American Reacts to 101 Facts About The UK

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[@lespaddick6248]

He called Elizabeth II Queen of England In fact England like Scotland hasn't had it's own Monarch since the Union of the Crowns in 1603

[@thestrategos4710]

She was also technically Elizabeth II of England and Wales and First of Scotland (cf James VI/I and James VII/II)

[@aaronpalmer3752]

This guy is a genuine guy that wants to learn, notice if he doesn't get a reference he googles it.. that is where all the other KZbinrs go wrong, they just here some shit and ask you to tell them in comments.. he's actually learning things but also shows the willingness to learn right in front of you other than behind a keyboard.. Loving the work JJ

[@rjb29uk]

And he has an awesome voice. Very calm and soothing. After the strike is over with (hopefully) the people on strike getting what they deserve, I want to hear his calm smooth tones in more media. Movies, TV, Video Games, etc.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Tyler Rumple (British reactions) / Tyler Bucket (Canadian reactions) also looks stuff up if he hears things that he doesn't understand though he poauses far too frequently, and seldom seems to really listen. He hears how things are pronounced and repeats them correctly but then goes ahead and mispronounces them anyway, which is annoying. He also asks for comments but does not seem to read any and has only ever once responded to any. Unlike Tyler, JJ is one of the, (if not _The_) best reactors, imo. 🖖

[@marvinc9994]

Agreed! His reactions are a pleasure to watch. An intelligent and charming guy, for sure.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Steve (Reacting To My Roots) from Indiana, also requests help, links, advice etc, in the comments - and, like JJ here, he actually reads and responds to them. (Steve also "hearts" in response to his "favourite' comments Steve learns from them and the videos he watches). It's as pleasing to watch and follow Steve, as it is to JJ. ☺️☺️ ... It is a tad 'less' enjoyable responding to Tyler Rumple - UK (aka Tyler Bucket - Canada) and to Ryan Wuzer - Australia (also both from Indiana) as they both request our comments, yet both seem not to read the comments, to interact with, or learn from the comments...though Tyler does often Google stuff he doesn't understand and both seem to learn from the videos they watch, at least. (...though it surprises me at times, how little they all seem to know about, or have heard of, regarding the countries they're reacting to, but then,that's the whole point of these videos of course. 🤔☺️ Sometimes, we learn too, so that's always a bonus, imo. ☺️❤️☺️❤️☺️❤️🖖

[@MrBulky992]

He's an actor, I believe. With a voice like his, he should get a lot of voiceover work.

[@butchershoppequartet8690]

This is easily becoming my favourite American reactor channel. I love how keen he is to learn stuff, not to mention his quite naughty sense of humour that sneaks out occasionally. Oh, and that voice!

[@titanium_di2402]

Yes! I want him to do a mindfulness or sleep podcast....

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

42 is a reference to Douglas Adams novel "hitchhikers guide to the galaxy" they made a movie or three of it. Its hilarious. No spoilers, mate.

[@davidhamm7909]

I was always taught that the Scottish flag has a diagonal cross because St Andrew, the patron saint, was crucified on a diagonal cross.

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Yep, me too. 😕🇬🇧

[@gabbymcclymont3563]

Its also the oldest and first flag created.

[@HibeeMcbee]

Yep. That’s what I was taught up here in Edinburgh too.

[@malcolmhouston7932]

The UK Flag is NOT called the UNION JACK - It is the UNION FLAG. Jack refers to the pole it is attached to on ships.. Wales was already part of Britain before the final union and therefore does not have an inclusion of its own.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

You are a bit out of touch there - The Admiralty used both names (Flag and Jack) interchangeably from the seventeenth century onwards, irrespective of use. An Admiralty Circular of 1902 pronounced that either name was officially valid. And in 1908 Parliament approved this verdict, confirming that 'The Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag'. Also Wales was not included as it was a Principality of England at the time and Wales only got officially recognised as a country again in 2011.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

Only about 120 + years out of date... But hey! whose counting. The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the de facto national flag of the United Kingdom. According to the Flag Institute (the vexillological charity), "the national flag of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories is the Union Flag, which may also be called the Union Jack."

[@Rachel_M_]

​​@@stewedfishproductions7959 never heard the word "vexillological" before but I know what it means now.. Thanks for getting my daily "learning moment" out of the way before lunch 👍..... Just can't wait to use the phrase "Big Vexillology" next time I'm winding up the symbology crowd 😉..

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@Rachel_M_ Nice to learn new things... I too learnt several today - the hardest part is remembering it all... 😎

[@Rachel_M_]

@@stewedfishproductions7959 i recently started exploring Welsh.. Some lessons are harder than others 😂

[@Remnants100]

Scotland's flag is called the Saltire and commemorates the shape of the cross that St Andrew was crucified upon. Nothing to do with clouds in the sky etc. Quite a few of these facts should be taken with a pinch of salt

[@twwt6623]

This has so many underlying jokes that are missed and is actually very clever, I would love to explain them...

[@amandalyttle8792]

I live in Northern Ireland have done for 58 years, we actually do have a flag and it's called "The Ulster Flag" or "Red Hand of Ulster Flag" white background with red cross and red hand of Ulster on it. We also fly the union jack.

[@justlikebuttah]

Ulster flag has a yellow background.

[@amandalyttle8792]

@justlikebuttah there is one with a yellow background but I have never seen it flown here

[@justlikebuttah]

I have. The white background is thyNi banner.

[@JR-rv3xr]

What about the Saint Patrick's Saltire diagonal cross?

[@rachelcollins5923]

The stones for Stonehenge came from mid wales...

[@jonntischnabel]

Hilarious that Americans think haggis is disgusting, but hot dogs aren't 😂 (eyes, lips, testicles )

[@michaelcarpenter1491]

We do have a constitution. Its called the Magna Carta.

[@titanium_di2402]

JJ - if you think Stonehenge is old and cool, have a look at Skara Brae Village. It's on the Orkney Islands off the Northern Coast of Scotland.

[@littlemy1773]

Skara Brae is on another level .I'd love to see it at some point. Those houses looked like they'd have been quite warm and cosy inside

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

@@littlemy1773 The Knap of Howar, still regarded as the oldest standing house in Northwest Europe. These well preserved buildings were occupied by farmers over 5000 years ago.

[@kate2.0.]

I put your channel on when i go to sleep. Your voice and temperament are so calming. You are a good soul. I need this easy listening stuff. The world is pretty dark rn. Thanks for being you.

[@Locochris1956]

The St George cross was the flag of the Plantagenet family once kings of England from about 1154 (henry 2nd) so its been around a bit longer than you think.

[@johnhood3172]

He says the London Underground is one of the oldest in the world, it’s the oldest opened 10 January 1863 , but some stations are a lot older the oldest is Harrow& Wealdstone 1837 . JH

[@neilwilliams2907]

7:52 - The minimum age for alcohol consumption is 5 when you are at home or 16 with a meal. - "In England, Scotland and Wales, it’s not illegal for someone between the ages of five and 17 to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises". "Someone aged 16 or 17 and accompanied by an adult, can drink (but not buy) beer, wine or cider with a meal at a licensed premises (except in Northern Ireland). But it’s illegal for people this age to drink spirits in a pub anywhere in the UK, even with a meal".

[@kirstybrown1185]

This isn’t detailed enough though. Underage drinking at home is technically legal but still falls into neglect laws, so giving your child a beer is fine, getting your child drunk, can get you out in prison for child endangerment and have your children removed from your care. Drinking in licensed premises isn’t the only limitation, most places that serve food, will not serve to under 18s with a meal, it’s not a requirement. Wetherspoons won’t even allow it, I don’t know a single pub that serves food where I live that have allowed it in at least 10 years. The places are few and far between. These “legalities” have enough legal restrictions surrounding them that they’re not as allowed as people say they are.

[@tasha1721]

10:59 love the hitchkikers guide to the galaxy reference and also the confusion on his face 😂 if you know, you know

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Yep, 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything.

[@AncientBriton1948]

Something I forgot to add in my previous reply the lions of England are not actually lions, they're leopards. Historical they were adopted at a time in history when Northern European people didn't know the difference between lion's and leopards.

[@missharry5727]

In heraldry you can only have one lion at a time. If there's more than one they're leopards. Yeah, I know, pretty obvious innit.

[@AncientBriton1948]

But many don't know

[@hesky10]

I saw this fact mentioned on qi, a rerun, quite recently

[@jameshodge6501]

Usual England based nonsense, which cannot differentiate between England and Britain. Probably because the guy making the video knows almost nothing about Scotland, Wales and N Ireland. The product of an English education.

[@Louisew1969]

You have a lovely calming voice 😊

[@xjadit7826]

Its actually not all swans it's just mute swans and only a specific stretch of river/lakes that are protected by the crown

[@planekrazy1795]

You looked confused at 42 "The Meaning Of Life" You really should read The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy trilogy by Douglas Adams.

[@IDBARTLETT]

This bloke is the king of these type of videos.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

You don't have to 18 years old to drink alcohol,you have to be 18 years old to buy alchol ,5 years of age is the legal age to drink alcohol.

[@drakocarrion]

It's actually only called a Union Jack when it's flown on a warship. It's otherwise called a Union Flag.

[@ToeAndno]

No it's not. You can call it the Union Jack OR Union Flag, whenever. They are both correct.

[@Oddballkane]

This video is a few years old, so some things might have been updated. Like we now have a king. Also, not all swans belong to the king. This was debunked a while ago. The crown count swans on a certain part of the river Thames pronounced ri·vuh temz

[@sunnyjim1355]

There's a lot more, and serious things, wrong with it than that.

[@Oddballkane]

​@sunnyjim1355 I know, but let's have fun at least for a little bit.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Only some of the people in the London area say 'ri-vuh', most of the rest of us Brits actually say River correctly. I'll let you off with 'temz' though.

[@missharry5727]

The first swans shown had black bills and so were trumpeter swans, an American species definitely not occurring in the UK. The second was a single orange-billed mute swan which is the British species.

[@Oddballkane]

​@Thurgosh_OG, it's just easy to show how to pronounce it. Yes river is pronounced correctly. But if your trying to teach someone how to say something by text how can you.

[@whattiler5102]

The UK originally applied to join what is now the European Union in 1963 but it was vetoed, by Charles De Gaulle of France, because of our 'too' close relationship with the USA. We applied again, successfully, and joined on Jan. 1st 1973, not 1979 as stated in the video!

[@Thurgosh_OG]

After de Gaulle died. Just think how much better things would be if we'd stayed out back then and not got conned by yet another Government with an agenda.

[@petergordon4525]

Remember to say we were taken in to the 'common market' as it was called at the time by Ted Heaths government without a vote. The referendum (to remain in) came along in 1975.

[@Oxley016]

and that was of course before it morphed into the over reaching and unrepresentative political force that it is now that dictates laws to it's members from an unelected elitist council. @@petergordon4525

[@pipercharms7374]

Our highest recorded temperature is now 40 C, so 104, last year :)

[@Thurgosh_OG]

40.3c to be exact.

[@worldVHS]

Taken from Heathrow Airport runway, doesn't count.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

@@worldVHS Heathrow is not in Lincolnshire.

[@stevemarks9360]

The union flag, is only correctly known as the union jack, when it's on a ship.

[@AndrewJOliver]

If you’re looking for The Quiet Woman pub on a night out in Buxton, you won’t find it. It’s in Earl Sterndale, a village 5 miles from Buxton and it’s been closed for a while now.

[@liamowen]

Birmingham went bankrupt this week as a city. Fun fact their council ran out of money.

[@neilboulton9813]

Just to confirm the London Underground is THE oldest in the world not just ONE of.

[@flashmcglash]

Yeah, and the UK didn't join the EU in 1979, firstly because it didn't exist until 1993, and secondly we joined its forerunner the EEC in 1973.

[@Oxley016]

Yes and we got dragged into the later politically domineering version without being asked if that is what we wanted it to become. @@flashmcglash

[@pureholy]

And the monarch doesn’t own all the swans only most swans on one stretch of the Thames.

[@themoderntemplar1567]

You should have a good look at how the top stones are joined to the uprights on Stonehenge. They're not just laid flat across, they have something akin to a ball & socket joint kinda like prehistoric lego. Mindblowing💪🇬🇧😂

[@davidwatts-hw2dh]

Big Ben, is the bell, not the Tower. When cast, it developed a small hair line crack which gives it it's distinctive note!

[@jonathanlandau-litewski7405]

I'm a Scotsman so I will in fact stick up for haggis. It's incredibly tasty and even more versatile than one would think. If you had no idea what it was, you'd quite simply love it.

[@alimar0604]

I love haggis and I'm English 🇬🇧

[@Aloh-od3ef]

Windsor castle is the home of the royal family. Buckingham place is the office and a place to conduct official events 😉

[@isabellajones-hyde9194]

Windsor Castle is more weekend/country retreat for King and Queen, as when they are in London they live in Clarence House

[@Oxley016]

That is the case for the current King and Queen, however for her late majesty and the duke of Edinburgh they preferred to stay in Windsor most of the time. @@isabellajones-hyde9194

[@sallymb6356]

No. 14, the castles, it needs to be said that this can cause huge disappointment because many of these are just a few stones in the grass, not even a building. So, check it out carefully before rushing off to see one. But some of them are just fabulous, if course.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

And the number is too low, theres about 3000 in various states of repair in Scotland alone, Wales has more than 600 and from what I can find England has at least 4000.

[@rachelcollins5923]

Wales has only 600, but that is more per square mile than anywhere else in the world

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

The long Welsh place name was invented to attract visitors/ to make better known.

[@rjb29uk]

And it's not even the longest in the world, as I think a place in New Zealand holds that title.

[@Eve-Nicholson]

The Welsh flag has a big and ancient story to it. Stonehenge is conncted with Astronomy and sacrifice.

[@Cheezsoup]

Wow, you know what Stonehenge is for. I think there are lots of historical societies want to talk to you.

[@willtyler5118]

lots of people know what Stonehenge is for... it's essentially a big calendar.@@Cheezsoup

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Northern Ireland DOES have a flag,it's the English one with a white star in middle with a red hand on it🎩

[@TheCornishCockney]

Beat me to it.

[@NordieJ]

We haven't had an official flag since 1973. The flag we use is what we have chosen for ourselves, that's the Ulster Banner. The saltire is in the Union Jack. Both great flags.

[@Westcountrynordic]

The flag you have described is called the Ulster banner which was used from 1953-1973 but since then there has not been an official flag of Northern Ireland.

[@Paul_C]

With a raised middle finger by any chance?

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@NordieJMany of us Scots prefer 'The Lion Rampant' for our flag. Takes away any religious connections, as we're not into that stuff as much as others are.

[@pwking100]

This was rather humoured entertainment ... I had a chuckle! the factual and historical veracity is open to question, Mein Herr! 😂❤

[@michaelreeks8724]

Your face when he mentions taxes and lobbying haha oh priceless bro hehe 😂😂😂

[@tashalennox4398]

you have such a soothing voice....you need to do audiobooks.....btw...im British and am learning things about our great Kingdom...so this is pretty cool.....:-)

[@laughforlife3539]

Cross between sounding like Michael Jackson and looking a bit like henry cavill😂

[@daisyrobinson4326]

There are so many inaccuracies in this video: -Northern Ireland DOES have a flag -England and Scotland Joined in 1605 -Gaelic (pronounced Gay-lick) is Irish while Gaelic (pronounced Gah-lick) is Scottish -Scots isn’t a language it’s a dialect -England hasn’t officially had a monarch have all the power since the Magna Carta was signed in 1215 -Queen Elizabeth isn’t just the head of state for the UK but for the majority of the Commonwealth -French was actually only the official language for Nobles and wasn’t spoken by most common men -it’s also illegal to eat a Swan in the UK -Oliver Cromwell also tried to ban celebrating Christmas except for attending Church -We do know how Stonehenge was built( or we have a pretty good idea at least) -This British Library is NOT the largest library in the world -Shakespeare created 3,000 words AND PHRASES This is what I can correct without researching

[@Poliss95]

Northern Ireland doesn't have an official flag. The Act of Union was in 1707. Just because the Monarch was the same doesn't mean that England and Scotland weren't two separate countries. Scots is an officially recognised language. The Monarch has a lot more powers than you imagine. The Monarch can veto laws, dismiss the government on a whim and also choose who the Prime Minister is. The Monarch can pick anyone to be PM. Doesn't have to be an MP. The last Queen of England died in 1603 btw.

[@CLYONS12345]

England and Scotland were separate countries until the Act of Union in 1707. They shared the same monarch but otherwise were independent. The Magna Carta was torn up and ignored by King John soon after he signed it and put very few limits on his powers anyway. It was centuries later that parliament took any real power to govern away from the king. Only certain swans (mute swans in open water have legal protection) this thing about all Swans being the property of the monarch is an urban myth.

[@OneTrueScotsman]

I think it's hilarious when someone calls out someone else for inaccuracies, only for themselves to be inaccurate. Several things you said wasn't true, was true.

[@kirstybrown1185]

There are so many inaccuracies in your comment: -Northern Ireland DOES NOT have an official flag of its own. -England and Scotland joined officially with their treaty. -Scots is categorised as a language. -Sovereign head of state in commonwealth countries is purely symbolic, she has no political power there. It also didn’t say she was only the head of state there, it wasn’t even confusingly worded. -French was the official language, usage has no effect on what was considered official. This is all I can be bothered correcting. Maybe do that researching you said you wasn’t willing to do. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@treenahasthaal4499]

haggis is awesome!

[@what-uc]

UK Joined the EEC in 1973. The first European Parliament election took place in 1979

[@jonathonrudge8485]

It's sunny 🌞 today and those 2 pints of beer used on the video for the numbers are looking amazing 👌👌

[@lynn69jackson]

42 is a reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. The number 42 is the answer to the meaning of life.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

But what was the question?

[@HamnaTabuu]

So long, and thanks for all the fish. 🐬

[@seanosborne3343]

Northern Ireland DOES have its own flag. So it does...

[@oldbutbeautiful]

It doesn't - the flag you are referring to is the ULSTER flag. Quote “ The Ulster Banner Saint Patrick's Saltire The only official flag for Northern Ireland is the Union Flag or Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom; there is no official local flag that represents only Northern Ireland.[1][2][3][4] The flying of various flags in Northern Ireland is a significant sectarian issue, with different communities identifying with different flags.[5]

[@xaiano794]

There is a good reason for so many pubs being called the red lion. Many buildings are extremely old and when pubs operated back then, the majority of customers couldn't read, so they used pictures to advertise their pubs, the red lion, being an English symbol was common. The names stuck and today you have many pubs called the kings head or golden ball simply because that was the picture hanging outside.

[@janesanders2728]

23:20 Doctor Whooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

[@mooremob100]

Two American tourists visiting Windsor Castle, the husband comments his wife as a plane flys over to land a Heathrow airport, fancy building a castle close by an airport!

[@kennethoconnell8476]

Indian Queens, 8 miles from Newquay in Cornwall, is named after Pocahontas. She spent her night in a Coaching House there, after landing at Newquay.

[@ianscrimshaw3295]

I like this guy , he doesn't pause it every 2 mins 😂

[@AhsimNreiziev]

10:59 If you ever decide to do movie reactions, either on this channel or possibly a new one, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ would be a great place to start!

[@DUNFERMLINEBOY1]

Haggis is actually a very tasty dish as Americans' who come to Scotland find out when they actually try it

[@lespaddick6248]

It's delicious

[@Poliss95]

The Americans I know hate it.

[@marythomson8537]

Thank-you for your reaction, very enjoyable to watch.Stay safe and well.

[@galleonofficial]

The amount of times I went up the escaltor in Angel after a night out and felt like I was going to die. bonus info, there's also a Red Lion pub just down the road from there.

[@pharamo1121]

This guy is such an underrated youtuber he deserves alot more views and subscribers.

[@DreadEnder]

4:41 my granny was taking a walk through a village and there was a pub which was yet to be named so it was unofficially called, “ye olde pubby mc’pubface.”

[@jaynelouise8221]

Hi, you should take a look at Woolacombe Beach in North Devon it is 3 miles of beautiful golden sands with lovely sand dunes and rolling hills and valleys as a background . It is my favourite place to go on holiday when I can 😊

[@pipercharms7374]

The red Lion is a popular symbol for England - usually the football team is the most well known symbol for the red lions being used but its used in other places too, like the pubs :) Got the colour wrong, look for more info down below

[@neuralwarp]

For Scotland, actually. England's lion is gold.

[@pipercharms7374]

@@neuralwarp Welp, thanks for pointing that out, I did also just remember the lions were blue not red on English football t-shirts as well, oops.

[@Southeastcorner-w1f]

Follow joolz guides for far better information about London and the uk

[@rocketrabble6737]

@@neuralwarp They are blue on the football logo (for some reason)

[@maureendavidson4635]

There's also a Scottish flag called the Lion Rampant. Bright yellow background with the Red Lion reared up on its back legs and its 2 front paws out and ready to punch somebody.

[@llynellyn]

Random bonus fact: Wales is actually represented on the Union Jack as when it was created both Wales and England used the St George cross (we only started using the dragon flag after WW2), this is because England and Wales entered a union long before England and Scotland due to a Welshman becoming king of England and uniting the realms, and since neither had an official flag the SGC was chosen.

[@ebbonfly]

Never knew that, thanks.

[@JP_TaVeryMuch]

​@@ebbonflyHence The Prince of Wales.

[@delskioffskinov]

very impressed at how quickly you got the chicken tikka masala lol! welldone!

[@MrBulky992]

Old money: two farthings made a ha'penny, two ha'pennies made a penny, three pennies made thruppence (the thruppenny bit), six pennies made sixpence (a tanner), two sixpences made a shilling (a bob), two shillings made a florin, a florin and sixpence made a half crown and five shillings made a crown. Four crowns made one pound sterling (a banknote). I remember all of those coins but not the groat (fourpence), the half sovereign (ten shillings), the sovereign (one pound sterling) or the guinea coin (one pound and one shilling). Guineas were still in regular use as a denomination until 1971 but the coin had disappeared many decades before. Maybe they still are somewhere.

[@christinemorton4395]

I believe horses are still sold in guineas.

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

I think it was a great pity that we lost our old coins. I was 25 when we were forced to (sort of!!) convert to metric. The 'shilling' had been in use since the seventh century AD, I believe, and the 'penny' (written as 'd' for denarius), since Roman times. We still have pennies (but now written as 'p', but what a shame that we lost the old name 'shilling'. 😕🇬🇧

[@HamnaTabuu]

Shillings were still legal tender until end of 1990. UK was very slow in upgrading to decimal currency. Russia being the first in 1704. France in 1795 . Mexico in 1860. USA have only ever had decimal dollars. (Since 1862) . Only 2 countries are still to go decimal.

[@MrBulky992]

​​​@@HamnaTabuuThat's right in the sense that the coins were still in circulation because they were identical in shape and size to the "5 New Pence" piece. They were never referred to as shillings after 1971 (gas excepted, see below), however. The same applied to the two shilling piece which equated to 10 new pence. The tanner (6d) was also in circulation for a time too, equivalent to 2 and a half new pence. For a limited period, you could even spend the old copper pennies and threepenny bits as long as you did so in batches to the exact value of 6d (2.5 p in new money). It didn't seem confusing at all to me as a 16 year old but everyone agreed that the whole exercise was a rip-off as every price in the shops was always rounded *up* to the nearest equivalent in new money, *never* down despite government promises. Shillings were what you put in your gas meter at the time of the changeover to new money. Quite possibly elderly people referred to the new 5p coins as shillings for that purpose. One of the delights of the old money was that it was not uncommon to be given pennies with 19th century dates and with Queen Victoria's head on them, most often where she is wearing widow's to mourn Albert and her small crown, but, occasionally, her younger portrait with her hair in a bun. Edward VII pennies were common, as were George V florins (2 shillings = 10p). Since 1971, every single coin has Elizabeth II and no one else.

[@lomax343]

16:10 Yes, football is that old - sort of. The oldest surviving written reference to Foot Ball (it was written as two words) was from a famous ordinance from 1314; but since this was an attempt to ban the game, one presumes the usage was much older. However, mediaeval football was very different from the game we know today. Back then, it was basically a legal riot with a ball in the middle. There were two teams, each of which had to get the ball to a stated objective, but other than that there were few, if any rules. A survivor of mediaeval football (called the Ba' Game) is still played in Kirkwall, in Orkney. Whereas in most ball sports punching an opponent in the face is regarded as foul play,, in the Ba' Game it's positively encouraged.

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

We were told at school that the 'ball' in the game's early versions was a Frenchman's head!! 🙄🇬🇧

[@stonkr]

I've just finished a large cup of tea, time to put the kettle on.

[@Xesh001]

I work in a shop near the bus station in Canterbury and the National Express service from there to London is indeed numbered 007!

[@monkeyslovewand]

I realise this was made a few years ago, but the highest temperature was beaten a couple of years ago when it got above 40 degrees, it got to something like 40.3 in some areas, maybe higher? It's also a wet heat so humid especially at night, so it can be horrible.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

It was horrible. Even the night time was bad. I was sat in my living room with two fans on me and it was still 36 degrees in there. I actually went to Lidl for some stuff and there was actually a breeze, it was so hot it was like a dragon breathing on me. My enduring memory of that day was getting to Lidl and it feeling like heaven walking around the cooler aisle with everyone moving suspiciously slow.

[@jessbelen]

I was told by a English professor that Paraguay, is the only country that can drink tea as much as UK, we're just a population of 7 millions but we drink yerba mate everyday, all day as terere (cold infusion with fresh herbs), mate (hot infusion with dry herbs, cocido (burned yerba mate, boiled and mixed with milk) and the traditional tea.

[@pamelamitchell8789]

A lot of uk pubs are named after the heraldic ( coat of arms creature) of the family that used to own loads of land in the area, they were often dukes and royalty!

[@dacutler]

Lots of pubs are also Spoonerism. Like Boar's Head, for example.

[@shininglightphotos1044]

My sister-in-law's mum's ashes are in the dame cemetery as Pocahontas. When I visited it as a child I thought the town was called Gravesend because her grave was there.

[@Painey66]

"Grave" does not the grave of someone, it actually means "land" hence "Lands end"

[@spruce381]

The rain at the end is the chorus of the first two, and also a theme - Genesis - Noah etc. beer and circuses / Romans also distracted their plebs. Loved your reaction / got pateon while watching 👍

[@DaveRigby-g6g]

Contrary to popular belief and as mentioned, we don't elect a Prime Minister. Voters, elect Members of Parliament. The party having the most MPs forms a government, the Prime Minister being the leader of the ruling party.

[@deantheboss5872]

In Scotland the legal age to drink alcohol is actually 16 but 18 to buy it

[@harveywest4337]

It was not East Peckham where the first speeding ticket was given out it was actually Paddock Wood which was only constructed for the railway line that goes through it I know this as I'm very close and was forced to learn the history😂

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

9:08 it's sooo good

[@sheilabanks7240]

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[@andrewhodgkins2292]

The red lion is a common name for pubs in England. It comes from King Richarx 1st. Known as Richarc the lionheart.

[@joyshillaker840]

Portsmouth has a pub called 'The Jolly Taxpayer' in the Copnor area.

[@jonntischnabel]

Karl Marx wrote the communist manifesto in cheethams library, Manchester, NOT in London as this video states. ALSO, northern Ireland DOES have a flag. It's a red cross, with a hand in the centre.

[@trevortidey9508]

Northern Ireland does have it's own flag called The Red Hand of Ulster although Republican Catholic Northern Irelanders refuse to recognise it as it is a protestant loyalist flag. It's a Red Hand on a St George's Cross. Wales is not included in the union flag as it was not considered a kingdom only a principality hence the next direct heir to the English Royal throne is always The Prince or Princess of Wales

[@Thurgosh_OG]

True. Wales only regained it's official recognition as a separate country in 2011.

[@jsutton892]

The Union Jack is flown on ships the Union Flag is on land.

[@philoates851]

Remember the rhyme: a kilogram, is about 2.2lb of jam. If you didn't hear that in class, you probably went to a high class school, unlike us lay peeps.

[@ericevans4040]

A kilo of jam would be classed as bullion these days.

[@PHDarren]

Just an FYI the English red cross on white background was originally the French flag of the Crusades, the English flag was the reverse a white cross on a red background.

[@Chris_GY1]

My Father’s Moustache is in Louth Lincolnshire 16 miles from Grimsby where I live. The temperature mentioned in the video was beaten last year.

[@sirpuguk]

Also ironically, in heraldry the 3 lions on the crest are, in fact leopards...

[@MisterChrisInTheUK]

The highest temperature recorded in England is now 40.3 Celsius at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire in 2022.

[@Codex7777]

Despite the odd pedant saying, "I think you'll find that Big Ben is actually the name of one of the bells..." virtually everyone else in the UK calls tha clock-tower 'Big Ben', whether they know about the bell or not. People have been calling it that for nearly as long as it's existed. De facto, that IS Big Ben! :)

[@rocketrabble6737]

No, it is the bell. The tower was St Stephen's until 2012.

[@Codex7777]

... and here ^ we have an example of one of those pedants I was talking about. :)

[@rjb29uk]

Agreed, "official" language reflects usage, and once everyone calls something something, then that kind of becomes the name of it. e.g. if everyone in England started calling 'gloves', 'handsocks' instead, then the Oxford English Dictionary would update to reflect that, but would possibly maintain a reference to 'gloves' being an older word for 'handsocks'.

[@rocketrabble6737]

@@Codex7777 It's also called providing background and information. The tower became Elizabeth Tower in 2012 in honour of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. The clock if it has a name is just the 'Great Clock'

[@Codex7777]

@@rocketrabble6737 I suggest you look up "de facto'... :)

[@Rustee42]

Interesting fact: Pocahontas landed in Britain in Cornwall and stayed overnight in a village inn. That village is now called Indian Queens.

[@Rustee42]

Only mute swans are the legal property of the Crown. Not all swans

[@robertelliott2026]

The crown doesn't own every swan, they only can legally claim any unmarked mute swans on open water.

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction from our LA mystery Man,who I have subscribed to,but don't know his name:)

[@me19276]

the Union Jack is only called a Union Jack when flown on a sea going vessel otherwise it is just the Union flag.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

You are only about 120 + years out of date... But hey! whose counting. 😃 FYI: The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the 'de facto' national flag of the United Kingdom. According to the Flag Institute (the vexillological charity), "the national flag of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories is the Union Flag, which may also be called the Union Jack." Additionally: The Admiralty used both names (Flag and Jack) interchangeably from the seventeenth century onwards, irrespective of use. An Admiralty Circular of 1902 pronounced that either name was officially valid. And in 1908 Parliament approved this verdict, confirming that 'The Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag'.

[@neuralwarp]

4:29 Because the Red Lion is on the coat of arms of the kings of Scotland. The Blue Boar and White Hart have similar origins.

[@AmethystSilverDragon]

There’s an English white dragon on a red background flag which is Anglo Saxon. This was supposedly going to be used instead of the St George’s cross. “Angelcynn Modignes”.

[@sallymb6356]

I don't like heights and had to do the Angel escalator the other day. I knew it was very long, had been on it before a long time ago and been terrified. My husband stood behind me and I just stared at the step in front of me. It takes ages but I made it. Refused to go back down though.

[@maureendavidson4635]

There's a higher one at Universal Studios in California, but it's less scary because its outdoors and seeing the sky helps with the the trapped feeling.

[@findingmybliss5713]

Windsor Castle is where the royal family adopted their surname Windsor from

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

In 1960 there was 1 pub for every 737 people in the UK As the population has increased an the number of pubs has declined In 2023, there is 1 pub for every 2,472 people

[@sandrahilton3239]

Brian May from Queen has sold more records than all the beatles sales put together

[@pem...]

I lived just around the corner from that, my father's mustache pub, louth Lincolnshire.