British Culture Tips (What English people are like, etc.)

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[@rolandhawken6628]

She went to Yorkshire ,she must be the first American to get past Heathrow.

[@SassieCass]

somehow that's unfair... I've been all over your spectacular island (all three countries), not just to London...

[@rolandhawken6628]

Not really ,when the Brits go to France they don't get past the Gare du nord people generally are not that adventurous ,they just like to think they are .

[@SassieCass]

that's unfortunate

[@TravisBickle0312]

What did you think of the places?

[@trancehi]

The South West UK is more friendlier, ie, Somerset, Devon, Dorset & Cornwall. London and the surrounding counties isn't overly friendly, imo. As for the North, it's considered friendly, but the South West is friendly because it's the most chilled out part of the UK and it's where all English tourists go during the summer months for their holiday's and where all the good beaches, holiday parks and friendly tourist attractions are located.

[@tonypate9174]

+trancehi Sounds so good think a few "info" packs need be sent over to Calais asap, as the send them north thing must be tough for them with all the unfriendly cloth cap Whippet loving peasants ! Yes south west is very nice and very happy all cool chilled dudes even the more er classy parts of Redruth ! So how many will you be wanting to welcome , Even old Judy Finnigan can give up the odd day take them to Ricks place for a slap up meal , nice bit of fish and no over hyped pasties , But your scones be fine with the jam anyway you want it, to keep a bit of order

[@trancehi]

+Tony Pate Out of curiosity are there many foreigners in your neck of the woods down there in Redruth, not tourists but people living and working there. I guess most of these types probably congregate most in Plymouth and Exeter and just wondering how many are spreading out to other towns.

[@tonypate9174]

+trancehi Not being a resident of Redruth i have not a clue about how many of " these types" as you say in your friendlier south western way ! And rest assured when and if you get them will not be heading to staff your wonderful attractions on a minimal wage seasonal contract , That as been done for many a year by hard working EU men and women . But think your pretty safe in you "chilled out enclave" as the powers that be of any shade process them in a auto default "send them north" mode ,But good news lots of cash in it Britannia hotels never had it so good got many a "house full" memo for the mainly southern shareholders ,Yes it,s nice to be friendly as many are North South East or West just think the so called big society burden be taken by all even the idyllic uber cool nimby ones

[@trancehi]

+Tony Pate So what part of the country are you from then? No need to write an essay, a simple answer will suffice.....{snort}

[@tonypate9174]

+trancehi The old 2nd city of the Empire

[@yorkshirelad8354]

Yorkshire is the friendliest place in England you have got it right love 😘

[@stevo728822]

Yorkshire and that part of the north used to be part of the Danelaw which was a Viking held territory. In the south the land was held by the Saxons.Later the Normans integrated more into the south than the north. There still remain cultural differences even after a 1,000 years.

[@kittenblainers]

The misconception that northerners are more friendly is actually due to our accents. We have more mannerisms which sound more colloquial compared to southerners which tend to speak closer to standard english

[@solatiumz]

+kittenblainers They speak closer to what has become standard english.

[@pumbar]

+kittenblainers No, we are more friendly than Southerners. Trust me.

[@yasashii89]

I agree, people in the north generally tend to be friendlier, especially in Yorkshire. Southerners tend to not speak to strangers as much as northerners do, etc.

[@samrussell347]

+yasashii89 have you been to Newcastle?

[@yasashii89]

Yes, but mostly around the metro centre, not the city centre or anything. Why?

[@samrussell347]

Oops, I got my opinions of Liverpool and Newcastle mixed lets just say always lock your doors, I'm sure Newcastle is fine but the Midlands is not the best, I live in the south its quite friendly here.

[@yasashii89]

I wouldn't have thought of Liverpool as being in the Midlands. I don't think southerners are unfriendly, I just think northerners generally tend to be more friendly and open, I get the impression that southerners are a lot more reserved and withdrawn.

[@Rashy225]

Agreed

[@johnson787878]

Love that you pronounced Yorkshire like a Brit.

[@Chebab-Chebab]

Britons, in general, are polite, friendly and helpful. The North/South divide is only perpetrated by those with limited vision. Northerners ARE (for want of a better word) more village-oriented and helpful to those they deem worthy, but Southerners tend to be more worldly and less likely to glass you in the face 'cause you weren't from around 'ere.

[@lanakwidzinski9915]

depends on what you call southerners, in devon we are friendly and count london as up north, v.unfriendly

[@JohnSmith-ts8xp]

Northerners tend to be friendlier because they hardly work or have commitments outside of their local pubs.

[@michaelangel25]

I'm a northerner and I've been saying 'TA' since as far back as I can remember. I think 'TA' is an acronym for thanks alot. Interestingly, I recall two American LDS missionaries approaching me many years ago in my city of Liverpool. They were both really friendly, yet it was surprising to actually meet Americans in my neighbourhood, as it had never happened before. Glad you enjoyed your stay, anyway :)

[@LifeyApp]

James Davies that's neat you ran into missionaries in Liverpool! Small world! Have a nice day!

[@michaelangel25]

Nyctohylophiliac Oh righty... something I never particularly questioned until recently. I fathomed with Ta meaning thanks, I thought it was an acronym for thanks alot. Oh well, something new you learn every day, eh?

[@shnepshclup5295]

James Davies Tá is Gaelic for yes. I think that is related.

[@azforthlol]

+Shnep Shclup Nope it's not. Ta comes from Danish Tak, meaning thanks. It's actually common over most the UK, but most frequent in the North and East where Danelaw was for hundreds of years.

[@shnepshclup5295]

Techne I have been doing Irish for most of my life. Tá is Yes, in Irish...

[@TheMickvee]

You've definitely picked up a bit of a northern twang on your short visit!

[@Chebab-Chebab]

'I didn't go down south, but Northerners are friendlier!'

[@kapitankapital6580]

I reckon you wouldn't get far as a door to door missionary here in the Midlands.

[@godschildyes]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing!

[@franticstorm7411]

@3.30. Its called cold calling. Many of us don't like it as it's seen as an invasion of privacy.

[@torinjones3221]

Yeah I agree with the south being more reserved and less openly friendly. I grew up in the north and had loads of friends etc but when I moved to sussex (at about age 12) it felt like everyone thought I was an axe murderer or something. I'd ask where classmates lived and they'd say 'why do you want to know that' etc

[@Kubaszakwillow]

theres different slang for different parts of the country. we say cheers and mate alot. for example "alright cheers mate"

[@truckerfromreno]

An adorable video.

[@Techinsane011]

True about people being more friendly, the further north one goes but us southerners are more alive lol.

[@cairolondonkat2097]

Not friendlier. They just say that. But people down south are more reserved and more self differentiated.

[@philoopnorth4901]

I don't think you can view the north / south friendliness divide in isolation. You need to factor in socio-economic status. Even within a few miles of each other, you'll often find people are friendlier and more courteous in lower income areas. Personally, I find this most obvious in shops. Go in to ones with an affluent clientèle and you're much more likely to come across rude, obnoxious people than in ones with a less well off customer base. Also, given the purpose of this channel, it's worth remembering that in Britain we're not as overtly interested in religion as in the US. Which is ironic given the US has the Establishment Clause while we have an established state religion with Church of England bishops sitting in the upper house of our legislature.

[@LifeyApp]

+Phil Oop North good point, thanks for sharing!

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

+Prepare to Serve! interesting to hear your voice. you have messed up your accent!

[@jonny46ba]

+Phil Oop North I think you are right about the wealth/friendlyness thing.. I live in the westcountry..(and we are about as south as you can go geographically) ..and we are very friendly around here

[@chocolatcats]

+Phil Oop North no..area makes no difference..........nor money..I lived there 3 yrs and know this.

[@chrishall7915]

British people get friendlier the further south-west you go.

[@ft6755]

+Chris Hall They also get older.

[@chrishall7915]

+Nimrod That's true.

[@chocolatcats]

+Chris Hall i lived there 3 yrs and all were friendly to me

[@pumbar]

+Chris Hall The South West is now full of investment bankers and lawyers from the South East. I get what you were saying though.

[@zacbell2739]

southerners are friendly

[@comedianbrothers8995]

Great one

[@dimwitsixtytwelve]

yeah if you knock on peoples doors and seem to be pushing/selling something people will be suspicious

[@trippydrew8492]

How much verbal abuse did you receive when you were knocking on peoples doors?

[@chocolatcats]

+DrewPeacock69 oh no ..did she do that? THE ENGLISH DON'T.....they don't knock on a neighbors door willy nilly just to say "Hi................." they call first. I know, I lived there 3 yrs.

[@nigelmiller407]

A up love, yer alright, how'zit goin, - yer it goin great thanks, cheer's!

[@TheAnn2shoes]

I live in a small village 20 miles from London and most people here are quite friendly.

[@chocolatcats]

+Ann TwoShoes I lived 3 yrs in a small village 14 miles from London and found all people nice to me! I miss it.

[@TheAnn2shoes]

keri caye I live in a small village 17miles form London and love living here. Glad you enjoyed your time here.

[@pumbar]

+Ann TwoShoes Depends what you mean by "friendly".

[@borderlord]

What a charmer!

[@keystarG60]

I'm from the north but fail to see any evidence to support the long held belief that those from the south are less friendly. I think instead that it's a cultural hang up caused by the fact that the centre of government has always been in the south. In other words, we in the north often look for ways to compensate

[@LifeyApp]

keystarG60 interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@meetrasurrik6982]

+Prepare to Serve! You should come to Liverpool us scousers are the friendliest bunch ;)

[@tiltonroadbirmingham1153]

+meetra surrik Yeah you borrow peoples cars !

[@geoffpoole483]

Glad that you spent time in Yorkshire rather than being in London for your entire visit.

[@lieutenantyoshi5704]

I would like to visit Northern England since I like social people and enjoy a nice conversation. May not be the buzz like in London, but friendly English residents and rustic pubs in the country sounds very inviting.

[@pumbar]

+Lieutenant Yoshi Hmm, I can't guarantee that!

[@reecewalton3177]

I used to live in Yorkshire and I am a proud Yorkie born and breed. ta I always say it and people are always saying to me stop talking to me like a baby. I realised ta is mainly used by mums or dad's who say ta to there kids when the child passes something to them.

[@JazzyJ96771]

I live in London and I'm born and raised English. I've heard the rumours about people up North being more friendly.

[@JazzyJ96771]

Really? Like what?

[@JazzyJ96771]

But in terms of personalities and talking to people on the street,it is said that people up north are nicer,not gangs,just the people in general,apparently in some areas in the north,you start conversations with strangers at bus stops and other places.

[@SirHaze94]

+Jazzy J What do you mean 'raised English'?

[@JazzyJ96771]

+rizzlamania00 Well let's see shall we as you don't seem to have the brain cells to understand that. As well as English being a language,it is also a nationality. There is something called Great Britain,which is an island,now in this island there is a country called England which most Americans seem to think is the only country in the United Kingdom (aka Great Britain) now if someone is born in a country,it means their mother gave birth to them in that particular country,and if someone is raised English,or Welsh,or Scottish it means that they were brought up in that specific country and if your brains cells can't comprehend that, that means that your upbringing was in that country. Do you understand that or are your brain cells going to explode?

[@JazzyJ96771]

***** Thanks,nice to see that decent people still exist on the internet,a place where one negative comment could make someone commit suicide.

[@torinjones3221]

That's because most of the different counties used to be about 20 different kingdoms.

[@shaunw9270]

Love how you drop the T in Britain .. So Modern British ! I don't think the North / South divide is real anymore & as others have commented, it's more of a class or income bracket thing . I thought we only said "Ta" in Bristol by the way ! On the bus in Bristol we don't talk usually either but when leaving the bus we say "Cheers Drive" to the driver which is VERY Bristolian :-)

[@amyclarke41]

everyone is different

[@Glasgow_kiss]

british people?? what are english people like?? what about welsh or scottish?

[@BobbieMcgee]

Yeeeees we are friendlier up north!

[@Sophie.S..]

Really sweet girl.

[@tiltonroadbirmingham1153]

+MissShuck I thought so too.

[@swamibubba]

wow a branch of my family tree comes from yorkshire

[@potdog1000]

she's spot on in her assessment

[@minsunhee2518]

The only reason I don't talk to people in the street or on the bus is because I am awkward asf

[@hedgehogzilla]

lol i always confuse american friends with the whole "ta" business as well as using "cheers" as a thankyou so much ahah

[@alloverthesky8443]

I've lived at the south and north. Northerners are muchhhhhhh nicer!

[@imogenemuss]

'Circle street', you mean a cul-de-sac and there's nothing weird about them

[@minsunhee2518]

I find that it is kind of sad that you believe the people are friendlier the higher up you get. I see no evidence which supports this and no reason to why you should think that as there is nice people all of the UK..

[@plantheadz]

being from the midlands this whole north/south divide thing is really annoying, where do we fit in? i generally dislike northers more than southerners as they seem to be more in your face and loud, i guess that might be taken as more friendly but to me its annoying.

[@tomrose6395]

mate you're a Notherner especially if you're from the east Midlands like Nottingham leeds etc etc

[@solatiumz]

+mr. man I would say Birmingham down is the south and everythng above is the north.

[@MikeRees]

The north-south divide is historically marked by Watford Gap.

[@MikeRees]

No, I live in Leicester. But you don't have to take my word for it assuming I'm a Londoner, it's well documented. For example www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/jul/07/where-is-the-north-of-england-the-government-isnt-sure

[@solatiumz]

***** You need to follow the money. At the moment it ends in Birmingham, which is why I stated everything south of B'ham.

[@yanbibiya]

we agree love. us Northerners are of course more friendly. it's just how it is. some nice southerners but ...yer know ...less of em.

[@hamzalag2006]

heloo

[@redsquirrel1086]

That's a very mid Atlantic accent.

[@lowit9875]

Well “ta” is more of a Scottish thing.

[@FadeToBlack888]

wow you say "Britain" in a british accent by using a Glottal Stop! interesting

[@fredbates3165]

London they're not very friendly and the North they are friendly but Cornwall Devon the West Country you won't meet friendlier people.

[@glandersonbooper6609]

no you're right, us northerners are friendlier.

[@nothanks1239]

It's a shame so many people tar southern England. I live in the south and whilst I know plenty of friendly people I also know the not so friendly. For some reason they think they're lady much and above everyone else. I've seen more 50+ year old men and women having more temper tantrums than a toddler. It's pathetic.

[@redephemera4219]

We British people shed skin like a snake. I don't know about Americans 😂

[@NovemberTheHacker]

London isn't English anymore. As John Cleese has noted.

[@user-tm3ib7wt6t]

Racisim in the north is much higher then south and people in uk tend to be close minded and rude mostly