🔴 WATCH NEXT: 👉 19 British Things That Are Weird As Hell 🇬🇧 ua-cam.com/video/7k8fJ9_S4iA/v-deo.html 👉 British vs American TV: 18 BIGGEST Differences ua-cam.com/video/dohRrSwVDsM/v-deo.html 👉 101 Differences UK & USA ua-cam.com/video/4DKHGqbmpdE/v-deo.html
Do you rember that video about health statistics in the UK and America, I will tell you that Americans are richer and can afford healthier food, education, therapy and healthcare. And Americans exercise more than British people. Americans definitely eat more proccesed food and fried food which is why they live longer.
Of course there are racists in the UK, anyone who says otherwise is delusional. There are racists in every country. In general would I say the UK as a whole was racist? no.
True but it's become British by association. Like the hamburger is German but a lot of people think it's American or certainly associate it with the USA.
I only ever saw fast food types when I was there but that was a few years ago, things could have changed. I much prefer the restaurants. It felt odd not getting served the food
Listen kids. (by the way I love you both, I want to adopt you), here is a bit of advice. Do NOT do any content on the Royals. You will lose subscribers. Either the monarcists will get upset or the republicans will. My missus is a royalist, I'm a republican. We had a fight about this last week that nearly ended in a divorce. Just don't touch it.
I am English and I have lived in Massachusetts for 3 years now. It makes me so mad when people complain about the NHS. Its basically free health care. My American husband went to the emergency room and after just not even 10 minutes attention got a bill for $500. NOW complain about the NHS.😡
@@sandersson2813 we in the UK are quite aware that the NHS isn’t free ...... we pay for it through our national insurance tax that is very affordable and the amount paid is proportional to the amount that you earn. Most people would be happy to pay more national insurance tax for a better NHS but you cannot trust the politicians to spend that extra money with prudence .... nearly everybody agrees that the NHS needs reforms from the top down but no system is perfect, the main thing is that we don’t need to worry about our health care and with the NHS there’s no expensive bills to pay for your hospital stay and treatment no matter how long it takes. So yes we understand that it’s not free ...... it just feels like it’s free because you don’t miss your affordable national insurance tax contributions .
Gavin & Stacey is a character-led, narrative comedy drama about 2 families from different cultures and how they rub up against each other. While ostensibly about the named characters, the real story is the writers' characters Smiffy and Nessa - a lager lout and fiery emo chick (to oversimplify). Brilliant, loveable and eccentric characters, created by the supporting cast, fill out the rest of the roster. Well worth a watch.
Totally agree with this, the principle of national healthcare is overwhelmingly supported in the UK, most people wouldnt want this to change but that doesn't mean it does everything well. In my experience the NHS does emergency care really well but less impressive with chronic illnesses and prevention (there is also an obvious postcode lottery with some things).
couldn't agree more. the NHS is pretty universally popular - but conservative governments (and Blair's labour) have tried to undercut it to facilitate privatization - which means it's running below its potential because it's underfunded, staff cuts, etc etc. and then certain quarters of the press (*cough* Murdoch *cough*) spin the narrative to suggest the NHS is crap and not fit for purpose. if it were properly run it would be spectacular. even not properly run it's pretty great.
@@harriedavies3940 As Noam Chomsky said, it's the standard method of privatisation. Defund, make sure things don't work properly, people get angry and annoyed, then sell it off to private capital. The NHS is just a shell nowadays. Much of it is privately run.
@@alanalderson1427 Er.... maybe I'm missing a pop-cultural reference here, but.... that comment just made me wince so hard I think I may never un-wince. I'm autistic, so I may be missing any intended subtext with the comment. However... Genes - Iherited from parents, not given by God. Education - The process of learning. No one is born educated. They have to become educated. Being informed - see above. Not making ironically contradictory statements - Becoming educated and informed helps with this. 👍
@@tomthespaceknerd5396 unwince yourself sonny. Just a metaphor to indicate a person is not a full shilling, or is three sheets to the wind, or even a sandwich short of a picnic.
@@sameebah This is such a tired lefty trope. The Tory government has been in power for two thirds of the time the NHS has been in existence. If they wanted to sell it off, they would have done so by now. The NHS isnt something designed to make money, so why would anyone think about selling it off? I want the NHS to be better, because it's the most over rated health service in Europe.
@@sandersson2813 - I didn't mention any party . . . So clearly YOU think the Tories are the ones who would sell it off. A process which seemingly has already started, with the transfer of a significant number of GP practices to a US insurance company.
My house is a Football free zone! Husband, kids, none of us like it. We are also more of a coffee household, the only tea I drink is herbal. Indifferent to the Royal Family and grateful for the NHS, but I think it's definitely mismanaged!
@@eddie9777 very much so 😁! My dad also hated Football, but he was a tea drinker. My husband comes from a family of football lovers, fortunately it didn't rub off on him 😂!
@@jeanlongsden1696 indeed, Greggs is shit, it's like the McDonalds of bakeries, cheap and convenient but you can get better just about everywhere else. i miss proper small family-run bakeries.
There is massive support for the NHS, though everyone thinks it could be improved. Ther is very little support or even tolerance for the involvement of private for-profit firms (aka privatisation).
I talked with an acquaintance who had been the Chairman of one of the Regional Health Authorities - responsible for dozens of hospitals. He told me that he had found it hard / impossible to get them to buy short life supplies on a 'as required' basis. Hence they were forever throwing away drugs and other supplies whose 'use by' date had expired. Another problem was the "Use it or lose it" approach that the Civil Service applies to budgets, which drives hospitals to use unspent money at the end of the financial year on 'something' that might be useful and ensures all the budget is spent. He described finding one hospital with thousands of beautiful bed sheets in stock as a result of such a budget spending splurge. What's not to like? Well the design of hospital beds changed after the purchase, so none of the sheets can be used, because they do not fit.
The NHS is amazing. I had open heart surgery 3 years ago. The treatment I received was second to none. I was discharged from hospital 4 days after surgery.
Love your content, just found you yesterday. My Britishness hates your cute couple thing but I love it also. You are delightful people. You should come to Suffolk, we all live in caves and eat our own young here!
Born in Beccles, do recommend it there (also has a unique piece of architecture- the only church tower separate from the church in the UK). Plus Seppings sausages are a joy.
I'm Scottish and only have an occasional drink. However, there does seem to be a hype about it, when during the various lockdowns all the radio hosts went on about was "I can't wait for the pubs to open, to go for a few drinks/beers" etc. There does seem to be an obsession with alcohol from a fair amount of the populace.
It is a common thing. Just add -er to the end of a word. Shitter = More Shit. All the vowel shifts are the result of people being lazy. Shittier is another phoneme longer, a dipthong too.
You don't have to stay away from the Royals at all. No reason why you shouldn't get stuck into this self centred, tone deaf, hypocritical bullies Harry and Meghan
This isn’t about architecture or anything but it does make my town pretty special. I’ve heard that my town of Egham was actually inspiration for Dr Seuss’ book Green Eggs and Ham! He was briefly stationed here during WW2 but he didn’t settle well. His RAF host Flight Sergeant Sam Beckinsale tried to draw his attention to local amenities and people pointed out to him how green the area was (partly due to its proximity to Windsor Great Park) but Dr Seuss apparently retorted “I do not like green Egham”.....annnnd the rest is history 😂
I love Christmas pudding, but you need cream with it. I also think we are probably a bit more racist than people think, but far less racist than the activists would have us believe. I can't believe anyone would be mean to Grace, absolute disgrace.
It may be that we give better camo to racists by our attitudes and penchant for violence (a la fisticuffs, none of that nancy gun stuff here...). However, if the claim that we are more racist than we'd like to believe is correct, you would be the prime example of how that is. This does not mean we are super racists (never met a nice south african, but that's not bloody surprising man...), but that we prefer to not see it.
It upsets me to hear that Grace encountered a wild racist although I had already heard about this in a previous video. I think the kind of person to do that is a waste of space anyway and the rest of us think they are quite pathetic. Intolerance is so ugly but luckily the UK is one of the most tolerant societies in the world. 🤗♥️
My nan believed tea solved everything, someone died put the kettle on, having a bad day put the kettle on, what's that got your arm chopped off put the kettle on, tea solved everything.
I’d agree with football culture bleeding into all aspects of society. Rampant, irrational tribalism has never been worse. I’d also agree with the undercurrent of racism (it’s evident in football too). Just check Daily Mail comments relating to immigrants arriving by boat or anything relating to Meghan Markle and it’s plain to see.
I agree with this. And while I also agree that the media and politicians have driven the increased tribalism, the very beginnings of it's resurgence can be traced to around Euro 96. It catapulted certain aspects of patriotism back into the mainstream consciousness and laid the overly-simplistic, reactionary, and juvenile groundwork of what modern nationalism is based on. If you don't belive there's a link look at how many nationalist groups are populated by people who identify as "football lads".
I like the queen. I'd trust her more than any of our politicians. HOWEVER, I trust her kids and grandkids about as far as I can throw them. Queens okay, but the rest of them are worth nothing to me and I rly don't trust them
There's not a single reason on God's green earth to have even an ounce of dislike for the queen. A strong leader, figurehead, source of national income, when she speaks people want to listen, the most experienced "politician" on the planet. God save the queen.
@@lenwilcock3937 Coogan is a legend, I'm Alan Partridge (particularly the first series) is one of the all time greatest British comedy series, up there with Fawlty Towers and Blackadder
My favourite joke about the alcohol differences between America and the UK goes like this. In America, if you drink a glass of wine with dinner, you’re an alcoholic. In England, 4 pints down the pub makes you the designated driver. Curtesy of one Jack Whitehall.
Regarding the NHS, one of the issues is the government of the day changing the NHS Management as this is cheaper than actually investing in the service (known internally as re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic rather than looking where you were going). As an example, during a 24 year period of employment at the local hospital the organisation I worked for changed 6 times while I sat at the same desk. Each time it changed, all the documentation had to be changed to reflect the new logo and/or title (after paying huge consultation fees for the new structure & graphic designing), Director level appointments would change with many of the incumbents moving on to other NHS organisations with compensation. Changes have included the NHS being split into 'purchaser & provider' units so that hospitals could compete against each other, the introduction of Hospital & Community Trusts.. This was to allow local groups to decide what was needed in their area (and the Govt to pass the buck). This led to more bureaucracy such as NICE National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence to reduce postcode prescribing & treatment availability. As well as the CQC Care Quality Commission introduced to ensure that standards were being met & maintained, This had been glossed over during the splitting of the NHS into smaller & smaller pieces.
Gregg's is the McDonald's of bakeries: you get exactly the same, okay-quality food, every time. We definitely have a bad relationship with alcohol. Binge drinking, underage drinking, and the idea that a great weekend is one where you have absolutely no memory of it. As for the NHS, it needs more funding, and less people trying to Americanise it. (I can't believe you have so many people saying videos on the royals would be controversial, and yet nothing about the NHS? Perhaps they just think that it is too obvious to be worth mentioning?)
British Citizenship test 2019. 2. Being unable to stand up and leave without first saying “right”. 3. Not hearing what someone at a party says for the third time, so just laughing and hoping for the best. 4. Saying “anywhere here’s fine” when the taxi’s directly outside your front door. 5. Being sure to start touching your bag 15 minutes before your station, so the person in the aisle seat is fully prepared for your exit. 6. Repeatedly pressing the door button on the train before it’s illuminated, to assure your fellow commuters you have the situation in hand. 7. Having someone sit next to you on the train and realising you’ll have to eat your crisps at home. 8. The huge sense of relief after your perfectly valid train ticket is accepted by the inspector. 9. The horror of someone you only half know saying: “Oh I’m getting that train too”. 10. “Sorry, is anyone sitting here?” - Translation: Unless this is a person who looks remarkably like a bag, I suggest you move it. 11. Loudly tapping your fingers at the cashpoint, to assure the queue that you’ve asked for money and the wait is out of your hands. 12. Looking away so violently as someone nearby enters their PIN that you accidentally dislocate your neck. 13 Waiting for permission to leave after paying for something with the exact change. 14. Saying hello to a friend in the supermarket, then creeping around like a burglar to avoid seeing them again. 15. Watching with quiet sorrow as you receive a different haircut to the one you requested. 16. Overtaking someone on foot and having to keep up the uncomfortably fast pace until safely over the horizon. 17. Being unable to turn and walk in the opposite direction without first taking out your phone and frowning at it. 18. Punishing people who don’t say thank you by saying “you’re welcome” as quietly as possible. 19. The overwhelming sorrow of finding a cup of tea you forgot about. 20. Turning down a cup of tea for no reason and instantly knowing you’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake. 21. Realising you’ve got about fifty grand’s worth of plastic bags under your kitchen sink. 22. “You’ll have to excuse the mess” - Translation: I’ve spent seven hours tidying in preparation for your visit. 23. Indicating that you want the last roast potato by trying to force everyone else to take it. 24. Mishearing somebody’s name on the second time of asking, meaning you must now avoid them forever. 25. Leaving it too late to correct someone, meaning you must live with your new name forever. 26. Running out of ways to say thanks when a succession of doors are held for you, having already deployed ‘cheers’, ‘ta’ and ‘nice one’. 27. Changing from ‘kind regards’ to just ‘regards’, to indicate that you’re rapidly reaching the end of your tether. 28. Staring at your phone in silent horror until the unknown number stops ringing. 29. The relief when someone doesn’t answer their phone within three rings and you can hang up. 30. Wondering why this list started at 2 instead of 1, but not wanting to look stupid by asking. ............................................. Thanks to Rob Temple, author of 'Very British Problems'.
Hot milk on Weetabix, sugar then mush it up so it's like baby food, delicious. The difference between areas and cities are the people. Nandos does a great Steak and chips 😁
The NHS is great, they have saved many of my family’s life’s without any problems and also when we had our kids they were great, the NHS is a truly amazing thing.
I like the weather in the UK, except on the three days a year when it's hot and sunny or when it's pissing down. Spring and Autumn, when it's cold and damp or overcast and drizzly are are the best.
On a winter's morning, two Weetabix sprinkled with sugar then hot milk poured in the bowl (not over the top of the Weetabix) is a joy to behold. You get the sweet crunch of the sugar and top of the Weetabix, then the warm cosy soft Weetabix underneath. Christmas pudding is vile. So is Christmas cake.
I read that as 'with a custard cream' ... I was very confused as to why you were putting custard creams in with your christmas pudding ... it sounds terribly dry 😂
@@jenny2245 that's not a raise :) I'm afraid its an invalid topping lol (at least for me, I love brandy but can't stand brandy butter). Custard for me is hard to beat.
It is indeed lovely! But yes, I would NOT want to eat it in the Summer! So perhaps there is an element of tradition to our liking of it! But then again, I wouldn't want to eat a Scone/Cheesecake at Christmas lol.
Indeed - it is the highlight of the year. This (2020) Christmas I spent Christmas alone for the first time in my life and dug out a artisan Christmas pudding I had bought in 2011. It was BRILLIANT, the extra long time allowed for the fruit to mature made it taste so wonderful.
so about the royal family thing.... im british and im not a royalist, and i think its wierd that we still have a royal family, especially as their role is becoming more and more ceremonial. however, they do earn the nation a lot of tourism money, so the economy would be worse off without them financially
Defiantly true for Romania I went out drinking with a Nigerian guy and people kept approaching us and shaking his hand, saying how much they respect his culture. I thought he was famous or something and he just casually said it was because he was black! That thought never even entered my mind
The "Marmite - love it or hate it" thing was an advertising ploy by the company in the 1980s. Some people DO love it and some people DO hate it, but I suspect most people (like me) think it's okay and can take or leave it.
My unpopular opinion might be that Scottish Blend teabags combined with fresh Scottish water is way better than Yorkshire tea, and infinitely better than any tea made with mingin' hard water from southern England.
I took a long time to figure this out but about 2 years ago I had the epiphany that I didn’t have to eat Christmas pudding because it was “traditional”. I could eat something that was delicious like sticky toffee pudding. Good video, hope you guys visit the north of England someday.
I think the 'plan in advance' bit it meant to counter the extremely expensive side of UK trains. I've been living abroad a few years now so could well be corrected if it's no longer the case but if you booked 2 weeks in advance and travelled off-peak you could knock 70% or more off the cost of a ticket bought on the day.
I priced a train ticket from Blackpool to London. £275 each way off peak I went online and booked it 4 weeks in advance and it was £20 each way off peak. That was in 2016.
@@YourBeingParanoid Oh my good god that is bordering on erotica! That sounds absolutely incredible. Where do you live? I need to try this yesterday nevermind waiting until Xmas haha. Just wish I could find jumbo sausage to buy that were as good as the chippy has to do this at home.
From 2001 to 2015 our largest customer was in the UK. I must have made 2 dozen business trips there over those years, however meals were almost exclusively in hotels and restaurants. That means I never really saw the "tea culture" thing as I could get either coffee or tea in the places where I dined. It's coffee for me (but I do like tea, I even have 2 boxes of Bigelow Assortment on my shelf). However, the alcohol thing (pub culture) is fairly obvious. The first time I noticed a major difference was at a sports bar on a day off. After spending several hours and many pounds on cocktails, I wondered why I was as sober as I was (the same amount of cocktails in the US would have left me hammered). When it came my turn to buy a round, I walked to the bar and noticed they measured alcohol like it was liquid gold. There were signs posted behind the bar that described the requirement for legal, calibrated measures and firm pricing for all alcohol and wine. Consequently, when those Brits visited the US, they were floored by bartenders "free pouring" (no measuring) their cocktails. If that didn't blow their minds, they lost all control when every 4th drink was free. I mentioned all of this to a British friend that lived in the US, and he said that the UK has a collective drinking problem that requires government regulation. That was weird to me.
The press will make a big deal about the Meghan Markle interview but most British people will be indifferent to it , the rest of the world however will no doubt hang onto every whining word she comes out with .
Who is Megan Markel it the Duchess of Sussex or Megan Wales or Winsor hate people who call her by her Maiden name its the same The Duchess of Cambridge
Im from Llandudno in north wales. Everyone here is so nice and friendly. We are quite a big town but everyone (who goes out) seams to know each other. In our town we have, The Orme, Cable Car, Tram, Ski Slope, Theatre and 2 beaches (One on North Shore which has rocks and The Pier, and West Shore whcih is sandy) :)
I love the tube, I even like the smell. True, it can be a ball ache in rush hour when you're packed in like sardines but if you wait 3 minutes and get the next one. quiet and plenty of seats. lovely.
London has about 100 rainy days a year, compared to Seattle with 150. The winters are mild here compared to the midwest US and Canada. So the climate in London is seasonal, with more good days than not.
I like the idea of the royal family video. Personally I like the royal family but only because I'm into history and I love the fact that our monarcy is so old to be respresents our history and old traditions. But I can totally see if someone wasn't into the monarchies history why they wouldn't like them. On a more personal level and not thinking about their history or what they represent to me, I'm not too fussed about them. Though I also like the fact they stay out of our politics and I would quickly turn against the monarchy if she tried to mess around in our politics, thankfully that hasn't happened, unless they want to be kicked out of power. We've kicked them out of power before in the 1600s, (then the guy who took charge Oliver Cromwell was a dick so we got the monarchy back lol) we can do it again, if the monarch tries to use any of her political powers. Case in point the last time the monarch refused royal assent was in 1708 (assent of the sovereign to a Bill which has been passed by Parliament, and which thus becomes an Act of Parliament)
I mean I disagree I also like the Queen and agree that a head official getting involved in parliamentary decisions wouldn't be the greatest However technically you cannot dispute her rule everyone can say they would revolt or cause havoc but in reality she owns the army the economy the laws and still has execution powers even If not used... just because its frowned upon doest mean it will never be used again its a monarchy for a reason a monarchy has absolute power regardless of how many oppose. The Crown is main embodiment not so much the person wearing it... the crown is a symbol of power from god himself which is worn by somebody I.e the queen who gives and authorities power through god and nobody is more powerful than God and no I am not a Christian but I do believe that this is fairly true and right.... She is top figure of the country the army the economy and the politics the prime minister even though he seems like he is the main person in charge or the goverment the uk is still in law a ruled monarchical Country. If she owns everything the simple question if she did meddle in politics how would you even stop her??... you genuinely can't even if you wanted to 1 man vs an army backed by a powerhouse economy with powers beyond the thinkable or the imaginable She can fire all politicians in the parliament and replace them same with the army navy and possibly even court justices.... and she can even fire the prime minister of Canada Australia and New Zealand and more and yes it would cause alot of issues and maybe massive uprising but if need be she still has the power to do so and mostly like ignored but if she kept true to enforcing her power it would do alot of harm but she has the right to do so she is the queen.. Canada is independent but still is under rule of a monarchy the queen just the queen doesn't interfere with politics especially outside UK because of the distance but she could if she really wanted too..
@mike mars what on earth are you talking about? I never got this line of thinking, if you think like that then in your mind anyone who’s what grandparents or great grandparents or beyond that, isn’t British? Even though they have lived here all their lives?
@@wNeDbYStn i do think your a bit silly if you think the army would back her. Yes they swore an oath but you seriously believe that soldiers with their families in mind and people they care about in mind believe a pure monarchy is better than a democracy? The army aren’t machines and they can revolt. It’s strange to me that people genially think that many soldiers in the army would be fine turning their guns on the public and parliament. So no she actually doesn’t have that power, despite it being an oath but if you seriously think that soldiers want a pure monarchy for the people they care about and their families I think you’ve got another thing coming. Considering that, no she doesn’t actually have the army under her control as the majority will turn against her if she tried to use them to take over unless she was doing for a good reason and the public also agreed with the take over or something like that.
@@pipercharms7374watch "why we should choose Monarchy" by Noah Wiener and read below I mean she already has the queen's guards. They are allowed to kill on sight anyone that poses a threat to the Queen or to them... that alone Is a private army and if you meant national army half the country supports the monarchy while half do not at worst case scenario she will still have support of at least 6-10m people if not more as for democracy its just an ideal its not really effective many cases when it's comes to goverment economically or politics democracy is semi effective while has many upon many issues.. a monarchy does not. Even talking about it now the queen is yaying or naying legislation which is bought to her from parliament just saying yes or no is basically having a say in politics Look at america today big fan of them to them but there country is no offence utterly in a deep cluster it can't get out of. Usa is pure democratic country and majority normality there is riots anarchy invading the Senate and violence. Compared to UK monarchy UK is doing better off. Even in Asia democracy is failing. Imagine all the Races Nationals and Ethnicitys of The entire UK all going at each others throats or an entire Country of countries people working together and helping each other without trying to beat or be better than the other... a country or nation that stands together is better In many ways to a nation divided into tens to hundreds. A monarchy is important to keep stability and they support and help everyone under there rule not to put it bluntly... aslong as monarchs rule as head of state its a good thing. As there is no anti people ripping the country to part... we just went through brexit half the country agrees half the country didn't agree thats the cause of democracy imagine no main person on top of that it would most likely end up like a civil war. The labour or conservatives can say they will do this that and the other but in the end it comes down to queen's decision and if the queen disagrees then they have to go back and make a better act. Without a queen the elected prime minister could just slap any law he want down if it got through it would be implemented. And with 50% support its 50/50 I don't mind if this make me seem "silly" but comparing data and statistics.. I would prefer to keep a monarchy than see a nation further divided by politics
@@wNeDbYStn I am not sure what you are trying to argue with me here on the last statement? I never said I didn’t want the monarchy. If you are arguing that the majority think a pure monarchy would be better than a democracy then I’ll simply have to disagree with you there . I support our constitutional monarchy not if we had a pure monarchy, though if that’s what you are arguing with me about?
British Trains can be cheaper if you book in advance (more for Long Distance though than short) (but they have more restrictions - you can only go on a certain train )
Love Christmas Pudding but only a small portion as it is very sweet, with custard, ice cream or cream sometimes all three. If you do a vlog about the Royal family be prepared to open a can of worms, I love our Royalty but not necessarily all the family. Xxx❤️🇬🇧😍😘
WHY PEOPLE LOVE THE ROYAL FAMILY: 1.They are always there, slightly separate and different and (mostly) stay out of the evil of politics, so it's a bit like having an old building in your town - you walk past it every day, sometimes you marvel at how old it is and who might have been in it hundreds of years ago, but you never think "oh what a pile of crap, bulldoze it and build an office block there" because...it's an inoffensive old building. 2. HM The Queen - long may she live, the embodiment of all that is right and proper, the epitome of polite discretion and the glue that binds the nation. I'm not kidding - as much as Scots, Welsh and (Ulster) Irish dislike the English, she is Queen of us all. 3. No president - no politics, no election controversies. 4. Prince Philip - because he's the embodiment of old-fashioned straight-talking anti-political-correctness and secretly we all wish he was part of our own family. We don't care that he's German-Danish, we don't care that his future mother-in-law labeled him The Hun when he was first introduced to his future wife (on account of being tall and blond and entirely Germanic), none of that matters because he's 99 years old and he's a good laugh. We won't mention his driving - oops, I just did. 5. The forgotten one - Anne - who is as straightforward as her father, as discreet as her mother and legendarily super-normal: no, her husbands would not get titles, her children would not get titles and she would not have any truck with media sensationalism. Her children are super-normal as well. In the ideal world, the Crown would pass to her and her descendants and as long as she still draws breath we can take consolation that there is some (albeit extremely remote) possibility that we might have another 'proper' monarch after her mother. I am NOT making any suggestions.... WHY PEOPLE HATE THE ROYAL FAMILY: 1. The Royal succession - who is coming after HM The Queen. Everybody knows who is coming. This person has been waiting at one side for the last half-century and developed a habit for interfering in things that ill-suits a potential monarch. 2. The 'young' Royals, who are tabloid manna from heaven and have mostly fallen prey to the attractions of sensationalism. This started with Diana who got duped into marrying the person in point no.1 when he was still carrying on with the woman he should have married several years previously and subsequently married a quarter-century later. Then we got Fergie who alongside Diana played the game of alternative partners every bit as well as her then-husband...and talking of him, can anybody say the name of a certain billionaire who died mysteriously in a US prison in recent years and used to hold interesting house parties...? Ironically, Fergie nowadays is super-normal and even has a good ongoing relationship with her ex-husband - the benefit of not being in the media spotlight since the next generation came of age, no doubt. Nowadays we have the William-and-Kate show and the Harry-and-Meghan show (pick your favorite and boo the other one...). None of them are fit to follow in the footsteps of HM The Queen, but ironically this is probably precisely because HM The Queen has been in place for so very very long and her descendants have got bored waiting for something to change. The instant cure for boredom? Tabloid sensation. 3. The idea of inbuilt privilege - why do they get a good life and the rest of us don't? HM The Queen has trodden the line of utter discretion and model personhood so well that few people would argue with her situation, but all the rest of them (apart from Anne and her line)....a different matter altogether. When the next monarch steps up, many things will change - be sure of that. That leads me to... 4. However you look at it, The Crown is fantastically wealthy (uncountable in a way that only the likes of Rothschild and Rockefeller can emulate) and we Brits do nothing better than envying those richer than ourselves.
@@timelordtardis Prince Philip is the son of a Danish father (Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark) and German mother (Princess Alice of Battenberg). He was briefly educated in Germany (after - yes - Paris and Cheam, Surrey) until his schooolmaster Kurt Hahn fled the NAZIs and came to Britain where he set up Gordonstoun School. Philip is extremely Germanic. His uncle Louis Battenberg (Mountbatten) was a rampant social climber who wheedled his way into the British royal circle. The Queen Consort Elizabeth (who was far more British than her regnal husband) distrusted the man and dubbed his nephew The Hun. King George VI went as far as to have the British government exile Louis Battenberg/Mountbatten to Singapore to get him out of the way, but the uncle still coached his nephew in pursuit of Princess Elizabeth.
@@WanderingRavens yeah... people get really mad over that. Because they think they're pointless 🤷♂️ And all the controversy that has happened over the years involving them. Personally i think they make Britain. They are one of the biggest reasons tourists come here
@mike mars i say one thing and someone goes off their trolley. Nice to see thats what you think pal 👍 Dont think people would come to the UK if we never had them 🤷♂️
@@zachm25 I think you underestimate the many attractions our fair isle has to offer. Perhaps if the Ravens did do a video on the subject, they could give us their opinion on how much the royal family factored in their decision to visit.
The biggest problem/issue with the NHS is the way it is now structured. There are around 180'000 beds in the NHS system, but over 200'000 Managers. You work out what the problem might be......
I can feel myself literally crying on the inside at the opinion on Banksy, as a proud Bristolian I can 100% say Banksy is awesome. Banksy makes Bristol beautiful
So by your logic@@jeanlongsden1696 all graffiti should be gotten rid of, even those pieces on streets that communities and local authorities have allowed street artists fill empty wall space with murals
🔴 WATCH NEXT:
👉 19 British Things That Are Weird As Hell 🇬🇧 ua-cam.com/video/7k8fJ9_S4iA/v-deo.html
👉 British vs American TV: 18 BIGGEST Differences ua-cam.com/video/dohRrSwVDsM/v-deo.html
👉 101 Differences UK & USA ua-cam.com/video/4DKHGqbmpdE/v-deo.html
Do you rember that video about health statistics in the UK and America, I will tell you that Americans are richer and can afford healthier food, education, therapy and healthcare. And Americans exercise more than British people. Americans definitely eat more proccesed food and fried food which is why they live longer.
You have opened a big can of worms on the racism question but as you both came from Korea it will give you a protein for a meaty stirefry
YOu have the ability to dissemble and devide and conquer so welcome to the ancient order of the old imperialists
Great video. Ashamed to admit I agreed with more of these than I disagreed. "I'll get my coat!".
Christmas pudding is disgusting
Of course there are racists in the UK, anyone who says otherwise is delusional. There are racists in every country. In general would I say the UK as a whole was racist? no.
UK is one of the least racist countries
@@abb5596 I Disagree the British are racist but more polite about it
Yhhhh, I think ppl who say that forget of the EDL
@@mephistophelescountcaglios1489 the British, what all 70 million of them?
@@ovrair6340 Watch an EDL march, nobody really counts all seven of those guys
Nandos isn't British, it's South African. Set up by a SA guy who employed a Mozambique chef called Fernando, hence NANDO's
True but it's become British by association. Like the hamburger is German but a lot of people think it's American or certainly associate it with the USA.
Nando's in Australia is a franchise and more like a McDonald's in style unlike the UK which is more restaurant in style
Nandos is by far the best fast food restaurant.
I only ever saw fast food types when I was there but that was a few years ago, things could have changed. I much prefer the restaurants. It felt odd not getting served the food
Chicken and chips in a basket. Expensive too.
Me: *Reads thumbnail* So you have chosen death...
Trust me, it gets worse
@Dragonten I know, right?
@@WanderingRavens What? Seriously? I felt offended by some of these statements.
@@saadaleem7260 They aren't ours, love xD
You should have chosen cake instead (look up cake or death)
Beer is definitely an acquired taste, But once you've acquired it, you do genuinely enjoy it.
also don't group beer and lager together.....beer/lager divide is a major source of tribalism between UK drinkers....
There couldn’t be that many people faking it. I love beer, cocktails are for pussies.
You could say the same for anything with alcohol in it.
Listen kids. (by the way I love you both, I want to adopt you), here is a bit of advice. Do NOT do any content on the Royals. You will lose subscribers. Either the monarcists will get upset or the republicans will. My missus is a royalist, I'm a republican. We had a fight about this last week that nearly ended in a divorce. Just don't touch it.
I am English and I have lived in Massachusetts for 3 years now. It makes me so mad when people complain about the NHS. Its basically free health care. My American husband went to the emergency room and after just not even 10 minutes attention got a bill for $500. NOW complain about the NHS.😡
If they where good there like Japan(and NHS) I would understand why you have to pay but America is weird
How is the NHS free? You pay through your National Insurance for it.
@@sandersson2813 we in the UK are quite aware that the NHS isn’t free ...... we pay for it through our national insurance tax that is very affordable and the amount paid is proportional to the amount that you earn.
Most people would be happy to pay more national insurance tax for a better NHS but you cannot trust the politicians to spend that extra money with prudence .... nearly everybody agrees that the NHS needs reforms from the top down but no system is perfect, the main thing is that we don’t need to worry about our health care and with the NHS there’s no expensive bills to pay for your hospital stay and treatment no matter how long it takes.
So yes we understand that it’s not free ...... it just feels like it’s free because you don’t miss your affordable national insurance tax contributions .
I said BASICALLY free. Meaning you don't really notice the NI as its not a lot!
It’s not free at all. We pay every month from our wages. Just because it comes out from wages doesn’t mean it’s basically free.
Gavin & Stacey is a character-led, narrative comedy drama about 2 families from different cultures and how they rub up against each other. While ostensibly about the named characters, the real story is the writers' characters Smiffy and Nessa - a lager lout and fiery emo chick (to oversimplify). Brilliant, loveable and eccentric characters, created by the supporting cast, fill out the rest of the roster. Well worth a watch.
It's not that we don't like the nhs, it's a really beneficial thing. Its just how they are run is the issue. Funding, availability etc
Totally agree with this, the principle of national healthcare is overwhelmingly supported in the UK, most people wouldnt want this to change but that doesn't mean it does everything well. In my experience the NHS does emergency care really well but less impressive with chronic illnesses and prevention (there is also an obvious postcode lottery with some things).
couldn't agree more. the NHS is pretty universally popular - but conservative governments (and Blair's labour) have tried to undercut it to facilitate privatization - which means it's running below its potential because it's underfunded, staff cuts, etc etc. and then certain quarters of the press (*cough* Murdoch *cough*) spin the narrative to suggest the NHS is crap and not fit for purpose. if it were properly run it would be spectacular. even not properly run it's pretty great.
@@harriedavies3940 A million times yes!
@@harriedavies3940 This, 100%.
@@harriedavies3940 As Noam Chomsky said, it's the standard method of privatisation. Defund, make sure things don't work properly, people get angry and annoyed, then sell it off to private capital. The NHS is just a shell nowadays. Much of it is privately run.
Look everyone is entitled to an a opinion, it just so happens that my opinion is the correct one!
Well you're entitled to your opinion even if your opinion is also wrong 😜
😂😂😂😂
Never say that to the wife/girlfriend if one wants to sleep in the bed not the shed/garage.
everyone who feels entitled, has an opinion.
@@scottythedawg I’m not entitled, I’m just right 🤣
My unpopular opinion is that a functioning democracy requires an informed and educated population.
Unfortunately you were at the back of the queue when God dished out the informed and educated gene.
@@alanalderson1427 as an agnostic, what's this god thing you're talking about?
@@alanalderson1427 Er.... maybe I'm missing a pop-cultural reference here, but.... that comment just made me wince so hard I think I may never un-wince. I'm autistic, so I may be missing any intended subtext with the comment. However...
Genes - Iherited from parents, not given by God.
Education - The process of learning. No one is born educated. They have to become educated.
Being informed - see above.
Not making ironically contradictory statements - Becoming educated and informed helps with this. 👍
@@tomthespaceknerd5396 unwince yourself sonny. Just a metaphor to indicate a person is not a full shilling, or is three sheets to the wind, or even a sandwich short of a picnic.
Like it or loathe it, you'll be hard pressed to find a Brit who would want rid of the NHS.
we all want it, i think what we hate is how truly underfunded it is.
@Tyrone Ngubu Agree, we shouldn't deify the NHS or treat it as if its the envy of the world, because it isn't.
Except those who can profit by selling it off . . .
@@sameebah This is such a tired lefty trope.
The Tory government has been in power for two thirds of the time the NHS has been in existence. If they wanted to sell it off, they would have done so by now.
The NHS isnt something designed to make money, so why would anyone think about selling it off?
I want the NHS to be better, because it's the most over rated health service in Europe.
@@sandersson2813 - I didn't mention any party . . . So clearly YOU think the Tories are the ones who would sell it off.
A process which seemingly has already started, with the transfer of a significant number of GP practices to a US insurance company.
My house is a Football free zone! Husband, kids, none of us like it. We are also more of a coffee household, the only tea I drink is herbal. Indifferent to the Royal Family and grateful for the NHS, but I think it's definitely mismanaged!
Are you even British?!?
Yes
Same here, can't stand football neither does my family. My husband doesn't drink tea at all where as I drink lots of it but I hate coffee.
@@eddie9777 very much so 😁! My dad also hated Football, but he was a tea drinker. My husband comes from a family of football lovers, fortunately it didn't rub off on him 😂!
Sorry for your loss.
I could be having an awful day and a Greggs sausage roll will make it infinitely better
it would have to be a very bad day if Greggs could cheer you up.
@@jeanlongsden1696 indeed, Greggs is shit, it's like the McDonalds of bakeries, cheap and convenient but you can get better just about everywhere else.
i miss proper small family-run bakeries.
Bakers Oven had the best sausage rolls, and then they were acquired by Greggs. Greggs food is terrible quality. Sorry, but it's true.
If I’m going to Gregg’s it’s for comfort not quality...
As a wise commenter once said: You're not going to Greggs because it looks good, your going to Greggs because you're hungry
There is massive support for the NHS, though everyone thinks it could be improved. Ther is very little support or even tolerance for the involvement of private for-profit firms (aka privatisation).
I talked with an acquaintance who had been the Chairman of one of the Regional Health Authorities - responsible for dozens of hospitals. He told me that he had found it hard / impossible to get them to buy short life supplies on a 'as required' basis. Hence they were forever throwing away drugs and other supplies whose 'use by' date had expired.
Another problem was the "Use it or lose it" approach that the Civil Service applies to budgets, which drives hospitals to use unspent money at the end of the financial year on 'something' that might be useful and ensures all the budget is spent. He described finding one hospital with thousands of beautiful bed sheets in stock as a result of such a budget spending splurge. What's not to like? Well the design of hospital beds changed after the purchase, so none of the sheets can be used, because they do not fit.
@Blanco WFC Well then, get yourself some private health insurance and be glad you can afford it. Most can't.
NHS is honestly amazing compaired to any health care you’d find anywhere else
The NHS is amazing. I had open heart surgery 3 years ago. The treatment I received was second to none. I was discharged from hospital 4 days after surgery.
Love your content, just found you yesterday. My Britishness hates your cute couple thing but I love it also. You are delightful people. You should come to Suffolk, we all live in caves and eat our own young here!
Born in Beccles, do recommend it there (also has a unique piece of architecture- the only church tower separate from the church in the UK). Plus Seppings sausages are a joy.
Welcome, Von!! We're so glad you've joined our little corner of the internet :)
@@Polycomical I'm not too far from Beccles. I do love the Suffolk coastal countryside.
Ayyyyyy I'm in south Norfolk! Hi! How are ya 😊
@@crystalkirlia4553 LOL I'm good, I live in Norwich so technically I skipped the border!
saying alcohol is overrated in scotland will put your life in danger
I'm in Scotland and don't like alcohol. 😂
I'm Scottish and only have an occasional drink. However, there does seem to be a hype about it, when during the various lockdowns all the radio hosts went on about was "I can't wait for the pubs to open, to go for a few drinks/beers" etc. There does seem to be an obsession with alcohol from a fair amount of the populace.
OK - I'll bite. And pick on the One Topic that is bound to start a row.
Brexit was a catastrophically stupid thing to do.
no, joining the European Common Market in the first place was the stupid thing to do. but you probable are not old enough to remember that.
@@jeanlongsden1696 The British economy was in an appalling state in 1973 and joining the then EEC stopped it getting even worse.
1:46 I think the word they're looking for is "shittier".
I think that may depend on what part of the UK you are from. I would say shit/shitter and shitty/shittier.
@@anfski2000 I'd go with that, different meanings.
Shitter is less good.
Shittier is more dirty or mean, dishonest.
It is a common thing. Just add -er to the end of a word. Shitter = More Shit. All the vowel shifts are the result of people being lazy. Shittier is another phoneme longer, a dipthong too.
Don't go near the Royal Family. Remember what happened to Princess Di? 🤣
The Brits aren’t invading, Nando's is a South African company.
You can get gluten free marmite Grace. Some supermarkets sell it, so you can’t get away that easily. 🤣🤣🤣
I’d probably hold off a video on the Royal family in light of the impending Oprah interview and Prince Phillip being poorly (just my opinion) xx
Definitely hold off on it for now, now that it's happened the fallout is huge
Hell no. Because of that interview, this is exactly the reason you need to do a video on the monarchy NOW! 😘
I would stay away from the royals for the moment (with the whole megxit stuff), but its a great video idea for the future!
Thanks for letting us know!
You don't have to stay away from the Royals at all.
No reason why you shouldn't get stuck into this self centred, tone deaf, hypocritical bullies Harry and Meghan
Ok fun fact about my hometown. Prior to London, Winchester used to be the capital of England xD
Before that it was Norwich.
Beer and lager are lovely. As are cocktails. As are wines. And cider. And guiness. And spirits.
I may have a problem :P
It's only a problem if you cannot afford it all
My problem with alcohol is the Tax and Duty on it, a bottle of decent wine in Spain is €2 and up, a bottle of Gin, Whisky or Vodka €6 to €8.
Not an alcoholic, just saving up to be one.
This isn’t about architecture or anything but it does make my town pretty special. I’ve heard that my town of Egham was actually inspiration for Dr Seuss’ book Green Eggs and Ham! He was briefly stationed here during WW2 but he didn’t settle well. His RAF host Flight Sergeant Sam Beckinsale tried to draw his attention to local amenities and people pointed out to him how green the area was (partly due to its proximity to Windsor Great Park) but Dr Seuss apparently retorted “I do not like green Egham”.....annnnd the rest is history 😂
Best part of this video is Eric’s nod to camera as he says “well, we didn’t say it...”
😆
I love Christmas pudding, but you need cream with it. I also think we are probably a bit more racist than people think, but far less racist than the activists would have us believe. I can't believe anyone would be mean to Grace, absolute disgrace.
It may be that we give better camo to racists by our attitudes and penchant for violence (a la fisticuffs, none of that nancy gun stuff here...). However, if the claim that we are more racist than we'd like to believe is correct, you would be the prime example of how that is. This does not mean we are super racists (never met a nice south african, but that's not bloody surprising man...), but that we prefer to not see it.
@@markhackett2302 I'm not in the least bit violent. Not sure what you're trying to say.
@@cdeford I never said you were. We are.
The term 'shitter' is, as the lady opines, a synonym for the US 'restroom'. The contraction for 'more shitty' is 'shittier'.
Beans on Weetabix? The world has gone mad.
It upsets me to hear that Grace encountered a wild racist although I had already heard about this in a previous video. I think the kind of person to do that is a waste of space anyway and the rest of us think they are quite pathetic. Intolerance is so ugly but luckily the UK is one of the most tolerant societies in the world. 🤗♥️
Nando's is South African, not British. It first opened in Johannesburg in 1987.
I have never been in one , I always assumed it was Mexican.
Portuguese
Portuguese
My nan believed tea solved everything, someone died put the kettle on, having a bad day put the kettle on, what's that got your arm chopped off put the kettle on, tea solved everything.
I’d agree with football culture bleeding into all aspects of society. Rampant, irrational tribalism has never been worse.
I’d also agree with the undercurrent of racism (it’s evident in football too). Just check Daily Mail comments relating to immigrants arriving by boat or anything relating to Meghan Markle and it’s plain to see.
Disagree about football culture driving rampant irrational tribalism, I feel our media and politics have a lot more to do with this.
I agree with this. And while I also agree that the media and politicians have driven the increased tribalism, the very beginnings of it's resurgence can be traced to around Euro 96. It catapulted certain aspects of patriotism back into the mainstream consciousness and laid the overly-simplistic, reactionary, and juvenile groundwork of what modern nationalism is based on.
If you don't belive there's a link look at how many nationalist groups are populated by people who identify as "football lads".
Poor Meghan. ...hahahaha.
You just cannot diss Christmas pudding, the Queen or the Tube :) ;)
Scone like "Gone"
Scone like "Cone"
**Waits for argument to break out in comments**
... like "gone", not "pond", surely ;)
depends where you're from...
You monster 😂😂
No its not, how dare you.
In the north it's scone like bone.
Thing that makes my town special is that we have the world's longest pleasure pier.
Must be either Southend or Southport.
And a beach that doubles as a gravel pit! 🤣🤣🤣
@@jamespasifull3424 You are right there lol
You can do the two on the royal family. I just need to dust and hoover two luxury rooms at the Tower of London first 😁👍🇬🇧
I like the queen. I'd trust her more than any of our politicians. HOWEVER, I trust her kids and grandkids about as far as I can throw them. Queens okay, but the rest of them are worth nothing to me and I rly don't trust them
Oh come on, I know you're probably joking a bit, but they're just people, it's ok to criticise them.
There's not a single reason on God's green earth to have even an ounce of dislike for the queen. A strong leader, figurehead, source of national income, when she speaks people want to listen, the most experienced "politician" on the planet.
God save the queen.
If she starts paying tax than maybe I’ll start to give two shits
@@colonyofrats4193 She started in 1993.
How about the establishment protecting Prince Andrew?
Hating "The Office" is NOT an "unpopular" British opinion. For me, Ricky Gervais is as about as funny as a kick in the crutch.
Ricky Gervais stand up is much better than any of his TV series
Never watched it because he made me cringe.
Him and Coogan are the signal for me to instantly change channels.
@@lenwilcock3937 Coogan is a legend, I'm Alan Partridge (particularly the first series) is one of the all time greatest British comedy series, up there with Fawlty Towers and Blackadder
Always felt like Ricky Gervais is more or less David Brent in real life. I do agree with his opinions on animal rights though.
We give America a lot of lip about how obsessed they are with sports whilst ignoring the fact that football hooliganism exists
No we don’t, lol we are just as obsessed if not more. It’s about the sports themselves that they love in America lol that’s what we mock
Yes, hooliganism is still a thing, in the 80's you could have gang wars over different teams, they got really really violent.
There is no much wrong with this comment, I don't know what to correct first. :D
My favourite joke about the alcohol differences between America and the UK goes like this.
In America, if you drink a glass of wine with dinner, you’re an alcoholic. In England, 4 pints down the pub makes you the designated driver.
Curtesy of one Jack Whitehall.
Regarding the NHS, one of the issues is the government of the day changing the NHS Management as this is cheaper than actually investing in the service (known internally as re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic rather than looking where you were going).
As an example, during a 24 year period of employment at the local hospital the organisation I worked for changed 6 times while I sat at the same desk.
Each time it changed, all the documentation had to be changed to reflect the new logo and/or title (after paying huge consultation fees for the new structure & graphic designing), Director level appointments would change with many of the incumbents moving on to other NHS organisations with compensation.
Changes have included the NHS being split into 'purchaser & provider' units so that hospitals could compete against each other, the introduction of Hospital & Community Trusts..
This was to allow local groups to decide what was needed in their area (and the Govt to pass the buck). This led to more bureaucracy such as NICE National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence to reduce postcode prescribing & treatment availability. As well as the CQC Care Quality Commission introduced to ensure that standards were being met & maintained, This had been glossed over during the splitting of the NHS into smaller & smaller pieces.
Ive just recently started watching you both and i already love ur channel
Hey!!! Welcome! :D
@@WanderingRavens im glad to be here and i hope your enjoying England :D
Mine is that Branston baked beans are clearly better than Heinz. The sauce is better
Deffo , we parred off heinz years back , branstons sweeter and nicer
All Heinz products are too salty.
I’m from the Us, and I love Wheetabix with cold milk, and a drizzle of honey!
Nando's started in 1987, the first restaurant opened in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Yeah but it's owned by Tom Oswaldtwistle from Lancashire.
Gregg's is the McDonald's of bakeries: you get exactly the same, okay-quality food, every time.
We definitely have a bad relationship with alcohol. Binge drinking, underage drinking, and the idea that a great weekend is one where you have absolutely no memory of it.
As for the NHS, it needs more funding, and less people trying to Americanise it. (I can't believe you have so many people saying videos on the royals would be controversial, and yet nothing about the NHS? Perhaps they just think that it is too obvious to be worth mentioning?)
The NHS is extremely well funded, perhaps over-funded, it needs better management.
@@archiebald4717 the NHS is not funded well at all, it receives budget cuts all the time and the government are trying to privatise it
British Citizenship test 2019.
2. Being unable to stand up and leave without first saying “right”.
3. Not hearing what someone at a party says for the third time, so just laughing and hoping for the best.
4. Saying “anywhere here’s fine” when the taxi’s directly outside your front door.
5. Being sure to start touching your bag 15 minutes before your station, so the person in the aisle seat is fully prepared for your exit.
6. Repeatedly pressing the door button on the train before it’s illuminated, to assure your fellow commuters you have the situation in hand.
7. Having someone sit next to you on the train and realising you’ll have to eat your crisps at home.
8. The huge sense of relief after your perfectly valid train ticket is accepted by the inspector.
9. The horror of someone you only half know saying: “Oh I’m getting that train too”.
10. “Sorry, is anyone sitting here?” - Translation: Unless this is a person who looks remarkably like a bag, I suggest you move it.
11. Loudly tapping your fingers at the cashpoint, to assure the queue that you’ve asked for money and the wait is out of your hands.
12. Looking away so violently as someone nearby enters their PIN that you accidentally dislocate your neck.
13 Waiting for permission to leave after paying for something with the exact change.
14. Saying hello to a friend in the supermarket, then creeping around like a burglar to avoid seeing them again.
15. Watching with quiet sorrow as you receive a different haircut to the one you requested.
16. Overtaking someone on foot and having to keep up the uncomfortably fast pace until safely over the horizon.
17. Being unable to turn and walk in the opposite direction without first taking out your phone and frowning at it.
18. Punishing people who don’t say thank you by saying “you’re welcome” as quietly as possible.
19. The overwhelming sorrow of finding a cup of tea you forgot about.
20. Turning down a cup of tea for no reason and instantly knowing you’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake.
21. Realising you’ve got about fifty grand’s worth of plastic bags under your kitchen sink.
22. “You’ll have to excuse the mess” - Translation: I’ve spent seven hours tidying in preparation for your visit.
23. Indicating that you want the last roast potato by trying to force everyone else to take it.
24. Mishearing somebody’s name on the second time of asking, meaning you must now avoid them forever.
25. Leaving it too late to correct someone, meaning you must live with your new name forever.
26. Running out of ways to say thanks when a succession of doors are held for you, having already deployed ‘cheers’, ‘ta’ and ‘nice one’.
27. Changing from ‘kind regards’ to just ‘regards’, to indicate that you’re rapidly reaching the end of your tether.
28. Staring at your phone in silent horror until the unknown number stops ringing.
29. The relief when someone doesn’t answer their phone within three rings and you can hang up.
30. Wondering why this list started at 2 instead of 1, but not wanting to look stupid by asking.
.............................................
Thanks to Rob Temple, author of 'Very British Problems'.
Hot milk on Weetabix, sugar then mush it up so it's like baby food, delicious. The difference between areas and cities are the people. Nandos does a great Steak and chips 😁
Hot milk brings out the malty taste.
I thought i was the only one who did this.
@@DIRTYshizno347 see your not such a weirdo after all there's two of us 😂
My Polish friend says that the only way to eat Weetabix is with CHEESE.. . I suppose she sees it like a rather thick crisp bread!
@@gerardphelan7996 😮
Every now and then it looks like Eric's hair is on fire
Haha! Hadn't noticed that
Absolutely LOVE Christmas Pudding 💕💕💕💕
You can buy the Nando’s sauce by itself in a bottle rather than going to the restaurant and get burned or undercooked chicken.
I'm amazed how the chicken I got from Nando's the one time I went, was both burnt AND under-cooked.
I've never had burned or undercooked chicken in 100+ Nandos meals
@@hjr2000 good for you.
Oh yes. I can really see, all the builders gathering for a cocktail. After a hard day at work.
Hahahahahaha
The NHS is great, they have saved many of my family’s life’s without any problems and also when we had our kids they were great, the NHS is a truly amazing thing.
Indeed, but can be better still.
@@hjr2000 nothing is perfect
I like the weather in the UK, except on the three days a year when it's hot and sunny or when it's pissing down. Spring and Autumn, when it's cold and damp or overcast and drizzly are are the best.
On a winter's morning, two Weetabix sprinkled with sugar then hot milk poured in the bowl (not over the top of the Weetabix) is a joy to behold. You get the sweet crunch of the sugar and top of the Weetabix, then the warm cosy soft Weetabix underneath.
Christmas pudding is vile. So is Christmas cake.
Christmas pudding is lovely with custard or cream or refried in the morning
I read that as 'with a custard cream' ... I was very confused as to why you were putting custard creams in with your christmas pudding ... it sounds terribly dry 😂
@@charlottegiles2050 hmmm custard creams are godly though
I raise you... brandy butter.
@@jenny2245 that's not a raise :) I'm afraid its an invalid topping lol (at least for me, I love brandy but can't stand brandy butter). Custard for me is hard to beat.
It is indeed lovely! But yes, I would NOT want to eat it in the Summer! So perhaps there is an element of tradition to our liking of it! But then again, I wouldn't want to eat a Scone/Cheesecake at Christmas lol.
My 2nd favourite thumbnail behind the one with Grace saying 'I can't be arsed'. Another fun vid, thanks
Christmas pudding is good to me 👍
Indeed - it is the highlight of the year. This (2020) Christmas I spent Christmas alone for the first time in my life and dug out a artisan Christmas pudding I had bought in 2011. It was BRILLIANT, the extra long time allowed for the fruit to mature made it taste so wonderful.
I stock up every December with enough individual puds to last me all year -can't get enough of it.
Christmas pudding is wonderful, especially if you make it yourself.
Reddit is the worst thing that's happened to the internet, so I would ignore everything they tell you about anything.
Christmas pudding is wonderful
so about the royal family thing.... im british and im not a royalist, and i think its wierd that we still have a royal family, especially as their role is becoming more and more ceremonial. however, they do earn the nation a lot of tourism money, so the economy would be worse off without them financially
The UK is indeed more racist than we'd like to admit.
Still much less racist than most of continental Europe though ;P ;P
Especially France..
Defiantly true for Romania I went out drinking with a Nigerian guy and people kept approaching us and shaking his hand, saying how much they respect his culture. I thought he was famous or something and he just casually said it was because he was black! That thought never even entered my mind
The "Marmite - love it or hate it" thing was an advertising ploy by the company in the 1980s. Some people DO love it and some people DO hate it, but I suspect most people (like me) think it's okay and can take or leave it.
My unpopular opinion might be that Scottish Blend teabags combined with fresh Scottish water is way better than Yorkshire tea, and infinitely better than any tea made with mingin' hard water from southern England.
That certainly would be a hugely unpopular opinion as everyone in the world knows Yorkshire Tea is the best by far.
I took a long time to figure this out but about 2 years ago I had the epiphany that I didn’t have to eat Christmas pudding because it was “traditional”. I could eat something that was delicious like sticky toffee pudding. Good video, hope you guys visit the north of England someday.
I don't care for either football or American football. Neither sport interests me!
Same :/ I'm not big on sports
Rugby tho 😉
Ur one of those
@@zachm25 Personally, when at school, I always favoured archery, cricket, rowing, rugby, and tennis.
@@ShainThomas I'm not fussy mate 😂 was just seeing who would say what first
I think the 'plan in advance' bit it meant to counter the extremely expensive side of UK trains. I've been living abroad a few years now so could well be corrected if it's no longer the case but if you booked 2 weeks in advance and travelled off-peak you could knock 70% or more off the cost of a ticket bought on the day.
I priced a train ticket from Blackpool to London. £275 each way off peak I went online and booked it 4 weeks in advance and it was £20 each way off peak. That was in 2016.
I always get a jumbo sausage with my fish and chips - sorted
Best of both, a man after my own heart. I always struggle between the two before getting one with chips and getting the other on its own
@@advictoriam3106 at Xmas time, our local chippy started wrapping a double sized jumbo sausage with bacon before its was battered and deep fried mmm
@@YourBeingParanoid Oh my good god that is bordering on erotica! That sounds absolutely incredible. Where do you live? I need to try this yesterday nevermind waiting until Xmas haha. Just wish I could find jumbo sausage to buy that were as good as the chippy has to do this at home.
@@advictoriam3106 I'm up in Newcastle - home of Gregg's too!
Ew, fish is gross.
From 2001 to 2015 our largest customer was in the UK. I must have made 2 dozen business trips there over those years, however meals were almost exclusively in hotels and restaurants. That means I never really saw the "tea culture" thing as I could get either coffee or tea in the places where I dined. It's coffee for me (but I do like tea, I even have 2 boxes of Bigelow Assortment on my shelf). However, the alcohol thing (pub culture) is fairly obvious. The first time I noticed a major difference was at a sports bar on a day off. After spending several hours and many pounds on cocktails, I wondered why I was as sober as I was (the same amount of cocktails in the US would have left me hammered). When it came my turn to buy a round, I walked to the bar and noticed they measured alcohol like it was liquid gold. There were signs posted behind the bar that described the requirement for legal, calibrated measures and firm pricing for all alcohol and wine. Consequently, when those Brits visited the US, they were floored by bartenders "free pouring" (no measuring) their cocktails. If that didn't blow their minds, they lost all control when every 4th drink was free. I mentioned all of this to a British friend that lived in the US, and he said that the UK has a collective drinking problem that requires government regulation. That was weird to me.
"Beer is proof that God loves us, and wants us to prosper"
- Benjamin Franklin (circa 1760)
Beer: Because Man cannot live by bread alone
Christmas Pudding is amazing, especially with custard
And brandy butter!
The press will make a big deal about the Meghan Markle interview but most British people will be indifferent to it , the rest of the world however will no doubt hang onto every whining word she comes out with .
Who is Megan Markel it the Duchess of Sussex or Megan Wales or Winsor hate people who call her by her Maiden name its the same The Duchess of Cambridge
@@kathnunan641 well hopefully they strip her of her title
You drinking tea in UK then not when you leave warms my heart for some reason 😂
Have you been to walessssss, I'm from swansea😅😅
I love Twiglets and Marmite.. :)
Im from Llandudno in north wales. Everyone here is so nice and friendly. We are quite a big town but everyone (who goes out) seams to know each other. In our town we have, The Orme, Cable Car, Tram, Ski Slope, Theatre and 2 beaches (One on North Shore which has rocks and The Pier, and West Shore whcih is sandy) :)
Trains: in my experience, the timing is relatively unreliable; usually quite hard to get a seat, And extremely poor food service in first class.
Yeah, pretty sure Southern rail gets shit on all the time when it comes to being on time etc. Plus the whole bus replacement service.
In Nando's, did you realise that the walkway between the front door and the back door is called the Peri Peri Neum.........
Beer and lager in the south is like witches piss. Like Budweiser it's rank. Beer in the North with a frothy head is a wonder to behold.
You mean lager itself that is from there specifically lol or are you saying Stella for example is somehow worse? Lol
I love the tube, I even like the smell. True, it can be a ball ache in rush hour when you're packed in like sardines but if you wait 3 minutes and get the next one. quiet and plenty of seats. lovely.
Mostly, I watch the generally static dog.
London has about 100 rainy days a year, compared to Seattle with 150. The winters are mild here compared to the midwest US and Canada. So the climate in London is seasonal, with more good days than not.
The summers in Seattle are better than ours.
They don't get that awful humidity that we have here when it gets hot
I like the idea of the royal family video. Personally I like the royal family but only because I'm into history and I love the fact that our monarcy is so old to be respresents our history and old traditions. But I can totally see if someone wasn't into the monarchies history why they wouldn't like them. On a more personal level and not thinking about their history or what they represent to me, I'm not too fussed about them. Though I also like the fact they stay out of our politics and I would quickly turn against the monarchy if she tried to mess around in our politics, thankfully that hasn't happened, unless they want to be kicked out of power. We've kicked them out of power before in the 1600s, (then the guy who took charge Oliver Cromwell was a dick so we got the monarchy back lol) we can do it again, if the monarch tries to use any of her political powers. Case in point the last time the monarch refused royal assent was in 1708 (assent of the sovereign to a Bill which has been passed by Parliament, and which thus becomes an Act of Parliament)
I mean I disagree I also like the Queen and agree that a head official getting involved in parliamentary decisions wouldn't be the greatest
However technically you cannot dispute her rule everyone can say they would revolt or cause havoc but in reality she owns the army the economy the laws and still has execution powers even If not used... just because its frowned upon doest mean it will never be used again its a monarchy for a reason a monarchy has absolute power regardless of how many oppose.
The Crown is main embodiment not so much the person wearing it... the crown is a symbol of power from god himself which is worn by somebody I.e the queen who gives and authorities power through god and nobody is more powerful than God
and no I am not a Christian but I do believe that this is fairly true and right.... She is top figure of the country the army the economy and the politics the prime minister even though he seems like he is the main person in charge or the goverment the uk is still in law a ruled monarchical Country.
If she owns everything the simple question if she did meddle in politics how would you even stop her??... you genuinely can't even if you wanted to 1 man vs an army backed by a powerhouse economy with powers beyond the thinkable or the imaginable
She can fire all politicians in the parliament and replace them same with the army navy and possibly even court justices.... and she can even fire the prime minister of Canada Australia and New Zealand and more
and yes it would cause alot of issues and maybe massive uprising but if need be she still has the power to do so and mostly like ignored but if she kept true to enforcing her power it would do alot of harm
but she has the right to do so she is the queen.. Canada is independent but still is under rule of a monarchy the queen just the queen doesn't interfere
with politics especially outside UK because of the distance but she could if she really wanted too..
@mike mars what on earth are you talking about? I never got this line of thinking, if you think like that then in your mind anyone who’s what grandparents or great grandparents or beyond that, isn’t British? Even though they have lived here all their lives?
@@wNeDbYStn i do think your a bit silly if you think the army would back her. Yes they swore an oath but you seriously believe that soldiers with their families in mind and people they care about in mind believe a pure monarchy is better than a democracy? The army aren’t machines and they can revolt. It’s strange to me that people genially think that many soldiers in the army would be fine turning their guns on the public and parliament. So no she actually doesn’t have that power, despite it being an oath but if you seriously think that soldiers want a pure monarchy for the people they care about and their families I think you’ve got another thing coming. Considering that, no she doesn’t actually have the army under her control as the majority will turn against her if she tried to use them to take over unless she was doing for a good reason and the public also agreed with the take over or something like that.
@@pipercharms7374watch "why we should choose Monarchy" by Noah Wiener and read below
I mean she already has the queen's guards. They are allowed to kill on sight anyone that poses a threat to the Queen or to them... that alone Is a private army and if you meant national army half the country supports the monarchy while half do not at worst case scenario she will still have support of at least 6-10m people if not more as for democracy its just an ideal its not really effective many cases when it's comes to goverment economically or politics democracy is semi effective while has many upon many issues.. a monarchy does not. Even talking about it now the queen is yaying or naying legislation which is bought to her from parliament just saying yes or no is basically having a say in politics
Look at america today big fan of them to them but there country is no offence utterly in a deep cluster it can't get out of. Usa is pure democratic country and majority normality there is riots anarchy invading the Senate and violence. Compared to UK monarchy UK is doing better off. Even in Asia democracy is failing.
Imagine all the Races Nationals and Ethnicitys of The entire UK all going at each others throats
or an entire Country of countries people working together and helping each other without trying to beat or be better than the other...
a country or nation that stands together is better In many ways to a nation divided into tens to hundreds. A monarchy is important to keep stability and they support and help everyone under there rule not to put it bluntly...
aslong as monarchs rule as head of state its a good thing. As there is no anti people ripping the country to part... we just went through brexit half the country agrees half the country didn't agree thats the cause of democracy imagine no main person on top of that it would most likely end up like a civil war.
The labour or conservatives can say they will do this that and the other but in the end it comes down to queen's decision and if the queen disagrees then they have to go back and make a better act. Without a queen the elected prime minister could just slap any law he want down if it got through it would be implemented. And with 50% support its 50/50
I don't mind if this make me seem "silly" but comparing data and statistics.. I would prefer to keep a monarchy than see a nation further divided by politics
@@wNeDbYStn I am not sure what you are trying to argue with me here on the last statement? I never said I didn’t want the monarchy. If you are arguing that the majority think a pure monarchy would be better than a democracy then I’ll simply have to disagree with you there . I support our constitutional monarchy not if we had a pure monarchy, though if that’s what you are arguing with me about?
I could live quite happily without coffee, but life would be so empty without tea.
No definitely not a corn dog either as Savoloy or big pork sausage. Xxx❤️😍🇬🇧😘
As a man - I don't like going out with just 'The Lads'. A mixed group is more fun.
Battered sausage is nothing like a corn dog. Come on, sausages are completely different.
@JB Closer, but our batter is different from the stuff on those sausage pancake things.
Less lips and hooves in sausages
@@stevebaconlettuceandtomato8353 Depends which sausages you buy.
British Trains can be cheaper if you book in advance (more for Long Distance though than short) (but they have more restrictions - you can only go on a certain train )
Love Christmas Pudding but only a small portion as it is very sweet, with custard, ice cream or cream sometimes all three. If you do a vlog about the Royal family be prepared to open a can of worms, I love our Royalty but not necessarily all the family. Xxx❤️🇬🇧😍😘
So like anyone's relatives then 😂
@@dave_h_8742 lol yes so true 🤣😂.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE THE ROYAL FAMILY:
1.They are always there, slightly separate and different and (mostly) stay out of the evil of politics, so it's a bit like having an old building in your town - you walk past it every day, sometimes you marvel at how old it is and who might have been in it hundreds of years ago, but you never think "oh what a pile of crap, bulldoze it and build an office block there" because...it's an inoffensive old building.
2. HM The Queen - long may she live, the embodiment of all that is right and proper, the epitome of polite discretion and the glue that binds the nation. I'm not kidding - as much as Scots, Welsh and (Ulster) Irish dislike the English, she is Queen of us all.
3. No president - no politics, no election controversies.
4. Prince Philip - because he's the embodiment of old-fashioned straight-talking anti-political-correctness and secretly we all wish he was part of our own family. We don't care that he's German-Danish, we don't care that his future mother-in-law labeled him The Hun when he was first introduced to his future wife (on account of being tall and blond and entirely Germanic), none of that matters because he's 99 years old and he's a good laugh. We won't mention his driving - oops, I just did.
5. The forgotten one - Anne - who is as straightforward as her father, as discreet as her mother and legendarily super-normal: no, her husbands would not get titles, her children would not get titles and she would not have any truck with media sensationalism. Her children are super-normal as well. In the ideal world, the Crown would pass to her and her descendants and as long as she still draws breath we can take consolation that there is some (albeit extremely remote) possibility that we might have another 'proper' monarch after her mother. I am NOT making any suggestions....
WHY PEOPLE HATE THE ROYAL FAMILY:
1. The Royal succession - who is coming after HM The Queen. Everybody knows who is coming. This person has been waiting at one side for the last half-century and developed a habit for interfering in things that ill-suits a potential monarch.
2. The 'young' Royals, who are tabloid manna from heaven and have mostly fallen prey to the attractions of sensationalism. This started with Diana who got duped into marrying the person in point no.1 when he was still carrying on with the woman he should have married several years previously and subsequently married a quarter-century later. Then we got Fergie who alongside Diana played the game of alternative partners every bit as well as her then-husband...and talking of him, can anybody say the name of a certain billionaire who died mysteriously in a US prison in recent years and used to hold interesting house parties...? Ironically, Fergie nowadays is super-normal and even has a good ongoing relationship with her ex-husband - the benefit of not being in the media spotlight since the next generation came of age, no doubt. Nowadays we have the William-and-Kate show and the Harry-and-Meghan show (pick your favorite and boo the other one...). None of them are fit to follow in the footsteps of HM The Queen, but ironically this is probably precisely because HM The Queen has been in place for so very very long and her descendants have got bored waiting for something to change. The instant cure for boredom? Tabloid sensation.
3. The idea of inbuilt privilege - why do they get a good life and the rest of us don't? HM The Queen has trodden the line of utter discretion and model personhood so well that few people would argue with her situation, but all the rest of them (apart from Anne and her line)....a different matter altogether. When the next monarch steps up, many things will change - be sure of that. That leads me to...
4. However you look at it, The Crown is fantastically wealthy (uncountable in a way that only the likes of Rothschild and Rockefeller can emulate) and we Brits do nothing better than envying those richer than ourselves.
Ohh, I'm surprised that no one has picked you about Prince Philip. He is Danish/Greek not German.
@@timelordtardis Prince Philip is the son of a Danish father (Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark) and German mother (Princess Alice of Battenberg). He was briefly educated in Germany (after - yes - Paris and Cheam, Surrey) until his schooolmaster Kurt Hahn fled the NAZIs and came to Britain where he set up Gordonstoun School. Philip is extremely Germanic. His uncle Louis Battenberg (Mountbatten) was a rampant social climber who wheedled his way into the British royal circle. The Queen Consort Elizabeth (who was far more British than her regnal husband) distrusted the man and dubbed his nephew The Hun. King George VI went as far as to have the British government exile Louis Battenberg/Mountbatten to Singapore to get him out of the way, but the uncle still coached his nephew in pursuit of Princess Elizabeth.
Don't cover the Royal Family - please!
Thanks for letting us know!!
@@WanderingRavens yeah... people get really mad over that. Because they think they're pointless 🤷♂️
And all the controversy that has happened over the years involving them. Personally i think they make Britain. They are one of the biggest reasons tourists come here
@mike mars i say one thing and someone goes off their trolley.
Nice to see thats what you think pal 👍
Dont think people would come to the UK if we never had them 🤷♂️
@mike mars Plus they're German to boot :D
@@zachm25 I think you underestimate the many attractions our fair isle has to offer. Perhaps if the Ravens did do a video on the subject, they could give us their opinion on how much the royal family factored in their decision to visit.
Wheetabix with cold milk is good if sugar free, however hot wheetabix. (Heating up milk in a pot and pouring over, not microwave) should contain sugar
Don't dis the beer🍺🤪
The biggest problem/issue with the NHS is the way it is now structured. There are around 180'000 beds in the NHS system, but over 200'000 Managers. You work out what the problem might be......
Nando’s is ridiculously expensive, football is life
Sorry Rugby is life
"Having all of the pints" - that's exactly the idea :D
I can feel myself literally crying on the inside at the opinion on Banksy, as a proud Bristolian I can 100% say Banksy is awesome. Banksy makes Bristol beautiful
he needs locking up for graffitiing private and public property.
So by your logic@@jeanlongsden1696 all graffiti should be gotten rid of, even those pieces on streets that communities and local authorities have allowed street artists fill empty wall space with murals
@@laurensteenkamp7693 correct. its just vandalism.
@@jeanlongsden1696 Yes because grey and brown concrete is so very attractive!
@@trickygoose2 its better than looking at scribblings of a criminal.