Mark from the States Reacts to London's West End: The Ultimate Guide With Living Walks
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Yea you mean Charles III
King Charles III is on the throne he got mixed up I think lol
Definitely
The 1965 plague 🤔 think he means 1665 😉
The thing that gets me Mark, and I have travelled all over the world, is how clean London is. Those people who clean the city should be congratulated!!
London is a very clean city.
Certainly cleaner than when I regularly visited in the 70s
It's not illegal to drink alcohol in the street in the UK
To the best of my knowledge that really depends on each local authority and some have banned it. That was certainly the case in some areas I have lived in where drinking in public was totally banned. Police would confiscate any alcohol found and pour it down street drains.
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Yep, depends on local factors.
@@1967AJB And the local coppers lol.
You can drink alchol outdoors in the Uk. People sit in parks picnicing with booze.
Nice thank you
He got that wrong, Mark, it's King Charles III on the throne, now! (His grasp on UK history is rather vague, to say the least!) (Did you notice how clean everywhere was?) (And, yes, you can legally drink in the streets as long as you don't cause a problem) ("Phantom of the Opera", just a beginner!) (Everywhere quite civilized, I think you might agree?)
Hi Mark,hope you are well- not a lover of London I'm afraid,but that was interesting- think he meant to say 1665 for the plague victim! One word id advice for when you do get here, do not use those rickshaws apparently they are a rip off! Your legs are cheaper!! Stay well my friend , hope the weather your side is as nice as it is here - warm and sunny but pleasantly so - snog the mogs ,take care x 🏴
Coutts bank is a subsidiary of National Westminster Bank (Natwest) they closed down Nigel Farage 's account. It didn't end well for them. Needless to say he's still with them but their CEO isn't. Its very selective, need a minimum of £1 million to open an account.
Drinking alcohol in public is Legal. Unless states in specific areas due to anti-social behaviour
He mentioned there had been 30,000 performances of the Mousetrap. To put it into context, the play opened in the West End in 1952, and ran continuously until March 2020, when it had to close during the pandemic. The theatre then re-opened for performances a year later.
Wow
The Mousetrap began its run at the Theatre in London in 1952... and it is still going. I have been to see it. They say at the end not to spoil the surprise by telling people whodunnit! As it happens, even having seen it, I can't remember.
This is a route I know quite well and it is every bit worth seeing and visiting. I still meet some former work colleagues several times a year and we usually end up in China town as one of its fine restaurants, if you like Chinese food. Of course, this is a nice day with busy streets; you can walk around late at night and it will still be teaming with people.
Charles the 2nd on the throne???
Sarcasm alert: You can drink on the street, it's called freedom.
If they banned public drinking in England, it would cause a riot 😂
LOL
I've worked in many parts of London for most of my working life, but every time you react to this amazing place I see something new and often marvel how I walked past such history without even being aware of doing so. So, thank you Mark for another lovely video reaction. Keep 'em coming when you can.
Brilliant, please do more videos of London please 😊
Thank you! Will do!
Hi. I think distances are measured from the equine statue of Charles I to the south of Trafalgar Square facing down Whitehall.
I always enjoy hearing your perspective, especially things I take for granted but surprise you. I haven’t seen much of the US - mostly California and Nevada - and would like to see more. First trip over there I asked for a drink and got a vegetable…..so there are always amusing surprises. 😂 Hope you get to visit us yourself soon.
🇬🇧🇺🇸 hi Mark, another great show -- we love the “west end” and have been to most of the theatres to see shows, however it’s now becoming a treat as the costs are getting expensive now. Last year we found a really old London pub near to Shaftesbury Avenue with a old polished oak bar, terrific landlady and a great atmosphere. Cooper must be having a great time, he will love Conway Castle - we had a weeks holiday in North Wales, and may even get a trip up Mount Snowdon …… have a great week, regards Terry & Sylvia Peterborough UK
He skirted round the edge of China town its much bigger than he showed. Compton Street Soho is only a small part of Soho too. My grandfather lived in Soho. there are famous places around in thee small streets 2 i' s cafe start of UK rock music 50/60s. Tin Pan alley. There were lots of small specialist shops , Milliners, haberdasher's, costumiers. Dress makers. International Tobacconists, wine /beer & spirit shops, even aa shop that sold newspapers from around the world Theatre/ film/ music agents, night clubs ( Ronnie Scots) Berwick Street market Look up Broad Street Pump 1854 , Soho was largely a residential area . and there is a great video on YT from the 1957 showing the Soho carnival. Grandads brother worked at Covent Garden Flower market so it wasn't just fruit and veg
Looks awesome
Hi Mark,
Not sure when this was filmed but you asked what the metropolitan police force did (they cover most of the 618 square miles of greater London). Well in March '21 with stay at home order was in place for covid a young lady was stopped by a policeman in plain clothes and plain car but flashed his warrant badge and told her she wasn't allowed to be out walking home from friends. He told he to get in his car and she was never seen again. Due to CCTV they traced his car license plate. He had raped and murdered her. Her body was found over a 100 miles away on farm land his family owned. He was a serving protection officer that was used to protect the royal family and high level government officials. He transpired had a number of cautions on file for sexually harassing females. There was a vigil for this lady Sara Everard at the place she was taken where police started to arrest people for not keeping apart during covid sparking more outrage. Senior officers resigned and the met police started checking thousands of records of serving London police officers with a number of crimes on current police records. A number were charged or fired over the last 3 years. So yes look up the Sara Everard case. Wayne Cousins the policeman that carried this out got one of the longest jail terms without killing multiple people as the Judge said he used his police authority to carry out such a terrible act. He must serve at least 38 years. Which I believe means he can't be released (if ever) until he's in his 90's!
Too soon should never leave prison
No 1 London was how the Reform Club was addressed
My playground, still some groovy venues 🌟
Kent was called the garden of England because it had the right environment to grow vegetables and fruit trees, also there were a lot of green houses, so in the days of the empire a lot of vegetables were grown in Kent then distributed to the rest of England. Joining the European common market destroyed many traditional industries in England including Kent's gardens, because the pricing standards required to be in the common market were biased against quality British produce in favour of continental varieties.
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The south-east *isn't* the driest part of the country, the east midlands is - has the same reasons to why London is but it is also in a rain shadow from the Pennines. It's a degree or two cooler, but definitely drier. Where I live is actually considered to be cold semi-arid adjacent. Sometimes doesn't rain here for weeks and even months. The south-east is pretty dry too, but not quite as. Also we have Charles the third, not second, that's a weird one to get wrong - Charles II was an important king in history that people should know because he caused multiple constitutional crises and a civil war or two (that one time we became a constitutional republic for a little while then everybody realise that French ideas are _always_ universally bad). Oh, also why _wouldn't_ drinking alcohol be allowed, what kind of unfree hellhole wouldn't allow such a thing? :p Jokes aside - it's funny that you guys can walk around armed to the teeth but not have a drink outside, and by funny I mean maybe don't have all your priorities in the right order maybe possibly?
That's something I never knew about the East midlands. I was born on the north ,Nottm,Deberyshire border. Now reside South Nottm,near Leic border.. i had no idea about it being the driest part.
Streaky there many towns that allow this
Hey Mark, that strange site you can see is people actually walking!
Lol
Hi Mark , my favourite part of london is Greenwich it has the maritime museum , huge park and the Royal observatory its a quieter part of london . I've looked up out of curiosity london has 192 museums 11 of which are national . West End is great for an evening show and nice meal 😊.
So cool! Thanks Clare
Theres no rules about drinking in the street here..obviously if yourd rolling drunk the Police may be called 😂 but otherwise not at all. .are there in the US?
Vegas, New Orleans and a few others
Is that all😮 yikes! Cant you just go from one pub /soz bar bottle in hand? Well youll be able to here. People watching in Soho is hilarious, particularly in the evening. You see some really bizarre sights😂😂😂....i mmean really😂😂😂
Can't wait
I hope that our London terminology is
(or will be) well-known as having _not_ the "uptown, downtown" of America's city culture, but, (as here) "The West End" which has the theatre district, so to speak, plus is generally, (historically) thought of as the "posh part" of London.
"The East End" being viewed as the opposite... Where the poorer people were housed, the factories and workers lived and the immigrants went to, from way back in the history of the city etc.
The East End became home to the gold and jewellers experts, and the Jewish quarter, and I think (please correct any / all errors I'm making) the Heugenauts (sp.?)
The West End, I don't have to add to, as _John_ - of 'City Walks' here, - is explaining far better than I ever could.
I usually watch John's videos on the subject of the Troopers and horses of Horseguard's Parade, and Whitehall which he speaks of, usually on Saturdays. (John said it's "Charles II" is on the throne - he misspoke, it's
'King Charles III' now, of course. - and his wife of, I believe, 18* years (*?) now, Camilla, Queen Consort).
Regarding "Punch & Judy" - John 'forgot' / neglected to say:
"That's the way to do it!!" -
which is the well-known phrase from the "Punch & Judy" performance.
Regarding the drinking culture, Mark, it's apparently no longer legal to drink alcohol on ' _Public Transport_ ' ...buses, trains, trams, 'The Tube' /
'The Underground' ...but _not_ to _drink_ openly on the street - on foot, but _not_ to be enebriated (to the point of uncontrolled drunkenness) Again those laws may differ in NI, Scotland and Wales...
Likewise we have no "jaywalking" restrictions within _England_, but I believe Northern Ireland, definitely, and possibly / probably Scotland and / or Wales may have different rules regarding "jaywalking", as of course, they are the other three different Nations / Principalities of the UK, with their own laws, regulations, restrictions,
(Again, please correct me wherever I'm mistaken). 😏🏴♥️🇬🇧🙂🖖
Camilla is Queen now, as the Consort part was dropped when Charles was crowned.
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It seems unfair that Catherine, Princess of Wales will become 'Queen Consort' when William ascends to the throne, as Camilla is now regarded as 'Queen Camilla'. 🤔😐👎
Chales lll not the 2nd
Mark. Dan here. Charing Cross is a Victorian rebuild of an 'Eleanor' Cross, a series of 12 similar monuments built by King Edward 1st, one at every place the body of his dead wife was rested on it's way to burial in Westminster, in about 1291/5 , from Lincoln. The Strand was the stretch of riverbank/foreshore between the separate & distinct Cities of London & Westminster, so it was favoured by rich & important people to build their houses, to be close to the Royal centre of power at Westminster. The last of these was built on the Strand, & became Charing Cross. Charing being an old word to do with trading, so an out of town market area. The original Cross was destroyed during the Civil War, & a new version was built in modern times. So mileages are measured from here, bus also from the Charles 1st statue in Trafalgar Square. George Villiers was friend, some say lover, of King James 1st in the early 17th century. The river was probably not so polluted in his day, it was in the 19th century that it became unbearable. Travel around London etc in those days was often by boat, this being easier than going by land among the crowded streets, & all places of note had water gates & stairs etc. The first 'taxis' in London were boats. Mark, it is illegal to drink alcohol in the streets in some areas of the country where there may have been drink fuelled problems in the past, but generally it is tolerated, but doesn't happen much in most places. Many city pubs etc don't have outside space for drinking, so many people just stand/sit in the streets in front of them.
The state of Maryland was also named for Charles1sts Queen, Henrietta Maria. Yes, the rickshaws & tuc tucs, bicycle driven things, they charge LOTS of money to take foolish tourists around, I mean hundreds of pounds per ride, so don't do it.
Love this thank you
I was about to mention the Elanor Cross/measurements but you got there first. However... the original Eleanor Cross at Charing was not where the current replica is but was at the site now occupied by the statue of Charles I. All distances from London are still measured from the site of the original Cross and not from the replica - there's even a plaque on the base of the statue which refers to this.
I LOVE LONDON! Have lived here for 4 years & will never leave!! I live in West London, so have the gorgeous green spaces, and a lovely village feel, but only 10/15 mins into 'Central London' via the tube/bus (12 mins to Soho). You MUST visit SOHO, both day and night time!!! Buzzing and fabulous, with great food and atmosphere!!
So cool!
Mark, that “funny looking building” is the Covent Garden Spaghetti House! When you do come over, it’s worth a “look see” inside ☺️
Sounds great!
Hi ya’ Mark I just want to say that the USA should hold there heads high in the the world T20 cricket 🏏 they have been awesome like Canada 🇨🇦 👊👏👏👏 Onwards and upwards I think!
Had no idea we had that going on
I love your channel.
You are so kind
I go to London a lot but this video is so entertaining and shown me things I hadn't seen or knew about....Thank you for sharing Mark and I love your reactions
I'm so glad!
Thanks Mark as always. I lived in London in the late 70s and have only been back a few times. It is so great to see London in the modern day!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Cooper has picked a good week it's hot no rain for a while hope he is enjoying it
Just saw Conwy Castle and loved it
@@MarkfromtheStates when u come over we have friends everywhere and me who will give you a key we are all about trust
1665 the Plague, and of course its King Charles the Third!!
I enjoyed that. So many people out walking and traffic pretty light. Outside dining, all the different pieces of conversation, accents, looks, activities. Such a delight on a gorgeous sunny day. 👍🌞. Cars? Who needs cars when your own two feet take you to places of such interest and enjoyment. 😁
Just saying …I still call them “Boris Bikes”…. 🥺🫤😁
Lol
There is no general prohibition on drinking in the street but certain offences relating to alcohol may be prohibited in “public places” (this generally means “any place to which the public have access, whether on payment or otherwise” (the Licensing Act 1872 and subsequent Licensing Acts)).
Ok thank you
Covent Garden used to be Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Market which moved to Nine Elms in 2012 today amongst many sights you will find the Actor Church of St Paul's established in 1633 it used to have two resident Cat's who were strays and was adopted by the church and when visiting the church one often saw one or the other asleep on a pew, the other place worth visiting is London Transport Museum.🧐
Hi. I think technically the West End of London is anywhere in the City of Westminster that has the postcode (zip code in USA) that starts W1. That may be a myth so I’m happy to be corrected. 😊
Ah... wondering around in my back yard 😁Nice wander through Chinatown - where I met my better half over 30 years ago. The Hippodrome at 33:33 used to be a disco - our first date! While on the right, at the corner behind the phone box is the Tokyo Diner - still there, and did wonderful Bento boxes. The building on the corner at 35:17 in now the New China restaurant - used be a pub - full of elderly Chinese men supping pints, had few there myself. Lots of memories in these streets.
Drinking in public is legal here 😊🍻
Thanks
The direction of the wind isn’t the only reason the east is the working class end of London, but because that was where the enormous immigrant populations would land - for instance, during the Russian pogroms of the 19th century, London took in hundreds of thousands of Jews from mainland Europe who were fleeing persecution. They came in such large numbers to set up shop as tailors and so on that this one of the significant causes of extreme poverty in the area. The Huguenot weavers were another large group of immigrants we offered asylum to.
Princess of Wales Pub, Mark. I love the West end (Theatre district) and have gone twice to see Phantom of the Opera and once to see Les Miserables. A lot of chinese people love the shows and flock to see them. I love eating at Planet Hollywood too. Yes, unfortunately, pick pockets are a hazard. I personally had my backpack opened by a pickpocket on the tube, but i felt it just before he was able to take something. I now wear backpacks on my front when in transport.
In the earlier part of the twentieth century Villiers Street had a rather bad reputation as it was a road that was frequented by what was called then Ladies of the Night.🤭🧐
When you next on it doesn't say
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It's been decades since I walked those streets and much has changed in the interim. Not that I'm a total stranger to the West End. Being a ULC member sees me at Waterloo Station from time to time.
The author Samuel Johnson famously said, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life: For there is in London all that life can afford.
I'm only tired of London at the weekend.
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Charles the what is on the thrown?
Great Plague 1665
😂1965 plague what is this bloke talking about the plague was 1665😫
I've done it many times...it happens
Ummm....said, Bazzilgetty, Mark.
I thought he said "Bazilgette"?! 🤔
'My bad', sorry...
The man spoken about is Sir James Bazalgette - he created London’s sewerage systems - true and worthy GENIUS!
Did I say it wrong?
@@MarkfromtheStates I think the peeps in the comments misheard you - it sounded ok to me! 😐
@@MarkfromtheStates ....Oh, heck. Talk about telling your grandmother to suck eggs. Sorry, Mark. Robert.
This man is a Fountain of knowledge 👏
It's London with a population of 13 million, add Tourists and Commuters in peak seasons you're looking at 30 million a day, it's a haven for opportunists to steal your items. Most places in the UK it's acceptable to drink in the streets.
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@@MarkfromtheStates No worries...... You was spot on giving your son advice. London is a great City but you need to be aware of whats going on around you and be a bit clued up.
You're right Mark with your advice to your son. There are warning signs as you saw all over central London about drive by phone snatchers on electric scooters or mopeds. The other one is people sit outside at a table in the sun and put their cell phone on the table. 2 people come along with one distracting you by asking you a question while the other pockets your phone. Lastly you need to keep your valuables in view during rush hour on public transport. I saw an American family last week and warned them as the 2 older teen girls have phones sticking out their jeans back pocket getting on a rush hour tube train packed like sardines in a can! They were begging to be lost or stolen.
London is safe if you just remain aware of your surroundings with valuables and don't take an unlicensed pedicab that have been known to charge people £1000 for less than a mile ride.
Thank you
last time i was walking down downing street they were throwing bottles at number 10 entrance and rioting in Trafalgar square with the poll tax riots witch i got caught up in
Yeesh. Just finished with Jane... Amazing
@@MarkfromtheStates cant wait to hear what she has to say so looking forward to it
In some areas of the UK, alcohol is banned from drinking in public. This is usually to combat anti-social drinking by the local alcoholics. It is usually confined to certain areas, known to be trouble spots.
I was going to say Charles II lol, Freudian slip of the tongue there. Yes I only recently realised Covent Garden gets its name from Convent Garden as the area was originally (yes you’ve guessed it). A convent. Great video mark!
Having lived and worked in London - always being in a rush when commuting daily to either London Bridge, Waterloo & Charing X - depending on what office I had to work in - I’m seeing things on the vlog that I have never noticed before!! But saying that again, it has been years since I worked in London, so there are lots of “new” things like buildings and shops etc that i didn’t know about. 😐🫤
Im pleased to See that Covent Garden - my old stomping ground 😃- is as people and visitor rammed as it was in “my days” when I visited it after work and at weekends - it is an archetypal “tourist trap” - whilst it is easy to get ripped off by those nasty traders out to make a quick quid (ice cream traders and those horrible burger vans that try to ply a trade when the Old Bill are looking the other way) on the whole, Covent Garden is a relatively ‘safe and secure place’ to shop eat and drink without fear of being conned out of your hard earned cashola!
Thank you