@timphillips9954 I'd be dead in the US. Homeless but not hopeless. Got a few volunteer gigs going but nothing paid yet. NHS sorted some, not minor, cardio work before it became critical 5 years ago. Like just buying from a shop. It's all built in to life. Ok, a shock when VAT went from 17.5 to 20 but.....
In the USA a sober driver can be arrested for having an unsealed alcohol container in the vehicle. Where's the logic in that? Is it because they MIGHT be planning to drink it and drive? Yet, in many States openly carrying a firearm is legal. They MIGHT kill someone with it, but somehow that's OK? It makes no sense whatsoever.
@@jamesrowe3606 they're still doing roadside sobriety tests, daft pigeon steps nonsense. Must be 40+ years since we had that in the UK, use science and evidence. Had to outlaw the Kansas Two-step, to extend traffic stops. They used to do the Columbo 'just another thing' to extend the stop and go on a fishing trip, to find 'something'
@@georgechickful They rely on the public's ignorance of their Constitutional protections. All power to the auditors who are steadily exposing the widespread police corruption.
When Madonna lived in the UK she tried to have a footpath that crossed her land closed, the local council denied her request. Right to roam & freedom of movement here is taken seriously. Good observations Jess.
@DaydreamersBarn I love fun facts. In the UK, though slavery was internationally abolished innthe early 1800s (act 1833), uk domestic law making nt illegal to own another person was not rectified until 1998 as it was seen to not actually exist here. The EU enforced a written change and *****p0lotics m@sked***** honest Guv!
@Alasdair54 actually those signs are not legaly binding, only for effect. Right to roam is UK wide, just enfirced more up here (just past half my life north of the border)
Re USA 'jaywalking' law, I have lived in the UK 72 years without being injured or killed crossing the UK, French, Dutch, Spanish, Turkish, Italian or Croatian roads! Nor have I felt the need to own a powerful automatic weapon. I did wish to go in a nightclub in the 'land of the free' Florida but was refused entry aged 52 as I could not prove my age, not having a passport on me! Which is the crazy country? PS we take good care of farm animals here, by law, and don't eat GM or additive laden food, by law!
The plant acts as a host for the white pine blister rust that threatened the timber industry. In 1911, the US federal government banned the cultivation, sale, and transport of blackcurrants to protect the white pine. Government programs systematically destroyed blackcurrant plants by chemical spraying.
I found out when I returned to the UK from the USA that I should have carried my passport on me at all times to prove I was in the USA legally otherwise I could have been arrested! Re: 'land of the free'. In some places can't hang your washing out to dry (Decreed by the home owners' association) or own a cat.
@@nevillemason6791 Yes I knew you should carry it at all times in land of the free(haha) but elected not to on an evening in town in case it was stolen!
If you want to rinse your dishes and you don't have a second sink or rinsing sink then you put a washing up bowl in the sink and rinse items in the gap between the two. Hence, why we have washing up bowls in the UK.
Washing up bowls are a UK 'thing' In my case everything gets roughly stacked, then rinsed and properly stacked in the drainer. We do have twin sinks now too, but it's not the norm.
Rinse with a slow trickle of water from the tap before placing the dish in the rack - using far less water than filling a second sink. Also, where would the soap residue in the second sink go to - nowhere - you're just rinsing in progressively soapier and soapier water.
@@georgechickfulthe 'thing' goes back to when sinks were ceramic or stone and not stainless steel. A washing up bowl ensures that the more delicate plates etc don't get broken or chipped! Even more important now that the old-fashioned Butler Sinks are making a fashionable comeback.
The key point about the NHS is not the way its funded but rather that you get the most appropriate treatment regardless of how much tax you have paid or what the treatment costs
@@Edward-n8j Sounds like you're the one in need of research, lmao. As a general rule of thumb, (i.e. in over 95% of cases) what the other person said is absolutely correct. _Sometimes_ there are certain treatments that aren't provided on the NHS, and that's usually treatments that have little or no established use/research.
@@Lostachilles If I were you I would seek treatment for your delusional thinking. The NHS routinely ration treatment, in particular to the elderly, but also to everyone else - if you’re skeptical of this you need to answer why have they set up a body that ensures treatments deemed to be perfectly safe in comparable countries go unfunded in the NHS? Think too about the insanely long waiting lists on which many remain untreated right up until their deaths, as well as those killed in the system through incompetence and/or neglect. The NHS has been in crisis for decades, pretending otherwise is utterly delusional.
@@Lostachilles If I were you I would seek treatment for your delusional thinking. The NHS routinely ration treatment, in particular to the elderly, but also to everyone else - if you’re skeptical of this you need to answer why have they set up a body that ensures treatments deemed to be perfectly safe in comparable countries go unfunded in the NHS? Think too about the insanely long waiting lists on which many remain untreated right up until their deaths, as well as those killed in the system through incompetence and/or neglect. The NHS has been in crisis for decades, pretending otherwise is utterly delusional.
@@yorkshirehousewife784that's not going to change, why would it. Much like 20 mph limits, mostly ignored unless there is a camera. In any case the police wouldn't enforce it, discretion they'd ignore it, unless someone was drunk or obstructive.
Yes but there's a lot of idiocy on display re. people crossing the road in the UK. One thing it does do is keep drivers on their toes which is a good thing.
There are some really good videos about why the concept of jaywalking came about. Surprise, surprise, it was down to powerful industry lobbies who didn't want the bad press surrounding their products killing thousands, so they effectively (and legally) blamed the victims.
To me, the strangest difference in alcohol laws is the ban on drinking in public. There's nothing nicer on a sunny summers day to go to the beach or countryside with friends, perhaps for a picnic - and not be able to share a bottle of wine, or a couple of beers. It's really treating adults as if they were irresponsible children. To me, this rather "nanny-ish" ban on such a benign pleasure seems particularly incongruous in a nation that continually emphasises the freedom of its' citizenry.
This is also illegal in Scotland unless in a beer garden or outside area of a pub with a non glass 'glass'. Bye-laws allow local parades, gala-days etc to be exceptions.
People don’t walk on other people’s property in the UK unless it is a free way access where the government has deemed it a public pathway over private ground.
It’s not the government that decides about public footpaths and bridleways. These are recorded by the local highways authority (the council), but based on hundreds of years of usage by the public.
the washing and rinsing is why many people put a plastic bowl to wash in the sink and then you rinse down the side of the bowl, or have no bol, half fill the sink and just rinse each item as it comes out.
I’ve never rinsed a dish in my life😂. I’ve seen friends with the cold tap running constantly and they use that so perhaps that’s how it’s done here🤷♀️lol.
How we did it when I was growing up - once the draining board (drying rack) is full, you pour clean water over the dishes to rinse them all off as one - less wastage of water.
Omg the 'washing up' narrative is beginning to drive me nuts! I'm British and I have lived in the U.S. A lot of people in the UK do rinse their pots (dishes), some don't and no you can't taste soap. You did notice though that here in the UK we often don't have 2 sinks and that's why we have a washing up bowl, so that we still have access to the drain so we can rinse! 🤯
Totally agree. When I wash up by hand (which isn't very often as I have had a dishwasher for decades) I always rinse the dishes, not doing so isn't hygienic
Lovely, thanks for sharing how you are washing up... I never said everyone here does it that way. There are still quite a few that don't rinse after washing up. Also, there are around 49% of households here in the UK that have a dishwasher. I said I had noticed it on many different occasions, the dishes being done that way. I have definitely also seen it done that way on UK television shows. 😉 🤍 Jess x
You don't taste the washing up liquid if you don't rinse the dishes. I once tried using ordinary soap as the liquid had run out and didn't think to rinse the dishes - we did taste that!!! So there must be something about our washing up liquid that makes it not leave a taste.
Right, thanks for sharing how you wash up. I agree not hard with one sink. Dishwashers are not as common here, I guess because of limited space, only 49.5% of UK households owning one. With 68% of American households having a dishwasher. 🤍 Jess x
In the UK just as you said you can park on either side of the road or street where parking is allowed, but you are supposed to park with the rear of your vehicle facing oncoming traffic, so at night your unlit car is visible to oncoming traffic via the reflectors on the back.
@@georgechickful Yep, from dusk to dawn you must have parking lights on if facing oncoming traffic. Your side lights are actually your parking lights and it is actually illegal to drive with only side lights on in poor visibility or twilight. Parking on the correct side of the road is one thing the US got right.
Back in the 1950s, you had to have a light on the offside of your car all night, when parked on the road. Many a time a policeman knocked on our door at night because the wind had blown out the flame of the hurricane lamp that my father used. Later, some cars were actually made with a switch for just the offside side-lights, so that they could be left on as parking lights.
@@grahamtravers4522 I think the feature is still available, as the rule is still enforced in Europe. Sidelights on, indicator left or right, remove key.
I forgot to add that on top of that, our washing up liquid is designed so that washing it off isn’t necessary, unless maybe you use too much. Besides that most of us just use dishwashers
Examining life in the USA is a bit like looking in a mirror, everything seems to be the wrong way round. So many worries about the consumption of alcohol. Buy a gun at 18, no problem.
Hi. I'm an Englishman born and bred, and I agree with you about washing dishes and putting them straight on the drying rack. I always rinse mine under the hot tap, (mixer tap), before putting it on the drying rack.
■ Not many people have alcohol guzzling passengers - so, as legal as it is here in the UK, it doesn’t actually happen too much. ■ I've always rinsed my dishes and, like you, I'm kind of freaked out when I see other people not rinsing off the dirty soap bubbles! ■ Sorry, but I find the "jay walking" rule in the USA hilarious. I just can't imagine a Brit, who probably walked 5+ miles already, walking even more just to cross the road 😂 ■ I would fight to the death in defence of our beloved NHS. ■ British eggs are pasteurised and tested for salmonella, making them incredibly safe to consume - these practices do not happen in the USA, hence the need to store them in a fridge. ■ In the USA, the amount of tax added to items is very strangely different in different states! Why isn't the same amount added in every state? Great vid ❤❤
Thanks for the comment and all the input. It is great hearing the different input from all the different people. Every state is different, it is part of how they run their own state. 🤍 Jess x
It is crazy to me that at 18 you can join the military, shoot, and be shot at, get married, have a child, pay a mortgage, be sentenced to life in prison or even become.a billionaire but you cannot have an alcoholic drink until you are 21
It was President Ronald Reagan. The US had the highest level of drink-related road crashes in the world. Too many road crashes were being caused by 16-21 year-olds driving under the influence. So Reagan raised the drinking age to 21 in the belief that it would solve the problem. Initially, it did. The numbers dropped, but after a few years, they returned to their original levels but now caused by the 21-25 age group. So it didn't solve the problem. It simply changed the age group, causing the problem. Today, the US consistently ranks in the top 3 worst countries for drunk driving.
@andywilliams7323 because alcohol is such a taboo in the States, so people go all out, and the public transport is terrible, so people need to drive everywhere
@@andywilliams7323 Yeah I agree, European kids know more about drinking and when not to. US kids drive younger, alcohol would be more exciting. UKers ect are already over alcohol and know who likes it and who's the designated driver or get a taxi/transport. I dont think the banning alcohol to them is a good thing when they can get their hands on a gun easier.
@@andywilliams7323 That's a lot to do with the very limited tests to become a driver in the US - and that most Laws are State controlled rather than Country.
Some years ago I was in Salt Lake City on business. After a long day, I decided to order room service - meal and a beer to wash it down. "Sorry sir, you can't have a beer with a meal in your room. You can get a beer if you come down to the bar." "Pardon ? You don't serve alcohol in rooms ?" "Only on Sundays. Any other day it's fine." What the ..... ??
Probably a religious thing - especially as it being in Salt Lake City - large Mormon community there if I remember correctly. It's funny that the country that has separated Church and State is much more religious than countries that still have a State Religion.
@@mehallica666 Indeed. While I was there I had a charming conversation with a young French lady, who was "on mission" outside the Tabrernacle Hall. She was so delighted to speak to someone from Europe, that she overcame the historic diffidence between French and English. 🙂 In the UK, we used to have laws against bars and pubs opening on Sunday. What amazed me was that you could get a Sunday drink in a bar, i.e. in public, but NOT in private !!
The main difference is that our government knows that we have common sense and are big enough and ugly enough to look after ourselves. We're not stupid enough to walk into the road when there are cars which might be close enough to hit us. Same for parking facing oncoming traffic, we wouldn't pull out if there was a car heading towards us. As for car ownership, in the UK if we had a tail light out, it's perhaps 50/50 whether a cop would stop us in the first place and if they did, it would only be to make us aware of the broken tail light and definitely not to "give us a ticket". The number of US based videos I watch has convinced me that I would NEVER want to live in the US. People there seem to ca 911 about things that are no concern of theirs, basically telling tales. I saw one where some neighbour called the police when a workman was parked outside a house across the road from them just waiting for the owner to come home so that he could do a repair on the roof. The caller said he looked suspicious and the cops attempted to arrest him when he refused to identify himself and prove that he wasn't about to rob any local houses. Why can't people just mind their own business. I mean, it's illegal to simply park in the street, really!!?? Americans seem to be overly concerned with other people's business. I might see the point IF the man had approached the house with his ladder, but he was simply sitting in the road waiting. Mind your own damned business!!
My parents liked and drank wine with the evening meal, so as far back as I can remember I had a glass of watered down wine with them. When I moved to Grammar School at the age of eleven, my parents stopped diluting it with water and gave a small glass instead. My Father loved liqueurs and other alcoholic drinks and encouraged me to try them, with the result that while my teenage friends went overboard whenever they got hold of some alcohol, it was no mystery to me and I never felt the need to binge at every opportunity.
Hey Jess. Drinking at home is allowed at 5 or above. No one drinks at that age. Think I was 11 or 12 my parents served me a very weak shandy on special occasions. You can drink at 16 in pubs IF you are eating and with a person 18 or older. However it has to be beer, wine or cider only.
We had a glass of shandy with dinner from about 5 or 6 years old, then port and lemon in the evening on special occasions. No-one batted an eyelid. By secondary school, we were drinking small glasses of red wine with some meals, and were allowed to have a sip of brandy occasionally. Strangely, we didn't turn out to be alcoholics, or have an alcohol problem.
When I was 14 you knew what pubs you could go into and be served, provided you were sensible and did not cause any problems or trouble. The local police were aware but didn't take any action. OK, this was back in the early 70's and a small town, so probably different now.
I can remember taking my 18 yr old daughter in the car to meet up with her friends when she going out on a night out with them. I’d drive her to the house to meet up with her friends so she didn’t have to get a taxi, and she always took out with her a bottle filled with alcohol and mixer to drink before they all went out. That way they didn’t spend as much money on drinks when out, as drinks are expensive in clubs. She’d start drinking it in the car on the way to meet her friends. Only the driver is required not to be over the limit or drink whilst driving, not the passengers but no doubt if stopped by police, the driver would be required to do a breathalyser if the police saw or smelled alcohol.
drinking is legal at 5, then its practice till 16-17. You can not have an open bottle while riding the bus. Jaywalking:- legs came before wheels, so legs have priority. Black Currants were taken over with the original settlers but it caused a fungus/disease that affected pine forests, and that led to them being banned
Re the NHS 2 weeks ago my wife fell in the bathroom. We took her to A&E (u call it ER) - we were triaged, saw a dr then had CT scan plus xray - ok it took 6 hours all in but they diagnosed 3 broken ribs and gave painkillers. This cost us £0 ie nothing. But as you say we pay for it in our taxes our entire lives.
I don’t know anyone in the UK who doesn’t rinse their dishes, why are you assuming that’s what we all do because you saw someone do it? I once saw an American friend rinse a plate under cold water, no soap, then put it in the drying rack. I didn’t immediately assume that’s how all Americans wash dishes, I just made a mental note not to eat off her plates. Can we stop with the lazy stereotypes?!
This has been brought up several times in these types of video (yes I’m one of those), and I always wonder where these Americans stay, because it’s apparently always with people who have a tin bath in the living room, two taps (not one mixer!), and an evident desire not to wash their plates correctly because there’s only one sink in the house.
@ffotograffydd it's not a lazy stereotype...it happen̈ quite a lot ...you only have to watch British Soap Operas and see it happening...a stereotype is more saying we have bad teeth or bad food when the opposite is true...I wouldn't say not rinsing your dishes is a stereotype as it happens quite frequently as most homes have the one sink in the UK
@@glastonbury4304 Are you one of those people who thinks soap operas are documentaries? Did you think from Eastenders that no Londoner owns a washing machine and are completely reliant on the laundrette? Do you think that everyone drinking whisky in a scene definitely isn't drinking cold black tea? Did you think Raquel the barmaid changed her name to Catherine and ended up joining the police near Hebden Bridge and then drove off into the sunset in a Land rover when she retired? Really?
@HJJSL-bl8kk ...soap operas like Eastenders , Coronation Street tend to be a reflection of life but very much condensed is all im saying, however somebody must of really hurt you to be so angry at the world...chill it's not a hill worth dieing on mate 😉
And only if your parents give it to you! I personally don't know anybody that GAVE a 5 year old alcohol - not even at a wedding. I have seen young children at weddings and large family parties going round the tables and drinking the dregs out of glasses - or taking a sip - but never to the point of getting drunk of course!
@crowbar9566 ...maybe not but it's not illegal and personally I know no one who does it, although in the 60's they gave babies stout to help them sleep in hospitals...🙈😅
You don't need a separate sink to be able to wrinse washed pots and pans. Like you don't need a fully operational football field to play football, any bit of grass will do
jaywalking was brought in by Us car manufacturers lobbying for it so cars would not hit pedestrians and was advertised as illegal because drivers were not seeing people crossing the road at random points, also the roads are smaller in the Uk so quicker to cross.
Right, I never said the US Healthcare System was good. I will never say any system is perfect. Guess you took what I said incorrectly, or maybe you didn't watch. Thank you for your comment. 🤍 Jess x
In 2010 under the last labour government, the NHS was ranked second in the world. In 2023 after 14 years of conservative destruction, mainly deliberate mismanagement to turn the NHS into a private healthcare system, we were rated 34th, just above columbia and Uruguay. Now we have a labour government back, hopefully we will see a slow return to pre conservative figures/ You have to remember that the conservatives voted against the creation of the NHS 22 times before it eventually passed through the commons
The NHS originated with Winston Churchill who commissioned the Beveridge report, the arguments were about how it would be carried out and how far the social security would go. Many doctors and health organisations were not in favour, nor, just after the war, was there any money to throw around.
@@beccawoodhouse . I think you will find the 34th position is for healthcare innovation, not the standard of healthcare itself. The US may have plenty of innovation but fails when it comes to access. I have seen the claim before, so I checked.
@@marialester-rs7qk not to just leave and do nothing or start work without a period of training, as I say. educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/11/school-leaving-age-can-you-leave-school-at-16-and-what-are-your-options/
@@marialester-rs7qk That's true, but unless they are in education, employment or training, all the benefits stop and they can't claim any new ones. This is where the term NEET comes from, and it comes as a shock to some, including their parents, when the money dries up. We do try to warn them about it - just like we tell them about the need for maths and English certificates, but the ones I have in mind consider themselves cleverer than adults.
@@marialester-rs7qk It was raised from 15 to 16 early 70's, when the age of majority was lowered to 18 from 21, until the 50's minimum school leaving age was 14. My Father had to countersign my Uni admission papers when I was 19 as legally still a minor. The Armed Forces had their own laws, one could join up below 18 but a parent had to sign or provide written (often forged) permission if one was under 18, hence the numbers lying about their age during WW1 and WWII.
But certainly in Scotland nobody can stop you leaving school at 16, or leaving home, you're basically an adult even if there's certain things you can't do. You are not actually under adult authority.
Use a washing up bowl, then rinse under a tap and direct the water down the side of the bowl. Plus we are taught to cross the road from about 7 or so. The US puritanical attitude to alcohol is just another thing where the US is totally out of step with the western world.
In the uk its true that you can leave secondary education (high school) at 16, however by law you must then engage in either a work placement (paid or voluntary), A levels or equivalent until the age of 19. This has only been introduced in the last few years.
I have watched many UK TV shows and found it happens often and asked my friends. They confirmed doing that way as well. Also, I never said that everyone here does it. 😉 🤍 Jess x
Well, the only time I rinse my washing up is when the water is very soapy after adding too much liquid. Most times I never do. I can honestly say that in decades of doing this, I have never tasted soap either on plates or cutlery. When visiting my brother in California we were not aware of the jay walking laws. We found that in Sonoma town square that drivers were very considerate. Whenever we stood near to kerb waiting to cross, cars would slow down and let us over safely.
@@davidsouth9979 The bubbles don't 'disperse'. They pop and the soapy film they were made from coats the surface of the cutlery/crockery and dries out on them. Try licking an item that had a lot of bubbles on it before it dried and you can taste the residue. On vertically drained items the bubbles will slide to the bottom edge before popping and so will be more concentrated on the lower edges.
Thank you for sharing how you are doing your washing up. There are so many very bothered by what I said that is something that I have noticed and have had friends from the UK confirm they do as well. I really appreciate your time, friend. Some places in Big Cities they do cross without being in a cross walk, but people can still receive a ticket if an Police Officer wants. 🤍 Jess x
@DaydreamersBarn if you rinse in hot only as you go, you top up the wash water and keep it temped up. Cannot imagine not rinsing either. Thanks for responding.
You're not the only one who's freaked out by people not rinsing their dishes after washing them Jess. I always rinse the bubbles off. But I also never dry anything with a tea towel. I simply leave them to drip-dry on the rack. Brits also usually use a plastic bowl in the sink and wash up in that. This is good practice as it protects your sink from getting scratched & chipped & cracked by knives and heavy metal pans whether you have an aluminium or ceramic Belfast sink.
It's definitely just something that is very different, and I was intrigued if it tasted like bubbles. Thank you so very much for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
In Scotland you are not supposed to buy alcohol open it and drink it on the way home. Even if you are walking. A friend of mine was stopped by local police the day after the law came in and he was taking the cap off a bottle. '' I take it you are testing the cap works correctly? As of midnight, you do know, you must wait until you are indoors!'' to which the answer was, 'Of course just thought it may be leaking.', he put it back in his bag and headed home glad the police had told him something he didn't know.
I'm Scottish and didn't know this. It doesn't surprise me as we had all the changes with how much alcohol you can have in your system or the blood and breathalyser test. It's a lot less in Scotland than in rest of UK. I don't know anyone who would ever drink anything and drive now. Growing up my dad would have a half pint with a meal and drive us home. He was almost 80 when the law changed and started having non alcoholic later at home in case he had to jump into car suddenly.
Wash and rinse is really dependent upon how large the house kitchen is. Our house has a double sink and dryer section, all stainless steel. We don’t fill the sink but use a plastic basin the fits into the sink and we wash with soap in the basin and then rinse with hot water then wipe the rinsed plates and put them on the dryer rack, husband of 43 years is standing next to wife and he is designated dryer with a tea towel and I stack the dry, soap free dishes into the kitchen cabinets. We have both washed and dried dishes for all our married life ( except when I was away on business trips whilst I was of working age). It’s a great time to talk to each other about our day. We tried a dishwasher and we just didn’t like it. So we went back to manual washing, rinse, wipe rinsed water and stack on dried rack followed by a hand dry with tea towel and kitchen cabinet stack method and we’re still married and talking to each other. 👌😂😂😂😂🥰
Washing & rinsing dishes: If you fill sinks or basins for this purpose, you use a LOT of water. If you just have the tap running at a trickle to wet down and rinse and off while you scrub, you will use far less water. This is not a big deal in Scotland where I currently live as water is not charged by the litre, but as soon as you live somewhere that does charge for water consumption, you soon learn to change your habits.
I live in SW Water's region where we suffer the most expensive (metered) tap water in all of Europe, of course I rinse dishes but we also have all twin flush eco toilets and eco dishwasher and eco washing machines. The surfers that come to Devon moan about dirty seas both North and South but they don't pay at all, we the residents do!
When you get your own farm started, Jess - don't just go for only a blackcurrant bush . . . think about Blackberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, and such as well, even apples, pears, cherries, etc, too - you can bake luscious pies with them all if you can get enough from them - or just have them in a bowl or glass as dessert with some ice cream! You could also plant other things like Elderberries and make your own home made wines, etc . . .
Well, just how I was taught to clean my dishes. Also, wipe them off with a sponge before putting them in the dishwasher. Love how everyone does things differently. What makes our world so interesting. 🤍 Jess x
Another one is Sobriety tests. Got stopped a few times whilst working in Texas at random times like 3.00 pm on a Wednesday afternoon. I can smell Alcohol. When did you last have a drink - Last Friday so 5 days ago. Lets do a field sobriety test anyway. Passed that because I can walk in a straight line. Next lets do a breathalyser. Passed that. Why not just start with that and take your presumptions out of the equation officer. I lived in a dry county for a bit where you cannot buy alcohol but you can drive 10 minutes to the next county and buy as much booze as you want. They had a drive through liquor store just over the county line and it always had a queue. Fill the truck up with cases of beer then back over the border. Made no sense to me. Also on a visit I took my Mum and Dad (in their 70's at the time) to a restaurant and we all got asked for ID before they would serve wine at the table. My Dad refused on principle because they were to paraphrase him "a bunch of fwits". He did have a point. I said the wine was just for me and my Dad quaffed best part of two bottles right in front of them. It was like a computer glitch the poor waitress could not work out what to do.
Not rinsing the bubbles off crockery seems icky to me, a Brit. Perhaps the idea is that you wipe the soapy taste off when you dry them? Wveryone I know washes then rinses then puts on the drying rack, but mostly we have dishwashers, with small ones available for small kitchens. The NHS? Difficulties due to underfunding, but it has saved my life and that of most of my family, several times over. It is a source of pride.
There are many different ways that have been discussed to was the dishes. It is interesting to here the different perspectives. I am glad that the NHS has been there to help you and your family. I understand that it has done quite a lot over the years. 🤍 Jess x
@@DaydreamersBarn I've just discovered your videos, and love them, so am looking forward to more of your interesting and balanced take on things British!
I don't know anyone who doesn't rinse their dishes; the thought is just. The bubbles not only grab the plate, but they also gram teeny tiny bits of dissolved gunk... which then dries onto the plate. EWWW! We do have a dishwasher, though; he's nine years old and stands on a box.
Love it. We have an 18 and a 16 year old dishwasher. LoL I definitely did not say everyone does it that way. It's just something that I have noticed here and in the UK television shows. Thank you for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
Strictly speaking it is illegal in the UK to park your car facing against the flow of traffic - unless it is a recognised parking space (whatever that means) - but it's not something enforced, if ever, by the police. They've got more important things to think about. But at night time it's more important because rear light clusters have reflectors in them which your car's headlights will illuminate as you approach a parked car - something which is important in a rural situation where there may be no streetlighting. Technically, it's also illegal to park on the street outside your house, you could be done for 'causing an obstruction,' but again it's too trivial for the police to bother with. Besides which they'd probably have to prosecute half the nation.
So on the issue of washing dishes and then rinsing, do you have a bath then a bath in just water to rinse yourself off? Same principle it doesn't leave a taste on the dishes.
I don't take a bath because I feel like I would need to shower after because I would feel dirty getting out of the water. Thank you for sharing that they don't taste like soap. I appreciate you sharing how you do your washing up. I have received so many comments saying No One wash up that way. Thank you 🤍 Jess x
That’s one of the negatives when renting, you have to accept the existing fittings, I’ve had what’s known as a 1.5 bowl sink, one main and one smaller, you’ve probably seen them, really they're only big enough for preparing vegetables, not rinsing plates.
The 18 years old drinking age is only being properly regulated for the younger generation, with bar staff asking for I.d if they're not sure. This wasn't always the case. Back in the 80's, showing my age here, if you found the right pub, they'd serve pretty much anybody. The youngest I was ever sold a beer was 14 in the old days. 😂 Got it out of my system though. 40 years later I don't drink anymore. 🤷♂️ 😄
I used to be in a pub quiz team back in the 80s when I was under 18. We were playing the police in their bar in the police station and I had a couple of pints. But I was told to only drink at the table by my team mates and they went to the bar for me. Did that in two different police stations a couple of times and they never questioned my age but I was discrete but not hiding.
@@johnclements6614coppers used to do their fair share of drink driving in those days. I know because there was a pub owned by an ex copper and you could get a very late drink in there when they came off shift. Similarly there used to be pubs frequented by bus drivers coming off shift. 'Early houses' pubs supposedly for night workers near markets. Those were frequented by lots of posties and nurses.
Another difference if you sail a boat. The red and green bouys showing the entrance to a harbour. They have the opposite navigation rules in the UK (and rest of Europe) to the rules in North America.
Lovely video, as usual. I have always rinsed dishes under a running tap. In the old days, we used to go to the pub, for a quick half pint and a game of darts, from the age of sixteen. But never in school uniform, of course.
Underage drinking in pubs used to be a right of passage. Especially if it was your 'local' your parents or their friends drank in there. There were always pubs that you knew would serve you, if you behaved. Publicans obviously want to get you in the habit, future customers.
We used to regularly go to The Milton Hotel in Kilbirnie for a game of pool and a pint if we had a subject we didn't like, especially at 11am on a Thursday lol, double English.
Years ago when there were less cars and traffic in general and there was more room to park on each side of the road people would still park their cars in the opposite direction to traffic if they wanted to. It isn’t a recently acquired habit.
Strictly, parking 'against' the direction is an offence, but not one that is enforced. www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiting-and-parking-238-to-252. OK that's the Code (treated as more a set of guidelines) . But the laws are there to back it up.
7:10 Regarding parking facing the direction of traffic at night. You should read: Highway code Rule 248 "You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space." It is an offense although I've never known it be be enforced.
Hiya Jess, I'm totally with you my friend about washing the dishes and drying them straight away, I always enjoy your sit down videos and listening to the comparisons you have encountered .🙂 Thank you for making my Saturday evening complete my friend with fabulous flowers creating a beautiful background. Wishing You, Chris, Colette and Shane a great Sunday. Big love and hugs from West Sussex. xx. ❤ Thank you.
Stephen, I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves a tidy kitchen! I definitely love sharing, and knowing that you enjoyed our chat makes my evening. I love sitting down and sharing. You all make my heart so full! Will share your love with the family. 🤍 Jess x
Scientists have proven that many tea towels (drying cloths) have more germs than a toilet seat. I don't know anyone who uses a freshly laundered tea towel every time they dry dishes so actually leaving them to dry naturally is actually more hygienic! And because we wash up in hot water, and the soapy dishes/cups/cutlery are still hot when placed in the drying rack, the residual water immediately runs off. I am in my 70s and have NEVER tasted soapy food because plates were washed and not rinsed before stacking. I think I'll stick with less transferable germs than a perfectly tidy kitchen!
We ALWAYS rinsed our dishes when I was young - and still now - and then let them air dry. I am also in my seventies, and for me the idea of leaving on the soapy, dirty water revolts me. But then I have also always quickly showered off or rinsed off soapy water off my body after a bath.
Totally agree that wash dishes and rinse, but I rinse under the tap. Rinsing in standing water results in increase detergent in the water as you rinse more items. Detergents are powerful chemicals so I don't want any left on my dishes and cutlery. Happy to let dishes air dry though.
I'm British and I would never not rinse my dish after washing it. I also find it odd that people do that. But mostly I just put my dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
It blows my mind that in the US they go on about being a free country yet your not allowed to cross the road we’re ever you want 👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻doesn’t sound like free country to me
Hi, the reason eggs in US stores are put into refrigerators is because of the cleaning chemicals they use, it weakens the shell and makes them thinner. Did you also know that chicken from the US can not be imported into the UK, here it is illegal to have chlorinated chicken (chicken cleaned with chlorine).
Sort of. US poultry welfare standards are much lower than in Europe. US eggs are badly contaminated with chicken faeces and have to be washed. This removes the natural bio film on the eggshell which is there to protect the developing chick.
I don't know anyone who rinses washing up. ( I know some on here will say they do) I'm 65 and my mother was 101. We have never rinsed and we have survived. Of course it doesn't taste soapy!
In the UK, the concern with passengers drinking is so long as they don't distract the driver, it's not a common occurence. Most public transport doesn't allow drinking alcohol on board. No your food won't taste of soap. It's not wise or recommend to park facing oncoming traffic, you'll never be taught to do it in a driving test, but it's not illegal. Yes V.A.T. is counted and included in tge display price, most of Europe do this. Note: some wholesalers do not include it, but the price label has to specify 'plus tax'. Blackcurrants aren't that common in the UK, but Blackberries are. And so long as you don't take cutting implements you can pick berries from a bush in a public place. Not a bad list.
Doing the dishes - I've always rinsed the dishes before leaving them to dry. I just do it under the tap. I certainly don't want suds becoming part of my next supper or cuppa!
I once lived in a shared house and realised that none of the others rinsed the dishes. Disgusting. They would dry them with a manky tea towel that never got washed and put them away. How I'm still alive is a mystery. It is awkward with only one sink, you have to stack the dishes on one side somewhere and then rinse and put in the rack. But it's manageable. What's always puzzled me about the jaywalking thing is: what if you're on a road that doesn't have a crossing place? Does it mean you are stuck on the same side of the road for miles and miles?
You're still alive because your immune system does what Nature designed it to do & kills amy minute 'nasties' That aren't destroyed by your digestive system. If you wash dishes in very HOT water the heat will evaporate the water/bubbles etc so you won't need a tea towel or wait for them to drip dry on the rack. Unless you have a large family, you don't need an expensive to buy & run a dishwasher either.
So, "Walking on other people's property". Do you mean farmland etc? You're not talking about just walking down the road and deliberately walking across someone's garden/yard/drive? I don't think we do that in the UK. BUT, there are many farms and fields and open spaces in the UK that do have a public right of way across them by law, but obviously you stick to the proper path and you respect the countryside around you.
Trespass in itself is generally a civil offence (through reasonable force can be used by you (or the police) to remove people who refuse to leave) , so while you could in theory get damages in a civil court people aren't breaking the law. There are exceptions to this of course and other laws may apply to people who are trespassers (public order, interfering with business, intimidation, breaking and entry, burglary etc)
@@carelgoodheir692 Scotland has some different laws (some like Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 a Westminster law apply to England, Scotland and Wales) but the general principles are the same. Anything else is an urban legend or even worse scummy anti-police/anti social youtubers. The worse one I've seen is police cannot get involved in civil matters which is incredibly dangerous to believe
I'm a bit confused about Jay walking. Does that apply ANYWHERE in the US? What if you're in the suburbs of a small town and you're on a very quiet road. And there's no crosswalk nearby. Would you still not be allowed to cross the road, or is it just in large town/city centres where it's busy?
The " drying rack" is called so because you let the dishes DRY on it. The place on the sink where it sits is called the DRAINING BOARD for the same reason. Jaywalking is not illegal in the UK because the stupid law doesn't exist !! Your son DIDN'T graduate if he is only going to college/university now ! You only graduate from UNIVERSITY in the UK. If you finish school at 16 you MUST take higher education/training until you are 18.
I will have to check on the parking one as I'm from UK but living in Croatia. I try not to park on the road because not many people do here but it would not have occurred to me that it might be illegal to park facing a certain way.
There comparisons are always interesting - especially if you have spent time in both countries, and so are able to compare from personal experience! Here's some thoughts from me. I reckon some US rules etc make a lot of sense - the no open alcohol in a car being a good one. And being able to drink alcohol at home from the age of 5 in the UK has always seemed very strange to me. But being allowed to serve (and kill for) your country - indeed, to be able to own a gun - before you are trusted with alcohol is surely just as bizarre? When we were in NYC in 2022 (indeed, and on all our previous trips to the US) we just walked across side-streets same as we do here. Never realised it was illegal! We realised, though, that the US does not have our public rights of way and access land (have you ever looked at Access land, or the whole access situation in Scotland? If not, you might be staggered...!). And that you risk getting shot, not just shouted at, if you trespass in the US! I think most more recent UK kitchens have a double sink now? We put one in, when we bought our house in 1986. And I designed our current kitchen with a double sink AND a separate utility sink. When I was a kid, though, single sinks (and washing up bowls!) were the norm. Mind you, we had an outside toilet, and until I was 10 it was just a tin bath in front of the fire, water from the kettle, for washing! That said, it is only a few years since we first installed a dishwasher...! The eggs situation crops up a lot in videos. As I understand it, the US requires chlorinated egg washing to kill off salmonella bacteria? A reflection on the hygiene conditions in the huge chicken farms? UK chickens are vaccinated against salmonella, and the housing conditions are supposed to be much better. Therefore, the protective cuticle allows European eggs to be kept at room temperature, whereas the US washing process destroys that cuticle. Its the same with chicken - European chicken does not need to be chlorine-washed - a current huge source of friction with the US and its agricultural lobby, whose chlorinated chicken is banned in the EU and the UK. Yes, the "plus sales tax" in the US is just crazy for most of us Europeans! Even before VAT, when I was a lad UK prices always included the "purchase tax" (i.e. sales tax). I used to think it was a huge con in the US - since you never knew what the final price would be, and so could never have the exact change to pay. And therefore you invariably gave notes (or at least quarters) and left the shrapnel change in the tip jar! The NHS and healthcare is a whole mega-topic of its own! And yes, there ARE loads of issues with the NHS - I have suffered myself from them, this last year or so when I have been quite poorly. But I also know that I will never lose my home, my pension, my future, because I cannot afford to pay for treatment. Nor did I ever have to worry about losing or changing my job, and be trapped in a job I hated, because it would mean losing my health insurance. I had to see a consultant privately a few months ago, because the NHS had very badly let me down. But it cost me £180, that's all. And that kick-started the NHS treatment. Yes, much of Europe does socialised medicine better than the UK. But I would still very very definitely opt for the UK, not the US model.
Adrian Goodrich, I completely agree with you on the drinking age and how some of the rules in America make sense. Yes, serving your country and being able to own your own gun but not being able to buy alcohol need to be reevaluated in America. With the double sinks, it just made me take note when we got over here. Still having bubbles on the dishes just boggled my mind. Double sinks and dishwashers are nice to have items, but something we have grown more accustom to in America. How America takes care of the eggs and commercial farming is something that since being here we need to relook at as a country regarding the standards. I truly enjoy how the UK puts the VAT in the price in the price you see. It makes it so much easier when you are looking at the total price when you are done shopping. Even though every state has different sales tax, it could be as simple as calculating the price prior to putting it on the shelves, but something that could be worked out. I completely understand what you are talking about with the differences in medical systems. There are quite a bit of differences, but in most states in America the law protects the people from being negatively affected by the bills if they are not paid. I am sorry that you had to deal with what you did, but we hope that you are on the mend. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. 🤍 Jess x
@@rayfielding Indeed, buddy! I confess, on reflection I babbled on far too long! In my defence, it was because Jess is always so interesting and genuine in what she says, and I get so enthused to respond! Fortunately, our lovely Jess seems happy to tolerate my occasional burblings. I wish she and Chris were able to stay here longer - we might yet persuade them never to leave...!
I just love you both so very much! I definitely try to get my best to you all and appreciate the time you all share with us. From the bottom of my heart, I'm in a much happier place thanks to the community we have on this channel. Hope you both have a lovely week ahead, friends! 🤍 Jess x
I never said all people in the UK do it that way. It's coming from people that I know do it. Also, I watch a lot of UK TV shows that don't rinse the dishes. 🤍 Jess x
I always rinse dishes before putting them to dry, usually just under a tap because very few homes have a double sink. This is one of the reasons people use washing up bowls. Why would it be illegal for a passenger to have a drink in a moving car? What about on a coach trip?
Lovely, I definitely did not say everyone does not rinse their washing up. I guess in a limousine or tour bus, it's not because people do it all the time. 🤍 Jess x
As a veteran UK Police officer, I fail to see the logic of prohibiting alcohol consumption by a car passsenger? As long as the driver is within the legal drug alcohol limits, who cares? But, whatever the US does is fine by me. Vive la difference. I love Americans. Apart from the weirdos of the MAGA personality cult, obviously.
On the two sinks question, yes, it does taste of bubbles which is probably just as well because we Brits absolutely love bubble tasting food. 😄 [No, it doesn't - only joking about the bubbles tasting food.😉 ]. Seriously, I wasn't sure about the two sinks process. Is the second sink full with water and, if so, doesn't the second 'rinsing' sink start to get all soapy also as each subsequent dish, item of cutlery or pot, etc., is dipped in? Personally, we use the dishwasher for most of our dishes, etc. in our home, and when handwashing the small amount of unsuitable items for the dishwasher, only rinse our frying pans and really soapy items under the tap.
Well I am glad it does not taste like bubbles, lol. Yes, the water does get bubbles when you rinse, but you simply empty and put fresh water in when it gets bubbles. 🤍 Jess x
Hi.. at 7:24 you mention that you parking in any direction.. that is the case that many do that. but it is illegal and generally not enforced... on rare occasions you can get a ticket.. like I did outside my own home (one of a line of 15 similarly parked bumper to bumper) line of 15 cars at 2:30 am... I took the ticket to the police station next day and asked for the sergeant. He looked at the ticket and sighed.. "I'll have a word with him" I still had to pay the fine but as I said to the sergeant.. I'd rather he got me out of bed and told me to move my vehicle than post a ticket under cover of darkness.. I thought it was a mean thing to do.
In the UK drinking any beverage or using a phone, eating a sandwich or food whilst in control of a vehicle is illegal. Drivers of cars and vehicles are legally responsible for passengers and any wrong doing accidents etc on the roads. ... even drivers of bicycle etc can be prosecuted. The driver must be able to control the vehicle at all times and be diligent therefore others in the car can drink and eat but the driver cannot.
I would never allow anyone to drink alcohol in my car whilst driving. I rarely rinse anything that has been washed in the bowl. They never taste of soap and have been doing it for years. I try not to use the dishwasher as my water is metered. In London swarms of people cross the road at any chance anywhere. I finished school at 15. They did back then. I have duck eggs too and they all live on the worktop. I have a couple of blackcurrant bushes in my garden. Another great topic, couple of new ones there. I still love you all.
I absolutely I appreciate you sharing and letting me know! I was definitely not coming from a place of ugliest, but in curiosity and really wanting to understand. Because it is definitely something different, and I appreciate our differences, and I love them. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share with me, friend! 🤍 Jess x
The legal drinking age at home or at a private establishment is 5. In a restaurant when accompanying a meal, it's 16. In a public establishment it's 18.
We use a washing up bowl within the sink, that usually gives a little space to rinse dishes. Not rinsing seems to me to be a throw back to years gone by. We also have one and a half sinks which make it easier. I actually like the USA method of having 2 sinks, just makes sense to me. Thanks for you video, it's lovely to see the UK from a different perspective. I'm up in North Wales, UK but not England. Take care 🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂
You cannot leave education until you are 19 in the UK. School finish at 16 the students can choose to go on to a range of further education options but they must be in some form of education until 19 years old.
Interesting, What I was referring to is regular schooling. The kids in the UK can leave regular schooling at 16 but continue with hands-on work experience or college here. In the US, it is regular school until 18, then college, trade training, or actual work. So it's totally different. 🤍 Jess x
Well, it was something I have definitely witnessed first hand and was taken back. I was definitely not trying to be ugly, just something that is different. I love you all. 🤍 Jess x
Pedestrians do not have the "right of way" to cross the road. That would mean the cars would have to stop for you and that is not the case. We are allowed to cross roads using our judgment and responsibility, but unless that is at a Zebra crossing, you are taking your life in your hands. Of course pedestrians are not allowed on certain roads like motorways for example.
That statement is getting more difficult to rely on with mobile phones, especially when you’re reversing into a parking. Space. People are so addicted to social media. They can’t take their eyes off the screen and just walk straight out. I have it happened to me quite often. They also do it while they’ve got children they’re supposed to be looking after
We used to have the Tufty club and green cross code, nothing wrong in bringing them back either. Parents with buggies, pushing the buggy into the road first between parked cars is a thing. People also trying to cross Infront or behind a bus is a thing too.
Eggs: because you said you wanted to keep your eggs near your cooker if you go to a nearby hardware store (usually has metal garbage cans and lid, gardening supplies, and crockery) it may well have an egg crock pot in the shape of a sitting chicken where the top lift off and has room for a dozen eggs inside. They also have them as a wire construction of the same use. It be a talking point at least for your friends back home as well as keep you to be cooked eggs safe. We’ve got one here just by the induction hob which is very useful. Cheers again Aah Kid! (Midlands Black Country vernacular similar to Brummie from the Peaky Blinders) Brummie comes from Brumidgum which is the name the local people call Birmingham, so Brummie stands a local West Midlands person or the dialect they talk. West Midlands or more properly the Black Country 19 is the area from Birmingham to the South West around Wolverhampton, Dudley Kingswinford etc. in the 17 to the early 19th century coal and iron ore was mined there which gave rise to smelting and foundry work they also had the RN Navy chain makers living there doing the cottage industry of chain making in the back yards. My fathers birth certificate has my Grand mothers trade marked on it as Chain maker, so she would have used a small forge and anvil to make the smaller chains for the Naval Ships! In Dudley near the castle they have transported old houses and shops to make a living museum to walk around and buy the original sweets / candy at the authentic shops, it also has a small steam train to passenger on! Thanks for the talky vid !
Friend, wow, what a comment full of love recommendations and information. About your father's, the rN Chain Makers, Museum, and steam train! Just wow!! So much information I have shared it with Chris so we can look into it all. Thank you so very much for all the love. We will definitely try to visit the Midlands. Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed the talky video. 🤍 Jess x
It is necessary. American egg producers keep their chickens in such poor conditions the eggs are covered in bird poo (battery hens). Our free range eggs (the majority now sold) are mostly laid in straw lined egg boxes or in the open and are nowhere near as dirty.
Washing dishes. Assuming that they are not going in the dishwasher, I would wash the dishes with detergent and then rinse that dish under a slow running tap ( switching the tap off between each dish). Everyone I can think of does the same thing although some may use a separate bowl for just rinsing. ( I am in the U.K.). The drinking age difference I have always found very odd.
I use the dishwasher but when washing by hand I always rinse the washing up. Have a double sink, but if you have a single sink you wash up in a bowl in the sink and rinse off into the sink.
I used to live near RAF Alconbury, a USAF airbase. A friend of mine used to have US friends from the airbase and there were times when travelling on the A1 (a dual carriageway) where they would be passing drinks between drivers, whilst driving along (LHD and RHD cars). On one occasions, whilst travelling back along A1 my friend instructed her American driver to "go straight on over the roundabout" - so he did!!!!😧😧🤣🤣 It wrecked the car. It is quite feasible and eminently sensible that a sober driver will be chauffeuring intoxicated passengers, who may have open drinks. Is it illegal for a passenger on a private bus to have an open alcoholic drink? If not, what size of passenger carrying vehicle would be the drink/no drink limit? We wash our dishes under a running (really dribbling) hot tap. This ensures that the dishes are cleaned under clean fresh water and are then properly rinsed. It also means that we use less hot water because the bowl is not filled. Our sink is an 'English Pattern', which consists of two large bowls (the second one mostly used for drying dishes, although it has a hot hand spray) and a drainer. We have given up with a dishwasher as we found it unhygienic, with festering dishes between uses. For pedestrians crossing the road, check out Highway Code H2, this one is not observed by too many UK drivers but is both illegal not to do so and risks accidents and injuries. Parking against the flow is allowed but at night you must have your parking lights illuminated. In UK we have public foot paths, which cross privately owned land that have rights that often stretch back centuries. Trespass is only a civil offence but the landowner can use reasonable force to remove you. The landowner can only sue you for damage caused, which clearly has to be proved. Prices for building works are quoted exclusive of VAT. The reason is that new builds are exempt from VAT (extensions aren't) and commercial clients can claim the VAT back so that their only cost is the admin. Also, if your business is not registered for VAT, you don't charge for it but registration is mandatory over a turnover of £80,000. In UK there is no tax on food or certain clothing.
It is illegal to park on the wrong side at night ,mainly because you should be able to see the reflectors on the rear of the car . Which is why you have white lights at the front and red lights at the rear .
Most people in the UK would never swap health care in the UK for that of the US
The same as Australia with our Medicare system.
Ha ,ha. You mean anyone with common sense would never swap the UK health service with the US.
I never said that they would. 🤍 Jess x
@timphillips9954 I'd be dead in the US. Homeless but not hopeless. Got a few volunteer gigs going but nothing paid yet. NHS sorted some, not minor, cardio work before it became critical 5 years ago. Like just buying from a shop. It's all built in to life. Ok, a shock when VAT went from 17.5 to 20 but.....
In the USA a sober driver can be arrested for having an unsealed alcohol container in the vehicle. Where's the logic in that? Is it because they MIGHT be planning to drink it and drive? Yet, in many States openly carrying a firearm is legal. They MIGHT kill someone with it, but somehow that's OK? It makes no sense whatsoever.
In some states you can get done for dui just on the officers say so, not breathalyser, drug wipe or blood test.
@@georgechickful The land of the free! 🙄
@@jamesrowe3606 they're still doing roadside sobriety tests, daft pigeon steps nonsense.
Must be 40+ years since we had that in the UK, use science and evidence.
Had to outlaw the Kansas Two-step, to extend traffic stops.
They used to do the Columbo 'just another thing' to extend the stop and go on a fishing trip, to find 'something'
@@georgechickful They rely on the public's ignorance of their Constitutional protections. All power to the auditors who are steadily exposing the widespread police corruption.
@@georgechickfulThat is untrue. They would need objective evidence for a DUI conviction.
Jaywalking in the UK is called crossing the road!
Indeed! 🤍 Jess x
When Madonna lived in the UK she tried to have a footpath that crossed her land closed, the local council denied her request. Right to roam & freedom of movement here is taken seriously. Good observations Jess.
I did not know that about Madonna, thanks for the fun fact. 🤍 Jess X
@DaydreamersBarn I love fun facts. In the UK, though slavery was internationally abolished innthe early 1800s (act 1833), uk domestic law making nt illegal to own another person was not rectified until 1998 as it was seen to not actually exist here. The EU enforced a written change and *****p0lotics m@sked***** honest Guv!
Washing dishes - depends on individuals. I always rinse under the hot tap or in a separate sink if available.
Right to roam only applies in Scotland. England is full of Private - no trespassing signs.
@Alasdair54 actually those signs are not legaly binding, only for effect. Right to roam is UK wide, just enfirced more up here (just past half my life north of the border)
Re USA 'jaywalking' law, I have lived in the UK 72 years without being injured or killed crossing the UK, French, Dutch, Spanish, Turkish, Italian or Croatian roads! Nor have I felt the need to own a powerful automatic weapon. I did wish to go in a nightclub in the 'land of the free' Florida but was refused entry aged 52 as I could not prove my age, not having a passport on me! Which is the crazy country? PS we take good care of farm animals here, by law, and don't eat GM or additive laden food, by law!
The plant acts as a host for the white pine blister rust that threatened the timber industry. In 1911, the US federal government banned the cultivation, sale, and transport of blackcurrants to protect the white pine. Government programs systematically destroyed blackcurrant plants by chemical spraying.
I found out when I returned to the UK from the USA that I should have carried my passport on me at all times to prove I was in the USA legally otherwise I could have been arrested!
Re: 'land of the free'. In some places can't hang your washing out to dry (Decreed by the home owners' association) or own a cat.
@@nevillemason6791 Yes I knew you should carry it at all times in land of the free(haha) but elected not to on an evening in town in case it was stolen!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insight.
I do agree that the UK takes really good care of their animals, and I appreciate it. 🤍 Jess x
@@willswomble7274 At 52 you obviously looked young for your age!
If you want to rinse your dishes and you don't have a second sink or rinsing sink then you put a washing up bowl in the sink and rinse items in the gap between the two. Hence, why we have washing up bowls in the UK.
Washing up bowls are a UK 'thing'
In my case everything gets roughly stacked, then rinsed and properly stacked in the drainer.
We do have twin sinks now too, but it's not the norm.
Yeah, rinsing into a half full bowl also has the advantage that you keep the water in the bowl hot.
or just rince above it, if you arent using too much water it works fine
Rinse with a slow trickle of water from the tap before placing the dish in the rack - using far less water than filling a second sink.
Also, where would the soap residue in the second sink go to - nowhere - you're just rinsing in progressively soapier and soapier water.
@@georgechickfulthe 'thing' goes back to when sinks were ceramic or stone and not stainless steel. A washing up bowl ensures that the more delicate plates etc don't get broken or chipped! Even more important now that the old-fashioned Butler Sinks are making a fashionable comeback.
The key point about the NHS is not the way its funded but rather that you get the most appropriate treatment regardless of how much tax you have paid or what the treatment costs
Oh really, do some research mate.
@@Edward-n8j Sounds like you're the one in need of research, lmao. As a general rule of thumb, (i.e. in over 95% of cases) what the other person said is absolutely correct. _Sometimes_ there are certain treatments that aren't provided on the NHS, and that's usually treatments that have little or no established use/research.
@@Lostachilles If I were you I would seek treatment for your delusional thinking. The NHS routinely ration treatment, in particular to the elderly, but also to everyone else - if you’re skeptical of this you need to answer why have they set up a body that ensures treatments deemed to be perfectly safe in comparable countries go unfunded in the NHS? Think too about the insanely long waiting lists on which many remain untreated right up until their deaths, as well as those killed in the system through incompetence and/or neglect. The NHS has been in crisis for decades, pretending otherwise is utterly delusional.
@@Lostachilles If I were you I would seek treatment for your delusional thinking. The NHS routinely ration treatment, in particular to the elderly, but also to everyone else - if you’re skeptical of this you need to answer why have they set up a body that ensures treatments deemed to be perfectly safe in comparable countries go unfunded in the NHS? Think too about the insanely long waiting lists on which many remain untreated right up until their deaths, as well as those killed in the system through incompetence and/or neglect. The NHS has been in crisis for decades, pretending otherwise is utterly delusional.
Thank you for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
Crazy that your government tells you where you can cross the road, whereas ours assumes we have common sense !
The land of the free!……?
@@yorkshirehousewife784that's not going to change, why would it.
Much like 20 mph limits, mostly ignored unless there is a camera.
In any case the police wouldn't enforce it, discretion they'd ignore it, unless someone was drunk or obstructive.
The land of the car, built around it.
Pedestrians have right of way in the UK.
Onus is on drivers to look out for them and stop if required.
Yes but there's a lot of idiocy on display re. people crossing the road in the UK.
One thing it does do is keep drivers on their toes which is a good thing.
There are some really good videos about why the concept of jaywalking came about. Surprise, surprise, it was down to powerful industry lobbies who didn't want the bad press surrounding their products killing thousands, so they effectively (and legally) blamed the victims.
For all its many faults, almost no Brit is going to be wiling to swap NHS care for medical care under the US system, not a chance.
No system is perfect and we have heard plenty of good stories about it. 🤍 Jess X
To me, the strangest difference in alcohol laws is the ban on drinking in public. There's nothing nicer on a sunny summers day to go to the beach or countryside with friends, perhaps for a picnic - and not be able to share a bottle of wine, or a couple of beers. It's really treating adults as if they were irresponsible children. To me, this rather "nanny-ish" ban on such a benign pleasure seems particularly incongruous in a nation that continually emphasises the freedom of its' citizenry.
This is also illegal in Scotland unless in a beer garden or outside area of a pub with a non glass 'glass'. Bye-laws allow local parades, gala-days etc to be exceptions.
There are places that are coming around to it. However, maybe not soon enough. 🤍 Jess X
People don’t walk on other people’s property in the UK unless it is a free way access where the government has deemed it a public pathway over private ground.
Fair point. 🤍 Jess x
That's not true I do it all the time in fact I did it just an hour ago coming back from.my night walk I cut across 4 fields with no footpaths lol
It’s not the government that decides about public footpaths and bridleways. These are recorded by the local highways authority (the council), but based on hundreds of years of usage by the public.
I often walk across fields in the UK, as long as you close any gates that you open, and cause no damage, it is VERY rare that anyone will complain.
@@jerry2357 And we're in danger of losing a lot of them because councils haven't registered them. The deadline for registration is 2031.
the washing and rinsing is why many people put a plastic bowl to wash in the sink and then you rinse down the side of the bowl, or have no bol, half fill the sink and just rinse each item as it comes out.
I’ve never rinsed a dish in my life😂. I’ve seen friends with the cold tap running constantly and they use that so perhaps that’s how it’s done here🤷♀️lol.
I stick mine in the dishwasher 😂
Right, thank you for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
How we did it when I was growing up - once the draining board (drying rack) is full, you pour clean water over the dishes to rinse them all off as one - less wastage of water.
Omg the 'washing up' narrative is beginning to drive me nuts! I'm British and I have lived in the U.S. A lot of people in the UK do rinse their pots (dishes), some don't and no you can't taste soap. You did notice though that here in the UK we often don't have 2 sinks and that's why we have a washing up bowl, so that we still have access to the drain so we can rinse! 🤯
Totally agree. When I wash up by hand (which isn't very often as I have had a dishwasher for decades) I always rinse the dishes, not doing so isn't hygienic
Lovely, thanks for sharing how you are washing up... I never said everyone here does it that way. There are still quite a few that don't rinse after washing up. Also, there are around 49% of households here in the UK that have a dishwasher. I said I had noticed it on many different occasions, the dishes being done that way. I have definitely also seen it done that way on UK television shows. 😉 🤍 Jess x
You don't taste the washing up liquid if you don't rinse the dishes. I once tried using ordinary soap as the liquid had run out and didn't think to rinse the dishes - we did taste that!!! So there must be something about our washing up liquid that makes it not leave a taste.
The US doesn't sound very free with all those ridiculous laws.
It's often free in things that don't need to be free, and restricted in things that really should be free.
ARE YOU KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS HERE? WEVE LOST OUR FREE SPEECH SINCE LABOUR GRABBED POWER
@@MrDaiseymay I've lost nothing of the sort. "Grabbed" - lol.
Try getting time off work from a US employer. They are not free to live their lives.
@@MrDaiseymayHello Moscow 👋🇷🇺💩🤡🧚♀️
I’m from the UK and I always rinse my washing up , it isn’t, hard with one sink you just keep the tap running. Though I have a dishwasher 👍🏽
No worries about wasting water then?
@@bobanob1967you only run it when you are rinsing each item.
@@bobanob1967 I only started using a dishwasher when it was shown to use less water than washing up by hand.
Right, thanks for sharing how you wash up. I agree not hard with one sink. Dishwashers are not as common here, I guess because of limited space, only 49.5% of UK households owning one. With 68% of American households having a dishwasher. 🤍 Jess x
In the UK just as you said you can park on either side of the road or street where parking is allowed, but you are supposed to park with the rear of your vehicle facing oncoming traffic, so at night your unlit car is visible to oncoming traffic via the reflectors on the back.
It's not enforced, might be in the highway code.
Pretty sure there are rules on parking lights at night in there too, that nobody enforces either.
@@georgechickful Yep, from dusk to dawn you must have parking lights on if facing oncoming traffic. Your side lights are actually your parking lights and it is actually illegal to drive with only side lights on in poor visibility or twilight. Parking on the correct side of the road is one thing the US got right.
Back in the 1950s, you had to have a light on the offside of your car all night, when parked on the road. Many a time a policeman knocked on our door at night because the wind had blown out the flame of the hurricane lamp that my father used. Later, some cars were actually made with a switch for just the offside side-lights, so that they could be left on as parking lights.
@@grahamtravers4522 I think the feature is still available on many cars.
@@grahamtravers4522 I think the feature is still available, as the rule is still enforced in Europe.
Sidelights on, indicator left or right, remove key.
We put washing bowls in the sink here in the UK, and rinse off the dishes in the gap between the bowl and the sink.
I forgot to add that on top of that, our washing up liquid is designed so that washing it off isn’t necessary, unless maybe you use too much. Besides that most of us just use dishwashers
Which is a wet mess.
Lovely, thanks for sharing. I definitely never said everyone doesn't rinse, just that it was something I noticed here. Appreciate your time. 🤍 Jess x
Examining life in the USA is a bit like looking in a mirror, everything seems to be the wrong way round. So many worries about the consumption of alcohol. Buy a gun at 18, no problem.
Thank you for your thoughts and time sharing with me. I truly appreciate it. 🤍 Jess x
Hi. I'm an Englishman born and bred, and I agree with you about washing dishes and putting them straight on the drying rack. I always rinse mine under the hot tap, (mixer tap), before putting it on the drying rack.
We have heard many different ways of doing it. 🤍 Jess X
■ Not many people have alcohol guzzling passengers - so, as legal as it is here in the UK, it doesn’t actually happen too much.
■ I've always rinsed my dishes and, like you, I'm kind of freaked out when I see other people not rinsing off the dirty soap bubbles!
■ Sorry, but I find the "jay walking" rule in the USA hilarious. I just can't imagine a Brit, who probably walked 5+ miles already, walking even more just to cross the road 😂
■ I would fight to the death in defence of our beloved NHS.
■ British eggs are pasteurised and tested for salmonella, making them incredibly safe to consume - these practices do not happen in the USA, hence the need to store them in a fridge.
■ In the USA, the amount of tax added to items is very strangely different in different states! Why isn't the same amount added in every state?
Great vid ❤❤
Thanks for the comment and all the input. It is great hearing the different input from all the different people. Every state is different, it is part of how they run their own state. 🤍 Jess x
For all eggs are not refrigerated in supermarkets in England it states on all egg boxes to refrigerate once bought.
It is crazy to me that at 18 you can join the military, shoot, and be shot at, get married, have a child, pay a mortgage, be sentenced to life in prison or even become.a billionaire but you cannot have an alcoholic drink until you are 21
It was President Ronald Reagan. The US had the highest level of drink-related road crashes in the world. Too many road crashes were being caused by 16-21 year-olds driving under the influence. So Reagan raised the drinking age to 21 in the belief that it would solve the problem. Initially, it did. The numbers dropped, but after a few years, they returned to their original levels but now caused by the 21-25 age group. So it didn't solve the problem. It simply changed the age group, causing the problem. Today, the US consistently ranks in the top 3 worst countries for drunk driving.
@andywilliams7323 because alcohol is such a taboo in the States, so people go all out, and the public transport is terrible, so people need to drive everywhere
@@andywilliams7323 Yeah I agree, European kids know more about drinking and when not to. US kids drive younger, alcohol would be more exciting. UKers ect are already over alcohol and know who likes it and who's the designated driver or get a taxi/transport. I dont think the banning alcohol to them is a good thing when they can get their hands on a gun easier.
@@andywilliams7323 Maybe teaching them to drive properly and not just giving them a licence because they did a circle in a car park might of helped.
@@andywilliams7323 That's a lot to do with the very limited tests to become a driver in the US - and that most Laws are State controlled rather than Country.
Some years ago I was in Salt Lake City on business. After a long day, I decided to order room service - meal and a beer to wash it down. "Sorry sir, you can't have a beer with a meal in your room. You can get a beer if you come down to the bar." "Pardon ? You don't serve alcohol in rooms ?" "Only on Sundays. Any other day it's fine." What the ..... ??
Probably a religious thing - especially as it being in Salt Lake City - large Mormon community there if I remember correctly. It's funny that the country that has separated Church and State is much more religious than countries that still have a State Religion.
Coz the US is almost a theocracy
That is very interesting. I truly appreciate your time sharing with me what happened. 🤍 Jess x
Mormon stronghold.
@@mehallica666 Indeed. While I was there I had a charming conversation with a young French lady, who was "on mission" outside the Tabrernacle Hall. She was so delighted to speak to someone from Europe, that she overcame the historic diffidence between French and English. 🙂 In the UK, we used to have laws against bars and pubs opening on Sunday. What amazed me was that you could get a Sunday drink in a bar, i.e. in public, but NOT in private !!
The main difference is that our government knows that we have common sense and are big enough and ugly enough to look after ourselves. We're not stupid enough to walk into the road when there are cars which might be close enough to hit us. Same for parking facing oncoming traffic, we wouldn't pull out if there was a car heading towards us. As for car ownership, in the UK if we had a tail light out, it's perhaps 50/50 whether a cop would stop us in the first place and if they did, it would only be to make us aware of the broken tail light and definitely not to "give us a ticket". The number of US based videos I watch has convinced me that I would NEVER want to live in the US. People there seem to ca 911 about things that are no concern of theirs, basically telling tales. I saw one where some neighbour called the police when a workman was parked outside a house across the road from them just waiting for the owner to come home so that he could do a repair on the roof. The caller said he looked suspicious and the cops attempted to arrest him when he refused to identify himself and prove that he wasn't about to rob any local houses. Why can't people just mind their own business. I mean, it's illegal to simply park in the street, really!!?? Americans seem to be overly concerned with other people's business. I might see the point IF the man had approached the house with his ladder, but he was simply sitting in the road waiting. Mind your own damned business!!
Different countries have very different norms. Thanks for commenting. 🤍 Jess X
In the UK you can be given alcohol from the age of 5, not any age. To purchase alcohol from a bar you have to be 18.
Yes but I think maybe no-no in use now..Our ancestor's mainly drank beer because the water was so awful, and risk of cholera..
At 16 you can drink lager, ale, beer, cider and wine if having a sit down meal in a pub or restaurant when accompanied by an adult.
Right, I said, be served in a Bar/ Pub. 🤍 Jess x
You may have beer, wine or cider at 16 with a meal, but you cannot purchase.
My parents liked and drank wine with the evening meal, so as far back as I can remember I had a glass of watered down wine with them. When I moved to Grammar School at the age of eleven, my parents stopped diluting it with water and gave a small glass instead. My Father loved liqueurs and other alcoholic drinks and encouraged me to try them, with the result that while my teenage friends went overboard whenever they got hold of some alcohol, it was no mystery to me and I never felt the need to binge at every opportunity.
Hey Jess. Drinking at home is allowed at 5 or above. No one drinks at that age. Think I was 11 or 12 my parents served me a very weak shandy on special occasions.
You can drink at 16 in pubs IF you are eating and with a person 18 or older. However it has to be beer, wine or cider only.
We had a glass of shandy with dinner from about 5 or 6 years old, then port and lemon in the evening on special occasions. No-one batted an eyelid. By secondary school, we were drinking small glasses of red wine with some meals, and were allowed to have a sip of brandy occasionally. Strangely, we didn't turn out to be alcoholics, or have an alcohol problem.
Isn't it still possible to drink shandy, beer or wine at 14 if with adults AND with a meal?
@@PedroConejo1939 Port and lemon, you're going back in time with that reference.
It'll be Rum n Pep next😀
@@georgechickful I grew up in the 60s and 70s.
When I was 14 you knew what pubs you could go into and be served, provided you were sensible and did not cause any problems or trouble. The local police were aware but didn't take any action. OK, this was back in the early 70's and a small town, so probably different now.
I can remember taking my 18 yr old daughter in the car to meet up with her friends when she going out on a night out with them. I’d drive her to the house to meet up with her friends so she didn’t have to get a taxi, and she always took out with her a bottle filled with alcohol and mixer to drink before they all went out. That way they didn’t spend as much money on drinks when out, as drinks are expensive in clubs. She’d start drinking it in the car on the way to meet her friends. Only the driver is required not to be over the limit or drink whilst driving, not the passengers but no doubt if stopped by police, the driver would be required to do a breathalyser if the police saw or smelled alcohol.
Thanks for sharing. That sounds like a way to do it. 🤍 Jess X
drinking is legal at 5, then its practice till 16-17. You can not have an open bottle while riding the bus. Jaywalking:- legs came before wheels, so legs have priority. Black Currants were taken over with the original settlers but it caused a fungus/disease that affected pine forests, and that led to them being banned
Good points. 🤍 Jess X
Re the NHS 2 weeks ago my wife fell in the bathroom. We took her to A&E (u call it ER) - we were triaged, saw a dr then had CT scan plus xray - ok it took 6 hours all in but they diagnosed 3 broken ribs and gave painkillers. This cost us £0 ie nothing. But as you say we pay for it in our taxes our entire lives.
It is good to hear when it works well. 🤍 Jess X
From the Cradle to the Grave!
I don’t know anyone in the UK who doesn’t rinse their dishes, why are you assuming that’s what we all do because you saw someone do it? I once saw an American friend rinse a plate under cold water, no soap, then put it in the drying rack. I didn’t immediately assume that’s how all Americans wash dishes, I just made a mental note not to eat off her plates. Can we stop with the lazy stereotypes?!
This has been brought up several times in these types of video (yes I’m one of those), and I always wonder where these Americans stay, because it’s apparently always with people who have a tin bath in the living room, two taps (not one mixer!), and an evident desire not to wash their plates correctly because there’s only one sink in the house.
@ffotograffydd it's not a lazy stereotype...it happen̈ quite a lot ...you only have to watch British Soap Operas and see it happening...a stereotype is more saying we have bad teeth or bad food when the opposite is true...I wouldn't say not rinsing your dishes is a stereotype as it happens quite frequently as most homes have the one sink in the UK
@@glastonbury4304 Are you one of those people who thinks soap operas are documentaries? Did you think from Eastenders that no Londoner owns a washing machine and are completely reliant on the laundrette? Do you think that everyone drinking whisky in a scene definitely isn't drinking cold black tea? Did you think Raquel the barmaid changed her name to Catherine and ended up joining the police near Hebden Bridge and then drove off into the sunset in a Land rover when she retired? Really?
@HJJSL-bl8kk ...soap operas like Eastenders , Coronation Street tend to be a reflection of life but very much condensed is all im saying, however somebody must of really hurt you to be so angry at the world...chill it's not a hill worth dieing on mate 😉
All you need to do is get the dog to lick the plates clean….You don’t need dish washers! I have been doing this for years!!
You can drink alcohol at age 5 in the UK but only at home...
Doesn't sound like a very good home to me.
@@crowbar9566 Why not?
And only if your parents give it to you! I personally don't know anybody that GAVE a 5 year old alcohol - not even at a wedding. I have seen young children at weddings and large family parties going round the tables and drinking the dregs out of glasses - or taking a sip - but never to the point of getting drunk of course!
Something very different than the US. 🤍 Jess x
@crowbar9566 ...maybe not but it's not illegal and personally I know no one who does it, although in the 60's they gave babies stout to help them sleep in hospitals...🙈😅
You don't need a separate sink to be able to wrinse washed pots and pans. Like you don't need a fully operational football field to play football, any bit of grass will do
Nope, but it just makes it easier. 😂✌️
jaywalking was brought in by Us car manufacturers lobbying for it so cars would not hit pedestrians and was advertised as illegal because drivers were not seeing people crossing the road at random points, also the roads are smaller in the Uk so quicker to cross.
Lovely, thank you for sharing this information with me. 🤍 Jess x
@@DaydreamersBarn Also, the pedestrians were using the roads long before there were cars!
Medical mistakes is huge in the US too, I've read figures as high as the 3rd biggest killer in the US is medical malpractice
the price of private healthcare is enought to see you off on its own thats why they have a high mortality rate
Right, I never said the US Healthcare System was good. I will never say any system is perfect. Guess you took what I said incorrectly, or maybe you didn't watch. Thank you for your comment. 🤍 Jess x
@@DaydreamersBarn Deleting replies, wow!
In 2010 under the last labour government, the NHS was ranked second in the world. In 2023 after 14 years of conservative destruction, mainly deliberate mismanagement to turn the NHS into a private healthcare system, we were rated 34th, just above columbia and Uruguay. Now we have a labour government back, hopefully we will see a slow return to pre conservative figures/ You have to remember that the conservatives voted against the creation of the NHS 22 times before it eventually passed through the commons
The NHS originated with Winston Churchill who commissioned the Beveridge report, the arguments were about how it would be carried out and how far the social security would go.
Many doctors and health organisations were not in favour, nor, just after the war, was there any money to throw around.
Labour going to put it right??? 😂😂
@@beccawoodhouse .
I think you will find the 34th position is for healthcare innovation, not the standard of healthcare itself.
The US may have plenty of innovation but fails when it comes to access.
I have seen the claim before, so I checked.
I appreciate your time sharing with me. I definitely think the NHS is a benefit. 🤍 Jess x
Thank you for your comment and time sharing your thoughts/ insights. 🤍 Jess x
Kids used to be able to leave school at 16, but they now have to stay in some kind of education or training until they’re 18.
Children can still leave at 16 in the uk
@@marialester-rs7qk not to just leave and do nothing or start work without a period of training, as I say. educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/11/school-leaving-age-can-you-leave-school-at-16-and-what-are-your-options/
@@marialester-rs7qk That's true, but unless they are in education, employment or training, all the benefits stop and they can't claim any new ones. This is where the term NEET comes from, and it comes as a shock to some, including their parents, when the money dries up. We do try to warn them about it - just like we tell them about the need for maths and English certificates, but the ones I have in mind consider themselves cleverer than adults.
@@marialester-rs7qk It was raised from 15 to 16 early 70's, when the age of majority was lowered to 18 from 21, until the 50's minimum school leaving age was 14. My Father had to countersign my Uni admission papers when I was 19 as legally still a minor. The Armed Forces had their own laws, one could join up below 18 but a parent had to sign or provide written (often forged) permission if one was under 18, hence the numbers lying about their age during WW1 and WWII.
But certainly in Scotland nobody can stop you leaving school at 16, or leaving home, you're basically an adult even if there's certain things you can't do. You are not actually under adult authority.
Use a washing up bowl, then rinse under a tap and direct the water down the side of the bowl.
Plus we are taught to cross the road from about 7 or so.
The US puritanical attitude to alcohol is just another thing where the US is totally out of step with the western world.
I'm so glad you use a washing up bowl. Thanks for sharing. The US is also taught how to cross the road. 😉
🤍 Jess x
In the UK you can have beer or wine at 16 along with a meal in a restaurant ( waiter/waitress service only ) 🏴
Right, I was talking about without an adult. One should be 18 because it's illegal to purchase it yourself. 🤍 Jess x
Correct but also there can't be a bar counter where people can stand at the bar to order drinks.
In the uk its true that you can leave secondary education (high school) at 16, however by law you must then engage in either a work placement (paid or voluntary), A levels or equivalent until the age of 19. This has only been introduced in the last few years.
Lovely, thanks for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
Living in the UK unrinsed soapy dishes are 'weird' to me too Jess. I am truly surprised you have found this common in your travels here.
Exactly,its not common in the slightest as far as I know,weird that she thinks it’s “British thing”...🤷♂️
I have watched many UK TV shows and found it happens often and asked my friends. They confirmed doing that way as well. Also, I never said that everyone here does it. 😉
🤍 Jess x
Well, the only time I rinse my washing up is when the water is very soapy after adding too much liquid. Most times I never do. I can honestly say that in decades of doing this, I have never tasted soap either on plates or cutlery.
When visiting my brother in California we were not aware of the jay walking laws. We found that in Sonoma town square that drivers were very considerate. Whenever we stood near to kerb waiting to cross, cars would slow down and let us over safely.
The air drying the dishes disperses the bubbles. It saves water too.
@@davidsouth9979 The bubbles don't 'disperse'. They pop and the soapy film they were made from coats the surface of the cutlery/crockery and dries out on them. Try licking an item that had a lot of bubbles on it before it dried and you can taste the residue. On vertically drained items the bubbles will slide to the bottom edge before popping and so will be more concentrated on the lower edges.
Thank you for sharing how you are doing your washing up. There are so many very bothered by what I said that is something that I have noticed and have had friends from the UK confirm they do as well. I really appreciate your time, friend.
Some places in Big Cities they do cross without being in a cross walk, but people can still receive a ticket if an Police Officer wants.
🤍 Jess x
Put less wash water in. Rinse under tap. My parents have a tiny rinsing sink next to main
We have heard any different ways. Thanks for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
@DaydreamersBarn if you rinse in hot only as you go, you top up the wash water and keep it temped up. Cannot imagine not rinsing either. Thanks for responding.
You're not the only one who's freaked out by people not rinsing their dishes after washing them Jess. I always rinse the bubbles off. But I also never dry anything with a tea towel. I simply leave them to drip-dry on the rack. Brits also usually use a plastic bowl in the sink and wash up in that. This is good practice as it protects your sink from getting scratched & chipped & cracked by knives and heavy metal pans whether you have an aluminium or ceramic Belfast sink.
It also protects your glasses and crystal.
It's definitely just something that is very different, and I was intrigued if it tasted like bubbles. Thank you so very much for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
@@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey Yes indeed. And let's not forget the fine bone china. 🫖
In Scotland you are not supposed to buy alcohol open it and drink it on the way home. Even if you are walking. A friend of mine was stopped by local police the day after the law came in and he was taking the cap off a bottle. '' I take it you are testing the cap works correctly? As of midnight, you do know, you must wait until you are indoors!'' to which the answer was, 'Of course just thought it may be leaking.', he put it back in his bag and headed home glad the police had told him something he didn't know.
Interesting fact and story. Thanks for sharing. 🤍 Jess X
I'm Scottish and didn't know this. It doesn't surprise me as we had all the changes with how much alcohol you can have in your system or the blood and breathalyser test. It's a lot less in Scotland than in rest of UK. I don't know anyone who would ever drink anything and drive now. Growing up my dad would have a half pint with a meal and drive us home. He was almost 80 when the law changed and started having non alcoholic later at home in case he had to jump into car suddenly.
Wash and rinse is really dependent upon how large the house kitchen is. Our house has a double sink and dryer section, all stainless steel. We don’t fill the sink but use a plastic basin the fits into the sink and we wash with soap in the basin and then rinse with hot water then wipe the rinsed plates and put them on the dryer rack, husband of 43 years is standing next to wife and he is designated dryer with a tea towel and I stack the dry, soap free dishes into the kitchen cabinets. We have both washed and dried dishes for all our married life ( except when I was away on business trips whilst I was of working age). It’s a great time to talk to each other about our day. We tried a dishwasher and we just didn’t like it. So we went back to manual washing, rinse, wipe rinsed water and stack on dried rack followed by a hand dry with tea towel and kitchen cabinet stack method and we’re still married and talking to each other. 👌😂😂😂😂🥰
We have had quite a bit of different was to do dishes. Thanks for the comment. 🤍 Jess x
Washing & rinsing dishes:
If you fill sinks or basins for this purpose, you use a LOT of water.
If you just have the tap running at a trickle to wet down and rinse and off while you scrub, you will use far less water.
This is not a big deal in Scotland where I currently live as water is not charged by the litre, but as soon as you live somewhere that does charge for water consumption, you soon learn to change your habits.
I live in SW Water's region where we suffer the most expensive (metered) tap water in all of Europe, of course I rinse dishes but we also have all twin flush eco toilets and eco dishwasher and eco washing machines. The surfers that come to Devon moan about dirty seas both North and South but they don't pay at all, we the residents do!
I completely understand, and that's what I thought could be why. I truly appreciate your time sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
When you get your own farm started, Jess - don't just go for only a blackcurrant bush . . . think about Blackberries, Raspberries, Gooseberries, and such as well, even apples, pears, cherries, etc, too - you can bake luscious pies with them all if you can get enough from them - or just have them in a bowl or glass as dessert with some ice cream! You could also plant other things like Elderberries and make your own home made wines, etc . . .
Oh it will not be the only thing. We will be planting a lot of what you listed. 🤍 Jess x
Look up golden varieties of raspberry too. They are sweeter than ordinary raspberries.
Why do dishes need rinsing after washing?
Well, just how I was taught to clean my dishes. Also, wipe them off with a sponge before putting them in the dishwasher. Love how everyone does things differently. What makes our world so interesting. 🤍 Jess x
Another one is Sobriety tests. Got stopped a few times whilst working in Texas at random times like 3.00 pm on a Wednesday afternoon. I can smell Alcohol. When did you last have a drink - Last Friday so 5 days ago. Lets do a field sobriety test anyway. Passed that because I can walk in a straight line. Next lets do a breathalyser. Passed that. Why not just start with that and take your presumptions out of the equation officer.
I lived in a dry county for a bit where you cannot buy alcohol but you can drive 10 minutes to the next county and buy as much booze as you want. They had a drive through liquor store just over the county line and it always had a queue. Fill the truck up with cases of beer then back over the border. Made no sense to me.
Also on a visit I took my Mum and Dad (in their 70's at the time) to a restaurant and we all got asked for ID before they would serve wine at the table. My Dad refused on principle because they were to paraphrase him "a bunch of fwits". He did have a point. I said the wine was just for me and my Dad quaffed best part of two bottles right in front of them. It was like a computer glitch the poor waitress could not work out what to do.
There are the slight differences that are normally not known unless you have been at both places. Thanks for the comment.🤍 Jess X
Not rinsing the bubbles off crockery seems icky to me, a Brit. Perhaps the idea is that you wipe the soapy taste off when you dry them? Wveryone I know washes then rinses then puts on the drying rack, but mostly we have dishwashers, with small ones available for small kitchens.
The NHS? Difficulties due to underfunding, but it has saved my life and that of most of my family, several times over. It is a source of pride.
There are many different ways that have been discussed to was the dishes. It is interesting to here the different perspectives.
I am glad that the NHS has been there to help you and your family. I understand that it has done quite a lot over the years. 🤍 Jess x
@@DaydreamersBarn I've just discovered your videos, and love them, so am looking forward to more of your interesting and balanced take on things British!
That is why we use a washing up bowl so that you can rinse the dishes in a single sink.
We have heard quite a few different ways to wash up. 🤍 Jess x
I don't know anyone who doesn't rinse their dishes; the thought is just. The bubbles not only grab the plate, but they also gram teeny tiny bits of dissolved gunk... which then dries onto the plate. EWWW! We do have a dishwasher, though; he's nine years old and stands on a box.
Love it. We have an 18 and a 16 year old dishwasher. LoL
I definitely did not say everyone does it that way. It's just something that I have noticed here and in the UK television shows. Thank you for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
Strictly speaking it is illegal in the UK to park your car facing against the flow of traffic - unless it is a recognised parking space (whatever that means) - but it's not something enforced, if ever, by the police. They've got more important things to think about. But at night time it's more important because rear light clusters have reflectors in them which your car's headlights will illuminate as you approach a parked car - something which is important in a rural situation where there may be no streetlighting. Technically, it's also illegal to park on the street outside your house, you could be done for 'causing an obstruction,' but again it's too trivial for the police to bother with. Besides which they'd probably have to prosecute half the nation.
It's not illegal in the UK to park against the flow of traffic, unless it's nighttime.
Well, that's very interesting. It's not reinforced. I appreciate your time sharing. 🤍 Jess x
Thanks
Thank you so very much! 🤍 Jess & family x
So on the issue of washing dishes and then rinsing, do you have a bath then a bath in just water to rinse yourself off? Same principle it doesn't leave a taste on the dishes.
I don't take a bath because I feel like I would need to shower after because I would feel dirty getting out of the water.
Thank you for sharing that they don't taste like soap. I appreciate you sharing how you do your washing up. I have received so many comments saying No One wash up that way. Thank you 🤍 Jess x
That’s one of the negatives when renting, you have to accept the existing fittings, I’ve had what’s known as a 1.5 bowl sink, one main and one smaller, you’ve probably seen them, really they're only big enough for preparing vegetables, not rinsing plates.
It is one of the negatives about renting. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share with me. 🤍 Jess x
The 18 years old drinking age is only being properly regulated for the younger generation, with bar staff asking for I.d if they're not sure. This wasn't always the case. Back in the 80's, showing my age here, if you found the right pub, they'd serve pretty much anybody. The youngest I was ever sold a beer was 14 in the old days. 😂 Got it out of my system though. 40 years later I don't drink anymore. 🤷♂️ 😄
Agreed I was 14 and got served as long as you didn’t make a scene it was sweet
A friend was once banned from a pub on his 18th birthday, because of all the times he had been in there before!
I used to be in a pub quiz team back in the 80s when I was under 18. We were playing the police in their bar in the police station and I had a couple of pints. But I was told to only drink at the table by my team mates and they went to the bar for me. Did that in two different police stations a couple of times and they never questioned my age but I was discrete but not hiding.
@@johnclements6614coppers used to do their fair share of drink driving in those days.
I know because there was a pub owned by an ex copper and you could get a very late drink in there when they came off shift.
Similarly there used to be pubs frequented by bus drivers coming off shift.
'Early houses' pubs supposedly for night workers near markets. Those were frequented by lots of posties and nurses.
@@chrissouthgate4554 What a bummer😂
Another difference if you sail a boat. The red and green bouys showing the entrance to a harbour. They have the opposite navigation rules in the UK (and rest of Europe) to the rules in North America.
Yes, that is so interesting. Thank you 🤍 Jess x
Lovely video, as usual. I have always rinsed dishes under a running tap. In the old days, we used to go to the pub, for a quick half pint and a game of darts, from the age of sixteen. But never in school uniform, of course.
Underage drinking in pubs used to be a right of passage.
Especially if it was your 'local' your parents or their friends drank in there.
There were always pubs that you knew would serve you, if you behaved.
Publicans obviously want to get you in the habit, future customers.
We used to regularly go to The Milton Hotel in Kilbirnie for a game of pool and a pint if we had a subject we didn't like, especially at 11am on a Thursday lol, double English.
Thank you so much, friend. I appreciate your sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
If one owns a kettle we can boil the kettle and rinse them off by pouring boiling water on the dishes and being boiling the dishes dry.
Nice, thank you for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
Years ago when there were less cars and traffic in general and there was more room to park on each side of the road people would still park their cars in the opposite direction to traffic if they wanted to. It isn’t a recently acquired habit.
Strictly, parking 'against' the direction is an offence, but not one that is enforced. www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/waiting-and-parking-238-to-252. OK that's the Code (treated as more a set of guidelines) . But the laws are there to back it up.
It's never occurred to me to park in the direction of travel.
We've never thought of it as a problem.
Thank you all for sharing about the parking. I really appreciate your time. 🤍 Jess x
7:10 Regarding parking facing the direction of traffic at night. You should read: Highway code Rule 248 "You MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless in a recognised parking space." It is an offense although I've never known it be be enforced.
Oh, chris and I parked the correct way we or we park in a public car park. 🤍 Jess x
Hiya Jess, I'm totally with you my friend about washing the dishes and drying them straight away, I always enjoy your sit down videos and listening to the comparisons you have encountered .🙂 Thank you for making my Saturday evening complete my friend with fabulous flowers creating a beautiful background. Wishing You, Chris, Colette and Shane a great Sunday. Big love and hugs from West Sussex. xx. ❤ Thank you.
Stephen,
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loves a tidy kitchen! I definitely love sharing, and knowing that you enjoyed our chat makes my evening. I love sitting down and sharing. You all make my heart so full! Will share your love with the family. 🤍 Jess x
Scientists have proven that many tea towels (drying cloths) have more germs than a toilet seat. I don't know anyone who uses a freshly laundered tea towel every time they dry dishes so actually leaving them to dry naturally is actually more hygienic! And because we wash up in hot water, and the soapy dishes/cups/cutlery are still hot when placed in the drying rack, the residual water immediately runs off. I am in my 70s and have NEVER tasted soapy food because plates were washed and not rinsed before stacking. I think I'll stick with less transferable germs than a perfectly tidy kitchen!
We ALWAYS rinsed our dishes when I was young - and still now - and then let them air dry. I am also in my seventies, and for me the idea of leaving on the soapy, dirty water revolts me. But then I have also always quickly showered off or rinsed off soapy water off my body after a bath.
Totally agree that wash dishes and rinse, but I rinse under the tap. Rinsing in standing water results in increase detergent in the water as you rinse more items.
Detergents are powerful chemicals so I don't want any left on my dishes and cutlery.
Happy to let dishes air dry though.
Don’t most people use dishwashers?
I'm British and I would never not rinse my dish after washing it. I also find it odd that people do that. But mostly I just put my dirty dishes in the dishwasher.
I completely understand and never said everyone here does it that way. Thank you for sharing 🤍 Jess x
It blows my mind that in the US they go on about being a free country yet your not allowed to cross the road we’re ever you want 👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻👮🏻doesn’t sound like free country to me
You only get a ticket, so nothing crazy but just something different. 🤍 Jess x
Hi, the reason eggs in US stores are put into refrigerators is because of the cleaning chemicals they use, it weakens the shell and makes them thinner. Did you also know that chicken from the US can not be imported into the UK, here it is illegal to have chlorinated chicken (chicken cleaned with chlorine).
Sort of. US poultry welfare standards are much lower than in Europe. US eggs are badly contaminated with chicken faeces and have to be washed. This removes the natural bio film on the eggshell which is there to protect the developing chick.
That's very interesting. Thank you so very much for sharing that insight with me. 🤍 Jess x
I don't know anyone who rinses washing up. ( I know some on here will say they do) I'm 65 and my mother was 101. We have never rinsed and we have survived. Of course it doesn't taste soapy!
Thanks for the comment. There has been a lot of different opinions on this. 🤍 Jess x
Me too. And most people I know.
me neither - rinsing after washing is just a fetish
I never rinse my dishes after washing and I am 65. Never have I tasted the washing up liquid. Seems a pointless task to rinse.
In the UK, the concern with passengers drinking is so long as they don't distract the driver, it's not a common occurence. Most public transport doesn't allow drinking alcohol on board.
No your food won't taste of soap.
It's not wise or recommend to park facing oncoming traffic, you'll never be taught to do it in a driving test, but it's not illegal.
Yes V.A.T. is counted and included in tge display price, most of Europe do this. Note: some wholesalers do not include it, but the price label has to specify 'plus tax'.
Blackcurrants aren't that common in the UK, but Blackberries are. And so long as you don't take cutting implements you can pick berries from a bush in a public place.
Not a bad list.
Thanks for your insight and comments. 🤍 Jess x
Doing the dishes - I've always rinsed the dishes before leaving them to dry. I just do it under the tap. I certainly don't want suds becoming part of my next supper or cuppa!
Thank you for sharing how you wash up. 🤍 Jess x
I once lived in a shared house and realised that none of the others rinsed the dishes. Disgusting. They would dry them with a manky tea towel that never got washed and put them away. How I'm still alive is a mystery.
It is awkward with only one sink, you have to stack the dishes on one side somewhere and then rinse and put in the rack. But it's manageable.
What's always puzzled me about the jaywalking thing is: what if you're on a road that doesn't have a crossing place? Does it mean you are stuck on the same side of the road for miles and miles?
You're still alive because your immune system does what Nature designed it to do & kills amy minute 'nasties' That aren't destroyed by your digestive system.
If you wash dishes in very HOT water the heat will evaporate the water/bubbles etc so you won't need a tea towel or wait for them to drip dry on the rack.
Unless you have a large family, you don't need an expensive to buy & run a dishwasher either.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights with me. I really appreciate your time! 🤍 Jess x
So, "Walking on other people's property". Do you mean farmland etc? You're not talking about just walking down the road and deliberately walking across someone's garden/yard/drive? I don't think we do that in the UK. BUT, there are many farms and fields and open spaces in the UK that do have a public right of way across them by law, but obviously you stick to the proper path and you respect the countryside around you.
Thanks for the comment. 🤍 Jess X
Trespass in itself is generally a civil offence (through reasonable force can be used by you (or the police) to remove people who refuse to leave) , so while you could in theory get damages in a civil court people aren't breaking the law.
There are exceptions to this of course and other laws may apply to people who are trespassers (public order, interfering with business, intimidation, breaking and entry, burglary etc)
@@jons9721 Scotland has quite different rules. We can walk more or less anywhere.
@@carelgoodheir692 Scotland has some different laws (some like Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 a Westminster law apply to England, Scotland and Wales) but the general principles are the same.
Anything else is an urban legend or even worse scummy anti-police/anti social youtubers. The worse one I've seen is police cannot get involved in civil matters which is incredibly dangerous to believe
I'm a bit confused about Jay walking. Does that apply ANYWHERE in the US? What if you're in the suburbs of a small town and you're on a very quiet road. And there's no crosswalk nearby. Would you still not be allowed to cross the road, or is it just in large town/city centres where it's busy?
Mostly in built up bigger city areas. 🤍 Jess X
The " drying rack" is called so because you let the dishes DRY on it. The place on the sink where it sits is called the DRAINING BOARD for the same reason.
Jaywalking is not illegal in the UK because the stupid law doesn't exist !!
Your son DIDN'T graduate if he is only going to college/university now ! You only graduate from UNIVERSITY in the UK.
If you finish school at 16 you MUST take higher education/training until you are 18.
Okay, thanks for the comment.
I will have to check on the parking one as I'm from UK but living in Croatia. I try not to park on the road because not many people do here but it would not have occurred to me that it might be illegal to park facing a certain way.
It seems this one is getting a lot of attention. 🤍 Jess x
There comparisons are always interesting - especially if you have spent time in both countries, and so are able to compare from personal experience! Here's some thoughts from me.
I reckon some US rules etc make a lot of sense - the no open alcohol in a car being a good one. And being able to drink alcohol at home from the age of 5 in the UK has always seemed very strange to me. But being allowed to serve (and kill for) your country - indeed, to be able to own a gun - before you are trusted with alcohol is surely just as bizarre?
When we were in NYC in 2022 (indeed, and on all our previous trips to the US) we just walked across side-streets same as we do here. Never realised it was illegal! We realised, though, that the US does not have our public rights of way and access land (have you ever looked at Access land, or the whole access situation in Scotland? If not, you might be staggered...!). And that you risk getting shot, not just shouted at, if you trespass in the US!
I think most more recent UK kitchens have a double sink now? We put one in, when we bought our house in 1986. And I designed our current kitchen with a double sink AND a separate utility sink. When I was a kid, though, single sinks (and washing up bowls!) were the norm. Mind you, we had an outside toilet, and until I was 10 it was just a tin bath in front of the fire, water from the kettle, for washing! That said, it is only a few years since we first installed a dishwasher...!
The eggs situation crops up a lot in videos. As I understand it, the US requires chlorinated egg washing to kill off salmonella bacteria? A reflection on the hygiene conditions in the huge chicken farms? UK chickens are vaccinated against salmonella, and the housing conditions are supposed to be much better. Therefore, the protective cuticle allows European eggs to be kept at room temperature, whereas the US washing process destroys that cuticle. Its the same with chicken - European chicken does not need to be chlorine-washed - a current huge source of friction with the US and its agricultural lobby, whose chlorinated chicken is banned in the EU and the UK.
Yes, the "plus sales tax" in the US is just crazy for most of us Europeans! Even before VAT, when I was a lad UK prices always included the "purchase tax" (i.e. sales tax). I used to think it was a huge con in the US - since you never knew what the final price would be, and so could never have the exact change to pay. And therefore you invariably gave notes (or at least quarters) and left the shrapnel change in the tip jar!
The NHS and healthcare is a whole mega-topic of its own! And yes, there ARE loads of issues with the NHS - I have suffered myself from them, this last year or so when I have been quite poorly. But I also know that I will never lose my home, my pension, my future, because I cannot afford to pay for treatment. Nor did I ever have to worry about losing or changing my job, and be trapped in a job I hated, because it would mean losing my health insurance. I had to see a consultant privately a few months ago, because the NHS had very badly let me down. But it cost me £180, that's all. And that kick-started the NHS treatment. Yes, much of Europe does socialised medicine better than the UK. But I would still very very definitely opt for the UK, not the US model.
Adrian Goodrich,
I completely agree with you on the drinking age and how some of the rules in America make sense. Yes, serving your country and being able to own your own gun but not being able to buy alcohol need to be reevaluated in America.
With the double sinks, it just made me take note when we got over here. Still having bubbles on the dishes just boggled my mind. Double sinks and dishwashers are nice to have items, but something we have grown more accustom to in America.
How America takes care of the eggs and commercial farming is something that since being here we need to relook at as a country regarding the standards.
I truly enjoy how the UK puts the VAT in the price in the price you see. It makes it so much easier when you are looking at the total price when you are done shopping. Even though every state has different sales tax, it could be as simple as calculating the price prior to putting it on the shelves, but something that could be worked out.
I completely understand what you are talking about with the differences in medical systems. There are quite a bit of differences, but in most states in America the law protects the people from being negatively affected by the bills if they are not paid. I am sorry that you had to deal with what you did, but we hope that you are on the mend. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. 🤍 Jess x
That’s a pretty comprehensive response! 😊
@@rayfielding Indeed, buddy! I confess, on reflection I babbled on far too long! In my defence, it was because Jess is always so interesting and genuine in what she says, and I get so enthused to respond! Fortunately, our lovely Jess seems happy to tolerate my occasional burblings. I wish she and Chris were able to stay here longer - we might yet persuade them never to leave...!
I would not worry too much! It’s all positive and relevant
I just love you both so very much! I definitely try to get my best to you all and appreciate the time you all share with us. From the bottom of my heart, I'm in a much happier place thanks to the community we have on this channel. Hope you both have a lovely week ahead, friends! 🤍 Jess x
I'm British and I rinse, and everyone I know rinses as well. I don't know where this leaving the suds on the plates idea comes from.
I never said all people in the UK do it that way.
It's coming from people that I know do it. Also, I watch a lot of UK TV shows that don't rinse the dishes. 🤍 Jess x
@@DaydreamersBarn I know you didn't say ALL people in the UK, relax X
You don't need to rinse your dishes. The washing up liquid is designed to make rinsing unnecessary.
Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate you letting me know. 🤍 Jess x
I always rinse dishes before putting them to dry, usually just under a tap because very few homes have a double sink. This is one of the reasons people use washing up bowls. Why would it be illegal for a passenger to have a drink in a moving car? What about on a coach trip?
Lovely, I definitely did not say everyone does not rinse their washing up.
I guess in a limousine or tour bus, it's not because people do it all the time. 🤍 Jess x
As a veteran UK Police officer, I fail to see the logic of prohibiting alcohol consumption by a car passsenger? As long as the driver is within the legal drug alcohol limits, who cares?
But, whatever the US does is fine by me. Vive la difference.
I love Americans. Apart from the weirdos of the MAGA personality cult, obviously.
You just called 50% of the US wierdos! Even if Trump loses, he will still have had close to 50% of the vote.
But no others who are cultish?
Not all Trump voters will be Maga cultists. Some will just be staunch Republican voters.
Thank you so very much for sharing your thoughts. I completely understand your thoughts. I love the US as well as the UK! 🤍 Jess x
Trumps Train 🚆 MAGA 🤗
On the two sinks question, yes, it does taste of bubbles which is probably just as well because we Brits absolutely love bubble tasting food. 😄 [No, it doesn't - only joking about the bubbles tasting food.😉 ]. Seriously, I wasn't sure about the two sinks process. Is the second sink full with water and, if so, doesn't the second 'rinsing' sink start to get all soapy also as each subsequent dish, item of cutlery or pot, etc., is dipped in? Personally, we use the dishwasher for most of our dishes, etc. in our home, and when handwashing the small amount of unsuitable items for the dishwasher, only rinse our frying pans and really soapy items under the tap.
Well I am glad it does not taste like bubbles, lol. Yes, the water does get bubbles when you rinse, but you simply empty and put fresh water in when it gets bubbles. 🤍 Jess x
Most people I know wash up in the bowl and rinse under the tap down the side of the bowl.
Lovely, some I know don't and leave the soapy water on them. Appreciate you sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
Hi.. at 7:24 you mention that you parking in any direction.. that is the case that many do that. but it is illegal and generally not enforced... on rare occasions you can get a ticket.. like I did outside my own home (one of a line of 15 similarly parked bumper to bumper) line of 15 cars at 2:30 am... I took the ticket to the police station next day and asked for the sergeant. He looked at the ticket and sighed.. "I'll have a word with him" I still had to pay the fine but as I said to the sergeant.. I'd rather he got me out of bed and told me to move my vehicle than post a ticket under cover of darkness.. I thought it was a mean thing to do.
Interesting point. Thanks for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
Love your content BTW
We only have one sink in my property, i tend to wash and rinse my dishes under a running tap, i don't have a washing up bowl for dishes .
Lovely, thank you for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
In the UK drinking any beverage or using a phone, eating a sandwich or food whilst in control of a vehicle is illegal.
Drivers of cars and vehicles are legally responsible for passengers and any wrong doing accidents etc on the roads. ... even drivers of bicycle etc can be prosecuted. The driver must be able to control the vehicle at all times and be diligent therefore others in the car can drink and eat but the driver cannot.
That is very interesting. Thank you for sharing that insight on it being illegal to drink any beverage or eat while driving. 🤍 Jess x
I would never allow anyone to drink alcohol in my car whilst driving. I rarely rinse anything that has been washed in the bowl. They never taste of soap and have been doing it for years. I try not to use the dishwasher as my water is metered. In London swarms of people cross the road at any chance anywhere. I finished school at 15. They did back then. I have duck eggs too and they all live on the worktop. I have a couple of blackcurrant bushes in my garden. Another great topic, couple of new ones there. I still love you all.
I absolutely I appreciate you sharing and letting me know! I was definitely not coming from a place of ugliest, but in curiosity and really wanting to understand. Because it is definitely something different, and I appreciate our differences, and I love them. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share with me, friend! 🤍 Jess x
The legal drinking age at home or at a private establishment is 5. In a restaurant when accompanying a meal, it's 16. In a public establishment it's 18.
Thanks for the comment. 🤍 Jess X
All passengers can drink in a car in Australia.
Interesting, thank you for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
We use a washing up bowl within the sink, that usually gives a little space to rinse dishes. Not rinsing seems to me to be a throw back to years gone by. We also have one and a half sinks which make it easier. I actually like the USA method of having 2 sinks, just makes sense to me.
Thanks for you video, it's lovely to see the UK from a different perspective.
I'm up in North Wales, UK but not England. Take care 🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂
Glad you enjoyed the video. We also like the double sink better, didn't realize until we got here why that was. 🤍 Jess X
Many of us just cross the road where we are I do all the time and still do it when I’ve been to theUS
Cool, I just wanted people who may not know the laws they could get a ticket. Thank you, friend. 🤍 Jess x
You cannot leave education until you are 19 in the UK.
School finish at 16 the students can choose to go on to a range of further education options but they must be in some form of education until 19 years old.
Interesting, What I was referring to is regular schooling. The kids in the UK can leave regular schooling at 16 but continue with hands-on work experience or college here. In the US, it is regular school until 18, then college, trade training, or actual work. So it's totally different. 🤍 Jess x
The British way of washing dishes is a trending subject on other social media platforms. The Yanks are really taking the piss at the moment 😂
Well, it was something I have definitely witnessed first hand and was taken back. I was definitely not trying to be ugly, just something that is different. I love you all. 🤍 Jess x
Pedestrians do not have the "right of way" to cross the road. That would mean the cars would have to stop for you and that is not the case. We are allowed to cross roads using our judgment and responsibility, but unless that is at a Zebra crossing, you are taking your life in your hands. Of course pedestrians are not allowed on certain roads like motorways for example.
That is a good take away. 🤍 Jess X
British people can see when it is safe to cross a road
That statement is getting more difficult to rely on with mobile phones, especially when you’re reversing into a parking. Space. People are so addicted to social media. They can’t take their eyes off the screen and just walk straight out. I have it happened to me quite often. They also do it while they’ve got children they’re supposed to be looking after
We used to have the Tufty club and green cross code, nothing wrong in bringing them back either.
Parents with buggies, pushing the buggy into the road first between parked cars is a thing.
People also trying to cross Infront or behind a bus is a thing too.
Thank you for sharing. 🤍 Jess x
Eggs: because you said you wanted to keep your eggs near your cooker if you go to a nearby hardware store (usually has metal garbage cans and lid, gardening supplies, and crockery) it may well have an egg crock pot in the shape of a sitting chicken where the top lift off and has room for a dozen eggs inside. They also have them as a wire construction of the same use. It be a talking point at least for your friends back home as well as keep you to be cooked eggs safe. We’ve got one here just by the induction hob which is very useful.
Cheers again Aah Kid! (Midlands Black Country vernacular similar to Brummie from the Peaky Blinders)
Brummie comes from Brumidgum which is the name the local people call Birmingham, so Brummie stands a local West Midlands person or the dialect they talk. West Midlands or more properly the Black Country 19 is the area from Birmingham to the South West around Wolverhampton, Dudley Kingswinford etc. in the 17 to the early 19th century coal and iron ore was mined there which gave rise to smelting and foundry work they also had the RN Navy chain makers living there doing the cottage industry of chain making in the back yards. My fathers birth certificate has my Grand mothers trade marked on it as Chain maker, so she would have used a small forge and anvil to make the smaller chains for the Naval Ships! In Dudley near the castle they have transported old houses and shops to make a living museum to walk around and buy the original sweets / candy at the authentic shops, it also has a small steam train to passenger on!
Thanks for the talky vid !
Friend, wow, what a comment full of love recommendations and information.
About your father's, the rN Chain Makers, Museum, and steam train! Just wow!! So much information I have shared it with Chris so we can look into it all. Thank you so very much for all the love. We will definitely try to visit the Midlands. Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed the talky video. 🤍 Jess x
No the dishes do not taste of "bubbles" 🤔🤨😂. Just the same nonsense of eggs being chemically 'washed' in the US. Utterly unnecessary 🤔😉🙂
Love it!
I agree with you about the eggs, my friend. 🤍 Jess x
It is necessary. American egg producers keep their chickens in such poor conditions the eggs are covered in bird poo (battery hens). Our free range eggs (the majority now sold) are mostly laid in straw lined egg boxes or in the open and are nowhere near as dirty.
Washing dishes. Assuming that they are not going in the dishwasher, I would wash the dishes with detergent and then rinse that dish under a slow running tap ( switching the tap off between each dish). Everyone I can think of does the same thing although some may use a separate bowl for just rinsing. ( I am in the U.K.). The drinking age difference I have always found very odd.
Thank you so much for sharing. I truly appreciate your time. Drinking ages here are very interesting to me. 🤍 Jess x
I use the dishwasher but when washing by hand I always rinse the washing up. Have a double sink, but if you have a single sink you wash up in a bowl in the sink and rinse off into the sink.
Lovely, thank you for sharing with me. 🤍 Jess x
I used to live near RAF Alconbury, a USAF airbase. A friend of mine used to have US friends from the airbase and there were times when travelling on the A1 (a dual carriageway) where they would be passing drinks between drivers, whilst driving along (LHD and RHD cars). On one occasions, whilst travelling back along A1 my friend instructed her American driver to "go straight on over the roundabout" - so he did!!!!😧😧🤣🤣 It wrecked the car. It is quite feasible and eminently sensible that a sober driver will be chauffeuring intoxicated passengers, who may have open drinks. Is it illegal for a passenger on a private bus to have an open alcoholic drink? If not, what size of passenger carrying vehicle would be the drink/no drink limit?
We wash our dishes under a running (really dribbling) hot tap. This ensures that the dishes are cleaned under clean fresh water and are then properly rinsed. It also means that we use less hot water because the bowl is not filled. Our sink is an 'English Pattern', which consists of two large bowls (the second one mostly used for drying dishes, although it has a hot hand spray) and a drainer. We have given up with a dishwasher as we found it unhygienic, with festering dishes between uses.
For pedestrians crossing the road, check out Highway Code H2, this one is not observed by too many UK drivers but is both illegal not to do so and risks accidents and injuries.
Parking against the flow is allowed but at night you must have your parking lights illuminated.
In UK we have public foot paths, which cross privately owned land that have rights that often stretch back centuries. Trespass is only a civil offence but the landowner can use reasonable force to remove you. The landowner can only sue you for damage caused, which clearly has to be proved.
Prices for building works are quoted exclusive of VAT. The reason is that new builds are exempt from VAT (extensions aren't) and commercial clients can claim the VAT back so that their only cost is the admin. Also, if your business is not registered for VAT, you don't charge for it but registration is mandatory over a turnover of £80,000. In UK there is no tax on food or certain clothing.
Thank you for going into great detail on each of these topics. 🤍 Jess x
Not wanting to be rude, but have you noticed you look a lot healthier then when you first starting doing these videos?
Thank you, not rude at all. I'm so much happier than ever before! 🤍 Jess x
It is illegal to park on the wrong side at night ,mainly because you should be able to see the reflectors on the rear of the car . Which is why you have white lights at the front and red lights at the rear .
Thank you for sharing with me. Appreciate your time. 🤍 Jess x
Always rinse the dishes! 😂
Absolutely. Mum taught us to rinse the washing up thoroughly, and I've always done so.
Yes, but some don't. Thank you for sharing how you wash up. Appreciate your time 🤍 Jess x