Americans React to Ten Things You Should Never Do in the UK

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@snufkinmatt162
@snufkinmatt162 11 ай бұрын
I don't get how queue jumping is okay in any country. It's basically just flipping off everyone who you've just pushed in front of and it's plain arrogant. Not cool.
@jemmajames6719
@jemmajames6719 11 ай бұрын
Yes it’s saying I’m more important and my life is more important than yours. Sometimes when shopping for groceries if you have a big shop and someone behind you has only a couple of items it’s common to ask if they want to go ahead before you, that’s the society I grew up in.
@TeddyBen
@TeddyBen 11 ай бұрын
Go to Spain and watch the pandemonium. You'll go to get on a train or something and people just barge right past you and shove you to get on. They would be knocked out here.
@calumjjarvis
@calumjjarvis 11 ай бұрын
​@@TeddyBenplaces like trains and bars are the same in the UK but if you're somewhere like an ice cream stand or a McDonald's for instance, then you queue up behind everyone else.
@kevintwine2315
@kevintwine2315 11 ай бұрын
@@TeddyBen Spain is absolutely mad for it isn’t it 😅
@TeddyBen
@TeddyBen 11 ай бұрын
@@calumjjarvis Yeah I've done Euston station on a Friday :( | Bar pushers in, piss me off no end, especially after they push in and then ask you, oh were you waiting to be served, 'nah mate, I'm waiting for a fkn bus!'
@christineharding4190
@christineharding4190 11 ай бұрын
The Guards are REAL soldiers not Disney type characters. They don't only guard the Queens household, they are front line soldiers not just palace guards.
@h.a3567
@h.a3567 11 ай бұрын
Yeah , They are seen alot of the time as part of a Tourist attraction 'show', & not real soldiers on duty, which is what they are. If they were wearing a combat uniform, people would treat them differently, but obviously they are wearing the ceremonial uniform that has become synonymous with The Palace & The Tower, both of which are Iconic British Tourist Attractions.💂
@sopcannon
@sopcannon 11 ай бұрын
Also those guns are loaded.
@johnboi8346
@johnboi8346 11 ай бұрын
You mean the king ?
@darrenj.griffiths9507
@darrenj.griffiths9507 11 ай бұрын
They aren't loaded but ammunition is not very far and maybe on their person.
@jordankelly9206
@jordankelly9206 11 ай бұрын
King's household
@Gadgetonomy
@Gadgetonomy 11 ай бұрын
Disappointed Joel when you said the guards are not allowed to 'step out of character'. They are not in character, they are highly trained professional soldiers, not a tourist attraction. I personally would love to see tourists banned from getting anywhere near them when they are on duty. They are so disrespectful.
@benstone1255
@benstone1255 11 ай бұрын
(British person here just for context) Realistically though he is right - a huge part of their training is how they present themselves and in all meaning of the phrase they are "in-character". The people who do that job do then go home to their families and crack a smile and have conversations so it's not like they're just presenting this way because it is their natural state It's not an insult to state that they have to remain in-character throughout their entire day, if anything it just highlights the difficulty and discipline of the job
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
They're soldiers yes, but definitely also a tourist attraction....the souveneer shops prove that. Caricatures of Welsh guards on everything . They wear an iconic bright red uniform with a huge fur hat for one thing. Theyre along the lines of the Swiss guards at the Vatican (except the SGs look like clowns), or like the yeomen of the guard 'beafeaters' .. It's arguable a Welsh guard has to remain in character
@darrenj.griffiths9507
@darrenj.griffiths9507 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely. They wear traditional clothing but they are high trained soldiers at the end of the day
@marymary5494
@marymary5494 11 ай бұрын
🙄 ​@@darrenj.griffiths9507
@TheMestarit
@TheMestarit 11 ай бұрын
Not sure that’s what he meant
@Marli-o4g
@Marli-o4g 11 ай бұрын
Just remember they are not “in character” as they are not actors. They are front line combat soldiers who rotate with ceremonial duties. For example the 6 guardsmen who carried the late Queen’s coffin at her state funeral had to be called back from a tour of duty in Iraq to do that and immediately returned afterwards.
@TheGermanRef
@TheGermanRef 11 ай бұрын
Mate do your homework, its always 8 pallbearers for that not 6
@Marli-o4g
@Marli-o4g 11 ай бұрын
@@TheGermanRef not exactly the point I was making
@sarahsmith5045
@sarahsmith5045 11 ай бұрын
Actors as history is a big load of balls. The world is run by a bunch of evil tyrants.
@becca19216
@becca19216 11 ай бұрын
well yes but the phrasing isn’t that deep, they’re not actors but they are acting out their role like any other job teacher barista etc there is a role to play which is just another phrasing for character
@user-xq1zg8mb3i
@user-xq1zg8mb3i 11 ай бұрын
You guys get it. Fair play
@kaywhy245
@kaywhy245 11 ай бұрын
Remember that if someone bumps into you or treads on your toe, you both say 'sorry'. Also you do not enter a lift or a train until all those wanting to leave are out.
@gracecampbell3355
@gracecampbell3355 11 ай бұрын
Again it’s just common sense can’t understand anyone who try’s to get onto a bus or train before people get off
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
Yes definitley both spolohise, even if wrre the 'injured' party...it becomes such a habit we even say sorry to inanimate objects when we bump into them. :)
@cultfiction3865
@cultfiction3865 11 ай бұрын
Just basic manors. It seems like that in every other country I’ve been though. Can’t say I’ve ever noticed it been different in that respect
@rossbeesley8696
@rossbeesley8696 11 ай бұрын
@@cultfiction3865manners*
@SlimChances17
@SlimChances17 11 ай бұрын
By right on public transport you must always get on and sit down then the other passengers get off thats standard etiquette you'll be fine, if someone steps on your toes vice versa you must say a common slang phrase 'yo man will have to wet that tech fit ya know say no more fam' this means I'm sorry I ruined your techy fitness wear im sorry can we say no more' as to which they will nod and let you on your way avoiding problem
@patrickobrien1566
@patrickobrien1566 11 ай бұрын
British people when upset or annoyed,say Pissed off,pissed OFF. To say someone is PISSED in the UK, means they are drunk,inebriated or sozzled etc.
@SuperDebyO
@SuperDebyO 11 ай бұрын
Why do Americans always seem to listen to other Americans explaining British & European ways of life? Why not hear from the locals instead? 🤷‍♀️ You’ll get far more accurate info that way.
@Lily-Bravo
@Lily-Bravo 11 ай бұрын
I know why. Joel arriving in Scotland asked a young lady if she was Scottish and she told him to F*** Off!
@cultfiction3865
@cultfiction3865 11 ай бұрын
Maybe cos it’s better to see an outside perspective. If you asked an English person they would see themselves differently to how a foreigner might see them.
@Lily-Bravo
@Lily-Bravo 11 ай бұрын
@@cultfiction3865 Maybe people in the UK react differently to Americans than they do to each other. Anyway the Americans are more likely to know which things they find weird compared to their home life. That's why it's always queueing, tea, sockets, taps, biscuits, and black pudding.
@cultfiction3865
@cultfiction3865 11 ай бұрын
@@Lily-Bravo yeah that does seem very possible. Some people might be friendlier to an American because they are more interested in them since they have a different accent and different sense of humour. I’m in a town in north east England so unfortunately I hardly ever encounter any Americans. We just don’t get them here. So it would definitely stand out if an American did show up here
@Lily-Bravo
@Lily-Bravo 11 ай бұрын
@@cultfiction3865 I know they are not the same, but my son is engaged to a Canadian and my sister is married to one. I never even thought that when they visit me here, the locals might think they were unusual.
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret 11 ай бұрын
In the UK we have regional accents. Its not just British or Scottish
@susansmith6968
@susansmith6968 11 ай бұрын
Yes I love my Yorkshire accent
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret 11 ай бұрын
@@susansmith6968 same here I love my yorkshire accent to.
@gaynormainwaring1853
@gaynormainwaring1853 11 ай бұрын
I’m Welsh and proud of my accent and the Welsh language.
@dianebell3653
@dianebell3653 11 ай бұрын
I love my Cumbrian accent but when I'm down south people mistake me for a Geordie. If fellow Brits can't distinguish between regional accents what chance do foreigners stand?!
@thelastmotel
@thelastmotel 11 ай бұрын
There are more accents in England alone, than in any other English-speaking country. Accents can change by turning a corner or crossing the street sometimes.
@jbaldwin1970
@jbaldwin1970 11 ай бұрын
No 11: don’t believe an American video on things you should and shouldn’t do in the UK 😂
@SlimChances17
@SlimChances17 11 ай бұрын
You should do all of the above and have fun
@cupidstunts.stcmedia.6618
@cupidstunts.stcmedia.6618 11 ай бұрын
@@SlimChances17 With the exception of messing with the Kings guard. Their job is hard enough without dumb a55 yanks making it hell 🤣😂. Imagine thinking they are in character.
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
It’s all tourists who play with the guards not just Americans. I’ve seen so many disrespectful videos. These people need locking up and being detained until they have to fly back home. It’s so rude!
@GOMM.grafff
@GOMM.grafff 3 ай бұрын
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@dragondude6984
@dragondude6984 2 ай бұрын
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@aacrh
@aacrh 11 ай бұрын
I'm English and I don't know anybody who thinks it is acceptable to be 'messing' with the guards even if they are not touching them. It is completely disrespectful and it shouldn't be allowed. I don't know how anybody could think it's funny to do that to a soldier. It makes me mad!
@Josie545
@Josie545 10 ай бұрын
It makes my blood boil when I see people disrespecting the Kings Guards 😡🇬🇧
@betadecay6503
@betadecay6503 10 ай бұрын
Probably because British comedy shows have portrayed it as a joke for decades. It's our fault they are seen as a tourist attraction/novelty.
@Josie545
@Josie545 10 ай бұрын
@@betadecay6503I agree we have to take some of the blame because of that.
@Weazla-
@Weazla- 10 ай бұрын
​@@betadecay6503 nothing to do with comedy shows, it's 2024 and they're still told to act like catatonic psychopaths as part of an effort to keep the illusion going that the country somehow benefits from the monarchy. The elite are the ones who have made them clowns for Americans and other tourists.
@Weazla-
@Weazla- 10 ай бұрын
​@@Josie545nope
@user-TonyUK
@user-TonyUK 11 ай бұрын
Messing with the Royal Guards I guess is the equiverlent to messing with the Sentinals at the Tomb of the Unknown Warror, a very BIG NO NO
@kevinengland7444
@kevinengland7444 10 ай бұрын
I really do wish they would act upon this constant disrespect of the guards. No other country would tolerate it. They should make changes. They are national symbols of this country. Perhaps the fact that so many tourists feel emboldened to do it reflects on how self-denigrating this country has become.
@mothmagic1
@mothmagic1 10 ай бұрын
A big No No unless you don't care about your state of health.
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
It’s like someone touching someone who’s guarding the president…you wouldn’t do that!
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
A non british fella was trying to edge in front of me in the que to get on the bus the other day. I was lowkey livid at what he was doing....im a smallish 55 year old woman, he was about 6'3" and around 30 years old. I had to use my body to block him over taking me. I also put my shopping bags on the floor beside me to block his way. Im not usually so defendive in a bus que, but it was already full and we werent all guaranteed a seat. I also hate when people dont offer their seat to an older person, a woman or someone who obviously just needs it more. But the worst is if someone has their bags on the seat next to them, while people have to stand! I always tell them to move it. Some prople have zero etiquette on the bus.
@chrismackey9267
@chrismackey9267 11 ай бұрын
I remember giving up my seat to an elderly lady on a bus when I was a teenager and thinking how rude she was that she didn't show any appreciation at all! On the other hand these days, 60 or 70 years later I've noticed if you offer your seat to a lady, very often you get abuse from them as they certainly don't like what was the norm years ago.
@shirl790
@shirl790 11 ай бұрын
In my 60s now and it was always drummed into us to let elderly have the seat
@jamesallsop7871
@jamesallsop7871 11 ай бұрын
Women and special privileges 😢
@trickygoose2
@trickygoose2 11 ай бұрын
I would give up my seat to an elderly person, but I probably wouldn't give it up to a woman 20 or 30 years younger than me unless she was pregnant or had a small child.
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
@@jamesallsop7871 and this attitude is part of the problem with society. Stay off those blackpill, incel channels. It's fundamental good manners, not special privilege. I'd give up my seat for a small child to sit down. Or someone with an injury, or an older person....doesn't matter their sex! The physically stronger person should stand. Its a small gesture that helps instill correct values into a society. We end up looking out for each other, rather than always putting ourselves first. Dont you hold the door open for the person behind? Or would you let it shut in their face....just in case it's a woman...cos you'd consider it female privilege? I'd hope you'd hold it open, whoever was behind, cos it's the decent thing to do.
@felicitywoodruffe4087
@felicitywoodruffe4087 11 ай бұрын
It is inappropriate to touch anybody without their consent .
@marydavis5234
@marydavis5234 11 ай бұрын
As an American , I agree, Americans do not automatically hugs strangers, we only hug family members and childhood friends, when we haven’t seen them for awhile.
@felicitywoodruffe4087
@felicitywoodruffe4087 11 ай бұрын
@@marydavis5234 I agree, I had a lecherous old boss who was vile and grabbed the females every day touching them accidently and whispering filth I their ear as he slobbering on their cheeks .horrendous man
@PatLadsChan99
@PatLadsChan99 11 ай бұрын
​@@marydavis5234 in the uk hugging is normal, in France kissing is normal lmao
@geoff1201
@geoff1201 11 ай бұрын
If you do these things, we will not get "pissed", that means drunk. However, we would get "pissed off"😂
@christopherwatts1833
@christopherwatts1833 11 ай бұрын
Correct termanology
@rc3937
@rc3937 10 ай бұрын
So many words to describe being drunk ahahaha basically any verb with "ed" at the end most understand
@vivienwilliams1538
@vivienwilliams1538 11 ай бұрын
I heard a story about the Queen (obviously when she was still with us) going for a walk in the woods around Windsor Castle - wearing her headscarf and sensible shoes, with a couple of corgi's - and a bodyguard. Two American tourists managed to get in conversation with her and asked her if she knew the Queen. Liz said 'no', but pointed at the bodyguard and said, 'but he does!
@madamg612
@madamg612 11 ай бұрын
Hi, the story came from an interview with the Queen's Personal Protection Police Officer, and the incident actually took place at the Balmoral Estate. The story goes that one day, whilst on a walk back with her protection officer from a picnic, the Queen met two American tourists who were visiting the UK on a walking holiday. They didn't recognise her Majesty and started chatting, and asked her where she lived. The Queen replied that she lived in London, but had a "holiday home" at the other side of the hills, and that she had been visiting the area since she was a child. They asked if she had ever met the Queen, she replied she hadn't, but her protection officer met her regularly. The American gave his camera to the Queen and asked her to take a photo of him with the officer. They swapped places and the officer took a photo of the American with the Queen. They waved goodbye and went on their way, and her Majesty turned to the officer and said "I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he shows those photographs to the friends in America and hopefully someone tells him who I am."
@elitet3359
@elitet3359 10 ай бұрын
All true.
@petretepner8027
@petretepner8027 5 ай бұрын
@@elitet3359 I doubt it. The Buckingham Palace propaganda hacks love putting out cozy little stories like that.
@mossfordgreen8725
@mossfordgreen8725 2 ай бұрын
That’s rubbish. That happened in Scotland
@t.a.k.palfrey3882
@t.a.k.palfrey3882 11 ай бұрын
It's absurd to say that visitors shouldn't drive in the UK. Millions of tourists do so each year. If one is always terrified on driving on the left, then 64 countries would be a no-no for US drivers. As for queuing, I remember my mother telling me always to take my turn. "Show you've been brought up, not dragged up," she'd say. I used the same phrase with my kids, and I suspect they now use it with theirs.
@jahbizzlegamer2583
@jahbizzlegamer2583 11 ай бұрын
With that being said we’ve had two Americans in the last couple of years kill or injure someone and then jump back on the plane and f off but I do get what your saying
@juliaw151
@juliaw151 11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, USians often cause issue when they drive here. I have no issue driving in the US, switching is easy, but the other way round doesn't seem to be the case.
@clairewillgress2221
@clairewillgress2221 11 ай бұрын
​@@juliaw151 it shouldn't be though as Europeans switch from right to left driving here all the time and the majority don't cause issues. Personally I tend to warn Americans about driving in central London, most Londoners don't so it's a really bad idea for them. No where to park anyway 😂
@amz7290
@amz7290 11 ай бұрын
@@juliaw151 There is a quick test they can take when they get here, most folk from the USA that I've spoken to that have visited and driven here said it takes about half hour to get used to the road switch and roundabouts, all depends on the person I suppose
@nicolapurdy7450
@nicolapurdy7450 10 ай бұрын
Alot of English shouldn't be allowed to drive never mind tourists 😂😂
@louiselane806
@louiselane806 11 ай бұрын
The other rules when at Horseguards, yes do not touch the guard but also do not touch the reins or bridle or saddle blanket on the horses and always get out of the way of the gatesman. Do not walk through the sentry boxes even if they are empty. If you do any of these things you will likely end up in a KZbin video being berated in the comments.
@sashh2263
@sashh2263 11 ай бұрын
It's not an 'unwritten rule' to stand on the right on an escalator, there are signs all over the London underground. Not queueing used to be illegal, that is how serious it is.
@rayanog
@rayanog 11 ай бұрын
right but not everyone lives in London😂 so it is an unwritten rule in the majority of the UK
@sashh2263
@sashh2263 11 ай бұрын
@@rayanog And no one outside London bothers with it.
@captvimes
@captvimes 11 ай бұрын
@@rayanog this was commenting on the london underground escalators nobody cares about your village escalator
@rayanog
@rayanog 11 ай бұрын
@@captvimes 😂😂😂😂😂 ffs I live in a CITY
@rayanog
@rayanog 11 ай бұрын
@@sashh2263 we do up North, like in train stations
@madeinsane
@madeinsane 11 ай бұрын
I feel the escalator thing is more in London on the tube than anywhere else. Shopping centres (malls) etc. and underground systems elsewhere in the UK (e.g. Liverpool) people seem to stand anywhere (even when the signs say stand to the right).
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
Yes I agree, its a pet hate of mine, and it's super annoying. I dont get why people stop walking when they're on an escalator, and feel tjey can just block others from passing.
@ITzDaveXD
@ITzDaveXD 11 ай бұрын
@@veilbreak5867In most of the country people aren't rushing about as much as london so you don't really learn the habit unless you go to a school with rules about the stairs.
@trickygoose2
@trickygoose2 11 ай бұрын
Also super annoying are people who get to the top or bottom of an escalator and stop and stand there in the way.
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
@@trickygoose2 Yes! They do The same in the supermarket aisles....bump into an old friend and then form a little reunion group, along with their shopping trolleys, blocking the aisle
@jameswestmoreland2399
@jameswestmoreland2399 11 ай бұрын
Totally agree with this. Up in Yorkshire/Lancashire, this is hardly ever seen - Only time you'd really see it here would be at large stations like York/Manchester/Leeds etc
@dominique8233
@dominique8233 11 ай бұрын
The guards are serving soldiers. They are doing a professional job that has rules of behaviour. Trying to touch them, making fun of them, making jokes to try and make them laugh may be fun for you but it is disrespectful to a professional serving soldier.
@trickygoose2
@trickygoose2 11 ай бұрын
Or, to put it another way, they are trained killers. My late father was a guardsman in the 1950s.
@butchershoppequartet8690
@butchershoppequartet8690 11 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@woodylass1
@woodylass1 11 ай бұрын
Especially since from everything I’ve seen of the Americans they treat their service men and women with such respect, to come and disrespect our armed forces is totally out of order
@betadecay6503
@betadecay6503 10 ай бұрын
@@woodylass1 they probably don't realise they are trained soldiers. We portray them as a gimmick and these are the consequences.
@hazy33
@hazy33 6 ай бұрын
@@betadecay6503 sadly they are a gimmick and those soldiers deserve much better than wearing fancy dress. It's incredibly anachronistic and only exists for the tourists.
@Jinty92
@Jinty92 11 ай бұрын
I call myself Scottish and British but it does annoy me when a lot of Americans talk about visiting England, when they are meaning The UK in general. It used to happen here with the newsroom from London or from British Sporting events. I remember an Olympics in the 80's and the English presenter said How do you feel with England coming in 1st, 2nd & 3rd. Only one of the athletes were English, the other two runners were Scottish, so I was screaming at the tv. I was about 14 or so.
@thadtuiol1717
@thadtuiol1717 11 ай бұрын
The best one was when Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013, I was in America on holiday and watched it on ESPN in a sports bar, and the Yank commentator said "Andy Murray becomes the first Englishman to win the trophy since Fred Perry in 1936". I was outraged by that, and I'm English!
@sandyb1464
@sandyb1464 11 ай бұрын
Well it's even worse when you are Irish and the Brits claim you as theirs...Paul Mescal 👌☘️🇮🇪
@thadtuiol1717
@thadtuiol1717 11 ай бұрын
@@sandyb1464 Which Brits are claiming him as theirs? You're paranoid.
@bitsey100
@bitsey100 10 ай бұрын
Seriously no one in the uk wants Ireland but we would like all the billions you borrowed from us to pay your euro bill with …. I will give u some cement to fill in that big chip on your shoulder
@kevinengland7444
@kevinengland7444 10 ай бұрын
I've no idea what you're talking about. Do you have an example? We don't need you. Jesus...Do you really want to be reminded why not?@@sandyb1464
@ArchimandritePhilip
@ArchimandritePhilip 11 ай бұрын
To the question "How do you do?" the answer is "How do you do?" (not: "I do as I like!"), the answer to "How are you?" is "I am very well, thank you!" (even if you have Pink Monkey Disease). You only tell your doctor or very close family and ex-friends (or soon to be) how you really are. You will also tell the doctor that you are very well (thank you) until she asks for your symptoms. Oh, and any soldier of member of any of the services or forces are never "in character".
@hopebgood
@hopebgood 11 ай бұрын
I think the most accurate thing on this vid about us Brits is our respect of "the queue". If you push in you're risking anything between a severe tutting and getting into a full blown fist fight.
@Aidan1444
@Aidan1444 11 ай бұрын
Michelle Obama put her arm around the Queen. Everyone's heads exploded.
@rebeccaclark9755
@rebeccaclark9755 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Surely everyone knows you don't touch royalty?!
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
Probably because when meeting a monarch you are told what not to do beforehand. So what’s worse is; she probably knew not to do it, and did it anyway…which makes sense that people were in shock.
@nektekket852
@nektekket852 6 ай бұрын
Not really mate, we knew she was just being friendly. The Queen herself wasn't offended.
@petretepner8027
@petretepner8027 5 ай бұрын
A few newspapers made a big, fabricated deal out of it, that's all.
@seagullsg784
@seagullsg784 11 ай бұрын
If you need to skip the queue just ask, people mostly dont mind if you can prove its a family emergency
@peterbrown1012
@peterbrown1012 11 ай бұрын
It was inappropriate to put your arm around the mayor because it is undignified to the office.
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
Also socially weird..he’s not a gimic
@hazy33
@hazy33 6 ай бұрын
@@jessieb7290 really? What is the point of the mayor, what are his/her powers?
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 6 ай бұрын
@@hazy33 sorry, it’s been so long since I watched the video I can’t remember what it was even about now. Either comment at the time, or don’t bother
@hazy33
@hazy33 6 ай бұрын
@@jessieb7290 "Either comment at the time, or don’t bother" lol. What an epically stupid thing to say, well done. You don't need to know what the video was about, all the clues were in my question.
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 6 ай бұрын
@@hazy33 you replied to my comment months after I had written it you twat!
@glynnwright1699
@glynnwright1699 11 ай бұрын
All of them can be described as 'politeness'. Even if you make mistakes in the UK, chances are that nobody will get upset with you so long as you are not perceived as 'being a jerk'. Politeness and being respectful is the number one rule in the UK; even if you unwittingly break a law, the police are likely to be sympathetic and lenient, so long as you don't try to put them down, or start talking about your 'rights'.
@colonelfustercluck486
@colonelfustercluck486 2 ай бұрын
or better still tell the Police that you are a law student and that they can't do this or that, or your uncle or father is a famous lawyer and they can't do this or that. You will be charged with so many things it will make your head spin.
@grahamsmith9541
@grahamsmith9541 11 ай бұрын
The Escalator rules are mainly London Underground. Date back to the early days of escalators to stop the accidens that were happening. It is written into the bylaws for using the underground. So is allowing people alight from the trains before boarding.
@Obi-J
@Obi-J 11 ай бұрын
The "b-word" referendum vote was held in 2016, the lead upto that was where the divisions really began. We were somewhere in the middle of the long and complicated process of actually leaving when the pandemic struck.
@sopcannon
@sopcannon 11 ай бұрын
and from what i remember the vote was close as well.
@thadtuiol1717
@thadtuiol1717 11 ай бұрын
@@sopcannon 52% / 48% I think...
@mattc3581
@mattc3581 11 ай бұрын
Part of the problem with Brexit was that it was a vote between 'what we already have' and 'what could be if we leave'. The leave side were effectively able to make crazy promises about how wonderful it would be if we left, whereas everyone knew what remaining would be like. Unsurprisingly most if not all of the promises turned out to be hollow and many leave voters now realise the 'Leave' they voted for is not the one they got, and potentially would have voted differently had they understood that. The frustration of the remain voters that did understand that but are stuck with the majority decision forever anyway is still a source of friction.
@insomniCat16
@insomniCat16 10 ай бұрын
In regards to brexit, I sort of blame David Cameron tbh. - For basically falling to provocation in his own party and calling a referendum the people didn't really ask for. And believing he would win without doing anything. Whereas the other side had been desperate in throwing everything at it, hoping the lies would stick. It showed how out of touch he was with the public, how much he underestimated the opposition, and how much ego he had at the time to think it was a sure win for him. And, of course, it instead divided the UK further. And now everything bad that crops up gets attributed to the result of this democratic decision. When it's ridiculous to assume we'd have been better off, it's all just speculation. We could never know for sure unless we had a time machine to redo things. And quite frankly I think it's too early to tell if we made a mistake. However I still blame that pig f****r for starting shit he couldn't handle.
@cgillman2744
@cgillman2744 10 ай бұрын
⁠@@sopcannonnot in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 62% voted remain
@waynetear8444
@waynetear8444 11 ай бұрын
The King's guards aren't just guards, they are active military soldiers... if you want a funny video watch some of the ones where tourists get done by the guards horses 😂😂
@Neil_TheShiningMile
@Neil_TheShiningMile 11 ай бұрын
A few others: - Starting small talk and / or making eye contact with strangers on the London tube - Showing too much excitement at achieving something. Certainly no whooping. - Failing to say ‘Please’ if you’re asking for something from someone you don’t know that well. Such as “Can I have change for a £10 note please” in a shop - Thinking that we all speak one of two ways: Cockney or very posh!
@MsPeabody1231
@MsPeabody1231 11 ай бұрын
Cockney as an accent doesn't really exist for those under 42.
@sandradring6265
@sandradring6265 11 ай бұрын
Hi Joel. I have to say the one rule that does annoy me more than anything Is jumping the queue. It’s so infuriating when it happens. Usually someone will say something to the offender with slight aggravation in their voice! 😁👍
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
slight aggravation i have seen 100s of times people cal lout cue jumpers and told them literaly "oi d*** h***D theres a que here - get in line or else!" and yes they did get beat up a few times for not heeding the warning XD
@sandradring6265
@sandradring6265 10 ай бұрын
@@jakewright4394 oh Lordy! 😉
@emmae4602
@emmae4602 11 ай бұрын
Is it actually the norm to jump the queue in America? I’ll have to remember that if I ever go, otherwise I’ll be stood there politely waiting my turn and never get served 😂
@cookielady7662
@cookielady7662 10 ай бұрын
No, it's rude in the US too. I've watched a few of these videos and this has been mentioned more than once and I am puzzled. Anyone with manners would never do this.
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
Probably I was on a plane once and this arrogant woman shouted at this woman that she had to go in-front of her to the toilet. I hadn’t gotten out of my seat, but I remember thinking “I hope they’re not all like that”.
@louise.feather8789
@louise.feather8789 11 ай бұрын
I like to say I’m English rather than British and I live in England rather than the UK, I’m all for telling someone to “get to the back of the queue” if they push in, I dislike bad table manners which is due to my Dad telling us not to eat like Americans if we only shovelled food with our fork, i’d roll my eyes at him but his words stuck for good or bad 😂 so I must confess I’m definitely English, oh and the cheek kissing is very mainland Europe, through to Turkey, French being the big cheek kissers but on both sides, we tend to do it on just one side if we have to at all! Great video.💜
@SuperGForce01
@SuperGForce01 11 ай бұрын
​@@nuancemattersI refer to myself as English because I'm from England. People from Scotland are referred to as Scottish and have a Scottish accent, people from Wales are referred to as Welsh and have a Welsh accent and yet people from England are somehow British with a British accent. I've as much right being called English as you have being called Scottish!
@luciddreamer128
@luciddreamer128 11 ай бұрын
Since when did they change the rules here, so we walk on the right?? Born and bred in England and it's always been the left, we walk and drive on the left, we learnt this in primary school, they need to check their facts lol
@MrBurtonshaw
@MrBurtonshaw 10 ай бұрын
Ironically, the "Americans" eat in the style that the British did before the French/Italians invented table cutlery and became commonplace here. The Colony's eating style was set before we adopted our current style.
@grahamboffey457
@grahamboffey457 11 ай бұрын
Brits get pissed when they drink and pissed off when angry.
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
its like if you ever go to the states - dont go in a store and ask if they sell buns.....in the southern states - that means asses....believeme i was reminded of that when i lived there for a short time lol
@neuralwarp
@neuralwarp 11 ай бұрын
The House of Lords court (old supreme court) ruled that if someone tries to jump a queue the other people can physically restrain them to stop them.
@butchershoppequartet8690
@butchershoppequartet8690 11 ай бұрын
I just want to be clear as a Scottish person in London; we don't have those divisions. In general, we see ourselves as British. I for one, would never take it as an insult to be mistaken for Irish. That's a compliment; Irish people speak beautifully, like the poets they are. That would never be an insult.
@QueeferSutherland1
@QueeferSutherland1 11 ай бұрын
I agree, if someone does that then they're probably not from the UK so no problem.
@iangt1171
@iangt1171 11 ай бұрын
I totally agree. Yes, I'm English (and Scottish) and I'm also British. Don't forget, the island of Great Britain is part of the British Isles which is the geographical name and therefore by default, being born on them automatically makes you British ☺️ You may not like the term so you only use your home nations name 😉
@dave_goldcrest
@dave_goldcrest 11 ай бұрын
Well the Scots came from Ireland originally. That's where Gaelic comes from. Then the Scottish and English Parliaments voted for union as Great Britain. And we became one United Kingdom.
@neilherring
@neilherring 11 ай бұрын
Of course, all the Celts stick together, but you wouldnt be impressed being mistaken for an Englishman. Being English myself, we are definitely out on our own. Suits us.
@LewisNuke92
@LewisNuke92 11 ай бұрын
I find it insulting when people mistake my quite obvious Manc accent as scouse.....that shit boils my blood! 😂
@davidsanderson4442
@davidsanderson4442 11 ай бұрын
I don’t know why Americans find it so hard to drive on the other side of the road. Most Brits travel abroad each year for holidays and many of those rent cars and drive on the right without any problems. It’s not really even mentioned. Not to mention we mostly drive manual cars at home and abroad….
@felicitywoodruffe4087
@felicitywoodruffe4087 11 ай бұрын
Im not usually too bothered and often invite people to go before me in the supermarket queue as i am slower and partially disabled so it takes me longer . Something that did used to annoye before my accident was peoplepushing in front of me at a drunks or food bar . I'm only 5ft tall and often the server saw to all the men before they dealt with me.
@karenlp5867
@karenlp5867 11 ай бұрын
France is the country where people greet each other with a kiss on each cheek.
@Poweroftouch
@Poweroftouch 11 ай бұрын
And Italy
@karenhumphries9376
@karenhumphries9376 11 ай бұрын
And England among friends!!!
@mehallica666
@mehallica666 11 ай бұрын
​@@karenhumphries9376Just the one cheek here.
@B-A-L
@B-A-L 11 ай бұрын
And that's the cheek you see when they are running away!
@louisemb14
@louisemb14 11 ай бұрын
Most European countries do, I fee like.
@3lmodfz
@3lmodfz 11 ай бұрын
The escalator thing is very true in London. Do NOT stand on the left people! There are actually signs for it, on the underground but it applies to all escalators in the capital. And don't put your luggage in the way! Use the lifts!
@MsPeabody1231
@MsPeabody1231 11 ай бұрын
If you stand on the wrong side, people like me who use the tube system as part of our exercise routine will tell you firmly to move.
@Chicken-x6q6d
@Chicken-x6q6d 10 ай бұрын
@@MsPeabody1231 Which I won't, as you have a bad attitude.
@tiapina7048
@tiapina7048 7 ай бұрын
There is an Underground poster from 1944 that was done to teach people how to use the escalator correctly. You can find it in the London Transport Museum.
@FTFLCY
@FTFLCY 11 ай бұрын
Can you imagine the difficulties when French and British meet? All that kissing? Absolute bloody nightmare. Brits are also very personal space aware, much more than Italians or Spanish. Watch an Italian conversing with a Brit and they slowly rotate around the room as the Brit edges backwards, trying to recapture his comfort zone.
@killaheelz2315
@killaheelz2315 11 ай бұрын
This comment made me lol, my hubby is French but after 20 years he now has his comfort zone and strictly handshakes.😁
@dolceitalia5846
@dolceitalia5846 11 ай бұрын
Ha ha as an italian with an english husband, I can relate!
@jessieb7290
@jessieb7290 10 ай бұрын
Inaccurate!
@rachelc3094
@rachelc3094 11 ай бұрын
Cheek-kissing as a greeting is very common in much of mainland Europe- especially the further south you go. It’s the done thing in France, Italy, Spain and probably lots of other places. As a child, I remember learning that different regions of France would give different numbers of cheek kisses so you could tell roughly where someone was from when you met them! I don’t know if that’s still the case. But at any rate, it never caught on in the UK!
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
no he was accurate on that - "bro hugs" reserved for the male friends you have if your a male too, the firmer the hug the higher up on the tier of friend you are, a full hug for females if your male - and your trusted and a good friend too. Best female friends get the longer hugs....its just how we are....if your not a friend - definitely shake of hands and a nod...if you got on or are greeting for the first time, otherwise you would get a slapped face, or someone would come over and step in usually resullting in stern and harsh warnings, then watched like a hawk..then if not heeded - dragged out, or a beating....it depends on how stupid one is to not heed and remember manners. at least that is how it is in my local community, We are friendly and welcoming..but....forget your manners - well.....
@isking1715
@isking1715 11 ай бұрын
​@@jakewright4394 Love this, brilliant explanation and totally accurate. Sending a polite handshake 😂😂😂
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
@@isking1715 polite handshake returned 😆
@mehallica666
@mehallica666 11 ай бұрын
The cheek kiss in the UK seems reserved for more formal occasions such as weddings, executive dinners, galas. Though still just a simple handshake between fellas. I'm too working class for it to never feel uncomfortable.
@louiselucilla4019
@louiselucilla4019 11 ай бұрын
I have seen guards in other countries react to the public in a similar way as the British guards. They are on duty and therefore cannot be distracted.
@AgentMucha
@AgentMucha 11 ай бұрын
A good analogy on point 1 could be that you could *technically* call a Canadian an American (as they are on the American continent) but they probably won't like it!
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret
@Lillian-Alice-Margaret 11 ай бұрын
Any country a person should always respect that country they are visiting
@barrymitchell6444
@barrymitchell6444 11 ай бұрын
I keep over to the left walking and driving, but was unaware of the escalator rule. However, it is unwise to go up a down one, or down an up one. I did it in Marks & Spencer in the Nineties and came a cropper. I picked myself up while people laughed, and rushed to the nearest corner, pretending to look at something I didn't want to buy 😳
@Gadgetonomy
@Gadgetonomy 11 ай бұрын
I think this rule is pretty much isolated to the London Underground.
@barrymitchell6444
@barrymitchell6444 11 ай бұрын
@@Gadgetonomy Oh, right. I haven't used the London Underground since the 80s 🤣
@robcrossgrove7927
@robcrossgrove7927 11 ай бұрын
@@Gadgetonomy I don't think so. I live in the East Midlands, and I've seen signs in my local Tesco and other places that ask you to stand on the right so people can pass you on the left. And I think it's obeyed on most escalators just because it makes sense.
@MsPeabody1231
@MsPeabody1231 11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@cgillman2744
@cgillman2744 10 ай бұрын
They stand on the left in Japan, also drive on the left. Makes sense to me, a left handed person
@deblou7
@deblou7 11 ай бұрын
Please ignore the one about not trying to do our accents, the one thing that we do have is a wicked sense of humour and i for one would laugh my head off if you tried to do a welsh accent 🤣
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
i used to laugh so much when a friend from London moved up north and she was saying how much she loved the manc accent and was always trying to get the words pronounciations right - she would say "so its..MANCHESTAAAA!"..id laugh and say no its simply "manchesta" lol I remember another few friends of mine in earlier times that said i was "sick"..i looked at them thought they was taking the piss, and told them "no..i am not sick...i am fine you cheeky b*******"..they'd burst out laughing at me and explained "around here sick means good!" so i said to them "well why not just say that you sound like bloody morons" we'd all laugh about it,if they didnt know me..i would have probably been a "news item" too lol
@MrBurtonshaw
@MrBurtonshaw 10 ай бұрын
Us Welsh have humility .... it's not so strong across the border! lol
@alexander9703
@alexander9703 11 ай бұрын
The escalator rule is not unspoken, there are literally signs on the escalators saying "keep right"
@karenhumphries9376
@karenhumphries9376 11 ай бұрын
FYI: a Brit pissed is a drunk Brit. A Brit angry at a queue jumper is a Brit pissed off. Subtle but major difference!!!
@alanmon2690
@alanmon2690 11 ай бұрын
Queue: I once told someone who jumped the queue that the end of the queue was behind me - he apologised and went to the back...
@grahvis
@grahvis 11 ай бұрын
The most tricky queues were at supermarket checkouts during Covid when everybody was 6 feet apart. Finding the end wasn't easy, it could be quite a long way away across the store.
@Lucia-1414
@Lucia-1414 11 ай бұрын
@@grahvisI remember those, sad times I remember I was in a Spanish airport and suddenly Chinese tourist just had total disrespect to queuing, all of them at the front.. I couldn’t cope Could not understand the reason and they were boarding a plane to London.
@transmission3143
@transmission3143 10 ай бұрын
In the first few days of the covid lockdown I managed to doubly embarrass a lady who accidentally queue-jumped me and some others at a bus stop. As she passed I leant in and said Excuse me? This is the queue, it's just that we're all social distancing. She was all apologies!
@brendanriley2908
@brendanriley2908 11 ай бұрын
Can I ask another one, well two really. First of all, if you're an American in the UK, please be aware of how loud you are. Talk to the person you are with, but it is not expected that other people in the room/restaurant or whatever should be able to listen to your every word. And secondly, specifically.... please keep your voices down in an art-gallery. Americans in an art-gallery are a night-mare for us, please keep your voices down, and let us enjoy the art in our way, which is normally quiet and in our own personal thoughts. Thank you, and enjoy your visits in the UK.
@jnielson1121
@jnielson1121 11 ай бұрын
The escalator side thing only really applies in London.
@GM-wu7cn
@GM-wu7cn 11 ай бұрын
Liverpool does it aswell at train stations
@chelliebellie4443
@chelliebellie4443 7 ай бұрын
No, it was in Taiwan as well. But I guess you were meaning inside the UK 😅
@SaulidSnake
@SaulidSnake 3 ай бұрын
No it applies in Birmingham & Manchester too
@Marli-o4g
@Marli-o4g 11 ай бұрын
Also you can call anyone from the UK British, the problem is when you call someone English when they are Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish or when you call the place England when you are in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Of course you will get people who are extreme in their views one way or the other but you are not wrong nor are you being insulting. Some people just want an excuse to be offended.
@danmayberry1185
@danmayberry1185 11 ай бұрын
I assume NI isn't part of GB, since they are distinct components of the UK.
@Marli-o4g
@Marli-o4g 11 ай бұрын
@@danmayberry1185 yes, but you don’t call some from the UK United kingdomers or anything like that. You call them British. What you’re probably thinking of is Great Britain which is the name of the largest island (great meaning large), and is not the name of a country. I hope I’m explaining that clearly. So Great Britain has the 3 countries of England, Wales and Scotland on it and the island of Ireland has Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on it.
@danmayberry1185
@danmayberry1185 11 ай бұрын
@@Marli-o4g Well explained, thank you for that .. and for omitting the Duchy of Lancaster, which would likely make my brain implode.
@Marli-o4g
@Marli-o4g 10 ай бұрын
@@danmayberry1185 yes. The Duchy of Lancaster is the monarch’s land portfolio (not all in the county of Lancashire) just as the Duchy of Cornwall is the heir’s land portfolio (again not all of it in the county of Cornwall).
@101steel4
@101steel4 11 ай бұрын
British or Scottish accent? 😂😂😂 Americans teaching other Americans about the UK, never works.
@twillsJKZ
@twillsJKZ 11 ай бұрын
He’s generally pretty accurate, he’s not gonna get everything spot on
@dib000
@dib000 11 ай бұрын
​@@twillsJKZhe Is terrible its all rubbish.
@LoneRanger100
@LoneRanger100 11 ай бұрын
Confirmation that in recent years Americans have obviously been using the term British when they mean English. Even then, which of the 1000 English accents? They always mean RP or gorblimey.
@101steel4
@101steel4 11 ай бұрын
@@LoneRanger100yes they do use British instead of English. Even when told numerous times
@sharonkennedy368
@sharonkennedy368 11 ай бұрын
@@101steel4 I was just going to say it annoys me when they say British accent there is no such thing its as they sat english irish welsh or scottish acceny
@johnderrick2501
@johnderrick2501 11 ай бұрын
In Russia, people greet by kissing on the cheeks 4 times. In Spain (where I live) they kiss each cheek - 2 kisses and it's very common. In the UK you get only one kiss (if you are lucky)
@jakewright4394
@jakewright4394 11 ай бұрын
yea very lucky - but do not mistake it for an romantic interest either - it is reserved for the closest of friends or family as he said and only them,
@DrSteve660
@DrSteve660 11 ай бұрын
As a Scotsman I can relate to the first item. I can tolerate being called "British", but being called "English" is absolutely infuriating! I am NOT English!
@transmission3143
@transmission3143 10 ай бұрын
Same. Some years back when it was the World Cup some kids in the street asked me if I was English (no idea why, I was in Manchester). I said no. I then had them jeering down the street at me to get back to my own country (I mean... dear Gods). Not sure if they expected me to lie down on a very precise spot on the edge of Shropshire or something - you see, I'm 3/4 English and 1/4 Welsh, and describe myself as British 😂
@PokhrajRoy.
@PokhrajRoy. 11 ай бұрын
4:38 I remember this famous person who was publicly ostracised and condemned for jumping the queue. Also, speaking of queues, make him watch that Mr. Bean sketch where he visits a hospital.
@suzanne386
@suzanne386 11 ай бұрын
Only Ireland is officially separate and self governing. Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland have an administrative government but they are governed like England, from Westminster.
@LikeItOrLumpIt2107
@LikeItOrLumpIt2107 11 ай бұрын
That is untrue. Both Scotland and Wales are able to pass Primary Legislation (laws) that are applicable within their administrative borders. Both countries are also able to raise taxes, including income tax, and both do so.
@neuralwarp
@neuralwarp 11 ай бұрын
Scottish and Welsh have a vote on laws governing England. The reverse is not true. We used to have "English votes for English laws" for a while, but Michael Gove (Scottish) abolished it.
@sknox1394
@sknox1394 11 ай бұрын
@@neuralwarp Not quite correct. Scottish and Welsh MPs vote on matters which directly or indirectly affect their respective nation, however when the matter only affects England they do not vote. This is what made EVEL irrelevant.
@MrBurtonshaw
@MrBurtonshaw 10 ай бұрын
wrong, there are devolved powers in Scotland and Wales.
@Angusmum
@Angusmum 11 ай бұрын
Just a friendly piece of advice and not being snobby but…You started by saying that if you do certain things in the UK the Brits will get really “pis*ed. In the UK that word means getting really drunk. If you meant the word to mean “annoyed” the term is “pis*ed off”. 😊
@petretepner8027
@petretepner8027 5 ай бұрын
He's addressing Americans, so his usage is correct.
@Mroldgamer425
@Mroldgamer425 11 ай бұрын
I had the experience of queue jumpers in Florida. Being a proud Englishman there was no way they were getting to the front because " their husband was there" yeah right "everybody's husbands there" was my response. Her face was priceless 🤪🤪
@elly5740
@elly5740 11 ай бұрын
when Andy Murray wins tennis he's British but when he loses he's Scottish. ps look at the blue sign in the middle of the escalator its defiantly a spoken rule. also no man spreading wareing a massive backpack on the tube always take it off or you likely knock someone out haha
@AngelaVara-i4l
@AngelaVara-i4l 11 ай бұрын
The hugging part is true,I'm a brit and not used to being hugged so when I met people in america and they hugged me I just froze. It happened so much in the 2 years that when I came back home I did it but now people are used to me doing it.
@juliedowning7782
@juliedowning7782 11 ай бұрын
I’m a Brit and I hug friends etc and am hugged back freely. I don’t object and in fact find it comforting. Each to their own I guess
@trickygoose2
@trickygoose2 11 ай бұрын
Friends are one thing, but it is fairly rare for people to hug when they first meet. There are some exceptions to this, such as when you want to be welcoming to someone who may be feeling anxious.
@mehallica666
@mehallica666 11 ай бұрын
Hugging strangers is reserved for after a skinful at the pub.
@dolceitalia5846
@dolceitalia5846 11 ай бұрын
I am italian and when I first met my mother in law, I hugged her and she froze and acted like id slapped her. I was taken back at her reaction but now know, not to bother - even after 23 years with her son!
@celticgold4028
@celticgold4028 11 ай бұрын
In British English the word ' mad ' doesn't mean angry or pissed off, it actually means 'insane' ...as in mentally ill.
@ethelmini
@ethelmini 11 ай бұрын
The escalator thing is only really in London as it's an actual rule on the Underground. One to obey, but not try & enforce on others.
@ladygaynor16
@ladygaynor16 11 ай бұрын
My mother's family the tattersalls were extremely strict on manners. My late grandfather was particularly astute when first meeting someone.
@carltaylor6452
@carltaylor6452 11 ай бұрын
I'm sure someone else will have pointed this out but the Brexit referendum took place in 2016, four years before the covid pandemic.
@pltechreviews5891
@pltechreviews5891 11 ай бұрын
Joel, the UK voted for Brexit in 2016 after the referendum was held in June of that year. What you might have got confused about was that there were then four years of trying to get the right withdrawal agreement, and therefore the UK only officially left on 31 January 2020.
@kevintwine2315
@kevintwine2315 11 ай бұрын
And we’ve prospered ever since 🇬🇧
@johnallan4826
@johnallan4826 11 ай бұрын
@@kevintwine2315lol
@johnallan4826
@johnallan4826 11 ай бұрын
No we never voted
@kevintwine2315
@kevintwine2315 11 ай бұрын
@@johnallan4826 As you could probably tell, I was being sarcastic 🤣
@notmyname4261
@notmyname4261 11 ай бұрын
@@kevintwine2315 Yes the NHS is doing great with that extra £360 million a week Boris promised lol
@roseoconnor5938
@roseoconnor5938 11 ай бұрын
Im not sure people would get mad .... they would just be adamant that you get the right part of the country they come from ! On the whole, in any situation , people are obliging if you just get it right !!!!!! 😅
@PokhrajRoy.
@PokhrajRoy. 11 ай бұрын
3:31 I love the escalator situation there. It’s great if you’re in a hurry.
@PokhrajRoy.
@PokhrajRoy. 11 ай бұрын
9:35 Paul Taylor had a video called La Bise where he talks about the French greeting.
@jbaldwin1970
@jbaldwin1970 11 ай бұрын
There are only two Lord Mayors in England: London and York. The Lord Mayor is just a ceremonial role. I’m from York - most LMs would be fine with a tourist putting their arm round them. I hug all my female friends. Some European countries have different etiquette on kissing on the cheek - French is twice, Dutch is three times…
@LikeItOrLumpIt2107
@LikeItOrLumpIt2107 11 ай бұрын
There are actually 23 Lord Mayors in England: Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Canterbury, Chester, Coventry, Exeter, Kingston-upon-Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, the City of London, Manchester, York, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent & the City of Westminster.
@jbaldwin1970
@jbaldwin1970 11 ай бұрын
@@LikeItOrLumpIt2107 Nope, just two according to royal warrant. The others are 'self styled' 'Lord Mayors' but the term only really applies to York and London (who isn't the same as the mayor of London, just to be doubly confusing).
@PokhrajRoy.
@PokhrajRoy. 11 ай бұрын
Good luck with the finals/exam season!
@rebecca_noble
@rebecca_noble 11 ай бұрын
We don't mind people blocking the elevator if they have physical difficulties and need to hold one side. We totally get it and will do our best to help in that situation.
@Sazyyduck
@Sazyyduck 11 ай бұрын
In the UK, if you skip the queue, you won't even be served. You'll be told to join the queue. It's seen as pushing in as the UK is first come first served. If you aren't organised to get in the queue earlier, that's your fault.
@therewolf000
@therewolf000 11 ай бұрын
I like the fact that the commentator says it’s an unwritten rule about escalators when there are literally blue signs all the way up the middle saying “stand on the right”.
@Kevphill82
@Kevphill82 11 ай бұрын
Check the queue for the queen passing I think I was 14 miles long
@Gadgetonomy
@Gadgetonomy 11 ай бұрын
Of course Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield soon found out how queue jumping sits with the British public!!
@TimLongson
@TimLongson 11 ай бұрын
I'm English & I would also like to highlight, re point 7, "how are you?" is a question, so wait for an answer; it is NOT a rhetorical alternative to "hello", so if someone asks, you should reply, not just ignore it. Likewise, if you ask "how are you?" pause & wait for a reply before continuing.
@simondalzell5635
@simondalzell5635 11 ай бұрын
Several years back I was In England on a hot summer day Queueing for an ice cream. All of a sudden B=the singer Buster Bloodvessel and his band members pushed in front of me. Now that was just Bad Manners.
@B-A-L
@B-A-L 11 ай бұрын
Get to the back of the queue!
@veilbreak5867
@veilbreak5867 11 ай бұрын
I usually give my nationality as Welsh, I do say British also....but i really dislike the term United kingdom/ UK.
@MrBurtonshaw
@MrBurtonshaw 10 ай бұрын
I suppose it's okay for us Welsh to say we are British.... seeing as the English are Germans ;)
@Obi-J
@Obi-J 11 ай бұрын
Cheek kissing is a bigger thing in France, Italy, Spain and numerous other European countries, there are various different rules as to what is and not acceptable etiquette depending on who with and where you are. Do you do air kisses or make cheek contact, one cheek only, left cheek or right cheek, both cheeks or sometimes more than 1 alternating kisses per cheek? Bit of a social minefield really.
@Lucia-1414
@Lucia-1414 11 ай бұрын
True, my family live in Spain so hugged and kiss even my mum’s doctor, while in the UK never unless Spanish, Italian or French friend
@vahvahdisco
@vahvahdisco 5 ай бұрын
It pees me off when I’m the only one sat at a bus stop, and then people all turn up and get on the bus before me ! But worse than that, is when I get on and see the disabled seating is occupied by an able-bodied person, sometimes with a pushchair, when the opposite side of the bus is a designated area for a mother and child ! They have big symbols on the floor, so it’s not difficult to see where they should be sitting ! I have made my point to many a person who hasn’t gotten up when asked if they could stand to let me sit (I walk with crutches and am classed as disabled) or if they’ve totally blanked me - I just let go of the hand rail as the bus turns a corner and ‘fall’ on their lap ! They soon move !
@AnnThorpe-d3w
@AnnThorpe-d3w 11 ай бұрын
They are soliders not disney characters
@sweetneet100
@sweetneet100 11 ай бұрын
The Kings Guards are professional soldiers. They serve and protect our King it's so disrespectful to think you can mess around with them it really annoys me that tourists do that. They're not "novelties" to be "played" with they should be respected. They serve and protect king and country.
@colonelfustercluck486
@colonelfustercluck486 2 ай бұрын
and they rotate between combat duties overseas, and guarding the Palace. They are not toy soldiers, but the real deal. Why would the Royalty want anything less?
@OiStove
@OiStove 11 ай бұрын
As a person from Wales (ijn the UK) I don't mind being called British. I dont see how anyone in the uk would have something wrong with that but it since i'm from wales i 'm also welsh. It's not really offensive to call someone by a different nationality but it's just like "why are you calling me Scottish when i'm clearly english." Like search up a scottish accent then search up an English or welsh accent. while your there do the same with the irish accent. they all sound different and thus they are not just "english"
@22Jeffers
@22Jeffers 11 ай бұрын
Number 1 was be sure you know what country you’re in. Then in number 8 the narrator says don’t try and mimic the Scottish or British accent. What exactly is a British accent? There’s Northern Irish accents, Welsh accents, Scottish accents and English accents; but they’re all British accents.
@Obi-J
@Obi-J 11 ай бұрын
I think the girl in the queue might be the comedian Lou Sanders, it certainly looks like her.
@JackNap1er14
@JackNap1er14 11 ай бұрын
One of my old bosses was in a que at the bank & an obnoxious man (who used to work there BTW) was shouting and screaming his head off because they owed him money, etc, this other gentleman (who knew enough about the human body) walked over and tapped (not hit or punch but just a tap) the top of the guys nose, within seconds the annoying man's nose erupted with blood gushing out & he fled not just the que but the bank also, everyone else in the que smiled, I am also surprised that the list didn't mention that you should not shout, scream, make any loud or obnoxious noises in a Cinema, Library, Museum or Theatre, doing so can get you thrown out even if you mention that you are foreign or American
@janesalisbury3686
@janesalisbury3686 11 ай бұрын
And don't wear those horrible baseball caps in high end restaurants and hotels, it's rude.
@christopherwatts1833
@christopherwatts1833 11 ай бұрын
Also sitting in restaurants fast food places is rude to keep hats on for men but ok for women
@janesalisbury3686
@janesalisbury3686 11 ай бұрын
Oh yes, possibly old fashioned but soooo true, thank you. I kept my beret on for our end of term pub lunch last week it would have been frowned upon for the blokes to do that. LoL Cheers! @@christopherwatts1833
@daz1676
@daz1676 3 ай бұрын
@@christopherwatts1833I don’t abide by this shit.
@DapoOlasiyan
@DapoOlasiyan 11 ай бұрын
Subscribed ! Best non-confrontational explanation of Brexit ever! That alone made me subscribe after watching quite a few of your videos
@transmission3143
@transmission3143 10 ай бұрын
I agree! You hit the nail on the head when you said even explaining it is controversial.
@Samuel-o8z5q
@Samuel-o8z5q 11 ай бұрын
Hi, I’m from the UK. Two points: I don’t mind in the slightest visiting Americans trying a British accent. It can sometimes sound amusing but it’s a friendly gesture and a good conversation starter. Also don’t be put off hiring a car for your visit. I’ve been to the US several times and hired a vehicle and I soon got used to driving on the right. There is no reason why you shouldn’t equally get used to driving on the left. Remember the roads are a lot more crowded over here and there a lots of roundabouts which can be a nightmare to navigate. Best wishes to all in the US.
@juliegale3863
@juliegale3863 11 ай бұрын
Thank goodness American seemed to have stopped thinking we Brits say “Pip Pip”. I think we now speak more American than they speak English.
@yam-yam8431
@yam-yam8431 11 ай бұрын
Yes we take queues seriously. But there are British people who couldn't care less and walk to the front. It's usually followed by the phrase "wha' ya gonna do abah' ih" which means what are you going to do about it but with all the Ts missing
@skipper409
@skipper409 11 ай бұрын
Messing with a guard/ any soldier on duty is the equivalent of going to New York and messing with a cop
@Raspberry292
@Raspberry292 11 ай бұрын
I’m so sad you had a bad experience in Scotland, I’m Scottish and live here and most Scots are the nicest friendliest people ever. But we do insult each other, but if someone insults you it’s actually a form of endearment. We just like to laugh and have a good time. And I’ve only heard of good experiences of people visiting Scotland. Hope it didn’t put you off 🙏🏼 also, I find it hilarious when people try the Scottish accent, doesn’t bother me in the slightest even if we aren’t friends 🤷🏼‍♀️
@michaelbowling1362
@michaelbowling1362 11 ай бұрын
Brexit might be bad - but the main reason why an American shouldn't say anything about Brexit is "Have you seen the state of American Politics...🤨" - So we should both keep our opinions to ourselves.... 🤫(but what are those Republicans on) 🤭
@daz1676
@daz1676 3 ай бұрын
I’m more interested to know what the democrats are on. Nuts
@William1-s8n
@William1-s8n 11 ай бұрын
Just want to add something. It makes me chuckle when people call our way of driving weird Because we drive on the left. But what they don't know is we do this because it's based off of tradition. It simply comes from the time when knights or horse riders would charge at each other (jousting for example) and because predominantly most people are right handed, you'd need to be on the left side, to strike your target. So as time went on, we always stuck to the left side. So.. tradition. So i ask you.. why do you drive in the right?
@Ps-tc9ko
@Ps-tc9ko 11 ай бұрын
Felllas this is spot on and we all agree. There was actually a funny situation with 2 dare i say quite pushy queue jumping American ladies visiting Kilmainham aka Dublin Gaol who were in a rush and frankly said no time to wait in queue, have places to go, paid money. Well..fortunately met their match when the big Irish guard was having none of their antics, stopped them getting into the door, pissed them right off to the back of the queue where they quite frankly belong 😅 also yes..never mess with the Kings guards when on duty, how the hell do people not spot their weapons is beyond me plus they are highly trained in combat...we just think are you a wee bit loco mon amie😅 Merry Christmas 🎄 😊 Pam, Manchester, England
@hurplep4z363
@hurplep4z363 3 ай бұрын
I love your reacts because you actually discuss the content rather than glaze over it! Keep it up.
@karencooper3428
@karencooper3428 11 ай бұрын
I don't care if you call me British or English, I'm both, however I would refer to myself as British, the escalator ting, it's just polite to allow people past, no real issue, queues are important, but, yes don't talk about money, and don't touch people, ever 😂, we loved social distancing, we didn't even have to touch hands. How are you us rhetorical not a question 😂
@kerryjones1508
@kerryjones1508 11 ай бұрын
Hi from North Wales. Cracking video guys !
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