IS BEING BRITISH REALLY THAT HARD? | AMANDA RAE

[@yvettehitchman5681]

Give the guy an award for the best sarcasm ever😅😂

[@taxidude]

As a Scotsman, I find this hilarious but Amanda, you have such an infectious laugh, I'm pissing myself!

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol! I'm glad 🙂

[@PROPERJOB08]

It's the snorts that do it for me lol

[@MrCarXGuy]

His sarcasm is on point lol 😆 🤣 😂👌. I'm so glad that im a Brit 🇬🇧.

[@LADYRAEUK]

haha he was brilliant!

[@martinconnors6200]

​@AMANDARAEUK I couldn't stop giggling. Too funny. Glad he didn't mention the bad areas in Essex (especially Canvey, and Jaywick)

[@MrCarXGuy]

@@martinconnors6200 we definitely need more of him.

[@martinconnors5195]

​@@MrCarXGuyI agree. Pile of old rocks was hysterical

[@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl]

I'm relieved. Can confirm everything is absolutely one hundred percent true. Kind regards from Germany

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol :)

[@nealgrimes4382]

I can confirm many things are completely wrong.

[@nealgrimes4382]

In fact i'm going to go through it and list all the things wrong

[@anyone4acupoftea]

This was just the giggle I needed today, Thanks Amanda! ❤

[@LADYRAEUK]

You are so welcome! :)

[@laughingachilles]

Sarcasm is our second language.

[@GeorgeBrighton-s7b]

Thank you Amanda, you are awesome!!!

[@LADYRAEUK]

you're too kind! thank you

[@Brian-om2hh]

@@LADYRAEUK Even though you've now been here 10 years, it's still refreshing to see and hear your take on life here from a US perspective Amanda!

[@adrianmcgachie]

Sarcasm. Learn to know the harsher the sarcasm and the banter, the more they probably love you. It's how we express our feelings, lol. (To be fair I thought about this, and it's because we know our friend etc so well, and have trust between each other that we know how far we can push the buttons to get a reaction, to much merriment to all onlookers!)

[@Kelsea-2002]

So I don't call it sarcasm, but a deep insight. 😅

[@adrianmcgachie]

@@Kelsea-2002 Sometimes you get a deeper insight when you push too far and try to run away but are laughing too much at their rage! Never gets old!

[@Kelsea-2002]

@@adrianmcgachie Or so... Is it true that the English go to the cellar to laugh?

[@adrianmcgachie]

@@Kelsea-2002 An Englishman's "home is his castle" so therefore the cellar is actually our dungeon! The laughs we have with our enemies in our dungeons, you wouldn't believe!

[@paulcaswell2813]

If you heard me and the other half, the insults were throw each other would probably offend anyone listening in. But as you say, the worse the insults, the more we love each other!

[@sparkz9803]

I cannot believe that this silky voiced Lady has not been snapped up by local radio. Especially as she has a great grasp of the English sense of humour/sarcasm.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thanks very much! lol

[@Brian-om2hh]

I've always thought that. Amanda has the perfect voice for radio, she genuinely does.

[@jamesthompson3674]

So its not just me then who also thinks that voice (Amanda) should be somewhere on UK radio then, I wonder if that will ever happen@@Brian-om2hh

[@martinconnors5195]

You should go on the radio, Amanda. Keep making us laugh and smile

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

That was a multi snorting treat to liven up a wet Wednesday Amanda . I remember when mum used to use loose tea , the used leaves were a mess but a tea strainer is one of the most useful things for all sorts of eventualities . Sadly I use tea bags and don't have one anymore .

[@LADYRAEUK]

great name lol

[@jackthelad8182]

Amanda you are definitely British now, you get our banter and sarcastic sense of humour, that is why we all love you 😍 keep being you buggerlugs!

[@LADYRAEUK]

You're too kind! :) Thank you!

[@jackthelad8182]

@AMANDARAEUK you're welcome, well your content and snorts always brighten my day too

[@davidsurety2629]

Ahhhhhh witty banter the true home of British sarcasm where would we be as a nation if we couldn’t regularly take the piss out of other people’s misfortune in life

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol :)

[@MWB5150]

Great video Amanda, absolutely creased me up !😂😂😂 keep them coming 👍

[@LADYRAEUK]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it ! :)

[@Danny.1.007]

Us Brits are one of a kind totally Unique and Amanda slowly but surely you are becoming a Brit 😆

[@Kelsea-2002]

HOORAY... there's a Brit with a healthy self-assessment and who also accurately describes his homeland. 🥳🤣

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol :)

[@nealgrimes4382]

Apart from getting lots of things completely wrong. I could make a long list.

[@michaelburns7066]

Very funny video, I enjoyed that. Only bettered by your reaction to it. Nice one.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@JohnCraig-y6f]

Very funny! Trouble is, Pity Me is not in Scotland, it's in Durham! The tea tasting is a good idea! Include Yorkshire tea, PG Tips, Typhoo and Tetley. Maybe Twinning's as well. 🤣🤣🤣

[@LADYRAEUK]

I'm curious to see how different they really are lol

[@davebox588]

@@LADYRAEUK Two places named "Twatt" are in Scotland. The sign posts, with a suitable friend or family member standing next to them, is a key photo of any visit to Orkney or Shetland, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twatt,_Orkney

[@markwalker2627]

​@AMANDARAEUK look around when shopping. There are also different types too(strengths flavours etc).

[@allanmanaged5285]

@@davebox588 Ignorant bloody Scots spelt it wrong.

[@q.e.d.9112]

Sorry, Amanda, but your apology for our lack of apology did not ring true. So, I’m sorry, but I have to ask whether you actually passed you Sarcasm exam and got your licence. We can’t just let any old person come in with their inferior, foreign sarcasm. My apologies, but the British Sarcasm Council has been advised of your potentially illegal use of sarcasm. In closing, please let me apologise for getting you in the poo. I’m really, really sorry. So sorry. Apologies.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This is so accurate, the assessment of the Brits is spot on, the humour is perfect. 😊

[@LADYRAEUK]

🙌

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

​@@LADYRAEUK Thanks for the acknowledgement. This is delightfully funny. 😅

[@peteryoung4957]

That was hilarious Amanda. I really laughed about the naming of Welsh places. I prefer Yorkshire over Tetley tea. And yes it's raining. 😀

[@LADYRAEUK]

it was a brilliant video ! lol :)

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

But is it raining men hallelujah?

[@harryminto6048]

In my house we always go for teabags rather than loose leaf, purey because its more convenient

[@martinconnors6200]

You're one of us Amanda. You've assimilated into our culture, wonderfully.

[@user-xp1dm5fb4f]

Yes the Bude tunnel is a thing. I've never been but for some reason people go there to walk the route at Christmas 😂

[@dirtyden1]

Yorkshire tea is indeed the ultimate tea, and dwarfs all other teas.

[@andrewmildinhall8210]

Amanda you've got us sussed so well done. You love us for what we are rather than complaining and telling us your patch is better than ours. So we love you. Understanding the Brits quirky humour is the key to fitting in.

[@kevinfroude8679]

The look on Amanda's face when reminded of Jellied Eels was a picture...😵‍💫

[@LADYRAEUK]

loL!

[@ThrapsGaming]

Proud of you Amanda with the sorry sarcasm at the end. You nailed it 👍 officially a Brit and one of us now.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Haha thanks very much! Hope you're okay! :)

[@granmarbg]

Hoop 'n' Stick… an energetic game or rolling a metal bicycle rim (no tyres [or tires]) and keeping it rolling, wherever, by hitting (in a forward motion), steering (guiding), slowing (pressing the stick hard on the metal rim) or maintaining winning speeds, by avoiding obstructions such as buses, lorries (trucks) cyclists, electric trams and trolley buses and even other pedestrians and typical detritus, (rocks, stones, dustbins, discarded coal sacks, and other drunk or deceased beggars and alcoholics)!

[@clemstevenson]

My favourite kind of tea is called coffee, and, apparently, it comes from a place called Kenco 🤣

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol!

[@clemstevenson]

@@LADYRAEUK ☕🤣

[@markprior2278]

This video gave me the best laugh I've had for years, especially the explanation of Welsh place names.

[@nicholasblackley7591]

As both a Brit and a follower of The Spiffing Brit i can say you have found the most informative person on being profoundly British

[@Raven6794]

One of Amanda’s best reaction videos. Loose leaf is best but often not convenient.

[@LADYRAEUK]

:)) THanks !

[@markstott6689]

Tetley.... Off with her head! 🤣🤣❤️🤣🤣

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol!

[@Jamienomore]

Yes my Lady. Do a Tea Testing. You will get all the different kinds in Tesco. Have you done a Reaction to The Big Fat Quiz (Various Years)

[@LADYRAEUK]

I havent watched it yet but it's on my list :)

[@tomstorey8559]

Yorkshire tea is the best because like everything in the UK anything from Yorkshire is better than anywhere else in the UK, no contest

[@silasfatchett7380]

God's own country.

[@stopthink7202]

The spiffing Brit is awesome. I love watching his videos

[@marcus3cfc]

Hi Amanda! I don’t think I’ve commented on any of your videos for quite some time! So hello again lol. That was quite a fun video actually! And as for the idea of doing a tea tasting video, I think that’s a great idea! You should choose 5 well known British teas and choose what you think is the tastiest! Hope you’re al good and thank you for another interesting video! 💙

[@LADYRAEUK]

Hey! It has been awhile! I'm good thank you, hope you are as well. It's definitely a future video.. although i might end up starting a war LOL

[@matt-patrickpsychology7957]

Loose leaf tea all the way. The flavour of the tea is just so much nicer!

[@robertwatford7425]

Loved this video - and your snorting just made it funnier. And to put the tin lid on it the image of the Union Flag that kept popping up was upside down - probably deliberately :-)

[@LADYRAEUK]

I would think so :) glad you enjoyed it!

[@davebox588]

It would of course be correct if the flag pole was on the right (though the wind blowing it appears to indicate a left side pole). Did the video cover British pedantry?

[@AdamSmith-ew4uj]

Hey Amanda, I live in Bude, where the Sainburys plastic tunnel is, ..... and yes it went viral, and best place to go on trip advisor....... Crazy

[@stevieduggan1763]

That was genius,Amanda. Jellied eels are offal lol.🇺🇸🇬🇧🖖😃

[@karabatsi]

I live in Australia and drink Yorkshire tea.

[@johnmassey55]

loved the vid , loved the sarcasm and as always , Loved your reactions and your laugh !😄 Thanks Amanda ! 👍😀

[@LADYRAEUK]

THanks John :)

[@jrswinhoe58]

I remember seeing a bus in my younger days with Doffcocker on the destination, I was amazed.

[@nealgrimes4382]

My personal favourite place name is in Devon it's Dead Womans Bottom.

[@Dave.Thatcher1]

You should try getting one from Orpington Kent to Pratts Bottom Kent

[@johnbenson2919]

Great video. As for tea (the only hot drink worth consuming), loose leaf for flavour, teabags for convenience and personally, I like Yorkshire tea best as an everyday tea, which is slightly annoying as a Lancastrian.

[@sandrabeaumont9161]

Pure Gold Amanda. Still snorting I see lol one of your most endearing qualities I think.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thank you very much Sandra :)

[@gordonwallin2368]

Buns, in Canada, Amanda. That wind-tunnel is maybe where Williams or Haas go in the Winter, to test their Formula 1 Cars. Good video, Amanda, thanks. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@LADYRAEUK]

I hope you're okay! :)

[@derekfawell2853]

Ah, hoop and stick! Think of a unicycle, without spokes, no seat or pedals which you ran along side using the stick to propel it forwards. Such fun!

[@stephenbesley3177]

Love your laughter especially that snorty thing you do. Yes. it's true, Britain is full of silly and funny things foreigners may struggle to understand and we're proud of it 😇

[@vallee3140]

funny thing is I thought we were normal?

[@davecleggett9371]

Brilliant Amanda! First 'snort' at 7.59! Love this channel!

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol thanks Dave !

[@nickthurlow4456]

The man narrating is one hundred per cent right on everything he said Amanda Great video sooo funny 🤭

[@LADYRAEUK]

He's brilliant Lol

[@barryowens252]

Loose leaf is best made in the pot quicker and better for mulitple cups,to tea leaf ratio then a bag but needs straining, bags more convenient . yolkshire tea is preferred as to the strengh/taste of the tea in the short time to brew. Compaired to other brands

[@LADYRAEUK]

ah okay, i didnt realise that, ill have to give it a try :)

[@2ndTim3_1-6]

The video got the Amanda laugh snort so it must be a good one.

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol :)

[@robw9994]

This is such an awesome piss take - and very accurate!! 🤣

[@donsava9272]

Yes on the Tea contest I’d suggest Tetley, Yorkshire, PG, Typoo and my favourite Cornish Tea Smugglers Brew (I was a Tetley drinker before trying Cornish Tea).

[@nicksmallwood8828]

I think he was pretty much spot on!

[@LADYRAEUK]

🙌

[@lesguiblin4463]

On the topic of which type of tea is the best then I must say it has to be Twinings Earl Grey. Definitely loose tea and none of those nasty little teabags. Loved your video. Thank you

[@rogerwilde35]

Yorkshire Tea is the nectar of the gods

[@andyhughes5885]

Tetley tea, otherwise known as builders bum tea bags. My favourite is Scottish Blend.

[@joelpayne1193]

I am glad you liked this video clips about our British culture and I am can't stop laughing because this guy who does this video is hilarious. Thanks Amanda and continue to search on our British culture 😂😂😂

[@davochannel-nk8gc]

This was hilarious Amanda 🤣

[@hallie1968]

So funny ,I’m in tears.

[@JohnGreenan-xh4tp]

Really liked her thought I'd found a good American reaction site were the reactor didn't sound to American. Then she goes and drops the Tetley boom 💥. Bloody Hell x

[@waynecooper7968]

That was fun. Thanks for giving me a laugh. Stick and hoop. Use stick on the outside of the hoop to make it move forward. It was a toy many years ago.

[@oliabid-price4517]

Amanda, this video is a very good example of British humour. 😊

[@MARC-p5w]

not just uk but ibut everywhere (i guess) im referring to the well known sport of CALM DOWN KAREN..lol

[@martinconnors6200]

The weather pt. 1 was funny

[@G02372]

Amanda should be the British 🇬🇧 Ambassador to America 🇺🇸 She knows more than us natives now.

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

Surely you mean the other way round. As far as I know she hasn't been naturalized yet, so that might be a bit tricky. In fairness to her, with the cost of living crisis, two young kids, trips to see her family in Pennsylvania etc, she has more important things to spend her money on.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Absolutely! It would be the perfect role for her!

[@pilnes]

Desert Island Discs; The Shipping Forecast; I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue; kippers. I could go on... More power to your elbow, Amanda!

[@gremlin181]

Briliant and so accurate, I can follow the accents of Manchester my Fathers city and Liverpool my Mothers and I now live in Cheshire wait does that mean I speak 3 languages. It was fun when my Aunts and Uncles from Manchester came to visit as some neighbours could not understand them.

[@arthurennimore-empties6709]

Liverpool's language is Scouse. For example, Sink unit means Drown you fool.

[@yamyam_1978]

That was brilliant - "Weather Part 1 ... It's Raining ☔ " ... "Weather Part 2 ... Still Raining ☔ " ... "Weather Part 3 ... It is Now Flooding" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shanchat]

Dull is twinned with Boring in Oregon. It's lovely and has the Highland Safari and Red Deer Centre is there. Nothing like taking the piss to be more British.

[@eggy1962]

welsh place names ...about right.... spot on with our castles ...we got a few...oh and doris the sheep likes ice cream

[@pyrogian]

i enjoyed the vid amanda its was a comedic view of being british

[@LADYRAEUK]

:)) Glad you enjoyed it : )

[@mana3735]

"It's now flooding". Summer will be on a weekend this year. Yipeee! 3 days of sun, and that "flooding" becomes a "hosepipe ban" and people are dropping like flies. But we make the most of it!!

[@andrewspraggon3331]

Sainsbury black tea bag, best tea ever

[@LADYRAEUK]

👍

[@davidsurety2629]

Yes please to a tea comparison it would be hilarious Perhaps do it for a week and compare your teeth colour after a week

[@mirr1984]

The British use two kinds of humour: sarcasm and self-deprecating humour, and this video is strong with both.

[@peckelhaze6934]

This is our, British, sarcasm at its best. This is wonderful!. I am, too, a Tetley teabag person. Hoop-and-stick was a Victorian children's pastime. Get the hoop rolling and keep momentum up by whacking it with a stick. I consider Yorkshire Tea as rather strong. It would be classified as "Builders Tea" defined by the tea bordering red brown in colour and which the tea spoon stands up unsupported as it so strong.

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

Giving or receiving?

[@johnnyrosenberg9522]

Grimsby, by the way, got it's name from the Vikings, and so did the name of all the other British villages ending with ”by”. ”By” is a Scandinavian word, the meaning is slightly different today in the different Scandinavian languages, but at least in Swedish it means village.

[@stephentaylor1476]

Loose tea for when you take tea. Cup and saucer biscuits or cakes and plenty of time. Teabags, throw one into a mug drink it quickly because you're pretty busy.

[@LADYRAEUK]

:))

[@stuartduncan2772]

I was a Tetley man for decades but I've changed. My hair no longer has colour (note the u) and I've not set foot in a night-club for at least 25 years. Yorkshire is now my tea of choice. God knows what I'll be drinking 100 years from now.

[@alanmackie7012]

Adorable laugh. Like a squirrel on helium. 😋

[@LADYRAEUK]

lol! I haven't heard that before!

[@jamiesmith1393]

Yorkshire tea is by far the best tea! Twinnings is also a good one if you like earl grey. Also you should see if the spiffing Brit has done a video about America! 😂

[@LADYRAEUK]

that would be brilliant! lol I will have a look

[@glennspringthorpe6227]

The bread roll is a Cob, but I'm from Nottingham, the best city in England (giggle) xxx

[@conollytom7049]

13:17 fuckin PG Tips 😂 it’s forsure the best tea there is unfortunately they changed recently though so i fear i may have to go gold.

[@Brian-om2hh]

Failing being able to use or find the correct term or name to get what you want, depending where you are, you can always just point to it Amanda! And yes, I drink Tetley teabags as well, along with the occasional cup of Asda Gold coffee..... Some of the nicest tea I think I've ever drunk, was in a tea-shop in Richmond, North Yorkshire. I asked afterwards what tea it was, and I was told it was a local blend called Mad Hatter.....

[@topgunaudio7983]

Tetley is from yorkshire, but the branded yorkshire tea does come up stronger in my experience. Definitely leaves not bags, much better flavour and also if in London visit the twining tea tasting shop opposite the Royal courts of justice for a great experience.

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thanks for the tip :)

[@JetDom767]

Give the man an OBE for services to Britain. Tea tasting should be a thing, include; Yorkshire Tea, Twinnings, Tetley, PG Tips, Ringtons and Typhoo. There's a place near me in the North East called Wideopen and a place in Scotland called Twatt!

[@LADYRAEUK]

haha brilliant! 😂

[@josephmifsud8261]

A brilliant video. Maybe try a Typhoo v Tetley v Yorkshire tea test.

[@Aloh-od3ef]

The spiffing Brit is brilliant 😊

[@danceswithferrets]

And perfectly balanced

[@LADYRAEUK]

👍

[@robharris8844U]

Amanda, You know very well tea in England has many guises, black,green, lemon,apple, cinnamon,Raspberry, and more flavours. Yorkshire, Tetley and PG tips are the fast teas, always in bags so they can be pushed in every pocket to work or every trip by transport. But Yorkshire is in my opinion the best of the rest as it has strength enough to be used more than once in a mug and reasonably priced.

[@Greenwood4727]

we love to poke fun at ourselves, we do things to counter act our other side, we have eccentrics do weird things, make a wind tunnel, to counter act the sanity and stability.

[@LADYRAEUK]

I love it

[@stuarthumphrey1787]

Loose leaf tea is far better, rather than the overly powdered stuff in a bag. But saying that I really enjoy Yorkshire tea bags

[@paulblyth5047]

PG tips is the greatest tea

[@Nolan100862]

😂😂 thanks Amanda 🤗❤️🤗 Yes, please please do a Tea taste test, it would be great. Keep up the great work. 😘😘

[@LADYRAEUK]

Thank you :)

[@paul-ig8hw]

I would comment but I have to get my rubber dinghy ready as it's starting to rain AGAIN !!!

[@LADYRAEUK]

😂😂

[@honestchris7472]

Hoop and stick, young children would have a hoop that was probably about two feet across and they would have a stick, they would make the hoop roll along by using the stick on top and rolling the hoop in a forward motion but really this was about 90 years ago, it sounds like great fun to me.

[@seanmc1351]

Alot of the uk place names, goes back to the romas, vikings and saxons, when we were invaded and occupied, there is a great video on you tube that explains the names, like Grimsby, or Bicester

[@LADYRAEUK]

I'll see if I can find it !

[@seanmc1351]

@@LADYRAEUK its here amanda Why are British place names so hard to pronounce, i think the channel is jay foreman,, you will see why some places are cester, some like grimsby ar by at the end, it depended who was here, but there is a great map they show, where we were invaded, over the years we have got lazy, kept the names to a point but shortened them,

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

I know the latter is pronounced "Bister", but from the spelling, it looks like it could be a word to describe a female sibling who swings both ways, as it were.

[@seanmc1351]

@@Psmith-ek5hq are you that dumb, its not even pronouced as sister, either way, troll

[@seanmc1351]

@@Psmith-ek5hq i do know how its pronounced, i was born there

[@proffzzix9139]

Not sure if you ever covered this but how about a session on the truly British celebration of Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) New Orleans has Mardi Gras but UK has Pancake races where competitors must complete a course whilst tossing a hot pancake, or the Asbourne football match and other such traditions

[@ghosthorse77]

Great Video, and reaction. Yes I agree you are now one of use, well done. Some of our English place names come from a direct translation of Anglo-Saxon.