That dentist thing is complete bollocks. Before we had the NHS, people couldn't afford dentists and US servicemen who were stationed in the UK in WW2 saw people who had bad teeth. But since then (until recently when dental care under the NHS has become expensive and difficult to access) the UK population has generally had good dental health - a lot better than the US, where those that can afford it go for good-looking teeth, with braces, veneers and bleaching, but not necessarily healthy teeth. Brits go for healthy teeth over vanity. BTW, you may have also encountered the "Brits don't have good food" nonsense. This is also something that US servicemen who were stationed in the UK took back home after the war, completely overlooking the fact that by the time the Yanks arrived, the UK had been under strict rationing for almost 4 years, with small portions and limited choice. The bad teeth and even worse food stereotypes have hung around for almost 80 years and it's about time they died.
There was a lot of bad food long after rationing ended though. Mainly because of advertising and convenience for the supermarkets. Thankfully, things have improved a lot since the late 1970's. I mean, no one would think of eating a pot noodle in this day and age, would they? Also, in an English movie (as well European movies generally) will usually star good actors, regardless of the condition of their teeth.With US movie stars, looking good is more important than acting ability. It has to be said, NHS dentistry improved a lot between the 1970's and the 2000's.
@davidhyams2769 I know. It’s very clear for all to see that people in the UK have teeth that are perfectly lovely and normal, and sometimes even stunning I live in the Southeast part of the USA and I’m just going to be blunt and say that it’s hard for me to believe how stupidity like that can actually happen. Sometimes people are stupid and when they talk you hear them say very stupid things.Don’t pay any attention to people who have 2 brain cells like that. When they open their mouths you hear all the loud racket that two brain cells make when they live in that person’s head. 😂Just smile for them, honey. Let them see your pearly whites.
My nan ( born 1917) would often say things like “ oh he’s 70 and still got his own hair and teeth) . It’s still a matter of pride for some they their teeth are so good they’ve never been to the dentist. 🤷♀️
@@TheTutu1000I see that, but that’s in spite of having the dentist checkups which are conducive to having teeth/good dental health, so weird logic 🤷♂️
@@Dan-B it’s an old saying , from before dentistry was a regular 6 month thing and there are still lots of people around who either don’t go (fear) , can’t afford to go or can’t find an NHS dentist. I know loads of people that only go when they’ve toothache , loads 🦷
Not quite, the flesh wounds are run under a cold tap, whilst waiting for the kettle to boil then make the tea, for emotional wounds you don't need to run it under the cold tap.
When my husband died in hospital, as soon as the immediate necessary actions had been gone through, the next step was obvious. A nurse came over to me and said, "Shall I make you some tea?" Tea heals all. Also keep in mind the Tea Translator: "Cup of tea?" -- Welcoming a guest. "Tea?" -- I find this situation awkward. "Spot of tea?" -- A foreign visitor has activated hyper-English, Mary Poppins mode. "Pot of tea?" -- Trying to impress the in-laws. "I'll make some tea." -- There has been complete devastation.
@@stephenlee5929 Running someone under a cold tap could be a bit jarring if they’re having emotional issues…. or if they’re not. I wouldn’t recommend it.
It's called Stratford-upon-Avon because the river is called the Avon. Avon means river (afon in Welsh). Queuing is about fairness as much as politeness.
Just to add that in Welsh, a single 'f' is pronounced the way a 'v' is in English ('ff' is pronounced as the English 'f'). The Welsh alphabet doesn't have a 'v' :)
Just as well recently ..some awful and antisocial events going on in England lately due (apparently) to "far right" 'rent-a-mobs' driving around the country in gangs of like-minded "mates" to stir up hatred and division in various local communities (as 'proudly' though somewhat incoherently stated by a recent caller - Gary - to Tom Swarbrick's show on LBC Radio). 🥺😠😡☹️
The NHS has covered dentistry for a long time. The difference was that there’s much more of a focus for cosmetic dentistry in the US - bright wight smiles and straightened teeth, here teeth are straightened if medically necessary. And on global rankings the UK has long had *healthier* teeth than the US
To me, there's something unnerving about 'perfect' teeth. We're all animals, we have imperfections. If someone's had noticeable cosmetic surgery for no reason other than vanity, it's off-putting to many of us Brits. Little imperfections are what give people character!
@@thegrinderman1090 There are a couple of young lads - Identical twins, - who react to music videos, I don't recall their names, but they seem quite opinionated as youngsters seem to be these days, but seem like nice lads but their teeth are so straight and so bright white, I'm sure they'd glow in the dark...it's almost scarily weird!! (Sorry for the repetition of the brain fart seem word!!)
British people, (well, *most of us anyway*), queue up automatically. We understand that queueing gets you served quicker and gets you out of there quicker, stress free.
There's no anti dental movement..that's horse sh*t. There's been an issue with nhs dentist provision..so it ends up costing people to go private, and they can't afford it. I think it's improving.
The Keep Calm poster was not used during the war, because it was deemed to be too patronising. Our perseverance comes from the fact that if you are put off by rain, you do nothing. Young people are polite. They just have limited respect for rude tourists like him.
The Keep Calm poster was designed in the early days of the war, for use in case of German invasion and occupation. That never happened, so the poster design remained completely unknown until a copy was accidentally discovered in 2000, in a box of secondhand books delivered to a bookshop.
Yes but if he said British rather than English, someone would complain about: the Football (its an English song), the politeness, in Scotland, I have not noticed them apologise to street furniture or doors, they are polite but its not the same as English Politeness, I think, the Full English Breakfast (note its different from Scottish and Welsh not sure about NI) the Newspapers (seemed different in Scotland, to me) not being like that in Scotland, Wales or NI.
@@rogerthepigeon2950 That last point is also duly noted by "The Wandering Ravens" (American couple, Eric and his wife, Grace) who do these sorts of videos too...!
One of the most satisfying things is when someone jumps the queue or just pretends not to see it but being polite you say nothing only for the server to tell them in a stern voice there is a queue and then you get to watch them sheepishly walk past everyone to join the back of the line.
cashier said to one if you want to be served either show your diplomatic passport or eff off to the back of the queue (note she did say F**K) guy said did you just say F**K to me? i said jesus pal are you f**king deaf of course she did, now be a WH*RE and get to the back"
Never mentioned the weather which everyone does. The dental thing is wrong. The only people who don't go to the dentist are usually because they're trying to find one. Where we do differ to the US is mostly people don't have cosmetic work on them for the sake of it so they're not bright white and straight.
I, on the other paw, am true to type due to severe dental phobia... I've been to two dentists - including King's Dental School - since I was 12... I need to say no more because I have a corner lower incisor, and that's all. Sorry. 😷
For someone who loves Liverpool as you do you do good by saying you hate the Sun newspaper- Most shops in Liverpool wont sell the Sun- worth looking up the history of it.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) the UK has the 4th best teeth in the world. USA is at number 9! Just saying. This has been consistant for decades.
staple food in western world BREAD UK has sugar in to feed yeast US bread has so much sugar inside it it is classed as CAKE and we all know sugar causes tooth decay
Yes, NHS covers dental treatment but getting harder and harder to find an NHS dentist. The dentists have gone private [more money] or gone overseas [also more money].Most people go to the dentist regularly.
The pre-made sandwiches are popular because you get them in what is called a 'meal deal'. All the main supermarkets do them, even at the small inner city branches. You get a drink, a sandwich and a snack for between £3.00 - £6.00. It means I pay £3.50 for my lunch at work each day, but I get a solid £8.00 or so worth of stuff. If I go to a restaurant (who goes to a restaurant for lunch every day?!) then I'm paying at least £15 for the same amount of food and drink. Sometimes I'll hit up the Deli and get a baguette, if I'm feeling fancy. Mark's content seems like he just erad about the UK on Wikipedia and then spoke about it. Which is weird, because he's always filming in the UK... he just seems to have an extremely shallow understanding of it.
This is the second time I've heard an American struggle with the word "Upon", as in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It's almost like the word "upon" isn't used there. Don't they have fairy tales with "once upon a time"? "Wish upon a star"? lulz [Edit: The first time was years ago, when an American tourist pronounced it "Stratford you-ponn-a-vonn"]
Many British behaviours can be explained by our core cultural value of ‘fair play’: that the same rules apply to everyone, and that this is the most moral way of living in the same society. Queuing is an example of that. The strong support for the NHS is another. In fact, the worst three things you can accuse a Briton of are being normal, not being funny/witty, and breaking the rules of fair play. Just knowing that gives you 60-70% of our mentality. The rest is mainly privacy and stoicism.
The reputation for bad teeth in Britain, and the idea that our food is bland, was born in and just after WW2, when food was rationed and health generally was not the best after 6 years of deprivation and destruction by bombing. The rationing of some foodstuffs continued well into the 1950s, I was born in 1947 and still have some of my ration books full of little tear off tickets for my weekly ration of certain things. The USA actually has more dental problems than the UK on average, probably due to excess sugar, I have annual check-ups at my dentist, but cross fingers, no fillings for many years.
Queueing needs to be adopted worldwide. You got there first, you should be dealt with first, in front of others that arrived after you. I genuinely cannot understand how other countries can't see the logic behind this! Of course in a medical situation there would be emergencies that would instantly take priority. We as English abide 100% by this exception to the rule
And premade sandwiches are good value for money, come in a vast variety of different filling combinations and are tasty... Meal Deals are not worthy of Mark's (Wolter's World) criticism, albeit possibly (?) being "just sarcastic"...
European heaven and hell: In heaven, the managers are German, the chefs are French, the lovers are Italian and the police are British. In hell, the managers are Italian, the chefs are British, the lovers are German and the police are French.
Are the police seriously our best contribution, they're simultaneously underfunded and a waste of our taxes. Also french food sucks apart from the cakes, Greek food is infinitely better
Eating in a restaurant for lunch is not the same thing as eating a sandwich at your work desk. Most people can't afford to waste time waiting to be served when you only have an hours break and that's in addition to the 4-5x cost of mediocre food you'd end up with.
I think the teeth thing has alot to do with the nhs. Adults pay towards dental care but theres set prices depending on what's being done. £26.80, £73.50 or the max of £319.10. Different treatments fall into 1 of those price bands. Middle for majority of stuff. Because it's mostly government funded they only carry out the medically necessary treatments. If its cosmetic then you have to pay private prices which are alot higher. So UK teeth dont tend to be as pretty as US teeth but they usually rank higher as overall healthier teeth. Just had wisdom tooth out so this has been relevant to me recently😂
I don't think the polite thing comes with age, I just think people who are of a certain age remember how to socialise properly, as was once the norm pre-covid.
England has the healthiest teeth in the world. A big part of the "English bad teeth" stereotype is that English people -- and their dentists -- value healthy, functional teeth but aren't particularly bothered if they're slightly misaligned, a little chipped, etc. Americans are obsessed with unnaturally snow-white and perfectly straight teeth, even though the cosmetic work actually causes damage. Like most healthcare in the US, American dentistry can work miracles for those who are able to pay, but huge numbers of the population put off or forgo necessary dental work because of cost.
I understand people going to the dentist to look after their own natural teeth, but why do so many want to look like they are wearing over sized, sparkling white dentures, the younger generation in the UK look more and more American.
People say well apologise all the time. Not if someone pushes in the queue. And as an old woman who is least likely to get thumped, I take it upon may self. Not that it happens very often.
One of the main reasons a lot of people esp all of Liverpool hate the sun, was due to their vile coverage of the Hillsborough disaster . People have long memories
Just before the final of the European cup, the English were out celebrating en masse on the streets. A foreign guy asked if we'd won. He was told 'No, but if we don't, we won't feel like celebrating, so we do it before'. 😂
Stratford-upon-Avon was Shakespeare's Birthplace, 'Strat' - Anglo-Saxon for street, 'ford' - a river crossing where the river was shallow, 'Avon' Celtic/Gaelic for river. So any Avon (there are several) are never called the 'river' Avon, that would simply translate as the 'river, River', in the same way that 'Ouse' is a Viking word for river and there are several of those named in the East of England where Scandinavian influence on names was prevalent, and Avons are all in the West due to Celtic or Brythonic influence. We queue because we are polite, fair and are less obsessed with individualism and the 'self' and more socially aware than perhaps is the case in the US.
@TerryD15 To be fair ,Terry, the English are more “polite, fair, and are less obsessed with individualism and the self and more socially aware than perhaps is the case “ than in , pretty much ,any other nationality in the world. To be very honest about it, the English also look quite enduring while they do so. That’s why outsiders comment on queueing ( queuing ?) so frequently. It’ looks good on you.
Yorkshire Gold. Teabag removed from the pot straight away as soon as it's brought to the table, and no milk, and no sugar, and no sweeteners... (& no dunked biccies either!☕♥️😊🖖)
As a brit I was quite surprised by the pre-packed sandwich obsession thingy, I thought everybody avoided them, they are nasty, anti-nutritious, and always soggy.
there was a glastonbury art piece this year which was just a long ass q that led to a small room wer u cld watch the people queuing without them knowing.
Only ever been to Stratford 4 times, All of em for the Bulldog Bash used to be an annual motorcycle rally, with an attendance of 50,000 at its peak Organised by the Hells Angels motorcycle club , ,x
I can never see that 'keep calm and carry on' slogan these days without thinking of the lass who appeared on the Tattoo Fixers TV show, who had it as her 'tramp stamp' - on her lower back. She soon realised what a terrible mistake she'd made putting it there and wanted a cover-up tattoo, lol.
The keep calm and carry on thing works to our detriment quite a lot of the time. Our government can make huge budget cuts to our public services and everyone just sort of gets on with it. Even protesters are seen as making a fuss.
Full English Breakfast. Not many would eat this every day or you would soon be 500 pounds. Usually get one in a Hotel or if you are out on a day trip. At home we have one on a saturday or sunday morning as a treat,
the only reason we queue is because the alternative was always a battle as in a real battle not a fist fight. it cuts down on replacing carpets ruined by blood.
Its actually really hard at the moment to get on the books of an NHS dentist ( especially for those who get free treatments) and even if you do its near to impossible to get an appointment that isn't just a 6 monthly check up.
I really don't know how this guy doesn't even have 30k subs when you get other reaction channels that would sit through the whole video only giving facial expressions yet have 100,000s or over a million subs.
Hi JJ, have a look at some of the Yorkshire Tea adverts, all done tongue-in-cheek by notable Yorkshiremen like Sean Bean, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Michael Parkinson, the Brownlee brothers, who are usually competing with each other who comes first and second in world triathlon events, and the Kaiser Chiefs.
The full 'joke' - mocking stereotypes... In Heaven: the cooks are French, the policemen are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and the bankers are Swiss. In Hell: the cooks are English, the policemen are German, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss and the bankers are Italian.
Never, ever, even if someone offered to pay you to do it, read the s*n. It makes me happy that it can not be bought anywhere in my home city of Liverpool. It has essentially been banned. I wouldn't even wipe my arse with it.
There's nothing wrong with a quality pre-made sandwich. They are tasty and fresh, and great to grab 'on the go'. You don't always have the time or money to go to a cafe and have a sandwich made for you. Mark /Wolter doesn't always know as much as he thinks he does......sometimes his generalisations can be irritating.
A few weeks ago queuing for the bus I was annoyed when a couple pushed to the front ahead of the elderly.. Not surprisingly an American accent came out and I was slightly less annoyed because they clearly don't know any better.
In some countries,like Italy or Spain they dot queue, they just push to the front, big young guys pushing old ladies and small kids out of the way. Very rude and selfish. They just accept it as normal. At least we Brits are more polite a queue sensibly. If you have been waiting 10 minutes to get in somewhere, why should some jerk just push to the front?
"Avon", try "A" as in the letter and then "von" as in the German. "Über English"? Just goes to show that American English is even more influenced by German than real English?
The sandwich thing isn't just British loads of counties have premade sandwiches we don't have long for work breaks in general and have to grab what we can where we can Also the teeth thing is stupid like he said maybe the NHS covers it now NHS has always covered most things just not so much cosmetic the actual oral hygiene side is all covered this seems to be where Americans get confused between oral hygiene and cosmetics studies showed uk actually beat America by a long shot on oral hygiene we in general had less issues with our oral care however we don't all have bright white perfectly straight teeth because that's something we do tend to have to pay for and it's not cheap it can cost thousands of pounds braces alone can be a £2000-3000 to a lot of us we either can't afford it or it's just considered an unnecessary expenditure some of the new generation that's more about that fake look now tend to travel to Turkey for dental work as its cheaper but they get heavily mocked for how stupidly fake it looks
English teeth are better than American teeth. That stat is a fact. England are 4th on the list, America are 9th. Here are the results from the latest DMFT index: 10. France DMFT Score: 1.2 You might think that chocolate croissants and crème brûlées would have a negative effect on oral health, but as it turns out that’s not the case at all. 9. United States DMFT Score: 1.2 Grand slam breakfasts, apple pie and fast food hasn’t seemed to affect oral health in the US. 8. Mexico DMFT Score: 1.1 They beat the US, which we’re sure makes them feel good. 7. Canada DMFT Score: 1.0 Way to go, Canada! This means that only one tooth per child is at risk. Of course, we can all work together to get our collective score down and our ranking up. This starts with making sure to get our kids to the dentist twice a year. 6. Switzerland DMFT Score: 0.9 Nothing neutral here. The Swiss take their health seriously and this is reflected in their high DMFT score. 5. Sweden DMFT Score: 0.8 Sweden’s the first of three Scandinavian countries that made the top 10, which everybody expects given the quality of the region’s healthcare. 4. United Kingdom DMFT Score: 0.8 This one shocks a lot people, given the British reputation for bad teeth. 3. Finland DMFT Score: 0.7 Back to Scandinavia for #3 on the list and no surprise that it’s Finland. The Fins are very healthy people, and when winter hits in Helsinki, there’s not much else to do other than brush and floss. 2. Germany DMFT Score: 0.5 Given the size of the population and the number of foreigners in Germany, this is a big win for them. Bigger still considering how decimated Germany was eight years ago when the DMFT scoring began. 1. Denmark - the number one country for healthy primary teeth DMFT Score: 0.4 Congratulations to the Danes! Less than half a tooth per child is in need of critical care. This speaks to diet, commitment to oral health, a dedication to education and probably some very demanding parents.
Queueing is drilled into us from infancy, Queue before school, end of play, at the classroom door, queue queue queue.lunch time, home time. Then when we get queueing right after 12 years of training we are allowed out to queue on our own. At the shops, cinema, castles, cathedrals, and those are just the c’s…yeah we are drilled. Queueing is our equivalent to singing the American National Anthem daily. We are ALL BRAINWASHED…IM GOING TO QUEUE BEFORE I GO INTO WITHDRAWAL.
As someone privileged to have had 70 fantastic years in London (29 years in"Inner" followed by 41 years in "Outer London" in this house,I have noticed a trend, especially amongst Women (and some Men) Ubder around 30 years of age. Ask any person born in Scotland,Wales or Ireland and they will, proudly,tll you that they are from that Coutry but in England, while the older generations, mainly,say they are English,the younger Females,in particular, tell you that they are from "The UK"... LOL
I hate tea, I drink coffee. Yorkshire tea is not grown in Yorkshire [or anywhere else in the UK].It is packed and blended in Yorkshire.Not many people buy newspapers anymore,mostly online news which is never fake.
I like tea AND coffee. While I find the English tea recipe (for reference: George Orwell) delicious, England or the rest of Britain didn't develop a distinctive style of making coffee. It's too weird for me that we have this coffee house culture in the 18th century that founded all these great financial institutions, while the coffee culture itself wasn't prized, and eventually all the English just went to mostly tea, is a head scratcher. My fave coffee is a moka pot brew with fresh milk, an Italian/French style.
He mentions football every 2 years, he must be including the Euro's as well as the World Cup [which is every 4 years] England got to the final of Euro 2024 so maybe one day.
Sorry guys…I’m English and I hate pre-made sandwiches. They all have mayo, which I detest. Rarely they don’t, when this is the case there is no butter. Just dry bread. 🤢🤮
ALL dental care including braces is FREE for under 18's. Anyone can get braces if they want and quite a lot of kids i knew growing up did, also the average british person has better 'quality' teeth with more of their natural teeth and less cavaties than people in the usa. In the usa you guys just get cosmetic dental work way more often but the quality is worse, personally ive never had any dental work done and i go about once a year to the dentist. 'talk radio' also isnt really a concept here. Radio presenters always, banter, gosspit etc and have chats and shit (its not really political), radio is almost never just music, radio presenters are uk celebrities and often comedians and stuff too.
TBF, getting braces now is really difficult. They aren't given for cosmetic reasons only if it effects the health of your teeth and the waiting lists are 3/4/5 yrs plus.
every football tourny the book makers are laughing to the bank they take millions in bets and they know there is no chance of paying out, thing is we all know we wont get paid but still put the bet on because we believe the hype
The Sun is barred in much of Liverpool over their coverage of the Hillsborough disaster. It really is a contemptable rag
about 3 weeks before this video a major supermarket issued an apology for selling the S** in one of their Liverpool stores
@@philiprice7875quite right.
Liverpool was so right regarding this apology of a newspaper. Wish the rest of the U.K had followed suit. Murdoch has a lot to answer for.
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That dentist thing is complete bollocks. Before we had the NHS, people couldn't afford dentists and US servicemen who were stationed in the UK in WW2 saw people who had bad teeth. But since then (until recently when dental care under the NHS has become expensive and difficult to access) the UK population has generally had good dental health - a lot better than the US, where those that can afford it go for good-looking teeth, with braces, veneers and bleaching, but not necessarily healthy teeth. Brits go for healthy teeth over vanity.
BTW, you may have also encountered the "Brits don't have good food" nonsense. This is also something that US servicemen who were stationed in the UK took back home after the war, completely overlooking the fact that by the time the Yanks arrived, the UK had been under strict rationing for almost 4 years, with small portions and limited choice.
The bad teeth and even worse food stereotypes have hung around for almost 80 years and it's about time they died.
There was a lot of bad food long after rationing ended though. Mainly because of advertising and convenience for the supermarkets. Thankfully, things have improved a lot since the late 1970's. I mean, no one would think of eating a pot noodle in this day and age, would they?
Also, in an English movie (as well European movies generally) will usually star good actors, regardless of the condition of their teeth.With US movie stars, looking good is more important than acting ability. It has to be said, NHS dentistry improved a lot between the 1970's and the 2000's.
@@davidhyams2769 Blimey - food in the US is rubbish !
@davidhyams2769 I know. It’s very clear for all to see that people in the UK have teeth that are perfectly lovely and normal, and sometimes even stunning I live in the Southeast part of the USA and I’m just going to be blunt and say that it’s hard for me to believe how stupidity like that can actually happen. Sometimes people are stupid and when they talk you hear them say very stupid things.Don’t pay any attention to people who have 2 brain cells like that. When they open their mouths you hear all the loud racket that two brain cells make when they live in that person’s head. 😂Just smile for them, honey. Let them see your pearly whites.
As a Brit I’ve never heard of a “Pride” for not going to the dentist 😛🤷♂️
My nan ( born 1917) would often say things like “ oh he’s 70 and still got his own hair and teeth) . It’s still a matter of pride for some they their teeth are so good they’ve never been to the dentist. 🤷♀️
@@TheTutu1000I see that, but that’s in spite of having the dentist checkups which are conducive to having teeth/good dental health, so weird logic 🤷♂️
@@Dan-B it’s an old saying , from before dentistry was a regular 6 month thing and there are still lots of people around who either don’t go (fear) , can’t afford to go or can’t find an NHS dentist. I know loads of people that only go when they’ve toothache , loads 🦷
@Dan-B I know. It kills me. People can say the stupidest things sometimes.
In the UK, all flesh wounds are cured by running it under a cold tap. All emotional issues are relieved by somebody making you a cup of tea.
Not quite,
the flesh wounds are run under a cold tap,
whilst waiting for the kettle to boil
then make the tea,
for emotional wounds you don't need to run it under the cold tap.
When my husband died in hospital, as soon as the immediate necessary actions had been gone through, the next step was obvious. A nurse came over to me and said, "Shall I make you some tea?"
Tea heals all.
Also keep in mind the Tea Translator:
"Cup of tea?" -- Welcoming a guest.
"Tea?" -- I find this situation awkward.
"Spot of tea?" -- A foreign visitor has activated hyper-English, Mary Poppins mode.
"Pot of tea?" -- Trying to impress the in-laws.
"I'll make some tea." -- There has been complete devastation.
how long is a guest in house before kettle on for a cuppa,
if it not on when you hear the gate squeak open, there is something wrong with you
@@stephenlee5929 Running someone under a cold tap could be a bit jarring if they’re having emotional issues…. or if they’re not. I wouldn’t recommend it.
@@elainesgarden It depends where you live, Thames Water, is my Water Board.
I think they are fine, well they seem to attract fines.
It's called Stratford-upon-Avon because the river is called the Avon. Avon means river (afon in Welsh). Queuing is about fairness as much as politeness.
Just to add that in Welsh, a single 'f' is pronounced the way a 'v' is in English ('ff' is pronounced as the English 'f'). The Welsh alphabet doesn't have a 'v' :)
It's where Shakespeare, "the bard of Avon" was born and where the Royal Shakespeare Theatre is located.
Funny as an actor you don't know where Shakespeare was born. It's pronounced A-von, with the A said to rhyme with Bay.
@@AnneDowson-vp8lg Other playwrights are available.
@@Chewiebakkein Irish “BH” sounds like a V, and “MH” sounds like a W. Cool to hear that we have stuff in common with the Welsh
Offering someone a cup of tea, shows that you care.
Telling them they are a knob, also shows that you care...
Jumping a queue is just not cricket.
The spirit of the Blitz is still going strong.
Just as well recently ..some awful and antisocial events going on in England lately due (apparently) to "far right" 'rent-a-mobs' driving around the country in gangs of like-minded "mates" to stir up hatred and division in various local communities (as 'proudly' though somewhat incoherently stated by a recent caller - Gary - to Tom Swarbrick's show on LBC Radio). 🥺😠😡☹️
The NHS has covered dentistry for a long time. The difference was that there’s much more of a focus for cosmetic dentistry in the US - bright wight smiles and straightened teeth, here teeth are straightened if medically necessary. And on global rankings the UK has long had *healthier* teeth than the US
To me, there's something unnerving about 'perfect' teeth. We're all animals, we have imperfections. If someone's had noticeable cosmetic surgery for no reason other than vanity, it's off-putting to many of us Brits. Little imperfections are what give people character!
@@thegrinderman1090
There are a couple of young lads - Identical twins, - who react to music videos, I don't recall their names, but they seem quite opinionated as youngsters seem to be these days, but seem like nice lads but their teeth are so straight and so bright white, I'm sure they'd glow in the dark...it's almost scarily weird!! (Sorry for the repetition of the brain fart seem word!!)
British people, (well, *most of us anyway*), queue up automatically. We understand that queueing gets you served quicker and gets you out of there quicker, stress free.
There's no anti dental movement..that's horse sh*t.
There's been an issue with nhs dentist provision..so it ends up costing people to go private, and they can't afford it.
I think it's improving.
The US ideal appears to be Straight White teeth, in UK the ideal is healthy teeth.
The Keep Calm poster was not used during the war, because it was deemed to be too patronising. Our perseverance comes from the fact that if you are put off by rain, you do nothing.
Young people are polite. They just have limited respect for rude tourists like him.
The Keep Calm poster was designed in the early days of the war, for use in case of German invasion and occupation. That never happened, so the poster design remained completely unknown until a copy was accidentally discovered in 2000, in a box of secondhand books delivered to a bookshop.
The queue is about fairness and ‘fair play’ is a key English value, just as the self is in the US - which explains differences in attitudes to lines
You should never denigrate Danold Plump, especially if he's in ear shot !
Indeed...he has truly experienced the "broken glass" 'ceiling'-effect for himself... (Teleprompter woes...!!)
Half the things he mentions are British, not exclusively English
Yes but if he said British rather than English, someone would complain about:
the Football (its an English song),
the politeness, in Scotland, I have not noticed them apologise to street furniture or doors, they are polite but its not the same as English Politeness, I think,
the Full English Breakfast (note its different from Scottish and Welsh not sure about NI)
the Newspapers (seemed different in Scotland, to me) not being like that in Scotland, Wales or NI.
queuing is polite and considerate of others.
Queueing is borne out of our sense of fair play.
Saying the word right, just before you are about to leave.
Very English/UKish 🤣
You forgot slapping your thighs as you say “right” 😂
@@rogerthepigeon2950
That last point is also duly noted by
"The Wandering Ravens" (American couple, Eric and his wife, Grace) who do these sorts of videos too...!
One of the most satisfying things is when someone jumps the queue or just pretends not to see it but being polite you say nothing only for the server to tell them in a stern voice there is a queue and then you get to watch them sheepishly walk past everyone to join the back of the line.
cashier said to one if you want to be served either show your diplomatic passport or eff off to the back of the queue (note she did say F**K) guy said did you just say F**K to me? i said jesus pal are you f**king deaf of course she did, now be a WH*RE and get to the back"
@ chippydogwoofwoof That has to be fun. ☺
The English only make a fuss if something threatens house prices.
These are British attitudes not just English 🏴
Love Yorkshire Tea, best selling tea and today (1st August) is actually Yorkshire Day 🎉
You saw 10 seconds of The Sun at knew it's only fit for wiping your arse on instantly 👌🏼😂
That was The US Sun though:)
Spot on
Never mentioned the weather which everyone does. The dental thing is wrong. The only people who don't go to the dentist are usually because they're trying to find one. Where we do differ to the US is mostly people don't have cosmetic work on them for the sake of it so they're not bright white and straight.
I, on the other paw, am true to type due to severe dental phobia... I've been to two dentists - including King's Dental School - since I was 12... I need to say no more because I have a corner lower incisor, and that's all. Sorry. 😷
For someone who loves Liverpool as you do you do good by saying you hate the Sun newspaper- Most shops in Liverpool wont sell the Sun- worth looking up the history of it.
I think The Beano or The Dandy are more newsworthy and more honest than The Sun.
The queuing system starts and is ingrained into you from the start of school age.
Overseen by a teacher / teaching assistant / parent-volunteer in 'playground duty' queues, plus the 'lunchtime' queues... 👍🙂
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED) the UK has the 4th best teeth in the world. USA is at number 9! Just saying. This has been consistant for decades.
staple food in western world BREAD UK has sugar in to feed yeast
US bread has so much sugar inside it it is classed as CAKE
and we all know sugar causes tooth decay
Yes, NHS covers dental treatment but getting harder and harder to find an NHS dentist. The dentists have gone private [more money] or gone overseas [also more money].Most people go to the dentist regularly.
my regular trips to dentist
1977 4 times to get tooth pulled (issues)
1984 pulled
next time still waiting
The dentist thing is a massive exaggeration and chicken tikka masala was invented in Glasgow, therefore not and English national dish.
Bingo.
The pre-made sandwiches are popular because you get them in what is called a 'meal deal'. All the main supermarkets do them, even at the small inner city branches.
You get a drink, a sandwich and a snack for between £3.00 - £6.00. It means I pay £3.50 for my lunch at work each day, but I get a solid £8.00 or so worth of stuff. If I go to a restaurant (who goes to a restaurant for lunch every day?!) then I'm paying at least £15 for the same amount of food and drink.
Sometimes I'll hit up the Deli and get a baguette, if I'm feeling fancy.
Mark's content seems like he just erad about the UK on Wikipedia and then spoke about it. Which is weird, because he's always filming in the UK... he just seems to have an extremely shallow understanding of it.
This is the second time I've heard an American struggle with the word "Upon", as in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It's almost like the word "upon" isn't used there. Don't they have fairy tales with "once upon a time"? "Wish upon a star"? lulz [Edit: The first time was years ago, when an American tourist pronounced it "Stratford you-ponn-a-vonn"]
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Many British behaviours can be explained by our core cultural value of ‘fair play’: that the same rules apply to everyone, and that this is the most moral way of living in the same society. Queuing is an example of that. The strong support for the NHS is another. In fact, the worst three things you can accuse a Briton of are being normal, not being funny/witty, and breaking the rules of fair play. Just knowing that gives you 60-70% of our mentality. The rest is mainly privacy and stoicism.
The reputation for bad teeth in Britain, and the idea that our food is bland, was born in and just after WW2, when food was rationed and health generally was not the best after 6 years of deprivation and destruction by bombing. The rationing of some foodstuffs continued well into the 1950s, I was born in 1947 and still have some of my ration books full of little tear off tickets for my weekly ration of certain things. The USA actually has more dental problems than the UK on average, probably due to excess sugar, I have annual check-ups at my dentist, but cross fingers, no fillings for many years.
Queueing needs to be adopted worldwide. You got there first, you should be dealt with first, in front of others that arrived after you. I genuinely cannot understand how other countries can't see the logic behind this! Of course in a medical situation there would be emergencies that would instantly take priority. We as English abide 100% by this exception to the rule
@viviennerose6858 . Well, that certainly is commendable.
It's not an obsession with premade sandwiches, it's a question of economics, meal deals are cheap and most people in Britain are grossly underpaid...
And premade sandwiches are good value for money, come in a vast variety of different filling combinations and are tasty... Meal Deals are not worthy of Mark's (Wolter's World) criticism, albeit possibly (?) being "just sarcastic"...
"I hate the Sun". You, sir, are an honorary Liverpudlian!
He was looking at The US Sun:)
@@Isleofskyesome things are universal 😂
European heaven and hell: In heaven, the managers are German, the chefs are French, the lovers are Italian and the police are British. In hell, the managers are Italian, the chefs are British, the lovers are German and the police are French.
Are the police seriously our best contribution, they're simultaneously underfunded and a waste of our taxes. Also french food sucks apart from the cakes, Greek food is infinitely better
In both cases, you'll have to excuse the waiter, he's from Barcelona
Beans in a bowl? Sounds a bit hoity toity to me..
Eating in a restaurant for lunch is not the same thing as eating a sandwich at your work desk. Most people can't afford to waste time waiting to be served when you only have an hours break and that's in addition to the 4-5x cost of mediocre food you'd end up with.
The English accent attempts are as would be expected and not terribly offensive, but the facial expressions that accompany them are rather alarming! 😅
@nolasyeila6261 Actors. Always showing off. What can you do with them anyway.😂
Now I need to go and get myself a scone and pot of tea
I think the teeth thing has alot to do with the nhs. Adults pay towards dental care but theres set prices depending on what's being done. £26.80, £73.50 or the max of £319.10. Different treatments fall into 1 of those price bands. Middle for majority of stuff. Because it's mostly government funded they only carry out the medically necessary treatments. If its cosmetic then you have to pay private prices which are alot higher. So UK teeth dont tend to be as pretty as US teeth but they usually rank higher as overall healthier teeth.
Just had wisdom tooth out so this has been relevant to me recently😂
The queue is about fairness. Irish do it too.
I don't think the polite thing comes with age, I just think people who are of a certain age remember how to socialise properly, as was once the norm pre-covid.
England has the healthiest teeth in the world. A big part of the "English bad teeth" stereotype is that English people -- and their dentists -- value healthy, functional teeth but aren't particularly bothered if they're slightly misaligned, a little chipped, etc. Americans are obsessed with unnaturally snow-white and perfectly straight teeth, even though the cosmetic work actually causes damage. Like most healthcare in the US, American dentistry can work miracles for those who are able to pay, but huge numbers of the population put off or forgo necessary dental work because of cost.
I understand people going to the dentist to look after their own natural teeth, but why do so many want to look like they are wearing over sized, sparkling white dentures, the younger generation in the UK look more and more American.
People say well apologise all the time. Not if someone pushes in the queue. And as an old woman who is least likely to get thumped, I take it upon may self. Not that it happens very often.
Afte4 7/7 in London . People went to work the following day .
One of the main reasons a lot of people esp all of Liverpool hate the sun, was due to their vile coverage of the Hillsborough disaster . People have long memories
He forgot about complaining about our lives and jobs😂
Just before the final of the European cup, the English were out celebrating en masse on the streets. A foreign guy asked if we'd won. He was told 'No, but if we don't, we won't feel like celebrating, so we do it before'. 😂
Stratford-upon-Avon was Shakespeare's Birthplace, 'Strat' - Anglo-Saxon for street, 'ford' - a river crossing where the river was shallow, 'Avon' Celtic/Gaelic for river. So any Avon (there are several) are never called the 'river' Avon, that would simply translate as the 'river, River', in the same way that 'Ouse' is a Viking word for river and there are several of those named in the East of England where Scandinavian influence on names was prevalent, and Avons are all in the West due to Celtic or Brythonic influence. We queue because we are polite, fair and are less obsessed with individualism and the 'self' and more socially aware than perhaps is the case in the US.
@TerryD15 To be fair ,Terry, the English are more “polite, fair, and are less obsessed with individualism and the self and more socially aware than perhaps is the case “ than in , pretty much ,any other nationality in the world. To be very honest about it, the English also look quite enduring while they do so. That’s why outsiders comment on queueing ( queuing ?) so frequently. It’ looks good on you.
A cup of tea solves everything makes you feel better. It has to be strong drop of milk no sugar 😊
Yorkshire Gold. Teabag removed from the pot straight away as soon as it's brought to the table, and no milk, and no sugar, and no sweeteners... (& no dunked biccies either!☕♥️😊🖖)
Sorry, has to be sweet (2sugars) and hot.
As a brit I was quite surprised by the pre-packed sandwich obsession thingy, I thought everybody avoided them, they are nasty, anti-nutritious, and always soggy.
was watching this with a cup of yorkshire tea and a doughnut, lovely.
there was a glastonbury art piece this year which was just a long ass q that led to a small room wer u cld watch the people queuing without them knowing.
Only ever been to Stratford 4 times, All of em for the Bulldog Bash used to be an annual motorcycle rally, with an attendance of 50,000 at its peak Organised by the Hells Angels motorcycle club , ,x
TEKA MASALA WAS MADE IN SCOTLAND NOT ENGLAND, Glasgow .
Love to see your reaction to the UK Britain’s got Talent winner singing ‘somewhere over the rainbow’ . It’s sooooo good! 👏 🎤 🌈
I can never see that 'keep calm and carry on' slogan these days without thinking of the lass who appeared on the Tattoo Fixers TV show, who had it as her 'tramp stamp' - on her lower back. She soon realised what a terrible mistake she'd made putting it there and wanted a cover-up tattoo, lol.
The keep calm and carry on thing works to our detriment quite a lot of the time. Our government can make huge budget cuts to our public services and everyone just sort of gets on with it. Even protesters are seen as making a fuss.
musn't grumble energy.
Full English Breakfast. Not many would eat this every day or you would soon be 500 pounds. Usually get one in a Hotel or if you are out on a day trip. At home we have one on a saturday or sunday morning as a treat,
the only reason we queue is because the alternative was always a battle as in a real battle not a fist fight. it cuts down on replacing carpets ruined by blood.
Our water has a lot of natural fluoride which makes for strong teeth.😊
Its actually really hard at the moment to get on the books of an NHS dentist ( especially for those who get free treatments) and even if you do its near to impossible to get an appointment that isn't just a 6 monthly check up.
I really don't know how this guy doesn't even have 30k subs when you get other reaction channels that would sit through the whole video only giving facial expressions yet have 100,000s or over a million subs.
English food [well he should say British food] Often quite bland. Foreign foods are big now in UK, Indian,Chinese,Pizza,Kebab,Italian etc.
Hi JJ, have a look at some of the Yorkshire Tea adverts, all done tongue-in-cheek by notable Yorkshiremen like Sean Bean, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Michael Parkinson, the Brownlee brothers, who are usually competing with each other who comes first and second in world triathlon events, and the Kaiser Chiefs.
The full 'joke' - mocking stereotypes...
In Heaven: the cooks are French,
the policemen are English,
the mechanics are German,
the lovers are Italian
and the bankers are Swiss.
In Hell: the cooks are English,
the policemen are German,
the mechanics are French,
the lovers are Swiss
and the bankers are Italian.
I hate the Sun too
You go Greenday
Yorkshire tea is the best brand, followed by Dublin tea for me, then typhoo then pg tips. That's my hierarchy anyway
I must be a wierd Brit, I don't drink tea just black coffee
Tuna, sweetcorn + mayo Butty! (butty = sandwich)- You need to make this. Season with some salt/pepper.
The images used to visualise Englishness are mostly in York
As the phrase goes wait your turn simple😊
The Sun is truly nothing but garbage. Panders to the lowest common denominator and always has.
Teeth thing is a vanity problem were not so vain.
Never, ever, even if someone offered to pay you to do it, read the s*n. It makes me happy that it can not be bought anywhere in my home city of Liverpool. It has essentially been banned. I wouldn't even wipe my arse with it.
As you like the performing arts you might like to look into the Royal Shakespeare Company and its theatre at Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Great video! Queuing is a British thing not just English!😊 then again most of the things in the video are British-isms not just English
There's nothing wrong with a quality pre-made sandwich. They are tasty and fresh, and great to grab 'on the go'. You don't always have the time or money to go to a cafe and have a sandwich made for you.
Mark /Wolter doesn't always know as much as he thinks he does......sometimes his generalisations can be irritating.
A few weeks ago queuing for the bus I was annoyed when a couple pushed to the front ahead of the elderly.. Not surprisingly an American accent came out and I was slightly less annoyed because they clearly don't know any better.
@@Blue.723 The way some Americans behave when using UK public transport remind me of the last flight out of Saigon (this shows my age).
In some countries,like Italy or Spain they dot queue, they just push to the front, big young guys pushing old ladies and small kids out of the way. Very rude and selfish. They just accept it as normal. At least we Brits are more polite a queue sensibly. If you have been waiting 10 minutes to get in somewhere, why should some jerk just push to the front?
"Avon", try "A" as in the letter and then "von" as in the German. "Über English"? Just goes to show that American English is even more influenced by German than real English?
Yorkshire Tea is overrated.
Yorkshire Gold is the only decent one.
Greetings from Harrogate, the home of Yorkshire Tea 👋
I love Harrogate especially Betty’s Tea Rooms. Champagne afternoon tea to die for ❤
The sandwich thing isn't just British loads of counties have premade sandwiches we don't have long for work breaks in general and have to grab what we can where we can
Also the teeth thing is stupid like he said maybe the NHS covers it now NHS has always covered most things just not so much cosmetic the actual oral hygiene side is all covered this seems to be where Americans get confused between oral hygiene and cosmetics studies showed uk actually beat America by a long shot on oral hygiene we in general had less issues with our oral care however we don't all have bright white perfectly straight teeth because that's something we do tend to have to pay for and it's not cheap it can cost thousands of pounds braces alone can be a £2000-3000 to a lot of us we either can't afford it or it's just considered an unnecessary expenditure some of the new generation that's more about that fake look now tend to travel to Turkey for dental work as its cheaper but they get heavily mocked for how stupidly fake it looks
English teeth are better than American teeth.
That stat is a fact.
England are 4th on the list, America are 9th.
Here are the results from the latest DMFT index:
10. France
DMFT Score: 1.2
You might think that chocolate croissants and crème brûlées would have a negative effect on oral health, but as it turns out that’s not the case at all.
9. United States
DMFT Score: 1.2
Grand slam breakfasts, apple pie and fast food hasn’t seemed to affect oral health in the US.
8. Mexico
DMFT Score: 1.1
They beat the US, which we’re sure makes them feel good.
7. Canada
DMFT Score: 1.0
Way to go, Canada! This means that only one tooth per child is at risk. Of course, we can all work together to get our collective score down and our ranking up. This starts with making sure to get our kids to the dentist twice a year.
6. Switzerland
DMFT Score: 0.9
Nothing neutral here. The Swiss take their health seriously and this is reflected in their high DMFT score.
5. Sweden
DMFT Score: 0.8
Sweden’s the first of three Scandinavian countries that made the top 10, which everybody expects given the quality of the region’s healthcare.
4. United Kingdom
DMFT Score: 0.8
This one shocks a lot people, given the British reputation for bad teeth.
3. Finland
DMFT Score: 0.7
Back to Scandinavia for #3 on the list and no surprise that it’s Finland. The Fins are very healthy people, and when winter hits in Helsinki, there’s not much else to do other than brush and floss.
2. Germany
DMFT Score: 0.5
Given the size of the population and the number of foreigners in Germany, this is a big win for them. Bigger still considering how decimated Germany was eight years ago when the DMFT scoring began.
1. Denmark - the number one country for healthy primary teeth
DMFT Score: 0.4
Congratulations to the Danes! Less than half a tooth per child is in need of critical care. This speaks to diet, commitment to oral health, a dedication to education and probably some very demanding parents.
I think it’s about time you have another visit and vlog your trip
Queueing is drilled into us from infancy, Queue before school, end of play, at the classroom door, queue queue queue.lunch time, home time. Then when we get queueing right after 12 years of training we are allowed out to queue on our own. At the shops, cinema, castles, cathedrals, and those are just the c’s…yeah we are drilled. Queueing is our equivalent to singing the American National Anthem daily. We are ALL BRAINWASHED…IM GOING TO QUEUE BEFORE I GO INTO WITHDRAWAL.
Why do Americans think sandwiches involve toast? He is weird.
As someone privileged to have had 70 fantastic years in London (29 years in"Inner" followed by 41 years in "Outer London" in this house,I have noticed a trend, especially amongst Women (and some Men) Ubder around 30 years of age. Ask any person born in Scotland,Wales or Ireland and they will, proudly,tll you that they are from that Coutry but in England, while the older generations, mainly,say they are English,the younger Females,in particular, tell you that they are from "The UK"... LOL
The main exception to the queueing system is a bus queue in London. It's just one mad dash to get on the frequent buses.
Nooooo! It just not tea with sugar!! Sugary tea is for babies.
I hate tea, I drink coffee. Yorkshire tea is not grown in Yorkshire [or anywhere else in the UK].It is packed and blended in Yorkshire.Not many people buy newspapers anymore,mostly online news which is never fake.
I like tea AND coffee. While I find the English tea recipe (for reference: George Orwell) delicious, England or the rest of Britain didn't develop a distinctive style of making coffee. It's too weird for me that we have this coffee house culture in the 18th century that founded all these great financial institutions, while the coffee culture itself wasn't prized, and eventually all the English just went to mostly tea, is a head scratcher. My fave coffee is a moka pot brew with fresh milk, an Italian/French style.
He mentions football every 2 years, he must be including the Euro's as well as the World Cup [which is every 4 years] England got to the final of Euro 2024 so maybe one day.
Sorry guys…I’m English and I hate pre-made sandwiches. They all have mayo, which I detest. Rarely they don’t, when this is the case there is no butter. Just dry bread. 🤢🤮
The first building you called a church (0.55) was in fact the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RSC).
Just saying... I know you like to know.
ALL dental care including braces is FREE for under 18's. Anyone can get braces if they want and quite a lot of kids i knew growing up did, also the average british person has better 'quality' teeth with more of their natural teeth and less cavaties than people in the usa. In the usa you guys just get cosmetic dental work way more often but the quality is worse, personally ive never had any dental work done and i go about once a year to the dentist. 'talk radio' also isnt really a concept here. Radio presenters always, banter, gosspit etc and have chats and shit (its not really political), radio is almost never just music, radio presenters are uk celebrities and often comedians and stuff too.
TBF, getting braces now is really difficult. They aren't given for cosmetic reasons only if it effects the health of your teeth and the waiting lists are 3/4/5 yrs plus.
every football tourny the book makers are laughing to the bank they take millions in bets and they know there is no chance of paying out, thing is we all know we wont get paid but still put the bet on because we believe the hype
Have you seen this YT vid ? - 'Did the British invent and discover almost everything? Not quite' by Reef Rebels