Check the use of those adaptors! UK mains electicity is around 230v whereas US electricity is 120v. You can ONLY plug things that are dual voltage (such as many laptop and phone chargers, but NOT all). CHECK first! It might be worth picking up a UK spec charger cheaply for use here.
If you forget or need more the USA to UK adaptor (also needed in Ireland, Cyprus, Pakistan, Hong Kong, etc.) are available in the UK. Boots (pharmacy store) have them and Argos sell packs of 3 for £12.
If you take a 4 or 6 gang plug adapter they will all run on one US>UK adapter. Regarding the underground- if you travel during rush hour and in the very centre you can expect this sport of crowding, but it's not always like that.
You know you can eat the stinging nettles? In fact they're one of the most nutritious plants you can eat. Once cooked, it's like strong spinach and the sting is completely broken down to nothing.
Don't forget, 5m people use the London Tube on a daily basis, compared to 2.4m for the NY Metro (which has about 2.5 times the amount of track). London is also one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world, so if you come in the summer, you have to expect it to be crowded.
That makes sense. I'm sure we hit it at peak tourist time, being the middle of July. Perhaps another time I will visit in the Fall or Spring and try it out!
@@camoTiara True now, but not as simple as it might seem historically. "Fall" (as in "the fall of the leaf") was a late Middle English expression that was preferred until the end of the 17th Century when it disappeared from common usage in favour of the Latin/Middle French word - "autumnus" and "autompne" respectively. In English, and only in England, the word became "autumn". Who knows why, aside from the fact that it is a lovely word championed by Shakespeare? But, as with so many late Tudor/early Jacobean words, "Fall" was carried across the Atlantic as but one item in a large, secret, significant lexical baggage by the first English settlers, and of course it stuck. That's where the cultural divergence, culminating in the Revolution, really began. With vocabulary. You really should read more Bill Bryson! (Or David Crystal.)
I think you might have bumped into foreigners more than not. The average Brit is always apologising, just as the Canadians do. It really is a British thing. In London you are much more likely to meet a foreigner than a Brit.
@@colinhemfrey4835no they probably live in London. White Britons are a minority of residents. It’s not tourists, they live here now, but expecting any level of integration of respect for our culture is considered racist in anglophone nations
Mountain Dew as sold in the US is forbidden here, due to a certain ingredient. To quote the official web site: "In the EU there are different regulations on what can and can't go into our products. As such, we have had to tweak the formula slightly to comply with those regulations. The US Dew uses HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) to sweeten the product, but in the UK we use just normal, plain and simple sugar."
You speak as a man who has patently never been to NYC. Slags our public transport, when in everywhere bar Philly and NYC there is next to none in the USA. Always love watching Americans that discover they can actually walk, and that you actually have to be able to drive here.
Also, if you watch the entirety of the video and my other video, you will notice that I actually did like the public transport Other than the deep subway during rush-hour
Ref people bumping into each other with no comment, you were in the very touristy/tourist trap zone 1 locations and also peak season, most visitors are likely from overseas, English might not be their first or even second language, English/Britons don’t say excuse me they say ‘sorry’ when bumping into by accident, excuse me is used when someone is blocking your way and you want to get through, eg alighting from a crowded train/blocking a doorway.
Bit confused by some of your observations. Sorry you had negative experiences. Us Brits are known for being over polite and using ‘sorry’ even if we bump into a tree. We always give way in traffic, and wave to acknowledge. I think most of your experiences were in London, which is about as far from being England as you can get. Glad you had a good time. We are nice people.
Exactly, London is like being in another country and many Londoners think they are above the rest of the UK. You only have to see the billions of pounds spent on its transport infrastructure compared to the rest of the UK especially when it is paid for by tax payers from all over England.
I'm really surprised you found people on the roads aggressive , I drive every day and people are constantly letting you pass and acknowledging with a wave or a nod . I think we are more polite on the roads than not . As for the Tube you probably got caught in rush hour and you have to remember millions of tourists visit every year .but the rest I agree 😊.
@@DugrozReports Oxford is also packed with tourists. I tend to find the further you are from cities, (particularly London), the more courteous the drivers.
If you need the toilets just go to a McDonalds, a Pret A Manger or a pub. If you’re in a mall there’s lots of bathrooms there. If you’re in Oxford Street or Regent St go to one of the big department stores and use the loos there.
I have a Dutch friend who has said how polite we English are when drivng and how plentiful the public toilets are. The south east of England is increasingly atypical.
Wow. You really didn't do much research before you came here did you? Why are you looking for American products like Mountain Dew and Ranch Dressing in the UK? You don't plug most American electrical appliances into British sockets, even with a plug adaptor, unless they are dual voltage as they're likely to blow up! We use 240 volts, you use 110 volts. As for the London Underground - as in most cities, it's best not to use them in rush hour when people are going to/from work. Definitely not the best way of getting around with luggage. Do you ever use the New York subway? It's a complete nightmare by comparison! Toilets are everywhere. You can pop into any pub or cafe or most big stores have them. As for privacy - most American 'restrooms' have gaps between the doors so big you could drive a truck through!
You should have asked a Brit when you got stung by the nettle...They would have found you a dock leaf to rub on the sting...Dock leaves are easy to find and nearly always in the vicinty of nettles...It's the first thing a Brit looks for when they get stung
On the topic of soft drinks/pop/soda, they tend to taste different in other countries due to the fact that they use cane sugar rather than HFCS like in the U.S. Looks like you had a fun trip, I’d be interested in seeing a similar video on Sweden!
The London Underground is Not super crowded all of the time! Most of the time it's easy to get a seat, just avoid rush hour & the Underground doesn't stink. ---- Toilets are Not hard to find n the UK---- I well remember wandering around for ages trying to find a toilet in Boston USA. Toilets have signs saying that men & women cleaners are in both toilets. Get the Toilet App! --- We British drivers are Not very aggressive! Some drivers may be but Not most----there are some agressive drivers all over the world. We don't have to walk everywhere! Obviously people have to walk between transport stops & places of interest. -- We have a huge variety of soft drinks & salad dressings here in Britain! You can't expect to get exactly the same as the USA when you aren't in the USA. We Brits generally do say "Sorry" if we bump into someone. ---- At last you said something good at the end, glad you liked the air & weather in Wales.
As for the soft drinks…most pubs & cafes also sell things like J20 (which you must not have seen), Cordials/Squash drinks, Juices, ginger beer, etc etc. I never drink Coke/fanta/sprite etc when out, my favourite is Elderflower sparkling cordial. You didn’t ask what else they had obviously.
Get stung by a nettle, find a Dock leaf, and rub it on the area. The sap counteracts the toxin in the nettle. I don't understand the excuse me reference because we are known for always saying sorry. I suspect it was because in London there are more tourists than locals and it was tourists bumping into you.
Please note England is more than just London!! If someone had spent two weeks in NY would you think they'd got a true view of what the US is like? Also if you want to drive a distance try using the motorways - the equivalent of your interstates
The soft drinks that you refer to - over here they're rather more regarded as kiddies drinks. We tend to drink flavoured mineral water, ciders (we invented cider thousands of years ago), non-alcoholic beers, and of-course alcoholic. Many people drink tea with their meal, but then it's best if you take it without milk. Earl Grey gives a special touch to the flavours of your meal. Artifical cokes and doctor-whatevers, are the mainstay of fast food places - generally they just attract a very young crowd - most non-tourists know where to eat out like a king for just a dollar or two more than fast food!!!
Walking is a great alternative to riding on the Tube. Check the distance between where you are and where you want to go and plot an interesting route. Sometimes it is closer than you expect and there are lots of interesting things to see on the surface.
London is full of tourists thats why not polite n busy city ,same as NY as noticed !! Lake district in northwest is amazing n polite people all over !!
Usually near stinging nettles are dock leaf plants, they have broad dark green leaves, you spit on the leaf and rub it over the affected area to soothe it.
As a Brit, a good analysis. Especially concerning London. I walk everywhere when in London, wandering off the beeton track and you'll find loads of pocket parks, bizarre pubs and cafes, weird post war utopian housing developments. Always end up walking about 25K steps, with tea, coffee, beer and cake to keep me going. I've lived in London all my life and am still finding stuff (age 59). Toilets; post Margret Thatcher closing down many public toilets. We are more like our European cousins than American when it comes to a lack of prudishness, I think it's also due to the lack of Strong Christian and other faiths within our general outlook, more agnostic than anything else, so nudity is just funny, rather than a sin. Narrow roads, you just get used to them. As for food, the rule for all is ; when in Rome. Though I do take teas bags when I travel, very British thing to do. Just tap in and out with your credit card, hardly anybody uses the Oyster Card anymore. Air, yep once out of London , good ,Wales, Scotland our national parks the air is very good, if a bit damp at times. Please return! I loved the States NY X 2, Phoenix and Flagstaff in the winter for Mountain biking, great cycling community, though the pick ups with racks of guns, not being able to take the piss out of your President (taking the piss out of our PM/Royal Family is a national sport) and some bare tenders got upset when we talked about our NHS and why on earth you haven't (though still chipped in for the bar maids broken arm) you got the same, more than wealthy enough. We did it when the country was broke (July 5th 1948).
You won't find many indigenous people in London nowadays, and yes, us Brits, do say 'Sorry' when we accidently bump into someone. Why would you go to a foreign country and expect all the drinks and dressings that you have in the USA.
"We drove through Oxford..." - that was a mistake 😆 Even we (Brits) hate driving through Oxford, it has a reputation of being extremely car-unfriendly 😬 Wales, the north of England and Scotland have some amazing roads. Also, you'll find a stereotype where the further north in England you go, the friendlier the people are. London is distinctly unfriendly. Hope you enjoyed our little island 😊
Just a point: "Beware the plant life" is a bit over the top. Stinging nettles are pretty much the only plant like that here, although we do have some poisonous plants if you were to eat them. The picture you showed is wrong, that is a "Dead nettle" which looks much the same as a stinging nettle, but has white flowers, and it is harmless and doesn't sting. Also, if you are stung, there is a common, big-leafed weed called Dock. Take a leaf or two and screw it up between your palms to extract the juice and rub it on the sting marks, and it will neutralise the stinging poison.
If you crush a nettle in your fist very firmly it won't sting, that's why the British have an expression 'grasp the nettle' meaning to act boldly and decisively. Don't ever brush past the damn things in short sleeves or short trousers, however!
Well if you go to any city as a tourist you'll be walking a lot. I'm British, and I went on holiday to California and Texas, and a few places in between, with my (American) wife. I did a hell of a lot of walking. I'm sure that despite the huge food portions, I lost weight! And regarding your comments about pedestrians in London being rude and the drivers being aggressive - yes, Londoners can be intolerant of non-residents (myself included) but you should try Paris... or LA... or New York! I once went to NYC and got prodded by someone with an umbrella because I was slightly slower than them getting off a train! Personally, I'd love to visit the American mid-west, and I agree with you about Wales - just came back from a business trip there and added a couple of days to make it a long weekend and it's absolutely stunning!
Interesting video, a tip regards getting seats on the deep level small tube , what I do when I travel from outside London at busy stations is wait near the bottom end of the platform or top of the platform, either end tube cars tend to be less full, also monitor and scan inside the carriages as the train arrives and look out for empty seats, they might not be together but grab what’s empty, you’ll still see each other. Sounds like you didn’t use the sub surface lines, these have full size trains, no head bending, walk through cars with no separation and a/c.
I'm not exactly sure what the difference between a "deep level small tube" is and the "sub surface lines?" (I just used whatever the TFL app recommended) Can you elaborate?
@@DugrozReports The sub surface lines are the original shallow cut and cover larger tunnels built for steam locos in the 19 Century, before electric trains. On the underground map it’s District/circle/Hammersmith & city lines. The deep level lines (15 storeys deep) like the central or Piccadilly are bored tunnels, so the trains are smaller like the one you used, these run above ground further out.
@@john_smith1471 We took the Jubilee line from Canning Town (after transferring from light rail @ City Airport) to London Bridge the 1s time. The 2nd time it was the Jubilee line to Westminster. I just read that Jubilee is the deepest of all, so probably one of the small ones!
@@DugrozReports Jubilee line is deep level but is a more recent line, fast and whizzy with platform edge doors, tunnelled deep under the river and beneath the existing Westminster district line station, amazing architecture inside Westminster jubilee line station , concrete and iron work all exposed, very urban look, during construction below parliament lasers were continually monitoring any movement of buildings above.
Interesting… as a life long citizen of England, I think you may have just experienced some slight struggle in adjusting to the culture here. England isn’t the USA or any other country therefore things will be different. Hope you enjoyed your visit nonetheless.
@@DugrozReports you will have a different experience if you visit again :) also depends on where in the country you go, big cities are hot tourist spots but getting out in the country is where you’ll be blown away!
@@DugrozReports You really seem to have hit lucky with your accommodation in Wales . Once away from the big cities ,we have clean air and lovely green places.
Strange ending. 'An American in England' (who's favourite place is Wales). I Stayed in a cottage in Moel-y-Crio (Nth Wales) I don't need to tell you how cool it was. :)
Yeah. I know it would have been much better to use “United Kingdom” in the title, but when I researched the most popular search terms, it was all “England “. I sacrificed accuracy for the sake of search optimization. 🤷♂️ 🇬🇧
Hi. Nice to see you. The Tube. Yes, it does get very crowded and very hot, and you can be pushed into some very intimate positions with the other travellers. But once people have used the Underground once, they are aware of this, and so brace themselves each time they do it, because, as you say, convenience overrides comfort. Besides, most people don't stay on the The Tube for long. Yes, when I went to London a few times, (I used to live about 30 miles outside), public toilets were difficult to find. I suggest you go into a museum or a large department store and see if they have any there.
That’s not unique to the Tube though, that’s just standard for mass transit systems in all major cities. There’s always peak times when it’s very busy.
Rush hour is the only time you struggle on our underground it’s not true they are always full, I’ve lived in London all my life and off peak travelling on the tube is easy (with suit cases
I'd agree Oxford and London have the most agressive drivers in the country. It gets much more laid back as you go further from London's commuter belt. - Only one way to identify a stinging nettle from a none stinging dead nettle.... However we do not have any poison ivy at all. - 11 to "cretit card aged" kids should use Oyster. Accompanied Under 11 year olds are free (including the overground, Red buses etc) so dont need an Oyster. (except on national rail to outside London where 5-10yrs pay or get a special photo card). It is a skill using the underground, but it is worth it. Everyone crowds in carriages nearest their exit. Some lines are designed with luggage space, some not.
Sounds like you have discovered that the UK is not the USA. We eat and drink different things. UK drivers are courtious to each other so you probably met other tourist drivers. The same with not saying "sorry" in London, probably other tourists.
@@DugrozReportsLondon is not representative of the UK. Pleased you visited Wales. My favourite part of Wales is the central part from Llanidloes south to Rhayader and the reservoirs of the Elan Valley. So relaxing.
You were definitely unlucky with the weather in late July 2023. After a heatwave in June, July was cool and wet, August was meh, and then a heatwave in early September!
Oh, I actually felt very lucky!!! There was a little rain, but not enough to throw our plans off. The 4 days we stayed in Wales were the best weather I've had in my entire adult life! Not exaggerating!!! 😍
On the plus side, the stinging nettle is the most dangerous thing you will experience (well, not including humans) in the countryside. And if you want to drink Dr Pepper just buy mouthwash 😲
London is not England, nor typically English . The further north you travel the friendlier people are . I live in Scotland and I am glad I live nowhere near London
@@DugrozReports Gets better after about 10.30 or so, may be bad on Saturdays in the tourist season. Coming up from the country I usually manage to avoid the crowds. It can be horrible in the rush hour, I remember travelling with my aged mother once and had to ask someone to stand up when she began to feel faint.
An American thinks a walk of 100yards is a great Trek; An Englishman (I am one) will walk 4 or 5 miles for the pleasure of it. If buses went to every place you can think of, you would be complaining about the fact there are so many of them spoiling the tranquility. But no matter, nowadays, 2023, the number of foreigners here spoil things for the natives. Overall it sounds like you won't be coming again; well bear in mind that most Americans hardly know where England is. Please feel free to not come again. As an after thought, If I were visiting America - I'm not - I would want to see the way things are there; I would NOT expect to see a bigger version of England. Anyway, now you know why your ancestors took a berth on the Mayflower.
Two thoughts: one, my ancestors immigrated from Austria and Bavaria in the 1800s. Sadly, I have no British blood in me, that I know of, and the American revolution was already well in the past by the time my kin arrived. Two, I’m sorry if you picked up the wrong impression from what I was trying to lay down. My family and I had a lovely time. Perhaps there’s some sort of cultural thing, it appears that my American viewers generally understand that I’m just trying to give tips and suggestions for what you might encounter, while to my UK viewers, it comes across as me, whining, or complaining. Which was certainly not my intention. Very very sorry if something was lost in the process. I will be back. Have you watched my follow up video to show you all the photos from my time there? I think you’ll see that we did have a lovely time.
As an aside, I have a great great great grandfather, who along with is wife and three brothers emigrated to the USA in 1855, they had become Mormons and travelled overland from New Orleans to Utah and settled in the Salt Lake City Area. I therefore now have many many distant cousins in your country. As for myself, I am descended from his eldest son who had married only a few months before in November of 1854. One of the female descendants of my grandfather, married a Native American of the Sioux Nation, who served with the US Marine Corps in the Philipines, WW2. He later came to the UK, I believe he was an officer, on a training program getting men ready for D Day. He visited his wife's family in Draycott, Derbyshire and it was at that time that my father actually met him. He was, as my dad said, exactly as you imagined a Native to be; about 6 feet tall, bronzed complexion and jet black hair. Sadly I don't have his name but I do have a photo of his wife - a distant relative of mine - and as the quote on the back says: "....this is me, sitting on a rock in Little Cottonwood Canyon.... sure is fun." So far as London is concerned I have been there of course, but in all honesty, I do not wish to return. If you ever re-visit I suggest leaving London as a memory and visit the real UK. My best wishes to you and your family. David R Cross. By the way, my grandfather's name was William West, and yes, he did have more than one wife, and I am grateful to the Daughters Of The Utah Pioneers for a lot of the historical details I now have.@@DugrozReports
Ooh ,nasty . The whole feel of the video was to tell other Americans not to do what he did ,which is useful . Mind you there are a lot of videos which could have educated him ,but he knows better for his next visit . I welcome foreigners who want to learn ,and nothing on this video was anything other than someone saying `Look ,here's how to do it a bit better than me`.
UK roads are NOT narrow. USA roads are ridiculously wide! We don't need Ranch dressing or so many other kinds of sauces as our food isn't full of the nasties that are added to American foods. For example, McDonnald's fries in the UK are potatoes ,Rapeseed oil, salt. McDonnald's fries in the USA have over 19 different additives, including a yellow colourant to make them appear to glow! Dr Pepper is readily available here, but we also have our own drinks/pop (soda), why would you expect the UK to have American brands!!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us. Very helpful advice. I'm too old now to travel to England; however, I enjoy going there through people like you!
Thanks for the nice orginal content which is interesting to an Englishman like me. The most important thing to bear in mind is anyone who doesn't live in London, does not see London as an English city. It is primarily just a tourist attraction with very few small bubbles of actual English people dotted about and as such, is not at all a reflection of English people. Taking the overground whenever it's a feasible option is a little known trick but not generally employed by frequent travellers unless the travel times are sufficiently close. Despite being born in London, it's been many decades since I've lived there but certainly outside of the capital, I wouldn't say the driving is aggressive. It might potentially appear that way but is actually a huge number of behavioral nuances which regular UK drivers would be aware of and most of which have been developed with efficiency, etc. in mind. I do feel sorry that you experienced your first stinging nettle as reminded me of a time I fell into a particularly strong, giant hole filled with them, wearing just swimming trunks, leaving me stung on every square inch of my body. You can actually eat them in a particular fashion without being stung but if you are ever stung on the skin somewhere, they actually have the same requirements and so tend to grow nearby another plant called the Dock Leaf, whoms sap contains a natural antihistamine to the sting. So rub a few of those leaves over the sting and it soon subsidies. Keep up the great work ol' chap.
Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it! Your story about falling into the giant hole with stinging nettles was simultaneously, interesting, entertaining, and made me feel quite sorry for you. Thanks for sharing, I greatly appreciate it. I will be on the lookout, for dock leaves during future visits!
About London I moved away from there in 87,didn't like the new arrivals,don't miss it at all now. Sad for me because I grew up and worked there..My understanding it's got a lot worse, very few real Londoners or English now,
I’m not sure, maybe something lost in cultural context? Pretty much all eating establishments here in the states. Serve soft drinks. Also known as pop. Also known as soda. 😊 Is that not the case in the UK?
Ohh dear ...do americans hade to walk ...maybe when next you visit london email transport for London and tell them whare your goinfto visit and ask them to put the bus stop ,taxi rank ,tube stations and train station right outside were you visiting ...good luck with that request 🙄
@@DugrozReports apologies for my sharp response. Keep on observing. We are so much alike in many ways, but different in most. The UK doesnt want to be like the US for example safety. We regard our friends over the pond as living in a violent place whereas I feel so safe here. Never fear walking my dog in the dark and lonely streets; or us wandering around the countryside. The only TV show without violence, that I watch, is The Good Doctor. Love it. Stay safe, be happy! Xx
@@anneedwards664 The US certainly does have a violent crime problem. However, the vast, vast majority of that problem is limited to about five or six large cities, and even then, specific neighborhoods within those cities that are just out of control. I did find my time in the UK, to be lovely, and very safe. Regrets if my observations came across as though it tarnished my experience, it was only meant to be a heads up for fellow travelers, knowing what to expect. Cheers!
I’m confused as to why you expect and think the UK should the same as the US. And don’t forget London is very different to rest of England and UK both in terms of tourism and how diverse the population is. My tip is If you come again be more prepared to try new things and I think you will enjoy it more
Used it lots of times. It does work. There are two nettle types, those that sting (big leaves) and no sting (small leaves). Where you find stingers you normally find doc's.
When I was at junior school, aged maybe nine, another girl pushed me into stinging nettles at school. With a skirt and bare legs it stung! But my dad had showed me dock leaves, which often grow nearby. I used them and they work.
The little-known secret is to avoid rubbing the sting with the Dockleaf, might as well use sandpaper. Crushing the younger leaves in the palm of your hand with a thumb releases the juice which is then smoothed in to the effected area. Cool and refreshing.
I assured my Indonesian daughter-in-law visiting in the autumn and going blackberrying ,that she need not be nervous about snakes in the undergrowth . I forgot to tell her about the stinging nettles
The reason why you prefer Mtn Dew in the US rather than the UK is that the US put a load of crap into the product that isn't allowed in the UK or Europe. Take a look at "US vs UK Food Standards - Why Are They So Different?"
London is OLD. Many of the buildings were erected BEFORE cars and trains. This means the buses and trains stop NEAR a certain location as the building is protected, that protection of preserving the local area means many old buildings fronts and sides don't have bus stops outside the main entrance. Some place in London have also been protected by pedestrian zones only with no cars, buses or bikes allowed. Like any old city things are NOT in grid road system like the US, many roads are pre car, especially the Ridgeway which is 5,000 years old. This means the road are twisty and turney as road builders did not have the ability to use explosives to make a straight road. Some roads have no path as the land owners did not give permission or sell land to allow a straight road. England is OLD and is being used and repaired everyday.
There are wide modern motorways available if required ! I think you had a bad experience, you are giving a very jaundiced view of London which I have never heard before !
If you are in central London, all of the free museums have toilets. If you are on the South Bank, the National Theatre, The British Film institute, The Royal Festival Hall also have toilets and are open to the public even if you are not attending an event.
Link to British Power Adapters: amzn.to/47dt5yU
Check the use of those adaptors! UK mains electicity is around 230v whereas US electricity is 120v. You can ONLY plug things that are dual voltage (such as many laptop and phone chargers, but NOT all). CHECK first! It might be worth picking up a UK spec charger cheaply for use here.
If you forget or need more the USA to UK adaptor (also needed in Ireland, Cyprus, Pakistan, Hong Kong, etc.) are available in the UK. Boots (pharmacy store) have them and Argos sell packs of 3 for £12.
If you take a 4 or 6 gang plug adapter they will all run on one US>UK adapter.
Regarding the underground- if you travel during rush hour and in the very centre you can expect this sport of crowding, but it's not always like that.
@@Nick_TV_Producer thanks 😊
You know you can eat the stinging nettles? In fact they're one of the most nutritious plants you can eat. Once cooked, it's like strong spinach and the sting is completely broken down to nothing.
Don't forget, 5m people use the London Tube on a daily basis, compared to 2.4m for the NY Metro (which has about 2.5 times the amount of track). London is also one of the biggest tourist destinations in the world, so if you come in the summer, you have to expect it to be crowded.
That makes sense. I'm sure we hit it at peak tourist time, being the middle of July. Perhaps another time I will visit in the Fall or Spring and try it out!
@@DugrozReportsYou've also got bear the day's rush hours in mind (8-9AM and 4-6PM).
@@DugrozReportsIt's not Fall in the UK, it's Autumn... 😊
@@camoTiara Well, yes, but 'fall' is the older British term (or "fall of the leaf") - it's just died out here.
@@camoTiara True now, but not as simple as it might seem historically.
"Fall" (as in "the fall of the leaf") was a late Middle English expression that was preferred until the end of the 17th Century when it disappeared from common usage in favour of the Latin/Middle French word - "autumnus" and "autompne" respectively. In English, and only in England, the word became "autumn". Who knows why, aside from the fact that it is a lovely word championed by Shakespeare?
But, as with so many late Tudor/early Jacobean words, "Fall" was carried across the Atlantic as but one item in a large, secret, significant lexical baggage by the first English settlers, and of course it stuck. That's where the cultural divergence, culminating in the Revolution, really began. With vocabulary.
You really should read more Bill Bryson! (Or David Crystal.)
I think you might have bumped into foreigners more than not. The average Brit is always apologising, just as the Canadians do. It really is a British thing. In London you are much more likely to meet a foreigner than a Brit.
That is probable. Someone else said that 80% of people in London are not from England.
@DugrozReports definitely true around the major tourist sights during the tourist season
@@DugrozReportsOr Britain.😊
Yeah, I agree with the other comments, Brits are way more polite than most Europeans, so you must have bumped into tourists
@@colinhemfrey4835no they probably live in London. White Britons are a minority of residents. It’s not tourists, they live here now, but expecting any level of integration of respect for our culture is considered racist in anglophone nations
Mountain Dew as sold in the US is forbidden here, due to a certain ingredient. To quote the official web site: "In the EU there are different regulations on what can and can't go into our products. As such, we have had to tweak the formula slightly to comply with those regulations. The US Dew uses HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) to sweeten the product, but in the UK we use just normal, plain and simple sugar."
That's it, then! Thanks for the input!
@@DugrozReports and aspartame unfortunately due to the sugar tax
You speak as a man who has patently never been to NYC. Slags our public transport, when in everywhere bar Philly and NYC there is next to none in the USA. Always love watching Americans that discover they can actually walk, and that you actually have to be able to drive here.
I was in New York City 🏙️ pre- 9/11. 🇺🇸✈️🇬🇧
Also, if you watch the entirety of the video and my other video, you will notice that I actually did like the public transport Other than the deep subway during rush-hour
An American In England First Time - Photo Tour and Impressions! PART 1
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Ref people bumping into each other with no comment, you were in the very touristy/tourist trap zone 1 locations and also peak season, most visitors are likely from overseas, English might not be their first or even second language, English/Britons don’t say excuse me they say ‘sorry’ when bumping into by accident, excuse me is used when someone is blocking your way and you want to get through, eg alighting from a crowded train/blocking a doorway.
Bit confused by some of your observations. Sorry you had negative experiences. Us Brits are known for being over polite and using ‘sorry’ even if we bump into a tree. We always give way in traffic, and wave to acknowledge. I think most of your experiences were in London, which is about as far from being England as you can get. Glad you had a good time. We are nice people.
That makes sense. It was 99% London. I found folks in the western areas and Wales very friendly and accomodating!
I had a great time on the whole and plan to come back, so sorry if it came off as something else!
Exactly, London is like being in another country and many Londoners think they are above the rest of the UK. You only have to see the billions of pounds spent on its transport infrastructure compared to the rest of the UK especially when it is paid for by tax payers from all over England.
If you bump into a tree, it IS your fault and you SHOULD apologise; the tree wasn't moving.!!!
@@oorya1780 London pays out more tax than it gets in. Mend that chip on your shoulder.
I'm really surprised you found people on the roads aggressive , I drive every day and people are constantly letting you pass and acknowledging with a wave or a nod . I think we are more polite on the roads than not . As for the Tube you probably got caught in rush hour and you have to remember millions of tourists visit every year .but the rest I agree 😊.
Maybe it was just Oxford???? :)
@@DugrozReportsOxford local government is deliberately unfriendly towards cars and so the drivers are miserable lol
@@chrislyne377 Yikes!
Is it possible he was 'aggressive' and got a hard time in return?
It was his first visit and he complained basically it was not like the US.
@@DugrozReports Oxford is also packed with tourists.
I tend to find the further you are from cities, (particularly London), the more courteous the drivers.
A subway system designed to get as many people as possible across one of the most highly populated cities in Europe is crowded….
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If you need the toilets just go to a McDonalds, a Pret A Manger or a pub. If you’re in a mall there’s lots of bathrooms there. If you’re in Oxford Street or Regent St go to one of the big department stores and use the loos there.
Good info, thanks!
I have a Dutch friend who has said how polite we English are when drivng and how plentiful the public toilets are. The south east of England is increasingly atypical.
It's certainly possible that London is atypical of England as a whole.
It's hell trying to find a public toilet in my area of Wales
For Americans ....Not all British people are English!! Some of us are Welsh Scottish or Northern Irish....
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Wow. You really didn't do much research before you came here did you? Why are you looking for American products like Mountain Dew and Ranch Dressing in the UK? You don't plug most American electrical appliances into British sockets, even with a plug adaptor, unless they are dual voltage as they're likely to blow up! We use 240 volts, you use 110 volts. As for the London Underground - as in most cities, it's best not to use them in rush hour when people are going to/from work. Definitely not the best way of getting around with luggage. Do you ever use the New York subway? It's a complete nightmare by comparison! Toilets are everywhere. You can pop into any pub or cafe or most big stores have them. As for privacy - most American 'restrooms' have gaps between the doors so big you could drive a truck through!
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You should have asked a Brit when you got stung by the nettle...They would have found you a dock leaf to rub on the sting...Dock leaves are easy to find and nearly always in the vicinty of nettles...It's the first thing a Brit looks for when they get stung
Yep. Dock leaf. They generally grow where the nettle is. Nature's clever way of fixing everything.
London is absolutely full of foreign visitors all summer. Brits will always apologise, we cannot help ourselves !
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I realize that for the final point I used bad grammar, saying "The air and climate IS amazing" instead of "are amazing." 😖 D'oh!
When travelling to another country don't expect to have the same foods you are used to in America.
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On the topic of soft drinks/pop/soda, they tend to taste different in other countries due to the fact that they use cane sugar rather than HFCS like in the U.S. Looks like you had a fun trip, I’d be interested in seeing a similar video on Sweden!
I was wondering the same thing!
And yes, I should have at least some content on Sweden at some point soon!
The London Underground is Not super crowded all of the time! Most of the time it's easy to get a seat, just avoid rush hour & the Underground doesn't stink. ---- Toilets are Not hard to find n the UK---- I well remember wandering around for ages trying to find a toilet in Boston USA. Toilets have signs saying that men & women cleaners are in both toilets. Get the Toilet App! --- We British drivers are Not very aggressive! Some drivers may be but Not most----there are some agressive drivers all over the world. We don't have to walk everywhere! Obviously people have to walk between transport stops & places of interest. -- We have a huge variety of soft drinks & salad dressings here in Britain! You can't expect to get exactly the same as the USA when you aren't in the USA. We Brits generally do say "Sorry" if we bump into someone. ---- At last you said something good at the end, glad you liked the air & weather in Wales.
Walking sub 4k steps a day is not good for you. walking at least 10k is considered a good solid basic fitness goal to improve your health. Just saying
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As for the soft drinks…most pubs & cafes also sell things like J20 (which you must not have seen), Cordials/Squash drinks, Juices, ginger beer, etc etc. I never drink Coke/fanta/sprite etc when out, my favourite is Elderflower sparkling cordial. You didn’t ask what else they had obviously.
Thank you, I will have to look that up!
Get stung by a nettle, find a Dock leaf, and rub it on the area. The sap counteracts the toxin in the nettle. I don't understand the excuse me reference because we are known for always saying sorry. I suspect it was because in London there are more tourists than locals and it was tourists bumping into you.
Yes, it was only in London.
Traffic is a nightmare it can be a 15 minute journey but you can sit in traffic for ages even in the bus lanes.
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At a 4 way crossroads there are rules about who has the right of wau in the UK.
Please note England is more than just London!! If someone had spent two weeks in NY would you think they'd got a true view of what the US is like? Also if you want to drive a distance try using the motorways - the equivalent of your interstates
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The soft drinks that you refer to - over here they're rather more regarded as kiddies drinks.
We tend to drink flavoured mineral water, ciders (we invented cider thousands of years ago), non-alcoholic beers, and of-course alcoholic.
Many people drink tea with their meal, but then it's best if you take it without milk. Earl Grey gives a special touch to the flavours of your meal.
Artifical cokes and doctor-whatevers, are the mainstay of fast food places - generally they just attract a very young crowd -
most non-tourists know where to eat out like a king for just a dollar or two more than fast food!!!
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Walking is a great alternative to riding on the Tube. Check the distance between where you are and where you want to go and plot an interesting route. Sometimes it is closer than you expect and there are lots of interesting things to see on the surface.
Now watched more and see you already covered this.
We walk because our cities and towns are so much older and not designed for cars.
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London is full of tourists thats why not polite n busy city ,same as NY as noticed !! Lake district in northwest is amazing n polite people all over !!
I did notice outside of London was much more polite and a slower pace. Cheers!
Well of course. London is a huge city.
Usually near stinging nettles are dock leaf plants, they have broad dark green leaves, you spit on the leaf and rub it over the affected area to soothe it.
As a Brit, a good analysis. Especially concerning London. I walk everywhere when in London, wandering off the beeton track and you'll find loads of pocket parks, bizarre pubs and cafes, weird post war utopian housing developments. Always end up walking about 25K steps, with tea, coffee, beer and cake to keep me going. I've lived in London all my life and am still finding stuff (age 59).
Toilets; post Margret Thatcher closing down many public toilets. We are more like our European cousins than American when it comes to a lack of prudishness, I think it's also due to the lack of Strong Christian and other faiths within our general outlook, more agnostic than anything else, so nudity is just funny, rather than a sin.
Narrow roads, you just get used to them.
As for food, the rule for all is ; when in Rome. Though I do take teas bags when I travel, very British thing to do.
Just tap in and out with your credit card, hardly anybody uses the Oyster Card anymore.
Air, yep once out of London , good ,Wales, Scotland our national parks the air is very good, if a bit damp at times.
Please return!
I loved the States NY X 2, Phoenix and Flagstaff in the winter for Mountain biking, great cycling community, though the pick ups with racks of guns, not being able to take the piss out of your President (taking the piss out of our PM/Royal Family is a national sport) and some bare tenders got upset when we talked about our NHS and why on earth you haven't (though still chipped in for the bar maids broken arm) you got the same, more than wealthy enough. We did it when the country was broke (July 5th 1948).
I will return!!!! Thanks for the comments!
The Underground is Not always crowded! -- What you describe is Rush Hour at late afternoon early evening. And the Underground does Not stink!
Thanks for clarifying.
So glad you enjoyed your stay here in wales it really is having enough time to see wales xxxxx
It was great!
Compared to the new York subway it’s very clean and safe
You won't find many indigenous people in London nowadays, and yes, us Brits, do say 'Sorry' when we accidently bump into someone.
Why would you go to a foreign country and expect all the drinks and dressings that you have in the USA.
I didn’t
"We drove through Oxford..." - that was a mistake 😆 Even we (Brits) hate driving through Oxford, it has a reputation of being extremely car-unfriendly 😬 Wales, the north of England and Scotland have some amazing roads. Also, you'll find a stereotype where the further north in England you go, the friendlier the people are. London is distinctly unfriendly. Hope you enjoyed our little island 😊
Loved it! Hopefully, next time we can get a little further north. I did feel the vibe change some once we got west of Oxford. 😎
Just a point: "Beware the plant life" is a bit over the top. Stinging nettles are pretty much the only plant like that here, although we do have some poisonous plants if you were to eat them.
The picture you showed is wrong, that is a "Dead nettle" which looks much the same as a stinging nettle, but has white flowers, and it is harmless and doesn't sting.
Also, if you are stung, there is a common, big-leafed weed called Dock. Take a leaf or two and screw it up between your palms to extract the juice and rub it on the sting marks, and it will neutralise the stinging poison.
Good advice!
Nettle all part of our childhood !!
@@annfrancoole34 Certainly was.
I once fell into a pile of them dressed in only swimming trunks.
And this guy complains about his finger.
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If you crush a nettle in your fist very firmly it won't sting, that's why the British have an expression 'grasp the nettle' meaning to act boldly and decisively. Don't ever brush past the damn things in short sleeves or short trousers, however!
Well if you go to any city as a tourist you'll be walking a lot. I'm British, and I went on holiday to California and Texas, and a few places in between, with my (American) wife. I did a hell of a lot of walking. I'm sure that despite the huge food portions, I lost weight!
And regarding your comments about pedestrians in London being rude and the drivers being aggressive - yes, Londoners can be intolerant of non-residents (myself included) but you should try Paris... or LA... or New York! I once went to NYC and got prodded by someone with an umbrella because I was slightly slower than them getting off a train!
Personally, I'd love to visit the American mid-west, and I agree with you about Wales - just came back from a business trip there and added a couple of days to make it a long weekend and it's absolutely stunning!
All great points!!!
Interesting video, a tip regards getting seats on the deep level small tube , what I do when I travel from outside London at busy stations is wait near the bottom end of the platform or top of the platform, either end tube cars tend to be less full, also monitor and scan inside the carriages as the train arrives and look out for empty seats, they might not be together but grab what’s empty, you’ll still see each other. Sounds like you didn’t use the sub surface lines, these have full size trains, no head bending, walk through cars with no separation and a/c.
I'm not exactly sure what the difference between a "deep level small tube" is and the "sub surface lines?" (I just used whatever the TFL app recommended) Can you elaborate?
@@DugrozReports The sub surface lines are the original shallow cut and cover larger tunnels built for steam locos in the 19 Century, before electric trains. On the underground map it’s District/circle/Hammersmith & city lines. The deep level lines (15 storeys deep) like the central or Piccadilly are bored tunnels, so the trains are smaller like the one you used, these run above ground further out.
@@john_smith1471 We took the Jubilee line from Canning Town (after transferring from light rail @ City Airport) to London Bridge the 1s time. The 2nd time it was the Jubilee line to Westminster. I just read that Jubilee is the deepest of all, so probably one of the small ones!
@@DugrozReports Jubilee line is deep level but is a more recent line, fast and whizzy with platform edge doors, tunnelled deep under the river and beneath the existing Westminster district line station, amazing architecture inside Westminster jubilee line station , concrete and iron work all exposed, very urban look, during construction below parliament lasers were continually monitoring any movement of buildings above.
@@john_smith1471 How do you know so much about the tube???
Interesting… as a life long citizen of England, I think you may have just experienced some slight struggle in adjusting to the culture here. England isn’t the USA or any other country therefore things will be different. Hope you enjoyed your visit nonetheless.
It was a great visit! Thank you for a well thought out comment. I hope to come back to visit someday in the not too distant future.
@@DugrozReports you will have a different experience if you visit again :) also depends on where in the country you go, big cities are hot tourist spots but getting out in the country is where you’ll be blown away!
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@@DugrozReports You really seem to have hit lucky with your accommodation in Wales .
Once away from the big cities ,we have clean air and lovely green places.
A lot of toilets have been closed due to misuse.
Strange ending. 'An American in England' (who's favourite place is Wales).
I Stayed in a cottage in Moel-y-Crio (Nth Wales) I don't need to tell you how cool it was. :)
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Btw, do you recall the name of the cottage?
@@DugrozReports Sorry It was in Welsh. Something like, Llyngwyllmn.. :)
You obviously didn’t do any research before travel..
Yeah, sure.
The trip went exceedingly well and didn't have any major problems.
Hi. Nice to see you. The Tube. Yes, it does get very crowded and very hot, and you can be pushed into some very intimate positions with the other travellers. But once people have used the Underground once, they are aware of this, and so brace themselves each time they do it, because, as you say, convenience overrides comfort. Besides, most people don't stay on the The Tube for long.
Yes, when I went to London a few times, (I used to live about 30 miles outside), public toilets were difficult to find. I suggest you go into a museum or a large department store and see if they have any there.
Good suggestions, thanks!
That’s not unique to the Tube though, that’s just standard for mass transit systems in all major cities. There’s always peak times when it’s very busy.
Rush hour is the only time you struggle on our underground it’s not true they are always full, I’ve lived in London all my life and off peak travelling on the tube is easy (with suit cases
In England a subway is an underground walkway. The underground is an underground railway.
Thanks
Great video! The tips are appreciated, and I look forward to more content about your trip. I hope y'all had a good time!
Yes! We had a great time, thank you! Hopefully more to come on the trip!
You should try the Tokyo underground, lol!
I'd agree Oxford and London have the most agressive drivers in the country. It gets much more laid back as you go further from London's commuter belt.
- Only one way to identify a stinging nettle from a none stinging dead nettle.... However we do not have any poison ivy at all.
- 11 to "cretit card aged" kids should use Oyster. Accompanied Under 11 year olds are free (including the overground, Red buses etc) so dont need an Oyster. (except on national rail to outside London where 5-10yrs pay or get a special photo card). It is a skill using the underground, but it is worth it. Everyone crowds in carriages nearest their exit. Some lines are designed with luggage space, some not.
All good tips, thanks!
A lot of American food is illegal on the UK and Europe because of your additives and drugs used
Why don't you try British soft drinks? What's the point if travelling if you aren't adventurous?
I did try, hence, the comment. That's a pretty minor factor overall, but thought it was worth sharing.
Stinging nettles are widespread in the U.S. except maybe in arid regions,
Sounds like you have discovered that the UK is not the USA. We eat and drink different things. UK drivers are courtious to each other so you probably met other tourist drivers. The same with not saying "sorry" in London, probably other tourists.
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@@DugrozReportsLondon is not representative of the UK. Pleased you visited Wales. My favourite part of Wales is the central part from Llanidloes south to Rhayader and the reservoirs of the Elan Valley. So relaxing.
@@keithsanders6554 loved Wales!!! 🏴 and you’re right, next time we come back we will probably do less London and more everything else in the UK.
London has not been the London I knew for at least two decades.....
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I was really surprised to find out that there are no nettles in America.
But they have poison ivy ,whatever that is
Or you can use the loos in hotels
You were definitely unlucky with the weather in late July 2023. After a heatwave in June, July was cool and wet, August was meh, and then a heatwave in early September!
Oh, I actually felt very lucky!!! There was a little rain, but not enough to throw our plans off. The 4 days we stayed in Wales were the best weather I've had in my entire adult life! Not exaggerating!!!
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So you don’t like the uk well your choice , we love it and when visiting your country we don’t moan about what’s normal in other countries
“Moaning” …. Sure thing
And who said I didn’t like it?
London is a-typical, most people are in a hurry or a tourist.
TFL is not travel for London, it's Transport for London.
On the plus side, the stinging nettle is the most dangerous thing you will
experience (well, not including humans) in the countryside. And if you want to drink Dr Pepper just buy mouthwash 😲
London is not England, nor typically English . The further north you travel the friendlier people are . I live in Scotland and I am glad I live nowhere near London
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I love that nettles made the list. 😂
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You must have travelled on the tube , rush hours only . JH
The first time it was about 10 AM on a Friday, the 2nd time was about 11 AM on a Saturday. Is that rush hour?
@@DugrozReports Gets better after about 10.30 or so, may be bad on Saturdays in the tourist season. Coming up from the country I usually manage to avoid the crowds. It can be horrible in the rush hour, I remember travelling with my aged mother once and had to ask someone to stand up when she began to feel faint.
@@adagietto2523 Yikes!
Certainly we were there at the height of tourist season. Thanks for sharing!
you wont get a sorry in london..,full of foreigners with different culture, every day britton will say sorry for bumping into you
You don't seem to have enjoyed your trip very much. I can only apologise for our deficiencies.
Sorry if it came across that way, mate! I did enjoy it very much. Check out my other videos from England/Wales
An American thinks a walk of 100yards is a great Trek; An Englishman (I am one) will walk 4 or 5 miles for the pleasure of it. If buses went to every place you can think of, you would be complaining about the fact there are so many of them spoiling the tranquility. But no matter, nowadays, 2023, the number of foreigners here spoil things for the natives. Overall it sounds like you won't be coming again; well bear in mind that most Americans hardly know where England is. Please feel free to not come again. As an after thought, If I were visiting America - I'm not - I would want to see the way things are there; I would NOT expect to see a bigger version of England. Anyway, now you know why your ancestors took a berth on the Mayflower.
Two thoughts: one, my ancestors immigrated from Austria and Bavaria in the 1800s. Sadly, I have no British blood in me, that I know of, and the American revolution was already well in the past by the time my kin arrived.
Two, I’m sorry if you picked up the wrong impression from what I was trying to lay down. My family and I had a lovely time. Perhaps there’s some sort of cultural thing, it appears that my American viewers generally understand that I’m just trying to give tips and suggestions for what you might encounter, while to my UK viewers, it comes across as me, whining, or complaining. Which was certainly not my intention. Very very sorry if something was lost in the process. I will be back.
Have you watched my follow up video to show you all the photos from my time there? I think you’ll see that we did have a lovely time.
As an aside, I have a great great great grandfather, who along with is wife and three brothers emigrated to the USA in 1855, they had become Mormons and travelled overland from New Orleans to Utah and settled in the Salt Lake City Area. I therefore now have many many distant cousins in your country. As for myself, I am descended from his eldest son who had married only a few months before in November of 1854. One of the female descendants of my grandfather, married a Native American of the Sioux Nation, who served with the US Marine Corps in the Philipines, WW2. He later came to the UK, I believe he was an officer, on a training program getting men ready for D Day. He visited his wife's family in Draycott, Derbyshire and it was at that time that my father actually met him. He was, as my dad said, exactly as you imagined a Native to be; about 6 feet tall, bronzed complexion and jet black hair. Sadly I don't have his name but I do have a photo of his wife - a distant relative of mine - and as the quote on the back says: "....this is me, sitting on a rock in Little Cottonwood Canyon.... sure is fun." So far as London is concerned I have been there of course, but in all honesty, I do not wish to return. If you ever re-visit I suggest leaving London as a memory and visit the real UK. My best wishes to you and your family. David R Cross. By the way, my grandfather's name was William West, and yes, he did have more than one wife, and I am grateful to the Daughters Of The Utah Pioneers for a lot of the historical details I now have.@@DugrozReports
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Ooh ,nasty .
The whole feel of the video was to tell other Americans not to do what he did ,which is useful .
Mind you there are a lot of videos which could have educated him ,but he knows better for his next visit .
I welcome foreigners who want to learn ,and nothing on this video was anything other than someone saying `Look ,here's how to do it a bit better than me`.
Omg you got to 10k steps per day! I normally average 30k steps per day on a city visit.
Woah!
England? Haha your video only talks about London. Thats like saying the whole of the states is like New York.
Stay tuned for another video
He did mention wales
UK roads are NOT narrow. USA roads are ridiculously wide!
We don't need Ranch dressing or so many other kinds of sauces as our food isn't full of the nasties that are added to American foods. For example, McDonnald's fries in the UK are potatoes ,Rapeseed oil, salt. McDonnald's fries in the USA have over 19 different additives, including a yellow colourant to make them appear to glow!
Dr Pepper is readily available here, but we also have our own drinks/pop (soda), why would you expect the UK to have American brands!!!
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The only place that people dont say excuse me is in London, it is the arsehole of the UK. Do a rural trip next time.
Use one power adapter and then plug in an extension cord. You dont need so many adaptors/sockets then
Genius. Thanks.
Looks like u had a great time! Thanks for all the tips, our 1st trip over there coming soon
We had an amazing time! Even though there were a few quirks to adjust to, 100% worth it.
Where are you going within the UK?
@@DugrozReportsalways look for supermarkets just incase a toilet is needed ASAP 😅
@@lawrenceglaister4364 Good tip!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this with us. Very helpful advice. I'm too old now to travel to England; however, I enjoy going there through people like you!
Thanks for watching!
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Thank you, Cesar!
How do you drink a "whole bunch of water?"
From a cup, bottle, jug, etc.
Poor use of English, isn’t it!
Thanks for the nice orginal content which is interesting to an Englishman like me.
The most important thing to bear in mind is anyone who doesn't live in London, does not see London as an English city. It is primarily just a tourist attraction with very few small bubbles of actual English people dotted about and as such, is not at all a reflection of English people.
Taking the overground whenever it's a feasible option is a little known trick but not generally employed by frequent travellers unless the travel times are sufficiently close.
Despite being born in London, it's been many decades since I've lived there but certainly outside of the capital, I wouldn't say the driving is aggressive. It might potentially appear that way but is actually a huge number of behavioral nuances which regular UK drivers would be aware of and most of which have been developed with efficiency, etc. in mind.
I do feel sorry that you experienced your first stinging nettle as reminded me of a time I fell into a particularly strong, giant hole filled with them, wearing just swimming trunks, leaving me stung on every square inch of my body. You can actually eat them in a particular fashion without being stung but if you are ever stung on the skin somewhere, they actually have the same requirements and so tend to grow nearby another plant called the Dock Leaf, whoms sap contains a natural antihistamine to the sting. So rub a few of those leaves over the sting and it soon subsidies.
Keep up the great work ol' chap.
Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it! Your story about falling into the giant hole with stinging nettles was simultaneously, interesting, entertaining, and made me feel quite sorry for you. Thanks for sharing, I greatly appreciate it. I will be on the lookout, for dock leaves during future visits!
Mountain dew American style is illegal in the UK. Dangerous chemicals in it.
Yep! I learned that later.
I'm English and I'm not sure whether I laughed more watching the video or reading the comments.
Up to you.
This is one of the most practical reviews of traveling to London I've come across. I'm subscribing!
Thank you! So much appreciated! 😅
they are not bathrooms
Loo?
Did you only go to London?
No, we went to Wales after for 4 days. But most of what’s in the video applies to London
About London I moved away from there in 87,didn't like the new arrivals,don't miss it at all now. Sad for me because I grew up and worked there..My understanding it's got a lot worse, very few real Londoners or English now,
There were some things I really liked there…. Royal Naval College, Tower Bridge, British Museum. But I am definitely a smaller town person!
3000 steps a day is not enough. You need to walk more
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I never know what Americans mean when they say restaurant because I would never have or expect to have soft drink in a restaurant.
I’m not sure, maybe something lost in cultural context? Pretty much all eating establishments here in the states. Serve soft drinks. Also known as pop. Also known as soda. 😊
Is that not the case in the UK?
I would expect to see soft drink served in a cafe or food hall or @@DugrozReports
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I would not enjoy the underground either. Wowza! Thanks for all the tips, info, and video!!!
You are welcome! Thanks for commenting, Jimmy!
The clue sure is in the title...
I like clue.
Only Americans would complain about walking what is a normal distance for the rest of the world
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Probably not too good drinking any kinds of soda in the first place, Mountain Dew or othwerwise. They will only make one fat (er) and sick.
Yeah.
Isn’t USB universal
Yes, but there were places that didn't have USB in the wall, only power.
Ohh dear ...do americans hade to walk ...maybe when next you visit london email transport for London and tell them whare your goinfto visit and ask them to put the bus stop ,taxi rank ,tube stations and train station right outside were you visiting ...good luck with that request 🙄
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You go to a foreign country and complain you can't get american food? Get real. A lot of US foods are banned in Europe anyway.
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@@DugrozReports GB is a European country,It's not in the Union that's all.
Oh dear, we Brits are doing it all wrong. Errrr... we were here before you, and the USA!
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@@DugrozReports apologies for my sharp response. Keep on observing. We are so much alike in many ways, but different in most. The UK doesnt want to be like the US for example safety. We regard our friends over the pond as living in a violent place whereas I feel so safe here. Never fear walking my dog in the dark and lonely streets; or us wandering around the countryside. The only TV show without violence, that I watch, is The Good Doctor. Love it. Stay safe, be happy! Xx
@@anneedwards664 The US certainly does have a violent crime problem. However, the vast, vast majority of that problem is limited to about five or six large cities, and even then, specific neighborhoods within those cities that are just out of control.
I did find my time in the UK, to be lovely, and very safe. Regrets if my observations came across as though it tarnished my experience, it was only meant to be a heads up for fellow travelers, knowing what to expect. Cheers!
Don't get this going abroad & your suprised it's not America! Difference, is what travel & adventure is all about, going to other countries.
I don't believe i mentioned that I was surprised that the UK and the US aren't the same. If I did, I apologize
American Mountain Dew is literally banned in the UK because of the nasties that are put in it
I’m confused as to why you expect and think the UK should the same as the US. And don’t forget London is very different to rest of England and UK both in terms of tourism and how diverse the population is. My tip is If you come again be more prepared to try new things and I think you will enjoy it more
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Everyone in England knows that dock leaves cure nettles, scientists question it, but it has almost become folklore.
Used it lots of times. It does work. There are two nettle types, those that sting (big leaves) and no sting (small leaves). Where you find stingers you normally find doc's.
When I was at junior school, aged maybe nine, another girl pushed me into stinging nettles at school. With a skirt and bare legs it stung! But my dad had showed me dock leaves, which often grow nearby. I used them and they work.
The little-known secret is to avoid rubbing the sting with the Dockleaf, might as well use sandpaper. Crushing the younger leaves in the palm of your hand with a thumb releases the juice which is then smoothed in to the effected area. Cool and refreshing.
I assured my Indonesian daughter-in-law visiting in the autumn and going blackberrying ,that she need not be nervous about snakes in the undergrowth .
I forgot to tell her about the stinging nettles
Remember you need to break te leaf. It's the sap that's the antidote.
The reason why you prefer Mtn Dew in the US rather than the UK is that the US put a load of crap into the product that isn't allowed in the UK or Europe. Take a look at "US vs UK Food Standards - Why Are They So Different?"
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London is OLD. Many of the buildings were erected BEFORE cars and trains. This means the buses and trains stop NEAR a certain location as the building is protected, that protection of preserving the local area means many old buildings fronts and sides don't have bus stops outside the main entrance. Some place in London have also been protected by pedestrian zones only with no cars, buses or bikes allowed. Like any old city things are NOT in grid road system like the US, many roads are pre car, especially the Ridgeway which is 5,000 years old. This means the road are twisty and turney as road builders did not have the ability to use explosives to make a straight road. Some roads have no path as the land owners did not give permission or sell land to allow a straight road. England is OLD and is being used and repaired everyday.
There are wide modern motorways available if required ! I think you had a bad experience, you are
giving a very jaundiced view of London which I have never heard before !
Toilets are everywhere in London- if they sell food they will have a toilet. Also all museums etc have them. How often do you need to go?
A lot.
@@DugrozReportsCut back on the sodas maybe? :P
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Restaurants are required to have them by law, all public buildings have accessible ones and all buildings have them.
If you are in central London, all of the free museums have toilets. If you are on the South Bank, the National Theatre, The British Film institute, The Royal Festival Hall also have toilets and are open to the public even if you are not attending an event.