Fish n Chips by the seaside, a 99 ice cream and you got pissed and staggered home! You don't get much more quintessentially British than that! Hope you loved your time here, Spencer.
@@AlainnCorcaighoh get a grip, human beings were probably combining fish with potatoes for thousands of years. Doesn’t take away from the fact, the British are universally known for eating fish and chips.
Glad you enjoyed Swansea. I painted the rooms in the Dragon Hotel about 25 years ago. You're definitely right Joe's ice cream is probably the best vanilla ice cream in the world. Enjoy the rest of your trip... 🏴
Fair play for jumping on all the public transport, from multiple trains and connections, to bumpy and unfamiliar bus routes. Some of those train journeys aren't short either! Many people wouldn't be confident, or brave enough to be hopping all over the place on the public transport in a foreign country. Props to you!
You're brave to eat on the beach! Seagulls are little bastards. One of my favourite memories of my dad is us sitting at a beach eating fish n chips. A gull swept down and grabbed my fish before I'd eaten my first chip. My dad was crying with laughter, even though he'd paid for it. 10 seconds later, another flew past and shat in his food. So 5 minutes later we went back to the chippy and the guy guessed what happened before we said anything and came out with "we'd be out of business without those gulls, bless 'em".
Seagull swooped down & snatched my ice cream cone whilst I was sitting relaxing by the harbour in Arbroath . My granddaughter had her hotdog snatched also the viscous fukers
As I was watching him eat his fish and chips....I was thinking he better watch out for the gulls. Walking through Swansea centre a while ago a seagull swiped my pasty. Frightened the life out of me.
Loving this. Seaside, walking till your feet hurt, ice-cream, fish and chips and pints. Could you have had a more "British" visit?! My only advice would have been, if you're drinking more pints, write down the address of where you're staying. That way if you lose the ability to speak properly you can just hand it to a taxi driver 🤪🤣
I did that the first time I went to ibiza, got absolutely fucked first night lost all me mates and didn't have a clue where or what the name of me hotel was, had no battery on me phone either.
Did you realise that Swansea and Mumbles is the gateway to The Gower, one of the most stunning areas in Wales . It is an incredibly beautiful peninsula, surrounded by iconic beaches and cliffs cared for by The National Trust. Rhosilli and Worm’s Head (named after a dragon ) are unbelievable. I wish someone local could have driven you to these truly wonderful places. I used to live in Swansea and went to university there. The Welsh are very hospitable people - never be afraid to ask for help.
I'm born and raised on Gower. I'd have loved to have done that if I'd known he was going to be here. By the way, for Doctor Who nerds, the scene in "Torchwood - Miracle day", near the end of episode 1 where they were driving along a beach and shot down a helicopter was filmed in Rhosilli, Gower. The location coordinates given to the American agent were actually more or less correct too!
Britain has had pretty close ties with Asia, not necessarily positive, especially India and China. But it does mean a fair bit of their culture made it back to Britain and mixed with our culture making something superior to both. Also lol at the cut from a nice quiet pub to walking with a mcdonalds and "I'm drunk as fuck right now". Really getting into the British culture.
Glad you enjoyed my home city. It actually has lots of stunning beaches (if you count Gower as part of Swansea) . Would have deffo joined you for a pint if I’d known you were in town .
@@cheryltotheg2880 My late Mother was from Killay, She used to go riding wild ponies on the Gower Moors by herself as a young girl... as you say, times have changed.
The beaches of south and SW wales are comparable to Cornwall in terms of how big and wide they are. Good surfing too. They are a bit lacking in amenities though. But the drive into and through is amazing once you get past the Cardiff M4 inevitable traffic
That was a lovely look at South Wales. Thanks for travelling here and glad you loved the Welsh Cakes! As you found, too, we have a wealth of food here in the UK...especially authentic cuisine that isn't from the UK! I'm off to Swansea this weekend for the annual Air Show, which is free for all as the various planes fly across Swansea Bay, out at sea.
So glad you visited Swansea! It's an underrated city set in an absolutely stunning land and seascape, and it's been improving very quickly. I rarely meet anybody outside of Wales who has been to Swansea and if they have they usually provide me with a very cynical and negative opinion about the place. Even most Welsh don't have much good to say about it and prefer Cardiff (which is bigger and has more stuff but is a little too flat and commercialised for me). Personally I love Swansea, and plan to move there eventually.
Hi Spencer! I finished university in Swansea this time last year after four years there- your video has brought back some great memories. Swansea can be a bit of a sh*t hole but it’s a place that becomes a second home. It’s beautiful beaches and the friendly people (+ the mental Welsh girls😉) make it what it is. It’s certainly a great place to spend some years between 18-24 ish! Hope you enjoyed your time there!
You are definitely now an honorary Brit! Yes, the pints are stronger but much tastier than US ale, the Welsh are friendlier and more homely than Londoners (you get more friendly the more north you get) and the card/cash thing varies all over, poorer areas tend to prefer cash. Sounds like youre enjoying it!
Rubbish! I would far prefer to use cash for daily shopping and in cafes etc.If you are on a limited budget far easier to keep track of what you are spending..@@samuelpinder1215
You're doing it properly. I'm impressed! You're really getting into the authentic experience. BTW, junk food while pissed is not only recommended, it's the law!
I commiserate with you Spencer, the brits do a lot of walking, and with a lot of hills in Wales, we are accustomed to it. Glad you were ok after a few drinks, sounded like you were getting drunk right down to your boots.
As a brit, I always had massive respect for you and Daniel. Your acceptance and knowledge of strong UK accents etc. (most Americans wouid just say 'what¿?!!/' to the mildest of dialects), but your solo trip to the UK has taken my respect to another level dude.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I’m so invested in your trip 😂. The silly walk my dad would approve 😂. My granny was Welsh I grew up eating her warm home made Welsh cakes. Amazing. She always talked about mumbles it’s lovely I haven’t visited for a couple of years
You can find thousands of YT videos of Americans wandering around London or one of the other 'big cities' - mad respect for starting in Swansea- you got a feel of grass roots Britain- well done Spemcer for being a bit different. I raised an eyebrow at being somewhat muntered after 4 pints, then I remembered the comparative strengths of our respective beers... 🤣
At last-someone that realises that there is more to Britain than England (London in particular), Scotland and Ireland. Shame you didn’t get a bus around the Gower Peninsula. Some truly GORGEOUS gems there.
Didn't you buy a 'Brit pass', for the train? We can't get it over here, but i here it makes the train travel really cheap. Big Up respect for saying 'lush' on the way to Wales I only use cash, London is mostly card. Birmingham seems to be going that way, and even Coventry (my home) seem to be trying to switch to card. I like seeing you messed up for the end of these videos, lets keep it going
I'm from Swansea, and I don't know if you figured this all out on your own or had someone fairly local giving you tips on where to go, but absolutely smashed it. Finishing off a night on Wind Street with a McDonalds, just like a local! The Pilot and No Sign are both such a great little pubs and Joe's Ice cream might be the best thing in Swansea.
Just for the benefit of the international audience...the train is stopped at Didcot Parkway and the steam train is running at the nearby Didcot Railway Centre - like a museum for trains. Even the Brits rarely ride steam trains these days :)
Thank you for giving my hometown Swaneea some love. Its has its issues but I do love this place. There are some gems around swansea too, so if you decide to visit again give me a shout.
I did my undergraduate degree in Swansea 20 years ago. It isn’t the loveliest city in the UK but the Gower Peninsula is absolutely beautiful and meant I loved living there.
I've noticed this with US folk eating chippy food before; if you have sauces, apart from tartar sauce, and even this is optional, pour over the top. Don't use sauce for dipping
Loving you. Don't second guess yourself and your choices, Spencer. This comes from a girl who spent a 3 day New Year Fest with her husband in The Savoy Hotel, London. We left the "suite" they'd upgraded us to with a wastepaper basket full of Burger King wrappers. God's Honest :o)
I live in the Swansea area and I do not know why it is so maligned it is a city that was very bombed out during WWII and has been fully refurbished. It is a University city and unlike Cardiff which had docks and a bay, Swansea has a promanade, pier and a beach. The surrounds are very pretty we are just sorry we cannot provide warm water, lol.
Mumbles is known as the Gateway to The Gower Peninsular which was designated Britains first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An hour circular bus ride would have given you a taste of some wonderful cuntryside.
Should have got a kebab on your way home. Swansea is a very down to earth city. Doing a pub crawl round the mumbles mile is always fun. Glad you’re enjoying your trip and can’t wait till you get to the Liam gig.
I always thought that Oasis was a pretty underrated drink. I typically enjoy sweet drinks like that to be carbonated but for a non-carbonated drink, it is easily one of the best.
Swansea and Gower are where my family are from, every summer we'd go to Mumbles. Great choice to start your journey. Good idea to mix big and small towns. Cymru am Byth!
If you to a British pub on your own. Generally you stand at the bar and then people will talk to you. Usually people sit down with company or to read or something if they don't want to socialize
I live in Swansea.. I'm glad you found the No-sign bar... It's nice.. Eli Jenkins is ok, but has the occasional dodgy character. Mumbles is chill. Hope you have a good time everywhere else you go.
Oh dear sore head in the morning lol . 4 to 5 pints is a nice amount but line your stomach first or have a bacon and egg butty on standby for the morning 😂
If you ever visit again go to three cliffs bay, caswell, or worms head. Also if you want cheap drinks head to the potters wheel and try the black dragon cider- absolutely belting cider, if you are into rock/metal then right opposite where you stayed in the dragon hotel there’s a bar called the hanbury - well worth a visit on a Friday or Saturday 👍🏻🥃🍻🏴 glad you enjoyed Swansea and mumbles
Mate, I'm loving you doing this adventure on your own ... Very brave! The flat cap, the beer, the chippie, you sir are an honorary Brit! 🇬🇧🇺🇸 *Asian food = The British empire stealing all the spices, sshhh don't tell anyone 😂
So, Swansea kind of *is* a “pretty shitty city” but not an absolute shithole. For one thing, the Mumbles is very pretty, it has nice parks, and if you travel a bit further along the coast you have the Gower Peninsula which is one of the most incredible areas of natural beauty in South Wales. Part of the reason it had a reputation for being “shitty” or ugly is as a result of the Second World War. The city was heavily bombed in 1941 because of its nearby oil refinery and strategic port link. Around 1,200 high explosive bombs, and 56,000 incendiaries were dropped during the Swansea Blitz over a three night period. As a result, a lot of buildings were thrown up quicky (and cheaply) post-war, and weren’t exactly pretty to look at. Over the last two decades that’s slowly started to change with many of those buildings being demolished, and a lot of regeneration going on, especially around the marina (SA1) which now plays host to many bars and restaurants, as well as a new arena for concerts and shows.
Lol. You wouldn't be able to piss off locals, my friend. Everything is a little bit funny. Lol. Your eyes being chuffed at Abbey Rd. Don't be a big girl's blouse. Jk.
Ha! Welcome to Swansea and Mumbles. A couple of interesting points for you. You mentioned The Beatles... there is a link between them and Swansea. The first band on their Apple label were a band from Swansea, namely Badfinger. They are quite good in a 60s/70s way, their singer/songwriter was a friend of the Beatles and they gave him a fantastic guitar that is now, you guessed it, In America. Peter also played on George Harrison's first album, at least The No Sign bar you went in is about the same age as Europeans taking over America... a pub down the road, same side is considerably older! Swansea looks a bit better now than when Twin Town was filmed... we had just got over a Conservative Government that damaged Wales badly. Now we have our own Parliament and see more funding for growth, some will argue, but you can actually see the difference. M
I've watched the two of you on Embrace the Suck now for a long time, really enjoy the two of you bouncing off each other, reacting to anything that takes your fancy. Great viewing. But I think you've found what you're best at, as an individual. Your vlogging is great. Like watching a pro, globe trekking explorer. Brilliant stuff Spence. I'm really enjoying this.
When you were 18-19 you could party 2-3 days in a row without issue. Now that I'm 41 I drink maybe ten times a year, including holidays, birthdays, etc. The hangovers just aren't worth it anymore. Then again, I won't say no to a pint! 👍
Lol. I've been through that train station today. You looking at a long yellow board saying shit including Welsh, that was funny. Looks incomprehensible to me.
Don't call Joes Ice cream mister whippy ,Mr Whippy is a different brand and not as good as joes ,when you were there ,you should have got a train to Skewen which is just out of Swansea and you should have gone 200 yards down the road and had a magnificent Cresi's Ice cream .
If you want to know what the Welsh means, read the English underneath 😉😂👍 Mumbles is great, shame you didn’t attempt the ‘Mumbles Mile’ although, it’s clear you wouldn’t have made it more than four pubs in.
That was excellent, Swansea is my home town and the film Twin town was a pretty accurate description of the reality of some people who live here, the quote from the film 'pretty shitty city' is actually from the Swansea poet Dylan Thomas who was a regular at the No-Sign bar in Wind street, now the main area for nightclubs at the weekend. Mumbles is the 'posh' end of Swansea where the wealthier people live. Joe's ice cream is most definitely NOT Mr Whippy which is some kind of synthetic concoction that you buy from a Mr Whippy van (wonderful though it is) Joe's is an Italian Swansea family institution with only two shops and a secret recipe just a few family members are allowed to know. You chose a fairly good hotel, the Dragon hotel used to be the biggest and smartest hotel in the city and yeah, welsh cakes, fish and chips and strong beer are all food of the Gods but we also have masses of Indian, Thai, Chinese and Japanes restaurants and cafes, glad you enjoyed your stay x
Thai, Chinese, Indian, etc Asian food is better in the UK than in the US possibly because of Empire. Hate to say it, but as evil as it was, the British Empire did later allow people from those countries (British Curries are so much better than US) to come and live in the UK. A lot of people don't like this. Racists will be racists. But I love it. I say Viva Le Integration.
All credit to you mate for travel to the UK. Haven't laughed so hard since I was about 21 and I'm 30 naw than seeing you drunk staggering home I couldn't stop laughing . But I'm welsh and loved u came here . Brillant mate . Proper welshman u are naw . Only issue got to have pancakes when u go to Swansea. But Tenby your gonna have to go to beautfiul or west Wales some of the sites but all the best . Thanks for making me laugh haha
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Fish n Chips by the seaside, a 99 ice cream and you got pissed and staggered home! You don't get much more quintessentially British than that! Hope you loved your time here, Spencer.
Exactly- a stick of rock would have been a ten.
Fish and chips is actually a Portuguese concoction
that's 3/4 of the UK citizenship test!
@@AlainnCorcaighoh get a grip, human beings were probably combining fish with potatoes for thousands of years. Doesn’t take away from the fact, the British are universally known for eating fish and chips.
@AlainnCorcaigh True! Plus, our obsession with tea came from Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife. She was Portuguese.
Leaving camera unattended was brave of you @ the zebra crossing
He's a lucky boy someone didn't steal that
was thinking the same
Would not do that in ANY UK city or town, especially London.
"Speaking of those pints... i'm drunk as fuck right now." 🤣
Glad you're enjoying your time on our shores so far.
the "american getting destroyed by walking " meme always makes me laugh
Off camera, Spencer was 2 hours going back and forth on Abbey Road.
I’m British and walking around London as a visitor is a killer! Add in the jet lag and hangover and I’d be staking out a pub with a comfy sofa!
Glad you enjoyed Swansea. I painted the rooms in the Dragon Hotel about 25 years ago. You're definitely right Joe's ice cream is probably the best vanilla ice cream in the world. Enjoy the rest of your trip... 🏴
Lol, seaside chippy, few pints, stagger home, you nailed being a brit mate, well done... Keep the vids coming, great stuff...
Fair play for jumping on all the public transport, from multiple trains and connections, to bumpy and unfamiliar bus routes. Some of those train journeys aren't short either! Many people wouldn't be confident, or brave enough to be hopping all over the place on the public transport in a foreign country. Props to you!
Yep the Gower just magnificent, spent my youth in the summer time down LLanmadoc
You're brave to eat on the beach! Seagulls are little bastards. One of my favourite memories of my dad is us sitting at a beach eating fish n chips. A gull swept down and grabbed my fish before I'd eaten my first chip. My dad was crying with laughter, even though he'd paid for it. 10 seconds later, another flew past and shat in his food. So 5 minutes later we went back to the chippy and the guy guessed what happened before we said anything and came out with "we'd be out of business without those gulls, bless 'em".
I lost a panini to one of them last year. Seagull didn't even say thanks!
I lost a pastie and ice cream in on day the seagulls are bastards 😂😂
Seagull swooped down & snatched my ice cream cone whilst I was sitting relaxing by the harbour in Arbroath . My granddaughter had her hotdog snatched also the viscous fukers
Seagulls once stole a whole multipack of Skips from me on the beach. 😂
As I was watching him eat his fish and chips....I was thinking he better watch out for the gulls. Walking through Swansea centre a while ago a seagull swiped my pasty. Frightened the life out of me.
I hope you enjoyed Swansea, we love our city, it has it's faults like anywhere else but I'm proud to call it home and the people are lovely.
Loving this. Seaside, walking till your feet hurt, ice-cream, fish and chips and pints. Could you have had a more "British" visit?! My only advice would have been, if you're drinking more pints, write down the address of where you're staying. That way if you lose the ability to speak properly you can just hand it to a taxi driver 🤪🤣
I did that the first time I went to ibiza, got absolutely fucked first night lost all me mates and didn't have a clue where or what the name of me hotel was, had no battery on me phone either.
😂 that’s what I used to do on a ‘lad’s holidays’ 20 odd years ago!!! Just in case… fail to prepare, prepare to fail and all that!
Absolutely loving these vlogs Spencer…..and I’m so pleased you had a flake in your ice cream 😂 it’s the best! X
Yes, but he didn’t have any red sauce!!!
I'm glad you liked Swansea! Thanks for coming here x
You're welcome, thanks for being awesome, I'll be back! X
@@EmbraceTheSuck21 please come back, and let me know, ill come and take you around in a car :)
Whilst not on the typical tourist trail, you definitely got a good authentic "British experience" with the things you did. Nice one.
Oh Spenser, how I loved this video!!!
Watching you after a few bevvy’s had me crying with laughter 😂
Thank you for making my day 👍🏼🇬🇧
Did you realise that Swansea and Mumbles is the gateway to The Gower, one of the most stunning areas in Wales . It is an incredibly beautiful peninsula, surrounded by iconic beaches and cliffs cared for by The National Trust. Rhosilli and Worm’s Head (named after a dragon ) are unbelievable. I wish someone local could have driven you to these truly wonderful places. I used to live in Swansea and went to university there. The Welsh are very hospitable people - never be afraid to ask for help.
Britain's first designated area of "Outstanding Natural Beauty "
I'm born and raised on Gower. I'd have loved to have done that if I'd known he was going to be here.
By the way, for Doctor Who nerds, the scene in "Torchwood - Miracle day", near the end of episode 1 where they were driving along a beach and shot down a helicopter was filmed in Rhosilli, Gower. The location coordinates given to the American agent were actually more or less correct too!
Yes, an' I've got a cousin Mike and he've got a motor bike an' e can get round the Gower in a ......
I had the EXACT thought, that I wished someone local could have driven him to Rhosilli Bay. His mind would have been blown
@@14percentviking I used to surf there many years ago!
Britain has had pretty close ties with Asia, not necessarily positive, especially India and China. But it does mean a fair bit of their culture made it back to Britain and mixed with our culture making something superior to both.
Also lol at the cut from a nice quiet pub to walking with a mcdonalds and "I'm drunk as fuck right now". Really getting into the British culture.
Really loving how much you have embraced the public transport and just jumped on and travelled around, its been really great watching your travels.
Glad you enjoyed my home city. It actually has lots of stunning beaches (if you count Gower as part of Swansea) . Would have deffo joined you for a pint if I’d known you were in town .
Best beaches in the UK, plus Weobley Castle and King Arthurs Stone.
My granny was from Clydach she always used to tell me about when she used to walk to the mumbles on her own as a little girl. How times change
@@cheryltotheg2880 My late Mother was from Killay, She used to go riding wild ponies on the Gower Moors by herself as a young girl... as you say, times have changed.
The beaches of south and SW wales are comparable to Cornwall in terms of how big and wide they are. Good surfing too. They are a bit lacking in amenities though. But the drive into and through is amazing once you get past the Cardiff M4 inevitable traffic
My grandparents were from Swansea- many happy childhood memories at '3 cliffs' beach
That was a lovely look at South Wales. Thanks for travelling here and glad you loved the Welsh Cakes! As you found, too, we have a wealth of food here in the UK...especially authentic cuisine that isn't from the UK! I'm off to Swansea this weekend for the annual Air Show, which is free for all as the various planes fly across Swansea Bay, out at sea.
Spencer, a nice introduction to the first full day of discovering the U.K. that many American tourists don’t see! Looking forward to your next post.😎
So glad you visited Swansea! It's an underrated city set in an absolutely stunning land and seascape, and it's been improving very quickly. I rarely meet anybody outside of Wales who has been to Swansea and if they have they usually provide me with a very cynical and negative opinion about the place. Even most Welsh don't have much good to say about it and prefer Cardiff (which is bigger and has more stuff but is a little too flat and commercialised for me). Personally I love Swansea, and plan to move there eventually.
Oasis 100% refreshing, and the bottle makes it very 'Gluggable' 😆
A cold bottle of Oasis is so refreshing!
Yum❤
I love the Citrus one.
Hi Spencer! I finished university in Swansea this time last year after four years there- your video has brought back some great memories. Swansea can be a bit of a sh*t hole but it’s a place that becomes a second home. It’s beautiful beaches and the friendly people (+ the mental Welsh girls😉) make it what it is. It’s certainly a great place to spend some years between 18-24 ish!
Hope you enjoyed your time there!
You are definitely now an honorary Brit!
Yes, the pints are stronger but much tastier than US ale, the Welsh are friendlier and more homely than Londoners (you get more friendly the more north you get) and the card/cash thing varies all over, poorer areas tend to prefer cash.
Sounds like youre enjoying it!
Ah that makes sense, you pay cash in places where they like drugs more
Rubbish! I would far prefer to use cash for daily shopping and in cafes etc.If you are on a limited budget far easier to keep track of what you are spending..@@samuelpinder1215
You're doing it properly. I'm impressed! You're really getting into the authentic experience. BTW, junk food while pissed is not only recommended, it's the law!
Pissed Americans drinking English beer! Yes! That’s what I subbed for. 🏴🇬🇧😍🍻
Shame he was drinking cider as the No Sign Bar has a good selection of 'real' ales.
British even
Welsh even.
Seriously impressed by how organized you are and open to every new experience. Keep it up!
You never seemed this ballsy on the reaction vids. This travel vlog thing suits you. Fair play.
I commiserate with you Spencer, the brits do a lot of walking, and with a lot of hills in Wales, we are accustomed to it.
Glad you were ok after a few drinks, sounded like you were getting drunk right down to your boots.
As a brit, I always had massive respect for you and Daniel. Your acceptance and knowledge of strong UK accents etc. (most Americans wouid just say 'what¿?!!/' to the mildest of dialects), but your solo trip to the UK has taken my respect to another level dude.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
'Ambition is f***ing critical', glad you started in Swansea. Loved your Twin Town vid.
If some people had their way ,Twin Town would have been made in Bristol.
I’m so invested in your trip 😂. The silly walk my dad would approve 😂. My granny was Welsh I grew up eating her warm home made Welsh cakes. Amazing. She always talked about mumbles it’s lovely I haven’t visited for a couple of years
You dont have to trust us for a translation. the English on the sign underneath is the translation of the Welsh above. Have a great trip!
Yes, that was a bit obvious 😄
you majorly missed out on not visiting the Gower!!. Some of the best beaches the Uk has to offer!!.
You can find thousands of YT videos of Americans wandering around London or one of the other 'big cities' - mad respect for starting in Swansea- you got a feel of grass roots Britain- well done Spemcer for being a bit different. I raised an eyebrow at being somewhat muntered after 4 pints, then I remembered the comparative strengths of our respective beers... 🤣
Jps loves his meal deals 👍 wales is the best 🏴❤️
"Ambition is fucking critical!"
"It says ambition is critical, Terry. There's no fucking in it!" 🤣👌 love that you've seen and enjoyed that film 😂🤘
At last-someone that realises that there is more to Britain than England (London in particular), Scotland and Ireland. Shame you didn’t get a bus around the Gower Peninsula. Some truly GORGEOUS gems there.
Get your self down the Gower next time round ,it’s a gem...best wishes to you from Pembrokeshire wales 🏴
Nice that you enjoyed our City, its a nice place to live.
Didn't you buy a 'Brit pass', for the train? We can't get it over here, but i here it makes the train travel really cheap.
Big Up respect for saying 'lush' on the way to Wales
I only use cash, London is mostly card. Birmingham seems to be going that way, and even Coventry (my home) seem to be trying to switch to card.
I like seeing you messed up for the end of these videos, lets keep it going
I'm from Swansea, and I don't know if you figured this all out on your own or had someone fairly local giving you tips on where to go, but absolutely smashed it. Finishing off a night on Wind Street with a McDonalds, just like a local! The Pilot and No Sign are both such a great little pubs and Joe's Ice cream might be the best thing in Swansea.
Great vlog Spencer lovely scenery
Little bit off the beaten path!Poeni chwerthin/ Laughter pains🤣😂🤣You need to visit Gogledd Cymru/North Wales too. Amazing scenery and castles🙂🏴
Just for the benefit of the international audience...the train is stopped at Didcot Parkway and the steam train is running at the nearby Didcot Railway Centre - like a museum for trains.
Even the Brits rarely ride steam trains these days :)
"Croeso i Abertawe ac i Gymru - mwynha " / Welcome to Swansea and to Wales - enjoy 👍
Spencer, you're living your best life there at 2:21.. Love it 😂
I'm sure you'd love Pembrokeshire, another beautiful part of Wales.
Thank you for giving my hometown Swaneea some love. Its has its issues but I do love this place.
There are some gems around swansea too, so if you decide to visit again give me a shout.
Yeah thats the problem with British air. You seem to be fine till you walk out the pub & then suddenly the world starts spinning lol.
Nice. Joes ice cream is the best. Some of those buses back from Mumbles do tend to go the long way round.
I did my undergraduate degree in Swansea 20 years ago. It isn’t the loveliest city in the UK but the Gower Peninsula is absolutely beautiful and meant I loved living there.
IT'S UPTO YOU WHERE YOU GO I'M JUST GLAD YOU CAME TO WALES SO THANK YOU MOST PEOPLE OVER LOOK WALES AND EVERYWHERE OTHER THAN LONDON.....
Welcome....Finally made the UK Spencer lad. I hope you visit Yorkshire ❤
I've noticed this with US folk eating chippy food before; if you have sauces, apart from tartar sauce, and even this is optional, pour over the top. Don't use sauce for dipping
Why not, Captain OCD?
Loving you. Don't second guess yourself and your choices, Spencer. This comes from a girl who spent a 3 day New Year Fest with her husband in The Savoy Hotel, London. We left the "suite" they'd upgraded us to with a wastepaper basket full of Burger King wrappers. God's Honest :o)
Glad you found Thai Taste, excellent spot. You should also have had some laverbread and cockles in Swansea market. Next time!
And of course, next time, get the bus to Gower (either Rhossili or Three Cliffs Bar).
So glad you came to Swansea,Wish Id known would have loved to meet you my friend,hope you enjoyed your visit 😊👍
Fairplay mate, much love x
Thank you for giving Swansea some love. 🙋♀️💝🙏
Please say your coming to York! ❤
Yes Spencer you must visit York, great place.
I live in the Swansea area and I do not know why it is so maligned it is a city that was very bombed out during WWII and has been fully refurbished. It is a University city and unlike Cardiff which had docks and a bay, Swansea has a promanade, pier and a beach. The surrounds are very pretty we are just sorry we cannot provide warm water, lol.
I agree Swansea is lovely and be fair the bags around the Gower are beautiful Langland and Caswell are my favourite
@@RedPhone-mz5lv Lol, yes the bays are gorgeous.
@@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey you forgot Joe's ice cream and Dick Bartons chippy best anywhere
@@RedPhone-mz5lvI said the same thing 😂
Mumbles is known as the Gateway to The Gower Peninsular which was designated Britains first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An hour circular bus ride would have given you a taste of some wonderful cuntryside.
My daughter lives in Mumbles and it's a beautiful town and if you're ever there again you rly need to explore the Gower it's absolutely stunning
So glad you made it to the UK and seem to be having a fantastic time....keep those vlogs coming!!
Should have got a kebab on your way home. Swansea is a very down to earth city. Doing a pub crawl round the mumbles mile is always fun. Glad you’re enjoying your trip and can’t wait till you get to the Liam gig.
Spent my summers in Swansea. Love the Gower, Mumbles & Oystermouth plus Singleton & Brynmill parks. Have even had drinks at The No Sign wine bar.☺️
A lot of smaller places prefer cash as they have to pay commission on card payments ie Sum Up
I love this guy 😂 nice vid 👍
Great Vlog btw!
Glad you are not just sticking in London
He went to several English places, and Cardiff, Swansea and Glasgow I think.
@@RWL2012 much more than that - good man! possibly too much?
@@RWL2012 None of those 3 places are English
Thank you for visiting my hometown! glad you had fun :)
Eat some fruit and vegetables, you might have some more energy 😊
I always thought that Oasis was a pretty underrated drink. I typically enjoy sweet drinks like that to be carbonated but for a non-carbonated drink, it is easily one of the best.
I have American McDonald’s from New York much prefer English McDonald’s
Swansea and Gower are where my family are from, every summer we'd go to Mumbles. Great choice to start your journey. Good idea to mix big and small towns. Cymru am Byth!
This is great, best travel vlog on the internet and wow that fish looked good!
If you to a British pub on your own. Generally you stand at the bar and then people will talk to you. Usually people sit down with company or to read or something if they don't want to socialize
I live in Swansea.. I'm glad you found the No-sign bar... It's nice.. Eli Jenkins is ok, but has the occasional dodgy character. Mumbles is chill. Hope you have a good time everywhere else you go.
Oh dear sore head in the morning lol . 4 to 5 pints is a nice amount but line your stomach first or have a bacon and egg butty on standby for the morning 😂
If you ever visit again go to three cliffs bay, caswell, or worms head. Also if you want cheap drinks head to the potters wheel and try the black dragon cider- absolutely belting cider, if you are into rock/metal then right opposite where you stayed in the dragon hotel there’s a bar called the hanbury - well worth a visit on a Friday or Saturday 👍🏻🥃🍻🏴 glad you enjoyed Swansea and mumbles
When you were at St Johns Wood tube station you were only a short walk away from the most famous cricket ground in the world, Lords.
Mate, I'm loving you doing this adventure on your own ... Very brave! The flat cap, the beer, the chippie, you sir are an honorary Brit! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
*Asian food = The British empire stealing all the spices, sshhh don't tell anyone 😂
Oh Jesus, why would you go to Swansea!? I assume you're going to Cardiff on the way?....
Just watched this. I'm from the Swansea Valley.
Thought you'd want to know. The Mumbles Pier had a fire a couple of days ago.
So, Swansea kind of *is* a “pretty shitty city” but not an absolute shithole. For one thing, the Mumbles is very pretty, it has nice parks, and if you travel a bit further along the coast you have the Gower Peninsula which is one of the most incredible areas of natural beauty in South Wales. Part of the reason it had a reputation for being “shitty” or ugly is as a result of the Second World War. The city was heavily bombed in 1941 because of its nearby oil refinery and strategic port link. Around 1,200 high explosive bombs, and 56,000 incendiaries were dropped during the Swansea Blitz over a three night period. As a result, a lot of buildings were thrown up quicky (and cheaply) post-war, and weren’t exactly pretty to look at. Over the last two decades that’s slowly started to change with many of those buildings being demolished, and a lot of regeneration going on, especially around the marina (SA1) which now plays host to many bars and restaurants, as well as a new arena for concerts and shows.
Lol. You wouldn't be able to piss off locals, my friend. Everything is a little bit funny. Lol. Your eyes being chuffed at Abbey Rd.
Don't be a big girl's blouse.
Jk.
Disappointed should have got a kebab 😅❤💪🏽👊🏽✌🏽🏴
Ha! Welcome to Swansea and Mumbles. A couple of interesting points for you. You mentioned The Beatles... there is a link between them and Swansea. The first band on their Apple label were a band from Swansea, namely Badfinger. They are quite good in a 60s/70s way, their singer/songwriter was a friend of the Beatles and they gave him a fantastic guitar that is now, you guessed it, In America. Peter also played on George Harrison's first album, at least The No Sign bar you went in is about the same age as Europeans taking over America... a pub down the road, same side is considerably older! Swansea looks a bit better now than when Twin Town was filmed... we had just got over a Conservative Government that damaged Wales badly. Now we have our own Parliament and see more funding for growth, some will argue, but you can actually see the difference. M
You’ve qualified as a Brit. Congratulations old chap 🇬🇧
I've watched the two of you on Embrace the Suck now for a long time, really enjoy the two of you bouncing off each other, reacting to anything that takes your fancy. Great viewing. But I think you've found what you're best at, as an individual. Your vlogging is great. Like watching a pro, globe trekking explorer. Brilliant stuff Spence. I'm really enjoying this.
When you were 18-19 you could party 2-3 days in a row without issue. Now that I'm 41 I drink maybe ten times a year, including holidays, birthdays, etc. The hangovers just aren't worth it anymore. Then again, I won't say no to a pint! 👍
I'm Drunk as Fuck right now welcome to Wales Brother LMAO
Lol. I've been through that train station today. You looking at a long yellow board saying shit including Welsh, that was funny.
Looks incomprehensible to me.
Don't call Joes Ice cream mister whippy ,Mr Whippy is a different brand and not as good as joes ,when you were there ,you should have got a train to Skewen which is just out of Swansea and you should have gone 200 yards down the road and had a magnificent Cresi's Ice cream .
If you want to know what the Welsh means, read the English underneath 😉😂👍
Mumbles is great, shame you didn’t attempt the ‘Mumbles Mile’ although, it’s clear you wouldn’t have made it more than four pubs in.
Come and visit Nelson country ie Norfolk plus the royals live here at Sandringham.
That was excellent, Swansea is my home town and the film Twin town was a pretty accurate description of the reality of some people who live here, the quote from the film 'pretty shitty city' is actually from the Swansea poet Dylan Thomas who was a regular at the No-Sign bar in Wind street, now the main area for nightclubs at the weekend. Mumbles is the 'posh' end of Swansea where the wealthier people live. Joe's ice cream is most definitely NOT Mr Whippy which is some kind of synthetic concoction that you buy from a Mr Whippy van
(wonderful though it is) Joe's is an Italian Swansea family institution with only two shops and a secret recipe just a few family members are allowed to know. You chose a fairly good hotel, the Dragon hotel used to be the biggest and smartest hotel in the city and yeah, welsh cakes, fish and chips and strong beer are all food of the Gods but we also have masses of Indian, Thai, Chinese and Japanes restaurants and cafes, glad you enjoyed your stay x
Thai, Chinese, Indian, etc Asian food is better in the UK than in the US possibly because of Empire. Hate to say it, but as evil as it was, the British Empire did later allow people from those countries (British Curries are so much better than US) to come and live in the UK. A lot of people don't like this. Racists will be racists. But I love it. I say Viva Le Integration.
All credit to you mate for travel to the UK. Haven't laughed so hard since I was about 21 and I'm 30 naw than seeing you drunk staggering home I couldn't stop laughing . But I'm welsh and loved u came here . Brillant mate . Proper welshman u are naw . Only issue got to have pancakes when u go to Swansea. But Tenby your gonna have to go to beautfiul or west Wales some of the sites but all the best . Thanks for making me laugh haha