HOW TO BEHAVE IN the UK: first time in England? 10 things you should NEVER DO in the United Kingdom
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- Are you going to the UK soon? Planning to study in England or moving to Great Britain permanently? British Etiquette or 10 things you should never do in the UK.
⏱⏱⏱ TIME CODES:
00:00 - WELCOME TO GREAT BRITAIN 🇬🇧
01:19 Call the United Kingdom “England”
02:08 Importance of British Small-talk
03:16 Don’t block the escalators in the UK
03:52 Don’t ignore the queuing system in Britain
05:39 Don’t forget your manners in Britain
06:22 British Greetings
07:02 Don’t ask British people if they know the Queen
07:36 Don’t refuse a Cup of Tea
08:25 Don’t talk about religion or politics
08:58 Don’t do much eye-contact
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⏱⏱⏱ TIME CODES:
00:00 - WELCOME TO GREAT BRITAIN 🇬🇧
01:19 Call the United Kingdom “England”
02:08 Importance of British Small-talk
03:16 Don’t block the escalators in the UK
03:52 Don’t ignore the queuing system in Britain
05:39 Don’t forget your manners in Britain
06:22 British Greetings
07:02 Don’t ask British people if they know the Queen
07:36 Don’t refuse a Cup of Tea
08:25 Don’t talk about religion or politics
08:58 Don’t do much eye-contact
I despise the UNITED KINGDOM name for what is historically Britannia since Roman Days. The British Isles is the geographical reference.
We are Brits. I am a Londoner English and Scottish depending , sometimes Celtic , occasionally Viking but remain Huguenot and a Proud Brit.
Would you like to be called North Americans ?
Can we BAN a the horrible United Kingdom. yuk 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
11. Males do not wear a hat indoors
Interesting video! The ten were not what I expected. Most of them seem like 'no-brainers' to this American, which makes me wonder about other places in the world. For example, is staring at a stranger a common thing anywhere? I don't recall actual formed queues in the tube stations from any of my trips to London, or at least not to board the train cars. I'm sure they queued to go through the gates and buy tickets and the like. I enjoyed all the little extras you threw in, like the habit of milk in the tea, and the broken saucer graphic was cute! Thank you!
Most of this is complete nonsense. Its just little Englander tourist babble.
What `small talk`?? Dont block the escalators in any country. There is no queuing ``system`` here. If you want a queuing system then go to S Korea.
Dont forget your manners ANYWHERE in the world. `Cup of tea?? Complete cr-p.
If you do not make eye contact when you are talking to somebody they will think you are very strange, or that for whatever reason you have some serious self confidence issues. On the other hand you try staring at a complete stranger without making an effort to otherwise interact in any society on the planet and see where it gets you.
The escalator thing only applies to London. People block escalators everywhere else in the country.
It’s not that we enjoy queuing, we find it’s the most civilised way of waiting your turn without being rude.
Try queue barging in almost any country in the World and see where it gets you...
She is mistreating countries and creating fake stereotypes. She must be stopped and reported!
If you jump the queue people will be ready to fight you. Dont do it.
Don't refuse tea - I WAS BREAKING INTO LAUGHTER , you can disagree just say it politely like say " No thank you but thanks for asking"
British people don't just "love to queue." Isn't it just correct manners to let the person who arrived first go before you?
Never refusing a cup of tea is just not true. I don’t drink tea so never say yes, just politely refuse and they will usually offer you something else. Also it is perfectly acceptable to have conversations with strangers if you don’t live in London. We in the north do it all the time especially us older folk.
Naturally...no strict rules about it
Dont say we brits love queuing. We don't but we do it anyway because its the right thing to do.
Agreed.
The picture shown while she's talking about this is an ATM/cashpoint. I'm just wondering what other countries do for these if they *don't* queue? Do they just stand around in a semi-circle and try to be the first to jump forward when the previous customer is done? I can't see how you can do it sensibly *anywhere* unless you line up?
I cannot imagine how things could work without queues... It's impossible to me 😅 and you're right that remembering please and thank you - and sorry! - are absolutely essential!
There's places around the world like that. They skip queues. It's choas. Just pretend you are Scottish. And then you won't care about skipping queues since they are inferior to you. 0 guilt.
@@JamieZero7Scotland is part of the UK. We also queue. Sit down.
I’m British and found this really funny. Most of it is spot on. We do love to queue and good manners. There are regional differences. Here in the north most of us happily talk to strangers and make eye contact. We laugh at Londoners fear of interaction with strangers 🤣 Refusing tea, if done politely, wouldn’t be considered rude. Coffee would usually be offered as an alternative. However not liking hot drinks would probably be considered a bit odd 🤣
Aww thank you so much indeed ☺️🤗
I’ve been living in England for some time ☺️ but never stop getting surprised how unique the culture is!
The British and good manners..? Do not make me laugh.
@@namevorname1973It's a country of contradictions
@@AnnaGoldmanTravelwith queuing it's not that we like it a lot , it's because it's been proved that you will be served quicker .
Thank You. Those were handy tips for London. I live in UK but I live quite far from London. Making conversation with a total stranger in London is a definite no no but out here it is quite welcome and, most of the time, people appreciate it. There's also no real escalator rule here - except to move to the side if someone behind you says excuse me.
Love the 'eyework'. Your eyes get big, then suddenly get bigger to express 'something' :-) Draws me in. Kind of a rollercoaster ride, hehe.
3 Never? Since when? In London you don't, but in any other place you can stand anywhere you like
I would say that if someone asks you how you are and you really want to tell them, you can answer in a less positive way by saying "ok", or "all right", or "so-so". This will signal to them that if they want, they can ask again and you will tell them your troubles. By doing this you give them the choice of listening to your woes. It's really a considerate way of not imposing yourself on others without invitation.
Brit in America here - just the other day, I replied to a cashier with the classic British 'so-so' phrase - "Ooh, mustn't grumble". She laughed and said , "Oh , I'll definitely use that !"
Thank you for the wonderful information. The UK looks beautiful in the video. My family would love to visit. We love the British when they visit us in Florida. They are always very kind and polite.
If you ever make it here, I'll make you amd the family tea 😃
Great video Anna! I very well remember having a very awkward moment with a local English family when they offered tea. I had never had it before, and I refused, well you know the expression they gave😂. Again this video proves that Londoners love cameras🤛. Hope all's well in Italy!
Awesome content as always,
Thank you Anna 🔥
Aww Thomas 🤩🤗🤗🤗 thank you so much ❤️
I'm from the western part of the state of New York and enjoyed the video . I found it funny that I feel the same about the points made. I especially agree with the queuing . I get enraged when someone cuts.
Thank u so much for this video ❤❤
This made me laugh as an English man and so true.
To the majority of us, good manners are just an efficient/effective way to behave and get along with each other.
Great vid 👌
As usual so informative👍🥰
Thank you so very much 🤩🤗🤗
Very useful! Leaving for the UK two days later!
Hey my lovely Anna❤
I was in recording but I saw your video!! Hows you and all honey🥰
if you don't like tea then you can ask for coffee or another drink instead, just as long as you do accept a drink - but preferably a tea or coffee, and don't refuse the biscuit if it has been offered as well
4. Ignoring the queue is quite a pain.....you will always find someone pushing and messing about with it. Loads of people do it unfortunately.
Ah dang, Anna! I've already been to London, lol, it was Oslo I have tickets to next month ;)
I'm British you can tell us how you really feel and some British people don't mind small talk, yes we don't like queue jumpers wait your turn 😂. The escalator thing is right too. Manners are definitely important.
You can refuse tea, in someone's house 😂 I usually have coffee.
In Sweden people will avoid you if try to make small talk with them. As they see it as cold or empty talk.
Lived in England my whole life and i despise small talk its pointless
Dette er fantastisk! Du er genial!
To everyone watching this that ever visits England; please feel free to turn down a cup of tea. While touching on an interesting (but I not entirely unique to Britain) British cultural phenomenon, the onus here is misplaced. Very few people will care if you accept their offer or not, the important thing is that the offer was made. As an Englishman, if someone comes to my home, it's very important to offer them something, and that will invariably be the option of "tea or coffee". But I'd never get upset if they declined. At the risk of feeding a stereotype, one of the most frequent reasons for declining the offer of tea that I hear, is that the person has literally just had one.
Completely agree! No one has to have tea/coffee if they don’t want it! Sometimes when my friends come over I’ll ask if they want anything, but I usually wait for people to ask if they want something to drink.
Also, you don’t have to to ask someone how they are, you could both just say hello, and queues are really annoying! From a British person
If I don't offer you a cup of tea... ... ...
... ...
maybe there is something Wrong!?
I got a lot of happiness when I saw you listen you in your videos Anna goldman
8:29 debate is good and yes it's fine to debate out in public we do it all the time. Expecially when waiting for a train or bus. Debate it will get in argument but that's because they are wrong you are right ;)
Great video and "THANK YOU" 😊
That was funny, and informative Anna. I just noticed you have the cutest dimples... Have a great weekend and an even better week ahead. Keep on keeping on!
What you said is something that is shared among all nations. Everyone likes order and good manners. (From Morocco)
Fantastic! 🙂👍
That owl and your no conversation meme hillarious. Yes that can trigger a panic attack or worse! 😂😂 Also never refuse a good gossip about your colleagues at the pub after work or in between breaks on the office kitchen. You will become a suspect. 😂😂
Nice work ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Very shocked that queuing is only respected in the UK? I thought it was common sense and polite just to wait your turn no matter what country you are in?................that explains why a couple of years back when I was in Stavanger Norway a women skipped me in the queue in a bakery and i got very upset and then she looked at me with surprisement as if I was in the wrong.....
I’m English and never knew there was a rule about escalators but we drive on the left so normally if we are ever confined to one side of anything it’s the left. Is small talk just a British thing !? You’re bang on with that and then talking about the weather, we are obsessed with the weather 🤣 Refusing a cup of tea/coffee is not considered rude, although not offering one to a guest would be. If you really want to annoy someone just walk really slowly in the centre of a path holding a huge umbrella.
The English "Definition of a bore" is, when you ask someone how they are and they tell you. In other words they tell you about their health issues.
Generally when people say "How do you do" it is a first time only greeting (it is not a question) usually accompanied by a hand shake. Sometimes in Yorkshire when you say that, the other person will say "very well thank you" which is the literal response to what they do take as a question. It is infrequent and usually comes from older people.
Very enjoyable, thank you 😂😂
Exactly! Since my* coming to Ulster, I became a weather-conditions expert xD
* originally from former Yugoslavia
Ive already refused a cup of tea in the UK, people were shocked obviously, but when i told them im alergic in etheric oils wich are in earl grey tea :D they understand and gave me cofee :D
Wow! I’m so sorry.. I’m allergic myself but in different products 🙂
It’s such a petty you cannot enjoy traditional English tea ☺️
Can you have green tea?
Try Yorkshire tea, finest brew in the world.
@@tiltonroadbirmingham1153 thats one of my favourite actually 🙂 I graduated from Sheffield Uni ☺️ love Yorkshire so much.
And by the way, I’ve been to Birmingham a few months ago 😉 my brother is living there. Great city! Loved it!
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Bostin' (Great)
Can you correct me
Please .. i am living now in scotland .. but i realized they do small - talks ... and they do talk with strangers?
It's really mainly a London thing, not to talk with strangers. My (very chatty talkative) friend here in Scotland was visiting her daughter and her family in London. She got talking to somebody or other, a stranger. Her son-in-law gave her a talking-to afterwards, indicating to her she shouldn't do that in London!
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Nice information thank you
Good video, but lots of these dos and don't seem to apply to London. It's so different to the rest of England, let alone the rest of the UK, that it might as well be a different country.
What you are saying is kind of, not the case. All of it is fairly and squarely universal, more or less, the only unstated issue is Brexit (probably).
@@richarddelanet . Eye contact? Speaking to people you pass in parks or the street? This rule on escalators? None of that claptrap relates to anywhere I’ve lived in Britain.
@@wessexexplorer We are a people a nation that is, and therefore within the variations in household culture, personality etc we are familiar with common cultural markers. Barrow-in-Furness is very similar to Kings Lynn, but Norwich has some similarities but is otherwise noticeably different to Maastricht, for example.
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You forgot to mention that Scotland, Ireland and Wales have their own language. But the Welsh use theirs more that the other two. Especially in the west and north western parts of Wales
Most English people, like me, wouldn't be offended if we were mistaken for Scottish, Irish or Welsh people. So why are people from those countries so offended if they're mistaken for English people? That is actually rather offensive.
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Anna I’m waiting for the video about dating in Norway and the living cost for a short term stay (tourist-1 month-transport-food-museums-shopping?). I live in Japan and God knooooows I need a break in a « happier » country.
Much love 🥰 keep up the good work 💪🏾
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Additions: asking a person how much they earn or how much they have paid for something.
Asking someone about personal affairs.
Keep personal space especially around cash dispensers.
Please and thank you are the most important. If you don't speak these words, I doubt you'll get much response for help or enquiry especially. Using please and thank you will get a very good and helpful response in most cases. Oh, and a pleasant smile works perfectly.
Aww thank you so much indeed ☺️🤗
Actually it’s the right time for filming the remake of that video 😉
Thank you so much for a brilliant idea 🤗 wishing you an amazing day ahead!
Yes in the UK we do drink tea. No-one will give a dam if you want it without milk. Yes we do drink coffee go into any town and you will see alot of coffee shops you will only see cafés specialising in tea and cream teas in tourist area
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I can't imagine that people will ask you
" ARE YOU ALRIGHT?? " and you can't say to them how you really feel. weird
All same in the US but no queue for the subway…at least not in New York
What planet did you get this info from?
8: Really? since when. You can say yes, or no to something your being offered and they will offer you something else. Besides there are over thousand different flavours of coffee, and you probably find them somewhere.
That idiocy with the meaningles small talk and asking how are you without caring is the same in Greece where I live. It is really annoying and I wonder what is the point asking someone how is he/ she when you don't care , I still don't get it and now I simply reply fine and I go away
Thank you
Thank you Madam (From India)
I will enjoy being posh in the UK when i visit london next year.
Me I want to know about your cameras 📷 I will love to buy them thank you Anna
Interesting that you said that you shouldn`t STARE on the streets of London, as the locals wouldn`t like it. I think you said the same thing about us Norwegians.. so, I wonder if there are many countries out there where STARING is socially acceptable? been to countries as diverse as New Zealand and Cuba-never noticed anyone staring in those countries..
Yes! In Italy and in Russia it’s absolutely fine 😉 it’s a part of life here staring at people 😉
Try Moscow underground one day 🙂
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel In Italy staring people is fine but not too much 😅
@@giuliom3564 😁 true! They might start chatting you up 😉
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel I did not mean that, but it can be true 😂😂
@@giuliom3564 😉🤗🤗
How sweet!
You make great content
Aww thank you so much 🤗 I’m so happy you enjoy it!
"Mind you Ps & Qs" DOESN'T mean to always say "Please" & "Thank You" - it's a more general reminder concerned with being on your best behaviour generally.
FYI: London is not the capital of Britain, it is the capital of England.
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Rubbish, it is the capital of Great Britain etc.
HeY I'm English since 66 Years, have worked and lived around the world. Every one of your observations is accurate. However, If you are not young and beautiful don't break the rules. But it is not a big problem. If you are male Russian and push to the front of a queue be ready for something serious.
Most of these recommendations are good for all humans
the thumpnail says: " never stop do this in norway" ...okay :D
Maybe one day I'll continue my life in UK
I’m british and I think a lot of this is exaggerated or just not true. We’re not that rude it all just depends on the scenario 😅 just be kind and be yourself
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Thanks very much, point number one is spot on. Finally there is no real Britsh culture the four countries are all very different especially the differences between the three Celtic nations and England.
Thank you, just after CORONA time, hand shaking is out.
Crown time?
I go out and I just notice I'm only one saying plz and thx so is lie as queue too
In Northern England you can gave a long conversation jyst using the words "Ee", "By gum", "Sithee", "By 'eck", "Tha knows", "Trouble at t'mill" and "Herpes ".
"Trouble at t'mill. One of the crossbeams has gone out askew on' treadle." and then herpes. How I laughed.
Sorry as a brit I don't mind people saying England as have an England football team however defo avoid speaking about polictics if you want a massive discussion then be my guest
Politics in most of the UK has always been fairly stable. There are some parts of Europe where the opposite is the case and it's a frequent conversation topic.
5: I hate to say it, but very rarely you see anyone with manners. I am sure someone will say different, but still.
As a socially awkward person and introvert, I feel like I'll fit in well in the UK😃
Being British my self, this is true.
We say sorry a lot 😂😂
But but!! When was going school here ppl butt in queues all time! D:
Very interesting! Have you lived in Ireland for any length of time? It's definitely not like living in London, except maybe for the climate... :)
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Are there people from a different culture who have come to the UK but refuse to accept British culture but stay rigidly to their own?
Yes.
A lot of Muslims.
'Don't refuse tea' what??? Never heard that before & I'm from here.
Ikr
Don't give unconscious people tea
I live in the UK… thing is she is over thing everything, she is acting like the UK is this whole different world with a COMPLETELY different culture from somewhere like America, like people in America won't give a shit about your medical history or your left nostril hurting, it's just common sense. Also refusing tea isn't considered rude AND if I go on holiday to Scotland I'm not gonna say "Wow! The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is beautiful today!" Like.. NO! Also I love how she calls it "The art of queuing!" Also it's not a law also "If they abide by the law of queuing no one gets HURT!?!" Like what is someone gonna do, pull out a knife or something? Also we sometimes call it a line too. Also please and thank you doesn't make a HUGE difference on the way people treat you. Anyway, yeah.
Jump the queue and you get worse than a knife - it's "Death By A Thousand Tuts" !
Hi mam my self prabhu and i am from india
first of all i am not expert in english second thing is
If i write a wrong sentences in this massege please sorry
And i would like to come to uk because i want to do some work in uk cn you help me mam and i am not educated what can i do the work in uk please can you help me mam
I am waiting for your replay mam please
Don't make to much eye contact anywhere , never mind London.
You start making eye contact with another bloke (on the tube, bus etc.) they will think you're gay. If it's with a member of the opposite sex, they'll think you're trying to pull.
I was diss agreeing with nearly that whole video but I can’t rlly bc I’m from the country side posh part of England
A few these like queuing are spot on, being polite and queuing for instance .. but mostly a pretty rubbish advice list .. sure don't call the UK england, but you are in England here (and therefore the UK) .. it IS ok to turn down tea .. eye contact should be encouraged, wherever you are in the world .. who knows their monarch anywhere what a weird one .. this could be much improved
welcome
What if you insult the royal family ether by accident or on purpose is there a punishment if you do that will you be banned or killed cuz I feel like you shouldn't do that I not ever going to do that I just want to no what will happen if you end up doing that
Breaking the number 4 rule of queuing in certain places will end up with you getting punched.
There's a problem when there's, for example, three queues and people can't decide whether to have three separate queues or one queue.
10....London is a rudest area in UK...well one of the rudest areas anyway. They will ignore you, but other places won't
This is a protection mechanism for Londoners. You also encounter it a lot in other overcrowded cities. We look at the time on the tube as quiet personal time and we don't want that interrupted by randoms. Most Londoners social slots are already full, and public transport is not where you go to make new friends....especially with people who don't understand London etiquette
don't ask if they know the queen, or any other person around here. Yeah, this one happens a lot. They know us, but we don't know them.
Someone who gets mad at me for not saying “please” and “thank you” but can’t even be bothered to answer when I said “good morning “!!
Gawd how I hate those people
A lot of people say good morning not to be pleasant but because they're hoping to be offended by the other person not saying good morning to them. You can tell because they say it in an aggressive tone of voice.
2. Small talk? some people are quite happy to talk,
First thing not to do is to call the whole of the uk England
I wouldn't worry my dear. It is becoming more and more self-evident that the native Brits are expected to accommodate anyone visiting or moving to the UK - even as far as learning their languages. And by the way, I find it very offensive to be called British, a term that can include any historical background and/or birthplace. I consider myself to be ENGLISH but to say that is now frowned upon - and no doubt will get this post removed.
Hallelujah.. I thought I was alone 🏴
It has been 3 weeks and your comment has still not been removed....huh...it's almost as if you were pretending to be a victim because it feels nice to feel persecuted every once in a while, eh my british friend?
This wrong in this video... England doesn't have it own parliament. Sanding on the right on an escalator is only a thing on London underground no one gives a dam about it in the rest of the UK. It fine to say your not good if someone asks you " are you alright". Greatings thing just not true loads of people hug or air kiss. People nowadays offer tea or coffee when you go to there house. In future please don't make videos titled UK when clearly you only have experience of London. If you come to the UK just be yourself, if you do something that's not normal to us someone will tell you where you've gone wrong.... in London people will be rude to you in the rest of the UK we will be polite.
Do not be over friendly.
Do not criticise anything British. We know our faults and I would never diss any other country while visiting.
I thought putting up ur ✌ The other way was illegal too
We want to know that how they behave ireland