Agreed on that one. For all it's faults, the transport in London and suburbs is pretty well connected. I am in my early forties and have never learnt to drive (but people still do and I am still the exception). It's only when people move out of the city that they have to really think about getting a car. Depending on where you are in London the traffic, pollution and travel time makes a car prohibitive.
Although I was born in England, I learned to drive in Australia and have mostly driven in and around Melbourne. When I went back on holiday in the 1970s, all my relatives in England and Wales warned me not to drive in London. So I took their advice, parked the car in a long-term garage and bought a "Red Rover" bus pass. However, once I had to go somewhere where there was no convenient public transport and decided to drive. What a pleasant surprise! The almost unfailing politeness and courtesy of British drivers in an urban setting made driving in London (or any other British city) a breeze. Try driving through Sydney in peak hours if you think London is bad. Where I found the Brits fell down was on the open road - they seemed to leave both their brains and manners at the motorway entrance. Aussies are he opposite.
"England is not just London." So true. Go and visit Yorkshire, go and visit the lake district, go and visit the peak district. England has some beautiful coutryside and a lot of great places to visit outside the M25.
Durham's cathedral is amazing, I've been so many times I have its design engraved in my head (I live down the road in a small town from Durham where you can see the towers) If you sit on the hill next to the firestation in the fields at sunrise it's magical
Asking our cousins from across The Pond to not be "obnoxiously loud" is akin to asking them not to stuff their faces full of doughnuts, burgers, hot dogs and french fries for a month. Mission Impossible.
We don't eat a "full English breakfast" every day; it's pretty much a heart-attack on a plate; and because it is so unhealthy it is usually limited for a special occasion or when you are on holiday or something.
Kevin Symonds because it’s both a new experience for international visitors and a nice treat for locals. I personal only ever eat a full English breakfast at a hotel 👍🏼
Panis Angelicus - Nutritious? Wow, you are seriously misinformed; A full English breakfast has really high cholesterol, saturated fat, processed meat of questionable origin in the sausages, and the World Health Organisation has classified bacon as a class-one carcinogen. What part of that do you think is "nutritious"?
As a Brit, my biggest tip, don't waste your entire trip in just London. It's become a bit of a shithole if I'm honest, much better places to visit for authentic England and traditional English values away from London.
trancehi Im a Londoner but especially in the summer I love getting the fuck out of London. There are so many beautiful amazing places even a short train ride away in Kent, Surrey etc
I hear you. I'm from the West Country UK (Somerset, Devon & Cornwall) It's all untouched down here and massively still English, if you know what I'm getting at.
You tourists are welcome to visit Devon, a place of natural beauty but please respect the environment don’t just leave your rubbish on the floor and also be respectful to the locals and we will respect you, and buy you a pint down the pub if you’re a good lad or lass
Joe Hooper I agree and I keep telling people this, it's still beautifully English down here. The Government seem to place all theses immigrants up North and I feel sorry for my fellow Englishman who are now becoming a minority in places like Birmingham and parts of London. I hope the West Country never gets to see any of it.
Clarissa Acevedo That is true, but damn, i wish people wouldn’t be so pushy in a line. Your turn will come, just wait. Edit: I forgot to mention lunch is like 30 minutes from when the bell rings to when you go back to class. I have had to wait in line and have 10 minutes to eat. Weirdly enough, I get the same lunch break at work despite my buddies working elsewhere getting an hour lunch.
Welcome to England. Just try to avoid saying the word "fanny" in public because, believe me, it may be less than an inch away from where you *THINK* it is, but there's a bloody big difference, physically....
As somebody who lives in the uk If you visit smaller towns and especially villages don’t be shy to wish somebody good morning or good afternoon. A lot of us tend to be kinda reserved over here, and won’t say it first due to shyness, but It always makes me feel good to be wished good morning by a stranger. Village people love it. Also, be prepared to talk about the weather...like, a lot.
I am going to be going to London my first time next summer and want to know what would be the best place to stay and what hotel to stay at? Like Waterloo? I want to be close to Buckingham Palace and stuff. It is my first time in London so u said u live there so I would greatly appreciate any info and tips that u could give me. I watched a lot of videos, but there is so much info about so much other stuff and hard to get what u want out of it. I would greatly appreciate it!
I'm from nyc so that is very "rare" here to do that randomly but because I'm a brooklynite and some neighborhoods are more "smiley", I've found myself getting greeted and I don't say anything back but I give them a smile of acknowledgment. In Manhattan that's a big no no. The rest of NY state is more "welcoming" because of how reserved it is. Nothing like the Midwest and the south though. They say hi to random people and that kinda scares me lol.
Even then I still say sausages and mash probably just for the posh people that word as I won't know because I'm scouse and our posh person is anyone who doesn't smoke crack
Yea just a point - the food is WAY better in the UK than in the USA. Please note most USA produce is illegal in the UK because it doesn't meet UK health and safety standards.
A little sample from Mark Twain: “The Masons gave us a Missouri country breakfast in Missourian abundance, and we needed it. Hot biscuits, hot wheat bread, prettily crossed in a lattice pattern on top, hot corn pone, fried chicken, bacon, coffee, eggs, milk, buttermilk etc. and the world may be confidently challenged to furnish the equal of such a breakfast, as it is cooked in the South.“
Its all that fucking corn syrup, it's in everything in the US pretty much every other country has banned it due to it's disasterous health risks, but it's super cheap and a highly addictive preservative so the US government allows it thanks to food lobbying. Even the bread in america tastes like cake everthing is too damned sweet and unatural.It's little wonder they think every other countrys food is shit everythings not loaded up with brain altering addetives.
@@Devofone I've lived in the US for 22 years and I have to say it has the worst bread in the world. I came from Australia where we have tons of Vietnamese bakeries which bake French bread - the best in the world!
Train prices is definitely something we need to sort out, I shouldn't be able to fly to most European countries for less than a train to my countries capital city
except when you reach a station with only one elevator to reach topside and millions of people in line to enter it -.- And btw NO STAIRS. We have to use the emergency staircase, which we were told not to do so on the intercom. nonetheless the subway is brilliant.
The food thing is odd. I'd never heard that the UK has a rep for bad food. It's weird because here in England, the general opinion is that America is a great place to visit, but has awful food. But my friend moved from here in London to New York a few years ago and he says that the food is good. Maybe these are just outdated myths.
Yeah. Honestky the food network and all those cooking shows and foodie revolutions have taken hold in so many places around the world that it's getting easier to find really good food in places that "historically" dont have the greatest reputation for cuisine.
Brilliant video as always! Just want to point out a few things: -if you’ve come to England before and you have a round £1 coin. Don’t bother bringing it as it is no longer legal tender, ensure you coin has 12 sides -people don’t particularly care if your late, they just prefer you not to, English people are constantly late.. a somewhat acceptable late is usually 5-15 minutes. -Don’t visit just London. I know you brought it up, but I can’t stress it enough. There are some beautiful parts of England. Some of my favs are Cornwall, and where I live, the Cotswolds. - People in England aren’t as energetic and enthusiastic as Americans, we like to keep ourselves to ourselves, and you need to respect that. Don’t be loud, loud mouthed, or disrespectful to a person, or you’ll probably be on the receiving end of a punch. Swearing in England is a lot more accepted, don’t do it around children, however, that is not acceptable. Also, we don’t count words such as damn as a swear word, however, swear words you don’t have include: bastard, wanker, uckers, sket. Those are not all, just a few. - finally, if you’re looking for something American (lucky charms for example) expect to pay double, or sometimes triple the price of normal cereal, like rice crispies. An additional note is that there are a lot of American things we don’t have (eg chipotle) however don’t be afraid to eat other places, they may surprise you! Once again brill video, and I hope this helps somebody!!
LivingSea2 We have Chipotle now. In general though, I'd say avoid any Mexican or TexMex food here. It is usually awful. It is the one cuisine that is genuinely difficult to find decent examples of in London I think.
If you're late make sure you apologise and it'll be fine. Things happen. If you know you're going to be late, call ahead to let the other person know, also apologise. Say sorry and no one cares.
About driving: Don't drive in London, especially as a foreign tourist if you're not used to driving on the left. London traffic is far worse than in smaller towns and cities, there are many one-way roads, toll roads, roundabouts and traffic lights. And there's no law on jay-walking; pedestrians can and do cross anywhere they think is safe. In my experience, it's far quicker, cheaper and less frustrating to use the tube (subway). You can even rent a bike, and although I haven't personally tried that in London, I'm sure it would be faster than driving for many journeys. But by all means, driving is the best option for smaller cities and towns, and pretty much the only practical option for more rural destinations.
I wouldn't reccommend renting a bike in London if you're not used to British roads. Hell, I commute miles to work on a bike but doing a mile and a half between stations in Central London is absolutely hair raising.
I agree with the don’t drive in London thing. I’m a born and bred Brit from the south east and I don’t want to drive in London. I think biking is also risky even if your used it to it so the tube or buses are safer for tourists I feel.
4:24 I'm happy you said this because In Cornwall we have amazing beaches that you could surf on and explore the caves and climb the mountains but all the tourist are busy in London.
27% of the UK population is obese, compared to around 33% in America. England has the highest obesity rate in Europe. It’s a shame that these facts aren’t made obvious to the public.
I live in Manchester and i cant stress enough how right he is about London not being England, the atmospheres are very different and me being a northener is like a fish out of water visiting London, also in manchester, a pint doesn't cost you £5 lol
I came to the comments to say this but you beat me to it, also seeing an American with a picture in Urbis gardens next to the football museum made me happy
Great Video! There's just a couple of things I'd like to add; - The £1 coins as seen at 5:11 are no longer legal tender, so make sure you have the 12-sided £1s - Don't expect to get free plastic bags from supermarkets (like in the US), there is a charge of 5p for the single use ones, or 10p for the thicker reusable ones.
Actually the thicker ones are now replacing the thin ones, and are 5p. Both my local sainsbo's and tesco's have done it, it seems mainly in tesco local.
I've only been to England once, but I am headed back this summer. Avoided London entirely. Won't even fly in there. Landed in Bristol last time and drove to Dorset. This time it's Newquay and an obvious visit to Cornwall.
Driving in London is a nightmare. Drivers are aggressive and impatient and the layout of the streets is a maze. So many restrictions, one way systems, and one way streets it's a real pain until you learn your way around. I would never choose to drive there nor recommend it to anyone.
The reason we drive on the left is historical and ergonomic in its origins. When travelling by horseback before the existence of motor vehicles people passed by each other on the left as the majority of people were right handed and thus wore their swords on their left hip. By riding their horse to the left they were able to draw their sword from their left hip and bring it to bear in their right hand for defence against wood be attackers
Also, majority are right handed so it makes more sense to have the steering wheel in the right hand and the gears in the left, thus right hand drive cars, thus drive on the left
VideoDeadGaming .... emmm no ! all single seater racing cars( in the uk and the world ) have there gearstick on the right hand side , your dominant hand changes gear instinctively, leaving your brain to concentrate on steering.. Just like playing guitar... right hand strums guitar, left hand picks the notes.... duh !
dude the food that we put in our ovens and microwaves is pure and utter shite, tesco food is trash if anyone is thinking about coming to england try to eat out as often as possible
Thanks for pointing out that London isn't the only place in England. I'm from Yorkshire and we never get any Americans coming over, even though there are plenty of amazing cities and towns in our county; like Leeds, Sheffield, York, Wakefield, Doncaster, Scarborough etc
Other places to visit in the U.K: Cornwall - Rugged coast and quaint fishing ports Cotswolds - Some quaint villages and lovely countryside Lincoln - Fantastic small city Scotland - So much to see, beautiful highlands and great Lochs Wales - Again some lovely scenery there Look for places off the tourist trail. My local city Worcester will give you a great feel of a traditional English city. But please don’t just stick to London. I feel it’s good to spend 2-3 days there, but then go and visit some of the rest of the UK
Taking the piss = are you joking Bob's your uncle = done Gutted = sad (varies on intensity alot, you can be gutted you or your mate lost a game of FIFA and gutted your grans died lol) Brolly= umbrella Cheeky = kinda naughty but in a nice way lol Gaff = house e.g. I'm off to Ben's Gaff Leg it = run as fast as you can ... Often from the police lol Gobsmacked = shocked Minging = ugly or revolting (it can be used to describe anything really that girl could be minging or a minger or the food you got from the restaurant was minging
Yet again another good 'DON'Ts' video. Though I will say, the 'calling people British' thing can be safer by calling people English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish, if you struggle with accents, just ask and NEVER assume. The term British technically applies to people from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, though the only people that go by that term are the majority of English people. The Scottish, Welsh and Irish will never want to be called British and the same goes for me, I'm an Englishman and I get pissed off being called a Brit usually by American people. Also, don't drive whilst on the phone, don't be overly loud in a pub, don't get your fish and chips from whetherspoons, take a trip to the coast for the best fish and chips experience!
I don’t think anyones really gonna be pissed at you calling them a Brit. Maybe some patriotic scots or people from souther ireland (which isn’t the UK). Never met a Brit that would be offended being called so.
@@mankind3714I dunno, I'm a British passport holder but I'm English and prefer to be referred to as English rather than British. I have no connection to Welsh or Scottish people and want no connection either.
All i can offer is 1. Fish, chips and spicy curry sauce is a delight. 2. If you're going to stay for a while for gods sakes, dont do it in London. Hang out somewhere beautiful like the Lake District.
If you look in the right places, you can always find good quality food in England. We also have a better understanding of something we call PORTION SIZE ;)
I'm British. I've just eaten. But when I saw that full English breakfast. It looked really good. Some of us Brits eat a full English at any time time of day. Just don't forget the BROWN sauce!
Minor criticism, more distance between the eggs and the beans. I may want to mix them together but I want that to be my decision. Use the sausage as a breakwater
As a Brit this video is very accurate, listen to this man. Especially in regards to London NOT being the be-all-see-all. There's so much else to see outside of London.
@@MrVidification I heard that before from my Scottish side of family never tried it or heard about it in england, can't be worse than what black pudding is.....or what haggis is
I'm from Australia but live in the USA now and have visited England many times. This was a very well summarized account of some of the most important things you should consider when visiting England. Well done Wolter.
BRITISH EMPIRE... Erm well no the Lake District is in Cumbria which is on the west coast of England while Northumberland is on the east coast.Different counties altogether.
I’m a Brit and this guy’s comments made me smile. He definitely gives great advice on his videos. Even I am scared of driving in London 😀 Definitely great advice on queuing.
Follow the howl His comment is a bit of a generalisation. One of the most expensive places for beer I’ve found is Nottingham. Indeed only last weekend I saw some kind of craft wunderbeer going for £8.20 a pint. Obviously that’s an extreme example. Yeah London is generally expensive for beer, but every town has expensive places and cheaper ones.
P’s and Q’s is what we say to help children remember they’re manners that’s for sure but it’s not in reference to queueing. It simply mean “please and thank yous” cus the end of thank and you together sound like the letter Q “k’you”... fun fact
vic barrow absolutely correct that is where I think the phrase originated but in the way he used it is the most common way of using it nowadays, I jus wanted to point out that the Q in either of the reasonings has no reference to our well known queueing culture
Russco it’s not where it originated from no but that’s what it means today for sure. Watch ur manners, remember ur pleases and ur thank yous. But it originates from printing and putting keys in the right places. I guess nowadays we don’t use it like that cus it’s outdated and also we would tend to use the phrase dotting i’s and crossing t’s meaning to make sure u pay attention. As that was how ps and qs were originally used. But in either case the phrase has no relation to queuing and that’s all I wanted to clear up for him
Don’t go to London, go to Bath it’s so much nicer and 10 minutes to Bristol as well. Oxford is also a really nice city, London is just so out of touch with the rest of the country
London is almost a city-state with how different it is to the rest of the country. It's a decent city but there's so much more on offer outside the M25
While bath is nice, it can get super crowded during the summer. So, in my opinion, I would go during the winter for the Christmas markets (unless you can go to Germany, then always go to Germany).
so awesome too. i thought i had some digital pictures of some good curries i had but i honestly only had pictures of empty plates :) because dang england has some awesome curries
They aren't representative of Indian food at all but are Anglicised versions from the days of the British Raj. That's just insight, a good ruby (ruby murray = curry) is my favourite food.
Indian restaurants can be much of a muchness.. The best ones are in districts with large south Asian populations such as Tooting and Southall in london, and Rusholme in Manchester.
UK prepping gear it’s probably better not to tell them that then they might try it,so many people get off put when they find out what black pudding is so by calling it black sausage it’s going to be tried more
Actually almost every sausage is covered in pig intestines, that’s the little film thing on it. Still eat some Richmond with my full English though and if you enjoy black pudding just... just why? Back to Transylvania with thee
Well because English people won’t have anything to say. They are used to everything so they dont care. Also someone from somewhere else is a better judge
I was born in Cardiff and lived in Barry for the first 9 years of my life Even though my family emigrated to Australia 40 years ago i still identify as a taffy 👍🏴🏴
I live in England and recently visited America. Sooo many people said they had never been to London! I was baffled that everyone seemed to think London was the only place to visit in England lol. I have lived in England my whole life and my favourite part of it is the Yorkshire Dales. If you want to experience true British culture, lovely independent coffee shops, old brick walls trailing through serene countryside and much more, then the Dales is a MUST! Also, I found it bizarre that we apparently have a reputation for bad food 🤔 I think we have lovely food, and much healthier options. Be warned; our veg doesn’t come swimming in a pool of butter.
I completely recommend staying in Manchester. Not too far away from cities like Liverpool and York, as well as close to rural areas. If you stay up north definitely visit the Lake District and spend a day walking around the lakes - definitely Windermere
Ben Swift I have so many great memories from Blackpool.. growing up we went there every month. I took my daughter there a few years ago.. we both really enjoyed it.
I agree forget London. Most of the original inhabitants have moved out to places like Milton Keynes. London has a few nice bits and some good museum. But the Cotswolds are good.
Don't forget to go to the North of England, Bakewell, Ripon, Beverley, Peak District, North York Moors, Northumberland, Carlisle, Hadrian's Wall, the Lake District, which inspired the poet William Wordsworth, and many interesting places in between, too many to mention. The people are really friendly too, although there are numerous accents and dialects, so don't miss the opportunity to hear some of them! Good recommendation of yours to hire a car, but don't forget to get out of it on occasions and walk the extensive network of public footpaths and bridleways and see the real countryside. Waterproof shoes as you say, or better still boots, are a must! To get to these places you will need a car but don't bother in London. Use the Underground, buses and railways, you can get daily or weekly passes for reasonable money. Otherwise take a cab, lots of them about. Finally, don't wait too long to visit! Love and peace. PS Don't expect ice cold beer. The correct temperature is 12 degrees Celsius, 54 Fahrenheit, if you must. See you soon!
I'm from the UK and found this interesting. But in terms of the food, I'd say we're pretty good when it comes to having cuisines from everywhere, especially the big cities which are pretty multicultural so no need to live in fear of British food.
Also when walking up stairs, if the stairs are split in half please walk on the left side. A lot of stairs in train stations have marks on the stairs but a lot of people forget and it's quite frustrating when trying to walk up or down and someone is going the other way on the same side
Can he cram in any more cliches about England? Our weather is bad? Yep, we have rain but you have hurricanes and disasters. Our food is bad? Well I'm sure they can find a Macdonalds to satisfy their culinary delights. Yes we drive on the left, I've driven all over the US and not once did I forget which side of the road I was supposed to be on.
One of the points of the video is to crush some of the stereotypes of Britain that many Americans have. He talks about them in a positive light i.e. the food isn't bad, it doesn't rain all the time. Although I've never understood the food stereotype at all. We're lucky to have embraced cultures from all over the world so the food in Britain is as much Italian, American, Indian, Mexican, European etc as it is anything else. But as far as traditional British food goes, the only people who say the food is bad are those who have never actually tried fish and chips, roast dinners, pies or a full English breakfast (the best breakfast in the world, bar none).
whilst the rest of the world were fannying around for hundreds of years making up new recipes, the British were busy inventing things. Yeah, all of us. :P
I’ve noticed a lot of England residents speaking about how it’s mostly British people in the comment section, but I’m proud to say, as an American, I am actually using this video :).
Quite correct,Spam. .Even if an ambulance is coming up behind you with its siren blaring and blue lights flashing,you must stay at the line and not move over or forward at a red traffic light.The ambulance IS allowed to go around and through if there is room and it's safe to do so.You stay put till the green or you'll be breaking the law.
Yup! You've got to have a VERY good reason to pass the line during a red, and 99.9% of the time the reason won't stand up in court. When I was in America driving and my friends were like "there's nothing coming, you can turn" I felt like I was breaking the law turning on a red, lol, felt sooooo wrong. xD
I normally find these videos boring and clichéd, but this one has got some really good advice! Especially love the B&B tip (though beware - some B&B owners can be terribly rude and surly, though I actually like that: it can be funny and gives me something to tell my mates about in the pub!)
Wetherspoons is a classic pub to eat in, but don’t get fish and chips there! Get something else! Fish and chips should be eaten from a proper fish and chip shop! The fish and chips in that image are from Wetherspoons!
Lianna Denwood Or don't eat in Wetherspoons. It's literally the worst option when you could go to far more impressive local establishments. You get better cooked in McDonald's.
spoons is the pub equivalent of McDonalds. great for a reasonably priced meal but you won't be impressed with the food. go to local independent places, ask the locals, they'll tell you where to eat.
I massively rate spoons English breakfast. Around £5 you get so much and in the 5 or so places I've had it they've all been consistently decent. Don't be a snob and you might be surprised what you enjoy.
I really like these videos. The best advice in this one concerns using B&Bs. My family and I once met a lovely American couples who asked us where we were from. Thinking they probably would not know the small town, we answered, "Surrey". The man of the couple repeated loudly, "WHERE ARE YOU FROM?". Those kinds of confusions are so much fun.
Fellow Brits, Don’t be so salty 😂 the slightest misconception or inaccuracy you get so defensive, he’s not a UK citizen, if I was a tourist I would find his information very helpful.
Make sure to visit one of our beautiful council estates and if you see a group of youths in hoodies, make sure to stare at them intensly as they really like that.
Yeah definately, they don't even use cash there. I went to give money for the bus and it turns out you need to use something stupid like contactless or a clam card or something and I had to get off.
Tracey Robinson London is very British. It has always been international. It was founded by Italians for fuck sake and has seen various waves of immigration through history. It’s what has made it the grand city it is. I’ve lived in London all my life and everyone I know, everyone I’ve grown up with enjoys the diversity. A lot of my friends have wives and girlfriends either from, or with heritage from all over - Spain, Italy, India, Croatia, USA. It’s only thick, parochial, paranoid, Daily Mail reading, ignorant morons from outside London who opine like you do. (I’m not saying that stereotype applies to the rest of England, but it does to you)
ugh potatoes yes I love them it’s fascinating to find out what other people think of us and then realising everything they say is true (apart from the food thing - fish and chips walking along the sea front best thing ever).
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Most people would refuse to drive in London even if they’re from this country
Agreed on that one. For all it's faults, the transport in London and suburbs is pretty well connected. I am in my early forties and have never learnt to drive (but people still do and I am still the exception). It's only when people move out of the city that they have to really think about getting a car. Depending on where you are in London the traffic, pollution and travel time makes a car prohibitive.
That’s probably because of how many people live there and the shit ton of traffic that comes with that.
I live on the outskirts of London. I have driven in London once. NEVER. AGAIN.
Agreed. I have a "never inside the M25 rule". It's like the perimeter of a destruction derby ring 😀
Although I was born in England, I learned to drive in Australia and have mostly driven in and around Melbourne. When I went back on holiday in the 1970s, all my relatives in England and Wales warned me not to drive in London. So I took their advice, parked the car in a long-term garage and bought a "Red Rover" bus pass. However, once I had to go somewhere where there was no convenient public transport and decided to drive. What a pleasant surprise! The almost unfailing politeness and courtesy of British drivers in an urban setting made driving in London (or any other British city) a breeze. Try driving through Sydney in peak hours if you think London is bad. Where I found the Brits fell down was on the open road - they seemed to leave both their brains and manners at the motorway entrance. Aussies are he opposite.
I live in England, why am I watching this?
Codo8 SaMe
I’m here so that I can see what other people don’t do!
I can relate
Same
Yup, same
Yep.
"England is not just London."
So true. Go and visit Yorkshire, go and visit the lake district, go and visit the peak district. England has some beautiful coutryside and a lot of great places to visit outside the M25.
SteamboatWilley the Lake District is so beautiful
Yorkshire, God's own country so proud to be born here
Durham's cathedral is amazing, I've been so many times I have its design engraved in my head (I live down the road in a small town from Durham where you can see the towers) If you sit on the hill next to the firestation in the fields at sunrise it's magical
The UK is not just England.
Aaron Crawford also this. Although he does allude to it in the video: don't call the Welsh or Scots English!
Another don't: _Never_ mess with kids in North Face jackets.
sock toast because they’ll probably stab you if you do, 😂
HAHA TRUE
Haha love this
Lol ...
Ok so the umbro lads changed brand
Don't be obnoxiously loud on places like the tube, trains, pubs etc, no one wants to hear your conversation from 14 tables over
Danielle Faulkner the American kids in york are so freaking loud on the buses.. lower your conversation volume like 50% please
And DON'T ask a Bobbie for directions to a good Knocking Shop
Asking our cousins from across The Pond to not be "obnoxiously loud" is akin to asking them not to stuff their faces full of doughnuts, burgers, hot dogs and french fries for a month. Mission Impossible.
@@billolsen4360 do it will be such fun
Every European says Americans are loud. Apparently we dont know how to use our inside voices?
Bruh, its not called BLACK SAUSAGE it's called BLACK PUDDING
WAYYYYYYYYYYY BLACK PUDDING
Max Trewartha Wrong movie perhaps? 😒
😂😂😂
Yow cor beat a birra black puddin', aer kid!
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We don't eat a "full English breakfast" every day; it's pretty much a heart-attack on a plate; and because it is so unhealthy it is usually limited for a special occasion or when you are on holiday or something.
It's what you often get in a hotel though
Kevin Symonds because it’s both a new experience for international visitors and a nice treat for locals. I personal only ever eat a full English breakfast at a hotel 👍🏼
I agree, that's just old thinking. Cornflakes is a heart attack breakfast.
Panis Angelicus - Nutritious? Wow, you are seriously misinformed; A full English breakfast has really high cholesterol, saturated fat, processed meat of questionable origin in the sausages, and the World Health Organisation has classified bacon as a class-one carcinogen. What part of that do you think is "nutritious"?
iplanet77 - Where did you source that information? I'd be very interested to read your evidence.
Love how the examples of British food were from a whetherspoons
+Pure strangeness not anymore
I’m an American, been to Wetherspoons and thought it was nice!
Wetherspoon's is amazing, especially as the owner is pro-Brexit. :-)
Oi don’t slag off Spoons! Pint and a pizza - £6 you’re laughing 👏
Honestly not surprised. 😂
£10?!! Where on earth is he buying his brolly’s from!! Has he never heard of Poundland!!
I'll soon be flogging brollies for £9 now that I know that a tenner is considered acceptable... 😂 😂😂
LOL SO TRUE
popcorn, you mean the ones that fall apart the second you leave the shop xD
A Poundland brolly? Are you insane? The slightest gust of wind and it'll fall apart!
He's talking about the tourist trap areas, dudes with single stalls usually sell em for quite a high price... especially if it starts raining 😊
As a Brit, my biggest tip, don't waste your entire trip in just London. It's become a bit of a shithole if I'm honest, much better places to visit for authentic England and traditional English values away from London.
trancehi Im a Londoner but especially in the summer I love getting the fuck out of London. There are so many beautiful amazing places even a short train ride away in Kent, Surrey etc
I hear you. I'm from the West Country UK (Somerset, Devon & Cornwall) It's all untouched down here and massively still English, if you know what I'm getting at.
You tourists are welcome to visit Devon, a place of natural beauty but please respect the environment don’t just leave your rubbish on the floor and also be respectful to the locals and we will respect you, and buy you a pint down the pub if you’re a good lad or lass
trancehi the West Country is the best mate still free multiculturalism and the moral chaos that happens in the north and up London
Joe Hooper
I agree and I keep telling people this, it's still beautifully English down here. The Government seem to place all theses immigrants up North and I feel sorry for my fellow Englishman who are now becoming a minority in places like Birmingham and parts of London. I hope the West Country never gets to see any of it.
I don’t get how other people don’t queue, like is everything just a hunger games situation?
It's an arrogance thing "I'm more important than all these people here who are clearly waiting".
Tom Webb that’s the US mindset
Oh man. You'd lose your mind over American public school lunch lines. It's insane.
@@clarissaacevedo6991 Im English in an American school and that actually happened to me today. I was so annoyed and others couldnt see why. lmao
Clarissa Acevedo
That is true, but damn, i wish people wouldn’t be so pushy in a line. Your turn will come, just wait.
Edit: I forgot to mention lunch is like 30 minutes from when the bell rings to when you go back to class. I have had to wait in line and have 10 minutes to eat.
Weirdly enough, I get the same lunch break at work despite my buddies working elsewhere getting an hour lunch.
Welcome to England. Just try to avoid saying the word "fanny" in public because, believe me, it may be less than an inch away from where you *THINK* it is, but there's a bloody big difference, physically....
Ay a wolves fan😀
Ay
I don’t even know what fanny means bruh
Anthony Covello vagina
The reason being, there was probably a very confused Pilgram.
*slightly touches someone passing me on the street*
Me: OOP! sorry!
Other person: sorry!
Everyone within a 1km radius: sorry!
budywudy9: Brilliant (and true)....LOL :-)
People think Canadians are polite
And when you sneeze. Everyone within 1km radius says bless you!
kaifeiyu that too lmao
Naw that's Canada mate
DON’T patronise us about the food and upload pictures from a weatherspoons
Laura Thomas *applause*
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that 😂😂
👏
Lmaooooo
Spoons does do some banging food though
"Dont forgot your manners" while a kid in background is trying to kill the local pigeons.
Nah, he’s probably German mate
Nah ik how he feels ,I always try to kill dem pigeons 😂
He's having chicken tonight
Sqwab
XDD
love how the majority of the comment section is just brits arguing what part of Britain is the best
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the south obviously,cornwall etc
London
Well, England, obvs
The best part
Oi! Our food is peng!
Francis Darracott dont just dont like seriously stop it
He boi
He boi
Ye boi
You forget sirs that we invented the Tika masala
This guy seems pretty chill,
Glad he's having a great time visiting england and the UK.
Yes and he's been here all of 4 days. Excellent training for s travel guru.
@@Thursdaym2 did you watch the video mate? he clearly states that he's been many times over the past 20 years. dickhead
@@user-be8uy6jg3y negative british people
As somebody who lives in the uk If you visit smaller towns and especially villages don’t be shy to wish somebody good morning or good afternoon. A lot of us tend to be kinda reserved over here, and won’t say it first due to shyness, but It always makes me feel good to be wished good morning by a stranger. Village people love it. Also, be prepared to talk about the weather...like, a lot.
I am going to be going to London my first time next summer and want to know what would be the best place to stay and what hotel to stay at? Like Waterloo? I want to be close to Buckingham Palace and stuff. It is my first time in London so u said u live there so I would greatly appreciate any info and tips that u could give me. I watched a lot of videos, but there is so much info about so much other stuff and hard to get what u want out of it. I would greatly appreciate it!
@leemehan sorry they never responded :(
Hope your having fun/ going to have fun regardless!
I'm from nyc so that is very "rare" here to do that randomly but because I'm a brooklynite and some neighborhoods are more "smiley", I've found myself getting greeted and I don't say anything back but I give them a smile of acknowledgment. In Manhattan that's a big no no. The rest of NY state is more "welcoming" because of how reserved it is. Nothing like the Midwest and the south though. They say hi to random people and that kinda scares me lol.
Don’t drive on the wrong side of the road unless you’re a diplomat’s family member
Still no justice
That is a spicy one my man
Ouch
Riccardino Fuffolo aka Fuffy ouch!
OH GOD I LOVE IT AND I HATE IT
We don’t call sausages ‘bangers’ unless they’re with mash!!
Even then I still say sausages and mash probably just for the posh people that word as I won't know because I'm scouse and our posh person is anyone who doesn't smoke crack
Thank You logic
Tbh Bangers and Mash is only used in the UK when describing the view when you lift the lid up on a pre filled public toilet.
Yea just a point - the food is WAY better in the UK than in the USA. Please note most USA produce is illegal in the UK because it doesn't meet UK health and safety standards.
A little sample from Mark Twain:
“The Masons gave us a Missouri country breakfast in Missourian abundance, and we needed it. Hot biscuits, hot wheat bread, prettily crossed in a lattice pattern on top, hot corn pone, fried chicken, bacon, coffee, eggs, milk, buttermilk etc. and the world may be confidently challenged to furnish the equal of such a breakfast, as it is cooked in the South.“
And don’t forget the watermelon!
@@HooDatDonDar what a nice quote from over 100 years ago, you still have shit food
Its all that fucking corn syrup, it's in everything in the US pretty much every other country has banned it due to it's disasterous health risks, but it's super cheap and a highly addictive preservative so the US government allows it thanks to food lobbying. Even the bread in america tastes like cake everthing is too damned sweet and unatural.It's little wonder they think every other countrys food is shit everythings not loaded up with brain altering addetives.
@@Devofone I've lived in the US for 22 years and I have to say it has the worst bread in the world. I came from Australia where we have tons of Vietnamese bakeries which bake French bread - the best in the world!
Train prices is definitely something we need to sort out, I shouldn't be able to fly to most European countries for less than a train to my countries capital city
Because of privatisation, there's no competition so each company can charge as much as they want
You'll never know why this has so many likes ;)
No, I'm from South Africa, and I'm watching and UK as a whole sounds heavenly compared to South Africa.
Sonia Joubert No, it’s a shit show
Nope, I'm in Florida ☺️. I would LOVE to visit England
@@evybethm5538 come and visit us, it's a great country. But we are led by morons.
I am a brit
*Don't say "it's not coming home"*
Vishwa Krishnan It didn't though
You’ll end up with a crumpet through your head.
I hope it never comes home
It’s not coming home
It's definitely coming home, just by a slightly circuitous route.
This is actually super accurate and well informed. It's nice to see someone who's not a Brit understand our culture coz a lot of tourists don't
Coz? You wont understand you 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed, he's got a good grasp.
Don’t drive in central London! The underground is SO much more convenient.
RYBORG LOL
@@crackdowndead i wouldn't be surprised if some idiot chav did that tbh 🤣
The underground trains take off like a fighter jet when they leave off
@@crackdowndead hahahahahha
except when you reach a station with only one elevator to reach topside and millions of people in line to enter it -.- And btw NO STAIRS. We have to use the emergency staircase, which we were told not to do so on the intercom.
nonetheless the subway is brilliant.
The food thing is odd. I'd never heard that the UK has a rep for bad food. It's weird because here in England, the general opinion is that America is a great place to visit, but has awful food. But my friend moved from here in London to New York a few years ago and he says that the food is good. Maybe these are just outdated myths.
Yeah. Honestky the food network and all those cooking shows and foodie revolutions have taken hold in so many places around the world that it's getting easier to find really good food in places that "historically" dont have the greatest reputation for cuisine.
Agreed I love haggis fish and chips that stuff
Having lived in NYC for a while, I can say the food in London doesn't come close to comparison. I also love international cuisine.
Food in America’s biggest cities is some of the best in the world
The bad rep is from the 50s when rationing is still in place I think the food was horrible then and that is where the stereotype comes from
"Dont use the post boxes as bins"
You what?!
People do that
I've seen that happen.... and they were foreign looking.
Do go up north, much friendlier up here in general and waaaaaaay cheaper.
Oliver Harrison I'm a southerner and I couldn't agree more lol
Oliver Harrison get back down soutj
The women, he's talking about the women.
Paul Miles I’m from Bristol. Everyone up north has a twisted sense of humour. And are usually fucked in the brain 😂
I’m from Sunderland and I don’t know whether to agree aha😂
Brilliant video as always! Just want to point out a few things:
-if you’ve come to England before and you have a round £1 coin. Don’t bother bringing it as it is no longer legal tender, ensure you coin has 12 sides
-people don’t particularly care if your late, they just prefer you not to, English people are constantly late.. a somewhat acceptable late is usually 5-15 minutes.
-Don’t visit just London. I know you brought it up, but I can’t stress it enough. There are some beautiful parts of England. Some of my favs are Cornwall, and where I live, the Cotswolds.
- People in England aren’t as energetic and enthusiastic as Americans, we like to keep ourselves to ourselves, and you need to respect that. Don’t be loud, loud mouthed, or disrespectful to a person, or you’ll probably be on the receiving end of a punch. Swearing in England is a lot more accepted, don’t do it around children, however, that is not acceptable. Also, we don’t count words such as damn as a swear word, however, swear words you don’t have include: bastard, wanker, uckers, sket. Those are not all, just a few.
- finally, if you’re looking for something American (lucky charms for example) expect to pay double, or sometimes triple the price of normal cereal, like rice crispies. An additional note is that there are a lot of American things we don’t have (eg chipotle) however don’t be afraid to eat other places, they may surprise you!
Once again brill video, and I hope this helps somebody!!
LivingSea2 We have Chipotle now. In general though, I'd say avoid any Mexican or TexMex food here. It is usually awful. It is the one cuisine that is genuinely difficult to find decent examples of in London I think.
If you're late make sure you apologise and it'll be fine. Things happen. If you know you're going to be late, call ahead to let the other person know, also apologise.
Say sorry and no one cares.
LivingSea2 since when have uccers and sket been swearwords as one Englishman to another lol
David Mellish I’m not gonna lie I was running out of words to say lol
LivingSea2 I couldn’t disagree with you more
About driving: Don't drive in London, especially as a foreign tourist if you're not used to driving on the left. London traffic is far worse than in smaller towns and cities, there are many one-way roads, toll roads, roundabouts and traffic lights. And there's no law on jay-walking; pedestrians can and do cross anywhere they think is safe. In my experience, it's far quicker, cheaper and less frustrating to use the tube (subway). You can even rent a bike, and although I haven't personally tried that in London, I'm sure it would be faster than driving for many journeys.
But by all means, driving is the best option for smaller cities and towns, and pretty much the only practical option for more rural destinations.
And to add a Allday London Travel Card is around £20
I wouldn't reccommend renting a bike in London if you're not used to British roads. Hell, I commute miles to work on a bike but doing a mile and a half between stations in Central London is absolutely hair raising.
Conway79 I love London driving, adrenaline rush !
George no it’s less than £13
I agree with the don’t drive in London thing. I’m a born and bred Brit from the south east and I don’t want to drive in London. I think biking is also risky even if your used it to it so the tube or buses are safer for tourists I feel.
4:24 I'm happy you said this because In Cornwall we have amazing beaches that you could surf on and explore the caves and climb the mountains but all the tourist are busy in London.
Seriously so much to see outside of London.
Keep them there. Your place will be rap#d if you attracted them.
Amazing beaches, most certainly. But mountains?
Don't forget Somerset
You say it's weird driving on the other side of the road but you've been doing that your entire lives!
Kieran Jones it really is
Precisely
Theory of Relativity applied! Probably first time ever!
Hahahaha, good one!
Technically there 74 countries that drive like the UK. There 164 countries that Drive like the USA.
Why am I watching an American telling me what not to do in the uk... I'm from Leeds ahahaha
@Thery__ guy As someone who is also from Leeds, it ain't bad. Could do with some public transport round the centre though.
Hello fellow Leeds resident
I love how he says you can get a brolly for a fiver, I got one free from Greggs the other day cuz someone left it and it was chucking it down.
That is the most realistic english sentence that I have ever read.
Gregg give you free brolly? Where he?
strange lee Gregs is a bakery chain 🙂
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Mate our food’s class we just don’t give ourselves obesity
60% of the UK is classified as overweight...
@@ThePaperCreater ...which is slightly better than 99.99% of the USA...
27% of the UK population is obese, compared to around 33% in America. England has the highest obesity rate in Europe. It’s a shame that these facts aren’t made obvious to the public.
And boom. we made gorden ramsey. What are those pricks thinkin
Depends where you go.... like anywhere, there are good places, GREAT places to each. But there are also places that will give you the shits for life 😂
People aren’t polite they’re just sarcastic but Americans don’t understand sarcasm
That’s bollocks you twat!
wilhelmfurtwangler cheers for the constructive feedback
Britain is the pinnacle of politeness you prick!
LEEEENNNNNYYYY MA BOOOOAHHH
Chris Granger nah that’s Canadian you twat
I live in Manchester and i cant stress enough how right he is about London not being England, the atmospheres are very different and me being a northener is like a fish out of water visiting London, also in manchester, a pint doesn't cost you £5 lol
I came to the comments to say this but you beat me to it, also seeing an American with a picture in Urbis gardens next to the football museum made me happy
Yeah but why would anyone come for a holiday to England and want to visit a craphole town in the midlands?
I’ll pass on traveling to England.
Great Video! There's just a couple of things I'd like to add;
- The £1 coins as seen at 5:11 are no longer legal tender, so make sure you have the 12-sided £1s
- Don't expect to get free plastic bags from supermarkets (like in the US), there is a charge of 5p for the single use ones, or 10p for the thicker reusable ones.
Actually the thicker ones are now replacing the thin ones, and are 5p. Both my local sainsbo's and tesco's have done it, it seems mainly in tesco local.
Rick M yh the co-op reusables are 10p whilst the shit ones are 5p.
Also don't come round ere with that old paper money, we buy things with credit cards and recycled plastic bag money ere! lol
Where I live that charge was only in effect for a week, now nobody gives a shit: people working in super markets, corner shops etc.
Who's watching this even though they live in London or England
London is in England bro.
Well I’m from wales which is basically England with a accent
Lmao. No its Welsh with English words
Kriptic Cobra I’m from south England and I’ve been too wales and it’s very different, the people all seem to know each other in Wales.
Nope. Greetings from New Jersey, USA
Thank you so much for explaining that London is not the only place in England to visit!
I've only been to England once, but I am headed back this summer. Avoided London entirely. Won't even fly in there. Landed in Bristol last time and drove to Dorset. This time it's Newquay and an obvious visit to Cornwall.
You're right,don't que jump, just ends with an American tourist getting mugged.
Y'all be rocking like that? Lmao
Yes Dev,generally speaking, the only people who like American tourists are....American tourists!
@@if6was985 I meant I ain't know y'all be robbing niggas. I always heard U.K was sweet
I wish someone with a British accent would try to stick me up 😂😂
@@moemoney7610 come over here and if you play your cards right itll happen 😂
Wait it isn't called a crumpet outside England?????????
A crumpet is a crumpet it is not an English Muffin. Guy doesn’t have a clue.
H1X2N4 yea muffins and crumpets are completely different.
Crumpets, pikelets and English muffins mmm
Crumpets are fackin crumpets geeza, dont give it a second thought lad.
Its simple.
Crumpet=crumpet.
English muffin=English muffin.
Pikelet=flat crumpet.
Proper fish and chips is delicous
English people bang about fish and chips when it’s just fish in batter with chips. English food is disgusting. Ooh mashed potato and gravy amazing.
Delicious fish in batter
new zealand fisg and chips beats all, mainly cause new zealand has some pretty nice fish
Correct
One basic as fuck dish, fish and chips lmao. That's the best the UK has produced in terms of traditional food!? Laughable
Driving in London is a nightmare. Drivers are aggressive and impatient and the layout of the streets is a maze. So many restrictions, one way systems, and one way streets it's a real pain until you learn your way around. I would never choose to drive there nor recommend it to anyone.
The reason we drive on the left is historical and ergonomic in its origins. When travelling by horseback before the existence of motor vehicles people passed by each other on the left as the majority of people were right handed and thus wore their swords on their left hip. By riding their horse to the left they were able to draw their sword from their left hip and bring it to bear in their right hand for defence against wood be attackers
Also, majority are right handed so it makes more sense to have the steering wheel in the right hand and the gears in the left, thus right hand drive cars, thus drive on the left
VideoDeadGaming .... emmm no ! all single seater racing cars( in the uk and the world ) have there gearstick on the right hand side , your dominant hand changes gear instinctively, leaving your brain to concentrate on steering.. Just like playing guitar... right hand strums guitar, left hand picks the notes.... duh !
MMG_DOHNUT07 true story 😊
ste lamo yeh single seater racing cars no one drives them that I've seen so that doesn't mean anything
Wozzmatic
You can draw your sword no matter what side you rode on
Also it depends which side your attacker is coming from
Many years ago I went to a restaurant in the South West USA where a dish advertised as a 'Traditional British Fish Supper' was fish and rice.
Jeez mate... hope you're ok after that one
thats fucking hilarious
Kedgeree?
Peter Jones fucking hell mate that must’ve been painful
Oh dear
Stop chatting crap about our food
But our food is crap.
We treat it like body fuel while other countries treat it like an art.
That would only be because he looks like he has had to many mc donald’s
Our food is so nice that our national dish comes from India... 😂
dude the food that we put in our ovens and microwaves is pure and utter shite, tesco food is trash if anyone is thinking about coming to england try to eat out as often as possible
@@amanofnoreputation2164 but food is a body fuel...
Thanks for pointing out that London isn't the only place in England. I'm from Yorkshire and we never get any Americans coming over, even though there are plenty of amazing cities and towns in our county; like Leeds, Sheffield, York, Wakefield, Doncaster, Scarborough etc
A yank that`s not contrived or ignorant of England, well done sir!
Other places to visit in the U.K:
Cornwall - Rugged coast and quaint fishing ports
Cotswolds - Some quaint villages and lovely countryside
Lincoln - Fantastic small city
Scotland - So much to see, beautiful highlands and great Lochs
Wales - Again some lovely scenery there
Look for places off the tourist trail. My local city Worcester will give you a great feel of a traditional English city. But please don’t just stick to London. I feel it’s good to spend 2-3 days there, but then go and visit some of the rest of the UK
Found out later in life that I am half Brit. I would like to see it someday soon. Meet some long lost cousins and look at your beautiful countryside.
Cotsworld is a shop mate
devon is wank @Shiny Reshiram 2
Cotswolds are shit.
Not fucking wales
Taking the piss = are you joking
Bob's your uncle = done
Gutted = sad (varies on intensity alot, you can be gutted you or your mate lost a game of FIFA and gutted your grans died lol)
Brolly= umbrella
Cheeky = kinda naughty but in a nice way lol
Gaff = house e.g. I'm off to Ben's Gaff
Leg it = run as fast as you can ... Often from the police lol
Gobsmacked = shocked
Minging = ugly or revolting (it can be used to describe anything really that girl could be minging or a minger or the food you got from the restaurant was minging
Thank You. I thought like almost all of them were curses 😂
this is so true
Callum McGhee Bob's your uncle!
Callum McGhee Out of all these, i only use 2 (leg it, and cheeky).
Wanker = asshole
Yet again another good 'DON'Ts' video. Though I will say, the 'calling people British' thing can be safer by calling people English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish, if you struggle with accents, just ask and NEVER assume. The term British technically applies to people from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, though the only people that go by that term are the majority of English people. The Scottish, Welsh and Irish will never want to be called British and the same goes for me, I'm an Englishman and I get pissed off being called a Brit usually by American people.
Also, don't drive whilst on the phone, don't be overly loud in a pub, don't get your fish and chips from whetherspoons, take a trip to the coast for the best fish and chips experience!
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I don’t think anyones really gonna be pissed at you calling them a Brit. Maybe some patriotic scots or people from souther ireland (which isn’t the UK). Never met a Brit that would be offended being called so.
@@mankind3714I dunno, I'm a British passport holder but I'm English and prefer to be referred to as English rather than British. I have no connection to Welsh or Scottish people and want no connection either.
@@hey12542 So you’d actually be offended if someone called you British? Even though you are British?
All i can offer is 1. Fish, chips and spicy curry sauce is a delight. 2. If you're going to stay for a while for gods sakes, dont do it in London. Hang out somewhere beautiful like the Lake District.
The lake district for the countryside and the Northeast for the beaches and countryside
If you look in the right places, you can always find good quality food in England. We also have a better understanding of something we call PORTION SIZE ;)
Well bring me 2 whiner.
Chip shops and supermarket cafes sell English food, anywhere else sells universal food
Yeah you don’t give me enough food 😡
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Don't win a penalty shootou- oh wait
HePPS L O L
😆 haha
Lmaooo
it's coming home
oh yes e do do we did
If you are only in London, for the love of god do not drive. Take the underground or bus. Or rent a bicycle.
Hm, renting a bicycle?? Yeah, the idea is good, but even for Dutchies (the most experienced cyclists) it is a dead wish...
Marc van der wee It’s ok if you stick to back streets but I yes I agree, compared to the Netherlands, cycling infrastructure here is appalling.
Better idea. Sod London, just go to Manchester instead
Or better still get out of London.
I'm British. I've just eaten.
But when I saw that full English breakfast. It looked really good.
Some of us Brits eat a full English at any time time of day. Just don't forget the BROWN sauce!
Spot on ol' chap, a fry up works for any meal as all Englishmen well know.
Yeah, DADDIES sauce, preferably!
@@Turrican60 Blasphemy!!
It's HP or I don't eat it!
Minor criticism, more distance between the eggs and the beans. I may want to mix them together but I want that to be my decision. Use the sausage as a breakwater
*Throws gauntlett on floor *
Ketchup not brown sauce
"when you are at a round about... good luck" hahaha enjoyed this
Dear Tourist, if you wish to enjoy everything Britain has to offer, hire a car and go to Swindon!
We have several roundabouts here in our part of Ohio and good luck is right.
As a Brit this video is very accurate, listen to this man. Especially in regards to London NOT being the be-all-see-all. There's so much else to see outside of London.
Black sausage 😂😂😂 black pudding
There's also white pudding but no white sausage
@@MrVidification I heard that before from my Scottish side of family never tried it or heard about it in england, can't be worse than what black pudding is.....or what haggis is
White pudding is actually pretty great
And brown pudding.
@@Deanyomac Haggis is delish! (If a bit salty)
When on an escalator on the underground don’t for Christ sake stand on the left side 🤦🏽♂️
Lmfao true
I'm from Australia but live in the USA now and have visited England many times. This was a very well summarized account of some of the most important things you should consider when visiting England. Well done Wolter.
Look up on here...
Northerner terrifies Londoners by saying "hello"
😀
Doubting Thomas dont you mean ‘ellooh
- chaz haha, probably...maybe hayup!
It's ayup, we don't say h's around 'ere.
We don't say "around" 'round 'ere either.
and Londoners terrify Southerners by saying "hi". It's the british food chain
He's correct in that London isn't a great picture of England yeah try going to Devon,Cornwall,Northumberland,the Lake District etc
Wayne Goodman northumberland and the lake district are the same place
BRITISH EMPIRE... Erm well no the Lake District is in Cumbria which is on the west coast of England while Northumberland is on the east coast.Different counties altogether.
British Empire, Cumbria and Northumberland are most definitely not in the same place as i have been to both.
Wayne Goodman Devon is definitely a place that tourists need to visit.
Faded Circus that's why i live here now. Although I dont want to advertise it to American tourists
I’m a Brit and this guy’s comments made me smile.
He definitely gives great advice on his videos. Even I am scared of driving in London 😀
Definitely great advice on queuing.
One big hint: the North is considerably cheaper than the south. For example, a pint near me costs £1.39 but in the south it can be as high as £8
Rustled Jimmies What do you drink pints of, crushed diamonds? O.O
Follow the howl His comment is a bit of a generalisation. One of the most expensive places for beer I’ve found is Nottingham. Indeed only last weekend I saw some kind of craft wunderbeer going for £8.20 a pint. Obviously that’s an extreme example. Yeah London is generally expensive for beer, but every town has expensive places and cheaper ones.
Rustled Jimmies 89p for a 4 pint g
Rustled Jimmies I'm from Lancashire and not everything is cheaper up north. House prices are cheaper but really that's about it
Only as much as that in some poncy club or something
P’s and Q’s is what we say to help children remember they’re manners that’s for sure but it’s not in reference to queueing. It simply mean “please and thank yous” cus the end of thank and you together sound like the letter Q “k’you”... fun fact
Rhian Chambers fun fact indeed, but it's only one of many theories, so probably not true
It refers to not swearing in public .it is a old printing phrase ie p and q
vic barrow again, one of many theories
vic barrow absolutely correct that is where I think the phrase originated but in the way he used it is the most common way of using it nowadays, I jus wanted to point out that the Q in either of the reasonings has no reference to our well known queueing culture
Russco it’s not where it originated from no but that’s what it means today for sure. Watch ur manners, remember ur pleases and ur thank yous. But it originates from printing and putting keys in the right places. I guess nowadays we don’t use it like that cus it’s outdated and also we would tend to use the phrase dotting i’s and crossing t’s meaning to make sure u pay attention. As that was how ps and qs were originally used. But in either case the phrase has no relation to queuing and that’s all I wanted to clear up for him
Don’t go to London, go to Bath it’s so much nicer and 10 minutes to Bristol as well. Oxford is also a really nice city, London is just so out of touch with the rest of the country
London is almost a city-state with how different it is to the rest of the country. It's a decent city but there's so much more on offer outside the M25
I’ve often heard people say “London isn’t a part of Britain” when speaking in this sense
10 mins to Bristol? by what? helicopter?
Come on, its definately the first place you go
While bath is nice, it can get super crowded during the summer. So, in my opinion, I would go during the winter for the Christmas markets (unless you can go to Germany, then always go to Germany).
Just a note, if you want the best food, like pizza, go to itlay but if you want good food from everywhere, go to London, go to Manchester
Don't forget to try a curry. Go to a nice Indian restaurant. There's a good reason it's one of our national dishes.
so awesome too. i thought i had some digital pictures of some good curries i had but i honestly only had pictures of empty plates :) because dang england has some awesome curries
They aren't representative of Indian food at all but are Anglicised versions from the days of the British Raj. That's just insight, a good ruby (ruby murray = curry) is my favourite food.
Indian restaurants can be much of a muchness.. The best ones are in districts with large south Asian populations such as Tooting and Southall in london, and Rusholme in Manchester.
Curry? English cuisine?
Don’t forget to try a gyros as well.
The "black sousage" is actually called black pudding it is made from blood and intestines.
UK prepping gear it’s probably better not to tell them that then they might try it,so many people get off put when they find out what black pudding is so by calling it black sausage it’s going to be tried more
Actually almost every sausage is covered in pig intestines, that’s the little film thing on it. Still eat some Richmond with my full English though and if you enjoy black pudding just... just why? Back to Transylvania with thee
+Geekz 360 Sorry, we don't like it in Transylvania eather.
Can't beat a good blood sausage, say i!
CaptScratchy Beard except it’s called black pudding
“Bring a jacket”
Genius
Why am I being told what not to do in England by an American
Well, this video is accurate.
@@andreiplane8380 kinda
Well because English people won’t have anything to say. They are used to everything so they dont care. Also someone from somewhere else is a better judge
@@porgiepugson4489 no. It's really hard to an insult an english person. The only insult I can think of would be calling us Welsh.
Oof
Hate it when i say im from Wales and everyone asks if that is in England...
The obvious answer is "No, but it is right next door!"
I know you would think people who have enough interest to visit the UK would at least know i mean come on it's four places haha
I was born in Cardiff and lived in Barry for the first 9 years of my life
Even though my family emigrated to Australia 40 years ago i still identify as a taffy 👍🏴🏴
LCHf 66 im so proud haha
Is England in wales?
I live in England and recently visited America. Sooo many people said they had never been to London! I was baffled that everyone seemed to think London was the only place to visit in England lol.
I have lived in England my whole life and my favourite part of it is the Yorkshire Dales. If you want to experience true British culture, lovely independent coffee shops, old brick walls trailing through serene countryside and much more, then the Dales is a MUST!
Also, I found it bizarre that we apparently have a reputation for bad food 🤔 I think we have lovely food, and much healthier options. Be warned; our veg doesn’t come swimming in a pool of butter.
I completely recommend staying in Manchester. Not too far away from cities like Liverpool and York, as well as close to rural areas. If you stay up north definitely visit the Lake District and spend a day walking around the lakes - definitely Windermere
Lake district was nice. Was there many years ago (pre digital camera) and just loved it
Don’t forget a trip to the seaside at Blackpool, not what it once was but still a good experience
Ben Swift Blackpool tower is always a must!!
Ben Swift I have so many great memories from Blackpool.. growing up we went there every month. I took my daughter there a few years ago.. we both really enjoyed it.
Ben Swift Blackpool is definitely not somewhere you recommend to foreign tourists.
I agree forget London. Most of the original inhabitants have moved out to places like Milton Keynes. London has a few nice bits and some good museum. But the Cotswolds are good.
Devon! That’s where you want to go!
Pizzazz Incorporated - Agreed,
@E M M I E yeah I feel yah brother, I'm moving out when I finish university, can't wait
Come to Manchester. The second and truly British capital.
Ethereal Hawk - Haha, Manchester is full of Asians and shanti towns. DO NOT GO TO MANCHESTER.
Don't forget to go to the North of England, Bakewell, Ripon, Beverley, Peak District, North York Moors, Northumberland, Carlisle, Hadrian's Wall, the Lake District, which inspired the poet William Wordsworth, and many interesting places in between, too many to mention. The people are really friendly too, although there are numerous accents and dialects, so don't miss the opportunity to hear some of them!
Good recommendation of yours to hire a car, but don't forget to get out of it on occasions and walk the extensive network of public footpaths and bridleways and see the real countryside. Waterproof shoes as you say, or better still boots, are a must! To get to these places you will need a car but don't bother in London. Use the Underground, buses and railways, you can get daily or weekly passes for reasonable money. Otherwise take a cab, lots of them about.
Finally, don't wait too long to visit! Love and peace. PS Don't expect ice cold beer. The correct temperature is 12 degrees Celsius, 54 Fahrenheit, if you must. See you soon!
I'm from the UK and found this interesting. But in terms of the food, I'd say we're pretty good when it comes to having cuisines from everywhere, especially the big cities which are pretty multicultural so no need to live in fear of British food.
British foods amazing!!!
Yeah, in my city we are famous for curry. You probs know the city without me saying it lol.
Also when walking up stairs, if the stairs are split in half please walk on the left side. A lot of stairs in train stations have marks on the stairs but a lot of people forget and it's quite frustrating when trying to walk up or down and someone is going the other way on the same side
Can he cram in any more cliches about England? Our weather is bad? Yep, we have rain but you have hurricanes and disasters. Our food is bad? Well I'm sure they can find a Macdonalds to satisfy their culinary delights. Yes we drive on the left, I've driven all over the US and not once did I forget which side of the road I was supposed to be on.
Scumspawn ***** that's the only thing right with America.
One of the points of the video is to crush some of the stereotypes of Britain that many Americans have. He talks about them in a positive light i.e. the food isn't bad, it doesn't rain all the time.
Although I've never understood the food stereotype at all. We're lucky to have embraced cultures from all over the world so the food in Britain is as much Italian, American, Indian, Mexican, European etc as it is anything else. But as far as traditional British food goes, the only people who say the food is bad are those who have never actually tried fish and chips, roast dinners, pies or a full English breakfast (the best breakfast in the world, bar none).
Yes, and British cheeses are IMHO the best in the world!
Cat Daddy preach it
whilst the rest of the world were fannying around for hundreds of years making up new recipes, the British were busy inventing things. Yeah, all of us. :P
I think London’s restaurant scene is brilliant. You can literally get anything
As a brit. I enjoyed this. Our sarcasm gets the yanks all the time.
Of course, that's all the Brits have left
We know about your sarcasm. We feel sorry for the English because your once great empire is now swirling around the toilet bowl.
Hugheszie you still managed to get them pissed off 😂
I want to visit the UK. I'm half British.
I want to visit an English B&B so I can meet the original "Bed & Breakfast Man".
I love England so much!🇬🇧 My whole moms family is from there. I have visited numerous times.❤
Big citys suck. Just stuck in traffic stairing at concrete
A £10 umbrella???? u wot m8
just get one from poundland you bellend
But it has pretty designs on 😿
50p Other day in poundworld
I’ve noticed a lot of England residents speaking about how it’s mostly British people in the comment section, but I’m proud to say, as an American, I am actually using this video :).
An extra for Americans driving over here: Red light means red no matter what. You cannot turn on a red like some states allow you to.
Quite correct,Spam.
.Even if an ambulance is coming up behind you with its siren blaring and blue lights flashing,you must stay at the line and not move over or forward at a red traffic light.The ambulance IS allowed to go around and through if there is room and it's safe to do so.You stay put till the green or you'll be breaking the law.
Yup! You've got to have a VERY good reason to pass the line during a red, and 99.9% of the time the reason won't stand up in court. When I was in America driving and my friends were like "there's nothing coming, you can turn" I felt like I was breaking the law turning on a red, lol, felt sooooo wrong. xD
Just don’t drive in central London
oi oi , play up Pompey
P U P
I normally find these videos boring and clichéd, but this one has got some really good advice! Especially love the B&B tip (though beware - some B&B owners can be terribly rude and surly, though I actually like that: it can be funny and gives me something to tell my mates about in the pub!)
Babes also please be mindful of the roadies, and a yr 7 they are deadly
Wetherspoons is a classic pub to eat in, but don’t get fish and chips there! Get something else! Fish and chips should be eaten from a proper fish and chip shop!
The fish and chips in that image are from Wetherspoons!
Lianna Denwood Or don't eat in Wetherspoons. It's literally the worst option when you could go to far more impressive local establishments. You get better cooked in McDonald's.
Spoons for food is a fucking joke
If you want a good burger go to byron.
spoons is the pub equivalent of McDonalds. great for a reasonably priced meal but you won't be impressed with the food. go to local independent places, ask the locals, they'll tell you where to eat.
I massively rate spoons English breakfast. Around £5 you get so much and in the 5 or so places I've had it they've all been consistently decent. Don't be a snob and you might be surprised what you enjoy.
Dont piss of the queens guards.
GET OFF THE FENCE!
So much respect for those men
Or for that matter, don't piss on them.
I really like these videos. The best advice in this one concerns using B&Bs. My family and I once met a lovely American couples who asked us where we were from. Thinking they probably would not know the small town, we answered, "Surrey". The man of the couple repeated loudly, "WHERE ARE YOU FROM?". Those kinds of confusions are so much fun.
Fellow Brits, Don’t be so salty 😂 the slightest misconception or inaccuracy you get so defensive, he’s not a UK citizen, if I was a tourist I would find his information very helpful.
Hes not wrong. Just slightly over reacting. We ain't that different really. Just drive on the correct side lol
You didn't need an apostrophe in "Brit's".
JJ PP you’re right, strange that I didn’t notice that, I’ve edited it now, cheers.
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Love that suicide silence album!!!
Make sure to visit one of our beautiful council estates and if you see a group of youths in hoodies, make sure to stare at them intensly as they really like that.
Thanx for mentioning that London isn’t British. I’m from Britain and I feel like foreigner in London 😂
Tracey Robinson That’s why mass immigration is bad.
Same as Bradford, Birmingham, Bristol, Oldham, etc....
Yeah definately, they don't even use cash there. I went to give money for the bus and it turns out you need to use something stupid like contactless or a clam card or something and I had to get off.
Tracey Robinson
London is very British. It has always been international. It was founded by Italians for fuck sake and has seen various waves of immigration through history. It’s what has made it the grand city it is.
I’ve lived in London all my life and everyone I know, everyone I’ve grown up with enjoys the diversity. A lot of my friends have wives and girlfriends either from, or with heritage from all over - Spain, Italy, India, Croatia, USA.
It’s only thick, parochial, paranoid, Daily Mail reading, ignorant morons from outside London who opine like you do. (I’m not saying that stereotype applies to the rest of England, but it does to you)
@fifthof Since the Romans created it you thick twat? lol
I'm from the UK and Yorkshire puddings are the best 😍
Born To Be Bookish oh realy
I thought u were from hell
@@OhyeahYeah-zv9tb daddy's keeping the throne warm for me 😂
Does anyone from England like watching these videos 😂
They should carry a trigger warning lol
EliseAssap 😂
ugh potatoes yes I love them it’s fascinating to find out what other people think of us and then realising everything they say is true (apart from the food thing - fish and chips walking along the sea front best thing ever).
ugh potatoes no
no it's weird and a bit inaccurate