Chinese American - Why England is awesome!

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  • @FlbcImp
    @FlbcImp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    Steak is more expensive because it's not pumped full of steroids and hormones and the health standards in the processing plants are much higher,in fact all American meat and poultry is banned in the UK because of the poor standard

    • @penningtonlfc
      @penningtonlfc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      yep probably dog food here has higher standards.

    • @ellepant
      @ellepant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You think steroids dont get pumped in to uk cattle ect 🤣🤣🤣 i meself know,meat in the 80s and 90s,tasted completly different,they had much more flavour,nowadays its bland.

    • @PeresD
      @PeresD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@ellepant no we don't pump steroids into our cattle, fact !

    • @frugalitystartsathome4889
      @frugalitystartsathome4889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamyDodger you’re new to growing fruit & veg & you’re trying for PINEAPPLES..???? Blimey, good luck with that one, then…

    • @creamesoda79
      @creamesoda79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamyDodger That's largely Anti-American media scaremongering. American food is safe and tasty. Their land is cheaper, so their food is cheaper. That said, animal rights standards need to be improved, and their chocolates and beer are comparitively dreadful, but the Brits aren't great at both either, though much, much better.

  • @Sarni3
    @Sarni3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    We in the UK now officially claim you as one of our own . Welcome to the family .

    • @radicalslayer4560
      @radicalslayer4560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Jay A Errington we don’t support welcoming covid in.

    • @wingaard
      @wingaard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But your name is Dutch !!!

    • @Sarni3
      @Sarni3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wingaard your point is ???

    • @wingaard
      @wingaard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sarni3 the own of own comment possibly !!

    • @Sarni3
      @Sarni3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@wingaard My wife is Dutch and I took her name because I like it. Now my actual birth name and family tree as far as my wife can trace goes back 400 years to London . Not that it is any of your business but seeing as you seem to have an issue about where people belong you now have the facts .

  • @roderickherbert7233
    @roderickherbert7233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    How refreshing to hear someone praising this Country, I salute you....and thankyou

    • @ivanashley7875
      @ivanashley7875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Praise? It seems living in the UK makes him appreciate America more. OK he wasn't too disparaging about the UK, but I think he should read our food labels before dissing it in favour of the chemically infused US produce. As for future imports from America, those same labels will allow the more discerning Brits and Americans to continue to make healthy choices.

    • @joshuaarthur3151
      @joshuaarthur3151 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Instablaster.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Funny how British politicians are always saying how awful this country is, but it turns out that hardly anyone agrees with them.

    • @rambi1072
      @rambi1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ajs41 He's a tourist/visitor obviously he's going to like the UK dude, lmao. You might just be insecure about what an embarrassment to the country Brexit is so you need validation from some guy who visited for a month or two.
      The UK is an amazing country and I love it here but the Conservative party are completely running it into the ground and are making it not so great anymore which is disappointing. Obviously a random American wouldn't be privy to such details... though I did still enjoy the video because it's nice to be reminded there's still a lot to like about the UK.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rambi1072 I didn't vote for Brexit, but I don't find it an embarrassment.

  • @sillysausage2244
    @sillysausage2244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    Funny, going to the States really made me appreciate the UK!

    • @DarrenHarrison7160
      @DarrenHarrison7160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      One of the things I like about the US is free refills on drinks.

    • @DarrenHarrison7160
      @DarrenHarrison7160 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Siobhan Hogan I only know of Toby Carvery

    • @trueblue2045
      @trueblue2045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DarrenHarrison7160 Free bullets too.

    • @iriscollins7583
      @iriscollins7583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Roasts usually Roast Beef, Lamb, the roast potatoes are usually cooked with the meat, Yorkshire pudding, plus boiled or mashed potatoes, plus vegetables, then the gravy made with the juices of the meat. I'm salivating here.

    • @dubtingofficial
      @dubtingofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DarrenHarrison7160 and Pizza Hut

  • @sweetpea221000
    @sweetpea221000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Bless him makes me proud to be British

  • @monkeytrumpet11
    @monkeytrumpet11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Glad you enjoyed your visit to England. Especially as you managed to visit the North rather than just seeing London. There's so much more to England than London.

    • @dirtymashups33
      @dirtymashups33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Manchester's not the real north. Not when you have family who are Geordies. Sorry, lol

    • @paulwild3676
      @paulwild3676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dirtymashups33 Manchester is very different from the rest of the North.A separate country.

  • @peterdurnien9084
    @peterdurnien9084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    We had a great summer last year, of course I missed it as I took a shower.

    • @catherinerobilliard7662
      @catherinerobilliard7662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shame it was a Wednesday

    • @carlbigeasy
      @carlbigeasy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You know why the industrial Revolution started in the North West?.
      It ran on water power,the only place in the world you get reliable rain every week😃

    • @lewilewis3944
      @lewilewis3944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was Summer on your birthday ?!

    • @peterdurnien9084
      @peterdurnien9084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@lewilewis3944 Yep, I have a shower on the same day every year, wether I need one or not.

    • @lewilewis3944
      @lewilewis3944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@peterdurnien9084 Once a year?! God, you posh people !

  • @jamesfry8983
    @jamesfry8983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Thank you for praising England so very much, I only wish there where more people like you that came to our fair land.

  • @doubledigital_
    @doubledigital_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    oldest chinese town in the entire UK is liverpool.. and also the smallest ( its 1 street ) hehe and we got a gate for it made in china and we are very proud of it!

    • @Thaitanium73
      @Thaitanium73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, It's possibly even the oldest established Chinese community in Europe.

    • @Faith_Chi
      @Faith_Chi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hehe, how nice :)

  • @23valleyroad
    @23valleyroad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a 61 year old man from the North of England (Yorkshire) I have only just met you and I LOVE IT! Bravo Bravo Bravo for what you say about what you see and I appreciate your honesty and beautiful presentation. Please keep safe and I look forward to seeing more. X

  • @judicebastard3524
    @judicebastard3524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Hearing you riff about England is awesome. Big love from 🇬🇧 and long live the Yorkshire pudding!!!

  • @jeanpierre.durrant
    @jeanpierre.durrant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Welcome to England. Its great to have you here. I'm really glad you are enjoying yourself. Well done for getting involved & trying new things out!

    • @wingaard
      @wingaard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      says a frenchman !!

  • @catpod3872
    @catpod3872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This made me smile. I haven't had a kebab for about 25 years! But after hearing him talk about that Lamb-spam I'm craving one now - LOL

  • @psychonautical6587
    @psychonautical6587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I loved the description of the doner kebab😂💪🏻

    • @keefsmiff
      @keefsmiff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol...a naan bread

    • @tummytalk605
      @tummytalk605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's when I shut it down

    • @artspooner
      @artspooner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keefsmiff to be fair, the best donners are with naan than pittas.

  • @mattp7828
    @mattp7828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Welcome to England! The Sunday Roast is any roasted meat really, Turkey is usually just for Christmas, chicken is common as are beef, lamb and pork. Vegetables are boiled usually not steamed and the roast potatoes are partly boiled after peeling and then roasted in a separate tray to the meat. Gravy is a massive part of the meal and can be either ready made granules or stock from the meat and some wine. Each type of meat we roast has a condiment that adds to the flavour. So roast beef comes with horseradish sauce, lamb comes with mint sauce, pork comes with apple sauce and chicken or Turkey often have cranberry. You will often get stuffing and Yorkshire pudding on a roast as well. Next to the Full English breakfast the Sunday Roast is possibly our most comforting and enjoyable meal. Have fun over here and next time you're in a kebab shop try a Lamb Shish, so much tastier than a doner!

  • @brianwilson49
    @brianwilson49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Food standards tend to be higher in the UK which is why things like steak are more expensive. We’ve had to learn the hard way about food and livestock hygiene. You can keep your chlorine chicken ;)

  • @Michelle-uh7qi
    @Michelle-uh7qi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Yes, as a Yorkshire girl, i'm very proud of my Yorkshire puds!

    • @im.tiff4208
      @im.tiff4208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes pal 👊👌

    • @DarrenHarrison7160
      @DarrenHarrison7160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh yes bring them on! 🏆

    • @jimzo1985
      @jimzo1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      do you pour the gravy in em like a wee lake ?

    • @kaylelowther2k9
      @kaylelowther2k9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes my lass

    • @robertkirk4387
      @robertkirk4387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😶😶😶😶😶😶🤐🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

  • @jjohanesson9139
    @jjohanesson9139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I never thought of my country like that. So kind and polite.
    You're welcome in OUR country anytime.

  • @mrjeff6257
    @mrjeff6257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I'd rather be poor in the UK than America. I've never had to worry about being bankrupted by having a really bad illness.

  • @mogznwaz
    @mogznwaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    We've been moving in a secular direction since Henry VIII.....

  • @trippydrew8492
    @trippydrew8492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The reason our meat is more expensive is because it is proper meat.

  • @marcwarren5985
    @marcwarren5985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Liverpool, England is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe. Its over 200 yrs old. You mentioned manchester but did you ever stray 45 miles west to the coast?

  • @TheSmokinMunkee
    @TheSmokinMunkee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Soooo glad you had a northern experience. They’re just naturally friendlier and everyone is a comedian

    • @dirtymashups33
      @dirtymashups33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a Brit, it's safe to say you'll get the same level of friendliness, anywhere that isn't inside the M25 or M60 orbital roads.

  • @NicholasShanks
    @NicholasShanks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your description of a Sunday roast: "They have these things called ‘potatoes’ and they put them in the oven.” made me laugh.
    The most basic food, cooked in the most basic way possible, was a new thing to you!

    • @shaochan905
      @shaochan905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, seems kind of funny. It's even funnier when you realise that Chinese have the most varied number of ways to cook potatoes. Not necessarily the best, but the greatest number of different ways. But definitely roasting them in an oven has never been a thing - I think mainly because Chinese people don't really have ovens (at least not big on them). It's common for stalls/restaurants to have massive furnaces, but ovens in the home aren't a thing and thus roasting potatoes has never been a thing. Seems a simple thing, but definitely one of the best ways to eat potatoes.

  • @pjani14
    @pjani14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Great vid, glad you enjoyed your time in the UK! :-)

  • @Codex7777
    @Codex7777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Generally speaking, food costs are much lower in the UK. Re' standard of living, It's swings and roundabouts really. For instance, housing costs are much higher in the UK but healthcare costs are less than half what they are in the States and that's before we even get to all the extra costs not covered by US health insurance. Not having to worry about healthcare costs makes a HUGE difference. Something you'll realise as you get older or if you fall seriously ill. :)

  • @michaelcarney6280
    @michaelcarney6280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    In Liverpool we have on of the oldest Chinese communities. China town is brilliant

  • @valentynaartysyuk9129
    @valentynaartysyuk9129 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    UK is the best country in the world by far!Manchester is amazing,the best city in UK.

  • @TheMdog8
    @TheMdog8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "They use two hands, and they just go at it" - that is a perfect explanation of how we eat

  • @KC-lm7gm
    @KC-lm7gm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Fascinating, so many of these thing would never occur to me as particularly English/British! Very interesting to hear about the "traditional" nature of Chinese food here versus in China. Thanks for making the vid!

  • @imranzazai7404
    @imranzazai7404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    England is very nice country.

    • @lhwhu7717
      @lhwhu7717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s nice apart from the main cities like london, Birmingham n Manchester

    • @rebellion2054
      @rebellion2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

    • @tomh2121
      @tomh2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LH WHU the main cities are great bro - I love Manchester and London

    • @joellukewarriorforjesusthe293
      @joellukewarriorforjesusthe293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers bro, your welcome here anytime God bless you

  • @spookydreamer7370
    @spookydreamer7370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eats donner kebabs amd loves a Sunday roast... you are now one of us :)

  • @cliffhill8267
    @cliffhill8267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for your comments throughout my 64 years I have found Chinese people that come to the UK come here to work hard and make a good life for themselves I have found them very unConfrontational and a pleasure to have in our country .

  • @grizzlygamer8891
    @grizzlygamer8891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How do americans not know what pastry is? The number of times I've heard a Yorkshire Pudding described as being pastry or pastry like.... It's literally pancake batter.

  • @MrAlexTech
    @MrAlexTech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ha love this guy! He description of everything over here is pretty spot on.

  • @allanfitz3535
    @allanfitz3535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Roast potatoes. Peel, cut in half(medium sized) boil for about 20 mins.
    In baking tray add a bit of butter, and oil to stop butter burning.
    Pre heat tray. Add potatoes and baste.
    Place in oven at 180c gas mark 6.
    Roast until crispy
    20 -30 mins in. Give another baste.

    • @cerisambrook2579
      @cerisambrook2579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No ruffling of the potatoes? Abomination Sir, abomination! lol

  • @Willie.B76
    @Willie.B76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You're always welcome bro 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇭🇰

  • @dfpguitar
    @dfpguitar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is a man of true culture. Give him citizenship now.

  • @georgia_mccx
    @georgia_mccx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As everyone below has said, it's so refreshing to hear someone talking so positively about living here and appreciating our culture 🤗 you're very welcome back at any time!!

  • @DanGarfield-t2d
    @DanGarfield-t2d 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Late to this video - Brit here and this vid is very well observed. You got it right bar the weather - not that bad! Loved this though man - you should come back now you've learnt how to do it! And kebabs are waiting....great video

  • @carlmuller8967
    @carlmuller8967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "England is either wet, or cold and wet". You were living in Manchester weren't you? Hence going to McTucky's and having all the fast food variants on one plate! Or perhaps some Frankenrestaurant where you get kebabs with naan instead of pita! At least you didn't get all the foods wrapped up together and then battered and deep-fried as in Scotland! :-) Awesome video and enthusiasm! I had never heard of Shloer until now!

  • @mikeratcliffe4247
    @mikeratcliffe4247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Manchester it’s raining or about to rain and you can tell it’s summer because the rain gets warmer

  • @Macca-zx7gz
    @Macca-zx7gz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Summer was a Wednesday last year 🤣

  • @peterwilson6509
    @peterwilson6509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Funny vlog chuckled couple times keep safe well 😄

  • @cazyaz523
    @cazyaz523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Christmas cracker - pulled at both ends, there’s a pop and a paper hat, a joke snd a tiny prize will drop out.

  • @Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano
    @Theoriginalsparkythemagicpiano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Sunday Roast can also be beef pork or lamb :)

    • @im.tiff4208
      @im.tiff4208 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sunday dinner all the win, Americans are missing out on that

    • @jacketrussell
      @jacketrussell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Traditionally it's roast beef.

    • @susangore9457
      @susangore9457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not everyone can aford a roast dinner

  • @mytube2959
    @mytube2959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You sir, are a legend. You have got it sussed. Great video

  • @abingleyboy
    @abingleyboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A yorkshire pudding is basically a pancake but baked in the oven, It can be eaten with jam or golden syrup as a dessert or more commonly eaten as a side dish to a roast dinner or with sausages & gravy or with sausage baked into it known as Toad in the hole. Don't know why it's called that.

    • @silverknight4886
      @silverknight4886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      abingleyboy: My Yorkshire Gran used to make season pudding sometimes. Yorkshire pudding with sage & onion. The saying was "them's as eat most pudding can have most meat" A plate full of that pudding and you were stuffed.

    • @abingleyboy
      @abingleyboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@silverknight4886 not heard of that, our family cheat nowadays, me too to honest, as you can buy yorkie puds frozen and cook em in the oven in 3mins. But this that your gran used to make does sound jolly good👍

    • @greenmachine5600
      @greenmachine5600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We call em popovers in the US.

  • @strontiumdog3344
    @strontiumdog3344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hearing a description of a Christmas cracker is hilarious 😆. I’m glad you enjoyed England. The ‘proper’ bread for doner kebab is a Pitta bread - Greek/Turkish bread 👍🏻

  • @johndillon5290
    @johndillon5290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haha brilliant descriptive review of the UK. The donar kebab is what you have after a heavy drinking session.

  • @daviddouglas6610
    @daviddouglas6610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You cant beat a 'dirty donna' after a few beers

    • @lewilewis3944
      @lewilewis3944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My local takeaway makes a doner meat pizza with a chili sauce base and extra chilis. Why they don't have a royal seal of approval baffles me.

    • @wagonsworld9592
      @wagonsworld9592 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      As i read your comment I heard MJ singing it "A Dirty Donna" 🙂🙂🙂

    • @marilynseptember21
      @marilynseptember21 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a shish chicken kebab person but all good. Especially after clubbing but sadly can't see this happening any time soon.

  • @danieledward3418
    @danieledward3418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yes he’s right! Come to England if you want to eat a variety of worldy foods and see the shire where Frodo was at his happiest in life before old Gandalf came along and changed it forever! Damn you Gandalf! Gandalf!!!!

  • @jakeyb6453
    @jakeyb6453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A properly prepared Doner Kebab with Shish or Kofte is a delicious thing .
    The steak is twice the price because it’s twice as good .😁🇬🇧❤️

  • @grommit-xs1kx
    @grommit-xs1kx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great vid…nice one mate..👍 subbed.

  • @Npwn
    @Npwn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a brit watching this, thanks for your perspective, really interesting to see what people of other cultures think about our foods. Make sure you get chilli sauce when you get your kebabs!

  • @Sarah_270
    @Sarah_270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you!!!! From a Brit this is so lovely to hear xxx

  • @destinationmobileone5476
    @destinationmobileone5476 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Donner kebabs are made from 50% beef 50% lamb mince, bread spice egg,. 400g beef 400g lamb. Blitz the mince with two slicese dry bread, no crust, one egg add packet spice, Ebay., make a large sausage place in tin foil, cook for 40 minutes. Job done! I make them quite often, at least I know what is in it.

    • @stefanpuszka8173
      @stefanpuszka8173 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey that sounds pretty good I might try that ,but what do you do for the long spike through it and rotating it.

  • @GrafindeKlevemark
    @GrafindeKlevemark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sunday roast is with roast BEEF (not chicken or otherwise), please, and roast potatoes, gravy, greens and Yorkshire pudding.

  • @aslamjamali4171
    @aslamjamali4171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Buddy being a Pakistani American, I totally relate to what you said, I miss the doner kebab, fried chicken , wedges and other Indo/Pakistani food in one container, all in one :) , my go to place during my student life in Sheffield, UK.

  • @annonymouse2853
    @annonymouse2853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    We have had 3 very hot summers April and May are often better than August

    • @biskitz86913
      @biskitz86913 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      April is the best weather, loads of sun but still very cool breeze

    • @kernowforester811
      @kernowforester811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Last bad summer was 2012. 2013 to 2020 were all good summers here in Cornwall, much the same in much of Britain.

  • @Mattherat15
    @Mattherat15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Go to middlesbrough and try a parmo.

  • @adrianharies9849
    @adrianharies9849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey there where are you from like your accent and your smile it curves when you do. I would to visit England someday when the virus calms down some.

  • @BernardWilkinson
    @BernardWilkinson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you. I completely agree with everything you said. And.....you REALLY know your junk foods.
    Some really good observations made of us.

  • @MrDayday112
    @MrDayday112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love this guy lol. His explanation of doner meat is hilarious

    • @sroberts605
      @sroberts605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lamb spam!!! I love a doner, but that could well put me off.

  • @lunarshteve
    @lunarshteve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i love a good kebab, have not had one in a 'Naan' bread yet though :D i think he meant pitta

  • @katyg4429
    @katyg4429 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that covered a lot of topics!

  • @phillipmcglynn2150
    @phillipmcglynn2150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this. 100% accurate 👌. Glad you enjoyed your time here

  • @EternalQuestion
    @EternalQuestion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You can have chicken with your Sunday roast, but the traditional thing to have is roast beef. This is why the French sometimes call us 'Rosbifs'. I'm not going to repeat what we call them in return 🤣
    And yes our driving test is ridiculous. I remember failing the first time because the examiner thought my clutch control was a bit too rough. I bet a lot of peopld in the US don't even know what a clutch is 😝

  • @annemariefleming
    @annemariefleming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You obviously caught us in a bad year. The weather is in general much better than the gossip suggests.

    • @jameskilgour387
      @jameskilgour387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe in London. Here on the West coast or up in Manchester where he was it's pretty much spot on

    • @tomh2121
      @tomh2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      James Kilgour I live in Manchester and it’s not that bad bro. I’m from London too so I know what it’s like down in the South East.

  • @henrybyrd5402
    @henrybyrd5402 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey! Come to Essex next time. We have better weather and more roundabouts. London is just a short train ride away. Don't try driving here if you can't parallel park or do 3 point turns!

  • @BigStib
    @BigStib 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Weather "wet or cold and wet". Well you did go to Manchester.

  • @JoePeddie
    @JoePeddie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love summer in England, Its the best day of the year

  • @captainblackop5
    @captainblackop5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks mate,now I want a kebab on diet week.🤣 I was in hysterics when you were trying to explain about Christmas crackers,great video.

  • @jazzzzdude
    @jazzzzdude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When were you in England? Last summer we had a 5 month heat wave!

  • @virtualatheist
    @virtualatheist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For perfect roasties you need to lightly coat them with goose fat. Crispy and delish!

  • @McGrowlers1
    @McGrowlers1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Glad you are enjoying your time in the UK. Make the most of the experience and hopefully coronavirus will not spoil your time here too much.

  • @zzzpip
    @zzzpip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    way to go, sir. Welcome to the UK. enjoy.

  • @howey935
    @howey935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yorkshire pudding is basically a pancake batter that’s cooked in the oven in muffin tins that need pre heating with a bit of beef dripping until the dripping is smoking hot.

  • @syrus3657
    @syrus3657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    England is a tiny place, roads are narrow, so I guess that’s why it’s harder.

    • @admiralsnackbar69
      @admiralsnackbar69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      only proper country roads are narrow and the city centre roads.

  • @me5969
    @me5969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The fact that this was interrupted by an advert of Richard Ayoade putting on a tweed suit is perfect

    • @willrichardson519
      @willrichardson519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Norwegian, Nigerian British?
      I'm Norwegian, Welsh/Cymru, Scottish, Swedish, Geordie and northwest european British :-)

  • @markaudette7016
    @markaudette7016 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fall out of the Pub late Saturday night and straight in there for a Doner awesome stuff.

  • @DylanSargesson
    @DylanSargesson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's not a real kebab shop experience though unless you get a couple of lettuce leaves pretending to be salad in the box as well

  • @christinewilkinson2424
    @christinewilkinson2424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for your lovely comments about England, it's nice to hear our country being praised for a change rather than put down all the time 👍the sun comes out for two weeks?? What year was that 🤣 only joking I love the English weather...mostly 😉

  • @penname5766
    @penname5766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    England - or Britain - has been mostly secular for much, much, much longer than ten years. We may have been religious on the face of it, in terms of customs and regular churchgoing up until perhaps WWII, but we have never really been religious in the way the US is.

    • @carlmuller8967
      @carlmuller8967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sunday Trading Act 1994 legalised shops being open on the day of Our Lord! Before that everything was as quiet as Germany or Fiji still is!

  • @BrianC1664
    @BrianC1664 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have an infectious smile and manner, could listen to you speak for hours.

  • @HexAyed
    @HexAyed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eyyyy Big up Madchester, I still kinda struggle with the North Manchester accent, having a Traffordian accent myself

  • @relatosymemorias9516
    @relatosymemorias9516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I must of been English in a previous life. I simply love England. The greatest city in the world London! Wish I had the money to retire there.

  • @weeddegree
    @weeddegree 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    chinese american drake in motion, british passport coming your way sir.. great breakdown lol

  • @mogznwaz
    @mogznwaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You think it's expensive in the UK?? Try Scandinavia!!!!!!!

  • @MisterChrisInTheUK
    @MisterChrisInTheUK 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your mention of Shloer was interesting, I haven't even seen it since the 1970s. I think it was originally a Swiss product.

  • @hermandadams
    @hermandadams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I dont recognise The bad weather in the Uk its generalised and exaggerated a lot if you live in the south east or south west we have a brilliant climate of warm sunshine in summer and a shortage of water year round and if you live north of london it can be very different the further north you go

  • @duckwhistle
    @duckwhistle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Roast potatoes are boiled first to make them soft, then roasted in oil.

  • @WASPS1867
    @WASPS1867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the popular drink you meant is BEER 👍

  • @tgsgardenmaintenance4627
    @tgsgardenmaintenance4627 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Clue's in the name chap! GREAT Britain! Love visiting other countries but could never live anywhere else than blighty 🇬🇧!

  • @dirtymashups33
    @dirtymashups33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always hear that people love the Yorkshire puddings - heard it from many different nationalities. If that is so, why are there not more countries trying to incorporate it into their English takeaway foods like we have taken so much from Italian, Mexican, Greek and Indian in particular?

  • @keithneal5369
    @keithneal5369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If your only experience of living in England is the Manchester area then I'm afraid the,weather there I almost always damp and cold. Come to lincolnshire. The weather here is so much better, even today its freezing out but not a cloud in the sky. A beautiful winter's day. Plus, here is one of the driest places in the UK . Our summers are on Average really good.

    • @DarrenHarrison7160
      @DarrenHarrison7160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Lincolnshire is beautiful too.

    • @aragornthebrave
      @aragornthebrave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live near Manchester and the weather isn't as bad as he says, but it is one of the wettest places in England so fair enough.

  • @Michael_A_Lewis
    @Michael_A_Lewis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy has my respect.

  • @paulhank7967
    @paulhank7967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've driven in many countries around the world. And the driving standards in the UK are just about the best. Australia is also very good. The USA not bad, but too many speed merchants undertaking on those 6 lane highways.

    • @Robob0027
      @Robob0027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope you haven't tried driving in South Africa. Like you, I have driven in many countries throughout the World, including driving through the middle of Bangkok, Thailand but SA is something else. They do not use their signals (indicators), this might cause you to guess what they mean to do. They ignore all stop signs, drive in the "fast lane" lane at 20mph because they wish to turn in 2 miles down the road. Their MOT test (Roadworthy test) only has to be taken when you sell the vehicle so many vehicles have not been tested for 20 years or more. Any traffic infringement can be sorted my giving the police officer ZAR20 (GBP1) if you are black or ZAR200+ (GBP10+) if you are white or Indian.

  • @thomascooper5114
    @thomascooper5114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    England is so good that it made you appreciate the States more.

  • @sugarbertie1143
    @sugarbertie1143 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad you have visited other places than London. So many Americans think just London is England and that we all talk posh and drink tea all day London is a small part and so unrepresentitive of the rest of the UK. There are far nicer, less crime ridden and much less expensive ares to see and better cities too.

    • @sroberts605
      @sroberts605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, I'm a londoner, and I agree.