What gave you Culture Shock in UK?

I asked Foreigners Living in the UK ''What gave them a culture shock when arriving in the UK''
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[@meglomania2001]

I've never worn shorts in the winter in my entire life.

[@ShadOwFax2287]

English Fish and Chips are the best especially at the seaside. The Chinese lasses need to get to a better chippy

[@tobytaylor2154]

Shock!!! Why is there very few English ppl?

[@anandadaquino3604]

I had NO IDEA we have a country in South America that speaks English mainly. I'm quite shocked! hahahaha

[@dale897]

Weather isn't a culture for starters, and there 100% is such thing as British food and its not only the stuff you get from stereotypes. There is plenty of british food but people don't eat it because they are told our food is "bad" (whatever that means) so they avoid trying it or they just try the stereotype food they see on TV.

[@mixoh]

lol the irony though is that my own english friends don;t know what british food is.

[@BadBoyV1]

We have a lot of regional dishes in the UK that you don't tend come across in the big cities.

[@anonymouse68]

Brits don't care what the French think.

[@rejijohn5402]

Nice presentation 👍

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Thank you, really appreciate it 😄

[@andrewwood8706]

as being native to england we have adapted to our weather so its not as cold as it feels to other cultures

[@sohamgoswami845]

your accent so cute😍😍😍(take it as a compliment)

[@chycahaya]

Agree that ending the sentences with ‘love’ was quite a shock to me.. but that’s just a Yorkshire thing. Culture shock was - the much lesser availability of toilets than in my country (singapore) - the huge variety of things you can get at poundstores - people enjoying parks/green fields during summer months (Singaporeans don’t sit on fields just chatting..) - houses from centuries ago still well being lived in - more outspoken people, who approach others to stand up for themselves 👏🏼 Great interview topic!

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Thanks for the comment, super interesting reading your feedback and your own impression about your culture shock! 😄 feel free to suggest some topics you'd like me to cover!

[@chycahaya]

@@ArnaudFromFrance thank you for taking time to reply! if I’m in Sheffield, I would definitely volunteer to be interviewed. Lols. Question suggestion : “what small or big changes are you making since the inflation?” “where is the best hidden spot in UK would you recommend to visitors?” “if you have one message to the world, what would it be?” thank you from Singapore! 🙏🏼☀️😊

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@@chycahaya Yes would be cool to meet you for sure! Great thank you for the ideas! 😄I've been to Singapore btw, would love to come back!

[@archiebald4717]

Quite mild shocks there. There certainly is such a thing as British food, also regional dishes. The big question is why is a French gentleman studying in Sheffield University?

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

To what i've seen there isn't really specific British food here in Sheffield but if you have tips feel free to let me know i'd love to try more! Being in Sheffield to study and improve my English, beautiful city with plenty of green spaces, love it! :)

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@Zockblatt Shickleblender ahah good point man! 😂

[@michaelmcknight3639]

it's true that the British can't cook. We even burnt Joan of Arc.

[@lorrainedavidson7229]

@@michaelmcknight3639 I can, I am a Brit. French food was awful.

[@michaelmcknight3639]

@@lorrainedavidson7229 the punch line wouldn't have worked if I hadn't said the British can't cook.

[@khine2424]

Yeah love dear...😂

[@TuzaDog]

The only thing that shocked me just a little bit was the side of the driver seat in the cars, in my country they are at the left

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

yes it is definitely destabilizing!

[@TheShadow2ninja]

Legal butter is easy 30 grams cooking in butter is chef needed

[@broadband0118]

This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[@lorrainedavidson7229]

The only thing true was occasionally Men wearing shorts in cold autumn/ Winter. Also the nice thing, about Some people calling you Love. I am not a fan of French food, and how long it takes to arrive! Fancy Coming here just to slag us of!

[@actualfacts1055]

The same as Australia you say how are you then they just say how are you back.

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Glad to know one Aussie is watching! 😄

[@stephanledford9792]

I am American and one of the "culture shocks" that people mention about the US is the greeting, "how are you doing?", which is really a greeting, not a question that requires a detailed response. The correct response is, "fine, how about you?", which is also not a question. I wasn't aware that it was the same in the UK or Australia, but it makes sense in some ways since both the US and Australia started off as British colonies, so there are bound to be some cultural similarities.

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@@stephanledford9792 Really interesting Feedback, indeed when i arrived in the UK i was used to detail my answer when people were asking me how are you doing but it's just a way to greet someone which is pretty surprising for me

[@actualfacts1055]

@@stephanledford9792 Maybe they just don't want to say how they are doing if it is not great or they are just more interested in how the other person is doing.

[@rafae5902]

His first language was "english"... in India! That explains a lot!

[@jillurrahman6696]

Want to do MBA from UK

[@fhhgvgjcjvfk8731]

i love life in london

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Good to hear!

[@raracolt2346]

Even I have seen from the media British people casually calling each other love, especially the ladies. They are very nice. One of the many reasons I love British people. But i still think calling others love is more popular among old people and to some extent young people. More young people I have seen calling each other in third person. Like "Man was crossing the road". I think it must be some kind of new slang or something, which is a complete u turn from all the English syntex and grammar rules I have studied in my 12 years of learning.

[@majpanik]

"Man crossing the road"? I can only assume that the "man" in question is who you are talking to. As you would say to a friend "hey man" in a casual sense. So it needs to heard as "man, was crossing the road" (there is also an unused or simply just not said "I" before "was") - so it's actually saying "man, I was crossing the road". Whatever the reason the "man" in this isn't the person saying it 🙄

[@frglee]

It's a very British thing, I think, but kind of nice to be called darling, love, luvvie, sweetie and dearie by ladies working in shops and stuff. I'm in my late 60s, but it makes me feel like a boy again being fussed over by aunties and grandmas! 🙂

[@senianns9522]

Easy to find foreigners living in the UK--but hard to find many speaking English! Yes, they will certainly remain in the UK! Life is too easy!

[@mcfroggysteph5822]

Hi Arnaud, what part of France are you from?

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Hi Steph, I'm from Alsace 😉

[@mcfroggysteph5822]

@@ArnaudFromFrance I thought so. I'm from Alsace too. ;)

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@@mcfroggysteph5822 Amazing! Do you live in the UK at the moment?

[@mcfroggysteph5822]

@@ArnaudFromFrance no, I have in the past but I now teach English in France. ;)

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@@mcfroggysteph5822 awesome 😄

[@barbh0]

It's not "love" it is "luv" and a regional, northern thing. Others might use "hen" "duck" "hinnie" etc

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

Yeah i was surprised in Leeds they are using "duck" 😂 I love it personally i think it has a charm!

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

@Paul Mcdonnell nope we're using luv here and when i've been to Leeds they did say duck

[@dib000]

All men wear shorts in winter????? 🤣😂🤣

[@ArnaudFromFrance]

I made a video about this, should be posted in few days 😂

[@dib000]

@@ArnaudFromFrance. I've lived here most of my life and not seen loads of men wearing shorts in the winter 🤣

[@BadBoyV1]

I'm sorry you had to endure racism in our country

[@leec6707]

Horrible to hear that happened to him. I think we are a tolerant society with quite a few idiots.

[@jemmajames6719]

@@leec6707 Racism comes more from the other ethnic races to each other on the whole.

[@gang442]

What racism?

[@CatholicSatan]

Why the shock about driving on the left? Fully a third of the world drives on the left, large swathes of Africa, India, Malaya, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan etc.etc. You guys need to get around a bit more.

[@reno.zed1]

You probably have to get around more as well. The very vast majority of country drive on the right, that's totally understandable people getting shocked.

[@tomato_6681]

Not everyone has the money to travel to remote places from their country. If someone lives in continental Europe, travels inside and maybe visits Cyprus, Malta, Ireland or the UK like twice in their lifetime, then it definitely is a culture shock to them.

[@tomato_6681]

As I’ve left continental Europe once and it was to Thailand, I had to adapt to driving on the left side. As I grew up with the RHS driving, I almost vomited (I was feeling so nauseous from driving on the other side)

[@jeffgraham6387]

54 countries drive on the left....

[@reno.zed1]

@@jeffgraham6387 and?

[@lorrainedavidson7229]

I was shocked by how bad French Food is! Just bread for breakfast! No margarine/ butter!!!! I was shocked how bad the lunch was it Took 2 hours to arrive! Made me Miss the coach tour of Marseille! If I had known how bad the food Would be ( vegetarian). Also how Long before I would get it given to Me , that it would cause me to Miss the coach , I would not have Put my name down for it!