7 British things foreigners don't understand
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2021
- As a Canadian living in the UK, there's loads of weird British stuff I've gotten used to over the years. So what are some of the weird British things foreigners don't understand?? Let's find out!
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a CZcams video every Tuesday and an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:30pm GMT on Twitch.
Alanna x
British bugs queue to get into the house. To just walk, or fly in, wouldn't be proper.
😂
Because they've been brought up properly.
That truly made me laugh! My British husband said the same thing to me! (I'm an American) I worried about no screens and then marveled at the lack of bugs with the windows open. :D
And there's no flies on us!!
lmao
In Germany, eggs are marked with a "best by" date and a date from which they are to be refrigerated. Many recipes require eggs to be at room temperature. In the States (and apparently in Canada too) eggs are washed which destroys their natural protective coating, so, having ruined that, they need to be refrigerated.
As someone else has already said, most of these things won't confuse any foreigners except those from North America.
Eggs in the UK have a "best before" date, too, but you can usually ignore it. Eggs will usually be fine for a week or two longer than this date. If I'm unsure I'll just drop them into a glass of water and you can tell if they're fine from that (If they sink: they're fine. If they sink but stand upright then they're starting to go off. If they float, they are bad.)
We have spaces for eggs in our fridge but in my house we don't use them.
I know neighbors like that they are prick also.
Also in North America... you should question what they wash their eggs in. Europe we believe in using eggs own natural protection rather than using dubious chemicals to cleanse eggs.
Well, I'm not from NA and eggs in my and neighbour countries are not washed AND ARE refrigerated everywhere. So British way of storing them confuses us too
In the UK it is not legal to wash fresh eggs intended for sale as Grade A. In the US it is not legal to sell eggs that have not been washed. A, perhaps non-intuitive, consequence of this difference is that commercial chicken houses in the UK are quite clean, so that the eggs are also clean without being washed (otherwise supermarkets wouldn't stock them). If memory serves me the "don't wash" law was one of the measures introduced after the 1988 salmonella in eggs scare caused by an ill-advised statement made by Edwina Currie, a health minister in the Conservative government. That, and the required vaccination of British hens against salmonella, also introduced after 1988, mean that salmonella is no longer a concern in the UK. Washing eggs before sale may seem like a good idea, but it turns out it's not. North America didn't get the memo. You can still refrigerate British eggs if you want to, they will stay fresh longer.
As a British person I can inform you that we don't just make fun of you for a bit of banter, what we love most is to make fun of ourselves for a bit of banter
The air-conditioning non-troversy is pretty easy to explain. Even in the south of England the peak temperature in summer doesn't tend to exceed tolerable levels, and even when it does opening a window and/or using a fan is usually sufficient. Installing an AC unit is more often an unnecessary and wasteful expense that would be of limited utility at best.
Having lived in North America. I can certainly say it never gets warm enough. I wear thermals even when it's in the 80's
Salad cream got me into Canada! I was visiting friends and flew into Calgary. The Customs people took a very close interest in me and I went through two interviews before a luggage check. They were clearly looking for somebody and I fitted the profile. My luggage was emptied, each item scrutinised until they found a carrier bag which held some British groceries for my friends. The first item out was a bottle of Heinz salad cream. The sight prompted a comment of "Salad Cream. OK, you are a British tourist, welcome to Canada Sir. You can go". Never under-estimate the power of the Salad Cream and, obviously, never travel without it.
I knew some very rich Canadians who lived in the UK for a while, then moved to the USA. I was going to visit them and asked if they missed any British items that I could bring? Yes, they said, salad cream! So I stuffed several bottles of the stuff into my luggage and set off. It is not as easy to explain salad cream to US customs officers as it is to Canadians but I was saved by the word "Heinz". Fortunately for me that debate took so long they got bored and sent me on my way before I had to explain what Bisto was and why I had two pounds of it!
As a Canadian I'd never heard of salad cream before watching Fawlty Towers.
Marmite might also work for this.
That's gold. I'm impressed
Cool story.
I would add panto to the list. My father went to England for Christmas one year and went to a panto. Afterward someone asked him if he enjoyed it, he replied "I'm not sure what just happened."
You know we used to have them in Australia at Xmas time back in the sixties. Then they disappeared.
oh, no, you wouldn't.
Lol
Punch and Judy,uncomortable scary.
@@grahamhansford2055 Oh, yes he would!
I used to work as a Resident Assistant in London looking after US Hight Schoolers. A great job and loved almost every minute of. The building I had was next to a convenience store and (this would happen every semester) there would always be one kid who'd go down to the store on arrival. Buy some bread, ham and mustard and come back to make a sandwich. I'd look for them on the first day it was that regular. I'd start chatting as they made their sandwich. I'd watch as they'd load it up with lots and lots of English Mustard. I'd watch their face as they bit into their first taste of England. Oh… how I laughed as they nearly jumped out of the window in surprise then dance around the kitchen like a headless chicken. The look of confusion on their roommates faces just added to the joy. I'd tell them that that was their first lesson. It may look like something they're used to. It may be called something they expect. BUT it's not always the same.
yep - English mustard will knock your socks off!
I’m British and worked on cruise ships in North America for a few years, on my first night, before I joined my first ship I was in a hotel bar( in Vancouver )and asked for a whiskey and lemonade ( the bar tender was a Brit) he smirked and gave me a jack and TRADIONAL, flat, bitter home made lemonade when he KNEW that I wanted a sprite or seven up. As I drank it he said” let that be a lesson to you” still don’t know whether I should have chinned him for being smug or thanked him for the lesson.
Made me laugh so much. if you're not used to it, UK banter can be quite.....upsetting.
So true. The more we like each other the worse it gets
to the point of being utterly obscene lol
An advantage of British banter, is that we can insult someone, while leaving them wondering if we meant it. If they then get upset, we can apologise, declaring it to be banter, and then they are embarressed. A double win.
I think British insects are just too polite to enter a house without an invitation, apart from the occasional hooligan of a fly or wasp, so uncouth, and I bet all the other insects just tut really loudly when it does happen
Made me laugh 😂
Probably one of the insects from the housing estates.
Apart from hover flies, that lurk about and chip into your conversation.
@@delroydemontagnac5242 Rubber boat
Red fire hydrants - They're always the first thing to get hit in movies!, we've seen this, so we put them underground.....
We do have red post boxes to make up for it!
So true! 😂
I find the hydrants very cluttering, also I think our walk ways (paths) are narrower and thus have less room for things on them.
Fire engines carry standpipes that are connected to the hydrant and then the hoses are connected to the standpipe. Also, construction companies can hire metered standpipes so they can access a water supply when other sources aren't available.
Oldest city in Australia adopted underground hydrants - more recent towns adopted hydrants.Retrofit hydrants now required related to number of people work/reside.Now in bushfire zones, residents have connections, hoses & training to use equipment.Underground hydrant location marked at roadside & blue catseyes embedded in middle of road to reflect car headlights at night
@@kathrynnordstrom5604 The blue catseyes is a good idea I've not heard of before.
eggs & salmonella: there are two approaches to trying to deal with this serious human health risk; inoculate the hens (UK & EU methodology); treat the eggs (US methodology). Treating the animals is more expensive (but arguably more humane), and washing the eggs is said to remove a protective layer that increases the chances of bacteria penetrating the shell, hence the need for refrigerating eggs afterwards.
Thank you and at last. It’s about salmonella and the British flock. That is it.
We don’t get a lot of bugs because we have plenty of spiders to take care of this.
I rather think that this video would be more accurately entitled "7 British things that North Americans don't understand", as for much of Europe many of these things are normal.
Exactly. Nobody in Europe has window screens, for example.
Aye I've lived in multiple European countries, and eggs being refrigerated, air-conditioning, above ground fire hydrants, stop signs and the date format are all not a thing for the rest of Europe either...
And with regards to eggs if you refrigerate after you bring them home they need to remain refrigerated until you use them, but if you store out they will be fine until you use them also
The same for Australia. So many of the issues supposedly 'different' in the UK are the same in Australia - even Marmite except we have Vegemite. But we DO have fly screens on the windows and doors.
@@johngarbett3022 You have fly screens in Oz because you need them. If us Poms needed them, we'd have them... Simples
Especially when the N. Americans have electrical wires strung all over the place in their towns and cities.
We do have a huge variety of pickles, sauces and creams, this is true. But the fact you noticed is really heartwarming - we’ll take it as a condiment 😉
What you did there...I sees it.
Ingenious!
@@Forest_Fifer are you Steve Wright?
You missed out the several trillion types of chutney!
Yorkshire Relish anyone?
air conditioners are expensive to buy and expensive to run, the round standard fans that you can buy are comparitively cheaper and less expensive to run
As a Brit in SE England with air-conditioning in my house, I can agree with Alana that it is the bee's knees to crank it up and really enjoy a nice cool night when it's really hot. Stop signs are more likely to be seen in the countryside when a minor road meets a busier road, but we have a less aggressive "Give Way" sign which is more common.
The simple answer is 'foreigners' are doing things wrongly and the UK is correct on all matters.
Answered you question and got some banter in as well.
Except they joined Europe. And left Europe
@@zapkvr u can’t join Europe & leave Europe, we can’t move the island like lost tv show did
@@zapkvr we left the European Union, not Europe.
Quite right! lol
Well played Sir.
North American eggs are refrigerated due to being treated and blasted to get rid of salmonella which weakens the membrane of the shell so the eggs are vulnerable to infection. UK (It's an EU law I believe) eggs arent treated, instead the flocks of chickens are looked after in such a way that the chances of the hen having salmonella is low. Something like that. This means that the eggs do not need to be stored in the fridge to keep them fresh and protected.
Can't say I've noticed a difference in how they cook when they are cold or room temperature, so I guess it's a moot point if both are safe…
@@rowesk salmonella can still form on the uk unwashed eggs which is why they shouldnt be refridgerated.
I have chickens the eggs never go in the fridge never suffered from them
When eggs are laid, they have a natural covering that makes them safe to keep at room temperature. In the US (and I presume in Canada) the eggs are washed before being put up for sale, and the covering is washed off, so they have to be refrigerated. In the UK the eggs aren't washed, the covering is not removed, so the eggs are perfectly safe at room temperature.
That is exactly it and what I was going to say
Which is half true: "Store eggs at a constant temperature below 20°C - this maintains freshness and quality. The fridge is the best place to keep them in domestic kitchens" from the British Lion website. They're not in a fridge in a shop because they can keep a constant temperature. At home with central heating it's less likely, so you should keep them in the fridge even in the UK if you want them to stay fresh longer.
Which is half true: "Store eggs at a constant temperature below 20°C - this maintains freshness and quality. The fridge is the best place to keep them in domestic kitchens" from the British Lion website. They're not in a fridge in a shop because they can keep a constant temperature. At home with central heating it's less likely, so you should keep them in the fridge even in the UK if you want them to stay fresh longer.
Same goes for Germany. Perhaps the rest of Europe too. Not refrigerated.
It's called hen poo.
Have chickens. Once eggs are washed and the protective layer is removed, they must be refrigerated.
Hi, eggs in the U.K. do not require refrigeration. I think it is because the eggs in North America are washed before sale which removes the coating that protects the egg from going bad unless they are refrigerated.
Correct 😊😎
spot on
Although when we get home...we put them....in the 'fridge....🤯
@@edmonddesbiens Colonials...nearly 250 years on and they still haven't learned 🤣🤣. Vote George W., vote Trump 🤒
This.
"in a heatwave you just have to suffer through it"
That's us Brits, spirit of the blitz
Try living in Geelong in February. Now THAT IS a heat wave. I've a friend who lives in the desert in Nevada. During the summer it can get to 55c for days on end.
Also Brits:
Waaaaah Waaaaah, mask hurt facey
@@zapkvr Temperature alone doesn't make a heatwave. The temperature has to peak at 5C over the average maximum for the time of year for 5 consecutive days to be a heatwave.
Like the song "Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun".
How often does our temperature get > 30 C ?
I live in Northwestern USA (Washinton State). Our weather is very similar to Englands....GUESS WHAT? Air conditioning in our homes, is very rare except in the very newest homes or in homes where the family has upgraded the heating/cooling system. To find an apartment in this area that has ac you have to be searching very new, "upper crust" buildings. Apartments w/ac are not available for the middle-income person.
I am pretty certain that glass bottles of ketchup never used to have "refrigerate after opening" on them and it all started when plastic squeezy bottles became the norm. I can honestly say I have never kept ketchup in the fridge and it does not affect the quality as far as I can tell. It is full of vinegar and sugar so unlikely to spoil. Conversely I have always kept mayonnaise in the fridge whether in a glass jar or plastic bottle. Pretty sure that it goes green if you don't!
Re Eggs. Check out "Why Do Americans Refrigerate Their Eggs and Most Other Countries Don't" by 'Today I Found Out.' Basically, it is all about US eggs having their cuticles destroyed by washing, which reduces their lifespan, whereas UK eggs are not washed and hence last longer and do not need refrigerating. Hence, US eggs cannot be sold in the EU / UK and vice-versa.
Eggs in the uk should be stored in a cool dry place trouble is a lot.of us do not have a pantry so as the uk food standards agency suggest put them in the fridge. I do as my kitchen is way to warm and above 15c.
@@petermatthews4714 Me too...they keep for longer too.
Did you know that by not washing eggs it makes them cheaper to transport and retail in the UK
Thank you for this answer saved me going to great length.
Hen and duck eggs have what's called a pellical over the outside of the egg.
They routinely have salmonella or other nasty germs that can make us sick.
That's why European chefs never crack an egg on the side of the bowl as it can get parts of the outside of the shell inside the which contaminates it.
Here in the USA we wash the eggs in a mild chlorine solution that kills all the germs but also removes that outside protective layer.
That's why American eggs have to be refrigerated.
If you happen to have chickens then those eggs don't have to be refrigerated.
Working in an air-conditioned office is great unless your desk happens to be under the aircon vent. In which case you'll be wearing a scarf and/or hoodie even on the hottest day of the year.
Tell them to turn it down! 😂🥶
Im really skinny and im not really tolerant to cold. I live in South India, where temperature can vary from 20-38, and i could still wear hoodies in summer. I'm the only one among my friends who hates air-conditioning
@@AdventuresAndNaps haha that’s another fight everyone will loose… trust me 🤣
@@AdventuresAndNaps Or, as I've seen done, tape some pieces of paper to the vent in order to redirect (not block)the air flow.
Have had colleagues who instead of getting the air con to oscillate would wack the temperature down, no good for the poor icicle sat in the path of it
During the early 1900s, pre WW1, my grandfather worked in America as a carpenter for a mining company. Though the pay was very good, he eventually returned home to Cornwall. Besides missing his family, the main reason he gave us for his return was, 'all the bugs my han'some', they get into everything'.
I agree with your comment about British humour. Especially banter. I have heard it said that we only insult our friends and that if we smile when we insult you it is because we like you. I remember that the Canadians and Yanks got used to it during WW2 and responded in the same way.
With the eggs thing: You can do it one of two ways: In America they 'sort of' sterilise the outside of the egg which cleans the egg but also damages the outer protective membrane meaning they have to be refrigerated to reduce bacteria growth from the outside. In Britain they 'sort of' get a quick rough wash preserving the outer membrane which means they can be stored at room temperature without succumbing to bacterial infiltration (but you have to wash your hands after handling the shell). Both methods are fine, but I'd add that eggs being a thing evolved to keep a thing alive do surprisingly well at room temps if you don't fuck with them too much.
I do have a fridge, but I leave my eggs out. If it's a hot time of the year I will put them into the fridge. However, I never have eggs that long to matter; especially duck eggs. From the farm to the shops it is against the law to store eggs in a fridge. It's up to you whether you put them into your fridge or not. A cold egg taken out of a shop fridge will start to get condensation forming on the shell, and this can be a potential problem with bacteria entering the egg. If someone does not have a fridge at home, not everyone does, this can cause problems if the shop stores them in the fridge. This non-cleaning of eggs by the producer also has the benefit of the chickens being kept in sanitary conditions to keep the eggs cleaner. Some recipes also state that the eggs need to be at room temperature before using them, and it can take 15 minutes for that to happen with all the condensation problems as well. My hand is up for eggs out of the fridge.
Eggs in the UK are clean. Eggs are not allowed to be sold if there are any signs of poop on the egg, these will be sold industrially
Eggs in the USA (I don't know about Canada) are washed and therefore must be refrigerated. Eggs in Britain are not washed and do not need refrigeration. Australia and New Zealand are the same as Britain. Eggs in the USA cannot be sold unless they are washed; eggs in Britain cannot be sold if they are washed. British eggs are safer and healthier.
In addition to the washing differences. The more crucial point is the condition the hens are kept in. The UK has strict laws around disease, the hens have to be tested regulary. If disease is found those eggs will never be allowed into the food chain. In the states (unsure about Canada), hens are allowed to have much more disease- which will pass to the eggs. As the eggs essentially have disease within them, they must be refrigerated in order to prevent the small amount of disease increasing on shelf to much larger concentration.
Literally the refrigeration requirement is due to the eggs being allowed to harbour disease to begin with!!
@@derekwright2388 That's incorrect. I get plenty of shit covered eggs. As I don't eat egg shell, it's not a problem.
Fire hydrants are always under covers in the ground - they are marked on nearby walls by a rectangular yellow sign with a black H on it - look around and you'll start noticing them
What Alana might not know if the sign tells them how far away it is and how deep it is.
@@riceuteneuer2678 Where I live the local fire brigade also keep note of where they are and sometimes go round to check they are still functional and can be accessed and that the signs are still clear and visible from the road.
@@martinconnelly1473 They're on the GPS maps they have in the cabs of the trucks as well.
A group of people who use these hydrants unofficially and keep them in good order are steam traction engine drivers. They just drive up and fill the water tank sometimes having to put in five minutes work getting the thing freed up and working.
@@martinconnelly1473 They have maps indicating where they are plus surface water supplies like small and larger lakes rivers etc.
I think banter is a very positive attribute. When I got married I told my wife that whenever anything went wrong, whether she even knew about it or not, it was going to be her fault. I came back from work one day where that had been a problem in the office. I told her that I had said to everyone in the office they should not worry because it was my wife's fault. On one New Year's Day she even suggested that it had all been her fault for years now and perhaps we should change it round to be my fault. Naturally, I refused! But the serious point is that there is, in reality, no blame culture in our home.
You will find on the Ketchup label, and most condiments, once opened, keep refrigerated. Salad cream is similar to Mayo, but has a more distinctive taste.
In my capacity as one of those weird British people, I feel I should point out that when I hear "window screen " I just assume someone is mispronouncing "windscreen" as in front window of a car. As for bugs, well this is England, so most of our insect life would be far too polite to enter your home without being formally invited 😄😄 xxx
Except those very rude flies who have no manners x
Even then, what’s the point of going in if there’s no air conditioning? 😉😁
@@DMGamanda and Spiders!
DMG wasps too. Very badly brought up, no manners at all.
Southern England has fewer bugs but if you go to Northern Scotland (eg Sutherland) there are bugs aplenty. You need a head mask just to walk to the pub.
I stick eggs in the fridge but recognise that they are fine at room temperature. Sometimes I don't put them in if there's no room.
I always say: "if eggs aren't meant for the fridge, why do fridges have egg trays?"
ok
@@gamingtonight1526 Because fridges aren't only sold in the UK!
Exactly my reason. They get in the way.
@@gamingtonight1526 That's because the fridge follows the american way.
My mother had a SERIOUS spider phobia I once found her cringing in terror from an ENORMOUS bug, I simply picked it up and took it out into the garden she thought I was the bravest boy in the world it was some time before I admitted that the bug was...a grasshopper!
I knew someone concerned that a grasshopper was WATCHING her. She trapped it in a bottle and I released it on a patch of grass.
Hi Alanna! Just wanted to drop a line. I lived in the UK as a Finn for a number of years and haven’t been able to visit for quite some time now due to COVID and everything. It’s funny how quickly you forget all those things and its super fun to watch your videos coz all those things come back and I can so relate to everything you saying :) take care and keep it up ❤️
Thank so much for watching!
I first watched because of the cute Canadian with the "funny" accent. I subscribed because of the absolutely fascinating videos that give such an interesting perspective. As an American Anglophile, who has often considered Canadians and English as two sides of the same coin, this channel proves and disproves that view. Keep it up! We'll done.
Thanks for watching!
A friend sent me a link to your channel and now I'm hooked, I love the different perspective and the way you have embraced the culture.. speaking as a Brit living in Spain, married to a Spaniard, I can appreciate how confusing and challenging it can be. Great stuff.
@@AdventuresAndNaps As a Canadian is it easy for you to tell that someone is not Canadian but from the USA - especially if they are from the other side of the Great Lakes?
Wow. I am a native Californian, and I must be more British than I knew! I grew up keeping the ketchup in the cupboard, I have never lived in a home with air conditioning (I'm in my mid-fifties), I write my dates starting with the day (17 August 2021). I leave the butter dish on the kitchen counter unless it's a very warm day and the butter gets too melty. I would love to go without screens; in one of our homes, we had no screens and I loved it!! Screens can get so dusty and gross, and my husband hated cleaning them. I keep my eggs in the fridge, and I think they are not refrigerated in the UK because in general, their weather is much cooler. And I love banter!! :)
One of the main reasons for the eggs things in N. America is that a lot of eggs over there are washed and chlorinated. The idea being to kill salmonella but it also strips off the protective layers on the egg meaning they need to be refrigerated otherwise they'd go bad super quick. We don't do that in the UK and you frequently get egg boxes with feathers in. However loads of people still keep their eggs in the fridge as they last longer that way.
I’d get checked over at the doctors, sounds like you’ve caught Britishness 😉
Lol love your response 😆
Greetings, honorary British person! 😃
Even in the summer months of Australia our eggs are kept in the cupboard or a wire basket. Dependant on the supermarket, sometimes they are in the refrigerated section, or sometimes on the shelves. Strangely though is the fact that 1 supermarket I shop at has them in the "miscellaneous" section with light bulbs, batteries, socks and other random things that can't be eaten. LOL
We don’t need to puts eggs in the fridge because our farms have better hygiene standards so they don’t need to be cleaned, just washed. In the US they clean them with chemicals to make them safe for consumption and this strips away some layers of the shell so they go bad quicker and need to be put in the fridge
Hello, thank you for this video! I am a foreigner in the UK (French actually), and I have to say about the date (MDY), or the eggs in the fridge, and some other things that it is not really a UK particularity, but it is a North-American particularity! For example MDY date is only used in USA and Canada (maybe in the Philippines and in Malaysia too). And for the eggs, well I guess it's simply because of the production and the washing process in North-America, in other countries we simply do not wash them, and it's fine (maybe better as when you want to cook with eggs, they are already at room temperature) ;)
Banter in office - " Alasdair, I don't care what everyone says about you, I think you're ok ."
Otherwise known as a back handed compliment.
Millions of years of evolution developed the egg as a means of preserving the foodstore inside it for the developing embryo. What did Merkins do? Scrubbed away the preservation system so they have to refrigerate the eggs.
I dunno, my Merkin keeps my eggs nice and warm…
@@rowesk lol....can we call you Wiggy?
To be fair, the way North American eggs are produced practically demands they be washed first.
@@docostler Cover them with infectious crud, then scrub it off. Great.
An amazing Creator gave us both Chickens and eggs, for which I am thankful, as I'm not clever enough to design or produce either.
And as I undestand it, He didn't take nearly so long to do so.
Hi, loved your video, when you talked about eggs, I'm the USA and Canada you need to refrigerate your eggs because of the way they are washed are processed, in the uk and Europe we literally just wash the eggs and dont process in the same way, there for the Natural protection of the egg of intact, therefore they do not need to be refrigerated and it can actually shorten the shelf life to do so.
Hope this helps
And some times you may even get a small feather. 😆
Not boring at all. Thank you.
Not noticed eggs in the supermarket but now you mention it, yup! You're right.
At home, definitely stored in the fridge but in their boxes not the shaped hollows in the door!
I've never seen a visible hydrant.. They are below ground to protect them from damage by road traffic.
The written number of day and number of year are separated by letters of the month.
Manufactures usually state "Store in Fridge after opening!"
It increases the shelf life.
Great video,
The Maple Leaf For Ever.
I always found it odd when you buy a fridge it usually comes with a little egg tray (I'm in the UK) that pretty much never gets used, at least by me. Keep an eye out for yellow metal plates with a black H on them, those are our fire hydrants. Typically in the ground or with a wall plate nearby.
You are absolutely correct about the date format. It took me a while to understand what 9/11 was. 🤷🏼♀️
Me too, I kept wondering what was special about the 9th of November...
We might have brutal banter but you have hockey fights! Really enjoying the channel. 🙂
In the United States, fresh, commercially produced eggs need to be refrigerated to minimize your risk of food poisoning. However, in many countries in Europe and around the world, it's fine to keep eggs at room temperature for a few weeks. i am from the uk and it is not uncommon to put in the fridge but normally we keep them on the counter or in a cupboard and some fridges come with egg trays in them too so it is up to the person there is no right or wrong way. ok so air con in the past we never needed it but in the last 20 plus years the weather in the uk has become warmer and less rain in some places .
Eggs in the UK are in the eggs section! Keeping your eggs in the fridge in the UK is fine, but if you are intending to bake using eggs then the recipe will assume that the eggs are room temperature. This goes back to pre-fridge days.
England has changed out of all recognition now. When I was young our houses would fill with creepy-crawlies if we kept the windows open on summer evenings.
Quite short journeys by car would render the windscreen full of dead bugs that had to be cleaned off by hand, they were stuck so hard.
Around about September Daddy-long-legs were the problem. Dozens in five minutes.
But now - nothing. There has been a profound change in our environment.
I have no idea about causes, but it’s undoubtedly a big change somehow.
We still have spiders though 👍👍
I'm lived in England (and in general) for 36 years. I haven't noticed much of a change. I grew up in the countryside. I do notice a lack of insects now that I live in a city, but whenever I visit my mum in the summer, the house is still full of flies, moths, gnats and craneflies. Oh and spiders, but I get spiders in the city, too.
I noticed that about Daddy Long Legs in the last few years
Daddy long legs only live for a few days a year. But when they are about, they let you know.
And moths, in the 60s and 70s there would be loads flying around every light, every night in the Autumn. You see them nowadays, yes, but nothing like the amount of a few decades back.
Enjoyed the video, I am from UK and would say 1. eggs = no fridge ;-) Condiments when I was younger they were always kept on the shelf/cupboard BUT things have changed in the last 20 years as less and less preservatives are used. Now condiments tend to need to be refrigerated more now.
Again the climate is cooler so eggs done need to be in the fridge. Also a cold egg tastes different to one at room temperature and tightens up during cooking
Stop signs: Yes we do have them at some junctions where visibility of other traffic is obscured so a stop sign is used for safety. But they are not as common as "Give Way" signs at junctions which actually means the same thing as stop signs. It is an advisory to give way to the oncoming traffic that has priority. However, if the visibility of the roads involved in the junction and oncoming traffic or there are no other road users in the vicinity, then you may determine it is safe to cross, turn or pull out of the junction, without having to stop or give way to other road users.
Not quite true. You are supposed to come to a complete stop for a STOP sign and you could be fined if you don't (like if you break the speed limit); for a Give Way sign you don't need to come to a complete stop if your way is clear.
@@artyonehundred "Give Way" is equivalent to the US "Yield" sign.
I'm British and I enjoy your videos so much. It's always interesting to hear an outside perspective. :)
Awesome! Thank you!
A simple guide to condiments:
Ketchup - good with anything especially a full English breakfast.
Brown sauce - good with any roast dinner or any meal where the main items are meat and/or potatoes. Also good with a full English breakfast.
Mint sauce - any meal where the main meat is lamb.
Apple sauce - any meal where the main meat it pork
Bread sauce - any meal where the main meat is chicken.
Horseradish sauce - any meal where the main meat is beef.
Mustard - anything really but don’t go mad with it.
Worcestershire sauce - more of an ingredient in soups and stews.
Salad cream - pour over salads.
I broadly agree with this list from Raymond but would like to add a few suggestions, including a few 'imports'
Branston pickle (or similar e.g Heinz) - cheese & biscuits or Ploughmans Lunch
Peri peri sauce - chicken, although son-in-law has it with anything
Cranberry jelly - turkey or chicken
Mayonnaise (preferable to salad cream) - spoon or squeeze on salads or frites (I know that chips means something else in NA English)
Curry sauce - also good on frites
Lingonberry jam - meatballs
Gravy - any roast dinner
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A couple of bizarre personal favourites
Aubergine pickle - useful for making anything interesting & palatable
Marmalade - breakfast sausages
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I would add that tomato ketchup is also very good with burgers and 'fish and chips', brown sauce is regarded in some circles as infra dig, and wholegrain and especially brown french mustard are milder alternatives to yellow English mustard. Mint jelly is also an alternative to mint sauce. There are also a number of sauces that are just for fish such as parsley sauce and in restaurants a suite of pretentious sauces called 'jus'.
Mint sauce gravy over roast potatoes for me… pregnancy craving 😂
my family has lived in the UK since the late 70s and never refrigerated eggs, and they have always been just fine.
Most bottled sauces don't need to be refrigerated either. Just think of all the cafes, pubs and restaurants that keep them out in the open.
Only mayonnaise and salad dressing needs refrigerating.
They have a high sugar content, which preserves them.
@@jonb3311 Sugar and Vinegar are both preservatives in sauces. Pickles do not need to be in the fridge either.
I can sense the need for a condiments taste test coming up. I have a feeling that would make for a great episode. Thanks Alanna for all you do. Your videos are very entertaining!
Thanks for watching!!
That’s a great call.
Re: air con - there is a 6 min youtube video called 'Why 25 degrees really is hot in the UK'. Its an Australian news feature that basically explains the difference between hot and cold climates and how buildings are designed and built differently for those climates. It answers all those questions about why no air con, why double glazing etc...
I saw that two. Good points raised.
Excellent idea. Building energy standards have historically been very lax in Australia. Housing energy standards are worse than commercial. I've noticed a lot of new builds now have full insulation in the walls though. Building standards here used to be state based which caused huge problems for suppliers.
Agreed, it’s a great vid
If I had eggs they'd go in the fridge for one simple reason: the temperature is more constant there. The rest of my home has a varying temp as I'm on electric heaters with no thermostat. They have controls but the temperature can change by the hour, let alone the day, depending on how much sun comes in, how chilly the wind is, etc. The fridge is a closed environment kept at a relatively steady temperature.
If my home was fully temperature controlled, I'd keep my eggs in a cool cupboard
For the first one about window screens, that’s right a lot of us brits don’t have them, however, in almost every home you go to, there will be a lace curtain covering the window. I’m not sure of the specific name but that is our alternative of a window screen.
Omg I’ve never even thought about banter long enough to define it, I couldn’t stop chuckling 😂😂
British bugs are so polite and wont come in through the window unless invited as for eggs and sauce are stored in the refrigerator, unless unopened re ketchup
My bugs always knock first and politely go away if I don’t answer.
Throughout Europe, not just the UK, fresh eggs are generally kept unrefridgerated. Because of the insantiary conditions and battery farming in North America, eggs easily become contaminated with salmonela. So eggs are washed before packing. In Europe, chickens are vaccinated against this, and thus eggs are not washed. By washing, the eggs lose their natural protective coating, so don't keep well.
When chickens lay an egg it's covered with a "bloom" or cuticle which seals the pores to protect from bacteria and makes the egg last longer. In the USA and other countries farmers employ a cleaning process which removes the cuticle and, effectively, shortens the life of the egg unless it's refrigerated. Washing (not soaking) an egg in warm water will clean it without removing the protective cuticle.
Depends how long i think its going to be before i use the eggs. Eggs cook better if they are at room temp when you use them.
This is absolutely true. If you've ever had a boiled egg and struggled to avoid the little snotty puddle somewhere near the yolk, try leaving your eggs at room temperature for a couple of hours before cooking them.
I've never stored eggs in the fridge. I have taken the fridge egg rack out that I got with the fridge. All I do is observe the display to and use by dates on the box. I always get eggs with the Red Lion stamp on because they are from guaranteed salmonella free hens. They did a random "dip test" of 80,000 eggs with this stamp around the UK and not one of them contained salmonella.
Plus our eggs aren’t washed liked they are in America.
If you didn't put eggs in the fridge in America you'd get very sick, food standards in America aren't that strict
Although eggs don't need to be refrigerated, they last a lot longer in the fridge - as you'd probably expect. If you're using them quickly, keep them wherever's convenient. If you take a while, put them in the fridge.
@@MathewWalls you have to put American eggs in the fridge though as they wash their natural protection off , plus their chickens aren't vaccinated which is another reason they need to go in fridge , however funny enough washed eggs in the fridge don't last as long as UK eggs out of the fridge
All eggs have the potential for salmonella...That's like saying British chicken is salmonella free. Edwina Currie found this out the hard way.
On fire hydrants: upright standpipes in the streets would be open to abuse or vandalism, (or simply accidental damage); not considered a good idea for live freshwater main connections as it could disrupt people’s water supply.
There are upright posts in places that indicate where the fire service can access the underground mains, or (per your picture) the relevant manhole covers have “FH” on them (and, of course, all fire engines are equipped with the relevant keys to these covers).
Eggs and bread are normally the last part of the supermarket you get too, so they’re on top and don’t get crushed
We don’t have fire hydrants as the connections to the water supply is actually in a recess under the pavement, there are thousands of stop signs all over the UK
Kent innit they don't stop for no one !
Also the British fire engines carry enough water and foam to put out most average fires.
@@kevanparker908They do carry a massive amount of water, the foam additives don’t need much when diluted with water, they just require a special nozzle to whip the foam up so even for a large fire they only need 10-20 litres of the foam additive
The connection in the pavement or road is still called a fire hydrant.
Where I am in Canada, our fire hydrants have tall poles on them so they can be found in the snow banks.
Also worth noting that getting an egg to be soft boiled with a runny yoke is so much harder if its been in the fridge, and we do so love our boiled eggs with soldiers for dipping.
I'm going to test this. Not that I don't believe you ;)
Oh yeh gotta have them soldiers ! No matter your age eh, ummmm
It's just a matter of timing it right. I keep my eggs in the fridge for convenience (tiny kitchen) and find boiling the eggs for about 5 minutes works for me. If you like it softer and more runny 4 and a half minutes will probably work for you. Get a timer and experiment to find your own perfect time for your eggs.
@@stevebarlow3154 an old gran trick I was taught by my gran was when you lift the egg out of the water see how fast the water evaporates. If it’s almost instant then hard boiled and then obviously all the way done to forever and completely raw. I think a couple of secs is a reasonable runny egg.
You can sop the yolk up from eggs fried sunny side up or over easy, too.
We only need air con in big offices due to ventilation issues. 30+ degrees here? You'll be lucky
Traditionally net curtains were used to prevent insects coming in. Eggs are shelf stable because they aren't washed. I do keep mine in the fridge since they will keep for weeks that way. We do tend use more give way signs, than stop signs, it's about giving way to the road that has priority but you don't have to stop if the road is clear.
I hate salad cream and prefer mayo - it's down to taste. Ketchup gets used so quickly that it will keep in a cupboard but if you rarely eat it then keeping it in the fridge makes sense.
The key to banter is knowing the person well and understanding boundaries, typically the more familiar or closer you are with someone the further you can go with banter; or better understand what is out of bounds it is also about bonding and expressing your affection for a friend because being British we still struggle with public displays of affection, also we are simply having a laugh or making light of a situation. I have witnessed caustic levels of banter many times, for example I have colleagues at work that daily insult one another and refer to each other by the C word and think it's hilarious.
There was a episode on Seinfeld where George started to refer to randomites as "bastard". Happens here in Australia too.
As a Brit I have always struggled with our banter culture. People always misjudging where the lines are, or hiding behind "it's just banter" to be horrible.
Fire hydrants are usually underground, under a metal lid and with an "H" plate nearby usually on a wall.
Yup!
and the plate often gives the distance to the hydrant so you know which car to move.
@@johnclements6614 The plate gives the distance away, in metres, and the hose connection diameter required, in millimetres. So outside my home is a 2 over 75, which tells the fire service where to look and which hose to grab.
Why aren't the egg's in the dairy section?
Because cow's don't produce egg's?
Eggs does not need an apostrophe as it is just plural.
Cows does not need an apostrophe either.
@@fionagregory9376 I'll hand my license in to the grammar police, ok officer?
Sooooo.....eggs are in the baking section there because, um, they're grown like wheat or sugar cane or sugar beets?
@@xqqqme because theyre used in baking? quite vital in fact.
Eggs last longer out of the fridge. The colder temps dry out the eggs causing them to go off quicker.
Not true. They rot if they are not in the fridge. You can get salmonella.
@@fredmila not from british eggs you cant. british eggs are not american eggs, they do not rot if they are outside the fridge. (unless you do wait a crazy amount of time of course, even a twinkie 'rots' eventually......
British homes tend to be insulated, which - with minimal planning - can keep the home cool as well as warm. Open windows in the evening/overnight allow heat out. In the morning, windows are closed, keeping the warm air out, and retaining the comfortable temperature indoors well into the afternoon. At which point, of course, the windows can be opened again.
As soon as I get home or unpack the Tesco delivery, I coat the eggs in melted butter and place on an egg rack for the butter to set then place into a dark cupboard. They will stay fresh for 3 - 4 months and have a nice buttery taste when cooked, one can use unsalted or salted butter, salted imparts a better taste.
Food kept in a fridge needs to be brought up to room temperature before consuming as often tasteless when cold, cheese, pork pies or any cooked meat taste much better also tomatoes should be kept on the windowsill so they ripen well, stalk upwards they will be much sweeter, most fruit does not need refrigerating and tastes far better without, bananas will go black quickly if kept cold.
Hmm interesting, I'll try bringing my eggs to room temperature before cooking next time.
I was told, if its in the freezer in the shop, your freeze or fridge it, if its on the shelves, store in cupboard.
General rule: If the condiment is vinegar-based: Ketchup, BBQ, HP/Daddies, Salad Cream, Worcestershire sauce it doesn't need to be stored in the fridge as the vinegar is a natural preservative. However, dairy-based condiments: Mint Raita, Mayonnaise, Sour Cream, etc should be stored in the fridge for obvious reasons.
The 'fire hydrant' thing: near my home, by where an old wall meets the main road, there is a faded white paint sign that indicates 'W/T' and an arrow.
This means 'water tank this way', but actually directs (World War II-vintage quickly-trained auxiliary firemen, probably responding to a large fire caused by enemy bombing away from their usual area) to the nearest manhole cover that accesses a water main, a way of getting to the water supply for the nearby houses.
A local fire station and it's crew would know this from local knowledge, but during WWII these signs were needed.
Just a bit of history for context. The yellow FH cover is a relatively new development.
I remember we had signs on buildings saying "FP" Fire point, 20 yds etc.
That's interesting- I was wondering what happens if the yellow fire hydrant cover is hidden under a layer of snow. I always wonder that about lane markings painted on the road too. I know most of the UK doesn't get much snow, but they must be covered occasionally.
10:00 It’s funny with British banter cause we also use so much dry sarcasm, innuendo and metaphor in those essentially fake savage arguments with friends that not only do people not know what’s real or not it’s like when is there time for sincerity and vulnerability and the answer is simple….that’s for when you are drunk lol
Yes, this!
Interesting point on the bugs. I often get wasps but I think that's because we have a nest near by. The good thing is we have net curtains so the wasps usually spend half an hour struggling to get through the net curtain then give up and fly out of the window again so they're not an issue for me
On the subject of stop signs, they are not necessarily a delay to any noticeable degree as long as you remember that if there is no conflicting traffic on the road you are joining as long as your wheels physically stop turning you can stop for like a second and then be on your way. In our house eggs are only kept in the fridge for convenience as we don't have the cupboard space not to. If you've got AC you keep all the windows closed so if anyone in the building gets a cold it circulates around the building for ages because by the time you get rid of it it comes back round your area again. Red fire hydrants tend to be only on military bases and industrial complexes. Commonwealth countries have a very similar style of humour.
Ketchup in the cupboard, most condiments have vinegar in them which is preservative, therefore no need to put them in the fridge, only mayonnaise, tartare scauce, or other condiments with eggs in them need to go in the fridge
I agree
I never bother refrigerating shop bought mayo as it's made with pasteurised egg. I know the directions on the jar say to fridge it after opening but in 40 years I've never bothered and never suffered any adverse effects.
@@malcolmross8427 So do i.
Eggs , see down below, fire hydrants same as the rest of the world except the US, 😱 Bug Screens same as most of europe except US 😱 , Date and time Same as rest of the world except US & Canada 😱 Umm I think it's not foreigners it's North Americans lolol 😜 love your show by the way 😎
Add to that paper sizing. Most of world uses A4 etc etc whereas US uses 8.5” x 11” letter size!
@@DMGamanda I think you’re on to something
Something tells me Alana already knows this and is just being a very naughty girl...😋
I don't know about Canada, but I have heard that the USA power wash their eggs which takes off a protective layer from the shell and means they need to be refrigerated. In the UK, we understand that no one intends to eat the shell so there is no need to remove a layer from it.
Also it makes far more sense for eggs to be in the baking aisle than the dairy aisle: people put eggs in cakes, but no one pours eggs on their cereal
Fire hydrants are kept in the ground for safety grounds as if they are above the ground they are susceptible to being hit or misused. It is an offence in Britain to use them for anything other than fire uses unless you have a license and a metered tap usually for local authorities or amenities. If you look around you will see a yellow sign with a H on it with the distance in feet telling you where the hydrant is.👍
Salad cream used to be a working class thing while mayo was much more an upper classes thing.
Yes, i also think of mayo as a tasteless thing.
I'm kind of interested in the fly thing myself.
Eggs have caused many a debate between myself and American friends and family. It got to a very heated point over time. Someone else has already answered the normal reason, but it's also because we vaccinate chickens for salmonella here so eggs don't need to be washed (and aren't allowed to be). Washing eggs knackers the protective coating so they need chilling out.
Also we don't allow battery farming of chickens, that causes a lot of contamination.
Well said Ralph 👍
@@Naeron66 excellent
UK usually has a Give Way sign (upside down white triangle with red border) meaning you must give way to traffic on the road that you are joining, rather than come to a full stop.
in England we don't need to refrigerate eggs because they aren't washed. Surely our fire hydrants are more traditional as Britain has been around a lot longer than America and Canada put together.
I've always kept most of my sauces in the cupboard cus i naturally wouldn't want very cold sauces going onto hot food, and only found out last year that you are actually meant to store them in the fridge once opened. But i'm a person of habit and have never had issues, so still store them in the cupboard (mayo and salad cream go in the fridge and always have)
Same here
Fat based condiments ?
I think in the 'old days' many sauces could be kept safely in the cupboard because they were so packed with preservatives. As recipes changed so did the storage instructions (refrigerate after opening and use within 6 weeks). These instructions are probably overkill, but I have had the experience of taking an oldish bottle of tomato ketchup out of the cupboard, shaking it all to the top of the bottle and then loosening the lid, only to discover that it was fermented and under pressure. Ketchup shower! I follow the storage instructions now; though I admit to being perplexed by the instruction 'refrigerate after opening and consume within 6 weeks' on jars of pickled onions. SURELY the point of pickling is to preserve food??!
My only confusion about your videos is the reference to ‘naps’; I have watched dozens of your ‘adventures’ but cannot recall seeing even one where you are taking a nap.
Have you seen the ones where she tastes different alcoholic drinks? The nap is what comes next. ;-)
She has explained this before, but it's about the exciting bits (the adventures) and the boring bits (which may cause the odd nap, as in theory at least they could be boring).
It's not that, it's because her cameras battery would run out watching her nap
In the US, fire hydrants are all over the streets. In the UK, there are small circular panels built into the pavements that, when opened, fire engines can connect their hoses into.
Essentially, our "hydrants" are under the ground, so less likely to get broken I guess. :)
In the uk instead of a stop sign at a junction we paint white lines across the road directly at the junction, a broken white line or dashes means give way and a unbroken solid white line means stop
Greetings from Connecticut. I am a little bit of a mix when it comes to condiments. Ketchup, mustard, tartar sauce, horseradish, chili sauce, and mayo are in the fridge, while Worcestershire, HP (if I had any, one of the grocery stores around here used to carry it), and A1 steak sauce are in the cupboard.
Of course my eggs are also in the fridge.
Worcestershire has higher % vinegar base therefore better preserved.HP possibly better in fridge - depends how fast you use it!Same for ketchup!
An American friend of mine thought me and my Dad were having a real argument when we were just using banter in the way Alanna is talking about!
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the better you know someone the more brutal your banter is, if they dont know you, then thats an insult
I'm from Australia, and our eggs are the same as england. I typically put them in the fridge, as anything put into the fridge lasts longer. You don't have to do that, but I feel much safer doing so than leaving them out. Though the whole fridge thing with sauces like mayonaise, ketchup, mustard etc. tell you to put them in the fridge once opened, which exposes it to the air, reasons why it instructs you to put it in the fridge.
Aircon is something we're going to need to think about in the future. We had 40degrees twice last year in our back garden and many days over 30. Thats going to increase and after having just come back from Thailand where aircon is essential for its 44degrees .. we'll want it eventually. You'll see water pipes for the fire brigade in the ground, small, almost square metal with a hash/waffle pattern. Keeps them safe from being knocked over. Banter can seem really harsh and rude. My son got questioned in Thailand because of the banter he had with another English teacher. Britain used to write dates the same as America does, which is where America got it from, but we changed it to a more sensible format.