DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE (UK VS USA)

What are the differences between British and American Culture? When looking at life in the UK vs USA there are many similarities. This video shows what's not the same in terms of culture. As an American expat married to a British guy- these are the things I feel are different between the USA vs UK.
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[@martinevans7090]

I'm a Brit, and yes, I hold doors open, but not for women. I hold the door open for ANYONE - it's just basic courtesy.

[@juicylemon4154]

Martin Evans I’m not a Brit. I’m English.

[@lewismurphy3499]

Juicy Lemon england is in britain

[@paul1979uk2000]

Same, I hold doors open for anyone and never really thought anything of it.

[@StephenButlerOne]

Juicy Lemon if your English your British. More like bitter lemon

[@paulfletcher3998]

Juicy Lemon - Everyone has their cross to bear.

[@colinwilson4658]

all the things with union jacks on in London are purely for the tourists my darling

[@gustavoperez5480]

***** you British people dont do any promoción or give some information to tourists to encourage them to visit your other cities.

[@markatkison7864]

that`s probably because london wants the money tourism brings and they can afford to have the biggest adverts.check out york,one of the most historic and beautiful towns you will ever see and the lake district.

[@mrwood4557]

colin wilson .like everyone else has said. The union jack is a "brand" and mostly around the tourist hotspots. I'm British and couldn't care less. Would never buy any of that crap. Never flown a flag in my life. And most don't know the words to the national anthem.

[@heene]

Also, the flag must me displayed the right way up. If I was given a flag to put up, I would have to look up which way is correct though.

[@oneofone53]

Publius Enigma it's the capital and most famous city maybe in the world alongside Paris and New York

[@hannecatton2179]

It is not just British MEN who wear the poppy .MOST people wear the poppy as the country honours the service people who gave their lives for the country.More importantly they do so with pride in the knowledge that they live in a democratic land because of that sacrifice.

[@sgtgrash]

Indeed. Also: Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate the armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.-on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month

[@ian_r125]

lol most people don't wear a poppy, get a grip

[@sgtgrash]

Show a little respect, there's a good chap...

[@ChalcedonXXX]

They do in November round here.

[@stephenburgess5109]

@@ian_r125 They do in Shropshire .

[@stlee74]

The Union Jack merchandise that you see is usually in London itself, and large cities where there are many tourists. It’s not common over the rest of the U.K. it’s all for the tourists! 🇬🇧

[@blackvulcan100]

Yep

[@jamestaylor3453]

The Union Jack on everything is only there for the tourists and is mostly in london. Also, the chicken tikka masala is not even Indian, it was made in the UK. Most of the points you've made are from your experiences in London, and not from the whole UK.

[@jakedeane5304]

That 'indian' dish is actually british, inspired from indian food

[@AechEye]

The chicken tika malasa from the Gaylords resturant in london, think thats right....

[@slyfoxcub6578]

If I recall, it started when a Brit asked for sauce on his tandoori(I think?) chicken. He kept insisting, despite the waiter's replies that the dish wasn't come with sauce of any description. Eventually, the chef dumped a tin of tomato soup over the chicken, mixed in spices and presented it to the Brit, who went off satisfied.

[@Lee-70ish]

Slyfox cub correct you will never find it in India

[@markt9795]

Jake Deane spot on mate

[@petera.4010]

L

[@charlieboy6315]

Often we Brits will say 'sorry' instead of 'excuse me' - it's not really an apology so much as a polite way of asking you to move!

[@rishikaushal6861]

the national food of Britain is a Chicken Tikka (Masala), this takes a spin on the traditional Indian Chicken Curry and makes it more applicable to the British pallet. It is British even if it doesn't sound so.

[@alexbradllo4259]

Loudness is not a sign of confidence, in fact it's the opposite, it shows a level of over-compensation for maybe a lack of understanding. A more quite person shows a level of calculation and thought. Brits don't view loud Americans as confident, we view them as brash and childish.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

"Brash" is exactly the word I was thinking of, too.

[@jamesdettmann94]

You forgot egotistical, foolish, impulsive, overly patriotic, uneducated, uncultured and hypocritical

[@andrewpalframan4666]

Having the Union Jack displayed on tourist items in London is not the same as comparing the Stars and Stripes in the U.S,which is literally everywhere.

[@Concreteowl]

The union jack on London sold objects (normal made elsewhere) is for tourists. The only time the flag gets a good airing is during a royal visit or a neo Nazi rally. It is very rare to have one in your garden and nobody declares oathes to be thing.

[@6sek]

I live in the northeast of England and whenever I visit London it's like going to another country

[@rxyalty6925]

6sek depends where you went

[@karlmanning2603]

Newcastle?

[@6sek]

@@karlmanning2603 Yes

[@human-hg4ux]

@@6sek what about Birmingham, Liverpool and Leicester

[@schecter5035]

Hahahaha relatable

[@MartinT5600]

I've been to America on a few occasions and i love how friendly they are. Lovely people and i always enjoy my time there.

[@Disneygirl3715]

Captain Quint You have got to be kidding, I’m an American and the people here are mostly loud, rude and obnoxious. That’s why the UK is more appealing to me

[@MartinT5600]

@@Disneygirl3715 Personally, Everyone was always really friendly to me. My car had broken down one night and people were stopping their cars to ask if I was ok and one time I was walking in hot weather and a lady stopped and asked if I needed a lift. Lovely people!.

[@opaopa6272]

I hold the door for pretty much everyone. I tried holding the door for my friend and it ended up being him, three teachers, thirty students, my head teacher and the stampede that killed Mufasa

[@debbielough7754]

It's not just men holding doors for women. ANYBODY failing to hold the door open for anybody is rude. Likewise it's not just men who wear poppies, most people do. And the union jack all over stuff if for the tourists. It's pretty rare to find that stuff outside of London (unless you're in an equally touristy area).

[@JarlGrimmToys]

I’m a British man and men typically hold the door open for me and vice versa. It’s not a man opening the door for a women thing. It’s just common curtesy to open the door for the person behind you.

[@ShorelineMedia]

I live in Florida. Americans do the same thing. I think its common courtesy to hold the door. She must be an American from North of the Mason Dixon line. Northerners can be a little rush rush and less polite than southerners.

[@JarlGrimmToys]

Shoreline Media Group it’s the opposite in the UK. I live in rural north England, and we’re considered more laid back, relaxed, and polite. Whereas in the south of England and especially London everyone rushes around and are generally less polite. It’s common for Londoners to pretend to be listening to headphones so people won’t talk to them. Whereas here it’s common to say hello to everyone you pass. There’s a video of KZbin of a British TV show that had a comedy news sketch about a Northerner scaring Londoners by saying hello, here it is... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoWTkqxvqpaanZY

[@berneemartin8859]

I lived in England for three years as a child, from age 9-12 years. I really loved everything except for my grumpy father trying to navigate U.K. roads in an American Station Wagon built for driving on the other side of the road! It was not my parents’ wisest idea to ship that car over there. But then they had six kids; so, maybe they felt it would be difficult to find a big enough car there. I still miss their lovely fish-n-chips as the ones in America that I’ve had are dismal. And the weather where we lived in Southwest England was so very much nicer than where I live in Northern California now. I was forever ruined for hot, dry weather and still long for lush green woods and fields and English country gardens full of flowers! I remember that the English people were not crazy about Americans as a whole, fortunately, they never could place my accent and guessed pretty much everywhere in Europe and never the U.S. as my place of origin. 😊 We were amused once when some of us kids happened to be wearing red, white, and blue jackets and were considered patriotic Britishers - I think sometimes people forget that our countries share the same colors in our flag. I think some Americans fly the flag because they see our society and culture going into a decline in many ways and wish to revive what they consider our ‘glory days of old’. One thing that I found very greatly amusing when we returned to the U.S. is how Americans (at least on the West Coast) often consider something that is say 50-yrs old as very vintage, or even mistakenly label it as antique. I’ve missed the real sense of history I experienced there in the U.K. visiting truly ancient castles, ancestral homes, and cathedrals. My parents loved antiques; as kids we did not appreciate my parents’ passion for them and being reluctantly dragged through a great many antique shops. I’d love seeing them now even though I only got a portion of their enthusiasm for them. Mostly, I wish I could see the countryside of the U.K. again, especially the more rural and wild places, even though I’m blessed with the gorgeous Northern California coastline and mountains only a few hours drive away. 🌊🌄😃

[@TenshiNakano]

National dish of the UK: Chicken tikka masala. It's not actually Indian. It was first made, eaten and served in the UK, and although the idea behind it is very similar to Indian food since it's a curry, it's still British

[@demos113]

Union Jack is on everything in London because that's where the tourist trap is, seeing them on flagpoles in front of peoples houses like the states...... not so much.

[@KeithGadget]

We may start wearing the poppy at the start of November in remembrance, but the main day of remembrance is the 11th November. We usually carry out the act of remembrance on the closest Sunday to the 11th, or on the 11th itself, or both.

[@Angi_Mathochist]

Online grocery ordering has been available in my area (Seattle) for many many years. Most of the major grocery chains offer it. There is usually a delivery fee, typically $10, unless you order more than a certain amount, usually $100 or possibly $50, in which case the fee is waived. You typically schedule delivery at least a day or up to several days in advance. I also use Amazon's "subscribe 'n' save" feature, which lets me order grocery items that I use a lot to be regularly delivered every 1-6 months at a discounted price. And there is Amazon Fresh in many areas now, which charges a monthly $15 rather than a per-time delivery fee.

[@anghinetti]

The Union Flag is displayed on all that souvenir tat for the sake of overseas visitors. Citizens of the United Kingdom generally do not display the Union Flag (or one or other of the flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) inside or outside where they live because they know where they are without having to be constantly reminded.

[@adammaclean4730]

Just got to say that chicken tikka masala is actually British it was invented in Birmingham

[@EnglishLad]

I need to give you huge props for correctly referring to the British flag as the Union Jack. Not even every British person gets that right! There are people here who spout utter nonsense like "it's only a jack when flown at sea" and it pisses me *right* off!

[@grahamsmith9541]

Glad I'm not the only one that gets pissed off by that. I've started correcting people.

[@EnglishLad]

@@grahamsmith9541 As well you should!

[@khushidodhia3796]

Poppies are actually for any soldiers dying in all Wars

[@johnellis7445]

Listen up I am a true Brit and let me tell you that. The poppy is worn by every body not just the men one must remember that in the first world war on the battlefield it was only the red poppy that bloomed in other words that lived after the carnage slaughter and chaos. Please if you can remember watch Remembrance Sunday at the Royal Albert hall when the Poppies fall from above on t h e heads of the soldiers, sailors , and the R A F . Know this it does not happen an y where else in the world .It will bring tears to your eye's. The nick names the Brits give you means we have adopted you as our own .Sunny keep the good work up Cheers

[@PalancarShow]

This was a pretty good video. I appreciated it a lot Sunny London! :)

[@jenniferp8306]

We clearly do have 'solo cups' in England, We usually just give them to children and drunks 😂

[@Sunny_in_London]

Clearly since I am neither of those, I have yet to see them anywhere. Thank you for the friendly feedback.

[@user-ez4ny5kd7x]

Sunny London nah just London is like calling nyc america

[@faithlesshound5621]

"Sorry/Sorry!/Sorry?" can mean a lot of things, even occasionally that you are sorry. Bus conductors (remember them?) used to get by just saying "queue" (short for "I thank you") repeatedly.

[@thewildplaces]

The flag thing is specific to London and is for tourists :) You don't see it much outside of tourist areas.

[@daniella7923]

Ugh I love our giant portions. ❤ I eat til I'm full and take home the rest for later or next day. It always depends on where you dined and what you ordered because not all leftovers taste good.

[@Martyntd5]

Re the flag thing, it's huge in London because of all the tourism, but move outside of anywhere 'touristy' and you wont see a Union flag hardly anywhere. That's the difference. Americans display their flag freely to show their patriotism to other Americans. If a Brit is showing you a flag, it's because he's trying to sell it to you as a souvenir. The exception would be during a World Cup or some other international sporting event where it becomes 'OK' for Brits to be overtly patriotic.

[@johnellis7445]

Sunny you said every man where's a poppy It is not just for men any one can wear a poppy but as long as the person who wears the flower remembers that a brave warrior gave his life for my today .

[@Gwynbuck]

The union jack flag plastered all over everything is only true in central London. It is there to temp / attract tourists. Go to the London suburbs and you'll rarely see an English or British flag - except for special events like the Olympics or if England is playing a football (soccer) match. Incidentally, 'soccer' is a corruption of the term 'Football Association'. Association got abbreviated to 'Assoc.' which got turned into 'soccer'.

[@BilboScotland]

I love these videos , keep em coming girl x

[@theresag1969]

Holding doors open for women is a big thing in my southern state. In fact, frequently if I reach for the door handle a man behind me will rush to beat me to the door. Just yesterday a young boy approximately 10 rushed to open the door for me. I was in a gas station and spilled my drink a young boy got napkins told me to sit while he clean it up. I was so impressed. I called him a gentleman he didn't know what that was. His mother explained it to him and he beamed with such pride. Perhaps the men in other states have been well trained by feminists.

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

That whole flag thing in London is just for the tourists. I don't live in England, so I can't say anything about the rest of England, but the most you'd get in Wales is a few people with a Welsh dragon sticker on their car window. Also we don't "pledge allegiance" to the Union Jack like Americans do to their flag.

[@mrnuggetman7720]

In Britain we also don’t allow our kids in schools to get shot

[@SPUDLEYDUDLEY85]

When you said our number one national dish isn't British...really if you're talking about tikka masala I'm sorry to burst ur bubble but it is a British meal and not Indian :)

[@StephenNultyToxteth]

You're right about the amount of Union Flags on merchandise, but I guess most of these products are aimed at tourists, although of course some Britons will also buy them. I think the biggest difference with flags is the amount of Stars and Stripes that are displayed on homes and public buildings in the USA. In the UK it is far less common for people to fly the Union Flag on their home. It is more common on public buildings such as Town Halls, etc. It is more common, in England, for people to fly the flag of St George (the English flag) or in Scotland the flag of St Andrew - but this is often regarded as vulgar and a sign of nationalism or even racism, particularly in England. For example it is often used in England as a statement of support for Brexit or anti-immigration beliefs. I don't know if these negative aspects of flag flying apply in America, but many in the UK perceive Americans as flying the Stars and Stripes as a symbol of patriotism and their belief that America is the greatest country in the world. Most Britons don't see the UK as the greatest country on the world and patriotism is more often associated with nationalism and racism. The Union Flag in England in particular has long since been associated with conservatism and has been used by right-wing politicians as a symbol. Many Brits will find it vulgar and repulsive to see a politician, for example, using the flag in some political campaign. In sport, by contrast, an athlete waving a Union Flag on a lap of honour, for example, would likely for most create a sense of pride and Britishness. I guess our conflicting view of the Union Flag stems from our days as an Empire and the loss of empire and from our aversion to displays of patriotism.

[@ke.keicegamingandmore4916]

London is the exception with the British flag and it is more for tourists who if you go around London is packed with them.

[@ChalcedonXXX]

You are correct. If I say "I quite liked that" it means it was awful, but I don't want to insult the host. Sometimes other people bump in to you and you say "sorry". I still smile about that. But that little word quite packs a lot of meaning.

[@NathansWargames]

outside of london and any tourist city you'll be hard pressed to find any flags waving for no apparent reason a few times it will happen for example if it's a royal residents or the world cup/Olympics/ European championships are on then you'll see more flags flying ( especially for England during the world cup as Wales and Scotland never get into it ( Shots)

[@kadourimdou43]

The Curries served in Britain is an anglicised version of Indian food.People in India don't eat our sort of Curry. So it's only half British.

[@a-jay9420]

The national dish is a Indian curry however it was made in the united kingdom sorry but it is British not indian🤓🤓🤓😎

[@jrgboy]

'English' curry is adapted from original Indian recipes made by people of Indian origin, I first had a curry here in the UK in 1970, it was made by a guy that came from India in the 1950's so that was authentic.

[@paulknox999]

National dish of Britain is the Chicken Tikka Masala. This might be an indian inspired curry but you wont find a chicken tikka masala in many other countries apart from UK. Definately not in India anyway. It was "invented" here to cater for our love particular tastes of preferring our food to be wet. So Indian/Bangladeshi restaurants in UK started adding a basic masala sauce to a traditional chicken tikka.

[@zacharysylvester8349]

Retreat Thunder Either way it's delicious.

[@RM-kl4cq]

Retreat Thunder give credit where it's due, curry is an Indian dish! What is it with brits.

[@rhyswalkden5799]

Its actually British Indian.

[@skefsongames]

We apologise because it's drilled into us from birth. We're a bunch of narcissists. You're right about us saying it when we don't mean it. If we bump into someone it's usually "oop" "sorry". Also chicken tikka is influenced by indian cuisine but was actually invented in England.

[@scousebiff]

my opinion is that your in london that's why all union jack merchandise, biggest tourist hotspot, come up north and see if it's the same level or anywhere outside london!

[@RyanAlexanC]

Pretty much everyone holds doors open for others, it's not just men holding them for women. Also we don't like to queue up for stuff, we just usually don't make a big fuss about it. It's just common decency. Also you should visit some other places in the U.K. It's much different to London. Where I live there is barely any Union Jack merchandise or anything. It's mostly just normal shops and a fair share of our football team merchandise and kits.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

One small item that was incorrect was that you said remembrance day was November 1st. It's actually November 11th. The commemoration of cessation of hostilities of WW1 ( the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month). The poppy is a symbol of the soldiers that fell during that war( and of all consequential wars) with the proceeds from the poppy sales going to a charity set up to help injured service men. Poppy's usually start going on sale about a month before November 11th with the official remembrance Sunday taking place on the Sunday closest to the 11th November.

[@thegroovetube3247]

Try listening again to what she actually said ...

[@johnwalsh3635]

If you travel around the UK for a month, you are not likely to see the national flag flying. It is rarely, if ever flown at schools. I have never, ever seen it flown on or at a person's home and I am 66 years old!

[@ZainabProductions]

John Walsh You're completely right. In the US, I've noticed that the flags are everywhere and what's worse is the fact that they HAVE to say the pledge of allegiance at school every morning and stand with your hand on your heart when the national anthem is playing

[@MonkeyButtMovies1]

Yes, the only time I ever see flags flying are during international sporting events, like during the 2012 Olympics, even then I didn't see them often.

[@chuckyboy6977]

The chicken tikka masala is not a traditional Indian dish. An Indian chef saw what the British customers ordered in his restaurant and how certain dishes were being mixed together in a non Indian style, so the chef came up with the chikken Tikka ,Massala, a British dish, but from Indian cuisine. Another huge favourite in the U.K is the Spag-Bol or spaghetti Bolognese, the dish that the whole of the U.K call spaghetti Bolognese is actually not spaghetti Bolognese in Italy, It’s called Ragu in Italy.

[@bahatur01]

It would make far more sense to compare London with say New York or LA. If you are going to compare the US, then do so with the UK as a whole...Most Londoners will agree that things are rather different in other parts of the UK. Most British men will hold doors open for anyone not just the ladies and finally, if it has not already been pointed out; the Union Jacks you see in London, just enables retailers to flog merchandise to tourists. It is rare to see the Union Jack displayed people's front garden ... the Brits just don't do that sort of thing....

[@rikspilz4991]

There's lots of merchandise in London about London and things with the Union Jack on because we make a lot of profit from selling the junk to tourists. Doesn't mean it's about patriotism. Selling merchandise is a completely different issue to the patriotic displaying of flags that you see across America

[@Sunny_in_London]

Rik Spilz thank you for adding this perspective and for taking the time to watch. As an American living in London, I feel inundated with the Union Jack. Like I said- we both feel the other does it more but perhaps it's just how we grow up.

[@rikspilz4991]

Sunny London Venture outside London - you'll see a lot less of it!

[@Sunny_in_London]

Rik Spilz agreed! But that's probably the same for the USA too ;-)

[@Sunny_in_London]

Rik Spilz what other differences would you suggest that I didn't list? It's great for other viewers to see additional ideas so please add some too!

[@rikspilz4991]

Damn, I'm gonna have to come up with something now! In the USA people love to strike up conversations with strangers. The opposite applies to I think all of Europe and most probably other places where you don't just start making small talk with random people Also Americans dress down more and UK/Europeans dress to impress at every available opportunity when out and about

[@SomeoneJustWatching]

If you leave London you won't see much of the Union flag anywhere, it's only everywhere in London because it's a tourist merchandise thing, but outside you will only ever see it outside public buildings or the occasional pub

[@richardwaring8613]

The terms of endearment can even be strange to a Brit out of their own area. Being a northerner I am used to being called 'duck' but recently I was in a shop out of my area and was referred to as 'luv' by a younger man in the shop. Where I grew up this term 'luv' was applied to male or female by males or females. When I was a child it did not seem out of place but when you are male and fifty six it now seems odd being called luv by a younger man. I thought it had died out years ago.

[@Scwirul]

The flags are everywhere like that in London, simply for tourists. I live in Brighton, and it's the same here...

[@jake5210]

In the US if you hold a door for a girl you get the 'What I'm too weak to open my own door???? Do you want me to make you a sandwich or wash the dishes too???' reaction.

[@xionmemoria5939]

We hold doors for anyone walking behind us- women are expected to do it too. If you AREN'T holding the door for the teenage boy behind you, you will be considered rude.

[@izzieh9936]

People hold doors open to be polite, we hate queuing but you can't just push in! And again we are just polite, sorry is normally sarcastic, and do we 'eck speak quiet and what's wrong with nicknames... and poppies are a sign of respect on the left breast (for women) with the leaf at 11 o'clock to reflect the time of the war. And chicken tikka masala was made in Birmingham when they ran out of sauce and ran out of tomatoes. And it sells well, the Union Jack is one of the most recognised flags yet us brits couldn't care less where we came from (as long as we stay where we are with some lovely Yorkshire tea)

[@jordankelly9329]

11 November is poppy day not the 1st.

[@thegroovetube3247]

Actually listen to what she said.

[@Sunny_in_London]

+Neil Murray cheers! A lot of people missed that I say people start wearing the poppies on November 1st for a Remembrance Day, not that the day is on November 1st. :-)

[@gachaelephant6841]

The nickname one is definitely true a example is this: I’m British I have a best friend who’s name is Isabella I call her I, and she calls me A. We pronounce it differently from the words a and I obviously. We took shortened to a whole new level.

[@jucadvgv3449]

as a southerner, i am very used to men holding doors open for me

[@shyanneismyall2540]

I am from Alabama and I agree !!!!

[@jucadvgv3449]

roll tide!

[@oneofone53]

Judy Reyes in uk if they don't say thank you we think how odd and (not racist just an observation) that its most often foreigners who don't say thanks

[@smoothfags20]

I DO hold the doors open for everyone, Male and Female, it was just that one time i was refering to that i was totally ignored by said Female when i shouted that out. Civility costs nothing and, its nice to say thank you or please but, to saay nothing is just rude.

[@Mia-qv3bj]

I think that with the union jack those things were mainly for tourists. We dont really have the flag around apart for things like that. I dont even think we have a flag in my school.

[@johnellis9889]

The Indian dish you talk of was invented for the British Raj .When the British Armed forces who where stationed all over India when she was a British colony. Over time the soldiers returned to Great Britain and sort their favorite dish from hotels and cafes.

[@kaydanrobloxyoutubechannel4767]

Very honest and true.

[@MichelleLouiseLove]

Everything you'll find in central london with the union jack on it is for tourists and not really meant for natives. If you travel outside of central London you'll see less and less of that stuff and when you get outside of London you'll almost never see things with the flag on it. It's like any tourist hotspot in any country will have things like their flag plastered over everything for people to buy as a souvenir

[@brasschick4214]

Appears you have reversed your poppy picture. The green leaf is historically placed at the 11 position to signify the WW1 armistice that occurred on the 11th hr of the 11th day of the 11th Month.

[@darrenh0218]

Chicken tikka Masala is British, was invented in Scotland. India used to be ruled by the uk

[@zaftra]

The flag thing in London is a tourist thing, rest of the country is pretty much not allowed to flay a flag, especially Englands, some one would moan about it being racist or xenophobic.

[@callumbrunton2761]

The flag thing may be that those that we sell are more for tourists, than for residents. If you fly an English flag on your house say, and it's not the world cup, people will assume that you're a member of the BNP or the EDL.

[@GFSLombardo]

That is a real shame.The flag of England does and should belong to ALL the people who live in England / Fly it and let the tongues wag!

[@brianparker663]

Like the video, but just wanted to clarify one thing - because it annoys the hell out of my old mum...who was there! During WWII you did NOT have to queue to get things that were on ration - you were registered with a certain supplier and the items you were entitled to were there for you. That was the whole point of rationing - everyone got what they needed.What you DID queue for were those special goods that were harder to come by and were not on the ration. While that may, from our perspective, include things we would now consider everyday items, it would cause a bit of a stir if a local shopkeeper managed to get hold of something out of the ordinary. Then you would queue and try your luck.

[@Sunny_in_London]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to add more specific feedback. I appreciate the insight and your mum’s experience in that time of hardship for the country.

[@brianparker663]

How kind of you to reply. Thank you.

[@Sunny_in_London]

Of course! I try to reply to anyone who watches and has a question or valuable feedback :-)

[@btetschner]

Thanks for the video!

[@abbieheath9521]

I don't know if you meant we start wearing poppies in November or if you think Remembrance Day is Nov 1st but Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday closest to Remembrance day with is the 11th November

[@Sunny_in_London]

+Abbie Heath I say that people start wearing them in on November 1st. November 11th is the same in both countries, so I would not have confused it.

[@barrymiller3385]

Fyi chicken tikka marsala may seem Indian but it was invented in Glasgow and made popular in Birmingham!

[@Sunny_in_London]

Cheers! I identify the mistake in my recent video about British foods to eat. I appreciate the time you took to give me feedback though :-)

[@martin-3726]

I think you should get out of London and visit other areas you should visit the north because up here in yorkshire it's completely different than it is in London I'd show you around and show how great England really is.

[@Sunny_in_London]

+martin Yorkshire is definitely on my list! Should you be available to give advice, we would need to start with making sure I pronounce it properly. I tend to make everyone giggle when I say 'York-shy-er' with my thick American accent!

[@wobaguk]

The thing about the excessive use of the flags on merchandise in London is, thats done for the tourists, and is to make money! Thats a world away from the 'salute the flag allegiance' that you get in US culture. Also as mentioned elsewhere the Union Jack now has some exremist highjacking of it, so genuine display of it is often criticised or limited.

[@jlouis4407]

“British speak very quietly.” Always, no exceptions.

[@richclasper8272]

Unfortunately in London people do not queue (stand in line) as much as they used to, as everyone is in such a hurry all of the time. However most Brits (including me) get absolutely irate if we encounter queue jumpers! This is really unacceptable to us and causes lots of issues when we travel to Europe and further afield!

[@4windrush]

You only get the Union Flag constantly didplayed for the tourists in London. Its not "everywhere."

[@rickygrimshaw1255]

Nothing wrong with drinking outside in the rain but make sure you wear a hoodie and you will be fine ;)

[@rebeccab1501]

The last one about the flags isn't about what's in shops. over in America u have so many flags around on poles or outside people's houses and stuff like that whereas over here that's hardly a thing. You only really see them outside of posh places or hotels and at football stadiums and that's about it really whereas over there they are everywhere

[@siloPIRATE]

There are no Union Jacks in the UK. London probably has them for the tourists

[@richardscales9560]

The union Jack thing is for the tourists. Go out of London and tourist traps (especially those appalling to visitors from abroad) and Yolo see it a lot less

[@personface5457]

Interesting comment re nicknames in Britain. Very true. We love nicknames.

[@peeayouel]

I'm English and I incessantly say sorry to people and I always mean it. However if my apology is not reciprocated, I feel like killing.

[@SaeedUrRehman1]

People mainly have the flags and merchandise in London because it's the most popular place

[@sammygirl5835]

I am enjoying these as a Brit who travels to the USA. To be fair it isn’t just men who wear poppies, women, children, even dogs wear them, not to mention cars, busses, trucks, buildings etc. from about mid-October until Remembrance Day or Remembrance Sunday, whichever is later. Setting aside tourist souvenirs, the British do not fly the flag as much as Americans, while not unknown, it is not common to fly a flag from you private home; outside of something like a jubilee or a big sporting event, but I see them on house and in yards all the time in the USA. I would say that another difference is when it comes to sports, we have different sports and in most of them we complete at international level, so regardless of your club allegiance or lack there off, the fortunes of the national team is a mass cultural event; outside of the Olympics I haven’t seen this in the US, certainly not to the level we see in the UK. The whole gun culture thing is of course a big difference.

[@Sunny_in_London]

Sammy Girl yes! As someone from a Florida, a state with a very big gun culture, I didn't include that and probably should've thought of it. When I first moved here, many British people would inquire about my thoughts on gun laws. Now- they're fixated on conversations about Trump! ;-) Again, I appreciate your thoughtful comments and ideas!

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

I was amazed by all the houses flying flags in the US. In a street of a dozen houses there might have been four flags. In the whole of Cambridge (uk) there are probably not four private houses with flags. I also drove quite a lot in the US. From my experiences on the roads there I think I can say that they do drive on the other side of the road I found that just about everywhere I went. In the end I decided to do the same as it seemed safer - even though it felt a bit strange. ;-)

[@emjayay]

I work at a place in NYC where thousands of tourists from all over the world come. I never noticed it that much in the UK, maybe because I wasn't tearing tickets, but half the British and Australians say "Cheers" plus at random other times. Cheeahs, cheeahs, cheeahs.

[@tomd5678]

we hold the door open for people following us. We'll hold it open longer for someone with their hands full, pregnant, old or handicapped

[@JarlGrimmToys]

If you want to see England don't go to London. It's all geared towards what tourists expect England to be like. It's only one city in an entire country, although a big one that's overpopulated. I'm from the Northwest Midlands of England on the Welsh border. Going to London for the first time was a cultural shock.

[@anghinetti]

Jarl Grimm: London is not a big and overpopulated city...in fact, the City of London measures only 1.12 square miles (2.90 square kilometres), with an estimated population of 9,400 as of 2016.

[@SkyZoomies]

We, true southerners also use "terms of endearment" as our British cousins

[@comestayawhilewithl5696]

We also tend to hold doors open too.

[@paulwhitear4983]

People go out side to drink because its against the law to smoke inside public places, such as pubs and restaurants.

[@lawrencelewis8105]

Londoners drink standing up because they've been sitting all day in offices.

[@estherishere]

I'm really enjoying these videos! I'm a new subscriber. At my secondary school we sell poppies for 50p to raise money for charity. We wear them on November *11th* which is Remembrance Day.

[@Sunny_in_London]

Hi Esther! Thank you for watching a subscribing. Are you an American expat in London? Please let me know any ideas or questions you might have that I can answer too. :-)

[@MrRQBQ]

Being half-English and half-Welsh, I prefer the flags of St George (England) and the Welsh Dragon to the Union Jack.

[@oneofone53]

Aled the Union Jack is an infusion of every flag of uk (part from wales, a dragons impossible to infuse) so I love all the flags

[@ACHG11246]

I thought St George's flag was for Torries and other far-right wingers... is that not accurate?

[@arthurjarrett1604]

Technically, the Union Flag is an amalgamation of the flags of England, Ireland and Scotland (so not really the UK as it didn't exist in its present form). Before the Republic of Ireland came into being and adopted the tricolour, Ireland (the whole island) had the cross of St Patrick on their flag (red diagonal cross on white background which can be seen inside the white cross of St Andrew on the Union Flag). Wales, at the time, was considered so close to England culturally and politically that inclusion of the Welsh flag wasn't contemplated. Different story these days of course.

[@madcapmonster]

you are wrong about flags, in London it's for tourists, you would be hard pressed in most towns and cities to find them

[@staceyhunt891866]

I disagree that British people don't say how they really feel, however I think that it depends on who we are saying it to (I'm just talking from personal experience) but I think British people are very blunt and direct about their feeling with people they know rather that strangers.Everything else, in my opinion is quite accurate

[@Sunny_in_London]

+stacey hunt hi Stacey! Thank you for watching and commenting. It's great to get feedback from different perspectives. What other differences have you noticed that I don't mention?

[@danielwoodruffe2938]

I find your erudition on related post, most helpful, darling!

[@MrMatchboxman]

Chicken tikka massala was invented in scotland. It was made the national dish to reflect diversity in the country.