ASMR A Map of England (soft spoken)

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  • čas přidán 2. 04. 2024
  • Hallo, hallo, how are you all? Today we're looking at a map of England - again, a lovely gift that appeared in my post box. Thank you, Thijmen!! This one was a fun topic to prepare, for one because the language on the map is wild, but also because I finally learned where all these cities are that I learned about back in the day, watching hours and hours of Premiere League football... Not because I was such a big fan myself, but there was just no way to escape it, being with friends from England. Sundays were football and endless cups of tea.
    So maybe make yourself a cup, get comfortable, and I promise, no football talk in this one. We'll look more at Anglo-Saxons and Vikings!
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Komentáře • 193

  • @ricomariani
    @ricomariani Před 2 měsíci +42

    Thanks!

  • @gxyb766
    @gxyb766 Před měsícem +34

    I’m a Brit, but emigrated years ago. Thank you for this video, made me smile and think of home 😊

  • @ellamurphy4888
    @ellamurphy4888 Před měsícem +51

    The strange prayer about shipwrecks is an old folk song - it’s because of the tradition of wrecking in Cornwall whereby those that find wreckage and cargo washed ashore had the right to claim it.
    Cornwall is famous for its shipwrecks due to the coast and had a reputation historically for intentionally luring ships to wreck through false lights etc. People still to this day believe salvaging wreckage that washes up is their right (even though it is illegal!).
    Cornwall also has a long and interesting history with smuggling.
    It’s a very interesting place. Cornwall has a very distinct identity from the rest of England, even its immediate neighbouring areas.

    • @polytheneprentiss1534
      @polytheneprentiss1534 Před měsícem +5

      Very interesting info, thank you!

    • @jasonjames6870
      @jasonjames6870 Před měsícem +8

      Yep it's a Celtic nation in its own right and Cornish is mutually intelligible with Welsh

    • @alexthekid1971
      @alexthekid1971 Před měsícem +1

      Thx for this insight. You seem to know a lot about this area. Are you from that region?

    • @obcl8569
      @obcl8569 Před měsícem +3

      Not even the Romans messed with Kernow!

    • @SunnySunshineField
      @SunnySunshineField Před měsícem +2

  • @jessicaclark8920
    @jessicaclark8920 Před měsícem +18

    Love this one. As someone living just north of Newcastle I can confirm that Lindisfarne, in a modern context, is also well known for its Mead. I live in the village Wallsend, named for being the most Eastern stop on Hadrians Wall

    • @AlainaXDeann
      @AlainaXDeann Před měsícem +1

      So cool! My family is from Durham! Hodgesons!

  • @michellefiller6802
    @michellefiller6802 Před měsícem +155

    Im an American, and I have a job interview for a position in the UK on Monday. Watching this as part of my manifestation. ❤🙏

    • @Joshywoshyngton
      @Joshywoshyngton Před měsícem +5

      Good luck!

    • @telefisswearin1973
      @telefisswearin1973 Před měsícem +3

      Hope it went well

    • @therichsibling3714
      @therichsibling3714 Před měsícem +3

      Good luck! Let us know when you get it! I’m manifesting too!

    • @geesterfunk
      @geesterfunk Před měsícem

      hope you got it

    • @michellefiller6802
      @michellefiller6802 Před měsícem +5

      @@therichsibling3714 I didn't get it. you guys I can't keep doing this.I can't keep getting my hopes up. I don't believe in manifesting anymore. I'm utterly devastated. I have to get the hell out of here, I hate it, I hate my life, I just want to move to the uk or europe.

  • @guyditchfield5888
    @guyditchfield5888 Před měsícem +13

    Your knowledge is outstanding. Not only have I relaxed but I’ve learnt so much about my country. Thank you.

  • @suzyevans3365
    @suzyevans3365 Před 2 měsíci +12

    Yay! So excited when you started in the South West. Warm greetings from Plymouth. Xxx

  • @polytheneprentiss1534
    @polytheneprentiss1534 Před 2 měsíci +53

    Omigosh, I have this map too! It used to be my mom’s (RIP). It’s such a lovely and interesting map, and hope I can get it framed someday to showcase both sides. I haven’t watched the video yet, but really look forward to it later! ❤️🇬🇧🗺️

    • @Donnoha
      @Donnoha Před 2 měsíci +3

      I have it too. From mid 70’s or thereabouts. Lots of info on it🇺🇸

    • @jakutim8740
      @jakutim8740 Před 2 měsíci +10

      hahaha i (the guy who sent this map) had this Dutch elementary school teacher who loved these maps. he always had nice/interesting stories about the past, including late ww2 and early space age. no wonder he had these NG maps laying around ;). i won it over a decade ago now when he was finally retiring after 55 years of teaching. as a gift he held these bingo games with memorabilia from his home. he told me that it was quite famous. back then i could not yet understand english so i just loved the artwork on it without really paying attention to it. anyways, enough rambling, i loved the asmr video and thank you, miss Melange ASMR!

    • @polytheneprentiss1534
      @polytheneprentiss1534 Před měsícem +5

      @@jakutim8740 that’s such a cool way you came to own the map! Very good provenance and so sweet of you to send it to Melange so she could share it with thousands more people. 😊

  • @leesirett5250
    @leesirett5250 Před 2 měsíci +15

    Thank you so much for continuing to make these wonderful videos.

  • @hgw3394
    @hgw3394 Před 3 dny

    This channel deserves 1M subs.

  • @cornflakegirl4811
    @cornflakegirl4811 Před měsícem +4

    What a beautiful and precious memory and story connected to the map. ❤ So cool, as an English teacher I am more than delighted. 🤓

  • @deeayenn
    @deeayenn Před měsícem +6

    Informative....and super relaxing. Your own particular niche of asmr is in a class of its own.

  • @xavierhenriques1116
    @xavierhenriques1116 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Thank you so much, Ms!
    I’m always grateful to see you post 🙏

  • @gowingzgo1
    @gowingzgo1 Před 2 měsíci +5

    So glad you're back and perfect timing! Felt a bit down and seeing this video brightened me up 😊

  • @ruleplayltd
    @ruleplayltd Před 2 měsíci +18

    Loved this, thank-you! Thrilled that my home town of Grimsby received a mention from you. ❤

    • @lechatel
      @lechatel Před 2 měsíci +4

      I lived in Grimsby (Cromwell Road) while I was teaching at Lindsey Comprehensive in Cleethorpes back in 1982! Wonderful fish and chips...but a very cold wind!

  • @wilburr_r
    @wilburr_r Před 2 měsíci +4

    Yes oh my goodness. I've been really struggling to sleep recently. This will be a god sent ❤ So good to see you, hope all is well

  • @georgepolasky9809
    @georgepolasky9809 Před měsícem +4

    Wonderful video. Your presentation, delivery, and knowledge are terrific. Your voice, demeanor, and warm friendliness make for a very relaxing, interesting, and fun video. Thank you.

  • @shaunwafer6907
    @shaunwafer6907 Před měsícem +7

    Bath is beautiful, well worth the visit

    • @Andygb78
      @Andygb78 Před měsícem +1

      It's a clean city.

  • @tuhkathri9126
    @tuhkathri9126 Před 2 měsíci +6

    National Geographic Maps were the best. My favorite were the ancient Roman Empire and Greek maps

  • @odubhthaighp1931
    @odubhthaighp1931 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Aw. Lovely to see you back! I hope all is well with you and your family

  • @katieherger4928
    @katieherger4928 Před 2 měsíci +3

    So happy to see you again. Hope you are well. Another lovely video.

  • @IsItOrNot
    @IsItOrNot Před 2 měsíci +3

    As usual, another fantastic video, thanks Melange! ❤

  • @JJMedusa
    @JJMedusa Před 2 měsíci +6

    -- Hello Melange! How are you? It’s nice to see a new video from you again! 😊❤️

  • @Aerialistika
    @Aerialistika Před 2 měsíci +2

    Yay! Love a new video. What a beautiful map too!

  • @10DeeB
    @10DeeB Před 2 měsíci +12

    I'm happy to help with a phonetic spelling of irish place names if that's helpful. They look more intimidating than they sound. Lovely map and great video as always, thank you.

  • @leod-sigefast
    @leod-sigefast Před měsícem +3

    Dale already existed in Old English. It was the word for valley. It was reinforced by the Old Norse version later. Lovely video/audio!

    • @phoenixrose1192
      @phoenixrose1192 Před měsícem +1

      There’s also a Dale in Tolkien’s Middle Earth. 😉

    • @ogofog9120
      @ogofog9120 Před 21 dnem

      All the valley walks in The Peak District are Dales - eg Millers Dale, Monsal Dale & the Derbyshire Dales (my home county)

  • @robertlaurenson5032
    @robertlaurenson5032 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Yay new video! I'm liking this now and will be back to watch it later!

  • @alexiszorba69
    @alexiszorba69 Před 2 měsíci

    Hallo Melange! I’m happy to see a new video from you! This map is a pleasure for the eyes & your melodious voice a delight for the ears. I can’t wait to visit Vienna in May! 💛🙏🏻

  • @jrose1113
    @jrose1113 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Re the wrecks, in the 18th century, there were poor communities living along the shipping routes, and there was kind of an unwritten rule that if a wreck happened, they could loot for food and other goods. So, they didn't wish ill on the sailors. But they did kind of wish for wrecks! If you've ever seen the television program Poldark, it illustates this well.

  • @jmillz666
    @jmillz666 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Can't wait to watch 💆🧘
    Shoutout for the sweater, looks so comfortable. Appropriate attire, honestly 🤝

  • @littlecatfeet9064
    @littlecatfeet9064 Před měsícem +1

    You appeared when I desperately needed sleep the most! Hope you are well and happy 😊

  • @napnapASMR.
    @napnapASMR. Před měsícem +3

    I want to fall asleep but I also want to watch the video :D love it!! ❤

  • @TheDagda1000
    @TheDagda1000 Před 2 měsíci +1

    You still manage to make my scalp tingle! Thank you. ❤

  • @aboveaveragejoe6291
    @aboveaveragejoe6291 Před 26 dny +1

    Your voice is gold and your hands are awesome 💯

  • @mooseyluke
    @mooseyluke Před měsícem

    I love the camera movements!

  • @sunbeamgal1
    @sunbeamgal1 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Wow I’ve learned a lot about my own country ☺️❤️ we do have some beautiful scenery 🌲🫶🏻

  • @larrykirby5036
    @larrykirby5036 Před měsícem

    Ahh....so tingly....so beautiful. ❤

  • @robotlove3000
    @robotlove3000 Před 2 měsíci

    So glad you’re back 🗺️🖤

  • @SunnySunshineField
    @SunnySunshineField Před měsícem

    Love this! Thank you!

  • @RobertBrownieJr
    @RobertBrownieJr Před měsícem +1

    Stunning voice, and I learned a lot about my own country! You gained a subscriber 😊

  • @XiJakke
    @XiJakke Před 2 měsíci +4

    Newcastle mentioned!!☺☺

  • @dovic86
    @dovic86 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Since 1974 the links between the different path in Cornwall and, more broadly, the South West have been made and now you can hike the whole South West coast along the South West Coast Path, which is 630 miles long

  • @larrykirby5036
    @larrykirby5036 Před měsícem

    So very relaxing. ❤

  • @christianburgos5956
    @christianburgos5956 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Melange you’ve been missed! Hope everything is well 💛💛 can’t wait to watch this new video later

  • @joshtaylor8520
    @joshtaylor8520 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thank you for covering my beautiful island again

  • @mememeandme
    @mememeandme Před měsícem

    Enjoyed it, thanks.

  • @harrietburton5598
    @harrietburton5598 Před měsícem +2

    I live in Tamworth (near Birmingham) which is the accident capital of Mercia (Anglo-Saxon era) there’s a lot of history on Ethelfreda (warrior queen) and Offa’s Dyke (built by King Offa) which you still see remanence of today.

    • @Andygb78
      @Andygb78 Před měsícem

      Is it accident prone?

  • @bakedzd4933
    @bakedzd4933 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Yay more Melange!!!

  • @emmapowell374
    @emmapowell374 Před měsícem

    Ah my country ❤ thank you for this wonderful video

  • @naturalexplorer
    @naturalexplorer Před 2 měsíci

    Nice to hear your soft ASMR and watch that pointer of yours weave its magic. Lovely colours on your jumper.
    Great map - always fascinating exploring the British Isles. Your language skills are excellent for homing in on its prehistory. Totally bewildering, but really enjoyable to the ear, how some of them speak over in Cornwall. Looking forward to your forthcoming Ireland map video🙂
    You may be interested in how Ralph Ellis has unveiled King Arthur as primarily an Edessan/Levant/Roman story with powerful linkages to Egypt and Parthia. Chester, England playing a huge role in this story with the Roman fortress Diva Victrix.

  • @thekodiakjew
    @thekodiakjew Před měsícem

    Oh wow this is so cool!

  • @jsmally83
    @jsmally83 Před 20 dny

    Yes, Liverpool definitely has a distinct accent 😆 (Scouser here).
    I absolutely love this video. Relaxing and informative. I think I've watched it about 10 times already 😊

  • @richmorris2870
    @richmorris2870 Před 16 dny

    I'm from Worcester and I'm impressed by your perfect pronunciation of Worcester and Worcestershire!

    • @peterhooper1677
      @peterhooper1677 Před 14 dny

      I'm from Worcester as well.Nice to see we're well represented here.

  • @teddybear9029
    @teddybear9029 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Ahhh my country melange! I live 15mins from Rochester❤❤❤

  • @thenorseguy2495
    @thenorseguy2495 Před měsícem

    Awesome video Melange🥰 This map are exact one year younger than me

  • @SereglothIV
    @SereglothIV Před měsícem +1

    It's good to see tou again :)

  • @jaynemachen7193
    @jaynemachen7193 Před 2 měsíci

    I hope you are feeling much better ❤

  • @overwatch65
    @overwatch65 Před měsícem

    Greetings from Somerset. We are that bit of coast below South Wales. Dorset sits underneath us on the South Coast.

  • @xXxlLEGENDZlxXx
    @xXxlLEGENDZlxXx Před 2 měsíci +3

    36:34 Banbury spotted ❤💛

  • @adamwalker1494
    @adamwalker1494 Před měsícem

    Great to see st austell in cornwall on the map

  • @albinoorkalbertson
    @albinoorkalbertson Před 2 měsíci

    Nice contrast between your fingernail color and the map. Was it intentional? 😉
    Thanks for another fantastic relaxing and calming video.

  • @hit.the_north
    @hit.the_north Před měsícem +1

    Salop is Shropshire x

  • @rzbk
    @rzbk Před 2 měsíci

    As someone with a Geordie significant other, I concur with the accent sentiments. ♥

  • @Hailiums
    @Hailiums Před 2 měsíci +8

    There were almost certainly funny druids hanging around Stonehenge in the '70s.

  • @asmrclassic1
    @asmrclassic1 Před měsícem

    Inspiring for our new English whispering ASMR channel. We’re not as good as this, but trying! Thank you.

  • @ianbamford1857
    @ianbamford1857 Před 2 měsíci +8

    Great video. Although I'm English my Dna results showed also Welsh , Scottish, Irish and a tiny bit of Swedish/Danish. I live near Liverpool and its a bit shit to be honest

    • @polytheneprentiss1534
      @polytheneprentiss1534 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Aww 😕 I visited Liverpool proper for the first time in 2022 and loved it. Hopefully you’ll get to a nicer area someday. 🙏🏼

    • @ianbamford1857
      @ianbamford1857 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @polytheneprentiss1534 thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. I'm on the other side of the river Mersey

    • @jasonjames6870
      @jasonjames6870 Před měsícem +3

      Friendly city though

    • @emmapowell374
      @emmapowell374 Před měsícem +1

      Liverpool is not shit 🤣🤣

    • @pjl8119
      @pjl8119 Před 3 dny +1

      ​@@emmapowell374not the city centre but some of the suburbs are very grim.

  • @Timrobrus
    @Timrobrus Před měsícem

    At 5:47 the badger underpass is a tunnel under the M5 motorway to allow badgers to travel safely without being run over. The badger act of 1973 made it illegal to deliberately harm a badger and this triggered increased interest in badger livelihood

  • @hiriaith
    @hiriaith Před měsícem +3

    We don't speak Gaelic in Wales

  • @Rasta8889
    @Rasta8889 Před měsícem

    32:00 There's also Wells where many scenes from Hot Fuzz were shot.

  • @zenosAnalytic
    @zenosAnalytic Před měsícem

    :D More Melange asmr ^v^ Your stuff is Gr8 uwu uwu

  • @tedbingham-davis4729
    @tedbingham-davis4729 Před měsícem +3

    Nobody ever mentions Sheffield 😭 great video tho :)

    • @Andygb78
      @Andygb78 Před měsícem +1

      Sheffield is somewhat out on a limb. A local rival to Leeds perhaps, but lacking the history of York and the cultural & historical significance of Manchester and Liverpool, which nobody south of these places care much about anyway.

    • @tomsmith48
      @tomsmith48 Před měsícem

      Less important now perhaps, but huge significance in the 1800s with steel manufacture and development of things like stainless and various plated metal products. I would say at least on a par with Manchester's mills in that respect.

  • @tirianashby
    @tirianashby Před měsícem

    Greetings from Worcester ❤

  • @sherriolson3227
    @sherriolson3227 Před 12 dny +9

    Is everything okay !??? Been a long time since a video. I hope all is okay

  • @smokymack
    @smokymack Před měsícem

    My kind of history lesson 👍

  • @mattj5492
    @mattj5492 Před měsícem

    Among the "Home Counties" you missed Buckinghamshire (where I am!) and Berkshire both to the west of greater London

  • @Jonnyicey
    @Jonnyicey Před 5 dny

    The humber is tidal estuary it has very strong tides. 1/5 of englands fresh water drains via the river trent and ouse which form the Humber

  • @thibaultmerlin
    @thibaultmerlin Před 17 dny

    Worcestershire sauce is good for marinating.

  • @sarahdavis2653
    @sarahdavis2653 Před měsícem

    Brilliant, your knowledge is amazing. 🇬🇧

  • @n-lo6756
    @n-lo6756 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bitte eine deutsche Version davon 🙏🏻

  • @paddyrs0740
    @paddyrs0740 Před měsícem

    I see you go to Cornwall very quickly, did you know the area from Rosamunde Pilcher?

  • @OlafBookspindle.
    @OlafBookspindle. Před 2 měsíci +1

    I can’t believe Holsworthy is included on this map but not Great Torrington. What an insult!

  • @zanderxander3581
    @zanderxander3581 Před měsícem

    I have this same map framed on my wall

  • @heidihansen1583
    @heidihansen1583 Před měsícem

    I loooove your videos, they’re perfect for helping me fall asleep, but could you please disable the ads (which wake me right back up 😣) at the end of them?

    • @MelangeASMR
      @MelangeASMR  Před měsícem

      Thank you for the kind words! Unfortunately I can't - youtube recently changed the settings so creators don't have control over the ads at the end anymore. I would recommend that you install an ad blocker.

  • @eveobrien3855
    @eveobrien3855 Před 28 dny

    Please do Ireland next!

  • @wiseowl151
    @wiseowl151 Před měsícem

    I would like it so much to see all those lands united under a same will of acceptance and freedom, wich i will never see in this life. May you all find peace, regardless of the way you pray, or the secular power over you. But remember, all our conflicts are like dust in the wind. Only love passes the centuries. Immortal.

  • @Grubnar
    @Grubnar Před měsícem +33

    Ah yes, England ... a great place to spend your summer vacation, according to my Viking ancestors!

    • @ScottJB
      @ScottJB Před měsícem +2

      I've heard York is worth staying over winter too. Maybe for a few years! Maybe worth creating a kingdom around even

    • @phoenixrose1192
      @phoenixrose1192 Před měsícem +1

      I wouldn’t venture towards Wessex if I were you. 😉

    • @spiguy
      @spiguy Před měsícem +1

      And according to my Normandy ancestors!

    • @asmrclassic1
      @asmrclassic1 Před měsícem

      😂

  • @j_fenrir
    @j_fenrir Před 18 dny

    Interestingly enough, the city Milton Keynes isn't on this map! It's very new, only being built in 1967 and thats apparently too new for this 1974 map haha. Lots of brits like to make fun of it, maybe the map makers wanted to get a jab in too

  • @kiwi_sodas
    @kiwi_sodas Před 21 dnem

    Where did you get your pointer object?

    • @MelangeASMR
      @MelangeASMR  Před 21 dnem

      From the arts & crafts section, it was a pack of like 100 little sticks.

  • @Gerrcinn
    @Gerrcinn Před měsícem

    lovely video as always if you need a hand with the Irish names at some stage reach out and I'll see what I can do, most are easier than you think, certainly easier than english as Irish is a shallow language so pronunciation doesn't change once you know the rules.

  • @dovic86
    @dovic86 Před 2 měsíci

    04:08

  • @williamolsen5287
    @williamolsen5287 Před měsícem

    You know what those do - Willy 00

  • @Scorpionwincheater88
    @Scorpionwincheater88 Před 2 měsíci

    I'm such a map addict. Can't stop playing Europa Universalis 4 and watching ASMR Melange.

  • @michellefiller6802
    @michellefiller6802 Před měsícem +1

    I'd give anything to trade places with any of you all from England. It is my dream. I know deep in my heart and soul I'm meant to live there. I just don't understand why it's so difficult. :(

    • @majahcorcoran782
      @majahcorcoran782 Před 19 dny

      Don't let the films fool you...its not all harry Potter and Downton abby type of folk here...lol! England has changed a lot over last 25 years...slowly the identity is being lost and forgotten(I miss the traditional phone boxes and mail boxes)and is now over crowded with far too many people for an Island as the benefit system is enticing to many people...even watching the Premier league you will notice there is not many English players anymore lol....the weather is dreadful as it rains too much and our free health care is like an illusion 😉 you can see it but it's not really there....lol! I say to you grass always looks greener on the other side....ps we do have really Green fields though and beautiful scenery but wherever you live still same life struggles

    • @pjl8119
      @pjl8119 Před 3 dny

      Some parts of England are nice. Some are very similar to the forgotten rust belt areas of the USA.
      In my opinion Wales and Scotland have more attractive scenery and are not as crowded - they are just very rainy.

    • @pjl8119
      @pjl8119 Před 3 dny

      ​​@@majahcorcoran782yeah but it's better having life struggles somewhere that looks nice rather than living in a depressing dump.
      You might never find perfection but if you have the option it's better to have as many positive things in your life as you can.
      I don't see any advantage in having the inevitable life struggles - but living somewhere horrible that adds loads of unnecessary problems on top of them. It's making life harder and more miserable than it needs to be.
      It's just a fact that some places are better than others. It's a better quality of life in a Sussex village than in a sink estate in inner city Birmingham where your flat is broken in to on a regular basis and you live in fear of being stabbed to death walking to the shop.
      Sometimes the grass really is greener. Otherwise why don't wealthy people live in rough council estates? By that logic the Royal Family could be living in a rough estate in Bootle. Why not? Grass is greener wanting to live in Buckingham palace. Everywhere is apparently the same.

  • @chicchitammuottocifa
    @chicchitammuottocifa Před 10 dny

    Stamford is just above Peterborough

  • @EvilKeith
    @EvilKeith Před 2 měsíci

    🥰🥰🤗🤗💙💙

  • @Abdulrahman1997A
    @Abdulrahman1997A Před 2 měsíci +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @williamolsen5287
    @williamolsen5287 Před měsícem

    So some in every school and every bar separate growing up is actually better otherwise you get a giant family and a giant bar - Willy 0

  • @BunnaySango
    @BunnaySango Před 17 dny

    Geordie accent is ok...if you can understand it.

  • @Nohandleentered
    @Nohandleentered Před měsícem +1

    I don’t know why I watched this one. I actually dislike England very much 😂

  • @samuelhonywill4499
    @samuelhonywill4499 Před měsícem

    The glories of British pronunciation: Mousehole is actually pronounced 'Moe-zul', more like the Iraqi city than how it's spelled. Don't get me started on Quernmore... btw this was absolutely lovely, you have a new subscriber!