We British love people who are genuine, want to learn and also have respect and humility. You all have immense amount of these qualities which is why so many of us have taken to you. Sophia is a lucky girl to have such wonderful people as parents.
I agree completely but a little thing concerns me regarding the amount of toys and books that are there for Sophia at one opening session. please don’t get me wrong I think it’s wonderfully kind of people …. but it’s all too much at once for the child to appreciate. Perhaps Mum and Dad could just sneak in just one or two at a time. Perhaps it’s me being a bit old fashioned!! Mary G
@@marygarnham764 It will be a test of their parenting skills to keep her feet on the ground, I share your concerns but feel comfortable with the family dynamics and that it will all be dealt with properly.
Peter Rabbit and Paddington book sets are the kind of thing people take care of then pass them down to their own children. You might be reading them to your grandchildren far in the future. 😀
The stone of the coaster is Slate. "Slate for bones, Rainwater for blood, The heart of a dragon, Forged in the belly of a mountain." A Snowdonian proverb.
Snowdonia is beautiful. ❤ Does anyone remember this little ditty....Yup? mup, yup yit? mup nu....translated....Are you up? I'm up, Are you up yet? I'm up now. 😅😅. Sending ❤ from Durham City.😊 .
Hi all, I know our have done videos on our NHS so thought I would tell you of my experience 10 day’s ago. I’m 74 years old. After a 999 call I was transferred to one hospital then to another hospital that deals with the heart. I was in there 9 days, had a pacemaker fitted, was given 3 meals a day, coffee or tea (I’m British) and biscuits 5 times a day. Was discharged with one month supply of all meds I take, a follow up appointment for check up in June and taken home by my husband. Total cost? NOTHING. Food was brilliant, nursing staff could not do enough for us. I just wish your government could establish the same in your country so that all people could participate.
Total cost was not NOTHING, it's been paid for by the tax payer for decades. FFS, knock it off with this "free" healthcare nonsense, there is no such thing.
My grandmother who has contributed to the NHS for a huge proportion of her life and never used it now needs lifesaving treatment and has been refused and left to die because she is 91. The NHS isn't all it's cracked up to be, my friend.
I envy you, my dog likes to have about 8 miles a day and this always entails at least one roughly 4 mile effort. I wouldn’t mind but I’m just wandering around the streets for the most part 😂
I would describe cheeky as a sort of harmless mischief. Something a little bit naughty that you know you aren't supposed to do, but you'll probably get away with it if you smile at the right person. Like borrowing a small amount of money off a parent with no intention to pay it back, or saying something a little risqué but in the right company, or eating something that's quite bad for you, but its a bit of a treat. I hope Lindsey treats herself to a cheeky bit of galaxy each night, she deserves it :)
Great job! ❤ I've sent them some limericks that they may read for us, and if Steve is feeling brave, I also adapted the words of an advertising jingle! 🙂
I don't think I've ever said "Aww!" 🥰 so many times watching a YT channel (and not just with Sophia). My cheeks hurt with smiling so much! You have brought so many people such a lot of pleasure. You've no idea how much it means to people to be able send things and for you to able to appreciate them and show them - and you're such humble and wonderful people. Thank you ❤
@@reactingtomyroots I know you don't and that's why you are such fabulous people and your channel is such a lovely friendly place - hugs and ❤ from the UK to you all 🥰
Rington's still do door-to-door delivery. Every month or six weeks Mary, my lovely Rington's lady, comes round with a van bringing tea, coffee, biscuits and many other good things.
Lindsay looking particularly glamorous today and Steve is so much more confident and relaxed. I really enjoy your videos. So pleased to see Sophia managed to make an appearance!You are such a genuine, lovely family.
Such a lovely family I’m hooked on watching your videos and so sad to realise I will never actually get to meet you allLyndsey you seem like such a lovely person and I just know we would definitely get along.Thank you all of you for getting me through such a difficult time year so far with losing my beautiful mum,you’ve really helped me .xxx
So sorry for your loss, Jane! ❤️ Hope you have lots of beautiful memories with her that you can lean on to get you through the roughest days. Sending virtual hugs and love from across the pond. Thank you for being part of the Roots fam!
The stamp envelopes are called First Day covers, issued every so often to showcase new stamps. We had these as kids as my dad, a postman in London, used to.order them and had them delivered to us.
They were what a lot of parents sent to their children as a mini investment. Thinking they would be worth the stamp value in the future i believe. There post office used to issue a few a year.
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria
Hartlepool… your pronunciation is just fine. I’m in my kitchen watching this and from my window I can look right across the Tees estuary and see Hartlepool and beyond! 😊
Really loved this one. Your enthusiasm for the uk is so infectious and makes me appreciate where i live and not take it for granted. Can't wait for a video where you tell us you are coming to visit us in the uk. Hopefully soon
Hi family, hope my package reaches you soon . Again some great stuff from some generous folk Rupert bear I remember from my childhood and I'm getting on in yrs 😊.
Yay, my parcel arrived. I sent the large book on Wales, stickers etc Seems like a bit of a Welsh/Cymru edition Hope you have a lot of fun reading all the many books you've received whilst sipping tea or lager ❤
Thank you, Carole! The stickers and sticker book have already been very much enjoyed 😄 We can't wait to sit down together and look through the big book about Wales as well. ❤️ It was a lovely package.
It's lovely to see that you are still enthusiastic to learn about us. Some visitors from abroad see only London, and think there may not be much too see beyond. Also that because we are small in size comparatively, there is not much to discover. Not true. 'Good things can come in little packages.' Best Wishes.
The BEST Marmite sandwich is with mature Cheddar cheese. Butter both slices of bread, then as thin or as thick as you dare, spread Marmite on both slices. Finally, grate as much Cheddar as you like (can fit) on your slice, and put the other slice on top. Enjoy.
Lynsay is absolutely correct its contextual. Cheeky can be say you give Sophia onto trouble for something and she back chatted she would be, being cheeky so you'd say don't be cheeky. But a cheeky nandos is like sassy. Like I was going to cook dinner but we went for a wee cheeky nandos instead.
One who is cheeky, is one who pushes the envelope with underlying sweetness and charm, with the size of the proverbial envelope not being too large or wide so to speak.
to steve and family i love watching your video's and to your daughters face when she opens her gift to see her smile it makes me so happy. reminds me of my daughter who past away with special needs she was always smiling and happy just like your daughter is. hope you all take care god bless you and your family
You realise that with Sophia reading all these English books she will learn the proper way of spelling things, & lots of British idioms, which might cause her some problems at American schools. The stone thing is Welsh slate, which is the most common roofing material for UK houses etc since the railways allowed it to be transported all over the country. Rington's are still going, & still doing door to door deliveries. When I was young they still used vintage vans like the toy one used as a tea caddy. The first postage stamps were in Britain in about 1840. Before that the recipient of a letter had to pay the postman, so could refuse to take it. The stamp meant it would be delivered. The first stamp was printed in black with Queen Victoria's head, but this was changed to red because the PO stamp frank, also black could not be clearly seen, but showed up better on the red version. Both these original stamps were priced at 1 penny, but are now worth a lot of money, especially the very rare black ones. The envelopes with stamps on are called 'first day covers' of occasional special series of stamps for collectors. People buy them from the Post Office to send to themselves, or they collect them as new. Many different subjects have appeared over the years. At Christmas time stamps have seasonal scenes on them. The cloth thing is a bear mat used on the bar in pubs etc to soak up the drips. The oldest LAGER brewery, not the oldest beer brewery in Britain, because Lager is quite recent in this country, & is NOT classed as Beer, which is Ale, Stout etc. We British have not been drinking tea for 300 + years for nothing, but because it's good. We had coffee even earlier than that, the first Coffee Houses opened in the 1660's, with tea a little bit after, introduced by Queen Katherine of Braganza from Portugal when she married our King Charles 2nd. HP Sauce best tried on a sausage or hot dog. Lindsey is an area ruled from Lincoln in the early middle ages. Cheeky means a little bit naughty, something you shouldn't really do, but is fun. A cheeky child is one who answers back when being told off. Parkin is soft cake, mostly ginger flavoured, popular in the north of England when mum would make it on Bonfire night. Most Supermarkets brands now sell it, but might not do so in the south. A sea salt production site was recently found on the Yorkshire coast that was in use up to 3 thousand years ago. We don't call insects bugs in the UK, it's a Ladybird because it flies, & named for Our Lady the virgin Mary. Bugs are problems in computers or other machines, or a bug might be a minor illness, like a tummy bug, a stomach ache. Insects here are called by their individual type. Bug for insect is learnt from American slang. Dan from Yorkshire.
Hartlepool was the target of the first enemy attack in World War I I believe. First German naval assault. Yes you're pronouncing it correctly. Hartley-Pool.
Yeah cos those damned Kinder eggs are SOOOOO dangerous! It's disgusting how many European children are corrupted by such debauched items...I needed counselling to overcome my English childhood... 🙄 Meanwhile, children in America go food shopping with their family in Walmart, pick up a bag of carrots for $8, a loaf of bread for $5 with more sugar in than a block of fudge, and then stroll down the gun aisle so Mummy and Daddy can grab some more 9mm bullets and a new handgun. 😳 Probably the only reason Kinder is banned, is because they flat out refused to allow Hershey the right to produce products under the Kinder brand on their behalf. 😂 Do you ever think their government has seriously gotta get their priorities in order? Mental. 😵
You are both so lovely, can't help but watch you, you make me happy 😊 such a warm , down to earth couple, and Sophia is so lovely too, and very well behaved and patient ❤️
What a beautiful poem- and all so true! The lager is from the oldest LAGER brewery in the UK. Lager is a relatively 'Johnny come lately' form of beer here. There are older breweries making ales and stouts. Lager only became commonly available in pubs in the early 20th century. Traditionally, 'cheeky' would be applied to a child who was perhaps being a bit disrespectful, but in a playful way that would make you smile rather than tell them off. The modern usage also includes doing or saying something that is a bit naughty, but not 'bad'. "I'm on a diet, but I'll grab a cheeky biscuit with my tea". So going for a 'cheeky Nando's' is when someone suggests that instead of maybe eating at home before going out, we all go to Nando's instead. Or you're out already, but instead of heading home you go for a 'cheeky Nando's' to round off the evening. It's funny how that specific phrase has become universal in the UK. I guess someone on TV, or some influencers originally used it, and it stuck. I've found a reference for the first internet usage being by a rap artist in 2011.
To be fair, I doubt the boy who made yesterday's video could even pronounce Cornwall...he struggled pronouncing WORLD. 😳 You should film a video out and about yourself and upload it to TH-cam, so they watch YOUR Cornwall through your eyes, rather than a tourist's eyes. Although Cornwall through a gnat's eyes would be beautiful anyway. 🤗 Be safe out there, we don't want to hear about you on The News that they found your half munched torso out on the moor....stay vigilant! 👹 😂🤣😅
You 3 is my most viewed channel the last months or maybe year, time flys. I just love the real content you guys make, not 1 negative thing from you guys
You are such a beautiful family, I always enjoy watching your videos and your reactions. Love to your little family. From Lynsey in Leicester, England.
@@baronmeduse I have lived in Carlisle Cumbria England since 1996 ,I love it plenty of things to see & do. Stage coach buses are doing a £ 2.00 single way to any parts of Cumbria, lake district Cumbria etc
As you have discovered,marmite has a strong taste!🤣. People either love it or hate it! I love it but I have had it since I was a toddler. Started with a tiny smear on a bread and butter slice. The health benefits of yeast extract were expected to help me grow😃. If you are new to it, be sure to keep the amount on your bread or toast VERY THIN and butter the bread first. It is not to be used like you would use jam. Definitely a savoury treat.
Love all your videos, I'm a crier too and can quite understand why some of these gifts were emotional, the book collections are beautiful, they will give Sophia many hours of enjoyment.
Lindsey is correct, cheeky means sassy. I’m from Shropshire, a town called Telford. When I was young it was a village but it has been so built up it’s now a town. We have some lovely landmarks in Shropshire, including ironbridge, the Wrekin hill, national parks etc. we’re in between wales and Birmingham. It takes roughly 2 hours either way to get to wales or London. I love your videos and all of the things you find out about the uk, things we probably take for granted, you see the beauty in, please keep them coming. Rachael.
Brecon Beacon is where the British special forces do their training. As for Marmite don't spread it on like peanut butter, put the slightest film on, it tastes so much better. Happy Days from the Black Country England.
WHAT DOES CHEEKY NANDO'S MEAN? In British slang, a cheeky Nando’s means popping in for a bite at the chicken restaurant Nando’s, often with your mates after you’ve had a couple of pints and are having a good time. Related words:
Hi Steve, you are quite correct regarding stamps. The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. Today a mint condition Penny Black can sell from around £1250 to five or six-figure sums. Love the videos as always.
The ringtons tea had me welling up. Reminded me of my Mum and Dad who left us far too early quite recently. The ringtons man would be at the house every 2 weeks and would sit in and have a brew with us. Stay safe ❤
Always makes me smile when I see you’ve posted a video. So nice to see people appreciate the gifts they’ve been given and remember what information they’ve been given
Such a great channel. Would love to see a shop walkabouts at your local grocery store / supermarket to see the difference in prices & varieties of different foods. 🛒
In the uk this weekend we have a bank holiday from Friday- Monday and again at the end of the may when the schools are on holiday. May day , a tradition for children to dance around the may pole holding long ribbons,
Ringtons still deliver tea and coffee to your door, weekly, as well as what I guess you would call high quality cookies. Also they have sweets and novelty tins, usually filled tea or sweets or cookies.
Used to love cheddar, lettuce & Marmite sandwiches. White bread (try & get what you would call artisan bread without sugar), butter both slices. One slice you put a thin smear of Marmite (you'll get to know how much you like, start off thin). Add a pile of grated cheddar followed by some Iceberg lettuce leaves. You'll need to crush the top slice down to get it into your mouth! Crunchy, savoury and moreish! Sea salt? The best British sea salt, in my opinion, is Maldon's. No grinder required, you can crumble the thin, pyramid shaped crystals between thumb & fore finger. Absolutely GORGEOUS!
Cheeky is like your out in town, and without plans you invite someone, or suggest to go for a "cheeky" something, ie at the last second you could say "fancy a cheeky Starbucks?" As you walk past it, you can use this term cheeky for anything that's food or drink related, or place/activity related "fancy a cheeky trip to the seaside?"
Wrexham is the Oldest 'Lager' brewery but the oldest UK Brewer is Shepherd Neame (pronounced 'Neem') based at the Faversham Brewery in Kent. There are references to it going back to 1698. Lager in the UK didn't become popular until the 1880's. The cloth with the Wrexham beers is known as a "Bar Towel'. They would be positioned regularly along a pub's bar to soak up any slops and spills as people were served their pints. They were what was used before drip trays became more popular. Cheeky is when something is said or done that is a bit mischievous but always meant in a fun and friendly way. Sassy is possibly the closest American word for it.
I was brought up drinking Ringtons Tea, and they still deliver it to my door to this day,and I'm 52 now lol! It's lovely tea, I hope you enjoy it. And yes you pronounced Hartlepool perfectly guys 😊👍
The All for One Book you got is like a text based RPG adventure with different paths and options in the book if I remember right. If you know of Dungeons & Dragons etc its similar to that. I love beanie babies, still collect em! As always Sophia is an angel, such a cutie! Much love!
Sir Roland Hill was the 1st inventor of stamps, The Penny Black, being the very 1st one. and he came from my home town of Kidderminster. Worcestershire. And you’re correct with your pronunciation of Hart Lee Pool. Hartlepool. Welsh dragons, are the symbol of true wales. Apart from their own language that only Welsh speak!
You showed a reason why tea is never far from the dry throats of the vast majority of Britain's population. A quick sip of tea to wet the mouth and add the chocolate. That's why teas mix well with so many treats. It can enhance the taste of most sweets. Saying that tea also gets served with savories like a fried Brits breakfast. At dinner or tea time depending on one's social status 😊
My wife lived in the States for a number of years and her baked beans are made of beans, bacon, minced meat, and bbq sauce. They are delicious at a bbq.
If you look at the Welsh book, you will find that words borrowed from other languages are pronounced more-or-less like in the original language, but spelt using the Welsh alphabet (which only has 24 letters, but "w" and "y" are vowels, and also uses double letters for some sounds, like "dd" pronounced like the "th" in "these"). So, for instance, "pensil" is pencil, "bwffe" is buffet etc. I'm guessing that's what happened with dinosaur. I don't speak Welsh, but I lived a summer in Abertawe (Swansea in the English language) when I was a student over 40 years ago, and I picked up a few words. Swansea is mainly English speaking, unlike parts of North Wales.
I bet am no the only one one who cried with lyndsey. Such a lovely family. Always a pleasure to watch. ❤❤❤
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Me too! I can't believe how wonderful this channel is and thank you so much Steve and Lindsey for putting all the effort in 🥰
Totally agree xxx
Yep. There are many UK reaction channels; however, Steve and Lindsey are like friends, so I find myself getting emotional watching their reactions.
Bawling here lol x
We British love people who are genuine, want to learn and also have respect and humility. You all have immense amount of these qualities which is why so many of us have taken to you. Sophia is a lucky girl to have such wonderful people as parents.
I agree completely but a little thing concerns me regarding the amount of toys and books that are there for Sophia at one opening session. please don’t get me wrong I think it’s wonderfully kind of people …. but it’s all too much at once for the child to appreciate. Perhaps Mum and Dad could just sneak in just one or two at a time. Perhaps it’s me being a bit old fashioned!! Mary G
@@marygarnham764 It will be a test of their parenting skills to keep her feet on the ground, I share your concerns but feel comfortable with the family dynamics and that it will all be dealt with properly.
Ok yes you’re right. Thanks for pointing that out. MaryG
I have no idea why people sent packages to ungrateful people, and this can be seen on many of their reactions.
Save your money and give to charities
Peter Rabbit and Paddington book sets are the kind of thing people take care of then pass them down to their own children. You might be reading them to your grandchildren far in the future. 😀
I have no doubt! :)
I still have my collections from my childhood and I’m now 40. They’re now passed down to my daughters who will hopefully read them to their children.
The stone of the coaster is Slate.
"Slate for bones,
Rainwater for blood,
The heart of a dragon,
Forged in the belly of a mountain."
A Snowdonian proverb.
Love this poem. Diolch yn fawr.
Yes you're correct, seemed apt to send a slate Welsh Coaster 👍
Snowdonia is beautiful. ❤
Does anyone remember this little ditty....Yup? mup, yup yit? mup nu....translated....Are you up? I'm up, Are you up yet? I'm up now. 😅😅.
Sending ❤ from Durham City.😊
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Thanks for sharing that! Love it. :)
Hi all, I know our have done videos on our NHS so thought I would tell you of my experience 10 day’s ago. I’m 74 years old. After a 999 call I was transferred to one hospital then to another hospital that deals with the heart. I was in there 9 days, had a pacemaker fitted, was given 3 meals a day, coffee or tea (I’m British) and biscuits 5 times a day. Was discharged with one month supply of all meds I take, a follow up appointment for check up in June and taken home by my husband. Total cost? NOTHING. Food was brilliant, nursing staff could not do enough for us. I just wish your government could establish the same in your country so that all people could participate.
Total cost was not NOTHING, it's been paid for by the tax payer for decades. FFS, knock it off with this "free" healthcare nonsense, there is no such thing.
My grandmother who has contributed to the NHS for a huge proportion of her life and never used it now needs lifesaving treatment and has been refused and left to die because she is 91. The NHS isn't all it's cracked up to be, my friend.
Just been for my daily 2 mile walk enjoying my coffee watching you open your parcels love from a 89 year young 🇬🇧fan love to you all
I envy you, my dog likes to have about 8 miles a day and this always entails at least one roughly 4 mile effort. I wouldn’t mind but I’m just wandering around the streets for the most part 😂
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You two are absolutely lovely couple❤❤❤❤❤❤
I would describe cheeky as a sort of harmless mischief. Something a little bit naughty that you know you aren't supposed to do, but you'll probably get away with it if you smile at the right person. Like borrowing a small amount of money off a parent with no intention to pay it back, or saying something a little risqué but in the right company, or eating something that's quite bad for you, but its a bit of a treat. I hope Lindsey treats herself to a cheeky bit of galaxy each night, she deserves it :)
Perfectly put x
You're pronouncing Hartlepool perfectly.
My home town
When people come and connect…together ….even across oceans….its beautiful ❤️❤️🥰
You're very welcome, i meant every word, keep videoing and smiling ❤
Thank you--your thoughtfulness has warmed our hearts time and time again. :)
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@@sandrahughes8645 thank you ♥️
Great job! ❤
I've sent them some limericks that they may read for us, and if Steve is feeling brave, I also adapted the words of an advertising jingle! 🙂
@@ElizabethMackenzie69 lol nice one and thank you
I just love this family. Steve is getting more confident Lindsey is beautiful and Sophia just steals your heart ❤
Love to you as well!
I don't think I've ever said "Aww!" 🥰 so many times watching a YT channel (and not just with Sophia). My cheeks hurt with smiling so much! You have brought so many people such a lot of pleasure. You've no idea how much it means to people to be able send things and for you to able to appreciate them and show them - and you're such humble and wonderful people. Thank you ❤
Thank you, Joanne! We definitely don't take any of it for granted. ❤️ Love to you!
@@reactingtomyroots I know you don't and that's why you are such fabulous people and your channel is such a lovely friendly place - hugs and ❤ from the UK to you all 🥰
Rington's still do door-to-door delivery. Every month or six weeks Mary, my lovely Rington's lady, comes round with a van bringing tea, coffee, biscuits and many other good things.
That's awesome and quintessentially British, I feel like. :)
I love Sophia's joy. Such a wonderful little girl.
She’s so sweet, and the spitting image of Steve ❤
@@JDizzlekl3yh Yes she has her father's eyes bless her.
Lindsay looking particularly glamorous today and Steve is so much more confident and relaxed. I really enjoy your videos. So pleased to see Sophia managed to make an appearance!You are such a genuine, lovely family.
Thank you, Cam!
Such a lovely family I’m hooked on watching your videos and so sad to realise I will never actually get to meet you allLyndsey you seem like such a lovely person and I just know we would definitely get along.Thank you all of you for getting me through such a difficult time year so far with losing my beautiful mum,you’ve really helped me .xxx
So sorry for your loss, Jane! ❤️ Hope you have lots of beautiful memories with her that you can lean on to get you through the roughest days.
Sending virtual hugs and love from across the pond. Thank you for being part of the Roots fam!
Thank you so much You really help me x
Agree Lindsay it's the positive part of social media ❤❤
I cried too! Kindness towards others people is the loveliest thing to see.
The stamp envelopes are called First Day covers, issued every so often to showcase new stamps. We had these as kids as my dad, a postman in London, used to.order them and had them delivered to us.
They were what a lot of parents sent to their children as a mini investment. Thinking they would be worth the stamp value in the future i believe. There post office used to issue a few a year.
Keep the stamps safe.They are investments.
Like collectors’ items
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria
Being the first country in the world to issue stamps the UK is the only country in the world to not put the country name on it's stamps.
Sophia is such a credit to you both , beautiful❤❤
Hartlepool… your pronunciation is just fine. I’m in my kitchen watching this and from my window I can look right across the Tees estuary and see Hartlepool and beyond! 😊
Ah town of my birth and mis spent youth. Happy memories. ❤️
Those Onion-ninjas get everywhere!
I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying!
Lots of love from Norway ♥
Lindsay ,you made me cry. Kev,60 years old, Suffolk, UK. XxX
Don't cry ...or I'll cry!❤lovely family!❤
The poem was beautiful & well thought about.
Sophia is such a sweet, polite, well mannered & grateful little girl, such a little darling ❤
Really loved this one. Your enthusiasm for the uk is so infectious and makes me appreciate where i live and not take it for granted. Can't wait for a video where you tell us you are coming to visit us in the uk. Hopefully soon
Hi family, hope my package reaches you soon . Again some great stuff from some generous folk Rupert bear I remember from my childhood and I'm getting on in yrs 😊.
Hey Clare! We have received your package. It will definitely be in the next opening video. ❤️ Hope you're well.
@@reactingtomyroots fab 😍
Yay, my parcel arrived.
I sent the large book on Wales, stickers etc
Seems like a bit of a Welsh/Cymru edition
Hope you have a lot of fun reading all the many books you've received whilst sipping tea or lager ❤
Aw. You’re so kind! I keep thinking about sending this lovely family something. That was a lovely package. I’ll definitely get around to it soon 😊
Thank you, Carole! The stickers and sticker book have already been very much enjoyed 😄 We can't wait to sit down together and look through the big book about Wales as well. ❤️ It was a lovely package.
Slate is a traditionally British roofing material and especially Welsh slate
Hi guys lots of love from England
It's lovely to see that you are still enthusiastic to learn about us. Some visitors from abroad see only London, and think there may not be much too see beyond. Also that because we are small in size comparatively, there is not much to discover. Not true. 'Good things can come in little packages.' Best Wishes.
Really funny/cool to see Steve coming into his own in front of the camera!
The BEST Marmite sandwich is with mature Cheddar cheese. Butter both slices of bread, then as thin or as thick as you dare, spread Marmite on both slices. Finally, grate as much Cheddar as you like (can fit) on your slice, and put the other slice on top. Enjoy.
Lynsay is absolutely correct its contextual. Cheeky can be say you give Sophia onto trouble for something and she back chatted she would be, being cheeky so you'd say don't be cheeky. But a cheeky nandos is like sassy. Like I was going to cook dinner but we went for a wee cheeky nandos instead.
One who is cheeky, is one who pushes the envelope with underlying sweetness and charm, with the size of the proverbial envelope not being too large or wide so to speak.
to steve and family i love watching your video's and to your daughters face when she opens her gift to see her smile it makes me so happy. reminds me of my daughter who past away with special needs she was always smiling and happy just like your daughter is. hope you all take care god bless you and your family
You guys are so natural, your daughter is a credit to you both.
I've said it before I know, but genuine reactions with genuine emotions are so lovely to watch.
The world can be a special place and people reaching out to each other shows this, pleasure to watch
You realise that with Sophia reading all these English books she will learn the proper way of spelling things, & lots of British idioms, which might cause her some problems at American schools. The stone thing is Welsh slate, which is the most common roofing material for UK houses etc since the railways allowed it to be transported all over the country. Rington's are still going, & still doing door to door deliveries. When I was young they still used vintage vans like the toy one used as a tea caddy. The first postage stamps were in Britain in about 1840.
Before that the recipient of a letter had to pay the postman, so could refuse to take it.
The stamp meant it would be delivered. The first stamp was printed in black with Queen Victoria's head, but this was changed to red because the PO stamp frank, also black could not be clearly seen, but showed up better on the red version. Both these original stamps were priced at 1 penny, but are now worth a lot of money, especially the very rare black ones.
The envelopes with stamps on are called 'first day covers' of occasional special series of stamps for collectors. People buy them from the Post Office to send to themselves, or they collect them as new. Many different subjects have appeared over the years. At Christmas time stamps have seasonal scenes on them. The cloth thing is a bear mat used on the bar in pubs etc to soak up the drips. The oldest LAGER brewery, not the oldest beer brewery in Britain, because Lager is quite recent in this country, & is NOT classed as Beer, which is Ale, Stout etc.
We British have not been drinking tea for 300 + years for nothing, but because it's good. We had coffee even earlier than that, the first Coffee Houses opened in the 1660's, with tea a little bit after, introduced by Queen Katherine of Braganza from Portugal when she married our King Charles 2nd. HP Sauce best tried on a sausage or hot dog. Lindsey is an area ruled from Lincoln in the early middle ages. Cheeky means a little bit naughty, something you shouldn't really do, but is fun. A cheeky child is one who answers back when being told off. Parkin is soft cake, mostly ginger flavoured, popular in the north of England when mum would make it on Bonfire night. Most Supermarkets brands now sell it, but might not do so in the south.
A sea salt production site was recently found on the Yorkshire coast that was in use up to 3 thousand years ago. We don't call insects bugs in the UK, it's a Ladybird because it flies, & named for Our Lady the virgin Mary. Bugs are problems in computers or other machines, or a bug might be a minor illness, like a tummy bug, a stomach ache. Insects here are called by their individual type. Bug for insect is learnt from American slang. Dan from Yorkshire.
Thank you, Dan, for the in-depth information on the varies items. Such clarity for all to understand, cheers.
Very interesting reply. I’m really hoping our American friends absorb all that. All that information is surely so valuable to them. Regards. MaryG
Thank you as always.
Hartlepool was the target of the first enemy attack in World War I I believe. First German naval assault.
Yes you're pronouncing it correctly. Hartley-Pool.
You realise that you now have the biggest family. How lovely!
Hartlepool...a wonderful place. I am just off there to buy a pair of exploding trousers. 😂
Best Family On TH-cam!!! Hope Sophia is fine 🙂
Peace love from England ❤
Steve unpacks the Kinder Surprize .... next thing, a SWAT team busts down the door. lol
Yeah cos those damned Kinder eggs are SOOOOO dangerous! It's disgusting how many European children are corrupted by such debauched items...I needed counselling to overcome my English childhood... 🙄
Meanwhile, children in America go food shopping with their family in Walmart, pick up a bag of carrots for $8, a loaf of bread for $5 with more sugar in than a block of fudge, and then stroll down the gun aisle so Mummy and Daddy can grab some more 9mm bullets and a new handgun. 😳
Probably the only reason Kinder is banned, is because they flat out refused to allow Hershey the right to produce products under the Kinder brand on their behalf. 😂
Do you ever think their government has seriously gotta get their priorities in order? Mental. 😵
Big up the person that sent a bus timetable.
You are both so lovely, can't help but watch you, you make me happy 😊 such a warm , down to earth couple, and Sophia is so lovely too, and very well behaved and patient ❤️
What a beautiful poem- and all so true!
The lager is from the oldest LAGER brewery in the UK. Lager is a relatively 'Johnny come lately' form of beer here. There are older breweries making ales and stouts. Lager only became commonly available in pubs in the early 20th century.
Traditionally, 'cheeky' would be applied to a child who was perhaps being a bit disrespectful, but in a playful way that would make you smile rather than tell them off. The modern usage also includes doing or saying something that is a bit naughty, but not 'bad'. "I'm on a diet, but I'll grab a cheeky biscuit with my tea". So going for a 'cheeky Nando's' is when someone suggests that instead of maybe eating at home before going out, we all go to Nando's instead. Or you're out already, but instead of heading home you go for a 'cheeky Nando's' to round off the evening. It's funny how that specific phrase has become universal in the UK. I guess someone on TV, or some influencers originally used it, and it stuck. I've found a reference for the first internet usage being by a rap artist in 2011.
You are good people! Its heartwarming that you appreciate everything and appreciate our British culture. Take care xx
Hi you lovely family, I love all your reactions!
I smile every time you upload a new video ❤️😊
From Ashford, London 🇬🇧
Steve's excitement is like an excited kid when he opens the parcels. You are a wonderful family. Always graceful and appreciative x
You guys need a good set of shelves behind you to display the books, Ringtons Tea Van, yellow duck etc on. Would make your set look great!
this family is soooo lovely i always loook forward to there reactions they are sooo lovely🤗🤗😍😍😍😍🥰🥰😎😎😀😀👍🏻
You was 100% correct it is "Heart Lee pool" Keep up the vids guys!
My package will take longer, I’ve been out on the Bodmin Moor since yesterday catching the beast.. I’ll teach you to leave out Cornwall… 😂
To be fair, I doubt the boy who made yesterday's video could even pronounce Cornwall...he struggled pronouncing WORLD. 😳
You should film a video out and about yourself and upload it to TH-cam, so they watch YOUR Cornwall through your eyes, rather than a tourist's eyes. Although Cornwall through a gnat's eyes would be beautiful anyway. 🤗
Be safe out there, we don't want to hear about you on The News that they found your half munched torso out on the moor....stay vigilant! 👹
😂🤣😅
He's in devon
Loved fishermen's friends naughtily singing the cornish national anthem on breakfast telly
Nice things happen to nice people! Good luck my friends! X
Cheeky means a little bit naughty in a charming sort of way.
You 3 is my most viewed channel the last months or maybe year, time flys. I just love the real content you guys make, not 1 negative thing from you guys
very rare to get REAL content.
Thanks Tom. We really appreciate that. :)
You are such a beautiful family, I always enjoy watching your videos and your reactions. Love to your little family. From Lynsey in Leicester, England.
I was born in Melton Mowbray Leicester, I live in Carlisle Cumbria
@@heathermurray9939 For some reason people knock Cumbria a lot, I don't know why. I'm from Barrow, it was a great place to grow up.
@@baronmeduse I have lived in Carlisle Cumbria England since 1996 ,I love it plenty of things to see & do. Stage coach buses are doing a £ 2.00 single way to any parts of Cumbria, lake district Cumbria etc
@@heathermurray9939 Yes, the proximity to the Lake District is one of the best features.
@@heathermurray9939 is there any places in Carlisle Cumbria you can recommend to visit.
I live near hartlepool your saying it correctly, ringtons tea is delivered In lovely little vans and a man cones to your door with a wicker hamper.
As you have discovered,marmite has a strong taste!🤣. People either love it or hate it! I love it but I have had it since I was a toddler. Started with a tiny smear on a bread and butter slice. The health benefits of yeast extract were expected to help me grow😃. If you are new to it, be sure to keep the amount on your bread or toast VERY THIN and butter the bread first. It is not to be used like you would use jam. Definitely a savoury treat.
Love all your videos, I'm a crier too and can quite understand why some of these gifts were emotional, the book collections are beautiful, they will give Sophia many hours of enjoyment.
Lindsey is correct, cheeky means sassy. I’m from Shropshire, a town called Telford. When I was young it was a village but it has been so built up it’s now a town. We have some lovely landmarks in Shropshire, including ironbridge, the Wrekin hill, national parks etc. we’re in between wales and Birmingham. It takes roughly 2 hours either way to get to wales or London. I love your videos and all of the things you find out about the uk, things we probably take for granted, you see the beauty in, please keep them coming.
Rachael.
Brecon Beacon is where the British special forces do their training. As for Marmite don't spread it on like peanut butter, put the slightest film on, it tastes so much better. Happy Days from the Black Country England.
Hi from Ireland you have a fab kind family I enjoy watching you I look out every day for yous am addicted 😂😂
“Land of my fathers, land of my choice…” is the English translation of our national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 🏴
WHAT DOES CHEEKY NANDO'S MEAN?
In British slang, a cheeky Nando’s means popping in for a bite at the chicken restaurant Nando’s, often with your mates after you’ve had a couple of pints and are having a good time.
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Hi Steve, you are quite correct regarding stamps. The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. Today a mint condition Penny Black can sell from around £1250 to five or six-figure sums. Love the videos as always.
Don't let Sophia take the stamps apart or off the envelopes. The value is in them being first editions.
The ringtons tea had me welling up.
Reminded me of my Mum and Dad who left us far too early quite recently.
The ringtons man would be at the house every 2 weeks and would sit in and have a brew with us.
Stay safe ❤
Cheeky is our version of your sassy but it can also be used instead of a lighthearted “naughty”
Always makes me smile when I see you’ve posted a video. So nice to see people appreciate the gifts they’ve been given and remember what information they’ve been given
Cheeky sort of means "i probably shouldn't, but why not" or its a light hearted way of saying "you're taking a liberty "
Maybe you should start having a cup of tea to accompany your UK unboxings!
Thanks for sharing
Such a great channel. Would love to see a shop walkabouts at your local grocery store / supermarket to see the difference in prices & varieties of different foods. 🛒
Thank you! Yes, we definitely plan on doing that at some point. :)
Love you guys xx You look stunning as always Lindsey xx
She’s beautiful 😍
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In the uk this weekend we have a bank holiday from Friday- Monday and again at the end of the may when the schools are on holiday.
May day , a tradition for children to dance around the may pole holding long ribbons,
My school back in the day was Maypole primary my children went to the same school and also did maypole dancing. 😊 nice little tradition
Transplanted Cdn, and it is so boring, that long weekends are “bank” holidays, and that there are so few of them.
Lindsey, you are so, so adorable 🥰
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Ringtons still deliver tea and coffee to your door, weekly, as well as what I guess you would call high quality cookies. Also they have sweets and novelty tins, usually filled tea or sweets or cookies.
Yes Beenie babies were a huge trend here too 😊
Used to love cheddar, lettuce & Marmite sandwiches.
White bread (try & get what you would call artisan bread without sugar), butter both slices. One slice you put a thin smear of Marmite (you'll get to know how much you like, start off thin).
Add a pile of grated cheddar followed by some Iceberg lettuce leaves.
You'll need to crush the top slice down to get it into your mouth!
Crunchy, savoury and moreish!
Sea salt? The best British sea salt, in my opinion, is Maldon's. No grinder required, you can crumble the thin, pyramid shaped crystals between thumb
& fore finger.
Absolutely GORGEOUS!
Someone needs to send these guys tunnok caramels and tea cakes. Classic british treats!
Cheeky is like your out in town, and without plans you invite someone, or suggest to go for a "cheeky" something, ie at the last second you could say "fancy a cheeky Starbucks?" As you walk past it, you can use this term cheeky for anything that's food or drink related, or place/activity related "fancy a cheeky trip to the seaside?"
It's always a last minute suggestion and usually as the idea pops into your head
Wrexham is the Oldest 'Lager' brewery but the oldest UK Brewer is Shepherd Neame (pronounced 'Neem') based at the Faversham Brewery in Kent. There are references to it going back to 1698. Lager in the UK didn't become popular until the 1880's. The cloth with the Wrexham beers is known as a "Bar Towel'. They would be positioned regularly along a pub's bar to soak up any slops and spills as people were served their pints. They were what was used before drip trays became more popular.
Cheeky is when something is said or done that is a bit mischievous but always meant in a fun and friendly way. Sassy is possibly the closest American word for it.
I was brought up drinking Ringtons Tea, and they still deliver it to my door to this day,and I'm 52 now lol! It's lovely tea, I hope you enjoy it. And yes you pronounced Hartlepool perfectly guys 😊👍
The coaster is made from slate. In parts of the uk our houses are made from slate as are our walls around fields etc.
and slate roof tiles last forever
The All for One Book you got is like a text based RPG adventure with different paths and options in the book if I remember right. If you know of Dungeons & Dragons etc its similar to that. I love beanie babies, still collect em! As always Sophia is an angel, such a cutie! Much love!
I failed in trying to send Admiralty Strength Rum to a friend in Alaska. Glad you can receive beer, I have a feeling you'll get much more.
Sir Roland Hill was the 1st inventor of stamps, The Penny Black, being the very 1st one. and he came from my home town of Kidderminster. Worcestershire.
And you’re correct with your pronunciation of Hart Lee Pool. Hartlepool.
Welsh dragons, are the symbol of true wales. Apart from their own language that only Welsh speak!
I have a Ringtons man deliver tea and biscuits to my door every two weeks, love the service❤
Taylor's are from Harrogate north Yorkshire England they also do coffee
You guys are great! I love watching people opening presents, so much fun.🥰
I love watching you three. I'm from Hartlepool too, lol xxx
Wow really awesome to see young Sophia's vocabulary expand in real time.
Make sure you check if there are differences between UK measuring 'cups' and American.
You showed a reason why tea is never far from the dry throats of the vast majority of Britain's population. A quick sip of tea to wet the mouth and add the chocolate. That's why teas mix well with so many treats. It can enhance the taste of most sweets. Saying that tea also gets served with savories like a fried Brits breakfast. At dinner or tea time depending on one's social status 😊
My wife lived in the States for a number of years and her baked beans are made of beans, bacon, minced meat, and bbq sauce. They are delicious at a bbq.
If you look at the Welsh book, you will find that words borrowed from other languages are pronounced more-or-less like in the original language, but spelt using the Welsh alphabet (which only has 24 letters, but "w" and "y" are vowels, and also uses double letters for some sounds, like "dd" pronounced like the "th" in "these"). So, for instance, "pensil" is pencil, "bwffe" is buffet etc. I'm guessing that's what happened with dinosaur.
I don't speak Welsh, but I lived a summer in Abertawe (Swansea in the English language) when I was a student over 40 years ago, and I picked up a few words. Swansea is mainly English speaking, unlike parts of North Wales.