5 Things I HATE About The United Kingdom.. *coming clean*

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[@MrKnowledge0014]

Living my whole life in the UK, London to be specific I personally hate it when Americans talk about Freedom when plenty of countries around the world have more freedom than the US does. The United States of America isn't as free as most Americans think it is.

[@Forestgravy90]

Yeah it's stupid the only area they are legitimately better on in terms of freedom is their freedom of speech protections

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

worst thing i encountered was americans who genuinely believe that america invented english. i also met americans that think veitnam is a type of fried chicken, they also thought europe was a country, that its weird other countries dont speak american, and that london is most of the uk. i have met more uneducated americans than americans with an iq higher than a bowl of jelly edit: no joke, i lived in the states for 5 years, and in those 5 years i never met a single american that knew england invented english, in fact, my neighbour genuinely thought britain was an american state

[@ritaboes]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a Dutchie and still can't wrap my head about this topic. They keep telling me that we're communist,they don't even know the difference between socialism and communism 🤯😱. And keep on telling they are free is outrageous. THE LAND OF THE FREE is anything But Free.

[@MrKnowledge0014]

@@Forestgravy90 It's funny when you think being "canceled" for having certain views or things you may have said at any point in your life.

[@moodswinggaming2972]

Far from it, and the American dream they all live for is really only available to a select few % that more or less use the saying to enable utter robbery and pillaging from the people and the world.

[@Manc_Red_75]

In my experience the banter here in the UK is one thing a lot of foreigners don't understand. The only people outside the UK that possibly understands the banter level is the Aussies.

[@Typhoidpol]

About right I would the Kiwis on that list too

[@CiaraOSullivan1990]

Ireland too.

[@vader11373]

Very true,

[@NicholasJH96]

Yes and New Zealand and Ireland

[@0utcastAussie]

F'kun Oath

[@ashleytrew3508]

To help you understand banter: You can absolutely roast the people that you are closest to. Its not something you can really do with strangers or vague acquaintances. Being overly polite is also our way of throwing shade - especially in a professional setting. We are taught that it's important to be able to laugh at yourself at a very early age. It's not an attractive trait to take yourself too seriously, and I love how British humour confuses people from other parts of the world. Banter is woven into the fabric of our culture, and I think we'd be extremely boring without it.

[@BenBallard13]

I used to work in hospitality, my co-workers KNEW that if I got quieter, spoke levelly and called someone "sSir" with a small s pre-emphasis on the word Sir - it was time to get the fck out of Dodge, because that customer had been a monumental pr¡ck and p¡ssed me right off.

[@MsGeoffh]

Plenty of rude people in the U.K. also mate don’t worry.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

That's very true. I've seen MANY people, no matter where they come from...be put in their place and get schooled about respect.

[@TrudyBusterKittyMadness]

Absolutely the politeness thing makes me laugh somedays great that we are seen that way but surprising.

[@jollybodger]

@@TrudyBusterKittyMadness The vast majority of us are polite, unfortunately it's the loud obnoxious minority that get the attention these days. This also seems to be true of Americans.

[@MonoDree]

i think a lot of people in the UK confuse American ignorance for intentional rudeness. a lot of them just don't know but are willing to learn. The rude ones are the ones that stay ignorant and don't give a damn, even if the truth slaps them in the face.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

shut up

[@West723]

The reason I like you and your channel JT is because you are 100% your real and authentic self. Where I come from in the UK we can’t stand fakeness or people pretending to be something they are not. If there is one thing that us Brits really appreciate about a person it’s authenticity. You were clearly raised well. Keep up the good work.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

YES!! I couldn't have said it better myself! ♥

[@MonoDree]

It also helps that he has valid reasons for his likes and dislikes. He hasn't made any hot takes yet so far.

[@danielrobertson8774]

Well said.

[@rawgamer22]

Banter is something that we grow up with and learn from a very early age. 5 British men can walk into a pub, sit down, and spend the next 6 hours doing what you guys would call "roasting" each other. Roasting has a different meaning here, so we say "take the piss out of each other." If there were someone sat at the next table from a different country, they'd probably be horrified at some of the things they hear, and can be forgiven for thinking the 5 men hate each other. But in fact, the men are probably best friends and would do anything for each other. It's just the way a lot of us are, especially in jobs like Police, Fire Brigade and the military. I think the only other nationalities that truly get this, are the Irish, Aussies, and possibly the Kiwi's. We can usually tell if someone is trying to bully. It's hard to explain, but we just instinctively know the difference between banter and genuine bullying. I don't mind Prawn Cocktail Crisps, but not liking Jaffa Cakes is simply unforgivable. 😂 P.S Thank you for changing the thumbnail of the previous video! 👍👍

[@egg_rl7118]

Wat was the thumbnail beforehand

[@rawgamer22]

@@egg_rl7118 The thumbnail on the previous video about sporting tragedies was a screenshot of people being crushed at Hillsborough, with the words "No one helped!" A number of people in the comments asked if he could change it. I don't think he meant any malice. JT seems like a good dude and he's changed it.

[@xiz0808]

This! if a Brit is mocking you but trying to be funny or smiling while doing it he probably actually likes you. Its when we say the exact same thing with a straight face that you know we're annoyed

[@rawgamer22]

@@xiz0808 Unless we are trying to be dead-pan or sarcastic. Remember Jack Dee? 👍

[@egg_rl7118]

@@rawgamer22 thanks 😊

[@msboomerizzle303]

There's rude people wherever you go JT....it costs nothing to be nice to people but there are some who just don't care.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

Agreed!

[@orako-g752]

Facts 😂👍

[@suemcdonagh7650]

Absolutely and btw JT from an oldie Brit like me I don’t like prawn cocktail crisps/chips either 🤭 x

[@UKJesterVids]

@@suemcdonagh7650 who does? Those things have never even seen a prawn

[@godzilla400]

​@@UKJesterVidsIt's good they don't contain prawns because that would be killing a whole village.

[@TheDiplococcus]

People don't earn my respect. They start with my respect and sometimes they keep it, sometimes they lose it.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

THAT is the way my respect works too! Everybody starts out with the same amount of respect from me. Depending on how that person treats me or other people, they can either keep/lose my respect. When I've lost respect/trust with anybody, then it has been my experience that it's very, very hard to earn back. I hold myself to the same standards btw!

[@jollybodger]

@@diannegreenshields7421 exactly, respect isn't earned as most people say these days, it comes as standard but can be easily lost.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

Great minds...LOL@@jollybodger

[@margaretnicol3423]

One thing about the 'banter' is that it's very different if something is said to you and something written to you. With writing - like in these comments - you don't hear the inflection or tone of the voice which tells you if people are smiling or frowning when they are saying it.

[@NISSANSKYLINEGC]

(grew up in the UK)This is how I view the biscuit and cookie debate: Anything that resembles a standard chocolate chip cookie is a cookie anything else is a biscuit. There are chips and fries; it took me a second to figure out that fries are virtually skinny chips. (There are other things but damn I'll end up writing a book).

[@jollybodger]

Yeah we in Britain classify things more specifically i.e. Chips are chunky, fries are skinny. Americans have a looser classification system i.e. all deep fried potato products are Fries no matter their size.

[@mrsmunchin]

Yeah, a cookie is a type of biscuit, like a custard cream or ginger nut. 😊

[@jaywales7421]

I find a lot of places have changed since Covid. People have become a lot more entitled and rude.

[@ayygeordiee]

I do agree with the 5th one. There's a big difference between banter and being mean. There's lines you can't cross

[@helvete983]

Prawn Cocktail is a classic case of you like them because you grow up with them. As a kid I just couldn't get enough of them, I could literally demolish a 6 multipack in minutes. Obviously diets change and lifestyles change, I tend to avoid crisps and sweets, and 20 years ago I moved to Sweden, of course I visit my mother in the UK every couple of years, but eating junk food isn't usually something I do even in the UK. Last visit though I noticed she'd bought some crisps for the grandkids, so I grabbed a bag of my old favourites. Man they tasted freaking vile. Now I'm pretty sure not much has changed in terms of the recipe but I can totally see where you are coming from. The cheese and onion though were just as good.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

On your first point: Not really. I've grew up with them and never liked them. I also know plenty of people who dislike them and few who like them a lot.

[@helvete983]

@@Thurgosh_OG Ok pedant, I mean grew up liking them. I'm likely older than you so the choices in your packed lunch were limited. They were one of a few flavours available to me.

[@stewedfishproductions7959]

I love 'Prawn Cocktail' crisps, followed by 'Cheese & Onion'... But TBH, if they're free, I will happily eat any available. LOL! Just saying! 😋

[@jrd1982]

Its a miss-conception that Cookies are Biscuits: Biscuits which is a French word meaning to bake twice was popularized in Britain many many centuries ago and cookies are only baked once. As biscuits became more popular throughout the UK and cookies less people just started calling them all the same thing. So in fact, cookies are cookies and biscuits are biscuits.

[@alexjmurphy2145]

Although, in the UK, cookies are classed as Biscuits for various reasons including tax.

[@goingnowhere7845]

@@alexjmurphy2145 Oh God - you may have just re-kicked off the great Jaffa Cake debate again!

[@danewood2309]

@@goingnowhere7845 jaffa cakes are cakes not biscuits, they go hard when stale , whereas Biscuits and cookies go soft when stale 😁

[@kevanwillis4571]

So number one, you do not like sweeping generalisations. Most people are with you on that one.

[@kevanwillis4571]

Number two, drink sugar and call it tea if you want to. No problem.

[@Jack-lk7wk]

When it comes to banter, what i tend to do is, first banter myself, as it just makes everybody more comfortable, i think the people your refuring to are the same people who get overly defensive, when you say something equally as offensive back to them. Yano the old phrase is. "if your gonna give it, you gotta take it".

[@razor1uk610]

_'If you're gonna give it, you gotta take it!'_ *that's what many people have said and heard .when together. in shared moments of moist kinkyness* 😢😮🤭😋😜 ...forgive me.😂

[@jollybodger]

There's nothing more annoying than someone who dishes out banter but gets offended when some gets fired their way.

[@lisadowsett6836]

1.I was born and bred in the UK, I've been to the USA a number of time and always found you guys to be super polite, especially in the South, I really don't know where they got the idea that you guys were rude. 2. I love UK tea, but love American sweet tea, especially in the hot weather, most people who say they don't like it have likely never tried it, it's not a daft 'my tea is better than your tea' competition, they are two completely different drinks. 3. The language difference is more of a fun novelty than an issue, I think we're all familiar enough with our common differences and wouldn't really have a problem understanding if we were in each others countries. 4. Prawn cocktail is one of those things you either love or hate, PLENTY of people in the UK (including myself) think it's disgusting, it stinks too lol. 5. I hate bullies so I do understand the banter thing, I think that most good people are careful about how they use banter, and banter is one of those things that you have to judge the people and the situation before you do it. Luv you and your girl - cant' wait for you guys to eventually come here.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Claiming to be the only exceptional race of people and the only free people in the world while calling the UK a communist collapsed state is kinda rude though isn't it?

[@lisadowsett6836]

@@YourBeingParanoid attributung a few stupid statements to an entire nation is hardly an honest and true representation of the majority of the USA, and not very intelligent if you use logic. Btw, your tag is spelled incorrectly, it should be 'you're', not 'your'.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

btw - r/whoosh@@lisadowsett6836

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@lisadowsett6836 Ah but is his tag really wrong or are you 'Being Paranoid'?

[@franohmsford7548]

"Banter" is a term very often misused to excuse actual bullying.

[@karlreading3201]

“ As some one who was raised to have manners, I hate that” fills face and with a mouth full of food “but I don’t hate that tho” 😂😂 obv not talking with your mouth full wasent one of the manners you were raised with sir😂 please don’t change JT, ur awesome just the way you are!!

[@scottclayton6709]

I got you bro... A cracker cracks A biscuit snaps A cookie crumbles And scone is a cake Cracker - biscuit - cookie - cake = hardest - softest Hope that makes sense

[@mrtrickay7111]

A cookie goes hard when stale and biscuit goes soft when stale.

[@dronezoneessex5551]

Hi JT, I'm English but I've worked in the US and like here most people are friendly and approachable but something happens to Americans on tour. Many American tourists ( the higher proportion) do become rude and arrogant. I also witnessed this big time when there was a crowd of New Yorkers together on holiday when we were in Jamaica where they were unreasonably loud,rude and demanding of the resort staff. I don't know what it is but this happens. Germans are another group that do this; lovely in their own country but aggressive abroad. Just my observation.

[@stephenlee5929]

Agreed, I'm English, But I think you can probably say the same about groups of English abroad. I think mainly you (we) notice rude and arrogant people more.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@stephenlee5929 It's true to an extent but mostly those Brits are generally the pissed (drunk for the US) groups, who only went on holiday to get drunk somewhere warm. Waste of space most of them.

[@steely666]

Putting up 2 fingers is swearing in the UK 🇬🇧

[@karenbaker1979]

Not the way round JT does it. It’s swearing if you show the back of the fingers, & it’s a peace sign if you show the front of the fingers 🇬🇧

[@diannegreenshields7421]

Yep. The middle finger is "FK you" and the Index finger + the middle finger means "FK off" Sorry for swearing! Lol.

[@EmilyCheetham]

In uk a biscuit is hard (you cannot bend it in half- E.g. Oreo, sugar cookie, chips ahoy) where as a cookie is soft (and you can bend it).

[@Fluffnugget78]

I think that, as a country, the vast majority of American personalities that we see and consume here in the UK via all kinds of media, are Hollywood celebs and Californian KZbinrs. As a whole, both of these groups come across as brash, loud and often rude and that is where I think most Brits make up their mind that all Americans are like that. It's the same as a lot of Americans thinking we all eat cucumber sandwiches on the lawn whilst we play a fabulous game of croquet, because they watched Downton Abbey a few times. Also, most countries aren't as polite as the UK so will always look rude in comparison, it doesn't make it true, it just makes us a bit ridiculous - I say thank you to an ATM ffs lol. I totally agree with you about the banter thing though. I'm not a particularly sensitive Brit but I still hate it when (mostly middle aged people) disguise their meanness as banter. I went out with a guy who thought it was hilarious to point out everything "wrong" with my body and liken it to something he found humorous. It wasn't humorous, it was hurtful but if I said that it hurt my feelings, then I was just being a snowflake...

[@jenniferfox301]

Hope you got rid of him pdq. I have no patience with people who are being 'funny' at someone else's expense.

[@philiptodd6255]

Banter is character building if someone takes the mickey out of you it means they like you but sometimes it does go a bit too far and that is bullying there is a fine line between the two as for Americans being rude I’ve never been to that country so I cannot really comment I think tv media perpetuates the stereotype same the other way round we in the U.K. don’t speak the king’s English and we all don’t live in London I live in the north east of England and are the friendliest the further north you go the friendliest the people are

[@sailingayoyo]

My son loves watching KZbinrs playing Minecraft. I can’t stand it, first because the idea of watching someone else playing a video game feels even more wasteful of real life than even playing video games, second because the USA players all seem to have so much fake excitement “oh my gaaaad!” that it makes me cringe.

[@stephengreen3801]

I would love to think that a majority of Americans are well balanced people like you JT!

[@burntcrumpets5616]

"well balanced".......a choice wording for describing Americans as I've never seen one that doesn't "tip the scales"!🤭

[@philiptodd6255]

Rudeness only happens in big cities like new york or London a lot of Americans are respectful to others

[@marypettyfer4640]

Agree

[@jimbo6059]

Agree, the vast majority of Brits and Americans are ok and have manners. Just two big cities in particular. New York and London where people can be standoffish and cold. This is from a born Londoner.

[@jimbo6059]

@@OneTrueScotsman In general we are not bigots and we don't mind minorities at all. So i do not get you. We treat people as a rule based on how were treated, and we do not as a rule treat people based on the colour of their skin, that is why were a big melting pot.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@jimbo6059 If by the 'we', you are talking about Brits, then I agree but the US has such an antagonistic way of doing and promoting things, that those in power seem to want to keep the internal 'conflict' between skin colours, so that they don't all look up and see what those in power are really doing to their country.

[@Rob.Campbell_]

Never clicked a video so fast 😂 the tea thing is mad though to be fair, a similar effect is that of gravy between the North and South, people in the north can't understand you don't have gravy on everything and the south can't understand why there's gravy on everything

[@85stace85]

Gravy is the best! Especially on chips!! 😋😋😋

[@jollybodger]

And here in the midlands, we don't understand why there is gravy on everything but it wont stop us eating it.

[@lukefarrell6769]

I'd say that our opinion of Americans are based on the tourists we get, have a great day, hope you both get to visit one day

[@MonoDree]

I am glad that the few Americans i have met here in the UK have all been nice. its always fun hearing their accents. i always have to ask where they are from out of curiosity.

[@jasonyoung7705]

When I went to USA (Massachusetts), about 15-20 years ago, I found everyone super polite.

[@craigflower13]

You went to Massachusetts and use a Pentagram? That was brave, I hope you avoided Salem?

[@jasonyoung7705]

@@craigflower13 I was based in Worcester, went to Boston a few times, travelled up through New York state to stay at Niagra falls, and went upto Portland-Maine. Yes, I also went to Salem. Salem was kinda funny, there were 2 churches and 2 witchy shops on every street. EVERY street. All round fun trip. Oh, also went through that little isolated state below Mass., cant remember what it was called, but I remember there was a flag (or 2) on every house.

[@craigflower13]

@@jasonyoung7705They have obviously got over their witch aversion. Good to know if I take up Wiccan any time soon.

[@jasonyoung7705]

@@craigflower13 Indeed. one slight correction. Wicca : Belief/practice. Wiccan : Person. Wicker : Basket or uncomfortable chair.

[@craigflower13]

@@jasonyoung7705Don't you go slagging off wicker work. You obviously lack sufficient padding to make it work for you. This is not the case for all of us!! "The Wiccan faith is based on nature and emphasizes respect for the earth," according to the Cambridge dictionary, but I will bow to your greater knowledge on the subject.

[@spartan1347981]

Thanks for liking and learning about the UK, and as always loving the content, always interesting to see outside perspectives. Have you watched anything learning about how our politics works? Cause its a little different than the USA obviously lol

[@Cleow33]

I was raised to have manners at all times. *proceeds to talk with mouth full 😅😅

[@sailingayoyo]

We have cookies and they are different to biscuits. A biscuit is hard and snaps and you can dunk it in your hot beverage of choice. A cookie is softer and often has bits of chocolate and or dried fruit in it, it’s more puddingy.

[@martynward4000]

Hey JT, dont worry we all have our differences, i went to Boston and Cape Cod, and the people couldn't have been nicer, they loved my English accent and commented on it, I of course got in the wrong side of the taxi, the driver joked are you driving 😊 also I thought the toilet was blocked in the hotel, as the water was so high, there are always those little differences, but that's life - love your banter to the camera 😂

[@Weeble68]

1. Piers Morgan 2. The weather 3. Pronouncing "Th" as an "F" 4. Eastenders 5. Separate taps (faucets)

[@carlhearn6475]

Having family in Georgia and having visited a lot of times. I absolutely LOVE American sweet tea. I make my own every summer because I struggle to get it here

[@moonramshaw1982]

That taco thing looked like a findus crispy pancake 😂

[@vickys_scratchcards]

All the Americans I've met when working in the hotel have all been super lovely ❤

[@dangerousdaz89]

'Banter' can definitely be used as a cover to just bully people or be a twat. Proper banter is often only reserved for your friends, not usually used on people you don't know too well.

[@garydalziel9312]

Funniest bit, I was brought up to have manners, the proceeds to talk with his mouthful

[@daveofyorkshire301]

We're not hating on sweet tea, consider the environmental difference. Hot drinks solve a problem in a comparatively cold country. Add to that the cultural spin from hot to cold you might understand why we just see it as weird? Believe me it's not about sugar, some people put tons of sugar in their tea here too...

[@elemar5]

Hot drinks serve a purpose in hot countries. It helps you sweat to cool you down.

[@michelekirby-xv4sw]

Cookies and biscuits are two different things. We call them biscuits because they are twice baked and usually harder.Cookies are softer and cooked once. We don't think all Americans are rude. I love the french countryside but go to Paris and you will find the Parisians are extremely rude.Rude people everywhere. We don't have nearly as much sugar in any of our drinks or food stuff so we find your sweet tea far tok sweet. Ive tried it and felt my teeth melting away. Love fresh prawn cocktail but I'm with you i hate prawn cocktail crisps. I love tomatoes fresh tinned etc but hate ketchup, can't even stand the smell of it.

[@timstephens7920]

JT you are a megastar , I love the fact you hate/don't like some things in the UK. We have rude ill mannered people here in the UK it's a generation thing, I'm 56 and I have noticed a large portion of the younger generation have little or no manners. Sounds like you were raised old school, big hooray to your parents. Please and thankyou doesn't cost a penny but it gets you a long way

[@roseyperkins1058]

To be fair I always say please and thank you and sorry because it was literally beaten into me with wooden spoons slipper ring hand to the side of my head but now even when someone makes me cry I am going to be apologizing to them for making them want to hurt me but you’re right my little sister has no manners because the no child abused was in forced when she was like 5 or 6 that or it because she’s mums favorite 🤷🏽‍♀️and there’s different levels of politeness like the eating out and tidying your table for the waiter or waitress I have noticed the only 3 older members of my family do it my dad’s mum and my auntie on my dad and mums side but my mum doesn’t

[@janicevango5791]

@@roseyperkins1058: I have a tendency to tidy the table when eating out. To me it’s just common courtesy and I feel bad for the waiting staff, especially when I see the state that some diners leave their tables when they leave. I’ve been told by someone in the past that it’s rude to tidy the table or poor etiquette, but I don’t see why and still do it.

[@moonramshaw1982]

Totally agree m8👍👍

[@Wiiggz]

What a narrow minded view you have on people younger than yourself. I was brought up, not dragged up. Thank you.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

@@Wiiggz, Tim was just speaking about HIS experiences with the younger generation...not the entire generation itself.

[@CraigT08]

This is the nicest I hate video I've seen. Very JT ❤😂

[@davidhart7345]

I’m from England and I’m totally with you about Prawn Cocktail flavoured crisps. They are vile

[@luvmusicutb]

Same they are the reason I don’t buy the big multi packs cause they always have to stick prawn cocktail in with them.

[@jamesmcbride174]

yea that is a flavour that should be discontinued terrible crisps

[@lesleybunce9848]

🤢🤮

[@milly4556]

9:46 tbf prawn cocktail crisps tastes more like prawn sauce, which is ketchup mixed with mayonnaise 😅

[@jenniferfox301]

Don't forget the dash of Worcestershire sauce!

[@jimgill19770]

I’ve noticed there is a distinction between a biscuit and a cookie in the uk; a biscuit (usually dry), is to be dunked in your tea. A cookie is a larger, sweeter, soft in the middle version, that you wouldn’t really dunk in tea as it’ll fall apart 👍

[@spartan1347981]

Tbh americans can have manners, it's just some very bad examples from your country going to other countries ruining your reputation, which isnt fair at all, and it just reminds us all to always go into a situation with an open mind and dont automatically assume the worst

[@jollybodger]

As with most things, it's the loudest ones you should ignore and pay attention to the quiet ones, the loud ones just want attention whether good or bad, the quiet ones want a good honest time with mutual respect.

[@KayHutchinson-x1i]

That happens to Brit’s as well

[@spartan1347981]

@@KayHutchinson-x1i oh fur sure

[@themusiqfreak]

1. I'm surprised about so many people assuming americans are rude. There are some stereotypes, like being loud and perhaps less knowledgable that may translate to being grouped together with a lack of manners. Personally every time I've been to the states I've felt very welcome and met lots of firnedly people. I think you have a noth/south devide like here in the UK which is the reverse, our northerners are known for being polite and friendly, whereas US southerners are known for their manners. 2. I can't stand a lot of the US versions of drinks (and I've tried a lot) we have the superior fanta and lemonade, but the plot twist here is I also dislike tea and coffee (any hot drink) generally. 3. Cookie/Biscuit... generally americans speak a version of English that has not evolved with what we now recognise in the UK, there are full studies on how the american english is more true to 16th century english than our modern UK english 4. Prawn cocktail - I agree, yuck. But I'm also a picky eater. 5. When it's not banter and it's just mean... yeah that sucks, it's sly as anything when people are rude and bullying like that and it goes too far.

[@ShaneH42]

JT tells us that Americans aren’t rude then minutes later sticks two fingers up at us while ranting about biscuits! 😆

[@Ubique2927]

We don't automatically assume Americans are rude. We KNOW most Americans are rude. You are not 99% of the time. Sweet tea. IS NOT TEA. Biscuit is a biscuit... A cookie is....... Prawn cocktail is a made up taste. A bully is a bully is a bully.

[@thatschilltssk6274]

I think when people talk about rude Americans they are normally talking about American tourists.

[@4svennie]

To many tea making is a tradition, an institution, etc... we crap on each others ways of making tea, never mind anything else. But Ice-tea like taking your mother's special recipe for a loved soup, then watching a neighbour add a small mountain of salt, etc... and saying, 'this is so much better'. The cookie-biscuit thing is more than people think. Cookies are made from thick soft dough, biscuits (as the name suggests) are twice cooked. Like the saying, 'all thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs', in the U.K. cookies are biscuits, but biscuits aren't cookies in that we class a cookie as a type of biscuit. Like 'pudding', we use the name in place of dessert often, but pudding can also be a type of dessert, it doesn't even have to be sweet, it can be savoury like a Yorkshire pudding or a steamed suet based pie, such as a steak and kidney pudding.

[@thebobsful]

Karl Marx said... "All property is theft", we read it as "all proper tea is theft". We like theft. We like a proper cup pf tea. The right biscuit is all about the dunk. A plain hobnob, a bald digestive or a half-decent shortbread has a proper dunkability rating that cannot be questioned.

[@katehurstfamilyhistory]

Just shows you how complicated the development of the English language is, doesn't it? If you haven't read it, Bill Bryson's book Made In America is full of interesting stuff about how American English developed - apparently, a big part of it is that so many people from different European countries emigrated there. If I remember correctly, "biscuit" comes from the French term for "twice cooked", back in the days when rations on ships included these very hard "tack biscuits" that were baked twice so they would last for months. Obviously, thanks to the Normans coming over, a lot of French words made their way into English - the same as Latin words did - so "king" (from English), "royal" (from French) and "regal" (from Latin), for instance, all mean roughly the same thing. The interesting thing about America is that so many people from different European countries emigrated there, especially in the nineteenth century - so suddenly all these new words from different languages "arrived", sometimes got changed/adapted and became part of American English. I remember reading that "cookie" originally came from a Dutch word. (When you think about it, the Pilgrim Fathers left for America 400 years ago, and other English people followed - so that's four hundred years for British English to develop one way, and American English to develop in another. No wonder we confuse each other.) Actually, I wonder whether the reason British people have this idea that American sweet tea is "too sweet" is because sugar was one of the things that was rationed in World War II? I just checked and each person had a limit of 225g/8oz sugar per week - which is just enough to make a basic sponge cake OR have one teaspoon of sugar in 45-ish cups of tea - but did America have rationing? (If you didn't, it makes sense that you wouldn't have to worry about limiting what you used.)

[@Volkuth]

If I remember correctly, the word 'English' is of Germanic origin.

[@davenwin1973]

Americans rationed during WW2 as well, but sugar rations were more than that. I would think no more than 4lbs, or 1.81kg of sugar could be bought at a time. That's our average size packs of sugar. The US had Hawaii as a territory during WW2, that sugar didn't need that strong of a ration, like Great Britain did.

[@hazycrazyartz]

On your first point. I do agree that it is better to respect. I used to work in a chippy (fish & chip shop) and there was a terribly grumpy customer. I ignored that when I served him and was smiley and respectful even though he wasn't. He came in on a weekly basis. Eventually he said he only wanted me to serve him, lol. I suppose I took it as a challenge. Hazel, Nottinghamshire UK

[@W0rdsandMus1c]

I worked in a Dry cleaners for years and you get a lot of regulars, if they were miserable or rude I would be extra nice to them and most times they would change, smiling when you served them, some people can't be changed, they just want to be rude, to those I never uttered a word, transaction done in silence 🤣

[@elizabethsmith9213]

Enjoying your videos, love from Scotland 😊

[@diannegreenshields7421]

Same!! Glasgow City here! ♥

[@lilmsmetal]

Biscuits are crunchy, cookies are soft/chewy. American biscuits are like savoury scones, but less dense. American biscuits are lovely, but with breakfast foods, scones are great with jam and clotted cream.

[@diannegreenshields7421]

🤫🤪🤭🤣😗 To be fair, in all the times I've seen your videos about the UK, you've been really chill about us. I know that NO Country/Culture is everybody's cup of tea, so I understand that there is always something that irks other people. Thank you for being honest about our downfalls. You're awesome!

[@Michelle-tr5sq]

I wonder why Aussie banter is similar to uk😂 because were cousins 😂

[@19NJW91]

Love the videos, keep ‘em coming. I want to ask Americans a cookie related question, if you say to your partner, get me some cookies from the shop, how do you know which ones to buy when you call all biscuits cookies? Or do you only have cookies? To me it seems the same as if I asked someone to get me some biscuits, they’d be like which ones? That’s when we would choose cookies, or digestives or bourbons, custard creams … there’s so much choice that calling them all cookies wouldn’t work, at least here 😅

[@janetfox2175]

Love your video's. Don't worry about hating things about the uk. Everyone hates things about the uk and other countries. What I hate about the UK is the people who are so self opinionated. But I am open to all opinions. ❤

[@diannegreenshields7421]

🤣🤣♥

[@nerdydrew6818]

There are people over here who don't like any prawn cocktail things. My dad calleds prawn cocktail crisps "The work of the devil" 😂

[@SOPARA862k]

We'll generally only call them cookies if they're large and chewy, but if they're crunchy we'll call them biscuits. Also with with chips/fries we'll say fries if they're thin cut McDonalds style, but chips if they're thick cut.

[@franohmsford7548]

A Cookie is a specific type of biscuit in the UK - If it's got chunks of chocolate, nuts or raisins/currants spotted through it it's a "Cookie", otherwise it's a "Biscuit". Maryland Cookies {the ones made by Burton and own-brand versions} are one of the biggest selling biscuits in the UK. Greggs sell Fresh Cookies along with the Sausage Rolls, Steak Bakes, Doughnuts etc. Most Supermarkets and many other stores will have bags of five or even six large cookies on sale too. Maryland Cookies are Biscuits and also of course Cookies But a Malted Milk, Custard Cream or Digestive are JUST Biscuits not Cookies - You can tell a "Cookie" by sight!

[@mandy5313]

It’s “take it with a pinch of salt” not a grain, English correction from an English person and has lived in England for all of their life😂

[@chriswaring5977]

think you missed the irony of that comment. a grain of salt tells me he doesn't really hate anything but likes other things more, lol.

[@steveclayton4249]

Hi JT, I work for an American company in the UK and with that working with American People. Some of the nicest people you could ever work with. Lovely people.

[@gloriousgloria3327]

It’s good to vent JT we Brits still ❤U. U make me laugh even if u can’t get to grips with Prawn Cocktail crisps Yummy

[@odigrass3222]

Hey JT I'm from UK and I pretty much game with just Americans you guys are so much fun 😊 on the banter thing, it really depends on how much you know the person, and not just to get laughs at other people's expense, love you bruv 👊✊

[@bobbyboko6317]

Clearly from the UK because you said so much fun and not so fun which just winds me up 😂😂

[@odigrass3222]

My apologies good sir, you're not so fun 😂😂❤ is that better 😜😋😉

[@bobbyboko6317]

Sometimes I don't read what I write 😂 it's so fun that bugs me 😂

[@odigrass3222]

Can't imagine anyone that watches JT don't have a good sense of humour, he's just an all round nice guy

[@daveofyorkshire301]

Banter is with friends, you know them and they know you. You don't need to explain banter. If you don't know them well enough for banter it IS an insult.

[@gentleeventful]

Basically a biscuit is something that if left for any length of time will go soggy. A cake. If left for any time will go hard. I don't know what happens to your cookies if left out and exposed to the environment. If they go soggy then they are indeed biscuits but if they go hard then they are cakes.

[@jayjay801a]

Some of the most amazingly kind people I’ve ever met have been whilst on visits to the US ❤️ 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[@Pathoian]

You need to travel more Jim 😀

[@jayjay801a]

@@Pathoian😂 savage lol

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

The reason why people react to the sweet tea is because it's a cultural shock, putting a kilo of sugar in a 2 litre pitcher isn't something someone does in the UK pr Europe. I honestly don't know how someone enjoys something so sweet. Made me physically sick when I tried it 😂. Rudeness is a global thing, doesn't just exist in the US, people are rude in the UK also. Loud, there's a few of them to.

[@kimwexler9393]

Click bait nonsense.

[@tommulleady6335]

In terms of the 'biiscuit/cookie' thing, the analogy I would use is think of 'Biscuit' as the family name (surname) and 'Cookie' is part of the 'Biscuit' family, so you could technically call a 'Cookie', 'Cookie Biscuit'. A 'Cookie Biscuit' more specifically is different from a 'Biscuit Biscuit' as it tends to have a soft doughy centre and has bits of chocolate or fruit in it, unlike a 'Biscuit Biscuit'. Hope that helps JT.

[@gutz323]

In England, a biscuit is not a cookie, but a cookie is a type of biscuit. There is many types of biscuit, and a cookie is one of them types.

[@woutersplinter4981]

Cookie is derived from the Dutch word "koekje", from when New York was still New Amsterdam. So it is more that the Americans spiced up the language with other European words.

[@AnyoneForToast]

The difference between banter and bullying is if you are friends, or not...

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

I spent 37 years working in London’s tourist industry and I estimate that for every ‘Rude’ American I met there were a thousand or more courteous, friendly, polite and well mannered ones. It’s very easy to stereotype people on the basis of ignorance or heresay.

[@Crimsrn]

well that's because it's usually the friendly ones that travel. i can bet you'd find more rude americans in america itself then friendly ones

[@MrT0M666]

Biscuit is a scone? Never JT never. It's more of a little cake. Was expecting roundabouts on the list 😂

[@NataliePine]

I think the ice tea thing is partly because we just don't have it here, and people are usually well into adulthood when they learn that it exists - at which point they've already learnt that cold tea = disappointment.

[@emclemmiecreativemuse7283]

Best way to view it.... for us Cookie is a type of biscuit (not really a stand alone thing) normally round with chocolate chips. (but can be fruit... just choc chip cookies is the most common example I can think of) (Like you would ask for a oreo) Biscuits come in all types (Shortbread/ Burbouns/ custard creams and cookies) It may appear cookies have it own thing as it is often sold in a lot of places (like subway) Some Brits are plain rude (We do have a dry sarcasm and sarcastic goofy humour) - but most know it is a time and place. BUT, being mean isn't really everyday, with really really close friends you can take the micky out of each other (but has to be a two way street) - Such as my husband and I tease each other (with fake mock horror) but we know the line. I am sensible enough to know that not all American will be how they are now getting viewed around the world. It is nice to see open mindedness you have and respect is that it should be done back. Like we have a rep for bad food >< All countries have their bad parts and good. (no one is perfect)

[@avaggdu1]

Prawn cocktail crisps have once read about prawns in a book and that's as close as they have come. If they were renamed tomato ketchup crisps you'd probably eat them no problem. "prawn cocktail" is basically "in a marie rose sauce" which is tomato ketchup and mayonnaise. Brits have been inundated with American culture for decades so we probably are more aware than you'd expect, on the other hand, you may think you know British culture but I'd bet it's actually about 1%. You also have to remember that some people actively seek things to be annoyed about, so take anything they say with a pinch of salt. Definitely don't take them seriously.

[@davythedragon]

In the UK itself, my mum and myself who are in Northern ireland, experience with the English country, mostly think they are somehow better, more important and are usually rude and dismissive when they hear our accent, as if we are gum on their shoe!

[@usernamealreadyinuse3280]

i love how wholesome the things he 'hates' are lol, soo cute! - just really solidifies what a lovely human he is!

[@dxxxdxxxd]

UK here 🖐🏿 Prawn cocktail walkers are my fave and I dont know anyone else who likes or eats them 😂😂 so that 1 is funny to me

[@lyonhartgreyflag]

A cookie is a biscuit,so are digestives,bourbons,rich tea etc. Chips are fatter fries,Fries are chips but slim chips. Scallops are potatoes sliced flat n cooked like a chip. Crisps are in a bag bro 😂

[@YAMR1M]

A cookie is a soft biscuit and will bend so we do also call them cookies in a lot of places.. A biscuit is hard and will snap. Its not rocket science. I am with you on prawn cocktail flavours.. I worked in a coal mine after I left school and "banter" was was just as self degrading as it would be against others too. Many of the guys would "take the piss" as much about themselves as they would others or even more so at times. But its usually between friends not strangers.

[@billydonaldson6483]

Cookies are soft, biscuits are a lot harder hence the name. Bi = 2x, Cuit is French for cook. If you want a well done steak in France you ask for it to be Bien Cuit.

[@keslitsmith1252]

I am a Brit, never left Europe! But, for the last 14 years, I have had both the privilege and not so much, via the net, socialising with hundreds of Americans! My number 1 bestie is an American resident! If it wasn't for the cost of health care over there, I would actually consider emigrating over there if I could! For me, the thought of sweet tea, makes my teeth ache, thinking of all that sugar, sugar that is intentional! I may like it if I tried it, but being a diabetic already, puts a stop to that! Also, we mainly have biscuits, but we also have separate cookies too! And fries also exist here, not just chips! Talking daily with so many Americans, I have trained myself to talk US English a lot when around them. Keep up the great work!

[@lesleyhawes6895]

It's not just iced tea that's, too sweet for most British taste buds, I thought I had a sweet tooth until I first went to the U.S. A. On holiday, when everything seemed too sweet. The worst was a pack which made Cappuccino by just adding hot water. "Unsweetened taste" it said on the wrapper, and on the ingredients list, 5g of sugar!

[@MrMissunderstood74]

As a Brit, i think we Automatically presume that northern americans are rude!, Southern Americans seem to be very polite and family orientated!.

[@davidbarr9343]

Hmm...🤔

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

Just had my fix of Prawn Cocktail crisps today. You need to educate your palette JT. Sarcasm🧐😂😂I’ve been to New York and found that the small retail shops had lovely,welcoming,polite staff. But in the big department stores and fast foods, not so much. Tried asking who looked like an office worker or some thing like that, where I could find an ATM, he just looked pissed off at me and kept going. Not a good first impression. Got to go and make dinner now,you’ve made me hungry.😂😂 Fideo Gwych! ( Great video!)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🌎🇺🇸

[@TheMillieBurton]

Imagine how we feel when you start pouring gravy on a biscuit!! And the gravy isn't even brown!!!

[@FeedbackPete]

It's just that in the UK we make a distinction lol. Here cookie's are cookies. If it was things like Chips Ahoy or Pepperidge Farm. If you could fund those in the UK we class them as cookies. But if you've got custard creams or digestives their biscuits. I'm not keen on Prawn Cocktail crisps. I got them accidentally once from a vending machine in work and I couldn't give them away. My biggest surprise watching KZbin reaction videos is that chicken potato chips/crisps doesn't seem to be a thing in the US but I think they are fantastic.

[@colinhawes1907]

After my second stroke i had to be helped to talk again. I still struggle with some words... like 'Prescription'. My brain can say it but the link to the mouth have a problem. So i take the easy way out and say 'my meds'. At least the brain is doing a bit more work helping me out. Talking on a telephone at first i refused to do it.... but that has progressed. At first my family thought it was funny that i could not talk back... but they knew the sign language they got from me. Keep at it and things will improve. (maybe not 100% but into the high 90's)

[@Allison-p2c]

Being mean and nasty is practically a national pastime in N.Ireland. We call it slagging. We rip the back off each other.

[@danielandrews36]

I'd rather you kick my dog than butcher the sacred process of tea brewing 😂

[@danielandrews36]

Obviously a joke before the hate hits

[@marypettyfer4640]

People are getting rude here compared to years ago .I've noticed a lot of children have no respect these days. We were taught to respect our elders.

[@alisonrogers301]

Hand on heart JT I have NEVER uncounted a rude American, all I have met, always, say please and thank you Mam !!

[@robomcfee2526]

Hey there, What a decent and well rounded person you are young sir. I just thought you may like some back history for your biscuit conundrum. So I thought I'd give you a brief history of the Cookie biscuit. The word cookie comes from the the Danish language. They are classed as a member of the biscuit family but unlike most biscuits when the go stale the turn hard where as a biscuit goes soft and soggy. This is a similar argument for cakes. Jaffa cakes go hard when stale and are therefore classified as a cake which is a different VAT code. Meaning Jaffa cakes aren't taxed as much as other "biscuits." It is probably down to Dutch migrants to the USA selling cookies more prominently in the US that helped change the USA's description for the biscuit. I personally find a lot of Americans to be quite interesting people who once out of their gigantic pond will either try to push the "Mmerica" attitude through discomfort or they will be extremely amenable most of the time.(I personally find the Americans that live here tiresome as they feel they know the full "British way" when the UK is very regional and quirky in its culture.)Not any where near as overbearing pleasant and insincere as Americans were in the past. Keep looking into to our strange little island and you'll probably find more quirky things such a Tamworth. The town that created Reliant Robins, it was the home of P.M Sir Robert Peel.(He created the first official police force.) It was the centre of Mercia in the Saxon age. We all need to be a lot more understanding and you are pathing a way with your channel. Keep on. Good Egg.

[@jimrichards7044]

I love the way you address the question of American rudeness by eating and drinking while presenting your piece.Ever think some people might regard that a just a little bit rude? Might be a good idea to do that presentation again but this time leaving out the lunch break.I enjoy your stuff though!

[@jayneale5936]

Banter works on a balance , your see someone banter someone and then someone will say something hurtful and the person who was bantering will turn on the person being mean , it’s about reading how people respond to what’s being said , and knowing how to act from reactions ! It’s weird but a pretty great life skill 🤷🏻‍♂️