American Reacts to How UK Houses Are Unique

Submit a video suggestion here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
As an American don't know what UK houses are like. Today I am very interested in learning about how houses in the UK are different to houses in America. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

[@mojojojo11811]

Most UK houses don't have any guns in them either.

[@kopynd1]

only long bows with swallow tail arrows

[@MarkKnightSHG]

@@kopynd1 crossbow here... I've progressed past Agincourt now...

[@Enhancedlies]

you'd be surprised

[@brigidsingleton1596]

@@MarkKnightSHG My ex never mastered the longbow, nor do I think he has tried a crossbow but he has a compound bow.

[@Ariadne-cg4cq]

Airconditioning is very rarely required in the UK because it very rarely gets hot enough to need it. We have central heating which is what is needed for most of the time. In the summer we might get hot weather for a few days a couple of times during the summer months. Most of the time in the summer the temperature is in the low to mid twenties which is nice. Neither cold nor hot. Just OK. So spending money installing airconditioning which we may use for a week or maximum 10 days is a waste of money. We use fans which are very adequate for the kind of temperatures that we get here.

[@keithalanbaker535]

I'm 59 and I've never once thought in all my life that using a plastic washing up bowl in the sink was odd.

[@brentwoodbay]

WE don't do that in Canada either! But I do remember it when I grew up in Wales. I sort of remember mum saying that she did it so we didnt use too much hot water. I never remember mum saying that it was to reduce breakage or noise!

[@martinkeats4429]

Definitely not odd!

[@65Tedybear]

from Germany: My mother used a plastic bowl for her holy life

[@Justabitnosey]

​@@brentwoodbayIf I don't use a washing up bowl in the sink. My crockery bangs against it the metal sink and chips or break's.

[@brentwoodbay]

@@Justabitnosey As a matter of interest, do you have a dishwasher? We only wash our pots and pans in the sink, they don't chip or break. We only rinse crockery in the sink. Maybe that's the difference?

[@PHOT0GUY]

Tyler still doesn't know the difference between a teapot and a kettle .... maybe one day?

[@dyread]

Someone will have to make a step by step guide video that he has to react to, and isn't allowed to miss the important bits by talking over it

[@frankhooper7871]

@@dyread Pointless, as he appears never to read comments...or remember anything he reacted to more than a week ago.

[@CarolWoosey-ck2rg]

Nah he'll never learn the difference as he doesn't shut up long enough to listen!

[@Rhianalanthula]

Most reactors seem to pause vids every 30 seconds to ask questions which are answered 20 seconds later. My teens say its something to do with copyright - they can't can't let it play too long incase it ends up as just them watching it.

[@wessexdruid7598]

@@dyread He has the memory of a goldfish. _"The... Cotswolds? I've heard of that. Is it a village?"_ He's reacted to multiple vids about the villages in the Cotswolds, but it doesn't register.

[@lornaclayton2697]

We have gardens, not yards. A yard is just an enclosed concrete space.

[@John-jw8rx]

Or an old fashioned measurement term

[@Resgerr]

In the North back to back houses have yards😊

[@John-jw8rx]

@@Resgerr which isn't a garden

[@Resgerr]

@@John-jw8rx err I know but we do have yards as well as gardens in Britain

[@John-jw8rx]

@@Resgerr yes ,scrapyards and the like

[@IamOllytech]

The stove top kettle and a teapot are very very different things

[@sheilagalvin9342]

He's been told so many times but nothing sinks in!

[@RoyCousins]

​@@sheilagalvin9342He never reads comments to his reaction videos.

[@dees3179]

Because that increases comments and that benefits his channel stats. He knows how to play this game.

[@leroysimon5692]

😅🤣😂👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@andreasfischer9158]

At times, we actually have a very hot summer in Europe. Last year, it was on a Wednesday.

[@annfrancoole34]

No No No it was Thursday here ☘☘☘😇😃😄😃😀

[@angelawhitehouse8066]

I remember that day. I practically melted.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

​@@annfrancoole34Last year it was an exceptional summer here and was on both Wednesday AND Thursday.

[@paulag7634]

Yes I remember that day. I had to take one of my fleeces off.

[@Sine-gl9ly]

@@paulag7634 I was alright on the Wednesday, but on the Thursday I took off my fleece AND opened all my windows. All my houseplants wilted and some of them never recovered.

[@laurabambam5342]

We build houses in the UK, to keep heat in.

[@michaelperry9261]

Also the Great fire of London.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Since bricks/stones are kind of lousy insulators compared to wood, I don't believe that, I think it's more a question of fireproofing and the lack of enough wood

[@laurabambam5342]

@@matshjalmarsson3008 There is an inside wall usually made of breeze block and an outside wall of normal bricks. The insulation goes between the brick layers.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

​@matshjalmarsson3008 you live in a shed in winter, and see how warm it is.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@no-oneinparticular7264 There is a reason for most houses in the north of Sweden being made of wood, and for the few ones in the south that are made of bricks having much, much thicker walls

[@ianb5949]

Why kettles are better than microwaves, is that the BOIL the water to 100 degrees C. That is how we make real tea. In the microwave it would spill out of the cup. Plus it is faster to boil water in a kettle than on the stove. BTW whistling kettles are not called TEA POTS.

[@wessexdruid7598]

Microwaves heat by generating hot spots - by their nature, they heat unevenly, unlike kettles.

[@user-ee6oq8uv6d]

I live in Johannesburg which is at a fairly high elevation. The higher you are above sea-level the lower the boiling point of water so we cannot boil water to 100C. We can still make a decent cuppa though.

[@marilynmilford-scott8305]

I use my microwave to heat my tea when it goes cold​@wessexdruid7598

[@annelemic5757]

😊​@@user-ee6oq8uv6d

[@lottie2525]

One I was amazed by is that most American homes don't have an eggcup!

[@michaelperry9261]

or a kettle.

[@ConnieWobbles]

Yes and they call kettles tea kettles!

[@pathopewell1814]

Not much chance of a boiled egg with soldiers and a cup of tea then!

[@ConnieWobbles]

@@pathopewell1814 exactly! 😂

[@keri1981]

Never had or ever want to try a fruity tea 😂

[@Rhianalanthula]

Plastic bowls in kitchen sinks - it's called a washing up bowl, and is bought separately. It's handy for emptying out dregs of pans, mugs, bowls, glasses, etc down the drain and keeping the water clean. It's handy as we don't have garbage disposal integrated into the sink. We scape food in compost bins.

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

And we don't wash up under a running tap like they do!

[@joancline4844]

My Australian son in law ..always laughs about my plastic kitchen bowl …

[@Essemm52]

@@joancline4844I’m surprised by that! I save the washing up water in the summer to water the garden! Water is precious and we should be aware that one day it could be in very short supply! - and if it doesn’t become so, your water bill will be lower! Win, win, I’d say!

[@lindadoswell9396]

A friend of my son went to live in America and married an American when it came to having a house built he insisted on having a brick biult house and all his neighbours said it was a waste of money but he had the last laugh when where he was living had a hurricane and all the wooden houses suffered severe damage and his wasnt hardly affected!

[@AppleTom9091]

In places prone to earthquakes timber houses survive better than brick houses.

[@robcrossgrove7927]

Why would a washing machine in the kitchen be disgusting? You don't wash your dishes with the laundry. You take the linen bin/laundry basket into the kitchen, (when you're not cooking or washing up), and you put the laundry straight into the washing machine and close the door. The laundry and the food/food preparation arears don't meet up. And what do you think is going to happen if you put your washing machine on while you're preparing food or cooking? You're not going to get dysentery or some incurable highly contagious disease . TBH I can't imagine you doing any more cooking than making a sandwich, or doing the washing. I bet your mum or your wife does it all for you!

[@dee4634]

A washing machine in the kitchen is no different than a dish washer, they both clean dirty items.

[@helenwood8482]

The fuses are in the plugs.

[@Rhianalanthula]

There'll be a fuse box for all circuits in the house. In ours, the light circuits are front and back, while the sockets are downstairs and upstairs! One fuse blew about 16 years ago. I then had to try and find a specialist electrical store which sold the fuses a few days before Christmas.

[@user-ee6oq8uv6d]

Any Brit with common sense would keep a supply of different strength fuses in a kitchen drawer or in their toolbox. I hope you bought the correct amperage fuse for the appliance to which the plug was attached. Normally a 3amp fuse for something like a table lamp, a 5amp for perhaps a computer but a kettle or electric iron would need a 13amp fuse.

[@nono86753]

⁠@@user-ee6oq8uv6dI’m in Canada. We haven’t had fuse boxes installed in our homes, in decades. We use circuit breaker panels.

[@phoenixstave]

The sockets are also fused, so that if you electrocute yourself by sticking something into the socket that fuse will blow, faster than the circuit breaker trips.

[@georgesibley7152]

cooker sockets have fuses. , as do those that are hard wired into the socket, like washing machines etc

[@G_Fresh_UK]

Washing machines are in the kitchen because of the hot/cold water and drainage all ready there for the sink. (bathroom way to small for them)

[@raycardy4843]

Yeah, and our houses are a lot smaller than theirs - so only some houses have a 'utility room' by the back door, where the washer/drier can live...!

[@solaccursio]

also I seem to remember that power outlets are not permitted in the bathrooms... so where would you plug your washing machine?

[@dasy2k1]

​@@solaccursiothey would have to be hard wired. Unless you have a mahoosive bathroom so you can have plugs (they are allowed only if they are more than 3m away from the bath or shower tray

[@AnnMcKinlay-zp2ef]

And we don’t have electricity in the bathroom!

[@solaccursio]

@@dasy2k1 thank you, I learned something today!

[@janemckay2325]

A bag of plastic bags are bags from the supermarket or shops folded up and stored in another plastic store bag.

[@tanja9364]

Some people are organised and fold the bags, some of us are not and just scrunch them up and force yet another one into the bag! 😂

[@janemckay2325]

@@tanja9364 That used to be me but someone showed me how to fold them up really small and wrap the handles round the rectangle to stop it unfolding. Only thing is they never see the light of day again.

[@rosebud-ame]

⁠@@janemckay2325 😂

[@tanjamcfadyen209]

@@janemckay2325 I've found a use for mine - in fact I actually ran out at the beginning of this year - I put the ashes (not hot obviously) in one from my woodburner! Found that Ocado still deliver in plastic bags so I have a stock again!

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

In regard to basements or cellars in UK houses, about 95 percent of those built 1700 to 1900 have them, roughly 65 percent of those built 1900-1965, but under 20 percent of those built more recently. Another thing often seen in UK houses, but very rarely in the US is an airing cupboard.

[@Jill-mh2wn]

This statistic of about 95% is too high? I live in a very typical terraced row of Victorian houses and none of them have cellars .

[@scragar]

@Jill-mh2wn The statistic is probably wrong, but a lot of houses prior to 1851 had basements, and a lot less after had basements. The reasoning is simple, prior to 1851 housing tax was determined by looking from the outside to estimate rooms and floor space; having a basement meant you had space you didn't need to pay tax on. After 1851 this was changed so it became based on the number of rooms(regardless of windows), so having a basement was less appealing that extra above ground space. All of that is different now too, since it's based on estimated house price if it was to be sold in 1991, so basements are fairly adjusted for now which they weren't previously.

[@simonrobbins8357]

I find that hard to believe. Of the five houses I have owned in my lifetime four were built in the range you specified and none had a cellar. I also prefer older houses, so in the process of buying those I must have viewed at least 25 others and I can only remember two with a cellar. I think you will find a massive difference in the percentage between town and countryside/villages.

[@misscoutts6193]

If we get a heatwave we just use an electric fan.

[@vikkispence]

It all depends where the houses are built, what the geology is, and what the shape of the ground surface is - houses built on slopes might have something cellar-like

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

I have just emptied my plastic bowl from my washing up in to plant pots outside, therefore recycling the water to a degree and not just chucking it away. The detergent used in washing up does not harm the plants, the water has had two uses. Better than throwing nice clean water on the floor through a hose. What we see on the news here, when an area of the US has had a tornado. We see these wooden houses completely destroyed, apart from one thing, the brick built fire place and chimney. I know it's the argument of black boxes in aircraft, "why don't they build the planes out of black boxes". But really, It would be interesting to see how well they would hold up if they built them more like proper houses rather than garden sheds!

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Our cold water is treated and drinkable straight from the tap. Hot water is not drinkable, hence not a plethora of mixer taps. Some people do have them. Bowl in the sink stops it being scratched by cutlery. Bag of plastic bags is for reusing for shopping, picking up after dog. All sorts of uses.

[@helenwood8482]

Walls a wolf can't blow down are a luxury?

[@leroysimon5692]

😅🤣😂👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@mw-wl2hm]

While there are many homes made of siding (wood/vinyl) in Canada (some towns along the Atlantic ocean are known for brightly coloured homes) I'd say most I've seen are either brick, stone or stucco plaster.. I never thought of it as a luxury but as someone who has been in the States I can attest that it is not the norm for some reason.

[@dcallan812]

My house is made from solid blocks of sandstone, the walls are 18 inches thick. So it stays cool in the summer and warm in winter as its so well insulated..

[@sheilagalvin9342]

Tastefully and well built - Americans wouldn't understand.

[@jimblonduk]

No wonder you won't find a washing machine in an American kitchen, the fridge/freezer takes up 90% of the kitchen space ;o)

[@raycardy4843]

Not to mention the huge stoves, that are nearly twice the size of ours!

[@annaverano5843]

The washers and dryers in the states are full size also and why they are located in a laundry room or utility room . The flat i have in the uk the washing machine is a combo with a built in dryer and is the size of my built in dishwasher at my florida residence and i have a laundry room for my washer and dryer. My flat in the uk i have followed the traditions and i purchased a few clothing racks that i set up in the dining room to let my clothes air dry to save on electricity.

[@sairhug]

😂 Good point!

[@nigellee9824]

We have separate kitchens, separate dining rooms, separate lounges....our lounges aren't covered in cooking oil...and food smells

[@andybaker2456]

The fashion these days is for "open plan living" where the kitchen, dining room and living room are all one room, even if they weren't when the house was built. Personally, I hate that style of living, I like to shut the door on the kitchen! They even seem to be building flats these days where the kitchen is installed along one wall of the living room. Awful.

[@annaverano5843]

My Florida residence has a open floor plan . My flat in the UK has a door in every room even the kitchen. And if i want the big light on in the bathroom i have to turn it on from the outside unless i want to use the little light from the mirror. And i love my sash windows in my uk flat . In my Florida home the windows are big but they lack the character and charm of my flat in the uk

[@WyndStryke]

0:50 As soon as that 5% figure came up, I wondered - 'is it that many?' ... aircon is very rare, despite heatwave temperatures getting into the 30s (and even reached 40c a couple of years ago where I live, basically unbearable). British houses aren't really built to be able to fit aircon, there's no ducting, or space, and the power needed to run them is eye wateringly expensive. 5:10 'Fuses in power outlets' ... that's usually not the case. The fuses are in the plugs, not the outlets. However, if you have a power strip, there will often be a fuse. 6:20 'Lean to' porch - the first image is typical. It is usually just enough to cover the doorway. It's purpose is to give you a space where you can close up an umbrella without having to drip water into the house 7:20 Cupboard under the stairs - yes this is very normal. We don't have much space so we try to use it as efficiently as possible. 9:00 Our house electrics are stronger, so kettles are faster here (3kW kettles versus 1.5kW). Whereas in USA houses, using the hob is faster because it can draw more power. 11:30 Higher humidity for sure, hence more mould. 12:50 A ring main means that you can have a broken wire and everything will still work. But it makes electrical testing harder so electricians often don't like it. 14:00 Plastic bowl (inside the metal sink) is primarily to reduce the amount of hot water used. Power is expensive here. 15:00 Shopping bags. Shops have to charge for new bags, in order to reduce plastic waste. 18:00 Not enough space to have a room dedicated to just laundry. Basements are not common, but some older houses have them. 21:00 Yeah Harry Potter's house was very normal, almost a stereotype

[@timrobertson1571]

But reversible aircon can reduce your winter heating costs as well as cooling you down in Summer.

[@user-we7vk5zg7l]

I'm in Norway. Many houses have AC here...but it's used the other way around. To warm up the house in the winter..."varmepumpe". But you can also use it to cool down the house in the summer. Not that it is very much needed...

[@dib000]

I don't drink tea but use my kettle about 10 times a day. Pasta, rice, cous cous, poratoes, vegetables, noodles etc

[@stuartfitch7093]

Besides the reason the UK has largely deforested the vast majority of UK houses are made from red brick or stone because of their heat insulating properties. We build double brick walls and have cavities for insulation. The whole idea in construction of a house in the UK is how to keep in as much warmth as possible rather than let heat out. This is why not many houses have A/C, you simply don't need something like that the vast majority of the year this far north. The colder climate is also why many people have an enclosed porch so you have two doors to go through before you actually get into the house and why there's a hallway as a separate room rather than open plan living. You're adding more barriers between the cold winter weather outside and yourself inside. It is a very long, cold and dark winter here in the UK. On the shortest day, known as winter solstice, sunset is before 4 pm. The actual daylight time is less than 9 hours and this time will almost certainly be gray and overcast. So we need much more sturdy houses that can withstand the harsh winters and keep in the warmth in the cold, wet and snowy conditions we get here.

[@sheilagalvin9342]

The houses in America are like everything else there - big, cheap and vulgar.

[@lanajack404]

I'm Scottish :) i wouldnae be without a plastic sink basin in my metal sink. the bags thing is we reuse carrier bags at the shops so we have a plastic carrier bag then fill it with the other scrunched up carrier bags and keep it in a cupboard.

[@user-ee6oq8uv6d]

You will also find it is much cheaper to use the supermarket plastic bag as a bin liner than buy a roll of bin liners at 40 times the price.

[@littlescamps]

British sheds are totally different. We do put stuff in some sheds... but soe are work rooms, summer houses, or even a pub

[@lanajack404]

i have both hot and cold taps in my bathroom . simply put the plug in the sink drain then run the cold and hot together till you get temperature of water you want and turn them back off.

[@sheilagalvin9342]

Beyond most Americans I'm sorry to say.

[@monicawarner4091]

​@@sheilagalvin9342 • It's equivalent to rocket science to most of them.

[@roberttaylor8959]

Air con why. We are lucky to hit 70 degees in high summer in Scotland 🤣

[@topguydave]

Our kettles boil faster than one would in the USA due to 240v electricity supply in UK compared to 110v in US. But you know this already. I've seen you do a video on it. Also Tea making is only one use of a kettle. Boiling water is used for coffee, pot noodles making jelly, custard, gravy, speeding up saucepan water for vegetables, pasta, rice, boiling eggs. filling hot water bottles, killing weeds, making Oxo, Bovril Marmite drinks. etc, etc. The list is endless. I boil a kettle five to six times a day. And only boil the amount of water I need so it's more efficient.

[@allenwilliams1306]

Mains voltage makes no difference. It is the power rating of the electric kettle that determines how fast water can boil. In the UK, most are rated at 3,000 watts or so. Those available in the USA seem to be half this, or even less. I can only assume that domestic electrical installations in the USA are not designed for appliances that draw that much power from a standard power point. They would be fine if run off the separate circuit that supplies the oven and hob.

[@Twogirlsabroad]

Thank you. You can use it for so much. I’m born and raised American and I know this!!

[@topguydave]

A plastic bowl is really useful if you have a single sink. It keeps the washing up water hotter for longer. It is less noisy than metal sinks. It takes the wear a tear and scratches that build up in continual use. Dirty water or rinse water can be tipped direct into sink and not into bowl. The entire bowl of wash water can be removed to use the sink without throwing the wash water away. It can be used as a drip tray for hand washed clothes to the drier or outside line. They come in range of attractive colours. They use less water than whole sink would. When old they can be used as a tidy for cleaning products or garden use.

[@jasminebean5762]

The electric kettle is the last thing we pack when you move house, so it's the first thing we can find when we arrive at the new home. Our houses have more mould largely because of the weather, brick built houses last longer and the damp proof course deteriates and has to be replaced, it's expensive so is not always replaced when needed, hence mould.

[@erikadavis2264]

Homes become damp due to lack of air circulation. Open the windows once in a while. 😊

[@pdhywrd]

London is in the south east and tends to be hotter than the north of the UK. Here in Manchester it is currently 13C/55F and raining. It getting above 70F is classed as a heatwave these days lol. Newer houses or those which have had new water systems installed have mixer taps but not always in both the kitchen and bathroom. In mine we have mixer taps in the bath and the kitchen but the sink in the bathroom has 2 seperate taps. Larger, older houses (Victorian and earlier) often have what we call cellars. Smaller and more modern homes generally don't. Some take sheds to another level and they are often referred to as 'Man caves' or garden rooms and some may have bars, TV's, pool tables etc in them or hobby equipement.

[@davidmalarkey1302]

Eggcups, kettle , plug with a fuse, power outlet with on/off switch, two taps, washing machine in the kitchen.

[@SeeDaRipper...]

Everything you mention here (aside from the eggcups) are mentioned in the video🤦‍♂

[@lorrainemcgregor1759]

They'll eventually get there ☺

[@sheilagalvin9342]

@@lorrainemcgregor1759 Don't bank on it.

[@WindsweptDragon]

i dont think kettles work as well in the US, its the lack of electric power 240 v 110 volts, the 'plastic bowl' in the sink is called a basin and washing machines went in the kitchen because when they were invented they had to be plumbed in, meaning the choices were kitchen or bathroom but with limited space in the bathroom and the ability to place a washing machine under the counter in the kitchen made it easier

[@lynnejamieson2063]

Except that when most people started having washing machines in their home, they were twin tubs that loaded from the top and people didn’t really have the type of fitted kitchens that are prevalent nowadays, the were a limited amount of fixed units that were proper cabinetry and some that were separate cabinets that were moveable. So washing machines went in the kitchen because they were the only room in the house that were both plumbed for water and had power outlets. I was born in the mid 70’s and I have very vague memories of my Mum using a twin tub and of our kitchen being renovated to a modern fitted kitchen with no moveable kitchen cabinets.

[@marydavis5234]

We actually have both 110v and 220 v outlets in the US, the 220v are for washing machines, clothes dryers, electric stoves,

[@petarnovakovich240]

Not all old houses have bathrooms, my old house didn't have a bathroom until we had an extension built on the end of our kitchen for it. Before that we used a galvanised metal bath that we filled by boiling lots of saucepans of water on the stove. As kids we'd have to bathe in front of the living room fire, when we were older, we'd bathe in the kitchen with the door locked. When our new bathroom was built, we had to have a fire burning all year round to heat water for the bath, luckily my father was a coal miner & we had 12 tons of coal delivered every year (on a 1 ton/month basis) as part of his union inspired contract. There was no central heating initially, until we had it installed due to a council grant - that was coal fired again, we didn't have gas until fairly recently.

[@etherealbolweevil6268]

Our preferred summer outdoor game (cricket) comes with a choice of long sleeve and short sleeve pullovers.

[@colinbirks5403]

Plastic bowls. Valuable. The heat is not sucked out of the water by a metal sink. It also prevents staining of the sink. A bag of plastic bags. When you keep getting new ones, the best way to collect them together in another bag. All in one place instead of all over the place. Two taps. Achieve the temperature you want in the bowl, by adding a little more hot or cold to suit requirement. Saves trying to get the right temperature by jugging the tap.

[@neuralwarp]

USA: Roof shingles. UK: roof tiles, slates, or thatch.

[@alangknowles]

They aren't even true shingles made of wood. They're just imitations using bitumen sheets.

[@lindsaymckeown513]

Our kitchen sinks are mainly metal too, or porcelain. Since we mostly still don't use dishwashers we wash our dishes in plastic bowls in the sink since it's smaller and you don't need too much water and can rinse the soap off into the actual sink so you don't affect the dishwater.

[@knottyal2428]

Separate hot taps in kitchens and bathrooms was because the hot water boiler or immersion cylinder was fed with a tank in the attic or loft. This arrangement gives higher hot water pressure at the taps, but the tank water isn't as clean as cold water direct from the mains. Separate cold supply is considered safe to drink.

[@user-ee6oq8uv6d]

It is also illegal to combine mains water with water from the hot water storage tank unless you fit a non-return valve to the mains supply so that any contaminated water from the mixer unit is not syphoned back into the public supply. This law is rarely enforced now as in most houses the hot water comes from sealed tank and not from the old open storage tank in the loft.

[@helenwood8482]

The kitchen is where most housework is done. A washing machine in the bathroom disgusts me. A bathroom should be a place of peace.

[@frogandspanner]

My dishwasher is in the Butler's Pantry. He objected to it at first, but is happy not having to wash his own teacup.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

​@@frogandspanner😂

[@taffingtonboathouse5754]

A kitchen washing machine is normal and convenient

[@DavidLee-yu7yz]

Not to mention it's not good to have electrics in a damp environment

[@misscoutts6193]

Plumbers are not allowed to put washing machines in a bathroom in UK, due to danger of electrocution.

[@andyt8216]

Americans on KZbin reacting with shock at separate hot and cold taps… Meanwhile me in Massachusetts this year for my friend’s 50th and what did the toilets in the venue it was held have…separate hot and cold taps.

[@mickstaplehurst8471]

A teapot and a kettle are two TOTALLY different things! Also the higher voltage transmutes into more power available to boil the water quicker, thus the kettle is more efficient in the UK

[@sheilagalvin9342]

As this dimbo has been told umpteen times. I don't think I can watch anymore of these idiotic vids.

[@Debhu964]

We can control the temp in our houses, it’s called a window and it’s free to operate 😂

[@annfrancoole34]

All my windows are open about 6 inches, back patio door also open about 6 inches. Never had any mould and my house is 75 years old. It's currently 15C (59F) ☘☘☘☘

[@monicawarner4091]

​​@@annfrancoole34 • My house is 150yrs old and isn't mouldy either. No cavity walls either. 🥶

[@Laura55sere]

And our dryers are ‘fresh air’, cheaper too!

[@bitcoinpsycho]

Us electric supplies are too weak for kettle so it takes twice as long to boil 😂

[@marydavis5234]

We actually have 110v and 220 v outlets in the US.

[@bitcoinpsycho]

@@marydavis5234 interesting, thanks

[@nono86753]

@@marydavis5234same in Canada. And circuit breaker panels. No need to have extra fuses

[@george-ev1dq]

@@nono86753 fused plugtops are the superior design as each individual appliance has its own fuse, the US and Canadian electrical system is very antiquated by comparison.

[@smudger671]

Not true. I've used a kettle in America and it works fine.

[@littlescamps]

Air conditioning isn't needed here. We do get hot period of summer but its not often

[@smudger671]

Yes I think we had three days of hot weather last year.

[@Dragonblaster1]

A ring circuit has the advantage that if one device blows a fuse, it doesn't take anything else out.

[@user-ee6oq8uv6d]

The ring circuit was introduced to the UK and many colonies after WW2 when copper was very expensive and Britain had little money. The ring circuit uses far less cable than the spur system where separate cables run from the distribution box to just one or two sockets.

[@danielferguson3784]

US houses have not always had AC either. It is a fairly new technology. You will not find AC much anywhere before some 50 years ago. If you watch early movies you will see US houses also had separate hot & cold taps, not mixer taps, which are also now more common in the UK. This is to ensure that the cold supply is fit to drink, when mixing hot 7 cold water may lead to bacteriological contamination & therefore illness. The water can be mixed in the sink to reach the required temperature. That's what the sink is there fore. When it is hot in the UK, which is anything above about 25 degrees centigrade, which seems not very warm in most of the US, it becomes really unpleasant, because it's usually high in humidity. Also daylight lasts for many hours during the summer months. Sunrise may be as early as 4 am, & sunset as late as 10 pm, lots of time to heat up on a sunny day, which means the nights are not long enough for things to cool down much. The US has not had microwave ovens for ever either, they are another very recent invention. Kettles are used to heat water for far more than just making tea. This is good to heat water for pasta etc instead of doing it on the stove from cold. Also we use it often for instant coffee, soups etc etc. It is useful also for cleaning stuff & many other things. We put a plastic washing up bowl in the sink to protect both the sink & the plates etc from damage. It has to do with most houses in the UK having been built before electricity supplies & AC, washing machines, or even indoor plumbing etc etc were even invented. So such stuff had to be accommodated in houses as they were. You couldn't just stick extra spaces on to add such stuff. As many houses in the UK are built in long joined terraces, you can't just stick AC units on every one just for the possible need for a few summer days. the cost of fitting & operating these is just not worthwhile. We kept are good timber in the past to build warships, & use fireproof materials for houses, like stone, brick & tiles, after such events as the Great Fire of London in 1666 ad. There is not as 'standard' British house, but a great variety of types, designs & sizes across the country. New houses tend to be more uniform in design, because some building companies are nation wide, & there are minimal requirements that they tend to stick to for the regular sort of new built homes. Semi-detached is normal, where 2 homes are built as one, divided into to a pair in sort of 'mirror' fashion. Single built homes are more rare, because they take up more space & are therefore more expensive. Most people live in houses that are 100+ years old, adapted as much as they may be to modern standards, but retaining many elements of the past.

[@wessexdruid7598]

The UK is at the same latitudes as Alaska & Newfoundland. NYC is on a level with Rome. The contiguous USA is at the same latitudes as the Mediterranean and North Africa. It's no wonder houses in the US need A/C. Americans never seem to understand this...

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

I have to say, I feel like consumer home kitchen microwaves have been around for a long time, at least to me. Weren't microwaves hitting the consumer market in the 70's? My parents got a Toshiba microwave that had that faux brown wood grain look. I think it was from 1980. They used that microwave for ages. I was using that microwave around the year 2000. It still worked.

[@Well-in-the-garden]

😂 I used to play in our cupboard under the stairs. I had a desk and light in there where I would sit and read to my teddies 😂

[@vincentryals2478]

Your posting made me smile. Best comment ever on KZbin!!

[@Pooky-Cat]

Teddies are the best ❤🐻.

[@Well-in-the-garden]

@@vincentryals2478cheers

[@Well-in-the-garden]

@@Pooky-Catalways

[@juliehaley2765]

Cute

[@colin7878]

'Fuses in our power outlets' NO - we have fuses in our PLUGs. I think the American avoidance of kettles is because of their power consumption. Our kettles use 240V and consume between 2.4 to 3KW. Your 110V system would not support this power consumption level. Part of the reason for using a plastic bowl in the sink is to reduce the water consumption. Often our houses are too small to have a utility room so the washing machine lives in the kitchen. Our bathrooms are far too small for a washing machine. Basements are very rare in the UK.

[@george-ev1dq]

US houses are both 240 v and 110v, phase to ground gives 110v and phase to phase gives 240v

[@johncabell3772]

I've replaced fuses in the fuse box next to the meter in the cupboard, and every house that I have lived in has had one. Our present fuse box has now been updated to a trip type of box which enables you to turn the switch back on when the repair has been achieved.

[@george-ev1dq]

@@johncabell3772 updated? circuit breakers have been standard issue for the past 45 years

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

Under the stairs storage space existed in older homes in North America - like homes over 100 years old. But, more recent designs have the basement stairs and upstairs right under each other. The University of Manitoba did an experiment. Straw houses are warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, whereas brick houses are cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer. There is a movement to build new houses with straw insulation between the walls. Straw houses also have less mold. In the three little pigs, brick represented the least primitive of the three types of societies, and nature (represented by the wolf / howling wind) was presented as an enemy which needed to be conquered. Any American who wishes to purchase a kettle can get one in Canada. A grocery bag full of plastic grocery bags - Tyler, ask your mom. square bowl in sink - build shelves, use to store toys

[@Twogirlsabroad]

Under the stairs bathrooms exists in America and sometimes just storage exists in America!

[@vickytaylor9155]

Teapots are for making our tea, coffee etc in. Kettles are for boiling the water to put in our teapots or in a a mug to make the tea.

[@tracyhutchinson4929]

We don't get hurricanes, we get "strong winds" 🤦. Also fuses are in the actual plug, not the outlet. So if the fuse blows, it's literally just for whatever you were using, and not the whole house. Also we can open the plug to replace the fuse.

[@josefschiltz2192]

2nd September to 6th September 1666 was a very significant learning point regarding the positive aspects of building brick houses. See London: Great Fire of!

[@joannakennedy6005]

Tyler, Many houses in the UK are small, it's a small country. I live in a stone built house , that's well over 100 years old. Yes I have modernised it internally somewhat, electricals , plumbing etc. but still kept the character. We don't have the weather to warrant AC, heat is more important. I have been to the States, it's a massive country, you have huge houses, lots of room we don't have. However, really the US is backward in a lot of things, which I found very interesting. Loved my time there, even though it was in the middle of a hurricane.

[@nigellee9824]

Our last house was built in 1840, the walls were nearly three feet think, in places, it was never hot, or cold...

[@danielferguson3784]

We don't have smaller houses in the UK because it's a small country. That's ridiculous. You can have as much land & as big a house as you want, if you can afford it. There are some enormous houses in Britain, & some with thousands of acres of private gardens etc. It's just the standard houses for most people are built to the minimum permitted size for living space, so that developers can squeeze more houses on each piece of land & get more money, while the local council gets tax for each household annually, so it's to their benefit also to maximise the number that can be fitted in. If the Government increased the space requirements for each household then houses could be larger, with space for laundry rooms, built closets, more bathrooms etc. but the developer lobby is too powerful so this doesn't happen as profit matters more than people.

[@Andy-ScotsIrish-TheGAEL.]

Only 1 who gets it 👍​@@danielferguson3784

[@paulkemp4559]

Most houses have mixer taps however older houses had separate taps as the hot taps were supplied by old water boilers and cold water was either direct from the mains or via a cold water tank in the loft space to give you some water pressure. A basement is rare except for expensive houses where the servants would work or Victorian houses and northern houses where the ground was more favourable, usually used to store the coal

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

The classics are: Carpets in the bathrooms, Pipes on the outside of the house (so that they are easier to repair when they break from freezing), Heavy and thick curtains and a fireplace to reduce draft from the leaky sash windows

[@Essemm52]

Carpet in the bathroom? Bit of an eighties thing! 😂

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@Essemm52 Perhaps, mostly, but I've seen it quite recently. I've seen it here in Sweden too, one of my friends family had it in the 70ies. We thought it was weird, but that family was kind of weird anyways

[@Essemm52]

@@matshjalmarsson3008 I have to confess that I went through a ‘weird’ phase in the eighties! Peach pink carpet; it matched the bathroom suite! Don’t judge me! 🤣

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@Essemm52 I don'tjudge, I'm just observing. In the early 90ies my father installed floor heating in our bathroom, that was our way to make it more comfortable. He also installed a dryer on top of the washing machine and a couple of electrical outlets for shavers/hair dryers (or that was probably earlier). We look down on Britain in many ways, some things just seem backwards, I mean sorry but fuses in the plugs, why? But we love you!

[@Essemm52]

@@matshjalmarsson3008 Thanks for the ❤️ Regarding the fuses in plugs, in the case of a short circuit it protects the user from electric shock by blowing immediately. This also is less likely to cause a fire and also protects the appliance from serious damage. All in all a good thing. It all comes from when we adopted the ring main system to save copper, with each connection then needing its own fuse. This is why we have the larger plug with three pins. I’m no electrician, and probably haven’t explained it very well, but that’s the gist! Modern fused plugs last twenty to thirty years anyway, so most will outlast the life of the appliance!

[@corringhamdepot4434]

In the UK spending loads on air conditioning didn't make sense if you only needed it a few weeks a year, and only every other year or less. It is becoming more popular as the summers are getting consistently hotter. It only becomes unbearable if we have a run of hot days and hot nights. So the house bricks don't cool down overnight.

[@lordprotector3367]

Yes, we sometimes wish we had aircon for about 7-10 days a year. Strangely, all cars have it.

[@george-ev1dq]

I installed a couple of air source heat pumps a few years back, they are both reversible for air con in the summer via ceiling ducts, works a treat all year round.

[@stuartfitch7093]

Where I am in the north of England, on the 30th of June at just gone mid-day it's 58 Fahrenheit or 14 Celsius and it's raining. There's no need for air conditioning the vast majority of the time, it's more insulation that houses need, especially up here in the north where it's often significantly cooler than in the south of England. We've literally just had a four day heatwave where the maximum has been around 80F/27C but now it's gone a lot colder. It is predicted to stay around the 60F range as a daily maximum for the next week or so. What you have to remember is that the UK is on a similar latitude to places in the middle of Canada.

[@AppleTom9091]

Today's [June 30] maximum temperature in Sydney, Australia, [it's winter here], was 14.5c and some rain.

[@mw-wl2hm]

Ohhh... reading your comment is making me so sad..27c being a heatwave... compared to our 35-45c summer days & 20-30c nights. 🇨🇦

[@ladychef28]

Same in Canada we have fuses in our power outlets. If a power goes out in one part of the house, just check the fuse box (in my house the fuse box is in a garage) which switch it is and just flick it back on.We have kettles and electric kettles as well.

[@mattymcnally]

OK. Can't believe I'm pointing this out but sinks have a plug, put the f(bleep)ing in then turn on the two taps and whallah mixed water or use the washing-up bowl (plastic) to wash with personally I find mixer taps never give out water that's actually hot only lukewarm where as the two tap systems can give almost ice water and water that's close to boiling

[@patmcguirk5299]

We just open windows. The humidity in UK makes it seem much hotter.

[@PANTECHNICONRecordings]

Chancel repair liability is a real thing with some properties, but easily dealt with. I was able to purchase insurance against it in perpetuity for about £2.70. It’s a case of “they’re never going to land you with a claim, but you just have to have it so that all the little legal niceties are covered”.

[@joyelmes7814]

Kitchen sink bowls. Protects the sinks, whether metal or porcelain, you can empty your waste tea down between bowl and sink. Less items are broken, when washing up. . You use less water to wash up. You can buy a coloured bowl to match your decor. Washing machine is usually in the kitchen or utility room, near the rear door, handy for access to washing line in the garden. It would be really inconvenient to have to carry a heavy load of washing down from an upstairs bathroom, through the house to reach a rear door.

[@raycardy4843]

Their bathrooms are big enough so they usually have a drier, often stacked on top of the washer - many US people don't even know what a washing line is!

[@jiggyprawn]

Nah. If you fill the sink with water, in theory it's only slightly more than in a washing up bowl. It's not so significant a difference that the bowl is essential. Rinsing will use the same amount of water. I never understood this argument.

[@joyelmes7814]

@@jiggyprawn never rinse washing up. Some sinks are a lot larger than others, so a bowl could mean a lot of water saved.

[@jiggyprawn]

@@joyelmes7814 why on earth wouldn't you rinse the soap off your dishes? Madness. Madness, I say. I am not one for eating soap. Or drinking it. And I CAN taste washing-up liquid in an unrinsed cup.🤢 ETA: one can just not fill up the sink quite as much if it's larger. I have strong doubts that larger sinks are a widespread issue, or that they are such for washing up!

[@heatherbruce4496]

It's not 23 in Scotland it's dull gray n bloody freezing

[@juliegale3863]

And your houses are made with grey stone with small windows to help keep the warmth in and the cold out.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Dull gray = no bright light = fine by me. Bloody freezing? As in what near 0 (32 F)? Also, fine by me. But the humidity may be terrible, no? Absolutely must control humidity indoors to prevent mold and mildew.

[@jacquiemoppett2391]

It is illegal to have a power outlet in the bathroom. In the early 50s, when a lot of pre-war houses were being converted to electricity instead of gas lighting. There were a lot of mystery deaths where electric devices such as electric fires, radios and hair dryers while still pluged in and turned on "fell in to the bath while someone was taking a bath resulting in electrocution. So a new law came out. That is why the UK has none conductive pull string light switches in the bathroom. No chance of a wet hand coming in touch with electricity. Parliament also initiated finding safe plug and socket system.

[@carolineskipper6976]

If I were to move to the US permanently I would absolutely have to take a plastic washing up bowl with me - I can't imagine washing up in a sink without one.

[@robcrossgrove7927]

I don't see the point of them. My dinner plates are too big for them anyway.

[@kimtopp5984]

Thumbs up for a washing up bowl 👍

[@carolineskipper6976]

@@robcrossgrove7927 You must either have tried a smaller sized bowl or have absolutely massive plates!!!! There's a whole list of reasons why they are better than just using the metal or porcelain sink, but too boring to list here.

[@marydavis5234]

You can buy them in the US

[@annfrancoole34]

@@kimtopp5984 👍👍👍

[@MargaretTindale]

The fuse is in the plug. The socket has the on/off switch on it, and you push the plug into the socket. And yes, I live in a large BRICK house with a cupbard under the stairs!! Harry Potter sadly does not reside there!! 🤣🤣

[@annfrancoole34]

We call it the "glory hole"😀😃😄

[@LaurieCallaghan]

I live in Canada and most homes have kettles, some people do use the microwave. Only time I use a saucepan is if my kettle broke and haven’t bought a new one yet

[@mw-wl2hm]

Never seen a home without one 🇨🇦

[@Trillock-hy1cf]

A lot of America houses are made from wood since it is plentiful out there, which after a few years they get eaten by termites, so an old house to them in need of repairs is probably about 50 years old or less. Most UK house are made of bricks, and some older ones a few hundred years (or more) old made of stone. Sturdy slates for roofs which last for many years too, where as US ones seem to be made of wood tiles, which need a fair bit of upkeep and replacements. Hot weather? Just open all the windows to let the air in. Outlet sockets are fitting with the on/off switch and 3 pin plugs with the earth, positive and negative pins. Two pin such as used for chargers for mobile phones, shavers etc. don't have on/off switches. Heating up water in a kettle is quicker than heating a saucepan up on a stove, and then poured into the saucepan to get it to boil for my boiled eggs.... I have never bought plastic bags full of plastic bags, as they are usually wrapped with a bit of paper in a roll, to hold the bags together and just pulled off when the bags are needed. My washing machine, tumble dryer, dish washer are all in a row under a work top in my kitchen near the sink. Most of our houses are small in rows because the UK is really smaller than the USA, so land is in short supply, but gradually getting bigger as more unused land is bought and estates build on them. We also have villages which are very pretty and mostly have many old houses on them, and nice places to visit. Letter boxes in the front doors is very convenient, as the mail is delivered right to the door. No tin box down by the road where the mail is put, meaning getting wet going to collect it in rainy weather, If it is a parcel then the Postie knocks on the door for the house holder probably needs to sign for it. No getting we either.....

[@gileswilliams3014]

We have washing machine in kitchen because our average house is at least 1,000sqft smaller than American average. Therefore less room, so have to fit everything in fewer rooms, even if, ideally, we'd have a separate room for washing machines and dryers. It's not a cultural thing, just space efficiency.

[@janicewhitwell614]

How can someone have so little knowledge of others countries climates. I could give a reasonable idea on any countries climate. I live in the UK i know how hot and cold a lot of the US gets. I know about Europe Australia. Asia, middle east. I know where it gets very hot and cold also who gets hurricanes and other weathers. Its not rocket science. Its called being informed

[@helenroberts1107]

I live in a stone cottage that used to be a chapel from the 14th century

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

That's fascinating! Needs a feature here.

[@Debhu964]

And theryre the country that actually has wolves and OMG Tyler you have a search engine .. search Teapot

[@JJ-of1ir]

Electric Kettles are more practical in the UK than in the US because they boil VERY quickly (circa 2 minutes). Our electrical circuits use 240 volts and not the 110v I think you have. 240v means you can use electrical devices, at the same time, all over the house without even thinking about it.

[@reluctantheist5224]

23 is a heat wave!!

[@Mr_Jamin007]

Only to leftists, that's a normal summer temperature.

[@deano2506]

Bit of an exaggeration, mate. 23°C is quite normal for summertime, it's been around that temperature all week which has been nice and comfortable.

[@reluctantheist5224]

@@deano2506 Just a bit of fun. Though it might depend how North you go, Edinburgh, next week..14,15,16,17,17,17 ( Sunday to Thursday)

[@deano2506]

@reluctantheist5224 I thought it was tongue in cheek, but it can be taken literally by people who don't live here and lead to misinformed opinions on the weather here. Yeah, it's going to be a bit cooler here in the South East next week. It's going to be around 19°C give or take, which is lovely if you work outdoors.

[@Mr_Jamin007]

Only climate alarmists are calling that a heatwave, that's a normal summer temperature.

[@geoffbeattie3160]

UK kettles boil in 2 minutes most electric ones in EU take 5 minutes. 240 v 120 is the difference.

[@markylon]

The EU is 220v UK240v USA 110v EU takes sometime as UK

[@andreasfischer9158]

@markylon I was under the impression that the UK had changed to 230 V, which has been used in Europe for quite some time.

[@raycardy4843]

@@andreasfischer9158 Yes, it used to be a nominal 240V, but was reduced to 230V a number of years ago to be more compatible with EU-made appliances..

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

I bought a large portable air conditioning unit when it was 33°c (91.4F) in my area last year. Bought it in the winter at half price £200. I am in the East Midlands. If a fuse blows in my house, it trips my main fuse box to off. I just put a new fuse in, and switch the fuse box back on. Easy Peasy. I have a cupboard in my roof, its called an attic/loft 😂.

[@qwadratix]

I live in Southern England. probably the warmest spot you'll find, just south of London in a place known as 'The Garden of England'. Sometimes we get temperatures that are uncomfortably hot outside in the day, but our houses are mostly built of solid brick that has a very high heat capacity so they tend to keep an even temperature. It's just not a problem indoors. Similarly in winter. It never gets that cold either. So in answer to your question, yes, the UK has generally pleasant weather.

[@SimonRobertElder]

Lol, in the UK we pronounce houses as howzes.

[@carolineskipper6976]

Exceopt in Scotland, where it is definitely houSes.

[@SimonRobertElder]

@@carolineskipper6976 More like hooses there, innit? Ya, I should have said England, rather than the UK. 😂

[@robcrossgrove7927]

I think what they mean by the bag thing is that when you get loads of spare plastic carrier bags, you just have one bag and then shove all the other bags in to that one. I don't know why this is being commented on. It's just common sense. and I doubt it's unique to the UK. I guess a lot of homes might have a proper container or gadget to put their spare plastic bags in, but I've never bothered.

[@taniakrause9253]

Yes thats true.I'm from germany and I also use a bigger plastic bag to store the other bags. And we also use electric kettles 😂

[@eileendaly13]

Weather is not hot enough in UK to merit air conditioning but the cost of electricity in USA is about a third of the UK costs so AC is expensive.

[@melanierhianna]

I live in a 1960s brick house in the UK. But in my area many houses are at least 100 years old and stone. I once house sat a house for a friend in Florida. She was regretting that her house only had 2inch thick OUTSIDE walls. (It was made of wood). To me it would be a portacabin. I think my shed is better built.

[@helenwood8482]

Mould is not common here.

[@emmsue1053]

We dont have hurricanes.. I guess originally we had more clay and less woodland. Watttle and daub was the origional.. I never realised your plugs were not separate.. Thank you Tyler.

[@Mr_Jamin007]

Except for when we do have hurricanes!

[@jocomley5401]

When we bought our house we had to get special insurance that would last our lifetime in our home so that we wouldn’t be liable for church repairs as our home is in their ancient grounds. It only cost in the region of £100 as it’s not likely to happen but nonetheless our solicitors advised us to get it. The church was mentioned as existing in the Domesday book of 1086. The exact age is unknown, I believe there are some Roman bricks reused in it. There is a large white ‘worked’ stone in our garden believed to be from a Roman building.

[@jemmajames6719]

We turned our understairs cupboard into a downstairs loo.

[@alisonlinnell8943]

I chose to have two separate taps in my kitchen. No wasting water faffing around when you want cold water for a drink.

[@robcrossgrove7927]

I don't understand your statement. In what way does a mixer tap cause you to faff around and waste water when you want a glass of cold water? I always run the tap for a few seconds first anyway, whether it's a mixer tap or a single tap, just to clear out any water that's been standing in the pipes. I know, maybe that's not necessary, but what I know about plumbing you could write on the back of a , (bar coded), postage stamp.

[@jiggyprawn]

​@@robcrossgrove7927the only thing that might explain her statement that I could think of, is that if you have been using hot water in a mixer tap, it stays warm a while, so if you soon after need cold water, you have to run it a bit longer to get it cold again.

[@helenwood8482]

You mix hot and cold water in the sink. I have a mixer tap in my kitchen and it bever gets hot. I have to boil a kettle for hot water. I prefer two taps.

[@smudger671]

Really? I have mixer taps in the bathroom and kitchen and they get plenty hot.

[@samstevens7888]

I had a cupboard under my stairs in Springfield Tennessee. You do know about the electric plugs and set up in the UK you watched a video on it a few months ago. I also had a electric kettle in both houses I lived in, in florida at my dad's and my house in Tennessee. So does everyone else I know in the USA they are not brits either. You most certainly are not like any average American that I know.

[@gillkati6294]

The plastic bowl is there to stop your crockery from chipping. It’s against the law to build a new house and have plugs in the bathroom for fear of electrocution.

[@joyelmes7814]

Lots of homes in Britain were built of locally available materials. Hence the different coloured stone houses, and different types of bricks. These older houses have thicker walls and stay cool in the summer. Modern houses are built of wood and insulation and often lots of glass, which makes them very hot. They are the houses that require AC’s.

[@Phiyedough]

I've never heard that thing about paying for church repairs, that must be a very rare situation.

[@carolineskipper6976]

It's in some places where there either the Church still owns the ground the house stands on, or when it was sold off there was a covenant stipulating this ( as prior to the sale the church could gain income from the land to pay for upkeep of the church building). It does come up in solicitor's searches when you are buying a house (ie raising the question of whether there is a liability)

[@janec1354]

I have to pay a chancel insurance and I live on a new housing estate in Somerset, England.

[@martinconnelly1473]

@@janec1354 I have bought that insurance as well and it had a clause that you should not tell anyone about it. It means every new owner has to pay the insurance so it is scam by the insurance company to get paid multiple times when, in reality, it is only needed once per house.

[@phoenixstave]

The mould is normally due to climate and the age of the houses, the drafts because of a lot of houses are over 100 years old, so the wooden window and door frames shrink.

[@Well-in-the-garden]

Kettles and teapots are 2 different things. The kettle is what you heat the water in the teapot is what you pour it into add tea and stew for a bit and then serve from the tea pot ❤

[@annfrancoole34]

23C (74F) that's practically tropical. Right now at 12 noon its 15C (59F) ☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

[@peterjackson4763]

13C (55F) here near Manchester (no rain though).

[@AppleTom9091]

Today's [June 30] maximum temperature in Sydney, Australia, [it's winter here], was 14.5c and some rain. As I write this, the 9:40pm observations for Sydney, are 9.5c [49f] with an apparent temp of 4.3c [40f]. About 700km [435miles] to the north of Sydney, at Evans Head, the maximum temp today was 27.6c [81.7f] and is currently 18.7c [65.7f]

[@annfrancoole34]

@@AppleTom9091 and it's summer here 😀😃☘☘

[@AppleTom9091]

​@@annfrancoole34Today was colder after the previous 6 days Mon-Sat 18.7, 20.5, 22.0, 20.4, 19.7, 20.4 being warmer. June's Max daytime temp was 22 [Wed 26th], and min daytime temp was 12.1 [Sat 22nd] June's Max nighttime temp was 13.8 [Sat 1st], and min nighttime temp was 5.7 [Thu 20th] Average daytime temp for June 1-29 was 17.9, and nighttime 9.3. All temps in Celsius.

[@AppleTom9091]

​@@annfrancoole34I will also add that this June [2024] has been much wetter than June last year. Totals 368.4mm [14.5 inches] of rain against 17.8mm [0.7 inches] last June [2023].

[@garyballared2077]

they are unaffordable!

[@Richardryan84]

I love you, man , so much so that when your next video pops up, I prepare by turning the volume down 2 notches

[@cookiesroblox6759]

Due to UK weather been a lot cooler.. houses in the UK are built from Brick or stone & insulated as they built to keep the heat inside the house.. which is needed.. but if we do have a bit of a random heatwave then our houses are too hot as they d9nt loose the heat