Glad your stay has been generally positive. If I could ask a small favour, please tell the folks back home that is doesn't rain here every day! This is a myth that refuses to die and it drives us mad hearing it. Yes it does rain but not all the time. London gets less rain than New York, Miami, Paris and Rome! Admittedly, our rain is more evenly spread throughout the year. Thanks.
That's interesting in America we'll usual refer to a city being somewhat larger in size whereas if not then we'd call it a town even if it is a small city.
A Royal Charter is what is required, not a cathedral. There are cities without a cathedral, Brighton for example,and not all cathedrals are in a city, eg Southwark. Inverness had a cathedral for over 130 years before it was granted a Royal Charter in 2000 and became a city.
I've never understood why the prospect of driving on the left seems to terrify Americans. Every year thousands of Britons drive around Europe, either in their own cars or in hire cars they pick up at their destination, and thousands of Europeans drive around the UK. Apart from foreign lorries, where there can be issues with mirrors and blindspots, there is rarely a problem; people naturally adjust.
Just feels spooky to us. Like you said, people from the UK and Europe visit each other all the time, you get used to switching. To us, we exclusively drive on the right, with not prospect of switching back and forth
The Royal Standard is NEVER flown at half-mast; when Queen Victoria died, the new King (Edward VII) saw the flag at half mast, when he asked why he was told, "because the Queen is dead,sir", to which he replied, "WELL THE KING BLOODY WELL ISN'T!"
That always made me laugh in the States, everyone thought we dressed up at 4 for afternoon tea. I use to say, you watched too many TV shows. We went for afternoon tea in Florida and everyone had feather hats on. 😂
Please, Americans ,don`t refer to our Cathedral Cities as `cute little towns`! I hear this from others from the USA and it`s insulting and demeaning. Especially given that most of them commemorate buildings that are hundreds of years old ,not like a little thrown-up housing estate.
They are cute little towns though! Better than how most people refer to where we are from lol Something can be old and adorable! Of course, it is never our intention to cause offense, we are just trying to communicate that we like the towns.
@@leec6707 Absolutely right! I used to think that comparing 2000 years of history with a few hundred in the USA meant that the people there were like teenagers ,especially their love of Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. but looking at the pitiful vocabulary ( Disney is cute ,Cathedrals are cute ,potbellied piglets are cute ,women with a bust size bigger than their hips are cute) they are more like toddlers ,just about tall enough to look above the table !
In answer to your question, on the very rare occasions when the Queen is at Buckingham Palace, the Royal Standard (the Sovereign's personal flag) is flown. At all other times it is the British flag (commonly, and incorrectly, called the Union Jack)...........................................the ancient Englishman.
The UK and the US are like Chalk and Cheese. There is no comparing us. Both sides have their good and bad parts, but I find the UK to be a lot more slow paced. Americans I find need to be somewhere 10 minutes ago. They're friendly, but always have to be somewhere. In the UK (outside of Central London), it's a slightly more relaxed way of life. Yes, we may set off for work 40 minutes too early, but that gives us time to grab of coffee, maybe a bacon sandwich, and just meander in our own time to work as oppose to running Hell for Leather. I think both of us could learn a lot from the other. The Americans need to chill out a little bit, people are late occasionally, it happens. While the Brits need to tighten up and not become sloppy.
This is a *fascinating* comment to me, because the stereotypical American is a white person from parts of the US that, viewed positively, are very laid-back and slow-paced, or, viewed more critically, have very weak work-ethics and little desire to better their conditions. In fact, most of the US is more like the Deep South or Appalachia in terms of pace of life than it is like New York City. Remember, barely 3% of the US population lives in New York City.
@@ireneteaches8994 Most Americans see the whole UK as just being London. So the NY and London comparison is probably quite a fair one to make on both sides. But once you get out of those areas, you'll find a more normal paced life that doesn't involve giving yourself a stress induced heart attack. Another example off the top of my head is Vegas and Laughlin. They're only about an hour or so apart, but completely different atmospheres and I personally felt far more relaxed in Laughlin, while in Vegas, it's my party town, if that makes any sense.
So, on the one hand, it is wrong of Americans to think that the UK boils down to London. However, given the proportions of each national population in each city, no, I can't agree they are comparable. Most Americans don't live like New York City people. I'm sure most British people don't live like Londoners, either, but the population of London is a bigger percentage of the UK.
@@ireneteaches8994 Re-read what I said. It's simply the most comparable we have. I've seen more of America than the usual hot spots. I've seen suburbia and rural (there's a hell of a lot), but I've also seen the cities. I don't boil everything in America down to NY, like you most likely don't boil everything down to London. But most (on both sides) do.
If you are in the Airforce then you a probably in Suffolk or Cambridge a really nice area, Mildenhall or Lakenheath base's.I remember in the 70's you could on the base change your Money into Dollars and see some of the top entertainers and groups that used to entertain the troops. Even Greenham Common was open.What is it with the Food,Much of American food wouldn't pass our regulation control on food standards, It tastes different because we don't have as much Sugar and salt in it its Healther and no Chlorinated Chicken. I lived in the states for 5 years for work and some of the nastiest food I have ever tasted was served to me in USA.
Yeah, the bases are not that easy to get on to anymore. So much changed after 9/11. Completely agree that the food in the US is sooo much worse for you, but have to disagree with you on one point. US food slaps! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
World Dental Health Chart Position 9/ United States - DMFT Score 1.2 Position 4/ United Kingdom - DMFT Score 0.8 This really shocks most Americans, the Brits on average have 50% less dental problems/issues than Americans
Good video - with regards to food, I would say that over the last 30 years, the variety of food available in UK supermarkets has really improved - as has the restaurants. Perhaps where you are in (I guess rural east Anglia), it might be more restrictive. But take my small local town, has a great Tapas restaurant, Chinese, Thai + 3 foodie pubs.
Fair! Just in comparison to the US (at least where we grew up) there are probably about 200 different restaurants to choose from. While that's super excessive, it's just what we grew up knowing. So having only 10 places or so, feels like our choices are so limited now. Definitely have gotten used to it though. Honestly, post-COVID, we are just happy to eat at our local pub at all!
In rural East Anglia we could take you some of the most awesome pub food you could imagine! It's what we do for Sunday Roast dinners!...Saves putting the oven on...or even washing up!...loll
Just to say I live in rural East Anglia and we have easy access to some of the best places to eat anywhere in the UK. The stereotype backwardness of Norfolk and Suffolk is a complete myth.
The only thing that confuses me about pronunciation is the shire thing! I have never heard the US state New Hampshire said shy-er, so what is it about UK County names?! Good video!!
Driving - take it slow. Don’t get complacent. That’s when you’ll veer to the right hand side, especially on smaller roads. Dint know how you overtake in the UK country roads if you’re driving an American spec car. We had a German car here once - don’t overtake. You can’t see what you’re doing until it’s too late. Similarly, when we lived in France we took our British truck with us. A British woman driving on the wrong side of the village in France - lots of bendy, almost single track roads in hamlets and villages - totalled her car by driving on the left hand side of the road straight into us. Our truck was severely damaged as she was going like the clappers, but everyone was fine in the end. The RAC sorted us out - evac to UK NHS for checks and truck brought back home - and we’ve been with them ever since. With hindsight, it was probably cheaper for the RAC to bring us back to the UK for free NHS tests!
Not going to lie, your story about driving at the end there took me aback a bit. You said you're here with the military, and they just said: "Off you go, get on with it I guess!" If you're coming up to three years in the UK, you'd presumably have arrived not long after after Harry Dunn was killed? Whatever the rights and wrongs of that particular case and the subsequent legal wrangling, you'd hope that at least lessons would be learned from it. To hear that your employers didn't think it was something even worth mentioning to folk in your situation (at a time when it would have been so fresh in the mind) is honestly a bit shocking. You'd think they'd at least mention the issue to people being sent overseas, even if it was just something half-hearted for the sake of appearances. I'm pretty sure I remember the US government/military promising at the time they'd make sure to improve procedures around the issue. 😬
To be honest, they might have mentioned Harry Dunn, we got here three years ago now and I can't quite remember everything they told us at in-processing. They very well could have cautioned us and we were too jetlagged and overwhelmed to have clocked it properly. However, we just looked up the news story and that is so heart-breaking. We hope that never happens again, our hearts go out to his family.
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck , the Harry Dunn accident scared the US airforce because just before it the penalty for causing death by dangerous driving went up to 10 years , the reason for this was because people were driving looking at their GPS , using a mobile phone , Maps , eating , drinking , videos , films etc etc and people had died more so if they were driving like you say a semi truck , the police said it wasn't dangerous driving but an accidental crash but the driver promised to go back to the police station but instead left the UK . It certainly looks like you've had a nice time and made friends , so with another posting just try and come back to England if not there is always Scotland assuming they get independence or Ireland failing that Europe .
It is not all that different for people from the UK going to a country for a short time such as a holiday where you drive on the right hand side and getting a hire car and just set off without any lessons on local driving laws or norms.
Can never understand why Americans make such a big deal about driving on the opposite side of the road British & European drivers do it all the time in USA & Britsh people drive all over Europe
Sadly, too late to meet the Queen. You can visit all the places and castles now. They were opened to pay for the fire damage to Windsor Castle and have remained open. You can even visit the Queen’s / King’s privately owned estates at Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle. They do B&B. Sandringham has recently renovated the former head gardener’s house on the estate and anyone can rent it out for £160 a night in the cheaper season. With four bedrooms, that’s not a bad deal. The Sandringham Estate is in Norfolk, about an hour’s drive away from Mildenhall. The Duchy of Cornwall, now owned by Prince William (£1 billion / $1.2 billion), rents out lots of holiday cottages in Devon and Cornwall, too. You can walk around the whole estate at Windsor. Prince Philip was the ranger (manager) for years. He was very innovative - sorted out the Windsor Castle fire repairs - and he opened a farm shop where you can buy produce from all the Royal Estates. They do a nice Xmas hamper, with, ‘from Windsor Castle’, written on the wicker baskets.
The quality of food production in the States is terrible in comparison to Europe . You probably think US food is tastier because it's full of preservatives and salt & sugar.
No they literally said they're not referring to fast-food. You brits come and eat the processed food and think that's all we have. You can shop organically too and get quality food it's just not as easy as in England. However looking at British dishes they seem very ordinary like salt and peppered meat, greens and mashed potatoes. Whereas Americans typically season their meat better and have overall more typical dishes as we're a huge melting pot of different European settlers.
@@vivaeuropa Firstly , I'm not a brit but thanks for being so presumptuous. This idea that the US is any more diverse than anywhere else is nonsense . Go to London , Paris or many other major EU cities and you'll find as much if not more diversity.
@@vivaeuropa As for the thing about the European influence , you do know about the EU don't you ? 26 countries that have free access to each other . If that isn't a melting pot , I don’t know what is. Add to the that the many African & Arab & asian communities living in a lot of EU countries & the UK and have been for generations , then you'll find as much diversity as you could wish for.
@@vivaeuropa Your food is terrible, full of preservatives - and that includes ALL of it, not just fast food - as well as hormones, antibiotics, and other crap that has long since been regulated out or at least down in the UK. It's rather hilarious reading about 'organic' food in the US - an oxymoron, if ever there was one. For info, there's plenty organic food on offer in the UK, in fact that's significantly more prominent in supermarkets here than in the US. And to top it all off, vegan and vegetarian options are also superior in terms of choice both in the supermarkers and restaurants in the UK vs. the US. And don't get me started on seasoning - salt concentration in your vile food is positively criminal, on account of being detrimental to health. Your 'traditional' dishes are NOT traditional. There's no such thing as a US cuisine, not least because you have little in the way of history, to begin with. As for 'melting pots', erm, London beats any US city easily.
Lived in the States for 31years and can honestly say their food is very unhealthy. Beef,a bit suspect!! Chickens are cleaned in bleach, bread is full of sugar, and huge unnatural tasteless tomatoes. I could continue there is so much. Salad, fruit, and pastas are ok
So wrong about food. In Nottingham where I live we have Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Chinese, Thai, Greek, Turkish, Italian, Murican and loads more. When I first speak to someone with what sounds like a North American accent I always ask where they're from. They may be Canadian or from a country where they're taught American English. I once worked with a Danish bloke and at first honestly thought he was from the States. I also have spoken to South East Asian students and some of them have North American accents too.
I cringed when you said murican but anyways yes some south east Asians can learn an incredibly hard to detect Northern accent that even we can't detect
Thank you for setting the bad teeth thing to rest. We dont have the culture of braces and artificial whitening here to the same extent but there was a report that put our dental health above that of the US. I think it came from the WWII experience of the UK the GI's had as we did not have the NHS before 1947. Dental health was bad.
you are wright about the teeth and second world war, no toothpaste, or anything to clean your teeth, no money to even see a dentist , and the main one , lack of food led to malnutrition , this was for most including solders, when the Americans went back and people asked what the British were like ........ that was one of the things mentioned .
As natives of the UK we’ve grown up knowing how to pronounce words and place names that Americans and foreigners find strange. A good example that you may not have picked up completely is the word “shire”. It changes from the end of English counties ie In Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire etc. as you now already know. BUT, do you realise that some people (and especially politicians when they are debating in Parliament) totally change the pronunciations and refer to the collective counties outside London as the “Shires” by pronouncing this single word as “SHYER”. Example… “The SHY-er Counties do not have the same level of rush hour problems as the London Boroughs”. OR …”The Prime Minister lives in London but how often does he see what is happening in the Shires ?”(pronounced SHYers)
We have been to Florida and New York but my dream is to go to a lovely place in America where normal people live in a quiet town like where we do in England. We live in the countryside in England in a beautiful place called Somerset. I would love to see the equivalent in America
I'm born and breed in London and on many occasions during my many visits to Manchester (uk) I've been asked the same question, have you met the Queen 👸? I've often replied, I was having afternoon tea with Her Majesty just the other day.😂😂
One of my favourite stories about the Queen 👑. She was having a walk with a member of her security staff, they across some tourists, on the Balmoral Estate. The lady came up to her, and asked, "Have you met the Queen," she answered. " Ask him", pointing to her security guard, "He Has."
Genuine question: please don't be offended, but why do so many Americans (you included) say the word "like" so many times in a sentence? Do you even realise you're doing it?
Yeah, it's just an idiom. I feel like we do it more on camera than we do in real life. Despite the fact we do this all of the time, there is some level of nerves that arise when you start filming and your words get muddled.
Your heart is always where you were born - however well you speak the language (whether English or a foreign language). There is however one major consideration which puts down a deep, deep, anchor in the place you've moved to - family. In your case, I assume your families are back home, so that's certainly going to be an issue for you. But where ONE partner is from the locality, the other partner who has moved there, is going to put down roots like a tree trunk.!!! (Apart from personal experience, all this is widely known anyway).
I would label you North American from your accent. There are certain obvious American accents that are easy to place such as texan, new York, and maybe californian. And the south have a particular patter in their speech. But most Americans seem to have a similar sound to me. Upset a few Canadians asking where about in the States are they from. Although I'm sure you would be able to tell the difference.
There’s definitely a difference between having healthy teeth and having super-white, luminous, perfectly straight teeth 😂. Us Brits (in the main) have healthy teeth just not with the ‘perfect look’.
As soon as you said "You and I" (You and ME is correct English) , I just had to say that my most hatred of the USA is the Cables Hanging across the Streets and dangling from house to house and Sparking in the rain . Poverty ?
@@robertcroft8241 Put away your arrogance Robert, you're nothing special! I've found this is a class thing. 'You & i' being predominantly used by the upper class of our society & 'You & me' often used by lower class. But you are correct in how it is said in a sentence.
When I first went to the States in 95 my mate and I hired a car. Driving in LA was a fiery baptism! Driving in the UK is a piece of piss compared to that. We also drove through a snow storm in Colorado! You soon adapt. Btw do Americans like being referred to as Septics? Just curious!
Yeah, you picked some hectic locations to test your driving skills at! We've never heard the term "Septics." However it reminds us of septic tanks which would not be a nice thing to call someone, so if it has anything to do with that, I wouldn't call someone that. We do get called "Yanks" a lot and we don't particularly care for that either. Oh well, guess people will say what they will
Hey guys. First time viewer here. I saw a world dental report which had the UK at 6th for cavaties and the US at 11th. The US straightens teeth more though. There are so many stereotypes I think when US people (I've worked with US guys for years) think of the UK. Drinking lots of tea I think is fair but many others aren't.
Completely agree! Lots of stereotypes have been shattered for us since moving here. The rain was a big one. It does rain quite a bit in England, but not NEAR as much as movies and tv made it appears! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it helps the channel a lot!
Outside the US, teeth that are 'tooth coloured' as opposed to unnaturally white are seen as fully healthy, and indeed we often look at whitened teeth as weird and unpleasant (they look better on TV than in real life).
In the states they assosiate healthy teeth with being shiny white which is where the problems arise with stereotypes, as some slightly stained teeth can be much healthier than some celeb looking teeth
Fair, but typically people who have straight white teeth pay lots of attention to their oral hygiene. I think that's why the strong association is that white teeth = clean teeth. It's for sure not always that way though!
Hi there; if the royal standard is flying, then Liz is in the building. If it’s the union flag ( N.B. Not the Union Jack) then she ain’t in. When are you returning home, or will you get another overseas posting? How close are you to your countries visited target? And BTW thanks for your content & good luck !
Actually it's a myth that the flag isn't called the Union Jack. There is a myth (look up The Flag Institute) that's it's only called the Union Jack on a ship but I'm afraid that's not only not true, it's never been true. I'll admit I used to believe this myth until I was educated by a retired Royal Navy Commodore.
Buckingham Palace flag. This is something most British people get wrong. They think that if the Union Jack/national flag is flying then the Queen is there. This is the opposite to the truth. If this flag is flying she is not there. When the Queen enters any royal building this flag is hauled down and replaced by the Royal Standard, her personal flag (there is a "hut" on the roof of B.P. where a man sits and when the signal comes through that she is approaching he replaces the flag precisely as she drives through the gates. I recommend a tour of Buckingham Palace (best to book in advance but they stop at the end of September). It's much more impressive inside than the outside bit you see. You cannot film inside but can in the garden at the back when you come out. Don't miss the Royal Mews next door where the carriages are on display, also the The Queen's Gallery where there is arotating display of treasures from the Royal collection. One other thing I would include and that's a walk through St. James' Park in front of the palace. It's beautiful (despite the current dry, brown grass - have I mentioned it doesn't always rain?) and you can hand-feed the numerous semi-tame squirrels (take a bag of peanuts in-shell) which will sit on your lap and climb up your legs to get the nuts. This sounds a bit simple-minded but it's enormous fun. You can also walk through to the other end where you can have your photo taken with the mounted cavalry guard.
Agreed, but thought worth mentioning it is true of other Royal Palaces. I'm not sure if it is true of other public buildings. I think its also true for Prince Charles, but using the Prince of Wales Standard. Also if you are into visiting Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle is also a good visit.
I have to say that when the British decide to drive onto a ferry and land in France they take it as C’est la vie when they have to drive on the other side of the road . Please accept this kindly but, Americans seem to be the only nation on You Tube that make driving on the other side of the road such an issue.🇨🇦🏴🇺🇸🏴🇾🇪🏴🇮🇲🇮🇪
Although I know nothing of Cambridgeshire and live a very long way from it on mainland Europe, I do know Ely. My paternal grandmother grew up there but left shortly after the war. I have been there looking for, and finding some of her Family a couple times and was surprised how predominately flat it is round that area. I am now 70 and presume that most of the people I met the last visit in 2014 have now passed away. I think I remember a US airforce base somewhere near there, right? So, you are with the Airforce!. At the time of me writing this, you'd be having to meet King Charlie and not Queen Lissy. Afternoon tea is and always was more a thing of the upper class folk.
Well honestly, Alaytra designed the title page and Jordan made it. However, he was still learning how to animate at the time and we were struggling getting the perspective we wanted to show while starting in the US.... so it just kind of turned out that way
Lovely people and a great video I would have loved to hear a little more about where you live, I believe its the Cotswolds? correct me if I' wrong. Its a beautiful part of England. Shame you cant stay xx
@Trevor Millar, that is exactly right! The US is freaking massive and we tend to have notions of what each state is like, even if we’ve never been there. So if someone announces they’re from New York, I know more about where they came from. But if they specify and say New York City, New York, it tells me a lot more. Growing up in NYC would be very different than growing up in the suburbs of NY Really we are just too big lol 😂
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Glad your stay has been generally positive. If I could ask a small favour, please tell the folks back home that is doesn't rain here every day! This is a myth that refuses to die and it drives us mad hearing it. Yes it does rain but not all the time. London gets less rain than New York, Miami, Paris and Rome! Admittedly, our rain is more evenly spread throughout the year. Thanks.
That’s super fair!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Just to let you know Ely is a city. It’s not so much about the size but about having a Cathedral
That's interesting in America we'll usual refer to a city being somewhat larger in size whereas if not then we'd call it a town even if it is a small city.
Having a Cathedral before being a city isn't thing anymore Colchester has become a city and they don't have a Cathedral
A Royal Charter is what is required, not a cathedral. There are cities without a cathedral, Brighton for example,and not all cathedrals are in a city, eg Southwark. Inverness had a cathedral for over 130 years before it was granted a Royal Charter in 2000 and became a city.
I've never understood why the prospect of driving on the left seems to terrify Americans. Every year thousands of Britons drive around Europe, either in their own cars or in hire cars they pick up at their destination, and thousands of Europeans drive around the UK. Apart from foreign lorries, where there can be issues with mirrors and blindspots, there is rarely a problem; people naturally adjust.
Just feels spooky to us. Like you said, people from the UK and Europe visit each other all the time, you get used to switching. To us, we exclusively drive on the right, with not prospect of switching back and forth
The Royal Standard is NEVER flown at half-mast; when Queen Victoria died, the new King (Edward VII) saw the flag at half mast, when he asked why he was told, "because the Queen is dead,sir", to which he replied, "WELL THE KING BLOODY WELL ISN'T!"
Goodness, wild
That always made me laugh in the States, everyone thought we dressed up at 4 for afternoon tea. I use to say, you watched too many TV shows. We went for afternoon tea in Florida and everyone had feather hats on. 😂
Oh my goodness, that is too much! Sounds about right for Florida though lol!
Please, Americans ,don`t refer to our Cathedral Cities as `cute little towns`!
I hear this from others from the USA and it`s insulting and demeaning.
Especially given that most of them commemorate buildings that are hundreds of years old ,not like a little thrown-up housing estate.
They are cute little towns though! Better than how most people refer to where we are from lol Something can be old and adorable! Of course, it is never our intention to cause offense, we are just trying to communicate that we like the towns.
Or comparing our beautiful places to Disney.
@@leec6707 Absolutely right! I used to think that comparing 2000 years of history with a few hundred in the USA meant that the people there were like teenagers ,especially their love of Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. but looking at the pitiful vocabulary ( Disney is cute ,Cathedrals are cute ,potbellied piglets are cute ,women with a bust size bigger than their hips are cute) they are more like toddlers ,just about tall enough to look above the table !
In answer to your question, on the very rare occasions when the Queen is at Buckingham Palace, the Royal Standard (the Sovereign's personal flag)
is flown. At all other times it is the British flag (commonly, and incorrectly, called the Union Jack)...........................................the ancient Englishman.
The UK and the US are like Chalk and Cheese. There is no comparing us. Both sides have their good and bad parts, but I find the UK to be a lot more slow paced. Americans I find need to be somewhere 10 minutes ago. They're friendly, but always have to be somewhere. In the UK (outside of Central London), it's a slightly more relaxed way of life. Yes, we may set off for work 40 minutes too early, but that gives us time to grab of coffee, maybe a bacon sandwich, and just meander in our own time to work as oppose to running Hell for Leather.
I think both of us could learn a lot from the other. The Americans need to chill out a little bit, people are late occasionally, it happens. While the Brits need to tighten up and not become sloppy.
This is a *fascinating* comment to me, because the stereotypical American is a white person from parts of the US that, viewed positively, are very laid-back and slow-paced, or, viewed more critically, have very weak work-ethics and little desire to better their conditions. In fact, most of the US is more like the Deep South or Appalachia in terms of pace of life than it is like New York City.
Remember, barely 3% of the US population lives in New York City.
@@ireneteaches8994 Most Americans see the whole UK as just being London. So the NY and London comparison is probably quite a fair one to make on both sides. But once you get out of those areas, you'll find a more normal paced life that doesn't involve giving yourself a stress induced heart attack. Another example off the top of my head is Vegas and Laughlin. They're only about an hour or so apart, but completely different atmospheres and I personally felt far more relaxed in Laughlin, while in Vegas, it's my party town, if that makes any sense.
So, on the one hand, it is wrong of Americans to think that the UK boils down to London. However, given the proportions of each national population in each city, no, I can't agree they are comparable. Most Americans don't live like New York City people. I'm sure most British people don't live like Londoners, either, but the population of London is a bigger percentage of the UK.
@@ireneteaches8994 Re-read what I said. It's simply the most comparable we have. I've seen more of America than the usual hot spots. I've seen suburbia and rural (there's a hell of a lot), but I've also seen the cities. I don't boil everything in America down to NY, like you most likely don't boil everything down to London. But most (on both sides) do.
If you are in the Airforce then you a probably in Suffolk or Cambridge a really nice area, Mildenhall or Lakenheath base's.I remember in the 70's you could on the base change your Money into Dollars and see some of the top entertainers and groups that used to entertain the troops. Even Greenham Common was open.What is it with the Food,Much of American food wouldn't pass our regulation control on food standards, It tastes different because we don't have as much Sugar and salt in it its Healther and no Chlorinated Chicken. I lived in the states for 5 years for work and some of the nastiest food I have ever tasted was served to me in USA.
Yeah, the bases are not that easy to get on to anymore. So much changed after 9/11.
Completely agree that the food in the US is sooo much worse for you, but have to disagree with you on one point. US food slaps! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
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World Dental Health Chart
Position 9/ United States - DMFT Score 1.2
Position 4/ United Kingdom - DMFT Score 0.8
This really shocks most Americans, the Brits on average have 50% less dental problems/issues than Americans
I was raised in Ely and live just outside of it in Littleport. Nice to see Ely mentioned on a forum such as this.
what do you think about living in england. in summer there is daylight at 10oclock in the evening and in winter it is dark at 4oclock in the afternoon
Absolutely love love the summer! Can’t get enough! (Well maybe a little bit less heat 😂) The winters are a bit rough though…
Good video - with regards to food, I would say that over the last 30 years, the variety of food available in UK supermarkets has really improved - as has the restaurants. Perhaps where you are in (I guess rural east Anglia), it might be more restrictive. But take my small local town, has a great Tapas restaurant, Chinese, Thai + 3 foodie pubs.
Fair! Just in comparison to the US (at least where we grew up) there are probably about 200 different restaurants to choose from. While that's super excessive, it's just what we grew up knowing. So having only 10 places or so, feels like our choices are so limited now. Definitely have gotten used to it though. Honestly, post-COVID, we are just happy to eat at our local pub at all!
In rural East Anglia we could take you some of the most awesome pub food you could imagine! It's what we do for Sunday Roast dinners!...Saves putting the oven on...or even washing up!...loll
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Oh i see 200!! But I guess no one cooks at home much in the US ? We eat out maybe twice a month (but visit cafes regularly)
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Quality always rates over quantity. Your food is crap, and that includes what gets served in restaurants. So there is that.
Just to say I live in rural East Anglia and we have easy access to some of the best places to eat anywhere in the UK. The stereotype backwardness of Norfolk and Suffolk is a complete myth.
If the Royal Standard flag is flying, the Queen is in residence, if the Union Jack is flying, the Queen is not in residence.
Boom! Nailed it, thank you!
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The royal standard fly's when the monarch is in residence
The only thing that confuses me about pronunciation is the shire thing! I have never heard the US state New Hampshire said shy-er, so what is it about UK County names?!
Good video!!
I think we got done over by The Lord of the Rings there leading to US folk thinking we always pronounce the suffix -shire as we'd pronouce The Shire.
In Uk...we eat alot of delicious chocolate...which could give us more cavities...
Driving - take it slow. Don’t get complacent. That’s when you’ll veer to the right hand side, especially on smaller roads.
Dint know how you overtake in the UK country roads if you’re driving an American spec car. We had a German car here once - don’t overtake. You can’t see what you’re doing until it’s too late. Similarly, when we lived in France we took our British truck with us. A British woman driving on the wrong side of the village in France - lots of bendy, almost single track roads in hamlets and villages - totalled her car by driving on the left hand side of the road straight into us. Our truck was severely damaged as she was going like the clappers, but everyone was fine in the end. The RAC sorted us out - evac to UK NHS for checks and truck brought back home - and we’ve been with them ever since. With hindsight, it was probably cheaper for the RAC to bring us back to the UK for free NHS tests!
Not going to lie, your story about driving at the end there took me aback a bit. You said you're here with the military, and they just said: "Off you go, get on with it I guess!" If you're coming up to three years in the UK, you'd presumably have arrived not long after after Harry Dunn was killed? Whatever the rights and wrongs of that particular case and the subsequent legal wrangling, you'd hope that at least lessons would be learned from it. To hear that your employers didn't think it was something even worth mentioning to folk in your situation (at a time when it would have been so fresh in the mind) is honestly a bit shocking. You'd think they'd at least mention the issue to people being sent overseas, even if it was just something half-hearted for the sake of appearances. I'm pretty sure I remember the US government/military promising at the time they'd make sure to improve procedures around the issue. 😬
To be honest, they might have mentioned Harry Dunn, we got here three years ago now and I can't quite remember everything they told us at in-processing. They very well could have cautioned us and we were too jetlagged and overwhelmed to have clocked it properly. However, we just looked up the news story and that is so heart-breaking. We hope that never happens again, our hearts go out to his family.
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck , the Harry Dunn accident scared the US airforce because just before it the penalty for causing death by dangerous driving went up to 10 years , the reason for this was because people were driving looking at their GPS , using a mobile phone , Maps , eating , drinking , videos , films etc etc and people had died more so if they were driving like you say a semi truck , the police said it wasn't dangerous driving but an accidental crash but the driver promised to go back to the police station but instead left the UK .
It certainly looks like you've had a nice time and made friends , so with another posting just try and come back to England if not there is always Scotland assuming they get independence or Ireland failing that Europe .
@@lawrenceglaister4364 What's s wrong with Wales.? Wonderful 😊 People.
It is not all that different for people from the UK going to a country for a short time such as a holiday where you drive on the right hand side and getting a hire car and just set off without any lessons on local driving laws or norms.
Can never understand why Americans make such a big deal about driving on the opposite side of the road British & European drivers do it all the time in USA & Britsh people drive all over Europe
Sadly, too late to meet the Queen. You can visit all the places and castles now. They were opened to pay for the fire damage to Windsor Castle and have remained open. You can even visit the Queen’s / King’s privately owned estates at Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle. They do B&B. Sandringham has recently renovated the former head gardener’s house on the estate and anyone can rent it out for £160 a night in the cheaper season. With four bedrooms, that’s not a bad deal. The Sandringham Estate is in Norfolk, about an hour’s drive away from Mildenhall. The Duchy of Cornwall, now owned by Prince William (£1 billion / $1.2 billion), rents out lots of holiday cottages in Devon and Cornwall, too. You can walk around the whole estate at Windsor. Prince Philip was the ranger (manager) for years. He was very innovative - sorted out the Windsor Castle fire repairs - and he opened a farm shop where you can buy produce from all the Royal Estates. They do a nice Xmas hamper, with, ‘from Windsor Castle’, written on the wicker baskets.
The quality of food production in the States is terrible in comparison to Europe . You probably think US food is tastier because it's full of preservatives and salt & sugar.
No they literally said they're not referring to fast-food. You brits come and eat the processed food and think that's all we have. You can shop organically too and get quality food it's just not as easy as in England. However looking at British dishes they seem very ordinary like salt and peppered meat, greens and mashed potatoes. Whereas Americans typically season their meat better and have overall more typical dishes as we're a huge melting pot of different European settlers.
@@vivaeuropa Firstly , I'm not a brit but thanks for being so presumptuous. This idea that the US is any more diverse than anywhere else is nonsense . Go to London , Paris or many other major EU cities and you'll find as much if not more diversity.
@@vivaeuropa As for the thing about the European influence , you do know about the EU don't you ? 26 countries that have free access to each other . If that isn't a melting pot , I don’t know what is. Add to the that the many African & Arab & asian communities living in a lot of EU countries & the UK and have been for generations , then you'll find as much diversity as you could wish for.
@@vivaeuropa Your food is terrible, full of preservatives - and that includes ALL of it, not just fast food - as well as hormones, antibiotics, and other crap that has long since been regulated out or at least down in the UK. It's rather hilarious reading about 'organic' food in the US - an oxymoron, if ever there was one. For info, there's plenty organic food on offer in the UK, in fact that's significantly more prominent in supermarkets here than in the US. And to top it all off, vegan and vegetarian options are also superior in terms of choice both in the supermarkers and restaurants in the UK vs. the US. And don't get me started on seasoning - salt concentration in your vile food is positively criminal, on account of being detrimental to health. Your 'traditional' dishes are NOT traditional. There's no such thing as a US cuisine, not least because you have little in the way of history, to begin with. As for 'melting pots', erm, London beats any US city easily.
Lived in the States for 31years and can honestly say their food is very unhealthy. Beef,a bit suspect!! Chickens are cleaned in bleach, bread is full of sugar, and huge unnatural tasteless tomatoes. I could continue there is so much. Salad, fruit, and pastas are ok
So wrong about food. In Nottingham where I live we have Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Chinese, Thai, Greek, Turkish, Italian, Murican and loads more. When I first speak to someone with what sounds like a North American accent I always ask where they're from. They may be Canadian or from a country where they're taught American English. I once worked with a Danish bloke and at first honestly thought he was from the States. I also have spoken to South East Asian students and some of them have North American accents too.
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I cringed when you said murican but anyways yes some south east Asians can learn an incredibly hard to detect Northern accent that even we can't detect
Thank you for setting the bad teeth thing to rest. We dont have the culture of braces and artificial whitening here to the same extent but there was a report that put our dental health above that of the US. I think it came from the WWII experience of the UK the GI's had as we did not have the NHS before 1947. Dental health was bad.
you are wright about the teeth and second world war, no toothpaste, or anything to clean your teeth, no money to even see a dentist , and the main one , lack of food led to malnutrition , this was for most including solders, when the Americans went back and people asked what the British were like ........ that was one of the things mentioned .
What you mean is that we would say dew-tee, and you would say doody. There are 'one or two' other examples, I believe.
Living in Ely, have you ever looked up the history of the place?
About "you and me", not "you and I". "I" is always the subject, never the object.
Shame your stay coincided with the pandemic, but hopefully this didn't interfere too much, sounds like you enjoyed your time here.
As natives of the UK we’ve grown up knowing how to pronounce words and place names that Americans and foreigners find strange. A good example that you may not have picked up completely is the word “shire”. It changes from the end of English counties ie In Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire etc. as you now already know. BUT, do you realise that some people (and especially politicians when they are debating in Parliament) totally change the pronunciations and refer to the collective counties outside London as the “Shires” by pronouncing this single word as “SHYER”. Example… “The SHY-er Counties do not have the same level of rush hour problems as the London Boroughs”. OR …”The Prime Minister lives in London but how often does he see what is happening in the Shires ?”(pronounced SHYers)
Hi enjoying your video’s. Is there anywhere in the UK you want to visit before you head back to the US?
We have been to Florida and New York but my dream is to go to a lovely place in America where normal people live in a quiet town like where we do in England. We live in the countryside in England in a beautiful place called Somerset. I would love to see the equivalent in America
I'm born and breed in London and on many occasions during my many visits to Manchester (uk) I've been asked the same question, have you met the Queen 👸? I've often replied, I was having afternoon tea with Her Majesty just the other day.😂😂
Bred not breed.
Eh? I live up north (Yorkshire) & would never dream of asking such a daft question. Are they much dafter in Manchester? 🤔😆
One of my favourite stories about the Queen 👑. She was having a walk with a member of her security staff, they across some tourists, on the Balmoral Estate. The lady came up to her, and asked, "Have you met the Queen," she answered. " Ask him", pointing to her security guard, "He Has."
hey Richard , did they also ask if your surname is Head?
Yank food is full of sugar.
AND is delicious
You have New Hampshire in the US so how can you not find Shire easy to pronounce as "sher"
They probably miss all the additives in American food, most of which are banned in European countries!
Brits often call your top knot hairstyle a ‘Croydon facelift’. What do they call it in Nebraska ?
A messy bun?
Genuine question: please don't be offended, but why do so many Americans (you included) say the word "like" so many times in a sentence? Do you even realise you're doing it?
In my day we said um or err. Now they say like.
Yeah, it's just an idiom. I feel like we do it more on camera than we do in real life. Despite the fact we do this all of the time, there is some level of nerves that arise when you start filming and your words get muddled.
Your heart is always where you were born - however well you speak the language (whether English or a foreign language).
There is however one major consideration which puts down a deep, deep, anchor in the place you've moved to - family.
In your case, I assume your families are back home, so that's certainly going to be an issue for you.
But where ONE partner is from the locality, the other partner who has moved there, is going to put down roots like a tree trunk.!!!
(Apart from personal experience, all this is widely known anyway).
They really have accents.
We have accents? American or how do you mean?
I would label you North American from your accent.
There are certain obvious American accents that are easy to place such as texan, new York, and maybe californian. And the south have a particular patter in their speech. But most Americans seem to have a similar sound to me. Upset a few Canadians asking where about in the States are they from.
Although I'm sure you would be able to tell the difference.
Were you living in Lakenheath or Mildenhall? I was an AF Brat in 73-75 living at RAF Lakenheath. I went to kindergarten and 1st grade there.
There’s definitely a difference between having healthy teeth and having super-white, luminous, perfectly straight teeth 😂. Us Brits (in the main) have healthy teeth just not with the ‘perfect look’.
Have you adjusted to British humour?
I actually grew up loving Simon Pegg, the Monty Python crew, Eddie Izzard, etc. British “dry” humor is my absolute favorite! -Alaytra
There is a UA-cam channel called Lindybeige he has a video called 'Drive on the left you' it explains a lot
Okay, thanks
As soon as you said "You and I" (You and ME is correct English) , I just had to say that my most hatred of the USA is the Cables Hanging across the Streets and dangling from house to house and Sparking in the rain . Poverty ?
Naw, pretty sure we were right. And the cables don't spark in the rain?? That's not a thing!
'You & i' is actually correct lol. 🇬🇧
@@Paul-hl8yg Only when it is followed by a Verb , otherwise it is a Solecism , (I bet you don't know what that means either.).
@@robertcroft8241 Put away your arrogance Robert, you're nothing special! I've found this is a class thing. 'You & i' being predominantly used by the upper class of our society & 'You & me' often used by lower class. But you are correct in how it is said in a sentence.
@@robertcroft8241 I should think that your reply could be identified as a solecism being a breach of good manners.
Accents - New York, New Jersey, Boston, Texan, Nth/Sth Carolina, New Orleans
No Americans don't have accents !!
You should try to see Changing of the Guard at either Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle before you leave.
When I first went to the States in 95 my mate and I hired a car. Driving in LA was a fiery baptism! Driving in the UK is a piece of piss compared to that. We also drove through a snow storm in Colorado! You soon adapt. Btw do Americans like being referred to as Septics? Just curious!
Yeah, you picked some hectic locations to test your driving skills at!
We've never heard the term "Septics." However it reminds us of septic tanks which would not be a nice thing to call someone, so if it has anything to do with that, I wouldn't call someone that. We do get called "Yanks" a lot and we don't particularly care for that either. Oh well, guess people will say what they will
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Maybe "sceptic"?..........
When you move back the the US please do a culture shock video that is of course if you do have any
My sister in law lives in Florida but she's originally from the uk
Hey guys. First time viewer here. I saw a world dental report which had the UK at 6th for cavaties and the US at 11th. The US straightens teeth more though.
There are so many stereotypes I think when US people (I've worked with US guys for years) think of the UK. Drinking lots of tea I think is fair but many others aren't.
Completely agree! Lots of stereotypes have been shattered for us since moving here. The rain was a big one. It does rain quite a bit in England, but not NEAR as much as movies and tv made it appears!
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Outside the US, teeth that are 'tooth coloured' as opposed to unnaturally white are seen as fully healthy, and indeed we often look at whitened teeth as weird and unpleasant (they look better on TV than in real life).
In the states they assosiate healthy teeth with being shiny white which is where the problems arise with stereotypes, as some slightly stained teeth can be much healthier than some celeb looking teeth
Fair, but typically people who have straight white teeth pay lots of attention to their oral hygiene. I think that's why the strong association is that white teeth = clean teeth. It's for sure not always that way though!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Paying to have your teeth whitened DOES NOT make for good oral hygiene.
Do you drive stick shift or do you have automatic. Many Americans seem a bit opprehensive when they have to drive Stick.
Hi there; if the royal standard is flying, then Liz is in the building. If it’s the union flag ( N.B. Not the Union Jack) then she ain’t in.
When are you returning home, or will you get another overseas posting?
How close are you to your countries visited target?
And BTW thanks for your content & good luck !
Actually it's a myth that the flag isn't called the Union Jack. There is a myth (look up The Flag Institute) that's it's only called the Union Jack on a ship but I'm afraid that's not only not true, it's never been true. I'll admit I used to believe this myth until I was educated by a retired Royal Navy Commodore.
Buckingham Palace flag. This is something most British people get wrong. They think that if the Union Jack/national flag is flying then the Queen is there. This is the opposite to the truth. If this flag is flying she is not there. When the Queen enters any royal building this flag is hauled down and replaced by the Royal Standard, her personal flag (there is a "hut" on the roof of B.P. where a man sits and when the signal comes through that she is approaching he replaces the flag precisely as she drives through the gates. I recommend a tour of Buckingham Palace (best to book in advance but they stop at the end of September). It's much more impressive inside than the outside bit you see. You cannot film inside but can in the garden at the back when you come out. Don't miss the Royal Mews next door where the carriages are on display, also the The Queen's Gallery where there is arotating display of treasures from the Royal collection. One other thing I would include and that's a walk through St. James' Park in front of the palace. It's beautiful (despite the current dry, brown grass - have I mentioned it doesn't always rain?) and you can hand-feed the numerous semi-tame squirrels (take a bag of peanuts in-shell) which will sit on your lap and climb up your legs to get the nuts. This sounds a bit simple-minded but it's enormous fun. You can also walk through to the other end where you can have your photo taken with the mounted cavalry guard.
Agreed, but thought worth mentioning it is true of other Royal Palaces. I'm not sure if it is true of other public buildings.
I think its also true for Prince Charles, but using the Prince of Wales Standard.
Also if you are into visiting Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle is also a good visit.
I have to say that when the British decide to drive onto a ferry and land in France they take it as C’est la vie when they have to drive on the other side of the road . Please accept this kindly but, Americans seem to be the only nation on You Tube that make driving on the other side of the road such an issue.🇨🇦🏴🇺🇸🏴🇾🇪🏴🇮🇲🇮🇪
Although I know nothing of Cambridgeshire and live a very long way from it on mainland Europe, I do know Ely. My paternal grandmother grew up there but left shortly after the war. I have been there looking for, and finding some of her Family a couple times and was surprised how predominately flat it is round that area. I am now 70 and presume that most of the people I met the last visit in 2014 have now passed away. I think I remember a US airforce base somewhere near there, right? So, you are with the Airforce!.
At the time of me writing this, you'd be having to meet King Charlie and not Queen Lissy. Afternoon tea is and always was more a thing of the upper class folk.
It might be the perspective but the gent looks like his legs are thick and insanely long!! Love this vidya
Hi Folks: Why does your Title Page start in South Africa, not USA?
Well honestly, Alaytra designed the title page and Jordan made it. However, he was still learning how to animate at the time and we were struggling getting the perspective we wanted to show while starting in the US.... so it just kind of turned out that way
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Thanks
Lovely people and a great video I would have loved to hear a little more about where you live, I believe its the Cotswolds? correct me if I' wrong. Its a beautiful part of England. Shame you cant stay xx
as a man from Liverpool l have a accent known as scouse we talk a little fast so some people miss what l am saying and l am from the UK
Why do Americans always tell you what State they come from as well as the town ? In the UK we just say the town.
Because there 's more than one town with the same name in the US, for example there's a town called Springfield in EVERY state in the US!
@@trevormillar1576 good knowledge buddy
Please don't exclude Yorkshire in your comment! :)
Probably because our whole country would fit into some of the USA States.
@Trevor Millar, that is exactly right! The US is freaking massive and we tend to have notions of what each state is like, even if we’ve never been there. So if someone announces they’re from New York, I know more about where they came from. But if they specify and say New York City, New York, it tells me a lot more. Growing up in NYC would be very different than growing up in the suburbs of NY
Really we are just too big lol 😂
Lovely video. Well done