10 Culture Shocks Living In The UK

[@stevehilton4052]

Greenwich observatory is literally the centre of the world.its where time and navigation starts.. the reason is that the first reliable time piece or chronometer was placed in the building while it's brother was taken by captain Cook around the other side of the world and back, upon return the two pieces were compared to see if they kept the same time.... they had as little as a couple of seconds difference, this was the biggest breakthrough in navigating history.....( Having an accurate time piece meant ships could sail in open seas and not have to keep land in sight)...... Longitude line " zero or O" on the world map is directly through Greenwich...... So accurate navigation and accurate time keeping in any atmospheric conditions is yet another British invention.....

[@gaynorhead2325]

As a point we do not drive in the wrong side of the street! We just drive on the left!

[@randomcommenter7170]

Exactly, it's because the driver side is on the opposite side

[@robertwalters5654]

Everything in the the uk is different from london cost of living in london is crazy up north is totally different you can get cheaper places to rent as long as you stay away from the popular area

[@martynbush3462]

The college you were talking about was built in the late 1600's as a hospital for seamen. Then in the late 1800's it became the Royal Naval College where navy officers were trained. Then, in 1998 it became the University of Greenwich. It has some amazing painted ceilings and architecture. I believe it was a Wren building.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

It also was in a Thor film

[@A14Rors]

It is also the campus for Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance

[@daneelolivaw602]

@@A14Rors It is also the place where the body of Lord Nelson was taken for laying in state, in the painted hall, before his funeral at St Paul's Cathedral on January 9th 1806.

[@Pack_Watch]

Uh huhuh you said seamen

[@EdwardThatch-ee7yx]

Yeah Seamen as in sailors, not the stuff that been pumped into Mexican girl’s every orifice

[@annaserarolstarres4827]

Hello guys, service charge is not compulsory to pay, and yes it’s a tip usually divided among all front of house and kitchen staff. If you don’t have a good service you can totally ask for the charge to be taken off your bill since it’s discretionary, hope it helps 😊

[@ja_u]

Discretionary but you have to ask to have it taken off? Hm Taking it off will feel like it’s especially to show service was shit

[@kristinapaxton9686]

@@ja_u Tipping should always be optional because workers should be paid a living wage. It's the law.

[@ethelmini]

@@ja_u You're not even obliged to pay the bill if it's that bad, but best not to eat it, then try that.

[@gaelle4328]

Actually it is … it’s not a tip. Tip is what you leave on top of that you are really satisfied with the service however a lot less than in the US it can be 0-10%. And if you are really dissatisfied you can get it taken out of the whole bill not specifically the service charge.

[@jamesgornall5731]

@@kristinapaxton9686 should should should should, yeah but no

[@saltalcielo]

An amazing positive cultural shock: museums are free!

[@ethelmini]

All the national (gov't funded ones are).But, others do charge entry: so worth checking first.

[@JossAndJanik]

One of our favorite things here!

[@nicola_k-s]

Not all free, your supposed to make a donation

[@Ron.S.]

I don’t know why we’re standing on the right side of the escalators. You’re doing it correctly (where you drive on the right) since you overtake someone on the left.

[@saltalcielo]

@@nicola_k-s if you want

[@babycheese8106]

Basically, London is a completely different world to the rest of England!

[@JossAndJanik]

haha other people have told us that too! We should explore other cities soon :D

[@chrisfortune1813]

@@JossAndJanik Other cities unless you head for historic ones such as Bath or York would feel very London like, try to get out of the cities to some truly rural areas even if only for a day, I think londoners would get a culture shock doing that.

[@neilchetwood4625]

It might as well be Monte Carlo.

[@babycheese8106]

@@chrisfortune1813 try smaller cities like lincoln or yes just rural areas , the cotswolds, lake district etc

[@kaycee625]

London is not England

[@magloyd4907]

Did you notice the metal line on the ground at Greenwich? It represents the Prime Meridian of the World -- Longitude 0. Everywhere on earth is measured in terms of distance east and west from this line.

[@JamesRooney-li4eu]

We actually drive and walk on the correct side as it is derived from millennia ago, because in the world most people are right handed and in days gone by whilst walking in the lanes etc when passing strangers your right hand would be the one facing the possible attack so too draw your dagger sword or hold your lance. So it just continued from their.

[@sbuttonblossom9286]

Keeps the strong hand (on average) on the wheel when changing gears too.

[@alisonsteffenswinchester]

Try a sword in your left hand, riding a horse .... nothing to do with walking.

[@stephenhelm9781]

Try to travel up north to Yorkshire especially York. The city goes back in history as far as the Vikings. The Yorkshire coast very picturesque. Whitby is where Bram Stokers Dracula have landed in his novel. Well worth the visit.

[@Ghengiskhansmum]

It is much older than the Vikings. Try Roman and before.

[@headlessviolin]

Especially if you want to freeze to death go up north lol

[@stephenhelm9781]

Yes i know it does i live there. Just worded it wrongly ​@Ghengiskhansmum

[@stephenhelm9781]

​@@GhengiskhansmumI missed off and beyond

[@stephenhelm9781]

​@@headlessviolinwimp try living here.

[@inatwirlingram2540]

As a Brit it really made me smile when you said London looked like Harry Potter There is so much wonderful architecture in London, the history is fascinating. I live in the Shires about an hour north of London and i love going into london for a day trip, it is a very culturally diverse city, however to get a true flavour of Britain you need to travel outside of london. Also this new fashion with the fake eyelashes is awful and looks chavy in my opinion.😊

[@Atumn-cgc]

Then they pump up thier lips and look like Ru-paul, cross dresser!😂

[@merrywidow6578]

Teeth as well. The Megan Markle look is beyond dreadful

[@wendywilson4527]

I think London is very different to the rest of the UK. Nobody is obliged to pay service charges in restaurants. It is something people do only if they want and some people don't. Covid changed things in the UK. People use contact less a lot now as we were encouraged to do so to help stop infection. I had to change my habits as I was a prefers cash girl. It has just become a habit now. The UK has a lot more to offer than London.

[@debbiewindsor6834]

Covid was used to push a cashless controlled society, covid is airborne, so was complete BS, use cash wherever you can, once it’s gone you will be totally state controlled, not a good citizen your card will be declined, gravelled too far your card will be declined - get the picture!

[@wendywilson4527]

@@debbiewindsor6834 I am a nurse working in the NHS and I am sorry but Covid was mainly spread on hands. Hence the handwashing and hand gel everywhere. Yes it could be spread by coughs and sneezes so we wore masks.

[@willbass2869]

You know "C" isn't transmissible by cash, right? TPTB used "C" as an excuse for installing some seriously nasty laws, regulations and just plain old panic.

[@wendywilson4527]

@@willbass2869 sorry but yes cash could get infected with C. It did become a transmission risk. Basic infection control.

[@sarahgreen653]

I'm from UK. (And a fellow potterhead) I have never heard of having to walk on a certain side of the street. Just walk where you want.

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

I worked in Minsk for a number of years and there you walked on the same side of the pavement as if you were driving a car (in theory), so on the left. It did actually make things easier, although a great many of the pavements are so wide it doesn't make a huge difference - which is even better.

[@yelesomeus4534]

In London some streets do have guidelines on the street to keep the flow of pedestrian traffic going in rush hour ……usually the bridges but definitely most places don’t 😄

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar- That’s completely barmy. The rule of the countryside is you walk on the side of the road where you face oncoming cars. That way, on narrow lanes you have the maximum amount of time to get out of their way.

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

@@sirrathersplendid4825 It is extremely rare to find pavements in rural Belarus and the rule only applies on them. It's not barmy at all, it just means that on narrow pavements you get less of the 'dance' for who shall pass on what side.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar - Ah. I guess you mean that people mentally divide the pavement (US sidewalk) into two halves, and then walk on the side as they would when driving? I was thinking more of a country lane, where there’s very little foot traffic and typically no pavement.

[@SoulFromMars]

This winter in the UK is colder than other years to be honest. The sad part about the plastic issue is not all councils recycle the plastic trays, so yeah there's a lot of waste.

[@leod-sigefast]

About one week has been cold. The rest of the Autumn and Winter has been above average.

[@simongray2533]

It totally isn't. It's just wintery weather in winter. 🤣

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

If you think this is cold you'll love January.

[@JdeBP]

The Look Left/Right thing is only prevalent in cities with higher levels of (international) tourism. The rural parts of the U.K. lack it.

[@rosiejones6692]

To be honest I don't know anywhere else in the UK that does it except London! Maybe Manchester?

[@adhillA97]

Brit here (outside of London). I can confirm that the cashless thing is pretty much everywhere now. The few places that don't have card machines are generally small, local service businesses like dance classes, and they generally accept direct bank transfer as payment if you don't have cash. In the UK you can send an instant bank transfer to anyone for free under something like £15 000 if you have their account details, so it's super convenient. I completely stopped taking my wallet with me anywhere after the pandemic, and now I just bring ID and my phone for making contactless payments, since there's effectively no upper limit for contactless when it's on a phone because you have to authenticate it.

[@1pocinha]

As a Mexican that has lived in the UK for almost 9y now I can tell you that since Mexico I've learned to look both sides on the street (nunca falta el pendejo) and that saved me here when moving to the UK as I always looked to the "wrong side" in Mexico. Regardless the currency its true, pretty much since the pandemic no one uses cash now, which was annoying back in Mexico as they have the card machines with the contactless "but its not working" hahaha For the pre-cook meals I've heard somewhere that this come since the WWII I think where UK struggled with food and with gas that big companies started making them and since then they are available. The tip I think is mostly in big cities and depending on the restaurant, outside its not common to have it included and you can actually refuse to give it. Things that I have noticed and got into my nerves is that most of the toilets, when you want to wash your hands they have either cold or hot water, so either you freeze your hands or get them burn (the water is pretty hot) which is so annoying as a 1st world country. Also the girls in here tend to look very ... orange, they use a lot of fake tan and sometimes you can see the lines. Keep enjoying guys!

[@zulalegna]

Same here, bogotana en UK

[@susyperez8445]

“Nunca falta el pendejo” JAJA México mágico

[@jaysterling26]

The orange tan is because of excessive drinking of tango or irn - bru in Scotland. Apropos- I really should book another visit to México...

[@KnightmareUSA]

The water thing should only be an issue in public toilets if they have no sink plug, stopper or whatever it's called

[@shadybacon3451]

The thing with the separate taps dates back to having water tanks in the loft, cold water would come from the mains supply and was drinkable, but hot water came from the tank and was not drinkable because it was standing water and could contain harmful bacteria, so to prevent contamination of the water from the tap they were separated. It just hasn't really bothered us enough to change it everywhere after most hot water was changed to mains supply. Also, some households and other establishments still have water tanks in the loft supplying the bathroom (not drinkable), and the kitchen is mains water (drinkable) as every household should have a supply of drinkable water.

[@robertwalters5654]

There's a thing in the uk called people watching

[@jhoneyb]

1. It's not the wrong side of the road, it's the right side of the road. 2. In the rest of the UK we accept cash. 3. Pre-cooked food is a London thing. 4. Lash extensions are a young woman thing.

[@peterdavy6110]

There are plenty of places outside London that are now card only, inc. a lot of pubs. And our local supermarkets here in Wiltshire are all full of pre-cooked meals.

[@khrystinamarina]

Pre-cooked food is all over England 😂

[@carolynellis387]

You can walk under the Thames to the other side it's the big red bricked dome opposite the Cutty Sark. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's father constructed it and it had rows if shops during its era....

[@titchs9098]

I don’t live in London, but have noticed a lot of places have gone cashless, which I personally don’t like. I couldn’t help but laugh when you said British girls look ‘British’. But thinking about it, I actually say the same about Eastern European girls. Not by the makeup, but by the shape of their faces 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@juliapigworthy]

Boycott cashless and support cash-friendly if you want cash to survive and Big Brother to lose market share.

[@titchs9098]

@@juliapigworthy unfortunately easier said than done when it’s happening everywhere.

[@glennmealing6907]

"They" want everyone on digital money because they can control it. Ask a Canadian trucker. (Google of you don't know about their bank accounts being frozen for refusing vaccine passports.) "They" are talking about carbon footprint control by limiting your expenditure on certain things. Keep cash alive.

[@titchs9098]

@@glennmealing6907 yeah I saw something about Canadian truckers. I absolutely agree, it’s all about control and it’s scary what’s happening.

[@saxon-mt5by]

@@titchs9098 I'm not aware of anywhere in the Midlands that doesn't accept cash; I only use my card for major purchases, but for general shopping it's always cash.

[@lordpetrolhead477]

As for driving on the left, most Eastern European countries used to drive on the last but when WWII happened they were forced to drive on the right hand side of the road. I found this out when looking at some KZbin videos a few years ago about life in European countries and was amazed to see trams and cars driving on the left!

[@davideyres955]

I was told that it was due to Napoleon and it helped English spies stand out as they rode on the left by default.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Pretty sure that it was Napoleon who standardised things across most of Central Europe, not WW2. Sweden didn’t switch over until 1967. Most evidence suggest the ancient Romans drove on the left, like the Brits still do today.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Yeah, maybe not Napoleon at all. Just read the Wiki article and it’s far more complicated. The former Austro-Hungarian empire didn’t switch over to the right until the early 1930s. And it’s not even certain that the Romans drove on the left, judging from evidence in Pompeii. Italian cities each had their own rules as late as the 1920s or 30s!

[@nixonsmateruby1]

Welcome to England/UK and if you want to have your mind blown (her mind) head North to Newcastle upon Tyne (where the first light bulb was in a street and windscreen wiper was invented and the iPhone designed) then rent a car and head east to Tynemouth and when you get to Tynemouth castle (the river mouth of one of the most important rivers in the UK) drive north about 20 miles and you end up in a small place called Newbiggan, and there is a statue of a man and woman in the sea, but that's by the by, keep heading north and when you leave Newbiggan you will see a sign that says "coastal route" and for the next 60 miles you will be amazed, and your lass will be astounded (not telling you), but that to me is one of the greatest, but thankfully, not well known parts of England. I promise that you will come across beaches that have few people on, but visit these places Bamburgh (Bam-bra your last stop unless heading to Edinburgh Edin-bra) Craster, Alnwick, walkworth, Druridge Bay, Beadnell Bay, seahouses, and honestly, that 60 miles will be your most viewed video. (Don't tell anyone in the south) visit Grey street in Newcastle first, the first Street in the world with electric lights, and our bridge (Tyne bridge) is the bridge that Sydney bridge in Australia is copied from. All the best.

[@lbunnygordon1133]

Ilove Newcastle friendliest people ever

[@ras105]

Well I feel really sneaky now because I’m a southerner and just put that route in my diary for next year 😂. Ta!

[@jgibbs651]

The Royal Naval College at Greenwich was built on the site of the old Greenwich Palace and is now houses a couple of museums.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

In the UK University is a collection of colleges. For example Kings College is in London University, there are 40+ colleges in Oxford University. The UK never changed sides of the road, you did. We're on the correct side having not switched. Either you were influenced by France or later the USA after they were infouenced by France.

[@stevetheduck1425]

It's another example of Emperor Napoleon influencing democracies against Britain. He standardised most of the weights and measures in France, too. Down from a known 250,000 different ones, to about 300. None of which are used in the US, being the origin of the metric system.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@stevetheduck1425 Not necessarily Napoleon, or only Napoleon, the American revolutionary war and 1812 war where triggered by France as a diversionary act against the British. I know the Americans think it was all about their independence, but really it was just an attempt to draw forces months away prior to French military challenges closer to home... The metric system is older than you think... _1670: Gabriel Mouton proposed his decimal system of measurement based on a fraction of the Earth’s circumference_ _1671: Jean Picard proposed the swinging pendulum as a measure of length_ _1790: The National Assembly of France asked the French Academy of Sciences to create a standard system of weights and measures_ _1795: France adopted the metric system_ Who do you state is the origin of the metric system, because it predates the USA. In fact the USA uses the British imperial system with some rather odd variances. Like pints and gallons being 20% smaller, but essentially the USA is one of the few clinging on to imperial weights and measures.

[@oswald415]

So depressed and fan since 2018 and glad you cheer me up this month, 27 and no goals in my life but you make my days better

[@YisneySoto]

I'm studying tech! well, I'm starting soon. This world has many opportunities, specially if you manage a good English.

[@d.6593]

I felt the same at 27 en started to study, lol I'm 30 and still studying but well it is at least a goal ..

[@jaysterling26]

Don't give up - make a plan - fail & fail again, but never give up ( this isn't patronising, but I've been there).

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

That's the same exact price we pay for mobile data in Italy. I'm currently living in the USA and it's painful how much I pay for so little service.

[@tonyeden2944]

Hello, the restaurant charge is optional, "discretionary", certainly NOT mandatory. Most restaurants do not do this leaving you to tip if you want to, say 10%.

[@diyabhu1553]

We don't tip in UK! In the last 10 years, they started adding "service charges" in the bills which you can generally ask to remove but looked down onwards. Also, it's free to get tap water in all restaurants !

[@KnightmareUSA]

Tipping or extra service charges are very common in restaurants, but that's about it. Charging for water is ridiculous, unless it's purely for the bottled variety

[@lucy7b]

I’ve always tipped in restaurants but not in other places.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Thankfully tipping is not expected in pubs or places with counter or buffet service or where you pay up front. In restaurants where you have waiters, some tipping is expected - 7% to 10% is the norm, 15% generous.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Other parts of the UK do use cash more and I do not kow any busker who has a card reader in Manchester. Where I live (West Yorkshire), we try to avoid plastic and we recycle. A lot of places do not recycle properly.

[@Forogar]

I am a Brit who is currently living in the US and I found out that it is there that they drive on the wrong side of the street! In the UK we drive on the correct side of the street.

[@DoñaRatona]

I think the right side thing on the escalator has to do with right handedness , theassumption that most are right handed so you use your dominant hand to hold onto the rail.

[@AmandaSilva-uq2wj]

The “ready made meals”, as we call them, are most definitely a British thing all over the country. It was a cultural shock for me too, as well as the amount of sandwiches they have in almost any store! And as soon as Joss mentioned the makeup I was like EYELASHES, because yesss! It’s such a common thing in young british girls. Personally, I don’t like it lol, but you do see it a lot and IT IS A THING. Love you guys! Enjoy your stay here and come to visit me in Sussex please 😂😂💖

[@robanks3895]

False eyelashes are largely seen on working class girls only.

[@StevenKeery]

@@robanks3895 : I think they look like sofa-beds myself, ridiculous, ugly accessory.

[@A2Z1Two3]

@@robanks3895 Yep , Adele 😂

[@lyhamroad4431]

So embarrassing about the false eyelashes, false lips is a pet hate of mine too and too much make up 😂

[@acommentator4452]

@@robanks3895 yes, and excess make-up.

[@SandMan_86]

That was Grenwich Naval Hospital, now part of the University. Once a hospital, it was then where Royal Naval Officers used to take their exams to become senior officers.

[@lauralott5242]

I had the same problem with walking when I moved from theUK to USA. I realized I kept walking into people and that’s when it dawned on me that people walk on the same side that they drive on!!😂😂

[@juliewilson3237]

London isn’t really like the rest of the UK , some things are the same but you really need to visit other places to get a real sense of what we’re really like . A major thing is people are a lot friendlier outside of London lol 😂.

[@williebobs3830]

I'm tired of hearing this. I'm from Manchester.. I never get into a conversation with a stranger in the north. I visit London about 6 times a year & always end up talking to a stranger. A far friendlier place.

[@tanhughes1830]

I´m catching up to all your daily videos and I´M LOVING IT. It felt like you were not as interested in making videos anymore for a bit (which is fine) and it just feels like you´re yourselves again. Traveling was a big part of your lives and i´m glad to see you bringing it back.

[@xshannonBAKER]

You can ask for the service charge to be removed and if you want to tip your waiter/waitress separately always ask if they get the tip directly because in some places the tip gets put into a pot and gets split between everyone or they don’t get the tip at all and it goes into the business instead

[@peterdollins3610]

In Leather Lane most of the street foods come in cardboard or bamboo holders and this is surely true in other street markets. So buy from leather lane monday's to Fridays. Some take away places also do this.

[@capitalb5889]

I do, quite often!

[@stevetheduck1425]

Last time I went to see the Cutty Sark, it was a rusted metal skeleton, the result of a fire that had destroyed it completely, except for a couple of masts that had been removed to be repaired.

[@globalfilmpaul]

The money thing was excellerated by covid with many businesses supported to go cashless. The pre prepared food is very much a london thing, partly because of busy lifestyles but also increasing housing issues. Lots of people are having to house share and reduce the space available to cook and prepare food

[@kevinengland7444]

Accelerated.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

We do have a lot of pre prepared food available in all supermarkets across the country...its because a lot of us work long hours with long distance or slow commute times, which makes conveniently pre prepared meals an attractive option when under time pressure.

[@ianlacey6588]

It looks like you were down by the Greenwich naval hospital buildings designed by Christopher Wren. The ship you saw is the Cutty Sark.

[@admiralbenbow5083]

Fun fact. Half the world drives on the `wrong` side of the road !! Although I studied lived and worked in London for 12 years I was never aware that there was a correct side of the pavement to walk, and I this is the first time I have seen a sign telling me that there is.

[@victoriageorgopoulou4292]

hahaha as a former Londoner...I found it cute what you said "British people like doing things differently"...well. yes..this is the case

[@g.g.dunnitt9181]

It's not British people that do things differently-it's everybody else!

[@victoriageorgopoulou4292]

@@g.g.dunnitt9181 perrrrrrrfect...hahahahaha

[@robertwalters5654]

The escalator are on the tube is on the right but not anywhere else

[@normaangelicamanktelow2407]

It does rain but not all the time. I've lived here for 24 years. This year, the summer was beautiful and it didn't rain at all. Unfortunately, you have chosen the winter to come over here It's been cold (and the days are much shorter in winter). In the summer it's still light outside at 9pm.

[@normaangelicamanktelow2407]

BTW you make a lovely and good looking couple.

[@JossAndJanik]

We went in summer as well and we had amazing weather! Actually now in winter we barely had any rainy days either, that was more of a joke cuz at that very second it started to rain 😄

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

London is actually the driest part of Britain. The rainfall is less than half that of west coast cities like Manchester and Bristol. Indeed, I believe it gets less rainfall than many cities on the Continent.

[@DarrenGregg-j3e]

Nine? Try ten. At least in the north.

[@geemo4284]

We have pre-cooked meals are available all over the UK, but a lot of people don’t buy them, or might buy them occasionally - maybe on a Friday night out, instead of a take away.

[@Bastormatha4ever]

I want to hear you guys sing your original Christmas carol! I think it's so cute when Janik says "super much."

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

If you want to do it cheap wear two pairs of tights , a wool sweater and a cheap unbreathable 100% waterproof rubberised / pvc rainproof. You can get them for a few dollars from an industrial clothing store online. They actually look pretty good , often come in colours and totally beat rain and that vicious damp north sea wind. They sweat a bit but fold fairly small so you can roll into a long sausage and carry over the strap of your bag .

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

Glad you're having fun, love your observations, it's good for us to know. Yes, we drive on the wrong side of the road....but we all do it at the same time....mostly.

[@markyoungman148]

Just like one of the most car-exporting countries in the world - Japan.

[@iallso1]

Here in New Zealand even going to the market, most stalls will have an Eftpos (electronic fund transfer at point of sale), machine so there is no need to carry cash, and if you need to give money to a friend we use direct money transfer, free of any charges.

[@Captally]

Why is it that nobody has trouble with pronouncing the famous Greenwich Village in New York yet struggle with the London area of Greenwich? Same with the state of New Hampshire. Everyone wants to rhyme the second syllable of the English county Hampshire with fire.

[@lizmacleod8903]

In the English language, there are silent letters as mentioned for example. Greenwich, pronounced Greenich . Vehicle, pronounced veeikle ( silent H ) . We learn this on our mothers knee in Britain, The origin of the English to make this clear. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jurgnobs1308]

about colleges and universities: in the UK, colleges are part of a university. for instance, the university of cambridge has multiple colleges, like the kings college.

[@scruffyo4460]

Only some, not all.

[@jurgnobs1308]

@@scruffyo4460 yea

[@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380]

Plus people go to community colleges and these are not part of universities. So if you say you are going to college, you will mean you're not going to a college that is part of a university.

[@CaptainTodger69]

Nah, this is basically wrong. Fancy universities do have “colleges”, but this isn’t what English people mean at all when they talk about college. College is between secondary school and university. You can finish secondary school at sixteen and stop your education. If you want to go to uni you have to go to college for two years first (16-18) and get A levels (or possible a diploma that awards university points). But you can also quit education after college and start work then, if you want to. Everything up until university is free. And when I went to Some colleges are a part of the secondary school (they are often called “sixth forms”).I think most are completely separate and only focus on college age students

[@CaptainTodger69]

@@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380 yes, colleges and universities have nothing to do with each other (except the colleges OP was referring to, which is not the typical meaning). community colleges aren’t a thing in the uk, though. College is free. But the college qualifications (A levels and diplomas) are not equal to a uni degree. They are qualifications you have to earn in order to attend uni… or you can learn something actually useful (like a trade) and go straight to work after college too

[@suerogerts4330]

When you showed the pavements with the sign saying walk on the left is I think left over from covid we walk both ways usually xx

[@rosiejones6692]

If you want a to walk up a street that really feels like Harry Potter, you'll love The Shambles in York! It's what the Diagon Alley set was based on in the films.

[@stephenridley1153]

We drive on the CORRECT side of the road 😂

[@adrihanna7096]

Joss en el metro de México en las escaleras eléctricas nos orillamos a la derecha si no queremos avanzar y dejamos que pasen del lado izquierdo los que quieren subir rápido las escaleras, en la gran mayoría de las veces me ha tocado eso y me ha tocado a veces quedarme en la derecha y otras avanzar por la izquierda, igual no digo que luego no haya desman pero por lo menos a mi y a mi novio nos ha tocado vivir eso, saludos, me gusta que suban videos más veces👍😊 y sí, canten su Xmxs Carol

[@lilyshalom1967]

Casi nunca se respeta eso. Una vez sí lo vi pero porque había personas organizando de esa manera pero normalmente todos se quedan parados obstruyendo la escalera.

[@violetsanay]

justo eso iba a comentar, también en los centros comerciales es igual te vas a la derecha si no tienes prisa y quienes van rápido para el cine o pagar algo suben por la izquierda.

[@barbarossa7231]

Genauso ist es in Deutschland, wir gehen nur links auf der Rolltreppe zum überholen, so wie auf der Autobahn oder mehrspurigen Straßen. Also doch alles konsistent in Deutschland, und die Brits sind da weird.

[@JeanetteWoodrow]

ready meals are available everywhere not just london, service charge is a tip, you can say no if you want to

[@FaeryPeople]

Walking on escalators feels more like passing a slower car driving in the same direction, so I can understand why Germans walk on the left side of an escalator when they use the left lane for passing. Walking down a sidewalk where other people are walking in the opposite direction, I can understand that matching the side of the road people drive on.

[@nitomurray6137]

You can ask when paying to have the service charge adjusted.

[@AliceDickinsonx]

Service charge is not mandatory! You don’t have to pay it! It’s only really added to bills in London/the south. You wouldn’t get this in other parts of the uk! And sometimes it doesn’t even go to the staff so I’d check and ask them. But it is supposed to be the ‘tip’ :)

[@jaysterling26]

Indeed, sometimes the tip goes just to the owners ( there was a court case about this year's ago with a restaurant in London). We usually ask ( quietly) the waiting staff if we can leave them cash but sometimes they they can't or feel ( I think) intimidated by other staff.

[@roundron76]

It's not all of London , just the tourist hotspots !!

[@superjoce]

I went to London and Liverpool in 2017, and I paid everything with cash(except for the hotel that I stayed). Maybe that changed after the pandemic. I wish I could visit U.K once again. Saludos desde Uruguay !🇺🇾

[@tristandunn4628]

So crazy seeing you guys so close to where I used to live. Hope you're enjoying your time up here in the Arctic Circle!! The pound used to be a lot stronger. It's taken a battering of late and isn't far from being 1:1 with the Euro :-( Joss, when talking about amounts of money here, £2.50 would be said as "two-fifty" or "two pounds fifty". We would probably (initially) interpret "Two fifty pounds" as £250! Using a debit card abroad will probably cost you big time. When I go abroad, I use a credit card that doesn't charge me for using it abroad. I do all my transactions in the local currency and just pay the exchange rate on the one occasion when I pay it off after I've got back home. Could be something to look in to. Obviously I have no idea about Mexican or German credit cards, so can't really suggest anything.

[@Isa-rf3si]

Yeah, opening a Wise account would help as well. Im Mexican and my boyfriend is from the UK, we're here in Winchester for the holidays and I ordered a wise card to my mother in law's house since Wise doesnt send cards to Mexico yet. It works wonders and its contactless as well lol

[@peterc.1618]

I think in some European countries there is a charge for credit card use, i.e. it isn't free even if you pay off the whole balance each month.

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

I only have a Debit card as it's so easy to be tempted to spend with a Credit card. Also I don't have contactless, as I got robbed and the thieves spent my money all over town. But I'm 72 and live in a small town in Yorkshire, nearly 200 miles north of London. There still plenty of places where we can spend cash here. Last time I was in London in June this year, the Taxis insisted on cash.

[@petermclelland278]

We! Outside London, also have pre-cooked meals hanging outside our turf hovels & caves drying out.

[@aleherrera687]

Hi guys!! ❤️ I love your daily videos and I can't thank you enough for doing this, I can't imagine the super big effort you are putting in this, it's such a gorgeous present for Christmas 🎄💜 Love you. Greetings from México 🇲🇽

[@hardyfamily396]

Love your accents! Could listen to you too talk together for hours.

[@arantxapoynter]

I live in Dublin and the girls with fake eyelashes were such a culture shock here for me too, they are peculiar haha and how they also use a ton of fake tan sprays lol

[@bouse23]

I have to say it's quite silly. Esp when it's so obv fake.lol

[@shirleyboyes6080]

😂 and we won’t even talk about the thick drawn on eyebrows that look like hairy caterpillars

[@bouse23]

@@shirleyboyes6080 or the lips so pumped up that they look like they are having an allegic reaction

[@jumhed994]

Traveller chic

[@capitalb5889]

@@shirleyboyes6080it’s what I call “the angry bird” look

[@jaybee8547]

I was born & grew up in London, visited relatives in the countryside regularly & began travelling the 🌎 from age 2. I didn't like living in London & felt very threatened - was first mugged when I was 11, but didn't leave until 28. Now living in a tiny town in Devon. I think people imagine London as an elite, magical place, but to me all that was special was the architecture in summer. Living, travelling & working there is depressing, lonely & can be frightening.

[@Sarailop_2898]

Siii quiero verlos cantar su villancico, muy interesante y divertido el video, love u guys 🫶🏻✨❣️

[@Crusty_Camper]

After I returned to England after living in Mexico for 6 years, I invited some Mexican friends to stay with me for a visit in the UK. On the day we travelled to Stonehenge, it was - 14 degrees C. We had to stop at a charity shop to buy extra layers of clothing. I loved seeing their reaction to places and people.

[@S14CT]

London is the best place to live. Full of oportunities, excellent accent, very multicutural and the whole beautiful city is a museun... aaand also the many beautiful green parks thanks to the crazy rain haha London is a little bit crazy, sometimes raining and two minutes later sunny. I really loved to lived there while I been studying english. I miss you London, I love you.

[@seriousoldman8997]

Me too. Born in Stratford E.15, living in the Midlands as I enter my retirement. So many friends, so many nationalities, so many points of view...

[@willbass2869]

"die-versity" + proximity = war

[@AlanTov]

@@willbass2869the truth is quite the reverse. Both truth never bothers you

[@simonh6371]

Lol there are thousands of different accents here. As to beautiful green parks, the council haven't bothered maintaining my local park this year and it's overgrown, grass and weeds 1 metre high, and you have to duck beneath branches walking on the paths because they haven't trimmed the trees. Inside the entrance people just dump rubbish. A woman was raped there a few weeks ago.

[@myflyingkidney]

you should look at the escalator like a highway, it is one way, so in germany you are doing it right. slower people stand on the right, quicker go on the left side, but everyone is moving in the same direction.

[@mariabolt3881]

Personal style here is perhaps depending on age a little more eccentric. So the Young Girls will be experimenting alot more, the 20's 30's generally Conservative corporate. Weekend's- all styles for them go! After that, you've earned the right to dress however you feel or suits, depending on season and weather! Hope it helps.

[@PaulTaylorHypno]

Listening to you I realised I have not used any coins since Covid.

[@peterwilkins7013]

That's the Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Nothing to do with university. We do have colleges here as well but it's normally 6th form college before uni, or adult learning college.

[@ethelmini]

It is now.

[@martynbush3462]

It has been the University of Greenwich since 1998. I was on the team from Philips that supplied and installed the phone system for the opening.

[@iansimmons735]

That was fun to watch, thank you. Countries that drive on the left include Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Thailand, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, India/Pakistan/Bangladesh, a few other Caribbean, Asian and African countries... quite a lot, actually. 'Sidewalks' are called 'pavements' in the UK, just to add to the confusion! Also, we sell petrol (gas) in litres, but we measure the economy of cars in Miles per Gallon..! Crazy. No-one uses gallons anymore! And yet we buy milk and beer in Pints. Tips are not always included, outside of London... you have to check the bill. If it's included, you can ask to remove it. Otherwise, 10% is usual if you're happy.

[@nereacalvo6949]

In Spain, we do it as Germans! We stand in the right side of the scalators so that people run in the left side :)

[@bencoder]

For escalators, think about multi lane driving - normal lane on the right and passing lane on the left. So I think you have it correct in Germany and it's wrong here in the UK because we have escalators reversed compared to driving

[@kalinaphillips9779]

When I complained about cars driving on the wrong side, my great uncle said "once you get hid by a car you will remember to look the right way". Now I have been living in the uk for many years and have to remember NOT ALL countries drive on the "correct" side. 😉

[@faithlesshound5621]

Most of London was burnt down in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt afterwards, so despite its being almost 2000 years old the city has few really old buildings left.

[@margaritatorres2815]

Cuidado con las tarjetas contactless porque si pasas por algún lugar donde están las maquinas para contactless tarjetas 💳 puede que te cobren por cosas que no has comprado, a mi ya me paso. Estaba sentada en una silla de hacer masajes en un mall y estuve muy cerca de la parte donde estaba el contact less cosa y automáticamente me cobra y empieza a caminar la máquina , me quede en shock!

[@cketts8128]

As a Brit, it’s not the ‘wrong side’ of the road….it’s a different side! We use imperial AND metric measurements. We also don’t have to tip anything if we don’t want to.

[@luna__bm]

En la ciudad de México también hacemos lo de las escaleras jajaja

[@hammerhiem75]

The Cutty Sark is a ship, not a Boat. Ships Float, Boats sink ;) Tipping is not a necessity, but is generally done if you get average or better service.

[@erika2292]

Hey guys! First off, love you guys. I love seeing this side of traveling. I've never been to London but hope to one day. Could you guys maybe make a video or give me tips on getting the most for my money when traveling abroad? It feels a little intimidating traveling somewhere I've never been and would really appreciate some insight. Thanks guys! I look forward to seeing your videos everyday!

[@JossAndJanik]

Thanks so much Erika! We will think about a video like that :)

[@mskatonic7240]

Service charge is the tip, yes. If the service was truly awful, complain to the manager and they will likely take the tip off your bill if included. Possibly other refunds as well.

[@Elizabeth-so6zp]

0:43 the man in the background hahaha. Cute.

[@taridean]

London is a culture shock even for other Brits because it's a different world from rest of the UK. Here in Warwickshire the pace of life is slower, people are generally more sociable and cost of living is far far cheaper than London even though it's just under 2 hours away by train.

[@mayteyissel2107]

Also in Ireland they have lot of precooked meals :)

[@ccurrie9672]

If there is a service charge you don't need to always tip and you can challenge the service charge too.

[@anetpaulinavillanuevaromer1362]

Definitivamente en Londres vez Harry Potter en cada esquina, yo me hospede en un hotel que estaba a como 3 cuadras de la estación de Kings Cross y era muy divertido decir que iba a la plataforma 9 3/4 como decir que iba a la tienda por tortillas jaja saludos que disfruten su tiempo en reino unido ✨🎄

[@dazpoz]

Yes, service charge is the tip! Also I live mostly on ready meals (pre-cooked meals), & I don’t live in London!

[@alexandrav6711]

Regarding make-up, I found it to be the opposite for me coming from Romania where girls use a lot of make-up. I noticed British girls are quite natural with their hair and make-up. The young girls use a lot of orangey make-up indeed.

[@alexandrav6711]

@@emmamusic4600 yes, it is very heavy! Lots of conturing etc.

[@archereegmb8032]

Great video. Great comments. London is it's own little world, and unfortunately tourism suffers from it's own success. Absolutely Everybody heads for London. I hope you get to tour the rest of our country (May is our mildest month for weather). :)

[@Alan_Mac]

Enjoyable vid! Happy to watch more. NB - The UK (well England specifically) has a number of collegiate and federal universities. The individual entities are usually called a college. It's thus fine to say you went to college.

[@victoriagadd6831]

I so enjoyed seeing London through visitors’ eyes. It does all sound very ‘quirky’ shall we say but of course to us who live in London - normal :) London is unique and every city and town in England has its own unique quirks. For such a small island there is a lot of diversity in local culture and diversity. You’re both so charming and lovely. Hope you enjoy your time in London.

[@soilofk]

You are not living in a Harry Potter world, Harry Potter lives in the UK. When I visited London, I found the food not the best compared to France, and Italy ... loved it though.

[@lizbignell7813]

Well said. I loathe tourist saying that Britain is so like Harry Potter, as you say, it is the other way around.

[@TontonMacoute]

Walks straight past the Cutty Sark. Yeah, Greenwich looks just like Harry Potter.