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When you approach the bar to order a drink, you look and see who is waiting to be served, you wait until they have all been served, then it’s your turn
Bar etiquette 👍
Unless the pub is past critical mass, then the Law of the Queue seems to go out of the window.
And good bar staff know who's next
@@andyhepburn6855 And if they have lost track they will ask. It is rude to then claim to be next if there are others ahead of you. Also if they do ask you and you are not next it is polite to defer to the person who is.
Yeah don’t need to ‘make strong eye contact’ with the bartender, they know who was there first, so do you. Just have your cash or card in hand.
Queueing isn't an English pastime or hobby, we don't go out of our way looking for queues to participate in. Its about having respect for your fellow human beings and not thinking you are more important than them.
Standard 👍
Fries in the UK are what we get from McDonald's, in a pub, it will be chips or wedges.
The best translation I've found for Americans is "steak fries". Fries are skinny ones where it goes crisp-void-crisp. Chips / steak fries are a proper chunk of potato.
Good food on an English pub. I am a Spaniard that can vouch for that. The food was good on every single one I’ve been while exploring the midlands. The beer was even better.😂
Thank you - please spread the word as the world sadly thinks British food is terrible.....often without ever trying it!
Unlike in the US in the UK Cider is an alcoholic beverage which is usually has a higher alcohol content than beer.
Yes, I believe there's a distinction between Cider and Hard Cider, the former being effectively cloudy apple juice and the latter alcoholic cider.
Alcoholic cider exists in the US it's just called hard cider.
Lots of pubs are hundreds of years old; a good village pub that sells good food is a treasure we try to hold onto.
Am I only one who finds her voice annoying.
@@QPRTokyo _Guilty!_
The "symbols" on the walls are called Coat of Arms
You dont tip in a pub, but offering to buy the barman/barmaid a drink is appreciated.
Queuing in a pub is an art form. You eye up who is there before you and slot in at the right moment. People are usually pretty polite about it and say if they think someone is in front of them. "No, you're before me." Most bar staff are well aware who is next in turn anyway.
You don’t normally queue in the normal sense in a pub. You just mill around at the bar. Bar staff have an uncanny knack of knowing who's next, and most punters are polite enough to say "This guy was before me" if they get it wrong. Not always mind, but usually.
Standing at the bar there's a invisible queue most people respect.
Nearly all pubs are different , they have different décor , a different ' feeling ' , but when you find ' your ' pub , it's a home away from home lol
I think the main reason why tipping is not such a big thing in the UK could be because we pay our workers nearly double per Hour to what they pay them in the USA. Yes you can tip if you want too and most of the tips are shared with all the Waiting Staff not just your individual server.
Sadly it’s on the rise.
In the US the minimum wage apparently is about $3 a hour for people who are tipped like bar staff and waiters, so tipping is almost all the money the servers or bar staff get. The low wage was the fault of the tax administrators because the staff were getting a low decent wage but people used to tip for good service, the Tax shiny arses noticed and said how can we steel more money off these people they’re already getting paid? I know some benevolent tax man said we’ll make a formula for calculating how much money will be added to their wage packet then we’ll add more to get tax because they are being given more wages. So now they have to have the tips to make a living wage (listen to me guffaw with unbelieving laughter). Let me go work in the US this minute because I’ll be cherished over there in the land of opportunity!!! Hah, hah, hah!!!
@@nickgrazier3373 All I can say is that being of an age when I am now retired from work I feel sorry for all the Minimum wage earners in the USA, especially when a UK School leaver aged 18 is getting more per hour than anyone Male or Female age of 20 in the USA. Current exchange rate £1.00 = $1.27 current minimum wage in the UK for 18 to 20 yr olds £8.60 / $10.96 per HOUR. Also a point in the UKs favour is part of our wages is kept by the UK Govt to pay into our Personal Pension Fund that is repaid to those (like myself) who have retired. Some Americans may find it strange that I now get more in my National Pension that what I was getting in my last Month while Employed Full Time
tipping in usa is becourse they dont pay deacent salarys. in the rest of the world is tipping if you like the service, not manatory so owner can pay less. tipping at mc donalds? please usa
@@nickgrazier3373 I have done some further checking and the UK are now paying £10 per hour or $12.74, so I guess YES the USA is the land of the Free as in FREE LABOR, $3 per hour is less than Slave Labour in most First World Countries.
It's not a stupid thing to point out and I'm glad you mentioned it.
These are actually Chips.
We have fries too but the confusion stems from how in the UK we interchange the word Chips and Fries.
If you went in McDonald's and asked for Chips, you will get Fries.
When you go into a normal restaurant, the Menu will say Fries if it is Fries, if it's Chips they will be Chips.
Nah,we have chips. Those stringy things macvomit gives you are smackhead chips. Ask for chips in the uk,you get chips. With salt and vinegar. As it should be.
@crocsmart5115 you sound like you don't get out much 😂
@@MsPinkwolf I don't. Lol
It's not so much the length which distinguishes UK chips from US fries: it's the girth, regardless of whether or not they are "chunky" chips, the really thick ones.
@@crocsmart5115You get the thin ones in France called frites. Excellent with moules mariniere. You can also get big chunky chips in the supermarket. The French also love rice pudding and custard, creme Anglais (not together) 😂. Brioche bread pudding is to die for.
My local was built in 1645, still going strong.
Drinking alcohol outside is a thing anywhere in Europe. Obviously if it's a pub, you have the pubs glass in your hand but even when I was in Paris, my friends and I bought some wine and snacks and sat down by the river and drank and talked. It was 100% legal.
I feel like it's only Americans that are uptight about alcohol consumption in the West.
I think it's hilarious that in Texas you can open carry a gun with impunity but if you drink alcohol on the street you may be arrested.
@@crackpot148 in Pennsylvania (my home state) it's illegal for any private business to sell alcohol unless it can somehow classify as a restaurant. Beer is sold at wholesale distributors and Wine and Liquor are sold separately at state controlled stores open only Monday thru Friday.
I think a few other states are that way but it's crazy. We have the weird laws in our country.
And think of all the open air terrasses in Paris! Drinking outside is perfectly OK as long as one doesn't get totally plastered and cause trouble.
@@knucklehoagies
The more I learn of how America / the USA is run, governed, the better I like the fact I'm English, and have the combination of not having enough money - I'm in receipt of a State Pension & a disability benefit - plus am disabled, (as mentioned above), and have _never_ been to, nor will ever be _able_ to visit the US... Sorry. 😟
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@@knucklehoagies ... in your country of ultimate freedom, you mean? :o(
Some of the best times of my life were in Pub's.
Cheers from Scotland 🍻
The cheers thing is realistically only done once, with the first round and even then not every night. It’s like a hello now that we all have a drink.
Dont get so anxious asking us questions lovey. We enjoy your interest and you are a nice polite young man ask away xxx love from England.
Almost every British home "owns" at least one pint glass 😂
Owns no borrowed and never returned
Or ashtray
And some of us non-british have actually bought a couple too.
But no ash tray.
In case anyone doesn't know an Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces (568ml) and a US pint is 16 fluid ounces (473ml).
I'm old enough to remember when children weren't allowed in pubs in the UK and remember every Sundays sat outside the pub, either in a car or looking in through the pub window, or sitting at a table under a sun umbrella pulled down to keep off the rain! Sunday roast back home always followed, to make up for it.
My memories are of sitting in the car outside a pub, eating the pickled egg/ or two with an Arrowroot biscuit, not a lot of flavour, but just hard enough to keep me chewing awhile, and not whinge
"I wanna gio hooooooome now!!"😮😅 Once they brought me a tabby kitten they'd bought - somewhere, somehow!! - to keep me quiet and that night I made a friend for (his) life 'Tubby'🐈(the tabby!)
My aunt and uncle had a pub, whenever we stayed with them my uncle did not like us going into the bar in case someone saw us.
Same here, I used to love it as a kid my dad would brings us out drinks and crips and nuts and we would eat it in the car and then go running around the pub, then we would go for fish & chips and plenty of scraps yum.
Some "Pub culture" things to try. Go in winter and find a pub with a log fire. Sit by the fire in a big leather armchair with a warm beer, and maybe a full meal.
Yes many pubs serve food. We have pubs that serve "Mexican", "Thai", traditional British fish and chips or roast beef and mashed potatoes. Even the crummiest of pubs will have a food menu of sorts, it might be only chicken wings and potato wedges.
Some pubs are Michelin starred restaurants (a Michelin star is a high accolade). We have a pub near us that got taken over by an adventurous chef, started doing high quality food and got a Michelin star. Top chefs come down from London to sample their tasting menu and see what they're doing. To eat you have to book a table 3 months in advance. There are expensive cars parked outside all the time.
But it's still a pub. From the outside it looks like a pub, and you can walk in and buy a beer. But you can't actually eat unless you've booked.
Is it the hand and flowers?
It's rare to tip the bar staff, they are paid at least the minimum wage (about £15/hour), sometimes more. Gin with tonic was developed by the British in the Far East, as the quinine in the tonic repels mosquitos and reduces the possibility of malaria. We have no malaria in the UK, but we still like the tonic water.
In less urban pubs there is, of course, the beauty of the beer garden which is one of the few things I genuinely love about my country
The Bar staff almost always know who is next, if you cut the queue you will be ignored.
Mixing British with Americanisms there?! ("Cut the queue"?!)
Cutting the line / jumping the queue!!
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Yes I should have said "jump the queue" but helping him out
@@johnavery3941
Is that what's known as
"mixed metaphors*" ?
(or however tis spelt*?🤔) 🏴🤞❤️🇬🇧😏🖖
If it has a flat roof and an England flag,the people will either be very friendly and welcoming or complete madmen
Flat tops in estates. Whether you're going to watch a band or there's a darts match, you're taking your life in your hands.
@@billyhills9933 If it's a _Sports Bar_ I have a pool que and a golf club handy!
Re the tipping culture it was traditional to say "and have one yourself" when asked if there was anything else. Most often the bar person would then take a pound or two from your change (good practice was to do it in front of you) and then put it in the tip jar. Often this was accompanied with the ringing of a bell!
It is actually illegal for the person behind the bar to drink alcohol when behind the bar. The have one yourself is just code for take a tip. The tip taken is very rarely the full cost of the said drink. Bar staff are paid a proper wage so the tip really is the icing on the cake.
Many pubs have closed there are barely half the number there were when I was young . Covid certainly didn't help and the smoking ban has led to gardens or an outdoor space becoming a necessity . Cider is often stronger than beer , particularly in the West country and the effects are longer lasting . Many are hundreds of years old , modern pubs are often decorated to imitate them but it's easy to tell the difference .
I was once in the Cider House in Bristol. I had three pints of a lovely drop. When I went to leave, I wondered why I had navigational difficulties. I checked the ABV on the tap to discover it was 12%.
Like, I had just drank 3 bottles of wine. In about an hour.😂
majority of the pubs in Scotland have beer gardens with lots of seating etc outside
Also, MOST pubs or bars WILL have a beer garden, a beer yard, a beer roof, or a beer 'spot' outside - even on the pavement (USA sidewalk) - especially in London or any city centre, for smokers or just a place to 'hang' in good weather... And in the country, MOST pubs will allow dogs, often having water bowls out, plus a play area for kids (where possible). 😂😂😂
Hi! Connor. Chips are cut from a potato, cooked and served, They are no longer than the size of the potato, and thick enough to be satisfying. Fries are made from processed (mashed) potato shaped and fried.
Bar staff don't drink alcohol behind the bar, they are also aware who is next to be served also Guinness is popular in most pubs and cider in the UK is alcoholic
Several inaccuracies in the film, saying cheers every time and a popular drink is Pimm's. Maybe it is in London, but I've worked behind a bar, and saying it's a thing in England is not quite right. I can't remember people ever drinking Pimm's up north for sure.
Pimms would be a pitch to make with all the different types of fruit on it. Great drink. You wouldn't get it in a pub down south either.
Ite more a bbq or party at home type of thing. Unless it's Wimbledon lol
@@wereleopard58yepihavetwo2she's in West London. You can probably get a jug of pimms in pubs there.
(Yes a jug Connor ;-) )
@@rayaqueen9657 It has to be by the jug lol. Admittedly the last time I was in London was at convention. So no time to visit pubs, just queues to meet actors lol
I’ve never known a Londoner drink Pimms either. I think it’s a Wimbledon drink.
Oh good - I was thinking "Pimms? " I've been here for 8-9 years now and have never seen anyone drinking Pimms - I thought it was a kind of '70's thing. And yeah...the "Cheers" thing? Often we clunk glasses but don't say "Cheers" - unless it's to someone who has bought you a drink.
You can get Guinness all over but it is a big Irish drink
Draught Guinness is best, smooth, but hearty...!? In bottles / in cans) Guinness is more 'bubbly' / 'gassy' ... Re wines,
I _don't like red or rosé_ at all... I do like a nice _dry white wine_ (with any kind of meat or poultry, but then, I only really like chicken breast, or (well-done) beef / steak. (Not pork. Not turkey. Not lamb).
I _don't_ like gin, I've never tried 'Cinzano' or Pimm's, but I used to drink shandy, or lager, or 'lager & lime' (?!) or Baileys (original) or 'Babysham', (& I discovered I liked 'Apricot Brandy Liqueur' when my son won a bottle at a fete!!) and I used to always drink a nice schooner (glass) of 'Harveys Bristol Cream' (sherry), and I do still enjoy 'Bacardi & Coke' at Christmas, or on my birthday - in early August - though, 😶 I have to have
'Diet Coke' these days (as am diabetic!)
I'm not really a frequent drinker. If I'm lucky, I might have a glass or two of dry white wine at New Year (if am awake!!) or, as I said, birthdays & Christmas Day / Boxing Day. Cheers?! 🥂🍷🍻🤔
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But you'll find it served in just about every UK pub....
@@revbenf6870 Hopefully they've got it in that pub in the Dales that's the "Highest Pub" in England - or whatever. Went up there for a Guinness years ago and they had _no_ decent ale!
Pissed is drunk, pissed off is angry.
Yes, but just saying "I'm pissed" at something/someone also means being angry or ticked off.
@chrissymoss514 Only Americans would say that though.
@@chrissymoss514Not in the UK. We wouldn’t say that.
Guinness is indeed an Irish product - its a Stout Beer. It is however and always has been very popular throughout the UK. Dont forget before 1922 Ireland was part of the UK when Guinness was first brewed.
it's a free country, you can take your beer wherever you want but be polite and take your glass back next time you go.
Naaa, half the glasses in my kitchen cupboard are pint glasses from pubs. They don't mind - they get them free from the breweries, who also don't mind because you're keeping an advert in your house.
Not if there is a Public Spaces Protection Order in place that prevents you drinking alcohol in the street
The reason American ‘French Fries’ are much thinner than British ‘Chips’ is, as being thinner, that they cook/fry much faster making them easier and more convenient for fast food companies and franchises…. 😊
... and definitely not as yummy as our European thick fries!
Best chips are made from King Edward potatoes!
How thick American French fries are depends on location. If you are just talking about fast food then generally speaking you are right but there are many diners and restaurants that definitely do sell thick fries there
Pissed means angry here too. When you’re pissed off with someone.
We never say oh I’m pissed though we would always say pissed off. If someone said they were pissed I’d think they were drunk.
British cider usually has a higher alcohol content than most beers. As an American, when you visit, remember a British pint is quite a lot larger than a US pint - 20 fluid ounces against the US 16. You don't always stand in a Queue at the bar you get there, look around, check who was before you, and etiquette demands that you wait until your turn before ordering.
as a ex bar staff even if paying with card the price of the drink is removed from the till and placed into the tip jar
Yes, it's perfectly legal to walk around outside with a beer. Just don't steal the glass. A lot of pubs have tables outside or even a beer garden.
Some of the outside drinkers are doing so because they want to smoke, which cannot be done indoors, towing their mates outside with them.
But it is rarely warm enough or dry enough to make drinking outside a pleasurable experience. The past couple of summers have been cool with lots of showers with the luxury of the odd short warm spell. This year so far is colder than it should be and the warm May day bank holiday could have been our summer. Hopefully we will get some more but it is not guaranteed. Americans who live here quickly learn why the weather is a significant talking point.
We don't queue at bars. That's a hangover from covid. Just walk to the bar and find a place in the crowd from which u
can get served. It's a pub, not a bus stop!
Pub food in the UK is some of the best food you can get. Some pubs in the UK are older than the USA and still going.
American French Fries are generally extruded mashed potato covered and deep-fried. English chips whole potatoes cut into strips as shown and then deep-fried in vegetable oil or if you're lucky, in beef fat!
Do visitors to the U.K lack the sixth sense that most Brits possess to avoid certain pubs.
_DEFINITELY!_
My local pub was built in 15th century. So glad I’m gen X miss Smokey pubs and then being packed out!
Fries are made of mashed potato, shaped and then coated. Chips are literally chips of solid potato, so their size is dictated by the size of the potato. Children will often be delighted by an exceptionally long chip and feel the need to hold it aloft for all to see.😂
Chips and Fries. America goes with the Fries, as they are thinner, and with the culture, faster to cook. Part of the fast food genre. Whereas chips, are thicker, and cooked longer, sometimes twice, and even thrice times. These give you a more filling side, whereas the fry will just leave you wanting more.
I remember ordering cider in the US and it had no alcohol.
French fries - in pubs, they're REAL potatoes (unlike any kind of MacBurger "institution" you might be used to.!).
McDonalds in the UK serve different fries than in the US. Only two or three ingredients depending on the season, as opposed to ten in the US.
@@grahvisinteresting -
So what are they made from then - potatoes or something else.?
@@user-gt2ud2gw9e .
They are both made from potatoes but the US version has a lot of added ingredients.
In the US.
Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk Derivatives]*, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Maintain Color), Salt. Prepared in Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil with TBHQ and Citric Acid added to preserve freshness), Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK. *Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.
In the UK.
Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower, Rapeseed), Dextrose (only added at beginning of the season). [The restaurants use non-hydrogenated vegetable oil].
@@grahvis my god.!
I think best stick to British pub chips!
Mcjibbin youd fit straight in and you deff have British ancestors.🇬🇧❤ Mcjibbin.
I think one of my annoyances are when people think cider can be made from pears. Fermented pears is Perry and it's just lazy to call it pear cider.
I worked in a busy pub when I was at uni, and I can assure you that no matter how big the crowd waiting to be served, almost always we know who is next. We are far enough away on the other side of the bar to see even an erratic queue, although if you wave your cash at me, you become invisible. Also, we can't drink alcohol while we work, so no chance of getting hammered. We either have the drink after the shift, or the cash equivalent.
A gentleman would not jump the queue. If the server turns to you, or has to ask, and you know it's not your turn, you redirect them the person who should be next.
@@billyhills9933 Exactly. Unless they are waving their cash, then it's your turn 😀
Yes, it's an important part of pub etiquette for staff and customers to keep a mental image of the order people arrived at the bar and treat it like a proper queue. Also, everyone will appreciate the occasional "I think this guy was ahead of me" to resolve any confusion.
The length of the chips (fries) are down to the size of the potatoes they are made from, there are often very long chips, especially from late season large potatoes..
The 'creast' as someone has already said is a coat of arms that one specifically is the British one with the English Lion and the Scottish Unicorn either side of the shield.
Some towns have by-laws prohibiting outside drinking in specified areas where there have been problems with drunks.
Guinness is currently the best selling draught beer in UK pubs.
Connor...
Cider is made with _apples_ ... 🍻
Perry is 'cider' but made with _pears_ 🍻
Perry is Perry it’s only last ten years they rebranded it pear cider
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My late Mum died in Oct.2015, but for _several years_ before that, in her Suffolk accent, she spoke to me as "Perry versus cider, and pears versus apples..." 🏴❤️🖖
Those were not French Fries, they were chips. French Fries are very thin stick like as you would get at McDonalds. There is no prohibition about drinking in the street in the UIK. but why would you want to unless you are a down and out. The average cost of a pint in London is £6-70 pence per pint The rest of the country it is about £5
This is all nonsense, just go into a pub, order whatever drink you want and as long as your not rude to anyone you're good to go. Stand on your own if you want. The bartender won't pass by you, they know when someone's waiting.
Yes Guinness is now only brewed in Ireland for the British market. There was a Guinness brewery called Park Royal in London but that closed nearly twenty years ago. However, it may surprise many that the UK is the largest consumer of Guinness world wide.
But I am reliably informed that the USA is full of people who are Irish. What do they drink?
@@billyhills9933 Gnats piss.
@@billyhills9933 The local industrial donkey's piss known as Bud' ...
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The American version of anything they'd probably enjoy twice as much if able to drink it here in the UK or Ireland?
@@billyhills9933 And Italian etc. China town has a clue in the title.
You can drink pretty much anywhere in public places, there are some small areas where its banned but for the most part there's few restrictions.
Fries or chips, the great confusion.
In Britain we define fries and chips as being different products.
In Britain fries are the skinny pre fried potatoes you get in McDonald's etc, which are partially fried and then frozen, hence the name fries
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Chips are thick cut fresh potato's that are fried to order and not prefried.
14.00 Coats of Arms were the words you were trying to think of.
Check out some of the oldest pubs in London- there are several videos on them
Many pubs substitute plastic “glasses” if you go outside or on Saturdays evenings when things get lively (stops theft and being glassed if fighting breaks out which is rare but is a safety thing)
We use Hammered also. We use lots and lots of different words and sayings to describe the samething. lol
The crest is a coat of arms. Google heraldry to find all the meanings.
Try cider & Blackcurrent (shorten to cider and black)
As previous stated, shes basically done the tourist round, stay away from tourist areas the rip you off, and get out sode of London as well, north England + scotland very friendly. west, S west and Wales very friendly as well with loads of pubs in both directions (and Castle etc too) 😉👍
Chips (fries) aren't necessarily much shorter, but they do look it because they're so much thicker. 14:10 - that's a coat of arms. The crest is the bit on top of the shield.
Yes, many, many pubs do Sunday Lunch
Guiness is very popular, in fact it is a variation of London Porter.. ;)
Beer gardens, gardens at the back of pubs, summer evenings, nice ice cold cider. Heavenly.
Pick-nick benches on the village green, stop for a pint in the afternoon. Friends drive by and stop for a _swift half_ ~ landlords wife throws us out at 2am. Those were the days!
@@dancarter482 the days of the good old lock in's :)
Good food and no tipping?
Pretty much the whole world, except Merica.
Hey now, their food is pretty tasty. A heart attack on a plate, but still tasty.
There actually is ALOT of good food in the US. It just depends on location. There also is a huge tipping culture in the US but it's usually still optional
Pub food is excellent,
Busy bars are actually the pretty much only time when queue decorum goes out the window - unless it's multiple people deep in which case there's probably like 30 queues. There's actually a skill in getting served quickly in a very busy bar, which I mastered when I was quite young, but having your cash/card out in your hand plays a major role in, also eye contact until you get acknowledged.
G'day Mate! Yes...We don't tip here in Australia either...and having one of the highest minimum pay rates is one reason:- $23.23 AUD per hour which equates to about $15.40 USD...That is for full time employees and is much higher for casual employees...Add the that there are penalty rates for evenings, weekends and public holidays... So from when I was working on Sundays I was on. $40.65AUD or $26.95USD! Hence no need for tipping... Cheers!
Guinness is a Stout and regarded as the best everywhere - it is brewed in lots of places, including the UK which consumes more than in Ireland.
Mashed potato with a roast. No no! We don’t have mashed with a roast. Never! Ever!!
Roast dinner has roast potatoes always!
At toby carvery I have bith roasts and mash
@@mpol701Always been the norm to have both in most pubs I've eaten in.
What a pity she failed to mention how expensive it is to drink in the pubs in London compared to the rest of the country.
Ahhh, you've noticed the difference between fries and chips. Fries are thin and crispy, chips are thick and fluffy.
Vinegar on "fries" is less of a 'thing' (to my mind at least?!) but "salt 'n' vinegar" on nice chunky chips... Yummy!? 🏴❤️🤤
Guinness 🍺 is pretty popular in england 🏴 but it’s nothing like the stuff that you can get in Ireland 🇮🇪. My local pub does an amazing Sunday roast and it’s not too pricey either.
What I do when tipping in a pub , yesterday in a pub my drink got pulled , two bartenders were working I said would you both like a drink for when you finish. Job done and I don’t care if they have the cash
Big misconception, in England if you get good service you show respect with a tip not because you have to.
It's not illegal to drink in public in the UK (but there are laws around anti-social behaviour and being drunk and disorderly). That said, you wouldn't buy a drink at a pub and then wonder off down the street with it
"That said, you wouldn't buy a drink at a pub and then wonder off down the street with it"
Errrr, it depends.
@@JohnSmall314 A bottle of beer Yes or a can of beer.
True John it depends, if you all Notting Hill Carnival say you can by a pint in a pub and leave with it and go on your merry may...
In most parts of the USA there's an "open container" ban, which doesn't apply in Britain (an Irish friend was scolded by a cop in Alpharetta, Georgia, for taking his beer outside). You wouldn't expect any hassle from the police in the UK unless you were clearly drunk, but the pub might not be happy with you taking their glasses away.
The UK does have alcohol free zones, where alcohol cannot be consumed. You need to check for signs. Also the legal drinking age is lower in the UK at 18. Although some clubs and pubs may have 21 or 25 and over policy. Again check for signage.
The Crest thing is the Coat of Arms of a knight or a position (maybe the mayor of London). It’s basically a symbol of the power of a person or family. It is painted on flags and shields so soldiers used to congregate where they should be before and during battles. The Monarch have their own Coat of Arms and it is raised on the Flag staff above a castle when whichever Royal is in residence. Look on top of Buckingham Palace if the King is in residence the Union Flag will be replaced by the Kings standard which has his coat of arm emblazoned on it. This is why after a death of a Ranked person his standard is lowered to Half mast!!
From a publican .... landlord .... the boss... lol ... of 20 years ... Just stand at the bar the staff will notice you and serve you in order get your preferred drink then ENJOY and dont worry about others they will talk if you talk to them ... unless they are drunk 😂😂😂😂😂
Chips arecalled French Fries because they are sliced the French way thin and long. In Britain as in Germany Belgium The Netherlands Italy and the rest of Europe I believe they are sliced wider and also shorter.
Please keep in mind that these are London pubs and specifically city centre (or near) ones.
Most pubs are what we call "Locals", i.e. local pubs, and are a bit different to the ones shown here. 🙂
You can take your beer outside. It depends on the pub but on rare occasions they might ask you if you plan to go outside in which case they'll give you plastic instead. Often they'll switch to plastic anyway if it's a nice day and they're busy. Sometimes there will be a sign saying "no glass outside" in which case you can ask for plastic instead. It really depends on several factors but you just get used to it and develop a knowledge for where/when it's expected.
Queuing in pubs relies on British politeness and instinct. Most of the time when the bar staff approach you know who was in front of you but that person will often look to others to see if they're wrong, in which case you just assert "they were here first". Even if no one is sure we turn extremely British - "you first", "no you were here first", "No, I insist". This usually only lasts 5 seconds before beers are being poured and you're all getting on with things.
Connor. I take it that you already know that a US pint is smaller than a UK Pint? A US pint is 16 fluid ounces. A UK pint is 20 fluid ounces, i.e. its ¼ of a US pint bigger! Count your pints before drinking too much. Some of our beers, especially ales, may be stronger, i.e. higher alcohol levels.
Guiness is an Irish drink that is brewed in Dublin. But the beer/stout is sold virtually worldwide. If you go to Dublin go to the Storehouse for a very good display of the history and brewing of Guiness. Your entry fee includes a glass of Guiness in the rooftop bar.
Not every pub does meals, but these days quite a lot do. When drink/drive laws came into force in 1967 pubs had to find a way of attracting customers. Offering meals was the way to get customers in. many great meals came from pub menus. One in country pubs especially for lunch time was the ploughman’s lunch, typically a chunk of good bread, local cheese, pickles, some salad and maybe an apple.
Some pubs allow your drink to be taken outside. The glass remains the property of the pub. Some towns & cities have byelaws stopping walking around with beer. If so then it will be widely advertised.
I'm glad someone mentioned the 16oz / 20oz thing. Why didn't she cover this in the video??
*Guinness* 🇮🇪🍺🎵🏴❤️🇬🇧🤤🖖
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Am guessing, but maybe she doesn't know as much as she thinks she does...?!
Guinness also used to be brewed at Park Royal in London, but that brewery was closed about 20 years ago.
Checking the facts about this, it appears that Guinness have recently opened a microbrewery in Covent Garden.
Ive been in all of those pubs 😁
She did a lovely job, but I feel like there needs to be a guide to northern pubs, quite a different experience by the looks of it, particularly on a Friday/Saturday night.
Yes, these were a very particular style of London pub, but most of the etiquette is transferable.
Pimms is very London, in Wimbledon fortnight.
Applies anywhere outside of London in fairness
The chips are the same size as the potato that it was 'chipped' from. To have really long chips you need consistently long potatoes. That said, there was a trend from the US of using extruded maize paste as the basis for 'fries' which meant that you could have them any length you wanted and even have them curly. I seem to recall McDonald's got into trouble when it first came over as trading standards insisted that anything that was a 'chip' had to be made from chipped potato.
connor, no all pubs, but many will ask you are you drinking inside or out, where they will supply plastic cups, for safety on breakages, glass can be bad, in beer gardens where children play
Guiness is Irish but is sold in most UK pubs as well.
Now owned by the multinational Diageo
You can go wherever u want...walk down road etc. Just bring ur glass back.
The crests are called coats of arms and are registered. There is no cider made from pears, that is called Perry. Guinness is originally Irish but there is a Guinness brewery in London too.
i live in the midlands we would not pay London prices it's a big rip off