Steve: I had mastered this, during my training and rearing in London. I went to New York to work with my own CWA 1109 union for a major communications company, VZ. My own union looked down on me as if I came from Mars. They thought I was weird just speaking this way. It was not easy -- especially, being of shade.
but this is somehow dumb... is not like everybody WANTS or TRIES to fake it... there are a lot of people that unintentionally start "picking up things" of different accents especially if they live for a long time in a place.
They were referring to the 'toilet' so didn't want a 'bath' - duhh. In London we call it the toilet or lavatory - its only a bathroom if a bath is in it.
Haven't read all the comments so apologies if this has already been pointed out: The majority of these wouldn't really be frowned on all that much. The t-shirt with the flag on wouldn't draw much attention I don't think, and not many people would correct soccer to football except as a jokey dig at the American.
I'm a Londoner that says bathroom and as a 13 yr old I can say that I do watch too much american tv and read too many american books. This isn't sarcastic im just pointing it out.
The term 'Soccer' actually originated in England.It is a contraction of Association football and was used in Public Schools as a means of distinguishing it from Rugby,or 'Rugger'.In the nineteen -sixties there was a television highlights programme called 'Star Soccer'shown in the London area,and a popular magazine called 'Soccer Star'. The Americans have their own sport ,which they call'Football' so I think in this instance they are perfectly entitled to use our alternative label for the game.
as a British person id like to say, we dont call it loo a lot! Why do americans think we are really posh. We say TOILET or BATHROOM so we would know what you were talking about and we stand on the left but tbh there are two escalators normally so we stand on the left and right but we stand on the left to let people in a hurry through. Oh and you need to learn the all round drinks system Oh and if you come over to britain, PLEASE dont try and 'master' the british accent. People from all over britain for example Liverpool dont come to London and put on a london accent because they are there, just do your accent because if you dont we will know and you will probably be the main topic of discussion throughout the rest of the day
British-Aussie Lover NO, that's only on escalators in train stations. We walk in every freaking direction on the pavements in London. And not JUST London, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE!
This brings back memories of last month I live in London (was born here) and travelling on the tube that was quite packed all you could hear over all the mele was 4 Americans who were talking so loud it was incredible to hear !! LOUD LOUD LOUD
I might be English myself but the Americans don't normally shout at the top of their voices but speak a few decibels louder than what we're used to. The reason for that is because some of them come from cultures in which you would have to be loud to get your point across.
I went to London for the first time this summer, while I never bum it and I didn't wear the T-shirt, I'm sure I did the other stuff. Everyone was super nice to me, I loved London so if I was getting on anyone's nerves they were too polite to tell me😊. I can't wait to go back!
"Master the British Accent"... Yes, this would be a thankless task, given that there is no such thing. Which of the hundreds of accents in Britain does an American think of when using this term? One might imagine that they mean some sort of artificial Received Pronunciation, 1950s BBC English accent. Send them all to Geordieland, Barnsley, Cornwall, Partick and Armagh and maybe the truth will out.
You know what a British accent is. An accent from Britain or are you going to deny Britain exist. What about North American accent. Do you decry that given how so many people from North and South America love to argue there is only America and everyone from that continent is American? Yanks think of east end (which they mistake as cockney) or RP. You know all this and do not sound clever acting like a pedant.
You know that funny game they play in the US? You know...the one in which they wear motorcycle helmets and ballet tights and which they call “football” but they don’t actually play the ball with their feet? Why do they call it a World Series when it’s just a local game?
3. The word soccer actually originates from the UK. 7. You see terribly dressed people every day in London. Also you probably shouldn't say "bum it". 8. Any British person would know exactly what you meant if you said bathroom. 10. Only a small percentage of people speak RP.
Aussie is much better than the awful simpsons accent they usually do. Can't call it a British (or English for all the pedants on this video) accent as no-one in Britain speaks like that. It is actually an American accent given they are the only ones do it.
No.7 - some parents to that when dropping their kids off to school. It might be a lil acceptable if you are popping out to your local shops round the corner lol
Standing on the left side of the escalator is only London Tube stations anywhere else you can stand where you please and they do it because on the tube stations it tells you to stand on the left. We also do call toilets bathrooms so if you do say where is the bathroom we know what you mean
4,5,6,9 and 10 are correct. The other things, though, well, you'll confirm the stereotypes about Americans, but that only makes the locals feel better about their stereotypes being accurate.
Lol my friend did all of those when she went to London especially being loud and wearing the British flag! It was hilarious and I asked " why are you wearing a British flag " her response was " because I want to and it's my own personal choice to wear it NO ONE WILL STOP ME " Tbh it's not disrespectful for someone to do that because sometimes British people wear an American flag and call soccer football.
Rainbowarniorns: Tell your silly friend that by wearing a top sporting a Union Flag indicated a foreign tourist even before she opened her big mouth and so best to blend-in and thus be less-vunerable to the darker elements of any society. When in Rome...
You are the first American I’ve heard to nail the British accent! Next time try not to do sign language at the same time... you’ll get a couple of funny looks!
Why would we be the least bit bothered about an American wearing a Union Jack T'shirt?! It's actually a complement. Plus, we all know what someone means when they ask for the bathroom!!
I have read a lot of comments on here and it’s just ridiculous that everyone has to be so “this and that” about the uk and the USA! Bottom line we are both different in culture, so who is it to say otherwise! Just enjoy each other’s pros and cons and be happy! We are who we are, no more no less!
Ok, I was brought up saying this: It is a bathroom if it is in a house or hotel, If it is in a restaurant or anything else it is a toilet, And I have barely ever said loo in my life. I live in england
Literally everyone in England says Bathroom, we call it the loo or the toilet as well but I hear my friends saying “hang on I need to go to the bathroom” more than “i need the loo”
ChChilly Vanilli: That's because the lavatory generally is located in a bathroom of a house, whereas Americans will call a public toilet a bathroom even though it contains no bath-tub. That's why...you wouldn't call it a bathroom if simply going for a piss whilst in a pub, for instance.
Bastard, you both beat me to it. Just call it Gridiron. I believe that is what Murican Rugby (and union at that) was called before they stole the word football.
Uh, there are mostly mass shootings in America, not britain. I'm america, you can just go down the street and by a fucking gun without a problem. Over here in the UK, guns are illegal and you can only have one of you have a license or if you are a specialised police officer
I don't understand why tourists still haven't figured out which way to stand on an escalator. In Washington DC, where I'm from, children are thought to stand in the right when they're like 5 years old.
When you buy something in a shop and receive change, pretend you’re British and put the copper coins in the charity box. All shops have charity boxes, and now you know why!
I have a question to British people, English is not my native language,since highschool I only visited London and unconsciously I might develop british accent. Most of the brits say it is annoying when Americans try to master Brit accent, what do you think about non English speakers? I am not mastering it just happened I dont know. I learned words for the first time in London so I say those the way Brits say.
B B It's one of those things that happen, I moved from Surrey to Wales and after a few years, people in London were telling me I had a bit of a Welsh accent. The funniest example was a Polish waiter who learned English working in a kitchen with Italians and spoke English with a strong Italian accent.
I am American and I’ve always wanted to visit London but I am too scared. I know how the British hate Americans so I don’t want to visit where I am not wanted or welcomed.
wow London....... I live in America, we can wear pj's to public places...... In florida we can wear swimming suits in public. we can also wear shirts with other flags on it and everything else that is on this video/
Y do people who r not from UK think u can't wear a flagged the shirt u can no one is gunna stop u In London (to a total stranger and in a busy place where commuters (business people) are rushing around) and pull u up bc ur wearing a union jack
The two sides on an escalator should just apply everywhere on earth
Don’t come to the southern us then lol
"6. (Don't) be loud and abnoxious."
That should apply to Americans wherever they go!
Rain Drifter yeah
7. Don't stereotype on things you see on the internet and media.
That should apply to everyone wherever they go!
I sexually Identify as an apache attack helicopter I've met and worked with plenty of yankee doodles to know what they're like, thank you very much.
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That should apply to every person!
British People know what a bathroom is
Ritz Biscuits i thought americans say restroom which is odd i call it the toilets or bathroom if it has a bath in it
GashCam ahahahah funny 🤣
GashCam Except in British bathrooms/toilets they can’t have plug sockets due to building regulations
Ritz Biscuits no we don’t because the bathroom is the room with the bath in it
Exactly they're the ones that don't know what a bathroom is 😂
1. Come to London
1. You didn’t have to comment in the German language. You’re welcome.
Brutal, but accurate!
Why? Many of your ancestors immigrated to the US and gave us Donald Trump. Thanks 🙄.
Exactly
The scotts have u Trump not the British
You... you also shouldn't use the term 'Bum it'. It has a slightly different meaning here, certainly to the younger generation!
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Everyone in England knows what a bathroom is
lol you lost to city yesterday
Yeah, we're not THAT unhygienic
to me its only a bathroom if it has a bath
I think being loud and obnoxious is a general don't do, in any place.
First one is usefull, as the shirt makes you an easily recognised tourist target for con men.
Try to master the British accent - too true. Only the British can pull off a British accent
And don't forget different regional dialects. Not just the Queen's English.
Steve: I had mastered this, during my training and rearing in London. I went to New York to work with my own CWA 1109 union for a major communications company, VZ. My own union looked down on me as if I came from Mars. They thought I was weird just speaking this way. It was not easy -- especially, being of shade.
Tell that to Johnny Depp
but this is somehow dumb... is not like everybody WANTS or TRIES to fake it... there are a lot of people that unintentionally start "picking up things" of different accents especially if they live for a long time in a place.
What's a British accent?
I live in London and we call it bathroom...
They were referring to the 'toilet' so didn't want a 'bath' - duhh.
In London we call it the toilet or lavatory - its only a bathroom if a bath is in it.
VC YT Well looking ar your profile picture, I'm not gonna argue 😂
Naco88 as an Arab in London we call it W.C 🤓
If an American asked me where the "bathroom" was, I'd know exactly what they meant, even though we call it toilet or loo.
a certain calibre of person may call it a bog.
“Don’t bum it”
WAIT WHAT
I think I died a little by having sat through this.
Haven't read all the comments so apologies if this has already been pointed out:
The majority of these wouldn't really be frowned on all that much. The t-shirt with the flag on wouldn't draw much attention I don't think, and not many people would correct soccer to football except as a jokey dig at the American.
I think the only people that will call it a "bathroom" are those that sit in front of too many American tv programmes.
I'm a Londoner that says bathroom and as a 13 yr old I can say that I do watch too much american tv and read too many american books. This isn't sarcastic im just pointing it out.
Then go live in America lol, bathroom is the devil's term and no one even watches TV anymore
The term 'Soccer' actually originated in England.It is a contraction of Association football and was used in Public Schools as a means of distinguishing it from Rugby,or 'Rugger'.In the nineteen -sixties there was a television highlights programme called 'Star Soccer'shown in the London area,and a popular magazine called 'Soccer Star'. The Americans have their own sport ,which they call'Football' so I think in this instance they are perfectly entitled to use our alternative label for the game.
as a British person id like to say, we dont call it loo a lot! Why do americans think we are really posh. We say TOILET or BATHROOM so we would know what you were talking about
and we stand on the left but tbh there are two escalators normally so we stand on the left and right but we stand on the left to let people in a hurry through. Oh and you need to learn the all round drinks system
Oh and if you come over to britain, PLEASE dont try and 'master' the british accent. People from all over britain for example Liverpool dont come to London and put on a london accent because they are there, just do your accent because if you dont we will know and you will probably be the main topic of discussion throughout the rest of the day
British-Aussie Lover NO, that's only on escalators in train stations. We walk in every freaking direction on the pavements in London. And not JUST London, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE!
I call it the bog.
This brings back memories of last month I live in London (was born here) and travelling on the tube that was quite packed all you could hear over all the mele was 4 Americans who were talking so loud it was incredible to hear !! LOUD LOUD LOUD
NO we have 2 words 1 is the toilet purely for doing you business and 2 is the bathroom for taking a shower or just washing your hands
I might be English myself but the Americans don't normally shout at the top of their voices but speak a few decibels louder than what we're used to. The reason for that is because some of them come from cultures in which you would have to be loud to get your point across.
I live in Wales and I know exactly what is meant when someone asks for a "bathroom" or "restroom"
You know we do actually say bathroom!
Only if it has a bath in it even if it does I still call it a toilet
Not many people even say the loo
Did she say "rubbers" when talking about clothes to wear in wet weather? In England "rubbers" is slang for condoms.
dude, im british, i have a union flag shirt. who told u you shouldn't wear one?
They're saying that Americans shouldn't wear one
@@1millionedits48 That's just stupid though.
Wear one. It doesn't matter where you are from.
I went to London for the first time this summer, while I never bum it and I didn't wear the T-shirt, I'm sure I did the other stuff. Everyone was super nice to me, I loved London so if I was getting on anyone's nerves they were too polite to tell me😊. I can't wait to go back!
Also, don't refer to a bum bag as a "fanny pack", because in British English, "fanny" is a vulgar slang term for the vulva.
"Master the British Accent"... Yes, this would be a thankless task, given that there is no such thing. Which of the hundreds of accents in Britain does an American think of when using this term?
One might imagine that they mean some sort of artificial Received Pronunciation, 1950s BBC English accent.
Send them all to Geordieland, Barnsley, Cornwall, Partick and Armagh and maybe the truth will out.
You know what a British accent is.
An accent from Britain or are you going to deny Britain exist.
What about North American accent. Do you decry that given how so many people from North and South America love to argue there is only America and everyone from that continent is American?
Yanks think of east end (which they mistake as cockney) or RP. You know all this and do not sound clever acting like a pedant.
I'm 34 years old and unless you know already, I'm one of the few people left who speaks with a Received Pronunciation.
yes. number 6. and learn the drinks 'round' system....
So British people are never loud out in public? Even when with a group of friends?
louie m.......brexit brit beer is warm and their food greasey and their queen german and their new princess afro american.
Barbara Hallinan only thing is the beer. The rest are fine
rosida.fact is she was had to change her religion to marry that ginger twat.............
@@ledzeppelin4892000 yes they are. stereotypically, the brits are not obnoxious though.
As an older British person I'm wondering why you would need contraceptives to go out in the rain.
Probably cause it rains more heavier in certain parts of the US compared o the UK idk, I've only been to New Jersey and NYC.
Then you haven't lived a very full life, have you?😄 I'm sorry for your luck.
We get bathroom, loo, powderoom et al!
You know that funny game they play in the US? You know...the one in which they wear motorcycle helmets and ballet tights and which they call “football” but they don’t actually play the ball with their feet? Why do they call it a World Series when it’s just a local game?
😂 "What's a bathroom?"
I'm British and anyone here would know what you mean by "bathroom"
This just made me laugh lol
you're really trynna say we won't know what you mean by bathroom? I'm dead mannnn
Honestly I'm British and I say bathroom/toilet NOT loo
Yeah, I say bathroom also, but only when there's a bath in it. Americans say "bathroom" if they wanted to use a toilet in a pub!
Then you are a bit thick. It's only a bathroom if you can have a bath in it.
Okay 1 everyone in the UK has there way of saying bathroom okay?
i say loo so
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Atlantic House! I lived there during my study abroad at Richmond.
At least advertised price is the ACTUAL PRICE
Wait, I'm an American but I don't anything about escalator etiquettes. Usually the space is too narrow to stand on one side?
3. The word soccer actually originates from the UK.
7. You see terribly dressed people every day in London. Also you probably shouldn't say "bum it".
8. Any British person would know exactly what you meant if you said bathroom.
10. Only a small percentage of people speak RP.
3. Yes as slang but the sport is Football (and always has been) which she denied.
Why only in London ...we do have another city's too here in England and in the uk ....!!!!
Other
and even then, London's not as distinctly 'British' as some of them
because London is the best. no argument
ik when ever Americans come to the uk they ALWAYS go to London!
Kayikia yea y not go somewhere elsa like Bristol in the west county 😏
-Where's the bathroom?
-What's a bathroom?
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It's also bathroom
NOT if it don't contain a bath !
VC YT yeah
We call it a fuckin bathroom even if it doesn't have a fuckin bath, DEAL WITH IT
Rosida Andriyana I'm from fucking Britain you fucking idiot!!
Jools Harmes so do I and I from the UK
I'm American and totally agree with number 7. It's ok to dress comfortable, but never wear pajamas out and about
Roy Giunta: Smart-casual is the order of the day...
The English comedian David Mitchell and Welsh rappers GLC have been known to wear pyjamas out & about.
The last two sound like a couple of Aussies!
Americans need serious practice when they try to do a British accent lol
Aussie is much better than the awful simpsons accent they usually do.
Can't call it a British (or English for all the pedants on this video) accent as no-one in Britain speaks like that. It is actually an American accent given they are the only ones do it.
No.7 - some parents to that when dropping their kids off to school.
It might be a lil acceptable if you are popping out to your local shops round the corner lol
Nothing wrong with wearing clothes with a Union Jack on it 🇬🇧 My favourite hoody has the flag on it
Standing on the left side of the escalator is only London Tube stations anywhere else you can stand where you please and they do it because on the tube stations it tells you to stand on the left. We also do call toilets bathrooms so if you do say where is the bathroom we know what you mean
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Y stand on right on excalater in London not left. Y walk up or down on the left-sided good system
“Look the wrong way when crossing the street”
Also DONT CROSS ON A FUCKING RED MAN
Breathe, Speak, Get in my way, etc.
4,5,6,9 and 10 are correct. The other things, though, well, you'll confirm the stereotypes about Americans, but that only makes the locals feel better about their stereotypes being accurate.
We do know what a bathroom is (better than you do, as we know it has a bath in it).
You can wear the Union flag if you want, theres nothing wrong with that!
Lol my friend did all of those when she went to London especially being loud and wearing the British flag! It was hilarious and I asked " why are you wearing a British flag " her response was " because I want to and it's my own personal choice to wear it NO ONE WILL STOP ME "
Tbh it's not disrespectful for someone to do that because sometimes British people wear an American flag and call soccer football.
Rainbowarniorns: Tell your silly friend that by wearing a top sporting a Union Flag indicated a foreign tourist even before she opened her big mouth and so best to blend-in and thus be less-vunerable to the darker elements of any society. When in Rome...
What does 'Bum it' (#7) mean?
You are the first American I’ve heard to nail the British accent! Next time try not to do sign language at the same time... you’ll get a couple of funny looks!
It's 09:11 here LOL I'm in the uk cause I'm English, it's cold up here, how's ya weather America?
Hot as fuck in Texas!! You would melt.
Berd I doubt you're in the UK. If you're English, of course you're in the UK! You don't have to mention both.
Pretty unlikely anybody in the UK would not understand what bathroom refers to!
This was nearly worth 2.52 minutes of my life apart from the fact it wasn't
Why would we be the least bit bothered about an American wearing a Union Jack T'shirt?! It's actually a complement. Plus, we all know what someone means when they ask for the bathroom!!
Our coins are sized, shaped and colour coded to help and they STILL don't get it.
That only helps if you know/familiar with the size, shape, and color system system, otherwise it's just a pile of coins
I have read a lot of comments on here and it’s just ridiculous that everyone has to be so “this and that” about the uk and the USA! Bottom line we are both different in culture, so who is it to say otherwise! Just enjoy each other’s pros and cons and be happy! We are who we are, no more no less!
I live in manila. We call it comfort room there
I like that.."comfort room" :) I think I"m going to start using that here. Sounds better :)
.... sad thing is, it is the last place you'll find any of that.... just saying...
You mean 5 people using the toilet at once ?
I never do these... BTW if I'm Czech can I do these? XD
Randomly coming across Richmond on youtube
Dont most of these just apply to everywhere you go?
She did mean football and my god yes to the last one.
So nice
1:47 gracious he said the loo. Most ppl say toilet
When she was trying to figure out the amount of money she had I was cringing so hard as a Londoner
But you would do the same when you visit other countries
Ok, I was brought up saying this:
It is a bathroom if it is in a house or hotel,
If it is in a restaurant or anything else it is a toilet,
And I have barely ever said loo in my life.
I live in england
If you asked me for the bathroom, I would show you to the room with a bathtub. Ask for a toilet, if you need to use the business.
You did a pretty good British accent there
But then there’s just me who straight up says “hang on I gotta take a shit” or “brb need to piss”
Wow london IS VERY CLEAN
Fucking hilarious 😂
Nobody cares if you dress for comfort - it's your life - dress however you please !
Im going to do ALL of those above mentioned things next month when i visit, just to spite you
Number six. It like bees to the honey pot for every scammer and pick pocket. Besides that Americans are great!
Literally everyone in England says Bathroom, we call it the loo or the toilet as well but I hear my friends saying “hang on I need to go to the bathroom” more than “i need the loo”
ChChilly Vanilli: That's because the lavatory generally is located in a bathroom of a house, whereas Americans will call a public toilet a bathroom even though it contains no bath-tub. That's why...you wouldn't call it a bathroom if simply going for a piss whilst in a pub, for instance.
Don't worry about the coins, nobody uses cash in London
No eleven. Don't say 'rubbers' for Wellington boots (wellies). A rubber is a condom.
So Americans play football with their hands? Bizarre!!
Yeah, they should call it Handball XD
Hand-egg.
Bastard, you both beat me to it.
Just call it Gridiron. I believe that is what Murican Rugby (and union at that) was called before they stole the word football.
6. General rule of thumb nowadays, get rid of your coppers, stick to the silvers and pounds, it's just a pain
AlexGW: Mind your own business...
6. Mass shootings
kgeedi lmao the UK doesn't need our help for that
Uh, there are mostly mass shootings in America, not britain. I'm america, you can just go down the street and by a fucking gun without a problem. Over here in the UK, guns are illegal and you can only have one of you have a license or if you are a specialised police officer
lol. all true. especially the crowd walking and loud and obnoxious... forgetting 'loo' terminology is forgivable
I'm Punjab to dear
Just be yourself, no one will care as long as you are polite.
Please note: nobody calls boots "rubbers"
I don't understand why tourists still haven't figured out which way to stand on an escalator. In Washington DC, where I'm from, children are thought to stand in the right when they're like 5 years old.
When you buy something in a shop and receive change, pretend you’re British and put the copper coins in the charity box. All shops have charity boxes, and now you know why!
But I always stand on the left side of a elevator and I'm british
I have a question to British people, English is not my native language,since highschool I only visited London and unconsciously I might develop british accent. Most of the brits say it is annoying when Americans try to master Brit accent, what do you think about non English speakers? I am not mastering it just happened I dont know. I learned words for the first time in London so I say those the way Brits say.
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It's one of those things that happen, I moved from Surrey to Wales and after a few years, people in London were telling me I had a bit of a Welsh accent.
The funniest example was a Polish waiter who learned English working in a kitchen with Italians and spoke English with a strong Italian accent.
This is random but im british and i watch so much american tv that some people think im american when hey first meet me!
Star Player015: More fool you....
1:58 well there
Don't go in any shop with a name like American Candy Store. It's likely to be a trap.
I’m from India. What’s a bathroom/toilet/restroom/loo?
Its where you go and have a shit
11. Dont speak to a roadman cuz u wont have a clue what theyre saying :)
Especially if ur in south east or north
I quite often ask for the 'bathroom"
Do you then have a bath?
Another thing that a American can’t do in London
Don’t bring a gun ❌ 🔫 ❌
I am American and I’ve always wanted to visit London but I am too scared. I know how the British hate Americans so I don’t want to visit where I am not wanted or welcomed.
Nathan Graf: Don't be such big girl - you'll be made welcome anywhere in the United Kingdom just as long as you behave and spend lots of money.
Well, I have a British accent and am American, but I could pull off living in London.
Why would I fake a British accent? I'm rather proud of my southern accent...and the Brits seem to get a kick out of it as well.
wow London....... I live in America, we can wear pj's to public places...... In florida we can wear swimming suits in public. we can also wear shirts with other flags on it and everything else that is on this video/
Y do people who r not from UK think u can't wear a flagged the shirt u can no one is gunna stop u In London (to a total stranger and in a busy place where commuters (business people) are rushing around) and pull u up bc ur wearing a union jack
We still gonna do this tf
The sound of coins on a table tho😐😯😑