Here in the UK and Europe in general we mostly recycle our buildings, we don’t knock them down to build new ones. What starts life as a house can become a restaurant, then a shop, then a bus station, then a cinema ... etc. So long as the structure is sound, the building remains.
Since moving to the US from the UK, I still struggle with the massive one inch gaps in the restroom/toilet doors so management can see me taking a crap at work. Just why?!?!
It is so that a quick peek through the gap below the door (usually more than 1 inch) will either reveal feet - so still engaged (occupied), or no feet meaning that either the door is jammed and seems to be locked, or some sod has locked the door and then left the cubicle by clambering over the gap between the ceiling and the top of the toilet partition . (I kid you not! Some moron will do such a thing as a "Joke" especially when pissed (drunk). Sorry, I have to hold my hand up, but I was very drunk and young at the time.
British food is generally better. It's a cheap easy joke for our European friends to make fun of our food but it's not true and hasn't been for donkeys years, ditch your addiction to palm oil and processed sugar . Also the Houses of Parliament are really really not like the Whitehouse on any level . The HoP are in fact classed as a palace !!
martin smiffy I would say the Houses of Parliament or as it’s also known The Palace of Westminster would be equivalent to the Capitol building in Washington.
martin smiffy: The Houses of Parliament are not classed as a palace. The Palace of Westminter is a palace which is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown, and which a part of just happens to be the home to the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The slang word "loo" is from the French, "Guardez l'eau" which translates as "Mind the water" as people would throw the contents of their chamber pots from overnight, out of the bedroom windows to the central gutter than ran down every street...
Glad you enjoyed the UK ! However we do not have a " British" accent. In fact we have hundreds of accents often very different even just a few miles apart. We also have different languages . Welsh , Irish Gaelic , Scots Gaelic . Scots, Irish Scots and of course English !
MrArtnada I live in the southwest of England . Apart from the road signs and the odd tv advert ( Kelly's ice cream ) I've never heard a single spoken word of Cornish . And I don't think it's referred to as Cornish Gaelic
It's not Cornish gaelic - it's just 'Cornish' and it's a brythonic language, related to cymraeg and Breton - it's not remotely Gaelic - though all are Goidelic languages - p-goidelic languages are like the above , q ones are Scots Irish and Manx. I don't know if the phrase mind your Ps and Qs has a root in celtic language, but I kind of hope it does.
dont know if you know but the "peace signs" you made are equivalent to swearing in the uk bit like extending the middle finger. palms should face away from you to not insult the british
Pls don’t get killed over here, your post was so nice we’ll miss you!! Yes, most of our older buildings were built to accommodate coach and horses where access was required. Scotty, your jock accent made you sound South African and made me lol. Gabby you’re delicious and delightful, and your jock accent made you sound Australian!! Again, lol. We have loads of regional accents, or dialects. They range from north to south, west and east. Too many to list. I’m glad you enjoyed your stay here, pls come back again soon. Yours faithfully, Dave, another small uk person, from Nottingham.
The reason food tastes different in the US is the power of the corn syrup industry and their lobbyists. It's in everything, it's why their bread tastes like cake.
Thanks so much for your great comments about our fine country. Personally I love Americans and your country too. I went to San Francisco once, it was excellent, so laid back I think everyone from the UK would love it.
The toilet slit thing is well wierd , i'v travelled a lot and lived and worked in three different countries and never seen this toilet thing where you can see each . Nice to hear your having fun , enjoy the rest of your stay
Your more than welcome to visit again, the North of England is a great place. The lakes are very nice and the nightlight and people in the north east and Newcastle are the freindliest in the country and its also a great night out. I see you been to Edinburgh too its a nice place not sure how far up you went but also as well as the lakes the Highlands in Scotland and the valleys of Wales are also pretty spectacular. Hope you both enjoyed your stay and that's from an English man with decent teeth 😉 x
It is the Hammer of my Forefathers, and it is the real and true thing. Of course over time the shaft has had to be repaired many, many times. And every now and then the head needs replacing. Yet it remains as it has always been, the Hammer of my Forefathers. Thus it is with the Palace of Westminster.
Shame you didn't do more of these, I like to see travelogues from people visiting us, we are so used to it that it becomes everyday, you help us look at things afresh if that makes sense
yeah i notice in the empire estate building that people can see you sitting on the bog, through the gaps in the doors and another thing the doors don't go to the floor so people can see your skids.
We do. Subconsciously we walk on the left. If/when you next go abroad and it's busy, watch the annoyance on the locals faces as you ram into them as you walk on the left hand side of the pavement. Lol.
I've lived abroad & travelled to many many places around the world & that is not my experience and is not logical. If you change direction because you want to go back down the street you don't cross the street!
Crafty Cakes Swindon I meant the left hand side of the pavement. Locals walk on the right hand side of the same pavement. Fair enough if you've never experienced it. All the best.
Pity England wasn't playing Rugby while you were here - you think English people are smaller - the Rugby team are gigantic - Gabby wins the accent challenge - I'm ever so pleased you enjoyed your visit - your more than welcome to come again - you are a very nice couple with endearing smiles .
3:50 The Houses of Parliament are more like your Congress (Senate = House of Lords, House of Representatives = House of Commons). 10 Downing Street, the residence of the Prime Minister, would be the equivalent of your White House.
Those accents are hilarious ;-) ..you guys can see each other in the loo!! that's erm...not so nice lol ..10 Downing street is more like the white house - or Buckingham Palace for focal point - houses of parliament i guess would be maybe like your congress. pleased you enjoyed it here.
We realized how small geographically it is after originally booking flights between cities! We ended up cancelling the flights and getting rides with friends!
elizabeth johnson: The whole of the United Kingdom in fact consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - hence United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I know that Nth Ireland is part of the UK ( unfortunately) should be a whole country and not split in two but that is just my opinion. I am a Brit. I was trying to make it easier geographically to imagine the UK with out Ireland tagged on the side ..
elizabeth johnson; If you know Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom then best to not blind yourself to that fact. As you say, just your opinion but must be borne in mind that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland wish for it to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Far from making it easier politically (rather than geographically) to imagine the United Kingdom without Northern Ireland, by doing that will only confuse matters for those who perhaps are not fully aware of what constitutes the United Kingdom - "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance" (George Bernard Shaw).
Funny you should mention the gaps in toilet doors. My first time in USA at Newark Airport I walked into the toilets and walked straight back out again, thinking the doors were poorly fitted. I waited till I got to my hotel, and have never used a cubicle with dodgy doors.
That's being picky if I went to Florida I'd of been to the USA. Its pretty impossible to do everything in a short break. At least they travelled and experienced a different culture if very similar culture. Most Americans do not ever leave the USA, its a bit much too see them visit the full UK in one visit even if they did just go to London they have still been to the UK. They didn't they also went to Scotland. Stop being negative and be happy
We'd call your "sweats" or "sweatsuits" joggies or joggy bottoms here ;) I'm not sure which accents you were going for, but since Gabby stayed with one, I'm going with hers. Probably best not to do that out in public lol
You might likw ro check the difference between two fingers in the "V" shape. Two fingers showing your palms means peace, but two fingers with the backs of your hands facing forward means something else. Easy mistake to make.
I am sure they are a nice couple. I never said otherwise. All I said was is sounded more South Africa. And the smiley face did imply the comment was in jest
Fred Fernackerpan I know they talk with an American accent. I meant that their attempt at an accent sounded like bit like a South African. And my comment, as their attempt, was meant as a JOKE!!
There is more to England, than LONDON. If you think you have been to England and then only visited london then that is liek saying ' I have been and know the USA' BY JUST visiting New York!'
It may seem like us Brits don't care when you wear 'sweatpants' for a tour of the Palace of Westminster however we do care. It's just we keep our opinions to ourselves. Silent rage is our thing here in the UK.
Hey gabby im English ok , I now live in Australia next time you put up your two fingers up turn your fingers around the other way around in the uk two finger that way around means fuck off like using your middle finger in the us fingers the other way means peace lol , you guys are so cute cya peace and love Anthony
You are a happy pair, and I'm sure would be welcome anywhere.So pleased you are enjoying your stay.I'll give Gabby the prize for the accent, Scotty sounds a bit like a Jamaican.The posh British accent isn't an accent at all,it used to be called a BBC accent as all the announcers were expected to sound like it.The British upper classes who were educated at upper crust public schools all spoke like it,and with the advent of radio everyone who wanted a good job learned to speak like it, the snobbery was such that a heavy regional accent was not acceptable.I'm pleased to say that accents are back,but television and radio between them have dumbed them down a lot, and most of us have a boring non accent.Have fun in Blighty.
British people walk along the pavement in any direction they please - usually in a zigg-zagg fashion. and we really love to jaywalk. No tickets for jaywalking in Britain, or coming close to being shot by an irate policeman/woman for daring to cross the road except at cross-walks? Is that name correct? We even stop to greet friends and almost block the pavement, letting humanity flow round us. We find it easier to follow in the wake of those struggling against the flow - it is easier for us following up behind.
1) If you couldn't feel people hating on you for wearing 'sweatpants' into Parliament it's only because we hate in a much more passive aggressive way and I suppose you can't spot it yet. 2) Nice effort with the "Edinbra" pronunciation!
It’s always so interesting to hear what visitors think of your country. I went to the States a year ago (New York and Boston). I really loved it but I know what you mean about the food. Everything seemed to taste sweeter even the bread! I had an amazing breakfast in a traditional diner in NYC. The whole experience was like being in a movie but after I felt I’d been eating for hours my food only looked half eaten. I didn’t want to either seem rude by leaving it or to feel beaten so I battled on till I finished!!! I didn’t eat for the rest of the day! Seriously. Your accents were hilarious. Good try because you didn’t make the usual American mistake of sounding too posh when you imitate us. You did sound as though you’d grown up in 50 different towns though! Weird. Now you’ve been to both England and Scotland you should realise that although Americans always talk about British accents, we don’t. We’d never say ‘he had a British accent’ we talk about English accents or Scottish accents or Welsh accents. Anyway, enjoyed the video. 👍
Thanks! Our accents are most likely because my wife was born in Bolivia and lived a couple years in South America so we have a mix of our English from the country ( Mid West) mingled with speaking spanish in my wife's family home.
I would not worry about being rude about leaving food at a diner. Here in the States it is not insulting to leave food at a restaurant, perhaps explain to your wait staff at a fancy restaurant that you aren't hungry, but at a diner no one would care.
philip013 I think it’s for safety and laws. If people walking by can see you, crimes might be reduced. Some pedophiles take children into bathrooms and change their clothes, cut their hair, and walk out of a store with them. People can be sexually assaulted, etc. Also, if someone is ill and has a heart attack or something, you can tell they need help. The emergency people also have easier access if there is a problem. Crimes like drug use and sex still happen, but with no privacy it’s certainly not a preferred location.
They hardly likely to hear many " British " accents in London where 60% of the residents were not only not born there - they were not even born in the UK.
As we teach our children. Stop at the kerb,-- look right-- look left--- look right again. all clear, cross. Walk, don't run! Those accents were bloody awful. ( pardon my French but I felt it needed some emphasis).
Hey, British guy here from Manchester. Nice try, but your accents sound a bit South African. Hope you enjoyed your trip. As smiffy said below there isn’t one British accent, but there is such a thing as an “acquired accent” which is the posh accent a person picks up when speaking “the queen’s English” replacing a person’s regional accent - actors typically spoke like that in old British movies. Have a go at Mancunian or Scouse accents :)
"walk on the other side of the street opposite of the US."? WTF. guess i would walk on the OTHER side of the street and have it all to myself. hell i could build a long skinny house there
Scottie, your accent soundedmore Australian than British. Gabby's accent was definitely more on point. Her short attempt was typical Southern English. So Gabby Wins.
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Here in the UK and Europe in general we mostly recycle our buildings, we don’t knock them down to build new ones. What starts life as a house can become a restaurant, then a shop, then a bus station, then a cinema ... etc. So long as the structure is sound, the building remains.
Gotta love that you didn’t think people were judging you!!!
😂😂😂
They so were. But, they didn’t want you to know. ❤️
Since moving to the US from the UK, I still struggle with the massive one inch gaps in the restroom/toilet doors so management can see me taking a crap at work. Just why?!?!
It is so that a quick peek through the gap below the door (usually more than 1 inch) will either reveal feet - so still engaged (occupied), or no feet meaning that either the door is jammed and seems to be locked, or some sod has locked the door and then left the cubicle by clambering over the gap between the ceiling and the top of the toilet partition . (I kid you not! Some moron will do such a thing as a "Joke" especially when pissed (drunk). Sorry, I have to hold my hand up, but I was very drunk and young at the time.
WHAAAA!! Your toilet doors have slits so you can see each other, thats so weird.
I KNOW right!!!!
you can smell each other thats weird ....
More like you can hear each other...toilets on the Continent are for both sexes to just use, no segregation...
Rather puts the recent Americans' freakouts over who uses what bathroom into perspective...
Nushi Wooshi
This channel doesn't have any content slits for humans only botboi. sorry.
lol... your scottish accent sounded like south african mixed with cockney... very funny. cool vid ;)
British food is generally better. It's a cheap easy joke for our European friends to make fun of our food but it's not true and hasn't been for donkeys years, ditch your addiction to palm oil and processed sugar . Also the Houses of Parliament are really really not like the Whitehouse on any level . The HoP are in fact classed as a palace !!
It felt like a palace as we were getting the tour! :)
martin smiffy I would say the Houses of Parliament or as it’s also known The Palace of Westminster would be equivalent to the Capitol building in Washington.
Michael Hope I’m actually spot on correct.
martin smiffy: The Houses of Parliament are not classed as a palace. The Palace of Westminter is a palace which is owned by the monarch in right of the Crown, and which a part of just happens to be the home to the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Volpi www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/
The slang word "loo" is from the French, "Guardez l'eau" which translates as "Mind the water" as people would throw the contents of their chamber pots from overnight, out of the bedroom windows to the central gutter than ran down every street...
Brilliant thanks.
And in Germany, Belgium and Holland, they use WC, wich stands for ' Water Closet '.
Glad you enjoyed the UK ! However we do not have a " British" accent. In fact we have hundreds of accents often very different even just a few miles apart. We also have different languages . Welsh , Irish Gaelic , Scots Gaelic . Scots, Irish Scots and of course English !
We noticed that and love the culture!
MrArtnada I live in the southwest of England . Apart from the road signs and the odd tv advert ( Kelly's ice cream ) I've never heard a single spoken word of Cornish . And I don't think it's referred to as Cornish Gaelic
martin smiffy Southern, Northern... idk anymore
It's not Cornish gaelic - it's just 'Cornish' and it's a brythonic language, related to cymraeg and Breton - it's not remotely Gaelic - though all are Goidelic languages - p-goidelic languages are like the above , q ones are Scots Irish and Manx. I don't know if the phrase mind your Ps and Qs has a root in celtic language, but I kind of hope it does.
martin smiffy & Cornish.
You are welcome anytime in the uk. All the best
0:50 - For 'restroom' we also use the term 'bog'.
Or the “shitter”
toilet, loo or lavatory
A fun and interesting video, I like your choice of observations.
dont know if you know but the "peace signs" you made are equivalent to swearing in the uk bit like extending the middle finger. palms should face away from you to not insult the british
Longbow anyone, haha.
Awww you're both so nice, enjoy your trip guys🤗
Pls don’t get killed over here, your post was so nice we’ll miss you!! Yes, most of our older buildings were built to accommodate coach and horses where access was required. Scotty, your jock accent made you sound South African and made me lol. Gabby you’re delicious and delightful, and your jock accent made you sound Australian!! Again, lol. We have loads of regional accents, or dialects. They range from north to south, west and east. Too many to list. I’m glad you enjoyed your stay here, pls come back again soon. Yours faithfully, Dave, another small uk person, from Nottingham.
The reason food tastes different in the US is the power of the corn syrup industry and their lobbyists. It's in everything, it's why their bread tastes like cake.
Direnova ; This is the way some bread here tastes, even brown bread tasting sweet, I've not tried American bread so assume its much more sweet 👍
It's the malt in brown bread, but that isn't sweet...maybe the sugar mixed with yeast is...
Monsanto etc
Scotty that was a great Australian , South African mix!
Glad you enjoyed the uk!
Lovely South African accent! Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Thanks so much for your great comments about our fine country. Personally I love Americans and your country too. I went to San Francisco once, it was excellent, so laid back I think everyone from the UK would love it.
Thanks for visiting I am so glad you enjoyed yourselfs I was born in London and I adore living here
Excellent video. ....fun accents from both:) get to see Cornwall!
The toilet slit thing is well wierd , i'v travelled a lot and lived and worked in three different countries and never seen this toilet thing where you can see each . Nice to hear your having fun , enjoy the rest of your stay
Food wise, no corn syrup and no preservatives. Glad you enjoyed your time here guys
I thought this was really quite charming and sweet. Cheers, Robert.
The way you say Edinburgh is so funny.
Walk on the opposite side of the street!??? We walk on the street, not specific sides! LOL
Your more than welcome to visit again, the North of England is a great place. The lakes are very nice and the nightlight and people in the north east and Newcastle are the freindliest in the country and its also a great night out.
I see you been to Edinburgh too its a nice place not sure how far up you went but also as well as the lakes the Highlands in Scotland and the valleys of Wales are also pretty spectacular. Hope you both enjoyed your stay and that's from an English man with decent teeth 😉 x
yeah but it's grim up north ...
HAHA that was great! We love you Americans, glad you enjoyed your 'sen as we say Up North!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you can visit again.
what a nice charming couple , please come back and see more of Britain, wish you well !!! :-)
Scotty's four accents are great!
10 Downing Street is more like your White House, and Houses of Parliament is more like your congress....but far prettier....and older
'In fact' the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, to use the building's proper title, is called Westminster Hall and it dates from 1097.
It is the Hammer of my Forefathers, and it is the real and true thing. Of course over time the shaft has had to be repaired many, many times. And every now and then the head needs replacing. Yet it remains as it has always been, the Hammer of my Forefathers. Thus it is with the Palace of Westminster.
NoneOfYour Beeswax: Ah yes. Just like Triggers broom.
No, they were rebuilt in 1834 after a fire, The houses of Parliament used to house the witan and goes back to 1097
Shame you didn't do more of these, I like to see travelogues from people visiting us, we are so used to it that it becomes everyday, you help us look at things afresh if that makes sense
You are great and charming you two but please remember- Scotland is in the UK too.
Lol, Gabby sounded like a extra in East Enders.
You guys mentioning Peppa Pig won me over :)
Great Australian accent scotty, the gal just sounded American, we loved you’re vid.
0:20 - British people walk on the opposite side of the street to the US?
yeah i notice in the empire estate building that people can see you sitting on the bog, through the gaps in the doors and another thing the doors don't go to the floor so people can see your skids.
Steve Mann: Where's the empire estate building?
We do not walk on the other side of the street!?
Crafty Cakes Swindon: I do.
We do. Subconsciously we walk on the left. If/when you next go abroad and it's busy, watch the annoyance on the locals faces as you ram into them as you walk on the left hand side of the pavement. Lol.
I've lived abroad & travelled to many many places around the world & that is not my experience and is not logical. If you change direction because you want to go back down the street you don't cross the street!
Crafty Cakes Swindon I meant the left hand side of the pavement. Locals walk on the right hand side of the same pavement. Fair enough if you've never experienced it. All the best.
@crafty cakes: ...same here. Travelled a lot and to many states in the US. What a load of poppycock from claires knee.
Pity England wasn't playing Rugby while you were here - you think English people are smaller - the Rugby team are gigantic - Gabby wins the accent challenge - I'm ever so pleased you enjoyed your visit - your more than welcome to come again - you are a very nice couple with endearing smiles .
3:50 The Houses of Parliament are more like your Congress (Senate = House of Lords, House of Representatives = House of Commons). 10 Downing Street, the residence of the Prime Minister, would be the equivalent of your White House.
Those accents are hilarious ;-) ..you guys can see each other in the loo!! that's erm...not so nice lol ..10 Downing street is more like the white house - or Buckingham Palace for focal point - houses of parliament i guess would be maybe like your congress. pleased you enjoyed it here.
We are a much smaller country. The whole of the UK ( england, wales,scotland) would fit 2 times into California with room to spare..
We realized how small geographically it is after originally booking flights between cities! We ended up cancelling the flights and getting rides with friends!
elizabeth johnson: The whole of the United Kingdom in fact consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - hence United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I know that Nth Ireland is part of the UK ( unfortunately) should be a whole country and not split in two but that is just my opinion. I am a Brit. I was trying to make it easier geographically to imagine the UK with out Ireland tagged on the side ..
elizabeth johnson; If you know Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom then best to not blind yourself to that fact. As you say, just your opinion but must be borne in mind that a majority of the people of Northern Ireland wish for it to remain a part of the United Kingdom. Far from making it easier politically (rather than geographically) to imagine the United Kingdom without Northern Ireland, by doing that will only confuse matters for those who perhaps are not fully aware of what constitutes the United Kingdom - "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance" (George Bernard Shaw).
So what is Britain then or Great Britain or THe British Isles ?
Funny you should mention the gaps in toilet doors. My first time in USA at Newark Airport I walked into the toilets and walked straight back out again, thinking the doors were poorly fitted. I waited till I got to my hotel, and have never used a cubicle with dodgy doors.
Glad you two had a good time. The ascents were a dead heat both terrible :)
Sweatpants or joggers as I call them is our national uniform lol
We walk on both sides of the street hahaha
These guys have been to London. Not the UK.
We enjoyed Edinburg, Bristol, Birmingham, and London with many cities in between while traveling with friends :) We love the UK!
Well I guess in your world if you went to New York you didn't go to America
Wait you liked Birmingham, I'm astounded, I'd never thought I'd hear those words in a colloquy.
That's being picky if I went to Florida I'd of been to the USA. Its pretty impossible to do everything in a short break. At least they travelled and experienced a different culture if very similar culture.
Most Americans do not ever leave the USA, its a bit much too see them visit the full UK in one visit even if they did just go to London they have still been to the UK. They didn't they also went to Scotland. Stop being negative and be happy
We'd call your "sweats" or "sweatsuits" joggies or joggy bottoms here ;) I'm not sure which accents you were going for, but since Gabby stayed with one, I'm going with hers. Probably best not to do that out in public lol
That was a great EngliwelshscotRussian accent well done :D
You both sound like South Africans! Think Scotty just won! Glad you had fun in the UK!
You might likw ro check the difference between two fingers in the "V" shape. Two fingers showing your palms means peace, but two fingers with the backs of your hands facing forward means something else. Easy mistake to make.
I can’t believe you can see into people’s toilet cubicles! :-o
Neither of you would ever make villains, to try an English accent like that.
Walk on the opposite side of the stree WTF?
I'm glad you liked Blighty. My history is your history. Maybe.
Not bad if you was trying for a South African accent. :-)
Hahhaha !:)
After seeing this comment.
I waited... And waited...
And you nailed this.
that is not nice at all , they are a charming couple !
I am sure they are a nice couple. I never said otherwise. All I said was is sounded more South Africa. And the smiley face did imply the comment was in jest
Fred Fernackerpan I know they talk with an American accent. I meant that their attempt at an accent sounded like bit like a South African. And my comment, as their attempt, was meant as a JOKE!!
Lmao good effort on the accent guys!
Love your south African accent, lol
Never thought that the Palace of Westminster is like The White House. Probably because it is not! Glad you enjoyed your trip to the mother country.
The accent thing was hilarious, Scott gabby take take acting lessons lol
Note taken! Lol!!!
did you visit Liverpool
In Scotland the loo is referred to as the shitter.
maybe to you P but not to any Scots i know .
‘Shunkie’, or ‘cludgie’, maybe, certainly ‘bog’, or ‘lavvy’, but never ‘shitter’, shairlie? Thon’s an English wurd. :)
As are the people
for clarity, the houses of parliament are not like the white house, they're more like The Capitol Building. 10 Downing Street is like the White House.
you should visit to capital cities in England:
Manchester
Liverpool
Newcastle
Birmingham
Sheffield
it’s so much different to London up north😂
and Devon and Cornwall
How can you not include York?
Walking on the opposite side of the path? Have I misheard?
Haha the guy sounded slightly Australian! Loch sounds more like you're clearing your throat it's a very gutteral sound.
love it, cup cakes but not really your anniversary ...
Good video.
There is more to England, than LONDON. If you think you have been to England and then only visited london then that is liek saying ' I have been and know the USA' BY JUST visiting New York!'
Christopher Cressey lad they visited Bristol, Birmingham, and Edinburgh in Scotland too so calm down
I am calm, I was just making a point:P Usually 'Friendly fire' Yanks think that the whole of England is London.
Christopher Cressey True, but I’m glad they visited other cities :’)
It may seem like us Brits don't care when you wear 'sweatpants' for a tour of the Palace of Westminster however we do care. It's just we keep our opinions to ourselves. Silent rage is our thing here in the UK.
I call the toilet/loo the shitter lol. GPMDG
Hey gabby im English ok , I now live in Australia next time you put up your two fingers up turn your fingers around the other way around in the uk two finger that way around means fuck off like using your middle finger in the us fingers the other way means peace lol , you guys are so cute cya peace and love
Anthony
You are a happy pair, and I'm sure would be welcome anywhere.So pleased you are enjoying your stay.I'll give Gabby the prize for the accent, Scotty sounds a bit like a Jamaican.The posh British accent isn't an accent at all,it used to be called a BBC accent as all the announcers were expected to sound like it.The British upper classes who were educated at upper crust public schools all spoke like it,and with the advent of radio everyone who wanted a good job learned to speak like it, the snobbery was such that a heavy regional accent was not acceptable.I'm pleased to say that accents are back,but television and radio between them have dumbed them down a lot, and most of us have a boring non accent.Have fun in Blighty.
Great Australian accent Scotty.
British people walk along the pavement in any direction they please - usually in a zigg-zagg fashion. and we really love to jaywalk. No tickets for jaywalking in Britain, or coming close to being shot by an irate policeman/woman for daring to cross the road except at cross-walks? Is that name correct? We even stop to greet friends and almost block the pavement, letting humanity flow round us. We find it easier to follow in the wake of those struggling against the flow - it is easier for us following up behind.
Nice couple
Hope you enjoyed your stay .
Come to southwest England next time you come!
yeah everything is tiny here lol
People don’t walk on the other side of the street! :-D
You should visit northern Ireland its a lovely part off the uk
1) If you couldn't feel people hating on you for wearing 'sweatpants' into Parliament it's only because we hate in a much more passive aggressive way and I suppose you can't spot it yet.
2) Nice effort with the "Edinbra" pronunciation!
I wasn't even there and although hate is probably too strong an emotion for such a subject, I now know why I felt so angry a few days ago.
It’s always so interesting to hear what visitors think of your country. I went to the States a year ago (New York and Boston). I really loved it but I know what you mean about the food. Everything seemed to taste sweeter even the bread! I had an amazing breakfast in a traditional diner in NYC. The whole experience was like being in a movie but after I felt I’d been eating for hours my food only looked half eaten. I didn’t want to either seem rude by leaving it or to feel beaten so I battled on till I finished!!! I didn’t eat for the rest of the day! Seriously. Your accents were hilarious. Good try because you didn’t make the usual American mistake of sounding too posh when you imitate us. You did sound as though you’d grown up in 50 different towns though! Weird. Now you’ve been to both England and Scotland you should realise that although Americans always talk about British accents, we don’t. We’d never say ‘he had a British accent’ we talk about English accents or Scottish accents or Welsh accents. Anyway, enjoyed the video. 👍
Thanks! Our accents are most likely because my wife was born in Bolivia and lived a couple years in South America so we have a mix of our English from the country ( Mid West) mingled with speaking spanish in my wife's family home.
I would not worry about being rude about leaving food at a diner. Here in the States it is not insulting to leave food at a restaurant, perhaps explain to your wait staff at a fancy restaurant that you aren't hungry, but at a diner no one would care.
Couldn't you have turned the mulesick off before you started?
Where you in all 4 countries that make up the UK (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales) or were just in London, England which is not the UK?
Love this. I'll pick scottie on the accent.
Gabby sounded south African
What's the thinking behind being able to see into a toilet cubicle in the US?
philip013 I think it’s for safety and laws. If people walking by can see you, crimes might be reduced. Some pedophiles take children into bathrooms and change their clothes, cut their hair, and walk out of a store with them. People can be sexually assaulted, etc. Also, if someone is ill and has a heart attack or something, you can tell they need help. The emergency people also have easier access if there is a problem.
Crimes like drug use and sex still happen, but with no privacy it’s certainly not a preferred location.
Lord above! So pedo's take a child and no one looks for it?
Sounds mostly english when you try to talk scottish😂😂
Unfortunately majority of our own brands of chocolate and sweets are now made abroad so taste has changed more like American and European stuff
You have slits in the toilet doors in the US? But why though ?
They hardly likely to hear many " British " accents in London where 60% of the residents were not only not born there - they were not even born in the UK.
brian rodney they went to Bristol, Edinburgh, and Birmingham too
If you want to be accurate, 37% of people living London were born outside the UK.
Please forgive the hyperbole.
@brisan rodney: IKR Sad to say but London bares no relation and is not representative of the real England these days.
As we teach our children. Stop at the kerb,-- look right-- look left--- look right again. all clear, cross. Walk, don't run! Those accents were bloody awful. ( pardon my French but I felt it needed some emphasis).
Hey, British guy here from Manchester. Nice try, but your accents sound a bit South African. Hope you enjoyed your trip. As smiffy said below there isn’t one British accent, but there is such a thing as an “acquired accent” which is the posh accent a person picks up when speaking “the queen’s English” replacing a person’s regional accent - actors typically spoke like that in old British movies.
Have a go at Mancunian or Scouse accents :)
"walk on the other side of the street opposite of the US."? WTF. guess i would walk on the OTHER side of the street and have it all to myself. hell i could build a long skinny house there
They mean we walk the other side of the pavement to them not actually across the road... Like on a escalator?
they have sausage shops that sell dozens of types of real sausages and only sausages . nice country to visit but i would not live there !
Visit the Lake District National Park.
Go outside London. The countryside is a much slower pace. Try lots of different cheeses.😊
Scottie, your accent soundedmore Australian than British. Gabby's accent was definitely more on point. Her short attempt was typical Southern English. So Gabby Wins.