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When you say you have been in New UK houses with separate taps, how old are they in years?
My house is around 70 years old and for the area would be classed as fairly new as most are around 100years old minimum. Hence nearly every house has old plumbing and two taps.
I like the consistent electricity supply.
The public school thing is because the school isn't payed for by the government, it's payed by a member of the public aka the founder. That's the agreement people in my area have at least
The repeated bye's are usually because the person on the other end refuses to shut up the first time you say bye.
Weatherspoons would be happy to replace the dish with a new dish if it's overcooked or undercooked, mostly we don't complain, if we order something sweet we expect that it's going to be sweet so we won't complain if it's too sweet we just won't eat it. For the most part, there are some Karen's in the UK who will complain about literally everything.
Saying "Thank You" to a bus driver is just good manners. It is not applied maths! It's not difficult either.
Right I always say thank you even getting out of a cab
Here in Bristol it's never thank you - always "cheers drive"
@@helenchelmicka3028 đ very true
@@helenchelmicka3028 "cheers me mon" here in the Black Country :) What sort of country wouldn't thank the driver though? That's awful, surely just an American thing to be so rude?
I say "thank you" to every bus driver.
I am 76 years of age but I still give
up my seat to any others who are
in greater need than myself ~
Why ? ~ because I'm British â
Jessica doesn't sound like shes lived in the UK for 10 years
She sounds like she's just made it all up for attention
Agree entirely.
Yep.
Sheâs actually stayed here for a day and gotten pissed out of her mind in a club, hence the tweets.
I think Jessica should research about the uk. I just hate it when people tried to do a British accent you sound like people from London. Just think how many nations make up Great Britain. England is not Great Britain London is not England.
I can only assume that Jessica lives near Brighton and has remained resolutely companionless during her stay in the UK
The dog on the counter joke was just absolutely savage haha.
I found the dog one funny lol I thought grace might of kicked him under the counter for his Comment đ
It was funny but some ppl in this day and age will find it racist
@@happyguy2k Like many things, it depends on who's saying it and the intent behind it.
I actually laughed out loud at the dog on the 'bar top' joke. Anyone that thinks it's racist needs a sense of humor transplant.
I found it super offensive LOL
âBritishesâ is absolutely wrong, itâs simply not a word.
Thanks for letting us know đđ
It smacks of something a German would bark in a WW2 film.
I think she just missed the 'r' at the end of Britishers . . .
Obviously a typo. It might've been "Britishers", but even that's not an English word, it's German. As might've been the person that typed it.
@@sameebah Numerous times!
We from Britain are called Britons as a collective.
as opposed to Bretons who will just shrug and ignore you :)
Sometimes called "brits"
Buying a round at the pub is not complicated, if 5 people are in a group each person buys a round and each round contains the same drinks each time
Except one person fires them down twice as quick and demands everyone else drink up, one person complicates the order by changing their tipple each time, one person buys the round in Spoons costing him ÂŁ5 and yours is in the wanky hipster bar where every drink is ÂŁ10, and one person says "nah I'll just get my own". I'm just mixing with the wrong crowd aren't I.
and feeling the need to stay for 5 bloody pints. Especially if you are last in the group and have yet to buy a round. Hic!
Complaining at restaurants is like asking for our food to be spat on.
If someone uses the term ''Britishers' they have never been to the UK in their whole life#
I've heard it used a few times, mainly by Indian ex-pats living in the UK
Not quite true. Britishes as per the video is wrong, Britishers has an element of colonial teasing.
@@andyxox4168 what an unpleasant choice of phrase Andy
Iv been British for 38 years (I'm 38 lol) I honestly think Jessica Rose is just making things up that don't exist đ
Paul, i've been British for 61 years and agree.
@@russcattell955i Dm me on insta. Let's be besties lol
@@simplypaul8681 You are welcome to have a look at my insta and comment. I live in France by the way.
@@russcattell955i what's your insta?
@@simplypaul8681 russcattell
The unconscious thigh slap when you said âright Iâm offâ
After watching this video,Jessica reminds me of that line in The Life of Brian. "....OHHH,SHE'S MAKING IT UP AS SHE GOES ALONG!!!"
Ahhh genius!! đ đ đ
Not sure about that. There are lots of things going on in the UK that I've never heard of. I remember hearing someone use the word savage once and asked her what she meant. Not the way i would have used the word.
I did learn something here about the historical reason why we have 2 separate taps.
I think I've sussed that, in American, "weird" means "Something the Americans don't do".
Which is weird, because to us it is everything that they do do.
@@helenwood8482 Can't disagree with you there đ€Łđ€Ł
Exactly. We are the status quo. đ€Łđ€Ł
@@WanderingRavens Good group them. Status Quo
Weird is inherently subjective to everyone - quite simply something thatâs not ordinary to that individual.
Beans on toast isn't a typical breakfast staple. It is however not anywhere near as "weird" as the American idea of putting syrup with bacon or sausage!!
Or chocolate covered bacon. Or deep fried butter.
@@Kevin-mx1vi ... and then on top of multi-storey pancakes !!!
@@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 I have no doubt !
I didn't learn about the bacon and the butter first hand, but from one of our service engineers who covered the USA and was taken to a state fair by a client, and where he saw stands selling the chocolate covered bacon and deep fried butter. I was too grossed out to hear any more ! đ
@@Kevin-mx1vi chocolate covered bacon ?
and deep fried butter ?
Please excuse me while I vomit !!!
I'm sure you have had pancakes or waffles. In the U.S.they are usually served with either bacon or sausage (link or patty) and eggs served on separate side dishes in restaurants and cafes. If made at home, everything is on one plate.
Someone that scoffs at beans on toast hasn't actually had beans on toast, they are awesome especially if topped with cheese and Worcestershire sauce.
Yeah but just make sure you warn everyone around you that you've just had beans so they can avoid the blazing saddles like scene lol
I havenât had beans on toast but I can only assume it tastes like beans on toast lol. Not exactly a rippling combination.
@@brandonaston2261 Nothing wrong with beans and are the main component of the dish it's not really considered a "combination" the toast simply serves as a vehicle to mop up the sauce although the melted butter from the toast does add some extra flavor to the beans.
No you are wrong they are disgusting and yes I have tried it and yes I am British!
â@@lukewalker3 I'm going to petition the King to have you excommunicated.
A false "no you first" should be met by "thank you" and acceptance of the offer.
Just saying âByeâ once and putting the phone down?! Cold.
I agree and say a lot about the attitude of the person on the other end of the telephone line.
but the high pitched bye-eee makes me feel like the person is being scarcastic and wants to get away from me
I always think that the rising inflection is just passing on the joy of speaking to you. đ Why the heck does autocorrect want to keep changing Joy to Not?
100% you may as well say 'get stuffed'
@@lexxieburton6182 they probably are
Beans on buttered wholemeal toast is actually a fairly healthy snack.
I had that with melted cheese on top for dinner
I add curry powder to the beans.
I like to put grated cheese on the top and it melts all into the beans
Fun fact. Heinz beans in the UK were specially formulated for that market, they were unique to it. Here in Canada I can buy about 12 different varieties of Heinz beans, including "British" style.
@@julianb1474 i found that out when visiting Banff. Was slightly confusing at first, i never thought of ours being "British" until i saw that was stood there trying to work out if i wanted British or original flavour.
Think the staff at the shop thought the hapless Brit was having some sort of breakdown with the beans.
As a Brit, the Cheese before bed and Swan thing is accurate
Eric, that guy in the queue played you... Iâd have told him to p*ss off to the back of the line lol
Or just go to a self service till
Jessica has NEVER been to the UK!
Scones are not a breakfast item đ€Šââïž
They can be if you want, I had a scone for breakfast yesterday myself.
But then I am a bit of a rebel and like to live life on the edge.
But but but we have them for tea
@@thewhovianhippo7103
I know, I'm crazy, up is down and down is up to me, I wear hats on my feet and an old boot on my head and walk backwards everywhere, paahahahaha!! Cuckoo cuckoo!
@@jackdshellback3819 i eat Beans as a desert
If its breakfast tea scones are fine for breakfast
I was taught in school if you know the persons name who your writing to you end with sincerely, if you don't know their name you end with faithfully.
What with email and texts I don't think many people consider it very important now. Much like spelling and grammar. They were seen as essential things to know. Not any longer
@@catscan2022 Not correct, OP is correct. When writing a formal letter, and you will, for example a job application even if emailed is often a typed letter sent as an attachment, you should always use "yours faithfully" when addressed Dear Sir/Madam and "yours sincerely" when addressed to a name.
Email and text yes more informal but still if email is used in a semi-formal work setting, "Hi (person's name)" and "Regards, (your name)" are standard formats for emails. Deal with a lot of this at my work, look for correct spelling and grammar from applications, poor examples go straight in the bin.
Saying they aren't essential any longer is the slippery slope towards poor standards and ultimately anarchy!! ;)
@@drey8 you are highlighting a bygone age. I remember learning about the different uses of sincerely vs faithfully but seriously most people don't seem to care any longer not even about spelling. Kids in school are also being taught creativity matters more than rules. It may seem like the slippery slope but that's the world we now live in. My bugbear is the use of woman as an adjective ie woman police officer or woman doctor when the word should be female. This never happens when men take on roles traditionally occupied by women ie never hear the words man nurse or man cleaner. The correct term male is used. For some reason when it concerns women, the correct use of grammer becomes sloppy
British Customer Service Training - Lesson One: Learning to hate the customer (6 week course)
The customer may always be right but is not always correct.
Specialist sub-module : Computer Help lines
In my experience customers are usually arrogant twats. Perhaps explains why I'm not in customer service.
I doubt I would enjoy the company of Jessica as much as I enjoy the fun you two generate. She strikes me as a misery-guts. Anyone else agree?
Absolutely. She would not be welcome at my place whereas Eric and Grace would be.
Yes. Usually I love Americans who bother to come over and join in with us, but she apparently just came to hate us.
100%
Sounds like she hates us, if she doesn't like life here why has she stuck around for 10 years?
Totally
You say this woman claims to have been the UK 10 years. Looking at her views, I doubt she's been there 10 minutes - or she lived in a cupboard under the stairs đšâđ«
Cue American singing the Harry Potter theme tune cause they think we do that here
@@craiganthonyhill why fried rice why not burgers that's American speciality (yes this is a joke)
@@thewhovianhippo7103 I'm old, thick & didn't get the rice thing either đ
Underneath these stairs,
I hear the sneers and feel the glares
Of my cousin, my uncle and my aunt
Canât believe how cruel they are
And it stings my lightning scar
To know theyâll never
Ever give me what I want
@@jazzzzy4 My reply was Harry Potter related lmao đ
I would never recommend pushing into a queue in Britain as you are likely to get a good kicking!
All I can say to Jessica is 'Sincerely'
đ
The only weird as hell thing here is Jessica đ
Signing off a letter or email with "Yours sincerely" is only done if the letter starts with "Dear Grace". If one starts with "Dear Sir/Madam" one ends with "Yours faithfully". Personal emails can end "Regards" or "Kind regards", "Love, Tony xx" or "Love. Dad xx" etc.
Thank you for explaining, Tony!!
Strangely enough, I apply the letter-writing convention to e-mails, too. (I do a lot of historical research, so if I'm sending a enquiry to a library etc, I generally address it, "Dear Sir/Madam" and end it "Yours faithfully" - unless I can find a specific contact, in which case I do "Dear Mr. Smith/Ms. Smith" and end it "Yours sincerely" or sometimes "With kind regards.) What I find interesting is that there is such a variance in the way people address e-mails when they send me an enquiry; sometimes it is "Hi" or "Hello", other times I get "Dear Kate", and often it will be "Dear Ms. (Surname)". Saying that, in the past, I've also had "Dear Mrs. (Surname)" . . . and I'm not actually married! (I don't take offence at it, I just find it fascinating.)
@@jcstato9048 They were examples, could have written "Dear miss @@@@@" or "Love @@@@ xx"
"Kind regards" is a fine sign off. However "Regards" expresses seething hatred for the recipient.
@@manamar Yes, it does imply that, I reserve it for Customer Service or help departments that have not performed to their job description. Hugs and Kisses is becoming a popular sign off in these times.
If you try and jump the queue you'll get more than a simple 'tut' from me!
Love the videos.
As a Brit I'm going to stand up for the round system. In my circle it's used between my close group of friends who'll go to the pub a couple of times a week and out on the town on the weekend.
We all drink similiar drinks, each pub will of course cost more or less than the last but the mutual agreement is that over 20+ years of drinking together, it'll all even itself out. Huge win if your round falls in a Wetherspoons.
The other plus is that only one person needs to go and queue for drinks (although that's not to say more than one may surround the bar to try and get served quicker). This of course benefits the bar staff also, avoiding having to take 4 or 5 seperate orders for a single drink.
There is always that one guy who fancies a cocktail or similarly expensive beverage at some point in the night, this could prompt a number of events: 1) The whole group transitions to the equally expensive drink. 2) The rounds continue and the perpetraitor is on the receiving end of abuse for the rest of the night for being 'that guy'. 3) The rounds stop as it's likely at that point where people start to separate/leave/stop drinking. 4) Rounds continue but in smaller groups - I regularly end up in a round of 2 with my best mate towards the end of any night as we know we stick to the same places.
I also enjoy the system as it keeps the ongoing joke about whose round it is going throughout the night, someone always gets tricked into their round .
Completely away from rounds, if we ever go out in a group of say 10+ people for football nights or for Stag weekends etc, we tend to use a 'kitty' system instead. Each person will throw say ÂŁ50 in the kitty for the night and we use the combined money to pay for the drinks throughout the night. If the money runs out, each person will put another ÂŁ20 or so in to keep the drinks coming. We used to use cash for this but we now just transfer the money to one persons Monzo account (created especially for kitty purposes) and this card is used for the night to save any disputes on rounds etc.
I share your frustrations when food is involved however. If I'm going to a restaurant and I've had a cheap meal yet my friend has ordered steak and wine - that's not getting split down the middle! If each person has ordered something that costs fairly similar, I'd rather just split it though than fuss over maybe just a quid or two's difference, again, it'll probably get evened out at the next meal. Those people that try and order the most expensive items and split the bill are
normally outed.
NEVER EVER complain about the food in the UK đŹđ§ - you don't want to eat food you returned to the kitchen - EVER!
Haha, good to know. Are british cooks famous for messing with people's food?
I've been in the catering trade for nearly 60 years and I do not think it's thing, returning food to the kitchen. If I want revenge on a customer it will not be done surreptitiously, they will know boy will they know. Spitting in their coffee only you know and there may be a little satisfaction in that, but coffee in their lap, they know, you know and their friends know. Uhm. may be I'm evil.
We have basically have no food that's is from Britan
This is bullshit, I worked in kitchens for years and no self respecting cook or chef would mess with someone's food.
Had a still frozen solid Cauliflower and sauce on a Christmas meal once and a frozen Steak and ale pie, sent them back.
Traditional British club bouncer call as you try to enter some clubs:
"OI! Can't you bleedin' read. It sez NO TRAINERS!
Never understood that why does the landlord not want his costomers to wear trainers ?
@@johnmccallum8512 Common as muck, not classy enough for his fine establishment đ
@@dave_h_8742 This is Huddersfield there are no "classy" establishments in this here town.
@@johnmccallum8512 đđđ
In all my adult life I have only had one "comp" meal in London. It was suggested by one of the party who was a former restaurant manager. The rest of us were totally amazed that it could be done. She (the suggester of the comp) stuck to her guns and argued for 20 mins that we were not paying for the vile food and awful service. As she got louder & louder, this attracted attention from other diners, we were actually quietly murmuring, "its fine its fine we will pay" and eventually the manager comped the entire meal asking us to leave immediately. Could be because she wasn't British.
'At the Bar' etiquette is hugely important when there is a big group of people waiting. Everyone there knows who was there before them and no one likes a queue jumper, but whoever the person is that points to who's turn it actually is, virtually guarantees themselves to be served second.
The hundred "byes" and "he was first in the queue" is because all social interactions have to be as awkward (and insincere) as possible. It's a British rule đ
The long goodbyes are only for our loved ones
Micky Flanagan lol. Just when you think the call is ending after the 50th goodbye. "REALLY?". And off it goes again lol
I've never not said thank you to a bus driver, regardless of where I am and how good/bad the driving was. It's a habit I just can't break, plus if the driver was rude I'll say it anyway but in a sarcastic manner.
I did this today to a surly bus driver, embarrassed him when I was nice..
"Dissapointing candy sticks" I have never been so offended đ€đ
Update: Nevermind I hadn't got to the beans on toast comment yet because that one truly hurt
Sorry about this, but I have to tell you about the 'cheese/nightmares' thing. Many years ago I was a university summer school. I was vegetarian and at that time the veggie options were very limited. The only thing I could have for dinner was a blue-cheese pasta bake. That night I woke up screaming twice: the first nightmare was about a manky tramp (vagrant) grabbing me as I exited a phone box - he kissed me and one of his teeth came out in my mouth. I woke up half screaming and half retching. The second nightmare was even worse. I still remember this vividly 30+ years later.
Speaking as a Britishishers person, can we take a moment to feel sorry for Jessica, poor lamb. Never, ever EVER mess with the queue
Here in Canada too. Where I live, I try to be polite, but if someone tries to cut in, I will tell them where the back of the line is if someone else doesn't.
@@mayloo2137 hi from a chilly Yorkshire May, i hope you're having a lovely day
@@paulmoore4223 well it's a sunny afternoon here in Calgary with no snow so I would consider it a good day.
@@mayloo2137 it's 12,25 am here in Leeds. No snow either, sadly. I love snow. Have a lovely afternoon May, thanks for taking the time to reply. đ Canada sounds very nice
For basically my entire childhood I washed my hands on the cold tap because the hot was too hot. Now I tend to go hot for the first 10 seconds and switch to cold when it gets too hot.
...sometimes there will be a sign in public toilets that says âCaution hot waterâ! I love being a Brit itâs hilarious! đ
When I was a kid we used to put in the plug, get some water in the sink and wash hands that way, then rinse under the cold, now as an adult I do similar to you, the hot for as long as I can tolerate then switch to the cold mainly to prevent my skin from peeling off.
No idea how I missed this video when you first uploaded it a couple of years ago, but I'm watching it now and can't stop laughing...because it's all so true! I've never heard "Britishes", BTW, in my 50 years of living here. The part about the flexible meaning and/or threat level implied by "fuck off" is definitely spot on. đ So much of understanding English here in the UK is being able to appreciate context, and I think a lot of that only comes with experience. I couldn't explain to someone how I know when someone means a certain phrase sarcastically, threateningly or sincerely, but somehow it's become a superpower I gained from being born and raised here.
Love this video, and watching the two of you recognising the truth in those tweets. đ
totaly matters about when to add the milk to tea.
the scones depends on where you are from
Devonshire method is to split the scone in two, cover each half with clotted cream and then add strawberry jam on top. The Cornish method is to spread with strawberry jam and then clotted cream.
Jessica Rose needs some sort of therapy
I doubt she ever lived in the UK, made up
@@debswales4869 Or lived in London which is not like the rest of the UK at all.
@@debswales4869 I agee, sounds like she is getting her information from someone who lived in the UK, in 1970 and older, so not relevant
As someone from London, she hasnât lived here, either.
Fish have fingers because Captain Birdseye said so arrrrrr
It used to be a thing of 'No Trainers' (sneakers) for entry into a club (disco or dance in my day). Basically you had to be smartly dressed for admission. It might be different today.
That was very funny. Iâm British and I think many of the things you point out are weird. Nowt wrong with Beans on Toast though. The word âButtyâ being smutty never struck me before - I will never think of butties in the same way đđđđ
Please don't use Britishes.
Britishes? I'm British but have never heard of that, and fish finger sandwiches are brilliant as are bacon sandwiches and chip ( fries ) sandwiches, you don't know until you try đđŹđ§đșđžđŹđ§đșđž
Chip butty :)
British fish taco innit?
My fish finger sarnies are a gourmet delight... 50/50 bread from asda, Spreadable butter, Asda pink Seafood sauce (Thickly spread on both slices), chopped iceberg lettuce, four omega 3 Birdseye fish fingers straight from the George Formby... a dash of bottled lemon juice and a touch of salt.
Have you ever tried fish fingers dipped in custard?
@@mayloo2137 11th Doctor, is that you?
I generally avoid getting into rounds being a teetotaller, I'mma have a water or a ÂŁ2 juice, also I'm teetotal, I don't want to be handling other people's alcohol!
In London, many don't thank the driver but those who do usually say, "thanks driver" or "cheers" and we do have a number of sandy beaches in the UK as well as pebbled ones
The candy from the beach called 'rock' is more analogous to candy canes. It's a stick of sugary hard candy and there's often a shop dedicated to selling only 'sticks of rock' which can come in all sorts of flavours.
Sticks of rock have the name of the resort printed throughout them, eg Blackpool rock or Brighton rock.
See Graham Greene's novel "Brighton Rock"
I live in a seaside resort, and there was always a shop selling "sticks of rock", in our case with the words Whitley Bay running through it..
So hard you can break your jaw or molar on it if not careful đ
@@dave_h_8742 Broken into chunks by holding a knife edge to it and whacking with a hammer :)
Iâm 58, have lived here since birth, have never had a stick of rock in any other flavour than peppermint. Are there really other flavours!?
Fish finger sandwiches, on white bread, with a bit of tomato sauce (ketchup) đ It's amazing, please try it đ
Edit: thanks for your suggestions, I'll have to try them out đđ
I'll give it a go đ
@@WanderingRavens White bread
Chips
Mayonaise
Fish fingers
Ketchup
White bread
Sorry your all wrong fishfinger sandwiches with salt & onion vinegar and Tommy sauce on Wholemeal seedy bread buttered is the best combination
Put the milk in LAST !
I totally agree, something from ym childhood :-)
Bugger it, I'm having to go to a different video as the frog noise and the whistle were both alerts on my phone and it sets off an adrenalin rush of panic every time. Can anyone suggest an alternative for the folks to use, like a fart noise?
I used to work in a housing association, there is a logical reason for there being two taps and not one mixer tap. It works out more cost-effective and results in fewer issues in regard to repairs, if a tenant has a problem with a single mixer tap then they don't have access to either cold or hot water, whereas if only one of the taps is broken then they still have access to some sort of water whilst it may not be the temperature they desire is still better than no water at all whilst the repair to the other tap is carried out.
Iâm not offended by âBritishesâ. Itâs not correct. Sheâs just being silly on purpose.
She's being STUPID !!!
Or bo
Sorry or both
They're called public schools because they are open to anyone(who can pay for them), rather than being privately educated at home by a tutor.
Great video
Thanks
Two taps when it is not necessary anymore from a hygienic perspective?
"I can tell you in one word: TRADITION!"
Ah tradition. Reminds me of my favourite musical. But as tevye found traditions don't always last
Don't McDonalds have Filet-O-Fish in the US? This is fish in a sandwich, the same as a fish finger sandwich
Or a tuna sandwich.
Everybody in a pub knows who is next, although the bar staff may not.
Trained bar staff should know who's next. When, years ago, I worked as a barman, we were told that it was important to mentally note the order in which people came to the bar. Not, easy, especially if it's busy. Much easier in a "local" where you are likely to know the customers by name.
Exactly, as with many of her points, she is incorrect and confused.
@@raymartin7172 Yeah, but that's the problem isn't, most pubs are chain pubs who employ (mostly) incompetent kids who have no desire to be at work.
And the unwritten rule in my group of friends was while you were in the round you ordered drinks in the same price range
If the bar staff turn to me to be served and I know someone was before me, I say say that 'that person was before me' in a conversational and friendly way or even turn to the person to let them get served first.
there are loads of nice sandy beaches completely bird free
What you put on a scone first matters, it depends on the cream. For example in Devon cream is more like butter so it put on first, however in Cornwall cream is denser and is put on top of jam.
I always say thank you when I get off a bus.
Most Brits Do, because ~
It's a Common Courtesy â
For goodness sake, why is it so difficult for Americans to grasp the concept of putting the plug in a washbasin??? Is this really the nation that's just managed to dump a vehicle the size of a Range Rover on Mars?
Because itâs insanely inefficient to grab a plug, put it in the drain, turn on some cold water, turn on some hot water, get the right mix, lather your hands with soap in a bowl of water, rinse them in the water thatâs now gross with the dirt that just came off your hands, and pull out the stopper. Just turn on the tap to warm, wash your hands in the stream of water and turn it off. Done. Brits would drop all the individual pieces of the Range Rover on Mars, try to assemble them from 130 million miles away and then wonder why people look at them like theyâre nuts.
@@kevinmiller1121 you donât use the plug to only wash your hands hahah, you use the plug when youâre washing the dishes!
@@saouke In the UK we have washing up bowls for washing the dishes and sauce pans, I feel we are not wasting too using too much water that way too.
@@saouke So, which tap do you use to wash your hands - the freezing cold one, or the boiling hot one?
@@kevinmiller1121 The hot one. It takes time to heat up
Buying rounds has a couple of benefits:
1. Everyone gets their drink at the same time, no more finishing half of your pint before the last person returns from the bar. It also links in with âa round of shotsâ that are drunk together.
2. It also reduces the amount of people at the bar, making everything quicker. E.g. 100 people queuing at a bar vs 20 people queuing to buy drinks in rounds of 5.
A couple of points for Jessica. Beans on toast is a thing because we like it. If you don't like it don't eat it, no-one is pointing a gun at your head. Unless you're in the U.S. Where someone might be pointing a gun at your head. Why is that a thing?
We invented sandwiches, they're named after one of our Earls, we can put what we like on them.
Why is the American way of pronouncing English the 'expected' way?
These days I think British people go to beaches in Spain or Portugal. British seaside resorts date to the time of the industrial revolution, when factories closed for maintenance and the factory workers went to the coast for a holiday. The resorts today look a bit old hat, but they are a monument to one of Britain's greatest inventions, the idea that working people should be allowed time off to go away and have some fun. If the U.S. ever catches up with that idea, you might understand.
Because we invented the sink plug.
Exactly!
Yes, put the plug in and mix the hot and cold water in the sink.
A mini hand bath.
And we call them Taps not Faucets.
In my entire life I have never ever found the two tap system a problem. I really do not understand all the moaning Americans do about it online.
As mentioned the mixing of clean and dirty water, the failure of the fixing on the swivel of the mixed tap system one can fail and you still have a usable tap.
Put the plug in add cold then add hot to suit. It's not rocket science, really simple !
I wonder if Americans take a bath by Just running the taps and splashing beneath them, like a weird shower....oh maybe they do use a plug????
On the subject of hot and cold taps, try running both into the basin, that's what the plug is for and you will also save some water over washing hands under running water. Handy tip if your water is on a meter as is increasingly common.
Too much brain power, they dont deal well with multiple tools đ
Also if you want to splash water on your face your head fits between the taps
LOL I live in the USA and my family and I say multiple bye even on text message bye a lot LOL! Our beaches in Oregon are so nice but it is very cold here. The Grade school I went to is the first school on the Oregon Trail and they had separate water taps. Grace your hair is so cute!! I love it!!
In Victorian times in some of the splendid houses of Sussex Crescent in Brighton there were three taps. Hot, cold and sea water as the salt sea water was considered therapeutical. Iâve been in a couple of houses where the three taps still exist but the third sea water tap is no longer functional.
If that yank lady can't suss why they are called fish fingers ,then it's already to late , you say fish don't have fingers ,.maybe so ,BUT THEY DINT HAVE STICKS EITHER !!!!
As a Brit, I would say that patronise - pronounced pat-tro-nise means to treat someone as if they're stupid; whereas pay-tro-nise means frequent as a customer. The former is a lot more common
Yes, I would agree with that.
Agreed!
I think that's a case of the American pronunciation seeping in.
I'd offer a business my patronage, I wouldn't patronise them unless they deserve it. I feel it's another burgled/burglarized thing, though I could totally be wrong on that.
Jessica needs to come to the south coast, we have more sandy beaches than you can shake a stick at! West Wittering is a personal favorite of mine!
The reason âprivateâ schools are called 'public' schools is that they were initially set up for the poor and where the upper classes would have their children tutored individually the poor would send their children to school in big groups. However, the funny thing was that communal learning was actually better and then the rich bought all the public schools up and reserved the place for their own children. So then we set up state schools.
FUN-FACT: Public schools are the schools from this era, we also have private schools but tend to be newer.
That's all from me, bye, bye, bye-bye, goodbye... bye.
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23 B , I think Iâm getting a stiffy.
@@greatunwashed1856 make sure the beans are basically orange, then salt and white pepper on.
23 B , thanks, when you say Orange, you mean baked beans?
@@greatunwashed1856 yeah, but mix in enough cheddar cheese to make it go bright orange
23 B , great, now I get it, many thanks.
In the UK we have some beautiful beaches, not necessarily all that warm and sunny! Beaches in Northumberland were even used/stolen by the Canadian tourist bored to advertise their coastline in adverts!
Indeed, Americans who think that London IS the entire UK, will probably go to Brighton and say" all The beaches are pebbles" đ we have 5000 miles of coastline in the British isles, and some are as beautiful as the Caribbean. Take a look at Scotland's north coast.
@@jonntischnabel yes, i loved Scotland and was surprised as a Spaniard to find such gems! Water was too cold for me tho, but super beautiful!
I live in Brighton and love the sound the shingle and pebbles make as the waves retreat.
My other favourite beach is at Aberdyfi, in Wales. It's a fabulous beach made of very fine white sand that stretches along the coast as far as the eye can see.
@@Brytonrock I live in the Brighton area too. Pebble beaches are underrated. You can skim stones for ages.
I live in Guernsey and we have great beaches. But personally I prefer stoney/rocky beaches because sand is a pain in the arse, gets everywhere. I'd much rather find a beach where you can go into the water straight off the rocks. Just my preference.
We had separate water taps in the US until (from my almost 79-year-old viewpoint) fairly recently, when single tap faucets were introduced. Every house I lived in until I got married had bathroom sinks like that.
Most homes in the UK do now anyways my home was built in the 80s so we still have separate taps but soon as we get the new boiler we can put mixes in
The issues with the "two taps" thing are that it's been explained to death about 8 million times to the point that as yet undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Peruvian jungle know it about yet "the greatest country in the world" cannot comprehend something so simple boggles the mind. Secondly the way it's presented in these videos seems to imply that it's something we choose to have whereas for the most part the houses we have grown up in over the last 60 years or so came equipped like it so we had no choice in the matter, obviously things are changing but considering the ages of some of our properties there are still many traditional style water outlets installed all across this island of ours.
You dont say thank you to a bus driver here in bristol - its âcheers driveâ đ
I always say cheers boss, regardless of geography; I said it in NYC and it totally baffled them.
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You get a like for 'putting in butties' line! made me laugh!
A public school in England and Wales is a fee-charging endowed school originally for older boys that was "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession.
Before schools were opened that were available to anyone who could pay the fee (if there were one), the schools were opened by trade guilds etc and were exclusively for the children of guild members. The first truly free schools open to any child were often opened by the church which is why we still have so many schools with Saints names (some are still part managed by churches).
The very first public schools were for members of the Royal Court and their families. Previously it had only been royal children that had been tutored. Even though it was still only a small privileged group of children that were now being educated, it was public in the sense that it was no longer just for royalty.
@@stevebarlow3154 many people were tutored - anyone with lots of land sent their children to learn to keep accounts and understand some law. In Scotland the education act of 1496 made education compulsory for the children of substantial landowners.
@@charlestaylor3027 Indeed, I should have said that the children of the royal courtiers were the first to be taught as a group and have regular lessons.
Makes you wonder why on earth Jessica is still living in the UK !
Deport Her Immediately ~
Reason ~ SHE's WEIRD !!!
I think some people are taking this too seriously and too personally. It isn't an attack on British culture. Just a bit of fun
Lol, when I hang up my phone, I always say bye, bye, bye, bye,bye! I cant help it I even know I do it but its such a force of habit, I often laugh at myself :D
Here's a good old British phrase "Jessica is talking utter Bollocks". As for the language issues I think you'll find we invented this the clue is in the name. Even new houses you should never drink from a hot tap as it goes through a boiler very unhealthy, the cold is straight off the mains supply. đŹđ§đŹđ§đŹđ§đŹđ§
"britishes" wow, just wow
I doubt that 'Jessica' has even been to the uk as just too many things are wide of the mark.
Like your channel though.
I do not recognise any of the things "Jessica" is complaining about. My guess is, if that was her experience, she spent 10 years in the home counties or London area.
There is no way she has spent 10 years in the UK.
After 1 year she would know how we live.
Agree, no way she has spent 10 years here.
@@keithparker5103 I live in the home counties and am original from London, and I too think she is talking bollocks, so that is an incorrect guess.
@@theprophet9429 Thanks for putting me right. I am in the Midlands and know no one round here who fits "Jessicas" descriptions.
Cheese is listed as a food for sleep, because of one of the amino acids it contains - tryptophan. Tryptophan has been proven to reduce stress, balance hormones and induce sleep. On top of this, cheese is high in B vitamins. The vitamin B6 can also improve your quality of sleep and apparently leads to vivid dreams.
If you are serving tea in a fine bone china tea set you put the milk in first for two reasons. 1)tea will stain the cup permanently , soruining the set..2) if the tea is very hot, if poured first before the milk the cup may crack which is common for older fine bone china.
Never ever heard âBritishesâ before. Sincerely is more of a business thing to put
It's 'Britishers'
@@hjr2000 you do understand you've written EXACTLY the same thing as above with no difference
Itâs also an incredibly derogatory term, that would never be used by anyone from Britain. Itâs always used in an insulting manner.
Sincerely depends how you start a letter as in Dear Sir/Madam. If you start a letter with first names ,ends with yours faithfully.
@Rob Crossgrove ok. I knew it was one or the other. It's 40 years since I wrote for a job.
I'm gonna hit back on this one with weird US things
1. Why do you have parcels dropped at your door? only for someone to steal them, this idea is awful
2. What's up with carrying cash absolutely everywhere? The whole world has moved on with contactless. Surely carrying all this cash is a recipe for disaster
3. You call jelly jello, but jello is a brand so what do you call jelly that's not made by the jello company?
4. What's up with bin bags lining the streets everywhere you go? Is there no system, This has to attract rats?
5. Cheese in a can
6.You have elections..... FOR 597 DAYS... Then the President elect has to wait another 3 months just to sit in the White House, this is just crazy
7. When watching US TV it seems to me you can not cope without 15 minutes of what's coming up, followed by tons of advertising cliffhangers and the most dramatic music you will ever hear, in fact most reality TV will clip together parts from different times to make it seem more dramatic
8. Go to a store in the US, pick something out, go to the cashier and BOOM... Taxđ€ŠđŸ
9. Have a nice day, have a nice day, have a nice day.... Grrrrr, no one believes this is sincere at all
10. Erbs.... There is absolutely no need for you to say this, but you do, and it has nothing to do with accents.
Now, that is a list with which I am in complete agreement.
Haha! We agree with just about all of these! Maybe we should make a part 2 to this video - "American things that are weird as hell" xD
@@WanderingRavens I'm in favour
Agree with most. On the parcels thing, if it was only the post office doing delivery, that would be one thing, but there's a whole variety of couriers in use now, so I'm not sure what the alternative is.
@@julianb1474 Same here in the UK, DPD, DHL, Parcel Force, FEDEX, UPS, Yodel, Royal Mail, Collect Plus and Hermes all deliver in the UK but we have a system and it goes like this, if Royal Mail (National Post Service) deliver a parcel but you are not in then there are 3 options, leave the parcel somewhere hidden, leave the parcel with a neighbour or take the parcel to the nearest Royal Mail depot, if any of the 3 things above have happened you get left a card which details where your parcel is. Now if the other major companies deliver your parcel you will normally be able to track its journey and if you are not in you can request it to be redelivered, have it sent to a local store which you have to go and collect it or you can direct the driver to put it in a place that you trust is safe. You don't get parcels stolen here.
Troach drops are boiled sweets of aniseed flavor. I've not heard of/seen them but I remember aniseed balls when I was a kid.
Saying thank you when getting off a bus - I do that anyway, except when the bus breaks down and I'm going to miss a train and have to call a taxi to get to the train station on time.... Fortunately I don't uses buses much. Don't forget, the bus driver is probably bored to death and everybody appreciates the occasional thank you. As for obliging everybody else to do the same after me, how rude is it to NOT thank the driver for getting you to your destination? That's not Britishness, that's just respect.
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I think jessica a: hasnt been in the UK 10 years, b:perhaps should move back to US.
Now then, the bar queue thing. Having spent plenty of time both sides of the bar, any decent bar person has the queue memorised. However, if you are sixth in the queue and say âno, this person was nextâ, then you can advance to second in line.
This is true - although I used to pop over to Liverpool to visit a pal and always ended the evening in his local with an order of "Two double black Bush, nothing in them".
This paid off massively when we walked in one evening to find it 4-deep at the bar . . . The young lady looked over the heads of everyone, pointed at me and called out "Two double black Bush, nothing in them?" A quick thumbs up and we were at the front of the queue, and able to get the beers to go before the whiskey.
Furthermore, signalling to the bartender with a longitudinally folded banknote between the index and middle fingers will actually render you invisible.
@@sameebah As a former barman customers who make simple consistent orders every time are a dream during busy periods. I'd always prioritize someone like you over some half-blitzed person trying to remember a round of random drinks for 8 people, plus a round of shots.
And you and your pal have good taste in whiskey.
@@Canalcoholic I hated that! Oh, you've got money to PAY for your drink so I should serve you first? Like I'm just giving all these other people drinks for free?
@@goldenappel Itâs not like it was ever âtwo pints, two Cinzanos, and keep the changeâ.
And TWO hearts from the Ravens on one thread, I am not worthy.
Two trains of thought on cheese. One is that it gives you nightmares but the other (more modern) one is that it aids a night's sleep as it settles the tummy!
Oh god I totally do the goodbye thing. Even on work calls Iâm like byebyebyebyeeee