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- What the heck is a skewiff? Oh bless your cotton socks!
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I saw something recently that said “in America, silences are awkward, however in the UK, silences are hostile”
Hmm... that must make me a very hostile person indeed.
@@js66613 I can do amiable silence……but I’m masterful at hostile silences 😂😂
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in London silence is the only way
If that’s true ….
…then I’m a murder….
I really don’t think it counts as a “fetish” when most of us don’t actually like queueing. We just acknowledge it’s a necessary evil. I didn’t think there was even an alternative to queueing until I started watching American stand-ups who all said British people like “queueing”. It’s like saying “British people like eating breakfast” or “British people like to have a shower”. It’s just a fact of life, and not just in Britain. Every other nation I’ve been to queues…like, what’s the alternative? Just all clamber into a supermarket checkout at once?
Italy has no translation for "queue"...
I feel like the British queue is a phenomenon because of our queue etiquette, and the absolute outrage if someone doesn't respect the unwritten rules. I feel like other countries will line up but don't care so much about the order and "rules".
Bleeeasdaleee!!!!!
In the Netherlands the staff just says "Who can I help" and the person that's been standing there the longest looks around and says "Me" and that person proceeds to buy stuff.
In supermarkets it's just queues though, but only at Aldi will those be longer than 3 people.
@@RBRcharlie I’m not even safe on an Evan Edinger video? 😮😂
Noticing that the person behind you in the queue only is buying a couple of things so letting them go first. You have the moral high ground over everyone for days.
Ngl i do this.
Only Bri'ish "thing" about this is the word queue.
I've seen this happen in various countries. And I've never surprised anyone myself by doing it in those countries.
As a British person I’ve lost count of how many times that I’ve accidentally, out loud, thanked the escalator as I got off of it.
No way 😂😂😂
@@GGGirl55 it got me to the next floor, I’m thankful XD
Awwww bless .🥰
Even I've never done that
I've apologised to countless mannequins after knocking into them but that is next level 😂😂
1. "You chug cold tea?"
Yes, Evan. We do. Mainly because not to do so is wasteful and us Brits are way too frugal to pour away a tepid brew, so we chug it and then immediately make a new one so that we can get rid of the unpleasant taste of cold tea. 😂
2. "Bless your cotton socks" is something Brits say unironically to a small child when something has upset them. However, when said to anyone else, it's usually a passive-aggressive sarcastic jab because they're whinging about something like a child. 😂
The term comes from the fact that most baby socks are made of cotton so that they aren't too scratchy for their sensitive skin.
3. "Blimey, that phone box is a bit skewiff. Either someone had a whoopsie or the builders were cackhanded."
Translation: "Damn, that phone box isn't level. Either someone ran into it or the builders are bad at their job."
4. Beans on toast is literally a staple British dinnertime meal when you can't be bothered to cook or you're a few days off from payday and you haven't got many food options in before the next big grocery shop. That is literally one of the MOST British things and the fact that you didn't know that makes me wonder what kind of people you are associating with. Don't trust those people, Evan. ✌️
Fellow Americans: Beans on toast are actually very yummy, as long as you scrape up some English baked beans. American baked beans are far too sweet.
@@kellyalves756 Also, in case it isn't obvious, I'm assuming most USians don't think to butter their bread. Put marge on your bread!
I chug my cold tea too. Midwestern American, as our country is too damn big that I'm positive someone would be like= We don't do that. Dude, poor chicago bred, I chug my tea. Cold, iced, sweet, unsweetened. Personally, I prefer hot unsweetened. and NO MILK. Brits are odd as hell putting milk into their tea. Gross. Then again, I also HATE coffee. haha.
Also, I butter my toast. Many use margin because it's cheaper. But again, I grew up poor, lower middle class.
@@purpleturtle8841 Bah. None of that on my bread, ever since I could decide for myself. I really dislike both butter and margarine in raw form.
Beans on toast with grated cheese and HP sauce . Mmmmmmmmm god yeah .
I do want to see the caterpillar cake video! I’m usually in England this time of year and love seeing everyone get so excited over… somewhat of a giant Swiss Roll? I asked my friend if it was a giant Ho-Ho and the reaction was priceless. Being the American can be fun. 😂 as long as you can laugh at yourself
I’m craving some Colin :((
ho-ho? ain't that the pokemon?
@@ilexdiapason I’ve been waiting for someone to say this 🤣🤣🤣
I would go with Blackadder, personally (although I am a History teacher, so I would say that!)
Alternatively you could be anyone with a sense of humour blackadder is a classic for a reason
Black adder for sure, season 2 or 3
@@krisbradbury5087 Omg you'd miss out Goes Forth ?
@@caitlin329 oh yes!! I had forgotten! Perhaps the best one!
Yes but skip season 1
😂 Skewiff = wonky
Cack-handed = sloppy/clumsy
Bless his/her cotton socks is an old saying. Usually said by grandmas and passed down lol. Its a term of endearment or affection. Like saying ‘isnt she sweet/lovely’. Eg ‘Jess brought me some chocolates to make me feel better. Bless her cotton socks’.
I would definitely recommend faulty towers, there were only ever 12 episodes made.
Would love for you to compare Colins, especially given the Aldi/m&s legal battle.
Can relate to the big coat for winter too. Spring - autumn its just a coat but the min it starts to get cold ‘I need me big coat’ 😂
As far as I’ve heard, “Bless your cotton socks” is the British equivalent of the Southern (USA) “bless your heart” - some people do say it sincerely but it’s often got an undertone of “you’re an idiot” or at least sarcastic pity.
@@stridenasty That's just how we talk
@@jimmysavile69 oh I know, I'm scottish 😅 I've just never heard it used as a genuine term of endearment is all
I think someone once told me cack-handed also translated into bad-handed. My Mum always called me cack-handed at meal times because I swap my cutlery and physically cannot work out how to hold a fork in my left hand and get the food to my mouth.
Cack-handed means left handed, and all the negative things too. The joys of being sinister.
Blackadder is such a strong influence on Horrible Histories, absolutely brilliant! Fawlty towers is kinda marmite tho. I mean, well worth watching but it's divisive, Blackadder seems more universal in appeal?
Avoid Blackadder season 1 it was pants. Fawlty Towers is never quite as good as you remember it.
What! Some people don't like Fawlty Towers?
John Cleese seems like he's trying too hard to be funny, and some of the jokes haven't aged well.
SKIP THE FIRST SERIES
@@MeFreeBee it had its moments.
“Thanking the Sainsbury’s self-service machine.” Yeah, I’m gonna have to hard disagree on that one because I’m usually to busy either screaming that I’m using my own bag or that I have in fact, already placed the item in the bagging area 😪
or "scan, damm you!"
"Unexpected item in bagging area, remove this item before continuing."
@@gguy3600 ‘please place your item in the bagging area’ when you’ve already put it there
@@certifiedsayumain followed by picking it up and angrily placing it back down, then the cherry on top is when the next item doesn't scan as 'bag item' is STILL visible.
Usually I follow this up by death staring the attendant until they realise I need help. 😅
Omg.... This... So much this....
I vote for starting with Blackadder. Re beans on toast: I’m a lawyer in my 40s (so definitely not still in college) and we had beans on toast for dinner last night. It’s quick and easy, and a healthier option than takeaways when I don’t have the time or inclination to cook.
Tell me your British without telling me you're british: claiming things that happen in most places as innately british
Yes! Definitely want to see a Caterpillar comparison video!! The coat reason is because you live in the south. I live in rural mid Wales and we're in big coats and hats now. Blimey is just a general exclamation of surprise, schewiff(?) is like wonky and cackhanded is like incompetent. Bless your cotton socks is generally an older generation saying and have always found it a kinda sweet / patronising version of "aww that's sweet / you're kind".
“Bless your cotton socks” sounds like the UK version of the American southern saying “Bless your heart” which is also mildly patronizing
1. Watch blackadder. 2. Do a vid on colin AFTER you're settled in a house mate, priorities! 3. cack-handed is just clumsy. 4. Really enjoyed your left-right dance video effect, nice editing!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to a man who is continuously reminding us that he’s British
"British" well I guess he is now but still its a good human
British people don't do that fake laughter thing.
Germans actually do the knee-slapping thing before leaving as well, but we say: "So..."
was about to comment this too, very much a shared experience xD
So THAT’S where the Midwest gets it from!! (We historically have a high 1st gen German immigrant population, even to this day)
In Austria (or maybe just in my family) it's "naja" but sort of sighed. Also without the slap. But it means I'm-leaving-now/I-don't-have-anything-else-to-say.
As a left handed Brit, I've heard the term cack handed so many times. It was mostly used to describe me being left handed 😭😂😂
yeah i get told i eat cack handed all the time im right handed but eat left
@@laurensutcliffe9081 It's funny because I eat right handed even though I'm left handed 😂
That ray of light in the background is not going unseen or unappreciated!!! Chefs kiss once again
Random, and love the setup btw, but thank you for including CC right away. I need it to enjoy content and often have to wait a day or so from creators before it is on the video. Small, but means a lot to those of us relying on it when it is available AT ALL not to mention right away! Cheers!
Too bad UA-cam can either fuck then up with there on version or causes needless delays for the official ones
My best British/ English story- I was in a supermarket in East London, 2 African ladies were having a shouting match about which of them was the most English- screaming and slapping was involved. The Afro-Caribbean lady on the checkout was also watching- she turned to me and asked what I thought- I said neither- if you are English you would rather set yourself on fire than cause a scene like that- she laughed like a drain!
I'm English, never even left England, but I'm totally like you in restaurants if there's something wrong with the food, while my sister is like your friends. We went to Harvester and my sister ordered gravy with her meal and it was served to us, rock solid and cold - I actually turned the pot upside down and not a drop came out. She was just gonna accept it and not have her gravy but I was like (politely) "Excuse me!" to our waiter. She wanted to die from embarrassment but she definitely enjoyed her new, hot liquid gravy. 🤣
average harvester experience
I have an American missus, so I get such 'correction of poor service' erm service for free whenever we eat out :D. It *is* embarrassing but also very useful :)
I'd say Blackadder, I find it funnier and if we go by non-brits also watching along for the first time, you could say its a lot less problematic if you look at it through the lens of today.
Congrats on moving to a new Airbnb! Really proud of you, Evan!!
I often argue with the self-scan machines in Supermarkets. "Please put the item in the bagging area" or "Please take your items" like, I haven't finished packing them yet, give me a second!
Black Adder is Amazing, Fawlty Towers is hilarious 😂. Bob Ross and Art Attack is a bit like comparing smooth and crunchy peanut butter!
Definitely watch Blackadder in preference to Fawlty Towers - although the first season is extremely ropey, so it might be worth starting with the second series (the Elizabethan one). Each series is completely self-contained, so there's nothing lost by watching them out of order.
Solid suggestion 👌
They're all good
heathen, s01 is worth it just for baldrics cleverness
Is Bless your cotton socks the British equivalent to what people in the Southern US say Bless your Heart. Whoch usually is a polite yet backhanded way of saying that someone's an idiot without saying so to the person's face.
It can be used in a backhanded way if it's used towards an adult, but in Britain it is more often used towards small children who are doing something sweet or amusing, in which instance it is usually sincere.
@@MrDannyDetail or someone had a go in which they gave a lot of effort, though the results were subpar. Like a polite "they tried"
I live in Northern Ireland, and I must say I’m not the only one who enjoys reciting the train calls in that typically posh, female English accent.
Even the people here in England do that with the train announcer or the self checkout voice
There'll often be someone talking along with the bus/train/DLR/tube voice lady in London, for sure. It's just fun!
Evan, I just want you to know that I appreciate the hell out of that little left/right pan at 3:52. Attention to detail is on point!
One you didn't cover: when someone uses the word "dinner" and you need to listen carefully to the context and their accent to work out if they mean lunch or tea.
And if it concerns a school.
And when is tea?
@@thisismetoday Evening meal
@@scottanthonymartin6743 The point is, it’s not clear ;)
“Tea” is used for coffee and tea at 4 o’clock as well.
Knowing the location of their upbringing also helps. Supper is the evening meal in parts of England, Brummie anyone?, but other parts say Dinner. And then some parts say Lunch and other parts say dinner, like they do in Birmingham. I can see the confusion. Where I come from, we say Lunch, Supper or dinner but on Sundays, Lunch becomes Dinner. And sometimes Saturdays or holidays have dinner for lunch. And other times, we'd say dinner, meaning lunch, but in reality not get food on the table until high tea time, even though we don't do high tea here. ROFL
Collin comparison sounds like a great idea
We had Art Attack here in Germany too and it was amazing. They basically used footage of the original for some stuff and then added a German host for the main part and my mind was blown the first time I watched the other versions.
Slapping the thighs standing up and saying sooooo is the German equivalent of the British. Idk why this is so funny to me lmao. As well as the awkward zebra crossing thing.
The best British TV moment of all time was “why HELLO JILL!!!” 😂😂😂😂
i’d definitely give both blackadder and fawlty towers a try! both quintessential british “everything must go wrong” comedies with brilliant slapstick, witty one liners and protagonists who end up in the most ridiculous situations and are quite frankly fed up with it - pure comedy gold. there are definitely lines in both that make me squirm in the present day, but on the whole they’re both so enjoyable. and they’re really not much of a commitment: fawlty towers is 2 seasons, 6 episodes in each, each around 25 minutes long. blackadder is similar but has 4 seasons I believe. both very manageable for casual evening viewing with a cuppa!
Evan is the type of guy to secretly get the Frankie & Bennys staff to sing happy birthday to you even though you specifically asked him not to
I'm German, but I'm normally about 2-3 times a year for the past 10 years in the UK( I work for a Comic Con). Last time we stayed in a hotel together and I went to the dining area, where my friends had breakfast. I had seen someone from the staff before.
I was talking to a friend, took a step back and bumped into something. I thought it was the someone from the hotel, so automatically I went: I'm sorry!
I turned around to see: A Chair!
My friends all started to laugh and declared me honorary Welsh (Welsh because 2/3 of the time I spend in the UK will be in Wales and the friends around me were Welsh).
I started to learn Welsh this year.
But even before, I love my cider and drink so much tea. I might have a slight addiction with my 80+ teas in 3 cupboards. I have no problem! *sips her 5th cup of tea today*
I so often stayed at my friends place, that when we get in, my first question became, should I put the kettle on for a cuppa?
So I guess, I did earn the honorary Welsh title.
10:40 “this is grim” LMAO Evan you are becoming more British by the day
Also I would just like to say that I think your camera, lighting, and setup is the best of any UA-camr I've ever seen. You can tell that you really put in the effort, and it doesn't go unnoticed. You always do such a fantastic job, keep it up Evan!!
OMG I HOPE HE REFRENCES THE UNCONSCIOUS TEA VIDEO 🤩 that is so British, it's epic 😂
You mean the tea = convent video being unconscious is quite a small part of that video
i had always thought it was aussie
Unconscious people do not want tea
@@hannahbee567 Nope, produced by the Thames Valley Police
I died laughing at that video 😂
I walk slow as I approach a zebra crossing so I can make a quick dash across when there are no cars and don’t need to awkwardly wave at a stranger. I think that is more anxiety then being British.
honestly, i fucking hate zebra crossings. i hate that the cars have to stop as soon as i'm approaching one- makes me feel like i'm inconveniencing them! let me walk down the street and risk my life running when there's a clear two seconds in peace!
@@jillhobson6128 i understand that they have to, but that's the problem. it makes me feel like i'm inconveniencing them by making them stop. i prefer just running across the road when there's a clear moment!
@@daxrank3986 Its quite literally to make sure you are both slowing down and have made eye contact. If you have been run over or a near miss you would see where they are coming from.
You shouldn't hope or encourage anyone to run across. Quite often fatal incidents occurs where someone trips and the vehicle is going too fast to stop.
Always thank the self service tills and ATMs in case there's a robot uprising - they might remember you as one of the good ones and treat you nicer!
I honestly found your attempts at British accents absolutely hilarious! In fact several times it sounded like you were going for Aussie! And I’m saying this as someone who suffers from a hearing impairment😆
5:28 Yeah, those three are *golden,* but I'll throw one more into the mix: Red Dwarf. 'Nuff said.
6:34 Ayy, some more classics! SJA was always a fun watch for me, and Art Attack just had the massive art at the end that made me and my mum go "woah....now _that's_ clever!"
7:22 £2.90? That would be (according to Google converting my numbers) $3.92! Outrageous.
8:52 I have funny memories of that video. "Would you like a cup of tea?" "Oh, I would f*cking _love_ a cup of tea." "If you understand how stupid it is to make an unconscious person drink tea, then you understand consent." Classic.
9:54 Oh I do this *all* the time. With tea, with coffee....pretty much any drink that is meant to be warm/hot, though I draw the line at stone cold hot chocolate - has to be mildly warm at least. My mum on the other hand, drinks her drinks *_boiling hot_* and then says to me "oh, your drink has gone cold" when I can still warm my hands up with it! She's insane.
Don’t forget IT Crowd and Outnumbered! Those along with Red Dwarf made up my childhood aha
Don’t forget IT Crowd and Outnumbered! Those along with Red Dwarf made up my childhood aha
@@crystalcat3877 I never watched those properly, just saw little snippets, but I know they were really good.
I agree, Red Dwarf is a classic.
British people might say it’s fine when a restaurant gets their order wrong but at least we wouldn’t tip them. My American sister in law had the worst service in the US and still tipped 10%
Tbf that's mostly because the US pay for that level of jobs is horrendous (I think some places go as low as $2.30 an hour) so tipping is less for good service and more so the employee won't starve, it's more of a nessesity than a bonus (it's 3am so I am not awake right now so sorry if I misspelled something)
@@matthewmac5787 That's a myth, actually. The rule is that if the employee doesn't make minimum wage in tips, then the employer will pay the difference so that they do make minimum wage. So if you don't tip the staff, they're not going to starve. They're just going to get paid by their bosses instead of customers (i.e. what should have already been going on in the first place...).
Additionally, America: it's in the best interests of both you and waitstaff if you boycott with the compulsory tipping/fight for proper wages for servers. Because then servers will have proper wages, and tips will be bonuses for good work on top of that (again, how it should be) instead of forming the bulk of their wage.
@@raerohan4241 that's not a myth. There are plenty of states where the employer won't make up the difference and even if they did minimum wage isn't enough to feed anyone.
my dad likes to complain & we still tip lol. his complaints are really petty tho. we are british
@@raerohan4241 There's literally no state in the US where a person can live on minimum wage, so it's still a starvation wage.
The 'if my grandmother had wheels she would've been a bike' was said by Gino Di Campo... I actually thought he misspoke because when you call someone a bike you're basically saying they're a slag 😂
i'm the complete opposite when it comes to tea, I always end up trying to down it within 5 minutes cos i'm terrified that it'll get too cold to enjoy (it won't)
I wish I could but I'm like Evan here, but my mouth burns too easily
Did not grow up in UK... yet a lot of these I am already like.
I can’t believe you used my comment 😄😂 I’m going to be honest, I took a gamble writing that one but thank you for clarifying it for me. I love that the greeting is universal. I’m going to start using it more whenever I’m abroad instead of just saying hello 🙂👌💗 xx
I really like how you match your fast speaking pace with the editing style for the audio, with the end of one clip overlapping slightly with the beginning of the next one so as to make a very continuous flow of speech instead of having a short silence between clips. It really keeps the pace up, I love it. Even though the video is """""long"""""" (I like em this long, not complaining (that's what he said)), it really doesn't feel like it because of this
14:12 funnily enough, in France we have sort of the same thing but parents say Versailles instead of the Blackpool illuminations
That's so good, nice to know parents are the same everywhere!
6:05 - The one exception to this rule is "night". "Good night" is ALWAYS a way to say goodbye. I noticed this several months back, and I got genuinely confused trying to think about why this is.
So many of these are southern politeness.
In the North if you are served bad food/drink the waiter/bar staff is finding out faster than it took for me to find out
Also its
Spring, summer, autumn - T-shirt/shirt
Winter - Jacket/hoody
Big coat is for the elderly in snow and that's it
Also the fact you haven't checked out Blackadder or Faulty Towers is shocking for someone who been in UK for "awhile"
Also worth checking out open all hours and porridge
'Bless your cotton socks' is a term of affection...... often said to or of children who do something cute or nice ........ awwww, bless her little cotton socks
Cackhanded means done badly or clumsily. It always makes me laugh how defensive us brits get about people being stereotypical about Tea yet 99% of British mannerisms are tea related
Also means being left handed! I've been called cackhanded pretty much my whole life for this!
‘Make me a cuppa love, the footys on’
My dad to my mum, every time the football is on
My favourites being : "where you born in a barn?!" When you leave the door open
And
"You have all the grace and decorum of a reversing dumptruck"
In Dutch (Flemish?), someone leaving the door open would be a church-goer (kerkganger).
Im not British but I have British friends and what I experienced is that even if they are exceptionally good at what they are doing they will at best say they're alright or decent..😂
Definitely something I noticed in the 13 years of me living in London. People don't really stand up for themselves here. It's so bizarre. People are ashamed to be proud of their accomplishments, they are afraid to recognise their worth. It took 7 years of living here for me to make my first British friend because everyone is too reserved. And I made those friends at uni which was bound to happen. It's really bizarre, specially as someone who's from a country in South America where the attitude is the complete opposite.
Honestly I'd say that's a partial north/ south thing. I'm a southerner and reserved and awkward and can't talk to strangers but northerners are so different, will come up to you and gave a full convo genuinely nice and friendly. The stereotype is true tbh
I think we have a very fine line between a good pride and a bad pride. We as a culture are not overly keen on any form of arrogance even if its merited. Part of the reason I think British people generally find people from the US a little annoying, is that they come from a culture where they celebrate there accomplishments whereas we come from a culture where we downplay our accomplishments. I prefer the way we do things (although I can understand why others wouldn’t) because that common acceptance that we all are special in our own way so much so that because we are all special we are therefore not special, is nice. We all achieve things and those who need to be aware of those achievements already are, so we don’t need to discuss it too openly. Obviously there are exceptions and we don’t actually succeed at this all the time but I believe that’s the way that we aim to act in regard to our accomplishments.
That knee slap thing before you head out is something we also do in Germany but we say "So!" and I think thats beautiful
The beans on toast for dinner thing was probably meant lunch. Here in Wales at least it's fairly common to call the meals of the day breakfast, dinner, tea, supper. My mum has beans on toast ALL THE TIME
I was brought up that the main meal was “dinner”. The other, either “lunch” or “tea” depending on the time.
Another fun one evan! oh! and i've never had a problem with the lighting in your content it's always bright when you're in it! lol
IM HERE EVAN
Only fools and horses is hilarious btw
Only Fools and Horses holds up well. It's a very British sitcom
Going to Ikea alone: 20 minutes.
Going to Ikea with partner: 5 hours+.
And you can't leave without a plushie. It's the law!!!
Going to IKEA with children: 3days and an extra £100 of extra tea lights and other junk you don't need
@@Tiger89Lilly and a fluffy shark.
@@russelboy6181 I personally prefer the moose/elk thing but sure if shakes float you boat
And this is British...because you are the only ones having IKEAs?
Hello everyone, and welcome to a man who says he's moving into a new house every week
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Sadly still common amongst generations before Gen Z: When we go abroad to other countriers (particularly in Europe,) we know enough of the non-English language to greet a native and say the specific question we need to say, (because we've practiced that bit) but then we don't understand the answer, so we look confused and say "sorry?" or "pardon?" a lot, until said native rolls their eyes and speaks to us in perfect English instead. And we thank them before walking away feeling like an idiot.
Or you can speak it enough to understand the answer but you like give off the vibe as a tourist so they just answer in English even if you asked in the native language.
I've just got back from a road trip to my partners home town in Eastern Poland, London (home) > Brussels > Frankfurt > Poznan > Lublin > Warsaw > Gdansk > Berlin > Amsterdam > Bruges > London. EVERYONE spoke English and id even been practicing my French and German 😔
Yes you definitely need to do a Colin cake comparison video 🐛🍰🍫
Great stuff. When talking about self service tills, I get into an argument with them. "Please put the item in the bagging area!", Me "Give me a chance!" or "Unexpected item in the bagging area!", Me "Thats because you are stupid, yes stupid!" or "Please scan your clubcard!", Me " Give me a feckin chance!", self service till will then carry on talking, Me "Shut up! Shut up! Just shut up! Your worse than my Ex."
As a Brit I don’t actually let mistakes go like that
If a beer was wrong then I would be right to it
The lighting was so good in this video that my baby stopped drinking her bottle to turn and watch you on the TV. 😂
I was once queuing to get into an event and someone cut in right in front of me. I said something to him and everyone else behind me seemed more offended that I had spoken up than that the guy had cut in. People I'd never met were getting mad at me for not being a complete pushover. I guess I'm not a very good Brit
The lighting is wonderful and that intro is unmatched, you’re doing great Evan
When people plan holidays we always use the price of a pint as the base line for how expensive things in that country are.
As someone from Norway everyone always asks me how expensive a pint is, sadly people are becoming less shocked as the UK price of a pint is rising.
Since you were talking about "Cor Blimey" that phrase was used in a book I read about English country houses and the book was explaining the difference between Roman Columns - Ionian look like Capital I - Dorians are Dull (almost no decoration) and Corinthian are so elaborately decorated that you go "Cor Blimey". The good thing is this explanation is so good that I have remembered it ever since I read it.
Go with Blackadder. I didn't particularly like the first series but I loved the second, third and fourth. It really got better as it went on.
I like evans videos. Every time I want to watch a UA-cam video that’s not very chaotic and more chill I always lean towards evans or I watch podcasts. Also I always learn something which I like too.
Personally fawlty towers is an amazing show and defo recommend. Another way of expressing British ness is that we have all at least once attempted the phrase ‘Please scan your Morrisons more card now’ or ‘Scan your tesco club card to win club card points’
My mom would do passive aggressive. Turning to me and saying (louder than needed) "I didn't realise we were invisible" . She would ten n spend all the time till they left talking about what we would do now we're invisible.
I've both apologised to and thanked a lift on more than one occasion...
Also the ",,,OH British, not London!" made me laugh
its called asbestos mouth, basically we as a country seem to be able to eat and drink things that are really hot
I am not from Britain, but I can do that as well
@Kate Moore special superpower.
You should give Dad's Army a watch! classic British TV sitcom
In Finnish we go overboard with the whole "morning" thing. A very common greeting is just "päivää" or "day"
G'day
in Slovak good morning is "dobré ráno", sometimes abbreviated to " 'bré ", and good day is "dobrý deň" abbreviated to just " 'brý "
Also "iltaa" or "evening". In Finnish saying "good morning/day/evening" instead of just "morning/day/evening" is like very formal and I cant think of many situations where you'd say it other than if you're a customer service worker or *maybe* to a teacher when you're in school.
Also, we Finns definitely also do the comparing how expensive countries are by alcohol prices. Idk, I feel like thats just a thing that people from places where alcohol is culturally significant do. Like I'd assume that for example German and Irish do it too (as well as people from several other countries.)
Saying ‘sorry’ to strangers and to nearly anyone if you think you are in their way 😂😂😂
I’ve often said “you’re welcome” to those self service machines after they’ve thanked me for shopping at their shop.
I’m American & grew up with the whole coat thing, my mom is always reminding me to bring a coat, even now & I’m 30. When I was a kid, she’d always use the, “what if we break down & have to walk to the nearest gas station?” Excuse. I grew up in Portland Oregon & if you know the rain jokes in Seattle, yeah Portland also gets that kind of rain, it rains about 9 to 10 months of the year there so the coat thing makes sense.
As for the whole train thing, talking along the announcer, that gave me a slight chuckle because there’s people that do that with the MAX in Portland, even I would quote it when I’m trying to get my cat to decide if he wants in or out. I’ll go, “the doors are closing” in the exact same tone the voice recording the MAX uses, I don’t add on the “in the priority seating area” bit, I unintentionally trained my cat to know what it means when I say “the doors are closing” in that tone of voice but yeah, when you ride the MAX often & you have your routes, you know the stops so even if you’re in one of the old cars with the steps that’s not handicap friendly & doesn’t have the screen that tells you the stops & it’s night so you can’t see out because it’s too dark, if you know your route, you can quote the stops. One of my favorites would be the poor Rose Quarter since the name has been changed enough times, it ends up saying “Rose Quarter, Moda Center, Memorial Coliseum, doors to my left.” Talk to any Portlander who regularly takes public transportation, knowing the MAX lines is engrained in their soul.
Cack-handed was originally used to mean someone who's left-handed. Which, rude. Now usually means clumsy.
Considering 'cack' or 'cacka' means poo in some European languages. Damn, that's just uncalled for
@@hareecionelson5875 yeeep. Super rude.
Yep, left handed here and my dad calls me cackhanded when he wants to annoy me
@@jminsh463 I am disappointed in your dad. Being left-handed in a world where more people are right-handed can be difficult as I'm sure you know. It's hard to use stuff that's meant to be used right-handed when you aren't right-handed.
@@dragonwings36 he means it to be funny, but you are right. Things can be difficult and sometimes you just think you are bad at something but it's just that it isn't made for lefties.
I realised recently that everytime I open the microwave it hits my hand, I just accepted that was how things were, without question for years.
Evan I just have to tell you I am absolutely here for these Runescape references. It’s such a piece of my childhood and I must thank you. Keep it up!
Faulty Towers is the perfect show.
Blackadder is brilliant as well.
I would also recommend:
Inbetweeners
Not Going Out
Friday Night Diner
Only Fools and Horses
Outnumbered
Vicar of Dibley
I'd also say The Young Ones, Phoenix Nights and Red Dwarf
One foot in the grave.
Not going out was great! Gets a bit worse when Lee and Lucy get together and have kids but is still quite funny
What about The Good Life and Porridge?
My family was a good one
Such fun! Great seeing you crack up, really funny video. Thank you 😊
10000% Blackadder, It's a classic!
Also Dad's Army is good too!!!
They're both (especially dad's army) good ways of trying to understand the nuances of our weird class system
Oh we need a Colin vid! Also this is amazing thank you x
I think some newspapers did caterpillar cake comparisons but you should totally so this
It’s been years since I’ve been in London the last time, but the recited announcement triggered something in me. Goosebumps.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to a man who will stand up for the british.
Evan you have so many classics to watch. Keeping up appearances. Are you being served? (I think you would really like). Only fools and horses. Faulty towers, Blackadder (each season is set in a different time period). The Royle family is a must watch...so funny. My family
Also In 1858 as Bishop of Calcutta, Mr Cotton created schools for Eurasian children. ... One day, an overeager staff member handed out the socks before they were blessed so in future a note was added to the crates of socks saying 'Cotton's socks for blessing'
Cackhanded just means clumsy nowadays, but I would imagine that it used to be an insult for left handed people (not sure on that though)
Yep, deffo heard it as an insult for left handers
Wow. Never heard it about left handed people.
In my fam it would mean they'd made a right pig's ear of it!
Correct, it is, but as a slightly awkward left handed I'd have to be monumentally sensitive to be offended by it.
I've heard it used in a 'you're doing things in the most awkward way possible' sense
@@billylin8800 that meaning carries over from when the word was first used, because people for some reason used to hate left handers
Yes please! Make the caterpillar video! I've never had one, so if you make the video I'd know which one to try first.
nekoshita! (Japanese term: Lit. "cat tongue" meaning someone who can't drink hot liquids without burning themselves)
@@xionmemoria One of those problems with learning phonetically. I still don't know how to spell half the terms I learned in-country.
One does not simply choose between Fawlty Towers and Blackadder. But blackadder, love series 3
Come in, I'll just put the kettle on!
I loved the "T" comment about Phoenix 🤣🤣🤣