Americans drive on the opposite side of the road in the UK

this video is about my our time and experience driving through the UK and Wales.

[@albin2232]

You two are lovely people. Great that you got around out of London. You're welcome in the UK anytime. Come Back!

[@welshpete12]

Yep, do come back and see more !

[@cmdreffietrinket]

The first American I ever met, drove his car off the motorway not stopping or slowing down for the island, he hit me and turned my car upside down, hurling it through two sign posts and into a ditch. To be fair, he did apologise and said he had never seen a traffic island before! I didn’t laugh. 🤣

[@jakehowie442]

Traffic island off a motorway, What are you talking about? A slip road you mean

[@keithcornish5073]

he coped with his first roundabout good and driving on the opposite side of the road. well done mate.........and well done for not calling it the "wrong" side

[@colinearnshaw7725]

Straight past Hereford Cathedral - home of one of the Magna Cartas! What a miss.

[@taystaunton]

Next time!

[@jukeseyable]

@@taystaunton you did pass within 4 miles of where I live though, So i say that beats an english cathedral any day. 🤣

[@David-bw7is]

Was a bit of a shock suddenly seeing my home town of Hereford turn up in the vid. Herefordshire is a great Shire, unspoilt, sparsely populated, Black Mountains to the West, Malvern Hills in the East and The Forest of Dean in the South and in between some of the most beautiful countryside and Rivers in the UK. Great thing is most tourists and people looking for second homes get as far as the Cotswolds and stop meaning the only people we really get are tourists who want to see more than just the usual tourist destinations (Hereford Cathedral has some world famous treasures, the Mappa Mundi the largest Medieval map of the World from the 1290s, the largest Chained Library in the world with a few books dating back to the 8th century and a Magna Carta from 1217) We get a few famous people here who want the quiet life, but a lot of people who move here love the outdoors, like rock climbing, hiking, camping, mountain biking, canoeing etc....The Wales and the Western Shires (The Marches) are hidden gems. 🙂

[@jakehowie442]

Very backward inbred place though

[@timwhite2676]

Welcome to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@whattiler5102]

When the first 'Maxx' store was to open in England there was another similar chain called T J Hughes, so they changed the name to TK Maxx.

[@jakehowie442]

Thank god everyone would be going to TJ Hughes instead 🤪

[@welshpete12]

Driving around roundabouts is easy , once you've got the knack. All the cars go round clockwise . Before joining give way to traffic from the right . Signal that you are going to turn off , just after passing the turning off the last turning before your turn. All traffic goes off to the left .

[@cosimodemedici1530]

Those Harry and Meghan plates will be there for a long time

[@Ionabrodie69]

Not if most of us Brits have our way.. 🙄🇬🇧

[@cosimodemedici1530]

@@Ionabrodie69 Most Brits won't buy them.

[@davehadley3567]

I heard a clay pigeon shooting club put an offer in for the lot, they reckon they might last a weekend

[@Outnumberedbykidsandcats]

@@Ionabrodie69I think they were making the point that they’ll be there for a long time because nobody would ever buy them

[@JakeSpeed69]

You should have gone inside the castle and Manor House, also the view from the top of the castle keep is amazing!

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

Actually we drive on the same side of the road as Americans, but just not in the same direction.

[@shymike]

New drinking game - take a swig every time she mentions drink, food, snacks or appetisers!

[@taystaunton]

You’d finish a bottle for sure

[@miketrevarrow9795]

Sausages rolls with BROWN SAUCE ( HP SAUCE) now that's the law, not KETCHUP, that my dear is a sin, and is a crime 🤣🤣🤣 🇬🇧👍 I have noticed that yourselves and most other young Americans on u-tube tend to use the words like SUPER & AWESOME way far to often ! Super- 🇬🇧 = very good Awesome-🇬🇧 = great Americanisms ??? I liked that you said that we drive on the opposite side of the road,in BRITAIN, NOT the WRONG side of the road, as most Americans tend to do- Thankyou, ❤ ❤ ❤ its so easy driving here in the UK, all you have to remember is to keep to the left hand side of the road, instead of the right, and that you can't turn left on a RED light, and that you must give way to traffic coming from the right at roundabouts, do that and you'll be fine, As I do keeping to the Right when driving in the States or around Europe, it takes a little time but you will and do pick it up in no time, and it's so amusing watching Americans who hire a vehicle in BRITAIN for the first time, they keep going to the left hand side of the vehicle,to get in, until it finally clicks with them, that we don't actually drive on the right, but that we drive on the other side of the road ,you didn't mention if you hired an automatic or a (stick shift) a manual vehicle, or even a EV , now that would have been an experience in itself 🤣🤣 The car - (the SUV) that you got was a PEUGEOT, a French car, which most of us in BRITAIN tend to pronounce the word as PER- JOE or a, phew - got as my mother use to say. I hope you both enjoyed your time over here, and that you will have some more good times in future visits if you come again. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - 🇬🇧 Manchester United ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️ really? 👎

[@knowitall3503]

Americanisms are really annoying to myself and my misses. " Super" , " right now" , " swop out" , " change up" etc. Sadly it's becoming the norm. We'll be calling chrisps " chips " next.

[@jakehowie442]

Dude stfu and I’m British

[@diannedavies386]

Awesome should be reserved for God (if you believe) or the universe only.

[@tonywatson7988]

As an Englishman I have driven in the US, many European countries and some that drive on the right side in the Far East but I always find it a challenge at first. I can imagine that for Americans driving in the UK, the problems are a bit greater because of our roads being so much narrower on the whole than yours so congratulations for making a good job of it. As a matter of interest, did you know that approx 35% of countries of the world do drive on the left. In the US I found driving on the right relatively straightforward except on one occasion on a quite long drive when we stopped for food and on re-entering the highway I started to move over to the wrong side before my wife reminded me. Quite scary!

[@silverknight4886]

A friend of mine lost his daughter and son-in-law in an accident. They had flown to the U.S, and before any rest to account for jet lag, picked up a rental car, drove out of the airport and turned the wrong way.

[@williamronneywilliams2639]

Glad you enjoyed Manchester, Manchester is a large city with many boroughs and inner cities. I'm in Salford City / Manchester and yes a United supporter, its a shame you missed the Christmas markets, maybe next time. Stay safe

[@WyeExplorer]

I love Cardiff Tay - great to see you there and hey driving well around those roundabouts. But far out I was watching and then suddenly your making your way through my home town Hereford. First row of houses and new it instantly. I see you got the Cathedral in. 11th C the core of that building and you crossed the river Wye to. I have to agree Manchester is a cool place. The largest student population in Europe. Well, enjoyed that. All the best out there. Mark

[@michael7286]

Hope you enjoyed your time in the UK and visit again ☺️

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

So cool, Tay!❤❤

[@lesjones471]

I suppose you noticed we keep alot of history of everything.Roundabouts actually speeds up your journey without having to stop at red lights when no traffice is around.

[@jackwalker4874]

The best part of Wales is in the North. The Snowdonia National Park, walled towns, World Heritage Sites and steam trains through the mountains.

[@jakehowie442]

Love Texas when I lived there, get me out of boring Blighty (Britain) BJ Maxx

[@robertwalters5654]

In the advert for your car it's says the drive of your life

[@crose7412]

1:00 ...and in Britain, we call this a "titbit" 🙂

[@hoorooblu]

"Ticket checkers" were called Train Conductors, who conduct your journey. Orchestral Conductors, in contrast, do not check your concert tickets. Lightning conductors are different yet again.

[@captaintorch983]

Nonsense. TTI's ie Travelling Ticket Inspectors on trains, have never been called conductors in the UK. Ticket sellers on buses were called conductors.

[@albin2232]

I'm surprised that didn't visit Little Texas in Stockport. It's great. They have rodeos twice a week and barbecues every day.

[@fredbloggs545]

Good to see that you went to the greatest city in the UK to see the reds footy ground.

[@robertomoi2044]

Not everywhere is a city ya know. But Manchester is!

[@matc6221]

Haha I thought that was The Hayes Cardiff, TK Maxx lol. I live in a town next to it. Did you know that Cardiff is were David Hasslehoff met his wife. He was back visiting family just 3 weekends ago and there was even a picture in Wales Online (I think) of him just out side the pub, with fan, back down the same area you were walking (opposite direction) if you look it up you should recognise it 👍 (Edit: Oh the pub he was outside was Wellingtons too 😂)

[@jmrafferty1]

😮😮 Oh my days, you came through my town, Knighton in Powys where I live!! (Small print spoken quickly: pub that’s 600 years old ❤)

[@AuramiteEX]

In Manchester it rains a lot. You guys are lucky it wasn't pouring down! You guys are visiting some random places in the UK that aren't high on the list of must see places, but have done well.

[@dave_h_8742]

08:19 I got lost around that island driving the scenic route up from Bath and ended up on the motorway M? by the river Avon through that tunnel to get to the M5. 09:05 French fry 😮 I got with my last ever McDonald's in Rouen France was half that length in a little container.

[@Psmith-ek5hq]

I bet you were in for a shock when you filled the car tank!

[@ernestknoxknox7075]

Glad you liked Manchester, and being a United fan that's a bonus 😀

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

Next time in Manchester, you should visit the better of the two football clubs. They are the team that Mancunians support 💙💙💙💙

[@stu2333]

The champions of England, was there last night. Mcfc

[@RWL2012]

TJ Maxx was renamed to TK Maxx in the UK because of TJ Hughes, which was a national chain at the time, but nowadays has downsized to only having stores in Northern England.

[@silverknight4886]

Originally, TJ Hughes was a part of Owen Owen, an English department store group. Head office was in Liverpool.

[@tomjones715]

TJ Hughes we used to one down my way, (I'm from the south) I remember it being a pretty good store back in the day.

[@scottirvine121]

We just call it McDonald’s not MACdonalds although it’s called a Big Mac…..just saying. Guess it depends where you live

[@grayssportsalmanac85]

"Here they call it MacDonalds? 😂😂 ..Well I guess some might, but most pronounce it the same.

[@markc1793]

Ketchup with a sausage roll is great, but if its winter then dipping a sausage roll in tomato soup is amazing!

[@AlanJones-kc4us]

I liked seeing your faces when you drive through your first roundabout. You need to drive the Magic Roundabout in Swindon, which is 5 roundabouts in 1 !! Plenty of videos about it... Swindon was known as the home of the (original) Great Western Railway (or back in time...God's Wonderful Railway', and you would've stopped there when you went between London Paddington to Cardiff Central on the train. The old Railway Works are now a Railway Museum - Steam, and an Outlet Village, full of shops...

[@taystaunton]

Wait this is amazing!! We will remember for next time!

[@johnnyboy63100]

Dolgellau is Dollgethlie I think. I visited a few years ago and Googled it..

[@johnnyboy63100]

@@Thursdaym2 How? When it's spelled Dolgellau on the map?

[@1967wattsy]

Oh you should try mid Wales.snd other parts like tenby.

[@colinbennington4157]

Next time you are in Cardiff check out the old arcade for an awesome pint of Brains SA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@1967wattsy]

Wow you went through knighton. I wonder if you went through my village of Evenjobb.

[@nigden1]

I was enjoying this until I heard Manchester United mentioned, as a Manchester City fan, I have no desire to see the rusting Meccano set.

[@stu2333]

Same here. Up the kings of England! Mcfc

[@jakehowie442]

You’re the one Man City? Started supporting them after Maine Road probably

[@nigden1]

@@jakehowie442 My first game at Maine Road was in 1959, when did you start supporting the Rags?

[@jakehowie442]

@@nigden1 the Rags? Man Utd, never the scum. Support Liverpool, at least you went to Maine Road

[@donxz2555]

Must feel odd driving on the proper side of the road 😉Cardiff is not as scenic as North Wales (and more English Castles)

[@Brookspirit]

HP Sauce is good with a hot sausage roll.

[@bonetiredtoo]

Cardiff Castle is based on a Roman fort...

[@petercooper7711]

Did you get to Snowdonia?

[@ncubesays]

She's living her Fiat 500 dream

[@Hieronymous69]

How were the fish n' chips?

[@tonywise198]

Sausage roll needs HP Brown sauce. Enjoy!

[@gerbentvandeveen]

The Gourmet and Kibbeling. In the Netherlands, isn't it tastier?

[@TheScoobyp1]

Love Utd but what happened to snowdonia

[@MadMark06]

You stsyed in Blackburn? 😮

[@LEWIS1992]

07:30 At roundabouts, you're supposed to stay on the outer lane when going straight forward. Maybe it was just the camera angle, but it looks like you approached in one lane, swapped, then went back. The car on your left seemed confused.

[@dunc71]

That's not strictly true. Many roundabouts have the left lane for turning left only. It's advisable to check signage when approaching a roundabout or any road feature. Many roundabouts, especially those with many exits are spiral design where you pick the correct lane and stay in it and it will lead you to the correct exit.

[@michellemiller8024]

I hope you got me one of those plates 🤣🤣🤣

[@simonpilk]

Why did you go to Bristol Airport to get a car and then went back to Wales???

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I wondered the same thing...

[@AlistairClark99]

I was going to ask the same question! More availability of cars? Or will you fly out of Bristol when you leave the UK? It has loads more flights than Cardiff airport.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

@@AlistairClark99 - Or it 'may' (and I'm only guessing), have been the only place with a car available that met their criteria... size and 'possibly' being an automatic!?

[@regd.2263]

what's more challenging for your partner is to try and get some of that fruit you just bought ;-)

[@michellemiller8024]

I’ll expect that Piccadilly coupon in the mail asap 😂😂

[@johnnettleton1240]

Couldnt you find car hire in Cardif or in Wales instead of all way to Bristol and back

[@taystaunton]

No, because our trip was about driving to as many places as possible and seeing as much as we could. Inconveniences didn’t matter to us!

[@nevillemason6791]

I'm puzzled why you went 50+ miles to Bristol airport via a complicated journey to pick the car up. The train from downtown Cardiff goes direct to Cardiff airport where you could have rented a car.

[@taystaunton]

our trip to the UK was all about taking the scenic route and not doing what was most convenient.

[@keithwatson4602]

Ketchup!!!?? Madness.

[@asilver2889]

Made me smile "the back side of the castle" is not what Brits would say, as backside means butt. We would just say "the back". Do you not have Peugeot vehicles in USA? Or sheep? The most challenging part of switch side driving is turning (right) from junctions or car parks etc onto an empty road. But you survived! Not for long with that diet ....! Hope you will visit again and actually stay in Snowdonia. Mountains, beaches AND sheep.

[@gregrsvr3947]

Peugeot is pronounced "Perjoh"

[@keithygadget381]

Peugeot is pronounced so it sounds like pur-joe

[@robnorth480]

Roundabouts can get "a little intense" for most British drivers at times, so I wouldn't worry!

[@MonaroTravels]

Should have driven up through mid Wales if you wanted to see it's true beauty. Some of the most beautiful countryside, mountains and driving roads in the UK

[@taystaunton]

Great suggestion! We will definitely try on our next visit!

[@mrglasses8953]

With the new 20 mph speed limit, that will take several months.

[@Pablosplace]

Mid-wales and shropshire have the most beautiful roads.

[@sirrodneyffing1]

Peugeot - 'Persyow' (ish)

[@user-bw5pn4qv9i]

Sausage rolls are very fattening. I like mine with tomato ketchup though. BTW, hope you've not visited the Cheaty ground as well. If you did, you'll need to sanitize your shoes before you fly home. IMHO, your visit to England is not complete without having a carvery at a pub at least once.

[@jeremyatkinson4976]

Knighton clock tower. You went right past me.

[@richardwoods5873]

Peugeot - pronounced perzhoe

[@andywilliams7323]

Manchester isn't a town. It's a city. Arguably the UK's second city after London.

[@steddie4514]

Second city? That would be Birmingham.

[@andywilliams7323]

@@steddie4514 That's why I said "arguably". There are competing opinions on whether it's Birmingham or Manchester. The UK Political Establishment and UK Media tend to prefer giving the title to Birmingham. However, the majority of the British public prefer giving the title to Manchester, as has been consistently shown in all surveys of the public on the matter for many years. The common valid arguments put forward for Manchester are: That Manchester Airport is the UK's 3rd busiest airport after London Heathrow and London Gatwick, Birmingham airport is only the 7th busiest. That Manchester officially ranks 3rd in the UK for tourism, and Birmingham ranks 4th. That Manchester officially ranks massively higher than Birmingham in sports and sporting profile, given that it has 2 internationally well-known and extremely successful Premier League football clubs and has hosted considerably more international sporting events than Birmingham. That Manchester officially ranks considerably higher in culture than Birmingham. Manchester has the most music venues in the UK, more than London and the most cinemas and libraries outside of London it also hosts more cultural events than Birmingham. That Manchester consistently ranks massively higher than Birmingham on economy and business in multiple worldwide surveys and rankings, being consistently placed second to London. Manchester is also financially better off than Birmingham. And that the British public has consistently shown that they prefer Manchester, probably because of some of the above arguments. Birmingham is a bigger city, but in pretty much everything else Manchester outperforms Birmingham, in some aspects considerably.

[@hoorooblu]

The Trunk and The Boot-box went on back of a carriage to store stuff...

[@Jill-mh2wn]

So if she drove on the opposite side of the road in the UK ,then she drove on the right, right?

[@gazbradshaw9445]

There only one team in Manchester, and that's UNITED ... and we don't cheat.

[@jmrafferty1]

You seem lovely, but don’t be taken in by “This pub is one of the oldest pubs” crud. They’re havin you on x

[@derektaylor6389]

sausage rolls are better warmed up

[@robertwalters5654]

Red or brown sauce traditionally

[@bk1147]

That's a very big sausage roll

[@robertstack6844]

subscribed at 10min 58sec. Long live the king Eric, spat my coffee out at the end...why are you going there? don't go there, it's just a river with a half decent football team that play in blue, nothing else.

[@anthonya7169]

Lovely to see you enjoying the country, but very sad that most of what you appear to be buying by the way of food is take away, mass produced, chain outlets. So so so much more to enjoy by eating artisan foods, non supermarket fruit and locally produced meals etc. Maybe it’s unavoidable or maybe it’s just where your background directs you? As a retired owner of artisan cheese making business I’m pretty passionate about UK food👍.

[@taystaunton]

I am a personal trainer so take aways and fast food is not what I eat on a regular basis, however, it's unavoidable on a 12 day road trip :)

[@danholland8722]

i always dip sausage roll in ketchup, also i dont like them cold

[@eattherich9215]

Heresay.

[@janbehling7978]

There's only one team in Manchester that's Manchester city

[@pduwepd]

Exactly

[@malcolmsleight9334]

Don't use ketchup with a sausage roll, use brown sauce.

[@YsrMahmoodVlogs]

Wales is part of the UK

[@brigidsingleton1596]

...and part of Great Britain...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂🇬🇧🖖

[@redmed10]

Not all the time I would hope.

[@Stand663]

Nooo you don’t put sauce on sausage rolls.

[@Tony2438]

It's called a train not a tram

[@joeydowney2865]

Best thing in manchester is the road to Liverpool

[@Philippakis52]

Yn Cymraeg , Caerdydd, dd is pronounced as a voiced th, so Caerdeethe is correct

[@alanwood4968]

And it needs to be hot.

[@gmdhargreaves]

AT 2:17 you say right, IN UK we are flipped your right is our LEFT

[@neilchilds7555]

Tat store for tourists

[@davidjones332]

You were in Snowdonia and chose to stay in Blackburn????? Even its keenest supporters wouldn't place Blackburn among the scenic highlights of Britain.

[@robertwalters5654]

That's a long drive to snowdonia

[@cyruslad5462]

To be fair you live closer to the ground than most Man Utd fans.

[@robertwalters5654]

It's the capital of Wales

[@ApolloUK]

That was Salford not Manchester....

[@taystaunton]

Nope. We were in Manchester 😊

[@russbillington6291]

You were definitely in Manchester, Trafford to be exact, Salford is on the other side of Trafford Road Bridge...Good effort in trying to be a smart ass though Apollo..

[@alanmawson9601]

Buy a map Apollo

[@neilchilds7555]

Served hot with tomato sauce

[@Ye_Olde_Duke_of_Edinburgh]

You need Colman's with a sausage roll.