What I love about living in the UK as an American
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- My visa will soon run and out and I will have to leave the beautiful UK. I'm so sad to be leaving after falling in love with so many things here but that's just how it goes.
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== About Me ==
I’m Ashley, a born and raised Washingtonian.
I love where I grew up but more recently my love for travel and a LDR has brought me across the pond to the UK. I am winging my way through this new life in a new country. It’s exciting and terrifying all at the same time but for the most part I am enjoying every little bit of the journey.
I am so excited to share in my adventures and hope you will fall in love with travel and the UK as much as I have.
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I am from LA County, So Cali, but have been living for the last 11years here in Wakes, 9 years in Pendine and now for last 2 years in Carmarthen surrounding, Wales is very beautiful indeed, and it's peoples!
As an English man I work a lot in Wales, love the Welsh, what you see is what you get.
Very true
Mines, rugby and sheep?
I love your positive attitude, more people in the world need to be like you!
Thank you for putting Wales on the map. Most Americans dont realise we exist. So glad you loved Cardiff and the surrou ding area
Most Americans don't even know Wales is a separate country.
As an American I can say you both are correct. Though not for me, I knew! 😁
Catherine Zeta Jones, Tom Jones, Richard Burton I think they are / were good Ambassadors to the beautiful country of Wales.
@@gillianrimmer7733 Most Americans cannot find the UK on the map. That is a fact sadly.
I've been asked "where in England is Wales?"
It's a treat to see you wandering the streets and fields i wandered as a boy over 70 years ago
Thanks for saying such nice things about our little country
Your videos are so uplifting and positive. Thank you Ash, a truly kind and wonderful lady.
You're such a positive person and always smiling. That's really awesome! I am an American that will be moving to Slovakia this summer, so I love watching your videos!
We love Slovakia! Have fun! 😊
Thanks very much! I am nervous but very excited! :) @@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers
Why do some people have that grin all the time? The smile is a psychological problem. Don't be so shallow.
Slovakia is not like the UK. It is like Slovakia.
@@garya1386 I have a niece who is always smiling, ever since she was a baby, something I was always accused of many times. I play a game when shopping, if I see a child from a distance, I can attract that child to smile back at me, after they've looked at, whoever they are with, as if for confirmation. I've even done it in a Super Market in France, from across quite a distance, the baby was on its Mother's back., Was East Asian. Too young to be talking, but had a lovely smile. Maybe it's because I'm a small female, they don't sense any threat. I'm too old at 84 to change. Keep Smiling.😊😊
Good luck with your future, hopefully you will be back to Wales soon
I have just found this vid. You are very enthusiastic about Wales and the UK, which is good to see. Thank you! 6 months? a blink and it's gone. I am British, born in a small town attached to Nottingham. I have lived for 70+ years now, and I now get to see the world through people on Y.T.. Keep being enthusiastic & Keep Reacting!
Wales is indeed beautiful. I especially loved the picturesque towns and villages which appeared to my North American eyes as a combination of whimsy and history. Visiting Wales was like time travelling through a novel. Thanks, Ashley - I look forward to the next couple of videos. The coastline is spectacular!
This is what the world is like outside America love 😉
Picturesque towns and villages have grown as a result of their history, they don't owe their existence to some Disney set designer. Appreciate them for what they are and have been not what they look like.
Yes but she chose to be filmed in the rape fields.
@@clivewilliams3661 my city doesn't owe it's existence to Disney, obviously you haven't traveled to every spot in the States.
@@charleshunter7864 I have never been to the States. My comment could just as easily apply, I am sure, to many American cities, towns and villages, its the thought that picturesque towns and villages only existed for the purpose of gratifying visitors, as though they were part of some idealised/stylised film set. All places of habitation are the result of many, many complex interactions that are much more important and a lot more interesting than simply what they look like. When I visit a place I look for more than a superficial aesthetic.
You look genuinely happy. I Hope your love life is as radiant as your smile.
I've lived in England all my life. What I love is that I live in a tiny village with a Norman church; I look out of any window and see rolling green hills all around, the main sound I hear is birds singing and horses neighing; no planes fly over the house. Yet with a 15-minute drive, I'm in town.
I live in a tiny village with a Norman church;........... do you live next door to me? :))))
@Garry Arden I live in Ickleford, in north-east Hertfordshire. It’s about half-way between Hitchin and Letchworth.
@Garry Arden Small world: there’s a Radcliffe Road in Hitchin. The road I live on is called Snailswell Lane (when it rains, you find out why). The top half of the lane, where I live, is an unadopted road (unlike the bottom half, which is covered with gravel at the moment, preparatory to tarmac, with a 20mph limit, but I can drive down it faster than I can down the top half. It’s also a dead end, and my house is third from the top.
And the field opposite is a floodplain, and the others are privately owned by farmers.
You’re so lucky😊❤
Ashley, firstly your smile & laughter is just like a ray of sunshine. It is simply beautiful & a joy to behold. You never cease to amaze me with your boundless energy & passion, it is addictive to watch
My personal favourite aspects of British life are the abundance of history everywhere you look, the castles, the stately homes, the monuments & architecture generally but even that is overshadowed by the scenic views across the Union. A fantastic mix of hills & dales, of rock formations dating back millions of years, the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, the beauty of Devon & Cornwall; the Peak & Lake Districts; the city of Newcastle, the Highlands of Scotland are just a few of the things in addition to the Cityscapes. Thanks so much for all the pleasure you bring. Best wishes 🙂
Lovely video!,Thank you for sharing!
It's so great to see how things have been working for you, and glad there are so many things you have enjoyed and benefitted from. All of us truly wish you the very best wherever your next chapter takes you!
It's been a pleasure watching & living it vicariously through how you see it. Gives me a whole new sense of appreciation for these places I do if I'm totally honest take for granted. Watching what you make of it all has been great.
Hi Ash thanks for another great video. I'm so happy that you're so happy!
Ashley - you've been to MORE places, in The UK, than I've, ever, been! And, I'm BRITISH! Glad you enjoy our country, so much.
Your fully open heart & enthusiasm is an inspiration.. thank you :) x
So pleased you have enjoyed your time in Wales, you are such a lovely person & really enjoy your vlogs.x
Hi Ash, been loving your videos. We are heading back to Wales in September as part of a UK caravan trip. We were there in 2019 and love it. Your videos are helping me travel plan - thanks. So looking forward to your coastal videos. We camped on the Welsh coast last time and loved it! Hits in the sunset have some great videos from coastal Wales too.
I have loved watching your experiences in Wales, and so glad you've enjoyed your stay. Lots of love and best wishes for your future. Come back to Wales one day, please.
Hi Ashley, It is great that you love the UK! It is a beautiful place full of history, culture, and traditions. I would love to go there and experienced it for myself, great video, and stay safe out there.
I am so glad you are getting along fine, there are going to be many things that are very strange but I am sure there will be people to help you up if you stumble and if that happens don't let it put you off or get you down, we've got you.
Welcome to the UK, you soon will be one of us (for good or bad) I hope your stay will be a happy one for as long as you decide to remain here.
And we love having you here! Been watching you for years, and its funny how life pans out, but you seem happy here ❤️
Great video. thanks for your positive energy, and one of the most uplifting smiles I've ever seen on youtube! The UK will be sad to see you go.
Your infectious laugh is amazing. I enjoy the musicality in the voices of Welsh persons when they speak even with Engllish.
It was so lovely seeing you so enthusiastic about the UK - I'm sure we'll see you back here soon.
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
We are so happy for you! ~Cara 💖
You are absolutely amazing.all the best.
I heard "You're never too far from an amazing wok" (3:30) and thought - "What??!!"
You should get a job with the Welsh tourist board you would be a great asset
That's an incredible idea, if they're hiring she would be perfect... Her enthusiasm is a wonderful asset. And she would be able to have a job in UK.
Oh wow, I've not seen your videos since you were over here on another channel. So glad you came back and enjoyed it
So happy that you were able to spend so long exploring South Wales. I love your enthusiasm 🙂 Come back soon to explore North Wales with its spectacular mountains, castles and coastline x
North wales is stunning , would love to live there
It is nice to see you truly enjoying your new life. Please stay happy.
We will be sorry to see you go!
We British do not have accents,We have regional dialects but you’re more than welcome!
Americans speak our language with an accent!
Yes I think so too.
Bless you. Hope you get to return to Wales soon.
Love your personality and attitude.
Love you Ash I'm Welsh from Swansea and I think you are amazing x
10 seconds in… I love you ❤️ thank you for being here and sharing your positive and negative experiences
Love this- Yes please come and never want to leave- you truly will love Wales
Hi Ash. We moved to Cardiff four years ago and love it. A truly fab city and a great place to live. I am glad that you are loving it as well. My wife and I were due to have a holiday in Portland / Seattle / Olympic National Park and Vancouver a couple of years ago but it all got cancelled. Looking forward to heading out to your neck of the woods as soon as we can to enjoy all that it has to offer.
Aww!....you're back!....I missed you, after your previous enterprise sort of, um, err....well, best brushed over.
You look super happy now and us Brits are happy to have you.
8:39 Caswell Bay! I used to live there, in that apartment block (Redcliffe). Loved it, 3 fab'lous years in Swansea and the Gower.
Duw, Duw! You are making me very homesick! Diolch yn fawr. Vaya con Dios from Victoria BC !
Nooooo, can't believe 6 months has nearly gone by already. Have a wonderful time with your friend in Paris and hopefully you'll come back one day. X
Glad you have enjoyed Ash, the Welsh Tourist Board should be employing you 😆. Diolch
Greatvideo again Ash and like others have said it is nice to see people promoting other areas of the UK One place you definitely have to go to, if you haven't already, is Freshwater West in Pembrokeshire. Beautiful beach and some great surfing but probably better known as the location for Shell Cottage in Harry Potter and also the place where Dobby dies. His "grave" is a big tourist attraction.
I visited Cardiff in 2015. Mainly for of the Doctor Who Experience. That was fantastic, of course, but I have to say, I really was surprised by the city. Absolutely loved it!
I must totally agree I took my Dr Who obsessed twins to the Dr Who Experience just before it was originally due to close in 2017 we not only had a great time but we fell in love with Cardiff and make regular trips for a days out at Cardiff bay.
Watch out for the rapeseed when it dies off before harvesting. It stinks and if you have allergies it’s horrible.
It sounds like you'll have the hiraeth when you leave! I hope you are able to return soon and enjoy more of our beautiful country.
your such a happy person, your a joy to watch
This is so you Ashley. The last video in which you told us things you weren't so keen on,you were trying so hard,you're just not a hater. But this video its filled with exuberance and good nature.
Its so very good that you lived with local people,as you say,it gives you a totally different and more intimate view of a place. The world knows about Wales thanks to you. I think the Welsh Tourist Board is going to be recording unprecedented high visitor figures for this year. So,wow,you're going to Paris.
Say Hi to that Jay Swanson.
I still reckon you and he should get together. He needs your sunshine in his life.
Your such a nice person very positive you have made my day thank you
Many thanks.
What an excellent video.
I'll subscribe to your channel.
welcome to the family :D
I watched a couple of your videos. You seem very genuine and honest. Thank you for sharing your experiences! I have a line of ancestors on my mothers side from Wales, and I’m interested in learning the culture. I recently discovered I have family in Bristol. I live in the USA. I recently had my DNA test through Ancestry and have 48% England and Northwestern Europe.
Hi Ash, sorry your Visa is running out, glad you loved it here.
The wonder of visiting other countries and exploring new cultures never fades. You learn about and from the places you visit and it will change you in subtle ways, as it should.
Never get jaded, never stop learning, never stop living..
Hello Ash glad you are loving the UK 🇬🇧 Cheers!
I really did love it!
Would love to meet up and show you the coast line where I live. There's so much history here and it's such a small coastal town in the west. I live in burry port and the views here of the gower peninsula are to die for. Beaches 1 either side of the harbour and Cefn sidan which is part of a pembrey national park. Pembrey national park was during ww2 an ammunition factory for the UK. If you walk down Cefn sidan you will occasionally find a small remains of ships which have been left to rott for centuries. They were left there after being attacked by the axe men. Also Pembrey airport is where Amelia earhart Landed from her trip across the Atlantic. She was due to land in Ireland but due to bad weather flew over it and ended up in wales. The local airport departure lounge is named after her and is run by 1 of your fellow Americans. This area is beautiful and feel you would have missed a trick if you hadn't seen it.
That field was amazing 😊 When you were talking about accents it is definitely true that people that live there can know where someone is from. I live in Boston and with some people you can narrow it down to what city they are from. Can't wait to see your adventures in Paris.
As a man of Gwent, I was at a work event in England, when I heard a Welsh accent. "And which part of Swansea are you from ?" I enquired. " Swansea ?" "SWANSEA?" exclaimed the insulted Welshman. "I'm from NEATH !!" [It's just across the river ....] LOL.
@@grahamtravers4522 Last stop before Swansea but that just makes the difference more important and there is the the Rugby aspect!
The field is OK if you don't mind the smell of cabbage all around you; rape is a brassica.
Will you settle permanently in Wales sometime? Or do you plan to settle somewhere else, and bring your partner there? Best of luck to you, I was quite excited when I saw you had moved to Wales because I'm also from Washington and plan to move to Wales after I finish my degree here... I absolutely love Wales and have adored the videos you've released there. But also excited to see what new adventures you have, because I absolutely adore you as well!!
If you've lived in a place for any length of time we can not only tell if you're a local, we can make a good guess at which part of town you're from.
There has been fewer fields of rape over the last few years, the price of rapeseed oil fell and a seed treatment to prevent desease was banned. There may be more next year as the price has risen again and farmers are overcoming the desease problem by sowing a cover crop in the fields with the rape and growing certain plants in the field margins.
I’m so glad that you’re loving your stay in my home country. 🏴 If you need a guide, or some tips for North Wales, let me know.
The rapeseed flowers you showed are now called canola. They make canola oil.
Glad you like Wales, came here to study when I was 18, here I am aged 56 and still here, I would now find it really hard to leave.
I like the Welsh! I has a Welsh boss , a lovely man; when I worked in a pub in Spain back in the 70s. I have spent very little time in Wales. But no doubt they have beautiful places as the rest of Britain.
You have to visit big pit mining museum you get to have an underground tour of a real coal mine and its free tours take about an hour. And lots more to see above ground
One thing I do envy people from large countries like the US or Canada is their expectance of scale and travel! I find if they see a place that is say 2 hours travel they are gung-ho to go there where as I find us Brits are more likely to say how far , I am not going that far!
Think you’re over egging it mate,lots of people do a 2 hour commute every day..🤷♂️
@@markhepworth7822 Definitely exaggerating. Me and my partner regularly travel between Rotherham where we live to Reading where I'm from to see friends and family. It usually takes around 3 hours and we think nothing of it. We go on hour/hour and a half drives over saddleworth etc. Just for fun. Would I travel 3 hours to go get lunch probably not but I would travel that far for a 'day out' no issues.
Honestly if you ever get a Chance, check out Anglesey in Wales. Absolutely beautiful place. Tbf as long as you steer clear of the industrial towns you will most definitely see some picturesque places.
Keep smiling girl ....
We'll start a petition to extend your visa Ash!Cymru am byth.
You can't go. You've got to come back to us!
Rapeseed is not a popular term in Canada but that's what we Canadians make Canola oil from! If I wanted to take a walk through a very similar field where I am - I'd be walking through the yellow flowers of a soy farm. I'm surrounded by huge soy farms around here where it was completely different crops years ago. Ironically, my address is Fernhill Boulevard! LOL Heather xo
If you do back to Swansea make sure you visit Joe's Ice Cream, its the best vanilla ice cream you'll ever have
The field of yellow Scotch Broom behind you.
It is a very invasive plant.
I think it's kind of pretty.
Washington and Oregon are doing everything they can to eradicate it.
It showed up about 25 years ago and has taken overi chunks here and there along the highway system.
Please post tips and links on how we can go to The UK and stay there too.
I am so in love with everything I see over there.
It's rapeseed, a crop planted by farmers...not broom.
Hi, last time I saw you it was on another channel you were building a camper van with your partner. Glad you moved to the UK.
Hi Ash! Loved hearing of your experience in li’l old Wales 🏴 a country of approx 3 million people (I’m sure there are cities in USA with populations that number)! About an hour’s drive from Cardiff is the city of Swansea and did you know that there’s a Swansea in Massachusetts? (In the county of Bristol which itself is an English city name) and was named after Swansea, Wales when some of the first settlers in America in the 1600’s were from here! In addition you can find Swansea in California, South Carolina, Illinois and Arizona! And then there’s the town of Cardiff in Jefferson County Alabama, it’s not alone as there are an additional 12 places named Cardiff in USA. A lot of the founding fathers were either Welsh or had Welsh ancestry. Hilary Clinton’s grandmother is Welsh. Some of the early US presidents again had Welsh ancestry.
A former industrial town ten miles outside of Swansea manufactured the steel roof for the White House in the late 1900’s!
Again thanks for sharing your joy in visiting us and if you ever thought of making a permanent move here you’d be sure of the warmest of welcomes here! 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
as i am reliably informed the sub-basement of the empire state building is made/built of accrington brick
I love your positiv Wibe you have Ash even what you hade to go thrue i find you and your ex husband traveled The world but now you started a new life in Cardif good luck! 👍 😀 ❤️ 🤝 🇸🇪
You must get up to Snowdonia in North Wales and see the castles and beaches up there .
I've enjoyed watching you explore the great nation of Wales. Sorry visa issues mean you can't stay for as long as you wanted.
Did you manage to go a little north of Cardiff and experience the Brecon Beacons, especially waterfall country?
You certainly like the food!!
Our beautiful countryside here
Thank you
You seem in such a happy place, you're beaming from ear to ear, and you can also hear it in that girly giggle. If I'm being honest, I reckon you should get yourself a good British boyfriend, get hitched, then make Wales your base, and travel around. When someone has found the place they feel so happy and comfortable living, that's where they should make their home. GO FOR IT! By the way, you left one essential like of your list....CIDER!!!!
You of-course have a good start with a common language to help.
But (as a language teacher) I see major differences between two people of the same nationality living here, and one half of any couple who has intermarried with an English-speaking other half.
The differences are so totally enormous but we don't have time to write a book here.
What IS important, is that when YOU move on to your next country, the measure of success and/or happiness will be dependant on following the criteria I mentioned above.
So, happy travels and let us know how you're getting on.
Wauw 6 months already Ashley. The time flown past 🤔 Aww sad your visa finished , do you have to return to the USA for a while. Before returning or do you have to apply for an other sort of visa to permanently stay in uk ( wales ) ? Hope you get something sorted out .
Have a Great week🥰.
Have a Lovley time in paris with Laura we haven’t seen her in along time 😊.
So you've learned that it is important to take time to stop and smell the roses.
An important lesson that many have struggled to get used to and understand is that it's not all go, go, go.
Hi Ash I'm glad you've enjoyed your time in the U K . I love the history most of all .. stay safe..VIC..
Where I live in England our village is surrounded by fields some are filled with rape seed, we loathe it because you get loads of little black flies when it's ready for harvesting.
It's a "footpath". A legal public right-of-way across private land, which landowners have to maintain, including stiles and gates.
Yup, and the sort of thing i miss in central minnesota. Its possible "up north" there's more trails but near the twin cities, which are in many ways, quite beautiful, everything is really managed trails on managed land.
They are not 'trails'. Most of the routes you walk in the countryside are, in the main, public rights of way (PROWs) of different 'status' (ie who has the absolute right to use them) and many, if not most, of them are 'traditional' routes which have been in use for hundreds or even thousands of years.
So trails then
@@yedis1750 No. Such 'Trails' that exist here are something rather different and a _much_ more recent concept than are PROWs. One type of 'trail' is a named and themed (usually though not always on some cultural theme) route constructed by tourism and similar bodies by 'linking' PROWs and quiet lanes, signposting them accordingly and promoting them. Another type is the disused rail or tramway, 'converted' by a local authority or similar body into a trail suitable for the needs or requirements of residents and visitors to the area; this may or may not be 'dedicated' as a PROW of appropriate status, or it may merely be a 'concessionary' path. The history of PROWs in England and Wales - and indeed in the whole of mainland |Europe too - is long and interesting, as is the history of the much wider public access to private land which is commonplace in Scotland and Scandinavia.
To go to my local, I walk a PROW across rolling green fields. It's a lovely walk.
I love this is not a video about living in London :D x
Hi Ashley, Great to see you still looking so happy & your infectious laugh, While you were in the Rapeseed field talking about accents around the UK I could hear the birds, did you know and I'm not pulling your leg here that scientists have noticed that in the UK the wildlife and especially birds have regional accents/calls like us humans? On another note can you please stop showing us the lovely cakes you're eating as everytime I see one I go off in search of chocolate & it's not helping my waistline! Anyway all the best Jim, Surrey X