Been to Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland and Northern Ireland on trips and/or holidays. Safe to say I can appreciate the UK alot. Have to love the history and culture. And yes greatly enjoy the English sense of humour. Greetings from the Netherlands.
The Republic of Ireland is one of the most beautiful parts of the world with a beautiful people and culture + gods own drink guiness. Do Not let any Irish man women or child class them as part of the UK or worse England 🤯 huge faux pa
Although our country seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment I'm still proud to be British I think it is one of the best countries in the world our history our culture and heritage make our little island so special.🇬🇧
We always take for granted the little things in life this Island has to offer. As a Londoner I allowed myself to be consumed with negativity about our city & our Island. Then I banned MSM from my life at all levels and from Soho to Richmond park to the rivers in Norfolk and the Scottish highlands I have started to travel and appreciate what a truly beautiful country/Island we live on. I love the USA/Canada , but the is something about our mystical rain swept country that just makes coming home to a cuppa one of life's greatest pleasures.
Britain punches above its weight .it takes part in nearly all sports. . History ,Discovery's , Inventions, Entertainment, music, Arts , and much more .
AND we Ruled most of the World.... Invented more than any other Country and ENGLISH is spoken pretty much in every Country in the world..... What other Country and boast that fact ???
Let me tell you what else they lead the league in: Number of people arrested so far for saying "unacceptable" things on social media Russia...............400 UK....................3,300.
@@Martin.Wilson That's because those are the 'official' numbers for Russia. The unofficial ones are probably a lot higher. However you do have a point.
There is a lot of wildlife in the UK actually, its just largely hidden and many of the creatures are active at night and small. I have seen Foxes, Badgers and deer just walking the dog in my town as well as Hedgehogs and even small rodents.
Have you not noticed? British history is being rewritten. It’s the British now who are evil. (Statues dumped in the river etc) According to our British “intellectuals” Britain more or less invented slavery and definitely not the first to end it.
@@MaliceandEnvy. Actually no other history does compare. The first modern democracy, the first to industrialise, the nation that far more than any other ended slavery. The first to create an organisation devoted solely to science.
@@oldman1734 First Modern Democracies often said to be France and US... Athens gets a mention too. Haiti holds the title to the first to enact outright ban on slavery. I think the Chinese and possibly people in the Middle East got the drop on us in regards science and establishments that studied science, by a few thousand years. Long before the Germans came across Le Manche and started calling themselves "english" or the French Normans came over and gave them a hiding. We did "industrialise" very early though, so you got that right ;)
I wouldn't make any boast about us being the best as there are many wonderful places on the planet but you'll be hard pushed to find anywhere with so much and in such a small area. I wouldn't live anywhere else, I feel fortunate to call this place home.
Just when I despair about the state of the country you remind me why I am proud to be British. So again thank you Amanda! :) as always love your videos I hope you enjoy exploring more of our beautiful island! :)
Amanda, you will love Devon and Cornwall. as they are very much like Jersey, with there palm trees and fantastic beaches. the most dangerous animal in the UK are the Seagulls, when you are walking along the seafront eating your fish and chips.
I live on the Devon /Cornwall boarder. Come on down, the history, landscape and coastal walks and views are amongst the best, local foods and drinks are a delight
We all have our ups and downs even countries as a whole. We will bounce back. I remember the original winter of discontent in the 70s we got over that we will get over this too. All the best to you Amanda
I've lived in a few other countries and I can definitely say that the UK is one of the best. So, proud Brit here - I'm also a proud Devonian and can not believe you haven't visited Devon or Cornwall! You will love it down here.
I totally agree with Kari, I'm Devonian as well, a beautiful county especially when you get up onto Dartmoor, and of course, lots of castles and stately homes, all worth a visit.
Im a brit and i think it would be very conceited to say its the best country in the world. Don’t get me wrong for me personally i am a huge patriot and so love my country, i have had the luck to have travelled a lot and still Cornwall and Devon are my fav places to be. Btw love your videos 😊 ps i was lucky enough to go to Oxford university and loved it.
@@HTJB60 well i lived 2 mins from Windsor from a baby to my early 20s then went to London for my degree then Oxford uni for my post graduate studies. All of those places very touristy so i was used to it snd rather enjoyed it. Mind you it was quite a long time ago now (i started my degree in london in 1990!) so now expect it has all got a lot worse. But back then i loved it. 🙏🏻☺️
@@DMGamanda I was a 'local' & thick ! 1965 / 69 . Didn't even go to School their. Just got Married & Divorced. LOL Use to be an 'Honery Member of one of the College's BLUE'S CLUB. Saw The Bird's maybe 3 time's... ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH BLUE'S BAND'S. Had Ronnie Wood in it. (So it wasn't quite 100 % bad...) Also worked (Legit) for Oxford's top Gangster, in a Boutique and he took me up to Carnaby St. once a month on buying trip's....
@@HTJB60 and i was training to be a criminal defence lawyer lol! To think your boss and my paths could have crossed at a different time ! 😆 nice to hear from someone about an area that still feels home. I ended up working part of the oxford criminal legal circuit too so spent a fair amount of time in the area. Interesting what you said about the bands. I was such a swot (i was at oxford for my post graduate legal studies) so spent most of my time in the libraries. My idea if living it up was visiting the court to watch what was going on! 😆 such a sad girl but i was academic through and through and also knew apparently from age 7 that not only did i want to do law but that it was to be criminal law. I think looking back i was hugely influenced by a friend of ours, who was a copper, taking me to the police station. Having my fingerprints taken, given an alias and meeting a real criminal - who clearly was a regular and they knew well enough to know it was ok to lift me up to see through the cell door, that’s how little I was 😆 anyway nice chatting and reminiscing. Have a great day, Amanda ps so nice to gave a pleasant conversation on social media so thank you for that too. 🙏🏻
@@DMGamanda LOL, eat your heart out, with this one.... One trip to Carnaby St, I was introduced to one of the Kray's.... Don't know which one... You could feel the nastiness. I'm pretty sure my boss was a Gypsy. Lovely bloke. hated my 'to be' Father in Law, as he stopped him joining the Mason's..... LOL. Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but I started & ran 3 quite successful businesses and LEARNT A LOT FROM HIM ! LOL. Market Trader being the first....
My dad studied at Oxford so we used to go there almost every weekend back in the day. Also, if you're planning on visiting Cornwall, one particular seaside town I would recommend is Port-Isaac, which was the filming location for the tv series 'Doc Martin' (not sure if you've seen that show) we went there just over a year ago and we loved it.🙂
Yeah, so I live in a little town in Spain where they're reallty proud of their 12th century Moorish castle, which is really sweet so I don't say anything, but where I was born in England, in Kingston Upon Thames we had the Coronation Stone where anglo saxon kings were crowned since 937 AD. Though rebuilt there has been a church standing on that site all this time. We also have London's longest surviving bridge, the Clattern Bridge. Britain does history pretty well. We live it!
Don't feel too bad about not really travelling Amanda, I was born and bred in England(Widnes) and have only mostly seen what is commonly known as the m62 corridor, from the north west to the north east with bits of north wales. I have only traveled to London twice once to goto a comic con and the second time to do the war of the world's experience (awesome by the way). Keep it awesome.
I love that we have hedgehogs here in the uk. I feed them and over a, few weeks they seem to tell their friends. You end up with a massive crowd 😂😂😂 It's so magical
Amanda ! You mentioned you might be heading for Cornwall ! Well...if you do ( and go by road ) take a trip to a little coastal town ( not far from Plymouth ) called Looe....it's only a small place...but you will LOVE it !
I agree with the list but surely British humour (sarcasm mostly) should be one of our greatest achievements albeit if we are taking the piss and you cannot mention British culture without mentioning the Beatles who changed the face of music forever. Another great upload Amanda
It's easy to bash the UK as many of of who call these sceptred isles home do. But as someone who has lived in many countries around the world, including a couple so unsafe carrying a gun was commonplace (not the US either), the only country I have found that might come close the being as good all-round is The Netherlands, possibly Denmark too.
At one time the US might have been able to claim that title but the most recent issues plaguing this country, political, economic, social, medical, scientific, and educational have shoved this once great nation for the top of the list to down the list of Nations. Sad but true. The UK has a much longer historical, archaeological, architectural, economic and political history of significance that definitely puts it towards the top if not at the “tip top”. And lastly of course a National Treasure, Ms Amanda now resides there and that has to count for something Right?? 😉
I don't think the US could EVER claim to be THAT HIGH on the list. 1/. RACIAL TENSION'S & BIGOTRY.... Let's face it, how long ago couldn't a Black person visit the same toilet / water fountain as a White person..... In my memory and I'm British.... Then, American's still treat Native American's really badly.... You have HISTORY but you can't be BIG ENOUGH to appreciate it...
from england i live in the cotswolds and personally i wouldnt move from how beautiful it is and i like the laws compared to other countries ive visited also im terrified of dangerous animals so im glad i live in a country without them also its nice to go to beaches easy
Interesting video. As someone born in Northern Ireland, I felt the video did not really say much about Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland but was mostly a plug for England. Have lived in England for pretty much all of my adult life and have only seen snippets of the place, so do not be too hard on yourself for not seeing more of the place.
I have lived in the same house since i was born and have only scratched the surface of the UK, thousands of places i have never been to!, we do have one poisonous snake, the Adder, but it's rarely seen, i love being English, it really is a fantastic country but sadly ruined by politicians!
I was born and live in England, South coast, but I love the Americana cultures and esp music in the US. Funny how we often look for something else. Like, is the grass greener (or is the grass greener other side of the pond). I did a road trip in US, loved it. However good video as always 😉
Your chuckling makes me chuckle - lovely (luvverly ?) set of videos….. cheers me up no end when I’m having a bad day. You might want to do one on the Black Country (Wolverhampton, Tipton, Walsall…….) but you’d need to do some research - not sure you’ll have time at present what with the Nairn’s ‘an all….. perhaps a project for the future? God bless her, darlin’
But they elected a professional comedian as President the UK didn't but got one as PM. He just wasn't good at either. To be fair slightly better as PM than a comedian (seems to be a qualification now judging by his successors) but just bent/broke his own rules (benefit of doubt). A satirists' dream.
@@tonys1636 If Liebour had been in power, Ukraine wouldn't have been trained and supplied with weapons by us since 2015 and russia would have walked straight in like they did with Czechoslovakia in 1968. Boris was the best thing to happen for Ukraine along with Ben Wallace.
@@kristinajendesen7111 I was/am a Boris fan unfortunately he was gaff prone and had people around who could not hold off from posting on social media which found its way to the news media. A lesson for us all.
I have to admit The UK 🇬🇧 looks after the unemployed people which was me but now I’m retired thank goodness after my Parents passed away I never thought 💭 I would be living in a nice apartment without a mortgage so I’m very lucky 🍀 I live in the Uk 🇬🇧 connecting to a Nice lady called Amanda Rae ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘
I have lived in 4 different countries & each country has it's positives & negatives. In my opinion, no one country is perfect, there is no Utopia. I loved London, Athens, Berlin & Israel in equal measure.
I went to Penzance when I was at school and while down there we visited a place called Mousehole pronounced Mowzell. St.Ives, a stunning beach. Try a bit of Mackerel fishing. Visit St.Michael's Mount when at Penzance. Cornwall is a lovely place to visit and has good weather.
I don't know where you live Amanda, get the impression somewhere near London so heading west to Devon and Cornwall is a bit of a trek and requiring a proper break. Don't overlook what is nearer to home when heading west as The New Forest on the Hampshire/Dorset border and then Dorset itself are far too often overlooked. 4.12 on this Video is Old Harry's Rocks near Bournemouth, next to the Rocks is Studland beach which is stunning, 10 minutes in land is Corfe Castle and 20 miles along the coast are Lulworth Cove and the Iconic Durdle Door. All doable on a weekend away or several of them can be done as a day trip.
Got to agree with you. I grew up in a farming area in Devon but now live on the edge of the New Forest. I am still a country girl at heart who loves nature. Would regularly visit Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour.
I've always taken this country for granted. For such a long time I had aspirations to travel abroad and to get out of this damp hell hole. And in 2019, I finally could afford to get my passport renewed and go on holiday to Germany, my first holiday abroad since 2006. I had intended to follow it up with France and Hungary which i had booked and Ireland which I hadn't. But alas, thanks to Covid, all of those plans got put on hold. All holidays were cancelled, and even now, I have am yet to travel outside of the UK (though I have rebooked my France holiday.) But being locked away in lockdowns, I did learn to appreciate travel more. And even though until now, the idea of travelling abroad was scary because of covid, I found myself travelling around the UK a lot. From places i've never been which are right on my doorstep like Leicester to travelling to other countries i've never been, like Edinburgh, Scotland. Whether huge bustling cities like Manchester or Leeds or small towns and villages like Stamford, Colwyn Bay or Knaresborough. Whether visiting modern and evolving cities like London or old historic cities like Chester or York. I've been all over the UK these past 2-3 years, with plenty more destinations planned for this year (Plymouth, St Ives, Durham, Liverpool etc.) I have really grown to love this country because of covid. And incidentally, this travelling has led me to feel more patriotic. I appreciate the food and drink more, especially having tried traditional food in their places of origin, like a traditional Haggis in Scotland, freshly caught Fish and Chips in Whitby, just out of the oven Bakewell Puddings in Bakewell or a good old fashioned Melton Mowbray Pork Pie in, well, Melton Mowbray. Seeing palaces like Holyrood and Buckingham Palace as well as old historic castles which housed old monarchs have helped me realise how much I appreciate the royal family. I never would have thought that I would have taken such an interest in the Queens final days, even watching the funeral in a bar in York whilst I was meant to be on holiday. I've always admired British music and film, and having watched plenty of films during lockdowns and watching plenty of bands after lockdown, I really have more than ever felt a connection to British film and music. And on my travels I have visited many historical buildings which has made me take more of an interest in great British people, like visiting the Birth Places of Shakespeare and Guy Fawkes, the homes of Samuel Johnson, Thomas Cromwell and the Duke of Wellington, the graves of King Richard III and Arthur Tudor as well as places of artistic relevance like the Globe Theatre and a small hut in Rochester which belonged to Charles Dickens. I love this Island. I still want to travel abroad, but I'd also be happy to keep travelling the UK. There are still many places I want to visit be they cities or just small buildings and graves of interest. I want to learn more of our history, watch more of our films and try more of our food. I want to start making more of an effort on our traditions and holidays. Like attending fire work displays on bonfire night, watching the Kings coronation and attending (but not participating) in the annual cheese rolling.
Ha! Love your comment about how welcoming we are once you understand sarcasm. This is very true. The problem is, once we sense you're not getting it we love to pile it on even more.
Great video as always a great Scottish saying about the weather is. Today's Rain is tomorrows Whisky 🥃. St Andrews University is one of the oldest universities in the world 🏴
While on holiday in North Wales my wife and I were talking to our then little girl when an older man asked us what language we were speaking we,re both born and bred in the same small village on the Lancshire/Yorkshire border.
Warwick Castle is right on my doorstep. It's the most interactive castle in the country. You can watch live jousting, visit the dungeons and walk all around the castle with lots of entertainment during the peak season. My children loved it, so I'm sure yours would...
The best thing about the U.K. is that we are constantly evolving as a people. Perfect no but better than a whole lot of other countries and like they said on the idea we are relatively safe and friendly even though we do rib each other a lot about the various sports.
Think Romeo is at Brentford now lol! 😜. There are Badgers which are same colours as a Skunk lol! Also there are foxes and rabbits and hares in the UK Wildlife. 1 place you should visit is The Yorkshire Dales.
I think that the people in the UK have enormous hearts of gold. If there is a disaster or (as with Ukraine) a war, the Brits immediately step up and donate everything they can in cash and goods. Brits hate to think of people suffering wherever in the world they live. We're a glorious load of softies.
It's my country - we have a lot to be proud of; our cuisine, our music scene, our films, our picturesque scenery, our (surprisingly) linguistic diversity. HOWEVER our politics and history lead a lot to be desired. It's not the glorious picture that it's painted to be for everyone. I'm of Irish ancestry on my Dad's side for starters, and we all know about the complicated relations the two countries have had.
Been to lots of countries and I'm grateful to live in the UK and proud to be British. I agree with all the things mentioned in the video and there are many other positives too.
I’m just very concerned as to how the social environment is being radically and dramatically being made so much more dangerous from the time when I originally grew up here in the 50’s. If you haven’t made it down to Devon and Cornwall yet, you’ve been missing something wonderful from our little island. If you take some time to mix it in with Somerset and Dorset I think you’ll be really blessed with the countryside and the local people. When you get down to Devon, please stop by and have a cream tea at the National Trust site near by.
Exploring the uk is good,you have to try a cream tea if your in Devon or Cornwall I have had a scone in Devon( torbay)clotted cream jam,tempted amanda?there is a traditional cornish paaarstie in cornwall(trying the accent)chroma think it's Norfolk beautiful and well known for its crabs 🦀 wales beautiful lamb,Scotland Aberdeen Angus beef,haggis,smoked fish arbroath smokie salmon, raspberries,beautiful place too I visited the trossachs in the Highlands,hope I haven't made you hungry,best fish and chips whitby Yorkshire
We do have adders in the UK and don't enter a field with a lone bull. Deep chested big horned bulls with cows are usually safe so long as you don't get between them and a solid surface.
Hi, if you can get to Liverpool, there will always be a friendly welcome. I live near to the coast, and there are sandy beaches stretching about 20 miles, from Waterloo to Southport. Great for walks, and a few pubs on the way.
1. We don't have wildlife that can kill you. 2. We don't have big natural disasters. 3. You are never more than 70 miles away from the coast. 4. We have proper weather, sometimes 4 seasons in 1 day. 5. Anything can be resolved with a nice cup of tea. 6. We love a good queue. 7. We've invented or discovered tons of very useful stuff. 8. We led the world with the industrial revolution. 9. We invented the internet. 10. We invented most sports and are gracious enough to let lesser nations win.
9. Did NOT invent the Internet. The Internet is a US invention, derived from ARPANET. A British scientist, while in Switzerland, developed the "World Wide Web", i.e. web pages. Text documents with links to other text documents.
Oh sorry. just to add. so many places to visit, but try Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, and thousands of other places. Wonderful vlog ,thankyou
Having lived in Sweden and Spain and, also, visited many, many other countries, I can tell you the UK has the best weather. Living in a very hot and a very cold climate can get very tedious after a while. The UK has a nice balance, particularly in the south. It might rain quite a bit in some areas but then that's why the country is so green. Rather that than dry and grey.
I get what you're saying about Wildlife being lacking. It's more a case of visible wildlife. Having lived in the US previously for four years. It was interesting to see in Tennessee; Eagles, Vultures, bloody massive wild Turkeys, scary looking nasty spiders and snakes. On one drive down to Florida (about 6-8 hours to Seaside), we had the car windows open and suddenly could smell the most pungent weird smell. I looked at my gf and she simply said 'Skunk'. We were driving at 60MPH on the highway and could smell a Skunk on the side of the road.
I live next to a golf coarse in Lancashire and often around 5am I see Deer roaming around the golf coarse as well as the odd Fox, hedgehogs and many types of birds. But sadly over the last few years there has been a large decline in the country which to me doesn't make the UK as good as it was, to many changes made to quickly (just my opinion no offence intended) x
If it's any consolation, I've lived here all my life (50+ years) and I've never been to Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, The National Parks (except Peak District as I live near there now) etc you get the idea.
Hi Amanda. I think wildlife in the UK depends where you live. I see a lot of foxes in north west London although if they sqreek their mating call at 3am much more, they'll be a few less!! My brother lives just outside Ascot and gets deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels and hedgehogs in his back garden. I think the UK is a good stable country even though lots of stuff at government level (national and local) goes on I don't agree with.
Well to be honest Amanda I was born here and I still haven't seen Cornwall I'm going there later on this year with my wife and daughter we are going in October because that's when it's cheapest
LOL, isn't it always the same, the place you live is not the place you travel around. BUT, can I suggest that if you are going down to Cornwall (highly recommended) that you go the one step further and go out to the Scilly Isles, not just for a day, but for a week at least so you can try and get to some of the other islands. One of the most beautiful and tranquil places I've ever been.
Like anywhere there are good and bad things about living in Britain . But whenever I start to think about problems of the moment in perspective it soon becomes apparent how lucky I am . We seem to have the right balance between social responsibility and capitalism , we try to protect our environment and people are free to express their views , the video does reflect so many of the good things about our Country ( s ) that make up the UK. Best in the worlld ? - well it's a big place , but I don't think there is anywhere else I would rather be . I'm glad you like it too Amanda .
Also Re: Wildlife. Here In Yorkshire we do actually have wild peacocks. Since my split and then divorce the one thing I haven't missed from my family life was the wild peacocks that have made my ex family home their habitat. The incredible squawking of the damn things at all hours was torture. lol
Hi mate love your videos, the Uk would be great to visit I'm Aussie what I can't understand is how such a small country has so many languages and dialects Oz is 40 times bigger and has 3 Cultural (a bit posh), general and Broad think Steve Irwin and you can understand them more or less, managed bars on the Gold Coast for 10 years met plenty of Americans from all over different accents but could understand them South Carolina girls stood out. But drinking with mates one night, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and a couple of Aussies once everyone good and drunk couldn't understand them maybe a few words. Cheers
Size isn’t really relevant, it’s more to do with history, for thousands of years people never left their own locality, this is why local accents and dialects are common in the UK, it’s basically due to their communities being isolated.
Been to Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland and Northern Ireland on trips and/or holidays. Safe to say I can appreciate the UK alot. Have to love the history and culture.
And yes greatly enjoy the English sense of humour. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Greetings from the UK. I'm sorry about Brexit, and i hope Verstappen beats Hamilton again, this year.
The Republic of Ireland is one of the most beautiful parts of the world with a beautiful people and culture + gods own drink guiness. Do Not let any Irish man women or child class them as part of the UK or worse England 🤯 huge faux pa
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Although our country seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment I'm still proud to be British I think it is one of the best countries in the world our history our culture and heritage make our little island so special.🇬🇧
You country is done. Accept it.
@@joeysausage3437 on the contrary we're at our very best when our backs against the wall 🇬🇧
@Alan Hilton Good luck but I think you are wrong.
@@joeysausage3437 I know my country your obviously not from here but we'll get by.
@@alanhilton7336caradventure we muddle through....always....
And now Amanda lives here it's gone up a notch
We always take for granted the little things in life this Island has to offer. As a Londoner I allowed myself to be consumed with negativity about our city & our Island. Then I banned MSM from my life at all levels and from Soho to Richmond park to the rivers in Norfolk and the Scottish highlands I have started to travel and appreciate what a truly beautiful country/Island we live on. I love the USA/Canada , but the is something about our mystical rain swept country that just makes coming home to a cuppa one of life's greatest pleasures.
BUM, I listed 10 thing's and forgot Tea..... Drrrrrrrrrrr.
Britain punches above its weight .it takes part in nearly all sports. . History ,Discovery's , Inventions, Entertainment, music, Arts , and much more .
AND we Ruled most of the World.... Invented more than any other Country and ENGLISH is spoken pretty much in every Country in the world..... What other Country and boast that fact ???
Let me tell you what else they lead the league in: Number of people arrested so far for saying "unacceptable" things on social media
Russia...............400
UK....................3,300.
@@Martin.Wilson That's because those are the 'official' numbers for Russia. The unofficial ones are probably a lot higher. However you do have a point.
@@Thurgosh_OG I guess my real point is that one person arrested for saying something unacceptable on social media is one too many.
@@Martin.Wilson In Russia you get 10 years for that. There may be a connection there somewhere ?
Regarding the wildlife:
In the words of Al Murray, "Squirrels are not going to hunt you down in packs" 😂
My father and ancestor were from England as well as Ireland and I have always felt an attachment to the UK even though I was born in Canada.
I like that in so many ways, the UK is so diverse. And thank you Amanda for the amazing videos!🤣🤣
There is a lot of wildlife in the UK actually, its just largely hidden and many of the creatures are active at night and small. I have seen Foxes, Badgers and deer just walking the dog in my town as well as Hedgehogs and even small rodents.
Jeez I wish they would walk my dogs, as it is a chore sometimes. Very intelligent animals in your area.🙂😀
Another cracking video Amanda, I’ve travelled all over the world, being ex Navy.
But I’m so proud to be British, and nothing compares to our history.
Have you not noticed? British history is being rewritten. It’s the British now who are evil. (Statues dumped in the river etc)
According to our British “intellectuals” Britain more or less invented slavery and definitely not the first to end it.
British History? All the colonised countries who still suffer due to the looting by the British may completely disagree.
Really! Nothing compares?
@@MaliceandEnvy. Actually no other history does compare. The first modern democracy, the first to industrialise, the nation that far more than any other ended slavery. The first to create an organisation devoted solely to science.
@@oldman1734 First Modern Democracies often said to be France and US... Athens gets a mention too. Haiti holds the title to the first to enact outright ban on slavery. I think the Chinese and possibly people in the Middle East got the drop on us in regards science and establishments that studied science, by a few thousand years. Long before the Germans came across Le Manche and started calling themselves "english" or the French Normans came over and gave them a hiding. We did "industrialise" very early though, so you got that right ;)
I wouldn't make any boast about us being the best as there are many wonderful places on the planet but you'll be hard pushed to find anywhere with so much and in such a small area.
I wouldn't live anywhere else, I feel fortunate to call this place home.
Just when I despair about the state of the country you remind me why I am proud to be British. So again thank you Amanda! :) as always love your videos I hope you enjoy exploring more of our beautiful island! :)
Well since you are Spanish like your name suggests so then you don't have to imagine do you. You absolute dickhead@@SpanishCountryBall_
Amanda, you will love Devon and Cornwall. as they are very much like Jersey, with there palm trees and fantastic beaches.
the most dangerous animal in the UK are the Seagulls, when you are walking along the seafront eating your fish and chips.
Great vid as usual Amanda! Would love to see a Vlog of your trips to Devon & Cornwall!
I live on the Devon /Cornwall boarder. Come on down, the history, landscape and coastal walks and views are amongst the best, local foods and drinks are a delight
We all have our ups and downs even countries as a whole. We will bounce back. I remember the original winter of discontent in the 70s we got over that we will get over this too. All the best to you Amanda
I've lived in a few other countries and I can definitely say that the UK is one of the best. So, proud Brit here - I'm also a proud Devonian and can not believe you haven't visited Devon or Cornwall! You will love it down here.
I totally agree with Kari, I'm Devonian as well, a beautiful county especially when you get up onto Dartmoor, and of course, lots of castles and stately homes, all worth a visit.
Im a brit and i think it would be very conceited to say its the best country in the world. Don’t get me wrong for me personally i am a huge patriot and so love my country, i have had the luck to have travelled a lot and still Cornwall and Devon are my fav places to be. Btw love your videos 😊 ps i was lucky enough to go to Oxford university and loved it.
I lived in Oxford and hated it. Student's & Visitor's spoil it.
@@HTJB60 well i lived 2 mins from Windsor from a baby to my early 20s then went to London for my degree then Oxford uni for my post graduate studies. All of those places very touristy so i was used to it snd rather enjoyed it. Mind you it was quite a long time ago now (i started my degree in london in 1990!) so now expect it has all got a lot worse. But back then i loved it. 🙏🏻☺️
@@DMGamanda I was a 'local' & thick ! 1965 / 69 . Didn't even go to School their. Just got Married & Divorced. LOL Use to be an 'Honery Member of one of the College's BLUE'S CLUB. Saw The Bird's maybe 3 time's... ONE OF THE BEST BRITISH BLUE'S BAND'S. Had Ronnie Wood in it. (So it wasn't quite 100 % bad...) Also worked (Legit) for Oxford's top Gangster, in a Boutique and he took me up to Carnaby St. once a month on buying trip's....
@@HTJB60 and i was training to be a criminal defence lawyer lol! To think your boss and my paths could have crossed at a different time ! 😆 nice to hear from someone about an area that still feels home. I ended up working part of the oxford criminal legal circuit too so spent a fair amount of time in the area. Interesting what you said about the bands. I was such a swot (i was at oxford for my post graduate legal studies) so spent most of my time in the libraries. My idea if living it up was visiting the court to watch what was going on! 😆 such a sad girl but i was academic through and through and also knew apparently from age 7 that not only did i want to do law but that it was to be criminal law. I think looking back i was hugely influenced by a friend of ours, who was a copper, taking me to the police station. Having my fingerprints taken, given an alias and meeting a real criminal - who clearly was a regular and they knew well enough to know it was ok to lift me up to see through the cell door, that’s how little I was 😆 anyway nice chatting and reminiscing. Have a great day, Amanda ps so nice to gave a pleasant conversation on social media so thank you for that too. 🙏🏻
@@DMGamanda LOL, eat your heart out, with this one.... One trip to Carnaby St, I was introduced to one of the Kray's.... Don't know which one... You could feel the nastiness. I'm pretty sure my boss was a Gypsy. Lovely bloke. hated my 'to be' Father in Law, as he stopped him joining the Mason's..... LOL. Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but I started & ran 3 quite successful businesses and LEARNT A LOT FROM HIM ! LOL. Market Trader being the first....
My dad studied at Oxford so we used to go there almost every weekend back in the day. Also, if you're planning on visiting Cornwall, one particular seaside town I would recommend is Port-Isaac, which was the filming location for the tv series 'Doc Martin' (not sure if you've seen that show) we went there just over a year ago and we loved it.🙂
if you do that you should visit church cove just down from helston alson
Yeah, so I live in a little town in Spain where they're reallty proud of their 12th century Moorish castle, which is really sweet so I don't say anything, but where I was born in England, in Kingston Upon Thames we had the Coronation Stone where anglo saxon kings were crowned since 937 AD. Though rebuilt there has been a church standing on that site all this time. We also have London's longest surviving bridge, the Clattern Bridge. Britain does history pretty well. We live it!
Don't feel too bad about not really travelling Amanda, I was born and bred in England(Widnes) and have only mostly seen what is commonly known as the m62 corridor, from the north west to the north east with bits of north wales. I have only traveled to London twice once to goto a comic con and the second time to do the war of the world's experience (awesome by the way). Keep it awesome.
I love that we have hedgehogs here in the uk. I feed them and over a, few weeks they seem to tell their friends. You end up with a massive crowd 😂😂😂 It's so magical
Well put....
Amanda ! You mentioned you might be heading for Cornwall ! Well...if you do ( and go by road ) take a trip to a little coastal town ( not far from Plymouth ) called Looe....it's only a small place...but you will LOVE it !
I agree with the list but surely British humour (sarcasm mostly) should be one of our greatest achievements albeit if we are taking the piss and you cannot mention British culture without mentioning the Beatles who changed the face of music forever. Another great upload Amanda
I love the little cut scenes 😂 great stuff as usual 👍
It's easy to bash the UK as many of of who call these sceptred isles home do.
But as someone who has lived in many countries around the world, including a couple so unsafe carrying a gun was commonplace (not the US either), the only country I have found that might come close the being as good all-round is The Netherlands, possibly Denmark too.
You need to visit the Forest of Dean. Absolutely stunning.
On my to do list....best wishes from the Liverpool city region aka Ukraine on the river mersey for Eurovision
Always love your videos
At one time the US might have been able to claim that title but the most recent issues plaguing this country, political, economic, social, medical, scientific, and educational have shoved this once great nation for the top of the list to down the list of Nations. Sad but true. The UK has a much longer historical, archaeological, architectural, economic and political history of significance that definitely puts it towards the top if not at the “tip top”. And lastly of course a National Treasure, Ms Amanda now resides there and that has to count for something Right?? 😉
I don't think the US could EVER claim to be THAT HIGH on the list. 1/. RACIAL TENSION'S & BIGOTRY.... Let's face it, how long ago couldn't a Black person visit the same toilet / water fountain as a White person..... In my memory and I'm British.... Then, American's still treat Native American's really badly.... You have HISTORY but you can't be BIG ENOUGH to appreciate it...
from england i live in the cotswolds and personally i wouldnt move from how beautiful it is and i like the laws compared to other countries ive visited also im terrified of dangerous animals so im glad i live in a country without them also its nice to go to beaches easy
Be sure to visit the Cotswolds Amanda 😊
Completely agree I love the Cotswolds
Interesting video. As someone born in Northern Ireland, I felt the video did not really say much about Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland but was mostly a plug for England. Have lived in England for pretty much all of my adult life and have only seen snippets of the place, so do not be too hard on yourself for not seeing more of the place.
true most the best scenery isn't in england
I have lived in the same house since i was born and have only scratched the surface of the UK, thousands of places i have never been to!, we do have one poisonous snake, the Adder, but it's rarely seen, i love being English, it really is a fantastic country but sadly ruined by politicians!
My foremost reason for watching your videos is your start-up music... Ni ni ni ni ni ni.... :) I love it ! :)
To put it in understated British terms...."Yeah, it's alright if you like that sort of thing"....🙂
Lol 😊
Great reaction Amanda :)
I was born and live in England, South coast, but I love the Americana cultures and esp music in the US. Funny how we often look for something else. Like, is the grass greener (or is the grass greener other side of the pond). I did a road trip in US, loved it. However good video as always 😉
Your chuckling makes me chuckle - lovely (luvverly ?) set of videos….. cheers me up no end when I’m having a bad day. You might want to do one on the Black Country (Wolverhampton, Tipton, Walsall…….) but you’d need to do some research - not sure you’ll have time at present what with the Nairn’s ‘an all….. perhaps a project for the future? God bless her, darlin’
Our sense of humour (I've noticed that the wonderful Ukrainians have a very similar sense of humour too), sense of fair play and politeness 😊
Seconded
But they elected a professional comedian as President the UK didn't but got one as PM. He just wasn't good at either. To be fair slightly better as PM than a comedian (seems to be a qualification now judging by his successors) but just bent/broke his own rules (benefit of doubt). A satirists' dream.
@@tonys1636 If Liebour had been in power, Ukraine wouldn't have been trained and supplied with weapons by us since 2015 and russia would have walked straight in like they did with Czechoslovakia in 1968. Boris was the best thing to happen for Ukraine along with Ben Wallace.
@@kristinajendesen7111 I was/am a Boris fan unfortunately he was gaff prone and had people around who could not hold off from posting on social media which found its way to the news media. A lesson for us all.
I have to admit The UK 🇬🇧 looks after the unemployed people which was me but now I’m retired thank goodness after my Parents passed away I never thought 💭 I would be living in a nice apartment without a mortgage so I’m very lucky 🍀 I live in the Uk 🇬🇧 connecting to a Nice lady called Amanda Rae ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘
The UK is now the ununited kingdom NI will soon join Ireland, Scotland will soon be Independent and Wales has started its journey to freedom.
Amazing country to live in, so lucky to be here and to have been born here. Thanks so much for the interesting video.
I have lived in 4 different countries & each country has it's positives & negatives. In my opinion, no one country is perfect, there is no Utopia. I loved London, Athens, Berlin & Israel in equal measure.
I went to Penzance when I was at school and while down there we visited a place called Mousehole pronounced Mowzell. St.Ives, a stunning beach. Try a bit of Mackerel fishing. Visit St.Michael's Mount when at Penzance. Cornwall is a lovely place to visit and has good weather.
Sarcasm and taking the Mick ! So funny girl, you have got it ! I LOVE that you have got it 😁
You're quite right, Amanda, about how quick accents and dialects change in the UK. For instance, if you go from Dudley, to the Lye then Birmingham.
I used to love going to Lye for Mr Dave's Balti House.
@@paulhanson5164 sounds good to me....
I don't know where you live Amanda, get the impression somewhere near London so heading west to Devon and Cornwall is a bit of a trek and requiring a proper break. Don't overlook what is nearer to home when heading west as The New Forest on the Hampshire/Dorset border and then Dorset itself are far too often overlooked.
4.12 on this Video is Old Harry's Rocks near Bournemouth, next to the Rocks is Studland beach which is stunning, 10 minutes in land is Corfe Castle and 20 miles along the coast are Lulworth Cove and the Iconic Durdle Door.
All doable on a weekend away or several of them can be done as a day trip.
Got to agree with you. I grew up in a farming area in Devon but now live on the edge of the New Forest. I am still a country girl at heart who loves nature. Would regularly visit Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour.
I've always taken this country for granted. For such a long time I had aspirations to travel abroad and to get out of this damp hell hole. And in 2019, I finally could afford to get my passport renewed and go on holiday to Germany, my first holiday abroad since 2006. I had intended to follow it up with France and Hungary which i had booked and Ireland which I hadn't. But alas, thanks to Covid, all of those plans got put on hold. All holidays were cancelled, and even now, I have am yet to travel outside of the UK (though I have rebooked my France holiday.) But being locked away in lockdowns, I did learn to appreciate travel more. And even though until now, the idea of travelling abroad was scary because of covid, I found myself travelling around the UK a lot. From places i've never been which are right on my doorstep like Leicester to travelling to other countries i've never been, like Edinburgh, Scotland. Whether huge bustling cities like Manchester or Leeds or small towns and villages like Stamford, Colwyn Bay or Knaresborough. Whether visiting modern and evolving cities like London or old historic cities like Chester or York. I've been all over the UK these past 2-3 years, with plenty more destinations planned for this year (Plymouth, St Ives, Durham, Liverpool etc.) I have really grown to love this country because of covid. And incidentally, this travelling has led me to feel more patriotic. I appreciate the food and drink more, especially having tried traditional food in their places of origin, like a traditional Haggis in Scotland, freshly caught Fish and Chips in Whitby, just out of the oven Bakewell Puddings in Bakewell or a good old fashioned Melton Mowbray Pork Pie in, well, Melton Mowbray. Seeing palaces like Holyrood and Buckingham Palace as well as old historic castles which housed old monarchs have helped me realise how much I appreciate the royal family. I never would have thought that I would have taken such an interest in the Queens final days, even watching the funeral in a bar in York whilst I was meant to be on holiday. I've always admired British music and film, and having watched plenty of films during lockdowns and watching plenty of bands after lockdown, I really have more than ever felt a connection to British film and music. And on my travels I have visited many historical buildings which has made me take more of an interest in great British people, like visiting the Birth Places of Shakespeare and Guy Fawkes, the homes of Samuel Johnson, Thomas Cromwell and the Duke of Wellington, the graves of King Richard III and Arthur Tudor as well as places of artistic relevance like the Globe Theatre and a small hut in Rochester which belonged to Charles Dickens. I love this Island. I still want to travel abroad, but I'd also be happy to keep travelling the UK. There are still many places I want to visit be they cities or just small buildings and graves of interest. I want to learn more of our history, watch more of our films and try more of our food. I want to start making more of an effort on our traditions and holidays. Like attending fire work displays on bonfire night, watching the Kings coronation and attending (but not participating) in the annual cheese rolling.
Ha! Love your comment about how welcoming we are once you understand sarcasm. This is very true. The problem is, once we sense you're not getting it we love to pile it on even more.
Great video as always a great Scottish saying about the weather is.
Today's Rain is tomorrows Whisky 🥃. St Andrews University is one of the oldest universities in the world 🏴
While on holiday in North Wales my wife and I were talking to our then little girl when an older man asked us what language we were speaking we,re both born and bred in the same small village on the Lancshire/Yorkshire border.
If you do go to cornwall check out the minack theatre (it's carved into a cliff)
Warwick Castle is right on my doorstep. It's the most interactive castle in the country. You can watch live jousting, visit the dungeons and walk all around the castle with lots of entertainment during the peak season. My children loved it, so I'm sure yours would...
Bradford is often described as Europe's most dangerous city.
Countless teenage girls agree
Well without sounding racist. There’s not many English people there now.
The best thing about the U.K. is that we are constantly evolving as a people. Perfect no but better than a whole lot of other countries and like they said on the idea we are relatively safe and friendly even though we do rib each other a lot about the various sports.
I smashed that like button because that's what I'm into.
amanda please how about doing some travel vids from around england
In the country you get bevars badgers fox's deers otters weasels plus more
Think Romeo is at Brentford now lol! 😜. There are Badgers which are same colours as a Skunk lol! Also there are foxes and rabbits and hares in the UK Wildlife. 1 place you should visit is The Yorkshire Dales.
I think that the people in the UK have enormous hearts of gold. If there is a disaster or (as with Ukraine) a war, the Brits immediately step up and donate everything they can in cash and goods. Brits hate to think of people suffering wherever in the world they live. We're a glorious load of softies.
It depends how you define BEST.
The Immortal Bard (Shakespeare) got it right ; 'This blessed plot, This sceptred isle'. Enough said!!!!
It's my country - we have a lot to be proud of; our cuisine, our music scene, our films, our picturesque scenery, our (surprisingly) linguistic diversity. HOWEVER our politics and history lead a lot to be desired. It's not the glorious picture that it's painted to be for everyone. I'm of Irish ancestry on my Dad's side for starters, and we all know about the complicated relations the two countries have had.
Brighton is lovely and a short ride by train from London. Love the aquarium
Wales has its own language as well as Ireland 🇮🇪
As does Scotland
A 20 minute journey will take you through 3 accents and 4 words for a bread roll
Been to lots of countries and I'm grateful to live in the UK and proud to be British. I agree with all the things mentioned in the video and there are many other positives too.
Too right.... You won't get shot by a Cop for asking Traffic Direction's.
Have to agree we are the best ..... .good one amanda ...😘😘
I have been to South Africa on Holliday and I think it is fantastic country .
I’m just very concerned as to how the social environment is being radically and dramatically being made so much more dangerous from the time when I originally grew up here in the 50’s.
If you haven’t made it down to Devon and Cornwall yet, you’ve been missing something wonderful from our little island. If you take some time to mix it in with Somerset and Dorset I think you’ll be really blessed with the countryside and the local people.
When you get down to Devon, please stop by and have a cream tea at the National Trust site near by.
Exploring the uk is good,you have to try a cream tea if your in Devon or Cornwall I have had a scone in Devon( torbay)clotted cream jam,tempted amanda?there is a traditional cornish paaarstie in cornwall(trying the accent)chroma think it's Norfolk beautiful and well known for its crabs 🦀 wales beautiful lamb,Scotland Aberdeen Angus beef,haggis,smoked fish arbroath smokie salmon, raspberries,beautiful place too I visited the trossachs in the Highlands,hope I haven't made you hungry,best fish and chips whitby Yorkshire
We do have adders in the UK and don't enter a field with a lone bull. Deep chested big horned bulls with cows are usually safe so long as you don't get between them and a solid surface.
Don't forget to drop by in Bristol on your way to or from Devon & Cornwall!
When visiting the country please come to lincoln I promise you will love it. Castle and cathedral are amazing
Hi, if you can get to Liverpool, there will always be a friendly welcome. I live near to the coast, and there are sandy beaches stretching about 20 miles, from Waterloo to Southport. Great for walks, and a few pubs on the way.
1. We don't have wildlife that can kill you.
2. We don't have big natural disasters.
3. You are never more than 70 miles away from the coast.
4. We have proper weather, sometimes 4 seasons in 1 day.
5. Anything can be resolved with a nice cup of tea.
6. We love a good queue.
7. We've invented or discovered tons of very useful stuff.
8. We led the world with the industrial revolution.
9. We invented the internet.
10. We invented most sports and are gracious enough to let lesser nations win.
You must know that many things can't be solved with a cup of tea & that very few people like queueing.
@@davidz3879 I can't think of a single thing that can't be solved with a cup of tea. The bigger the trauma the more sugars you add.
@@steve3291 You must be joking. It does nothing for homelessness or terminal illness.
9. Did NOT invent the Internet. The Internet is a US invention, derived from ARPANET.
A British scientist, while in Switzerland, developed the "World Wide Web", i.e. web pages. Text documents with links to other text documents.
At 4.08 is Conwy in North Wales , I grew up there and it is stunning,about 25 mins to the Snowdonia range too ...Oh... and at 8.18 too , lol
Amanda why not do a tour blog, i would really enjoy something like that, you could even have meets with your adoring fans on the way,
Oh sorry. just to add. so many places to visit, but try Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, and thousands of other places. Wonderful vlog ,thankyou
Having lived in Sweden and Spain and, also, visited many, many other countries, I can tell you the UK has the best weather. Living in a very hot and a very cold climate can get very tedious after a while. The UK has a nice balance, particularly in the south. It might rain quite a bit in some areas but then that's why the country is so green. Rather that than dry and grey.
I get what you're saying about Wildlife being lacking. It's more a case of visible wildlife. Having lived in the US previously for four years. It was interesting to see in Tennessee; Eagles, Vultures, bloody massive wild Turkeys, scary looking nasty spiders and snakes. On one drive down to Florida (about 6-8 hours to Seaside), we had the car windows open and suddenly could smell the most pungent weird smell. I looked at my gf and she simply said 'Skunk'. We were driving at 60MPH on the highway and could smell a Skunk on the side of the road.
Hi Amanda, when you get round to visiting the West Country be sure to record it & let us know what you think.
You should visit Tintagel in Cornwall, Rochester and Leeds Castle in Kent.
@@simonwilson1237 and Liverpool for the music, aka Ukraine on the river mersey for Eurovision....
Happy Yorkshire pudding day...National Yorkshire pudding day...
I live next to a golf coarse in Lancashire and often around 5am I see Deer roaming around the golf coarse as well as the odd Fox, hedgehogs and many types of birds. But sadly over the last few years there has been a large decline in the country which to me doesn't make the UK as good as it was, to many changes made to quickly (just my opinion no offence intended) x
Hmmmmm, guess I'll forgive you. As for changes, I think that applies everywhere.
If it's any consolation, I've lived here all my life (50+ years) and I've never been to Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, The National Parks (except Peak District as I live near there now) etc you get the idea.
Should look up Craig Campbell live at Edinburgh and Beyond, he's a Canadian comedian living in the UK and points out why he loves the UK.
Hi Amanda. I think wildlife in the UK depends where you live. I see a lot of foxes in north west London although if they sqreek their mating call at 3am much more, they'll be a few less!! My brother lives just outside Ascot and gets deer, foxes, rabbits, squirrels and hedgehogs in his back garden.
I think the UK is a good stable country even though lots of stuff at government level (national and local) goes on I don't agree with.
Well to be honest Amanda I was born here and I still haven't seen Cornwall I'm going there later on this year with my wife and daughter we are going in October because that's when it's cheapest
LOL, isn't it always the same, the place you live is not the place you travel around. BUT, can I suggest that if you are going down to Cornwall (highly recommended) that you go the one step further and go out to the Scilly Isles, not just for a day, but for a week at least so you can try and get to some of the other islands. One of the most beautiful and tranquil places I've ever been.
It's best because I live here. No other reason needed.
Like anywhere there are good and bad things about living in Britain . But whenever I start to think about problems of the moment in perspective it soon becomes apparent how lucky I am . We seem to have the right balance between social responsibility and capitalism , we try to protect our environment and people are free to express their views , the video does reflect so many of the good things about our Country ( s ) that make up the UK.
Best in the worlld ? - well it's a big place , but I don't think there is anywhere else I would rather be . I'm glad you like it too Amanda .
It's not the British thing to do to say we're the best country in the world, but we are better than some and I'm very proud to be British.
Where ever ive lived eventually i miss"This throne of kings, this septrered isle" nothing is as good as home
I wish you had done Reactions to all the Harry Potter Movies. We would have Loved that.
Even in an urban sprawl there are plenty of green spaces in the UK that give you fresh ait and a sense of freedom.
Amanda, can you do a Travel Vlog please!!! Thanks!!
Also Re: Wildlife. Here In Yorkshire we do actually have wild peacocks. Since my split and then divorce the one thing I haven't missed from my family life was the wild peacocks that have made my ex family home their habitat.
The incredible squawking of the damn things at all hours was torture. lol
Peacocks were brought into UK from India. They are a nuisance, but their tail display is beautiful in mating season.
We have a herd of Haggis roaming free here in the wilds of the wirral...
@@eamonnclabby7067 Hi Eamonn, you're lucky. It's very rare to see Haggis in Sheffield in spite of our hills. Perhaps they don't like big cities.
We are just too goooooooood
11:14 that is an American thing.
The British would say the rocket is knackered.
Hi mate love your videos, the Uk would be great to visit I'm Aussie what I can't understand is how such a small country has so many languages and dialects Oz is 40 times bigger and has 3 Cultural (a bit posh), general and Broad think Steve Irwin and you can understand them more or less, managed bars on the Gold Coast for 10 years met plenty of Americans from all over different accents but could understand them South Carolina girls stood out. But drinking with mates one night, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and a couple of Aussies once everyone good and drunk couldn't understand them maybe a few words. Cheers
Size isn’t really relevant, it’s more to do with history, for thousands of years people never left their own locality, this is why local accents and dialects are common in the UK, it’s basically due to their communities being isolated.