Why do the British salute differently to the Americans?

[@evaristegalois6282]

2:28 "What sort of salute does your country do?" _Citzens of Germany have left the server_

[@renanribeiro8137]

*lmao*

[@jackops1244]

This cracked me up! 🤣

[@aldy4102]

*qonquer the world with cow army*

[@jacksherwood7437]

@PATTON nAH Cuz

[@popantermopan4099]

@PATTON not before China.

[@Simplehistory]

Current camos: British: Multi-Terrain Pattern American: Operational Camouflage Pattern French: Camouflage Europe Centrale Polish: Wz. 93 Pantera

[@gamemoviesmania2661]

Yeet

[@gamemoviesmania2661]

Wish i could go to the us military when im older

[@cymonfrost6312]

I found the Czech military salute.

[@Lanky41]

Can you guys do the RMS Empress of Ireland?

[@diavontepele-clark8181]

@@SlickDaRippa Hello, US Army soldier here, the USMC pattend MARPAT to where no other branch could utilize it because they wanted the pattern to be unique to their branch alone, Im also assuming that he's using the US Army because its the oldest, largest, and most important branch of the US military. Just my two cents.

[@Simplehistory]

What military traditions and strategies do you want to see next?

[@PHOENIX-wr9ob]

Scottish

[@itsthatsebguy93]

Cuz they have bad teeth

[@dennisveenstra3640]

Simple History the Netherland?

[@minutemen_in_t-605]

Polish salute

[@bisutoron]

hmmm maybe B L I T Z K R I E G

[@joeyakathug5215]

In Korea, we salute like the US, but we have a standard "Salute cry" (Similar to battle cry) of "ChungSong" (충성 meaning "I will be loyal to my military") There are variations between branches or even units. Marine Corps' cry is "Phill Sung" (필승, roughly translate to "We will be victorious all the time"), and the 3rd Infantry Division, or White Skull division's cry is "Baek Goll" (백골 literally meaning White Skull in Chinese method)

[@GamingWithLit]

What about the north?

[@GreenFireRage141]

@@GamingWithLitNorth Korea is just salute there’s no salute cry

[@CrazyPlatinum92]

Simple history: Invasion of Panama.

[@sweetclk77]

Yes!!! Good idea

[@dman8115]

I agree

[@aluxtaiwan2691]

Sounds good

[@diligentone-six2688]

Just Cause. Because of Operation Just Cause.

[@t.gojirafanstudios5853]

Agree hmm That will be good

[@keelanmurphy9941]

0:21 "as a way to show you were unarmed" this guy is clearly a master of deception

[@garrett3698]

Literally to call a salute the CO or NCO says "Present Arms". Quite an irony i'd say likewise.

[@JustALad]

Oh my sides. Severely underrated comment

[@trusarmor4957]

this comment is GENIUS!

[@ultraruna]

@@garrett3698 the command "present arms" is normally associated with a collection of soldiers, ie a platoon company or battalion who will all be carrying weapons, this comand is preceded by "general" or "royal salute" depending on who is being saluted. Individual soldiers not carrying firearms,ie officers, or senior nco's will salute palm forward, as they would not be presenting arms, just saluting. Hence the command "general salute, present arms", anyone on parade without a fire arm "general salute" with a fire arm "present arms". This is of course specific to the British army, don't know what other countries does.

[@Myyra-games]

Illusion 100

[@2309-w5p]

Oh you ask for the salute of my country? Well... (Laughs in german)

[@mrunseen3797]

Before people get back disease: the military salutes with the palm down, like the British navy.

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Actually USA also used that salute en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute

[@red_amoguss]

i usually T-pose to assert dominance

[@notatruck2640]

@@red_amoguss ah a man of culture

[@Sparkle8205]

As a german / American, I honestly don’t know my salute (for Germany) since I live in America so I do the American salute.

[@Steve-wm9gg]

More like “why do the Americans salute differently to the British”. Edit : I was just trying to make a joke, I didn’t mean to offend. And remember UK and US have one of the strongest military bonds.

[@Raycheetah]

Differently *from.* =^[.]^=

[@skylanderlego4163]

Yes, as Britain is superior

[@skylanderlego4163]

@Fox-like correction: was superior until we decided to not waste our money on the Military.

[@skylanderlego4163]

@@evasivesnakezz Britain started America mostly, so it would make sense

[@Rallego]

Skylander Lego America started Democracy and won the war sooooo we are superior (also on January 18 your queen is gonna go bye bye)

[@swamptruck2536]

"What sort of salute does your country do?" this is where the fun begins

[@derritter4970]

French:Both hands up

[@razor1uk610]

Cue a random 'Goose' doing an "Am sorry, I hate it when it does that." 'Internationally Understood Salute' ..with one finger.

[@Jack_Klash]

200th thumb up I rule :)...

[@pukkadriver]

@starving troll 'Sean Kyle' sounds German to me Seen Kyle, Seen Kyle, Seen Kyle

[@pukkadriver]

@@derritter4970 and the Italians!

[@summerghost6551]

America: hey can I copy your homework? Britain: sure but don't make it too obvious

[@r3d_d3d64]

Lmao

[@Masterchuh5]

Schizhoe • pretty much all countries have a salute it isn’t that big of a thing.

[@_egg_2933]

-R/DeadMemes-

[@drgw489productions]

Not really, of all things vise versa

[@AbsoluteRatBastard]

Schizhoe • indonesia: hey can i copy your homework poland: sure but don’t make it obvious 🇵🇱 🇲🇨 LOL XD

[@SilverGamingFI]

"How do you salute in your country" *Germany has left the chat* *Third Reich has joined the chat* *Roman empire has joined the chat*

[@ohnenamen2843]

: Right arm 90 degrees from the body, underarm tilts 45 degrees, middle finger 2cm away of the temple, hand back to the front you mustn't see the thumb

[@c.nasser12]

*Portugal and Brazil have joined the chat.*

[@mgeiger2341]

*OG PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE has entered the chat*

[@Clarence-gg3ul]

SOVIET RUSSIA has joined the chat

[@ΧρίστοςΚονόνιουκ-ν9η]

Romania greece belgium hungary joined the chat

[@jackruffner6162]

British officer: "How dare you!" Polish soldier: "Wxyjnmbysza!"

[@jkczapski]

I am from Poland , polish soliders in II War was kind and brave .

[@KandiKlover]

I didn't understand this comment until I saw the exploded soldier. That poor man.

[@davidcockayne3381]

That can’t be Polish, too many vowels.

[@Ulvetann]

@@davidcockayne3381 For when You go shopping in Poland, just say this; 'piędziesięciogroszówka', or simply shut up and hand them 50 Zloty.

[@davidcockayne3381]

@@Ulvetann In my local Polish sklep 'Żubrówkę proszę' and £17.50 works quite well.

[@noispoi]

My country (iceland) has no salute because our army is non existent lol

[@noispoi]

@James Reilly well that vikings did but that was over a thousand years ago

[@allenz7688]

@James Reilly Fun fact, though: The UK invaded and occupied Iceland during WW2 to "protect" them from being invaded and occupied by Germany.

[@noispoi]

@@allenz7688 yeah i know im talking about when battles were fought here 😁

[@noispoi]

@@allenz7688 i actually love history so I know pretty much everything

[@NewEnglandViews]

I’m coming over there and naming myself King

[@Flopsos]

*We used to salute with the arm straight forward (and a bit up) and palm down*

[@roku-man]

oof

[@ceiling771]

Oh wow that’s something...

[@nowthatsjustducky]

I heard that was originally a Roman salute; and up until around the late 1930s, that was the salute used in schools here for the Pledge of Allegiance. For some reason, it fell out of favor during the World War II period.

[@welly4899]

My country does this really wacky salute where they point their arm forwards and upwards with the palm facing down, like they are about to do a dive but with only one arm raised

[@joshuaromero7984]

What country is that buddy............

[@ea.fitz216]

Same.

[@knightzing]

Do they chant something like...

[@cv4809]

Do they also just happen to wear a red ribbon in their left arm?

[@randomeastasian347]

welly thegod *Horst Wessel lied plays*

[@alanwindypics]

The best salutes are the ones done by Rimmer in Red Dwarf.

[@DarthScorpion]

Smoke me a kipper

[@timothyhartwell2849]

"Stoke me a clipper I'll be back for Christmas" "Whatever."

[@xpusostomos]

SMEG!!!

[@DarthScorpion]

@@timothyhartwell2849 gonna steal that one buddy

[@timothyhartwell2849]

Lol you wouldn't be stealing from me. You'd be stealing from the Red Dwarf episode "Stoke me a clipper"

[@FBI-it1ct]

"What type od salute does your country do?" *looks at Germany*

[@thariqeli575]

@F. B.I OPEN THE DOOR!

[@ottovonbasedmark]

@F. B.I get back to spying everyone

[@asgernielsen5651]

@F. B.I XD

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

USA also used *that* salute en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamy_salute

[@LAV-III]

@@aslamnurfikri7640 that's pretty cool

[@g.v.3493]

The German salute is palm down. Perhaps since the Continental Army was trained by von Steuben, the style of salute stuck?

[@brettharrison8280]

That was my first thought. Von Steuben laid out their drill according to Prussian standards. I doubt the Continental Army was in any way influenced by the RN saluting style.

[@ehanoldaccount5893]

G. V. Exactly what I figured

[@annoyed707]

The old Prussian and Imperial German traditions heavily influenced Chile.

[@donnyreisch1226]

Actually, we don't show the palm because the palm is considered a sign of surrender. In contrast, we have defeated the English... twice. Then as a show of good faith we keep them from being defeated by the Germans... also twice.

[@anthonykaiser974]

Most likely from Prussian tradition. All the "palms facing forward is a sign of surrender" is most likely mythical. Every nation has its myths.

[@dogestoevsky2853]

"No dirty palms showing!" That is the most British thing EVER! 😂😂😂

[@kenbadoian2476]

Better be glad that they are on our (US) side - dirty or not

[@HT-lr1rs]

When you conquer 2/3 if Europe and only remembered for surrendering in ww2 *shame*

[@stevemccann4166]

A National_ist Acrobat Aussie salute looks like someone waving flies away with their right hand.

[@anticommunist5899]

Or you clean your hands before salute

[@attaat]

@@anticommunist5899 Yeh, right, just wait there a minute while I go wash my hands. . .

[@blackbikemike2467]

An interesting video. I wondered why the Brits saluted like they do. I am a retired US airman. Much respect to other comrades in arms.

[@peterking8586]

It’s done to show that your weapon hand is free, for the Army.

[@blackbikemike2467]

Thanks for the update. @@peterking8586

[@kaiser6945]

As a German we had a salute but no one like it (Edit thanks for all the likes!)

[@Geojoe677]

Wonder why? 🤚🏻

[@adastra289]

I like it!

[@ANukeWithLegs]

We had also a dream but no one liked it eighter

[@boilermakerpatriot]

Chile liked it 👍

[@ANukeWithLegs]

@@boilermakerpatriot God protect Chile

[@cptjackpl8690]

The great Emu Army salute.

[@ldjuk9463]

CptJack PL it’s ironic because I’m pretty sure ur saying ur Australian and the Australians lost a war to emus

[@seankestebernales5841]

Lol 😂 I also saw the emu war in Simple History's older video

[@Jordan-ns2ov]

Kiwi army salutes to!

[@Sparkle8205]

Indeed

[@user-gu9en1wm9h]

Yes

[@doso4782]

French soldiers salute by raising both their hands vertically.

[@RackHasAttacked]

No they wave a white flag

[@yourlocalt72]

i love those france jokes but they are far fetched from reality france is best european country with a win to lose ratio

[@doso4782]

@@yourlocalt72 Yes that is true. I understand that they are far from the truth and appreciate your understanding and sense of humor.

[@ariefrachmansaleh8088]

And holding baguette too?

[@sadpotato714]

Erwin Rommel. Is that counting when their allies win? Honestly curious.

[@tiomball]

We Germans salute like the Americans. The Hitler salute is forbidden in Germany and you can go to prison for it.

[@aircoolguy5218]

Good for Germany 🇩🇪🇺🇸

[@federicoserri1826]

Same for Italy

[@Erwin_Von_Heidenheim]

XD

[@aaronvoigt9073]

But during the third Reich and even before in the Kaiserreich where the normal salute common at the military. But I don't know it's more similar to the American or the British one.

[@KYZA619]

You can go to prison for it? Doesn't that impact a persons freedoms/rights?

[@lancev.o8052]

The salute in my country is stretching your right arm and hand to full length and then elevating it a little bit

[@knightowl3577]

Actually that's a copy of the Roman salute.

[@andreconant4941]

@@knightowl3577 Whoosh

[@marcus4048]

Lance V.o DAS IST DEUTSCHLAND

[@Cardah]

knight Owl r/whoosh

[@rookeva8688]

Dark Relic This isn’t reddit

[@jimmy2k4o]

French salute is both palms outwards, raised as high as possible.

[@-_--ex5lt]

Good one dude 😂😂

[@jimmy2k4o]

DomWeasel we didn’t lose half the time to the french. (I’m british). We won the 7 years war, the napoleonic wars, and stood against the Nazis when they surrendered.

[@DomWeasel]

​@@jimmy2k4o We lost the War of the French Revolution, the Wars of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Coalitions and only won the Sixth because of Napoleon's Russian blunder. We also lost the Hundred Years War and all the English lands in France, creating the modern island kingdom of England. For every small war we won, we lost another. We also let ourselves be surrounded by the Nazis and fled the continent, leaving behind all of our tanks and heavy equipment and our allies to fight alone while we cowered behind the Channel with Churchill sending the British ambassador in Washington to give the Americans all headaches begging for support. We stood against them because the Germans had no means of crossing the Channel and effecting an invasion. All simulations of German invasion using river barges to transport troops across the Channel would have seen them destroyed by the RAF and Royal Navy; and that's if they weren't swamped by the Channel itself. If you don't respect your enemies, you can't boast about besting them.

[@DomWeasel]

@@Username-2 It's bigotry.

[@johnbowers7115]

😂

[@GabTheDrummer]

In Canada, the navy, air force, army and many police corps salute downwards. BUT the RCMP uses the old british salute.

[@Maxcraft12]

What exactly does RCMP stand for? royal canadian military police?

[@YorkyOne]

@@Maxcraft12 Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

[@Maxcraft12]

@@YorkyOne of course, mounted because they ride mooses into battle 😂😂

[@manwithdatbag4307]

Maximilian think of it as the Canadian version of the FBI

[@Maxcraft12]

@@manwithdatbag4307 oh, that helped. Thanks :)

[@puggers460]

correct title: "Why do the Americans salute differently from the British?" edit): stop having fucking ww3 in the comments

[@connersmith8218]

Thank you!

[@christophernewman5027]

Exactly! You saved me the trouble of typing it. 😊

[@Erwin_Von_Heidenheim]

Exactly I hate how it's written as if they invented the salute but the British did because the British empire existed before the us

[@puggers460]

@gofa curself uwotm8

[@puggers460]

gofa curself x to doubt

[@_Matsimus_]

Lol well I can say it’s very odd going form the British Army to Canadian Army considering I moved from one to the others salutes. It took me a little while to adjust lol O7

[@a51541476]

The Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force saluted the same way as the British until 1968. At that time a new Drill Manual was issued for the unified Canadian Armed Forces, along with the CF green Hellyer uniform for all -- yuck. In the mid 1980s, the three services went back to separate uniforms, with a common rank insignia. In this decade, the Canadian Army reverted to the traditional (i.e. British Army) officer rank insignia (except for general officers). Who knows? Perhaps the Canadian Army will revert to the British Army-style of salute in future. I certainly hope so, but then I am a Brit who served for 29 years in the Canadian Army. D.A. Stolovitch, CD Captain Canadian Forces Military Police (Retired)

[@thomasbroom3808]

I’m a big fan of your channel 😁

[@hectorpowell8813]

Matsimus!!!

[@davidelmore2546]

Matsimus Hey that’s it bye iM GoInG To WrItE A BoOk NoW

[@MotionMcAnixx]

@@a51541476 Are you of Polish background?

[@cptslick141]

Germany has left the chat.....

[@historygeekslive8243]

o😂😂🍺

[@gunchanel4740]

You didn't mention that ABSOLUTLEY EVERY country's army force in the world salutes with the right hand.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I feel like that has some connection to the use of swords

[@brentonbish]

In master and commander you can observe an interpretation where sailors make the dip the hat gesture, also, I believe the outward facing palm was meant to be covering an eyebrow to be correct

[@SuperKokssssss]

That's true! In Poland, we salute using two fingers. Greetings from Poland ;)

[@ryanesposito7223]

Hi greetings from America we use the palm down salute

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Some countries use only one finger for that purpose😁😉

[@gilly9666]

Us brits use a 2 finger salute aswell ✌

[@cxarhomell5867]

SuperKokssssss pretty weird

[@Maxcraft12]

Greetings from Germany! We eh. We don't salute anymore :D

[@rynldio755]

Question: Why british salute differently to the americans? Answer: They're not Americans

[@rhysturner7922]

You forgot the fact that we are telling the Americans to speak to the hand

[@bpar32100]

a rare British weeabo britian blew a 13 colony lead

[@Delboy2727]

Nah Americans salute different to the British we were doing it longer than you bud

[@Genevasplaytime]

@@bpar32100 USA blew france 😆

[@betrisher55]

The Australian salute: a wafting motion of the hand across the face, usually done in response to the presence of flies.

[@ericshin121]

Funny, since we are slouch hats: we have to salute infront of the brim. So on a side view, it looks we are about to high five someone

[@BennyLlama39]

American civilian's salute: one hand (or both) raised, typically in some semblance of a fist, middle finger extended upward. See also-- offensive hand gestures, Full Bird Salute, or Stone Cold Steve Austin salute. 😀

[@昌子幸平]

Japan does the same salute as the U.K. (Navy) and the U.S. formerly in all imperial branches, but when it changed into the Self Defence Forces, the angle of the salutes differs in the branches; Maritime (Navy) regulated salute with the 45 degrees angle under the armpit, unlike the Ground (Army) and the Air (Air Force) which hired the typical U.S./U.K 90 degrees angled palm down salute. This is due to the narrowness inside the ship, and sometimes, in the corridor, it might be admitted to not salute but instead clear the way to the superior.

[@Number1Irishlad]

Irish salutes: *downing an entire flask of whiskey*

[@ricogo2447]

Y ! Whisky.

[@Number1Irishlad]

@@ricogo2447 did you say "why whiskey"?

[@georgekenny9820]

@@Number1Irishlad Tool.

[@Number1Irishlad]

@@georgekenny9820 dont know what that means bud

[@seanloftus7569]

Lmao

[@georgebardsley7129]

Das has forgotten Deutschland *ik das means the, it just makes it sound German

[@neph9205]

this sentence is beyond logic

[@DavidLangeYU91]

WHY YOU WROTE DAS AND NICHT DU?! ._.

[@Joshua_23]

@@DavidLangeYU91 NEIN DU!

[@SlickDaRippa]

you do know das means "the" right? Like, Das Deutsche sprach ist schön

[@Joshua_23]

Str3am F0x29 jawohl

[@ReddMango777]

Hears "Commonwealth" - "AnOtHeR sEtTlEmEnT nEeDs Ur HeLp"

[@enterusername3364]

Fallout four has ruined the word common wealth for me

[@SlickDaRippa]

*shivers as an oncomming spout of PTSD peaks over the horizon*

[@thatoneguy7792]

Str3am F0x29 same

[@Mac_0903]

Enter Username the nightmares I have because Preston won’t shut his trap all those settlements i helped and ignore aaaaahahhahhhhhh

[@rafaelr9266]

ARRRRRRR *Fallout Flashback*

[@jaybee2530]

Italians salute by bringing their thumb, index finger and middle finger together and gently flicking their wrist.

[@Genevasplaytime]

Baba de boopi

[@Coolsomeone234]

Anglo-soviet invasion of Iran pls!

[@minecraftfirefighter]

@PATTON eh when you get everyone pooping in the loo we talk again.

[@richiecuzzz1]

@PATTON Most people don't even have toilets there.

[@Respawn117]

SKilledP0TATO What are you living in the 50s or something?

[@denislaw6107]

I can't find any details about the Swiss Navy salute.

[@BlitzyNation]

Hah!

[@colinkepple7555]

Probably a bit like the Bolivian and Mongolian navies.

[@northatlanticcommonwealth1188]

I doubt they have one, it’s a glorified merchant fleet

[@B8ct78]

Colin Kepple the Bolivians actually have a navy though

[@el1mp0rtad0]

@@northatlanticcommonwealth1188 We actually have sort of a navy (I'm not sure though they're called navy). They are stationed in Bodensee (big lake between Germany and Switzerland) and The lake of Geneva (between Switzerland and France)

[@milwaukeejt]

The U.S. Army used to follow the "palm-out" style of hand salute. 1861 Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States Article XXIX 256. When a soldier without arms, or with side arms only, meets an officer, he is to raise his hand to the right side of the visor of his cap, *palm to the front*, elbow raised as high as the shoulder, looking at the same time in a respectful and soldier-like manner at the officer, who will return the compliment thus offered. (Identical description in the 1863 Confederate Regulations, Article XXVIII, 243.) The switch to "palm-down" was gradual, becoming increasingly common during the Indian Wars, and almost universal by the Spanish-American War. The Army Drill and Ceremony manual of 1914 has an illustration using "palm-down", and the 1920 version leaves no doubt that the transition had become complete and official.

[@celebrim1]

Better research than the video maker. Thank you.

[@felixd7818]

My God! Actual facts on KZbin. THANK YOU.

[@Weesel71]

Re: "without arms, or with side arms only," You have to admit that sounds just a bit .... odd. No arms? Any salute would be rough. Side arms as compared to top or bottom arms? Ick!

[@Indylimburg]

@@Weesel71 hahaha, what "Without arms" references is without a long musket or carbine. From the 19th century to the present the proper salute while holding a long gun is to "Present Arms" and the soldier holds the gun straight vertical, center of face, arms outstretched from the body.

[@ringo1692]

@@Weesel71 yukyukyuk 😜🤣😂

[@lengskeng1072]

I learnt this in the RAF cadets, it’s actually quite hard to perfect 😂. Bringing the arm up has to be very exact. It reflects the discipline of the British army I guess haha

[@thomasedgerley7453]

British Army there's also a salute from one non rank to another, just a middle finger, do other countries have that?

[@itzimperiumxvi2620]

Thomas Edgerley nah probs us just taking the piss out of eachother

[@keiranmitchinson6340]

Hahaha that’s probably the most popular salute in our country

[@rwbimbie5854]

US military have the 1-finger salute between Enlisted men of different service branches Navy 1-fingers Army, Army 1-fingers Marines, and everybody 1-fingers the Coast Guard

[@Cailus3542]

RWBimbie What soldiers get up to with each other in the privacy of their bunks is their business, I suppose. I never knew the tradition mandates that the Marines get fingered by the Army.

[@szymongorczynski7621]

And the two finger salute!

[@CWC13]

"changed this salute to the four hand version" 2:14 *general grievous has joined the chat*

[@yareyare_dechi]

its quite audibly 'full hand version'

[@Reskov]

Your salutes will make a fine addition to my collection.

[@mangodip2170]

@@Reskov 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heinyhxc]

@@Reskov Oh I don't think so

[@georgegokoti1815]

In Russia salute is similar to American, but during Napoleonic wars Russian army had polish style salute with two fingers

[@alecfoster6653]

Interesting...thanks!

[@patryka.9215]

As a Polish person I have only 1 thing to say... *Wait that's illegal*

[@neoconwarhawk1001]

Russia's poor

[@TheBnjmnlrd]

I was wondering. Thanks!

[@MocnyBrowarek]

Why did it changed comrade?

[@tjstrong3607]

I like the American salute, being America-- except when Benny Hill did his salute, everything Benny did was perfection!

[@1millionsubsriberswithoutn20]

Germany left the server

[@Joshua_23]

OI Stalin it's the German chancellor Mr. Bismarck

[@Yeee10012]

Dah

[@kriminalinspektorwolff5154]

Nyet

[@xtusvincit5230]

The British don't salute differently to Americans. They salute differently from the Americans.

[@michaelkrause3429]

Exactly

[@gravynavy516]

What

[@Some_Random_Asshole]

Or, the Americans salute differently from the British.

[@cornpowa]

You keep your fancy book learnin to yourself! Don't you know that the internet is the land of broken english, poor grammar, and indecipherable sentences?

[@xtusvincit5230]

@@cornpowa Yes you are right. But my cause is noble even if unachievable.

[@junior1138]

A more correct question is “Why do Americans salute differently to the British?”

[@johndoe9200]

Both questions have different target audiences

[@junior1138]

I was suggesting that since the British Military predates the existence of the USA, it’s the American military that do things differently from the UK.

[@junior1138]

Арвиль how’d you figure that?

[@7th_CAV_Trooper]

A more correct question would use a more appropriate preposition.

[@junior1138]

Florida Aviator I dumbed the grammar down a little in order to match the OP.

[@williamanderson5437]

The Salute in UK, came from medieval times when Military Knights (ALL upper Class nobility), usually on horse back & wearing FULL body armour including helmets / face visors, would raise the front plate so they could be recognised by the King (head of Country / armed forces), in a 'face to face' meeting (the King does not speak to a 'face Plate' - besides it is an act of civility not to hide behind a mask), - that's why (with majority being right handed), the salute is always taken in that fashion - of lifting the face visor - and holding it up, while in conversation or just 'being noticed' - before dropping the visor (and therefore being fully ready for immediate battle). It has 'evolved' over the years into the variations we know today.

[@philldavies7940]

Thats one theory, but so what if you raised your visor, most people still wouldn't recognise you unless at very close range. Most mounted knights would have had some form of recognition anyway, their coat of arms exhibited on their shields or horse etc. also the armoured knight was obsolete on the battlefield well before saluting caught on. Probably more to do with lifting your hat as mark of respect, which evolved into touching the forehead.

[@MrChickennugget360]

there is no evidence for that theory. While removing the hat does have evidence.

[@SomeBody-rm6hf]

Knights weren't upper class...in fact, most were homeless.

[@mountainhobo]

You didn't mention the WWII French two-arm salute.

[@KyJoe01]

🙌♂🇫🇷

[@martingale8014]

At fist I was like wtf then I get it.

[@HOTPLATEGAMING]

LOL! I give up

[@TechnoHobo303]

Not to be confused with the 1973 american version.

[@ox-hz1oc]

Oh yeah Man the white flag they waved must’ve been big and heavy am I right

[@vincentmalab3289]

Salute to Simple History for feeding us for our hunger for history.

[@comradetachanka8872]

Why do the Americans salute differently to the British? answer that mate

[@mason9806]

actually this makes more sense tbh

[@Simplehistory]

As more people are familiar with the American salute we went with that title :)

[@tofu985]

Cause your russia. Heavy

[@wummer9030]

Hello my Lord

[@gibby8540]

Finally someone that said it correct

[@peterking8586]

Being former British Army we did the British salute. A bonus fact about the British, we don’t typically salute in the field (unless you want the officer to get shot by a sniper). With some very limited exceptions we don’t salute unless you’re wearing headdress.

[@TheIceman567]

Are you British? Do you like the USA and Americans?

[@LocalHeretic-ck1kd]

Rimmers salute in Red Dwarf is the best. Or simply the longest.

[@vonLindenau]

What kind of salute does your country do? I am German and dont wanna talk about it 😂😂 *claps heels and raises arm*

[@Relentless_Venture]

Oh the most clever comment.

[@funnysongist365]

Ha

[@luciferfallenangel666]

(**)/ /| | / \

[@lukumo2394]

@@kingoscar5884 Douche.

[@miwo_ro]

King Oscar this is something you only do once in public in Germany right now. Even if it is just a joke between friends... it’s complete forbidden.

[@EPICFAILKING1]

I think this video should be 'Why do Americans salute differently than the British?' - also, the Yanks saluted like the British pretty much up until the Civil War..

[@1988dgs]

Video Watcher the Americans would have had mostly contact with the UK navy and marines so no surprise they salute like them

[@tensive2707]

Their main reasoning for having their Palms downwards is because it is a sign of weakness and giving up to have your palm facing out.

[@danwilson1669]

The British salute like this because we show that we wouldn't turn dowbattle as raising your palm shows your up for it

[@KandiKlover]

Actually even during the civil war the union army did it. It was really cool.

[@scooperdooper4097]

as an american, help

[@Themapleleaforever]

Canada has it weird… we have a mix between both. Like the rcmp uses the British one but army and Air Force use a more similar one to the Americans

[@danplayzv2-gaming74]

I know a really cool German WW2 Salute

[@jackshyt4]

No you don't. You are referring to the Bellamy salute. It was originated by the Romans and used by tons of countries including the US to salute the flag until after ww2 where they changed it to not look like the germans.

[@heriberthuber54]

@@jackshyt4 Originated by the romans: Nope en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_salute

[@gigachad-gx9vu]

@@jackshyt4 r/woosh

[@senju3281]

@@heriberthuber54 It does come from romans, if you acctually read the website

[@heriberthuber54]

Still a nope

[@trevorbaylis4556]

Or, why do the Americans salute differently to the British.

[@KP-viking88]

Considering the US has barely existed and the UK was saluting first so its only right old chap!

[@bryanaa196]

@@KP-viking88 You probably saluting like Germans if not for the Americans, 'ol chap. 😉

[@KP-viking88]

@@bryanaa196 Oh dear, someone doesn't know their history do they. Remind me, how did Operation Sealion go? If you need a clue it didn't involve the US. Yeeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaahhhhhhh ride 'em cowboy!

[@barnabyg6808]

Bryan A A the Americans won the war from the air, the British on the seas, the Russians on land and the French from inside. There is the incredibly simplified version of the European theatre of war.

[@crappiegamer2341]

Bryan A A the Battle of Britain made hitler abandon his plan to invade and about 7 Americans helped us in that so shush

[@blong257]

While driving I see a lot of " ONE FINGER" salutes!!!!!!! Lol

[@arbabraiyan8200]

I am from Bangladesh and our army follows the british way of saluting. By the way, can you make a video on why some army combat uniforms throughout the world have ranks on shoulders while some have chest rank tabs? and why the pockets are in a slanted way? Please do make a video on this!

[@sigfan4521]

I'm from the US, we had a salute that is no longer used. It is a palm down salute held at mid chest height with the left hand. It was used when a soldier was holding a rifle at rest on his right shoulder. It was called the right shoulder arms salute. It can be seen in the movie Glory with Dinzel Washington, Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freemon.

[@jonyoung6405]

I was not aware of this salute going away.

[@sigfan4521]

@@jonyoung6405 I haven't seen it used but it may still be in use.

[@andrewswagdrew4578]

Its still in use

[@odonovan]

When I was in, not THAT long ago, we still used the palm down chest salute, with the weapon in "sling arms" (slung on the left shoulder). It was always done with the right hand. If the rifle was on either shoulder, it was brought down from shoulder arms and presented vertically and centered in front of the body as the "rifle salute."

[@footballproduction5265]

In my country (Greece), we salute with the American style, but we can only salute to the greek flag or the greek coat of arms

[@AndersonWatanabe67]

*french forces put both hands straight in the air and drop their weapons*

[@helenbarton4910]

Tell that to a Legionaire and see how long you last.

[@tommurdoch2989]

@@helenbarton4910 the toughest soldiers in the French army aren't even French.

[@ActionKiller187]

Dien Bien Phu

[@uncledingo6903]

That joke is not funny when you know the actual history of why they surenderred P.S they were forced to

[@driveman6490]

*FOR SALE:* French military rifle, never fired, dropped several times.

[@panzervor184]

Reminds me of ROTC in high school. One if the senior officers kept breaking into a british accent when he ran drills, so it became a running gag to give him the british salute when one was needed.

[@paulcollyer801]

As a Brit, ex army, Good Skills lads

[@purobeedas5197]

In my country(India),our soilders salute as same the British soldiers except the our air force salute at a 45 degree angle and say,'Jai Hind'.The word 'Jai Hind' is used during the salute because it means hail India and it was made by the founder of Indian National Army, Subash Chandra Bose.

[@tetrodot5277]

oh ya my country raises right hand and levitates it to 20 or 30

[@robogamer2023]

Bharat mata Ki jai

[@ahmetkahveci276]

Only thing i care is subscribe pewdiepie unsubscribe t series

[@crumplygrub3212]

I’m Polish, but American as well. Never knew polish soldiers saluted like that, keep on making the great content Simple history

[@Hemerlok]

.......... sad...so it seems You do know nothing about Poland.. even smth so obvious... I hope that at least you know where Poland is on the map...

[@notoriousfly9260]

@@Hemerlok You mean the region of Poland in Germany? Or Prussia?

[@idtkztzjwiiwibajau1110]

​@@notoriousfly9260 Germany which capital is a former Slavic stronghold? Prussia which is divided between Russia and Poland?

[@ice-crew5248]

Thx for a part about our salute! Wishes from poland🇵🇱

[@edmundscycles1]

Poland : responsible for the greatest squadron during the battle of Britain, 303 squadron . Home of the best royal artillery company in WWII and some of the best paratroopers and SAS officers too. The story of Private Wojtek should be taught in British schools to show how the Polish people embrace life and others .

[@darekdarek4693]

@@edmundscycles1 no chance as a pole who live in england , and went to secondary school and collage and never heard about any polish action that took place in ww2 , nothing about emigma code , nothing about battle of England , only some about concentration camps but that's about it

[@edmundscycles1]

@@darekdarek4693 yeah it makes me really sad. I'm Welsh so know too well How crap our history in school is. We learn more about Vietnam than the battle of France and north Africa.

[@Klimmerish]

The Portuguese do the Roman salute after their first round of training

[@zuadao]

???

[@APONOV]

In Chile we also do the Roman salute to swear to the national flag

[@isaacharkton6169]

@@APONOV based

[@PLANDerLinde99]

"What type of salute does your country do?" Germans in WW2: *Nervous sweating*

[@rosaria8384]

@AyeNaeBother Wehrmacht used the normal salute until 1944. By 20 July onwards they had to use the Hitler salute or risk being classed as a conspirator.

[@Therealmcdoc]

@Fnord Fnordington and btw: I am German, and I laughed at his the first 3 times....

[@aabb-zz9uw]

US type.

[@MaelVampire99]

Dr. Strangelove notably absent...

[@DieFlabbergast]

Nonsense. The Wehrmacht continued to use the normal military salute. The Hitler salute was for civilians.

[@tabasajustinjakej.7715]

Back when I was a kid I could see the boy scouts salute with three fingers present facing downwards and whenever we present during the national anthem, the normal students would touch their beating heart so that they can keep beat with the national anthem but the scouts always do the salute.

[@trx90vito29]

2:28 Germans: *uncomfortable laughter*

[@waynetremblay9572]

The British were saluting about 200 years before there were Americans so one should say correctly why do the Americans salute differently than the British.

[@grantm6514]

In that case one should say Americans salute differently *from* the British because the British were saying it that way 200 years before Americans started saying differently than (and because Shakespeare said it that way).

[@traveller4790]

Actually, up until the late 19th century the American military (to include the Confederacy in the War Between the States) saluted with the palm facing out just as the British did. A great majority of the American armed forces' way of doing things was copied from the British army during the American Revolution, and this included the hand salute. That changed in the late 1800's, although I'm not sure why.

[@benganchan1420]

@@traveller4790 we mostly don’t salute cause we don’t wear any head gear most of the time and soldiers don’t use bayonets either . I think the strawberry generation has not even slaughtered a chicken in their life so sticking it to the stomach of another person is unthinkable especially when the soldier has to clean his bayonet afterwards of blood , bits of intestines and faeces . Anyway the compact bull pup even with bayonet fitted is too short for practical warfare .

[@traveller4790]

@@benganchan1420 Just who is this "we" of whom you speak? The American Army still trains with the bayonet and still issues it; they also still salute. So I'm confused - just who are you talking about?

[@kimphilby7999]

@@benganchan1420 About bayonets,some words from the veterans kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHyvhH1slph3o7c

[@para7843]

Also to add to that we salute officers because they have the QUEENS COMMISSION. therefore we are saluting the Queen not the commissioned officer.

[@CanIgetsubscribers-zd6sw]

Simple. There 2 diffrent countries

[@PBiggs-vr1tn]

They're

[@crystxlzx6442]

Thnx u

[@CollectiveMedia]

oh yeah yeah

[@gujikujtutu2330]

@PATTON Nice bot

[@tgagaming1354]

Woah! I never expected this kind of answer when scrolling👌

[@davidtaylor351]

British 8th army Chief, Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery, on visiting New Zealand troops in North Africa during WW2. Said to their divisional commander, Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg. "I notice your soldiers don't salute a lot". To which General Freyberg replied. "Yes, but if you wave to them, they will wave back". I think it was an observation about the slightly more casual manner of the Australian and New Zealand (ANZAC) armies.

[@ΧρήστοςΜακρυπούλιας]

In Greece we use the "palm down" salute.

[@JetstreamSamurai]

My country does the gamer salute

[@gwynbleidd5674]

[Minecraft theme starts playing]

[@currently7886]

*GAMERS,* *RISE* *UP*

[@aheccinlemon6879]

Gamers are braver than any soldier

[@fellascallmethedrink]

Our brace sacrifices in the Gamer-Furry War will never be forgotten.

[@fellascallmethedrink]

@Keyboard Not today, brother, today us gamers rise and become the greatest group of people to exist.

[@tiredcaffeine]

I remembered the scene from Doctor Who, when I saw the title, where Rory said "America salutes you!" and then made a British salute.

[@Ikitsuu]

"What sort of salute does your country do?" Me: *d a b s*

[@kriminalinspektorwolff5154]

What country is that so we can nuke it?

[@Ikitsuu]

WW2 Flashbacks fartnut

[@maggotissepputist7364]

@@kriminalinspektorwolff5154 fortynine

[@rogermetzger7335]

Our family lived in the Midwest U.S. in the 1940s and ‘50, then in Colorado until I was in my early twenties. Not only in our circle of friends and schoolmates but every time I heard people on the radio talking about the difference between two people or two animals or two inanimate objects, the language they used was how one was “different from” the other. It is likely that I never heard anyone use the phrase “different to” in that situation until about a decade ago; it is almost certain that I never heard that phrase used that way before the 1980s. I’ve become enough aware that some people use that phrase (“different to”) when referring to differences between people or things that I guessed that was what was meant by the title of this video. But if I had read that title more than a decade ago, I would have thought the video was about why the British salute “Americans” differently than they salute British people. Yes, I’m interested in how people in different countries salute the officers in their own military - or how members of various branches of the military from a given country use different salutes than (from/to) members of other branches of the military from that same country. But I’m also interested in how “English-speaking” people decide whether to refer to differences by the phrase “different from” vs. “different to” in various countries or various parts of various countries. Is there a linguist reading this who can inform us as to how (or whether) these choices are influenced by the way such phrases translate from other languages?

[@tbgrandprixengineering]

Polish hand salute = symbol of peace ✌️

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

@Phil M Or vagine

[@mikaelmoss1233]

Not exactly. It's a memory of a polish soldier who losts a half of his hand in a battle, but fulfilled his orders saluted his superior with the wounded hand and died after it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-finger_salute

[@zksstalstawidlo9015]

Polish salute represents honor and fatherland.

[@frisky8119]

Great video! I’m really looking forward to many more!

[@danielvanr.8681]

1:57 Actually, the two fingers are meant to represent "honor i ojczyzna" (honour and fatherland). :)

[@danielvanr.8681]

@morton christie Baie dankie. ;)

[@lancelottheknight7126]

The origin of the salute is from the medieval times, as the knights enter the castle they have to open their visors to have themselves identified by the guards. Thats how the salute is made.

[@Richard500]

Longest way up, shortest way down!

[@paulcollyer801]

@@Richard500, not forgetting the gunner’s push into the breach...

[@souvik97ckp]

Indian Armed Forces: Army/Paramilitary/Police: open palm salute Air Force: 45° salute(inbetween open & palm down salute) Navy: palm down salute.

[@JacobMathew]

🇮🇳❤️

[@grieferguy]

2:13 are they holding finger guns to their head?

[@roku-man]

Yea, to shoot themselves?

[@SERP92_]

Nope

[@GeneralRG]

XD

[@jakub6998]

I think ours is the best looking salute of them all

[@Destructocorps]

That's what I thought he was going to say when he mentioned it being seen as a sign of disrespect.

[@morgs2436]

U r the best KZbin channel ever

[@SergeantHazard8]

In Hungary, our soldiers salute like the Americans. This is interesting. I like your work guys :)

[@aabb-zz9uw]

So do all nato countries. In wartime the US president becomes the top commander of the armies

[@xyon9090]

*We extend our arm forward palm facing outwards* and we say, "HAIL HI-

[@scumf6862]

@@Abandonedchannel98 KGB were cosplayers compared to the Gestapo

[@caspargeelen]

Hail Hydra?

[@rubenmakalinaw9750]

@@caspargeelen No, Hitmonchan.

[@thatguyonyoutubemk2746]

*Phew* You almost got yourself banned from KZbin, nice save.

[@RNKel1]

Hello your my favorite history channel :)

[@primop6647]

You are* or you're*

[@foxhoundr3364]

My country (Australia) has the same traditions as you Brits in regards to the salute. Cheers 🇦🇺😎🍻

[@SentryWill]

*1941 Japan wants to know your location*

[@thecamper-rm2rt]

Australia is exactly the same as the uk which is great except a slightly different accent

[@foxhoundr3364]

thecamper2034 excuse me?

[@connermiles7425]

@@thecamper-rm2rt in what way are we "exactly" the same as the UK ? Its like your saying every asian country is the same

[@klosr4978]

@@thecamper-rm2rt have you even been to australia...

[@CosmosBFN]

Wow. Amazing information. I love your channel.

[@alexandersnorrason2080]

Simple history: Polish armed forces in the east

[@MarshalShayCormac]

Alexander Snorrason Yes! And Hopefully They Touch on The Polish Soviet War Of 1920

[@wellbangok1359]

Could you do video about Lauri Törni(Lauri Thorne). He was from Finland like Simo Häyhä but isn't getting as much recognition. Sabatons song Soldier of 3 armies is about him.

[@Sharnoy1]

*Larry Thorne

[@setesh1294]

Absolute legend the man is.

[@finalbox4416]

If Fortnite were a country, it's official salute would be the default dance.

[@fellascallmethedrink]

Then we would nuke it, so we would be free of such a country.

[@fazedoutbrayden42]

Nah mate it would be a dab

[@rumuelnathanael8043]

If that happens then all country will be joining forces to wipe Fortnite country.

[@voldo18]

Your all children. it would either be Take the L or Electro Swing

[@wazzupbiggiecheese9444]

@@fellascallmethedrink they'll just build lol

[@killakanzgaming]

Another little known fact is the British soldiers also had a number of different salutes when greeting French soldiers on the battlefield... Legend has it that the V sign originated from English archers taunting French soldiers with the fingers they use to draw the bowstrings. Whenever the French captured any archers, they'd chop their fingers off...

[@aewhatever]

That actually more or less makes sense. From what I gather the two fingers facing up with the palm in is insultive. While having the two fingers up and palm out means peace.

[@KeithHearnPlus]

@@aewhatever When I was in college, a friend of mine visited France one summer. It took him a while to figure out why people seemed insulted when he would order two of anything. French people indicate two by holding up the forefinger and thumb, Americans hold up the forefinger and middle finger. It's amazing how such tiny differences can make such a big miscommunication sometimes.