American Reacts to Things the UK Does BETTER than America
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2022
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As much as it pains me to admit, there are a lot of things that the UK does better than the United States. Today I am swallowing my pride and reacting to 10 different things the UK outperforms American in. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
The US certainly does better at convincing Americans that they are the best! Just sayin'!!
The Americans have absolutely bought into the Land of the free crap.
Yup! The USA leads the world in jingoistic boasting.
Pure propaganda to convince boys to join the military.
If you want to make out like a bandit - get yourself a Stars-and-Stripes flag factory in the States.
🤣😂😂🤣😂
he is not talking about government spending. he is comparing the cost of maintaining the manner of living, comfort and security of the head of state, and their family
Yh I noticed that too, like he's trying to justify the huge cost difference, the royal family is large compared to Obama's and they cost a small fraction of what Obama's family cost
There’s a whole lot of US government other than the president, ie congress and the House of Representatives
@@lynby6231 There's a whole lot of UK government other than the Monarch, ie the House of Commons and the House of Lords. But the comparison is between expenses of the UK Monarch and family and the US President and family, not a comparison of the costs of the actual Governments of each country. Plus the UK Monarch actually gives the UK Government about 3x more money than it receives from the tax payers, meaning the Monarchy is actually paying for itself, and giving more back to the country, plus also paying taxes on top of all that.
@@florrie2303 yeah the monarchy kinda pays for itself considering that the government takes 75percent of profits from the crowns estate and gives the monarchy 25 percent to maintain thier family and castles
@@malopephasha5341 The Crown Estate is actually owned by the Government. The tax is paid on the profits of the Duchy of Lancaster Estate (owned by the Monarch) and the Duchy of Cornwall Estate (owned by the Prince of Wales).
Did you know the UK does not have to put the name of the country on stamps in the mail as we invented the postal service😁
Did you know that the UK doesn't have hospital bills meaning in the UK you can go to the hospital for free!
I had to laugh that Tyler got salty when the UK were classed as better in some areas. Meanwhile in the UK we constantly have to hear American politicians saying they are the greatest country in the world.
Yes America thinks they are God's gift to the 🌎 .😂
In the first point he wasn't talking about the US government as whole, just Obama and his family vs the royal family.
Yeah, I think he missed the point here, it is costs for things like his security. It is still not the fairest comparison I'd say and the two figures seem very exaggerated. How can he possibly cost over a billion? Must include campaigning or something.
I got a bit miffed by this, Tyler missed the point altogether! The video is only counting the costs involved directly with the presidency versa the monarchy. Like everything else in government, each bit has a budget.
He misunderstood the first issue. What was being compared was the costs of the Heads of State - the Queen and the US President. Government doesn't come into it.
@@villainousreport9600 he misses a lot of points all the time because he talks more than he listens!!!
@@lorddaver5729 It's not a fair comparison because the King has no responsibilities other than shaking hands and keeping his mouth shut. The President has multiple important roles in one position. His or her decisions affect real lives and change the world. The King has no such influence, he's just a figurehead. (Disclaimer: I am a subject of his majesty King Charles III)
In terms of the British film industry, a lot of American film franchises (Alien, DC, Marvel etc) use British studios and crews because not only is it cheaper to hire but is also state of the art.
In fact our industry is incredibly successful and currently has a lot of other countries wanting to invest in it.
(Also, Hollywood isn't the biggest, most successful or prolific film industry in the world. That honour actually goes to Bollywood)
Along with Australia don't forget mate, or NZ.... 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy anyone lol
Greatest movies ever made.
The Lord of the Rings could of and should have been made in the UK. After all New Zealand would have nothing to make a movie from if it wasn't for an Englishman writing the book it was made from. Plus quite a lot of the work was done in London, like recording the score etc.
Pinewood studies is the oldest in the world!
He also doesn't understand that a per capita approach is the fairest means of establishing a comparison. In some ways he is a typically touchy American who desperately doesn't want to believe that another country could be ahead of the US.
He is not ! It's all acting !
@@northeything8568 I hope so.
That's US education for you 😂
I wouldn't call this fellow typical in any sense. I'm typical, and I'm happy to acknowledge that the Brits are better than we are at plenty of things. Soccer, for example.
Would solve itself eventually ,I love that, all the idiots would manage to get themselves killef
From a UK citizen: I think it is very noble and generous of you to sit through and video yourself watching the US being unfavourably compared to the UK.!!
I think the word 'grudgingly' is more apt.
Roundabouts are very common in the UK - ubiquitous actually. P.S. The modern roundabout was also invented in the UK - keep smiling through gritted teeth Tyler!
Yes, anyone been to Milton Keynes? roads on a grid system like parts of the US, but roundabouts at most junctions, leading to freer flowing traffic. 😀
Quite a silly question when the modern roundabouts were invented in the UK so naturally they are very common UK.
Here are two to trigger many Americans -
1. The American flag was derived from the flag of the British East India Company and contained a Union Jack. However, the design was altered to a blue field with white stars while retaining the original 13 stripes.
2. The American anthem has rewritten lyrics from an old British drinking song "To Anachreon in Heaven"
And let's not forget their original anthem - America my country tis of thee, was sung to the tune of God save the king/queen 😆
To wind up American friends I always liked referring to the USA national sport as "rounders"! (a sport predominantly played by girls when I was growing up). Only ever intended as a little jab in good humor though. 😜
And both true
@@mcmackmuckm8180rounders is better than baseball
@Dave Coyle You may well already be aware. Although BAE Systems has it's origins as British Aerospace, it now has a significant American footprint because to win US DoD contracts a large percentage of the work needs to be on American soil. It is an international company with operations in many countries around the world, chasing large military budgets wherever export licenses will allow them to sell.
The intelligence thing is actually really serious.
I have read that only 79% of the U.S.A adult population is literate so that is 21% of American adults are illiterate compared to only 1% in the UK.
and 54% of adults in the U.S.A have a literacy below 6th grade level.
This means that 54% of your adults are at a disadvantage. That is something I think America really needs to take notice of and improve.
I wonder how much of it is down to lack resources for schools, vs lead water pipes in homes and for whole community supplies. Lead really hurts childrens brain development.
Apart from Chinese, the English language is the most widely used in the world, it is the universal language for Air Traffic Control and is even the language of choice for alien races, as any fan of Star Trek can tell you.
Stargate fans will back this fact up, that's if anybody dares to doubt fans of Star Trek.
Al murray
@@dannystruggles2158 All credit to Al, such a good line I couldn't resist.
@@GSD-hd1yh don't blame you
We can also correctly tell the difference between a vest, a waistcoat and a tank top!
When you said it's more people in the USA, he was talking about the average IQ in Europe, which is 100. It lives 750 million people in Europe. Two times more than in the USA.
Valid point, although you can proportion the trend within a group in statistics to measure the deviation, therefore you can proportion it to groups of different sizes (for example populations) and determine variations..
I think Tyler missed where the narrator said the USA falls short of the average IQ of Europe. In other words, population size doesn’t factor into the results at all.
Hence why his IQ is lower
Given that Europe's population is roughly 25% larger than the US. Imagine this comparison video if it was not just the UK but all of Europe instead? The US would be even futher down on the numbers of things Europe does better.
The Queen vs POTUS comparison is perfectly correct because they are both heads of state of their respective countries. The UK Prime Minister is not the head of state of the UK. The PM is the reigning monarch's head of government. The monarchy and the cost of running it shouldn't be confused with the cost of running the UK government. But even if you did combine the cost of running the monarchy and UK government together it still wouldn't be anywhere near the cost of the US head of state.
The UK isn't the only country with a Royal family.
You are correct. But the British royal family, is one of the oldest and the most prestigious of them all
@@catorcam2964 Nope. The Netherland's monarchy is about 10 times as wealthy as the UK monarchy. They are the 'Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company' biggest stock holder and were involved in it's inception. Royal houses in the far east and middle east are much more wealthy. Many royal houses existed when the UK monarchy started. The term 'prestigious' means nothing at these levels.
@@MrBonners Firstly, I didn't say anything about wealth of the royal. Secondly, how many of those royal families exist now?? And thirdly, prestige does mean a lot at these levels. And I will tell you why. There are currently 38 countries with a form on monarchy, 16 of these consider King Charles III as their head of state. The British royal family carry a lot of influence around the world. And please answer me this..... Why do people around the world, when they say 'The' Royal family or 'The' Queen (before she passed (God rest her soul)), that they were referring to the British monarchy and the Queen of England???
@@catorcam2964 The British Commonwealth and the US think of the British monarchy when they think of the 'Queen' not the world. Any country with a monarchy when referring to a king or queen they are thinking of their own monarchy. Why the Americans refer to the British monarchy with the "Queen" has nothing to do with any 'prestigious' quality and an American and Uk commonwealth thing. The UK monarchy has zero influence in the the world yet alone in the Commonwealth counties politics or governance. There are royal families around the world that have political and legal power. The UK and european monarchies have none. There is no 'prestigious' quality or value given to royal families. You mis-apply the term. Prestigious awards, universities, museums, not royal families.
And recall the fact that all European royal families are related by blood ties.
Here is the golden rule Tyler. To react to something, you must first listen and understand. Some of your other reactions are quiet entertaining, but with this one, you lost the plot because you were not listening.
Nothing out of the ordinary an American not listening,they have the attention span of a four year old child.. Why their television is so bland..
It's an American trait not paying attention,the average American gas the attention span of a five year old ...
Allow me to clarify on the part that 'The Americans 'invented the Internet' .Let me shock you: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE INTERNET. all it is a bunch of computers talking to each other on a WAN (wide Area Network) but how do those computers talk to each other? Via a mutual COMMON programming language called the WORLD WIDE WEB.....Invented by Tim Bernes-Lee........a BRITISH person :P
I'm sure I said that, The World Wide Web, not the Inernet?
TBL invented the World With Web, the foundation for the internet but not the internet
He literally said the UK Royal family cost X amount in expenses where as Obama and his family cost X amount in expenses. Nothing to do with government expenses, just the 2 families 🤦♂️
It's weird when you said that most Americans don't realise the scope of UK impact on other countries; given that they speak English, not American. That would be quite the indicator if it was revesed & I spoke American in England, I'd be asking, or at least thinking, why that was.
On a trip to the USA several years ago I was asked "Why do the Brits speak English like Americans instead of some European language!!!" The questioner would not accept that the English language originated outside of the US, insisting that 'English' was just the name of the American language. I think that answers your question.
@@AnonEMoose-wj5ob how stupid can one person be?
@@AnonEMoose-wj5ob English man in America:
"Gee, your English is very good, where are you from."
England.
"Oh, and what language do you speak in your country?"
????
Also I'm not 100% sure but I remember hearing that all airline pilots have to be able to speak English.
@@AnonEMoose-wj5ob Did he say something about IQ?
Surely the narrator is himself from the USA? (Or Canada at least?) In which case, why would he be gloating about the UK's superiority in certain areas? Perhaps he's just being objective. Or humble. Refreshing...
To me it sounds like he’s got that Canadian Twang
To me this is AI designed to sound ambiguous
As a proud Scot and a British citizen I would like to point out that the British is known as a Union Flag and is only referred to as a Union Jack when flown on a Ships.
aka The Butcher's Apron.
Well done! Beat me to it! I have QI, via Stephen Fry, to thank for that.
You are absolutely correct but it is commonly called the Union Jack. I grew up calling it the Union Jack never the Union flag. I still call it Jack and will continue to do so along with most of my fellow Britons. However, even though I am English I wish Americans would stop called her late Majesty the Queen of England when she was actually Queen of the United Kingdom.
@@valeriejackson7659 Thank you for that Valerie. As a Scot it really is an insult when americans constantly get this simple concept wrong. Having said that, a very large proportion of English people do exactly the same in an effort to promote 'Englishness' as being the same as 'Britishness,' which of course, it is not. An American hearing that from an English person will believe that to be correct.
@@scottishwoodart to be honest I've never heard an English person called the monarch Queen of England. Its usually The Queen or now just Charles as we haven't got our head around calling him the King. Perhaps there are too many foolish English who watch to too many American programmes. I will do my best to correct them. 😉
I hate to say this Tyler but when I was an exchange (mature) student in Tennessee I got all 'A' grades. However when I got back to my home uni in England my professor said she was reducing my grades to 'B'. I said that was unfair but she said it was easier in America. I disagreed with her as I worked hard for the good grades. I think it was because some of the tests were multiple choice questions which are easier really.
This has also made me curious, because it seems like if you are a «good kid» and do your homework you get straight A’s and anything below is not good enough. Which is barely possible here. When a student gets straight A’s it’s written about/or they will be in the news. It’s a rare occurence. So for people to get into the most difficilt studies they need age points, take extra subjects/points or try to get into a foreign uni with lower grade limit.
I live on a remote island in Scotland called Shetland, we only have roundabouts, no lighted intersections, only traffic lights are for pedestrian crossings in the main town of Lerwick
Your confusion on the first on .kinda solidifies the facts in number 8 🤣
I can think of 3 round outs within 5 mins walk from my house. They are everywhere, some are huge multi lane things and some are tiny intersections in residential areas
Mine are miles away, but I have to shake the hooves of lots of sheep to get to the nearest roundabout.
Shakespeare was writing long before the US was discovered.
just wanted to thank you for being interested in the UK I'm from a little village 10 minutes from the sea, but also worked for the royals in old Winster for 3 years as their kennel maid
sat n talked lady Di we used to meet every day when there im sworn to some things i cant say but lots i can again just want to thank you . if you ever cross the pond ... you can stay here I've spare rooms. good wishes dianne XXX
Don't worry too much, the OSA does not appear to be enforced these days judging by the leaks that come from Government and Family members.
Brian May, guitarist of Queen who is an astro phycisist has an IQ of 180 allegedly.
In regards to the book publication and to some degree the IQ levels. One theory is that although the UK invented television it grew faster in the US because it was un regulated. Therefore a few generations of children in the US grew up watching it. Here in the UK it was regulated and expensive to own a set. The childrens TV (at least in my era)the late 60's and thoughout the 70's, was fun but very often had an educational side to it. Also because Tv came to the average household later we deloped much more as a nation of readers. This explains why more books per capita are produced as there is a bigger market and greater intelegence has always been shown to be higher in those more widely read. I do worry as now the internet and iphones etc is the media of choice that it is causing a dumming down of general knowledge in the youth of both nations despite higher average exam results. This is because curriculums are pushed into passing exams and not giving a wide breath of knowledge. I have noticed it with my nieces and thier children.
I think the point with the Queen v the President, was the cost of the head of state, their security and upkeep etc, rather than the cost of legislative executive (which the queen has a mostly figurehead role in )
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but the British Empire consisted of so many countries around the world, the famous saying was, "The sun never sets on the
British Empire."
Roundabouts are everywhere. For example to travel to my local supermarket I drive 2 and a half miles. I have to negotiate 4 roundabouts to get there. When I travel to my sons home which is 104 miles away I have to negotiate 51.
Milton Keynes is the place to go if you want to see roundabouts. It's designed on a grid with a roundabout at each junction.
You should give your life a wake up call counting roundabouts FFS
@@alemgas
Why I like
Counting. If
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Count I’ll count
@@catherinehaywood7092 bet you don't count your birthdays 😂
@@alemgas
Yep no shame in my age. I’m 64 and going strong.
He didnt talk about government spending it was a 1:1 of what it costs to " run " the head of state ..
The mean IQ is by definition 100 - the Gaussian curve (Bell-shaped curve) of IQ distribution is skewed to the left - therefore more than 50% of people have an IQ of less than 100.
Based on IQs of the population back 100 years ago. We are actually more intelligent now. The UK average is about 105; the Japanese is about 110.
But nowadays we talk about Multiple Intelligences, at least 5 of them. A difference between two of your intelligence measures signifies a condition such as Dyslexia.
@@neuralwarp Interesting. Thank you for the information.
I’m afraid the UK does everything better than the USA 😅
It is like an older brother competing against a younger brother.
I must say you are a really good sport and yours is my most watched channel.
Re the 1st comparison between the royal family and the president of the United States I would like to point out that having a queen or a king, normally prepared for their roles, is statistically less dangerous than having an elected clown as a president! That also happens here in my country, Portugal!
It's not about spending on the government, but about maintaining the families.
The individual taxpayer pays £1:29p annually for the monarchy. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
The one thing that the UK is better at than not only the US but every nation globally is inventions. A Japanese study found that 54% of all major invention was British. So many things that the World enjoys today was a British invention. From the humble match, postage stamp to the first metal beamed buildings, plate glass for windows, trains & railway, most sports, jet engine, military tank, chronometer for longitude, light bulb, television, first moving image & recorded film, world wide web etc etc etc 🇬🇧
Let's be a little more specific and honest here and say that the number of major inventions classed as generally British were in fact from Scottish inventors/discoverers. A Google search of 'Scottish Inventions' will surprise most people, especially Americans, proving to them that the sun does indeed come from a place other than their **ses.
@@scottishwoodart At last count Scotland is a part of Britain both geographically & politically. Inventions from all parts of the UK including Scotland were only obtainable because of the funding that many fields of science & invention obtained by being a member of the British empire. Also, much of 'Scottish invention' was by a Scotsman living/working in London & England. They worked with other members of the UK also, all working on the same project but they never get a mention... Especially from the Scottish! 🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg I see, so while I'm relating more to specificities over generalities, believing in 'credit where credit is due,' you seem to simply wish to cover the whole country even although a per capita statistic is much more fair.
A bit like Andy Murray being British when he's winning but Scottish when losing.
Little Englander much?
@@scottishwoodart Im from Yorkshire, if i invent something should i be remembered as a famous yorkshireman inventor? An English inventor or a British inventor? You are basically being a nationalist, a Scottish nationalist. The union flag covers Scotland & the rest of the UK. You aren't some special part of it, you are just another part of it. Get used to it or go independent & fall! 🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg You're from Yorkshire? You won't invent anything. Takes more than a silly accent.
One of the main reasons we still have a monarchy is because they bring in 5 times more money in tourism in revenue than it costs the UK to pay in taxes. It helps local businesses for example pubs and restaurants, let alone hotels train travel.
I think that you should think about these percentages as pointing to a more important issue. It really isn't a competition in my opinion, though it was fun to watch you go through this a keep a kind of tally. We used to be the leader in manufacturing, scientific leadership, engineering among others. We have outsourced so much over the last fifty years in pursuit of low prices verses quality and leadership. It is sad to me. I like your idea that we should be partnering. We would never do it, because it would feel like giving up our independence, but I think we should join forces with the British Commonwealth without giving up our sovereignty. We might also stop fighting over "social issues" and acknowledge the equal rights of all citizens, and focus our energy on building a stronger and better US and, with our partners, a better world. Thanks again for a great experience with this video. (Look at me being an opinionated American. I do guess it is true that we are more opinionated.)
Given the constant wind on the Great Plains I'm surprised wind power hasn't caught on in the States.
Give 'em a chance....they barely recycle anything yet, let alone develop modern energy generation...😂🤣😅
Geothermic too
"uhh all that stuff the climate crazy libs talk about, no no we can't have that.. we'd better stick to fossil fuel 🙂
Blame the all powerful US Oil and Gas companies.
The narrator is only talking about OFFSHORE wind production - the US produces around 6 times more wind power in total than the UK with most of it is onshore in places like the Great Plains: Iowa, Oklahoma etc
Tyler, you've misunderstood the first point completely, it's got nothing to do with either Government.
It's on about the costs for things like food/repairs to the homes/travel and such for each side.
I feel it was a bit harsh them only mentioning off shore wind farms when it comes to renewable energy, the UK with extensive coast line is suited to wind whereas the USA is more suited to solar and hydro and produces more energy through those sources than we do.
That narrator has an American accent, now it could be Canadian or from the USA which make his attitude funny
Why?
@@harryjones4167 because he was getting really upset that a 'British' person was rubbing his nose in these facts. But to a British person that accent sounds American.
@13:20
Plot twist, the narrator is British putting on an American accent.
4:12 no brit would say "the queen of england"
@@lukespooky True enough.
@@lukespooky They would correctly say Queen of England if they were talking about Elizabeth 1st who was the last Queen of England.
@@peterjf7723 Slight correction, Queen Anne was in fact the last queen of England from 1702 until 1707 (Act of Union between England and Scotland) and then Queen of Great Britain until her death in 1714..
When comparing heads of state, I don't think he was referring to the cost of government. As far as the US president goes, you have the cost of Air Force One etc, all his security details and so on. In that respect, the Queen in the UK (now the King) cost the taxpayer far less.
Dude, I’m really enjoying watching your series of videos on the UK. Not only because I’m British but to view your journey on understanding us Brits and the odd who does what better. Keep them coming.
As someone who lives in the UK it's worth noting we contributed to building all these wind farms and get no benifit back to the people. Electricity is double the price now as it was before we build all the renewables. It's seems the government prefers to sell all our free electricity abroad then buy back more expensive electricity. The French government also owns a lot of our power stations. So we are kinda getting screwed.
It's a similar story with our gas and oil reserves.
The UK is in transition. We currently lack sufficient storage capacity for excess wind farm energy generation, but give it 20 years and we'll have a better infrastructure.
Anything that was Nationalised, then Privatised, we've been ripped off. Gas, Post Office, Electricity, Telephones, Water,
@@davidkeenan5642 At 84 years old, that's no solace to me.
@@iriscollins7583
I'm 66, but I have grandkids, and I care about their grandkids futures.
@@iriscollins7583
I care naught about what was, I care about what will be. Renewable energy is already controlled by private industry, but I'm pleased that it's receiving government support. We must electrify, getting rid of coal is a great start, but I empathise with the communities affected and even devastated by pit closures.
The UK has about 10,000 roundabouts at this time
But only 6,000 if you avoid Milton Keynes.
@@PortilloMoment Very true
That first point was being made about the personal expenses of the U.S. president and his family, compared to the Queen and her family. The statement was not about the additional costs of either government.
The internet was first establisyed at CERN in switzerland,
the world-wide-web was first established in the US...
I love the way (ie. find it funny) the narrator burns the USA, whilst having a very strong American accent 😂
Love that you got Swindon's Magic Roundabout in there.
5 More things UK does better: A. our healthcare meaning The NHS- we don’t go into debt over health care, B. taxes- they are simpler, C. Electrical plugs-we have the safest in the world & we have higher voltage too, D. Our holiday leave-we have mandatory 28 days of holiday vacation time per year + sick leave + we have more bank holidays than USA, E. Our pay- although not perfect we get better pay in many jobs &don’t have to rely on tips.
While I liked about being better, the narrator was being quite a bit supercilious. By the way did you know that Sometime around 1674 the British flag became formally known as the 'Union Jack' when mounted on a warship and the ship was not in harbour. At the same time the British flag was referred to as the 'Union flag' on land.
We in the UK have no idea why we have a monarchy either! In some ways we haven't yet left the middle ages. Royalty is NOT part of our government, it is an EXTRA IMO unnecessary expense ON TOP of what we pay to/for our currently very greedy self-serving government.
Internet speed is out of date with the average for the UK being 50.4Mbps (median average) or 79.1Mbps (mean average)
apparently the USA's is 119.03 Mbps for 2022
note that the UK has a £5 billion which is around $6.15 billion project to make the UK's minimum speed 1,000 Mbps for everyone.
Heads of State, The Queen = The Firm, That's all the Royals and all the Staff that work for the Royals plus security. It does not include The House of Parliament, Prime Minister etc. Likewise The President, plus family and all the staff in the White House plus security. It does not include The House of Representatives or the Senate. Also the Prime Minister is entitled to an annual salary of £164,000 = $198,370. The President gets paid $400.000.
They're talking about the cost of maintaining the Queen and family alone vs just the President and his family in terms of personal security costs etc etc, NOT the government. That's separate. It was calculated that British citizen pays about $1 per person for the Queen, now King.
As a Brit I would point out that the expenses of the president are at least partly related to actually running the country rather than just being paid to swan around existing while somebody else is paid to be in charge and that the UK has a far smaller economy, so this is not a fair comparison. We also now have a crippling expensive coronation coming up while in the worst economic crisis since the aftermath of the second world war, when many have to rely on charity to eat and our government can't afford to pay for the country's infrastructure, with every part of it failing and government employees on strike because there is no money to pay them properly, so our monarchy looks increasingly like a moral obscenity.
But are they not talk about the difference in personal expenses for example security and travel, if they were talking about government expense I think it would be a lot more
I would be interested to know what internet speeds are now in the states my average in the UK is 150mbs but do have the option to upgrade to 900mbs
That first roundabout is either a reverse image or not from the U.K. we drive clockwise round them, not anti-clockwise
The Royal family actually makes money, doesn't cost it. The Royal estate was given to the government a century or 2 ago and all funds generated by it belong to the government. Of that a government determined percentage is given to the royals for upkeep of the estate, royals general affairs etc. Last I heard that was about 14% so 86% stays with the government.
Bullshit republic call the wife
@@kevingrant7098 what?
The comparison was made very clear: It was comparing the cost of operating the position of Head of State. The Monarchy is an extremely cost-effective entity vis a vis a Presidency. That goes for the Presidencies of most other Republics. As for the cost in the UK to operate the office of the Prime Minister and both Houses of Parliament it would be the equivalent of the office of the Vice-President, and both The Senate and the House.
This video was 6 years old, so I take that into consideration. But Norway had an average Internet speed in 2016 at 46Mbit/s
Today it's about 120Mbit/s, and at least 90% of the population has access to Internet with a minimum speed of 100Mbit.
We're not that many people, but it's a 1748 kilometers (1086 miles) long coyntry from north to south with lots of mountains and fjords, making it extremely difficult to cover the entire country with good quality Internet.
I really enjoyed your videos and comments plus learning more about the world around us.
Oooh, I never knew my IQ rests in the top 2%. Mine is 144, but my brother's is 177, and my dad had a photographic memory so I'm not sure what his would've been. Thanks for the boost - you made my day! 💃✨🤸🏼Edit - I'm British 🇬🇧
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@@PandemicEv what? Lol
Roundabouts. Ah yes, very common here, for perspective I live in a town that is only 2 miles across and it has like 12 roundabouts in it (like 8 mini and 4 full size, yes I counted, might have missed some though)
Off shore wind farms, we do have, in the North Sea, lots of sand bars that are ideal places to put them. Waiting for someone to suggest the "Goodwin sands", lol. (Goodwin sands is a treacherous sand bar off Kent. Called the graveyard of ships, has been swolling them, for ever. Never to be seen again. It does have its own cricket team and potholing club.)
Cornwall as well.
When my Wife & I rented the lifeguard lookout station in Hunstanton, I counted 53 (I think) wind tubines. I was bored! All the best....
Your first point is false. The sum quoted for Pres Obama was ONLY for that branch of the US government. In the same year the Congress's business budget was $15.7 billion, just as the UK Parliamentary administratuve budget was £1.9 billion.
Myth busters did a test comparing roundabouts by comparison to cross roads / intersection. And yes the roundabouts were more efficient and effective than Americas intersections.
Thanks for repeating what we’d all heard already.
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To be fair, "off shore wind energy" is very specific and excludes all other kinds of wind energy collection. As well as all other kinds of non fossil fuel energy production.
How many people have actually tested their IQ (and I don't mean using dubious online quizzes). I don't see how they can possibly get accurate figures about intelligence, except by comparing the education systems. Being well educated and having the capacity to learn are two different things.
A few more:
We have more tornadoes per square mile than the USA.
We have more civilised tornadoes, because they don't wreck whole communities.
We have no major earthquakes.
We have no active volcanoes.
We have no large deserts. There is only one small area which is classed officially as desert.
We have a much less extreme climate.
We have inland waterways which connect almost all areas of the island of Great Britain.
We understand the important differences between Britain, Great Britain, England and the British Isles.
We have the most comprehensive library in the world, with new publications being added to it
We very rarely die of thirst here.
We don't have bubonic plague.
We don't have rabies.
We're safer in the countryside, with only one poisonous snake, no bears, no coyotes, no alligators.
We have direct access to the sea in all directions.
We have almost no police officers who carry guns.
We have lower crime rates, per head of population.
We gave a lower cost of living, even when salary differences are taken into account.
We have a very good health service with no exorbitant fees.
We have free ambulance services.
We have free fire brigade services.
We have far better public overland transport.
We travel outside of our borders far more, and have done so for longer than the USA has existed.
We can name the states of the USA and the counties of the U.K. more accurately than most U.S. citizens.
We speak English in England, not U.S. English, which is derived from it.
We use SI units actively, whereas the USA is mostly encumbered with deprecated legacy units.
We can visit more countries legitimately than the average non-military U.S. citizen.
We have higher food safety standards.
We have more annual visitors per capita.
We have less international debt compared to GDP.
We invented the postage stamp and the postal service.
We composed the music for two of your three main anthems.
We're almost always between 5 and 8 hours ahead of you.
We know how to make a really good pot of tea or coffee.
We know how to play cricket.
We taught you about baseball, which really is glorified rounders, but played with two hands on the bat!
Listing any more would be too immodest for a Brit! But please take those three dozen points in good fun; we like you folks more than you might think.
With regards to the Queen versus the US President, the Queen (now King) is our head of state and we have a separate head of government, while the US President is both the head of state and head of government. So, whilst the video was technically correct concerning our respective heads of state, I feel it's a rather unfair comparison due to the US President holding both positions simultaneously while our monarch only holds one. A better comparison could have been our government's spending priorities. For example; as far as I'm aware, we spend roughly twice as much on education than defense, whereas the US spends roughly eight times more on defense than education.
The internet speed is fairly inconsequential. However, when you take into consideration the vast area of the states, and the somewhat remote locations where internet is provided, I would say there's an argument to be made that the US having an average internet speed close to ours is probably more of a highlight of US internet infrastructure rather than the UK. lol
I feel the discovery of elements is another unfair comparison. If I may say; you could essentially boil down scientific discoveries to: how got there first. Considering we've been around much longer than the US, I would say it's not shocking that we've discovered more. It would actually be embarrassing if we hadn't. The fact the US has discovered twenty-one elements is actually another highlight for them, considering their country is still a "baby" country compared to most of the rest of the world. 👶 lol
We may not have Jake Paul, but we do have Liz Truss. Oof! 😆
I understood what he said the US government spent 1,400,000,000 of tax payers on the first family for one year, where as the British government spent $35,700,000 on the whole royal family.
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Lmao the face xD
uk and usa share tech and discoveries so its all good
The first one wasn't US Government Vs the Royal Family, it was the President and his family's expenses Vs the Royal Family's expenses. Nothing to do with the Governing Bodies/Staff at all.
I'm laughing whenever the speaker uses the word 'superioity' ! Talk of trying to deliberately wind somebody up! Kept your cool man - well done! I'm laughing at how ridiculous it is. A bit like kids - My dad's toughfer than your dad! ' We've gotta laugh haven't we!?
That Narrator was American too ..... The UK and USA are 'United in Brotherhood' - 'Bound by Blood' ..... Always xxx ..... Paula UK x
It's not the Government Spending, it is the cost of protection, housing and expenses for the RF against those of the Presidents family, NOT the cost of Government. Average IQ on the States in 2020 was even lower at 94 whilst still 100 on the UK. US education in schools is approximately 2 years behind the UK.
To follow-up this particular Narrator I send you a🫂 and another 👩❤️💋👨 for displaying the truest form of a foreign diplomatic..So proud of you🥰
Americans and roundabouts always reminds me of this part of National Lampoon's European vacation. Oh look there's big Ben.😂😂😂
The Royal family also contributes billions to the UK economy, much more than the annual grant they are afforded. They also optionally pay the 40% tax rate on their private enterprises.
UK is smaller and more compact, so when fibre optic broadband was rolling out, we could get ahead of the States. We still aren't as good as Korea and other countries that started adoption sooner.
It compares only the cost of your president and his family versus the Royal family. The clue is in the word expenses. It does not include your parliament costs.
The UK has 650 elected Members of the House of Commons headed by the Prime Minister; the UK second chamber is the unelected House of Lords; the head of both chambers is the Queen who is a Constitutional Monarch
Tyler you seem very defensive. The 1st comparison is literally between the expenses for the UK Royal Family and the US First Family. EXPENSES. Not the money it costs to run the executive branch of the US Government!
The renewable energy thing is because the UK had been at lease concerned with global since at least the 1990s. As far as I know, half of American politicians still don’t believe in climate change. Would that be fair?
I'm from the UK and even I think a few of those don't really count as 'wins' for the UK over USA. For example: the 2 point difference for IQ, faster internet speed and biggest movie franchise. They maybe factually correct but to me that doesn't mean 'does better'.
I have recently had my I.Q. measured for my work.
I am rated at 150 and certified as a Genius, honestly I am a good guesser.
" honestly I am a good guesser " which is part of the IQ thing. I'm only 133...
Beat you 152. Mensa
A good guesser and honest!! 🤣😂
172 here. Mensa, 1985-ish...
Are you American? 150 'genius' American is the world average. Don't worry I'm about 95, so like 140 U.S.A 😁
Lol the guy doing the narrating is American, he has a clear American accent
British superiority get in there 😂
There were a few things i thought were quite stupid comparisons on that list, but one thing that specifically hit my nerve was the comparison of IQs. If Hong Kong and Singapore share 1st place, then South Korea isn't 2nd, it's 3rd. Japan and China aren't 3rd, they share 4th and Taiwan isn't 4th, it's 6th and so on. And why on earth are they using the flag of Liberia for USA, it doesn't look good for a list that is supposed to compare IQs around the world.