Al Murray on Nations of the World | First Time Reactions

[@intheendlinkinpark]

He said:"...but India is a land of ancient mysterious mystic ancient mystery, an ancient mysterious mystic land locked within an ancient mysterious mystic tradition of ancient mysterious mystic mystery wrapped in histories of ancient mysticism."

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

You have risen to the challenge and conquered it!!! We must worship Bruno Fuentes!

[@forearthbelow]

@Bruno, 👏👏👏👏👏

[@MrDarkweaver]

Fair play sir!

[@robthornton6288]

Respect Bruno 👏👏👏👏👏😁

[@berylgilligan9287]

Rule Britannia you win the internet 🤣

[@ethanquirk28]

“Say that to Napoleon Bonaparte” we did in 1815 during the Battle of Waterloo where we beat him

[@anthonymatthews7193]

And kept him on a British island prison!!!!!

[@seanmcgouran4091]

With a (big) bit of help from the... um... Germans.

[@stevehendon4076]

@@seanmcgouran4091 er...Prussians. Germany didn't exist in 1815 😉

[@seanmcgouran4091]

@@stevehendon4076 Fair enough, but the idea of 'Germany' did. There was the wonderfully-named Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, German literature pre-dates the second Kaiser-Reich (né 1871), as does German music.

[@borisbrosowski6630]

@@stevehendon4076 The Holy Roman Empire was made up from 4 Kingdoms: The Kingdom of Burgundy, The Kingdom of Lombardia, The Kingdom of Bohemia and The Kingdom of Germany. Typically the King of Germany would be made Emperor of the HRE. And stating that Prussians were not Germans is a bit bold.

[@TsarFrancisDrake]

"Where the Americans were taken COMPLETELY by surprise... TWO YEARS into a major global war" I'm American, and that's one of the best fucking takes I've heard! One of the best jokes in the skit.

[@blackbob3358]

Yep, El Draco, i thought that too.

[@daryl198920]

Its funny because its true 😅

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

And it really is getting out of hand too. FCOL "For crying out loud", since you're asking.

[@KissMeWhereIWee]

Whats a basic global war?

[@tommogamer8546]

The thing about the UK being the centre of the earth is in reference to the international meridian conference from 1884 where Greenwich in London, England was agreed upon by 41 delegates from 26 countries (except the ones from France) to be the central point of the the world for the 0 line of longitude used on maps and charts.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

They were talking through that & missed the entire joke ending! 🇬🇧

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Huzzah!

[@erictull2089]

1857

[@scottkinnaird3053]

Good drills fella

[@eamonnclifford5705]

I knew there was a reason why I can't stand the French.

[@patrickholt2270]

The Peru bit is referring to Paddington Bear, a much loved character from British children's TV and book series. Genuinely cute old animated show.

[@samhilton4173]

Do you remember a show called Huxley Pig?

[@patrickholt2270]

@@samhilton4173 No sorry.

[@fritzfieldwrangle-clouder7299]

@@samhilton4173 Ooh, that'll be twenty pee please.

[@thekevindeucey]

Al Murray is amazing.

[@Jimmy-xx3ks]

@@samhilton4173 I remember that it was really good lol

[@perryedwards4746]

yer thats true Greenwich meantime. Where time begins, we drew the maps, so we put it right there in London, why would we put it anywhere else...draw your own maps! :)

[@DJKav]

Yup 0⁰ Longitude (Prime Meridian) line goes straight through Royal Greenwich, London.

[@DJVoyagerXue]

So Al Murry is correct, unlike the male presenter lol

[@DJKav]

@@DJVoyagerXue Yup, Al Murray has a Degree in history (Cambridge), and his speciality is war history and geography history. He is an exceptionally clever man.

[@gastrickbunsen1957]

@@DJKav Al does indeed have a history degree (Oxford) but his persona, the pub landlord, does not. The PL is a modern day Alf Garnett and Al is sending up the small islander mentality of some Brits.

[@chrissedaka8141]

@@gastrickbunsen1957 He's also making some genuinely salient points about the rest of the world, under the same guise. And if you have a problem with those "small islander mentality" Brits, the PL is as much aimed at your way of thinking too. There's nothing wrong with patriotism and self-regard concerning one's country,; and to equate having a degree with superiority over those without is itself an elitist mentality - presumably the contention some have when they describe others as having a "small islander mentality".

[@bobbyuk5866]

You say Napoleon, I say Duke of Wellington. When he defeated Napoleon, he took his Horse Copenhagen, and his Mistress. Murray is a Oxford educated Historian. The French have a pretty good record in battle, just not against the British. We have a love hate relationship with France. We both grudgingly respect each other.

[@stumagoo2342]

Yeah being English I have a tongue in cheek hate for the French. I'd happily go to war with them......their wine and cheese is divine it would be worth the bloodshed. We can rename France, Continental Britain (CB) 😉

[@craigmccullough7333]

Copenhagen was Wellington's horse. He also rode this horse in the Peninsula, so predates Waterloo.

[@terencehill1971]

@@craigmccullough7333 Napoleon's horse was Marengo an Arabian imported to France from Egypt. It's skeleton is on display at the National Army Museum in Chelsea.

[@TheSebiestor]

begrudging respect? not since Brexit 🤣

[@Gethsemanes]

It's easy to miss the point of Murray's history lesson, hes not mocking the written word, hes mocking the misuse of history to prove a point

[@williebauld1007]

He’s definitely not joking about the line of longitude, all time is measured from Greenwich in London so yep we are the centre of the world lol

[@neilgriffiths6427]

American military has started calling it "Zulu time" - but we all know the British get to sit down for tea and scones long before most yanks have even woken up...

[@barryhumphries4514]

It's known by all the world’s military and all in aviation as Zulu time! Alpha time is Local time.

[@simonbutterfield4860]

@@neilgriffiths6427 Zulu time is GMT + 2 hours or something like that.

[@joemelton4747]

@@simonbutterfield4860 Zulu time is GMT

[@williebauld1007]

@@joemelton4747 Zulu plus gross

[@Danny_kay]

Al Murray is brilliant a lot of people are confused why he knows so much and that's because his a historian and studied at oxford university. His a very intelligent guy and when it comes to history he knows his stuff.

[@pavlam7101]

And to add to this as most seem not to know, is that Al Murray the real person is a nice polite intelligent person, this is a stage persona Al Murray the Pub Landlord playing a stereotypical arrogant Brit.

[@niadh5913]

2nd thar. Alistair James Hay Murray is a well read graduate of the University of Oxford. The Pub Landlord is a character he has created to use as his main comedy routine.

[@mikexcity]

I live in Devon and I can confirm everything he said about Plymouth.

[@bladestormviking]

no thumbs, tails.... it's like East Tennessee

[@marklehuray1091]

xcity wouldn't be Exeter so completely neutral comment then....

[@deboragiffen5317]

I live in Devon too and this cracks me up

[@Matthew_Rushton]

I spent 11 years living in Devon before moving back up north. Given what he said he's definitely not wrong 😂

[@LilLingLing6789]

He's playing a stereotype absolutely spot on so many times I've been in the pub listening to people he's pretending to be lmao love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😂

[@blackbob3358]

Did'nt think much love came out of Alba, Siona. All the jocks i've met growl first, then speak. Genuine observation, love. After the initial greeting, just fine then. No offence, dear.

[@mattjosh69]

Paddington bear is a cartoon in the uk about a bear from Peru. It’s since been made into a movie. 😂😂🙏🏻🇬🇧

[@olbird7647]

Originally books by Michael Bond! 😊

[@benjichicken6929]

@@olbird7647 shaken not stirred

[@twatinahatsmith7428]

And a sequel. I enjoyed them.

[@iangreenway5580]

We know who Napoleon is, we ran him out of Portugal & Spain and finally defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. 🇬🇧👍

[@imperialdebauchery5988]

We beat him so hard even Sean Bean survived.

[@acafellapoet5620]

Nah it was the Prussians - and this one will really piss you off, the Soviet Union and America won WW2, not Britain 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@iangreenway5580]

@@acafellapoet5620 you REALLY need to learn some history! 🤦‍♂️ The Prussians turned up at the 11th hour after the British had done all the hard work and actually contributed very little, like American in WW1.

[@erictull2089]

@@acafellapoet5620 from where? And it was nice of those two you mentioned turning up after we'd been fighting for two years. ALONE!

[@seanmcgouran4091]

@@erictull2089 "Alone" - with a huge navy, and a number of large Dominions (and India) lending hands

[@wasp6594]

In real life, Al Murray does not speak anything like the way he does on stage. He is, in fact, very well spoken. His stage persona is actually making fun of the English.

[@wyterabitt2149]

No it's not, it's making fun of a type of person, the type that all countries can (and do) have.

[@RK-zf1jm]

Yup and if you go to a lot of pubs in the south east mainly Essex and Bo or millwall you ll get alot of guys that talk and think that way and they arent acting

[@tonynorman6642]

Now we need teachers like him in schools. You make it fun, people will remember. Children are the same. They would learn more this way

[@iriscollins7583]

Without the bad language. And sex orientated jokes.

[@robharris8844U]

The comment on Bulgaria will have gone over your heads when he said "where they are just Wombles" The Wombles were a childrens program on tv in UK that had a character called " Uncle Bulgaria" - hence reference to Bulgaria on globe.Nostalgic to Brits.

[@ptb2008]

It is true. He is talking about the Greenwich meridian line.

[@TJE.13]

Yea it always makes me laugh that time begins in fucking Greenwich of all places 🤣

[@swissystan]

A bit surprised that you didn’t know that!

[@caramba10]

Before he got to this part of his act he's already had 'banter' with several members of the audience, somehow he remembers all their names and occupations and comes back to them time after time when the moment is ripe. It is an act (the Pub Landlord), in real life he's a very smart educated historian who has an amazing ability to recall names and dates from throughout history, something I've always been rubbish at.

[@arwelp]

The “118-dia” joke is that when you call directory enquiries you usually end up in an Indian call centre, because “the Geordies (people from Newcastle, NE England) asked for too much money”.

[@generaladvance5812]

That poor lady will be devastated when she finds out about the international meridian conference 1884. London was chosen and timezones are based on it today.

[@shaunkelly9860]

His first point regarding Greenwich Mean Time is absolutely 100% true.

[@theinsideouter6371]

I am 72 with hearing aids, understood every word, he is a Cockney from London I am a Scoucer from Liverpool. He takes the micky, fun out of everyone

[@shawnwilson7373]

Al is a comic genius, and actually has a degree in History from Oxford.

[@BobbierocksBuster1415]

From Oxford? Jesus I didn't know that!

[@bfnb21]

Two degrees

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Love that you understand and don’t get offended ( even when the jokes about America) by this British comic genius 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@blueacres1262]

The Peru reference is to do with "Paddington Bear", a famous English story. The "Womble"Countries, again, were a famous English cartoon series based on English Wimbledon Common with strange underground creatures called Wombles who came up every day and cleaned up the rubbish!😶I know, weird right? That's Britain!?....😉🇬🇧🇺🇲

[@millyjames7891]

Madame Cholet!

[@blackbob3358]

It is actually funny when you know what he's talking about. He does, being a time served historian.

[@carlhartwell7978]

He wasn't joking about the 0° line of longitude, but like he said, it was put there by us, it's totally arbitrary. Unlike the equator which depends on the poles which aren't arbitrary. And before anyone comments, yes I have seen the 'QI how many poles are there' clip.

[@bob_the_bomb4508]

Actually having the 0 line of Longitude in Greenwich is very handy, as it means that the International Date Line (GMT+12) goes through the Pacific.

[@tomparr567]

GMT is 00 the start of time, the English made the rule but it still counts worldwide lol

[@cardellkenith]

it wasnt just england. there was a comittee decision, but at the time of it, Britain was the largest empire of the time so it made a bit more sense to jsut go with Britain

[@eddiewhite7309]

Try British

[@terencehill1971]

The US military (and astronauts) all use "Zulu Time" which is the same as GMT.

[@tomparr567]

@@eddiewhite7309 why was it decided in either Scotland, Wales or Ireland?

[@eddiewhite7309]

@@tomparr567 it was brought in as standard in 1880 by the UK government, initially to align train times throughout the UK

[@markcarlton-rn3zc]

Al Murray probably knows more about history and world politics then anyone I know

[@skullduggerysmiles8393]

It took 20 seconds for Americans to be baffled, 'is that true?' Doh. If you ever get the chance watch him live and be amazed at his skill at working the room, Comedy excellence.

[@mycatspethooman5590]

Al Murray is one of the funniest comedians in Britain.

[@michaelkimber6203]

Al Murray is genius. Highly educated and extremely funny.

[@lilacfloyd]

Chicago is behind Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours. (Greenwich Mean Time is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London). The Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) separates east from west in the same way that the Equator separates north from south.

[@bfnb21]

6 hours

[@SuperTyrannical1]

Paddington bear was from Peru, and was lost and abandoned at Paddington station from which he gets his name.

[@ansugib]

Paddington Bear is a children's character who loved Marmalade sandwiches. If you saw the queen's jubilee concert earlier this year she took part in a little skit where she was having tea with Paddington. At her funeral lots of people left Paddington bears with flowers outside the Palace gates.

[@hazyviewpoint7194]

As a German I must say that german american accent of yours sounds really attractive to put it fucking mildly

[@EessaTube]

'The way they treat their bears' refers to the book and film 'Paddington Bear'.

[@jasonmarshall5252]

Also TV series.1976 - 1980

[@millyjames7891]

@@jasonmarshall5252 Yes!!

[@dotregan1506]

Al Murray is a very clever man, he doesn't actually talk like that, it's just a character he adopts for his comedy routine., he is an Oxford graduate in 'history' I believe. The international date line runs through Greenwich, and the reference to bears in Peru is about a childrens character Paddington Bear, by Michael Bond also made into two movies.

[@tomstorey8559]

Oh yeah Napoleon that short French guy who got defeated by the British lol 😂😂😂

[@tomstorey8559]

@@SimSim-zf9if oh yeah totally

[@tomstorey8559]

@@SimSim-zf9if mate your really reading way too much into my comment, you're coming across as a jerk who can't take a joke

[@anthonymatthews7193]

@@SimSim-zf9if yes bad day at the office+ sank

[@eddhardy1054]

16:30...I have to point out that since Al Murray is British it's not him that has an accent it's you my colonial pals. 😉

[@Davey-Boyd]

Everyone has an accent though. It is impossible for anyone not to have one.

[@eddhardy1054]

@@Davey-Boyd really? I never knew that...🤔

[@trevmclunch3440]

Anyone that is from England has a dialect, anyone that is forgien has an accent.

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@trevmclunch3440 That is a really moronic reply

[@eddhardy1054]

@@Davey-Boyd not if you're joking it's not...numpty!

[@DavePigott2000]

Al has a degree in History from Oxford University - that's why he knows so much about world geography and history. His particular focus was on military campaigns. He doesn't sound a bit like that when he's off stage.

[@ForestGrump]

The nought line of longitude runs through Greenwich in London. All time zones in the World relate to what time it is in London. It is also the division between east and west, if you use co-ordinates.

[@michaeljoefish8115]

You doing the floss is inevitable, Kit.

[@SeanSweeney09]

Can see the jokes just fly over their heads. 😂😂😂

[@justincredible9187]

It's like watching any America watch anything about the planet 😂 ahhh bless em.

[@AlchemistOfNirnroot]

Can't really expect them to get the jokes without prior knowledge.

[@ashleyhoward8926]

any what? @@justincredible9187

[@ishan1983]

1:17 uhm.. yes it is true. Its called GMT Greenwich Mean Time 🙄

[@rnater7145]

15:20 Most easily missed funny line - "Hence the leotard shortage"

[@btmorley833]

All time zones are based on GMT - Greenwich Mean Time - which is based in London, England. So yes, it is sort of true that Britain is the ‘middle’ of the earth. That’s why many businesses are located in the UK, as working hours coincide with America and Asia time zones.

[@icarus877]

What he said about the timeline is of course very true.

[@spacefox1016]

The joke about Peru and the bears is that there's a British TV show called Paddington. It's about a bear named Paddington who got sent from Peru to London to find a new family, he has a blue hat, a red coat and a suitcase.

[@olbird7647]

Based on the books by Michael Bond! 😊

[@josephdolman]

His hat was red his coat was blue

[@spacefox1016]

@@josephdolman Oh yes, sorry I didn't notice I missed out putting the "red" before "coat". That's what meant. Thanks for correcting me

[@darrencooke4207]

Try Al Murray on Global Finance. It's hilarious and he does great impressions of germans and Americans!

[@cherryblossom3046]

Britain defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, friend! This is a mix of comedy, geography and historical facts by an erudite highly learned Oxford university historian🎉🎉

[@EvilSean62]

crucially in these inflamatory times he didnt dig into hate ,,, it was lighthearted and nice

[@barryobrien2638]

For me, he is one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, blending historical satire with the reality of the time. Who can argue with a person who holds an honorary degree (Hon MA) and an honorary Doctor of Social Science (PhD)?

[@astraboots]

North line longitude is a fact Britain is the centre of the Earth. Greenwich means time. Is in control on what time it is all over the Earth. Also the international date line of course was put there by the British. Al Murray is a historian and scientific facts and dates of Wars and battles are always accurate and true.

[@Yvolve]

Time is kept by a series of atomic clocks that measure the vibrations of Caesium-133 atoms, positioned all over the world. GMT comes from the colonisation era, when navigating the oceans became crucial and you need a clock which is reliable at sea.. This was invented in Britain, hence the location of GMT. Greenwich has an observatory, which did the calculations.

[@Fallopia5150]

World Times are plus or minus GMT = Greenwich Mean Time. Greenwich is a place.

[@paulbowles7426]

The meridian line does indeed start from Britain its called Greenwich mean time

[@johnhickey4289]

The nought line of longitude does pass through Great Britain, it actually passes through Greenwich London, which is why the summer is called Greenwich Mean Time, GMT

[@ashleyhoward8926]

No, it's called British Summer time, (BST) reverting to Greenwich mean time(GMT) in winter.

[@potdog1000]

The Peruvian bear was a reference to the kids book/film Paddington

[@scottlochans4180]

Paddington Bear, from Peru, favourite food, Marmalade Sandwiches, children's cartoon.

[@MegaDEADonARRIVAL]

The world's modern timeline system was invented in Britain which is why the line of longitude at 0 runs through Britain. It is in fact in Greenwich, London, and is known as the Greenwich meridian at the Greenwich observatory. All world clocks are set by this time and the time was kept by a clock built a couple of hundred years ago that was still in use until the last century when it was superseded by a more modern and accurate one.

[@nelsongrant6882]

He’s referring to the naught line of longitude which runs through Great Britain making it the centre of the earth, he goes on to say “ all right we put the line there but it still stands”

[@rikardottosson1272]

There is a fun TikTok series with Al Murray vs “Al Murray- the Pub Landlord” where he debunks his character’s hot takes on history with a bit of extra background.

[@adamfairweather5506]

Joke about Peru is Paddington Bear 😂

[@polcurley4197]

Yes the UK is on the 0 line of longitude, and yes the UK put it there. They also produced the first clocks that made navigation actually work. It's also why several cities around the world fire a cannon at a given time.

[@ShakemeisterS64]

As Admiral Nelson said; "You must hate a Frenchman as you hate the Devil. "

[@justincredible9187]

I think God also said the same when he reflected on how part of the human race became French 😧

[@thomaslund6013]

Say that to Napoleon Bonaparte? That is exactly what we did. :D

[@coreyd5659]

Believe it or not he is actually pretty well versed historically and obviously this stand up is a character he's playing drawing from his knowledge.

[@berylgilligan9287]

I love your wife's reaction she'd do good in a British pub and handle the banter I think lol

[@alistairgalt6529]

Perfect reaction guys, I was in stitches, he is a comedian, but also an academic genius, his words are based in fact. Oxford graduate.

[@richardsevern9841]

He is very well spoken.

[@kristinaF54]

21:53 He's referring to Paddington Bear from the children's books by British author Michael Bond, said to be "the friendly bear from darkest Peru". Yeah, only English schoolkids would get it.

[@justincredible9187]

Britain invented time, gravity and being Great .

[@cherryblossom3046]

Refer to Greenwich Mean Time - GMT, and 0 longitude north to south running through Greenwich, in London, UK!

[@marksterling8286]

The meridian line and time is absolutely correct

[@daviddavis602]

FYI, in regards to al Murray reference to britain at centre of world is in regards that we set the Greenwich mean time (GMT) for the rest of the world to follow.

[@susanhill2110]

The Peru bit was talking about the Paddington Bear movie. And the line of Longitude does run through UK he’s not joking about that. Al Murray has a history degree from Oxford university so he’s a pretty knowledgeable person.

[@julielevinge266]

The entire character is a spoof pub landlord! Al Murray is a very well educated/spoken man😂😂😂😂😂

[@darrellpowell6042]

1:09 GMT means the 0 point runs through London borough of Greenwich. This means the UK is 0 and every longitude has a + to the east of that line and every longitude east has a - hours. So the UK is placed on world maps as the center 0. If your in France its +1 hour difference in local time from the 0 location. Finland is +2 head. Dallas is - 6 behind. Google: World Time Zones Map. You'll see the point.

[@MrVillamike]

Centre

[@darrellpowell6042]

@@MrVillamike Center and centre have the same meaning. Center is the correct spelling in American English, but British English writers usually prefer centre.

[@scientiautverum]

@@darrellpowell6042 "Centre" is not so much preferred but the correct form in English. From the French "centre", Latin "centrum" and Greek "kentron". American scholars such as Webster, quite reasonably, tried to simplify English and make it phonetic, hence the numerous spelling differences.

[@darrellpowell6042]

@@scientiautverum Thank you Alexa

[@willpike3416]

Peru Bear is a story for children,now a film called Paddington, great film

[@daveofyorkshire301]

What's a great dane? Think Scooby Doo...

[@jonathanvince8173]

Book and films called Paddington bear from Peru that eats Marmalade sandwiches. Well science shows the UK line around the world as center before the world tilted 3 degrees in the 1990s because of nuclear bomb testing in the same hemisphere.

[@RalphWigg1]

The bears of Peru... A very popular kids' comic storybook character is Paddington Bear from Peru!

[@PJtheincel]

It is true. The British created pretty much everything.

[@Nathan5027]

The 0 degree longitude runs through Greenwich, london. It's also the 0 mark for the timezones; hence gmt or Greenwich Mean Time, and everyone else adjusts up or down from that, US is behind, between -5 and -9 hours whilst the other side, Germany is +1, Russia is +2 to +10

[@johnoconnor4941]

Paddington Bear, children's literary character.

[@ioanmullholland2489]

the reference to Peru and the bears , is about the Character Paddington bear. from the story books.

[@lewisjones2825]

It is a character like the 1960s Alf Garnett or Archie Bunker.

[@raibeart1955]

Greenwitch mean time. Will give you a time line enjoyed the reaction .All the best from Scotland to You and Yours. Rab x

[@mathiasosiriswoodhal]

The bit with the bear is a kids program about a bear from puru called Paddington bear lol 😂

[@daveofyorkshire301]

The longitudinal line zero (the prime meridian) does run through England. It was put there by us long ago. Spain, Portugal and Italy all wanted it there, but we won. All timezones are from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) although these days some refer to it as UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) since January 1960...

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Thank Microsoft for the popularity of UTC, they didn't like using GMT...

[@malcolmross8427]

The bear referred to is Paddington Bear with his marmalade sandwich, suitcase and hat. The Zero meridian runs through Greenwich, England & all other time zones are based on how far East of it they are.

[@damienclement6949]

Whenever I watch these reaction videos on Al, I get the impression that Americans don't realise that this is a persona of a stereotypical pub landlord from England, its an act Al isn't like this in real life

[@bladestormviking]

you'd never believe someone could turn a geography quiz into an hilarious standup bit.

[@LYNX_FRoSTY99]

“Say that to napoleon” I have one word for that Waterloo 😂😂 and another one 1815

[@wcapewell3089]

Flipping love al murray 😂😂😂

[@liamberry2450]

Lol “Napoleon Bonaparte” we beat that sausage at Waterloo 🤣

[@1951woodygeo]

It is the Centre of the earth it is where the Logitude and Latitudes lines meet and Greenich mean time runs through it .

[@superancientmariner1394]

0 degrees longitude, from which all calculations with regards to position East or West are taken. It passes through Greenwich , Hence Greenwich Mean Time. Visit Greenwich and you can stand with your feet in both hemispheres

[@GooGooMuck72]

The line is a real at Greenwich (Greenwich Mean Time.)🇬🇧

[@justincredible9187]

yeP

[@rikuk3]

The couple watching were well out of their comfort zone.......or knowledge of History ;)

[@nintendofan1749]

The Peru joke was about the movie Paddington