Things that surprised me about UK as an European(cultural SHOCKS)🇬🇧

[@itsevelinakp]

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[@stephenlee5929]

Hi, It is not legal to use an E-scooter in England (probably rest of UK) unless it is rented and the rented ones are restricted to specific areas. To rent one you need a drivers licence.

[@stephenlee5929]

I think the time thing, your British person was probably confused, as some Europeans (Dutch, probably other too) say Half To rather than Half Past, so Half to Eight is 7:30, where Half past eight is 8:30, I believe they us both structures in Germany. Re the toilet flush, we have many variants, the one you mentioned is probably old and some what faulty (worn), but is not uncommon.

[@itsevelinakp]

Oh mybe!!! I don’t remember the exact exact sentence she was referring to,mybe that was that

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

The squirrels you see are grey squirrels an invasive species from USA which has brought about the demise of our local Red Squirrel

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

The tilt turn windows are I think originally German invention/design and I first came across them over 40 years ago, if opened correctly they give more than adequate ventilation, also simple to use

[@helenwood8482]

No, half past 8 is 8:30.

[@seanmc1351]

That window you showed also, where it tilted into the house is calle a ''tilt and turn'' if you turn the handle fully, it will aslo open to the house to clean, these are expensive and not fitted as standard in houses, but maybe fitted in blocks of flats, where a window cleaner could not reach

[@oldperson989]

Uk is also in Europe

[@itsevelinakp]

Kinda but not really,the life there is SO different

[@cianw2942]

@@itsevelinakp Not 'kind of'. What continent do you think it is in? Not Asia or North America. Europe. European Union is very different to the continent of Europe.

[@seaweed2433]

​@@itsevelinakpI have lived in italy, Norway, USA and England for work. Every country is different. Italy, England and Norway are all European and are all VERY different

[@itsevelinakp]

@seaweed2433 yup I agree

[@itsevelinakp]

@@cianw2942 whelp UK is not in European Union ,idk what you want ,I shared the differences I experienced travelling there that’s it,I’m not trying to prove or not prove anything. United Kingdom has always been more separate -that’s history!

[@IDD.Bronze.Sculptures]

london is not representative of the UK

[@itsevelinakp]

Never said that it is,just shared the differences I experienced:)

[@seanmc1351]

Hi evelina, the windows open that way for a few reasons, and there are different types, for one thing they seal better to keep te heat. with usually a 3 lever lock, which pulls the window tight, second, that windo you described is an easy clean window, normally upstairs, so you can clean inside an outside, no need for window cleaner, also some of the windows full open like that, for fire escape, they have to be easy to get through, thats law, many of them windows, do have child lock as well

[@itsevelinakp]

Okey,that makes sense!!! Thanks for letting me know :))

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

Where in Europe do you come from, it’s a collection of countries, which country

[@itsevelinakp]

Latvia

[@flitsertheo]

Except for the steering wheel on the wrong side of the vehicle. Or should we say the "sword wielding" side ? Their commercial vehicles are branded as "Bedford".

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

In the U.K. half past eight means either 08:30 hrs or 20:30 hrs

[@RRaymer]

Europe is late on the E-Scooter trend. They were very popular about 10 years ago in UK. You can rent by your phone. But now councils removed them because they are not friendly to the environment in production and don't contribute to net 0 goals. And yes, British produce like apples, etc.. is very expensive. British farms have very strict regulations in food production that increase costs for farmers, so groceries that are made in England are expensive and its cheaper to import from Europe or somewhere else

[@itsevelinakp]

I actually still have never used the e-scooter but also I can’t imagine London with many many scooters as they are so dangerous bc most ppl use them irresponsibly. I thought mybe that’s the case for fruits .

[@amacater]

Green parakeets - originally from Australia - but now common in some areas of London. Randomly talking with strangers - probably more in Manchester than in London :)

[@itsevelinakp]

Crazy how far they have “come” and now are ‘locals’-those birds ,but I had many experiences in London when I started talking-I feel like it felt like people were more open :)

[@chestermosburger3113]

@@itsevelinakp they escaped from Jimi Hendrix's flat or something, so the story goes.

[@leohickey4953]

Ring-necked parakeets are from the Himalayas, not Australia. Australia has many different parakeets, but not those. I had the same thought as you about talking with strangers - much more common in the north than London.

[@kissifferbritannica5357]

Hi… no dog fouling means don’t let your dog poop in public lol Great video 👍

[@itsevelinakp]

Haha yes,that’s what I thought,just the word alone -that I had never seem

[@Nerdy4Life]

@@itsevelinakp fouling = make foul or dirty; pollute. i.e. "factories which fouled the atmosphere"

[@HannahLouiseYT]

The green birds are called parakeets. There are some funny/interesting theories as to how they ended up being here 🙂

[@itsevelinakp]

Haha,thanks for letting me know :))

[@memes3874]

3:02 that is vauxhall, it is the same as opel

[@Kingshieldwall]

SHOCK. Countries are different. Who would have thought that 🤔

[@itsevelinakp]

It’s just a title 😂

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

I think the time difference between Riga and London is 2 hours perhaps you hadn’t reset your watch to U.K. time 😊

[@itsevelinakp]

No-I had -that’s the thing . That’s why I was confused. Watch changes automatically .

[@Jgvcfguy]

Could that person have said quarter to 8 meaning 7:45 or 20 to 8 meaning 7:40?

[@djs98blue]

It’s interesting how the UK feels less like the rest of Europe

[@itsevelinakp]

It’s sooo different!!

[@jezlanejl]

You do realise that the Uk is European, you coming from eastern Europe being in a first world country must of been a surprise.....

[@itsevelinakp]

I never said that UK isn’t Europe. But there are many many different things in UK,that’s it.

[@Sanecheck1]

“First world country”? Haha what a joke. The UK is a dump.

[@flitsertheo]

Having visited the UK often I sometimes had some doubts about that statement.

[@TomsKampuss]

Good informative video🙌

[@itsevelinakp]

Glad you liked it

[@nickoakley8465]

Vauxhall cars - they are OPEL in Europe

[@raymondporter2094]

"Half past eight" means 8.30 in all of the UK (and surely everywhere else). "Cupboard" is pronounced "cub-ud". In the USA you might say "closet" but that is America for you... They also say "faucet" when they mean "tap" and "sidewalk" ehen they mean "pavement" but it doesn't mean that they are bad people, just that they don't speak our language properly. We forgove them because they generally mean well. And if you go to places where they sell drinks for £9 each, then either you are going to the wrong places or you are drinking treble whiskies/fancy cocktails. Where I live in North Yorkshire a pint of beer (20 fluid ounces, about 558mls, not 16 fluid ounces as in the USA) costs about £4.25, but in Wetherspoons it eould be more like £3 a pint. London & Manchester might not be representative of the whole country. Thanks for the amusing video though.

[@itsevelinakp]

Hey!I never said bad people ,I LOVE UK, and the people are so nice!!! I don’t go to pubs ,I once went in to pee😂but in Manchester one lady said to me that half past eight for her is different. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!

[@PeterCarney-qg9qp]

It’s a shame you didn’t make it to Liverpool, Manchester a great place

[@itsevelinakp]

Actually-pls check out my channel!! I did go to Liverpool and I LOVED that city!!!

[@blake4604]

Don’t worry , half past means exactly the same in the U.K. as it does to you- I don’t know why someone told you it’s different!

[@blake4604]

PS hope you enjoyed your time in the U.K.!

[@itsevelinakp]

I loved UK!!

[@helenwood8482]

Those are not palm trees. They are yuccas.

[@preciouslouis7634]

Love this vid but there scooters everywhere in London.

[@itsevelinakp]

Ohh really!!? How did I missed that !haha,didn’t see really any in Manchester too

[@preciouslouis7634]

They are everywhere haha, every time i am out yeah i see them. @@itsevelinakp

[@seanmc1351]

The squirrels that you saw are pest, they are not native to the UK, they came here, either on boasts or some way, the native squirrel is the red squirrel, sady these are getting less and less every year due to the great squirrel taking over

[@itsevelinakp]

Yeah -exactly. When I saw those squirrels, I was like:”why they aren’t ginger brownish red,but are greyish ?!”

[@newton18311]

They are not Palm trees they are Yukers.

[@itsevelinakp]

Oh okey :))

[@tonybennett9964]

Oh! Dear never mind you talk a load of rubbish. It's a different country ,different customs. Why are you eating American icecream

[@paulbaker9879]

UK people are Europeans...

[@itsevelinakp]

As I wrote in the description-I never said UK isn’t Europe,but it feels like a completely different world :)