"GLOBAL SUPERPOWER" Top 10 Things Brits Are Bloody Good At (AMERICAN REACTION)

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[@SimplySavageReactions]

Check out Funniest English Football Chants kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJDEYYewZ7ibY7M Had me crying lol

[@ericdotd69]

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[@stevenmclaren2730]

@Steve Sharpe numpty

[@formicapple2]

In short, we Brits are fucking awesome.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

Hell yea lol

[@scrappydoo7887]

👌

[@MrDaiseymay]

Aaaand MODEST

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Formidable Nice comment good to see someone praising Britain I do like some bnc programmes not many but I'm trying not to watch. The bbc are doing an adaption of great expectations and make every swear in it.dont think dickens wrote swear words but the worst is the bbc are making sure that our empire gets critisied. All bad of course and we pay money fir our country by a British corporation to always run us down.

[@Ikmijnnaam]

You are losers ! Actually losers you were wetting your pants when you knew Michiel was coming for you hahahah we Dutch even defeated you with HALF the ships YOU brought so please get reallllllllllllllllll you are losers aight !!!!!

[@stevev3664]

British actors usually spend years in the theatre learning their craft before they get into films. Baseball started in the U.K. as a children’s game called Rounders.

[@florrie8767]

Many prefer theatre to films as that's where the prestige is but low paid. the money is in tv and films.same for American actors

[@maverick627uk]

Alan Rickman was such a legend. Not just as a bad guy though. If you search "Sheriff of Nottingham Christmas" on youtube its a scene from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. Its hillarious! He will be remembered always

[@mrnobody4237]

"And cancel Christmas" lol

[@debramoss2267]

I miss him. A lovely man, icon and genius, funny, hilarious.

[@maverick627uk]

@@mrnobody4237 My Dad was on the kinda grumpy side a lot of the time. Typical ex army northerner (northern England that is). But Alan Rickman in Robin hood destroyed him lol! He just had him tied up in knots laughing. Superb talent. Would love to have met him personally.

[@nedeast6845]

It is easy for a Brit to nail the American accent, because the American accent is descended from England

[@wardenblack9734]

And from Ireland and to a considerable extent influenced by the impact by non-native Anglophone German & Yiddish speaking immigrants!

[@Si_Vert]

Inventions & Discoveries should be number 1: All of the other things in this list pale into insignifcance compared to the UK's contribitions to the world in this area.

[@gdok6088]

And some of those inventions & Discoveries include:- The steam engine - James Watt; the locomotive and first public railway - George Stevenson; the telephone - Alexander Graham-Bell; Vaccination & the world's 1st vaccine (against smallpox) - Edward Jenner; the 1st pneumatic tyre - John Boyd Dunlop; TV - John Logie Baird; the 1st computer - Alan Turing; the Jet engine - Frank Whittle; the World Wide Web - Sir Tim Berners-Lee; ... these last 2/3 courtesy of @Grinwald:- the first splitting of the atom - Sir John Cockroft and Ernest Walton (joint Nobel prize); Sir John Cockroft was instrumental in developing the world's first civil nuclear nuclear power station, Calder Hall at Windscale, England, in 1956; the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA - James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953 (joint Nobel prize) ... the list goes on and on.

[@davidcoverdale722]

@@gdok6088 You could add the lesser known Sir James Murray to that list. He basically invented fertilizer, without which the amount of food grown worldwide would not be nearly what it is.

[@darrinslack1269]

I was going to do a list but lol you`ve done it , pity are own children never get to learn this in school now

[@gdok6088]

@@darrinslack1269 Agreed - this is an important part of British history

[@grinwald633]

@@gdok6088 And you forgot - The splitting of the atom!, oh and the discovery of the double helix. But to be fair - whilst they were both world changing discoveries, they were discovered at weekend. So as true brits, we won't count those, just to be fair.

[@dollydiddums7889]

Humour and political suicide are the traits of a true Brit 😅

[@dontcarebear4455]

So True🤣

[@herbaliser4207]

@@dontcarebear4455 Humour died a long time ago, just good at getting bent over and shafted by whoever is in control.

[@larryfroot]

​@@herbaliser4207 Sunak..."I'm going to shaft you with sand" Starmer "I'm going to shaft you with grease!"

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Yep, as well as bronchitis and rheumatism!!! 😃

[@archiebald4717]

The UK is also very good at winning Nobel Prizes. In fact, proportionate to the population, it is the best at it in the world! As for music, the Promenade Concerts (Proms) is the largest and longest (2 months) classical music festival in the world.

[@sirteabag8652]

The reason why the office ended in the UK is because Ricky Gervais finished it and wanted to make something else, it was never cancelled.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

Ohhhhh yea that's a huge difference

[@trevorhart545]

Quit when you are at the TOP Then do something else Why sit on top of Mount Everest until it freezes you, have a new challenge

[@mcirelandosharma7411]

It's the only good thing he ever did 😂 woefully bad comedian.

[@grinwald633]

@@mcirelandosharma7411 Bollocks!

[@personalcheeses8073]

@@mcirelandosharma7411 Says you who is obviously far funnier and way more successfully than Ricky. Think I detect a green eyed monster in you 😂😂😂

[@albidor99]

England, Scotland and Wales are countries that make up Great Britain, along with a few islands, and if you add Northern Ireland into the mix it becomes the United Kingdom x

[@vtbn53]

@Talorc MacAllan It would be great to say you have visited them all, what a bucket list entry.

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

“Along with a few islands” You might be surprised to know that those “Few islands” number between six and seven thousand or more . 189 of them permanently inhabited.

[@DamnedDave]

5000 islands

[@eruduma9021]

@@ruadhagainagaidheal9398 I suppose in this instance saying “a few islands” around Great Britain is like saying “ooh it’s bit miserable out there” when it’s actually flooding it down. 😅

[@trevorhart545]

It is that Mix along with are friends from across the Ex Empire, the Commonwealth, that add to our diverse strength. Then of course we have the Poles who came to fight in WW2 and the Italian POW who stayed and gave us our love of Italian food. Diversity is the Key which Ironically is the Opposite of the drive of the European Commission/European Union under President Uranus Von Der Liaring who wants everyone to be a clone under her Orders that must be obeyed, Yes, she is German.

[@stephenphilpott6772]

We have it all here, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, the only thing I hate about it here is the shit weather and all the scabs that come just to rinse our benefit system without giving anything back. ♥️👊🏻🙋🏻🇬🇧

[@someguysopinion23]

Think you'll find the 'scabs' are far more likely to be UK citizens but ok

[@benlowe1701]

Oh oh! I know the reason for Brits being good at playing Bad guys! The reason is Shakespeare. See, in America, the finest actors want to make it big in Hollywood. Historically, this meant playing the leading man. The action hero. The guy whose name was biggest on the poster. In Britain though, the best actors *always* do Shakespeare, especially when training. And in Shakespeare, the best roles, the best monologues, are the villains. Richard III. King Claudius. Iago. Macbeth. Edmund the Bastard. Shylock. So, when the transition from stage to screen is made, American actors always wanted the best hero parts. But British Actors were perfectly fine playing the bad guy. This didn't happen every time of course, but it happened enough that the British Accent became associated with "Bad Guy" in Hollywood, and became a trope to itself, to the point that in Hollywood, they'd begin to seek out British Actors to play the villain, hoping it would make the villain sound more villainous. Thus, it continues to this day.

[@almostyummymummy]

Bad guys get the best lines. And get to have the most fun. Who the hell wants to be a good guy?

[@Madonnalitta1]

Also, the West End. Many British actors perform in theatres, so no green screen or special effects. They've only got their acting on full display. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen perform some brilliant works of Samual Becket on stage.

[@timempson2146]

@@Madonnalitta1 Agree - I saw them in waiting for Godot. Brilliant.

[@brianearl3231]

Theatre was big in Stratford upon Avon , William Shakespeare

[@Littleduck192]

Dont forget Pink floyd should be in the list of bands

[@avaggdu1]

Don't forget Led Zeppelin and the greatest of them all - Cliff Richard!!!! 😄

[@scottfoster2639]

The Brits still have an apprenticeship for acting. As a result, you get finely tuned actors that are eons above American actors who are typically chosen for their appearance and THEN trained to become an actor. That's why there are so many 'one (or two) hit wonders' in American films (I am speaking from the late 80s onward here). a select few go to the Actors Studio but even then, talent rises to the top. Most British or Irish actors you see on television / movies are talented because learned their craft BEFORE they auditioned.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

And still Marlon Brando gets called the greatest actor of all time,

[@sarah6557]

Bollocks....... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@da90sReAlvloc Well they had to have someone...

[@mikeymoo1291]

British kids can't act though. Hopeless compared to American kids. Even adults, I don't think Brits are any better than Americans. In fact, they're not.

[@grahamstubbs4962]

@@margaretflounders8510 Well, they're all on strike at the moment so f**kem.

[@ScienceChap]

I live near a village which has sign on the church wall which says ," Serving travellers for 1000 years".

[@buffridge7007]

Which Village

[@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2]

Cool where. I live in a historic city. I think we were are was originally a settlement in Ronan times. Then eventually became where u live. We do have a copy of the Round Table created by King Henry III. You can't swing a cat in the UK without hitting something histotic lol

[@ScienceChap]

Corhampton in Hampshire.

[@kellyk5946]

If anyone else were portrayed as villains all the time, they would be offended!

[@BackToNature123]

😂 true

[@scrappydoo7887]

It's because villains have to be intelligent, calculating and subtle to be truly believable. That said, we've got some excellent horror and gangsters too

[@imachunt653]

i was expecting another yank saying they are better at most..... but he gave a unbiased view and im blown away thanks dude

[@2charliep]

Brits are good at baddies because we realise that they get all the best lines, plus it’s so much more fun!

[@mgytitanic1912]

Or could it be it's because they drive a Jaguar? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2jKg2p7js-Whpo

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

Fun Fact: Oxford University is _older_ than the Aztec civilization. The originating Aztec city of Tenochtitlán was founded in 1325, and ended in 1519, whereas Oxford University opened its doors in 1096 and has been going continuously to this day. And yet Aztec ruins are dug up today and put in museums in dedicated exhibits, as if it's ancient history (which it's not, really, it's far more modern than people realise) - yet we don't really consider Oxford University as something ancient despite being older.

[@tempusfugit9796]

The aircraft carrier and most of its main components, Cat and trap system, angled flight deck, opticle landing guide, radar, jet engine, were all invented in Britain.

[@ianfish6877]

Good to see someone who let's it play without to many interruptions. Nice one 👍

[@SimplySavageReactions]

I fight with that, should I pause and say something after every segment or not. I tend to only pause when I have something important (in my opinion anyway) to say. Maybe that's why I don't have a hundred thousand subs because I don't exaggerate my personality and/or talk about stuff that I have no clue about. This is boring old me!

[@angelavara4097]

@@SimplySavageReactions this way is better than when you put words across the screen. I like the new way.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

@@angelavara4097 oh wow thats good to know. I spent so much time doing all of that thinking it would help but I see that I didn't need to do all of that in the first place. Thanks for letting me know

[@rhitewhino8471]

@@SimplySavageReactions that would also be depending on what you react too surely? If you’re listening to Dave, Ghetts or the likes of, I would be here for all the bar catching and your opinion…

[@witsend236]

We the Brits are enhanced by our American, Canadian, Australian and sometimes Kiwi (off springs) that collectively make the best humans that the World has ever known and make the best music ever known. Don’t believe me than look at the French, German, Italian and Spanish offerings.

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Oh yes, just watch ANY Eurovision Song Contest! You will lose the will to live! 😃

[@ladykaycey]

You often find that only a couple of series of sitcoms are made because they want to stop while they're at the top. Like quitting while you're ahead?

[@donmongoose]

This. Too many shows get dragged out well past their best.

[@ladykaycey]

@@donmongoose very true 👍

[@maryhall3722]

Faulty Towers, is it 14 episodes? American comedy- probably the best written, intelligent and timeless has got to be MASH. UK equivalent Black Adder in the trenches of WWI probably the nearest for clever lines and poignancy at the waste of war.

[@mollydunce1881]

No 8... Little 're ignored fact... Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbus...Established by the British between 1636 and 1765. United States of America, also Established by the British 1776. For many this is refered to as the School of Hard Knocks.

[@jillosler9353]

We also invented the computer, suspension bridges, the railway and once ruled over the biggest Empire the world has ever known! Not bad for an Island so small you can fit it into at least 11 of the States in the USA.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

You got that right. I'm becoming obsessed with the rich history of England and Great Britain in general. Way before the USA was a thing, England was kicking ass and taking names!

[@vtbn53]

@@SimplySavageReactions Kicking arse thank you very much ;-)

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

@@SimplySavageReactions , the UK is the same size as Alabama , just to give you a sense of proportion but were as Alabama has approximately 3m population the UK has 65m hence the size and cost of housing , and you can fit it into the USA 40 times . Don't forget that New England was part of all this history before you was told you didn't want any part of it , so England and then Wales , Scotland and Ireland ie Great Britain had to go else where for trade that became the empire , so if / when people complain about the British Empire you can always say that the now USA was the reason it existed

[@tiffanybiscuit7587]

The mongol empire was the biggest ever....but we came a close second !!!

[@avaggdu1]

​@@tiffanybiscuit7587 The British Empire was largest, both in land area (11 million square metres larger than Mongol Empire) and population (412 million vs 110 million). The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire only. As a percentage of world population the Mongols were greater, but only because the world population was much smaller (peaking some 600-700 years before the British Empire).

[@stevewright8204]

😃 love the crazy Brits, mental 👍🇺🇸

[@lynnecromack4933]

Hollywood Villains - You mised the maestro: Anthony Hopkins.

[@trevfisher]

He didn't even mention inventions, science and mathematics. Scotland alone is world class in inventions, the steam engine and thus trains, the telephone, television, penicillin, MRI scanner, the fridge, colour photography, flushing toilets and the steam engine. The English ain't too shabby either, the computer you're using right now to access the World Wide Web, the first website, and the first web browser were English inventions, the light bulb, the electrical motor, vaccines and the discovery of immunology and antibiotics. We also have the theory of evolution, Isaac Newton is perhaps one of the most important mathematicians to have lived, English scientists also revealed the double helix of DNA and hydrogen gas. Our crowning glory however is of course our wonderful language and we all made that and we're still making it and that's fantastic, most of the time.

[@nikkihayes5411]

Try watching ricky gervais talking about the office Usa......funny and true😁

[@rjp666]

Don't forget the Brits invented the 3 pin plug and socket.

[@gazb87yorkshiresalt48]

I think IMO regarding the brits doing accents is due to the vast number of different accents as you can go 30 miles and the people can speak/sound way different. 👍

[@scottishemmaa2457]

💯💯💯

[@stevemorris6855]

Also the fact that we're exposed to the American accent on a daily basis.

[@wastedrainbow1814]

I live in the black country... yam yam ..and less than 6 miles it's Brummie .....Birmingham .....

[@gazb87yorkshiresalt48]

@@wastedrainbow1814 I've got family in Rowley Regis and Great Barr and lived in great Barr when I was 17! Are yam awroyt? 👍🙏✌

[@stevemorris6855]

@@wastedrainbow1814 alright our kid!

[@innercircle341]

In my city we have incredible buildings that are over 1000 years old. We got awesome history

[@tinalongfellow7170]

The reason brits are so good at playing villains is because compared to an American, when a brit villain speaks they sound extremely cold, therefore capable of doing exactly what they threaten with a satisfied smirk on their faces

[@gillcawthorn7572]

I heard that American actors are reluctant to take parts that may reflect on their perceived popularity, whereas to British actors ,if they can give a convincing performance that`s a good show of their professional skill.

[@margaretflounders8510]

The Brits got the menace factor nailed down...The Americans use guns for theirs...

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@margaretflounders8510 It`s called acting.

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

Coincidentally, I used to live within a short walking distance of Sir Ian McKellan's birthplace in Burnley, Lancashire. The house where he was born has a blue plaque attached to the wall outside of it and I even have photographs of that as well as of his birth certificate. Not only was he shown in the modern version of Richard III in this short Watch Mojo UK video but he was also shown portraying Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, wasn't he?

[@lendusaquid]

As for the British Empire, well some people collect stamps.🙂

[@beccaboo3040]

And coins I got loads x

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

I loved our Gary Oldman as Drexel Spivey in 'True Romance'. It was insane. 🤗

[@ShaqFro]

Andrew Lincoln is another actor good at American accents

[@alexhoward2402]

Keep it up mate. I like your strongly formed opinions that are only built from logic and nothing else, and are very short. This means you don’t feeel at all controversial n open to being attacked .

[@robertlowe4784]

England is just 1 of 4 countries in the UK, Scotland, Wales and England together are Britain (3 countries on the big island) Northern Ireland with them makes it the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 either of the 4 can say their British or use their independent countries nationality ie.. English, Welsh, Scottish and northern Irish

[@markfox1545]

They're there for their afternoon tea. Remember that sentence, you obviously need the help.

[@kevlyth1712]

@@markfox1545 Tf?😅

[@streetender1878]

The American version of the office seriously jumped the shark

[@scottishemmaa2457]

Great reaction James! I see you’ve got a few comments re the difference between UK, GB and England. Lots of people use UK and GB interchangeably and most people don’t mind too much - BUT if someone is referring to ‘England’ and they actually mean GB/UK then we (in the rest of the UK) really don’t like that! Lol! Northern Ireland is the only country excluded from GB, it’s part of the UK. However, the UK has lots of smaller islands around it too, eg Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Inner and Outer Hebrides, Orkney Islands etc and these all fall under GB too! Interesting fact re Oxford and Cambridge given the comedy reactions you’re doing - Jimmy Carr went to Cambridge and Al Murray went to Oxford! Lots of our comedians are really intelligent and went to one or the other - John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Hugh Lawrie, David Baddiel, Rowan Atkinson, Mel and Sue (just off the top of my head - there are probs loads more I’m missing!) Oxford and Cambridge are obviously in England, but Scotland also has some fantastic universities too; Glasgow (where I went lol), Edinburgh, Aberdeen, St Andrews etc. This video was quite interesting overall, but the last segment about Music triggered me slightly!😂 So, Stormzy introduced grime and is leading the charge?!😂 I understand why he said this as Stormzy’s first album was the first ‘grime’ album to go to nr 1 in the UK, but that was in 2017! I understand that he is the most successful uk rap artist to be huge overseas but he’s no ‘pioneer’ of the genre. Skepta, Wylie, Tinchy, Kano, Dizzee, Giggs, Ghetts etc. have been around for 20+ years.

[@gazb87yorkshiresalt48]

Well said!

[@scottishemmaa2457]

@@gazb87yorkshiresalt48 🙏

[@jaysmith2858]

Al Murray is connected to royalty yet tries (and fails) to play a member of the working class, whilst Mel and Sue are about as funny as contracting syphilis.

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are NOT part of the UK or Great Britain.

[@scottishemmaa2457]

@@tendrosstoodross2976 ahhh, you’re right - They were really bad examples! They’re part of the ‘British Isles’ so not strictly UK or GB I think?

[@mariafletcher6603]

FUN FACTS. Oxford university was established in 1096. And Cambridge university in 1231. From UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are PEACE ☮️

[@gerrywrafsimmons7542]

The Mouse Trap, a play by Agatha Christie, has been going as long as I have and as long as Her Majesty was on the Throne. Sir Richard Attenborough was in the first night cast. It was one of my bucket list. The rights of the play were given to her grandson and his heirs.

[@Aeronaut1975]

"The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (The UK for short) refers to "Great Britain" (The actual main island itself), which consists of England, Wales and Scotland, (but which are all seperate countries with their own cultures, laws and languages, especially in Wales). And on a seperate island, there is Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK), and the rest of the island of Ireland (ROI, or "Republic of Ireland) is "Ireland", a completely different country altogether, which is not part of the UK, and still part of the E.U., and trades in Euros. As a general rule for, if in doubt, always say "The UK" or "British". There's nothing more infuriating to the Welsh, Scots and NI than being refered to as "English", or "in England". We're all brothers, but we all have unique historical cultures, and we proudly defend them, resulting in what we call "banter".

[@angelus2141]

For clarification, England is a country within Great Britain. Great Britain is England Scotland and Wales only. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (which is the full name) adds (as the name implies) Northern Ireland. So England is one country Great Britain is three and the United Kingdom (which is the shortened version of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is four countries.

[@florrie8767]

My new favourite channel.on American reacting to Britain videos.

[@chipsthedog1]

The accent thing? I was 3 seasons into The Wire before I found out Idris Elba was from London, he wasn't so well known then obviously but it blew me away

[@sandersson2813]

Delroy Lindo is British too.

[@handpaper6871]

See also: Hugh Laurie as Dr House

[@sandersson2813]

@@handpaper6871 His accent is awful in that.

[@scrappydoo7887]

Damien Lewis too. Many thought Charlie hunam was American too

[@dontbelivetheleftists6965]

things the British have invented

[@welshpete12]

To paraphrase May West . When we are good , we are very very good . But when we are bad we are ARE BETTER !

[@johnj3577]

Our full title is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Hence Great Britain is the bit without NI. England, Scotland and Wales make up Great Britain along with some outlying islands.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

This is a great explanation to the question. Thanks

[@georgemorgan8056]

Our universities are going down the pan just like in the States and with the same sickness.

[@fatamorgana909]

Indeed, we are the master nation.

[@EclecticInstinct]

Yes. I agree. I am British and enjoyed both versions of The Office.

[@Commsfarage]

Number 4: history The first picture is Broadway Castle in Worcestershire. Lived there as a kid.

[@suetatlock8328]

Cockney Rhyming slang was developed a loooong time before the Second World War. So long ago it sent to Australia with all the convicts. It was used so the criminals could talk to each other without other people understanding what they were talking about.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

That's amazing. I've never heard of it until recently

[@johnkemp8904]

I remember that many years ago one of our leading actors (I forget who) reminisced that he was once working in a film with a US actor who said to him, “God, I wish I could act as well as you can. I’m only handsome!” to which our British chap replied that he wished he had had to nerve to reply “What a terrible handicap to bear!”

[@SimplySavageReactions]

lol Im only handsome, what a freaking weirdo

[@thomasdalby8420]

The office finished over here because the stories were done and any other story's would have taken you away from the original idea,America just throws writers at it and demands new story items whereas in Britain we write a great show then find the show,when it is done we stop,we don't just start then cancel shows til one hits the right note we only make the good ones

[@alanjay5974]

The interesting thing about British music influences at the end part of this vid is Who influenced the influencers.PAUL MCcartney, Bowie, Beatles, Freddie Mercury ETC will all name just 5/6 names from the late 50s, young Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly & others.A John Lennon famous quote is before Elvis there was nothing.

[@Mr_krabz_mcfc]

Yes be the first to watch UK shameless..u won't be disappointed

[@SimplySavageReactions]

love your name lol

[@gazb87yorkshiresalt48]

And the free speech question, well it's worse here than there people who have been arrested for tweets for "offending somebody"....... so a sh1tshow!!! Keep up the laughter matey! 🙏🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✌

[@scrappydoo7887]

Hmm that's a tad rich when Trump was impeached over a tweet lol

[@britishpatriot7386]

We love to complain about the weather, we never seem satisfied with our weather because it's either too hot or too cold.

[@chipsthedog1]

You should do a reaction to one of the videos that explain the difference between The UK, Great Britain and England

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

This should explain it: kzbin.info/door/mrj_D7ln2bMH87LpCWxFGwcommunity?lb=UgkxOSoPjxk2nR7Qui1FImCQWcJPvu9dMKOE

[@bilbobaggins706]

Tom Holland does nail it. So does Hugh Laurie (House), Damien Lewis (Homeland), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (brilliant New York accent in Without a Trace), Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, The Good Fight) and lots more. But your very own Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) and Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones' Diary) all did an outstanding British accent!

[@jacksmith4460]

02:15 thats only because we grow up watching lots of US TV, if you guys saw as much UK TV growing up you guys would nail our accents too

[@tenniskinsella7768]

I didn't

[@simon0674]

the Ability to drink for 12 hours strait and walk home kebab in Hand is another british trait.

[@handpaper6871]

Not seen this commented yet so... Great Britain is so called to differentiate it from Lesser Britain, now the part of Northern France known as Brittany. The convention dates back to the 11th century, when both were parts of the Norman kingdom of William and his successors.

[@droningoninscotland6124]

tend to be good at inventing everything, like the tv and the world wide web

[@glossypots]

The Brits are no 1 at queuing.

[@Codex7777]

They should have included 'inventing/discovering things'. The list of important inventions invented by Brits is almost endless. From programmable computers, electronic programmable computers, the theoretical basis of modern computing, tv, the telephone, the WWW, railways and railway engines, the ATM, antibiotics, more elements on the periodic table than anyone else, gravity, optics, calculus, the laws of motion, evolution, the jet engine, the hovercraft, the tank, the VTOL fighter... etc etc. The list goes on and on. Not to mention the English language itself. The World's lingua franca. :)

[@arthurdanielles4784]

When you look at great memorable tv series such as 'Only fools and horses'.. 🤣the USA fails to compete. Still after 30 years cannot watch an episode of that without grinning. A real 'caricature' of what it is to be a 'Londoner'. 👀 We have some of the worlds longest surviving actors / actresses who out live so many Americans in theatre and film.. Take Michael Caine as on example or George Cole.. Sean Connery... 👍

[@SimplySavageReactions]

Michael Cane is a true fkn actor. He's the actor's actor

[@smockboy]

Ok, so for the difference between the UK, England and Great Britain you can think of it like this: "England" is one of four countries that make up the UK (the other three being Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). For simplicity lets say they're like the individual states of the US - capable of enacting their own laws - to an extent - in their own parliaments (that you can think of as state senates). England's parliament sort of acts like DC in that laws that are passed there generally apply to the other three countries too, but laws passed in - say - the Sennedd (Wales' parliament) only apply to Wales, and so on. "Great Britain" is the name of the island that Scotland, Wales, and England are on, whereas the fourth country is on the island of Ireland alongside the independent nation of the Republic of Ireland (when people say they're Irish, they usually mean that they're from the Republic of Ireland - though some Northern Irish might call themselves simply "Irish" rather than "Northern Irish" too, usually - but not necessarily exclusively - if they dislike being part of Britain and think Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic). So, in summary: "England" is the name of one country in the union - the most populous one. You can think of it like our equivalent of a "state". "Great Britain" is the name of the island that Scotland, England, and Wales are on. You can think of it sort of as the equivalent of 'mainland' continental US (i.e. excluding Hawaii much like the term Great Britain excludes Northern Ireland). "UK" is the name of the union itself and is the proper name for the country. You can think of it as equivalent to the USA (i.e. all 50 states not just the mainland ones). Though in fairness we tend to use Britain (without the 'Great' part) and UK fairly interchangeably even here, so either is fine in day-to-day conversation. Referring to the entire country as "England" though is all but guaranteed to annoy the Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish, however, so it's best to avoid doing that. That's the equivalent for me referring to the US as whole as "New York" or "California" - it's gonna annoy people from other states, especially those that don't like New York or California very much. None of that is 100% accurate as an analogy, but its close enough that you're in the right ball park.

[@martindunstan8043]

😲 Great reply to James, as the young man does appear genuine in his interest, I was going to explain but saw your comment and thought you better demonstrated the difference perfectly. Nice one👍✌️

[@tendrosstoodross2976]

I suppose its like us calling them 'Americans', as Mexicans and Canadians could also be classed as Americans, its probably easier to call the Yanks.

[@Alan_Mac]

Just to pick up on some points: 1 England doesn't have a parliament. It was dissolved - along with the parliament of Scotland - in 1707. 2. Great Britain is also the name of the nation created by the Act of Union in 1707.

[@wardenblack9734]

Or you could look at the distinctions between: 1.Texas/ 2.USA / 3.America 1.England/2.UK/3. GtBritain& N Ireland

[@dorothysimpson2804]

The UK includes Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the largest of our islands, it includes the countries of Scotland, England and the Principality of Wales. The female footballers The Lionesses brought the cup home!

[@moocher7336]

You mentioned the Office and Shameless. Once we sold them to America in the contracts we are not allowed to do them anymore as you own them.

[@sirrodneyffing1]

Free speech is definitely going down the bog here too.

[@terencecarroll1812]

Great Britain = England, Scotland +Wales UK = Above + Northern Ireland British Isles = All above + Irish Republic + all Islands Inc. Jersey + Guernsey

[@d4nc1ngbr4ve9]

Love these videos bro I think your expressions are class 👊

[@sirnigeloffarage9255]

3:00 yeah same over here mate..

[@colingarner6175]

A few more things . Railways , hovercrafts , jet engines and chips for the iPhone were all invented here in the uk .

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Even the Germans admit , we are the motherland of sports. Slavery was stopped by Britain.

[@joeking4206]

Shamans Bridge explained the UK Britain thing perfectly.Each of the 4 countries are usually called the Home Nations. However the English as opposed to Scots, Welsh and N. Irish, we are often referred to as Brits, particularly by Americans. E.g. the British scientist Isaac Newton (he was English) but James Clerk Maxwell is always called (correctly) Scottish, but he was also British. The Scots etc. have managed to keep hold of their core identity whereas the English are usually called Brits. It's understandable because to a foreigner it must be confusing. Even the English are confused. Some of us call ourselves English, some answer "I'm British". The other, much smaller, countries almost always call themselves Welsh, Scottish etc. This is probably because of their relative size. The population of England is 57 million, Scotland 5 million, Wales 3 million, NI 2 million. This is probably why they are keen not to be mixed up with "bossy big brother". A Scotsman's official nationality is British, same as all others on these islands. We all have a British passport, there are no English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish passports. The front cover says "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The reason for the word "and" is historical, I wont go into that. And don't get me started on devolution and parliamentary representatives. The Home Nations have MPs in the London (British) Parliament and get to contribute to the laws which affect the English, but there are no English MPs in any of the Home Nation's parliaments. Again, a consequence of the English being the biggest, richest, much the most powerful brother. There is English-spcific Parliament. It doesn't really matter because English MPs heavily outnumber all the others. Hope this helps.

[@sandrastewart2450]

It's the same in Britain schools and collages have gone down the tubes

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

I think he was referring to other remakes like the inbetweeners. The US office is a good remake, especially after season 1 and before season 5

[@alisonlinnell8943]

Don’t ever tell a Scott or Welshman that England is synonymous with Britain! 😂 Britain = England+ Scotland+Wales. UK = Britain + Northern Ireland.

[@harrybarrow6222]

Great Britain is literally the big island. If you include the smaller islands (Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Isle of Skye,…) the collection is the British Isles. England is the main part of the big island, with Wales on the West, and Scotland in the North of the island. England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland used to be independent kingdoms. Wales was annexed by England in 1284, but became officially united with England under Henry 8th in 1536. In 1603, the English royal line died out. The closest relative who could inherit the crown was King James 6th of Scotland. So, he became James 1st of England, uniting the two kingdoms. In 1707 the union between England and Scotland was made official and became permanent.

[@SimplySavageReactions]

Wait so the royals are actually scottish?

[@lilachiricli6756]

@@SimplySavageReactions Nope 😅 The usurper Royal family are German. The original Britons are the Ancestors of the Welsh - The Brythoniaid - before the millions of invasions to skew the truth 😂 The King is King of England and the UK. Not King of Britain. The UK is not a country. It is a political alliance between Britain and Northern Ireland. Most think it's a country. It is basically a piece of paper. Britain is the island, host to three countries. The reason you get confused is because of videos like the one you just watched, where the narrator does not understand fully that Britain does not mean England. They were indoctrinated through schooling to believe what they do because history is always changed by the invaders. You may be interested to know that the only official language of Britain is Welsh - because they are the indigenous peoples. English cannot be an official language because England doesn't have a parliament! It is a UK Government. English is a defacto language - but most English people will fight you over this fact because they are ignorant of the truth. This video should really have been about influential English - NOT Britain. Sad fact - most think Britain is England and we all have English as our first language. It's propaganda that all three countries are increasingly becoming more tired of. Just as more are becoming more and more tired of the ridiculous royal family that we have to give our money to, to support their sickenning lifestyle, along with all the hangers on. Long comment 😅 sorry! But the propaganda and ignorance is infuriating. Most Britons don't even know a fraction of their own history!

[@jsemplefelton5348]

@@SimplySavageReactions - they are now a mixture of nationalities through marriage albeit a bit watered down. For centuries Royals only married other Royals and marriages were arranged with other European Royal houses. There is still Scottish blood though, the late Queen Elizabeth's mother (the Queen Mother) was Scottish.

[@robertwalker1742]

One more thing we do best, win wars nobody decks with the British Army.

[@scrappydoo7887]

Yep. Best special forces too

[@alisonscott1469]

i’m Scottish and i don’t follow any music from Britain. The band i follow is called AHA and come from Oslo, Norway. They are a trio of very talented musicians with a huge back catalogue of music. They are very unappreciated and underrated. I have been an AHA fan since i was 16 years old in 1985 when their first single take on me was released. I’m 53 now and just as big a fan as ever. The band have been around for 4 decades now. The Video for AHA’s Take on me song has 1.4 Billion views on youtube at the moment. maybe you could check it out when you’ve got the time also their song summer moved on has the guinness book of records for the longest note held by a singer during a song and live performance. Take care, stay safe.

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Well your scottidh

[@madyottoyotto3055]

Great Britain is a geographic term for the mainland (England Wales & Scotland) The British isles is the collective term for all islands Inc the mainland The UK's refers to a political union between England, Wales, Scotland, northern Ireland Who for the most part act as one country Commonwealth was the countries that stayed with us after we had conquered them they keep the queen/king as their heads of state And get better tariffs on trade ect It's that simple Lol 🤣

[@petehefferon8192]

If England had better weather I’d have more holidays here. Seriously hope you get to come across the pond and pay us a visit 👍🏻

[@tenniskinsella7768]

Our weather is getting better in the summer climate change and in Europe last summer it was so hot itvwas days grouse. I have t a problem at all with our weather

[@thesherbet]

if you want to learn the UK/England/GB difference then CGP Grey has a great video on it here on youtube, well worth watching

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Beer, scotch,(drinking in general) War, invading other countries, inventing shit, insulting people, taking the piss(making fun of), sarcasm, swearing, freedom, Comedy, music, to name a few

[@someguysopinion23]

As soon as the US Office stopped copying the UK Office, it became its own thing and was much better in my opinion, I'll give you that!

[@honisoitquimalypense1316]

England, Scotland and Wales are the countries (or states) that make up the island of Great Britain. Great Britain is the biggest island of the British Isles, basically Britain is just the geography. The UK is all the countries of Great Britain, many islands of the British Isles and Northern Ireland (which is also in the British Isles) in a political union. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK)

[@mrwookie72]

no on this list but britain also gave the world the working model of the "Special forces" in the military , (SAS & SBS). and probably the biggest thing done in our history was the declaration that no man setting foot on english soil can be a slave, as the air is to pure for such a thing!! (William the conqueror circa 1086) and despite the financial cost to us as a nation and that it was endemic to every nation on earth!!!, we lead the charge to press globally (the British crusade against slavery) from the 1810's onward! once that pesky Napoleon had been scuppered finally! ( your welcome!!) 😁

[@jillosler9353]

Sadly free speech is also frowned on in the UK - with students now deciding who they will allow to be an invited famous speaker!

[@DJTheTrainmanWalker]

How is this 'new'?

[@leggie65]

Usually terrorist's spokesman/woman the more controversial the better and got to be revolutionary left anti fascist anti monarchist they are alway's moaning about something or somebody .Don't get me wrong Hitler was a deranged nutter was Stalin any better.Oswald Moseley was very popular i have listened to his speeches and he stuck up for the people working in asian sweatshops he was unfortunate in calling his political party the British union of fascists.In the early 30s thousands marched with Moseley.

[@DJTheTrainmanWalker]

@@leggie65 And Mosely got his ass kicked by locals when he marched.

[@leggie65]

@@DJTheTrainmanWalker After ww2 it would be very hard for him to get his message out esp when you have so many sons who lost dad's,siblings in the war or mum's killed by nazi bombs.Before the war he walked anywhere don't believe the lefts hype about cable st have seen Moseleys mob before ww2 ?.

[@jonathanocallaghan9202]

It's about time that the grown-ups stopped paying any attention to the college kids, they haven't experienced real life, and the struggle that it entails for most people, especially the parents who are paying for their kids education.

[@RK-zf1jm]

Also really odd it didnt mention the inventions we have given the world such as the Telephone the internet Aircraft carriers the home computer, penicillin, unmatched scientific works such as the theory of evolution and Sir issac newton who proved the existence of gravity and so on

[@scrappydoo7887]

Science and medicine were hugely benefited by the UK in general. It's quite staggering when you look into it

[@deb1544]

Regarding PC over here it’s not so strict as in America. Especially in our football chants and comedians, talk shows. It’s only racism that is not accepted which no one should be.

[@theotherside8258]

Was top 10 cultural things really. British technology /inventions have had the most influence.

[@alancook]

Re. Geography. I recommend you check out "The Difference Between the UK, GB and England Explained" by CGP Grey.

[@robbie_]

You say Brits are better at US accents but did you see John Lithgow's Churchill in The Crown? He was magnificent.