British Stereotypes - Are They Accurate?

[@jasminesmith2474]

saw an advert on a bus stop today that said "you don't have to be born here, but if you tut at anything moving slower than you you're a londoner" and i felt that

[@conormurphy4328]

“Is this like a personal attack or something?”

[@cook1020]

@@conormurphy4328 I think it was.. and I've never been more offended by anything so accurate in my life.

[@denholmreynholm7993]

@@conormurphy4328 those adverts are really good cos there is a different anecdote for every city

[@Lily33McC]

I’m not a Londoner but l hate being slowed down by snail-like humans anywhere 😂

[@isabellamarsden7447]

When he said “when you get a good fish & chips from a pub” I nearly had a fit. The only good fish and chips is not served in a pub my friend it is served on the promenade of a beach in a paper tray drowning in salt & vinegar. Thankyou

[@ellyb3700]

I scrolled to the comments as soon as he said that. Completely agree with you.

[@bingbong-zr8qv]

There are pubs that do *really* good fish & chips though

[@squidge4728]

Vinegar is gross

[@TheRainyAsian]

Nah, the best fish and chips I've had have been in a pub in London and a pub in Westhumble.

[@LK-on6rw]

I agree (not a HUGE fan of fish&chips so I’ll only order/taste someone else’s if I’m somewhere coastal) but I’m Irish

[@flappetyflippers]

OWLs are the equivalent of GCSEs. NEWTs are the wizarding A Levels.

[@flappetyflippers]

@@mecredi1 O Levels where replaced by the GCSEs. By all intents and purposes they are the same thing.

[@flappetyflippers]

@@mecredi1 i dont see your point it doesn't matter which name its still the equivalent

[@flappetyflippers]

@@mecredi1 they may be based on but their current equivalent is GCSEs. Things change. The OWLs are equivalent to the GCSEs because they are both tests sat at the same ages. There is no argument that OWLs were based on O levels but GCSEs mirror OWLs in exactly the same way as O Levels did. However O Levels do not exist anymore. So their replacement, GCSEs are the equivalent.

[@JoS863]

Crystal Rivers just stop, please, I’m getting second hand embarrassment from reading this

[@flappetyflippers]

@@JoS863 :D

[@Hannah-ht7uv]

It not anyone who’s under 18 can get braces, you kinda need to “qualify”, so if your teeth are wonky but not wonky enough you don’t get them on the nhs

[@emjenkins464]

Mine weren't quite wonky enough so I paid because gaps are deemed cosmetic - even though that was why I wanted them. But my sister with fine looking teeth got them for free because her overbite was half a millimetre bigger.

[@hidehidehide7339]

Emma Jenkins i’m debating whether to pay or not because they said that my lower jaw is quite crowded but because my upper jaw is perfect that it would be considered cosmetic. :/

[@MariaA-lj3vh]

Yumi Ireland are you not able to just get braces on your lower jaw

[@827ella]

Yumi Ireland really, my bottom teeth are fine but I still got braces

[@nabii7118]

mine were fucking sideways lmaoo so i got them free

[@jeddos]

By appointment by her majesty the queen is awarded to goods/services that the household of the Queen has used. I think Twinings is also one

[@shamirpatel3569]

Twinings, JLR (Jaguar and Land Rover), Johnnie Walker and John Lewis/ Waitrose and Partners are examples that are well known that come to mind but there are some other ones that aren't so well known.

[@jos4248]

@@shamirpatel3569 Charbonnel et Walker chocolate is the first one that came to mind

[@justme-rz2qo]

So dose Weetabix and Waitrose

[@ssjfaria]

I'm pretty sure McVitie's is also one

[@jeddos]

@@justme-rz2qo I'm a uni student I can't afford waitrose 😭

[@crynon612]

"British schools are just like Hogwarts". Ah yes, it's almost like the British wizarding school is based off of British schools.

[@emilyjfreer2895]

Crynon posh/rich British schools are like hog warts maybe not the average British school

[@Definitely-Not-Suspicious]

Well the only Hogwarts like thing my school had was houses. No defense against the dark arts lessons. Was thoroughly disappointed.

[@emma_-to7vh]

You should come to a public school lmao

[@sethbennett617]

@@emilyjfreer2895 hogwarts is literally based off the basic english education system. if you change out all the magical lessons for realistic ones and change OWL to gcse (its basically the same thing) and NEWT to A-level. its the exact same system

[@edwardgrierson1460]

@@sethbennett617 Yeah but the system Hogwarts is based on is a system that only 7% of the population attends. And in reality, it's an extremely elite system that produces some truly awful people (Cameron, Johnson, Rees-Mogg, Farage etc.). One of the big English boarding schools literally had an entrance exam where you had to justify shooting the poor.

[@niamhdocherty3138]

I think we get free denistry under the NHS, but Orthodontic work (braces etc) are only funded by the NHS if there is a medical need for them, not just cosmetic?

[@evan]

This makes sense, got a source for me to read? :)

[@lexm17]

Niamh Docherty yeh but most ppl (unless u can’t afford it) go private for dentistry and it’s free until you’re 19

[@niamhdocherty3138]

@@lexm17 Yeah i agree but in reality most families can't afford 2-6 grand for private treatment, i think this is why the sterotype exists.

[@H_Malik_RL]

Niamh Docherty me and my brother both got free braces and we had no medical need for them. It can vary at different dentists I guess

[@hollyhales2831]

Orthodontic work for children has to meet NHS criteria which is done by an xray and moulds but decided by the orthodontist

[@Communistdaughter]

I’ll whole heartily admit that we talk a lot about the weather, quite often when there is nothing to talk about

[@evan]

it's bloody brilliant out today! 21 degrees!

[@Communistdaughter]

@@evan my! It’s not tipping it down any more!

[@Catmum1998]

It’s true, I’ve talked to my parents about the weather 😂

[@Serenity_yt]

I still think we Germans bring it to a whole different level you can't have a conversation and not talk about the weather or at the very least have the window debate (half open, open or closed)

[@anaischampignon4455]

As a Québecois (French-Canadian from the Province of Québec), talking about the weather is our entire identity *so much snow*

[@HistoryLass2203]

The Teeth thing comes from when American troops came to the UK in World War Two (1945) and they had better teeth than British troops. That changed when we got the NHS (1948)

[@Jannyl13]

Very interesting! In Bath, a city guide told us that for a while black teeth were a sign of wealth because it meant that you were able to afford sugar. And that this was originally the reason for Britih bad teeth. However, I don't know if his explanation was actually true. I haven't fact-checked it :)

[@georgecatton]

@@Jannyl13 I believe that's true, at least that's what's taught over here. Same as with pale skin, until recently (due to US movies changing out views) having tanned skin was seen as a bad thing as it meant you had to work outdoors, unless you had been a serving in one of the colonies then it was a symbol of your travels.

[@leea8706]

Also why the stereotype of British food being bad exists. Britain was under extreme rationing while the GIs were here, and so when the brits invited them for tea they’d have to come up with loads of crazy food combos just so there was enough food for everyone. These dishes probably weren’t all that great but they still invited the American troops to tea and then got judged hard for it. 😅

[@doomedwit1010]

I thought it came from Hollywood. You cannot be on American TV or movies without perfect teeth. Not healthy. Perfect. British TV seems far less picky. I have seen many Brotish TV shows with noticeably less perfect teeth. So my understanding of the stereotype was that Americans were more obsessed with orthodontia, braces and retainers. Orthodontia being different from dentistry in MN though. So orthodontia is for the well off middle class. So I would believe it is more common in Britain. But not on British TV?

[@babyboy2792]

You can't call crumpets English muffins, rather different items. Crumpets are made from a batter and muffins from a dough hence more bread like. Also, when talking about the accent you seem to forget about Scotland. "They all have a similar flare to them" Come on, you can't tell me a Londoner sounds like an Aberdonian

[@violetskies14]

Although crumpets are still yeasted.

[@oywiththepoodlesalready1790]

i mean if you listen to a boston accent and than a texan accent they both sound completely different but they also both sound American so yh it makes sense

[@michaelmchardy9991]

Both are made from a batter but the muffin dough is thicker.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Crumpets are fucking disgusting. They are a weird, spongy texture and a slightly sour taste. Not like sponge cake, but actual sea sponges. English muffins are actually more of a bread texture and vastly superior to crumpets.

[@wilmaknickersfit]

Crumpets have holes and English muffins don't. Simple.

[@alexandrageorgina]

as a countryside person i can confirm there’s more weed than tweed

[@nabii7118]

true that

[@tillyfoxes8778]

Wot?

[@cade9339]

She speaks the truth, i‘ve Only seen tweed a handful of times but whereas weed... let’s say the police, don‘t interrupt many parties

[@laurenblachford1501]

alex my new favourite saying

[@josephgood2704]

More weed than tweed? As an American is that how I think that sounds? Lots of Marijuana, little tweed??

[@leea8706]

Her majesty’s seal? Is on loads of food products, if the queen orders that food I believe they can use that seal. It’s on brown sauce too and probably half the stuff in your cupboard.

[@Jannyl13]

I think it's on Twinings Tea, right?

[@leea8706]

Jan13 most likely, yeah.

[@samuelschofield7324]

its also on all heinz and kellogs products

[@jak7826]

Its on fairy washing up liquid as well

[@Betty_Virago]

Every royal has their own seal and if you supply a product to that royal family member regularly you can apply for their royal seal to use on your product.

[@alexiares942]

Nah OWLS are GCSEs, NEWTS are A-Levels

[@wrenrix]

Elizabeth Davis Agreed

[@beth1223]

I was searching for this comment haha

[@rain1931]

OWLS are CATS

[@alexiares942]

@@rain1931 Aren't CATS for like Yr7s?

[@dontbemad6460]

@@alexiares942 SAT'S, year 6

[@chaotic28]

“Uk school is a magical place” yeah I saw someone get stabbed at school that was most certainly a magical experience

[@Loiner_Leftie]

I got stabbed. It was only a pen in the hand though. We ended up dating a couple years later too.

[@josephwalker8905]

Jack Coxon that’s toxic 😳

[@komradekevinthekommuneistd7362]

I saw 2 parents throw hands over Disney cards

[@sneakerhead6625]

but at the same time we got meghan markle down here at robert clack

[@theosb9632]

lito went to school in peckham, saw a few people get stabbed over girls n money etc

[@VanatruFreyr]

The assumption that everything “British” is from England, Americans are infamous for this eg “I’m going to England to visit the London Eye and Edinburgh Castle”

[@king_fresh27]

Um because the nationality British is exclusively in the UK, which is located in England...?

[@Iam-3man]

@@king_fresh27 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@billystokes3917]

@@king_fresh27 You're joking right? You'd better be joking. England, Wales and Scotland (and Northern Ireland) are part of the UK. It's called the United Kingdom for a reason.

[@stevemichael8458]

True. But also many (most?) British people talk about Holland when they mean The Netherlands (of which Holland is only a part). We're all guilty :)

[@nathanaelsadgrove]

@@king_fresh27 England is located in the UK. British = English + Scottish + Welsh + Northern Irish

[@chlo.dia765]

The two ‘British Accents’ are both from London. No one in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or the north of England talks like that.

[@josephcardwell24]

Chloe Dennis As a midlander, it is worse for me, nobody understands that I am not northern or southern!

[@roses2122]

joseph cardwell no body in East Anglia Sound like British

[@SmartSchool22075]

Not many people in London sound like the “british accent” either to be honest

[@jackbennett9040]

SO TRUE

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Which is sadly ironic because the Welsh are the native Britons (British)

[@rayhasheikh9712]

If you want braces on the NHS you actually have to be approved, my teeth "weren't bad enough" for free braces :/

[@sophiewatson9020]

Don't worry about it. Braces ruined my teeth, 🙄

[@brittpaget1010]

True I had mine off last year

[@jaylarae9425]

It’s similar to my dental insurance in America. Our teeth have to be FUCKED up to get free braces. My dentist said” you’re not going to get approved by your insurance, nothing is wrong with your teeth. “

[@lukaseldenrust2637]

Having insurance but it not being applicable for braces sounds ridiculous to me as a Dutchie since anyone can get braces and it’ll be covered by your insurance the amount that gets covered is different based on the plan but they’ll still cover it

[@marahollow1214]

Don't worry. I had to spend 5 years in mine; it was horrible.

[@willbwhipping3072]

8:25 even if they don’t want your tea you shouldn’t be annoyed at them and remember unconscious people don’t want tea (please someone understand this joke)

[@kimleahb6635]

Do not pour the the tea down their throat.

[@MrSpruce]

Then you can make me a cup of tea, because I always want a cup of tea.

[@bigboredthing]

Now, this is important Don't make them drink the tea.

[@povter1089]

this is my discord custom status

[@js66613]

Is this referring to the comparing tea to sex video...?

[@cait812]

In fairness the passive aggressive tutting is much more London. Think the thing here with dentistry is more so because we focus on health over cosmetics - ours are healthier but don't look as good whilst americans are bleach white. And it's only up to 18 if you're in education. Frankly it's rude to make someone tea without asking if they like it.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Only malocclusion causes excessive wear leading to predictable, preventable chipping and cracking of teeth, constant ulcers from sharp edges of teeth, narrowing of the upper palate leading to chronic sinus issues, swallowing problems, both of those issue leading to breathing problems, TMJ pain etc that they dismiss as 'just being cosmetic' I could go on but you have to REALLY fight to get free NHS care now even if you are homeless, unemployed, disabled or all of those things. NHS dentists are also not always available. I also had dentists pretend to not to notice a problem until I turned 18 and then magically that pain I complained about meant I needed a root canal and had to cough up a couple hundred. I had no income and was from a family way below the poverty line, only my parent had exemption certificates, but I did not.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Also, it's a historic thing. So, like, 19th century and early 20th. I doubt anybody that food teeth and weren't rich then.

[@ivy6662]

I live in the south west and the passive aggressive thing is very much a thing so maybe its just the south?

[@cait812]

@@ivy6662 I wanted to say the south but I knew some areas weren't like that and didn't want to generalise!

[@JoanDarc1984]

Everyone knows that tea is a metaphor for consent

[@bobbijeanshields1520]

The "british" accent thing is because when Americans say "british" mean pretty much exclusively England and not the other countries in union

[@aksb2482]

It's because they don't know what geography is

[@charlottewallis7225]

more specifically, the south.

[@emmyh1468]

Yea am fae glasgow and a dont think a have a british accent at all

[@aksb2482]

@@emmyh1468 I'm a Manc and I always use Glasgow as an example to foreigners to say that is no British accent 😂(well except RP) saying each constituent country has their own would make way more sense

[@emmyh1468]

@@aksb2482 yea I would say but in england theres so many different ones like yours would be way different to someone from like liverpool or Leeds or essex but it's all the same country

[@JLuke2oo7]

The thing with "British" accents is, there are 3 countries that make up Britain. That's why people get annoyed about it. If it's an English accent, say English accent, same for Scotland and Wales. A lot of people get annoyed, I think especially the Scottish and Welsh, because most of the world thinks a British accent is an English accent and our awesome neighbours don't like being mistaken as English! That's why!

[@stormchylde3999]

I'm not trying to speak for all Americans, but I know when I think/speak of a British accent, I am only thinking of England, and I think most Americans are thinking the same thing. I knew that people from other UK countries don't like to be called British, and don't think their accents sound the same; but even if I did, the fact that they come from an entirely different country would prevent me from referring to their accents as 'British.' Idk, maybe that's just me.

[@emilycatherinesmith5408]

4 countries* Northern Ireland is a country

[@emilycatherinesmith5408]

@@stormchylde3999 i don't mind being called British but being called English and, where I'm from, Wales being called part of 'england' does grind my gears

[@diarmuid1213]

Emily Catherine Smith no it’s not in Britain. Britain is england Scotland and Wales. The uk is britain + Northern Ireland

[@emilycatherinesmith5408]

@@diarmuid1213 Northern Irish is part of the United Kingdom but not of Great Britain... Depends what you define as British really. Technically if you just say Britain, Scotland isn't included either, just England and Wales. The British Isles includes all of Ireland, too. Most of it is just a geographical location, but politically and legally, Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

[@ivyhewett4996]

you only get free braces if it’s a “medical concern” not for aesthetic reasons! • xxxx

[@katieweston6570]

I think I got mine just before the cut off. Mine were on the NHS and purely for aesthetic reasons. A few months later, my friend with wonkier teeth had to pay because the rules changed.

[@dtsotm]

i got braces on the nhs purely for aesthetic reasons, in fact nobody i know who had braces got them for medical reasons

[@ayeshachorley5689]

Unless u use a private dentist I guess

[@hannahgibb5547]

When I got braces, it was only free if your teeth were 6mm+ out of place and would therefore cause problems when brushing. It just so happened that my two front teeth were exactly that distance in front of my other teeth.

[@Sheechiibii]

@@dtsotm They decide whether your teeth are wonky enough to give free braces. Some kids can get it free others can't.

[@ellislloydjones7373]

I’m sorry but a Scouse accent sounds nothing like a stereotypical British accent 😭😭

[@michelamizzi9786]

Yh but I'm gonna be able to tell that you're from the United Kingdom. Might not be able to pinpoint exactly where but I'm gonna know you're not fucking French either 😂

[@ellislloydjones7373]

@@michelamizzi9786 😂😂 Scouse accent is the best accent

[@elizabethk2072]

Michela Mizzi actually you’d be surprised, at uni I had two friends from Liverpool with veryyyyyy strong accents and an American exchange student thought that English was their second language 😂😂😂😂

[@ellislloydjones7373]

@@elizabethk2072 I’ve been on a few trips withe British ACF and the cadets from all the other counties had a guess at where we were from. Some suggested Glasgow, some said Wales, most said Ireland, one even said the new detachment that opened in a British base in Germany. No-one said Liverpool, or anywhere in Northern England for that matter! Just really goes to show that Liverpool rly is East Dublin 🇮🇪

[@lukeb9501]

And geordie

[@bigjamal5229]

"British schools are like Hogwarts" The only dark arts I've seen in my school was weed and whisky in the toilets, while people had to step over a urineal that had kicked off the wall just to get in.

[@osere6432]

Whisky? What kinda place you at? We had vodka and kush on our yr7 PGL trip

[@bigjamal5229]

@@osere6432 15 year olds who think they're civilised. Some of them used to bring rum to parties 😂. It's a change from Smirnoff Ice I guess

[@laravio]

The school took the doors to the bathroom off, they didn’t want anyone in there smoking weed because now you could smell it throughout the corridors if you do. It didn’t work, the students really didn’t care about people knowing of them getting caught.

[@hellothereh3539]

The only bathroom incident thing I knew about at my school was one time in year 7 when I was peeing and some girls were playing catch with a tennis ball in the bathroom (not in the cubicles, outside) and then the ball rolled into my cubicle and then I just heard “can we have the ball back please?” So I just threw the ball back over the top.

[@abbxewilsxn6882]

Remember, and this is the important part. Don't make them drink the tea.

[@BestBoyPatrick]

Abbxe Wilsxn please be a reference to the tea consent sex Ed video

[@Ryan-mm1oj]

Abbxe Wilsxn That was beautifully subtle

[@jaimewilliams5609]

Fjfjfjddhdh throwback

[@jaimewilliams5609]

This just points out how fuckin ridiculous our sex education is

[@Charlie-yq8hu]

Unconscious people don't want tea

[@waziotter]

“Does the Queen really like this squash?”. Basically, yes. That’s how it works. If your product has been supplied to the royals for years, they’ll give you permission to use that badge.

[@user-xd4sk4pk7h]

Someone said 5 years in the comments

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

It sponsors Wimbledon so of course the Royals have had it in the Box

[@tibbyboyd9836]

I'm sorry OWLS are taken in 5th year that makes them GCSEs, NEWTs are the A-level equivalent.

[@kirstinroberts4288]

I’m appalled I just googled ‘English muffin’ and they are definitely NOT CRUMPETS

[@logostic123]

kirstin roberts you probably got the flat Thomas bread product amirite? 😂

[@tiffannytwo]

No English muffins are something we eat in Britain they probably just have the same name. You know like the breakfast muffins that are like American pancakes crossed with toast you eat for breakfast? They’re common in Britain so that’s probably what came up if you got the same images i got when I googled it

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@tiffannytwo r/whoosh

[@emmamartin5866]

it's almost like they have a different name ...

[@plantboii1892]

English muffins are basically a bread roll cooked on a griddle, so definitely not a crumpet

[@TheDucky399]

12:45 talking about how you’ve read Harry Potter many times....but you don’t know what a Knickerbocker Glory is? It’s Dudley’s favourite desert!!

[@giannarose631]

"it all tastes roughly the same" every British person died a little inside

[@cassieoz1702]

Try going to the US 'south' where there's only one spice mix used in everything. Boring sameness of all the food

[@h077y]

Not gonna lie, even as an english person, in my head, my accent (I'm from near London) is the standard, normal accent haha. However I can't see how anyone could say cockney, scouse, Manc, brummie, geordie, highland Scottish, northern irish and like Dublin are remotely similar. Therefore saying "british accent" just makes no sense

[@DJAustay]

Dublin isn’t in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland isn’t in Britain

[@h077y]

@@DJAustay ok fairs, but as I was writing I was gonna write "Irish accent" and realised then that even they vary

[@h077y]

@@DJAustay but don't northern Irish people have British nationality...

[@mathewkerr8399]

@@h077y Anyone born in Northern Ireland possesses dual nationality. So I'm considered both Irish and British. Most people consider themselves one or the other though depending on whether they're protestant or catholic though. It's a bit of a mess tbh.

[@h077y]

@@mathewkerr8399 oh that's really interesting. I thought if you were "Irish" that meant you must be from the south. So are the two not properly separated then, in the way that you'd expect 2 separate countries to be?

[@ellenwright5901]

OWLs are GCSEs *shudder* NEWTs are A-levels. Actually, I think that’s a pretty great way of explaining English exams to other countries. Huh.

[@rhysjones9771]

“never decline tea if it’s offered to you, it’s impolite and that’s how wars start” - the doctor

[@adambennett805]

Yeah pretty sure the HM stamp is her approval

[@evan]

WHOAH THAT'S SICK

[@nicoleonard2420]

@@evan i think you can also find it on weetabix boxes or the weetabix minis at least but for cereals.

[@Communistdaughter]

It’s on HP brown sauce

[@babyboy2792]

Not always her approval personally but it is given to companies who have been supplying the royal residences for at least 5 years, so someone there must enjoy it

[@briankim3306]

@@evan They're called Royal Warrants. Twinings, Cadbury, Heinz, and a bunch of others have them as well. And yeah it's pretty much "We supply the royal family"

[@AmySaysWords]

Evan: UK schools are a magical place Me: uhhhh *flashbacks to the death threats I received at school*

[@ch4eunwoo]

*flashbacks to the annoying year 7s acting roadman*

[@rainbowofdeathoof8820]

Just thinks about going back to school in September

[@masseymonster3260]

Uniform flash backs

[@justcomments]

Ahh yes, the magical day someone’s cousin came on site with knife and caused a 200-kid riot on the playing field. It was like a scene out of Shakespeare~~

[@wolvesofthevoid1439]

Shhh no one was supposed to find out

[@hayden7755]

Him talking about how it’s rude to turn down a cup of tea makes me think of the video showed in British schools where tea is a metaphor for consent to explain the concept to kids

[@fitzy9703]

The stamp is a royal warrant. You can look up the list of all the companies that have the warrants. It's really bizarre!

[@AMVactivists]

That stamp means the queen uses that brand. Basically the royal family are the original influencers

[@itsemmybruh2113]

When he tried to do the impression of a Brit in a queue he sounded Aussie!

[@utterlee]

The Harry Potter O.W.L.s are more probably based on the old “O-level” exams that preceded GCSEs.

[@SuperSpatman]

Ordinary Wizarding Levels. Not ashamed.

[@fivish]

The GCSE is the GCE (O level) and CSE combined into a higher and lower paper.

[@trapbuilder2283]

You got it the wrong way around, we actually HATE integrated advertising, which you may remember from that video you did about advertising differences in the UK and US

[@lukexavier9770]

trapbuilder2 I disagree personally

[@kiradotee]

It might have been sarcasm on his end.

[@EinkOLED]

Thats why I can't stand Linus

[@josnajose9287]

"they all taste the same" me: nope *me aggressively tutting*

[@skyel]

Knickerbockerglories are amazing - I used to have them as a kid and I remember them being like ice cream and Ribena or something

[@sophiehorbury1145]

Iv never liked them but I went to a school were they serve them for lunch with cild banana custard and that put me off them for life

[@sitnspin1819]

One of the most delicious ones I ever had was a knickerbocker glory 99, complete with two Flakes and a chocolate sauce made from melted Flakes that included Flake bits. So, so good.

[@laylalevett5063]

THE ICE CREAM WITH BUBBLEGUM AT THE BOTTOM

[@skyel]

Layla Levett oh yeh weren’t they called screwballs or something?

[@laylalevett5063]

@@skyel oh Yeah, what were knickerbockerglories then??

[@matthewmccallion3311]

The crazy teeth stereotype apparently came about from when the Beatles first appeared on US television. On average, Brits actually have better teeth than Americans, but before the Beatles, the only people who appeared on US TV were made to go to the dentist first, so they all had insanely pristine, perfect white teeth. The Beatles were the first to appear with "natural" teeth that didn't have extensive, expensive dental work done, so even though their teeth were normal and healthy, they looked terrible compared to everyone else, so a stereotype arose in the States that all Brits had bad teeth

[@BobHUK]

Not quite true. When I was a history student at university I remember reading of an American soldier to came to England during the First World War in 1917. He wrote home to his mother that he didn't like England much, and that the 'hurrs all have bad teeth'. He meant the prostitutes or whores, but his spelling wasn't the best, and he spellt the word as he heard it 'hurrs'

[@arunsalwan8558]

Americans had way better teeth on the past .flourisdated water plus a history of going to dentists

[@cassieoz1702]

It's a distinction between pretty teeth and 'lack of decay' so just saying 'better teeth' doesn't mean anything. Americans who are affluent enough, spend money on cosmetic dental work. NHS dental care for under-18s is based on hygiene and actual care and NOT on braces just to make your teeth look nice. If your bite/occlusion works (is functional) then whether all your teeth are straight is irrelevant.

[@laurenblachford1501]

i know why we are all naturals at queuing. it’s because at schools (secondary or otherwise) we are always taught to walk down corridors on the left side so people going the opposite way can also walk down the corridor, same thing with stairs it’s just logical. also with queuing it’s the easiest way to not talk to others cause you’re all facing the same direction.

[@katiemarie3997]

The valleys are in south Wales, just saying

[@puffinprints4707]

There is a place called Valley in North Wales tho

[@marigriffiths458]

Yess and we be speaking mostly english. theres some that do but as a whole we are english speakers

[@subsNovids-zo6nk]

Mari Griffiths speak for ur self mate most people in north wales speak Welsh

[@marigriffiths458]

@@subsNovids-zo6nk Sorry I didn't specify- I'm from South Wales n I meant few people here speak welsh but everyone in north does:)

[@subsNovids-zo6nk]

Mari Griffiths oh sorry 😂😂

[@sanitysquota937]

You should not have said, "Don't make me say 'bla'." They are all gonna vote for 'bla' as an intro now. We have a collective maturity level which rivals most preschools.

[@Aristte]

"I'm sure all cornish people go to the beach when they're not... farming?" me, a cornish person: **is triggered**

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

*Munches pasty menacingly*

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Without you, we can't have all the lovely cups and plates, and fine white paper, so thank you for that - and no, i'm not taking the piss (at least, not very much!).

[@natasham4184]

**gets in combine harvester and drives away from the stereotyping**

[@Dan-vn4he]

@@robertwilloughby8050 actually china clay outputs from cornwall are minuscule now, and paper isnt made from it anymore... but it used to be! *cries in cornwall's economy is failing and has been for decades and i hate living here*

[@robertwilloughby8050]

@@Dan-vn4he Sad. Unless tin prices go through the roof, you're buggered - anything else? Is their any other mineral that can be extracted?

[@brody1216]

I have a Welsh friend who would much rather be dubbed as having a "British accent" because otherwise (in the states) she gets called "English." Which if you know anything about anything, is a big no no 😂

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

Welsh accents are technically more British

[@bethspall4458]

Personally being Welsh and English I don’t find it offensive 😂 I love my Welsh side probably more

[@rhiangoodson8700]

I’m welsh and I’d agree, I don’t even have much of a welsh accent but I never want to be told I have an “English” accent

[@anonymes2884]

Yep, Scottish and i'd agree too (I bet almost anyone from the smaller constituent countries would). That said, in Scotland an increasing contingent aren't happy with "British" either (but i'm pretty sure they'd still prefer that to "English" :-).

[@terminalfrost3645]

@@anonymes2884 nobody calls scottish people english.

[@sumdeus7799]

I live in the countryside and you do see pheasants but they are normally on the side of the road... dead

[@ElisabethOrchard]

Dear lord, I first read "peasants" instead of "pheasants". XD

[@Shenesy1]

I usually see them as they explode out of the hedge a meter ahead of me. Scares the shit out of me every time!

[@meridaross1951]

accurate

[@conormurphy4328]

I went to a boarding school down in Lewis and there were tons of pheasants that you could see out the windows during the night

[@sharonmartin2356]

They are the most stupid of birds.. makes them easy to shot. I work in the countryside and can hear the shot most Tuesdays .

[@dappleddreams]

“I ain’t seen no pheasants in the countryside” Then you’ve definitely been at the wrong time of year 😂 they release 10,000 every season near me as game for shooting and you can’t escape them all wherever you go!

[@amara5227]

Lauren Burnham THEY ARE SO ANNOYING

[@dappleddreams]

Amara TELL ME ABOUT IT

[@pesticideistheonlyoption4304]

YEAHHHH they’re really annoying lol

[@elliec6885]

Ikr, and with the pheasants comes all the posh shooting men in tweed - that stereotype definitely rang true for me.

[@Vixterlk]

Also the little bastards like to run in front of cars for some unfathomable reason.

[@niamhduffy2012]

When Evan said "talk about the weather to much" every British person opened their mouth to complain but immediately closed it again. 😂😂😂 To Brits life is amazing if the sun is shinning and that doesn't happen very often. 😂

[@willw6089]

Very true !!

[@francesivy6194]

Re the kickerbocker glory: EVAN YOUVE JUST RUINED MY FAVOURITE DESSERT

[@SwiftTelly20]

I can't believe his mind went there! He's clearly never seen it [on a menu] or heard of it. There are many variations of the dessert. It's just fruit and ice cream to me maybe with sauces and a few other additions.

[@conormurphy4328]

A knickerbocker glory will fill your mouth with sweetness

[@speleokeir]

It's lucky nobody mentioned Spotted Dick with custard!

[@henryhudson5465]

I swear at the 2012 olympics, there were so many people queuing for mcdonalds, that there was no space left in the s that was setup by banisters (like the ones in airports) but we just kept queuing without it. Back and forth in an orderly fashion as if the banisters were still there.

[@sjs9698]

oh, that's good form!

[@katieelisabeth6575]

the typical 'Welsh valleys' are actually down South don't do us dirty like this!!!

[@cez_is_typing]

Katie Elisabeth also the north wales speak more welsh isn’t necessarily true, I would say the majority of wales in general is bilingual/ English first language, sadly the language is dying so it’s kinda difficult to find welsh first languagers and if you do, they’re usually pretty old and/or have a traditional welsh family

[@sodawimp814]

@@cez_is_typing nah most of Wales is monolingual only speaking English. Lived in the south all my life and most will speak English. Obviously I do know a lot of people here who do speak it and I personally think the younger generation speaks it more often as I know plenty of young people who can speak it but parents who can't. I think the whole only North Wales really speaks it thing comes from the fact that percentage wise most people there speak it in there everyday lives. My grandparents come from a pretty rural area of North Wales and the speak it along with a lot of people in that community. Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if more Welsh speakers are concentrated in the south due to the the much larger size of population here. But percentage wise the north probably does better.

[@fattwat1]

@@cez_is_typing your talking bollocks there are a lot of Welsh speakers and no it's not a dying language where you got that information from is wrong there are a lot of young Welsh speakers

[@cez_is_typing]

fattwat1 woah calm down, I was just speaking from my own experience

[@fattwat1]

@@cez_is_typing I am from South Wales born and bred and still living here so I think I know a little about the Welsh language

[@harperwalsh9041]

In Ireland we have a lot of British products such as Robinsons fruit juice and Weetabix which have that Queen verification thing

[@LK-on6rw]

Yeah all these videos are always just referring to Britain when nobody knows that most of the brands sold here are British as well as a lot of the culture (how the people act not the history) 😂😭

[@icemav5740]

Man I fucking love weetabix

[@lnchysquinchy]

Evan: “well I guess if the majority of people in Scotland live in Edinburgh and in Glasgow or that general area” Edinburgh and Glasgow area: *doesn’t exist*

[@thimbur3543]

Isn't it usually referred to as "the central belt"? The area with the highest population density in Scotland - including Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife.

[@m0zz4re11a1]

am i the only one that actually has crumpets often they’re like a regular snack for me lmao

[@blanco7726]

I literally dont know what a crumpet is I’ve never seen them, I assume its like a biscuit

[@sophiehorbury1145]

@@blanco7726 Google it, its like a bready buttery thing with holes in the top they taste really good you should try them

[@sshep86]

@@blanco7726 If we ever meet. I will slap you for that comment.... How very dare you They are more akin to your pancakes than a biscuit (British biscuit or American biscuit, which are very different, but still nothing (at all) like a Crumpet.) Try one. Melt some Marge or some butter on one, sit back and enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that no matter how bad your day will be or was. Crumpet time will be exceptional.

[@blanco7726]

Steve Sheppard I’m British as well lol, thought crumpets was just some random stereotype thing didn’t know people actually ate that except like maybe really posh people. Just googled pics of it, doesnt looks too good mate looks bland as fuck

[@sophiehorbury1145]

@@blanco7726 its really good actually if you tried them youd fall in love you have to toast them like you would with bread and butter them they are heaven😳😛

[@JoelBrooke]

"A knickerbocker glory is a layered ice cream sundae that is served in a large tall conical glass, and to be eaten with a distinctive long spoon, particularly in the British Isles. The knickerbocker glory, first described in the 1920s, may contain ice cream, cream, fruit, and meringue."

[@Hydraclone]

I did not know that those had a specific name. I've just always called them "tall sundaes".

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

@@Hydraclone 'knickerbocker glory' and 'eton mess' are essentially the same thing just served differently

[@ivy6662]

@@rogoth01themasterwizard11 okay you are WRONG. Eton mess is specifically berries meringue and whipped cream, vanilla ice cream and/or clotted cream. You would NEVER put chocolate ice cream in Eton mess, but most knickerbocker glorys would.

[@LissyFantage01]

TheDeadlyPianist there’s a lot of sundae served in the same glass, not just knickerbocker glories

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

@@ivy6662 i have never ever heard or seen a knickerbocker glory use chocolate ice cream before, it's always vanilla, if you have had it with chocolate before then i would question where you got it from because it's not a true knickerbocker glory then.

[@daintylamb_]

7:43 My Pa once got the whole train singing Flower of Scotland once. It was near Christmas time, and everyone on the train was very very merry (if you know what I mean), and a lady tried to start up a sing-a-long. No one was doing it, so my Pa said "If ye want them to sing, you'll have tae do Flower of Scotland," and so they all sang. My Pa tells this story to this day, a prideful look on his face. 9:33 My gran lived in Caithness, and we used to visit her every summer, as it takes us almost a whole day to get up there. There's a farm near her house, so there's lots of sheep roaming around. Of course, my gran lived in the countryside, and I've never seen free-rein sheep anywhere else.

[@meowkat2050]

Correction on the braces thing, if your teeth are REALLY bad, then yes you can get free braces through the NHS (woo!). BUT if you have wonky but not awful teeth it cost £2000 (?). So, though most people do end up having braces in secondary school, it is not free for everyone.

[@NahvomaLena]

Really? I only had 1 tooth a little out of place and I got braces on the NHS

[@christopherappleby7693]

Not true in my area, braces are available for even small defects

[@phhrogg8065]

My dentist said the requirement was 2 teeth out of place for them to be on the NHS.

[@queenwaffle61]

Meow Kat with the braces thing: Under 18 free dental check ups and stuff However if you get braces or orthodontics and you teeth aren’t that bad to have to pay as it is deemed cosmetic To get free block braces you have to have a 7mm over bite (I had 10mm) and that is about as far as my knowledge goes

[@BBubblegum-ou5wq]

Not true, at least in my area (north-east), dental work is free for everyone up until you’re 18.

[@saipranav7059]

The stamp basically HM approves it, but apparently the Queen owns Robinsons

[@evan]

she WHAT

[@blufferfish0896]

Evan Edinger Can confirm that Robinson’s has a “royal warrant” meaning the company can advertise that they supply the royal family with their products. Basically Robinson’s is allowed to brag that the queen likes their products but I can’t find anywhere saying the queen actually OWNS Robinson’s, cannot confirm nor deny

[@orana03]

The Queen doesn't own Robinsons. They were acquired by Britvic in 1995

[@keitholding8541]

@@evan The Queen does not own Robinsons. However, Ribena (one of Robinson's best-known products) is a blackcurrant drink which is made from blackcurrants some of which are grown on the Queen's estate at Sandringham. Put another way, part of the Sandringham estate is farmland, and some of it is used to grow blackcurrants, some of which end up in Robinson's Ribena.

[@cian87]

@@keitholding8541 Ribena has nothing to do with Robinsons, it was owned by Glaxo (the pharma company and now BeamSuntory; Robinsons is a Britvic brand.

[@KiranWade18]

The passive aggressive ‘you’re welcome’ 😂

[@Milamberinx]

The passive aggressive *you're when you use the wrong homophone.

[@KiranWade18]

Edited

[@conormurphy4328]

I’m impressed that he remembered Ed Sheeran is a member of the royal family.

[@tillyfoxes8778]

Since when?

[@asi-princess]

Really?

[@robertwilloughby8050]

It's extremly distant, but he's like 55,000th in line to the throne. True.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

@FascinationFantasy_ LOL then I'd emigrate.... nothing against him, just that the system then would be COMPELETLY broken!

[@asi-princess]

Robert Willoughby that’s actually kinda crazies fact I’ve heared recently. It would be interesting to see what it would be like if he were king tho 😂

[@Bailes98]

The majority of Welsh speakers come from Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Gwynedd (basically the west and north with a bigger majority as you head north). None of these places are "the valleys" which are in the south comprising of places like Merthyr, Rhondda, Caerphilly etc. These areas don't actually account for a huge amount of the population, so associating all Welsh people with the valleys is for the most part, statistically wrong.

[@kissmyaxe8577]

Callum Bailey in Pembrokeshire (south) quite a few schools are strictly welsh speaking and my family all speak welsh so I wouldn’t say no one in the south of wales speaks welsh but I know more people I know in the north wales don’t speak welsh than in the south

[@Bailes98]

@@kissmyaxe8577 I'm well aware that people speak Welsh in all areas of Wales. I'm from Swansea and know quite a few people fluent in Welsh. I was just making the point that the highest amount of first language speakers come from them 3 areas. Would personally love all Welsh people to be able to speak Welsh, I'm planning on learning once I've finished all my uni work.

[@kissmyaxe8577]

Callum Bailey me too it’s sad that less and less people are speaking it :( . I wasn’t commenting to prove you wrong I was just saying my experience. I live in England but I’m welsh so it’s difficult to learn it because I don’t really see it other than a few phrases around my house and when I go down to visit :/ but I also plan on learning it soon :)

[@Bailes98]

@@kissmyaxe8577 recent surveys actually show somewhat of a resurgence in the number of Welsh speakers which is a positive. I guess it is much harder to learn in England but from what I've seen theres plenty of resources online and S4C always has english subtitles available on all its shows. Good luck on your journey to speaking Welsh!

[@conormurphy4328]

caerphilly have delicious cheese oh god I need some cheese now

[@mikelitorous5570]

The bad teeth stereotype is true with the older generation but most people have good teeth

[@king_fresh27]

Honestly I’ll accept the hill billy gun owning stereotype if we can give you guys the “hAhA bAd TeEtH” generalization.

[@Lotan_]

@@king_fresh27 Except you won't, because only one of those is true and it's not the latter.

[@MyMartingames]

Cadbury’s also has the queen stamp on

[@emmalong]

Not gonna lie Idk who said that in Wales there aren't sheep everywhere, I live just outside Pontypridd and there is literally a field full of sheep next to my house.

[@emilycatherinesmith5408]

Sheep are literally everywhere that isn't a city or a suburb

[@selsig_dwp]

I live in a suburb of a city in Wales, and from my bedroom window I can see a field with sheep on it lmao

[@ElaHazell]

I live on a sheep farm and there are another three and in close quarters to me 😂

[@carrieh1550]

I was thinking that, I pass at least 5 fields of sheep on my walk to work, when I lived in England I saw no sheep, just cows, Wales has a lot of sheep 😂

[@sugondese5497]

@@carrieh1550 I'm fairly sure that Wales is just hard to farm cows on, as they are nowhere near as good on the rocky, hilly terrain of Wales as sheep are. This is why there are so many sheep, because cows and other livestock aren't suited to the land as well.

[@laylalevett5063]

I live on the border of wales, (still in England though) and my mate goes to school in Wales, and one of the compulsory languages they teach is welsh, so I guess that's where the stereotype comes from, Knickerbokerglories are incredible, and also my Grandad is Scottish and all he drank at his wedding was irn bru

[@Tcrumpen]

Stereotype: We can't handle the sun Also: You can immediately tell the British person that's on holiday as they will be the only ones wearing shorts

[@ebishop6922]

I sat in the sun yesterday for a little bit and now have a slight burn. So maybe

[@speleokeir]

It's true. I can't handle the sun. I burn worse than a red-headed vampire. 15 mins on a hot day and I can feel myself burning. The nearest I've ever come to having a tan is getting rid of the blue tone to my skin!

[@anonymes2884]

Yeah, the first one's true for me too. As the Big Yin himself put it, I can get sunburnt watching fireworks :).

[@isabella5720]

When Harry Potter was written O- levels were GCSEs so that’s why they’re called OWLS

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

GCSEs started in the 80s

[@onetwo8932]

J K Rowling is Scottish, they had O levels.

[@speleokeir]

@@MonkeyButtMovies1 Yes, GCSE's replaced 'O' levels in England and Wales in 1987.

[@anonymes2884]

@@speleokeir * pushes glasses up :) * 1988 in fact (they started teaching to the GCSE _syllabus_ beforehand but the actual exams in 1987 were still O-levels).

[@speleokeir]

@@anonymes2884 Yes I should have clarified that the last O' level exams were taken in 1987. GCSEs were the 1987/88 academic year. N.B I did my O' levels in1986 so was the second to last year. I knew kids who took the first GCSEs and felt really sorry for them as they were rushed through by the Tories who expected to lose the General Election. There wasn't a proper syllabus prepared for the teachers and they were dumbed down so the results would look good (Friends in that year showed me the stuff they were doing in their 5th year and it was things I'd covered in my 3rd). They all really struggled with A' levels because they were dumbed down so much that A' levels were a massive step up for them and they'd never covered stuff that they were expected to know already. Similarly a lot of those students also found doing a degree a massive step up. I remember helping one or two and being shocked at the gaps in their knowledge. Talking to friends who are teachers I believe the standard of GCSEs has improved a fair bit from those early days.

[@epk9974]

At least in my experience, a knickerbocker glory is basically a cup with a flavour of sauce all around the side (e.g. strawberry, toffee, chocolate) with vanilla ice cream filling the cup, topped off with more sauce on the top. And it is DELICIOUS.

[@weedle30]

And you have to use a very lonnnng spoon to get the last bit of ice cream at the bottom! It’s not served in a “cup” , they are tall glasses that taper to the bottom in a little whirl - think of a glass ice cream cornet!

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

And there’s always fruit in it. Often canned fruit cocktail. Especially mandarin and cherry.

[@simonehawkins5520]

CHALLENGE, Evan: I DARE you to study an accent like Scouse or Liverpool and then approximate it in your ‘Welcome to ____’ (insert city name here) - but every week has to be a different one 😉 (only the intro line not the entire video!) - and, people can volunteer suggestions of accents, maybe with some links to samples on a website or a link to a video exhibiting said-accent, for the next week’s intro. It’s okay if it goes terribly wrong, it will give us a good laugh anyway, but I’m sure it would be interesting to all your UK viewers to try to learn how to use their accent in your intro. Just a suggestion! Cheers, and have a great day! Thanks for all the giggles and laughs in your videos; I especially find humour in the fact that you can laugh at yourself! I do it too 😂

[@j.dunbar6655]

Even when your taking about the different ‘British’ accents, you seem to still just be talking about England. Maybe mainland Britain. But a Northern Irish accent sounds nothing like a posh English one lol

[@jmurray1110]

yeah and you'll probably get kneecaped if you say it

[@emmaburns7566]

J. Dunbar This one grinds my gears. There is no such thing as a ‘British’ accent and when people talk about a British accent they’re talking about the English accent. If people mean Scottish or Irish accents they say so. Britain is not a country but an island comprising three different countries.

[@JansViews]

He didn't mention colloquialisms either such as the way a person from say Sunder land talks compared to someone from Essex. The difference is huge!

[@simonehawkins5520]

Perhaps Americans like to call it British, because it’s British English? I mean, I’m American (and I know there are so many different accents within the UK), but I’ve never heard of Scottish English or Irish English when talking about the language? If we want an option of British vs. American English for typing or search results from Google there’s no option for Irish or Scottish... so I guess we’ve attached the adjective British to account for all the non-American and non-Australian/South African/New Zealander English that is spoken... In my day (that is, elementary and middle school age) we learned about the UK as GB. But I don’t think they taught the distinction of what GB refers to very well. Anyway, just a bit of insight from across the pond on why we would say a ‘British’ accent. I personally would love to learn to speak in various accents! Not just the posh English :)

[@simonehawkins5520]

J. Dunbar also, keep in mind Evan is an American ex-pat, so he is speaking from an American point of view of what we think of when hearing people from the UK. To us, it’s a British accent, to distinguish from American English. (Note my previous comment on British vs. American English.) I guess that’s what our media - film, telly, etc. - has done to us. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Though I grew up watching Monty Python & Keeping Up Appearances, as well as older British films so....I’m a bit biased, and definitely come from a different standpoint haha. Even my Mum infused our vocabulary with British-isms because she worked there for some time when she was younger. I didn’t learn that this wasn’t American English until I was in my teens though! 😂

[@jessicadrury156]

I think the stereotype about the weather is true but it makes sense because the weather can actually change quite a lot. I'm in Scotland and there has been rain, bright sunshine and snow all in one day, sometimes within a couple hours of each other

[@tee-jay97]

I’d love to see an american in the north east, trying to understand the accents and tasting a parmo for the first time 😂

[@thomasr5302]

Terri Wilson As someone who lives in the north east i had no idea what a parmo was until i googled it. we divvnt have them up in newcastle !

[@tee-jay97]

thomasaurus rex omg yeah i forgot they weren’t a geordie thing either! tried to get one and they basically gave me a pizza with a chicken base 😭😂

[@Kate-zv9wj]

@@tee-jay97 aww repping teesside

[@Captain_Yorkie1]

Just put a yankie in West Yorkshire. Now that would be fun to see.

[@louisa1514]

@@tee-jay97 Omg are you also a smoggie?

[@wetasspaddington]

'One of them is bald and old. One of them is bald but not as old.' Literally Prince William in one sentence.

[@robinturnbull1731]

0:44 Many products made and sold in the UK have that Royal Warrant on, it just means it’s approved and recognised by HRH the Queen and Duke of Edingbourough. A company would have had to sold products for at least five years, and have an ongoing trading arrangement. I’ve seen this on loads of products ranging from food & drink to Samsung tech, Christmas crackers, Cartier bracelets and clothing. I’m not sure if i’m just an observant child, or if people do realise what there consuming.

[@gemzxox7683]

My entire family have got the "ol' English farmer" accent and I sound like I need to go and live with the Queen 😂 I've got no clue what happened there but I sound like I've been abducted 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ I haven't btw. 👀

[@AlexThinksAbout]

The Welsh One - North and West Wales has the most welsh speakers. There are some in the South. Also 'The Valley's' are in South Wales not the North :)

[@ChrisChronos]

The BEST queues I've seen are in Spain. People walk in, ask nice and loudly who is last in the queue, and then go sit down with the knowledge of who they are following in the queue order lol. Perfect, I hate standing up for long periods of time just for the sake of queuing

[@crafteyminotour6775]

stereotype: that the uk is just 3 areas, england scotland and wales

[@nickel3143]

craftey minotour Northern Ireland has entered the chat

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

That’s a misconception by retards although if I were northern Irish i wouldn’t want to be associated with the UK

[@conormurphy4328]

It’s actually 4 areas Scotland, Wales, London, and the rest of England

[@silviasanchez648]

A lot of people are like UK==London. As if the country was a big empty meadow with only London as inhabited spot.

[@rhiannonlois6880]

Some people still think wales is a part of England.

[@zoeb3871]

Not everyone from Essex is a chav, but 90% are lmao 😂

[@emmamaclean737]

You little beep I'm not 😂

[@zoeb3871]

@@emmamaclean737 same lmao 😂

[@jacklovejoy5290]

The by "appointment of the Queen" stamp (called a Royal Warrant) means she buys a product from that company in that category (so, juice for example) and has done for years, I used to sell Hayter Lawnmowers (very expensive but long lived lawnmowers, we'd get some of those things come in for service that were like 50 years old) and they had their Royal Warrant stamp as well, Marmite also has it, so the Queen loves it. The Prince of Wales also can issue Royal Warrants.

[@Madedanielle]

Am I crazy or does Evan look like he could be Keith's brother from the try guys?

[@liannebuehler3043]

Yesss, especially because they’re both so tall!

[@aarushimalik5244]

@@liannebuehler3043 the glasses help too

[@bex262]

In terms of the food, we also have adopted many other cultures into our food eg. Burgers, Chinese takeaway, curry and even tea which was originally Indian and Chinese

[@MrMarioevangelou]

"UK schools are magical" About 4 kids in my school ended up topping themselves 😔

[@trazx6700]

It’s a royal stamp of approval It’s on Yorkshire tea

[@SkywardGeek]

the OWLs are the GCSEs/O-Levels, the NEWTs are the A-levels

[@lewispowell3156]

The royal seal is provided to any company that provides goods/services directly (by appointment... so anything routinely ordered in or repeat custom work) to the royal estate. It could be things sent to buckingham palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham, etc etc. The queen can take the seal away and they would not be allowed to do direct business as standard with the royal estate any more. a compay that provides a one-off product or service would not be able to receive the seal. So I would safely assume that Squash would be regularly consumed by the royals and their staff. Tey will, generally, only go for the one brand of anything. that is who get's the seal.

[@Blitz1209]

The "valleys" of Wales are in the South, there are more Welsh speakers in the North but there are welsh speakers everywhere.

[@serenfergusson787]

No, the valleys are in the South Wales. I literally live at the end of it! And we have a terrible rep and sound very Welsh

[@conormurphy4328]

Always impressive how many A’s you guys can fit in the word valley

[@serenfergusson787]

@@conormurphy4328 we add extra syllables and letters to most words😂

[@emjenkins464]

Even though the Valleys Welsh accent is the opposite of the song song Gog accent Evan is referring to

[@nisseheim4996]

I would say many monarchies have some variation of official royal approvement of companies. Here in Sweden such companies are known as "court suppliers", and are often well established in their respective markets. Not all mention it on the packaging but it's often clearly stated on the webiste. They supply the royal family with anything from knives to photography services. Funnily enough IKEA is on the list, who aren't exactly known for the highest quality products, so I'm sure there is an "ambassdors of culture" aspect to it as well.

[@lucypreece7581]

one thing that i find is a stereotype and that is also related to the accents thing is that people who are not English think that all of England is basically London and then loads of countryside. I think it is again the media not really showing the other areas of England that much like Newcastle or Liverpool or Birmingham or The West Country or The Midlands and stuff. all that ever gets shown is London and countryside and that's it like nope there is more to England than that.

[@jmurray1110]

just be thankful they know you exist unlike us the NI

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Ok it's London and Birmingham and then a bunch of countryside.

[@vellaashelo7209]

Nobody knows yorkshire 😭

[@conormurphy4328]

Vella Ashelo well that’s not necessarily a bad thing

[@lucypreece7581]

@@jmurray1110 i live in Stoke On Trent one of the least represented cities in the whole of England. Not just Americans but even some Brits dont even know thos my home city exists. We have 2 football teams, a university, an industry that made us well known and respected and has produced some decwntly talented well known famous people. Yet Stoke On Trent fades into obscurity

[@kerrygordon9426]

When he was saying you could definitely tell someone is British based on their accent no matter where in the U.K. they’re from... have you heard a Belfast accent?🤣

[@okaypigthatlldo]

Ha ha that's what I was thinking. I'm in Larne not too far from Belfast and both accents are nothing like the "British" accent

[@bigboredthing]

He's clearly never met a Scouser.

[@sjs9698]

sure, but though i might not be able to understand a word of it (depending), i'm pretty sure i'd recognise it as not being an aussie or americas accent ^^

[@Bookofwords]

the teeth stereotype and "bland food" one comes from war. In world war 1 and 2, Americans eventually came to England to be stationed there ready for deployment, the brits being under strict rationing decided to pull out most of their teeth to make sure rations went on food not dentistry stuff such a toothpaste or mouthwash, making it one less issue to worry about and because we were on rations, we couldn't exactly splash out on the salt, pepper, spices, etc... so basically the reason for that stereotype is basically American ignorance, saw a rationing nation and thought "wow what bad teeth and omg this food isn't seasoned? absurd"

[@emmadye115]

The stamp from the queen is on Rice Krispies as well 😂

[@Inucroft]

The Welsh "Valley's" are the industral valleys directly north of Cardiff... in the South. XD Also it's not just the Gogs (North Welsh) whom are really into learning Welsh, but the West (Taff) are too.

[@mueslicamel]

In most American films they believe that we call our mum and dad, father and mother 🤣 Every time it cracks me up 🤣😅😂 I say it sometimes but definitely not all the time 😅😂🤣

[@arunsalwan8558]

Why mention America?

[@jamesamos8720]

Okay the valley is not just North Wales, my family lives in a valley in South Wales and speek fluent Welsh.

[@conormurphy4328]

I’m so sorry

[@mothturtle7897]

I thought the Valleys were specifically in South Wales.