I stayed in Birmingham for 6 years, and noticed that because its way more common to be in houses instead of flat, its far more frequent we get to hear house squeaks due to temperature difference. Staircases, bathrooms, everything made with wood squeak sometimes. It was initially not easy to adapt to if you have always lived in flats. The sound kept waking me up in the middle of the night thinking someone is walking by.
@polobangar10602 жыл бұрын
????is it not betterto give your house a proper check ? it sounds terrible.
@prisondvd70592 жыл бұрын
no way!!! This is so wierd. I dont know. Seems like British living in the house appearing in a Gothic noval written by Allan Poe. LOL.
I lived in a house with 400 years in Manchester for couple of months. Most people in the UK living in the way you said, but it was never a problem to me or any culture difficulties as a girl growing up in Taiwan. I was quite happy with all the living details and environments there, but the windy, cold, and rainy weather was excluded. Maybe the only thing I can't get used to was drinking tap water though the origin of tap water in Manchester was quite clean (from Lake District). Human beings are quite strong at adaption to the new environment. I think the hardest part to get involved in any culture has always been the invisible side of the culture, i.g., relationships, norms, values, cognition, and those parts formed with times. As Downton Abbey got popularity around the world, many may have been very envied of the life of upper class, but what they really don't know about was the spirit of being true noble and gentle people. It was a great series of TV plot making people more interested in knowing the changing of late history affecting the family in all classes. Probably you could talk about the changing of language history if possible. People may find it interesting and useful for those who wanted to learn more about language itself.
1) re: food and eating It has been my experience that it's probably more of a Western culture thing vs. Eastern culture. For example, being Chinese, I grew up with service a la française especially for meals, and in particular, for dinner where all of the courses are brought out at once, and you eat communally rather than individually. Compare and contrast that with Western culture (i.e. UK/Canadian/American) where there is a greater emphasis on the individiual self rather than or maybe a little bit more than society-at-large. For example, UK/Canadian/American schools I think, talk quite a lot about emphasising the importance of individual contributions and achievements, whereas I remember growing up, and going to school in Hong Kong, that almost never happened (or at least none that I can remember from when I was quite little). So, the idea of "my food is mine" I think it's more of a Western cultural thing whereas in Eastern cultures, it's not uncommon for example, the parents to get food from the service for their children, which also comes with the expectation of said children eating said food that has been put in their bowls for them. (Much to my annoyance when I was growing up though. lol....) Further, by extension of the service a la française, it's more difficult to do that, say, on trays in front of the telly, as it doesn't really lend itself to that all that well. The closest that you might get to that is if you say set it up almost like a buffet, and then you can grab a plate, plate your food, and then set your plate on the tray, but that's about as close as I think that you would be able to get to it. For my wife's family (she's American), neither her parent's house nor her late grandparent's house has enough places/settings at the dining room table for all of us to sit when we eat, and therefore; rather than all of us eating at the table, you ate wherever you were able to find a spot to sit down and set your plate down. (So there's a part of that as well.) (Perhaps somewhat ironically, I remember eating in my grandparent's apartment in Hong Kong, and it wasn't very big, but they would have stools that would stack that they would bring out along with a folding table (think a little like a folding Mahjong table which doubled as the dining table as well), and that's where we sat and ate when we were little.) They don't really seem to do that at my in-law's place. For my tiny humans, other than popcorn for movies, I try to not let them eat on the sofa, mostly to keep the mess contained. (Otherwise, you'd find bits of cereal, and whatever snacks they're eating in the cracks and crevices of the sofa, which is just gross and attracts like ants and other bugs/critters.) However, sometimes, if we go to a new restaurant, we might order a bunch of different stuff, and we would encourage each other to try the different foods, so it ends up being more service a la française moreso or rather than service a la russe. 2) YES!!! Slippers are a HUGE deal!!! Walking around in socks is definitely not as common. I do it because it's warmer. But my mom LOVES her slippers. My tiny human #1 will walk around the house in socks. My tiny human #2 HATES stuff on tiny human #2's feet, so tiny human #2 will walk around barefoot. Tiny human #2 will yank tiny human #2's socks off whenever tiny human #2 gets an opportunity to do so. It's virtually impossible to keep socks and shoes on tiny human #2's feet. Like when we are driving somewhere and we have to put tiny human #2 in tiny human #2's car seat, tiny human #2 will take the socks and shoes off such that when we arrive at our destination, often times, we'll have to put them back on tiny human #2 on account of that. re: wearing shoes in bed That might just be something that's observed from shows on the telly and/or movies.
@petersmith66122 жыл бұрын
It is very interesting and relevant topic. Thanks!
My family's Chinese, and the most common reason I've heard for wearing slippers is health. The Chinese generally believe that letting your feet go cold is bad for your kidneys and possibly would lead to arthritis. So in this sense, offering slippers to guests and insisting that they wear it, for the most part, is intended as a way of saying that they care about your wellbeing.
@a_musical_mind2 жыл бұрын
Not really the physical "kidney" organs. When we Chinese say "kidneys", unless it's referring to something in a western medical sense, we're actually relating it to the human immune system. The modern translation of the character 肾 is "kidney" and that's correct if we use that character for the real kidney organ, but remember that not until 2xx years ago that we started to see the human body with the western anatomic perspective and before that, we've used the word 肾 to describe how the human body functions for thousands of years. In this kind of traditional Chinese medical mindset, 肾 means the immune system that helps keep your body temperature and fight against diseases.
@martindanny2 жыл бұрын
@@a_musical_mind mind blown. It does make more sense that way
@doriswaddington24182 жыл бұрын
Māoris in New Zealand also take their shoes off at the door- I lived in New Zealand for 8 years
@Willdragon20082 жыл бұрын
I am in Toronto, Canada. We share most of the things about houses. In the past 20-30 years. More and more family install air conditioning at home. Summer is getting hotter than before.
As an ethnic Chinese who is bilingual (both English, Chinese), I am genuinely impressed by the standards you speak at! Well done!
@jamiekj50492 жыл бұрын
In western countries, people don't take their shoes off because the streets in cities are usually much cleaner than those in China. We've got quite some Chinese Australians who don't take their shoes off when they enter a house because the streets are so clean that they don't have to worry about getting their floors dirty by wearing shoes in the house. The Chinese do eat a variety of food on the couch but meals as their meals usually consist of quite a few different dishes, unlike Western food which is much simpler and may just be a slice of pizza or sandwich.
@pwc37172 жыл бұрын
在桌上吃飯是怕食物掉下來弄污床被吧!! 也很欣賞up呢,文化交流很重要。
@sciikip37992 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy Susie's sharing about English culture. Your accent is easy to listen to ☺️
@bcskqc2 жыл бұрын
a rug here and there is perfectly fine, as those can be easily cleaned/washed, as opposed to full carpet in a bathroom. Some bathrooms in Asia are completely the opposite, where the whole floor is tiled (with a drain hole) on which one showers, so it's almost always wet.
As a Hongkonger, I don't think the first habit is weird... Probably because I'm lazy too😅 Regarding the second habit, I think it's just polite to give the guest slippers (or some people may think feet are dirty), but I don't think it's weird if you don't wear slippers at home.
@hwan47272 жыл бұрын
Great work! Maybe you can share something on parenting culture next time.
In old days, eating at table was an indication if a family had good manners or a person was raised up right. Although the tradition has changed in certain degree nowadays, some families still want their kids to follow the rule. Parents would tell their kids those things if their kids plan to hang out in their friends’ house.
Indeed ! My ex husband washed dishes just like that, we discussed this over and over again, we both believed our own method is the best. He said I wasted too much water, I said his dishes were not washed properly…. Sigh 😔
@arthurlin8192 жыл бұрын
怕腳冷,可以穿著比較保暖的室內拖鞋,就可以代替室內鋪地毯,清洗方便,便宜經濟實惠。
@jinhuazhou79772 жыл бұрын
Hi,舒萱! 你的中文说的太好了!我喜欢你,也喜欢你的视频👍👍👍
@yukwanma37752 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your share about your culture. As my understanding, you like to eat fish & potato chips and drink for your dinner?
@birdwatcher91712 жыл бұрын
我发现你的中文说得越来越流利了,不错,蛮厉害
@Kathyhx2 жыл бұрын
I must say I enjoy eating on my lap and watching TV at same time too…however it’s more likely eating on my own, if with families, need to eat at table and communicate
@user-opticalakira2 жыл бұрын
Good to hear your sharing, First to note British no use air condition in summer time
@eddyqu69162 жыл бұрын
I did not aware of these until watch your video, interesting 👍
@lhengnnu51142 жыл бұрын
看你的英文名“Susie Woo”,是否应称为“吴舒萱”更合适呢?
@yjl4692 жыл бұрын
I like today’s background!
@lingqu66702 жыл бұрын
Love you!!! You are amazing!
@moon_robber2 жыл бұрын
separated hot and cold water tapes because most older houses were built with gravity feed hot water tank system. because of the low water pressure of the gravity feed, a modern mixer would not work, as the cold water pressure would "push " the hot water in the mixer back up the hot water storage tank. :-) ending with no hot water.
Hi Susie, came across your channel by KZbin algorithm and so glad that I did. Really enjoy your content! Also it’s just so soothing hearing you talk in British accent. I was wondering if you could in a future video, talk about the British elements found in the 007 movies, whether it’s fashion, language, personality, etc. Keep up the good work!👍
@susiewoo2 жыл бұрын
Good idea 💡 👍
@atamo43232 жыл бұрын
I find your accent quite light. I think some people find that wearing shoes indoor or walking barefoot anywhere indoor strange may be referring to Americans. Walking barefoot from outdoor to indoor, not in the habit of wearing slippers, stepping on bed or sofa with shoes on occasionally, etc.
@selinachook47752 жыл бұрын
好難得,妳有咁好的中文👏👏
@Beyond_Matter2 жыл бұрын
Susie, next time could you talk about the difference between the way the people speak English in 1900's and modern British English? Thanks!
@doriswaddington24182 жыл бұрын
That depends on where you come from in England.. my husband is from Lancashire and I went to Uni in Hull.. we are Northeners so we speak in a different way from say someone from Kent or Birmingham
@doriswaddington24182 жыл бұрын
Victorians and Edwardians spoken in a quaint/ old fashioned way especially if they were middle class and poorer working class people used a lot of slangs and dialects.. the two world wars changed a lot of the social hierarchy and class system in the Uk although that structure still exit. Plus the influence of social media means that most people in England speaks (mostly) in the same way- ie same words, same sentence structure etc regardless of class unless you’re a posh git from Cambridge of course 😛
@benchan26562 жыл бұрын
2:27 說Oh my god, 很像香港廣東話口音, 很有趣.
@norawilkison81102 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very helpful as I have been studying in the UK, and the culture difference makes me struggle sometimes.
@chandlerchen28542 жыл бұрын
Fireplace every living room, fighting the space with TV set. ;)