Hello! I’ll be posting on this channel 3 times a week starting Saturday so look out for an extra video on this channel from now on! I love making these videos and just “chatting shit” with you all so thank you all for subscribing and watching I greatly appreciate it! 🖤
YESSSSS 🥳 We love you chatting shit! Feels like we're just chilling out, having an evening natter and im SO here for it ❤️❤️ love you and your videos Robert!!!
In the spirit of being a Brit saying something nice about the US. Doctors in the US saved my fiances life. The NHS couldn't offer him any more treatment, whereas doctors in the US had less restrictions on what they could prescribe as treatment. He ended up having a transplant in the US and this year he will be 8 years in remission 💛
It's weird to me that we have this global society where we can reach out to almost anyone, anywhere, at any time, but some people choose to make fun of our differences rather than celebrate them.
I am Puerto Rican and have lived in America my entire life. 75% of my diet is beans. And I have never seen either of those bean dishes, I couldn’t even tell you which one is supposed to be the American one.
As an American, I am in awe of the food regulations in the UK. Nobody needs glow in the dark cheese food powder or cereal that has 30 percent of the sugar you should have in a day.
When I went to the UK, we took a tour bus to some historic sites, and we were the only Americans on the bus. Our tour guide asked if there was really a can of spray cheese in the US, which I confirmed. He was fascinated and incredulous that we'd eaten it and actually liked it. I'd never thought of how weird spray cheese might seem to other people, and I still laugh every time I see spray cheese at the grocery store.
We use glottle stops in the U.S. as well! I can’t speak for every region but words like “mitten, kitten, curtain” are all pronounced with glottle stops. We also don’t usually pronounce the “t” in “bottle of water”. We turn them into a “d”. “Boddle of wadder”.
Launching off this, I always found it interesting that I can understand the British accent way better than I can understand the accent in Cajun country when I go see my relatives. They're like "Hi der howyadon, dat dare gon be dollfi, dink widda?" and I'm like .... what??
@@beaucarbary5619looks like a different language to me (granted, I’m not an EN native). For all I know that could be an insult or talking about the weather. 😂
Born and raised in the States, lived overseas for a time, have been to London. 1. That corned beef atrocity is NOT something we eat lmfao 2. English people are so kind! I had so many lovely chats with folks from all over the country in London, and a lot of the chats were initiated by them. The pubs are warm, quiet, and have great breakfasts. I don't get the hate besides joking back and forth.
Umm, yes. Creamed chipped beef on toast is a thing we {not everybody) do eat. There is a long history behind it i your are interested. You can actually get it prepared and ready to heat in grocery stores. The way it was prepared and presented in the video is completely incorrect.
Shit on a shingle is delicious! You have to over-toast the bread a little and make your own sauce, no cream soup allowed. Use salted butter. Cut the beef up with kitchen shears. NO PEAS EVER. Serve with the strongest coffee you can make.
@@ganymededarlingit's an old wartime/military chow line food, so it partly depends on your age. My parents were Air Force stateside during the Korean War, and it was served at the cafeteria. My dad in particular got a taste for it on occasion. That and fried SPAM. 😂
Grew up in California and have lived on the east coast for 20 years, that is NOT a common American dish. Never heard of it until this video. It seems like something from a Betty Crocker recipe book from the 1970s with things like aspic or devil eggs and canned mini sausages.
As a Canadian, I want to say that I absolutely love American cereal and chocolate aisles, and London's Hamley's toy store on Oxford St (I think). I love Olive Garden and Cracker Barrell. I love Digestive cookies and Lion bars. There are great things in the UK and the US.
As an English teacher, I absolutely adored listening to Robert talk about the language, accents and regional variants 🫶 would love a reaction video focused on it as well! Love from Brazil 🇧🇷
hi, one of your older American viewers here. I had to laugh at the first US meal on toast, as it was totally wrong, that version apparently invented by someone who didn't understand the dish. The actual dish is called is Creamed Chipped Beef on toast. Not corned beef. During WWII canned sliced dried beef was one of the soldiers rations and it was reconstituted in a plain white sauce because it is an extremely salty type of beef due to the method of preservation for shelf life. The US soldiers had a rude name for it (____on a shingle) because most of the men of the time were used to a hearty Brown Gravy/Sauce and this was a thinner white sauce. all that being said, I love the UK and their quirky television shows and fun accents. Keep on being you, you're the best.
I'm from the uk and i've always had an interest in the US. I actually spoke with an 'american' accent for alot of my childhood. I'm due to visiting for the first time next year and i'm so excited!
Ah ha, so *that's* why my Grandma always called it Shit on a Shingle! 😂 I loved when she would make us that. Thank you for educating me on the background of the term. 😊
I am an American: I have literally never heard of the "chipped beef on toast" first option. When I went over to England, I had a full English breakfast a few times and loved it, even the blood pudding! I'm not crazy about sweets for breakfast, so tomatoes and beans made sense to me!
It might be more of an east coast thing or more in new England where it’s popular. I’m from Pa and we eat chipped beef not like EVERY DAY but it’s definitely a thing
The UK's reverence to their historical architecture is enviable. In the US we tear a lot down. I wish we did more maintenance and restoration. I love the old buildings! That kind of craftsmanship is so incredibly valuable.
The east coast has a number of building regulations that force us to retain historical architecture. I'm from the east coast, so I can't speak about any other part of the country lol
Born & raised in the US, I adore the UK. My husband and I went there for our honeymoon and then again a few years later. We are hoping to take our daughter next year. She and I are big into British children’s literature and classic literature. And those are all generalized. We love our biscuit and potato based breakfast items.
I’m an Australian/British dual citizen and have lived in the US for a year. I grew up in Australia so I’m kind of like sitting in the sidelines but us Aussies sometimes get dragged into the debate too. Each country has it’s perks and it’s downfalls. As an English teacher, I absolutely love learning about the differences in the way we speak! It’s not a matter of who’s right or wrong but just about how amazing it is that we have developed our own words and ways of speaking. We’re all fascinating and sharing our differences in a fun and respectful way is great! Edit: I lived in New York for a year and I feel like the way Robert described London is exactly how I experienced NYC. I feel like these two cities siblings that don’t want to admit they’re siblings. 😂 Also I wasn’t a big fan of food in the US but that’s just me! It all depends on the food you’re used to so of course you’ll think the food in your home country is the best.
Here in the US it's called Sister Cities. Where I live we partnered with a city in Japan and they gifted us sakura (cherry) trees and we have a small cherry blossom festival like they do in Japan. Not sure what we gave them in return, but the concept of sharing cultures is nice.
SO WEIRD! I was just talking to my husband about the distance thing today. In the US, if you want to see a desert, grasslands, tundras… you don’t have to leave the country. No passport needed. Olympic National Park has a coastline, alpine areas, and a temperate rainforest. Saguaro National Park has cacti 40-60 feet tall. Smoky Mountain National Park is the most biologically diverse park. Desert? Got it. Mountains? Got ‘em. Beaches? Got ‘em. 3000 year old trees that are 250-300 feet tall? Got ‘em. Also, as people from the US who have driven cross country can tell you, driving across country can remind one of driving through multiple countries. The accents, flora, landscapes change so much from region to region. There’s so much diversity. And the size…god grief. If I drive 2 hours north, I’ll still be in my home state. If I drive 16-18 hours north, I won’t even hit Canada. From here, Google says California is a 31 hour drive. 31! 2,155 miles. And I don’t live on the opposite coast. Yes, we have a lot of issues. We all know. We don’t need anyone reminding us daily on socials. But if I won the lottery tomorrow, I start exploring more of my home country, going to all of the places I’ve always wanted to see. Then I would head across the pond. I want to see those giant trees, dammit.
I agree with you. I hate it when people think the US isn’t that diverse. Everything is so different from state to state. I live on the border of my home state and can travel to at least 4-5 different states in a day. I can go to Kansas City and then drive down to Dallas all within 8 hours. We also have pretty diverse weather. Hurricanes in the southern and eastern states. Tornados in the south and Midwest. Earthquakes in the west. Of course we have all of that elsewhere too. I am from Arkansas and we can have an ice storm in January and the a few days later it be in the 50s. Our summers are brutal. We get thunderstorms in the Spring. Sometimes our winters are warm. This week alone it was above 60 every day.
We have all those things in the UK too. Arctic tundra, temperate rainforest, desert, alpine areas, mountains, ancient trees etc. Don't need to travel as far to see it all 😂😊
@@JMWitteArt no need to be a wideo. All I meant was its no so far apart in the UK obviously so don't have to travel for days like the USA, and don't have to leave the country either.
I was lucky enough to live in Texas for a year (Plano) - the woman's ticktok about being in the car for 10 hours mirrors my experience when I drove to Houston - 14 hours!!!
It's not corned beef. It's chipped beef. Cream Chipped Beef on Toast (Sh!t On A Shingle) was a common ration for US troops during WW2. Some brought a taste for it back home. I'm in Canada so I'm not sure if anyone in the US still eats it. Judging by the comments, I'll say no lol.
@@nollypollyyeah I was going to comment and say this is shit that’s made in MS because it’s cheap, filling because it’s almost all protein, and all items can be found in a dollar general (because there are food deserts and the nearest grocery store might be 45 minutes away). It doesn’t look like that though. I can make beans on toast look like absolute dog sick if I blend it up and slop it one without the the shredded cheese on top lol
As a singing teacher who often needs to teach various different dictions (depending on the material a student is working on), I was simply delighted to hear Robert explain what a glottal stop is. 🥰
I'm from the USA. Alabama. Something that I love about the UK is the rich history. Here in America, we have history but as a nation as a whole, we are young. Fortunately, I have native blood running through my veins, know about some of the culture, traditions and legends of my tribal people but we don't have an easily understood, accessible or well written lengthy history. I appreciate this about the UK and find the history fascinating. It's not just that though. I also love watching Robert and James!! They always make me smile!! So, much love from across the pond!! 🥰❤
I have been fortunate to travel to the UK three times in my life so far, and I hope to get the opportunity again. The museums are amazing, and the bookshops and the old towns and the big cites - oh my. The countryside is breathtaking, the people are incredibly warm, and there are CASTLES. Like everywhere, literal castles! I could go on, but you get the idea.
We used to eat creamed chipped beef on toast when I was a kid, but it NEVER looked like that. It was more like strips of salty dried beef in a white gravy (literally white, not whatever color that was) sauce. We didn't eat it for every meal or anything, just occasionally. I think beans are nice, maybe not for breakfast. Also, I really like British accents. ❤
I’m an American and have a neighbor from London. She is the sweetest person I’ve ever known and I really enjoy chatting with her across our yards. I love hearing about her life growing up in London. 😊
I did,on a few occasions,go & help out one of our satellite offices in Minneapolis during our quiet season (they were always snowed under and understaffed). The winters there were absolutely wild 😅 I've never seen so much snow piled up in a city ...and everything, absolutely everything just carried on as normal & nobody batted an eyelid. We get two flakes of snow in London & it's absolute carnage 😊 Minnesotans are delightful,btw - wicked sense of humour 💕
I’m American (Georgia), and I appreciate how generally friendly people are here. I love the way British people speak! It’s so endearing to read all the kind comments about each other ❤
I know there's going to be 10k comments just like this one, but I really do love your accents ❤ I have comprehension issues (autistic adhd lol), and I'm hard of hearing,so it's MUCH easier to understand what you're saying the first time. I feel like I burden people by going "huh? what?" all the time, so I appreciate being able to hear the first time 😭
Born and raised in the UK here, but 10 years ago I finally found my half-brother who lives in Oregon. Been there a few times and absolutely LOVED it. Want to move over there to be with my wonderful family ❤
Full-blooded American from Chicago here and chipped beef on toast is something from world war two era 😅 I have never physically seen it at a restaurant in all of my life 😂
I've lived in Alaska, Oregon, California, New Mexico and South Carolina and have visited over 25 states I have never once actually seen a restaurant sell chipped beef on toast (called appropriately 'sh*t on a shingle'). I have heard of it, but it is a VERY vintage recipe. Like.. war times recipe. From WWII. What I can say is that, from what I know about the dish, that was very overcooked and needed to use a special kind of preserved meat. Namely 'dried chipped beef', which I have seen at the grocery store but have never actually needed or wanted to purchase. From pictures of the dish I recall larger, thin chunks of very salty meat and a white sauce. This looked like catfood. I do know that in the Navy on boats it is one of the things easy to keep on hand for long voyages and I think my Dad used to eat it during his service which is likely why we never made it at home. He still has a hard time stomaching certain types of roast beef and canned ravioli because he ate so much during the war. TL;DR I've been all over the US and never actually tried this or seen it at restaurants, and it's a vintage recipe likely eaten no more than savory jello. Usually reserved for hard times like the military and prison.
- Video 1: I still make chipped beef on toast (also known as $h17 on a shingle lmao) to this day. it was something my grandmother taught me but it is NOT COMMON and SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. Yes, the sauce is bland because the salt and fat come from the already salty preserved beef (this beef carried over from war times). The sauce is basically butter, flour, pepper (you can make it better with onions and mushrooms if you want to go fancy) and the beef sliced. - Video 2: we do have these! They are called sister cities afaik in the US. A lot of the times there is some small reason they are considered "friends" Someone immegrated, did some heroic act, donated things from one place to another etc. Sometimes you get something like "This city in X country donated materials to rebuild our city after X disaster" and its really nice to see. There is usually some kind of memorial plaque to go with it as a "gift" in remembrance in the city/town. - Video 3: As a US citizen, the school system, like many other things in the US, is fucked up here but we arent stupid. Oregon is a state! its a great place (I might be biased because that is my home
I love this!! I found it very interesting. I was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. when I was a kid. I hope to go to the UK some day. I think the differences should be celebrated!! That’s why it’s so nice to meet people from other countries. I live in Vegas now and I love that most people who live here are from someplace else!!❤❤
I LOVE watching British stuff!! The BBC makes so many wonderful things and I am so fascinated by all the history and they way people lived for so long in England. If it is a period show or movie chances are I'm gonna love it. I am currently watching upstairs/downstairs and it is so good.
Born & raised in the US, and when I went to the UK I was so excited about the food quality. Give me an ASDA Cheddar Ploughman's over Subway every day of the week.
Creamed chipped beef on toast is a very old fashioned thing that you may occasionally see in diners, but that's about it. It looks NOTHING like that weird pink slop the guy made, though. It's a white sauce with bits of dried beef in it. It originated as something filling that could be fed to military troops, as it's cheap, filling, and uses dried meat.
Omg about regional accents!!! My former coworker studied that in college and you could ask her about any accent or dialect and she'd give you a rundown of the origins and human migrations that lead to accent distributions. Absolutely fascinating
I really liked the concept of this video. It would be great if you could do more like this! Maybe you and James could do some taste tests or blind taste tests on your twin channel. It’s always so funny when you both laugh at the same time. I end up laughing out loud at it!
I have never in my whole life seen that chipped beef dish. Chipped beef in Texas where I’m from is bbq on a hamburger bun. I eat those beans all the time but not usually on toast. My nice thing about British people is that I adore your voices. I love to listen to y’all talk.
I’m from the US and am coming to the UK and Ireland for my honeymoon in a few months, and my fiancé and I can’t wait!! We’ve both been wanting to travel there forever 😊
This video is so refreshing. I love watching a video that appreciates the US, not in a fawning way, but in a general ‘why the hate?’ Kinda way. Thanks Robert :)
When I was a waitress we had a table of Americans and they asked for a ‘pitcher of water’. But I’d never heard of that so I walked away wondering when they wanted a ‘picture’ of water 🤣
Chipped beef aka "shit on a shingle" is not a normal thing. I only see older people or vintage locations using this and it never looks like someone threw up raw beef 😂 its normally creamy sauce/gravy with like "solid" beef slices.
I recently found your channel(s) and I adore you! Also, I've always had this fascination with England and have always wanted to visit, so I think it's a great country. The twin city thing, I'm from Fort Smith, Arkansas and our "sister city" is Cisterna, Italy. I have no idea wtf it means either.
I live by the Beach in Southern California, and most of the apartments here don't have AC or central air either because it was never needed. Now it's ridiculously hot and most newer buildings have it, and everyone else has window or portable units.
US citizen here that has never traveled across the pond. But I will forever be grateful to the UK for producing Oasis and sharing them with the world! ❤
The issue isn’t the beans, per se. It’s a knee jerk reaction from seeing what looks like soupy Boston baked beans on white bread. It’s completely different from black or pinto beans.
From Canada... I love the food and nature in the UK! Today, I was thinking about and having cravings for UK toast. I also love the damp for my hair and skin. Annnd I love going to the US for the culture, it's fun!
As a Brit I’ve never understood people who criticise people from the US for not travelling abroad. Look at how diverse the landscape there is. You want a snowy holiday? They got it. You want a mountain escape? They got it. You want beaches? They got it. You want a city break? They got it. Plus it’s a MASSIVE country it takes a long time to get from one side to the other, let alone travel to somewhere like Europe. Why waste a couple of days travelling to another country when you have all types of vacation destinations in your own?
This is funny because the other day some random from the UK on a TOTALLY unrelated video started trying to argue with me that people from the UK are better. 😂. I didn’t take the bait I try not to argue with trolls but I had no idea this was a thing.
As a Texan whos boyfriend is from Essex, this is spot on. The stark differences in our accents are honestly hilarious, and we love exploring the differences in each others cultures we were brought up in. For my thick Dixy accent I say things like " Boddlawader", and the hard T is replaced with a kind of D instead of his very stereotypical east Londonesque accent lmao.
Robert I love this channel and this video was educational for me! Big Elizabeth - I never knew! 🕰️ I’m Puerto Rican living in Chicagoland - love me some beans. Maybe folks should compare the similarities like the diversities and dialects in each region. I LOVE how you speak 💟 People from other parts of the US say I have an “funny accent” 🤷🏻♀️😄
I love all the differences. My husband is an Aussie and I'm American and we are always cracking up at the differences and especially enjoy the differences when we travel to other European countries. ❤
I'm born and raised UK but dated an aussie once. My sheltered britsh soul was completely freaked out when he asked if he could borrow some thongs so he could run outside to the bin 🤣🤣 I love the different words we all use for the same thing. My kids watch of American programmes so they say sidewalk, trash and elevator instead of pavement, rubbish and lift.
I love the UK! I’ve never been there but when my sister was in 6th grade, her English class had an assignment where they had pen pals. We lived in a small town named Plymouth and she ended up pen paling a guy from Plymouth, England. My sister is 41 and I am 38. We all still keep in touch and over the many years we’ve known each other, we’ve sent countless care packages to each other (he ended up being a friend of mine as well and we’ve had many phone conversations). We’ve even gotten to know each others families over the years. One of the things we find interesting is that the UK doesn’t have any artificial grape flavoring so we’ve sent care packages with grape flavored candy. It’s been a lovely time getting to know him and have him in our lives 🇬🇧♥️🇺🇸
I love listening to English spoken correctly, after all we got our language from you. I think you specifically sound very intelligent. Love you Robert ,coming from Texas.
I am from the US, I've had chipped beef on toast, but it was from my dad, who was in the military (I believe it was a cheap military dish). We called it SOS (sh*t on a shingle). It haven't had it in ages, and never really heard of many other people eating it!
American here….NO clue what the first thing is. I happen to live in Colorado right at the base of the Rocky Mountains. They’re definitely gorgeous, but having been around them over 30 years they’re not that exciting to me anymore. For me personally I am ready to move on from the US (moving to South Korea next year), but my brother can’t imagine living anywhere else. We all love what we love!!! (I love the accents in England though, always been jealous of them!!) Can’t believe someone said you aren’t well spoken!! What an awful thing to say. To me you sound sophisticated haha. I thought the tower was Big Ben….whoops!! I adore the gothic architecture in England. It has so much character!!
Loved the explanation on “bottle of water”! That was really well done and I think it’ll be really informative to people who aren’t familiar with it. I lost it at “hieroglyphics” 😂 this video was great.
Absolutely love everything about you---made my day! When I was over the pond, loved everything there as well. We all need to recognize our differences and appreciate them. All my love to the UK
I'm from the US but got my masters degree studying in London from 2014-2015. While I was there I developed a corneal ulcer, I had to go the the Eye Care wing of a hospital multiple times for my initial visit and various follow up appointments. The only thing I was ever charged for were the eye drops I needed, which from my memory was maybe 35 pounds total? The hospital where I live in New Jersey is in the most 5 expensive hospitals in the entire country, the same treatment would have cost me hundreds.
I would be fascinated to watch Robert explain UK things to us. Him explaining their English rules was so cool I never know any of that!! Or the stuff about Big Ben 🤯
Yalls accents are superb. I know that’s common. But coming from the south hearing proper accents (I know there’s “country” accents in all countries), because that’s something you just don’t hear around here. I love my drawl, but it’s nice. And I actually come from Tennessee, which has Bristol. Twinning 💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️
I really enjoyed this video and reading all the lovely, friendly comments. As a dual American British Citizen (raised in the US and live in the UK now) there are so many things I love about both countries. In the UK I love having access to amazing quality affordable chocolate, cheese, butter and mushrooms. I really enjoy existing without depending on a car because of the availability of walkable places, public footpaths and public transport. And best of all, having legally guaranteed vacation and paternity leave from work. In the US, I love the weather, the diversity of places, food and culture you can easily access by car. I also love roads and scenic byways that are open to all ❤.
Coming from the US - I went to London for my 16th birthday (I lived in Switzerland at the time). London was one of the coolest places I've ever been! I am going back to London in July and I'm really looking forward to it!
What a wonderful video, Robert! Your perspective is refreshing. These "versus" videos always aggravate me and I avoid them like the plauge. As for the street interviewers there are techniques that people use like "priming". So the interviewer, off camera, gives the person a line of questioning in one direction (i.e. their favorite colors), then BOOM gives them a question that goes in a completely unrelated direction (i.e. what's the capital of Ohio) and it stumps them. They get that deer-in-headlights look because the question itself came out of nowhere and their brain is thinking about colors, not 3rd grade geography.
I love where I live (Oregon) but I adore British media. Comedy, drama, period dramas, police procedurals...the Brits have it!!! Also love Alall of the accents, architecture and cultural richness. I would LOVE to visit the UK and hope to in the not too distant future. There are parts of the United States that I really appreciate but it is on my bucket list to go to the UK and Scandinavia (esp Denmark). Also Australia and New Zealand! I can't stand the "who is better" jabs that you sometimes see or hear online. There is good to be found everywhere. ❤ Also... Not sure if that last guy talking about Big Ben was kidding but it was CRINGE listening to him. I think the architecture in Europe as a whole is breathtaking and Big Ben is gorgeous. Learn to read a clock, dude! My goodness I shudder to think people could judge all Americans by watching videos by people like this guy. Although maybe he was kidding? I hope so because MY GOODNESS... How incredibly rude to insult a famous landmark of another country! Incidentally, I have a 10-year-old named Ben and sometimes I call him Big Ben because he's super tall. Interesting bit about the fact that it's the bell named Big Ben and not the tower! Robert always teaches me something. 😊
I have never seen that meat on toast breakfast served or eaten anywhere in the USA and I have lived in the USA my whole life. Also, huevos rancheros is one of my favorites breakfast. It comes from Mexico, and is a tortilla with beans in it with eggs and salsa on top of them. I have seen that it is served in a lot of restaurants across the country and not just in the Southwest.
I'm from Spain and the first time I went to London I got lost and was looking confused at a map and a really lovely lady helped me go where I wanted to go, she even walked a bit with me. I had a really nice experience there ❤
I was born in USA and raised here. However I've lived my entire life in the Vegas desert lol. I love foreign accents when I worked in retail it made my day when someone from another country came in and spoke in their accent. I also love the old buildings and architecture the UK has nothing in my country is that old or has that kind of history. The first video you showed was what we call Shit on a Shingle. Well that's what my mom always called it. My family makes this with breakfast sausage and white country gravy. I've seen other videos of people in from other countries eat our food and say it's too sweet or too salty. I think we use a lot more salt and sugar in our recipes here than they do in other countries...thanks for the video Robert it was great to see your reactions 😊
I can't speak for the US, but I know in Canada we have the shared town thing. P.S. I'm so excited about this channel! Any way we can get more Robert is a good thing in my books!❤❤
I'm down for you doing more of these videos. I found it to be quite informative. 😊. Also yay us for having IBS. I was just recently diagnosed and it's been a game changer knowing certain foods is the reason I spent a lot of time on the toilet 🤭😆
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Hello! I’ll be posting on this channel 3 times a week starting Saturday so look out for an extra video on this channel from now on!
I love making these videos and just “chatting shit” with you all so thank you all for subscribing and watching I greatly appreciate it! 🖤
Awesome, I love these videos and even my husband and son watch them. Thank you 💜🖤💜🖤
And we love this channel Robert🖤🖤🖤🖤
I agree Robert, we definitely need more reactions. You are so engaging
YESSSSS 🥳 We love you chatting shit! Feels like we're just chilling out, having an evening natter and im SO here for it ❤️❤️ love you and your videos Robert!!!
Love this channel, I could listen to you talk about anything and still be entertained! We are so spoiled to be getting 3 videos a week soon😍
Born and raised in the US, and I have NEVER seen the first "American" food dish.
I have and they made it purposely to look gross
Like everrrrrrrr. Gross af
Agreed. Is he trying to do shit on a shingle? But that's chopped ham and gravy? Lol.
Looks like potted meat on toast 😂
@@niinaajokatzenborn8445 yes! Shit on a shingle is dried chipped beef.
One of my favorite things about Britain is Robert Welsh.
Yes! And his brother, James! 💜
Marcus too! ❤
Ashton!
Same😊
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Born and raised in the U.S and I have never eaten chipped beef, nor have I collapsed to my knees due to someone eating beans for breakfast! 😊
Seriously! If they were black beans I’d probably make it lol
In Maine, it's pretty common to have molasses baked beans with breakfast and it's delicious 😋
Same!
My dad would talk about eating it as a kid when he lived in the midwest, but to this day, I've never had it or seen it served.
Me either, never had or SEEN chipped beef 🤣
In the spirit of being a Brit saying something nice about the US. Doctors in the US saved my fiances life. The NHS couldn't offer him any more treatment, whereas doctors in the US had less restrictions on what they could prescribe as treatment. He ended up having a transplant in the US and this year he will be 8 years in remission 💛
I’m so happy to hear that I hope all is well with you and your fiancé 🤍
That's really great to hear! Congratulations to both of you!
How much did you have to pay for it?
@@Wiviw_ $0. It was a clinical trial through NIH so the whole thing was funded
Wow that's crazy, he's had more healthcare in the US than most Americans have had in the US lmao
It's weird to me that we have this global society where we can reach out to almost anyone, anywhere, at any time, but some people choose to make fun of our differences rather than celebrate them.
Right!??
agreed!
Love this comment ❤
Agreed. We also have a lot of the same things. I mean colonial Americans did come from England so there is cultural crossover that remained in the US.
The only ones I like are the Norwegian guys who do such cute teasing with love.
I am Puerto Rican and have lived in America my entire life. 75% of my diet is beans. And I have never seen either of those bean dishes, I couldn’t even tell you which one is supposed to be the American one.
As an American, I am in awe of the food regulations in the UK. Nobody needs glow in the dark cheese food powder or cereal that has 30 percent of the sugar you should have in a day.
We do need cool whip and velveta though 👀
@@Robert_Reacts I think velveeta is gross, but you are totally missing out on the cool whip
When I went to the UK, we took a tour bus to some historic sites, and we were the only Americans on the bus. Our tour guide asked if there was really a can of spray cheese in the US, which I confirmed. He was fascinated and incredulous that we'd eaten it and actually liked it. I'd never thought of how weird spray cheese might seem to other people, and I still laugh every time I see spray cheese at the grocery store.
@@Robert_Reactsvelveta is not very good on its own but in queso dip and grilled cheese it’s pretty good.
Agreed 💯
As someone in the US, I have never seen that toast thing in my entire 30 years of life
58 years here in the US. Same!
Me either, but I Googled it, and it looks much less disgusting in the pictures there vs that guy’s video, lol.
Same!
I vaguely remember seeing it in a video about meals made during the depression
Never heard of it either Robert 😂 I’m from England and have relatives in America and they haven’t either.
As an american, I can safley say that I really enjoy british architecture.
That’s what I love about the US also! The architecture is so unique in alot of states!
We used to have good architecture but now its all McMansion subdivisions and strip malls
In the east coast we've got old colonial architecture. Some of the prettiest ones are now lawyers offices.
I love the wooden houses in the USA, they look so cute
We use glottle stops in the U.S. as well! I can’t speak for every region but words like “mitten, kitten, curtain” are all pronounced with glottle stops. We also don’t usually pronounce the “t” in “bottle of water”. We turn them into a “d”. “Boddle of wadder”.
Plus the Wisconsin/Minnesota accent! (Bag)
Launching off this, I always found it interesting that I can understand the British accent way better than I can understand the accent in Cajun country when I go see my relatives. They're like "Hi der howyadon, dat dare gon be dollfi, dink widda?" and I'm like .... what??
@@beaucarbary5619looks like a different language to me (granted, I’m not an EN native). For all I know that could be an insult or talking about the weather. 😂
If he can’t read the “hieroglyphic” clock we have more problems in America than I thought 😂
That kid was ridiculous.
@@Kinikia95 He's not being serious. "Obmna" gave me a good laugh. 😂
he's making a joke it's definitely satirical LOL but honestly i dont put it past some americans either so i get it
@@leilawhene219 yeah, I’m just teasing but also yeah I don’t put it past humans period. Weird lot we are.
I know a full grown woman who can't read "round time". Yes. That's what she calls an analogue clock
Born and raised in the States, lived overseas for a time, have been to London.
1. That corned beef atrocity is NOT something we eat lmfao
2. English people are so kind! I had so many lovely chats with folks from all over the country in London, and a lot of the chats were initiated by them. The pubs are warm, quiet, and have great breakfasts. I don't get the hate besides joking back and forth.
Umm, yes. Creamed chipped beef on toast is a thing we {not everybody) do eat. There is a long history behind it i your are interested. You can actually get it prepared and ready to heat in grocery stores. The way it was prepared and presented in the video is completely incorrect.
@@MightyMouse-bi1vxwhere do you live? I've never heard of this in my entire life..
Shit on a shingle is delicious! You have to over-toast the bread a little and make your own sauce, no cream soup allowed. Use salted butter. Cut the beef up with kitchen shears. NO PEAS EVER. Serve with the strongest coffee you can make.
@@ganymededarlingit's an old wartime/military chow line food, so it partly depends on your age. My parents were Air Force stateside during the Korean War, and it was served at the cafeteria. My dad in particular got a taste for it on occasion. That and fried SPAM. 😂
Grew up in California and have lived on the east coast for 20 years, that is NOT a common American dish. Never heard of it until this video. It seems like something from a Betty Crocker recipe book from the 1970s with things like aspic or devil eggs and canned mini sausages.
As a Canadian, I want to say that I absolutely love American cereal and chocolate aisles, and London's Hamley's toy store on Oxford St (I think). I love Olive Garden and Cracker Barrell. I love Digestive cookies and Lion bars. There are great things in the UK and the US.
I've never seen chipped beef in my life. We have grilled cheese and peanut butter and jelly! 😋
All of those options are amazing 🤤
Go to a real diner and ask for it.
Love this comment 😂
Right? Like if you want a quintessential American bread dish it's BO&J
As an English teacher, I absolutely adored listening to Robert talk about the language, accents and regional variants 🫶 would love a reaction video focused on it as well! Love from Brazil 🇧🇷
hi, one of your older American viewers here. I had to laugh at the first US meal on toast, as it was totally wrong, that version apparently invented by someone who didn't understand the dish. The actual dish is called is Creamed Chipped Beef on toast. Not corned beef. During WWII canned sliced dried beef was one of the soldiers rations and it was reconstituted in a plain white sauce because it is an extremely salty type of beef due to the method of preservation for shelf life. The US soldiers had a rude name for it (____on a shingle) because most of the men of the time were used to a hearty Brown Gravy/Sauce and this was a thinner white sauce. all that being said, I love the UK and their quirky television shows and fun accents. Keep on being you, you're the best.
I am learning so much from this video and comments. Very cool to know that 🫘🍞
Came here looking for a comment about this! I grew up eating chipped beef on toast and I was like... bruh that's not it 🤣
I'm from the uk and i've always had an interest in the US. I actually spoke with an 'american' accent for alot of my childhood. I'm due to visiting for the first time next year and i'm so excited!
Ah ha, so *that's* why my Grandma always called it Shit on a Shingle! 😂 I loved when she would make us that. Thank you for educating me on the background of the term. 😊
Yes this is right! This is how my family makes it and refers to it as SOS.
I am an American: I have literally never heard of the "chipped beef on toast" first option. When I went over to England, I had a full English breakfast a few times and loved it, even the blood pudding! I'm not crazy about sweets for breakfast, so tomatoes and beans made sense to me!
It might be more of an east coast thing or more in new England where it’s popular. I’m from Pa and we eat chipped beef not like EVERY DAY but it’s definitely a thing
I think it's maybe more of an old timey thing.
@@noeyyang38I don’t think so, I’m from New England and I’ve never seen or heard of it. None of my friends/family have either
Honestly the full breakfast isn’t all that different from a diner breakfast here, almost the same with added fiber actually
The UK's reverence to their historical architecture is enviable. In the US we tear a lot down. I wish we did more maintenance and restoration. I love the old buildings! That kind of craftsmanship is so incredibly valuable.
The east coast has a number of building regulations that force us to retain historical architecture. I'm from the east coast, so I can't speak about any other part of the country lol
Born & raised in the US, I adore the UK. My husband and I went there for our honeymoon and then again a few years later. We are hoping to take our daughter next year. She and I are big into British children’s literature and classic literature. And those are all generalized. We love our biscuit and potato based breakfast items.
I'm from the UK but i've always been slightly obessed with America. I'm visiting for the first time next year and i'm so excited!
At least for me the digging at each other is funny, some jokes are genuinely funny but a lot of people take it way too far and take it too seriously.
I’m an Australian/British dual citizen and have lived in the US for a year. I grew up in Australia so I’m kind of like sitting in the sidelines but us Aussies sometimes get dragged into the debate too. Each country has it’s perks and it’s downfalls. As an English teacher, I absolutely love learning about the differences in the way we speak! It’s not a matter of who’s right or wrong but just about how amazing it is that we have developed our own words and ways of speaking. We’re all fascinating and sharing our differences in a fun and respectful way is great!
Edit: I lived in New York for a year and I feel like the way Robert described London is exactly how I experienced NYC. I feel like these two cities siblings that don’t want to admit they’re siblings. 😂 Also I wasn’t a big fan of food in the US but that’s just me! It all depends on the food you’re used to so of course you’ll think the food in your home country is the best.
Here in the US it's called Sister Cities. Where I live we partnered with a city in Japan and they gifted us sakura (cherry) trees and we have a small cherry blossom festival like they do in Japan. Not sure what we gave them in return, but the concept of sharing cultures is nice.
SO WEIRD! I was just talking to my husband about the distance thing today. In the US, if you want to see a desert, grasslands, tundras… you don’t have to leave the country. No passport needed. Olympic National Park has a coastline, alpine areas, and a temperate rainforest. Saguaro National Park has cacti 40-60 feet tall. Smoky Mountain National Park is the most biologically diverse park. Desert? Got it. Mountains? Got ‘em. Beaches? Got ‘em. 3000 year old trees that are 250-300 feet tall? Got ‘em.
Also, as people from the US who have driven cross country can tell you, driving across country can remind one of driving through multiple countries. The accents, flora, landscapes change so much from region to region. There’s so much diversity.
And the size…god grief. If I drive 2 hours north, I’ll still be in my home state. If I drive 16-18 hours north, I won’t even hit Canada. From here, Google says California is a 31 hour drive. 31! 2,155 miles. And I don’t live on the opposite coast.
Yes, we have a lot of issues. We all know. We don’t need anyone reminding us daily on socials.
But if I won the lottery tomorrow, I start exploring more of my home country, going to all of the places I’ve always wanted to see. Then I would head across the pond. I want to see those giant trees, dammit.
I agree with you. I hate it when people think the US isn’t that diverse. Everything is so different from state to state. I live on the border of my home state and can travel to at least 4-5 different states in a day. I can go to Kansas City and then drive down to Dallas all within 8 hours. We also have pretty diverse weather. Hurricanes in the southern and eastern states. Tornados in the south and Midwest. Earthquakes in the west. Of course we have all of that elsewhere too. I am from Arkansas and we can have an ice storm in January and the a few days later it be in the 50s. Our summers are brutal. We get thunderstorms in the Spring. Sometimes our winters are warm. This week alone it was above 60 every day.
We have all those things in the UK too. Arctic tundra, temperate rainforest, desert, alpine areas, mountains, ancient trees etc. Don't need to travel as far to see it all 😂😊
@@MyDreamIsAStorywait who said the US is not diverse?? Lol are we not literally THE MOST diverse place in the world? We’re called a “melting pot”.
@@jmillar71110 That’s phenomenal for you! So great! YAY UK!
Multiple countries having the same things as one country is really great!
@@JMWitteArt no need to be a wideo. All I meant was its no so far apart in the UK obviously so don't have to travel for days like the USA, and don't have to leave the country either.
Texas, US here. I'm willing to try pretty well anything... except whatever the American food here is. I've never seen corned beef like that.
😂😂 I would definitely try that corned beef!
Yeah I'm not going to lie it looks like a cat threw up their salmon paste on bread. 😵💫
I was lucky enough to live in Texas for a year (Plano) - the woman's ticktok about being in the car for 10 hours mirrors my experience when I drove to Houston - 14 hours!!!
It's not corned beef. It's chipped beef. Cream Chipped Beef on Toast (Sh!t On A Shingle) was a common ration for US troops during WW2. Some brought a taste for it back home.
I'm in Canada so I'm not sure if anyone in the US still eats it. Judging by the comments, I'll say no lol.
@@nollypollyyeah I was going to comment and say this is shit that’s made in MS because it’s cheap, filling because it’s almost all protein, and all items can be found in a dollar general (because there are food deserts and the nearest grocery store might be 45 minutes away). It doesn’t look like that though. I can make beans on toast look like absolute dog sick if I blend it up and slop it one without the the shredded cheese on top lol
As a singing teacher who often needs to teach various different dictions (depending on the material a student is working on), I was simply delighted to hear Robert explain what a glottal stop is. 🥰
Vocalist here and I was equally as excited! We use them in American English too 🤷🏻♀️
That "Obamna" jump scare at 18:39 almost had me in tears!
😂😂😂😂 that’s what it said! I had to replay that lol
I scrolled through the comments looking for this, and the way he jumped sent me into ORBIT
Hahaha, I only know about this because my husband shows me that kind of memes lol 😅 I actually laughed 😂
I'm from the USA. Alabama. Something that I love about the UK is the rich history. Here in America, we have history but as a nation as a whole, we are young. Fortunately, I have native blood running through my veins, know about some of the culture, traditions and legends of my tribal people but we don't have an easily understood, accessible or well written lengthy history. I appreciate this about the UK and find the history fascinating. It's not just that though. I also love watching Robert and James!! They always make me smile!!
So, much love from across the pond!! 🥰❤
I have been fortunate to travel to the UK three times in my life so far, and I hope to get the opportunity again. The museums are amazing, and the bookshops and the old towns and the big cites - oh my. The countryside is breathtaking, the people are incredibly warm, and there are CASTLES. Like everywhere, literal castles! I could go on, but you get the idea.
We used to eat creamed chipped beef on toast when I was a kid, but it NEVER looked like that. It was more like strips of salty dried beef in a white gravy (literally white, not whatever color that was) sauce. We didn't eat it for every meal or anything, just occasionally. I think beans are nice, maybe not for breakfast. Also, I really like British accents. ❤
I’m an American and have a neighbor from London. She is the sweetest person I’ve ever known and I really enjoy chatting with her across our yards. I love hearing about her life growing up in London. 😊
I did,on a few occasions,go & help out one of our satellite offices in Minneapolis during our quiet season (they were always snowed under and understaffed). The winters there were absolutely wild 😅 I've never seen so much snow piled up in a city ...and everything, absolutely everything just carried on as normal & nobody batted an eyelid.
We get two flakes of snow in London & it's absolute carnage 😊
Minnesotans are delightful,btw - wicked sense of humour 💕
I’m American (Georgia), and I appreciate how generally friendly people are here. I love the way British people speak! It’s so endearing to read all the kind comments about each other ❤
I’m lovin that Robert is teaching us about the UK !
2 years ago, I finally got my dream and went to London. I loved everything, including traditional English breakfast! Best porridge EVER!
‘There’s stupid people everywhere, they’re just different kinds of stupid’. Better quotes than Socrates 😂💯
Chipped beef is not an American thing. It’s a regional thing, and I’ve never even seen it let alone eaten it.
I know there's going to be 10k comments just like this one, but I really do love your accents ❤ I have comprehension issues (autistic adhd lol), and I'm hard of hearing,so it's MUCH easier to understand what you're saying the first time. I feel like I burden people by going "huh? what?" all the time, so I appreciate being able to hear the first time 😭
Born and raised in the UK here, but 10 years ago I finally found my half-brother who lives in Oregon.
Been there a few times and absolutely LOVED it. Want to move over there to be with my wonderful family ❤
Full-blooded American from Chicago here and chipped beef on toast is something from world war two era 😅 I have never physically seen it at a restaurant in all of my life 😂
I've lived in Alaska, Oregon, California, New Mexico and South Carolina and have visited over 25 states I have never once actually seen a restaurant sell chipped beef on toast (called appropriately 'sh*t on a shingle'). I have heard of it, but it is a VERY vintage recipe. Like.. war times recipe. From WWII. What I can say is that, from what I know about the dish, that was very overcooked and needed to use a special kind of preserved meat. Namely 'dried chipped beef', which I have seen at the grocery store but have never actually needed or wanted to purchase. From pictures of the dish I recall larger, thin chunks of very salty meat and a white sauce. This looked like catfood. I do know that in the Navy on boats it is one of the things easy to keep on hand for long voyages and I think my Dad used to eat it during his service which is likely why we never made it at home. He still has a hard time stomaching certain types of roast beef and canned ravioli because he ate so much during the war. TL;DR I've been all over the US and never actually tried this or seen it at restaurants, and it's a vintage recipe likely eaten no more than savory jello. Usually reserved for hard times like the military and prison.
- Video 1: I still make chipped beef on toast (also known as $h17 on a shingle lmao) to this day. it was something my grandmother taught me but it is NOT COMMON and SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. Yes, the sauce is bland because the salt and fat come from the already salty preserved beef (this beef carried over from war times). The sauce is basically butter, flour, pepper (you can make it better with onions and mushrooms if you want to go fancy) and the beef sliced.
- Video 2: we do have these! They are called sister cities afaik in the US. A lot of the times there is some small reason they are considered "friends" Someone immegrated, did some heroic act, donated things from one place to another etc. Sometimes you get something like "This city in X country donated materials to rebuild our city after X disaster" and its really nice to see. There is usually some kind of memorial plaque to go with it as a "gift" in remembrance in the city/town.
- Video 3: As a US citizen, the school system, like many other things in the US, is fucked up here but we arent stupid. Oregon is a state! its a great place (I might be biased because that is my home
I love this!! I found it very interesting. I was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. when I was a kid. I hope to go to the UK some day. I think the differences should be celebrated!! That’s why it’s so nice to meet people from other countries. I live in Vegas now and I love that most people who live here are from someplace else!!❤❤
American here. Traditional English breakfast, English bread, and English tea are elite.
You're so agreeable. What a great example of peace and togetherness despite differences 💖
I LOVE watching British stuff!! The BBC makes so many wonderful things and I am so fascinated by all the history and they way people lived for so long in England. If it is a period show or movie chances are I'm gonna love it. I am currently watching upstairs/downstairs and it is so good.
Born & raised in the US, and when I went to the UK I was so excited about the food quality. Give me an ASDA Cheddar Ploughman's over Subway every day of the week.
Creamed chipped beef on toast is a very old fashioned thing that you may occasionally see in diners, but that's about it. It looks NOTHING like that weird pink slop the guy made, though. It's a white sauce with bits of dried beef in it. It originated as something filling that could be fed to military troops, as it's cheap, filling, and uses dried meat.
Omg about regional accents!!! My former coworker studied that in college and you could ask her about any accent or dialect and she'd give you a rundown of the origins and human migrations that lead to accent distributions. Absolutely fascinating
As a born Brit living in America I’ve never seen some of these anywhere.
I really liked the concept of this video. It would be great if you could do more like this! Maybe you and James could do some taste tests or blind taste tests on your twin channel. It’s always so funny when you both laugh at the same time. I end up laughing out loud at it!
In Michigan we’d say “Bottlawahder”. Kind of like if we are asking someone if they’ve eaten a meal recently. “Did you eat yet?” becomes “Jeetyet?” 😂
I've never said Jeetyet! But I just said bottle of water out loud and you're spot-on with that one.
I have never in my whole life seen that chipped beef dish. Chipped beef in Texas where I’m from is bbq on a hamburger bun. I eat those beans all the time but not usually on toast. My nice thing about British people is that I adore your voices. I love to listen to y’all talk.
I’m from the US and am coming to the UK and Ireland for my honeymoon in a few months, and my fiancé and I can’t wait!! We’ve both been wanting to travel there forever 😊
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Wishing you the loveliest honeymoon ever…✨🤍✨
@@ColletteC2106 Aw, thank you so much for the well wishes and taking the time to comment ♥️ I hope you’re having a great weekend!
@@emilykirk1078 💗
This video is so refreshing. I love watching a video that appreciates the US, not in a fawning way, but in a general ‘why the hate?’ Kinda way. Thanks Robert :)
When I was a waitress we had a table of Americans and they asked for a ‘pitcher of water’. But I’d never heard of that so I walked away wondering when they wanted a ‘picture’ of water 🤣
As long as people are kind (and witty) I don't care where you are from! 💜💜💜
Chipped beef aka "shit on a shingle" is not a normal thing. I only see older people or vintage locations using this and it never looks like someone threw up raw beef 😂 its normally creamy sauce/gravy with like "solid" beef slices.
I recently found your channel(s) and I adore you! Also, I've always had this fascination with England and have always wanted to visit, so I think it's a great country.
The twin city thing, I'm from Fort Smith, Arkansas and our "sister city" is Cisterna, Italy. I have no idea wtf it means either.
Been here, US, for a couple of decades. I've never seen that first product. And that dude was so condescending
I live by the Beach in Southern California, and most of the apartments here don't have AC or central air either because it was never needed. Now it's ridiculously hot and most newer buildings have it, and everyone else has window or portable units.
1:30 no, i have never seen or eaten anything like that in my 38 years of life in America 😂
US citizen here that has never traveled across the pond. But I will forever be grateful to the UK for producing Oasis and sharing them with the world! ❤
As a Mexican in the US i always eats my frijoles (beans) with cheese 😅
I eat beans for breakfast and lunch and sometimes for dinner 😅
The issue isn’t the beans, per se. It’s a knee jerk reaction from seeing what looks like soupy Boston baked beans on white bread. It’s completely different from black or pinto beans.
From Canada... I love the food and nature in the UK! Today, I was thinking about and having cravings for UK toast. I also love the damp for my hair and skin. Annnd I love going to the US for the culture, it's fun!
As a Brit I’ve never understood people who criticise people from the US for not travelling abroad. Look at how diverse the landscape there is.
You want a snowy holiday? They got it. You want a mountain escape? They got it. You want beaches? They got it. You want a city break? They got it.
Plus it’s a MASSIVE country it takes a long time to get from one side to the other, let alone travel to somewhere like Europe. Why waste a couple of days travelling to another country when you have all types of vacation destinations in your own?
I'm irish. Love London especially the transportation system. Its a marvel.
This is funny because the other day some random from the UK on a TOTALLY unrelated video started trying to argue with me that people from the UK are better. 😂. I didn’t take the bait I try not to argue with trolls but I had no idea this was a thing.
I absolutely loved you talking about your accent and bottle of water! that was so great and I am going to watch it at least 2 more times lol
Robert is the UKs national treasure. Currently binging the react vids 💙
As a Texan whos boyfriend is from Essex, this is spot on. The stark differences in our accents are honestly hilarious, and we love exploring the differences in each others cultures we were brought up in. For my thick Dixy accent I say things like " Boddlawader", and the hard T is replaced with a kind of D instead of his very stereotypical east Londonesque accent lmao.
Robert I love this channel and this video was educational for me! Big Elizabeth - I never knew! 🕰️ I’m Puerto Rican living in Chicagoland - love me some beans. Maybe folks should compare the similarities like the diversities and dialects in each region. I LOVE how you speak 💟 People from other parts of the US say I have an “funny accent” 🤷🏻♀️😄
I’ve been watching you forever, and I absolutely love this channel!!! All of us Americans are obsessed with UK accents!
I love all the differences. My husband is an Aussie and I'm American and we are always cracking up at the differences and especially enjoy the differences when we travel to other European countries. ❤
I'm born and raised UK but dated an aussie once. My sheltered britsh soul was completely freaked out when he asked if he could borrow some thongs so he could run outside to the bin 🤣🤣 I love the different words we all use for the same thing. My kids watch of American programmes so they say sidewalk, trash and elevator instead of pavement, rubbish and lift.
I love the UK! I’ve never been there but when my sister was in 6th grade, her English class had an assignment where they had pen pals. We lived in a small town named Plymouth and she ended up pen paling a guy from Plymouth, England. My sister is 41 and I am 38. We all still keep in touch and over the many years we’ve known each other, we’ve sent countless care packages to each other (he ended up being a friend of mine as well and we’ve had many phone conversations). We’ve even gotten to know each others families over the years. One of the things we find interesting is that the UK doesn’t have any artificial grape flavoring so we’ve sent care packages with grape flavored candy. It’s been a lovely time getting to know him and have him in our lives 🇬🇧♥️🇺🇸
I love listening to English spoken correctly, after all we got our language from you. I think you specifically sound very intelligent. Love you Robert ,coming from Texas.
I am from the US, I've had chipped beef on toast, but it was from my dad, who was in the military (I believe it was a cheap military dish). We called it SOS (sh*t on a shingle). It haven't had it in ages, and never really heard of many other people eating it!
American here….NO clue what the first thing is. I happen to live in Colorado right at the base of the Rocky Mountains. They’re definitely gorgeous, but having been around them over 30 years they’re not that exciting to me anymore. For me personally I am ready to move on from the US (moving to South Korea next year), but my brother can’t imagine living anywhere else. We all love what we love!!! (I love the accents in England though, always been jealous of them!!) Can’t believe someone said you aren’t well spoken!! What an awful thing to say. To me you sound sophisticated haha. I thought the tower was Big Ben….whoops!! I adore the gothic architecture in England. It has so much character!!
I'm from the UK, born and raised. I've even been to London and seen Big Ben. I also didn't know Big Ben was the bell. Shame on me 🤣🤣
Loved the explanation on “bottle of water”! That was really well done and I think it’ll be really informative to people who aren’t familiar with it. I lost it at “hieroglyphics” 😂 this video was great.
I love UK accents and the great British baking show. ✌🏻 That’s my nice thing to say ☺️ I love you ❤️
Absolutely love everything about you---made my day! When I was over the pond, loved everything there as well. We all need to recognize our differences and appreciate them. All my love to the UK
I went to Ireland last year and tried Irish stew for the first time. It was the most amazing stew I’ve ever had 🤤
I'm from the US but got my masters degree studying in London from 2014-2015. While I was there I developed a corneal ulcer, I had to go the the Eye Care wing of a hospital multiple times for my initial visit and various follow up appointments. The only thing I was ever charged for were the eye drops I needed, which from my memory was maybe 35 pounds total? The hospital where I live in New Jersey is in the most 5 expensive hospitals in the entire country, the same treatment would have cost me hundreds.
I would be fascinated to watch Robert explain UK things to us. Him explaining their English rules was so cool I never know any of that!! Or the stuff about Big Ben 🤯
Yalls accents are superb. I know that’s common. But coming from the south hearing proper accents (I know there’s “country” accents in all countries), because that’s something you just don’t hear around here. I love my drawl, but it’s nice. And I actually come from Tennessee, which has Bristol. Twinning 💁🏻♀️💁🏻♀️
I really enjoyed this video and reading all the lovely, friendly comments. As a dual American British Citizen (raised in the US and live in the UK now) there are so many things I love about both countries.
In the UK I love having access to amazing quality affordable chocolate, cheese, butter and mushrooms. I really enjoy existing without depending on a car because of the availability of walkable places, public footpaths and public transport. And best of all, having legally guaranteed vacation and paternity leave from work.
In the US, I love the weather, the diversity of places, food and culture you can easily access by car. I also love roads and scenic byways that are open to all ❤.
Coming from the US - I went to London for my 16th birthday (I lived in Switzerland at the time). London was one of the coolest places I've ever been! I am going back to London in July and I'm really looking forward to it!
As someone who studied British accents, this video made me wayyyyy tooooo happy.
What a wonderful video, Robert! Your perspective is refreshing. These "versus" videos always aggravate me and I avoid them like the plauge.
As for the street interviewers there are techniques that people use like "priming". So the interviewer, off camera, gives the person a line of questioning in one direction (i.e. their favorite colors), then BOOM gives them a question that goes in a completely unrelated direction (i.e. what's the capital of Ohio) and it stumps them. They get that deer-in-headlights look because the question itself came out of nowhere and their brain is thinking about colors, not 3rd grade geography.
This UK education is super interesting! Would like to see more!
I love where I live (Oregon) but I adore British media. Comedy, drama, period dramas, police procedurals...the Brits have it!!! Also love Alall of the accents, architecture and cultural richness. I would LOVE to visit the UK and hope to in the not too distant future. There are parts of the United States that I really appreciate but it is on my bucket list to go to the UK and Scandinavia (esp Denmark). Also Australia and New Zealand! I can't stand the "who is better" jabs that you sometimes see or hear online. There is good to be found everywhere. ❤
Also... Not sure if that last guy talking about Big Ben was kidding but it was CRINGE listening to him. I think the architecture in Europe as a whole is breathtaking and Big Ben is gorgeous. Learn to read a clock, dude! My goodness I shudder to think people could judge all Americans by watching videos by people like this guy. Although maybe he was kidding? I hope so because MY GOODNESS... How incredibly rude to insult a famous landmark of another country! Incidentally, I have a 10-year-old named Ben and sometimes I call him Big Ben because he's super tall. Interesting bit about the fact that it's the bell named Big Ben and not the tower! Robert always teaches me something. 😊
I’m from the US and I’ve never seen that breakfast dish and would chuck that if it was ever given to me ! Love ALL your channels ❤
I have never seen that meat on toast breakfast served or eaten anywhere in the USA and I have lived in the USA my whole life. Also, huevos rancheros is one of my favorites breakfast. It comes from Mexico, and is a tortilla with beans in it with eggs and salsa on top of them. I have seen that it is served in a lot of restaurants across the country and not just in the Southwest.
I'm from Spain and the first time I went to London I got lost and was looking confused at a map and a really lovely lady helped me go where I wanted to go, she even walked a bit with me. I had a really nice experience there ❤
You’re right Robe’t. Lets keep it friendly
I was born in USA and raised here. However I've lived my entire life in the Vegas desert lol. I love foreign accents when I worked in retail it made my day when someone from another country came in and spoke in their accent. I also love the old buildings and architecture the UK has nothing in my country is that old or has that kind of history. The first video you showed was what we call Shit on a Shingle. Well that's what my mom always called it. My family makes this with breakfast sausage and white country gravy. I've seen other videos of people in from other countries eat our food and say it's too sweet or too salty. I think we use a lot more salt and sugar in our recipes here than they do in other countries...thanks for the video Robert it was great to see your reactions 😊
I can't speak for the US, but I know in Canada we have the shared town thing.
P.S. I'm so excited about this channel! Any way we can get more Robert is a good thing in my books!❤❤
I'm down for you doing more of these videos. I found it to be quite informative. 😊.
Also yay us for having IBS. I was just recently diagnosed and it's been a game changer knowing certain foods is the reason I spent a lot of time on the toilet 🤭😆
I like how you and your brother are so kind and try to keep "peace" with different communities and such. 🎉🎉🎉
The town I live in currently…Pendleton SC…has a sister city…Stornoway in Scotland. I have no idea why tho. I’m going to look it up cuz how fun! 🤗