In the winter, it’s pitch dark by 4.30pm and doesn’t get light until like 8.30am - and some days it’s dark as arseholes literally ALL DAY. Summer is the best.
We don’t just have one of the oldest pubs in the world we also have one of the oldest and largest travelling fairs in Europe. Goose fair has been going on since the early 1500’s and before that was ST Mathew’s fair which dates back to Saxon times i.e. before William the Conqueror.
Two very personable quiet spoken people. Very respectful of our Country without exaggerated arm flailing. Are you sure you're American? I enjoyed every minute of this.
@@thethirstythrifters4610 Thank you for putting me straight on that, never was that good on US accents apart from the obvious ones such as deep South or NY City.
Just spent part of my life watching this for no reason than I was curious. Fair play, it was very good and I really liked this couple. They were genuinely pleased with the UK.
it is ludicrous for anyone, to give a blanket judgement on a whole nation, on ANY subject matter. Whose singular opinion, is qualified to be believed for all issues?
It's an opinion based on the Shit American soldiers said during WW2 when families would use their whole weeks rations to feed an american soldier in their home because they knew they were so far from their own family. The soldier would eat everything and then leave with a bellyful of food and a mouthful of insults about poor quality to their family and friends. That family who fed them starved for the rest of the week. It's a disgrace.
Let's hope some soldiers were grateful. I've heard the stereotype about the food, but I am willing to try a new cuisine, and decide for myself, I would love to try cottage or shepherd's pie.
Not to mention a lot of foods were being swapped out for alternatives as we were short on a lot. The food tasted bland because there was barely anything to cook with
In the NHS you are a patient, not a customer, so you get what you need, not the luxuries. I get a right royal roasting by my NHS physio if I don't do my exercises right. And then she beats the hell out of me. She doesn't offer me a complimentary coffee. It's a privilege, one that we too often take for granted, but we do appreciate it.
What bit of "The NHS is not for sale!" don't you understand? Boris has said it many times. We may buy some medicines from other countries (that we don't make) to stop people dying but that's not privatisation.
@@sandrab9088 I think you need to read Liam Fox 's book on how to privatise the NHS by the backdoor - precisely to produce the illusion that privatisation has not taken place while awarding juicy contracts for NHS services to private American healthcare companies. That strategy was developed n collusion with exactly those companies. It's precisely how they have already hollowed out the civil service to allow succulent contracts to consultancy firms who now perform what were once civil service functions. The Tories have been in cahoots with American healthcare companies for decades trying to develop methods of doing exactly the same with the NHS. That a proven serial liar like Boris Johnson claims it s not true is hardly reassuring. For those of us who have seen Johnson's long career in deception, invention and dishonesty it is practically a guarantee that it is true.
How you described a NHS waiting room as like a Bus Station is a good analogy. I don't want to sit in a really comfy chair and wait, "I want to go home and sit in my comfy chair at home feeling better!"
The look of blissful veneration on your face Dave when you were talking about the pub that had hosted 500 years of thumping hangovers. Talk about a connection with history. You're one of a kind Dave.
If you like architecture you need to visit York. Historically settled by Saxons, Norman, Danes, Vikings and Romans. All surrounded by Medieval stone walls and between two rivers.
Yes and for some REAL history visit (entry fee) York Minster, the Cathedrel but be warned, as it's Yorkshire take plenty of money because the only thing that's free is the air! (pay again) Go down into the vaults of York Minster to see the medieval and Roman buriel chambers. No white lights or flash photography allowed down there though but you're seeing stuff that was put there thousands of years ago.
As an Englishman, living in Australia, I really enjoyed your observations re. England. It's true that what you see as positives, medical care, trains, etc. the locals do nothing but complain about! Thank you for an enjoyable few minutes.
I agree. Ive been here in Italy for 9 years and can't get over how much people complain about public transport in a reasonable size town/city! Buses everywhere! The NHS got so much flack when it left off including the dentist too. Be happy you have such service! Italy is good too, but not as streamlined as the UK
Very entertaining, I'm glad that you enjoyed your visit to the uk and seemed so appreciative of our transport system , restaurants, drinking laws and health service , please come back again.
I seriously found the Underground system so awesome. It was so easy to use, and put you in good locations. Honestly, I'm more likely to get lost in NYC than I am in London, for example, and I've only been to England once.
@@Isleofskye I remember in 1968 travelling from Bushey and Oxhey Station near Watford on the Bakerloo line to central London, and on to Victoria station and thence to Brighton when I was at the Masonic school for boys. Renamed Bushey station in '74 and Bakerloo line stopped serving the station in '82.
@@webguyuk That's interesting. I lived one mile from the Inner London terminus of The Bakerloo Line from my birth in 1954 to 1983 and went to Grammar School less than 2 miles from Victoria Station.:) Then I moved to this house on the very edge of S E London and Kent, just 13 miles from Central London,41 years ago so I can get the best of all Worlds in a quiet, safe Suburban area, just 1/2 mile from a S E London postal district and yet not far from the beautiful Countryside, where I have just returned from at the weekend. Good Luck.Where are you now,my friend?
In england you've never been to the pub unless you've been with your dog. A day on the beers with the dog is very common. He is mans best friend after all. Dogs no children in the best pubs.
@@LadyNymeria38 we didn't used to pay for them in England, but we were told that if we did, it would fund extra nurses in Scotland and Wales. Wasn't that nice? It's great being an oppressor!
@@goldfish2379 Scotland subsidises Englands ecocnomy, not the other way round. Thats why English parties and media spend hundreds of millions trying to persuade Scotland not leave.
A tiny tiny part of your prescription was paid by me and my taxes - and I'm delighted. Guests should be looked after and shown courtesy wherever they're from. Quick note - if you'd become ill in Scotland or Wales or Northern Island you'd have paid nothing at all, as prescriptions are not charged for there. Only in England.
Travel is always an education. Many of the differences you listed apply to developed countries around the world. An American aquaintence of mine told me once once that it can be easier to group other countries together when comparing to the US which tends to be an outlier in many areas.. This could be because, in part, when they broke away from Britain and looked inward other countries, largely commonwealth countries, adopted and maintained what became UK practices. Tea is the main hot drink for many of us around the world and I would be much more disturbed by not being to make a cuppa than coffee. Other differences in the UK are due to it being much older than a couple of hundred years, such as narrow roads built for a horse based transport system.
@charlie cheeseface Often they were planned, But often based on historical road routes. For example many place still use the Medievil or Roman city plan just because the buildings were still there.
I enjoyed listening to your take on Britain , always good to hear what other people think about British customs and the like, as for Spotted Dick that could be undesirable in Britain as well as America, but we have a health service that is free at the point of delivery so we should be able to get that cleared up pretty quickly.
That was the one of the funniest videos I have seen in a while. Laughed out loud quite a few times. I'm British and I thought the things that you thought were surprising were a really funny selection of stuff that I would never have guessed. The noise from the neighbors and the car alarm going off outside was so funny. Great fun video. I loved both of your personalities and your banter.
Yup. Most cars will wait on pedestrian crossings for you without being prompted. And yielding goes as.. if your side is blocked, you yield to the cars coming other way. If they're side is blocked, they yield to you... Also merging in turn is expected
We haven’t signed a credit card slip for over 15 years. We use contactless for less than £30, and chip and 4 digit pin for any other amount. We can even use contactless on a bus
Peter Durnien . Well my Welsh brother in law moved to New Zealand to introduce chip and pin to New Zealand. We’ve had it in the U.K since at least 2004, about 2009 in New Zealand.
@@marconatrix I remember crossing the border from the US to Canada with an American friend of mine (I'm a Brit) and stopping at a MacDonald's drive through, and just tapping my contactless card to pay. She was gobsmacked.
Next time you come, get yourselves up to the North East of England. Castles, Roman Walls, miles of empty beaches, and amazing nightlife in Newcastle. You both look like you would be fun to have a pub crawl with!!
It's coming up on the shortest day (21st December) and tomorrow sunrise wont be until around 8am and sunset will be 3.53pm. Basically at the moment I leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark. It's definitely swings and roundabouts
I happened by this video by accident. It’s interesting to see our country and customs through the eyes of strangers . I’m glad you enjoyed it . We do treat our dogs like family members don’t we . Subscribed x
I used to live in the North of England near the Scottish border and the sun would start to come up around 3.15-3.30. Great for a pub crawl because you could see to stagger home. Lol.
Very enjoyable! The restaurants where dogs were allowed were most probably pubs. From a British perspective I think your video contained a lot of information that prospective visitors to the UK would find useful. Lots of handy tips. Instant coffee remains popular despite the growth in cafes. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
Great video, guys! I live in South Wales, and there are tons of places here to visit - we are the UK'S best kept secret, with some of the best beaches in the world, and more castles than any other country in Europe, including England and Scotland.
Only problem with wales is the welsh consider the roads to be rubbish bins ,tons of rubbish on every road something you never see in West Country or North Yorkshire
Do you know you two bounce off each other making your descriptions so interesting. (And I live here) I think your vids are great. Why don’t you do the same formula for your local town or village describing them for us brits that would be of interest I think from your perspective. Just a thaought
Haven't watched all the video yet but I appreciate you saying England and English rather than Britain and British. Well done for not staying in London only too. 👍
Don't know where you looked but.... yes at home most Brits drink instant coffee, but quite a lot have filter coffee and espresso makers. I use an Italian Coffee pot. Ground coffee and whole beans are readily available in all large supermarkets.
(Electric) percolators are common- they are relatively cheap - especially if you like keeping your coffee hot and not drink it all in one go. The other common way is to steep the coffee the same way as tea. The built-in strainer of coffee pots have finer mesh than similar looking teapots.
The British are a nation of animal lovers, we do like our pets around us a lot. There is security at train stations... you just can't see it. We don't use knives and forks ALL the time - our McDonald's are the same as yours - just most of the time. The winter sunlight is the oposite, we get about nine hours less sunlight during mid-winter. We are polite drivers, but you've seen our roads if we are not polite no one would get anywhere. Loved your video - all visitors are welcome, we are very proud of our tiny island. you'll have to come back and visit Scotland and ireland as you said... and yes, we do love to party.
You two are so made for each other and so bright and positive about everything, loved listening to your observations, you can see you enjoyed yourself because you come across as so open to try everything...lovely refreshing couple 👍👍🍻🍻
I love Americans saying "yield" instead of "Give Way". It sounds like a medieval tournament! Only on some streets is it legal to park on the kerb, there will be a sign saying so.
Stanley T. I think you just find in the UK as a whole park on any foot path just make sure a pram or wheelchair can fit by or you may end up with a couple of new scratched on ya motor Becareful In city's as rules can be stricter in the city centres
@@baylessnow another one, you mupets have no clue... Your government is the one making you pay for your prescription, thay don't pay for ours in Scotland and Wales, WE DO! You imbecile. And if your government was to spend the same on healthcare per capita as Scotland, our budget would go up for NHS. Ignorant bastard
In the winter months the sun doesn't rise until 8am and sets around 4pm so is the reverse of how it feels in summer. I really like living in a country that has distinct seasons like that where you can always feel the wheel of the year turning around based on how much daylight you get. Loved your video btw.
Wetherspoons and some other UK pub restaurants now have an app so you dont even have to go to the bar. You sit at a table, order online, pay online and your food and drinks are bought to you. They also sell good, self serve, coffee with free refills. Tap card limit is £30. Tap contactless cards can be used as barrier tickets on London Tube. You get there quicker on UK roads if you give way to other traffic. It balances out ! Car alarms are just as annoying here, too! PS. Wetherspoons has free wifi to make ordering easier, too.
You have one bright wife, she's funny as hell , you're such a lucky bloke, although you are pretty amazing yourself ....two rules in life , 1st, the Mrs is always right and second when she's wrong, refer to point 1 😂😂
On these latitudes in the summer it gets light about 4 or 5 in the morning and not dark till 9 or 10 pm . But in the winter it is very different . We put the clocks back an hour , so it gets light about 8 am and dark about 4 pm . But in Norway were I was for a while , in the summer it never gets really dark . Which can fool you , even at 2 in the morning the sun is just below the horizon.
The restaurants your talking about sound like pubs. Ordering at the bar and being dog friendly is a big clue. Lots of our pubs now are becoming more like restaurants.
Loved your fireside chat! Instant coffee. I'm from the UK and everyone I know has multiple coffee options at home - pods, drip, press, Bialetti, etc. as well as instant. I have the instant (Nescafe Alta Rica) if I'm in a rush and brewed coffee when I'm relaxing - but usually I'm drinking Yorkshire Tea.
You have to be really rushed (and not at all bothered,) to drink instant coffee when you usually drink decent 'proper' coffee. They both require you to boil a kettle; the extra time for cafetierre coffee comprises: a) a few seconds to stir the pot, b) about 5 minutes to leave it standing to brew, c) about a second to push down the plunger/press. We ought to really stand back and reassess our lives if FIVE MINUTES matters that much to us. People still go to the trouble of letting a tea bag brew - why isn't everyone using instant tea as well.
Hi, Pub crawls where started because the pub landlords stopped drunk people drinking any more. So they went around the local pubs and had some drinks in each pub. And nearly at the last pub some people could not walk properly so they crawled to the next pub. And so on until they had been to all the local pubs. Stay safe from Covid-19 to you two and your loved ones.
Total and utter bullshit - but creative bullshit nonetheless. Pub crawls are known as pub crawls for the simple reason that a group of people visit a number of pubs in sequence, and where a group of people travelling between pubs is concerned, a 'crawl' is just about the best description for the speed of movement. We don't go on pub crawls because we're so drunk that publicans 'refuse to serve us'. (On that premise, then the publican in the next pub would ALSO refuse to serve us.) We travel from pub to pub, because it's interesting, because it provides variety, and because it leads to a good night out!
FYI The cost of the medical care the guy had was zero. The £18 was the cost of the prescriptions which we pay too, but they are free for anyone with chronic health problems or over 60. Technically the NHS should charge overseas visitors for medical care but usually only bother for very complex treatments as the admin cost for charging for a minor treatment costs more than the treatment.
Enjoyed the video. It's always interesting to get someone else's take on your own country, and so nice when it turns out to be a positive one. The summer daylight thing is something I've known other Americans be surprised by (apart from Alaskans of course!). We tend to forget just how far north we are. The southernmost tip of Gt Britain (in Cornwall should you visit again) is roughly the same latitude as Winnipeg in Canada and had you made it to Northern Scotland you'd have had even longer days. Of course what goes around comes around and we pay for the long summer days with short winter ones, In mid winter, sunrise is about 08:00 and sunset 16:00 in the south of England, so as we go to work it's still pretty dark, and when we leave work it's properly dark.
Despite the questionable and unpredictable weather of our summers, the overwhelming advantage is the ability to sit OUTSIDE a pub at 10.00 to 10.30 pm, enjoying your drinks in what's pretty close to daylight.
The Sun Rise thing is sometimes missed. The reason is believe it or not, London is on the same latitude as Calgary. The UK is much further north than you would expect hence the long Summer Days and the very short winter days. The reason for our mild / temperate climate is down to the Gulf Stream and prevailing South West winds.
We are much further north than Americans realise in my experience. The length of our summer days always surprises them, particularly the early sunrise.
We are at the end of the Atlantic conveyor its where the gulf stream comes to from the gulf of Mexico, all the weather ends up with us. You get climate.
I like Dave. Well you're both nice! So I subscribed. Honestly, I've seen so many Americans in UK videos but yours is by far the funniest. I'm English btw
Enjoy the daylight in summer because where I live in Northern England it's pitch black by 4pm and doesn't really get light till 8am, providing there's no cloud cover, otherwise it's earlier and later respectively.. Just a tip for if you ever visit again, the North East of England in particular The Yorkshire Dales, Scarborough & Whitby etc are great places to see. There's some nice countryside and plenty of pubs.
Great video, and you two are a great couple, so well matched. By the way it's Dec 14th and up here (far north east) it now doesn't get light till 8am (sometimes 8.30 if it's raining) and it's darkish at 3.30 and dark at 4pm.
When you’re in London you can even get a train to Paris & Amsterdam; it takes longer than flying but when you take into account that you have to be at the airport an hour and a half beforehand and then get through customs & immigration at the other end, it makes sense. Driving on the left ? Sixty countries and many islands drive on the left, one third of the world ! In the winter our sun rises at 8:30 and sets at 15:30 !!
The Thirsty Thrifters Yeah I second that - if you’re in London, you can just go straight from St Pancras station, fairly central London and be in central Paris in just over two hours. If you take into account say an hour to get to one of the London airports, 1.5-2 hours at the airport, then an hour flight, then half an hour at Paris airport, then 45 mins or so to get into Paris, it’s waaayy quicker, and also a lot more comfortable and civilised. And if you book in advance the price is not too dissimilar.
Great video! As a Brit it’s so nice to see people from other countries appreciating our little island. A couple of things to add, I can’t stand instant coffee, I have my own coffee machine! The card tap will now increase to £100 mostly due to the pandemic, to reduce the use of exchanging.
As a Brit, the first three times I visited Camden Market, I didn't realise the whole market / Camden Lock bit was there so I'd just wander up and down that main road wondering what all the fuss was about. (Although the first time I was 12 and got some hot spiced cider and some bootleg pokemon toys, so I was happy...)
I'm impressed you remember all the place names :)... and you even got to experience our NHS. I like the fact that you saw a lot of different places aswell, not just London. Glad you got to see my home town Windermere :)
Of course that clip if the party at the comedy club was people signing Sweet Caroline, although my experience is limited I feel it's pretty much a guaranteed party song here as it feels mandatory to sign to it. Very disappointed with the people in the clip who didn't go "BAH BAH baaah" after he signs "Sweet Caroline", after all it's THE thing to do. xD
If you return to the UK make sure you visit Wales, great country In the winter in the UK it gets light at about 9.00am and goes dark at about 3.30pm, But then the sky is covered in grey clouds and raining so you don't actually see the sun
FYI, Number 6 is that they sell glasses of wine in multiple standard sizes at restaurants! Sorry we left it out!
125ml and 175ml,
And 250ml
richard scales
It’s actually 175 and 250 almost everywhere. But by law you can request a 125 because then you’re under the drink drive limit.
The Thirsty Thrifters is this not common in the US?
caliowin I've
We've never seen it anywhere. You just buy "a glass" and you almost never know how much you'll get.
I'm a Brit...you made me smile...several times...Thank you so much, and come again soon!
cogidubnus1953 We hope we can! Thanks!
@@thethirstythrifters4610 hasty back !!! :-)
@Bob Dobalina bugger off!!! come to Somerset :)
Brizzle is ok.come to Taunton
Never heard a british person refer to themselves as a 'brit'
Dogs in pubs are great, they remember the way home when you don't.
Are pub in are village does a pint,bowl of water for the dog pork scratching £3.25
For some reason YT has just recommended this! Happy they did. A great couple - and I love Dave's deadpan sense of humour - very British :)
It's a tradition in the UK that when Sweet Caroline comes on the radio you have to sing along.....
Da da daaa ...
In the winter, it’s pitch dark by 4.30pm and doesn’t get light until like 8.30am - and some days it’s dark as arseholes literally ALL DAY. Summer is the best.
If you think 500 years is an old pub, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, partly in a cave under Nottingham Castle, has been serving beer since 1189...
no it hasn't
tonyorome no? I lived in Nottingham for a while - you know different?
I was in The Pit 3 nights ago, 1189 is the date on the wall.
We don’t just have one of the oldest pubs in the world we also have one of the oldest and largest travelling fairs in Europe. Goose fair has been going on since the early 1500’s and before that was ST Mathew’s fair which dates back to Saxon times i.e. before William the Conqueror.
@pressure drop Now you have me wondering, Toots? The Clash? The Specials? all 3? another version?
You're a great couple - with your open attitude, you'll always be welcome.
Two very personable quiet spoken people. Very respectful of our Country without exaggerated arm flailing. Are you sure you're American? I enjoyed every minute of this.
Captally best compliment we've seen! 🍷♥️
@@thethirstythrifters4610
I'll second what he said, you're almost natural Brits, glad you enjoyed the trip :-)
Tara sounds if she is from a Southern State.
Tony S Nope, Midwest, almost north. Dave and I actually were born in the same town 😁
@@thethirstythrifters4610 Thank you for putting me straight on that, never was that good on US accents apart from the obvious ones such as deep South or NY City.
Just spent part of my life watching this for no reason than I was curious. Fair play, it was very good and I really liked this couple. They were genuinely pleased with the UK.
The doctor's appointment was free - you only paid for the prescriptions. Glad we got you well again.
Yep. It’s about £9.35 for a prescription now, so his £18 was about right. ☺️
It annoys me when people say the food in the UK is bad, it's not and it's nice to know you liked it.
it is ludicrous for anyone, to give a blanket judgement on a whole nation, on ANY subject matter. Whose singular opinion, is qualified to be believed for all issues?
It's an opinion based on the Shit American soldiers said during WW2 when families would use their whole weeks rations to feed an american soldier in their home because they knew they were so far from their own family. The soldier would eat everything and then leave with a bellyful of food and a mouthful of insults about poor quality to their family and friends.
That family who fed them starved for the rest of the week. It's a disgrace.
Let's hope some soldiers were grateful. I've heard the stereotype about the food, but I am willing to try a new cuisine, and decide for myself, I would love to try cottage or shepherd's pie.
Not to mention a lot of foods were being swapped out for alternatives as we were short on a lot. The food tasted bland because there was barely anything to cook with
In the NHS you are a patient, not a customer, so you get what you need, not the luxuries. I get a right royal roasting by my NHS physio if I don't do my exercises right. And then she beats the hell out of me. She doesn't offer me a complimentary coffee. It's a privilege, one that we too often take for granted, but we do appreciate it.
Well said.
Don't let boris the bastard sirer destroy it!
What bit of "The NHS is not for sale!" don't you understand? Boris has said it many times. We may buy some medicines from other countries (that we don't make) to stop people dying but that's not privatisation.
@@sandrab9088 I think you need to read Liam Fox 's book on how to privatise the NHS by the backdoor - precisely to produce the illusion that privatisation has not taken place while awarding juicy contracts for NHS services to private American healthcare companies. That strategy was developed n collusion with exactly those companies. It's precisely how they have already hollowed out the civil service to allow succulent contracts to consultancy firms who now perform what were once civil service functions. The Tories have been in cahoots with American healthcare companies for decades trying to develop methods of doing exactly the same with the NHS. That a proven serial liar like Boris Johnson claims it s not true is hardly reassuring. For those of us who have seen Johnson's long career in deception, invention and dishonesty it is practically a guarantee that it is true.
@@sandrab9088 And, in other news..... politicians never tell lies.
How you described a NHS waiting room as like a Bus Station is a good analogy. I don't want to sit in a really comfy chair and wait, "I want to go home and sit in my comfy chair at home feeling better!"
Cornwall has some of the most beautiful coastline in the World.
Great surfing as well. A Must to visit and spend a few days to chill.
As a Brit this is hilarious. Come back soon!
The look of blissful veneration on your face Dave when you were talking about the pub that had hosted
500 years of thumping hangovers. Talk about a connection with history.
You're one of a kind Dave.
If you like architecture you need to visit York. Historically settled by Saxons, Norman, Danes, Vikings and Romans. All surrounded by Medieval stone walls and between two rivers.
Yes and for some REAL history visit (entry fee) York Minster, the Cathedrel but be warned, as it's Yorkshire take plenty of money because the only thing that's free is the air! (pay again) Go down into the vaults of York Minster to see the medieval and Roman buriel chambers. No white lights or flash photography allowed down there though but you're seeing stuff that was put there thousands of years ago.
Angles not Saxons if we are being absolutely correct.
As an Englishman, living in Australia, I really enjoyed your observations re. England. It's true that what you see as positives, medical care, trains, etc. the locals do nothing but complain about! Thank you for an enjoyable few minutes.
I agree. Ive been here in Italy for 9 years and can't get over how much people complain about public transport in a reasonable size town/city! Buses everywhere! The NHS got so much flack when it left off including the dentist too. Be happy you have such service! Italy is good too, but not as streamlined as the UK
Very entertaining, I'm glad that you enjoyed your visit to the uk and seemed so appreciative of our transport system , restaurants, drinking laws and health service , please come back again.
Vernon Allen Thanks! We definitely hope to!
I seriously found the Underground system so awesome. It was so easy to use, and put you in good locations. Honestly, I'm more likely to get lost in NYC than I am in London, for example, and I've only been to England once.
The Tube is brilliant . I am a 65 year old Londoner who has travelled on it for 54 years and , rarely , had a problem :)
@@Isleofskye I remember in 1968 travelling from Bushey and Oxhey Station near Watford on the Bakerloo line to central London, and on to Victoria station and thence to Brighton when I was at the Masonic school for boys. Renamed Bushey station in '74 and Bakerloo line stopped serving the station in '82.
@@webguyuk That's interesting. I lived one mile from the Inner London terminus of The Bakerloo Line from my birth in 1954 to 1983 and went to Grammar School less than 2 miles from Victoria Station.:) Then I moved to this house on the very edge of S E London and Kent, just 13 miles from Central London,41 years ago so I can get the best of all Worlds in a quiet, safe Suburban area, just 1/2 mile from a S E London postal district and yet not far from the beautiful Countryside, where I have just returned from at the weekend.
Good Luck.Where are you now,my friend?
In england you've never been to the pub unless you've been with your dog. A day on the beers with the dog is very common. He is mans best friend after all. Dogs no children in the best pubs.
The £18 was for 2 prescriptions (£9 Each standard price). Seeing the Doctor was free.
And if he had been in Scotland it would have been completely free as we don't charge for prescriptions at all any more
banjoedrocks same in Wales.
@@LadyNymeria38 we didn't used to pay for them in England, but we were told that if we did, it would fund extra nurses in Scotland and Wales.
Wasn't that nice?
It's great being an oppressor!
banjoedrocks Yes - the English taxpayers pay for it!
@@goldfish2379 Scotland subsidises Englands ecocnomy, not the other way round. Thats why English parties and media spend hundreds of millions trying to persuade Scotland not leave.
The sun needs to come up at 4.30 in summer, because in winter, sometimes we don't see it for weeks. lol
And sometimes we hardly see it in the summer!
What an engaging couple, so nice to here our American cousins take on good old Blighty. Thank you.
A tiny tiny part of your prescription was paid by me and my taxes - and I'm delighted. Guests should be looked after and shown courtesy wherever they're from. Quick note - if you'd become ill in Scotland or Wales or Northern Island you'd have paid nothing at all, as prescriptions are not charged for there. Only in England.
“I’m a man and I like to talk about the weather”
Sounds like you’ll fit into England well! It’s all we talk about 🤣🤣
Yeah, because we can't be arsed to have a full conversation about something with a stranger, can't see the point, well that's me anyway lol.
I like when Americans give a take on what the think of our pleasant land, this one for once made me chuckle.
Travel is always an education. Many of the differences you listed apply to developed countries around the world. An American aquaintence of mine told me once once that it can be easier to group other countries together when comparing to the US which tends to be an outlier in many areas.. This could be because, in part, when they broke away from Britain and looked inward other countries, largely commonwealth countries, adopted and maintained what became UK practices.
Tea is the main hot drink for many of us around the world and I would be much more disturbed by not being to make a cuppa than coffee. Other differences in the UK are due to it being much older than a couple of hundred years, such as narrow roads built for a horse based transport system.
The reason some British streets are so narrow is simply because they were not built with motor traffic in mind.
@charlie cheeseface Often they were planned, But often based on historical road routes. For example many place still use the Medievil or Roman city plan just because the buildings were still there.
Exactly. They were built with horse-drawn carriages in mind. Same with Tower Bridge...that's why it's flat.
Damn Roman's! Didn't plan for the transport needs of 2000 years in the future. How short sighted is that?!!!
They where build hundreds of years ago, they didn't know about cars Then.
Really annoys me when people park on the curb, I thought it was illegal
I enjoyed listening to your take on Britain , always good to hear what other people think about British customs and the like, as for Spotted Dick that could be undesirable in Britain as well as America, but we have a health service that is free at the point of delivery so we should be able to get that cleared up pretty quickly.
"... I am efficient at eating." 🤣🤣🤣 That's my new bestie, right there !!!
listen you two your laugage is perfect so dont worry we understand.
Any restaurant in the uk that didn’t serve alcohol would go bust, some don’t due to licensing issues but in that situation you can take your own.
As a Brit some of your comments made me laugh out load glad you liked the UK
phil up We loved it!
That was the one of the funniest videos I have seen in a while. Laughed out loud quite a few times. I'm British and I thought the things that you thought were surprising were a really funny selection of stuff that I would never have guessed. The noise from the neighbors and the car alarm going off outside was so funny. Great fun video. I loved both of your personalities and your banter.
Such a lovely couple and I enjoyed the story of your time here 😀
Yup. Most cars will wait on pedestrian crossings for you without being prompted. And yielding goes as.. if your side is blocked, you yield to the cars coming other way. If they're side is blocked, they yield to you... Also merging in turn is expected
Excellent videos. Very down-to-earth. Lovely couple.
Glad that you saw different parts of the country and enjoyed our trains.
When you come back PLEASE you must visit Sheffield /Derbyshire where you will find the Peak District.. You'd love it.. Look it up!
We haven’t signed a credit card slip for over 15 years. We use contactless for less than £30, and chip and 4 digit pin for any other amount. We can even use contactless on a bus
That was a surprise for me, we always think the States are way ahead when it comes to tech etc.
@@marconatrix I first saw chip and pin in New Zealand 3 years before it got to the UK.
Peter Durnien . Well my Welsh brother in law moved to New Zealand to introduce chip and pin to New Zealand. We’ve had it in the U.K since at least 2004, about 2009 in New Zealand.
@@marconatrix I remember crossing the border from the US to Canada with an American friend of mine (I'm a Brit) and stopping at a MacDonald's drive through, and just tapping my contactless card to pay. She was gobsmacked.
If you use Apple Pay via your phone or watch there is no limit on the amount.
Loved this . Thank you 🇬🇧
Next time you come, get yourselves up to the North East of England. Castles, Roman Walls, miles of empty beaches, and amazing nightlife in Newcastle. You both look like you would be fun to have a pub crawl with!!
I second your comment. I'd love to have a blow out with them
The "pay at the bar" thing tends to be in pubs that serve food. Restaurants have waiter service.
... and more recently... via the app on your mobile phone...
It's coming up on the shortest day (21st December) and tomorrow sunrise wont be until around 8am and sunset will be 3.53pm. Basically at the moment I leave for work in the dark and come home in the dark. It's definitely swings and roundabouts
I happened by this video by accident. It’s interesting to see our country and customs through the eyes of strangers . I’m glad you enjoyed it . We do treat our dogs like family members don’t we . Subscribed x
LazieJane Well, your dogs behave better than most American children!
@@thethirstythrifters4610 lol
" I happened by this video by accident "...............perfect example of serendipity..:)
Thank you for being nice about our country . We appreciate it. Come back any time. xx
In England during winter days are VERY short.
I used to live in the North of England near the Scottish border and the sun would start to come up around 3.15-3.30. Great for a pub crawl because you could see to stagger home. Lol.
Very enjoyable! The restaurants where dogs were allowed were most probably pubs. From a British perspective I think your video contained a lot of information that prospective visitors to the UK would find useful. Lots of handy tips. Instant coffee remains popular despite the growth in cafes. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit.
Great video, guys! I live in South Wales, and there are tons of places here to visit - we are the UK'S best kept secret, with some of the best beaches in the world, and more castles than any other country in Europe, including England and Scotland.
Don't forget Wales we have a lot to offer its beauty and culture our language the people .
Beautiful scenery dont forget, from an English man who loves your country
Only problem with wales is the welsh consider the roads to be rubbish bins ,tons of rubbish on every road something you never see in West Country or North Yorkshire
just watched your vid.i love it
Do you know you two bounce off each other making your descriptions so interesting. (And I live here) I think your vids are great. Why don’t you do the same formula for your local town or village describing them for us brits that would be of interest I think from your perspective. Just a thaought
Haven't watched all the video yet but I appreciate you saying England and English rather than Britain and British. Well done for not staying in London only too. 👍
what. are you saving it for a rainy day?!
In pubs you order at the bar, in restaurants you get waiter service.
Don't know where you looked but.... yes at home most Brits drink instant coffee, but quite a lot have filter coffee and espresso makers. I use an Italian Coffee pot. Ground coffee and whole beans are readily available in all large supermarkets.
Lots of Brits have both instant coffee and filter coffee, as well as tea of course.
(Electric) percolators are common- they are relatively cheap - especially if you like keeping your coffee hot and not drink it all in one go. The other common way is to steep the coffee the same way as tea. The built-in strainer of coffee pots have finer mesh than similar looking teapots.
I would say Some people drink instant coffee and Some drink ground coffee.
You can ask any bar in england to charge your phone behind the bar
The British are a nation of animal lovers, we do like our pets around us a lot. There is security at train stations... you just can't see it. We don't use knives and forks ALL the time - our McDonald's are the same as yours - just most of the time. The winter sunlight is the oposite, we get about nine hours less sunlight during mid-winter. We are polite drivers, but you've seen our roads if we are not polite no one would get anywhere.
Loved your video - all visitors are welcome, we are very proud of our tiny island. you'll have to come back and visit Scotland and ireland as you said... and yes, we do love to party.
There's pubs older than 500 years here in the UK.
Coffee in a restaurant will never be instant, it will at minimum be filter coffee, but 9/10 will be barista coffee.
And coffee served in hotels will only rarely be instant. Though the coffee provided in-room for you to make yourself often is.
Nonsense
hard pushed to find instant in a hotel, cafe, bar or restaurant. All my friends and family also have coffee machines at home lol
You two are so made for each other and so bright and positive about everything, loved listening to your observations, you can see you enjoyed yourself because you come across as so open to try everything...lovely refreshing couple 👍👍🍻🍻
Just about every Brit who has friends from abroad to stay will give them marmite to try, it's a bit of a national sport.
KTo288 even if we hate it with a passion... we still give it to others to try 🤣
Marmite is binary. One of my sons loves it (like me), the other hates it (like my wife) 😄
I love Americans saying "yield" instead of "Give Way". It sounds like a medieval tournament! Only on some streets is it legal to park on the kerb, there will be a sign saying so.
Stanley T. I think you just find in the UK as a whole park on any foot path just make sure a pram or wheelchair can fit by or you may end up with a couple of new scratched on ya motor
Becareful In city's as rules can be stricter in the city centres
Decades ago, our old-style street signs at intersections said “Halt” or “Yield” (no need to stop if you can see it is safe to go).
@@harrybarrow6222 Ours said “Slow” or “Halt”. They were a different shape, too, in case you couldn't read them due to snow.
The money was for the prescriptions the Doctor/ nurse was free as part of the NHS.
If you are in Wales there isn't even a charge for prescriptions.
@@59martinb And Scotland
@@59martinb No, the English have foot that bill, same for the Scots and Northern Irish too.
@@59martinb Back to what Nye Bevan wanted.
@@baylessnow another one, you mupets have no clue... Your government is the one making you pay for your prescription, thay don't pay for ours in Scotland and Wales, WE DO! You imbecile. And if your government was to spend the same on healthcare per capita as Scotland, our budget would go up for NHS. Ignorant bastard
In the winter months the sun doesn't rise until 8am and sets around 4pm so is the reverse of how it feels in summer. I really like living in a country that has distinct seasons like that where you can always feel the wheel of the year turning around based on how much daylight you get. Loved your video btw.
If you come back, don't neglect the east of England!! We are a beautiful part of the country!!
They don't park on the curb... they park on the kerb.
Wetherspoons and some other UK pub restaurants now have an app so you dont even have to go to the bar. You sit at a table, order online, pay online and your food and drinks are bought to you. They also sell good, self serve, coffee with free refills. Tap card limit is £30. Tap contactless cards can be used as barrier tickets on London Tube. You get there quicker on UK roads if you give way to other traffic. It balances out ! Car alarms are just as annoying here, too!
PS. Wetherspoons has free wifi to make ordering easier, too.
You have one bright wife, she's funny as hell , you're such a lucky bloke, although you are pretty amazing yourself ....two rules in life , 1st, the Mrs is always right and second when she's wrong, refer to point 1 😂😂
Took me 65 years to work that out.....:)
If it's not raining it's not Manchester.
I've been to Manchester four times and on each occasion enjoyed wall-to-wall sunshine!
On these latitudes in the summer it gets light about 4 or 5 in the morning and not dark till 9 or 10 pm . But in the winter it is very different . We put the clocks back an hour , so it gets light about 8 am and dark about 4 pm . But in Norway were I was for a while , in the summer it never gets really dark . Which can fool you , even at 2 in the morning the sun is just below the horizon.
The restaurants your talking about sound like pubs. Ordering at the bar and being dog friendly is a big clue. Lots of our pubs now are becoming more like restaurants.
More's the pity - too few proper drinking dens.
Liverpools great for tourists and a great night out
Loved your fireside chat! Instant coffee. I'm from the UK and everyone I know has multiple coffee options at home - pods, drip, press, Bialetti, etc. as well as instant. I have the instant (Nescafe Alta Rica) if I'm in a rush and brewed coffee when I'm relaxing - but usually I'm drinking Yorkshire Tea.
Agreed. Yorkshire tea, instant Nescafe coffee if in a hurry, quality filter coffee if not.
Yes got all the kit, but day to day too lazy to use it, instant far easier !
I know plenty of people who only ever drink instant. Or there are people like me who only have coffee in the house for guests anyway.
You have to be really rushed (and not at all bothered,) to drink instant coffee when you usually drink decent 'proper' coffee. They both require you to boil a kettle; the extra time for cafetierre coffee comprises: a) a few seconds to stir the pot, b) about 5 minutes to leave it standing to brew, c) about a second to push down the plunger/press. We ought to really stand back and reassess our lives if FIVE MINUTES matters that much to us. People still go to the trouble of letting a tea bag brew - why isn't everyone using instant tea as well.
Dave Bartlett I know, even with the coffee machine that uses pods, I’m still drinking instant
Hi, Pub crawls where started because the pub landlords stopped drunk people drinking any more. So they went around the local pubs and had some drinks in each pub. And nearly at the last pub some people could not walk properly so they crawled to the next pub. And so on until they had been to all the local pubs. Stay safe from Covid-19 to you two and your loved ones.
Total and utter bullshit - but creative bullshit nonetheless.
Pub crawls are known as pub crawls for the simple reason that a group of people visit a number of pubs in sequence, and where a group of people travelling between pubs is concerned, a 'crawl' is just about the best description for the speed of movement.
We don't go on pub crawls because we're so drunk that publicans 'refuse to serve us'. (On that premise, then the publican in the next pub would ALSO refuse to serve us.)
We travel from pub to pub, because it's interesting, because it provides variety, and because it leads to a good night out!
Sunrise in December is around 8am, although if its a cloudy, wet day you might be left wondering if its come up at all!
It depends what part of the UK or Ireland you are in.
FYI The cost of the medical care the guy had was zero. The £18 was the cost of the prescriptions which we pay too, but they are free for anyone with chronic health problems or over 60. Technically the NHS should charge overseas visitors for medical care but usually only bother for very complex treatments as the admin cost for charging for a minor treatment costs more than the treatment.
What a lovely video, thank you and I am so happy that you enjoyed your trip.
I've never been to a restaurant where there have been dogs:- lots of pubs, yes.
They probably think places like hungry horse or grills are restaurants.
Our local pub serve food and allow dogs in certain areas except service dogs that can go anywhere
Korean Lesterant !
@@richardturner9317 I probably shouldn't have, but I laughed at that.
Enjoyed the video. It's always interesting to get someone else's take on your own country, and so nice when it turns out to be a positive one. The summer daylight thing is something I've known other Americans be surprised by (apart from Alaskans of course!). We tend to forget just how far north we are. The southernmost tip of Gt Britain (in Cornwall should you visit again) is roughly the same latitude as Winnipeg in Canada and had you made it to Northern Scotland you'd have had even longer days. Of course what goes around comes around and we pay for the long summer days with short winter ones, In mid winter, sunrise is about 08:00 and sunset 16:00 in the south of England, so as we go to work it's still pretty dark, and when we leave work it's properly dark.
The car ferry on Windermere takes you to Beatrice Potter's house. The other boat is just a cruise along the lake.
30 seconds in, I like you already.
Despite the questionable and unpredictable weather of our summers, the overwhelming advantage is the ability to sit OUTSIDE a pub at 10.00 to 10.30 pm, enjoying your drinks in what's pretty close to daylight.
The Sun Rise thing is sometimes missed.
The reason is believe it or not, London is on the same latitude as Calgary. The UK is much further north than you would expect hence the long Summer Days and the very short winter days. The reason for our mild / temperate climate is down to the Gulf Stream and prevailing South West winds.
I've learned something today. I just thought our weather was shit.
Yep.. all Americans excluding Alaskans live below 50° so would not experience the same day length etc.
We are much further north than Americans realise in my experience. The length of our summer days always surprises them, particularly the early sunrise.
We are at the end of the Atlantic conveyor its where the gulf stream comes to from the gulf of Mexico, all the weather ends up with us. You get climate.
December on the other hand it's dark by 3.30 - no wonder Christmas lasts all month here
Oh Sticky Toffee Pudding is my favourite dessert of all time. Mmmm
I like Dave. Well you're both nice! So I subscribed. Honestly, I've seen so many Americans in UK videos but yours is by far the funniest.
I'm English btw
Howard Chambers Wow, thanks for the great compliment!
@@thethirstythrifters4610 anyone that drinks Red wine while making a yt vid is OK by me!
First time I've watched one of your videos. Excellent. Very funny. I shall be subscribing. Glad you had a good time in the UK.
Enjoy the daylight in summer because where I live in Northern England it's pitch black by 4pm and doesn't really get light till 8am, providing there's no cloud cover, otherwise it's earlier and later respectively.. Just a tip for if you ever visit again, the North East of England in particular The Yorkshire Dales, Scarborough & Whitby etc are great places to see. There's some nice countryside and plenty of pubs.
WhoooFlungDung Thanks for the suggestion! There's so much more we want to see.
Great video, and you two are a great couple, so well matched. By the way it's Dec 14th and up here (far north east) it now doesn't get light till 8am (sometimes 8.30 if it's raining) and it's darkish at 3.30 and dark at 4pm.
When you’re in London you can even get a train to Paris & Amsterdam; it takes longer than flying but when you take into account that you have to be at the airport an hour and a half beforehand and then get through customs & immigration at the other end, it makes sense.
Driving on the left ? Sixty countries and many islands drive on the left, one third of the world ! In the winter our sun rises at 8:30 and sets at 15:30 !!
Philip Mason If we do a longer trip with more time someday, those train trips sound amazing!
ferry
@@pyeltd.5457 'cross the Mersey. :¬P
The Thirsty Thrifters
Yeah I second that - if you’re in London, you can just go straight from St Pancras station, fairly central London and be in central Paris in just over two hours.
If you take into account say an hour to get to one of the London airports, 1.5-2 hours at the airport, then an hour flight, then half an hour at Paris airport, then 45 mins or so to get into Paris, it’s waaayy quicker, and also a lot more comfortable and civilised.
And if you book in advance the price is not too dissimilar.
You guys are funny. This was the first time I had ever seen one of your videos and I was surprised.
Great video! As a Brit it’s so nice to see people from other countries appreciating our little island.
A couple of things to add, I can’t stand instant coffee, I have my own coffee machine!
The card tap will now increase to £100 mostly due to the pandemic, to reduce the use of exchanging.
I'm glad you had a good time over here, you'll always be welcome back!
As a Brit, the first three times I visited Camden Market, I didn't realise the whole market / Camden Lock bit was there so I'd just wander up and down that main road wondering what all the fuss was about. (Although the first time I was 12 and got some hot spiced cider and some bootleg pokemon toys, so I was happy...)
The English and their dogs. Our ancestors ran with wolves. Some of that still in us.
I'm impressed you remember all the place names :)... and you even got to experience our NHS. I like the fact that you saw a lot of different places aswell, not just London. Glad you got to see my home town Windermere :)
Andrew Halla Windermere was beautiful!
Of course that clip if the party at the comedy club was people signing Sweet Caroline, although my experience is limited I feel it's pretty much a guaranteed party song here as it feels mandatory to sign to it. Very disappointed with the people in the clip who didn't go "BAH BAH baaah" after he signs "Sweet Caroline", after all it's THE thing to do. xD
Most of what your describing is just good manners and being polite.
If you return to the UK make sure you visit Wales, great country
In the winter in the UK it gets light at about 9.00am and goes dark at about 3.30pm, But then the sky is covered in grey clouds and raining so you don't actually see the sun
philip Cochran It's definitely somewhere we'd like to see!
You guys are welcome here anytime!
Learnt the hard way that your biscuits are not our scones, you can imagine the disappointment x
You used our superior electric plugs.