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[@timglennon6814]

A Conservatory is nothing like a Greenhouse. They are two completely different things. In the U.K. most women put there makeup on in the bedroom.

[@gmdhargreaves]

Yeah when she said green house I was like What! It’s a sun lounge- they are common tho

[@markgt3492]

WHEN I AM SITTING IN MY CONSERVATORY IN SUMMER IT SURE FEELS LIKE A GREENHOUSE 🥵🥵🥵🥵😂

[@kellg1980]

All my friends have mirrors in their bedroom where they put their makeup on, personally I don't wear makeup 😂

[@coot1925]

I really don't see much point in a conservatory. It's unbearabley hot in the summer and unless you heat it it's freezing in the winter.

[@jeandonaghue2150]

A conservatorys original purpose was to protect plants from the cold weather, so yes, it is pretty much like a greenhouse. You really shouldn't assume people are wrong just because you hear something you didn't know❤

[@sylviagreybe672]

A conservatory isn't actually like a greenhouse. She was just saying that to explain how they look. It's a sunroom or extra sitting space attached to the house, usually made at least in part out of glass.

[@barriehull7076]

Possibly a greenhouse with seating?

[@INSA.NEL.Y]

she literally didnt even say it was a greenhouse 😭 you misunderstood, she said it LOOKS like one exactly why she done “ “

[@spold86]

Also known as a garden shrinker, good if you hate gardening and if erected correctly can add value to your home

[@xoALSox]

A lot of us have garages but they’re not really for cars. Tools, storage etc. Ours has another fridge and freezer, larger ones, a chiller for booze and drinks and our dryer is out there. The washing machine is in the kitchen. But all of our furniture is concealed behind cupboards so it looks neat

[@MonkeyBabba]

In the UK most peoples so called dish washers are there hands and if your lucky you have kids and then they become the dishwasher :)

[@Bruce1983]

I was the dish washer growing up in the 90s dry dishes after school for about 2 quid

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

We have washing lines here. Dryers chew electricity.

[@LucifersTear]

A Conservatory was a way of enjoying the outside whilst not being open to the elements, initially they were generally filled with plants fruit sprout lings and vegetables like a Greenhouse but mostly now they're an additional seating room. Our houses are Brick and Mortar with two-layer walls, to keep it cool in summer and warm in winter. Our Air Conditioning is opening a window or not opening the window. We generally dry our clothes outside on a line in the breeze or we hang clothes near or on the central heating radiators 😂🤣 our Plugs are amazing, fit nicely to the wall, look smart and only activate once the Lead-pin opens the power gates for safety; incredible design!

[@Nanonic001]

Conservatories are an easy way to extend your house or add on an extra room without having to go through all the evils of obtaining planning permission

[@stephenlee5929]

Agreed that was the reason, but I think new (about 10 years ago) there was a change which allows (permitted development) which can extend the footprint by a certain amount/percentage. I think that removes the benefit of a conservatory, in the planning sense.

[@Peter__G]

If I can remember rightly, you can extend up 10m without planning permission

[@chrispalmer2136]

nowadays people are starting ro change the consevatorys which are hot in the summer cold in the winter into walled extensions

[@Natta44]

​@Peter__G it's 3 metres for a single extension.

[@empressdoinalot]

​@@chrispalmer2136yep. My dad did exactly that. It's a nice lovely room

[@TommyMac.]

Dont need air con in the uk mate

[@ryanhelton1865]

Yes we do. Sick of seeing people saying that. We do need air con I can’t begin to tell you how vital it is to public buildings.

[@robertroberts8648]

​@ryanhelton1865 no we don't. For a couple of days a year? Bit silly 😂

[@ryanhelton1865]

⁠@@robertroberts8648No we do need. I don’t think you have any idea the amount of technology which exists in public buildings. Also the cost of air con operating is cheaper than the cost of gas heating. We are talking server rooms, electrical plant room. Both room will exist in every public building. All of them needing constant air cooling from yours truly an AC unit. I get why you think we don’t. But AC has other uses apart from cooling people for a few days. It’s why every single new building comes with AC.

[@robertroberts8648]

​@@ryanhelton1865 slight difference to an ac in something like a server room though isn't there 🤔

[@elemar5]

You need to specify home aircon or the nerds take offence.

[@moonramshaw1982]

32° and snowing in Kentucky. Most Brits would think how is it snowing when it's 90°😂😂

[@gmdhargreaves]

Ha yeah my eyes rolled up into my forehead and had to think for a split second when he said that😂

[@davidwhite5800]

A greenhouse is for growing plants in. A conservatory is for old people to sit in the warm on a sunny day.

[@barriehull7076]

If you have a conservatory then you must be an old fart.

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Not just old people surely

[@IDyce88]

@@tenniskinsella7768 no not just old people...we use ours quite a lot...the annoying thing about our conservatory is that when it rains it makes a lot of noise.

[@robertroberts8648]

There's a difference between a greenhouse and a conservatory.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Tomatoes you say potatoes, isn't it? 😁👍

[@EmilyCheetham]

A conservatory isn’t a green house. It just looks a bit like one. It is usually used as a sun room, a dining room, a play room or an office. My house has one and it is used as a dining room when we have guests over & and office in the half the year (when it’s not freezing cold).

[@x1rasGaming]

I wish they'd used someone who really knew what they were talking about. A green house is pretty much a sun room, what she described is more of an orangery. A conservatory is entirely made of windows whereas an orangery is basically a room with lots of windows and a glass roof but still has brick walls. It is most common to have the washer in the kitchen but a lot of houses will also have a small utility room off the side of the kitchen. Dryers a actually very common in family homes these days and most people don't even consider the environment when using them. Some houses do have A.C. but it is very rare, busses and trains do have it though, including the London underground. New houses are now being built with air pumps (that's definitely not what they're called) which control the temperature all year round, cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. Ceiling fans a quite common for bedrooms but not really any other part of the house. Our electrical sockets are the safest in the world, the switch isn't essential and if in a hard to reach place it's more common to not have a switch. There are so many more differences I could list but I mostly just wanted to correct the bits she got wrong.

[@garrydiggins3181]

English girl hasn’t got a clue how many English really live She’s been living in a box there is Aircon everywhere

[@gillfox9899]

My house is about 150 years old and is built from stone. Half the house stays lovely and cool in the summer but can be a bit chilly in the winter. The south side of the house gets warm in the summer and is always a few degrees warmer than the other side of the house in the winter

[@FlyboyHelosim]

As the sun rises in the East and travels West via the South, it makes sense that the South side would be warmer.

[@fubarghost13akawoz44]

JT please don’t take the British girls word on everything… 🤣 I’ve now seen her on a few reaction channels and her answer is more personal experience than actual fact. She even referenced almost every answer as when she was at uni… 🤣 university halls are very basic and normally shared and even if she had a private rent chances are it was shared because of costs. In the uk over three quarters of homes have tumble dryers but most are selective of when to use them even opting for table top mini dryers if space is an issue. Yes most modern cars in the uk have air conditioning just like a majority of shopping centers and even public buildings small shops offices etc some homes have it or a growing number of homes have mobile air con units you roll in a room put a exhaust pipe out a window and plug in. Ceiling fans kind of went out of fashion in the uk although some homes still have them but there is a problem as some British homes are not designed for hanging things from the ceiling so would be dangerously low to peoples heads. And yes the underground has air con the reason it doesn’t feel like it is because it’s so full of dust etc and it services so much area it feels weak but it’s necessary to pull air to that level and draw carbon dioxide out or anyone traveling on the toob would potentially pass out. And conservatory’s are not green houses 🤣 they might get that hot but if you treated them like a greenhouse you would end up with damp problems in your home 🤣 they are a way to extend your indoor sq ft without spending as much as a full extention Costs also I believe they take far less planning “if any” and gives the option for outside sitting indoors yes some people grow a odd tropical plant or 2 in them “because it’s so hard to do in the uk” but they are more decorative not because it’s a growing room 🤣. That’s all the corrections I could think of from this video but unfortunately they just chose to ask someone who has opinions with not fact base and very very little life experience to answer for the uk 🤣👍🏻. 🇬🇧

[@valleyofghouls]

yeah i was thinking the same LOL and i dont know anyone with a combined washer/dryer, we all have them separately

[@kezlana6907]

It actually gives me a petty rage when I watch videos with people speaking about countries and not fact checking first. Even if you don't have life experience you should still know these things 😂 I also couldn't film, edit and post a video without fact checking everything that was said. She definitely always goes by personal experience.

[@kezlana6907]

​@@valleyofghoulsmy dad used to have a combined washer dryer, they're shit! Never get one! 😂

[@fubarghost13akawoz44]

@@valleyofghouls in the 80’s it was a big fad to have the combi but that was because they was exclusive in the uk so under counter space was a premium. But yes I agree with you today the combi models are rare as chickens teeth 😅.

[@fubarghost13akawoz44]

@@kezlana6907 same that’s why I had to reply 😅. I’m sat there thinking “how little did you open your eyes growing up in the uk…?” 🤣 and as you said my petty rage bubbled away at me 🤣👌🏻. It’s great to have an opinion but to post it to KZbin as “British fact” when it’s speculative at best is wild😅. She makes us sound a bit backwards in some videos 🤣.

[@matty007]

Most big shops have air conditioning in the UK, I think we need it during the summer at home. it hits around 30c some days during summer and one year hit 40c.

[@stuartfaulds1580]

Also a lot of newer office buildings have AC as well.

[@kezlana6907]

Yeah I think AC is going to become more popular in the UK over the years. I always air condition my bedroom in the summer for more comfortable sleeping. The difference is shocking 😂 if I'm in my bedroom, the air is light, it's cool and beautiful. As soon as I walk into the rest of the non air conditioned out, the humidity and heat hits you like a train, makes you feel so heavy and suffocated! I'd love a completely air conditioned house in the summer.

[@bblair2627]

AC in Scotland? 🤣🤣

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Glasgow ghettos was invented to keep warm. Snuggle up.

[@hayee]

Yes my washer and my dryer are in the kitchen, no dishwasher, but remember our washing machines and tumble dryers are front loaders and typically much smaller in size too

[@101steel4]

I was amazed when my cousin, living in Florida at the time, said they use a tumble dryer instead if hanging out the washing. What a waste of money.

[@stephenlee5929]

I think its about humidity.

[@brentwoodbay]

Hanging stuff out to dry in Florida would take a long time to dry on most days!

[@shelleyjackson8793]

I keep the AC on all year round in my car. It’s supposed to keep the AC from breaking down. I get so frustrated with the US using so much energy with tumble dryers, big cars, and AC. Why don’t you think about the future for your kids and grandkids?

[@brentwoodbay]

@@shelleyjackson8793 Yes, you are supposed to use the AC in your car on a regular basis to keep the seals supple. BUT you do not have to keep it on during the winter deliberately. Whenever you put the defrost on, the system will automatically activate the AC! This will DRY the air before it passes through the heating coil to help it remove the condensation from the windshield/ windscreen! This use will keep the seals intact.

[@shelleyjackson8793]

@@brentwoodbay Okay, thank you I didn’t know that. It’s just what my dealer told me to do.

[@thomasennaa]

Water and dryer in the kitchen yes but most in the uk don't have a tumble dryer. Also some put the washing machine outside in a waterproof cubord

[@davidware9549]

In the uk Some houses have utility rooms and also have air conditioning a lot of new builds flats do cause I used to be a cleaner and most of properties where in new builds and air conditioning was built in

[@Mark1405Leeds]

Never turn my cars AC off! Cold or hot it keeps it demisted

[@MyElephant55]

in uk we do have ac in most cars but rarely used due to the extra cost of fuel useage

[@beccasalt8960]

I'm 4 mins in and this video is already irritating me from all the inaccuracies

[@conqc20]

Uk plugs dominate USA plug sockets. Watched a video about them and its amazing how many safety aspects are added to them.

[@Wiiggz]

Our houses are so insulated because it’s usually cold here, the summers can be difficult if we have a heatwave so we rely on standing fans to keep cool. We do have a/c in cars though! Edit: we don’t have plug sockets in bathrooms you’d only see a shaver socket in there.

[@daijay9084]

I find it frustrating that here in the UK we are looking to save the environment by saving energy, electricity, and recycling just about everything with separate bins then I watch Americans on KZbin using gas guzzling vehicles, wasting energy and failing to recycle. It seems the rest of the world is looking at saving the environment and the US is the environment Grinch. Sorry, that's my rant for the day.

[@Natta44]

True why is Europe doing so much yet the USA which is similar Size to Europe still buy crates of plastic water bottles, drive everwhere, use so much electricity, water hoses the list goes on.

[@midnightfairies2347]

Absolutely! I get so frustrated when you see American running their aircon full blast and sitting under a blanket!!! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Neonradss]

Not only that, but if you look at how much the UK emits in comparison to some other countries, its a drop in the ocean. Yet, we've got some of the most extreme laws and taxes in regards to 'climate change'. Makes you wonder why we're going as hard as we are and bigger countries aren't.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

Not to forget China. I think the one is more or less as `unclean` as the other. But the USA likely picks up the unenviable accolade.

[@davidfisher9026]

I'm Scottish and don't recycle as it is only a virtue signal. I wish our fuel was a lot cheaper but we pay a premium to build crappy wind mills. I don't believe that humans cause any real climate change. Even so, I'm always cold and would welcome a little global warming.

[@randompotato4216]

The main thing really is area in the north is cold and snowy in the south is extremely hot during the heatwaves This year and last in the south was around 30 Celsius the heat also sticks, we do sometimes have aircon in the car but it's typically broken on older vehicles so we use the Windows but modern cars have them and as a person from the south nearish Cornwall every summer the aircon is on every winter we have the heater

[@enemde3025]

Some UK garages are so small you can't get a car into them ! People just use them for storage. Conservatories and greenhouses are two completely different things ! They are NOT "super common" ! You grow fruit and veg in a greenhouse and it is in your garden, separate from the house. A conservatory is like a sun room that's attached to the house. A " terraced" house in the UK would be called a "2 up, 2 down", because that's what you had. 2 rooms upstairs and 2 rooms downstairs. How can you have " half a bathroom" !? We DO have a form of AC in the UK. It's called OPENING THE WINDOW !!

[@BrendanEddie]

Some uk garages, most of them

[@lynzp7438]

Where I live in North East most people own a tumble dryer or heated drying rack. We hang outside on dry days but in winter my dryer is on all the time. Costs a lot but need it

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

We in Wales keep our kitchens Arctic, especially our pantries. Preserves food. A 'refrigerator', what is that??? 🙃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐑🙃👍

[@RobG001]

Hahaha, you still have the outside toilet as well at the bottom of the garden? Here in South Pembs we are looking forward to having hot running water, in the next 50 years, hopefully.... :)

[@zeppelinshy]

I do think we in the UK should have more ceiling fans though, its cheap and helps keep air circulating without smaller fans at full blast constantly. As they are bigger it can spin at a low speed just for a very faint draft which is much nicer than nothing. Ive considered putting some in my place but since its rented Im not allowed too nor even pay for a qualified electrician to get them done. Ive asked and the landlord said no so in summer I do suffer. A lot of the UK South does get notably worm over the last 6 years, each year my area breaks a new record. And it does not stay hot for a week, itll be weeks on end especially on the inside because of how buildings are designed here. The last 6 years in my region it has been over quiet often above 100f/37c in the summer here

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Was doing a job in New Jersey once, in January, sent from Britain on an emergency engineering job. First day it was about 60F, then the next day it was hardly 20F - WTF!!! 😎👍

[@gmdhargreaves]

Really! Wow, UK has really gradual temperature changes

[@theukyankee]

The biggest difference I found between the US and UK was size of rooms and perhaps built in closets. We do have a portable AC unit due to being on the top floor. We don't use it often, it's HUGE (sits on the floor) and it has to be vented out a window, so a pain compared to the window version in the US. We do have AC in our cars but we don't really use it often - gas it too expensive (way more than the US) so you don't want to use AC and thus use up your petrol. I do have a dryer but it's a heat pump version (we have them stacked in a small closet) so it's economical, uses very little electricity and doesn't have to be vented. Our washers/dryers also tend to be a lot smaller and we really only have front entry ones. One of the good things about washers in the UK is that they spin a lot harder and longer than in the US and so it doesn't take as much time to dry things when you hang them up (which I do for certain things).

[@chaotic_crafter]

I just bought my first ever car with AC.. I didn't realise it used up petrol. 😮

[@davenwin1973]

US front loaders spin just as fast as European front loaders (except for North American front loaders that were made before 2001, where one I had, only spun at 550rpm between cycles, and the last 3 minutes of the final spin, went to 900rpm). 1000 to 1600rpm are found on our models. Top loaders, those are at the most, 800rpm. When General Motors owned Frigidaire until 1979, they made top loaders that could spin at 1100rpm. No one else has accomplished that on a top loader.

[@theukyankee]

@@davenwin1973 I moved to England in 2004, so don't have too much access to seeing US stuff. But most of my friends/family also only have top loaders and people seem to not like front loaders.

[@davenwin1973]

@theukyankee people overall never tried to understand how front loaders work. North Americans (lumping Canadians into this one as well) like top loaders, because it usually does a load of clothes in 30 minutes. The earliest North American front loaders worked as designed, with plenty of water needed. The clothes were saturated and you saw water splash on the window. Low sudsing detergent rarely existed back then, and the manual for the washers said to use just half the amount a top loader used. My first front loader did a wash, spray rinse while draining the wash water, and had 3 short rinses. The longest cycle was only 50 minutes. The normal cycle was just 40 minutes. It had just 4 cycles, because front loaders operate that simple. You just selected the cycle, temperature of the water, add your detergent, softener, and optional, chlorine bleach to the dispensers, and it would add them at the right times. Since 2001, front loaders have gone computerized, and there are cycles that front loaders don't need. Plus, no cycle needs to take 2.5 hours to wash 1 load of clothes. My second front loader had a sanitation cycle, and it gave 2.5 to wash that load. Also, front loaders don't need to sense a load, because it's useless. I also had to manually select an extra rinse, so it did 3, as 2 rinses weren't enough. I also had to adjust the water pressure switch, so my second washer used enough water. The constant sensing, also dragged out the overall time it took for my wash to get done. Instead of the simple 40 to 50 minutes of my first front loader, it would take 1 to 1.5 hours to wash a load of clothes. Modern top loaders do not work the same way either, from older top loaders. Now, the manual water level switch has been eliminated, in favor of sensing the load. So I have seen these newer top loaders constantly stop and fill, because the clothes do not get submerged in water as easily.

[@zahidshabir4038]

sockets without the switches ARE a thing here in the UK they are called unswitched sockets and I have one in my house with USB ports on it where the switches would normally go for bouth outlets. I will say the MAJORITY of sockets are switched especially if they are being used for something involving an appliance that could potentially be dangerous for example the stove or cooker as they are sometimes called here in the UK always have their own SPECIAL socket with its own fuse behind a removeable red cover and the switch for these are in many cases different in shape and size to regular sockets and are always entirely red (regular switched sockets sometimes also have red on the switches but only on the top at the part which gets exposed when the switch is in the on position to signify the switch is on) also sockets specially designed for stoves/cookers always are "2 gang" (the term "gang" refers to the number of outlets the socket takes up for example a 1 gang ouutlet always takes up the amount of space a single plug socket outlet will take up and in the UK ALL outlets regardless of the type even light switches have the same size and are always usually 1 gang unless there is 2 outlets then it is 2 gang and so on and 2 gang is also used on fused outlets or certain special ones if there is only a single outlet on them)

[@ivabigun3666]

We use heaters in the UK, we have this problem called British weather an it can strike at any given moment, our hottest day can turn into rain, thunder, lightning, hail, snow. If we get hot we just simply open a window to cool down.

[@sharondunsmore9768]

I have a tumble dryer and washing machine in the summer i love hanging my washing out when you bring it in it is lovely and fresh. I was wondering why Americans don't hang out there washing it would be dry in no time except they use a dryer you. It is amazing what you can grow in a conservatory 😂✌️ From Scotland

[@dasy2k1]

Because hanging out laundry in America would probably cost you more than the dryer bill in fines from the HOA

[@EmilyCheetham]

We do have garages in uk. The last 3 houses Iv lived in have all had garages. We just don’t always keep our cars in the garage even if we do have them. They are just full of stuff.

[@peterjackson4763]

My parents' house had a separate pantry, built in the 1930s, before fridges were common. The room was unheated and food kept well. No A/C in any house I have lived in. When I lived in the South I wished I had it for 2-3 weeks a year. Now I am back in the North it is would be used only be used every 2-3 years. I need A/C in my car when I lived in the South as I suffered from hay fever so had to keep the windows shut in summer. For most of my life I/we had a washer/dryer in the kitchen, but now I have separate washer and dryer in a utility room. Every electrical socket has a switch except for the razor socket in the bathroom.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

The conservatory ( green house ) that some houses have gets cold , because it's mostly glass ,in the winter ( unless you live down south ) because of the cost of heating ( your electricity and gas is a lot cheaper ) so unless you put in a log burner etc people only tend to use them in the winter or they put insulation in the roof of them then it's called a garden room . There are always plenty of them for free but you have to take them down and take them away usually in a certain time period

[@Halli50]

The UK is at latitudes comparable to Canada (50°N to 59°N) and has a Maritime climate for the most part (moderate temperature swings). Well-isolated houses and central heating are needed, far more than AC.

[@moodswinggaming2972]

This

[@jasonshiers5771]

I work on the railway in the UK and there is Air conditioning on certain trains , you need it in the summer .

[@birdsnestsnature]

in the uk we have radiators in every room you can also air your cloths on them, nearly every car has ac it comes in handy on those hot days stuck in a traffic jam or road works.

[@Bridgercraft]

We do have heatwaves in the UK and the temperatures where I live on the south coast can get pretty high (it's not uncommon to be in the 30s celcius) but they only usually last a few weeks so AC would be pointless most of the year. As for tumble driers, every house I've lived in since I was a kid has had one.

[@amandalyttle8792]

I wouldn't compare a conservatory to a greenhouse, it's more an added room to relax in. My mums was added to her bedroom when she lived in a bungalow and she spent most mornings there having a coffee. She had a TV and hifi in it as well. A greenhouse is a totally different building usually located at the end of a garden.

[@amandalyttle8792]

I live in Northern Ireland, have 5 sons which I raised in a terraced house, comprising of 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living room and kitchen. 2 of the bedrooms were roughly 15ft x 9ft, other was 6ft x 4ft, living room and kitchen both 15ft x 9ft but kitchen area was smaller because of units etc. We don't need ceiling fans because we never really have the intense heat that America gets in the summer. Was quite hard as my boys got bigger to only have the one bathroom but we managed. Love American houses.

[@BondoV2]

most houses don't have air con in the uk, however, a lot of schools and offices do. also some houses do have ceiling fans. its a style option really.

[@samhilton4173]

As a Brit: 1. No AC because we get 2 hot days a years. Nobody needs it. 2. We have the best plug sockets and plugs in the world. Every expert agrees. 3. Conservatory is for sitting in the sun but staying out of the wind and cold. A greenhouse is somewhere plants grow....

[@martinscott-reed5379]

A conservatory is NOT a greenhouse. It is an sun room. It is not IN you house, it is attached to the outside of the house. Usually it is next to the main living space.

[@debbieflower9424]

We have a tumble dryer but it only gets used in the winter for towels/bedding, I never tumble clothes as they shrink, back when I was a teenager we did tumble jeans so they shrank, kids today call them skinny jeans, ours used to be so tight we had bruises behind our knees lol. A conservatory is a sun room now but in the early years it was a green house for indoor plants 19th century and later. Now it's just an extra room. I rarely use my car Ac as it uses up to much fuel and petrol in UK is expensive. When on holiday in Florida we used the Ac during the day but had to turn it off at night as it was to cold. I also hate noise from the units, drives me scatty.

[@michaeledwards427]

We live in Warwickshire, about 9 miles from Stratford upon Avon and the houses in our road were all built from brick in the 1920's. When our houses were built they were quite revolutionary in that we've got a downstairs bath/toilet/sink and a toilet and hand basin upstairs (which was installed in the early 70's) plus 3 bedrooms also upstairs. Whereas previously houses only had one toilet which was outside in a brick built shed, although I've never experienced it but it obviously made it very cold and uncomfortable in the middle of the night in winter when its needed!! Also in the older houses the family bath was a mobile tin bath put in front of the living room fire to keep it warm!!! We also have a living room and separate kitchen (with a washing machine and a spin dryer) with a family sized dining table on one side.We had the conservatory built about 16 years ago, knocking through the back window of the living room. Not necessarily our greatest decision, as its freezing cold in the winter (so much so we used it as a giant fridge for the food for the wake for my sister in laws funeral as we had nowhere else to put it all!!) And also its unbearably hot in the summer. Fairly good sized back garden (we don't call them yards in uk) with what should be our front garden has been tarmaced for our cars which both definitely have the only A/C we've got as our house doesn't!! The only heating we've got are panel radiators in each room controlled by a thermostat as we didn't want the 70's gas fire anymore we had previously.

[@michaeledwards427]

@UCNRTJDbh778zR1XZ62QvQ-gIt would be my pleasure to have a chat but how do we contact each other?

[@jarednewitt484]

Also with the uk sockets/outlets for safety have a retractable cover blocking the live and neutral openings that only open when the slightly longer earth pin enters the socket first engaging a catch that slides the cover down allowing the live and neutral pins to fit into the socket.

[@matt-fh6hb]

I’ve never not had a clothes dryer in the U.K. and we have a separate utility room in an out building, away from the main house. We do have air-con too, though I do know it’s not as common here. We only have it in our main bedroom and lounge, but have ceiling fans in the other rooms. Air-con will get more common here as air induction/ground induction heating replaces gas boilers, that are being phased out. Perhaps many commenting here don’t realise that’s around the corner.

[@Nobby76]

JT you are correct about the conservatory, it is pretty much just a sun room, or enlcosed outdoor area. Best way to describe it i think is.. It's like a bolt on room extention for the house. Some people just use their existing external door to the back yard as the way into the conservatory, others will knock down part of the wall and open it all up, so rather than being an extra room, its an extension of the room it was attached to. Quite often people will have it as the extension, coming off the lounge and then use it as a dining room looking out onto the garden. It COULD be used as a greenhouse i guess, but only in the same way any other room in your house could be.. We had a conservatory at our old house, we put a pool table in and had our Guitar hero and Rock band setup in there.

[@PurpleNurpleSPN]

Some underground lines have air con - newer trains are building it in. The Elizabeth line and the Circle/Hammersmith/District line has it. Unsure if any others do yet. I have air con in my car - well I'm supposed to, it needs fixing but it's a lot of money to fix! I have only really missed it a few times. I want to get it fixed before next summer though!

[@Jae-fk9vn]

Nah that girl saying Conservatory is a greenhouse but as part of your house was way off. JT got it right, it's a Sunroom. Alternative names for the conservatory are Morning Room, the Snug, or Den. When they first became a thing, they were the country home, manor, or lodge equivalent to a Mud Room, where the gardener would retreat his tools and wash up. Before entering the home. In modern homes its used similarly to a withdrawing room, wake up and have your morning coffee watching the sunrise, or after dinner relax watching the sunset. Tldr: The conservatory is a Sun Room.

[@helenwood8482]

We used to have a conservatory with a ceiling fan. I used it ad my bedroom in summer, but the ceiling fan was hardly used.

[@Natta44]

Im pretty sure US homes have a garbage disposal sink thing as standard for excess food. In the UK we dispose of excess food either in a domestic bin or a compost bin.

[@susannefoxforcefourpickeri9358]

An interesting fact here in the UK... .. It is against the law to not have car/vehicle insurance. All cars/vehicles must pass a yearly MOT (tests for the car to make sure its safe and road worthy) all motor vehicles are taxed unless they are either over 50 years old or electric. All vehicles must be registered too

[@IDyce88]

a conservatory has glass but people sit in it and relax or just talk casually...a green house is specifically used for growing plants and stuff.

[@jcbslytherin269]

We do get hot enough for ac, and even though the humidity is stifling, there are just not enough days of this to justify getting one. Although we actually have a big washing machine sized portable one. 😊

[@patriciabailey1937]

I like a ceiling fan, though not here in the UK, but as a child I lived in Singapore and the fan, especially during the night with its cool swishing sound, accompanied by the clicking sound from the house lizards ‘ chit-chats’ encouraged sleep and in no time I was in the land of nod! 🇬🇧🦎

[@joannewall5499]

I’m uk we have 2 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, no garage. We don’t use a dryer, we don’t use a dish washer, there are 4 of us living in our house and it’s more than big enough

[@richardjohnson2026]

Not sure how old this video is or how long she has been to London, but the Elizabeth line, Central and a lot of the DLR lines has air con now

[@caz12345]

Some houses do have AC, most businesses do too to keep PCs cool. Some houses have a separate dining room, or sun room, or conservatory, or utility/laundry room or all of these. Our last house had most of these plus a ceiling fan, which I had on most nights! The UK is definitely getting warmer each year. We have a washer/dryer but tend to hang most things aside from towels, which always go in the dryer x

[@stephenlee5929]

Its weird about keeping PCs cool, and I agree it is often the 'reason', but most PCs are happy to run at 40-65C , not sure this is the issue, it is about keeping people OK with PC generating this much heat, note gaming machine can go up to 70-80 C without issues.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Iv always lived in uk. My last house was a semi & had 2 bathrooms & 3 bedrooms upstairs+ downstairs there was a shower 🚿 room with loo 🚽 & sink, a kitchen diner, the living room, office and another bedroom. In my current house upstairs there are 2 bedroom & 2 bathrooms. Then downstairs there’s a conservatory, kitchen diner, utility (laundry) room, toilet room, living room & a bedroom. But the house my youngest brother grew up in upstairs there were 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms ( 1 had a bath 🛀, 1 had a shower 🚿 ) & an airing cupboard the. Downstairs there was a small kitchen, a study, a dining room, a toilet room, a living room + the garage ws attached to the house.

[@Cattabushi]

a conservatory is nothing like a greenhouse in the uk, it's a sun room to sit in when its sunny but alot of conservatry owners do place plants in there to get the sun, some houses in the uk use AC but it's very rare like having a separate laundry room, thats just because our houses are smaller alot of uk people have the washing machines and tumble dryers in the kitchen there's not many times we can hang them on a line as its always cold or raining. I've seen a few ceiling fans in the uk but they are super rare like having AC, but AC in cars is common

[@jasontaylor9076]

Tumble dryers are common here in the UK, drying clothes outside in the summer is common.

[@BlueBellBlue]

Some houses do have a utility room, with a washing machine and tumble dryer!

[@rogerphillips7270]

Temperatures in the UK very rarely reach 30 degrees in the summer. Usually they reach the mid 20s

[@singingsam40]

Most cars in the UK have AC, but not many houses have ceiling fans. We tend to use standing fans.

[@barrytaylor6565]

The British girl really didnt explain very well about most of the things discussed, for example, most houses do not have a conservatory usually its bigger expensive places where people want to show off, A/c is in most shops and some new houses, but we dont really have the weather here to make it necessary however it isnt always raining as she made out. over all interseting but there are much better comparisons out there.

[@BenBallard13]

That's what happens when you get a Gen Z "Malteser" to describe stuff (extremely inadequately). (Malteser - dark/brunette on the outside, blonde on the inside)

[@barrytaylor6565]

haha well said, must remember to use that one day@@BenBallard13

[@availz2580]

When I moved into my new house there was a conservatory but I personally hate them as they get way too hot in the summer and way too cold in the winter. Also I think most people in the UK have a tumble dryer

[@alwaysamber1]

I'm in southern England and it gets warmer than the north, we do have ceiling fans, larger houses will have laundry rooms, I put my washing on the line in the summer, I do have a separate tumble dryer, but only use it rarely as they cost a fortune to use often, dehumidifiers with a laundry mode are becoming popular as much cheaper to run than a dryer, and cars all have A/C

[@chrissampson6861]

On the AC point, I think a lot of American's might not realise how far north we are - Manchester (about the middle of the UK) is about as far North as Edmonton, Canada, so hot summers aren't normally a major issue.

[@Zedd7]

Whirligig driers don't spin by themselves, the wind blows them which makes them move.

[@stevo728822]

The biggest difference is that UK homes are constructed from brick, stone or concrete blocks. Only old Tudor homes are made from wood.

[@sophiaalva3155]

Something that might shock most Americans is a lot of UK homes don't have a utility room for the washing machine but rather have thire washing machine in there kitchen. This Something my family from the USA was shocked by. Love your video JT.

[@robinsonsarah143]

Alot of new build homes do come with utility rooms now but u wouldn't find one in old build homes especially council houses.

[@INSA.NEL.Y]

idek why im commenting this lol but alot of people in the uk (not everyone) do not use dryers we usually hang them outside or on the raidiator, this helps keeping them fresher

[@dasy2k1]

Some UK houses have a utility room, it's generally connected to the kitchen on one side and often has the back door on the other side. So it doubles as a cloakroom for the back door... But would normally have the washer and maybe the freezer in there. We often have combined washer driers as they take up less space but as often as not we only use the dryer function in winter

[@natalielang6209]

JT you're right, it is a sunroom. My grandma had her dining room in her conservatory.

[@maureenjones7222]

In the uk we don’t have air conditioning because our climate is unpredictable. The thing you call a greenhouse is what we call a conservative attached to the house. It’s I suppose you’d call it a sun room. ❤

[@heyzus]

The plug sockets are that way because the building masons were too cheap to do it correctly!

[@rosieg1603]

In the UK some people do have two bathrooms or should I say a main bathroom & shower room, conservatories are common, mine has glass sides & roof with a brick built bottom half about two feet high. Out door drying is the best as you get wonderful smelling laundry!

[@Sk8erboi360Dopedude]

Jeremy in England at least.. we dont have air conditioning in trains but we do have radiators/heaters in trains.. because it can get disgustingly cold on trains in winter

[@catherinegallagher1101]

Most people call these extensions on house a conservatory it does just get used for people to sit in maybe a little table set and just drink tea ☕️ and read papers and still able to watch kids if in garden or even keeping eye on you pets .its not cheap to get one of these eather

[@youraveragejoe1]

8:22 yes lol basically every car has AC, it’s on most of the time for me

[@karl9091]

For me growing up the line was used in the spring, summer and autumn. The tumble dryer during these seasons was used only if it had to be because it had rained for 4 to 5 days consecutively. In the winter, it was used again sparingly because the heating was on and therefore the radiators in the house did the drying. A/C in the house, no such thing. Finally, plenty of cars in the UK and trains have A/C, the older rolling stock may not, but most modern trains do.... and that's my input for today's reaction. Cheers.

[@aliceneighbour1666]

Most places build conservatory’s as they are cheaper than getting an actual extension. I have one and it is used as the dining room. But it is a good thing to be in between the actual house and outside.

[@peterhall2810]

Although A/C in cars is mainly used for cooling as in the US. In winter in the UK, it is very useful for clearing condensation, if your clothing is slightly damp.

[@alpharedcobra6467]

she screwed her eyes and put her hand up when public transport was mentioned then claimed they dont have air con, they do but she wouldnt know that because she is privileged, honestly most of what she was saying is not true.

[@barriehull7076]

She's not an oik then.

[@emmahowells8334]

Because we have the switch on our plug sockets we don't have to remove the plugs, just flip the switches & yes all sockets have a switch. some do have AC and ceiling fans, but they aren't in every house only those who put them in from a private company & yes cars have AC but most open windows instead.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

I have a walk-in pantry, but it's definitely not the size of a bedroom! I also have a separate 'utility room' that we actually call an out-kitchen that is located between the kitchen and the toilet. My house is over 100 years old though so these things aren't found so much in modern houses.

[@RockinDave1]

I have a pulley suspended from the ceiling for drying my washing. I don't know what I would do without it!

[@callaghancc]

AC is becomming more common in the UK cause of the heatwaves we've had over the past few years. Saying that it is quite rare, most of us just think, they are expensive to buy, expensive to run and we're only going to use it for a week or two each year, so we just decide to suffer instead. We do have AC in cars, I do love my car's AC.

[@carolempeters]

I must concur with others that sadly the young British woman was speaking only from her student house experience. I'm 57 years old znd we've had a dryer since i was at least 6 years old, plus it was in a utility room too. It us however very common to dry on a whirligig type washing line when dry not least it smells so much nicer when dried outside. A Conservatory comes in many shapes and sizes, mine has a fully insulated roof but otherwise has lots of windows and doors out onto my garden. Gardens are different too, we have a beautiful climate which means we can grow so many plants in our back gardens and a Conservatory is lovely way to enjoy the garden whilst sat inside. Our homes come in many sizes but land here is super expensive hence the much smaller footprint. I have a portable AC unit but in reality we only need that for short periiods of time so it woukd be an enormous waste of money to install us of course the damage to the environment

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

My house has air con ..everyone i know has a dryer as it rains alot but we will hang clothes out as soon as its a nice dry day .. half the time we just pull the plug without switching the socket off and always leave it on

[@KenJustice_uk]

more people in the UK should get AC. I have it in a couple of rooms at home now in the UK, it's VAT free and one of the most economical ways of heating your house with electricity. Put 1KWH of electricity into AC and you get 4-5KWH of heat out of the AC. Much better efficiency than most other electric heating systems. If you have Solar and batteries then it makes even more sense.

[@Smashingblouse]

We don’t have ac in England because being uncomfortably hot, in the five days of summer we get, is an excellent moaning point. After complaining it’s too hot we will then venture to one of our many coastlines where we be deliberately burned lobster red and take 5 hours to cover a 30 mile journey because everyone else has the same idea. After that it’s cold and raining again so we can complain about how cold and rainy it is. The end.

[@leepayne1981]

My clothes washer/dryer is kept in the kitchen and due to hot weather in summer I open my windows for a breeze coming through.

[@AdamMurphy1407]

Quite a few london underground lines do have air con. Trains have air con, as do cars though many buses don't.