England pretty often too.
@trevorenever2653 жыл бұрын
@Violet In the south of England "bummer" has the same meaning.
@Kezzzzz.3 жыл бұрын
Its the homosexual meaning of the word I think they are implying.
@joguy30633 жыл бұрын
It also means someone who does anual sex, most specifically a guy man. It's used insultinly
@kevvywevvywoo3 жыл бұрын
bummer is a person who enjoys anal sex although I think most UK people will know the americans use it in a different way and will make allowances!
@MrCrossWire3 жыл бұрын
Most stations have restrooms. Often kept locked, access upon request. (The rest of the points are pretty fair).
@zjg21413 жыл бұрын
You can also find them at most cafe’s and bars.
@cakeboy95283 жыл бұрын
Macdonalds is London's unoffical public restroom
@simonheld42103 жыл бұрын
If you want a screen on a window, add it yourself!
@Jamie-iv8dp3 жыл бұрын
Idk how it is in the underground. But the trick to trains here is that if you get on without a ticket you will at least get to the next stop. Cuz once your on they cant kick you off till the next stop.
@Smorans3 жыл бұрын
Did you guys know that if you use a debit card or oyster card to swipe and pay for the tube (as long as you consistently use the same card) the cost of monthly travel is capped at £30? Although I haven’t commuted in London for a couple of years, it may have changed, but i found that made it relatively cheap 🙂
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow!! That's good to know! Thanks!
@ViewByRay3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens ... i was about to mention this so im surprised you are not aware of this.
@snowysnowyriver3 жыл бұрын
Well right back at you on the freelance thing! I could not live and work in the USA as a freelancer! Pot.....meet kettle!
@galoglaich32813 жыл бұрын
You could come to try ireland rather than france,since ireland is still in the EU i don't know about freelancing ,but its worth looking into
@Abraham_Tsfaye3 жыл бұрын
When I was in UK. I saw empty boarded up streets under a constant grey sky, litter everywhere. A people so lazy they can't get anything done. Homeless people sleeping in doorways. Opioid addicts out of their mind and women so drunk they urinated on the streets. It's a sad declined country.
@marktyler33813 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, you have a point.
@ajmaloleary35533 жыл бұрын
When talking to people always assume that everyone is bored with you and taking the piss, but then just carry on anyway. Don't be afraid to suddenly announce that you're going to stop with your tale as you're bored of telling it and your audience is bored of listening, before asking what they've been upto.
@edwardthejust44523 жыл бұрын
I am a Yank who spends (pre-COVID) a lot of time in the U.K. and have never had a problem with finding a toilet. Then again, it could be because I embrace Pub culture and there is always a toilet in the pub. As I recall from previous videos, you are both non-drinkers, no judgement here, just an observation. In the AM time frame I always find a toilet available in Costa or Cafe Nero.
@abigailbrown93063 жыл бұрын
Instead of taking the tube for 2 stops in London you can walk it will cost nothing 😘
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
Brits find a lot of Brits offensive too...
@ruadhagainagaidheal93983 жыл бұрын
Whenever a British person opens their mouth to speak, another Brit will hate them for their accent.
@ThisWontEndWell3 жыл бұрын
There is a KZbin series interviewing people on countries they hate and the UK video is mostly brits saying they hate brits.
@david-lt9wj3 жыл бұрын
@@ThisWontEndWell I hate it when you just give me an idea of which you tube you're talking about... You must be a Brit..
@DiggerDog19623 жыл бұрын
As a Brit that's lived and worked in the USA, and several other countries, I would say that I completely agree with most of your points. Transportation in the UK is outrageously expensive (just like Japan). The cost of living is one area where I'd disagree. It's not actually that bad, especially when you consider that you have to add sales taxes to most prices in the USA, and in most bars and restaurants tipping is expected. I'd also tend to disagree with you about public toilets. Every shopping centre and station will have them, although they do often close at awkward times!
@inhabitantwaps3qs8032 жыл бұрын
Instead of leaving you're country like a coward make a change your the reason it has so many issues same with the politicians they treat this like a side hobby a part time entertainment stand up comedy show in parliament. Ive seen many brits online living in foreign countries and working there. 85% of working Americans work and live in their home country whereas the uk is only 60% and Germany is 90% Its very sad to me we send all industry abroad and have throughout history, We barely manufacture anything for example steel,wood,glass and cars,tools and nearly everything. There is no mining industry of any true scale and farming is limited to mainly sheep grazing feilds. Therefore the industry from the ground up the primary sector lacks which means the country cant prosper localy meaning the country imports everything and people are forced to work for foreign companies and in foreign countries, in turn selling all its wealth and intelligence to work abroad to help countries abroad. The uk is very similar to japan and both countries have similar faults but I've been to japan and it is incomparable to the uk also. It is much better in many ways with public toilets being much more prominent, subway system of tokyo is much better than londons tube and so on and I'm not even a fan of japan which could also be a result of there sincerity and joyfulness compared to the stubborn movie villain brit who only exist because they exist and automatically feels they have rights over foreign countries which has been show throughout history with the empire and colonisation of the world thank the lord India became independent, Thank the lord Australia, united states. I have never classed the uk as part of europe such an old nation prehistoric but so primitive and pathetic and every part of there culture based on the selfishness on others above putting god first with henry the eighth and so on just so typical of the uk to claim the most ridiculous ideas such as of the church of england which no other county has because it makes changes and doesn't let the past define its incompetence but adapts to new environments. I could write a while book on this but ill end here.
@wardakawababa62133 жыл бұрын
UK trains are so expensive because the train franchises are owned by French and German train companies that use UK passengers to subsidise their domestic markets. I blame privatisation.
@vickytaylor91553 жыл бұрын
I hate the false have a nice day attitude of American’s. .
@crazycatpetera14043 жыл бұрын
I don’t think it’s false, most of them genuinely mean it, we’re just a lot colder 😂 It’s a cultural thing.
@akuashados40343 жыл бұрын
Preach!
@TheAmigaFan3 жыл бұрын
I thought that before I went to NYC, but was surprised how genuine they were. Very friendly.
@johnsaunders21093 жыл бұрын
Its shit! But Americans seem to believe in it!!
@simworks52663 жыл бұрын
I love hearing what people in other countries both love and hate about the uk, I think it is an interesting learning experience
@johnnybeer37703 жыл бұрын
I don't know where in the U.K.you were living but live in south Devon and my windows are always open on nice days in the summer months , with the exception of the odd fly ----- nothing .
@ddemaine3 жыл бұрын
In Notts, same here. Occasional bee, and that's it
@stephenlee59293 жыл бұрын
There are rules about smoking near the entrance to buildings, but they tend to be ignored.
@hilaryjones32273 жыл бұрын
In the town where I live we used to have two public toilets but one was constantly being used to shoot drugs or meet to obtain drugs. So the council changed it to a drug counselling centre. So now we only have one public toilet. Not that anyone needs it unless they are homeless as no-one has any reason to go into town as all the shops have gone out of business due to lockdown.
@JakeGlobox3 жыл бұрын
Hey look I’m binge watching now ahhh
@desmondswallow69893 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you said. The train prices are expensive when they were nationalised (state owned) there weren't too bad but since privatisation they've gone up big time. Companies say it's due to lack of funding from previous governments and we have the oldest infrastructure for trains in the world. They were invented here.
@MrPaulMorris3 жыл бұрын
Those who look back with favour on the nationalised rail system must have very heavily rose-tinted spectacles or simply not have been regular rail users. My memory of pre-privatisation British Rail is of hugely overcrowded, dirty, ancient trains running to no apparent schedule. Having spent too many long journeys sitting on my kitbag travelling to and from my RAF bases my memories are not particularly happy. The only positive was that the bar (assuming the there was a buffet car) was always open, whatever the hour.
@alliebeans3 жыл бұрын
That's not actually true, but don't let political prejudice get in the way of a good KZbin comment. 😀
@cleoldbagtraallsorts33803 жыл бұрын
I think they have got worse in many ways, and the prices continue to climb. The same seems to be true of the postal service.
@cleoldbagtraallsorts33803 жыл бұрын
@@MrPaulMorris I am old enough to remember, but was not regular rail user. I probably used them more after privatisation, but not daily or weekly. I seem to remember it as being better in the past. I haven't been on the train since I became disabled, or a bus, so for over 10yrs.
@johnbenson29193 жыл бұрын
With the exception of window screens and cultural differences, I would say the points raised are hated equally by most Brits, especially the ones concerning public transport
@johnd64873 жыл бұрын
Lets be honest, if you want screens, you can fit them - commercial catering premises all have them (or are meant to) we just don’t really find them necessary (and to be fair, the ones we had fitted to the kitchens where I worked fell apart every five minutes)
@Drobium772 жыл бұрын
All stations like bus, train and any public transport hubs used to have toilets, and you would see toilet block just scattered around towns all over the place, but due to cutbacks and vandalism, most have been removed and no alternatives were made available. In my home town, we had voted 'the best toilet in the UK' (Nuneaton) but even that got shut down and now there are problems with people piddling in the street or shop doorways etc.
@okayloll3 жыл бұрын
smoking isn’t really seen as a bad thing here, non smokers aren’t really repulsed or offended by other people smoking around them (i think partly because most people are ex smokers or social smokers anyway) but despite this, the uk is probably the country in europe with the least smoking!
@ovmcvov3 жыл бұрын
There’s so many public toilets in Leeds! All the shopping centres have toilets, the station has them, maybe covid had closed them ! Poor guy tho 🤣
@roundtheloopandback3 жыл бұрын
Agree I also live in leeds, there's loads of public loos.
@kirstinspence72813 жыл бұрын
I literally came to the comments to say the same thing! I guess being from Leeds, we just know, whereas visitors may struggle 🤷
@adielawton6513 жыл бұрын
I hate smoking aswell especially with my asthma If I walk through smoke or smell it im coughing for hours 😫
@jamesleate3 жыл бұрын
I hate asthmatics, if I see one, I try to blow as much smoke in their face as possible (and I don't even smoke so I have to buy a pack in a hurry).
@oiuslags3 жыл бұрын
OMG France you must be desperate
@carlhughes95842 жыл бұрын
As a Brit, one thing I really can't stand is ' banter '. Basically people saying pretty cruel and insulting things to even their friends. A lot of people will retort with saying I'm too sensitive bla bla bla. But I simply do not see the point in banter and don't find it funny......you are supposed to support your friends and not rip the piss out of them.
@LoveWins-xv9lm Жыл бұрын
I'm from the American South, and we do the same thing... just verbally poke and prod at someone *especially* friends and family just for fun. It wasn't until I married a foreigner that I saw not everyone likes what the UK calls "banter" and what the US calls "joking around". In fact, it can be quite hurtful.
@southprockhard3 жыл бұрын
Did you only cat sit for house cats? Most cats are allowed, and encouraged, to go out here. If they're used to going out then they'll come back. Also we don't have an insect issue for more than a couple of months, so screens are unnecessary. Like A/C. We need heating for longer than we need A/C
@lorrainemoynehan67913 жыл бұрын
my god, that was tame. You are far too nice to really tell the truth, and that's why we love you.
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Didn't want to ruffle you too much 😂😂 But thank you!! We appreciate you too! :D
@richardackers73223 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t sound like you had a great time in Leeds. I apologize on behalf of my home town. It’s a lot better when not in lockdown.
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Despite our experience with Turd Alley, we actually had a pretty good time! Leeds is a gorgeous city with incredible architecture and so much to see!
@malcomflibbleghast81403 жыл бұрын
Emailed you a possible way around the visa thing, and yes its legal.
@willsandys56693 жыл бұрын
I'm a management consultant and once did a project for Network Rail (the nationalised owner and maintainer of the track). Whilst working there, someone explained the reason trains are so expensive is that we have "first mover DISadvantage" - basically the UK built most of it's railway infrastructure very early, so it's now old and inneficient/expensive to maintain compared to other countries like France and Spain. The profit margins of the private train companies are actually low (just a couple of %). The tracks are state owned via network rail, whilst private companies bid to run the actual trains on them
@LoveWins-xv9lm Жыл бұрын
Even more reason for the UK to try its best to collect on tourist revenue and EU worker tax money to reinvest in expanding the transit network. With Brexit, this is now less feasible.
@vitusdoom3 жыл бұрын
8 Things I Hate about USA 1. Donald Trump 2. Hip Hop culture 3. Friends 4. Embarrassing patriotism 5. Celebrity obsession 6. Plastic cheese 7. The beer is shit 8. McDonalds.
@Jamie_D3 жыл бұрын
lol from my perspective bummer can mean either thing depending on the situation :)
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Good to know! Thanks, Jamie! 😂
@grapeman633 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. To me the funniest Americanism is the Fanny Pack!
@shadowysea3 жыл бұрын
Yep, it's all in the context
@onlyme10283 жыл бұрын
But surely cats are allowed to roam freely in the states like in the UK and not always kept in by a screen?
@Glenner73 жыл бұрын
We have three cats that go in and out all the time, but many people have "house cats" that never go outside (many of them have had their claws clipped). I'm in Canada, but I'm pretty sure this is the case in the US too. And I dare say in the UK too?
@dianeleitch70493 жыл бұрын
We lived in the States for 30 years. All cats were inside all their lives which really shocked me. If there was a cat seen outside it was usually caught by someone thinking it had got out of the house and was lost, which was usually the case. They sat at the window/screen and watched the birds and all that moved outside which was alien to them. Such a shame.
@sage63363 жыл бұрын
I hate people who havent taken their Xmas decorations down by 12th night
@geraldmcmullon24653 жыл бұрын
Filmed before 5th - but yes, posted on 9th so just looks wrong.
@giddygrub71763 жыл бұрын
Harsh
@MustaffaCuppa3 жыл бұрын
London has its own economy & is far more expensive than the rest of the UK. If you can afford to buy a house in London - you can afford £4 for a tube ride. Toilets or public toilets - these used to be common in every town but were abused by 'cottaging' (George Michael was nicked for it). Councils have been closing them. Trains - everything was fine until the powers that should not be privatised everything, resulting in multiple operators, confusion and high fares.
@mairhoward34503 жыл бұрын
We're not called rip off Britain for nothing
@martindunstan80433 жыл бұрын
Window screens! We don't have them here as they are a pain in arse and serve no purpose plus we let our cats out, solution-get a tortoise 😂🇬🇧👍🇺🇲 plus do you lot sleep in toilets as there's hardly anytime to 'rest' always found that weird 😂
@jessalot20773 жыл бұрын
Love this video! To be honest I agree with most of these points as a UK resident myself! P.S loving Grace’s hair ❤️
@WanderingRavens3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! And so glad to hear you agree!
@TheVaughan53 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree. Don't feel awkward making negative comments about the U.K No place is perfect. While you're right about cost of living when you move to France you might get a shock with the tax you have to pay, depending of course on income etc.
@lewilewis39443 жыл бұрын
Yup, the privatised trains are day light robbery. But tbh, if someone can't be arsed to walk the half mile that would be 2 stops on the tube in central London, they deserve to be taxed. The public toilet thing? We've plenty here in Bath, some are state of the art, free and very trendy. But doesn't everyone just use Starbucks or The Pub? Wetherspoons bogs are always really nice.
@happybongmore43633 жыл бұрын
We use net curtains...Also good for twitching!
@sunbeamgal13 жыл бұрын
Public toilets are minging lol! That’s why we don’t have many 🤣
@pj55173 жыл бұрын
you should try one in New York. you'll never complain again