Two Southerners from the USA driving in the UK-Part 1

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  • @markstarkey5940
    @markstarkey5940 Před 4 lety +92

    As an English man I find the southern American accent quiet charming

    • @rickb.4168
      @rickb.4168 Před 3 lety +3

      Until your in a prison cell with Bubba.

    • @Cookie-Yeah197
      @Cookie-Yeah197 Před 3 lety +1

      @@rickb.4168 Lol!

    • @dickiegreenleaf750
      @dickiegreenleaf750 Před 5 měsíci

      Not sure why.

    • @NiCaNaMex
      @NiCaNaMex Před 2 dny

      ...and there are several versions, in some you can hear a slight hint of its origins... the UK 😉

  • @TheCamorra2011
    @TheCamorra2011 Před 8 lety +102

    I think I could go to sleep listening to this.....the lovely soft accent, the sound of the driving......very soothing. Weird eh?

    • @TheBoHoBoy
      @TheBoHoBoy Před 8 lety +6

      My ex many years ago used to speak like that whilst making love, was like getting a massage of the mind 😁

    • @TheCamorra2011
      @TheCamorra2011 Před 8 lety +4

      haha nice! I'd fall asleep in the middle of it

    • @TheBoHoBoy
      @TheBoHoBoy Před 8 lety +3

      TheCamorra2011 i did, a few times lol,,,, got my ass chewed something rotten next morning

    • @jibberjabberman
      @jibberjabberman Před 7 lety +3

      Mrs Bob Ross !!

    • @tonyorome
      @tonyorome Před 6 lety +4

      It is weird just how relaxing this is, almost like the amsr videos, draws you in and chills you out

  • @inferno6163
    @inferno6163 Před 9 lety +96

    I love this couple, they sound really friendly and sweet. wish you both all the best and really hope you enjoyed your stay here in this country :)

  • @Chalky.
    @Chalky. Před 8 lety +68

    You'd realise how narrow that road is if you had to find a way to pass some 13 year old kid driving a tractor the other way.

  • @IzzyaliceD
    @IzzyaliceD Před 8 lety +200

    That's not narrow at all compared to some country roads in the UK

    • @MangoVengers
      @MangoVengers Před 7 lety +16

      But in the usa, they have MASSIVE roads. They dont understand :D

    • @markhepworth1396
      @markhepworth1396 Před 7 lety +2

      rob shaw Do they never go within 6 feet of another car in America?

    • @thatpomegranategirl5491
      @thatpomegranategirl5491 Před 7 lety +6

      Izzy D like the narrows ones in Isle of Wight and trust me they are really really narrow

    • @EricIrl
      @EricIrl Před 7 lety +21

      Devon and Cornwall is where the REALLY narrow roads are.

    • @IzzyaliceD
      @IzzyaliceD Před 7 lety +10

      Yeah Cornwall is where I was thinking of. A lot of the roads are only just wide enough for one car and then have a few wider passing places that you have to reverse into if a car comes towards you.

  • @glimpsesofnorfolk
    @glimpsesofnorfolk Před 8 lety +80

    I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this, thanks for sharing. You would have a heart-attack driving the English lanes where I live. I know the USA is a big place but I've passed through much of it and most people have been kind. You too sound like kind people. I hope you enjoyed your stay, and please find some way to forgive those who're unkind in their comments; it's an internet thing, the web just makes some people sick you know.

  • @simonmillard8931
    @simonmillard8931 Před 7 lety +28

    I live in cornwall and the roads are far narrower and the hedges much higher!

  • @jonathaneddy
    @jonathaneddy Před 9 lety +31

    Charming accent. Hope you enjoyed our country.

  • @AttackWithStyle
    @AttackWithStyle Před 9 lety +29

    Awesome accents , welcome to the U.K my Southern American amigo's

  • @Quantiad
    @Quantiad Před 8 lety +37

    That road is a pretty luxurious country lane. It's very common to find yourself driving down one half as wide with twists every 20 metres, you then have that awkward mount of the hedge when you come head to head. Then someone decides to make it a bus route!

  • @pushtheenvelope
    @pushtheenvelope Před 9 lety +36

    This is adorable :) believe me, it gets narrower...

    • @bencowie3141
      @bencowie3141 Před 6 lety

      Matt Thompson the road may get narrower but I'm sure their waistlines wont

  • @mpwheatley
    @mpwheatley Před 8 lety +68

    How sweet are you two guys, from a Brit I love you charming people!

    • @cavannaro1
      @cavannaro1 Před 3 lety +2

      @77MrAH Similar to a pedant, I think.

    • @welshpete12
      @welshpete12 Před 3 lety

      @77MrAH Someone who is born and lives in Britain !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @judithfurmston3731
    @judithfurmston3731 Před 7 lety +12

    I'm English so I'm used to these roads but I could listen to this soothing voice all day. Thanks for sharing your day! 🙂

    • @mothmagic1
      @mothmagic1 Před rokem +1

      So sweet, it could send you to sleep very easily. I've never heard an American accent so relaxing.

  • @supertrinigamer
    @supertrinigamer Před 3 lety +6

    "This is narrow" Heh, if only that was narrow!! Very interesting to see such a rare perspective though.

  • @davidkeenan5642
    @davidkeenan5642 Před 9 lety +14

    Great accents, great attitude, & good driving.
    This is my part of the world.

  • @Mr_Saxon
    @Mr_Saxon Před 9 lety +42

    Love your accents!

  • @johnbarber7815
    @johnbarber7815 Před 7 lety +16

    I could watch this all day long, they should make a ten hour version!

  • @patrickrobinson317
    @patrickrobinson317 Před 10 lety +12

    The 2 Americans are very nice people.

  • @cliveshore416
    @cliveshore416 Před 3 lety +9

    As someone who passed their driving test in England 1964 I find driving on roads I don't know quite confusing and manage to get lost even with a sat Nav. You guys look like your doing really well.

  • @MARKSFINCHES
    @MARKSFINCHES Před 4 lety +7

    You know when your too close to an oncoming vehicle is when you both loose your wing mirrors...lol

  • @tonybuk70
    @tonybuk70 Před 9 lety +15

    charming, i love the way you say "ve-he-cle" :)

    • @DrSkeff
      @DrSkeff Před 4 lety +1

      tonybuk70 and “fixing to end up in the bushes” made me smile. I am a Yorkshireman and had the pleasure of living in South Carolina for 2 years. Y’all have a great day!

  • @thezulucow
    @thezulucow Před 8 lety +27

    When you get used to it you realise that you don't have to pull off the road to pass cars. There's a physical phenomenon in which the presence of two cars travelling in opposite directions causes a minor gravitational field which actually expands space slightly and they can fit through. It's never been explained before and its amazing when it happens but it does indeed work.

    • @thezulucow
      @thezulucow Před 8 lety +3

      +thezulucow Also, I grew up round there and those roads are great for both driving round and cycling. I went to school in Ramsgate which was on the sign at the end.

    • @glimpsesofnorfolk
      @glimpsesofnorfolk Před 8 lety +4

      That's the finest technical explanation of the phenomena that I've yet heard . . and polite to boot - nice one.

    • @cukbell
      @cukbell Před 7 lety +7

      Some wing mirrors might not agree

    • @sassythesasquatch8331
      @sassythesasquatch8331 Před 6 lety

      Lego Block 😂😂😂😂

  • @glenntaylor2624
    @glenntaylor2624 Před 8 lety +5

    What a lovely couple. I hope they enjoyed their stay here in the UK.

  • @lj7169
    @lj7169 Před 3 lety +4

    Bless her she was so anxious about the width of that road and it was literally an average UK road 😂 thanks for the upload, I enjoyed it!

  • @cleopatra5682
    @cleopatra5682 Před 3 lety +2

    I wonder if they’re still driving around our country lanes..? 😂 bless em 😊👍

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaa_99
    @aaaaaaaaaaaa_99 Před 6 lety +7

    I love how you called it a trail😂😂
    There are places you can reverse into to allow cars to move past. If you aren’t near one you have to reverse until you find one.
    So many roads in the U.K. were built like this, that it would be too expensive to widen all of them. They were built for horses and carts.
    I like going along them because they tend to be quite winding and bumpy which is fun! And I enjoy watching out of the window :)

  • @ivandavies1388
    @ivandavies1388 Před 8 lety +6

    that is one of the most charming videos I have ever watched.

  • @drcurv
    @drcurv Před 8 lety +9

    Adorable. Thanks for uploading.

  • @ashishin
    @ashishin Před 2 lety +1

    This is the Bob Ross of driving commentary

  • @rachelphillips9438
    @rachelphillips9438 Před 8 lety +5

    You 2 are sweethearts! hope you enjoyed your holiday!

  • @ryama8651
    @ryama8651 Před 8 lety +4

    i love these people, those accents are mighty charming

  • @andywainwright1516
    @andywainwright1516 Před 8 lety +9

    Well played guys from a Brit resident. Fascinating to hear you and see what you thought of our weird little island. You took the drive nice and gentle and showed some real road manners. Enjoyed all the videos that you posted on your journey. Did anyone tell you what the 'purple stuff' is? And if you want even crazier narrow roads, try my spiritual home on the Isle of Wight LOL!

  • @vmm5163
    @vmm5163 Před 7 lety +1

    Wonderful to experience our country from someone else's perspective. I enjoyed this video so much

  • @Adventures_with_Sog
    @Adventures_with_Sog Před 10 lety +12

    The sign you saw that you thought was telling you of a one way road, was actually just warning you that the road narrows ahead. You seemed to be doing fine though. I hope you enjoyed your stay in my country.

  • @Dullthud007
    @Dullthud007 Před 8 lety +9

    That was so sweet. I really hope you enjoyed your stay.

  • @CamcorderSteve
    @CamcorderSteve Před 6 lety +7

    You know the road is narrow when you see grass growing up the centre of it.

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 Před 6 lety +5

    You guys are so cool! I can imagine it is a shock driving on our little lanes after the lovely big US roads and on the wrong side! You did well!

  • @mericet39
    @mericet39 Před 8 lety +42

    "I'm sorry if it wasn't wide enough for you. A lot of the English cars have steering wheels." - Basil Fawlty, Fawlty Towers. Seemed apt. :)

    • @GTVAlfaMan
      @GTVAlfaMan Před 7 lety +4

      mericet39
      I guess you don't realize how wide some of our American cars are. I own a Chrysler New Yorker and a Plymouth Sport Fury, each of these cars are almost 7 feet wide.

  • @DanniiFrost
    @DanniiFrost Před 8 lety +3

    ha! i was just thinking to myself 'is he going to make that turning?'

  • @peteri728
    @peteri728 Před 10 lety +6

    Well done, love your accent, very sweet. Hope you enjoyed your stay

  • @fancysfolly8937
    @fancysfolly8937 Před 7 lety +1

    We rode down roads in Ireland that were even more narrow...my husband, who was actually a race car driver in his youth, wouldn't let anyone else drive...so he drove and the rest of the group sang "Danny Boy". Once during the drive I glanced into the rear view mirror and I saw him rolling his eyes! 😄😄😄

  • @Vortigon
    @Vortigon Před 6 lety +7

    it's funny to see you almost stop everytime a car comes - in the UK we would pass each other at 50 - 60 mph on these roads :)

    • @sarahspindler2914
      @sarahspindler2914 Před 2 lety +1

      I know this is old but it’s probably because they were nervous. Your two way streets (based on videos I’ve seen) are more narrow than our one-way streets and they’re worried they don’t have enough room! I would be worried too!

  • @XIDeuce
    @XIDeuce Před 10 lety +13

    "Maybe they have gentle rain" Haha! Not in the North!

  • @leoja4578
    @leoja4578 Před 8 lety +13

    Your voice is very calming!

  • @revykevy2221
    @revykevy2221 Před 2 lety +1

    gorgeous video love your gentle accents hope you enjoyed our teeny tiny island

  • @DavidUKesb
    @DavidUKesb Před 6 lety +6

    Last time I heard someone pronounce the word 'vehicle' like that was on the Dukes of Hazzard!!

  • @hardtargetinternational6473

    Fantastic accents,
    I've had friends over from the USA
    Nearly crying because we do them back lanes at 60mph.
    😁😁😁

  • @suzannerichardson6420
    @suzannerichardson6420 Před 7 lety +1

    What a sweet couple. Hope you enjoyed your stay in England.

  • @johnbaldock6353
    @johnbaldock6353 Před 10 lety +5

    Love your Accent, Hope you had a great time in England! XXXX

  • @dale4358
    @dale4358 Před 7 lety +1

    please make more driving videos...so relaxing and great accents

  • @TheTommie001
    @TheTommie001 Před 7 lety

    Great video in East Kent where I live. Great cycling country. Thanks for posting.

  • @instak9011
    @instak9011 Před 2 lety +1

    For anyone wondering this is Eythorne in Kent! I just realised as i was watching the footage i drove these exact roads a few weeks ago!

  • @chuggs65
    @chuggs65 Před 8 lety +56

    whats the bet half of that lane was national speed limit,60mph

    • @thefirefulwarrior
      @thefirefulwarrior Před 7 lety +6

      the entire lane would have probably been national speed limit, the best thing is that national speed limit in the 60s or sometime similar use to mean unrestricted speed limit. so you could imagine cars going down there or attempting to go faster then the 60 limit

    • @Wren6991
      @Wren6991 Před 6 lety +2

      Locals would drive part of that road at 80

    • @nataliemiller6448
      @nataliemiller6448 Před 6 lety +2

      Luke Wren speaking as a local, affirmative.

    • @welshpete12
      @welshpete12 Před 3 lety

      Yes it is , but driving down there at 60 is asking for trouble !

  • @a910
    @a910 Před 8 lety +9

    You think that's narrow! And yes we do have one way in this country.

  • @MrCrossWire
    @MrCrossWire Před 6 lety +1

    Amazing! Bless you

  • @markiemark895
    @markiemark895 Před 6 lety +2

    You sound like a lovely lovely couple, I hope you enjoyed your visit. 😃

  • @moogthemoog
    @moogthemoog Před 9 lety +5

    Lovely genuine reactions to all the mundane things. I feel like I'm watching my own home videos. A nice gentle video for a nice gentle drive.
    Good stuff.

  • @hansgruber788
    @hansgruber788 Před 4 lety +2

    Ahaha you two are adorable, in a non condescending way. It's funny because on those roads people travel at the national speed limit

  • @masterofparsnips5327
    @masterofparsnips5327 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the accents :) That's not a narrow road :) Hope you had fun over here :)

  • @grizzlygamer8891
    @grizzlygamer8891 Před 3 lety +1

    You REALLY don't need to pull that far over. Those "narrow" roads are WIDE 🤣

  • @Unknown_Mike
    @Unknown_Mike Před 8 lety +6

    For what it's worth the road at the beginning is NOT narrow. That's basically a duel carriage way of back-lane country roads :)

  • @madders100
    @madders100 Před 9 lety +6

    Hope you had a great time :-)

  • @andrewcurtis100
    @andrewcurtis100 Před 5 lety +1

    You can't beat southern England ,ps , love ur accents

  • @julieallan2544
    @julieallan2544 Před 7 lety

    This is soo cute... this however is not a narrow road to us brits. I hope you had a lovely visit x

  • @ParaBleetage
    @ParaBleetage Před 8 lety +1

    What a bae. Could listen to you talk all day. Next time you're in England come visit Bristol :) xx

    • @plum_bit
      @plum_bit Před 8 lety

      +James Woodcock I visited Bristol 2 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised :)

  • @alexjenkins1079
    @alexjenkins1079 Před 9 lety

    That sign around 4:00 where theres a straight line and then a line with a curve in it means that the road narrows on the left-hand side of the road. if the curved lines on the other side it means on the right-hand side and where theres 2 of them it means on both sides

  • @bomberbinz
    @bomberbinz Před 8 lety +6

    Love the southern accent.

  • @271250cl
    @271250cl Před 7 lety +2

    Charming! (A sad side to this is that in the country district where I live, we have a large US airbase and American servicemen - unfamiliar with our narrow country lanes - are frequently invloved in road accidents, often fatal ones. )

  • @Payne2view
    @Payne2view Před 3 lety

    Oh I felt so anxious for you, hoping you went the right way. I'm going to have to watch the next video to find out now.

  • @DeanaBolangirl
    @DeanaBolangirl Před 7 lety

    what gawjus accents.. could listen all night. glad you enjoyed UK xx

  • @twickersargyle
    @twickersargyle Před 5 lety

    I'm very late to this, but it is one of the most endearing things I've seen on the Internet. If you're ever back in the UK, can I suggest you drive up Wrynose Pass in the Lake District. Or down the hill and over Denham Bridge, near Buckland Monachorum in Devon.

  • @jazzx251
    @jazzx251 Před 10 lety +1

    haha "one way".
    The sign actually meant HAZARD! (the red triangle) ROAD NARROWS (as if it wasn't narrow enough already!)

  • @kevinwoods4724
    @kevinwoods4724 Před 3 lety +1

    Americans like the British accent.I personally don't think you can beat the southern American accent 😊

  • @robertmcross1
    @robertmcross1 Před 9 lety +1

    Love your video !!

  • @jiggermast
    @jiggermast Před 7 lety

    I just love your cool accents!

  • @bacburrito4225
    @bacburrito4225 Před 8 lety +1

    I loved this video, so funny

  • @bakersteven3
    @bakersteven3 Před 8 lety +6

    Poor sods! Seem like a nice couple. Hope they got there and enjoyed themselves.

    • @plum_bit
      @plum_bit Před 8 lety +7

      +bakersteven3 Legend says they are still taking left turns around the English countryside to this day.

    • @glimpsesofnorfolk
      @glimpsesofnorfolk Před 8 lety +1

      I like it.

    • @BarryVP12
      @BarryVP12 Před 8 lety

      Haha! What dedication. Their booking renewal costs must be skyhigh.

    • @davidhoward2487
      @davidhoward2487 Před 8 lety

      lol

  • @yedis1750
    @yedis1750 Před 2 lety

    Practically a motorway compared to the country lanes near me Haha. Cute video though. Hope you enjoyed your vacation

  • @chatham43
    @chatham43 Před 8 lety +1

    ...cant wait for part 2.....

  • @Dan-qu8qs
    @Dan-qu8qs Před 6 lety

    Have a few narrow road close to home when the hedges on both sides of the road catch my little Micra.

  • @thatpomegranategirl5491

    In the U.K. We get little rain to really heavy rain but we never get things like really bad eathquakes and really bad tornados but if we do it's extremely little like you never feel a thing

  • @adhillA97
    @adhillA97 Před 9 lety +1

    The only thing is that it's much better to put the full address, rather than the postcode, into the sat nav. This is because postcode areas in the countryside are very large and the sat nav may take you quite a bit out of the way.

  • @MartinT5600
    @MartinT5600 Před 8 lety +4

    Beautiful accent.

  • @alicepretty7785
    @alicepretty7785 Před rokem

    Take the second exit.
    Ok, I'll try to count.
    Lol!

  • @Dean256
    @Dean256 Před 3 lety +1

    All that sign meant was junction on bend ahead. And you do realise the national speed limit of the United Kingdom is 60mph.

  • @25dimensionsfrancis42
    @25dimensionsfrancis42 Před 4 lety

    Just love the Southern accent.

  • @ledzzappa
    @ledzzappa Před 8 lety

    she said " fixin" hahaha my wife is from arkansas, we have been married three years and i still piss myself every time she says it, she always gets me to say " shut chor maafff' in my comedy londoner accent
    and dies laughing so i guess it all balances out in the end hehehe

  • @NiCaNaMex
    @NiCaNaMex Před 2 dny

    There are super narrow roads in the Southern US a well! 😄 And in the midwest and North and West! Hello! Haha

  • @stevecribbs9247
    @stevecribbs9247 Před 11 měsíci

    We absolutely do have one-way roads, they're generally in towns though.

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 Před 10 lety +2

    What a nice couple , and like your accents ! Wish you well .

  • @StreetBob-tn1ed
    @StreetBob-tn1ed Před 5 lety

    love you bits hope you enjoyed your stay in the uk

  • @pz189
    @pz189 Před 9 lety +2

    I live near here haha, those roads can be pretty rough if you don't know them well

  • @jamesmckelvey
    @jamesmckelvey Před 9 lety

    From looking on Google earth there are some really thin roads that barely fit one car past in Dorset/Cornwall

  • @ronniel5941
    @ronniel5941 Před 3 lety

    From memory, you only have central road markings on roads 16ft or more wide.

  • @ColinWatters
    @ColinWatters Před 5 lety

    There are far narrower roads in the UK. Some are 1 car wide with special passing places so If you meet another car you may have to reverse up.

  • @celt67
    @celt67 Před 6 lety +1

    The car at 5:00 is a Honda (Acura) NSX.

  • @flybobbie1449
    @flybobbie1449 Před 9 lety +5

    Thought it was going to be a Harry Enfield sketch!

    • @andyjarman4958
      @andyjarman4958 Před 3 lety

      Diddledepoe Idaho! You just know they are wearing tan coloured clothing, and he's got a flat cap and glasses.

  • @martinevans7090
    @martinevans7090 Před 7 lety

    The sign at 3:54 means road narrows on the left.

  • @AllOutFPSGlitchesandTutorials

    This video kinda makes you feel strangely patriotic, love it :)

  • @stevo728822
    @stevo728822 Před 9 lety +4

    Your husband did ok. Looks like you are driving in Kent. Strange that the sat nav took you down country roads when there are plenty of A roads and motorways in Kent.