American Reacts to 7 British Things we don't have in America! *SHOCKING*

[@AD270479]

We don't use toilet brushes after every use, we use it when it's needed. If there's a skid, you use it, if there's no skid, we don't. Having more water makes no difference to whether a skid is left or not, because biggest majority of the time, skids are under the water. But the reason we have less water in the bowl & less power in a flush, is because we try to preserve water. Using more than what's needed is just a waste, and given we've done just fine with our toilet design for hundreds of years, kinda proves your design is just wasting water, as that much is not required.

[@seanstirling2685]

When there's a skid mark, the boys play their favourite game.

[@AD270479]

@@seanstirling2685 If they play their favourite game with skids 'under' the water, they're going to lose.

[@HandleDeezNutzVoluntarily]

I piss mine off and others… really improves your aim.

[@annagibbs-e5l]

Same in Australia

[@Sir.T]

Best way to avoid skid marks to begin with, lay a piece of toilet paper on the back bit of the inside toilet. Does that trick every time.

[@GingeDSI]

A few things… 1, us Brits don’t use a toilet brush after every visit. The toilet brush is there to clean the toilet, not wipe away traces of every single defecation that people leave. If the toilet get dirty, then we use a brush. 2, you don’t “heat up” a hot water bottle, you fill it with hot water from the kettle (making sure to remove any air so it doesn’t expand and explode all over you) JT, this is for you especially. You should NEVER heat up water in a microwave. It can super heat and if anything drops in it, the water could instantly turn to steam and “explode” quite violently. They proved this on Mythbusters. 3, squash (the drink you mix with water, always put the juice in the glass first as well, then the water) is also called cordial. 4, Sparky is just a “nickname” for an electrician. Just like “chippy” is a nickname for a carpenter (also a fish and chip shop)

[@SmokeyBeard]

Everybody i know calls squash Diluting juice

[@keyakaabag6017]

@@SmokeyBeardeveryone I know just calls it dilute pop

[@lucylindsay3442]

Think the squash thing is regional. I grew up in South UK and it was 'squash'. Hubby is from the North and calls it 'juice' (it is not juice, juice has pulp etc in it. I will NOT be converted!!).

[@timenchanter1983]

@@lucylindsay3442 Northerner here, squash is used here too, cordial if you're being fancy. Juice is only ever used for fresh juice whether it has pulp or has been strained but never for squash which has to be diluted to be called squash so your hubby is not typical

[@lucylindsay3442]

​@@timenchanter1983 lol 'not typical' sounds about right 😂

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

A consequence of having more water in an American toilet bowl is that the toilets overflow when they're blocked. UK toilets almost never overflow and we hardly ever have to use a plunger, to the point that most people dont even own one.

[@Freakyman403]

to be fair i only use a plunger to unclog my sink drain :D never used it for the toilet

[@helenwood8482]

​@@Freakyman403 Totally different plungers. Only plumbers have the toilet ones.

[@Freakyman403]

@@helenwood8482 its still a plunger and to be honest never needed a plumber to come out to use one :D

[@clarelawton4653]

After an £80 call out for a plumber to use his £3 plunger from a well known diy store to unblock the toilet, I now own one just in case to save £77 😂

[@brigidsingleton1596]

​@@clarelawton4653 That must be either one of the bonus points of being a tenant of both a council, but now (since the Council sold off lots of it's social housing stock to a tenants-owned & run Housing Association) being a HA Tenant means any repairs including plumbing needs are not charged to the tenant... Whether or not the Leaseholders are charged, I don't know but obviously I do know (because my late late brother-in-law; & now also my late sister, owned their own house) that homeowners need to pay for any repairs, installations and plumbing etc. It used to be that tenants in social housing were looked down upon by tenants with private landlords or who owned their own houses. I don't know if we are still looked down upon by those people. I hope not but I wouldn't be surprised if they did, because, sadly, some people are not very nice... Not every social housing tenant is a troublemaker within their community. Some are😠, and they spoil the reputation of those of us who are not.😢

[@tonycasey3183]

Grapes are great. Grape juice is great. Grape flavour stuff tastes like the taste you get in your mouth when you inflate a plastic pool toy with your mouth. There is NO WAY that it is a superior flavour to blackcurrant. As a Brit, I always find visiting the USA quite futuristic because of architecture, appliances, etc. But then I see the outlets and it feels like I'm in a third world country.

[@johnp8131]

All true.

[@j0hnf_uk]

Ironically, most third world countries, (or at least, those within the developing world who were once colonised by the British), have BS plugs as a consequence, anyway.

[@Rachel_M_]

We do have grape flavour. We call it "Wine" 😉

[@yeomanvanzyl367]

Interestingly, third world countries mostly use the British outlets😅 our outlets are just rounded instead of the "square" pins... so it's only America,, mostly😂

[@FentGaming32]

futurist? have you seen there police cars, ambulances and firetrucks AND school buses, they have got to be atleast 40 years old

[@JBW27]

Squash is also a bat and ball sport where the players hit a small ball against a wall in turn. It's actually really difficult because the ball travels incredibly fast. It's kind of like tennis, but with both players on the same side of the court, and with the net being replaced by the wall, in order to create the bounce back required. My eyes have never been good enough to keep up with it (not to mention it hurts a lot if you get hit by the ball).

[@stevefox3763]

Squash is NEVER referring to anything other than a concentrate processed drink, Pressed fruit is referred to as Juice, two very different things.

[@nigelanscombe8658]

The concentrate in the bottle is ‘Squash’. The drink after water added is also ‘Squash’. The bottled concentrate can also be known as cordial.

[@SmokeyBeard]

@@nigelanscombe8658 Diluting juice

[@Spiklething]

Or the sport

[@barneylaurance1865]

The vegetable is called squash. Butternut squash, acorn squash etc.

[@keyakaabag6017]

Dilute pop, squash is just a word imported from America like candy

[@AntEloftheHouseofEl]

Speaking of electics, we have circuit breakers here in the UK that automatically isolate all power to that specific circuit if it detects a fault or a surge. It will literally flip the power off by itself. Yet another reason deaths by electrocution are so low here.

[@DiamondCake2]

They have breakers it the US too.

[@RikAindow]

UK plugs had a slight redesign in 1984, where the pins had to include a level of insulation, so only the very tips are bare metal. Prior to that, the whole pins were metal so it's safe to say we're still trying to improve safety.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

Yeah we have several ground fault protections in UK electronics. Some homes have several different protections in place to ensure that runaway ground leaks don't happen, shocks aren't fatal, and that appliances will be protected. It's not just about having a breaker with fuses. That said. Modern homes in the US have GFCI (Or should.)

[@JeffMarshallfan]

In the U.S. many local building codes require outlets in new or remodeled kitchens and bathrooms to have ground fault circuit interuptors. They are slso required for outlets on porches or patios

[@dethtuimerika]

I’m an electrical engineer from Scotland. Worked in 3 different states as well as many other countries and America has the worst electrical code I’ve ever seen

[@VisualBliss.]

If a house in the uk does not have a kettle in, then nobody lives there

[@kaimarvin1396]

True, our kettle broke and my family were going through withdrawals. Luckily we got another one an hour later but damn it was a close one.

[@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc]

Facts yo even have a new we got on sale we had it years just incase 😂

[@Thethumbz]

THE TEA MUST STAY AVAILABLEAT MOMENTS NOTICE

[@MarlynMeehan]

I have never drunk tea or coffee, I just don't like hot drinks but I still have a kettle and use it every day.

[@DeanRotheram]

True. When moving house the kettle is the last thing packed and is the first thing unpacked in the new house and immediately put into use as everyone needs a cuppa before starting to unpack everything else.

[@phoebegreig6523]

It’s actually scientifically proven that less water in the bowl creates a stronger vacuum for the “waste” to be sucked into the drains, eliminating any real need to have a plunger by the toilet in the first place. This is the reason that US toilets have to flush so aggressively. They need to to create the same vacuum that they could get just by lowering the water level..

[@irene3196]

In all my life I have never seen a plunger in a British toilet. Perhaps Americans need them in theirs because of all the c**p food they eat.

[@GingeDSI]

Toilets in the UK don’t flush via a vacuum. They flush because the extra water from the cistern forces the water already in the toilet to be flushed away due to over filling the water level past the U bend. 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[@scrappystocks]

Syphonic toilets used in the US are actually a 19 century British invention. They fell out of favor because they are more prone to blockages and are noisy. They wash though and there is no suction or vacuum

[@HA05GER]

I flush all kinds of stuff in the UK including wipes they never block.

[@cjw419]

You aren't supposed to flush wipes.....They do block the sewage system being the major cause of the "fatbergs". Those wipes that contain plastic are in the process of being banned.

[@angeladormer6659]

Thank you, JT. We do not use toilet brushes to push poop down the U-bend, we use it to clean. The fact that Evan thinks that speaks volumes about his housemates. Blackcurrants, Whitecurrants and Redcurrants are tart little fruits that we enjoy, because we don't like everything so sweet it gives you toothache. Watched the camping, it made my old heart so happy to see you two having such fun. A hot water bottle is a rubber container that you fill with hot water and it stays hot for at least 8 hours. I'm 73 and it was the only way to heat the bed when I was a child with no heating. We can't waste water and domestic fuel they are so expensive. In the summer we may even get our water rationed or cut off. We have a hot summer, you can't use a hose pipe for any reason. We are encouraged to limit our showers and the amount we wash clothes, wash-up, or put the dishwasher on. 😂😂❤❤👵🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🌹🌹

[@jenniedarling3710]

I work in care and when helping someone in the toilet I have needed to use the toilet brush to put it down the u bend.

[@elizabethpawlowski2673]

​@@jenniedarling3710that must get poo stuck in the bristles 🙈

[@FullwellMill-w4k]

Water shortages!?! That's only those Brits who insist on cramming themselves into the SE corner of the country. Plenty of water in most of the UK.😂

[@angeladormer6659]

@user-in5tg2hc1p Pathetic. If you're British you'll remember a few years back when water was ferried from the NE to the Midlands during a drought. Have you used Stand pipes?

[@andreemichaels6476]

​@user-in5tg2hc1p The last water shortage and hosepipe ban I know of was summer of 76. Anything since then I don't know about or did my usual ignore

[@scrappystocks]

Syphonic flush toilets are a British invention first patented in 1897. They fell out of favor in the UK because they are more prone to blockages than the commoner wash through bowl. The syphonic action also makes the bowl noisier. Toilet brushes are just for cleaning, you generally don't need them for the rare occasion these occur and they are never used for plunging because this is not necessary with a wash through bowl but is more common with a syphonic because of the narrow restriction in the outlet that is needed to create the syphon.

[@Joshua-nv8fl]

This is literally the most useless information in the world. Love you xx

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

@@Joshua-nv8fl Well. It "literally" isn't. Still. It's definitely trivia.

[@ItsRexxys]

​@Joshua-nv8fl you clicked a video about British stuff and you complain about useless information when someone explain stuff about the UK 😂

[@janetstorey416]

We also have another safety feature to our outlets, if a device malfunctions the fuse box will switch off power to that outlet in a split second. The fuse box will shut off power to all outlets that share the same circuit, all you need to do is remove the offending device and flip the relevant switch on the fuse box and all power is restored.

[@DaveBartlett]

..or "remove the offending device and change the fuse wire of the relevent fuse in the fuse box" in older homes. Not all homes have trip switches!

[@janetstorey416]

This is true, I've had a trip box for so long I'd forgotten about fuse wire.

[@SpP-gv5wr]

A trip switch

[@DN-sy6xx]

Anyone without a trip fuse box needs to call their Electric company. A fuse box must be upgraded at least every 15 years, and meters every 10 years. Part of our electric Plug safety is that our voltage is more than double the us power in a domestic house

[@Bakers_Doesnt]

Some other British nicknames for professions: Electrician - sparky (obviously) Builder/bricklayer - brickie Carpenter - chippie Mechanic - grease monkey Plumber - spanner monkey Plasterer - spreader (as in muck spreader) Painter and decorator - tosher Moonlighter (has two jobs esp. a night-shift) - yosser Boss/supervisor - gaffer Trainee - gopher Someone who is a nightmare to work with - Freddy

[@JPayne95]

Never heard of gopher, we call trainees either apprentice or labourers depending on the trades

[@m2dat791]

Gophetch me this gophetch me that

[@georgegourlay9950]

I always knew the Carpenter as the Wood waster.

[@robcampion9917]

Someone that's a nightmare I normally use four letter words for.

[@mariejoyce5150]

You can also use Ribena to make Ice Lollies in the summer , my mum did this with orange squash/cordial when I was a child.

[@Stereophonicsobsessed]

Ohh yes I forget. we did that too 🎉

[@BigChungus-tk1wb]

I live in Scotland and I definitely have water in my toilet. The one thing we don't have a shortage of is water. Even during summer it has rained every day for weeks.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

Yeah here in the north of england it's been a very rainy summer. I fuckin' love it.

[@joshturner_08]

Can't usually stand some Americans but I love watching your videos. you seem really open minded and chill

[@Dingo-x]

The panto is a british tradition that all kids love. There are some top actors who perform Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Peter Pan and many more well known children's fairy tales. It's a type of musical comedy which the audience, mainly the kids take part in along with the cast on the stage. Good family fun.

[@GrimlarLex]

Sometimes there are also panto's just for the adults too. There are several on youtube, or at least used to be. Try Jim Davidson's Puss In Boots. You may get a relatively short scene with Jim and Charlie Drake, but I think the whole show is there too?

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

I don't really get pantos. I went to quite a few as a kid and I think I grew out of them by year 3 in Primary School. Going to see a pantomime was more of a "do I have to?" thing for me past that point. Still. There's no denying that they're quite popular or at least were when I was a kid. I don't follow the topic closely and don't really know how well they do, in general.

[@AnnFBug]

@@Unethical.FandubsGames Yes, not to everyone’s taste.

[@Eros.n.pippins]

all i remember is that the icecream was its own flavour lmao, couldn't find anything like it

[@GazNeon]

There is so much innuendo in the pantomime for the adults which thankfully the kids don't understand. I'm 45 and love going to ours.

[@Beansontoast93911]

We do not keep plunges next to our toilets in the United Kingdom. He must be eating concrete if that is his way to flush away his crap, we only use a toilet brush for the skid marks. you have a big problem if your toilet needs a plunger 🤦

[@chelskiwolf]

Ha hahahaha

[@Dragon_Slayer_Ornstein]

It's for when you been backed up for a while and it all comes out at once, needs a bit of extra help.

[@Psylaine64]

I think every (most) house has a toilet plunger ... somewhere.... the shed maybe? It's bought as an 'in case' that hopefully we never use! .. plus in a pinch if you have a slow drain toilet due to too much paper needed the loo brush will easily clear that. Ohh thats the other use for a toilet brush , you kinda half plunge half brush the water out of the bowl before cleaning so that water line can get covered in cleaner/limescale remover while you clean the rest of the toilet, and then can be scrubbed without splashing cleaner+water all over yourself lol

[@scrappystocks]

I agree. Before these Americans make bold statements they need to check the facts. People say "crap" because the syphonic US toilets were invented by the British Thomas Crapper in 19th century

[@thundabolt7867]

Our street clogged our toilet, we needed a plunger

[@michaelkennedy8573]

This guy speaks for himself and himself alone.

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

👌

[@JimmiBiscuit]

He is extremely irritating, totally drunk on his own farts and to top it off, has never really grasped the concept of anything he talks about.

[@Pcologist]

Totally agree more like talking out of his aarse.

[@Crimetvuk]

100%

[@AlyssiaStation]

Agreed 🇬🇧

[@Justgetmanic]

As an English person. Rule number 1 is to pre drop toilet role before hand to prevent splash back. Secondly this also helps with skidding. Thirdly if you have that much water in your drop off tank I'm gonna need arm bands and my 30 meters before I drop off my food ends into that unlined water depth that just crazy. I also require 30mins and a newspaper also

[@laurenC91.]

Great reaction video! A sparky is just our slang word for an electrician, not the official name 😅 thanks again! ❤

[@robchissy]

in the UK people get nicknames based on their job, electrician = sparkey, people who work with wood = chippy and brick layers are brickies

[@RoxanneLavender]

I want to be a brickie.

[@dawnsherratt2317]

Care assistant = arsewipe. (I'm a care assistant I'm not insulting others 😂)

[@Crunch2327]

No quite true. A sparky = electrician. Carpenter/joiner = chippy, etcetera. It's slang for the trade, not a person's nickname.

[@AndrewwarrenAndrew]

@@Crunch2327 Yup, Postman = Postie, Evri/Hermes delivery driver = f**cking useless.

[@SandraMckay9528-z8f]

I am a Plumber, I used to tell the girls i was A Pipe Surgeon lol.

[@leejones4757]

I love how this has stirred up a debate on skid marks 😂 In our house, due to a small bathroom, I detatch the showerhead from its holster and blast 'said' skids to oblivion.

[@kenn-h3y]

Squash in the UK can also called Diluting Juice in some parts, especially Scotland I have found.

[@gavinkaylhem8038]

Blackcurrants contain a wide variety of nutrients. They are widely known as being a good source of vitamin C, providing nearly three times the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) in a 100g serving. Blackcurrants are a source of both soluble and insoluble fibre.

[@pathopewell1814]

Easy to grow too.

[@dianat119]

Wellies were originally called Wellington boots because they looked similar to the boots the Duke of Wellington wore. Billy Connolly wrote a funny song about wellies. It's on YT somewhere.

[@DaveBartlett]

If it wasnae for your wellies, where would you be? You'd be in the hospital or infirmary You'd have a nasty dose of the flu or even pleurisy If you didnae have your feet in your wellies!

[@pathopewell1814]

I wear my wellies with pearls and a Laura Ashley skirt and blouse. True😮😮

[@grahvis]

If it wisnae fur yer wellies Wherewud you be? You'd be in the hospital Or in firmary Cause you wid hive a dose o the flu Or even plurasie If it wissne fur yer feet in yer wellies!

[@4TheRecord]

The toilet only stains in the UK after use if you don't flush it and allow the stain to go hard. Usually everyone flushes after use so the stains flush away and if you do get some stains there a second flush deals with it. Only time I've ever had to use he brush which we all have in the UK, is when it got slightly blocked to help push the blockage through.

[@andrewgibbons6074]

Vimto squash regins supreme above the rest, the blackcurrant, grape and raspberry combination just hits different especially when super cold

[@AnnFBug]

@@andrewgibbons6074 I agree - only just discovered it in my sixties!

[@milanondrak5564]

A small tip JT, if you get alot of moisture in your garden causing mud plant heather. Heather is really good at absorbing moisture.

[@animecrafty7624]

A hot water bottle is also old,dating back about around 16th century and a actual clay bottle probaly from the 1800 that warmed your cold bed,we have one in the garden,

[@Turkey_b0i]

number 1. free healthcare number 2. no school shootings

[@fionagregory9147]

No guns full stop not period.

[@johnwilliams9914]

I'm too lazy to use a toilet brush. I just pour bleach in there over skids, 10 mins later flush again, stains gone without touching icky toilet brushes.

[@johnwilliams9914]

@@irene3196 If stains persist it becomes a game of chance to 'piss off the skid' (for blokes that is lol)

[@dianeknight4839]

Yes 'sparky' is a nickname for an Electrician, we also call joiner/carpenters 'chippy's'. You need to work out your's and Anna's UK shoe sizes, so we can send you some cool wellies that nobody in the States has.

[@DaveBartlett]

If this helps: JUST subtract ONE from the US shoe size to find the UK shoe size. Painless, eh?

[@strawberryketchup]

Love this video, and as a Brit your accent is amazing, idk its just like so calm and comforting

[@pathopewell1814]

In the forties we had an outside lavatory situated at the bottom of the garden. A wooden seat with a hole, which had to be emptied and buried. Wonderful on a snowy night! No toilet rolls. Old newspapers cut into squares and hung on the wall with string. The need to spend a penny in the middle of the night was catered for by a porcelain chamber pot under the bed, to be emptied outside the following morning. Happy days.😮

[@dee4634]

Chamber pot also known as a gazunder as it goes under the bed

[@JeffMarshallfan]

Outdoor toilets were very common here at one time, especially in rural areas. They were called outhouses.

[@Graytail]

20:40 I would just like to add that, our outlets in the UK have little doors over the live and neutral connections which the earth pin opens as you plug in. So, unless you jam something in the earth hole first, you cant even get to the live connector to zap yourself.

[@Nobby76]

I guess the easiest way to explain a Pantomime/Panto is.. It's a theater show from fairy tails or nursery rhymes, but with audience participation. Always based around kids stories, often stuff like "Jack and the beanstalk" or "Peter Pan" or "Dick whittington" (which i think is where puss in boots comes from) When the baddy comes out on stage the kids will all gasp and the goody will be all like "Where is he can anyone see him?" (while deliberately having his back to the baddy) Then everyone (kids and grown ups alike) can all yell out "HE'S BEHIND YOU!"

[@dawnsherratt2317]

I've never liked pantos. As a kid I'd get so frustrated that they wouldn't just listen and look behind them.

[@Sir.T]

JT should watch the rocky horror picture show panto 😄

[@sailingayoyo]

Dick Whittington and Puss in Boots are very different stories.

[@theturtlemoves3014]

The fact that the 'pantomime dame' is a bloke in drag is likely to send most Americans into apoplexy

[@minimainiac1969]

The earth pin on a UK plug is also longer to open the small covers on the live and neutral of the socket as it goes in. The covers are there to stop you poking things in the socket and frying yourself. 😉

[@nickgrazier3373]

Oh: the electric kettle : when you use it only put enough water in it as you need because most of the time you only about a third of a kettle to boil and use. It’s cheaper on the electric and also quicker to boil so only as much as you need. Ok?? Cheers Aah Kid!!

[@stephensnell5707]

A lack of water will possibly damage the Heating Element I always fill my Kettle right up to the top and it NEVER takes long either as it has a RAPID 3kw(3,000 Watts) RAPID BOILING HEATING ELEMENT MEANING IT BOILS VERY QUICKLY EVEN WHEN FILLED TO THE MAX LINE,I DO THIS TO AVOID ME HAVING TO REFILL FOR EACH USE

[@Dommy_Mommy_Kaylee]

yeah, sparky is a nickname for electricians, we also call carpenters chippies

[@petersp63]

my toilet doesn't leave stains! what the f is this guy eating!

[@dawnsherratt2317]

Same. And Ive never needed to use a plunger.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

Yeah. We only use the brush very rarely when there's scum buildup under the rim. For the most part, a bit of toilet duck takes care of everything.

[@LorryInTheLimelight]

In the UK we also have plastic covering for outlets that are normally used in family households to prevent shocks, I guess it kind of stops the idea of sticking a fork into an outlet?

[@JeffMarshallfan]

Have them in the U.S. also.

[@LorryInTheLimelight]

@@JeffMarshallfan Nicee

[@crwydryny]

A sparkie is the british slang for electrician especially on sites Sparkie = electrician Brickie = bricklayer Chippie = carpenter Banker = Mason Cowboy = someone who pretendes to be a tradesman and does a very dodgy job Dyker = drystone waller (officially my trade, though I have experience in others) Ganger = foreman (usually for a specific gan of workers and works under a general foreman) Jobber = someone who works small jobs jumping from site to site or working for private individuals Mate = a unskilled or semiskilled trades man e.g bricky's mate Navy = labourer (more common in England than other parts of the UK) Saw doctor = the guy who maintains and sharpens tools (rare these days as most companies hire tools for the job) Spread = plasterer Waster = a lazy worker who doesn't do much (usually not liked on site by other workers)

[@AnnFBug]

@@crwydryny is that how you spell the word for a labourer? It’s not pronounced the same way as the sea force. I would spell it ‘navvy’, but maybe you are correct. It is pronounced like ‘nappy’ but ‘v’ instead of ‘p’.

[@crwydryny]

@@AnnFBug meh I think autocorrect changed it. It doesn't like two V's lol just tried 3 times and changed it to a different word each time 😂

[@adamphillip5305]

Never heard navy/navvy for a labourer, usually gopher

[@FC-PeakVersatility]

Originally a leather military riding boot, based upon the German Hessian boot popular from the beginning of the 19th century, the welly or wellington boot was named after Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who popularised them

[@laplandz]

it's suggested that electricians designed the British plug, accountants designed the American one :)

[@theoheape]

In the uk, our plugs are interlocked sort of meaning unless you are truly trying to access the electronics it makes it virtually impossible.

[@Punkz83]

Best live show for audience involvement is not any Panto, it's the Rocky Horror Show... absolute genius.

[@wayne7521]

Squash" was originally short for lemon squash, though the name has of course spread to other flavours. The first cordials were tonics in Renaissance Italy, booze-based medicines flecked with pearls or poppies. But basically Squash these days even though concentrated too. Is made mostly from fruit juices . Which to get juice out of a fruit ,youd have to squash it . Not sure , but thats how you get most juice out of a fruit.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

I’ve had US grape jelly and it’s the most bland jam I’ve ever had in my life. Though I also remember being really disappointed by Oreo’s too. I doubt that there is anyone in the UK who needs to use a toilet brush every time the use the loo. Squash is just a colloquial term for concentrated fruit drink that Evan was on about. Where I grew up in Scotland, nobody called it squash, we called it diluting juice but there are different names for it both colloquially and descriptively. They are also known as cordials. My Dad was an electrician. Their official title is electrician but they are known as sparks or sparkies.

[@marydavis5234]

Only children in the US uses grape jelly.

[@grrfy]

oreos probably the worst biscuits in the worls, like eating hard sugar soaked cardboard.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

​@@grrfy Cookie, JK 😂, dam right it's a Biscuit 😁.

[@talideon]

I've never heard it referred to as "diluting juice". I've heard squash, cordial, concentrate, but never "diluting juice". Are you sure that isn't a regionalism?

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@talideon seeing as how I specifically stated that it was called diluting juice where I grew up in Scotland and that these were colloquial terms, was surely an unambiguous inference of regionalism in the names used. I never claimed that it was a term used throughout the UK just that it was the one used where I grew up. Just as where I grew up we called carbonated soft drinks fizzy juice but I’m perfectly aware that it’s not known by that throughout the UK…in fact less than thirty miles from where I grew up carbonated soft drinks were all called ginger. To be honest, I’m not really sure of the point of your question as I stated it was a regionalism just without using that exact word.

[@emmahowells8334]

Robinson is the brand squash is what it is, there are different brands plus supermarkets have their own brand ones too which is usually a lot cheaper than the branded ones like Robinson and usually a bigger bottle. We do have grape juice but its very sweet though.

[@molliesmomma]

Squash is nicer when you add it to fizzy water

[@N1TRO]

I like how you have the country hick sorta accent and he has the contrasting standard "ummm actually" american accent. His accent just hits the ear irritatingly, like a high pitched whine, in comparison your type of accent can sound a tad goodfy but overall its pleasing to listen to and has so much more character.

[@clivethewritermadenglishma4042]

Black currants are popular because they're super high in vitamin C.

[@alisonrodger3360]

I've never had to use a plunger on a toilet...but I did once have to defrost a frozen solid toilet in a very cold winter - salt, lots of salt.😬😁

[@molliesmomma]

Fill a hot water bottle with cold water and chill in the fridge. Put it in the bed on hot, clammy evenings. It keeps you cool.

[@clarelawton4653]

Have never thought to do that, what a great idea, thank you 👍

[@juliaw151]

9:52 We have this style in wellies, too. These are ankle wellies. I have a black pair I keep at work. Mine are Joules.

[@janeedmunds7582]

Judging by your reactions to this video, you are an honorary Brit! Your updated papers are in the post. Kentuckians seem to get it. No wonder I love your videos!

[@neoaliphant]

southern US states often have a higher percentage of english ancestry, theres an island where the populations accent is almost identical to rural hampshire

[@msp6093]

No excess/deep water = no "splash back" when taking a dump, plus the overall design means that the flushing water washes down the sides effectively and the suction generated whips it all swiftly down the pipework, plus there's less chance of a blockage, or a floater left after. flushing.

[@HamillDavid]

Pantomimes are mainly for kids but like Disney and Pixar films have adult jokes mixed in and adults mainly get involved for there kids,not to say adults don’t enjoy them as well.

[@ReepsWasteOfTime]

17:04 if you tried that in the UK you should be shocked but you will see sparks often when you plug something in but shocks are A LOT more powerful. My uncle was hospitalised by a plug. They are also more efficient because we run on 225-250 volts (but that only saves like 3-5% on electricity)

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

"It's not too unhealthy" yeah I remember back in the 90s I wasn't allowed Ribena due to it's sugar content. I suspect they've sorted that out now with sugar alternatives but it was like a national problem where you'd hear mums complaining about it all the time.

[@ThatScrGuy-m1v]

Thats just with you on that one

[@amberbriars7020]

11:12 squash is a drink you mix with water and you can get Ribena in a carton or bottle that you don’t mix with water too the same with vimto which you can get as a fizzy pop or squash 20:59 I’ve never called it a sparky and I’ve never heard it called a sparky I’ve only ever known it as an electrician

[@ChrisLow224]

“We used to stick things into the outlet, just to get shocked…”🤔 JT, my furry American friend, that really does explain a lot…🤔😂

[@mastergx1]

10:25 FYI "Wellies" is a common name for them - its short for "Wellington Boots" named after Marshall Wellington (battle of waterloo)

[@richardlawrence6619]

Saw Ian McKellen in a pantomime playing the dame. So funny.

[@russell.s4771]

A dash of blackcurrant cordial in coke makes a delicious drink. Hot blackcurrant is also very popular if you have a cold or during winter probably due to the extra vitamin c.

[@Stereophonicsobsessed]

Ok never tried in coke! I love hot ribena when I’m ill

[@russell.s4771]

@@Stereophonicsobsessed Give it a whirl. Used to have it when as a family we went for that infamous Sunday drive and stopped at a pub. I still have it on occasion and have mentioned it to the Coca Cola reps( I work in retail) but they said it’s probably because blackcurrant isn’t popular globally.

[@Stereophonicsobsessed]

@@russell.s4771 lol I will

[@alwolfy1782]

As a kid on in the winter we would have vimto (a dark mixed fruit cordial) and hot water. In the summer we would freeze it in plastic cups.

[@Dan-B]

I think calling it Squash is quite a middle class thing in the U.K., I’ve personally pretty much always heard it called “Cordial”

[@JamesMCross-w7j]

Whaaaat? I'm working class as are all my family and friends. Never heard anyone call it Cordial. I am aware of the word, just never heard it. Squash all the way.

[@sputukgmail]

@@JamesMCross-w7jsame - from my part of the world, squash was very much the working class term and “cordial” was for the fancy people who wore white to play tennis and had staff to bring them cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off - not for the hoi polloi like us :)

[@beautybeagles6982]

Cordial is the posh way to say squash, so I have to disagree that squash is middle class. In the supermarket you only find the expensive ones getting called cordial or the ones with weird flavour combinations.

[@davidlisteresq]

It's the exact opposite. Cordial is a way posher thing to call it.

[@SteveODonnell]

Cordial is the proper posh word. Squash or diluting juice are the most common words.

[@Keeldem]

Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd were in a show called Moonlighting and regularly broke the 4th wall

[@uk-critz579]

WOW WOW for a guy who looks like an academic he dont seem to know alot

[@Drisonon]

This guy is so chill I love it

[@stevehartley7504]

Rice, wheat in a long sack and microwaved

[@rachellines5393]

1. I have never heard a of "squash" but i guess it depends on what part of Britain you live in, i call it dilute or cordial. 2. We have marmalade (what Paddington has in his sandwiches) , strawberry jam, raspberry jam and blackcurrant jam. 3. Sparky. I've heard of it before like chippy (nickname for a fish and chip shop). 4. A pantomime is a fun play/act like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Chindarella and lots more of fairy talelish type of thing. Hope you know a bit more stuff about Britan ❤ from a random person from Spain who moved to England 🇬🇧

[@RoxanneLavender]

I strongly disagree with the toilets thing. American toilets are not stronger. I spent two months travelling around California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, etc, and we had to be so careful with the amount of toilet paper in those toilets because they always clogged, and when they clogged they flooded the floor. When UK toilets clog they don't flood the floor so easily you have to flush twice for the amount of water to be enough to do that, 1 flush the water goes to the rim if there's a clog. I mean i can't speak for London and their terrible air and terrible stuff, but elsewhere in the UK our toilets are strong. I went travelling around Florida for a month as well though and their toilets are good, no problems with those ones. But all along the west coast their toilets are terrible, terrible! We call all of those drink concentrates 'squash' all over the UK. We also have grape juice here, grape sodas(Fanta, Jamaican stuff, etc etc) in every single supermarket, and you can find other purple grape flavoured stuff here and there, but the flavour imo is like an acquired taste, it's so strong, such a strong flavouring omg. I remember when i was in America everything tasted so weird, i was so mindboggled by the purple sweet flavours being grape instead of blackcurrant, that grape flavour really overtakes all the other flavours, not bad though in sweets, but yeah. Blackcurrant is more subtle compared to grape.

[@marydavis5234]

Hotel ,motels and inns in the US buy the cheapest toilet, I have two bathrooms and the toilets are both one of the most expensive and they are higher due to me having knee issues and the water does not got that high in what pictures show on the internet.

[@bethel1019]

If you go to a British panto, make sure to sit a few rows back in case you get sprayed with water.

[@mana3735]

So it's just HIM that has never used a bog brush, haha.

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

I remember watching an American dude showing how to make something in his kitchen and some English dude yelling at him "Just buy a kettle, for fuck sake!" Every American probably needs a kettle. It's convenient, cheap, saves energy, and you can use it for prepping lots of drinks and food items. 15:00 As much as I like grape flavours (Wine is one of my favourite drinks, specifically, Sherry. Seriously. If you don't like wine: Try Sherry. It's delicious.)... Grapes are just low tier Blackcurrant. Blackcurrant jam is the shit!

[@steveallen3434]

I do not want to be rude but you should acknowledge the content creator you are reacting to. Which a lot of reaction channels seem to forget to do and maybe put a link in the description

[@sarabaldeschwieler7763]

Evan Edinger 😊

[@ReepsWasteOfTime]

6:06 more common is a special bag that you put in the fabric bag and microwave. Those things hold so much heat it’s crazy

[@ReepsWasteOfTime]

Also “beanbags” that can be microwaved are amazing

[@gravelbags2479]

I once worked with a fella from another country that didn't know what toilet paper was 😂 they used their hands and washed their hands afterwards, I just thank god they knew what a tap was for 😅

[@shirleyvalentine2794]

But can you imagine how filthy the tap was !!!!

[@pathopewell1814]

My late father was in North Africa during WW2.and he often remarked that the'--‐-'s didn't wash their right hands! (Much to my mother's horror).

[@rosemarygriffin2184]

Eeew all that crap on the tap 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

[@AJ-hi9fd]

I hope he wasn’t a chef 🤢and can you imagine the state of this fellas undies 😩

[@andygozzo72]

dont forget here in the uk our voltage is double(yes i know the us has split phase for high power stuff 😉), so power can be about quadruple, with similar increase in arcing, the 'grounding' isnt always a thing as a lot of stuff doesnt use the earth/ground anyway , 'double insulated' ...

[@bblair2627]

Every Scottish kid has a hot water bottle - its the rule

[@AnnFBug]

I'm not fussed about Ribena. Try Vimto! And all tinned fruit is available sweetened with grape juice.

[@JamieAubrey]

Calling someone a rocket means "Idiot" In Scotland we would say "Bolt ya rocket"

[@gavingiant6900]

Squash/Concentrate/Cordial are different names used for the type of drink, Ribena is a brand. Wellies is short for Wellington Boots that were named after the Duke of Wellington. If someone needs to use the toilet brush every time they use the toilet, they're doing something wrong.

[@TanyaRando]

Have you shared your spare electric kettles with your family? Are they as impressed as you? 😂

[@robinwatters572]

For me squash is great because you dilute it to taste. I personally prefer it it well diluted, someone else will have it stronger.

[@harvelle2432]

That man seems he's on summat !!!! He's too hyped up!! 🤔🤔🤔

[@pathopewell1814]

Is it that kool aid (?) Americans are always talking about

[@Sir.T]

It's just all the natural fresh food he's now consuming in the UK. He actually feels alive 😂

[@harvelle2432]

@@Sir.T I'M a brit and eat fresh stuff. Maybe I should eat American food from now on!!! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@darylg]

17:39 tbf our houses are alot more crammed together to a house fire endangers more than one family so we have to do everything possible to avoid them

[@burnyboi]

The only downside for American's using a kettle is that it takes like 4 times longer to boil than in the UK XD

[@angeletteUK]

We don't use toilet brushes after every use. Squash isn't the brand it's the name of the style of juice. Orange squash, blackcurrant squash. If we say orange juice it can refare to squash but mostly fresh juice. Blackcurrant is fire, I hate grape flavour unless it actual grapes. (I believe when I looked it up before usa stopped the growth sale etc due to them been a host of something that destroyed pine or something, but there is some independent growers now who have remove that. Google it.) Yes, we call electricians Sparkys, it not an official term, just a job nickname. Like a person who works woth wood is called a chippy (Also a name for our Fish and Chip shops (Chips as in fat fries not crisps)).

[@kennymilroy2136]

The most important thing left behind was their "brain" or "how to use it"

[@CMsloth]

im british we have asda and tesco and you have walmart and target

[@Kissameassa538]

Ribena drink with ice-cubes is mind altering. 🇬🇧

[@rosemarymee]

Even nicer with a shot of gin…

[@Kissameassa538]

@@rosemarymee Now I could be persuaded. ❤️🇬🇧

[@emmyjoi7156]

1- I have a toilet brush…my family just rarely use it including when it’s blocked as it’s not really useful in that circumstance.. 2- there’s multiple types of heating things…but the main one my family use is the hot water bottle…you can use any type of heated water including boiling but if you do that you need a pretty thick cover for it 3- the uk is more rainy than roasting so it’s pretty common to see coming wearing wellies 4- I love squash juice…my favourite is peach or blackcurrant 5- as I’ve said in the last one….my favourite is blackcurrant 6- …yeah….wasnt a fun time when I went to another country and nearly got shocked while pulling my plug out to leave…nearly fell over in actual surprise that I could’ve possibly broke something 7-I go to a pantomime every single year around Christmas time with my family…they do it so incredible and there’s always a chase scene where someone hides in the crowd

[@chrisaskin6144]

If that amount of water was in a British toilet bowl the toilet would be blocked... and probably have disgusting things floating in it.

[@pagangamer87]

“Duck boots” we use at the stables with our horses.

[@helenwood8482]

He is tge only American I've eeen claim not to use a toilet brush. I bet his mother did all his cleaning.

[@Christopher_T_Paul]

Hot water bottles are a living relic in the UK, very few people use them for their intended purpose. The country gets cold and in the old days home were unheated at night and a hot water bottle would keep you a little warmer at night. The water bottle was a modern twist on the bed warmer pans and even ceramic water bottles.

[@stevehartley7504]

We dilute a squash yes Robinsons squash

[@VanesaCaplikaite-v3g]

Nah when ya said green grapes i literally go up and when to the grapes I had and said “he was wrong ITS WHITES GRAPES” bc that’s what they actually called😂