THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO IN ENGLAND | AMERICAN REACTS | LADY RAE | AMANDA RAE

[@brendanaengenheister5351]

One other point about escalators DON'T STOP WHEN YOU GET TO THE END quickly move to the side if you are unsure where to go next.

[@ruk2023--]

I dumped an ex-girlfriend a few years ago because she kept stopping in the middle of doorways or at the end of stairs and escalators. I can't cope with that much lack of self-awareness.

[@R3ED3R]

@@ruk2023-- haha that is one of the best things i've ever heard

[@shaunfarrell3834]

Valid point, though I would never have thought of it my self, like most people I just do it without thinking. In fact I hadn’t realised I do until I thought about it in response to your post. We all do things that are culturally specific without realising.

[@ruk2023--]

@@shaunfarrell3834 Stopping suddenly in the pathway of other people going in the same direction is not a cultural thing. It is a lack of common sense and self-awareness.

[@Angel-jh4ok]

He's so right it really gets on my nerves when people travel from other countries do they think London is the only city we have

[@jamesfahy2935]

Is there another?

[@ThomasBeauchamp-m8m]

Interestingly, British KZbinrs who come to America only go to Los Angeles, San Franscisco, Houston, Miami, Chicago and New York. Six cities out of 336 which have populations over 100,000.

[@cuthbert246]

Only 56 recognised accents...would thought more. Another brilliant video, thanks, well done. Best Wishes.

[@kroo07]

The other 97 'accents' are so unrecognizable that they are deemed to be different languages!

[@cuthbert246]

@@kroo07 Good point

[@michaeldennis1569]

Nothing wrong with adopting what we call a mid-Atlantic accent if it is not forced and comes naturally to you . I noticed you dropped your Ts ( glottal stops) a few times and have heard you slip in a few Anglicisms here and there. Quite endearing, actually. Also, if you live in this country and pay taxes you are perfectly entitled to complain about poor service whether it be re the NHS or anything else

[@CaptainCarrot100]

The language difference makes me chuckle.. The sentence "The little girl was naughty, so I spanked her on the fanny." Has totally different meanings on opposite sides of the pond!!

[@kroo07]

In Australia that would get you arrested for the spanking and put on a sex-offenders register.

[@zep7340]

Union Jack (the blue, red and white one) is not the English flag. The English flag is white with a red cross.

[@grabtharshammer]

or a white dragon on a red background if you are really English and not Norman😉

[@zep7340]

@@grabtharshammer speaking of Nordic, the viking banner was with a black raven 😉

[@PaulTaylor0861]

It's only called the Union Jack if it is on a ship or boat. If it is on land, it is called the Union Flag.

[@Nick-ic8vn]

​@PaulTaylor0861 nope that's no longer true...both are acceptable

[@bryansmith1920]

As a 70yr old Brit my preferred response to "How are you"? is "So far so good"(it's actually very old joke about a falling man)

[@jaycondron1063]

Happy thanks giving Lady Rae

[@pinkunwizard]

If you hear somebody with a Scottish or Welsh accent don't be scared to ask what part of England they are from, they'll be happy to tell you. 😊 And thank you to that guy for not mentioning the east, we are happy to live without tourists from around the globe thank you. 😊

[@ruk2023--]

You'll certainly get an answer.

[@viper7869]

😂😂😂

[@admiralbenbow5083]

This is a windup, right ?

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

I hope people reading your comment understand to not ask Scottish or Welsh people that.

[@kroo07]

Also if you are in Dublin they love to be told "We love your Queen" or asked "Do you visit the mainland often".

[@peterselby3619]

Hi Amanda we have a saying "When in Rome be a Roman candle." Have you tried the Roman wall. It runs from Tyneside to the Cumbrian coast.

[@seijika46]

Another key one is don't refer to our homes as 'quaint' and generally treat locals as if they're theme park attendants - we live here and not for the pleasure of visitors. (Grew up in a Cotswold village - very much see all the negative US tourist stereotypes in full swing all year round, ended up practicing French to pretend to not be local and deter engagement.)

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

"Y'all right?" as a greeting is no less odd, when you think about it, than "How are you?" (or the "How's it going?" you hear a lot here in New Zealand). Pretty much the same question, and only requiring "Good, and you?" as a response. Another thing which can be annoying is thinking something is wrong because it's not done the same way as where you're from. It's not wrong, just different. Embrace the difference.

[@shaunfarrell3834]

As is the now rather old fashioned “how do you do” on meeting and shaking hands.

[@timarmstrong3251]

The correct answer is, 'Yeah, you?'

[@madusa-alundra-media5914]

Amanda, I love the little English tweaks in your accent ❤

[@johnavery3941]

He is correct about accents, I live in Dundee, Scotland but the people who live in Perth, Arbroath, Forfar, no more 20 miles from from me have a different accent, the one that gets me in Scotland is Edinburgh and Glasgow, only 40 miles apart but we all know which city they are from straight away

[@andrewward2010]

If a lot of Americans think there is only London in England it would be interesting to know where they think Yorkshire Puddings or Cornish Pasties come from.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

When i lived in England I always got upset at the"ugly American". I wanted to tell them if they don't like something then maybe they should have stayed home rather than trying to change a country.

[@Chris_Gordon_1973]

Had a Canadian lodger, Mike, he was fine. Invited his pops round for dinner, rules were religion and politics are off the table. All day long, religion, politics and how rubbish our country was. I snapped and asked him why the hell ishe living here if he hates is so much. Then promptly kicked him out the house. Never expected it from an elderly Canadian.

[@neilbiggs1353]

Not sure how a tourist would be in a position to criticise the NHS - if you make a factual point from your own experience of using it, it would be different from someone criticising it from an ideological point of view, the latter will get a response!

[@jezfield8547]

Loved your American accent Amanda. Jolly good😄

[@TheMopar59]

Yep, i agree with every thing he said.

[@perrymarchant3301]

Hi Amanda. Great show. Love you. Hope you are happy

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

London with the Underground and traffic is different from anywhere else and seems equally confusing to visitors from around the Country .

[@nicrogers9092]

An old sage, in some ancient Chester pub, once advised an overly-chatty 18 year old me , "Don't EVER ask a man about politics or football..." Very, VERY sound advice 🙈

[@rogu3rooster]

Another thing is not forgetting that Wales exists when mentioning the other countries aside from England! In Great Britain and the UK! How diserespectful! Englan, Scotland, Northern Ireland ... where's Wales gone on holiday?

[@PrimalIceAlpha]

Nice try but everyone knows that's not a real place.

[@rogu3rooster]

@PrimalIceAlpha I know it's a bit soggy over here but we aren't a part of the Irish sea!

[@jamesfahy2935]

Wales?

[@Sheffield_Steve]

He must think it's like a certain episode of Father Ted, when they visit they take the roads in, or to paraphrase they take Wales, Scotland & NI in and put them in a big shed at Lands End! 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@adamkhan7736]

One very important one that was missed out. Don't drive on the right hand side of the road. 😁

[@timarmstrong3251]

Be careful when you stray up to the Stoke-Buxton-Sheffield region. They will call you Duck or even Ducky without even being gay. And male Londoners call their male friends, 'Me old Darlin'' quite often.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire.

[@Noblemand]

Its funny about the escalators, when thinking about which side of the road the Brits drive

[@raftonpounder6696]

But you walk on the opposite side so you face the traffic.

[@neilbiggs1353]

I suspect it's about infirm people, who tend to be stronger on the right side, but I've never really heard a reason

[@Noblemand]

@@raftonpounder6696 The reason i find it funny is that in all other places in the world where you drive the "right" side of the road the "rule" of standing to the right and pass on the left side also applies

[@raftonpounder6696]

@ really?

[@Noblemand]

@@raftonpounder6696 Indeed

[@tonys1636]

Don't assume one can do a left turn when sitting at a red light unless a filter arrow on the lights, if one does it may be more than a blast of a horn and shout of "F**cking Wanker" that one gets but a ticket when the hire car is returned, paid from your card and or the deposit.

[@AndyMcGhee-qf8sf]

How long have you lived over here, Amanda ? I think Evan Edinger - from the state next door to yours, New Jersey, yet long a duel citizen, has the KZbin record, just over 12 years. Yet you can’t be far behind. Maybe UK Citizenship in the future too ? 😊👍

[@alanmills9492]

You alright ? Oh my god, what a totally awesome video !

[@tonyhooper1468]

Another one for Americans visiting the UK, when in an Indian restaurant don't say you want something with a bit of spunk.... The 8 year old on the next table reported it to her mother immediately, once the explanation of the word was given and the glow in her cheeks died down my fiancée apologised and made loads of new friends..

[@jackthelad8182]

😂😂

[@timoakley277]

Wow. An image I'll not forget. Is that worse than spitting in the food?

[@judsdragon]

the one thing or two things really that slightly irk me (annoy for the yanks) is when someone says British accent or calls me British, a lot of the yank and canuck gamers i play with do it on purpose to torment me as im fond of tormenting them quite often (bonding), a phrase i like to use often is "im not British im English, the other 3 are British" referring to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, b4 anyone points out that i am British as well as being English its done as a joke, a lot of the differences between England and America are flipsides of each other imo, we are all products of our environment and upbringing and it shapes a lot of the way we view things and can sometimes be hard to look past

[@Sheffield_Steve]

Maybe if visitors or emigrates to the UK branched out from beyond London, you might find when you're asked "are you alright?" Some less ignorant regions/cities people might actually hold a conversation with you and not look at you like you're something they've stepped in! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@54000biker]

Keep the faith

[@wessexdruid7598]

What's the original video? Would be good to give him the recognition...

[@KEITH-jc6gs]

Just a silly comment, I love the way you drop your "T"'s. You are proper English now. (unless you've always done it, in which case I made a double silly comment)😀

[@timsyer3540]

But if you live in east London drop the 'H'

[@paulryan9640]

Good one amanda❤

[@stephentaylor1476]

There is the same rule with walking on the stairs as well as the escalator.

[@Nick-ic8vn]

Nope

[@gordonwallin2368]

Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@julietannOsfan1972]

Just curious, did it take a while to get used to these things when you first moved to the UK, or was it quite easy?

[@raftonpounder6696]

Wow!

[@dallasgrant]

As an Aussie we, I think anyway, can bag on the royals, same as any country that is part of the monarchy, just like people from England who don't like the royals, we weren't given a choice. Our puplic health system is great, but as with the UK wait times can suck, I waited 13 months to see a neurologist which was supposed to be within 3 months, I feel the Brits anger/dismay towards the NHS.

[@The.Magnificent.one.2025]

You were given the choice (in November 1999) on the matter of becoming a republic in a referendum. And the motion was soundly defeated.

[@jackyboygee777]

Hi Amanda, great video as is usual for Miss Instagram, and most is true. 😍 One thing I believe is. If you haven't visited Newcastle Upon Tyne, you haven't visited England......Take care gorgeous. 😋

[@timoakley277]

Escalators. You WILL have people tell you to move. Quite forcefully. This might be a shock. Be warned.

[@edwardhackett-jones8126]

America and Britain; two countries divided by a common language!

[@Nick-ic8vn]

😴

[@Keiron-pw6sl]

Amanda has picked up the English accent

[@ReTracer]

Ahhhhhh tiny bit

[@williambaxter4628]

Where up north, would you recommend.

[@vonmang3524]

Best thing to do is not go there. Never go to dictatorships... you could get put in prison for a mean tweet, defending your wife against rapists, or just telling the truth about the fascist state of the EU.

[@w.neuman]

❤ 😊 ❤

[@robbiesmith2525]

Will give another thing not to do here,NEVER try to out sarcasm us- I guarantee you will lose 😉

[@stephenfrench4417]

I had an American friend, all be it many years ago. He wanted to visit us here in Wales and actually asked me if he should bring batteries or candles for his visit lol. No we are not that far behind in technology just lacking in common sense. Just don't vote for the current version of Labour they definitely will put the lights out

[@Brendon-e3o]

Grow up.

[@shaunfarrell3834]

Just sign the petition for a new election!

[@Brendon-e3o]

@@shaunfarrell3834 We have just had one. You lost, get over it.

[@shaunfarrell3834]

@@Brendon-e3o I didn’t lose. Making assumptions on a solid foundation of total ignorance is rather silly don’t you think.?

[@Brendon-e3o]

@@shaunfarrell3834 Explain please.

[@reactexplorewiththekids]

please watch our 1st video trying usa food ❤

[@Tony-xn7sd]

England is a quarter of the size of Texas, it will take you 10 hours to get from one end to the other, you will hear 100's of different accents along the way, we are all friendly btw, well, most of us are 😁

[@frankbrodie5168]

Hmmmm.. With a decent 2 hour dinner break somewhere in the middle maybe.. Sticking to the speed limit Newquay to Newcastle say is about 8 hours. And that's pretty much end to end of England. I used to hit Inverness from South Yorkshire in less than that when holidaying in the old country.

[@hankhaney3785]

"Speaking your mind freely", is the latest thing NOT to do in the UK !!! FREE Tommy Robinson...."SPEECH" is not a crime !!

[@PaulDear-jb2bu]

Mrs Rae, do you have a list ? :-)

[@carlbode666]

Can we talk about gym workouts ? Feom liverpool eng 😊

[@slim56100]

Never say England when you mean Britain or the UK.

[@stephenheathfield6057]

American super-positivity can be annoying to the typical slightly cynical Brit.

[@geniej]

Don't Dick Van Dyke us.... We hate it.

[@fantasmagoracle]

I agree! They always say, "bo-lle o wa-aah"! They have only heard stereotypical regional English accents! 😢

[@helenwood8482]

Talking about religion or politics is fine. Preaching at people is not.

[@uncleheavy6819]

Do not try driving on the right. That will end badly and quickly. Lol.

[@steve3291]

I was thinking he made the cardinal sin of saying England when he meant Britain or the UK. But he did address that.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

No. 😉🤣

[@AnthonyValentine-vm1yc]

I feel this advice to foreign visitors could be generic to all tourists priveleged enough to visit foreign lands. Keep your gob shut, listen, learn & respect. You will gain so much. Aw, alright Amanda, you look hot! You need to turn your a/c up; or mine, can't figure? LOL!

[@blackvulcan100]

Dont talk about politics or religion and do not talk about money, nobody will be interested in how much you earn.

[@pipercharms7374]

It just feels weird when someone tries to copy your accent when their in your country, like your accent is the strange one...but their in YOUR country so...what the hell? I've had americans make fun of me saying bottle or water, in a playful way BUT their IN the UK, like its understandable when your in your own country, surrounded by people with your own accent but don't act like my accent is odd, when your in the country I live in?! Where your surrounded by people with similar accents to me, I'm not the odd one here...

[@garyford3533]

lady rae, you are looking good.

[@andypandy9013]

Amanda! Why have you not put a link to the original video in the description? It's only fair to do that, isn't it?

[@richinleam]

Point 2: Don't go to London....it's a dump!

[@stephscarff]

I hate watching U.S. shows and someone will say " what do you got?"

[@anthonycragg451]

You know the Lake District is man made.

[@frankbrodie5168]

"Don't ONLY go to London.." Take out the word 'only' and it would improve that sentence tenfold.

[@KNotAC]

I reckon that when you go back to the US to visit everyone will. Omment about how English 😢your accent is

[@andyhughes5885]

The North doesn`t stop at Cumbria, Scotland has a much bigger landmass than England then, there is Wales and Ireland. Where accents are concerned and this is aimed at those from the USA - Just because your great great great Granny sailed on a ship to the USA does not make you Scottish and feel obliged to put on a fake Scottish accent esp., when you try it in Glasgow, you`ll be given a short sharp lesson in manners and laughed at. Oh and it sounds like you are just taking the piss so, please don`t do it. Its annoying too.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

I ended up tuning him out after a while, it was just so.....I forgot, he was so dim, I tuned out again. 😉🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@garyford3533]

the man in the video, is making the same mistake as those he is warning, that is he keeps mentioning ENGLAND, not the united kingdom.

[@markjordan262]

The Queen has been dead for ages

[@victordevonshire807]

How long can can say you are an American living in England? You're a Brit now so start carrying some of the baggage on your shoulders too. Luv yer. I Just heard that. Royal Family? 😅. Depends who you are talking to. William and Catherine kith and kin and the Tindalls. F**k the rest. ❤ That's me blocked again. ❤😅

[@joeysausage3437]

I agree, and we do not claim her.

[@robrussell948]

I haven’t been to London in a while but I’m sure all the signs on the underground (tube) say please stand on the left.

[@jamesfahy2935]

Not on the escalators, they don't.

[@mrorinocobottle9371]

I would say that if you fly into Heathrow and want to see England or the rest of Britain don't start looking until you get outside the M25, please!!! Better still, fly into Gatwick or Stansted which are already outside the M25 and you'll have a head start. For those who don't know the M25 is the London orbital motorway, a lot of the time it's also Britain's biggest car park.

[@barryparkin1932]

Oh my Amanda you’re drop dead gorgeous, you’re on fire 🔥🔥🔥 I think that your partner is one lucky guy🤗

[@acmdv]

I'm sorry but American's don't speak English they speak American, only us Brit's speak English.

[@robbpatterson6796]

No. Only the English speak "English". Even in the most "English" places in Wales or Scotland, we still speak our native tongue. I speak Wenglish not English

[@acmdv]

@@robbpatterson6796 And English.

[@davidlenton8627]

*8.01* Spo’ on, t’be fair. Ah, bless. 🥰

[@robbpatterson6796]

@@acmdv what?

[@jackthelad8182]

When someone asks you alright amanda,you could say I'm sound or I'm sound as a £pound,and someone might say she's fit or even peng

[@ianking-jv4hg]

Going there would be the first on the list of Not Doing

[@tomthomas9708]

Nice IG pics!

[@ric1653]

And all your videos are about England it’s like u hate it!!!!

[@Keiron-pw6sl]

Why does the guy explaining this have the hugest head ever 😂

[@Keiron-pw6sl]

Not true about the queen not everyone is a royal

[@ruk2023--]

Even the anti-royalists I know will suddenly become pro-monarchy if some out of towner starts badmouthing them.

[@roymillsjnr5172]

🐻 don't kiss American girls behind the fish shop 💋👅💋💋👅💋👅👅👅 🤠 teddy do you have to use the tongues 🐻 you taught me dad 🤠 who taught you to take girls behind the fish shop 🐻 you did dad 🤠 can't remember teddy 🐻 you was drunk 🍻🍻🍻😂🙌

[@chocolate-teapot]

I can't stand the royal family, fill ya boots and trust me, when my family are in the restaurant everyone knows. We always talk about religion and politics, dunno where that came from.

[@shaunfarrell3834]

I thought the programme was brilliant. Shame about Caroline Ahern!

[@frankbrodie5168]

I can't help but wonder just what visitors to the country are actually doing to assume that most of these things (in the video) bother any native Brits. You could literally walk up to me with a broad Aussie or any other accent and start ragging on the NHS and the monarch. And I would be joining right in with you. They are both atrocious. Pushing in a queue? Couldn't care less mate. I'd assume you're in a hurry so would just let you get on with it. Because I'm never in a hurry. Also.. Why DOES this dude look like Captain Kirk?

[@robbpatterson6796]

The most stupid thing in the UK that isn't set in stone is the stand on the right thing on the Tube. We drive on the left. The left should be for the people who want to be in the slow lane. Anytime I'm in London, I purposefully stand on the left just for that confrontation. I've yet to hear a good argument

[@stephenlee5929]

How about because there are signs all the way up and down the escalators. It doesn't matter which side is the convention it just matters that people follow the convention.

[@robbpatterson6796]

@@stephenlee5929 either we drive and walk on the left or we drive and walk on the right. Why are we having dumbass Londoners dictate to the rest of the UK...Bellends

[@jamesfahy2935]

Perhaps stay out of our town?

[@Andrew..McCusker_1]

Beat thing to do in England, move to Scotland.

[@robbpatterson6796]

Or better yet; Cymru ;)

[@carlkemp78]

Scotland is the last place you want to be

[@jamesfahy2935]

And learn how to proof check?

[@carlkemp78]

Is that poof or proof 😂😂​@@jamesfahy2935

[@carlkemp78]

@@jamesfahy2935 poof or proof 😂😂

[@raftonpounder6696]

The NHS is rubbish now.

[@dnorfed]

The escalator rule is so stupid, we drive on the left, so why not implement it on a moving stairway