If you do ever come over to visit us, Ryan. Remember that London is twice the size of New York City. It is not just a little tourist bit in the middle, but significantly more.
One thing that shocked me when I started talking to Americans online was that American women kept saying they didn't feel safe alone. All my life, I have been able to wander alone at night without a second thought.
I am 40 and never felt afraid. I’ve heard women in other countries carry weapons. Despite being illegal here I’ve never felt I’d need to defend myself from harm with a weapon. I’d hate to experience living in fear
No you haven’t and it’s far far worse now. As a women in her late fifties I’m not a young one! Women always are careful when out and amount it’s second nature, plus you meet weirdos along the way.
Hi Ryan, There were some things you misheard or misinterpreted, He did not say UK invented the Internet, it didn't, but it did invent the World Wide Web, basically a way to access the Internet. He did not say UK Invented the sports mentioned, but that we developed them, making them useable across the world.
PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system. Starting in 1960, it ran on the University of Illinois' ILLIAC I computer. By the late 1970s, it supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframe computers. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed on PLATO, including forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, picture languages, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer video games.
For all its ills (and it's got a few), I've been around most of the world, liked it and admired it, and I'd still rather live in the UK than anywhere else.
Same here. I've been to many countries around the world and have liked and enjoyed most of them. But overall, for all the reasons given in the video and many more I would rather live in the UK than anywhere else. And London is my favourite city in the world bar none. We are having some problems at the moment, but I feel lucky and truly blessed to have been born here.
I totally agree, I am British but I have lived and travelled all over the world and also have the legal right to live in the US and Australia but chose to move back to England and wouldn't live anywhere else.
Coming from a brit, the Uk is definitely Not a paradise but we do get a lot of things right. The last few years have seen this change though. i don't know if my future will be in this nation if things don't change.
We get tiny earthquakes in the UK, but they're not comparable to California or Japan. I survived a UK "earthquake". Won't lie, it was very exciting. I had a sensation that the ground had moved, which made me stumble a little bit, and that was accompanied by a very loud sound, like metal scraping metal. And that was it. Nobody died. Our village talked endlessly about it for weeks. The doors of my neighbour's wall cabinets opened suddenly and out fell one of the tinzzZZZ😉
Well, let’s be honest, people have died in earthquakes in Britain - all of 11 people since 1580! Most recently in 1940 when someone died after falling downstairs in a panic after a 4.7 magnitude quake in NW Wales.
The UK did invent football and rugby (and cricket, too. Look up,rounders, you may recognise it). The reason why we play as separate teams is because we had separate teams and associations long before international associations were formed. The first ever international football match was England vs. Scotland
Don't feel too bad Ryan, most people use the terms Holland and The Netherlands interchangeably, not realising Holland is just one part of the Netherlands.
@@MaryRaine929 Oh yeah, that really annoys me so much meanwhile. Especialy since a lot of us in northern germany think that Bavaria isn't even really germany. They should have just made their own kingdom with Franz Josef back in the days, and nobody would have missed them.
We also invented and developed the steam engine, the locomotive and railways as well as the jet engine (Frank Whittle the inventor worked on it's development in my local town during WW2.
American Baseball originated from the British game Rounders which was written about in the 1700s England. According to a Japanese research firm, over 40% of the world’s inventions and discoveries were made in the UK. ''Over the past 50 years, according to Japanese research, more than 40 per cent of discoveries taken up on a worldwide basis originated in the United Kingdom. Many of these British inventions have had an enormous impact on the world.''
FYI the "park" is Hyde Park. You can see the magnificent dome of the Royal Albert Hall (Last night of the Proms, Remembrance Service etc), the top the Albert Memorial across in the park - and in the bottom left is a bowling green (proper bowling!) next to the tennis centre. The "awful" climate is supposed to have a lot to do with it. Mild climate = no natural disasters, no droughts, no frozen seas etc - stable food production and population, isolation (since 1066) from invasion and upheaval across Europe. Island nation, seafaring people that produced explorers and navigators, all allowed technology to develop faster than many places. Lots of coal and iron, and canal system to move it all = the industrial revolution.
The wildlife gets paid and goes on holidays? That's surprising! I've never seen any British squirrels or badgers with wads of cash, sitting on the beach and sunbathing.
@@CiaraOSullivan1990 Never seen a Squirrel or badger working in Costa either. That said, I've seen a few in TV adverts so maybe that's where the real money is.
I've lived in the UK all my life. Us Brits are quite used to the heavy rain, especially since storm Chiron has hit last week. Either way, it's a great country. If anyone wants to move to or visit UK, I recommend visiting to the UK ancient city:York!
True and many I've been to are beautiful dnd interesting, although 'often' relatively small? And remember Germany's land mass is nearly 50% bigger then the whole of the UK, let alone England. And would you include the "Follies" like relatively modern Neuschwanstein? Don't think that number for Englands Castles includes the remnants of Norman "Motte-and-bailey" castles or Iron age forts either?
Also in Italy there are more than 20.000 Castle we own Norman's castle as well. I live in Apulia where there is a very famous castle: Castel del Monte. It's built by Frederick II of Swabia.
I can assure you it's not the greatest country and no one I know would claim it to be , it has its pros and cons like anywhere else . But we do have some very old buildings that are amazingly beautiful and our work / life balance is better in my opinion than the u.s . 😊
Is that why the cities are no longer English & Islam blacks & India run the UK in 2050 or before the English will be the minority they love mass immigration & illegals terrorism mass white child rapes gun knife gun drug crimes they are vanishing from politics football TV & Streets
I actually think one of the things I love about Britain and the British is that we are able to be very critical of the nation whilst also having a lot of pride in it. The NHS is a great example we will be critical of waiting times etc however people would fight to the death to keep it.
I’m English, so obviously I’m biased, but I’m no tub-thumping jingoist. And I have to say, there is an argument to be made that the UK is the _least worst_ country in which to live. How many countries are in the top 10 in the world for GDP, a full democracy (as per The Economist Democracy Index), a nuclear power, and have not been invaded in living memory? One. The UK. (In fact we have not been successfully invaded since 1066.) PS If you’re wondering, the US is not a full democracy _(ibid.)_
Football is an incredibly old game that was played in the streets. It became so rowdy that it was first banned in 1314 by Edward 2nd. It has been banned several times over the centuries, due to the level of noise and violence involved, and was banned from the streets in 1818.
The modern way of playing football undoubtedly comes from England. A basic form, a kind of drift ball, existed before in many parts of the world, not only with you. It has been documented in Turkey since the 11th century, in Italy and France a little later, in China even earlier. And no one knows since when, for example, the Mayans in South America played a similar "game".
You should look deeper into the commonwealth, 1/4 of the worlds population are in the commonwealth with the obligation of protecting each other so its a very big military
Any nation can apply to join. There is no formal link to the empire, recent joiners such as Mozambique were never British and some colonies, such as the US never joined. Sadly the unelected and unaccountable Head of State, Charles Windsor was installed as its head with no election and this, quite understandably, is unacceptable to many countries.
Most of European castles served a military purpose. Sure there was a local feudal lord of some kind owning/managing one or more castles, but the goal was to look over the land, collecting taxes, fight off revolting peasants or invading hordes. But you have to think of them as a kind of "OP administrators", who could keep his castle(s) only as long as they were loyal to the king/queen and actually did their job (sometimes they grew too strong and wanted to be king, but that's a story as long as European history)
A couple of earth tremors were felt where I live in the UK but they were very weak and only caused things on shelves to rattle a bit. Less affect than when I lived near a railway line, my ornaments would regularly dance about!
The only one I ever felt was the 2008 earthquake. Very strange sickening sensation, like being in a plane taking off. It was at 1am though so most people slept through it
11:16 'in England alone there are said to be around 4,000 castles.' Ryan [incredulous]: 'four thousand? fOUr thOUsand?!?' Germans watching: how cute. we can easily match that and step it up a notch or two
Hi Ryan, I think that green field you thought was for polo is actually a Crown Green Bowling pitch. I know nothing about it so you would have to go and look it up. Good luck ❤ from UK 🇬🇧
However, Football and Golf were invented in Scotland, Tennis, Rugby and Cricket in England, so that list was pretty good for actual inventions, that we then developed and extended to a fair chunk of the world.
I personally believe it is one of the best countries in the world for the reasons stated on this video. Most important was safety, of course we have our issues. I suspect the older ones of us have a different view to the younger people. We have more awareness on a wider scale. We probably know more of other countries because we didnt have the various screens telling us whatbwe should be doing or thinking. We made our own minds up first..I am a big user of my mobile and tablet. It is glorious to see other countries as well as our own. To see what we only knew through books or cinema. I feel very lucky to live in Great Britain. I have lived on other countries overseas.
@@Mark-Haddow We're not leaving the Union, ever, pal. Don't believe those SNP idiots or indeed Alba party, when they say that Scotland wants independence, we don't. We might have decades ago (and already voted to remain) but now that we've seen how devolution has failed, how the SNP have defrauded Scotland and how there's no chance in hell of the EU accepting a debt ridden wee country as a new member, we know we're stronger and better off in the Union.
@@Thurgosh_OG OK dokey, except we are. And then the best thing happens, you bigots leave too. I say best because, the xenophobic English don't want you anymore than they want the union bigots in Northern Ireland. 🤣
It may surprise you to know that it does not rain as much as most Americans believe. Re Healthcare I have recently had some serious medical problems, in the last few weeks I have had 5 doctors consultations and had several meetings with nurses for triage, blood tests, ecgs etc and am due for a heart scan and lung scan this week and it has not cost me a penny, including medications.
Depends Terry on how much you paid in before you got sick! Because if you count all the NHS money you paid previously in taxes it certainly did cost you a penny, or two or three! But that you aren't charged extra now your using the system is probably a more accurate statement! I do hope they get you sorted out though! So get well soon 👍
I named my daughter after the isle of Skye, in honour of our Scottish heritage and because it looks so beautiful. Would love to go there one day, as well as to Shetland islands.
I definitely agree with you. Compared to France and Italy and their rich and beautiful variety of landscapes, the UK seems rather boring. Although there are a few interesting places.
Germany has a lot of nice castles. But many of them would not be classed as "castles" due to them being built later and the primary purpose not being defense. They are some very nice fancy houses
@@Spiklething The video also didn't mention the 3000 castles in Scotland or the 600 in Wales plus about 40 in Northern Ireland. So pushing towards 8000 remaining castles on our wee islands is not too bad.
If you want to learn about the wildlife of the UK try looking at some of David Attenborough’s back catalogue of works or look up someone called Ray Mears
I zoomed in at 6:30 and that ‘field’ is actually a bowls club. The grass is always immaculate and very very flat. The round wooden bowls have a weight built into one side which causes them to draw or swerve. How much it moves is where the skill lies. It’s a bit similar to curling inasmuch as they try to get the bowls closest to the Jack to score points, but there’s no handle, no finger holes like your bowling balls have, and it’s not played on ice or down a lane. Confused? You’ll have to do a search I’m afraid! 😅
"The Wildlife isn't really wild now, is it, Squirrels aren't going to hunt you down in Packs..." - Al Murray On a more serious note: The UK healthcare system has dropped down in the list of the best healthcare systems quite considerably recently, not even among the top 10 anymore, i guess they can thank the tories for that. of course it's still way higher ranked than the US but still... it's sad to see, how the Brits allow this to happen is beyond me.
Same here in Canada, We had a great healthcare system but now, due to the pandemic, personnel shortages and aging population it is a mess. Still it is very good and I would not want to be without it.
@@fedodosto3162 is the government also trying to dismantle it by ignoring everything or even blaming doctors and nurses for the entire situation? the plan seems to be the same used to privatize other sectors... make everything as bad as you can and then say, only privatizing will save it... until recently, no PM since Thatcher had the guts to actually try and BS the Queen, not even Johnson, but now... Charles isn't nearly as intimidating and Sunak is the brainwashed type, that believes his own nonsense... terrible comination. you really see these days, how much influence the entire "reporting to the queen" thing really had.
@@patricialewis1464 for now... let Sunak and his buddies continue with their bs and they might just manage to make Thatchers old dream of dismantling the NHS come true.
As for Natural disasters: there is a big storm atm, called Ciarán. There are areas in the UK that have some floods. When i visited England once, i told freind sit's hilly. They didn't understand what i meant, thats because i am from the Netherlands. ( which is flat). Good thing this video didn't go into politics, because there have been some terrible things in the past and even now. Maybe you can find some comparisons about the UK and USA health systems. You know how that will go.
I am a big fan of London, and GB in general. Flying over for a weekend this month to visit my daughter, and pretty excited about it. Will have to bring fresh pain au chocolat and moelleux au chocolat cake from France :-)))) We are so lucky in Europe to have so many great places in reach with just a 2 hour flight, and cheap too.
“4000 castles? How many princes and kings were there?” Oh dear. A castle was just a fortified stronghold. In a time when war and battles was common in England. Every lord and noble had one. The 4000 figure is just the ones that still remain today. Smaller castles were timber framed and didn’t last the centuries. The nearest castle to me all that remains is a shape in a farmers field, where the moat used to be. You can only make the shape out from aerial photos. On foots it’s a slight dip in the grass.
The UK also invented the ATM .. Radar .. Jet Engine .. TV .. Locomotion .. Steam Engine .. the Lightbulb .. Penicillin .. World Wide Web. Too many to mention, the list is endless. Paula x UK
The UK is an abbreviation, Ryan. Think of the full title, and it'll make more sense: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," which is how it has been since the Irish Free State that was formed in 1922 (comprising the whole of the Island of Ireland besides the then counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone - which together, formed the new country to be known as Northern Ireland from the same date), was ratified by the International Community as a Sovereign State that was governed as a republic that had now formally severed all links with the former Kingdom of Ireland and therefore also the successor United Kingdom, as established in 1800 and finally now dis-established in 1949. [Although the Irish Free State was governed as a republic from its 1922 creation, it formally remained a territory of the British Crown - even though it did not recognise that fact, until it was formally granted full independence in 1949.] The six counties that form Northern Ireland continue to recognise that same formality as we speak - even though they lost their independent political status in 1968 and again was governed as part of the UK - which did not establish the current devolved political administration until 1997. Thus the UK Government that sits within the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, London, provides full governance to England and is fully responsible for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland even though it has chosen to devolve some everyday powers to new tiers of government within each of the three countries that it set up in the closing years of the 20th Century. All three operate slightly different governmental models and have different powers devolved to each of them. Overall Budgets are fixed at Westminster, but all three enjoy limited spending powers aimed to better reflect local needs and political priorities.
@Mark-Haddow Not physically, nor are any of the Hebrides, Islands of the Forth and Clyde, Rathlin, Lindisfarne, Lundy, Wight, and many others off our shores. But you are part of the territory, whether you like it or not! For the time being, at least. You're not self-governing possessions of the Crown in the way that the Isle of Man or the Channel Isles are. And Britain's just part of a name - there's nothing imaginary about it... In an ideal world, I'd prefer if everybody that wants to be independent is independent, too! But we have to begin from where we are - which might be defined as where the world recognises us to be, don't you think?
@@paulharvey9149 What? Scotland is a nation of Islands, not one landmass. Some of it is within the Island of GB, some of it within the other 800 Islands. PS, Scotland isn't part of any territory. It's a member of a union. Orkney is part of the territory of Scotland, for example. Just like Midlothian, or Aberdeenshire.
@Mark-Haddow So what was your original point? Nobody's disputing that Orkney & Shetland are part of Scotland! But, it would be rather pedantic, I would suggest, to name the political union something like, "United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and all the offshore islands pertaining to," and even more so to attempt to name them all; as no other nation that has offshore islands does so!
@@paulharvey9149 My point is, the UK is a nonsense political union that stopped being relevant decades ago. Scotland no longer sees its value, which has resulted in Scotland being held hostage by a legal technicality. England can't accept its relevance is merely an over populated region of the British Isles, that hopes that if it keeps creating problems it can gaslight two union members into staying a little longer than is necessary.
dont have to be prince or king to have a castle . but kings and prince have several , but duke marquis , chevalier lord and baron can have one or two as well
I believe the field you were asking about is a bowls pitch, lots of bowls fields in the uk perfectly kept but not sure who plays it cause they are always empty when I see them
London is the greenest city in the world and has soooo many parks, and they’re all immaculate. There are some huge ones and then smaller ones, right down to tiny little squares absolutely all over the place. London is actually classed as a ‘forest’ - seems silly, but it’s due to the ratio of green space to buildings being so high.
What always amazes me is that Sherwood Forest in Nottingham (home of Robin Hood), stretched all the way to London. The forested parkland in Windsor is part of that forest. I always find that fascinating. Maybe I'm just weird.
Only place ive been In uk is London. Liked the hole place a lot. Huge... Well im finn so everythin feels big after cities Helsinki Or Tampere In here😀 btw.. Theres a two reason u should check Finland too. We invented sport "eukon Kanto" (wife carrying) an' "suojalkapallo"(swamp soccer) real badasses sport💪. But big castles we dont have. Few small ones which goes even smaller In ww2🙃 and nature... Forests. Damn we have Forests. All over u forest. Trees, bushes, More Trees....
The park is Hyde Park in London, the sports area is a Lawn Bowls green a popular sport here. Outside that is a horse riding trail, the Sandy coloured area.
Charles Babbage KH FRS 1791-1871 was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be the "father of the computer"
Even the video itself got the information on Great Britain wrong so what hope is there for foreigners. The map of Great Britain they showed included all the islands (except Isle of Man) as part of Great Britain rather than just the biggest island.
The UK as a county is much like your dotty old aunt. Well intentioned but not very efficient in what they do. We bumble along until somebody crosses the line, then we come together and really sort them out.
Indeed. You have crossed the line by calling the UK a county. To ensure you will never do that again, your dotty old aunt and her subdued husband will give you a disapproving look .
He could have added the telephone, the steam engine, railways to the inventions.... As for sports Britain was the first country to create the agricultural and industrial revolutions of 18/19 centuries and with it increased prosperity and leisure time.... By the 1850s people had the time and inclination to start codifying sports laws and, of course, playing them and attending them en masse.
Yes, please do a video on the Commonwealth of Nations. As you probably know Canada is part of it - my home and native land 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦!! FYI, Remembrance Day (Armistice Day in Britain) is coming up - November 11th. You might be interested in looking into that too.
THe NHS is great? Never had such a bad experience as in a hospital in Brighton when visiting England with my English class. One of my pupils got hurt on the trampoline at the pier. The ambulance came after quite some time. We had to wait for hours for treatment. The hospital was filthy! There's no compare to healthcare in other parts of Europe.
Yeah and when Americans come here, they complain there is no A/C in the homes, that its illegal to have screen doors on windows which allows the bugs to get in (because your AC is leaving the window open). They complain about roundabouts in cars, that we drive on the wrong side of the road and have manual gearboxes. They complain that fast food isn't served in USA portions. Then their are the lies (which admittedly have been sorted out now) about healthcare. The USA wins on house size and amenities, restaurant chains, size of vehicles and wages. Except wages get eaten up quicker by the cost of living over in the USA.
I'm an American, but I've lived 7 years outside the U.S. including a year in Richmond (London). I get to the UK every other year or so, and I do enjoy it. My point is that I've heard the Brits boasts and insults a million times. American beer is piss, they say, but the best-selling beer in the UK is Budweiser, and most Americans can't even name a British beer (OK, Guinness is one). You really think a fast food hamburger or pizza is bigger in the U.S.? I thought a quarter-pounder and 12-inch pizza might be the same everywhere. Anyway, is breakfast anywhere in the world bigger than in England, which includes the American breakfast but also adds beans and tomatoes, yech? America has roundabouts too, but new ones that don't have traffic lights halfway 'round for pedestrians, then bikes, then busses, and finally for the poor bastard in a car, British intentions for roundabout efficiency was lost 50 years ago. You know, America invented the automatic transmission 75 years ago, and while America is moving on to self-driving cars, the Brits cling to the tractor transmission in their Mini Cooper (but only because it's cheaper). My favorite is that Brits are gobsmacked that the most advanced country in the world would actually wash a chicken egg after it's fallen out of a hen and rolled around in nest full of poop.
About Wales, Scotland and others being countries in a country being weird for some US citizens, is the same like US having countries as part of the US. :D
Are you saying that each State is like a country or something else? There are a few States that could manage as independent countries but most would fail without the support of the full USA.
How is the United States so different from the United Kingdom? Or United States so different from the European Union? Each of the 50 states has it's own Constitution, laws, rules for voting, tax structure, education system, highways, and even the National Guard answers to the state governors. I certainly know I'm in a different place as I travel from state to state.
Once I was working in UK and I can say people were so nice 😁. Honestly I do not like brick houses 🤣😂 but still it was very interesting there. Also first time I came across traffic lights inside roundabouts.
We do have 2 snakes but only one is venomous the adder. It can kill but very rare 14 people in the last 145 years. Also a legless lizard called a slow worm sometimes mistaken for a snake. We don't have many reptiles in the UK and all are highly protected.
I would think most people think the country they live in is the best in the world. Its not as serious as you seem to be taking it, more a light hearted idea.
@@arnodobler1096And you can see that everyone can do something particularly well and something else not at all. Only one thing should be present in everyone: a good character
"4000 castles, how many kings?" that's another reason why it's the United Kingdom..... We used to have a lot and oh, just a few centuries to build them through! 😉❤️🇬🇧
I can never understand why people consider, bricks and mortar beautiful, ie cities, castles, bridges give me countryside ,forests and mountains , the coast too any day
John Logie Baird invented a mechanical TV and he did it before an American invented the type of TV we all use now, but that gives him the acclaim of being the inventor of TV. Other than that, I would agree with the video and comments below. The work/life balance in the UK (and rest of Europe) is so much better than the US. I drive a forklift, of sorts (a Bendi) in a warehouse, the pay is enough to pay my mortgage and save a little, but I also get about 37 days paid holiday a year, plus bank holidays, to push it over 40... qualifier, I am not far off retirement and have earned extra days off through length of service!
For all its complaints (and as a german living here i complain ALOT) the uk is a beautiful country, people smile and know how to have fun and laugh. People care but arent nosey ans wont interefere. Also, you cant have all thay greenery without a little bit of rain 😉
Always makes me laugh when people say a certain nationality is friendly.. Most people are when your spending money. Both Ireland and UK have both had refugee shelters burned down recently. Locally to me (Ireland) the locals protested at 50 refugees being housed in a previously unused building because it was near a school... WTF people are fleeing war and you treat priests that have done things to at least hide some of the atrocities their brethren have committed with more respect and support. The rise of the right can be seen every day in most places if your aware of it.
I have every sympathy for those fleeing war. The ppeople coming on the boats to south eastern England are not fleeing war, they are almost exclusively young men wanting to live for a while in this country paved in gold. They have free housing money for food and clothes etc. Mainly from Albania. The Senior minister, cannot remember his name said he is happy with the sitiation because his people are more wealthy becayse of the money the men are sending home. These are the ones I and most others dont agree with coming here.
@@loopywren You should really check your facts before beliving sensationalist headlines and BS we have been hearing LITERALLY since the middle ages. £47.39 a week for food, clothes, travel, toiletries... Thats not alot. They get NO money if food is provided in initial accommodation when they first apply for asylum support. If they qualify for full asylum support but are still living in a hotel or other asylum accomodation it's £9.58 for travel and clothes. Stop believing BS propoganda. A few years ago there were stories of "welfare seminars" before people got their flights to Ireland from a couple of different African nations.. Everyone was up in arms about these people being trained to come in and take advantage of the Irish welfare system.. Turns out it was all fiction.. Some BS pub story a reporter overheard and never fact checked so spread it to the whole country.
The UK did not invent the internet (although GCHQ played an important role in packet switching, a key part of the internet). The UK (Sir Tim) invented the World Wide Web. This sits on top of the internet making it useable. So the the servers, protocols, name lookups etc.
I don't think we're the best country in the world but we have a beautiful country .and probably more history then any other country so much interest from music .scientists. Discovery. What we see of America such a beautiful. Country and so much to see. What I know is that most people in the UK love America. You have your faults as nation. just as we have.🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
@@Thurgosh_OG The scenery is spectacular, and worth any trip, and the buildings (and the indomitable Scots spirit) are still standing strong! 🏴👍🇦🇺
UK is THE BEST country in the world... for turds in rivers!😂😂 17 April 2023 "UK waters are too polluted to swim in.. Almost all of the UK’s waterways are polluted."(Loughborough University) 21 Apr 2023 "England's most dangerous beaches to swim - Find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous.." (the Mirror) 17 May 2023 "Water bosses issue grovelling apology after millions of tons of sewage dumped in Britain’s rivers and coasts" (Daily Mail) 6 June 2023 "Sewage discharge into UK’s rivers may be ten times higher than previously thought according to research by the Marine Conservation Society..." (Telegraph) 18 June 2023 "Fury as water chief blames wild swimmers and canoeists for highlighting scandal of sewage being pumped into rivers" (Daily Mail) 18 Jun 2023 "No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out." (Guardian) 5 Aug 2023 "Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland" (The Observer)
Technically, the island of Great Britain as stated in the video is the name of the biggest island including bits of Scotland England and Wales, BUT while the "country" of Great Britain might be deemed to include all the offshore islands, the Isle of Wight and Anglesey are NOT part of Great Britain
If you want to get a flavour of what Oxford is like you could do worse than watch a crime drama series set there called Morse and its successors Lewis and Endeavour
Charles Babbage Creator of the mechanical difference engine This was a mechanical calculator input and output 1791 to 1872 A forerunner of the computer IBM had an intranet But Berners Lee created the global WWW, and gave it free to the world!
the wild life thing isn't talked about much because though we do have many lovely animals almost everything is around somewhere else and we dont have anything like huge bears or wild cats. which is also why the taught of a bear or wild cat is ridiculous and think those animals in movies feel more fantastical but in documentary's feel extra un-nerving since i have no idea what i would do knowing i am potentially near one in a wild area
We do have one poisonous snake - the added but they are not common and are very shy and would rather hide than attack. Probably our most dangerous animal is the hedgehog which is like a porcxuoine but is he size of a fat rat, it does not throw its spines but it hurts if you tread on one in stockinged feet😁 Most of our police don't have guns and guns are very difficult to own in the uK so there are very few shootings, our only school mass shooting was over 30 years ago and gun laws were tightened even more after that.
You have forgotten that all this is from a country the size of Alabama , ok now Alabama has a population of 15m were as the UK is 67m ! For a very true story think of a wet day and the family wanted to go for a walk but can't , then the master of the house says " I know lets have a game of tennis ( remembering that it's the original tennis we are talking about ) " but everyone " crys but it's raining " so he says " never mind clear all the furniture out of the HALL ( it's a clue ) and fit up the net " and so everyone had a great time . At the end someone asks what shall we call this game ? " after the house said someone " . Hence Badminton was invented. !
Stop adding Ireland as part of the UK. Only a small part of Ireland- 6 counties out of 32 is part of the UK. Most of Ireland is an independent sovereign country in its own right.
so your language, judicial system, your executive process of law making, your town and city names, boston, new yourk, new hampshire, new jersey, plymouth rock, pennsylvania, georgia, n-s carolina, maryland, virginia to name a few, your agriculture, your commonwealth, and many other things come from here so in a sense yes.
If you do ever come over to visit us, Ryan. Remember that London is twice the size of New York City. It is not just a little tourist bit in the middle, but significantly more.
Wrong brother! 😉
This is Ryan.
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Yes thanks for I’ll change my comment above.
How is it wrong cupcake?
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She/he wrote „Tyler“ before, which is Ryans brother, who also has a YT channel.😉
One thing that shocked me when I started talking to Americans online was that American women kept saying they didn't feel safe alone. All my life, I have been able to wander alone at night without a second thought.
Me too. When I went home alone from the club in early mornings by bus and on foot along a dark road, I was never afraid and nothing ever happened.
I am 40 and never felt afraid. I’ve heard women in other countries carry weapons. Despite being illegal here I’ve never felt I’d need to defend myself from harm with a weapon.
I’d hate to experience living in fear
Same. I used to walk alone after visiting West End Theatre performances through London without any fear.
I forgot to mention that I am from Germany, but obviously we are not that different, when it comes to safety. 😁
No you haven’t and it’s far far worse now. As a women in her late fifties I’m not a young one! Women always are careful when out and amount it’s second nature, plus you meet weirdos along the way.
Hi Ryan, There were some things you misheard or misinterpreted, He did not say UK invented the Internet, it didn't, but it did invent the World Wide Web, basically a way to access the Internet.
He did not say UK Invented the sports mentioned, but that we developed them, making them useable across the world.
But we did invent the sports mentioned.
PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system. Starting in 1960, it ran on the University of Illinois' ILLIAC I computer. By the late 1970s, it supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframe computers. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed on PLATO, including forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, picture languages, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer video games.
@@anglosaxon5874 soccer was actually invented in Italy.
@@alesmur4845 Ha ha BS!
@@alesmur4845 when? as if we are going to get techincal china invented it with cuju in like 200bc
For all its ills (and it's got a few), I've been around most of the world, liked it and admired it, and I'd still rather live in the UK than anywhere else.
Same here. I've been to many countries around the world and have liked and enjoyed most of them. But overall, for all the reasons given in the video and many more I would rather live in the UK than anywhere else. And London is my favourite city in the world bar none. We are having some problems at the moment, but I feel lucky and truly blessed to have been born here.
I totally agree, I am British but I have lived and travelled all over the world and also have the legal right to live in the US and Australia but chose to move back to England and wouldn't live anywhere else.
@@llamagirl2679do u like llamas? If so, why?
Coming from a brit, the Uk is definitely Not a paradise but we do get a lot of things right. The last few years have seen this change though. i don't know if my future will be in this nation if things don't change.
The grass is not always greener,my friend:)
Yes, big issues there right now! 👍
Immigrants are destroying our country the most and the ridiculous woke and race hustlers too but we'll sort it out eventually.
We get tiny earthquakes in the UK, but they're not comparable to California or Japan. I survived a UK "earthquake". Won't lie, it was very exciting. I had a sensation that the ground had moved, which made me stumble a little bit, and that was accompanied by a very loud sound, like metal scraping metal. And that was it. Nobody died. Our village talked endlessly about it for weeks. The doors of my neighbour's wall cabinets opened suddenly and out fell one of the tinzzZZZ😉
Was that the earthquake that bombarded peoples newsfeeds with mocking pictures of plastic patio furniture overturned 😂
Haha @@mrskgiggles
Well, let’s be honest, people have died in earthquakes in Britain - all of 11 people since 1580! Most recently in 1940 when someone died after falling downstairs in a panic after a 4.7 magnitude quake in NW Wales.
The UK did invent football and rugby (and cricket, too. Look up,rounders, you may recognise it). The reason why we play as separate teams is because we had separate teams and associations long before international associations were formed. The first ever international football match was England vs. Scotland
Football was inspired by a similar game created in China, a long, long time ago.
@@paulolapa3040thats true, im sure i read that they made it by kicking heads after war, bit brutal but im sure i read it somewhere
@@paulolapa3040but we did turn it into the modern game we know now
Don't feel too bad Ryan, most people use the terms Holland and The Netherlands interchangeably, not realising Holland is just one part of the Netherlands.
Holland? The Netherlands? It's all Double Dutch to me....:)
Yes.
And the whole world thinks all of Germany is like Bavaria. THAT is embarrassing! 😜
@@MaryRaine929 Oh yeah, that really annoys me so much meanwhile. Especialy since a lot of us in northern germany think that Bavaria isn't even really germany. They should have just made their own kingdom with Franz Josef back in the days, and nobody would have missed them.
@@Isleofskye don't make things too complicated for him.
@@MaryRaine929 Genau. Deutschland ist eine Nation, die stolz auf unsere Leistungsfähigkeit ist.
I've been to Scotland this year for the first time and it's an amazingly beautifull country with the most friendly people.
We also invented and developed the steam engine, the locomotive and railways as well as the jet engine (Frank Whittle the inventor worked on it's development in my local town during WW2.
American Baseball originated from the British game Rounders which was written about in the 1700s England.
According to a Japanese research firm, over 40% of the world’s inventions and discoveries were made in the UK.
''Over the past 50 years, according to Japanese research, more than 40 per cent of discoveries taken up on a worldwide basis originated in the United Kingdom. Many of these British inventions have had an enormous impact on the world.''
You don't have to be royalty to have a castle. Even very minor lords had them.
And can’t afford the upkeep!
FYI the "park" is Hyde Park. You can see the magnificent dome of the Royal Albert Hall (Last night of the Proms, Remembrance Service etc), the top the Albert Memorial across in the park - and in the bottom left is a bowling green (proper bowling!) next to the tennis centre. The "awful" climate is supposed to have a lot to do with it. Mild climate = no natural disasters, no droughts, no frozen seas etc - stable food production and population, isolation (since 1066) from invasion and upheaval across Europe. Island nation, seafaring people that produced explorers and navigators, all allowed technology to develop faster than many places. Lots of coal and iron, and canal system to move it all = the industrial revolution.
It's not Hyde Park, it's Kensington Gardens.
Hyde Park doesn't start until further East (on the other side of the bridge next to the Serpentine).
@@JimpZee Picky but true. But the bowling green and tennis centre is in Hyde Park. Tried to keep it simple.
Sadly, I doubt that Ryan would know about both, Festival of Remembrance and Last Night of the Proms.
@@dorisschneider-coutandin9965 Possibly. But it might make him interested in them - lots or reaction channels do.
Most of the wildlife in the UK has a salary upwards of £40K and goes on a foreign holiday at least twice a year.
The wildlife gets paid and goes on holidays? That's surprising! I've never seen any British squirrels or badgers with wads of cash, sitting on the beach and sunbathing.
@@CiaraOSullivan1990 Never seen a Squirrel or badger working in Costa either. That said, I've seen a few in TV adverts so maybe that's where the real money is.
I've lived in the UK all my life. Us Brits are quite used to the heavy rain, especially since storm Chiron has hit last week. Either way, it's a great country. If anyone wants to move to or visit UK, I recommend visiting to the UK ancient city:York!
My favourite city, I absolutely adore York, especially the Shambles
But dispite the complaints about the weather its the weather that produces the perfect conditions for growing food.
Pls check it out: in Germany there are even more than 20,000 castles
True and many I've been to are beautiful dnd interesting, although 'often' relatively small? And remember Germany's land mass is nearly 50% bigger then the whole of the UK, let alone England. And would you include the "Follies" like relatively modern Neuschwanstein? Don't think that number for Englands Castles includes the remnants of Norman "Motte-and-bailey" castles or Iron age forts either?
Also in Italy there are more than 20.000 Castle we own Norman's castle as well. I live in Apulia where there is a very famous castle: Castel del Monte. It's built by Frederick II of Swabia.
He already did on his other channel several months ago
I can assure you it's not the greatest country and no one I know would claim it to be , it has its pros and cons like anywhere else . But we do have some very old buildings that are amazingly beautiful and our work / life balance is better in my opinion than the u.s . 😊
Is that why the cities are no longer English & Islam blacks & India run the UK in 2050 or before the English will be the minority they love mass immigration & illegals terrorism mass white child rapes gun knife gun drug crimes they are vanishing from politics football TV & Streets
Nicely said
Soy boy talking crap 😂
I actually think one of the things I love about Britain and the British is that we are able to be very critical of the nation whilst also having a lot of pride in it.
The NHS is a great example we will be critical of waiting times etc however people would fight to the death to keep it.
I’m English, so obviously I’m biased, but I’m no tub-thumping jingoist. And I have to say, there is an argument to be made that the UK is the _least worst_ country in which to live.
How many countries are in the top 10 in the world for GDP, a full democracy (as per The Economist Democracy Index), a nuclear power, and have not been invaded in living memory?
One. The UK.
(In fact we have not been successfully invaded since 1066.)
PS If you’re wondering, the US is not a full democracy _(ibid.)_
Football is an incredibly old game that was played in the streets. It became so rowdy that it was first banned in 1314 by Edward 2nd. It has been banned several times over the centuries, due to the level of noise and violence involved, and was banned from the streets in 1818.
The modern way of playing football undoubtedly comes from England.
A basic form, a kind of drift ball, existed before in many parts of the world, not only with you. It has been documented in Turkey since the 11th century, in Italy and France a little later, in China even earlier. And no one knows since when, for example, the Mayans in South America played a similar "game".
Man from a nation of united states - 'I'm struggling with the concept of a nation of united countries (states)' 🤣
You should look deeper into the commonwealth, 1/4 of the worlds population are in the commonwealth with the obligation of protecting each other so its a very big military
Si, pero tuvo que pedir ayuda a los norteamericanos para ganar a Alemania en las guerras mundiales.😊
Any nation can apply to join. There is no formal link to the empire, recent joiners such as Mozambique were never British and some colonies, such as the US never joined.
Sadly the unelected and unaccountable Head of State, Charles Windsor was installed as its head with no election and this, quite understandably, is unacceptable to many countries.
Most of European castles served a military purpose. Sure there was a local feudal lord of some kind owning/managing one or more castles, but the goal was to look over the land, collecting taxes, fight off revolting peasants or invading hordes. But you have to think of them as a kind of "OP administrators", who could keep his castle(s) only as long as they were loyal to the king/queen and actually did their job (sometimes they grew too strong and wanted to be king, but that's a story as long as European history)
A couple of earth tremors were felt where I live in the UK but they were very weak and only caused things on shelves to rattle a bit. Less affect than when I lived near a railway line, my ornaments would regularly dance about!
The only one I ever felt was the 2008 earthquake. Very strange sickening sensation, like being in a plane taking off. It was at 1am though so most people slept through it
11:16 'in England alone there are said to be around 4,000 castles.'
Ryan [incredulous]: 'four thousand? fOUr thOUsand?!?' Germans watching: how cute. we can easily match that and step it up a notch or two
Hi Ryan, I think that green field you thought was for polo is actually a Crown Green Bowling pitch. I know nothing about it so you would have to go and look it up. Good luck ❤ from UK 🇬🇧
They didn’t claim to “invent” most sports - the word they used was “develop”. Some sports would be similar in different countries at the same time.
However, Football and Golf were invented in Scotland, Tennis, Rugby and Cricket in England, so that list was pretty good for actual inventions, that we then developed and extended to a fair chunk of the world.
There isn' t one "the best of the world". There are different realities for matching different situations I think😂😂😂
No country is the best. Every one can learn from each other!
I personally believe it is one of the best countries in the world for the reasons stated on this video. Most important was safety, of course we have our issues. I suspect the older ones of us have a different view to the younger people. We have more awareness on a wider scale. We probably know more of other countries because we didnt have the various screens telling us whatbwe should be doing or thinking. We made our own minds up first..I am a big user of my mobile and tablet. It is glorious to see other countries as well as our own. To see what we only knew through books or cinema. I feel very lucky to live in Great Britain. I have lived on other countries overseas.
Except it isn't a country. When Scotland leaves the Union, the UK (sovereign state) will no longer exist.
@@Mark-Haddow We're not leaving the Union, ever, pal. Don't believe those SNP idiots or indeed Alba party, when they say that Scotland wants independence, we don't. We might have decades ago (and already voted to remain) but now that we've seen how devolution has failed, how the SNP have defrauded Scotland and how there's no chance in hell of the EU accepting a debt ridden wee country as a new member, we know we're stronger and better off in the Union.
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OK dokey, except we are. And then the best thing happens, you bigots leave too.
I say best because, the xenophobic English don't want you anymore than they want the union bigots in Northern Ireland. 🤣
It may surprise you to know that it does not rain as much as most Americans believe. Re Healthcare I have recently had some serious medical problems, in the last few weeks I have had 5 doctors consultations and had several meetings with nurses for triage, blood tests, ecgs etc and am due for a heart scan and lung scan this week and it has not cost me a penny, including medications.
Depends Terry on how much you paid in before you got sick! Because if you count all the NHS money you paid previously in taxes it certainly did cost you a penny, or two or three! But that you aren't charged extra now your using the system is probably a more accurate statement! I do hope they get you sorted out though! So get well soon 👍
The Isle of Man is never mentioned, it is self governing though they have a governor general from England.
Like Australia! 😄
Isle of Man is also Celtic and has its own language .
I named my daughter after the isle of Skye, in honour of our Scottish heritage and because it looks so beautiful. Would love to go there one day, as well as to Shetland islands.
As a dutch person the UK cant compete with Italy or France in beauty as suggested. Not even by a longshot.
I definitely agree with you. Compared to France and Italy and their rich and beautiful variety of landscapes, the UK seems rather boring. Although there are a few interesting places.
Don't sgree
"Only " 4000 castles in the UK? Remember the Germany video mentioning 20k castles?
Germany has a lot of nice castles. But many of them would not be classed as "castles" due to them being built later and the primary purpose not being defense. They are some very nice fancy houses
And Germany is larger by half again.
The video said 4,000 in England, not the UK. And whilst Germany may have the most castles in Europe, Wales has the most castles per square mile.
@@Spiklething The video also didn't mention the 3000 castles in Scotland or the 600 in Wales plus about 40 in Northern Ireland. So pushing towards 8000 remaining castles on our wee islands is not too bad.
@@SpiklethingThere are 4000 Castle in all UK You can see that on Google
Baseball was invented in the UK too
It was the girls game of rounders when I was at school in the 1950's
If you want to learn about the wildlife of the UK try looking at some of David Attenborough’s back catalogue of works or look up someone called Ray Mears
I zoomed in at 6:30 and that ‘field’ is actually a bowls club. The grass is always immaculate and very very flat. The round wooden bowls have a weight built into one side which causes them to draw or swerve. How much it moves is where the skill lies.
It’s a bit similar to curling inasmuch as they try to get the bowls closest to the Jack to score points, but there’s no handle, no finger holes like your bowling balls have, and it’s not played on ice or down a lane. Confused? You’ll have to do a search I’m afraid! 😅
"The Wildlife isn't really wild now, is it, Squirrels aren't going to hunt you down in Packs..." - Al Murray
On a more serious note: The UK healthcare system has dropped down in the list of the best healthcare systems quite considerably recently, not even among the top 10 anymore, i guess they can thank the tories for that. of course it's still way higher ranked than the US but still... it's sad to see, how the Brits allow this to happen is beyond me.
Same here in Canada, We had a great healthcare system but now, due to the pandemic, personnel shortages and aging population it is a mess. Still it is very good and I would not want to be without it.
@@fedodosto3162 is the government also trying to dismantle it by ignoring everything or even blaming doctors and nurses for the entire situation? the plan seems to be the same used to privatize other sectors... make everything as bad as you can and then say, only privatizing will save it... until recently, no PM since Thatcher had the guts to actually try and BS the Queen, not even Johnson, but now... Charles isn't nearly as intimidating and Sunak is the brainwashed type, that believes his own nonsense... terrible comination. you really see these days, how much influence the entire "reporting to the queen" thing really had.
But at least, even if I do have to consult my gp via an app I don’t care. At least I know I won’t have to pay for my treatments
@@patricialewis1464 for now... let Sunak and his buddies continue with their bs and they might just manage to make Thatchers old dream of dismantling the NHS come true.
As for Natural disasters: there is a big storm atm, called Ciarán. There are areas in the UK that have some floods. When i visited England once, i told freind sit's hilly. They didn't understand what i meant, thats because i am from the Netherlands. ( which is flat). Good thing this video didn't go into politics, because there have been some terrible things in the past and even now. Maybe you can find some comparisons about the UK and USA health systems. You know how that will go.
I am a big fan of London, and GB in general. Flying over for a weekend this month to visit my daughter, and pretty excited about it. Will have to bring fresh pain au chocolat and moelleux au chocolat cake from France :-)))) We are so lucky in Europe to have so many great places in reach with just a 2 hour flight, and cheap too.
“4000 castles? How many princes and kings were there?”
Oh dear. A castle was just a fortified stronghold. In a time when war and battles was common in England. Every lord and noble had one. The 4000 figure is just the ones that still remain today. Smaller castles were timber framed and didn’t last the centuries. The nearest castle to me all that remains is a shape in a farmers field, where the moat used to be. You can only make the shape out from aerial photos. On foots it’s a slight dip in the grass.
You should check as well, 17 Reasons Why Portugal Is The Best Country In Europe hehe :)
The UK also invented the ATM .. Radar .. Jet Engine .. TV .. Locomotion .. Steam Engine .. the Lightbulb .. Penicillin .. World Wide Web. Too many to mention, the list is endless. Paula x UK
The UK is an abbreviation, Ryan. Think of the full title, and it'll make more sense: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," which is how it has been since the Irish Free State that was formed in 1922 (comprising the whole of the Island of Ireland besides the then counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone - which together, formed the new country to be known as Northern Ireland from the same date), was ratified by the International Community as a Sovereign State that was governed as a republic that had now formally severed all links with the former Kingdom of Ireland and therefore also the successor United Kingdom, as established in 1800 and finally now dis-established in 1949. [Although the Irish Free State was governed as a republic from its 1922 creation, it formally remained a territory of the British Crown - even though it did not recognise that fact, until it was formally granted full independence in 1949.] The six counties that form Northern Ireland continue to recognise that same formality as we speak - even though they lost their independent political status in 1968 and again was governed as part of the UK - which did not establish the current devolved political administration until 1997. Thus the UK Government that sits within the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, London, provides full governance to England and is fully responsible for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland even though it has chosen to devolve some everyday powers to new tiers of government within each of the three countries that it set up in the closing years of the 20th Century. All three operate slightly different governmental models and have different powers devolved to each of them. Overall Budgets are fixed at Westminster, but all three enjoy limited spending powers aimed to better reflect local needs and political priorities.
Yeah, except it's wrong. Scotland is within three archipelagos. Orkney & Shetland are not part of GB, or the imaginary "Britain."
@Mark-Haddow Not physically, nor are any of the Hebrides, Islands of the Forth and Clyde, Rathlin, Lindisfarne, Lundy, Wight, and many others off our shores. But you are part of the territory, whether you like it or not! For the time being, at least. You're not self-governing possessions of the Crown in the way that the Isle of Man or the Channel Isles are. And Britain's just part of a name - there's nothing imaginary about it... In an ideal world, I'd prefer if everybody that wants to be independent is independent, too! But we have to begin from where we are - which might be defined as where the world recognises us to be, don't you think?
@@paulharvey9149
What?
Scotland is a nation of Islands, not one landmass. Some of it is within the Island of GB, some of it within the other 800 Islands. PS, Scotland isn't part of any territory. It's a member of a union. Orkney is part of the territory of Scotland, for example. Just like Midlothian, or Aberdeenshire.
@Mark-Haddow So what was your original point? Nobody's disputing that Orkney & Shetland are part of Scotland! But, it would be rather pedantic, I would suggest, to name the political union something like, "United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and all the offshore islands pertaining to," and even more so to attempt to name them all; as no other nation that has offshore islands does so!
@@paulharvey9149
My point is, the UK is a nonsense political union that stopped being relevant decades ago. Scotland no longer sees its value, which has resulted in Scotland being held hostage by a legal technicality. England can't accept its relevance is merely an over populated region of the British Isles, that hopes that if it keeps creating problems it can gaslight two union members into staying a little longer than is necessary.
dont have to be prince or king to have a castle . but kings and prince have several , but duke marquis , chevalier lord and baron can have one or two as well
I believe the field you were asking about is a bowls pitch, lots of bowls fields in the uk perfectly kept but not sure who plays it cause they are always empty when I see them
If London was an American state it would be the tenth driest !!!!Half the rain of New york and it very rarely snows or goes below freezing !!
However it does rain a lot more often that NY, just not in quantity.
London is the greenest city in the world and has soooo many parks, and they’re all immaculate. There are some huge ones and then smaller ones, right down to tiny little squares absolutely all over the place. London is actually classed as a ‘forest’ - seems silly, but it’s due to the ratio of green space to buildings being so high.
What always amazes me is that Sherwood Forest in Nottingham (home of Robin Hood), stretched all the way to London. The forested parkland in Windsor is part of that forest. I always find that fascinating. Maybe I'm just weird.
Only place ive been In uk is London. Liked the hole place a lot. Huge... Well im finn so everythin feels big after cities Helsinki Or Tampere In here😀 btw.. Theres a two reason u should check Finland too. We invented sport "eukon Kanto" (wife carrying) an' "suojalkapallo"(swamp soccer) real badasses sport💪. But big castles we dont have. Few small ones which goes even smaller In ww2🙃 and nature... Forests. Damn we have Forests. All over u forest. Trees, bushes, More Trees....
The park is Hyde Park in London, the sports area is a Lawn Bowls green a popular sport here. Outside that is a horse riding trail, the Sandy coloured area.
Should add there are also tennis courts and a putting Green.
Charles Babbage KH FRS 1791-1871 was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. Babbage is considered by some to be the "father of the computer"
Even the video itself got the information on Great Britain wrong so what hope is there for foreigners. The map of Great Britain they showed included all the islands (except Isle of Man) as part of Great Britain rather than just the biggest island.
Think of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as States.
Political partners in a sovereign state. Which apparently doesn't allow one member to choose its own future via democracy.
The UK as a county is much like your dotty old aunt. Well intentioned but not very efficient in what they do. We bumble along until somebody crosses the line, then we come together and really sort them out.
YOU have crossed the line calling The UK a County:)
Indeed. You have crossed the line by calling the UK a county. To ensure you will never do that again, your dotty old aunt and her subdued husband will give you a disapproving look .
@@AlexGys9 And a 'tsk tsk.'
4,000 castles is just in England, Wales and Scotland also have many.
That green area you were asking about is for a game called crown bowls
The UK and the USA are, and to some degree many more nations, pretty similar, the US is a nation of several states/countries politialy connected.
Great video. Love from Co Durham England.
I'm from England (liverpool)and I am a proud scouser
He could have added the telephone, the steam engine, railways to the inventions....
As for sports Britain was the first country to create the agricultural and industrial revolutions of 18/19 centuries and with it increased prosperity and leisure time.... By the 1850s people had the time and inclination to start codifying sports laws and, of course, playing them and attending them en masse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_the_telephone
Yes, please do a video on the Commonwealth of Nations. As you probably know Canada is part of it - my home and native land 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦!!
FYI, Remembrance Day (Armistice Day in Britain) is coming up - November 11th. You might be interested in looking into that too.
THe NHS is great? Never had such a bad experience as in a hospital in Brighton when visiting England with my English class. One of my pupils got hurt on the trampoline at the pier. The ambulance came after quite some time. We had to wait for hours for treatment. The hospital was filthy! There's no compare to healthcare in other parts of Europe.
This is a government problem, not an NHS problem.
Yeah and when Americans come here, they complain there is no A/C in the homes, that its illegal to have screen doors on windows which allows the bugs to get in (because your AC is leaving the window open). They complain about roundabouts in cars, that we drive on the wrong side of the road and have manual gearboxes. They complain that fast food isn't served in USA portions. Then their are the lies (which admittedly have been sorted out now) about healthcare. The USA wins on house size and amenities, restaurant chains, size of vehicles and wages. Except wages get eaten up quicker by the cost of living over in the USA.
I'm an American, but I've lived 7 years outside the U.S. including a year in Richmond (London). I get to the UK every other year or so, and I do enjoy it. My point is that I've heard the Brits boasts and insults a million times. American beer is piss, they say, but the best-selling beer in the UK is Budweiser, and most Americans can't even name a British beer (OK, Guinness is one). You really think a fast food hamburger or pizza is bigger in the U.S.? I thought a quarter-pounder and 12-inch pizza might be the same everywhere. Anyway, is breakfast anywhere in the world bigger than in England, which includes the American breakfast but also adds beans and tomatoes, yech? America has roundabouts too, but new ones that don't have traffic lights halfway 'round for pedestrians, then bikes, then busses, and finally for the poor bastard in a car, British intentions for roundabout efficiency was lost 50 years ago. You know, America invented the automatic transmission 75 years ago, and while America is moving on to self-driving cars, the Brits cling to the tractor transmission in their Mini Cooper (but only because it's cheaper). My favorite is that Brits are gobsmacked that the most advanced country in the world would actually wash a chicken egg after it's fallen out of a hen and rolled around in nest full of poop.
About Wales, Scotland and others being countries in a country being weird for some US citizens, is the same like US having countries as part of the US. :D
Are you saying that each State is like a country or something else? There are a few States that could manage as independent countries but most would fail without the support of the full USA.
How is the United States so different from the United Kingdom? Or United States so different from the European Union? Each of the 50 states has it's own Constitution, laws, rules for voting, tax structure, education system, highways, and even the National Guard answers to the state governors. I certainly know I'm in a different place as I travel from state to state.
I think Hawaii was a country before it became s state! Not 100% on that but it was definitely a Kingdom before the USA moved in.
Strictly we didn't invent the ìnternet - an American invention, I think. What our Sir Tim Berners-Lee did invent us the World Wide Web.
Once I was working in UK and I can say people were so nice 😁. Honestly I do not like brick houses 🤣😂 but still it was very interesting there. Also first time I came across traffic lights inside roundabouts.
Roundenbounds? Is that German or something?
@@elemar5 fixed it, I meant roundabout like circual road. My english is not great.
We do have 2 snakes but only one is venomous the adder. It can kill but very rare 14 people in the last 145 years. Also a legless lizard called a slow worm sometimes mistaken for a snake. We don't have many reptiles in the UK and all are highly protected.
There is no best country in the world. Who organizes such a competition, who is the jury, who makes the rules, ...
I would think most people think the country they live in is the best in the world. Its not as serious as you seem to be taking it, more a light hearted idea.
@@loopywren As a European I don't think that way! Even as a child, through vacations, you see what other countries do differently and better.
@@arnodobler1096And you can see that everyone can do something particularly well and something else not at all. Only one thing should be present in everyone: a good character
@@Michael_from_EU_Germany Yes, learning from other people's mistakes isn't wrong either. Saying I don't care what others do does.
We dont get natural disasters, as this is gods country! And you just dont shit on your own doorstep🫡😉
thats true, we just dump are shit into our rivers instead.
Tru Say,Mi Bredda. Preach those words,mi bredrin. Zeennnn
Because we don't deserve them:Al Murray...
"4000 castles, how many kings?" that's another reason why it's the United Kingdom..... We used to have a lot and oh, just a few centuries to build them through! 😉❤️🇬🇧
The oblong of green near the park which you thought was a polo pitch is probably a bowls green Ryan.
I can never understand why people consider, bricks and mortar beautiful, ie cities, castles, bridges give me countryside ,forests and mountains , the coast too any day
I can see the inginuity in the building of a castle or cathedral that's 900 + yrs old with all its stone carvings and details , what's not to love .
Sports! Baseball, yep!!!! A game called Rounders UK
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That field is for crown greens bowls
Great reaction as always.
John Logie Baird invented a mechanical TV and he did it before an American invented the type of TV we all use now, but that gives him the acclaim of being the inventor of TV. Other than that, I would agree with the video and comments below. The work/life balance in the UK (and rest of Europe) is so much better than the US. I drive a forklift, of sorts (a Bendi) in a warehouse, the pay is enough to pay my mortgage and save a little, but I also get about 37 days paid holiday a year, plus bank holidays, to push it over 40... qualifier, I am not far off retirement and have earned extra days off through length of service!
For all its complaints (and as a german living here i complain ALOT) the uk is a beautiful country, people smile and know how to have fun and laugh. People care but arent nosey ans wont interefere.
Also, you cant have all thay greenery without a little bit of rain 😉
Always makes me laugh when people say a certain nationality is friendly..
Most people are when your spending money.
Both Ireland and UK have both had refugee shelters burned down recently. Locally to me (Ireland) the locals protested at 50 refugees being housed in a previously unused building because it was near a school...
WTF people are fleeing war and you treat priests that have done things to at least hide some of the atrocities their brethren have committed with more respect and support.
The rise of the right can be seen every day in most places if your aware of it.
The majority of 'refugees' are not fleeing war, they are economic migrants posing as refugees.
I have every sympathy for those fleeing war. The ppeople coming on the boats to south eastern England are not fleeing war, they are almost exclusively young men wanting to live for a while in this country paved in gold. They have free housing money for food and clothes etc. Mainly from Albania. The Senior minister, cannot remember his name said he is happy with the sitiation because his people are more wealthy becayse of the money the men are sending home. These are the ones I and most others dont agree with coming here.
@@loopywren You should really check your facts before beliving sensationalist headlines and BS we have been hearing LITERALLY since the middle ages.
£47.39 a week for food, clothes, travel, toiletries... Thats not alot.
They get NO money if food is provided in initial accommodation when they first apply for asylum support.
If they qualify for full asylum support but are still living in a hotel or other asylum accomodation it's £9.58 for travel and clothes.
Stop believing BS propoganda.
A few years ago there were stories of "welfare seminars" before people got their flights to Ireland from a couple of different African nations.. Everyone was up in arms about these people being trained to come in and take advantage of the Irish welfare system..
Turns out it was all fiction.. Some BS pub story a reporter overheard and never fact checked so spread it to the whole country.
We do have adders which are poisonous but they’re rarely seen and seldom bite.
I just have to comment here that the statement "The UK invented the computer" is false. The computer was invented in Germany by Konrad Zuse.
The UK did not invent the internet (although GCHQ played an important role in packet switching, a key part of the internet). The UK (Sir Tim) invented the World Wide Web. This sits on top of the internet making it useable. So the the servers, protocols, name lookups etc.
I don't think we're the best country in the world but we have a beautiful country .and probably more history then any other country so much interest from music .scientists. Discovery. What we see of America such a beautiful. Country and so much to see. What I know is that most people in the UK love America. You have your faults as nation. just as we have.🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Ryan, don't visit "safe" London right now! 😧 +The nurses are emigrating to Australia! 🤗 Scotland is always worth a look though! 👍
After the devastation that the SNP gov has done to Scotland, he'd have to be coming for the scenery. At least we still have that.
@@Thurgosh_OG The scenery is spectacular, and worth any trip, and the buildings (and the indomitable Scots spirit) are still standing strong! 🏴👍🇦🇺
UK is THE BEST country in the world... for turds in rivers!😂😂
17 April 2023 "UK waters are too polluted to swim in.. Almost all of the UK’s waterways are polluted."(Loughborough University)
21 Apr 2023 "England's most dangerous beaches to swim - Find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous.." (the Mirror)
17 May 2023 "Water bosses issue grovelling apology after millions of tons of sewage dumped in Britain’s rivers and coasts" (Daily Mail)
6 June 2023 "Sewage discharge into UK’s rivers may be ten times higher than previously thought according to research by the Marine Conservation Society..." (Telegraph)
18 June 2023 "Fury as water chief blames wild swimmers and canoeists for highlighting scandal of sewage being pumped into rivers" (Daily Mail)
18 Jun 2023 "No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out." (Guardian)
5 Aug 2023 "Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland" (The Observer)
Fergal for prime Minister, he gets my vote.
Other European countries have beautiful castles too as they were used for defence not just to look nice.
Technically, the island of Great Britain as stated in the video is the name of the biggest island including bits of Scotland England and Wales, BUT while the "country" of Great Britain might be deemed to include all the offshore islands, the Isle of Wight and Anglesey are NOT part of Great Britain
The Isle of Wight definitely is. I used to live there.
The most common wild life in London are foxes. You can literally see foxes all over the place even in the central areas of London.
If you want to get a flavour of what Oxford is like you could do worse than watch a crime drama series set there called Morse and its successors Lewis and Endeavour
Thanks Ryan enjoyed as allways thank you enjoy life
Charles Babbage
Creator of the mechanical difference engine
This was a mechanical calculator input and output
1791 to 1872
A forerunner of the computer
IBM had an intranet
But Berners Lee created the global WWW, and gave it free to the world!
It's not perfect but I wouldn't choose to live anywhere else.
the wild life thing isn't talked about much because though we do have many lovely animals almost everything is around somewhere else and we dont have anything like huge bears or wild cats. which is also why the taught of a bear or wild cat is ridiculous and think those animals in movies feel more fantastical but in documentary's feel extra un-nerving since i have no idea what i would do knowing i am potentially near one in a wild area
We do have one poisonous snake - the added but they are not common and are very shy and would rather hide than attack. Probably our most dangerous animal is the hedgehog which is like a porcxuoine but is he size of a fat rat, it does not throw its spines but it hurts if you tread on one in stockinged feet😁 Most of our police don't have guns and guns are very difficult to own in the uK so there are very few shootings, our only school mass shooting was over 30 years ago and gun laws were tightened even more after that.
Spain is just like that but not officially. Spain is like UK that is combined by many with their own language.
You have forgotten that all this is from a country the size of Alabama , ok now Alabama has a population of 15m were as the UK is 67m !
For a very true story think of a wet day and the family wanted to go for a walk but can't , then the master of the house says " I know lets have a game of tennis ( remembering that it's the original tennis we are talking about ) " but everyone " crys but it's raining " so he says " never mind clear all the furniture out of the HALL ( it's a clue ) and fit up the net " and so everyone had a great time . At the end someone asks what shall we call this game ? " after the house said someone " .
Hence Badminton was invented. !
Stop adding Ireland as part of the UK. Only a small part of Ireland- 6 counties out of 32 is part of the UK. Most of Ireland is an independent sovereign country in its own right.
How about Gud ol' Merican Baseball? Yep, we invented that too. It was/is called 'Rounders' and is usually played by school children.
I have never met anyone that hates America and I have lived in England fo all my 82 years
so your language, judicial system, your executive process of law making, your town and city names, boston, new yourk, new hampshire, new jersey, plymouth rock, pennsylvania, georgia, n-s carolina, maryland, virginia to name a few, your agriculture, your commonwealth, and many other things come from here so in a sense yes.
Fun fact in London they accidentally made a building into a death ray
Well… I live in almost central London and there are 3 parks around one with a mini zoo