19 British Things That Are Weird As Hell 🇬🇧

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Wandering Ravens

3 жыл бұрын

After ten years in the UK, here are 19 British things that Americans still don't understand! From terrible British beaches to drinking rounds at the pub, today we're exposing a list of British culture items that American expats still struggle with.
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@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
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@stuartfitch7093
@stuartfitch7093 3 жыл бұрын
When you say you have been in New UK houses with separate taps, how old are they in years? My house is around 70 years old and for the area would be classed as fairly new as most are around 100years old minimum. Hence nearly every house has old plumbing and two taps.
@julianshepherd2038
@julianshepherd2038 3 жыл бұрын
I like the consistent electricity supply.
@RadioactiveMatty
@RadioactiveMatty 3 жыл бұрын
The public school thing is because the school isn't payed for by the government, it's payed by a member of the public aka the founder. That's the agreement people in my area have at least
@jordangann7438
@jordangann7438 3 жыл бұрын
The repeated bye's are usually because the person on the other end refuses to shut up the first time you say bye.
@jordangann7438
@jordangann7438 3 жыл бұрын
Weatherspoons would be happy to replace the dish with a new dish if it's overcooked or undercooked, mostly we don't complain, if we order something sweet we expect that it's going to be sweet so we won't complain if it's too sweet we just won't eat it. For the most part, there are some Karen's in the UK who will complain about literally everything.
@PoppyCorn144
@PoppyCorn144 3 жыл бұрын
“Britishes” is absolutely wrong, it’s simply not a word.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us know 😂😂
@NkhosweNumberOne
@NkhosweNumberOne 3 жыл бұрын
It smacks of something a German would bark in a WW2 film.
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
I think she just missed the 'r' at the end of Britishers . . .
@Otacatapetl
@Otacatapetl 3 жыл бұрын
Obviously a typo. It might've been "Britishers", but even that's not an English word, it's German. As might've been the person that typed it.
@rayjennings3637
@rayjennings3637 3 жыл бұрын
@@sameebah Numerous times!
@chrisredditch
@chrisredditch 3 жыл бұрын
Saying "Thank You" to a bus driver is just good manners. It is not applied maths! It's not difficult either.
@TheJamiebaby15
@TheJamiebaby15 3 жыл бұрын
Right I always say thank you even getting out of a cab
@helenchelmicka3028
@helenchelmicka3028 3 жыл бұрын
Here in Bristol it's never thank you - always "cheers drive"
@amychapple1732
@amychapple1732 3 жыл бұрын
@@helenchelmicka3028 😂 very true
@Gazmus
@Gazmus 3 жыл бұрын
@@helenchelmicka3028 "cheers me mon" here in the Black Country :) What sort of country wouldn't thank the driver though? That's awful, surely just an American thing to be so rude?
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
I say "thank you" to every bus driver. I am 76 years of age but I still give up my seat to any others who are in greater need than myself ~ Why ? ~ because I'm British √
@thingybob4375
@thingybob4375 3 жыл бұрын
If someone uses the term ''Britishers' they have never been to the UK in their whole life#
@hyweldavies936
@hyweldavies936 3 жыл бұрын
I've heard it used a few times, mainly by Indian ex-pats living in the UK
@curmudgeon_OG
@curmudgeon_OG 3 жыл бұрын
Not quite true. Britishes as per the video is wrong, Britishers has an element of colonial teasing.
@thingybob4375
@thingybob4375 3 жыл бұрын
@@andyxox4168 what an unpleasant choice of phrase Andy
@lawrencegt2229
@lawrencegt2229 3 жыл бұрын
I can only assume that Jessica lives near Brighton and has remained resolutely companionless during her stay in the UK
@ToeInMyJam
@ToeInMyJam 3 жыл бұрын
Complaining at restaurants is like asking for our food to be spat on.
@isaacheywood3202
@isaacheywood3202 3 жыл бұрын
Jessica doesn't sound like shes lived in the UK for 10 years
@jonntischnabel
@jonntischnabel 3 жыл бұрын
She sounds like she's just made it all up for attention
@theprophet9429
@theprophet9429 3 жыл бұрын
Agree entirely.
@danieladams4561
@danieladams4561 3 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@historymystery4163
@historymystery4163 3 жыл бұрын
She’s actually stayed here for a day and gotten pissed out of her mind in a club, hence the tweets.
@joesansom7284
@joesansom7284 3 жыл бұрын
I think Jessica should research about the uk. I just hate it when people tried to do a British accent you sound like people from London. Just think how many nations make up Great Britain. England is not Great Britain London is not England.
@t.a.k.palfrey3882
@t.a.k.palfrey3882 3 жыл бұрын
You say this woman claims to have been the UK 10 years. Looking at her views, I doubt she's been there 10 minutes - or she lived in a cupboard under the stairs 👨‍🏫
@jazzzzy4
@jazzzzy4 3 жыл бұрын
Cue American singing the Harry Potter theme tune cause they think we do that here
@thewhovianhippo7103
@thewhovianhippo7103 3 жыл бұрын
@@craiganthonyhill why fried rice why not burgers that's American speciality (yes this is a joke)
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
@@thewhovianhippo7103 I'm old, thick & didn't get the rice thing either 😀
@neivebroughton4723
@neivebroughton4723 3 жыл бұрын
Underneath these stairs, I hear the sneers and feel the glares Of my cousin, my uncle and my aunt Can’t believe how cruel they are And it stings my lightning scar To know they’ll never Ever give me what I want
@neivebroughton4723
@neivebroughton4723 3 жыл бұрын
@@jazzzzy4 My reply was Harry Potter related lmao 😂
@simplypaul8681
@simplypaul8681 3 жыл бұрын
Iv been British for 38 years (I'm 38 lol) I honestly think Jessica Rose is just making things up that don't exist 😂
@russcattell955i
@russcattell955i 3 жыл бұрын
Paul, i've been British for 61 years and agree.
@simplypaul8681
@simplypaul8681 3 жыл бұрын
@@russcattell955i Dm me on insta. Let's be besties lol
@russcattell955i
@russcattell955i 3 жыл бұрын
@@simplypaul8681 You are welcome to have a look at my insta and comment. I live in France by the way.
@simplypaul8681
@simplypaul8681 3 жыл бұрын
@@russcattell955i what's your insta?
@russcattell955i
@russcattell955i 3 жыл бұрын
@@simplypaul8681 russcattell
@davidgodfrey4168
@davidgodfrey4168 3 жыл бұрын
The dog on the counter joke was just absolutely savage haha.
@Derby69
@Derby69 3 жыл бұрын
I found the dog one funny lol I thought grace might of kicked him under the counter for his Comment 🙂
@happyguy2k
@happyguy2k 3 жыл бұрын
It was funny but some ppl in this day and age will find it racist
@margaretnicol3423
@margaretnicol3423 3 жыл бұрын
@@happyguy2k Like many things, it depends on who's saying it and the intent behind it.
@nmh6483
@nmh6483 3 жыл бұрын
I actually laughed out loud at the dog on the 'bar top' joke. Anyone that thinks it's racist needs a sense of humor transplant.
@poobeye
@poobeye 3 жыл бұрын
I found it super offensive LOL
@domoniccoulson5657
@domoniccoulson5657 3 жыл бұрын
Buying a round at the pub is not complicated, if 5 people are in a group each person buys a round and each round contains the same drinks each time
@drey8
@drey8 3 жыл бұрын
Except one person fires them down twice as quick and demands everyone else drink up, one person complicates the order by changing their tipple each time, one person buys the round in Spoons costing him £5 and yours is in the wanky hipster bar where every drink is £10, and one person says "nah I'll just get my own". I'm just mixing with the wrong crowd aren't I.
@mango4ttwo635
@mango4ttwo635 2 жыл бұрын
and feeling the need to stay for 5 bloody pints. Especially if you are last in the group and have yet to buy a round. Hic!
@99charliesgirl
@99charliesgirl 3 жыл бұрын
The only weird as hell thing here is Jessica 🙄
@goingnowhere7845
@goingnowhere7845 3 жыл бұрын
We from Britain are called Britons as a collective.
@scorch1968
@scorch1968 3 жыл бұрын
as opposed to Bretons who will just shrug and ignore you :)
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes called "brits"
@MillsyLM
@MillsyLM 3 жыл бұрын
Beans on toast isn't a typical breakfast staple. It is however not anywhere near as "weird" as the American idea of putting syrup with bacon or sausage!!
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 3 жыл бұрын
Or chocolate covered bacon. Or deep fried butter.
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kevin-mx1vi ... and then on top of multi-storey pancakes !!!
@Kevin-mx1vi
@Kevin-mx1vi 3 жыл бұрын
@@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 I have no doubt ! I didn't learn about the bacon and the butter first hand, but from one of our service engineers who covered the USA and was taken to a state fair by a client, and where he saw stands selling the chocolate covered bacon and deep fried butter. I was too grossed out to hear any more ! 😁
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kevin-mx1vi chocolate covered bacon ? and deep fried butter ? Please excuse me while I vomit !!!
@Kevin6t8
@Kevin6t8 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you have had pancakes or waffles. In the U.S.they are usually served with either bacon or sausage (link or patty) and eggs served on separate side dishes in restaurants and cafes. If made at home, everything is on one plate.
@ShiningBlueCircle
@ShiningBlueCircle 3 жыл бұрын
The unconscious thigh slap when you said “right I’m off”
@rogerclarke860
@rogerclarke860 3 жыл бұрын
After watching this video,Jessica reminds me of that line in The Life of Brian. "....OHHH,SHE'S MAKING IT UP AS SHE GOES ALONG!!!"
@helenchelmicka3028
@helenchelmicka3028 3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh genius!! 😅😅😅
@Otacatapetl
@Otacatapetl 3 жыл бұрын
I think I've sussed that, in American, "weird" means "Something the Americans don't do".
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын
Which is weird, because to us it is everything that they do do.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
@@helenwood8482 Can't disagree with you there 🤣🤣
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. We are the status quo. 🤣🤣
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens Good group them. Status Quo
@kevinmiller1121
@kevinmiller1121 3 жыл бұрын
Weird is inherently subjective to everyone - quite simply something that’s not ordinary to that individual.
@YourBeingParanoid
@YourBeingParanoid 3 жыл бұрын
NEVER EVER complain about the food in the UK 🇬🇧 - you don't want to eat food you returned to the kitchen - EVER!
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, good to know. Are british cooks famous for messing with people's food?
@roberthatherell967
@roberthatherell967 3 жыл бұрын
I've been in the catering trade for nearly 60 years and I do not think it's thing, returning food to the kitchen. If I want revenge on a customer it will not be done surreptitiously, they will know boy will they know. Spitting in their coffee only you know and there may be a little satisfaction in that, but coffee in their lap, they know, you know and their friends know. Uhm. may be I'm evil.
@thewhovianhippo7103
@thewhovianhippo7103 3 жыл бұрын
We have basically have no food that's is from Britan
@MrJoeshipley
@MrJoeshipley 3 жыл бұрын
This is bullshit, I worked in kitchens for years and no self respecting cook or chef would mess with someone's food.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Had a still frozen solid Cauliflower and sauce on a Christmas meal once and a frozen Steak and ale pie, sent them back.
@gmdhargreaves
@gmdhargreaves 3 жыл бұрын
Jessica has NEVER been to the UK!
@butterflyqueenuk
@butterflyqueenuk 3 жыл бұрын
I was taught in school if you know the persons name who your writing to you end with sincerely, if you don't know their name you end with faithfully.
@drey8
@drey8 3 жыл бұрын
@R Tim Not correct, OP is correct. When writing a formal letter, and you will, for example a job application even if emailed is often a typed letter sent as an attachment, you should always use "yours faithfully" when addressed Dear Sir/Madam and "yours sincerely" when addressed to a name. Email and text yes more informal but still if email is used in a semi-formal work setting, "Hi (person's name)" and "Regards, (your name)" are standard formats for emails. Deal with a lot of this at my work, look for correct spelling and grammar from applications, poor examples go straight in the bin. Saying they aren't essential any longer is the slippery slope towards poor standards and ultimately anarchy!! ;)
@24magiccarrot
@24magiccarrot 3 жыл бұрын
Someone that scoffs at beans on toast hasn't actually had beans on toast, they are awesome especially if topped with cheese and Worcestershire sauce.
@brandonaston2261
@brandonaston2261 2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t had beans on toast but I can only assume it tastes like beans on toast lol. Not exactly a rippling combination.
@24magiccarrot
@24magiccarrot 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonaston2261 Nothing wrong with beans and are the main component of the dish it's not really considered a "combination" the toast simply serves as a vehicle to mop up the sauce although the melted butter from the toast does add some extra flavor to the beans.
@lukewalker3
@lukewalker3 2 жыл бұрын
No you are wrong they are disgusting and yes I have tried it and yes I am British!
@davew4998
@davew4998 Жыл бұрын
​@@lukewalker3 I'm going to petition the King to have you excommunicated.
@lukewalker3
@lukewalker3 Жыл бұрын
@@davew4998 good I would gladly take it for the country and what I standing believe disgusting 🤢
@torfrida6663
@torfrida6663 3 жыл бұрын
I doubt I would enjoy the company of Jessica as much as I enjoy the fun you two generate. She strikes me as a misery-guts. Anyone else agree?
@PedroConejo1939
@PedroConejo1939 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. She would not be welcome at my place whereas Eric and Grace would be.
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Usually I love Americans who bother to come over and join in with us, but she apparently just came to hate us.
@FuryDragon
@FuryDragon 3 жыл бұрын
100%
@mattwainwright9198
@mattwainwright9198 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like she hates us, if she doesn't like life here why has she stuck around for 10 years?
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
Totally
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 3 жыл бұрын
Signing off a letter or email with "Yours sincerely" is only done if the letter starts with "Dear Grace". If one starts with "Dear Sir/Madam" one ends with "Yours faithfully". Personal emails can end "Regards" or "Kind regards", "Love, Tony xx" or "Love. Dad xx" etc.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining, Tony!!
@katehurstfamilyhistory
@katehurstfamilyhistory 3 жыл бұрын
Strangely enough, I apply the letter-writing convention to e-mails, too. (I do a lot of historical research, so if I'm sending a enquiry to a library etc, I generally address it, "Dear Sir/Madam" and end it "Yours faithfully" - unless I can find a specific contact, in which case I do "Dear Mr. Smith/Ms. Smith" and end it "Yours sincerely" or sometimes "With kind regards.) What I find interesting is that there is such a variance in the way people address e-mails when they send me an enquiry; sometimes it is "Hi" or "Hello", other times I get "Dear Kate", and often it will be "Dear Ms. (Surname)". Saying that, in the past, I've also had "Dear Mrs. (Surname)" . . . and I'm not actually married! (I don't take offence at it, I just find it fascinating.)
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 3 жыл бұрын
@@jcstato9048 They were examples, could have written "Dear miss @@@@@" or "Love @@@@ xx"
@manamar
@manamar 3 жыл бұрын
"Kind regards" is a fine sign off. However "Regards" expresses seething hatred for the recipient.
@tonys1636
@tonys1636 3 жыл бұрын
@@manamar Yes, it does imply that, I reserve it for Customer Service or help departments that have not performed to their job description. Hugs and Kisses is becoming a popular sign off in these times.
@bobcooper6528
@bobcooper6528 3 жыл бұрын
Jessica Rose needs some sort of therapy
@debswales4869
@debswales4869 3 жыл бұрын
I doubt she ever lived in the UK, made up
@imstuman
@imstuman 3 жыл бұрын
@@debswales4869 Or lived in London which is not like the rest of the UK at all.
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
@@debswales4869 I agee, sounds like she is getting her information from someone who lived in the UK, in 1970 and older, so not relevant
@pwitney1
@pwitney1 3 жыл бұрын
As someone from London, she hasn’t lived here, either.
@leonwilliams3221
@leonwilliams3221 3 жыл бұрын
Eric, that guy in the queue played you... I’d have told him to p*ss off to the back of the line lol
@eddyharris2372
@eddyharris2372 3 жыл бұрын
British Customer Service Training - Lesson One: Learning to hate the customer (6 week course)
@johnkitchen4699
@johnkitchen4699 3 жыл бұрын
The customer may always be right but is not always correct.
@ShiningBlueCircle
@ShiningBlueCircle 3 жыл бұрын
Specialist sub-module : Computer Help lines
@typhoon-7
@typhoon-7 3 жыл бұрын
In my experience customers are usually arrogant twats. Perhaps explains why I'm not in customer service.
@danjames5552
@danjames5552 3 жыл бұрын
If that yank lady can't suss why they are called fish fingers ,then it's already to late , you say fish don't have fingers ,.maybe so ,BUT THEY DINT HAVE STICKS EITHER !!!!
@trickygoose2
@trickygoose2 3 жыл бұрын
Beans on buttered wholemeal toast is actually a fairly healthy snack.
@scorch1968
@scorch1968 3 жыл бұрын
I had that with melted cheese on top for dinner
@raymartin7172
@raymartin7172 3 жыл бұрын
I add curry powder to the beans.
@Submarine_2010
@Submarine_2010 3 жыл бұрын
I like to put grated cheese on the top and it melts all into the beans
@julianb1474
@julianb1474 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact. Heinz beans in the UK were specially formulated for that market, they were unique to it. Here in Canada I can buy about 12 different varieties of Heinz beans, including "British" style.
@sg586
@sg586 3 жыл бұрын
@@julianb1474 i found that out when visiting Banff. Was slightly confusing at first, i never thought of ours being "British" until i saw that was stood there trying to work out if i wanted British or original flavour. Think the staff at the shop thought the hapless Brit was having some sort of breakdown with the beans.
@littlemissgemreads
@littlemissgemreads 3 жыл бұрын
I've never not said thank you to a bus driver, regardless of where I am and how good/bad the driving was. It's a habit I just can't break, plus if the driver was rude I'll say it anyway but in a sarcastic manner.
@georgejob2156
@georgejob2156 2 жыл бұрын
I did this today to a surly bus driver, embarrassed him when I was nice..
@remittanceman4685
@remittanceman4685 3 жыл бұрын
A false "no you first" should be met by "thank you" and acceptance of the offer.
@A14Rors
@A14Rors 3 жыл бұрын
In all my adult life I have only had one "comp" meal in London. It was suggested by one of the party who was a former restaurant manager. The rest of us were totally amazed that it could be done. She (the suggester of the comp) stuck to her guns and argued for 20 mins that we were not paying for the vile food and awful service. As she got louder & louder, this attracted attention from other diners, we were actually quietly murmuring, "its fine its fine we will pay" and eventually the manager comped the entire meal asking us to leave immediately. Could be because she wasn't British.
@MetalSamurai99
@MetalSamurai99 3 жыл бұрын
Just saying “Bye” once and putting the phone down?! Cold.
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
I agree and say a lot about the attitude of the person on the other end of the telephone line.
@lexxieburton6182
@lexxieburton6182 3 жыл бұрын
but the high pitched bye-eee makes me feel like the person is being scarcastic and wants to get away from me
@andrewburnett4931
@andrewburnett4931 3 жыл бұрын
I always think that the rising inflection is just passing on the joy of speaking to you. 😀 Why the heck does autocorrect want to keep changing Joy to Not?
@melbeeswax6087
@melbeeswax6087 3 жыл бұрын
100% you may as well say 'get stuffed'
@tomnevo4526
@tomnevo4526 3 жыл бұрын
@@lexxieburton6182 they probably are
@curlyprincess1
@curlyprincess1 3 жыл бұрын
Scones are not a breakfast item 🤦‍♀️
@jackdshellback3819
@jackdshellback3819 3 жыл бұрын
They can be if you want, I had a scone for breakfast yesterday myself. But then I am a bit of a rebel and like to live life on the edge.
@thewhovianhippo7103
@thewhovianhippo7103 3 жыл бұрын
But but but we have them for tea
@jackdshellback3819
@jackdshellback3819 3 жыл бұрын
@@thewhovianhippo7103 I know, I'm crazy, up is down and down is up to me, I wear hats on my feet and an old boot on my head and walk backwards everywhere, paahahahaha!! Cuckoo cuckoo!
@thewhovianhippo7103
@thewhovianhippo7103 3 жыл бұрын
@@jackdshellback3819 i eat Beans as a desert
@mallardofmodernia8092
@mallardofmodernia8092 3 жыл бұрын
If its breakfast tea scones are fine for breakfast
@jimrodda
@jimrodda 3 жыл бұрын
Britishes? I'm British but have never heard of that, and fish finger sandwiches are brilliant as are bacon sandwiches and chip ( fries ) sandwiches, you don't know until you try 😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
@xhogun8578
@xhogun8578 3 жыл бұрын
Chip butty :)
@HowardFrance
@HowardFrance 3 жыл бұрын
British fish taco innit?
@scorch1968
@scorch1968 3 жыл бұрын
My fish finger sarnies are a gourmet delight... 50/50 bread from asda, Spreadable butter, Asda pink Seafood sauce (Thickly spread on both slices), chopped iceberg lettuce, four omega 3 Birdseye fish fingers straight from the George Formby... a dash of bottled lemon juice and a touch of salt.
@mayloo2137
@mayloo2137 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever tried fish fingers dipped in custard?
@neivebroughton4723
@neivebroughton4723 3 жыл бұрын
@@mayloo2137 11th Doctor, is that you?
@scottgriffiths7651
@scottgriffiths7651 3 жыл бұрын
As a Brit, the Cheese before bed and Swan thing is accurate
@The-Underbaker
@The-Underbaker 3 жыл бұрын
If you try and jump the queue you'll get more than a simple 'tut' from me!
@frglee
@frglee 3 жыл бұрын
Traditional British club bouncer call as you try to enter some clubs: "OI! Can't you bleedin' read. It sez NO TRAINERS!
@johnmccallum8512
@johnmccallum8512 3 жыл бұрын
Never understood that why does the landlord not want his costomers to wear trainers ?
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmccallum8512 Common as muck, not classy enough for his fine establishment 😉
@johnmccallum8512
@johnmccallum8512 3 жыл бұрын
@@dave_h_8742 This is Huddersfield there are no "classy" establishments in this here town.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnmccallum8512 😂😂😂
@wencireone
@wencireone 3 жыл бұрын
Fish have fingers because Captain Birdseye said so arrrrrr
@teresafinch7790
@teresafinch7790 3 жыл бұрын
Please don't use Britishes.
@alibobsmarland9572
@alibobsmarland9572 3 жыл бұрын
I would never recommend pushing into a queue in Britain as you are likely to get a good kicking!
@emilyjoy6051
@emilyjoy6051 3 жыл бұрын
"Dissapointing candy sticks" I have never been so offended 😤😂 Update: Nevermind I hadn't got to the beans on toast comment yet because that one truly hurt
@sofiapigg7572
@sofiapigg7572 3 жыл бұрын
The hundred "byes" and "he was first in the queue" is because all social interactions have to be as awkward (and insincere) as possible. It's a British rule 😂
@oldplucker1
@oldplucker1 3 жыл бұрын
The long goodbyes are only for our loved ones
@antifugazi
@antifugazi 3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna hit back on this one with weird US things 1. Why do you have parcels dropped at your door? only for someone to steal them, this idea is awful 2. What's up with carrying cash absolutely everywhere? The whole world has moved on with contactless. Surely carrying all this cash is a recipe for disaster 3. You call jelly jello, but jello is a brand so what do you call jelly that's not made by the jello company? 4. What's up with bin bags lining the streets everywhere you go? Is there no system, This has to attract rats? 5. Cheese in a can 6.You have elections..... FOR 597 DAYS... Then the President elect has to wait another 3 months just to sit in the White House, this is just crazy 7. When watching US TV it seems to me you can not cope without 15 minutes of what's coming up, followed by tons of advertising cliffhangers and the most dramatic music you will ever hear, in fact most reality TV will clip together parts from different times to make it seem more dramatic 8. Go to a store in the US, pick something out, go to the cashier and BOOM... Tax🤦🏾 9. Have a nice day, have a nice day, have a nice day.... Grrrrr, no one believes this is sincere at all 10. Erbs.... There is absolutely no need for you to say this, but you do, and it has nothing to do with accents.
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын
Now, that is a list with which I am in complete agreement.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Haha! We agree with just about all of these! Maybe we should make a part 2 to this video - "American things that are weird as hell" xD
@antifugazi
@antifugazi 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens I'm in favour
@julianb1474
@julianb1474 3 жыл бұрын
Agree with most. On the parcels thing, if it was only the post office doing delivery, that would be one thing, but there's a whole variety of couriers in use now, so I'm not sure what the alternative is.
@antifugazi
@antifugazi 3 жыл бұрын
@@julianb1474 Same here in the UK, DPD, DHL, Parcel Force, FEDEX, UPS, Yodel, Royal Mail, Collect Plus and Hermes all deliver in the UK but we have a system and it goes like this, if Royal Mail (National Post Service) deliver a parcel but you are not in then there are 3 options, leave the parcel somewhere hidden, leave the parcel with a neighbour or take the parcel to the nearest Royal Mail depot, if any of the 3 things above have happened you get left a card which details where your parcel is. Now if the other major companies deliver your parcel you will normally be able to track its journey and if you are not in you can request it to be redelivered, have it sent to a local store which you have to go and collect it or you can direct the driver to put it in a place that you trust is safe. You don't get parcels stolen here.
@ShrubScotland
@ShrubScotland 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not offended by “Britishes”. It’s not correct. She’s just being silly on purpose.
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
She's being STUPID !!!
@charlesroberts5637
@charlesroberts5637 3 жыл бұрын
Or bo
@charlesroberts5637
@charlesroberts5637 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry or both
@magsgreenslade3132
@magsgreenslade3132 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry about this, but I have to tell you about the 'cheese/nightmares' thing. Many years ago I was a university summer school. I was vegetarian and at that time the veggie options were very limited. The only thing I could have for dinner was a blue-cheese pasta bake. That night I woke up screaming twice: the first nightmare was about a manky tramp (vagrant) grabbing me as I exited a phone box - he kissed me and one of his teeth came out in my mouth. I woke up half screaming and half retching. The second nightmare was even worse. I still remember this vividly 30+ years later.
@DJhinckley
@DJhinckley 3 жыл бұрын
'At the Bar' etiquette is hugely important when there is a big group of people waiting. Everyone there knows who was there before them and no one likes a queue jumper, but whoever the person is that points to who's turn it actually is, virtually guarantees themselves to be served second.
@GenialHarryGrout
@GenialHarryGrout 3 жыл бұрын
Don't McDonalds have Filet-O-Fish in the US? This is fish in a sandwich, the same as a fish finger sandwich
@ChrisPage68
@ChrisPage68 3 жыл бұрын
Or a tuna sandwich.
@shinynewstewardofthebutter4148
@shinynewstewardofthebutter4148 3 жыл бұрын
Fish finger sandwiches, on white bread, with a bit of tomato sauce (ketchup) 😋 It's amazing, please try it 😊 Edit: thanks for your suggestions, I'll have to try them out 😋🙂
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
I'll give it a go 😂
@davidrigby9628
@davidrigby9628 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens White bread Chips Mayonaise Fish fingers Ketchup White bread
@britbazza3568
@britbazza3568 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry your all wrong fishfinger sandwiches with salt & onion vinegar and Tommy sauce on Wholemeal seedy bread buttered is the best combination
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Put the milk in LAST !
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, something from ym childhood :-)
@davidjones332
@davidjones332 3 жыл бұрын
For goodness sake, why is it so difficult for Americans to grasp the concept of putting the plug in a washbasin??? Is this really the nation that's just managed to dump a vehicle the size of a Range Rover on Mars?
@kevinmiller1121
@kevinmiller1121 3 жыл бұрын
Because it’s insanely inefficient to grab a plug, put it in the drain, turn on some cold water, turn on some hot water, get the right mix, lather your hands with soap in a bowl of water, rinse them in the water that’s now gross with the dirt that just came off your hands, and pull out the stopper. Just turn on the tap to warm, wash your hands in the stream of water and turn it off. Done. Brits would drop all the individual pieces of the Range Rover on Mars, try to assemble them from 130 million miles away and then wonder why people look at them like they’re nuts.
@saouke
@saouke 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmiller1121 you don’t use the plug to only wash your hands hahah, you use the plug when you’re washing the dishes!
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
@@saouke In the UK we have washing up bowls for washing the dishes and sauce pans, I feel we are not wasting too using too much water that way too.
@kevinmiller1121
@kevinmiller1121 3 жыл бұрын
@@saouke So, which tap do you use to wash your hands - the freezing cold one, or the boiling hot one?
@siloPIRATE
@siloPIRATE 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmiller1121 The hot one. It takes time to heat up
@jazzflute2465
@jazzflute2465 3 жыл бұрын
Here's a good old British phrase "Jessica is talking utter Bollocks". As for the language issues I think you'll find we invented this the clue is in the name. Even new houses you should never drink from a hot tap as it goes through a boiler very unhealthy, the cold is straight off the mains supply. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@JeeWeeD
@JeeWeeD 3 жыл бұрын
Two taps when it is not necessary anymore from a hygienic perspective? "I can tell you in one word: TRADITION!"
@zzpaul01
@zzpaul01 3 жыл бұрын
Everybody in a pub knows who is next, although the bar staff may not.
@raymartin7172
@raymartin7172 3 жыл бұрын
Trained bar staff should know who's next. When, years ago, I worked as a barman, we were told that it was important to mentally note the order in which people came to the bar. Not, easy, especially if it's busy. Much easier in a "local" where you are likely to know the customers by name.
@theprophet9429
@theprophet9429 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, as with many of her points, she is incorrect and confused.
@theprophet9429
@theprophet9429 3 жыл бұрын
@@raymartin7172 Yeah, but that's the problem isn't, most pubs are chain pubs who employ (mostly) incompetent kids who have no desire to be at work.
@Colin4763
@Colin4763 3 жыл бұрын
And the unwritten rule in my group of friends was while you were in the round you ordered drinks in the same price range
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
If the bar staff turn to me to be served and I know someone was before me, I say say that 'that person was before me' in a conversational and friendly way or even turn to the person to let them get served first.
@ShrubScotland
@ShrubScotland 3 жыл бұрын
For basically my entire childhood I washed my hands on the cold tap because the hot was too hot. Now I tend to go hot for the first 10 seconds and switch to cold when it gets too hot. ...sometimes there will be a sign in public toilets that says “Caution hot water”! I love being a Brit it’s hilarious! 😂
@joanneevans5472
@joanneevans5472 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid we used to put in the plug, get some water in the sink and wash hands that way, then rinse under the cold, now as an adult I do similar to you, the hot for as long as I can tolerate then switch to the cold mainly to prevent my skin from peeling off.
@wss2191
@wss2191 3 жыл бұрын
"britishes" wow, just wow
@keithparker5125
@keithparker5125 3 жыл бұрын
All I can say to Jessica is 'Sincerely'
@JacobScott0000
@JacobScott0000 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@MrFlazz99
@MrFlazz99 3 жыл бұрын
Saying thank you when getting off a bus - I do that anyway, except when the bus breaks down and I'm going to miss a train and have to call a taxi to get to the train station on time.... Fortunately I don't uses buses much. Don't forget, the bus driver is probably bored to death and everybody appreciates the occasional thank you. As for obliging everybody else to do the same after me, how rude is it to NOT thank the driver for getting you to your destination? That's not Britishness, that's just respect.
@nickyoung4799
@nickyoung4799 3 жыл бұрын
Railway station PLEASE 😷
@paulmoore4223
@paulmoore4223 3 жыл бұрын
Speaking as a Britishishers person, can we take a moment to feel sorry for Jessica, poor lamb. Never, ever EVER mess with the queue
@mayloo2137
@mayloo2137 3 жыл бұрын
Here in Canada too. Where I live, I try to be polite, but if someone tries to cut in, I will tell them where the back of the line is if someone else doesn't.
@paulmoore4223
@paulmoore4223 3 жыл бұрын
@@mayloo2137 hi from a chilly Yorkshire May, i hope you're having a lovely day
@mayloo2137
@mayloo2137 3 жыл бұрын
@@paulmoore4223 well it's a sunny afternoon here in Calgary with no snow so I would consider it a good day.
@paulmoore4223
@paulmoore4223 3 жыл бұрын
@@mayloo2137 it's 12,25 am here in Leeds. No snow either, sadly. I love snow. Have a lovely afternoon May, thanks for taking the time to reply. 😁 Canada sounds very nice
@evertonshorts9376
@evertonshorts9376 3 жыл бұрын
They're called public schools because they are open to anyone(who can pay for them), rather than being privately educated at home by a tutor.
@eviltwin2322
@eviltwin2322 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about this Jessica, I don't feel like she's having fun with this, her tone feels a bit sneering to me. Anyway... The tutting IS the conflict! The ultimate sanction! The swan thing is kind of true, in the sense that it's one of those things that keeps getting repeated. But it's never questioned. Logically if the beating of a swan's wing could break your arm, it would also break its wing, as birds' bones are thinner & weaker than ours. What the hell is a troach drop, or an army & navy tablet?! Never heard of them! Our rock isn't the same as your rock candy, they're sticks of (usually peppermint flavoured) candy, often with the name of the resort running along their length. If you google "Blackpool rock" you should find some classic examples. The school thing goes back centuries, when rich families would hire personal tutors for their children. Public schools were so-called because they were open for a paying public, rather than being employed privately by families. This was long before there was any concept of universal or state education, so the confusion never arose. The tap/faucet thing has been explained over and over again ad nauseam. Any American who has even a passing interest in Britain MUST have encountered this and learned the reasons before now, so she's clearly just trying to pick a fight. As for why we still do it in new houses - why not? If it ain't broke. And the serious answer is that however clean your hot water is, if it is in contact with your cold water, that means all your stored water is warm and is a legionella risk.
@RainbowSauceGames
@RainbowSauceGames 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about Jessica, she comes across as rude and offensive and like she’s taking the mick.
@DavidLee-yu7yz
@DavidLee-yu7yz 3 жыл бұрын
You said it for me and agree Jessica is being objectionable.
@beaniebootheunicorn7059
@beaniebootheunicorn7059 3 жыл бұрын
My mum on the phone:ok bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye Me:MUM STOP SAYING BYE SO MANY TIMES
@harrisonandrew
@harrisonandrew 3 жыл бұрын
That was very funny. I’m British and I think many of the things you point out are weird. Nowt wrong with Beans on Toast though. The word “Butty” being smutty never struck me before - I will never think of butties in the same way 😂😂😂😂
@delriogw
@delriogw 3 жыл бұрын
The candy from the beach called 'rock' is more analogous to candy canes. It's a stick of sugary hard candy and there's often a shop dedicated to selling only 'sticks of rock' which can come in all sorts of flavours.
@jillhobson6128
@jillhobson6128 3 жыл бұрын
Sticks of rock have the name of the resort printed throughout them, eg Blackpool rock or Brighton rock. See Graham Greene's novel "Brighton Rock"
@raymartin7172
@raymartin7172 3 жыл бұрын
I live in a seaside resort, and there was always a shop selling "sticks of rock", in our case with the words Whitley Bay running through it..
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
So hard you can break your jaw or molar on it if not careful 😀
@elizabethbaker9745
@elizabethbaker9745 3 жыл бұрын
@@dave_h_8742 Broken into chunks by holding a knife edge to it and whacking with a hammer :)
@nickbishop7838
@nickbishop7838 3 жыл бұрын
I’m 58, have lived here since birth, have never had a stick of rock in any other flavour than peppermint. Are there really other flavours!?
@robertleach9120
@robertleach9120 3 жыл бұрын
Makes you wonder why on earth Jessica is still living in the UK !
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
Deport Her Immediately ~ Reason ~ SHE's WEIRD !!!
@peterbridges5781
@peterbridges5781 3 жыл бұрын
I think jessica a: hasnt been in the UK 10 years, b:perhaps should move back to US.
@Broadercasting
@Broadercasting 3 жыл бұрын
It used to be a thing of 'No Trainers' (sneakers) for entry into a club (disco or dance in my day). Basically you had to be smartly dressed for admission. It might be different today.
@adamkaige
@adamkaige 3 жыл бұрын
Buying rounds has a couple of benefits: 1. Everyone gets their drink at the same time, no more finishing half of your pint before the last person returns from the bar. It also links in with ‘a round of shots’ that are drunk together. 2. It also reduces the amount of people at the bar, making everything quicker. E.g. 100 people queuing at a bar vs 20 people queuing to buy drinks in rounds of 5.
@sacchap
@sacchap 3 жыл бұрын
I doubt that 'Jessica' has even been to the uk as just too many things are wide of the mark. Like your channel though.
@keithparker5103
@keithparker5103 3 жыл бұрын
I do not recognise any of the things "Jessica" is complaining about. My guess is, if that was her experience, she spent 10 years in the home counties or London area.
@jillhobson6128
@jillhobson6128 3 жыл бұрын
There is no way she has spent 10 years in the UK. After 1 year she would know how we live.
@mattwainwright9198
@mattwainwright9198 3 жыл бұрын
Agree, no way she has spent 10 years here.
@theprophet9429
@theprophet9429 3 жыл бұрын
@@keithparker5103 I live in the home counties and am original from London, and I too think she is talking bollocks, so that is an incorrect guess.
@keithparker5103
@keithparker5103 3 жыл бұрын
@@theprophet9429 Thanks for putting me right. I am in the Midlands and know no one round here who fits "Jessicas" descriptions.
@TheRobbieb1983
@TheRobbieb1983 3 жыл бұрын
In the UK we have some beautiful beaches, not necessarily all that warm and sunny! Beaches in Northumberland were even used/stolen by the Canadian tourist bored to advertise their coastline in adverts!
@jonntischnabel
@jonntischnabel 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed, Americans who think that London IS the entire UK, will probably go to Brighton and say" all The beaches are pebbles" 😂 we have 5000 miles of coastline in the British isles, and some are as beautiful as the Caribbean. Take a look at Scotland's north coast.
@abcoh4440
@abcoh4440 3 жыл бұрын
@@jonntischnabel yes, i loved Scotland and was surprised as a Spaniard to find such gems! Water was too cold for me tho, but super beautiful!
@Brytonrock
@Brytonrock 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Brighton and love the sound the shingle and pebbles make as the waves retreat. My other favourite beach is at Aberdyfi, in Wales. It's a fabulous beach made of very fine white sand that stretches along the coast as far as the eye can see.
@pratosaurusrex1128
@pratosaurusrex1128 3 жыл бұрын
@@Brytonrock I live in the Brighton area too. Pebble beaches are underrated. You can skim stones for ages.
@Tulkas219
@Tulkas219 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Guernsey and we have great beaches. But personally I prefer stoney/rocky beaches because sand is a pain in the arse, gets everywhere. I'd much rather find a beach where you can go into the water straight off the rocks. Just my preference.
@timprovost8820
@timprovost8820 3 жыл бұрын
As a Brit, I would say that patronise - pronounced pat-tro-nise means to treat someone as if they're stupid; whereas pay-tro-nise means frequent as a customer. The former is a lot more common
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, I would agree with that.
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@MarrsAttax
@MarrsAttax 3 жыл бұрын
I think that's a case of the American pronunciation seeping in.
@MikeRees
@MikeRees 3 жыл бұрын
I'd offer a business my patronage, I wouldn't patronise them unless they deserve it. I feel it's another burgled/burglarized thing, though I could totally be wrong on that.
@Spiritof1955
@Spiritof1955 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the Gloria Gaynor song "Never Can Say Goodbye" is based on a real life experience of talking to a Brit on the phone. 🤣
@MillsyLM
@MillsyLM 3 жыл бұрын
The issues with the "two taps" thing are that it's been explained to death about 8 million times to the point that as yet undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Peruvian jungle know it about yet "the greatest country in the world" cannot comprehend something so simple boggles the mind. Secondly the way it's presented in these videos seems to imply that it's something we choose to have whereas for the most part the houses we have grown up in over the last 60 years or so came equipped like it so we had no choice in the matter, obviously things are changing but considering the ages of some of our properties there are still many traditional style water outlets installed all across this island of ours.
@kurluk04
@kurluk04 3 жыл бұрын
You dont say thank you to a bus driver here in bristol - its “cheers drive” 😂
@TwoOnions275
@TwoOnions275 3 жыл бұрын
I always say cheers boss, regardless of geography; I said it in NYC and it totally baffled them.
@johnbenson2919
@johnbenson2919 3 жыл бұрын
On the subject of hot and cold taps, try running both into the basin, that's what the plug is for and you will also save some water over washing hands under running water. Handy tip if your water is on a meter as is increasingly common.
@zachm25
@zachm25 3 жыл бұрын
Too much brain power, they dont deal well with multiple tools 👀
@charlesroberts5637
@charlesroberts5637 3 жыл бұрын
Also if you want to splash water on your face your head fits between the taps
@raymartin7172
@raymartin7172 3 жыл бұрын
The idea that eating cheese at night gives one nightmares (whilst probably a myth), goes back a long way. In A Christmas. Carol (1843), Dickens has Ebenezer Scrooge make a weak joke to the ghost of Jacob Martley that he can only see him because he ate cheese for his supper.. Incidentally, the equally mythical idea that a Swan can break your arm (or leg) is almost universal in Britain.
@olivertunnah3987
@olivertunnah3987 3 жыл бұрын
The swan thing isn't a myth. Their necks are really powerful.
@britbazza3568
@britbazza3568 3 жыл бұрын
As a person who has been around swans quite a bit yes they can do some serious damage to a human be it from actually attacking a human in defence to trying to evade capture and it is perfectly possible for a swan to break a human arm. The monarch owning all the swans in. The UK dates back hundreds of years when it was a Royal decree that swans were on the menu at Royal Banquets this law does actually stand to this day but the monarch actually only owns the mute swans throughout the entire UK not the Whooper swans who are migratory to the UK in the summer
@gollishh
@gollishh 3 жыл бұрын
One of my friends used to eat cheese before he went to bed to give himself nightmares-
@stevebarlow3154
@stevebarlow3154 3 жыл бұрын
Swans can be very aggressive during the nesting season. People have ended up in hospital when they have got too close to the nest.
@elainekmason
@elainekmason 3 жыл бұрын
There’s more of gravy than of grave about you 👻
@mattcourt89
@mattcourt89 3 жыл бұрын
Love the videos. As a Brit I'm going to stand up for the round system. In my circle it's used between my close group of friends who'll go to the pub a couple of times a week and out on the town on the weekend. We all drink similiar drinks, each pub will of course cost more or less than the last but the mutual agreement is that over 20+ years of drinking together, it'll all even itself out. Huge win if your round falls in a Wetherspoons. The other plus is that only one person needs to go and queue for drinks (although that's not to say more than one may surround the bar to try and get served quicker). This of course benefits the bar staff also, avoiding having to take 4 or 5 seperate orders for a single drink. There is always that one guy who fancies a cocktail or similarly expensive beverage at some point in the night, this could prompt a number of events: 1) The whole group transitions to the equally expensive drink. 2) The rounds continue and the perpetraitor is on the receiving end of abuse for the rest of the night for being 'that guy'. 3) The rounds stop as it's likely at that point where people start to separate/leave/stop drinking. 4) Rounds continue but in smaller groups - I regularly end up in a round of 2 with my best mate towards the end of any night as we know we stick to the same places. I also enjoy the system as it keeps the ongoing joke about whose round it is going throughout the night, someone always gets tricked into their round . Completely away from rounds, if we ever go out in a group of say 10+ people for football nights or for Stag weekends etc, we tend to use a 'kitty' system instead. Each person will throw say £50 in the kitty for the night and we use the combined money to pay for the drinks throughout the night. If the money runs out, each person will put another £20 or so in to keep the drinks coming. We used to use cash for this but we now just transfer the money to one persons Monzo account (created especially for kitty purposes) and this card is used for the night to save any disputes on rounds etc. I share your frustrations when food is involved however. If I'm going to a restaurant and I've had a cheap meal yet my friend has ordered steak and wine - that's not getting split down the middle! If each person has ordered something that costs fairly similar, I'd rather just split it though than fuss over maybe just a quid or two's difference, again, it'll probably get evened out at the next meal. Those people that try and order the most expensive items and split the bill are normally outed.
@alklein4660
@alklein4660 3 жыл бұрын
We had separate water taps in the US until (from my almost 79-year-old viewpoint) fairly recently, when single tap faucets were introduced. Every house I lived in until I got married had bathroom sinks like that.
@lukewalker3
@lukewalker3 2 жыл бұрын
Most homes in the UK do now anyways my home was built in the 80s so we still have separate taps but soon as we get the new boiler we can put mixes in
@charlestaylor3027
@charlestaylor3027 3 жыл бұрын
Because we invented the sink plug.
@helenwood8482
@helenwood8482 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@jackdshellback3819
@jackdshellback3819 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, put the plug in and mix the hot and cold water in the sink. A mini hand bath. And we call them Taps not Faucets.
@mattwainwright9198
@mattwainwright9198 3 жыл бұрын
In my entire life I have never ever found the two tap system a problem. I really do not understand all the moaning Americans do about it online.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
As mentioned the mixing of clean and dirty water, the failure of the fixing on the swivel of the mixed tap system one can fail and you still have a usable tap. Put the plug in add cold then add hot to suit. It's not rocket science, really simple !
@jpw6893
@jpw6893 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Americans take a bath by Just running the taps and splashing beneath them, like a weird shower....oh maybe they do use a plug????
@charlestaylor3027
@charlestaylor3027 3 жыл бұрын
A public school in England and Wales is a fee-charging endowed school originally for older boys that was "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession.
@andrewpinks4925
@andrewpinks4925 3 жыл бұрын
Before schools were opened that were available to anyone who could pay the fee (if there were one), the schools were opened by trade guilds etc and were exclusively for the children of guild members. The first truly free schools open to any child were often opened by the church which is why we still have so many schools with Saints names (some are still part managed by churches).
@stevebarlow3154
@stevebarlow3154 3 жыл бұрын
The very first public schools were for members of the Royal Court and their families. Previously it had only been royal children that had been tutored. Even though it was still only a small privileged group of children that were now being educated, it was public in the sense that it was no longer just for royalty.
@charlestaylor3027
@charlestaylor3027 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevebarlow3154 many people were tutored - anyone with lots of land sent their children to learn to keep accounts and understand some law. In Scotland the education act of 1496 made education compulsory for the children of substantial landowners.
@stevebarlow3154
@stevebarlow3154 3 жыл бұрын
@@charlestaylor3027 Indeed, I should have said that the children of the royal courtiers were the first to be taught as a group and have regular lessons.
@julietannOsfan1972
@julietannOsfan1972 3 жыл бұрын
I always say thank you when I get off a bus.
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
Most Brits Do, because ~ It's a Common Courtesy √
@DoomsdayR3sistance
@DoomsdayR3sistance 3 жыл бұрын
I generally avoid getting into rounds being a teetotaller, I'mma have a water or a £2 juice, also I'm teetotal, I don't want to be handling other people's alcohol!
@margaretnicol3423
@margaretnicol3423 3 жыл бұрын
Two trains of thought on cheese. One is that it gives you nightmares but the other (more modern) one is that it aids a night's sleep as it settles the tummy!
@Andy_U
@Andy_U 3 жыл бұрын
Hiya. Most of the time, Jessica's talking out of her sandwiches. Stay safe. All the best to you.
@simplypaul8681
@simplypaul8681 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂 you're amazing
@twothreebravo2374
@twothreebravo2374 3 жыл бұрын
Cheesy Beans (mixed in melted cheddar) on toast is a game changer 🇬🇧
@greatunwashed1856
@greatunwashed1856 3 жыл бұрын
23 B , I think I’m getting a stiffy.
@twothreebravo2374
@twothreebravo2374 3 жыл бұрын
@@greatunwashed1856 make sure the beans are basically orange, then salt and white pepper on.
@greatunwashed1856
@greatunwashed1856 3 жыл бұрын
23 B , thanks, when you say Orange, you mean baked beans?
@twothreebravo2374
@twothreebravo2374 3 жыл бұрын
@@greatunwashed1856 yeah, but mix in enough cheddar cheese to make it go bright orange
@greatunwashed1856
@greatunwashed1856 3 жыл бұрын
23 B , great, now I get it, many thanks.
@Canalcoholic
@Canalcoholic 3 жыл бұрын
Now then, the bar queue thing. Having spent plenty of time both sides of the bar, any decent bar person has the queue memorised. However, if you are sixth in the queue and say “no, this person was next”, then you can advance to second in line.
@sameebah
@sameebah 3 жыл бұрын
This is true - although I used to pop over to Liverpool to visit a pal and always ended the evening in his local with an order of "Two double black Bush, nothing in them". This paid off massively when we walked in one evening to find it 4-deep at the bar . . . The young lady looked over the heads of everyone, pointed at me and called out "Two double black Bush, nothing in them?" A quick thumbs up and we were at the front of the queue, and able to get the beers to go before the whiskey.
@Canalcoholic
@Canalcoholic 3 жыл бұрын
Furthermore, signalling to the bartender with a longitudinally folded banknote between the index and middle fingers will actually render you invisible.
@goldenappel
@goldenappel 3 жыл бұрын
@@sameebah As a former barman customers who make simple consistent orders every time are a dream during busy periods. I'd always prioritize someone like you over some half-blitzed person trying to remember a round of random drinks for 8 people, plus a round of shots. And you and your pal have good taste in whiskey.
@goldenappel
@goldenappel 3 жыл бұрын
@@Canalcoholic I hated that! Oh, you've got money to PAY for your drink so I should serve you first? Like I'm just giving all these other people drinks for free?
@Canalcoholic
@Canalcoholic 3 жыл бұрын
@@goldenappel It’s not like it was ever “two pints, two Cinzanos, and keep the change”. And TWO hearts from the Ravens on one thread, I am not worthy.
@gyver8448
@gyver8448 3 жыл бұрын
I've always hated the phrase "the customer is always right". It's too often used to excuse customers acting terribly, sometimes even abusively. While you should of course go out of your way to provide a good service, there is a limit. As my dad used to say "The customer is always right, until they aren't".
@nickyoung4799
@nickyoung4799 3 жыл бұрын
The customer is always right. They may be stupid, ignorant and rude, but they are always right. I learnt that on my first day of 20 years running pubs. 😷
@gyver8448
@gyver8448 3 жыл бұрын
@@nickyoung4799 That's a good way to encourage unacceptable behaviour. While there's a certain amount you should have a thick enough skin to deal with, I would never work under a manager that allowed and encouraged customers to treat staff like shit with impunity.
@iamburko
@iamburko 3 жыл бұрын
Pub queue top tip..... The main problem is getting noticed by the barman, to ensure max exposure, loudly claim the person next to you should be served next, this will guarantee you get served directly after them, regardless of how many other people got to the bar before you.
@Lily_The_Pink972
@Lily_The_Pink972 3 жыл бұрын
It's good manners to thank the bus driver or indeed any one who provides a service. There is no law about it.
@PedroConejo1939
@PedroConejo1939 3 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of the woman who says to the fellow holding the door open for her, 'You needn't hold the door open because I'm a lady.' The fellow replies, 'I didn't, I held it open because I'm a gentleman.'
@mdensham
@mdensham 3 жыл бұрын
I raised to say thankyou and have a good day or evening
@helenroberts1107
@helenroberts1107 3 жыл бұрын
Never ever heard ‘Britishes’ before. Sincerely is more of a business thing to put
@hjr2000
@hjr2000 3 жыл бұрын
It's 'Britishers'
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
@@hjr2000 you do understand you've written EXACTLY the same thing as above with no difference
@andysutcliffe3915
@andysutcliffe3915 3 жыл бұрын
It’s also an incredibly derogatory term, that would never be used by anyone from Britain. It’s always used in an insulting manner.
@shaunportlock4924
@shaunportlock4924 3 жыл бұрын
Sincerely depends how you start a letter as in Dear Sir/Madam. If you start a letter with first names ,ends with yours faithfully.
@shaunportlock4924
@shaunportlock4924 3 жыл бұрын
@Rob Crossgrove ok. I knew it was one or the other. It's 40 years since I wrote for a job.
@ftumschk
@ftumschk 3 жыл бұрын
For me, it's milk in first. That way, if I accidentally "glug" too much milk into the cup/mug, I can remove some before I pour the tea. Accidentally pouring too much milk when the tea is _already_ in the cup/mug results in over-milky tea, which I detest.
@vjaska
@vjaska 3 жыл бұрын
In London, many don't thank the driver but those who do usually say, "thanks driver" or "cheers" and we do have a number of sandy beaches in the UK as well as pebbled ones
@Jamieclark192
@Jamieclark192 3 жыл бұрын
‘Yours Sincerely’ is the most polite and formal way of signing off a letter/email. It doesn’t mean fuck off!
@davsav
@davsav 3 жыл бұрын
I have heard Americans say that we do certain things in the UK but I have rarely or never seen those things.
@jasonyoung7705
@jasonyoung7705 3 жыл бұрын
About the swans thing. A few years ago, I was fishing the nearby river, and 2 swans came along, One a bit larger, I think it was male and female. The female got out on the bank and literally waddled right around me, then got back into the water after it passed me. The male just swam by giving me the evil eye. Then they both swam on. And I didnt even catch any fish.
@shaunportlock4924
@shaunportlock4924 3 жыл бұрын
I fished in a canal once , I didn't catch any fish either, small world.
@animatechap5176
@animatechap5176 3 жыл бұрын
They're called 'public' schools because they're paid for by the members of the public (that go to them), and normal schools are 'state' schools because the state pays for them. The name refers to who funds them
@frankmitchell3594
@frankmitchell3594 3 жыл бұрын
And 'Private' schools used to be truly private. You only went to them if you were a member of the private group that owned them.
@TheGarryq
@TheGarryq 3 жыл бұрын
Aristocrats used private tutors; public schools came into being the still rich who couldn't afford tutors but could manage to pay for schooling. County schools were set up at the end of 19th century and were the beginning of publicly funded state education
@stevebarlow3154
@stevebarlow3154 3 жыл бұрын
The original public schools date back to the middle ages. Previously it was only children of royalty that were tutored. Then it was opened up to members of the Royal Court and their relatives. Still a small elite group, but public in the sense it wasn't just for royalty any more.
@olf42
@olf42 3 жыл бұрын
The reason ‘private’ schools are called 'public' schools is that they were initially set up for the poor and where the upper classes would have their children tutored individually the poor would send their children to school in big groups. However, the funny thing was that communal learning was actually better and then the rich bought all the public schools up and reserved the place for their own children. So then we set up state schools. FUN-FACT: Public schools are the schools from this era, we also have private schools but tend to be newer. That's all from me, bye, bye, bye-bye, goodbye... bye.
@24magiccarrot
@24magiccarrot 3 жыл бұрын
I used to work in a housing association, there is a logical reason for there being two taps and not one mixer tap. It works out more cost-effective and results in fewer issues in regard to repairs, if a tenant has a problem with a single mixer tap then they don't have access to either cold or hot water, whereas if only one of the taps is broken then they still have access to some sort of water whilst it may not be the temperature they desire is still better than no water at all whilst the repair to the other tap is carried out.
@RainbowSauceGames
@RainbowSauceGames 3 жыл бұрын
Whenever my mum says “right, we’re going now” what it actually means is “we’re going in at least an hour’s time, possibly more” 🤣🤣🤣 I also think Jessica just offended EVERY SINGLE Brit when she talked about the tea and scones! I actually felt really mad inside when you read that one out (and I don’t even drink tea!) 😡 But so glad you two agree with us that OF COURSE it matters which way you do it!
@circus1701
@circus1701 3 жыл бұрын
I have a 1840 business letter from a bank to a client , It finishes " We are dear sir your faithful and obedient servants" - grovel much?
@BigyetiTechnologies
@BigyetiTechnologies 3 жыл бұрын
Darling fascist bully boy...
@chrisholland7367
@chrisholland7367 3 жыл бұрын
@@BigyetiTechnologies give me some money you bastard 🤣👍
@Glenner7
@Glenner7 3 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, getting into her asian roots. Yikes! Also, "putting things in butties"; Eric, you're on fire today!
@WanderingRavens
@WanderingRavens 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤣
@patrickturner7126
@patrickturner7126 3 жыл бұрын
When living in South Korea I was offered some cooked dog, it got as far as my mouth but then my cultural conditioning kicked in. I just couldn’t bring my self to try it. However when in Australia the Kangaroo sausages were amazing.
@dave_h_8742
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely sounds rude when Eric said it 😂
@trumptypumpty
@trumptypumpty 3 жыл бұрын
@@WanderingRavens Just to balance it out please say the word khaki more often.... Really funny particularly if you refer to khaki pants.
@circus1701
@circus1701 3 жыл бұрын
And as to swans - maybe they can't break an arm but they sure as hell can smash a £175 fibreglass fishing rod. Who do I sue - the Queen?
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