American Opinions on the United Kingdom, Great Britain, the UK
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2012
- When you subscribe to my channel, I give you a SHOUTOUT in my next video! ( • Video ) I asked / Interviewed, three american people. Asked them to give their opinions on English culture.
The English version of the Office is so subtle, self-mocking and tongue-in-cheek that it is beyond the capability of most Americans to appreciate it.
aucourant never seen it :P
aucourant also the office was shit
***** Hi James , American shows are everywhere because they are cheap , UK television although going downhill is still miles better than anything in America , as a rule I avoid American shows like detective or police shows , cant stand the way they are made for an American audience and you have the continual scenarios of explaining the plot in the dialogue for the Americans that are slow on the uptake , not to mention the actors are second rate , compared to any Brit .. have a nice day .
***** you to the british represent a stereo typical american, full of yourself and think your shit smells sweeter then the rest of the worlds
You have that completely the wrong way round. You think we have inferiority complex when actually it's all americans who have a superiority complex. You.ll disagree cos your American but Amy one else will completely agree with me. Anyone from any other country knows it's true. Except of course the Americans who think it's everyone else with the problem..so why do all these countries hate you like the Jews hated the nazis...It's because America is just as bad as the nazis
All these Americans "We are not ignorant" "We are not stubborn"
Then proceeds to post "America will always be the best place to live" Like they know what it is like to live in the rest of the world...
Fuck me you guys crack me up..
+JTextreme True. Only 30 percent of Americans own a fucking passport lol.
not long live the Queen God save the queen
ok did one of those guys say I don't understand what they say
You do know the uk isn't just England it's England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Is the Isle of Man in the uk or not?
There are many small isle off the coast of the U.K. They are all ruled by one of the countries in the U.K. For example I live in Scotland and not far away from me is an island called Arron which people live on
No The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom which is the political state but part of the Royal State which is the British Isles - simply speaking these islands enjoy self rule while keeping the queen as head of state - The UK is charged with thier defence and speaks for them on the world stage.
what about the Isle of Dogs?
+Saidees thats not right fucktard.
Well I'm american and I think the United Kingdom is amazing
Thx
I'm a brit and I think it sucks over here personally. That's why I'm gonna move to America.
Wow America is shit real shit I'm gonna move to Italy or France prob
Thanks mate, respect :) Same to other Americans who like our country :D
Dont do that, our politicians and corporations copy our American friends ideas thats why it er sucks here now! Though am sure i would like many American friends 😆
the first women was cool she actually knew what she was talking about
England is not interchangeable with uk/gb
Also I've been to that beach and live in San diego, these are the most stupid people you can find in this city, 85% of my school had over a 3.5 gpa
Also it's God save the queen
+Alec Joseph we r not stupid by the way - well obviously I guess some of them r
+#AwEsOmE persona Of course you're not. A country of idiots would never survive. The mere fact that the United States is still here and has the political, economic and military clout it has proves you're not stupid.
The issue they have is because England is significantly larger and is home to 80% of the UKs population so they just don’t bother
You didn't ask the obvious question: "Have you ever been to the UK ?" If not then the opinions are formed from news reports and news only shows the exceptions in society, not the boring norm. It's also true of the UK with America, unless you go to America (preferably several times) then it's hard to have a true, self realised opinion of what it's like (it isn't how it's represented on TV in the UK).
It is funny to hear the "We beat the Brits" when the Revolution was just Brits fighting amongst themselves. Add to that the British Government (not to be confused with the British people) retained control of Canada.
It's hilarious how many brits and americans constantly argue with each other. As a brit who lived in LA they love everything about us. They love the accent, the royal family and every girl wants to be a 'princess'.
But it is frustrating that Americans think modern England is a mary poppins movie.
What are you talking about. We think it's MIDSOMER MURDERS. LOL ;-)
Wally Smith hahaha
Did the woman at the end say Americans beat the UK. The UK gave America inderpendace, they didnt win it!
You're so right, thankyou! Did you know America won only 1/10 engagements with British troops? If I'm wrong with that statistic, blame the American TV show I saw it on.
:D
or computers and internet to post these comments.
+Xtre4mKiLLer If that's true, then it's the worst mistake we ever made!
+Xtre4mKiLLer Actually Spain and France won the independence war
you guys forget the UK is a united kingdom,... meaning more than just england aha! Scotland!!!!
Ah ha you forgot the rest of the United Kingdom like Wales Northern Island
Wales cymru am byth
I didnt forget wale and irland, but concidering wales doesnt really want to be a part of the UK and irland is quite litteral split in two on the whole UK thing :)) SCOTLAND being the second biggest ''connected'' land of the UK
Paul Mills You cant even spell? It is Scotland who doesn't want to be a part of the UK... but meh..
ummm I spelt it correctly, and scotland doesnt want to be a part of the united kingdom, hence the independance vote and now the general election in which scotland have just won 53 seats in parlement so far ... shows what you know. the voting count for general election is happening as we speak.
The Americans and British are the same people.
Hello? Our ancestors were all British settlers dude.We're ethnic brothers.
Americans vs British or British vs Irish.Brother vs brother.
Lol as a Brit I found that quite entertaining. Those Brits who have reacted rudely - take a chill pill and stop taking yourself so seriously! If Britain and America can't get along, with all our shared heritage and history as brothers in arms, then there's not much hope for the rest of the world.
I agree, I'm British and I class the Americans and the Australians as our closest friends.
"Whenever we go to war, England always comes with us"
cute America... cute
the yanks always have someone with them. they have never fought a war on their own ....... including their own civil war. that's why there is the saying "what's the difference between an American and toast ........ you can make soldiers out of toast".
Here's another saying:-
*"How do you get Americans to join a world war?"*
_"Tell them it's nearly finished"_
It's because the United kingdom are supreme
america doesn't go to war, the u.s. corporation does. that is their purpose. the uk is the economic center - city of london. these 2 of the 3 city states serveunder the third. why did the uk go into iraq again?
TheStgmp44
the yanks always have someone with them. they have never fought a war on their own ...Mexican War, look it up
In England the most popular name for a boy is Mohammad , the most common surname is Musthaveafagg.. We only let you win the war of independence because we thought you might get upset if you lost.
Actually the stat you quote is incorrect. Mohammed was the most popular boy's name in London in 2012 but it wasn't even in the top 10 in England as a whole. It is also misleading in that yes if you combine the various spellings of Mohammed then it is one of the most popular names but the facts are that virtually all the other top 100 boys names in England are general English/European names. The name Mohammed is used by a large section of the Moslem community whilst English people use a huge amount of names. Can't compare like with like
Roland Hawken
"What do you think of their accent?" ... like we all speak with the same accent over the whole of the UK.
I'll keep our weather in England thanks. Rarely too hot in summer and rarely too cold in winter. No tornadoes, no hurricanes, hardly any droughts, forest fires, earthquakes, ice storms etc etc. Its mostly mild and manageable and you rarely hear of homes being destroyed by the weather, unlike in the USA where it happens often.
yeah thats all good but it would be nice to see the mythical Sun instead of grey, grey and more grey
Charlie Granger
Were have you been the last month or two? Its been most sunny and warm in England. Don't you get outside much to actually look? I have even forgotten what rain is.
dude, i live in Scotland there is no sun enough said XD
Cameron Burge I live in wales and there is a lot of rain
Jack Thomas
I live in southern England. There isn't a lot of rain.
I fought the British in the last war, in the trenches of Flanders, I must say, a stubborn, braver people I have not come across.The British soldier always impressed me with his courage, skill, devotion to duty and humanity. As we wait for the order to start our Panzers rolling into Belgium I feel real dread knowing that I may have to meet them again in combat but I will do my duty." Oberleutnant Paul Carius, 3rd Panzer Division, MAY 1940
Otto von Bismarck: remarked at the end of the 19th century that the most significant event of the 20th century would be "The fact that the North Americans speak English".
Just a quick question, how many of these Yanks have actually spent time in the UK?!
Not just London or Edinburgh, but actually been out around the UK...
The Office thing is obvious. Americans prefer their remake and Brits prefer the original. This is clearly because the whole premise of the show is about subtle nuances in our culture and the comedy comes from relating to that. US culture is different from the UK's. That's why they remade it.
What do you define as a british accent ? A bbc news reporter or kate middleton isnt really english its posh and 99% of the uk population sounds nothing like them , we have regional accents dialects and sub dialects , regional and sub regional slang and wording , the town im from , i love a chip batch from the chippy , 90% of my fellow uk folk would have no idea what i mean lol
Where im from we all jamp off a wall
I love a good chip butty.
Even Nottingham has its own slang ffs
Umm nothing I'm English and people think I'm American
+Jay Mazella Ayy a Notts lad! Peace brother!
oh dear when we burned your capital down we clearly missed a few people..
+Martyn Notman shots fired
Martyn Notman lmao😂😂👌👌
Martyn Notman yes there natives
Hey just subscribed to your channel, I'm from the UK and this video has given me a positive insight on what Americans think of us, seriously can't wait to go to Portland next year :)
We aren't even posh!( well most of us). I hate British stereotypes especially on family guy etc.
Katie Fowler They dont see the stereotype of them, generally a uh... plump... man with 8 steaks in a burger.
Don't forget on family guy they made all British people out to have really bad teeth, I was offended by that despite my teeth lol. Their are some brits who have perfect teeth and unlike Americans they are their own teeth and not porcelain glued to them.
That last woman knew nothing at all.. the Americans lost almost every single battle there was between British soldiers and the rebels.. The brits simply got bored and left...
Bored, that was my infamous British sarcasm... But as your brain isn't fully developed yet I didn't expect you to understand that... Ok then, we ran out of supplies and it'd take too long to resupply from England.. So we left. How's that?
Without the French given America a hand they would never of won!
with all the anti-uk sentiment i see here, maybe we should pull our troops out and let the americans fight their own dirty wars.
Worked for us during Vietnam. Harold Wilson top man!
It no different from the anti american sentiment.
Nihilanth1982 For a country that spends 700billion a year on its military, I think they'd be okay.
slapmyfunkybass Lot of money, exactly how many conflicts have the US won outright since WW2?
+Whitney Pyant At least we can make an educated opinion. We are taught both sides of the coin. Americas education consists of one side - It's side. You are taught that you single handedly beat us back in revolutionary war (Despite the french funding the war and the Dutch/Spanish/French fighting it for you) You 'won' the war of 1812 when you got pushed all they way back down to New Orleans (A battle only won AFTER the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and AFTER the burning of your nations capital, not to mention it was YOU who attacked Canada) and how you single handedly saved the world from Hitler... After arriving 2 years late after the values your nation was FOUNDED ON were under threat.
Your who nation is educated to believe it is the best and the world is wrong. That America's way works and no other nation should function without it... Ignoring the socialist governments of Norway and Luxembourg who have the highest living standards on the planet.
Like i say, we can see both sides of the coin, Anti-American sentiment comes form the deep seated arrogance and ignorance so often displayed by the people of America. Did you even hear of the 7/7 bombings int he London underground? It was our 9/11. As far as i know it wasn't even reported in the US. Americans simply don't care, as such, why should the world care about America?
Pleasant people. Not what I was expecting when I clicked on this, nice surprise. Thanks for posting. You should do more mate.
Cheers dude good effort
Literally no one really cares or talks that much about the royal family tbh
? Where do u get that crap info from? Im from the Uk and im very proud of our royal family and totally respect them. God save the queen 🇬🇧
+Toon Nufc fuck that shit. I don't care about them, all I know is that we would get a day off if one of them dies.
+Toon Nufc The only reason we keep them is because it's one of the only things other countries like aboot us.
@@maylawrence6511 It brings in more tourism as well which brings in more money. It's fair to say most brits aren't too bothered by the Queen or royal family, I feel like americans think we care about them more than we actually do.
You don't understand that's because we speak English
Or Scouse, Geordie, Tyke, Mank.
Yes lad, Lfc for life
Sardonic Gamer *LUFC for life
when was the last time you didn't judge people on the internet.
+AlfieFG what?
Yes, you Americans destroyed OUR English language, no doubt about that, and at the same time developed an accent most Britons dislike intensely and find it irritating. And yes, you have better weather generally in the USA...BUT...when you have bad weather in the USA then it really IS bad big time and much worse and more destructive than the British weather is ever likely to be as British weather of any kind is so much tamer and less disruptive as we in the UK do not have dreadful tornadoes, raging hurricanes, blinding blizzards, ice storms, droughts, severe cold and scorching heat and all sorts of horrid bugs and spiders and snakes and alligators and cockroaches the size of crabs. When I was in New York I nearly fainted when I went into the hotel bathroom, switched on the light and the tiled walls and floor were a seething mass of cockroaches - there one moment, and gone the next. I was laughed at when I complained to the receptionist the next morning.
That.s the beauty of the English language, It changes.
I can't understand you; my language senses are too "destroyed"!
nice video dude.
Opinions on United Kingdom, Great Britain,the UK. I live in England in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. You do this video and you cant even get the name of my country correct? And where exactly in your video did you ask about English culture. You asked if Kate was hot,then about Princess Diana. You think that is all our culture is? Read some books about Great Britain before you comment on my country again. I highly recommend Shakespeare as a good read if you want culture.
+Tiddybeth You got the name wrong too.
*the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
To be fair, Shakespeare is shit.
+annagrace Try beginning with Chaucer then.
Don't Disrespect my country. It's called The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland you pissant.
"BTW North Ireland is sovereign Irish land that belong to the Republic of Ireland" You are a bit out of date though. We all know about the history but in modern times the british gvt's stance has been for some time that Northern Ireland can leave the UK any time that a majority of people there wish to do so. That is now also accepted in the Republic where more than 90% voted to accept that principle. Support for a united Ireland by the way is higher in GB than it is in Ireland itself. The Republic does not claim Northern Ireland and has not done for some time.
Yeah but it Is more deep seated than that.
The main issue between northern and southern Ireland is not nationalism, it is religion. There is a lot of conflict between Protestant north and catholic south. So I say fuck religion .
acrazysquirrel1314 I'm with you there. Here in the North a good 20 years ago you wouldn''t walk down certain roads or spoke to certain people because they weren't the same religion as you I'm glad I never had to live through those times, just hope the same thing doesn't happen again.
I love how Americans bang on about winning the war of independence. Back then it was basically a British civil war. One group of Brits beat another group of Brits from which a new country was born.
The last lady was like a robot, that's all I have ever heard Americans say, we beat your ass in the war
It's funny cus didn't we just say fuck it too much money being spent lets go home?
Brits seem to be under the illusion that they are gods gift to the world that they are better smarter and invented everything and won ww2 by themselves
Maybe you are under the illusion that they think that?
allan connochie ya seems to me to seem to be not all of them
Only in America could a game called football be a game where you run with the ball in your hands!
Baseball is an English game invented hundreds of years ago by Brits for young girls to learn hand eye co-ordination called rounders, look it up if you don't believe me!
How can the so called "world series" baseball only be played in America only, is America the whole world?
The National Health Service started in England after the last war, america has finally awoken to it's poorer ill people needing health care without needing a fat bank balance.
These are just questions that never got answers from.
made me laugh!! I'M from the UK and Im thinking of doing one from inside America by myself about the UK.. Its hilarious what you guys think. Some of it quite true to be honest but so funny xxx
I'm British.I like all countries, BUT I WANNA VISIT AMERICA! It seems soooooooo cool! :D and lol Kate Middleton "She wore the funny hat thing" lololol loving it America! :D
sounds like you'd fit right in here
The American version of the office is just not funny
Odd, Americans seem to have a higher respect for British royalty than we do in Britain.
Funny comment about Americans now paying the taxes they were trying to avoid in the first place.
And Kate Middleton was not wearing the funny hat. That was her sister.
stevo728822 that would b Pippa man she has a cute ass
Over time, portions of the mantra were forgotten....The chant was, "No taxation without representation", but they forgot the latter part.
Baigandine L I havnt forgot.
We have some pretty low tax rates here in America, relatively. Of course, paying less is always nice.
Loved your video - at the end of the day, we are tied together in history and we should celebrate it. Best wishes.
Great video .. Very insightful
But it really get on my last nerve when Americans consider England as the UK ..
England doesn't just follow you to war The UK consists of Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland ... Welsh Scottish and Irish soldiers die along side English soldiers .
True dat
I really rage when they do that too.....
I was born a year after Diana died, but as a huge supporter of the royal family, I feel sad for Will and Harry, two of my favourite royals :) R.I.P Princess Diana.
***** I'm sorry, I don't know who that is.
***** LOL
+TheEmeraldFox Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein.
I suppose that's one way of marketing a Burmese pop singer's name!
I was answering the mans question.
LOL 'we beat Britain'. Umm... it's a civil war.. meaning fighting your self. You can not beat your self!
She meant the Revolutionary War, not the American Civil War.
fsruiz64
To be honest the revolutionary war was pretty much a civil war.
fsruiz64 Revolutionary War is often referred to by analysts (I.E people who actually know what they are talking about) as the First American Civil war. I think the figure of Colonial loyalists is 40-50%. A lot of the assessments of the British failure in America blame the poor utilisation of these native loyalists.
Samuel Tuck Many people were divided as to which side to be on but it was mainly about independence from the crown. Also, in the USA I've never heard the Revolutionary War referred to as our first civil war, although the parallels are definitely there, but thanks for the insight Stal RG
I've been to the museum at the Bunker Hill monument in Boston and they even say it in their exhibit. But I'll concede it probably doesn't find its way into the American schools syllabus. Much like the assessment of British involvement in North America isn't really mentioned in much detail in the British syllabus (besides University level).
dont forget we gave you the tune of your anthem[star spangled banner] its an old british drinking song from the 17th century] called [The Anacreontic Song] :O)
Correct Broadband the words were written by Francis Scott Key.As for "losing" the war for Independence, it just wasn't economically viable to carry it on, we kept Canada the second largest nation on earth and the jewel in the crown, India.
I'm British and I like America, it's citizens, it's general values and it's role within the world / society. Long live the special bond our countries share. It is a shame that America is no longer part of the UK but all colonies all over the world eventually become independent over time - it is just a shame that a civil war occurred about it all this years ago. Ignore any negativity from other Brits on here - most (like 99%) of UK people DO like America and on here you will only find the Loud minority most of the time. Rest assured we all have our own minds. I actually think the UK has a lot to learn from the USA in recent times as the UK has allowed itself to become eroded by soft laws and by allowing all the idiots in from the rest of Europe and the east in such as extremists. In the USA such things would not proliferate. By the way USA - FYI most BRITISH NATIVES do not want to be part of Europe - it's purely a financial / trade thing why we remain. It would still be possible for the UK to have a good trade alliance with Europe and remain a strong NATO member if we were not part of Europe whilst taking our laws back in to our own hands (did you know most of our laws are now made in Belgium!)
Thank you. As an American, I love my country AND the UK. Both sides have their greatness and weaknesses, and have a lot to learn from each other.
"Britain? Sorry but it was England" Don't quite follow you there. Britain and England have never been interchangeable terms. Britain did not use to be England. England is England. Britain is a different thing though it includes England.
allan connochie: The island of Great Britain is only a part of England....
USA you didn't win if you did wouldn't that make you the most powerful country so why is pounds worth more than dollars?
what you said makes no sense and England is only one country of the UK
yes but if more money has to be printed to cover a larger area then the value of it is reduced, less currency has to be printed in the UK because it is a smaller place, making it worth more, and btw i meant the UK sorry :P
Tom Connolly Seriously it hasn't anything to do with the size of the country. It is surely what the currency is initially valued at along with the fluctuations in exchange rates since then. There are far more people in the UK than Australia hence by your logic the UK pound should be worth less than the Aussie dollar - but it isn't.
Allan is right Tom you are misinformed.
Because oil can only be bought with the US dollar, this has no measure to the strength of a currency as the great British pound is considerably more powerfull
What language is that your using?
Not all British People agree with having a Royal family.Some of us are Republicans.
God save the queen.
+Lord Flashhart fuck the queen
Tommy Gorham Why dont u like her.
I am not, Royalist through and through
Tommy Gorham....Really, you randy bugger. Do women in their 90s really turn you on so?
America will always be a better place to live. Britain is without a doubt one of the most depressing countries to live in the world or at least in Europe. The lifestyle is boring and repetitive and wherever you go or you'll ever see is the same row of terraced houses in every street and every neighborhood filled with chavs and slobs. Don't get me wrong, i think Britain is a good country culturally, economically and in terms of military but it's just not a pleasant place in a lot of areas. Another thing that annoys me is how nearly every boy has an obsession with football (soccer) but what's funny is that Britain can't play football worth a shit seeing how we've been beat in nearly every world cup (except for one in 1966) by countries that don't even play football. America has much more vast land and places to explore ranging from deserts, forests and cities but in Britain all you get is towns full of old miserable buildings and not to mention the 'British Countryside' is honestly the most boring empty place on earth. I'm not saying Britain is a terrible country but it has many flaws.
Being proud of where one lives is great but Sir, the UK has MANY great areas and the "same row of terraced houses in every street and every neighborhood filled with chavs and slobs" is naive. We have built up estates yes but also many other nicer places. The US don't have Ghettos then? Which are a little worse than a council estate but both countries are great in their own right ;)
I think you're talking about England, as you probably cannot tell the difference between 4 countries and a single country. I'm from Scotland and we are nothing like England or the rest of the UK. Of course the US has many different environments, the country is enormous. Yes we have a lot of history and culture here, and there are the fair share of slobs and junkies but to say that about the entire UK is just stupid. Scotland is a very unique place in terms of beaches, mountains, forests, lochs (lakes) etc and I'm proud of that. We have a low population so 5 minutes outside a town and you're in a completely different place my friend :) P.S. I love America and would love to visit there in the future.
Loovlyjoobly Here in Yorkshire we some depressed areas but also we have wide open spaces, two national parks, stunning wild scenery, dramatic coastlines and beaches and culturally historic places like York, one of the finest ancient cities in Europe. Then Leeds one of the most dynamic cities in the UK for business, clubbing and upscale shops. Welcoming friendly people who smile from the eyes and the renound Yorkshire sense of humour, so correct, don't generalise about the UK, it's not just Scotland that's different!
***** I LOVE Yorkshire. I am from Essex myself. I am sure I will hear all the Essex boy/girl jokes....come on, get them out now lol :)
***** Agreed Yorkshire has stunning scenery and some of the freindliest people you could meet anywhere, but also the Lake Distcrict with it's mountains and forests equals anything Scotland has to offer. I'm not decrying Scotland, it's a beatiful country, but there is much in England that also attracts thousands of international tourists every year, the villages are more picturesque and the weather is far better.
A lot of English/British people don't agree with the monarchy. And there's a difference between English and British.
I agree with it because they have no real power. Having them as a figurehead gains lots of money in tourism and chances practically nothing when it comes to politics.
this is actually pretty awesome haha
they do have better weather though.....i'll give them that
Phillip Smith out of the nasty mess of comments above showing mostly the lowest of school playground comments yours is by far the most important ! they have the best weather - therefor America wins ! but its just a geographical location and part of earth and nothing to do with the people either !
Americans didn't beat Britain in the war of independence they beat a small British force who were basically fighting an entire population of around 4 million , who kept their troops well supplied , Britain was concentrating more on fighting in Europe and the army in America was not sufficiently supplied , we were basically beaten by logistics not American military prowess, if Britain had turned its whole military and naval power as well as merchant supply ships America would not have stood a chance, Please study historical facts not jingoistic American folklore and Hollywood movies.
don't forget all the merc's they brought in to help them. the yanks have never won a war on their own....... including their own civil war.
There's something impressive about not winning a war against yourself.
Jingoism is part of American culture though, "greatest country in the world" etc. Facts to the contrary are ignored and met with responses like "commie asshole" and such.
GamingByteTv
If you ask any American "Which is the most free country in the world?", practically every one will answer "The USA". (The USA is actually the only English-speaking country that is outside the top ten. They're 20th)
Tony England Brilliant haha :) I think they're something like 16th for freedom of the press and 18th for education, which means they're too stupid to understand the things they aren't even allowed to say. Majority of American's I've met have been perfectly pleasant but if you dare question their country or "muh gunz" then it's a shitstorm.
When that guy was saying that he couldn't understand half of the words that come out of our mouths all I could really understand was "well I can't really understand half of what they're saying bhbfdgjmhgcesv man xfhjgrcgunhgtfybunubyfrdthidg"
Interesting video. I liked and subscribed. I live in the south of England, and I'm quite interested to see how Americans view their mother country.
Hold on England started the war at 1914 and u came in 1917 and were there 1 year before the war ended.
Scotland lost far more per head of population in WWI than the rest of the UK did. It is a gross insult to the Scottish war dead, and in fact all the British war dead, to suggest that it was 'England' that went to war. Just saying!
Thank you for telling them thank you.
Fudge u
TheThepostie Britain and USA wasn't allies until the 30's they only jumped in ww1 for france they refused to work with british forces and in the 30's usa was planning to invade Canada but Britain did a trade deal to save USA's banks and we slowly became allies
Reece Walton tbh we didnt need the americans to help us win the war , r army was way greater than theres back in the day
It's sweet that you made this video, but you should know that the royal family has such little relevance to our lives! Just a tourism attraction and representation of our history.
Archie Wilson And the ability to veto any law they see fit.
Slim Mascotte yeah..... because they can totally exercise that power -.-
brandon greenhough
www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/14/secret-papers-royals-veto-bills
Archie Wilson yep nobody really gives a shit about them unless we get a day off school
Slim Mascotte They really don't. As much as you want to take any article seriously. They have basically ZERO power.
I can honestly say most in the UK do not give a F what Americans think of the Country.
You know this brings me back to a conversation I had with my English wife years ago. She thought it was really unbelievable that all the aliens in Star Trek had American accents. "I know it is an American show but c'mon why would all the aliens have American accents?" So I asked her what kind of accents she thought aliens should have? "Oh they'd be like me...wouldn't have an accent....that'd be believable" No matter how I tried to convince her that she had an English accent - and believe me
Following on from the last guy this video is crud England gave up you didn't beat us who came up with that idea
46 years after the revolutionary war. Britain smashed America, burned down the city of Washington dc and defended Canada from american lust for power.
acrazysquirrel1314 that's right and the welsh burnt the white house to the fucking ground....
acrazysquirrel1314 given half the chance im sure there would be some voluteers that would c******* it a****
acrazysquirrel1314
46 years after the revolutionary war. America smashed Britain, burned down Toronto and defended America from british lust for power.
Why does it matter if the USA defeated the UK in the Revolutionary War? Empires come and go, ours came and went. There's no room for such empires in the modern world, so why not just accept history for what it is? At the end of the day, the UK has one of the richest histories in the world, and a large chunk is shared with the USA.
We are GREAT britain and your just America no great just America even are name is better than yours owe and get ur own language britain will always win the argument between uk and USA
Great just means big! It doesn't mean good or great. Just saying
allan connochie yeah but we built your country and u only won the war because France and Spain helped u fight us think about it if we beat the Spanish and the french when they tried to invade us i think w e could stop a rebellion but no we couldn't beat u stupid pour rebels because they got in the way
I'm British!!! Just pointing out that "Great" means big.
Well I guess you could say you made the original 13 Colonies, but it was the farmers, shopkeepers, bakers and those who believed liberty was better than being crushed by a monarch that all together made it the United States of America. And while im at it, at least America can hold its self together, Ireland has somewhat left GREAT Britain, and a referendum for Scotlands independence will be anounced soon. And shall I bring up the time when the GREAT British Empire was drove out of its own colony by farmers and bakers, and yes France
Drew but (and I'm a Yes supporter in Scotland) surely the fact is that the UK is an agreed union is a good thing. Any constituent part can leave if it wants! The Scottish debate is taking place with some online idiots throwing insults but all in all it is completely peaceful. That surely is a good thing? The US is a newer country and does not have the same near 1000 year old national identities hence the two can't be compared. If though say Hawaii or Texas wanted to leave the union - could it do so easily?
it pisses me off,not when someone makes video about us or uk,its more when the comments start,almost imedietly breaks into an argument,speaking as born and bread in uk,i have nothing bad to say about america or american people,i love both america and americans..just hate it when someone starts pickin fights,bugs the shit outa me,everyone should chill out..
bigdonkey1000 I'll have two loaves please.
lol i get ya,its bred,not bread,just noticed that ha nice one..
bigdonkey1000 LOL. At least you spotted it!
I don't know why people are having a go at the woman at the end, she doesn't say anything too bad. She was actually very respectful.
Am I the only Brit to see the royal family as a pointless tourist attraction?. (*Runs for cover*)
toby12345 I agree
You have such a charming way with words. A real class act.
The only reason the 2 different countries generally prefer their own countries version of "the office" is because it appeals to their sense of humour more as it they contain references that are more relatable to their own countries. I wouldn't get hung up on it..
What is the song?
You know what I have noticed after watching several videos regarding cultures? When people ask Americans what they think of other cultures a high percentage of the people respond with positive remarks, but when asking other countries, Germans, British, Dutch, French about Americans - the answers were mainly negative. I think it's very telling about the mentalities of the cultures.
Hmm, so it's not because US (not American) culture is spread around the world so most people understand and appreciate it, as opposed to the woeful ignorance displayed by US citizens about the rest of the world?
Again, another negative comment. The U.S. is quite large. A lot of stereotyping.
this is so funny cuz they think they are so different and separate but really if u look at it they really aren't that much different
Wow. Looks like you're on the Palos Verdes peninsula :O
i love america and its people but if this guy was historically correct he would notice that Britain where in both world wars before the Americans.
England is a country, Great Britain is an Island containing three countries (England, Scotland and Wales), The UK is a State, sometime simply referred to as Britain.
"The British Isles" is used to refer to Great Britain and the islands surrounding it.
+Sal sean - Not quite.
Great Britain- England Scotland and Wales.
United Kingdom= England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
British Isles= The UK plus southern Ireland, and all islands surrounding.
pickledellies
Sorry, just noticed I put N. Ireland instead of Wales...
Duh!
+Sal sean The UK is also a country. England does not have its own government so cannot properly be called a country.
alex ojideagu
It's not a country, it's a sovereign state.
England is a country.
Scotland is a country.
Wales is a country.
N. Ireland is a country but sometimes referred to as a region. Sometimes province.
The state is that collection of countries.
Sometimes colloquially people do interchange the terms state and country freely, but that's only because a state can be any number of countries including the number one.
It's technically inaccurate to refer to a state comprised of many countries as a country itself.
The country I live in us England. The country my friend John lives in is Scotland. We both live on great Britain in the state called the UK.
+Sal sean I am British. A Sovereign state IS a country. The USA is a sovereign state. The UK is a COUNTRY. Even David Cameron states this in all his speeches. England does not have its own government, which is part of the problem with Scotland. Scotland can vote on English issues.
I subbed even though I'm British :) that's how kind I am :)
Can't beat a nicely reasoned argument.
I'm British and have hardly watched any of the English shows for the past months cos of kdramas and kmovies soo... Any1 know if there is a new English drama ?
Finally! Well said!
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Great video!
Kind regards from an English girl :)
1:39 - The monarch does not run the government any more.
2:27 - We don't go to war with you everywhere.
I was told that the British armed forces are essential to the American ones for some reason or other but you will have to forgive me for not knowing why
As a British person I found this interesting to watch. Love San Diego by the way!
Very well said.
'If it ain't broke don't fix it'
That is a general attitude toward monarchy in the UK, and there are plenty of people who will completely disagree with me - their comments to follow I'm sure.
It isn't a system of government though - our government is formed of the party leaders of the political party with the greatest majority in Parliament. MPs are elected on a constituency (roughly, county or county sub-divisions) basis, and the Monarch just sits at the top. Effectively, she is a rubber stamp. That is it. Should she ever decide not to be that rubber stamp, then she won't exist anymore. It is that simple.
But picture this - if there were to be an overall control on legislation that is a Monarch, and the law is drafted and put forward by elected representatives...does it really make no sense to have a sensible diplomat, who was born into the role of diplomat, with no political allegiances and a very strong sense of loyalty to 'her subjects', than to have a further elected rubber stamp?
If the day came where the UK is heading into dangerous political territory, I for one would be proud to see the Queen stepping up. Alas, though, it will never happen.
Great vid dude - I actually expected a lot more negative opinions.
Long live the queen!!
Dean Farnaby
who says long live the queen
I can't help thinking many Americans would be pissed if aliens landed anywhere else in the world.
"we beat britain" funny ignoring that it was pritty much a civil war the english won and then gave up because having america at the time was not profitable to the empire and war was erupting within africa, and it was more beneficial for us to go there.
Have you ever been to America? Every time I was in class talking about the Revolution, it was always said that the French made an amazing difference in the war, and It's said on almost every show/movie talking about the Revolution.
I'm usually the 1st to go on about how great or Britain is to simple minded Americans but for once its nice to see 3 well educated people
LOL that singing tho XD
All of these negative comments, i'm a Brit....i love my fellow Americans...fun loving people who give so much and get so little back.....
Yeah he also said “We can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.” Sounds about right to me.
Couple of years ago we celebrated the 4th July with our American friends we had a great time. Love the US.
The most annoying thing about our American cousins is their stubborn refusal to differentiate between England and the United Kingdom.
Though in fairness, some Brits fuel this ignorance.
To be honest Britain own a lot of different places so it can be difficult to get them all right. For example some people may think the Falkland Islands are Argentinian even though they belong to Britain.
I know, they do belong to Britain but there can sometimes be misconception as to who they belong to.
The problem with the Royal Family is it isn't voted in by the people. Theres a vested interest in keeping them there. It's archaic and an anachronism & contributes to our class System .They are detached from reality and live. at the expense of us. The. Obsession saddens me. Meanwhile , schools , hospitals are underfunded .
i literally just died as soon as the singing began haahaahahaha
What's with all the negative comments. The fact is that the U.S. and the U.K. are friends and allies because we are similar in so many ways. Our values, our language, sense of humor and let's not forget that a great many Americans have roots in the U.K.. In fact my great grandfather, who lived in Glasgow, was one of the founding committee members of the Celtic footballers. My mom's parents were both from Scotland.
The first thing I see is that you need to write the UK in 3 forms because some Americans will only know one of the three and have no idea what the other two mean.