10 ESSENTIAL Do's and Don'ts in London (Don't make these MISTAKES!)
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Visiting London is one of my dreams. Hope that will be true one day
i wanna go someday too. i wanna see the big ben & the tower bridge. my cousins a huge potterhead & she went 2 go see a harry potter play
Don’t bother. It’s a shit hole. I left London years ago and moved to Marbella
@@sunnybeachwalks4k2022 agreed. I’m from England and London is literally just a built up dump with polluted air! So many better places to visit in the UK
@@popsingerstar real london aint nothing like harry potter bruv
No one ever mentions Greenwich park... its breathtaking view
Yes! You are absolutely right MrDavfit. It has glorious views
The best park ever!
noob
I just love this spot =D
I was just about to!
"Let people of the train first", one of the Tube announcements that still rings in my ears almost 12 years after i moved back to Germany. It is so rude to barge into a train when people are still trying to leave the train.
And jumping the queue, well if you feel suicidal and like people looking at you as if you are the devil in person, try it. But be prepared to get a right ear full. However it is the way to learn all the local swear words inside of approx 1 minute. Not because there are only so few words, but because you will hear them from about every direction around you.
Be friendly, polite and considerate and you can have the most amazing time in London.
If Other cultures were to queue and wait in line these announcements would never be required, This is certainly never been taught to Germans
This is why I love London ❤️
I doubt I'll ever get there but I applaud the man in the clip for his kindness and willingness to assist a wayward traveler.
Wow! Sounds like the same list of Do's and Don'ts in Manhattan!
1 - Don't stand on left side of escalator. Here in Manhattan, they will yell, then pretty much kick you down the escalator if you don't move!
2 - Your Oyster card is our Metro Card.
3 - Don't hang out in Times Square. Tourist trap with food and everything else costing a small fortune!
4 - Do learn the NY City lingo/slang....oh yea, and the accent!
5 - Tourists confuse all the bridges here also. How can you can confuse the Brooklyn Bridge?!?!
6 - Nothing is free in Manhattan!! LOL!.... Ok, the parks are free. Central Park being the largest.
7 - Trendy area in Manhattan - SoHo or South of Houston (pronounced How-ston, not like the city in Texas!) Lots of huge lofts and huge prices!
8 - Do stand in order on line. Cutting in line (queue) is punishable by death!!!
9 - Manners? Eh, you'll notice most people will say please, thank you, etc. If you bang into someone, you best say sorry or once again, can result in death or at least a good ass kicking!
10 - Tipping pretty much the same. Some places add it in, most do not. Normal tip here is 15%-20%
Great job on the video!! Really enjoy watching all of your videos. Keep them coming!!
Joe Mar If you walk around New York saying “sorry” you will be clocked as a non-local immediately. Law of the jungle
What do you mean by number 8??
Joe Mar I live in the U.S. and I want to visit NY. Such as Cali, and Florida. The biggest city I have ever been in was Atlanta.
The Metro Card, I have probably seen it before, but never used it. I am comfortable with Master Card and Visa.
If I may add to the list: in the underground, please don't stop in the middle of corridors staring or chatting, because we will knock you over 😂
But we will toss a polite sorry at you after 🤣
I could literally listen to you read the entire dictionary... Your accent is so beautiful!
I'm from Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A, so we just sound like were all talking through our nose... You bectcha!
What’s sad is some of these tips are just about being a kind and courteous human being. How discouraging that we have gotten so far away from common courtesies that now we have to call them tips.
Thanks for the great vids. :)
What I love the most is in the stations or big places there are stairs for people who are going upwards and stairs for people who are going downwards. It is so much easier !
You are making me remember my time in London They are fond memories.
Excellent advice! Thanks. Merry Christmas
I highly recommend Covent Garden. Covent garden is beautiful but expensive so have a look around but unless you want to have lunch at double the price it should be then explore outside it as well 😊
Absolutely loved the video tom keep up the great work 👌🏼
Thanks so much Evan, really glad you liked it
Thank you for these tips. I wish more people could see this video. Your channel is simply amazing and so helpful!
Thanks ! I’m taking the family back to London for a nice vacation this summer ! Can’t wait
Amazing video, loved it!
You are spot on. Every difference you've suggested is accurate. One you haven't mentioned is "knock you up" as opposed to "I'll rap on your door". Thanks again. I've had fun pointing out these differences. 😃
I'm buzzing with your revolutionary videos! Once again, thank you, Teacher.
About the tube etiquette, we have the same thing here in Poland, except it's with trams not the tube system :)
You are a passionate teacher ! We admire you!
I was in London two years ago and I enjoyed too much. I love it.
Oh my gosh! Im so into these Educations. Thank you
London is A-MA-ZING, I love to use the tube and underground, but I saw something different there:
I simply enter the station and get the train, when I arrived in my destination
the turnstiles is in the end of our trip
( I don't know if all the stations are the same )
In Brazil, where I live, the first thing you can do is: go to the turnstiles and than get the train.
:)
Thank you for sharing!
Another great video, Tom 😍
I’m going to visit London next April and this tips are very useful. I’ve been watching your videos lately and they are very nice, easy going. Besides I live in Portugal, I talk with British people everyday when I’m working. So listen to British native speakers (especially teachers) helps me a lot. Get to know a little bit more about the culture also helps me in my job and sometimes understand certain customers’ behaviors. Thank you.
I'm so glad you find my videos useful Teresa. Thanks for watching and welcome to Eat Sleep Dream English : )
I have been working in London for nearly 25 years and still love it...
Visiting London tomorrow coming from visiting Scotland and I’m touching on customs that I failed to do in Scotland Im pretty excited
Thanks Tom! Now I want to go right now!!!
It's so true that escalator and queue etiquette are key things to be very aware of in Great Britain. I can't quite believe how swanky that student accommodation is. It honestly looks like the Ritz compared to my old room in my hall of residence back in the day!!!
I agree with you, Denisa. It's simple common sense.
@Denisa Z In Paris too 🤓
Very much common sense in australia as well, however when on an escalator we stand to the LEFT and leave the right hand side clear for people to walk.
If you visit Washington DC it’ important to stand on the right on an escalator. Standing on the left slows those in a rush.
@@peggyallen326 wow, I wish people where I lived in australia stood on one side, they just take up the entire escalator like the lazy fucks they are, cant even stand to one side
I traveled to London and another places this last September and this video really helped me out. I’m much obliged.
Many Many thanks for describing each and everything in terme of the local culture you have... I watch your video from the very beginning to end, It is really supper useful. stay blessed.
This video makes me so excited Tom. My one of the biggest dream is studying in London. And I always feel happy learning about this beautiful city😍❤ I hope one day I'll come true my dream. Thank you so much for useful video. It made my day 😊🙏
This Yank is coming to your lovely city for the first time in Europe for my 79th birthday. I love these videos, especially on getting around from place to place. Thank you so much.
You have missed so..... much.
Thank you so much for this video. I will be going to London with some students next month. It was very useful. Cheers!
Long time no see, Tom! How have you been? Good to see you again. Thank you so much for this super informative, authentic video! It does remind me of my trip to London and make me want to go visit again sooner! Lots of great memory there.
Thank you! I had to see this video before visiting London.
Thankyou for these informations 😊
I'm a foreigner and I'll try to remember these when I want to go to London
You're the best teacher in the world.
Greetings from Mexico. 🖐🏾🇲🇽
It was really helpful. Now I'm planning to visit the UK, so now I'm just searching like travel manners. I can't wait!
And I love your English lessons, but this kind of videos are more cup of my tea.(Now I could a use British-y phrase!!!)
Im gonna check some you’ve mentioned cheers!
I Absolute love his videos Mate. Thank you to remind me.
I loooove London! Will definitely come back soon! ❤️
Thank you for this!!!!!!
Thank you for the great advices :), I'll be moving in UK in September
Oh great! Hope you find these tips useful Junior
Super cool video! 😉 Greetings from London! 🇬🇧
Ah cheers Cristian, glad you enjoyed it.
This is making me wanderlust😊
Thank you for the useful advice. I am studying at the University of Surrey from next month for a year. I am so excited about my life in the UK.
Oh wonderful! Have a great time Reddy!
Excellent video!
you are amazing.. thanks Tom
thank you so much for making this video , i will be migrating to London after i have processed my visa and this information will help me a lot, keep up the great videos and have a wonderful day, greetings from the Philippines MABUHAY !
Thank you so much! *.* I'd love to meet you when I'll come to London ❤
Excellent advice all of it .
I will be visiting London at the end of March and I am so glad to have found your videos. I'm a bit nervous as I'll be traveling alone, but I hope to have the do's and don'ts, and some of the pronunciations down so that I don't stick out like a sore thumb too much :)
You’re great 👍 I learned so much from you
Thanks a lot
I am watching this video bcoz I will be in London in February. Thanks for making his video. I regularly watch your video, oh lord there are so many things to learn. Thanks!
I love your videos ... great job !!!!!
Thank you so much🙏
I went to England and Scotland back in the Fall of 2018., with my daughter. The Burrough Market was our absolute favorite! I loved the grilled cheese sandwiches sooooo much at Casein! In fact, my daughter and I loved it so much, we went back three times.
Thank you so so much for the advice. You're such a cool teacher, Tom. It's really nice to hear your pronunciation. Well, I'm also a teacher and I'm inspired by my Mum, too. Looking forward to hearing another great experience :) Warm regards from Indonesia. 😃
Haha this video makes me smile. We went to London on Holiday last summer and brought our 9 year old son. It was a fantastic trip of course, but I had to keep reminding him to NOT STAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ESCALATOR. We typically do the same thing here (walk on the left, stand on the right), but many Americans are clueless about etiquette and protocol so good escalator (or airport moving walkway) etiquette is not nearly as ubiquitous here.
Hi Tom! I’m interested in learning English thats why I took private lessons with English teacher and I enjoyed your videos so much! Very helpful and fun! I’ve already seen almost all your videos and always repeat that. Cheers from Indonesia.
Amazing video and great tips for travellers and students and teachers cheers julio teacher argentina
So glad I clicked on your video that appeared in the side bar. I actually knew quite a bit of what you mention in this video, though I'll need to learn slang terms. (I'm moving to London in November.) One slang term in particular I've learned is "Ta" or "Ta muchly" which I'm using now in the U.S. It's funny you mentioning the queue. I've had to teach my American friends what the word means!
I work for TUI UK here in Orlando fl cant wait to see London in August 2019
In Spain when arriving to a shop we ask "who goes last?", then we can move around just having an eye on that person, we will be attended after him/her
When in Munich, don’t stand on the left hand sid of the escalators as well.
Oh the stand right walk left is universal.
Useful! I’m gonna visit London in June. I’m looking for an advice of places MUST visit in London in 10 days!
Thank you a lot!)))
Thank you very much .
Sky Garden is worth seeing. I highly recommend it.
Really.. London is a place where you can learn a lot of things!!! Is a really good and nice place. And the people in London is wonderful!!!! They are really friendly... thank for that😙😙
👍thanks so much
good video!
Thanks a lot! I hope you make a video on the topic of why people say the the word 'somebody' as some-body and some-buddy.
Even maybe why people say poem as poom or poyam. Or make a video on the plural of person as persons or people. Anyway, good luck!
Wtf is a poyam?!?!
Thank you for your sharing! I also agree that we should keep standing right-hand side on the escalator either rush hour or normal hour. (It is the same situation in Hong Kong while you use the escalator, sometimes I will get annoyed when the people standing on the left and block the way!)
Frankly, you suggest useful tips for me to work in London next year. Get an Oyster card when using the Tube and some of the British slang are very useful for me to learn and use when facing the local people.
Little story about the queue 😊Last May, I was in London for my holidays. I was in the supermarket and... I didn't see the "real" queue(in France, there is no space between each people when we do the queue). So naturally, after the previous guest paid and no one behind him, I was on my way to pay. What mistake I did!!! Yes, there was a queue but, there was a large space between the queue and the casher 😆
Thank s so much .. i really wish to visit Britain .. and before i need to know more about it .. i love English ❤
Living in England time to time London and Brighton & Hove my favorite cities I grew up in England ,
I think the absolutely best stay in London is at some native's house. I've been to London three times and I always stayed at some native Londoner's (or Irish's) and this was the best thing to do to know something about living in London or London culture. I stayed at Wellington or Harrow & Wealdstone.
About Leicester Square, if you are into theatre check out the "TKTS" booth (free standing in the the squares lower end / NOT any other ticket seller). You may get some discounted tickets for the same day. Otherwise use the internet.
Thank you so much, Tom, for this video. You gave us very valuable tips. I am Brazilian. Unfortunately, in my city (São Paulo), people seems not to worry about standing just in the right side of an escalator. I guess they think: "Why do I have to go up or down the stairs if I stand on scalator ?" I got an Oyster Card when I visited London. In fact it is very useful and I hope I may use it again... The only problem I think it isn't easy to understand (at least for tourists) the best way to charge it in order to save money. "Learn the local vocabulary": now, this task is getting easier, watching your videos. It's really a great advantage the free admission to the museums in London. After all a single visit is never enough! If I could go back to London (and I hope this day will come!), I want to visit the Tate Modern Art Gallery. I haven't visited it yet. Besides, I think you made the introduction to Eat Sleep Dream English Videos from there and I'd like to have the experience of same view!
Hello. I am new watching your videos and i visited london in january 2018 and i visited many places, a wonderful experience. But my last day i just walked and now i notice i was in leicester square :) and then i went to national portrait gallery, amazing
I love London. Upton Park when Boleyn ground was still there and go to a match (if you where able to get a ticket.). Where there for a week in a hotel near Canary wharf station. Loved it
Thanks Tom! :-)
Dont forget you can also use oyster cards for the ferries which is a lot of fun :)
The original London Bridge is actually in Arizona today! Was moved there in the 1970s
No the song references the London Bridge BEFORE the one that got shipped out to Arizona. There have been many London Bridges since the first one was built by the Romans in 55 AD ( one was even destroyed by a tornado in 1091)
The one in the song, often called "old" London Bridge, lasted from 1209 until 1831, by which time, as the song suggests, it was falling down.
The next one, often called "New" London Bridge Lasted until 1967 but wasn't designed for heavy traffic so was sold to an Arizona business man who rebuilt it at Lake Havasu as a tourist attraction.
The current bridge (AKA the "Modern" London Bridge) is a monument to 60's concrete brutalist architecture, ugly as sin but can handle 21st century heavy traffic without sinking into the London mud.
Your view, terrifies me as does the building, I have vertigo and a fear of highs, so I'm glad I'm not a student anymore.
Great video. I found the people in London to be very friendly and helpful.. That was 45 years ago. I hope it's still the same. Can you do a video about pubs? Knowing what they have on offer was not the easiest.
nice video
London and Edinburgh are my favourite cities in the world.
Tony Bittner I totally agree...I have been to London once and Edinburgh twice...coming back this summer...yay!
Free museums? I'm definitely going next year :)
I visited London during the late 1980s and stayed with relatives. It was pretty easy to use public transportation to go into the city and get around once there. Didn’t get to see all that I wanted to see.
Hello.
Could You explain what is the best way to ask about the dynamic of the queue (who is the first in the line)?
I don't want to sound rude.
1:00👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
12:50 must..🙏🏻
Very useful video...❤️
Thansks
Love to watching you .Your eyes so dreamy :) actually I like camden,I love British museum ,I love Wimbledon park
One time I got confused with Tower bridge and London bridge. I went in the London bridge with the GPS and I was surprised to have seen another bridge instead of the beautiful Tower bridge!
Ahhhh yes a common mistake Alessandro. I hope you found the real Tower Bridge
I've been to Old street and Wembley^^ and sightseeing London's tourist places^^