You Know You're British When... (12 Things Brits Do & Say) 🇬🇧
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- Whether you were born in the UK or immigrated in, here are 12 signs that you’re truly British! From an inclination to use colorful language to the habit of apologizing to inanimate objects, these are 12 things that British people do!
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Get on the Scrumpy Jack, Eric. Strongbow has never been near an apple.
Only recently discovered your videos, love watching them! Looking forward to seeing more of your travels around England, if you are still around the West Midlands great places to head next could include the Peak District (the town of Bakewell is lovely with more than a few coffee shops and also Castleton) or North Wales (Caernarfon/Conwy have great castles) such a shame you have to be here with it like this, so many aspects of culture here are so diminished at the moment compared to normal, pub going the main casualty :(
Right isn't rude it's just the most accepted way of saying you've gotta go. Also I'd say most people including myself have stolen a pint glass at some point.
I am a Geordie, from Northumberland, living in S/E Kent.
In both places we thank the bus drivers!
Oh pint glasses or shot glasses have sometimes appeared in my home after a night out. 😆😆
I’m sorry but anyone in Britain who doesn’t have a cupboard full of stolen pint glasses needs their citizenship revoked.
I'll start collecting them now then 😂
Only the fancy patterned ones though, or those with a beer brand name or logo. Ordinary plain pint glasses are cheap enough from discount shops to not risk nicking them.
i can do one better than that i lived in a pub.lol
Agreed
Or stolen ashtrays from pubs before the smoking ban
We don’t even have a word for “jaywalking” like it’s just crossing the road.
The whole idea is just so odd. It seems like babying people to think that a grown adult can't cross the street without having to use a pedestrian crossing. Not that there usually is one anywhere near where you need to cross anyway.
Your concrete re-enforced, mid-street pedestrian "islands", which allow people to casually cross one lane at a time, rather than having to make a dash for it (in the rain) provide a much safer, more sensible solution to getting across the road than the arbitrary laws and painted crosswalks in the US.
I didn't know jaywalking was a term Germans used.
It isn't a term that exist in the UK.
I had to look it up last year because I thought jaywalking was looking for prostitutes on street corners.
It's like compulsory tipping, conning the public to pay peoples wages
My (German) mum was the one who taught me how to cross a busy road safely when there are not crossings. I think that's what makes the difference it's on jaywalking in places where there are crossings otherwise it's just crossing the street. I think even in the UK you could get in trouble crossing a very large road or dual carriageway without using a proper pedestrian crossing (usually with traffic lights at these type of dangerous places)
You know you’re British when any crisis however minimal requires a cup of tea
We don’t have jaywalking, we call it crossing the road.
I absolutely LOVE that when you’ve seen brits crossing the road that you think we’re jaywalking guilt free. I can 100% guarantee that you’ve never seen anyone jaywalk in Britain. There is no such thing as jaywalking here, that’s why we cross the road guilt free.
Good point! But look out for those British drivers! 😂
@@WanderingRavens You have to face those drivers down. Stop and stand in their way, waving your furled umbrella angrily at them. It is true that jaywalking does not exist (and is therefore not a British word). In fact, it is the law that (other than on roads where foot passengers are specifically banned) all other forms of road traffic have to give way to pedestrians.
Anyone remember the green cross code. Stop look and listen? This was taught to kids to criss the road safely at any point 👍
@@allenwilliams1306 actually you are wrong there the only law that says that motorists have to give way to pedestrians is if the pedestrian is on a Zebra crossing or any other. Traffic light controlled crossing when the red light is against the driver. Other than that the pedestrian shouldn't be there. As is law as written in the highway code and as is confirmed by the nations many sleeping policemen laying dead in the roads of the UK 🤣😂🤣
Ps I actively love playing chicken with pedestrians on non designated crossings on British roads. I'm in a 1.5 tonne car or in a 3.5 tonne truck I'm not gunno get hurt lol
at school and in the wolf cubs we were taught to cross the road , road drill. Find a crossing or a clear space so you can look both ways, look right then left and right again if the road is clear walk carefully across the road. That was a long time ago.
Jeans are jeans. Everything else are trousers. If you called jeans trousers that would sound pants.
Good point!
genius, although when it comes to nightwear they're 'pyjama bottoms'
Where I’m from (Merseyside) we use “pants” for trousers like in the US. When I moved to the Midlands I had to adjust. Now I get reverse culture shock whenever my mum talks to me about her “pants”.
In Australia we have "tracky dacks" (tracksuit pants), "Grundies" (underpants) and "budgie smugglers" (Speedos) in our colourful lexicon.
@@madeinsane I did not know that!
The "mate" thing is so entrenched that when my dad was taking a photo of a wild rabbit and the flash startled it, he immediately said "Sorry mate"!
Your dad is a proper gentleman 😂
you don't generally steal a pint glass, you just end up walking home with a pint.
Exactly!
@@neilcaress9036 how else are we supposed to build our pint Glass collection 🤷♂️🤣
@@craigbosley2194 I don't even know where I'd go to buy pint glasses...
My son has walked home with a cupboard full then!
When I moved to a holiday resort I spent a couple of Sunday mornings collecting glasses left outside pubs. We soon had a good collection.
How to know when you're British, getting completely free (at the point of use) treatment in hospital but still feeling aggrieved at having to pay £2 for parking!
Edit:- added "at the point of use", we don't normally have to say this and it's just shortened for most everyday conversation to free. But it simply means when we go to the hospital we don't have to pay for our treatment, whereas people in other countries even with medical insurance often do have to pay for their treatment.
#britishproblems 😂
What is this bargain hospital you park at?! Around here it's almost cheaper to park on double yellows and pay the fine 😂
Ascended but it’s not free, not for those who pay tax and NI, and those of us who do contribute stand in the same queue as those who don’t.
£2 for 10 minutes
Don Fatale We put a sugar tax on iron Bru.
Your welcome.
(Sacrilege).
“Our videos are often not terrible” is so British, I love it
😂😂
My wife is Brazilian and she has started to be more British when she dropped a cup and shouted out "Bugger!" Also she exclaimed "Well, that's bollocks" when something was wrong and calling me a twat when I did something wrong.
But that "t" word is like the teen version of the "c" word.
As a Japanese girl I realised I had become Scottish when I returned to Japan and met up with old university friends.
I was telling them about a show we went to see at the theatre but had forgotten the actor's name.
Rather than get frustrated in Japanese, without thinking I said.
"It had your man in it...och f*ckin' hingimy!!"
Never felt more Scottish 😂😂
Have you said "Kawaii the noo" yet?
😂
@kroo07
😂😂
No but there is always time
Looking for a pub that sells Bucky draught, with your knickers in your hand bag whilst avoiding the Neds... makes you Scottish.
@Lesser Spotted Mugwump
Dont have to look, The Sarry Heid has Buckie up on an optic, so I know exactly where to go
😂😂😂
You know you're British when you don't say acclimated and use the proper word acclimatised.
Cue... obliged (obligated),
Oh!!! We didn't know there was a UK v USA difference there! Does that mean Brits also say "burglarised" instead of "burgled" then?
@@WanderingRavens no, you have sooooooo much still to learn lol
No, we'd say burgled.
@@chrisgoddard9236 Hmmmm, I sense inconsistency 😂😜
I live in the North West, and always say thank you to the bus driver :) It’s just not right not to say it 😂
Who doesn't thank the driver?
A handy tip when at zebra crossings, is to look if a car has a row of four silvers rings on the radiator grill; if so, then it's highly likely the driver won't give way to you.
“Day drinking”?
Do you mean just drinking? LOL
😂😂
Ian Greenway do they mean lunchtime down the pub.
@@annonymouse2853 I think so.
You know you're British when you sit on a bench in middle of town eating a Greggs sausage roll
West Country Nordic
For breakfast....
Only in the UK can a place that serves such c#$p not go bust. Food there is absolutely terrible.
😂😂
@@aldozilli1293 That is your view but many people can only afford the cheap food and will continue to buy stuff like Greggs until those who charge so much for healthy food bring their prices down
@@Westcountrynordic That is the easy excuse all fat and unhealthy people use. Who are the people spending £100 a week on take aways and crap from Greggs? People on benefits. Buying some fresh fruit and veg, tuna, pasta etc. costs nothing. Eating healthy is not expensive.
You are truly British if you know how to answer when someone says " To You" 😆
Clever!😄
To me!
Oh no! I haven't heard this one yet! 😂😂
To me
To me, to you!
Chucklevision, chuckle, chucklevision ..........
Apologising to inanimate objects is definitely a thing...
haha when i was a kid and if i hurt myself on something, i would more than likley kick it or hit it and my mum would always say... what did that do to you for you to be hitting it 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, we like to apologize to everything............ Whether living, or not, whether our fault or theirs.
I once apologized to a door that I knocked into
😂😂
Yeah you know sometimes you're not paying attention and you walk into something and you just say sorry incase
Apparently, I was an early starter at this: my late mother loved to tell people I apologised to a lamp-post I bumped into when I was three.
Eric said Zehbra not Zeebra without a pause. I think he is being assimilated
Oh you're right he did!! 😂😂
Londoners cant say "cheers" to the bus driver.
1 Its not appropriate to talk to a stranger
2 People may think your a northerner
People thank the driver here in london all time fym
@@Ben-zg4vg Londoners are that miserable (no possible eye contact with anyone on the tube) that I can't believe they ever thank the driver. I've used buses in Stockwell and never noticed anyone. I surveyed back home in Liverpool and about 80% thanked the driver when getting off.
I always say "Thanks drive" when I get off a bus or taxi!.. I'm from Wales.
I never say the c word and am offended if someone uses it in front of me, it’s a generational thing, I’m old.
Joanna Funnell I agree. Not a nice word.
Joanna Funnell :Same here.
Same here,never said it and hate to hear it
When you drink Grandma Towler’s tea
If you leave the bus at the front you say “cheers mate”.
See also: "cheers, drives" or "thanks, chief".
In Wales we say "Thanks Drive" or "Cheers Drive" as we leave a bus. It's a way of life.
@@gillyUK We haven't heard those ones yet!!
In the Midlands make sure you are at the front of the bus two stops before your stop, ringing the bell don't count here!
This is standard. You always thank the bus driver. You also have to get up and move to the front of the bus before your stop has arrived so they know when to stop. We learned this as school children on the school bus. It's also common decency. You also thank taxi drivers even though you have paid them and tipped them and it's their job.
You are British when you never again think of yourself as a ‘foreigner’ even when you are abroad; those people, in their own country are foreigners, but you are British. I recall being confused when flying to the USA being asked to complete a landing card that asked whether I was an ‘alien’. I answered ‘No, I’m English.’
Barry Gower haha love it.
In Sheffield it's common kindness to thank the bus driver
And the tram driver!
Same in South Wales, usually "Thanks, drive!" or "Cheers, drive!" (drive = short for driver).
Same in the north east, manners cost nothing
Cheers mate. That's Derby.
@@PedroConejo1939 Haha that's exactly what I would say
My late wife was American and moved to the UK in 1999.
I think the moment that made her British, is She learned to be able to you bollocks without causing people to giggle.
She became a British citizen in 2008. She was so proud to be British.
In fact she was more proud of being British than I have ever been. 😝
When I was in the RAF we shared the air base with US Marines. A group of these Marines were standing next to me in a bar when one of them accidentally bumped into me. He turned to apologise saying " sorry mate". His friends started giving him grief for his choice of words saying he has been in UK way too long.
You know you’re British when you are drinking cider whilst filming.
😂😂
I can speak for all Scots here when saying, using the C*** word is often used towards people you’re fond of... 😂😅 that’s when you know you’re Scottish
So the legends are true!! 😂
Or Essex!
Wandering Ravens yesss very much so!😂
It's more of a class thing. The working class use it without worry. Speaking from Sheffield
Gareth Lloyd I am most certainly not from a rough, underclass ghetto area of Scotland 😂🤦🏻♀️ sorry I should have said I’m speaking on behalf of everyone who isn’t a “jock” with their head up their own arse lol 🤷🏻♀️
I’m not sure if I can explain the * leg slap * “right!” Thing but the way I understand it is that it makes the statement sudden and as if you’ve just thought of it. Like you were having a good time and lost in convocation then unfortunately remembered that there are things you have to go and do. Also it gets everyone’s attention.
Thank you for the insight!! That makes sense!
When really you've been thinking about leaving for at least an couple of hours but have been far to polite to say anything. They have also been thinking about going to bed for the same amount of time but have been too polite to ask you to leave the house.
@@NTLBagpuss 😂😂😂
Stealing pint glasses is deffo a thing, it’s usually the nicest glasses at a pub you’re not going to return to soon, if you’re seen by the landlord, they will say something. Several pubs get you a set of four. The normal pint glasses they don’t care too much about and anyone can walk off with the pint in their hand without anyone really taking notice 🤣
A pub I used to drink in started posting signs and asking people not to steal their glasses anymore as it was starting to hurt them due to the sheer number of glasses leaving each night. They threatened to only serve beer in those plastic party glasses otherwise so people laid off doing it. Too much of a threat! Although, I suppose we could have brought our own glasses (that we got from there in the first place...)
Pint glasses ash trays (back in the day), beer towels... if its in a pub then it can be removed 😉
stella artois goblets anyone..?
I have
@@cmcculloch1 Oh Yes. Tasty little numbers
Your British when you open the front door after a dayat work or at the shops and your first words are....."Stick the kettle on Kid .....im gasping"
Or I could strangle a cup of tea 🤣.
@@sandrateal8723 Or even murder one !!
Or I’d could just kill for a cuppa
In the midlands we thank the shop staff and pub landlord before we leave.
The stealing of a glass is definitely a thing.. I type this while looking at my liberated peroni glass 😂
The C word is now more of a term of endearment between friends. Such as “You coming down the Pub ya C***”?
I’m from the North and the word c*** is acceptable in any situation
The C word is not a polite word to say
Hi Gareth Lloyd, I think you actually meant to spell the word “emptier”. Bless. You did your best.
Hi again Gareth Lloyd. Another grammatical mistake I’m afraid. You were trying to say “you are”, so the abbreviation is “you’re”, not “your” as you have spelt. Perhaps you may want to consider these very basic errors that a child wouldn’t make before questioning the intelligence of others so openly.
Hi once more Gareth Lloyd. Another babyish grammatical error. Where did you go to school? You have used the word ”who’s” which is short for “who is”. What you should’ve done is use the possessive term “whose”. Really, three basic page one errors in a single sentence in an attempt to troll another by saying that they are lacking intelligence. I would point out the irony, however you probably would not understand.
Knowing who Susie Dent is, is definitely part of being British :D
Yay!!
Hareecio Nelson I love Suzie Dent!
'Mate' said in most parts of the UK without any shouting is generally friendly. If someone says 'Pal' that can be passive aggressive and might signal trouble!
The term 'pal' in Scotland is, as far as I can tell, inevitably menacing.
We call back yards “gardens” in England, so he doesn’t have a garden, he has plant pots with plants in them on his balcony.
Jaywalking is legal in the uk, you don't need to feel guilty.
Eric the point in the video when you said “Well, I didn’t want to upset anyone” shows great British potential 😂
Glad to hear I'm evolving properly 😂😂
Londoners are famous for not saying thank you to bus drivers. I've been scornfully asked by Londoners why I would say thank you to the driver. Here in Bristol "Churz, drive" is almost our local motto
The thanking the bus driver thing, in my experience, tends to be late at night, often when you're a bit drunk! 😂
It has to be a nice branded pint glass...😂
I live in the South of England and always say thank you to the bus driver when alighting...whether or not the fact I worked over 40 years for a bus company has anything to do with it or not, I don't know, but nearly everybody else I've encountered does the same too, so it can't just be me!
I'm a Southerner too and I do it as do many others.
I (British Londoner) thank the bus driver about 60% of the time, basically when it's not super busy and I don't have the shout past a crowd for him/her to hear. Quite a few people in my area say it too (Greenwich).
In my home town (Derbyshire) basically everyone said it.
Keep at it, drivers appreciate it 😊
Few things:
1. My (American) mother has lived in the UK for 30+ years and though she still has her accents, I would say her word choices and phrases are now almost entirely British (especially saying things like 'popped' 'ring you' etc.
2. A Swedish friend of mine once said that if she could ever eat baked beans and actually enjoy them, "I will be truly British." Three years later, I reminded her of this when she enthusiastically ordered chips, beans, and cheese in a pub.
3. I have stolen a pint glass from a pub - when I was a uni student. I wouldn't do it now, most likely. I would say it's semi-acceptable. But it's definitely the sort of thing students do and I think is a little crass.
4. I live in a flat without a garden or balcony. However, I do hate this...
5. I had no idea 'trousers' would be considered pretentious. It just sounds as common a term as saying 'shirt' or 'socks' or whatever else to me.
You know you’re British when you apologise for anything. It’s probably the most common word after swear words. Great video. Hope you’re enjoying the uk 🇬🇧
Every Welsh person getting off a bus: "Cheers Drive"
We haven't heard that one yet!
I think thanking the driver is a general English thing as well, it's polite or ignorant if you don't!
@@WanderingRavens Can confirm. The driver is called 'drives' or 'drive' as if it's his (or her) name. Thanks drives.
We say that round Peterborough too.
Not sure if the Taffy's infiltrated it here though !
@@0utcastAussie we get everywhere
You know you have crossed the British line when 2 things happen.
1. You apologise to strangers a lot (overly polite)
2. You can call your friend a C**t whilst being friendly.
It's something that seems to be a thing people outside of the UK struggle to grasp. Especially how we speak to our friends.
My mum is Maltese when she first came over to Derbyshire she thought she had webbed feet due to the Derbyshire customary greeting of ”Aye up me Duck” she knew she had become British when she started to call people Duck, incidentally, the duck used in this saying comes from the Latin Ducas which is where we get the word Duke from so actually people in Derbyshire (which is Britains Hidden Gem) are saying ”Hello my Duke” when they say ”Aye up me Duck” to someone
One day the Wondering Ravens will actually read and like my comments lol 😆
I always thank the bus driver when I get off the bus (living in the UK) - it's very common, although can't say I've ever heard people do it if they get off by the rear door, only the front!
I only really encountered it when I moved to Edinburgh. In the midlands, I rarely used the bus and in York I don't think people did it much.
@@kierenevans2521 I did it every day when I took the bus to school near Oxford, and when I lived in Nottingham. The times I've used it in London I've never heard anyone say thank you!
Lived in London for around 40 years and I've always said thank you to the bus driver whenever I did use the bus. I know plenty of others who did too of all generations.
Also, your fully acclimatised when you realise pretty much anything can be put in a sandwich, if it’s edible chances are it’s a potential sandwich filler
😂😂
mmm..... crisp butties
Ooh, potato salad sandwiches!
Spud pie butty
Born and raised in London's East End. Always thank bus drivers (only commuters coming in daily from the home counties don't), never call anyone mate (it's common), discuss the weather with anyone that will listen and turn the kettle on as soon a visitor walks through the door.
Saying “ acclimating” (which is not a word) instead of acclimatising is a clear sign that you are no way near British at all. I bet you say “addicting” instead of addictive as well!
I always thank the bus driver. I grew up in Yorkshire
Lisa Hollyman me too 👍
I'll say "thank you" or "thanks" when getting off the bus but only if the exit is at the front next to the driver. A true Brit would only drink cider during the day if it is cheap supermarket own brand cider and belch after a swallowing a gob full
No thanks, I'll take my branded cider (preferably a berry one) anytime after about 11am, especially on a warm day.
Every one of your videos makes me chuckle and always cheer me up! Thank you so much for your hard work and come to Devon, it’s a little slice of heaven 💛
"If Susie Dent needs a replacement..."
That is the most British bit of comedy I've heard on this channel, good job!
When you say “acclimatise” instead of “acclimate”, you’ll have made it, Grace.
London has fallen to the entire planet so there are few Englishmen and women left in city anymore. Its a sorry state of affairs. Imagine Tokyo being empty of Japanese it wouldn't be the same city would it...
That was a great video guys. I am English but have lived in Massachusetts for 2 and half years, married to my American husband. I was laughing all the way through and and missing home a lot. I always thought Jay walking was when someone just took their sweet time crossing the road 😂 I only realized a couple of months ago what it actually means 🙈
Stay safe and well and enjoy that beautiful country 😊😊😊
As a Portuguese leaving in the north east for 1.5 years now, I have to say I love your channel and am a new subscriber. Relative to becoming more British, I think I drink more tea nowadays (but still consider myself a coffee person) and I thank the bus driver when exiting (because everyone else does it and now I just got used to do it, plus I really like this habit too 😊).
The word trousers is an all encompassing word but I wouldn’t use trousers when I’m talking about athletic wear. I’ll probably say jogging bottoms or joggers, maybe trackies. I think the word trousers originally refers to smart slacks but you can use it when you’re talking about chinos or jeans.
"Cheers drive" is very common in Bristol. Also who doesn't have a cupboard full of stolen/liberated pint glasses? Well done on the day drinking though - you have arrived
New to your channel and loving it. You are both soooo open minded, which, not being patronizing, isn't typical of Americans. Your take on 'you know your British' is brilliant. The bus thing doesn't happen anymore in London but is still common elsewhere. Oh and EVERYONE has stolen a pint glass.
These are so fun :) I always thanked the bus driver, where I grew up in Midlands and now living in Greater Manchester. Only at the front exit of the bus though 😊
You know you're British when you bump into someone and let out a short "oh" then profusely apologise while carrying the embarrassment for the rest of the day.
You know you're British when the northerners stereotype all Southerners as "unfriendly, impolite and ignorant" whilst lauding themselves as the "greatest, friendliest people ever" despite having some very rude and abrupt people residing in the North 🤔😊
British person here! The word trousers can be used for anything that covers all of your legs EXCEPT jeans or leggings or jeggings (leggings that look like jeans) or jogging bottoms. They are often formal but can be loser fitting if they made out of a less comfortable fabric.
You know you are British when you get into a fight and end up in casualty ...and then shake hands and have a nice cup of tea..
The guy who apologised for bumping into the 'wet floor' sign was more likely apologising to everyone in the store, even if there was nobody in sight. As in 'oh my God, i nudged the sign, now someone won't see it and fall and it's all my fault and i'm so sorry i killed you.'
When Eric said 'zeb-ra' instead of 'ze-bra' I knew he had become British.
You guys make funny facial expressions sometimes in these videos lol! And yes stealing pint glasses is a thing 😜
Gotta keep the viewers entertained! ❤️😜
As someone who is British I really noticed my Britishness when I went on holiday to Canada.
At a bar I ordered a lemonade, I have never considered a bar would not understand exactly what I wanted. As the Server stared at me and questioned me about cloudy summer drinks, I struggled to explain I wanted the soft drink.... blank stares and confused looks clouded his face as I struggled to find the word Soda and finally Sprite.
And the less said about how 4 of us in our 20's got stuck trying to work out a cross walk for 10 minutes because we couldn't work out how to cross because it didn't stop all traffic that might cross your path the better.
I distinctly remember suffering the urge to tell people they should read the highway code. The age old cry of a British road user.
Here in Wales when we get off the bus we say "cheers drive"
You know your British when you stop mistaking Tower Bridge for London Bridge.
It really is the favourite part of my day, finding out there is a new video of you two. Very funny one today. Cheers!
I think most people would say: I'll give you a bell:
I live in Portsmouth which is South East and everyone always thanks the driver.
I live in South Wales and we all say thank you or ‘thanks drive’ to the bus driver. But I’m originally from the south of England and you’d be looked at weird for doing so in my hometown. I much prefer the friendliness of Wales. Please visit when most of it isn’t in lockdown!
Carly Crocker yep totally agree, I live near swansea and always thank the bus driver. 😁👍
Zombie Atemybrain I used to live in Swansea but now live nearer Cardiff. The thanking the driver hasn’t changed here either. I love it 😊
Yes I always say thank you to the bus driver 🏴(Swansea)🏴
I’m in the south of England, loads of people here say thank you to the driver
I'm a South Londoner and always thank the driver,as do most other people of my age.
I live near Norwich and it made the news that a bus driver from London was surprised that everyone says thank you when getting off the bus!! He couldn't believe how polite everyone was
Ive got a cupboard full of stuff from pubs, pint pots, half pint pots, gin glasses, drink trays...even tiny gravy boats 🤣
In Düsseldorf in the late 60's we were on a decorated beer glass hunt.
We had filled the table with empties but the barman had his eye on us.
There was an almighty car crash outside and everyone rushed to see.
We cleared the table and hastily left by the back door. Job done. 🍺
I'm afraid you're not British.
This is a WILDLY ambiguous post. Clearly they are not British. Are they, however, not British thanks to a lack of assimilation? Language? Clothing? Definition of an exclamation mark and full stop? Fuel octane preference? We need details.
You guy crack me up 😂 will be watching from here on out! From the UK btw, but I love your human
In Bristol we say "cheers drive" when we get off the bus. This is a Bristolian saying we love to the point where when locals were asked to name a new street being built in Bristol the people voted to call it Cheers Drive. The council excepted :)
You know your British when (1) you can't help giggling when someone farts in a lift. (2) you tut when someone holds up a queue (3) you buy 3 pints for yourself 10 minutes before last orders are called (4) you always say to the waiter the food is fine when its actually inedible (5) you know the 5) day weather forecast in detail
Never fart in a lift... it's wrong on so many levels ;)
In the North of Britain some people use the word kecks for trousers
That or duds
Kecks are knickers or parties
Also in the North West we use pants in the same ways as Americans.
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www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/kecks
Back in the late 80s I worked in a London pub that was very popular with American students who’d come here for a semester to study. They used to steal the glasses, mainly because they’d spotted the etched Crown sign that certified they were pint or half pint glasses. They’d also steal ashtrays and bar towels (which you don’t see nowadays).
So sure that I had subscribed, when you guys mentioned it in the vid I checked and apparently I hadn't clicked the button, so sure I did, pleased I checked though.
The expression 'Jaywalking' is very American. English people do not say that.
I had to look it up
That's because it isn't a think here. As a pedestrian you can cross any road (other than specific, restricted roads like motorways) so long as you do it properly (remember SPLINK/Green Cross Code?). If you just stagger out not looking at the traffic then your get arrested for being a pillock.
Because luckily we are trusted to cross the road (Not always sensibly granted)
Pants is also used as an adjective in the UK: saying something "is pants" means it is rubbish, crap.
Jaywalking is not a concept in the UK: there are no laws against it., If the road is clear, you just saunter on the the other side. If it isn't clear, you simply wait until is is safe for you to cross over.
The 'C Word' may well be used frequently in the UK, it is however very vulgar and is not used in polite conversation unless in instances of contextualising an event that took place (and even then it may happen that use of this word is hinted at, rather than spelled out. People over here have been stabbed over its usage.
When I was a child in the'40s and '50s, the word "trousers" was used for formal pants as were part of a suit, but even then it was going out of use. It was something your grandparents would say. The generic word "pants" was generally used and I haven't heard it used by anyone American in at least fifty years.
I thank the bus driver, I'm originally from Birmingham the UK 2nd biggest city but lived in towns and even the countryside, it's very different. London and the big cities are very different from the rest of the UK, old skool etiquette doesn't exsist much, only in most older people and in affluent conservative towns cities and villages. Cities are fast paced, people are looking over their shoulder and are more agressive. In London people don't even make eye contact on public transport
In scotland, pal is usually used instead of mate.
In Manchester it's "Love", in Liverpool its " Laa" or "Chuck", in Bristol and some of the South West its " My Lover".... That one threw me when I was in Bristol for Uni.
@@DnDAddictUK "Duck" in some bits of the midlands
@Rule Britannia Never heard "Hen" used.
Love is used by female Mancunians for both men and women, male Mancunians say love for women and either bro or mate for men
Interestingly, the "C" Word is pretty well anathema in the North. Londoners use it freely. In my experience as an extreme northerner, use it to call someone and you can expect to be beaten up.
I don't think I have ever used it. Horrible.
Depends entirely on the context you use it.
Ray Martin I would never use the c word , I live in the south west.
I live in Nottingham and it's definitely not a word you use lightly here. Generally you only hear it just before someone gets in a fight lol.
There should be two routes to gaining British citizenship: Option 1, the tough exam about history and stuff; Option 2, to eat, in front of the examining panel, two slices of Marmite on toast. You can either love it or hate it. Part two of this module is that a member of the panel will pour a cup of tea from a pot into a cup - they may add the milk first or after the tea has been poured and you must espouse the opposite way, using any kitchen science justifications that you know to support your view
I used to ride the busses in the Midlands, all with only one door by the driver as you pay him/her on entry and everyone always said thank you when getting off.