Americans React to Hilarious Memes Only Found in Britain

[@helenwood8482]

The Cerne Abbas Giant is a chalk figure dating back to Saxon times. We have a lot of chalk figures on our hilltops. To remain visible, they need regular maintenance. Yes, it's a real headline. The Giant is the bawdiest hill figure and we are very fond of the saucy lad.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

It's thought that He is Hercules, He used to have a animal skin draped over his left arm, and for some reason that stopped being cut. It is believe that it was used as a visual muster point for Saxon armies when they were fighting the Vikings. They have found Roman Temples of Hercules in the surrounding area, so it's possible that there was already some Geoglyph of Hercules there but the evidence points towards the Saxons were the ones that created it.

[@ianrose56]

The white horse in Wiltshire is another one. Funnily enough, I drove past that the otothers day on my travels.

[@stevesoutar3405]

@@ianrose56 These are a number of these figures on hillsides in Britain - there is one in East Susssex called the Long Man of Wilmington, it used to make me chuckle every time i drove past it - he is visible from the main coastal road between Brighton and Dover Local legend still says that women wanting to get pregnant should got and sit on the giant, as a fertility ritual - amazingly i have met a number of women that have done this

[@asseyez-vous6492]

I prefer all the horses, tbh. 😊

[@susangarvey9415]

​@@stevesoutar3405we drive past him regularly, unfortunately he's not as big as that big old show off in Dorset😮

[@HandchoiceEnterprise]

A genuine advertisement in a butcher's shop window that caused controversy around the time the film " Watership down" came out: "Fresh rabbit, you've seen the film, now eat the cast!"

[@Dazza5007]

😂pmsl genius

[@Gohka]

hilarious but would have absolutely traumatised me as a kid lmao. That film still haunts my nightmares. (the original I haven't seen the remake)

[@jrc58526]

Typical UK leaving card message: 'When I heard you were leaving I was surprised, I never realised you worked here.'

[@joannecunliffe8067]

I got "At least the computers will work properly now!" (with me as a cartoon running for the door and a computer blowing up)! (I did do computer support at one point but mainly software development). It was lovely as one person had made it for me and spent ages on it!

[@reactingtomyroots]

😂

[@PoppyFlux]

I watched a KZbin short recently showing a US woman browsing cute US birthday cards, then she did the same in the UK (cue horrified and traumatised woman 😂).. British slapstick humour at it's finest!!

[@ianjenkins1905]

One company I worked three things would happen when a person left; 1. A leaving card with similar messages. 2. They would auction off their office equipment to those staff remaining, with all the money going to charity. 3. They would leave a trowel and a map of the office, 'X' marking the spot of the escape tunnel, sometimes they would play the theme tune of the great escape as they left the office for the last time.

[@dcallan812]

Or I would like too say it was a pleasure working with you..................................................................................but

[@willspikes]

The reason they're called lollipop ladies is because a lot of retired older women tend to take up the job and whilst idk if we have actual crossing guards, lollipop ladies tend to be around school roads early in the morning and when schools finish. They also have their own stop sign and high visibility jacket so they're easily seen, but the stop sign gives off a giant lollipop vibe.

[@helenwood8482]

You didn't know Rick Astley is British? We need to brag more about him.

[@chrissouthgate4554]

Please NO!

[@beefy8269]

We can brag about the Stones, Queen , the Beatles, the Who and a world of others, acknowledging rick Astley is a Brit is something to be done through gritted teeth, brag just doesn't seem right

[@PeterWaddington-i2p]

We don't have any formal graduation ceremonies from school at eighteen, people just normally go down the pub for a drink 'cos it's legal here!

[@cireenasimcox1081]

Well, also... doesn't everybody "Graduate" from High School? I mean you can't keep them on & on trying to get out of school, surely? You HAVE to leave school, Hence all the options they have once they've got to 15/16 to learn trades, take on apprenticeships and , at times, enter into The Guilds?? But it seems as though, in the US, skilled craftspersons are not valued to the same degree that they are elsewhere?

[@Yesser-Thistle73]

@@cireenasimcox1081 Fife is in Scotland. Cowdenbeath is a town in Fife (county).

[@cireenasimcox1081]

@@Yesser-Thistle73 OK, so now I'm terribly confused. Went back and watched the bit I, and others, were commenting on (graduating from High School). I don't quite understand why, as a Brit, I've to remember where Fife is? As your response was also Highlighted it's obvious that it's just me who doesn't understand. I'd be grateful if you'd explain ... because not knowing is going to send me round the bend.🤪

[@Langstrath]

£750 pcm means '£750 rent per calendar month'.

[@camriley]

And the 'pw', as Steve and Lindsay asked, is 'per week'

[@mkrmkr3805]

PCM: Per centimetre was such a hilarious guess to be fair.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Presumably because some months are longer than others , a contract could end on the 28th Feb or the 31st August depending on the month .

[@DeviousWeaselUK]

@@JoeThornhillI believe it’s because a calendar month is different to a lunar month.

[@JoeThornhill]

@@DavidSmith-cx8dg But that's known. This is what I mean, lol. Was it considered that 'per month' means exactly 30 days, regardless of the months actual length? So, Feb would be £700, leap year would be £725 and 31 day months would cost £775?

[@ArsenaISarah]

Lindsey my Son is paralysed from the chest down & re-adjustments/acceptance is so hard to watch as a parent but remember that each difficulty they encounter in life will pass & it strengthens & shapes them to grow into strong empathetic Adults. Much love to you x

[@sarahwaterfield1428]

Very well said. Hugs and best wishes to you and your son too x

[@joannecunliffe8067]

I DID cry at your post 😭 Oh dear! You are always a parent no matter how old they are, wherever they are and even if they won't talk to you any more (*sigh*). You always worry, suffer with them and feel all their hurts and troubles. As a Buddhist, I wish you and your son Metta (loving-kindness - in other words to have peace and contentment in your heart). I cannot imagine the emotional pain you have gone through, Sarah, but your emotional wellbeing and emotional hurt matters too. You matter. We care.

[@antonymash9586]

Life is long and technology is advancing every day. The things our science has achieved would have been almost unimaginable to previous generations. The advances your son will see in his lifetime will be difficult for us to comprehend as real. There is every chance he and everyone else will someday not just hale and capable, but stronger, faster and tougher than any man who has ever lived to this date.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you for the reminder, Sarah. Strength and love from one mama to another ❤ Your son is lucky to have a strong and beautiful soul like you in his corner!

[@mamnan8953]

Sarah my heart goes out to you. 🎉 What an amazing mam you are

[@thetrevor861]

Per Calendar Month. Oh, and a teacher asked the young pupils what they wanted to be when they grew up. "A Lollipop Lady !" "Why ?" "Because you don't start until you're 65 !"

[@MattDunny]

I was the price reducer in Tesco and people would take stuff out of my hand, one time I hadn’t even applied the reduction sticker yet, so I let him go as he would have had to pay full price lol

[@scottythedawg]

yeah same. Better to take the stuff out the back and do it there - although more work, it is better than being caught in a scrum.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Wow! That’s just unbelievable

[@sailingayoyo]

I’m not surprised you don’t like toast if butter is not put on it. Hot buttered toast is amazing. Hot buttered toast with beans is also great.

[@jamessykes8176]

Hi Steve and Lindsay, regarding the puddle. The puddle kept getting bigger although there had been no rain for weeks. The remark about the pineapple juice, because of the colour, was an off the cuff flippant remark from a local councillor when he was being interviewed. The colour was due to the type of soil. The cause of the puddle was found to be an old forgotten water pipe that had burst . Sorry to spoil the mystery .

[@jasonwood8800]

I thought they were trying to suggest that it must be urine 😂

[@FC-PeakVersatility]

​@@jasonwood8800 I thought that the cows had been crowding that spot too 😉

[@gemgenie06]

I came to the comments for this answer as not knowing was killing me so thanks :) This is local news at its best.

[@angelaburrow8114]

I've just googled the story. You've saved my from typing it out. :-) The reason they assumed pineapple juice was because of a dairy nearby that used it. A leak from the dairy was thought to be the cause because, as James said there had been no rain, yet the puddle was getting bigger & the grass as dying out.

[@glenmartin7978]

I just thought someone had been peeing at night lol

[@davidmartin3947]

Best ever obituary, on a bench in a park near Southampton: 'In loving memory of Uncle Alfie, not dead but only resting. We buried him anyway, Unlucky!'

[@camriley]

@@davidmartin3947 my favourite is the bench memorial plate that reads , 'In memory of Roger Bucklesbury who hated this park and everyone in it' Roger is a fictional character but the bench and inscription are real.

[@reactingtomyroots]

😂

[@heraklesnothercules.]

OMG, that's brilliant! 😂😂

[@stevieinselby]

I want my gravestone to say "Best before:" and then the date of my death ☠

[@nigelbundy4008]

A member of my Archery Club recently died. I didn't know him but he had a reputation of being a practical joker. His coffin was made up as a crate with handle with care on the side. The great comedian Spike Milligan's tombstone was supposed to have "I told you I was sick", one of his running jokes. The cemetery refused it allow it. So his family put it in Irish!

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

3:00 the Cerne Abbas Giant is one of a number of hill figures in the UK, This one is probably about 1000 years old but some like the White Horse of Uffington date back to the Bronze Age. They require regular maintenance. The meaning behind them is lost in the mists of time but they obvioiusly once had great significance to the population. It's hard to imagine the dedication passed down from generation to generation to keep these cleaned about once a decade for up to 3000 years

[@Wulfyr]

He's a little older than that. He's nearer 2000 years old having been originally carved in Romano-Celtic times.

[@The_Butler_Did_It]

@@Wulfyr That is what used to be thought but optically stimulated luminescence testing carried out in 2021 seems to point to it being made between 700 AD and 1110 AD, probaly closer to the latter date than the earlier one

[@Niki-xr6cw]

Graduation in the Uk with cap and gown is usually for those graduating from their University degrees . This is where the USA got their little graduation days from .

[@ianjenkins1905]

Yes, in the UK graduation is associated with 'degree' courses at University. I have seen some schools try the American style graduations, however as we don't get our GCSE/A'level certificates until August, the graduations are a bit of a farce. Generally the most that happens, is after the GCSE exams, on the last day of school the kids will sign each others shirts. Doesn't really happen after A'levels (or equivalent qualifications) as most schools/FE colleges are non uniform for 16 -18 yr olds

[@helenwood8482]

No Brit would criticise a parent for being emotional about a child. We just tend to avoid group displays of excess emotion. It's why anyone who is not a football fan finds them very odd and unBritish.

[@joannecunliffe8067]

A few years ago, I sat in a (small local) cinema watching Batman vs Superman. There were some 11-12yo boys behind us who had dressed in costumes (Aw! so cute!) and they were enthusiastic but very well behaved. At the end (spoiler) when Superman dies, two of the boys had tears running down their faces and one said "He just can't die. He can't!". I turned around and he was so gutted (really sobbing) that I gave him a hug and ended up crying as well. Then he regained his composure, wiped his eyes and got all embarrassed and thanked me quietly. What wonderful children..

[@ianjardine7324]

For a Brit calm and quiet is heaven so we try not to disturb others with emotional public displays. Our tears and laughter may be quiet but just as deeply felt. As a grown man I may only have cried a handful of times but each one was a defining moment in my life. Quietly weeping as we carried a fallen comrade to his final rest behind his family almost broke all of us but we stayed strong for him and for his wife and child because his ceremony had to be perfect. After we got out of public view one of my friends sobbed like a child while another who hated him hugged him until he stopped. That memory will always define brotherhood for me.

[@joannecunliffe8067]

@@ianjardine7324 Wow ... what a powerful story and yeah ... I teared up! I am transgender and as a boy (which I wasn't ... really) I was schooled always to "Be brave and wipe your eyes" whereas the girls/women were allowed to cry openly (but quietly). I can tell you, with female hormones inside you, your thinking changes radically and in fact that's the biggest change. I have had to learn an entirely new set of etiquette which is hard as a middle-aged adult! As a (trans-) woman you WILL cry at emotional things (and I am a strong person - just empathic). I totally agree about British quiet dignity and it is a very important part of who we are.

[@chucky2316]

@helenwood8482 I remember my first day at school and it was a roman Catholic school run by irish nuns, they had the tears dried up pretty quick, within minutes they had you settled in and you were at home immediately amazing tbh on their behalf. I'm 43 now and I still amazed how they had 10 new kids all crying and balling under control in literally minutes

[@ianfinney7820]

Yes proper brits would take the absolute piss out of everything, especially blubbering morons about anything.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

It seems, from my experience with six children and 17 grandsons, that children who initially find reception class challenging, often become the ones who love school most. My daughter loved it from day one, because with five brothers she found it a relief to have other girls around. On the other end of the spectrum, one of my grandsons cried every day for a fortnight at first, but within a month was asking why he wasn't allowed to go on Saturdays and Sundays. 😅

[@joannecunliffe8067]

My son was so gutted at leaving the private nursery he (and his older sister) attended (they ran their top 3-4yo year like a reception class with hexagonal tables, little chairs - so cute - and learning letters/numbers) that he really bawled his eyes out on the last day. He loved it that much. Within a week of starting primary school (and it is a brilliant school), he was raving about how fantastic it was. All significant changes are traumatic whether as a child or as an adult.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you for the words of hope 💕

[@dianepiggott6804]

My eldest son cried every day when he started school, I had to leave him at school the teachers would have to pry him off me, It was horrible to see , they would drag him off me and I would walk home crying feeling guilty. He is now 24, he went to university, then just after lockdown he went on his own to Thailand working in an elephant sanctuary. He is now travelling around the far East with his girlfriend and in October he will be starting a job at the European Space Agency in Belgium. It was hard at first but children find their way.

[@andyjohnson4907]

The movie theatre thing is about cinema etiquette. In the US the audience woops and hollers, heckles, and generally tries to join in. They applaud at every opportunity, and give a standing ovation and a round of applause at the end. In the UK the audience sits in complete silence unless a particularly funny moment happens, and then you'll hear muffled laughter from people that were raised in a barn. When the film ends, everyone leaves in a hushed scurry for the toilets. I've seen US movie theatre reactions on KZbin, and it makes me so glad I'm British.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Well that does sound different! 😂

[@bernettewhitehead8653]

It's hard being a mum ❤😊

[@Harrison5ived]

Exactly this. Our cinema cultures are so opposite. In the US the movie is a shared experience for everyone in the room, like riding a roller coaster together. But in the UK movies are an individual experience, enjoyed as if no one else was in the room - and we like it that way. I paid my money to be absorbed in the film. I want to hear the actors on screen, not some whooping, clapping muppets five rows behind me

[@andyjohnson4907]

@@Harrison5ived Although, I must admit, the one and only time I've ever experienced a UK cinema reaction was actually pretty awesome. It was in Spider-Man: No Way Home on opening day, when the thing happened that had been rumoured about. Everyone lost their shit. It was a cool moment. But everyone before and after that scene was completely silent.

[@Kifflington]

@@andyjohnson4907 I'm 49 and have only experienced a big reaction in a cinema audience once - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves when the hag gets the sword. Spontaneous cheer. Never again 😆

[@dianeknight4839]

We Brits like cheeky notices in the work place. We used to have a poem on the toilet door, it said " If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seaty".

[@66marlinmike]

It's no good standing on the seat The crabs in here can jump ten feet

[@Kifflington]

My personal favourite was when the hot water dispenser in the office kitchen had an 'Out of Order' sign hung on it, and someone had added 'and bang out of line'.

[@Tannadeechee]

My favourite was a sign in one of the toilets at work that read " please use the brush after using the toilet". Someone added "Tried the brush, it hurts,.gone back to using the paper"

[@heatherhorner412]

Glasgow has wildflower bus stops they are grass and wildflower roofs. I think every bus stop in the world should have them.

[@Spartan_X_One]

When we left high school (1992) everyone signed each others shirts and had a massive flour fight.

[@Yandarval]

1989 for me. In addition to the flour. We had a ritual burning of blazers and ties. Some paticularly obnoxious teachers had the air let out of all four tyres.

[@Zebra-yq8lr]

People wrote on my blazer at 16 after O Levels (that old) My mum wasn't happy as I needed it for 6th form !!!

[@randomrainbows]

i left school in 1994 and still have my signed shirt :)

[@Bikertrons]

@@randomrainbows I left in 2015 and I think I lost mine sadly

[@Bikertrons]

Shirts got signed but no flour fight to what I can remember, this is for those leaving school to the real world in 2015 erra

[@RockinDave1]

We didn't have some boring ceremony after the last day of school, the day just ended and my friends and I all went to the pub after!

[@seanmcmichael2551]

Ditto. No 'grad' at any time, til I was 22. And no Prom/Ball.

[@joannecunliffe8067]

I went to the primary school of the uniform I sent for Steve and Lindsay. I remember my last day of primary school (in 1977) very well. We had a class party a couple of days before but NOTHING on the day I left. I really cried as I walked through the gates (for the last time) and thought "Is this it? Why isn't there more when you leave primary school?". Of course now there is. There were lots of celebrations when each of my children left primary school, a special DVD of the class, a leaving dance (like a disco). Secondary schools have lots more but no graduation ceremony. You just have the worry of GCSE results or A-Level results to spoil your summer!

[@PoppyFlux]

I love the dog on the roof. Years ago I stayed in a holiday cottage in Snowdonia, Wales, and when we first arrived there were sheep up on the roof of the 2 story building. Turned out the rear of the cottage was dug into the hillside with a high retaining wall keeping the soil away from the building and providing a narrow path so it was an easy jump for the sheep to get onto the roof, but from the front it seemed impossible.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

Is Rick Astley British? HOW VERY DARE YOU!!! ;)

[@reactingtomyroots]

Apologies 😂

[@WinstonSmith19847]

He's Never gonna give you up He's Never gonna let you down He's Never gonna run around and desert you He's Never gonna make you cry He's Never gonna say goodbye He's Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.

[@nivokspilkommen801]

@@reactingtomyroots I should think so too, Rick is our most celebrated 'pub singer'.

[@lisab9734]

The movie theatre one- I’ve watched two movies in the USA and both really shocked me. The audience was clapping throughout. It really annoyed me. In the uk we want super quiet throughout and when it’s finished! 😂

[@chrisellis3797]

The Tunnocks one you missed the person had said Mum got me these "to share" with friends. He was highlighting that will never happen😂

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

"Terry's Chocolate Orange", "It's not Terry's, it's mine"

[@ChavJag]

There used to be a shop in Royal tunbridge Wells in Kent that sold doors and all the accessories. It was called 'Knobs & Knockers'.

[@reactingtomyroots]

😂

[@pogleswife7572]

Firm of solicitors (lawyers) in Bristol called Wright Hassle

[@jasminebean5762]

On my brother meeting a school friend at a birthday celebration, someone he had not seen for 20 plus year the first thing he said was "hi Martin glad to see your acne has cleared up" we all fell about laughing. This was the humour I grew up with.

[@t.e.j.]

I have BPD and life has been pretty stagnant lately. Your videos have been the only thing entertaining me the past couple weeks, and seeing you discover more British facts is so fun. sending strength to Sophia, I'm sure she will warm up to her new environment soon enough. lotta lotta love to you all from a West Yorkshireman in Liverpool

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you for the words of support and encouragement! ❤️ We're happy you're part of the Roots family. Just know you're not alone and we see you. Love to you as well!

[@laguna3fase4]

In the UK people graduate from University after gaining their Degree. My kids both graduated from University, and I and my ex wife attended the ceremonies. There’s nothing at school. I left school after I had finished my last exam. The results and certificates arrived in the mail.

[@chucky2316]

Lindsay you need a cup of tea it will make you feel better

[@stevenburgess2856]

Sorry to hear about Sophia..hope everything sorts itself out soon. Take care, all of you. Ps laughter is the best medicine :)

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you ❤

[@DeanoEssex]

Rick Astley was just a tea boy and cleaner when he was discovered messing about on the microphone.

[@theaces3697]

never understood the school graduation thing - like well done... you did the bare minium in life congrats, the only graduation that makes sense is University

[@johnwilletts3984]

The oldest chalk figure in England is Bronze Age and depicts a horse. People have been looking after that for 4’000 years

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Back when I was in school in the 1970s, leaving school in the UK was very much an anti-climax. Many kids could still leave school at 15 until 1972. Many left at 16 after "O" Level exams and the rest at 18 after "A" Level exams. Your personal last day at school was the day that you took your last exam. After which you just didn't go back to school again. Today most kids stay on until 18 and American style "School Proms" are quite common.

[@peterjackson4763]

On my first day on a archaeological dig I found a tile with a dogs footprint that was about twice as old as the one in the article. It was an ancient roman site - Silchester. They are quite common. pcm is "per calendar month". Building regs require that doors be 2m high in new builds

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

One of Britain's exports in Roman times was hunting dogs. I used to see a woman walking her Irish Wolfhounds and I can understand why; they're huge. The dog's backs were easily as high as her shoulders.

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

I am 6'3", and I sometimes have to duck through some doorways. People used to be shorter.

[@Fox-in-the-north]

The English don't have a graduation march and Americans graduate to an English song.

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

An English patriotic song, as well known in England as the National Anthem.

[@christiner302]

Fried bread not toast. If you are going to clog your arteries, go the whole way.

[@russellbradley454]

Be a wimp use vegetable cooking oil.

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

It's not a full English without fried bread. Toast is for Southerners.

[@catherinehaywood7092]

I both. Yes that chalk giant is real. It’s the Cerne Abbas Giant which is in Dorset. Lynsey I know how you are feeling. My first son (now 35) cried every morning for a year when he first went to school. It would take me an hour to drop him off , It used to really upset me. One morning whilst I was heavily pregnant with my second son I was feeling really unwell so my late husband (who had a day off work that day) said he would take him to school the school was just up the road and my husband was back home within 15 mins. He came through the door and said “well I don’t know what all the fuss is about he went in good as gold”. I couldn’t believe it. The little monster didn’t play daddy up at all. I’ve never let him forget it either 😂😂😂. You’ll get there don’t worry. It’s hard I know. My second son didn’t play up at all when he went.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Oh my word!! 😅 Glad you all got through it. That sounds about right lol

[@ericathompson8146]

The Cerne Abbas Giant is one of those ancient things like Stonehenge, there is also a giant horse cut into the ground like the Cerne man. Yes Rick Astley was from just a few miles from where I grew up. It was initially concluded that’s waste products such as pineapple juice was escaping from Graham’s Dairy and the problem was apparently quickly identified and rectified. PCM is pounds per calendar month.

[@ericathompson8146]

​@@simonrobbins8357 super

[@steverpcb]

The well endowed chalk figure is real and known as The Rude Man of Cerne Abbas ! Location is near Dorchester near Weymouth, bottom center of the UK south coast.

[@shaunfarrell3834]

Actually we usually refer to him as the Cern giant. I live in the next valley over. Purportedly maidens would sit on the appropriate part to ensure they got pregnant.

[@robheyes6470]

On the rickrolling front, my best mate and I constantly do this to each other, but I think I managed the best rickroll for his birthday a couple of years ago. He's a Liverpool FC fan, and their anthem is "You'll never walk alone", I bought an official Liverpool FC football card, and one of those cards that can play a recording when you open it. So I edited that so it ended up as "Walk on, walk on, With hope in your heart, And you'll Never Gonna Give You Up". I wish I could have seen his face when he opened it. It cost me about £15 to do it, but it was worth every penny. He still hasn't found a way to get back at me :)

[@susanashcroft2674]

Rick Astley is from Newton-Le-Willows, Warrington in North West UK and was big in the mid 80's/early 90's and like Kylie Minogue and others of that time was part of the Stock, Aitkin and Waterman songwriters and production Label. He had many hits over here but I think the US mainly know him for Never Going to Give You Up (or Rick Rollin). I believe he then paused his career to bring up his family and of late has come back to the music industry. Another singer of that time you should check out would be Lisa Stansfield who has an amazing soulful singing voice. Although if you hear her speak she has a broad Rochdale, Lancashire accent.

[@jamie151-d9j]

the funny thing about jack the chipper, it is found in the place where jack the ripper did what he did, whitechapel.

[@ThisisalGOOGLESCHANNEL]

how dare you question the nationality of Sir Richard of Astley!

[@nightowl5395]

Yes, I was just thinking 'how could they think he is anything other than British?'...his overall look and his voice... 🤔

[@mikeblake1000]

£750 per centimeter!!! I nearly spat out my tea laughing, and I have not had a cup of tea in the last 40 years.

[@steverpcb]

Hash Browns have no place on a Full English Breakfast !

[@linnettsamuel5026]

Agree, prefer potato cakes or fried bread😊

[@thoroniirealoelon9520]

Fun fact Rick Astley grew up less than 5 miles outside my hometown he’s about my mums age and I’m often told I look like him when he was younger. Should I be asking more questions?

[@KSmeaton1]

Aw Lindsay, I know its hard, sweetie. I am sure Sophia will adjust, she's an angel. My niece Millie is 2 (3 in December) and loves nursery (part-time), and my nephew James is turning 5 in September and getting ready for Reception/Kindergarten but has loved nursery. We do not have a graduation ceremony, at least didn't when I was at school! Some schools are starting to have proms though, but never used to when I was at school. I finished school age 18 in 2008.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you ❤

[@ctealmighty]

What you call a trolley we call a tram, our trolley is your shopping cart 😅 I also work in retail and have had to work in those barriers 😂

[@wightwitch]

We don't graduate any school except uni so a graduation ceremony would seem silly. We do do leavers assemblies and parties though.

[@maureen348]

I think the giant goes back way before Saxon times. It can only be fully seen from an aerial view, so is a mini wonder of the world. How did they do it so well

[@littlescamps]

We have a lot of chalk carvings in the hills

[@allanheslop4493]

As for starting school I’m just about to hit 70 still remember my first day at school, my mums hand holding mine really helped

[@lisab9734]

Oh Lindsey! I wanted to come into the screen and give you a big hug 🤗

[@jacquiburrows2120]

We have living walls in london and some schools etc have wild flowers on the rooftops, ive seen a fight in tesco over the reduced section

[@DavidJohnson-rj8zu]

I remember my Dad telling a sign he saw in a church hall that said " The Lord Helps Those Who Helps Themselves - BUT LORD HELP THOSE WHO GET CAUGHT PINCHING OUR POTS AND GLASS"

[@normanwallace7658]

Some are April 1st spoofs( pineapple spill yorkshire pudding bush) the big one on the BBC Was the Spaggetti tree harvest!!

[@caroleannbrunnock8793]

Wasn’t that Panorama? Absolute classic

[@pennycarter3433]

The Yeti was another one

[@catherineloudon1062]

Lindsay, when you suggested "per centermetre" for pcm I laughed so hard that I ended up snorting my tea through my nose. 😂😂😂 Yes, it is expensive but not that expensive. Love from Scotland, where we pay by "per calendar month." ❤

[@iangt1171]

Yep, that is a real image etched into a chalk hill in Dorset. It's called the Cerne Abbas Giant and the whole thing is about 180 feet tall. 🤣🤣 PCM is Per Calendar Month 👍👍

[@knowledge-seeker-x7u]

I think the basement flat with the window-door is lovely. Nice decor too. Feel like a palace if you a struggling student.

[@WhiteHawk77]

How can you not like toast??? I don’t know how that’s even possible. I can only guess it’s because of your bread over there, you should try some normal bread toasted.

[@NauiByeolEge]

Regarding the "clearance" section of the supermarket. I once witnessed a near brawl at my local Marks & Spencer as people fought to get the reduced items; they were snatching them from the hands of the staff member as soon as the sticker was applied. There were at least 10 people surrounding them and the trolley, and the staff member barely escaped without injury as they were jostled to and fro. Some on the outer ring were actually sneaking items out of the trolleys of the main offenders who were focussed solely on the hands of the staff member. In the end, the manager called the police and had the offending folks removed leaving their bargains behind. The reduced baked goods section oft times became a stampede, too.

[@iandrew6347]

Yes when G7 comes to town security is mad

[@enemde3025]

There are a few chalk figures around the UK . They were made by ancient people in the past. We DON'T have graduation from school in the UK . Only when you leave university. P.C.M means PER CALENDER MONTH. Forget the mushrooms in my full English . YUK !!

[@tinastyles9906]

Try not to worry too much about Sophia. I’ve got 3 grown up kids. I’m also a retired teacher and I’ve dealt with many children who found it difficult to settle in at school. It just takes some longer than others. All you can do as parents is keep reassuring her. Everything passes in the end. What seems like a traumatic time now, will most probably be a distant memory in a year or two. Have lots of play dates if you can, build her confidence with other children. Make sure her teacher is listening to any worries you or she has. If the teacher isn’t helping, make an appointment to speak to the principal. Good luck. This really is common. You’ll have a few good years then she’ll hit her teens. So buckle up. Sending you love from the UK ♥️

[@D1331D]

Yes it's real! Cerne Abbas Giant was carved around 900 CE as a rallying point for West Saxon armies to gather during Viking attacks on Dorset. There are others: The Long Man of Wilmington. The White Horse near Uffington in Oxfordshire is the oldest surviving figure in the country dating to the later Bronze Age or Iron Age. There is the horse on Hackpen Hill near Swindon. The Spear Thrower and The Horned Figure at Fox Hill near Swindon....

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

Before the gods that made the gods had seen the sunrise pass/the white horse of the White Horse Vale was cut out of the grass.

[@lornamaker3312]

The Cowdenbeath puddle one is just down the road from me. Welcome to Fife.

[@janetbrown1162]

Hi, have you ever thought of checking village names out in Britain, there are some great ones. I lived in a village called Warter and a village near me was called Wetwang.

[@medic1627]

PCM is per calendar month, PW is per week. I wouldn't live there, just think trying to get out, you might hit someone in the face opening the window. You should look into the other chalk figures/ animals we have around the UK, my personal favourite is the white horses. Some double decker buses had like a viewfinder on the right hand side, you could look down and see the driver.

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

The 'viewfinder' was part of the periscope used by the driver to see people on the top deck. One mirror in front of the driver, above the windscreen, and another mirror in the top right corner of the top-deck ceiling. The glass you were looking down, was just to stop stuff falling down onto the lower mirror.

[@Great_Cthulhu]

I've been in the Jack the Chipper restaurant. it's actually very good. It's in London in Whitechapel. There's also a branch in Greenwich, which based on the picture, is the one shown. @Steve, the toast in a full english is to soak up the bean juice. I'd lose the egg from that full english as I'm allergic.

[@Millennial_Manc]

13:10 He wore his own clothes for that music video - the coat, double denim and all. They didn’t spend much on music videos as they gave their acts a good record deal and wanted them to keep more money instead of taking it back off them for music videos.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Love that! I doubt that'd be the case now. 😅

[@Kriscollector]

The movie theatre thing was just about the joy of the first visit to the cinema after the long lockdown over covid finished! Everyone was just so happy to go to enjoy such a simple outing after nearly 2 years of having to stay at home!!!!

[@caroleearnshaw32149]

Aww Lindsey seeing you crying made me tear up. Sending love to you all and I hope Sophia settles into her new routine very soon. My son is 27 now but I remember those days ❤️ x

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you ❤

[@petegarnett7731]

Surely polishing the Cerne Abbas Giant's--- is asking for a flash flood?

[@steverpcb]

The UK does not have High School Diplomas !

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

The UK does not need a participation award for surviving school without being shot.

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

No, you either pass or fail. You don't get an automatic certificate and you are not held back a year if you cannot keep up with your peers, you just fall further behind.

[@frankdoyle9066]

Thanks guys I needed this laugh. Just as you two did. Hope everything works out!!

[@markdevonshire6052]

Sorry to hear Sofia struggling a bit but she has 2 amazing, loving parents to support her ❤️ plus her us family and new uk family 😊 I'm sure she'll be fine. These are good memes, I think the pineapple 🍍 thing refers to pee in the water 😂, not memes but some funny stuff to look up is our sitcoms, only fools n horses, Goodnight Sweetheart, open all hours, allo allo and Dads army to name a few, also Gordon, gino and Fred is a funny watch too, especially there american road trip. Enjoy your weekend

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you, Mark ❤️

[@suzanneking9390]

British humour makes more sense when you remember how many people live on a tiny island and we are polite all the time and having to behave and queue and generally get along. Only with those you like and trust you can be silly and not worry about being polite - so the ruder/cheekier the closer you are (hence the bit about knowing a Brit doesn’t like you / is offended if they’re getting super super “icy” polite).

[@carlyjade3822]

Wasnt expecting to tear up on a video with hillarius in the title 😅 bless your heart Lyndsay. My daughter and her class met rick astley when she was in primary school. They bombarded him and his team with letters asking him to visit the school because they were using his 'never gonna give you up' song as their sort of motivation.. instead of coming to the school he invited them to the royal concert hall where he was performing, to see him.. he signed Tshirts and sang with them, took lots of photos and it was on the BBC news 😂

[@reactingtomyroots]

Sorry for the bait and switch! 😂 Also that sounds like an awesome memory to have from primary school. How cool! ❤

[@caroleannbrunnock8793]

The front of a double decker is the best!❤

[@lesdonovan7911]

Yes the giant is real and yes it is showing the rude part, on a hill at Cerne Abbas in Dorset carved out of the chalk hillside, nobody knows who done it but it dates back at least 400 years, every year or so they will come and did away any grass that may have grown over it,

[@Draiscor]

When we finish school at 16 (and when we finish college at 18+), we don't have any ceremony or anything. When I was at school the most we did was everyone in the last year on their final day having one of their school shirts signed by teachers and other pupils in the school. But aside from that, we just have a day when everyone who wants to pops into the school/college to pick up their certificates (we get an individual certificate per subject, not a single "diploma" for completing school), the certificates will be posted to you if you choose not to pick them up. We also don't really consider completing school and college a "graduation" at all. For us graduation is exclusively something for completing higher education, so we'd only have a graduation ceremony with cap & gown and all that jazz upon completion of a degree.

[@helenwood8482]

No, it's not school. It's someone leaving a job. Graduation from school doesn't exist here, thank goodness. I think the commenter means he expects his parents to throw him out.

[@gillfox9899]

​@@Jamie_D high schools were for girls and grammar schools were for boys. The children who passed their 11+ went to these and those who failed went to secondary modern schools before the days of comprehensives

[@michaelgoodwin6565]

​@@gillfox9899my sister attended a Girls Grammar School.

[@DylRicho]

3:45 It is the Cerne Giant in Dorset, made out of chalk. 11:58 As a Leicester person, this makes me happy. 23:37 Per calendar month. 😆

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

*Good Morning Gorgeous Family!* 😊 The big Chalk Man you saw is called The Cerne Abbas Giant. (The one where they were cleaning his nether regions) It was carved into the hillside around 1000+ years ago and was thought to represent a mustering area for Anglo Saxon armies. I just Googled him to remind myself of certain facts, such as he is 180ft tall, and he is carved into the hillside at a town called "Cerne Abbas" located in the county of Dorset. Dorset is right down the bottom of England's coastline, just a bit left of centre, heading westwards towards Devon and Cornwall. There are a number of Chalk Men in our hillsides, that are maintained to this day. The outlines are carved out of the grass, down to just below the earth, and then backfilled with chalky rubble, hence the name, but I remember from childhood driving past a Chalk Horse too. There is one called The Long Man Of Wilmington literally just a couple of miles from me in East Sussex, although sadly, he's a eunuch 😂. I believe it was the Victorians who did away with his "Crown Jewels" as they were too vulgar for public viewing. There's a number of these chalk figures as I say, possibly something you could check out? As for the "Flat" which looks literally just like a lounge with amenities in the one room, no I'm not sure that window being the front door is legal either! But property, particularly in London, is scarce and sought after, so it wouldn't surprise me! I once saw a flat on a property show that was the most ludicrous thing ever. It was in one of the wealthiest postcodes of London, Mayfair or Knightsbridge most likely. It was around 10ft by 12ft for this entire "Flat". You walked in the door and literally smack bang in front of you was a shower cubicle. I'm sure you had to step in the shower to close the door behind you. To the right of the shower was an armchair. On the back wall was the tiniest kitchen sink on a coutertop with a microwave, and a tiny fridge underneath. And beside the armchair was a ladder, leading up to a platform above the shower cubicle, that had only enough space for a single (twin) mattress. That was it! Bathroom facilities, just a shower no sink or toilet, lounge just an armchair next to a ladder, bedroom just a platform for a child's mattress, and kitchen was a sink about the size of a cereal bowl, mini fridge and microwave. Oh and it was on sale for a steal of a deal at just under a million pounds! To be fair it was inside a stunning residential former hotel, with door security, a big expansive entry foyer, elevators, high ceilings and all that glamour. But the flat itself was in a corridor, between MUCH bigger suites, and was a former Janitor's tea break room! A million pound my arse! It wasn't worth a million pence! (£10,000) but it's all about the impressive postcode! There was zero storage. Even a homeless person would be cramped in there! And speaking of cash, the Flat with the 2-in-1 front door/window...that was £750 PCM / £174 PW rent....Is £750 PER CALENDAR MONTH. Which equates to £174 PER WEEK. (£750 x 12 months ÷ by 52 weeks) This is just to make it clear it's per calendar month Vs 4-weekly, because 28 day periods gives you 13 Lunar Months per year, not 12 Calendar Months. Make sense? I guess they listed both monthly and weekly rates, for people to work out what they can afford for rent, as some people are paid monthly on the same date each month, some are paid weekly, fornightly or even 4-weekly on the same weekday, not date. So, why that field flooded I have no idea. Not sure we have pineapple juice packing factories in the UK although I guess we might? But we don't grow pineapples (to my knowledge?) so we'd have to have the concentrated juice shipped in if we did pack it here? Maybe Cerne Abbas Giant took a jumbo leak before they got to work on freshening up his "Wedding Tackle" 😂🤣😅 Lots of love to you all. 😘😘😘 xxxxx PS: Big kisses for Princess Sophia during this transition. Once she makes friends it will be much easier and even something she'll look forward to. In the blink of an eye, will no doubt come a time that you wish she WOULD go out the house for a few hours, because her attitude is twanging your last nerve like an over-tightened guitar string! 🙄 Enjoy every precious minute, because by what seems like just next week, she'll be going off to college! 💖💖💖

[@reactingtomyroots]

Ugh yes, no truer words Tami! It’s all passed by so quickly and I know that it will only continue. Trying to take it day by day and enjoy the little moments ❤Love to you

[@christopheriden222]

"Per calendar month" (PCM) is an adverb used in business to describe an amount that is produced, sold, or spent each month. For example, "The rent for the house is £750 per calendar month".

[@chucky2316]

Good morning guys and good morning Mrs lindsay you done justice to those chips yesterday.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you ❤

[@LindaYoung-o3l]

It's great watching you working so hard to understand our phases and culture. Very brave. 😀😀 I'm in bits laughing that you thought Rick Astley was American - he's from Newton-le-Willows in NW England 😀 I get tickets for his tour every year !! He's 58 now. Your image of the UK is sweet. - cobble streets and houses with pretty fences and gates - in villages and historic cities maybe but for 90% of the country it would be a dream.

[@zinnia2980]

We use humour and jokes to get through life and tough times. One of my favs is "If you say BEERCAN with a British accent you are slso saying BACON with a Jamaican accent " 🤪 Sending you both and little Sophia lots of love and hugs ❤️ Change is hard but it is something everyone has to go through. She will be ok, she's a little trouper 🧡

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you ❤

[@blahhblahh946]

only recently started watching your channel loving the videos . great work. pcm = per a calendar month

[@robertlonsdale5326]

The UK is famous for it's pineapple agriculture, they grow everywhere especially in rain torn Scotland. lol

[@Russ_Keith]

Yes and up here we are praying for climate change so we can also grow coconuts and mangoes.

[@andybigwood5260]

The Cern Abbas Giant chalk figure is very large and until recently thought to be prehistoric....recent reseaerch says its from 600AD and is some sort of anglo-saxon message to raiding vikings

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

I think she’ll end up loving school - she seems like a sweet and sociable little girl, I’ll bet she’ll have loads of friends!

[@reactingtomyroots]

❤

[@chrisjj1863]

get rid of hash browns and put bubble and sweak on with oat cakes and can keep the toast as well

[@jasoncallow860]

You should do "bands you didn't know were British" or "Top 100 British rock songs"

[@gaynorhead2325]

I was drinking a cup of tea when Lyndsey said that pcm could mean per centimeter!!! I nearly choked on my tea!! I need to clean the wall now ….

[@Fantasyish]

Sending love to Sophia ❤ you’re an awesome little girl, and you’ll get through this. We all believe in you.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Aw thank you ❤️ We'll pass on the message :)

[@paultyerman6964]

Bless you and your family. Love from across the pond..