American reacts to why the UK is THE BEST country in the world

[@budd2nd]

If you do ever come over to visit us, Ryan. Remember that London is twice the size of New York City. It is not just a little tourist bit in the middle, but significantly more.

[@MaryRaine929]

Wrong brother! 😉 This is Ryan.

[@budd2nd]

@@MaryRaine929 Yes thanks for I’ll change my comment above.

[@britishpatriot7386]

How is it wrong cupcake?

[@MaryRaine929]

@@britishpatriot7386 She/he wrote „Tyler“ before, which is Ryans brother, who also has a YT channel.😉

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Ryan, There were some things you misheard or misinterpreted, He did not say UK invented the Internet, it didn't, but it did invent the World Wide Web, basically a way to access the Internet. He did not say UK Invented the sports mentioned, but that we developed them, making them useable across the world.

[@anglosaxon5874]

But we did invent the sports mentioned.

[@tomsuzyinfluencerinfj2712]

PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system. Starting in 1960, it ran on the University of Illinois' ILLIAC I computer. By the late 1970s, it supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframe computers. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed on PLATO, including forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, picture languages, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer video games.

[@alesmur4845]

​@@anglosaxon5874 soccer was actually invented in Italy.

[@anglosaxon5874]

@@alesmur4845 Ha ha BS!

[@hooobbit6776]

@@alesmur4845 when? as if we are going to get techincal china invented it with cuju in like 200bc

[@Otacatapetl]

For all its ills (and it's got a few), I've been around most of the world, liked it and admired it, and I'd still rather live in the UK than anywhere else.

[@gdok6088]

Same here. I've been to many countries around the world and have liked and enjoyed most of them. But overall, for all the reasons given in the video and many more I would rather live in the UK than anywhere else. And London is my favourite city in the world bar none. We are having some problems at the moment, but I feel lucky and truly blessed to have been born here.

[@llamagirl2679]

I totally agree, I am British but I have lived and travelled all over the world and also have the legal right to live in the US and Australia but chose to move back to England and wouldn't live anywhere else.

[@manuelfg2902]

​@@llamagirl2679do u like llamas? If so, why?

[@nicksykes4575]

Don't feel too bad Ryan, most people use the terms Holland and The Netherlands interchangeably, not realising Holland is just one part of the Netherlands.

[@Isleofskye]

Holland? The Netherlands? It's all Double Dutch to me....:)

[@MaryRaine929]

Yes. And the whole world thinks all of Germany is like Bavaria. THAT is embarrassing! 😜

[@beldin2987]

@@MaryRaine929 Oh yeah, that really annoys me so much meanwhile. Especialy since a lot of us in northern germany think that Bavaria isn't even really germany. They should have just made their own kingdom with Franz Josef back in the days, and nobody would have missed them.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

​@@Isleofskye don't make things too complicated for him.

[@Isleofskye]

@@MaryRaine929 Genau. Deutschland ist eine Nation, die stolz auf unsere Leistungsfähigkeit ist.

[@kernow9324]

We get tiny earthquakes in the UK, but they're not comparable to California or Japan. I survived a UK "earthquake". Won't lie, it was very exciting. I had a sensation that the ground had moved, which made me stumble a little bit, and that was accompanied by a very loud sound, like metal scraping metal. And that was it. Nobody died. Our village talked endlessly about it for weeks. The doors of my neighbour's wall cabinets opened suddenly and out fell one of the tinzzZZZ😉

[@mrskgiggles]

Was that the earthquake that bombarded peoples newsfeeds with mocking pictures of plastic patio furniture overturned 😂

[@kernow9324]

Haha @@mrskgiggles

[@arwelp]

Well, let’s be honest, people have died in earthquakes in Britain - all of 11 people since 1580! Most recently in 1940 when someone died after falling downstairs in a panic after a 4.7 magnitude quake in NW Wales.

[@OspreyChick]

The UK did invent football and rugby (and cricket, too. Look up,rounders, you may recognise it). The reason why we play as separate teams is because we had separate teams and associations long before international associations were formed. The first ever international football match was England vs. Scotland

[@paulolapa3040]

Football was inspired by a similar game created in China, a long, long time ago.

[@Hughesless4086]

​@@paulolapa3040thats true, im sure i read that they made it by kicking heads after war, bit brutal but im sure i read it somewhere

[@Hughesless4086]

​@@paulolapa3040but we did turn it into the modern game we know now

[@careytitan9097]

American Baseball originated from the British game Rounders which was written about in the 1700s England. According to a Japanese research firm, over 40% of the world’s inventions and discoveries were made in the UK. ''Over the past 50 years, according to Japanese research, more than 40 per cent of discoveries taken up on a worldwide basis originated in the United Kingdom. Many of these British inventions have had an enormous impact on the world.''

[@vangogh8321]

Charles Babbage KH FRS 1791-1871 was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be the "father of the computer"

[@ScpDrRisha]

I've lived in the UK all my life. Us Brits are quite used to the heavy rain, especially since storm Chiron has hit last week. Either way, it's a great country. If anyone wants to move to or visit UK, I recommend visiting to the UK ancient city:York!

[@helensmusings]

My favourite city, I absolutely adore York, especially the Shambles

[@russellbradley454]

But dispite the complaints about the weather its the weather that produces the perfect conditions for growing food.

[@christineharding4190]

Football is an incredibly old game that was played in the streets. It became so rowdy that it was first banned in 1314 by Edward 2nd. It has been banned several times over the centuries, due to the level of noise and violence involved, and was banned from the streets in 1818.

[@anunearthlychild8569]

The modern way of playing football undoubtedly comes from England. A basic form, a kind of drift ball, existed before in many parts of the world, not only with you. It has been documented in Turkey since the 11th century, in Italy and France a little later, in China even earlier. And no one knows since when, for example, the Mayans in South America played a similar "game".

[@zandvoort8616]

No country is the best. Every one can learn from each other!

[@hansbuergel3957]

Pls check it out: in Germany there are even more than 20,000 castles

[@johnp8131]

True and many I've been to are beautiful dnd interesting, although 'often' relatively small? And remember Germany's land mass is nearly 50% bigger then the whole of the UK, let alone England. And would you include the "Follies" like relatively modern Neuschwanstein? Don't think that number for Englands Castles includes the remnants of Norman "Motte-and-bailey" castles or Iron age forts either?

[@avoig_3219]

Also in Italy there are more than 20.000 Castle we own Norman's castle as well. I live in Apulia where there is a very famous castle: Castel del Monte. It's built by Frederick II of Swabia.

[@Hagigamer_]

He already did on his other channel several months ago

[@TerryD15]

We also invented and developed the steam engine, the locomotive and railways as well as the jet engine (Frank Whittle the inventor worked on it's development in my local town during WW2.

[@smeeAndyEN]

Most of European castles served a military purpose. Sure there was a local feudal lord of some kind owning/managing one or more castles, but the goal was to look over the land, collecting taxes, fight off revolting peasants or invading hordes. But you have to think of them as a kind of "OP administrators", who could keep his castle(s) only as long as they were loyal to the king/queen and actually did their job (sometimes they grew too strong and wanted to be king, but that's a story as long as European history)

[@HankD13]

FYI the "park" is Hyde Park. You can see the magnificent dome of the Royal Albert Hall (Last night of the Proms, Remembrance Service etc), the top the Albert Memorial across in the park - and in the bottom left is a bowling green (proper bowling!) next to the tennis centre. The "awful" climate is supposed to have a lot to do with it. Mild climate = no natural disasters, no droughts, no frozen seas etc - stable food production and population, isolation (since 1066) from invasion and upheaval across Europe. Island nation, seafaring people that produced explorers and navigators, all allowed technology to develop faster than many places. Lots of coal and iron, and canal system to move it all = the industrial revolution.

[@JimpZee]

It's not Hyde Park, it's Kensington Gardens. Hyde Park doesn't start until further East (on the other side of the bridge next to the Serpentine).

[@HankD13]

@@JimpZee Picky but true. But the bowling green and tennis centre is in Hyde Park. Tried to keep it simple.

[@dorisschneider-coutandin9965]

Sadly, I doubt that Ryan would know about both, Festival of Remembrance and Last Night of the Proms.

[@HankD13]

@@dorisschneider-coutandin9965 Possibly. But it might make him interested in them - lots or reaction channels do.

[@shashumgar235]

Coming from a brit, the Uk is definitely Not a paradise but we do get a lot of things right. The last few years have seen this change though. i don't know if my future will be in this nation if things don't change.

[@Isleofskye]

The grass is not always greener,my friend:)

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Yes, big issues there right now! 👍

[@britishpatriot7386]

Immigrants are destroying our country the most and the ridiculous woke and race hustlers too but we'll sort it out eventually.

[@annalangley9877]

Let's hope they've changed enough since the election. Had it gone the other way, I would have given up too.

[@s.c.9107]

There isn' t one "the best of the world". There are different realities for matching different situations I think😂😂😂

[@jenniferfox301]

Hi Ryan, I think that green field you thought was for polo is actually a Crown Green Bowling pitch. I know nothing about it so you would have to go and look it up. Good luck ❤ from UK 🇬🇧

[@Lily33McC]

They didn’t claim to “invent” most sports - the word they used was “develop”. Some sports would be similar in different countries at the same time.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

However, Football and Golf were invented in Scotland, Tennis, Rugby and Cricket in England, so that list was pretty good for actual inventions, that we then developed and extended to a fair chunk of the world.

[@laurabambam5342]

Baseball was invented in the UK too

[@francespetrak4600]

It was the girls game of rounders when I was at school in the 1950's

[@TerryD15]

It may surprise you to know that it does not rain as much as most Americans believe. Re Healthcare I have recently had some serious medical problems, in the last few weeks I have had 5 doctors consultations and had several meetings with nurses for triage, blood tests, ecgs etc and am due for a heart scan and lung scan this week and it has not cost me a penny, including medications.

[@tomnicholson2115]

Depends Terry on how much you paid in before you got sick! Because if you count all the NHS money you paid previously in taxes it certainly did cost you a penny, or two or three! But that you aren't charged extra now your using the system is probably a more accurate statement! I do hope they get you sorted out though! So get well soon 👍

[@bblake5116]

I named my daughter after the isle of Skye, in honour of our Scottish heritage and because it looks so beautiful. Would love to go there one day, as well as to Shetland islands.

[@axelplate9080]

As for Natural disasters: there is a big storm atm, called Ciarán. There are areas in the UK that have some floods. When i visited England once, i told freind sit's hilly. They didn't understand what i meant, thats because i am from the Netherlands. ( which is flat). Good thing this video didn't go into politics, because there have been some terrible things in the past and even now. Maybe you can find some comparisons about the UK and USA health systems. You know how that will go.

[@penname5766]

London is the greenest city in the world and has soooo many parks, and they’re all immaculate. There are some huge ones and then smaller ones, right down to tiny little squares absolutely all over the place. London is actually classed as a ‘forest’ - seems silly, but it’s due to the ratio of green space to buildings being so high.

[@mgytitanic1912]

What always amazes me is that Sherwood Forest in Nottingham (home of Robin Hood), stretched all the way to London. The forested parkland in Windsor is part of that forest. I always find that fascinating. Maybe I'm just weird.

[@armelle6936]

dont have to be prince or king to have a castle . but kings and prince have several , but duke marquis , chevalier lord and baron can have one or two as well

[@Rainex-my7jd]

If London was an American state it would be the tenth driest !!!!Half the rain of New york and it very rarely snows or goes below freezing !!

[@Thurgosh_OG]

However it does rain a lot more often that NY, just not in quantity.

[@paulharvey9149]

The UK is an abbreviation, Ryan. Think of the full title, and it'll make more sense: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," which is how it has been since the Irish Free State that was formed in 1922 (comprising the whole of the Island of Ireland besides the then counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone - which together, formed the new country to be known as Northern Ireland from the same date), was ratified by the International Community as a Sovereign State that was governed as a republic that had now formally severed all links with the former Kingdom of Ireland and therefore also the successor United Kingdom, as established in 1800 and finally now dis-established in 1949. [Although the Irish Free State was governed as a republic from its 1922 creation, it formally remained a territory of the British Crown - even though it did not recognise that fact, until it was formally granted full independence in 1949.] The six counties that form Northern Ireland continue to recognise that same formality as we speak - even though they lost their independent political status in 1968 and again was governed as part of the UK - which did not establish the current devolved political administration until 1997. Thus the UK Government that sits within the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, London, provides full governance to England and is fully responsible for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland even though it has chosen to devolve some everyday powers to new tiers of government within each of the three countries that it set up in the closing years of the 20th Century. All three operate slightly different governmental models and have different powers devolved to each of them. Overall Budgets are fixed at Westminster, but all three enjoy limited spending powers aimed to better reflect local needs and political priorities.

[@Mark-Haddow]

Yeah, except it's wrong. Scotland is within three archipelagos. Orkney & Shetland are not part of GB, or the imaginary "Britain."

[@paulharvey9149]

@Mark-Haddow Not physically, nor are any of the Hebrides, Islands of the Forth and Clyde, Rathlin, Lindisfarne, Lundy, Wight, and many others off our shores. But you are part of the territory, whether you like it or not! For the time being, at least. You're not self-governing possessions of the Crown in the way that the Isle of Man or the Channel Isles are. And Britain's just part of a name - there's nothing imaginary about it... In an ideal world, I'd prefer if everybody that wants to be independent is independent, too! But we have to begin from where we are - which might be defined as where the world recognises us to be, don't you think?

[@Mark-Haddow]

@@paulharvey9149 What? Scotland is a nation of Islands, not one landmass. Some of it is within the Island of GB, some of it within the other 800 Islands. PS, Scotland isn't part of any territory. It's a member of a union. Orkney is part of the territory of Scotland, for example. Just like Midlothian, or Aberdeenshire.

[@paulharvey9149]

@Mark-Haddow So what was your original point? Nobody's disputing that Orkney & Shetland are part of Scotland! But, it would be rather pedantic, I would suggest, to name the political union something like, "United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and all the offshore islands pertaining to," and even more so to attempt to name them all; as no other nation that has offshore islands does so!

[@Mark-Haddow]

@@paulharvey9149 My point is, the UK is a nonsense political union that stopped being relevant decades ago. Scotland no longer sees its value, which has resulted in Scotland being held hostage by a legal technicality. England can't accept its relevance is merely an over populated region of the British Isles, that hopes that if it keeps creating problems it can gaslight two union members into staying a little longer than is necessary.

[@Evasion381]

I believe the field you were asking about is a bowls pitch, lots of bowls fields in the uk perfectly kept but not sure who plays it cause they are always empty when I see them

[@albrussell7184]

Even the video itself got the information on Great Britain wrong so what hope is there for foreigners. The map of Great Britain they showed included all the islands (except Isle of Man) as part of Great Britain rather than just the biggest island.

[@rockrane1]

Only place ive been In uk is London. Liked the hole place a lot. Huge... Well im finn so everythin feels big after cities Helsinki Or Tampere In here😀 btw.. Theres a two reason u should check Finland too. We invented sport "eukon Kanto" (wife carrying) an' "suojalkapallo"(swamp soccer) real badasses sport💪. But big castles we dont have. Few small ones which goes even smaller In ww2🙃 and nature... Forests. Damn we have Forests. All over u forest. Trees, bushes, More Trees....

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Yes, please do a video on the Commonwealth of Nations. As you probably know Canada is part of it - my home and native land 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦!! FYI, Remembrance Day (Armistice Day in Britain) is coming up - November 11th. You might be interested in looking into that too.

[@geoffmelvin6012]

He could have added the telephone, the steam engine, railways to the inventions.... As for sports Britain was the first country to create the agricultural and industrial revolutions of 18/19 centuries and with it increased prosperity and leisure time.... By the 1850s people had the time and inclination to start codifying sports laws and, of course, playing them and attending them en masse.

[@Michael_from_EU_Germany]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_the_telephone

[@legoexperts5517]

I'm from England (liverpool)and I am a proud scouser

[@shaniemasson4285]

That green area you were asking about is for a game called crown bowls

[@stevehartley7504]

Sports! Baseball, yep!!!! A game called Rounders UK 😁👍🇬🇧

[@robertofraser101]

Thanks Ryan enjoyed as allways thank you enjoy life

[@magmalin]

THe NHS is great? Never had such a bad experience as in a hospital in Brighton when visiting England with my English class. One of my pupils got hurt on the trampoline at the pier. The ambulance came after quite some time. We had to wait for hours for treatment. The hospital was filthy! There's no compare to healthcare in other parts of Europe.

[@benzytv]

This is a government problem, not an NHS problem.

[@stevenoliver8570]

We do have 2 snakes but only one is venomous the adder. It can kill but very rare 14 people in the last 145 years. Also a legless lizard called a slow worm sometimes mistaken for a snake. We don't have many reptiles in the UK and all are highly protected.

[@dannystruggles2158]

That field is for crown greens bowls

[@jonathangoll2918]

Strictly we didn't invent the ìnternet - an American invention, I think. What our Sir Tim Berners-Lee did invent us the World Wide Web.

[@Mark_Bickerton]

John Logie Baird invented a mechanical TV and he did it before an American invented the type of TV we all use now, but that gives him the acclaim of being the inventor of TV. Other than that, I would agree with the video and comments below. The work/life balance in the UK (and rest of Europe) is so much better than the US. I drive a forklift, of sorts (a Bendi) in a warehouse, the pay is enough to pay my mortgage and save a little, but I also get about 37 days paid holiday a year, plus bank holidays, to push it over 40... qualifier, I am not far off retirement and have earned extra days off through length of service!

[@jeansteele6586]

I can never understand why people consider, bricks and mortar beautiful, ie cities, castles, bridges give me countryside ,forests and mountains , the coast too any day

[@claregale9011]

I can see the inginuity in the building of a castle or cathedral that's 900 + yrs old with all its stone carvings and details , what's not to love .

[@mindscraper1978]

The UK and the USA are, and to some degree many more nations, pretty similar, the US is a nation of several states/countries politialy connected.

[@juliamaitland7160]

If you want to get a flavour of what Oxford is like you could do worse than watch a crime drama series set there called Morse and its successors Lewis and Endeavour

[@irene3196]

It's not perfect but I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else.

[@Ariadne-cg4cq]

The most common wild life in London are foxes. You can literally see foxes all over the place even in the central areas of London.

[@vernonallen3370]

We do have adders which are poisonous but they’re rarely seen and seldom bite.

[@Hagigamer_]

I just have to comment here that the statement "The UK invented the computer" is false. The computer was invented in Germany by Konrad Zuse.

[@TerryD15]

We do have one poisonous snake - the added but they are not common and are very shy and would rather hide than attack. Probably our most dangerous animal is the hedgehog which is like a porcxuoine but is he size of a fat rat, it does not throw its spines but it hurts if you tread on one in stockinged feet😁 Most of our police don't have guns and guns are very difficult to own in the uK so there are very few shootings, our only school mass shooting was over 30 years ago and gun laws were tightened even more after that.

[@embreis2257]

11:16 'in England alone there are said to be around 4,000 castles.' Ryan [incredulous]: 'four thousand? fOUr thOUsand?!?' Germans watching: how cute. we can easily match that and step it up a notch or two

[@dzzope]

Always makes me laugh when people say a certain nationality is friendly.. Most people are when your spending money. Both Ireland and UK have both had refugee shelters burned down recently. Locally to me (Ireland) the locals protested at 50 refugees being housed in a previously unused building because it was near a school... WTF people are fleeing war and you treat priests that have done things to at least hide some of the atrocities their brethren have committed with more respect and support. The rise of the right can be seen every day in most places if your aware of it.

[@elemar5]

The majority of 'refugees' are not fleeing war, they are economic migrants posing as refugees.

[@loopywren]

I have every sympathy for those fleeing war. The ppeople coming on the boats to south eastern England are not fleeing war, they are almost exclusively young men wanting to live for a while in this country paved in gold. They have free housing money for food and clothes etc. Mainly from Albania. The Senior minister, cannot remember his name said he is happy with the sitiation because his people are more wealthy becayse of the money the men are sending home. These are the ones I and most others dont agree with coming here.

[@dzzope]

@@loopywren You should really check your facts before beliving sensationalist headlines and BS we have been hearing LITERALLY since the middle ages. £47.39 a week for food, clothes, travel, toiletries... Thats not alot. They get NO money if food is provided in initial accommodation when they first apply for asylum support. If they qualify for full asylum support but are still living in a hotel or other asylum accomodation it's £9.58 for travel and clothes. Stop believing BS propoganda. A few years ago there were stories of "welfare seminars" before people got their flights to Ireland from a couple of different African nations.. Everyone was up in arms about these people being trained to come in and take advantage of the Irish welfare system.. Turns out it was all fiction.. Some BS pub story a reporter overheard and never fact checked so spread it to the whole country.

[@jca111]

The UK did not invent the internet (although GCHQ played an important role in packet switching, a key part of the internet). The UK (Sir Tim) invented the World Wide Web. This sits on top of the internet making it useable. So the the servers, protocols, name lookups etc.

[@annalangley9877]

Hi Ryan, I hope you visit us in the UK sometime!

[@olja5859]

Business idea: Europeans watch an American watch videos from Europe and are surprised by Europe

[@agniisourgod5690]

45k castle in france btw

[@danielmarsh373]

We dont get natural disasters, as this is gods country! And you just dont shit on your own doorstep🫡😉

[@mej6519]

thats true, we just dump are shit into our rivers instead.

[@Isleofskye]

Tru Say,Mi Bredda. Preach those words,mi bredrin. Zeennnn

[@Isleofskye]

Because we don't deserve them:Al Murray...

[@kareno6986]

He forgot to mention St Andrew’s University in Scotland. You should also look up the list of Scottish inventions and discoveries-not bad for a wee country of 5.5 million people 😊

[@tomnicholson2115]

Most of those inventions were amazing coming from such a small country, but most of them came after the union with England, schools were pretty rare in Scotland before then, but yes I have to agree there was a lot of talent in that small country, and a generation after the union that talent started bubbling over.

[@kareno6986]

@@tomnicholson2115 we have had schools since the Middle Ages too and even 3 Universities by the end of the 15th century. You are probably right that there weren’t many of them and that maybe due to the smaller population size I don’t know though. I am getting on in years but I’m not that old lol 😊

[@tomnicholson2115]

@@kareno6986 Sorry but I meant schools for the ordinary (poor people) I know the elites had schools but poor people could never have afforded even a day in one of those, it was releasing education on ordinary people that produced so much innovation in Scotland.

[@kareno6986]

@@tomnicholson2115 ahh okay yes state funded schools didn’t start in Scotland until 1890 and England took that up in 1891 with the Free Education Act so yes that would open things up to so many new people

[@tomnicholson2115]

@@kareno6986 it's probably fair to say that the British empire would have been a shadow of what it became if it wasn't for half the inventions, innovations ships and medical knowledge that came out of that tiny population that inhabited Scotland, the industrial Revolution likely would have come later or somewhere else if we had remained separate, it's such a shame so many Scots now want out, we (I'm English) did amazing things together and even though Brits are loathed in many countries we did bring a lot of improvements with us, (many of which came from Scotland) and it wasn't all just bad stuff.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

You have forgotten that all this is from a country the size of Alabama , ok now Alabama has a population of 15m were as the UK is 67m ! For a very true story think of a wet day and the family wanted to go for a walk but can't , then the master of the house says " I know lets have a game of tennis ( remembering that it's the original tennis we are talking about ) " but everyone " crys but it's raining " so he says " never mind clear all the furniture out of the HALL ( it's a clue ) and fit up the net " and so everyone had a great time . At the end someone asks what shall we call this game ? " after the house said someone " . Hence Badminton was invented. !

[@JennieShaw-b2i]

Other European countries have beautiful castles too as they were used for defence not just to look nice.

[@baylessnow]

How about Gud ol' Merican Baseball? Yep, we invented that too. It was/is called 'Rounders' and is usually played by school children.

[@rarajiboo]

Because to us it just home. The four nations are called home nations.

[@bajkabajeczka560]

Well… I live in almost central London and there are 3 parks around one with a mini zoo

[@soccxcross]

Baseball needs to be added to that sports list... even though... we don't really play... yeah.

[@annedunne4526]

Stop adding Ireland as part of the UK. Only a small part of Ireland- 6 counties out of 32 is part of the UK. Most of Ireland is an independent sovereign country in its own right.

[@kenhobbs8565]

Great American accent Ryan.

[@Yulo2000Leyje]

11:47 Every kind of a noble could have a fortified place. Just depending on time/century of living, money /support and need. Baron, Duke, Count aso. Later this places became more a 'show off' of power and or wealth.

[@davegoodwin1950]

A merica generally has bigger cities which usually means larger poorer areas with more crime, I would imagine

[@Jee123123]

The internet and the World Wide Web are different things. Basically the WWW makes using the internet easier.

[@tsuaririndoku]

I prefer Rain than Humid heat. Speaking from experience. SEA has the worst weather of them all. Humidity + Heat is the worst thing you’ll ever experience

[@mgytitanic1912]

We all hate each other with equal affection. The wildlife is safe, but don't mess with the Badgers or the Adders because they do bite. Baseball and Apple Pie is British to. So is the US national anthem. You are most welcome :)

[@happydog3422]

To think of the UK as a country, think of the states in the US as countries, so say California is the country you are from, you're Californian, (insert UK country like Scotland...Scottish) but you are also from the United States (UK) and that makes you American (British) (Yes you can call people from Northern Ireland British.... It's a geographical thing usually but not for this instance).

[@paddenstoel95]

Even UK and GB are not the same thing

[@michaelbowling1362]

Wildlife in the UK - Birds / Foxes / Badgers / Deer / Weasels / Stoats / Velociraptors 😏 - We actually don't get as much Rain as you think (Don't look at the News this week - it's a blip)...

[@OspreyChick]

London is great for a few days

[@Navy-Seal-Ninja90]

nobody is saying its the best country in the world. 😂😂 in fact its one of the worst in many ways lmfao. they got tons of problems in the UK in general. they rank very poorly in many aspects 😂😂

[@offal]

so your language, judicial system, your executive process of law making, your town and city names, boston, new yourk, new hampshire, new jersey, plymouth rock, pennsylvania, georgia, n-s carolina, maryland, virginia to name a few, your agriculture, your commonwealth, and many other things come from here so in a sense yes.

[@WilliamBennett-up6gs]

I have never met anyone that hates America and I have lived in England fo all my 82 years

[@davegoodwin1950]

I'm English and British. NEVER EVER DO I USE THE UNITED KINGDOM EXCEPT ON OVERSEAS INTERNET SITES WHICH USUALLY ONLY HAVE UK AS A CHOICE

[@KoeddkHD]

Consider the countries within UK as states like in USA and you have your answer.

[@tomaszkoziel5726]

Unfortuntely its huge advertising without nothing more

[@donmaddox8898]

There are at least 30 accents in Liverpool alone so think on that for a while

[@karlbmiles]

In America many of our TV shows have a British character because it helps sell the syndication to Brits. But I've wondered, assuming you've seen Frasier, does it bother you that Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves) is supposed to be from Manchester when she was born in Essex, and Simon Moon (played by an Italian Anthony Paglia) was born in Australia. Not a chance an American could discern 30 Liverpoolian accents.

[@tramper42]

14:30 „The UK developed soccer“ meaning they continue the old tradition kicking a ball..yes.. INVENTING? I LOVE to post Wikipedia here, but #?% KZbin will block this .. soo.. just a SMALL QUOTE : „Kicking ball games arose INDEPENDENTLY multiple times across MULTIPLE cultures.Phaininda and episkyros were Greek ball games.An image of an episkyros player depicted in low relief on a stele of c. 375-400 BCE in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens appears on the UEFA European Championship trophy.“

[@MarkWhitter-qm6ef]

London isn’t s “concrete jungle”at all. More green spaces and parks than the vast majority of of world cities.

[@agniisourgod5690]

uk does have magnificent landscapes but the shitty weather ruins it for me .( btw the landscapes is beautiful BECAUSE of the shitty weather ,it makes greener grass etc..)

[@amalabdallah8481]

UK is definitely not the best country in the world and neither is the USA

[@lynjones2461]

It actually doesn't rain all the time sweetie that is rubbish the only time in my 66 years I have been sunburnt was in Cornwall and ice been to many countries around the world I think what it boils down to is Americans don't really care about the rest of the world because they believe they live in the best country with the nicest people !!!! I love in London and I love it but we have the most beautiful countryside beaches and villages don't forget we are an ancient country xx Wales has more castles than England xx this stems from the time of the Norman Kings who hailed from France xx I am very proud to be British and ironically a huge amount of current Americans were originally from these shores xx

[@timtaylor7364]

UK didnt invent the internet. Tim Bernards Lee invented the World Wide Web, which in fact is really a set of protocols and document markup formats that run on the internet. The internet was created by the USA. Initially it was a military project which was then cancelled and taken over and developed by the universities. The "Internet" is by far a bigger and more complex invention than the World Wide Web which wouldn't exist without the Internet. The Internet development started in the 1960's as ARPANET (military) and then a way for Universities in the USA to communicate. However it really became standardised with the inception of a common set of protocols referred to as TCP/IP. The WWW, though relatively simple, has admittedly made a huge impact on the world. Essentially you have Web Servers, Web Browsers, a common protocol (HTTP) and a common document description language (HTML). There is of course more to it now than that, but essentially that is all it is.

[@davegoodwin1950]

Yeah but if your English in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the ppl don't usually like us. It's different when they're in England

[@JennieShaw-b2i]

Of course all countries have pluses and minuses and we all think our own is the best that's as it should be.

[@cristalmewtwo4160]

5:33 no mate thats called a steam train

[@Kallesen68]

UK wasnt the first europeans to discover America long before Columbus came there the Vikings visited it and called it vinland or Wiineland for english speaker so many get that wrong

[@JennieShaw-b2i]

They just "visited it" ?

[@BurnCorpoStuff]

Came here just to complain about the title

[@johnwilletts3984]

For an American who wishes to understand the U.K., you should start with your own country:- USA - UK Location - America - Britain. Both divided into States that were once self governing and still enjoy some limited independence. States divided into Counties. Governance with three way split and checks and balances. Monarch became President Lords became Senate Commons became Representatives Based on Magna Carta (1215) and the Bill of Rights (1686). Trial by Jury and Rule of Law. The Patriot movement that helped to trigger the Independence of the US was founded in parliament back in 1725, later renamed the Liberal Party and so still exists in parliament to this day. Even Baseball was being played in England before the US became independent. Americans like to pretend that they don’t understand Cricket, but in the 19th century the US had an international team.

[@markhinton1641]

The 1st international cricket game was actually Canada v USA.

[@Yandarval]

Read up on the differences between a nation and a country.

[@pollyparrot8759]

Britain isn't a country Ryan, glad you corrected yoursef but here's a quick resume for you. England, Scotland and Wales are on Great Britain, which is the largest island of the British Isles. Northern Ireland is on the island of Ireland, which is the second largest island in the archipelago. The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) plus Northern Ireland, hence its full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .... a bit of a mouthful, which is why we usually call it Britain or the UK. Accents, there are hundreds of accents in the UK most of which arose from seperate dialects/native languages arising from both the invaders and the original Britons. Because of this even we British sometimes struggle to understand each others more difficult accents, so it's no wonder foreigners have a problem. The park you mention is Hyde Park one of many beautiful parks in London and famous for Hyde Park Corner where speakers (members of the public etc) bring their soap boxes and pontificate to the passing people. Finally, if you do ever visit the UK please don't stick to London, the rest of the country has much more to offer and that is where you will find the most "authentic" experience of our very diverse country. Look forward to seeing you here.

[@user-ig4ki2hh4x]

British also invented basketball and baseball

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Its not confusing its just your American everything is confusing to you. America is not a 1st world country at all it is a 3rd world on how it takes care of its citizens.

[@TrippyPanda18]

Great video only issue is you pause it too much and so quickly after you paused it 2 seconds before. Gets annoying

[@jew-wheelsvanderburg]

Baseball was also started in the UK

[@valriis9745]

Uhh it deviates immediately from best to peculiar. First place I lived was Sunderland. It's not great when ppl understand you but you don't understand a thing they are saying while both are speaking English.

[@amishgirl1000]

That’s Hyde park Ryan