French Girl Reacts to Cheese Rolling in Gloucestershire | Downhill Cheese-Chasing Competition 🧀

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  • @googogler
    @googogler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    i feel sorry for the beautiful cheese. pray no cheese get hurt.

    • @michaelcrummy8397
      @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Looks like that would be some muddy cheese by the time it stopped rolling.

    • @Realgrande
      @Realgrande 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In Spain they have the La Tomatina Festival where they throw tomatos at each other, well this is a good thing. If The Brits toss cheese in there and the French toss their delicious bread in there, maybe the Germans can toss Wurst and then bake it all to make Pizzas. The Americans can deliver them during halftime of the Super bowl. Everyone wins.

    • @madyottoyotto3055
      @madyottoyotto3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelcrummy8397 it's wrapped up all nice and cozy by traditional aspects
      But they are not allowed the roll real cheese anymore the rubber foam cheese get swapped for a wheel of cheese with the first one down
      Can hit 75mph

    • @madyottoyotto3055
      @madyottoyotto3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Realgrande I seen one county in mid England dose this with potatoes
      For the love of life I can't figure out why
      But I want to roll

    • @madyottoyotto3055
      @madyottoyotto3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NO CHEESE
      Was hurt in the making of this tradition

  • @donaldsunny7836
    @donaldsunny7836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Are they crazy?"
    "No, they are just Briitsh."
    "O, that makes sense."

  • @stevej1154
    @stevej1154 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Yes, they’re crazy. Some of us Brits are just insane. This is a very unexpected reaction video, Marie! I laughed when I saw the title. I’ve never been to see it in real life. I hope you had a wonderful birthday!

    • @madyottoyotto3055
      @madyottoyotto3055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What's insane is that the cheese hit 75mph

  • @SophiesDriver
    @SophiesDriver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    😂😂At near both 4:00 and 6:45. FrenchTastic girl Marie becomes an outspoken advocate activist for the benefit of every precious cheese!
    I LOVE it! You always surprise and entertain, Marie!
    Big 👍 😂😄🙂
    ✌😷

  • @LastCrow-f2d
    @LastCrow-f2d 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love the story of the woman that won the cheese even though she finished the race unconcious. She only found out later that she won in the medical tent after waking up.

  • @gregcrawley2668
    @gregcrawley2668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I guess that is safer than running with the bulls in Spain lol.

  • @ericbatemanrodgers
    @ericbatemanrodgers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's one of our silly old traditions brits do anything for a laugh

  • @adamkaige
    @adamkaige 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I lived in Brockworth in Gloucester for 10 years and could see the hill out of my window. I went to it a few times.
    A friend of mine used to have a house at the bottom and they used to crash into his fence if they didn't stop in time or get caught by someone.
    There's a pub nearby called The Cheese Rollers 😋
    I find it crazy how our local tradition/competition, which I've always taken 'as is' and not really thought much about, is known around the world and people find it so shocking/amusing 😂

  • @greggsmith6043
    @greggsmith6043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Happy birthday Marie! Hope it's a great one. Loved your reaction! "Just come to France and eat some cheese." 😆

  • @harvey1954
    @harvey1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a friend we have in cheeses.

  • @mymartianhome
    @mymartianhome ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear lady, we do it for three reasons, if you win you get the cheese, even if you do not win you get the glory of taking part in an ancient tradition and finally, and most importantly, we do it because we are English and insane by birth.
    In the words of Asterix and Obelix "Ces anglais sont foux!" Et c'est vrai!

  • @MichaelW969
    @MichaelW969 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is awesome! Bring it to the States! Just make sure everyone signs a waiver, we are quite the litigious country. Marie is more worried about cheese abuse! Lol

    • @blackbob3358
      @blackbob3358 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep, 969. It should be made a legal bye law, everywhere in the whole world, forthwith.

  • @epicwalrus7183
    @epicwalrus7183 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the UK if you see a strange tradition and ask "why?" there's a good chance that the answer is simply "Why not?"

  • @keithm9966
    @keithm9966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Their parents must be very proud! 😂 Some crazy participants! I hope they heal quickly - god bless them. :0) 🐺

  • @richarddavies4322
    @richarddavies4322 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's the nettles that get you....the cider creates a force field for the rest 😁

  • @Gothguy1961
    @Gothguy1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy Birthday, dearest Marie!!!!!!

  • @terryyy1944
    @terryyy1944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One day this will be an Olympic event.

    • @pda3095
      @pda3095 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought I saw Raygun busting some moves halfway down!

  • @graemetaylor5357
    @graemetaylor5357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m from Birmingham Uk and Gloucestershire isn’t too far away. I have a friend that tried Coopers Hill in 2015 and he broke a leg!!! Mad english 😀😀

  • @AK-bx3ft
    @AK-bx3ft ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is why we haven't been invaded for 1000 years lol.

  • @TerryVogelaar
    @TerryVogelaar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Here in Holland and over there in France, we can just go to the store to get some cheese. Safely.

  • @yellowbeardjamesgibson9297
    @yellowbeardjamesgibson9297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello. Miss Marie !!!! Hail to the cheese yet After My Day I am Going to Fall down now !!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

  • @carllance8062
    @carllance8062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great reaction Marie but at the risk of sounding cheesy, that's a pretty sharp hill they roll down 😊 Great video as usual and I hope you had a wonderful Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 and ate lots of great food. Best wishes 🥰 take care and be safe 🙏

    • @thegroovetube3247
      @thegroovetube3247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You've gouda grate deal of nerve coming up with puns like that.

    • @michaelcrummy8397
      @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheese it, the cops!

  • @paulbattershill7455
    @paulbattershill7455 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's one of those activities, that someone started and it just grew and it became interwoven into the psyche of the people, there is no reason for it other than the joy of throwing yourself down a steep hill in pursuit of a cheese - pour l'amour de la vie

  • @aliwantizu
    @aliwantizu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Happy 23rd Birthday Mademoiselle Marie! I saw something similar years ago on The Amazing Race. Seems like it was in some Scandavian country that time though, and not England. It looks ridiculous, hilarious, painful, and fun. Edited to add: Amazing Race Season 14 in 2009, the cheese wheels each weighed around 50 lbs (22.7kg) and it does appear to have been in Switzerland. Bonne Anniversaire! ~Be Blessed

  • @paareth
    @paareth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In england we need to chase good cheese, its not like france where its just comes to you. If you ever see any wild cheese its fair game here.

  • @footyball66
    @footyball66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We love our Chizz.

  • @michaelcrummy8397
    @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If there’s one thing that cheeses me off, it’s wasted cheese.

  • @paulk.6969
    @paulk.6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I thought the cheese heads in Wisconsin were crazy with their zeal for the Green Bay Packers, but this is absolutely bonkers!!! Still it’s hilarious to watch. This may be what the soccer fans do in the off season!!!😂😂😂. After all these years of doing this,I imagine one could construct a pretty complete human skeleton from all the broken bones.😂😂😂.I hope no one has ever died from this,.after all that , the cheese had better be the best tasting in the world!!!😂😂😂. Your usual great job Marie . Looking forward to your next.😎👍👍👍

  • @michaelcrummy8397
    @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, the power of fast rolling cheese. I shudder at the thought.

  • @geezer4962
    @geezer4962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The people in Wisconsin are really upset about this eh? The Wisconsin state motto is Eat Cheese or Die.

  • @davecampbell4312
    @davecampbell4312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Happy birthday young lady. Some if the people saying this is crazy and dangerous probably skydive and think it's fun. It's a matter of perspective. I was fishing in a fliat tube by our airport and a skydiver came down to talk. He asked mw if that tube was for keeping me from falling down in the water. His faced turned very pale when I told him that it does help especially in 20-30 feet of water. He said I was crazy for going out over my head. He showed me the water wings he had attached in case he landed in the lake. I pointed out that if my tube gets a keak I can swim to shore but if his parachute fails, he can't fky. Our perspective of what's crazy are just different.

  • @ahudspith
    @ahudspith 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did it once not too long after moving to the SW of England.
    About 20 years ago. Thought I was going to die lol.
    Wont do it again at my age now - will die internally of my daughter tries it - but have no regrets.

  • @according2petey25
    @according2petey25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So marie, what you do this weekend....
    Well I chased a roll of cheese 🧀 down a steep hill..🤣🤣🤣
    Human's aren't the smartest on earth as we clearly see🤣🤣
    Happy birthday marie
    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @hardtackbeans9790
    @hardtackbeans9790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being the home of some silly games like this, I think the object isn't to catch the cheese. It is to chase the cheese & be the first human at the bottom. Maybe someone familiar with this will know for sure. Something like this (but even more silly) is Barbie Jeep Racing in the US.

  • @sardine7768
    @sardine7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Funny and crazy ...tradition is tradition

  • @Drescher1984
    @Drescher1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They just love cheese! There's also a bug swimming competition.

  • @Tribblepuppy
    @Tribblepuppy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes... it does appear that they ARE crazy!

  • @jeffstumpf9129
    @jeffstumpf9129 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    “It's wrong somehow.” Yes, it is. Your cheesy senses are keen. Never play with the cheese!

  • @chippydogwoofwoof
    @chippydogwoofwoof 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a lover of cheese i find it completely acceptable to chase a wheel of cheese down a hill

  • @HouseOfMitchell
    @HouseOfMitchell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes the English are crazy and we love it. Check out Atherstone Ball game, also in England. The only rule is to not kill anyone, brawls and blood is fine

  • @artd.
    @artd. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I guess that it has been going on for so long that it has become a tradition. Each country has its own traditions, where I come from its an annual "Rattle Snake" hunt ......🙂

  • @Hard-Boiled-Bollock
    @Hard-Boiled-Bollock 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the things French people and British people agree on is: Cheese is fucking amazing, and do not waste it!!

  • @mrgrumpy6408
    @mrgrumpy6408 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG this is so dangerous, Are they crazy? oh OK they are competing for cheese................... LOL I guess that makes it OK then LOL Loved the reaction.

  • @spindizzy64
    @spindizzy64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh yes, we know how to have a good time!

  • @gravitypronepart2201
    @gravitypronepart2201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could watch this all day. Better than bull riding!

  • @randy7831
    @randy7831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    they have a bottle of wine, but forgot to pickup some cheese...so of course, what else would you do when you absolutely need wine & cheese!

  • @tootalazaaz
    @tootalazaaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s funnier then hell. 😂😂 Crazy people. 🤪 I have seen this before. How much cheese do you win for all that pain.

  • @adamkaige
    @adamkaige 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first written evidence of cheese rolling is found from a message written to the Gloucester town crier in 1826; even then it was apparent the event was an old tradition, and is believed to be at least six hundred years old. (from wikipedia)
    Two possible origins have been proposed for the ceremony. The first is said that it evolved from a requirement for maintaining grazing rights on the common. The second is pagan origins for the custom of rolling objects down the hill. It is thought that bundles of burning brushwood were rolled down the hill to represent the birth of the New Year after winter. Connected with this belief is the traditional scattering of buns, biscuits and sweets at the top of the hill by the Master of Ceremonies. This is said to be a fertility rite to encourage the fruits of harvest.

  • @penultimateh766
    @penultimateh766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "How can anyone govern a country that has 246 types of cheese?' ...Charles de Gaulle

  • @mustavertwang
    @mustavertwang ปีที่แล้ว

    My father many years ago told me We have saved the French in two world wars and they have never forgiven us.

  • @MiguelTorres-bc7qe
    @MiguelTorres-bc7qe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eso es de locos Marie, mejor voy a la tienda😄😄

  • @jerrymathis5740
    @jerrymathis5740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like cheese, but not that much lol. Btw Happy Birthday... 🎂🎂🎂 Mine was yesterday...

  • @ivowalvis9228
    @ivowalvis9228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am Dutch, so you would think I would go after 15 kg of Gouda, but after a few beers I would go after a brown smelly Camambert actually....

  • @stephenmalloy88
    @stephenmalloy88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hard to believe it is real. It looks like something from Monty Python.

  • @michaelcrummy8397
    @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quand je vivais à Angers, j’assistais les dimanches à la Messe à la paroisse nommé “St. Martin des Champs”. Je suppose que c’est le même St. Martin qui a été l’Eveque de Tours au quatrième siècle à cause de la proximité d’Angers à Tours, mais je ne suis pas certain de cela.

  • @alexanderwiles2003
    @alexanderwiles2003 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    well its a fun tradition, some say it started as a pagan ritual, some say it started to settle disputes over land rights to the hill, and some say it was a tradition for a good harvest, in any case its a nice bit of fun. and two things, each winner gets to take their cheese home and no one has every died from doing this dont worry.

  • @narsil100
    @narsil100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'd go for it if I lived in a place where the costs of potential injury were covered. In my good 'ol American home, though? No way 😅

  • @canadianeasybid
    @canadianeasybid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree it's a total waste of my favourite in life, CHEESE.

  • @davecoleman2417
    @davecoleman2417 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The racers going uphill are the under 16's, though some are A LOT younger. But then in France, you have motorcycles charging uphill climbs, {the arretes?}.

  • @cherryblossom3046
    @cherryblossom3046 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They don't do it for the cheese!!😂They do it for the fun and sport!!!😂😂

  • @Hi-kq1vi
    @Hi-kq1vi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nobody here outside of the South West of England understands it either. They are pretty much rural farm folk with strange voices & customs. I am in the South East, my uncle speaks with their accent & I have never been able to understand 90% of what he says.

  • @clintonearlwalker
    @clintonearlwalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lets Go Mountaineers!!

  • @yandnat1656
    @yandnat1656 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It makes me feel so proud!

  • @Open_Space0718
    @Open_Space0718 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a beautiful cheese actually, well worth chasing😂

  • @scruffyalice-ff5pz
    @scruffyalice-ff5pz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You can't catch the cheese it travels at 70 mph. Competitors only reach a maximum speed of 35 mph😂

  • @Lee-70ish
    @Lee-70ish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    See its not just the French who are food fanatics
    Here you need Michelin tyres more than stars.

  • @scottharvey9764
    @scottharvey9764 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The climbing up is the CHILDRENS race

  • @marvinc9994
    @marvinc9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The French may enquire 'Pourquois?'
    The English will respond: 'Pourquois pas?'

  • @karengarrow5579
    @karengarrow5579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just so you know currently the cheese wheel is not real cheese anymore the police department in Gloucestershire visited the manufacturer and told them they can’t supply cheese for the cheese rolling events anymore due to health and safety concerns so the cheese roll was replaced by a rubber cheese wheel which the winner swops for the real cheese later on

  • @bert918
    @bert918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cheese! Ranks right up there with bacon! Love me some bacon and love me some cheese. I've got an idea for a video for you to react to. It's called "Big Nasty Hill Climb." It's held in New Plymouth, Idaho. It;s climbing with motorcycles. You won't be disappointed! Hugs from Idaho...

  • @John-gv2ug
    @John-gv2ug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am with you Marie, it is pointlessly crazy but so are many other things that humans do. I would rather spend an afternoon eating Roquefort, Comte, Cantal and Saint Maure accompanied with a bottle of rose and some charcuterie.

    • @blackbob3358
      @blackbob3358 ปีที่แล้ว

      Each to their own, mush. I do'nt judge.

  • @Realgrande
    @Realgrande 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What you do not see is there is a giant fondue pot at the bottom of the hill, if that would have been in USA then they would be tossing canned cheese at Natchos and Jalapenos. Happy birthday Miss Marie, you don't look 23, you could easily pass for 21, how do you do it? :) :) :) :)

  • @twofarg0ne763
    @twofarg0ne763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Joyeux anniversaire! Yes, people are crazy, but it does look like fun in a strange way. Très bizarre.

  • @beernutjr
    @beernutjr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking great in the WVU gear, have ever made a reaction video, on the song, "Country Roads", by John Denver

  • @michaelcrummy8397
    @michaelcrummy8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We do have some crazy things here in the States, but obviously, we have no monopoly on loco.

  • @daveofyorkshire301
    @daveofyorkshire301 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not really about the cheese, it's the competition, the history, the event... Like the Atherston Ball Game.

  • @Chris_GY1
    @Chris_GY1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s Gloucestershire Cheese they are chasing.

  • @marksavage1108
    @marksavage1108 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its not as mad as seeing a snail and thinking mmmmm that looks tasty. and dont even start on frogs legs. It goes back so far in time, a time when 8lbs of cheese cost an arm and a leg.,

  • @barrystrachan6340
    @barrystrachan6340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hahaha...they need more people to go at once. lol Actually it is the people chasing the cheese who are confused, not you Marie.

  • @phillipdaltun3779
    @phillipdaltun3779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bonjour, British eccentricity at it's weirdest , I've never witnessed it myself,it seems there's a thin line between courage & stupidity , surely nobody' s gonna eat that cheese are they 🤭 Britain has its fair share of such traditions, snokering in the mud ,they probably go back centuries when people had to think up ways to entertain themselves, but Gloucestershire does have beautiful countryside & villages, you might also be interested in warrior Princess jousting challenges , they also take place on rivers in France.
    Thanks again until next time 🧀 💜 🇬🇧

  • @eddhardy1054
    @eddhardy1054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Marie loads of sports are dangerous (Rugby, Cricket, Football, Motor Racing, Horse Racing). I'm sure there must be French sports where you can be hurt (Snail Hunting maybe or the Tour de France or......well that's all I've got on French sports I'm afraid 🙄). If you think this is wild might I suggest you check out the Isle of Man TT Races. The guys who race there really are crazy.

  • @user-David-Alan
    @user-David-Alan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was funny and dangerous but the downhill portion of those videos were speeded up to make it look funnier. Stay well and be safe.

  • @blackbob3358
    @blackbob3358 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look up the "Atherstone ball game", madame. It's just as nuts !

  • @jerrybutler605
    @jerrybutler605 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Marie, At least I'm not the only one who is confused.

  • @davidthieman8020
    @davidthieman8020 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welcome to the crazy world of 2021, people will do anything, and this is only of those things.

  • @terencecarroll1812
    @terencecarroll1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's no explanation it started years ago and just carried on

  • @colddiesel
    @colddiesel ปีที่แล้ว

    It has been won by many nationalities but never a French person. We are un-surprised.

  • @edmunddow1417
    @edmunddow1417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coming from Quebec makes me sad to see this cheese wasted. Could make alot of poutine with that. Lol

    • @eddhardy1054
      @eddhardy1054 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mate how is the cheese wasted, it can still be eaten after you've hunted it down 😜

    • @adamkaige
      @adamkaige 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whoever makes it to the bottom first winds the cheese, so nothing's wasted 😛

  • @johnforsyth7987
    @johnforsyth7987 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is crazy. For once it's not us Americans doing the crazy activity. But America still has bull ridding, demolition derbies and professional wrestling. I hope no one got hurt. But does look fun to watch. Happy Birthday. BTW: How soon is your Holiday request list coming out?

  • @JackRabbit002
    @JackRabbit002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The French will never understand us! 😉🖤

  • @Molly.Wobbles
    @Molly.Wobbles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tbh we played rougher games than this as kids 🤷‍♀️ if brits get hurt we just kind of get on with it. I don't like cheese myself so I wouldn't run down the hill except of it was for fun with the family

  • @craigmccullough7333
    @craigmccullough7333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why do they do it? Well I did it just for the bragging rights.
    The slope is about 45°. The camera doesn't really show this.

  • @greggsmith6043
    @greggsmith6043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must correct you about something. At the end you mentioned your other channel and said you put some good stuff on there. That is not correct. You put some GREAT stuff on there! 😁

  • @707Berto
    @707Berto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If they're after cheese at least they likely don't have osteoporosis...

  • @terencecarroll1812
    @terencecarroll1812 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Basically if you catch it you keep it

  • @MagsonDare
    @MagsonDare 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Japanese log riding festival next? ;-)

  • @PunchesCouches
    @PunchesCouches 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please React to Japanese Log Riding. Thanks for the video, cheese chasers are crazy.

  • @canadianeasybid
    @canadianeasybid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It seems people will do anything for their 15 minutes of fame. I hope no one gets badly hurt.

  • @ericjahoda2997
    @ericjahoda2997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's an English thing, Marie. You wouldn't understand as you're normal!😁😀

  • @marvinc9994
    @marvinc9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    PS:
    That 'Police Inspector' was talking UTTER bollocks. But - like most 'policemen' - he has a VERY limited understanding of English Common Law ! People like that should stick to traffic-control, and dealing with drunks.