What I Didn't expect About The UK | Lesser Known Things About England | Living in England

[@katiexox9398]

As a Brit I had to watch this to see what others see “weird” about us 😂😂

[@Yesterzine]

Same!

[@tandapanda7222]

Ditto

[@ukeepmeinurarmpit]

Same here

[@its_me_dave]

I think we’ve got away with it 👍

[@vrenak]

I'm danish and all of these are basically the same here, except for the driving side. Guess that explains why I don't really feel like I'm abroad when I visit.

[@callummackinnon2900]

“... particularly London, quite windy roads...” those are the words of someone who has clearly never experienced the countryside

[@OfficialFingazMC]

Or been up North lol

[@danielstocker2443]

Come down south even more windy and fucked roads

[@DF-cc5im]

Lol, yeah..

[@brunosmith6925]

I moved here from South Africa back in 2002 - and driving in SA is a constant dice with death. In the more rural English areas, drivers are even more courteous than in London, and it stems from the massive congestion on our roads. Drivers have learned that being polite and considerate helps everyone and the traffic flow in general... being let into a traffic flow, or allowed to pass in front of someone approaching the right turn you are trying to make, only has to happen a few times to you, for you to realise that such courtesy and consideration was a big help - so when someone is trying to break into a traffic stream, you remember those times other drivers gave you the gap - so you start to behave the same way. Drivers on the motorways absolutely accept that the emergency lane is for emergency vehicles ONLY. It is extremely rare to see a driver dart into an emergency lane in an effort to move ahead faster.

[@SuperFunkmachine]

If there not a death fall on one side and rock face on there other an a 60 limit then its not a windy road.

[@TJay96]

London is probably the least polite and courtious place in the UK too

[@gowdsake7103]

Mainly because it is not really British anymore due to that nice my Blair

[@joshuajackson4742]

gowd sake no city on this doomed island is British anymore.

[@ZainabProductions]

who cares

[@joshuajackson4742]

yas anyone with an ounce of intelligence, decency, class or style.

[@gowdsake7103]

@@joshuajackson4742 Yeah ya kinda have a point

[@Hoscitt]

London REALLY is not representative of the rest of the UK!

[@khall477]

I agree

[@joydarling]

yep

[@billyshroo3263]

@dani cali clearly you have issues in the way you perceive your own country. I've stayed in the US for 2.5 weeks and had so much good to say about where I stayed. And whilst some may disagree with my opinions, I'd rather see the positive sides

[@waynesaunders1151]

Totally agree.

[@merkerface]

dani cali tend to get pick pocketed hahaha.

[@fpsneb7408]

London is different from the rest the UK, try different parts of UK.

[@luther0013]

fps neb yes but our city is the only part of the country that matters outside of elections.

[@bfcclarets4694]

The middle of London is different but all the other areas are just like separate towns

[@albertdewaal7535]

@@bfcclarets4694 agreed, you can turn a corner in London and be in a different world

[@pww7872]

If we got rid of London the UK would be so much better off

[@Anna-ou7or]

@@luther0013 That's such a stupid thing to say.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

No one `likes to queue.` It simply has to be done in order to maintain fairness.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

That's literally the only representation of fairness in this shit hole though.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

That’s another thing we Brits have a weird reputation for doing. Surely every nation and nationality has to queue up for stuff? So what gives??? 😧😧😦

[@jaredbowhay-pringle1460]

​@@U2QuoZepplin Most other places I've found you'll have people trying to sneak in or make excuses for why they're in a rush a lot more than in the UK. And then you have places like China where queuing is barely a thing.

[@gdfggggg]

Tom Smith you sound like a lazy ass socialist, could be wrong tho.

[@alanastone5241]

@@gdfggggg socialists are the nicest people around.

[@perry1154]

This is England we dont get weather it's more like samples

[@c-nessa]

😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂

[@rollochairbreaker230]

That is the best description of our weather I've ever heard.👍

[@dag1581]

I was in Lancashire for a month at the end of August beginning of September. I tried all the samples of weather, all different versions of wet from oh it's okay it's just spitting a bit to it's pissing down. One day I looked out the window and it was cold and gray and my aunt said it looks like a nice day?It's not raining. thank god the people are nice and warm

[@perry1154]

I can tell you've pick up the english phrase of its pissing it down lol god got very drunk last night lol

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

David Green Britain is ideal weather for wind farms,

[@abigailhulme9665]

in England you're a monster if you don't offer someone tea and coffee

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Abi Hulme yeah I never offer people tea ☕️ AND coffee ☕️!! It’s one or the other and you’d better be pleased I’m offering you anything at all dagnamnit 😡😡😡🤣😂🤣🤨! 😀

[@PastyMancer]

No, you're a monster if you don't offer them biscuits with the tea.

[@ruthbriggs5372]

@@U2QuoZepplin please leave the country immediately.

[@Its.My.Life.]

Do you want a brew?

[@SingularNinjular]

Bonus points if you offer them a biscuit.

[@kinglear5952]

If London drivers warm your soul then their Devon and Somerset counterparts will send you levitating through your sunroof.

[@ddk4664]

So true! Someone got out there car and helped me reverse back in dorset 😂😂

[@mchalecm]

She'll leave a puddle in her seat

[@lillynoble2214]

devon lanes 😅😂

[@38loca]

I think I just found my family, yay south west🥳

[@hannahchinn9016]

yes haha

[@johnsimmons5951]

Our houses are designed to keep warm, so you may not feel the cold, however the nightmare are hot summer days because you cannot cool your bedroom to get a good nights sleep.

[@JohnnyZenith]

Yes you can. You open the damn window.

[@johnsimmons5951]

JohnnyZenith that has never worked for me. The only solution I know of is to install air conditioning.

[@orsikocs]

Victorian houses are NOT designed to keep you warm. There's literal draft moving the curtains and the temperature goes down to 17 degrees by the morning... absolutely horrible. Coming from eastern Europe that's nit something i had to deal with. Winters going to minus ALL houses are ACTUALLY designed to keep you warm. No draft, double glazed windows, zero condensation, central heating everywhere, no gaps between the soil and the floor of your house bc it's fully insulated. The houses were literally the hardest thing for me to get used to moving to the UK.

[@orsikocs]

@Welsh Simon so if a house is old then u could get severely sick in it bc of mould and cold and that's ok... That sounds a lot more stupid to me. Sorry, just gonna have to disagree i guess. No hate or anything.

[@atomiswave1971]

When I told my American family I needed a TV licence in the UK they said "there is a Test to watch TV in the United Kingdom, WOW!". I cracked up laughing.

[@Legionnaire7777]

Wow you pay to watch that brain washing BBC channels! Phone them up cancel it and just say you watch itv catch up only also tell tem their implyed rights of access has been denied problem solved and money saved 👍🏻

[@nonegiven2830]

@@Legionnaire7777 Or realise that the "bias" is by show, not the whole of the BBC. I've seen people complain about bias in all directions and when you get to the root of it, it's people talking about specific shows. The glory of the BBC is the shows that wouldn't get made any other way, like top gear. Good luck getting something like that made with a channel that relies on advertising.

[@Slavir_Nabru]

@@Legionnaire7777 Fuck that. Don't call them and let them know. Let them waste resources investigating (assuming you genuinely don't need a TV licence).

[@veronicaaccouche1478]

I had a detailed driving test before I was allowed to take my motorised wheelchair home but wasn't given the licence. Only in England! I travel with my Legoland one just in case.

[@richardstringer6162]

@@Legionnaire7777 I don't mind paying for the BBC. Ripoff Virgin I do mind.

[@sonicfreak04]

I went to England last year and I have to say...I loved your country. the people were super charming, the buildings, landmarks, and shops were mesmerizing. and I miss it so much

[@makethatabakersdozen9655]

We miss you too 😊

[@mart2mart]

Try the bad bits......

[@sunflower9680]

Filmsparks - I’m glad you did 😊 may I ask where are you from?

[@sonicfreak04]

@@sunflower9680 brooklyn, NY

[@sunflower9680]

Filmsparks - I love what I see of NY (mostly online), I hope I get to visit one day.

[@colly0410]

Everyone who comes to my house gets offered a mug of tea or coffee, even if they've come to read the water, gas or electric meter, just an automatic thing for me to do...

[@maximusfattybum]

colly0410 Don’t forget builders & tradesman who are working on your house , Its the norm to offer a brew every hour and you have to ensure that you have sugar for their tea!

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Pray to god the meter readers actually take you up on that offer!? The postman too? What is wrong with you?

[@Drew-Dastardly]

@leahcim38 - Oh it's still a thing. The ridiculous rollout of smart energy meters got massive money from the EU but was expected to only involve energy monopolies like in the EU. In the UK we have the same offshore monopolies "competing" part of that competition is NOT following the smart meter protocols. So when you switch your new supplier (which is just a paper exercise - the actual supplier is the same gas and leccy infrastructure before these leeches were added on) well the can no longer remote read the meters and you have to do it yourself. If you don't for a few months they send someone around... They are NOT getting a cup of tea from ME!

[@chriso2705]

I'm on my way. ;)

[@alibimac4214]

@leahcim38 They came round to mine today, and we've got smart meters. Smart meters don't work when swapping suppliers that often.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Sometimes you just need someone from elsewhere to tell you how lovely some aspects of your country are :). Thank you, dear lady.

[@medeniofacaselnshs6163]

dani cali ashamed? Lmao there’s no reason to be ashamed ( unless you are talking about brexit) people just think we live our lives like the stereotype says so but really that ain’t the case , not like I expect someone with nothing better to do then mock people like you to understand, at the end of the day life here is good, and the pound is 1.32 dollars lmao , so if I decided to move to America ( not like I would move to such place) I could get and extra 320$ per 1000, so complain and mock all you want but at the end of the day not like it means anything

[@justsomeguy1014]

dani cali why should I be ashamed to be British

[@medeniofacaselnshs6163]

fry liver we aren’t collapsing lol the fact we are more than America says something, brexit is a big deal and after 4 years we seem to stay on top

[@AngloSupreme]

London isn't a country.

[@icyypark64]

Wait you’ve never had someone flash their lights and let u go? That’s so normal here everyone does it 😂

[@Kodiak1234]

Icyypark I live in Sydney and we flash lights and let people in, even in the morning Commute. And I do courtesy waves as thank you and have seen others do the same. People in expensive are less likely to be polite.....

[@Kay-uy4xn]

I lived in Queensland for 5 years and no they don't flash or let you in on the motorway. This can be terrifying at first especially as some of the slip roads are incredibly short or non-existant! They were just starting to improve and lengthen them when we moved back to the UK. Traffic is a lot lighter than here though.

[@louise.g80]

Icyypark I though it was quite normal throughout the world. Guess I was wrong 🤣

[@poppymayamber2706]

Off topic but hello fellow British army

[@louise.g80]

Poppy May Amber hello x

[@melobrien9724]

Them: *Blinks headlights to give way* You: *Blinks headlights to say thank you* Them: *Blinks headlights to say you're welcome* This happens. And I love it.

[@smoothie9931]

Everyone else: *Crashing from false signals*

[@richardhockey8442]

cars spending five minutes blinking at each other deciding who is going to give way

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Richard hockey. Much better than playing chicken and crashinjg head on ( or perhaps off).

[@Lambchop2701]

🤣🤣 so true.

[@EASYTIGER10]

As a Brit, I like the balance we have between following sensible rules but being spontaneous and creative - its something I actually think we do well.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Following sensible rules and showing healthy disrespect and protest and disrule towards stupid and unnecessary rules and red tape. ✊

[@totallybored5526]

its all in the little victories

[@annother3350]

I prefer Spain. There might be a no smoking sign but if you really need that cigarette people understand

[@beingsshepherd]

We observe minute silences for *Western* victims of violence and war criminals, tolerate: an unelected second house, hereditary monarchy, stipulate that male MPs wear neckties in parliament, and persecute public figures who abstain from wearing poppies. Oh and everyone drives at 40mph in 30mph zones.

[@therightangle6033]

Overall I agree, you people know when it is far better (as a one off) to skirt the a rule, and at the same time not slip; But maybe this sort of thing is eroding.

[@ilaria298]

We’re just polite here, mostly because our grandparents were so we copy, we don’t like queuing but we don’t whinge over it, because it’s life

[@richieb7692]

Nobody likes queuing That's why we don't let anyone in. We make sure that Everyone suffers, just like us.

[@VampireNewl]

Lived in London for 6 months and already thinks it's the whole country, she's adapted quick to London life

[@Jago_Kast]

London and the Outskirts is all that matters, rest of England is shit.

[@LuA-qk8cx]

Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley spoken like a true southerner

[@thomaswarren2699]

@@Jago_Kast I dunno man, some seriously beautiful landscapes up north

[@magbi9427]

Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley The air pollution must have damaged your brain.

[@justsomeguy1014]

Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley what about all the beautiful countryside outside of London wtf do you mean the rest is shit

[@dannydorito2434]

It isnt that we English like Queuing Ive never seen anyone go yay a que in my life its just nobody complains about it its just accepted thing you do

[@widgetno1]

Nonsense, for many Brits part of the joy of a cue is complaining about it!

[@deathbystereo-]

Im english and dont queue. Esp for food. Nonsense comment

[@professorweeto]

Sometimes i join the back of a queue, just to see what's at the end. Thrilling.

[@kayleighbrown459]

@@deathbystereo- Lol. What do you mean you don't cue? Like if there's a load of people lines up you just go ahead of everyone else? Last guy I saw do that almost started a fight.

[@TJay96]

@@deathbystereo- How can you not queue? I rarely see people jump queues because people will get pissed

[@Otherdave008]

The stereotype of Britain having shit food is a bluff, it's just as good as anywhere else, it's just we like pies and pastries too much.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

I’m definitely a pies 🥧 and pastry 🥮 kinda guy!! 😋😋🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Oh and a proud stiff ass Brit too!

[@lynnejamieson2063]

I think the reputation actually comes from American GI’s stationed here during WWII, so it was never really a true representation of British food as we were under such extreme rationing at the time. The American diet having little to no alteration during that period in time, they would have noticed a massive difference when they ate away from their mess halls and so reported back home that the food was bland or tasteless.

[@mikefraser4513]

It's the same with the stereotype regarding British and their bad teeth. www.bbc.com/future/article/20150602-do-the-british-have-bad-teeth forums.canadiancontent.net/showthread.php?t=88859

[@Otherdave008]

@@angelwarrior8013 Didn't know that, Interesting to know, cheers !

[@Krshna28]

"Top sheets" are sold everywhere. They just need to be bought separably. Any store that sells bedding will sell them (like John Lewis, M&S, Debenhams, Dunhelm Mills and loads of supermarkets). There's a "fitted sheet" which has elastic to cover the mattress. And there's a "bed sheet" to go under the duvet and this doesn't have elastic. They usually all have to be bought separately. But duvet covers often come with two pillow covers.

[@kellyandkareemlm3254]

They are much harder to find here and there is much less variety in Australia. It seems like the default is no top sheet.

[@theillogicalpunk5752]

I was so confused about what she was talking about. Then I was like wait a quilt what you want is a quilt.

[@kellyandkareemlm3254]

@@theillogicalpunk5752 top sheets are more important in hot countries I think. You don't need to wash the top duvet or quilt or whatever as often, you can just wash the top and fitted sheets.

[@abaddonnnnn]

In the states, bedding sets are sold with usually two pillowcases, mattress topper, fitted sheets, regular top sheet and then your duvet or comforter

[@RosemaryTurner2002]

@@theillogicalpunk5752 Oh that's what she meant.

[@Fizz-Pop]

Well, the only reason we offer tea AND coffee is to have an alternative to tea. We understand not everyone wants tea (savages) so we offer coffee too. I've seen this surprise with queueing and letting people off public transport before you try to pile on? I don't get it. As a general rule, we don't want a smack in the mouth, so we give each other a small amount of space or respect. What do other nations do? Have a fight every time? Sounds exhausting.

[@sophieanjuli4616]

Fizz Pop other nations don’t wait, it’s so annoying haha

[@timothymartin5538]

It's just the old adage, the British invented queuing

[@buddah1978egypt]

Most brits I know including myself much prefer coffee. Tea only if there's no coffee anywhere close or shops are closed

[@GeckoCityUK]

Try 'queuing' for a bus in Tenerife. You can wait for 30mins all sorta lined up, as soon as it arrives it's everyone for themselves, kids included. Utter Chaos for a bus that usually has enough spaces for everyone. It's just a totally different mindset I guess.

[@GB-vn1tf]

@@buddah1978egypt savage...😉

[@gussilver282]

Oldest pub? The trip to Jerusulum in Nottingham - basically a Cave underneath the Castle. Worth seeing if you have chance.

[@glynrhodes3212]

… or more correctly … Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem … definitely the oldest pub in the UK !!

[@johnd6487]

...or is it The Bell Inn in the Old Market Square.. or the Salutation on Maid Marian Way? All three lay the claim.

[@sarahharker8342]

@@johnd6487 Trip! God knows what they have done to the Salutation! I almost cried at how grungy it had become.

[@scottrobinson4611]

@@sarahharker8342 It really doesn't feel like a pub with such a claim, does it :(

[@sarahharker8342]

Scott Robinson to me it was a pub you Could walk in with a board game under your arm or a book, order drinks and food and have a very happy afternoon. Now you can’t hear for poor music choices and and tattoo sleeve seems a prerequisite of entry :-( Trip is great, if you can get in!

[@tegan_j666]

Windey roads. She clearly hasnt been to the countryside before

[@emmaanderson4732]

cuddlyllama 112 country roads are so scary do drive on u never know when a car is coming round a bend or over a hill

[@aaabatteries9787]

especially since they'res no streetlights

[@iriscollins7583]

@@aaabatteries9787 That's why vehicles have headlights.

[@TheLastCrumb.]

I Do find your videos interesting, a lot of the time even the English will slate England... but it’s not until someone else like yourself points things out that we realise how lucky we are in a lot of ways👍

[@niamhrose8604]

"Do you want a drink" is britains catchphrase. I say it without knowing

[@IrisTaylor-c3y]

Lol you just made me realise that😂

[@KizziesArt]

As soon as you walk into someone's home, they say "would you like a cuppa?"

[@yoe-c5x]

😂😂

[@Shylvara]

Zoe The Meme Queen yeah it’s kind of automatic generosity, it’s a wonderful trait in a culture. Think about it, you guys are so polite you do it without thinking

[@davinacooper82]

Niamh Rose it’s our answer to everything having a crap day puts the kettle on feeling sad been dumped whatever it is a cuppa makes everything better

[@benthacker4164]

We actually do use extra layers in winter, throws are common to put over your duvet and you can get them at any good store from tesco to IKEA to wilko

[@thepowerman8952]

Any good "store"?

[@kuniosaiki]

The Powerman Well yeah, most large retailers are okay when it comes to cheap home items.

[@missharry5727]

I have a two-way double duvet: one is 5 togs, the other 8. I use the 8 in winter and the 5 in summer. My house is quite well insulated so even in winter the bedroom doesn't get really cold (the heating goes off at 10 pm and comes on at 6 am), but if you get seriously cold you can fasten them together for a really toasty 13 togs. John Lewis of course.

[@grahamtravers4522]

We do use top sheets, especially in the summer when the duvet is abandoned. But then, we are survivors from the age when British bedrooms used to have ice on the inside of the single-glazed windows ....

[@Slavir_Nabru]

"Tap & go", Sounds less like a breakfast cereal and more like a hook-up to me.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Haha :-)

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Sorry, but LONDON DRIVING IS NICE? Is driving in Australia actually like in Mad Max?

[@Zero_Ninety]

It didn't seem too far off that when I was there. Australians can't drive for shit.

[@kirranorgrove4329]

It is pretty much Mad Max. I have vivid memories from childhood of my mum or dad driving me somewhere and saying hang on before taking off at the t-intersection to fit through the gap in the cars.

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

have you seen how they drive across Europe and other continents? It makes Londons roads look perfect

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

@@ENGLISHMURPHY just drive out of London in any direction and it gets far, far better. But if you want to compare it to elsewhere even in Europe, I suggest you try looking at scandina, or even Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands or Belgium. Southern European countries tend to have awful standards of driving!

[@michaelheliotis5279]

Just remember, Australia was a country seeded with a bunch of criminals and miscreants, so is it really any surprise that their descendants wholly exemplify the 'every man for himself' attitude in everything from driving to workplace relations?

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

The thing with driving is we have to share the roads and there are way too many cars on the road in this country and if you let someone turn then it keeps traffic moving

[@brianparker663]

Exactly! Well said.

[@chrisbodum3621]

There aren't "way too many cars on the roads", they're all parked on the fucking pavement. www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/transport-committee/news-parliament-2017/pavement-parking-report-published-17-19/

[@ethelmini]

I think that's it.In a lot of Oz it would make no sense. In the UK, you're just delaying joining another queue if you let someone turn in front of you. What peeves me is people who slow when there's only one, or even no cars behind them - it actually delays everybody. Also, don't let people turn in front of you if you're at a green traffic light. It just means fewer cars get through before they go red and the congestion gets worse!

[@willrichardson519]

Someone ought to tell that to drivers in Nottingham and even more so in Sheffield!

[@toysintheattic2664]

Chris Bodum most of the roads aren’t big enough to park on without mounting the kerb. It’s easy to walk round a car. Not so easy to drive through one

[@peterd788]

When I moved to America from the UK I was horrified by the lack of pleasantries. Everyone smiled and said have a nice day but were mostly plain rude.

[@mikefraser4513]

I find many (not all) slightly superficial I feel...

[@cameltrain100]

Peter D I found “excuse me” was a precursor to a barge and elbow in the ribs. In the main, inUK, it means you ask someone to make way and they move to allow you through.

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I think it's that thing of forcing politeness. It's somewhat insincere, and sometimes seems backed up by a passive aggressive attitude

[@michellemaine2719]

I had the reverse moving to the UK, love the civility and manners here.

[@Ostrichlegs111]

Yeah they are very rude in London compared to the Us

[@janejohnstone5795]

This lady ..appreciates,..order ,politeness and respect...and kindness...which makes life nice.

[@adomicgamingspace8959]

As a English person offering tea and coffee is just an automatic line we all know to well

[@eirienevenstar]

As a Welsh person, I agree! I love a good cuppa but I also enjoy coffee so it's only normal to offer a variety of drinks if you've got someone over

[@smedleybelkin19]

It's trained into drivers over here that if someone is waiting in a potentially awkward spot for too long it can effect your progress further up the road, so we tend to let them in or out.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

If a car is waiting and signalling to get in my lane I will let them but if they just try to push in I leave no space for them. I've found it's generally german cars and 4 wheel drives (4WDs) who are most pushy, obviously german 4wds are amongst the worst.

[@willtandy3235]

It’s car-ma. I do it because I like it being done for me!

[@advancelast1740]

What a nice blog hosted by an intelligent lady...you are very welcome in England

[@dinerouk]

digresses quite a bit, but good.

[@EASYTIGER10]

Quite a few non Brits have mentioned the "Amber" > "Green" traffic light thing in videos. I've never really thought about it, I assumed it was the same everywhere!

[@kayliellewellyn369]

Most place only have red and green lights x

[@Chilukar]

Me too. I only really noticed it when I came to live in Chile, people seemed to take forever to move on a green light. Eventually I worked out that it was because they had no heads up with the red-green. The other thing that is absolutely nuts here is that if you turn on a red light you find pedestrians crossing with a green light too. At rush hour only one or two cars can turn per green light because they have to wait for the pedestrians. It causes MASSIVE traffic jams.

[@richardhockey8442]

amber for 'start your engines' / 'put your mobile phone away'

[@ectopudding]

One part of Britain has red straight to green lights. Jersey. Through me off when i went there!

[@stephenbaker7079]

@@ectopudding 'threw' not 'through'. Sorry to be pedantic, I'm a teacher of English!

[@jamesgrainger-smith3690]

Fairly sure that the oldest pub in England is "The Trip to Jerusalem" in Nottingham. Knights used to stop there for a drink before they went off crusading....

[@zenzen9131]

It's so old that Robin Hood was in the darts team :)

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

Legends

[@AndyVonal]

The Trip to Jerusalem" is a hot contender but there are other claimants such as the "The Old Fighting Cocks" in St Albans... As I work near Nottingham I know where my vote goes!

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

@@AndyVonal Also The Royal Standard in Bucks (I think!)

[@SwrveYT]

You said you need your license when driving. But here in the U.K., you can literally drive with no license on you. It’s not illegal at all. Save you from worrying incase you’re in a rush and can’t find it :)

[@YvettesVibes]

Thank you! 😊

[@Trebor74]

If you are stopped by the police and they need to see your licence they will give you a '7 day wonder', 7 days to show your licence at your nearest police station.

[@magecraft2]

I have a friend over for the states and he was astonished by the fact if we bump into each other or inconvenience each other, we both say excuse me and sorry :)

[@willrichardson519]

Aye, its probably too apologetic, but it's better to bs on the safe side, isnt it?

[@beingsshepherd]

Else risk being stabbed/headbutted.

[@dublinius]

Yes, the urge to apologise is so strong that I often find myself saying sorry when it's clearly the other person's fault.

[@RosemaryTurner2002]

@@dublinius LOL same. I'm used to apologising for every little thing

[@missdragonfire]

Omg I also apologise to inanimate objects I bump into.

[@markiecamden]

It is so refreshing to hear things about this country that we all take for granted and don't realise. Thanks for another great insightful video! :)

[@calumrichardson1997]

In Britain it’s an Unwritten rule that you HAVE to offer someone a tea or coffee if they visit your house

[@sajO5754]

"Asian" in the UK refers to people of indian-pakistani decent. Chinese are knows as "Chinese".😀

[@cockertoo8920]

No, Asian in the UK refers to anyone from Asia, not just people from India or Pakinstan!!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Correction: "Asian" in UK generally describes dark skinned caucasians, from but not limited to: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc. but it also includes far eastern Asians (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese etc).

[@priv1436]

other way round. asian is used in reference to eastern asia. indian is used as an (often ignorant) reference to anyone who looks like they're from south-east asia.

[@priv1436]

D S never said it doesnt. this is specific to the uk and the way people generally think about asia, buddy.

[@priv1436]

D S your comment wasnt specific to the UK. and you’re wrong, so i dont know what to tell you.

[@milknosugar1]

We just have different “tog”/depth duvets for the different seasons, that’s why we don’t bother with extra layers. You’re right- they’re so all over the place all those layers! X

[@paulhill1665]

We all used to have sheets and blankets, then a shop called Habitat opened in the 1960’s, everything changed.

[@mouseketeery]

The duvet thing - duvets are supposed to mould round your body to keep you warm which they can't do if there's a sheet and/or blanket between it and you because there's a 'tent' effect with air-gaps, meaning you need more covers. Just have different weights (Tog rating) of duvet for different times of the year, or at least a summer weight and winter weight one.

[@andyt8216]

Here in York, every pub is the most haunted in England / Britain / Europe!

[@thewomble1509]

I once went in the oldest pub on Mars. terrible place, absolutely NO atmosphere.

[@pippatick]

Going to pubs in York was a thoroughly enjoyable experience

[@AngloSupreme]

If you ever go to York find the Acomb hotel, they love outsiders.

[@miarhodes6716]

Hey Yevette, I found that to buy health food products/vitamins etc it is very expensive if you are wanting to find a good quality brand. In Australia we have Chemist warehouse which is cheap. Also, with food in the UK it is dirt cheap however if you want good quality stuff it's super expensive. In Australia we have good affordable prices now with health foods being the thing now. Also, I find Brits more active and outdoorsy and more 'grit' when faced with the elements. I find Australians prefer being in their back yards. Also, Brits I find are just so much more witty and come from a bantering culture. They have a way of expressing themselves that is genuinely interesting. They know lots of words in the dictionary. Australians have poor vocabulary.... Australians can lean more towards the layed back vibe, where as despite Brits being good with the manners they do have an underlying intensity which comes from having more first hand connections and exposure to the diversity of Europe. I may be wrong about all this being a Melbournian, but this is what I found while in the UK.

[@forbiddenyoungones]

I told my wife about your comments on driving and she rolled her eyes, then she thought about it and agreed. It is the thoughtless minority of drivers who spoil it for everyone else. Unfortunately it is those thoughtless people we think of first. Thank you for reminding us the majority of drivers are thoughtful.

[@hobmoor2042]

UK winter - Get a warm partner to warm your feet on; looks don't matter in winter. Not got a partner? - get an electric blanket to warm the bed before you get in. Get a mattress topper to go under the electric blanket (to stop you losing heat into the mattress). Get a TOG 13.5 goose down quilt if it's really cold. Get a quilt that is one size larger than the bed (eg get a king-sized quilt for a queen sized bed, get a queen sized quilt for a double sized bed). Lastly, always have a hot chocolate drink before going to bed! I love my bed.

[@terrym6112]

I love hearing someone else say they love England BECAUSE of the order and rules.

[@sandy_the_hippy]

Um, technically you cant just park where ever, including on the pavement. It's just we are all twats, and do. If you do park on pavement, give a thought for peeps with kids in prams, or wheelchair users, who are forced to step onto the road in order to get past, and if every twat parks on the pavement, its difficult and dangerous to see if any car is coming. Just sayin

[@caseyh8386]

Haha true, I didn't even know (until my company sent us on a driving course) that it's still illegal here to park facing the wrong way along a road... It's just the police wouldn't have time to enforce the law coz so many people do it 😂

[@caseyh8386]

Oh wow, didn't realise flashing someone to let them out wasn't a common thing elsewhere ☺

[@gwishart]

It caught me out the first time I drove in France, especially as French drivers flash their lights to mean "I'm going now - wait your turn."

[@bmac8993]

Found out to the detriment of my underwear that in Italy flashing of lights mean I AM COMING THROUGH NOW!!!!

[@angelafraser4572]

In the UK duvets used to be seen as a fancy European thing, they didn't start to become mainstream here until the 80s, when synthetic fibres made them affordable. It's common to have a thin duvet for summer and a thicker one for winter, or to have spare blankets that you can use with a duvet when it gets cold.

[@craiglogistics2092]

I am so glad that you are enjoying our lovely country, England has some amazing places to visit especially if you like a bit of history and culture, you should visit the City of Lincoln with it's beautiful Cathedral and Castle, enjoy yourself

[@RobertWhittaker1]

ye olde trip to jerusalem in nottingham is accepted as the oldest pub, I suspect originally it was just selling beer from a cave before it became a proper building

[@connor2053]

Ye olde fighting cocks in my town is the oldest in the country I believe, over 1000 years old, amazes me how they're still standing to this day

[@mart2mart]

Robert Whittaker love it there!

[@Ramtamtama]

@@connor2053 the foundations of the Fighting Cocks are over 1,200 years old but it wasn't a pub until the late 18th century, having been a dovecote or pidgeonhouse for the majority of it's life

[@timothymartin5538]

@@Ramtamtama we talking st albans here or am I mistaken?

[@vibesooooo]

When ur british and u didnt even know these things were ‘weird’😂

[@miarhodes6716]

Also another thing that is funny is when in the UK and you need to fill out some online form, instead of just selecting titles of either Mrs, Miss, Mr etc as you would in Oz, there is a long selection of everything from Duke, Lord etc. can't remember all of them but the list was long.

[@richard.featherstone]

It goes red, red+amber, green, amber, red so that you can differentiate which way the lights are changing as you approach.

[@aidanhutchinson3898]

The oldest pub in England is a pub called "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem" in Nottingham. Its address is 1 Brewhouse Yard Nottingham NG1 6AD

[@sarahjenkins9456]

We get given tea at the hairdressers 💕

[@alishanicola6503]

I hope you’re getting support for your anxiety and ocd everyone deserves support x

[@nikkiscott4341]

In the UK, we adopted the Scandinavian duvets 30-40 years ago. That's when top sheets tended to go out. before then, it was the traditional bottom sheet, top sheet, blanket and bedspread. On top of that, there would be the eiderdown when it was really cold. The eiderdown would not have a cover. In fact, duvets are like eiderdowns, although lighter and easier to take care of. ;-)

[@caseyh8386]

From the uk and didn't know that (coz I've only ever had a duvet) thanks for the info ☺ x

[@flybobbie1449]

Duvets are fairly recent. Back in the 70's we had no central heating, i would have on bed, sheet, double folded blanket, decorative top cover, then would lay my clothes over the bed. Winter would pull the net curtain off frozen windows.

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

This is interesting, I grew up in London and have been living in New Zealand the past two years....and the things you say are different I've actually found the same! People offering you drinks in meetings, thank you waves, drivers letting you in, mostly contactless, even the windy roads. I guess UK/NZ have more similarities than UK/Aus.

[@yve_larosa]

I’ve never used top sheets. I’ve only ever used a mattress cover and a duvet. I hate getting tangled in top sheets.

[@rich7447]

@Caramel Cupcake It's actually the other issue. A top sheet is there in case you get too hot and need to shed insulating layers. It's like the T-shirt under a sweater.

[@rich7447]

@@moonlitdesert Do you live in the Antarctic? Even with AC it is still 72F (22C) in my house in the summer (95F+ outside(35C+)). Winter interior temp is 68F to 70F (20C to 21C) so there is no need for anything warmer than a thin quilt. If you need a thick duvet when you sleep the house must be freezing.

[@ABRestoration]

I don't even consider London a part of the UK anymore.

[@nemosays2258]

To be precise The City of London is it's own sovereign state, even the Queen has to ask permission to enter.

[@ABRestoration]

@Rachel is My Angel thanks for the geography lesson, I'm fully aware that it is.

[@skollybob]

Rachel is My Angel lol you really don't comprehend the original comment

[@nemosays2258]

@Rachel is My Angel - I know and the CITY of London is a sovereign state.

[@nemosays2258]

@Rachel is My Angel, Well we do have a capital city that is sovereign and a separate state in England.

[@sophiebuckland2903]

thing with the amber light that not a lot of drivers realise is that if its a steady amber light before green then you arent meant to go but if it is a flashing amber light before green, if the road in front is clear (at a crossing) then you are allowed to go

[@BlitzMCR]

I love the way she explains everything. Got a very soothing voice.

[@gubernaculum1]

There was a point in the early eighties, when we all got rid of the sheets and blankets. And in came the Duvet!!

[@lankymk]

When it comes to dovet just get a higher tog rating if you need extra warmth. Go back to the lower tog for summer. I use low tog rated duvets something like 1.5 tog, even in winter.

[@rich7447]

Top sheet is for when you are too hot and need to decrease insulation.

[@fossy4321]

Christ I remember COLD Ice on the inside of the bedroom windows, all the blankets available piled on the bed then all the coats on top of that. A hot water bottle which at the age of 5 ish we filled ourselves with boiling water from the kettle! The blankets so heavy my mum had to lift them up so we could slide in. Running on the spot in bed to try and generate some warmth. No heating apart from the fire downstairs and when the dreaded call came that it was time for bed and so we must leave its warmth and go into the icy upstairs the fact three of you were in the same little bed was actually seen as a plus as you kept each other warm. Pulling on socks in the morning which had actually frozen stiff during the night and then a 2 1/2 mile walk through the snow and rain to school to find the heating had failed - but the caretaker was looking into it!

[@zrepeels]

I knew of an old woman who lived in a big cold house who would say to guests. ''Would you like to go to bed with a hot water bottle or a cat?''

[@freddiemac1438]

fossy4321 absolutely - duvets didn’t exist in the UK until the 1970s!! Before central heating windows froze on the inside and we used to fill glass lemonade bottles with hot water, wrap in a towel and there’s your hot water bottle!

[@stevenmackintosh8160]

My gran lives in a village in the cairngorms. I remember staying there as a kid and there being icicles hanging down on the inside of the windows. There used to be these amazing frost patterns on the windows.

[@fossy4321]

@@stevenmackintosh8160 I tried to post this before but it just disappeared. Three wildfowlers in Norfolk who were hunting duck on the fens ( Very inhospitable swamplands where the tides are murderous)They lost their way as the fog closed down and as the water rose were expecting to drown . Then at the last moment they spotted a faint light! As they trudged towards it. It became clear it was an isolated farmhouse. They were welcomed in by a lady who fed and watered them, as she showed them into a vacant room with blankets and cushions she asked "Are you boys going to be warm enough or would you like another 4 or 5 dogs?

[@maximusfattybum]

@@zrepeels - dont forget the chilblains you got from going out in snow then sitting within an inch of the open coal fire to warm up. Im sure chilblains are no longer a thing, my god did they itch !

[@snakeskin559]

We have multiple duvets. Low tog for summer, high tog for winter. And we do add sheet(s) and even a furry blanket on top of the duvet if it gets cold enough, but for most of the winter just the high tog duvet is enough.

[@stephenjdixon1]

painkillers available over the counter are usually just paracetamol and ibuprofen The 2 boxes are per shop. Just go to another shop and get 2 more so thats as many as you want

[@juliusdavies2005]

In the “olden days”, we used to have an eiderdown quilt as a top sheet, but the high tog duvets means there’s less need for it now.

[@willrichardson519]

Duvets are perfectly fine...just need to have the right tog for the season...

[@JJBushfan]

I've always used a top sheet. Still do. And they're not that difficult to find if you go to the better shops. I think you'll find that British winters are rather colder than winters in most parts of Oz. I'm told that Tasmania is the closest to Britain with regard to climate (which it would be since it's the furthest south.) I think a lot of this has to do with how the houses are built. Aussie houses are built with hot weather in mind. British houses are built to deal with cold.

[@anthonylondon3366]

Have always used a top sheet. They can be bought separately and saves on changing the duvet cover.

[@kathleen5237]

Me too - mattress cover, bottom sheet, top sheet, duvet. Then in winter a bedspread on top of that

[@Sorrely1]

Anthony London yep. Easier to wash and dry a top sheet than a duvet cover.

[@RoyaIIyRetarded]

Like some others have said, these definitely refer mainly to London and not England as a whole. I’m from London and am used to the cashless system but whenever I travel towards the country or the North you need cash for shops and busses and when you get on a bus you have to tell them where you’re going it’s a whole other world out there haha. It’s worth travelling around the country! I highly recommend York!

[@elliec6885]

I'm English and in winter I use a top sheet and a blanket as well.

[@fanellaforever]

It made me laugh about the driving courtesy becuase this is such a good example of British politeness, but we take it very seriously and if someone doesn't wave at you, you would think they are a TERRIBLE PERSON and if you forget to wave at someone, you feel like a TERRIBLE PERSON 😂😂

[@stephenbarnard8672]

Very enjoyable and it is so nice to hear your views on our country, heading over now to follow your Instagram.

[@mickc7388]

Yvette - Quilts here have 'Tog' ratings basically Summer & Winter types I think you may need the latter.

[@Annibals]

Her videos seem so real, I feel like she's having a personal conversation with me

[@mkitten13]

Norwegian here, never heard of this layering of topsheet, blanket and duvet before. And I sleep in a frequently aired out non-heated bedroom (in wintertime temperature is freezing cold). If you invest in a quality duvet, that is really all you need to combat the cold, I actually have to turn mine over during the night because I overheat...

[@waynestockton8953]

I'm amazed that driving in the UK is better than Australia, personally I think driving in the UK is like been on Death Race 2000. The more north you go in the UK the nicer people are

[@caseyh8386]

I live in Suffolk and (for the most part) people are very nice here. I can smile at absolute strangers and wish them a good morning and they do the same... When I went up north people seemed to really not have any patience for me but maybe it was just coz of my accent and they assumed I'd be a stuck up southerner?

[@thepowerman8952]

The further north, the nicer the people. Zzzz... What a tired stereotype. The nice thing about London compared with some other places is not having to engage in tedious small talk when you're on the train.

[@waynestockton8953]

@@thepowerman8952 You call it tedious small talk, we call it been friendly, I rest my case.

[@thepowerman8952]

@@waynestockton8953 OK, let us agree to disagree!

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

have you drove anywhere outside the UK? if you have you will realise driving here is calmer than most conuntries

[@activatingchangewithsteph1259]

Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in Nottingham is the oldest pub..... you can even sometimes get tours to go down and see the caves that they have

[@OfficialFingazMC]

I'm a Stokie born and bred but never been to Notts. Might have to do this meself. So thanks for the info :)

[@activatingchangewithsteph1259]

Fingaz Mc there’s lots of old pubs in the city centre in Nottingham it makes it quite unique having them all so close

[@selinarochelle]

As a brit, when I heard "top sheet" i was like "ay" 😂

[@courgette3401]

The whole point of a duvet is that it holds the air, and it is the air that keeps you warm. If you have an extra sheet it stops the air from keeping you warm. So more sheets and blankets actually cools you down!

[@trevorjones7228]

As someone who lives in Australia and has travelled to the UK fairly regularly, I can vouche for what you said regarding motoring in the UK. So much more pleasant. The parking makes me laugh. I took a photo of cars parked on the side of the road. No one in Australia would believe me. Enjoyed the video. Will check a few more out.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

I would actually go with the sentiment about the food being great in England. The French had the reputation as being the best in the world but I think they’ve lost that edge. Maybe it’s because everyone else has upped their game so much in the restaurant world?

[@Ariel-Jemima]

I’m Welsh and I have a top sheet I never thought it was weird.

[@davidcook7887]

In the States they have the world’s biggest everything. I once drove past a sign saying saying take the next turning and drive 2 miles to see the World’s Biggest Ball of String. 😀

[@beingsshepherd]

I've noticed American men love to boast about big numbers. Even regarding DIY specs. Wheares Britons tend to be much more vague/ignorant of such things.

[@dallasjansen2226]

that’s fabulous

[@batsy941]

Houses I can relate to fully as well. The cold literally gets in if houses are not insulated well

[@burntcrumpets5616]

I lived in London just up the rd from where Yvette is, Hampstead (I lived in Southgate. One of Yvette's locals, 'The King William' was a regular of mine as was the famous crepe shed opposite) I believe, for 35 yrs & Melbourne for 3 yrs. Both shit holes in different ways but I'd take London over any Aussie city anyday of the week. I now live in Somerset, SW England (just south of Glastonbury). Everyday, I feel as though I'm living in a J.R.R Tolkien novel. It's utter heaven!

[@Danzo1212]

English people are very welcoming, i don't know why people think we are rude, you will always be offered a cup of tea and biscuits

[@joshuajackson4742]

Danzo only English people talk English people down lol.

[@rich7447]

People mainly think the country is rude because of the abysmal level of service that you put up with in stores and restaurants. Some are good, most are not.

[@thomasraine5213]

The oldest pub in the uk is Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in nottingham near the castle

[@susanbrown6356]

I don’t think you are correct about the sheets. I use a bottom sheet, a top sheet and then a duvet with a duvet cover on it. Some do and some don’t.

[@bonniea8189]

About the top sheet/duvet - the top sheet keeps your duvet clean longer by preventing most of the duvet from coming in contact with your skin (especially if you don't pull it up to your chin). I was grossed out when I stayed in an Airbnb and they only had a duvet with no top sheet; I doubted that they actually put a clean duvet on for each new occupant. (The whole unit was questionable.) How my grandma makes a bed: mattress cover, fitted sheet, top sheet, blanket, second top sheet, duvet (which was folded down or taken off when you actually used the bed). The blanket and second top sheet are positioned slightly lower than the first one, so the first one could fold down over the blanket, so "you doing get a mouthful of blanket in the night" my grandpa said.

[@speleokeir]

if you like organisation you should visit Switzerland. All the transport systems link. The trains, buses, rack-railyways, chair lifts, steamers on the lakes, etc. You can get one simple ticket for all and their timetables all match up so you just hop off one and go onto the next. It's also incredibly clean compared to the UK and any other country I've visited. Just be warned it's expensive.