American Reacts to 9 British Things The Rest Of The World Really Needs!

[@chrisnorman1902]

UK front doors are sturdier because they're made of Weetabix

[@GazGaryGazza]

Soggy Weetabix that’s been allowed to dry, it’s been scientifically proven to be the hardest known material on the planet 😂

[@rarajiboo]

😂😂😂😂

[@stephenlee5929]

@@GazGaryGazza I think the Egyptians used this to cover the pyramids.

[@nolaj114]

So is Stonehenge. That's how they transported them.. dry, then added milk, and let them dry again.

[@StewedFishProductions]

Yes, NEVER let a Weetabix bowl stay out overnight... Or three hours scrubbing next day! 🤣🤣🤣

[@AnOldEnglishBloke]

Road signs in the UK are designed specifically to provide information clearly, concisely and legible at 50+mph. From the font to the colour. All very well thought out and presented. The font itself was designed that way because they're easiest to read and you can instantly recognise words without reading the full word, even at 70mph. James May interviewed the lady who designed the layout of road signs on Top Gear years ago. There's a specific purpose to the design, so making them multicoloured and more exciting is the antithesis of the design.

[@joshua.910]

I remember that james may interview, that was my first thought when that bit came up😂

[@klaxoncow]

Indeed, the font used on UK road signs is called "Transport". It was specially commissioned for the purpose and is designed to be highly legible. They tested variants of every character with a wide range of people to ensure legibility - and there is documentation that justifies every single stroke of every single character in the font. By the way, all GOV.UK websites also use a digital variant of the "Transport" font because it is, indeed, a proven legible font that the government paid for (but, as it was UK taxpayer funded, it is an open source font that everyone is free to use).

[@gaiaiulia]

Same in Ireland, but our signs have to incorporate the Irish language in most cases!

[@pixlhound]

@@gaiaiulia fairly sure it's the same in Wales too. I like the idea of keeping the language alive.

[@AnOldEnglishBloke]

@@pixlhound can confirm Wales has all Welsh translations for place names. It's like: "Welcome to Prith" "Ogolchglwllclghgolgo n prllgh" Or something like that.

[@justinspencer4472]

Weetabix in a bowl with hot milk poured over it and a sprinkling of Demerara sugar over the top. Bloody amazing and very comforting on a cold day. Perfect ‘just been building a snowman food’.

[@talonlan]

I love the way you y.properly react to videos with genuine curiosity and research on the fly

[@wrd777]

Traffic lights: This is most valuable for "stick shift" cars as the AMBER tells the driver to put the car in gear ready for the green.

[@wessexdruid7598]

It's also not just amber - that means stop. It is red and amber at the same time, before green - so it means 'prepare' - get in gear and prepare to release the handbrake. Americans do neither of these things, in an automatic vehicle.

[@insoft_uk]

No, amber means it’s going to change to red. R RA G A R A R all means stop, with A only if safe to do so G proceed if the road ahead is clear else it’s stop Like an elderly person still crossing after it turns green it’s still regarded as red pedestrian has priority

[@Draiscor]

You're also meant to spend that time checking your mirrors to make sure there aren't any hazards you need to be aware of before you move off on green

[@seantoon01]

Multipack crisps, often multiple different flavours in one multipack ❤️

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@seantoon01 Odd response to a post about traffic lights? 🙂

[@paulbromley6687]

Here’s the thing, the brown is used because it isn’t important or essential information, we have bright red for military sites because it is important, blue for motorways because it is a limited access to learners and pedestrians and so needs to be clear for important travel, it has been thought through it’s no accident that brown denotes a site of interest.

[@hanskneesun123]

You don't see many of them either, in a weird way the blandness and rarity make them stand out.

[@Stuffed_Cat]

It's most definitely essential to know where Legoland is. [Other theme parks are available]

[@NailHeavenAshford]

I do y know where you live but I’m in kent and there are a heck of a lot of brown signs. Nothing much if any interest other than natural beauty spots, the odd castle or museums and petting farms etc but there are a lot.

[@patduffyforever]

And green signs for countryside walks

[@nolaj114]

We have brown signs with white lettering in Australia also to indicate tourist attractions and scenic drives. I don't mind the brown ..they are visible enough but blend in a bit with the surroundings..more of a nature colour, less jarring than a bright colour. Bright colours are for warnings.

[@stephenlee5929]

I think these signs are part of the internationally agreed sign system, they appear all over Europe. I'm guessing basically anywhere except US. I agree they are a dull colour, so as to not interfere with the safety purpose of most signs.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Brown here in New Zealand, too. Visible, but not so much as to be a distraction from more important signs.

[@olimakiella]

Same in Trinidad. White on brown for tourist attractions. But we were owned by Britain once so… that may explain a lot of things. Lol.

[@robbiestephenson8497]

All former conolies, must be a commonwealth thing

[@crackpot148]

Most UK front (and back doors) these days are made of UPVC with a welded galvanised steel inner frame and have at least three and as many as five locking points operated by a central lever handle on the free opening side of the door and are locked in place by a single key. High security doors will have locking points on hinge side of the door, too. My doors have three locking points.

[@Galbonfilms]

“Showe mee ona maap” is your catchphrase and will always look forward to you saying it 😊

[@steddie4514]

SMOAM? 🤔👍🇬🇧

[@stewrmo]

We need a t-shirt!

[@silveraudi2]

I live 1.5 miles from the Weetabix factory. If the wind is in the right direction the smell is heavenly.

[@patduffyforever]

Hi from wellingborough!

[@Sci-fi_Hack]

I have a favourite brown sign, its the one that directs you to the “SECRET NUCLEAR BUNKER” I kid you not!

[@punchpineapple8677]

We love our crisps in the UK, but most houses buy the multipacks of different flavours. Nobody in one household agrees on their faves, so a multi pack of individual different flavours just makes sense

[@planekrazy1795]

Wearing the Paper Crown in a Christmas Cracker is Mandatory at Christmas Dinner in the UK. Failure to comply could jeopardise your citizenship 😂 It's not a hat it's a Crown they represent the Three Kings.

[@perrykillsfrogs1]

They do not represent the three Kings at all. They are a hang over from medieval Christmas tradition in which at Christmas normal rules of proper behaviour were symbolically relinquished and revelries encouraged by a "lord of misrule" ( a member of the clergy who would organise and lead the partying) The wearing of crowns was a symbolic mischief as normally imitating the king or pretending to be royal was a crime but allowed at Christmas.

[@Stuffed_Cat]

Crisps: The advantage of bags within bags is not just portion control. It also means you can have a variety of flavours. Whilst you do get bags containing, for example, eight smaller packs of cheese and onion, you'll also get a big bag containing two fox and ferret, two grouse and mushroom, two squirrel and acorn, and two pigeon and pellet. Great if you're packing lunch boxes every day, but don't want to get bored by having the same thing each time, and are not particularly concerned with preserving our natural wildlife. [The grouse and mushroom flavour are only for adults, as you can never be totally sure whether or not the mushrooms used for that batch were hallucinagenic.]

[@chixma7011]

Naughty! You know some will believe this. 😂

[@Stuffed_Cat]

@@chixma7011 I was actually hoping someone from Walkers would read this and think, "Oooh! There's an idea."

[@patduffyforever]

​@@Stuffed_Cat😂😂 adult crisps would be awesome

[@PatrickMoran-b9m]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@letitload6272]

As a Brit, Weetabix has been my favourite cereal since my childhood. It’s not for everyone, but I love it 😋

[@faggmj]

Yeah, and some people, like me, eat them without milk...perverts

[@NailHeavenAshford]

put milk on mine then microwave it for a while. I prefer mine warm. Very satisfying and especially comforting in winter.

[@karenjoyce4629]

have you ever heard of anyone having butter on it? I bawked at that idea lol- cold milk f or me with fruit if i have it nom

[@faggmj]

@@karenjoyce4629 Yup...butter and jam....I mean, not me, but it's a thing. I eat them dry, by themselves, with no friends (neither the Weetabix, nor I)

[@superducker7899]

@@karenjoyce4629 nope never heard of butter on weetabix or duvets with clips.

[@steveparkes]

I don't know what parties you go to but bringing up Christmas Poppers in public should make you blush young man ;)

[@Rachel_M_]

🤭

[@rebeccaradbourne5651]

😂😂😂😂

[@Lostmissionary]

That voice could rock you to sleep or fill you with terror - Awesome voice.

[@HollyLyne]

Weetabix is even featured in a saying here: "Someone's had their Weetabix this morning" or words to that effect. I think it was used in a TV ad and it seeped into the public vernacular. It means a person has lots of energy. I love having it with warm almond milk and grapes. Yum!

[@richardodonoghue]

two, dry and with a deep filling of Nutella..dunk into double cream, i know it sounds weird, but its a pure indulgence and simply heaven.

[@Varksterable]

​@@richardodonoghueBut I bet you can't eat 3 shredded wheat.

[@richardodonoghue]

@@Varksterable im bad for cereals, but i only eat them late at night watching movies.. a whole box of rice krispies and 4 pints of ice cold milk is great.. any cereal, no idea why im such an addict :)

[@patduffyforever]

​@@richardodonoghueit's good munch. At least has added vitamins n all the calcium before bed is great. Better than pizza or crisps/ choc etc. I like eating it out of the massive sports direct mugs!

[@patvanquish4586]

My favourite tourist attraction signs are those for the Secret Nuclear Bunker near Kelvedon Hatch. People don't think they are real. They are.

[@chrisclarke3443]

A few years ago I was in Africa - feeling a bit homesick and I stayed at a very remote hotel. They had Weetabix on their breakfast table and I always remember the lift that I got seeing a little bit of home just when I needed it

[@ed_ward_1430]

Didn't they have any cereal bowls?

[@motormouthalmighty]

that sounds like a sad state of affairs.it's not exactly Lawrence of arabia.mind you,you rose to it like a lion but next time,walk tall through the foyer and look menacing and not in need of a bowl of Weetabix just to get through existence .try the local cuisine while you are there!(unless it's absolutely awful like everywhere I go and have ever been!)

[@barrygentry5364]

UK upvc doors can have several locking bolts for security. Turn the key to lock the door and 4 or 5 bolts engage with the door frame instead of just the mortise lock on wooden doors.

[@klaxoncow]

Yup, this is also an insulation thing as well as a security thing. The door locks in tight on all sides to become airtight / wind-proof.

[@wessexdruid7598]

There plenty of vids on TikTok of UK police trying to battering ram and halligan bar through doors - and the whole frame is moving, but the door's not opening - for many minutes.

[@Dragon_Slayer_Ornstein]

Yeah and the UPVC door I have the bottom is made out of polystyrene which you can break through in one kick. I had to take it apart and add offcuts of floor boards and screw it to the frame. Someone expecting to kick through that will be in for a surprise.

[@ThePailisman]

You can get UPVC doors with a steel plate core sandwiched between two layers of polystyrene insulation inside the outer UPVC. Good luck trying to kick that in 😊

[@corringhamdepot4434]

My grandma's generation in the UK had something similar to your comforter. They were notorious for slipping off during the night. They were replaced by the "continental quilt" from the 1970s. Which are now more commonly called a duvet. I see loads of mums walking to school with their kids using scooters. Then walking the scooters back home.

[@Stoggler]

Was it called a counterpane? Always thought that was a weird word!

[@corringhamdepot4434]

@@Stoggler Yes I believe so. They were more decorative that useful. I preferred my all encompassing candlewick bedspread. That I could tuck in under the mattress when it was cold.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@Stoggler Via Middle English - countrepointe. A heavy quilt.

[@alisonalder7317]

@@Stoggler I knew it as an eiderdown.

[@Stoggler]

@@alisonalder7317 ah yes, another word I haven’t heard for donkeys’ years!

[@CaffeineKing]

So glad you and Girl Gone London get on. I watch her stuff, then come here and watch your reaction. Win-win.

[@jennimcinnes2825]

Do you mob not have doonas? (Doona is Strayan or Strine for the Pommy Duvet) They have clip together doonas in Ikea. You put he plain white doona inside a dooona cover of different patterns so you change the cover when you change the sheets and do not have to wash the bulky bit as often. Y'all don't have a top sheet either. Fitted sheet on the bottom, Pillow cases on the pillows and doona cover (with doona in it) on top.

[@ThatDuckieMoment]

I watched a video a while ago of a couple from Georgia now living in the UK. They mentioned the traffic lights but also they were fascinated with our transport systems, the proximity to the rest of Europe, recycling bins and reusable bags for the supermarket. They also loved how friendly and helpful the neighbours were and how close they were at all times to historical sites they could visit.

[@robertmcross1]

In Holland traffic lights flash amber overnight, as I believe with the lack of traffic, cars are not stopped at lights so traffic is careful when it comes to a light but doesn’t have to stop, just give way(yield).

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

I'm guessing the difference sequence in the lights is because our cars are manual. So we don't just press go when it's green. We have to put it in gear and release the handbrake, the extra light gives you time to do so

[@stephenlee5929]

It also help with getting a horse ready on a Dray. Note, they roll back at first even on a flat road.

[@daviddavies3637]

I actually miss the wooden doors we had in the 70s and 80s. Most external doors today seem to be PVC where there's a door handle on both the inside and out. My wife grew up in a city (Cardiff), which had a much higher crime rate than the rural part of Wales I grew up in. So, she still has a habit of locking the front door, which burns my buttons if I'm going in and out, taking out the recycling for example. In the 70s and 80s, the door would close with a latch that could only be opened from the inside or with a key from the outside. That meant you didn't have to physically lock the door. Did mean you could potentially lock yourself out, though, if you forgot to take your key with you.

[@deja-view1017]

The 70s and 80s? Every house I've ever lived in (including the one I'm in now) has had a Yale-type lock that locks when it closes (unless, of course, you have the sense to drop the catch, which stops it locking when you go to put the rubbish out).

[@gerrykeane3165]

Most Cars were manual in UK, so red /amber gives you a heads up to get ready to gog i.e release hand brake ,put car into gear etc etc

[@kailomonkey]

Younger kid scooters in the UK are fairly recent. Really helps with the school run, where most towns are walkable.

[@nikibee237]

I had one when in the 70"s when I was 4/5.

[@kailomonkey]

@@nikibee237 Fair enough. I had a metal one when I was fairly young in the 80s, but I don't remember there being small plastic ones. We had plastic trikes!

[@deja-view1017]

They were definitely around in the 60s.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

Think of Weetabix the same way you think of rice and pasta, on their own they're pretty much tasteless, you add whatever flavours you like, sugar, fruit, yoghurt etc.

[@thegroovetube3247]

Mmmmm. Yoghurt flavour.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Butter, jam...

[@philwill0123]

Weetabix is meant to be with hot milk and effectively a wheat porridge

[@richardodonoghue]

@@wessexdruid7598 2 dry with a Nutella filling, dunked into double cream

[@ChristinePerry-q1k]

50 years ago, at the age of 15, I travelled to Switzerland with my best friend to visit her family. Her Mum was a a nurse and met her dad when he was hospitalised during the war. He was in the Welsh Guards- although not from Wales! We travelled through Europe by train and my lasting memory is looking out of the train window in the early morning and seeing duvets hanging out of the windows to air in all the homes we passed. Sunlight is a very efficient sterilizer. In the UK we had blankets and quilts, then cellular blankets ( very effective) then continental quilts, now known as duvets. I still think that a cotton sheet and cellular blankets are the most versatile for all seasons- strip off the blankets if it’s hot, add another if it’s cold! And so light!

[@carolineskipper6976]

I love GGL's videos - but rewatching them with your commentary and in-the-moment research adds a lot of value!

[@germankitty]

Traffic lights in Germany work the same way. Just sayin'. 😎 Also, Weetabix is unsweetened. If you want to put sugar on them, pour the milk first. (Also, random fun fact: Spike in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" mentioned once that he likes to crumble some Weetabix into his daily cuppa blood ...)

[@madwelshbiker3710]

the idea with different amber lights is if you encounter a single light, you know you have to stop as the light is about to go red. if you see a red&amber lights lit, you still need to slow down, but you know the light might be green by the time you get there

[@MiG2880]

People do indeed interpret the amber light as green. But that's okay, because by the time your foot gets to the accelerator it's green anyway. It's like a little pause.

[@thomassayles3699]

Weetabix is made in my hometown of Burton Latimer and to my knowledge the 1 massive factory supplies the whole of Europe

[@craigoliver3709]

Anybody else think comforter sound like something you give a child

[@patriciahiggins9188]

Dummy is brought to mind

[@garymcatear822]

@@patriciahiggins9188 They call them pacifiers.

[@patcyconnolly]

Both my children had a small stuffed animal with it's own tiny blanket attached, this was their comforter to snuggle. Neither of them had a dummy.

[@pfella1878]

In the uk we generally discard the duvet as opposed to washing it

[@rosemarymcgrory-eb2gd]

Yep my double Duvet definitely won't fit in my washing machine 😕 I did try it lol

[@InaMacallan]

​@@rosemarymcgrory-eb2gd you can use a big launderette machine to wash a duvet, but at £10 a wash it is often cheaper to buy a new one.

[@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey]

My last Christmas Crackers - I don't have them often - had nail clippers, small screwdriver sets, keyrings and pet collars. They are not all useless junk.

[@lulusbackintown1478]

Christmas cracker trinkets. The two things I always hope to get are folding scissors (great to keep in my handbag) Second is the set of miniature screwdrivers, really useful for spectacles and all sorts of other things

[@matthewwalker5430]

Actually, Kalyn is right. She isn't talking about ziploc-type bags, they're everywhere (and many people still call them 'ziplocs' even though in the UK they're labelled as 'zip-seal', weirdly) but the actual ziploc brand isn't really a thing in the UK. You can probably get them, but they're certainly not common and other brands are far more prevalent, such as Baco

[@crackpot148]

Just been to check and yes, I have Zip Lock ( not Ziploc) branded bags bought at my local Home Bargains store and other chain supermarket own brand "Zip Seal" bags, the latter being identical to the former.

[@lawli56]

The clips on the corners of "all seasons" duvet quilts are like presstuds. The summer quilt is usually a 4 tog and the spring/autumn quilt is 11 tog making a 15 tog winter quilt. (tog is a measure of the warmth they provide) I rarely use mine clipped together as I get very hot in bed. I got it mainly so I had a seperate summer quilt as well. You can buy them seperately but they are usually cheaper when bought together.

[@DGLUK1]

You'd find it difficult to break into a house with uvpc doors. They all have, at LEAST, 4 locks.

[@andyf4292]

its when you hear yanks going. ' what if someone kicks your door in'... err. no they wont

[@InaMacallan]

Even the police, with the 'big red key' battering ram have to take several attempts to put in a uPVC door (lots of examples on police shows).

[@KevinN-df8eo]

Locks and security measures, like your iron grille, are primarily to delay a burglar and make him make a lot of noise. Ideally, he sees your home is well protected, like an obvious alarm box on the wall, and just keeps walking until he finds an open window.

[@TheNZJester]

The light going yellow and red to warn you they are due to go green is one of the few things we do not have from that list in new Zealand. Here Weet-a-Bix type cereal is sold as Weetbix.

[@wrapcod6178]

I live close to where they make Weetabix (Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire). You can tell when it's going to rain because the moisture in the air makes the surrounding area smell like breakfast cereal.

[@colinbirks5403]

UPVC doors in the U.K. have multipoint latches around the edges operated by the door handle. Police raids with rams have trouble opening them, and now, often use power cutters to cut them in half down the middle. The rams just bounce off them.

[@ebbhead20]

Weetabix, fave cereal since 1971 or so. As a Brit i had to order it from my nan in england for years and then started using shops that sent food to Denmark later on. But since 2005 or so we can get it in Denmark too. About time too it was..😊

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍So you had a big wheel was that you in the shining speeding down the corridors 😂😂😂😂

[@nolaj114]

😅😅😅

[@johndagley9258]

Ziplock bags are called resealable bags here in UK

[@simonoleary9264]

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Vampire named Spike (who is English) sometimes likes to crumble Weetabix into his cup of blood to "give it some texture".

[@LaraGemini]

The in-laws are visiting - put the bunting out. This is sarcasm.

[@bigplanslittledrive4791]

The Pete Butigieg joke was solid af. I laughed every time 👍

[@stewrmo]

Of course we have ziplock bags...we have weed to keep fresh and stinky! 😉 One love from Scotland. 💙 🦄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@susansmiles2242]

🙄🙄

[@goldwillow12]

Weetabix with warm milk and a drizzle of honey :-) A nice alternative to porridge.

[@portland-182]

The Shining. Fun fact. Jack Nicholson was a volunteer fireman, with axe skills, and got through the original set door in seconds. They had to provide him with a heavy duty door designed for exterior use to slow him down.

[@michaeljeacock]

duvets are like blanket sized thin pillows and like pillows you put covers on them.

[@irreverend_]

You should watch some videos of police (failing) to break down UK front doors :)

[@fayesouthall6604]

It’s great

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

They have no idea until they see that IWrocker video how bad their doors are

[@irreverend_]

@@Stickadonkonit and one of the doors in question I'm thinking of was just a normal standard uPVC door :)

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I lived in a new build flat for the last decade, the front door was EPIC. It was a 12 hour fire door, hinges like a medieval dungeon and five retractable deadbolts on the left and right side and and the standard unpickable/snapable/drillable eurocylinder. If you've seen Price of Thieves it's the "damned English oak" door. I often wandered his to get the police to try and break it down just to see how impossible it was. I think you'd have to saw a smaller door inside it. Or go through the wall. The wall was probably easier.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I should have tipped them that I was a drug dealer. Yeah, that would have worked.

[@alunchurcher7060]

Weetabix is the most popular cereal in the UK, the most popular method of eating it is with milk either hot or cold. I've had Weetabix all my life since coming to the UK to live as a child. It's healthy and great roughage and of course filling as there's no limit on how many you can consume for breakfast. As there's no sugar content added they also cut down the number of health concerns with sugar. But many do add a small spoonful or two to sweeten them up slightly.

[@vinniedixon1140]

I have a composite front door, the best you can get, Expensive but worth it.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

Kaylin always goes deep. Love that.

[@sharonealleyne9839]

You need to check out a video comparing European doors vs USA doors. Very enlightening! There are even videos of the police trying to get in with a ramming device and not succeeding.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

14:42 "Damned English Oak" And PVC and metal and dead bolts and superlocks

[@anthonydinsdale8783]

Weetabix had a very funny series of ads based on the idea that they give health and strength; the line was " they've or he's or she's had their Weetabix" and it's now used as an expression i.e. someone is particularly energetic at work and a colleague might say "you had Weetabix for breakfast, didn't you?" or if they're performing badly "did you not have your Weetabix this morning?" Check out the ads especially the one with Robin Hood and the one with Roundheads and Cavaliers.

[@nolaj114]

We still have ads like that here in Australia (though we call them Weetbix) .."have you had your Weetbix today?"

[@helenparry1059]

I loved the Robin Hood advert! The Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd one was funny too.

[@DODO-dr2lu]

I'm British. When my kids were young I had the rule of only 1 packet of crisps per day (snack size). It helped them to know what junk food they had eaten. They have carried this on with their own children.

[@amandanjama5222]

Weetabix is best with condensed milk then a little hot water to mix!

[@bobclarke1815]

We used to have a road safety advert on the tv and posters that said, "Don`t be an amber gambler".

[@robcrossgrove7927]

Weetabix is best soaked in milk and sprinkled heavily with sugar, though some people put yoghurt on instead of milk, and you can have fruit with it. And you can get little mini Weetabix too, including chocolate chip, or with dried banana.

[@richardodonoghue]

multi-packs are great, typically sold in 6,12,18.24.36 and the excessive 48 bag sizes... i usually buy a 6 pack and eat one, if i want more...simply have another bag. i wouldn't attempt 6 in one hit, but the real advantage is is that they stay fresh and last longer. the large us style bags you need to roll up and clip but as air has gotten in already, and every time you reopen it.. durability is reduced

[@m00plank90]

I think the amber light is a product of the manual gearbox we tend to use. Amber gives you time to put it into gear and let off the handbrake.

[@helenjacobs9207]

LEGO LAND WINDSOR, was formally “ Windsor Safaris park” have many fond memories as a kid visiting there many times as a kid. When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter, I used to eat it with warm or cold milk 2-3 at a time pending hunger but had to eat 6 when pregnant 😂but mums pet hate was not putting water in the bowl afterwards otherwise dried on wheat is difficult to remove… been told of enough times for that 😂

[@iainjohnson1235]

the red, amber combination then green has two functions. as stated it warns pedestrians but it also tells waiting drivers, with manual transmissions to let off their handbrake, and engage their clutch then select first gear ready to go on green. Simple and effective.

[@stuartrowe3006]

The use opf the amber light in the sequences is slightly different whether it is turning red or turnjing green: The sequence is red -> red & amber together -> green. Then green -> amber on its own -> red. That way you can tell which way the lights are turning. The red & amber is also meant to remind drivers to show caution to cars that already be on the junction waiting to turn.

[@garymcatear822]

The brown and green signs in the UK are used because those colours are the most common colours found in nature.

[@rarajiboo]

Cold milk, a spoon of milled flaxseed, seedless raisins or other dried fruits. Love it in the morning. The cold milk allows for a bit of crunch.

[@DaveBartlett]

There used to be a 'joke' definition in the UK - "Green means 'GO'; Amber means 'ACCELERATE'; Red means 'ACCELERATE WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO STEERING!'"

[@veronicaambler1846]

I've seen triangular bunting in American movies, but it's usually been strung around car sales lots, rather than indoors, or across streets for special occasions ;)

[@scotmax8426]

lol love her vids and love your reactions to them lol laughing at the comment about our doors being sturdier cos they're made of wheetabix lol that right there is uk comedy! lol

[@brianrobinson1234]

Whilst the headwear received from a Christmas cracker does indeed resemble a crown, they are typically referred to as paper hats! Also, Weetabix with hot milk is a terrific winter breakfast!

[@motormouthalmighty]

i used to eat weetabix as recently as ten to twelve years ago before it became even more expensive than corned beef and pies became!just like frosties and cornflakes,you pour absolutely voiling hot milk over it,to soften it,to reduce the chance of fatal food choking.sprinkle the sugar over,delicious when boiling.many people have cold milk which i cannot fathom.

[@Gotbesure6793]

We also have balancing bikes for infants to train them for a bike when they get older

[@Dexterritory212]

some traffic lights only have the yellow without the red but most times the cross signs will have a wait logo for pedestrians so you would be foolish to cross if you saw the stop on the pedestrian sign anyways. Weetabix is beyond versatile if mushy you can microwave it for a warm porrigey meal if u don't have porridge you can add stuff like yogurt or fruits like bananas if thats your fancy and its still a good breakfast add fruits if you like them or have it with some milk or on its own. yeh the variety bag is super nice here we have walkers box of 20 crisps usually a mix of 4 flavors and 5 bags each or a 6 pack bag of a single flavor. Something to note about the door thing some places like my area have 2 sets of doors so a sturdy plastic with glass door then a small shelter conservitory style and then a wooden door with glass so if someone tried to break in they would have to go through 2 locked strong doors or a double glazed window with great difficulty by the time you would hear it you could have called the cops and often have cctv for home protection of front lawn and cars it would be very difficult for anyone to try and often we have neighborhood watches to protect each neighbor from any criminals up to no good

[@gazwilliams-nc7jp]

Am i the only person that cant help but see this guy as like, a calm version of Dennis Reynolds from always sunny 😅

[@LG-jn5fx]

Weetabix is great. Modern ablative armour for tanks was developed from eating and studying weetabix.

[@robcrossgrove7927]

Scooters. Over the last couple of years, we've been plagued by electric scooters that people ride around the city, (of Nottingham). Then they just leave them anywhere. Sometimes people have accidents on them and pedestrians have been severely injured and even killed in some cases. We had scooters when I was little, but we didn't fuck about with poncey crash helmets and elbow pads. If we fell off and grazed our elbow, we just got back up again. Same with swings, slides and roundabouts. We didn't have poofy wood chips on the ground. If we fell onto the concrete and split our heads open, we would just carry on with what we were doing until it was time for tea.

[@nolaj114]

"..poofy wood chips..." 😅😅😅

[@penguinpebbler]

Bang on, most people do treat the amber light before green as if it IS green in the UK

[@grem007uk]

Tourist signs are brown because it is an internationally recognized color used to indicate directions to tourist attractions and facilities

Hot milk with Weetabix is my favourite cereal in the winter 🥰

[@MrBulky992]

You must always pull the Christmas crackers at the start of the meal in order to extract the paper crown which you must wear throughout the entire meal so as to look a little ridiculous. Not wearing the hat may lead to being thought of as a party pooper (not a party popper!).

[@mandlin4602]

Weetabix is AMAZING for your gut. Mini chocolate chip ones, those are top tier. And you poop like a boss, hell yea Also, I love how she corrected the aluminium, because I literally had a visceral reaction to how she said it. She’s almost an honoury Brit, needs more work. But she could get there.

[@KeithCollyer]

Donald Norman praised British motorway signs in Design/Psychology of Everyday Things. There is a consistent sequence: 1 mile before a junction a sign saying what towns the junction is for, 1/2 mile before a sign saying which roads are at the junction, then three signs with (3,2,1) diagonal lines at 300, 200, and 100 metres (yes, not yards - and incidentally why don't Americans use yards for distance?) before the junction, finally a sign at the junction with both towns and roads.

[@altosanon]

It was after seeing this video on Kaylin's channel, I went out and bought Weetabix for the first time in years! 🤣

[@flybobbie1449]

US doesn't seem to have Zebra crossings, where pedestrians can stop traffic, probably because roads are too wide. Most crossing seem to be at junctions with traffic lights.

[@ruspj]

wheatabix is best with about 1/2 shot of baileys in a glass on milk - warm the milk in the microwave then pour it over the wheatabix

[@Ruthy-F]

I'd say the Christmas cracker contents conversation is 10-15 seconds, not 10-15 minutes 😂😂😂

[@AndrewAHayes]

RE-: Portion control, I went to Mcdonalds about six months ago and ordered a coke with my meal and was asked what size I wanted, I replied a small one, I was met with, oh we only do large and medium, well isn't the medium smaller compared to the large and is therefore a small one? I then told her I didn't want ice with my drink and she said she would have to charge me for a large one, I have never experienced this before, I told her forget it I'll have a coffee! When I first went to the US I didn't realise I would need a car, catching a bus is unreliable and usually has crazy people on board who always gravitate towards me, and walking was just to get back to your car park space, I hired a car on day two! I do loads of walking here in merry England, my back garden is next to a forest though.

[@Fidd88-mc4sz]

Driving on the left. Statistically many many times safer than driving on the right. There are a number of reasons for this, but they mainly fall into 2 categories, ability for the majority of the population to use their dominant right eye, and right hand for motoring movements requiring fine hand-eye coordination and for control of the controls, especially when overtaking. The differences in fatal accident rates are pretty startling.

[@stevenredmond7455]

The doors over the last decade or so has to be fire rated for 30mins minimum to give you time to be rescued if you can’t get out.

[@smahier]

If you put milk on Weetabix, it´s best to heat it. That makes it easier to break up into an edible stew.

[@dubsmachine555]

As a Brit I have never seen two duvets that come / clip together. I have a winter and summer one.