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[@lindylou7853]

The upside of short winter days is that the sun comes up in spring / summer in the UK not long after 4am and you can still be sitting outside in the daylight at 10.30pm. Scotland is a law unto itself.

[@silverstonecat4702]

Yeah summer day are longer and I love it and yes feel wired like you at your clock it said 8:00 but the weather looks like its 4:00

[@hiz1507]

Yeah, you don't even have to be in the far north of Scotland to go 2-3 months without ever reaching official 'night time' in summer. We get long, late sunsets followed by a few hours of dusk where the sky to the north is still a mid-bluey/green. An east facing bedroom in summer is a joy with the 3am wake-up search light that laughs at your attempt to block its power with mere blackout curtains and blinds.

[@ElandBee]

My daughter in law has become a British citizen. She has s British passport but her nationality is Polish as she was born in Poland. Citizenship and nationality are two separate things.

[@tomstorey8559]

Totally agree 👍

[@nilocnolnah6788]

I totally agree. British is a citizenship. English, Scottish and Welsh are birthrights.

[@rachealbrown2166]

The nuances of British life are strange - tipping isn't compulsory but if you have workmen at your home keeping them supplied with tea and biscuits is expected!

[@Madders23]

It’s polite!!!! Surely it’s universal to keep workmen in your home to supply beverages.

[@adrian.82]

That's just old story. Nobody do that anymore.

[@MOMGEN1]

The plumber/electrician/plasterer may not accept the tea and biscuits, you, however, will burn in hell forever if you don't offer them tea and biscuits.

[@elemar5]

@@adrian.82 And you know everyone in the UK do you? I offer tea or coffee to anyone working at my property.

[@elemar5]

@@Madders23 I had to get rid of a few of my workmen as the cellar was getting a bit crowded.

[@SeeJay81]

I'm a Scottish/British person who moved to North America (USA), and I interpreted her saying "I speak like a British person" as choosing words over accents. I don't say shopping trolley, I say cart now. I do sometimes change my pronunciation of some words like tom-ah-to and tom-ay-to, just because it's easier. But I don't change my accent. As for the becoming English. In the UK, you cannot ever become English unless you were born there. We find it strange when America's say "oh, I'm Italian" and have never set foot in that country. We very much see your nationality as the place where you were born, or at least where you grew up.

[@humate9980]

Yeh that does my head in too just because your great great great great grandfather who came to America was Irish doesn’t mean you’re Irish 🤣

[@nobbynobbynoob]

If someone's a British citizen then they're British, it's that simple. English is a different matter, and as there's not been English citizenship since 1707, it's going to be more subjective. No European country confers citizenship solely by place of birth anymore.

[@tedroper9195]

I have followed "Adventures & Naps" for a while now. She is really good at explaining all the Ups & Downs of moving to & living in the UK

[@PeterDay81]

Yes she is good.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Ahhh how fun! Thanks so much for picking one of my videos! ☺

[@markrichardson3421]

I notice Alanna that you didn't mention the requirement to be a cider addict. 😁

[@paulfinchman3855]

The clocks change twice a year in the UK. They move forward by one hour in March, for what is known as British Summer Time, and turn back by one hour in October. If you're unsure about which way the clocks are changing, remember the helpful phrase "spring forward, fall back."

[@gramule]

the clocks do the same in canada too. there was nothing of value in any of her comments at all.

[@TianRunty]

Here in Scotland it doesn't get light until almost 9am and the light disappears about half 3. If its a dreich (dreary) day then you pretty much walk about in low light all day. The S.A.D light (simulates the effects of sunlight) and vitamin D is a great shout for the winter months. In summer our light time flips completely and we get about 17hrs daylight, which is great but goddamn do the birds start chirping early!!

[@chrisy8989]

I'm in Scotland too and I don't think our birds sleep in summer!

[@harishrao2000]

As a person who lives inside the arctic circle in Northern Sweden, you guys are noobs!😅

[@tmac160]

Watch her taste-testing alcohol videos. She's great when drunk. She does good videos in general. The upside of short winter days is the long summer days. Sun up 03:45 and sunset 23:00.

[@anta3612]

I think it's probably easier moving to England as a Canadian than as an American. I'm a Brit who moved to the US when I was very young and became Americanised (to an extent but not completely: you never change who you fundamentally are). I was perceived as being American and was on the receiving end of a lot of hostility just for that fact. It made me see England in a completely different light than I had until then. I've been back for many years now and have reassimilated and have my original accent back so I blend in and it's not an issue anymore, but it was rough for a while.

[@pipercharms7374]

Where did you go to in England? While I have heard some hate for Americans I’ve mostly hear just jokes, that are not meant to be taken seriously and never seen another English person actively hating on American face to face. My dad loves to say he hates Americans but he’d never be that rude to anyone face to face. Is opening hating on Americans a more up north thing? I live in the south and never heard an English person making it known to an American or someone they think is an American they don’t like them. I have heard hate before but not to an Americans face. I have seen plenty of Americans around my area but never seen any proper hostility towards them (apart from behind closed doors)

[@anta3612]

@@pipercharms7374 I moved to the west country. Much of the time it was subtle (not in a joking kind of way either). You can brush things off when it's a one off once in a while but when it happens frequently it can get to you over time and plus means that it's a widespread thing (not so rare as you think). Naturally it's unlikely that you'd notice the hostility since it's not directed at you. It's also dismissive to tell others not to take things seriously: that's easy to say when you're not the target. "I've heard hate before but not to an American's face" ... how typically hypocritical. Just so you know people aren't dumb (I realise it's a common misconception that all yanks are idiots) and can sense hostility even when it's not openly expressed to their face. The fact that I am actually British means that I got the subtleness of the behaviour, attitudes and remarks. The haters thought they were being clever thinking that as a "dumb" Amercian I wouldn't get it. However, when they'd discover I was British they'd change their attitude immediately: it shows it was deliberate and not meant as banter. Btw my mum's family are from up north and people up there are far nicer. If it wasn't for my job, I'd much prefer to live up there.

[@pipercharms7374]

@@anta3612 I think you took my comment on the wrong way? I meant no offence. I genially have not seen any people be hostile towards Americans when they’re talking to them. It’s one thing saying something about them in private, it’s another thing saying it to their face or behaving in a hostile manner. I don’t think it’s natural to not notice hostility if it’s not directed at you? I am pretty sure I like most people in general can tell if another person is being mean with a joke or if it’s meant to be taken in a playful way. I work in retail and I notice plenty when customers are being rude to be colleges or coming across passive aggressively, I don’t see the difference between noticing that and noticing a brit being hostile with someone because of the country they are from. My dad for example, in private he unfortunately loves hating on Americans and America but you wouldn’t dare catch him with that attitude face to face with an American and his actually very polite then. I do think even if you don’t like someone’s personality, it’s very easy to hide that dislike so I imagine if you were disliked someone for a stupid reason then that would be the same unless you said or did something stupid. One of my friends likes joking about the US a lot and Americans but I know that is meant to be in a playful manner. However I am aware that my dad jokes are more nasty, so I definitely can tell the difference. I didn’t mean to say that what you experienced didn’t happen but I just wanted to say for my personal experience hostile openly to Americans is unusual and I was curious about’s where open hostility in the country that was more likely. I do live closer to London and my area is a bit touristy so maybe that’s why I haven’t seen what you have experienced.

[@RatKindler]

@@pipercharms7374 I've seen a lot of comments by Canadians visiting the UK who have experienced direct hostility there as they are assumed to be American. When they reveal they are Canadian, the attitude changes completely. Anti-American hostility seems to be quite common there.

[@SuperMadison12]

I love the winter and when I went home after school it was dark. Loved it. Her video is more about her anxiety

[@Lily-Bravo]

I lived in Australia for four years. I found I really missed the seasons. I get a bit depressed in autumn because it means it will be a bit dark and cold, but I really feel the excitement of the winter solstice now meaning the shortest day and from then on the days start to get longer. Then there is the appearance of the spring flowers, the snowdrops, the primroses.

[@elizabethnuttall5374]

You obviously didn’t live in Melbourne!

[@Lily-Bravo]

@@elizabethnuttall5374 No, It was Perth. Does it get dark at 4pm in Melbourne like it does here during the winter? I had heard about the rain there but not short days!

[@ti99er]

Daylight hours The UK time zone is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) We observe British Summer Time (BST) from the last Sunday in March to last Suday in October. +1 hour of GMT. London 21/Jun/2022 04:43-21:21 (BST) Total: 16h 38m 21/Dec/2022 08:03-15:53 (GMT) Total: 7h 50m Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21/Jun/2022 04:27-21:49 (BST) Total: 17h 22m 21/Dec/2022 08:29-15:39 (GMT) Total: 7h 10m Inverness 21/Jun/2022 04:17-22:19 (BST) Total: 18h 01m 21/Dec/2022 08:57-15:32 (GMT) Total: 6h 36m (Yes, 9 O'clock in the morning!) Lerwick, Shetland Islands (A long way north) 21/Jun/2022 03:38-22:34 (BST) Total: 18h 56m (Nearly 19 hours of daylight) 21/Dec/2022 09:08-14:57 (GMT) Total: 5h 49m (Less than 6 hours of daylight) Belfast (Further to the west of the above cities.) 21/Jun/2022 04:47-22:03 (BST) Total: 17h 17m 21/Dec/2022 08:44-15:59 (GMT) Total: 7h 15m

[@mothermaclean]

I love her I been following her for years. You should watch more of hers

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Ahhh!!! ☺ Thank you!!

[@mothermaclean]

@@AdventuresAndNaps no problem keep up the good work

[@richt71]

Well done to reacting to Alanna. She's a top youtuber. She moved to be with her english man so wasn't alone. The problem with getting a job in the UK with a visa is you need a company to sponsor you. This costs the company and they have to be on the approved list to employ foriegn workers.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Hey pal, thank you for the kind words!!

[@CarloRossi54523]

@@AdventuresAndNaps Why wouldn't you consider yourself British? Canada is a British country that simply administers itself instead of being administered from London

[@penname5766]

@@AdventuresAndNaps He’s not wrong, Alana!

[@danabe3220]

I visit the UK/Europe a couple times a year. It is different in some ways but people are pretty much the same wherever you go. Doesn't take long to adjust.

[@nigelgould7859]

Alana and her Adventures and Naps channel is truely outstanding. When it comes to the light we are North....very North. Dont look at an atlas map, look at a globe ! Reference getting a job; The whole of the UK is the size of Idaho but has a population of nearly 70 million, so theres a lot more competition.

[@PolarBear4]

It really does get dark here in winter. I'm in the north of England (so keep in mind it's darker if you head up to northern Scotland and lighter in southern England!) and sunrise here on the shortest day is around 8.30. Sunset is around 15.30. Most schools here start between 8.30 and 9 and finish between 3 and 3.30. The majority of (non retail) jobs here are 8-4 or 9-5. So in the depths of winter it's possible for people to go weeks without real access to what sunlight there is. Most of winter is overcast and wet as well so on those days it just barely gets light. You basically need lights on in your house all day. On the flip side, summer is great! For me, sunrise is about 4.30 and sunset around 22.00 so in the region of 17h 30 of daylight (over 10 hours more than winter). you can be out all day doing stuff and enjoying it.

[@jemmajames6719]

Last winter had lots of dark days and very few cold days with bright sunshine which I love.

[@helenagreenwood2305]

I love long summer days

[@MrCalland]

Wow Alanna looking young I'd check out her new video covering this again she's changed her mind so much

[@David-bw7is]

The UK is at he same Latitude as Canada so the Winter nights are long and dark, great for Halloween and Christmas with all the lights, and you don't feel so guilty going to the pub at 4pm as it's dark already 😀 The Summer days are fantastic though, it starts to get light at about 4am and will stay light till 10pm at night, great for sitting in the garden with friends.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

That`s a bit of a generalisation, David. If you superimposed Canada over Europe Canada`s southern regions would be in North Africa whilst its northern regions would be in northern Scandanavia. Its West Coast to east axis would stretch from our Atlantic coast to Eastern Afghanistan.

[@PoisonSnowApple]

I LOVE it when it starts to get cooler and dark early too. There’s something nice about being cuddled up in your front room with crappy telly and a brew

[@penname5766]

Yes I don’t quite understand that as she’s from Ontario which is quite far north and I’d have thought the daylight hours would be similar?

[@David-bw7is]

@@dogwithwigwamz.7320 I'm not on about superimposing Canada over Europe, I'm on about the lines of latitude and where the UK sits, an easier explanation is Southern England is pretty much on the same line of latitude as the border between the US and Canada, London sit's further North than most major Canadian Cities like Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto, the North of Scotland is pretty much on the same latitude as Southern Alaska, so the length of days and nights should be very similar between the UK and Canada with the only difference being the weather, the reason we don't really freeze in the Winter here in the UK even though we are quite North is because of the Gulf Stream, this gives us mild Winters which allows in certain parts of the UK Mediterranean plants and Palms to grow.

[@iWoofie]

@@PoisonSnowApple me too, in fact I really dislike sunny days in the winter as they disturb my cosy hibernation!

[@Trueo9re]

Michael Madson said that he loved the UK because I think he comes from LA. He said when you walk outside you immediately know what season it is. He said where he's from it's constantly warm. He kind od enjoyed winter because he could feel it.

[@philipmason9537]

In the depths of winter daylight starts at 8 am and gets dark around 3:30 pm but in summer daylight starts at around 3:30 am but doesn’t get dark until 10 pm ( even later in Scotland) so summer evenings are great.

[@katydaniels508]

I was just thinking the same thing. In the depths of winter you may only get 6 hours of light, however, in the height of summer it’s only 6 hours of darkness 😁

[@philipmason9537]

@@katydaniels508 👍

[@zabem]

Here in Scotland, yes it gets dark and for long periods of time in winter, but that’s why we get obsessed with the sun the rest of the year and sunbathe in bikinis when the temperature reaches 8 deg Celsius 😂 (not literally). Last winter we got to -21 deg Celsius. That was fun! Our general rule is, once the mornings reach 6degrees we know spring is on the way. Winter can always throw in one last snow storm before it’s departure though, so always be prepared. 😅 Our darkest days (Scotland) - sun up can be between 09:00 and 09:30 and sundown can start around 13/14:00 and be actually dark by 15:45. Obviously dark winter clouds, rain etc will quicken this. On clear winter nights, star gazing, northern lights, meteor showers, countless things to witness in the clear starry skies. During the day, get done what needs to be done at work, or outside and as long as you can be happy by a log fire, a book and cup of something hot, some nice music or a movie, your life will be what you make it. Our winter storms usually come down from Iceland and can be brutal but not as brutal as other places on earth. We can have snow drifts 20ft deep (in very remote areas), while palm trees sway on the beach thanks to the Gulf Stream. Our northern islands, are tree less because of the brutal winds. Trees literally can not get rooted or grow in the weather. Just look at pictures of the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. No forests or big oak trees. Rain is bone chilling, wind is like being hammered by a god, but as long as you have the right clothing, right outerwear, thermals (and with your back to the wind) you can go and do almost anything and as soon as your back inside, take a deep breath and relax. Always take a chocolate bar, energy bar in your pocket in winter. Public transport might get cancelled and you may be stranded for a few hours. This goes for cities too. If you move to Scotland, always keep a fold up shovel in your car along with tea light candles (and something to light them with…I use waterproof matches in winter), a spare blanket or coat, dry gloves, buy a little camping stove for your house in case of power cuts, they are a frequent feature of winter in Scotland. I expect this to be true for all remote regions in the UK, not just Scotland. You learn to see these as an opportunity to snuggle. ❤ Basically from September to April, keep a small urban survival kit with you 😂 If you’re more remote like me, well, you’ll learn from experience as we all do. Some things we all have to learn the hard way, no matter how prepared you are. This lady seems to have taken everything personally - even the winter. In summer, expect the opposite. Stand outside and watch the sunset and sunrise in the same view. Only a small strip of dark sky will separate the two. On a night of a full moon in summer, it won’t actually get dark at all and you can see for miles with the naked eye. If you travel to the north of Scotland, summer is around 16 deg Celsius. From here expect anything up to a 15 degree increase in temperature down at the south coast of England. The south coast of England is in summer usually 10-15 degrees warmer than the north of Scotland. Usually the weather here in southern England comes off the English Channel, bringing systems up from Europe, namely France. Saying this, when we visit family in England we actually find it colder in summer. For a few days a year, somewhere in Scotland will be hotter than London. Weather on the west coast can be wet and windy due to the weather coming off the Atlantic and the Irish Sea. Weather in the east is from the North Sea so will be more extreme than the west…but not extreme in itself. In the middle is where both system meet so you will get a mixture of everything. I can’t speak about city life, I’ve never lived in one, but I’d say if you come here before you have a job, be prepared to explore different locations if needs be. Don’t get fixated on one place. There are lots of cities and towns to live in, lots of villages and hamlets. If you’ve applied for a job and not been offered the position, there will be a good reason. What skills do you bring, what can you do that isn’t the job you applied for? There will be something out there for you. We are a nation in which there are 4 countries…explore! If you are on your own (not something I’d recommend to anyone moving to any country) remember communication is key. If you don’t understand, ask. 99% of people will be more than happy to help. If you want company to go somewhere but don’t yet know anyone, join some expat support groups, find an arts and crafts class, go to night class. Find your people. By all means wallow in self pity. Every now and again we all need to, but dust yourself off, get back up and get out there. If after a certain amount of time you are still not content with your choices, really evaluate the reasons and act accordingly. Balance is key. If you work hard, you MUST play hard too. Seriously. If you live in a village, explore a city once a month. If you’re in a city, explore the countryside once a month. If you’re in between the two, choose one one month and the other the next. But if you’re not happy, please don’t blame everyone and everything around you. This video is seriously unfair to all of the UK. Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England are all beautiful in their own right. The only way you are going to know, is by visiting us yourself. I know I’d be happy to meet any foreign national here trying to get started, or just here for a quick break. I hope this video doesn’t put you off ❤

[@GeorgeTGWTBN]

Walking my dogs at 7.45am before work, watching the sun rise over the frosty landscape. Leaving work in the dark cos the sun went down 2 hours ago and realising you haven't seen the sun since it came up.... Loving winter, but desperately longing for spring to arrive.

[@Lily-Bravo]

Don't forget that the short days in the winter are counterbalanced by having very long days in the summer. Personally I find the short nights more difficult for sleeping as a combination of the sun and my pets waking early mess with my need to sleep!

[@RitwickChatterjee14]

Not sure if it really holds true for England - especially the South England (London and nearbys) - but yea in Scotland, Glasgow where I live - sunlight is evident starting about around 9 - 9:30 AM and sets by and around 3 - 3:30 PM in afternoon. Though winters here is no match about how cold it gets in Canada. In peak summers - dawn breaks by around 3:30 AM and hint of sunlight remains up till 11:30 PM - midnight - And that's actually really cool :) It goes up to almost all day sunlight in Shetland - northernmost islands of British Isles - part of Scotland

[@gramule]

very true. the issue would be the same in canada, other countries too, depends on the latitude of the place that you live.

[@RitwickChatterjee14]

@@gramule yea - but the interesting thing with Canada is that 80% of Canadians live closer to the US Borders & the Great lakes especially within the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec City land strip - which lies around the latitude of Southern half of France. And even then next biggest city Vancouver lies at the latitude of Northern edge of France. So yea - almost 90% of Canada is just empty barren land. Apart from Scotland it's only the Scandinavian countries which host a large number of population and they lie further above latitudes. And there also interesting fact is majority of them live around the major cities of Oslo, Helsinki, Stockholm and including St. Petersburg (RUS) and Anchorage(Alaska, US) - all of these lies about within the same latitude of Shetland islands in Scotland 😅😅😅 Leaving only the major city of Reykjavik, Iceland lying almost on the Artic Circle!! - Yea they are crazyyy!! - But they get to see Aurora almost every other day

[@sophiegeorge2816]

My boyfriend is originally from the U.K. and his family moved to America when he was young. But he is hoping to move back here to live with me within the next year could be sooner depending on his work.

[@canzukcitizen8005]

Well we have a couple that moved the other way around, to get away from family situations but keep bringing what it was like back up every single second of every single day.

[@Bob10009]

What you have to remember with Britain is that we are as far north as Scandinavia. This means that whilst we do get very short days in the Winter with it dark by 4pm, we also have long summer evenings with warm sunshine often until 9 or 10pm.

[@gmdhargreaves]

I’ve followed Alana for years, she is great

[@ldewproductions7271]

She would have wasted 20minutes of my life but I gave up after 8minutes. She obviously loves the sound of her own voice.

[@BillCameronWC]

The darkness in winter in the UK is a function of latitude. Toronto is about 43.6 north, whereas even London is 51.7 N. You mentioned you live in Indiana, & Indianapolis is 39.7 N. Where I live in the north of Scotland at 57.5 N, with midwinter sunrise & sunset 8.57am and 3.31pm, on the other hand in midsummer sunrise & sunset 4.16am and 10.19pm. The other factor about UK climate is that it is located just off the coast of northwestern Europe and the western edge of the Eurasian landmass, and but for the Gulf Stream / North Atlantic Drift ocean currents from the Atlantic Ocean would be much colder than it is, a frozen wasteland basically 😉. Alana has realistic, sensible views about the pros/cons of living in the UK (I’ve been watching her channel now for a few years). I myself lived outside the UK for around 30 years, mainly in the Middle and Far East, also in Western Europe (France & Spain etc), so I am well aware of the adjustments required when living outside my home country, and mostly enjoyed it a lot. I think I could live successfully & happily more or less any place, but as Alana comments it does require and open-minded flexible attitude.

[@lynnhamps7052]

Love her videos...she is very funny, especially the ones where she taste tests alcohol and gets squiffy..she has lots of good into on her site and ultimately she loves it hers, it is nice too that she doesn't live in London so has a different perspective...a KZbin r I'd highly recommend who does reside in London, is Evan Edinger he is an American who came here as a student 10 years ago and made his life here, he has taken on British citizenship and has a stack of really good content about his experiences, he is very honest and will criticise what he dislikes and I personally enjoy his straightforwardness..yes also a really nice bloke which helps..😊

[@liamwagner6597]

Remembers me of my British girlfriend refusing to become Canadian. She says, like my dad and his new spouse, she's fine with just being a permanent resident in Canada. I think, ok, if she's fine with it, I won't talk her into get naturalized as a Canadian citizen. But because of her now closer Canadian friends, she adapted some Canadian stuff which shaped her into a typically Candian student. Even her former bestie from Devon noticed it when visiting us.

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi, Her stuff is worth watching, often a lot of positives, but there is always the 'it's not all roses', not one of her best to start to understand her and us.

[@cherylb309]

At 7:55 I turned off because she just keeps repeating herself, sorry I don’t mean to be rude. 🥱

[@Jee123123]

Job market can be even for UK nationals, if using recruitment agencies they are constricted to specifics for the job, whereas applying direct to the employer there is normally more flexibility then there is competition for roles regardless of how "skilled" the position is Unemployment currently is stated at 3.8% for the UK

[@Jee123123]

Hi @mary carver non-UK residents have to apply to the Home Office for permission to work in the UK, usually under a visa or other work immigration route. Once you get the visa stuff sorted a non-UK residents may also need to sort out getting a NI (National Insurance) number but I'm not sure if this is included in the visa process or not *shrug*

[@gdok6088]

I think you hit the nail on the head Ryan when you said you might need to watch a video to balance out the slightly sad perspective presented in this video. i agree with you that a lot of the points she made were generic to moving to any country. Regarding the short winter days - that's only in the depths of winter and lasts perhaps a few months. Brits generally deal with this by enjoying the feeling of drawing the curtains or blinds and snuggling down with a nice fire or a nice cosy warm room, a hot drink and enjoying some home time with family or friends. Also a lot of Brits go off on holiday/vacation to get some winter sun which is only a 2 - 4 hour flight away & don't forget in the UK we get around six weeks of paid holiday per year, so jetting off multiple times a year is easy. Also a lot of Brits enjoy the different seasons - even during the very shortest 17 hour days getting out on a walk or day trip somewhere on a crisp winters day when the sun is shining for much longer than just 2 hours, which is still does on some days (and sometimes for many winter days in a row) can be really invigorating.

[@williambailey344]

We do have dry ski slopes in England out door and fake snow indoor too. But you can get proper snow ski slopes in Scotland in winter time sometimes when it snows.

[@Dogsbody6162]

Her video was titled incorrectly because it was only her mention of short winter days that was specific to England. Everything else was generic advice about moving to any foreign country.

[@Autiematt]

Once you make mates in Britain you will certainly have some solid people that will help you and if they own a small business or work for a small business that are low on helpers they will recommend or get you a job and be prepared for a British sense of humour

[@anonniemouse8042]

You know you have made it when we take the pee out of you.

[@littleannie390]

On the flip side in summer it gets light and 4.00 am and is still light at 10.00 pm. In Scotland it stays light until 11.00 pm in June.

[@TopherPotter]

English is a nationality, as with Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish. You have to be born there to be considered as so, however if you were to pass a citizen test (if you qualify) you would become a British Citizen which would quantify you as British.

[@corringhamdepot4434]

I think the doing things on your own is more a single vs married thing. Basically, it is easiest to make friends with "near peers". So if you drop into a job where most people are not of a similar age or marital status, then it's going to be hard to make friends. It is hardest to break into old established communities, compared to moving to a newly established community. Where everybody is an incomer.

[@annedunne4526]

In Ireland, like the UK, the sun rises about 9am and sets at 3.30pm in midwinter. So it's dark when you get up and when you finish work. But in summer it's light at 4am and dark at 11pm so we have lovely long summer days.

[@jemmajames6719]

My area it’s light at the height of summer until 10.30pm and light at around 3 in the morning, but then winter it’s the exact opposite long dark winter nights, and sometime very dark days.

[@tiggerwood8899]

Everyone loves Alana. This is an old clip she has been here 7 years now. On the flip side of 17 hours of darkness we do get up to 17 hours of daylight in the summer

[@mskatonic7240]

12:09 December days in London have the sun rising at 8am and setting a bit before 4pm. It's even more marked in Scotland. Sunrise at winter solstice is about 8.45am. It's not quite midnight sun like in Norway, but you notice it! However, it still being light at 9pm in summer is Very Nice.

[@robertadavies4236]

Most of this is just very basic advice for moving overseas anywhere, such as being willing to assimilate, and being willing to fend for yourself without leaning on a network of friends and family. She left out the single most important thing of all, which is to research the legal technicalities of moving overseas. You can't just turn up at the border and say, "I want to live here now." You can settle in another country only if you have a valid legal reason, and "I want to" isn't nearly good enough. Even with an acceptable reason, you need to have all your paperwork together, which takes time, money, and plenty of hassle. A lot of Americans don't seem to realise this, presumably because they're used to the idea of packing up and moving from state to state without formalities.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

I utterly loathe the winter in the UK. And here it comes. But, I love the springtime - and I always try to think in terms of `soon be spring...`

[@helenagreenwood2305]

Me too can't wait to get November and December out the way as it usually starts getting a bit lighter in January and warmer in April/May I'm definitely a summer person ☀️

[@psygertygerart8754]

Just gonna put it out there. Ryan is absolutely beautiful. That face, personally and accent combo. Is soooo hot. X

[@chrischarlescook]

The Winters are dark, but the 15:30 sunset is on the equinox so it doesn't last long. During the summer the Sun dips below the horizon at 2am and rises at 5am. So the opposite happens too. In terms of culture. We don't have most the problems America suffers with, so instead we have loads of our own!

[@cyberash3000]

ryan reminds me of Tyler Bucket they look nearly identical lol

[@Zippy66]

I've discussed this with others on other videos. I reckon they're related and having a competition

[@GarryGri]

In the winter the sun can set at around 3pm, in summer it can be light untill around 11;30pm (I'm in Scotland)

[@debbielough7754]

Where I grew up, sunrise on the shortest days of winter is about 8.30am, and sunset at about 3.30pm. So yeah, go out in the dark, come home in the dark. The flipside is that in summer sunrise is about 4am, and sunset about 10pm, and it rarely gets *completely* dark, even in the middle of nowhere. (That's on summer time, so it'd be 3am and 9pm on 'normal' GMT time.)

[@SiaD777]

Is no one commenting on how everything she said aside from light hours seems to based on her anxiety and not the UK?

[@gymjunke1]

Britain is warmed by the gulf stream so seems mild but is quite north (central England is around 52 north as are parts of Alaska) So winter days are short on daylight and northern Scotland very short.

[@layla1385]

Night time in the height of winter starts around 4-430 and sun will be fully up by around 7am. i don't wanna trample on google but never in my life have i seen the sun completely go down any earlier that 4-430......those times on google sound more like norway/iceland times.

[@Ariadne-cg4cq]

In the winter the days get shorter and it gets dark earlier. The shortest day is the 21st December when it gets dark at around 4 pm and it gets light at around 7.30 but everyday it starts to get lighter longer. In the summer it starts to get light before 5.00am and doesn’t get dark until nearly 10.00pm. The really snotty days only last about a month as after that the days gradually get longer.Soto say that the days are really short is not really true. This happens in all countries to some extend unless you live on the equator where the day/night ratios are more or less the same all the year round.

[@helenamcginty4920]

The further north you travel in any country (or south in the southern hemisphere) winter nights are long but so are summer days. In the arctic circle they have 6 months of each.

[@timefliesaway999]

1-4 were really general though, except the thing with the sun, although that’s probably for all northern located countries/places. But yea, when it comes to moving, of course you’ll need to be open and willing to adapt. That’s really general and has nothing to do with England specifically.

[@may_68]

She lives in the south of England. Nights are longer the further North. School kids often go to school in the dark and come home in the dark here. The Flipside is summer has very long days with many areas existing in day and twilight.

[@michw3755]

Yes we have long winter nights but she failed to mention our long summer days where the sun rises at 4am and sets around 10 to 10.30pm P. S. Allana is great I follow her too 😀👍

[@mskatonic7240]

20:40 *laughs* Eternal Winter Darkness But No Snow, I'm afraid. All our ski slopes are indoors. Switzerland or Norway for the skiing.

[@paulharris7660]

Love short winter days, and long summer days, which can be light for neatly 18-20hrs

[@katherineschmidt2075]

Oh come on girl, were half way there and still nothing actually on England, this already is torturous.

[@david22591]

Shortest day it usually gets light at 8am and dark 4pm. On the flip side summer days are about 4am light and 10pm dark. @12:30 that's 'sunhine' hours not 'daylight' hours.

[@beldin2987]

Some places of Canada are even placed higher in the north than the UK, and i think not much are really more in the south, so the length of the days shouldn't really be that different. In the end these problems always have to do with how much in the north or south you lived before. So going from Mexico or Texas to the northern ends of scandinavian countries will be of course really bad 😄 Else after 11:50 in, i haven't really heared anything so far that has to do with the UK, its all just very general stuff.

[@isladurrant2015]

Not many ski slopes... yeah you get up in the dark and it's dark when you drive home, it's depressing so Vit D and SAD lamps can help, also very damp/humid so feels colder/hotter. Idk the bloody vikings/romans/irish etc kept on invading us or why people in boats keep coming.! 🤔

[@Lily-Bravo]

This year the winter might be very difficult with our energy crisis. In usual years, the dark evenings can be lifted by lights and I used to love shopping when Christmas lights were around.

[@idontsignin]

In the winter time, December and January, you're not going to see any sunlight because of cloud coverage. I live in scotland and we get even less sunlight than England does. It's lucky if you see any daytime until at least 9am/9:30am and by 3pm/3:30pm daytime is basically finished as its dark outside.

[@Greenwood4727]

A sad Light is a seasonal light that helps mood, because the dark nights are Not for everyone, some people get depressed when its dark for almost allthe day.. but yes add to the fact there are clouds as well so some days you never see the sun, its dark then a littl lighter then dark and you have never seen the sun

[@joyridgway6398]

It's autumn now it the UK so the nights are longer and the days are short, but it is the other way around in the summer. Today sunrise was 7:16 and sunset will be 6:46 here in Blackpool.

[@StaciesBudget2509]

I am confused I thought this was reasons not to move to England. All I've seen so far is normal for anyone moving to any country and her issues. 🤔 nothing specific to England 🤷‍♀️ and the sun doesn't go down at 3:30 I have never done the school run and thought 'hey, check out that sun set' lol maybe 5ish in the winter but nothing to be scared of. This girl is annoying me. She clearly hasn't adjusted as well as she thinks she has. Job hunting isn't hard if you have good grades.

[@MillsyLM]

Personally I much prefer the dark winter evenings and short days.

[@richardwani2803]

On the upside in summer in the UK it doesn't get dark till at least 10pm at night and gets light about 3:30am morning

[@jillybrooke29]

I was 6 when my family lived abroad but we had relatives there in NZ already, back in UK now for decades

[@christine5591]

I think the video you chose had very little (or nothing) in terms of content.

[@sarahbell158]

I AGREE SHES VERY DEPRESSING! I THINK SHE NEEDS TO TALK TO SOMEONE, THE POOR THING. I GET ANXIETY AND ITS TERRIBLE.

[@fianorian]

Not only are the winter days short, but they are often over-cast and rainy. Some days it never really gets light at all.

[@grahamgresty8383]

...but in summer there is 17 hours of daylight. In Shetland, it hardly gets dark in summer or light in winter! Snow ski slopes are only in Scotland (there are artificial slopes all over the UK). Most people in southern England ski in the Alps as it is cheap and easy to get there.

[@georgedyson9754]

Well, most of southern England doesn't get snow so your skis would need wheels! However, there are slopes in Scotland.

[@Michael.Talbot]

I do not think any of those points are really specific to the UK tbh, the weather maybe but we have more daylight than 2 hours lol. In the summer it seems like the sun never sets :)

[@shadykid5939]

The time of dark and light varies from region, i live in north england in winter it is bright at about 8am and is completely dark by 4:20pm. although with winters like this means summer is very bright as the sun can rise at 3am and go down at 11 on its peak i would say on average it is more like 10:40 when it goes down in summer i dont even live that north as well so place like preston or newcastle would probably be more extreme with dark to light ratio across seasons

[@valeriedavidson2785]

In the height of summer it is still light at gone 10pm. A lot of foreigners are surprised at that.

[@OblivionGate]

It might get dark early in the winter but summer days are hot and very long, sun rises at 3.45am and doesn't set till 10.30pm so it's horses for courses. Who cares if it's dark early in the winter, we definitely benefit in the summer. The UK's weather and seasons are perfect, not too hot, not too cold, it's great.

[@geoffbeattie3160]

Day light really starts at 9am and it's dark by 330pm on the England Scotland border during December January. On the upside it's daylight at 5am and dark at 1130pm July aug

[@Peter-gv6vf]

Sun and daylight are completely different things. And as other people say the opposite is that daylight in summer is 4am-10pm

[@Lily-Bravo]

My brother in law is Canadian. My son is engaged to a lovely Canadian girl. Family occasions they get together to talk Canada!

[@CouncilOfWolves]

The old saying applies; When in Rome do as the Romans do.

[@maxmoore9955]

Also she as an advantage, she is Canadian, Most Brits have a big Love for Canada 🇨🇦. Especially my age group and older .

[@marielouise9126]

No ski slopes here in the South of England (I’m unsure if there are any anywhere else in the UK 🤷‍♀️). We don’t have any mountains or snow (the latter, once in a blue moon).

[@mjheffy44]

She's saying that you're on a time limited work visa, and because of that, employers won't take the risk as the immigration office may reject your visa application when you renew the visa. Eventually, you will find an employer that will take a shot on you but some won't want to have a new staff member on a time restricted visa as they'll have to re-advertise that job if you're visa renewal is rejected !

[@frankscarborough1428]

There be is someone who looks like you on KZbin. His name is Tyler Rumple

[@lisaj9412]

Wow yes! I’ve just taken a look and they are so alike.

[@nedrasellayah9314]

There was a lot of waffling about but very little specifically about England u til she spoke of darkness in the uk lol. Went to England from the Tropics and was amazed to see street lights on all pretty much all day and night. We coloured people including my African friends turned grey and white due to no sunshine. It was a shock and then hilarious. We all thought we were getting sick. 😅😅🤣🤣😂😂 Second. Some of my friends were amazed at having to het used to hearing a million different "British" accents. "Queen's English" isn't spoken everywhere. Everything else was pretty normal.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Winter sunset around 4pm, Summer sunset around 10pm

[@lincliff663]

What a downer! I'm a Brit & it makes me want to move. The video sounds personal to her & could apply to moving to any country. Like any country the best person for the job gets the job irrelevant of nationality (we had 7 non-Brits in our department of 13). Of course there are going to be fewer job opportunities because we're a small country but there is always temp work to tie you over. As for the dark one doesn't really notice it but all of my non-Brit friends can't believe how late it gets dark in late Spring/through Summer - sometimes 10-10.30pm.

[@geoffbeattie3160]

P.S. UK people can only really ski in Scotland and only a few months per year. Dry ski slopes are at bigger UK cities but most people who ski go to European countries like France Austria Italy. Switzerland Germany Poland Czech Republic Slovakia etc

[@mskatonic7240]

2:20 it is true your mental health troubles will follow you... but. Once you have legal residence, you can get NHS treatment meaning the anti anxiety meds that might have been out of reach before suddenly become possible. Even the private counselling or therapy services might work out cheaper. That said, NHS waiting lists for therapy treatments are terrible, especially right now.

[@annasofiehjelm6332]

Scandinavian girl here (Swedish). In the very north of Norway, Sweden and Finland, and also parts of Russia, the sun never rises during winter. Ever. IOW, winter means eternal night and darkness. On the other hand, in the summer the sun never sets up there.