First one: Severn is a river, but a pretty long one so won't narrow it down much. The local area code is 01905, which will be somewhere towards the end alphabetically- probably Worcester. That's definitely a clue to look for- if the area code is 5 digits it'll be allocated alphabetically, so the higher the third digit (after the 01), the further down the alphabet the place will be- for example 01226 is Barnsley, 01422 (second game) is Halifax, and 01924 is Wakefield. Not an exact science though- the second game is the area of Huddersfield out on the Halifax Road, which for some reason has Halifax phone numbers and post codes (HX rather than HD) because of some weird historical anomaly! As a Huddersfield native (and, for my sins, a season-ticket holder at Huddersfield Town for 30 years) I recognised the second one straight away! Second edit: I think the old show you're thinking of is "Are You Being Served?". One of several British sitcoms of the 70s and 80s that are loved mostly for nostalgic reasons. Never saw the appeal myself, they all followed much the same formula of having a very camp character with a catchphrase, and jokes that mostly revolved around tame innuendos!
Pro tip: most of the London street signs have the first part of the postcode on, which gives you an idea where the area might be, as they are compass directions. There are N, NW, E, EC, SE, SW and W. EC is East Central.
big hints in a lot of the UK are bus stops- they tell you where you are and what is nearby. Round 2 had a great example - Halifax Road/Yew tree road towards Eland Halifax. Also Tesco's have where they are on them- rounds 1 and 2 (and the london one if you went in the right direction) are examples of that :) Was fun playing along !
Round 1: My first thought was Birmingham as there is a Brindley Place tram stop there IIRC, but it doesn't look urban enough. Then I saw the 01905 phone codes which I think it Worcester, the Severn Valley name backed that up as did the sign to the M5. I decided to follow the sign to the city centre but gave up before I got there (it's a long way it seems!). I looked on the map for Worcester and found Blackpole which I had seen on signs, looked around and found the Tesco then the Greggs. Should have got that one quicker. Round 2: This feels northern. Halifax Road and the West Yorkshire Metro logo on the bus stop mean we're definitely in West Yorkshire. I move to the top of the hill and the road signs give me all the information I need. Round 3: Very obviously central London, but annoyingly I can't quite place it. A few steps and I see Somerset House and I'm right there. It looks like this view was taken near the start of works to pedestrianise this part of Strand so it's changed quite a bit. Round 4: Bridgend Shopping Centre is all I needed to get the right town, but it took a lot of time before I managed to work out where in the town cetre we are - Wilko has obviously closed down and the shopping centre has seemingly been renamed which really didn't help! Round 5: Well we're in Scotland but where. Moving west this looks familar from another geoguessr game. The phone numbers are 0141 which is Glasgow, and then I find a road sign that puts us on the A73 at the jucntion with the A706 so a mintue on the map and I find where we are.
The 'hot pocket' is a steak bake, and a toastie is essentially a grilled cheese sandwich. Cooking methods and additional fillings vary - personally I like to add marmite and chili flakes. Ham or tomato is a bit more common. Cheese, or at least something putting a lot of effort into pretending to be cheese, is non-negotiable. Weather-wise the first of September seemed to go suddenly from Summer to Autumn, but I don't think the trees have really caught up yet XD
Screen take up by a new route master, "look right" markings on the road, very London church in the background (16th to 19th century white hollow steeple, - this one is st mary le strand) "London it is maybe I don't know" - It couldn't be more London if you were 300 meters from Gringotts bank
7:03 If you see a lot of sandstone and houses that look like this, then chances are you're in West Yorkshire. Specifically the area around Halifax and Huddersfield.
Strange but sad fact about Bridgend (round 4). Although just 50,000 inhabitants, in 2006/2007 in a 12-month period, 26 teenagers committed suicide there and no one is exactly sure why. It can't be that bad, it has a Greggs!
"Thrift store" being the US translation of "charity shop", - I guess I think that's what thrift store means, also I didn't realise that it would translate between Scottish English and US English
Greggs is my favourite. They have a cheese, beans and sausage melt which is amazing, as long as it's freshly baked as it's not so nice when it's not molten hot. I would have got 25,000. I got four of them bang on 5,000, but annoyingly on the second one my mouse stuck and I ended up clicking guess by mistake when I was 3.4 miles away. Which was very annoying. So, 5000/4716/5000/5000/5000 - damn mouse.
If only Greggs sold meat and potato pies! Last time I was there I had a spicy vegetable bake which wasn't very good. Lanark has an uh sound not an ah sound.
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First one: Severn is a river, but a pretty long one so won't narrow it down much. The local area code is 01905, which will be somewhere towards the end alphabetically- probably Worcester.
That's definitely a clue to look for- if the area code is 5 digits it'll be allocated alphabetically, so the higher the third digit (after the 01), the further down the alphabet the place will be- for example 01226 is Barnsley, 01422 (second game) is Halifax, and 01924 is Wakefield.
Not an exact science though- the second game is the area of Huddersfield out on the Halifax Road, which for some reason has Halifax phone numbers and post codes (HX rather than HD) because of some weird historical anomaly!
As a Huddersfield native (and, for my sins, a season-ticket holder at Huddersfield Town for 30 years) I recognised the second one straight away!
Second edit: I think the old show you're thinking of is "Are You Being Served?". One of several British sitcoms of the 70s and 80s that are loved mostly for nostalgic reasons. Never saw the appeal myself, they all followed much the same formula of having a very camp character with a catchphrase, and jokes that mostly revolved around tame innuendos!
the show is "are you being served", set in a department store.
Great show so funny
That's it! Always associated that opening song track (the money) with a pink floyd song Money... I wonder if it's the same...
@@alloverthemap23 both of them had that old cash register sound at the start of them, they're linked in my brain too, you're not alone on that one
Pro tip: most of the London street signs have the first part of the postcode on, which gives you an idea where the area might be, as they are compass directions. There are N, NW, E, EC, SE, SW and W. EC is East Central.
big hints in a lot of the UK are bus stops- they tell you where you are and what is nearby. Round 2 had a great example - Halifax Road/Yew tree road towards Eland Halifax. Also Tesco's have where they are on them- rounds 1 and 2 (and the london one if you went in the right direction) are examples of that :) Was fun playing along !
The chest and stroke shop is a charity shop, similar in concept your American Goodwills in this case obviously raising money for a stroke charity
Round 1: My first thought was Birmingham as there is a Brindley Place tram stop there IIRC, but it doesn't look urban enough. Then I saw the 01905 phone codes which I think it Worcester, the Severn Valley name backed that up as did the sign to the M5. I decided to follow the sign to the city centre but gave up before I got there (it's a long way it seems!). I looked on the map for Worcester and found Blackpole which I had seen on signs, looked around and found the Tesco then the Greggs. Should have got that one quicker.
Round 2: This feels northern. Halifax Road and the West Yorkshire Metro logo on the bus stop mean we're definitely in West Yorkshire. I move to the top of the hill and the road signs give me all the information I need.
Round 3: Very obviously central London, but annoyingly I can't quite place it. A few steps and I see Somerset House and I'm right there. It looks like this view was taken near the start of works to pedestrianise this part of Strand so it's changed quite a bit.
Round 4: Bridgend Shopping Centre is all I needed to get the right town, but it took a lot of time before I managed to work out where in the town cetre we are - Wilko has obviously closed down and the shopping centre has seemingly been renamed which really didn't help!
Round 5: Well we're in Scotland but where. Moving west this looks familar from another geoguessr game. The phone numbers are 0141 which is Glasgow, and then I find a road sign that puts us on the A73 at the jucntion with the A706 so a mintue on the map and I find where we are.
The 'hot pocket' is a steak bake, and a toastie is essentially a grilled cheese sandwich. Cooking methods and additional fillings vary - personally I like to add marmite and chili flakes. Ham or tomato is a bit more common. Cheese, or at least something putting a lot of effort into pretending to be cheese, is non-negotiable.
Weather-wise the first of September seemed to go suddenly from Summer to Autumn, but I don't think the trees have really caught up yet XD
Screen take up by a new route master, "look right" markings on the road, very London church in the background (16th to 19th century white hollow steeple, - this one is st mary le strand)
"London it is maybe I don't know" - It couldn't be more London if you were 300 meters from Gringotts bank
Ha, I'm thinking in the second one, that bus wasnt "Not...tingham" but probably "Not... in Service"
Are You Being Served is the TV show, and Captain Peacock was the manager
Floor Walker. Cuthbert Rumbold was the department manager.
@@driverdoozer That was his first name?
@@alloverthemap23Menswear: Mr Wilberforce Claybourne Humphreys, Mr Dick [James] Lucas/Mr Bert Spooner & Mr Ernest Grainger/Mr Percival Tebbs/Mr Harry Goldberg.
Ladieswear: Miss Shirley Brahms & Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jennifer Rachel Abergavenny "Betty" Slocombe.
Floor walker: Captain Steven Peacock. Department manager: Mr Cuthbert Rumbold. Caretakers: Mr Mash/Mr Beverley Harman
As soon as I saw the 01905 number on the van I knew precisely where you were!
PS Been to the Barn Owl ...
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If you see a lot of sandstone and houses that look like this, then chances are you're in West Yorkshire. Specifically the area around Halifax and Huddersfield.
Strange but sad fact about Bridgend (round 4). Although just 50,000 inhabitants, in 2006/2007 in a 12-month period, 26 teenagers committed suicide there and no one is exactly sure why. It can't be that bad, it has a Greggs!
That's sad.
Are you being served. Had a captain peacock and a Mr Rumbold.
There are only seven cities in Wales including St. David's the smallest city in the UK.
"Thrift store" being the US translation of "charity shop", - I guess I think that's what thrift store means, also I didn't realise that it would translate between Scottish English and US English
I think the show you referenced was are being served which had captain peacock in
The river Severn is the longest river in the UK
Greggs is my favourite. They have a cheese, beans and sausage melt which is amazing, as long as it's freshly baked as it's not so nice when it's not molten hot. I would have got 25,000. I got four of them bang on 5,000, but annoyingly on the second one my mouse stuck and I ended up clicking guess by mistake when I was 3.4 miles away. Which was very annoying. So, 5000/4716/5000/5000/5000 - damn mouse.
Greggs is a religion in the UK. I've even put my name down for a house on the site of their former bakery they are redeveloping
That's awesome - I really want to try one of their sausage rolls! Need them in the US!
If only Greggs sold meat and potato pies! Last time I was there I had a spicy vegetable bake which wasn't very good.
Lanark has an uh sound not an ah sound.
Bridgend is definitely not a city, just a town
Just FYI "Worcester" is pronounced "Wustuh" just, well just because
Worcester is pronounced "wussta"
Lose the apostrophe in your title and thumbnail
You know more about the UK than most UK citizens lol
True very true