The Best Things About the UK That No One Talks About

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[@AdventuresAndNaps]

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[@suttoncoldfield9318]

An American came visiting Hampton Court. He admired the lawns and gardens and thought how lovely they were. He went up to a gardener who was working there. American: "Gee, I'd sure like my garden back home to be like this, what do you do?" Gardener: "Is easy, just feed it, trim it, water it, weed it, then let it grow a bit" American: "Sure, what then?" Gardener: "After a bit, just feed, trim, water, weed as before" American: "Sure, what then?" Gardener: "Well, do that for five hundred years and your garden will look like this."

[@welshpete12]

Yep, and this is before they had lawn mowers, it was all done with a scythes. Try cutting your lawn down to about a quarter of an inch tall with one of these !

[@ChristopherEggleton1975]

@@welshpete12 I think the richie riches had people with shears. Scythes are great for long grass but not well manicured lawns.

[@welshpete12]

@@ChristopherEggleton1975 You may well be right , but that what I was told some years ago at one of the great houses near Oxford.

[@iriscollins7583]

@@welshpete12 I have seen a French farmer use a scythe, fascinating.🌷

[@williawilkes1036]

Blood from ex - queen's heads l always find quite fertile,............or so l'm told..............

[@ianz9916]

I live in a London suburb and we regularly get deer outside the house and wandering down the road. Many years ago when my son was about 8 I was just going to bed on Christmas Eve, approaching midnight, when I saw through the window a herd of deer lying down outside. I called my wife to see and then we heard a little voice coming from our son's bedroom, "Santa must be down the pub."

[@fiona4423]

That’s so funny.

[@ninmc5959]

🤣🤣

[@welshpete12]

Oh , what a wonderful story !

[@ianz9916]

@@welshpete12 It was a few years ago, he's 31 now. We still get the deer outside. There were some there only yesterday.

[@lesleypulling129]

😄😄

[@winnywin]

Never underestimate British wildlife. When I was 3, I was savaged by an earwig and a woodlouse. It's lucky that I'm still here to tell the tale.

[@desmondobrien68]

And there's nothing worse than a Brit wasp sting!!

[@joegrey9807]

And if you walk within 100ft of a swan you're guaranteed to have your arm broken.

[@winnywin]

@wendy kelly OMG! That's terrifying. I hope you're alright.

[@welshpete12]

@@joegrey9807 Ha ha , this is a true story . There is a lake near me . Were there are swans , one is a bully coming out of the water demanding to be fed. It happened to me , I turned to it and said in a low voice , any more nonsense from you and I will report you to the RSPB . Without a further word , it turned round and went back in the water !

[@daddywhogames6601]

Worst thing a Brit can do is wander into a field with a Bull that might charge at you. Thank goodness our ancestors killed all the bears, wolves and snakes years ago. Technically I think adders are still indigenous, but they bite like 2 people a year

[@adamhathaway5939]

The countryside is beautiful that is the best thing in the UK that no one talk about.

[@sunnie734]

Everyone talks about the British countryside.

[@adamhathaway5939]

Thank you both for beautiful comment 👍🤮

[@murphy7801]

Beautiful countryside shame about the weather most of the time.

[@EASYTIGER10]

I like that Brits are are a nice balance of creative and practical

[@jameslewis3296]

A cup of tea cures everything from a broken heart to a broken neck!

[@SimonMackUK77]

Strong tea with borbons or choc digestives dunked in it. Nothing better 😎

[@hideakipage8151]

Have you seen a bowling green. The perfectly manicured grass. It's a totally unappreciated art form.

[@levivalentinovideos]

When my parents first went to America, the people they were staying with asked if they wanted to go and get some doughnuts, my parents said yes, they all got in the car and drove for an hour to get them! Crazy! I live in Bristol, that’s like me driving to Exeter to buy doughnuts!

[@iriscollins7583]

Well America is top of the list for pollution.One comment I saw about air conditioners, they don't pollute, because they run on Electricity.🙄

[@CrypticHowl]

As a Brit, and watching people trying and loving our chocolates, sweets, crisps and iconic meals, that makes me feel blessed and grateful :)

[@iriscollins7583]

Unfortunately they are being gradually sold of. I try to buy BritIsh, but it's getting more difficult.😞

[@CrypticHowl]

@@iriscollins7583 sorry to hear that ☹️

[@DerekLangdon]

It doesn’t take much to please you then!

[@CrypticHowl]

@@DerekLangdon hey, I didn't say British snacks are my favourite 😆

[@WilliamBennett-up6gs]

In Newcastle Upon Tyne the Castle Keep is still there. I am in my 80s now but I remember as a 10 year old going to the keep it was free and we used to run around playing hide and seek not realizing the history we were playing in

[@alexrafe2590]

Years ago, I went to Australia for two weeks. Admittedly I spent all of it in the southwestern part of the country. But in that time (and I did drive from Sydney down to Melbourne) I never once saw an animal widely associated with Australia. I never saw a kangaroo, or a wallaby, or a wombat. Admittedly I never went out actively trying to see them, but it was a little disappointing. I never even saw cockatoos or budgies. Now I did see the fruit bats down at the Botanical Gardens in Sydney. I saw them wake up and go flying in the early evening when it was still quite light, which was amazing. They looked like chihuahuas with big bat wings. That was incredible.

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

I do remember a quote (by who I don't recall) that pointed out that one big difference between British people and Americans (and I suppose, Canadians) is that Americans think fifty years is a long time and British people think fifty miles is a long way... I might be slightly misquoting there but it ties in with a couple of the comments there. Another nice video, thanks!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I've heard that, too! Thanks so much for watching!

[@waynekent7068]

I've never heard that but I'm going to use it. Thank you.

[@Sorarse]

I thought it was 100 years and 100 miles, but the idea is the same. Or was it 500?

[@rthompsn2007]

I was going to post this! I heard it as 100 though.

[@SMFD23]

​@@AdventuresAndNaps From May to September, South Wales has some of the best weather in all of Britain.

[@MS-19]

The green and pleasant aspects, combined with the architecture of older towns, make me happy to be British. It was brought home to me when a Catalan friend came to stay once and remarked on just how lush the fields and lawns all look compared with the arid scorched terrain he is used to in his part of Spain. Of course, we're not the only place in the world with stunning scenery (Canadian Lakes, anyone?) but there's something oddly comforting about the sight of our own national parks, tinged with dry stone walling or hints of an old castle.

[@foreverhungry84]

it makes me happy how enthusiastic you are about our strange little island. good job mate

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@neilgayleard3842]

Don't tell everyone. We don't want the world to know. It's a secret that we like to keep to ourselves.

[@G6JPG]

@@neilgayleard3842 Like the beaches of Northumberland.

[@paulmurphy5648]

I love the way we can be SO sarcastic to each other but it is taken as it is meant i.e. poking fun in subtle, or not so subtle, ways...

[@barryt.johnson]

Cecil Rhodes once said: You are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life.

[@CloningIsTooGoodForSheep]

In Toronto they have a house built in the 1850s that is a museum. I saw that and realised I've lived in a house that is similar just older in the UK. It isn't a museum, it is just a house.

[@adventussaxonum448]

My local pub is 400 years older than that.

[@rattywoof5259]

My son had an American friend visit us in our village in Somerset. We went along to the village church and she freaked out when she looked at the board listing all the previous priests - the first one took office in 1189.

[@adrianperry8352]

I had the same experience in Phoenix, Arizona, as people reverently visited a house built in 1870. To be fair, the Pueblo cliff dwellings are old enough for most people.

[@bdwon]

I like how they say "fair play" so often. And how they seem to be gracious hosts toward foreigners living in Kent and making videos!

[@Durgesuth]

Yep the gracious hosts in their wisdom have increased Englands population by 4 million… I don’t see 4 million extra homes built or the NHS rapidly expanded to cope with that amount of “refugees “

[@OlgasBritishFells]

The best thing about UK is that there's countryside everywhere!! It's so close to get anywhere. I love the hills, the fells and the mountains here too. And I adore, love, love, love tea in UK! (P.S. and by the way, I always talk about it.)

[@fairytalepurityanalyser6056]

Except for London where it's miles and miles of endless city in all direction. That explanes the increasing reptilian appearance and Sadqu Khan.

[@hairyairey]

Depends where you live. It's about 2% urban but there are areas of the country where people don't see anything but concrete. There are numerous towns that don't even have a decent park (Stamford, Lincolnshire for example - Burghley House doesn't count).

[@robyn2791]

@@hairyairey yes but it isn't far to travel to find greenery. If people would only look outside the city they live in.

[@Rik77]

Definitely agree about weapons. My father owns guns in Kent, but its very very strict. Only certain weapons are allowed, and they have to be kept in a special type of secure cupboard, and the authorities do check these things.

[@shaunw9270]

As a Brit who's subscribed to a few Canadian's channels, I reckon the sense of humour is generally similar 😊👍

[@howardkey1639]

Hey Alanna, all these thing are just some of the great reasons for living in the UK, including being able to have your Hello Fresh delivery arrive just as you are recording a You Tube video. My favourite is definitely being able to pop into the local pub for a pint and a bit of banter. I think it's about time we had a Alanna and the pubs of Kent video and including plenty of pub dogs.👩🍺🍺🍺🐶🐶🐶

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

So true!

[@elizabethferrier6429]

Visited a few Kent pubs and loved them. Ancient buildings, great pub lunches and beautiful countryside.

[@greyman3515]

The TV and comedy are the things I notice while living far away. Love the British content we get much more than the US. From past visits I also love the history. All of Europe really feels like a massive museum.

[@painbow6528]

When I was in America I looked at some crisps that cost a certain price, gave them to the guy at the till, and he instantly asked for more money. Blew my tiny mind.

[@iriscollins7583]

Different % in each state 😟

[@stevemichael8458]

@@iriscollins7583 Yes but the shop that's selling them knows what state it's in and what the tax rate is. I've never understood why that particular shop can't put the price they are going to charge on the label.

[@bookwormer9130]

The public footpath is true. I was on a hike and walked through a farmer's land. At one point, before going through a corn field, I saw a vending machine kind of thing on the side. They left it there for any hikers who were thirsty or needed energy and they said they refilled it every day. It had lots of chocolate and energy bars, and energy drinks and fizzy drinks.

[@nicolasmalley306]

That’s brilliant!

[@Rjhs001]

I love the fact that, especially up here in Yorkshire and in my profession (engineering) the default status of relationships is to take the piss (tease or make fun of) in a friendly and non-threatening way. Again, love your content Alanna. Cheers.

[@chchedda]

Thank you for showing a positive light on my amazing country. People are too negative about UK especially the younger generation. Ignore the media and politics etc and get out and explore this wonderful country. We have amazing history, culture, sports, humour, countryside, pubs and friendly people ( maybe not London ) I am lucky to live here and want people from all over the world to see it ☺️

[@welshpete12]

p. s and we like Americans !

[@lloroshastar6347]

I think the politics is progressively making it worse unfortunately. I used to be more patriotic but I'm struggling to be in this day and age.

[@joannakennedy6005]

@@lloroshastar6347 There are worse countries for politics, imagine living in China? I will always be patriotic to this country and I have travelled a lot, but old blighty will always be my home!

[@lloroshastar6347]

@@joannakennedy6005 'could be worse' doesn't excuse it. Things used to be a lot better here, now they are terrible.

[@Durgesuth]

@@lloroshastar6347 Agree…. The biggest thing we have lost is our unique sense of humour and our freedom of speech People comment on freedoms in Russia and China….. Say certain things in the UK that “offend” certain middle class mostly white liberals and you will be arrested

[@RichDoes..]

In Scotland you are allowed to walk ANYWHERE, not allowed to camp, but if you are walking Scotland is open.

[@drplokta]

You’re not allowed to walk anywhere. Private gardens, nuclear power plants, railway lines and military bases are all off limits, just for example. But where you can walk, you can also camp responsibly (except in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park).

[@fourthdrawerdown6297]

I never noticed until relatively recently that people refer to pubs when giving directions and you find them mentioned on bus timetables 🍻

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

😂 Incredible!

[@carolineb3527]

Yep. There's a pub round the corner from me that changed its name thirty years ago and had an extensive, and no doubt expensive, advertising campaign about the change. No one cared, locals still called it by the old name. It changed hands again and got a new restaurant to go with the 'new' name. People still said they were going to eat at the 'old' name. There was a news story about a famous politician stopping off to eat there - several locals were interviewed on television about their shock at seeing someone famous in their local, not one of them used the new name. But the coup de grace has to have been when we got a new bus company and a brand new timetable posted through every letterbox in the area and plastered all over all the bus stops in town. The timetable shows the old name. We even got a brand new bus stop right outside the pub. It has one of those scrolling led displays showing the "next bus due at (name of stop) is the 14.53" and of course the name of the stop was the old name.

[@KissMeWhereIWee]

Yep, even when the pub is no longer there bus stops still refer to the stop as the name of a pub that got knocked down decades ago :')

[@fedoracay]

the place where I live in Wales was named after a pub. and that's not unusual in South Wales

[@ShaneH42]

There’s a bus stop named after my local but the pub is about to be renamed (new management). As you say, the name will live on with the bus stop

[@MCallsen]

Wonderful video :) So much history all over Europe, but in rural UK areas it is wonderfully preserved and "living". Hope the friendly and shamelessly helpful comment reaches you in good health :D Cheers from Hamburg

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you so much!

[@liukin95]

The Uk did have predators like bears, wolves and lynx but they were hunted to extinction. There are big reintroduction programmes taking place, like beavers, sea eagles and recently European bison. There's also a big movement to reintroduce Lynx in the UK.

[@rachelpenny5165]

There are actually some wild lynx in this country. It was well known where I grew up. In the early 1990s a film of three lynx walking around a housing estate in Barnstaple was shown on the local news. The beast of Bodmin Moor or Dartmoor are wild lynx.

[@stumccabe]

The age and history present everywhere is something I appreciate - and pubs. Within a few miles of me is a pub that was open when Shakespeare was alive, and a little further is one that opened in approximately 1250 AD (not PM!).

[@robertdraper5782]

When I lived in the US one of my work colleagues was rattling on about his visit to Salem and a couple of other historical sites, I mentioned that one of the pubs I frequented back home had been serving beer over a hundred years before Columbus set sail, he looked a bit deflated.

[@nicolasmalley306]

I go to a pub that’s from 1189 . It’s awesome.

[@jamesatkinson7691]

"Not too hot most of the time, not too cold most of the time" .......... that's because it's bloody grey all of the time! And I should know because I've lived all my damp life on this rain lashed rock!

[@G6JPG]

You must be on the west side! Here on the east - at least, the south-east - we don't get much rain (despite what north Americans seem to think)!

[@iainholmes2735]

Enjoyed the vid. I agree about our history: sometimes we don't appreciate how old things are eg: the Neolithic village of Skara Brae on Orkney is older than the pyramids too. It even has a quern stone for making bread and beer. They had their priorities right then too ! Cheers.

[@cdz12v]

How do you know the age of the pyramids.......?

[@welshpete12]

@@cdz12v Records were kept at that time , and very good they are too !

[@iriscollins7583]

And not full added chemicals.

[@nicolasmalley306]

@@cdz12v they are 4,500 years old … just google it !

[@user-nm3td7yl6p]

How refreshing that your channel is pro UK! Brilliant. Thank you.

[@nicolasmalley306]

I frequent a restaurant in my town that was built circa 1340 . Still in brilliant nick and the atmosphere is amazing. We also go to a pub 12 miles away that is circa 1189 . Apparently the knights Templar used to meet there . The old part of my town has Anglo Saxon buildings . Hence, I adore this country. I always laugh when I watch American ghost hunter shows and they are marvelling at a house from 1905 ! Hahaha , that’s a new build !

[@Elwaves2925]

Hey Alanna. Great video and I like all the points made. I absolutely detested adding tax for my time Stateside. It's always strange to think that we have houses older than America. UK hidden secrets: We can have great autumns, warm (not too hot) but also dry. Our moors and large park areas are a match for any in the world - so beautiful. Have a great weekend. 🙂

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Totally agree!

[@SmilingBanditUK]

Re: Tax. I went to the US a few years ago. Getting used to the "Price you see is not the price you pay" took some doing. Why can the stores in the US/Canada not do the math for you? They can put their own prices up, so include the tax, which makes it easier on the customer, and quicker at the till. Any other way is madness!

[@tinsley999]

I think it has to do with gov't transparency, in Canada anyway. This way we can see how much of the cost is the tax so we can't accuse of hidden taxes, or so we can gripe about how overtaxed we are.

[@ghalltn6]

Ha, actually sat here watching this with a cup of Yorkshire tea, can't live without it. For me, the biggest thing that winds me up when I'm abroad, is NOT being able to walk into a pub, go to the bar, order a pint, sit down, drink pint, and go. NO waiting for service to take ages, then wait for ages to pay, and still feel you have to tip!!

[@Giles_Heaton]

Lived and worked on nearly every continent and in every climate. Since coming home last year all my aches, pains, and depression have gone. I still have some anxiety but I can tell you that in all honesty, England and more widely, the UK, its the best country in the world! (for me at least 😄) Great video Alanna 👍

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you!!

[@Giles_Heaton]

@@eightiesmusic1984 been there done it. Not all it's cracked up to be.

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

Totally agree with you regarding England being the best country in the world,even if I won the euromillions I wouldn't live anywhere else.

[@Giles_Heaton]

@@eightiesmusic1984 England and the UK are exceptional though 😄😄😄 whether you like it or not.

[@Giles_Heaton]

@@eightiesmusic1984 ah the old "little englander" chestnut 😄😄. We don't care pal. We are giving our opinion and we really don't care about yours. To us it is the best country in the world 😘

[@englandcalling9721]

Hi Alanna, what I like about the UK is that people like yourself like living here, your choice speaks volumes.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you! 😃

[@naitchb16]

The close proximity of things is definitely great. I especially love how easy it is to find and get to a great museum, gallery or heritage site. Awesome video, Alanna. I’m off to enjoy this weather 😎

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Totally agree! Hope you have a great day!

[@ShaneH42]

And the museum or gallery is probably going to have free entry

[@smorrow]

Northern Ireland is pretty inaccessible when you don't drive. Lots of places have no bus at all on Sundays, there are towns you can't get to by rail on Sunday *even though the train still has to go through there.* There's only two railways in the whole country (the one to Dublin and the one to Derry), if a town is lucky enough to be where the railway is then it has trains, otherwise it doesn't. Think about that geographically - a whole quadrant of the country literally just doesn't have rail.

[@dogstar5572]

Your adorable. The UK is happy to have you.

[@judithstacey7916]

I have to stop you for a little minute, here. We live in a lovely mountain valley in Western Canada. We do have cougars and bears that are in our yards and near our houses, robbing the orchards, killing our cats, threatening us from time to time. We do not live in the far north...we are only a few miles from the American border. Wildlife abounds. Love your talks. Love England.

[@TheLondonLass]

I greatly enjoyed your wood pigeon impression! I’m terrible at maths so the sales tax thing in the US hurt my poor brain. I was even more confused when the hotel added two different taxes to my bill!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

And then sometimes you gotta consider a tip, too! So confusing 😂

[@mikeygilmour4635]

Depends. 10 or 20%? Easy. 14.367%? Why tf would you do that? Either way, it seems dishonest to me

[@Peanut1287]

North Central BC, bears are definitely a thing. They’re all over in my town. Even in Vancouver, on the North Shore earlier this week, a bear cub crawled in through a family’s cat flap and was found hiding behind a potted plant. Poor thing!

[@Ski7440]

As a Brit I suppose the nice things are the rolling hills and countryside. The quaint old historical buildings. I like it when brits are quiet, civil respectable and have decorum (but not all do) Marmalade , Cadburys fruit and nut chocolate !!! Dislikes :- tiny over crowded island, the rainy weather, the cold summers and wet winters.

[@TY-sx3jb]

Cold summers? Our summers are pretty warm. We aren’t exactly a ‘tiny island’ either

[@joanmatthews2570]

I am a Canadian living in the UK for 40 years. The weather here in the south is beautiful. It doesn't rain all the time like people say. I love coffee and don't drink tea but agree Yorkshire tea is really good. People are very friendly here and love the sense of humour. The food is great so many ethnic restaurants and take aways.

[@goggler2]

Honestly i think the UK Weather is amazing. Very mild, and we dont get alot of natural disasters like alot of other places do.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

That’s true!

[@DerekLangdon]

What part of the UK do you live in then?

[@johnosborne9271]

As a Brit I just can't wrap my head around the idea of the price tag not being the price you pay at checkout.

[@Snowshowslow]

I know, right? You're taking the fact for granted that the price is the price... That seems so basic 😆 Such an insane thing to do differently.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Yes, I was surprised when I first heard they do that in the US. It just doesn't make sense! It would be a nightmare for me, I usually roughly add up what my shopping will come to in my head when I'm on a budget and having extra added on top when I get to the till would do my head in.

[@AaronTheHipHopGuy]

That was really funny! I had my final exam today, I think it went well! I’ve finished school now, thank you so much for helping me get through the past few years of school with your fun videos and streams, and your community, i really appreciate it!

[@bordersw1239]

Fingers crossed for your exam results, enjoy the long summer!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much pal, hope you can relax after all your exams!

[@Braneloc]

I've seen signs in other countries "The price displayed is the price paid". As a Brit, "..as opposed to what ?"

[@nicolasmalley306]

Lol I don’t know why but that reminds me of Peter Kay , that’s £3.46 , do you want the 46p, yes otherwise it would be £3 , should I take it out of my wages 😂

[@nicolasmalley306]

All though we are a small island , there is so much diversity in our countryside . We have everything. Fens , moors , gorges ,mountains, valleys, hills, dales , marshlands , coastline ,peaks , forests , woodlands , plains etc etc . We used to have wild boars, beats and wolves but they were hunted to extinction. Wild boars have been reintroduced, however.

[@steve3291]

Thanks for making me feel good about my own country unlike most of the moaners we have in the press and social media.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Giles_Heaton]

We live in the best country in the world. Don't let anyone change your mind 😀👍

[@steve3291]

@@Giles_Heaton I know, but we now seem to have the media and certain other groups who tell us how terrible we are all the time whilst being funded from our tax money.

[@nicolasmalley306]

Well said 👏🏼

[@davewellings6281]

I'll have you know, I was walking along a public right of way when a pheasant leapt out of the long grass right next to me! Damn near gave me a heart attack, these are dangerous animals!!!!!!

[@cdeford]

Picnics on the South Downs, visits to Whipsnade or Box Hill, stately homes to visit, London museums, a gentle climate, no deadly snakes or spiders (the adder is very shy).

[@DaWoody1991]

The remarks about distances certainly hit home for me as well. I live in Belgium and when I drive 2 hours in any direction, I'll be in a different country. A couple of weeks ago, my girlfriend and I drove to the sea at about 7 in the evening, and returned around 11. It's an hour's drive, but people looked confused when we told them afterwards, because "going to the seaside" is considered a day trip, perhaps a weekend away.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

That's incredible!

[@HorrorAddickt]

Totally agree what you said especially the history. On a personal point, I can't stand hot & humid weather. It really pisses me off when the friggin tv or radio forecaster says its gonna be a 'nice' day and ya just know your gonna be sweating buckets! so there's plenty of fans in my house blowing all that hot air around. Thanks for another great video which I always look forward to see your next! 😎

[@cccCarpetcleaning]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the music and festival scene in the UK, we know how to party and have a good time

[@stephentaylor1476]

It's only in the last ten years that the South seems to have snowless winters. I am pretty old and can remember every year having snow and below freezing temperatures. This winter only five days of frost, to be honest the winters are positively hot compared to bygone days.

[@IanDarley]

I live on the coast in the North West, snow and frost is very rare here (a couple of light flurries in the last 10 years), but go 10 miles inland and they get plenty, so it depends where you are.

[@marythurlow9132]

I was told in school many years ago! that the world was in a "mini ice age" and would later revert to becoming warmer. This seems to be coming true.

[@nicolasmalley306]

I agree . I’m East Midlands and as a child in the 60/70 s I remember sledging on the snow and ice on the inside of our windows . Winter was twinkly and frosty . Never happens anymore!

[@atalanta9353]

Quite a lot of pubs are being refurbished and are re-opening. It’s heartwarming to see.

[@daveturnbull7221]

Alanna erupts onto the screen infecting us all with her boundless enthusiasm! 🤣 It often takes an outsider to remind us of just how much we have right here on our doorsteps. One thing we do have in Scotland that some would class as a dangerous bug is the midge. For me they're not a problem as I very rarely get bitten but in some areas it will literaly be a black cloud of them. Personally I love the weather in Scotland - if you don't like what its doing at the moment just give it 5 minutes. We often can have 4 seasons in one day!

[@sheilaenglish3293]

I love Scotland, swear I lived there in another life but when I was there I asked my mother to take a picture of me strolling amongst the sheep. I had a romantic idea of how this would be. My fantasy didn’t include walking through sheep plops and clouds of midges biting me 😆

[@nightowl5395]

Before I listen to this, can I just say that ONE wonderful thing that comes to mind, Alanna, is that after six years you are not losing your lovely Canadian accent.... 😊

[@hairyairey]

Listen to the early videos you will notice the difference!

[@robincarter6537]

I lived in Kent for 3 years in the mid 80s. We had the most extreme weather I have experienced in my 70 years in the UK. We had the 87 Hurricane that wrecked trees and buildings, we had very hot, sunny summers and we had so much snow the business I worked for, a large tissue company, had to close for most of a week. Loved it though.

[@juliecobbina2024]

We are very generous and most of us will stand up for other people .

[@stephenlee5929]

On UK wild life (not Wetherspoons), we do have the Adder: (a very shy snake), Scotland has Midges, wild cats and Haggis and of course Nessie, which can give you a nasty bite, Badgers are quite aggressive, and a Swan can break a man's arm, with one blow of their nose. On Bodmin there is the Beast of Bodmin Moor. Wales there are sheep and Dragons.

[@dave_h_8742]

As a rambler I'd say Cattle can be the most dangerous animals followed by spoons patrons 😂

[@paulmidsussex3409]

I kind of think swans breaking a mans are is a rural legend, though they are very aggressive while nesting. There are also escaped boar. Boar were native to Britain but were hunted to extinction but farmed boar have escaped. Then there is of course the beast of Bodmin / Exmoor. Badgers are really aggressive if cornered or defending their young but would much rather avoid you. Of course if the beaver population grows they will start to flood places.

[@CloningIsTooGoodForSheep]

Having to hide in a car because of a midge swarm was one of lifes more interesting experiences.

[@hairyairey]

I think the grass snake has a vicious bite.

[@hairyairey]

@@paulmidsussex3409 It's the Northerners that are aggressive if cornered (see Mash Report sketch)!

[@shirleyboy8859]

It is Your Honesty that keeps me watching Alanna..... Congratulations on getting a sponsor...... I hate adverts but I will make an exception in your case.... :-))) xxx

[@damatmatman]

Everyone i watch thats moved to uk seems to be spiritually happier

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

Talking about the summer, today is Friday June 17th. We’ve had four hot days in a row and this is day number five. Thunderstorms tomorrow and that’s summer done. Five hot days and a thunderstorm, the quintessential English summer. Enjoy.

[@beccapotts7081]

Not so.....🥵

[@joegrey9807]

A friend of mine described the UK as having the best climate in the world and the worst weather. While a bit of an exaggeration, it's basically true, never too cold, hot, wet or dry, just lots of days of meh. Or a sunny morning followed by showers to catch everyone out.

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

Gotta say I love and am proud of the fantastic, brilliant, irreplaceable NHS, after watching several videos regarding the health care industry in America I'm more than happy to pay my taxes to fund the NHS,love,love,love all the dogs in the UK

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I was surprised the NHS wasn't included, but I agree!

[@gamingtonight1526]

@@AdventuresAndNaps The NHS is taken for granted by the British people, which is why it has so many problems.

[@lemming9984]

...even the Pitbulls?

[@bobbierocksbuster5584]

@@lemming9984 sadly there aren't any (that I know of) pitbulls in England,the breed was banned after one or two (owned by morons no doubt)attacked and (I think) killed some people,as the saying goes "there are no bad dogs only bad owners",some owners had pitbulls and encouraged them to be aggressive,a sort of penis extension I reckon.

[@lemming9984]

@@bobbierocksbuster5584 yeah, know the "sort" you mean!! Didn't know Pitbulls were banned- that's great.

[@slawomirkulinski]

It is 5:11 on a chilly morning in the Autumn. It is dark. Mist covers the way I use every day to get to the train station. There is no one around. Suddenly someone appears out of the mist walking opposite direction: - Good Morning, Sir! - Good Morning. I've answered without thinking. Yea, that would not happen where I came from.

[@nicolasmalley306]

It’s wonderful to see appreciation of our beautiful country instead of all the negativity and hatred I keep seeing on KZbin by asylum seekers and unappreciative migrants who apparently hate this country! On the back of listening toNarinder Kaur , this video is heavenly!

[@RushfanUK]

With modern EPOS systems there is no reason why retail outlets in the USA and Canada can't sticker goods with the price including tax, the reason why they probably don't do this is because customers would be more budget aware and may spend less, the variation in tax rates is just an excuse not a reason.

[@peterscott9137]

It's too do with national adverts, but different tax brackets in each state. Bit of an excuse, so you might be right in the big picture. Don't know about Canada's reason.

[@KarlJeager]

@@peterscott9137 This would be simply solved by displaying both prices, first base price then tax inclusive.

[@sheilaenglish3293]

Something that a only vegetarian or vegan might appreciate is the wide accessibility to those foods in the UK. I was so happy to find every restaurant offering vegetarian choices and really interesting ones at that. Canada is so far behind in that regard. People over here in Canada have such outdated notions about bad English food but I love it. M&S Foodhall is wonderful.

[@marcelwiszowaty1751]

Yes... although that is a relatively recent thing. It isn't that many years ago that finding vegetarian or vegan options in restaurants was difficult... nowadays it's pretty much universal. The cynic in me would argue that those restaurant owners smelled the profits they might make if they included more options... but who cares, right? Choice is a good thing.

[@paulmurphy5648]

All restaurants have to have veggie or vegan options but veggie or vegan restaurants don't off the real meat food I want. I love salads but I cannot stand plastic meat substitutes, just have the real thing!!!

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

@@marcelwiszowaty1751 I was a veggie in the 1970s and never had problems finding vegetables to eat, despite hating most them with a passion. Only the rich ate in restaurants then, though. There was a veggie restaurant in Newcastle, mind ... In fact most takeaways offered vegetarian food, although one would need to guess that the rice wasn't slathered in blood. NB restaurants are businesses. The owners are out to make a profit, so they offer what people will eat. No profit, no restaurant.

[@marcelwiszowaty1751]

@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Okay... thanks for this insight!

[@paulmurphy5648]

@Julia AMV My understanding of veganism is that no meat or dairy is eaten, just plant based and nut/fruit diet. Also you do not wear things made from animals i.e. leather shoes. I understand what veganism is. I eat lots of salads, my 5 a day fruits, nuts, chicken, fish, not so much red meat all for my health. What I cannot understand is why you have an option by law to have your preferred (not a literal matter of life and death) food offered in restaurants but I cannot demand a chicken sandwich in a vegan restaurant, which is discriminating against me. I bought a Duck in Hoi-sin sauce vegan wrap 2 weeks ago...1 bite later it was in the bin, tasted awful. If you do not want to eat meat why do you want to have the taste of meat? The Huffington Post reported a Smithsonian survey "In a survey of around 11,000 Americans, the organization found that 84 percent of vegetarians and vegans return to eating meat. Most lapse within a year, while nearly a third don't last more than three months." If you are vegan, great for you, but do not condemn me and say I do not understand the concept. I understand it, I have thought about it and do not want to give up meat.

[@patricialewis1464]

YOU DID’NT MENTION HOW MUCH WE LOVE OUR DOGGOS

[@susanvanderbilt358]

Erm.. that’s a given!!!

[@eddiehemming5578]

Have you been to the Tower of London? If you haven't, you will love it. Absolutely full of history. The things you will see and learn about will amaze you.

[@stuarts1219]

Super video Alanna! For me, the accessibility of a large variety of landscapes and historic sites is wonderful. The National Trust and English Heritage (and equivalents) do an excellent job.

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

I totally agree!

[@andymcgarty3099]

Thanks for a really good video. Its nice to be reminded once in while why this is such a lovely place to live. Its so lovely that you have made it your home too.

[@MotionEvolutionLouise]

This morning I'm Surrey i saw horses, cows, llamas, squirrel, deer, a rabbit, hawks and an owl.... I heard a cockeral. All in a morning. oh and a mouse had conspicuously tried to get into. The dogfood again!!! And a frog jumped oit the pond. My god im in dr. Doolittle!!!!

[@MotionEvolutionLouise]

Last night i heared the foxes too lol

[@leemartin4070]

If you're going to do any Hiking definitely go to the Brecon Beacons! Very manageable mountains plus waterfalls, canals, castles and villages..

[@stephenphillip5656]

Great video Alanna. I watched, nodding my head in agreement. We *do* complain about our weather but really, we don't have the extremes of other countries. Heatwave? 35C is pretty much it (I'll concede the point that some can't handle this as we generally don't have A/C). No full-on hurricanes etc. Bugs & wildlife: UK's only venomous snake is the Adder but they're not aggressive & will only bite in defence if threatened. There's a couple of bugs which will make you ill - ticks can carry Lymes disease which I understand is nasty, & a horsefly's bite will cause some unpleasant effects (I speak from experience!) but that's about it. All this has made me want a cuppa so I'll say "tarrah for now, have a great weekend".

[@Lee-pb7lh]

Love the channel. Dangerous aninals and British humour!! A few years back we used to have Japanese exchange students. One time we managed to make one student believe that pigeons had a poisonous bite.. :)

[@tonyprescott2256]

yeah, the channel is great. (It keeps the French at bay)...........;-)

[@hairyairey]

And there was me thinking that human children were toxic, a single touch could kill you...

[@hairyairey]

@@grantchanin2878 are you asking me why? Have you not seen Monsters Inc?

[@joncawte6150]

Next time you go to Rochester, pop up the road to The R.E. Museum in Brompton. The architect of Rochester castle and cathedral is the Father of the Corps of Royal Engineers (R.E.) and in turn , the Royal Canadian Engineers

[@JenniferAllan-be1vf]

Another thing about the pubs is the amount of quizzes which I love.

[@harrybarrow6222]

In Victorian times, there were (small) pubs on almost every street, often doing their own brewing.

[@grantparman4705]

I love a nice positive video on a Friday. Have a great weekend everyone!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you! You too!

[@grantparman4705]

@@AdventuresAndNaps 🙂

[@andrewmcewan8081]

in the uk basically you need a very good reason to have a firearm and the final decision on you getting one is down to your local police force .once you have a firearms license the police can come to your house to check you are keeping your weapon and ammunition according to the law ,e.g seperately in a secured lock specific gun safe with seperate ammunition safe bolted to the wall or floor , and you cannot refuse them access. the speed you can get to most of europe is fantastic by any method land access in scotland is different , its much more open .

[@maxwellmoore8424]

GUESS what, yes I'm Drinking a cup of tea while I watch this .

[@claveworks]

Me and my other half went up north a few years back, and in the middle of a field there were three or four big slabs of stone arranged to make a kind of box. This was kind of an 'unknown use' building and it was even *older* than Stonehenge! It was surreal really - just in the middle of nowhere, people thousands of years ago manhandled a bunch of big flat rocks into a shape, and they are still there now. I think the really old places are in Turkey, but the whole of Europe has amazing ancient architecture!

[@AdamArmstrong]

Stone henge was built (originally built, not the current configuration) right before its builders got annihilated by beaker people, so it's one of the latest examples. There are lots of other standing stone configurations around the UK, it was a whole thing all over Europe in the early farmer era. The people after this built barrows instead, and for some unknown reason dragged stone henge half way across the country and quite unskillfullly re-erected it where it is. Fun fact: stone henge was built by the people who were before the people who were before the people who were the druids.

[@gordonmillsjr.1957]

Very brave of you to tackle the gun issue. I’m with you (as a UK shotgun owner). Love your channel - it’s really lovely. 👏👏👏👏

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thanks so much!

[@rudolfecker7691]

Sales TAX. Like Canada and USA we used to have something called 'Purchase Tax' which was variable and usually left off the price tag. That was then replaced with Variable Added Tax 'VAT' and, initially, that was also usually left off the price tag or shown as a separate sum. Finally, common sense came to reign and, for retail customers, it became illegal to NOT show the actual total price of the item as including all compulsory additional charges). It used to be a nightmare - and now it's not.

[@raymondporter2094]

Alanna - your videos should be prescribed on the NHS: "Feeling a bit down or had a bad day? Watch Adventures & Naps and you'll be smiling within 2 minutes". Good stuff, as always.

[@angelique_cs]

First time in ages I'm actually watching this in your time zone! Now I can vicariously enjoy all the things you love about living here! Congrats on the sponsor!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you so much!! ☺️

[@richardventus1875]

It's so nice to see a foreigner be so appreciative of my country. I've lived in several very different places around the world (including Canada), but I now live on Dartmoor in Devon and I believe nowhere else in the world comes anywhere close. The thing you didn't mention is the diversity of clubs and societies which are often run by volunteers all over the UK. My own family is involved with the gliding club, the shooting club, the amateur dramatic society, the rowing club, the Robey Trust (heritage steam engineering in Tavistock), the village twinning association with a village in Normandy, France, the Devon Wildlife Trust, the soccer and running clubs, and my family socialises puppies for assistance dog charities - in general these activities are run by volunteers so can be engaged with and enjoyed very cheaply.

[@chipsthedog1]

Have you ever encountered the big cat? Serious question.

[@782meme]

You're lucky to not have bugs. I live in Lincolnshire surrounded by farms and my bedroom got swarmed by thunderbugs. We also have a lot of bees. But I don't mind bees as they pollenate all the flowers and farms.

[@eze8970]

The coastline, so much variety of geography, wildlife, places to visit, boat & ship types, tides give a different view throughout the day, a place for a bit of solitude if required! Giving KZbinrs content about all our idiosyncrasies! 😀🙏

[@anignorantbrit]

Been watching your videos for years and never subscribed. I'm so sorry have just done it. We really don't know how lucky we are to live in this nation of ours. Yes it has issues and things that can be improved but I have never wanted to live anywhere else. Great video as always!!! Keep smiling!!!

[@AdventuresAndNaps]

Thank you so much!!

[@rbrooks2007]

I love the story where an American citizen was taking an Atlantic crossing by ship and liked his coffee but over the days his drink seemed get weaker and weaker and to to him it resembled dishwater. Angrily he took his drink to the captain who was sitting down for lunch and after complaining said "Well, you drink it then!" The captain replied that it was a very nice cup of tea. Mark Twain had finally realised what he was drinking.

[@daranphilipson1025]

Tea is superior to Coffee.

[@adrianperry8352]

I think the reason Americans don’t include tax in price tags (which is really stupid) is because politicians are opposed to state financed provision, so they want to encourage hostility to taxation. In Europe indirect taxation is concealed.