The pub was called the Drive Hotel, locally known simply as 'The Drive'. It had a large function room, in which my parents had their wedding reception in 1952. I remember as a child being sent to buy beer from the off licence, known as the Jug and Bottle, for my grandfather. The door is still visible in the centre of the wall facing Beechy Avenue, the road in which I was born and brought up. There remains a significant population of folk, who like me, have many memories of the area in which you now live (presumably Central Avenue). My family have lived in Old Town for the last 7 generations, and in East Sussex since at least the early 1600s. Let me know if you would like to know more about our local history. Good wishes.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Next time your in the UK have a look in the northeast of England.Pop into Washington and visit Washington old hall one of the ancestral homes of George Washington.Supposedly the family crest which is our Washington flag is the basis for your national flag.Loads of history and our countryside is beautiful up here.Durham city you would love.Also Sunderland and Newcastle cities .Best wishes from Washington.
To see the viewpoint of someone from a different culture. It is called education. Good for you, I find it fascinating to see another persons perception of what I take for granted.
We Don't refrigerate our eggs because we don't chemically wash them for salmonella. We scan them for salmonella using light this keeps the natural protective coating on them
The two comments above are really important to explaining this but it's also worth noting that the standards of animal husbandry are generally much better in the EU due to European standards, so there's a reduced need to chemically wash the eggs.
It always amazes me how a ‘meal deal’ is such a novel, yet alien concept to other countries. It’s such a simple idea, I don’t get why it’s not common everywhere.
I am amazed too : it's a very sucessful marketing idea. It gets people into your stores : if someone comes into the store to pick up their lunch as a meal deal, and the store breaks even on that deal (remember that many of these items are time sensitive : they must be sold quickly or dumped), they are still likely to pick on other things they need.
Many pubs become McDonald's or convenience stores like CO OP, Tesco Express or Sainsbury's Local. Due to pubs having been previously used sell alcohol a convenience store can get an alcohol licence easier and as pubs open late it makes it easier for a McDonald's or convenience store to be allowed to stay open late or 24 hours because the local council have already allowed it, when a nearby DIY warehouse closed down it became a Tesco supermarket which had to apply to be open until 11pm and for the first few months it closed at 6pm each day.
Cadbury was started by Quaker’s and believed in looking after their workers. They built homes and even a village with sporting facilities. As a result it became one of the best brands in the U.K.
@@JasonSturgess The UK (and EU) laws on food labelling are strict : the price listed IS the (maximum) price at the till. Some stores will offer rebates/accept vouchers, so the actual price may be lower. I have never seen an exception in the UK.
@@JasonSturgess Tax is included in all products bought in the U.K. You might get discounts on vouchers but, the price you see on the shelves is the price you pay at the till.
@@davidjames1068 even costco puts their price inc. VAT on despite being american... but they also keep the w/out VAT price which is weird. that's always confused me, why have 2 different prices. other than marketing because the w/out VAT price is huge and the w/VAT price is tiny
ALL retail sales in UK and EU MUST show the price including tax (VAT) - Everywhere. Wholesale sellers, like builders merchants and motortrade can display the price without tax, because businesses can reclaim the VAT ie pass it on the their customer.
Kraft foods not Hershey's bought out Cadbury. Kraft then spun off their confectionery division as a separate company called Modelez. Hershey's have the rights to manufacture and sell Cadbury branded chocolate in the US and managed to get the import of real Cadbury's chocolate banned. But Hershey's do not own Cadbury.
Kraft bought Cadbury, not Hershey. Hershey have the licence to make(badly) some cadbury products for the US market. Kraft promised they wouldn't change the recipe or stop making chocolate at Bournville, but ................... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondelez_International en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury
I used to love chocolate, but it was absolutely ruined. My waist line appreciates it, but it's very sad. I'm sure the chocolate aisle used to be bigger.
Cadburys chocolate has been ruined since it was bought out by a US company. Oh and eggs were never refrigerated until the US brought out the refrigerator and included a section for eggs.
These smaller side versions of the larger supermarkets are more expensive. I wouldn't do a weekly shop in one. They're just convenient for the odd item. 😊😊
Eggs in the UK should not be put in the fridge. In the US the factories have to wash theirs because of poor hygiene and disease control on the farms (an FDA requirement). Washing them destroys the protective coating that stops diseases entering the egg, so refrigerating them slows the rate at which gross things can grow. The EU put in place laws saying that farms have the vaccinate their chickens instead, which means washing makes the food more dangerous. That is why US eggs are illegal in the UK and UK eggs are illegal in the US.
@@northnsouth6813 Surely a State can implament it's own tax into shelf prices? I mean how hard can it be? Some states are bigger than Great Britain and we can manage it.
Very interesting video. For me though as someone who lived in Victoria Drive it evokes so many memories of walking past The Drive Pub in the late 1970's on my way to Ocklynge Junior School. Also in 1987 on my 18th birthday I took a girl I really liked out for a meal at the carvery in the Drive which at the time we thought was the height of sophistication! I would never imagined back then it would become a shop.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I'm planning to go to the US next year - I'm interested how big supermarkets in the UK and USA compare (as opposed to local and express stores). Which have a wider range? UK supermarkets are very international in the range of foods they offer, specially a big Tesco or Asda. Is the US similar?
Fun fact - that Sainsbury's used to be a pub called the Merry Fiddler. There was a big petition to not let Sainsbury's take over. But Sainsbury's won 😅
I have lived a few hundred yards from this shop for the last 65 years. Might have been interesting if you pointed out that the shop was, until a couple of years ago, a pub. And that it has a bowling green next to it. Perhaps more interestingly still, to have explored the traditional butcher's and greengrocers shops on Albert Parade opposite. They have been there for at least 70 years to my knowledge.
@@edwardlayer4259 I think you'll find there are no decent chippies south of Manchester. I bet they don't do gravy, let alone curry sauce. This is borderline heresy to us Northerners. It's also worth mentioning that Northerners west of the Pennines are superior in every way to the white rose buffoons. Just an observation that could be useful. What? 😁😁
I don't know is anyone has mentioned but a lot of the Sainsbury Locals and Tesco Expresses are former pubs that have closed down and been converted, including the one you showed. The locals/express stores are just miniature versions of the larger stores where you'll find a much larger choice and more than likely car parking.
The thing about eggs has nothing to do with how long they keep. And for most people in their home in the UK they keep there eggs in there. The storage in shops is to do with how eggs are processed at the farm here vs the US. In the US the eggs are washed to help protect against salmonella. But once they are washed, they need to be kept refrigerated from farm through transport into shops. In the UK all our chicken are inoculated against the most common strains of salmonella, and the mucus that is on the eggs when laid is reabsorbed by the egg and takes on the salmonella inoculation of it's mother. As such, they don't need to be kept chilled. (the eggs are brushed clean however) So, long story short. US saves money on their chicken upkeep (no inoculation) but pays for it in storage and transport (refrigeration) UK pays in chicken upkeep (inoculation) but saves on transport and storage (non-refrigeration) Neither is better than the other.
Arguably the UK option is better because it necessarily requires better care and animal husbandry on the parts of the farms which protects our food supply from all sorts of other problems and diseases which arise from the neglect and mistreatment of livestock.
@@edisg Playing devil's advocate, arguably the U.S. version is better because the greater expense (for refrigeration) falls onto the shoulders of the big business (the supermarket) rather than the small business (the farmer), who in the UK has to pay for inoculation. In terms of the real economy, costs are probably equal, it's just about who's paying.
@@James-gc5if The problem is cause by battery farming which is big business, not small. US used to do it differently. they have just forgotten. This whole approach only arose becuase they had one of the biggest outbreaks of salmonella in the western world.
In the UK we have stricter regulations on the production of eggs and so in the US you might need to refrigerate eggs to slow germination of diseases where by in the UK we don't get those germs in our eggs and so is unessesary. Google it, its interesting stuff but also a bit gross for US eggs.
America washes the eggs to remove salmonella, which also removed the shell's natural protective layer, so other things can get in, so you have to refrigerate them. Europe (and a lot of other places) vaccinates the chickens so they don’t get salmonella, so no need to wash the eggs and the protective layer is intact and the eggs are fine at room temperature. You are far more likely to get salmonella from washed eggs than natural unwashed eggs, because there are so many ways the washing and storage of washed eggs can go wrong.
We Absolutly LOVE our Curry here in the U.K, it is easily our National Dish rather than something like ''Fish and Chips '' .. this channel is so interesting to see an American View of things !..Subbed !
As an Australian watching this, caught between both UK and US culture, I find it amusing that you consider things in England where you are staying to not be normal. They are normal for England.
"Don't judge" - says the guy judging on how people speak... No need to be so rude. You make it seem so personal in how someone speaks the same language differently. Always find that quite funny. There are reasons for the differences, all the different dialects and accents of English. Read this a few years ago: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006HAMCZS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 fascinating. Recommended - learning helps to overcome ignorance. There's even a documentary series on youtube :ua-cam.com/video/K1XQx9pGGd0/v-deo.html
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Sainsbury and some of the other major supermarket brands have been moving into former pubs over recent years to open their 'Local' stores, as these are often right in the heart of the local residential areas, so it makes sense to utilise this type of property for this 'Local' store concept.
@@flybobbie1449 Morrisons too - they adopted the model too late and sold a lot of theirs off. Measured by ubiquity, I'd guess that the Co-Op are the largest operator in this mini-supermarket/convenience store sector, especially outside of the larger towns and cities.
A brief word on Jaffa cakes, if I may: In order to avoid paying the biscuit tax, the company who produces them, McVities, had to prove that Jaffa cakes were actually cakes. Biscuits go soft when they go off, whereas cakes go hard which is precisely what happens to Jaffa cakes. Therefore to settle the controversy, Jaffa cakes are indeed cakes.
When we stayed in France our children were dismayed to find the crisps came in 2 flavours, plain and paprika! I think they may have branched out now though.
A lot of psychology research goes into UK shops like these, if you notice the bread and milk is often in the far end of the store, the reason for that is you then have to go past all the other tasty looking stuff, offers etc, tempting you to just start getting other things even though all you originally came in for was bread and milk.
i would like to add for anyone who isn't from the UK. we pay for plastic bags now to reduce plastic usage. a few years back the government decided to introduce a minimum of a 5p bag charge. however most shops went beyond that, and got rid of the cheap, thin bags, and replaced them with things called bags for life. in Tesco (the largest supermarket by market power in the UK) it costs 10p and half that money from each bag goes to charities where the customers' choose which charity gets the most. and then once your bag rips you get a new one for free, and the bags are recyclable, reusable etc and made from recycled plastic.
American cheese is full of colouring to make it bright in colour, check out the ingredients list, or watch The way away visit Cheddar to see how cheese should look!
This is a convenience store not a grocery store. You would never do your weekly shop in one of these shops unless you want little option and to spend all your salary on groceries.
Probably the biggest difference, is there are no firearms and high powered weapons for sale. Ive travelled extensively throughout the United States on business, and as a Uk citizen, i still look on in total amazement at all the weapons for sale in your supermarkets. Apart from the size of grocery stores, which are usually far bigger in America, weapons for sale in the Uk, its not something i could get used to, living in the Uk.
Due to a peculiarity of British trading law, the smaller shops are allowed to stay open later. Supermarkets are required to close at 4 pm on Sundays, while the smaller stores are not.
I have 4 supermarkets within 2miles that are open 24 hours a day , although Sundays they do close at 4pm and 6pm ...but why would we want them open all day Sunday , the workers have families to 🤷
@Alan The rule is that shops over a certain size can't be open for more than 6 hours on Sunday. While many shops open from 10am to 4pm, there will be others that choose different times.
There was a huge court case surrounding whether a jaffa cake was a cake or a biscuit. Chocolate covered biscuits have full rate v.a.t (tax) whereas cakes are zero tax even with chocolate.
They are priced that way to create the illusion of a better deal, I'm not saying they are a complete rip off. Only that they over-priced individually to manufacture a greater percieved saving when bought as part of the deal. It is fairly common practice.
There is no place in the UK where there is less alcohol available but you will always find low or no alcohol beers and wines. What happens with the eggs in the US is that once they're washed they have to be kept refrigerated because the shells will have become porous allowing bacteria to enter. But any eggs bearing the British Lion Mark means they've been produced in the UK so kept at room temperature are even safe soft boiled for pregnant women and babies as long as they bear that lion mark and are in date. But if you wash them yourself, you must use immediately or refrigerate. Enjoy the meal deals!
Bags used to be given away free, the flimsy sort of plastic ones anyway. However, there was huge concern about the amount of plastic waste in the environment and the government made shops (at least the bigger ones) charge a nominal amount for each one. It worked, and now people generally re-use shopping bags several times and the amount of plastic waste has been reduced.
Steve, Thanks for the comment - that's the way I think the States are moving too. Some city's are that way (Austin, Texas is one I know of). I actually really like the idea of not using as much waste, it just takes time to get used to bringing my own bags!!!
That looks like quite a big convenience store - many are much smaller. In rural areas that have to be self-sufficient, you'll sometimes find they stock just about everything imaginable!
Eggs last a long time outside the Fridge, the big yogurts allow you to mix your own, there normally better for you as they have less sugar. Our yellow cheese isn’t processed it’s either coloured or as a result of its maturing hence you don’t see yellow cheese, plus “white” cheeses tend to be very different
Problem for me with sainsbury local and tesco extra is they tend to see fresh produces like veg per item whereas the larger stores sell by weight. They also stock predominantly branded items instead of supermarket own brand so they are more expensive
Could you grab me one of those Patak's Jalfrezi jars please? Those are like, $5-6 here in the U.S and it's delicious! (Add a squeeze of lemon before serving)
Too right! Patak's curry pastes are fantastic for when you can't be bothered to make from scratch. Or spread on toast when you've run out of every other spread...
The question of whether Jaffa Cakes are cakes or biscuits was the subject of a legal case about 30 years ago. The issue is that chocolate-covered biscuits are subject to VAT, while chocolate-covered cakes are not. The VAT Tribunal decided that they’re cakes, so no VAT is charged on them in the UK. Similarly, in Ireland they’re charged at a lower rate of VAT than biscuits are.
I would suggest trying some blackcurrant flavoured Drinks,Sweets as I heard you dont get blackcurrant in the US. I also heard you dont get "squash" which is concentrated juice drinks which you add water too, I couldn't live without Robinsons Blackcurrant and apple squash. also every purple sweet or "candy" in the UK will be blackcurrant flavour and not grape. for me it was like hearing Americans dont know about Oranges or Strawberries.
Go for the (no sugar) Ribena (pronounced rye-beena) for pure blackcurrant. It's iconic and is the cordial that most of us grew up with, and has the highest fruit content. Tastes good with plain old tap water, but even better with soda or carbonated spring water, sparkling lemonade, or even boiling water.
No supermarket chain in the U.K. is like Walmart, not even Asda which is owned by them. Walmart’s are generally pretty grim places to shop, with tired fruit and veg and deli counters selling mashed, watered and highly processed meat (allegedly), that is squirted into moulding bags to be sliced, bought and discarded. There are decent supermarkets in the US, but Walmart sell down to a price and this is reflected in the quality of many products they stock.
I'm just imagining you filming in your local Sainsbury's and every normal shopper is being terribly British and staying out of the way whilst trying to do a shop
The eggs last just as long unrefrigerated as refrigerated (about 3 weeks). The difference is ours are not washed in chemicals destroying the purpose of the shell.
if you went to another supermarket other than Sainsbury's things are a lot cheaper, Sainsbury's is well known here to be pricey, there was a lot of yellow cheeses there too.
Okay, so here’s the Jaffa cake deal. VAT (sales tax) is charged on biscuits but not cakes. The difference was decided that cakes get softer when they go stale whereas biscuits get hard (or is it the other way ‘round?). Either way, you get my gist
There are other chocolate brands in the UK apart from Cadbury. Nestlés is the main alternative (which is a Swiss brand, I think). Note that the convenience store you visited is almost definitely a converted pub. Many pubs have closed down in the UK over recent years and some of them have been converted into convenience stores.
Okay, the eggs thing. Not just in Endland, but Europe and quite a lot of the rest of the world don't refrigerate eggs. The reason for this is that eggs come with a natural barrier to bacteria. In the US, however, (and very few other places to be honest) the eggs are washed, which removes the natural barrier against bacteria and so the eggs HAVE to be refrigerated.
That's definitely partially true, but even when we have farm fresh eggs we keep them in the fridge. They keep for 6months or longer. They only keep for a few weeks outside the fridge. Thanks for the comment!
Almost all eggs in the USA are washed in a chemical solution, which at its most basic is soap but often contains chlorine. Once washed, eggs must be refrigerated because washing weakens the shells. Washing eggs is because salmonella is more common in the USA than in Europe. Where eggs from small farms in the USA don't have to be washed, they are almost always chilled - and once an egg is chilled it needs to be kept chilled because bringing it to room temperature can cause condensation which can weaken the shell and cause mould which can then permeate the weakened shell. On the whole Europeans use far fewer chemicals on their food. The reason bread doesn't last as long here as it does in the US, for example, is because it doesn't have nearly as many chemicals added just to make it last. We'd rather eat fresh bread than bread which only seems fit to eat because it's been treated with gunk.
Schaefer Family Adventure even farm eggs in the US are likely to have been washed. The practice is actually banned in Europe as it can be used to disguise dirty production methods and makes the egg more prone to infection. In the U.K. Laying hens are vaccinated against salmonella, they are safe to eat raw even for the elderly, pregnant etc- not something to be recommended in the US! The egg industry in the US lobbied against vaccination because of the cost- a massive 10 cents per bird once during its life- crazy.
Hi Matthew. Hope you and Danielle enjoy your stay in England. The mindset in the UK, and Europe generally, is quite different to the USA and it will take a while for you to adjust if you've not been here before. The USA is a vast country and quite wealthy. The UK is tiny and not as wealthy, so don't expect it to be a mini version of the USA; people here make do with less. Socially, there's perhaps more emphasis here on doing what's right for the community rather than the self/ego, hence more public transportation, "socialised" healthcare, environmental controls, etc. The types of "over-consumption" (of energy, of food, consumerism, portion sizes, etc) we see reported on from the USA is something that US visitors are perhaps not aware of; but it affects people's opinion of the USA as a country that has put corporate profit before people. However, we're all just humans so I bet you and your family get to make some good friends and enjoy exploring/walking the countryside. Just remember to wrap up warm for the winter time; it can be colder than you expect! Cheers!
People make do with less? I’ve lived in both countries and it’s not far apart, both are incredibly wealthy countries but have a big wealth divide - like most western states, you don’t go to the UK and think ‘oh they are less wealthy here’ because it’s not really true, Norway have a bigger gdp per capita than the states but They don’t seem any more ‘wealthy’ in the face of it.
Hob.... it's Eastbourne. I live just along the coast and it doesn't get cold here. If you think Britain is colder than America try a Winter in New York or Chicago.
We do not need to keep eggs in a fridge . Due to the fact eggshells are not bleached and keep their natural protection from infection from germs . One point you did not mention was the price you see , is what you pay . Tax , called VAT is included .
@@peterbrown1012 There is only VAT on chocolate covered biscuits because they are considered a luxury, but not on mini chocolate cakes topped in chocolate - because they are clearly essentials - don't you just love HMRC?
There was some sort of post war deal between Cadbury and Hershey about not selling in each other’s markets I believe. I also think it was Kraft who bought Cadbury not Hershey.
I've only just discovered your videos and have to say they are great fun to watch. I do hope you're still enjoying living in the UK. A question for you on this one: I've never heard anyone here refer to "yellow cheese/white cheese", although we do specify blue cheese, like Stilton, Roquefort, etc. We do differentiate between hard and soft cheeses, but we tend to call cheeses by their specific names, for example, Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Red Leicester (all hard cheeses) and Brie, Camembert and Stinking Bishop (all soft cheeses). What specific types of cheese would you call yellow or white in the US?
Yeah, thanks for the question! Honestly, we don't tend to call them by name as often, and we don't tend to have quite the selection either. Generally (very generally, not a rule) our Cheddar's tend to be colored yellow or called "white cheddar." Other cheese is white (Colby jack, moerella, Swiss, Monterrey). Or they have the color of what is added (jalepno cheddar, pepper jack, etc.) Thanks for watching!
As a British person I found this really funny and interesting you explained things well. I will say though that I thought Fish and Chips was the most eaten dish here over curry? I could be wrong.
I'm a USAer, and I realize if you are accustomed to the price on the shelf being the price you pay at checkout, it must be a shock! I wish we had your system, but in my own 'flyover' state in the central U.S., there are different levels of taxation not only by state, but by county, and municipality. I'm sure it could be done here, but this crazy system is not so crazy when you grow up with it. I always look at a shelf price, and add about 10 percent. Usually, it is less than I figured.
Cadbury is a British company. That’s why you see it so much. I bought Cadbury chocolates to bring home and the checker asked if we in the US liked their chocolate. 🤗. I told her that some of it was unique and I wanted to show my children and share the experience.
Valeri - Cadbury WAS a British Company but was taken over by Kraft a few years back. Sadly, their products somehow lack the true Cadbury flavours of yesteryear!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Actually, a lot of us Brits have always preferred the taste of 'Galaxy' chocolate, made by Mars which is still a UK company. And then there's all the proper, posh stuff of course, made with 70 and 80% cocoa solids. (Supermarket own label brands of this are pretty good and often sold at reduced prices.)
You're on a learning curve so I won't repeat points made by other commenters regarding some of the misconceptions and misunderstandings exhibited in this film - it's fun seeing what foreigners make of what we consider "normal". The prices in a convenience store like the one you visited are different (i.e. higher) than regular sized supermarkets, even those of the same "brand". As you settle in here, I'm looking forward to you being a little more adventurous on the culinary front as I'm sure you will be; same language, different culture so dive in and enjoy :-).
Spending time in London and Northern California, I find the prices in general to be way lower in the UK. Bread in Safeway in Northern California would be about 3 times the price it is in London, cheese (of similar nature) about 4 times the price, herbs and spices at least 5 times the price, fresh produce twice the price etc. It's only really heavily processed foods that are similar or cheaper prices in Safeway.
I'm sure it would be more expensive in northern California, but everything is very expensive on the U.S coasts. I was mostly comparing based on the places I'd been in the States (midwest, south, etc.) Thanks for the perspective, and for watching!
Agreed, I have shopped for groceries all over New England, down as far as South Carolina and in the Mid West, the UK is much cheaper over all. Numbeo.com rated 93 countries by the average cost of fresh white bread, highest to lowest. USA came 4th, UK came 37th.
Meals - in general at home. Dishes are what we'd call something when we go to a restaurant. The cheese options - so much "yellow" cheese in Britain and from every country - probably a type of cheddar. I am British but I live in Italy now and generally only Italian cheeses are available but we are a nation of cheese lovers so many home-produced cheeses and from other countries.. Indian food (see Punjabi as generally so) restaurants because we are a diverse culture and so for takeaways - "Indian" is the most popular then fish and chips but the sauces in a jar are a also a normal part of the culture but there are so many - Thai/Indian/Italian etc that you can cook almost any type of meal at home with these.. Another person mentioned that where you shopped is really a convenience store (shop) -that's true - so to buy a couple of things easily on the way home or at lunchtime but our normal supermarkets have way more things than in Italy certainly - at a large supermarket you can buy clothes/home items/electrical equipment/medicines etc 24/7 that can only be bought in individual shops in Italy - so I really can't buy anything like paracetamol or a plate or a toaster in a supermarket in Italy - or food from other cultures - I want guacamole 😂 but only from one specialist place here at twice the cost..
Looking on Google Maps street view, this small Sainsbuy's would appear to be a converted pub. This is not so unusual, as I am aware of two supermarkets in Welwyn Garden City that are converted pubs, although one had to retain a facade...presumably for historical reasons.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I would suggest that Victoria Drive was a much more significant road in Eastbourne, when that pub was first built (probably in the 1930s). With a name like Victoria drive, the road itself probably dates-back to the 19th century, but the current housing looks to be from the 1930s.
Cool video! I enjoyed seeing how the grocery stores compare to the US..I'm one that goes to my local store daily to buy what I need which I believe is common in England as well..they have smaller fridges to hold items so they market daily..What you guys are doing is my DREAM to do!!
Hey Chris, Thanks for commenting! It really has been a dream for us as well - you could really do all your shopping at this little "local" shop. The fridges are way smaller, for sure.
Stores like this (and Tesco express) have to be very strictly under a certain square footage of retail space, otherwise they can’t open for more than 6 hours on a Sunday. The retailers have got very good a squeezing in thousands of product lines into tiny little spaces!
Your just in a village man. I live in fairly small town and we have a massive 24 hour Tescos, and fairly big Sainsburys and Asda 10 to 15 minutes away in a town near by and there are other town centers with stores that one town my not have and it’s all under a 25 minute drive. Your just in a rural place
Jaffa cakes are defined by the Government as cakes. This is important since cakes do not incur VAT but biscuits do. Cakes go stale by drying but biscuits go stale be absorbing moisture. Jaffa cakes dry out if you leave them out so they are definitely cakes.
There are a few reasons why British and European eggs can be stored at room temperature. British and European eggs come, almost entirely, from broods that have become immune to salmonella, vis vaccination. Thus, in the UK, you'll get a few hundred cases of salmonella a year, whilst the US has between 100,000 and 200,000 cases a year. Secondly, when eggs are laid, a thin deposit, called a cuticle, is formed around the egg. This provides a natural barrier against moisture and bacteria. In the US this is washed off, with water and detergent. In the EU it's kept on. Lastly, one of the main ways that eggs go off more quickly, is by changes of temperature. Thus in the EU they're stored at room temperature from farm to kitchen. Consequently they last longer than eggs that are bought at room temperature, then refrigerated, or eggs that are bought refrigerated, carried home at room temperature, then refrigerated again. :)
That reminds me of shopping at my local Carrefour Express, Crai or Pam Local here in Italy. I am usually there a few times a week to grab groceries on my way home from work. Hop off the bus or Metro, get my milk, and walk home. I wish I could have done that in the States but these stores don't exist. Instead you got the 7-11 with its overcooked hot dogs and overpriced milk or you got the huge supermarket.
Back when VAT was introduced, basic food was exempt. Cake was considered basic, biscuits a luxury, so they got taxed. Jaffa cakes were introduced to circumvent the tax law. Big court case about it. ps "biscuit" is a French word and they make lots of really excellent biscuits.
Prices in the supermarket convenience stores (Sainsbury's Local, Tesco Express etc.) are generally about 10% higher than in the bigger stores, such as Tesco Xtra. I see you have one of these across town but you also have a Waitrose just a mile away. Get their loyalty card and have a free coffee whenever you shop.
Eggs in Europe still have the natural covering on them that means they don’t need refrigeration. In the US they are cleaned to remove salmonella and have to be refrigerated. I believe US chicken eggs have white shells whereas UK eggs have brown shells. Each society sees their eggs as natural, however farmers ensure eggs are white or brown by the feed given to the hens.
in the UK cookies are a type of biscuit. Which makes me wonder... what do Americans call biscuits which are not cookies (choclate chip etc)? like shortbread or oatmill etc? are they all cookies?
Outside the US, most countries don't treat their eggs to remove the natural protective layer, which is why they don't refrigerate eggs. You can keep eggs on the counter in your kitchen in the UK and Europe without a problem.
The eggs situation is not that simple. In the USA, eggs are washed. This removes the protective coating that keeps them sealed, so they have to be refrigerated for safety. Unfortunately, when you remove them from the fridge, bacteria will get back in through the pores and spoil the eggs. In the UK eggs are not washed and remain naturally impervious. So no bacteria can get in and they keep for ages without refrigeration.
The pub was called the Drive Hotel, locally known simply as 'The Drive'. It had a large function room, in which my parents had their wedding reception in 1952. I remember as a child being sent to buy beer from the off licence, known as the Jug and Bottle, for my grandfather. The door is still visible in the centre of the wall facing Beechy Avenue, the road in which I was born and brought up. There remains a significant population of folk, who like me, have many memories of the area in which you now live (presumably Central Avenue). My family have lived in Old Town for the last 7 generations, and in East Sussex since at least the early 1600s. Let me know if you would like to know more about our local history. Good wishes.
Thanks so much Kevin! What a great wealth of information about what used to be a pub!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Next time your in the UK have a look in the northeast of England.Pop into Washington and visit Washington old hall one of the ancestral homes of George Washington.Supposedly the family crest which is our Washington flag is the basis for your national flag.Loads of history and our countryside is beautiful up here.Durham city you would love.Also Sunderland and Newcastle cities .Best wishes from Washington.
I'm from the UK. Why am I watching someone go round a Sainsburys?
😂😂😂 Because he's doing it with fresh eyes and it's amusing. 😀
To see the viewpoint of someone from a different culture. It is called education. Good for you, I find it fascinating to see another persons perception of what I take for granted.
I'm from the UK and that is my local Sainsburys. Not sure why I'm watching either, just curious to know what an American thinks of Eastbourne.
same lol
We Don't refrigerate our eggs because we don't chemically wash them for salmonella. We scan them for salmonella using light this keeps the natural protective coating on them
We also vaccinate our chickens. My first time in the US and I got salmonella poisoning. They sell chicken that's full of blood.
The two comments above are really important to explaining this but it's also worth noting that the standards of animal husbandry are generally much better in the EU due to European standards, so there's a reduced need to chemically wash the eggs.
Yeah American food laws are backwards
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Didn't know that, and I'm English. Good to know.
It always amazes me how a ‘meal deal’ is such a novel, yet alien concept to other countries. It’s such a simple idea, I don’t get why it’s not common everywhere.
I am amazed too : it's a very sucessful marketing idea. It gets people into your stores : if someone comes into the store to pick up their lunch as a meal deal, and the store breaks even on that deal (remember that many of these items are time sensitive : they must be sold quickly or dumped), they are still likely to pick on other things they need.
Greedy corporations????
No tax on food in the UK, except take-away or restaurants, snacks and alcohol.
@Arthur Humphreys you are not going to have that for a work lunch though. Stink the place up.
By the looks of it, that Sainsbury’s used to be a pub!
A lot of village pubs that die get converted into sainsburys, tescos etc
It was, I live nearby and it was converted a couple years ago once the pub went out of business
It was a pub called The Drive.
It was in a road called Victoria Drive in Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Many pubs become McDonald's or convenience stores like CO OP, Tesco Express or Sainsbury's Local. Due to pubs having been previously used sell alcohol a convenience store can get an alcohol licence easier and as pubs open late it makes it easier for a McDonald's or convenience store to be allowed to stay open late or 24 hours because the local council have already allowed it, when a nearby DIY warehouse closed down it became a Tesco supermarket which had to apply to be open until 11pm and for the first few months it closed at 6pm each day.
Used to be... its near my house was called yhe drive
Cadbury was started by Quaker’s and believed in looking after their workers. They built homes and even a village with sporting facilities. As a result it became one of the best brands in the U.K.
Wow! That's a great story - I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.
The same as Rowntrees and Fry's...all Quakers all such good people..
Unfortunately it was bought out by Kraft a few years ago, who immediately began lowering the quality of the products and outsourcing production.
@@Mike-km2ct yes
That was in the 19th century
don't forget we don't add tax to the price after you have bought it
Not true we still add tax at my local store.
@@JasonSturgess The UK (and EU) laws on food labelling are strict : the price listed IS the (maximum) price at the till. Some stores will offer rebates/accept vouchers, so the actual price may be lower. I have never seen an exception in the UK.
@@JasonSturgess Tax is included in all products bought in the U.K. You might get discounts on vouchers but, the price you see on the shelves is the price you pay at the till.
@@davidjames1068 even costco puts their price inc. VAT on despite being american... but they also keep the w/out VAT price which is weird. that's always confused me, why have 2 different prices. other than marketing because the w/out VAT price is huge and the w/VAT price is tiny
ALL retail sales in UK and EU MUST show the price including tax (VAT) - Everywhere.
Wholesale sellers, like builders merchants and motortrade can display the price without tax, because businesses can reclaim the VAT ie pass it on the their customer.
If it goes hard when stale, its a cake. If it goes soft when stale, its a biscuit. Therefore a Jaffa cake is a cake - The clue is in the name :-)
Based on the findings of a UK VAT law case.
Or is a Jaffa cake actually just a stale biscuit... 🤔
I call them "cake biscuits". Win-win.
@@fishbrainCTRL A stale biscuit that goes unstale with time.
Actually, what differentiates a cake from a biscuit is the inclusion of egg.
Hershey bought cadburys out and ruined it , made it cheaper to make so it tastes like Hershey's now and nothing like it used to
Kraft foods not Hershey's bought out Cadbury. Kraft then spun off their confectionery division as a separate company called Modelez. Hershey's have the rights to manufacture and sell Cadbury branded chocolate in the US and managed to get the import of real Cadbury's chocolate banned. But Hershey's do not own Cadbury.
Kraft bought Cadbury, not Hershey.
Hershey have the licence to make(badly) some cadbury products for the US market.
Kraft promised they wouldn't change the recipe or stop making chocolate at Bournville, but ...................
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondelez_International
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury
Yes Cadburys, big on packaging small on contents should be thier motto.
I used to love chocolate, but it was absolutely ruined. My waist line appreciates it, but it's very sad. I'm sure the chocolate aisle used to be bigger.
Cadburys chocolate has been ruined since it was bought out by a US company. Oh and eggs were never refrigerated until the US brought out the refrigerator and included a section for eggs.
These smaller side versions of the larger supermarkets are more expensive. I wouldn't do a weekly shop in one. They're just convenient for the odd item. 😊😊
I never put eggs in the fridge. I used to, but then I discovered the amazing secret that eggs last far longer outside the fridge.
Eggs in the UK should not be put in the fridge. In the US the factories have to wash theirs because of poor hygiene and disease control on the farms (an FDA requirement). Washing them destroys the protective coating that stops diseases entering the egg, so refrigerating them slows the rate at which gross things can grow. The EU put in place laws saying that farms have the vaccinate their chickens instead, which means washing makes the food more dangerous. That is why US eggs are illegal in the UK and UK eggs are illegal in the US.
Twig 55 And putting eggs in the fridge changes the flavour.
Only psychopaths refrigerate eggs and my friend keeps them in the fridge
The smaller grocery stores are more expensive to shop in due to lower profit margins .
Much cheaper to use the large stores.
Great video. I’m glad we have prices displayed including tax, the addition of sales tax in US does my head in !
Me too! It is so much nicer that I don't have to worry about complex maths during my shopping!
Each state may have different tax levels hence the reason it's not included in the price.
@@northnsouth6813 Surely a State can implament it's own tax into shelf prices? I mean how hard can it be? Some states are bigger than Great Britain and we can manage it.
You're not allowed to do that in a store, especially if you're a national corporation like Walmart.
We refer to the chocolate chip style biscuits as cookies and everything else as a biscuit!
I live in England and i find it interesting seeing how forigners view our shops
Very interesting video. For me though as someone who lived in Victoria Drive it evokes so many memories of walking past The Drive Pub in the late 1970's on my way to Ocklynge Junior School. Also in 1987 on my 18th birthday I took a girl I really liked out for a meal at the carvery in the Drive which at the time we thought was the height of sophistication! I would never imagined back then it would become a shop.
more fish in U.K because are an Island :D
You are comparing a convenience store to a supermarket in the usa so it's not a very accurate comparison
That is kind of true - I will say though, that there isn't a great comparison (or equivalent) to a British convenience store in the U.S.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I'm planning to go to the US next year - I'm interested how big supermarkets in the UK and USA compare (as opposed to local and express stores). Which have a wider range? UK supermarkets are very international in the range of foods they offer, specially a big Tesco or Asda. Is the US similar?
For most things, you have to go to a specific store for non-US foods, and you can't find them in all areas of the US.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure 7/11?
@@EASYTIGER10 supermarkets in the states are huge by comparison.
Fun fact - that Sainsbury's used to be a pub called the Merry Fiddler.
There was a big petition to not let Sainsbury's take over. But Sainsbury's won 😅
Wow, that really is interesting. Thanks for the information, truly. I've been wondering.
Buying cheese by it colour, how quaint.
Americans are just like children , aren't they?
I bet if I gave you 20 brand names from a different culture you would mispronounce more than half of them.
@@thewomble1509 Oh that's rude. He's just commenting on a culture difference. No need to be so aggressive. Have a word.
These grocery shop is a Sainsbury's Local meaning a mini supermarket
yellow cheese is just white cheese with yellow dye, stick to the white cheese.
I have lived a few hundred yards from this shop for the last 65 years. Might have been interesting if you pointed out that the shop was, until a couple of years ago, a pub. And that it has a bowling green next to it. Perhaps more interestingly still, to have explored the traditional butcher's and greengrocers shops on Albert Parade opposite. They have been there for at least 70 years to my knowledge.
Wow! I love to hear about the history of the "pub."
I'll have to spend more time at the butchers and the green grocers. Thanks for commenting!
Excellent Fish and Chips shop as well, the Trident, not sure if it’s still there.
@@edwardlayer4259 I think you'll find there are no decent chippies south of Manchester. I bet they don't do gravy, let alone curry sauce. This is borderline heresy to us Northerners. It's also worth mentioning that Northerners west of the Pennines are superior in every way to the white rose buffoons. Just an observation that could be useful. What? 😁😁
The trident is decent as well
I don't know is anyone has mentioned but a lot of the Sainsbury Locals and Tesco Expresses are former pubs that have closed down and been converted, including the one you showed.
The locals/express stores are just miniature versions of the larger stores where you'll find a much larger choice and more than likely car parking.
That is good to know - it explains the architecture and locations, doesn't it?
The thing about eggs has nothing to do with how long they keep. And for most people in their home in the UK they keep there eggs in there. The storage in shops is to do with how eggs are processed at the farm here vs the US.
In the US the eggs are washed to help protect against salmonella. But once they are washed, they need to be kept refrigerated from farm through transport into shops.
In the UK all our chicken are inoculated against the most common strains of salmonella, and the mucus that is on the eggs when laid is reabsorbed by the egg and takes on the salmonella inoculation of it's mother. As such, they don't need to be kept chilled. (the eggs are brushed clean however)
So, long story short.
US saves money on their chicken upkeep (no inoculation) but pays for it in storage and transport (refrigeration)
UK pays in chicken upkeep (inoculation) but saves on transport and storage (non-refrigeration)
Neither is better than the other.
Arguably the UK option is better because it necessarily requires better care and animal husbandry on the parts of the farms which protects our food supply from all sorts of other problems and diseases which arise from the neglect and mistreatment of livestock.
@@edisg Playing devil's advocate, arguably the U.S. version is better because the greater expense (for refrigeration) falls onto the shoulders of the big business (the supermarket) rather than the small business (the farmer), who in the UK has to pay for inoculation. In terms of the real economy, costs are probably equal, it's just about who's paying.
@@James-gc5if The problem is cause by battery farming which is big business, not small. US used to do it differently. they have just forgotten. This whole approach only arose becuase they had one of the biggest outbreaks of salmonella in the western world.
The soft drinks in or close to an alcoholic beverage aisle is usually because they are the suggested mixers for those spirits etc .
In the UK we have stricter regulations on the production of eggs and so in the US you might need to refrigerate eggs to slow germination of diseases where by in the UK we don't get those germs in our eggs and so is unessesary. Google it, its interesting stuff but also a bit gross for US eggs.
America washes the eggs to remove salmonella, which also removed the shell's natural protective layer, so other things can get in, so you have to refrigerate them.
Europe (and a lot of other places) vaccinates the chickens so they don’t get salmonella, so no need to wash the eggs and the protective layer is intact and the eggs are fine at room temperature.
You are far more likely to get salmonella from washed eggs than natural unwashed eggs, because there are so many ways the washing and storage of washed eggs can go wrong.
We Absolutly LOVE our Curry here in the U.K, it is easily our National Dish rather than something like ''Fish and Chips '' .. this channel is so interesting to see an American View of things !..Subbed !
Emma Bentley
Have to disagree Emma you might like curry I cannot stand it and sacrilege to say it’s our National Dish it most definitely isn’t IMHO
I'd say a Sainsbury's local is more equivalent to a 7/11 than a Walmart. They are used for top up shopping rather than a big weekly shop.
7/11 is more like a mace, I'd think.
Sainsburys local is almost exactly like a "neighborhood" Walmart (as opposed to a superstore or normal Walmart).
As an Australian watching this, caught between both UK and US culture, I find it amusing that you consider things in England where you are staying to not be normal. They are normal for England.
They certainly are normal for England - just not for me!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I do appreciate that, mate!
"Don't judge" - says the guy judging on how people speak... No need to be so rude. You make it seem so personal in how someone speaks the same language differently. Always find that quite funny. There are reasons for the differences, all the different dialects and accents of English. Read this a few years ago: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006HAMCZS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 fascinating. Recommended - learning helps to overcome ignorance. There's even a documentary series on youtube :ua-cam.com/video/K1XQx9pGGd0/v-deo.html
@George Job you're an embarrassment to us real Brits . Go easy on people .
Mgkernowek love your comment and thanks for the link
I think you will find that the alcohol section of a supermarket is exactly the same size whatever part of the UK you go to.
We don't refrigerate eggs in the UK because our hens are vaccinated against salmonella.
I live in England and have done all my life, why am I watching someone walk around sainsbury's ?...
"There is also some normal food" - hilarious!
Where do they keep the abnormal food?
What a dumb comment!
He is talking to a non English, probably American audience you muppet.
That Sainsburys Local looked like a pub at first! Glad to see England is still in love with curry! haha
People have been saying that it used to be a pub - so that would make sense. They do still love curry (thankfully, i do too!)!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Sainsbury and some of the other major supermarket brands have been moving into former pubs over recent years to open their 'Local' stores, as these are often right in the heart of the local residential areas, so it makes sense to utilise this type of property for this 'Local' store concept.
I think Sainsbury are regretting the move, i think a few are going to close.
@@flybobbie1449 Morrisons too - they adopted the model too late and sold a lot of theirs off. Measured by ubiquity, I'd guess that the Co-Op are the largest operator in this mini-supermarket/convenience store sector, especially outside of the larger towns and cities.
We have a lot of Indians and Pakistanis living in the UK.
A brief word on Jaffa cakes, if I may: In order to avoid paying the biscuit tax, the company who produces them, McVities, had to prove that Jaffa cakes were actually cakes. Biscuits go soft when they go off, whereas cakes go hard which is precisely what happens to Jaffa cakes. Therefore to settle the controversy, Jaffa cakes are indeed cakes.
When we stayed in France our children were dismayed to find the crisps came in 2 flavours, plain and paprika! I think they may have branched out now though.
A lot of psychology research goes into UK shops like these, if you notice the bread and milk is often in the far end of the store, the reason for that is you then have to go past all the other tasty looking stuff, offers etc, tempting you to just start getting other things even though all you originally came in for was bread and milk.
That's true in the States as well! Good information here.
“Sainsberries”
Mate is sainsbris
Alex lmfao. I thought he said it weird lmao. Never heard anyone say it like he does 😂😂
Looks like the building was an old pub?
I remember it as a pub, seems alot of pubs get repurposed these days for convenience shops
@@nickbrice8497 To stop that from happening, the pub needs to be designated as an 'Asset of Community Value' before the developers move in.
i would like to add for anyone who isn't from the UK. we pay for plastic bags now to reduce plastic usage. a few years back the government decided to introduce a minimum of a 5p bag charge. however most shops went beyond that, and got rid of the cheap, thin bags, and replaced them with things called bags for life. in Tesco (the largest supermarket by market power in the UK) it costs 10p and half that money from each bag goes to charities where the customers' choose which charity gets the most. and then once your bag rips you get a new one for free, and the bags are recyclable, reusable etc and made from recycled plastic.
American cheese is full of colouring to make it bright in colour, check out the ingredients list, or watch The way away visit Cheddar to see how cheese should look!
This is a convenience store not a grocery store. You would never do your weekly shop in one of these shops unless you want little option and to spend all your salary on groceries.
Probably the biggest difference, is there are no firearms and high powered weapons for sale.
Ive travelled extensively throughout the United States on business, and as a Uk citizen, i still look on in total amazement at all the weapons for sale in your supermarkets.
Apart from the size of grocery stores, which are usually far bigger in America, weapons for sale in the Uk, its not something i could get used to, living in the Uk.
"I'm here at the local Sain's Berries"
Mate it's pronounced "Sain's Breeze"
Love the way he says "Sains Berries" LOL
Hey, what brought you to Eastbourne ?
Due to a peculiarity of British trading law, the smaller shops are allowed to stay open later. Supermarkets are required to close at 4 pm on Sundays, while the smaller stores are not.
I wondered about that - thanks for the info!
I have 4 supermarkets within 2miles that are open 24 hours a day , although Sundays they do close at 4pm and 6pm ...but why would we want them open all day Sunday , the workers have families to 🤷
@Alan The rule is that shops over a certain size can't be open for more than 6 hours on Sunday. While many shops open from 10am to 4pm, there will be others that choose different times.
The little shops are more expensive than the supermarkets. These shops are what we used to call the corner shop, sells the necessities 🙂
There was a huge court case surrounding whether a jaffa cake was a cake or a biscuit. Chocolate covered biscuits have full rate v.a.t (tax) whereas cakes are zero tax even with chocolate.
Meal deals are great because you can get a sandwhich, side and a drink for £3 even when the drinks are sometimes £2.50 seperately.
I've noticed that! I actually had a meal deal in London that cost LESS than the drink by itself. Its mad!
Innocent Smoothies, I'm looking at you. ;)
They are priced that way to create the illusion of a better deal, I'm not saying they are a complete rip off. Only that they over-priced individually to manufacture a greater percieved saving when bought as part of the deal. It is fairly common practice.
There is no place in the UK where there is less alcohol available but you will always find low or no alcohol beers and wines. What happens with the eggs in the US is that once they're washed they have to be kept refrigerated because the shells will have become porous allowing bacteria to enter. But any eggs bearing the British Lion Mark means they've been produced in the UK so kept at room temperature are even safe soft boiled for pregnant women and babies as long as they bear that lion mark and are in date. But if you wash them yourself, you must use immediately or refrigerate. Enjoy the meal deals!
Bags used to be given away free, the flimsy sort of plastic ones anyway. However, there was huge concern about the amount of plastic waste in the environment and the government made shops (at least the bigger ones) charge a nominal amount for each one. It worked, and now people generally re-use shopping bags several times and the amount of plastic waste has been reduced.
Steve,
Thanks for the comment - that's the way I think the States are moving too. Some city's are that way (Austin, Texas is one I know of).
I actually really like the idea of not using as much waste, it just takes time to get used to bringing my own bags!!!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure the money raised from the sale of single use bags go to charitable causes but not money from bags for life.
That looks like quite a big convenience store - many are much smaller. In rural areas that have to be self-sufficient, you'll sometimes find they stock just about everything imaginable!
Eggs last a long time outside the Fridge, the big yogurts allow you to mix your own, there normally better for you as they have less sugar. Our yellow cheese isn’t processed it’s either coloured or as a result of its maturing hence you don’t see yellow cheese, plus “white” cheeses tend to be very different
Problem for me with sainsbury local and tesco extra is they tend to see fresh produces like veg per item whereas the larger stores sell by weight. They also stock predominantly branded items instead of supermarket own brand so they are more expensive
Oh, good point - I hadn't even noticed that they tend to be by item and not weight, but you are right.
Could you grab me one of those Patak's Jalfrezi jars please? Those are like, $5-6 here in the U.S and it's delicious! (Add a squeeze of lemon before serving)
Too right! Patak's curry pastes are fantastic for when you can't be bothered to make from scratch. Or spread on toast when you've run out of every other spread...
The question of whether Jaffa Cakes are cakes or biscuits was the subject of a legal case about 30 years ago. The issue is that chocolate-covered biscuits are subject to VAT, while chocolate-covered cakes are not. The VAT Tribunal decided that they’re cakes, so no VAT is charged on them in the UK. Similarly, in Ireland they’re charged at a lower rate of VAT than biscuits are.
Great clarifying information. Thanks!
Please,Turn down the "music"
I would suggest trying some blackcurrant flavoured Drinks,Sweets as I heard you dont get blackcurrant in the US. I also heard you dont get "squash" which is concentrated juice drinks which you add water too, I couldn't live without Robinsons Blackcurrant and apple squash.
also every purple sweet or "candy" in the UK will be blackcurrant flavour and not grape.
for me it was like hearing Americans dont know about Oranges or Strawberries.
I have noticed a distinct lack of grape flavoring here!
Squash is the greatest! It is so economical.
Go for the (no sugar) Ribena (pronounced rye-beena) for pure blackcurrant. It's iconic and is the cordial that most of us grew up with, and has the highest fruit content. Tastes good with plain old tap water, but even better with soda or carbonated spring water, sparkling lemonade, or even boiling water.
No supermarket chain in the U.K. is like Walmart, not even Asda which is owned by them. Walmart’s are generally pretty grim places to shop, with tired fruit and veg and deli counters selling mashed, watered and highly processed meat (allegedly), that is squirted into moulding bags to be sliced, bought and discarded.
There are decent supermarkets in the US, but Walmart sell down to a price and this is reflected in the quality of many products they stock.
I'm just imagining you filming in your local Sainsbury's and every normal shopper is being terribly British and staying out of the way whilst trying to do a shop
The eggs last just as long unrefrigerated as refrigerated (about 3 weeks). The difference is ours are not washed in chemicals destroying the purpose of the shell.
if you went to another supermarket other than Sainsbury's things are a lot cheaper, Sainsbury's is well known here to be pricey, there was a lot of yellow cheeses there too.
Okay, so here’s the Jaffa cake deal. VAT (sales tax) is charged on biscuits but not cakes. The difference was decided that cakes get softer when they go stale whereas biscuits get hard (or is it the other way ‘round?). Either way, you get my gist
There are other chocolate brands in the UK apart from Cadbury. Nestlés is the main alternative (which is a Swiss brand, I think).
Note that the convenience store you visited is almost definitely a converted pub. Many pubs have closed down in the UK over recent years and some of them have been converted into convenience stores.
I live in England, these are just fun to watch in a way.
Okay, the eggs thing. Not just in Endland, but Europe and quite a lot of the rest of the world don't refrigerate eggs. The reason for this is that eggs come with a natural barrier to bacteria. In the US, however, (and very few other places to be honest) the eggs are washed, which removes the natural barrier against bacteria and so the eggs HAVE to be refrigerated.
That's definitely partially true, but even when we have farm fresh eggs we keep them in the fridge. They keep for 6months or longer. They only keep for a few weeks outside the fridge.
Thanks for the comment!
Almost all eggs in the USA are washed in a chemical solution, which at its most basic is soap but often contains chlorine. Once washed, eggs must be refrigerated because washing weakens the shells. Washing eggs is because salmonella is more common in the USA than in Europe. Where eggs from small farms in the USA don't have to be washed, they are almost always chilled - and once an egg is chilled it needs to be kept chilled because bringing it to room temperature can cause condensation which can weaken the shell and cause mould which can then permeate the weakened shell.
On the whole Europeans use far fewer chemicals on their food. The reason bread doesn't last as long here as it does in the US, for example, is because it doesn't have nearly as many chemicals added just to make it last. We'd rather eat fresh bread than bread which only seems fit to eat because it's been treated with gunk.
Schaefer Family Adventure even farm eggs in the US are likely to have been washed. The practice is actually banned in Europe as it can be used to disguise dirty production methods and makes the egg more prone to infection. In the U.K. Laying hens are vaccinated against salmonella, they are safe to eat raw even for the elderly, pregnant etc- not something to be recommended in the US! The egg industry in the US lobbied against vaccination because of the cost- a massive 10 cents per bird once during its life- crazy.
Who wants 6 month old eggs? Explains the state of the eggs in American recipes I see on Facebook.
Hi Matthew. Hope you and Danielle enjoy your stay in England. The mindset in the UK, and Europe generally, is quite different to the USA and it will take a while for you to adjust if you've not been here before. The USA is a vast country and quite wealthy. The UK is tiny and not as wealthy, so don't expect it to be a mini version of the USA; people here make do with less. Socially, there's perhaps more emphasis here on doing what's right for the community rather than the self/ego, hence more public transportation, "socialised" healthcare, environmental controls, etc. The types of "over-consumption" (of energy, of food, consumerism, portion sizes, etc) we see reported on from the USA is something that US visitors are perhaps not aware of; but it affects people's opinion of the USA as a country that has put corporate profit before people. However, we're all just humans so I bet you and your family get to make some good friends and enjoy exploring/walking the countryside. Just remember to wrap up warm for the winter time; it can be colder than you expect! Cheers!
People make do with less? I’ve lived in both countries and it’s not far apart, both are incredibly wealthy countries but have a big wealth divide - like most western states, you don’t go to the UK and think ‘oh they are less wealthy here’ because it’s not really true, Norway have a bigger gdp per capita than the states but They don’t seem any more ‘wealthy’ in the face of it.
The overall point is both are developed nations, both have strong and weak points and both have rich and poor areas :)
Hob.... it's Eastbourne. I live just along the coast and it doesn't get cold here.
If you think Britain is colder than America try a Winter in New York or Chicago.
The british equivalent of "bucks" is quid
We do not need to keep eggs in a fridge . Due to the fact eggshells are not bleached and keep their natural protection from infection from germs . One point you did not mention was the price you see , is what you pay . Tax , called VAT is included .
Jaffa Cakes are cakes because, like cakes, they harden when stale whereas biscuits become soft when stale.
I heard there was a court case about it where the British government sued Jaffa for claiming it was a cake, not a biscuit! 😂🤣
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure the manufacturer took the tax to court because there is VAT on biscuits but not on cakes and won their case.
I think in the end, it was decided by the European food standards agency.
@@peterbrown1012 There is only VAT on chocolate covered biscuits because they are considered a luxury, but not on mini chocolate cakes topped in chocolate - because they are clearly essentials - don't you just love HMRC?
There was some sort of post war deal between Cadbury and Hershey about not selling in each other’s markets I believe. I also think it was Kraft who bought Cadbury not Hershey.
Haha I don't believe it. You live about 100 yards from me. I'm on Priory Heights above the Salvation Army place 😂🤣
Woah! What are the chances?
Have you had a Ruby yet Matthew.
Ruby Murray is cockney rhyming slang for Curry.
I've only just discovered your videos and have to say they are great fun to watch. I do hope you're still enjoying living in the UK. A question for you on this one: I've never heard anyone here refer to "yellow cheese/white cheese", although we do specify blue cheese, like Stilton, Roquefort, etc. We do differentiate between hard and soft cheeses, but we tend to call cheeses by their specific names, for example, Cheddar, Double Gloucester, Red
Leicester (all hard cheeses) and Brie, Camembert and Stinking Bishop (all soft cheeses). What specific types of cheese would you call yellow or white in the US?
Yeah, thanks for the question!
Honestly, we don't tend to call them by name as often, and we don't tend to have quite the selection either.
Generally (very generally, not a rule) our Cheddar's tend to be colored yellow or called "white cheddar."
Other cheese is white (Colby jack, moerella, Swiss, Monterrey).
Or they have the color of what is added (jalepno cheddar, pepper jack, etc.)
Thanks for watching!
I know that one--it used to be a pub--The Drive!
As a British person I found this really funny and interesting you explained things well. I will say though that I thought Fish and Chips was the most eaten dish here over curry? I could be wrong.
I would have thought fish and chips as well, but according to my sources (which were mostly internet, I'll admit) curry is more popular.
Schaefer Family Adventure definitely Chicken Tikka Masala beats Fish and Chips in the popularity stakes
I'm a USAer, and I realize if you are accustomed to the price on the shelf being the price you pay at checkout, it must be a shock! I wish we had your system, but in my own 'flyover' state in the central U.S., there are different levels of taxation not only by state, but by county, and municipality. I'm sure it could be done here, but this crazy system is not so crazy when you grow up with it. I always look at a shelf price, and add about 10 percent. Usually, it is less than I figured.
Cadbury is a British company. That’s why you see it so much. I bought Cadbury chocolates to bring home and the checker asked if we in the US liked their chocolate. 🤗. I told her that some of it was unique and I wanted to show my children and share the experience.
Very cool story! I remember you coming home with chocolates! I kind of figured that Cadbury was british, based on how much I see their products.
Valeri - Cadbury WAS a British Company but was taken over by Kraft a few years back. Sadly, their products somehow lack the true Cadbury flavours of yesteryear!
@@robertgriffith8857 it was a hostile takeover.
Robert Griffith Ah Kraft - the same company which makes that disgusting ‘cheese’ stuff. Enough said.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Actually, a lot of us Brits have always preferred the taste of 'Galaxy' chocolate, made by Mars which is still a UK company. And then there's all the proper, posh stuff of course, made with 70 and 80% cocoa solids. (Supermarket own label brands of this are pretty good and often sold at reduced prices.)
You're on a learning curve so I won't repeat points made by other commenters regarding some of the misconceptions and misunderstandings exhibited in this film - it's fun seeing what foreigners make of what we consider "normal". The prices in a convenience store like the one you visited are different (i.e. higher) than regular sized supermarkets, even those of the same "brand".
As you settle in here, I'm looking forward to you being a little more adventurous on the culinary front as I'm sure you will be; same language, different culture so dive in and enjoy :-).
So does the milkman not deliver to the door any more then?
Spending time in London and Northern California, I find the prices in general to be way lower in the UK. Bread in Safeway in Northern California would be about 3 times the price it is in London, cheese (of similar nature) about 4 times the price, herbs and spices at least 5 times the price, fresh produce twice the price etc. It's only really heavily processed foods that are similar or cheaper prices in Safeway.
I'm sure it would be more expensive in northern California, but everything is very expensive on the U.S coasts. I was mostly comparing based on the places I'd been in the States (midwest, south, etc.)
Thanks for the perspective, and for watching!
Agreed, I have shopped for groceries all over New England, down as far as South Carolina and in the Mid West, the UK is much cheaper over all. Numbeo.com rated 93 countries by the average cost of fresh white bread, highest to lowest. USA came 4th, UK came 37th.
Is that Buckfast I see in the cart there? boy, it's gonna be a fun night!!! you're gonna need some irn-bru for the morning as well, lad.
Meals - in general at home. Dishes are what we'd call something when we go to a restaurant. The cheese options - so much "yellow" cheese in Britain and from every country - probably a type of cheddar. I am British but I live in Italy now and generally only Italian cheeses are available but we are a nation of cheese lovers so many home-produced cheeses and from other countries..
Indian food (see Punjabi as generally so) restaurants because we are a diverse culture and so for takeaways - "Indian" is the most popular then fish and chips but the sauces in a jar are a also a normal part of the culture but there are so many - Thai/Indian/Italian etc that you can cook almost any type of meal at home with these..
Another person mentioned that where you shopped is really a convenience store (shop) -that's true - so to buy a couple of things easily on the way home or at lunchtime but our normal supermarkets have way more things than in Italy certainly - at a large supermarket you can buy clothes/home items/electrical equipment/medicines etc 24/7 that can only be bought in individual shops in Italy - so I really can't buy anything like paracetamol or a plate or a toaster in a supermarket in Italy - or food from other cultures - I want guacamole 😂 but only from one specialist place here at twice the cost..
Looking on Google Maps street view, this small Sainsbuy's would appear to be a converted pub. This is not so unusual, as I am aware of two supermarkets in Welwyn Garden City that are converted pubs, although one had to retain a facade...presumably for historical reasons.
Wow, that's interesting! Thanks for commenting.
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure I would suggest that Victoria Drive was a much more significant road in Eastbourne, when that pub was first built (probably in the 1930s). With a name like Victoria drive, the road itself probably dates-back to the 19th century, but the current housing looks to be from the 1930s.
There is a Tesco in Windsor in an old pub
Cool video! I enjoyed seeing how the grocery stores compare to the US..I'm one that goes to my local store daily to buy what I need which I believe is common in England as well..they have smaller fridges to hold items so they market daily..What you guys are doing is my DREAM to do!!
Hey Chris,
Thanks for commenting! It really has been a dream for us as well - you could really do all your shopping at this little "local" shop. The fridges are way smaller, for sure.
I don't know a single British person who 'markets' daily and it is nothing to do with fridge size.
Stores like this (and Tesco express) have to be very strictly under a certain square footage of retail space, otherwise they can’t open for more than 6 hours on a Sunday. The retailers have got very good a squeezing in thousands of product lines into tiny little spaces!
Only in England in Scotland, all the shops can open on a Sunday
Your just in a village man. I live in fairly small town and we have a massive 24 hour Tescos, and fairly big Sainsburys and Asda 10 to 15 minutes away in a town near by and there are other town centers with stores that one town my not have and it’s all under a 25 minute drive. Your just in a rural place
Jaffa cakes are defined by the Government as cakes. This is important since cakes do not incur VAT but biscuits do. Cakes go stale by drying but biscuits go stale be absorbing moisture. Jaffa cakes dry out if you leave them out so they are definitely cakes.
There are a few reasons why British and European eggs can be stored at room temperature. British and European eggs come, almost entirely, from broods that have become immune to salmonella, vis vaccination. Thus, in the UK, you'll get a few hundred cases of salmonella a year, whilst the US has between 100,000 and 200,000 cases a year. Secondly, when eggs are laid, a thin deposit, called a cuticle, is formed around the egg. This provides a natural barrier against moisture and bacteria. In the US this is washed off, with water and detergent. In the EU it's kept on. Lastly, one of the main ways that eggs go off more quickly, is by changes of temperature. Thus in the EU they're stored at room temperature from farm to kitchen. Consequently they last longer than eggs that are bought at room temperature, then refrigerated, or eggs that are bought refrigerated, carried home at room temperature, then refrigerated again. :)
I have no idea why I watched this, considering I'm British. But I still enjoyed the video, lol.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Also, your name is hilarious!!!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure Ahaha, I just never changed it, very unoriginal
That reminds me of shopping at my local Carrefour Express, Crai or Pam Local here in Italy. I am usually there a few times a week to grab groceries on my way home from work. Hop off the bus or Metro, get my milk, and walk home. I wish I could have done that in the States but these stores don't exist. Instead you got the 7-11 with its overcooked hot dogs and overpriced milk or you got the huge supermarket.
Back when VAT was introduced, basic food was exempt. Cake was considered basic, biscuits a luxury, so they got taxed. Jaffa cakes were introduced to circumvent the tax law. Big court case about it.
ps "biscuit" is a French word and they make lots of really excellent biscuits.
Prices in the supermarket convenience stores (Sainsbury's Local, Tesco Express etc.) are generally about 10% higher than in the bigger stores, such as Tesco Xtra. I see you have one of these across town but you also have a Waitrose just a mile away. Get their loyalty card and have a free coffee whenever you shop.
Woah, good tip! We'll definitely be cashing in on free coffee!
I miss the 3D tangy cheese doritoes. I loved them when i was a kid. Sadly they don't do them anymore D:
Eggs in Europe still have the natural covering on them that means they don’t need refrigeration. In the US they are cleaned to remove salmonella and have to be refrigerated.
I believe US chicken eggs have white shells whereas UK eggs have brown shells. Each society sees their eggs as natural, however farmers ensure eggs are white or brown by the feed given to the hens.
in the UK cookies are a type of biscuit. Which makes me wonder... what do Americans call biscuits which are not cookies (choclate chip etc)? like shortbread or oatmill etc? are they all cookies?
Yep, we call them all cookies.
And what Americans call biscuits are more like our scones. (Which are served with gravy I think)
Outside the US, most countries don't treat their eggs to remove the natural protective layer, which is why they don't refrigerate eggs. You can keep eggs on the counter in your kitchen in the UK and Europe without a problem.
The eggs situation is not that simple. In the USA, eggs are washed. This removes the protective coating that keeps them sealed, so they have to be refrigerated for safety. Unfortunately, when you remove them from the fridge, bacteria will get back in through the pores and spoil the eggs. In the UK eggs are not washed and remain naturally impervious. So no bacteria can get in and they keep for ages without refrigeration.