WHO MADE THESE!? American Reacts to Top 10 STRANGEST UK Laws Still in Place Today

[@JTReacts11]

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I see U change your icon

[@samuel10125]

You should do some video on the UK military.

[@TT-jh1uc]

OMG your so cute 😍 fancy swapping your accent for my English one, well London one. If you come to London, hit me up il show you around the best places and best people aha

[@izzyolim2008]

You should watch "Louis Tomlinson Guesses Yorkshire slang" i doubt you would understand a word haha

[@ebony6194]

4K now !!

[@andysutcliffe3915]

Many uk laws aren’t repealed explicitly, but they are repealed implicitly by future laws.

[@bobgarrett9498]

There's always a killjoy

[@jgreen2015]

Exactly These laws are no "in place"

[@geoffwheadon2897]

It's still on the books that every Englishman must do an hour's archery practice every Sunday morning before attending church/chapel, that's how the game of darts began, keep gannin kidda, best regards from County Durham.

[@Blueish_Blue]

All throughout my childhood (I'm 32) there was an oldish man that lived behind me that still practiced archery every Sunday morning without fail. And he was still doing it when I moved to my own place at 19, his commitment to it was super impressive.

[@geoffwheadon2897]

@@Blueish_Blue my mate from Durham city makes people hunting longbows every now and then, he makes medievil weapons etc, he's also in a re-enacting group, does roman/saxon/viking/medieval battles.

[@pd4165]

Repealed 1960 by the Gaming Act IIRC.

[@geoffwheadon2897]

@@pd4165 that was a shame mate, fancy ask in a snowflake to us one, although don't bother, they'll only hurt themselves and cry.

[@redf7209]

I believe this dated to around the times of Henry V who needed archers and in the countryside the practice continued in to the 17th century perpetuated by the big landowners who retained men for militias.

[@Amanda87l]

I’m a bar manager in Scotland the drinking laws in here, particularly the west coast are pretty strict. If you are caught serving alcohol to a drunk person you can get a massive fine.

[@hayligale6456]

How’s that as I know I have had a one or five too many and still managed to get a round in - and I live in Scotland (Glasgow) - however if they say they can’t understand me I say it’s cause of my accent not the fact that I am hammered - I know the pub watch scheme is used more up here that it is down south or where I am from

[@Amanda87l]

@@hayligale6456 it’s a difficult one to be honest we have to be super careful so as not to cause offence to people who have underlying medical conditions which can cause similar behaviour to drunkenness but provided you are able to walk talk and act like someone who is not too far gone then yeah you will probably get served. at the end of the day we want people to have a good time but if you’re going to cost me my license and £1000 fine the bouncer will show you how to walk to the nearest taxi rank.

[@alessia0064]

In York it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a crossbow upon seeing one, except for Sunday. "Chester" 🙂👍

[@katieh1989]

I’m from York and like telling people this..

[@Danvilla1874]

This is my favourite Uk law. “According to Section 32 of the Salmon Act 1986 it is illegal “to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances”.

[@cosmox1x]

"I'm gonna be trying to pronounce some things" ha haha hahaha HAHAHA *_HAHAHHAH_*

[@AutoAlligator]

I saw BigFoot in Tesco but we were socially distanced so it's hard to be sure :D

[@richardsonadeniyi7578]

I hope he wore a mask

[@CouncilOfWolves]

Spotted a few yeti in my local Tesco.

[@charlottebairstow8977]

That one about serving a drunk is actually taken seriously (to an extent) a lot of the time where I’m from. I live in West Yorkshire and work in a pub as a part time job and there has been many occasions when someone has seemed TOO drunk so we haven’t served them 🤷🏼‍♀️ obvs getting a little drunk is fine but when people can’t stand up or are just not aware of what’s going on, that’s where we draw the line :)

[@MillsyLM]

Chester! Great video, recently discovered your channel and liking what I've seen so far. Love that southern drawl you got going on. Subbed.

[@krissymarklewis1793]

I nearly got arrested for DUI for going down a hill in a shopping trolley!

[@sarahhumphreys3211]

My cousin lives in Portsmouth and she is forbidden from running a brothel or pub from her house. I live in a flat and my lease forbids me from keeping pigs or chickens. If I hang out my washing it cannot be seen from the road my garden is aprox 12 by 8 ft.

[@RiverLaozu]

There's a law in Scotland UK most people refer to as 'The Right To Roam' meaning that as long as there are no in-use buildings or livestock, anybody is allowed to be there. Thing like fields, forests, mountains and local landmarks and such are allowed to explored freely without having to get permission or be accused of trespassing, so it is legal for you to be on someone else's property without repercussions.

[@welshed]

You went from not having 4K a week ago, to having nearly 10k now. Incredible dude. Well done.

[@almena7154]

7:30 well no because if you listened you’d hear it’s not enforced. We also just don’t have the death penalty

[@colinlaing2126]

Here in the UK it's also illegal to die in Parliament

[@Gothic55]

Chester.. Great City with shops on three levels of buildings.

[@eleanornixon8888]

You had nearly 4K subscribers 4 weeks ago and now you have 22k?? Wow omg well done keep it up?

[@ann-marieburrows2253]

You forget how polite we are over here, the police officer would have offered up their helmet to the pregnant woman before she has chance to pinch it, lol

[@BigStib]

(Chester). "Queen owns all the Swans". Common myth. The British monarch owns all unmarked mute swans in open water in the UK, but the Queen only exercises ownership on certain stretches and tributaries of the River Thames around Windsor. In the past, certain places were given rights by the Crown to mark wild mute swans as their own. They were a prized centrepiece at feasts. St John's College, Cambridge still has that right.

[@johnsimmons5951]

As far as I know the following law is still active in Colchester Essex ( which is east of London). During the Roman occupation of England, Colchester was the capital of England, and “you shall be hung by the neck until you are dead if you block a footpath and cause a Roman to go into the gutter.” So if you are in Chester and you see an Italian walking towards you, it probably best not to block their path! If they come from Rome you might find yourself in trouble.

[@mattfield5653]

The hall clock in Chester is missing a clock face of one of its for sides. The west-facing side of the tower remains blank, and since it's the wall that faces Wales, local legend says the reason for its missing clock was because 'Chester won’t give the Welsh the time of day.' And that is we’re the phrase not giving someone the time of day comes from.

[@AnnatheBanannaa]

Another weird law is we can't fly kites in a public place

[@hollydeeks8940]

say “baby lock them doors and turn the lights down low”

[@chrissheldon8708]

Chester! :)

[@gchampi2]

My favourite weird law is from the Isle of Man. It states that it is legal to kill any scotsmen found on a beach on the IoM, but only if you use a bow & arrow. Not sure if it is still in effect, as I heard about it 20+ years ago, so it may have been repealed by now (& it hadn't been actively used for a couple of centuries when I read about it...).

[@Oddballkane]

You're not allowed to die in the houses of Parliament If you do it guarantees a state funeral. Basically it means everyone gets the day off. Your ⚰ coffin gets horse 🐎 drawn and the road is closed.

[@KarrierBag]

0:07 and now you are at 62.9k bloody well done

[@diharding3426]

2 Missed and really odd laws here in the UK are, no-one can be denied a drink of fresh water, so anyone can knock on your door and get a drink of fresh water! the other and most absurd (yet unrepealed law, broken by millions everyday) You are not permitted to drive without a man with a flag walking in front of you! - Oh and there is only one crime which still carries the death penalty - High Treason!

[@chrishicks7946]

It's also illegal for a Welshman to don an english jersey 😂🤣😂 I think the same applies in Scotland and Ireland 😂

[@craiglimbert2675]

I would recommend Hale and Pace - fly Yorkshire. Best wishes.

[@baarryparsons2808]

CHESTER. ...I watch all your videos to the end..

[@mazdaram226]

Can you do the Fire Barrel carrying festival please, great vids matey..

[@vanessamoody9036]

I love you!! 😂 From Loughborough, Leicestershire 🇬🇧

[@ItzDylanM]

The swans in my area come and knock on doors wanting bread etc.. its kinda funny

[@Londronable]

I think until the 2010's it was illegal for a woman to wear pants in Paris unless she was sitting sideways on a horse or something. Laws should have an expiration date of say, 50 years and the government can then reestablish them in an easy way or something. What I notice with old laws is that they're more often connected to time which I guess is to be expected as night and day had a bigger impact on the life of people.

[@willtwinny]

I'm shocked that you missed my favourite weird law that is still in place today. You have to have a license to watch television. To this day we have to pay £157.50 to watch TV. It is mainly a tax rather than a license and many people want to abolish it. It used to pay for the upkeep and infrastructure but it now goes to the BBC in exchange for no adverts and to be "impartial" (emphasise on the speech marks).

[@davehillyer1618]

The law. Over the Welsh not allowed in Chester stems from the owen glendwr Welsh uprising , a big part of Welsh history

[@glynevans4119]

Chester...another great video from one of the best channels on KZbin..think it's time you were made a honoury Brit..keep up the great work

[@TheHoff1902]

It’s also illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day, and a policeman must give up his helmet by law to allow a pregnant woman to urinate into it if she needs to!

[@adrianforrest8553]

The drinking law still stands, serving intoxicated people is not allowed under licensing act 2003.... But try telling dave that after 10 pints

[@freedabee1684]

chester hey jt its tuffie from England love the show keep it going ps my grandson watched how to tie a chatterbait and now he loves them things so keep it up yaall hope you get that 100 k soon george and dragon tattoo would be cool very british

[@jocampbell3883]

It's also illegal to walk the streets with a plank of wood on your shoulders.

[@laurajones5539]

That one about serving drink doesn't just apply to Pubs/restaurants either. Shops also have to refuse anyone trying to buy alcohol while clearly intoxicated. I had to phone the police on a guy once who went absolutely apeshit because I wouldn't serve him vodka coz he could barely stand up or talk🤣😅

[@MichaelPunter]

Chester! But the best town name is Abergavenny in Wales. ;)

[@gavinpaice8008]

The swans on the Wensum river Norwich belongs to the Colman families.

[@lawrenceglaister4364]

The sword thing at the end ,there is visual proof of It every day in parliament if you look the party in government is sat on one side and the opposition is sat on the other side , the gap between them is a swords length ( plus an arms length ) , funny old world init lol

[@suejackson1731]

Just subscribed from London UK.

[@elliotdobie561]

Please keep doing these videos I love you reacting to my country 😂 it’s so good

[@leedsman5881]

Love your reactions

[@Jackeydee]

Also Berwick, a small town in the North of England, is technically at war with Russia.

[@sarahsmith7257]

Hi I enjoy your channel ☺ coming to the UK don't forget to come up to Scotland keep up the good work 😊 👍 😀 😄

[@iainsan]

It's great that swans are protected in the UK. A few years ago, a refugee family from Albania, not knowing about the law, killed a swan to eat it and got into very serious trouble.

[@pd4165]

Not very. All wildlife is protected, unless otherwise specified. Most swans are owned by the monarch, but the charges would more likely be illegally killing a protected species than theft from her maj.

[@connorhehehe1094]

A lot of these acts arent punishable if you dont admit your name , they let you go after keeping you in cells for the night

[@jools2323]

These laws, while still on the books, have been superceded by newer laws. So in reality, they aren't really laws.

[@peterwhitehead9934]

I remember going to Liberty , in Casey county KT .....wonderful people , but i had to turn my watch back 70 years !!

[@LiamH1808]

I think US laws are worse you can't drink till 21 but you can legally give a child a gun

[@danh4698]

chester :P i've also heard it's legal to shoot a welshman with a bow and arrow if they're inside the city of chester, although i can't speak for the certain truth of that one!

[@carolinepiper8773]

There really was a Lord Sandwich but his name was John Montagu not Mantagu. There is also a place in Kent called Sandwich and there's a village up the road called Ham, seriously.

[@jessroberts1907]

Some of these laws exist but no one really follows it like the landlord one if you’re in debt they usually just evict them not take stuff

[@maz41617B]

You should do a vid with you getting people in your town to try chip butties with salt vinegar and ketchup. That would be interesting and a laugh

[@cyberash3000]

and women can work topless in aquarium shops in liverpool

[@tracytabb2882]

Ye I worked in a bar for 20 yrs and if someone is really drunk u can refuse to serve them and kick them out lol and the earl of sandwich was areal person 👍👍

[@deanguiri3058]

There's a law that says the minimum age to drink alcohol in your household is 5 years old.

[@redf7209]

A lot of child medication and sleep aids in the past were alcohol based too

[@naimba]

I live like 10 minutes in the car from the Queen's house in Sandringham Norfolk and 1 hour and 40 minutes on the train to London 🤓👸🏻👑

[@kusz2704]

Chester, did you know it’s illegal to fly the rampant lion flag in Scotland or that if your in York and see a Scotsman it’s perfectly legal to shoot him with a bow and arrow, but not on a Sunday!

[@takes2knowgames900]

I'm pretty sure you can't die from committing a crime anymore in the UK, we got rid of the death penalty

[@ablemobilewelding9682]

Swan meat is very tasty. The crown didn't want anybody else eating them

[@corymiller8900]

I'm from the UK and I can say the thing about dying if you are in the wrong city is false we didn't have the death penalty

[@YvonneWilson312]

Not any more, no, but we did up until the mid 1960s.

[@corymiller8900]

@@YvonneWilson312 yh I know I ment don't not didn't

[@zeekmatthews680]

That one about rent is not round now

[@dazeitgeist]

hhahahaa, Chester

[@davers1953]

It is the law that a gentleman must wear a sword within the square mile of London. Also black cabs must have a bale of hay in the back of their cab.

[@morelunar192]

Well I’ve broken the wales Chester border one a few times

[@tobytaylor2154]

Piss poor back story, for instance the 1st law was clearly brought in because of drunk farmers with their animals and steam powered machinery. Nothing to do with trains

[@brondwin]

if your welsh in chester after sundown you can be technically killed, theres a myth it has to be a longbow but actually the law would never be upheld in the modern day so its a moot point

[@janani1826]

Crazy how much u grew this month!

[@peterdarnell7627]

Chester Town Hall clock doesn't show the time to Wales it only has 3 faces

[@DaNxFaM]

Chester Bennington almost 4 years already goddamn

[@andrewnichols1023]

That helmet law is irrelevant today police don’t ware large helmets anymore. I’m English and most of these laws I didn’t even know, only the laws about swans and whales and being drunk in a pub, although many people on a weekend are drunk in pubs.

[@TooManyNicks984]

I'm from chest that doesn't happen I go on my bike pretty often and often stoned we also have swans

[@tyer841]

Dunno if anyone’s put this but it’s actually illegal to hold a fish suspiciously outside of Buckingham palace 👌

[@peterleadley7103]

Hey bro, the policeman probably offered the pregnant lady his helmet. British manners right!??!

[@AK_1444]

You seem like you like rap lol you should react to some U.K rap music... That would be dope still. You could start off with Chip Daily Duppy? Just a thought! Likening this content though bro. Love from 🇬🇧

[@PxlKng]

Can't see it in the comments or the video but here in England all taxi drivers are really supposed to carry a bale of straw or hay with them. This is a law dating back to when taxi's were horse drawn carriages.

[@masonbell8840]

Yes, they require an Act of Parliament to change so why bother.

[@gizzardpuke9689]

Yeah but she is pregnant and therefore protected under the law she can also call for a police escort to hospital if in labour .

[@cddb5408]

6:58 Clearly says that law is never enforced so then he still wastes the next 40seconds acting as if it is.

[@bellamy1983]

Purely in the interest of stats, Chester!

[@Inconsistent-Dogwash]

There’s a guy that goes around trying to break as many of these weird laws in one day, you should watch that it’s funny.

[@Seanoakwolf]

you need to react to a video of English Castles..

[@nickburton3919]

Here’s another one is you are not allowed to handle a salmon suspiciously

[@danelawman2516]

I think there is still a law that you can shoot a Scotsman in York ? ..... with a crossbow, .but not on a Sunday! great site keep it going.

[@thishandleisiunavailable]

Dang lucky I don't live in Vermont

[@Lizzie-ob6nx]

Another law is that it’s illegal to handle salmon suspiciously and also it illegal to be sockless within 100 metres or so of the monarch

[@jacklovejoy5290]

The salmon one is just poorly worded, it's illegal to handle a salmon you believe was caught illegally

[@plaguemaster308]

@@jacklovejoy5290 how do you catch a salmon illegally?

[@plaguemaster308]

@Darth Wheazius lol

[@winstonchurchill5731]

@@plaguemaster308 Salmon Farms or taking salmon out of the sea in certain fishing seasons and areas

[@anonymous-iu4th]

@@plaguemaster308 you catch it in waters outside of Britain of international waters or it is poached. This law was made to protect salmon against poaching mainly I believe

[@jamespickersgill8416]

I like you young American man. Thank you for looking outside the USA box and educating yourself. You have gained a fan here.

[@jeffreymonks8507]

I only live 20 miles from Chester. Believe me, there will be stranger laws than that in Chester. That city is 2000 years old.

[@andyhurley5627]

You can kill a Scotsman with a crossbow as long as he is with in the walls in the city of York

[@DRSRACING]

I’m from down west Cheshire probably not far

[@catherinemilne2002]

@@andyhurley5627 I thought it was Welshman

[@andyhurley5627]

@@catherinemilne2002 yes in Chester but in York I'm sure it's Scotsman

[@togerboy5396]

It’s York for Scots and Chester for the Welsh

[@wicsiow]

Yes, we have tons of swans, & they're very well fed.

[@Ramtamtama]

not like those geese

[@winstonchurchill5731]

Specially the swan's where i live they have the world's largest natural harbour to feed from unlimited fish and water

[@olliecooper6751]

But if you mess with one of are swans they’ll kick your arse

[@ventrex4227]

Swans are posh geese CHANGE MY MIND

[@winstonchurchill5731]

@@ventrex4227 Naa total different birds

[@CRINOTH]

Chester! :) We have lots of swans here in Lincoln in the UK. They certainly seem a happy bunch. :) Imagine the world of trouble you'd be in if you were a drunken Welsh farmer taking cow into a pub in Chester...

[@Ramtamtama]

someone would probably tell you that you've got the wrong animal

[@jayviewsrepairs5801]

Lincoln is all pigeons and swans hahaha

[@Goatedpal2]

Still don’t see any sign of manchester

[@me-dc8pj]

Swans and Geese. Those two animals are everywhere. Swans I don't mind but Geese... even more vicious than our royal friends

[@aOx666]

Do accents of the UK next. You have to do it now to cos I’m the second comment :P

[@alistairbraithwaite7983]

YES YES YES YES YYEEEAAAAHHHHH

[@4yp384]

@Caitlin I subbed

[@andymcpandy2128]

I'm the 384th comment so that means, BY LAW, you have to do it.

[@vanytitwone9687]

Yessss

[@mooncatandberyl5372]

he has done UK dialects

[@beardedveteran7234]

The law about the Welsh being in Chester wasn't explained very well. Their were caveats to the law such as the Welshman can only be killed with a crossbow and only within the city walls. The law was officially repealed a couple of years ago after it started becoming more well known and the police became concerned that someone might try to use the law especially with a recent spate of people being killed with crossbows across the UK. We had to learn about it in school as where we live in Wales is only 15 minutes drive from the Welsh border so only about 20-25 minutes from Chester city centre.

[@alisonrandall3039]

There is also a clock where one side is blank. Which faces the Welsh side. You can also kill a Scotsman in York in the city walls after dark with a crossbow.

[@pd4165]

I'm in Manchester - so not too far from Chester. I was looking forward to hunting Welshmen with a crossbow. Looks like I've missed the boat, dammit!

[@alisonrandall3039]

@@pd4165 you could always throw roses at them. They could retaliate with daffodils.

[@daverail01]

@@alisonrandall3039 If I recall, the York one was that it was legal to kill a Scotsman within the city walls after sundown but only with an English Longbow

[@alisonrandall3039]

@@daverail01 yes I believe you are correct.