American Reacts to Why the UK is the BEST Country

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I may have a bit of bias going into this video being an American and all.. but I am fully prepared to remain open minded on why the UK may just be the best country in the world. After stumbling across this video I thought it would be great to react to these reasons why the UK could be the best country in the world, and at the very least learn some great and interesting facts about the United Kingdom. If you enjoy my reaction feel free to leave a like, comment, or subscribe for more videos like this!

[@alanclague2333]

In the UK they think 100 miles is a long distance, in the US they think 100 years is a long time.

[@GPA_Karting]

facts

[@vaporwave4880]

I like that. Good observation.

[@QueeferSutherland1]

"This old building has been restored to how it used to look over F I F T Y Y E A R S A G O" - Eddie Izzard

[@brucebartup6161]

The British are married to history The Americans are in a passionate one night stand with destiny. Most of us just get to sleep in the sticky patch.

[@franl155]

@@QueeferSutherland1 - lol beat me to it. And, when talking about Disneyland setting up in Europe: "The castles over here *aren't* plastic".

[@mral8145]

Being British, I’d say it’s very un-British to claim to be ‘the best’. More accurate to say “one of the most alright countries in the world” 😀

[@michaelprobert4014]

not bad , I suppose.

[@helenwood8482]

It's crass to say it, but we all know it.

[@ericpike6949]

Not even alright lol,

[@fishfingers8441]

Not bad, not bad.

[@marycarver1542]

Yes, thats much more our British attitude. By the way, there are very many parks etc in London itself. its very green.

[@richardengland7138]

With a population of about 1% of the world the UK publishes about 15% of scientific papers. As for hating each other it is like a family we can fight amongst ourselves but if an outsider tries ,well look out.

[@paulmcmorran7572]

They say us Scottish hate the English but in truth it's the English government wee don't like there a difference wee all separate countrys but also 1 at the same time

[@anthonyashton8330]

@@paulmcmorran7572 I think that’s what makes us a union that still exists are love for the 4 nations yes we take the piss out of each other for a laugh but it’s the hatred of parliament that binds us 😂 I do think uk needs a new parliament up north for the good of that union and the governments should be devolved to the current government buildings for running each nation?

[@sandykenuk]

We are like a married cpl, we love to fight. But do not get in between us. You would regret it. Lol

[@phillipparykala9489]

As a saes (English born) now living in Cymru, it's 100% Westminster that is the problem, true home rule for the devolved nations with tax determinating powers would greatly improve things, I've never had anything other than gentle teasing over my birth country. And, the North of England is so very different to the south, it also could greatly benefit from greater local control.

[@carlbernard7615]

​@@paulmcmorran7572trust me, us English do not like the government either. I used to joke that if Scotland did vote for independence, I'd emigrate there lol.

[@joyelmes7814]

Our four countries do not hate each other, we just appreciate our individuality and respect the differences. We are like siblings, poke fun at each other, but if an outsider does it, we unite in defence, a good relationship.

[@anthonyashton8330]

A fact the eu needs to learn have laugh and take the piss out of each other,but a union is to come together to help each other when needed without having to ask.

[@Jordan-bg7xc]

@@welsh-cymru1588Wales would sink like a brick as an independent country. Where would ur countries income come from. And no sheep porn won't be enough

[@welsh-cymru1588]

@@Jordan-bg7xc no we wouldn't that's a lie right wing unionists say the keep the union together it's already been proven that we would be fine with independence said the same about ireland before they got their independence, wales has a population of 3m countries like iceland 375k , Luxembourg 640k , Montenegro 620k ect all have lower populations than us yet their all independent , wales is around the same size of belgium too , it's already been concluded that the fiscal gap in the early days of an independent Wales would be approximately £2.6bn - significantly lower than the frequently quoted figure of £13.5bn, this is based on the 2019 estimate of total Welsh economic output at £77.5 billion and would be equivalent to just under 3.4% of GDP. This compares with an average fiscal deficit across all OECD countries of 3.2% in 2019, wales roughly exports about 214b litres of water to England every year if we charged them £0.003 on every litre that would bring in £642m a year to the welsh economy England currently gets it free due to the union , welsh gold is the most valuable in the world due to its rarity 30x more than any other gold in the world we could export it , our main industries are in Agriculture, tourism , aerospace, construction, electronics, emergency services, food, forestry, manufacturing, oil and gas, renewable energy, services, textiles, tourism and transport function , we would be fine as an independent nation and function just like every other independent nation in Europe the truth is england dont want to let scotland , wales or northern Ireland go because they appear more powerful on the world stage as the UK with its combined gdp, land area ect, and to keep getting our natural resources like water, minerals for free along with our tax money, Westminster knows the support for independence is growing in the other 3 nations that's why they blocked scotlands right to a referendum in the supreme court and why the itv and bbc news is covering up large independent marches throughout wales and scotland , we had one in our Cardiff a few months back biggest welsh independence march in history not shown on UK news media like bbc or itv but was shown on the welsh news, same in Scotland , this union is the last remaining remnants of the british empire

[@Ogaboogie]

We don't hate each other, but we do all hate the English government which is more than happy to raise taxes in other countries to bolster english cities

[@nothingbutpyro4646]

@@anthonyashton8330 Unity and cooperation don't work when you don't have a laugh at one another every once in a while.

[@AW-lq9bf]

I will never forget the day an American colleague asked me if we had beaches in the UK.

[@marycarver1542]

Do Americans have schools ? Great Britain is an ISLAND in the Atlantic and we have fantastic beachs in every country !

[@marvinc9994]

I hope you ALSO mentioned that we have electricity and running water, too ;-)

[@SarahLees-lp3st]

😂😂😂😂

[@stephenhickman304]

That is so funny and unsurprising lol

[@carlbernard7615]

Churchill's speech wouldn't have made much sense if we had no beaches to fight them on 😂

[@eddhardy1054]

24:48...Well mate, whether you like it or not, the folks in the 13 Colonies who broke away from the British Empire and went on to form the United States were mostly, if not entirely, of British ancestry...so until they declared themselves Americans they were British 🤣🤣🤣

[@paulwild3676]

The parts of the USA where people of British descent live are the safest.

[@eddhardy1054]

@@paulwild3676 if you're talking about in history then that's true...unless you were of African or Native American descent in which case...oopsy!

[@paulwild3676]

@@eddhardy1054 I would rather live in New England than Detroit.

[@eddhardy1054]

@@paulwild3676 which part of New England would that be...North Philadelphia, Downtown New York or maybe Central Boston?

[@lanarkcd]

which makes the American revolution arguably their first of two civil wars

[@darrellpowell6042]

26:54 There was also landline telephone, radio, radar, jet engine, vertical take off and landing, had grenades, tanks, television, matches, light bulb, vacuum cleaner. Discovered more than half the periodic table. Medical breakthroughs such as penicillin. Discovered gravity, created the world time zones. Created latitude for navigation and invented the sextant. From the industrial age, trains, steam powered machines, iron bridges, iron ships. So much I can't list it.

[@garyskinner2422]

Created me also 😂

[@timothyreel716]

@@garyskinner2422 Are you a good invention?😝🤣

[@timothyreel716]

@@makingmemesat3AM That's great 👍😊

[@garyskinner2422]

@@timothyreel716 I could do with a system update to be honest 😏

[@jeeves_uk]

All Scottish.

[@willstevens4161]

Every country in the UK might play into the old "we all hate each other" or perhaps genuinely feel that way, but we're family and that runs so deep it's impossible to ignore

[@united1990]

Yeah I mean it’s mostly the opposite football team we actually hate the rest is just banter really. Might not always like eachother but we have fought side by side for centuries and will always have the others back when it really comes down to it.

[@willstevens4161]

@@united1990 yeah! We have ways of channeling any issues - mostly through the footy lmao

[@patsydf]

Most of my family are in Scotland, and believe me, some Scots DO hate the English. Those of us in England generally don't hate the Scots, there is a lot of history to learn in order to understand.

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

@@patsydf well I'm Scottish and don't hate the English. I lived in England for 11 years and experienced some anti Scottish attitude while down there. The Scots don't hate the English we hate the English government mainly due to the tories. Also if you visit Scotland you will find loads of English living here. Especially in Edinburgh. My next door neighbour is English and I grew up with 2 English friends. Nothing was EVER said to them about bing English even in a school with over 1500 students. Obviously I can't speak for everyone but what I said is generally true. I'm now a truck driver and drive down to England almost daily and generally find that in the larger cities people are friendlier.

[@stevenmutumbu2860]

😂😂😂

[@traceysmartart]

I live in Yorkshire in the UK 🇬🇧. I love historical houses and castles. A few years ago, my husband & I booked an overnight stay within the Caesar Tower in Warwick Castle. We stayed as VIPs in the Rose suite there. We had the entire castle practically to ourselves after it closed to the public at 5pm, (there was us and 1 other couple in the Peacock suite).. it was fabulous. We saw the birds of prey shows, knights jousting, afternoon tea, dungeons, breakfast the next morning in the library, etc. Look it up x

[@friday6448]

The invention of the internet was basically a global effort and is very complicated, but the World Wide Web specifically (the "www." in every website URL) was invented by a British scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, and it was the first web browser and allowed the internet to communicate with other servers. He also developed HTTP (the other set of letters that are at the start of every URL). The first digital and programmable computer was developed by Alan Turing and a large team of British codebreakers to aid Britain to crack German encryptions during WW2, and this built off the work of Charles Babbage, also British, who invented the first mechanical computer and originated the concept of a digital computer, and Mihailo Petrović Alas, a Serbian scientist who developed the first analog computer. Bill Moggridge, also British, then iterated the design again to invent the first laptop. Other British people also developed the first complied programming language, and the concept of microprogramming which massively developed computer software to be what it is today. Now, the invention of the TV is a bit difficult because it depends on who you ask. Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, a German engineer, invented the scanning disk which was a very early technology of being able to record and scan images, and a fundamental component of all TVs until it was replaced by electronic systems. Then John Logie Baird, a Scottish engineer, used it to create the first live working TV and first TV transmission in 1925. Then in 1927 Philo Farnsworth, an American, invented the first full functioning electric TV and secured the patent for it. So basically a group effort. But Philo Farnsworth usually gets the credit in America because he got the patent first, and John Logie Baird usually gets the credit in the UK and especially Scotland. Some other notable British inventions tho are: The reflecting telescope, the steam engine, vaccines, the electro magnet, concrete and tarmac, electric transformers, the incandescent light bulb, the electric telegraph and electric clock, bicycles, chemical fertiliser, the first traffic lights, the light switch, the first wireless station, fingerprint identification, aeroplanes, tanks, jet engines, jet airliners, electronic pay-rolls, carbon fibre, electronic desktop calculators, cash machines (ATMs), handheld TVs, lithium-ion batteries, graphene, and animal cloning.

[@marymason1538]

You seemed surprised at seeing the modern buildings in historical London. If you Google London Blitz, you’ll see that from 1940 to 1941, the Germans bombed London nightly, at one point for 57 days in a row. Subway stations became air raid shelters. The docks were rubble. Queen Elizabeth was 13. Her father, George VI, kept his family in London despite Buckingham Palace being bombed. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, and the Queen’s family helped with morale. At age 18. Queen Elizabeth drove an ambulance and trained as a mechanic for the war effort. The country’s motto was “Stay calm and carry on”. 43,000 people died from the bombings. The current Royal Family are, by no means perfect but Queen Elizabeth seems to have had courage even as a child.

[@dansmallman6686]

Best thing about London is leaving the shit hole 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@davidfrost2819]

If a yank goes farther than London then they are well and truly Fucked

[@johnhignett7707]

"London Blitz, you’ll see that from 1940 to 1941, the Germans bombed London nightly, at one point for 57 days in a row"57 think of it as 57 days of a number of 9/11s across london everyday, 40,000 people died in the blitz in the 7 months of the blitz

[@davesheppard8797]

Yes, and during the daytime the RAF were in the skies fighting against heavy odds. Britain's are best when their backs are against the wall. When the Battle of Britain began the American correspondent in Washington gave Britain two weeks!! It was Germany's first defeat.

[@justinlinnane8043]

this guy is a moron pure and simple and dear god he is simple !! 😂😂😂

[@dgse83]

One of my favourite jokes: "Australia invented the rotary washing-line. The UK invented everything else, including Australia".

[@TerryTheNewsGirl]

I like that.

[@mral8145]

I love a whirlygig!! Top respect to Australia for inventing that!

[@seldom_bucket]

😂😂 amazing.

[@sallywalton5375]

So right 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1nikg]

​@Stokie_Lad22you mean Scotland

[@anitawhite2669]

16.41 That animal is called a Hedgehog, now an endangered species here in the UK. They are nocturnal mammals and are small - approx 9 - 10 inches in length and weigh just 1 - 2 lbs. I have one that resides in my garden (yard) we leave cat food out for him/her each night.

[@nightowl5395]

🤗 love that you do that....

[@helensmusings]

And they're also covered in fleas most of the time lol, as I discovered as a child when I brought one home that was poorly to look after, my mum went mental lol

[@CorinneDunbar-ls3ej]

Me too. I have a small family of them in my garden, and many generations of that family have lived with me for nearly 40 years. A bowl of cat food and a bowl of water each night seems to keep them happy and healthy. I love them very dearly. We refer to them collectively as 'Spike'. 🤗🇬🇧

[@catsaremylife8946]

@@helensmusings The fleas wont live in your home though, they are distinctive to hedgehogs

[@helensmusings]

@catsaremylife8946 yeah I know but my mum still went crazy lol, she's very much OCD so you can imagine how that went down 😆

[@squirepraggerstope3591]

Tbh, both of our lands are stunningly beautiful. Where the UK scores bonus points is in the sheer variety it crams into a mere 96,000 square miles.

[@tombryan2621]

no one cares about land mass, we have bonus points because you wouldn't even be able to communicate with us now if it wasn't for Charles Babbage

[@elizabethstevens4160]

Scenery. Wales again has some of the most stunning scenery. Up the North Wales coast you have the sea one side and snowdonia mountain range the other. Fairy Glen is just magical.

[@libbybethuk]

ELIZABETH I used to love going to Rhyl and Llandudno as a child and Conway castle

[@warailawildrunner5300]

Tyler, something to blow your mind a little. I live in the UK, and there's a 2 lane road bridge across the river here that was completed the year after the USA was recognised as a country. Yep this bridge is nearly as old as the USA. The castle on the other hand is a good few hundred years old, and the roman ruins somewhat older than that :)

[@vaudevillian7]

You’re not in Notts are you..?

[@warailawildrunner5300]

@@vaudevillian7 No, lets just say its north of Manchester...

[@casper-cr3kz]

@@warailawildrunner5300 rochdale

[@warailawildrunner5300]

@@casper-cr3kz nope

[@noadlor]

Is it the old bridge to Conway castle? That's a cool bridge.

[@appytight8468]

British Inventions - absolutely. It's always a great source of amusement to the rest of the world - especially in the UK - to hear Americans assume that everything was invented in the USA. Another British invention that might surprise a lot of Americans is that of the the steam engine and the railway. Most of the railways that opened up the vastness of America in the 19th century were built by British companies and engineers. I always remember on my first trip to the USA being on a tour of New York where the guide explained - with a humourously pained expression - that the world's first undergound railway was not opened in New York but in Boston. He didn't seem quite so amused when we gently reminded him that, no, actually it was in London ;-)) About 30 years before Boston.

[@sandrafinbar]

We laugh about that here in Australia too, how America only knows about America. We learn a comprehensive geography and history of the world here, but the US is lacking in that area and thinks they have achieved it all. It's called American propaganda.

[@brucebartup6161]

Ah , yes. If God had meant us to fly he would _never_ have given the British the railways. Cue Flanders and Swann - the Slow Train

[@brucebartup6161]

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[@Strange_Club]

Wasn't the London Undergound initially built by American investors?

[@appytight8468]

@@Strange_Club No, not initially. You’re probably thinking of Charles Tyson Yerkes, who was heavily involved in the expansion of the District Line at end of the 19th century. At this time the London Underground had already been in operation for nearly 40 years.

[@jameslinham2733]

A video of ALL the UK accents would be a serious challenge. Remember that we have had hundreds of years to develop these which is why they can vary dramatically within a short distance.

[@paulmcmorran7572]

And the accent changes every 20 miles or so aswell lol

[@RudeAndObscene]

POV - the West Midlands

[@allenjohnson7686]

i was on holiday once and a man i was talking to randomly said "are you from..... " i started to laugh as i live literally 5 miles away from where he said... accents change from town to town village to village here.

[@user-ti2xy9fv6z]

I lived in the back country for a few years and i could literally tell tell the difference in accents from a couple of miles away.

[@ThoughtfulDuck-r8h]

@@RudeAndObscene lmao, i live in staffordshire and when i went to stoke on trent i was like, "huh?"

[@elizabethstevens4160]

Gonna go one point at a time. Accents. Welsh is a lovely accent, it's even more beautiful when you hear someone speaking the Welsh language. Because Britain also has more than one language. Welsh is one of the oldest surviving languages in Britain, spoken well before English was brought over.

[@BillDavies-ej6ye]

When English evolved here... Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians. Then the Normans (more Scandi people...).

[@phillipparykala9489]

So glad to see someone else point this out ❤ Cymru am Byth

[@deansmith4394]

I was born there (in Clwydd), and spoke it haltingly (at an age 10 level), but haven't spoken it since moving to NZ at 10y/o....did end up marrying a welsh girl here though....

[@angelaburrett5279]

You tend to take the castles for granted and need reminding how historical our country is😊

[@fishfingers8441]

Most Americans seem unaware that while they call themselves the best country in the world, no one else says that. It’s an internal belief really that isn’t shared internationally. I found it kinda funny that you thought this video is ‘poking fun’ or making a little competition, the video wasn’t created with the US in mind at all lol.

[@12thArchknight]

Yeah americans thinking their country is the best in the world is so endemic its stupid because of it they actually get in the way of improving their country as they seems to think theres nothing to improve hell not only that but the cold-war era propoganda cool-aid is still going strong today that they think that "socialized" means "communist" like wtf

[@Stevehboy]

Exactly mate exactly

[@Mia-vm6pl]

We are the greatest country in the world. We are a country. You are an island. Brits have always had a deep insecurity when it comes to America. We have beautiful land weather and culture and lifestyles.

[@alland1241]

@@Mia-vm6pl So it's just you that spoils it then is it ?

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

@@Mia-vm6pl A third world country in a Gucci belt. USA I MEAN. Insular, geographically and historically v ignorant.

[@marycarver1542]

The UK grew from the British settlers. Interestingly it was the BRITSH settlers, the "Americans of the time! that revolted against King George and his taxes! So it was British that created the American revolution. Prior to that the only "Americans" were the indigenous peoples !

[@garyskinner2422]

Yes it was like a British civil war abroad

[@mikeplowright2881]

You mean the US grew.....

[@herstoryanimated]

Exactly the quote is not "the British are coming", it was actually "the redcoats are coming" (or possibly the "regulars") as the people thought if themselves as British!

[@jamie151-d9j]

Hi tyler. About the “creating america” thing, he wasn’t referring to the war, but the settlers

[@vaudevillian7]

It’s interesting that they don’t seem to think too deeply about how the people that fought in the Revolutionary War got there in the first place, ~50 years prior to the war 90% of the settler population was English

[@richardlyd7450]

Do you mean British (UK)... because a lot of Irish, Welsh , Scottish and English went and formed the new world..as well as other countries in the end..not just English!

[@joannakennedy6005]

@@main3182 Yes you have that right, British and Americans will always be connected because of our history. However, we British left that legacy that formed America. Pity a stupid British Prince is trying to change it!

[@Paul-hl8yg]

The war of independence was British citizens fighting British citizens. Only after independence can we state a US persons nationality as 'American'. Before then, they were all British subjects.

[@vaudevillian7]

@@richardlyd7450 no, specifically English, yes many from the British Isles went but the majority were always English pre-Revolution - by 1775 it was just under 50% and the second largest demographic was African at about 20%… I didn’t say English to exclude the others of the UK or elsewhere, just for simplicity of the demographics and the ‘Rights of Englishmen’ the Founding Fathers referenced

[@nickieblandford9057]

Tyler you really ought to come over the pond sometime. There’s a castle in pretty much every town - you’d LOVE it! Do it!

[@janetgibbons888]

Interesting to hear your take on the "creation of America". We were one of the first countries who discovered its existence in the wide world and we acknowledge the indigenous populations who were there before us.

[@vaudevillian7]

He was saying ‘the Queen’s English’ is the accent that you already think of when you think of the English accent you describe as proper so you already know it. Although arguably there’s a difference between that and actual RP And claiming to be ‘the greatest country in the world’ isn’t something we really do here, I’m not sure that could ever be a meaningful statement about any country

[@tmac160]

When he mentions "creating the USA" I see that as meaning the founding fathers and early settlers drew on our Magna Carta of 1215 and our legal system as the basis of the constitution which you still have today. The "of British descent" is strong in your founding fathers. You're welcome 😉

[@Trebor74]

Actually,the pilgrim father's were financed by an Essex man,they had their last religious ceremony in Essex. General Sherman was a descendant of an Essex teacher. The 2 president add were of Essex stock. William Penn was an Essex descendant. Etc. It wasn't England that created the US. It was humble Essex folk. No need to thank us.

[@ZombieATAT]

Shhh. Don't tell them they're not special or unique. It's like telling kids that Santa's not real.

[@georgeprout42]

@@ZombieATAT definitely don't mention the Golgafrinchan Ark B fleet 😉

[@ZombieATAT]

@@georgeprout42 lol. Honestly, I think channels like this are evidence of change. Progression through education is a positive. As for the Ark... it sounds like an ideal solution to the far right-wing US and UK politicians :)

[@jonathanpaylor6006]

@@Trebor74 Most of the pilgrims and especially on the Mayflower were from Lincolnshire, and took on board people from Essex and the East coast.

[@sc3pt1c4L]

"THE English accent!" We have loads, over only 15 miles apart. That's whats great - the variation.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Not just distance, age (innit?)

[@leedsman54]

They barely need to be apart. Leeds and Bradford are different and they basically run into each other.

[@mikefraser4513]

And David Gilmour speaks with an accent which everyone can understand. (Nothing to do do with his home-town Cambridge)

[@AndysHandle]

For a country to have an ‘independence day’ is to show that Britain originally shaped/controlled/made that nation as it is today.

[@ngaourapahoe]

I remember the reaction of a few colleagues from the US visiting us in Switzerland. They went on a tour and visited the Chillon Castle, by the Lake of Geneva. They came back completely overwhelmed. While we are used to them, visiting them is still an experience because of their special atmosphere.

[@wrd777]

Having travelled a great deal around the world, I think the unique feature of London, compared with the other great World Cities, is the unique ability of London to integrate the best of every "generation" of architecture. Ancient and Modern - and everything in between.

[@peterosullivan9942]

There is a whole lot more to the UK than London. I have been to New York and Florida twice for the theme parks but I realise my knowledge and experience of the USA is miniscule. The same applies to the UK if you have only ever been to London.

[@talboyovGY]

I think the brother relationship is a fair reflection - we take the piss out of each other and make say hateful sounding things at times but if any messed with our family we'd be right beside them to sort them out

[@caroleteare924]

London is a mixture of old and new buildings. It sort of evolved over the centuries. It was never 'planned' so roads are narrow and traffic has a problem getting through in many places. You will find the Tower of London opposite very modern buildings. Also London was bombed to bits in World War 2 so a lot of rebuilding happened in the 1950s onwards.

[@marycarver1542]

Its roads were built for coach and horses ! Of course we have modern motorways criss crossing the U K, but small towns and villages are still using , though updated, the narrow country lanes etc.

[@stevenmutumbu2860]

Very true buildings like the Shard etc but I in tenchnology even the phone,The Railways and many others thing UK did it!

[@jonathanodude6660]

they will always be narrow because cars passing through central london like they do in american cities will ruin the city.

[@yvonneredgrove4435]

You have the Grand Canyon and the like. You have your share of beauty I was a constant visitor to America for years.

[@erine.5680]

I'm telling you if you ever read this, book a trip to England!The country is breathtakingly beautiful! Oxford, Cambridge, Cornwall, London of course,The Cotswolds especially Bath.Greedings from Greece

[@jahmah519]

When George Washington was waging war against Britain during the civil war comprising the 13 colonies his family were kept safely away from the conflict in Britain, Blighty is such an honourable, very intelligent & humorous country rich in expertise, not a pop against the USA, we aint big headed to say we the best, we just get on with it. Oh most of our criminals were not sent to Australia either, we sent them to the USA.

[@helenwood8482]

The "possum" is a hedgehog. They are every bit as cute as they look. We have some visiting our garden every night in the warmer months and hibernating there in the winter. We feed them mealworms and hedgehog food and they a pretty friendly.

[@0x2A_]

I wish they wouldn't visit my garden, the dog keeps bringing them in the house 😂

[@fredcollins9953]

Hi Tyler, The US has become a great country however it is based on the principles that were given to you by the English, Common Law, freedom of speech, property law, right to assemble. I could go on.

[@peterosullivan9942]

The US becoming a great country is a matter of opinion. Seems to me they are now a very divided society and one where a significant proportion of the country are into conspiracy theories and don't believe in their own democratic system, so much so that they attack their own seat of government. None of those things are the sign of a 'great' country. The US has some work to do to become 'great' and that's ironic as the bloke who wanted to make it 'great again' has trashed its reputation world wide and its a long way back now. Having visited the USA three times and having been to around 20 European countries, the USA would do well to look East as its not a country I would ever wan't to live in while I would happily live in most European countries.

[@Rayblondie]

The pilgrim fathers fleeing persecution from the CofE rulers were the founding fathers of the US. Unfortunately that has all gone by the board and the US is on the slide as is the UK.

[@Rayblondie]

Quite true but it appears that we are compromising our initial principles to a great extent.

[@ruddyy123]

21:26 I’m proud to say that my tiny little town which no one has ever heard of “castleford” is the first historic settlement for the romans. We have so many Roman baths and other things which the Romans built. Roads included. We also have the castle in pontefract just 2 miles away. We have a huge river running through our town called the river aire. Which is how we gif out town name. Castle and Ford

[@gillianroberts7528]

And don't forget that the name Castleford is simply saying that it's the place where the people from the castle (ie, Pontefract castle) can ford the river - also that the name Pontefract comes from the Latin for Broken Bridge - sorry, as a Pontefract lass, I'm biased :)

[@ruddyy123]

@@gillianroberts7528 thanks for this info :) learn something new every day. Are you local to know this ?

[@gillianroberts7528]

Yep, Ponte born and bred. In fact, the castle ruins was one of my play grounds along with the Priory grounds (known as the Grange). The Priory was built in the 11th century and has completely disappeared apart from bits underground so I spent many happy hours running around there.

[@TheDVOMagic]

For some reason I just like the way you absorb the videos and i like your style pal. 👌 coming fron Scotsman 👍 we take it for granted tbh

[@VooDooTube...]

The UK people also have best humour in the world.

[@lukewalker3]

Do we thank you ❤

[@samroach1665]

Search for MR Blobby.

[@1Thedairy]

We do have a unique humour and generally we don’t mind laughing at ourselves or others foibles. Faulty Towers is a good example

[@maxlothar9719]

@@1Thedairy Well put. "Don't tell them your name, Pike!". We love taking the piss out of each other. BTW - It's Fawlty Towers :P

[@VooDooTube...]

@MsMissy Thank YOu :)

[@darrellpowell6042]

17:04 That is a hedgehog. Its small and they are common in gardens and hide during daylight hours. They can roll into a ball to defend itself from animals that could pick it up with their mouth the spikes on its back are prickly and can't draw blood if a human picks it up. Very nice animal.

[@rosiesimons9723]

They're also very docile and pretty much never bite, even if you do pick one up. The most aggressive reaction you'll ever get from them is them raising their prickles and making grumpy little 'huffing and puffing' noises. Sweet little creatures.

[@alland1241]

@@rosiesimons9723 They also have lots of Fleas

[@rosiesimons9723]

@@alland1241 Most of them don't have fleas. Of the dozens of hedgehogs I've rescued and rehabilitated over the last few years, I can only recall one of them having fleas. And he was very sick and had a lot of other problems, which is probably why he was vulnerable to them. And hedgehog fleas are host-specific - they can only live on and feed off hedgehogs, they don't transfer to or bite any other animal, or humans.

[@alland1241]

@@rosiesimons9723 most round here are full of them chuck

[@kynby24]

One stole my slice of Victoria Sponge once. Put it down to go rush to get my phone to take a photo of the little fella. Came back and he was on my plate having a lovely nibble!

[@darrellpowell6042]

23:44 Like it or NOT the US was a creation via British America and the very foundations you live by are English. The English language, the English legal system, the US flag, the US anthem. Some of your sports are UK created. Tennis, Golf, American Football, Baseball, Soccer, Boxing, Darts, Horse Racing, Table Tennis. Cricket was played in British America. Rounders was renamed Baseball. Where the British went worldwide so the legacy was continues even after the independence of those countries. The US anthem is a British drinking song and the words changed but the melody is the same. Please don't complain or we British will want our 13 stripes back from your US flag.

[@Mia-vm6pl]

No. We separated from you bc we didn't want to be anything like you. And we are different. Get over it.

[@janesansome8393]

The magna carta

[@davidfrost2819]

Fantastic the Yanks have always thought that the sun always shines out their arse. To roughly quote Monty Python what have the Yanks ever done for us,Britain has given more too the world more than any other country

[@davidfrost2819]

The yanks play football mostly with their feet, as everyone knows the yanks wouldn't know their arse from their elbow

[@davidfrost2819]

@@Mia-vm6pl The Spice Girls are probably one of the few mistakes Britain has made

[@ruddyy123]

We have so many castles around here. We also have the most famous castle “Count Dracula” in Whitby. I’ve been to it a few times. It’s just ruins now. But still , when you stand in front of it and you just think about the king history and all the people who walked it a 1000 years ago is pretty overwhelming.

[@neilgayleard3842]

We've been doing this nation building stuff for thousands of years. It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

[@veronicanocanada]

Love watching your videos! You're open-minded, receptive to new ideas and information. Not afraid to say "I didn't know that, but it's OK, I'm here to learn" 👏

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

Different UK countries often don't care for each other when it comes to politics and sport. The individual nations often have different political outlooks in the same way that California and New York politics differ from Texas and Georgia. And in many sports the individual nations are represented rather than the UK and that inevitably means rivalry.

[@jeannettedunne9427]

No better display of sporting rivalry than the rugby Six Nations.

[@happydog3422]

Technically the War of Independence was a civil war as both sides were British at that point.

[@markkettlewell7441]

The tower you refer to as ‘Big Ben’ is a misnomer. The tower is the Elizabeth tower. Big Ben is the great bell inside it.

[@MrNathanDJNGGiles]

The regions of the UK call themselves countries, and they once were, pre 1704. The official internationally recognised country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. That is defined by being able to issue a passport and have a standing army. So if you are from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland you have a British passport and fight in the British army.

[@mariuscheek]

You're totally right, but to be pedantic the passport says 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland', and there actually isn't such a thing as a British passport really.

[@arwelp]

@@mariuscheek “British” is the demonym for “of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” - if you look at the front cover of a newly-issued passport it says above the coat of arms in large block letters “BRITISH PASSPORT”.

[@mariuscheek]

@@arwelp Yep, but at the bottom they say.... That's why I said I was being pedantic. :) It's a passport for all UK citizens, not just the British (which would leave NI citizens out...)

[@ffotograffydd]

The four countries of the UK are not regions, they are countries in their own right!

[@MrNathanDJNGGiles]

@@ffotograffydd no they are not I'm afraid. none appear on the official list of countries or have a seat at the UN or nato. they were countries until 1704 when the act of union was signed.

[@darrellpowell6042]

21:41 The US does have native American history that is ignored by US population. Shamefully the US people destroyed many Native American sites with building cities over them.

[@jn715-i3h]

Yep we could also talk about what the British did only 200 odd years ago to the Australian Indigenous people, while your talking about what happened to the indigenous Americans by the immigrants.

[@andreworr4307]

@Steve Page seriously ?they had their kids stolen and put into homes to"educate" them ,lol these were full of physical and sexual and mental abuse and the adults were second class citizens with no rights,often killed or beaten just because they were aboriginal,it was exactly like the native americans were treated,of course it was Australia and America were both settled by the british after all

[@SilvanaDil]

Dude, you're killing me. Much to my chagrin, I know you're pretty much in line with the average American. While you're on this journey to learn about the UK and Canada, I implore you to learn more about our own country.

[@jn715-i3h]

Interested why hardly any people from the UK, don't do their version of what they know about the US? it is kinda insular that they don't.

[@racellatiqulla]

@@jn715-i3h I think it’s because a lot of people from the UK/ Europe have been to America. We travel. A lot of Americans don’t travel, I think that’s the difference

[@linky8899]

Yes the ACTUAL history, NOT the lies your fed in school.

[@simonpowell2559]

@@jn715-i3h errr what?

[@afrochic68]

@@racellatiqulla Wow! That’s an interesting statement! Please can you provide examples of what you think we aren’t educated about? I would say we are quite ignorant about the events linked to Reconstruction… the internet is an open resource, it is there if you want to learn.

[@saffronlouisa]

I feel very proud to be British after watching this- we have the best humour as well 😆

[@jordanbryan555]

Should be, i started researching more into the British colonies and how we was before it started. At one point not really that long ago we controlled 24% of the worlds land and quater of the world's population. Sad fact, the Queen watched her country go from its strongest position in history to its weakest 😢 It's a sad thorght many of the things we have to be proud of are memories of a time where we were better, stronger and much happier as a kingdom. Even peasants had up to half a year off for holiday each year 😂 Just think, our life's are worse off than those of medieval peasants 😂

[@sallywalton5375]

We do 😅

[@janejohnstone5795]

we are too...modest and self depreciating...to say we are the best..

[@zoidberg1201]

I personally feel no animosity to the other parts of Great Britain, and even for those who do, I suspect if any part were threatened by an outside force those feelings would evaporate instantly.

[@jonathanodude6660]

ireland was officially neutral during WWII but many enlisted in a special irish armament of the british army to support their brothers across the sea and the channel.

[@paulcrowley8587]

@@jonathanodude6660 Agree. But these heroic defenders of freedom were treated very badly on return to Eire.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@paulcrowley8587 I had heard. I think it’s basically a legal requirement for most nations to punish their citizens for participating in other countries wars. It’s unfortunate and possibly unfair considering the circumstances, but I understand the principle.

[@pol1229]

In relation to "creating countries", I think most Brits think of it as "British colonists founded these countries and then eventually led their independence movements".

[@mariansheilamansilla6431]

Did I hear that right? That he said that St. Ives is in the Scilly Isles. It is not, it's in Cornwall in the far south west of England.

[@projectgenes1s]

What I like about this channel is the presenter's humour, able to laugh at himself, not take things too seriously on camera and hopefully behind the camera. Lol. Nice channel!

[@Iluvantir]

Weather: it can get very hot in the UK. But not for long. Or very VERY cold. But not for long. Most of the time, our weather is cool to comfortable... and very wet. We're further north than the southern border of Canada, yet we're moderate due to the Gulf Stream that brings up warm air from your Caribbean Gulf to keep things fairly stable. Natural Disasters: the odd (very minor) earthquake. I only remember one in my 40 years of life. I thought I got dizzy for a second. Then it was done. The biggest issue here: floods. We get a LOT of rain (or, none at all for a while, then a LOT on dried out ground). Some parts of the UK are flood zones and can be an issue. It's not every year, or every other years. There is a pattern to it, but it's not so "OMG" as your tornados, hurricanes, volcanos, etc. Animals: you might be molested by a group of squirrels after your nuts, or (worse) seagulls wanting your fish and chips. We have one venomous snake (the adder) who is generally a big cowardly softy and it's EXTREMELY rare for people to be bitten. I think there's only been one death associated with an adder bite in the last twenty years? Someone needs to check on that. Wolves have been reintroduced recently - ours were either killed off or got bored and left centuries ago. So we brought in cousins to our native wolf to help keep the other wildlife in check - we generally don't like culling or hunting here, anymore. If there's a natural way to keep the evil squirrels in check, we'll go for it. Best of all: our dogs. The most intelligent or gentlest or just plain loveliest breeds come from here. Intelligence: Border Collie - they come top of their class for brain matter world over. Gentlest: Golden Retriever. 'Nuff said. Loveliest? All of them. (I love dogs)

[@gdok6088]

TV was invented by James Logie Baird a British (Scottish) inventor. The world wide web was invented by Englishman Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

[@Lixmage]

and the computer was invented by Alan Turing.

[@oldman1734]

The tv we use today was not invented by Logie Baird. But England was the first to have regular tv programming. (Though Germany produced the first public tv for the Olympic Games in 1936).

[@ayeready6050]

And Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

[@teviottilehurst]

And Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin.

[@oldman1734]

@@teviottilehurst. He did, but did nothing about it. Noticing a strange phenomenon and turning it into a the worlds greatest life-saver was left to others. Unfortunately, though the work was carried out in Britain, it was paid for by an American university so we British had to pay royalties to use our own discoveries!!!

[@robn71]

To put the number of accents in the UK into perspective, there is something like 57 counties (states) in the UK all with their own accents then you have city accents and rural accents so that's 114 and thats just scratching the surface of UK accents 😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@travelwell6049]

I think the fact that you'd only have to drive 30 minutes to find a different accent, would make it difficult to line them all up in a video. When I was younger I took a summer job in a village on the outskirts of the town where I lived my whole life and I couldn't understand any of the guys who worked in the warehouse. I literally needed someone to translate for me. 😂

[@robn71]

@@travelwell6049 I know that feeling and people say the UK is not diverse 😃

[@Chalky.]

I have noticed those regional lines and accents have been blurring together more the past 20 years or so. Less so in the more rural areas, but definitely more so the villages and towns around big cities.

[@tommyfaulkner7374]

I'm a American my wife is from Scotland still have some times understanding her it's so funny it's a different language 😂

[@philiprice7875]

when i was working the liverpool to belfast ferries in the 1980's (bad times in belfast) i could hear the difference between east and west belfast one side catholic and republican the other loyalist and protestant so did not have to travel 30 miles just 300 yards

[@TerryD15]

You probably haven't seen 'Big Ben' as it the large bell that strikes the hour. The tower it is in is called the 'Elizabeth' Tower, (named in honour of the late Queen), which houses the clock with 4 faces. That is what you have seen, the tower, not the bell.

[@mrmurkk3630]

Tyler calling a hedgehog a possum almost broke me

[@susantaylor9528]

Tyler are you aware of the significance of The Magna Carta (signed in England by King John in 1215) to the American Constitution?

[@UnknownUser-rb9pd]

Scotland has some fairly well known universities. Glasgow University was founded in 1450s and St Andrew's University was founded in 1413. Edinburgh University around 1550. The UK created these other nations as they were colonised and administered by the British and their political boundaries were mostly created by them. That's not to say that the peoples in these countries did not have states or tribal lands but the political boundaries as they currently exist were defined by the British when they were in their imperial phase. Granted this has often caused as many issues as it solved in many African countries for example or between India and Pakistan.

[@DruncanUK]

Education in Scotland is also free...can't speak for England, Wales and N Ireland but I believe it is relatively cheap or free there too.

[@Sgt.chickens]

@@DruncanUK quite a lot more costly in england itself

[@Sahaib3005]

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[@DruncanUK]

@@main3182 It's a lot cheaper than USA where the average cost is $20.000+ for public college and $49.000+ for private non-profit.

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

Ahhh but in state education is around $11k per year which is £9640

[@IanDarley]

The UK enjoys a temperate marine climate, mild (average 45°F) winters warm but not hot summers (usually, but we've just had a 104°F spell!). The only dangerous snake we have is the adder, but they're not aggressive, pretty reclusive and very rarely fatal.

[@ericpike6949]

I wouldn’t even say adders are dangerous. More people die from wasp stings than adder bites

[@gurneymcbuzzin]

@@ericpike6949 Wasps sting people way more than adders bite people. That's why.

[@Jcdaking81]

@@ericpike6949 i think only way you are dying from a adder bite here is if u have a severe reaction to it or are very old and in poor health etc even then u have a damm good chance off survival love how we dont have loads off shitty poisonous critters here

[@ericpike6949]

@@Jcdaking81 exactly, no one’s died from an adder bite in over 50 years

[@theapavlou3030]

It never fails to amaze me how little Americans know about the rest of the world. There must be a huge bubble around the US. The Canadians are heads and toes above the US, thank god for them. The English accent, the Scottish accent? There are hundreds. Some parts of England they speak in ways you can't even consider being English. I'm a brit and I struggle with some accents, namely the numerous Scottish and Geordie accents. Don't start me off on Aberdonian speak 😮

[@EmilyCheetham]

London is one of the greenest cities there is I think. There are parks and gardens and roof top gardens all over London.

[@clairedavison5607]

You’re so funny to listen to. As someone who has lived in the Uk my entire life, I would have liked the other commentator to have talked more about Scottish castles and shown more of the mountains and lakes around the UK. But he selected many good reasons why the UK is a great place to live. I loved the reactions of Tyler. 😅

[@dinerouk]

Just another ignorant US citizen!

[@alphamale068]

A great reaction Tyler ! really nicely done buddy - very funny, and indeed intelligent assessment.

[@stirlingmoss4621]

a Supersonic passenger aircraft in the shape of Concord(e) developed with France, was omitted.

[@rcmc88]

You cannot see 'Big Ben' in London, what you can see is the clock tower. Big Ben is actually the name of the bell that resides in the clocktower and it the bell that chimes the hours through the day.

[@user-pf2rl4mi9c]

The trees were there first not the buildings. There are many Parks in London with ancient trees. I think the efficient description of our climate is 'Moderate'

[@ffotograffydd]

I don’t know if I should laugh or cry. There isn’t just one English accent, or one Scottish, Welsh or Irish accent either. I’ve lived in cities where there are a number of different accents within a few miles of each other. I have a very different accent from my cousins, for example, because I grew up in the west of our home city and they grew up in the east of the city.

[@maryellul2899]

I watch you every day i wish you look at malta and you will be surprised for an island so small and you be happy to look it up thank you

[@ffotograffydd]

@@maryellul2899 Did you intend to reply to me? Your comment makes no sense in that context.

[@phillipparykala9489]

Agree, I was born in Lancashire (Blackpool) and moved around much as a child, Scotland, Merseyside and in my teens settling in London (North Kensington) before moving to South Wales in my 20s, been here ever since, and even valley to valley, there are noticeable differences in accents, and 25 mins down the road to the nearest large town you would think it was a different country 😂😂

[@ry-wonder3030]

Love your videos ! You have a unique reaction 👏🏻 love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@fagbemimayowa5093]

Hello Wonder

[@fagbemimayowa5093]

Hello Wonder

[@stephenwaters3515]

I would add Penicillin and vaccinations to the inventions along with many many more. And for the sport to really blow your mind American football was developed from Rugby another British game and Baseball from Rounders yet another British game,

[@jn715-i3h]

Yeah but the UK does not own most of the global digital economy, the US does, and 'now' is what we are living in, not the past! It is the Americans that provided this platform we are commenting on.I actually think the US is less insular than the UK, because social media platforms were developed by the US and they have reached out more in this era than the UK to the rest of the world in this technology revolution.

[@ITzDaveXD]

@@jn715-i3h you might own something that doesn't exist but that's all. The US is in trillions of debt but yeah, YoU sO gReAT!

[@pedanticlady9126]

The Colossus Computer was built at Bletchley Park by Tommy Flowers (with the brain power of Alan Turing and the other geniuses encamped there), in WW2 to decipher the Enigma codes. Unfortunately, it was dismantled after the war, supposedly for security reasons 🤔. However, some Americans who had been attending Bletchley took the ideas back to IBM.... the rest is history... or how the British idiotically allowed the Americans to steal their computer technology 😳. However, it was was Tim Berners-Lee that came up with the www which he gave to the world for free!

[@stephenwaters3515]

@@jn715-i3h But only because an Englishman Sir Tim Berners Lee invented the world wide web making it possible for them.

[@susansmiles2242]

Penicillin wasn’t an invention it was a discovery (sorry to split hairs)

[@neilkendrick4976]

central park in america was based on central park in birkenhead, wirral, uk.

[@samanthawoodward7551]

The 'hate' between our countries goes back to when the island was divided into different regions without a common power. Although we are now United the traditional and old fashioned 'competition' between regions still exists, but we stand United though difficult times like war. We are stronger United than any other country I can think of.

[@darrellpowell6042]

27:35 The UK took its sports aboard as its expanded its Empire. Those games stayed when they left. Other nations like our games and decided to make their own clubs. Football being the prime example that the British played and other nations wanted to play too. The world calls it football the US call it soccer. I'm sure the term American football comes from the US to distinguish itself away from football. Football is the most played sport on Earth either amateur or professionally.

[@B-A-L]

Actually it's the world that calls American football that, America just calls it football.

[@darrellpowell6042]

@@B-A-L Thanks.

[@Bluemoon4415-s5v]

@@B-A-L you must admit though, you guys calling it football whilst the rest of the world calls soccer the same name is a joke. It’s almost like historically you tried to prevent real football spreading its influence across your boundaries.

[@GPA_Karting]

you should react to "101 facts about the UK" :) heres one, you're never more than 75 miles from the sea no matter where in England you are 😆

[@milliemillsters7463]

England or the UK?

[@GPA_Karting]

the UK is a country of countries, its a sovereign nation made up of 4 countries (England,Scotland,Wales and Northern ireland) so essentially we just have the same passport and ID for all 4 countries but we compete separately in most sports (except the Olympics weirdly)

[@glastonbury4304]

It's more competing separately in other sports that's weird as we invented a lot of the sports where we compete separately as we made the rules , but we didn't invent the Olympics, we just organised it into a modern day Olympics...lol

[@camarch]

It’s only really the traditional 3 of rugby, football and cricket where we compete separately. We represent the UK in every other sport.

[@glastonbury4304]

@@camarch ...yep and Britain made those rules , as we invented those sports...lol

[@paulcrowley8587]

@@camarch Netball? And we all separate for the commonwealth games, to make sure the the UK does not win every time. The aussies always win instead

[@georgebarnes8163]

Northern Irish can hold an Irish passport instead of a UK passport or hold both

[@christinebarnes9102]

From London to Edinburgh in Scotland takes nine hours by coach, or four and a half hours by train.

[@Burglar-King]

What was a press gang in England? Impressment, or “press gang” as it was more commonly known, was recruitment by force. It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. The British navy consistently suffered manpower shortages due to the low pay and a lack of qualified seamen.

[@jeannettedunne9427]

The building you thought looked like a rocket is called The Shard as the top looked like lots of broken glass pieces, Big Ben is not the name of the clock tower, it is the name of the very large bell inside, the tower is actually called Elizabeth Tower and the cute little animal is a hedgehog, a beautiful creature covered in prickles and sadly in decline. Hope that helps 👍🏻

[@jandejong1122]

Btw: The Kingdom of the Netherlands also is made up from 4 different countries: The Netherlands proper, the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten (the latter partially French). Inventions; you might want to check out Inventions you never knew were Dutch and Dutch Discoveries. Btw: Golf evolved from the Dutch game of Kolf. However the UK still is amazing.

[@arthurterrington8477]

Kingdom of Denmark consists of three nations as well

[@bepto4877]

Man, you can drive 5 mins away and the accent will be different.I'm from Yorkshire & at a guess I would say there are probably over 100 different accents in the county.

[@grahamoliver5370]

I've just been feeding a crown protected Swan in my garden. That's wildlife.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Other amazing things you can see in uk: the giants causeway, the Jurassic coast, the white cliffs of Dova, the Cotswolds, all the quaint villages to name just a few more things.

[@kaynpaul]

The people that claimed their independence in the US were mostly British people who sailed over to the Americas and rebelled against the tyranny of the British monarch demanding independence

[@marycarver1542]

Tyler, I am warming to you now that you appear to have dropped the slightly sneering attitude to the UK as you learned about our country. Thank you.

[@danielforce1006]

all you need to do now is shut up for more and 2 secs and let the video play a bit, maybe then i might be able to watch more than 2 mins of one of your videos.

[@ElandBee]

@@danielforce1006 I totally agree, far too much stopping to comment. Would be better to comment at the end or at least the end of a segment.

[@jn715-i3h]

@@ElandBee ever thought of doing your own video on the history of the US?

[@ElandBee]

@@jn715-i3h What a great idea, I'll start working on it right away

[@crimsonwizard2560]

The Brits created Belgium as a buffer zone between the French and the Dutch.

[@michaelsims1160]

Actually Canada was just ranked number 1 by US world Report. We still like you though UK.

[@MissM_PsychCrime]

You can trace tennis back to the time of King Henry VIII - his tennis court at Hampton Court Palace still exists

[@alanvanallen7762]

Hello Tyler Thanks for your reaction to the UK being the 'best' country in the world.I have to admit as a brit I never thought of it like that 🙄Probably because I have never lived in another country.I suppose being the 'best ' depends on one's perspective ,it depends what you are looking for in a country to live in,but I have to say I love our history,traditions,countryside and many other things.It's not perfect,but where is,every country has it's good and bad points. 😎

[@user-gr8zn1yp5l]

Best country? Easy New Zealand 😊😊😊

[@valeriedavidson2785]

We created structure in a lot of countries. Built roads, railways, airports, sewage, electricity stations, buildings, etc. Most of all, law courts which gave the countries of the empire rules of law for their citizens. The U.S. laws are based on the British system.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

There is no such thing as “the British legal system.” I read Scots Law at Edinburgh and English law at Cambridge. Two different legal systems, two seperate qualifications, two seperate professional bodies. Practising English law, I’m referred to as a barrister, practising Scots law, I’m an advocate.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

@@anushkasekkingstad1300 It is generally referred to as the British legal system regarding English Law. I knew that Scotland was different. You cannot spell separate.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

@@valeriedavidson2785 The term British legal system is a term never heard in the UK. I can of course spell “separate”. I earn my income as counsel, not as a typist. My typing is less than perfect.

[@valeriedavidson2785]

@@anushkasekkingstad1300 I disagree. You often hear that said.

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

@@valeriedavidson2785 Your disagreement is born from a position of ignorance and is thus entirely irrelevant.. Contrary to your nonsensical claim, I have never heard such a nothing said, during my experience working in both very different systems.

[@peterdurnien9084]

Wild life in the UK is generally fairly harmless, however I have seen a black panther one evening.

[@marydavis5234]

I live in Vermont, one of the smallest US states, I came home from shopping last week and there was a black bear laying done in the driveway.

[@colinwebb4844]

British people would never be arrogant enough to say we're the best in the world but we have done some stuff and contributed to the world development. We are a very proud people but isn't everyone proud of their country and every country has given something at sometime towards world development

[@tamsinlouisadungey3643]

The village I grew up in has a 5000 year history... a roma fort wasthere ... vicking graves .. my local church is 850 years old... the school with it is almost 200

[@karenthomas5358]

Hedgehog, so cute

[@IanDarley]

Agreed it would be foolish to claim to be the best, there are strengths and weaknesses with every nation. There are some pretty crappy places though when you look at how their people are treated.