@@oscargrainger2962 "the only people who slag it off are the Brits." SOME highly embittered and self-loathing 'Brits', yes. But who cares about THEM ? And SOME highly envious foreigners. But who cares..............etc etc ? My beautiful country - NOT to be confused with our Ugly Political Leaders - is one of the few things I would GLADLY lay down my life to protect. And I know I'm not alone...............................
It's nice to hear people being positive about England instead of putting it down because of politics. I moved to UK 15 years ago and it is an amazing place to live and full of amazing people. I really get tired of the negativity online that some people try to overwhelm the image of the UK with. The UK rocks!
I am an American (from Maine) and I love England! On my very first trip to England I felt like I was home! I have only been back twice since but I still felt like I had come home. I cannot say enough good about it.
I wish more Americans thought that way tbh. Too many willing to bring up the burning down of the Whitehouse and the Boston tea party. Ancient history, and when all said and done the original settlers in America were British from these shores. You have every right to feel at home.
Thanks Budd. I know the UK is not perfect and i do pop over to Cyprus every year for a little sun . But i dont want to live anywhere else than the UK .
During these unsettling times thank you for reminding me of all the lovely things about the UK. A good British summer makes the UK one of the loveliest places to be.
Im speechless , you have touched on so much of what being English is about , and what is great about living here . Thankyou so much , and lovely people like yourself are more than welcome 🙏 😊
@@LADYRAEUK - Amongst us poor, downtrodden, enslaved subjects of the tyrannical Queen Elizabeth II, a direct descendant (no less) of King George III? I'm only joking! Maybe if the signatories to the Declaration of Independence had visited England, and enjoyed it as much as you have .....
That's exactly what I felt when I watched this lovely lady's video. We should be so proud of our country and celebrate all it's wonders, and of course, the amazing people who live and work here, very much like this lady too, she's very much one of us, and is more than welcome to share the joys of our lives here in the UK.
My American husband moved to the U.K. over 15 years ago and he says that there is nothing about the States that he misses. It’s lovely to see you so settled here. London isn’t the greatest place to be, we moved out a couple of years ago and love our life in Somerset, which is so much nicer
History wise London great to visit. But live in london personally for me know thankyou . Anyway I couldn't afford a barn door let alone a house in the city . Visit London a must , getting out of London and seeing our beautiful and historic island a bigger must
The south west is an amazingly picturesque and friendly part of little island as for London I would recommend living there whilst your still quite young as it is a phenomenal city always something to do and crazily enough hand feeding squirrel is not even near the top of the list but at the same time I would never consider spending a whole life there because there is so so much more to see and experience in the UK and for me personally I do not feel its the best place to raise a. Family
That's right. Tourists go to London and think that's it. That's England! C'mon guys, much more to see outta town. Folk are friendlier too away from the cities. Anyway, looking forward to seeing another of your Spot the Difference vids.
I second that motion! I also up sticks out of stinking LDN two yrs ago come January & ran for the Somerset hills (just south of Glastonbury). It's utterly idyllic here. Never knew what it was like to have neighbours that look out for one another. Best decision I ever made! 🏳️🌈🇬🇧🏴❤️
Speaking as an English man, I think we are extremely lucky to have you. Speaking as a Northener I love the autumn and winter, Bronte country, brass bands, Whit Friday, Scarborough and Whitby......oh, and cricket. Love your assured and gentle presentation. I shall subscribe.
That's sweet, thanks so much 💕I've never been to Scarborough or Whitby, I'll have to look into it.. I've never been very far north. I have to admit, I don't understand cricket 😂
Note to self " we have so many seaside towns scattered all over the place because errrr we're an Island " great upload and thanks for being an adopted Brit and embracing our culture and lifestyle tell all your friends back home how wonderful our country is Ambassadors for brand Britain like you are always welcome .
I went to the UK to visit family for the first time and as an American who lived in the west coast all my life and now lives in Pennsylvania I 100% agree with everything you said. I loved feeding the squirrels also, not only agreed with everything you said but love and miss England.
Thank you very much you sweety pie.Your positivity & love of the UK & it's people is very much appreciated as I feel we have taken a very unfair bashing recently in the media,journalism & MSTV.Lots of us feel we have been culturally attacked & its severely unjust.We are largely a great & good nation & Britain has a lot to see & do & offer in so many ways.I have travelled far & wide & there are negatives & positives everywhere across the world & there are still countries & places that I would still love to explore.I love my country & I am a very proud & patriotic Brit.I am comforted that you feel at home here in the UK & hope you & your family continue to feel very welcome & live a long & happy,healthy life here in Britain.You my lovely are very welcome here because you are a very likeable character with a great outlook,good attitude & respectful & adventurous nature.Please explore the UK more though as one,I think you will enjoy it & two,it will enrich your knowledge & experience of the UK.Lots of different customs,cultures & traditions to find out about up & down & around Britain from north to south & east to west & in Wales,Northern Ireland,Ireland & Scotland.All are beautiful & amazing people in different ways as well as being British collectively.Hope you have the best Xmas possible,above all,stay safe,healthy & happy.xxx♡♡♡ PS,my hubby & I have been to the States & we absolutely loved it.We hired a car & toured for 3 wks.We saw the most amazing places & were made to feel very very welcome.We were both very fascinated & in awe of so much of what we experienced.The people we met were very friendly & warm & very helpful & proud & so you should be.We loved Bryce Canyon it was beautiful.It was hard to pick a fav though.We know the USA is huge so we will be going back again to explore more in different parts of US, when we can all travel safely again once this bloody damn virus is under control.Bring on 2021 for a hopefully much better yr for the world.Take care & God bless you & your family ♡♡♡♡♡
Thank you so much for your kind words💕 I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We definitely plan to travel around when things calm down, like you say, hopefully in the new year! Ahh that's amazing, that's something we've always wanted to do! I'd love to rent an RV and do route 66. Where all did you visit?
I have to agree with you Amanda: English summers are the best. Long walks in the countryside, beer gardens and the sound of birdsong. Long balmy days and mighty thunderstorms. Summer is heaven for me! But as an Englishman I have to praise the other three seasons too. Winter gives me warm cosy nights snuggled up on the sofa, hot chocolate and long hot baths, icy days, thermal gloves and thick coats and scarves, snowball fights and hairy car journeys. Christmas lights and tinsel.... Spring brings hope, revival, baby lambs skipping in the fields, and birds building their nests and feeding their chicks. The daffodils, the tulips and the blossom..... Autumn brings the mists, the plentiful harvests, and the golds, the oranges, the russets and the reds of hibernation.... I love this land, I’m English to the core. And I like being British too, and my favourite city in the world is Edinburgh.
Subbed! Simply because you're the first American doing a 'living in the UK' vid without moaning about the separate taps. I also love the things you love and know how lucky I am. Mind you, I live in the centre of Bath, 'stunning' is an understatement.
@@LADYRAEUK There's a centre parcs in the next county, Wiltshire www.centerparcs.co.uk/discover-center-parcs/holiday-locations/longleat-forest.html. Stonehenge is on the way here, and Glastonbury is very close, a bit like Brighton, but the hipsters are older and like crystals. Bristol is very Brighton like, it's a very vibrant, left of centre city with an amazing music and graffiti scene. Somerset is also famous for its cider, we've got oceans of the stuff ! Unfortunately it looks like we're heading for another full on lockdown so maybe give it a year? Anyway, be lucky and keep your head down 🤞
Hi, you are right, I'm an argentinean living in Wales for eleven years . Twenty minutes from England , When i moved people asked me if I missed the weather as i lived seven years in Madrid before, Not at all , that's too hot and dry . UK landscape is lovely and Wales amazing so you have to visit these !! thanks , Gus
That was really enjoyable and made me realise why I love my country. When you get the chance travel to the Derbyshire Peak District. Fabulous countryside and the stupendous Chatsworth House.
Really pleased to hear that you enjoy the U.K. so much, I think your appraisal is pretty much spot on. As a Grandfather who has seen so much change in the Country of his birth it's really good to hear that Folks who move here are still impressed with what we have to offer. Have a great Christmas with your Family.
I live very close to Avebury which has old stones, lots of myths and legends abound, as well as a pub (The Red Lion of course) and a cute little village shop
Thank you for this lovely summation of life in the UK. I think a lot of British people take it for granted how well we have it and are too quick to criticise. Sure, there are plenty of things wrong here, but on the whole we have a very nice country to live in.
I'm English and I like it for all the same reasons as you, but I also love Wales, Scotland and Ireland and would recommend that you explore places outside of London too. The only difference in the things we like is that I like the change seasons. Summer can get a bit hot for me at times.
Seaside towns, so many scattered around all over the UK...it's an island. 19000 miles of coast line...All by the sea. Only teasing. It's when you hear things from a different perspective, that you realise how lucky you are. Great video!
Yes, I was born and bred here in the UK, walking distance, always a corner shop!!! That's what I love, being able to travel around Europe which is on our door step and it's cheap, driving to Europe is even more cheaper, just get a ferry from Dover to Calais France and drive away 😁. Fish and chips yes please and a good roast x
I love having a corner shop! lol! Oh wow I'll have to look into that, that would be so much easier.. especially travelling with toddlers! 😂 Nothing beats a good sunday roast ! 💜
@@LADYRAEUK you only pay for the vehicle space on the ferry not the people, so you can fill your car or what you are driving with as many people that will fit. we drive to the Netherlands via Calais and belgium... There are other routes too. Although it can be a long journey with kids lol, unless they're asleep!!! 😜
@@JessvanDalfsen that’s really cool! Yeah I think my girls are way passed the sleeping while travelling stage😂 they’re crazy! Lol but it’s still def something I will look into once all this Covid 19 business calms down
So great to hear you enjoy your lifestyle in the uk .Its so refreshing to hear positive comments instead of all the negative the media pumps out .Im sure and hope you are made welcome wherever you go .Most people only comment on the negative side of the uk you are a breath of fresh air refresing to hear
I'd have thought you to be an English person who had lived in America for about 10 or so years. Where are you from originally? I'm in Scotland and have been involved in politics for years - SNP. I started following US politics about 5 years ago AND I've read The Constitution 😉 BTW this video just popped up while watching some US political vid's 😥
haha, my mum is american and has been in the UK for almost 40 years, and she still has a strong american accent weirdly, but she does come out with a lot of words that sound really british.. shockingly she hasn't even been back to the states since moving here, and my dad is british aswell, so it's amazing really how she still has her american accent!
@@duncanbryson1167 I’m from Pennsylvania, it’s a gorgeous state. I’ve never been to Scotland, I’d love to visit eventually! Politics in the states.... is chaos right now 😔
I live in Derbyshire in the UK, i love the Derbyshire countryside, the peak district, the lake district, the walks are really nice I live on the edge of a small forest, we call it the woods, its incredible to get out there into nature, away from the concrete jungle that is towns and cities, i can literally walk for less than 10 minutes, then you wouldn't even know you were anywhere near a town Its good in the woods anytime of year, summer is great, with all the leaves on the trees, squirrels chasing each other, birds chattering, but its equally as good in winter, and in other seasons, when the forest floor is covered in either bluebell flowers, or snowdrop flowers, winter is nice, because the small streams can be frozen on the surface, but still running under the ice, we have a couple of small lakes too, and its nice to see the lake dams overflowing, and running in winter, rather than being stagnant and still in the summer As far as im aware, theres no restrictions for cycling, so you can take to the mountain bike, and take off into the hills, theres canal footpaths to cycle along too, i regularly used to see swans nesting on the canal, on what looked like beaver lodges All that, almost within sight of the house The woods arent incredibly big, nothing like one of the american national parks, but you could still lose yourself for a complete day in the wildlife Another good thing about the UK is, there's no risk of animal predators, there are no wild bears or wolves that i know of, no mountain lions or cougars etc, so you have the peace of mind that you can take a picnic out with you, and not be attacked One place i would recommend visiting in summer is black rocks, near a town called Matlock, its quite a steep scramble up some rocks to get to the top, but once your there, you can see for miles, you feel on top of the world, its a rock formation which seems a little similar to the monument with the presidents faces carved into them Other places of interest are Dovedale, the Manifold valley, the Tissington trail, Ladybower Reservoir There's so many places in and around Derbyshire i cant name them all
I’m 51, a southerner Brit, lived here all my life, and I still can’t understand half of the dialects! I’m glad you’re all happy living your lives here in the UK, I enjoy watching your videos, very heart warming! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
On a slightly negative note, enjoy the tradition and history while you can, there are folks out ther determined to wipe it away. A lovely video, thank you.
@@LADYRAEUK your videos are great. Your prepared to have a go and put yourself out there. That takes guts. America is a great country but your gun laws horrify me .and the health care system where people go bankrupt if they get sick is frightening. Lots of love ❤️
Oh the healthcare system is shocking, it truly is sad. It breaks my heart even more since living here because I see how it can be for people. I’ve actually made a video on US healthcare, I’m sure some of those facts would shock you
@@LADYRAEUK I have watched that video. It is actually hard to comprehend some of the things you discuss. I find it very sad to read about people who stick with a job they detest just to keep health coverage . It seems as though the system will never change whether there is a democratic administration or a republican administration. How is it possible that there is not a mass outcry about it? I really hope it changes.
I think we take what we have in England for granted ......I visited New York couple years back and was totally gobsmacked by the amazing level of engineering , the constructions were unbelievable . A thing i did notice though was how useful being able to speak Spanish was , some coffee shops simply didn't speak English !!
I like the fact that we dont have earthquakes hurricanes killer animals and insects like some countries and no guns so theres not as much chance of someone having a pop at you just minding your own busines.
So nice if you to speak about England the way you did. And yes,some of us here take England for granted. I live near The Tower of London but have only visited it once as a child!. So after this virus is over i will visit it again.That is because of what you said on this video!. So thank you.
The Tower of London is incredible! Hopefully the vaccine will help us get a bit of normality back in our lives. I’m looking forward to being able to travel again 😊 hope you’re well
Proud Englishman here... I have done most of my travelling to the States and Canada with places like Denver, Chicago, San fran, Phoenix, Toronto, New York, Florida.. Among my 12 trips there. Having American family gave me a headstart in the culture but have to say I have always loved the conversation with folk in the states.. The food is also great things like biscuits, shrimp and grits.. Root beer are all really cool for brits to try.Really great to hear so many positive things said about the UK.. Glad you enjoy living here.
An English summer evening. The clop of willow on leather. Drowsy bees. The clink of glasses in the distance. Lovers splashing in the lake. The unmistakable slapping sound as a child falls over, followed by the shrieking. The smell of bbq's burning. The sound of police arriving to a fight. Ahhh yes. Nothing like an English summer's eve :) lol. I'm drunk so I love each and every one of you. You lucky sods.
That’s awesome! I personally think it’s one of the best cities, we can’t wait to get there again. As someone who I’m sure knows the city inside and out.. is there anywhere you’d recommend that we visit next time we’re there? 😊
If you love life in the south you absolutley need to travel to the North of England! Its absolutley beautiful, the people are delightful and the food is incredible
I'm a softie southerner and I think we're pretty friendly down here (not London though lol) BUT I have to say the north really is friendlier. I LOVE IT up there. Salt of the earth, real people with some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen ❤
I love your channel you have made me realise how lovely the UK is. I think when you are born somewhere and used to it then you take it for granted. I feel lucky to be British but I do love the USA. You are so lovely and you have bought tears to my eyes listening to you speak. Thankyou x
When you first started talking, you sounded British, right until you said 'as an American'. That made me chuckle. When you love the NHS as much as we do, you get to call yourself British.
I have enjoyed this so much. I actually had a tear in my eye during this. To hear someone talk so positive about our little old country is so great. Here in the UK we constantly put ourselves and our country down. Thank you
Don't know why you do that. You have heritage railways! Also, really tasty food if you discount weird orange drinks and such. I mean, eggs taste like eggs. They're delicious! Really, it's a great place except for the 2-taps bit. You could update that.
"worked most places in the world"? 🤣 🤣 🤣 Sure you have If you've worked more than 7 or 8 different countries I'd be amazed. Most places in the world would mean you worked in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America, North America, Australasia, India, South East Asia, Orient etc and I don't believe you have.
The NHS does sometimes come under a lot of criticism especially lately, but as someone who has worked for the NHS for twenty years, I am exceptionally proud of the NHS. 💋💋💋💋💋💋
I did the opposite, I moved from London to Florida in the 1980’s. I know many things have changed in the UK, but many things stay the same. I do miss some of the foods that I can’t get here and the history. I wish we didn’t have hurricanes and constant humidity in Florida. One thing is certain, there is no utopia. We are fortunate to live in countries where freedom is enjoyed by all.
Mommas and me - I’m surprised no one has suggested you join National Trust and or English Heritage, you have to pay to enter their listed buildings ie. Stately Homes, castles etc, but if you pay an annual fee, you get to go in for free ! No matter how many times you visit or how many different places you visit. Much cheaper to pay annually. You pass for a Brit very nicely. Incidentally, if you venture to Portsmouth in Hampshire, just outside of Portsmouth we have HMS Dryad a navy base which houses the room that Eisenhower and Churchill planned the D Day landings, well worth a visit if you are into recent history !
A few people have actually mentioned the national trust and it’s definitely something I’ll be looking into! That’s awesome, I’ll have to make my way there when things settle with COVID and the lockdown 😊👍🏻
This is great ! I'm so extra proud now to be a Brit. By the way, if we visit our local theatre (12 miles away in Colchester) we walk from the car park 100 yards to the theatre through a roman arch in the 2000 -year-old roman wall of the city. Cool, eh ?
as a native Londoner (south of the river) from wandsworth,it was nice to hear your compliments about my home town and my country,we all love a pat on the back,but trust me,London has completely changed from what i grew up with.Our legendary community spirit seems to have disappeared and its become a much more violent place. I live in beautiful Cornwall now and dont miss a thing about my old manor (apart from pie and mash of course)
Glad you are enjoying our Country and people. We tend to take things for granted as it’s always been that way and we’ve grown up with it. The English being past masters at sarcasm you say - well maybe to the uninitiated but it’s usually a sign that you’ve been accepted and are being included.
I agree with everything you say, I would recommend joining the National Trust and English Heritage for free entry and parking to historical properties, castles, parks and beaches saved for the nation. Been to America 8 times covering most of the state's, your National Parks Pass is very useful money saver. That said I'm fortunate to be born British.
Amanda - A great example of "not tearing down the old" is Coventry Cathedral - it got heavily bombed during WW2 but rather than rebuild it, it still stands in the middle of Coventry City centre, without a roof, statues intact, with a newer cathedral built just down the road. Take a summer holiday here in Cornwall (I can see the Irish Sea and the English Channel from my home) and designate a day or two to go to The Isles of Scilly just off Land's End (I say "or two" because day 1 is great for St Mary's (Main island), and day 2 is good for island hopping) - One thing you'll notice, is what truly clean sea air smells like.
I am northern UK and feel i am lucky to have come from the north west. We have welsh hills on one side and the lancashire and cumbria hills and the lakes on the other. Accross country is york. In one day i can visit and return home the same day on my motorcycle. I am very close to liverpool but outside of it. I once had the oportunity to move to my sisters in Australia, But i could never leave this leafy countryside. I would miss it.
@@LADYRAEUK pennsylvania Must be a nice place you come from. The lakes are so much better if you have transport to travel not just the lakes, But the drive throught tiny little villages. West of Windemere are tiny little roads that can take you to the highest mountain road in Britain. Hardnott pass. Very scary to drive on such a tiny steep road. Also wynose pass with stoney wide fast flowing streams along side the winding road. With the occational pub that pops up. Thats if there still open with this dam virus.
Awww I love this! I’m gonna send it to my partner in the US; it would be good for her to hear it from another American. Side note: loving the American/British accent 😅
I've lived here all my life and can't understand some of the accents! Over the past decade, we have had the pleasure of meeting up with many American & Canadian friends when they have been here on vacation and thoroughly enjoyed showing them around.
I'm enjoying your video's..... No rambling, alway's to the point. Yes, Britain is a fantastic Country with so much History. I enjoyed going to the USA, especially driving. My first visit was to Florida and what struck me the most, was travelling hundred's of mile's with no change in the scenery ! ! ! When I got home I was telling a friend "how big America was" to which he answered, "everyone know's how big America is" {he'd not been} and I said, yes, but until you travel all day and the scenery hardly changes, THAT'S when YOU KNOW HOW BIG IT IS..... I use to live in Northampton {one of the most under rated Counties} and it would be difficult to travel a few mile's and see exactly the same scenery.
Girl! You are making me want to pick up and move RIGHT NOW! Vacation is my happy place! I hate that we are given limited time here for "holiday" in the states. And Paris is my dream destination! I would love to be so close. We love in MD and frequent PA so yes, a car is essential. It would be incredible to walk everywhere. Yesssss the accent! Food! Parks! This all sounds like a dream! HEALTH CARE!!!! 🤩 Sign me up! Beach huts!? And Castles!!! You made me feel like I was actually there! Thanks for sharing!
It is a little sad that when you are brought up, and where you fall over history every time you turn around, you tend not to notice your heritage. I for instance was born and bred in the North East of England and didn't cross the threshold of Durham Cathedral until I was 18 and that was only because I was courting a young lady who lived in Durham. If you have never been there then I suggest you go, this ancient edifice is almost a thousand years old now. And there is a railway station almost on its doorstep. Durham Cathedral is a Norman building constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the Romanesque style. It was founded as a monastic cathedral built to house the shrine of St Cuthbert, replacing an earlier church constructed in his honour. Just across the way is Durham castle which is roughly of the same age. But for the British, it's just where we live.
You're not the first person who has told me about Durham Cathedral, it's definitely on my list of places to go! Honestly, when I first moved here I was amazed.. I've never experienced history like I have here. Thank you for taking the time to share, I really appreciate it. 🙂👍
@@LADYRAEUK Just to add a little to J Henderson's suggestion - if you visit Durham try to see Bowes museum (fairly close by) then, if you like Castles, go up the North East coast to Warkworth, Alnwick & Bamburgh - all within 50 miles (as you said in the USA - it's a trip to the grocery store !) & all are stunning Castles & surroundings.
I know a very professional Photographer and he calls it 'Culture Blind'. We live every day with red London buses and doesn't mean anything. But tourists love them. In America where you have Fire Hydrants all over places like New York. I went there and was over the moon looking at real hydrants you only see in film. So the best person to cover a City is an outsider. To the indigenous, everything is mundane.
There's a Roman Fort in South Shields (my town)and I never went until an American cousin came to visit. I was 14. I didn't go to the castle in Newcastle until I was 26. But, Durham was where my mother went to uni and we had many a trip there.
If you like castles you might consider going to Northumberland. It's said to have the highest number per square mile of any county in England. I lived there for three years, and I was driving through a village one day when I spotted some obviously ancient masonry on the far side of a field. I stopped to investigate, and there was the remains of a Norman castle sitting forlorn and forgotten. I checked an OS map and some tourist publications and there was no mention of it. Mind the local accent, though. If it's spoken well, it's one of the hardest English accents to follow. And having heard the bouquets, now it's off the get the brickbats in Part 2.
It's nice to hear a foreigner saying good things about us for a change and that deserves a sub on it's own. Although you're not really a foreigner are you? You're one of us now :) America will always be our closest friend and ally. I wish more Americans moved over here. York is my favourite place in England. The castle walls are preserved in the town centre and it's distinct because of it's viking history. When the vikings invaded England York was the first stronghold they captured and used as a base to launch invasions against the southern kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex.
Listening to you talking about the UK and all it has to offer takes me back to when I was a kid and we came to England to live permanently, having had two previous visits. I am from Australia originally which shares quite a lot with the states in terms of history, size, distance between towns, etc. etc. Having been brought up on UK TV and culture from a very young age, when I first came to the UK it felt like coming home, despite me not being born there. Spiritually and culturally, that was where I felt at home, while my place of birth rapidly became alien territory to me and is now (after 30 years) a distant memory. It was the living history, the countryside, towns and picture-postcard villages that gripped my imagination, not to mention the castles and cathedrals! I was utterly spellbound for many years and my love of the British landscape completely took my life over right through my teens and early twenties. I'm a very different person now and am no longer under the spell of what is in fact a viciously cruel and hierarchical country for the many and one in rapid collapse after 11 years of Tory austerity and government by sleight of hand. But your video has rekindled those memories of an earlier me and an earlier time, so thank you. I hope that all of us can once again venture out after the Covid nightmare and rediscover our love of what is, at its very best, a beautiful country.
You didn't mention one of the great things about life in the U.K. - the pubs! When I first moved here I was in awe of them now years later my attitude hasn't changed and they're even better than ever since the introduction of the gastro-pub. Of course they vary in quality but most are very good/great, if you don't keep up with the competition these days you quickly go bust -lol
I’m an American (Maine) and moved to England in 1983 with my British husband. I loved England at first landing. This Green & Pleasant Land sustains me and not a day goes by that I don’t thank God for living in a country where people still have that terrific sense of humour. The NHS is a godsend and such good care. Weather? Well it is good in parts but I love the rain so I’m in luck. We live on an island in a metro-climate and have 180 degrees of the sea, shipping and cruise ships and easy access by ferry to so many European countries. We take the ferry to France to buy wine, cheese and bread and eat oysters in Normandy. I don’t miss living in America except I miss Maine and my family (sometimes). 😂🤣❤️❤️💃🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
That sounds amazing, living the island life!💜 I really appreciate the NHS and everything this country provides. I definitely miss my family as well! lol 🙂
How refreshing to hear somebody praising this country rather than endlessly running it down.
It’s a wonderful place full of lovely people ❤️
I hope you have a lovely new year! 🥳
I think the only people who slag it off are the Brits.
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"the only people who slag it off are the Brits."
SOME highly embittered and self-loathing 'Brits', yes. But who cares about THEM ?
And SOME highly envious foreigners. But who cares..............etc etc ?
My beautiful country - NOT to be confused with our Ugly Political Leaders - is one of the few things I would GLADLY lay down my life to protect. And I know I'm not alone...............................
I've just discovered this channel and it's so nice to be reminded of why Britain is such a great place.
@@marvinc9994 It's not always moaning.
Like sarcasm we do self deprecation.
To be fair though, there's a lot of shit things about living in the UK.
It's nice to hear people being positive about England instead of putting it down because of politics. I moved to UK 15 years ago and it is an amazing place to live and full of amazing people. I really get tired of the negativity online that some people try to overwhelm the image of the UK with.
The UK rocks!
Yea it does! It’s a wonderful place to live 👍🏻
It is wonderful apart from the weather
Thank you, and thank you
I am an American (from Maine) and I love England! On my very first trip to England I felt like I was home! I have only been back twice since but I still felt like I had come home. I cannot say enough good about it.
Ah that’s amazing! Hopefully you get the chance to visit again! ❤️
@ Thank you very much 😊
I wish more Americans thought that way tbh. Too many willing to bring up the burning down of the Whitehouse and the Boston tea party. Ancient history, and when all said and done the original settlers in America were British from these shores. You have every right to feel at home.
Thanks Andrew!
Thanks Budd. I know the UK is not perfect and i do pop over to Cyprus every year for a little sun . But i dont want to live anywhere else than the UK .
During these unsettling times thank you for reminding me of all the lovely things about the UK. A good British summer makes the UK one of the loveliest places to be.
You’re so welcome, I think we can all get wrapped up and forget how wonderful we have it ❤️
@@LADYRAEUK been to WALES yet?
If a British person laughs at you calls you names and takes the micky out of you they consider you a friend
@Con Murphy but we do it best.....
@@vincenthewlett4329 yup it’s called banter ..
Banter😂😂
Im laughing when a guys name is chips. Sounds fishy
This is important to know. And the worse the abuse, the better the friend.
I came to UK from Singapore at the age 7 and I'm now 57 years of age and I can honestly say, for me the UK IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN WORLD. 😊👍😊👍😊👍😊👍😊👍😊👍
Yay, thanks! I love being a Brit. I don't pretend we are the greatest country but I wouldn't be anywhere else.
Im speechless , you have touched on so much of what being English is about , and what is great about living here . Thankyou so much , and lovely people like yourself are more than welcome 🙏 😊
Thank you so much, that means a lot. I'm proud to live here. 💕
@@LADYRAEUK - Amongst us poor, downtrodden, enslaved subjects of the tyrannical Queen Elizabeth II, a direct descendant (no less) of King George III? I'm only joking! Maybe if the signatories to the Declaration of Independence had visited England, and enjoyed it as much as you have .....
@Jim20 - Living in England is okay, except when it rains. Which it does most of the time. Especially in Summer. I'm English, by the way.
@@KempSimon At least we get warm rain in the Summer
So glad you like it hear your a credit to the USA and now a credit to us in England ,!
Sign her up to the UK tourst board!
She would make a great TV presenter.
The EU would try to ban her from talking up Britain!
Why 🤷♂️
I can’t help feeling like I took our way of life for granted after hearing you. Bravo.
That's exactly what I felt when I watched this lovely lady's video. We should be so proud of our country and celebrate all it's wonders, and of course, the amazing people who live and work here, very much like this lady too, she's very much one of us, and is more than welcome to share the joys of our lives here in the UK.
@@jeffstevens4262; Hi Jeff. Your dead right. I guess being constantly told we should be ashamed of ourselves is starting to take its toll.
@@CaptainoftheCs Incessant anti-British propaganda in our own bloody country as well. It's ridiculous isn't it?
@Jeff Stevens and @captain of the c’s
Thank you so much! It’s a wonderful country and I’m proud to live here ❤️
My American husband moved to the U.K. over 15 years ago and he says that there is nothing about the States that he misses. It’s lovely to see you so settled here. London isn’t the greatest place to be, we moved out a couple of years ago and love our life in Somerset, which is so much nicer
History wise London great to visit. But live in london personally for me know thankyou . Anyway I couldn't afford a barn door let alone a house in the city . Visit London a must , getting out of London and seeing our beautiful and historic island a bigger must
The south west is an amazingly picturesque and friendly part of little island as for London I would recommend living there whilst your still quite young as it is a phenomenal city always something to do and crazily enough hand feeding squirrel is not even near the top of the list but at the same time I would never consider spending a whole life there because there is so so much more to see and experience in the UK and for me personally I do not feel its the best place to raise a. Family
That's right. Tourists go to London and think that's it. That's England! C'mon guys, much more to see outta town. Folk are friendlier too away from the cities. Anyway, looking forward to seeing another of your Spot the Difference vids.
I second that motion! I also up sticks out of stinking LDN two yrs ago come January & ran for the Somerset hills (just south of Glastonbury). It's utterly idyllic here. Never knew what it was like to have neighbours that look out for one another. Best decision I ever made! 🏳️🌈🇬🇧🏴❤️
@@burntcrumpets5616 stinking London ? Not a nice comment for the lovely people that live there is it .
As a londoner who LOVES the USA, I must say, you have reminded me of how beautiful this country is, things we take for granted. Loved the vid. xx
Aw thanks very much 😊 they’re both wonderful countries
Speaking as an English man, I think we are extremely lucky to have you. Speaking as a Northener I love the autumn and winter, Bronte country, brass bands, Whit Friday, Scarborough and Whitby......oh, and cricket. Love your assured and gentle presentation. I shall subscribe.
That's sweet, thanks so much 💕I've never been to Scarborough or Whitby, I'll have to look into it.. I've never been very far north. I have to admit, I don't understand cricket 😂
@@LADYRAEUK venture futher north to Bamburgh castle, it is literally awsome.
@@willrichardson519 thank you, I’ll check it out ! 😊
@@LADYRAEUK a lot of british people don't understand it either
😂I'm glad I'm not the only one!
I was nearly crying watching this such kind factual words about my country ...thank you young anglophile👍👍
You’re very welcome, it’s a wonderful country 😊
Thank you for appreciating my country. We're glad to have you here.
Thank you! 😃
Note to self " we have so many seaside towns scattered all over the place because errrr we're an Island " great upload and thanks for being an adopted Brit and embracing our culture and lifestyle tell all your friends back home how wonderful our country is Ambassadors for brand Britain like you are always welcome .
Thank you very much 😊
So pleased that you are happy living here. Watching this makes me feel that it's not such a bad old place after all. Thank you!
You're so welcome! It's nice to see it from an outsiders point of view to remind you of all the wonderful things. 🙂
What a difference it makes when someone sends positive vibes. After watching this made me realise how much I love living here as well.Great job
I’m so glad, I hope you’re having a lovely night 😊
I went to the UK to visit family for the first time and as an American who lived in the west coast all my life and now lives in Pennsylvania I 100% agree with everything you said. I loved feeding the squirrels also, not only agreed with everything you said but love and miss England.
hopefully you can get back soon :)
Thank you very much you sweety pie.Your positivity & love of the UK & it's people is very much appreciated as I feel we have taken a very unfair bashing recently in the media,journalism & MSTV.Lots of us feel we have been culturally attacked & its severely unjust.We are largely a great & good nation & Britain has a lot to see & do & offer in so many ways.I have travelled far & wide & there are negatives & positives everywhere across the world & there are still countries & places that I would still love to explore.I love my country & I am a very proud & patriotic Brit.I am comforted that you feel at home here in the UK & hope you & your family continue to feel very welcome & live a long & happy,healthy life here in Britain.You my lovely are very welcome here because you are a very likeable character with a great outlook,good attitude & respectful & adventurous nature.Please explore the UK more though as one,I think you will enjoy it & two,it will enrich your knowledge & experience of the UK.Lots of different customs,cultures & traditions to find out about up & down & around Britain from north to south & east to west & in Wales,Northern Ireland,Ireland & Scotland.All are beautiful & amazing people in different ways as well as being British collectively.Hope you have the best Xmas possible,above all,stay safe,healthy & happy.xxx♡♡♡ PS,my hubby & I have been to the States & we absolutely loved it.We hired a car & toured for 3 wks.We saw the most amazing places & were made to feel very very welcome.We were both very fascinated & in awe of so much of what we experienced.The people we met were very friendly & warm & very helpful & proud & so you should be.We loved Bryce Canyon it was beautiful.It was hard to pick a fav though.We know the USA is huge so we will be going back again to explore more in different parts of US, when we can all travel safely again once this bloody damn virus is under control.Bring on 2021 for a hopefully much better yr for the world.Take care & God bless you & your family ♡♡♡♡♡
Thank you so much for your kind words💕 I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We definitely plan to travel around when things calm down, like you say, hopefully in the new year!
Ahh that's amazing, that's something we've always wanted to do! I'd love to rent an RV and do route 66. Where all did you visit?
I have to agree with you Amanda: English summers are the best. Long walks in the countryside, beer gardens and the sound of birdsong. Long balmy days and mighty thunderstorms. Summer is heaven for me! But as an Englishman I have to praise the other three seasons too.
Winter gives me warm cosy nights snuggled up on the sofa, hot chocolate and long hot baths, icy days, thermal gloves and thick coats and scarves, snowball fights and hairy car journeys. Christmas lights and tinsel....
Spring brings hope, revival, baby lambs skipping in the fields, and birds building their nests and feeding their chicks. The daffodils, the tulips and the blossom.....
Autumn brings the mists, the plentiful harvests, and the golds, the oranges, the russets and the reds of hibernation....
I love this land, I’m English to the core. And I like being British too, and my favourite city in the world is Edinburgh.
Subbed! Simply because you're the first American doing a 'living in the UK' vid without moaning about the separate taps.
I also love the things you love and know how lucky I am. Mind you, I live in the centre of Bath, 'stunning' is an understatement.
lol! I didn't realise people would complain about taps 😂
I'd love to visit there someday! 🙂
@@LADYRAEUK There's a centre parcs in the next county, Wiltshire www.centerparcs.co.uk/discover-center-parcs/holiday-locations/longleat-forest.html.
Stonehenge is on the way here, and Glastonbury is very close, a bit like Brighton, but the hipsters are older and like crystals. Bristol is very Brighton like, it's a very vibrant, left of centre city with an amazing music and graffiti scene. Somerset is also famous for its cider, we've got oceans of the stuff !
Unfortunately it looks like we're heading for another full on lockdown so maybe give it a year?
Anyway, be lucky and keep your head down 🤞
@@LADYRAEUK I am English and love England but I complain about separate taps!
Hi, you are right, I'm an argentinean living in Wales for eleven years . Twenty minutes from England , When i moved people asked me if I missed the weather as i lived seven years in Madrid before, Not at all , that's too hot and dry . UK landscape is lovely and Wales amazing so you have to visit these !! thanks , Gus
I’d love to travel and see more of Wales.. if you don’t mind me asking why did you decide to move ?
@@LADYRAEUK Don't forget to visit a Welsh "leisure centre" - a sheep tied to a post.
@@Lakesider52 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏼
@@Lakesider52 😂😂😂
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I love the weather, the culture, food, buildings, history, the language and geography.
Agreed! 🙂👍
Aussies, like Kiwis and Brits do not drive on the right side of the road,. We do however drive on the right side of the road.
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JAPAN TOO.
I usually say the "correct side of the road" :)
And Thailand.
Most of the world drives on the right side of the road
That was about the nicest thing I've ever watched about the UK. We're lucky to have you here and I'm glad you feel this way!
Thank you so much, I really do appreciate that, hope you’re having a lovely Christmas 🎄
loved the video, as a brit I sometimes forget what we've got, and good people like yourself remind me.
Castles laying around everywhere. ...well, that's where we left them...
How Americans don't understand the difference between lying and laying ...
lol
" well! That's where we left them " 😂 made my day 👍
left a few in Wales and Scotland
@Dave Smith It's about transitive and intransitive verbs.
That was really enjoyable and made me realise why I love my country. When you get the chance travel to the Derbyshire Peak District. Fabulous countryside and the stupendous Chatsworth House.
Really pleased to hear that you enjoy the U.K. so much, I think your appraisal is pretty much spot on. As a Grandfather who has seen so much change in the Country of his birth it's really good to hear that Folks who move here are still impressed with what we have to offer. Have a great Christmas with your Family.
Thank you so much😊Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄
I love the churches , old cemeteries , the beautiful green country side and stone circles in England.
I live very close to Avebury which has old stones, lots of myths and legends abound, as well as a pub (The Red Lion of course) and a cute little village shop
@@mogznwaz and don't forget Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow and if you like a walk in the country? Try the Ridgeway.
Thank you for this lovely summation of life in the UK. I think a lot of British people take it for granted how well we have it and are too quick to criticise. Sure, there are plenty of things wrong here, but on the whole we have a very nice country to live in.
I'm English and I like it for all the same reasons as you, but I also love Wales, Scotland and Ireland and would recommend that you explore places outside of London too. The only difference in the things we like is that I like the change seasons. Summer can get a bit hot for me at times.
I definitely will, thank you! 💜
@@kevbaker6435 Proud of your ingnorance.
Seaside towns, so many scattered around all over the UK...it's an island. 19000 miles of coast line...All by the sea.
Only teasing. It's when you hear things from a different perspective, that you realise how lucky you are.
Great video!
Thanks so much 🙂
The UK isn't an island - it's one island (Great Britain) and about a quarter of the island next to it (Northern Ireland).
You articulate yourself very well. I love how respectful you are, even correcting ‘wrong’ side of the road to ‘opposite’. Subscribed !
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it 🙂
Yes, I was born and bred here in the UK, walking distance, always a corner shop!!! That's what I love, being able to travel around Europe which is on our door step and it's cheap, driving to Europe is even more cheaper, just get a ferry from Dover to Calais France and drive away 😁. Fish and chips yes please and a good roast x
I love having a corner shop! lol! Oh wow I'll have to look into that, that would be so much easier.. especially travelling with toddlers! 😂
Nothing beats a good sunday roast ! 💜
@@LADYRAEUK you only pay for the vehicle space on the ferry not the people, so you can fill your car or what you are driving with as many people that will fit. we drive to the Netherlands via Calais and belgium... There are other routes too. Although it can be a long journey with kids lol, unless they're asleep!!! 😜
@@JessvanDalfsen that’s really cool! Yeah I think my girls are way passed the sleeping while travelling stage😂 they’re crazy! Lol but it’s still def something I will look into once all this Covid 19 business calms down
born and lived all my life in england its quite refreshing getting a view point from someone who wasnt born and raised in this country
thanks robert :) i'm glad you enjoyed it :)
You are very welcome here. Refreshing to hear some positivity about our country in these times.
Thank you 🙂
So great to hear you enjoy your lifestyle in the uk .Its so refreshing to hear positive comments instead of all the negative the media pumps out .Im sure and hope you are made welcome wherever you go .Most people only comment on the negative side of the uk you are a breath of fresh air refresing to hear
I’ve enjoyed watching this very much, Being English I appreciate your love of our country thank you and god bless.
Your a lovely lady. I enjoy listening too you. Merry Christmas everyone.
Thank you so much❤️ Merry Christmas!
Lovely accent
You have a bit of a British accent going on , especially at the beginning of the vid. Stay lucky!🇬🇧
Haha I guess after almost 8 years I’ve picked up a thing or two without realising it 🤣
I'd have thought you to be an English person who had lived in America for about 10 or so years. Where are you from originally?
I'm in Scotland and have been involved in politics for years - SNP. I started following US politics about 5 years ago AND I've read The Constitution 😉
BTW this video just popped up while watching some US political vid's 😥
haha, my mum is american and has been in the UK for almost 40 years, and she still has a strong american accent weirdly, but she does come out with a lot of words that sound really british.. shockingly she hasn't even been back to the states since moving here, and my dad is british aswell, so it's amazing really how she still has her american accent!
@@duncanbryson1167 you sound desperate dude
@@duncanbryson1167 I’m from Pennsylvania, it’s a gorgeous state.
I’ve never been to Scotland, I’d love to visit eventually!
Politics in the states.... is chaos right now 😔
I live in Derbyshire in the UK, i love the Derbyshire countryside, the peak district, the lake district, the walks are really nice
I live on the edge of a small forest, we call it the woods, its incredible to get out there into nature, away from the concrete jungle that is towns and cities, i can literally walk for less than 10 minutes, then you wouldn't even know you were anywhere near a town
Its good in the woods anytime of year, summer is great, with all the leaves on the trees, squirrels chasing each other, birds chattering, but its equally as good in winter, and in other seasons, when the forest floor is covered in either bluebell flowers, or snowdrop flowers, winter is nice, because the small streams can be frozen on the surface, but still running under the ice, we have a couple of small lakes too, and its nice to see the lake dams overflowing, and running in winter, rather than being stagnant and still in the summer
As far as im aware, theres no restrictions for cycling, so you can take to the mountain bike, and take off into the hills, theres canal footpaths to cycle along too, i regularly used to see swans nesting on the canal, on what looked like beaver lodges
All that, almost within sight of the house
The woods arent incredibly big, nothing like one of the american national parks, but you could still lose yourself for a complete day in the wildlife
Another good thing about the UK is, there's no risk of animal predators, there are no wild bears or wolves that i know of, no mountain lions or cougars etc, so you have the peace of mind that you can take a picnic out with you, and not be attacked
One place i would recommend visiting in summer is black rocks, near a town called Matlock, its quite a steep scramble up some rocks to get to the top, but once your there, you can see for miles, you feel on top of the world, its a rock formation which seems a little similar to the monument with the presidents faces carved into them
Other places of interest are
Dovedale, the Manifold valley, the Tissington trail, Ladybower Reservoir
There's so many places in and around Derbyshire i cant name them all
Ion the National Trust as a Family. It opens a whole new world and access to a lot of grand estates, buildings and more history.
I’m 51, a southerner Brit, lived here all my life, and I still can’t understand half of the dialects!
I’m glad you’re all happy living your lives here in the UK, I enjoy watching your videos, very heart warming! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Thanks very much! I hope you’re well 😊
On a slightly negative note, enjoy the tradition and history while you can, there are folks out ther determined to wipe it away.
A lovely video, thank you.
That would be a shame, it’s beautiful.
I hope you have a happy new year 🥳
Like Macron!
This video actually makes me emotional. we are a great beautiful country. Healthcare is free and wonderful
yes it is :)
@@LADYRAEUK your videos are great. Your prepared to have a go and put yourself out there. That takes guts. America is a great country but your gun laws horrify me .and the health care system where people go bankrupt if they get sick is frightening. Lots of love ❤️
Oh the healthcare system is shocking, it truly is sad. It breaks my heart even more since living here because I see how it can be for people.
I’ve actually made a video on US healthcare, I’m sure some of those facts would shock you
@@LADYRAEUK I have watched that video. It is actually hard to comprehend some of the things you discuss. I find it very sad to read about people who stick with a job they detest just to keep health coverage . It seems as though the system will never change whether there is a democratic administration or a republican administration. How is it possible that there is not a mass outcry about it? I really hope it changes.
I'm so glad your happy in England. I hope homesickness doesn't hit so often (it can be crippling).
I do get homesick occasionally, especially for my family around the holidays. Facetime is definitely a lifesaver 💜
I think we take what we have in England for granted ......I visited New York couple years back and was totally gobsmacked by the amazing level of engineering , the constructions were unbelievable . A thing i did notice though was how useful being able to speak Spanish was , some coffee shops simply didn't speak English !!
I like the fact that we dont have earthquakes hurricanes killer animals and insects like some countries and no guns so theres not as much chance of someone having a pop at you just minding your own busines.
No LEGAL guns. Plenty of ILLEGAL guns in the UK.
@@pmjd42 We have plenty of legal guns in the UK just a different attitude to the use of them.
@@MegaBoilermakerMostly shotguns, not pistols and rifles. And they have to be secured in a strong box bolted to the floor in the home IIRC.
@@pmjd42 Ihave been a Shotgun/Rifle owner for 60 + years here in the UK and a number of other countries.
There's nearly 2 million licensed guns in the UK and around 6000 recorded firearm offences involving illegal weapons each year
So nice if you to speak about England the way you did.
And yes,some of us here take England for granted.
I live near The Tower of London but have only visited it once as a child!.
So after this virus is over i will visit it again.That is because of what you said on this video!.
So thank you.
The Tower of London is incredible! Hopefully the vaccine will help us get a bit of normality back in our lives. I’m looking forward to being able to travel again 😊 hope you’re well
when she first started she was speaking more English than American,,
Proud Englishman here... I have done most of my travelling to the States and Canada with places like Denver, Chicago, San fran, Phoenix, Toronto, New York, Florida.. Among my 12 trips there. Having American family gave me a headstart in the culture but have to say I have always loved the conversation with folk in the states.. The food is also great things like biscuits, shrimp and grits.. Root beer are all really cool for brits to try.Really great to hear so many positive things said about the UK.. Glad you enjoy living here.
That’s brilliant you’ve been able to travel so much.. hopefully things will calm down and we will be able to travel again soon 😊
So glad you like the old place. Welcome aboard.
An English summer evening. The clop of willow on leather. Drowsy bees. The clink of glasses in the distance. Lovers splashing in the lake. The unmistakable slapping sound as a child falls over, followed by the shrieking. The smell of bbq's burning. The sound of police arriving to a fight. Ahhh yes. Nothing like an English summer's eve :) lol. I'm drunk so I love each and every one of you. You lucky sods.
"The english summer is so green and the temperature is perfect" ahhh i remember that day 🤔
Lol in Maine we say we have summer .... on July 4th. Hehehe 🤣
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I was born and raised in Brighton. After 33 years of living here, I still love it! I’m happy to hear you love it too!
That’s awesome! I personally think it’s one of the best cities, we can’t wait to get there again. As someone who I’m sure knows the city inside and out.. is there anywhere you’d recommend that we visit next time we’re there? 😊
Have you been in the Royal Pavilion in Brighton yet? If not, it’s a must on your next visit.
Yes! It’s gorgeous 😊👍🏻
If you love life in the south you absolutley need to travel to the North of England! Its absolutley beautiful, the people are delightful and the food is incredible
I'm a softie southerner and I think we're pretty friendly down here (not London though lol) BUT I have to say the north really is friendlier. I LOVE IT up there. Salt of the earth, real people with some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen ❤
I love your channel you have made me realise how lovely the UK is. I think when you are born somewhere and used to it then you take it for granted. I feel lucky to be British but I do love the USA. You are so lovely and you have bought tears to my eyes listening to you speak. Thankyou x
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it. I hope you're well 🙂
Your accent is changing. Thank you for this video. Makes me appreciate this little island even more.
You're welcome! 👍
Thanks Amanda, it's so nice to hear nothing but praise for this country, you said you and your husband love Brighton, don't leave Cornwall out!
I’ve never been! It’s on my list 😊
@@LADYRAEUK I recommend the Newquay area, especially the Hotel California(yes, really)
When you first started talking, you sounded British, right until you said 'as an American'. That made me chuckle. When you love the NHS as much as we do, you get to call yourself British.
haha! i guess after almost 8 years, I'm picking it up a bit 😂
The NHS is absolutely amazing.
I'm addicted to your channel. I'm British and love hearing a different point of view about our country
Thanks so much 😊 I hope you’re well!
Very interesting!! I remember working in tourist spots in Orlando, FL and they were my favorite customers! They’re always so friendly ☺️
They are super polite and friendly! 😊 Orlando is lovely, I’ve been there a few times ❤️
I have enjoyed this so much. I actually had a tear in my eye during this. To hear someone talk so positive about our little old country is so great. Here in the UK we constantly put ourselves and our country down. Thank you
You're very welcome 🙂I'm glad you enjoyed it, as you can probably tell I feel very fortunate to live here
Don't know why you do that. You have heritage railways! Also, really tasty food if you discount weird orange drinks and such. I mean, eggs taste like eggs. They're delicious! Really, it's a great place except for the 2-taps bit. You could update that.
@@garryferrington811 I can't see why 2 taps produces so much antagonism!
UK to me is the best country in the world worked most places abroad but still keep coming back.
Totally agree but then I am English. There is nowhere else in the world like the British Isles.
"worked most places in the world"? 🤣 🤣 🤣
Sure you have
If you've worked more than 7 or 8 different countries I'd be amazed.
Most places in the world would mean you worked in Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, South America, North America, Australasia, India, South East Asia, Orient etc and I don't believe you have.
@@sandersson2813 Who gives a rats arse what you think you know nothing stop being a troll
The NHS does sometimes come under a lot of criticism especially lately, but as someone who has worked for the NHS for twenty years, I am exceptionally proud of the NHS.
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On your way up to Durham via Whitby, pop in to Lincoln and have a look at the castle and cathedral. You won't be disappointed.
Take look at York on your way north too.
It’s a refreshing change for a foreign person to like us brits instead of berating us ... you young lady are a breath of fresh air 😘
Thank you so much 😊 I hope you’re keeping well in these crazy times
@@LADYRAEUK aahhh yes we are .. thanks for asking ... so nice..
Wow you have made me appreciate my own country. Thank you.
You're welcome 💜💜
Glad you love it here and you are very welcome. Enjoy and thanks for the compliments.
Thank you! Hope you’re well 😊
I did the opposite, I moved from London to Florida in the 1980’s. I know many things have changed in the UK, but many things stay the same. I do miss some of the foods that I can’t get here and the history. I wish we didn’t have hurricanes and constant humidity in Florida. One thing is certain, there is no utopia. We are fortunate to live in countries where freedom is enjoyed by all.
Mommas and me - I’m surprised no one has suggested you join National Trust and or English Heritage, you have to pay to enter their listed buildings ie. Stately Homes, castles etc, but if you pay an annual fee, you get to go in for free ! No matter how many times you visit or how many different places you visit. Much cheaper to pay annually. You pass for a Brit very nicely.
Incidentally, if you venture to Portsmouth in Hampshire, just outside of Portsmouth we have HMS Dryad a navy base which houses the room that Eisenhower and Churchill planned the D Day landings, well worth a visit if you are into recent history !
A few people have actually mentioned the national trust and it’s definitely something I’ll be looking into! That’s awesome, I’ll have to make my way there when things settle with COVID and the lockdown 😊👍🏻
This is great ! I'm so extra proud now to be a Brit. By the way, if we visit our local theatre (12 miles away in Colchester) we walk from the car park 100 yards to the theatre through a roman arch in the 2000 -year-old roman wall of the city. Cool, eh ?
super cool!👍👍
I've been through that! Colchester is great
I'm from UK living in US and I love your video. Makes me feel quite homesick.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much💜
as a native Londoner (south of the river) from wandsworth,it was nice to hear your compliments about my home town and my country,we all love a pat on the back,but trust me,London has completely changed from what i grew up with.Our legendary community spirit seems to have disappeared and its become a much more violent place.
I live in beautiful Cornwall now and dont miss a thing about my old manor (apart from pie and mash of course)
Almost the whole world has become more violent!
Glad you are enjoying our Country and people. We tend to take things for granted as it’s always been that way and we’ve grown up with it. The English being past masters at sarcasm you say - well maybe to the uninitiated but it’s usually a sign that you’ve been accepted and are being included.
Oh I agree, I had such a hard time when I first moved up but I’d like to think I understand it fairly well now 😂
I agree with everything you say, I would recommend joining the National Trust and English Heritage for free entry and parking to historical properties, castles, parks and beaches saved for the nation.
Been to America 8 times covering most of the state's, your National Parks Pass is very useful money saver.
That said I'm fortunate to be born British.
Amanda - A great example of "not tearing down the old" is Coventry Cathedral - it got heavily bombed during WW2 but rather than rebuild it, it still stands in the middle of Coventry City centre, without a roof, statues intact, with a newer cathedral built just down the road.
Take a summer holiday here in Cornwall (I can see the Irish Sea and the English Channel from my home) and designate a day or two to go to The Isles of Scilly just off Land's End (I say "or two" because day 1 is great for St Mary's (Main island), and day 2 is good for island hopping) - One thing you'll notice, is what truly clean sea air smells like.
I’d love to visit Cornwall, hopefully we are able to travel again soon!
I love how you don't always pronounce your T's and some words sound very English, you're officially a Brit x
Thank you love 💜
I am northern UK and feel i am lucky to have come from the north west. We have welsh hills on one side and the lancashire and cumbria hills and the lakes on the other. Accross country is york. In one day i can visit and return home the same day on my motorcycle. I am very close to liverpool but outside of it. I once had the oportunity to move to my sisters in Australia, But i could never leave this leafy countryside. I would miss it.
We visited the Lakes a few years ago, it was absolutely gorgeous. We will definitely be going back, it reminds me a lot of pennsylvania. 🙂👍
@@LADYRAEUK pennsylvania Must be a nice place you come from. The lakes are so much better if you have transport to travel not just the lakes, But the drive throught tiny little villages. West of Windemere are tiny little roads that can take you to the highest mountain road in Britain. Hardnott pass. Very scary to drive on such a tiny steep road. Also wynose pass with stoney wide fast flowing streams along side the winding road. With the occational pub that pops up. Thats if there still open with this dam virus.
I agree with some below... you have reminded me of what I have always taken for granted about the UK, many thanks :)
I'm so glad! 🙂
What a lovely feel good video. Perhaps I took some things for granted? Thank you.
Thank you for watching, hope you had a lovely new year
Awww I love this! I’m gonna send it to my partner in the US; it would be good for her to hear it from another American.
Side note: loving the American/British accent 😅
Thank you so much! 🙂 Is she planning on moving to the UK?
Your picking up a little accent. What a great person. And I guess your hubby is a fine fellow. Great video, thanks.
Thank you very much 😊 I really appreciate it
You will always be a cousin across the pond that has come home :)
Your husbands a lucky man. So glad you're enjoying the delights of our country. All nationalities always welcome here.
Thanks so much ☺️
I've lived here all my life and can't understand some of the accents!
Over the past decade, we have had the pleasure of meeting up with many American & Canadian friends when they have been here on vacation and thoroughly enjoyed showing them around.
lol oh trust me I still have trouble with some of them ! 😂That's awesome, I haven't met too many Americans since I've lived here.
I'm enjoying your video's..... No rambling, alway's to the point. Yes, Britain is a fantastic Country with so much History. I enjoyed going to the USA, especially driving. My first visit was to Florida and what struck me the most, was travelling hundred's of mile's with no change in the scenery ! ! ! When I got home I was telling a friend "how big America was" to which he answered, "everyone know's how big America is" {he'd not been} and I said, yes, but until you travel all day and the scenery hardly changes, THAT'S when YOU KNOW HOW BIG IT IS.....
I use to live in Northampton {one of the most under rated Counties} and it would be difficult to travel a few mile's and see exactly the same scenery.
Girl! You are making me want to pick up and move RIGHT NOW! Vacation is my happy place! I hate that we are given limited time here for "holiday" in the states. And Paris is my dream destination! I would love to be so close. We love in MD and frequent PA so yes, a car is essential. It would be incredible to walk everywhere. Yesssss the accent! Food! Parks! This all sounds like a dream! HEALTH CARE!!!! 🤩 Sign me up! Beach huts!? And Castles!!! You made me feel like I was actually there! Thanks for sharing!
Aw thanks so much babe 💕 I'm from PA so I know how it is, we couldn't survive without a car ! lol. COME VISIT ! 😉
And of course we have four beautiful seasons. The thing I miss, living in France, is the dawn chorus. Get up early and listen in.
I bet it’s lovely
It is a little sad that when you are brought up, and where you fall over history every time you turn around, you tend not to notice your heritage. I for instance was born and bred in the North East of England and didn't cross the threshold of Durham Cathedral until I was 18 and that was only because I was courting a young lady who lived in Durham.
If you have never been there then I suggest you go, this ancient edifice is almost a thousand years old now. And there is a railway station almost on its doorstep. Durham Cathedral is a Norman building constructed between 1093 and 1133 in the Romanesque style. It was founded as a monastic cathedral built to house the shrine of St Cuthbert, replacing an earlier church constructed in his honour. Just across the way is Durham castle which is roughly of the same age. But for the British, it's just where we live.
You're not the first person who has told me about Durham Cathedral, it's definitely on my list of places to go! Honestly, when I first moved here I was amazed.. I've never experienced history like I have here. Thank you for taking the time to share, I really appreciate it. 🙂👍
@@LADYRAEUK Just to add a little to J Henderson's suggestion - if you visit Durham try to see Bowes museum (fairly close by) then, if you like Castles, go up the North East coast to Warkworth, Alnwick & Bamburgh - all within 50 miles (as you said in the USA - it's a trip to the grocery store !) & all are stunning Castles & surroundings.
I know a very professional Photographer and he calls it 'Culture Blind'. We live every day with red London buses and doesn't mean anything. But tourists love them.
In America where you have Fire Hydrants all over places like New York. I went there and was over the moon looking at real hydrants you only see in film. So the best person to cover a City is an outsider. To the indigenous, everything is mundane.
There's a Roman Fort in South Shields (my town)and I never went until an American cousin came to visit. I was 14.
I didn't go to the castle in Newcastle until I was 26.
But, Durham was where my mother went to uni and we had many a trip there.
@Mr Malcolm That’s so true!
NYC is a great city, I love it! I actually got married there 👍🏻
If you like castles you might consider going to Northumberland. It's said to have the highest number per square mile of any county in England. I lived there for three years, and I was driving through a village one day when I spotted some obviously ancient masonry on the far side of a field. I stopped to investigate, and there was the remains of a Norman castle sitting forlorn and forgotten. I checked an OS map and some tourist publications and there was no mention of it. Mind the local accent, though. If it's spoken well, it's one of the hardest English accents to follow. And having heard the bouquets, now it's off the get the brickbats in Part 2.
U should try Durham it a lovey little city the north east has some of the best cost line in England
Dominic Cummings seemed to like it there....
I'm a Londoner living in West Yorks and I concur, love County Durham and Northumberland.
Yep I'm County Durham born & bred it's beautiful up here 🙂
It's nice to hear a foreigner saying good things about us for a change and that deserves a sub on it's own. Although you're not really a foreigner are you? You're one of us now :) America will always be our closest friend and ally. I wish more Americans moved over here. York is my favourite place in England. The castle walls are preserved in the town centre and it's distinct because of it's viking history. When the vikings invaded England York was the first stronghold they captured and used as a base to launch invasions against the southern kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it😊 Have you been to the US?
I live in London and often feed the squirrels and parakeets in at James's park.
That’s amazing, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the parakeets. I’ll have to check it out next time I’m visiting 😊
@London Walks St James's is my favourite London park.
Listening to you talking about the UK and all it has to offer takes me back to when I was a kid and we came to England to live permanently, having had two previous visits. I am from Australia originally which shares quite a lot with the states in terms of history, size, distance between towns, etc. etc. Having been brought up on UK TV and culture from a very young age, when I first came to the UK it felt like coming home, despite me not being born there. Spiritually and culturally, that was where I felt at home, while my place of birth rapidly became alien territory to me and is now (after 30 years) a distant memory. It was the living history, the countryside, towns and picture-postcard villages that gripped my imagination, not to mention the castles and cathedrals! I was utterly spellbound for many years and my love of the British landscape completely took my life over right through my teens and early twenties. I'm a very different person now and am no longer under the spell of what is in fact a viciously cruel and hierarchical country for the many and one in rapid collapse after 11 years of Tory austerity and government by sleight of hand. But your video has rekindled those memories of an earlier me and an earlier time, so thank you. I hope that all of us can once again venture out after the Covid nightmare and rediscover our love of what is, at its very best, a beautiful country.
I hope so too, I’m ready to have some sort of normality back in our lives. I hope you and yours are safe and well 😊
You didn't mention one of the great things about life in the U.K. - the pubs! When I first moved here I was in awe of them now years later my attitude hasn't changed and they're even better than ever since the introduction of the gastro-pub. Of course they vary in quality but most are very good/great, if you don't keep up with the competition these days you quickly go bust -lol
If you don't mind me asking, where are you from?
I do love pubs, even more so in the summer 👍
I’m an American (Maine) and moved to England in 1983 with my British husband. I loved England at first landing. This Green & Pleasant Land sustains me and not a day goes by that I don’t thank God for living in a country where people still have that terrific sense of humour. The NHS is a godsend and such good care. Weather? Well it is good in parts but I love the rain so I’m in luck. We live on an island in a metro-climate and have 180 degrees of the sea, shipping and cruise ships and easy access by ferry to so many European countries. We take the ferry to France to buy wine, cheese and bread and eat oysters in Normandy. I don’t miss living in America except I miss Maine and my family (sometimes). 😂🤣❤️❤️💃🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
That sounds amazing, living the island life!💜 I really appreciate the NHS and everything this country provides.
I definitely miss my family as well! lol 🙂
Lovely seaside towns, yeah, but you didn’t mention the thieving seagulls!
Hahaha how could I forget?!? They're always stealing my chips !😂
@The Englishman You are on their territory.
@peter jarvis Maybe it was an Iraqi seagull.
@peter jarvis what?! 🤣🤣🤣
Your most welcome and i loved the USA the times ive been. But England in the summer watching cricket with a beer and friends is heaven to me.