Things We Miss About the UK as Americans

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After spending 6 months as Americans in the UK before travelling other parts of Europe, we are reflecting on the unique British things that we miss about the UK. From how pet-friendly it is to the people, this is our list of things we miss about the UK.
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[@elliesconcerts]

As a brit...thank you for actually saying british food isn't that bad. We get a lot of hate for our food from Americans that haven't even been here haha 😂❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

There's a few things we don't enjoy, but in general it's lovely. Also, there's plenty of food in the US that we don't care for either. 😂

[@Hollyferris]

@@TheMagicGeekdomOut of interest, what are you less keen on? Interested to know!

[@lyndoncmp5751]

The stereotype came from US troops stationed in the UK during WW2 when there was heavy rationing and there really wasn't a great deal of selection and British people had to make do with a lot less than today. Rationing continued into the 1950s.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

Trust me they haven't tried our food those who said that they hate it they judt spreading rumours

[@carlbland68]

how americans can call any other countries food wow lol @@TheMagicGeekdom

[@user-gn9qx3uz7k]

As British i love how you respect and love our culture. Which some people slate.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thanks!

[@darrena2625]

And they've smashed the annoying preconception of us having crap food !

[@jamiesimms7084]

I slate it but love it too. I wish I could take all of the things I love in the world and put them all together in one place

[@carlbland68]

how can americans call any other countries food ?lol @@darrena2625

[@biegebythesea6775]

As British what? It's fine for us to criticise our own culture. Britain has a lot of work to do.

[@user-lm2vs1sl3v]

Brit here living in LA for 10 years. I miss: beer, public transport, The NHS, old buildings, educated people, decent TV, markets, country walks (not hikes with hundreds of posing influencers), Sunday roasts, afternoon tea, tea, good road manners, roundabouts, full English breakfasts, banter, parks, gardens, cricket, rugby, football and lots more.

[@andrewbarclay6747]

Plenty of dumb ass, ignorant people in the U.K. as well. Just look at the House of Parliament. 😅

[@ianr7021]

Well said - 30 years in US, I've got to have a crusty cob!

[@raverblower]

AS a fellow brit, sir, I salute you.

[@davidgillettuk9638]

Well... if you miss all that... come on home 😊 Mind you the wages will be worse 🤔

[@familyread7889]

@@davidgillettuk9638not all about money

[@melissamurray1712]

I’m an American who has lived in the UK for over 2 decades. I now have become more British than American. I whinge about so many things here, but it is my home now, and I am now a foreigner in my own native country. Hope you’ll be back again. I’m in Edinburgh if you ever want to meet up.

[@jasmineteehee3612]

I lived in the US for a while, I know what you mean, you almost feel like an in betweener. I hope you feel at home here in the uk.

[@PaulForeman-indievisuals]

If you are whinging about things here…. You are definitely an Anglophile

[@rbnhd1144]

@@jasmineteehee3612 I'm an in betweener now and forever, over 40 years in Usa.

[@davidjones332]

Whingeing is a form of social bonding behaviour here. Bureaucracy, train delays, the weather, as long as as it's something over which we have no control, we can all agree it's awful and come together to have a jolly good moan.

[@cultfiction3865]

@@davidjones332Recently a study carried out revealed that Britain is the second most miserable country in the world. So that’s probably got more to do with the moaning that social bonding

[@aliciabalchin4559]

You are so nice about the UK. come back soon and stay longer ,love to you both and your lovely dog ❤❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you! We hope to be back later this year.

[@mikecaine3643]

Brilliant couple - always up-beat and cheerful - I hope you come to the UK again .

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We hope to come later this year!

[@mickjohnson3769]

Are you going to East Anglia?

[@cultfiction3865]

Nice to have you here you are good guys. I wish we had more Americans live over here. Here where I am in north east England. I’m not use to encountering them at all

[@raymondporter2094]

You MUST spend a day (more if possible ) in Cambridge. You don't have to visit every college but the view of The Backs (behind King's and Clare Colleges for starters is iconic). Or further along the Cam nearer to Trinity & John's or next to Queens' College & the Mathematical Bridge, punts and the Anchor Pub... Great stuff.......e​@@mickjohnson3769

[@bonesjohn5477]

Misread The comment and thought it read: Brilliant couple - always beat-up and cheerful - I hope you come to the UK again. 😂

[@ibelieveincheez]

I lived in the UK for years but am back in California currently, and what I miss most is the ability to walk everywhere and accomplish day-to-day tasks on foot. (Old places built in olden times, scaled around pedestrians and horse-based transport, innit.) And in a place where everyone walks, you frequently bump into people you know and that's so nice. (If you're not in the mood you take side streets.) I also really miss scotch eggs, sausage rolls (they're actually super easy to make, I know, but every 7-eleven should have them on the counter), cornish pasties, and the general availability of savory pastries. I truly believe Greggs would be an incredible success in the US. Also, Boxing Day. Basically, it means Christmas in the UK secretly lasts for two days.

[@deanoc1530]

Greggs is ok, but I rate local butchers sausage rolls also the boxing day piss up is a must, i get more excited for that than christmas day. Innit.

[@Baptist7203]

Love the “innit” lol

[@trevorjohnson2318]

Nah, Christmas lasts for 8 days for most of us, so many people don't go back to work until the 2nd of January.

[@kpopfan674]

I've seen flies on the food in 2 branches of Greggs

[@rickySPANish_]

​@@kpopfan674 the majority of what you eat will have had a fly on it at some point in its life. Spoken from someone who can't cook and has never worked in hospitality.

[@keithygadget381]

When he was saying how much he missed UK food and he was getting emotional about it, I nearly shed a tear for him.

[@robertomoi2044]

😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[@annasutton8078]

I appreciate the UK more than ever. Having spent a long time in another country, you realise what you miss. The grass is not always greener!

[@nicholasanderson7316]

Am American too. I lived in Canterbury for a study abroad program circa 2009 for 3-4 months and absolutely fell in love with Britain. Miss it very much; and understand completely what you’re all going through. It’s like loosing someone close to you.

[@kropka8259]

As a foreighner i appreciate all of these too :) Very good points, especially about the human interactions ''in the wild''. I am Polish, and It took me a good while to get used to small talks or even smiles to strangers on the street, it's just not a thing in Poland, you would be taken as a threat or an escapee mental patient 😅 I also love the fact that people here are less judgemental on a day to day basis, very refreshing and freeing!

[@ines_uk]

Same in Latvia,where I’m from. When I visit back home I often catch myself smiling and saying hello to random strangers. They must think I’m weird 😂 But I think someone has to do it- it’s a good, positive thing. People should be more friendlier to each other.

[@Isleofskye]

That is REALLY interesting as a 69-year-old Londoner because I like to say "hi" or "Hello" when in the Park walking my dogs. For the last 2 years, I see this Guy with his English Partner and when you pass him, he just looks at you stern-faced so a couple of times I got really tired of this and as I walked past him,I stared straight at him unsmiling. Someone told me that he was Polish and until reading your comment,I thought, "And?" but I see it is a Cultural difference.

[@PaulWilliams-rj3gt]

@@Isleofskye hahaha that's brilliant. Londoners generally pretty friendly but in my experience England gets friendlier the further north you go.

[@elizabethbennetts]

@@PaulWilliams-rj3gt. Have you ever been to Cornwall. We are very friendly people down here. Stunning Views and Beautiful Beaches.

[@BoostWorx]

🇬🇧🤝🇵🇱 Dzięki I spent half my life showing Polish people the beautiful areas in UK love Poland

[@jaxstar5731]

Im so glad you acknowledged how good British food is. I totally agree. Ive travelled Europe and still think Ive had the best food in the UK. Im so sick of the bad food rep of the UK, its not fair at all.

[@seany8787]

Its a lot, lot better than Yanks (& rest of the world) like to make out. But the UK cuisine does lack something compared to say, Italian or French. Great thing about the UK is that there is such a mix of food we are spoiled for choice. I cant see Italians having spanish style tapas ‘picky bits’ with french style Camenbert for example. The big annoyance for me is that people think our food has no seasoning. Bitch I have a Spice / seasoning cupboard in my kitchen and they get used everrryyyyy timeeeeeee

[@marypiper8161]

​​@@seany8787really jot sure about French food....I've been to France many times, I don’t like 'raw' meat or fish. Some of the very best food I have had has been in a British gastro pub.

[@chatteyj]

@@marypiper8161 Right french food is overrated

[@scottythedawg]

thank you for being so kind to us. I hope you will return and remember us fondly for years to come.

[@ianoo23]

The UK has some of the best cheeses you’ll find anywhere, real ales and ciders, seafood, fish and chip shops, roast dinners in pubs and bars, awesome bakeries with items you struggle to see around the world, tea shops with homemade cakes and pastries, tons of independent Italian, Chinese and Indian restaurants just to name a few things

[@BoostWorx]

👏👏👏

[@weedle30]

Awww… this has made me go all funny inside 🥰🥰 - hearing you talk so fondly and kindly about all the things we take for granted because they have always just “been there” and are almost everywhere - the food, the pubs, the fish n chips - the green fields with sheep in them….. You did our countries proud with your lovely commentaries on all the places you visited and stayed - all the people you met and how you felt welcome there and that little Carly dog was always included and accepted too. It made me feel so proud to be British and English 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I just hope you will come back again, some time very soon - you are much loved xxxxx

[@cultfiction3865]

Just recently a study revealed that Britain is the second most miserable country in the world. A study carried out by Sapien labs collected data from half a million people across 71 counties in U.K. about peoples self reported inner state. After this they took the results to get a score and the U.K. came out the second most miserable country in the world after Uzbekistan. So I don’t understand your point about how we just take chip shops and food and all the busy traffic and boarded up shops and litter for granted.😂

[@ianoo23]

@@cultfiction3865I wouldn’t pay much attention to those surveys- I’ve never met anyone who’s done one lol… they likely make them up 😂😂 Anyway you can look at the negatives on any country like the homeless issues in the U.S or gun crime or crime rate and chance of being mugged or shot- but I think most people find the good and the UK has tons of things that aren’t affected by the negativity of people or how they’ve been neglected- almost every weekend me and the family find somewhere to go or something to do- we have weekends away throughout the year and find some of the coolest little places we’ve never seen before! It’s easy to find the bad and the negative round the corner but it’s even easier to find decent people and decent places in my opinion

[@perk70]

​@@cultfiction3865nong

[@arriesone1]

@@cultfiction3865. OK there’s litter in some places caused by ignorant people disrespecting their environment and there’s boarded up shops from covid times but on the whole the UK is a fantastic place and this video has made me appreciate it even more than I did before with all its wonderful history, architecture and picturesque landscapes.

[@Kari_B61ex]

I get all of this as I'm a Brit who lived away from the UK for nearly 10 years (serviceman's wife) We lived all over and everyone envied us and therefore wanted to join us during our holiday time, so we never got to go home. I'm Devon born so understand the Sheep & Markets.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We haven't been to Devon in a while. Now I miss there too!

[@paulallaker8450]

Our poor rep regarding food stems from the rationing through WWII, that meant that our food became very stodgy and beige looking and the reputation stuck, especially as US military based here had access to good food it was easy for them to say our food was not good.

[@Ts-uj5vc]

Hearing what you miss makes me realise how much we have over here... You tend to take for granted what's around you. I live on the coast, not too far from Robin Hoods Bay but I rarely take the time to appreciate it - we have lots of fossils up here too, they're not all down south. I hope you get to come back soon and do it all again 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Robin Hoods Bay is so lovely!

[@Ts-uj5vc]

@@TheMagicGeekdom it sure is ❤️ Come back soon and we'll go for fish & chips 😁

[@carltonurwin3923]

The thing that made your stay here in the U.K. so good was you ! You are a lovely, open, kind couple. Your enthusiasm and exploring spirit is so infectious. Thank you for your lovely comments about the U.K. hope to see you back with us soon x

[@SallyAbram]

I am English and have never heard of the phrase “picky bits” 🤔

[@heliotropezzz333]

Me neither. I think it's probably just a term their friends use.

[@markthirkell7056]

Yes, I agree. I might call it 'cold finger food' or hors'oevres or crudités. Common in France.

[@mariaking4950]

Me neither 😊

[@bill-wd7zs]

Got to agree with the pub culture thing, something I've always missed when I've been abroad. I spent a few years in Germany as a soldier and I found they had a similar thing going there once you found a regular haunt and people got to know you.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

I could see that happening if we were in Germany longer.

[@chatteyj]

Unfortuately pub culture is dying however, hundreads of pubs close every month and it seems the social drinking pubs are closing not really recovering post covid and only the pubs with good footfall in towns or who offer good food seem to survive.

[@straycat1403]

I understand. I spent some time in the UK last year, loved it and miss it so much. If I could swing it I would move there.

[@jasmineteehee3612]

That’s so sweet of you to say.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Awww and it's people with your positive "willing to blend" attitude that we welcome amongst us. You are welcome here and I hope you can make your dream a reality. 😘

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

We would consider it if we could.

[@peterdavidson3890]

Please consider moving to the U.K. permanently like lots of other Americans have already done that. You are most welcome and if you look at posts made by Americans already living in the U.K. it will give you more information.

[@Demoiselle21]

​@@tamielizabethallaway2413 exactly! I second that.

[@simongoodwin5253]

Thank you both for your kindness about my Country, traditions and food. So much respect for your kind opinions.

[@user-rp1jl5jh1r]

I think "picky bits" must be regional, because (like others that have commented) I've never heard of them. From your description, they're what I'd probably refer to as "finger food"

[@KathyBarnett-mv5vg]

I'm from Cheshire and we used to have picky bits when I was young in the sixties.

[@anneavenell3691]

@ KathyBarnett - I’m from Liverpool and we use it all the time. Maybe it’s a regional thing as Cheshire is next door to Merseyside 😊

[@catherinebarlow3079]

Am in East Yorkshire we have pickie bits here just wot ever you fancy little bit of this or little bit of that

[@simonejohn4029]

Bristol here 👋🏼 we also like to say picky bits 😊

[@baggybinny]

From the West Mids. We use it.

[@MrModerate_kane]

So glad you liked it here, I know we take it for granted but I like listening to people finding out about the things we all love here.

[@annettebanham4205]

I love that you’ve adopted us! I hope that you’ve seen lambs in the fields at Springtime which is such a joyful sight. You are always so positive and it’s lovely that you see so many good things about this country. Hope you come back soon xx

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

Picky bits? I think this is a Nigella Lawson saying that ‘some’ people ( your two friends) have adopted, it’s not well known and I’ve never heard anyone use it at all. Nibbles or finger food would be more usual.

[@georgeprout42]

Definitely nibbles here, Thames Valley. "Picky bits" is the kind of thing that makes me not watch NL, she just makes my skin crawl.

[@MichaelG1986]

“meecro-wah-vay” 🙂

[@seany8787]

Are you southern or 50+? Its absolutely used across the UK with millennials and is especially used north of watford. Ive used picky bits since I was a kid.

[@kgbgb3663]

@@seany8787 My mother used the term all the time, and she'd be 110 now if she were still alive.

[@user-lm2vs1sl3v]

It’s used everywhere. Very common.

[@darrena2625]

Sounds like you can't wait to come and visit again and I think I can speak for all of us by saying we would welcome you every time. So glad you enjoyed your time with us !

[@vallee3140]

I have never heard of picky bits and I'm old , so nice to hear Americans say our food is good.

[@ines_uk]

I’ve lived in England for nearly 20 years now and also never heard of this phrase.

[@mdx7460]

I would call it finger food

[@martinconnelly1473]

Not heard it called picky bits either but my wife and I have summer meals like this with a freshly cooked garlic bread baguette and a selection of things like olives, cheese stuffed peppers (as shown), anchovies, cherry tomatoes and other finger food buffet type items.

[@L0zzle]

people also called it picky tea or nibbly bits, basically a little buffet

[@HSolar]

​@@mdx7460Yeah that I couldn't think of it or maybe party food (even if not tech having a party).

[@NedTheEvictor1274]

Cozy Pub, nice open fire, glass of whatever your tipple is and a good Sunday lunch you just cannot beat it. Oh and "picky bits" can also be called drinks & nibbles or my Dad says nibbley bits lol

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

I like nibbley bits as well.

[@Buzpud]

Also described as a picky tea

[@seany8787]

Its just our version of tapas, just with a mix of any cuisine we see fit

[@thamesmead21]

As an Englishman of almost 60 years,I have never heard the phrase "picky bits".You Guys are NUTS!

[@user-tl1fh3ro6r]

Mum would definitely call this Bits n Bobs

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I read it on local social media two years ago.. PUT ME RIGHT OFF. I call it a mixture of what is in the fridge. For example, tonight I am having a plate like that for my supper. I had to use up some eggs so hard boiled them.. so will have one or two of those in quarters, the supermarket sent me an extra morracon ready made couscous, nice and frui5y.. I have fruit and cheese in.. its a bit for me like a selection from a running buffet. uses up whatever you have.. be it meat, cheese, pickles salad.. anything really. picky bits. yuck.. makes me think awfully of picking noses.. something I do not engage in. lol.

[@ianoo23]

😂 I call it a buffet or play it down and say let’s have a kind of buffet 😂 However I know a lot of people who refer to this as having picky bits

[@karengray662]

To me it’s ‘a picky tea’

[@chrispalmer2136]

i guess its like when people are feeling picky want something to eat but not alot and evolved into an english name for tapas/social eating

[@martinedwards7360]

Picky bits isn't an expression I've ever heard of as s British person. What you were describing is called nibbles.

[@sarahl2253]

I'm British and have heard it plenty.

[@kgbgb3663]

I and my father are from South Wales, my mother from Liverpool, my wife's parents from Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. We all use, or used, the term "picky bits".

[@chatteyj]

I've never heard it either seems like a midlands/ northern expression, we'd just call it probably nibbles as well

[@janehobson2355]

a "fuddle" in Yorkshire.

[@richardmcneil2230]

I would possibly check out your local Chinese supermarket and look for their curry sauce it might be as close as you can get

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That's a good idea!

[@elainesheldon5823]

You can always come and live with us in England .Please bring your lovely dog too Keep Well Love from Elaine in England.You are so nice and friendly.Take Care.

[@TrisWood]

I always miss UK dairy products when I travel. The UK and Ireland have some of the best dairy in the world

[@pamelaspooner7183]

And chocolate! American chocolate is gross and like plastic.

[@weedle30]

For information purposes only…. A fossilised sea urchin is known as an Echinoid! From their Latin name type Echinoidea…. I did geology as an English O’level exam (yes, I passed!) and there are allegedly lots to find on the Jurassic coastline 😊

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Oh, cool! Thank you for the information!

[@BedsitBob]

The market voted Britain's best, is the one near where I live. It's Bury Market, in Lancashire.

[@KathyBarnett-mv5vg]

I love Bury Market. Great place to get your black pudding from.

[@jokepy4230]

The first 3 things you mentioned can all be found in Whitby, North Yorkshire. I've lived in the UK all my life and I've never heard anyone refer to "picky bits".

[@sophiejameson4064]

I I'm frI'm Somerset and we would calls them nibbles.

[@eddaines237]

Like others have said we always refer to nibbles not ‘picky bits’. My Catalan wife however uses the expression ‘picka picka’ for those sorts of grazing meals. It’s interesting how typical it is now for them to be a complete mix of British and Mediterranean foods for those too. Also it’s fine to say how awesome London is because you guys truly have explored the whole island or we try much. Reckon you’ve more than earned the right 😊 It’s mainly a reaction to visitors equating London with England or even the whole of the UK when, as you know, there is so much more to it.

[@lucyj8204]

Picky bits and nibbles aren't the same, though they have many of the same components. Nibbles are a snack. Picky bits (or picky tea) is a meal, and often a big meal.

[@roysimpson9711]

I think what you actually feel when you go in a pub or have fish and chips is the hundreds of years of custom, and heritage that have created a comfort zone . It is unique to Britain as its in Scotland.Ireland and Wales similarly To try and replicate anywhere else is almost impossible

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

That really makes a lot of sense. As lovely as the rest of our Europe travels have been it's not quite the same feeling,

[@thomasmumw8435]

We also call it "picky tea"! Which is normally 5 or 6pm, and is cake, scones, pork pie and tea with biscuits etc, this is when no one can be bothered to cook! 🎂🥪☕🥨🥧

[@Layla-1989]

I love a picky tea! It’s what my dad used to make for dinner when my mum was out and now what I do for my children when I’m tired. It’s fun for them and easy for me.

[@andyf4292]

the green always gets me when we come home after being abroad.

[@heidiwood2390]

Hi. I used to work at Charmouth heritage coast centre (next to Lyme R.) Teaching people how to find fossils on that part of the coast. I can confirm that you found yourself an echinoid! Which is basically a fossilised sea creature. ❤

[@nelcindy5358]

I like your sheep obsession. This time of year, when I step out of my door at night, all I can hear are lambs bleating in the fields around. I live near the Cotswolds. I miss Cracker Barrel, grackles, creosote bushes, joshua trees, saguaro cacti, proper hash browns, and the lovely people.

[@snoggydog123]

To get perfect chips you must fry them in lard, not oil.

[@tonycrayford3893]

I'll see your lard and raise you beef tallow.

[@cliffthegardener]

Yorkshire would say beef dripping, but I take your point.

[@davidholwell2060]

Thank you so much for your warm and enthusiastic remarks about our little island we call home. Have a great weekend. Love to you both.

[@saturdaysun5724]

Lovely to see you two again. I throughly enjoyed your travels around Britain and there’s much more to see. Please come back.

[@casper4496]

We hope you visit us again soon - so pleased you had a good time here!

[@christianboutell7112]

Can't wait to see you both and carly back in the uk,much love from England. 👍💯💥

[@DavidBrown-ut5qi]

Fantastic reaction, All the best from Gorslas Wales, We get rain and sheep and rain and more sheep and a little more rain , Good health and good luck for the future x :)

[@taphouser]

Nice video guys, in the UK we have 'Grade listed buildings' where once a property is listed, the whole building - including its interior - is protected. The local council controls the regulations and makes sure any development is protecting the integrity and history of the building.

[@rachealsmith2359]

Biggest smile on my face when you mentioned picky bits lol, it's our go too on Saturdays 😊

[@KathyBarnett-mv5vg]

It used to be ours on a Saturday as well. Mum used to go to the fridge pick out all sorts that needing eating up, crusty bread and butter and the was tea.

[@robertgrant4987]

Much love, the UK misses you two, too 😊❤❤

[@TurfShifter]

I would miss free healthcare. My son seriously injured his anckle; took him to A&E; next day operated on; booked in for physio and on-going rehab. And NO bill.....

[@rbnhd1144]

You really would, most Brits take it and other things for granted, like the Holidays they get.

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

It is definitely you have over us.

[@jordybmx9729]

Its not free healthcare, we pay for it through taxes (national insurance), but yes the NHS is great

[@robstafford8306]

I think the expression is ‘free at the point of treatment’. Yes we pay for this through taxes, but that is what we decided to do as a country after WW2. In my humble opinion the National Health Service is one of the key defining aspects of who were are.

[@seany8787]

Regardless of the NHS being funded through taxation, for the vast majority of the UK residents they pay roughly the same tax as the majority of the Americans, but WITHOUT having to pay insurance premiums on top.

[@keelbyman]

I've been loving your UK/Europe adventures. You've been to more places in the UK than have and I live here 😂 Thanks for posting and looking forward to your Q&A with Mark Masterton!

[@DC-sd1lw]

Love how enthusiastic & sweet you guys are. Your videos make this Brit smile

[@harrydyer6275]

Glad you enjoyed your time over here guys 👌🏻 glad you loved the food and pub culture 😉

[@luapnitsua5859]

Such a wonderful couple (and doggy)..We miss you guys too ❣️

[@rodneywooltorton866]

It's the small thing's that count, everyone cand remember the the trip, but small things , people take for granted, and it's lovely that you both embrace that

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

Hi Magic Geekdom, I just wanted to make a comment to say how much I have enjoyed being subcribed to your channel for quite some time. I usually don't comment but I always enjoy your reactions to places you visit, and particularly like the way you both communicate with each other as well as us. It was through your channel that I was also introduced to Josh and Jason, and I really enjoy being subscribed to their channel too. You asked us to comment on our visitations to the USA. I have only been twice, and have only visited Philadelphia, New York, Newark: Delaware, San Diego and Las Vegas. I have always had a great experience in each of those places, and generally do not miss much about the UK while I am there, due to visiting for only a few weeks at a time. I hope to be following you for as long as you keep producing videos on your great channel! 😎😎

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you so much for following and for all the kind words!

[@Psylaine64]

So glad to hear the glowing reports on our food and that you 'get' Fish and Chips!

[@davebarlow6457]

Great to see you enjoy spending time in our quirky country ! I've watched most of your video posts over the last year or so and really enjoyed them. Sometimes us Brits take things for granted and need reminding of how lucky we are to live here. You are a lovely genuine couple and I look forward to seeing more of your videos in the future. Come back and see us again soon.

[@lillired857]

We do love our pets here. You two are so kind and cheery, we need more of that here. Come back!!

[@debnbhuy]

Love that you loved the Devon countryside with our wandering Dartmoor sheep !! Come back soon !

[@genericnumber6423]

I haven't heard the term picky bits. But, it looks like picnic snack foods. Breads, crackers, meats and other small foods. For a day out, get yourself a picnic basket filled with those foods and enjoy it on a quiet beach or grassy lawn.

[@DeeFay-fl1hs]

Our food is generally fantastic and healthy and has been for a long time. Never heard the term ‘picky bits’ before!

[@Smog104]

The American tourists are the most polite and respectful tourists I’ve met in the UK , they have a charming old fashioned politeness. The vast vast majority I met were lovely .

[@sentyuk5322]

Picky bits is another regional name, some just call them nibbles. Sheep though, I get that. I like to drive through the Chatsworth House Estate in Derbyshire in the summer where the sheep and deer free roam around the grounds. The mothers chasing their lambs off the road and watching/avoiding the sudden deer dash.when you visited Wollaton Hall in Nottingham, did you not see and deer free roaming there?

[@petersheppard6085]

What a charming couple....I visited the Us a bit over some years and stayed in Chicago for a month or so at a time, and I was always happy to get home (although I did miss the City)...if you're desperate for a Pastie they can be found in the Yoop , the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...they were brought there by the Cornish miners who mined Copper in the area (but they aren't the same as eating one on a Cornish Beach)

[@songsmith31a]

An engaging couple who provide an entertaining informative view of the UK and its various ways.

[@chrisbree3467]

So cute, listening to the things that you loved about the UK and most of those things we take for granted. Thanks for reminding us that we have lots of things to be thankful for ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@raymondporter2094]

I watched your visiting the UK videos and enjoyed them - as well as this little "reminder". The Yorkshire Coast and NYMoors - my patch! Thanks.

[@catherinebarlow3079]

Am in East Yorkshire

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video. Churchill described the UK & USA as ‘two nations separated by a common language’! He said it humorously, but it is true nevertheless!

[@eleanorrigby5759]

You’re welcome to come to Manchester any time! The UK misses you too! ❤

[@TravelJennie]

There is a Pasty Kitchen in Los Alamitos, CA near Long Beach. I was born in London and raised in Watford but moved to the States when I was 13 in 1991. Although my parents were Americans living in the UK, I still consider myself mostly British in culture, and I still have the accent 33 years later

[@shirleyswaine4701]

Well, I'm in my 70's, was born and spent my early life in the north east, then 4 years in Liverpool and the last 47 on the Dorset coast and I've never heard of 'picky bits' so it must be a very local term. If you come back to Dorset, the cliffs at 2.09 are not a good place to look for ammonites, you want the piece of beach, on the other side of Lyme Regis (called Church Cliff ) through to Charmouth, and from Charmouth also from there along to Golden Cap. I have literally thousands of ammonites, from a few millimetres in diameter to 30 centimetres. Conditions have to be right i.e. a cliff fall or mud slide and high tides washing the ammonites out of the slumped clay, then you can get many small ammonites, even though the beach will be packed with people. However, some will be hidden and wash out at other times. Despite my huge collection, it's always a thrill to find another ammonite.

[@lauralouisetaylor2726]

I really enjoyed this 🫶🏻 new subscriber here! I’m so glad you enjoyed your time here, we are so glad you came to visit 💕 We call it a ‘picky tea’ in our house and it’s our absolute favourite dinner too 😂 x

[@litehammer69]

Picky tea here too ❤

[@JDizzlekl3yh]

Love a ‘picky tea’ here in Manchester too! ❤

[@TheMagicGeekdom]

Thank you for subscribing! Picky bits/tea is a great dinner.

[@notreyf]

Hello TMG, we miss you too. Thank you for your lovely channel.

[@beverleybrown5365]

Your both so kind about the UK, I’ll think of you when I go for afternoon tea with my mum tomorrow, sorry to say had fish and chips in Saltburn where I live last night😜 you travelled there and went up in the old lift from the pier. Hope you manage to come back soon.🇬🇧❤️

[@Adrian-qk2fn]

You talk about finding fossils on the Jurassic Coast. I used to live in the Peak District and, one day we were breaking up a sandstone rock in our back garden to use in a Dry Stone Wall when we found the top part of a Calamites Tree Fern in it.

[@SerenBard]

In our house we don't lay out picky bits we have 'if it's ' nights when I'm too tired to cook ....'if it's' in the cupboards you can eat, help yourself 😉

[@chavaayalah6475]

My husband and I have traveled the UK vicariously through your journeys. We are older and so badly want to relocate to the UK but sadly it’s just a pipe dream. Thanks for sharing your life with us. We love watching your videos. We could listen to your stories over and over. 💜

[@brandieo6165]

I live in the US & have been to England twice. It is my favorite dream vacation! I'm a huge anglophile & would love to be able to spend the rest of my life over there.

[@fattogreatnessweightloss3540]

Love you guys. Quirky, funny and happy. glad you love the UK. there is so much more here for you to explore. you are welcome here anytime. hey, come and live here. we need more good people who love our culture and not try to change it. much love.

[@hey12542]

I love ❤️ England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. I am English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and have been to the USA🇺🇸 once, Portugal 🇵🇹 twice, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 once and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 once and I really enjoyed my trip to the West coast of the USA🇺🇸 and I really liked Portugal 🇵🇹, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is nice as a country but the anti English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 sentiment put me off and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 was really nice but the people were a mix of absolutely lovely or just stood staring at you as soon as they heard your English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 accent. To me I just love England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Having a 10 night break away on the Isle of wight or having a winter 🥶 spa break in the Lake District, or going to the English Rivera in the sunny ☀️ weather fills me with more excitement than the thought of having to catch a plane abroad 😂. I haven't been abroad since 2014 and it hasn't bothered me at all. So long as I'm in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I'm happy 😃. Loved watching your videos and adventures, and you should come back again if you can 👍🏻.

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

I could have written this comment almost exactly as you have! I love being English and living in England. I feel so blessed and lucky and you simply cannot beat an English seaside holiday, it's my favourite place to be in the summer. The mix of smells and sights wraps around me like a comfort blanket and I'm filled with nostalgic memories and happiness. 🤗 There's no place like our home. Love from East Sussex xxxxx 😘

[@cliffthegardener]

I was a camp counsellor in New England in the 80s. 3 summers when i was 19, 21 & 24 Take your point about sheep - never saw one in countryside comparable to 🇬🇧. A few things that struck me were Dairy Queen type outlets. Crazy golf and the likes at outdoor shopping plazas/malls. What struck me is the opposites of people. Walking with my rucksack/backpack would illicit different responses. Do you want a lift, where are you going, can drop you off there, we've dpent the week trecking have food left over would you like (which I've never encountered in the uk)

[@kat95623]

Nice video thank you! i hope you can get to visit the UK again soon, and i hope you will visit Norfolk and Suffolk as well next time. Nice to hear you liked a lot of food, i have enjoyed your videos.Take care guys

[@kellymckeever.6]

Norfolk and Suffolk tend to get forgotten about 😢

[@chriscaspian2280]

Loved your travels and opinions about this country

[@jasonyoung7705]

Chip shop style curry sauce. It is Chinese style curry sauce. I'm a brit, and I only discovered this last year when I bought some Chinese curry sauce on a whim. This means you should be able to get it in most supermarkets.

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

We love having a ‘picky tea’ when we don’t want to sit down to a full sit down meal. Loved watching your adventures around the UK and love the affinity you now feel for the UK.

[@andyo22]

If you're missing UK food and culture, please visit the Hawk & Griffin pub in Vienna, VA. Some of the owners are from the UK and do their best to offer an authentic experience. I only go to watch my beloved Newcastle United on the weekends, but they're open for much more than football matches. They even opened at 5am, during the last coronation. Lots of expats there at times (football, rugby, Formula 1, etc.). Also, I believe one of the owners also runs The Pure Pasty Co., also in Vienna, VA. I haven't went there yet, but I hear it doesn't disappoint...

[@vanburger]

You guys are always very welcome. I've watched all of both your British odyssey's and love how you enthuse about the same things that I'm made giddy by. Whitby for example I used to live just a few miles from Whitby it's like a national treasure that just not everyone knows about. I've got a huge list of places and things that I would love you to see. Dartmouth for example. Or Yarmouth on the Isle of white. Please come again....Russ x

[@barriehull7076]

White, damn auto correct. lol

[@nigelhorsley7395]

No! Picky bits! Most people I know call them nibbles, like "come over, we're having drinks and nibbles"

[@kgbgb3663]

Nibbles are different from picky bits. You might go out and specifically buy nibbles if you were having a lot of people around but didn't want to give them something substantial that would require their attention, as in sitting down to eat. Whereas picky bits are something you do extempore inside the family, making a meal out of what you have to hand, with each person picking what they fancy from the fridge -- some cheese, raw carrots or celery, some leftover cold meats from the previous meal, these days olives, houmous etc. Just whatever, but not anything specifically bought for that particular meal. You might buy things that keep well specifically to keep in the fridge for when you fancy picky bits, or cook more of something that will keep than you actually need for the main meal it is intended for and then leave the excess in the fridge as picky bits, but if you specifically buy something for that particular meal, it _isn't_ a picky bit.

[@Mathertron]

Spring is always cute for lambing season, many cute little baby lambs bounding around the fields :) Glad you enjoyed the trip, you should come again! :)

[@catherineturner2839]

Picky Bits is what makes Christmas after the main meal. It's a few days of utter heaven. Time to make the move?

[@frenchenstein]

🌟You lovely people. Come to North Wales. Stunning scenery. Love and peace to you both ❤

[@norfolkvapers867]

Never heard of picky bits, it must be a regional thing, in Norfolk we just call it finger food or a buffet

[@miaschu8175]

About 30 odd miles north of London, here, in my family we usually only say buffet when it is a big spread of finger food for a special occasion, such as a birthday party, wedding, or big gathering on Boxing day - that kind of thing. But for a small spread for tea, or while watching a film, or having drinks with friends, it's either nibbles or picky bits. Nibbles would be crisps, nuts, and other little foodstuffs. Picky bits would also include cheeses, crackers, quiche, or meat variations, dips and veg, etc. But I think that all the terms are interchangeable.

[@estellescordellis4332]

I lived in Pennsylvania for two years and when I came home I missed the farmers market which was full of produce grown, bottled and baked by Amish farmers. The quality was superb. I also really appreciated the traditional diners which offered really good breakfast at all hours. I miss my old Chevy Chevelle too!

[@wendylawrence-willer1438]

Our family goes to Dorset every year and spend some time fosil hunting in Lyme Regis. I was so excited when I found a amonite and I hope you find one on your next trip!

[@grapesodatravels]

Oh my days, that pasty was the size of your head! I need a proper pasty from St Ives now... We call it "Picky Tea"! We have sheep outside our kitchen window and it makes me happy every day. Really hope we can welcome you to Cambridge someday 😊 N&Nx