I live in Australia and it's true that through movies, television and music the USA has a huge influence on other Western countries...........btw so does Britain particularly on Australia, New Zealand and Canada. But Britain has had a much larger influence on Australia than the USA. If you ever come to Australia you will be amazed at how similar we are to British culture. You'll find a lot of differences as well but a lot of similarities, more so than the similarities with the USA. We drive on the same side of the road as the Brits. Our drinking age is 18.....and our voting age. We are part of the British Commonwealth (the British bit has been removed from the name these days, but it's still the remainder of the old British Empire which countries like Australia , New Zealand, Canada and India are still part of. Australia is still a monarchy with King Charles our monarch. Our navy is called the Royal Australian Navy, the army and airforce the same. If you make it big in Britain as a rock/pop/boy band then you make it big in Australia as well. We watch just as much British TV shows as we do US tv shows. We have pubs everywhere which are community centres. I'm a small city like Hobart where I live with a population of 240,000 we have easily 100 pubs (I haven't exactly counted them but they're everywhere. They have dining rooms where you can get relatively cheap meals for the whole family. They have bars where you can drink with your mates, play 8 Ball, Billiards (in some pubs) but nearly all have 8 Ball tables and Dart boards, you can play Keno while you drink, many have separate sections where you can gamble on pokie machines, huge tv screens where you can watch AFL or Rugby etc etc. When we meet someone we'll say Good day mate or How you going or whatever but NOT because we somehow got it from the USA. Have you ever considered that the main reason why the Brits, Aussies and Americans have so much in common is NOT because the USA is the centre of the universe but because we were both once British colonies. It's where our language comes from (dialects and accents aside) and a lot of other cultural heritage aside. Think Shakespeare, Charles Dickens etc, think our basic system of democracy (although yours is not looking so good atm). A lot of the sport we play originated in England like soccer, tennis, rugby, cricket etc. Where do you think the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and I'm more recent times One Direction. At one time it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire. For such a small island it has had a huge impact on the rest of the world. You're still using the imperial system of measurements,..... I also think it's a bit arrogant to suggest that one of the main reasons the Brits drink is because there's not a lot else to do on such a small island. The reality is that the Brits didn't stay on that small island, they went out and conquered the world spreading their language, culture and customs around the globe long before the internet was ever thought of.
There are people in the world who would have a very different view to yours and if you had a better handle on history then maby you would understand. It is not as glorious as the picture you paint. In the UK right now The picture is a very ugly one and getting very much worse each Month. The extremely bad side of currupt politics has raised its very ugly head trough brexit and this is causing a lot of very very bad stuff. The badge of empire is Not at all shiny, in fact its rusty and rotten. One day the Australian people will wise up and elect maby a native aboriginal to the office Of prisident of Australia, now that would be a history worthy of your country..
Thank You buddy, I've never been to Australia but have watched many documentaries and programs ( not Neighbours or Home and Away lol ) and totally agree with you. Shame we don't have some of your weather and stunning coastline ☹️ Australia is a genuine friend and allie to us Brits and long may that continue ✌️
I've always thought us brits share a lot with aussies and kiwis, even down to slang like the fact we all say mate non stop and swearing is a casual thing in most conversations lol! But I also feel like americans also share a lot with us both, especially east coast americans. New york is super similar to London imo
The, misattributed quote refers to 'New England" ie in America. However there's no evidence Twain ever said this, nor anyone else. According to Quote Investigator, Mark Twain did comment about the volatility of New England weather during a dinner speech he delivered in New York in 1876. Twain said, "There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger’s admiration-and regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go. But it gets through more business in spring than in any other season. In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. . . "
One thing worth adding though, the west has far more rain than the east. For example it rains way more in the south west than south east, it also rains twice as much in Glasgow as it does in Edinburgh
Count your blessings: In Belgium, when the weather forecast man/woman announces "the temperature today will be 14°C", that means 7°C in the morning and 7°C in the afternoon! 😆
According to the Met Office there is an unusual pressure zone around the U.K. which has trapped the wet weather. June was the hottest on record so July is probably heading for the wettest.
I would say that British people have a lot more in common with aussies, than we do with Americans. Probably have more in common with Canadians than Americans as well. British people and aussies have such a similar sense of humour, where as the American sense of humour is nothing like the brits/aussies.
@@sandrathompson1277 true.. I'd say the Scots are a bit more similar to the aussies than the English. Same sense of humour & same laid back attitude, Both love a drink too!
Canadians will understand the jokes but have no jokes of their own; Americans don't appreciate the sarcastic, dry humour but have their own jokes which are sometimes funny
I like Britain a lot and I could go and enjoy it much more often. I am German and lived in the UK for over 3 years. I really love the people in the UK. Made good experiences and love the beautiful landscapes....
im a brit and i've lived in the US (Ohio) for 8 years. People in Ohio have been telling me for years how unpredictable Ohian weather is. I just smile to myself, i dont have the heart to tell them. 👍
Was in Ohio a couple of times in April a decade ago - there was hard frosts every night and everything was grey and brown. Was a bit weird flying back to the UK - about 10 degrees of latitude north to weather in the mid-teens most of the leaves and flowers out.
During WWII the Canadian troops said that the UK does not have a climate - only weather - & lots of it. They also claimed that the UK has lazy wind - it goes through - not around.
@@michaelafrancis1361 of course the media & climate protesters are now telling us that climate is what we get. Hot climate, when it's been cool this summer 😄. Like a hot climate here would be a bad thing. I know it's bad for places having fires, but climate doesn't start fire on it's own, it's 3 things.
You really are a lovely fellow Joel. I’ll repeat what I said when I first came across you - Joel really is an honorary Brit. One feels you genuinely love us, warts and all. Your comments are as generous as they are nuanced. I salute you
@@Lar308that's what you call this young men's experience, there's nothing wrong with Joel sharing his experience, he's pointing out the differences from his home of the USA 🇺🇸 I loved all of his comments. Regless is your opinion was different. That's the beauty of the human race , we are all unique cocker
@@daisy-lady-22 Yes of course it is but I think that's one of the reasons the USA is in the state it is in today. Nobody thinks very deeply about anything other that what's on the surface or relevant directly to them - frighteningly like what happens in Russia. I know JPS is trying very hard - too hard perhaps to not offend anybody but it would be nice to hear some comments with some real meat to them now and again. What he thinks of Brexit, Boris Johnston, Northern Ireland, Scottish independence, the just stop oil movement etc. At some point in your life you have to speak about serious things that matter otherwise your in danger of living in cloud cuckoo land and what good is that to anybody.
@@Lar308 I think you need to lighten up a bit - its nice to hear pleasent and light-hearted comments for a change. If you want to talk about boring politcal sh*t then join a political channel
I grew up in Canada but my parents are from Scotland and whenever we would go back to visit relatives I actually loved all the rain, where I currently live in Canada it rarely rains so when it does I love it and I always loved how green everything was there because of all that rain.
And this year it is the greenest it has ever been as it has never stopped raining! Our hydrangeas have literally burst with huge pink or blue flowers, massive green leaves, the trees have thrived, feel sad that next year it may be so dry that we will not enjoy the garden as much!?
I’ve just got got back from the Austrian Alps and the weather was even more changeable than here in the UK! It was still stunningly beautiful every single day. I love British weather. It’s never boring! 😂
Drinking culture is very much a Northern European thing. It gets cold and dark in the winters, so going out for a drink to somewhere close by is a great way to meet people in the warm and be assured of having a good time. That's really why I find it easier to relate to Germans than Americans - because Germans get the drinking thing in a way Americans don't.
@johnlochness I agree. I think it is time we had a "licence to drink" scheme where the licence gets taken away if you clearly don't know when to stop. I think it would save a lot of lives and those that just get a bit merry when they drink would be able to continue having a good time without the ones that overdo it spoiling the evening.
@@PGHEngineer Yeah, let's not do that. We already have the national meme of "do you have a licence for that...", the solution to problems doesn't always need to be a license. Hell, if you want to do something drastic, start charging for NHS treatment for injuries sustained whilst inebriated.
Hardly. I mean with the exception of breath-taking Stone Age Megaliths, Anglo-Saxon Art, English Language, Magna Carta, Chaucer, English Law, Shakespeare, The Enlightenment, Parliamentary Democracy, The Industrial Revolution, Jane Austen, Turner, Dickens, English Poets, Ruskin, William Morris, George Orwell, standing alone against Hitler, the Beatles and the invention of TV, the jet engine, the computer, CT scanner, MRI scanner, test tube babies, cloning and internet. Apart from those things, what has it given the world, I mean really?
Not always for the best. You starved a million Irish people to death in the 1840s and treated that country like dirt for centuries. You also committed genocide in Tasmania. The list of British atrocities and injustices is very long indeed.
@@pulchralutetia No. @paulw1798 didn't stave anyone. Everyone involved is gone and no one in these times has any responsibility for events in centuries past. Get over it.
@@pulchralutetia Along with many other nations. The governments of the day were not voted in by the majority of the population of men over 21 who were generally of working class with no money nor house owners were not able to vote until 1918.
Normally it's never cold at this time of year, this is like May weather for us but I am truly thankful we are not having the extreme heat Europe is having at the moment.
Amen to that. Once it gets over seventy five, I start wilting and getting uncomfortable and grumpy. I like the cooler weather, and my garden loves the rain.
Americans were originally the Puritans that Britain found to be a pain in the neck. "Off you go" they were told "cross an ocean, exterminate the native population, burn some witches, see how that works out for you. You really won't be missing much here, we'll just be having the late 17th Century and the Restoration, bawdy comedies, licentiousness, men in big wigs, harlotry, it's not your thing, you would hate it, believe us. We'll be checking back in about, er , one hundred and fifty years or so. Bye-ee! Don't forget to write! Missing you already!" That's pretty much what they were told.
I go to a Pub that was established in 1453. On the other side of the road is a Church built between 1280 and 1325 and just up the street from the Pub is the oldest house in the local area, built in 1193. Yes I just walk by them without thinking about them all to much. "Anything Strange or Odd or Different, over a long time frame, becomes normal"
Finally, finally, an American who gets what we keep trying to tell you all about air conditioning not being necessary for about 98% of the year, so basically what's the point in it for us. We can cope with the other 2% by opening windows. I almost wanted to hug you, Joel. It's usually so frustrating hearing - oh my god, what, no air conditioning, I couldn't cope - and not being believed when we tell them, nope, we really don't need it. Funny hearing about your love of meal deals as a random observation.
It's all the "Little things" that combined add up to big things. As my handle hints at, I used to live in Western Australia where on a Saturday at 12:00 noon EVERYTHING shuts. (including fuel stations). Yes the weather was awesome until it became a drag.. Constant 39c wears you down... The heat coming through the soles of your shoes etc. Here in the UK the main thing is.. EVERYTHING is so bloody convenient. And UK Lifestyle is lighting speed. You can have an entire conversation by the time an Aussie has contemplated your first question ! (Slow down, What's the rush ?)
The problem with air conditioning in America apparently, is the fact that a lot of units are left switched on, even when people complain of being too cold. The power consumption caused by such a huge population as USA (four hundred million roughly) isn't good for the Global warming problem, which most countries are now realising, is causing serious problems. One only has to acknowledge what is going on in Europe especially, as well as China and parts of USA, to agree that weather is definately being affected. The latest gas used in air con units is a lot better for the environment than the old stuff, but the devices need electricity to run of course.
That's true over history, but the weather has been getting weird over the last 5 or 10 years, where air con could become more needed in the UK and rest of Europe. This year, the UK weather has been really weird, far more rain than we normally get, with temperatures much lower, which for this time of the year, it averages out around 26-30, but this year it's been more like 16-22, with way more rain than I've ever seen living here lol. Then we've got what is going on in Europe, which is weird in its self because normally the UK is in step with Europe, so if it's hotter there, it's normally hotter here, and the same if it's colder, but this year, they are getting record braking heatwaves, whiles the UK is getting more modest weather for this time of year, and far more rain than we normally get. Also, as for the heat or even cold, you do get used to it if you live there for enough time and I remember when I moved house to the one I'm currently in, it's much warmer then the house I used to live in, especially in summer, but after about 3 years of getting used to it, it's normal now where you don't notice it, but I do get reminded of it when visitors are around and are not used to it, especially in summer where some can't handle the heat lol. It's the same with going on holiday, you don't really have enough time for the body to get used to it, so it impacts us a lot more than it does the natives in those countries, whether that be cold or hot weather.
@@stevepage5813 Global warming is the latest, and most financially and socially destructive, global fraud. For people like Clause Schwab and the rest of the WEF elite, it's proving a great success.
There's a silver lining to unpredictable British weather in that it can add to the view of already great scenery. Black thunder-looking clouds can add drama and make a great view look and feel even more spectacular and memorable, especially if the sun spokes through the gaps amongst the clouds. Everyday sunshine doesn't always give you that.
The weather this month has been *weird* in the UK. Bear in mind the same day as it was 15 degrees this year... it was 40 degrees last year! The weather report was changing *hourly* this month. I don't think it was ever right.
That's the UK 🇬🇧 for you . Personally having been to places Iike Kuala Lumper in Malaysia 🇲🇾 , I absolutely love the British climate , this summer, for me is fabulous , last summer their was drouts. Everywhere , this year is much more even , and pleasant for me , we are so lucky , we don't get monsoon season or hurricanes and the like , The Brits just love to moan & twist about the weather anyway , when really we are so lucky . Luckier than we realise
@@Stevehboy that's right , we , in the UK 🇬🇧 are so so lucky , we don't have volcanos , or seismic eruptions. Nor do we have Tornadoes, or any extreme weather at all . Yeah we have floods. But I've always said , never buy a property right next to a river , always buy property on the High ground , use your common sense, Cheap housing is always built and affordable because it comes with risk in almost all cases ,
People here in America still try and tell me the choice in American stores is better than British shops, i keet telling them if thats true you went into the wrong shops
Those people are probably thinking of our huge department stores in the US and never heard of London's *Selfridges* ... found in 1908 by an *American* - Harry Gordon Selfridge. 😉
Depends what you mean by choice. I can buy Thai basil and smoked garlic in my local Morrisons in Newcastle but yeah I don't have 100 types of cereal to choose from.
@@hanifleylabi8071 belive it or not Britain has more choices of cereal than America dose. It looks like America has more but so many are duplicated of the same cereal from different companies, as for variety britan has far more and that's pretty much how it is with everything, the American selection Is basically abysmal
This weather is NOT typical July weather in the UK. So far its been the coolest, wettest July in years. This time last year it reached 40C (104F) and bone dry. You can't really come here for a couple of weeks and say "The British weather is like x". Its been said (with some basis in fact!) that you need to live for 7 years in the UK to be able to comment meaningfully on the climate here.
This is the guy that claimed all Scottish people were aggressive and rude and kept repeating it .because some young girls told him and his pal to (F off) at 3am in the morning for trying to chat them up .and as for Vaping there's an old saying people who live in glass houses etc .
Yes there were roads before the Romans but then the "snobbery" for things Roman kicks in, the Romans built roads, whilst the Britons ( Pretani) only built tracks despite them having chariots.
I found it funny when Joel called Britain a little island with nothing to do except drink. What a ignorant comment to make. I feel Britain is actually quite a big island with so much culture and history. So many interesting and beautiful places to visit in the UK.
It’s not that we have nothing to do but drink, it’s just that Britain is so fucking depressing to live in we just drink ourselves silly on the weekends to blank our memory of the week
He didn't say that. That's just you manipulating what he was saying. The UK may indeed have a very great culture and history, but it can't be ignored it's a small country in comparison to others.
Might be a small island but you can not cover it all. I've travelled the world, lived abroad and worked abroad. Always glad to come home to our islands with our horses, dogs and family in Cumbria.
Joel, you've got to remember that the US and southern Europe are experiencing a heat wave, while Britain is unseasonably rainy and cold because the jet stream (which controls our weather) is not where it's supposed to be! So it's not normally like this at this time of year.
He should know about the terrible heatwave because parts of his own country are having the same problem. Trouble is - a lot of youngsters throughout the World don't seem to bother watching the news. This includes my daughter by the way. She has just recently enjoyed a holiday on Rhodes and when I asked her whether she knew about the devastatiing bush fires, she didn't know the full horror of it.
I agree defo colder wetter n crazy almost like winter here usually warmer n drier even in Scotland. Thing is too it was too hot last year way hotter than normal too.m
@@peterc.1618 If London was moved a little over 3,000 miles due west it would sit in the southern part of Hudson Bay and Glasgow would be almost level with Churchill - Polar Bear land.
Normally, it's around 25-30C at this time of the year, but this year it's been more around 16-22C, with more rain than I've seen in over 40 years, and I remember where there was some thunder about 2 months ago that was so loud, it sounded like a bomb went off. Weather patterns have been weird over the last 5 or so years, and not just in the UK, but in the rest of Europe, the US and much of the world, probably global warming which is messing up the weather pattern, but all I know, at least in the UK, the weather used to be more stable than this, dull, rainy and cold in winter, warm, sunny but not too hot in summer with very little rain, but the last few years, it feels like we are getting more rain in summer then we do in winter lol. Personally, I'm thankful for the cool weather in the UK at the moment, compared to what's going on in much of Europe and the US, at least with the cold, you can put on a thick jumper to keep warm, whereas in summer when it's hot, you just have to sweat it out.
Part of the reason for the large police presence in Newcastle is that in the UK Newcastle is the epicentre of the stag party/ hen party world. We get so many large groups of lads and lasses from different areas across the country that clashes are inevitable. The Geordies themselves are very friendly people.
I've done a stag do in Newcastle, one of the best I've ever been on. Even the door staff were friendly. We stayed out of trouble though...didn't wanna be upsetting the locals 🫡
Geordie's are lovely in my experience although I've only met a handful, very friendly but a little difficult to understand with the accent, especially for me with hearing damage which mostly affects me in the human vocal range. Not biased for the most part that is, I'm from South Yorkshire, so while not as northern, very much a northerner, so I tend to view others from oop north as more welcoming and friendly.
@@colinlavery625 There's a good variety, true, enhanced by the lengthy coastlines. But the range parameters are nothing like as wide as in - to choose a couple of look-alikes - Japan (albeit 50% bigger) or New Zealand (only marginally bigger). NZ's landscapes include pretty well the whole range found in the UK; after all, the colonisers cleared huge amounts of bush, especially in the North Island, precisely in order to recreate rural England. But in addition there are fjords that rival those of Norway in Fiordland, arid, desert-like wilderness in and around the Tongariro National Park, extinct and active volcanoes, ... all capped by 12,000-ft peaks and glaciers. There really is no comparison. The UK is 'nice' but by no measure 'amazing'.
@tonyf9984 I have been to NZ twice and it's amazing both North and South Islands. I just love the country. I have done the Tongariro Crossing actually. Britain has the advantage of amazing history and culture just everywhere including pretty villages. We have history just everywhere in The UK. I just love NZ especially the Kiwi Pies !!!! I have travelled to most parts of the world. For variety of scenery, history, culture The UK is up there at the top of the list. Europe in general is amazing for the same reasons. With respect Colin L
"You're on a little island, what else is there to do?" Well, in London there are hundreds of things to do every night. Concerts, plays, clubs restaurants, museums, art galleries...a lot of people go out drinking because they can't afford (or aren't interested in) the alternatives, but even going to a pub is getting more expensive these days.
@@acommentator4452he said it wasn't pleasant, what's your point? Construction and roadworks everywhere - correct, litter - correct. Nothing to do - correct considering he was in Digbeth where it's same old same old. You see one street, you've pretty much seen them all
It was pleasing to hear that Joel had no regrets or disappointments returning to the UK after his first visit last year. As a Brit with an American husband (he is just 2 weeks older than me - though he has since died) there was much that we had in common but also much that we had to learn from each other. Fortunately he was an anglophile and I was much engaged with American political history. I miss him so much and still laugh at things we shared - not the least of which was Mary Tyler Moore - Ted Baxter.
I am from the NE of England, in fact not far from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as yes the city centre can get quite crazy, but that could be said of most city centres especially on a weekend, in any country not only the UK. And not eveyone goes out just to get pi**ed. I understand this is just your view but have to point out that there is more to do in the UK than drink, we have museums, theatres, cinemas, historical buildings you could visit, And with regard to old buildings I live in County Durham and in my county, there is a village that has an Anglo- Saxon church that was built around AD 670-675,
Your reactions last summer were interesting, but this trip was so much more in-depth. I really enjoy watching you learn. One of your most endearing traits is your never-ending curiosity about the world. Keep it up!
I’m U.K. and it’s lovely to hear such positive comments about us and our way of life, typical British weather can be 3 seasons in 1 day, which is probably why we bring it into most conversations 😂
The UK summer I feel is a lot different this year and I think personally as someone who is British we are lucky. At the moment it’s been cold and wet and I am happy with that. The rest of Europe is around 40c and places or on fire. Becomes uncomfortable to sleep, work etc. I am so glad this years not hot as last year was awful.
I had thought the same thing, Europe has burned this summer and though it was a bit shit, our summer benefited the gardens and crops. Truly a green and pleasant land.
I'm glad on the whole you enjoyed your visit to the UK. On the weather, I always find it a little puzzling that most visitors love the countryside, the architecture, the culture but then complain about the weather, when the weather is what gives us all the things visitors love. The countryside is green and beautiful because of the weather. Our buildings are built in a way to keep warmth in because of the weather. And our culture, where we can laugh at ourselves and can keep despite things going wrong, is because we're used to planning ahead an being excited for an event, only for the weather to mess it up. The weather is a huge influence here and we wouldn't have all the things visitors love without the weather. Anyway, love your enthusiasm... keep up the good work.
Yes I agree. But, as I have mentioned to someone else in this section, whenever we get a decent spell of weather, especially in Summer, we pay dearly for it. This penance comes in the form of rain or much cooler temperatures. Because we have three weather systems affecting our narrow island, the conditions change rapidly from one hour or so, to another. The Jet Stream is in the wrong position at the moment, which is causing bad weather conditions.
Next time if you visit the UK again Joel, try out the seaside towns and the west country as opposed to the cities. You will get a more relaxed environment and don't worry there's plenty of pubs and bars on the seafronts ;)
So u r talking about little england here. So, not that it surprises me, but it confirms little englanders see england as uk or Britain. Well have ot then but let Scotland go. Isn't it interesting to hear someone from abroad commend the things the little english complain about. He states g8 railways. Hmm
He did react to a video about the south coast of England I think, and various posters here recommended places worth visiting but I reckon his next UK visit will be to Northern Ireland and Wales, possibly also taking in part of the RoI.
By Joe you got it, most foreigners don't get how we know when we go out with a coat it wont rain but if we were to go out without one it will chuck it down
I moved to London about 25 years ago and back then people really complained about the public transport! Here in London! I thought it was fantastic! I still do. I'd hate to live somewhere without lots of trains. I've never noticed the weather in London to be any different from Paris, except Paris is slightly hotter in summer and colder in winter and nobody complaints about French weather the way they do about English. Re cigarettes: I don't remember the last time I saw a young person smoking.
Most people who complain about British weather have seldom gone outside Greater London, which is always at least 2 degrees warmer than the rest of the South East. So don't generalise so much.
The public transport is the main thing I miss about having moved from London. Not that there isn't public transport here - there is - but in London it's normalised. How do you get somewhere? You take the bus or the tube. Here, "how do you get there?" will involve a reply about driving and parking.
@@Parker_Douglas. Where is Europe burning … Italy and Malta where I have relatives are having normal summer temperatures the same for Spain France and Greece .. the fires in some countries were set alight by humans…
I live in a small village in the South, and my local church is nearly 1000 years old behind me on the hill is a Neolithic hill fort which is about 4000 years old, and the local pub is pretty ancient too! Dont come to the British Isles for the weather as you never know what you are going to get, this time last year it was over 30c, this year lots of rain and only about 21c. I can tell you that when the sun does shine everything is going to look glorious. All the best from the U.K. come and visit again soon!
The rain comes in from the Atlantic ocean, so the west of Britain gets more rain. Cold air comes in from the North East mainly in the winter, but occasionally we get blistering heat coming from up from Africa. Variety is the spice of life, as they say.
Britain is basically a big island hence why it rains so much haha. I've lived abroad for over ten years now and although I love the sunny weather, I do tend to miss the British summer too. Sometimes you just need some fresh air and rain in between all the scorching sun!
That’s why British houses are built to keep the heat in, and are not built to keep cool like some places in America. The UK insulated brick houses with radiators. Compared to the wooden houses with air conditioning, that can blow out warm air in winter in the US. If you think it’s cold in July, imagine rain with ice in it because that’s what we get in winter. Without central heating and the ability to keep the heat in. British houses in winter become cold and damp and black mold can form on the walls.
To be far , the Northern states of America get much much fiercer winter's than the UK 🇬🇧 . We really don't realise how good we have it ya know! When you take into account the greater picture of the world weather , we are extremely lucky here in the UK 🇬🇧
@@daisy-lady-22 That’s true our climate is mild. We don’t tend to get extremes, at least not often. It’s also worth keeping in mind that central heating didn’t become common until the 1970’s. 40% of UK homes were built before the 1940’s. When the only way to keep your house warm was an open fire, and the way it was built. Whereas 40% of American homes are less than 30 years old, and built around modern technology.
@@JarlGrimmToys that's exactly right, When I grew up , we had no central heating at all . We had one coal fire 🔥 that mum would keep burning 🔥 throughout the night , with an all-night burning grate , ice 🧊 on the insides of the bedroom windows during the winter , my grandparents generation. " the greatest generation " had it far far worse , outside loos , tin baths 🛁 . No modern washing machines, I still remember wash day at my grandmother's home , one day a week , everything washed in one day , & hung on a wooden cloths horse in front & surrounding the open coal fire 🔥 , It was freezing that day , all of the day , but Everthing was washed , dried , ironed , & put away . I know I sound old , but I'm not. I'm early 50s , This is going to sound really old , BUT FOLKS REALLY DONT KNOW THEY ARE BORN TODAY , NOT TO LONG AGO, IN THE UK , WE HAD NOTHING ! BUT SOCIETY AND FOLKS WERE MUCH HAPPIER, NICER, CARING PEOPLE, THIS DAY & AGE IS HORRIBLE , IN MY OPINION THE MORE THEY HAVE , THE LESS THEY APPRECIATE OR HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR OTHERS ,
@@daisy-lady-22 I’m 44 so very similar for me. We were lucky enough to have central heating. But I’m from a village and growing up there was still a coal man delivering coal on a horse drawn cart. My grandads house had one electric heater, where the open fire used to be. In winter it was bitterly cold.
@@daisy-lady-22 also those wooden houses they have in the US wouldn’t last in the UK. They’re built for areas that are hot in the summer, freezing in the winter. Whereas our climate we have cold damp winters and humid summers. Also not forgetting we are an island and have a fairly high amount of salt in the air. Studies have shown that metal is affected by salt 50 miles inland from the sea. And there’s nowhere in the UK that’s further than 70 miles from the sea. Even in the US depending on location. They have to paint and treat their houses every few years. Or they start to deteriorate. We just really have to keep our house warm and good air circulation to prevent damp deteriorating the buildings.
I haven’t forgotten what you said about Birmingham. Probably the most important city in this industrial age, for it was there that the Industrial Revolution was planed, designed and started.
The vaping has become much more popular in very recent times. It’s actually a really serious environmental problem as many people aren’t careful about how they dispose of them. Also, the disposable versions are NOT easily recyclable, they can also get crushed and explode when they’re crushed in various recycling procedures. And, they are being designed in bright, attractive colours, and in assorted flavours, which is attracting the young to purchase them. We desperately need some legislation around vapes.
In the name, pub is public house. At one time beer was brewed out back and folks sold beer in the front room. Thus "public house" was termed. Go back 50 years some high streets had several pubs. Pub together with coffee houses were meeting places where may ideas of the industrial revolution were fomented. People would discuss designs on the back of fag packets or napkins. I have done this with friend. Also a warm place in the evening away from wife and 10 kids.
As well as the many other reasons for the British weather, don't forget that we are much further north than you are in the USA. London is on a similar latitude to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and northern Scotland is as far north as Churchill, Manitoba!
You are a natural communicator on camera. Very listenable to.There is a career in British broadcasting awaiting someone fresh, unique & personable like yourself. Go for it.
This year we had a very sunny and dry spring (7 weeks without any rain and water use restrictions) and thus far the coldest, wettest summer in years. This is possibly related to the el nino.
I’ve been to America & did find that Americans & British are very similar, I now live in South Africa & South Africans are also very similar to British I think it’s because we have masses of British living here, South Africans are phenomenaly friendly, you should come here next Joel, think you would be amazed
Well we in the UK invented the train the rainhill train trials was around were i live and every train in the world is based off that trial, so we have a history of trains,yeah the weather, now you know why we always talk about it
Last summer you were too hot, this summer you were too wet. Thats the thing with visiting the UK, you just have to turn up and hope for the best. Take each morning as it comes and be prepared for all weather eventualities 😆
I've find that Poundland do a good meal deal without advertising it...a sandwich, 5 pack of crisps(potato chips) and a 1.5/2ltr bottle of drink for £3:50ish.
@@Aisatsana1971 I was thinking that too. So many Scots went to the New World, and I know that was the same for Ireland. I don't know so much about England and Wales but I would be surprised if there wasn't a lot of emigration from those countries too.
@@evelynwilson1566 There was far more emigration from England than any other country. And it was the earliest, the first. It's English immigrants that shaped America. One of the reasons people in America emphasise having Scottish/Irish/German ect. ancestry is that English ancestry was the default. Also worth noting that marrying out of ethnic group was more common amongst the English ( because there were more of them) without the associated clinging on to ancestral roots. Take a look at the records of early emigration to America.
@@excession3076I’d actually say people don’t empathise their English heritage because it’s just not ‘cool’. Irish and Scottish sounds far more interesting even though the Scot’s, Irish and English all share ancestry because interbreeding has occurred for centuries. English ancestry doesn’t have the same lure but it’s all the same, it just doesn’t sound as good,
Thank you for that appraisal of British culture. Yes, the meal deals in Tesco are great!!! Glad you like them. Very convenient. The weather is always random and the "meteorologists" are always wrong. We're used to it.
Yes I disagree!I Meal-deals are unknown in about 75% of Britain more probably now that a lot of the smaller local Tesco stores have shut, so they're not convenient to us!
The weather that you experienced Joel , was NOT a typical English summer ! I can understand you being passed off with it , but so are we . It is something that we unfortunately can't control. ❤❤❤❤
i think you've discovered why we're all so obsessed with talking about the weather LOL Also, I feel I should point out that meal deals aren't just found in Tesco. All the supermarkets do them, as do other places that sell this sort of food (WHSmiths, Boots etc)
In regards to the weather, what alot of people don't realise is that USA is actually alot closer to the equater than UK, we are more closer to being on the same line as Canada in terms of location, this means our weather is alot colder and wetter than people expect when coming across from USA
The part of Newcastle where you went for a drink is quite notorious as a place that people go to get absolutely trashed. There are plenty of other areas further into the city where there isn't a massive police presence and you can have a decent pint and a chat.
That's true . But the britsh expression of getting RAT-ARSED is still my preferred terminology that I still use . Even though I don't drink these days , or smoke 🎉
I love your content Joel, but I wonder if next time you come to the UK you would consider visiting more coastal and country areas over the cities. Devon and Cornwall in particular are absolutely beautiful, as is most of the coast of Britain. The countryside is also really stunning. The cities are great for culture and nightlife, but otherwise can be very similar to each other. Also just to point out, wherever you are and however remote it is, you will never be far away from a Tesco 😊
Great video Joel. How British are you becoming mate. You wore a "Jumper" because it was cold and in Tesco they have a wide variety of "Crisps", you're getting good at this Joel haha. I am however detecting a certain amount of reservedness in your comments about your experiences, I think I know the reason behind this, but please don't stop being you, just to please a minority of people who don't get you. Keep doing what you're doing Joel. Lyd x
I am disappointed that you seemed only to visit the seamy underside of Birmingham. There are some superb museums and concert halls, the canal basin area, the massive Bullring shopping centre, the Chinese quarter etc., etc. And not forgetting Cadbury World.
Newcastle is the best city in the world I know because I’m a Geordie. And there is lots to do here not just drinking if you were in Newcastle you’ve obviously missed out Northumberland, Hadrians wall and our beautiful beaches.
Summer over recent period has been because of a low stuck for a long time over the Atlantic in one area plus the position of the jet stream dipping south. That is why the other side of it southern Europe has had temperatures just under 50°C/ 120°F. With long droughts here parts of the UK have been happy for it to rain. So far temperatures in the UK slightly down over the last month but pleasant. That's the fun thing about UK weather in one area it can pour with rain then 2 miles away can be dry as a bone. That is why we are obsessed with it.
I watched a video of a Jewish lady Holocaust survivor and she said that her father said, during Hitler's rise to power "we must go to Great Britain, they are the most civilised people in the world". Sadly they didn't come here. Mark Twain said of the British weather "The bad weather in Britain starts on the first of October and goes on till the end of September" 😁
We were about to go into a hosepipe ban in June, in Scotland - in fact some parts of Scotland were under restrictions, and the Isle of Skye had to get supplies of water taken to it2. It was incredibly hot. Even now that it's raining again, it's still very humid. The prolonged lack of rain was deeply concerning, especially as the predictions are for it to be a regular occurrence. Neither our ecosystem or our infrastructure here are designed for long hot dry periods.
The difference between a traveller and a tourist is a tourist has a suitcase a Traveller travels light with a Backpack. You are finding your wanderlust
As regards the pubs and the culture thereoff, you probably only visited town centre pubs, you likely as not did not visit local pubs that are found away from the town in housing estates. These are typically only a few minutes walk at most from your own front door so the cliantel are often neighbours and have a more relaxed atmosphere, often publife includes pool and darts and playing league games weekly with other local pubs. They may also have a band on a weekend or karioki and even bingo. They often organise a pensioners trip funded by the clientel and even an outing to the race course to back a few ponies for the day. Many hire out a room for parties and will provide a buffet. So a very different pub culture to what you have experienced and very much a familly atmosphere. Then there are country pubs that are often the local for the village and also cater for tourist with food available. I've not enjoyed going to the pub for many years now untill recently when I popped in to a fairly local to me for a pint on a particularly hot day. i've now taken to doing so regularly and will be doing so today as i'll be in the vicinity......I'm now a probationary regular, and a few more visits will see the Bar Staff already pulling my pint before I get to the bar to order!
I’m from the U.K. and live in London, and one thing I really miss when I’ve visited US cities is the ability to just walk around. New York was as close to London as I have visited there, because the metro network is decent
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There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
Well said indeed my friend
Very well said
@@davesheil7454 wellys and a raincoat
@@paxullap8189 t-shirt in newcastle
@@paxullap8189 plus a brick in each pocket to weigh you down.
I live in Australia and it's true that through movies, television and music the USA has a huge influence on other Western countries...........btw so does Britain particularly on Australia, New Zealand and Canada. But Britain has had a much larger influence on Australia than the USA. If you ever come to Australia you will be amazed at how similar we are to British culture. You'll find a lot of differences as well but a lot of similarities, more so than the similarities with the USA. We drive on the same side of the road as the Brits. Our drinking age is 18.....and our voting age. We are part of the British Commonwealth (the British bit has been removed from the name these days, but it's still the remainder of the old British Empire which countries like Australia , New Zealand, Canada and India are still part of. Australia is still a monarchy with King Charles our monarch. Our navy is called the Royal Australian Navy, the army and airforce the same. If you make it big in Britain as a rock/pop/boy band then you make it big in Australia as well. We watch just as much British TV shows as we do US tv shows. We have pubs everywhere which are community centres. I'm a small city like Hobart where I live with a population of 240,000 we have easily 100 pubs (I haven't exactly counted them but they're everywhere. They have dining rooms where you can get relatively cheap meals for the whole family. They have bars where you can drink with your mates, play 8 Ball, Billiards (in some pubs) but nearly all have 8 Ball tables and Dart boards, you can play Keno while you drink, many have separate sections where you can gamble on pokie machines, huge tv screens where you can watch AFL or Rugby etc etc.
When we meet someone we'll say Good day mate or How you going or whatever but NOT because we somehow got it from the USA.
Have you ever considered that the main reason why the Brits, Aussies and Americans have so much in common is NOT because the USA is the centre of the universe but because we were both once British colonies. It's where our language comes from (dialects and accents aside) and a lot of other cultural heritage aside. Think Shakespeare, Charles Dickens etc, think our basic system of democracy (although yours is not looking so good atm).
A lot of the sport we play originated in England like soccer, tennis, rugby, cricket etc. Where do you think the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and I'm more recent times One Direction. At one time it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire. For such a small island it has had a huge impact on the rest of the world. You're still using the imperial system of measurements,.....
I also think it's a bit arrogant to suggest that one of the main reasons the Brits drink is because there's not a lot else to do on such a small island. The reality is that the Brits didn't stay on that small island, they went out and conquered the world spreading their language, culture and customs around the globe long before the internet was ever thought of.
Well said, thankyou
Very very well said from a fellow Aussie.
There are people in the world who would have a very different view to yours and if you had a better handle on history then maby you would understand. It is not as glorious as the picture you paint.
In the UK right now
The picture is a very ugly one and getting very much worse each
Month. The extremely bad side of currupt politics has raised its very ugly head trough brexit and this is causing a lot of very very bad stuff.
The badge of empire is
Not at all shiny, in fact its rusty and rotten.
One day the Australian people will wise up and elect maby a native aboriginal to the office
Of prisident of Australia, now that would be a history worthy of your country..
Thank You buddy, I've never been to Australia but have watched many documentaries and programs ( not Neighbours or Home and Away lol ) and totally agree with you. Shame we don't have some of your weather and stunning coastline ☹️ Australia is a genuine friend and allie to us Brits and long may that continue ✌️
I've always thought us brits share a lot with aussies and kiwis, even down to slang like the fact we all say mate non stop and swearing is a casual thing in most conversations lol! But I also feel like americans also share a lot with us both, especially east coast americans. New york is super similar to London imo
The author Mark Twain said “ if you don’t like the weather in England, wait a minute” it’s that changeable.
If you look out of the window in England, if you can see rain, then it's raining; if you can't see rain, then it's foggy! 😉
@@DaveBartlett😂😂😂😂😂
Yes. We can get all four seasons in a day some time.
The, misattributed quote refers to 'New England" ie in America. However there's no evidence Twain ever said this, nor anyone else. According to Quote Investigator, Mark Twain did comment about the volatility of New England weather during a dinner speech he delivered in New York in 1876. Twain said, "There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger’s admiration-and regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go. But it gets through more business in spring than in any other season. In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. . . "
The difference between a British summer and a British winter is that in summer the rain is warmer😂😂
One thing worth adding though, the west has far more rain than the east. For example it rains way more in the south west than south east, it also rains twice as much in Glasgow as it does in Edinburgh
Love it !!!
That's true. We don't have a climate in the UK, we just have weather!
Count your blessings: In Belgium, when the weather forecast man/woman announces "the temperature today will be 14°C", that means 7°C in the morning and 7°C in the afternoon! 😆
According to the Met Office there is an unusual pressure zone around the U.K. which has trapped the wet weather. June was the hottest on record so July is probably heading for the wettest.
I would say that British people have a lot more in common with aussies, than we do with Americans. Probably have more in common with Canadians than Americans as well. British people and aussies have such a similar sense of humour, where as the American sense of humour is nothing like the brits/aussies.
true, some americans don't seem to understand irony, they can be too literal
Mostly right…but Aussies are far more laid back than the English…
@@sandrathompson1277 true.. I'd say the Scots are a bit more similar to the aussies than the English. Same sense of humour & same laid back attitude, Both love a drink too!
No ways Canadians are like British people. Too PC and contained. Perhaps that's the governments fault 😂
Canadians will understand the jokes but have no jokes of their own; Americans don't appreciate the sarcastic, dry humour but have their own jokes which are sometimes funny
I like Britain a lot and I could go and enjoy it much more often. I am German and lived in the UK for over 3 years. I really love the people in the UK. Made good experiences and love the beautiful landscapes....
I'm British and I love Germany, I lived there for three years, in Soltau, Munster and went to school in Hamm....I loved every minute.
@@jedworthy Soltau, I know. Close to Lüneburger Heide 👍
@martingerlitz1162 yes it was lovely, close to Celle, which was a beautiful town.
@CaptainBollocks.... I know 😂! Faulty Towers 😂
Have you and @jedworthy ever thought of some kind of holiday exchange scheme, (or at least becoming pen-friends?)
The age old phrase "If you don't like the British weather... wait 5 minutes" covers how changeable it is
The phrase is also used in New England.
This phrase is used here in Melbourne Australia. We look outside, see it's a nice day and assume it'll probably rain later that day 😂
There are towns in Britain where the locals say "If you can't see the hills, it's raining, if you can see them, it's about to rain"
That old phrase was a joke from Bob Hope. Whose family lived in Yorkshire I believe, and used to come to visit .😊
Or don’t come
I was there in the UK for two weeks. Felt like I could have stayed there for 10 years and still not see everything.
You're right. Many Brits haven't seen everything either! 😀
Wish had more time am a history nut and foody
Take that to go round Scotland
So true.
Travel to the countryside
im a brit and i've lived in the US (Ohio) for 8 years. People in Ohio have been telling me for years how unpredictable Ohian weather is. I just smile to myself, i dont have the heart to tell them.
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Was in Ohio a couple of times in April a decade ago - there was hard frosts every night and everything was grey and brown. Was a bit weird flying back to the UK - about 10 degrees of latitude north to weather in the mid-teens most of the leaves and flowers out.
Try Scotland, if you don’t like the weather, wait 30 minutes, there’ll be another weather along by then.
We lived in TX for several years, the weather is way more unpredictable in TX than the UK.
I spent a month in California and experienced two small earth quakes. My nerves were shattered, my elderly Aunt didn't even notice!
@@robng15 My Scottish mate gets warm in England lol
During WWII the Canadian troops said that the UK does not have a climate - only weather - & lots of it. They also claimed that the UK has lazy wind - it goes through - not around.
The old adage has it that climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.
@@michaelafrancis1361 Thank you. That expresses the sentiment succinctly.
@@michaelafrancis1361 of course the media & climate protesters are now telling us that climate is what we get. Hot climate, when it's been cool this summer 😄. Like a hot climate here would be a bad thing. I know it's bad for places having fires, but climate doesn't start fire on it's own, it's 3 things.
All of which is true.
@@michaelafrancis1361 Cheers.
You really are a lovely fellow Joel. I’ll repeat what I said when I first came across you - Joel really is an honorary Brit. One feels you genuinely love us, warts and all. Your comments are as generous as they are nuanced. I salute you
All very superficial tabloid comments though - oh God the gaps between the cobblestones, a 700 year old Church and it rains often - wow.
I agree ,👐🫶🙌,
Welcome to the UK 🇬🇧 mate , 👍
You're one of us now , ❤🎉
@@Lar308that's what you call this young men's experience, there's nothing wrong with Joel sharing his experience, he's pointing out the differences from his home of the USA 🇺🇸
I loved all of his comments. Regless is your opinion was different. That's the beauty of the human race , we are all unique cocker
@@daisy-lady-22 Yes of course it is but I think that's one of the reasons the USA is in the state it is in today. Nobody thinks very deeply about anything other that what's on the surface or relevant directly to them - frighteningly like what happens in Russia. I know JPS is trying very hard - too hard perhaps to not offend anybody but it would be nice to hear some comments with some real meat to them now and again. What he thinks of Brexit, Boris Johnston, Northern Ireland, Scottish independence, the just stop oil movement etc. At some point in your life you have to speak about serious things that matter otherwise your in danger of living in cloud cuckoo land and what good is that to anybody.
@@Lar308 I think you need to lighten up a bit - its nice to hear pleasent and light-hearted comments for a change. If you want to talk about boring politcal sh*t then join a political channel
I grew up in Canada but my parents are from Scotland and whenever we would go back to visit relatives I actually loved all the rain, where I currently live in Canada it rarely rains so when it does I love it and I always loved how green everything was there because of all that rain.
And this year it is the greenest it has ever been as it has never stopped raining! Our hydrangeas have literally burst with huge pink or blue flowers, massive green leaves, the trees have thrived, feel sad that next year it may be so dry that we will not enjoy the garden as much!?
I visited Canada a few years back in June In B C it was cold it rained in buckets full.
I think I must be strange because I love our British weather
So do I. I can't imagine living somewhere with the same weather every day.
It doesn't get too hot or too cold. Suits me.
Same here. I love having four distinct seasons as they all have their own charm. 😊
I’ve just got got back from the Austrian Alps and the weather was even more changeable than here in the UK! It was still stunningly beautiful every single day. I love British weather. It’s never boring! 😂
@@Whippy99 Exacy which is why we have such a lush and beautiful country. Imagine how boring our landscapes would be with constant weather.
Drinking culture is very much a Northern European thing. It gets cold and dark in the winters, so going out for a drink to somewhere close by is a great way to meet people in the warm and be assured of having a good time. That's really why I find it easier to relate to Germans than Americans - because Germans get the drinking thing in a way Americans don't.
True, it’s just such a shame that many Brits think a good night out is getting absolutely pissed.
@johnlochness I agree. I think it is time we had a "licence to drink" scheme where the licence gets taken away if you clearly don't know when to stop. I think it would save a lot of lives and those that just get a bit merry when they drink would be able to continue having a good time without the ones that overdo it spoiling the evening.
@@PGHEngineer Yeah, let's not do that. We already have the national meme of "do you have a licence for that...", the solution to problems doesn't always need to be a license.
Hell, if you want to do something drastic, start charging for NHS treatment for injuries sustained whilst inebriated.
@@johnlochness What else is there to do?
I never drink alcohol.
Your fascination with the Tesco meal deal is hilarious to me.
I proud that a small nation like ours has had such a big influence on the world.
Hardly. I mean with the exception of breath-taking Stone Age Megaliths, Anglo-Saxon Art, English Language, Magna Carta, Chaucer, English Law, Shakespeare, The Enlightenment, Parliamentary Democracy, The Industrial Revolution, Jane Austen, Turner, Dickens, English Poets, Ruskin, William Morris, George Orwell, standing alone against Hitler, the Beatles and the invention of TV, the jet engine, the computer, CT scanner, MRI scanner, test tube babies, cloning and internet. Apart from those things, what has it given the world, I mean really?
Not always for the best. You starved a million Irish people to death in the 1840s and treated that country like dirt for centuries. You also committed genocide in Tasmania. The list of British atrocities and injustices is very long indeed.
@@pulchralutetia Exactly, only ever bad things, like ending slavery, trade unionism, the welfare state and universal suffrage.
@@pulchralutetia No. @paulw1798 didn't stave anyone. Everyone involved is gone and no one in these times has any responsibility for events in centuries past. Get over it.
@@pulchralutetia Along with many other nations. The governments of the day were not voted in by the majority of the population of men over 21 who were generally of working class with no money nor house owners were not able to vote until 1918.
He does realise that the weather is because of Britains position on the Earth and not the fault of the British people doesn't he?
He's not the smartest.
Oh c'mon - be fair. You know the Brits save up the rain so they can throw it down on the tourists!
but the smelly rivers and ocean is your own made shit!
@@margaretnicol3423😅😂😅😂😅
@@margaretnicol3423Toootally 😆👌🏼
I live on the edge of Dartmoor and we often go to a 13th century pub on the moors.
"Stick to the roads lads" - name the movie lol
Normally it's never cold at this time of year, this is like May weather for us but I am truly thankful we are not having the extreme heat Europe is having at the moment.
Amen to that. Once it gets over seventy five, I start wilting and getting uncomfortable and grumpy. I like the cooler weather, and my garden loves the rain.
I dunno I think May June are better and we should have our summers earlier :P
@@lillired857Definitely advise that time of year, less tourists too.
It's on record as one of the wettest on record. Northern Ireland have broke their 1936 record already [ with data back to 1836 ].
Yeah this has been the most terrible summer ever. One week of good weather in June and now cloud and rain
Strangely enough, the similarities between British and Americans are because of where so many Americans originated from…Great Britain !
Your ancestors are rolling in their graves shame on you.
Americans were originally the Puritans that Britain found to be a pain in the neck. "Off you go" they were told "cross an ocean, exterminate the native population, burn some witches, see how that works out for you. You really won't be missing much here, we'll just be having the late 17th Century and the Restoration, bawdy comedies, licentiousness, men in big wigs, harlotry, it's not your thing, you would hate it, believe us. We'll be checking back in about, er , one hundred and fifty years or so. Bye-ee! Don't forget to write! Missing you already!" That's pretty much what they were told.
Well the yanks don't have a history so their school history teachers have become lazy and can't be bothered to teach that far back
yes, do you know, we even knew how to greet people before american pop culture
@cazzaa5012.
And from France and Ireland…..
I go to a Pub that was established in 1453.
On the other side of the road is a Church built between 1280 and 1325 and just up the street from the Pub is the oldest house in the local area, built in 1193.
Yes I just walk by them without thinking about them all to much.
"Anything Strange or Odd or Different, over a long time frame, becomes normal"
Does anyone attend that church?
You’d be hard pressed to find a house less than 100 years old in the uk, at least some areas, mainly in the north.
@@DreadEnder There are tens of thousands of newly built houses here. There is a brand new estate in my local area (2021) with over 500 homes.
@@johnmcgrath6192 Every Sunday, Christmas Fates and so on. However there are 200 pews but only about 20% is used these days.
@@raystewart3648 yeah there are new houses built all the time, that’s why I said some areas especially up north where most are very old.
Finally, finally, an American who gets what we keep trying to tell you all about air conditioning not being necessary for about 98% of the year, so basically what's the point in it for us. We can cope with the other 2% by opening windows. I almost wanted to hug you, Joel. It's usually so frustrating hearing - oh my god, what, no air conditioning, I couldn't cope - and not being believed when we tell them, nope, we really don't need it. Funny hearing about your love of meal deals as a random observation.
It's all the "Little things" that combined add up to big things.
As my handle hints at, I used to live in Western Australia where on a Saturday at 12:00 noon EVERYTHING shuts. (including fuel stations).
Yes the weather was awesome until it became a drag.. Constant 39c wears you down... The heat coming through the soles of your shoes etc.
Here in the UK the main thing is.. EVERYTHING is so bloody convenient.
And UK Lifestyle is lighting speed.
You can have an entire conversation by the time an Aussie has contemplated your first question ! (Slow down, What's the rush ?)
The problem with air conditioning in America apparently, is the fact that a lot of units are left switched on, even when people complain of being too cold. The power consumption caused by such a huge population as USA (four hundred million roughly) isn't good for the Global warming problem, which most countries are now realising, is causing serious problems. One only has to acknowledge what is going on in Europe especially, as well as China and parts of USA, to agree that weather is definately being affected. The latest gas used in air con units is a lot better for the environment than the old stuff, but the devices need electricity to run of course.
Windows do not help when it reaches in its 30s to 40 degree Celsius ratio but fans are defo needed
That's true over history, but the weather has been getting weird over the last 5 or 10 years, where air con could become more needed in the UK and rest of Europe.
This year, the UK weather has been really weird, far more rain than we normally get, with temperatures much lower, which for this time of the year, it averages out around 26-30, but this year it's been more like 16-22, with way more rain than I've ever seen living here lol.
Then we've got what is going on in Europe, which is weird in its self because normally the UK is in step with Europe, so if it's hotter there, it's normally hotter here, and the same if it's colder, but this year, they are getting record braking heatwaves, whiles the UK is getting more modest weather for this time of year, and far more rain than we normally get.
Also, as for the heat or even cold, you do get used to it if you live there for enough time and I remember when I moved house to the one I'm currently in, it's much warmer then the house I used to live in, especially in summer, but after about 3 years of getting used to it, it's normal now where you don't notice it, but I do get reminded of it when visitors are around and are not used to it, especially in summer where some can't handle the heat lol.
It's the same with going on holiday, you don't really have enough time for the body to get used to it, so it impacts us a lot more than it does the natives in those countries, whether that be cold or hot weather.
@@stevepage5813 Global warming is the latest, and most financially and socially destructive, global fraud. For people like Clause Schwab and the rest of the WEF elite, it's proving a great success.
I'm actually glad we have a colder summer at the moment, we all nice and chill while the rest of the world is literally burning.
It's definitely a much nicer summer than we had last year!
@@MajorMagna Yes, don't want to do 40 dec C again.
I totally agree , 👍 💯,
It's make a fabulous change from sweating our tiny bits off last summer ☀️
@@Music5362 exactly , 💯 Australia 🇦🇺 and the equator can keep those temperatures
Same
There's a silver lining to unpredictable British weather in that it can add to the view of already great scenery. Black thunder-looking clouds can add drama and make a great view look and feel even more spectacular and memorable, especially if the sun spokes through the gaps amongst the clouds. Everyday sunshine doesn't always give you that.
The weather this month has been *weird* in the UK. Bear in mind the same day as it was 15 degrees this year... it was 40 degrees last year!
The weather report was changing *hourly* this month. I don't think it was ever right.
True here in scotland it would say it’ll rain then it wouldn’t
That's the UK 🇬🇧 for you . Personally having been to places Iike Kuala Lumper in Malaysia 🇲🇾 , I absolutely love the British climate , this summer, for me is fabulous , last summer their was drouts. Everywhere , this year is much more even , and pleasant for me , we are so lucky , we don't get monsoon season or hurricanes and the like ,
The Brits just love to moan & twist about the weather anyway , when really we are so lucky . Luckier than we realise
@@daisy-lady-22 exactly especially hurricanes 🌀 I would hate to be in one
@@Stevehboy that's right , we , in the UK 🇬🇧 are so so lucky , we don't have volcanos , or seismic eruptions. Nor do we have Tornadoes, or any extreme weather at all .
Yeah we have floods. But I've always said , never buy a property right next to a river , always buy property on the High ground , use your common sense,
Cheap housing is always built and affordable because it comes with risk in almost all cases ,
"They" are literally playing with the weather.
What we are getting here is the fall out of those games.
People here in America still try and tell me the choice in American stores is better than British shops, i keet telling them if thats true you went into the wrong shops
Those people are probably thinking of our huge department stores in the US and never heard of London's *Selfridges* ... found in 1908 by an *American* - Harry Gordon Selfridge. 😉
@@cameonetthere is 1 in Birmingham and Manchester too
America is a CONTINENT. What do you expect
Depends what you mean by choice. I can buy Thai basil and smoked garlic in my local Morrisons in Newcastle but yeah I don't have 100 types of cereal to choose from.
@@hanifleylabi8071 belive it or not Britain has more choices of cereal than America dose. It looks like America has more but so many are duplicated of the same cereal from different companies, as for variety britan has far more and that's pretty much how it is with everything, the American selection Is basically abysmal
“You’re on a little island. What else is there to do?”!!!!
This weather is NOT typical July weather in the UK. So far its been the coolest, wettest July in years. This time last year it reached 40C (104F) and bone dry. You can't really come here for a couple of weeks and say "The British weather is like x". Its been said (with some basis in fact!) that you need to live for 7 years in the UK to be able to comment meaningfully on the climate here.
We had 2 heatwaves on the south coast and little rain, i prayed for rain.
The pubs are somewhere to go when it's raining. That's why we have so many of them.
This is the guy that claimed all Scottish people were aggressive and rude and kept repeating it .because some young girls told him and his pal to (F off) at 3am in the morning for trying to chat them up .and as for Vaping there's an old saying people who live in glass houses etc .
It's weird to think that some of the roads I regularly walk on are older than Christianity and may even predate the Roman occupation.
Good point. Too many people think all the roads are Roman but they just improved most of the pre-existing roads.
Yes there were roads before the Romans but then the "snobbery" for things Roman kicks in, the Romans built roads, whilst the Britons ( Pretani) only built tracks despite them having chariots.
@@tonycowin If archaeologists dig down on some Roman roads they are actually still there! They were that good.
@@scaryfakevirus My point is the Roman roads were built over pre-existing roads.
@@scaryfakevirus Ah sorry you mean the material and build quality of the Romans. Sorry I think I misunderstood you.
I found it funny when Joel called Britain a little island with nothing to do except drink. What a ignorant comment to make. I feel Britain is actually quite a big island with so much culture and history. So many interesting and beautiful places to visit in the UK.
I'm so upset with his comment im going to finish my beer's from the fridge and I'm off down the pub to get pissed...
It’s not that we have nothing to do but drink, it’s just that Britain is so fucking depressing to live in we just drink ourselves silly on the weekends to blank our memory of the week
He didn't say that. That's just you manipulating what he was saying. The UK may indeed have a very great culture and history, but it can't be ignored it's a small country in comparison to others.
@@gildo101rossi ....Surely that's true of any place when you think like you do?
@@2eleven48 nah the Italians have a better way of life
Might be a small island but you can not cover it all. I've travelled the world, lived abroad and worked abroad. Always glad to come home to our islands with our horses, dogs and family in Cumbria.
As far as islands go, it's not particularly small at all
@@kingofracismThat was my point.
@@katieMarie2022 so it's not a small island! Your very first point is wrong lol
@@kingofracism My point was he thinks it's a small Island. It's definitely not small my dear therefore I am right.
@@katieMarie2022 you win Katie🙄😂
Joel, you've got to remember that the US and southern Europe are experiencing a heat wave, while Britain is unseasonably rainy and cold because the jet stream (which controls our weather) is not where it's supposed to be! So it's not normally like this at this time of year.
He should know about the terrible heatwave because parts of his own country are having the same problem. Trouble is - a lot of youngsters throughout the World don't seem to bother watching the news. This includes my daughter by the way. She has just recently enjoyed a holiday on Rhodes and when I asked her whether she knew about the devastatiing bush fires, she didn't know the full horror of it.
I agree defo colder wetter n crazy almost like winter here usually warmer n drier even in Scotland. Thing is too it was too hot last year way hotter than normal too.m
And we are pretty far north; Edinburgh and Glasgow are marginally further north than Copenhagen.
@@peterc.1618 If London was moved a little over 3,000 miles due west it would sit in the southern part of Hudson Bay and Glasgow would be almost level with Churchill - Polar Bear land.
Normally, it's around 25-30C at this time of the year, but this year it's been more around 16-22C, with more rain than I've seen in over 40 years, and I remember where there was some thunder about 2 months ago that was so loud, it sounded like a bomb went off.
Weather patterns have been weird over the last 5 or so years, and not just in the UK, but in the rest of Europe, the US and much of the world, probably global warming which is messing up the weather pattern, but all I know, at least in the UK, the weather used to be more stable than this, dull, rainy and cold in winter, warm, sunny but not too hot in summer with very little rain, but the last few years, it feels like we are getting more rain in summer then we do in winter lol.
Personally, I'm thankful for the cool weather in the UK at the moment, compared to what's going on in much of Europe and the US, at least with the cold, you can put on a thick jumper to keep warm, whereas in summer when it's hot, you just have to sweat it out.
Part of the reason for the large police presence in Newcastle is that in the UK Newcastle is the epicentre of the stag party/ hen party world. We get so many large groups of lads and lasses from different areas across the country that clashes are inevitable. The Geordies themselves are very friendly people.
Thank you from a geordie lass x
As someone near Blackpool I know the hell of all the Stag and Hen dos.
Geordies are the best. I love the North East. I am biased though as dad was a Geordie.
I've done a stag do in Newcastle, one of the best I've ever been on. Even the door staff were friendly. We stayed out of trouble though...didn't wanna be upsetting the locals 🫡
Geordie's are lovely in my experience although I've only met a handful, very friendly but a little difficult to understand with the accent, especially for me with hearing damage which mostly affects me in the human vocal range.
Not biased for the most part that is, I'm from South Yorkshire, so while not as northern, very much a northerner, so I tend to view others from oop north as more welcoming and friendly.
Britain has hundred of islands. The variety of landscapes is amazing, not to mention the history and culture.
The variety is actually not amazing at all if you've travelled ...
Scotland alone has more than 90 inhabited islands !
@tonyf9984 I've travelled all over the world and in my view the sheer variety of landscapes in such a small area as the UK is amazing.
@@colinlavery625 There's a good variety, true, enhanced by the lengthy coastlines. But the range parameters are nothing like as wide as in - to choose a couple of look-alikes - Japan (albeit 50% bigger) or New Zealand (only marginally bigger). NZ's landscapes include pretty well the whole range found in the UK; after all, the colonisers cleared huge amounts of bush, especially in the North Island, precisely in order to recreate rural England. But in addition there are fjords that rival those of Norway in Fiordland, arid, desert-like wilderness in and around the Tongariro National Park, extinct and active volcanoes, ... all capped by 12,000-ft peaks and glaciers. There really is no comparison. The UK is 'nice' but by no measure 'amazing'.
@tonyf9984 I have been to NZ twice and it's amazing both North and South Islands. I just love the country. I have done the Tongariro Crossing actually. Britain has the advantage of amazing history and culture just everywhere including pretty villages. We have history just everywhere in The UK. I just love NZ especially the Kiwi Pies !!!!
I have travelled to most parts of the world. For variety of scenery, history, culture The UK is up there at the top of the list. Europe in general is amazing for the same reasons. With respect Colin L
"You're on a little island, what else is there to do?" Well, in London there are hundreds of things to do every night. Concerts, plays, clubs restaurants, museums, art galleries...a lot of people go out drinking because they can't afford (or aren't interested in) the alternatives, but even going to a pub is getting more expensive these days.
Yep that was a really dumb comment from him! Great cinemas and theatres in most towns,beautiful cointryside, and pretty villages with good pubs .
Yep and much more things to do than in the U.S.A probably, due to everything being more compact and within easier reach.
Thats just in London though, literally go anywhere north and there really isn't much there
@@gregbrb What a stupid comment. You sound like someone who has never been north of Watford lol
@marycarver1542 he was obviously joking you ❄️
I was so happy to see Joel back in the UK and especially the reunion with YO1 Radio.
did you see his b'ham reaction before he deleted it. google it. not good.
@@acommentator4452he said it wasn't pleasant, what's your point?
Construction and roadworks everywhere - correct, litter - correct.
Nothing to do - correct considering he was in Digbeth where it's same old same old. You see one street, you've pretty much seen them all
You don’t visit our Country for the weather, you visit because of our history and our culture and soak up our heritage 🤗
It was pleasing to hear that Joel had no regrets or disappointments returning to the UK after his first visit last year. As a Brit with an American husband (he is just 2 weeks older than me - though he has since died) there was much that we had in common but also much that we had to learn from each other. Fortunately he was an anglophile and I was much engaged with American political history. I miss him so much and still laugh at things we shared - not the least of which was Mary Tyler Moore - Ted Baxter.
So sorry to hear of your loss 😞
@@FallenAngel9979 Thank you
Nice comment
“You’re on a little island, what else is there to do?”
Are you serious?
Yep none of my children who are now in their 30s ever drank or smoked/ vaped, I dont drink either or smoke.I think it just depends on your personality
I think he was rude
He thinks thats a little island? Look into the middle of the Irish sea. Im the guy stood on a rock with pint in hand waving at you guys😂😂😂
Get on a plane and fly to Europe
The common saying is that we are 80 thousand alcoholics clinging to a rock 😂😂😂😂 here on the isle of man
I am from the NE of England, in fact not far from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as yes the city centre can get quite crazy, but that could be said of most city centres especially on a weekend, in any country not only the UK. And not eveyone goes out just to get pi**ed. I understand this is just your view but have to point out that there is more to do in the UK than drink, we have museums, theatres, cinemas, historical buildings you could visit, And with regard to old buildings I live in County Durham and in my county, there is a village that has an Anglo- Saxon church that was built around AD 670-675,
Your reactions last summer were interesting, but this trip was so much more in-depth. I really enjoy watching you learn. One of your most endearing traits is your never-ending curiosity about the world. Keep it up!
??? What ???
The weather forcasters in Britain have a wonderfull phrase in the forecasts - "Changeable" - that means they have no idea...
And if they are not sure, they just use "Sunny spells and scattered showers" which turns out to be right in most instances.😀
I’m U.K. and it’s lovely to hear such positive comments about us and our way of life, typical British weather can be 3 seasons in 1 day, which is probably why we bring it into most conversations 😂
Give a tip-Black Jack in the third ,at Ascot.
The weather isn't "bad", its more misunderstood.
The UK summer I feel is a lot different this year and I think personally as someone who is British we are lucky. At the moment it’s been cold and wet and I am happy with that. The rest of Europe is around 40c and places or on fire. Becomes uncomfortable to sleep, work etc. I am so glad this years not hot as last year was awful.
I had thought the same thing, Europe has burned this summer and though it was a bit shit, our summer benefited the gardens and crops. Truly a green and pleasant land.
@@benhodkinson6467 I wrote this a month ago literally having no idea what September had in store. Seriously heat wave in September!!!
Thankfully we had a terrible July.
This summer was autumn, and this autumn was summer. Weird year for sure.
I'm glad on the whole you enjoyed your visit to the UK. On the weather, I always find it a little puzzling that most visitors love the countryside, the architecture, the culture but then complain about the weather, when the weather is what gives us all the things visitors love. The countryside is green and beautiful because of the weather. Our buildings are built in a way to keep warmth in because of the weather. And our culture, where we can laugh at ourselves and can keep despite things going wrong, is because we're used to planning ahead an being excited for an event, only for the weather to mess it up. The weather is a huge influence here and we wouldn't have all the things visitors love without the weather. Anyway, love your enthusiasm... keep up the good work.
It's been a ridiculously wet July. Wetter than I have seen in 50 years, which followed a stupidly hot and dry June.
Yes I agree. But, as I have mentioned to someone else in this section, whenever we get a decent spell of weather, especially in Summer, we pay dearly for it. This penance comes in the form of rain or much cooler temperatures. Because we have three weather systems affecting our narrow island, the conditions change rapidly from one hour or so, to another. The Jet Stream is in the wrong position at the moment, which is causing bad weather conditions.
Next time if you visit the UK again Joel, try out the seaside towns and the west country as opposed to the cities. You will get a more relaxed environment and don't worry there's plenty of pubs and bars on the seafronts ;)
So u r talking about little england here. So, not that it surprises me, but it confirms little englanders see england as uk or Britain. Well have ot then but let Scotland go. Isn't it interesting to hear someone from abroad commend the things the little english complain about. He states g8 railways. Hmm
@@annemoncrieff3875 what?
He did react to a video about the south coast of England I think, and various posters here recommended places worth visiting but I reckon his next UK visit will be to Northern Ireland and Wales, possibly also taking in part of the RoI.
@@annemoncrieff3875 Huh?
come to Broadstairs !
I'm 43, from the uk and have never drunk 😊 never even tried alcohol, there are some of us lol
No way 😯
@@elwolf8536 lol
By Joe you got it, most foreigners don't get how we know when we go out with a coat it wont rain but if we were to go out without one it will chuck it down
😂
I always like to carry my anti-rain stick - otherwise known as an umbrella. :)
@@sputukgmail and it won't rain when carrying it around
@@Salfordian exactly - hence “anti-rain stick” is what I call it :)
The good thing is our music is superior
I moved to London about 25 years ago and back then people really complained about the public transport! Here in London! I thought it was fantastic! I still do. I'd hate to live somewhere without lots of trains.
I've never noticed the weather in London to be any different from Paris, except Paris is slightly hotter in summer and colder in winter and nobody complaints about French weather the way they do about English.
Re cigarettes: I don't remember the last time I saw a young person smoking.
Most people who complain about British weather have seldom gone outside Greater London, which is always at least 2 degrees warmer than the rest of the South East. So don't generalise so much.
Fun fact: London has less annual rainfall than Paris
The public transport is the main thing I miss about having moved from London. Not that there isn't public transport here - there is - but in London it's normalised. How do you get somewhere? You take the bus or the tube. Here, "how do you get there?" will involve a reply about driving and parking.
@@mikelovesbacon fun fact: The UK Is not just London
@@estelle4923 fun fact: I was replying to somebody who was talking specifically about London
We are british, we are not happy with heatwaves. That's why the country is so green.
VERY TRUE BETTER TO HAVE OUR WEATHER THAN BOILING HEATWAVES AND COUNTRY FIRES.
Actually we dead lucky look at Europe burning America too give me our damp climate if we the sun we’ll go abroad lol
@@Parker_Douglas. Where is Europe burning … Italy and Malta where I have relatives are having normal summer temperatures the same for Spain France and Greece .. the fires in some countries were set alight by humans…
Global temps are rising year on year.
Not here in southern England! 😂
It's a wonderful World, Joel. Glad you are enjoying the beginnings of your journey. Wish you all success
I live in a small village in the South, and my local church is nearly 1000 years old behind me on the hill is a Neolithic hill fort which is about 4000 years old, and the local pub is pretty ancient too! Dont come to the British Isles for the weather as you never know what you are going to get, this time last year it was over 30c, this year lots of rain and only about 21c. I can tell you that when the sun does shine everything is going to look glorious. All the best from the U.K. come and visit again soon!
Here in Carmarthenshire, Wales, I have an ancient neolithic cave behind me - beat that!
🤪😎🏴🐑🙃
This is definitely a below-average summer for us. I can't say it gets much better, but usually better than this 😁
Seems about average to me. Almost expected really
We had a fantastic end of spring and early summer in Wales.
We had a few weeks of very warm weather just before he arrived.
The rain comes in from the Atlantic ocean, so the west of Britain gets more rain.
Cold air comes in from the North East mainly in the winter, but occasionally we get blistering heat coming from up from Africa.
Variety is the spice of life, as they say.
Love it when you said “Pissing Down” 🤣 That’s the true British way to say it’s raining 🤣 I use it on a daily basis 👍
Britain is basically a big island hence why it rains so much haha.
I've lived abroad for over ten years now and although I love the sunny weather, I do tend to miss the British summer too.
Sometimes you just need some fresh air and rain in between all the scorching sun!
Many places in USA get far more rain. Like NewYork.
@@damedusa5107 Clearly you've never been to Scotland lol
@@Hawkster9133 fair
That’s why British houses are built to keep the heat in, and are not built to keep cool like some places in America.
The UK insulated brick houses with radiators. Compared to the wooden houses with air conditioning, that can blow out warm air in winter in the US.
If you think it’s cold in July, imagine rain with ice in it because that’s what we get in winter.
Without central heating and the ability to keep the heat in. British houses in winter become cold and damp and black mold can form on the walls.
To be far , the Northern states of America get much much fiercer winter's than the UK 🇬🇧 .
We really don't realise how good we have it ya know! When you take into account the greater picture of the world weather , we are extremely lucky here in the UK 🇬🇧
@@daisy-lady-22 That’s true our climate is mild. We don’t tend to get extremes, at least not often.
It’s also worth keeping in mind that central heating didn’t become common until the 1970’s. 40% of UK homes were built before the 1940’s. When the only way to keep your house warm was an open fire, and the way it was built.
Whereas 40% of American homes are less than 30 years old, and built around modern technology.
@@JarlGrimmToys that's exactly right,
When I grew up , we had no central heating at all . We had one coal fire 🔥 that mum would keep burning 🔥 throughout the night , with an all-night burning grate , ice 🧊 on the insides of the bedroom windows during the winter , my grandparents generation. " the greatest generation " had it far far worse , outside loos , tin baths 🛁 .
No modern washing machines,
I still remember wash day at my grandmother's home , one day a week , everything washed in one day , & hung on a wooden cloths horse in front & surrounding the open coal fire 🔥 ,
It was freezing that day , all of the day , but Everthing was washed , dried , ironed , & put away .
I know I sound old , but I'm not. I'm early 50s ,
This is going to sound really old , BUT FOLKS REALLY DONT KNOW THEY ARE BORN TODAY ,
NOT TO LONG AGO, IN THE UK , WE HAD NOTHING !
BUT SOCIETY AND FOLKS WERE MUCH HAPPIER, NICER, CARING PEOPLE,
THIS DAY & AGE IS HORRIBLE ,
IN MY OPINION THE MORE THEY HAVE , THE LESS THEY APPRECIATE OR HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR OTHERS ,
@@daisy-lady-22 I’m 44 so very similar for me. We were lucky enough to have central heating. But I’m from a village and growing up there was still a coal man delivering coal on a horse drawn cart. My grandads house had one electric heater, where the open fire used to be. In winter it was bitterly cold.
@@daisy-lady-22 also those wooden houses they have in the US wouldn’t last in the UK. They’re built for areas that are hot in the summer, freezing in the winter.
Whereas our climate we have cold damp winters and humid summers.
Also not forgetting we are an island and have a fairly high amount of salt in the air. Studies have shown that metal is affected by salt 50 miles inland from the sea. And there’s nowhere in the UK that’s further than 70 miles from the sea.
Even in the US depending on location. They have to paint and treat their houses every few years. Or they start to deteriorate. We just really have to keep our house warm and good air circulation to prevent damp deteriorating the buildings.
I haven’t forgotten what you said about Birmingham. Probably the most important city in this industrial age, for it was there that the Industrial Revolution was planed, designed and started.
Matthew Boulton, james watt and william murdock
Birmingham is my home town and it will always be home to me x
I’m now a Brumi in exile, living in Milton Keynes. In some respects it reminds me of Brumijum in the 1950’s
I still haven't forgot about what he said about Birmingham
@@robertjohnsontaylor3187I live in Bedford but my heart is in Brum❤
The vaping has become much more popular in very recent times. It’s actually a really serious environmental problem as many people aren’t careful about how they dispose of them. Also, the disposable versions are NOT easily recyclable, they can also get crushed and explode when they’re crushed in various recycling procedures. And, they are being designed in bright, attractive colours, and in assorted flavours, which is attracting the young to purchase them. We desperately need some legislation around vapes.
Seconded
Totally. There are so kids I've seen ( and tackled) at school, for vaping. It's horrific
Thing is everyone is breathing those things in causing n passing on to non smokers popcorn lungs
People were getting popcorn lungs from making their own ejuice and mixing it with cannabis
@@healingandgrowth-infp4677bs you can’t vape inside , same rules as tobacco .
We’re lucky. So many countries sweltering in oppressive heat and many wildfires destroying the countryside. Give me cool weather and rain any day.
In the name, pub is public house. At one time beer was brewed out back and folks sold beer in the front room. Thus "public house" was termed. Go back 50 years some high streets had several pubs. Pub together with coffee houses were meeting places where may ideas of the industrial revolution were fomented. People would discuss designs on the back of fag packets or napkins. I have done this with friend.
Also a warm place in the evening away from wife and 10 kids.
I'm glad you had a positive experience of our transport system. We have had a lot of strikes recently.
At this point Tesco should honestly start paying you 😂
They should sponsor him
Don't even get me started about how Asda is robbing folk 😒 it's an abomination
Agreed.
I ought to lend him my Tesco Club Card, I'd be a points millionaire some day.
Can honest say that I have never had a Tesco meal deal 😊
If you as a American have British heritage then the history you witnessed is your history too.
Our country is green and pleasant for a reason
British plant life: "Yay! More rain, please!"
As well as the many other reasons for the British weather, don't forget that we are much further north than you are in the USA. London is on a similar latitude to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and northern Scotland is as far north as Churchill, Manitoba!
The unusual thing is that the British Isles have a much milder climate than Saskatoon or Churchill
You are a natural communicator on camera. Very listenable to.There is a career in British broadcasting awaiting someone fresh, unique & personable like yourself. Go for it.
This year we had a very sunny and dry spring (7 weeks without any rain and water use restrictions) and thus far the coldest, wettest summer in years. This is possibly related to the el nino.
it was quite wet here in the Midlands last year was very dry.
Our UK weather is unpredictable due to our geographical position nice and sunny today 😊
I’ve been to America & did find that Americans & British are very similar, I now live in South Africa & South Africans are also very similar to British I think it’s because we have masses of British living here, South Africans are phenomenaly friendly, you should come here next Joel, think you would be amazed
Well we in the UK invented the train the rainhill train trials was around were i live and every train in the world is based off that trial, so we have a history of trains,yeah the weather, now you know why we always talk about it
Last summer you were too hot, this summer you were too wet. Thats the thing with visiting the UK, you just have to turn up and hope for the best. Take each morning as it comes and be prepared for all weather eventualities 😆
There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing
@@LordEriolTolkien a quote via Prince Philip ..thanks for reminding me 💐
@@LordEriolTolkien true
@@davebirch1976 Nice Avatar. Ahm a Yorksherman by birth, mesen
My support "make sure you drink plenty of you go out" they feel 26c outside during the day but not realise in my flat I have to sleep in 33c
Sorry to that person who disliked Britain. It must be because you have no imagination.
I was born in Britain and left, there is nothing likeable about the country.
@@johngodley256Which country in Britain?
Not just Tesco that does meal deals..They're everywhere...
Not all but most places, I been to some but had to find a place that does
I've find that Poundland do a good meal deal without advertising it...a sandwich, 5 pack of crisps(potato chips) and a 1.5/2ltr bottle of drink for £3:50ish.
Boots meal deal was always the best.
I always went to Morrisons apart from when not open then Tesco express, love if meal deal went back to £3
@@ian_bradley what a cheek! Poundland not doing it for a pound ...
Are you sure it's not a case of the US copying Britain in some instances lol?!
I’m British, but i don’t think there is any “copying” going on. Americans literally are similar because they often descend from the UK and Ireland.
@@Aisatsana1971 I was thinking that too. So many Scots went to the New World, and I know that was the same for Ireland. I don't know so much about England and Wales but I would be surprised if there wasn't a lot of emigration from those countries too.
@@evelynwilson1566 There was far more emigration from England than any other country. And it was the earliest, the first. It's English immigrants that shaped America. One of the reasons people in America emphasise having Scottish/Irish/German ect. ancestry is that English ancestry was the default. Also worth noting that marrying out of ethnic group was more common amongst the English ( because there were more of them) without the associated clinging on to ancestral roots. Take a look at the records of early emigration to America.
@@excession3076I’d actually say people don’t empathise their English heritage because it’s just not ‘cool’.
Irish and Scottish sounds far more interesting even though the Scot’s, Irish and English all share ancestry because interbreeding has occurred for centuries.
English ancestry doesn’t have the same lure but it’s all the same, it just doesn’t sound as good,
@@Jake_5693 as an englishman, it’s pretty hard to be cool with an accent like this sonny jim haha
Thank you for that appraisal of British culture. Yes, the meal deals in Tesco are great!!! Glad you like them. Very convenient. The weather is always random and the "meteorologists" are always wrong. We're used to it.
I disagree about the weather forecasts being always wrong. I find that in recent times they are remarkably accurate.
Yes I disagree!I Meal-deals are unknown in about 75% of Britain more probably now that a lot of the smaller local Tesco stores have shut, so they're not convenient to us!
@@lesleyhawes6895 just making up stuff, and the world doesn’t revolve around you
The weather that you experienced Joel , was NOT a typical English summer ! I can understand you being passed off with it , but so are we . It is something that we unfortunately can't control. ❤❤❤❤
i think you've discovered why we're all so obsessed with talking about the weather LOL Also, I feel I should point out that meal deals aren't just found in Tesco. All the supermarkets do them, as do other places that sell this sort of food (WHSmiths, Boots etc)
As a British person who isn’t always proud of the direction of our country, there really isn’t anything in the world like a British pub.
Being an island the weather is unpredictable!
Having three weather systems doesn't help either.
Stuck on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.
Japanese people: "Oh, yes? Tell us about it."
In regards to the weather, what alot of people don't realise is that USA is actually alot closer to the equater than UK, we are more closer to being on the same line as Canada in terms of location, this means our weather is alot colder and wetter than people expect when coming across from USA
I once lived in a UK village that had 13 pubs in a square mile. Happy days!
You'll be lucky to find one of them still open, these days.
@@huwzebediahthomas9193 All but three still exist. That’s a pretty good result, really. And why I go back there often 😊
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Three??? Lucky bastards! 😁😁😁👍🍺
@@huwzebediahthomas9193 I know, right!! 🍻🍻
A century or so ago there was one pub for every seventy inhabitants.
The part of Newcastle where you went for a drink is quite notorious as a place that people go to get absolutely trashed. There are plenty of other areas further into the city where there isn't a massive police presence and you can have a decent pint and a chat.
Yes joel needs to plan a little better and he should visit more Nat trusts areas in the UK.
looked like the Bigg Market? even in the late 80's we used to wonder down there to watch the 11pm riot
Agreed - not all of Newcastle is like that but the Bigg Market has always been notorious
I did think that Joel had got in with a lairy lot in Newcastle.
That's true . But the britsh expression of getting RAT-ARSED is still my preferred terminology that I still use . Even though I don't drink these days , or smoke 🎉
I love your content Joel, but I wonder if next time you come to the UK you would consider visiting more coastal and country areas over the cities. Devon and Cornwall in particular are absolutely beautiful, as is most of the coast of Britain. The countryside is also really stunning. The cities are great for culture and nightlife, but otherwise can be very similar to each other. Also just to point out, wherever you are and however remote it is, you will never be far away from a Tesco 😊
Devon and Cornwall are beautiful, but there are many beautiful places in the UK.
You can't mention Devon & Cornwall without the Jurassic coast of Dorset and the matching beauties of Wiltshire & Somerset
Great video Joel. How British are you becoming mate. You wore a "Jumper" because it was cold and in Tesco they have a wide variety of "Crisps", you're getting good at this Joel haha. I am however detecting a certain amount of reservedness in your comments about your experiences, I think I know the reason behind this, but please don't stop being you, just to please a minority of people who don't get you. Keep doing what you're doing Joel. Lyd x
I am disappointed that you seemed only to visit the seamy underside of Birmingham. There are some superb museums and concert halls, the canal basin area, the massive Bullring shopping centre, the Chinese quarter etc., etc. And not forgetting Cadbury World.
& town hall, library area, the back to backs etc. plus it’s a short train ride to Stratford upon Avon.
Newcastle is the best city in the world I know because I’m a Geordie. And there is lots to do here not just drinking if you were in Newcastle you’ve obviously missed out Northumberland, Hadrians wall and our beautiful beaches.
I wonder what Joel would of thought of our pubs before the smoking ban?
Summer over recent period has been because of a low stuck for a long time over the Atlantic in one area plus the position of the jet stream dipping south. That is why the other side of it southern Europe has had temperatures just under 50°C/ 120°F. With long droughts here parts of the UK have been happy for it to rain. So far temperatures in the UK slightly down over the last month but pleasant. That's the fun thing about UK weather in one area it can pour with rain then 2 miles away can be dry as a bone. That is why we are obsessed with it.
I watched a video of a Jewish lady Holocaust survivor and she said that her father said, during Hitler's rise to power "we must go to Great Britain, they are the most civilised people in the world". Sadly they didn't come here.
Mark Twain said of the British weather "The bad weather in Britain starts on the first of October and goes on till the end of September" 😁
Our summers are usually better, this summer is rubbish
@marycarver15428 agree
Cost us the Ashes.
@marycarver1542 And yet they still have a hose pipe ban in Kent. Useless water companies putting profit over customers, as usual.
I prefer this weather hate the heat.
We were about to go into a hosepipe ban in June, in Scotland - in fact some parts of Scotland were under restrictions, and the Isle of Skye had to get supplies of water taken to it2. It was incredibly hot. Even now that it's raining again, it's still very humid. The prolonged lack of rain was deeply concerning, especially as the predictions are for it to be a regular occurrence. Neither our ecosystem or our infrastructure here are designed for long hot dry periods.
The difference between a traveller and a tourist is a tourist has a suitcase a Traveller travels light with a Backpack. You are finding your wanderlust
Dude has the flag the right way up. Kudos.
Was gunna say that 👍
As regards the pubs and the culture thereoff, you probably only visited town centre pubs, you likely as not did not visit local pubs that are found away from the town in housing estates. These are typically only a few minutes walk at most from your own front door so the cliantel are often neighbours and have a more relaxed atmosphere, often publife includes pool and darts and playing league games weekly with other local pubs. They may also have a band on a weekend or karioki and even bingo. They often organise a pensioners trip funded by the clientel and even an outing to the race course to back a few ponies for the day. Many hire out a room for parties and will provide a buffet. So a very different pub culture to what you have experienced and very much a familly atmosphere. Then there are country pubs that are often the local for the village and also cater for tourist with food available. I've not enjoyed going to the pub for many years now untill recently when I popped in to a fairly local to me for a pint on a particularly hot day. i've now taken to doing so regularly and will be doing so today as i'll be in the vicinity......I'm now a probationary regular, and a few more visits will see the Bar Staff already pulling my pint before I get to the bar to order!
I’m from the U.K. and live in London, and one thing I really miss when I’ve visited US cities is the ability to just walk around. New York was as close to London as I have visited there, because the metro network is decent
Surely Boston is the closest to Britain?
Try Portland, Oregon
Mm I was thinking that,