I came to the UK at the age of seven from Singapore, and I can honestly say hand on heart I wouldn't want to live anywhere in the world other than the UK. This country has given me and my family so much that I am eternally grateful . As far as I'm concerned this is the best country in the world. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The crying for attention by the kids took me back. You guys are so welcome here. You have the power of honesty which is increasingly important and rare. Keep being snarky Felipe, its very British and Lillian please keep smiling.
Geoff Peters - " I just hope that you don't feel like the perpetual visitor here in the UK." Then it's up to folk like US, Geoff, to make Felipe and Lillian (and _Kinder_ ) even MORE welcome than they already are ! (If that's possible) Don'tcha think ?
i've been in England 8 years, and am still called a 'guest' here. It often comes from ppl who are very pro-immigrant, who advocate for better treatment of Muslims, volunteer at refugee centres,etc. But I'm the 'wrong' kind of immigrant to these people. They have no qualms telling me to "go back home" when I speak up about anything, when they don't say that to immigrants from other places if they voiced concerns. Have you experienced that? I came here because my situation in america was awful and I was very unsafe, but I wish I could go back seeing as how so many don't want me here
Welcome to England mate... you are extremely right in what you're saying about the way this country has gone. But maybe with more people like you in this country we can go forward
I think you are a lovely family and very brave to move country and start a new life. I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy living here, however long you end up staying.
I always enjoy your videos but I was, quite hinestly, surprised and impressed by your perception of UK history and it's current state. I think you are spot on. Well done. Having emigrated from the UK to Australia I know how hard it can be to move countries, although many don't realise it. I hope you are having a good experience in the UK and are making friends and feel at home. The UK needs more like you.
Maybe difficult to move to UK from USA or Australia. If you come from some backward hellhole country you just set foot on UK soil and you're here to stay. The EU was created to facilitate that crime.
I've been watching your videos on and off without subscribing for over a year now, but after watching this video I'm going to subscribe as even though you haven't lived here for long I find you more British than people who were born here. Much love and wishing you well for the future.
You are a lovely family and thank you for coming to live here. I really enjoying hearing what you think about us Brits. We, as a country, have always punched above our weight. I believe this is still the best country to live in., what you find in the UK does reflect what is happening in the world. We are well connected and still respected. We have a small country but a big voice.
I love watching your videos, one thing is the honesty, another is your take on uk life ,funny at times.things have definitely moved forward in this country,compared to the 60s when I grew up, for me since the onset of Facebook and other social media, it’s made me realise how it can be used to bring people together but also unite people who want to upset the norms of life, I hope your life in the uk for your family is everything you want.
Well you are both more than welcome as far as I am concerned. Even though I grumble about things going on here there are many worse places to live in the world. As it stands every country has its problems but political correctness has gotten out of hand in the UK.
Well I have lived in the UK since I was born, 73 years ago, with a stint abroad when I was really young, and I honestly do not feel we are any less free than when I was a child, or in my teens. In many ways we have more freedom. I can remember chaffing at all sorts of restrictions and controls in the past which my children would find inconceivable today. “Freedom” is relative, and unless your define what it means, it means nothing. And it nearly always means different things to different people. I also like your channel a lot, and feel ashamed of people who are unwelcoming to people from the US, or anywhere else.
freedom is always a balancing act, freedom for me will effect freedom for you we have to make room for each other about political correctness, people find this restricting but flip it around would you like to be the butt of jokes all the time, but we seem to have a lot of people who are not affected going on about you can't say that for fear it might offend someone
Not sure I personally recognise a reduction of freedoms in the UK beyond protecting innocent people from terrorism. The balance between safety / security and freedom is always delicate.
Hi Lillian & Philipe, I've just watched this video. I have to say that you are so sweet. You are without doubt a lovely family. It is so interesting to find out that you have a strong love for England Philipe. I did watch your video a few months ago covering your visit to the 'Victory' and was moved by your comnents during the video. Lord Horatio Nelson is about as English as can be and I as a boy about 1962 was taken to visit the Victory by my mother and father. It always stayed with me and I always remember my mother telling me Lord Nelson's final words 'kiss me Hardy'. So Lillian & Philipe, now that I have watched this video everything makes so much more sense. I live in Great Malvern next to the Malvern Hills and I have no hesitation in saying that if ever you have any inclination to visit this area and were inclined to look me up please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, John
Hi Lillian and Philipe, Really enjoy your videos, they are fresh, informative and give your honest opinion. It must be very difficult to raise a family in a new country with a different culture and ways. I tip my hat to you for sticking with it. The UK I think is a great place to live and explore and generally safe, obviously sometimes things happen, but on the whole they are few and far between. I served in the Royal Navy and saw quite a bit of the world including your country and loved the experience of seeing and trying new cultures. It’s amazing to find out things which you think are normal and guaranteed but are not in other countries and cultures. It’s a privilege you are staying in my country and hope you stay a lot longer. Keep the videos coming, your a great team.
@inside outside upside downside Correct, everybody in the USA wants 10% of any transaction that takes place. Collecting my grandson from playgroup in South Carolina is like a military exercise, such is the concern of some crazy gunman showing up. My American daughter-in-law works insane hours, and is obliged to work up to the 38th week of her pregnancy, to pay for her college fees from medical school. Her widowed mother just lost most of her savings because her husband ran up huge fees as a consequence a particularly nasty terminal illness. Prior to the illness they were a very wealthy family. Taking my grandson out is a nightmare because absolutely nothing is within walking distance, and virtually everything costs money. There is little regard to provenance of food, dining out in South Carolina is way, way more expensive than where we live in the UK. Access to the arts is extremely limited, to even come close to what is available in London requires a one or two hour flight, which will cost much more than the equivalent in Europe. For much of the year the climate is quite extreme, with air conditioning mandatory. Air conditioning that costs $500 a month to operate. I could write an equally long list of things that I prefer in the USA to the UK, not least their Christian charity, their generosity, their love of children and family.
Come on now - we all know you are on the run from the FEDs - your secret is safe with us ;) Such a great, decent, genuine and honest couple. We are lucky to have you over here and you are most welcome !
Into my heart an air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman
As far as I was concerned . It never entered my mind, why you were here . Only that you were here and what you thought of the country and us . It is always interesting , how others see us , and what they're impressions are ! I do hope you live and stay with us , for many more years . And that you enjoy your time with us . As we have enjoyed your videos !
the last time I remember england having a lot of pride and passion for being english was when I was a kid in the mid 90s. oasis and the spice girls were huge. britpop was at its height, people were football mad and I'll always remember people being more upbeat and happy with the country.
80s baby here and 90s were the best. When you could still blag a club on a fake NUS ID and we'd down our alcopops, then head off to the black nightclub with my hair in canerow and not have to worry someone might be offended by my hair or my attraction for black men and we could rhyme the n word along to the songs without anyone batting an eyelid. Where people werent offended if you said "that's so gay". Did you hear about the young boy who got arrested for calling a police HORSE gay? Bloody joke!
We are free here and i am very proud to be british.I think we take all the things we have in this country for granted.we may seem divided as a nation but that is the meaning of democracy the ability to speak your mind and come up with a solution but it doesn't always suit everyone. In America there are clear divisions too you only have to look at the trump administration and obamacare to see that America is also deeply divided again a democracy at work.
''We are free here'' You poor deluded slave. Free to be arrested for having the wrong opinion. That kind of free? Free to defend your person and property without fear of persecution. That kind of free? Free to be hassled, banned, and arrested for speaking the truth and stating facts. That kind of free? Wake up you fool.
I love watching your video's reacting to British life and culture. It gives me a perspective of something that I normally wouldn't think of. I wonder where Felipe's affinity to England comes from? Has he always wanted to come to England since a child? Or had you previously visited the UK and wanted to stay? Either way, I'm glad you're here and hope you settle in nicely to your new home.
Love watching your vlogs. I went the other way, across the pond but I’m from England (lived in Wales, Manchester, Chester and London) I’ve been in North America for 19yrs in August but have been homesick for London, since about 1 week in lol ... I’m in Canada. I’d move back tomorrow, if I could :( London has changed a lot in the last few years for sure but I’ve spent many months in total, visiting London and I feel so happy and weirdly more alive when I come home. Loving your videos, it’s like having a connection. Thank you! xxxx
You are a wonderful family. I may not agree with everything you say and that is just great. You are very watchable. Moving to the UK is different and new. To be British is to moan about lots of things and to feel that things should be better. Then to reflect on all the positives and say... actually I am pretty lucky and to count your blessings. Keep going. Hope you find happiness, love and joy where you are.
You're a lot more clued up than I imagined. You are not 'typical' Americans, you've put the effort into breaking out of the US bubble (most Americans don't even own a passport). Your kids are lucky to have open minded, switched on parents. The 'West' needs people such as yourselves, now and in the future.
I find you a very balanced couple and a fine family in touch with the majority of the British people I love the fact you can laugh at our humour stay as long as you like
I get it. I come from the other direction, born and raised in England but lived in different countries (now settled in Canada). Like Felipe I worked for a company that for the most part organised and paid for moves, visas etc. and I count myself fortunate that they thought I was worth the effort and the expense. The lifetime experience has afforded me a perspective that few have the opportunity to enjoy and I can see that both of you are making the most of your own opportunity. Whether you go back to the US or stay in the UK or go to other countries and cultures, the leap of faith in yourselves that your move demonstrates will enhance your lives and your understanding of others. OK, I may sound a bit pompous and perhaps a little evangelical, but I do believe in the old saw that "Travel Broadens the Mind"
Hi Guys, I remember when I first started watching your videos, and not knowing anything about you tried to work out your 'day jobs' and what brought you to the UK. Given I'd gauged you were on the south coast, in Hampshire, I thought Felipe would be involved in some type of electronics or engineering. Lillian you struck me as being very cultured and thought you were a professional musician playing in an orchestra. The little 'theme tune' to your videos made me think you were a viola/cello player. Watching many more, I've since learnt I wasn't far off in my estimation. Enjoy your videos and response to living with us here in the UK. Continue asking for feedback, many of us are only happy to explain the nuances of us Brits and our society. Good to have you and your family here, and maybe at some point your kids get to absorb even more as they mix in with local kids socially and at school - it will bring even more understanding, insight, and appreciation into your home :)
Hi guys! It's interesting in that my wife is something of a devout Anglophile too. She is also Hispanic (born and raised in Mexico). I don't know when or where she developed her appreciation for the U.K.; however, she is addicted to British television series, adaptations of British novels and other historical (period) dramas. I suppose that it could be some of the novels that she read or British television programs that she viewed during college. I grew up in Virginia -- which has a strong cultural tie with the U.K. (from the names of the cities, counties and landmarks to some of the actual rhetorical norms too). My wife actually converted me into something of an Anglophile too. We now live in the Silicon Valley (with arguable similar weather to the U.K.). My wife is convinced that she would love living in the U.K. We're both well-traveled. We both studied abroad. My wife studied for a semester in Spain but couldn't wait to return to the United States. Yet, she thinks that she would love the U.K. We hope to visit Britain soon (and, perhaps, Ireland).
Chris M - please bring your wife and yourself over here, you are welcome here! I recommend you to visit Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, the English countryside in Sussex, Dorset, Somerset, York, Manchester, the Lake District and Newcastle in England, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the highlands, Isle of Skye in Scotland, and the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, the Gower peninsula, and Pembrokeshire in Wales.
He should probably go to a physiotherapist to sort out his neck! And you are certainly welcome in the UK for me (though Yorkshire and Wales are the best, with Northern Scotland getting on the podium, too).
The Queen has commanded me to inform you that it pleases Her Britannic Majesty to grant you leave to become a subject of Her Realm at the earliest opportunity.
@@Martin_Adams184 That's what we want !!!! If a family moves here from a another country they are an example of the ideal type ! A family& members who love the country ,come from an equally same speaking language, similar culture,values,& respects this country as opposed to the complete opposite & then dont intregate speak different language & gets disposed by the people eventually as they spread a different culture & make the country less british ,but not in thi case .
The UK is almost unrecognisable than it was in the sixties and seventies. It was a lot gentler country, a lot cleaner country and a lot more self-assured. People really took a sense of pride in their environment. You didn`t see litter in the streets, bins left overflowing. And that's not a starry-eyed view of the past. Just watch movies of the period and look at the streets. Look at how well kept their front gardens were. Something has gone seriously wrong in this nation. I hope you guys stay, you can help put it right.
What a load of rubbish.you are looking through rose coloured glass.my family lived in poverty the streets were filthy there were stray dogs everywhere my dad was told he was only fit to be miner and my mum a housewife the working classes of Britain today have much more opportunities your Britain 60s and 70s never existed not for the working class at least
@@Muckylittleme I'm sorry I disagree. I witnessed the miners strike first-hand, we lived on £14 A week, we received food parcels from the Polish. The glorious 70's/80's... I don't think so. My dad left the Pit, set up his own engineering business, that business now makes 2 million pounds a year. I went to university and did an engineering degree then joined the family business; something that would be impossible for me as a boy in the 70's/80's. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. All the best
I really enjoy your observations and comments, they are very fair, sensible , and balanced sometimes humorous you often get a few smiles from me. There still a good few places you can visit!
It’s great to see people that immigrate and love our country , know the history and appreciate the good we’ve done in the world , rather than trying to make out we’re the reason for all the bad things in history , you have more traditional British values and views than most of the young Brits that seem to have some animosity towards our great culture
I think most people in UK and many in Europe would like to move to US or Canada, especailly if they are rightwing. And many leftwing people in US or Canada want to move to UK, Ireland, Scandinavia or France.
You are a wonderful family, and I am glad that you chose the UK to settle in. In a nation of millions, if a few have a problem with the US, well, there will always be a few. But reading through the comments on your videos I find that the greater majority of people commenting welcome you the same way that I do.
Well as an Englishman I am very happy that you came to the UK, we need more people like you as England in particular as lost it's way in my opinion. Whether you are Christian or not this country was built on Judeo, Christian principles and the rule of law, there has been a considerable change in the last 30 years that has portrayed our Forebears in a particularly bad light but doesn't examine the behaviour of other nations with the same Zealous intent, especially if their skin colour is somewhat darker. Freedom of speech is essential as we already have the mechanism to take someone to court if they falsely accuse another person or incite violence. There is so much to say on Freedom of Speech but I will leave it at that, you are a lovely family and I hope you will stay, personally I think I'd move to America if I had the funds but that's another story. PS I like Americans and I don't think they are stupid like some in The UK make out, they are obviously not in General, but I have seen a number of videos of university students being asked basic Questions about History and Geography and I have to ask what they teach in these universities because some of the answers were beyond Parody but I guess you can find the same ignorance in the UK as a young woman thought that the President of the USA was Osama Bin Laden and that Britain wasn't an Island so I guess we shouldn't be so Smug I guess.
Well said, I grew up & worked during the troubles. Often thought of moving to the USA, "the grass is always greener on the other side ". Glade I'm still here.
People like yourselves make wherever you live a better place for all. No matter what culture, country, religion or state of mind you have. We are lucky to have you and I hope you stay, thrive be happy and soak in as much experience as you can handle. L. O. V. E is all you need and you seem to have bucket loads. Enjoy it.
Your company actually had to prove that the job couldn’t go to anyone else in the EU. You’re obviously a talented man. Your family make England a better place.
A very interesting chat that I can relate to. I've had the good fortune to travel overseas, visit and live in many countries. You point out all the common issues and concerns but I still think the UK is the best place to live. Nice as other places are, the UK (England) is the place for me. I do hope to see making videos for a long time to come and raise your kids here as the episodes roll by :)
Interesting to hear your opinions on the state of the UK. I left the UK 15 years ago for France and its noticeable, surprisingly, how less restrictive life is. Over the years my visits to the UK have provided snapshots and incidents that deeply depress me about the direction the country is headed in. I truly hope your time in the UK is a success and that you can focus on the good and avoid the bad. At least you have a great country to return to if you must.
About the US being more free/better. People see what they want to see. The main stream media doesn't help this. The US has just as many problems as the UK .The grass is always greener. Hope your enjoying the new house.
I often find myself watching your videos thinking, “Jeeez I hope they don’t think everyone’s as miserable as a good chunk of commenters are on here” 😄 It’s great here; life’s good. Even better if you go out and explore. The more places I see the more I know I don’t know. And...come back up north soon 👌🏻
We are very proud to have people like you here, it’s a disgrace that we make it difficult for you to get here and difficult for you to stay. You are the people we should be encouraging to come to our beautiful country. Meanwhile if you break the laws of this land and come illegally on a boat or a truck then you will be welcomed and housed and clothed and given free money for life and a pension and free access to schools, hospitals, dentists, interpreters and be treat better than people who are born here. And because you really love this country and abide by our laws and respect the people here then you are treated with the strict thoroughness lacking to those who hate this country. It is true that in the last 30 to 40 years we have made it shameful to be proud to be British but you seem to understand better than most our contribution to the world (good and bad) and our place in it now. I only wish our own people did too. You and your family are always welcome here.👍
What an utter load of rubbish, I'm ashamed to be British because of people like you who believe without question the hate and lies printed in the Daily Mail, Express etc about refugees etc
Ged Whittaker I don’t read the mail or express, i don’t need a newspaper to tell me what’s happening in my city. I can tell you first hand that everything I have written is true. I live it and face it everyday, obviously I see a lot more than you do. You comment on things you don’t understand from your ivory tower, clearly you are not a victim but an apologist for the perpetrators of a failed project. Unlike you I don’t dismiss out of hand all immigrants just the amount and the type. I would vet anybody who comes into my home, wouldn’t you? And I would do the same for the people who could walk the same streets as my children. Or are you “come one, come all” because it won’t affect you! You disgust many people not just me. You are a typical left wing bully, it’s your way or no way.
Gail Crook - "I yearn for the 1950's" For young children THAT was the Golden Age, undoubtedly - especially for boys (who were actually allowed to BE boys) - who were not only PERMITTED to be out-of-the-house to play with their friends, in the woods or the parks, or the commons, or (best of all) the bomb-sites in our post-War cities - but actually TOLD to go out ("And I don't want to see you back before tea time"). And then along came the Age of the Neurotic Mother ("Stay where Mummy can see you, William: you're still only 16, Dear, and Mummy doesn't want you to come to any harm - especially from strange girls"). Sod THAT for a game of soldiers !!! What our Dark Masters are doing to our children's minds today - with the Best of Intentions, naturally - is BEYOND wicked.........IMHO. Here endeth the sermon ;-)
Thank you both for highlighting the Truth of the political situation here in the UK. Its a sad situation for a once great country to have been brought down by Treachery. Our politcal class are all lily livered cowards.
Attitudes change all the time and that's not just nowadays this goes back centuries. Everyone at some time believes they're unfairly treated but they can always have their say and all people have rights. It's all good but then so are a lot of other countries. I wish you the very best of British and never, never watch Aston Villa.
Some dear friends of ours from church moved to Ireland as missionaries for 2 years with their young children. It was fascinating/amazing reading and learning about the differences/similarities. What really surprised them was that they didn't have chocolate chip cookies over there, so we'd send bags of chips and they'd make chocolate chip cookies as avenues for getting to know people and introduce them to Americans. Many had had bad feelings about Christians but their friendship and cookies changed some minds. It was great hearing your transition stories. Hangeth thou in there, amigos!
I’d take the UK over the US any day. US Gun laws, US Healthcare, US politics(UK is catching up though) are all terrible.... and the US drive on the wrong side of the road..... UK is a lot more open and fair minded.
Daran Philipson and talking a fair minded, three strikes rule is the craziest thing on the planet. You can be given a life sentence without parole for stealing a candy bar from a shop in the USA. I'm not making that up. I was born in Connecticut, and grew up there, moved to the UK in 87 and settled here with a wife and children. As a three strikes rule in the USA that means no matter how minimal, or how trivial the third strike is, you can be sentenced to life without parole. Even if it's a 3 cents sweet. Literally like walking into your corner shop here in the UK, and picking up a Mars bar and walking outside being arrested by a policeman sent to court, and then sent to jail for life without parole. How sad, and how stupid does that sound to you? And this can happen to you if you are just 17 or18 years old. That's the USA for you, why do you think I moved? I feel blessed, and lucky to live in the UK. The NHS has been wonderful for my family and I, with operations, both on my wife, and my two children, as well as one of my children having long-term medicine and healthcare all of which that would have cost hundreds of thousands in the US was completely free, not a dime. I think the people here have been fair minded, pleasant, welcoming, and warm. I love the British sense of humor, and the wacky and quirky nature. I shouldn't say though, because I should mean me now that im a Brit.
As a Brit I must admit we do have some ideas that are better than US. However US have the 9/11 GI Bill that gives thier troops free education for when they leave the military, that is something we should really adopt.
Well done for having an opinion and not worrying about upsetting someone. If anything belongs to you then it's the thoughts in your head. It might be a cliché, but offence is taken, not given. And thanks for coming to the UK, all you've done is enrich it.
You're assets to the U.K glad you chose to come. I worked in Spain for a few years and my wife is from Philippines. It's all about seeing whats outside the box - no regrets that way wishing you had left town and tried something else :)
I'm a lifelong Atheist, but I'm ok with Street Preachers. Everyone has the right to their beliefs. My one, and only stipulation is, don't criticise MY choices, or beliefs, they're just as valid as anyone else's.
Wow, I don’t recognise the country some people have described to you at all. I’m sure you’ll form your own opinion in time. Welcome and I recommend you travel further afield in the UK getting out of the home counties especially.
It's lovely that you and the family are here, we need couples like you guys, stay as long as possible. I know you miss home and will return one day but until then we've got you. Britains gain USA's loss.🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
Don't forget N. Ireland Felipe. Half if not more of the citizens of my part of the UK have all come from England, Scotland and Wales for centuries and to this day are doing the same. My town here in N. Ireland has a big percentage of English, and Scots who have made it their home, so it's still going on to this day. Our ancester crossed the short bit of water to Ulster from one part of the British Isles to the other. Our surnames are British our way of life is British, we to are very much British. You should come and see us. Love your videos. ❤️👍😁
You are very welcome here and I hope you guys enjoy it. I think Philippe is a closet Brit lol. If you ever come to Oxford, I will get you guys a beer. Cheers
Guys you are clearly good people please stay, I’m sure you will not regret it. Lillian get involved in your local church. They will welcome a young mum with children with open arms. May God Bless you both. X
I’ve often wondered about the how and why of your immigration so nice one for sharing that. It’s definitely one of the more interesting reasons for moving from and to acountry that I’ve ever heard. Looking forward to seeing your thoughts having lived here for a few years now.
I doubt any Brit would say that the UK is perfect, however, there are so many other places you would not, yes there are problems caused by ineffectual politicians and a political system which is loosing it's way, but that said, I'm proud to say I'm English, and I'm proud of the fact that our little country can still attract people such as yourself
As a UK citizen living in the US, I know exactly what you mean. The UK has become so PC it is ridiculous. All the things that is UK tradition is getting watered down, not allowed to fly the flag of St. George, not allowed to call Christmas, Christmas but holidays. It's time that this nonsense stopped & we celebrate our country & traditions again. We will never have a Empire like we did again, but it shouldnt stop us competing on the world stage. God bless you both, I hope you continue to enjoy your journey in the UK.
@@Irnbru4ever yes as a UK citizen you're right. What I was trying to say the other 3 nations celebrate their Patron saints without so much as a word, but if it's England we aren't.
None of the things you say are not allowed are not allowed. Who on earth says one cannot fly a St George's cross or refer to Christmas? Some people might have prejudices about things but as long as you aren't trying to make other people's lives uncomfortable, you can do and say pretty much anything in the UK. Laws here are all about being within good reason.
Hope you are settling in and people are friendly to you and your children. Yes we are diffrent in culture but parts of the UK has its own culture too, to see you living here for me is a positive as you have a lovely family, your children will have a good future as well. If you ever want to live in other parts of the UK like Brighton also known as London by the Sea a fantastic lively place with lots to offer, then you have Portsmouth with the Harbour out side restaurants and pubs to relax by the Harbour known as Gunwharf Quays has a shppoing complex well laid out well thought out as well, where I live in Gosport I'm by the sea Portsmouth across the harbor so go by ferry 5 min journey then we have the isle of wight across the Solent we have lots of Forts around the whole area also housing in Gosport is cheaper then most places in the South just look the prices up.
You two would be an asset to any country.
Welcome, stay as long as you like ... Let's make Britain great together.
@inside outside upside downside we may not be able to make it great but doesn't mean we can't make it good.
@do br - it starts with a positive 'can do' attitude - a very American attribute, and one which was also common in Great Britain in the 1940's.
Glad you came, hope you stay....I’m particularly enjoying the British humour videos...
Dont see your videos so much are you still living in England !!!
I came to the UK at the age of seven from Singapore, and I can honestly say hand on heart I wouldn't want to live anywhere in the world other than the UK. This country has given me and my family so much that I am eternally grateful . As far as I'm concerned this is the best country in the world. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Anyone who objects to such a lovely family moving to the UK? has some serious issues...
Especially those who integrate and contribute like this family do
True.
They are very very welcome.
I enjoy watching their lives I fold before my eyes, keep the video coming, please visit county durham it's nice
I love them, they are very welcome here!
The crying for attention by the kids took me back. You guys are so welcome here. You have the power of honesty which is increasingly important and rare. Keep being snarky Felipe, its very British and Lillian please keep smiling.
You are lovely people and very welcome as far as I am concerned, I just hope that you don't feel like the perpetual visitor here in the UK.
Geoff Peters -
" I just hope that you don't feel like the perpetual visitor here in the UK."
Then it's up to folk like US, Geoff, to make Felipe and Lillian (and _Kinder_ ) even MORE welcome than they already are !
(If that's possible)
Don'tcha think ?
@@marvinc999 "innit"
@@yesman4673
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What is this 'innit' of which you speak, Englishman ?
I had assumed a kind of Eskimo - but my teachers were not good ;-)
@@marvinc999 Spot on ;)
i've been in England 8 years, and am still called a 'guest' here. It often comes from ppl who are very pro-immigrant, who advocate for better treatment of Muslims, volunteer at refugee centres,etc.
But I'm the 'wrong' kind of immigrant to these people. They have no qualms telling me to "go back home" when I speak up about anything, when they don't say that to immigrants from other places if they voiced concerns. Have you experienced that?
I came here because my situation in america was awful and I was very unsafe, but I wish I could go back seeing as how so many don't want me here
Welcome to England mate... you are extremely right in what you're saying about the way this country has gone. But maybe with more people like you in this country we can go forward
Welcome to the UK, I hope you and your family have a long and wonderful life here.
What a lovely addition to the uk. You’re an amazing couple and most welcome.
I think you are a lovely family and very brave to move country and start a new life. I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy living here, however long you end up staying.
I always enjoy your videos but I was, quite hinestly, surprised and impressed by your perception of UK history and it's current state. I think you are spot on. Well done. Having emigrated from the UK to Australia I know how hard it can be to move countries, although many don't realise it. I hope you are having a good experience in the UK and are making friends and feel at home. The UK needs more like you.
Maybe difficult to move to UK from USA or Australia. If you come from some backward hellhole country you just set foot on UK soil and you're here to stay. The EU was created to facilitate that crime.
I've been watching your videos on and off without subscribing for over a year now, but after watching this video I'm going to subscribe as even though you haven't lived here for long I find you more British than people who were born here. Much love and wishing you well for the future.
You are a lovely family and thank you for coming to live here. I really enjoying hearing what you think about us Brits. We, as a country, have always punched above our weight. I believe this is still the best country to live in., what you find in the UK does reflect what is happening in the world. We are well connected and still respected. We have a small country but a big voice.
I love watching your videos, one thing is the honesty, another is your take on uk life ,funny at times.things have definitely moved forward in this country,compared to the 60s when I grew up, for me since the onset of Facebook and other social media, it’s made me realise how it can be used to bring people together but also unite people who want to upset the norms of life, I hope your life in the uk for your family is everything you want.
Well you are both more than welcome as far as I am concerned. Even though I grumble about things going on here there are many worse places to live in the world. As it stands every country has its problems but political correctness has gotten out of hand in the UK.
in what way ghost dog?
@do br If you think cultural Marxism is elusive that's the measure of how successful the Marxists have been .
Love how you’re understanding and willingness to embrace our culture shines through
Well I have lived in the UK since I was born, 73 years ago, with a stint abroad when I was really young, and I honestly do not feel we are any less free than when I was a child, or in my teens. In many ways we have more freedom. I can remember chaffing at all sorts of restrictions and controls in the past which my children would find inconceivable today. “Freedom” is relative, and unless your define what it means, it means nothing. And it nearly always means different things to different people. I also like your channel a lot, and feel ashamed of people who are unwelcoming to people from the US, or anywhere else.
Well said sir.
freedom is always a balancing act, freedom for me will effect freedom for you we have to make room for each other
about political correctness, people find this restricting but flip it around would you like to be the butt of jokes all the time, but we seem to have a lot of people who are not affected going on about you can't say that for fear it might offend someone
Not sure I personally recognise a reduction of freedoms in the UK beyond protecting innocent people from terrorism. The balance between safety / security and freedom is always delicate.
It was Paul Weston who was arrested for speaking Winston Churchill's speech from years' ago! PLUS, I love the Americans!!!!
Hi Lillian & Philipe, I've just watched this video. I have to say that you are so sweet. You are without doubt a lovely family. It is so interesting to find out that you have a strong love for England Philipe. I did watch your video a few months ago covering your visit to the 'Victory' and was moved by your comnents during the video. Lord Horatio Nelson is about as English as can be and I as a boy about 1962 was taken to visit the Victory by my mother and father. It always stayed with me and I always remember my mother telling me Lord Nelson's final words 'kiss me Hardy'.
So Lillian & Philipe, now that I have watched this video everything makes so much more sense.
I live in Great Malvern next to the Malvern Hills and I have no hesitation in saying that if ever you have any inclination to visit this area and were inclined to look me up please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards,
John
Thank you for your very kind words, John.
Hi Lillian and Philipe,
Really enjoy your videos, they are fresh, informative and give your honest opinion.
It must be very difficult to raise a family in a new country with a different culture and ways.
I tip my hat to you for sticking with it. The UK I think is a great place to live and explore and generally safe, obviously sometimes things happen, but on the whole they are few and far between. I served in the Royal Navy and saw quite a bit of the world including your country and loved the experience of seeing and trying new cultures. It’s amazing to find out things which you think are normal and guaranteed but are not in other countries and cultures.
It’s a privilege you are staying in my country and hope you stay a lot longer.
Keep the videos coming, your a great team.
Kudos to you for highlighting the problems we face in the uk today.
@inside outside upside downside Correct, everybody in the USA wants 10% of any transaction that takes place.
Collecting my grandson from playgroup in South Carolina is like a military exercise, such is the concern of some crazy gunman showing up.
My American daughter-in-law works insane hours, and is obliged to work up to the 38th week of her pregnancy, to pay for her college fees from medical school.
Her widowed mother just lost most of her savings because her husband ran up huge fees as a consequence a particularly nasty terminal illness. Prior to the illness they were a very wealthy family.
Taking my grandson out is a nightmare because absolutely nothing is within walking distance, and virtually everything costs money.
There is little regard to provenance of food, dining out in South Carolina is way, way more expensive than where we live in the UK.
Access to the arts is extremely limited, to even come close to what is available in London requires a one or two hour flight, which will cost much more than the equivalent in Europe.
For much of the year the climate is quite extreme, with air conditioning mandatory. Air conditioning that costs $500 a month to operate.
I could write an equally long list of things that I prefer in the USA to the UK, not least their Christian charity, their generosity, their love of children and family.
Come on now - we all know you are on the run from the FEDs - your secret is safe with us ;)
Such a great, decent, genuine and honest couple. We are lucky to have you over here and you are most welcome !
Into my heart an air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
A. E. Housman
As far as I was concerned . It never entered my mind, why you were here . Only that you were here and what you thought of the country and us . It is always interesting , how others see us , and what they're impressions are ! I do hope you live and stay with us , for many more years . And that you enjoy your time with us . As we have enjoyed your videos !
Thank you for sharing with us. I hope you have a wonderful time here. We are glad to have you all.
the last time I remember england having a lot of pride and passion for being english was when I was a kid in the mid 90s. oasis and the spice girls were huge. britpop was at its height, people were football mad and I'll always remember people being more upbeat and happy with the country.
80s baby here and 90s were the best. When you could still blag a club on a fake NUS ID and we'd down our alcopops, then head off to the black nightclub with my hair in canerow and not have to worry someone might be offended by my hair or my attraction for black men and we could rhyme the n word along to the songs without anyone batting an eyelid. Where people werent offended if you said "that's so gay". Did you hear about the young boy who got arrested for calling a police HORSE gay? Bloody joke!
We are free here and i am very proud to be british.I think we take all the things we have in this country for granted.we may seem divided as a nation but that is the meaning of democracy the ability to speak your mind and come up with a solution but it doesn't always suit everyone. In America there are clear divisions too you only have to look at the trump administration and obamacare to see that America is also deeply divided again a democracy at work.
''We are free here''
You poor deluded slave.
Free to be arrested for having the wrong opinion.
That kind of free?
Free to defend your person and property without fear of persecution.
That kind of free?
Free to be hassled, banned, and arrested for speaking the truth and stating facts.
That kind of free?
Wake up you fool.
@@ICECREAMK1NG1-jw8ig it was ever thus for most bar the toe the line ruling cla.ss
I love watching your video's reacting to British life and culture. It gives me a perspective of something that I normally wouldn't think of.
I wonder where Felipe's affinity to England comes from? Has he always wanted to come to England since a child? Or had you previously visited the UK and wanted to stay?
Either way, I'm glad you're here and hope you settle in nicely to your new home.
Love watching your vlogs. I went the other way, across the pond but I’m from England (lived in Wales, Manchester, Chester and London) I’ve been in North America for 19yrs in August but have been homesick for London, since about 1 week in lol ... I’m in Canada. I’d move back tomorrow, if I could :( London has changed a lot in the last few years for sure but I’ve spent many months in total, visiting London and I feel so happy and weirdly more alive when I come home. Loving your videos, it’s like having a connection. Thank you! xxxx
I think this country is very lucky that you and your lovely family have chosen it as your home.
I cannot say enough how much I appreciate your videos!
Northern Ireland is part of the UK too, well worth a visit.
Definitely. I had to go on business to Belfast. Saw the H&W shipyard ‘cranes’ from a distance...WOW
Yes it is!! I love Belfast and the Giant's Causeway - but I know there's so much more ❤
Don't forget the UK is made up of 4 countries. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
5 Countries including Yorkshire ..
chris whitehead - shut up! And if it was, the fifth country would be Cornwall (they even have/had their own language) not Yorkshire.
@@Samchocolate11 isn't that just Wales separated by a bit of water 🤔
chris whitehead - hahah 😂 could be now that you mention it
@@kujouk hahaha, good one
You are a wonderful family. I may not agree with everything you say and that is just great. You are very watchable. Moving to the UK is different and new. To be British is to moan about lots of things and to feel that things should be better. Then to reflect on all the positives and say... actually I am pretty lucky and to count your blessings. Keep going. Hope you find happiness, love and joy where you are.
You're a lot more clued up than I imagined. You are not 'typical' Americans, you've put the effort into breaking out of the US bubble (most Americans don't even own a passport). Your kids are lucky to have open minded, switched on parents. The 'West' needs people such as yourselves, now and in the future.
Glad you're liking it here, and I love Scotland as well, it's like Yorkshire without the sun 😉
I find you a very balanced couple and a fine family in touch with the majority of the British people I love the fact you can laugh at our humour stay as long as you like
Lilian and Felipe, you are more than welcome. It's the diversity of peoples that makes the UK what it is. I am Welsh born, but am British in my heart.
I get it. I come from the other direction, born and raised in England but lived in different countries (now settled in Canada). Like Felipe I worked for a company that for the most part organised and paid for moves, visas etc. and I count myself fortunate that they thought I was worth the effort and the expense. The lifetime experience has afforded me a perspective that few have the opportunity to enjoy and I can see that both of you are making the most of your own opportunity.
Whether you go back to the US or stay in the UK or go to other countries and cultures, the leap of faith in yourselves that your move demonstrates will enhance your lives and your understanding of others.
OK, I may sound a bit pompous and perhaps a little evangelical, but I do believe in the old saw that "Travel Broadens the Mind"
Felipe always looks like he's being held hostage in these videos haha :-)
He lookes bored and comes across as a bit arrogant and silly!!
He looks bored and comes across as arrogant and silly!!
Hi Guys, I remember when I first started watching your videos, and not knowing anything about you tried to work out your 'day jobs' and what brought you to the UK. Given I'd gauged you were on the south coast, in Hampshire, I thought Felipe would be involved in some type of electronics or engineering. Lillian you struck me as being very cultured and thought you were a professional musician playing in an orchestra. The little 'theme tune' to your videos made me think you were a viola/cello player. Watching many more, I've since learnt I wasn't far off in my estimation. Enjoy your videos and response to living with us here in the UK. Continue asking for feedback, many of us are only happy to explain the nuances of us Brits and our society. Good to have you and your family here, and maybe at some point your kids get to absorb even more as they mix in with local kids socially and at school - it will bring even more understanding, insight, and appreciation into your home :)
Hi guys! It's interesting in that my wife is something of a devout Anglophile too. She is also Hispanic (born and raised in Mexico). I don't know when or where she developed her appreciation for the U.K.; however, she is addicted to British television series, adaptations of British novels and other historical (period) dramas. I suppose that it could be some of the novels that she read or British television programs that she viewed during college.
I grew up in Virginia -- which has a strong cultural tie with the U.K. (from the names of the cities, counties and landmarks to some of the actual rhetorical norms too). My wife actually converted me into something of an Anglophile too. We now live in the Silicon Valley (with arguable similar weather to the U.K.). My wife is convinced that she would love living in the U.K.
We're both well-traveled. We both studied abroad. My wife studied for a semester in Spain but couldn't wait to return to the United States. Yet, she thinks that she would love the U.K. We hope to visit Britain soon (and, perhaps, Ireland).
@@MarkFarm - Haha. No. Are there modern films (set in modern times) that depict London as perpetually foggy?
Chris M - please bring your wife and yourself over here, you are welcome here! I recommend you to visit Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, the English countryside in Sussex, Dorset, Somerset, York, Manchester, the Lake District and Newcastle in England, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the highlands, Isle of Skye in Scotland, and the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, the Gower peninsula, and Pembrokeshire in Wales.
Am I the only one to watch these to see if Felipe can get to the end of introduction without falling asleep
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He should probably go to a physiotherapist to sort out his neck!
And you are certainly welcome in the UK for me (though Yorkshire and Wales are the best, with Northern Scotland getting on the podium, too).
Physio? You having a laugh? Osteopath
It is an honour to have you all with us,Please stay if you can.
Please stay your a real asset to this country. We need more good people like you in the UK
The Queen has commanded me to inform you that it pleases Her Britannic Majesty to grant you leave to become a subject of Her Realm at the earliest opportunity.
Well said, John Walsh!!
@@Martin_Adams184 That's what we want !!!! If a family moves here from a another country they are an example of the ideal type ! A family& members who love the country ,come from an equally same speaking language, similar culture,values,& respects this country as opposed to the complete opposite & then dont intregate speak different language & gets disposed by the people eventually as they spread a different culture & make the country less british ,but not in thi case .
The UK is almost unrecognisable than it was in the sixties and seventies. It was a lot gentler country, a lot cleaner country and a lot more self-assured. People really took a sense of pride in their environment. You didn`t see litter in the streets, bins left overflowing. And that's not a starry-eyed view of the past. Just watch movies of the period and look at the streets. Look at how well kept their front gardens were. Something has gone seriously wrong in this nation. I hope you guys stay, you can help put it right.
ye its all the shit whats settled here in last 40 years
What a load of rubbish.you are looking through rose coloured glass.my family lived in poverty the streets were filthy there were stray dogs everywhere my dad was told he was only fit to be miner and my mum a housewife the working classes of Britain today have much more opportunities your Britain 60s and 70s never existed not for the working class at least
@@MagikGimp The 3 day week only lasted 3 months in 1974.
I have to say that is the biggest load of bull I've ever heard.
@@Muckylittleme I'm sorry I disagree. I witnessed the miners strike first-hand, we lived on £14 A week, we received food parcels from the Polish. The glorious 70's/80's... I don't think so. My dad left the Pit, set up his own engineering business, that business now makes 2 million pounds a year. I went to university and did an engineering degree then joined the family business; something that would be impossible for me as a boy in the 70's/80's. We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. All the best
You're very welcome to England and the U.K. Share with us and Enjoy. Tony
You are a nice family and I welcome having you choose to be one of us.
I really enjoy your observations and comments, they are very fair, sensible , and balanced sometimes humorous you often get a few smiles from me. There still a good few places you can visit!
It’s great to see people that immigrate and love our country , know the history and appreciate the good we’ve done in the world , rather than trying to make out we’re the reason for all the bad things in history , you have more traditional British values and views than most of the young Brits that seem to have some animosity towards our great culture
I think most people in UK and many in Europe would like to move to US or Canada, especailly if they are rightwing. And many leftwing people in US or Canada want to move to UK, Ireland, Scandinavia or France.
You are a wonderful family, and I am glad that you chose the UK to settle in. In a nation of millions, if a few have a problem with the US, well, there will always be a few. But reading through the comments on your videos I find that the greater majority of people commenting welcome you the same way that I do.
Well as an Englishman I am very happy that you came to the UK, we need more people like you as England in particular as lost it's way in my opinion. Whether you are Christian or not this country was built on Judeo, Christian principles and the rule of law, there has been a considerable change in the last 30 years that has portrayed our Forebears in a particularly bad light but doesn't examine the behaviour of other nations with the same Zealous intent, especially if their skin colour is somewhat darker. Freedom of speech is essential as we already have the mechanism to take someone to court if they falsely accuse another person or incite violence. There is so much to say on Freedom of Speech but I will leave it at that, you are a lovely family and I hope you will stay, personally I think I'd move to America if I had the funds but that's another story. PS I like Americans and I don't think they are stupid like some in The UK make out, they are obviously not in General, but I have seen a number of videos of university students being asked basic Questions about History and Geography and I have to ask what they teach in these universities because some of the answers were beyond Parody but I guess you can find the same ignorance in the UK as a young woman thought that the President of the USA was Osama Bin Laden and that Britain wasn't an Island so I guess we shouldn't be so Smug I guess.
Hey u r a lovely couple and I am proud to have u in England 🏴 hope you two are still enjoying yourselves
Well said, I grew up & worked during the troubles. Often thought of moving to the USA, "the grass is always greener on the other side ". Glade I'm still here.
That was a tremendous video.
People like yourselves make wherever you live a better place for all. No matter what culture, country, religion or state of mind you have. We are lucky to have you and I hope you stay, thrive be happy and soak in as much experience as you can handle. L. O. V. E is all you need and you seem to have bucket loads. Enjoy it.
Your company actually had to prove that the job couldn’t go to anyone else in the EU. You’re obviously a talented man. Your family make England a better place.
Lovely to have you here. 💕
A very interesting chat that I can relate to. I've had the good fortune to travel overseas, visit and live in many countries. You point out all the common issues and concerns but I still think the UK is the best place to live. Nice as other places are, the UK (England) is the place for me. I do hope to see making videos for a long time to come and raise your kids here as the episodes roll by :)
You are both highly perspicacious in your understanding of this country. Wishing you all the best in the UK.
Interesting to hear your opinions on the state of the UK. I left the UK 15 years ago for France and its noticeable, surprisingly, how less restrictive life is.
Over the years my visits to the UK have provided snapshots and incidents that deeply depress me about the direction the country is headed in.
I truly hope your time in the UK is a success and that you can focus on the good and avoid the bad. At least you have a great country to return to if you must.
About the US being more free/better. People see what they want to see. The main stream media doesn't help this. The US has just as many problems as the UK .The grass is always greener. Hope your enjoying the new house.
I often find myself watching your videos thinking, “Jeeez I hope they don’t think everyone’s as miserable as a good chunk of commenters are on here” 😄 It’s great here; life’s good. Even better if you go out and explore. The more places I see the more I know I don’t know. And...come back up north soon 👌🏻
We are very proud to have people like you here, it’s a disgrace that we make it difficult for you to get here and difficult for you to stay. You are the people we should be encouraging to come to our beautiful country. Meanwhile if you break the laws of this land and come illegally on a boat or a truck then you will be welcomed and housed and clothed and given free money for life and a pension and free access to schools, hospitals, dentists, interpreters and be treat better than people who are born here. And because you really love this country and abide by our laws and respect the people here then you are treated with the strict thoroughness lacking to those who hate this country. It is true that in the last 30 to 40 years we have made it shameful to be proud to be British but you seem to understand better than most our contribution to the world (good and bad) and our place in it now. I only wish our own people did too. You and your family are always welcome here.👍
What an utter load of rubbish, I'm ashamed to be British because of people like you who believe without question the hate and lies printed in the Daily Mail, Express etc about refugees etc
Ged Whittaker I don’t read the mail or express, i don’t need a newspaper to tell me what’s happening in my city. I can tell you first hand that everything I have written is true. I live it and face it everyday, obviously I see a lot more than you do. You comment on things you don’t understand from your ivory tower, clearly you are not a victim but an apologist for the perpetrators of a failed project. Unlike you I don’t dismiss out of hand all immigrants just the amount and the type. I would vet anybody who comes into my home, wouldn’t you? And I would do the same for the people who could walk the same streets as my children. Or are you “come one, come all” because it won’t affect you! You disgust many people not just me. You are a typical left wing bully, it’s your way or no way.
I am from Middlesbrough and we are PLEASED to have you here.... and love your videos
I was born in 1948, this country is unrecognizable, the English way of life is going fast, I yearn for the 1950's
Gail Crook -
"I yearn for the 1950's"
For young children THAT was the Golden Age, undoubtedly - especially for boys (who were actually allowed to BE boys) - who were not only PERMITTED to be out-of-the-house to play with their friends, in the woods or the parks, or the commons, or (best of all) the bomb-sites in our post-War cities - but actually TOLD to go out ("And I don't want to see you back before tea time").
And then along came the Age of the Neurotic Mother ("Stay where Mummy can see you, William: you're still only 16, Dear, and Mummy doesn't want you to come to any harm - especially from strange girls").
Sod THAT for a game of soldiers !!!
What our Dark Masters are doing to our children's minds today - with the Best of Intentions, naturally - is BEYOND wicked.........IMHO.
Here endeth the sermon ;-)
London is becoming so violent, very sad to see
To many liberals in power
@@thethirdman2135 London is no longer English according to the last census
@@Salfordian , very true and this is where the problem lies
Thank you both for highlighting the Truth of the political situation here in the UK. Its a sad situation for a once great country to have been brought down by Treachery. Our politcal class are all lily livered cowards.
indeed, one would hope though still lions led by donkeys.
Really interesting video, looking forward to the next one.
Nice to have you guys hope you stay and your children get the chance to grow up with such tolerant parents.
and British accents!
Attitudes change all the time and that's not just nowadays this goes back centuries. Everyone at some time believes they're unfairly treated but they can always have their say and all people have rights. It's all good but then so are a lot of other countries.
I wish you the very best of British and never, never watch Aston Villa.
Some dear friends of ours from church moved to Ireland as missionaries for 2 years with their young children. It was fascinating/amazing reading and learning about the differences/similarities. What really surprised them was that they didn't have chocolate chip cookies over there, so we'd send bags of chips and they'd make chocolate chip cookies as avenues for getting to know people and introduce them to Americans. Many had had bad feelings about Christians but their friendship and cookies changed some minds. It was great hearing your transition stories. Hangeth thou in there, amigos!
I’d take the UK over the US any day.
US Gun laws, US Healthcare, US politics(UK is catching up though) are all terrible.... and the US drive on the wrong side of the road.....
UK is a lot more open and fair minded.
Daran Philipson and talking a fair minded, three strikes rule is the craziest thing on the planet. You can be given a life sentence without parole for stealing a candy bar from a shop in the USA.
I'm not making that up. I was born in Connecticut, and grew up there, moved to the UK in 87 and settled here with a wife and children.
As a three strikes rule in the USA that means no matter how minimal, or how trivial the third strike is, you can be sentenced to life without parole. Even if it's a 3 cents sweet. Literally like walking into your corner shop here in the UK, and picking up a Mars bar and walking outside being arrested by a policeman sent to court, and then sent to jail for life without parole.
How sad, and how stupid does that sound to you? And this can happen to you if you are just 17 or18 years old. That's the USA for you, why do you think I moved?
I feel blessed, and lucky to live in the UK. The NHS has been wonderful for my family and I, with operations, both on my wife, and my two children, as well as one of my children having long-term medicine and healthcare all of which that would have cost hundreds of thousands in the US was completely free, not a dime.
I think the people here have been fair minded, pleasant, welcoming, and warm. I love the British sense of humor, and the wacky and quirky nature.
I shouldn't say though, because I should mean me now that im a Brit.
As a Brit I must admit we do have some ideas that are better than US. However US have the 9/11 GI Bill that gives thier troops free education for when they leave the military, that is something we should really adopt.
You prefer it because it's more left wing.
Your'e a credit to the U.S. Please enjoy what our Country has to offer, you are most welcome. Blessings.
Well done for having an opinion and not worrying about upsetting someone. If anything belongs to you then it's the thoughts in your head. It might be a cliché, but offence is taken, not given. And thanks for coming to the UK, all you've done is enrich it.
Its great to have you here ive been following you for some time.
Thank you both for your honesty!
You're assets to the U.K glad you chose to come. I worked in Spain for a few years and my wife is from Philippines. It's all about seeing whats outside the box - no regrets that way wishing you had left town and tried something else :)
Delighted to have you here.
I'm a lifelong Atheist, but I'm ok with Street Preachers. Everyone has the right to their beliefs.
My one, and only stipulation is, don't criticise MY choices, or beliefs, they're just as valid as anyone else's.
Welcome to the UK , Hope you and family love it here,
Wow, I don’t recognise the country some people have described to you at all. I’m sure you’ll form your own opinion in time. Welcome and I recommend you travel further afield in the UK getting out of the home counties especially.
This is so nice to hear. If you have any friends who feel similar, I would love to see more Americans than the scroungers we seem to import.
It's lovely that you and the family are here, we need couples like you guys, stay as long as possible. I know you miss home and will return one day but until then we've got you. Britains gain USA's loss.🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
A lovely family with everything to offer is more than welcome in our country.
Don't forget N. Ireland Felipe. Half if not more of the citizens of my part of the UK have all come from England, Scotland and Wales for centuries and to this day are doing the same. My town here in N. Ireland has a big percentage of English, and Scots who have made it their home, so it's still going on to this day. Our ancester crossed the short bit of water to Ulster from one part of the British Isles to the other. Our surnames are British our way of life is British, we to are very much British. You should come and see us. Love your videos. ❤️👍😁
It is nice to see you here. I am glad you like England so much.
You are a lovely family .
God bless you all 😘😘😘
Love your reactions to our comedy programmes. You are so welcome here; have you visited my home city, Cambridge, yet?
Free healthcare, better schools higher education, longer life expectancy, no guns, what's not to like
You are very welcome here and I hope you guys enjoy it. I think Philippe is a closet Brit lol. If you ever come to Oxford, I will get you guys a beer. Cheers
Guys you are clearly good people please stay, I’m sure you will not regret it. Lillian get involved in your local church. They will welcome a young mum with children with open arms. May God Bless you both. X
I’ve often wondered about the how and why of your immigration so nice one for sharing that. It’s definitely one of the more interesting reasons for moving from and to acountry that I’ve ever heard. Looking forward to seeing your thoughts having lived here for a few years now.
I doubt any Brit would say that the UK is perfect, however, there are so many other places you would not, yes there are problems caused by ineffectual politicians and a political system which is loosing it's way, but that said, I'm proud to say I'm English, and I'm proud of the fact that our little country can still attract people such as yourself
My favourite TH-cam family!!
As a UK citizen living in the US, I know exactly what you mean. The UK has become so PC it is ridiculous. All the things that is UK tradition is getting watered down, not allowed to fly the flag of St. George, not allowed to call Christmas, Christmas but holidays. It's time that this nonsense stopped & we celebrate our country & traditions again. We will never have a Empire like we did again, but it shouldnt stop us competing on the world stage.
God bless you both, I hope you continue to enjoy your journey in the UK.
Advent has been called 'the holiday season' in the USA for as long as I can remember.
As a UK citizen shouldn't you be flying the UK flag not flag of St George which is English
@@Irnbru4ever yes as a UK citizen you're right. What I was trying to say the other 3 nations celebrate their Patron saints without so much as a word, but if it's England we aren't.
@@Irnbru4ever You don't see many Union flags in Scotland.
None of the things you say are not allowed are not allowed. Who on earth says one cannot fly a St George's cross or refer to Christmas? Some people might have prejudices about things but as long as you aren't trying to make other people's lives uncomfortable, you can do and say pretty much anything in the UK. Laws here are all about being within good reason.
Hope you are settling in and people are friendly to you and your children. Yes we are diffrent in culture but parts of the UK has its own culture too, to see you living here for me is a positive as you have a lovely family, your children will have a good future as well. If you ever want to live in other parts of the UK like Brighton also known as London by the Sea a fantastic lively place with lots to offer, then you have Portsmouth with the Harbour out side restaurants and pubs to relax by the Harbour known as Gunwharf Quays has a shppoing complex well laid out well thought out as well, where I live in Gosport I'm by the sea Portsmouth across the harbor so go by ferry 5 min journey then we have the isle of wight across the Solent we have lots of Forts around the whole area also housing in Gosport is cheaper then most places in the South just look the prices up.
You are a great family, proud to call you my fellow Englishman/woman.