Northerner terrifies Londoners by saying "Hello"

A Northerner was apprehended by police in London today after walking around and saying "Hello" to strangers.

[@nohlinkamprath2505]

“Friendliness isn’t a crime until next year.” Close enough.

[@daisybrain9423]

Was this just recommended to you, too?

[@753238]

Makes you think about UPIC, nothing is an accident for all of it is crafted

[@mybutthasteeth1347]

Can we speed up the process

[@mohammedshamil1626]

Underrated

[@Shungabali]

🤣

[@kiwikiwi5944]

"I did not mean to be happy." That line broke my heart

[@mcnanatherapgod3206]

Kiwi Kiwi same tho

[@dreamerfrostbite2066]

Ha it's basically me

[@tortilla6960]

@@mcnanatherapgod3206 cute pp uwuw

[@baconsalad9743]

@@mcnanatherapgod3206 oh shit I read your name wrong

[@mcnanatherapgod3206]

Archyz Voidz thanks, I like yours too

[@charlottebudinger5695]

I was once a victim of the "friendly greeting" I'm still in counselling

[@anthonymatthews7193]

As a south Londoner add Gin to your counselling !

[@gavinmoretti3076]

I was helloed inappropriately a few years back and I'm only just finding the strength to talk about because of people like you sharing their experiences. Thank you

[@charlottebudinger5695]

@@gavinmoretti3076 we all need to look out for each other, stay strong

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@gavinmoretti3076 I'm a Northerner and I have to confess, I've said "hello" to six Londoners now, five of which hid in a doorway until I'd passed.

[@dr.science6966]

@@TonyEnglandUK just because you confessed doesn't mean you're innocent. I'm going to contact the authorities as soon as possible

[@bbking006]

When I had first moved to London, I dropped a "How are you?" to a stranger on the street to which they responded with a "No thank you." My feelings were slightly hurt.

[@johnp515]

No canvassing in the country, little crime and probably fewer weirdos. It’s no surprise that people in big cities are apprehensive about talking to strangers

[@milliethemoo]

I can understand that tbh and would probably react the same way or ignore you, not realising u were talking to me bc I wouldnt understand why someone ive never met would ask how i am. Dont take it personally some people just want to keep to themselves and not have to talk to anybody (me included)

[@cosmodusty]

BAHAHAH

[@cheman579]

@@milliethemoo yeah but up here in the north everyone says "alright" to each other. it's not even a conversation it's just an "alright" (well technically it's "oreyt" here cos i'm in yorkshure but u get me mush)

[@TC2290-wh5cb]

Only crazy people talk to random strangers in London. So their reaction is understandable.

[@sydperkins4083]

I’m Canadian. Once I held the door open for someone in New York and they looked genuinely shocked. It was weird.

[@calvinnickel9995]

Then there is the Canadian stand off. One Canadian on his way out holding the inner door for the other Canadian on his way in holding the outer door. After you! No, after you! I insist, after you! No... I insist, after you! If there’s ever a nation that will literally kill you with kindness, it’s Canada.

[@jonathanbowers8964]

The Midwest has their own version of the Canadian standoff if their are multiple doors in a row. Person 1 opens the door for person 2 who moves ahead to the next door to open it for person 1. If there is a third door in this series obligatory awkward small talk must begin. If there is a fourth door, the awkward politeness causes a rip in space-time sending everyone back to door one in an endless loop.

[@badereric]

this is cringe brother. I lived in new york. people will hold doors for each other. what is this "new yorkers are assholes" thing

[@sydperkins4083]

Eric B oh I wasn’t trying to say New Yorkers are assholes, I’m sorry if it sounded that way! I was just saying Canadians are a lot more accustom to holding doors open so there’s culture shock when you travel to the US and people don’t expect it, you know? I like New York a lot, the social conventions are just different between USA and Canada

[@sandipjawanda9252]

Calvin Nickel never seen that happen before but Canadians are really good at opening doors trust me I had mastered that skill since I was able to walk

[@minceroft3710]

"friendliness to strangers is not a crime until next year" if only this was posted in 2019

[@divyak9980]

I checked the date to see if it was!

[@robbiemeikle2919]

I don’t get it lmao

[@Hazel-xl8in]

Robbie Meikle pandemic

[@robbiemeikle2919]

Tommy hasn’t seen star wars yet oh yeah lmao, you can still be friendly though just keeping a distance.

[@cleodavatus1099]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who had this thought

[@sonyavincent7450]

I'm a New Zealander. I tried to say hello to a person on a train station in London and they actually flinched with fear. It was 1991 and I still remember it.

[@BBeowulf]

😂😂😂

[@peterclarke7240]

I like to imagine you were wearing a hockey mask and holding a bloodstained axe at the time, because you forgot to hide them when you got on the tube 😂 But seriously, I hate london. Such a grumpy place.

[@sonyavincent7450]

@@peterclarke7240 in that moment, for the very first time, I really understood what tourists meant when they say how friendly New Zealanders are. Till then i just assumed everyone was like that.

[@peterclarke7240]

@@sonyavincent7450 Sadly not. In the UK, for example, I'm fairly convinced that "near-crippling social anxiety towards strangers bordering on the aggressive unless they have a friendly dog who wants to let you pat him on the head and call him a good boy" is a defining national characteristic.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Lol- I'm from Brisbane and was on the Piccadilly line back to Heathrow when we were suddenly told to change trains on the way. I made a comment to another lady on the train who at 1st freaked right out, then we had a lovely chat all the way to Hounslow before she got off lol!

[@Pseudowolf]

This reminds me of a video of a Japanese woman talking about some culture shock when she visited Disney World in the US and an American child came up to her and complimented her hoodie. She was stunned for a moment because apparently just complimenting a stranger unsolicited is just not generally done in Japan & it took her a moment to realize what he doing.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

From what I've gathered with Japan, it seems like nobody talks to each other unless they are good friends or family, or co-workers / bosses. Most city folk in Japan seem wicked robotic and like they're only purpose is to work, and overwork. However, I follow Softypapa on KZbin, and he is an American that moved to Japan to teach English. His big thing was always going on nice walks and hikes in the rural mountains and countryside, and just about every stranger he came across was friendly, smiling, and would have short conversations with him before he moved on. Some would even give him helpful tips or directions. Much slower pace in the countryside.

[@chriswiddajonathan8941]

I see u watch the goddess herself too, eh? Good to see one of my kind here.

[@gabetalks9275]

Are you talking about when Hololive's Korone, Miko, Lui, and Flare visited Disney World recently? Because that exact thing happened to Korone.

[@Pseudowolf]

@@gabetalks9275 Yes, but I didn't use names for the benefit of people reading comments who may not know who that was.

[@intorsusvolo7834]

Terrifying, chilling, unimaginable.

[@seandearmond519]

I hope this story makes it okay for more "hello" victims to come forward.

[@rd6203]

💜💜💜

[@vanii7670]

😂

[@TonyEnglandUK]

I did once say hello to a stranger in London, thankfully he was from Yorkshire and he said hello back.

[@sammoreplay8210]

LOL

[@Randomness78]

#MeToo #HelloVictjm

[@theirmajesty8787]

"Friendliness to strangers won’t be a crime until next year" This aged like wine

[@ees3155]

no it aged like milk 🙂

[@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty]

@@ees3155 cheese is good. Goes well with the wine.

[@ees3155]

@@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty eh I'm not a huge cheese fan

[@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty]

@@ees3155 eh the only kind I like is cheddar. I also don't like wine, people just tend to combine the two a lot.

[@ees3155]

@@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty oh of course i got the joke lol I'm just tryna say that it's not a good thing that we can't talk to people face to face now 💀

[@artokiiskinen1058]

Meanwhile in Finland: "a sober man terrorized the neighborhood by acting happy and talking to strangers. While not drunk."

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Finland came 1st in "World's Happiest Countries" report by Forbes.

[@Balinux]

@@TonyEnglandUK They always finish first.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@Balinux That was way too clever. I hope it was deliberately clever and not accidentally clever.

[@pleaseenteranamelol711]

Hey buddy

[@lordofentropy]

A non-drunk Fin LOL

[@FinbarGallagher]

I'm from Australia and recently visited London, I'm used to walking around and giving a quick "G'day, how you goin'?" to randoms in the street and getting a: "Good thanks, mate, yourself?" In response. I did it instinctively in London and only got funny looks and people grabbing their bags more tightly thinking I was being creepy. I also visited Ireland on the same trip and everyone was so much more friendly.

[@oracle8589]

Ireland is boring af tho, couldn’t wait to get back home

[@mazdrpan4099]

This is clearly fake, proper strayan greeting is "gday awyerdoin" and proper response is "g'd m8 y'self?". I bet this guy doesnt even wear crocs.

[@FinbarGallagher]

@@mazdrpan4099 Nah, Nah, Cunt, I was just translating a bit so the pommies and seppos would know what the fuck I was on about, makin it accessible for the foreigners and all that, y'know? Anyway the sparkie's here now and I gotta get some GNs in the Esky for when he's finished, that's all he takes as payment.

[@deanchur]

Of course they were terrified, you're an escaped prisoner. (Aussie as well btw)

[@FinbarGallagher]

@@deanchur Yeah nah you're probably right ay, I've also got an Irish background so they probably thought I was in jail for terrorism

[@TheCraigy111]

I can confirm this is a northerner thing, I'm from Scotland, when I started dating my now wife who's from Teesside, we were walking around a park and everyone who passed us said 'morning' quite cheerfully. I was shocked because in Scotland when someone passes you in a park they stab you.

[@bricology]

^ underrated comment ^

[@ginamcgill7054]

@@bricology Mos def.

[@jays2877]

I wouldn't risk walking in a park in Teesside....

[@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333]

And you're Alive?! You'd actually do really well in one of those "Trapped in a Video/Computer Game" Horror Movies. You & your Wife would get All the Clues, Solve All the Mazes, Evade all the Traps & Win All the Death Games. You'd be Final Guy & Final Girl! Everyone else? Totally Dead!

[@kashashk]

Had us in the first half...haha!

[@kalicula7718]

"Ok, mate, you got a license for that greeting?"

[@Miles300s]

"You'll never take me alive!"

[@Miles300s]

@Sredni Vashtar Incorrect, "license" is a proper spelling

[@kalicula7718]

@Sredni Vashtar are you sure about that?

[@Miles300s]

@Sredni Vashtar Incorrect. In American English, the noun is spelt the same as the verb. Your nomenclature is specifically British English. You can use either convention (as I just did by using 'spelt' instead of 'spelled'), but saying that one way is definitively the only way does not work in this case. In your own words, _"Back to school for you."_

[@Miles300s]

@@kalicula7718 You're fine. He appears to be a linguistic purist.

[@phil8662]

This makes me want to visit London just so I can go around and say "Hello" to random people on the street.

[@dragontear1638]

You absolute monster. ... For best effect, make eye contact, affect a smile, maybe add the occasional 'and good day to you!'. No, I shan't take responsibility for the horrors this causes, I'm not terribly keen on London anyway.

[@colinmelling6369]

No please don’t . Saying hello to them will cause untold mental health damage.

[@jimb.7523]

"Hey, Steve! Did you see me make the news tonight?" "What did you do?" "Eh, just went around saying hello."

[@neodonkey]

If you *really* want to freak them out offer them a chocolate biscuit.

[@colinmelling6369]

@@neodonkey 😂🤣

[@RafaelReyes97]

In Southern America you hear life stories just standing in a grocery store.

[@SabeyAubriTeeAnaNaki]

This is the truth.

[@l.w.paradis2108]

In Los Angeles, I was in line at a small grocery store practically giving my friend a life story and the clerk didn't think we were together.

[@pichass9337]

like uruguay?

[@DaChaGee]

I hate that. I'm a Londoner

[@Ben4A]

Especially in Florida

[@LARA-jn8hb]

i’m from brazil and when i went to london i laughed at a cab driver’s joke and he gave me a free ride lol

[@Redrally]

London's Black Cabbies are the best. I'm glad you got to experience this!

[@anah.forrat]

Omg I'm also from Brazil, I hope to experience that one day... When I was like 10yo I went to Canada and it was my first time seeing snow, so I was happy af. I've always been a kid who smiles a lot, even to strangers, after all is so common here in BR. Some people looked me like I was on drugs or something lol

[@cybr69lol]

@@anah.forratwholesome comment

[@sushih3302]

@@anah.forrat haha This was wholesome and fun to read :p Thanks for sharing

[@miroslavmilan]

You should’ve asked for a city tour then 😋

[@sqwertt8605]

"friendliness to strangers is not a crime until next year" you're about 2 years to early

[@quinnfischer9624]

tew trew

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

This friendliness to strangers law coincides remarkably well to the implementation of Brexit.

[@ilebillybobjoe]

I don’t get it, explain

[@mirdav7954]

@@ilebillybobjoe oof. You an alien? Covid bruh

[@ilebillybobjoe]

@@mirdav7954 sorry I clicked ñ instead of l

[@Silentguy_]

I remember listening to a podcast where a London resident described someone saying “Hello” to him in America as if it was a hostage negation. He claimed that “In London, if someone you don’t know starts talking to you, you’re either getting mugged or arrested” What a city

[@iodboi]

This. This right here should be shown to all law enforcement officers in London. Bobbbies and what have you.. Ohh..wait..

[@hannahdyson7129]

It's worse outside of London in the South . Seriously

[@AnneDowson-vp8lg]

I'm a Northerner from Yorkshire. Some years ago, in the Tube station, a young man saw I was struggling with a suitcase and offered to help me. I was very reluctant as I'd been told London was full of pickpockets and thieves. 'I won't take it ' he said desperately. Bless him, he didn't. I've also been helped brilliantly by Black Cab drivers.

[@rumbarumba1]

Depends on who you say hello to Like in Trainspotting when the American says hi to Begbie and Co😂😂

[@luckygjv872]

Or a schizophrenic/nutter

[@fgconnolly4170]

In ireland people just randomly walk into each others houses just to "pop in" , imagine if that happened in London. It would be like a terrorist attack

[@thecreatorofpc7929]

That is honestly the best thing i have ever heard.

[@hehehe7303]

Maybe back in the 1980's, but defo not now. People have become more insulated.

[@bluesageful]

We do that in the southern U.S. as well!

[@Speed001]

@@bluesageful wow, where in the south?

[@xsuploader]

Where in ireland does this happen? Ive lived in ireland for almost 20 years and never seen this happen unless people already know each other.

[@jonos1497]

"Hello." *...and I took that personally.*

[@anthonymatthews7193]

Listen sonny I'm a south londoner, you want to keep your wallet!

[@ibovanced9657]

MJ !!!!😂😂😂

[@sophiasshook416]

ha

[@ryannjas]

And aiiih took that persnolly***

[@Brontosuchus]

"Hello." Is this like a personal attack or something?

[@zmbklr101]

"Friendliness to strangers will not be a crime until next year" This sounds pretty plausible for 2019 London.

[@roejogan8683]

I wonder how the news will announce it.....Lemme think- *BREXIT, BREXIT, BREXIT WILL KILL US ALL, BREXIT, BREXIT*

[@johnnythed1175]

Can't even flirt nowdays

[@darlingimscared]

@@johnnythed1175 we are well past that

[@joshfiore3423]

Hi, I'm from the future

[@sebastianstolz9214]

The right term would be Salam or Allah Akbar greeting from Germanistan

[@marygrant8715]

Years ago, I arrived in London from Canada to visit relatives. The whole time I was in London I was wondering "What's wrong with people? Why don't they talk to each other, or even look?" Then I got on a train to Chester and everything changed in a moment! "Can I help you get that baggage up on the rack, dearie?", "Where are you from?" etc. Finally, I'm in human land!

[@phatmonkey11]

I arrived in London from the US as a backpacker getting ready to travel around the UK. I slipped and fell in a very crowded Tube station with my heavy backpack on and didn't even have room to roll on my side to stand up. No one even looked at me, much less helped. I laid there like a f*ckin' turtle. Edit to say that wouldn't have happened in NYC - and I'm positive - I lived there.

[@marygrant8715]

@@phatmonkey11 That is TERRIBLE! I'm so sorry. I apologize on behalf of my ancestors.

[@mynamejeff4142]

That reminds me of a story told by a Japanese man where an elderly person fell on the tracks at the station and it was an American who rushed down to get him when all the Japanese stood watching.

[@danielaf1487]

I'm Italian and used to live in London - I stayed there for 4 years, in the early 2000s. Once, I fainted on the Tube. As I was losing my senses, lying on the floor of the carriage, I had a sense of people stepping around and over me and doing their very best to ignore me, though for all they knew I could be dying. When I came to, I found myself on a bench at a tube station, with a kind and concerned woman sitting next to me. It turns out, she was a visitor from Yorkshire who'd come to my aid while everyone else ignored me! She had carried me out of the train, offered to call an ambulance and had not left my side until I woke up. We spoke a little, she told me she was just visiting London and was absolutely shocked by the inhumanity of everyone just pretending to not see me. This was my experience of Northerners in London - so lucky I came across one that day!

[@mnm1273]

Most people will have seen you as a potential danger (the odds of a person collapsed on the floor being drunk or a druggy). Plus will have places to be. Big cities are often very harsh like that.

[@dxwallace55]

There's a saying for us Americans who travel to Europe, "Italians have warm hearts, the British are "cold fish" "....

[@djfearross4144]

There is lots of drunks on the train, it was probably innocent enough with people not wanting to disturb you. Just another day on the underground. I´ve witnessed drunks just going to sleep and piss themselves on a carriage full of people. Best to let sleeping ´drunks´ lie.

[@miguelurdaci7884]

You had a close call there my friend. She could have shown you photos of her family

[@t8283287]

Doesn't surprise me

[@thelord5895]

"I did not mean to be happy" 😂😂

[@markapple8631]

LMAO

[@imaginarychip4916]

How does this have 7k likes but 1 comment

[@xxxsoph]

As soon as I read this he said it, word by word as I read each word 😂 that sounds a bit weird but ok

[@lapizlapoppy]

LMAOO

[@theMark5445]

I liked this because of your name and profile pic🇩🇰

[@beanmachine917]

“Friendliness isn’t a crime until next year” all of us watching in 2020

[@thesquirtlebeach1117]

You posted this in 2021

[@skinnyfatz8483]

@@thesquirtlebeach1117 LOL

[@LuckerStomp]

Close enough

[@ciondub7713]

When you forget what year it is.

[@skinnyfatz8483]

@@ciondub7713 better than forgetting your age, i thought i was 31 then my mum was like nah youre 32 :(

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

It must be a universal constant that big cities have some of the most miserable people.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

It only makes sense. Humans were never meant to live SO separated from our environment. I have literally met a person who had lived in a huge city, and they told me that they had only ever seen a tree in person ONE FUCKING TIME!!!! Seriously. Edit: This person was almost 30 years old!!!!!!!

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

@@StrangeScaryNewEngland That explains a lot...still how do not see a tree for *that long?* It's almost comical.

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@firstnamlastnam2141 No clue. I can't even comprehend that, since I've always lived in or near wooded areas. I'm sure that same person had never seen a river, either.

[@GregsWorkshopOregon]

“Friendliness is not a crime until next year” Hahahaha

[@ingridsanchez9787]

Greg Stoll That line killed me. 🤣

[@ironici]

One more like for 1K let's go

[@castricv]

Its only funny because its so accurate and terrifying. Everything word wise is basically illegal in uk

[@thatssofetch3481]

castricv huh?

[@castricv]

@@thatssofetch3481 pretty self explanatory

[@trublgrl]

The laughs are recorded, because actual British people were only crying.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

...or thought it was a genuine news story... :)

[@Rameon]

Just London cried

[@Jamesharveycomics]

Only Londoners. Did you understand the sketch

[@lazyguitar8169]

@@Jamesharveycomics As a Londoner from around Kent- I am currently crying while drinking tea It's a mess

[@lemminggamez5794]

@@Rameon Nah this stung us northerners too.

[@waqqashanafi]

As a Canadian visiting London, I took a bus and luckily managed to find a seat despite the bus being absolutely full. I was seated next to the window with a 30-ish year old man sitting next to me reading a book. I made a little comment about something and he looked stunned and glared at me probably wondering if I was talking to him or just talking to myself - I repeated myself and he answered and we have a little conversation. After a few minutes, he told me that he'd been taking the same bus for 18 years and this was the first time somebody had talked to him.

[@JakobusVdL]

Jeez that is a sad tale. He'll probably go another 18 years before it happens again

[@samuelpinder1215]

@@TonyEnglandUK I'd say the north has a more traditional culture as it hasn't been blended with other cultures as much as it has in london and so have a similar sense of humour to the ones that went to canada all those years ago

[@dusantrifunovic2047]

and then the president flew thru the window and gave you a trophy and then everyone clapped

[@bait5257]

@@dusantrifunovic2047 well you see Dusan, other people really do touch grass and interact with other people.

[@dusantrifunovic2047]

@@bait5257 you're right, no one would EVER be so miserable as to make up a whole (poorly made) story about something in their life for internet points as their own is so empty and lonely, everyone with an IQ over 90 who took longer than 10 seconds to read this comment realizes its generic made-up bullshit, almost like a copypasta

[@LupaDomina]

When I worked in London a few decades back I used to have a laugh thanking people for making way for me and saying hello. The expressions on some peoples faces were priceless and made my day. However the most glorious moment was a young lad who gave up his seat for me because he thought I was pregnant (I didn't have the heart to tell him I was bloated from gas due to a medical condition). He was so proud of himself, I thanked him profusely and told him he was a credit to his family. He positively glowed. Bless. 😂

[@MysticalJessica]

I give up my seat for the elderly, women, children and sometimes to men who are really tired. Basically to anyone who has a problem standing unless I am sick or smth.

[@martinrushton3341]

In the 1980s I went down to London from Tyneside. Seeing a heavily pregnant female get on the tube I naturally stood up to offer her my seat. I was pushed back down by a hand in the chest and told "sit down you chauvinist pig". Made me realise the difference between north and south of Watford Gap.

[@zimriel]

definitely have to give up the seat to someone with gas. should probably give up the whole car

[@LupaDomina]

@@zimriel it would have been wise in my case 😂

[@stephenreeds3632]

​@MysticalJessiThe only time I was offered a seat... I'm a 70+ man....was by a South East Asian lad. It was clearly out of respect for my age. I was delighted and took the seat. A Londoner wouldn't have given a s***. In Liverpool on buses full of school children I've never been offered a seat and have never witnessed an older person being offered, so maybe it's not just Londoners.

[@hahanamegobrrr6667]

"hello" "stay right where you are I'm calling the cops"

[@hollyg7346]

Cops?

[@valentiasluv]

Holly G police 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@dragnarok4286]

Every interaction in GTA V

[@pizza9467]

Can someone please explain everything to me. Not a single clue about this joke, seriously i dont understand why.

[@pyeltd.5457]

Holly G gavers or gaff

[@doggo1098]

I love how the British are so self deprecating.

[@ryanhughes6405]

At least they do it with Horner

[@stardust4001]

@I honestly couldn't care less tbh Probably meant honour

[@RivenEnjoyer6897]

@@ryanhughes6405 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horner%27s_method

[@ryanhughes6405]

@@RivenEnjoyer6897 sorry i don't know how to spell for shit lol

[@ryanhughes6405]

@@stardust4001 yep

[@oddaardvark7733]

As a northener I can confirm that we do indeed headbutt each other. It's actually quite a common pub game.

[@rhuephus]

after a few stouts, that's kinda natural .. especially when you're also stumbling ..

[@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333]

Hmmm. OK. Is that Before or After the super-friendly "Hello"?

[@turbo8628]

@@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333 before or after? That IS the hello

[@zackc3368]

Round my way we call it "Kirby Kiss"

[@personontheinternet6525]

in college me n a mate used to nut each other wait no i'm not saying that on the internet, HEADBUTT each other to say hello.

[@singingway]

As an American in Seoul, I wore a big badge which identified me as a Teacher. Then everyone felt comfortable practicing their English by talking to me, it was friendly and wonderful! If I took the badge off, I got very few conversations.

[@happyhappy5829]

Seoul or all the big Korean cities is pretty much like London. You say hi to a stranger and you’ll get the look

[@SnowCrasher]

Imagine the horrors if a Canadian was set loose in London!

[@elliepurser5735]

SnowCrasher someone from the southern usa

[@MrDylsha]

Or someone from straya or nz

[@hystericmysteric]

I'm Canadian and I asked two ladies a question in London. I immediately felt terrible afterwards that I bothered them.

[@oj3511]

I’m from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and everyone here greets each other on the street. I reckon an especially enthusiastic Canadian would severely terrorist London

[@parkchimmin7913]

o j Canadian: Hello! The weather’s nice today, wouldn’t you agree, eh? Londoner: **runs away** AHHHH!!! Canadian: Sorry for scaring you away, eh. **cries**

[@Wandering_Redneck]

As an American from "the south" I would have been arrested and started an international crisis. We even wave at people from our cars 😂😂😂

[@Kryptnyt]

Ohioan here, was scolded as a child for waving at people

[@goodnight2931]

I do that too, especially as a kid, & I'm from northern England

[@blabla-eb8wm]

@@Kryptnyt really?? I'm in Ohio too! I used to talk to everyone in the bus as a child!

[@ekaterinabalderdash1274]

Northern American (Minnesota). We smile and say hi to everyone we pass. Smile at drivers of other cars. Offer to carry things for people. Hold doors open for other people. All sorts of suspicious behavior.

[@basilmybeloved7170]

As a southern american i agree

[@sebastianmelmoth9100]

I was once called “love” by a northerner and nearly wet myself in alarm.

[@paulacawan]

im not from the uk but when i went to Bristol for my study, so many ladies in their 40-50s called me love like "you alright love?". in the supermarket, at the cafe, in the shops etc. i thought it was a norm in the uk for old ladies to be greeting strangers with love

[@halwa9528]

@@paulacawan I studied at bristol too, everybody is friendly as hell tbh

[@alexcockburn8975]

I live in the north and worked in retail there. I called all ladies 'love' and men 'mate'. And i'd get called love and mate back. The funny situation was when a guy forgetting I was a bloke because most retail staff are female called me 'love'. I'd just reply "Not a problem darling." It always caused a laugh with him and the queue.

[@Faxy95]

@@alexcockburn8975 Mate that sounds just like here in Aus haha

[@geoffpoole483]

@@alexcockburn8975 In parts of the north it's common to address everyone as "love", in a similar rfrain to calling someone "mate". I'm from Suffolk where we're reserved rather than unfriendly and I remember a lorry driver asking me for directions and saying, "Thanks, love".

[@petesmith9472]

There is truth in this. Sometimes if I’m in a particularly cheery mood I’ll smile at people and they smile back. My daughter told me it’s because they think I am “simple”.

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Your daughter's bloody right. Smiling means either you're slow or you want to harm me.

[@EllipticalReasoning]

@@bloodfiredrake7259 You might need a psychiatrist

[@killswitch6361]

@@bloodfiredrake7259 That's such a sad way to live.

[@yipperson2974]

sounds like the sort of thing a daughter would say

[@BobTheBuilder-l9d]

@@bloodfiredrake7259 The fact you actually believe this and 11 people liked your comment is very very disturbing you sad pathetic creature.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

I used to be a bus driver, for many years I had no end of fun greeting passengers with a VERY enthusiastic "Good morning"; 9/10 of them completely forgot where they were going and stumbled over buying their tickets. Now I am retired and have more time, I make a point of being friendly to traffic wardens and the homeless community, you should see their reactions.

[@studiousboy644]

nice

[@Jupa]

This is an excellent point to make, and it is true. I often did it and started from when I was like 17 when I began driving and exploring the world/meeting more girls in life and decided I could use my youthful rebelliousness and go against the grain and actually be friendly and what would be considered overtly expressive 'Hellos!' and 'Thank you very much have a loveday sir/miss etc. etc. to people like bus drivers (In fact, strangely, I don't remember a time I never actually said thank you to a bus driver after boarding and tapping my card), McDonald's workers, waiters, traffic wardens, police constables (though I was raised to not particularly like them) etc. etc. But it had a pronounced effect; the people who were shy and caught off would just muster whatever they could and just shrink inside their shell or something, the people who are receptive of it (often service people/homeless/elderly people) are actually really grateful and it makes your day as much as it might make their day. Before it was just a fun / non-harmful way to just interact with people, I'm 24 now and I still do it almost without thinking. It's just part of my personality. And I wouldn't even say I'm an extrovert or anything, quite the opposite, my friends just see it as a silly quirk I made a habit out of but I prefer it that way. It often compels you to smile and go about yourself more confidently anyway, which I'm all for. Smiling technically uplifts your mood anyway so it goes hand in hand with my born and bred Londoner blues. And yes I'm a Londoner to the very foundation of my being. Always have been since 1997, which probably is very young to someone like yourself but I do positively identify with being a Londoner more than any other part of my Britishness. I can see how if everyone went about the way I do it will caused a mass hysteria, but for the few who like to experience something new and always rewarding in their daily lives I do genuinely recommend it. Be excellent to each other, that's all.

[@janej813]

@@Jupa Being warm and kind to others is God's Gift. Keep it up!

[@personontheinternet6525]

alot of those homeless people are not homeless, homeless people dont have time to sit around beggin so they can get there crack n smack n if that doesnt work they just suck eachother off to get the stuff. trust me. dont give em any money.

[@paclaire2449]

@@SludgeManCometh please tell me you’re joking

[@adrih8694]

"where friendliness to strangers is not a crime until next year" me, looking at the date this was posted: you're about... 2 years to early.

[@TakenRaven]

As of right now I wouldn’t be surprised if this actually becomes a news story

[@stubmytoe]

Late*

[@Hellwyck]

*too early

[@Angel_Underscore]

Wait, what the fuck is going on over there?

[@NIGGASGANG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYnRYmCLq62Eqck 😂😂

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

To these people, Canadians must be the scariest thing ever conceivable

[@cantflyforshit]

HELLO BUDDEY?

[@Neags]

toronto is slowly turning into the same as london. the rest of canada I agree

[@propio2957]

Minnesota is basically south Canada in this respect

[@desolator4662]

Man now imagine Asians, Just casually invite you to their house and cooking a food for you lol

[@dubuyajay9964]

Canada was their most infamous levies in World War I.

[@suzyq4982]

I used to work for a hotel chain in Liverpool and the amount of Londoners who were shocked at the friendliness of scousers were pretty much all of them .. they liked the openness and warmth ❤

[@pedrojuan8050]

Northerner : "Hel-" Londoners: "Stay back! I have a belt and I'm not afraid to hang myself"

[@ИванСтаростенко-л4ш]

😂

[@torey4322]

Lmao this comment went a totally different direction than I thought it would’ve 😂🤦‍♀️

[@alvaboy4982]

Filthy Frank

[@alvaboy4982]

Filthy Frank

[@benjaminlalrinfela]

😂🤣

[@nigefal]

I am from Ireland and over in Ireland it is normal to nod to random strangers if eye contact is made. Was wandering around London doing my normal nods. Some people blanked me. Others started walking faster! Completely freaked me out. I was worried I was nodding wrong. Had I forgotten how to nod? Only person who nodded back was a woman in a wheechair. When I got back to Ireland I was nodding left, right and centre. Thankfully it was the Londoners who were the problem as my nodding powers did not desert me.

[@etheridescence]

*nods* Jesus, just a nod and they acted weird? I'd nod at you!

[@helenw8520]

I'm from the north west. Moved to London in 1988, got told by my friend's boyfriend that I shouldn't talk to people in London. I just carried on. Lived in the East end, they were ok, same as us northerners but not so in London itself.

[@johnw2026]

Here in the southern U. S. not only do we nod at complete strangers, we wave at them driving up the road. If I meet another car on the country road where I live, it's normal for us to wave at each other, whether we've seen each other or not! 🙂

[@izmirs.]

Wow that's awfully depressing. It's a lot more different in my area.

[@weekendwankere69]

This comment gets a nod from me:)

[@АлександрБолбат-ы1у]

The laughter in the background is helpful. Without it I would take it seriously.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

best comment, least likes. no wonder why you needed the laughs.

[@Kmn2]

Александр Болбат then you need to go get a sense of humour mate

[@cnat_sepll]

r/whoosh

[@alangould1465]

Александр Болбат When I read the title,I thought it was serious? After all,Muslims do threaten and attack people with cameras and phone cameras because they hate any kind of filming done near them. Same in other parts of Britain.

[@cnat_sepll]

Could you link something to show this? Preferably a reliable news article as all the Muslims in my area are nice people

[@MrSircharles05]

If it wasn't for the laugh track, I would've thought this was real

[@dimitriev7]

T H I S :)

[@tejasnair3399]

The true hero of Naruto u tard?

[@swagingexo_osh8487]

The true hero of Naruto saaamee

[@lakshana.3488]

@@krashd Can you calm the fuck down and stop calling others 'cunt'? Since when did parents allow 11 year olds to use KZbin? Clearly they don't know how to comment-

[@yyyyyy427]

@@lakshana.3488 ahah agreed. Fucking kid lol

[@computerjantje]

The sad thing is there is some truth in this. I recognize the same in my country. I lived in a small village for a long time and forgot you don't greet strangers without a reason in the city. So when I accidentally did, they looked at me with a mix of fear and awkwardness like: "Do I know you?". So it is not just London. On the other hand, I have to add that when I was 13 years old (some 40 years ago) my parents took us to London and while we were standing in the city looking at our roadmap, a typical English man in black suit and suitcase stopped and asked if he could help. I'll never forget that moment. Made me love the UK right away.

[@a6517]

Grew up in a city in an Asian country. It is also considered to be creepy to talk to complete strangers (and I still don't get why greeting strangers on the street is a gesture to be friendly, sorry). Not to mention helping people with their suitcases or buggy in general( useless if they ask or really struggle). So when I move to London and studied, I find it super comfortable or even freer in a sense. Cuz in London everyone just happily minds their own business no matter what kind of outfit you are wearing, food you eating on the tube and always happy to help you with your suitcases. I felt completely respected for my time, space and mood but I get support when needed.

[@LewDanLascivious8276]

Northerner: Hell...Oh!.... Londoner: I don't want none of your HELL! 😂

[@ja-qk4vd]

Don't think many, any? typical English men left in London nowadays.

[@PiousMoltar]

@@ja-qk4vd Especially the type of typical English man who was around 40 years ago. Not many of them left anywhere.

[@skyworm8006]

@@a6517 I think it's friendly because you acknowledge eachother, or sort of include them, and set them at ease, kind of showing them you are approachable and considerate of them. Of course, it means you could actually start a conversation and get to know a stranger too, or get help easily, if they feel inclined. But that interpretation probably depends on social norms and would not apply to places where you don't do this, would have the opposite effect. This is just my thinking but London is maybe notable because it's sort of mid-way between the set of norms, people do understand, there is some expectation of politeness (hence this sketch), but they also don't do it, so it only makes it more awkward when someone does. I get why people in big cities would not want it though. Because it may be unpleasant or dangerous.

[@zavionsteel2349]

Watching British comedy as an American is like watching interdimensional cable.

[@Dimlights374]

*flips the channel* Ooh-wee welcome to fake doors factory

[@Eagle-eye-pie]

Ants in his eyes Johnson is the man.

[@endergirl1421]

Yes, yes it is

[@markoscream8466]

Watching British comedy as a Serb is like trying to figure out what 2+2 is while you try to touch your nose with your tongue

[@hwasaismamamoosmaknae2400]

As an asian, i too feel the same way

[@matthewjones9565]

As a Northerner who lived in central London I can attest that this is far more accurate than people may think. I remember getting the tube to work every morning at the same time and because it was so early there was only ever me and another bloke on the platform every day. After a few months of this one day I said "Good morning" to him and he looked at me like I'd just landed from another planet. This is the case all over London.

[@athythsuthakaran8477]

imagine being a northerner, could never be me

[@AeolianMusica]

So so true. I found it quite unnerving to be honest.

[@shroomiestshroom3655]

@@athythsuthakaran8477 you'd have to be English first XD

[@jjdecani]

And that's how we like it. I was born and raised in Grimsby, and it was sheer hell. I came to London to get away from you monsters. Don't talk to me. Don't look at me. I do not care about you, or your miserable life, and I do not want you to care about me or mine. Stay in Rotherham. STAY IN ROTHERHAM.

[@ibnu9969]

@@jjdecani wow that was harsh. So is it actually true that Londoners despise hospitality?

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

"I apologize if I offended anyone. I did not mean to be happy." Something about that just feels so... relevant right now.

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

@@loxeresczech439 That's the joke. ;3

[@351cleavland]

It seems that way because you are soooooo pensive!

[@meghan7547]

Can't be happy today in the USA.. someone will hate you for it just like they will hate you for being free. Sad times both government and media have created.

[@andrewasimovic8650]

1984

[@anthonysach]

You can be happy, just don't show it.

[@kerryburns6041]

I'm a Northerner, now an immigrant in southern Spain, where it is normal when entering an enclosed space, a shop or bar or waiting room, to exchange greetings with those already there, and to say adios when leaving. I like this very much, it makes me feel included and welcome. If you happen to make eye contact with a passer-by, a "Buenas Dias" is often exchanged. I´ve been here since 2016, and as soon as people realised I was a resident, not a tourist, I found myself in a much warmer social climate. Post covid, handshakes are coming back and I can kiss my female friends on both cheeks (I know what you´re thinking but we don´t go THAT far ...). Here we lose our external roughness, like pebbles in a bag, in London it's more like rats in a sack.

[@grasmereguy5116]

_I can kiss my female friends on both cheeks (I know what you´re thinking but we don´t go THAT far ...)_ Which cheeks do you mean? (Just being cheeky.)

[@iodboi]

Rats in a sack was brutal.

[@kerryburns6041]

@@iodboiLike I said, I'm a Northerner, it just comes naturally. England is so London-centric, yet London bears no more resemblance to the rest of England than Amsterdam does to Holland. To spare your sensitivities and hopefully ameliorate my brutality, perhaps I should just say that seen from Europe, the sun doesn't shine out of the Thames Estuary. Indeed, something entirely different emanates from there.

[@kiwitrainguy]

...or maybe it was just, accurate.@@iodboi

[@iodboi]

​@@kiwitrainguy Either ways, rats in a sack have a lot of fighting spirits and some fighting space. I can't say that about humans in packed trains/tubes/buses and what have you.

[@AlisonChrista]

As a Midwestern American who has visited London several times, I felt the northerner’s pain.

[@jwadaow]

Your acts of aggression shall not go unpunished.

[@horrorfreaklondon3037]

Loooking like you do i doubt anyone was nasty to you!

[@Sphere723]

As a fellow Midwesterner, I feel that. I did not understand that being nice is form of insult everywhere else. But because I am a Midwesterner I will adapt to please those around me. I will not ask how you are doing, I will not ask where you are from.

[@TlalocW]

I too am an American midwesterner but more of an asshole, but I understand our traditions of being nice and greeting strangers and wish to weaponize these traits on a visit to London.

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@TlalocW you scumbag, you people make me sick to the stomach.

[@littleman6493]

Londoner: Makes eye contact Northener: So you have chosen *Greeting*

[@DiamantisHell]

Nice

[@AmbyrRavyn]

Nice

[@snakm]

🅱️ice

[@FaisalAkbarID]

😂

[@yosemite963]

🅾️ice

[@Szaam]

I'm from the Midlands and one of the first times I was in London I asked a guy if I was on the right train, and I've never seen such panic in one individual.

[@slaem9009]

Szaam As a person who's been asked, it's a heady mix of panic, amnesia and fear. The doors are about to close, I've forgotten all the tube stations including the one we're in right now, and I don't want to be stuck with someone in an enclosed space after they realise I've given them the wrong directions.

[@mokkaveli]

Bibli Ophile haha yeah this is true. We pride ourselves on memorising public transport lines, so when someone asks you for directions, it's very stressful, especially when it's sudden

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Szaam i asked people for help in london on a number of occasions (directions, which tube to take) and everyone was nice. I do have an american accent though.

[@tabletoparcade4203]

mokka Why would anyone feel the need to give a definitive answer? Why not just say- I'm not sure, or don't know altogether?

[@mokkaveli]

Taffy Apple Gaming I literally said why

[@lishayost144]

I'm an introvert from the US, and I approve this message.

[@lishthefish1423]

American version: Southerner terrifies New Yorkers by saying “Hello”

[@stormwatcher1299]

Hayulow!

[@lishthefish1423]

Stormwatcher when I pronounced it in my head, I could only think of Goofy’s voice😂

[@SEATACx]

Howdy*

[@goliathtigerfishes]

As a New Yorker this is 100% accurate lol

[@cornyhole]

@Band&Marvel Geek I'll boil crawfish

[@hatink4319]

Extrovert: "Hello!" Introvert: "I have pepper spray! STAY BACK!"

[@exo_nct_wayv_redvelvet]

introvert is more like "just minding my own business, don't notice me" lol

[@xhappyponyxwasmyoldname1395]

Ambivert: ...stonks... (I hope someone gets this lmao)

[@dorionite1378]

Omnivert: "The fuck you want?"

[@buckplug2423]

Misanthrop: Fuck off wanker.

[@simsim2159]

Thats me with spray

[@1_f_f_4_h]

"I apologise if I offended anyone. I did not mean to be happy." Well damn, this hit hard.

[@ryuuthefrog3775]

The last two years been wackass

[@Lulu_o7]

Twitter in a nutshell lol

[@ifrahjama2215]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eimaniffah3669]

Lmao we have a same name

[@1_f_f_4_h]

@@eimaniffah3669 ayyy hello bestie

[@colinmccarthy7921]

I am a Geordie,and I am proud of it.I have never had unfriendliness shown to me.Howay my Lads and Lasses.❤️🙏🏻❤️

[@ZekuChanU]

Scary person in a haunted house: "BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Englishman: -_- Scary person in a haunted house: "Hello" Englishman: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@SoakieCat]

YO WTF, EXCUSE ME WHAT'D U JUST SAY? HOLD ON I GOTTA GET OUTA HERE

[@avo1590]

did you just say... hello? omg NOOOOOOO

[@loading2112]

So Casper took place in England. That's why the people were so terifird when he greet them.

[@liltingsun9485]

Its not Englishmen just Londeners lmao

[@lukedocherty2855]

I don’t think you got the skit did you

[@willlexie]

Canadian, Japanese and New Zealander: “What should we do?” “Keep being nice?” “Keep being nice.”

[@sydneygrace3745]

And American Midwest and Southerener 💗

[@yourguyforham4216]

@I like Potatoes ok was about to believe you but then you said you met nicer people in jersey

[@marcusdayungg2110]

Your guy for ham you’ll probably meet the nicest people in California. And that’s not saying much.

[@minepose98]

What, Japan is famously an introverted mess

[@AzureScintillae]

Fun Fact: Canadians are brutal in the world wars.

[@Catalina._]

The most hated song in London : Hello - Adele

[@ryancrucena755]

XD

[@braceleerohith]

Hahahaha

[@xanadustudios2586]

No, Adele's from London, so it's fine. They only fear for their lives if a Northerner says "Hello."

[@Gabagooul]

What about Lionel Richie - Hello ?

[@xanadustudios2586]

@@Gabagooul He's not even from the United Kingdom (He's from Alabama), so that, too, would be OK.

[@malakai651]

As a true blooded Yorkshire man who has visited London I have to say that it's absolutely correct, I feel almost like an alien. It's like they are in a world of their own, nice though to get back to the civilisation of Yorkshire.

[@MovieSeriesClips]

*"I did not mean to be happy"* Being himself was a crime

[@V01DIORE]

Ages ago now but no, talking to people without warranted reason was the crime.

[@dank_memes_101]

Not until next year

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

I use the same station on my way to work... it's just chilling to think that had I got there 5 minutes earlier I could have become a victim of this sick and twisted individual.

[@hiko73]

Count your lucky stars....

[@verygay7965]

Damn 🅱️ thank god u weren't a victim

[@Dannyboyy86]

The angels are lookin out for u...

[@angryoldfatman]

I've heard that in America they actually condone this sort of barbarity. It's rumored that IN BROAD DAYLIGHT these miscreants will WAVE SLIGHTLY and GREET you, as if they were dragging their knuckles on the ground earlier that day.

[@jbratton2598]

+angryoldfatman I know it's really annoying it happens everyday. If it isn't the stupid hello good day to you it's got to be some bloody rubbish concerning the weather .

[@sidbid1590]

So basically, London is an introvert's paradise?

[@eijazhussain7170]

Yep. We are all antisocial here

[@rezapishkar3181]

@Vijay Surya why are u butthurt?

[@terra_the_nightingale135]

Vijay Surya it’s almost like... there’s different cultures and races in different places... did you know a Muslim can be a Londoner? Or even an American! The world is strange indeed innit? Ah but what a great diverse world we live in, ya so nice to have such good people interact and mingle in different places, right? That’s what a good life sounds like, and a wonderful look on life! It’s okay you didn’t know, we all learn new thing everyday! Have a wonderful day my friend! ❤️

[@MikeHesk742]

@Vijay Surya What dumb people from other countries dont understand is that Britian isnt some failed european state trying to protect the borders to contain what little they've managed to hang onto, Britain is a post-imperial nation that used to own 1/4 of the world and funnels all the talent and skilled individuals in from those former colonies to this day. The modern happy-clappy interpretation of "let's all hold hands and celebrate our differences" is a very new concept, the older concept of British nationalism is something more akin to the Roman Empire which is to make all the people from all the corners of the world we encounter work for Britain, force our values on them and profit. They benefit from a wealthy and secure society, the country benefits from their efforts, and the philosophers can wax lyrical about how we're spreading civilisation to the masses. We pretend otherwise but the model really hasnt changed in 200 years, and that's no bad thing. I wouldnt expect anyone from a weak country to understand, just focus on protecting your genepool and let the grownups play lol.

[@cosmobane6995]

*Depressed

[@gabriel62]

"I apologize if I offended anyone. I did not mean to be happy." Twitter, in a nutshell

[@Cairo40000]

Twitter users preach all about equality and understanding but God forbid if you have remotely right leaning political beliefs and God help you If you're white or male...

[@malcolmjenkins3585]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Lcq6Kfiq56fdU

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@Cairo40000 True, it's really hard being a white male, I'm so oppressed all the time!

[@Cairo40000]

@@johnmartinez7440 You're probably being sarcastic so I'm just going to say that no y'all aren't being oppressed but people on the internet WANT you guys to be oppressed

[@d.esanchez3351]

@@Cairo40000 I love that XD classic "I want respect and free speech for everyone except if they think different from me" Besides that i don't get them. I'm white male and heterosexual and I haven't got any privilege in my mail yet. I assume that's because I'm Mexican but still, i have meet Mexicans who are catalogued as whites because we'll... They're white skinned. So yeah I'm still waiting for my money bitches and grades >:c

[@bimscutney1242]

As an American it’s now on my bucket list to go to London and be as friendly as possible.

[@f_USAF-Lt.G]

Be ready for the onslaught of "So, your Canadian then?"😁

[@Supreme_Lobster]

@@f_USAF-Lt.G i mean, if you are not pulling a gun 3 seconds after meeting, you are not a true American Hero

[@ender4344]

as a non-American it is also on my bucket list to go to London and be as friendly as possible

[@ender4344]

SkaterBlades noted

[@athythsuthakaran8477]

listen you can come to london, but don't come near south east London, you wont survive it. Also I'm in the southeast and I don't want to have another person to see across the street, stare at for too long, and then walk away really fast

[@voken1380]

I remember something a comedian said once “London is amazing cause there is just this air of hatred, everyone hates everyone equally”😂😂😂

[@stevennicol1659]

Lmao so true

[@Sillimant_]

Live just outside London. Can confirm it's here as well

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Yeah, I'm a Londoner, can verify that one. But I don't think it was a comedian, I think it was our mayor who with pride stated that. A bit like the JFK classic "Ich bin eine Berliner!".

[@yanderegirl0666]

This is true. Except the tourists and non locals. Souce: been to London

[@howardchambers9679]

@@yanderegirl0666 if you want to make Londoners talk to you, go up an escalator on the left. Thay can be quite chatty if you do this

[@jeffdwyer6105]

I visited London 10 years ago and I saw so many people looking unhappy . I was walking down the street when a man crossed right in front of me while looking at his cellphone , he yelled at me and called me a bloody yank . I had much better results in Ireland

[@k.mswain2228]

*Canadians laughing in the distance* *Americans quivering in fear*

[@Laetu]

Lemme correct you: *Canadians laughing in the distance* *New Yorkers, Californians, and People from Chicago crying* *The South watching in confusion as they try to approach said spooked Northerners*

[@Evman95]

Southern hospitality - Dixie land is the nicest place on Earth. ^_^

[@okiokipo]

*Latin Americans wheezing in the background*

[@jamesallen5591]

Uh, no. You have a provincial 'knowledge' of America.

[@Fezcon]

Also, *Saint Johners hysterically laughing at the stupidity of Londoners*

[@leopartanen9431]

These Londoners are like stereotypical Finns, love it 😂 "An introverted Finn looks at his shoes when talking to you; an extroverted Finn looks at your shoes.”

[@stevebrown3559]

I like that! I have quite a few Finnish friends, so I know exactly what you mean! As a Londoner living in the US, I'll have to use that myself!

[@BlackCat-vf7th]

But would you ask everyone ''How are you?'' as a greeting and not expect to hear how they really feel? I don't think so.

[@BlackCat-vf7th]

Would you also be arrested for saying ''Hello'' to people in Finland, would they feel attacked and endangered and you would be made to publically apologize for it in Finland too? I don't think so.

[@leopartanen9431]

@@BlackCat-vf7th No.

[@erynwald2164]

I think I might have to move to Finland! 😁

[@frishhawk]

I'm a Canadian, and I've visited London a couple of times. It's common here to greet people and share a smile, even though they're strangers. I said hello to a man in the hotel elevator, and he pressed himself against the wall to try and get further away from me.

[@nickfamous]

Frish Hawk I’m Canadian too! Are people really like that down there? That’s too bad, give them a taste of their own medicine then

[@eleveneleven572]

This makes me laugh. Americans must live in a constant state of terror kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqvClpyemrh0j8k

[@freethinker424]

Hello!

[@danielshaw7414]

I agree. I am from Leeds and I greet people usually. I went to Alberta (Edmonton, Calgary and the Rockies) during the winter and I was greeting everybody and it was nice to engage with people from all walks of life. I feel like some in London can be 'closed off', rather sad really.

[@Mbeepyd]

Haha! I live nearer south and didn't know Londoners are actually like that, I thought it was just on public transport

[@petrolhead88uk71]

Some years back I used to work in various sites around the UK and I can categorically say that generally speaking people in London were more rude than anywhere else. I once had to do some work in a London hospital and there was a lady with crutches and a leg in a cast and even doctors wouldnt hold the door open for the poor lady, simply pushing their way through the crowded hallways. She looked astonished when I open the door and said "after you love" lol. London.....

[@jessg4898]

It’s funny how different cultures are to be honest. I was at a bus stop one time and this man was looking at me so I smiled because I just thought that it’s a nice thing to do but then the guy misinterpreted it and thought that I was interested in him and tried to chat me up...I was terrified...

[@digitalmediafan]

He was looking at you because he either thought you looked odd which i doubt or mostly probably he fancied you so when you smiled he thought ding ding...this is my chance !

[@jessg4898]

digitalmediafan 😂😂 oh dear

[@digitalmediafan]

@@jessg4898 men are so desperate for attention

[@_vair_]

digitalmediafan it’s almost like it’s in their biological nature or something.

[@yogurLAPIZ]

That's sometimes happens to me, but I start talking about politics and everything is okay. XD

[@gthegadgetguy9703]

my mom once got into a 20 minute conversation with a complete stranger at the grocery store after one of them mumbled something about beans being overpriced. they werent even talking to anyone when they said it. it was just them talking to themself. and they got into a TWENTY MINUTE LONG CONVERSATION over it. They started with prices of beans and ended with the story of my mom's entire childhood. she didnt even mention beans while talking about er childhood. i almost cried. i literally cannot imagine a place where people dont just normally say good morning to strangers while walking around outside.

[@theturniptress805]

your pfp

[@gthegadgetguy9703]

@@theturniptress805 ed gremlen

[@theturniptress805]

@@gthegadgetguy9703 amazing. marvelous.

[@gthegadgetguy9703]

@@theturniptress805 he eats human ears

[@theturniptress805]

@@gthegadgetguy9703 ah okay

[@whyruhere3254]

Shhh... Adele “hello” song killed 200 million ppl. We got a national killer

[@damianovargas]

Ugh, I can't believe that monster can walk free after all the traumas she caused while a good person goes to jail for 10 years for smoking weed. I pray for all of Adele's poor hello victims.

[@JotaC]

At least she did say hello from the other side. So nobody listened to her.

[@whyruhere3254]

@@JotaC lmao

[@cm07yt21]

Adele is from London too 💀

[@mielmiranda6329]

@@cm07yt21 Dang, what a traitor

[@FinalFaith]

This hits so hard. I greet people all the time and many people act like I’ve just threatened them, grunt at me or just ignore me completely. It’s fairly surprising when someone actually greets me back.

[@KwikBR]

so you just say hello to random people??

[@nerdyali4154]

Considering how many people the average Londoner passes in a day can you blame them for not greeting each other? People who insist on doing it are considered self-centered and inconsiderate.

[@CB-so8xd]

@@KwikBR That's how you meet people, yeah

[@KwikBR]

@@CB-so8xd that's weird

[@kkngd391]

​@@KwikBR Hi

[@Hugs_4_Bugs_]

Oof they would hate the US. In the south, strangers will call you all kinds of stuff like honey, babe, dear, love, etc. But it's not in a flirting way, it's just how they talk. I was at a Walgreens once walking by and brushed against an old black woman on accident so I turned and said "sorry" and she was like "thas okay, baby". I was like damn O_o that's comforting lol

[@terminalfrost3645]

That is the same as northerners, calling people love, dear etc.

[@Baconator5642]

It's the same in the north, it's just a different accent, same premise.

[@maaz322]

it's universal, rural people are friendlier than city folk. Everyone I passed on the street even in a suburban area acknowledged me and gave a nod, since you don't see too many people walking in suburbs. People in the city, on the other hand, will keep averted gaze and look terrified. In small communities this is the case, but if you go too far rural, you find people who want to avoid others and aren't very friendly. They're the people with 5 'no trespassing' signs, and they may be cold towards city folk. It's good to live somewhere in between.

[@Baconator5642]

@@maaz322 Look man i'm just saying in my experience that's total bullshit, i've been all across the continental united states and i've been to rural and urban and intermediate places and it didn't really matter where they were they were usually pretty friendly, the only people i've ever had trouble with is anyone who has a political sign on their front lawn.

[@jefferickson5833]

My cousin, who is from a small rural town in Midwestern US, moved to New York. She politely smiled at man she passed by and he proceeded to follow her for 3 blocks. So there is that as well.

[@jakep1979]

He would be welcomed in Canada but must say sorry too.

[@liimakino]

Spent many months in Canada and not once my greetings were responded in the elevator or buses.

[@IrishEagIe]

Ireland too, but only in cultchie territory

[@IrishEagIe]

(Cultchies are people who don't live and aren't from the cities in Ireland)

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

I must apologize, but I will have to say " hello" to you. I'm sorry.

[@IrishEagIe]

@@maythesciencebewithyou Pardon?

[@pilotmanpaul]

Meanwhile in Asia *Invites you to our houses and prepares our finest plates and utensils and buy food from a restaurant*

[@peanutforger2664]

Typical in the Philippines hahaha

[@elsaangana5147]

@@peanutforger2664 oi, kababayan. 'Musta diha???

[@peanutforger2664]

@@elsaangana5147 wazzup kabayan🤣🤣

[@elsaangana5147]

@@peanutforger2664 okay ra mi sa cebu city! Minus ang covid dito. (We're okay here in cebu city! They are less covid here na. /if you don't understand bisaya, I'm sorry if I'm not fluent in tagalog po ^^")

[@peanutforger2664]

@@elsaangana5147 ay see. I'm glad you're doing well. I don't understand Bisaya but I'm fluent in Tagalog haha

[@kremolaconia]

Arrived in London from Australia a few years back on Christmas Eve. Held myself back in the crowd to allow an elderly lady to go down the Tube stairs before me. As she approached she must have assumed I was not going to let her pass and she simply whacked me hard with her umbrella and carried on. Dirty, horrible place. I'll never return.

[@circadianizzy]

As a northerner I can confirm that we have a funny relationship with Southerners, in which we pretend to be scared of/hate each other, whereas in reality, we actually do hate/be scared of each other. Whether it's hate or fear largely depends on the weather.

[@creature2479]

We're pretending???

[@prettieschicbyflorenceanne3333]

Must Definitely be One more than the Other. Unless by "Weather" you mean something totally opposite to the English Climate!

[@worstchoresmadesimple6259]

it makes for very intense and passionate relationships as Northerners mate with Southerners!

[@Moltax]

As a southerner, I can confirm that we are terrified of all interactions with northerners

[@hojdog]

I think it's quite one directional though. I feel like northerners hate us more than we hate them, we're too busy working our asses off supporting the rest of the country to think about much else

[@cosmobane6995]

Come to Indonesia, where your neighbor remembers your birthday.

[@loading2112]

As we always say: neighbor is our closest family

[@cosmobane6995]

@@loading2112 I can't imagine how creeped out a Londoner would be.

[@olajong2315]

@@cosmobane6995 I'm already creeped out

[@jeticholastimozo2560]

@@cosmobane6995 and they prepare containers and get a lot of food

[@cosmobane6995]

@@olajong2315 the positive side is that we help each other. I'm currently quarantined because one of my family members had Covid, and they send us food regularly. It's not always a bad thing

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

I remember when I visited America I was so uncomfortable because every time I made any eye-contact with random people, they would smile at me. And several times, they would even greet me as if they knew me, and I’d be so confused. EDIT: I’m not making fun of Americans🤦, I’m actually quite envious of countries where being friendly to strangers is the norm. I simply noticed a cultural difference and wanted to comment on it

[@starless1444]

I'm from America and it freaks me out

[@jackmayor3574]

​@@starless1444 Better hope ya'll don't visit a small town in the south. You won't escape without learning everything there is to know about the town in an hour+ conversation.

[@arhumshamim7753]

jack mayor what part of the south you stay in partner. Im from Texas shit if someone wanna ask me a question well they best sit they ass down cause I’m finna fix a plate of some brisket and they better eat until they done bout to throw up.

[@davidreed4713]

I was wondering, what causes that awkward feeling? Is seeing people you don't know smile at you make you feel like you're about to get stabbed in an alley? Does the smile come off as mischievous?

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

David Reed I’m not sure really, I just feel uneasy if a stranger is making eye contact and smiling at me. Like, for a good ten minutes after I’ll be checking over my shoulder to make sure the person isn’t following me (I know it seems like paranoia to people who are genuinely friendly and like greeting people they pass in the street, but where I live it’s the norm to avoid interactions with strangers. It’s probably a cultural thing, too.)

[@dobees8183]

Weird, I'm an American, and when I visited London a few years ago, I was amazed at how wonderful and respectful British people were. I was greeted everywhere I went, the food was amazing, the sights were incredible.

[@garflied]

the food was amazing in LONDON?? what kind of food were you eating before bro??😭😭

[@solore7399]

friendliness to strangers is not a crime until next year. corona: y e s

[@0s0sXD]

People think this world is normal Willy Wonka's world is much less fucked than ours

[@Predated2]

@@0s0sXD well, its normal in the sense of the situation. Taking measures against a pandemic is completely normal.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

The current Human Depopulation Virus has caused me to be more friendly/polite, because, why be an ass hole, to a stranger, if it might be their and/or my last day, on this Planet. Makes no sense.

[@ledinrangers]

I think you mean “government: yes”

[@trekkienzl2862]

Fighting over toilet paper 🧻 is also now mandatory as of 2020.

[@brinsleysargent992]

"I am going back on the train now..." Absolutely bloody brilliant 😂

[@jonstephano4867]

Brinsley Sargent explain please?

[@Zdrange03]

why brilliant

[@Jazzie654]

Brinsley Sargent "bloody brilliant" how funny ...

[@Kromgar]

It means he's going to leave London immediately due to people taking issue with his friendliness.

[@danielthompson6448]

AJ P It's satire bro, ability to poke fun at oneself and rejoice in the nuances of being slightly different from each other.

[@mfdaus9485]

"friendliness is not a crimes until next year". Little did he know,he is very right😐

[@NadaNada-bw2dc]

Corona 😂😂😂😂

[@SoakieCat]

almost

[@ILikeMyPrivacytbt]

Yeah, respect social distancing

[@marialezana4285]

As a southerner this is completely true. Why would you scare us like that? If we don't look at you in the eye you're not there 😂

[@musiclover666100]

UK Northerners, Canadians, and US Southerners are basically the same breed of people. Usually nice, unless you piss them off

[@Wandering_Redneck]

Dad's from Canada (Ontario) and I was born and raised in the South. I'm as extraverted as they come. I never had a chance 😂😂

[@rd6203]

Mmm... personally, the only Canadians I have ever met who were less nice when pissed were the Quebecois, and even then it's only one in twenty or something

[@crunkalac]

@@watkinssixtyfive7788 I'll upvote anyone taking a shot at that beta also Turdeau is excellent.

[@nottodayartt5187]

The American west coast is also rather friendly, I've lived in California and Washington most my life and we always talk to random strangers

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@nottodayartt5187 See, now you'd get along superbly with Northerners in England. Southerners would spray you with mace and call Special Branch.

[@andrewdreasler428]

Rose: "He's an alien." Rose's Mom: "Then why does he have a Northern accent?" Rose: "Lots of planets have a North."

[@douglasfreeman3229]

One of the best lines in new Dr.Who.

[@veronicasawyer6749]

Christopher Ecclestone was my favourite doctor and his series got me through some less than fun times. Your comment made my day, thank you

[@susu_m]

awww I miss doctor who 😫

[@blueiguana430]

Didn’t expect to see a DW comment here! Rose’s adorable:)

[@Theonlyjdpcl]

Such a shame Chris Chibnall ruined the series

[@maiaroberta8068]

Omg, that happened to my mom in Japan. She walked in a store and everyone asked her: How are you?The weather is so nice,isn't it?(in japanese of course) Like they knew her and she was so confused. And when she left the store they were like: You like our products?We hope you'll come back. Have a nice day and stay healthy. She left with a very good impression. In my country ,they don't give you a look. And if you ask them for help ,oh dear you have bothered them.

[@flightlesslord2688]

i approve of this

[@Gerard_2024]

|@Pintilie Maia Roberta... Where is your country ? You didn´t say.

[@robertdraper5782]

That same thing happened to me in Tokyo but not only in shops, it was on trains, in bars and just about everywhere. I didn't find it odd as In my home town Liverpool in England if you stop for more than 30 seconds you will end up in a conversation with a total stranger whether you want it or not.

[@Gredddfe]

IRRASHAIMASE!!! ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!!!! They can be quite loud and cheerful :D

[@bebelusica]

Japan is awesome fr

[@altanaslan]

“This is London, Jen. It's not someone with cake. Unless that cake is made of dog poo and knives!” -Maurice Moss

[@YiddishDancingClown]

"Friendliness to strangers isn't a crime until next year" Holy fuck I nearly spat my drink out.

[@ryuuthefrog3775]

WAY TOO CLOSE TO HOME LMAO

[@joedent3323]

... You should try something funny, then; just have the doctor and smelling salts nearby.

[@YiddishDancingClown]

@@joedent3323 what

[@BlessGodMinistry]

For God so loved the world, that he sent his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:16-18) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ3dkoOngMtlsNU kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpXPmX2feqmkgJo

[@st4rdyy]

@@YiddishDancingClown He's being *l o g i c a l*

[@jebronlames4559]

Literally me to everyone, “headphones on, head down and avoid eye contact”

[@simonh6371]

Well it could hardly be figuratively now could it?

[@caliwoman]

just like new York city.

[@jamais_vu3]

Yeah that's me in school except the study periods where I have to study and gym when I have to play sports lmao

[@z8eee]

Look, I'm sophisticated because I'm edgy and antisocial.

[@thatoneannoyingdude3825]

Coyote FUBAR calm down.

[@manutdlists2442]

Random Northerner: Hello Londoner: *pulls out a machete*

[@spagoot]

*kitchen knife

[@assasin377]

@@spagoot *butter knife

[@ryanrichardson76]

*throws jar of acid*

[@tahsina.c]

@@ryanrichardson76 oof

[@gabevietor3685]

Kitchen Gun!

[@TheSithEternal]

No way... I've just come from the most recent Sidemen Sunday, this just randomly on my recommended and look at who Joseph Turner is...

[@snailcat]

Meanwhile in Russia: "A man terrorises people on streats by smiling".

[@isaakvandaalen3899]

Meanwhile in Russia: "A man wrestles a bear into submission and everybody just carries on with their day."

[@saint.alexanderyaroslavich4662]

@@isaakvandaalen3899 😂😂.

[@Emil-lf3no]

meanwhile in Vienna, Austria: "A man terrorises people in public via making eye contact"

[@virtus8798]

Meanwhile in germany : man scares world by growing mustache and having short hair

[@saint.alexanderyaroslavich4662]

@@virtus8798 *Correction- Silly Mustache.