How to Piss Off the English
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- čas přidán 30. 04. 2024
- Whether you are heading to London, Liverpool, Leeds or a village that doesn't start with L there are number of things that tourists could do that would annoy or upset an English person. Here are some of the things that the English hate that tourists do when they visit England.
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“Er, excuse me - there’s a queue here…” - which basically translates as “Get to the back of it, pal, before you get a slap.”
That happened to me in London… I felt bad because I wasn’t paying attention
or in some parts of Scotland they may even head -butt a que jumper lol
🤣🤣 I have never even thought about it, but... it's the most unthreatening threat ever!!...🤣🤣 it's about the delivery...🤣🤣
Bit of a tawdry Scottish stereotype, yeah?
@stuartgraham5045 ... na... I'd say more posh English but eye, we be sayin it to... originally northern btw...
One of the biggest insults thrown at us Brits by Americans, one that I've heard MANY times is "If it wasn't for us Americans, you'd all be speaking German right now".
@@phillwainewright4221Eh that actually happened all over the world, maybe not after WWII but colonial wars 100%, why is Africa speaking french, why is South America speaking Spanish and Portuguese etc
Yeah it was mostly the Soviets that beat the Germans anyway.
@@Me1le exactly
Americans do say that…..However, they are mistaken. They weren’t even here during our Victory of the Battle of Britain in 1940 when the Nazis were only twenty miles away across the English Channel. The Germans were sent packing by our own brave forces and our glorious Royal Air Force. In fact the USA only joined in WW2 three weeks before the new year of 1942 which means 2years 3months AFTER Britain declared war on Germany in 1939.
Americans are conveniently confused. It was DDay in June 1944 when the UK and USA joined as Allies to liberate France and then the rest of Europe.
Which ironically isn’t true. We did all the work and they came in at the last minute to take the glory
One thing I love about Americans visiting the UK, is that they usually expect us to sound like either a member of the aristocracy, or a 19th century chimney sweep.
But they end up wondering if you're actually speaking English lol
Well, I don't think I'd disappoint any Americans because I do actually sound like a 19th century chimney sweep. Gawd bless yah guvner.
I'm English born and bred, 44 now and I sometimes wonder if I'm speaking English 🤣 but i still speak up when someone says something I see as wrong whilst scolding them and correcting them in the wrong way to say something.part of being English I reckon, most of the time I'm wrong but I'm always right
Polite Americans hate obnoxious queue jumpers, rudeness, loud talkers in the USA, too. We hope that most tourists do not behave this way. Love you England!
I would say chill out and enjoy your trip, British people are pretty easy going most of the time... but one thing not mentioned is you will get some annoyed looks if you're talking too loudly in public spaces
This is a post about English people
@@daidavies90 English people are British. What's your point?
@@Webbsy Because it’s going to differ whether you’re also including Welsh and Scottish people.
@@samdaniels2 pretty sure OPs suggestion of mindful volume applies across Britain. Calling English people British is correct also as England is in Britton
Has an Englishman the main thing that pisses me off is people who abuse our countryside. Enjoy it, be responsible, take only photos and leave only footprints.
Has?
@@jonathanfinan722 bad grammar also pisses off the english
Sadly so many Brits also treat the countryside like crap. :(
I agree! Can’t stand litterbugs!
Nobody talks enough about the increasing amount of rubbish in seemingly quaint and bucolic areas. It’s awful to see.
I randomly bumped into this bloke today in Chinatown in London, genuinely such a nice guy! I still can't believe I got to meet you dude, safe travels!
The word dude,oh dear.
@@nicklegg61 who cares man
Your description of our reaction to the words 'replacement bus service' is so completely, utterly accurate. I hadn't realised it was my soul leaving my body and the light snuffing out, but that's indeed what it is.
Useful to remember that people rely on public transport to get to work on time therefore works etc can seriously affect this
We don’t say “math” because “maths or mathematics” is the name given to a number of disciplines. Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry are just three of those disciplines.
@@lokischeissmessiah5749 Who said the word means a plural? I and many others including Americans, Europeans, and worldwide populations use the word Mathematics as an umbrella term as described above.
Tomato, tomahto
@@lokischeissmessiah5749 No, but it is short for Mathematical Sciences. So, just like Physics, which is short for Physical Sciences, the 'S' from the end of sciences gets carries to the abbreviation.
Mathematical sciences --> Mathematics --> Maths.
Easy.
You only started calling it "Maths" a hundred years ago. Your country's people seem to enjoy using language to separate yourselves from others... Or your upper class does, anyway.
@@spacecaptain9188 Thank you, Space Captain for your very informative comment.
Yep. Called an Irish woman English once on accident 25 years ago. I still haven’t fully recovered from the withering look she gave me 😂😂😂
Cheeky cow she should be honoured!!
@@CarolWoosey-ck2rg😂😂
She is probably still complaining about it.
Never call a Scotsman English or you may receive a Glasgow kiss. You don't want one of those.
@@CarolWoosey-ck2rg
Pam? Ydy bod yn Sais yn eich gwneud chi'n arbennig?
I find it very easy to visit England as a Canadian as we share so many cultural/social norms
and I got a sunburn in England, too! 16 days in May , only one day of rain
@@nadiabarrett5195 We tend to get long stretches without rain in the summer in the south-east - to the extent that hosepipe bans are common. 1976 was so bad that they even appointed a minister for drought! (Needless to say, as soon as they did that, it rained almost solid for about three days, and he looked rather sheepish!)
@@nadiabarrett5195 you're definitely one of us now!
Yes, we do have a lot in common. We both have terrible leaders.
@@nadiabarrett5195
You most likely never spent those days in Manchester.
In regards to the buying a round at the pub.........
In working class English culture "He doesn't get his round in" is one of the darkest stains you can have on your character.
What irks me is people "incorrectly" queuing at the pub. Don't form an orderly line, crowd around the bar. It's the bartender's job to know who is next, and the customers to know who is next. I pointed out to an American he will lose his spot if he don't queue right.
I noticed that when I went to a pub. I couldn't figure out where I should stand to wait my turn. There was no orderly line.
Even here at home in the states I have no idea how to line up at a bar. It seems to vary from place to place!
@@renferal5290what was confusing?
@@user-lm2vs1sl3v The way people were all bunched up around the bar and there was no obvious queue to be seen. I just waited until the bar keep acknowledged me to get my drink.
Here, here! Queueing is for the post office, not the pub.
Its a little known fact that all castles and cathedrals in the UK were used as filming locations in Harry Potter- I’m sure if you ask one of the local tour guides what part was filmed for the movies they’ll happily tell you where.
The ‘Peace with Police’ initiative was set up in the 90s to show solidarity with our coppers- we’re famously one of the safest countries in the world. If you spot a police officer, make sure you show them a peace sign (✌️) with your knuckles facing them. They’ll be very happy and tip their bobby helmet in response.
Be sure to call people from Scotland ‘Scotch’ rather than ‘British’. They’re very proud of their national identity.
Make sure you ask a Welshman where their sheep are kept. Welsh people are each given an ‘adopted’ sheep (though the government usually has them on farmland), its usually a sign of respect if you ask them.
Make sure you shout “Up the Tories” if you pass any hospitals in Liverpool. The Tories is a scouser nickname for Doctors - (ie ay up Doc Tory) and people in the UK love the NHS a lot. Its a sign of appreciation for the NHS in a local vernacular.
The British aren’t known for having a dark sense of humour or sarcasm. Make sure you take all of their comments very seriously.
Sorry We do have a very dark sense of humour. Sarcasm is our middle name.
@@jimbo6059 You read all that without working out it was a wind-up?
Very much in the spirit of the Hoffman lecture! ("All London brothels carry a blue light …")
@@jimbo6059. You’re not getting it…..
Sees like it. Well written, well done. Very amusing to US. American “humour” belongs in the kindergarten.
I would add showing 2 fingers "the wrong way round"
Unless its to a French person.
That's just bants.
In USA, it's a symbol of peace. Not quite the same meaning for you eh?
@@spacecaptain9188
2 fingers with the palm facing towards the person you are communicating with is the sign for victory as started off by Winston Churchill. It is interpreted as peace in the modern day. 2 fingers the other way around is just like flipping a bird, or giving someone the middle finger.
I think my addition would be "compare things here critically with your home country". If you say stuff is bigger/better/nicer/cheaper where you come from, someone's likely to advise you to return there...
And not very nicely.
I find this annoying in general.
I want to chime in on the beer thing as a brewer in England. Because it's something very few understand. Cask ale is served at cellar temp which is 10-12'C. This is a live product, as in it still has yeast in it. A lot of the flavour comes from sitting in the cask at 10-12'C maturing. Keg beers are finished products. And they usually benefit from being served nice and cold.
English beer is a mystery to many English people, let alone our American cousins.
12 degrees centigrade is, as you say, optimal allowing the taste-buds to function at their best to appreciate the malty flavours and the contrasting bitterness and aromas of the hops. British real ale has character and infinite taste combinations, that's what makes it unique.
Drinking Carling or whatever, is inexplicably popular in England by English people across the world.
Big up for Drone Valley Brewery in Derbyshire!
Take care, love and peace.
@@daweshorizonI did not just read a shout-out to Drone Valley on some random video CZcams recommended.
4:25. I just wanna say, drink what you drink, it doesn't make a difference to us. but we will give you shit (playfully) for your choice.
Especially if its shandy
My best advice to Americans; pretend to be Canadian. We like Canadians.
Like me giving you shit for drinking tea.
In a TV series called Broadchurch, David Tennant's character did something even worse to the tea. He RE-HEATED it in a microwave.
Judging from the reactions in the media, no-one knows, let alone cares, about what the rest of the episode was about.
I've done that..
😅
Gasp.
If i was an Actor i would play any of the worst Monsters from history but would refuse to do this, so it puts me off Tennant.
@@kdfrk247 Gasp, shocking.
Honestly, what difference does it make how the water is heated as long as it comes to a boil?
Jumping the queue is a guaranteed way to cause annoyance
That’s everywhere
Not to mention tutting and eye rolling.
UK used to be undisputed world champions at forming queues. They lost the title when unchecked immigration took over
Even in the US, jumping que is a nono
As it should be, however where I live people have 0 manners lol
You are not expected to make a perfect cup of tea here in the UK, because everyone likes it a bit different, but microwaving spoils the water & should never be done. You can agree to buy your own in pubs, round buying is not compulsory.
Another one, please remember to use your indoor voices when you’re indoors 😂
So much this
Like the Brits do in Spain?
Not really a thing tourists in general do, but years ago I had an English girlfriend and one day we were taking the train with her and her family from West Sussex to London. The train made a stop at Wimbledon and this American tourist lady across the aisle was like, "Wow, Wimbledon!" Then she looked over to us and said, "That's where they hold the tennis, you know."
My girlfriend's family with their English reserve just nodded and grinned at her. But when we got off the train, they let me have it. "Look, Big Ben. That's a clock, you know." or "Did you want to go to the pub? That's where they have beer, you know." The American tourist says something stupid but I take the blame.
😂
Big Ben is a bell, not a clock.
saying it's like Harry Potter every couple of minutes ;)
😂😂😂
I recently completed the Endeavor series, and being American, the beauty of Oxford (both the city and university) portrayed on screen couldn't help but evoke memories of Harry Potter.
Aw miiiiiiii Gawd it's just like Harry Potter.
yep, I have watched many vids of Americans in England and count how many seconds into it hey say that. FFS it's more like Coronation Street to be fair . 🤣
It’s one of the things that annoys me most, it makes it sound like we have created a set for Harry bloody Potter, it’s all been here hundreds of years before Harry Potter was even written and Harry Potter is fiction, so many Americans seem to treat it as if it is fact!
I don't think you will hear anyone say "Excuse me sir", the sir will be replaced be some passive aggressive comment like "I think you'll find that there is a queue."
Or "you must be an American tourist"
About the only person who will call you "sir" is a policeman when he _knows_ he's got you: it's done with a certain amount of sarcasm, without necessarily awareness that he's doing it. The conversation may start "is this _your_ vehicle, sir?", for example.
The last time I called anyone sir was the day I left the military! 😂
"Excuse me sir" is usually followed by "would you like to come down the station with me"
Yeah, I recently went to Florida and they called me sir more times in that fortnight than I've been called all my life. I now identify as sir!
I am Canadian born, but now living in England. Many years ago, I was visiting my in-laws in Cornwall, and their next-door neighbour, who was Welsh, asked me (in a terrible American accent) “what part of the US of A do you come from? “ I replied (replicating his awful accent), “I will tell you what part of the US of A I am from if you tell me what part of SCOTLAND you come from!“ He got the point! So they do it over here too! Great video!
I hate that Americans don’t use please or thank you often, and that they often ask for thinks by saying ‘give me’, ‘give me a beer’. So rude! Or ‘did you ever meet the Queen?’, no, have you ever met your president??
american couple walking in windsor park got talking to an english couple, when theyfound out the english couple lived in windsor fhey said to the lady have you met the queen, no she said but my husband has, so they asked him about the queen of which he said good things, the americans went on their merry way never realising they had just met the queen and prince philip
@@tonyh5484 The usual version of that one I've heard it's that it's in the countryside around Balmoral (in Scotland), which I think is more plausible (and it's a bodyguard rather than PP - "no, but he has met her"). Some variants say they gave the American couple a lift in their Range Rover when it came on to rain hard.
"Can I get" is, sadly, becoming common here too.
@@G6JPG Yeah that is SO annoying
Also, using grab, as in grab a sandwich. Ugh.
I know you're a well-travelled guy, and you do know what's what. I'm glad you are such a great guide to your fellow Americans. A lot of what you say is pure common sense to us. You and your ilk are always welcome in the UK. After all, when you go abroad you go for the difference and the experience. Thank you
Lol that is so true when you said about you seeing our souls leaving our bodies when engineering work or bus replacement is mentioned. I'm born and bred from the UK and your video is spot on!! I've loved your channel for so long. I'd love to make you a good English cuppa one day 😂
I was there when they had the heatwave. It got up to 40 degrees I think it was. All the other times I've been, there was sun and rain. I froze in Scotland LOL. . Going to London in a couple months. I have always found the British to be very kind and respectable people
You found a British person in London?
@@neuralwarp I actually did lol
Yes, some visitors don't realise that, as well as the _weather_ being rapidly changeable within the day (especially around April/May), the _climate_ does vary _a lot_ around the country - somewhat more rain on the west side, and certainly colder in the north/warmer in the south (especially "the west country", which means - more or less - the "leg", really the south-west). Another thing a cousin visiting Northumberland (that's in the north of England - it's even more so in Scotland) in winter wasn't expecting (as well as it _not_ being all that cold), was the shortness of the days (daylight); although the Arctic circle is somewhat north of even the Scottish mainland, the variation in day length is very noticeable.
@@neuralwarp
Stop talking a load of old pony.
@@neuralwarpSays the guy who’s obviously never been to London! 🙄
Hey dude.. great to meet you in person at Buckingham Palace today. I hope I didn't detract you too much from your upcoming vids. You were so generous with your time and advice. Looking forward to more of your content.
Never ever let the teabag touch the milk and use BOILING water
Food is probably most important to know from a language perspective. We'll know what you mean if you say aluminum or garaaaajjjjj. But most of us probably won't know what you mean if you say cilantro, scallions, or zucchini. Likewise, you might be disappointed if you order something off a menu that 'comes with rocket'.
or if its served on a bap.
You mean it comes with “ARUGULA? Great, cause I really like “ARUGULA”. 😁 ✌🏻
I have to admit that I was in my late 20s when I learned that aubergine wasn't just a color.
😂 You take your life in your hands if you try and jump a queue in the UK. Especially as the rest of the queue will jump in and back up the complainant. It’s where the phrase “I’m not just standing here for my health” emanated from! 🇬🇧
Love your travel videos. Your Punta Cana advice has been great prep for our upcoming holiday
Funny how you recommend drinking local beer, then show three beer taps, one beer from Suffoll, Black Sheep from Yorkshire, and Doom Bar from Cornwall. Oh, we also don't tend to use the word 'store', we usually refer to shops (apart from Department stores, which are now in what appears to be terminal decline).
"Working in his shop" - in Britain: employed in the retail trade; in America: light industry (where hand or machine tools might be used). [In Britain, we'd call that a "workshop".]
An enclosed building with lots of shops is a "shopping centre" and if you drive there you use the "car park".
Yeah outside of pubs connected to local breweries most pubs are serving British beers and ales, but not necessarily local to that area. Certain chain pubs have their own beers (Wetherspoons comes to mind).
Depending where you are in England, an American accent can be warmly received.
😉
where, the American Embassy.
@nealgrimes4382 my dad was at Oxford in 69-70, and his deep Bronx made him one of the popular people around apparently. I have met old professor friends of his and they would wax enthusiastic decades later.
Also can verify, don't call the Scots, English.
@@acchaladka my accent got me a long way one night in Brixton.
That’s a very kind thing to say. Thank you Dave.
Yup I was warmly received in York and was asked a lot of questions. I loved it
Spot on with the bad tea observation - the main American 'mistake' is leaving the tea bag in while drinking it.
Nah, I leave the bag in. My record is 11 hours in a flask. I like it strong.
Ugh! I hate teabags left in mugs/cups. UnUnfortunately, some cafes here in England do that as well.
I still prefer tea made in a teapot. I can tell the difference from mug made tea to teapot tea
It’s not a mistake if that’s how the person prefers it.
Cripes, what next? Dunking a Rich Tea biscuit past the loss-of-structural-integrity point?
Fair play, I’ve seen a couple of your UK videos and you’re absolutely spot on, which gives me confidence in your analysis of other countries I may visit.
I'm from the North East and my first time in the US, I was told I had an unusual accent for England. I said, "No, just an English accent from the North". He said, "Oh, you must be from the countryside then". I had a chuckle about it, no harm done.
Just a tip (no offence) but in the UK we say that when people are catching the bus or the train we are using public TRANSPORT. When we refer to items we say they are transported, or it is the transportation of goods.
Notes on the pub:
Queuing at the bar is the exception that proves the rule of queuing in general. You still have to wait your turn to be served, but you can stand anywhere there's a gap along the bar while you're waiting.
Secondly about buying rounds. It's acceptable to decline when someone offers to buy you a drink, but it's NOT acceptable to fail to offer them one in return. If you're out with 4 people and you don't want to drink 4 pints, then it isn't rude to say "no thanks, I'll get my own"
Yes, at the bar there is a queue even though there isn't a line.
@@hadz8671 Very nicely put!
Wow! What a great set of locations you captured here. What a beautiful country. I can't wait to visit.
Thanks for another great vid, thank you! This one is a London only one but people not being aware on the under ground and standing on the wrong side of the escalators or groups of people blocking platform entrances - folks are commuting to work or meetings and need to get places fast and any kind of preventable blockage just makes for angry glares from stressed out commuters!
"Herbs" is also pronounced with an H in the UK too. First time I heard an American say "Erbs" here, I thought they had a cold! :D
Solder is a funny one too, they say sorder.
We don't pronounce the h in translation though. Herbs de Provence is still pronounced without an h. And we still say 'an hotel' quite often
As well as queuing you also wait for everyone to get off the train or tube before trying to get on. Appreciate this is different from other countries but it does work better.
I'll be sure to do as many of these as possible. Thanks for the guide.
Firstly, I recently found your channel when looking at some info on Basel and Freiburg. Useful and good humoured - nicely produced media, thanks.
I trained with an American from San Fransisco and he was one of the mild mannered, super quiet ones. The one thing that really grates on British nerves is the LOUD American, especially in quiet places like hotel breakfast areas. "I WANT FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE, GODDAMMIT: THIS IS NOT FRESHLY SQUEEZED...", is not cool, even if you start it with "Excuse me miss...", and frankly is likely to get you more than orange bits in the next glass!
Generally, the British like to quietly suffer their many daily disappointments - like the transport system and their government being able to intelligent deal with... well pretty well anything really!😂
JM
In Australia we call it a “shout.” When a friend buys you a beer you are supposed to shout in return. 04:54
It is used in England, but generally around Cricket grounds, especially if England look like retaining the Ashes😍
@@JohnnieAshtonohhh so it's not used very often then???🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"It's your shout." usually means it's your round at the bar.
@@aussiebornandbred Well batted Sir/Madam, that gets you a six. Now just to confuse our US Cousins, and you avoided an LBW😍🤣😂😍
@@JohnnieAshton 🤣🤣🤣🤣🇭🇲
The food thing gets me....we probably have some of the most famous food on the planet..
Cheddar cheese
Pies
Pasties
Chocolate - and yeah what ever your thinking its proberbly British.
Curry
Fish and chips.
Cakes
Biscuits
Breakfasts.
Chrisps
Tea and small fancies
Angus beef.
Yorkshire puddings...
Honestly we have GREAT hardy foods.
Wensleydale cheese. The plain, crumbly version, not the type that is all swished with cranberries - food of the gods.
I agree. It's a bit rich to flag off pur food based on the days of rationing of the 1940s when it's honestly no worse than Northern Europe generally.
SPOT ON with the engineering work, seems to be everywhere at the moment haha! Thanks Wolter.
Remember English school are not like Hogwarts if you want to know what English schools are like watch the Inbetweeners
My School was absolutely nothing like inbetweeners.
There are a few, though.
I think it would piss people off more if you said that everything was just like in the Inbetweeners!
You mean they don't learn Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Care of Magical Creatures?
Well, that's disappointing.
I can always tell when the Brits are visiting Italy because you can see the visible anger at our non existent queues 😂 I always gently let them know, hey it's fend for yourself here. Let your inner aggressive defense out, it's okay.
English guy who went to Italy last year, here.
I kept getting annoyed at myself for getting angry! No queues + bad driving + casually late people. And at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter.
The best way I can put it is 'inbuilt impotent rage'.
Hehe. That's funny. A Brit trying to swear in Italian would be extremely funny (and sad) to watch.
Funnily enough, I’ve found myself getting annoyed that I’ve had to queue twice in Italy for most things 😅. Queuing up once to get a ticket, and then queuing up again to use it (e.g. food, buses and train). There is some logic to it (e.g. bulk buying tickets), but at first, I couldn’t get my head around it.
Salisbury.....we English pronounce it as
Saulsbury.
Worcestershire sauce....worstershire sauce.
Hoping you enjoy your stay here. It does rain a bit here because we're surrounded by water! You'll can never be more than 70 miles from the sea!!
I like this man. I just got back from New York City. Loved the experience
Accents are a huge thing in Britain, this point cannot be overstated. Assumptions will be made about your class, education, IQ, you name it, based on your accent; the Brits will bring all their preconceived notions on you like a ton of bricks depending on how you sound. Just roll with it. To Americans: as polite and proper as it is to follow the "when in Rome, do as Romans do" adage, speak as you normally speak when in the UK. Some Brits will find it charming and some annoying, but let it be their problem.
Don't go into a shop and say, "Can I get ..."
No, _you_ can't 'get' - the shop assistant is the one who 'gets'.
The correct phrase is, "May I have..."
Unless you say "Can I get the £10k diamond ring please?" then I am sure they won't complain :)
I’m English, my mum hates when people say ‘get’ but I’m 25 and have been raised with so much American media it’s become ingrained, even though I’ve tried to stop myself. So now both forms are used and understood in England.
Also, Can I have
This is nonsense. No one says “May I have”
@@ResevoirGodyes they do
Love your channel, Mark, but it's giving me some serious wanderlust!
I asked one of the king's guard if i could take his pic and he did a slow blink in assent. I thought that was great and thanked him when i was done 😊
Another thing: pronunciation of Herbs (UK we say it with the H, still confuses me when americans say it)
Agree with the London one. Every time i tel people im from england, their response is "ohh ive been to london once, are you from london?"
Eddie Izzard had something to say about the pronunciation of "herb"!
The Brits used to pronounce it the same way as the French (no H). Then the middle class got all uppity about not sounding like the working class by dropping the H.
If you have a Texan accent and you come to the north and you aren't in the actual centre of a city, expect British people trying to hold in their laughs.
I love seeing all your clips of York. One of the most beautiful parts of the UK.
I'm English and you are so right, Calling football "soccer" and maths "math" really grates. Great video. Dude!!!
Part of being polite in Britain is that the people will never tell you that they are disappointed about something. Even when they feel like losing their temper they tend not to show it. 05:53
I work for London Underground and I find Americans who visit my station to be unfailingly polite. They are always keen to find out about the city. The funniest American I met was a lady who wanted to go to Dublin, the next say, without booking it in advance, for the day. I've also met Americans who think the Tube covers all the country. I think there's a disconnect in our expectations of time x distance covered compared with Americans. To get anywhere in this country takes a loooonnngggg time. Biggest tip: get yourself acquainted with the geography of our Islands before visiting.
It's probably common to anyone far from their country: Brits expecting to see Niagara and Yellowstone in the same holiday, or nearer to home, Berlin and the Alps ditto. (Berlin is a _long_ way east!)
Anytime i've asked someone directions in London, they nearly always are American and usually have a tourits map which they get out and try and help me. They're very nice. Another time i was stranded in Leinster square because my so called friend didn't turn up to meet me and i chatted with a couple of American ladies briefly at one point, ... two hours later those same ladies stopped by in their car to ask if i was ok or lost or something and even offered me a lift somewhere/anywhere. Their genuine concern was tangible.
Day tripping to Dublin might be viable ... if you're staying in Holyhead. From London it would take about 3.5 hours to just get to Holyhead if you pick the right combo of trains and they're running on time. The big thing in the UK that is vastly different from the US. The railway system, in the UK you can get to basically anywhere else in the country from any local railway station
This is a master class. There's much good advice in this video. And I'm saying this as an English person!
I love your blogs from around the world, and I was wondering how you were going to explain us English ( from London) . Well you nailed it! I laughed out loud! Scottish, Welsh and Irish, plus the French hate us, we’ve got broad shoulders. Great to see you visiting out and about around Great Britain 🇬🇧, we’ve got a lovely place in Cornwall, here even we are treated like a naughty up country intruders! Keep up the good work 👍
If you stay in a hotel with a kettle, fill it up with water, boil it, empty it, THEN fill it with water and boil the kettle for tea/coffee. Trust me.
I totally agree with this, I’ve heard stories but can’t decide if it’s true or not so I won’t put it here just in case it’s false information.
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Love the video Mark,
You can commit every other offence as long as you don’t skip your round!
You picked a good place, Chester (and York) is a gem of a place with plenty of history. Those tudor buildings are spectacular. Respecting the history and the pomp and cermony is definitely a must. Poking fun at the historic traditions such as changing of the guard, etc, in London will definitely trigger a strongly worded letter 😂. Hope you enjoy our little island.
Regarding the rounds at the pub.. if you have to leave early and someone has bought the round for you, you have to say “Right! I am off but I will buy the round before I go”
It doesn’t matter if you won’t be around for the next round but if you are leaving early then you have to buy the round. You can save some money if you decide to leave while everyone is half way through their drinks as some people may decline your offer.
You save money anyway because you only buy for the people remaining, but that seems to be acceptable.
You definitely want to avoid being labelled has having deep pockets and short arms!
As Brighton-based Brit, I would definitely say manners are a ‘thing’. There’s always exceptions, but generally it’s expected you are very polite. Brits don’t like making a fuss and it can be considered quite uncouth to kick up a stink in public.
This is spot on - especially the rounds, and “is that near London”.
A guy dodged a round on a Christmas work night out one year and some people stopped speaking to him 😂
My best piece of advice for traveling in England is to mind your manners. Saying please and thank you make a massive difference in England, as it should.
I´m going to England in couple of weeks, luckily I´m Swedish and a queing expert
We love Scandinavians. You are our polite germanic cousins.
🏴English man recommendations to avoid
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Not queuing
Calling it soccer
Calling a English person a Welsh or Irish or Scottish person the same
Trying to impress people by saying I’ve been to London , the best parts of the uk are outside of London ( York , northumberland, Edinburgh, Cornwall , bath , Yorkshire dales , lake district, highlands )
Not everyone eats crumpets and drinks tea and fish and chips ☕️
You don’t tip after meals and at a bar
Trains are really expensive and unreliable in the uk so rent a car if you want to see the uk 🇬🇧
There is sadly a lot of poverty around the uk , but we are the most friendly, kind , warm hearted nation to help you , the people that own the least are often the most giving and kind ❤
If you say hi good morning anywhere outside of London you will be greeted really warm and kind ❤
I love your videos - so good natured and informative. And kind to us English - sorry British. One thing I have not heard you mention ( though you may have in another video) is our word for what I think Americans refer to as " the bathroom" . In the UK a bathroom is a room with a wash basin and a bath and/or a shower . There may also be a toilet, but not always, in that room. If you need a "lavatory" or "toilet" there are several words besides those two. "Loo" is often used among middle class people or "bog" is more lower class . "khazi" also. Then of course "Gents" or "Ladies" in pubs and hotels. Once, many years ago in The George Inn in Glastgonbury I read " Necessarium" but I have never seen that anywhere else.
I think in London in particular the annoyance is to do with congestion (more than it is any particular tourist). Most of the landmarks are situated around/near government, administrative, legal and retail buildings so a lot of people in those areas are there for work.
Unfortunately, because central London isn't pedestrianised and there's also a lot of traffic, this means that when you're taking your pictures of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey etc from the pavement, you'll often be in the way of people just trying to get into and out of their offices.
Outside of London though, in the smaller cities and towns, I think most locals will just be pleasantly surprised that you've chosen to come and visit. Central London is just very exceptional, which you should be prepared for.
Putting the milk in when the teabag is still in the cup 🤮 now there’s disgusting !
Wrong, you can temper how strong the tea is with the teabag with the milk at the same time
@@thekid4779 nope that is absolute rubbish
In regards to American English pronunciations, most Brits will just brush past it and continue to use our pronunciation, whilst you use yours. Anyone who makes a big fuss about you speaking a different dialect of the same language is frankly someone you shouldn't waste your time on. No one here demands that people with a strong Yorkshire accent speak with a 'queen's English' accent. If they do, they're likely to get punched, deservedly. If someone understood you well enough to 'correct' you, then they understood you well enough in the first place.
Excellent video with plenty of good advice and lots of humour. The only thing I might question slightly is the bit about drinking the local ale. It's only a subset of people that find it important - generally male, middle class and middle-aged, like my own friends, who tend to disapprove of my preference for refreshing Continental lager over a room-temperature pint of Snodbury's Old Bowelblaster or similar. Most other people really don't care, thank goodness!
Its really nice to see someone enthusiastic about England clearly traveled all over the country and not just London.
I loved running into you in Amsterdam yesterday! Just wanted to say I am a big fan of your honest opinions and sound advice. Especially when you tell people what NOT to do (such as go to Brussels with inflated expectations... LOL) Anyway, you're an inspiration, keep up the good work!
Greatest sins:
1. Putting the milk in the cup before the tea
2. Arguing with the umpire (the ball was LBW so just accept it and walk away)
3. Putting jam on your scone before the cream
4. Mispronouncing scone
Scone is pronounced differently in the North.
I take exception to #3 The jam helps the cream stick ... it makes sense! I'm from Devon. 😂 As for #4 i don't mind either way. In fact i call them both it's so confusing.
#1 depends on what you're drinking out of. Delicate porcelain cups need milk in first so they don't crack from the heat.
@@nikimolnar99FYI: porcelain doesn’t crack!!!
Proud to be mif not tif. Originally a class thing, like so much else.
Another surefire way to mildly irritate someone: Claiming you are English, Scottish, Welsh, whatever, because one of your ancestors stepped off a boat in the US 300 years ago.
In faurness, it's mostly done to claim Irish ancestry.
Stopping in the middle of a busy pavement is maybe the most annoying thing I've seen done by tourists (especially in big cities). If you're lost and need directions, or want to look at something for a while, just move over to the side of the street to prevent the 12 person pile-up. Also, please do ask people for directions if you need them, most decent people love being helpful here
Calling a town, village, or important landmark "Quaint".
I know you meant well, but it comes off as condescending.
The "Tea culture" people talk about is so overstated. I know loads of people who never drink it and those that do use tea bags in a mug and pour boiling water over it.
It's so funny, and so true. I have been teaching lighting enthusiasts in the UK for nearly five years. I get the opportunity to visit every September. It has taken years to learn to speak English but I'm getting pretty good at it. It's such an amazing place to visit and I cherish my friends over the pond.
Mark, you should have a section under your vlog called "How to piss off (fill in name))". Anyway, thanks for these videos especially. And keep traveling. Best from SoCal.
Mixing up English/Welsh/Scottish is a big one I think. I know it doesn't sound like the end of the world, but for countries like Wales that have been culturally cleansed by the English state for centuries, when we are called English it's as if though they did succeed in wiping us off the map.
The Welsh have a darn cool flag though.
“Culturally cleansed”. So dramatic. I’m sorry if you support an English football team but that’s your choice. I wonder if you consider other cultures and people to have culturally cleaned you. Plenty of people from Asia in wales now. Are they doing the same?
@stretfordender11 No because Asian people in Wales aren't passing laws that undermine the Welsh language and exploit the working class (majority of the Welsh population). You seem to think the rivalry between England and Wales has forever been as simple as supporting different football teams, a little research will show how unfavourable Westminster has acted towards Wales, and many parts of England for that matter. So sorry if I made it seem black and white, bad guy vs good, Westminster has persistently fcked over all of the British Isles to some degree. Wales is just an example? I'm happy to hear your own.
@@tom-ch5ii nah you just don’t want to say Asian people are doing the same because it would be racist 😂 you’ve been caught out. Wales has never been a independent country anyway. Never. The same as there has never been one country that has spanned the full length of the island we now call Ireland. History is a great thing if you know it. Westminster has made Britain the best country to live in. There is no better country within the world.
No. That was the Normans and they did far worse to the English. Read up on the Harrying of the North.
I'm from Liverpool and I have been asked if I'm Scottish, I just think it's funny. I'm all good with people not knowing
On the other hand i'd be gutted if someone mistook me for a Scouser
Thanks Mark, you've got our back!
England here- we approve of this video. Good man. One other thing- people calling Tower Bridge "London Bridge".
The biggest insult I found was a tourist taking provocative selfies outside Buckingham palace the day after the Queen died. The mood was sombre, people had travelled miles to pay their respects and there she was posing as if for Only Fans taking selfies
The worst one is influencers pouring and posing at Auschwitz
Not sure how you said Maths but it is just Math with an 's' on the end.
But love your point on thinking its just London, as a Northerner (of England), we constantly get annoyed, by our fellow Brits, when they call anything Birmingham and upwards as the North.
No roughly Manchester/Leeds area down to the Birmingham is not the North, thats the midlands.
anywhere north of watford is the north
Great video, with some excellent points
I’m in my 60’s and where I live in the North West we usually called it Soccer. It’s an old British nickname for it. It was the shortening of AsSOCiation Rules when the rules of the game were historically formed.
It bugs me enormously this idea that soccer is an Americanism and we don't say it. I'm 59 and from the West Midlands and grew up saying soccer and football pretty much interchangeably. I've watched a few of Wolter's videos and he has said about this before, he makes a lot of assumptions that he never attempts to correct unfortunately.
I absolutely love hearing American's try and imitate our accents. As long as it's not done with rude or disrespectful intentions, then please go ahead!
As long as it isn't every sentence. I have experienced this before
It can be hilarious, but it's quit offensive when you accidentally imply that a given accent is the same as a different one, such as Mancunian and Scouse, Geordie and Mackem (or even Middlesbrough), or Glasgow and any of the other Scots ones, and so on.
@@severs1966 If you find an accidental implication offensive you probably shouldn't strike up convos with strangers tbh
I agree. It's hilarious. I love it.
I'm originally from Nottingham and can't imitate the accent to save my life. It's been too long and I got too many beatings for the way I spoke as a kid.
As a frenchman I watched this as a tutorial, thank you.
Incroyable.