British Manners | English Lesson

[@vslkvslk3440]

I think it's quite the same in all European countries! Nice video

[@sharondian8797]

English people say sorry for everything, even if they are not sorry..so it’s pretty fake sometimes! The rest of the rules are the same that polite people use everywhere!

[@jasfizarezany4894]

@@sharondian8797 Like Japanese, innit?

[@maracuyapie]

I am from South America and I grew up learning these English Manners, thanks to my parents. I think they´re necessary for daily life and to make friends, but as you mentioned in other countries people don´t have the same manners and you get frustrated when people don´t use them... But anyway, it was a very good lesson. Thank you.

[@gabrielaxaud]

In Brazil when we meet someone instead of shaking hands we usually kiss the other's face two or three times. Your channel is very interesting and useful, thank you!

[@ETJEnglish]

Thanks Gabriela

[@bernadettelee1101]

Malaysian Chinese manners: 1. Younger people won't start eating before the older people at a dining table. This doesn't really apply if you are at home and your parents aren't very strict about this. But, it is something that should be observed when you are dining with others eg. grandparents, relatives, formal gatherings, etc. 2. If someone older than you comes to you and speak with you while you are sitting, you have to stand up till the end of the conversation. 3. When you go to someone's house, remember to greet the owners of the house (eg. your friend's parents and grandparents) as you enter. You should notify them too when you leave the house. 4. Fight to be the one paying for the bill. This is not really considered as "manner", hahaha, but it's very commonly seen. It depends on the situations. Many ppl might say it's because of "face", but that's not 100% true. We usually do this at a large family gathering. Everybody wants to pay for the bill as they treasure such precious gathering and want to treat the relatives. It's our way of showing love to family members/relatives whom we don't always get the chance to meet.

[@jmocampo82]

I am a filipino. I've been living in england for 5 months now. I just found out about your videos. I find it very helpful. Hope you continue doing it. Thank you.

[@El_Crispaulo]

In my country, Ghana, it is consider rude to hand over or receive something from someone with the left. In a situation where the right hand is busy, soiled etc, you can use the left hand but you would have to say sorry or apologize. Learning a lot from you. Keep up the good work. Cheers

[@alinaman1170]

Chris Lokko what if someone is left-handed?

[@vasscoul1]

they'll always complain. it is very dumb to believe that the left hand is used for only bad things.

[@alandillon968]

In some countries using the left hand to wipe there backside/arse that is why it's seen as unhealthy, unclean. After all been to a public toilet and see how many people leave without washing their hands! In the UK the left hand was never acceptable to shake hands and seen as rude (today it is still seen as wrong by many) or pass anything with. A left-handed child when starting school would have a cane smacked across their hand to try and stop them writing with it and make the right hand their 'stronger main hand'. We're told the "right hand of god" and I was told as a child therefore the left side is the devil's side. You still see cartoons with the Angel on the right shoulder and a devil on the left! However, today it is acceptable to write with the left hand and lefthanded is accepted for most things but I would advise not handshakes.

[@autumn2182]

@@alandillon968 good to read it ))) it exists also in Islam (what you explained) Are you Muslim by the way?

[@nellybooy4787]

I've been to England and it is true, the few I came across they are polite with exceptional mannerisms. I've work for a charity abroad and I've met a Lady that was invited to the queen's tea party, browsing for a hat. She was soft spoken and come across respectable.

[@sarkarpiu1]

Please do more of this kind of videos. I have recently moved to the UK and this kind of videos are really very helpful for me. Thank you so much.

[@sayed56po]

British people are very polite, i love British culture and day by day i am falling in love with this beautiful country, i wish that i would be able to visit England)

[@angelinao.501]

I just love the British English so much, I will be doing my work placement in London. I‘m sure it will be a time full of experiences 😍 I love your channel!

[@hannadelucca]

Where i live here in São Paulo-Brazil the manners are very similiar with those that you discribed, of course that sometimes we stumble with some very rude people (especialy on subway during rush time, where things can get really crazy). The only diference that i get is that normally when someone sneezes we used to say " Saúde" that means "health" (Its like we where whishing you to be healthier). And sometimes, we hear the person who sneezed say " I am sorry" before you even say anything. Nice lesson. Thanks teacher!

[@ETJEnglish]

+Lhiri Hanna De Lucca That's very interesting, thanks for sharing! I will remember that because I really want to visit Brazil one day! Thanks for watching more of my videos :)

[@silviaalves-z3b]

It si popular to say health but iit is not considered polite. The one who sneezes should try to avoid sneezing if possible as I learnt in school.

[@englishenthusiast_]

It's nice lesson sir ETJ 😊 My teacher told me that 'sorry, please, and thanks' are really important in our life. That's why I always do say those words in my daily life.

[@soydesantamaria]

Here in Costa Rica, we use to say "Bless you" even to people we don't know, on the bus or walking on the street.

[@erikseiler504]

As a person with good manners in my country I have to say sorry after sneezing (perhaps as an apologizing for some noises that might be unpleasant for the people around me). Thank you for your videos! They are very helpful.

[@Stephanie-1990]

I'm from Brazil and people here (in my state, at least) are usually quite polite. I was reading through the comments and it seems some other brazilians have a different opinion. It makes me think manners vary according to where you are in a country more than where you are in the world.

[@aleksandrasobota5882]

Wow, you are making so many videos that I hardly keep up with watching them :D But it's a positive thing of course! :) Thanks for being such a devoted teacher. Your channel is really helpful :)

[@radziahmatpiah795]

I have been in London twice... I fell in love with the British manner...

[@ellencaubanan4215]

My husband is British, I love how polite and so considerate the British are. When we visited Stonhedge where there were lots of tourist, you will easily identify who are Brits and Americans just by opening a door in the museum 😂

[@maricristampos7310]

i love bretish english which is the global english...i couldn't stop yearning sir how to be fluent in english,i spent my spare time to learn.i love the way you teach,thank you very much.

[@崔桃琴]

Overuse of "please" is also thing I found when I travelled in New Zealand! But good manners do make a better world in some way :)

[@siyuanzhuang7571]

We normally take off the coat if you were wearing one when visiting others’ house to show your respect to the host. This is because ppl would think you only wear it in outside and you never put your jacket on at your own place. Wearing coat is considered that you treat his place like you re on street. Ta, Elliot. You’re so professional teacher

[@TioDeive]

How civilised those manners are! I wish all the world you follow them, so simple and so useful to keep us in harmony in a group. You didn't mention "always be on time to your appointments", which I also consider quite civilised. Thank you.

[@wojciechbober4401]

Thanks ETJ nice lessons with perfect pronounciation . Very nice and polite way of speaking.

[@lucrezialeotta6840]

Hi! This is what polite people do here in Italy as well! Even though finding rude people here is quite common... So common that you're surprised and pleased when they do behave as you described 😂 Another thing we do is saying "good morning/good evening" whenever you enter a room where there's already other people and "goodbye" when you leave, whether we know the people in the room or not

[@ushiho1362]

i've noticed most of the manners in uk are very similar to japanese ones such as holding doors for someone behinde or saying sorry to everything! its very interesting.

[@johnr7769]

Alright mate! Your channel is the best for explaining how we English express ourselves in our language and manners. You perfectly explain our culture which some of my American friends find difficult to understand, they describe it as quaint. I strongly recommend any non-British viewers subscribe to your channel and learn from your videos. It will greatly endear them to us native British when they visit the UK. Cheers mate.

[@ETJEnglish]

Cheers buddy! I'm glad you like it :)

[@meadowfriendc]

Thanks Elliott - good video! How about a video about Good manners when driving on our British roads, which sadly seems to be going out the window right now, especially in our bigger cities. I have always thought that our good manners keeps the traffic flowing better as well. It's common sense really

[@najmamohammad1628]

Dear Elliot...cant help telling u tht each time u amazes me..i have always noticed tht English is a 'polite n humble' language with its unique manners, Could u please...., would u like to.... n more over with d magic words like thank u, sorry, please etc. Whatever u spoke about d British manners in d video is excellent social customes as well.. Nothing strange abt them..And see, amazingly, acquiring a language more becomes knowing its manners better.. In arab culture too, when someone sneezes, you say, praise be to Lord.. N d reason behind it, as i have understood is for a while ur breath is taken when u sneeze.. So when u breathe after sneeze, its a blessing... However.. I liked ur manners Elliot, most of them have alredy been noticed though... Not because its English.. But because its so impressive by its politeness... Keep motivating.... Cheers a ton!

[@yeniganeglus1024]

Hello, I’m from Uruguay, my English is almost dead, but I ‘m trying to bring it back, so you may find many mistakes in my writing I’ve already found you in you tube ! I always had some difficult with comprehension, but I understand everything you speak!!! In here the manners are the same, but people is getting rude by these times. It’s also polite, when you are in a place , you are sitting and someone comes to joining, it’s polite to stand up and say hello, if it’s a person you don’t know you will shake hands, if it is a relative or a friend you may give a kiss in the cheek

[@drdre1402]

Thank you for the lesson, I found it interesting.

[@asmaa-meftah1]

That's what i like in the UK , i found the british people very polite, a loads of good manners such as smiling in your face whenever they saw you, also instead of saying thank you, they said cheers!

[@neeithuprince2772]

i am an indian. currently living in uk . thank u for this great information it is really helpful to prevent awkward situations

[@chloef6823]

gosh im in love with your accent

[@madou9122]

British people are so nice and polite 🥺❤️❤️

[@WK-fk4dd]

Your clips are so clear and very helpful for my 14years daughter . She going to live in UK in the next two months and will stay 2years for GCSE level,wish she get back good manners and knowledge when back to Thailand. Thanks a lot :)

[@mukhlisinyusuf2094]

Hello elliot, I'm from Indonesia. in Indonesia one of the manners that is often done is when someone asks us something like direction, road, etc. When we will tell him we must use the thumb to show the person where he is going

[@anniewyrzykowski5709]

Thank you for the video. In France it is good to say "thank you, please, sorry" too. It means that you are well educated and respect every body and everything. But you are right to repeat these simply rules to make life easier. We do have to remember them. Many thanks ! I'am fancy of your lovely prononciation. Sorry for the mystakes.

[@izk7418]

your method style and english speaking accent is really very nice and its really makes it easy to learn english truelly your explaining of english languge n manners is really imressive n nice i love it

[@maurowws]

how beautiful. english is the model for the world. maybe not in all senses and situations but in so many circumstances. cheers mate :)

[@morrisdane833]

Hi, Eliot! Well done, terse and to the point! And I do like your accent. You are definitely a born announcer and teacher.

[@ctaylo28]

Hi Elliot i like your vlog. Im a Filipino living in GB.In my country it is common to say Sir & Ma'm in a our work place. This is knowing that you are working for your Boss.Here in UK, i often get reminded to stop calling my Boss as "Sir or Ma'm".

[@lily_neira]

Hello , I loved this video ! Thanks! Here in Argentina we drink a beberage called 'mate' , you drink it and then it is refilled and passed it to another person ,taking turns , and when you don't want any more , it is good manners to say ' thank you' instead of saying stop giving me mates

[@willlexie]

I remember when I watched Benedict Cumberbatch in a talkshow and he accidentally bumped a microphone on the table, he said sorry to the microphone. THAT'S SO CUTE!!!!! If I can't marry Benedict, let me get ANY British guy.

[@mariacebrecos303]

He probably said sorry to the audience for having bumped the micro. Don't be so cheesy, please.

[@ahmetkhan912]

What about a Turk guy with British accent ?

[@smugwise]

I'm a Southall born person of Indian origin😂

[@日本に慣れすぎる中国人]

Yes you mistook this I think. He wasn’t saying this to microphone. Come on you fell in love with him before he said sorry I am sure

[@bobluhrs]

Thank you. I think I learned something here. When I was in High School in New Jersey, we had a speech teacher who said she knew that New Jersey had it's own idioms and pronunciations like "New Joisey", and those were fine, she didn't want to correct us on them, just be ourselves. However, there were two phrases she would absolutely not allow in her classroom, one was "this here" the other was "that there". We were never sure if she was joking or really meant it, but I don't think we actually used those anyway. Maybe some of our parents did? :)

[@emanmahmoud9439]

You are an excellent teacher. I like your accent . I hope to speak like you. Thanks very much Elliott

[@lucettyh4422]

I just have something in common with British, in fact I'm able to learn more about other cultures. I love your tips, cheers!

[@lea8056]

When I first came to London, I felt greatly welcome. ❤ Because in my country (Austria/Vienna) we have the same manners. So, it wasn't a problem of understanding.😊

[@longnguyen9638]

Hi ETJ your voice is so cool! I really like it. I'm from Norway , maybe someday i'll visit London! Have a nice say.

[@muriel3138]

Hi! Great video. I don't think you can ever overuse "sorry"! In France, we are far from using it enough. Let's say you bump into me in the metro (which happens very often, it's hard not to do so) if you say "sorry" with a smile, as British tourists do, it makes all the difference! I am happy and I don't mind your treading on my feet! The smile is important, it makes me feel you are really sorry :)

[@etxakilarena]

I love your videos! I'm a Spanish student and your channel is sooo useful! Congratulations and thank you.

[@abnerbarbosa8985]

In Brazil when someone sneeze we say "health" (we wish good health to the people). I found it very interesting about the British.

[@silviaalves-z3b]

It is popular to say health, but it is not polite.

[@CharlieGV]

Ths video is just what the doctor ordered! Thanks a lot Elliott!

[@Monteveuxx]

Just love your channel *-* How I wish to visit UK

[@Dule1982saa]

What you said I think it's happening in each country , It happens in ma country KSA especially when someone sneezes he should say " Alhamdulillah " and we reply " Yarhamuk allah" it's like " bless you " and also the queue it's polite thing and the main greeting is shaking hands and a lot of things , Lots of thanks

[@bteuben-faber8215]

Your voice is more calming now as it was in other video's: For me as an ADHD-adult, better to stay listening! I like your lessons a lot. In the Netherlands we also use our hand before our mouth when yawning. Is this also a common use? Younger people don't do it anymore, but I find it respectful to others. And waiting for all the people come out the train, before entering, is also a standard here in the Netherlands. I like all the good manners, because it smoothens society. I think even some so-called racism is caused by talking to loud, not looking straight in the eyes, hissing to women and using a mobile phone everywhere ... I don't like this behaviour in Dutch people as well. Thank you for this nice lesson, Elliot! 🌷

[@maitrychauhan8961]

That was really informative ..will keep in mind these things over there.. can you please do a quick video on phrasal verbs commonly used in England?

[@ETJEnglish]

+Maitry chauhan I will definitely be making a video about this soon! Thanks for the suggestion

[@Takataka7years]

You doing amazing job with your videos,you help a lot of people to learn the language.and also your accent is one of the best...thank you very much indeed.

[@lucyteo2980]

Thank you..Its helpful n easy to follow. Most importantly a beautiful n pleasing voice to listen to.

[@verozzz]

Nice, nice,. Thank you. You are a gentleman. Here in Peru we have forgotten about manners. Thank you very much.

[@marcob4630]

In this more and more aggressive world it's a blessing having still polite people as English are! Greetings from Switzerland!

[@ninaastra9654]

Thanks so much. You speak well, I understand you. I try to listen to your videos as a practice in the training of my skills "Listening". In Uzbekistan, it is considered a good manner to give way to the elderly in transport.

[@chinguyen4108]

Thank you so much, teacher! Your videos are very useful . in my country, before having meals, the young always say an invitation to the elder. It is very common in my country VIETNAM🇻🇳. It shows our respects to the old in our families😍😍i'm sorry for my bad english😅

[@DisneyClasica91]

Thank you very very much for your videos!! I'm from El Salvador and about to travel to Stourbridge to study, and I was concerned about your manners and customs. You are helping me loads. El Salvador is one of those countries in which queues are not usual, people even run over each other to get some place. We do not say "bless you", our equivalent would be something like "May health be with you" (Salud). It is good manners to look into the eyes of your interlocutor when talking, but is not usual. These are the things that I can think of right now.

[@matveypavlov495]

Here in Russia we have the same basic manners as those pointed out in the video. Besides, it is also important to give a seat to the elderly people or pregnant women in public transport, so it’s wide-spread here. Also it ‘s considered impolitely if you’re coming to someone’s house without a call, even though it is your friend.

[@mimadouma1832]

thank you for your videos , I want to learn about british culture and this video helps me to know more :-) here in algeria when the person sneeze we say to him God bless you , we do also the queue but there are some persons who don't respect their sequence , about greeting if the person is closer or a member of our family we hug and kiss on the cheek and if it is not a close person we just say hello and shake hands

[@ETJEnglish]

That's very interesting Mima, thank you! It seems like Algeria has very similar manners to England :)

[@irvingalmeida1529]

Really nice one... I love your people! I hope go back England again ..

[@AnNguyen-py8qh]

Please give us more english listening practice! I love to listen to them! Thanks teacher!

[@sergeyltk]

This is very much essential (the same) for Russia as well. However, we don't always say "bless you" (which I like), but sometimes keep quiet, which is considered normal as well. I would be really happy to hear more of such polite manners from you, something that is quite new to English people, but promising :)

[@piyavadeeua-tarnpisith5375]

Thanks for making useful videos and i like your voice when you speak, it’s crystal clear. Can you teach how you pronounce the name of the city or street in UK that it doesn’t pronounce the way it looks as Bicester and etc.

[@Jumbanoffee]

In Thailand, we don't call elders by their name. But we say Uncle, Aunt, Brother, sister before their name. Thank you for your fruitful vdo. I am your fan.

[@muha2762]

Thank you so much Eliot , may you make a video talking about countable and uncountable nouns ..thanks again .

[@izabellanagy-veres4408]

Thank you very much for this vide. Ive really enjoyed it. We have exactly the same manners in Hungary. In hungarian we use bless you in more, different situations. We use it when someone sneezes or when someone has finished his meal or his drink. We also say bless you(more like Cheers, but in hungarian is the same for all situations: Egészségedre ) if we toast. :)

[@AdrianaBaggio-8]

that's why I love your country.. you are sooo polite

[@Laravanhonibeatriz552]

Here in Brazil a lot of people act so according to the manners you mentioned... in a way I really got surprised by the similarities # THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEO

[@loiikiim]

Thank you ETJ for this quality information. It’s not a rule but I just wanna mention that I was pretty surprised that I barely couldn’t get food in a pub. Koreans eat a lot during drinking.

[@nataliagrygus4880]

On Poland we say: "Na zdrowie" after someone sneezes. It means something like"for health". When you sneez you are usually ill, so we say it to wish someone health. And the one who sneeses should say "thanks" (dziękuję/dzięki on Poland)

[@sankarankutty6676]

Cool and composed.Excellent presentation!

[@ms.standard]

That's why I love British people

[@veronicayoon3819]

THE BEST TEACHER IN A WORLD

[@sandywood3168]

I am Colombian and i do everythig you said and i am not the only one cause many of my friends do the same, we hold doors, say bless you, thank you, sorry and please, it's considered a really bad mannerism to spit on the street so i think for me its like be the same. And thank you 4 your video, it was nice 😊

[@Lefiram029]

and that's one of the best reason why it so easy for me to like them - British people

[@Tom6285]

I'm in love with your channel, it's really good. I am from Brazil, and here we have sort of like British manners, unfortunately some people forget it. But when we meet someone, usually we hug their... You know, we are latinos! :) Thanks a lot ETJ!

[@arkaazizul6673]

English are the most polite!! That's why I love 'em!

[@岡崎祐樹-d4b]

Hello from Japan,and actually this is second time to contact you.I'm Yuki. British manners are very similar to Japanese ones and I'm proud of the fact.In Japan,we also use "Keigo"that is the language sounds polite and shows our respects to the listeners in formal situations. But many foreign people who come to Japan are usually confused because it's difficult even for native Japanese speakers.

[@ETJEnglish]

That's very interesting. I have read about Keigo before and find it very interesting :) Thank's for watching, Yuki.

[@yashasviprasad5317]

Can you please make a video on eating habits in England ? That will be quite helpful . Thankyou 👍🏼

[@GiancarloACC]

Many thanks for these lessons!

[@jamesjimmy6654]

Thank for you the video. In my country, when a person sneezes, we say a phrase which is equivalent to "Bless you" and I always thought that it's a good manner to say it until I attended a few classes on etiquette where I found out that if a person sneezes, it is actually Impolite to say something (e.g. "Bless you"). Furthermore, the one who sneezed should apologize. I was quite shocked when I first learned it but eventually it made perfect sense for me. One way to better understand it, is to imagine a business meeting or a lecture etc. when someone suddenly sneezes (another point to keep in mind is that everyone sneezes rather differently) and therefore disturbing both the speaker and the audience by this somewhat impolite (according to etiquette) but physiological act. During my academic years, if someone in a class (10-12 persons) sneezed, at least more than a half said "Bless you" which was actually annoying because it drew attention away from what a lecturer was saying. I'd love to know other's opinion though.

[@EP-uq7qt]

I'm from isreal and british manners is not matter for many people.but my dad always teach me how to behave and im so glad to see this manners on british tipe.thats why I like them.

[@ManpreetKaur-jo5uo]

British people's are really kind and helpful.I love England.

[@andrearibeiro3215]

I love this video as im NOT english/British but I always felt these British ways naturally. There's never too much manners. I think as much pls ty and sorry that goes around..I think America could adapt to these more. I always do these things.

[@imspanishasianfilipi]

I love England .my brother inlaw is an english guy fr england.. my sister lives in england.. love fr Philippines

[@sambou6286]

your videos are amazing!! thanks mate and keep up the good work!

[@alvaromejia7069]

Hey mate....congratulations on your videos. I have just subscribed to them.I found them really cool and interesting.Greetings from Peru.

[@lulusitar]

thank you, You made it very clear for ESL learners.

[@elagajda2286]

Hi! I love the English. You are so friendly and full of energy. If people were more happy in Poland my life would be different. I miss your country very much. Of course Poland is the best country in the world but ... unfortunately I can't be myself here.

[@khadoojali8066]

Alright mate ..could you please make a video about the British accents(posh ,etc.)?? you are a great teacher ..cheers

[@rafaeutube1]

Thank you ! Yours lessons are really important

[@manalmostafa7541]

we also do these manners in our country. Egypt

[@lavayuki]

The manners are very similar to Ireland, especially holding the door for people and saying sorry for everything, even if it's the other persons fault. We also use it in place of words like excuse me and when trying to get someones attention.

[@tienyichao]

Highly recommended. I used to live in the UK (for around 5 years); can't believe I am still doing most of these, esp. point # 2 about the door (starting at 2'03") and point # 5 about 'please, thank you, sorry' (starting at 4'30") -- I would even translate these expressions into Chinese when speaking Mandarin in Taiwan, definitely 'overdoing' them out of the local cultural context. lol

[@izk7418]

although im a pakistan but im really imressed by english due to their polite n friendly manners n all my relatives appreciate these manners a lot