🤣🤣🤣🤣Exactly!! A friend here in America noticed that I always say, “English,” in the context of when I’m talking about myself, as she pointed it out to me one day when she said, “English, not British as I’ve always said, British, but I notice you say English when you’re talking about yourself.” I then explained the difference to her and ever since then that Americans always say, “British” when they actually mean English.
@@newbris Yeah, the Republic of Ireland is the soccer team. I kind of gave up explaining Ireland is the official name of the country mainly because it is better than some referring to southern Ireland to mean not the Northern Ireland.
As a Brit (an Englishman to be specific) the thing that shocked me most about this was not so much the lack of knowledge of the textbook definition of the UK, but rather the complete lack of recognition that England and Scotland are even close together or related to one another in any way. Mindblowing really. Like being surprised that Texas and California are both in the US...
Yes, it's shocking. What I'm most curious about is whether the US educational system simply ignores this information or whether something about how Americans are taught this information leads to an incredibly low retention rate.
@@Ronnet The US educational system ignores a lot of information. Most americans, for example, think of Germany as being entirely bavarian with everyone wearing Lederhosen and snacking on Pretzels.
@@Ronnet Ah no, but it's not a joke, they really suck at geography, apart from that of their country, and even then they would be able to be wrong on that too. When I was a kid, my grandfather called them the Abruticaans (mixture of the word moron and American), I understand why now.
@@srccde To be fair I have the same preconception about Americans, they only ever eat - pankakes and waffles, hot dogs and burgers, mac 'n' cheese or those Chinese takeaways out of a box as that's all I ever see them eat on US TV shows. They always use chopsticks as well and eat out of the box, they never plate it up and use a knife and fork.
I’m Australian and knew all of these facts as we learnt diverse world geography and history from an excellent curriculum at primary and high school. You asked if British people have this level of knowledge. Well yes, they do and I suspect that all member countries of the British Commonwealth do too., as well as other countries in Europe and beyond. Why doesn’t this happen in the USA? The narrator was really annoying with his rapid speech pattern that implied he had no interest in imparting knowledge.
As a Canadian I think being part of the commonwealth has a fair bit to do with our education/exposure to these ideas.... I live on the border... Americans are very ethnocentric in general .. but poor schooling/attitudes towards schooling is a large factor.
We do not know the intricacies of the commonwealth and the former colonies malarky. We have maybe vague recollections of it but if you asked 100 British people to name all these places, 100 would fail.
You say you're an American, so if someone said you were Mexican, would you be offended ? It's the same in the UK, calling someone from Scotland or Wales 'English' would probably make them correct you quite strongly
Some more than others, miss Wales, err Laine. As an "Engerlander", i used to get called a jock, when working in London. It made me chuckle. Tyke and Glaswegian sound the same to some folk. ( Them thats been no further north than Milton Keynes, i reckon ! )
Someone from Scotland and / or particularly Wales should dis- disconfobulate North Americans by reminding them who pays for this "United Kingdom." There is nothing `united` about this Kingdom when the Welsh and the Scots get all social services `free of charge,` when it is us English paying full price for it. On what planet would Wales be able to afford its health social services without English money ? Whatever you do here, don`t be born English - because you`ll be ripped off every working day of your life in order to make sure that a Scot or a Welsh person get`s to see their GP and get appropriate treatement before you do ! Yep, this is the "United Kingdom." If you are a person from the United States of America but not from nor resident in California, how would you feel if your tax was as high as that of a Californian, but that your tax was subsidising - in full - the health and social care of Californians ? That is what is going on over here vis - a - vis us English and the Scots / Welsh.
Eluned not quite...the States are made up of 50 States...that have different laws from one another , much like Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland...its not like Mexico...Mexico is an independent country ...the clue is the word "United" as in United States and United Kingdom...
Being Welsh this was pretty painful tow watch, Calling the whole of the uk england is effectively calling everyone that lives in north america Mexican or Canada. its just so ignorantly wrong. The US education system never fails to impress me how awful it really is
@@RoxZombie as an Englishman I eye twitch when he says this, or that he didn’t know there was Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well. At least he has the attitude to want to learn, which is lovely 😊
@@patmcguirk5299 the United States of America (of the continent of North America) is the second largest of the three countries. Canada is the biggest and the best.
This was difficult to watch but I respect you're willingness to learn. I would recommend at this point watching every geography and history educational video you can get your hands on and spread the word in America.
Calling everyone in the UK English is the same as calling everyone in North America, Mexican. You can call us all British, the same as we can call you all North Americans. You can also call people in the Falkland island - 8,000 miles from England - British, the same as you can call people in Hawai, Americans…..but they are not English.
Fun fact, Hawaii used to be British, that’s why the Union Flag is on their State flag. I know someone from there and she said many of them wish they still were! 😂
I mean, when he says we don't like each other it's true in a bantery sense, or like siblings who don't like each other. We take the piss out of each other all the time, we want to beat each other in sports (or at least England) but when it comes down to real issues and problems abroad, we're all friendly and united in that sense.
Yeah I think siblings is the perfect way to think of it. We may well fight all the time, but if someone external tries to join in they'll likely find themselves up against all of us. :) I think a lot of us just enjoy friendly (or not so friendly) rivalry. England vs Scotland, North of England vs South of England, South West of England vs South East of England, Devon vs Cornwall, Exeter vs Plymouth etc.
As an American, I can tell you that I learned these things in school. Not sure where Tyler went to school or if he just didn’t pay attention during geography class. But I came out of school knowing these things. Glad he is open to learning new things but not very happy that he speaks as if his experience is the same as every other American’s experience. We are not all this ignorant of the world outside the United States!
He does seem to be depressingly ignorant. I had to stop watching as this guy's inane comments were far too irritating to tolerate watching the whole video. Hopefully, if he re-watches this informative video a few more times things might begin to sink in.
When you say you have no reason to talk about other countries, that's a big part of the problem with the US. Also, yes, we know this stuff (people in Commonwealth countries other than the UK including those in the UK). We have the Commonwealth Games - the Commonwealth version of the Olympics - every four years. Commonwealth countries and former Commonwealth countries compete.
Disgustingly insular. It's as arrogant as saying they don't need to leave the US because they have everything they need there. Personally I'm glad they don't travel.
1:35 - the UK is such a massive part of YOUR history, that yes, I am really shocked that you don't know how the nation from which the signatories of the Declaration of Independence came is made up.
im a London lad, now 60 and live in Scotland, works takes me all over the world, ive been to USA on many occasions, and I get lots of comments how good my English is, it never fails to make me laugh
Americans think that English developed there but, if that was the case, wouldn't it be known as American? What annoys me is they call our language British English. No! It's English.
Just remind them that Microsoft (a US company) used to have to describe US English as 'English (Simplified)' for all versions of windows up to around Windows 7, when the changed it to English (US).
I always find it interesting that Americans don't learn about Northern Ireland, as so many Americans have Irish ancestry and they were very involved politically with the peace process. (Maybe older Americans would be more aware of the peace process that happened in the 1990's and led up to the "Good Friday agreement" .)
As an Australian I am aware of 90% of this information. If you’d like to see all of the commonwealth countries in one place I recommend you watch the opening ceremony of any recent Commonwealth Games. Olympic style event held every 4 years only for Commonwealth countries. It’s colourful, joyous and educational.
A British guy arrived in Austrailia and as he was going through customs the officer inquired if he had a criminal record , he replied " I did not know it was still a requirement " .
One thing that winds me up is that no matter what country I visit (not just the USA) they all think because I’m from England that I live in London. I haven’t been to London for about 10 years 🤷♀️ England is so much more than just London!
So yo have been then lol. Everyone from outside of London always says on thing, too busy, expensive, driving in London also has it's own driving laws 🤣😂
As an American it breaks my heart that so many of my fellow countrymen are geographically ignorant, but I've seen enough videos to not be surprised by Tyler's ignorance. Knowing that I still have to say, "WTF!" you (Tyler) didn't know about the two Irelands or Scotland and Wales! What have you been living under a rock; this is all very common knowledge. OK now that I've gotten that off my chest, I'd like to tell you a fun fact about the UK Flag (Union Jack or Union Flag). The Union Jack is made up of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland (but not Wales for some reason). The big red cross in the center is from the English flag (which is a red cross on a white background), the blue background and white X is from the Scottish flag and the red X is from the Irish flag.
The red diagonal flag you refer to is the flag of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It was added to the flag of the union in 1800. So we have the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick all superimposed. The World's finest flag. 😃
The reason Wales is not on the flag is that when the flag was made in the year 1606 Wales was not a country and was instead English owned and controlled territory. Wales did not join the Kingdom of Great Britain until the year 1707 and then join the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. If your wondering why the Union jack does not look like the current flag of Northern Ireland. The reason being is that the flag used in the GB flag and later UK flag was the flag for the entire island of Ireland before the island partitioned into two nations on the 3 May 1921. Fun fact: It was intended for both territories to remain within the United Kingdom and contained provisions for their eventual reunification. The smaller Northern Ireland was duly created with a devolved government (Home Rule) and remained part of the UK. The larger Southern Ireland was not recognised by most of its citizens, who instead recognised the self-declared 32-county Irish Republic. On 6 December 1922, a year after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the territory of Southern Ireland left the UK and became the Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland.
The American Stars & Stripes flag is copied from the flag of the British East India Company. Incorporating the original Red, White & Blue colours. With also the 13 Red/White stripes of the 13 English original colonies in the 'new world'. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I mean to be fair, it would look pretty rubbish with a random Dragon on it. But it would be nice to maybe have some green in there for us. Oh well never mind. Yma O Hydd! Cymru am byth! 🏴 🇬🇧
@@GamerSpartanFire Wales was conquered and subjugated over several 100 years. Its royal family was murdered and the English claimed it was only a principality because it had no king! They were forced to build castles to control the land, banned the Welsh language and culture. It was not a pleasant joining of nations but the first example of English empire building.
Hey! Never apologise for having the humility to admit its all new. We live here so have grown up with it and its easy for us. Just as likely some of the viewers are not extremely "in the know" about American geography/states etc. Theres no shame in educating yourself. Its great! 👍
I must admit, I'm gobsmacked that you've not heard of Scotland, Wales and the two Irelands. Being English, I've obviously always been aware of the fact that there are other countries around me. Seeing the term "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" written on a passport clarified the difference between GB and UK.
I am judging you! It would appear to be a major shortcoming of the US educational system that GEOGRAPHY is not taught successfully. In fact when asked to point out countries on a world map most Americans (citizens of the USA) claim their lack of knowledge is due to never having learnt HISTORY. It's Geography NOT History!
The USA is the centre of the universe. Us funny Brits often get complimented on how good our English is. They are so lost in their own little ignorant bubble it's scary.
It's the mentality of "why would I need to know where other countries are, when I'm already living in the best country?", which is in the same vein as "why would I need to know another language? Let those other plebs learn American (yes, American, not English)"
That's what happens when people from an early age are conditioned to believe that "America" is the greatest country on earth. Land of the free and all that - as if most other countries were not. They just don't want to know. This is very handy for the White House, as no one seem to question the fact that USA are lagging way behind most of the world when it comes to welfare, healthcare, worker's rights (pay, holidays, parental care, unions etc). Apparently we're all "commies"...
I'm English and British - I would say everyone here knows the basics about England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland being in the UK. Most people know at least something about the Commonwealth as we have the Commonwealth Games. I have relatives that lived in overseas territories so I know about them. Few people know every single detail of the video.
Believe me, we in the UK can pretty well always tell which of the four constituent countries someone is from based on their accent 🙂 If you're surprised that the four countries of the UK don't particularly get along [well, personally I'd call it more of a sibling rivalry than anything else] you only have to consider how well some of the states get along with their neighbouring states; I don't think anyone from Oklahoma would be particularly pleased if you lumped them in with Texas. I'd say that most people in the United Kingdom are familiar with the fact that the Commonwealth Realm and the British Overseas Territories exist, but probably would not be aware of each and every country/territory/island that form part of them. For instance, pretty well everyone would know that Canada, Australia and New Zealand are British, put probably not some of the smaller ones like Saint Lucia or Tuvalu. Great Britain is simply the largest of the islands within the British Isles. Most of England is on this island, as is most of Scotland and most of Wales. But each of these three countries have small islands which are part of the country, but not on the main island.
The British Isles do not include any of the Americas. The British Isles are geographical not political. They consist of two main islands, Great Britain, the largest, Ireland, and there are numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man.
I watched this with my mouth open and could not take my eyes off it - like a car crash I guess. While most British people would be aware of all of this most people that have a level of education around the entire planet would be aware of the general shape of things, without being able to name all the individual little countries involved. However, I won't pile on the bashing, I will say something that might make you feel a little better - for a long time people around the world would refer to England when they meant the UK, as it was the dominate country, this is not unlike how people refer to "Holland" when they mean the Netherlands. Holland is the combination of two provinces and combined mark the largest area of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is the country, however.
I'm Scottish, but my German father in law couldn't help himself from referring to me as an Englander when introducing me to his friends. I didn't mind as he was an old man, didn't speak English and it gave me the opportunity to correct him, which was usually quite interesting.
America is incredibly insular !Believe they are the "greatest country in the world" while obviously not, no knowlledge of anything outside their borders, most of them dont even have passportsl and what is an appalling education system! They have a very long way to go to equal Europeans and the old countries of Africa, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, all part of the old British Empire. I look at them as the "toddlers" of the world, such a lot of growing up to do.
I absolutely agree. I watch the reaction channels on CZcams and often find that when they learn something about places, history or watching a comedy show they will then proceed to tell us about what they have just learnt, or the meaning of a joke they just heard and they also pick up on trivialities'
They can't even blame their poor education because they have a phone in their pocket. They could spend a few minutes a day studying a a map while they're on the loo or something. They're just too lazy to bother and don't give a toss about the world outside of America.
As a Brit born and bred in England, we use the terms interchangeably ourselves ;) whenever someone asks me where i'm from i just say UK, and yes we take the overseas territories seriously - check out the Falklands War with Argentina in 1982 ;)
Two things not to do in Scotland. Never call the Scottish 'Scotch' (they are Scottish or Scots) and never say that the men wear skirts (they wear kilts). At least, not if you value your life. You might also be interested in the different accents.
I'm from Glasgow and some do get overly excited by the use of 'Scotch' though I don't know why. Robert Burns used the term. I guess a lot of Scotch people - especially nationalists - have very thin skins and if they can take offense they will.
I’m from Norn Iron and my mother ( currently aged 95) does refer to a Scottish person as ‘Scotch’ as did all of my grandparents. I think its possibly an older expression or maybe just an Ulster Scots thing.
@@mollydooker9636 Yes it is an older term, not many use it now, and certainly not in Scotland. Some Americans still use it, but they don't know any better.
Yes!! We are educated in elementary school about the British Empire which transformed into the Commonwealth. We also study British history and our own history. We consider people in Commonwealth nations “cousins” in the sense that we all look to the same Queen. As Canadian it is painful to hear you struggle with the basics but I am glad that you are willing to learn. There is so much more so keep going.
Have you not seen any of the CZcams videos where American Gen ZZ young adults / students are asked simple questions which they appear to struggle to answer, particularly to answer correctly... Questions such as How many States are there in the US Who fought in the Civil War When did the US receive their Independence / Who did the US gain their Independence from... Or rather, From whom did the US gain their Independence, sorry about that.... What is 3x 3x 3 ...most say either 9 or 36 How many Stripes are on the American Flag ....and Why How many Stars are on the American Flag, and Why... How many Kardashian are there .. This was answered correctly... When was the 1812 War fought. If you drive at 60 miles per hour, How Far will you have driven in One Hour... How Many Dimes are there in One Dollar... How Many are in a Dozen... If you were born 10 years ago Today, How Old would you be Today... How many Moons does this / our planet have. ....and so on... Only ONE of these questions was answered correctly . The question regarding the Kardashians.... I admit to being old but, I knew the answers to all of these questions bar one . Three guesses which one I did not know .. 😮 I hope, I trust that Tyler can also answer these questions correctly . Or, at least some of them .. fingers crossed...
In Germany we learn about these differences in our English class in 5th or 6th grade. Tyler, I like your open mindness and your will to learn. And your little smiles, when you find things out. 😆 Keep going on, it could only get better! 👍 And please, share all those informations with your fellow US-Americans
Sweetie, get yourself a wall map. Geography is important in history. It explains why wars happen when you see who borders which other countries. Seeing other videos will help. Travelling is my passion. I live in Spain but was born in Scotland before living most of my life in England. Travelling helps to broaden the mind and see things from a different perspective. If you can afford to, travel.
It's quite scary. They can't even blame their poor education because they have a phone in their pocket, they could spend a few mins a day studying a map. They're too lazy and just don't care enough about the rest of the world to bother learning.
I am stunned that so little of English & world history is known by fellow Americans! 'Gives us a bad reputation! I was correcting facts and swearing at the lack of understanding. WARS and colonization are the reasons Great Briton had so much influence. And all the royal houses are related through marriage, so the Scots king was next in line to inherit the English crown. The way we, who became Americans, treated indigenous people was the story all over the world through conquest. 1066, the War of the Roses, the English civil war, Cromwell chopping off a king's head, then getting the same treatment himself, I thought was common knowledge! And it was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st that our continent was first colonized, leading to our eventual war for freedom from England. Even our laws are based on English law! How can so little be taught about the roots of the establishment of the US??? History is so exciting but taught as memorizing names and dates instead of the drama enfolding makes little sense to me. Hence this lack of knowledge.
'Great Britain' is simply the name given to the largest island in the British Islands. Its not complicated, if there is a landmass separated by sea, it is, therefore, another island and has it's own name.
Wales should be known really as at least 5 of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were Welsh or of recent Welsh descent, and there have been at least 8 US Presidents with Welsh ancestry, including Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Yes we brits know all about this, it's basic geography and taught at an early age in school. The Commonwealth is a very real thing only 2 weeks ago Birmingham in England hosted the Commonwealth Games, 2nd only 2 the Olympics in sports competion, in which 72 countries from around the world competed.
I was thinking, during the Commonwealth Games, I bet the athletes really love attending as there's no USA, no Russia and no China. So everyone has a real chance of winning gold.
As a person who was born on the Mainland of Scotland, I cannot answer your questions as an English person, because I'm not one. I am however Scottish, I am a UK resident as well as a British Citizen, I live on the Island of Great Britain, and I'd therefore suggest any answers I give you are at least as good and valid as they would be if I had been born in England...! It may help you to study the history of the kingdoms that were united under the Person of the Sovereign. Basically, there were originally three separate kings and one sovereign prince ruling over England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, respectively. As time passed there were some marriages between some of the members of these and other royal families - that resulted in most of the British and European royal families being relatives of one another; but it was not until the royal family of Ireland ran out of heirs that Ireland ceased to exist as a separate kingdom, around 1000 AD. Ireland remained an independent, self-governing country that was placed under the Lordship of the King of England; whose title would then have been "King whoever of England and Lord of Ireland." Around a century later, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales was slain by an English sword, and the conquerors seized his lands and title - which has ever since been awarded to heirs apparent of Kings of England. Their titles would therefore have been updated to something like "King X of England, Prince of Wales and Lord of Ireland. Scotland, meanwhile, continued to be governed by its own kings and those he saw fit to appoint as Ministers. At length, the unthinkable happened, when King Henry VIII of England decided he needed to divorce his wife, who had born him no sons and just a daughter. The Pope of the day objected to this plan and when he went ahead with it anyway, he found himself excommunicated from what up until then had been considered the universal church, whose God had awarded him the right to be the absolute monarch that he was. Cutting a long story short, the eventual outcome of this was his foundation of the Church of England, of which he appointed himself Supreme Governor, responsible for the appointment of bishops amongst many others. He was therefore able to go ahead with the divorce and remarry his former wife's servant (as happened to be the case). His elder sister. meanwhile, who had remained obedient to the Catholic faith, had married King James IV of Scotland and borne him a son just in time for him to inherit his father's crown as King James V, when he was just a few days old! (She remarried within the Scottish nobility and had further children, but these had no claim to the crown as she had been a Queen Consort, not a Queen in her own right. Some of them did however serve periods as Regents for the child king.) Despite having a total of six wives, Henry's legitimate children consisted of just one son, who succeeded him as Edward VI but died aged 15 and therefore without any legitimate issue of his own. While he did name a cousin as his heir, who was the daughter of his father's younger sister, whose family had converted to the new religion; she was quickly deposed and replaced as Sovereign by Henry's eldest daughter, Mary. She in turn was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth, who remained unmarried throughout her long life and therefore left the English succession without a direct heir. Elizabeth also had a rival, whom many thought should have been Sovereign in her place. This was Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (and a former Queen Consort of France), who was the only child of James V of Scotland and therefore the granddaughter of Henry VIII's elder sister, Margaret Tudor. The main problem so far as Elizabeth was concerned, was that she remained a devout catholic; and at the age of 20, Mary had her placed under house arrest and was eventually forced to sign her execution warrant, some 22 years later. Her only son therefore became King James VI of Scotland; and as the most senior direct heir of King Henry VII, he succeeded Elizabeth I as King James I of England, when she died in 1603. His Regents had wisely decided to bring him up in the Protestant faith (as the Church of Scotland had also been reformed as early as 1549), in order to facilitate this process. His title was therefore updated as follows: "His Majesty, James VI and I, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, King of England, Prince of Wales, Lord of Ireland, etc." Unusually for the period, James was well-educated and author of many publications, most of which of his firm belief in the 'Divine Right of Kings'. He passed this to his son, King Charles I; but parliament revolted when he entered their chamber uninvited with the intention of using his 'divine right' and ordering them to reach his conclusions - and he was put to death when for a brief period, the country became a republic. Upon the restoration of the monarchy he was succeeded by a brother, who became King James II and VII; but this caused further trouble as he and his likely successors were all Catholics! The Government eventually settled the matter of the succession by naming the eldest protestant granddaughter of James I and VI and her protestant successors (the Royal House of Hanover), should Queen Anne die without legitimate issue, which would indeed be the case. Meanwhile, after more that a century of the kingdoms being united only in the Person of the Sovereign; the Acts of Union of 1707 formally established a new Sovereign State to be known as "United Kingdom of Great Britain," with Prince of Wales and Lord of Ireland retained among the Sovereign's subsidiary titles. This was a union of the formerly independent countries of England, Scotland and Wales. The title, Lord of Ireland, continued to be used until it was replaced in 1800 - upon the political union of Ireland (all of it) with the rest of the UK. "The Sovereign's title was updated again, this time to King or Queen X of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. etc. As King or Queen or Ireland, the title of Lord of Ireland was therefore obsolete. It took barely 70 years of London Rule for a significant number of Irish people to decide they wanted out of the UK and a political campaign ending in what was effectively a civil war ending in extreme heavy-handedness by the British Authorities in the Uprising of 1916. This resulted in the establishment of what was known as "The Irish Free State" and an entirely new state named "Northern Ireland" in 1921. Despite the political independence of the Free State, it technically continued to swear allegiance to the King of Ireland until 1949, when the whole of the Island of Ireland except the counties known as Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone and collectively the independent state of Northern Ireland; was formally declared a republic. The King's title was therefore updated to reflect this, "His Majesty, King George VI, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, etc..." and this is the title inherited by his daughter Elizabeth, a couple of years later and still in use today.
I'm English and don't wish to be confused for anything else, but we love to holiday in Wales and Scotland. Ireland is on our list. We do get on generally. The Commonwealth is a big thing here and as for the British dependancies, some are better known than others. It shows how many people can be called British which is why the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish like to be named specifically.
We learnt all this at primary and secondary school, as well as learning much about almost every country on earth. It would appear that American schools ignore the rest of the world and concentrate on American geography and history only.
I think that with the UK being so small means that we have spent the last 400 years looking out into the world, with USA being so big you have spent the last 200 years looking in and now you are virtually blind to anything else. Our history gives us an appreciation of the world and our place in it post empire, your history makes you insular and closed minded.
@@blackbob3358 We maybe post empire but our alliances from those days are still stron and her majesty still retains 14 countryies along with England, along with many UK sovereign states like the Falklands. We became outward looking because we were sick of being invaded. King Alfred's Vision included a might empire that would stop invasions like that of the Vikings, it took sometime but it did come to be. Out of every Imperial power the UK was the one to leave the most positive marks on the world, despite what people are told today. Compare the behaviour of the British empire to every other empire and it truly was unique.
You can call us all British. I am Welsh myself and also proud of being British. Where you are likely to cause offence is if you call a Scot, Welsh or northern Irishman English.
@@DustyDigits Not in my experience. And I find your racism - because that is exactly what it is - deeply unpleasant. Disliking the English and wanting nothing to do with them is unquestionably racist. And I'm half Welsh. And do you really think there is no English blood in you?
@@edeledeledel5490 I don't dislike English, I dislike the UK government and the English people who support them. The same English people who constantly tell us Welsh that we wouldn't manage without them and how they're constantly subsidising us. Wales and England aren't the same country. I don't care how you feel about my opinion to be honest, I know I'm not racist, but if you want to think that, you go ahead
Put it this way. I’ve travelled to many countries of the world. And in EVERY place I’ve been to (except America) everyone I’ve met was taught at school what the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. So it is your education system to blame. BUT I would have to question what the hell you thought was ‘united’ about the kingdom if it were only England.
Britain is an informal way to refer to UK. Great Britain is geographical. It is called Great Britain because it's the largest island in the British Isles, but also to distinguish it from Brittany in France.
If it helps, think of Northern Ireland as being just a bit like Alaska, physically separated from the rest of the country and looking as if it more naturally "belongs" with a separate country. In our case that separate country is the Republic of Ireland, in yours it's Canada.
@@dyread don’t be obtuse.....all land in North America/ Canada was stolen from its indigenous peoples, and the comment from Miss Harry is not about political land ownership or who was there first, its merely trying to reflect how current national/geographic borders can influence our perceptions.
we don't dislike each other, its generally the UK goverment that people hate, if a english, Scottish, northern Irish and welsh walked into a room, they wouldn't hate each other because of where we came from, we'll probably would tease each other quite a lot because of the accents though.
If you threw in one of us Aussies into this. Well that would be a lot of for everyone, but the Pom's {i.e. the English}, as ux Aussies make a national sport, taking the piss out of the Pom's, ie teasing them. But that's traditional and we expect pithy reply, whilst the Welsh, Scots and Irish (all of them) would rub their hands in glee and sit back to enjoy the show. I won't bring up what would happen if a kiwi turned up though. That really complicated. The Best advice is to stay away whilst they entertain each other.
I am Swedish, living in Sweden, and we learned this at a very young age, in preschool, but also from home way before I started school. The Commonwealth, I couldn't recite all of them, but most I guess. Then of course we learned even more details about it as for each year, as we where growing, how for example the industrial revolution effected different countries. So our knowledge for countries of the world expanded, the the older we got. But this in this video is very much part of your basically knowledge here from an early age! During elementary school during the years, we learn this about all countries; How they are set up, a bit of history, political, socio economic, economic, religion, for that country. It surprises me that not even the basics seem to be taught in US schools about other countries?
What killed me is when he asked if anyone was aware that oversea territories exist when England had an actual war with Argentina over the falklands in the 80s
Here's something interesting. Did you know that there's still one of your states in the USA who's state flag still features the British flag(Union Jack)? Answer= Hawaii
@@stuee_mk1stuee_mk169 This is incorrect and is quoted wrongly so many times online. - It is sometimes claimed that the Union Flag should be described as the Union Jack only when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From its earliest days, the Admiralty often referred to the flag - however it was used - as the Union Jack. In 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that either name could be used officially. And in 1908 the UK Parliament approved this verdict, stating that ‘the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag’. Check the Flag Institute for verification as the link keeps disappearing.
The 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the island of Great Britain being the greatest, meaning, largest of the islands that constitute the British Isles.
It's called Great Britain because a few hundred years earlier it was called Greater Britain to distinguish it from Lesser Britain, which was what is now called Breton or Brittany in France, the long peninsula that sticks out at the north west corner, that part of France, along with other parts, was ruled over by the English during the Angevin Empire in the 12th century
@@akeel_1701 yep, most folk thought that it was a name bestowed upon own nation to herald its greatness, but in reality, we're just bigger than Brittany where the rest of the Celts are
The great in great Britain refers to Scotland.... England and Wales was called Britain from king harold in the 9th century..Great Britain was created after the union of crowns in 1604 ..
I appreciate your willingness to learn, but as an American myself, I can say that there are a lot of us to actually did/do know this. Politics and geography are not everyone's forte, but again I appreciate your willingness to learn for yourself.
I’m from the UK. Happy to admit I didn’t fully understand the distinction between the UK and Great Britain until I watched this video. Thank you for highlighting that there is a difference.
Tyler Rumple admits that he had no idea whatever about Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland but at least he learns during the process of actively seeking knowledge which is highly commendable. Regrettably he has many a compatriot willing to pontificate on the subject.
Unfortunately he is looking at an inaccurate video. The name of the country is “Ireland” not “Republic of Ireland”. Ref. www.irishstatutebook.ie - Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish Constitution), Article 4. Also, the term “British Isles” is not accepted by the Irish government (foreign diplomats are _advised_ not to use it) and it’s considered offensive by many Irish people.
@@Clodaghbob The other inaccuracy is because it's an old video - the UK is no longer part of the EU (even Northern Ireland, though that is the source of a whole pile of political problems)
@@ougadougou9 Maybe it’s just me but if I wanted to learn about two neighbouring countries with known political issues in their past, I would track down a knowledgeable person from each of those countries… and then check the date that the information was uploaded.
I forgot to add that Tyler must be one of the very few US citizens who managed to go through their education system without ever having heard about the gigantic spread of the British empire, especially as it has frequently been used by his anglophobic brethren to berate the UK.
So many people here getting pissed because he doesn’t know the difference… guys… he’s actually learning… it’s better than most Americans who don’t bother!
Great Britain is just the island, nothing to do with countries. In the same way that North America is a continent. The countries inside these areas could dissolve tomorrow but North America and Great Britain will still remain as it's purely a geographical term.
@@jauntyone I'm a little surprised by that because in Nederlands it's Verenigd Koninkrijk (=United Kingdom) and with so many similarities between Nederlands and Deutsch, it could easily have been Vereinigtes Königreich. Call us whatever you like, though, because soon it won't matter; the Tories are turning this place into a dump. ;-)
@@jauntyone That dates back to Roman times, when what translates as 'Great Britain' was used to differentiate the larger 'Britain' (Brittania) from what is now Brittany, the smaller of the two 'Britains' as far as 'Rome' was concerned.
This is nonsense, though. Great Britain is the name of the nation created in 1707 by the merger of England and Scotland so please don't mislead people by saying it's just a geographic term. Here's a handy hint for the future. The full name of our nation begins with "Great Britain..."
Hispaniola is an island in the Caribbean. On the island are 2 countries - Haiti, and The Dominican Republic. Great Britain is the same thing, an island. On Great Britain are Three countries - England Scotland and Wales. They were United under one monarch. That’s why it’s called The United Kingdom of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland (which isn’t on the geographical island of Great Britain).
Union of the crowns happened a century before the 1707 treaty of union between Scotland and England, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Not the same thing, I'm afraid. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are independent, sovereign nations. The "countries" that make up the UK are not. Scotland and Wales have some powers under their devolved parliaments but the country is the UK.
I think us Brits know, more or less, the extent of British territories and commonwealth countries mainly because we can travel to these places without visas and they are popular holiday destinations for this reason. We can get married there, for example, with very little red tape. We have the commonwealth games and so forth.
The geographical term of Great Britain is like the continent of North America, in that both contain separate nations (North America also includes Canada and Mexico etc). The British Isles is like “The Americas”, containing several land masses.
Bear in mind that the Commonwealth is not just names on a map to us. We have strong links with our Commonwealth partners. Many of them come here to live and work. We trade with them. We have celebrations of the ties between us. Our Empire transformed peacefully into the most successful gathering of independent nations in history and we love it. I would think most people could name most Commonwealth countries without thinking about it. The Queen is deeply committed to the Commonwealth and meetings with Commonwealth leaders are common and well-publicised.
I live in the Shetland Islands. The group of islands in the northern most part of the British Isles, as shown on the map, just as close to Norway as mainland UK. We used to belong to Norway and many residents here want to return to being under its power. Shetland is significant because we hold Europe’s biggest oil terminal, and have a very big fishing industry and renewable energies, so Scotland, to whom we belong, don’t want to lose us, as this will screw over the UK as a whole. I’m surprised we are on this map tbh, we are usually left off maps and forgotten about, much to the annoyance of all Shetlanders 😂
We don't know all the other commonwealth countries or the overseas territories. But we are aware they exist (just not what they are). We just finished having the commonwealth games (basically a mini Olympics).
Part of the problem here is that the video you are watching is making things more complex for comic effect. If you think about the USA and include such things as Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Island, Puerto Rico, American Samoa etc, it's just as messy as UK/GB/England etc - you just happen to know about it.
Yes, we do! It is not complicated. 4 countries all together comprise the UK! Great Britain also refers to many overseas areas that are also part of Great Britain.
If I were to display the same level of educational ignorance that Americans have about the rest of the world I'd put Texas in North Mexico, Illinois in Southern Canada, and Hawaii in Indonesia. That's the seriousness of the lack of knowledge in the USA of what's beyond the Statue of Liberty on one side and the Golden Gate Bridge on the other side of your country. Be embarrassed. Seriously. 🙄😂🇬🇧
I agree but to be fair to the USA they are the world's only superpower so they are focused more on their geography, history and culture more so than other countries would be. plus they only learn as children what the US education system teaches them
Most Brits don't know ALL the islands that are part of the commonwealth/territories. We know major ones. The Falklands because there was a war in the 80s, Cayman Islands because rich people hide money there. Obviously a lot of commonwealth countries have easier immigration rules so we have a lot of Australians, Kiwis, Jamaicans etc, so we know a lot of those guys. We also have relaxed rules for some former empire colonies, like India and Hong Kong, so we have a lot of people from those regions too. The UK is really a cultural melting pot.
@@newbris Not really, only some commonwealth countries with good records have easier visa acquisitions or have visa free periods. For example India and Jamaica aren’t allowed visa free travel in the uk because of illegal immigration history. Whilst Canada and my country the Bahamas have 8 and 6 months respectively. Although until Brexit the Uk has favored European immigration now the playing field is even for the commonwealth again like in the pre 1970s. Although if your from a commonwealth country you can get commonwealth citizenship perks like being able to vote in all UK elections(once you have gotten the right to live in the country), Ability to become mayor of London(highest ranking job politically for a non citizen), and receive help from the British embassy anywhere in the world as well as an emergency British passport for emergency travel if your passport is missing.
As a English person living in England most people over here know the countries that make up the UK but don't know the difference between the UK and Great Britain. As regards stuff the British don't understand about the US is the difference between State government and Federal Government. They also don't always understand what the President does. They think he's like our Prime Minister. He's not, it's a completely different set up.
In several of your videos I hear you refer to the monarch as a “figurehead”, could I suggest you react to “how much power does the Queen actually have”. I think most people would be surprised at how much power the monarch technically still has, okay the people would probably throw a uprising if the monarch ever overstepped the mark.
Just to reiterate. The Queen is the Head of State. This is a separate function to the Prime Minister who is Head of Goverment. Many other countries also separate these functions but not usually with a Monarchy. It's often with a President and Prime Minister. It shouldn't be confused with the USA where the President is also the Head of Government and Commander in Chief. The Armed Services and Police in the UK make their Attestations to the Queen and her heirs, not to the Country.
I think the current Queen would get quite a lot of support if she decided to use her full powers and remove the government from office and restart the political system with real commoners, not millionaires club wannabes.
Many people in the United Kingdom are aware that we share "our" Monarch with Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Others will be aware that we share the Monarch with other nations either directly (as Commonwealth Realms) or indirectly through the broader Commonwealth where the remaining nations are Commonwealth Nations.
I'm Scottish and i love England, while i wouldn't be super offended if i was called English i would point out that i am Scottish not English but i am British
Most Scottish people are like you; unfortunately the English haters tend to give you all a bad name. Possibly because they are more vociferous in their hate.
@@edeledeledel5490 the minority of people always shout the loudest, its always the way. the only country that would vote to leave the Union would be England, they are the only country that could do it alone without drastic reductions in the current living standards, they would actually be better off economically. its a stupid state of affairs
@@SirZanZa Well - it's all politics, isn't it. Spike Milligan used to say that anyone who showed the slightest desire to be a politician should be immediately barred from doing so. Probably a good idea.
@@RoxZombie I'm sort of half Welsh; my mother was brought up in Wales and always had a Welsh accent, though her family were from the Cheltenham area originally. Apart from the ones from Nottingham, oh, and Sheffield. So most of us are from all over the place, and it really doesn't matter much. Mind you genealogy can be dangerous. I used to work for someone from Tyneside; all his family hated anyone from Sunderland with a passion. He did some research, and discovered they nearly all came from Sunderland in the early 1900s - he never dared tell them!
I'm English and whilst it's possibly true that the Scots and Irish hate the English it's not usually the case that the English hate the Scots and Irish. I was lucky and privileged to study in Tennessee and loved it there. Not every British person understands the difference between the UK and Britain and so on - so for Americans it must be terribly confusing. As for Northern Ireland the British (or rather the English ruling class) divided Ireland for political purposes. Northern Ireland is predominantly Protestant and Southern Ireland predominantly Catholic.
You also need to do a video on the insular Celtic languages of the United Kingdom. As an aside,the reason for the name Great Britain is because Brittany in France, which also has its own Celtic language very separate from French,was known as Little Britain.
No one knows every territory off by heart, but most will know a few famous ones, such as the Falklands who we went to war with Argentina over in 1982, some will know most. Only the most hardcore swots will know them all.
It’ll help a lot to understand the differences between geopolitical and geographical borders. Great Britain is the island that has Wales, England and Scotland while the island of Ireland, geographically is politically the Republic of Ireland and the UK’s Northern Ireland. Similarly, the island of Borneo a geographical feature is geopolitically divided into 3 countries - the Kingdom of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Even the geopolitical borders of the USA isn’t within one land mass. I’ve met people from Northern Ireland who vehemently call themselves Irish and it’s not wrong. Some will refer to themselves as British and that’s not wrong either.
Right, I mean of course we have issues and there's a lot of banter but what? I love our Welsh, Scottish and NI brothers and sisters, to say we don't like eachother (seriously) is BS.
This is so entertaining to watch. Your joy of acquiring knowledge is wholesome. It is not your fault that your education did not cover this. Please keep it up. I am so excited for the future videos, in which you react to information about "the troubles in ireland" or the connection of Britain to the Bretagne, about traffic and modes of transportation, scottlands independence, the anglican church, or money in the different parts of the UK. There are so many possibilities.
It is entirely his fault. I know quite a lot about world geopolitical matters, because I try to find out and keep up to date. That he knows virtually nothing about the UK at his age, reflects on him, not his education. Just imagine his ignorance of Europe, the source of most of his compatriots. It is good he's trying though, as most US citizens couldn't give a toss, because they are entirely USA-centric
@@edeledeledel5490I agree with you. I would say that this video made by this particular dimwit American, whose dimwittery completely shocks me, is a metaphor for what is wrong with America! How difficult is it to understand that 'England' does not include 'Scotland'. Does Canada include America? No.
The British Isles are a collection of islands between 6,289 to 7,700 seperate islands according to varying sources, however only 189 of these islands are large enough to be permanently populated.
We're taught this in school. However, we have events like the Commonwealth games every few years that keep it in the public consciousness. (The Commonwealth games are essentially the Olympics for Commonwealth countries. It's one of the top three athletics competitions - up there with the World Championships and the Olympics.) We still have a lot of immigration from and to Commonwealth countries. Since Brexit - some idiots believe that England is getting the Empire back together.
As I, a brit, I don't find it stupid that Americans don't understand the difference, as many people even here don't; I only point it out when Americans are confidently incorrect. It helps to refer to England, Scotland, NI and Wales as States or Provinces, the word Country is confusingly overused. The UK is a nation, Great Britain is an island and England is a province of the UK on the island of Great Britain. Edit: That being said, I don't have respect for people confusing England and London, and thinking the city is the only place that matters, when: William Shakespeare was born in Stratford (upon Avon) The structure of DNA was discovered in Cambridge Bristol was where the slave ships set off and Manchester is where the slave-harvested cotton was sent to for processing I mean, the first industrial revolution arguably took place in Ironbridge, Shropshire
This "stuff" is pretty familiar to most British people, although I doubt there are many who can name all of the nation's / territories involved. Anyone who's interested enough can get a refresher course every four years by watching the coverage of "The Commonwealth Games" (dubbed "The Friendly Games")- a smaller version of the Olympics but with a few different sports included, like T20 Cricket and Rugby 7s.
I'm from Romania and I knew about this up to the Commonwealth territories. I'm sure a lot of people have said this before but I guess it's an education issue in American schools. I mean, if you didn't know that Scotland and Wales are on the same island as England... That's when I could feel my brain melting. You said you are familiar with the royals. Charles is the Prince of Wales.
If you called my dad English you would have gotten a Glasgow kiss haha (not a good thing). I'm English and he loved me more than anything but he was extremely proud to be Scottish. He didn't live to see his beloved Rangers in the Champions League (Euros) but I will cheer them on for him.
Great Britain is the name of the physical island that England happens to be on. I have seen several American reactions to this video and none of them seen to understand the basic concept between an island and a country. I can only assume this reflects the quality of American geography education.
Do British people know all this? Generally, yes. Although most of us couldn't reliably recite a list of every territory in each of the wider categories.
You are allowed to say that you are in England when you are in Scotland, only if you can run very fast.
Hahahaha
And never call the Scottish 'Scotch'.
Yes indeedy, Olympic standard running at that 🤤
🤣🤣🤣🤣Exactly!! A friend here in America noticed that I always say, “English,” in the context of when I’m talking about myself, as she pointed it out to me one day when she said, “English, not British as I’ve always said, British, but I notice you say English when you’re talking about yourself.” I then explained the difference to her and ever since then that Americans always say, “British” when they actually mean English.
Yeah but England does own Scotland to be fair…
"I had no idea that Ireland was 2 countries"
*lots of eye twitching from the people of Ireland*
Never mind getting into the whole "British Isles" is a disputed term by Irish government.
Neither have a lot of people who live there, MrStu !
@@blackbob3358 I'm from Wales, they have more than us
@@Ophelia771 Yes or the videos claim that there is no country named Ireland.
@@newbris Yeah, the Republic of Ireland is the soccer team. I kind of gave up explaining Ireland is the official name of the country mainly because it is better than some referring to southern Ireland to mean not the Northern Ireland.
As a Brit (an Englishman to be specific) the thing that shocked me most about this was not so much the lack of knowledge of the textbook definition of the UK, but rather the complete lack of recognition that England and Scotland are even close together or related to one another in any way. Mindblowing really. Like being surprised that Texas and California are both in the US...
Yes, it's shocking. What I'm most curious about is whether the US educational system simply ignores this information or whether something about how Americans are taught this information leads to an incredibly low retention rate.
@@Ronnet The US educational system ignores a lot of information. Most americans, for example, think of Germany as being entirely bavarian with everyone wearing Lederhosen and snacking on Pretzels.
@@Ronnet Ah no, but it's not a joke, they really suck at geography, apart from that of their country, and even then they would be able to be wrong on that too.
When I was a kid, my grandfather called them the Abruticaans (mixture of the word moron and American), I understand why now.
@@srccde But it is lol English here .
@@srccde To be fair I have the same preconception about Americans, they only ever eat - pankakes and waffles, hot dogs and burgers, mac 'n' cheese or those Chinese takeaways out of a box as that's all I ever see them eat on US TV shows. They always use chopsticks as well and eat out of the box, they never plate it up and use a knife and fork.
I’m Australian and knew all of these facts as we learnt diverse world geography and history from an excellent curriculum at primary and high school. You asked if British people have this level of knowledge. Well yes, they do and I suspect that all member countries of the British Commonwealth do too., as well as other countries in Europe and beyond. Why doesn’t this happen in the USA?
The narrator was really annoying with his rapid speech pattern that implied he had no interest in imparting knowledge.
To be fair to the Yanks, they *did* beat us in a Revolution.... with quite a bit of help from the pesky French.
I can’t believe the level of general knowledge of the average American.It is not very good.Honestly,they really are oblivious to the world.
As a Canadian I think being part of the commonwealth has a fair bit to do with our education/exposure to these ideas....
I live on the border... Americans are very ethnocentric in general .. but poor schooling/attitudes towards schooling is a large factor.
We do not know the intricacies of the commonwealth and the former colonies malarky. We have maybe vague recollections of it but if you asked 100 British people to name all these places, 100 would fail.
I'm English by the way.
You say you're an American, so if someone said you were Mexican, would you be offended ? It's the same in the UK, calling someone from Scotland or Wales 'English' would probably make them correct you quite strongly
Some more than others, miss Wales, err Laine. As an "Engerlander", i used to get called a jock, when working in London. It made me chuckle. Tyke and Glaswegian sound the same to some folk. ( Them thats been no further north than Milton Keynes, i reckon ! )
@@blackbob3358 You mean to tell me that there's life beyond Watford Gap ? ha ha
Someone from Scotland and / or particularly Wales should dis- disconfobulate North Americans by reminding them who pays for this "United Kingdom."
There is nothing `united` about this Kingdom when the Welsh and the Scots get all social services `free of charge,` when it is us English paying full price for it. On what planet would Wales be able to afford its health social services without English money ?
Whatever you do here, don`t be born English - because you`ll be ripped off every working day of your life in order to make sure that a Scot or a Welsh person get`s to see their GP and get appropriate treatement before you do !
Yep, this is the "United Kingdom."
If you are a person from the United States of America but not from nor resident in California, how would you feel if your tax was as high as that of a Californian, but that your tax was subsidising - in full - the health and social care of Californians ?
That is what is going on over here vis - a - vis us English and the Scots / Welsh.
Eluned not quite...the States are made up of 50 States...that have different laws from one another , much like Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland...its not like Mexico...Mexico is an independent country ...the clue is the word "United" as in United States and United Kingdom...
@@blackbob3358 love it bob
Being Welsh this was pretty painful tow watch,
Calling the whole of the uk england is effectively calling everyone that lives in north america Mexican or Canada. its just so ignorantly wrong.
The US education system never fails to impress me how awful it really is
Also Welsh.. this video is super painful 🤦♀️
@@RoxZombie as an Englishman I eye twitch when he says this, or that he didn’t know there was Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well. At least he has the attitude to want to learn, which is lovely 😊
Just as painful as a Scot..
Hard to listen to this drip in all honesty
I'm English and fount this video hilarious not in a good way .
"Achieving things peacefully isn't the American way."
Yeah, we know. The whole world knows.
Great refers to the size. It's the largest island.
@@patmcguirk5299 the United States of America (of the continent of North America) is the second largest of the three countries. Canada is the biggest and the best.
@@patmcguirk5299 and Santa Claus is Canadian
This was difficult to watch but I respect you're willingness to learn. I would recommend at this point watching every geography and history educational video you can get your hands on and spread the word in America.
You mean, the United States, yes?
@@lindazee Yes of course.
Calling everyone in the UK English is the same as calling everyone in North America, Mexican. You can call us all British, the same as we can call you all North Americans. You can also call people in the Falkland island - 8,000 miles from England - British, the same as you can call people in Hawai, Americans…..but they are not English.
Fun fact, Hawaii used to be British, that’s why the Union Flag is on their State flag. I know someone from there and she said many of them wish they still were! 😂
@@ffotograffydd all of America used to be British, and the US flag had a Union Jack on it too until it was replaced with stars 😉
@@Bob10009 Did it? Most of what is now the USA was not under British control. Look again. 😉
@@ffotograffydd They obviously haven't visited Britain recently :(
@@ffotograffydd maybe not all the territory that now comprises the USA was under British control but the country itself was.
I mean, when he says we don't like each other it's true in a bantery sense, or like siblings who don't like each other. We take the piss out of each other all the time, we want to beat each other in sports (or at least England) but when it comes down to real issues and problems abroad, we're all friendly and united in that sense.
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Perfectly said
Yeah I think siblings is the perfect way to think of it. We may well fight all the time, but if someone external tries to join in they'll likely find themselves up against all of us. :) I think a lot of us just enjoy friendly (or not so friendly) rivalry. England vs Scotland, North of England vs South of England, South West of England vs South East of England, Devon vs Cornwall, Exeter vs Plymouth etc.
Wrong. There's huge division in the UK right now. Scotland and Wales need independence, the UK is counting it's last days...
OK who woke up the fanatic??
As an American, I can tell you that I learned these things in school. Not sure where Tyler went to school or if he just didn’t pay attention during geography class. But I came out of school knowing these things. Glad he is open to learning new things but not very happy that he speaks as if his experience is the same as every other American’s experience. We are not all this ignorant of the world outside the United States!
He didn't do too badly. I once spoke to an American who thought London was an alternative name for Great Britain. I was more than a little surprised
@@ladysarcastro8101don’t go to New York ever.
@@Jadenette11111 Really? Dare I ask why?
He does seem to be depressingly ignorant. I had to stop watching as this guy's inane comments were far too irritating to tolerate watching the whole video. Hopefully, if he re-watches this informative video a few more times things might begin to sink in.
When you say you have no reason to talk about other countries, that's a big part of the problem with the US.
Also, yes, we know this stuff (people in Commonwealth countries other than the UK including those in the UK). We have the Commonwealth Games - the Commonwealth version of the Olympics - every four years. Commonwealth countries and former Commonwealth countries compete.
Disgustingly insular.
It's as arrogant as saying they don't need to leave the US because they have everything they need there.
Personally I'm glad they don't travel.
Quite a few of us Brits also know about the Dependencies and Overseas Territories but few could name them all.
Unfortunately though people in the UK have very little knowledge about the history of Ireland and England.
1:35 - the UK is such a massive part of YOUR history, that yes, I am really shocked that you don't know how the nation from which the signatories of the Declaration of Independence came is made up.
im a London lad, now 60 and live in Scotland, works takes me all over the world, ive been to USA on many occasions, and I get lots of comments how good my English is, it never fails to make me laugh
Americans think that English developed there but, if that was the case, wouldn't it be known as American? What annoys me is they call our language British English. No! It's English.
Wouldn’t make me laugh, pig ignorant is what it is-so little self awareness of how they’re actually coming across to others.
Just remind them that Microsoft (a US company) used to have to describe US English as 'English (Simplified)' for all versions of windows up to around Windows 7, when the changed it to English (US).
@@christineharding4190 - lol or "proper English"
I always find it interesting that Americans don't learn about Northern Ireland, as so many Americans have Irish ancestry and they were very involved politically with the peace process. (Maybe older Americans would be more aware of the peace process that happened in the 1990's and led up to the "Good Friday agreement" .)
Many Americans claim to have Scottish ancestry too but don't know a thing about the actual country.
As an Australian I am aware of 90% of this information. If you’d like to see all of the commonwealth countries in one place I recommend you watch the opening ceremony of any recent Commonwealth Games. Olympic style event held every 4 years only for Commonwealth countries. It’s colourful, joyous and educational.
A British guy arrived in Austrailia and as he was going through customs the officer inquired if he had a criminal record , he replied " I did not know it was still a requirement " .
@@josiekaposie5783 good one 😆😆
One thing that winds me up is that no matter what country I visit (not just the USA) they all think because I’m from England that I live in London. I haven’t been to London for about 10 years 🤷♀️ England is so much more than just London!
Yes, and the U.K. is much more than just England,which many Foreigners and also many Brits often fail to grasp!
Do we have a wound up lady pom here? hehe ,cheers from Australia.
You tell 'em, ms Louise. I'm a tyke, and get called a jock in that London.
That's the same in Germany, when the tourists talk about Bavaria or Berlin. Germany is much more than this
So yo have been then lol. Everyone from outside of London always says on thing, too busy, expensive, driving in London also has it's own driving laws 🤣😂
As an American it breaks my heart that so many of my fellow countrymen are geographically ignorant, but I've seen enough videos to not be surprised by Tyler's ignorance. Knowing that I still have to say, "WTF!" you (Tyler) didn't know about the two Irelands or Scotland and Wales! What have you been living under a rock; this is all very common knowledge. OK now that I've gotten that off my chest, I'd like to tell you a fun fact about the UK Flag (Union Jack or Union Flag). The Union Jack is made up of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland (but not Wales for some reason). The big red cross in the center is from the English flag (which is a red cross on a white background), the blue background and white X is from the Scottish flag and the red X is from the Irish flag.
The red diagonal flag you refer to is the flag of St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It was added to the flag of the union in 1800. So we have the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick all superimposed. The World's finest flag. 😃
The reason Wales is not on the flag is that when the flag was made in the year 1606 Wales was not a country and was instead English owned and controlled territory.
Wales did not join the Kingdom of Great Britain until the year 1707 and then join the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
If your wondering why the Union jack does not look like the current flag of Northern Ireland.
The reason being is that the flag used in the GB flag and later UK flag was the flag for the entire island of Ireland before the island partitioned into two nations on the 3 May 1921.
Fun fact: It was intended for both territories to remain within the United Kingdom and contained provisions for their eventual reunification. The smaller Northern Ireland was duly created with a devolved government (Home Rule) and remained part of the UK. The larger Southern Ireland was not recognised by most of its citizens, who instead recognised the self-declared 32-county Irish Republic. On 6 December 1922, a year after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the territory of Southern Ireland left the UK and became the Irish Free State, now the Republic of Ireland.
The American Stars & Stripes flag is copied from the flag of the British East India Company. Incorporating the original Red, White & Blue colours. With also the 13 Red/White stripes of the 13 English original colonies in the 'new world'. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
I mean to be fair, it would look pretty rubbish with a random Dragon on it. But it would be nice to maybe have some green in there for us. Oh well never mind. Yma O Hydd! Cymru am byth! 🏴 🇬🇧
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Wales was conquered and subjugated over several 100 years. Its royal family was murdered and the English claimed it was only a principality because it had no king! They were forced to build castles to control the land, banned the Welsh language and culture. It was not a pleasant joining of nations but the first example of English empire building.
Hey! Never apologise for having the humility to admit its all new. We live here so have grown up with it and its easy for us. Just as likely some of the viewers are not extremely "in the know" about American geography/states etc. Theres no shame in educating yourself. Its great! 👍
I must admit, I'm gobsmacked that you've not heard of Scotland, Wales and the two Irelands. Being English, I've obviously always been aware of the fact that there are other countries around me. Seeing the term "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" written on a passport clarified the difference between GB and UK.
He's American, 90% have never seen an atlas.
I am judging you! It would appear to be a major shortcoming of the US educational system that GEOGRAPHY is not taught successfully. In fact when asked to point out countries on a world map most Americans (citizens of the USA) claim their lack of knowledge is due to never having learnt HISTORY. It's Geography NOT History!
The USA is the centre of the universe. Us funny Brits often get complimented on how good our English is. They are so lost in their own little ignorant bubble it's scary.
It's the mentality of "why would I need to know where other countries are, when I'm already living in the best country?", which is in the same vein as "why would I need to know another language? Let those other plebs learn American (yes, American, not English)"
You have no idea what “most “ Americans know. We aren’t all Tyler’s.
@@lovemesomeslippers no, you all got left behind.
That's what happens when people from an early age are conditioned to believe that "America" is the greatest country on earth. Land of the free and all that - as if most other countries were not. They just don't want to know. This is very handy for the White House, as no one seem to question the fact that USA are lagging way behind most of the world when it comes to welfare, healthcare, worker's rights (pay, holidays, parental care, unions etc). Apparently we're all "commies"...
6:40 "Don't judge me". Too late. I judged you right before then.
I'm English and British - I would say everyone here knows the basics about England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland being in the UK. Most people know at least something about the Commonwealth as we have the Commonwealth Games. I have relatives that lived in overseas territories so I know about them. Few people know every single detail of the video.
Believe me, we in the UK can pretty well always tell which of the four constituent countries someone is from based on their accent 🙂 If you're surprised that the four countries of the UK don't particularly get along [well, personally I'd call it more of a sibling rivalry than anything else] you only have to consider how well some of the states get along with their neighbouring states; I don't think anyone from Oklahoma would be particularly pleased if you lumped them in with Texas.
I'd say that most people in the United Kingdom are familiar with the fact that the Commonwealth Realm and the British Overseas Territories exist, but probably would not be aware of each and every country/territory/island that form part of them. For instance, pretty well everyone would know that Canada, Australia and New Zealand are British, put probably not some of the smaller ones like Saint Lucia or Tuvalu.
Great Britain is simply the largest of the islands within the British Isles. Most of England is on this island, as is most of Scotland and most of Wales. But each of these three countries have small islands which are part of the country, but not on the main island.
I hate when people think everyone in the UK speak with a Cockney accent.
British Commonwealth countries. Canadians are not British just like Welsh aren’t English.
The British Isles do not include any of the Americas. The British Isles are geographical not political. They consist of two main islands, Great Britain, the largest, Ireland, and there are numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man.
I watched this with my mouth open and could not take my eyes off it - like a car crash I guess. While most British people would be aware of all of this most people that have a level of education around the entire planet would be aware of the general shape of things, without being able to name all the individual little countries involved. However, I won't pile on the bashing, I will say something that might make you feel a little better - for a long time people around the world would refer to England when they meant the UK, as it was the dominate country, this is not unlike how people refer to "Holland" when they mean the Netherlands. Holland is the combination of two provinces and combined mark the largest area of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is the country, however.
I'm Scottish, but my German father in law couldn't help himself from referring to me as an Englander when introducing me to his friends. I didn't mind as he was an old man, didn't speak English and it gave me the opportunity to correct him, which was usually quite interesting.
America is incredibly insular !Believe they are the "greatest country in the world"
while obviously not, no knowlledge of anything outside their borders, most of
them dont even have passportsl and what is an appalling education system!
They have a very long way to go to equal Europeans and the old countries
of Africa, India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, all part of the old British Empire.
I look at them as the "toddlers" of the world, such a lot of growing up to do.
I think Brits gave a greater understanding of American and worldgeography etc than Americans seem to have.
It never ceases to amaze me, how much Americans have to say about things, that by their own admission, they know nothing about!
the set backs of living in a bubble. only the brave stick their necks out and realise there's a world beyond them, a bit like the Trueman show 😆
I absolutely agree. I watch the reaction channels on CZcams and often find that when they learn something about places, history or watching a comedy show they will then proceed to tell us about what they have just learnt, or the meaning of a joke they just heard and they also pick up on trivialities'
They can't even blame their poor education because they have a phone in their pocket. They could spend a few minutes a day studying a a map while they're on the loo or something. They're just too lazy to bother and don't give a toss about the world outside of America.
It’s not compulsory to watch, mate. If you don’t like it just scroll past.
@@ffotograffydd thanks for the advice, equally its not compulsory to read the comments or reply. 😊
So take your own advise and FO
As a Brit born and bred in England, we use the terms interchangeably ourselves ;) whenever someone asks me where i'm from i just say UK, and yes we take the overseas territories seriously - check out the Falklands War with Argentina in 1982 ;)
In German high school we are taught about the Northern Ireland conflict. You have never heard of it, Americans?
Two things not to do in Scotland. Never call the Scottish 'Scotch' (they are Scottish or Scots) and never say that the men wear skirts (they wear kilts). At least, not if you value your life. You might also be interested in the different accents.
I'm from Glasgow and some do get overly excited by the use of 'Scotch' though I don't know why. Robert Burns used the term. I guess a lot of Scotch people - especially nationalists - have very thin skins and if they can take offense they will.
@@Alan_Mac Scotch is a drink. Whisky.
@@scotland638 Scotch is an adjective meaning "of or from Scotland" and has been for centuries.
I’m from Norn Iron and my mother ( currently aged 95) does refer to a Scottish person as ‘Scotch’ as did all of my grandparents. I think its possibly an older expression or maybe just an Ulster Scots thing.
@@mollydooker9636 Yes it is an older term, not many use it now, and certainly not in Scotland. Some Americans still use it, but they don't know any better.
Yes!! We are educated in elementary school about the British Empire which transformed into the Commonwealth. We also study British history and our own history. We consider people in Commonwealth nations “cousins” in the sense that we all look to the same Queen. As Canadian it is painful to hear you struggle with the basics but I am glad that you are willing to learn. There is so much more so keep going.
Even after all these years I can still not believe just how poor the US education system is, shocking!
Have you not seen any of the CZcams videos where American Gen ZZ young adults / students are asked simple questions which they appear to struggle to answer, particularly to answer correctly...
Questions such as
How many States are there in the US
Who fought in the Civil War
When did the US receive their Independence / Who did the US gain their Independence from... Or rather,
From whom did the US gain their Independence, sorry about that....
What is 3x 3x 3 ...most say either 9 or 36
How many Stripes are on the American Flag
....and Why
How many Stars are on the American Flag, and Why...
How many Kardashian are there .. This was answered correctly...
When was the 1812 War fought.
If you drive at 60 miles per hour, How Far will you have driven in One Hour...
How Many Dimes are there in One Dollar...
How Many are in a Dozen...
If you were born 10 years ago Today, How Old would you be Today...
How many Moons does this / our planet have. ....and so on...
Only ONE of these questions was answered correctly . The question regarding the Kardashians....
I admit to being old but, I knew the answers to all of these questions bar one .
Three guesses which one I did not know .. 😮 I hope, I trust that Tyler can also answer these questions correctly . Or, at least some of them .. fingers crossed...
In Germany we learn about these differences in our English class in 5th or 6th grade.
Tyler, I like your open mindness and your will to learn. And your little smiles, when you find things out. 😆 Keep going on, it could only get better! 👍 And please, share all those informations with your fellow US-Americans
Sweetie, get yourself a wall map. Geography is important in history. It explains why wars happen when you see who borders which other countries. Seeing other videos will help. Travelling is my passion. I live in Spain but was born in Scotland before living most of my life in England. Travelling helps to broaden the mind and see things from a different perspective. If you can afford to, travel.
I prefer a globe if you have to choose. A wall map should be secondary.
A globe gives true perspective.
@Dog boy seriously. Get over yourself. No condescension intended. Different cultures use different terms. Don’t read so much into nothing.
watching and reading the reactions i'm surprised how little americans know of the world and even their own history
It's quite scary. They can't even blame their poor education because they have a phone in their pocket, they could spend a few mins a day studying a map. They're too lazy and just don't care enough about the rest of the world to bother learning.
what americans don,t know,just proves how lacking the american education system is
I suggest that you shorten your sentence to "watching and reading the reactions I'm surprised how little Americans know" - Likely, more accurate.
I am stunned that so little of English & world history is known by fellow Americans! 'Gives us a bad reputation! I was correcting facts and swearing at the lack of understanding. WARS and colonization are the reasons Great Briton had so much influence. And all the royal houses are related through marriage, so the Scots king was next in line to inherit the English crown. The way we, who became Americans, treated indigenous people was the story all over the world through conquest. 1066, the War of the Roses, the English civil war, Cromwell chopping off a king's head, then getting the same treatment himself, I thought was common knowledge! And it was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st that our continent was first colonized, leading to our eventual war for freedom from England. Even our laws are based on English law! How can so little be taught about the roots of the establishment of the US??? History is so exciting but taught as memorizing names and dates instead of the drama enfolding makes little sense to me. Hence this lack of knowledge.
I stunned that you think this guy represents all of America. Lots of this knowledge depends on your age and where you grow up.
'Great Britain' is simply the name given to the largest island in the British Islands. Its not complicated, if there is a landmass separated by sea, it is, therefore, another island and has it's own name.
Wales should be known really as at least 5 of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were Welsh or of recent Welsh descent, and there have been at least 8 US Presidents with Welsh ancestry, including Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Yes we brits know all about this, it's basic geography and taught at an early age in school.
The Commonwealth is a very real thing only 2 weeks ago Birmingham in England hosted the Commonwealth Games, 2nd only 2 the Olympics in sports competion, in which 72 countries from around the world competed.
I think you overestimate our education system and the people who pass through it.
@@nbartlett6538 it's taught but whether the idiots listen is another question
even we know it and i am not British
I was thinking, during the Commonwealth Games, I bet the athletes really love attending as there's no USA, no Russia and no China. So everyone has a real chance of winning gold.
To be fair, I’ve met an awful lot of Brits who have no clue!
As a person who was born on the Mainland of Scotland, I cannot answer your questions as an English person, because I'm not one. I am however Scottish, I am a UK resident as well as a British Citizen, I live on the Island of Great Britain, and I'd therefore suggest any answers I give you are at least as good and valid as they would be if I had been born in England...!
It may help you to study the history of the kingdoms that were united under the Person of the Sovereign. Basically, there were originally three separate kings and one sovereign prince ruling over England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, respectively. As time passed there were some marriages between some of the members of these and other royal families - that resulted in most of the British and European royal families being relatives of one another; but it was not until the royal family of Ireland ran out of heirs that Ireland ceased to exist as a separate kingdom, around 1000 AD. Ireland remained an independent, self-governing country that was placed under the Lordship of the King of England; whose title would then have been "King whoever of England and Lord of Ireland."
Around a century later, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales was slain by an English sword, and the conquerors seized his lands and title - which has ever since been awarded to heirs apparent of Kings of England. Their titles would therefore have been updated to something like "King X of England, Prince of Wales and Lord of Ireland. Scotland, meanwhile, continued to be governed by its own kings and those he saw fit to appoint as Ministers.
At length, the unthinkable happened, when King Henry VIII of England decided he needed to divorce his wife, who had born him no sons and just a daughter. The Pope of the day objected to this plan and when he went ahead with it anyway, he found himself excommunicated from what up until then had been considered the universal church, whose God had awarded him the right to be the absolute monarch that he was. Cutting a long story short, the eventual outcome of this was his foundation of the Church of England, of which he appointed himself Supreme Governor, responsible for the appointment of bishops amongst many others. He was therefore able to go ahead with the divorce and remarry his former wife's servant (as happened to be the case).
His elder sister. meanwhile, who had remained obedient to the Catholic faith, had married King James IV of Scotland and borne him a son just in time for him to inherit his father's crown as King James V, when he was just a few days old! (She remarried within the Scottish nobility and had further children, but these had no claim to the crown as she had been a Queen Consort, not a Queen in her own right. Some of them did however serve periods as Regents for the child king.)
Despite having a total of six wives, Henry's legitimate children consisted of just one son, who succeeded him as Edward VI but died aged 15 and therefore without any legitimate issue of his own. While he did name a cousin as his heir, who was the daughter of his father's younger sister, whose family had converted to the new religion; she was quickly deposed and replaced as Sovereign by Henry's eldest daughter, Mary. She in turn was succeeded by her half-sister, Elizabeth, who remained unmarried throughout her long life and therefore left the English succession without a direct heir.
Elizabeth also had a rival, whom many thought should have been Sovereign in her place. This was Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (and a former Queen Consort of France), who was the only child of James V of Scotland and therefore the granddaughter of Henry VIII's elder sister, Margaret Tudor. The main problem so far as Elizabeth was concerned, was that she remained a devout catholic; and at the age of 20, Mary had her placed under house arrest and was eventually forced to sign her execution warrant, some 22 years later. Her only son therefore became King James VI of Scotland; and as the most senior direct heir of King Henry VII, he succeeded Elizabeth I as King James I of England, when she died in 1603. His Regents had wisely decided to bring him up in the Protestant faith (as the Church of Scotland had also been reformed as early as 1549), in order to facilitate this process. His title was therefore updated as follows: "His Majesty, James VI and I, by the Grace of God, King of Scotland, King of England, Prince of Wales, Lord of Ireland, etc." Unusually for the period, James was well-educated and author of many publications, most of which of his firm belief in the 'Divine Right of Kings'. He passed this to his son, King Charles I; but parliament revolted when he entered their chamber uninvited with the intention of using his 'divine right' and ordering them to reach his conclusions - and he was put to death when for a brief period, the country became a republic. Upon the restoration of the monarchy he was succeeded by a brother, who became King James II and VII; but this caused further trouble as he and his likely successors were all Catholics!
The Government eventually settled the matter of the succession by naming the eldest protestant granddaughter of James I and VI and her protestant successors (the Royal House of Hanover), should Queen Anne die without legitimate issue, which would indeed be the case. Meanwhile, after more that a century of the kingdoms being united only in the Person of the Sovereign; the Acts of Union of 1707 formally established a new Sovereign State to be known as "United Kingdom of Great Britain," with Prince of Wales and Lord of Ireland retained among the Sovereign's subsidiary titles. This was a union of the formerly independent countries of England, Scotland and Wales. The title, Lord of Ireland, continued to be used until it was replaced in 1800 - upon the political union of Ireland (all of it) with the rest of the UK. "The Sovereign's title was updated again, this time to King or Queen X of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. etc. As King or Queen or Ireland, the title of Lord of Ireland was therefore obsolete. It took barely 70 years of London Rule for a significant number of Irish people to decide they wanted out of the UK and a political campaign ending in what was effectively a civil war ending in extreme heavy-handedness by the British Authorities in the Uprising of 1916. This resulted in the establishment of what was known as "The Irish Free State" and an entirely new state named "Northern Ireland" in 1921. Despite the political independence of the Free State, it technically continued to swear allegiance to the King of Ireland until 1949, when the whole of the Island of Ireland except the counties known as Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone and collectively the independent state of Northern Ireland; was formally declared a republic. The King's title was therefore updated to reflect this, "His Majesty, King George VI, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, etc..." and this is the title inherited by his daughter Elizabeth, a couple of years later and still in use today.
Bet your an absolute "hoot" to have a beer with. mr Harvey !
TLDR
Queen Elizabeth should have been named the first of Scotland and 2nd of England.
Bro wtf 😂 u always write essays on YT comments?
@@jaywithers7907 LOL, I know. It's just how I am, mate 😉
I'm English and don't wish to be confused for anything else, but we love to holiday in Wales and Scotland. Ireland is on our list. We do get on generally. The Commonwealth is a big thing here and as for the British dependancies, some are better known than others. It shows how many people can be called British which is why the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish like to be named specifically.
I've met more Scots who take umbrage at being called British than ones who accept it.
We learnt all this at primary and secondary school, as well as learning much about almost every country on earth. It would appear that American schools ignore the rest of the world and concentrate on American geography and history only.
I think that with the UK being so small means that we have spent the last 400 years looking out into the world, with USA being so big you have spent the last 200 years looking in and now you are virtually blind to anything else. Our history gives us an appreciation of the world and our place in it post empire, your history makes you insular and closed minded.
A correction, we've spent last 900yrs looking outwards, we started our outwards vision/expansion not long after 1066.
HinckieyB. Without doubt this is the clearest most precise way to describe America , You cannot beat a good British education, Well done.
@@christopherbrown4619 Yep, the key words being " post empire"
@@blackbob3358 Not sure what your point is Pal,
@@blackbob3358 We maybe post empire but our alliances from those days are still stron and her majesty still retains 14 countryies along with England, along with many UK sovereign states like the Falklands. We became outward looking because we were sick of being invaded. King Alfred's Vision included a might empire that would stop invasions like that of the Vikings, it took sometime but it did come to be. Out of every Imperial power the UK was the one to leave the most positive marks on the world, despite what people are told today. Compare the behaviour of the British empire to every other empire and it truly was unique.
You can call us all British. I am Welsh myself and also proud of being British. Where you are likely to cause offence is if you call a Scot, Welsh or northern Irishman English.
I'm Welsh and I hate the term "British", because British is synonymous with English, and I'm far from English and want nothing to do with them
@@DustyDigits Why are half your compatriots living in England, then? I bet you voted for Brexit. And you love our tourist money.
@@edeledeledel5490 You're so wrong it's laughable. I didn't vote for Brexit no, and we'll manage absolutely fine without your tourist money
@@DustyDigits Not in my experience. And I find your racism - because that is exactly what it is - deeply unpleasant. Disliking the English and wanting nothing to do with them is unquestionably racist. And I'm half Welsh. And do you really think there is no English blood in you?
@@edeledeledel5490 I don't dislike English, I dislike the UK government and the English people who support them. The same English people who constantly tell us Welsh that we wouldn't manage without them and how they're constantly subsidising us. Wales and England aren't the same country. I don't care how you feel about my opinion to be honest, I know I'm not racist, but if you want to think that, you go ahead
Put it this way. I’ve travelled to many countries of the world. And in EVERY place I’ve been to (except America) everyone I’ve met was taught at school what the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. So it is your education system to blame.
BUT I would have to question what the hell you thought was ‘united’ about the kingdom if it were only England.
Britain is an informal way to refer to UK.
Great Britain is geographical. It is called Great Britain because it's the largest island in the British Isles, but also to distinguish it from Brittany in France.
If it helps, think of Northern Ireland as being just a bit like Alaska, physically separated from the rest of the country and looking as if it more naturally "belongs" with a separate country. In our case that separate country is the Republic of Ireland, in yours it's Canada.
Totally different. Was Alaska land that was stolen from Canada?
@@dyread don’t be obtuse.....all land in North America/ Canada was stolen from its indigenous peoples, and the comment from Miss Harry is not about political land ownership or who was there first, its merely trying to reflect how current national/geographic borders can influence our perceptions.
@@dyread US bought Alaska from Russia the same way Trump tried to buy Greenland from Denmark recently.
@@dyread also check out the Louisiana Purchase.
@@dyread Alaska was owned by Russia and was sold to the United States of America in 1867 for $7m
we don't dislike each other, its generally the UK goverment that people hate, if a english, Scottish, northern Irish and welsh walked into a room, they wouldn't hate each other because of where we came from, we'll probably would tease each other quite a lot because of the accents though.
Yep. Why argue over what piece of land you happen to be from? It’s politicians who divide us for their own power and greed.
@@welshed exactly!
If you threw in one of us Aussies into this. Well that would be a lot of for everyone, but the Pom's {i.e. the English}, as ux Aussies make a national sport, taking the piss out of the Pom's, ie teasing them. But that's traditional and we expect pithy reply, whilst the Welsh, Scots and Irish (all of them) would rub their hands in glee and sit back to enjoy the show. I won't bring up what would happen if a kiwi turned up though. That really complicated. The Best advice is to stay away whilst they entertain each other.
Piper charns - and even buy each other a drink.
@@jsemplefelton5348 👍😁
I am Swedish, living in Sweden, and we learned this at a very young age, in preschool, but also from home way before I started school. The Commonwealth, I couldn't recite all of them, but most I guess. Then of course we learned even more details about it as for each year, as we where growing, how for example the industrial revolution effected different countries. So our knowledge for countries of the world expanded, the the older we got. But this in this video is very much part of your basically knowledge here from an early age! During elementary school during the years, we learn this about all countries; How they are set up, a bit of history, political, socio economic, economic, religion, for that country. It surprises me that not even the basics seem to be taught in US schools about other countries?
What killed me is when he asked if anyone was aware that oversea territories exist when England had an actual war with Argentina over the falklands in the 80s
Here's something interesting. Did you know that there's still one of your states in the USA who's state flag still features the British flag(Union Jack)?
Answer= Hawaii
Used to be called the Sandwich Islands.
The flag is only called the Union Jack when it is flying on a flag pole, if it’s not flying on a pole it’s called the Union flag.
@@stuee_mk1stuee_mk169 This is incorrect and is quoted wrongly so many times online.
- It is sometimes claimed that the Union Flag should be described as the Union Jack only when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From its earliest days, the Admiralty often referred to the flag - however it was used - as the Union Jack. In 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that either name could be used officially. And in 1908 the UK Parliament approved this verdict, stating that ‘the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag’.
Check the Flag Institute for verification as the link keeps disappearing.
The 'Great' in Great Britain refers to the island of Great Britain being the greatest, meaning, largest of the islands that constitute the British Isles.
It's called Great Britain because a few hundred years earlier it was called Greater Britain to distinguish it from Lesser Britain, which was what is now called Breton or Brittany in France, the long peninsula that sticks out at the north west corner, that part of France, along with other parts, was ruled over by the English during the Angevin Empire in the 12th century
Alas, most dolts do'nt know that, mr Cochran. Interesting spelling of ya surname !
Yes….makes sense in French as in ‘la Bretagne’ and ‘la Grande Bretagne’. Too often the ‘Great’ is misinterpreted though….
@@akeel_1701 yep, most folk thought that it was a name bestowed upon own nation to herald its greatness, but in reality, we're just bigger than Brittany where the rest of the Celts are
The great in great Britain refers to Scotland.... England and Wales was called Britain from king harold in the 9th century..Great Britain was created after the union of crowns in 1604 ..
I appreciate your willingness to learn, but as an American myself, I can say that there are a lot of us to actually did/do know this. Politics and geography are not everyone's forte, but again I appreciate your willingness to learn for yourself.
I’m from the UK. Happy to admit I didn’t fully understand the distinction between the UK and Great Britain until I watched this video. Thank you for highlighting that there is a difference.
Tyler Rumple admits that he had no idea whatever about Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland but at least he learns during the process of actively seeking knowledge which is highly commendable. Regrettably he has many a compatriot willing to pontificate on the subject.
Unfortunately he is looking at an inaccurate video. The name of the country is “Ireland” not “Republic of Ireland”.
Ref. www.irishstatutebook.ie - Bunreacht na hÉireann (Irish Constitution), Article 4.
Also, the term “British Isles” is not accepted by the Irish government (foreign diplomats are _advised_ not to use it) and it’s considered offensive by many Irish people.
@@Clodaghbob The other inaccuracy is because it's an old video - the UK is no longer part of the EU (even Northern Ireland, though that is the source of a whole pile of political problems)
@@ougadougou9 Maybe it’s just me but if I wanted to learn about two neighbouring countries with known political issues in their past, I would track down a knowledgeable person from each of those countries… and then check the date that the information was uploaded.
I forgot to add that Tyler must be one of the very few US citizens who managed to go through their education system without ever having heard about the gigantic spread of the British empire, especially as it has frequently been used by his anglophobic brethren to berate the UK.
Now check our all the accents of the UK.
As an Indian, what fascinates me the most is that my parents would beat me if I didn't know all this when I was a child.
So many people here getting pissed because he doesn’t know the difference… guys… he’s actually learning… it’s better than most Americans who don’t bother!
Great Britain is just the island, nothing to do with countries. In the same way that North America is a continent. The countries inside these areas could dissolve tomorrow but North America and Great Britain will still remain as it's purely a geographical term.
In the German language we use "Great Britain" or Großbritannien as name for the UK. Always found that confusing.
@@jauntyone I'm a little surprised by that because in Nederlands it's Verenigd Koninkrijk (=United Kingdom) and with so many similarities between Nederlands and Deutsch, it could easily have been Vereinigtes Königreich. Call us whatever you like, though, because soon it won't matter; the Tories are turning this place into a dump. ;-)
@@jauntyone That dates back to Roman times, when what translates as 'Great Britain' was used to differentiate the larger 'Britain' (Brittania) from what is now Brittany, the smaller of the two 'Britains' as far as 'Rome' was concerned.
This is nonsense, though. Great Britain is the name of the nation created in 1707 by the merger of England and Scotland so please don't mislead people by saying it's just a geographic term. Here's a handy hint for the future. The full name of our nation begins with "Great Britain..."
@@Alan_Mac The 'Great' in a place name refers to its geographical extent, not to its excellence. Cf. Greater London, Greater Manchester, etc.
Hispaniola is an island in the Caribbean. On the island are 2 countries - Haiti, and The Dominican Republic. Great Britain is the same thing, an island. On Great Britain are Three countries - England Scotland and Wales. They were United under one monarch. That’s why it’s called The United Kingdom of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland (which isn’t on the geographical island of Great Britain).
Union of the crowns happened a century before the 1707 treaty of union between Scotland and England, which created the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Not the same thing, I'm afraid. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are independent, sovereign nations. The "countries" that make up the UK are not. Scotland and Wales have some powers under their devolved parliaments but the country is the UK.
@@ballantynemoyes8019 it's a reasonable comparison though to indicate that 'Great Britain' is a geographical, not political, term. As is 'Hispaniola.'
@@chrisamies2141 Untrue. GB IS a political term as that is what the nation created in 1707 was called.
Nonsense to say 'GB' is just a geographic term. It's a political one too - and dates from the Act of Union.
To the question “do people in the UK know all this stuff (paraphrased)?” The answer is most do, and because of our history even more.
I think us Brits know, more or less, the extent of British territories and commonwealth countries mainly because we can travel to these places without visas and they are popular holiday destinations for this reason. We can get married there, for example, with very little red tape. We have the commonwealth games and so forth.
The geographical term of Great Britain is like the continent of North America, in that both contain separate nations (North America also includes Canada and Mexico etc). The British Isles is like “The Americas”, containing several land masses.
Great Britain is also the political name of the new nation created in 1707 by the merger of Scotland England.
Bear in mind that the Commonwealth is not just names on a map to us. We have strong links with our Commonwealth partners. Many of them come here to live and work. We trade with them. We have celebrations of the ties between us. Our Empire transformed peacefully into the most successful gathering of independent nations in history and we love it. I would think most people could name most Commonwealth countries without thinking about it. The Queen is deeply committed to the Commonwealth and meetings with Commonwealth leaders are common and well-publicised.
All of them? I doubt it.
Same with Francophonie (from the French colonies that became sovereign nations)
As a Brit, be wary of using phrases containing the word "spunk" in them around us 🤣
I live in the Shetland Islands. The group of islands in the northern most part of the British Isles, as shown on the map, just as close to Norway as mainland UK. We used to belong to Norway and many residents here want to return to being under its power. Shetland is significant because we hold Europe’s biggest oil terminal, and have a very big fishing industry and renewable energies, so Scotland, to whom we belong, don’t want to lose us, as this will screw over the UK as a whole. I’m surprised we are on this map tbh, we are usually left off maps and forgotten about, much to the annoyance of all Shetlanders 😂
We don't know all the other commonwealth countries or the overseas territories. But we are aware they exist (just not what they are). We just finished having the commonwealth games (basically a mini Olympics).
Part of the problem here is that the video you are watching is making things more complex for comic effect.
If you think about the USA and include such things as Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Island, Puerto Rico, American Samoa etc, it's just as messy as UK/GB/England etc - you just happen to know about it.
As a Swede this was all included in basic school geography.
Yes, we do! It is not complicated. 4 countries all together comprise the UK!
Great Britain also refers to many overseas areas that are also part of Great Britain.
If I were to display the same level of educational ignorance that Americans have about the rest of the world I'd put Texas in North Mexico, Illinois in Southern Canada, and Hawaii in Indonesia. That's the seriousness of the lack of knowledge in the USA of what's beyond the Statue of Liberty on one side and the Golden Gate Bridge on the other side of your country. Be embarrassed. Seriously. 🙄😂🇬🇧
Some people from USA (I don't include Americans from Canada or Mexico etc) aren't even aware of those two facts!
I agree but to be fair to the USA they are the world's only superpower so they are focused more on their geography, history and culture more so than other countries would be. plus they only learn as children what the US education system teaches them
As an American I know that most Americans won't. be able to place on a map all the 50 states, or even name them
YEP!
@@patrickw123 Or even identify the USA on a world map. Jimmy Kimmel proved that on his show
Most Brits don't know ALL the islands that are part of the commonwealth/territories. We know major ones. The Falklands because there was a war in the 80s, Cayman Islands because rich people hide money there. Obviously a lot of commonwealth countries have easier immigration rules so we have a lot of Australians, Kiwis, Jamaicans etc, so we know a lot of those guys. We also have relaxed rules for some former empire colonies, like India and Hong Kong, so we have a lot of people from those regions too.
The UK is really a cultural melting pot.
British and Irish Isles please.
@@patrickporter1864 what? Why? It’s generally called the british isles.
I didn't think Commonwealth countries had easier immigration rules into the UK?
@@newbris Not really, only some commonwealth countries with good records have easier visa acquisitions or have visa free periods.
For example India and Jamaica aren’t allowed visa free travel in the uk because of illegal immigration history. Whilst Canada and my country the Bahamas have 8 and 6 months respectively.
Although until Brexit the Uk has favored European immigration now the playing field is even for the commonwealth again like in the pre 1970s.
Although if your from a commonwealth country you can get commonwealth citizenship perks like being able to vote in all UK elections(once you have gotten the right to live in the country), Ability to become mayor of London(highest ranking job politically for a non citizen), and receive help from the British embassy anywhere in the world as well as an emergency British passport for emergency travel if your passport is missing.
Such an honest and humble take. Kudos to you. Good video. ;-)
The narration is so fast “I’m getting my knickers in a twist “🤣🤷♀️
As a English person living in England most people over here know the countries that make up the UK but don't know the difference between the UK and Great Britain.
As regards stuff the British don't understand about the US is the difference between State government and Federal Government. They also don't always understand what the President does. They think he's like our Prime Minister. He's not, it's a completely different set up.
I have found this true about a lot of people from the UK as well.
In several of your videos I hear you refer to the monarch as a “figurehead”, could I suggest you react to “how much power does the Queen actually have”. I think most people would be surprised at how much power the monarch technically still has, okay the people would probably throw a uprising if the monarch ever overstepped the mark.
Just to reiterate. The Queen is the Head of State. This is a separate function to the Prime Minister who is Head of Goverment.
Many other countries also separate these functions but not usually with a Monarchy. It's often with a President and Prime Minister.
It shouldn't be confused with the USA where the President is also the Head of Government and Commander in Chief.
The Armed Services and Police in the UK make their Attestations to the Queen and her heirs, not to the Country.
I think the current Queen would get quite a lot of support if she decided to use her full powers and remove the government from office and restart the political system with real commoners, not millionaires club wannabes.
Many people in the United Kingdom are aware that we share "our" Monarch with Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Others will be aware that we share the Monarch with other nations either directly (as Commonwealth Realms) or indirectly through the broader Commonwealth where the remaining nations are Commonwealth Nations.
I want to see his reaction to a map showing the 1/4 that we owned
Isn’t education a wonderful thing?………🤣
I'm Scottish and i love England, while i wouldn't be super offended if i was called English i would point out that i am Scottish not English but i am British
Most Scottish people are like you; unfortunately the English haters tend to give you all a bad name. Possibly because they are more vociferous in their hate.
@@edeledeledel5490 the minority of people always shout the loudest, its always the way. the only country that would vote to leave the Union would be England, they are the only country that could do it alone without drastic reductions in the current living standards, they would actually be better off economically. its a stupid state of affairs
@@SirZanZa Well - it's all politics, isn't it. Spike Milligan used to say that anyone who showed the slightest desire to be a politician should be immediately barred from doing so. Probably a good idea.
Yeah I'm Welsh and the same, if I'm mistaken for English i say im from Wales UK. I don't get offended
@@RoxZombie I'm sort of half Welsh; my mother was brought up in Wales and always had a Welsh accent, though her family were from the Cheltenham area originally. Apart from the ones from Nottingham, oh, and Sheffield. So most of us are from all over the place, and it really doesn't matter much.
Mind you genealogy can be dangerous. I used to work for someone from Tyneside; all his family hated anyone from Sunderland with a passion. He did some research, and discovered they nearly all came from Sunderland in the early 1900s - he never dared tell them!
I'm English and whilst it's possibly true that the Scots and Irish hate the English it's not usually the case that the English hate the Scots and Irish. I was lucky and privileged to study in Tennessee and loved it there. Not every British person understands the difference between the UK and Britain and so on - so for Americans it must be terribly confusing. As for Northern Ireland the British (or rather the English ruling class) divided Ireland for political purposes. Northern Ireland is predominantly Protestant and Southern Ireland predominantly Catholic.
You also need to do a video on the insular Celtic languages of the United Kingdom. As an aside,the reason for the name Great Britain is because Brittany in France, which also has its own Celtic language very separate from French,was known as Little Britain.
oh, my dear American. So much to learn.
No one knows every territory off by heart, but most will know a few famous ones, such as the Falklands who we went to war with Argentina over in 1982, some will know most. Only the most hardcore swots will know them all.
Tyler, thank you for being willing to learn.
It’ll help a lot to understand the differences between geopolitical and geographical borders. Great Britain is the island that has Wales, England and Scotland while the island of Ireland, geographically is politically the Republic of Ireland and the UK’s Northern Ireland. Similarly, the island of Borneo a geographical feature is geopolitically divided into 3 countries - the Kingdom of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Even the geopolitical borders of the USA isn’t within one land mass. I’ve met people from Northern Ireland who vehemently call themselves Irish and it’s not wrong. Some will refer to themselves as British and that’s not wrong either.
The narrator of this video expresses his own views on what the various areas of the UK think about each other! 🇬🇧
Right, I mean of course we have issues and there's a lot of banter but what? I love our Welsh, Scottish and NI brothers and sisters, to say we don't like eachother (seriously) is BS.
@@faithpearlgenied-a5517 Exactly.. Agreed! 👍 🇬🇧
This is so entertaining to watch. Your joy of acquiring knowledge is wholesome. It is not your fault that your education did not cover this. Please keep it up. I am so excited for the future videos, in which you react to information about "the troubles in ireland" or the connection of Britain to the Bretagne, about traffic and modes of transportation, scottlands independence, the anglican church, or money in the different parts of the UK. There are so many possibilities.
It is entirely his fault. I know quite a lot about world geopolitical matters, because I try to find out and keep up to date. That he knows virtually nothing about the UK at his age, reflects on him, not his education. Just imagine his ignorance of Europe, the source of most of his compatriots. It is good he's trying though, as most US citizens couldn't give a toss, because they are entirely USA-centric
@@edeledeledel5490I agree with you. I would say that this video made by this particular dimwit American, whose dimwittery completely shocks me, is a metaphor for what is wrong with America! How difficult is it to understand that 'England' does not include 'Scotland'. Does Canada include America? No.
It is his fault. This is indeed taught in school. He just didn’t learn it.
Bro really asked the British if they were "Up to spunk". Poor choice of words lol.
The British Isles are a collection of islands between 6,289 to 7,700 seperate islands according to varying sources, however only 189 of these islands are large enough to be permanently populated.
A wee surprise here, Scotland is 1/3rd the size of England, but, has a longer coastline.
Scotland is more than half the size of England!
@@davidshaw1266 nope
We're taught this in school. However, we have events like the Commonwealth games every few years that keep it in the public consciousness. (The Commonwealth games are essentially the Olympics for Commonwealth countries. It's one of the top three athletics competitions - up there with the World Championships and the Olympics.) We still have a lot of immigration from and to Commonwealth countries. Since Brexit - some idiots believe that England is getting the Empire back together.
If you want to see more on immigration to the UK then lookup The Windrush Generation
1000 years of history to digest in half an hour 😂
As I, a brit, I don't find it stupid that Americans don't understand the difference, as many people even here don't; I only point it out when Americans are confidently incorrect.
It helps to refer to England, Scotland, NI and Wales as States or Provinces, the word Country is confusingly overused. The UK is a nation, Great Britain is an island and England is a province of the UK on the island of Great Britain.
Edit: That being said, I don't have respect for people confusing England and London, and thinking the city is the only place that matters, when:
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford (upon Avon)
The structure of DNA was discovered in Cambridge
Bristol was where the slave ships set off
and Manchester is where the slave-harvested cotton was sent to for processing
I mean, the first industrial revolution arguably took place in Ironbridge, Shropshire
I love that you have taken time out to learn more about the world around you, rather than just chanting USA 😅
This "stuff" is pretty familiar to most British people, although I doubt there are many who can name all of the nation's / territories involved. Anyone who's interested enough can get a refresher course every four years by watching the coverage of "The Commonwealth Games" (dubbed "The Friendly Games")- a smaller version of the Olympics but with a few different sports included, like T20 Cricket and Rugby 7s.
I'm from Romania and I knew about this up to the Commonwealth territories. I'm sure a lot of people have said this before but I guess it's an education issue in American schools. I mean, if you didn't know that Scotland and Wales are on the same island as England... That's when I could feel my brain melting. You said you are familiar with the royals. Charles is the Prince of Wales.
If you called my dad English you would have gotten a Glasgow kiss haha (not a good thing). I'm English and he loved me more than anything but he was extremely proud to be Scottish. He didn't live to see his beloved Rangers in the Champions League (Euros) but I will cheer them on for him.
Great Britain is the name of the physical island that England happens to be on. I have seen several American reactions to this video and none of them seen to understand the basic concept between an island and a country. I can only assume this reflects the quality of American geography education.
There isn't any that doesn't involve the US.
It's also a political term as it was the name of the new nation created in 1707.
This was truly embarrassing. If there was ever an advert not to visit the US
Do British people know all this? Generally, yes. Although most of us couldn't reliably recite a list of every territory in each of the wider categories.
Who else is here to see what his first video was and that's the only reason that you're watching this?