There's a lot of unwritten rules when it comes to drinks. Just make it clear if you're not doing rounds, no problem. Also, I can buy a round without expecting one in return. The only thing we don't like is when somebody accepts drinks during rounds but never buys a round. 😂
You are wrong about one thing. Under British law, pedestrians ALWAYS have right of way (except on motorways). We have no jaywalking laws. For instance, it is perfectly legal to cross the road when the red man is lit at traffic lights. The red and green man are only advisory. I'm surprised that you've had problems crossing. Maybe you should be a bit braver. If you think it's bad here you should go to Italy or France where they drive like kamikaze pilots.
I was surprised at that too. British people jave no self preservation with walking onto the road to cross, i see some bifeos of them even on busy london streets. In myvtown that's smaller people cross the streets in tandom olaces or on the red light all the time 😂
@@keifer7813 that's just not true at all. Right of way just means who has priority. For example: Drivers on a main road have priority over drivers on a minor road
As a pedestrian drivers technically must yield to you, you're right however you need to still have your wits about you cause you'll still be worse off than the car if the driver decides to disobey that rule lol
I gotta say, as an American who has never been to the UK ever, I think that the most American thing that you do is record videos in public spaces 😭 I’ve seen a lot of people in the US vlogging outside, but from what I know of British culture, it seems *wild* to me that you’re holding up your phone/camera and talking loudly at it in any public place mad respect for the sheer audacity of it, that part seems VERY American, ngl
I'm pretty sure its only if youre watching the BBC. If you dont use the BBC's network, you dont have to pay. P.s. The TV license ppl tried to tell me if i use the BBC's websites, I still need to pay. So I told them...I dont.
The mail isn’t fast cuz uk small the mail is fast cuz the uk demands timely mail. To get a letter to shetlands it will go on 3 planes to ensure it arrives by morning. This is normal practice. The Royal Mail has existed for over 400 years and we brits demand timely and practical delivery. The only areas we struggle are a small remaining overseas colonies like falklands or Tristan then it’s typically 4-6 months but all parcels which have been in ordered in that period must arrive as a single shipment.
@ to be fair the sell off was inevitable. The main thing is that the contract in selling basically requires the same degree of service and expectation and if it drops in standards it can be legally challenged. The main issue the RM has it’s costs are too high and they don’t want to up service prices which means they’ll either go bankrupt or be nationalised and with the current government that doesn’t give me much hope cuz I feel they be stupid enough to try and do British leyland again despite how much a disaster it was.
Bear in mind that when RM was a nationalised industry the delivery standards it achieved were far higher than those achieved by today's privatised Royal Mail. @@Teabag-jt
Pedestrians so have the right of way, we just hate pedestrians, there's crossings for a reason, but unlike in the states, jaywalking is not a thing here so that's completely wrong, no one's gonna hit you the law is goes pedestrians, cyclist then vehicles
Just a slight note cycles are classed as vehicles in the highway code they have priority in right of way but they also can claim the middle of a lane if they wish
@ajk3 actually mate you're right, I live in the buttcrack of the Cotswolds and they certainly know they have the right of way, I think I may have deliberately left horses out
According to the Highway Code: a vehicle MUST give way to any pedistrian at a pedestrian (zebra) crossing or at the entrance to a junction you eish to turn into and any pedestrian in the road.
@@Liam-s3h Look up Acura Amanda arrested for jaywalking or more recently San Francisco woman arrested for jaywalking. The videos are out there. Yet people claim that they're free. 😂
@@fer-tc1ui what is your point exactly? If it is a local law against crossing the street and while traffic is coming and going, and someone breaks that local law? What is the problem exactly? What is your point? Is it that you think a law like that is silly? Unconstitutional? What is your displeasure with local American laws?
You only buy a round if you're out for a session, and each person takes a turn. When you go out, clarify if it's OK for everyone to buy their own drinks or whether it's a rounds night. ❤
I don’t think I’ve ever been out where everyone orders their own drinks, accept when at a restaurant. Pub/Bar it’s always rounds. What you said may happen too, but that’s very much outside the norm.
@@GD2X Bartender here. It's actually really common for people to buy drinks separately, especially among younger people, including me and all my social circles. Drinks are expensive. The prices become even more unfair in mixed groups when some people are buying expensive cocktails and doubles while others are just buying pints or cider. In those groups you'll sometimes see splinters of a couple of people who do smaller equal rounds. With older men who all get lager and can afford the large expenditure, rounds make sense.
@@Keyrose-my3xrRoads with a 60 limit aren't places pedestrians are permitted to be. They're talking about lower speed limited roads, 20 or 30 zones where people do have a right of way to cross.
I don’t know anyone who actually wastes their money on the TV licence, since they have no right to enter your property or force you to pay if they actually did come knocking.
I pay it because I value the BBC, especially the radio services. In these days where the UK is a largely an irrelevance globally speaking, it’s one of the only sources of soft power we have. Also in other parts of the world, the world service is one of the only sources of relatively unbiased news coverage and many are grateful for it. You can knock the BBC and it has made a catalogue of errors especially with regard to disgracefully covering up for paedos, but is a unique and well regarded institution that would be a massive loss if it were to go.
@alexbennet4195 If I'm had a guess, there must be, at any one time, 300 people in prison in the UK, mostly women who haven't paid their fines for not having a TV licence.
I don't. I think it's good value for money. BBC1 BBC2 BBC3 BBC4, iplayer, CBBC and CBeebies for the kids, Radio 1,2,3,4,6 plus the others and all the Local Radio Stations, BBC News and Weather, BBC bitesize websites for the kids at school, anything else I've missed? Much better value than Netflix etc No involvement with big multinational companies who are only trying to maximise profits, and no adverts. I appreciate it is currently trendy to try to not pay and it's your choice if you genuinely do not and have not used any of the services provided and think you or your family will not use them in the future.
@ trendy? I’ve never paid it. You like to fund a paedophilic institution. I don’t. You like to fund the governments whistle piece. Fine, I do not. You’re trying to look smart but no one that pays the BBC has a shred of decency nor common sense…
@@lindastaines8288 I'm not, I'm simply letting him/people know if tv licence guys turn up on your doorstep, there's no legal requirement to talk to them or let them into your home and the best thing to do is politely tell them to jog on and close the door 👍
@@lindastaines8288he's not lying they are not entitled to come into your home and you don't have to speak to them..they have to see your TV on through a window..
@@lindastaines8288the TV licence is a scam you sound like the type that would if snitched on your elderly neighbours drinking tea in their gardens during COVID
Chilli John Carne people. Look him up. I stopped buying a licence several years ago and I watch TV legally. You cannot watch live TV. You cannot watch the BBC including iPlayer but let's face it who would? If you just watch a streaming services or watch nothing live - you don't need a license.Its the BBC that causes all the bloody problems cos the fee goes to them.
Yeah I couldn't believe TV licences were a thing when I moved to the UK either, it seemt like such a ridiculous tax to me. So, like most students, I didn't pay for it and just use streaming services
BBC are hanging on to the licence for dear life. They don't have advertising which is why there is a licence but you get national and international radio as well. That's why they say it's worth the money. However, you don't need a licence if you don't watch BBC programmes or if you only watch streaming services. They want your money if you watch any programme at the time of airing. The answer is to only watch streaming services and if anyone ever comes to your door for the licence just ignore them. If they write to you, let them know you don't need a licence.
@@GarfieldBlane That was a loophole the BBC closed when they realised how much money they could make. Students used to watch programmes on laptops and didn't need a licence, so the Beeb said "oh yes you do" and they're making a fortune from students.
@@videomaster5437wow, you’re confident for someone completely wrong, as that is not true. Streaming services are only included for LIVE stuff. You do not need a tv license for normal Netflix. Read their website ffs
@@videomaster5437 Yes and it unlawful, those services aren't even based in uk so they bully people to pay. Their letters are just bullying and people fall for it. And tv licence fees go mainly to bbc only but somehow we now can't watch anything? It's bullshit.
Great video shorts! The new Highway Code gives pedestrians the right of way where they're crossing a side street with a Give Way sign. Even so, some motorists don't know about this, yet.
I had the opposite problem the other day. Saw a guy waiting to cross a road I was about to turn into, so I stopped to let him cross before I turned. He got irritated that I was making him wait. I had to turn in, because he wasn’t crossing. So pedestrians don’t know the rules either.
Yep, it's right of way roulette. Pedestrian knows the update, driver doesn't, pedestrian gets sworn at and run over. Driver knows the update, pedestrian doesnt', driver gets sworn at by driver behind while he waits for the pedestrian to cross while that pedestrian waits for him. Pedestrian knows the update and driver knows the update 1) driver waves at pedestrian, pedestrian crosses 2) driver waves at pedestrian, pedestrian realises too late that the driver also knows the update and starts to cross just as driver thinks the pedestrian doesn't know the update and also starts to cross and they end up in a kind of embarrassed British mexican stand off 3) driver knows update but is a taxi or white van so just drives through anyway.
@@spark9of9creation I don’t even think that’s true since it’s a BBC licence, isn’t it? So you’re “supposed” to have one if you watch BBC iplayer on your phone (they can’t check), and they assume you should have one if you have a TV, but ofc if you literally just use your TV for Netflix then they actually have no right to expect you to pay it?
@@spark9of9creation I mean thats just flat out not true. You only ‘need’ one if you watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer. People use TVs for stuff other than watching TV
@@alexbennet4195 If Netflix show something live, like the boxing for example, you need a licence. Once the live show is finished, you can watch the replay without a licence. It is not just for bbc sadly, but you do not need one for just owning a tv that is false.
Don’t pay for tv license , they have no power to enter etc so don’t let them see you watching tv thru a window and soon as they say tv licensing just say no thank you and shut the door .
Pedestrians are now the king of the road as of the beginning of this year, DVLA was pretty implemental on letting us know the road hierarchy. Many people still do what they want though, which gets confusing. It goes; pedestrian, cyclist, horse motor bike, car, lorry's n busses. It's really silly because quite a few pedestrians are daft enough walking in front of cars on their phones without thinking they have right of way. Although I'd like to know, who actually funds the roads, us drivers!!
The difference is, in the UK you can legally cross the road almost anywhere that's not a Motorway. In the US, they only normally cross at a Crosswalk or Zebra, as "Jay walking" is often illegal, so many Americans aren't used to judging when its safe to cross.
Cars do slow down for pedestrians in most parts of the country, in fact, often drivers allow pedestrians to cross if there is no zebra crossing. In London though, it’s a bit different.
Idk where this man is from in the US but here in the UK I find myself impressed with them actually stopping. Never seen a car actually stop at zebra crossings in the US. In small towns they stop at intersections for you. In cities you wait for the light but dont rely on it to save you!
Dude, don’t bother with TV license. It once served a purpose (when only the BBC existed and people needed it for info) but now it’s just a scam. You’re within your right to either not answer the door to TV license people, or tell them simply to go away. They have no power whatsoever to do anything about it. If they argue it, just threaten to call the police about trespassers - they’ll soon leave.
I’ll usually buy one round at the beginning g and then dip out. Especially on a Friday/sat night because things are very kinetic and you will end up buying rounds where every time someobodu new has turned up at the bar and then you find out they just stopped for one drink whilst waiting for a cab so you don’t get one back. Drinks with a small group of known friends, yeah I’m ok with rounds
You dont have to pay the tv license unless you stream live tv stuff, or watch bbc, incidentally the people who come to your door to check cant enter your home, and thus can not definitively prove you watch live tv, or the bbc
Pretty much pedestrians do have right of way, not if they choose to stroll around motorways! But generally all other crossings, even junction crossing and also zebra crossings - although tbh, I often get drivers whizzing over zebra crossings because there is no red light commanding them to stop. :-(
For the tv license thing, theres no need to worry. Its only technically for the BBC and other government related channels like ITV, however this is the kicker, the TV license people have no power to actually force you to pay a fine, even if the tv license guy saw you clearly watching the BBC, and you said you don't watch the BBC, he still can't do anything. The tv license people resort to threatening elderly people with legal action, massive fines and straight up to get then to pay even if they don't have to. Many people i know believed an ad that they played on TV that suggested TV license fee collectors would creepily go up to your door/window and use a weird device to know whether youre watching the BBC or not (even through solid walls) in the shadows all whilst the family unknowingly watch the TV. This is severely creepy and scared many people. They also lie and say using your TV whatsoever requires a fee, and so on, etc. Don't pay TV license and you can slam the door in the tv license person's face if you reallllly wish (not advice).
The highway code has been changed this year to change the priorities. Pedestrian now have the primary priority, followed by cyclists, cars then lorries, particularly at junctions. This is because pedestrians, especially kids, are so in to their phones they aren't paying attention so drivers are now meant to spot this and stop to allow the pedestrian to cross before turning into or out of a junction.
No, it’s required if you stream any live TV, even on Netflix, Amazon, etc. I naturally advise you do not pay them fucks and do it anyway. They can’t do shit but send scary letters
When crossing the road you do have right of way as long as you have at least begun crossing the road before the car has either approached you or committed to turning into a junction. If you’re hit by a car when crossing where ever you are and you’re within you’re right to cross, the driver is subject to prosecution by the 2018 Highway Code act amendment.
The one about pedestrians is not true and the exact opposite. Pedestrians do have priority in the UK but not in the US. The US has jaywalking laws to remove liability from drivers hitting pedestrians. No such protections exist in the UK. Priority goes from most vulnerable (Pedestrians) to least vulnerable (typically heavy goods vehicles). Pedestrians have priority the moment they step into the road, regardless of why they did it. You can't run someone over just because they step out into the path of your vehicle and just shrug your shoulders and expect it to be OK.
With the right of way rule, it depends on where you are living. By law, drivers have the right of way and this is the case in many cities, but in more rural areas, where the roads arent very developed and there arent enough crossings, traffic lights etc, then drivers will usually give pedestrians the right of way.
You only need a TV licence if you watch live TV. I didn't get one for like 7 years. The round philsophy is that everyone gets a round in and it adds up to you pretty much buying your own drinks. It's common courtesy to not get anything expensive unless you're the one buying or the person buying the round says it's okay. It helps keeps the bar less crowded and makes drinking feel a bit more social. Though it's fucking lethal if you're with someone who drinks like a fish. But there again, you can always skip a round. Generally drinking in Britain is less to get pissed and more to spend time with people. I'd say an average pace of about 1 round an hour is good it's what I aim for. Although I can do like 3 an hour but that's fucking dangerous. A good way to win favour with any Brit is offer to buy them a drink.
If anybody from TV license ever knock on your door. Just close the door. Or just don’t answer it. You only have to pay a TV license if a) you watch a live broadcast or b)you watch the BBC iPlayer. Been getting letters from TV licensing for the last seven years ever since I went license free.
I’m always bewildered by J-walking. Virtually every town or city in the UK, there’s a random guy in the middle of traffic crossing even though he’s 5ft from a crossing point. Or how most people wait for a car to be level with them before walking into the pedestrian crossing. Seeing people get stopped by police in the US for crossing the street is mental.
Rules have changed since 2024 pedestrians now have the right of way but only at junctions. This is so new to the rule book that lots of people don’t even obey it yet so it’s best to wait until you know they’re gonna stop, :)
The sun thing also happens in some parts of America, and I can see why it would take getting used to. My mom says apparently I refused to go to bed as a kid because the sun was still up and I didn't believe it was bed time.
Yeah, like Alaska. For most of the US it’s the 49th parallel that is the more most northern reach. London is located at 51, and it’s in the south of England. Edinburgh is at 55. Considerably more north of any US state, save Alaska.
Crossing the street really does depend on where you are, like I live in the highlands of Scotland and wouldn’t cross a busy street but I’ve seen Londoners do it with out blinking an eye its scary and impressive to behold
Honestly, the road crossing varies across the country. Most of the time indeed cars won't slow down when you try to cross at a non zebra (heck, some drivers don't even stop there. I'm looking at you birmingham) - but some areas just have friendly people and they will
Rounds are a tricky one especially as people come and go during the night. However if you are only out for 1 or 2 make it clear at the start that you're getting your own and you'll be fine. Alternatively suggest a kitty and do rounds that way.
Cable is different from the TV licence. No one needs a TV licence, unless less you watch the BBC and watch live TV and download things. However, you do need to have a contract to watch cable.
Back home I would speed up if someone was crossing where they werent supposed to. Especially in one area of town because it happened so often its so easy to say they just numped infront of my car
You don't have to buy everyone a round, just communicate you're getting your own drinks. Also, cars will 100% stop if you just walk onto the road depending on which part of the UK you're in e.g. London (although do cars ever truly move in London?). Just don't try it on the motorway
Its not compulsory to buy a round. That's way to expensive to do. If you dont want to, you dont do it. If people come to the door asking if you have a tv license just shut the door in there faces. As long as you dont have a tv or you dont watch any bbc stations. I have a tv but I never watch any tv only youtube, so I dont need licence.
TV license is only if you watch BBC. It's best to pay it if you watch a lot of TV but I just stream Netflix, Disney and NowTV etc so I just applied for a gaming licence. That is free and they don't bother you.
UK still has TV licenses? In Finland that was converted into a tax in 2013. It costs less than the previous license did but you also can't dodge it by not having a TV since our public broadcasting company YLE does more than just TV these days. And as a tax it's taken straight from your paycheck and there's no opting out of it.
Pedestrians have right of way. Other than motorways (from which pedestrians are 100% prohibited) you can cross anywhere - there are no jaywalking laws. The crossings are just, you know, official places to cross, with lights to help you cross. It makes the process easier and safer when pedestrian and drivers are on the same page. But you can cross anywhere and you would not be breaking the law to cross when the red man is showing - it's just advisory. Although obviously it's a good idea to cross at the official crossings and wait for the green man - and this is what the children are taught with "the Green Cross Code". But there are no laws compelling this.
I'm confused by some of these. We live further north than 49.5/50 USA states. We live further north than parts of Alaska. We live further north than 90% of Canadians. So yes, long nights in winter, long days in summer. Pedestrians have the right of way legally at junctions, at crossings, and on the pavement. That means if you're driving out of your driveway, any pedestrians walking past have right of way and you'll need to wait. Any pedestrians crossing the road have right of way in most circumstances. Additionally, buses have right of way when they're departing from a bus stop (if you're driving past a bus stop and a bus is pulling out, you have to let them go first). Unlike the USA where you can get fined or arrested for not crossing where the government allows you, pedestrians have a lot lot lot more rights here
Just wanna make it clear the rounds thing isnt mandatory at ALL, at least with the people I go out for drinks with. We will occasionally get people the odd drink or two but not an entire round for the table. If you dont get a round for the table and your friends think you're weird for that, its a them problem, make it clear you dont wanna do that and if they still dont understand or accept you need to find yourself better drinking buddies
The tv licience only applies if you watch any thing from the bbc or live tv even live recorded, other then that you do not need a tv licience for any other, including sky, any cable, youtube netflix yada yada, just no live or anything from the bbc
okay so the car thing is interesting because in my experience it is the opposite in wales. pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way, as long as you don't literally walk in from of a fast moving car, you are good to go.
In the UK, according to the Highway Code, pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. Also, just make it clear when out with friends that you are NOT doing rounds. Don't accept a free drink, then you have NO obligation to buy a round. I don't really drink much, so I never buy rounds. Drinking in rounds is all about fairness, it's not about subsidising others'drinking. If they think you're rude, that's their ignorance.
Dont need a tv license if you only use streaming services. I cancled mine a long time ago. If theres sports i want to watch im normally down the pub anything else i just stream so i cancelled the tv license as i aint funding the biased nonce club that is the BBC.
“You need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch TV channels live on any TV service or streaming service - such as ITVX, Channel 4, Amazon Prime Video, Now or Sky Go. You don't need a TV Licence if you only ever watch on demand programmes on any TV service apart from BBC iPlayer*.” Also most people never open the door to the TV licence person!!! Just saying 😊
No because the post is often imported and they have special Amazon Prime planes which import things every day from other countries. It's not cos we're small cos the stuff you are ordering is often not coming from inside the UK and it still comes quick
It's only in cities that drivers won't slow down for you. Pedestrians do in fact have right of way unless on a motorway. Also feel free to count yourself out of the round, just make sure you let people know that you're not participating and you're sorting yourself out.
Things work differently depending on the size of your city, mid/small cities have nicer drivers that will slow down for you, the more metropolitan areas do not have time for you on the road at all
There's a lot of unwritten rules when it comes to drinks. Just make it clear if you're not doing rounds, no problem. Also, I can buy a round without expecting one in return. The only thing we don't like is when somebody accepts drinks during rounds but never buys a round. 😂
Yes! And its usually the ones with money who never offer to buy a round in my experience lol 😅
@@s.g2344 Thats why they have money lol
@danturner1104 lol very true 😅
Never feel compelled to buy a round of drinks to please others
Buying a round 10 years ago was affordable nowadays you need a mortgage and one of your kidneys to pay 4 it. Just be clear at the beginning.
You are wrong about one thing. Under British law, pedestrians ALWAYS have right of way (except on motorways). We have no jaywalking laws. For instance, it is perfectly legal to cross the road when the red man is lit at traffic lights. The red and green man are only advisory. I'm surprised that you've had problems crossing. Maybe you should be a bit braver. If you think it's bad here you should go to Italy or France where they drive like kamikaze pilots.
I was surprised at that too. British people jave no self preservation with walking onto the road to cross, i see some bifeos of them even on busy london streets. In myvtown that's smaller people cross the streets in tandom olaces or on the red light all the time 😂
No such thing as right of way in the UK
London for you. Doesn't happen up north!
Hes not saying it bad living here its just different to the US in some ways. I like this guy
@@keifer7813 that's just not true at all. Right of way just means who has priority. For example: Drivers on a main road have priority over drivers on a minor road
The way I heard it, when learning to drive in the UK, drivers must yield to pedestrians once they have a foot on the road.
As a pedestrian drivers technically must yield to you, you're right however you need to still have your wits about you cause you'll still be worse off than the car if the driver decides to disobey that rule lol
As a driver what's a pedestrian or a cyclist 😂😂😂
He's in London. Everyone drives crazy there, too much of a hurry
We 'should'. But realistically, I'm not slamming on at 30mph, the pedestrian can wait
Yea but don’t put that into practice
I gotta say, as an American who has never been to the UK ever, I think that the most American thing that you do is record videos in public spaces 😭
I’ve seen a lot of people in the US vlogging outside, but from what I know of British culture, it seems *wild* to me that you’re holding up your phone/camera and talking loudly at it in any public place
mad respect for the sheer audacity of it, that part seems VERY American, ngl
Well pointed out! As a Brit I just wouldn't do it! Maybe it's a generation thing though?
Oh it happens - it’s just that people will probably look at you funny if you look like you’re talking to yourself in public.
If you aren't watching live TV, you dont need TV license. I haven't paid mine for 15 years
I'm pretty sure its only if youre watching the BBC.
If you dont use the BBC's network, you dont have to pay.
P.s. The TV license ppl tried to tell me if i use the BBC's websites, I still need to pay.
So I told them...I dont.
Does anyone pay that shit still?😂
@@EamonnJJAactually anything live... I refuse to pay it as I only use streaming platforms
@@ulugbekumedjanov6420old people
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Cheers for the heads up mate.
The mail isn’t fast cuz uk small the mail is fast cuz the uk demands timely mail. To get a letter to shetlands it will go on 3 planes to ensure it arrives by morning. This is normal practice. The Royal Mail has existed for over 400 years and we brits demand timely and practical delivery. The only areas we struggle are a small remaining overseas colonies like falklands or Tristan then it’s typically 4-6 months but all parcels which have been in ordered in that period must arrive as a single shipment.
Also Royal Mail is being bought by another foreigner. Our once " great country" is up for sale to the highest bidder. I should not be allowed.
@ to be fair the sell off was inevitable. The main thing is that the contract in selling basically requires the same degree of service and expectation and if it drops in standards it can be legally challenged. The main issue the RM has it’s costs are too high and they don’t want to up service prices which means they’ll either go bankrupt or be nationalised and with the current government that doesn’t give me much hope cuz I feel they be stupid enough to try and do British leyland again despite how much a disaster it was.
And the Scottish highlands that the Royal Mail believe isn’t part of the mainland…
Bear in mind that when RM was a nationalised industry the delivery standards it achieved were far higher than those achieved by today's privatised Royal Mail. @@Teabag-jt
@@Teabag-jtThe sell-off was political not inevitable. Now we're out of the EU we could re-nationalise (but I doubt that will happen).
Pedestrians so have the right of way, we just hate pedestrians, there's crossings for a reason, but unlike in the states, jaywalking is not a thing here so that's completely wrong, no one's gonna hit you the law is goes pedestrians, cyclist then vehicles
In Australia pedestrians also have right of way and boy do we abuse the hell out of it lmao
London isn't England. Don't step into the street
Just a slight note cycles are classed as vehicles in the highway code they have priority in right of way but they also can claim the middle of a lane if they wish
I appreciate you won't see so many in urban areas, but I'd add horses up there with pedestrians before the cyclists.
@ajk3 actually mate you're right, I live in the buttcrack of the Cotswolds and they certainly know they have the right of way, I think I may have deliberately left horses out
In Britain, pedestrians have right of way! Step out on the road & the cars have to stop! (Whether they actually stop is another thing)!
Whether cyclists stop is another thing as well
No, thays just in london, move to a country town and everyone stops fir you. Pedestrians have right of way
Not if he's black
Depends what you look like
Pedestrians have right of way in London. Though drivers in certain parts of London, especially an infamous part, don't act like that.
@@magistic345no it really doesn’t.
No such thing as right of way in the UK.
According to the Highway Code: a vehicle MUST give way to any pedistrian at a pedestrian (zebra) crossing or at the entrance to a junction you eish to turn into and any pedestrian in the road.
Yrah so not pedestrian just mooching into a road.
At least in the uk you can cross the road wherever you like without fear of being arrested for jaywalking. That has happened in some states.
And ...😂
Arrested for crossing the road? Please tell me that's a joke? 😂
@@Liam-s3h Look up Acura Amanda arrested for jaywalking or more recently San Francisco woman arrested for jaywalking. The videos are out there. Yet people claim that they're free. 😂
@@fer-tc1ui what is your point exactly? If it is a local law against crossing the street and while traffic is coming and going, and someone breaks that local law? What is the problem exactly? What is your point? Is it that you think a law like that is silly? Unconstitutional? What is your displeasure with local American laws?
thats the 'land of freedom' for you 😂
You only buy a round if you're out for a session, and each person takes a turn. When you go out, clarify if it's OK for everyone to buy their own drinks or whether it's a rounds night. ❤
I don’t think I’ve ever been out where everyone orders their own drinks, accept when at a restaurant. Pub/Bar it’s always rounds. What you said may happen too, but that’s very much outside the norm.
@GD2X a round of drinks can cost a lot of money these days.
@@kwanman5146 that much is true
@@GD2X It's mostly non-round with people I know.
@@GD2X Bartender here. It's actually really common for people to buy drinks separately, especially among younger people, including me and all my social circles. Drinks are expensive. The prices become even more unfair in mixed groups when some people are buying expensive cocktails and doubles while others are just buying pints or cider. In those groups you'll sometimes see splinters of a couple of people who do smaller equal rounds. With older men who all get lager and can afford the large expenditure, rounds make sense.
Pedestrian absolutely do have the right of way always.
No such thing as right of way in the UK
Only on a Zebra crossing.
That's just crazy. You're going sixty and a person walks out, you have to slam the breaks, hurting yourself amd whomever is in the car.
@@Keyrose-my3xrRoads with a 60 limit aren't places pedestrians are permitted to be.
They're talking about lower speed limited roads, 20 or 30 zones where people do have a right of way to cross.
A TV Licence 😂. I cancelled mine in 2012.. No problem & iv saved around £2000..
Idk about that pedestrian one. The last time I was in the US, a car sped UP when we started crossing the road.
I don’t know anyone who actually wastes their money on the TV licence, since they have no right to enter your property or force you to pay if they actually did come knocking.
A few people have even gone to prison for not paying the fine for not having a TV licence.
Just ignore them and use someones address thats what many do@@GarfieldBlane
@@GarfieldBlane what? When?
I pay it because I value the BBC, especially the radio services. In these days where the UK is a largely an irrelevance globally speaking, it’s one of the only sources of soft power we have. Also in other parts of the world, the world service is one of the only sources of relatively unbiased news coverage and many are grateful for it. You can knock the BBC and it has made a catalogue of errors especially with regard to disgracefully covering up for paedos, but is a unique and well regarded institution that would be a massive loss if it were to go.
@alexbennet4195 If I'm had a guess, there must be, at any one time, 300 people in prison in the UK, mostly women who haven't paid their fines for not having a TV licence.
Your friend is a bad friend. In England we say ‘fuck the tv licence’ and proceed to tell the bloke to do one👍
I don't. I think it's good value for money. BBC1 BBC2 BBC3 BBC4, iplayer, CBBC and CBeebies for the kids, Radio 1,2,3,4,6 plus the others and all the Local Radio Stations, BBC News and Weather, BBC bitesize websites for the kids at school, anything else I've missed? Much better value than Netflix etc
No involvement with big multinational companies who are only trying to maximise profits, and no adverts. I appreciate it is currently trendy to try to not pay and it's your choice if you genuinely do not and have not used any of the services provided and think you or your family will not use them in the future.
@ trendy? I’ve never paid it. You like to fund a paedophilic institution. I don’t. You like to fund the governments whistle piece. Fine, I do not. You’re trying to look smart but no one that pays the BBC has a shred of decency nor common sense…
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t pay their tv licence, we must be part of different social means
@ I just don’t fund kiddy fiddlers, people who defend them or fake news, that’s the difference…
Never ever paid a TV license. Just ignore the enforcers. They can't do anything.
Same here! Never pay it!
Not like there is much need for one. You don't need it for on demand services, only broadcast TV (and BBC player). Hardly worth it
See I don’t know anyone who doesn’t pay their tv licence.. Must be a northern thing to ignore it. Sad
Mate, if the tv licence people turn up, you smile, politely tell them to jog on, then close the door 👍
Do not encourage law breaking please
@@lindastaines8288 I'm not, I'm simply letting him/people know if tv licence guys turn up on your doorstep, there's no legal requirement to talk to them or let them into your home and the best thing to do is politely tell them to jog on and close the door 👍
@@lindastaines8288he's not lying they are not entitled to come into your home and you don't have to speak to them..they have to see your TV on through a window..
@@lindastaines8288the TV licence is a scam you sound like the type that would if snitched on your elderly neighbours drinking tea in their gardens during COVID
Chilli John Carne people. Look him up.
I stopped buying a licence several years ago and I watch TV legally.
You cannot watch live TV. You cannot watch the BBC including iPlayer but let's face it who would?
If you just watch a streaming services or watch nothing live - you don't need a license.Its the BBC that causes all the bloody problems cos the fee goes to them.
Yeah I couldn't believe TV licences were a thing when I moved to the UK either, it seemt like such a ridiculous tax to me. So, like most students, I didn't pay for it and just use streaming services
BBC are hanging on to the licence for dear life. They don't have advertising which is why there is a licence but you get national and international radio as well. That's why they say it's worth the money. However, you don't need a licence if you don't watch BBC programmes or if you only watch streaming services. They want your money if you watch any programme at the time of airing. The answer is to only watch streaming services and if anyone ever comes to your door for the licence just ignore them. If they write to you, let them know you don't need a licence.
When at university EVERY student with a TV must have their own TV licence.
@@GarfieldBlane no they don’t lol, just don’t pay it and there’s nothing the government can do about it
@@TheGreatPresenter or even better, watch whatever you want and still don’t pay for the licence
@@GarfieldBlane That was a loophole the BBC closed when they realised how much money they could make. Students used to watch programmes on laptops and didn't need a licence, so the Beeb said "oh yes you do" and they're making a fortune from students.
The aggressive driving is really getting to you isn't it?!😮😂❤
Lol, his friend tolling, who pays their TV licence? 😅🤣
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t pay their tv licence, we must be part of different social means
You don't need a license if you don't watch live tv. It's called crossing between the traffic for a reason.
Netflix and other streaming services are included, it's stated on their letters now
@@videomaster5437wow, you’re confident for someone completely wrong, as that is not true. Streaming services are only included for LIVE stuff. You do not need a tv license for normal Netflix. Read their website ffs
@@videomaster5437 Yes and it unlawful, those services aren't even based in uk so they bully people to pay. Their letters are just bullying and people fall for it. And tv licence fees go mainly to bbc only but somehow we now can't watch anything? It's bullshit.
We don’t pay TV license anymore for decades since the internet appeared. Where are you man?! If you are paying you are being scammed mate!
Anyone that watches BBC has to pay a TV licence mate
Literally eveyone still pays for a tv license
I feel you're one of the few who still feels obliged. It's kind of an old fashioned thing now . @@marvou6811
You still legally have to if you're watching any live tv or using bbc iplayer even on catch up. Whether you actually do or not is different lmao
Yeah let someone else pay for that broadcaster 🙄
Great video shorts! The new Highway Code gives pedestrians the right of way where they're crossing a side street with a Give Way sign. Even so, some motorists don't know about this, yet.
I had the opposite problem the other day. Saw a guy waiting to cross a road I was about to turn into, so I stopped to let him cross before I turned. He got irritated that I was making him wait. I had to turn in, because he wasn’t crossing. So pedestrians don’t know the rules either.
Yep, it's right of way roulette. Pedestrian knows the update, driver doesn't, pedestrian gets sworn at and run over. Driver knows the update, pedestrian doesnt', driver gets sworn at by driver behind while he waits for the pedestrian to cross while that pedestrian waits for him. Pedestrian knows the update and driver knows the update 1) driver waves at pedestrian, pedestrian crosses 2) driver waves at pedestrian, pedestrian realises too late that the driver also knows the update and starts to cross just as driver thinks the pedestrian doesn't know the update and also starts to cross and they end up in a kind of embarrassed British mexican stand off 3) driver knows update but is a taxi or white van so just drives through anyway.
@ Haha, I’d give this a heart instead of just a like if I could. Spot on!
just don't let them in, they can't get into your home, and if they do just tell them that you don't use the tv, they can't prove that you do.
I don't always buy a round, depends on the size of the group cause beer is fooookin expensive now
The local casque ales are always cheaper and always nicer. Support your local breweries!
I'm so proud of the way he says zebra now, he's one of us now. loooool
TV licence is not for cable…its for any live broadcast tv show, if you do not watch live tv you do not need one! ❤
You technically have to have a license if you own a tv
@@spark9of9creation I don’t even think that’s true since it’s a BBC licence, isn’t it? So you’re “supposed” to have one if you watch BBC iplayer on your phone (they can’t check), and they assume you should have one if you have a TV, but ofc if you literally just use your TV for Netflix then they actually have no right to expect you to pay it?
@@spark9of9creation I mean thats just flat out not true. You only ‘need’ one if you watch live TV or use BBC iPlayer. People use TVs for stuff other than watching TV
@@alexbennet4195 If Netflix show something live, like the boxing for example, you need a licence. Once the live show is finished, you can watch the replay without a licence. It is not just for bbc sadly, but you do not need one for just owning a tv that is false.
@@alexbennet4195it’s not true at all. He’s talking shit cos he’s an ignorant moron
Don’t pay for tv license , they have no power to enter etc so don’t let them see you watching tv thru a window and soon as they say tv licensing just say no thank you and shut the door .
I ain't had a TV licence for years now 😂 waste of money. They can knock on your door all they want just say no thank you and shut the door simple.
Pedestrians are now the king of the road as of the beginning of this year, DVLA was pretty implemental on letting us know the road hierarchy. Many people still do what they want though, which gets confusing. It goes; pedestrian, cyclist, horse motor bike, car, lorry's n busses. It's really silly because quite a few pedestrians are daft enough walking in front of cars on their phones without thinking they have right of way. Although I'd like to know, who actually funds the roads, us drivers!!
Shocker but many pedestrians are also drivers
It's only for the BBC TV Station. British Broadcasting Co-operation
The TV license is required for anyone with a TV, not just cable. it pays for the main national network channels because they don't have commercials.
Sure you mght buy your mates a round, but atleast your not paying a 25% expected tip ontop of all the drinks 🤷♀️
Meh, lots of bars, pubs in London have 15-25% service charges now, as of about 10 years ago. Rents are high
The difference is, in the UK you can legally cross the road almost anywhere that's not a Motorway. In the US, they only normally cross at a Crosswalk or Zebra, as "Jay walking" is often illegal, so many Americans aren't used to judging when its safe to cross.
Lol. Get a clue about America...😂
Cars do slow down for pedestrians in most parts of the country, in fact, often drivers allow pedestrians to cross if there is no zebra crossing. In London though, it’s a bit different.
So that's why we have tv licenses in South Africa. The brits bought it with them 😂😂
Same with Ireland 😔😔
South Aftica didn't have TV until 1976, well after Britain left South Aftica.
@@maninthestreet01Things get left behind, languages, customs, laws, prejudices etc
Most of Europe have some kind of tax for television services.
Idk where this man is from in the US but here in the UK I find myself impressed with them actually stopping. Never seen a car actually stop at zebra crossings in the US. In small towns they stop at intersections for you. In cities you wait for the light but dont rely on it to save you!
They stop in LA. Good thing, too, because it's not an ideal p)ace for pedestrians.
Dude, don’t bother with TV license. It once served a purpose (when only the BBC existed and people needed it for info) but now it’s just a scam. You’re within your right to either not answer the door to TV license people, or tell them simply to go away. They have no power whatsoever to do anything about it. If they argue it, just threaten to call the police about trespassers - they’ll soon leave.
I’ll usually buy one round at the beginning g and then dip out. Especially on a Friday/sat night because things are very kinetic and you will end up buying rounds where every time someobodu new has turned up at the bar and then you find out they just stopped for one drink whilst waiting for a cab so you don’t get one back. Drinks with a small group of known friends, yeah I’m ok with rounds
24 hours of daylight up on Shetland in summer but dark by 2pm in winter
Being british is never opening the door to TL
I thought that was J Walking in the USA, where as in the UK you can cross any time anywhere if it’s clear.
You dont have to pay the tv license unless you stream live tv stuff, or watch bbc, incidentally the people who come to your door to check cant enter your home, and thus can not definitively prove you watch live tv, or the bbc
Pretty much pedestrians do have right of way, not if they choose to stroll around motorways! But generally all other crossings, even junction crossing and also zebra crossings - although tbh, I often get drivers whizzing over zebra crossings because there is no red light commanding them to stop. :-(
For the tv license thing, theres no need to worry. Its only technically for the BBC and other government related channels like ITV, however this is the kicker, the TV license people have no power to actually force you to pay a fine, even if the tv license guy saw you clearly watching the BBC, and you said you don't watch the BBC, he still can't do anything. The tv license people resort to threatening elderly people with legal action, massive fines and straight up to get then to pay even if they don't have to. Many people i know believed an ad that they played on TV that suggested TV license fee collectors would creepily go up to your door/window and use a weird device to know whether youre watching the BBC or not (even through solid walls) in the shadows all whilst the family unknowingly watch the TV. This is severely creepy and scared many people. They also lie and say using your TV whatsoever requires a fee, and so on, etc.
Don't pay TV license and you can slam the door in the tv license person's face if you reallllly wish (not advice).
It’s 24 million households who pay…. It’s the minority who aren’t paying
The highway code has been changed this year to change the priorities. Pedestrian now have the primary priority, followed by cyclists, cars then lorries, particularly at junctions. This is because pedestrians, especially kids, are so in to their phones they aren't paying attention so drivers are now meant to spot this and stop to allow the pedestrian to cross before turning into or out of a junction.
Recent, somewhat questionable, changes were made to highway code. Pedestrian have right of way in certain instances ie crossing at an intersection.
To licence is only needed if you watch bbc 1 /2 ,itv channels.
No, it’s required if you stream any live TV, even on Netflix, Amazon, etc.
I naturally advise you do not pay them fucks and do it anyway. They can’t do shit but send scary letters
When crossing the road you do have right of way as long as you have at least begun crossing the road before the car has either approached you or committed to turning into a junction. If you’re hit by a car when crossing where ever you are and you’re within you’re right to cross, the driver is subject to prosecution by the 2018 Highway Code act amendment.
This is true in large portions of America. I’m in Washington state.
The one about pedestrians is not true and the exact opposite. Pedestrians do have priority in the UK but not in the US.
The US has jaywalking laws to remove liability from drivers hitting pedestrians.
No such protections exist in the UK. Priority goes from most vulnerable (Pedestrians) to least vulnerable (typically heavy goods vehicles).
Pedestrians have priority the moment they step into the road, regardless of why they did it. You can't run someone over just because they step out into the path of your vehicle and just shrug your shoulders and expect it to be OK.
Where in the US did you visit?
Do not pay your TV licence!
Just dont let mr tv licence man in and dont tell em nothin.
With the right of way rule, it depends on where you are living. By law, drivers have the right of way and this is the case in many cities, but in more rural areas, where the roads arent very developed and there arent enough crossings, traffic lights etc, then drivers will usually give pedestrians the right of way.
You only need a TV licence if you watch live TV. I didn't get one for like 7 years.
The round philsophy is that everyone gets a round in and it adds up to you pretty much buying your own drinks. It's common courtesy to not get anything expensive unless you're the one buying or the person buying the round says it's okay. It helps keeps the bar less crowded and makes drinking feel a bit more social. Though it's fucking lethal if you're with someone who drinks like a fish. But there again, you can always skip a round. Generally drinking in Britain is less to get pissed and more to spend time with people. I'd say an average pace of about 1 round an hour is good it's what I aim for. Although I can do like 3 an hour but that's fucking dangerous. A good way to win favour with any Brit is offer to buy them a drink.
If anybody from TV license ever knock on your door. Just close the door. Or just don’t answer it. You only have to pay a TV license if a) you watch a live broadcast or b)you watch the BBC iPlayer. Been getting letters from TV licensing for the last seven years ever since I went license free.
False, if you watch the TV and it has the BBC on it you have to pay
Also pedestrians definitely DO have the right of way!!!!!
It's not a big fine for TV licence usually, unless you don't then get a licence after they have visited.
I’m always bewildered by J-walking. Virtually every town or city in the UK, there’s a random guy in the middle of traffic crossing even though he’s 5ft from a crossing point. Or how most people wait for a car to be level with them before walking into the pedestrian crossing.
Seeing people get stopped by police in the US for crossing the street is mental.
I thought everyone needs a tv licence😭-also I never go on the zebra crossing😭
Rules have changed since 2024 pedestrians now have the right of way but only at junctions. This is so new to the rule book that lots of people don’t even obey it yet so it’s best to wait until you know they’re gonna stop, :)
Bruh, broadgate square.. 😂 I legit walk through the square all the time
The sun thing also happens in some parts of America, and I can see why it would take getting used to. My mom says apparently I refused to go to bed as a kid because the sun was still up and I didn't believe it was bed time.
Yeah, like Alaska. For most of the US it’s the 49th parallel that is the more most northern reach. London is located at 51, and it’s in the south of England. Edinburgh is at 55. Considerably more north of any US state, save Alaska.
Crossing the street really does depend on where you are, like I live in the highlands of Scotland and wouldn’t cross a busy street but I’ve seen Londoners do it with out blinking an eye its scary and impressive to behold
Honestly, the road crossing varies across the country. Most of the time indeed cars won't slow down when you try to cross at a non zebra (heck, some drivers don't even stop there. I'm looking at you birmingham) - but some areas just have friendly people and they will
Rounds are a tricky one especially as people come and go during the night. However if you are only out for 1 or 2 make it clear at the start that you're getting your own and you'll be fine. Alternatively suggest a kitty and do rounds that way.
You don't need a TV licence. I cancelled mine 7 years ago and they've done bugger all about it.
My favourite part of this video is the fact he pronounces it zed-bra and not zee-bra crossing…. Bro is one of us 👌
Cable is different from the TV licence. No one needs a TV licence, unless less you watch the BBC and watch live TV and download things. However, you do need to have a contract to watch cable.
The traffic thing is because of the volume in London. It's the same in New York.
Back home I would speed up if someone was crossing where they werent supposed to. Especially in one area of town because it happened so often its so easy to say they just numped infront of my car
You don't have to buy everyone a round, just communicate you're getting your own drinks. Also, cars will 100% stop if you just walk onto the road depending on which part of the UK you're in e.g. London (although do cars ever truly move in London?). Just don't try it on the motorway
You dont need a licence only if you watch live tv, you cant opt out on the website ❤
Its not compulsory to buy a round. That's way to expensive to do. If you dont want to, you dont do it. If people come to the door asking if you have a tv license just shut the door in there faces. As long as you dont have a tv or you dont watch any bbc stations. I have a tv but I never watch any tv only youtube, so I dont need licence.
TV license is only if you watch BBC. It's best to pay it if you watch a lot of TV but I just stream Netflix, Disney and NowTV etc so I just applied for a gaming licence. That is free and they don't bother you.
UK still has TV licenses? In Finland that was converted into a tax in 2013. It costs less than the previous license did but you also can't dodge it by not having a TV since our public broadcasting company YLE does more than just TV these days. And as a tax it's taken straight from your paycheck and there's no opting out of it.
Uk post is blanket coverage. Same price no matter where.
If crossing the street drivers assume you’re not a cretin.
Pedestrians have right of way.
Other than motorways (from which pedestrians are 100% prohibited) you can cross anywhere - there are no jaywalking laws.
The crossings are just, you know, official places to cross, with lights to help you cross. It makes the process easier and safer when pedestrian and drivers are on the same page.
But you can cross anywhere and you would not be breaking the law to cross when the red man is showing - it's just advisory.
Although obviously it's a good idea to cross at the official crossings and wait for the green man - and this is what the children are taught with "the Green Cross Code".
But there are no laws compelling this.
I'm confused by some of these. We live further north than 49.5/50 USA states. We live further north than parts of Alaska. We live further north than 90% of Canadians. So yes, long nights in winter, long days in summer.
Pedestrians have the right of way legally at junctions, at crossings, and on the pavement. That means if you're driving out of your driveway, any pedestrians walking past have right of way and you'll need to wait. Any pedestrians crossing the road have right of way in most circumstances. Additionally, buses have right of way when they're departing from a bus stop (if you're driving past a bus stop and a bus is pulling out, you have to let them go first). Unlike the USA where you can get fined or arrested for not crossing where the government allows you, pedestrians have a lot lot lot more rights here
Just wanna make it clear the rounds thing isnt mandatory at ALL, at least with the people I go out for drinks with. We will occasionally get people the odd drink or two but not an entire round for the table.
If you dont get a round for the table and your friends think you're weird for that, its a them problem, make it clear you dont wanna do that and if they still dont understand or accept you need to find yourself better drinking buddies
I love the pedestrians not having the right of way. We need this in America as well
Just filling the form online and say you don’t watch any telly except DVDs and then you won’t have to buy it buy TV licence
It's for live tv. You can watch streaming programmes.
@@TheGreatPresenter you’re “supposed” to have it even for catchup BBC shows
@@alexbennet4195 yes, anything on BBC, including iPlayer and any live streaming service.
@@alexbennet4195they’re not talking about the shit BBC iPlayer, they’re talking about genuine streaming services
The tv licience only applies if you watch any thing from the bbc or live tv even live recorded, other then that you do not need a tv licience for any other, including sky, any cable, youtube netflix yada yada, just no live or anything from the bbc
okay so the car thing is interesting because in my experience it is the opposite in wales. pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way, as long as you don't literally walk in from of a fast moving car, you are good to go.
According to no law, you actually don't need a tv licence but they'll bully you to pay it with aggressive letters.
Love this guy! 😊
In the UK, according to the Highway Code, pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way. Also, just make it clear when out with friends that you are NOT doing rounds. Don't accept a free drink, then you have NO obligation to buy a round. I don't really drink much, so I never buy rounds. Drinking in rounds is all about fairness, it's not about subsidising others'drinking. If they think you're rude, that's their ignorance.
Dont need a tv license if you only use streaming services. I cancled mine a long time ago. If theres sports i want to watch im normally down the pub anything else i just stream so i cancelled the tv license as i aint funding the biased nonce club that is the BBC.
“You need to be covered by a TV Licence to watch TV channels live on any TV service or streaming service - such as ITVX, Channel 4, Amazon Prime Video, Now or Sky Go. You don't need a TV Licence if you only ever watch on demand programmes on any TV service apart from BBC iPlayer*.”
Also most people never open the door to the TV licence person!!! Just saying 😊
The sun sets just after 9pm in UK in the peak of summer....
Pedestrians have the right of way if already crossing. Read the highway code 👍
Don’t pay tv license. It’s a scam. They can’t do anything if you don’t let them. ❤
No because the post is often imported and they have special Amazon Prime planes which import things every day from other countries. It's not cos we're small cos the stuff you are ordering is often not coming from inside the UK and it still comes quick
It's only in cities that drivers won't slow down for you. Pedestrians do in fact have right of way unless on a motorway.
Also feel free to count yourself out of the round, just make sure you let people know that you're not participating and you're sorting yourself out.
Here’s me still waiting for my parcel that I ordered 2 weeks ago… 💀
Things work differently depending on the size of your city, mid/small cities have nicer drivers that will slow down for you, the more metropolitan areas do not have time for you on the road at all
Bro sounding like he wanna go back home😭
I don't do rounds coz i! Don't drink alcohol so I'll opt out by saying I'll get my own.. That's acceptable for most of us