American Reacts to 7 British Things We Don't Have In America!

[@paladin5163]

He is completely wrong about the toilet brush. they are rarely needed. He gives the impression we clean the toilet every time we use it. NO he is wrong.

[@John-Dennehy]

Well look at this guy with the high fibre diet and non-stick stools.

[@bigdaddigaming]

Yes he’s wrong, we use them to clean the bowl not push down the poo, if he’s doing that it makes wonder what he’s eating

[@brun4775]

If he has the average US diet, he might need the brush every time.

[@Millennial_Manc]

@@brun4775Yeah, for his arse

[@MrBulky992]

​​@@John-DennehyHigh fibre diets can give you soft stools and a lot of gas. I can attest to that fact, unfortunately. The Guts UK website explains that the effect of soluble and insoluble fibre are complicated yet we are continually told indiscriminately to eat more fibre, less salt and less fat.

[@carlcunningham9538]

If you’re using a toilet brush after every poo, then the problem is with your diet, not the toilet.

[@Spiklething]

Correct, check out the Bristol Stool Chart for optimum consistancy, you need Type 4 aka the goldilocks poo, not to hard, not too soft, just right Also check out the childs version of the Bristol Stool Chart for a laugh

[@61shirley]

Couldn’t agree more. I think I’ve used mine 3 times since I bought it several years ago.

[@MrBulky992]

Yes but it's often very difficult to pin down what is wrong with the digestive process and many people do not have perfect stools for a variety of reasons. Without going to too much detail, one needs to be confident that even the tiniest traces of faeces adhering to the bowl can be eliminated before the next person uses the facilities: that is British politeness at its best. I cannot believe that on every occasion anything short of jetwashing could guarantee such an outcome without the use of a toilet brush. Perhaps Americans are less particular?

[@Stan-lq9ud]

😂

[@harrisonhoulden6752]

In my house we just use it the unblock the toilet

[@stevehawkins1744]

Brits don't need to use the toilet brush every time! I don't know what this guy has been eating!!

[@lordcharfield]

Burgers and hotdogs at a guess!

[@MrBulky992]

By no means every time but imagine being a guest in someone's home in the US and having a stubbornly problematic bowel movement and having no tool to hand to remedy the situation and no means of hiding your responsibility!

[@elizabethmcintyre8529]

All the rubbish food

[@deasphodel3700]

@@MrBulky992 This is terrifying, embarrassing, and another reason never to go to the states

[@MrBulky992]

​@@deasphodel3700Maybe I'd have to take my own!

[@AG_ART05]

That toilet brush one is COMPLETELY wrong, we definitely don’t use the toilet brush after every use, like Americans we just use it to clean the toilet! 😂

[@drwoo6090]

🇬🇧 I use the loo brush to clean round the loo, every time I go! 😀

[@deanosaur808]

I use my toilet brush to scare off unwanted visitors 😂 I was tempted to use the new one as a back scratcher 😅

[@drwoo6090]

@@deanosaur808 😂🤣😂🤣 I will remember that, the next time , the Jehovah’s Witnesses come to the door! 😂🤣

[@naomiturtle4404]

They use squash all over the world an inch or two of squash and add water

[@margaretmckay-os1sz]

What absolute 💩

[@Peterraymond67]

I worked in the states for 6 months in 1994 and been on several vacations to the US. The UK toilets are designed such that if the loo is blocked the the bowl will hold a flush full of water without overflowing. My experience of the US bowl’s will overflow if the toilet is blocked, and it is flushed. I’d rather use a brush to remove a “Skid mark” than need to unblock the toilet! or clean up after an overflow.

[@lizziemyohmy1071]

Plus, it's less wasteful of water. 👍🏻

[@bobm4378]

there is a problem though.. some are now buying the 'fancy pretty petite loo' that looks nice, but are not designed for 'heavy use'..

[@barrywalker4295]

First time I flushed a toilet in Florida as a Brit, I started to panic as I thought the toilet was about to overflow as the water kept rising and rising eventually levelling off a few inches from the rim

[@kezt9217]

You gotta flush those American toilets after each wipe if you don't want to end up cleaning sewage off the floor

[@peachyllama722]

Brit here and a cleaner; toilet brushes are used to clean the toilet, as in removing limescale, keeping it clean not to push poop down

[@TalesOfWar]

They're far more common down south with the hard water too. You see them less up here in the north given limescale isn't really a problem.

[@Agent.Bob58]

Yeah, that sounds like a house of students.😮

[@dangermouse6687]

Did ye never hear of plungers??

[@TalesOfWar]

@@dangermouse6687 Plungers are for clearing a blockage, brushes are for cleaning shit off the bowl. Different tools for different things.

[@dangermouse6687]

@@TalesOfWar I know what a plunger is for and I know what a toilet brush is for. I'm addressing the people who think a toilet brush is used to unblock a toilet .

[@MissSJ4429]

Wellies are a must have for festivals in the UK because usually at some point it rains and it gets really really muddy.

[@steveshephard1158]

Yes, British festivals are notoriously muddy. The fact that Download has been nicknamed Drownload speaks volumes.

[@jesswaddington1641]

Isn’t the US version of a pantomime also known as Congress?

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Wellies would be gum boots in Australia

[@anwenpoole2115]

If your duck boots get caked in mud it's not nice or easy to undo laces, whereas wellies will slip on and off easily as you get in your tent. It's is true, you may end up leaving one in the mud if you step in particularly deep and wet mud and end up with a wet foot 😂

[@Lia_T]

Yes I wish I had some when attending a country event last summer. We weren't expecting rain, and as we were only visiting the UK for a month in summer we never thought to pack wellies in our luggage. They would have come in real handy that weekend! We still had a blast though. Thankfully none of us ended up slipping down onto our backsides.

[@JustMe-ks8qc]

Wellies cost a tenner, maybe £15 at most. Completely waterproof almost up to your knees and they last forever

[@WookieWarriorz]

everything in america is just wildly overpriced man and the way americans are they REFUSE to have the 'bog standard' of anything. They fawn over luxury goods and look down on people with affordable things. Everytime im in the usa i just cant fathom how people live when everything is so fucking expensive, i have a friend who drinks redbull and im not joking a 12 pack costs him about $45, he lives in miami.

[@Scooot1972]

Once water gets in over the top, it's a pain. Because they work both ways. I can't tell you how many times I've been at a festival hoping on one leg holding a mate or my bird while I pore water out of one of my wellies.

[@williamdom3814]

Your bird? You take your pet budgie/cockatoo to festivals?

[@Scooot1972]

@@williamdom3814 It's slang for girlfriend.

[@rocketrabble6737]

Unless you pay £100+ for 'fashionable' name brands!

[@DarkMatter1992]

As an Australian who has access to both blackcurrant and grape flavoured things, blackcurrant is better.

[@StoneE4]

Right... Seeing as you guys consider vegemite to be an edible substance I'll be disregarding any of your claims that something tastes better than something else.

[@DarkMatter1992]

@@StoneE4 For the record, I don't like vegemite, your point is invalid.

[@StoneE4]

@@DarkMatter1992 The existence of vegemite makes the taste of Aussies invalid.

[@DarkMatter1992]

@@StoneE4 Blame the Brits, vegemite wouldn't exist without marmite.

[@StoneE4]

@@DarkMatter1992 I blame the nation that invented that nasty substance... Australia. Dishonestly attempting to shift the blame onto others... Is that common in Australia?

[@samkenyon4522]

The US electrical injury stat is even worse when you realise that UK voltage is twice as high as the US (UK = 240v & US = 120v). It also means our electrical kettles boil a lot quicker here - not that you have any.

[@Krookavan]

Its a lot safer too 👍🏻

[@StoneE4]

I've got 50+ years on this earth - all spent in America... Never once was I shocked by an electrical plug. British plugs are a waste materials, they increase the prices of goods, and they're too big and bulky. Keep them confined to your tiny island, please? In regards to electric kettles... Why would someone waste money on an electric kettle if they already own a microwave?

[@mattpotter8725]

@@StoneE4 So you were fine but all those injuries and deaths are fine by you, or maybe you think they're just made up, or the children should have known better, it was their own fault, or the fault of their parents right? I think you should stay over your side of the pond, which you probably will anyway since you seem to think it's so perfect.

[@StoneE4]

@@mattpotter8725 I haven't said anything about being fine with injuries, being fine with deaths, nor have I said anything about anything being perfect - along with several other things you're accusing me of thinking. You're putting words in my mouth. If you want to have an argument with a straw man go build one, have your argument with it, proceed to beat the straw out of it (argumentatively and/or literally), and leave me out of it. Fair enough?

[@mattpotter8725]

@@StoneE4 Not a straw man argument, just because you never had something happen to you didn't mean there isn't a problem. I've never been knocked down by a car but it doesn't mean it doesn't happen to people and there isn't a problem that needs addressing. Do you agree there does seem to be a problem based on the statistics (not your anecdotal evidence)?

[@juliem6587]

The loo brush is only used for cleaning and scrubbing away skid marks. You dont use it to push the poo away. If it doesnt all get flushed away then people wait til the cistern refills and then flush again.

[@williamwebb7917]

Same in America. This guy is clueless and talking out of his ass.

[@deanosaur808]

That's BS. I use mine to scare of carol singers at Christmas 😎

[@carolineskipper6976]

A duvet isn't the same as a 'comforter'. You place it inside a duvet cover (like a giant pillow slip) and it's all you need over you at night. There is no need for a top sheet between you and the duvet, as you you can wash the duvet cover like a sheet. You use a high tog one in the winter, and a lower tog in the warmer months. If you have a very cold home you might throw an additional blanket over the top in the depths of winter. Have to disagree with Evan on grapes vs black currants. Black currants and black currant flavouring beat grapes hands down!!!!!! Traditional pantomimes are hard to explain to foreigners. There are so many elements and set pieces involved......

[@karlbassett8485]

Was going to say the same thing. A comforter is put on top, over, the sheets. A duvet is used by itself, no sheet.

[@hazeluzzell]

You DON’T use a toilet brush to ‘push poo down the toilet’. Ridiculous.

[@olwens1368]

Hot water bottles are comforting in many situations. As is Ribena made with hot water. When you had a cold or sore throat as a kid being tucked up with hot water bottle and mug of Ribena....aah. Cozy.

[@rossdavies8250]

The thing about pantomime is that, while it is a show to take your kids to, it is full of risque jokes and innuendo. The kids enjoy the fairy tale and the adults are entertained by the jokes that fly over their children's heads... A fun tradition...

[@theanonymice5382]

On top of which no Brit imagines their child will be 'damaged' or 'perverted' by the Dame being a drag queen or the Principal Boy being a girl. Because the kids don't know any better or care, and the adults are.. well.. adult.

[@stephaniehamer4182]

When Dame Shirley Bassey played Glastonbury, she turned up in wellies.

[@jamiewilson9280]

Learning about Tog ratings is potentially the final stage of becoming a real adult.

[@jaxcoss5790]

😂😂😂

[@christaylor4441]

@@jaxcoss5790 and summer pillows! they are a godsend!

[@pineapplepenumbra]

Exactly; you wrap yourself up a duvet of the correct tog for the time of year, pupate, and emerge knowing how to bleed radiators, change wheels, grout, tile, etc.

[@DeltaMikeTorrevieja]

That and torches with the power of ONE MILLION CANDLES. Ask Rhod Gilbert.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox6627]

A bog brush is used to scrub away the occasional skidmark on the porcelain, it's not used to push turds round the U bend. It's also used to scrub the toilet( with the aid of some liquid toilet cleaner/bleach) if there's a build up of limescale and a general freshen up.

[@JohnWatkinsUK]

In addition to the safety of the sockets in the UK, it has been common for over 30 years (and required since 2008) for entire house electrical systems to be protected by one or more Residual Circuit Devices (RCDs) which will cut off the power within 30ms if there is an imbalance between power going out on the live wire and returning on the neutral (i.e. through a person to ground). You almost don't even notice you got shocked.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

Blackcurrants were used to create blackcurrant squash during and after WWII to ensure that children were getting adequate amounts of vitamin C, because it's one of the fruits that is plentiful in the UK and didn't have to be shipped in.

[@JohnDoe-px4ko]

In the UK, we don’t use the toilet brush to clean away poo - used to get rid of limescale. Waste of water to deep flush.

[@HiddenOne256]

That’s why it annoys me when I see other nationalities trying to teach English/British culture. As there’s so many things they’re usually getting so wrong and then wrongfully teaching others 😂

[@MrBulky992]

Well, what about minor traces of residual faeces inside the bowl after flushing? I am British and polite and wouldn't dream of leaving those as evidence for the next user.

[@rupedog]

The brush is used to clean the toilet of skid marks, not just scale

[@jen6879]

@@MrBulky992I use a piece of toilet paper and then wash my hands thoroughly. I have occasionally used the toilet brush for this purpose but then have to immediately wash it as otherwise you are just transferring the poo particles from the toilet to the brush and into the bottom of the holder/container. The next person who comes to use the brush then has to deal with what falls off it 🤮

[@nolaj114]

Aussie here.. I'd never heard of arugula (rocket here too). Also the squash vegetable he showed, we call butternut pumpkin. We call the concentrated fruit drink "cordial" but we can call it squash - usually a lemon squash we buy at the pub if we're the designated driver. 😅 I prefer pink grapefruit cordial..like he said, just a little in my water. We call a duvet a doona, but never really hear about tog rating..I guess we are more about keeping cool here - maybe just me that hasn't noticed the rating. Most doonas are feathers and down..more down, the warmer the doona. Hot water bottles can be found here but wheat is used here rather than rice for heat packs. Happy to say we have UK level safety here for our plugs and switches on every outlet.

[@grimwarmaster5058]

When I visited the States. Any years ago I thought the toilet was blocked because the water was high.

[@helenwood8482]

American grape flavour tastes nothing like grapes. We have grape juice, but not grape jelly because we like eating grapes fresh.

[@paulebroderick]

What’s welches like?

[@chrisellis3797]

They taste exactly like grapes, just not OUR grapes. They use Concorde grapes over there as their main grapes and the flavour in jelly and drinks etc is that flavour. Source, I lived there a while and currently have Florida friends over here and they can't believe how our grapes taste😂

[@talesind]

Most grape flavour stuff is actually black carrot

[@JacknVictor]

The toilet brush is meant for cleaning the toilet occasionally and NOT for removing full fresh jobbies! Nobody uses the brush for that. If you have a full turd blocking the bowl. Then you get the special toilet knife and fork out and cut the offending turd up, then use the plunger to push it down and then use the brush to remove any skiddies from around the toilet pan. That is common knowledge.

[@dougalportree603]

Reddit is leaking

[@marylynne9104]

😂😂😂

[@the_chapess]

🤣😂🤣😂 even without your seeing your profile name/pic I’d know you were Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Jobbies is a great word and skiddies too lol

[@stewrmo]

That's plenty!

[@EwanBrooks]

​@@dougalportree603 that's a Scottish person, nothing to do with reddit. It's just our behaviour

[@Fiobo823]

Thats a pile of crap. Pun intended. You use a toilet brush to clean the toilet. Thats all. You don't use it to push poo down the toilet, because our toilets flush perfectly well, thank you. And if yours doesn't, thats a you problem :D

[@pineapplepenumbra]

I fitted a new ballcock and the rod needs bending, because it's set to allow too little water in to do the big jobs.

[@yodaami]

I was brought up,with no heating except in the living room, a coal fire. In the 60s it was cold in winter. We went to bed with a hot water bottle in deep winter. As the night proceeded your body warms the bed and wooden blankets worked well.

[@stevieandthebarbies]

Wooden blankets? Think your autocorrect has dyslexia!

[@klaxoncow]

The other thing about having switches on the sockets is that, like, you can leave things plugged in. Like, permanently. For example, a TV set. You buy it, you set it up, you plug it in and turn on the switch. If you want to turn it off - and that's proper "off off" as well - then flick the switch. And it's a TV, so it's not going anywhere. So you don't ever need to unplug it, until you get a new TV and you're getting rid of it. It's perfectly possible - even common - that a Brit plugs their TV into the socket ONCE and unplugs it ONCE, for its entire lifetime. So it's an even bigger safety measure than you might initially realise, as it basically eliminates the need to plug things in and out in the first place - and you're only doing that rarely, just for portable items (e.g. plugging the phone charger in, or the vacuum cleaner as you move room to room). This also means that the wear and tear on plugs and sockets is basically near zero.

[@cee8mee]

Nobody unplugs their TV after they're done watching it. You don't have to unplug anything unless it doesn't have an on/off switch of some kind. Cheap crap like waffle makers often don't have them, but otherwise everything else does.

[@livinglife5130]

@@cee8mee I think firemen/women would disagree to keeping things plugged in permanently but it's so much safer than it would be in America.

[@livinglife5130]

@@cee8mee One of my cousins is a fire station boss is how I know.

[@Jimthehumanoid]

UK musical festivals often end up as quagmires due to a combination of constant rain and hundreds of thousands of people walking around.

[@Ayns.L14A]

Pantomimes, are normally based in children's fairy tales Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Snow White basically any of the early Disney movies.they first started in the Sixteenth century..... normally performed around christmas time, great for Families with Kids, a lot of the humour is double entendre so great for the kids and the adults...

[@Cheezsoup]

Further to the kettle thing Britain operates a 240 Volt system whilst America (US) uses 120Volt, so our kettles are a lot more powerfull, and hence boil water quicker.

[@Thoucraggyknob]

I certainly don't use my toilet brush after every bowel movement. I use it once a week when I clean the toilet.

[@richardk5246]

Love your avatar...Poor Nick 🤣

[@marylynne9104]

…or after a vindaloo!

[@geoffpriestley7310]

I let the toilet roll fairy clean it when she replaces the toilet paper

[@julianaylor4351]

Helps if you have a good toilet bowl rim block cleaner, or cistern block cleaner and a favourite good toilet cleaner fluid, too.

[@deanosaur808]

Are you sure you don't use it to clean your teeth too? 🤔🤣🤣

[@Jodie_Tea]

Wellies for festivals very common becaus we have alot of outdoor festivals in fileds and it rains alot it gets very muddy.

[@Hewhoisel]

UK Electrician, we also use something called and RCD, or residual current device, in all circuits nowadays. So what this thing does is it looks at the current coming in on the live and the same current returning on the neutral if any amount of it like 0.03 Amps or more go anywhere else, such as up your arm it automatically cuts the power within two hundredths of a second. So what this means is if everything is working correctly you could cut a live cable with a pair of uninsulated shears and it cuts the power before you feel it. RCD save peoples lives and now mandatory on all new work.

[@777petew]

The wellies at an English outdoor festival is more of a functional thing. Most were camping and it rains a lot, sometimes.

[@annedunne4526]

We love pantomimes. We brought my Dutch granddaughters to one last Christmas and they were enthralled.

[@kirst4666]

Yes I absolutely love a pantomime. They’re fab when there’s a really good Dame, like John Inman he was wonderfully funny. They’ve all got the same elements and no thought needed to enjoy them. Hoping to see one this Christmas with the cub pack.

[@Ayns.L14A]

The welly or wellington boots were originally worn by officers in the British Army, wellington boots have been around since the 1790s. However, it was Arthur Wellesley, more commonly known as the Duke of Wellington, who popularised the shoe in 1817. This transformed the wellington boot from military uniform to aristocrat fashion.

[@KevFrost]

Hate to call the old QI klaxon on you dear chap, but Wellington wore Hessian boots and the vulcanised rubber required for a true Welly was invented in 1839.

[@DelDredd]

@@KevFrost Still named after him and his his high boots though.

[@martinarscott3524]

Blackcurrant is way nicer than grape, used to have a blackcurrant bush in the garden, love them

[@OEDODRAGON]

Even if you have a higher tog duvet, the point of the hot water bottle is to warm your freezing cold bed up for when you first get in it.

[@Tricia_K]

They were a routine part of my childhood, back in the day - left in the middle of the bed for about 15 minutes before getting in, and then pushing it down towards the end to snuggle your icy feet into was just like, pure bliss! These days though, I wouldn't be without my electric under-blanket - though I do have one of those microwaveable neck warmer things that I suppose would do at a pinch :)

[@aceofspoons8382]

I can let everything else go... But blackcurrants shit all over grapes everyday of the fricken' week! Fight me!

[@Richiecandylover]

Totally agree! I've had tons of sweets in grape and I'd choose blackcurrant anyway! It's even my second favourite flavour skittle after strawberry 🍓

[@geoffsmith1479]

I lived in the USA for a couple of years and all the grape flavour in everything was sapping my will to live. Raspberry and blackcurrant are non-negotiable hallmarks of civilisation, sadly absent in the US.

[@bobbyknight3589]

🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@theanonymice5382]

♥🤎💙💛❤

[@SteamTrainsNStuff]

I use an old stone water bottle to keep warm in winter, need to wrap it in something woollen so it doesn’t burn you but I think they hold the heat better and I like being able to rest my back up against it in bed. Its a 4 pint bottle, I used to have a 6 pint one but it developed a crack so it got filled with sand and demoted to a doorstop.

[@gaylesmith5433]

When you go to festivals in the UK. Its like being on a farm with the cows and its rained for a month. The wellies are essential! We have raised the bar with stylish ones such as leopard spot ones. But…. The mood gets very messy if it rains and wellies are without doubt the best choice. The mud rinses off super easy and they are high legged and usually sit just below the knee.

[@Renzsu]

Ron deSantis was wearing Wellies with lifts! Also the AUDACITY to call black currants mid! MID!! The man is insane.

[@vtbn53]

I think he said meh, but that's more or less the same.

[@crackpot148]

Plenty of grape flavoured fizzy drinks (sodas?) available where I live. As for flavour, blackcurrants are packed with it while grapes have lots of sugar but very little flavour. My favourite pie is blackcurrant pie.

[@misslday9848]

​@vtbn53 nope he said mid

[@rarajiboo]

😂😂😂

[@dallasknight4854]

8:25 it's because when the festivals are on it normally starts raining so the ground gets extremely mudder so people wear Wellington boots. Some brands Hunter I think they're called that. Normally there are a couple of £100's

[@jonntischnabel]

He made that ribena far too weak. And he is totally wrong about grape. Blackcurrant is in a different league to grape. It is the most amazing, sweet, tart flavour. Blackcurrant ice cream is next level shit. ❤

[@WookieWarriorz]

real grapes are infinitely better than real blackurrants but the grape flavouring they use in the usa is actually vile.

[@Guiltyzzz]

Holy shit, they do blackcurrant ice cream? I suppose that's on my bucket list of things to try

[@diarmuidkuhle8181]

​@@Guiltyzzz Try the French version. It's made with both the fruit AND Cassis, a liqueur made from the same. Absolutely fantastic.

[@brun4775]

What USians call grape flavour is truly vile. I’ve never tasted a grape that tastes anything like it, fortunately.

[@HarleyHerbert]

That's true of a lot of their flavours. Too much sugar and artificial flavourings in everything

[@HarleyHerbert]

The wellies are necessary because it rains so much that flooding is common. Mud turns to bog and puddles grow to huge sizes and are very deep. Even just normal rain amounts can leave you having to get your feet soaked up to your ankles, and if it's also muddy like at a festival it can mean slipping and falling or sinking into it and getting stuck so wellies become necessary

[@dantemedici8179]

Sure I said this before , but you have a great voice … very relaxing … not like the normal American voice 😂😂😂 it’s like you should be hosting a show on the radio at 3 am 😂❤😂

[@pennycarter3433]

Yep. Radioactive. BBC years ago

[@mattsmith5421]

When someone's favourite drink is water, it's no suprise they think grape tastes better than blackcurrant. Vimto will easy 1v1 any of Americas cordials.

[@AndalusiaGBSpringthorpe6227]

We've been using 3-pin plugs in the UK a long long time. If you watch The Beatles film Help! the scientists are using them to plug in equipment & machines to get that massive ring off Ringo's hand. They are so safe because the earth pin, the longest (ground), is the first to make contact with the switch-box & the last to leave making it virtually impossible to un-earth the electrical supply to the box. Fabulous & very safe. X

[@paddyc9653]

The up 3 prong socket has another safety feature. The top prong is longer and opens up shutters for the two bottom prongs to go in, case kids poke summit metal into them.

[@nocturne7371]

The Crush is very much a r"eading the instruction". Some have add 4 parts water to 1 part concentrate, but some have 10-1, 8-1. 7-1 etc. To get the correct taste you have to pay attention.

[@DelDredd]

Toilet brush is for cleaning not plunging. We also do not waste water with every flush like the ones from USA, maybe the ones in the USA do not use the Cistern to flush and just use the excessive amount of water in the bowl.

[@bertrach]

Wellies literally keep your feet bone dry. We also have leather walking boots too.

[@Krookavan]

You don't use a toilet brush to push your poo down ! You flush to get rid of your poo, the brush is there incase you leave a skid mark.

[@crocsmart5115]

Wellies - it rains here,a lot. 9.10 where I get my flannels from?!?!?! I get mine from Boots the chemist,flannels are small cloths for washing yourself,not shirts!! And Grape flavoured anything is just wrong.

[@mattsmith5421]

Bog brushes are for occasionally scrubbing the bog

[@tezscanlan6418]

The best comment in this video is "I like screaming at people on stage." 😂😂😂 Yep. I'm in fits of laughter, who doesn't right?

[@weeman2727]

So wrong about the toilet brush…..not sure how he’s shitting but he’s doing something wrong 🤣 He’s talking shite about blackcurrants as well….lovely flavour 😂

[@aud-one-out]

In the UK our bedding is a sheet over the mattress and then a duvet in a a cover which you take off and wash when you change your bed. We have a number of duvet covers. My understanding is that in the US you use a sheet on top of you then a comforter that has a non changeable cover. In summer we would use a light weight duvet as its hotter weather (well its supposed to ge) then in winter a heavy weight, higher tog duvet for extra warmth. That said where I am in Scotland and we rarely need a low tog summer duvet! And, in Scotland we call it a downie not a duvet

[@lindacairns259]

In Glasgow we call it a quilt, always have done and I'm 57 !

[@Hakanku]

Alright, I'll give you the rundown of cleaning a toilet in the UK. Step 1 - Wear wellies (that's why our water level is so low, we're scared of it overflowing). Step 2 - Put squash down the bowl. Step 3 - Use a toilet brush to 'squash' the poo along with the selected flavour's squash power. Step 4 - Flush. Step 5 - Success. If not repeat process until success. Caveat; If its been more than four flushes give up and blame someone else for leaving the skid marks. Bonus tip; Blackcurrent is the strongest squash we use, prevents limescale.

[@user-dn3ut9tw2x]

😂😂

[@cliffbird5016]

even better pour a can of coke down the toilet. its the best cleaning agent u can get lol. its great for cleaning car engines as wel just ake sure u get it al of or it will eat through the metal of the engine.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

Dammit! I've been using lime flavoured squash, no wonder I've got limescale. (I'll get me coat).

[@lottaroos5566]

We can't grow grapes past mid Germany, the weather doesn't allow it. In Sweden we have a lot of black currant, and red. We also have lingon berries. They all make up the kind of sweet and sour berries for jelly and jam that goes with meat and such. We also make cordials from it.

[@JLO72]

The duvet was invented Habitat basically it's like a quilt, but thicker. They are either made from synthetic wading or feather and down. The tog rating gives you the level of heat that it will generate. In the summer, 4.5tog is more than enough, whereas between 10.5-15togs is plenty for the winter. Unlike quilts, duvets are covered within a pocket of cotton type material, so at the week, you remove this cover and wash that, not the entire duvet. One thing Evan missed is that our plug sockets have an output of 220-240v, whereas in the US, it's only 110v, yet you have more deaths.

[@Joyce-Barker]

Toilet brush ..No never…and lived there 34 years..my hubby was a plumber and when we moved to North America he could not understand why it was normal to have electric sockets inside the bathroom….Reason : Electricity currents very high in UK..

[@jonathanj3806]

Everyone wears wellies for festivals because they're usually located in big fields and we get alot of rain so they become mud baths

[@GrumpyOldGit-zk1kw]

I'll have to disagree with Evan here, 'blackcurrant' is top tier plus whereas 'grape' is mid tier tops.

[@beverleyringe7014]

No we don’t use a toilet brush after every poo, just occasionally you may need the brush, but not everytime, if your water is that high it would be like sitting in water everytime.

[@margaretdownie4407]

When i was a wee girl, you could only buy Ribena in the chemist (drugstore) and it was expensive, so only got it if you were really siçk, also it came in a glass bottle.😊

[@daverees9344]

As kids in the winter months we went to bed with a hot water bottle. Remembering back then there was no central heating,or any kind of heating in fact. Also no Duvets, just sheets and blankets. Man it was cold.

[@strawdog7704]

mid 70's i remember the 3 of us in mums bed with her duvet our blankets and the coats as she slept in a chair by the fire

[@letitiakearney2423]

@@strawdog7704there was electric blankets back then

[@strawdog7704]

@@letitiakearney2423 you got ten p for the meter? on a side note you don't want to be sleeping on a 'lekky blanket with two under 5 siblings, know watt i mean?

[@susanletissier9729]

Wellies are usually needed at Glastonbury a 3 day music festival it usually rains and is very muddy.

[@lounolastname4477]

2:23 - British people use toilet brushes for cleaning the toilet, not for cleaning poo off the toilet bowl.

[@Amethysttredecim]

On the wellies at festivals, again it rains all the time here, festivals are absolute mud baths haha - just look up 'festival mud uk' - also wellies here for adults are usually found for about 10-20 quid

[@alyofthelakes]

Am I the only one that remembered Rhod Gilberts skit on bedding when tog ratings came up? 😂

[@Jee123123]

a little hack if you don't want to scrub the toilet is a measuring jug full of hot soapy water. Use the hot water to wash your hands then afterwards chuck the soapy water into the toilet targeting any clingy parts. The hot soapy water and the pressure removes the clingy poop and will also remove the mess at the bottom of the toilet.

[@nolaj114]

Toilet brushes aren't poop pushers.. more for regular cleaning. Makes me think of Stephen Merchant's character on "Extras"..on a date at the girl's apartment and has to "drop kids off at the pool" and it won't flush.. .he goes into the kitchen, rummages in the drawer grabs her potato masher and runs back to the toilet! .. bit of a romance killer😅😅😅

[@Nikolai508]

Due to the weather, quite often British festivals turn into gigantic mud pits, that's why the wellies are not just a mere suggestion, they're a "get some wellies, else you're gonna be in trouble". Download 2016 I went to was atrocious for it, was just pure thick soup, every step was a slog, and you couldn't stand still for too long else you'd pull your foot out and the boot will be stuck. Was still a fun time though.

[@klaxoncow]

You rarely need the toilet brush. The flush cleans the sides of the toilet. It's only there should the flush not fully do its job - something's sticking to the sides a bit too strongly - or just for general cleaning of the toilet.

[@sharonealleyne9839]

Love, love, love Evan's videos! Very thorough and always leaves his sources! Please react to more of his videos!

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Back in ancient history when a I was a kid, toilets were usually a straight long drop into the water. Which could result in a reciprocating water splash straight back up. So you would preload the water in the pan with toilet paper. Modern toilets are designed for an "in off" the back wall to avoid the splash. Which can lead to smearing, that then needs to be brushed away.

[@colingregory7464]

Wellies are a must for many Music Festivals (in the UK ! Lots of rain at a lot of them), you can get Wellies from about £15 (under $20 ish)

[@babalonkie]

Toilets: British toilets use 50% less freshwater in comparison to a American toilet. Since America's freshwater table reserves are down to 6%... maybe taking notes from countries that have been around for 10+ times longer would not be a bad thing... wait until a American goes to the Med... less water and you are not allowed to put toilet paper in the toilet...

[@taffygeek]

Sparky here, not only are our plugs designed to be safe (apart from when you stand on them, don't ask) our electrical circuits are also protected by RCD (Residual Current Devices) which can cut the power at the "fuse board" for in milliseconds for that circuit once if it senses a fault on the earth/circuit. In a well installed modern domestic system it is very rare to get a shock. Though, of course, not impossible if you act stupidly or don't get a professional install.

[@rocketrabble6737]

Wellies are the abbreviation of Wellington boots. They were named after the very famous figure in British history, Arthur Wellesly, who led British armies to victory in the Napoleonic Wars. After the final victory at Waterloo in 1815 he was ennobled as the Duke of Wellington by the grateful monarch, well-known to Americans, George III. He later became Prime Minister. A style of high, water-proofed boot (but not rubber) was associated with him.

[@RossDear-zm4nj]

Don't you guys use duvets ? Tog is the scale used for thickness of the duvet , 4 in summer up to 15 in deepest winter .

[@lynnejamieson2063]

Even says that US toilets are stronger but to be honest, I don’t know anyone who keeps a plunger in their bathroom because there’s a risk of blockage…I couldn’t even tell you when I last had to deal with a blocked toilet…though I’m pretty sure it wasn’t this century. Most people don’t have to use a toilet brush after every use. It’s mostly used occasionally for occasional mishaps in the toilet bowl and for scrubbing the toilet bowl when cleaning the bathroom in general. If you get hot enough water out of your tap (faucet) then you can fill your hot water bottle from that…it just won’t either be as hot or stay hot as long. There are currants that are a dried form of grape, like smaller raisins. When you see the word currant prefixed by either black, red or white, it’s in reference to a fresh fruit. I’ve tried grape jelly and found it decidedly meh…I found the same with Oreo’s too. I honestly don’t get the hype around either…and in my opinion blackcurrants have a far stronger flavour than grapes do. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll happily munch my way through a bunch of grapes but as a flavour, it’s just not that great. There are a couple of Evan’s videos that compare grocery shopping, school and university…along with school dinners/lunches and one where he discusses US medical costs with an English NHS doctor and what the procedure costs the NHS to perform, that you might find quite interesting.

[@RadioFirestage558]

Brit here. Rarely use the brush. By the toilet I have a small washing up liquid bottle filled with water. A quick squirt with that at the offending areas always works. As long as you do it straight after. Much more hygienic.

[@helenwood8482]

The poo in a British toilet never gets a chance to stick to the bowl. It falls into the water. We also don't get splashback.

[@lyndacraib6783]

Wellies are short for Wellington boots named after the Duke of Wellington who won Waterloo. There are wellie throwing contests at country games.

[@davesimpson5702]

This toilet brush thing is overplayed - 99% of the time dont need to use a brush - our toilet flushes are more than good enough

[@gaynorhead2325]

Blackcurrant squash is my go to drink! Grapes are used for making wine!

[@stevieandthebarbies]

Wrapped up in a duvet with a mug of hot ribena - perfect for cold weather (and colds)

[@julieswinburne1270]

Your friend the demented Evan doesn’t seem to realise that hot water bottles are filled with hot water from the kettle. The bottle should not be completely full and should be tipped (carefully) on its side and 'burped' to let out the air before closing it with the stopper. Cheap to buy, very economical to use and comforting like nothing else.

[@ATwinam]

A good panto to watch is Jim Davidsons , Sinderella....

[@space1999]

This guy is so off the mark!! Wrong about the toilet brush and also u can't compare a warmer blanket to cuddling a hot water bottle in the cold... its soooo comforting

[@jaxcoss5790]

Very true.

[@Gmackematix]

He's wrong about blackcurrant taste too.

[@rocketrabble6737]

I suspect he got the impression that is what you do with them and never got round to checking it with people here. It's not a conversation you have everyday, is it?

[@space1999]

@@rocketrabble6737 lol, fair enough!

[@rocketrabble6737]

​@@space1999 I'm not saying it's bright.

[@michaelcoyne6335]

The toilet brush is only used after doing a jobbie if there is skid marks etc. Squash is a stupid name for the drink. Hence why it's known as diluting juice in Scotland for the most part

[@crackpot148]

Our older toilets are deeper. Modern toilets are smaller and shallower but they are just as efficient as older toilets. The modern design came about to save water. Most of the newest ones have a smaller capacity cistern with two part flush buttons. The smaller part is pressed and gives a smaller volume of flush for when you have a pee. Pushing the larger part of the button depresses the whole button and gives a full flush when you've done a poo. It's all about water conservation. A massive amount of research went into the development of modern British and European toilets to ensure their efficiency both in terms of waste disposal and water conservation.

[@TheNZJester]

I am in New Zealand and only have to use my brush once a month most times. As a kid I had a hot-water bottle that was made to look like a teddy bear. At work we use what we call Gumboots (Wellies) that are bright white with metal safety caps in the toes as we process frozen vegatables. We must wash the place regularly to keep it clean so it is wet a lot on the floor. I have a bottle of pre-diluted Ribena blackcurrant drink I got out of the vending machine at here at work beside me. We have switches on all plugs in New Zealand and all are grounded but a different style of plug to the UK. NZ plug looks like a US plug with the pins bent 45 degrees and a flat earth pin added (Same plug as our neighbors Australia).

[@klaxoncow]

Also, a hot water bottle immediately warms the bed, where a higher tog duvet retains more of your own body heat... but how long's that going to take to warm up a freezing bed? Admittedly, though, by the morning, your hot water bottle is very much a cold water bottle. So swings and roundabouts.

[@speleokeir]

Sleep naked. Your body heat warms up the bed quicker than if you wear pyjamas, etc between you and the duvet. The same with sleeping bags.

[@klaxoncow]

@@speleokeir Don't worry, I have the highest tog rating for my duvet and strip down for bed. I don't use a hot water bottle myself. But I have in the past and was just defending their potential utility. The reason why someone might choose to use one - for example, you can put a hot water bottle in a bed before you go to bed, and have it warmed up nicely before you even get into bed. You can make real nice and cosy with a hot water bottle. As I say, I don't regularly use them - with high energy prices, the insulation of a higher tog rating is cheaper than boiling the kettle - but was just standing up for them as having their uses.

[@AlBarzUK]

Blimey JJLA!!! You don’t have a duvet in the Yusa?? 😧 Also dirty muddy wellies - you just hose them down to clean them … even while you’re wearing them!

[@ellenmould4213]

Toilet brush isn’t for pushing poo down the loo, the long flush does that 😂😂

[@johnthornton73]

Recently looked after my Great nephew while is Gran (my sister) when to an appt. He used the toilet and when he had finished I asked if he had flushed. He said no uncle John I just did a wee - He said - Dad says if it's brown flush it down if it's yellow let it mellow. From the mouths of Babes. Thats why we, in Australia, have dual flushing toilets.

[@catholicbeth2371]

The incredible Dolly Parton headlined the Glastonbury Festival a couple of years back. She came out for her set, very glamourous, wearing wellies. The audience cheered...