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I believe the pledging allegance sounds so strange to us, not that we don't have somthing similer but that its done by children. In the UK we have a similiar pledge, ours is an Oath of Allegiance I think it's to our Queen? But can't quite remember the details, however the pledge is only taken by our military and other adults in important positions in our country. The usual british public unless we've looked into it, likely don't even know the words to it. Adults that take our pledge know exactly what their pledging their alliegence to/for, while in the US, for us anyway, we think, how could children really understand what their pledging their alliegence too? And in general makes us feel pretty uncomfortible, wary even that kids are basically swearing this oath to their country that they likely know nothing about. . I've been told kids don't have too if they don't want to, thats good and everything yet the fact thats its just there in general defintly feels makes me and others feel uneasy. I mean your a democracy yet your goverment or whoever is keeping this tradition or whatever it is in place today, still wants kids to do a pledge to the country that the kids likely don't know much about?
Also love these types of videos, the comment reading, you both learning knew things and us learning knew things by you both answering our questions, :D
I was blown away when my American friend told me she didn't have a kettle, once she purchased one she tried to tell ME an ENGLISHMAN how to make a cup of TEA...... prepostorous!
I once asked an American why they don't boil water when making tea, the reply was, if you boil the water the coffee is ruined, so that's cleared that up nicely.
@@barryfowles-zl5ib in a coffee? You don't put the milk in with the coffee before the hot water? How do you not burn the coffee grains? Tea is different, milk goes in after.
Like almost all UK homes we do not have a utility room so we store the broom in a cupboard next to the front door. This is handy because my wife flys it to and from work.
Of course historically the kitchen along with the boot room, laundry and cellars were 'downstairs' or 'below stairs' where the servants worked. Many householders never ventured below stairs. Working class houses had no such luxury... the laundry was done outdoors and a mangle to wring out the wet clothes was kept next to the tin bath (hanging from a hook beside the (outdoor) toilet and coal shed/bunker. Once washing machines became available (usually run on electricity) they had to find a place indoors. Unlike America, every square inch of property is hard fought for here and 'extensions' have only really been possible since the 70's. When I built ours I had to remove old lead gas pipes from the walls and dig massive foundations to make up for the very basic originals. In the States old houses are quite rare, people prefer something new and all their own, so fashion trends take hold much quicker.
The concept of heating water for tea in the microwave has ruined my day. I wish I had never heard that. I dont feel right. Nothing makes sense any more.
It's very dangerous, as the water can leap out of the cup when taken out of the microwave. The instructions for every microwave I have ever known included a warning about not doing that.
@@alexjohnston8889 I find that hard to believe. Almost all waste in mechanisms is in the form of heat, so a kettle is almost 100% efficient. You do need enough water to cover the element, so you may be heating more than you need, but most modern kettles don't have a big element in the water: it's under the floor (which also makes the kettle much easier to clean). Mine also has markers for one, two, and three cups of water.
@@WanderingRavens I suspect it is not a joke, merely irony. When a nation declaims itself as 'The land of the Free' and the most free of all the nations of the Earth and then arrests/fines people for crossing the road when there is no traffic around a certain amount of scoffing will ensue.
Seattle may be an outlier. No place I have lived in the U.S. gives a fig where you cross the street. Now, if you get hit or cause an accident by running out in front of a car, that might be a different story.
the 'leader of the free world' comment made me laugh, because an american once told me 'hey, that's your president, you can't disrespect your leader!' when i said i wasn't a fan of trump. i'm welsh.
I think the UK needs a jaywalking law.. because ive seen many videos of a driver going down a road at 30mph or so, and someone walks out into the road without looking, the driver hits the person, but then the driver gets fined or told off for it.. like WHAT, it was the persons fault for just walking out into the road.
@@dillon17 No, pedestrians not paying attention or children running out into the road are a problem for motorists, but with car insurance they can't hold the driver responsible unless witnesses can prove you are speeding or driving recklessly (willfully swerving to hit somebody). The road is for cars, motorways exclusively, but in urban areas the pedestrians have priority. But cyclists are a menace on the road because they are slow, unstable, don't need a license or insurance.
Angry Ted it is a huge problem, it just bugs me that the driver in that scenario, still got charged, even tho the pedestrian just strolled out into the road and the driver clearly had no time to stop. Like why does the driver get charged for that, clearly not his fault. That’s the thing that annoys me the most.
Maybe so, but I was run over by one of those famous black taxies as I was in a marked pedestrian crossing at a roundabout. After going over the taxi after it hit me, I crawled into a pedestrian safety area. I had a nice trip to Guys Hospital via an ambulance. There I was treated and released a couple of hours later after checking for broken bones and internal injuries. All at no cost due to your healthcare laws.
Apropos of nothing, I thought this might amuse you: When I first visited the US with my father in 1984, we went into a cafe and looked at all the individual items on the menu. Dad said: "Hey, you can get egg, beans and chips here like at home" I got a boiled egg, something that definitely wasn't baked beans, and a packet of crisps.
Me and my friends were so confused in Miami when we tried to walk since the green man was showing and there was a red light for cars. Yet almost got hit by a car turning right.
@@amandasheets7465 inspection isnt as comprehensive as an MOT though. Some of the wrecks people in the USA drive wouldnt be allowed here as they would fail the MOT
Virginia has a fairly comprehensive annual state inspection. Honestly, MOT on my old car in the U.K. was nothing compared to the state inspection on my three old car back there. Definitely varies by state.
I'm in Texas, and we're required to complete a safety inspection annually. Additionally, many urban counties (mine included) require an emissions test, but this will be rolled into your safety inspection. A colleague of mine in Georgia says it's the same where she lives, too.
Aww, thank you for the encouragement, Laura! And we are really enjoying it while it's small too :) The bigger it is the harder it is to respond to every comment! x
I have heard the ‘bases’ in British media but it’s often a jokey thing that is accompanied by, ‘what are the bases?’ Most people have a sense of what they are but they aren’t the most common use of describing that.
As someone who used to assist with MOTs during training here in the UK, the fact that you have no inspections in a lot of states terrifies me! Plenty of cars we took in had serious faults... take into consideration we drive much smaller distances here... how many dangerous vehicles are rolling around in the US just waiting to cause an accident? 💥🚗
Yes! With my sister's first car, the MOT discovered it was rusted all the way through and could have broken in half at any time. She was heartbroken to lose the car, but relieved that the damage was discovered before it caused a fatal accident.
So here's the thing. I live in a state with no annual inspection (we do have emissions tests). But just try to drive here with anything wrong with your car -- a headlight out, a muffler dangling, whatever -- and the state police will be all over you like ugly on a mule. They ain't playin'. They issue you a work order. You must take it to be repaired within a set number of days, then return the work order to the police by mail, with a signature and contact info from the repair shop. If you do not, the police levy a hefty fine.
I suspect we don't have washing machines in a utility room because some houses in the UK are quite small, so there's no room, or they are much older than washing machines.
The other aspect is that it's much easier to plumb the machines in to the kitchen, because that's often where the water main comes in, and there's also a drain goes out.
@@derpimusmaximus8815 That makes a lot of sense, and would also explain why American utility rooms are often beside the kitchen or are situated on opposite sides of the same wall
Interesting and well researched video answering questions that I had sometimes wondered, but never enough to warrant researching the answers myself 😄. Always a pleasure seeing a new video from you guys - you are a lovely couple.
So glad you enjoyed the video, Michael! We love answering questions for you guys because it gives us an excuse to learn about these topics ourselves :D
Your videos are always really interesting. This one is really informative and answers some of the questions, as an English person, that I have always wondered about. I like that you don't just answer the questions, but you give the history of how it came about. Thank you :)
The bases, translated to English: 1st base: *Had a bit of a snog* 2nd base: *Got a bit touchy feely* 3rd base: *Got a blowy / Got some head* 4th base: *Had a shag*
When you said translated to English, I was confused because it was already English.. but you meant English English, instead of American English- gotcha lmao
In restaurants in the US we have always been given a cup of hot water and a tea bag - revolting - the water needs to be BOILING when you pour it on the teabag! Americans have washing machines in the bathroom because they can wash and dry their stuff and put it away right there in the bedrooms or whatever. Wheras we traditionally hang out our washing (much of it would shrink if you tumble dried it) so it makes more sense to have the washing machine downstairs
As a huge tea person myself, I entirely agree with you! Restaurant tea in the US is revolting 😣 And thanks for your insight on the washing machine situation in the UK and USA, what you said makes a lot of sense! :)
The American habit of serving tea with the tea bag still in it is, indeed, disgusting. It only serves to demonstrate that they don't really understand tea at all. (God knows what they'd do with proper - that is, leaf - tea.)
Am I right that a lot of Brits sweeten their hot tea and/or use milk anyway? Doesn't that stronger flavor reduce any subtle flavor differences that might come about because of a temperature difference with the water or whether you used a kettle, pot, microwave, whatever to do the heating?
The electric kettle thing - although you can get them in the USA, normal sockets run at a ~1500W, compared to UK ~3000W, so it takes twice as long to boil the same amount of water. While that's not that inconvenient, it brings the boil time significantly closer to a stove-top kettle so there's less incentive to go electric.
I always understood 1st, 2nd and 3rd base to be... 1st - lips on lips, 2nd - hands on clothing, 3rd - hands under clothing and Home Run - breakfast for two. 😉 This is also very American. We understand it exists via movies etc but not terms we would ever use.
British people get offended when foreigners refer to the whole country as England but I hear so many people refer to the whole of the Netherlands as Holland... so we cant really complain...
I lived in the USA for some elementary and high school years. As a Brit I wasn't required to recite the pledge, but I stood, which seemed the correct compromise. I don't recall any issue or comment at all. I guess the lack of MOT might explain why tail lights are so faulty. Or so it seems in the movies - cops are always stopping cars with a faulty tail light.
It's awkward to be in situations like that. When I was teaching English in Korea, the school would often join everyone together to sing the national anthem in the soccer field. I felt so awkward standing there while everyone else had their hands over their hearts that I often followed suit just to be respectful 😂 In the States, any child has the right to not participate in the pledge and schools cannot force someone to participate - though, some do occasionally raise a stink about it, causing national news stories and getting teachers fired 😂
@@mikedakin2016 : That's what I thought! Not having a kettle I once microwaved a mug of water, dropped in a tea bag (PG Tips) and brewed for the usual time. Worst cup of tea I have ever made! Just now I tried heating the water in a separate mug and pouring it onto a teabag. The teabag filled with air and floated on the top of the water. Result was the second worst, but drinkable, tea I have ever made. The main difference seems to be that air remains trapped in microwave heated water. BTW, my 1kW microwave took 2½ minutes to boil 280ml (9.5 fl oz) of water, the electric kettle (3kW) does it in 45 seconds.
@@TheAlanSaunders I think you might have some confirmation bias going on there with the quality of the tea. I have made many cups of tea with microwave heated water and could not tell any difference. Also the the timings and results between kettle and microwave timings are what one would expect . Were you expecting something different?
As an American tea person I must say, I'm living in Europe now, still can't do the electric kettle. Why? Various reasons. The horrifying sound. The design isn't all that aesthetic. In the event of electrical failure, the gas still works. I still have tea! (And that has been an issue.) Finally, most importantly, it's what the insides look like after a while. I showed up here in Tbilisi Georgia in an apartment. Electric kettle present. I looked inside the corroded beast. Never. Ever. Ever. I went out an bought the traditional model instantly. And chucked out the beast. Then I found scads of loose leaf tea. And now I'm happy.
A separate utility room for washers and dryers is much better than having them in your kitchen. Some houses in Britain have them, but it's usually only larger and more expensive houses. Unfortunately mine does not. But I've been in huge houses, where the utility is literally the size of a large kitchen, but they're £10M+
I would say that "Free World" was even an outdated or inaccurate as a term during the Second World War. Churchill's use of the Old World and the New World make more sense as they don't specifically refer to Free World, as it's quite an idealistic term.
My sister and brother in law in Florida call an electric kettle a TEA KETTLE . I keep explaining to them that its just a kettle that boils water by electricity as opposed putting a kettle on a gas hob to boil water I explained about a tea pot - did not tell them about a tea caddy. I think that would have been too much information for them
As someone who has lived in Florida and made my own Herbal Tea I find your comment a little insulting. I understand most Americans aren't big trea drinkers, but that doesn't make them stupid
Hey guys! Thank you for the entertaining upload today :) The hushed up tone really matched the mysterious differences between our two cultures. I totally agree with you both that microwaved water is some weird form of radioactive lava, such a liquid should never come in contact with coffee else Ragnarok or some other such calamity will befall us all! I've never heard the baseball 'relationship goals' being used by Brits, except for the pop culture references in the media etc. Thank you for finding out the history of jaywalking as well! I had no idea that the word Jay used to be a derogatory expression. Although, I do think that particular terminology was a bit unfair on all the Jason's out there :D Last but not least, is there a direct way of contributing to you guys? Monthly subscriptions are a no go for me currently, but I would love to be able to support your content in some way. (I am commenting and liking all your video's so the TH-cam algorithm does it's thing but I would also like to support directly) Do you guys have a PO box? (or national equivalent so we can send you some free Digestives?) Keep up the good work! prenez bien soin de vous! x
Hello Ben! Thank you so much for the kind comment and encouragement. We appreciate you taking the time to watch our videos and comment for the algorithm (it really helps!) 🙂 Glad you resonated with us on microwaved beverages - they're just the worst! 😂 Thank you for asking about supporting us, honestly, just keep doing what you're doing (commenting & liking), it is so helpful! As for a PO box, we don't have one but'll let you know if we get one as Eric would be thrilled to receive free digestives by mail 😂
@@WanderingRavens Lets be honest, who wouldn't want free digestives right..? :P Try and find the double chocolate digestives they are quite something, and then there is always chocolate covered HobNobs if you fancy something with a bit more dunk-ability :D Take care! x
The thing about using a microwave to heat water is odd. A tea bag infuses into hot water, nothing infuses into cold water. You have to pour hot water onto the bag for it to work. Heating up a tea bag in cold water won't work.
The kettle thing is an interesting one, I also use mine to boil water to cook vegetables in. So much quicker than waiting for a pan of water to heat on the hob. I have a strong dislike of microwaves, I grew up without one and so really resisted getting one for my home, but my husband insisted. I do feel like they must be bad for you and also I feel that they are a bit common 🙈 I think we only have washing machines in our kitchens because we have such small homes. I’d die for a utility room - with three children it’s the dream!
What happens if a kid refuses to pledge allegience, do you deport them? 😂 I think the wierd thing is that it's not really allegience if you're only pledging it because you're told to.
The Supreme Court has ruled that nobody can be punished for declining or refusing to say the pledge. That's not to say teachers or school districts might not try to punish kids for sitting it out, but basically it is not mandatory according to federal law.
Many Brits don't actually realise that doing laundry in the kitchen only became popular with the invention of the electric washing machine and hot running water. Before then only cooking was done in the kitchen and laundry and washing pots and pans was done in the scullery. I own an old Victorian house (built in the early 1880's) and I am reinstating the kitchen where it is supposed to be (which is quite a large room with a cast iron cooking range). Most people in the 20th century turned this room into a dining room. I am also reinstating the scullery (without the copper and modern appliances hidden behind hessian (burlap to you) curtains). Sculleries were often turned into kitchens so the house gained that extra room. With modern appliances compact kitchens caught on and it was only at the end of the 20th century that the modern form of scullery (the utility room) started to make a comeback.
Our house was built in the 1890s, was converted into 2 flats (before my dad bought it) and was converted back into a single residence. The room we are now using as our kitchen looks like it may have originally been the kitchen even though it is quite small. Behind it is another room with an exit to the garden and split into two with a larder. The larger part s now our utility room (with sink, freezer and washer/drier). It also has an extra door connecting it to the original outside toilet (which has had its outside door blocked up). In the back garden we rebuilt a lean-to shed and put a path in down the side of the lawn. In doing so we found some interesting "archeology" which suggests the lean-to may have been built on a (long since) demolished coal bunker which had a brick path down to it.
@@cigmorfil4101 I love learning about old houses and uncovering their past. What area is your house in? I still have the original outside toilet. (I do a have an inside one too, it's not my only toilet. lol). I don't understand why most people got ride of them. I guess they thought it was not only old fashioned but common. lol How times have changed. I was very lucky to find a house that had hardly been renovated over the last century.
@@joolzessam1824 The house is in South London. When it was converted into flats the outside privy was made inside for the downstairs flat, the (now) utility room became the kitchen and the room I suspect was the kitchen became the living room. The back room with access to the garden became the bedroom. The upstairs flat had one room turned into a kitchen/bathroom (!) and another turned into a living room. The room I can only guess was a nursery was turned into a loft. Either a cupboard or roof space access was turned into a toilet - the ceiling of it is hinged and the roof space above looks to have a pulley system to raise it. In fixing the plasterwork in the downstairs room wooden blocks were found in the wall for bell pulls. There is a wooden board high on one wall in what is now the kitchen...in the upstairs toilet pipes go through the wall in a wooden frame and bell pull residue can be seen inside. Under the floor of the room at the front upstairs is the residue of a bell pull.
Tbf A utility room is so much better than having the washing machine in the kitchen but when you live in a Victorian era house finding room for a utility is a harder challenge.
We weren't a fan of the mixing soap and food smells, but even so, having a washer in the kitchen is still worlds better than having to use a laundromat
The lack of electric kettles may be due to your useless mains electricity supply of 110 volts vs. UK's 230-240 volts (it fluctuates). You don't have the required oomph!
Apart from if you halve the voltage you can still boil water in the same time by doubling the current. Problem is that American standard outlets are 110v/20A so 2200W max British one are 240v/13A so 3120W max.... A 3kw kettle will boil water in 2/3 of the time as a 2kw kettle
I’m American and I have an electric kettle, works just fine, but before that I’d been using a standard kettle on the gas stove since I’ve been drinking hot beverages in my life. There’s something I personally like about it more than the electric kettle anyways so it’s not an issue for me!
By the amazing Mr. Coffee iced tea maker. It makes iced tea in 3 minutes. Or you can put a mug underneath for hot tea. Just uses a couple of larger sized iced tea bags.
I've heard that before WW2 the kids gave the pledge of allegiance with their hands raised in a fascist salute - which became taboo when the US joined the war so the hand on heart was adopted.
@@WanderingRavens They stole the swastika too. It was a symbol used in many cultures and religions including Hinduism and Buddhism. The Romans also used it. There are some remains of Roman Baths in Kent and it has swastikas on the mosaic floors. Really confused me as a kid.
The good old Bellamy salute which is an imitation of the Roman salute (same as the Nazi salute). That is what I think of when I hear people giving the pledge of allegiance. Unless you are joining the military of a country, a pledge of allegiance is a bit over the top. Hail Victory!
I've read through many of the comments now and given it a bit of thought I want to add further to the "bases" discussion. While we don't use bases we do use the more general sport related metaphor "I scored last night". Given our love of football (soccer) it's probably the nearest British equivalent.
Depending how you're defining britain, MOTs aren't actually required everywhere in britain. I live on the Isle of Man and we currently have no requirement for periodic MOTs. Cars have to be inspected when first registered (unless they're new) but beyond that it's up to the owner to make sure their vehicle is maintained. Obviously you can get MOT style roadworthiness checks and people do, to make sure everything is good.
First to introduce myself. I'm Welsh by birth but spent most of my life living in England. I presently live in Hull, East Yorkshire. Your explanation of first, second and third base. While not in regular use the UK the profusion of American TV here means most of us would have encountered it. Though my understanding was first base, kissing/smooching, second base physical contact with the upper torso, particularly the woman's breasts. Third base physical contact with the genital area and finally a home run being penetrative sex.
Your definition of the bases is correct as well! Like we said in the video, the answer varies depending on who you ask. The definitions Eric gave and the ones you just listed are the two most common definitions.
Hi guys, I learned about the bases by listening to Meatloafs music, Paradise by the Dashboard light's, very entertaining, stay safe and healthy 😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
That was the first time I'd heard those phrases, too, when my parents bought the newly released "Bat Out Of Hell" album. I remember being scared of the wolf with the red roses because I was about 8 and hilariously thought he was a werewolf, not a man trying to get his end away!
With electric kettles I heard it was due to the voltage difference. As UK uses 240v and the us 120v for a given current let’s say 12amps our kettles can have twice the power in watts 2,880w vs 1440w. So an electric kettle in the UK will boil quick and conveniently where as in the US it would be slow so might as well use the Hob kettle.
Very interesting and fun video as always. I had wondered about some of those myself, especially the jaywalking. Makes sense to always cross at the crosswalks on busy roads, but seemed strange when it was a quiet street.
Sports related: Not the individual sports, but the lack of promotion and relegation. No relegation battles for the teams at the bottom of the league, just coast and then get the first pick of the best players available! No chance for the best teams in lower leagues to be rewarded with promotion to a higher level. Crazy!
I agree. I would rather see my struggling baseball team sent down to the minors, where they can be competitive, rather than watch the annual futility of pretending that they will ever win their major league division again. Baseball needs relegation desperately. The NFL has no minor league system (college football serves that purpose), but there is much more parity in the league because of revenue sharing and salary caps, so there is a better chance of even woebegone teams getting to the top -- except the Jacksonville Jaguars. They are just snake-bit, no doubt about it.
I think I mentioned it on your other vid. A 'Glasgow Kiss' is a particular type of head butt where the perpetrator chambers their head back before delivering a hit rather than a solely forward strike. :)
I'm in my late 60s and have known about the term 1st Base since a teen! At 6pm Monday through to Friday in the 60s there was a US comedy on ITV. I am sure it came up in any number of those and all the matinee films on Saturday. From The Beverley Hill Billies, Mr Ed, Patty Duke, Mr Ed, Munsters to Happy Days.
Kettles in the UK are 3kW - 3000W - so at 240V they draw 13A, the limit for our plugs. To get the same power at 110V would require more that double that current so either you rewire the kitchen and use bigger fuses or you use less power and the kettle takes longer to boil. Your washers, dryers, AC etc use two phases to get 220V to reduce the current required.
Lmao my grandma was from Manchester, moved to America at 16, and WOULD microwave her tea when it got cold Hahahaha.... I loved her. Her accent was something special as well haha..
Yes, it actually does take them longer to boil, though not significantly. The time differences isn't long enough to deter Yanks from using an electric kettle in our opinion, so we think that there's some other reason why Yanks avoid kettles 🤔
If it takes longer, it isn't by a great margin. I've used electric kettles in Japan where the voltage is even less than the USA (100V compared to 120V) and it didn't seem to take much longer than the ones in Europe (230V).
@@WanderingRavens UK kettles are almost 3x as powerful as US kettles. A US kettle will take 2-3 times as long to boil water as a UK kettle. It is not just the voltage difference (although that is most of it), but UK plugs are also rated at a higher amperage. You can draw a lot more power from a UK wall outlet than a US outlet.
@@Aethid Yes, but that's not why electric kettles haven't taken off in the USA. Like Patrick said above, the voltage is even lower in Japan and yet nearly every home there has an electric kettle.
I'm a Belgian, and belgians aren't considered big tea drinkers. Yet most households have both a microwave AND an electric kettle. Kettle is for water, microwave for everything else. And it's not just for tea, but also instant coffee, instant soup, cup noodles, etc etc.
I've lived in the UK and one thing that I always found odd was the washing machine in the kitchen. In Finland we are also used to having utility rooms where to do washing, ironing etc. or if the house is older and there is no space for that we have them in bathrooms. Why? Because here bathrooms have usually one or two bigger drains for water (utility rooms have these as well), we don't usually have separate shower cabinets or such so it's sensible to put the washing machine there incase it breaks and leaks water. If there is a leak and loads of water gets released it doesn't ruin anything as the room where the machine is based is built to last amounts of water. Whereas in kitchens we wouldn't have the draining system similar to that = if the machine leaks it ruins the floor (especially if it's wooden floor) and in worst case there is massive water damage under the floor boards/tiles as well.
Also here utility room wouldn't usually have so much dirty stuff but it's a quite clean space (at least in the houses I've lived and visited) and instead of getting food mixed with dirt we would be worried about accidentally messing the clean clothes in kitchen when taking them out etc.
The age of houses in the UK. Where I live the houses were built in the 1880s. Historically toilets were a small room outside the house. Our neighbour still has his. Baths were tin baths in front of the living room fire. Filled with water heater on the stove. Bathrooms are often the smallest bedroom converted into a bathroom. It is illegal to have an electric socket closer than 3 meters to the bath. So the bathroom is usually too small to add a washing machine. That left the kitchen, as the only available place with access to water supply and drainage. Which resulted in it becoming the normal place for the washing machine.
Will Crawford , there’s one that took me by surprise. When I was growing up, I figured the UK was just like the US (and in many ways we are similar). But when I got older, I learned you’re legally not allowed to make fun of government officials. This blew my mind. Freedom of speech in the US is different.
With the crossing the road thing do you have lots of crossings? If you want to see a friend who lives across the road do you have to walk half a mile out of your way until you find a crossing point?
In most cities you can cross at any corner whether it has a marked crosswalk or not. Jaywalking is usually only enforced on particularly dangerous higher speed roads like the wider cross town roads. Not really on smaller neighborhood streets. Also, it is illegal to walk along the interstate highways.
Video idea. Would love to see you do one of thoughs DNA ancestry tests. You look English so I would assume you have some English in you, would explain why you like digestives so much. Also Grace is gorgeous so her results would be interesting.
Not sure why I got recommended this channel but I’ve watched loads of the videos and you are both super friendly and respect different cultures. Good luck with the channel growing! Could you do a video explaining more maybe about America gun laws for different states and why Americans are so passionate about it or why it’s such a touchy subject?
I would recommend that they not do so. It would be rhetorically akin to dropping a pin-less hand grenade into the Internet. I don't believe there is any issue in British politics that is as volatile as this one is in the United States. They could handle it deftly, but why go there?
John Alden Maybe they could at least describe what it takes to be able to carry a gun in America along with when/where you would typically see it. But if it’s a minefield best to dodge my request haha
Hi guys. Great content as usual. I normally watch you on my smart TV so cant comment. I'm on my laptop for a change. Just a cheeky comment here following up on your 1st 2nd & 3rd base saying...... Why are the top of stockings called the giggle line? Because once you get past there you're laughing 😜😜😜. Keep up the good work guys. Bob
OK, so there are not dudes in brown shirts waiting to drag people away if they don't say it. It's just a tradition. We commonly fly U.S. flags outside of our post offices. It doesn't make mailing a letter something that "smacks of fascism."
@@johnalden5821 you saying that no child in school has ever been told off for not pledging allegiance? If you enforce the worrying levels of patriotism that the US has at a young age you dont need to when they're older
@@edge4246 What I am saying is that American kids don't take it anywhere near as seriously as you think they do, or as seriously as you apparently do. It's about as weighty to them as the morning announcement of what the school lunch will be that day. Actually, it's probably less important to them than the school lunch. They say the pledge by rote or mumble through it or just stand there.
I think Brits are aware of the sexual connotations of the ‘bases’, but it’s not used. There’s probably a couple of US sports analogy that are used - ‘Ballpark figure’ for example.
The stuff about jay-walking was fascinating - a study of how corporate lobbying successfully put the blame on their victims - Here we trust people crossing a road not to be stupid in their judgements - technically, as soon as you put your foot out on the road, the cars have to give way (don't rely on that though!) ^oo^
Yes, a sad example of the power of how lobbying can be used against the people. Would be very interesting to see a comparison of pedestrian accidents in the UK vs USA to see if these anti-jaywalking laws even do any good.
@@JohnSmith-ox7xc That would seem to be the hitting the nail on the head there John - it ruins democracy, because only the depth of their pocket counts, ^oo^
@@WanderingRavens Those MOTs must be helping because apparently we are significantly safer in the UK on traffic deaths, ^oo^ UK 3.1 per 100,000, USA 12.2 per 100,000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
I work in Architecture on higher end private residential properties and they always have a utility room, alot of older homes have utility rooms aswell but the reason alot dont is space related. We build the smallest houses in europe with an average of 75m2 for a 3 bedroom home and so putting the washing machine and tumble dryer in the kitchen saves ALOT of space. People who can build their own home tend almost always put a utility room though.
The only time I remember ever learning god save the Queen was the 2012 diamon jubilee. I’ve never had to sing it again, probably when the next jubilee comes round (2022) we’ll probably learn to again.
In Wales, singing the Welsh National Anthem is quite popular, like once a week and on Eisteddfod, etc. but it’s less praise to the government/monarchy and more celebration about the fact that we still have a culture and language.
When I attended 1st and 2nd form in England we never sang God Save the Queen. Funnily enough when we emigrated to Canada in 1966 I actually heard God Save the Queen at the beginning of the school day and there was a picture of the Queen on the wall. We also said the Lord's Prayer. This was in a PUBLIC (state run) school in North York (currently in north central Toronto south of Steeles). How times have changed.
The low voltage in America tends to mean that kettles take longer to boil and in comparison the stove kettle or microwave is quicker, so it tends to lean towards a convenience thing.
jonmel having guns unfortunately is in our Constitution. People here for some reason live their life by a doctrine hundreds of years old. It is like changing the Bible (even though it would make sense).
Those gun laws were made to escape your government. Maybe you are OK being oppressed by your government, but I'm not What do you do if someone robs you at gunpoint? Throw your electric kettle at them? Lol
Most houses in the UK which were pre WW2 built did have a utility room for laundry which comprised of a very large sink for hand washing using a household soap such as Fairy soap or Sunlight soap. Washing machines didn't appear in the UK until the 1960's really and were quite expensive but as the market for them grew prices got cheaper.As there was no dryers a mangle would be used to squeeze all the water out of the washing and then it would hanged out to dry on a washing line outside or an indoor line usually hung over a bath. Before electric kettles water would be boiled on a gas or electric cooker. Electric kettles became more practical as you could boil your water from any electricity socket. Stove kettles are still used though but not as much as an electric kettle.
Thank you for explaining all the crazily wrong things that happen in the US. You give the reasons but they are still mainly inexcusable. The reason for the lack of electric kettles is definitely the weak electricity in the US.
Haha, and yeah, these are explanations, not defenses ;) As for the kettles, I don't think the lack of electric kettles in the US is due to the weak voltage, as the voltage in Japan (for example) is even weaker (only 100v) and yet nearly every home there has an electric kettle. Many Americans simply don't know that electric kettles are an option or aren't bothered enough by their current method of heating to get one.
Have seen on American TV shows, ppl putting a kettle on, so upto this point, i actually thought having a kettle over there was the norm. Also, speak a lot to a friend out in Florida, and she has a kettle, mind you, she also drinks PG Tips tea and eats digestive biscuits
I stayed in a hotel in Miami which had no tea bags and no kettle. I asked for them in reception and they looked at me as if I was crazy. Luckily a West Indian bellhop overheard me and told me to go to a local shop for the teabags - Liptons and explained how to use the coffee maker to heat the water up. Genius lifesaver. He told me all the cricket scores too.
When you're the one giving a Glasgow Kiss, it can hurt really badly , if you do it wrong. You want to use the top of your own forehead, where you've got fairly thick bone at a curve, which serves the double purpose of concentrating the force you exert on a smaller area, and the curve increases the effective thickness of the bone at point of contact, making you less likely to seriously injure yourself. That said, you also want to aim for the squishier parts of your opponent's head, like the nose, cheek or orbit. Quick disclaimer, as with all aspects of self-defense, you lose 0% of the fights that don't start, so... if you look alert, stay aware of your surroundings and are prepared to run like hell, you really won't ever need to know any of that.
Great fighting tips! 😂 Though we'll try to stick with your self-defense disclaimer. Not only do you win 100% of the fights you don't start, there's also significantly less police paperwork involved.
Me hyphenating my nationality and heritage wouldn't work because my dad is Irish - Swedish- American, and my Mom is Irish - English - German - American.😏
Power usage *IS* a major reason why electric kettles are less common in the US. A US kettle is only 1.2kW (120V@10A), which is only slightly faster to boil water than a microwave oven (~0.9kW). A British kettle is 3.1kW (240V@13A), which is *significantly faster to boil than using a microwave* or stove. This makes an electric kettle much more useful in the UK than in the US (compared to using a microwave). Another reason is that an elecric kettle can boil enough water for 6+ cups at once, and it is very common to make that many cups of tea (or coffee) in a round either when you have guests or when doing the tea round at the office. It also automatically turns off once the water reaches temperature - which is useful when you are making varying numbers of cups each round and don't know how long it might take.
What I don't understand is why Americans obviously feel totally free invade any country that has oil to plunder, but are shocked if Janet Jackson reveals an unimpressive breast at Super Bowl.
@@WanderingRavens . I have heard that in Montana, they sometimes make sun tea. The tea is put in a jug and left in the hot sun to brew. Personally it sounds disgusting.
Hi!! Never knew what the 1st 2nd etc base system was only saw it in films. PS why are you being so quiet in your new home? Have you got close neighbour's sounds like you're whispering! PPS love your videos
For 1st, 2nd 3rd base and home run. Where I am from in the Highlands like the U.S ours are sports related. Our 1st base is coining (from rugby where the start of the game a coin is filped to see which side the teams start on) 2nd is a shy (shinty) 3rd scrumming (rugby) and home run is either a gunner (you do the deed and run) (when you start running after the pistol has been fired) and we also call it a trap (not sport related. Normally it means that you would start going out afterwards or are already.) I was coining with so-and-so. I got a shy from so-and-so. I got a scrum from so-and-so. I gunnered from so-and-so. I am trapped with so-and-so.
England: the country with London as it's capital Great Britain: the entire landmass that is England, Scotland and Wales United Kingdom: a soveign state combined of Great Britain and only Northern Ireland When you guys say British, I understand that to mean a middle or upper class English accent
gjohnint so because each US state has a flag, does it make them independent? London is literally the capital city of the country. Capital cities shouldn’t be separate from the rest of the country.
When you mentioned the check-up of the engine, that sounds like a standard service. I don't know why people ask, "Do you have an MoT?" when it would be a "yearly safety/roadworthiness inspection" Germany and Spain have a similar thing, but it's not called an MoT. Different names, same thing. Kettles in the U.S. just boil slowly. Pure water doesn't boil, so you can super heat water, but the moment you stick a spoon inside it (a contaminant) you will get a violent, explosive reaction. If it boils, you can put a spoon straight in.
We understand the bases references but I don't hear people use the expression in the UK. It's a very American way of describing it. We just tend to call a spade a spade and describe the acts. Maybe another case of American squeamishness around sex resulting in euphemisms?
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Base idiom is slowly becoming a thing in the UK, especially amongst the young, but I don't think even the teenagers who use the idiom fully understand what it means. Certainly, when I was is school, and I am only 19, it was barely ever used, and when it was, it was used in the context of mockery - 13-14 year olds making fun of friends who have boyfriends/girlfriends. Although, I did go to school in a fairly rural area, so, while this idiom may have been used in big cities at that time, it might not yet have reached my hometown.
About the voltage, I think the argument is that electric kettles aren't *as* popular in the US because the lower voltage means they take more time to boil and aren't *as* convenient as electric kettles in the UK. I don't know how true that actually is.
In the UK we use to live by the motto that life has risks. In American (and now here) it all seems about pointing the finger if blame and then suing people.
Thanks for mentioning my comment about the pledge of allegiance. It makes perfect sense now given the circumstances of its introduction, and once you've got a tradition like that they do tend to stick around (heaven knows we've got enough 'random-stuff-that-seems-normal-to-us-but-isn't' over here!)
It's mostly to encourage unquestioning obedience to the state and a willingness to be cannon fodder. It's the same reason people in the US say to veterans, "Thankyou for your service." It promotes a fascistic military culture.
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I believe the pledging allegance sounds so strange to us, not that we don't have somthing similer but that its done by children. In the UK we have a similiar pledge, ours is an Oath of Allegiance I think it's to our Queen? But can't quite remember the details, however the pledge is only taken by our military and other adults in important positions in our country. The usual british public unless we've looked into it, likely don't even know the words to it.
Adults that take our pledge know exactly what their pledging their alliegence to/for, while in the US, for us anyway, we think, how could children really understand what their pledging their alliegence too? And in general makes us feel pretty uncomfortible, wary even that kids are basically swearing this oath to their country that they likely know nothing about. .
I've been told kids don't have too if they don't want to, thats good and everything yet the fact thats its just there in general defintly feels makes me and others feel uneasy. I mean your a democracy yet your goverment or whoever is keeping this tradition or whatever it is in place today, still wants kids to do a pledge to the country that the kids likely don't know much about?
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I think you only have to do it if you are an imigrant.
ooh interesting, just had a look at that, it mentions only people over 18 having to do it I think?
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I think you only have to do it once as well.
In fact I think they do it at their citizenship thing.
Also love these types of videos, the comment reading, you both learning knew things and us learning knew things by you both answering our questions, :D
I was blown away when my American friend told me she didn't have a kettle, once she purchased one she tried to tell ME an ENGLISHMAN how to make a cup of TEA...... prepostorous!
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I once asked an American why they don't boil water when making tea, the reply was, if you boil the water the coffee is ruined, so that's cleared that up nicely.
@@barryfowles-zl5ib well yeah I guess it dies, thats why you put the milk in first lol
@@jasonhendry8136 It is forbidden by Royal Charter to put the milk in first, people who do are known as MIFS, and are sent to The Tower of London.
@@barryfowles-zl5ib in a coffee? You don't put the milk in with the coffee before the hot water? How do you not burn the coffee grains? Tea is different, milk goes in after.
Like almost all UK homes we do not have a utility room so we store the broom in a cupboard next to the front door. This is handy because my wife flys it to and from work.
Very handy! I keep mine next to the window - I find that the empty window boxes make a handy launching pad.
Many new UK homes, certainly detached houses, have a utility room which usually hosts the washing machine.
Xtcy Saf i’m british but have a utility room :/ idk if it’s just me but i’m guessing utility rooms are mainly in newer uk houses...
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Of course historically the kitchen along with the boot room, laundry and cellars were 'downstairs' or 'below stairs' where the servants worked. Many householders never ventured below stairs. Working class houses had no such luxury... the laundry was done outdoors and a mangle to wring out the wet clothes was kept next to the tin bath (hanging from a hook beside the (outdoor) toilet and coal shed/bunker. Once washing machines became available (usually run on electricity) they had to find a place indoors. Unlike America, every square inch of property is hard fought for here and 'extensions' have only really been possible since the 70's. When I built ours I had to remove old lead gas pipes from the walls and dig massive foundations to make up for the very basic originals. In the States old houses are quite rare, people prefer something new and all their own, so fashion trends take hold much quicker.
The concept of heating water for tea in the microwave has ruined my day. I wish I had never heard that. I dont feel right. Nothing makes sense any more.
It's very dangerous, as the water can leap out of the cup when taken out of the microwave. The instructions for every microwave I have ever known included a warning about not doing that.
Wut lol thats the only way I make tea
It's not a purely American thing. I know a Spaniard who does the same.
On thing is it uses a lot less electricity than using the kettle
@@alexjohnston8889 I find that hard to believe. Almost all waste in mechanisms is in the form of heat, so a kettle is almost 100% efficient.
You do need enough water to cover the element, so you may be heating more than you need, but most modern kettles don't have a big element in the water: it's under the floor (which also makes the kettle much easier to clean). Mine also has markers for one, two, and three cups of water.
Americans are so free, that they’re not even allowed to cross the road where they want. Freedom!
This was funny the first 3,000 times we heard it 😂
In Alaska no one really cares about jaywalking.
They can't be trusted not to walk in front of a moving vehicle.
@@WanderingRavens I suspect it is not a joke, merely irony.
When a nation declaims itself as 'The land of the Free' and the most free of all the nations of the Earth and then arrests/fines people for crossing the road when there is no traffic around a certain amount of scoffing will ensue.
Seattle may be an outlier. No place I have lived in the U.S. gives a fig where you cross the street. Now, if you get hit or cause an accident by running out in front of a car, that might be a different story.
the 'leader of the free world' comment made me laugh, because an american once told me 'hey, that's your president, you can't disrespect your leader!' when i said i wasn't a fan of trump. i'm welsh.
Weird of an American to say that to you as Yanks are so fond of touting that they have freedom of speech 🤔
@@WanderingRavens ik I was very confused, but he was a die hard trump supporter which I feel explains the situation hahah
@@francesca7260 That makes sense then haha
I dread to think what they would have thought of the treatment of Reagan by Spitting Image back in the 80s.
"The President's Brain is Missing".
I’m an American and all I can say to that is WTF 🥴
Jay walking is ridiculous. Pedestrians have right of way in the UK, running people down is against the law.
I think the UK needs a jaywalking law.. because ive seen many videos of a driver going down a road at 30mph or so, and someone walks out into the road without looking, the driver hits the person, but then the driver gets fined or told off for it.. like WHAT, it was the persons fault for just walking out into the road.
@@dillon17 No, pedestrians not paying attention or children running out into the road are a problem for motorists, but with car insurance they can't hold the driver responsible unless witnesses can prove you are speeding or driving recklessly (willfully swerving to hit somebody). The road is for cars, motorways exclusively, but in urban areas the pedestrians have priority. But cyclists are a menace on the road because they are slow, unstable, don't need a license or insurance.
Angry Ted it is a huge problem, it just bugs me that the driver in that scenario, still got charged, even tho the pedestrian just strolled out into the road and the driver clearly had no time to stop. Like why does the driver get charged for that, clearly not his fault. That’s the thing that annoys me the most.
@@dillon17 Quite right. A dash cam would help fight such behaviour.
Maybe so, but I was run over by one of those famous black taxies as I was in a marked pedestrian crossing at a roundabout. After going over the taxi after it hit me, I crawled into a pedestrian safety area. I had a nice trip to Guys Hospital via an ambulance. There I was treated and released a couple of hours later after checking for broken bones and internal injuries. All at no cost due to your healthcare laws.
Apropos of nothing, I thought this might amuse you: When I first visited the US with my father in 1984, we went into a cafe and looked at all the individual items on the menu. Dad said: "Hey, you can get egg, beans and chips here like at home"
I got a boiled egg, something that definitely wasn't baked beans, and a packet of crisps.
😂😂 We were amused! Thank you!
Hahaha the good ole American way huh? Ahh.... I love this comment
Being able to turn right on a red light...nearly got me killed in DC 30 years ago.
That's a big difference! Have accidentally turned on red a few times here in France 😬
@@WanderingRavens Just don't try and turn right on red in the UK. :D
@@Mohegan13 Good to know!
@@WanderingRavens I think that you need to read more in to the reply from Mohegan13, think about which side of the road that we drive on!!
Me and my friends were so confused in Miami when we tried to walk since the green man was showing and there was a red light for cars. Yet almost got hit by a car turning right.
Oh wow no MOT, I didn’t know that!!! I thought maybe it was just called something else in the US, that’s quite dangerous wow..shocked guys
It varies by state, but the equivalent would be safety and emissions inspections required by the DOT annually to renew your car registration.
@@amandasheets7465 inspection isnt as comprehensive as an MOT though. Some of the wrecks people in the USA drive wouldnt be allowed here as they would fail the MOT
Virginia has a fairly comprehensive annual state inspection. Honestly, MOT on my old car in the U.K. was nothing compared to the state inspection on my three old car back there. Definitely varies by state.
We have no idea what first, second and third base means. Although we hear it mentioned in American media all the time.
Thanks for answering our question! And now you know ;)
Indeed 😀
It's an Abbot and Costello joke, nothing to do with s. e. x 🤣
Definitely American. never heard it in the UK at all even amongst todays kids . Never when I was growing up in the 80s ánd 90s for sure
I am shocked there is no form of MOT in the states. My jaw is on the floor. :O
It's the wild west over there 😂 (there might be some form of MOT in other states. We can only say for sure about our own)
It's the same in some states of Australia. I know that Queensland has no "MOT"
I'm in Texas, and we're required to complete a safety inspection annually. Additionally, many urban counties (mine included) require an emissions test, but this will be rolled into your safety inspection. A colleague of mine in Georgia says it's the same where she lives, too.
@@maccladoz Good to hear we're not alone 😂
@@brxyz Ah, okay! So it is a state-by-state thing. Thank you for clearing that up for us, Brian!
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Aww, thank you for the encouragement, Laura! And we are really enjoying it while it's small too :) The bigger it is the harder it is to respond to every comment! x
I have heard the ‘bases’ in British media but it’s often a jokey thing that is accompanied by, ‘what are the bases?’ Most people have a sense of what they are but they aren’t the most common use of describing that.
I think it's kind of a jokey thing in the States too - a movie and media trope.
@@WanderingRavens ask a japanese person baseball is huge there .... but know ive never heard it even jokingly mentioned
@I Exist i dont know whats worse that you think saying that would go unnoticed or that i get the reference
@I Exist honestly i said i get the refence but we saw it the same place
As someone who used to assist with MOTs during training here in the UK, the fact that you have no inspections in a lot of states terrifies me! Plenty of cars we took in had serious faults... take into consideration we drive much smaller distances here... how many dangerous vehicles are rolling around in the US just waiting to cause an accident? 💥🚗
Yes! With my sister's first car, the MOT discovered it was rusted all the way through and could have broken in half at any time. She was heartbroken to lose the car, but relieved that the damage was discovered before it caused a fatal accident.
So here's the thing. I live in a state with no annual inspection (we do have emissions tests). But just try to drive here with anything wrong with your car -- a headlight out, a muffler dangling, whatever -- and the state police will be all over you like ugly on a mule. They ain't playin'. They issue you a work order. You must take it to be repaired within a set number of days, then return the work order to the police by mail, with a signature and contact info from the repair shop. If you do not, the police levy a hefty fine.
I suspect we don't have washing machines in a utility room because some houses in the UK are quite small, so there's no room, or they are much older than washing machines.
I think you're spot on!
The other aspect is that it's much easier to plumb the machines in to the kitchen, because that's often where the water main comes in, and there's also a drain goes out.
@@derpimusmaximus8815 That makes a lot of sense, and would also explain why American utility rooms are often beside the kitchen or are situated on opposite sides of the same wall
Some houses in the UK are quite small? Now that's what I call an understatement. UK houses are shoe boxes.
@@smudger671 that makes the houses in Hong Kong matchboxes 😅
Interesting and well researched video answering questions that I had sometimes wondered, but never enough to warrant researching the answers myself 😄. Always a pleasure seeing a new video from you guys - you are a lovely couple.
So glad you enjoyed the video, Michael! We love answering questions for you guys because it gives us an excuse to learn about these topics ourselves :D
This is a good channel. You cover a lot of topics.
I love the live Police chases on American TV. I went to Florida with my family on holiday and I was mesmerised for hours watching a chase 😂
Your videos are always really interesting. This one is really informative and answers some of the questions, as an English person, that I have always wondered about. I like that you don't just answer the questions, but you give the history of how it came about. Thank you :)
The bases, translated to English:
1st base: *Had a bit of a snog*
2nd base: *Got a bit touchy feely*
3rd base: *Got a blowy / Got some head*
4th base: *Had a shag*
When you said translated to English, I was confused because it was already English.. but you meant English English, instead of American English- gotcha lmao
@@BrDe135 Yeah, i should have thought about clarifying that but I didn't think about it tbh 😅
Just started the vid.
'If a home run is about making sandwiches, then whats the filling?"
(sniger, smirk, grin)
Always use a cutting board when making sandwiches! Protection is important!
@@WanderingRavens BTW, you're a lovely couple, love the vids.
@@jasonyoung7705 Aww, thanks, Jason! x
"then whats the filling?"
Tongue sandwich?
Gentleman sausage ? :)
12" sausage????
In restaurants in the US we have always been given a cup of hot water and a tea bag - revolting - the water needs to be BOILING when you pour it on the teabag!
Americans have washing machines in the bathroom because they can wash and dry their stuff and put it away right there in the bedrooms or whatever. Wheras we traditionally hang out our washing (much of it would shrink if you tumble dried it) so it makes more sense to have the washing machine downstairs
As a huge tea person myself, I entirely agree with you! Restaurant tea in the US is revolting 😣
And thanks for your insight on the washing machine situation in the UK and USA, what you said makes a lot of sense! :)
You should also always use fresh water every time you boil the kettle!
The American habit of serving tea with the tea bag still in it is, indeed, disgusting. It only serves to demonstrate that they don't really understand tea at all. (God knows what they'd do with proper - that is, leaf - tea.)
Americans don’t have washing machines in their bathrooms. They are typically in hallway closets or utility rooms.
Am I right that a lot of Brits sweeten their hot tea and/or use milk anyway? Doesn't that stronger flavor reduce any subtle flavor differences that might come about because of a temperature difference with the water or whether you used a kettle, pot, microwave, whatever to do the heating?
The electric kettle thing - although you can get them in the USA, normal sockets run at a ~1500W, compared to UK ~3000W, so it takes twice as long to boil the same amount of water. While that's not that inconvenient, it brings the boil time significantly closer to a stove-top kettle so there's less incentive to go electric.
I always understood 1st, 2nd and 3rd base to be... 1st - lips on lips, 2nd - hands on clothing, 3rd - hands under clothing and Home Run - breakfast for two. 😉
This is also very American. We understand it exists via movies etc but not terms we would ever use.
Your definitions are correct as well! Like we said, the answers vary depending on who you ask :D
British people get offended when foreigners refer to the whole country as England but I hear so many people refer to the whole of the Netherlands as Holland... so we cant really complain...
I lived in the USA for some elementary and high school years. As a Brit I wasn't required to recite the pledge, but I stood, which seemed the correct compromise. I don't recall any issue or comment at all.
I guess the lack of MOT might explain why tail lights are so faulty. Or so it seems in the movies - cops are always stopping cars with a faulty tail light.
It's awkward to be in situations like that. When I was teaching English in Korea, the school would often join everyone together to sing the national anthem in the soccer field. I felt so awkward standing there while everyone else had their hands over their hearts that I often followed suit just to be respectful 😂
In the States, any child has the right to not participate in the pledge and schools cannot force someone to participate - though, some do occasionally raise a stink about it, causing national news stories and getting teachers fired 😂
Depends on the state. Massachusetts my home state we do a safety inspection and an emissions test.
You can tell that you guys have been living in Europe for a while now, you’re much quieter!
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Id rather boil water on the hob in a pan before i microwave it.
Infact, id do without tea than microwave it.
Microwaved tea is worth doing without 😂
so you think water knows by which method it has been heated?. Hot water is hot water , moron!
@@mikedakin2016 : That's what I thought! Not having a kettle I once microwaved a mug of water, dropped in a tea bag (PG Tips) and brewed for the usual time. Worst cup of tea I have ever made! Just now I tried heating the water in a separate mug and pouring it onto a teabag. The teabag filled with air and floated on the top of the water. Result was the second worst, but drinkable, tea I have ever made. The main difference seems to be that air remains trapped in microwave heated water. BTW, my 1kW microwave took 2½ minutes to boil 280ml (9.5 fl oz) of water, the electric kettle (3kW) does it in 45 seconds.
@@TheAlanSaunders I think you might have some confirmation bias going on there with the quality of the tea. I have made many cups of tea with microwave heated water and could not tell any difference. Also the the timings and results between kettle and microwave timings are what one would expect . Were you expecting something different?
@@mikedakin2016 boiled water tastes the same as microwaved? Don't be so stupid!!!
As an American tea person I must say, I'm living in Europe now, still can't do the electric kettle. Why? Various reasons. The horrifying sound. The design isn't all that aesthetic. In the event of electrical failure, the gas still works. I still have tea! (And that has been an issue.) Finally, most importantly, it's what the insides look like after a while. I showed up here in Tbilisi Georgia in an apartment. Electric kettle present. I looked inside the corroded beast. Never. Ever. Ever. I went out an bought the traditional model instantly. And chucked out the beast. Then I found scads of loose leaf tea. And now I'm happy.
Why are you guys whispering? Are you secretly back in your previous rental?
Don't tell the landlady haha ;)
Either that or they've taken all the "loud American" stereotype comments to heart 😂
A separate utility room for washers and dryers is much better than having them in your kitchen.
Some houses in Britain have them, but it's usually only larger and more expensive houses.
Unfortunately mine does not.
But I've been in huge houses, where the utility is literally the size of a large kitchen, but they're £10M+
I would say that "Free World" was even an outdated or inaccurate as a term during the Second World War. Churchill's use of the Old World and the New World make more sense as they don't specifically refer to Free World, as it's quite an idealistic term.
My sister and brother in law in Florida call an electric kettle a TEA KETTLE . I keep explaining to them that its just a kettle that boils water by electricity as opposed putting a kettle on a gas hob to boil water I explained about a tea pot - did not tell them about a tea caddy. I think that would have been too much information for them
As someone who has lived in Florida and made my own Herbal Tea I find your comment a little insulting. I understand most Americans aren't big trea drinkers, but that doesn't make them stupid
Hey guys!
Thank you for the entertaining upload today :)
The hushed up tone really matched the mysterious differences between our two cultures. I totally agree with you both that microwaved water is some weird form of radioactive lava, such a liquid should never come in contact with coffee else Ragnarok or some other such calamity will befall us all!
I've never heard the baseball 'relationship goals' being used by Brits, except for the pop culture references in the media etc.
Thank you for finding out the history of jaywalking as well! I had no idea that the word Jay used to be a derogatory expression. Although, I do think that particular terminology was a bit unfair on all the Jason's out there :D
Last but not least, is there a direct way of contributing to you guys? Monthly subscriptions are a no go for me currently, but I would love to be able to support your content in some way.
(I am commenting and liking all your video's so the TH-cam algorithm does it's thing but I would also like to support directly)
Do you guys have a PO box? (or national equivalent so we can send you some free Digestives?)
Keep up the good work!
prenez bien soin de vous!
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Hello Ben! Thank you so much for the kind comment and encouragement. We appreciate you taking the time to watch our videos and comment for the algorithm (it really helps!) 🙂
Glad you resonated with us on microwaved beverages - they're just the worst! 😂
Thank you for asking about supporting us, honestly, just keep doing what you're doing (commenting & liking), it is so helpful! As for a PO box, we don't have one but'll let you know if we get one as Eric would be thrilled to receive free digestives by mail 😂
@@WanderingRavens Lets be honest, who wouldn't want free digestives right..? :P Try and find the double chocolate digestives they are quite something, and then there is always chocolate covered HobNobs if you fancy something with a bit more dunk-ability :D
Take care!
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@@aphishoutofwater7019 We'll see if we can find them in a local shop! Thanks for the suggestion, Ben x
The thing about using a microwave to heat water is odd. A tea bag infuses into hot water, nothing infuses into cold water. You have to pour hot water onto the bag for it to work. Heating up a tea bag in cold water won't work.
1st ,2nd ,3rd ,base...definitely a very American thing to say! 😉👍
Good to know!
The kettle thing is an interesting one, I also use mine to boil water to cook vegetables in. So much quicker than waiting for a pan of water to heat on the hob. I have a strong dislike of microwaves, I grew up without one and so really resisted getting one for my home, but my husband insisted. I do feel like they must be bad for you and also I feel that they are a bit common 🙈 I think we only have washing machines in our kitchens because we have such small homes. I’d die for a utility room - with three children it’s the dream!
Yes, the idea of trying to function without a kettle is just insane to me. I use it to boil the water for vegetables, eggs, casseroles, etc.
What happens if a kid refuses to pledge allegience, do you deport them? 😂 I think the wierd thing is that it's not really allegience if you're only pledging it because you're told to.
The Supreme Court has ruled that nobody can be punished for declining or refusing to say the pledge. That's not to say teachers or school districts might not try to punish kids for sitting it out, but basically it is not mandatory according to federal law.
@@johnalden5821 u know 1st amendment
Many Brits don't actually realise that doing laundry in the kitchen only became popular with the invention of the electric washing machine and hot running water. Before then only cooking was done in the kitchen and laundry and washing pots and pans was done in the scullery. I own an old Victorian house (built in the early 1880's) and I am reinstating the kitchen where it is supposed to be (which is quite a large room with a cast iron cooking range). Most people in the 20th century turned this room into a dining room. I am also reinstating the scullery (without the copper and modern appliances hidden behind hessian (burlap to you) curtains). Sculleries were often turned into kitchens so the house gained that extra room. With modern appliances compact kitchens caught on and it was only at the end of the 20th century that the modern form of scullery (the utility room) started to make a comeback.
This was very insightful! Thank you for sharing this history with us! :D
Our house was built in the 1890s, was converted into 2 flats (before my dad bought it) and was converted back into a single residence. The room we are now using as our kitchen looks like it may have originally been the kitchen even though it is quite small. Behind it is another room with an exit to the garden and split into two with a larder. The larger part s now our utility room (with sink, freezer and washer/drier). It also has an extra door connecting it to the original outside toilet (which has had its outside door blocked up).
In the back garden we rebuilt a lean-to shed and put a path in down the side of the lawn. In doing so we found some interesting "archeology" which suggests the lean-to may have been built on a (long since) demolished coal bunker which had a brick path down to it.
@@cigmorfil4101 I love learning about old houses and uncovering their past. What area is your house in? I still have the original outside toilet. (I do a have an inside one too, it's not my only toilet. lol). I don't understand why most people got ride of them. I guess they thought it was not only old fashioned but common. lol How times have changed. I was very lucky to find a house that had hardly been renovated over the last century.
Only fairly posh houses had sculleries. My great great grandmother did virtually everything in her kitchen.
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The house is in South London.
When it was converted into flats the outside privy was made inside for the downstairs flat, the (now) utility room became the kitchen and the room I suspect was the kitchen became the living room. The back room with access to the garden became the bedroom.
The upstairs flat had one room turned into a kitchen/bathroom (!) and another turned into a living room. The room I can only guess was a nursery was turned into a loft. Either a cupboard or roof space access was turned into a toilet - the ceiling of it is hinged and the roof space above looks to have a pulley system to raise it.
In fixing the plasterwork in the downstairs room wooden blocks were found in the wall for bell pulls. There is a wooden board high on one wall in what is now the kitchen...in the upstairs toilet pipes go through the wall in a wooden frame and bell pull residue can be seen inside.
Under the floor of the room at the front upstairs is the residue of a bell pull.
Microwave tea water Blasphemy!
Why? It actually cleans your microwave
Tbf A utility room is so much better than having the washing machine in the kitchen but when you live in a Victorian era house finding room for a utility is a harder challenge.
We weren't a fan of the mixing soap and food smells, but even so, having a washer in the kitchen is still worlds better than having to use a laundromat
The lack of electric kettles may be due to your useless mains electricity supply of 110 volts vs. UK's 230-240 volts (it fluctuates). You don't have the required oomph!
Apart from if you halve the voltage you can still boil water in the same time by doubling the current.
Problem is that American standard outlets are 110v/20A so 2200W max
British one are 240v/13A so 3120W max....
A 3kw kettle will boil water in 2/3 of the time as a 2kw kettle
@@dasy2k1 Plus the other problem is that most of the cables attached to the kettles seems to be bell wire so not capable of 2200W
I’m American and I have an electric kettle, works just fine, but before that I’d been using a standard kettle on the gas stove since I’ve been drinking hot beverages in my life. There’s something I personally like about it more than the electric kettle anyways so it’s not an issue for me!
By the amazing Mr. Coffee iced tea maker. It makes iced tea in 3 minutes. Or you can put a mug underneath for hot tea. Just uses a couple of larger sized iced tea bags.
I've heard that before WW2 the kids gave the pledge of allegiance with their hands raised in a fascist salute - which became taboo when the US joined the war so the hand on heart was adopted.
Exactly right! In our defense, we did it before the Nazis did and stopped as soon as they adapted it, but still, it looks freaky seeing it in photos
@@WanderingRavens They stole the swastika too. It was a symbol used in many cultures and religions including Hinduism and Buddhism. The Romans also used it. There are some remains of Roman Baths in Kent and it has swastikas on the mosaic floors. Really confused me as a kid.
@@WanderingRavens Before them, but for the same reasons and it's the main reason why fascism fourishes in the US now.
The good old Bellamy salute which is an imitation of the Roman salute (same as the Nazi salute). That is what I think of when I hear people giving the pledge of allegiance. Unless you are joining the military of a country, a pledge of allegiance is a bit over the top. Hail Victory!
I've read through many of the comments now and given it a bit of thought I want to add further to the "bases" discussion.
While we don't use bases we do use the more general sport related metaphor "I scored last night". Given our love of football (soccer) it's probably the nearest British equivalent.
I hope, for your sakes, that you "score" more often than the players do in soccer!
I’m guessing your new place is an apartment because you are both speaking very softly and seem to be trying to keep your voice down.
Great guess! You should become a detective ;)
A flat
Wandering Ravens read my fair share of Agatha Christie 😉
Fiona Gregory wrote apartment so there was no confusion for them x
I thought they were speaking more quietly because they are losing their annoyingly loud American voices.
Depending how you're defining britain, MOTs aren't actually required everywhere in britain. I live on the Isle of Man and we currently have no requirement for periodic MOTs. Cars have to be inspected when first registered (unless they're new) but beyond that it's up to the owner to make sure their vehicle is maintained. Obviously you can get MOT style roadworthiness checks and people do, to make sure everything is good.
First to introduce myself. I'm Welsh by birth but spent most of my life living in England. I presently live in Hull, East Yorkshire.
Your explanation of first, second and third base. While not in regular use the UK the profusion of American TV here means most of us would have encountered it. Though my understanding was first base, kissing/smooching, second base physical contact with the upper torso, particularly the woman's breasts. Third base physical contact with the genital area and finally a home run being penetrative sex.
Your definition of the bases is correct as well! Like we said in the video, the answer varies depending on who you ask. The definitions Eric gave and the ones you just listed are the two most common definitions.
@@WanderingRavens, you don't have to understand baseball to understand home run, the other bases you can make up as you go along.
@@WanderingRavens TH-cam put show more / show less when they reduce the size of a comment so one comment says "---sex Show less"
Yes! I was so confused about the "base" system, I was so confused about what defined each base and could you skip them, etc aha so thank you!
Happy to help! :D
Hi guys, I learned about the bases by listening to Meatloafs music, Paradise by the Dashboard light's, very entertaining, stay safe and healthy 😀🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Stay safe and healthy as well! x
That was the first time I'd heard those phrases, too, when my parents bought the newly released "Bat Out Of Hell" album. I remember being scared of the wolf with the red roses because I was about 8 and hilariously thought he was a werewolf, not a man trying to get his end away!
@@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380 I had to listen to it twice to understand it, then you can understand what Paradise is, I still play to this day 👍😀
Careful using bases as sexual reference in America, although it can be used for that, it has many other uses
With electric kettles I heard it was due to the voltage difference. As UK uses 240v and the us 120v for a given current let’s say 12amps our kettles can have twice the power in watts 2,880w vs 1440w. So an electric kettle in the UK will boil quick and conveniently where as in the US it would be slow so might as well use the Hob kettle.
I found out about bases from "paradise by the dashboard light" by meat loaf 😃👍🏻
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@@WanderingRavens oh and on that note, i think you are in Brest 😁
That's where i first heard them to. I'm aware of the idea. But I'm still not sure which base means what exactly.
@@tomski120 Great guess! We'll let you know on Saturday ;)
@@l3v1ckUK i took it as 1st kiss
2nd boobs
3rd noo noo
4th whoo hoo ding dong lol
Very interesting and fun video as always. I had wondered about some of those myself, especially the jaywalking. Makes sense to always cross at the crosswalks on busy roads, but seemed strange when it was a quiet street.
So glad you enjoyed the video! :D
Sports related: Not the individual sports, but the lack of promotion and relegation. No relegation battles for the teams at the bottom of the league, just coast and then get the first pick of the best players available! No chance for the best teams in lower leagues to be rewarded with promotion to a higher level. Crazy!
I agree. I would rather see my struggling baseball team sent down to the minors, where they can be competitive, rather than watch the annual futility of pretending that they will ever win their major league division again. Baseball needs relegation desperately. The NFL has no minor league system (college football serves that purpose), but there is much more parity in the league because of revenue sharing and salary caps, so there is a better chance of even woebegone teams getting to the top -- except the Jacksonville Jaguars. They are just snake-bit, no doubt about it.
I think I mentioned it on your other vid. A 'Glasgow Kiss' is a particular type of head butt where the perpetrator chambers their head back before delivering a hit rather than a solely forward strike. :)
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Im an English woman in my early 60's and have never heard of 1st. 2nd, 3rd bases.
Happy to have made the introduction 😂
I'm in my late 60s and have known about the term 1st Base since a teen! At 6pm Monday through to Friday in the 60s there was a US comedy on ITV. I am sure it came up in any number of those and all the matinee films on Saturday. From The Beverley Hill Billies, Mr Ed, Patty Duke, Mr Ed, Munsters to Happy Days.
Yes I've heard of it in tv shows and films, but never being used in schools or other places.
Debbie, i had not heard about it, until the 80's, but by then, i had 2 children, so it was redundant 😂
Am same age British and I have ALWAYS known abt the three bases plus the home run! Am Londoner maybe that's the difference.
Kettles in the UK are 3kW - 3000W - so at 240V they draw 13A, the limit for our plugs. To get the same power at 110V would require more that double that current so either you rewire the kitchen and use bigger fuses or you use less power and the kettle takes longer to boil. Your washers, dryers, AC etc use two phases to get 220V to reduce the current required.
If I dont get to use my baseball bat and hit a home run ime not going to the stadium !!
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petee rodgers Just make sure your "baseball bat" is protected! lol
Lmao my grandma was from Manchester, moved to America at 16, and WOULD microwave her tea when it got cold Hahahaha.... I loved her. Her accent was something special as well haha..
Does the lower voltage in the US mean kettles take longer to boil I wonder?
Yes, it actually does take them longer to boil, though not significantly. The time differences isn't long enough to deter Yanks from using an electric kettle in our opinion, so we think that there's some other reason why Yanks avoid kettles 🤔
@@WanderingRavens ok, good to know.
If it takes longer, it isn't by a great margin. I've used electric kettles in Japan where the voltage is even less than the USA (100V compared to 120V) and it didn't seem to take much longer than the ones in Europe (230V).
@@WanderingRavens UK kettles are almost 3x as powerful as US kettles. A US kettle will take 2-3 times as long to boil water as a UK kettle. It is not just the voltage difference (although that is most of it), but UK plugs are also rated at a higher amperage. You can draw a lot more power from a UK wall outlet than a US outlet.
@@Aethid Yes, but that's not why electric kettles haven't taken off in the USA. Like Patrick said above, the voltage is even lower in Japan and yet nearly every home there has an electric kettle.
I'm a Belgian, and belgians aren't considered big tea drinkers. Yet most households have both a microwave AND an electric kettle. Kettle is for water, microwave for everything else. And it's not just for tea, but also instant coffee, instant soup, cup noodles, etc etc.
I love that you do so much research and teach us so much!
Thank you so much for the kind comment! We appreciate you :D
I agree. That's one of the reasons i subscribe
@@rogerdavies2796 Aww, thank you, Roger! So glad you enjoy our videos :)
I've lived in the UK and one thing that I always found odd was the washing machine in the kitchen. In Finland we are also used to having utility rooms where to do washing, ironing etc. or if the house is older and there is no space for that we have them in bathrooms. Why? Because here bathrooms have usually one or two bigger drains for water (utility rooms have these as well), we don't usually have separate shower cabinets or such so it's sensible to put the washing machine there incase it breaks and leaks water. If there is a leak and loads of water gets released it doesn't ruin anything as the room where the machine is based is built to last amounts of water. Whereas in kitchens we wouldn't have the draining system similar to that = if the machine leaks it ruins the floor (especially if it's wooden floor) and in worst case there is massive water damage under the floor boards/tiles as well.
Also here utility room wouldn't usually have so much dirty stuff but it's a quite clean space (at least in the houses I've lived and visited) and instead of getting food mixed with dirt we would be worried about accidentally messing the clean clothes in kitchen when taking them out etc.
The age of houses in the UK. Where I live the houses were built in the 1880s. Historically toilets were a small room outside the house. Our neighbour still has his. Baths were tin baths in front of the living room fire. Filled with water heater on the stove. Bathrooms are often the smallest bedroom converted into a bathroom. It is illegal to have an electric socket closer than 3 meters to the bath. So the bathroom is usually too small to add a washing machine. That left the kitchen, as the only available place with access to water supply and drainage. Which resulted in it becoming the normal place for the washing machine.
USA: land of the free just not free to cross the road where you like
Yes, this was funny the first 3,000 times we heard it 😂
Freedom doesn’t mean devoid of laws.
I know I’ve just always found it a bizarre one I’m sure there are some British laws that I find normal but most other nations find odd too
Will Crawford , there’s one that took me by surprise. When I was growing up, I figured the UK was just like the US (and in many ways we are similar). But when I got older, I learned you’re legally not allowed to make fun of government officials. This blew my mind. Freedom of speech in the US is different.
@@rossfryer3902 you mean in the usa you cant take the piss out of goverment officials well thats half the comedians out of work
With the crossing the road thing do you have lots of crossings? If you want to see a friend who lives across the road do you have to walk half a mile out of your way until you find a crossing point?
You would drive.
In most cities you can cross at any corner whether it has a marked crosswalk or not. Jaywalking is usually only enforced on particularly dangerous higher speed roads like the wider cross town roads. Not really on smaller neighborhood streets. Also, it is illegal to walk along the interstate highways.
Video idea. Would love to see you do one of thoughs DNA ancestry tests. You look English so I would assume you have some English in you, would explain why you like digestives so much. Also Grace is gorgeous so her results would be interesting.
We really want to do DNA tests!
Not sure why I got recommended this channel but I’ve watched loads of the videos and you are both super friendly and respect different cultures. Good luck with the channel growing! Could you do a video explaining more maybe about America gun laws for different states and why Americans are so passionate about it or why it’s such a touchy subject?
Welcome to our little corner of the internet, James! So glad you enjoy our videos :D
I would recommend that they not do so. It would be rhetorically akin to dropping a pin-less hand grenade into the Internet. I don't believe there is any issue in British politics that is as volatile as this one is in the United States. They could handle it deftly, but why go there?
John Alden Maybe they could at least describe what it takes to be able to carry a gun in America along with when/where you would typically see it. But if it’s a minefield best to dodge my request haha
@@jamesdixon6903 Yes, it's a minefield, and the actual laws vary so much by state that it would be impossible to summarize it for anyone anyway.
Grace, those glasses are super cute.
Thanks 🤓
Hi guys. Great content as usual. I normally watch you on my smart TV so cant comment. I'm on my laptop for a change. Just a cheeky comment here following up on your 1st 2nd & 3rd base saying...... Why are the top of stockings called the giggle line? Because once you get past there you're laughing 😜😜😜. Keep up the good work guys. Bob
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that pledging thing is weird, and it smacks of fascism
It gets weirder and weirder the longer we're away 😂
OK, so there are not dudes in brown shirts waiting to drag people away if they don't say it. It's just a tradition. We commonly fly U.S. flags outside of our post offices. It doesn't make mailing a letter something that "smacks of fascism."
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@@johnalden5821 you saying that no child in school has ever been told off for not pledging allegiance?
If you enforce the worrying levels of patriotism that the US has at a young age you dont need to when they're older
@@edge4246 What I am saying is that American kids don't take it anywhere near as seriously as you think they do, or as seriously as you apparently do. It's about as weighty to them as the morning announcement of what the school lunch will be that day. Actually, it's probably less important to them than the school lunch. They say the pledge by rote or mumble through it or just stand there.
I think Brits are aware of the sexual connotations of the ‘bases’, but it’s not used. There’s probably a couple of US sports analogy that are used - ‘Ballpark figure’ for example.
The stuff about jay-walking was fascinating - a study of how corporate lobbying successfully put the blame on their victims - Here we trust people crossing a road not to be stupid in their judgements - technically, as soon as you put your foot out on the road, the cars have to give way (don't rely on that though!) ^oo^
Yes, a sad example of the power of how lobbying can be used against the people. Would be very interesting to see a comparison of pedestrian accidents in the UK vs USA to see if these anti-jaywalking laws even do any good.
Not to get into politics much but lobbying is something I don't get. Feels to much like another word for bribery.
@@JohnSmith-ox7xc That would seem to be the hitting the nail on the head there John - it ruins democracy, because only the depth of their pocket counts, ^oo^
@@WanderingRavens Those MOTs must be helping because apparently we are significantly safer in the UK on traffic deaths, ^oo^ UK 3.1 per 100,000, USA 12.2 per 100,000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
It's strange given that Americans are so pro personal freedom usually yet they let the government tell them where to cross the road.
I work in Architecture on higher end private residential properties and they always have a utility room, alot of older homes have utility rooms aswell but the reason alot dont is space related.
We build the smallest houses in europe with an average of 75m2 for a 3 bedroom home and so putting the washing machine and tumble dryer in the kitchen saves ALOT of space. People who can build their own home tend almost always put a utility room though.
I am from the uk and we never did god save the queen in the school
I'm from Australia and we used to sing God Save The Queen with our hands over our hearts at school. This was in the 70s 😃
No, it would never have been acceptable in UK schools. We only sang it on special occasions, like the Jubilee in 1977.
The only time I remember ever learning god save the Queen was the 2012 diamon jubilee. I’ve never had to sing it again, probably when the next jubilee comes round (2022) we’ll probably learn to again.
In Wales, singing the Welsh National Anthem is quite popular, like once a week and on Eisteddfod, etc. but it’s less praise to the government/monarchy and more celebration about the fact that we still have a culture and language.
When I attended 1st and 2nd form in England we never sang God Save the Queen. Funnily enough when we emigrated to Canada in 1966 I actually heard God Save the Queen at the beginning of the school day and there was a picture of the Queen on the wall. We also said the Lord's Prayer. This was in a PUBLIC (state run) school in North York (currently in north central Toronto south of Steeles). How times have changed.
The low voltage in America tends to mean that kettles take longer to boil and in comparison the stove kettle or microwave is quicker, so it tends to lean towards a convenience thing.
That you keep having mass shootings and do nothing about it, while we had one and massively changed our guns laws
jonmel having guns unfortunately is in our Constitution. People here for some reason live their life by a doctrine hundreds of years old. It is like changing the Bible (even though it would make sense).
Those gun laws were made to escape your government. Maybe you are OK being oppressed by your government, but I'm not
What do you do if someone robs you at gunpoint? Throw your electric kettle at them? Lol
"Guns are for 3 things: going hunting, protecting your family and keeping the king of England out of your face" - Simpsons lol lol
Most houses in the UK which were pre WW2 built did have a utility room for laundry which comprised of a very large sink for hand washing using a household soap such as Fairy soap or Sunlight soap. Washing machines didn't appear in the UK until the 1960's really and were quite expensive but as the market for them grew prices got cheaper.As there was no dryers a mangle would be used to squeeze all the water out of the washing and then it would hanged out to dry on a washing line outside or an indoor line usually hung over a bath. Before electric kettles water would be boiled on a gas or electric cooker. Electric kettles became more practical as you could boil your water from any electricity socket. Stove kettles are still used though but not as much as an electric kettle.
Thank you for explaining all the crazily wrong things that happen in the US. You give the reasons but they are still mainly inexcusable. The reason for the lack of electric kettles is definitely the weak electricity in the US.
Haha, and yeah, these are explanations, not defenses ;) As for the kettles, I don't think the lack of electric kettles in the US is due to the weak voltage, as the voltage in Japan (for example) is even weaker (only 100v) and yet nearly every home there has an electric kettle. Many Americans simply don't know that electric kettles are an option or aren't bothered enough by their current method of heating to get one.
Why do you need a electric kettle when you could just use the stove
Have seen on American TV shows, ppl putting a kettle on, so upto this point, i actually thought having a kettle over there was the norm. Also, speak a lot to a friend out in Florida, and she has a kettle, mind you, she also drinks PG Tips tea and eats digestive biscuits
I stayed in a hotel in Miami which had no tea bags and no kettle. I asked for them in reception and they looked at me as if I was crazy. Luckily a West Indian bellhop overheard me and told me to go to a local shop for the teabags - Liptons and explained how to use the coffee maker to heat the water up. Genius lifesaver. He told me all the cricket scores too.
@@donaldharris3037 Yeah. I have had electric kettles. They break after about 10 uses. Plus, the stove seems just as quick.
Absolutely love you guys man. Brilliant video and learned a ton from it 😁
When you're the one giving a Glasgow Kiss, it can hurt really badly , if you do it wrong. You want to use the top of your own forehead, where you've got fairly thick bone at a curve, which serves the double purpose of concentrating the force you exert on a smaller area, and the curve increases the effective thickness of the bone at point of contact, making you less likely to seriously injure yourself.
That said, you also want to aim for the squishier parts of your opponent's head, like the nose, cheek or orbit.
Quick disclaimer, as with all aspects of self-defense, you lose 0% of the fights that don't start, so... if you look alert, stay aware of your surroundings and are prepared to run like hell, you really won't ever need to know any of that.
Great fighting tips! 😂 Though we'll try to stick with your self-defense disclaimer. Not only do you win 100% of the fights you don't start, there's also significantly less police paperwork involved.
@Andy MacKay Oh dear! Well don't leave us hanging - what's the defense? 😂
Me hyphenating my nationality and heritage wouldn't work because my dad is Irish - Swedish- American, and my Mom is Irish - English - German - American.😏
You, like me, are a tapestry of many fine threads.
Leader of the free world 😂😂😂😂 we Brits laugh alot
Power usage *IS* a major reason why electric kettles are less common in the US. A US kettle is only 1.2kW (120V@10A), which is only slightly faster to boil water than a microwave oven (~0.9kW). A British kettle is 3.1kW (240V@13A), which is *significantly faster to boil than using a microwave* or stove. This makes an electric kettle much more useful in the UK than in the US (compared to using a microwave).
Another reason is that an elecric kettle can boil enough water for 6+ cups at once, and it is very common to make that many cups of tea (or coffee) in a round either when you have guests or when doing the tea round at the office. It also automatically turns off once the water reaches temperature - which is useful when you are making varying numbers of cups each round and don't know how long it might take.
We love electric kettles! Definitely going to have one in our eventual home :)
Thin walls in the new place?
You seem to be keeping your voices down.
Yup! Very thin 😂
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Better keep the sandwich making quiet, then. 🤣
@@jacketrussell nah a Tongue butty is silent unless she squeals ?
What I don't understand is why Americans obviously feel totally free invade any country that has oil to plunder, but are shocked if Janet Jackson reveals an unimpressive breast at Super Bowl.
Surely there are microwave ovens in almost every kitchen in the UK as well...?
Yes there are
Yes, we know, but americans use their microwaves to heat tea water, whereas we haven't heard of brits doing that. Thus the distinction.
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I have heard that in Montana, they sometimes make sun tea. The tea is put in a jug and left in the hot sun to brew.
Personally it sounds disgusting.
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" americans use their microwaves to heat tea water"
Just when I thought they couldn't get any lower :)
Hi!! Never knew what the 1st 2nd etc base system was only saw it in films. PS why are you being so quiet in your new home? Have you got close neighbour's sounds like you're whispering! PPS love your videos
For 1st, 2nd 3rd base and home run. Where I am from in the Highlands like the U.S ours are sports related. Our 1st base is coining (from rugby where the start of the game a coin is filped to see which side the teams start on) 2nd is a shy (shinty) 3rd scrumming (rugby) and home run is either a gunner (you do the deed and run) (when you start running after the pistol has been fired) and we also call it a trap (not sport related. Normally it means that you would start going out afterwards or are already.)
I was coining with so-and-so.
I got a shy from so-and-so.
I got a scrum from so-and-so.
I gunnered from so-and-so.
I am trapped with so-and-so.
England: the country with London as it's capital
Great Britain: the entire landmass that is England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom: a soveign state combined of Great Britain and only Northern Ireland
When you guys say British, I understand that to mean a middle or upper class English accent
Remember Cornwall and the Isle of Man are both countries in their own right too.
Cornwall is a county in England, Isle of Man is a crown dependency of the UK
Dont call Cornwall a county. Cornwall has its own flag. Also London is a separate entity to England.
gjohnint so because each US state has a flag, does it make them independent? London is literally the capital city of the country. Capital cities shouldn’t be separate from the rest of the country.
gjohnint Lincolnshire has its own flag.
Here in Ireland, and I suspect also in the UK, utility rooms / mud rooms are not uncommon in farm houses.
When you mentioned the check-up of the engine, that sounds like a standard service. I don't know why people ask, "Do you have an MoT?" when it would be a "yearly safety/roadworthiness inspection" Germany and Spain have a similar thing, but it's not called an MoT.
Different names, same thing.
Kettles in the U.S. just boil slowly.
Pure water doesn't boil, so you can super heat water, but the moment you stick a spoon inside it (a contaminant) you will get a violent, explosive reaction. If it boils, you can put a spoon straight in.
We understand the bases references but I don't hear people use the expression in the UK. It's a very American way of describing it.
We just tend to call a spade a spade and describe the acts. Maybe another case of American squeamishness around sex resulting in euphemisms?
We could use 1st, 2nd and 3rd base because we play what’s called rounders, but that has a few more bases than baseball.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Base idiom is slowly becoming a thing in the UK, especially amongst the young, but I don't think even the teenagers who use the idiom fully understand what it means. Certainly, when I was is school, and I am only 19, it was barely ever used, and when it was, it was used in the context of mockery - 13-14 year olds making fun of friends who have boyfriends/girlfriends. Although, I did go to school in a fairly rural area, so, while this idiom may have been used in big cities at that time, it might not yet have reached my hometown.
Thanks for the insight! It's interesting to see how idioms slowly spread
About the voltage, I think the argument is that electric kettles aren't *as* popular in the US because the lower voltage means they take more time to boil and aren't *as* convenient as electric kettles in the UK. I don't know how true that actually is.
In the UK we use to live by the motto that life has risks. In American (and now here) it all seems about pointing the finger if blame and then suing people.
Careful, that's smacks of hate speech 😜
But seriously, we agree - life has risks! Be careful, look out for yourself, and be responsible.
We used to play baseball in the UK when I was growing up, but it was called 'rounders' :)
Thanks for mentioning my comment about the pledge of allegiance. It makes perfect sense now given the circumstances of its introduction, and once you've got a tradition like that they do tend to stick around (heaven knows we've got enough 'random-stuff-that-seems-normal-to-us-but-isn't' over here!)
It's mostly to encourage unquestioning obedience to the state and a willingness to be cannon fodder. It's the same reason people in the US say to veterans, "Thankyou for your service." It promotes a fascistic military culture.
Saying you're Japanese American or whatever is like saying you're British Indian, that's the term given to British people of Indian descent.
No it isn't. They are Brits.
Helen Wood British Indians