Hammond, May, Clark Making Fun of Countries 1 | American Reacts |

Buy Me A Coffee www.buymeacoff...
Shirt Requests: thehistorybuff...
Business Inquiries: [e-mail]
My Setup:
Logitech C920x HD Pro: amzn.to/3NcOAs7
HP Computer Gaming Tower: amzn.to/3V5rkU
Keyboard & Mouse (wireless): amzn.to/41DxZSr
Surge Protector Power Strip Tower: amzn.to/3n1cL1Q
LED Light Bars: amzn.to/3AtsFVW
Gaming Chair: amzn.to/3n6WFnp
Hi, I'm John, and I've been passionate about #history since I could remember. I majored in history and historical research and trained for a year under an actual historian. Ultimately, I am a History Buff like many of us. Let's #react and discuss things we know and so much we don't know about history!
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

[@nicksykes4575]

Hi John, Opel is actually German, not French. They did get a complaint from the Mexican Ambassador, he obviously stayed awake just long enough to watch it!😉 If you want to see Clarksons serious side, he's made some excellent documentaries for TimeLine. Only stipulation, you must do this one first, cause there're spoilers in the others! First one is "For Valour, what does it take to win the British Medal of Honor", The second one is "The Greatest Raid".

[@AndrewRoberts11]

Technically it's a Dutch HQ'ed, French-Italian-US entity, Peugeot Group buying Opel years back, who later merged with Fiat-Chrysler, and elected an entity where drugs and taxes are optional, to operate from.

[@nicksykes4575]

@@AndrewRoberts11 It's a conglomerate of firms from different countries, who still retain their national identities in a lot of peoples eyes. Most people would still consider Chrysler a US brand.

[@CodeUK93]

Honour**

[@mattsmith5421]

There's no spoilers in them at all I've seen both about 10 times in the second one he just says after finding about the first one he was on the lookout for another great story

[@edhoward-bearder3081]

"Le Car" was known elsewhere in the world including the UK as the Renault 5

[@kristofferholst6053]

Riesling is a German grape and German Riesling is amazing.

[@edhoward-bearder3081]

And especially when the Aussies make it... 😉😄🇦🇺

[@arnodobler1096]

No.1 in the world for white wine

[@arnodobler1096]

@@edhoward-bearder3081 🤣

[@kristofferholst6053]

@@edhoward-bearder3081 how does the Aussies make German Riesling ? 🤔

[@johnbircham4984]

@@kristofferholst6053 probably better than the Germans

[@paulquaife7974]

How to have German wine, leave it to mature for a few years, get to the correct temperature before serving into a tall glass, then pour it down the sink and crack open a beer

[@ShootAUT]

Germany is famous for its beer. That tells you everything you need to know about the wine.

[@HeimdallSTB]

You clearly never tasted German wine :D

[@seth1455]

I used to have a Renault Laguna (French) I loved that car, I still miss it and it died and went to heaven in 2008😢

[@shikarifox4337]

9:11 I was on break last year and my Asian coworker came in at that exact moment, he just pissed himself laughing.

[@DarksideSleemo]

At 8:00 he's talking about how that flap won't open when he's broken down. Crappy design. Lol

[@MEYH3M]

I really admire what you do for that afgan family. i wish you the absolute best.

[@ivorproblem1332]

Opal is GM same as Vauxhall. Opel from Germany and Vauxhall from UK

[@northnsouth6813]

Opel AG, German automotive company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stellantis NV, specializing in the manufacture of passenger cars and light vans. Its headquarters are in Rüsselsheim, Germany.

[@johnp8131]

German wine is pretty decent, usually fruity and not as dry as most other European wines, plus there's more than one wine growing area not just the Rhine valley. However the two wines they mentioned are the very very basic types. Most Britsh, or even other Europeans haven't a clue about German wine and its different quality levels.

[@Mosqueeto]

German white wines are somewhat similar to New Zealand wines. At least the white ones like Riesling and Gewürztraminer. I'm not German, but the wines are quite enjoyable on a hot summer day.

[@arnodobler1096]

German wine, especially Riesling, was the number one white wine in the world, and is now again. Many Brits buy sweet white wine from Germany that nobody else drinks, they are the only customers for this niche product. DE is No.8 in terms of production volume, more than Portugal. Top Rieslings from the Rheingau can cost €1,500 a bottle. Before the First World War, they were more expensive than Bordeaux wines.

[@kimarnill7648]

Lived in Germany for 4 years, their wines are fantastic.

[@hadesdogs4366]

The French for us Brit’s are the equivalent of a home owners association 😂

[@johngettins794]

I believe German wine like Blue Nun was wholly exported , in the seventies and eighties.

[@alisonlinnell8943]

Any nation that produces the 2cv - basically an upturned vegetable cart with wheels - well, enough said.

[@NocnaGlizda]

Today the reputation of French cars may not be the best but it used to be different. Citroen in its history has created many interesting solutions and technologies in cars.

[@camerashy273]

YOU NEED TO SEE THE ALABAMA SPECIAL 💯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ronzinn3336]

Pluto TV streams the entire Top Gear show from season 1 on.

[@step1drag1dwnunda]

Did you know that the french car Citroen direct english translation is Lemon, which is what most Citroens are, lol.

[@psistis80]

Actually,it’s called citron.But it’s a common mistake,cause they sound the same.

[@adamnichol4526]

British car licence plates have to be a regulation size, font, colour and letter spacing; and cant spell an expletive. You can fidget with them a bit, but its technically illegal and a very pedantic (or annoyed) police officer can book you for it. Vanity plates are technically classed for "show use only" ie not on public roads

[@Beefy5039]

Banter? With France? Oh no, no no no... Always half an eye turned to the channel

[@SeeDaRipper...]

German wines have a tendency to be very sweet, so you Americans should love it.😏

[@iKvetch558]

Quick note...typo in title? You left the "son" off of the "Clark"? Also, if you have not seen it, you should watch Clarkson's Farm...assuming you like Jeremy, that is. LOL

[@drunk-mangaming2744]

I had black nun whem i was 16. nicked it from my parents collection, was 37 years ago so dont remember what it was like, i do remember being quite drunk lol

[@iolog513]

German winemaking, imo, like most countries, has some good and some not so good wines.

[@paulbromley6687]

My German teacher some years ago who was actually German explained all the good German wine is kept in Germany for home consumption and only the nasty cheap stuff like Liebfraumilch and the like is exported abroad. Mmmm it seems like a very German explanation to get out of the fact that German wine is not on anyone’s top ten best ever wines.

[@zivabrogan5807]

German wine, that mentioned by Clarkson is rubbish but, Lowenbrau (lionsbrew) and Asbach Uralt (a five star brandy) are exceptional beer and liquor, that are so good they won't export them. I've tried both having spent some years their, and I can tell you they are second to none!

[@shaunmcmahon2261]

You should watch when they get run out of Alabama it funny.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Never apologise for being a decent person.

[@seth1455]

German wine is ok - try a Riesling - it's not as bad as they make out

[@DaveCrokaert]

German white wine is actually pretty good

[@greg1943-u3i]

Spot on: German wine is terrible.

[@moonramshaw1982]

More please👍👍

[@krugerfuchs]

Watch when they went to alabama

[@rockerjim8045]

Italian national flag. A White Cross on a White Background

[@nickyfield137]

Many a teenager has been pissed out of their heads on German white wine, glotiously so if I remember correctly !

[@stirlingmoss4621]

glotiously? great word...we just need a definition and the OED judges

[@arnodobler1096]

If you drink wine just like beer! 🥴

[@rockerjim8045]

Chinese copies are from the same factories as the genuine ones.

[@matsv201]

Italians have a really bad problem with lyingn about product specification.. We bougut a bunch of trains from italy that had exceleny specs. They where horribly bad.

[@davidwatts-hw2dh]

The Germans make very nice white wine. Yes they do.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

Blue Nun

[@arnodobler1096]

@@stirlingmoss4621 Only for the Brits 🤡🤣

[@martinarscott3524]

I love German wine and hate French wine, I don't care, shoot me lol. My daughter had a French car, it was shockingly bad! Subbed :)

[@hadesdogs4366]

In a way I kinda feel bad for them considering that they’ve basically been all over the world, places like Ukraine,, Iraq and Israel especially considering the current state they’re w😢

[@paulbromley6687]

German wine is slightly better than British wine and British wine is so bad they should provide it free of charge to anyone daring enough to wash their car with it.

[@18michi96]

There a many great German wines. We just send the shitty wines over to Britain... ;)

[@TheCornishCockney]

Oi Fritz!

[@johnp8131]

We get decent ones too, I do try and educate friends and colleagues on German wine but it must be said that most British are clueless about German wine and wouldn't know the difference between a Landwein and an Eiswein? Believe it or not, some of the most common Eisweins or Beerenauslese wines available here in th UK are Tasmanian and Canadian, produced by German immigrants of course.

[@TheCornishCockney]

@@johnp8131 when I lived in Germany (Stuttgart,Mercedes town) I only drank the wonderful kristallweizen (ohne citrone) never got exposed to their wine really.

[@johnp8131]

​@@TheCornishCockney Altbier, especially the Düsseldorf brewpub versions were and still are my thing. Lived for around ten years, in and near Mönchengladbach, I married (Still am) to a German Girl and we used to spend many holidays on the Mosel, bringing back a van load of wine from a village near Traben-Trarbach for the Father-in law in Moers. The wife and I did a trip in 1982, before we were married, down to the western Schwarzwald, Liked a lot of the various wines from the Baden-Württemberg area, although they were usually more akin to French wines perhaps. Quite partial to a Frankenwein too but usually I'm there around Bamberg on a beer tour with my German mates. BTW. Looking at your name, we have something else in common. I was born in Islington but my family origin is in Padstow.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@TheCornishCockney As a Badener: Württemberger wine is horrible 😭

[@hadesdogs4366]

German beer 👌 German wine 🤢🤮

[@matteohamri5260]

you should react to roman empire in 20 minutes

[@House0fHoot]

German wine isn’t very nice.

[@paulbromley6687]

I drive a French car it is fast but everything else about it is crap.

[@D3ViLTh3OrY]

I drive an American car, it's slow but everything about it is crap 😄

[@D3ViLTh3OrY]

Imagine if your satnav said "take the third reich" omg LOL

[@pennydunwell7005]

Blue nun is really fermented German piss in a bottle absolutely lousy 😂

[@Isleofskye]

I pride myself on my Powers Of Observation and I would say, on balance,that you are not a fan...:)

[@Grassroots_Hegemon]

My favorite Joke on top gear is Jeremy talking about how he was a few days late to a service on his Mercedes and they came and collected it from his house and serviced it and took it back, so his next service he said he "Hid it in an undisclosed Parking garage in downtown London, to see what a German car does when forced to disobey a direct order" 😂😂😂

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

`Opel is one of Europe's largest automakers. It was founded by Adam Opel in 1862 in Rüsselsheim, Germany. `

[@mrsiborg]

And is now owned by GM

[@23GreyFox]

@@mrsiborg GM lost Opel years ago.

[@mrsiborg]

@@23GreyFox You're right, just checking who owns them now says it's Stellantis.

[@vjollila96]

checked on the mexican comment and the embassy did complain about jokes at directed at him, but he was seemingly fine with mexican stereotypes

[@recklessrogue9027]

Please react to more Top Gear/Grand Tour it is so refreshing seeing someone from that side of the pond laugh and not take it too seriously

[@Howie57]

Yanks can't spell humour

[@krugerfuchs]

Watch the growler

[@NW255]

The Lamborghini joke is that the Italians build shit cars and the gas door in the lambo wasn’t opening so Clarkson blamed the Italians sayin it was the only thing they built and it doesn’t work.

[@carllawrenczuk9173]

Renault 5 gt turbo were a 💩 hot little motor and the Peugeot 205 309 gtis were decent too 👍🏻

[@HalogenStarMusic]

11:11 that's the spirit! 😆