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  • @Manc-king
    @Manc-king Před 2 lety +1915

    Did anyone els face palm when he said is there a British version of the office?

    • @Radders100
      @Radders100 Před 2 lety +198

      Literally facepalmed then paused and came to the comments to see if anyone else did 😂😭
      Now back to the video

    • @brentwoodbay
      @brentwoodbay Před 2 lety +64

      I think we all did! At least he accepted it right away. Another reaction video that I watch would say, "No, you're wrong!"

    • @MrWelshboy81
      @MrWelshboy81 Před 2 lety +6

      🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @steveh9428
      @steveh9428 Před 2 lety +15

      @@Radders100 Exactly what I just did! 😂🤣🤣

    • @steveedwards5280
      @steveedwards5280 Před 2 lety +31

      As a Brit, I'm aware that UK office was first. However, US office was better.

  • @aceofspoons8382
    @aceofspoons8382 Před 2 lety +396

    As a Brit, I don't notice when the bad guy is British. I usually just think they sound polite and reasonable

    • @andrewisotope8146
      @andrewisotope8146 Před 2 lety

      Yeah but polite is just showing clarity of why us Brits are bad, you cannot be say Craig Fairbrass in Cliffhanger and kill folks without a good enough reason otherwise it leaves loved ones asking "why oh why?" Think about it lol

    • @Barbaragood84
      @Barbaragood84 Před 2 lety +3

      One dose ones best sir.

    • @Barbaragood84
      @Barbaragood84 Před 2 lety +2

      @@andrewisotope8146 thank you I was thinking of an oldie to watch! Lol

    • @kennethconnell9174
      @kennethconnell9174 Před 2 lety

      T in the park Scotland

    • @lpgibbo7463
      @lpgibbo7463 Před 2 lety +8

      Intelligence intimidates Americans(not all!!), they're big on muscle, guns & kicking ass!
      Want proof? I said that exact line to a bar full of marines in Arizona talking about Brit bad guys in movies while on detachment with the RAF & after a little chin rubbing they all agreed?
      Thank f**k cos even though I'm not small they were frickin huge! Couldn't drink for shit though!
      🇺🇸Lets go Brandon🇬🇧

  • @JakeTheTrouserSnake
    @JakeTheTrouserSnake Před 2 lety +155

    "How was America's past-time invented in the UK?!"
    I'm not sure what's funnier, his facial and vocal expression whilst saying this or the fact that he ignored America being invented in the UK too 😂
    If that isn't guaranteed to annoy a few Yankees I don't know what is 😉

    • @daryldixon3933
      @daryldixon3933 Před 2 lety +8

      Britain modernised America without us they wouldnt exist

    • @kennygregg9571
      @kennygregg9571 Před 2 lety +9

      Britain invented modernisation full stop.

    • @djalice
      @djalice Před 2 lety +26

      At school in UK the boys had to play Rugby (American Football without protection) and the girls played Rounders which is pretty much Baseball isn't it?

    • @smooth_sundaes5172
      @smooth_sundaes5172 Před 2 lety +11

      It might also be because when many of these sports were invented the USA didn't exist

    • @Salix631
      @Salix631 Před 2 lety

      @hognoxious As in pass-time not past time.

  • @lewismcbride8465
    @lewismcbride8465 Před 2 lety +99

    imagine his face when he finds out Ricky Gervais the british Comedian writes all the jokes for both the british and the American office shows XD

    • @flynna
      @flynna Před 2 lety +1

      He what??

    • @DextroDNAOfficial
      @DextroDNAOfficial Před 2 lety +5

      Ricky was an EP (alongside Stephen Merchant), but he contributed very little to the US Office. I think he might've written one episode

    • @SH3LLHeAD
      @SH3LLHeAD Před 2 lety +4

      @@DextroDNAOfficial He is involved in pretty much all of it but there are like 8 or 9 writers for it.

    • @DextroDNAOfficial
      @DextroDNAOfficial Před 2 lety +2

      @@SH3LLHeAD he's not involved at all outside the episodes he wrote. He's an executive producer on the show, meaning he does essentially nothing. He's even admitted he didn't do anything on the US Office and can't take credit for it

    • @woomeebly
      @woomeebly Před 2 lety +2

      Or that two out of three Spiderman and a batman were played by a Brit! That'll burn his biscuits!

  • @chrisdavies9821
    @chrisdavies9821 Před 2 lety +579

    The Office was a British comedy that was adapted for the USA

    • @Martyn2712
      @Martyn2712 Před 2 lety +44

      And one of the only ones they got right too! They didn't try and copy our style or script, they made it their own! And did one hell of a good job with it too.

    • @builderds5013
      @builderds5013 Před 2 lety +28

      @@Martyn2712 its cuz they had ricky gervais to help them out

    • @EAMonstah
      @EAMonstah Před 2 lety +42

      @@Martyn2712 their inbetweeners was a disaster 😂

    • @JD-eo7dr
      @JD-eo7dr Před 2 lety +23

      @@EAMonstah and Shameless they ruin everything 🤣

    • @dannystruggles5504
      @dannystruggles5504 Před 2 lety +9

      @@JD-eo7dr there about to fuck up BBC series ghosts aswell

  • @sangfroidian5451
    @sangfroidian5451 Před 2 lety +387

    Rolling Loud is said to have up to 80,000 people, Glastonbury record attendance is over 300,000.

    • @jamesxlennon
      @jamesxlennon Před 2 lety +24

      Rolling Loud had 80,000 during Covid, Glastonbury's record was set pre-Covid. That said, even if you compare then year on year, Glastonbury is still usually around 25%-50% bigger (2018, for example, had 180,000 people at Rolling Loud, 250,000 at Glasto).

    • @glastonbury4304
      @glastonbury4304 Před 2 lety +7

      @@jamesxlennon ...yeah , go every year it's on 🎶🇬🇧💪

    • @dirtbikerman1000
      @dirtbikerman1000 Před 2 lety +24

      Rolling loud is a little get together on a Wednesday night compared to Glastonbury

    • @Zephyr616
      @Zephyr616 Před 2 lety +3

      yeah but if you want big, as in variety, you wanna go Boomtown. Boomtown is massive, and way more interesting than Glastonbury.

    • @Thurgosh_OG
      @Thurgosh_OG Před 2 lety +8

      @@Zephyr616 Never heard of it (Boomtown). Try saying that about Glastonbury. Edit: Having looked at Boomtown, it's even smaller than JTs Rolling Loud.

  • @johnmoncrieff3034
    @johnmoncrieff3034 Před 2 lety +257

    The British movie stars are first and foremost well-trained ACTORS! with a wealth of experience behind them playing different roles on stage & TV!

  • @queenslanddiva
    @queenslanddiva Před 2 lety +7

    The Poms make the BEST television drama in the world. Hands down. As an Aussie, I love the Poms.

    • @niallmillar7153
      @niallmillar7153 Před 2 lety +3

      I say fantastic,

    • @michaelpalmer4013
      @michaelpalmer4013 Před 2 lety +1

      You'll no doubt be reassured to learn that we (Brits) are quite fond of you Aussies too!

  • @briwire138
    @briwire138 Před 2 lety +447

    "there's a British Office?". I nearly fell off my chair. Course ours was first. Don't try to compare the two though. The British one is a spoof documentary set in an office, funniest thing for years but the jokes are very subtle. The US version is more of a comedy set in an office, with more open humour. Depends what you prefer.

    • @claudebylion9932
      @claudebylion9932 Před 2 lety +40

      Every time the Americans copy one of our comedies they downgrade it so they can understand it because British humour is the best in the world.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @claymore7315
      @claymore7315 Před 2 lety +13

      @@claudebylion9932 *cough cough the inbetweeners cough cough*

    • @colinmayes5892
      @colinmayes5892 Před 2 lety +6

      Claymore inbetweeners was crap

    • @catsaremylife8946
      @catsaremylife8946 Před 2 lety

      @@colinmayes5892 true

    • @Benny10001
      @Benny10001 Před 2 lety +23

      You’ll never find a laughter track on a UK comedy. We know when to laugh without being told. 👍

  • @richardcook9794
    @richardcook9794 Před 2 lety +164

    To be fair we have had a headstart remember, there are restrooms in london older than the US

    • @markthirkell7056
      @markthirkell7056 Před 2 lety +18

      I think JT would understand the proper terminology for "restroom" - we don't have restrooms in the UK - call it what it is - a toilet !

    • @richardcook9794
      @richardcook9794 Před 2 lety +1

      @@markthirkell7056 thank you i am fully aware of that, was going for John or bathroon orginolly phew

    • @markthirkell7056
      @markthirkell7056 Před 2 lety +1

      I was trying to say that JT was probably able to handle the truth - not that you couldn't 😁

    • @colinmayes5892
      @colinmayes5892 Před 2 lety +1

      Do you mean toilets instead of restrooms

    • @The_Prophet...
      @The_Prophet... Před 2 lety +2

      There's no restrooms in London there called toilets ya dick

  • @cybertrophic
    @cybertrophic Před 2 lety +64

    Fun fact: Basketball was invented by a Rugby coach who wanted a game players could play in the off-season that kept passing skills fresh but didn’t involve tackling and other physical impacts…

    • @Gynra
      @Gynra Před 2 lety +4

      And he was Canadian.

    • @tobyzane2834
      @tobyzane2834 Před 2 lety

      Cool

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 Před rokem

      @@Gynra Which is a colony, so it counts as British

    • @Gynra
      @Gynra Před rokem +1

      @@dcarbs2979 Yeah, but don't say that to the Canadians! Lol!

  • @sammyjanerambles2312
    @sammyjanerambles2312 Před 2 lety +3

    'There's a British Office?!' *triggering in tea intensifies*

  • @peteranderson6231
    @peteranderson6231 Před 2 lety +595

    British invented the office you should know we invented almost everything

    • @dale2uk102
      @dale2uk102 Před 2 lety +60

      Yea I'm pretty sure it was Ricky gervais that came up with it aswell

    • @ukp42
      @ukp42 Před 2 lety +40

      Mostly stuff invented by us Scots!

    • @cemmehmet382
      @cemmehmet382 Před 2 lety +19

      @@ukp42such as ?

    • @haydenagnew
      @haydenagnew Před 2 lety +7

      like time

    • @ukp42
      @ukp42 Před 2 lety +11

      @@cemmehmet382 ask Google, the list is too long to mention :D

  • @Sol3UK
    @Sol3UK Před 2 lety +304

    "Baddies" are generally British because of their better command of the language and menacing delivery.

    • @SusanLH
      @SusanLH Před 2 lety +36

      I think it's more America prefers to make the immoral, nasty, illegal acting megalomaniac bad guy ... well, not American.

    • @eleanorcooke7136
      @eleanorcooke7136 Před 2 lety +5

      @@SusanLH unless it's Lucifer. The bad guy is just an American version of the protagonist.

    • @JulieWallis1963
      @JulieWallis1963 Před 2 lety +2

      @@eleanorcooke7136 you _dont_ think lucifer, played by a Brit, is the ‘baddie’, bless ya!

    • @eleanorcooke7136
      @eleanorcooke7136 Před 2 lety

      @@JulieWallis1963 nah, at the end Michael was the baddie. He was played by a Brit but was more American-ised. I thought that was odd if Americans want the baddies to be non-american.

    • @aceofspoons8382
      @aceofspoons8382 Před 2 lety +4

      Performing Shakespeare in theatres to prove your skills will do that for you

  • @david-lt9wj
    @david-lt9wj Před 2 lety +75

    British policemen are really good at talking to a motorist without filling him up with lead

    • @louisejackson8770
      @louisejackson8770 Před 2 lety +14

      And running after them. Yeah they get pissed off because they've been made to run but they can still run and detain someone without killing them

    • @Mean-bj8wp
      @Mean-bj8wp Před 2 lety +2

      Maybe, but they're just as good at violating your rights.

    • @shawnscannell8855
      @shawnscannell8855 Před 2 lety +3

      The UK doesn't have LEO's they have candy a** swj soi boi social workers in uniforms!

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A Před 2 lety +4

      Be fair, most policemen are really good at talking to motorists without filling them up with lead (in Europe and the majority of the commonwealth at any rate).

    • @WhiteAngloSaxonMan
      @WhiteAngloSaxonMan Před 2 lety +2

      But that's all they do....harass the British motorist. Any proper crime gets ignored for one of two reasons......they either ain't got the bottle to address a serious situation hiding behind risk assessments, or their woke lefty agendas won't allow them to carry out their duty, as recently witnessed by the snowflake handling of soap dodgers glueing their heads to the motorways. Once the envy of the world, the British Police Force is now a marxist poodle. It would be laughable if it wasn't so tragic.

  • @francespetrak4600
    @francespetrak4600 Před 2 lety +51

    When I was young, "rounders" (baseball) was a game for girls.

    • @Poison_AppleXx
      @Poison_AppleXx Před 2 lety +4

      Well, that’s stupid. Everyone plays rounders. Top notch game, innit. It’s easier to do but still requires some skill (being able to actually hit the ball, to be able to throw and be able to think quickly in order to make a decision whether to keep running or to stop)

    • @HoodedScot2108
      @HoodedScot2108 Před 2 lety +3

      Rounders is defferent to baseball, not by much but its still a different game

    • @iandixon7641
      @iandixon7641 Před 2 lety +6

      @@HoodedScot2108 I think in the video they meant without rounders there would of been no baseball.

    • @NeuroticNicky87
      @NeuroticNicky87 Před 2 lety +3

      I'm 33 and rounders was always played by both boys and girls when I was in primary school 1992-1999. I didn't even know it was much more popular as a girls sport.

    • @FreyaHatfield
      @FreyaHatfield Před 2 lety +2

      At my primary school we always had the whole class playing rounders for pe 2000-06 didn't know it was more of a girls sport, same went for football and rugby we all played in mixed team's.

  • @CymruEmergencyResponder
    @CymruEmergencyResponder Před 2 lety +89

    To give you an idea of how big Glastonbury Festival is: a full hospital with resus, pharmacy, x-ray etc is built on site along with ambulance stations, a fire station and a police station. It is effectively a new town that springs up every year for a week.

    • @grandpazhang2455
      @grandpazhang2455 Před 2 lety +10

      I've had to use it too. It was really good. The meds I got from the pharmacy had dispensed at Glastonbury Festival on the label. I kept it for years.

    • @andrewisotope8146
      @andrewisotope8146 Před 2 lety +7

      Yeah but with sh*t bands on nowadays and a mate of mine likes going there, he reckons he only goes now soes he can sh*t in other folks tents, so folks returning to their tents after watching Oli Murs or little mix are gonna say crap outside & crap inside? Lol

    • @tonypate9174
      @tonypate9174 Před 2 lety +3

      And more Das Audi Auto window (tinted) licking uber kool with a "K" hip trendy volk with a "V" than can shake a stick at...bless them

    • @booth2710
      @booth2710 Před 2 lety +1

      yes all that and it usually all ends up founded in mud

    • @trickygoose2
      @trickygoose2 Před 2 lety +1

      @@andrewisotope8146 I am pretty sure neither Olli Murs or Little Mix have ever played Glastonbury.

  • @PedroConejo1939
    @PedroConejo1939 Před 2 lety +228

    The American perception of British people being baddies has the added benefit that when we go to the States, people are naturally wary of us as soon as they hear us speak. The more polite we are, the greater the effect.

    • @matthewgodding777
      @matthewgodding777 Před 2 lety +25

      And yet within the British Isles, this comment remains true for Cockney's

    • @JonInCanada1
      @JonInCanada1 Před 2 lety +17

      @@matthewgodding777 Yup, if you're from the East End, you're probably a gangster....or so the stereotype goes.

    • @daynegilbey3674
      @daynegilbey3674 Před 2 lety +9

      I can’t imagine a yam yam having that effect though 😂

    • @lozzylols
      @lozzylols Před 2 lety +33

      The wonderful Alan Rickman did make a perfect baddie though! As a kid watching Robin Hood, I was petrified of his Sheriff of Nottingham! That voice was just iconic. A big loss to the UK!

    • @chocoholic832
      @chocoholic832 Před 2 lety +7

      I'm a Brit but everytime I've been to the states they think I'm from South Africa 🤔

  • @gracelawson7046
    @gracelawson7046 Před 2 lety +46

    Look up the history of 'Trooping the Colour'-a military ceremony performed every year in London ( except for this year and last, where a much reduced ceremony has been held at Windsor Castle owing to the pandemic). There is lots of footage on CZcams. Perfectly choreographed marches and fantastic music. Now that is something that the British really do well!,

    • @danosverige
      @danosverige Před 2 lety +5

      "Pomp & Circumstance"! (see 'last night of the prom's' for relevance!)

    • @Dave.Thatcher1
      @Dave.Thatcher1 Před 2 lety +1

      I wish they would "LEVEL UP" the parade ground at Horse guards where the full ceremony takes place. Most of the time when you see the marching, it looks like they are all over the place, but it''s due to the uneven surface and the camera angles that they show.

  • @hughmuir3063
    @hughmuir3063 Před 2 lety +2

    It's always good to hear, from abroad, that we the Brits are appreciated. Thanks for that video.

  • @marcushull12
    @marcushull12 Před 2 lety +57

    Apple Pie is also British and the recipe goes back to 1381 ! So you can now pull some one up when they say ," It`s as American as apple Pie " lol

    • @colinwelsh2874
      @colinwelsh2874 Před 2 lety +2

      We have the same saying. As English as apple pie.

    • @scoops0406
      @scoops0406 Před 2 lety

      doubtful, apples aren't a native UK species. Nor are they native to NA.

    • @marcushull12
      @marcushull12 Před 2 lety +5

      @@scoops0406 Whos said they where native ? . "From the Romans the French learned great fruit-growing skills which were developed in the monasteries. This knowledge - which included expert cider-making - was taken to Britain during the Norman Conquest in 1066, along with new varieties of cider and dessert apples."
      "apple pie first originated in England, where it arose out of culinary influences from France, the Netherlands, and the Ottoman Empire as early as 1390-centuries before the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock."
      be Doubtful no more ....

    • @gilgameshofuruk4060
      @gilgameshofuruk4060 Před 2 lety +5

      @@marcushull12 The Romans brought apple trees with them to England. Along with rabbits and walnuts.

    • @missyjo9164
      @missyjo9164 Před 2 lety +4

      ​@@gilgameshofuruk4060 The Romans did indeed bring over cultivar apples, but we already had native crab apples (wildings...around 8000BC) which are just smaller apples.

  • @MetalRocksMe.
    @MetalRocksMe. Před 2 lety +160

    The US remakes everything that’s foreign instead of just showing the original so their citizens can be more cultured. Which is a bit of a shame on their part…

    • @welshpete12
      @welshpete12 Před 2 lety +3

      No that is not the case . They make their own versions of many of our TV shows . But they are never as good , I do not know why !

    • @trayadams9742
      @trayadams9742 Před 2 lety +5

      They remake them because we have different slang that alot of Americans don't understand and also different humour so they adjust to suit there audiences just like they did with shameless

    • @MonkeyButtMovies1
      @MonkeyButtMovies1 Před 2 lety +22

      @@trayadams9742 Non Americans manage to learn American slang by watching American TV, you don't see us remaking all of their shows.

    • @MehWhatever99
      @MehWhatever99 Před 2 lety +12

      It’s also why Americans often end up with the mistaken assumption that everything outside of the US is second rate. They never get a chance to see any of it on their TV, and few ever travel outside the country. 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @jameshughes5722
      @jameshughes5722 Před 2 lety +2

      to be fair the US shameless is infinitely better.

  • @historydave1143
    @historydave1143 Před 2 lety +8

    The first recorded game of baseball took place in September 1749 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. The Prince of Wales and his friend the Earl of Middlesex were amongst the players.
    Baseball is also referenced in a British childrens book from the early 1740's "A Little Pretty Pocket Book"

    • @mayajrj
      @mayajrj Před 2 lety

      yes Bur Rounders came first sometime in the Tudor era:)

  • @Stargazer3131
    @Stargazer3131 Před 2 lety +3

    Music and comedy are deffinetly what us brits really excel at! We are the true innovators!💯

  • @danny1ft1
    @danny1ft1 Před 2 lety +43

    We don't tend to remake American shows we can just appreciate the good ones we don't need to change them to understand them.

    • @ruthfoley2580
      @ruthfoley2580 Před 2 lety +2

      We tried a British version of The Golden Girls. It was called The Brighton Belles. Utter utter shite.

    • @andybaker2456
      @andybaker2456 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ruthfoley2580 I was about to say the same thing! The Brighton Belles was terrible! 😄

    • @ajorngjdonaydbr
      @ajorngjdonaydbr Před 2 lety

      Family Fortunes (Feud), Wheel of Fortune.......

    • @andybaker2456
      @andybaker2456 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ajorngjdonaydbr There are others, like Celebrity Squares, which I believe originated in the US as Hollywood Squares. But game shows are in a bit of a different category really. They do go the other way too though, for example Strictly Come Dancing migrated to the US (and many other countries) as Dancing with the Stars.

    • @JB-hq4il
      @JB-hq4il Před 2 lety +1

      @@ajorngjdonaydbr Game Shows are different, the point being made was that fictional series get adapted because American audience won’t understand the jokes and references. We can’t just air American game shows because the whole point is that people apply to go on them and we watch people win prizes that are our equals.

  • @wrorchestra1
    @wrorchestra1 Před 2 lety +36

    The Glastonbury festival lasts for 5 days. How could they not even mentions the Proms? 75 concerts spread over a month and a half.

    • @beccabbea2511
      @beccabbea2511 Před 2 lety +3

      i wondered that myself, especially as it is usually broadcast around the world. My German stepdad used to listen to it on the radio in Germany in the 1990s and he loved it.

  • @Steventrafford
    @Steventrafford Před 2 lety +2

    I would have called our sense of humour as number 1😂. No one, and I mean no one is better at funny than the Brits.

  • @justjen3394
    @justjen3394 Před 2 lety +28

    Its always funny to me to see americans react to brittish stuff! But its really cool to know there are folks in the u.s who are genuinly interested in learning about our country. Respect. And Yes the office was brittish first 😂.

    • @MrTubbymarshall
      @MrTubbymarshall Před 2 lety +4

      Blimey……please, there’s only one T in BRITISH!!!! 🤦‍♂️

    • @justjen3394
      @justjen3394 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MrTubbymarshall and what? Is there only 1 t in scottish too?

    • @sirtarquin7288
      @sirtarquin7288 Před 2 lety +1

      @@saltiresteel6647
      Scots are British, some don't like it but it's a fact

    • @revolucion-socialista
      @revolucion-socialista Před rokem

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American Continent, not just in the united states

  • @rde4017
    @rde4017 Před 2 lety +108

    Basically, when it comes to the arts, humour, science and history Britain is second to none. x

    • @NovaDaGoat
      @NovaDaGoat Před 2 lety +5

      Formula 1 as well

    • @toddhoward7649
      @toddhoward7649 Před 2 lety +1

      Art and history? Nah not really, but our humour and science are the best can't lie

    • @scottking869
      @scottking869 Před 2 lety +1

      @@toddhoward7649 deffinatly history

    • @nixiethepixie
      @nixiethepixie Před 2 lety +1

      I actually strongly disagreed with History. I mean, China's history is much more extensive than ours. We're not even in the top 10 (whilst our "old" rivals, France, is).

    • @mildredsparks6684
      @mildredsparks6684 Před 2 lety

      @@toddhoward7649 ‘the arts’.

  • @vaIentinerose
    @vaIentinerose Před 2 lety +67

    I’m coming out the worst of my depression, I washed my face and brushed my teeth, but going outside is still ye no, but I used to watch you 24/7 during the worst of it, your vids helped me a lot and ye thanks

    • @KumaBean
      @KumaBean Před 2 lety +8

      'I’m coming out the worst of my depression, I washed my face and brushed my teeth, but going outside is still ye no,...'
      I felt that, 🤝

    • @tigerpaws77
      @tigerpaws77 Před 2 lety +4

      baby steps my guy...keep on keeping on!

    • @1878kevin
      @1878kevin Před 2 lety +1

      you will get there just keep believing

    • @sammj5638
      @sammj5638 Před 2 lety +1

      Small steps, keep going. You've got this.
      💚 🤗 💜

    • @Rod_2E0RLR
      @Rod_2E0RLR Před 2 lety +2

      I sincerely hope you reach your goal

  • @KeithGadget
    @KeithGadget Před 2 lety +4

    I believe baseball is a derivative of cricket and rounders. “Rounders” is a game very similar to American softball, and rounders is usually played by younger children. Rounders has its origins from the 16th century; Tudor times.

  • @Nebulanyx
    @Nebulanyx Před 2 lety +4

    Great vid bud! As a UK born and bred British National I'm really enjoying the stuff you do regarding the UK. Great to see an American add a bit of flare, comedy and knowledge to our very way of life! Keep it up brother! I would say, check out Download Festival - Devil Driver biggest Mosh Pit. That'll show you our real Festival fun and how we really get down with our Rock and Roll. Keep it up man!!!!

  • @bigthecat100
    @bigthecat100 Před 2 lety +98

    'The theory of everything' was a movie about the early life of Steven Hawking, so yeah, while it was Eddie Redmayne you saw on screen, he was playing Hawking!

    • @mayajrj
      @mayajrj Před 2 lety

      @Gareth Tucker Unlike the Film about Alan Turing.

  • @eddieboy4667
    @eddieboy4667 Před 2 lety +70

    I don’t know what it is, but for a pretty small nation, we do seem to produce a disproportionately amount of creative, inspired, inventive people. ??

    • @VincitOmniaVeritas.
      @VincitOmniaVeritas. Před 2 lety +13

      Yes we bloody do - Proud Brit 🇬🇧.

    • @lozzylols
      @lozzylols Před 2 lety +7

      All those years of good breeding!! We should be proud of who we are!

    • @charg1nmalaz0r51
      @charg1nmalaz0r51 Před 2 lety +13

      its because it rains alot so we are stuck indoors left to think too much

    • @EricIrl
      @EricIrl Před 2 lety +4

      The advantage we have is that we speak English - and that automatically places our products (whatever they are) high on the sellable lists all around the world - but particularly in English speaking countries. I'm pretty sure that the French, Spanish, Germans and Italians are every bit as creative as the British - but unless they write what the write in English, their markets will always be more limited.

    • @Mr-__-Sy
      @Mr-__-Sy Před 2 lety +1

      Dude you're from Europe, what did you expect? But on the literature, arts and music part it's really a shame that Greece, one of the countries you should thank for making you who you are, the other being Italy/Rome, doesn't play catch up with you, wel at least France does or tries to anyway

  • @jgibbs651
    @jgibbs651 Před 2 lety +4

    "The Office" is originally a British show. Likewise House of Cards, Love thy Neighbour, etc, etc, etc.

  • @johnbarrett4704
    @johnbarrett4704 Před 2 lety +1

    Well done sir, it is indeed encouraging to see an American attempting to speak properly.

  • @sood9876
    @sood9876 Před 2 lety +239

    It annoys me that they never mention British food. I mean the real, genuine traditional home -cooked stuff. We have some of the best meat, fish, fruit , veg and cheese anywhere, and if you have a sweet tooth , British puds and cakes are world beaters. Please note - I'm talking about HOME COOKED food, not take aways, restaurants or pubs. The kind of food that some one in the family cooks for you, like Sunday roasts or shepherd's pie. If you've never eaten a traditional meal in a British home, it's difficult to know what I mean

    • @johanhalvarsson2148
      @johanhalvarsson2148 Před 2 lety +9

      I think you forgot the "/sarcasm" at the end there.

    • @gthjzby887
      @gthjzby887 Před 2 lety +8

      The British are somewhat known for having bad food. It's greatly improved since the mid 20th century but part of the reputation is still there.

    • @gilgameshofuruk4060
      @gilgameshofuruk4060 Před 2 lety +12

      @@gthjzby887 English cuisine was the envy of Europe. Foreign royalty sent their chefs here to learn from us.
      Then along came the Victorians and Mrs Beeton and the whole "Boil it until it's flavourless mush" ethos. I suppose they thought food that had texture and taste might be obscene. Sanctimonious hypocrites.

    • @davidedbrooke9324
      @davidedbrooke9324 Před 2 lety +22

      We have great real food as the quality of our ingredients is so good. The French basic food was rubbish hence the sauces to hide the poor quality.

    • @simeonselmon8318
      @simeonselmon8318 Před 2 lety +1

      Because we have the worst food in the world 🌎

  • @TheShmoo123
    @TheShmoo123 Před 2 lety +9

    The British Office was written by Ricky Gervaise ( a British comedian, actor, writer, director and animal lover and supporter) who played the leading role of David Brent. You can see him in action hosting many golden globe events screened around the World. He’s multi talented, acerbically funny and fantastic!

  • @ciaracairns1778
    @ciaracairns1778 Před 2 lety +1

    The office is originally British based on Slough trading estate.
    My first job was in an office on Slough trading estate 😂
    It was a pretty funny environment.

  • @cece619
    @cece619 Před 2 lety +6

    I'm a brit and never realised England was good at all these😂 plus they missed out complaining . brits are good at complaining 😂😂

    • @michaelpalmer4013
      @michaelpalmer4013 Před 2 lety +2

      How do I make a complaint about your post? That's an outrageous thing to say!

  • @archiebald4717
    @archiebald4717 Před 2 lety +43

    What about the Proms? The largest classical music festival in the world.

    • @davidhoward2487
      @davidhoward2487 Před 2 lety

      Even had a great one for the kids...The Doctor Who one....

    • @CaptLoquaLacon
      @CaptLoquaLacon Před 2 lety

      @@davidhoward2487 They usually do something a bit different every year - There was an Ibiza prom, there have been ones about movies, there was a hip-hop/urban one. That's part of what makes them great, they try to have a prom for everyone who might be interested, from ones dealing with complex modern compositions, to the accessible classics, to events that offer an entry point for people who may not otherwise be interested in classical music. What's most pleasing is that has been a mission statement they seem to have clung to for what is over a century now I believe

    • @CaptLoquaLacon
      @CaptLoquaLacon Před 2 lety

      @Archie Bald I think that forms a part of the wider commitment to cultural enrichment. We also have things like the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures where they have these 3 science talks about a topic giving kids an entry point in to complex ideas, the one about the brain and language from a few years ago was brilliant. I'm slightly disappointed that a lot of what the BBC used to do on the main two channels have been pushed away to BBC4 where people are less likely to come across it by accident

  • @ianprince1698
    @ianprince1698 Před 2 lety +37

    the British like playing villains, the devil has the best lines. other actors shy away from evil creatures but the British lap them up and don't mind being typecast as evil, its all work

  • @ioan1934
    @ioan1934 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi JT
    The Office (UK) only ran for 2 series and 14 episodes starting in 2001 and ending in 2002.
    The Office (US) started in 2005, 4 years after the UK version ended.

  • @iplayeddsharpminor
    @iplayeddsharpminor Před 2 lety +35

    Great list but I feel absolutely science and engineering (e.g. aerospace, F1 - the pinnacle of motorsport etc.) was greatly overlooked though granted it probably comes under educational institutes

    • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodju3406
      @yourfriendlyneighborhoodju3406 Před 2 lety +2

      More than half of the teams on the F1 grid are based here

    • @paulbantick8266
      @paulbantick8266 Před 2 lety +2

      It's still played by girlies in the USA. They all have to wear hard hats and need gloves to catch the ball...diddums.

    • @tonypate9174
      @tonypate9174 Před 2 lety

      Who needs a Kettenkrad when can have a Morgan 3 wheeler ? Did the team at ze bunker ever have a final solutio...sorry er, fix to the auto turn right far far right " glitch" pre stomp over Poland on to Old mother Russia (till snows) or we're they "taken" out the bunker and shot ?...Did the DNA live on in Das Audi Auto A2 ?

    • @ABC1701A
      @ABC1701A Před 2 lety +3

      Many of todays scientific discoveries and principles were originally discovered at Oxford in the 1200s/1300s, usually by monks/friars. Today we call it physics but then they called it natural philosophy. Too many names to mention but a fascinating subject.

    • @iplayeddsharpminor
      @iplayeddsharpminor Před 2 lety

      @@ABC1701A very interesting I am a physics graduate and had no idea of that thank you!

  • @stumblepuppy606
    @stumblepuppy606 Před 2 lety +128

    Did you say Rolling Loud? Was that what you said? That's a really big festival? Rolling Loud generally has a crowd size of ~80,000. Glastonbury has a crowd size of >200,000.

    • @jamesxlennon
      @jamesxlennon Před 2 lety +9

      That 80,000 was this year, during Covid. It's usually much bigger.
      That said, it's not even close to the biggest festival in the US. Coachella get's nearly 600,000 people, and something called "Summerfest" (which I'll admit I've never heard of before) has a record of just over 800,000 people. Comparaitively, though, America has a population 5x bigger than the UK so for something to have an attendance comparible to Glaso in terms of the proportion of the population going to it, you'd need over 1,000,000 there.

    • @colinwelsh2874
      @colinwelsh2874 Před 2 lety +12

      Coachella attracts 600,000 people over two weekends with most having day tickets. Glastonbury has a larger attendance at any given time, at over a quarter million.

    • @davehughes9718
      @davehughes9718 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jamesxlennon yeah but the us population is spread out so much it's probably impossible for them to have 1 iconic festival.

    • @fefid2218
      @fefid2218 Před 2 lety +1

      A Glasto is just one weekend and has a large crowd compared to a single Coachella weekend

    • @lmcgregoruk
      @lmcgregoruk Před 2 lety +2

      @@Sukkamaisteri No, just no.

  • @JohnsysChannel
    @JohnsysChannel Před 2 lety +137

    The American Office is a remake of the English one.

    • @Daniel-no4nt
      @Daniel-no4nt Před 2 lety +3

      as a brit you gotta admit they did it better

    • @Neenie1976
      @Neenie1976 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Daniel-no4nt our inbetweeners is better also. America cocked up on that one

    • @JohnsysChannel
      @JohnsysChannel Před 2 lety

      @@Daniel-no4nt gotta be honest I don't like either. Not my cup of tea. Plenty of better shows out there

    • @davehughes9718
      @davehughes9718 Před 2 lety

      @@Daniel-no4nt the American office is better imo simply because the actors were much better and the technology and probably the budget.

    • @cainedbutable
      @cainedbutable Před 2 lety +1

      @@davehughes9718 the technology shouldn't be in the equation. Part of the charm of the British one was it's low-budget mockumentary style. It's one thing I just can't enjoy about the American version - so much of it seems forced and other than the first couple of seasons it really feels more like a scripted sit-com than a mockumentary. You could watch the original and think it was real. You could never do that with the remake

  • @adelucas5472
    @adelucas5472 Před 2 lety +3

    Loved your enthusiasm mate….. I didn’t know the baseball thing either! but yes definitely the office was a British original

  • @jeffhurst2077
    @jeffhurst2077 Před 2 lety +1

    In your "Y'ALL SAY WHAT!" video there is a bottle of juice. This is a Juice Concentrate so you need to add a small amount to make your Orange Juice drink

  • @freenarative
    @freenarative Před 2 lety +264

    JT: "Music is what the British do best."
    Me: "Nobody tell him about our sarcasm. The lad'll think we're chattin' pure bollocks! Mind, our ability to yank ya crank is almost as good as our penchant for profanity."

    • @robinbishop468
      @robinbishop468 Před 2 lety +10

      Were pretty Good a war too.. & yes I fought in one. gave the Argies a slap 😜

    • @josephsalmonte4995
      @josephsalmonte4995 Před 2 lety

      @@robinbishop468 Pathetic.

    • @robinbishop468
      @robinbishop468 Před 2 lety +5

      @@josephsalmonte4995 how bad does that make the cowardly argies LMAO. Is Salmonte spainish for Mong, just wondering. V

    • @bjs7442
      @bjs7442 Před 2 lety

      @@robinbishop468 Yes we have always fought above our weight. Sheer quality.

    • @randomhistoryfan7803
      @randomhistoryfan7803 Před 2 lety +3

      @@robinbishop468 thanks for your service thanks for dealing with the argies. Hopefully port Stanley will fly the Union Jack from now on

  • @hughmuir3063
    @hughmuir3063 Před 2 lety +21

    I think we suffer from many nations' envy because, yes, we are the best and they know it. After all our country was made over thousands of years and when you put the time and effort in you generally end up with the best outcome.

  • @hannahfirmstone
    @hannahfirmstone Před 2 lety +7

    This whole video just made me feel great about my culture. I’m really glad this was on my recommendations :)

    • @Simon_PieMan
      @Simon_PieMan Před 2 lety +1

      It made me understand why USA continually fail to impose their culture and politics on others due to them being so insular.

    • @amh9494
      @amh9494 Před 2 lety

      @@Simon_PieMan you don't own any jeans?

  • @mickeykyrle4240
    @mickeykyrle4240 Před rokem

    Keep going bud there's so much to learn about us in the UK it would take several lifetimes to complete. Then to learn anything else you may have missed learning the past of the UK.
    Your great giggle to watch keep smiling.

  • @lynnhamps7052
    @lynnhamps7052 Před 2 lety +181

    The Office was written by Ricky Gervais for British tv, adapted (and imo not as good) for America because of it's huge success over here...the American version is tempered for American audiences and has done well there but it isn't the same.

    • @alexbur6021
      @alexbur6021 Před 2 lety

      The later seasons of the office US is more enjoyable and then season one and the first few episodes of season two in my opinion

    • @ShakemeisterS64
      @ShakemeisterS64 Před 2 lety +1

      True fact. I've a Dunder Mifflin baseball cap that was given out to cast and crew from the US version of The Office. Mint condition never worn once, still has the thank you label attached. Should I stick it on ebay?

    • @alexbur6021
      @alexbur6021 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ShakemeisterS64 your choice

    • @memeharbour1012
      @memeharbour1012 Před 2 lety +1

      69

    • @lil_starxox
      @lil_starxox Před 2 lety

      plus ricky had multiple cameos in the us one

  • @LoriCiani
    @LoriCiani Před 2 lety +24

    Way back, I used to play a game called "Rounders" at primary school in Glasgow. It was part of physical education (or P.E). It was played a lot in girls school playgrounds along with skipping ropes, Chinese ropes and bouncing small balls against the wall during playtimes as well as strange rhyming games. The school playgrounds were gender segregated except for P.E lessons. The boys tended to play football in their playgrounds during playtimes. A lot has changed since I went to school.😕 When I first saw a Baseball game on television I thought it was so much like Rounders with bat, ball and bases.😊

    • @AndrewJonesMcGuire
      @AndrewJonesMcGuire Před 2 lety

      Boys played Rounders too - but at the Youth Club. Give me rounders any day over dodge ball. I'm still convinced the point of P.E. was to try inventive ways to kill the students.... You know, like the Bleep Test. and Dodge Ball....

    • @traceyrhoden9808
      @traceyrhoden9808 Před 2 lety +1

      I was in the rounders team in secondary school.

    • @CarolineElanorMcloughlin
      @CarolineElanorMcloughlin Před 2 lety

      As a Brit I have played rounders often enough but was never any good

  • @petersaundersuk
    @petersaundersuk Před 2 lety +5

    You ABSOLUTELY MUST watch the original UK version of The Office ! The US version was pretty good, but the very first episode in the UK was groundbreaking, painful but hilarious

  • @Cryten1974
    @Cryten1974 Před 2 lety

    Not only was The Office in the UK first, but also House of Cards was originally a British series from the early 1990s. 3 seasons, House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut respectively.

  • @rosaliagallo931
    @rosaliagallo931 Před 2 lety +57

    Just discovered your videos recently and I can see how you made such a difference to people here in the UK. After a year and a half of lockdown after lockdown, you have reminded people of the things that makes this corner of the world so special. After 30yrs in England, I can tell you it’s full of amazing places and people. You must come. 🇬🇧

  • @thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707

    The fact that you didn't know about the original 'The Office' after doing videos about the UK for so long... amazing. You should react to that... (and many of our other comedies: Toast of London, Shooting Stars, Taskmaster, Would I Lie To You?) I think you'd get a kick out of them. 😉

    • @DarkDemonicDating666
      @DarkDemonicDating666 Před 2 lety +3

      Mock the week

    • @ampersandcastle1091
      @ampersandcastle1091 Před 2 lety +4

      Taskmaster is ridiculously good

    • @oj3458
      @oj3458 Před 2 lety +2

      He should watch Blackadder. They tried making a US version with adam west but it flopped.

    • @thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707
      @thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707 Před 2 lety +1

      @@oj3458 I had no idea they attempted it. I just saw a large chunk of the pilot and I kinda wish I hadn't now...

    • @oj3458
      @oj3458 Před 2 lety +3

      @@thatwastheweekthatwaswasit1707 yeah it’s terrible 😂 Blackadder is a type of comedy Americans will never be able to do

  • @deniseblake6214
    @deniseblake6214 Před rokem

    Love your reactions! 😂😂😂

  • @johnf5476
    @johnf5476 Před rokem

    Never stop , this is brilliant

  • @jamesxlennon
    @jamesxlennon Před 2 lety +8

    Looking at pre-Covid numbers; in 2018 Rolling Loud had 180,000 people attend, Glastonbury had 250,000. Glastonbury is HUGE. Reading has 105,000, Download had 80,000. Festivals are a really big thing over here. They all happen within a few months of each other as well.

    • @KarrierBag
      @KarrierBag Před 2 lety

      back in the 90s i remember the wall / fence coming down at Glastonbury in the green fields, the festival doubled in numbers over night, it was just soooooo packed.
      I went from around 85 to 2002, finished with a live broadcast of my show and straight into an interview on BBC but I have not been back since, have been invited but it is just way too commercial for me these days.

  • @waynegray2284
    @waynegray2284 Před 2 lety +16

    The first artificial ice rink, that was mechanically-refrigerated, was built in 1876, in Chelsea, London, England near the King's Road in London by John Gamgee. The rink was named the Glaciarium

  • @ericafletcher8416
    @ericafletcher8416 Před 2 lety

    Thank you, I enjoyed this!

  • @chrisjohnson4165
    @chrisjohnson4165 Před 2 lety +1

    Not to mention the industrial revolution, which changed the world. The biggest empire ever. In the 19th century, three quarters of all the ships in the world were built in Great Britain. Britain was so far ahead in aviation that in 1959 a British plane (the Lightning) could climb vertically up to 80K feet and fly at Mach 2.

  • @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t
    @f0rth3l0v30fchr15t Před 2 lety +152

    Stephen Hawking got his Bachelor's degree at Oxford, but went to Cambridge for his PhD. During his viva (an oral examination, mecessary since his final written exam was borderline), he told his examiners, "If you award me a First, I will go to Cambridge. If I receive a Second, I shall stay in Oxford, so I expect you will give me a First."

    • @jillhobson6128
      @jillhobson6128 Před 2 lety +4

      UK universities are not colleges or schools!

    • @jillhobson6128
      @jillhobson6128 Před 2 lety +1

      @louis george Because Oxford University was referred to as a school!

    • @g4joe
      @g4joe Před 2 lety

      Kris kristofferson went to Oxford.

  • @butIwantpewee
    @butIwantpewee Před 2 lety +22

    These videos never mention Formula One, Britain absolutely dominates the F1 record books. There have been 10 different British F1 champions, the next best countries are Germany and Brazil with 3 champions. Most of the cars are, and always have been built here, all within a few miles of each other.

    • @Mrmhibbert
      @Mrmhibbert Před 2 lety +2

      He said inventing sports...
      There are lots of sports we're britain dominates

    • @woomeebly
      @woomeebly Před 2 lety +2

      And formula e. Had it on my cousin's doorstep last year. Great stuff.

    • @barnseyfrommossley
      @barnseyfrommossley Před 2 lety +3

      EVERY Indy car is British built.

  • @paulmdevenney
    @paulmdevenney Před 2 lety +2

    The Office ...is British ;). "How did brits invent american pasttimes...well, it kinda invented America fullstop, its not surprising that there has been a flow of culture from britain to america over the centuries.

  • @pennyholbrook1551
    @pennyholbrook1551 Před 2 lety

    Love your vids thank you - always cheer me up

  • @seanhanna3209
    @seanhanna3209 Před 2 lety +12

    another incredible British show that the Americans made a hash of, was "Shameless"

    • @nathanthom8176
      @nathanthom8176 Před 2 lety

      It is a good show though, and certainly better than the terrible later seasons of the UK version.

    • @julieandgary
      @julieandgary Před 2 lety +1

      the british one was miles better oi frank haha

  • @tracytabb2882
    @tracytabb2882 Před 2 lety +5

    ye we played baseball in primary school but we called in "rounders". google glastenbury festival. its one of our biggest festivals. we used to have one in scotland called " T in the park" but that stopped. we got some amazing festivals over here.

    • @mindthegaphj637
      @mindthegaphj637 Před 2 lety +2

      I loved rounders like you I too played it in primary school along with British Bulldog/Red Rover. In high school we played everything, specifically I played netball, tennis, field hockey, 400 metres, 800 metres, cross country ( hated running through the farmers field who always had his bull out which gave me an extra push lol ) good times long gone sadly. Baseball came from rounders but I think netball and basketball came out around the same time.

    • @tracytabb2882
      @tracytabb2882 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mindthegaphj637 wow bulldog and red Rover lol now that takes me bk. Wow nostalgia here 😂😂👍👍

    • @mindthegaphj637
      @mindthegaphj637 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tracytabb2882 yes I know I miss those days.

    • @ethanbutler7866
      @ethanbutler7866 Před 2 lety

      @@tracytabb2882 my school banned British bulldog cos it got too "violent" 😭😂

  • @debbiejoanhill1760
    @debbiejoanhill1760 Před 2 lety

    The most unknown Iconic British Band are based in Australia, they are AC/CD the Young Family are Scottish, the lead singer ( Brian Johnson ) was born still lives in Sunderland.

  • @susan9188
    @susan9188 Před 2 lety +1

    Rounders which almost everyone plays at school in the UK is what the US call baseball. Exactly the same game.

  • @fensolo9694
    @fensolo9694 Před 2 lety +10

    We are also the best at inventing things so that others can copy, and we're good at leading the way like a good shepherd, so the rest of the world ( the sheep) can follow!

    • @abibradley9990
      @abibradley9990 Před 2 lety

      💖

    • @marycarver1542
      @marycarver1542 Před 2 lety +2

      Radio TV Radar telephone, printing . railways , pop music, submarines, and so much more
      during the Industrial revolution, How these tiny islands have bred such inventive people
      that we even had an Empire that was so huge "the sun never set on the British Empire"
      Maybe being an Island race is the secret.

  • @alexandria6054
    @alexandria6054 Před 2 lety +8

    There's been a few studies into the creepiest accents and posh english always comes out on top which is one reason why we excel at always being the baddie. it's often cited as an untrustworthy accent because it sounds quite cold and condescending. also, our actors are typically more trained in varied styles as we have more theatre over here as well as tv/film so the nuances of complex characters are probably less lost on folk from the uk.

  • @sharonhutton3805
    @sharonhutton3805 Před 2 lety

    I have been to 13 Download Festivals, and I'm 66. Loved them all.

  • @bjs7442
    @bjs7442 Před 2 lety +1

    I would add the British Health Service. Proven during Covid how a fully integrated national health service thats free can deliver when it matters.

  • @jimcook1161
    @jimcook1161 Před 2 lety +15

    Hi there JT! The Office isn't the only sitcom that started in the UK. US 70s sitcom 'All in the Family' and 'Archie Bunker's Place' was a remake of 60s UK sitcom 'Til Death do Us Part'.

    • @chchchcherrybomb37
      @chchchcherrybomb37 Před 2 lety +3

      And House of Cards is a remake of the 1990 UK version.

    • @youknownothing8226
      @youknownothing8226 Před 2 lety +3

      Stanford & Son was a US remake of Steptoe & Son a classic English sitcom

    • @peteince
      @peteince Před 2 lety +3

      The BBC comedy from the 1980s 'Dear John' with Ralph Bates, was also remade in the US with an American cast. They used the original scripts. The BBC had a strange thing of buying the American remakes and showing them on the BBC.

    • @whitedrguy6503
      @whitedrguy6503 Před 2 lety

      Archie Bunker was no Alf Garnet that’s for sure, Alf was one of the best characters ever thought up and Warren Mitchell played him perfectly.
      ‘Til death do us part’ was probably a little bit much working class and British based for the poor old seppo’s.

  • @Rowanie
    @Rowanie Před 2 lety +29

    I found out recently that the US has a shorter life expectancy that most of the western world 🥺

    • @andywright8803
      @andywright8803 Před 2 lety +1

      And it's reducing while for the rest of the world it's increasing

    • @Rowanie
      @Rowanie Před 2 lety +6

      @@andywright8803 yeah I am not surprised. The lack of access ability with health care due to cost and obesity as well don't helps. Apparently the mid East is the worst compare to life expectancy. Yet Americans pay more taxes and really the Only ones to pay medical premiums

    • @chrispop99
      @chrispop99 Před 2 lety +2

      ...together with a death rate from vehicle accidents of four times that of the UK.

    • @Rowanie
      @Rowanie Před 2 lety

      @@chrispop99 you joking?😮

    • @mwatson5702
      @mwatson5702 Před 2 lety +3

      @@chrispop99 always amazes me when driving in the US and you come across an accident at a junction in the middle of the desert in Arizona. There is no traffic but somehow they manage to crash. It’s like they wanted to or had a really strong magnet on their car

  • @kevinhime-knowles5198
    @kevinhime-knowles5198 Před 2 lety +19

    It's great to see an American appreciate some of the things we do well in Britain,
    I toured with a band called the blessing in America in the early 90s, winter places most tourists would not have seen, an American people are superb, but I'm a London boy and they couldn't understand what I was saying half the time due to Courtney and back slang,

    • @revolucion-socialista
      @revolucion-socialista Před rokem

      "Americans" are all people who live in the American Continent, not just in the united states

  • @TheDeejaydex
    @TheDeejaydex Před 2 lety +4

    You didn't know there was a British version of The Office, next you'll be saying you didn't know there was a British version of Shameless - Well they were both first and are massively better than the US version, you need to watch them both JT - worth a reaction video too 'cos you will bloody love our version of them both!

    • @Necrovamp101
      @Necrovamp101 Před 2 lety

      Wait, there's an AMERICAN version of Shameless???

    • @TheDeejaydex
      @TheDeejaydex Před 2 lety +1

      @@Necrovamp101 Yeah, it's on Netflix, but it's just terrible

    • @AndrewJonesMcGuire
      @AndrewJonesMcGuire Před 2 lety

      @@Necrovamp101 Please don't even try watching it. I'm saving you from twiddling your thumbs and going, when is something going to happen.....

  • @DocRobAC
    @DocRobAC Před 2 lety +26

    What you called a castle is a college in Oxford. You should really take a look at both Oxford and Cambridge. I’ve no idea how long you intend to visit for but I’ll tell you now it’s probably not nearly long enough. I tried taking a friend on a bit of a tour over five weeks. I had to really be ruthless about where we went. Even now there are places I wish we’d had the time to go. I’d advise deciding what you feel you have to see, and planning your trip around them.

    • @lozzylols
      @lozzylols Před 2 lety +3

      As a Brit, living here my whole 37 years, there is nothing I'd love to do more than to have the money to tour the country for a year at my leisure. Towing a caravan or staying in reasonable priced hotels. There is just too much to see on home turf before considering exploring abroad. Maybe one day!!

    • @peterbrown1012
      @peterbrown1012 Před 2 lety +1

      There is evidence of teaching at Oxford in 1096 and Cambridge was founded in 1209.

  • @GaryHayward
    @GaryHayward Před 2 lety +59

    "The Office" is originally British. "House of Cards" is another one.

    • @lauravander
      @lauravander Před 2 lety +17

      You might think that. I couldn’t possibly comment.

    • @TheArgieH
      @TheArgieH Před 2 lety +6

      The remake of Dad's Army was not too good. " Don't tell him Henderson" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Don't tell him Pike."

    • @debbieadams5315
      @debbieadams5315 Před 2 lety +3

      And Shameless x

    • @debbieadams5315
      @debbieadams5315 Před 2 lety +1

      @@lauravander Well Ricky Gervais created the office and starred in it and he's British. It was well received so he took it to America

    • @alexbostock7826
      @alexbostock7826 Před 2 lety +2

      And Shameless and Inbetweeners…I think they stole everything! 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @richdriver9332
    @richdriver9332 Před 2 lety +2

    One thing that, I believe, is missing from this list is: Inventions
    It is unbelievable how many things have been invented in the UK.
    I'm sure you could delve into this and do another video. Cheers mate.

  • @dannyboywhaa3146
    @dannyboywhaa3146 Před rokem

    😂 his ‘British’ accent and then says bloody hell in the most southern way I’ve ever heard 😂 hahaha that was funny!

  • @beefsuprem0241
    @beefsuprem0241 Před 2 lety +9

    Swearing, we're outfuckingstanding at it 😃

    • @bennyfactor1
      @bennyfactor1 Před 2 lety

      Yup, people should go and watch F1. All nationalities, but when things go wrong at 180MPH they all swear fluently in English. :)

    • @gilgameshofuruk4060
      @gilgameshofuruk4060 Před 2 lety

      @@bennyfactor1 The English language, uniting the fucking world.

  • @johnbrownbridge873
    @johnbrownbridge873 Před 2 lety +26

    We're also extremely good at kidding ourselves that "next time" we'll win/do really well/be world beaters at e.g. Football, Olympics, Cricket, Rugby, Tennis the list goes on. Though to be fair we do sometimes get the results we want.

    • @TheYBGOON
      @TheYBGOON Před 2 lety +4

      It’s coming home... we just didn’t say when. But it definitely is coming home.

    • @johnbrownbridge873
      @johnbrownbridge873 Před 2 lety

      @@anaseijas3923 Yeah I know and that's great but it's still usually built up more than the results deserve. Tbh I was expecting a real roasting for this comment, but time yet I expect.

    • @lozzylols
      @lozzylols Před 2 lety

      If every country worked out their productive output of sport, music, books, movies, TV series, scientific findings etc against the population of the country....... Surely we have to be up there! For a small island we make a big noise!

    • @suzip6728
      @suzip6728 Před 2 lety +1

      We have world leading athletes; gymnasts, cyclists, rugby players, swimmers, rowers, divers, the list goes on. Football is the one that we haven't won an international for some years, which many shout loudly about and which is all over the media constantly, whilst others such as our mixed tri team merrily win gold so that Johnny Brownlee can complete his set of Olympic medals, Max Whitlock is greeted not by thousands of fans but his little girl on return to the UK and Tom Daley sits poolside knitting.

    • @johnbrownbridge873
      @johnbrownbridge873 Před 2 lety

      @Gareth Tucker I don't disagree with any of you and I know we have our successes but I still say we have a tendency to have higher expectations than experience would suggest we should have. This is more to do with the media hyping things up too much.

  • @Anglo_Saxon1
    @Anglo_Saxon1 Před 2 lety

    I liked how he was really pumped and satisfied that music(which he first called)was at number 1(he might have already seen it but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt cos I like him👌)

  • @MathewODonoghue
    @MathewODonoghue Před 2 lety

    2 years ago I was working in Leeds festival, I was on the pop up shop. It was so busy

  • @scorp77snake
    @scorp77snake Před 2 lety +8

    USA tried to make an American version of Red Dwarf as well it didn't get past the pilot it was so bad , yet its last 12 series(seasons) so far in the UK even tho it had a 10 year break its still going strong

    • @anxiousmess1787
      @anxiousmess1787 Před 2 lety

      They tried to do the same with Fawlty Towers three separate times and all three were failures.

    • @dnf-dead
      @dnf-dead Před 2 lety

      2 separate pilots were made and both were terrible

    • @MrKeefy
      @MrKeefy Před 2 lety +2

      And "coupling". If you've not heard of it check it out it's funny.

    • @AndrewJonesMcGuire
      @AndrewJonesMcGuire Před 2 lety +1

      God imagine how bad The Brittas Empire would be in America!!!

  • @Phil_A_O_Fish
    @Phil_A_O_Fish Před 2 lety +4

    Just as an aside to British actors playing bad guys I used to live in Burnley in Lancashire and walked past Sir Ian McKellen's birthplace almost every day of my life on my way to the local shops. In fact I have photos of the blue plaque that's on public display outside of that house as well as a couple of photos of his birth certificate which the owners had on display on their walls inside of it.
    He's a great actor and has done everything from Shakespeare to appearing as the older Magneto in 'X-Men' and as Gandalf in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Hobbit' films . He's so versatile that he even spent some time appearing in 'Coronation Street' as well as in the British comedy 'Vicious' alongside Sir Derek Jacobi.
    Another aside for you, JT, you and Anna might want to think about visiting the U.K. in late June of next year when your beloved Lizzie is due to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee and we're all due to have a four day long weekend celebration to mark the 70 years of her being our Queen. By that time you should've reached your goal of 60,000 subs and your British slang, sarcasm and accent should be up to par by then, shouldn't it? Maybe you can do updates of trying to improve your British accent every 10,000 subs on top of the 60,000 that you're currently striving towards although keep your Kentucky one because we Brits obviously love it as well because it's so original and distinctive....we love anything like that. Peace to you, Anna and of course Maggie. :-)

  • @GayJayU26
    @GayJayU26 Před 2 lety

    Enjoyed this.

  • @DanielLee1
    @DanielLee1 Před 2 lety

    Hey man. First video I’ve watched from you. Never heard of you but this popped up in my feed for some reason and I’m very glad it did (although I _am_ a brit, so I’m bound to like it!).
    Keep it up my man 👍

  • @Retrochild1979
    @Retrochild1979 Před 2 lety +15

    Thanks for cheering me up today JT, had a sucky day and was so pleased to see you’d posted a vid. Keep up the jolly good work old chap! 🤩🇬🇧

  • @IanDarley
    @IanDarley Před 2 lety +58

    As an English man, I would suggest a British tattoo, else you will be insulting our Scottish Welsh & Irish cousins 👍

  • @Tomboymarcus
    @Tomboymarcus Před 2 lety +1

    Answer to where the office was made
    The Office is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in eight other countries.

  • @pineappletree50
    @pineappletree50 Před 2 lety +1

    If you’re mind is blown learning that the office is originally a British comedy, wait until you hear about shameless, it’s also British 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Gilly9244
    @Gilly9244 Před 2 lety +6

    Asked ‘Do we have big festivals’ just after hearing about Glastonbury 😂😂

  • @firevr
    @firevr Před 2 lety +21

    HG Wells: “War of the Worlds” should have been mentioned here. The Alien landing site from his book is 10 minutes walk from my house.

    • @chrisfortune1813
      @chrisfortune1813 Před 2 lety +2

      Lovely area, I used to walk my dog around there as a kid. He always got skittish around the crater. Have you walked the lake in winter when it freezes over?

    • @chrisfortune1813
      @chrisfortune1813 Před 2 lety +2

      @Ben Wilcox the book remains unchanged, reinterpretation by others can never change the way it was written

    • @mayajrj
      @mayajrj Před 2 lety +3

      And Rudyard Kipling - Thinking of the Jungle book that Disney did NOT write

  • @williamwallace5857
    @williamwallace5857 Před 2 lety +3

    There is no such thing as a 'British' accent. Accents change every 30/40 miles or so and so there are scores (if not hundreds) of accents in Britain. Just to be clear because many Americans (and even some English) assume that Britain is England and England is Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain consists of four countries - Scotland (which I hope will soon be leaving), England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Also, the football team we see here is NOT the 'British' football team (because there isn't one) but the England team. The Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland teams don't even get a mention.

    • @williamwallace5857
      @williamwallace5857 Před 2 lety

      @Michael Rogers I didn't forget, I just just didn't add it in. forgot not fogot, having not havig and England not Endland. Try to spell properly.

  • @katehurstfamilyhistory

    There's never been a Sheriff of Nottingham quite like Alan Rickman! Totally different character to the one he had in Sense and Sensibility about 4 years later (Jane Austen adaptation - worth a look if you want to take in some very nice south-western England scenery). Part of the "London" bit was filmed at Mompesson House in Salisbury, which is round the corner from the cathedral - and about 10 miles from Stonehenge. If you ever get the chance, have a look at pictures of the Houses of Parliament and a country house-turned-school called Scarisbrick Hall in Lancashire; they were designed by the same family of architects and their towers are incredibly similar.