One year before Edison patented the Light Bulb, the first street and domestic house in Britain was being lit by the Light Bulb invented by Brit Joseph Swan. Swan was by then already building a factory to mass produce the bulb. Edison purchased a share in Swan’s company and so the Swan Edison Light Bulb Company was born. Edison did not cheat here, he did invent the light bulb, but a year after Swan. It was the Swan version that lasted longer.
@johnwilletts3984 Absolutely, Joseph Swan played a huge role in the development of the lightbulb, and you're right to point out that his work preceded Edison’s. Swan’s design was already being used to light streets and homes in Britain before Edison patented his version. The partnership between Swan and Edison helped merge their efforts and bring electric lighting to a larger market. Edison didn’t necessarily 'cheat' here, but he did benefit from the groundwork laid by Swan and others. It’s great to see Swan’s contributions getting the recognition they deserve in discussions like this!
Most people don't think about or even care for where something is invented. Occasionally however you'll get an American talking about something like they're taking personal credit for it or say something like "America, land of the free" and half the world just colectivly think, well only if you close your eyes and squint your ears
True, but in many CASES, AND THE LIGHT BULB IS ONE OF THEM, A GREAT IDEA, WAS OFTEN LEFT ON THE SHELF INCOMPLETE, BECAUSE THE INVENTER (S) LOST INTEREST OR MONEY, TO PROGRESS. LATER SOMEONE PICKS UP THE 'BALL' AND RUNS WITH IT. SWANS EFFORTS TO CREATE A LASTING LIGHT BULB ,IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE. THE FILEMENT KEPT BURNING OUT AFTER VERY SHORT PERIODS, HE TRIED MANY TYPES OF MATERIAL WITHOUT SUCCESS. tHOMAS eDISON'S CLAIM IS QUITE VALID, IF YOU ACCEPT, HIS CHOICE OF FILEMENT MATERIAL, GAVE US THE LIGHT BULBS WE HAVE KNOWN, FOR MOST OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
I find America just has the money to buy all and say it’s theirs even apple pie is British. America bought Cadbury chocolate and it’s gradually been getting cheap and disgusting
When I first toured around the USA back in 1976, Americans told me that it was the USA that invented the Automobile. It was difficult to mention that it originated in Germany. LOL
Actually, the Team America film's entire visual style, and especially the puppetry, is basically from the UK as well. It's all based on the kids TV programs from the 60's created by Gerry Anderson in his studios in Slough (just outside London) - programs like Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet
There are bakeries in the UK that are older than the United States of America, so if something didn't originate from the UK, it's probably from another part of Europe
so why do most of USA speak english?? you know the 'founding fathers' ?? Two were born in England (Button Gwinnett, Robert Morris), two in Ireland (George Taylor, Matthew Thornton), two in Scotland (James Wilson, John Witherspoon), one in Northern Ireland (James Smith), and one in Wales (Francis Lewis).
The word sandwich is actually the name of a place on the east coast of England, not too far south east of London. “In 1762, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich®, invented the meal that changed dining forever. As the story goes, he was playing cards and did not want to leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread so he could eat with his hands.”
I live not far from the town of Sandwich, and there is a village next to it called Ham. There is a road sign in another nearby village called Finglesham which shows Ham and Sandwich together on it, and it's actually become a tourist attraction - people go there to take photos of it! Google "ham sandwich sign" to check it out.
Where I said I lived when really living near Brixton when I met my first ever Black and Mixed Raced kids in Kennington Park, South East LondonMin around 1967/68. Naturally,I got mugged for 2 old pence(1p) but because I said I lived in Bow, East London they gave me a 1penny refund. What lovely fellas!
@@Trebor74originally Big Ben was cast in Northern England - when it was tested before being placed in the tower it cracked badly - it was then recast at the Whitechapel Bell foundry
With reference to the light bulb, it's complicated. However, Mr Lewis Latimer (A black American) invented the carbon filament making bulbs affordable & practical rarely gets mentioned.Which is a shame.
I used to live in Canterbury, which is near Sandwich. There's also a place locally called Ham (I've been to a few places in the UK called Ham actually). Normally you won't see it, but if you approach Ham from one particular direction there is a roadsign that reads, Ham Sandwich.
I live a few minutes down the road from Sandwich, l have had a sailing boat moored there for over 30 years. Sandwich is an ancient and beautiful riverside town on the river Stour. The river Stour runs into the sea at Sandwich Bay about 4 miles down stream from the town and is part of a stunning nature reserve and home to a large seal colony. Sandwich is one of the 5 original 'Cinque Ports' ( pronounced 'sink' and meaning 5 in French) charged by 'Edward the Confessor' with the defence of England back in the 11th Century. The Earl of Sandwich and his wife are depicted on a stained glass window in the old church at the centre of the town.
Another peice of music well known to Americans is played at your graduation ceremonies but was actually composed by Edward Elgar and is called Land of Hope and Glory. You should do a reaction to it at the last night of the proms. The 2012 one on TH-cam is good.
They forgot to mention 'A1 Sauce' Although it's considered to be an American Steak Sauce, it was actually created by a Henderson William Brand - a chef who worked for King George IV. The king was so impressed with the sauce, he proclaimed it to be 'A1' - The name stuck, and Brand set up his own company to make and sell the sauce in the UK. It eventually found its way to the USA in the late 19th century where it became a staple sauce for serving with steak.
We should listen to the commentary. Plastic surgery came about from World War 1, military men having parts of their face or bodies etc blown, burnt or shot off, disfigured, needing something done so they could at least return to society without the problems from people who perhaps did not fight and wanted them shut away. Now days it majority seems to be more about dissatisfied rich people but remember, it had very honourable beginnings and still does for anyone truly needing it.
PG Wodehouse, c1910, had an American visitor looking for a baseball game. Jeeves (actually an earlier version of him) directed the visitor to primary schools where the girls played rounders, commenting, "I was not aware it was a pastime for adults."
In the UK during the 60's & 70's we were taught it was Edison who invented the lightbulb. In later years we are taught that Nokola Tesla invented the filament lightbulb we see today. Tesla worked with electricity and it's uses including free electricity most of his life. He worked under Edison and Edison patented this lightbulb and so Edison has been proclaimed the inventor. Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia and emmigrated to the USA where he worked for a time under Edison. As it turns out Edison patented many inventions that were not his and this is why he was concidered a great inventor back in the day.
09:40 the answer if you want it is the word "Hello" when answering a phone or meeting someone. Before that the word was more of an expression of surprise, which you would still hear used in old B&W movies like the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes adventure films, "Hello what's this, a footprint...."
@@lloydcollins6337 Alexander Graham Bell proposed ‘ahoy’ as a standard phone greeting before Thomas Edison popularised the use of ‘hello’, which has stuck up to today.
The Cocoa drink was totally different to chocolate.....no milk (as no cows) and certainly no sugar. You would not like the original drink as it is very bitter and astringent. Try 90% Cocoa chocolate and even that is sweetened and diluted by fats.
If youd have walked around 18th century north america,the only differance between,say,boston massachusetts and boston lincolnshire wouldve been the climate.Lanquage,laws,,culture,theatre,pubs,fashion,architecture,what people read, ate,drank etc,etc,on the whole, wouldve been exactly the same.
When my boyfriend got a job as a security guard his boss told him part of his job was to watch the office, he watched the British version and 4 series of the American version but so far it’s not relevant to his job at all 😂
The 4th Earl of Sandwich was his title, his name was John Montague. Sandwich is a small town in Kent, very near a village called Ham, so feasibly he could've been the Earl of Ham and Sandwich. The current holder of the title is Charles Montague, 11th Ear; of Sandwich, his daughter-in-law is from the U.S. She has several TH-cam channels, and reports for U.S. tv channels on Royal events. Just look up the name Julie Montague or American Vis-Countess. Btw Mike, we only allow school girls to play base-ball, and call it rounders. 😉
Doughnuts: “The history of the doughnut itself is generally traced to Dutch immigrants in 17th- and 18th-century New York, then New Netherland, who prepared fried dough balls called olie koeken or olykoeks, which means “oil cakes.” They were similar to modern doughnuts, although they did not yet have the iconic ring shape.” The hole was invented by Mike’s Great Grandmother. 😝
@@AlBarzUK “Following its capture, New Amsterdam's name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.”
This one was a bit silly. Try “what have the Brits done for us?” for some of the things we have genuinely gifted to the world. It’s never been a one way street though. You gave us “the blues” and that was precious gift indeed.
NO NO NO ! The REASON for the Original Office only having 2 seasons plus Christmas Specials is that it was made for The BBC and our Number 1 and the World's oldest TV Station does NOT have adverts so there is no pressure, commercially, from advertisers and sponsors to continue. Also, unlike many USA Shows, there is not a team of writers in our comedies just 1 or 2 Guys and they might move on and will not be replaced as they are the originators but the MAIN reason is that many British Shows adhere to the old showbusiness maxim "Leave Them Wanting More" so 2 or 3 Series and Goodbye😀😀
@@shady8479 Each to their own but how many full episodes did you see as it was groundbreaking,20 years ago? I used to work in Offices as Ricky did, and he was spot on, which was part of the fum and very relatable. One of the episodes called " The Quiz" I viewed a record 7 times and my first UK Sitcom was in 1961 and still there were references, jokes, and expressions that I missed in early viewings. lol
Played cricket in Miami a couple of weeks after the riots 1980, Was advised not to go there but had a great time with the local Caribbean community. If we wanted to go to the shop or get a burger we were escorted by a local. The game was interrupted by the Police who stopped in the middle of the pitch and asked if we were alright and what we were doing. We told then to get there car off the pitch. After the game we drove past what was once a 2 storey building, now nothing taller than waist hight. Cricket is alive and well in the US, and played mostly by those of Caribbean, Indian sub continent and Brit communities.
I don't know if you have reacted to Afterlife with Ricky Gervais yet but I'm sure you would love it. Sometimes sad , surreal and thought provoking but brilliantly acted with classic comedy moments. Well worth a watch...
Hi Mike as we say in The UK " YOU THREW YOUR DUMMY OUT THE PRAM" over Donuts 🍩 and Light Bulbs 😮 and you got a right "Gob On" and over here we would say back to you Mike "Am I Bothered" and as we say here in The UK " WIND YOUR NECK IN" 😂😂 Keep up the good work you Guys and I really like your channel and Hey Mike you really had a "Titty Lip" today 😂😂😂 you can Google all these English sayings TTFN Guys
Apple Pie Not American Origin!.... Agent Dale Cooper is devastated! (at least he still has his "damn fine" -American- Ethiopian coffee, hmmm) Thanks guys, great reaction as always, and yup agree with others, please try the UK Office!
The US steals movies from other countries too! From Japan, “Seven Samurai” - the US took the story and made it a western! Can you guess which one? From France, “La Cage Aux Folles” - the US took the story and renamed it “The Bird Cage”. The original films were incredible and Americans would have learned a lot about other cultures. There are lots more but these two sprang to mind first.
"Shall We Dance" film .The original Japanese film was about a man secretly ashamed at taking up Ballroom dancing ,because holding a strange female close to dance is (or was) considered awful and degrading .He has to conceal his hobby from his wife .
Because USA is a uncultured country always was still is and always will be . Still savages living in ice age they are also close minded loudmouth pompous and overbearing. Only form of intelligence like scientists etc etc that exists there are from most Asian and European immigrants( look at their team representation for maths contests all Chinese it was Chinese against Chinese 😂🤣). Still stealing stuff from the rest of the world even the intelligent future generations of other countries 😂🤣💩🤡
Haha, Mike definitely spoiling for a rumble today, come over to the uk man, we'll sort this out right now! Ok in fairness I'd probably just buy you a pint, but still, the principal is there.
Not just The Office - several US TV classics are based on British originals, from "All in the Family" (based on "Till Death Us Do Part") to "Three's Company" ("Man About the House") to "House of Cards" (same name). As for plastic surgery, my home town of Dunedin, New Zealand is seen as its origin (Sir Harold Gillies and Sir Archibald McIndoe, two Dunedin-born surgeons, began doing reconstructive surgery on servicemen disfigured during WWI and WWII). BTW, NZ also has a possible claim to beating the Wright brothers to powered heavier-than-air flight...
From the information I've gathered about the light bulb is that Joseph Swan invented the first light bulb, but Eddison improved it by using tungsten filaments which lasted longer, (a whole 12 hours), he then registered the patent.
One of the few conspiracies that are fact, is lightbulb manufacturers conspired to shorten the lifespan of lightbulbs. There is a lightbulb in California that is 121 years old, and still working, so not good for manufacturers bottom lines.
@@panchomcsporran2083 yep. I'm an engineer and I know all about this. When you think about it, it would be the end of commerce if products lasted forever. However, some manufacturers take the piss.
Apple pie always reminds me of a day at work when a customer came out of his house asking me and my colleagues if we liked apple pies. We said yes. He asked us to wait two minutes and went inside his house and we thought we hit the jackpot in getting a free Apple pie. The customer came out with a bag of cooking apples. Was so disappointed😂
As much as I can easily agree with you about Mojo, at least they're better than "Those Two Brits" (Joel & Lia) and "Lost in the Pond" (Lawrence Brown).
How someone looks , can cause a mental disorder/ breakdown . Tell a young lady with a parrot nose , she is beautiful stay as you are . I saw a recent before and after surgery for such a young lady . It was a tremendous improvement , she was delighted and it's improved and changed her life .
Because UK series are written in a very different way to US comedies, usually one or two writers who are usually also the creators - and they have the say over whether they continue not ‘studios’ they tend to not write loads because they don’t have the time or resources to do so, and if they feel they have no more to do creatively they stop. Incredibly common. It’s the artisan approach (UK) vs production line (US)
Anacreontic Song. You will find the lyrics here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song a rendition can he played on TH-cam here th-cam.com/video/9aZibSrS8UQ/w-d-xo.html
In the 18th century many English villages had posts set up as bases for the game of Baseball. The posts had rounded tops and so the game became mostly known as Rounders and still played in England but mostly by children. Only in the Liverpool area is the game called Baseball. The first international cricket match was played in the 19th century between the US and Canada. Check google for images of the US national team in the 19th century.
The first international cricket game was the US va Canada, it used to be very popular - especially in Philly, that was a holdout for a long time. But the civil war saw baseball become the more widely played sport because it was easier to set up and pick up and play
The flag was made from material imported from Sudbury in Suffolk "The iconic flag was found to be made from the same stuff used by Thomas Griggs ,who ran a warehouse in Cross Street Sudbury, producing bunting to be used for flags .He used outworkers in Sudbury and the surrounding villages to weave the bunting ,some of which was exported to the United States." Courtesy of the Sudbury Heritage Site.
The name sandwich = a sandy beach where trade took place. wich in olde English means a trading place often on a river or estuary, or a coast. The area in Kent England that the Earl of Sandwich owned.
Sorry but the Earl of Sandwich homes and lands were in Dorset and Northamptonshire and did not own the land where Sandwich stands. He was named as the Earl of Sandwich for reasons of him being the admiral in charge of the Navy that returned Charles Stuart (Charles 2nd) to the throne, which was based off the Cinque port of Sandwich. He was of the linage of 2 different very powerful Montague Dukes and already held titles and lands.
UK office is brilliant. I like the US too. The inbetweeners show is from the UK and it's so much better than the US version. It's very dirty. Your reaction to it would be hilarious, Jess.
I luv watching your reactions, I see that you guys like British shows and sitcoms, maybe if you want, check out the comedy talk show called "Have I Got News For You"
Loved the proper, original office. Won loads of awards!....while you are over here, you must watch a game of cricket, either at a County ground or on a village green next to a pub, for a jolly good pint of English ale😀 Thankyou Mike and Jess
@jayb8298 Haha, no jealousy here! History is full of twists, turns, and surprising details-whether it’s the story of the lightbulb or the War of Independence. I’m always up for learning more, even if it means getting a few surprises along the way. Keeps things interesting, right? 😄
Yorkshire pudding was touted as an invention in NYC recently, THAT caused a bit of a kerfuffle over here more so than Old sticky fingers 💡 lodge sold his inventions to Eddison, eg. The spark plug as being a UK inventor is expensive.😂
Your point about who invented stuff, a British writer and presenter James Burke wrote a book called Connections which was also a documentary series..which explores Your point...
@jamesmcbride6304 No sour grapes here-just trying to shed some light on the full story! 😊 The history of the lightbulb is definitely more complex than just one person inventing it, and I think it’s important for everyone to understand that. It’s not about taking credit away from anyone, but rather giving credit where it’s due and recognizing the many contributors who made the lightbulb what it is today.
"Taking the piss" is our proudest export, an exclaimation made when someone made extravagant claims about what they were doing (at a time when human urine was collected to be used as a mordent in 16th century textiles). "Hello Jack, what are you doing?" - "I'm taking a barrel of wine to my brother" - "Yeah, right! You're taking the piss"
There are people who in the comments who say that baseball was based on the game of rounders, this is bulls**t, baseball was based on baseball it was called baseball, it's in the literature, it was invented in England and brought to what is now the US by the colonists. Cricket used to be massive in what is now the US, in fact the first international cricket match ever played was between the US and Canada. However it turned out that the US was hopeless at international cricket and lost their enthusiasm for it. Their are many aspects of American history that Americans aren't aware of simply because they highlight the good stuff and suppress the bad.
Victims of war is why the first doctors began thinking about plastic surgery - disfiguring wounds from shellfire, bomb blasts and severe burns that didn’t kill but left the men in a horrible state, caused these brave doctors to try alternatives. These surgeries have improved over time, but now have become abused by vain and possibly mentally ill people wanting to be disfigured for their own reasons and not medical ones. There’s no official training field for plastic surgery, but there certainly should be, especially to prevent botched ones and to get counselling for the non-medical patients.
Baseball is based on _Rounders_ not cricket. It's basically the same game played in England for at least 500 years.
Don't know if this is correct, but I'm sure I've seen a doc about this.
Apparently ancient south American cultures played stick & ball games...
@@Crispi-ws6ju
Sticks and the heads of their enemies, I think.
@@trytellingthetruth.2068 Ok, yeah, why not! It's just not cricket though...
Actually based on Stoll Ball. Played still in Southern England.
Rounders in the UK is basically a children's game.
Don't forget the key ingredient - apples. The Pilgrims took apple seeds to the US.
Or, did they (too, but later)?
And Sir Walter Raleigh brought potatoes and tobacco to England's shores from 'The New World' (now known as America) in the 16th century!
One year before Edison patented the Light Bulb, the first street and domestic house in Britain was being lit by the Light Bulb invented by Brit Joseph Swan. Swan was by then already building a factory to mass produce the bulb. Edison purchased a share in Swan’s company and so the Swan Edison Light Bulb Company was born. Edison did not cheat here, he did invent the light bulb, but a year after Swan. It was the Swan version that lasted longer.
@johnwilletts3984 Absolutely, Joseph Swan played a huge role in the development of the lightbulb, and you're right to point out that his work preceded Edison’s. Swan’s design was already being used to light streets and homes in Britain before Edison patented his version. The partnership between Swan and Edison helped merge their efforts and bring electric lighting to a larger market. Edison didn’t necessarily 'cheat' here, but he did benefit from the groundwork laid by Swan and others. It’s great to see Swan’s contributions getting the recognition they deserve in discussions like this!
Most people don't think about or even care for where something is invented. Occasionally however you'll get an American talking about something like they're taking personal credit for it or say something like "America, land of the free" and half the world just colectivly think, well only if you close your eyes and squint your ears
The world is full of people who stood on the shoulders of giants and took the praise.
And the pies!!!! Don't forget the pies!!
True, but in many CASES, AND THE LIGHT BULB IS ONE OF THEM, A GREAT IDEA, WAS OFTEN LEFT ON THE SHELF INCOMPLETE, BECAUSE THE INVENTER (S) LOST INTEREST OR MONEY, TO PROGRESS. LATER SOMEONE PICKS UP THE 'BALL' AND RUNS WITH IT. SWANS EFFORTS TO CREATE A LASTING LIGHT BULB ,IS A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE.
THE FILEMENT KEPT BURNING OUT AFTER VERY SHORT PERIODS, HE TRIED MANY TYPES OF MATERIAL WITHOUT SUCCESS. tHOMAS eDISON'S CLAIM IS QUITE VALID, IF YOU ACCEPT, HIS CHOICE OF FILEMENT MATERIAL, GAVE US THE LIGHT BULBS WE HAVE KNOWN, FOR MOST OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
True like Andy Bradbury on Peter King's shoulders.
Cricket DID CATCH ON across the Atlantic. That’s where the Caribbean is.
And the first international cricket match (recorded) was between the US and Canada
Baseball was mentioned by name in a Jane Austen novel before it was "invented" in America. It was a game for girls.
‘Why you should thank the British - for their inventions and science’ is a good one
I find America just has the money to buy all and say it’s theirs even apple pie is British. America bought Cadbury chocolate and it’s gradually been getting cheap and disgusting
When I first toured around the USA back in 1976, Americans told me that it was the USA that invented the Automobile. It was difficult to mention that it originated in Germany. LOL
The Office is so painful to watch if you’ve ever worked in a UK office. It’s so close to the knuckle.
One of the clips was from a program called QI with Stephen Fry. Now there’s a rabbit hole to go down.
Actually, the Team America film's entire visual style, and especially the puppetry, is basically from the UK as well. It's all based on the kids TV programs from the 60's created by Gerry Anderson in his studios in Slough (just outside London) - programs like Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet
As for the fifty American people commenting on Edison's light bulb.
How many of them would say cars and steam trains are an American inventions.
The UK office is the one, the only, the OG, the best
Who told Gervais he was funny?
@@Clive-js8ej no, he's not funny.. that's why he sells out venues for millions of people all over the world. What have you accomplished?
Hello Pommy, I don't agree.....Gervais sowed the seed for a better show.....the US version.....and I grew up on British comedy.
The people who gave him all the awards that are in his house. @@Clive-js8ej
There are bakeries in the UK that are older than the United States of America, so if something didn't originate from the UK, it's probably from another part of Europe
so why do most of USA speak english?? you know the 'founding fathers' ?? Two were born in England (Button Gwinnett, Robert Morris), two in Ireland (George Taylor, Matthew Thornton), two in Scotland (James Wilson, John Witherspoon), one in Northern Ireland (James Smith), and one in Wales (Francis Lewis).
The word sandwich is actually the name of a place on the east coast of England, not too far south east of London. “In 1762, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich®, invented the meal that changed dining forever. As the story goes, he was playing cards and did not want to leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread so he could eat with his hands.”
I live not far from the town of Sandwich, and there is a village next to it called Ham. There is a road sign in another nearby village called Finglesham which shows Ham and Sandwich together on it, and it's actually become a tourist attraction - people go there to take photos of it! Google "ham sandwich sign" to check it out.
so... what the video said.
@@mrtrickay7111 I know but I typed that before the video played.
@@Jeni10 Did you expect people to read your comment before watching the video?
@@lumpyfishgravy I had no expectations, I was responding to Mike.
The Liberty Bell was Made in Bow London
Whitechapel bell foundry. The same one that cast big Ben.
Where I said I lived when really living near Brixton when I met my first ever Black and Mixed Raced kids in Kennington Park, South East LondonMin around 1967/68.
Naturally,I got mugged for 2 old pence(1p) but because I said I lived in Bow, East London they gave me a 1penny refund. What lovely fellas!
And the Statue of Libert was made in France
@@Trebor74originally Big Ben was cast in Northern England - when it was tested before being placed in the tower it cracked badly - it was then recast at the Whitechapel Bell foundry
With reference to the light bulb, it's complicated. However, Mr Lewis Latimer (A black American) invented the carbon filament making bulbs affordable & practical rarely gets mentioned.Which is a shame.
I used to live in Canterbury, which is near Sandwich. There's also a place locally called Ham (I've been to a few places in the UK called Ham actually). Normally you won't see it, but if you approach Ham from one particular direction there is a roadsign that reads, Ham Sandwich.
Rounders has been played in England for a out 500 years, rounders is basically a simple form of Baseball
I live a few minutes down the road from Sandwich, l have had a sailing boat moored there for over 30 years. Sandwich is an ancient and beautiful riverside town on the river Stour. The river Stour runs into the sea at Sandwich Bay about 4 miles down stream from the town and is part of a stunning nature reserve and home to a large seal colony. Sandwich is one of the 5 original 'Cinque Ports' ( pronounced 'sink' and meaning 5 in French) charged by 'Edward the Confessor' with the defence of England back in the 11th Century. The Earl of Sandwich and his wife are depicted on a stained glass window in the old church at the centre of the town.
Another peice of music well known to Americans is played at your graduation ceremonies but was actually composed by Edward Elgar and is called Land of Hope and Glory. You should do a reaction to it at the last night of the proms. The 2012 one on TH-cam is good.
There';s also the patriotic US song "My country 'tis of thee", the tune of which sounds vaguely familiar :)
The 2012 one is wrong, the audience start singing too soon.
You can have Gordon Ramsay.
No I love him he’s brilliant
They forgot to mention 'A1 Sauce' Although it's considered to be an American Steak Sauce, it was actually created by a Henderson William Brand - a chef who worked for King George IV. The king was so impressed with the sauce, he proclaimed it to be 'A1' - The name stuck, and Brand set up his own company to make and sell the sauce in the UK. It eventually found its way to the USA in the late 19th century where it became a staple sauce for serving with steak.
There being a place called Sandwich and another place called Ham, both in East Kent, there is a famous road sign that reads "Ham Sandwich"
The sandwich is named after the Earl Of Sandwich
Which is about 2km from where I live
and 'ham' is old english for Village..
Dude your lightvulb rant was genuinely insane 😂
America with my country tis of thee tune is from the British National Anthem God Save The King/Queen. Did you know that?
I actually did. If you hear each of them even once you will know
We should listen to the commentary. Plastic surgery came about from World War 1, military men having parts of their face or bodies etc blown, burnt or shot off, disfigured, needing something done so they could at least return to society without the problems from people who perhaps did not fight and wanted them shut away. Now days it majority seems to be more about dissatisfied rich people but remember, it had very honourable beginnings and still does for anyone truly needing it.
PG Wodehouse, c1910, had an American visitor looking for a baseball game. Jeeves (actually an earlier version of him) directed the visitor to primary schools where the girls played rounders, commenting, "I was not aware it was a pastime for adults."
I remember playing this in 1960 at school and loved it .
In the UK during the 60's & 70's we were taught it was Edison who invented the lightbulb.
In later years we are taught that Nokola Tesla invented the filament lightbulb we see today.
Tesla worked with electricity and it's uses including free electricity most of his life.
He worked under Edison and Edison patented this lightbulb and so Edison has been proclaimed the inventor.
Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia and emmigrated to the USA where he worked for a time under Edison.
As it turns out Edison patented many inventions that were not his and this is why he was concidered a great inventor back in the day.
09:40 the answer if you want it is the word "Hello" when answering a phone or meeting someone. Before that the word was more of an expression of surprise, which you would still hear used in old B&W movies like the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes adventure films, "Hello what's this, a footprint...."
That was "hullo" though, as an exhortation of surprise
@@lloydcollins6337 Alexander Graham Bell proposed ‘ahoy’ as a standard phone greeting before Thomas Edison popularised the use of ‘hello’, which has stuck up to today.
Chocolate originated 5000 years ago in central and south America, drank by Mayans and Aztecs. My favorite thing in the world!😁
The Cocoa drink was totally different to chocolate.....no milk (as no cows) and certainly no sugar. You would not like the original drink as it is very bitter and astringent. Try 90% Cocoa chocolate and even that is sweetened and diluted by fats.
If youd have walked around 18th century north america,the only differance between,say,boston massachusetts and boston lincolnshire wouldve been the climate.Lanquage,laws,,culture,theatre,pubs,fashion,architecture,what people read, ate,drank etc,etc,on the whole, wouldve been exactly the same.
Yes... I stayed until the end... and as Jess says.. we can SHARE them..... LOL.
It’s amazing that two of the most followed US Sports are based on UK Girls games. Baseball (rounders) and Basketball (Netball)
The Rose bowl part of the Stanley Cup was made in Sheffield UK.
When my boyfriend got a job as a security guard his boss told him part of his job was to watch the office, he watched the British version and 4 series of the American version but so far it’s not relevant to his job at all 😂
The 4th Earl of Sandwich was his title, his name was John Montague. Sandwich is a small town in Kent, very near a village called Ham, so feasibly he could've been the Earl of Ham and Sandwich. The current holder of the title is Charles Montague, 11th Ear; of Sandwich, his daughter-in-law is from the U.S. She has several TH-cam channels, and reports for U.S. tv channels on Royal events. Just look up the name Julie Montague or American Vis-Countess. Btw Mike, we only allow school girls to play base-ball, and call it rounders. 😉
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Doughnuts: “The history of the doughnut itself is generally traced to Dutch immigrants in 17th- and 18th-century New York, then New Netherland, who prepared fried dough balls called olie koeken or olykoeks, which means “oil cakes.” They were similar to modern doughnuts, although they did not yet have the iconic ring shape.” The hole was invented by Mike’s Great Grandmother. 😝
I thought it was New Amsterdam!
@@AlBarzUK “Following its capture, New Amsterdam's name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.”
Thanks@@Jeni10 I never knew that… and I’ve lived a long time.
One lives and one learns.
@@AlBarzUK Except the last sentence, that was for Mike. 😜
This one was a bit silly. Try “what have the Brits done for us?” for some of the things we have genuinely gifted to the world. It’s never been a one way street though. You gave us “the blues” and that was precious gift indeed.
NO NO NO ! The REASON for the Original Office only having 2 seasons plus Christmas Specials is that it was made for The BBC and our Number 1 and the World's oldest TV Station does NOT have adverts so there is no pressure, commercially, from advertisers and sponsors to continue. Also, unlike many USA Shows, there is not a team of writers in our comedies just 1 or 2 Guys and they might move on and will not be replaced as they are the originators but the MAIN reason is that many British Shows adhere to the old showbusiness maxim "Leave Them Wanting More" so 2 or 3 Series and Goodbye😀😀
Actually according to Ricky Gervais he did not want to do anymore and therefore it finished, the BBC had no say in the decision.
@@iainrendle7989 Fair Enough..
I love Ricky, he's a great comedian but I hate the office, I thought it was boring and annoying.
@@shady8479 Each to their own but how many full episodes did you see as it was groundbreaking,20 years ago?
I used to work in Offices as Ricky did, and he was spot on, which was part of the fum and very relatable.
One of the episodes called " The Quiz" I viewed a record 7 times and my first UK Sitcom was in 1961 and still there were references, jokes, and expressions that I missed in early viewings. lol
Played cricket in Miami a couple of weeks after the riots 1980, Was advised not to go there but had a great time with the local Caribbean community. If we wanted to go to the shop or get a burger we were escorted by a local. The game was interrupted by the Police who stopped in the middle of the pitch and asked if we were alright and what we were doing. We told then to get there car off the pitch. After the game we drove past what was once a 2 storey building, now nothing taller than waist hight.
Cricket is alive and well in the US, and played mostly by those of Caribbean, Indian sub continent and Brit communities.
I don't know if you have reacted to Afterlife with Ricky Gervais yet but I'm sure you would love it. Sometimes sad , surreal and thought provoking but brilliantly acted with classic comedy moments. Well worth a watch...
Hi Mike as we say in The UK " YOU THREW YOUR DUMMY OUT THE PRAM" over Donuts 🍩 and Light Bulbs 😮 and you got a right "Gob On" and over here we would say back to you Mike "Am I Bothered" and as we say here in The UK " WIND YOUR NECK IN" 😂😂 Keep up
the good work you Guys and I really like your channel and Hey Mike you really had a "Titty Lip" today 😂😂😂 you can Google all these English sayings TTFN Guys
IMHO Mojo is shite! 😐🏴
Definitely add the UK office to the channel it's amazing 😂
The 4th Earl of Sandwich's name was John Montagu - or Lord Montagu with his title. He was the Earl of Sandwich (a place).
Love the fact there's World series, where only 2-3 countries take part
It's named after the original sponsers the world news paper.
@@dib000 True but that doesn't stop US sports reports from calling the winners world champions.
Apple Pie Not American Origin!.... Agent Dale Cooper is devastated!
(at least he still has his "damn fine" -American- Ethiopian coffee, hmmm)
Thanks guys, great reaction as always, and yup agree with others, please try the UK Office!
The US steals movies from other countries too! From Japan, “Seven Samurai” - the US took the story and made it a western! Can you guess which one?
From France, “La Cage Aux Folles” - the US took the story and renamed it “The Bird Cage”. The original films were incredible and Americans would have learned a lot about other cultures. There are lots more but these two sprang to mind first.
"Shall We Dance" film .The original Japanese film was about a man secretly ashamed at taking up Ballroom dancing ,because holding a strange female close to dance is (or was) considered awful and degrading .He has to conceal his hobby from his wife .
The great, great German movie "Wings of Desire" was turned into the US movie "City of Angels".
Because USA is a uncultured country always was still is and always will be . Still savages living in ice age they are also close minded loudmouth pompous and overbearing. Only form of intelligence like scientists etc etc that exists there are from most Asian and European immigrants( look at their team representation for maths contests all Chinese it was Chinese against Chinese 😂🤣). Still stealing stuff from the rest of the world even the intelligent future generations of other countries 😂🤣💩🤡
Haha, Mike definitely spoiling for a rumble today, come over to the uk man, we'll sort this out right now! Ok in fairness I'd probably just buy you a pint, but still, the principal is there.
You're on!
I'd be happy to have a drink or two with ya and hash things out 😅
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@@RNTV I wouldn't have a drink with a person from the UK, it doesn't go down well.
Not just The Office - several US TV classics are based on British originals, from "All in the Family" (based on "Till Death Us Do Part") to "Three's Company" ("Man About the House") to "House of Cards" (same name). As for plastic surgery, my home town of Dunedin, New Zealand is seen as its origin (Sir Harold Gillies and Sir Archibald McIndoe, two Dunedin-born surgeons, began doing reconstructive surgery on servicemen disfigured during WWI and WWII). BTW, NZ also has a possible claim to beating the Wright brothers to powered heavier-than-air flight...
Also Steptoe and son was remade in America as Sanford and son.
@@keithalanbaker535 Sanford and Son. Not Stanford.
From the information I've gathered about the light bulb is that Joseph Swan invented the first light bulb, but Eddison improved it by using tungsten filaments which lasted longer, (a whole 12 hours), he then registered the patent.
One of the few conspiracies that are fact, is lightbulb manufacturers conspired to shorten the lifespan of lightbulbs.
There is a lightbulb in California that is 121 years old, and still working, so not good for manufacturers bottom lines.
@@panchomcsporran2083 yep. Thank God for LEDs 😂
@@coot1925 until the LED manufacturers get together and agree to make shitter LEDs.
I believe it's called " planned obsolescence"
@@panchomcsporran2083 yep.
I'm an engineer and I know all about this.
When you think about it, it would be the end of commerce if products lasted forever. However, some manufacturers take the piss.
I live a mile or so from Ashley Park in Walton On Thames - which has a plaque showing the location of the world’s first game of baseball!
Apple pie always reminds me of a day at work when a customer came out of his house asking me and my colleagues if we liked apple pies. We said yes.
He asked us to wait two minutes and went inside his house and we thought we hit the jackpot in getting a free Apple pie.
The customer came out with a bag of cooking apples.
Was so disappointed😂
It’d be great if you would react to Armstrong and Miller “ WW2 pilots”.
Classic
Mojo is a bit underwhelming, I’ve stopped watching their content.
'a bit underwhelming? They're dreadful. They're clueless about virtually every topic they cover.
As much as I can easily agree with you about Mojo, at least they're better than "Those Two Brits" (Joel & Lia) and
"Lost in the Pond" (Lawrence Brown).
Sandwich is in the English county of Kent.
@@brigidsingleton1596 True. 'Lost in the Pond' is uniquely irritating.
One of the things that annoys me with mojo is their pointless use of stock imagery. To be fair, this one wasn't too bad though.
*Britain invented America!* 😮😊
America was discovered many times but it was always hushed up
Joseph Swann's House was the first House in The World to be completely lite by Electric Light.
Swan with one "N". A great (Great) uncle. Guess what i think of Edison. It ain't pretty.
Your flag, national anthem, justice system, constitution, language, most of your laws and sports, all come from the UK.
WatchMojo videos are always dogshit.
How someone looks , can cause a mental disorder/ breakdown . Tell a young lady with a parrot nose , she is beautiful stay as you are . I saw a recent before and after surgery for such a young lady . It was a tremendous improvement , she was delighted and it's improved and changed her life .
Shall we just call it a draw with the lightbulb ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Because UK series are written in a very different way to US comedies, usually one or two writers who are usually also the creators - and they have the say over whether they continue not ‘studios’ they tend to not write loads because they don’t have the time or resources to do so, and if they feel they have no more to do creatively they stop. Incredibly common. It’s the artisan approach (UK) vs production line (US)
Anacreontic Song. You will find the lyrics here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song a rendition can he played on TH-cam here th-cam.com/video/9aZibSrS8UQ/w-d-xo.html
French fry’s are from Belgium and burgers are from Hamburg Germany.
You can have our apple pies, but if you come for our crumble and custard, I'm willing to fight.
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I wonder what kind of apple they use, as the one I tasted on a trip was't anything like a Brambly. Hard and unsweet😢
In the 18th century many English villages had posts set up as bases for the game of Baseball. The posts had rounded tops and so the game became mostly known as Rounders and still played in England but mostly by children. Only in the Liverpool area is the game called Baseball.
The first international cricket match was played in the 19th century between the US and Canada. Check google for images of the US national team in the 19th century.
The first international cricket game was the US va Canada, it used to be very popular - especially in Philly, that was a holdout for a long time. But the civil war saw baseball become the more widely played sport because it was easier to set up and pick up and play
The first American Flag had the Union Flag on it
And the Hawaiian state flag still does
Fry's Chocolate Cream is my all time favourite ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧
Fry's factory was in Keynsham, not technically Bristol. But we'll let that slip
Of all the BeeGee songs, I must admit that this one is my favourite
Only _ten_ stolen from Britain / UK?!😊
React to Every country England as ever invaded visualised
The liberty bell was made in England at Whitechapel London , its even pressed into the bell , for ppl who dont belive it . (edit thnx to soccxcross .
Whitechapel
The flag was made from material imported from Sudbury in Suffolk
"The iconic flag was found to be made from the same stuff used by Thomas Griggs ,who ran a warehouse in Cross Street Sudbury, producing bunting to be used for flags .He used outworkers in Sudbury and the surrounding villages to weave the bunting ,some of which was exported to the United States." Courtesy of the Sudbury Heritage Site.
@@soccxcross well i was close :) the company also cast big ben in Westminster , thats were mistake came from,
@@gravewalker8723 Yeah, same difference, to be honest, it's all the Roman founded city of London. Why didn't we give it back again? xD
Is that why it's got a crack in it.
Go grandma!!!!
All Disney stories were taken from other countries, Mary poppins, Winnie the Pooh, Britain, Snow White Germany, little mermaid Denmark etc.
I've just driven around Sandwich, on my way home from work.
FYI, Sandwich is also where Viagra was invented. 🍾😉
How embarrassing it must be for America to celebrate independence from England by singing a English song for their national anthem. 🤔
I think you have a case of sour grapes 😂😂😂
The name sandwich = a sandy beach where trade took place. wich in olde English means a trading place often on a river or estuary, or a coast. The area in Kent England that the Earl of Sandwich owned.
Sorry but the Earl of Sandwich homes and lands were in Dorset and Northamptonshire and did not own the land where Sandwich stands. He was named as the Earl of Sandwich for reasons of him being the admiral in charge of the Navy that returned Charles Stuart (Charles 2nd) to the throne, which was based off the Cinque port of Sandwich. He was of the linage of 2 different very powerful Montague Dukes and already held titles and lands.
@@iainrendle7989 Yes you are correct. I knew that but I made a mess of explaining it in the comments. It's all sorted now. Thanks for the correction.
UK office is brilliant. I like the US too. The inbetweeners show is from the UK and it's so much better than the US version. It's very dirty. Your reaction to it would be hilarious, Jess.
You seem to forget how YOUNG America is !!!! 🤨😠😪 🍁🌻💛💙🇺🇦
Most of your Cities names are name of English cities. Oh yeah the language too
Chocolate originally started in Mexico/ Central America. Long before Belgium was thought of.
True but what most people think of as chocolate was a European invention
I luv watching your reactions, I see that you guys like British shows and sitcoms, maybe if you want, check out the comedy talk show called "Have I Got News For You"
90% of Brits would say Edison invented the light bulb too!
Not me
Loved the proper, original office. Won loads of awards!....while you are over here, you must watch a game of cricket, either at a County ground or on a village green next to a pub, for a jolly good pint of English ale😀 Thankyou Mike and Jess
The US now has a cricket league played across several states, using locals as well as international players.
look up Edison's light company. it's called the Swan Edison company.
Bit jealous pal....don't look up what really happened with your war of independence...you'll burst......
@jayb8298 Haha, no jealousy here! History is full of twists, turns, and surprising details-whether it’s the story of the lightbulb or the War of Independence. I’m always up for learning more, even if it means getting a few surprises along the way. Keeps things interesting, right? 😄
@RNTV your facial expression said everything.😄..was priceless to watch....BUT I like your channel....👍
I remember the Waltons very well. It was always blueberry pie being baked....so I will always thought our apple pie was like your blueberry. 🤣🤣
Mike is a real grumpy ass today....looking for a fight!!!! LMFAO......
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Started with rounders. Usually played by girls. Nuff said. Lol
Yorkshire pudding was touted as an invention in NYC recently, THAT caused a bit of a kerfuffle over here more so than Old sticky fingers 💡 lodge sold his inventions to Eddison, eg. The spark plug as being a UK inventor is expensive.😂
I somehow doubt that. I don't even know what it is.
Your point about who invented stuff, a British writer and presenter James Burke wrote a book called Connections which was also a documentary series..which explores Your point...
sour grapes mate !!
@jamesmcbride6304 No sour grapes here-just trying to shed some light on the full story! 😊 The history of the lightbulb is definitely more complex than just one person inventing it, and I think it’s important for everyone to understand that. It’s not about taking credit away from anyone, but rather giving credit where it’s due and recognizing the many contributors who made the lightbulb what it is today.
"Taking the piss" is our proudest export, an exclaimation made when someone made extravagant claims about what they were doing (at a time when human urine was collected to be used as a mordent in 16th century textiles). "Hello Jack, what are you doing?" - "I'm taking a barrel of wine to my brother" - "Yeah, right! You're taking the piss"
There are people who in the comments who say that baseball was based on the game of rounders, this is bulls**t, baseball was based on baseball it was called baseball, it's in the literature, it was invented in England and brought to what is now the US by the colonists.
Cricket used to be massive in what is now the US, in fact the first international cricket match ever played was between the US and Canada. However it turned out that the US was hopeless at international cricket and lost their enthusiasm for it.
Their are many aspects of American history that Americans aren't aware of simply because they highlight the good stuff and suppress the bad.
Victims of war is why the first doctors began thinking about plastic surgery - disfiguring wounds from shellfire, bomb blasts and severe burns that didn’t kill but left the men in a horrible state, caused these brave doctors to try alternatives. These surgeries have improved over time, but now have become abused by vain and possibly mentally ill people wanting to be disfigured for their own reasons and not medical ones. There’s no official training field for plastic surgery, but there certainly should be, especially to prevent botched ones and to get counselling for the non-medical patients.
I wonder if there is a medical training for reconstructive surgery? Do you know?
@@rarajiboo I heard that there isn’t but things may have changed in recent years.