*MORE* British CULTURE shocks ( Moving From Canada to England )

[@seeker1432]

No one likes queuing. Why would we. Its just good manners and fairness. Why would you be more important than anybody else. Be patient.

[@sregan5415]

P.S. As a Brit, I love queuing though. I feel my blood boil when I go to other countries and they just push each other out of the way. It feels so childish and pathetic. It honestly feels like watching people go around shoplifting and saying that it's just a "cultural difference". It's like, how can you have an effective, functioning society without it?

[@Brookspirit]

Shire is odd because Americans can easily say New Hampshire but seem confused if it's just Hampshire e.t.c.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

I always tell Americans to pronounce it like the American singer HampCher

[@andymac900]

The pronunciation of English things makes as much sense as "ARKANSAS" and ,"KANSAS" in the USA how does that make sense

[@marieparker3822]

'Arkansas' was originally French.

[@anneedwards664]

Every medical centre I know gives annual health checks, mostly if you are on regular medication or retired.

[@johnmichaelcule8423]

We don't like saying to people "You're wrong." Not flat out like that: it's considered rude. (I have done it once or twice but people look aghast: I'm getting old and I don't feel I have the time to faff about nowadays.) If you have time you might want to look up a character Harry Enfield used to portray Mr "I don't think you meant to do it like that!" who was the most annoying old git in the world and thought he knew better than anyone else. That's what we're trying to avoid. It is true that this emotional consideration, this social convention, causes periphrasis so extreme that people sometimes find it difficult to know what we're saying. But's that better than saying "Shut up! You're wrong !" right in people's faces, isn't it? The NHS will check you annually if you're old or have a specific condition that justifies it: diabetes for instance.And please bear in mind that the check-ups on your car will use up a lot less in the way of valuable resources than a check up on you. Also if you go wrong the damage is liable to be restricted to you. If your car goes wrong many, many more people could be hurt.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

We Brits are always very grateful when our neighbours take in parcels for us. I think it's really offensive that you think this isn't a safe option. Of course, you can always set up a PO Box at your local sorting office and collect Royal Mail at your convenience. Carriers like Evri and Amazon don't offer this but you can nominate a safe place. Brits are very polite, especially with queueing and not wanting to offend. Except when critiqueing culture shock videos... If you're cold, put more clothes on. As for central heating, what you call a furnace we call a boiler. Radiators DO radiate heat. Perhaps you need to programme your heating system properly. And make sure there are no obstructions to radiators like sofas and curtains. The word ending 'shire' means county, which is an administrative division in the country. We never pronounce it shire, but it varies depending on where you live. In the north, its pronounced shurr ie Lancashurr, Yorkshurr. Down south irs more likely to be pronounced sheer. So Hampsheer, Bedfordsheer. To make it interesting, we have a type of horse called a shire horse. That IS pronounced the way all you North Americans do.

[@OodldoodlNoodlesocks]

Choosing to watch football on wedding day is a big red flag even in UK. I hope things go well for them.

[@danielgolding5897]

@09:32 She's sort of wrong. Pedestrians always have right of way, It would be illegal to purposely run somebody over. I think what she really means is where cyclists are to be given more room on the road. This is mentioned in the new Highway code for UK

[@gmdhargreaves]

May I suggest, and don't take this the wrong way but move the microphone closer to you when you speak so as not to sound so echoy? does that make sense but overall a fun video

[@marieparker3822]

Humidity in all parts of Britain exacerbates temperatures.

[@davidrhodes5245]

I really do not understand why Americans struggle with “Shire”....I mean they know how to pronounce it in “New Hampshire”.....I can only assume they have seen Lord Of The Rings and think that because Hobbits live in The SHY ER, that that’s how it must be in the UK too 😂😂..... It is not. It’s pronounced SHER as you say 🙂👍

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

Or like the singer Cher

[@janejohnstone5795]

Love English chocolate and the other foods...don't compare things to home...everything different.

[@ashyclaret]

I think you've been talking with too many middle class people, working class people would tell you direct. Also the working class make up the bulk of Britain.

[@jackholloway1]

Most people are middle class these days going by profession

[@marieparker3822]

Mistake: don't tell us things we know and take for granted, eg English pronunciation is not always predictable by the spelling. We know this. Water is wet. Who knew?

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

Cold , look at a world map and you'll see that the UK is nearly at the same latitude as Hudson Bay . Damp , like you said we are surrounded by water ie Atlantic Ocean , Artic Sea , North Sea and of course the English Channel. If you are feeling deep coldness may I say that you are dressing to look good ( and you do) and not the correct clothing for your health ie thermal clothing ???? The checkup on the car is because of a lot of deaths and injuries because people were driving bad vehicles plus more importantly the vehicle normally can't tell you it's dangerous on a lot of items were as your human and if you're not feeling too well you can phone for a doctor or ambulance. I'm afraid that in the UK we speak English not British ( also there will be a national language ) but there is a vast amount of accents you just have to tune your ear into them . The weather is effected by the fact that we are a set of islands in the Northern Hemisphere and the cold seas have a great effect on us , were as Africa , Asia and Australian the America s are vast land masses ( you can fit the UK 40 times in the USA ) so the land has extreme variations in those areas. This is the reason why we are renowned for taking about the weather , we will moan / grumble and complain but can't do anything about it so just carry on as normal because rain after all is just water , one thing that we do well is if there is just one ray of sunshine we'll que up to use it 😂😂

[@donmaddox8898]

Never had an annual health check in 70+years

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

I have one annually! Ever since I was 60

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Why would you presume your neighbour would open your post? You can have a check up as often as you request.

[@TheDailyDavies]

I think there has been a misunderstanding. i would never presume my neighbour would open my post.

[@AlexEwan1]

People don't usually for a check up or 'physical' as they call it in North America. I certainly don't. I only ever go see a doctor if I have an illness that I need advice on or prescription medication to cure.

[@StimParavane]

Get used to the use of understatement.

[@timsyer3540]

We hate soccer, but love football!!!!!

[@Morocco-m3s]

💚 Bonne chance et succès continu, si Dieu le veut 💚 Bonne chance et succès, si Dieu le veut 👍🌸 Super vidéo

[@TheDailyDavies]

Thank you!

[@stephendibnah1633]

You need to drink more tea!

[@AM-dz2sh]

You live in Bristol - That's why you feel cold/damp all the time! LOL

[@markhudson1887]

wtf