British Teenagers Try Popeyes for the First Time... (American Reacts)

[@cuteopiax1259]

My daughter's a teenager and she loves Popeyes. She usually picks to eat there when I'm treating her. But one time she let me pick, so I picked the restaurant opposite Popeyes so she could look at it while we ate other food. That food was not good. She nearly cried. Lol.

[@stephenveldhoen]

Joel I have tried Popeyes and it's very good here in Canada. Also Canads and Europe have Strict Food Regulations in there countries. There is no hormones, antibiotics and preservatives allowed in the food at all. Also the Governments of Europe have put a Sugar tax on any products with sugar. Canada did the same in 2010 called the Sugar Tax Act. Anything that has more than 15 grams of sugar is taxed. Sugar cereals, Fruitiopia, juices with added sugar, ice tea.

[@aaroncarter7164]

"We need to contact his parents, he's never tried honey, and said popeyes is the best food" 🤣🤣🤣

[@BomberFletch31]

I agree, he needs to try some real food!

[@peterpain6625]

@@BomberFletch31 I suppose some of them don't have "the means" to pay for good food or the time to prepare it. Or they've got great parents who are just sh!te at cooking ;)

[@klauskirsch4371]

I was in June the first time in London and I loved it. Not only the City but also the people!! Greetings from Germany 😊

[@leestevens4250]

You need to give credit where credit is due: this is the Fulham Boys School in the south of London, and the guys from the "Jolly" channel (Josh and Ollie) have a very close relationship with the school and their headmaster. (In a later video they appoint the Headmaster "Lord Smith" of Scotland and it's hilarious). One of my other favorite episodes is where Josh and Ollie are invited to meet His Majesty King Charles at Buckingham Palace, and the King actually knows who these two youtubers are! More recently, "Jolly" has taken a group of Fulham Boys all the way to Korea, which is where Josh went to college. It's an absolute riot to see these boys' reactions! ^_^

[@zoeclark5790]

The waterpark episode 😂😂😂😂

[@were-all-human9427]

links for both please

[@were-all-human9427]

hahah Josh & Ollie (Jolly) the channel Joel is using here, has a vid for Biscuits and Gravy, where they mention how would Spotted Dick go down... Yep, that SOO needs to be a video

[@Rionnagan]

@@were-all-human9427 This is the link for the British Highschool Students (Fulham Boys and their headmaster) in Korea: kzbin.info/aero/PL6tJGXUHkMaA9yHGVru0DMzsq41mO0pW- Josh and Ollie meet the King: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqPPZ6JqeZtpacU

[@hazelmitchell2208]

Really hungry now. Unfortunately it's almost midnight. Good video.

[@CoasterEverything]

😂😂

[@ShazDoo]

I must of been living under a rock, never heard of popeyes😂

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

You in the UK?🤨

[@grunge_surf_witch_uk9130]

Yeah I’ve never heard of it either???

[@kevintwine2315]

There’s a few in the UK now, about 20 I believe

[@ShazDoo]

@@Timbothruster-fh3cw Yes😁

[@davebirch1976]

There's one near me in South Yorkshire, ironically it's at what used to be a KFC 😂

[@julesgoodger5877]

We love Popeyes. The nearest one to us in East London is Romford, Essex. Lovely 😊

[@enemde3025]

I would have thought that POPEYES would be a spinach based take away ! Brilliant video....especially the headmaster. I will never look at KFC in the same way again !!

[@peterpain6625]

They're really missing out on not having at least some greens. Even if they smothered them in garlic or something ;)

[@ian_bradley]

@@peterpain6625 I'd hate to go to a fast food restaurant or get a take away with you - greens indeed?!?! Closest you're going to get greens wise, is mint yoghurt sauce! Lol

[@peterpain6625]

@@ian_bradley True. I like the southern stuff. You get everything fried and smothered in butter alright but at least you get some greens. But heyho. You do you :)

[@ian_bradley]

@@peterpain6625 yeahman! All the same...just enjoy, really, with or without greens, eh? ;D

[@ian_bradley]

@bobbybigboyyes apparently only if its Virgin...🤣😂🤪

[@ricewychrij]

Coming to Manchester soon, apparently. Will def check it out

[@matthewgreenough2431]

I've had it in Vegas and NYC, its good, ones opening in Manchester, UK soon around Piccadilly Gardens and its sad coz I'm excited, might have to treat it as a treat.

[@franki7]

god we have enough obesity problems in the uk without this haha

[@dave24-73]

The two guys who do this channel have heaps of videos and they are always enjoyable to watch.

[@sandradring6265]

Omg! I need to try Popeyes! I’m not a big lover of spicy food but I would love to try them. Great piece of film Joel . It did make me laugh with there comments. 👍

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Joel. Certainly a good advert for the company and that school. The brand was new to me on your previous video.

[@were-all-human9427]

hahah Josh & Ollie (Jolly) the channel Joel is using here, has a vid for Biscuits and Gravy, where they mention how would Spotted Dick go down... Yep, that SOO needs to be a video

[@adlad75]

Yeah, would be good to post the link to the actual vid or maybe give a shout out to Jolly right at the start of the vid.

[@AdventureMe]

It's motivated me. First thing I did was find my nearest one in the UK. And now I'm hungry after watching this , just about to go to bed haha

[@antonycharnock2993]

There's still very few Popeyes in the UK. Their first drive thru in the UK opened recently near me in Rotherham on the site of an old KFC. Opinions seem to be mixed but I've not had the chance to try it yet.

[@101steel4]

I've never even heard of it tbh. Fast food is everywhere in America apparently. Many of them eat it practically every day 🙄

[@andyt8216]

I’m not into fast food but I’ll admit I want to try!

[@antheabrouwer3258]

Interesting...Mash and gravy is available in KFC in Australia. It was hilarious when the kid put his chips into the burger and the American interviewer was surprised. Very British. And Australian. The only scones I will eat are Devonshire Teas (served with jam and cream). A British tradition that has made its way to Australia from colonisation.

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

The interviewers are both British, they have their own youtube channel called jolly

[@_Professor_Oak]

They're british interviewers you donkey lol

[@paulbromley6687]

The interviewers were British, but yes chip butties are a thing anyway so adding chips in the chicken bun makes complete sense, incidentally my favourite choc bar ever is Australian Cherry ripe

[@jimbo6059]

Do they still do chicken salt on the chips at KFC IN Australia. Used to love that.

[@dib000]

@@LuvNickynGina4ever it is an awful patronising channel

[@ian_bradley]

I've heard of popeyes but didn't know they were coming to the UK! I'll have to look out for them when I'm in London or Manchester later in the year/early next year! That did looked great - not too bothered about the biscuits tbh! Thanks Joel for letting me/us know about it with this video!

[@polcat79]

First time i heard of Popeye's Chicken was from the Adam Sandler film called Litte Nicky. That was twenty three years ago. Till this day i have never seen a Popeye in london anywhere.

[@ianm.7712]

Popeyes first tried the UK Market back in the early 90's, with their first store Leicester Square, London. It didn't last long, I was doing my a paper on them for my degree course.

[@johnfisher9816]

Wow, Joel, I must be deprived or depraved, as I've never tried Popeyes. 'Just checked, there are three here in town and one is only 1.4K away! I'll give it a go. Great episode and reaction!! Lots of fun. Cheers, John in Canada

[@sangfroidian5451]

With the nearest location being more than 40 miles away from where I live, I won't be eating this for a very long time, if ever.

[@Phiyedough]

Not sure if they were just tasting things then they were taken away or if they ate everything they were given. If the latter is true, that is a huge meal! I've never seen the attraction of chicken wings as they are mostly bone.

[@dreddykrugernew]

The amount of fights I see online in popeyes literally people trying to pop eyes

[@petersp63]

Funnily enough I saw this video on Jolly and then googled Popeyes and then realised we had one in Oxford and then three weeks later you were in it!

[@simonpowell1762]

Joel, this was literally awesome! More of these reverse UK reactions to USA culture shall be a winner for your channel. Best wishes. From a Brit 💪🏼

[@anne-mariethompson4365]

I was already checking for my nearest one and it's not too far, 30 mins on the train! I am so taking my boys to popeyes. We love KFC (except the chips) I am so down to trying it!

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

You should really watch more from the jolly channel. They are all great. But especially the ones with the school kids. That school is amazing. They have a great ethos. Check out the English Korean gentlemen. He takes kids who tried Korean food in England to Korea. The Head is amazing.

[@dib000]

That's their worst videos so contrived

[@danhicks684]

I've never had Popeye's but l will try it.

[@jason-uk]

We recently had one built in Derby and omg it's amazing Jo more KFC ever again

[@pauldenby878]

I really want to go to Popeyes now.. I may be taking a trip to Oxford at the weekend! 😋

[@steviekeane]

😂 i believe there's one in Birmingham. You should go there and try it one day . Its such a lively lovely clean city .😂

[@darrylg1960]

Watching this at 6:30am in Loughborough and now planning a trip to Leicester this morning just because there is a Popeye’s in Leicester.

[@Thomashorsman]

Popeyes recently opened up near me in Oxford, I tried it a couple times, but I can’t order the combinations that I want and the chicken just doesn’t have much flavour and its mostly hard batter. Also expensive. I prefer KFC

[@duckarse11]

Do Popeye's cook their stuff in Olive Oyl

[@danhicks684]

Cute

[@jenniferculloty8856]

You should give credit to the original video and the channel that made it

[@Gadgetonomy]

I was confused when one of them said it tasted better than British fast food. I can't think of any fast food chain that isn't American!

[@RamseyGarnaoui]

I don’t know Nando’s or something?

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

Maybe they mean fish and chips?🤔

[@Gadgetonomy]

@@RamseyGarnaoui Nandos is a South African chain. But I agree it's probably what he meant.

[@niallrussell7184]

McD, KFC etc have been here sooo long they have different things on menu. Lot of fried chicken places like Chicken Cottage too.

[@leesapollo]

Gonna have to see if we have one in Manchester

[@paulmurphy6914]

Just tried popeyes had spicy chicken samwich and chips 😂very nice love it just think it's a bit over priced £10 OK as a treat. 👍Could not wait had aday early JPS.. Live near Woolwich were the first mac Donald's open I Que up for that for 2 hours in 1974 I was 14 It was crazy would not do that now if I see a long Que I go to the pub in stead. 🤣😂

[@flintlock539]

Hi Joel , I enjoyed this video (pierre)

[@dereknewbury163]

Really need to try Popeyes now but only three in London so far

[@helenab7390]

Joel have you ever watch educating Yorkshire?

[@paulharvey9149]

Good morning, Joel. I don't like lifting bones to my mouth and so, I tend to avoid this kind of thing, besides burgers. Interesting, though.

[@rolandbriefrel3125]

When you said Popeyes, I thought you meant spinach 🤪🤪🤪

[@sunseeker9581]

We're fat enough. We dont need more junk food. Wheres the spinach?

[@easterdeer]

That was the best looking burger I've ever seen. I can't describe how much I want that 😅When Popeye's makes it to Preston I'm going straight away. Colonel Sanders should be SWEATING right now 🔥

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Mr. Smith is the MVP of the British High school series.

[@georgechristianjr]

I LOVE the Brits ❤

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’ve never had a lot of honey either. Except in chicken preparations.

[@BomberFletch31]

More Jolly! I love that channel!

[@spoiltdiva]

I tried Popeyes a few months ago. It looked lush the flavour confused me, I liked it but it took me a while to figure out I liked it. 😂

[@dilligaf73]

I hope the chicken hasn't been transported here. American chicken is banned in UK same as in lots of other countries

[@peterpain6625]

Bet they wash it with chloride to make it "extra tangy" i guess ;) Or maybe it's because the poor chicks carry so many diseases over there ...

[@dilligaf73]

@peterpain6625 they also inject them with steroids to make them bigger.

[@golach420]

We had a Chick-fil-a briefly, but it was boycotted when people found out about the religious crap.

[@lesliecarl7623]

Went to America for the first time this April (NYC and Orlando), tried Popeyes 🤤🤤🤤 KFC is dead to me now 😂

[@peterpain6625]

Still sour i drove past that one :/ To my defense we had someone in the car who had the runs like bad from a little too much spicy food the day before. Never make a bet you can take it "more spicy" than everyone else eating at a thai with a mean spirited cook. Just saying ...

[@alanmacification]

Popeye's is the worst food I've ever had. I couldn't even finish it, and I love chicken. I lived 2 blocks from the place and was never even tempted to try it again. I gagged just watching them bite that crap.

[@peterpain6625]

Maybe your local Popeyes just sucks? We got that with the local KFC. It's basically inedible now as the give a fudge about their workers and pay them basically nothing. Kinda tragic if you see what they want for their stuff... I suppose with a motivated workforce (as in living wages and at least basic benefits) it wouldn't suck neither here nor at your Popeyes...

[@alanmacification]

@@peterpain6625 Or may Popeye's sucks.

[@Neil_TheShiningMile]

This makes me jealous. I can’t eat wheat and everything there contains / is coated in wheat 😢 Biscuits and gravy? I’ll try that tonight. Now, where’s the custard creams? 😂

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

Me too. Nor dairy. 😢

[@NicksGotBeef]

Yeah Joel, react to more Jolly and Korean Englishman, run by the same crew. They did a series taking the kids and head teacher to South Korea. Was great.

[@79BlackRose]

When did macaroni cheese become "mac + cheese"?

[@nightowl5395]

Yea...as a fan of macaroni cheese, I know it shouldn't annoy me but it really does.... 🤨

[@79BlackRose]

@@nightowl5395 Yes, same here. It sounds more like a buzz phrase than an Italian dish.

[@jaytucker8834]

I immediately thought Macdonald's cheeseburger...... never heard the saying 'mac n cheese'

[@simonsaunders8147]

I wouldn't be that impressed with Popeye's as I am not a massive fried chicken person. I don't understand why so many people think it is nirvana. Add to that the strange compulsion in the US with 'chlorine-washing' their chicken...

[@railvlogger1439]

If one opens up near me, I'll give it a go.

[@lindabridge7248]

Not more calorific fried food. I can see their arteries furring up.

[@Steve_Wright_70]

Holy hell... That's looks truly biblical. 🤪

[@davebirch1976]

We've got one in South Yorkshire, its at what used to be a KFC 😂

[@peterpain6625]

If Popeyes just wipes away that KFC filth in the UK you're loosing exactly nothing. KFC had it's time and went downhill every single year i dare to try it again. It sucked in Auckland, it sucked in Berlin, was ok-ish but overpriced in Paris and it was basically unedible in Madrid. Pity. Loved it decades ago :(

[@79BlackRose]

I don't like chicken on the bone, but the chicken burger looked and sounded nice.

[@paulcollins5423]

There is a Popeyes recently opened in Brighton. Had never heard of them before. In all honesty, I will never try them but good on everyone in this video who did. It looks incredibly bad food to me but, hey, each to their own. Great video regardless.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’ve never had Popeyes Chicken. It does come highly recommended.

[@kevintwine2315]

It’s pretty good, nothing mind blowing though, just decent fried chicken

[@peterpain6625]

@@kevintwine2315 I'm in if it's any better than the KFC at the Auckland Airport where i dared to try KFC last.

[@aussiejohn5835]

OMG!! its a chicken burger not a sandwich.

[@peterpain6625]

The bun is soggy and soft. It's a sandwich by british comparison :)

[@101steel4]

​@@peterpain6625no, if its in a bun its a burger. Its only a sandwich if its between two slices of bread.

[@aussiejohn5835]

@@101steel4 EXACTLY 💯

[@alansmithee8831]

Joel, happy Yorkshire Day 1st August. Now you are like an honorary Yorkshireman, I reckonned you might have done a video on that?

[@hecter3008]

The train not working in London. hahahahahahah,. Try living here and see how bad it is.

[@paulmurphy6914]

JPS it may me want it I did not no there's one half a mile from my house I'm getting it Friday will let you no what it think 😀😄

[@Jamie_D]

Food wars did ther classic comparison between US and UK Popeyes.

[@Carni243]

What? No red beans and rice? Then you missed the best part of Popeyes food.

[@carolsuperwheeler2431]

Don't like fast food home made cooking is the best for you, not the rubbish from the fast food places.

[@ryanbadger4437]

Brilliant video. I didn't know there was one in the UK. This video certainly has motivated me to go try it!

[@jimbo6059]

So its good for the lips and not for the hips. Probably what KFC was around 40 years ago. You could taste the spices back then.

[@danhicks684]

Their reaction says it all, very positive.

[@danhicks684]

Hi Joel, lm looking forward to your next P.O. box opening. I sent you a 20 so you can take Ben or a friend out for fast food. Best wishes always, Dan.

[@danhicks684]

Dear Joel, it's me Dan

[@danhicks684]

I have been told that JFK Jr. we're friends with D.J. Trump. You and your buddies should stop a second and think. It's eell deserved your butts in the sling now. I really hope you wish you hope Trump won a well deserved second term p won a w

[@Sion67Productions]

Mehhh fast food boo. Eat some veg!

[@markwalford-groom]

you should react to more of KOREAN ENGLISHMEN .....really good series

[@adlad75]

JOLLY (Josh and Ollie) also run Korean Englishmen so the content is pretty similar and they have the same schoolboys featured on both channels. 🤓👍

[@Rionnagan]

Yep. I subscribe to the Korean Englishman; but not Jolly.

[@Jamienomore]

The reason they are bigger is because they don't use Chicken. They use dead Cats. Ok! I made that up.

[@peterpain6625]

Wouldn't be surprised at all. Rumor had it the McRib at McDs was only available a couple of months each year because they ran out of pig sphincters and hooves ;)

[@carolross6583]

As we say in Britain - naughty but nice.

[@colinp2238]

Can you go to Popeyes and get a hamburger today that you will gladly pay on Thursday? Oh wait! It is Thursday today. 😅 I thought it was funny that the kids were talking like Americans not Brits. We're they doing it for the sake of the video?

[@JohnGreen-c2b]

Joel yay

[@Stuntchicken007]

I've only tried Popeyes once and that was at Dalaman Airport in Turkey last year waiting to board our flight home, got to say it really surprised me just how good it was!! The people queuing for KFC and McDonald's 20 deep really missed a trick with Popeyes.. Head and shoulders above them both 👌

[@scokeatia]

Omg Joel, I loved this video. I definitely have to try Popeyes, someone please tell me where the nearest Popeyes place is in The Southwest, I want it Now.

[@scokeatia]

I have just Googled it and we actually have one in Plymouth.....I'm there as soon as I can lol

[@christopherboothman2405]

Jolly is a great YT channel. As is their Korean Englishman channel.

[@Rionnagan]

The food on Korean Englishman is so mouth-watering.

[@paulbromley6687]

I’m not trying it because if I like it It will be the end of me

[@Jamie_D]

Better to have them "biscuits" with honey compared to the cat vomit looikin stuff they usually put on it and call it gravy 😅

[@gleadhill79]

You have fat chickens in America? Everyone said about the our chicken being small in comparison?! Do you wait till the chicken has died from diabetes and then euthanize him? I'm just kidding, but I'd probably only visit Popeyes once as I can't take even the smallest amount of hot spice.

[@thornbird6768]

No doubt about it American fried chicken chains are the best 👍🏻 as Joel will know gravy is mostly for British roast dinner , I'm not a fan of gravy on anything else . This was fun to watch 😂

[@lottie2525]

So funny, I think they really, really like it haha

[@Cayles764]

I went to Popeye's in June. I was hoping to try some authentic American "biscuits and gravy". The gravy was brown and smooth. 😢

[@NeOWaR2024]

Poor lad did say he didn't like spicy hahaha!

[@JanetChamberlain-m9p]

No Popeyes near me, but I'm wanting to try the sandwich now!

[@101steel4]

Burger

[@101steel4]

Why do they sound like they're from Chicago?

[@adlad75]

Really!? Who in this video sounds like they're from anywhere in the USA, apart from Joel, of course? 🤔

[@101steel4]

@@adlad75 well they don't sound English.

[@Rionnagan]

@@101steel4 Their school is located in south-west London (semi-posh area), so why you don't think they sound English, I don't know.

[@101steel4]

@@Rionnagan London. All you need to know.

[@adlad75]

@@101steel4 , so in your opinion London isn't English? OK Still, nothing like Chicago, unless that's your code for something else? Hmm?

[@davephilpotphilpot9867]

The only thing thats stopping me being a gargantuan ball of lard is the fact there are no popeyes branches anywhere near to where i live and i think this video has now just motivated me to move

[@JohnGreen-c2b]

headmaster Mr Smith awesome

[@andrewross1284]

Hi man, Anglophone geezers just love one another and we will stand on Sam Hill to rescue not only America but Russia to

[@LittleMissPyeWacket]

what does that even mean 🤔