What's wrong with London's boroughs?

[@markmatheisl2960]

River, river, river, leaf, text with website underneath, fox's head with eagle's palms, lots of boring coats of arms, flower, tree, tree, tree, stolen from the BBC, very 90's, round and bold, painted by a 5 year old, flappy triangles appeal, happy crown and water wheel, circle skyline, painty, lame, looks like someone signed their name, swirly B and swishy N, boring coats of arms again, eight blobs no one understands, that completes the-- oh, it's HANDS.

[@JaySwanson]

I loved this so much

[@jo_ovin1482]

Thank you kind sir

[@rasheeduddinmohammed4247]

Same

[@FaisalAhmed-bm4lg]

Ryan started the fire, and the world was burning

[@jeidun]

2:27

[@guestguest9]

I can’t find a single comment talking about how Matt Lucas was in this one. How on earth did they find him for casting? Brilliant!

[@RustyPetterson]

Haha I know. He started off so nice n fluffy, but things went dark pretty quickly haha.

[@MrVradley]

Had me crippled with laughter 🤣

[@tedverne7484]

I choose to believe that they just ran into him on the street and he was already wearing that shirt when they found him

[@SolarMechanic]

You ruined it!

[@cold_fruit]

@@tedverne7484 that is absolutely exactly what happened, and nobody can persuade me otherwise

[@tysonplett3328]

"We've all got thyme on our hands." I was too busy laughing to watch the rest of the advert.

[@weswheel4834]

The look on his face as well, "Yes, I just did that." :D

[@Topazeification]

Guys a genius hahah

[@bartholomewdan]

My face was buried firmly in my hands after that one. And no, they didn't have thyme on them...

[@Citiesinmotionplayer]

I heard that's what they grow in Greenwich

[@OfficeMackerel]

@@Citiesinmotionplayer take my upvote and go

[@AndyMillar]

*staring intently at the Westminster sign* "Look at that subtle off-white coloring, the tasteful thickness of it. Oh my god, it even has a watermark"

[@ntm4]

Saying "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted", when returning to your position almost 15 years after it was abolished is the most British thing ever and I love it.

[@stumbling]

@Lorenzo Follador Claiming things to be British when they may or may not be exclusively British is also British. You are now British. Good day.

[@moon-pw1bi]

yo timestamps are sick u know

[@nemezio9495]

@@moon-pw1bi have you tried watching the video?

[@Elitist20]

There's an urban myth that this is what a BBC host said when TV broadcasts began again in 1946 after being interrupted by the war. (The plug had been pulled with little warning in 1939.) No doubt Livingstone was alluding to this.

[@Polska_Edits]

Gigachad

[@EuanBCFC]

Ok but can we talk about Matt Lucas and his unrivalled love of Hounslow

[@peetreecpu]

This coming just after binging Little Britain on Netflix!!!

[@slitor]

I KNOW RIGHT!

[@seancooper4058]

@@Thebigdog_1984 Ok DVD salesman I'll definitely keep all that in mind

[@chulz1080]

@@Thebigdog_1984 You must be fun at parties

[@supercakefish]

Let's not pretend that DVDs also don't have disadvantages. They take up a lot of physical space if you have a large collection, they're not as convenient as streaming and they're not HD quality. Both physical and digital media formats have their own advantages and disadvantages, there's no 'right' and 'wrong' way to watch your favourite content, it's all personal preference.

[@LadyAhro]

"Stolen from the BBC" Truly amazing And actually getting Matt Lucas involved? Damn.

[@losangelesnefastvs]

88 Lines About 44 Boroughs and yeah... I shat myself at the Matt Lucas cameo.

[@gardenshed6043]

As a Harrovian I couldn’t help but find it funny when you were talking about combining boroughs the map had North, South and Harrow as the three boroughs.

[@identity_undetermined]

Ah a fellow Harrovian. Hello!

[@ishvx]

This is the Harrovian chain! Hello fellow Harrovians

[@identity_undetermined]

@@ishvx Yesss, Harrovian gang!

[@vcrmchl]

Grew up in Harrow 🙋🏻‍♀️ All hail us and our lame borough logo!

[@identity_undetermined]

@@vcrmchl Yes, it is the lamest of them all!

[@LQC2556]

"We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays" really got me.

[@Laughterhouse5]

I have sage on my hands

[@radionowhere2870]

It feels like the ultimate meeting of a pun and a dad joke. And I hate myself for smiling because of it. 🙃

[@astronomenov99]

I laughed out loud. Or 'lol' as we know it today. I didn't laugh until I cried so I can't legally use: 😂.

[@commanderboreal1343]

I thought he grabbed a cactus at first😭

[@tomfordgunningham465]

Yep

[@brian-yt4re]

The “thyme on our hands” joke was so stupid. I loved it.

[@abydosianchulac2]

I actually yelled, "F&#! YOU" at the screen there.

[@henryfisher80]

Best joke I’ve seen all day

[@ananr.2936]

Instantly liked as soon as I heard it 😂😂😂😂

[@rjjcms1]

Aaaaarrrgh got it now,thanks. Haha how could I not get it when I saw it?

[@Veni_Vidi_Vortice]

It's about thyme too.

[@bk44228]

The Matt Lucas part was hilarious. Absolutely none of us in Hounslow actually LIKE being in Hounslow at all hahaha

[@wintrwunderland]

nobody: literally nobody: Heathrow at 5am: haha plane go bzzzrt

[@nimvisuals8651]

Hahaha facts

[@patrickovsiu]

@@wintrwunderland Exactly why he had to say "Death to Hillingdon!"

[@grantosgroover6556]

London, the same population figure as Switzerland I believe Jay said. Switzerland is where Phil Collins resides. Coincidentally Phil is originally from Hounslow. Guess he didn't like it either.

[@dr.breadsticks6172]

Dk about you but imo hounslow is the best borough by far, i can tell when i leave because my mood immediately drops

[@NoobAdventuresGaming]

Honestly how there isn’t a United London Utilities Services that unites all the different bins, street works etc to one organisation across all boroughs is mind blowing.

[@Bruh-zx2mc]

The boroughs exist in the first place to avoid the hassle of organising the entirety of Greater London under one pipeline.

[@iamtimmycouk]

Matt Lucas' cameo is class.

[@Loweene_Ancalimon]

I have to say I did a double take and "Wait... is that...?"

[@Harryofbath]

DEATH TO EALING!

[@ThatTurboOwl]

@@Loweene_Ancalimon Same. One of those weird. "But...he's actually famous, not internet famous" moments xD Always throws me off when stuff like that slams into each other.

[@SniperSpy10]

well jay does have quite a few ties to the BBC

[@xCorvus7x]

Could some one inform an uninitiated who that is?

[@IlikeClubPenguinLOAD]

Mad respect to the Esperanto captioner. Dude localised the 'boroughs rhyme' so that it rhymed and had the rhythm of the original English one. Props to the guy 👏

[@ValueNetwork]

RIP community captions

[@Me-md7kx]

How is he so creative with random nerdy facts.

[@Jayden3649]

@@ValueNetwork rip

[@keshavvats9979]

also mad respect for him but who on earth is still talking Esperanto

[@JudyCZ]

@@keshavvats9979 Who on earth has ever... Still mad respect, though.

[@hansmarana6617]

Honestly how this man hasn’t been given a BBC program I’ve no idea...

[@nightwatchmd]

@Quanchy Plimp But BBC screwed it up. By taking away Jay's editing and scripting they made it rather boring and meh. Watch it again and you can see s stark contrast between the video in your link and Jay's usual videos. Too bad because I think as well that he should get a TV show. And I'm not even from UK...

[@fiverZ]

He already has own KZbin channel. Why go to the legacy media?

[@512TheWolf512]

Because BBC is communist propaganda and a piece of shite

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

@@fiverZ There isn't a reason and if there is then there shouldn't be. I'll admit the BBC has made and still makes some excellent content but then the same can be said about other major broadcasters. Non the less for the most part they're all still complete shite.

[@BoraMarkovic]

He can make much much more from KZbin than a salary from BBC.

[@woodsy5081]

One of the most unexpected crossovers ever. Matt Lucas on a geography channel

[@flytrapYTP]

I personally think it would be hilarious if someone started building an illegal house at the Croydon Merton Sutton border just to see if the boroughs would react.

[@willwallacetree]

A house on a big bracket that can be rotated around the tripoint....

[@Jablicek]

Yer on. Don't know any builders, do you?

[@logy7]

I was just thinking that! "None of you wanted to claim responsibility over the space, so none of you get to tax it."

[@activeone]

I was literally just thinking that too!

[@flytrapYTP]

@Miam Miam Lmao. Welp, at least you got some spotlight :D

[@Aoderic]

People should really recycle their middle-age men, instead of throwing them away. 4:55 this one was even in fairly good condition.

[@onionbot2]

Middle-aged men should be recyclable in every borough

[@sujimtangerines]

Instead of recycling, repurpose them! Or donate them to a charity for resale. If he's in good condition, take 'em to a consignment shop where you can make a little cash back in return for all the money and time you invested in him.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

Middle-aged men in Merton? Oooh, that’s the wrong bin!

[@Joe-fe4xi]

M McCoy Imagine if then word men was replaced with women, and imagine the fuss that would be kicked up.

[@TyDurr1]

He's still got plenty of dad jokes left in him! Who would throw something like that away?

[@foxintheboxdan]

Jay is the kind of person to drop a Matt Lucas cameo then 30 seconds later drop the bombshell that there's 32 pods on the London Eye for the 32 councils without saying a single word about either part

[@fredh1720]

That cycle lane change alone is terrifying enough to warrant them being changed...

[@bom1924]

"river river river leaf, Text with website underneath, Foxes head with eagle's palms, Lots of boring coats of arms, Flower tree, tree, tree, Stolen from the BBC, Very nintys, Round and bold, Painted by a five year old, Flappy triangles appeal, Happy crown and water wheel, Circle, skyline, painty, lame, Looks like someone signed their name, Swirly B and swishy N, Boring coats of arms again, Eight blobs no one understands, That completes the... Oh it's hands!" 🎵🎶🎵

[@alexandret6962]

Recite along with the time code 2:28

[@LongPeter]

Bless you my child.

[@1moretake51]

🎶🎵WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE! IT WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLD’S BEEN TURNING!🎵🎶

[@m.azraqudratullah8620]

Look, i know you didn't copied someone with this comment, but i will only say that there are already a lot of people who commented the lyrics. But it's fine. Because you know what? The old lyrics is buried within this comment pile

[@festivitycat]

nintys

[@Figureight]

Didn't expect the Matt Lucas cameo

[@leonardochapman4736]

@niduoe stre shut up. Matt Lucas is great

[@ClarinoI]

NObody expects the Matt Lucas cameo! His chief weapon is surprise!

[@CultOfAlan]

@@ClarinoI His chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... His two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... His *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to Hounslow.... His *four*...no... *Amongst* his weapons.... Amongst his weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

[@harrisonbates559]

This is why I came to the comments lol

[@safetyfirst5917]

Didn't expect a figureight comment cameo

[@Blubatt]

Fun Fact: That wasn't scripted. Matt Lucas really loves Hounslow, and ranted about Ealing for 20 minutes when he saw Jay filming.

[@creamy817]

haha fr??????

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

@@creamy817 I reckon that this is a joke.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

That cameo was amazing lol

[@Jalais]

@@creamy817 Are you asking if Matt Lucas walks around everyday with a 'Hounslow means Hounslow' shirt underneath? Yes.

[@CortexNewsService]

I'm just happy to have confirmation that was Matt Lucas.

[@Maxillz]

I sent an email to the council at 3am complaining about the street light shining in my window. Before I woke up that morning they had already come and fixed it. Don't think you'd get that service in many other places than Richmond.

[@DrippyPootis]

That's pretty awesome.

[@und4ad213]

Is this a joke about how, since it became the morning, the lights were turned off already, hence it wasn't actually the swift action of your council, or an actual accounting of events that happened. I'm not too sure.

[@Maxillz]

@und4ad213 haha no, they actually came! I woke up from some noise and looked out the window and I saw them packing up.

[@und4ad213]

@@Maxillz Wow no way, fair enough to your council - might be the quickest action they've taken for anyone... ever! Would've been quite funny if it was the joke I said though, tbf.

[@gmet12915]

Jay seems to have done quite a bit of research on font types.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I can follow PBS Spacetime, but this went over my head.

[@AxxLAfriku]

HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening gm

[@najrenchelf2751]

gmYT91, I mean... not surprising with this episode being sponsored by Skillshare! 😂

[@verirrteskamel]

@@AxxLAfriku what

[@NuclearTopSpot]

There's nothing like yeeting your meeting to a nice Antiqua or barely serifed Joanna. Mmmm yeah

[@SteveXP]

The boroughs logo rhyme is now my second favourite thing after “The nations of the world" by Yakko Warner

[@Chris08TT]

You dude are awesome,, used sing that song in high school to see where the fans of the show where around me! Certain lyrics.....ITALY TURKEY AND GREECE.

[@genius11433]

Timestamp: 2:28

[@TheHunted117]

If you like the original version look up the Count Dankula version of nations of the world it’s great

[@campkira]

most people only care is how much the local tax... good school... benefit... and anything disgusting nearby...

[@stansmathhacks7028]

Horrible Histories Kings and Queens song.

[@vidblogger12]

8:43 I love how it’s just “North”, “South”, and “Harrow”.

[@a.j.c.908]

what's wrong with Harrow?

[@rehehehehehehehehehe]

A.J.C. He’s Saying That Harrow Will Be A Borough Forever

[@a.j.c.908]

@@rehehehehehehehehehe But what's especial about that borough?

[@vidblogger12]

@@a.j.c.908 It survived the last round of borough redistribution. See his previous video.

[@NumismatixCoins]

Shout out to Harrow!

[@kostephan9442]

I feel like such an idiot for being so late to this channel but you are fast becoming my favourite thing on KZbin. The intro makes me feel like I’m in the early 2000s watching a show meant for kids but loved by adults on the BBC and as a Londoner who’s quickly growing to hate the place you’ve made me find something beautiful here again. Thank you

[@Laughterhouse5]

*HOUNSLOW MEANS HOUNSLOW*

[@patricknorman5879]

Big up Ealing

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Hounslow for the Hounslowians, Death to Ealing, Death to Hillingdon!

[@petesperandio]

DEATH TO EALING!!!

[@adamgill]

Let's raise a people's army and seize control of the state!

[@omegonchris]

@@adamgill Yeah, but do we want to seize control of Hounslow? I mean look at it

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

I lost my arm to a game of “Wrong Bin” years ago when I tried to recycle a yoghurt pot in Bromley

[@abigailos5210]

my neighbour ripped off my arm when calling me out for not recycling an ice cream tub in kingston

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Mine was cut off as I fly-tipped my middle-aged men somewhere in Brixton.

[@DEATHBYFIRE09]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer I wouldn't mind recycling my middle aged men, but my neighbour fills up his bins with 4 or 5 of them, and dumps the rest of his recycling into my bin. Its all very irritating come bin day.

[@nsahandler]

"We've all got a little thyme on our hands nowadays," *close phone* That's it. That's the best punchline I'll hear today.

[@highpath4776]

Well we cannot travel to basel at present.

[@krissmgvlogs]

I used to work for the GLC in County Hall. Started a couple of years before abolition. I loved that big old building. It was HUGE. Do you know it had (maybe still has) underground tunnels. And the staff canteen was ginormous! I also met Ken Livingstone a couple times. Lovely memories.

[@Coolsomeone234]

I swear every city has secret underground tunnels

[@sprucemaroose]

@@Coolsomeone234 do the cities of the mole people have secret overground tunnels?

[@florencedelves7409]

@@sprucemaroose Maybe 🤔

[@Freedmoon44]

@@sprucemaroose more like secret surface roads but yea

[@zahid1909]

Is that tunnel now converted into an aquarium?

[@redpandacoding]

"As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted" is one of the most british things. Well, right after the entire story of the City of London.

[@ja-vishaara]

Proper division of London: 0. City of London 1. North 2. South 3. Harrow

[@Animatedhummus]

No one wants Harrow for a good reason

[@chrisobrien6249]

@@Animatedhummus why?????

[@chrishanlon02]

You mean the landbof the posho

[@monsieurboks]

West vs East is probably more meaningful than North vs South tbh

[@hoppyhops9053]

@@chrisobrien6249 Cause it's so boring there... but having said that somebody else mentioned the reason Jay made it like that being Harrow never changed borders during mergers in 1965 so pretty clever

[@rubiesncreme]

I know "fly tipping" is British for "illegal garbage dumping", but it just sounds like a pastime for a drunk person with incredible, Mr. Miyagi-like dexterity, pushing over resting houseflies.

[@enochpowelghost]

I though fly tipping was telling flies where spiders webs were?.

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

@@enochpowelghost No, that's the job of another animal... The Mole.

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

i tought it was giving a penny to a fly, congratulating it's good job.

[@alexander-kirk]

Oh, I didn't know that was what he was saying!

[@enochpowelghost]

@@brandonmartin-moore5302 I hate moles ! i woke up thinking i need a big dump, only to find a mole living up me hole.

[@BadgerOff32]

I'll say this for Jay Foreman adverts, they certainly stick in your head! Nearly 2 years after this video came out, I'll still randomly say just "lovely Skillshare" in different accents every now and then! That's what I call some good advertising lol.

[@beijing_duck6861]

They didn’t even call Matt Lucas they just found him on the high street

[@timbeaton5045]

Nice cameo!

[@YouCantEscapeTheBlob]

Wearing that T-shirt.

[@modifiedcontent]

8:55 Seriously, is that his brother?

[@uktokers]

modifiedcontent It’s him, not his brother.

[@lukebater-watson1781]

bruh your pfp brings me back

[@laurafergs88]

As a former graphic designer and now urban planner I TRULY appreciated the typeface analysis of the borough signs and all the shitty infrastructure inconsistencies between borough.

[@Daniel-jv1ku]

Ikr! Why can't London get back to an elegant public realm (and architecture) that creates a sense of place and, at the very least, is compatible with its historic character? One thing that ticks me off is the utilitarian street lights that are replacing the decorative ones (such as the Victorian pedestrian light).

[@MCAndyT]

+1

[@GelidGanef]

The punchline to that "wrong bin!" bit was pretty disarming.

[@cadenthecadburyengine8198]

The puuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun

[@WillTheTrainFan]

Just, no

[@Cursedbox009]

Oh

[@Aldiyawak]

Mystery biscuits!!!

[@mycupoftea583]

This is mine now

[@sophiebannan4677]

I'm an Aussie nursing student with assessments due and its almost midnight and I'm very comfortably procrastinating by watching these highly irrelevant-to-me videos with vague fascination so...keep it up :D

[@dougimmel]

Same but opposite. US, not Aussie, should be fixing the house, but not, still procrastinating, loving it...in London soon, so highly-relevant-to-me, GREAT use of time ! Keep it up, indeed. :D

[@asafvirin2181]

Imagine looking at a street sign and being like: "that's comic sans with rounded tips on the extended ball bearings; we must be in totteridge"

[@johndododoe1411]

actually LoL

[@screamsinrussian5773]

bit sad innit

[@cibojules]

*Barnet

[@book2316]

This guy is so talented, I can't believe he hasn't done a documentary for the BBC 2 or BBC 4 yet! It is outrageous!

[@zoesaverage]

He has! It's on KZbin!

[@jmusic2024]

I would not have a chance to see it on BBC. Not watching tv like many...

[@Vixen1525]

@@zoesaverage How is the documentary called?

[@waynemarvin5661]

@@Vixen1525 In a high-pitched whine.

[@lionmax3452]

Jay is the only one who is able to make advertisements in a funny way

[@fritzschumacher9882]

I would by any product (ANY PRODUCT!) if it had been advertised by jay foreman

[@trentn1127]

Internet Historian who you may like if you enjoy Jay's content and learning about virtual bullshit, also makes amazing ads.

[@nicholaswoollhead6830]

Lindybeige (history-talking British person) is also consistently funny with the ads, I think British humor is more fit for making dumb things like ads funny.

[@Nudelllsuppe]

In german KZbin we have HandOfBlood

[@tgg1217]

Salvia Eric 👌

[@thisrandomdude2880]

You could have just said "it was Thatcher's fault... again" and practically 3/4 of the world's population would have understood the problem.

[@ShudderflyREAL]

Sounds like the GLC was gambling picking a pointless fight with the govt and lost more than they realized they'd put on the table.

[@jeromefitzroy]

The witch is dead but her disasters are still haunting the nation

[@suursuits7637]

​@@jeromefitzroyshe truly was the Ronald Reagan of the uk

[@terezar880]

But is Matt Lucas actually from Hounslow, that's the real question here

[@CaseyJonesNumber1]

No, he's not. Maybe he lives within the borough? Would have to be Chiswick if anywhere, but I doubt it all the same.

[@AdityaJaokar]

No, he was born in Paddington and educated in Stanmore and Elstree.

[@thequeenofspades]

@@AdityaJaokar But made in the Royal Navy

[@jasper24601]

Could have sworn he was educated in Bristol

[@hisspopfizz]

I don't care where he's from it's still really good advising for Hounslow (not *all* of us are drug dealers)

[@germansnowman]

Typographical correction: Tower Hamlets does not use a variant of Times New Roman but of Goudy, which is a respectable and quite beautiful (if not quirky) typeface from around 1919. I agree that the kerning on the street signs is abysmal.

[@mjears]

Good eye. I think this one is in fact Goudy Catalog, which was a redraw by Morris Fuller Benton (Matthew Carter described as “arguably better than the original”).

[@germansnowman]

@@mjears Thanks! I grew up in a printshop and spent many years in design and prepress :) I was not aware of Goudy Catalog, however. Good to know!

[@hadorstapa]

This is a wonderful thread

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Sometimes I lie awake at night wondering if humanity is spiralling into inevitable doom and culture is dying a slow and horrible death. Then, I remember there's an honest-to-goodness typeface font fandom, and I know everything is alright after all

[@germansnowman]

@@swiftlymurmurs Not to forget the very niche group of people who actually still design and produce typefaces! :)

[@pseudoNAME1979]

Jay, I didn't realise you were such a font connoisseur!

[@MotorsportsRS]

How did you comment 21 hours ago when this video was just uploaded a few seconds ago?

[@manuelbonet]

@@MotorsportsRS Patreon supporters probably get early access to videos

[@MotorsportsRS]

@@manuelbonet ah ok

[@tentringer4065]

I'm a font student, so I'm still k e rn in g.

[@GigglingChinchilla]

He learned it on Skillshare.

[@ChichillasGM]

As a Westminster resident I was proud that our street signs were called out as the best, they are clear and iconic indeed! It blew my mind at the end the fact that the London Eye has as many capsules as boroughs there are 🤯

[@TalesOfWar]

I wonder if that was entirely coincidence or actually on purpose?

[@nathanw9770]

Literally anyone: Tries to make transport improvements in Kensington & Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea: "I don't think you have the facilities for that big man"

[@juanalbertovargasmesen2509]

Hmmm, grass?... splinters?... what's going on, where is this goi... "We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays..." I swear I'll watch every sponsorship of yours till the day I die.

[@krissp8712]

I thought those were random numbers but no... It's literally the herb. I should turn up the brightness on my phone!

[@rickpolar]

These scripts are SO well written and presented. They could literally be talking about anything in this format and I would be interested and entertained and left wanting more of this amazing duo

[@mikespearwood3914]

Duo?

[@ezekielmartin4323]

@@mikespearwood3914 I think he's thinking of Map Men

[@andrewnorth4857]

But anyway, I agree entirely. Masterfully scripted.

[@FouiAnimations]

8:41 I love how Harrow is the only one staying the same because he was the only borough that didn't change in 1965 when London got new boroughs. Nice touch ! :D

[@JayForeman]

Well spotted!! 🏆

[@sksfenomeno]

Matt Lucas repping my Borough. We've made it, boys.

[@admiralcasual2762]

Hecc yeah

[@fly89]

😂😂😋😂😂 thanks for the laugh mate

[@mcduffchannel]

As a resident in Canberra Australia, and no business at all in London, I find your London series videos fascinating, I've watch the entire thing serveral times! Also Matt Lucas, noice.

[@campbell953]

As a Melburnian, I too, thoroughly enjoy this series. Fascinating.

[@TheWolfHowling]

Same. I have no idea why I find Jay's Unfinished London series so interesting when that info is basically useless living in Christchurch, NZ. Unless maybe I take up quizzing and even then I seriously doubt it

[@schnozz87]

Please do visit London sometime if you haven't already. You will love our indifference to everything and general miserable demeanour. But we drink lots, so there's that...

[@elLooto]

I love Canberras ring road system, and its inherent rule of "If you can see the place youre trying to go to, youre not going there"

[@joec4387]

"We've all got thyme on our hands nowadays" may just be the greatest dad joke of 2020

[@Katerspacedopwater]

Wow i didn't get that at all i thought their hands were covered in... Splinters? Lol

[@bertbergers9171]

The logo poem/rhyme piece was briliant and funny to bits. Thank you for the entertainment! (whilst learning) Great channel you have!

[@gavinvales8928]

Just having a celebrity like matt in this video makes me even more reminiscent of older tv documentaries, from like the 80s/90s and early 2000s. i love your film style. and you even added that annoying stripy thing that always comes on my tv

[@ozzX92]

"we all got tyme on our hands" I love your ads lol.

[@SyntheticParanoia]

"We all got thyme on our hands" got me laughing till the middle of the next video on auto-play :D

[@timothymclean]

Oh, it's the herb! I thought it was sand.

[@Cursedbox009]

666th like

[@SyntheticParanoia]

@@Cursedbox009 Me and Bathameth send our regards :)

[@oscario9405]

@@Cursedbox009 699th like

[@cellohowslife5817]

@@timothymclean ah yes, green sand.

[@Jalais]

The deepest cut I've had rewatching this is the random bystander on the left being absolutely deadpan during Matt Lucas's "Death to Ealing! Death to Hillingdon!" rant. 🤣😂

[@keksentdecker]

The long term Consistency of this man is astonishing

[@_JohnDoe]

What do you mean?

[@Syfoll]

@@_JohnDoe That his content has been great for almost 10 years

[@DJShadesUK]

I'm not so sure... we've had two videos from Jay *in the same year* now, thats pretty inconsistent for the channel. 🤣

[@justamanchimp]

@@DJShadesUK But he means consistency in the quality of his work, that's the astonishing part.

[@DJShadesUK]

@@justamanchimp I know. I was just messing.

[@ascendancy425]

"The 'sort of' Labour leader, Tony Blair...." Brilliant.

[@ethanmurray5001]

Care explaining for a yank?

[@camerontjoe5535]

Ethan Murray Tony Blair wasn’t traditionally Labour (ie. trade union loving, socialist, nationalising, etc.). He propounded New Labour which was essentially Labour-lite which was more centrist than anything. Say what you will, he was the first Labour PM to lead a 3 term Labour government

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@camerontjoe5535 So do English people look back fondly on Blair? I have a cousin that lived in London during the Blair administration, and he said that a lot of people were rather down on him.

[@MyDan124]

@@TheTrainFan9 traditional Labour supporters don't like him for being too right wing, Conservatives don't like him for being too left wing

[@Grimfang999]

@@TheTrainFan9 people look down heavily on Blair. He is considered a warmonger who continued the economic legacy of Thatcher of privatisation and deregulation, just with a softer edge. He was "centrist" in the way of being "socially left, economic right" which anyone worth their political salt know its just the right wing but they don't mind if you're gay.

[@AlexVorstermans]

Ah yes the three most ideal counties of London North South Harrow

[@sneezecat8433]

Alexander Vorstermans why does he have it out for Harrow

[@jannovotny4797]

@@sneezecat8433 Because in 1965, Harrow was the only borough, that was unchanged.

[@DAFPvnk]

@@jannovotny4797 also Harrow is pretty crud

[@AcedVidz]

@@DAFPvnk death to all but Harrow, the one true Borough

[@LaurenceGill2000]

@@sneezecat8433 Jay is actually from Harrow

[@shookings]

It's a year later, and I just got introduced to your channel by Tom Scott, and that Matt Lucas cameo was brilliant. Love from Texas.

[@wintanatesfay39]

As an Enfieldian I feel strangely over represented but very validated.

[@TheHouseofVedi]

Wintana Tesfay LEGIT! Up the Enfieldians! ✊🏽🎉

[@JayForeman]

@@TheHouseofVedi I was lazy and filmed as much of this as possible in my back yard. See you around Enfield some time soon!

[@ThcPatient]

@@JayForeman I'm from Hounslow! Death to Enfield!

[@fishhusbando3093]

We're the borough at the top of the map, that makes us the best

[@wahdin]

@@JayForeman nothing about what you do is lazy😂 but I'll be keeping an eye out around Enfield from now on for a man being filmed staring at bins, or tarmac.

[@fleetwoodcraic4235]

2 episodes in one 2 months?! You’re spoiling us this year!

[@jadeforeman131]

I think it’s 32 days.

[@nitehawk86]

@@jadeforeman131 *32!!!*

[@kwamkproductions]

@@jadeforeman131 it'll never happen again😂

[@jadeforeman131]

Pretty sure all the map men episodes went out within a month of each other last year.

[@Shekel-Shoveler]

Was that Matt Lucas? How’d you get a hold of the world’s biggest jelly baby?!

[@pk3ndl3r]

We asked him very very nicely and he said yes

[@killjoy_ao4653]

so that's where nardole went

[@fds7476]

Mind you, he could've still said, "Computer says no"... Oh no wait, that's the other guy.

[@jpwright]

Toby Weeks himself.

[@Nabend1402]

@@pk3ndl3r That is definitely preferable to abducting one of his loved ones and mailing him body parts until he agrees to cooperate. Well done.

[@mintness7565]

2:28 part is funny. I like how the council logos were described. XD

[@hanstheexplorer]

River, river, river, leaf, text with website underneath. Fox’s head with eagle’s palms, lots of boring coats of arms. Flower, tree, tree, tree, stolen from the BBC. Very 90s, round and bold, painted by a five-year-old. Flappy triangles appeal, happy crown and water wheel. Circle skyline, painty, lame, looks like someone signed their name. Swirly B and swishy N, boring coats of arms again. 8 blobs no one understands, that completes the- OH, it’s hands! 😂

[@miki_cz]

Oh look Matt Lucas!

[@gevmage]

I'd been looking for the comedian with the cameo. Yeah; that was pretty funny.

[@teej008]

Yes

[@gaiuscaligula2229]

That's not Matt Lucas, a common mistake made by the novice, it is actually Latt Mucas.

[@UmarWazir]

He seems well...

[@harrisons62]

@@gaiuscaligula2229 the biggest back

[@makelisanotwar]

As a Dutch person living in Acton, I angrily shake my fist at Kensington and Chelsea for keeping us from the bicycle utopia we dream of.

[@simonh6371]

I'm a British person living in Acton, who lived 11 years in NL. Now I understand why the bike lanes suddenly disappear although tbh on my daily routes there are zero bike lanes, except for a painted bit on the Uxbridge road which is used to park cars so is virtually unusable. I wish our urban planning here was in the hands of the Dutch.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@simonh6371 with a city like London we would do the same as with our Dutch big cities and just lock them off for cars in total or make it insane difficult for them to drive in to a area (or out of it) then all roads are bike lanes or roads (excl. some time for delivery to shops between 8 and 11 am)

[@simonh6371]

@@sirBrouwer I would love to do that but the mentality and physical condition of people here is such that this wouldn't be possible unless each and every person in London were sent on a boot camp lasting months where they were re-educated to be more socially cohesive and trained to be physically fit, even then I don't think it would work. 25% of people in the UK are disabled one way or another. Many more who are not disabled are obese i.e. very overweight. People here are jalso too attached to their cars as a kind of status symbol. Weirdly you will see people living in small flats driving large SUVs, who dress like junkies lol.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@simonh6371 it took us also years and years to get to the level we are now. that is the thing it has to grow and grow. so that the now younger generations grow up with the new situation as being normal.

[@sirBrouwer]

@Carcantos Cartinho just give them a big huge (when allowed again. who knows it might actually work).

[@Arbrax]

Matt Lucas shouting "Hounslow means Hounslow" made my day

[@rtwfreak2012]

Hands down the best part of the video. DEATH TO HILLINGTON!

[@MattGoshert]

Haha I was like wait a minute that guy was from Dr Who. Or a Geoff Marshall video, but I'm pretty sure it was Dr Who! (I've been inside so long I'm confusing my bits of English culture I enjoy)

[@TheDude13438]

0:38 Jay didn't even need to click the tweet button with his fingers. He simply used his deathly stare to click it instead.

[@conormurphy4328]

Croydon: *only gets mentioned in reference to fly tipping* Me: “yep, that’s home”

[@leojames2237]

Conor Murphy it’s definitely home if it’s referenced only for fly tipping

[@lozzy8465]

Conor Murphy got to love living in Croydon

[@peterdavy6110]

Yeah but it's got pride. Biggest town in the UK (everywhere bigger's a city).

[@samharradence5689]

Hey that’s my home too!

[@CaptainBango]

Are you part of the Croydon Bullingdon?

[@LinusBoman]

Jay, I love this series, but clearly at 1:28 - Tower Hamlets use a rather ugly variant of *Monotype Goudy* with slap-dash inconsistent kerning pairs. Please immediately destroy this video and all of the immaculately researched, brilliantly entertaining work you've uploaded to KZbin over the last 14 years. Thank you. x

[@kaitlyn__L]

The stroke width on that S is unmatched to all the others! The letters are slightly condensed in "street" compared to "herald"! Argh! I was going to say they at least kerned their logo at the bottom more consistently... and then I noticed TOW ER H A MLETS at the end. Oh dear oh dear. However I do like the diamond-shaped full-stop. The curves on the bottom of the E and L are interesting but don't exactly fit with the rest of it.

[@helenl3193]

The longer you look at it the worse it gets! 😖

[@Bacony_Cakes]

That name makes it worse.

[@bradypinter8468]

I don’t even live in London and I find his series so interesting

[@clochard4074]

As Terence wrote once: "I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me".

[@shocktrooper2152]

I've just realised that the music in the background at 5:55 is from Jay's song "skin sofa" and I will never be able to see this video the same way again.

[@r.ilhamsastronegoro5397]

And the song stops right before "eurgh eurgh eurgh"

[@scottwarwick7514]

Londoner to an American tourist in London: Do you know which borough you’re in right now? American tourist: England

[@TheFirstGroover]

✌️

[@James-gc5if]

London England

[@jarrusjenkins]

American Tourist: Englandland...

[@TimothyGreenRiot]

American tourist : Scottlandd

[@markmartindale7215]

Whatever

[@calvincroftavfc4431]

So here we are. Episode 10. 10 years since the first. One of the best series on KZbin

[@jonnybriggs7531]

With the different recycling rules, the councils probably just pass on the rules are from whatever company they contract their recycling to. At least it probably means the councils are each using different companies, or are maybe doing it themselves which is good. If all the councils were joined together, and there was just one company contracted to do recycling for all of London you can guarantee it would 1) Be owned by a schoolfriend of some Tory MP 2) Make that person a lot of money whilst simultaneously needing a government bailout 3) Probably be worse than what we have now. Maybe that's one good thing about having lots of boroughs? The scope of the inevitable political corruption is limited to an individual borough, rather than the entire city.

[@bruhmoment7546]

Sad thing is turnout at borough elections has been terribly low in recent decades.

[@kathrynronnenberg1688]

Totally loved the street sign font geek rant. And the logo poem!

[@dougimmel]

The best !

[@pip-pip5029]

Same it's fun and inspired

[@harry_page]

Reasons to move to London: 1) To potentially see a wild Jay Foreman in his natural habitat, doing stuff like 2:15 2:49 and 4:28

[@michaelwillis4528]

harys_john I was so excited to see a part of Jersey in a video about London 🤓

[@mackenziejames7427]

Yours are the only ads that I never skip. Thyme on our hands. Brilliant

[@Ella-jk7rq]

Not to get deep or anything, but all of these videos really help me with my anxiety and general well being because they give me 10-15 minutes to just watch something funny and informative that im interested in and it really helps me week to week! I really look forward to whenever you and Geoff Marshall post on your channels 😊

[@4carhur1more]

This was incredibly informative on how London is structured. I've only just recently got into football (not my local american version; the kind with feet) due to FIFA video games and I'm blown away by how many clubs are in London alone! With the closest comparison being somewhere like New York City which has two teams in almost every pro league, this definitely led to my curiosity about the place. Very entertaining way to find out how the city works and I look forward to seeing more videos on the channel.

[@kamalindsey]

No way NYC would have borough level teams

[@martinherrington9499]

@@kamalindsey New York is so overbearing that no one even dares have a team named after New Jersey, or anywhere in it, even though many of the “New York” pro teams actually play in NJ.

[@saltycycling]

8:13 The guy in the background drinks in a most peculiar way. I'm only making a comment on this because it seems he was really uncomfortable about being in the shot and I would like more people to notice him so that it's actually worse than if he just stayed.

[@xxpandakingxx3590]

Piotr Pilarski that technique is indeed strange

[@signorpippistrello]

It’s how Londoners drink you bloody Dubliner!

[@sahiblindberg]

@@xxpandakingxx3590 he truly has mastered it though

[@ricochet4674]

He looks extremely uncomfortable

[@mightypurplelicious3209]

He ran when he could

[@ethanfields3853]

These are the only ads I'll actually watch on KZbin and not skip over because they're still good content. This man is a genius.

[@putraduha3176]

which actually dont affect him that much because you and i still wont subscribe skillshare

[@BenchFox_]

"We've all got thyme on our hands." Dammit, I wasn't expecting that...

[@kyrakia5507]

That was honestly hilarious

[@martinsloan3972]

This has got to be the best series of clues to help you win a game of GeoGuesser. Pity I won’t be able to remember much of it.

[@ccityplanner1217]

The problem is not a London one. Only a tiny handful of local authorities are up to the job of running their respective boroughs or counties. The vanity that characterises them is shocking. One of the worst is Medway Council in Kent, to whom vanity is second nature. When you arrive by train, the first thing that you see is a sign with the council logo saying "Medway Council welcomes you to Strood/Rochester/Chatham/Gillingham. No tourist gives a damn that the local bureaucrats identify themselves through a graphic of a wavy line, but said bureaucrats in their ivory towers think otherwise. A few years ago the council decided to replace every single traffic light they were in charge of, even ones which were only 2 years old. Then there's the time when they accidentally lost city status due to a technicality & didn't realise for 4 years. The humiliating incompetence of Medway Council knows no bounds & puts even the worst London borough to shame. By contrast, Nottingham's council is one of the few whose subjects can say they are proud of their municipality with a straight face. It oversees a tram system considered one of the most successful in western Europe for its size. There is a gated community in the centre of Nottingham called the Park, & the roads aren't noticeably smoother or cleaner in the privately-run area than outside. It has a brand just like any other council, but visitors remember this council for how different it is, not because it endeavours to be remembered through brute force. Fundamentally, the problem is one of attitude, but we are in a catch-22 situation in which each attitude must change for the other one to change. The public must change its attitude towards local government. Turnout at local elections stands at just over half that for general elections. Richmond is the only London borough with local election turnout of over 50%. There is a reason, though, that no-one takes local government seriously, & that is because it is a complete farce that cannot expect to be taken seriously. Local government does not see itself as the servant of its residents, but as some sort of feudal lord, only in the form of a public body & not an individual man. On a recent trip to Norwich, I went into the town hall. It was full of signs encouraging people who work there to challenge anyone not wearing an ID lanyard. This contrasts sharply with Copenhagen city hall, where on a visit last year I had the freedom to explore as I pleased & admire the architecture without being stopped by a security guard. A local authority has neither need nor warrant for such arrogance. It should be subservient to those whose needs it exists to serve. In the worst of vicious cycles, our councils act as if no-one is watching. They do nothing credible, so nobody watches.

[@bruhmoment7546]

I think one thing that we should give the Greater London Council rights to overrule decisions made by the boroughs if necessary. This would allow London to move much quicker and remove beurocratic friction.

[@coxson]

Hear, hear!

[@TheAmazingMooCow]

I can only speak for Labour councillors, but by and large they're some of the worst people in the whole party. Stuck-up, useless, and often more right-wing than some Tories

[@daroldcarold3443]

I couldn’t be bothered less

[@hecticfreeze]

@@TheAmazingMooCow Strange I've had the complete opposite experience. In my area the Labour councillors have been brilliant, and they openly talk shit about the state of their national party. The lib dems and Tories on the other hand have sat and twiddled their thumbs whilst licking the arse of those above them. I imagine this varies massively around the country. As always with local politics, vote for the person not the party. I dont care what colour badge you wear if you can get things done in the local area

[@kerijervis1]

I love that Jay, even when his videos hit thousand of comments he still replies and reads comments on videos months after their release. Adds so much charm to an all ready delightfully charming videos.

[@JayForeman]

Aw, thanks RAM! :)

[@JeSuisRene]

Sometimes even years!

[@jadeforeman131]

He’s always monitoring comments. I find it both adorable (that he cares so much) and annoying (because he’s often on his phone instead of talking to me)

[@emyrgrznsky9943]

@@jadeforeman131 Hi Jay's GF!

[@adamstuff8968]

Just like this comment

[@fgaze72]

'tony blair, the sort of labour prime minister' actually in tears omg

[@RealBadGaming52]

I love his political commentary its subtle and funny and not bating you over the head callign the audeince racists or rightwing scumbags becasue most of us are centrre to the left or centre to right and not extremists

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

@@RealBadGaming52 Ok but y'all centrists have some REALLY thin skin, thinking that every time someone talks about racism it must be about you personally :D

[@thisisryan2094]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 In my experience the political extremes are by far the thinnest skinned individuals who think the entire world are against them.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

@@thisisryan2094 Honestly, I don't find extremism a useful term. It just means a belief that is minoritary and that the "center" thinks is "going too far", but that's very relative. Abolishing slavery was an "extremist" position in the early 1800s. Personally, I just don't like people who fetishize political violence. It has its place when other options are exhausted, but it's not something to do with joy or look forward to.

[@thisisryan2094]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 Extremism means exactly what you just said though. Far from centre. Slavery isn't the issue now, it's more nuanced things like economic ideas and modern civil rights. Both extremes are very far from the centre position on those issues. Anyway, the point was you generalizing the vast majority of people (which I'm afraid are "centrists") as thin-skinned when virtually everybody having a meltdown in the modern climate is either a Tiktok Marxist or a Tucker Carlson fan.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

8 appreciate how the person who made the dutch subtitles did his best to make the logo segment actually rhyme. Its beautiful

[@SR-eo5no]

Absolutely brilliant 'song' at 2:28 (also love how Haringey is 'painted by a 5 year old' because that's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw it!)

[@richiehoyt8487]

Definite "Poems on the Underground" potential. (Is "Poems on the Underground" still 'a thing' , btw? I haven't lived there since the late '90's.)

[@DanielLichterman]

Can we all stop to appreciate at 6 minutes in the elevator music version of "Skin Sofa"

[@dziugaslapienis9038]

Wow, great catch!

[@DRDynamyte_]

Wow! I didn’t even notice! That’s amazing!

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Ohhh, nice spot.

[@YoloSWAGJude]

@@MisterAppleEsq you have a weird profile picture

[@CrowSyndicate]

I'm glad someone else noticed!

[@TheLifeOfJord]

The Matt Lucas cameo took me by surprise 😂😂😂

[@AD-dl7je]

This is the last place I ever thought I would come across the Lemmings soundtrack. Inspired choice of music.

[@MrCaracol321]

That is probably the greatest sponsor plug I have EVER seen.

[@greatrome9219]

How quarantine makes me happier : 1. Sleep 2. Eat 3. More Jay Foreman's videos

[@samuelthecamel]

I wish! Unfortunately, I ran out of Jay Foreman videos a while ago.

[@RegularEarthlingEngineer]

Two videos in the same year.... We wont see him until the next decade.

[@recklessroges]

He's been doing lots of other videos on KZbin for other people. (Its like an easter egg hung.)

[@lusuy65]

it's been just about two years and I'm still occasionally going over the "Wrong Bin" skit frame by frame trying to piece together how did you actually produce such a disarming effect.