Some stuff just doesn’t sound right in the American accent in casual conversation. I’m American and live in England and there are some terms I don’t use because they sound weird af
The correct response to "Bob’s your uncle!" which you don't hear very often anymore is "And Fanny’s your aunt!". Much the same way "In a while, crocodile." would be the response to "See you later, alligator."
I've never heard the Fanny response! Learn something new every day. If you ever look into Newfoundland phrases everyone is quick to tell you about "What'a'ya at?" (Kinda of a "how's it going?" greeting) but what you don't realize until you live here is that there's only one correct answer, and it's "This is it, b'y!" (To which the first person will probably say "Yes, b'y!")
Im in triple Science Yr 11 and my physics teacher this year was new to the school an din one of our first lessons with him he wrote something in on ten board that didn't make sense so we correct him. He laughed or whatever and said "sorry I'm a nonce". Well you can say we were all surprised jusy looking around at each other until he said "what?" So innocently. He is Norwegian and he thought it meant stupid person so we explained to him that that's not what it means here and he quickly clarified that he was not in fact a nonce 😂😂
Nice work! Next goals to aim for; 1) It should also never be "my mam". It's "me mam", or even "memam". 2) To remove the Australian question inflection from an Aussie, and actual have them intonate at least one sentence as a statement for a change???
I love when brits refer to themselves as “us”. Idk if this is geordie specific thing but god it’s SATISFYING. Also I’m addicted to these videos and I’m so thankful I’m here 🙌🙌
@@DylanB05 I've noticed it as a northern thing but I don't know anyone in London who does it and idk if it's a thing in other non-London non-Northern places
@@mothmanlol6263 I don’t live in London lol, I live bang in the middle of the east side of England. But thinking about it, yeah, I do say “us” lol. So definitely not just a northern thing. I don’t know if it’s a subconscious thing, but like if I’m eating out with someone and their food looks good, I’ll be like “giz us some of that”. I think it’s a thing so embedded into my vocabulary at this point, I didn’t even know I said it until I really put some thought into it lol
A British friend of mine once said ''don't risk it for the biscuit'' and for a whole day I couldn't believe that that was an actual phrase and mocked her... Now I use it myself ;p
Evan - "That's not British, is it? I've always used that phrase, I'm sure." Us - "We are the Brits. You will be assimilated. Your verbal and cultural distinctiveness will be added to our own."
Yee man, gotta go in to the hardware shop and grab some bits and bobs. When you get home from that, have a bath, and don't forget to wash your bits and bobs
Scottish person here. I’ve some how managed to get my American friend to pick up Scottish sayings and words. She now says ‘a ken’, ‘hen’ and told her brother to go awa’ an bile yir heid. She also says maw or mum now. Apparently I’ve corrupted her, I’m so proud.
As Kevin bridges pointed out, you now have to teach her to say "do it or I'll kick you in the c¥nt!" As scottish ladies are apparently very gender progressive! 😁😁
The idea of a newly British-American Evan earnestly calling people nonces is both mortifying and heartwarming. Really curious as to how that turned out. Amazing just watching Evan realise how British he's become, still fun that he's somewhat mystified by the north
As a Brit, I've totally made the exact same mistake before only to realise seconds later what I've just said. Easily done. And definitely better one way around than the other
Brit too, I've accidentally mixed up the words ponce and nonce before. But who knows maybe the person I was talking about was both, just like Prince Andrew is.
@@jennydavis5261 Nonce is one of those words that came back into common usage a few years ago and I heard it being used in the way you describe. I heard one of my friends sons describe one of his teachers as a nonce and I had to explain what it meant and why it's not an insult that should be thrown around casually
I like "faff" because it's such a useful word. I have no idea of an alternate way to say it, like if I go to another country how will I say "stop faffing around" or "she's such a faffer/she faffs too much" something of the sort, to mean the same thing? E.g. "messing around" isn't quite the same.
I cant imagine the horror of finally realising that nonce does in fact not just mean stupid after probably calling people it, like what was the moment? Did someone have to tell you? I think I’d die
As a British person in a British university with an American flatmate, I have had to translate A LOT to make sure both of us are understood. For example when I was going to the shops I said 'I'm just going to pop there and come back' and he just awkwardly stared at me and went 'like the music?'
I guess he’s never heard the phrase “pop someone in the mouth” in the US before? (Meaning “to punch someone in the face”). Because that’s what would have come to my mind with “pop” being used as a verb (If I didn’t already know the British meaning.)
"I've used those two interchangably. Don't do that" I instantly imagined you saying "oh mate, unbelievable, I've been a proper nonce lately, worse than normal. Ugh" and not realising the sheer horror of what you're saying
Abi Carver - I know what you mean, but legit when I read “kiddie fiddler”, I just imagined some dude playing a brightly colored molded plastic toy violin.
"Steady on!" or just "Steady!" can also be used sarcastically when someone is actually underwhelmed by something, but you are asking them to calm down as an acknowledgement of their lack of excitement.
I'm British and it might only be me who only says ‘yeah’ to make it a sort of rhetorical question, usually supportively. So wouldn't usually say ‘You'll do the dishes, yeah?’ but I'd say something like ‘look after yourself, yeah?’. Might just be me though lol
Hey it’s a friend from across the sea 🇮🇪 do yous ask each other “ how are you in yourself “ The older people use it all the time and I always ask my family WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN 😝 😂🥰🥰
I'm an American living in the UK. It's more cursing than a term, but the first time I heard my husband say "For fuck's sake" I giggled. One, he rarely curses, two, I'd never heard it before. 9 years later and it still amuses me when he says it. Other favorites. Doin' my head in. Bob's your uncle (still makes no sense to me) Dodgy Gobsmacked Throwing a wobbly (cracked me up!) Horses for courses Numpty
the first time I heard that word being shouted it raised the hairs in the back of my neck, but I didn't even know what it meant at the time. it just sounds horrific.
My favorite British-ism has always been 'sorted'. Whenever I hear it, I just imagine everyone in Britain stopping whatever they are doing .. and start sorting socks (about the only use for this term in the USA).
Never been to Britain, but I use "Oi!" to get my husband's attention in a crowded place. Also, it's great to use as a pedestrian or cyclist to alert traffic when you're crossing the road and they aren't looking in your direction. I think because it's such an uncommon sound in 'Merica, it's quite effective as an attention getter.
Don’t know if this is interesting, but people usually just think “oi!” Is rude. It’s actually a perfectly acceptable familiar imperative conjugation of a defunct verb, ouir, meaning to hear. It’s the informal version of oyez. Really just means listen.
As a Geordie my favourite word is "canny". It can mean so many different things. "S/he's a canny (nice/friendly) lass/lad", "that was a canny (big) portion", "he's being a bit canny (stingy) with his money", "that was a canny (good) idea", etc.
I've personally never heard anyone use that phrase, but it's probably just because no one would say that around me, when I was a child or something idk. But also, heyyyy same last name! I barely find anyone else with the last name O'Malley, unless it's family 😅
@@Nerd_777 I was using a phrase I've definitely used, but Evan thought was never used outside of bad cockney impressions, so it amused me to put it as a response to someone saying about the same thing. Oh well, that joke failed!
I work in a call centre in Northern ireland and I love when the nice customers use terms of endearment. I've been called love, pet, dote, hen, chick and duckie. It's better than getting screamed at
"Steady on" is like "woah hold your horses", "calm down" or (my personal favourite) "chill your beans". You would use it when someone is getting carried away with an idea, or maybe sometimes if somebody is getting swept up in a movement and is about to fall over. So like, scenario number one: Friend one: "We could go to the shop and buy chocolate AND biscuits AND ice cream AND sweets" Friend two: "Steady on! Let's just get one so we don't throw up. Off we go!" *Friend two leaps up excitedly and hits their head on the ceiling because it is a small house and they are tall* Friend one: "oops. Steady on!" (Meaning "careful") As a person from the UK (the north) completely blows my mind that someone who speaks English as a first language doesn't use that phrase. 😂 Dialects are so cool!!!!
As a southerner i had to think about what it meant before he put it in the video. Definitely a northern phrase more, probably yorkshire if its in wallace and gromit.
Heard it said a lot down in the west country too, often said as "steadyyyy...", used in the ways described above but also for if ppl are getting a bit heated (either fighting or PDA, or to highlight an innuendo)
When you upvote so many of Evan’s Reddit videos that the TH-cam algorithm thinks you want a robotic voice to read you Reddit posts too and they stuff your recommended with them.
One of my faves is using 'well' to mean 'very'. Also 'moving house' - it sounds like they're loading the actual house up and moving it to a different area. And frankly I prefer 'pavement' and 'zebra crossing' over 'sidewalk' and 'crosswalk'. Not because they make more sense, they just sound better.
You probably shouldn’t use great with the word British because my brain just can’t help but think your talking about the island even though that would make no sense.
I like how he is more casual about subscriptions and likes. Most youtubers are really professional or over enthusiastic about it. He actually sounds like a person
Sharon: So why did you dump Kevin then? He's so handsome and has a heart of gold! Tracy: Yeah he does. Sharon: And he's so brave, nerves of steel! Tracy: True. Sharon: And so commanding. He has an iron will! Tracy: Well yeah he does... Sharon So why dump him? Tracy: Knob of butter.
Careful with that one if you ever head to America, lol. People are just think you're bragging about the size of a bowel movement, lol. On the other hand, if you're really excited about something, you'll occasionally hear "shitting kittens." haha
As a Canadian with a British family this video was an existential crisis of "Wait a minute I say that! Is it a Canadian thing or have I just picked it up from my Dad?"
Bloody is a weird one, it's a very minor swear when it's regarded as one. It's the sort of word you would be scolded for but no one would be that offended if you said it and even then you'd have to be quite young (under 11ish) for anyone to really be bothered by you using it at all.
As a nothern person, we definitely say 'U Wat?' quite often. The only other times I here it is when americans try to say it with the posh english accent lmao
I’m moving to the UK to be with my boyfriend and your channel has been so informative and I really appreciate it! I know our experiences will be different but you’re definitely helping me get an idea of what to expect and it means a lot to me 💜
lmao me and my sister had a joint realisation recently at how many things we say and hear in our house are northern expressions (we've lived in the south all our lives but our dad is from lancashire), we went through exactly the same stages of confusion as you at discovering certain expressions were unique to the north lol
I’m from West Yorkshire and in South Yorkshire they call you “duck”. My mum sells hair are products to salons and goes to South Yorkshire and some of them call her “duck” in the same way you would say “love”. Also my mum is from Cambridge and says “chick” and I know a mum from school used to call me “cocka” or “cock” as a term of endearment.
'Love' kills me from anyone, I started to use it in my writing so that I can transfer it to my speech. (also when I imagine it being said it comes from pirates.)
can't believe no one mentioned how 'absolutely' or 'absolute' instantly makes a phrase more British eg 'thats absolute rubbish' or 'I was absolutely hammered'
As a Brit you can make any word as insulting as possible by saying 'you absolute' in front of it. Eg. You absolute spoon. It honestly feels like a superpower
I never did dislike any of your videos to begin with, but lately I've found that I'm like really, really liking them and enjoying them a ton, thank you for making em 💚💚💚
@@lucie4185 Well, you use the term Muppet to insult someone, right? But Americans love the Muppets. We wouldn't use it as an insult. We'd probably mean they're cute or talented, if we called someone a Muppet. :)
I have been on an Evan Edinger spree for the past two days and I love it 😁 Your channel is so wonderful! (And your videos are so pretty looking as well)
Caught one of your other videos where you said you'd lived in England for 8 years, so I got curious and watched a vid from before you moved, and your accent has shifted. You're still very clearly American but it's not as prominent, it's like a soft blending. I dig it.
When a recipe called for a knob of butter I just see it as a small amount of butter but it’s not a determined amount. It’s often just to put in a pan or spread on something I often find or in a recipe where things can easily be added depending on consistency. So a knob of butter just means you need some butter but it depends on how much your making to how much you need.
Before the pandemic I worked behind a bar, I once had an American order a round of drinks and then call me a nonce, I just looked a little shocked and looked around at the other bar staff. He was like "what did I say? do you not have nonce here?" and I had to explain what it means, he was very apologetic.
This whole video reminds me of that one scene in Danger Mouse, where he is trying to work out how he would say good grief, then Penfold walks in. P : Chief! DM : Good grief Penfold. Good grief, I do say good grief! hahahaha, the amount of giggles I got from this vid could last me the whole week.
I haven't finished the video yet so idk if this is said, but imo the best phrase to come out of England is "I can't be bothered" like sometimes I just can't be bothered. It's so good. Nothing else equates to it. Also, I love when you bring up wawa and Herr's lol. It's really just a Philly & NJ thing. Fun fact, my friend's (great?) Uncle is the founder of Herr's chips
I'm surprised that no-one mentioned "cheers" - it's used world wide for drinks, but I don't know if it's used as a thank you anywhere else. Anyway, fun video, it may be interesting to have someone like Tom Scott fact check these as I know he has done some stuff about etymology before. Cheers!
Also, now I think of it, I'm disappointed that the word "scrote" is falling out of use. It used to show up in some London based TV shows, but I don't think I've ever heard it used. Toe-rag too may be obsolete now... Dammit, we need to bring both of those back along with Nincompoop!
I genuinely think calling someone a wrongen is my most used term ever, also "what are you on about" is one I use every time I communicate with another human being
the act of calling someone love single handedly brings me out from a bad day. i even call me myself love and ask how im doing and its an automatic boost.
4:37 Reminded me of one of my english school books. In Germany you mostly learn British English, but we have a couple of lessons in the school books that talk about the differences between British English and American English. There was this strange story about someone from England comming to the USA and him and one of the locals using only words that are different between the two places for the whole story. Both of them never understand what the other one was saying. There was a bit about trash can and waste bin and, because this was over ten years ago, about cell phones and mobile phones. The story was really stupid, but I still remember parts of it so it worked as a lesson... When I moved from Germany to Austria to study there were lots of words that I didn't know or that were used differently, but I just asked what they ment or got it from context.
It's been like 3 years since i've been to england and i still think the fact that pulp is called "juicy bits" on the official advertising to be... absolutely hilarious
My favourite term that I didn’t realise was apparently just Scottish (maybe Northern also) is to chum, just meaning to go with someone/ accompany them- cause I use it all the time- “chum me to the shops?” etc etc
I'm from the south of england, and I would use 'chum' as a noun, to mean 'mate', but have never heard it as a verb before. Do you use it as a noun to, or just a verb?
Fun story about using words interchangeably. When I was a kid, my siblings and I didn't understand the difference between 'twit' and 'twat' so sometimes we would call each other the the latter rather than the former. Weirdly enough, never got told off by our parents for it. Didn't realise what 'twat' meant till I was 22 🤭
My favourite is sloshed. Like, being pissed is one thing, but sloshed? You get a proper hangover after that. British expressions for drunk are delightful 😆
Yeah so I've only watched like 3 videos from him but I heard he was from New Jersey and immediately clicked the subscribe button. Never heard someone from New Jersey sound like that in Wawa before though lol.
After 3 hours somehow TH-cam hasn't even processed the video in HD yet ADFSDGHFESGDAEFSGDF
Was wondering why this looked sooo blurry
You might wanna try reuploading.
360p 🤢
@@somhairlemacleoid6873 SAME lmao
i was wondering why it was in 360p, glad it’s not my internet for once😅
This video is 16minutes of Evan realising he's more British than he thought
He his very British I guess that what happens when your living here 10year you pick stuff up
this video gave him an identity crisis 😅
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100%
Aside from him saying "jobs a done-un" when it's actually "jobs a good-un"
'whats all this then'- immediately made me hear Greg davies taking James Acaster aside during taskmaster 😂
I was just watching that 😂
I'm an american that's been watching taskmaster through quarantine, so most of these phrases, I just associate with the show 😂
This video is just me discovering what phrases aren't used in America. 😅
Some stuff just doesn’t sound right in the American accent in casual conversation. I’m American and live in England and there are some terms I don’t use because they sound weird af
@@SamyTheBookWorm fair 😅
To be fair, I think that applies to different dialects as well. Calling someone love without a northern accent would be a tad weird.
@@JOCoStudio1 cockney accents ?? they say love
@@SamyTheBookWorm same
Genuinely surprised that “fancy” didn’t come up. Whether it be to fancy a person or fancy a cup of tea
yes! I wondered about that too, it's such a British thing.
fancy and creepy are used a lot by people under the age of 30 here in Switzerland.
@@Leenapanther In which language? German? That's fascinating.
The correct response to "Bob’s your uncle!" which you don't hear very often anymore is "And Fanny’s your aunt!". Much the same way "In a while, crocodile." would be the response to "See you later, alligator."
Another good way to say bob’s your uncle is Roberts your fathers brother, doesnt role off the tongue as much but still excellent
@@anya7944 Robert is your mothers brother is what I’ve heard. And it rolls off the tongue so much better than what you said
I've never heard the Fanny response! Learn something new every day.
If you ever look into Newfoundland phrases everyone is quick to tell you about "What'a'ya at?" (Kinda of a "how's it going?" greeting) but what you don't realize until you live here is that there's only one correct answer, and it's "This is it, b'y!" (To which the first person will probably say "Yes, b'y!")
probably because what fanny means as well....
@@JennaGetsCreative that first sentence taken out of context omg
Im in triple Science Yr 11 and my physics teacher this year was new to the school an din one of our first lessons with him he wrote something in on ten board that didn't make sense so we correct him. He laughed or whatever and said "sorry I'm a nonce". Well you can say we were all surprised jusy looking around at each other until he said "what?" So innocently. He is Norwegian and he thought it meant stupid person so we explained to him that that's not what it means here and he quickly clarified that he was not in fact a nonce 😂😂
Lol
I’m dead 😂
I mean unless he was…
Oh my god lmao
I think it's prison slang & had a wider meaning. Basically a social outcast, so also a grass...
i’m welsh and i’ve accidentally converted one of my american friends into saying mam instead of mom. i think that’s my greatest achievement in life
I might have to make this a goal in life
Next stop try to get them to stop saying periods at the end of every sentence, they don’t need to say full stop.
I am jealous. We need to convert all Americans they need fixing lol
I've started saying mother now so that is fun
Nice work!
Next goals to aim for;
1) It should also never be "my mam". It's "me mam", or even "memam".
2) To remove the Australian question inflection from an Aussie, and actual have them intonate at least one sentence as a statement for a change???
I love when brits refer to themselves as “us”. Idk if this is geordie specific thing but god it’s SATISFYING. Also I’m addicted to these videos and I’m so thankful I’m here 🙌🙌
ive lived in england ma whole life and have never heard someone say that lmao
@@DylanB05 I've noticed it as a northern thing but I don't know anyone in London who does it and idk if it's a thing in other non-London non-Northern places
@@mothmanlol6263 I don’t live in London lol, I live bang in the middle of the east side of England.
But thinking about it, yeah, I do say “us” lol. So definitely not just a northern thing. I don’t know if it’s a subconscious thing, but like if I’m eating out with someone and their food looks good, I’ll be like “giz us some of that”. I think it’s a thing so embedded into my vocabulary at this point, I didn’t even know I said it until I really put some thought into it lol
Give us a beer lad
We do it in Leeds ' give us a lift' and 'get us a pack of crisps'
"Job's a *done-in* ."
....excuse me?
_Job's a good 'un_ is the phrase you're looking for.
I was genuinely confused about that for a minute, trying to work out why it sounded wrong!
You can say 'done 'un' too
A British friend of mine once said ''don't risk it for the biscuit'' and for a whole day I couldn't believe that that was an actual phrase and mocked her... Now I use it myself ;p
You should definitely risk it for a biscuit.
I've only ever heard Americans say it so I thought it was theirs. Must just not be used in my area.
@@somegeezer have you ever risked it for a chocolate biscuit tho
@@Paige-po6cl For a choccy biccy, I'd sell us own mum.
@@somegeezer I was about to comment that too lmao
Evan - "That's not British, is it? I've always used that phrase, I'm sure."
Us - "We are the Brits. You will be assimilated. Your verbal and cultural distinctiveness will be added to our own."
Chilling...
Resistance, is futile
"you will join the swarm"
This is my favourite comment, and it's so true
is it “us” as in “we” or US as in “USA”
“Up the duff” absolutely fantastic way of saying someone’s pregnant 😂
My personal favourite British expression is "bits and bobs", it's just really fun to say (not sure if it's solely British though)
Yee man, gotta go in to the hardware shop and grab some bits and bobs.
When you get home from that, have a bath, and don't forget to wash your bits and bobs
Bits bobs tatt and whatnots are available for purchase at all shops in Britain. Tell me I'm wrong
Odds and sods, as my dad says.
It is in my opinion
There’s also a British children’s show from the early 2000s called bits and bobs.
Scottish person here. I’ve some how managed to get my American friend to pick up Scottish sayings and words. She now says ‘a ken’, ‘hen’ and told her brother to go awa’ an bile yir heid. She also says maw or mum now.
Apparently I’ve corrupted her, I’m so proud.
Same because my friend is English and she start of the day English and them we turn her Scottish through the day then we do the thing all over
As Kevin bridges pointed out, you now have to teach her to say "do it or I'll kick you in the c¥nt!"
As scottish ladies are apparently very gender progressive! 😁😁
Beautiful work, there’s turning someone british then there’s making them scottish.
The idea of a newly British-American Evan earnestly calling people nonces is both mortifying and heartwarming. Really curious as to how that turned out. Amazing just watching Evan realise how British he's become, still fun that he's somewhat mystified by the north
As a brit I never knew the meaning of nonce and just thought it was used like twat or wanker.
As a Brit, I've totally made the exact same mistake before only to realise seconds later what I've just said. Easily done. And definitely better one way around than the other
Brit too, I've accidentally mixed up the words ponce and nonce before. But who knows maybe the person I was talking about was both, just like Prince Andrew is.
@@jennydavis5261 Nonce is one of those words that came back into common usage a few years ago and I heard it being used in the way you describe. I heard one of my friends sons describe one of his teachers as a nonce and I had to explain what it meant and why it's not an insult that should be thrown around casually
@@DjDolHaus86 only for him to double down
I like "faff" because it's such a useful word. I have no idea of an alternate way to say it, like if I go to another country how will I say "stop faffing around" or "she's such a faffer/she faffs too much" something of the sort, to mean the same thing? E.g. "messing around" isn't quite the same.
I always think of 'faff' as wasting time, or procrastinating, basically not being productive.
Stop dilly-dallying!
I cant imagine the horror of finally realising that nonce does in fact not just mean stupid after probably calling people it, like what was the moment? Did someone have to tell you? I think I’d die
That's what I was thinking 😂
I called people nonces(thinking it meant idiot)til I was about 20...
It has connotations of liking or having relationships with children.
It has also been used as a homophobic slur with the same connotations for a long time, so be careful with that one.
Nonce means "not of normal criminal intelligence" and is frequently used to refer to paedophiles
As a British person in a British university with an American flatmate, I have had to translate A LOT to make sure both of us are understood. For example when I was going to the shops I said 'I'm just going to pop there and come back' and he just awkwardly stared at me and went 'like the music?'
I guess he’s never heard the phrase “pop someone in the mouth” in the US before? (Meaning “to punch someone in the face”). Because that’s what would have come to my mind with “pop” being used as a verb (If I didn’t already know the British meaning.)
Contextually the average person should have just understood what that meant
"I've used those two interchangably. Don't do that"
I instantly imagined you saying "oh mate, unbelievable, I've been a proper nonce lately, worse than normal. Ugh" and not realising the sheer horror of what you're saying
It’s weird though because I’m sure there’s some places where nonce does mean idiot - my friend from Bradford used to use nonce like that all the time
@@Sarah-oy2lr Naa in Bradford it still definitely means kiddy fiddler
Abi Carver - I know what you mean, but legit when I read “kiddie fiddler”, I just imagined some dude playing a brightly colored molded plastic toy violin.
As a kid/teen I had the same problem but with Ponce instead of Numpty
@@helenl3193 to me I’ve only heard the word ponce used like “poncing about” to mean like dithering/messing about lol
As a Brit, I can confirm "I'll give you a tinkle later" is genuinely a commonly used term over here, and even I, a brit, thinks it sounds weird lol
I've never heard it said. Think it's quite an old fashioned phrase
you what ive never heard that
I’ve heard this used, but I hear ‘I’ll give you a bell’ or ‘I’ll give you a buzz’ more
@@melissataylor3598 that's definitely more 'modern' time than to say you'll give them a 'tinkle'
Literally never heard anyone say that
As an Aussie. Did not realise how many terms we share between the Brits.
Same with nz
aussies and kiwis are just southern brits
Your ancestor's ex convicts brought it over.
But then you say thongs and we say flip flops.
Thongs are something else. 😆
Australia is real?????
"Steady on!" or just "Steady!" can also be used sarcastically when someone is actually underwhelmed by something, but you are asking them to calm down as an acknowledgement of their lack of excitement.
Evan: Spends ages improving his editing skills and colour grading
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It hurt so much
@@evan okay
I'm British and it might only be me who only says ‘yeah’ to make it a sort of rhetorical question, usually supportively. So wouldn't usually say ‘You'll do the dishes, yeah?’ but I'd say something like ‘look after yourself, yeah?’. Might just be me though lol
I would use it in both contexts.
yes same i was just thinking this
Hey it’s a friend from across the sea 🇮🇪 do yous ask each other “ how are you in yourself “ The older people use it all the time and I always ask my family WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN 😝 😂🥰🥰
Alternative title: Evan Realises How British His Vocabulary Has Become
Momento mori
Memento mori friend
I'm an American living in the UK. It's more cursing than a term, but the first time I heard my husband say "For fuck's sake" I giggled. One, he rarely curses, two, I'd never heard it before. 9 years later and it still amuses me when he says it.
Other favorites.
Doin' my head in.
Bob's your uncle (still makes no sense to me)
Dodgy
Gobsmacked
Throwing a wobbly (cracked me up!)
Horses for courses
Numpty
Every non Brit I’ve ever met thinks our accents and phrases are so cute.... until we use the C word as a term of endearment Lol 😂😂 xxx
Oh I do love using that word when talking to an American 😂
the first time I heard that word being shouted it raised the hairs in the back of my neck, but I didn't even know what it meant at the time. it just sounds horrific.
Where do you live, I've never heard it used as endearment in the UK, only in Australia
C word is still really offensive to most people in the uk..
@@kaycollarfeild not up north
My favorite British-ism has always been 'sorted'. Whenever I hear it, I just imagine everyone in Britain stopping whatever they are doing .. and start sorting socks (about the only use for this term in the USA).
Never been to Britain, but I use "Oi!" to get my husband's attention in a crowded place. Also, it's great to use as a pedestrian or cyclist to alert traffic when you're crossing the road and they aren't looking in your direction. I think because it's such an uncommon sound in 'Merica, it's quite effective as an attention getter.
If you say "oi,oi", someone must reply "saveloy", it's the rules.
"Oi! There's a queue!" works a lot better than "Hey! There's a line!"
@@adamsbja haha yes that's true
Don’t know if this is interesting, but people usually just think “oi!” Is rude. It’s actually a perfectly acceptable familiar imperative conjugation of a defunct verb, ouir, meaning to hear. It’s the informal version of oyez. Really just means listen.
As a Geordie my favourite word is "canny". It can mean so many different things. "S/he's a canny (nice/friendly) lass/lad", "that was a canny (big) portion", "he's being a bit canny (stingy) with his money", "that was a canny (good) idea", etc.
Omg yeah we use that all the time in Scotland also
i spent soooo long trying to explain the multiple meanings of "canny" to me collegues in chicago lol
I am actually impressed that you made a proper advert for Hello Fresh. It was good.
Ah thank you! I spent so long trying to get all the shots to be super nice :)
@@evan Loved the transition into the link, seamless
Yeah, nicely done there. I've used hello fresh for 2 years now. It's great.
I love the way piss off, pissed off, pissed (as a fart), taking the piss & piss poor all mean completely different things.
don't forget full of piss and vinegar
my mum once told me a story about how one of her friends introduced his new girlfriend to her by saying "this is Becky she's the dogs bollocks"
I've personally never heard anyone use that phrase, but it's probably just because no one would say that around me, when I was a child or something idk. But also, heyyyy same last name! I barely find anyone else with the last name O'Malley, unless it's family 😅
Dogs bollocks is used a lot around me in South London... maybe it's regional.
@@dotheyfloat9961 yeah i've never really heard this saying but im from up north
i’ve never heard that of that phrase. i’m from the south east
Yeah it means someone really special. But it can be used negatively as in”she thinks she’s the dogs’ bollocks 🙄”
As a British person and a teenager I must say I use all most of these in both ironic and unironic fashion simultaneously
sometimes i forget i say words and i’m like “no one really says that”....then i remember all the times i most definitely have.
You what?
@@ishoottheyscore8970 they forget the use certain words/phrases and end up thinking that's not a thing people say right?
@@ishoottheyscore8970 then they remember that they do indeed use words
@@Nerd_777 I was using a phrase I've definitely used, but Evan thought was never used outside of bad cockney impressions, so it amused me to put it as a response to someone saying about the same thing. Oh well, that joke failed!
@@ishoottheyscore8970 sorry I’m autistic some jokes and sarcasm fly over my head
I work in a call centre in Northern ireland and I love when the nice customers use terms of endearment. I've been called love, pet, dote, hen, chick and duckie. It's better than getting screamed at
"Steady on" is like "woah hold your horses", "calm down" or (my personal favourite) "chill your beans". You would use it when someone is getting carried away with an idea, or maybe sometimes if somebody is getting swept up in a movement and is about to fall over. So like, scenario number one:
Friend one: "We could go to the shop and buy chocolate AND biscuits AND ice cream AND sweets"
Friend two: "Steady on! Let's just get one so we don't throw up. Off we go!"
*Friend two leaps up excitedly and hits their head on the ceiling because it is a small house and they are tall*
Friend one: "oops. Steady on!" (Meaning "careful")
As a person from the UK (the north) completely blows my mind that someone who speaks English as a first language doesn't use that phrase. 😂 Dialects are so cool!!!!
As a southerner i had to think about what it meant before he put it in the video. Definitely a northern phrase more, probably yorkshire if its in wallace and gromit.
Heard it said a lot down in the west country too, often said as "steadyyyy...", used in the ways described above but also for if ppl are getting a bit heated (either fighting or PDA, or to highlight an innuendo)
@@marinaneil5814 Haha! Yes!! We would have those too!
@@deadlymelody27 as a southerner, I think our version is "hang about"
@@allykat100 that sounds about right! Better if it has no H on the front though 😅
Are you saying "jobs a done'un"? I've only ever heard "jobs a good'un" 🖤
Came here to say the same thing!
Same!
It’s definitely job’s a good’un. I mean that it’s meant to be and Evan isn’t saying.
When you upvote so many of Evan’s Reddit videos that the TH-cam algorithm thinks you want a robotic voice to read you Reddit posts too and they stuff your recommended with them.
, 😂 😂
One of my faves is using 'well' to mean 'very'. Also 'moving house' - it sounds like they're loading the actual house up and moving it to a different area. And frankly I prefer 'pavement' and 'zebra crossing' over 'sidewalk' and 'crosswalk'. Not because they make more sense, they just sound better.
Wait what do you say instead of moving house? I thought it was universal!
@@louisa1514 in the states it's just called moving.
‘well’ instead of ‘very’ is a G R E A T British term
Example: “you look well cute today!”
I use ‘ well’ if I’m talking about an emotion or something
Like well happy
But if it’s an object I use bare
Like bare animals
Don’t ask why
@@kadeatw5272 "Well" doesn't work for objects anyway though.
You probably shouldn’t use great with the word British because my brain just can’t help but think your talking about the island even though that would make no sense.
Yeah, I use this a lot haha
I'm well 'appy
@Yah Maha yeah it does I just don’t use it like that 😂
I like how he is more casual about subscriptions and likes. Most youtubers are really professional or over enthusiastic about it. He actually sounds like a person
I’m a Brit and my favourite term is minging for some reason lol
And minger lol
You like the term minging? Erghh, don't be a minger!
i say minging a lot over here in the usa and people have no idea what i mean. I like confusing people lol
Sharon: So why did you dump Kevin then? He's so handsome and has a heart of gold!
Tracy: Yeah he does.
Sharon: And he's so brave, nerves of steel!
Tracy: True.
Sharon: And so commanding. He has an iron will!
Tracy: Well yeah he does...
Sharon So why dump him?
Tracy: Knob of butter.
As a Brit, I say “shit a brick” 🤣 used when I’ve realised I’ve done something wrong or forgot something.
Or when infront of parents ‘shoot a boot!’
Lol
I have also heard "shit a brink, build a house" which only implies a bad surprise that will get worse
Careful with that one if you ever head to America, lol. People are just think you're bragging about the size of a bowel movement, lol. On the other hand, if you're really excited about something, you'll occasionally hear "shitting kittens." haha
we also say "ahh man, shit the bed"
I’ve deadass heard “sticky wicket” and “I’ll give you a tinkle” used unironically but usually only by older generations
I’m English and I’ve never heard of sticky wicket
Tinkle is definitely an older people thing, and even then, rare as. Nobody has ever said sticky wicket.
@@jaymercer4692 it's a cricketing term meaning the situation is a bit stuffed.
I've only ever heard of pubs being called the sticky wicket 😂😂😂
As a Canadian with a British family this video was an existential crisis of "Wait a minute I say that! Is it a Canadian thing or have I just picked it up from my Dad?"
same! i'm very confused right now. also i feel like canadians in general use more british terms than americans
My partner with British parents grew up in quebec he's got a great mix of vocabulary
A lot of these are just used in canada
You could make a British vs American drinking culture video! I would love to see that.
Bloody is a weird one, it's a very minor swear when it's regarded as one. It's the sort of word you would be scolded for but no one would be that offended if you said it and even then you'd have to be quite young (under 11ish) for anyone to really be bothered by you using it at all.
dodie’s new album really did make me cry, it’s _amazing_
I quite like the fact that going out and going out out means two different things
As a nothern person, we definitely say 'U Wat?' quite often. The only other times I here it is when americans try to say it with the posh english accent lmao
We say that all the time down south too
People say it a lot in London in my personal experience.
The pub at my local cricket ground is called the Sticky Wicket. Good words, good name for a pub.
The one phone expression my grandma always uses is “I’ll give you a jingle,” and I love it.
I’m moving to the UK to be with my boyfriend and your channel has been so informative and I really appreciate it! I know our experiences will be different but you’re definitely helping me get an idea of what to expect and it means a lot to me 💜
lmao me and my sister had a joint realisation recently at how many things we say and hear in our house are northern expressions (we've lived in the south all our lives but our dad is from lancashire), we went through exactly the same stages of confusion as you at discovering certain expressions were unique to the north lol
I’m from West Yorkshire and in South Yorkshire they call you “duck”. My mum sells hair are products to salons and goes to South Yorkshire and some of them call her “duck” in the same way you would say “love”. Also my mum is from Cambridge and says “chick” and I know a mum from school used to call me “cocka” or “cock” as a term of endearment.
idk theres something about being called 'love' 'sweet' or 'pet' by an old lady warms me up inside, I think it reminds me of my grandma
'Love' kills me from anyone, I started to use it in my writing so that I can transfer it to my speech. (also when I imagine it being said it comes from pirates.)
We also use Duck as a term of endearment
What a segue into that sponsorship, smoooth! Had me laughing!
I love, "On your bike." (Translation: Get lost or Get going.)
I like "off you trot". Not sure how common it is, but I used it a lot in my early 20s.
Anyone have that moment when someone says "Bob's your uncle" and you giggle to yourself because you actually have an uncle Robert?
can't believe no one mentioned how 'absolutely' or 'absolute' instantly makes a phrase more British eg 'thats absolute rubbish' or 'I was absolutely hammered'
Absolutely.
Wait is that a British thing??
I concur.
As a Brit you can make any word as insulting as possible by saying 'you absolute' in front of it. Eg. You absolute spoon. It honestly feels like a superpower
I never did dislike any of your videos to begin with, but lately I've found that I'm like really, really liking them and enjoying them a ton, thank you for making em 💚💚💚
I call people 'Muppet' all the time. And my dad, who is a big fan of the Muppets, always replies: "Which one?" 😂🤦
I am shocked that Americans don't use muppet, they did invent them!
@@lucie4185 Well, you use the term Muppet to insult someone, right? But Americans love the Muppets. We wouldn't use it as an insult. We'd probably mean they're cute or talented, if we called someone a Muppet. :)
It's like the opposite for me. I never use it really but my dad always calls me a muppet or a plank if I've done something stupid
Evan " is that really not an American thing ? " Also Evan: smart enough to understand he's speaking English!
I haven’t watched your videos in a while but last night I binged a ton of them and now I’m hooked again. 10/10. 5 stars on Yelp. Would recommend. 👍🏻
I have been on an Evan Edinger spree for the past two days and I love it 😁 Your channel is so wonderful! (And your videos are so pretty looking as well)
Geeza/Geezer/Giza is just so funny to me (meaning person, but it can be used for objects: “take a look at this geeza” could mean anything)
Caught one of your other videos where you said you'd lived in England for 8 years, so I got curious and watched a vid from before you moved, and your accent has shifted. You're still very clearly American but it's not as prominent, it's like a soft blending. I dig it.
I’ve watched the Sharpe series starring Sean Bean, and love whenever he says “bastard” or “bloody hell”.
There is a supercut video somewhere (i think on twitter) of every time he says "bastard" in Sharpe. It was hilarious!
@@ishoottheyscore8970 I’ve watched that on TH-cam.
When a recipe called for a knob of butter I just see it as a small amount of butter but it’s not a determined amount. It’s often just to put in a pan or spread on something I often find or in a recipe where things can easily be added depending on consistency. So a knob of butter just means you need some butter but it depends on how much your making to how much you need.
hello everyone, welcome back to a man who refuses to use a trolley
does he accept the use of getting trolleyed ?
@@julesdingle I hope so 😅
@@julesdingle only after getting a "quiet pint".
Before the pandemic I worked behind a bar, I once had an American order a round of drinks and then call me a nonce, I just looked a little shocked and looked around at the other bar staff. He was like "what did I say? do you not have nonce here?" and I had to explain what it means, he was very apologetic.
Fair enough isn't used here that often but I love that phrase
I say fair enough like every sentence
4:12 i also thought nonce meant “stupid person” until literally 6 months ago. i’m british
This whole video reminds me of that one scene in Danger Mouse, where he is trying to work out how he would say good grief, then Penfold walks in.
P : Chief!
DM : Good grief Penfold. Good grief, I do say good grief!
hahahaha, the amount of giggles I got from this vid could last me the whole week.
I haven't finished the video yet so idk if this is said, but imo the best phrase to come out of England is "I can't be bothered" like sometimes I just can't be bothered. It's so good. Nothing else equates to it. Also, I love when you bring up wawa and Herr's lol. It's really just a Philly & NJ thing. Fun fact, my friend's (great?) Uncle is the founder of Herr's chips
Okay, I finished the video, and I cannot believe nobody said "I can't be bothered" I use it all the time
I'm surprised that no-one mentioned "cheers" - it's used world wide for drinks, but I don't know if it's used as a thank you anywhere else.
Anyway, fun video, it may be interesting to have someone like Tom Scott fact check these as I know he has done some stuff about etymology before.
Cheers!
Also, now I think of it, I'm disappointed that the word "scrote" is falling out of use. It used to show up in some London based TV shows, but I don't think I've ever heard it used. Toe-rag too may be obsolete now...
Dammit, we need to bring both of those back along with Nincompoop!
@@ishoottheyscore8970 I still use scrote, but I don't think I would even know about it if not for one of my teachers calling all the kids scrotes
I genuinely think calling someone a wrongen is my most used term ever, also "what are you on about" is one I use every time I communicate with another human being
I haven't watched a video in 360p in ages what a treat this will be for my eyes
BLAME TH-cam
I’m also an American who moved to England and whenever I say “innit” everyone freaks out 😂 they love it
This is just 16 minutes of evan having an identity crisis.
Canadian living in London, here. I have many videos on this on my channel as well. Bellend and cheeky are my absolute favourites!
12:10 do you mean “job’s a gooden?”
Never heard “job’s a donenn”
My thoughts too. Never heard jobs a done en!
Yep just looking for this as I couldn’t work out if he was doing it ironically or genuinely thought it was that instead of good’un 😂😂
the act of calling someone love single handedly brings me out from a bad day. i even call me myself love and ask how im doing and its an automatic boost.
Car park as Aussie all the time but I have never thought of them as having fun.
4:37 Reminded me of one of my english school books. In Germany you mostly learn British English, but we have a couple of lessons in the school books that talk about the differences between British English and American English. There was this strange story about someone from England comming to the USA and him and one of the locals using only words that are different between the two places for the whole story. Both of them never understand what the other one was saying. There was a bit about trash can and waste bin and, because this was over ten years ago, about cell phones and mobile phones. The story was really stupid, but I still remember parts of it so it worked as a lesson...
When I moved from Germany to Austria to study there were lots of words that I didn't know or that were used differently, but I just asked what they ment or got it from context.
God Evan, with peace and love, every time I click on your videos I think i've accidentally put my speed to 1.5x
🥸
It's been like 3 years since i've been to england and i still think the fact that pulp is called "juicy bits" on the official advertising to be... absolutely hilarious
I was waitingggg excited to watch!!
I used to watch Doctor Who and "Oi!" has stayed with me. I'm not even a native English speaker but I think the meaning is understood internationally 😂
Your surprise at seeing the parcel on your doorstep was both earnest and understated. Bravo. 👏
Haha thanks
My favourite term that I didn’t realise was apparently just Scottish (maybe Northern also) is to chum, just meaning to go with someone/ accompany them- cause I use it all the time- “chum me to the shops?” etc etc
I'm from the south of england, and I would use 'chum' as a noun, to mean 'mate', but have never heard it as a verb before. Do you use it as a noun to, or just a verb?
The thing I love about 'car park' is the amount of times people say it too fast and actually say: 'par cark'. 😂
I really appreciate how you went into the segway, it brought tears of laughter. 😂
Fun story about using words interchangeably. When I was a kid, my siblings and I didn't understand the difference between 'twit' and 'twat' so sometimes we would call each other the the latter rather than the former. Weirdly enough, never got told off by our parents for it. Didn't realise what 'twat' meant till I was 22 🤭
Well, between close friends you can probably use it interchangeably. Probably far more common in the North of England though.
I remember my mum talling me not to use 'twat' and I was confused since I'd read The Twits and got them confused
I did the same until I got told off.
My favourite is sloshed. Like, being pissed is one thing, but sloshed? You get a proper hangover after that. British expressions for drunk are delightful 😆
See also: trollied, weaselled, battered, hammered, slaughtered, bollocksed, wallied etc. There are SO many.
I'm so early, only the 360p has been processed haha
Yeah so I've only watched like 3 videos from him but I heard he was from New Jersey and immediately clicked the subscribe button. Never heard someone from New Jersey sound like that in Wawa before though lol.