I dated a British guy and he would always tell me, "I love your accent." and I was always like, "I don't have an accent, this how everyone speaks here."
I always suffer second hand embarrassment everytime a fellow American says something like that. We come off as narcissistic. I mean of course every person on this planet speaks with an accent to everyone else who is from a different country. The other one that makes me cringe is when someone says that the Brits drive on the "wrong" side of the road. It's not wrong! It's just the left side. Especially when a celebrity says it on a talk show, 🤦🏻♀️ makes us sound dumb.
@@Kay2be2mr, I don't it so much narcissistic as that implies we think we are better than other people's accent. When really just Riz implies that when everyone around you sounds like you, you don't think about having an accent. Like you said, everybody has an accent. We just don't consider it an accent until someone points it out or you're in place and no one sounds like you.
@@kishahelena5312 That's not what he meant. He meant that the English don't have an accent because that's how English originally sounded. The first English speakers to settle in America didn't have an American accent, that came later. The Germans don't have a German accent when they are speaking German, The Italians don't have an Italian accent when they are speaking Italian etc., so why would the English have an English accent when speaking English?
@@KNYD, oh that makes sense. But Americans thinking English is accent, still isn't narcissistic. You can call it stupidity, but it's not because we are self-centered. I mean, I never even considered my ex English. He lived in Canada and always referred to himself as British. Clearly, I was just stupid to what being British really meant.
Feels like talk show hosts recently have been racing to see who's going to come up with the wildest question. I loved Jonathan asking "How did you propose?". Sweet, and we all want to know anyway
I LOVED working with the Americans in Camp Bastion. We exchanged quite a few slangs (working in Operating Theatres). Anyhoo, they couldn't believe we have a PANCAKE DAY! :D
+1 for everyone loving Stephen Merchant!!!!!!!! Very funny man! and another thing, that's where Americans get the term 'guy' from but they don't know!? Ask one next time you see one. LOL BTW quick fact check... Gunpowder Plot A.D. 1605 so 416 years ago not 600 but whats 184 years I'm sure Guy Fawkes doesn't care anymore. Also, he avoided the worst of the torture by jumping off the gallows headfirst and breaking his neck before all the other drawing and quartering unpleasantness. but let's not spoil it LOL
Except that there is historical research to suggest that Guy Fawkes was framed. (A family member of mine wrote a post graduate thesis that included Guy Fawkes). But other than that, an excellent description!
I think actually the speech historians have proven most American accents are actually older than the British proper accent which developed within the last 120 years. 🤷🏻♀️
No, proper English is maybe not the oldest, but it's the "right" way because that's the way the risks speak (I presume same goes for other languages), so it's not an accent, everything not like that is deemed an accent! Also, if the American accent is older than proper English, imagine the Scottish accent it other northern English accents
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I like how they thought 'can I help you?' was him being nice when he was probably asking in an annoyed way
Go Stephen Merchant that’s the best description of Guy Fawkes I’ve ever heard on TV 😊😊
As an American; my instinct is to be on the side of the guy trying to blow up the King. But we do like a good party with fireworks.
You've heard a few obviously?
He tried to blow up parliament not the king......
Riz is a legend hope he stars in more movies
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So I just googled Riz Ahmed's wife and, holy cow, she's gorgeous.
They showed a picture here
I dated a British guy and he would always tell me, "I love your accent." and I was always like, "I don't have an accent, this how everyone speaks here."
I always suffer second hand embarrassment everytime a fellow American says something like that. We come off as narcissistic. I mean of course every person on this planet speaks with an accent to everyone else who is from a different country. The other one that makes me cringe is when someone says that the Brits drive on the "wrong" side of the road. It's not wrong! It's just the left side. Especially when a celebrity says it on a talk show, 🤦🏻♀️ makes us sound dumb.
@@Kay2be2mr, I don't it so much narcissistic as that implies we think we are better than other people's accent. When really just Riz implies that when everyone around you sounds like you, you don't think about having an accent. Like you said, everybody has an accent. We just don't consider it an accent until someone points it out or you're in place and no one sounds like you.
@@kishahelena5312 That's not what he meant. He meant that the English don't have an accent because that's how English originally sounded. The first English speakers to settle in America didn't have an American accent, that came later. The Germans don't have a German accent when they are speaking German, The Italians don't have an Italian accent when they are speaking Italian etc., so why would the English have an English accent when speaking English?
@@KNYD, oh that makes sense. But Americans thinking English is accent, still isn't narcissistic. You can call it stupidity, but it's not because we are self-centered. I mean, I never even considered my ex English. He lived in Canada and always referred to himself as British. Clearly, I was just stupid to what being British really meant.
@@kishahelena5312 I didn't say it was narcissistic nor did I call anyone stupid.
Congrats to Riz!!!
0:52 omg there was only one socket!!!
The subtitles...not because of his being English but because of his being Jonnafin Wvoss😄😆😂 I love it.
Feels like talk show hosts recently have been racing to see who's going to come up with the wildest question. I loved Jonathan asking "How did you propose?". Sweet, and we all want to know anyway
Riz is so hot hot hot!!
so lucky! Wish I was a top film maker and could star in Riz films
I LOVED working with the Americans in Camp Bastion. We exchanged quite a few slangs (working in Operating Theatres). Anyhoo, they couldn't believe we have a PANCAKE DAY! :D
Hahahaha so true about Guy Fawkes night 😂
You think that's weird, you should look at other countries' celebrations.
Okay, uhm that Guy Fawkes thing: yeah, it's scary. Brit folks can really hold a grudge, can't they?
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Rubber dinghy rapids bro!
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Stephen is gorgeous
+1 for everyone loving Stephen Merchant!!!!!!!! Very funny man! and another thing, that's where Americans get the term 'guy' from but they don't know!? Ask one next time you see one. LOL
BTW quick fact check... Gunpowder Plot A.D. 1605 so 416 years ago not 600 but whats 184 years I'm sure Guy Fawkes doesn't care anymore. Also, he avoided the worst of the torture by jumping off the gallows headfirst and breaking his neck before all the other drawing and quartering unpleasantness. but let's not spoil it LOL
Not a brit, but in a former commonwealth, heard if guy Fawkes as a kid, but it's died down in recent years, didn't know the mutilation part though
Why is this subtitled? 😂
Jonafan vwoss is now down on the is I fink? Or just online audiences, since there are a few us guests nowadays
Because some people are deaf
"Eyes bulging with imagined riches"
We love Guy Fawkes in America
It is pretty mad!
2:43 for the actual bit worth watching
Guy Fawkes sounds like Hindus burning Rauwan at Divali
Except that there is historical research to suggest that Guy Fawkes was framed. (A family member of mine wrote a post graduate thesis that included Guy Fawkes).
But other than that, an excellent description!
*four centuries.
Guy Fawkes was actually dead before the execution.
I think actually the speech historians have proven most American accents are actually older than the British proper accent which developed within the last 120 years. 🤷🏻♀️
No, proper English is maybe not the oldest, but it's the "right" way because that's the way the risks speak (I presume same goes for other languages), so it's not an accent, everything not like that is deemed an accent! Also, if the American accent is older than proper English, imagine the Scottish accent it other northern English accents
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We were happily married with a pig for a child!