I can’t understand why some Americans say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn’t care less". The latter indicates you don’t care (0% caring) whereas saying I could care less, means I have a bit of caring because I could care less than I do.
Yes, that one bugs me too. I think it's a case of simply repeating something you hear with regularity, without ever really thinking about the meaning of the words you are saying, which sadly, seems quite commonplace, and not just in the USA. When I was much younger (quite some time ago) I did the same with a very British phrase, ''common or garden'' to mean something quite everyday, not particularly special. For some years until I actually read it as part of a 'spoken' sentence in a book, I spoke it as ''communal garden'', and no one ever picked me up on it, and nor did I really think about the meaning, I just repeated, what I was clearly mishearing. That was a life lesson.
@@Killermcknight Very occasionally, I could care less, makes sense. When it matters, but not very much, then 'I could care less'. But most people don't use it that way.
Its funny seeing the comments on the original video from Americans. They can't seem to grasp that trash can and waste paper basket are different types of bins for different content. Not to mention how defensive they get which makes their comments even funnier.
Oh really?? Interesting. Going to have to google to see what it is. Maybe a small bin to put paper in to be recycled or shredded? I don’t know what else it could be, so I’ll turn to google.
@@Killermcknight Why would you have to google ahhahahhahahhahahahhahahhaha. Its literally in the description of what it is, this is what youre being roasted for, you describe the item instead of using a word that means that phrase.
@@Killermcknight seriously .. in Australia we have simply 'rubbish bins'. a little one under your desk (where everyone knows you don't put food waste, because ants and fungi will get yucky), then the there is the kitchen bin, and we have the equivalent of a trash can or rubbish bin. which is a 'wheelie bin'. if they still have 'trashcan's in theUK i'd be surprised.. think trashcan think sesame street, think oscar the grouch. we haven't had them in Australia for years.
Michael McIntyre is my favourite comedian. I have never found comedy all that funny (except Ben Elton doing a story about black bin liners) but Michael McIntyre makes me crease up! In his stand up shows.
"Hey Gabriel, come over here, I want to show you what I just made!" says God. "Wow, what is it?" replies Gabriel. "It's beautiful!" "That's Wales" says God. "It has the most stunning landscapes, the most beautiful women, the most delicious meat. The crystal-clear rivers are teeming with fish and the meadows are alive with daffodils. The sound of song echoes through the valleys, while.." "Hang on a second God. You told me the other day that your world would be one of balance. Light and dark, day and night, good and evil. I don't see any balance here!" says Gabriel. "I haven't shown you the neighbours I'm giving them yet!"
Comedian Al Murray vs Americans is a good one and Al Murray talking about Britain being undefeated World champions. Its like an hilarious history class.
Hmmmmm In some situations riding has a very sexual implication, and hopefully no horse, implied or otherwise. To be honest here in the UK I've heard horse riding used quite often, maybe in case the listener gets confused with bike riding (I know cycling is more commonly used, but going for a bike ride is also not unusual), or even riding a donkey. It would be interesting to know if different expressions are used in different parts of the country, or amongst people working at racing stables for example, where riding is almost certainly about a horse.
Great reaction 😅 By the way, horseback riding feels more natural because you've heard that phrase your whole life. Let me explain: The parameters within which our whole spectrum of understanding of the world is comprehended, understood & formulated, in our mind, is dictated by the culture we are part of.This in turn influences our thoughts, opinions, views, morals, principles, attitude, actions and language. The things that we accept in life or accept as just part of life are the result of cultural conditioning or culturally laid down models of behaviour. In a world of cultural conditioning it's very hard to find people that are willing to take the time to think about life, that feel the need to understand the real purpose & meaning of our lives, most go their whole lives without that spark of interest or need for a deeper connection with life, largely because mainstream society dictates that these questions are not that important. So when you ask most people what the purpose of life is, they won't tell you what they have concluded through questioning & searching. In most cases they'll simply tell you they don't know or haven't given it much thought, or they will tell you what someone else said, or what their friends say or what their family says - basically what society says, because those friends & family are influenced by the same parameters of thinking. The extent to which we are influenced by our cultural conditioning is immense, it shapes our internal understanding of how to relate to ourselves & to life, of what life is, what its meanings are & what its values are. Culture is the programme you run on, the programme which all of your thoughts & beliefs are formed from & filtered through and it's not until you realise this that you are able to step outside of it and begin to see things from a different perspective. To transcend culture is to see beyond our internal conditioning of said culture, of its language, concepts & contexts, its Images, symbols & learned emotional responses to these stimuli that drive our internal dialogue, attitude & character - our learned behaviour of everything that's important and has meaning, in our hearts & in our minds. Culture is the pre-programmed set of blueprints from which our internal relationship with reality is caged and like the phoenix rising from the ashes of the old, one must understand this to be born again in mind, into a new paradigm of thought.
Just watched your British advert reactions, I had to watch something funny so I didn’t go to bed crying. They’re very powerful! I’m a new subscriber for sure.
It’s about what you are used to. In any European language I know (English, German, Czech), “horseback riding” sounds really odd as all those languages call it “horse riding”. Obviously Michael McIntyre is just having a lighthearted laugh, but it’s quite intelligent the way he dissects language. He does it on many occasions, usually not by reference to American vs English vs Australian or other forms of English, but dissecting words and expressions themselves.
I worked for an english company that was taken over by an American company.so we had a mix of people. I have to say you guy,s have a great sense of humour we just tried to out stupid each other with joke,s I think you won great times/guys. never a boring day.
Only as shorthand for gasoline, much like we shorten petroleum to petrol. Lol tho, LPG would make a confusing thing for Americans who don't know what petroleum is 😅
@@mnomadvfx Chemist here - what you say is only partly correct. Gasoline is a refined product derived from petroleum and primarily used as a fuel for transportation. Petroleum is a natural, unrefined fossil fuel composed of hydrocarbons, used to produce various fuels and chemicals. In strictly accurate terms, petrol is one of the distillates derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and can take several forms depending upon which additives are employed to make it suitable for a given use. Gasoline, as said, is primarily used as a fuel for transportation. So to shorten gasoline to gas produces a word that describes a product in the gaseous state whereas the word petrol is a complete word that correctly describes the liquid.
Growing up in the UK, we got this treatment anytime we said anything that could possibly be funny. My friend and I can just smile at each other now without making the comment because we've been mocking eachother so long. it's great in other company, we have our own silent conversation sometimes.
A waste paper basket is usually in an office only setting and as the name suggests, is used for throwing away waste paper, as opposed to a trash can being for elsewhere and for everything else. As far as horseback riding goes, an equivalent would be bike seat riding or bike saddle riding, but with all of those, do you really need to be told where to sit?
Ohh okay! I didn’t think about that until a comment said it’s 2 different things. I replied in that comment that the only other one I could think of would be a smaller trash can (bin or recycle box) where you’d throw away paper. Any office I’ve personally worked in, we had a box in our office we would put paper in and once a week put it in the recycle bin to be picked up, or just put it straight into a recycle bin, so that kind didn’t even come to mind. Thats true, I didn’t think of it that way!
@@Killermcknight I am in London, UK and here it generally just tends to be a bin as the collective name, regardless of the size of it or where it is placed. Although you might say bathroom bin, kitchen bin, office bin or recycling bin when wanting to be more specific though. And recycling is a relatively new thing in the UK and so waste paper in an office would previously just have been thrown in the bin and disposed of with everything else that was thrown away.
Well, when I was filling up my car at the petrol station, I went to the toilet and turned on the tap to wash my hands. Then I adjusted my trousers and went back to the counter to buy a packet of crisps and some biscuits. Afterwards I threw the empty crisp bag in the rubbish and looked for the way-out sign. Then I drove home, making sure to stay on the left side of the road, and left again round the numerous roubdabouts en route. Finally, at the red light, I stopped to look for the motorway signs.
You do know that within one language the dialect can change so drastically that you can have difficulties to understand 100 miles from your home village what the local villager is talking about. Also, Europe has lots of different languages. Here's a "few": English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish (we haven't left the British Isles yet), Dutch (now we landed to the mainland Europe), French, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Serbian/Croatian, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukranian, Belarusian and Russian. I left out at least ten because Wikipedia says that there are over 250 languages over here.
The first time I went to America I was in a deli buying lunch and the girl asked me if I wanted a sack? I was totally flummoxed. A sack? Now in Australia you can be sacked I.e. lose your job. Or you can be a sad sack, ie a sad person, or a sack to me was a big hessian thing that you might have horse feed in. I had no idea what she was saying. She must have seen my face and she pointed to the brown paper ‘sack’. I said ‘oh! A bag!’. Then it was her turn to be confused… 😂😂😂 I also don’t get why Americans say ‘bathroom’ instead of toilet. Or loo. Or toot. Or in Australia it’s a dunny…. I always have to remember to say ‘ladies bathroom’ if I am asking directions to a toilet.
😂😂😂 sack has many meanings here too. Like a bag, to be fired, or men’s sacks lol. I don’t know why we don’t call it toilet either. Bathroom or restroom, but there’s not usually actually a bath in there, and it’s certainly not always a place of rest 😂 but toot… we call farts. Though I guess you do do that in there 🤣 We have a 9 month old and we love Bluey! We recently watched the Dunny episode 😛
"Have a day off" might be what you were thinking of at the start. If someone is moaning or being pedantic, you might say 'have a day off'. Similar to saying give it a rest, pack it in. Just give us peace for one day.
First time view, nearly lost me @ 55, then 'the missus' started laughing at you... Our pints our bigger, our gallons are bigger and we got more kinds of 'pudding' than you can ever imagine :-P Good fun.
Sometimes American English uses names which describe what objects do, for example "eraser", whereas British English name is the material, "rubber". Yet American English uses the word for the material, "rubber", not what it does, whereas British English tended to use a brand name, "Durex" (a bit like calling a vacuum cleaner a "Hoover"). Yet, Americans call refined petroleum "gas" when it's a liquid. But, AFAIK, "gas" comes from "gasoline" which was coined to relate to the trademarked brand "Cazeline" (and likely designed to echo "kerosene"). Version of English are funny old things. Best Wishes. ☮ Some Americans came to work in the UK in the same open plan office as us, and they deliberately tried to discover anyone who called an "eraser" a "rubber". They succeeded first time with me, though I recognised what they were up to. Practically no one among 100 or more Brits called the thing used to remove pencil marks an "eraser". Our American chums were delighted.
There are two Americanisms that grind my gears bigtime stylie. (actually there are many but I'll stick with two) One is "Happy" everything. I understand it for some occasions and holidays but I'll never understand Happy Halloween, Happy Veteran's Day, Happy Memorial Day. It's just plain offensive to think that commemorating the sacrifice of war should be a Happy event. I'm sure it's meant to be a sombre, reflective, thankful day, surely. Happiness doesn't come into it. In Australia and New Zealand where we celebrate ANZAC Day on 25 April we would never, ever wish anyone happy ANZAC DAY, that would be considered disgraceful and disrespectful. As for Halloween Happy doesn't fit. Isn't it supposed to scare the bejesus out of you? Weird. The second is Happy New Years. What does that actually mean? Happy New Year's ... what? (note apostrophe).Does it just mean you're wishing a me a happy new year's eve or day? The rest of the world says Happy New Year, encompassing the entire year, not just the night we celebrate it. Happy New Year's dance? dinner? party? Just leave it at singular "Year" and the rest of the world will know what you mean.
Ya know…. I never even realized any of that until you said it. Things that make you go “hmmmm”! Althouuuughhhh…. I’m obsessed with Halloween, so I will always say Happy Halloween, because it makes me happy! lol
As an american I see what you mean. But maybe it's because we don't care if the rest of the world know what we mean or not. Because we don't think about what the world thinks. But it seems like the rest of world thinks about what we're doing a little too much, don't ya think? 🤷♂️
@@Ennoenno02 And that right there is the problem with American isolationism. They don't care about the world, only themselves, they just wanna police it. Pfft.
The only time we don’t take it well is when people come at us in a very attacking way, calling us all sorts of horrible names (usually about us being “tards”, “ignorant Americans”, etc). Most of the time it rolls of us and we’re like whatever, but occasionally they’re bad enough we get pissed lol. Teasing and poking fun is all in good fun, it’s when it’s disrespectful for no reason that is just stupid.
You really would enjoy Michael McIntyre , I'd recommend you do some reactions to him, there are some great ones on You Tube. "People without children have no idea" is a really good one
Google: In what country is the pinky finger offensive? In China, if one holds up a little finger at another, it is usually considered vulgar, just as holding up a middle finger in the United States and other countries is generally regarded as offensive.
Oooh interesting! I knew there were certain gestures in certain countries that were offensive. I think I remember seeing the 👌🏻 is offensive somewhere?
I feel I should add also, real "posh people" would never raise their little finger when holding a tea cup. It's one of those things that non posh people think rich/posh people do, so when they do it, the rich/posh can tell straight away. The same with calling your pudding, served after the main course, a dessert. No posh/rich person would ask for dessert. We also don't say "Cheerio. Pip Pip" which is what I was asked to say for Americans whilst over there. I can't count the times I've been asked if I know The Queen, Princess Diana or The So and So family from Sheffield as they are related to the person asking. I smile and say no.
Oh the two finger V sign which some Americans do, which to Brits means "eff off" but they think it means Victory or Peace. Palm away means Peace and V sign with palm facing yourself is offensive in Britain. My Aunty taught me to do the offensive V sign when I was around three years old. She'd have me stand on the back seat looking out the back and tell me "Do it now" when she over took lorries/trucks. I'm guessing it was because we owned a haulage company so she may have known the truckers. It was before back seat seat-belts or car seats for children. If I was up front they would tie me in using a stocking, so my Gran told me. Safety first and all that.🤣
Please do a blind reaction to Hi ren - by Ren. The picture is a guy playing a guitar sat in a wheelchair with a hospital gown on. INSANE talent! It’s a 6min long song but you won’t regret it!
@@Killermcknight Noah Webster tried to improve English spelling. Clearly "plow" is easier to pronounce correctly first time, and easier to derive from hearing the word spoken, than "plough". There was a shift in pronunciation in Britain over several centuries *_after_* spellings were 'frozen". Then a bunch of academics decided to make the Latin or Greek roots of some words more explicit by changing spellings, simply because they were smart-ar5es. English is maybe the only major language that doesn't have an official, mandated, organisation managing and fixing it. Hence it's a mess. I feel no pride or satisfaction that native English speaking children take about 10-20 months longer to become competent reading and writing in their language than, for example, native Spanish or Italian speaking children. Noah had the right idea. Best Wishes. ☮
I've watched lots of different American reactors, usually to music or films, and I must say as Americans go, you two are rather pleasant to watch (Although 'India Reacts' and 'The Jayy Show' are rather good on the eye), not really arrogant, stupid or obnoxious, so keep up the good work and please don't change your attitude.
These guys, JTreacts and reactingtomyroots aresl very good (Someone correct me if Chanel names are wrong, I'm talking about Anna and JT / Steve and Lyndsey)
The waste paper basket is the bin you have next to your desk where you throw the papers you no longer need. You don't or shouldn't throw garbage in that bin. The garbage is thrown in the bin you have under the sink in the kitchen.
I saw that clip and he did talk about rings too, you can say toe ring, nose ring, but no, never say fingering. LOL Every country in Europe has it's own languge, of course, though Switzerland has three to choose from.
I just had an inspiration when I saw how they used the pinkies up thing, and it looks like they are referring to the stereotypically posh British way of drinking a cup of tea
Yeah, definitely thought that was the origin of it, the posh drinking a cup of tea. Is the syphilis story true?! That’s wild and makes me never want to put my pinky up again 😂
I have only just subscribed today & you have too many videos for me to seacrh through. But you should do some reactions to Michael McIntyre, Peter Kay & Lee Evans. All 3 are very funny. They have their own stand up comedian shows on TH-cam.
Oh & if you want to watch a funny program, watch Father Ted. You can't be someone who gets offended easily or you wont enjoy it. It''s NOT suitable for children.
@@Killermcknight Pony Trekking ( spelling correction) is like a junior version of Horse (back) ridding, usually using Shetland Ponies which were previously used as pit pony's hauling carts in the mines. Munro Bagging is a list of Hills/Mountains over 3,000 Ft that you climb in Scotland. There are 282 official Munros and bagging is an activity in which hikers, climbers, and mountaineers attempt to reach a collection of summits, published in the form of a list which as you climb each one you tick it off the list you bought. There is a version in England called Furths. They are the 34 peaks of 3000ft or over in the UK and Ireland outside (furth) of Scotland. Think of them as the English, Welsh and Irish equivalent to the Scottish Munros. 😊😊🧡
I have no idea how close you reside to what's happening with Mother Nature's temper tantrum, but I hope you all make it, I may be a new subscriber but I just take forever to subscribe to stuff. You guys have kept me out of my darkest place whether just reacting or what you're reacting to. Stay safe
Thank you so very much ♥️🫶🏻 Taylor and the baby are back in Colorado and safe, but Stephen is still down in Florida and hunkered down. Scary times, it’s a big bad storm. Sooo glad we can be there for you during some of your darker times. That’s exactly why we enjoy doing what we do, so thank you so much for sharing that. Hope you’re well ♥️
@@Killermcknight thank you for asking, I'm breathing and that's always a good start. Glad to see everything has died down, hopefully Stephen is OK, cannot imagine the fear of a new family being thrown into that. Hope to see you all back soon.
When he says waste paper basket he was talking about bins you'd have in your living room, bedroom or office not kitchen or outside bins. Michael MacIntyre has his own entertainment show called Michael MacIntyre's big show and a quiz show called the wheel.he also does stand up tours and spots on tv.
No, We (USA) do not understand English English. 🤣🙄🤣😳🤣🤫🤣🤓🤣🤡 Born and growing up in India with "Proper English" and fan of BBC / English tv /movies I am used to it (very much used to it). And went through same experience when I arrived in USA 40 years ago.
It's refreshing to see Americans who can laugh at themselves. Self deprecating humour is a very British thing. I had to laugh when u said different dialects across Europe? They're called languages. Across the UK and Ireland there are many accents all with local words that an outsider wouldn't understand. U can go 40 miles and get a new accent in the UK. I'm certain there are videos on TH-cam showing that. Could b a good watch for u.
I'm not a fan of Michael McIntrye, he always seems to think he is funnier than he actually is. I prefer Jimmy Carr. Very funny, though sometimes goes a bit OTT for the shock value, but he's great at dealing with hecklers.
Not familiar with him outside of this video, but I did think he was funny here. I also probably think I’m funnier than I actually am though too 🤣🤣 we will check out Jimmy Carr too though!
@@Killermcknight Hope you enjoy, but be forewarned they are VERY risky. Also, if you have not already seen check our Miriam Margoyles appearances on the Graham Norton chatshow. She’s not a comedian, she’s an actress but incredibly funny.
The thing I've always objected to is the way Americans started stealing a particular letter out of English words, Armour, Colour, Favourite, Honour....what do Americans have against the the Letter U, its in the name of the country!
@@Killermcknight it sounds more natural because you are more used to that specific way. personally, horseback riding sounds very weird to me, whereas horse riding is simple and clear.
@@Killermcknight There is always right and wrong, what makes it fun is that everyone thinks they are right and we all have a laugh arguing about who is wrong. My friends and I try to slip large words into regular conversations, like indefatigable or eqidistant we've evolved past mocking each others normal word choices now and give complimentary noises for big words...lol
but american english has clearly devolved to the point where normal english is too hard for them to understand because they speak in overly descriptive pre-prepared lines. I swear i can predict the next like 15 seconds of speech from americans by the first few words because they repeat the same lines.
@@Crantock-l1v yea a lot of americans just dont really like playing with words and language like we do in the uk. Like i dont want to say canned lines, the same phrases over and over, i dont want to call something the same word everytime, i want to be silly and goofy and real english has so so many ways to do this. Like americans have told me they never know what im going to say next and im like ??? yea thats why you pay attention and listen for context, im trying to have a real chat not just say canned lines.
I can’t understand why some Americans say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn’t care less".
The latter indicates you don’t care (0% caring) whereas saying I could care less, means I have a bit of caring because I could care less than I do.
I correct people a lot with that one lol. I really don’t know either.
Yes, that one bugs me too. I think it's a case of simply repeating something you hear with regularity, without ever really thinking about the meaning of the words you are saying, which sadly, seems quite commonplace, and not just in the USA. When I was much younger (quite some time ago) I did the same with a very British phrase, ''common or garden'' to mean something quite everyday, not particularly special. For some years until I actually read it as part of a 'spoken' sentence in a book, I spoke it as ''communal garden'', and no one ever picked me up on it, and nor did I really think about the meaning, I just repeated, what I was clearly mishearing. That was a life lesson.
The one that really gets me is them saying "the proof is in the pudding" instead of "the proof of the pudding is in the eating"
@@katelyn3997 don't get me started! That grates in every nerve in my bidy
@@Killermcknight Very occasionally, I could care less, makes sense.
When it matters, but not very much, then 'I could care less'.
But most people don't use it that way.
Micheal mcintyre is the comedian saying everything. Johnathan ross is the presenter
Yeah I figured that out after the fact when I was writing the description for this video.
@@Killermcknightreact to some micky flanagan
hahaha comedian. very droll
I think the word "comedian" is a little strong when it comes to Michael.
McIntyre is not a comedian, nobheed more like
My fiance, an American, used to say "tuna fish" until he got fed up of me asking "as opposed to the other kind of tuna?".
Sure,tuna piano,tuna guitar...
Of course Americans would say "toona".
@@GertyColeman-k8c I'll ask him but I'm sure he doesn't eat piano tuna sandwiches. 🤣
😂😂😂
Its funny seeing the comments on the original video from Americans. They can't seem to grasp that trash can and waste paper basket are different types of bins for different content. Not to mention how defensive they get which makes their comments even funnier.
Oh really?? Interesting. Going to have to google to see what it is. Maybe a small bin to put paper in to be recycled or shredded? I don’t know what else it could be, so I’ll turn to google.
@@Killermcknight Why would you have to google ahhahahhahahhahahahhahahhaha. Its literally in the description of what it is, this is what youre being roasted for, you describe the item instead of using a word that means that phrase.
@@Killermcknight seriously .. in Australia we have simply 'rubbish bins'. a little one under your desk (where everyone knows you don't put food waste, because ants and fungi will get yucky), then the there is the kitchen bin, and we have the equivalent of a trash can or rubbish bin. which is a 'wheelie bin'. if they still have 'trashcan's in theUK i'd be surprised.. think trashcan think sesame street, think oscar the grouch. we haven't had them in Australia for years.
@@thevocalcrone Those trash cans from Sesame St in the UK were called Dust Bins in the past and the men who emptied them were called Dust men
@@sjbict LOL i forgot yes "my old man the dustman".. too funny.
Michael McIntyre is defo one of my favourite comedians over here.
Michael McIntyre is my favourite comedian. I have never found comedy all that funny (except Ben Elton doing a story about black bin liners) but Michael McIntyre makes me crease up! In his stand up shows.
No you've got that wrong, America isn't God's country. Yorkshire is God's own country - and has been for centuries.
As a Yorkshire woman I can concur!
On ilkley Moor bah tat ,,,,that's reyt
"Hey Gabriel, come over here, I want to show you what I just made!" says God.
"Wow, what is it?" replies Gabriel. "It's beautiful!"
"That's Wales" says God. "It has the most stunning landscapes, the most beautiful women, the most delicious meat. The crystal-clear rivers are teeming with fish and the meadows are alive with daffodils. The sound of song echoes through the valleys, while.."
"Hang on a second God. You told me the other day that your world would be one of balance. Light and dark, day and night, good and evil. I don't see any balance here!" says Gabriel.
"I haven't shown you the neighbours I'm giving them yet!"
@@Rachel_M_
Looool, lived in Swansea for 8 yrs and that hits so hard 😅
@@Rachel_M_ Oi! stop being so funny about the Irish...you meant the Irish and not us English right ;-)
Comedian Al Murray vs Americans is a good one and Al Murray talking about Britain being undefeated World champions. Its like an hilarious history class.
Well check em out!
Your sarcasm makes me feel at home I am British it’s a staple
Agree, but Aussie English is better... 😂🤣🙃
@@nightberg1971 😂
We just call it riding. The horse is implied. 😁
Ohhhh interesting!
How do you distinguish riding a horse from riding a bicycle or motorcycle?
Hmmmmm
In some situations riding has a very sexual implication, and hopefully no horse, implied or otherwise.
To be honest here in the UK I've heard horse riding used quite often, maybe in case the listener gets confused with bike riding (I know cycling is more commonly used, but going for a bike ride is also not unusual), or even riding a donkey.
It would be interesting to know if different expressions are used in different parts of the country, or amongst people working at racing stables for example, where riding is almost certainly about a horse.
I’d be interested in that as well!
Of course in some parts of the world that could just as easily be camels, donkeys or even elephants.
Great reaction 😅
By the way, horseback riding feels more natural because you've heard that phrase your whole life. Let me explain:
The parameters within which our whole spectrum of understanding of the world is comprehended, understood & formulated, in our mind, is dictated by the culture we are part of.This in turn influences our thoughts, opinions, views, morals, principles, attitude, actions and language. The things that we accept in life or accept as just part of life are the result of cultural conditioning or culturally laid down models of behaviour.
In a world of cultural conditioning it's very hard to find people that are willing to take the time to think about life, that feel the need to understand the real purpose & meaning of our lives, most go their whole lives without that spark of interest or need for a deeper connection with life, largely because mainstream society dictates that these questions are not that important. So when you ask most people what the purpose of life is, they won't tell you what they have concluded through questioning & searching. In most cases they'll simply tell you they don't know or haven't given it much thought, or they will tell you what someone else said, or what their friends say or what their family says - basically what society says, because those friends & family are influenced by the same parameters of thinking.
The extent to which we are influenced by our cultural conditioning is immense, it shapes our internal understanding of how to relate to ourselves & to life, of what life is, what its meanings are & what its values are.
Culture is the programme you run on, the programme which all of your thoughts & beliefs are formed from & filtered through and it's not until you realise this that you are able to step outside of it and begin to see things from a different perspective. To transcend culture is to see beyond our internal conditioning of said culture, of its language, concepts & contexts, its Images, symbols & learned emotional responses to these stimuli that drive our internal dialogue, attitude & character - our learned behaviour of everything that's important and has meaning, in our hearts & in our minds.
Culture is the pre-programmed set of blueprints from which our internal relationship with reality is caged and like the phoenix rising from the ashes of the old, one must understand this to be born again in mind, into a new paradigm of thought.
Why have u written a novel 😅
Wow 👌
Just watched your British advert reactions, I had to watch something funny so I didn’t go to bed crying. They’re very powerful! I’m a new subscriber for sure.
It’s about what you are used to. In any European language I know (English, German, Czech), “horseback riding” sounds really odd as all those languages call it “horse riding”.
Obviously Michael McIntyre is just having a lighthearted laugh, but it’s quite intelligent the way he dissects language. He does it on many occasions, usually not by reference to American vs English vs Australian or other forms of English, but dissecting words and expressions themselves.
I worked for an english company that was taken over by an American company.so we had a mix of people. I have to say you guy,s have a great sense of humour we just tried to out stupid each other with joke,s I think you won great times/guys. never a boring day.
Haha yaaaayyyyy, thanks!
Great reaction video,thank you 😊
You should check out Al murray's stand-up on americans, It's brilliant.
You have to watch Michael McIntyre’s “Dentist” stand up, great sketch!
American > "I wish that was so much longer"
British > "I wish that was longer"
😂😂 well I want it to be longer than longer, okay? 🤣
@@Killermcknight ...that's....what...she said?
😂😂 I will never get tired of that’s what she said jokes
Jeremy Clarkson's take on the American's is the best in my opinion.
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"Petrol - they call a liquid, gas."
Only as shorthand for gasoline, much like we shorten petroleum to petrol.
Lol tho, LPG would make a confusing thing for Americans who don't know what petroleum is 😅
@@mnomadvfx Chemist here - what you say is only partly correct.
Gasoline is a refined product derived from petroleum and primarily used as a fuel for transportation.
Petroleum is a natural, unrefined fossil fuel composed of hydrocarbons, used to produce various fuels and chemicals.
In strictly accurate terms, petrol is one of the distillates derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum and can take several forms depending upon which additives are employed to make it suitable for a given use. Gasoline, as said, is primarily used as a fuel for transportation. So to shorten gasoline to gas produces a word that describes a product in the gaseous state whereas the word petrol is a complete word that correctly describes the liquid.
So what do Americans call gas ?
Trash can ??? oh you mean Dustbin. ;)
Michael mcintyre makes fun of many British traits too , never take it personally
Oh we definitely didn’t!
Growing up in the UK, we got this treatment anytime we said anything that could possibly be funny. My friend and I can just smile at each other now without making the comment because we've been mocking eachother so long. it's great in other company, we have our own silent conversation sometimes.
A waste paper basket is usually in an office only setting and as the name suggests, is used for throwing away waste paper, as opposed to a trash can being for elsewhere and for everything else.
As far as horseback riding goes, an equivalent would be bike seat riding or bike saddle riding, but with all of those, do you really need to be told where to sit?
Ohh okay! I didn’t think about that until a comment said it’s 2 different things. I replied in that comment that the only other one I could think of would be a smaller trash can (bin or recycle box) where you’d throw away paper. Any office I’ve personally worked in, we had a box in our office we would put paper in and once a week put it in the recycle bin to be picked up, or just put it straight into a recycle bin, so that kind didn’t even come to mind.
Thats true, I didn’t think of it that way!
@@Killermcknight I am in London, UK and here it generally just tends to be a bin as the collective name, regardless of the size of it or where it is placed.
Although you might say bathroom bin, kitchen bin, office bin or recycling bin when wanting to be more specific though.
And recycling is a relatively new thing in the UK and so waste paper in an office would previously just have been thrown in the bin and disposed of with everything else that was thrown away.
Well, when I was filling up my car at the petrol station, I went to the toilet and turned on the tap to wash my hands. Then I adjusted my trousers and went back to the counter to buy a packet of crisps and some biscuits.
Afterwards I threw the empty crisp bag in the rubbish and looked for the way-out sign.
Then I drove home, making sure to stay on the left side of the road, and left again round the numerous roubdabouts en route.
Finally, at the red light, I stopped to look
for the motorway signs.
Refined it... Like cleaning your windscreen with mud.
The one that gets me, "At this moment in time". We just say "Now".
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Wouldn't we say 'then', given how long it takes to say 'at this moment in time'?
I know a couple of people who work with horses - they just say 'riding' which always makes me laugh - because I'm childish 😬
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Oh guys British views on Americans,then check Mickey Flannigan,Can I Come in Your House 😅
React to more Michael McIntyre, he's hilarious.
was just about to say that it wasn't Jonathan Ross doing the talking there,
Did you think the person getting interviewed is the host of the show?
Johnathan at the desk, Michael McIntyre on the couch
No not at all. Every talk show is setup like this.
😂😂 this was so good
Michaels Dad was Canadian.
You do know that within one language the dialect can change so drastically that you can have difficulties to understand 100 miles from your home village what the local villager is talking about. Also, Europe has lots of different languages. Here's a "few": English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish (we haven't left the British Isles yet), Dutch (now we landed to the mainland Europe), French, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Serbian/Croatian, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Ukranian, Belarusian and Russian. I left out at least ten because Wikipedia says that there are over 250 languages over here.
Absolutely!!
"Yerp" = The land-mass across the water from Britain. It's a continent, not a country.
@@Killermcknight Ever tried horsefront riding? I wouldn't recommend it. 😉
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The first time I went to America I was in a deli buying lunch and the girl asked me if I wanted a sack? I was totally flummoxed. A sack? Now in Australia you can be sacked I.e. lose your job. Or you can be a sad sack, ie a sad person, or a sack to me was a big hessian thing that you might have horse feed in. I had no idea what she was saying. She must have seen my face and she pointed to the brown paper ‘sack’. I said ‘oh! A bag!’. Then it was her turn to be confused… 😂😂😂 I also don’t get why Americans say ‘bathroom’ instead of toilet. Or loo. Or toot. Or in Australia it’s a dunny…. I always have to remember to say ‘ladies bathroom’ if I am asking directions to a toilet.
😂😂😂 sack has many meanings here too. Like a bag, to be fired, or men’s sacks lol. I don’t know why we don’t call it toilet either. Bathroom or restroom, but there’s not usually actually a bath in there, and it’s certainly not always a place of rest 😂 but toot… we call farts. Though I guess you do do that in there 🤣 We have a 9 month old and we love Bluey! We recently watched the Dunny episode 😛
Y'all are hilarious!! Remember 'hot water heater' smh
😂😂😂 wait what do you call it?
"Have a day off" might be what you were thinking of at the start. If someone is moaning or being pedantic, you might say 'have a day off'. Similar to saying give it a rest, pack it in. Just give us peace for one day.
YES!!! That was it, thank you!
You've just proved my point with the trash can comment.
First time view, nearly lost me @ 55, then 'the missus' started laughing at you...
Our pints our bigger, our gallons are bigger and we got more kinds of 'pudding' than you can ever imagine :-P
Good fun.
So glad you stuck around! Like I said… a lot of people don’t get our humor. It’s all in good fun.
Haha ooh yes, recently tried Yorkshire pudding 😋
You guys are awesome ❤
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Sometimes American English uses names which describe what objects do, for example "eraser", whereas British English name is the material, "rubber". Yet American English uses the word for the material, "rubber", not what it does, whereas British English tended to use a brand name, "Durex" (a bit like calling a vacuum cleaner a "Hoover"). Yet, Americans call refined petroleum "gas" when it's a liquid. But, AFAIK, "gas" comes from "gasoline" which was coined to relate to the trademarked brand "Cazeline" (and likely designed to echo "kerosene"). Version of English are funny old things.
Best Wishes. ☮
Some Americans came to work in the UK in the same open plan office as us, and they deliberately tried to discover anyone who called an "eraser" a "rubber". They succeeded first time with me, though I recognised what they were up to. Practically no one among 100 or more Brits called the thing used to remove pencil marks an "eraser". Our American chums were delighted.
There are two Americanisms that grind my gears bigtime stylie. (actually there are many but I'll stick with two) One is "Happy" everything. I understand it for some occasions and holidays but I'll never understand Happy Halloween, Happy Veteran's Day, Happy Memorial Day. It's just plain offensive to think that commemorating the sacrifice of war should be a Happy event. I'm sure it's meant to be a sombre, reflective, thankful day, surely. Happiness doesn't come into it. In Australia and New Zealand where we celebrate ANZAC Day on 25 April we would never, ever wish anyone happy ANZAC DAY, that would be considered disgraceful and disrespectful. As for Halloween Happy doesn't fit. Isn't it supposed to scare the bejesus out of you? Weird.
The second is Happy New Years. What does that actually mean? Happy New Year's ... what? (note apostrophe).Does it just mean you're wishing a me a happy new year's eve or day? The rest of the world says Happy New Year, encompassing the entire year, not just the night we celebrate it. Happy New Year's dance? dinner? party? Just leave it at singular "Year" and the rest of the world will know what you mean.
Ya know…. I never even realized any of that until you said it. Things that make you go “hmmmm”! Althouuuughhhh…. I’m obsessed with Halloween, so I will always say Happy Halloween, because it makes me happy! lol
As an american I see what you mean. But maybe it's because we don't care if the rest of the world know what we mean or not. Because we don't think about what the world thinks. But it seems like the rest of world thinks about what we're doing a little too much, don't ya think? 🤷♂️
@@Ennoenno02 Oooh tetchy, tetchy.
@@Ennoenno02 And that right there is the problem with American isolationism. They don't care about the world, only themselves, they just wanna police it. Pfft.
@@LHLH78 You might not but many do. I've participated in an online environment for 17 years and hear it every year. Every year.
Ok, it’s easy to take the mickey out of anyone, so it’s good of you guys to take it in good spirit
The only time we don’t take it well is when people come at us in a very attacking way, calling us all sorts of horrible names (usually about us being “tards”, “ignorant Americans”, etc). Most of the time it rolls of us and we’re like whatever, but occasionally they’re bad enough we get pissed lol. Teasing and poking fun is all in good fun, it’s when it’s disrespectful for no reason that is just stupid.
You two will be walking around for the next week, thinking about language with instructions. 😂 so will I.
You really would enjoy Michael McIntyre , I'd recommend you do some reactions to him, there are some great ones on You Tube. "People without children have no idea" is a really good one
i love her, just because she is so gorgeous and also smart, very smart... i can see it.
John Ross is the host, the comedian making the comments is Michel McIntyer.
Yeah that was a mixup of words
The person speaking is Michael Mcintire
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In what country is the pinky finger offensive?
In China, if one holds up a little finger at another, it is usually considered vulgar, just as holding up a middle finger in the United States and other countries is generally regarded as offensive.
Oooh interesting! I knew there were certain gestures in certain countries that were offensive. I think I remember seeing the 👌🏻 is offensive somewhere?
I feel I should add also, real "posh people" would never raise their little finger when holding a tea cup.
It's one of those things that non posh people think rich/posh people do, so when they do it, the rich/posh can tell straight away.
The same with calling your pudding, served after the main course, a dessert. No posh/rich person would ask for dessert.
We also don't say "Cheerio. Pip Pip" which is what I was asked to say for Americans whilst over there.
I can't count the times I've been asked if I know The Queen, Princess Diana or The So and So family from Sheffield as they are related to the person asking. I smile and say no.
Oh the two finger V sign which some Americans do, which to Brits means "eff off" but they think it means Victory or Peace. Palm away means Peace and V sign with palm facing yourself is offensive in Britain.
My Aunty taught me to do the offensive V sign when I was around three years old. She'd have me stand on the back seat looking out the back and tell me "Do it now" when she over took lorries/trucks. I'm guessing it was because we owned a haulage company so she may have known the truckers. It was before back seat seat-belts or car seats for children. If I was up front they would tie me in using a stocking, so my Gran told me. Safety first and all that.🤣
Well to be honest, saying "I drink tea with my pinkie sticking out" does sound a bit rude.
UK: tie = US: Neck tie
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To be fair, I think most (at least the younger population) calls them just ties now.
Please do a blind reaction to Hi ren - by Ren. The picture is a guy playing a guitar sat in a wheelchair with a hospital gown on. INSANE talent! It’s a 6min long song but you won’t regret it!
Americans didn't refine the English language
They miss spelled it, miss pronounced it and gave themselves a trophy as the besterest engrish spreakers
Yeah refine was a bad take, I meant PERFECTED.
@@Killermcknight the correct English would be "PERFECTED it"
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@@Killermcknight Noah Webster tried to improve English spelling. Clearly "plow" is easier to pronounce correctly first time, and easier to derive from hearing the word spoken, than "plough". There was a shift in pronunciation in Britain over several centuries *_after_* spellings were 'frozen". Then a bunch of academics decided to make the Latin or Greek roots of some words more explicit by changing spellings, simply because they were smart-ar5es. English is maybe the only major language that doesn't have an official, mandated, organisation managing and fixing it. Hence it's a mess.
I feel no pride or satisfaction that native English speaking children take about 10-20 months longer to become competent reading and writing in their language than, for example, native Spanish or Italian speaking children.
Noah had the right idea.
Best Wishes. ☮
Pigeon English. That is what Americans speak.
Ironically a lot of the words Americans took over and we changed, including the accents.
0.35 seconds into this video, "we are open to criticism as Americans" 😂. Only if its smothered in candyfloss of vagueness
Nope horse riding is through Europe
And glasses as well 😅
Americans speak and spell Americish, Brits speak and spell English. Trust me, I'm a Brit and have studied this.😅
😂 love it.
As a British born Canadian I seek both English English and Canadian English My university educated Canadian wife even started using English English
I've watched lots of different American reactors, usually to music or films, and I must say as Americans go, you two are rather pleasant to watch (Although 'India Reacts' and 'The Jayy Show' are rather good on the eye), not really arrogant, stupid or obnoxious, so keep up the good work and please don't change your attitude.
😂😂😂 thank you
These guys, JTreacts and reactingtomyroots aresl very good
(Someone correct me if Chanel names are wrong, I'm talking about Anna and JT / Steve and Lyndsey)
I honestly can't stand Micheal MacIntyre, but he occasionally nails in. This is one of those moments.
Only, it’s not a can is it!? Hmm? Hmm? No it’s not! 😂
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The waste paper basket is the bin you have next to your desk where you throw the papers you no longer need. You don't or shouldn't throw garbage in that bin. The garbage is thrown in the bin you have under the sink in the kitchen.
Ahhhh. We don’t really have those too much. It’s pretty common (at least where we’ve worked) to have a big recycling bin for the paper.
I saw that clip and he did talk about rings too, you can say toe ring, nose ring, but no, never say fingering. LOL Every country in Europe has it's own languge, of course, though Switzerland has three to choose from.
Pinkies up is an entirely American invention.
Oh, seriously? 😂🤦🏼♀️ I didn’t know that. Guess it’s our attempt at trying to be fancy.
I just had an inspiration when I saw how they used the pinkies up thing, and it looks like they are referring to the stereotypically posh British way of drinking a cup of tea
Its origins is it was to communicate that you had syphilis but were up for some fun, if someone else also had syphilis.
Yeah, definitely thought that was the origin of it, the posh drinking a cup of tea. Is the syphilis story true?! That’s wild and makes me never want to put my pinky up again 😂
@@Killermcknight Yeah, haha. Started in France in the 17th or 18th century. Was a subtle way to communicate it without saying it out loud.
Michael Macintyre is speaking
Jonathan Ross is the host
I have only just subscribed today & you have too many videos for me to seacrh through. But you should do some reactions to Michael McIntyre, Peter Kay & Lee Evans. All 3 are very funny. They have their own stand up comedian shows on TH-cam.
Oh & if you want to watch a funny program, watch Father Ted. You can't be someone who gets offended easily or you wont enjoy it. It''s NOT suitable for children.
what do you recon to Pony Tracking or Monroe Bagging.🤣🤣
Not even the SLIGHTEST idea 🤣🤣 bagging though I definitely think something dirty lol
@@Killermcknight Pony Trekking ( spelling correction) is like a junior version of Horse (back) ridding, usually using Shetland Ponies which were previously used as pit pony's hauling carts in the mines. Munro Bagging is a list of Hills/Mountains over 3,000 Ft that you climb in Scotland. There are 282 official Munros and bagging is an activity in which hikers, climbers, and mountaineers attempt to reach a collection of summits, published in the form of a list which as you climb each one you tick it off the list you bought. There is a version in England called Furths. They are the 34 peaks of 3000ft or over in the UK and Ireland outside (furth) of Scotland. Think of them as the English, Welsh and Irish equivalent to the Scottish Munros. 😊😊🧡
I have no idea how close you reside to what's happening with Mother Nature's temper tantrum, but I hope you all make it, I may be a new subscriber but I just take forever to subscribe to stuff.
You guys have kept me out of my darkest place whether just reacting or what you're reacting to.
Stay safe
Thank you so very much ♥️🫶🏻 Taylor and the baby are back in Colorado and safe, but Stephen is still down in Florida and hunkered down. Scary times, it’s a big bad storm. Sooo glad we can be there for you during some of your darker times. That’s exactly why we enjoy doing what we do, so thank you so much for sharing that. Hope you’re well ♥️
@@Killermcknight thank you for asking, I'm breathing and that's always a good start.
Glad to see everything has died down, hopefully Stephen is OK, cannot imagine the fear of a new family being thrown into that.
Hope to see you all back soon.
Glad to hear that! Some days, that’s the biggest accomplishment someone can have. Keep at it and know that we’re here for you 🫶🏻
I'm sure us Brits sound different in many ways to Americans.
trash means nothing in england
Have you discovered Stephen Fry's video about the difference between British and American humor? Worth looking at.
When he says waste paper basket he was talking about bins you'd have in your living room, bedroom or office not kitchen or outside bins.
Michael MacIntyre has his own entertainment show called Michael MacIntyre's big show and a quiz show called the wheel.he also does stand up tours and spots on tv.
Dumb means without the ability to speak. For some reasons American equated that with being stupid.
Michael McIntyre’s sketch about the “man drawer” is hilarious
Will add it to our list!
No, We (USA) do not understand English English. 🤣🙄🤣😳🤣🤫🤣🤓🤣🤡
Born and growing up in India
with "Proper English" and fan of BBC / English tv /movies I am used to it (very much used to it). And went through same experience when I arrived in USA 40 years ago.
It's refreshing to see Americans who can laugh at themselves. Self deprecating humour is a very British thing.
I had to laugh when u said different dialects across Europe? They're called languages. Across the UK and Ireland there are many accents all with local words that an outsider wouldn't understand. U can go 40 miles and get a new accent in the UK. I'm certain there are videos on TH-cam showing that. Could b a good watch for u.
Trash can, why 2 words, a can fr trash ? as opposed to what other can? BIN
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Americans have more descriptive language because they are not traditionally a homogenous society.
We dont to "pinky up" unless we are joking.
Oh 😂 I thought it was genuinely a posh thing while drinking tea
You’re missus is really sweet
Youre not getting the british satire....a waste paper basket is not what you are thinking it is....
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We ay all posh.
Trolls will be trolls. Stiff upper lip and all that, wot wot 🏴☠
Horseback riding is another one. Where else would you sit on a horse.
you guys are super cute :)
Thank you 🥹🫶🏻
You dont have jaffa cakes lol
Great, more Mcintyre please
When we throw anything away, we just bin it! Well done for taking Michael McIntyre in good humour.
If you really want tongue in cheek criticism... listen to Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear
Apparently a lot of Haitians have moved to America as they heard it was Dogs country! 😂😂
😂😂 Venezuelans!
its humour. its NOT serious guys !!
We didn’t think it was serious?
I'm not a fan of Michael McIntrye, he always seems to think he is funnier than he actually is. I prefer Jimmy Carr. Very funny, though sometimes goes a bit OTT for the shock value, but he's great at dealing with hecklers.
Not familiar with him outside of this video, but I did think he was funny here. I also probably think I’m funnier than I actually am though too 🤣🤣 we will check out Jimmy Carr too though!
@@Killermcknight Look up 'Jimmy Carr Riskiest Joke's'. A couple you may not get as about Brit celebs from some time ago.
@@Killermcknight Hope you enjoy, but be forewarned they are VERY risky. Also, if you have not already seen check our Miriam Margoyles appearances on the Graham Norton chatshow. She’s not a comedian, she’s an actress but incredibly funny.
“Bin”. Where you bin?
Where I've always bin.
Different dialects in Europe…well, that’s just the beginning!
😂 he meant languages and accents
Refined it as in white sugar. Take out all the good stuff.
😂😂 burn
The thing I've always objected to is the way Americans started stealing a particular letter out of English words, Armour, Colour, Favourite, Honour....what do Americans have against the the Letter U, its in the name of the country!
The example of this I find amusing is that a gear stick becomes a 'stick shift' in the USA.
Thanks for taking it the way it was intended😀
Michael McIntyre is a great observational comedian. He is hilarious about his own faults too! He is worth spending time to watch his other works.
Why does horse riding sound weird ? LOL
Not sure, lol. It doesn’t sound BAD, just horseback riding sounds more natural?
@@Killermcknight it sounds more natural because you are more used to that specific way. personally, horseback riding sounds very weird to me, whereas horse riding is simple and clear.
Tea kettle.
Why call it a tea kettle? It's just a kettle.
Good one! I have heard people call it a tea kettle. I just call it a kettle.
There is no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. Language evolves and changes over time and from one place to another and I love that 😊
I fully agree! I think that makes it really fun and exciting, personally.
@@Killermcknight There is always right and wrong, what makes it fun is that everyone thinks they are right and we all have a laugh arguing about who is wrong.
My friends and I try to slip large words into regular conversations, like indefatigable or eqidistant we've evolved past mocking each others normal word choices now and give complimentary noises for big words...lol
but american english has clearly devolved to the point where normal english is too hard for them to understand because they speak in overly descriptive pre-prepared lines. I swear i can predict the next like 15 seconds of speech from americans by the first few words because they repeat the same lines.
@@Crantock-l1v yea a lot of americans just dont really like playing with words and language like we do in the uk. Like i dont want to say canned lines, the same phrases over and over, i dont want to call something the same word everytime, i want to be silly and goofy and real english has so so many ways to do this. Like americans have told me they never know what im going to say next and im like ??? yea thats why you pay attention and listen for context, im trying to have a real chat not just say canned lines.
@WookieWarriorz your a wizard Harry!