I was at a bus stop and there were six other people under the shelter. When the bus arrived we all got on the bus in time arrived order. Not a word was said,it was all done automatically. Love it.
I was born in Europe but we emigrated to Canada when I was a kid. Spent junior high to university in Toronto. Came to the UK after uni for a two year adventure.. 22 years later I'm still here! It's not even an identity crisis - your sense of belonging just becomes more fluid. Thanks for sharing with us.
"One of us, one of us!" You have definitely assimilated and the UK has been a better place for the last 9 years thanks to your being here Alana. Thank you. 🤗
On queuing- I’m American- I went to London once and was in line at a bank, and the first thing I noticed was that the cashiers wouldn’t say anything when they were ready for another customer - they just expected the next one to step forward. In the U.S. they tend to call out, “I can help who’s next.” And I noticed in London that if someone didn’t notice it was their turn, the person behind them would tap them on the shoulder and point it out. I saw that a couple of times and was so busy thinking about it that I didn’t notice it was my turn and someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was done the same way each time as if you’re taught it in school.
Re: your accent. My wife is French and as been in this country for nearly 40 years and you can still tell she is French when she speaks. When we visit France and go into whatever shop they always, without fail, say her French is very good. When she tells them that she was born in France they find it a little hard to believe. I've had a giggle about that more a few times.
All true Brits have a default accent (cadence if you like) that depends on where you were raised. We tend to adapt to the local accent when we move around, generally getting more RP (BBC news) outside of our birth territory, because that's a generally understood speech. But when we go 'back home' we go back to the street patois we learned as kids, which can sometimes be completely unintelligible to outsiders. So what you're experiencing is perfectly normal - and very British.
Congratulations on passing your nine year mile stone Alana! I was so sad when I heard some people had said horrible things to you in the past so I want you to know that far MORE people think NICE things about you - we just don’t go around shouting these nice things to people we hardly know But because of the above I’d like you to know now I LOVE you being here Canadas loss is our gain You help enrich our country and I hope you NEVER leave So there (!) Mwah x ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I have only just found your channel and it is brilliant! I was moved from Canada to southern England in 1973 when 7 years old. I lost my accent really quickly because little British kids can be cruel. The only book I had from my school in lillooet BC (given to me when I left) had a poem called ‘Danny the Dumptruck’ which I had to read out loud in class! Didn’t go well but I’m still here all those years later . . .
What's wrong with calling your mother Mom!?!? Here in the Midlands we say Mom... The word Mom was taken to the States by early settlers. I've always found it odd that some people say Mum or Mummy. To me a mummy is a bandaged wrapped long dead person.😂
Awesome on the 9 years Alanna, that went fast! Doesn't really matter at the end of day where you live in the World, it's where you happy that counts, and even through the ups and downs you've fought to stay here and the UK is better for having you in it. Keep smiling and laughing, you one of us now.
I didn't realize how sweet our bread was in the US until I visited the UK. Now I can't go back haha. It's a struggle finding bread without sugar too. I hate it here!!
Make your own, it’s easy. If time is problem, get a breadmaker, that’s even easier, and as they have timers, you can have a fresh loaf made every morning if you want. Flour, water, salt and yeast. Artisan bakeries aside, It will be better than just about any shop bought bread you can buy.
@@markparker5585 Beat me to it, precisely what I was going to say. Bought a Panasonic bread maker cos was recommended by Which at the time and it’s still going strong. Way better bread than the mass produced stuff, and naturally no sugar (though being Japanese the recipe book it came with all have sugar in them, they are worse than the North Americans!)
Firstly, congratulations on nine years! If you find yourself needing a dog fix, shelters are often pleased to have volunteer walkers, so that the dogs get some stimulation and exercise. Alternately an older person might appreciate their dog getting a walk now and again if they are no longer able to walk so far. - another option might be to go and introduce yourself to the local McMillan's group? They are an astounding charity in the scope of what they offer. You might find that they have a client who due to chemo or other treatments has a a day or two on a fairly regular basis, when they are not up to walking their dogs. It needn’t be a huge commitment, treatments may only require a few months and only a few days a month, and they will have their schedule well ahead of time.
The Cinnamon Trust is a charity that was set up for this purpose. Matching volunteer dog walkers with elderly or ill owners. Definitely worth looking up for anyone interested.
@@loulouash really? that's awesome, its been a longtime since I was in the UK, but I know that people who having a hard time often feel terrible guilt for "letting down" their pets over walks, thank you!
As a Canadian too, who lived in the uk for 17+ years and thank god .. THANK GOD 🙏 left the uk and returned home, I will tell you something from a completely different Canadian perspective to Allana's one. Canadians never perceive themselves as the british's cousins because of that Commonwealth dark business. These are the brits always saying in support of their propaganda they are still colonial super power we, Canadians are their cousins. Maybe we are for them, they are never for us. Only certain US States (Massachusetts, New York, Maine) whose economies are tightly depended on Canadian resources they buy from Canada say we are their little cousins and we do NOT mind.
I have friends in Kent with eight dogs, three of which are blind, as is my old lad. They're happy for their dogs being fussed, as am I. However, it is always appreciated if people ask first, as some dogs can be nervous or reactive. My dog Rufus is happy to be stroked threadbare.
@@davebicker8618 mostly that dogs like more space and better climate available to them in Canada as opposed to England. So happier dogs won't bite strangers. That's how I'd weigh that up
During the winter months, when I go out wearing my big heavy coat with large voluminous pockets, I always carry a bag of dog treats to offer the dogs, (via their owners of course,) that I meet on my walks. During the warmer times of the year when I just wear a jacket or even go out in my shirt sleeves, I find myself apologising to the dog-owners, for not having any treats on my person, (and I get disapproving looks from most of the dogs, who I swear remember me!)
As far as we are concerned here in Yorkshire your a English and love you.... You need to keep your accent , that's who you are and why we LOVE you for it
Well done girl, you got it bang on. I I moved from London to Melbourne 20 ish years ago, determined to hang on to the English in me, but the Aussie language wangles it's way in. The accent stays but fluctuates, my neighbour is a Brit(Yorkshire) been here 50 years and we both slip back in to a more "English" accent when we are nattering, if an Aussie joins in we slip to our AUS accent, but still English to each other - it's bloody weird.
I'm a Lancastrian living in SW England for >40yrs and no longer have much of an accent. But put me next to another northerner and within minutes I've got t'cloth cap, ferret n t'whippet. It's both embarrassing and hilarious. I can also drop into perfect scouse as my mother was from that part of Lancashire. I guess it's like speaking a second language, as my grandpa spoke Welsh but you never heard him speak unless he was in Wales, then he just became a local within the first few words.
Oh Alana - I'm a Brit and I simply love your videos - you are one of the most natural and engaging presenters on UA-cam x (kiss because that's what us Brits do!)
Congratulations on putting up with us for nearly a decade. Don't even bother about your accent. We understand you easier than we would a Glaswegian. (Sorry Glasgow). As long as you feel we are treating you ok, we're happy. Even in Kent, people are likely to be fine with you stroking their dog, if you ask first. 😊
Re ingredients: I’m a Brit in Australia and it’s the same here. So many ingredients on the list of basic foods here compared to the uk version. My daughters hot chocolate here in aus is loaded with stuff in the uk just 3 ingredients and it mixed better and didn’t look white like this like does. It’s the EU regs I wish they were worldwide
And on leaving the EU the UK are going to go the same way. That was a big part of why so many business men wanted brexit. So they could treat employees worse and remove regulations as much as they can. It won’t happen right away, but it’ll happen eventually.
While English born, I grew up in Canada, and I've always used fussy, and cheeky here. Maybe it was having British parents, I don't know, but those are words that I use regularly, and I also hear around me. Cheeky is like naughty, only a person, so we would not have a cheeky pint, but a cheeky person might. I cannot imitate an English accent at all, but when I went back there, I found my voice changing within a week and by the end of two weeks, I was halfway there!
They're normal words in Ontario, and I suspect everywhere in Canada. Certainly east coast Canadian English is very close to Britain in terms of vocab too.
Your accent is still quite distinctive. I noticed that an American UA-camr by the name of Evan Edinger, has sort of got a transatlantic accent, after living in London since 2012.
Fussy is the same as 'picky' or particular'. Cheeky is the same as mischievous because you shouldn't really be doing it, but it won't harm anyone or anything
@@wessexdruid7598 Chutzpah is Yiddish rather than North American and is better translated as bold or ballsy. It definitely wouldn't work in the context of a cheeky pint.
I’ve always heard and used fussy in NA, picky is also used. Cheeky as used in the UK is unique. I first ran across it 15 years or more as part of “cheeky Nandos’. When I asked about what cheeky meant, it was explained as ‘sort of fun or unusual”. For many saying “do you want to go for a cheeky Nandos”, Nandos was a somewhat regular thing for them.
@Alanna 🎉🥳Happy 🎈🍾 Anniversary‼️We are humbly honoured to have you. I saw your video today where you back in Canada during covid and I could tell you were really homesick for Blighty, even though you were trying to be upbeat. I could tell you were deeply sad, so it's great to see you're buzzin' ‼️Have you seen the meme pic of Brits queuing serpentine style for a music concert WITHOUT any barriers or guidance to do so. It was organised perfection and the poster titled the overhead pic "I've never been so proud to be British!!" It was hundreds of people doing precisely what needed doing in a calm, respectful manner‼️ As for our food the FSA govern what fats, sugars, portion sizes etc are allowed on our shelves. Many fizzy drink companies had to cut out fake ass colourants, reduce the sugar and use actual fruit or natural source of colouring.... If not, it's simple their products aren't allowed to be distributed in the country‼️ God bless ya mate, you're much loved here🎈🎉🍾😊❤🇬🇧
Ingredients lists in the UK (and EU) have to include everything no matter how small - generally UK companies just use less ingredients The exceptions are the "highly processed" foods .. that people complain about
Lovely video. Would love to see a 9 year series, highlights over the years, fulfilled ambitions, 9 favourite pubs etc. Nothing negative just a selection of double-positive vibes. Best 9 British dishes for example.
re the Canadian cheese: there was a period when sodium (as in sodium chloride/ table salt) was considered particularly unhealthy so calcium chloride was substituted to help with the savoury tang; annatto is a natural colouring, not surprising in a market where people may prefer cheese to be more orange/yellow than pale white.
Yes your voice has changed, just compare it to your earlier videos! Thank you for your videos, it is very interesting to see some aspects of 'Britishness' reflected back (I'm Scots, but lived in London for several yesrs and my Mum always use to comment that I sounded 'so English' yet in London I was 'so Scottish'??!). Another lovely video, All the Very Best!
Hi, The dog thing, I think it depends on how busy the dog's human is. I agree you can't really just ask, but looking directly at the human then allow your eyes to move down to the dog, then back up to their human (pleading looks help) they will normally say something. it also depends how often you walk past them. Crossing the road into their path also helps. Am I weird? probably. Great video. and X 😊😊
Alanna we are happy to have you here. Great to see how British you have become. All we need now is gor you to be granted the right to unlimited stay. We don't want to lose you.
I once had an American colleague. I said “ooh cheeky” in a jokey way to her and she had no idea what I meant. I tried to explain what “cheeky” meant but it’s so difficult - it can be fun “ooh cheeky” or “cheeky Nando’s” or quite aggressive “don’t be so bloody cheeky”. I hadn’t realised it wasn’t a word they use much in NA
@@myrdaal Quite right. I've lived and travelled over most of England, but rarely in the South East, and I've never heard anyone use "cheeky" in that way in my 70 years. I only ever hear it used as a pejorative term for badly-behaved kids or queue-jumpers.
The only time we don't queue is at the pub. Saying that I've seen it happen once and up north, it was in the Lake District, at the pub at the end of the road by Wast Water. I commented on it as we queued and people around me agreed that it was strange. We continued to queue.
There is a queue but it isn’t visible, we all know who is in front of who, as does the barman as well (been there done that, you just register without thinking which customer came when).
The pub queue is controlled by the bar staff. Buying the staff a drink in your first round generally gives you a preferential pass for the next visit to the bar as does being a local and regular.
so I have had a similar, but opposite experience, I am an anglophone South African that moved to Canada 16 years ago.. now I say gas, instead of petrol, garbage instead of rubbish, line up instead of queue, I pronounce water as 'wauter' and four as foor. The first few months after I got here my head hurt at the end of every day - but now when I go back to visit family (notice that I don't say 'go home' because home is here, in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia), I find the South African accent weird, although I know that I still speak with a very strong South African accent. BTW you still sound very southern Ontarian. Love your Channel
Hey Adventures & Naps, You asked for comments suggesting food and drink to try. Here are my responses to your video about drinking OXO and what not. Voila: Here are some more ideas for the choose up to this video: To a 7 fl oz. (220ml) mug of hot Bovril: We add Curry Powder, wrap in muslin or is3 a curry tea bag if you don't want sandy bits at the bottom if the mug. We add Tabasco We add chilli powder Or a dried chilli Or Worcestershire sauce Or Celery Salt Apparently Bovril dissolved in a mug of hot tomato juice is good but I've not tried it yet. I _do_ drink Virgin Marys though. In a 33 cl glass measure: ½ or ¾ of a tsp of Celery Salt ½ tsp of Tabasco or equivalent shop brand chilli vinaigrette (I use Dunn's River Jamaican Hot Sauce, it has much more depth of flavour than Tabasco) ¼ tsp of Worcestershire Sauce, Mix those 3 well by swishing the glass in circles. Fill glass with well chilled tomato juice straight from the fridge Stir well Optionally, dress with a few finely sliced sticks of celery Drink.
The labelling requirements are different. In the US, before 1985, the labels only had the major ingredients and looked more like the current UK labelling. Calcium chloride is a type of salt and is usually the type of salt spread on ice, outdoors, to help it melt at a lower temperature. Cheddar cheese, like most cheese, requires salt and aged cheddar uses salt to control the aging process. Sugar is added to bread to extend its shelf life, otherwise, it gets old very quickly.
I’m glad even if you changed you kept your Canadian way of saying “aboot”, I love it! As a Latina living in Canada for 8 years I have similar feelings but in the opposite way, I felt people here were so much less friendly and closed (not to be mixed with being polite, as they are), I’m now planning on moving to the UK and your videos are very helpful. My favourite point was about petting dogs, I imaged you petting a stranger’s dog and the dog would be like “ excuse me maam, I am English, I don’t do those things” 😅
Don't try to change anything, just be yourself, you will evolve in your own way and time. I lived in Australia and my accent never changed, and it doesn't matter either way. Your Canadian accent is lovely, and you are unique, as are we all. I hope you get your dual nationality soon, bcos you are definitely one of us now, as well as Canadian 🙋♀️🇬🇧🇨🇦🤪
Two other most British words are Adventures and Naps, over the last 9 years they have taken on a totally new meaning and we are now most grateful for that happening. I hope your mum has a great stay Alanna ☺
The lists of ingredients on food are much shorter here down to: A- E numbers must be declared on the front of packaging claiming hyperactivity, B- many chemicals legal in USA are banned in uk, C- brits will not stand for certain things (E.g. chlorinated meat) so the standards are higher so there is no need to ass things to cover up other things, D- some things we’re just never added to food to start with here & lastly we use more natural ingredients like can surge rather than high fructose corn syrup.
Whenever we stay at our daughter’s flat in London, people are just all over our dog! We find it sweet. Especially when we’re in the pub having a crafty pint!😇
We love having you here, Alana - hope you'll stay a lot longer. The problem with food ingredients is North America is a big one. Most US foodstuffs contain many unnecessary ingredients and some of them are harmful and have been banned in Europe. The 'added sugar' issue is one of the reasons for the high obesity and diabetes rates there.
I moved just 100 miles South from Yorkshire to the Midlands almost twenty years ago, and notice significant cultural differences over even only that short distance. It's more normal where I grow up to greet strangers when passing, and to enter into conversations with those you encounter - my wife tells me I should do it less now we live here! While my accent has softened day to day it definitely adjusts back very quickly if I visit home - important to fit in and not to be confused with a Southerner. I'd certainly recommend visiting a few other places around the UK and getting a feel for how they each differ - if you were going to settle here longer term it would be shame to pick one of the worst bits of the country!
Good take on changes. I did a similar thing with 7 years in the US and the food points stand out boy did I miss cheese quality and couldn't eat supermarket bread in US quickly swapped to artisan bakeries, paid an arm and a leg but it was edible and had no or very little sugar. My accent didn't change a lot but the idioms I used I had to swap each time I crossed the pond. One point I found in parts of the US is that people didn't like friendly disagreements, thought now we are getting more like US. Finally really miss the big open spaces now I am back in UK.
I work in a supermarket and it amuses me that there will be a queue for self service checkout, and the maned tills have no one at them, sometimes I have to shout at the people queuing for self service and they usually say I didn’t even notice you I just joined the queue
Fussy and cheeky are very good words in Canadian English! Of course, there are alternatives. For fussy you could say picky or difficult. Cheeky might be sassy? But cheeky is used all the time too.
We live in the south, UK (Brighton) and making a fuss or stroking someone's dog is absolutely fine, however check with the owner if its ok as the dog might be aggressive.
I've noticed that American dogs always seem fussy and friendly and more loving. And I've noticed a lot of English dogs are suspicious of strangers and less friendly. Because dogs absorb the traits of the owners
Always get the dogs permission as well. Let them smell your hand first. They will let you know if a stroke is welcomed. They will do one of three things. Either back off a bit, in which case you do the same, push their head into your hand or just sit there looking at you as if to say "go on then" The latter two are them giving permission.
You are talking absolute bollocks, as is Alana. You are trying slag off friendless in the UK and you have apparently done a detailed study on the differences between UK and North American dogs. It is stupid to automatically go up to pet a dog anyway as you do not know their temperament. Another reason there 12 million dogs in the UK and so I bet there are more in the UK per person than North America so it is more unusual to come across one. My local on Friday has nearly as many dogs as people, I bet that would never be the case in in any North American bar.
Congratulations, you have the English influence now. I also use English frases and slang... and I'm a Dane. The Uk and Denmark do have many similarities, like the queuing culture. But we do say it out loud if someone cuts in front. Of course in a friendly way, because that person is often lost, confused or a foreigner.
Very charming. Interesting how a person accommodates their new environment and fits in. Hopefully, you can have indefinite leave to remain. Then you can enjoy both places with equal comfort indefinitely.
one of my favourite coffee shops/boutiques the girls who work there are ALWAYS on "Dog Watch" - the moment any of them catches any kind of dog being walked, carried or push-chaired out in the street, and they are all staring out of the window muttering longing sighs 😂
My old Tilly hat which is made in Canada says that it is made with "persnickityness" which means fussy! There is a new phenomenon beginning to take shape in stores like Aldi and Lidl I've noticed. That is when a person carrying a couple of items only is invited by people in the queue to cut to the front! Most others are OK with it but some still manage a tsst! I wonder which way it will go in time? . . . . . er x!
You’re fine just as you are Alanna. My very first video of yours was the one about the snow. I think it was about the beast from the East. Yes I agree your voice has changed a little. You seem so much more confident now and have blossomed over the years. Feels like I watched your previous video only about a year ago but it was around the time you put out that video. I came across your channel accidentally and have enjoyed watching your videos ever since. I hope you enjoy making these videos as much as we enjoy watching them😊 Ps when is the next taste test( I need to know what to put on my shopping list 😉)
Maybe dogs in Kent are shy?! They are definitely eager to greet strangers in my corner of Hampshire. It’s polite to check in with the owner before petting though, as they might be in training or have behavioural issues (the pup, not the owner 😅) Also I always say hi back to dogs who say hi to me, even if I don’t get the chance to pet them.
As others have said, you can often pet a dog if you get the owner to stop. The just say "Can I talk to your dog?", and usually they (owner and dog) really appreciate it. Queuing? When I was growing up people formed an orderly queue at a bus stop, but these days - here in London at least - they just assemble in the general area, then when the bus comes it's every man for himself! On the cadence matter, a lot of non-British but native English speakers end their sentences on a rising cadence, as though asking a question. I notice this particularly with Australians. Here we normally end a sentence on a falling cadence, unless we are in fact asking a question.
Hiya Alanna Hope you're well. My eldest moved to Canada in mid September 2019, first staying with a friend in Banff, Alberta, but now she has a little house in Kimberley, BC, and has a rescued dog (Milo)... Now, having one to Canada "for two or three years..." She has become a Resident of Canada!! She cannot vote but otherwise is "Canadian" !! Have I swapped her for you here in Kent?! Fair enough... 🤔✔️👍😊🏴💕🇬🇧🤭🖖 We stroke dogs here if we ask first if it's okay. We don't "pet" then because petting means "something else"!! Exactly?!! Welcome Alanna, to your next nine years too hopefully... It's great to have you here. I enjoy your cider adventures and wordplays...not "cut the queue"... You either "cut the line" or you 'jump the queue'😊!! Regarding dog control... We have dogs on leads, too, by the way, not on the leash!! We have less sugar, and fewer chemical ingredients in our foods. The sugar in bread is only to feed the yeast* prior to making the dough, which* is what usually makes it rise. Annatto in cheese is a natural colourant for example, to add the ' red' to Red Leicester. I used to add an 'x' to a friend, but there 'x's to my children, though nowadays, I just use emojis! Your accent just sounds Canadian to me! I expect my daughter (in Canada probably sounds "sort of Canadian" now!! I think you seem to (from your own description) have become very British in certain ways. Welcome. "x" 👍😊🏴💕🇬🇧🤭🖖
Iv started up talks with people at/on the bus in hertfordshire & Somerset. Iv also started up talks with strangers in queues at conventions. People at conventions are often really friendly people. Not everywhere in uk is standoffish.
I've noticed that you sound more 'Canadian' when you make videos from Ontario, than in the majority of your videos. The change seems to be almost immediate when you go to Canada but persists for one or two videos after your return. Anyway, thanks for a fun video - cheers!
NOW! Alana, before we immigrated into Canada we were told the weather is the # 1 topic of conversation which it is, and with good reason, England's got nothing on Canadian weather and after 30 years of living here in the Okanagan, I love it as much as the first day I arrived. Top of the list of things not to do in Canada is JUMP THE QUEUE, its so forbidden here I've never had it happen in all these years..
Us Brits have rules about listing ALL of the ingredients used to make something and that list has to be accurate. I feel as though the north Americans use big/technical labels to make their product sound as though it's good for you when it not. Also see the traffic labelling on British products to tell you how much salt, sugar etc etc is in a product.
Happy 9 years! I always equate fussy with picky or particular (fussy eater = picky eater). Cheeky maybe naughty or silly (but in a fun way, like having a cheeky pint or she was being a bit cheeky)
Thanks for sharing. I’m from uk and live in Canada. Word choice, I can only take a guess to what the Canadian equivalent would be: Fussy = picky or maybe fastidious Cheeky = amusing: cheeky pint - casual/fun. Others may have better ideas about this. It was fun.
@@IanScutt Thanks Ian. It's, nearly,6am on the edge of South East London and Kent,I ,also,feel that I have the best of both worlds at 70 years old but no snow Down South yet:) Good Luck.
You may not be "officially" British, but to us, you most definitely are an honorary Brit. Welcome to the asylum 😉😂 great content btw, really brightens my day watching you experience things we take for granted every day with the wonder and joy you do. Keep it up, there's a bright future ahead for you. ❤️ From LDN
It's been so lovely to follow your journey in our country, so thank you. You may never be a 'real' Brit, though you can be an honorary one. Long may it continue. Shine on.......x😃
Hello once again, how are you? I have followed you for a long time. I enjoy most of your output. Here's a little story. I have moved around England and I am English. I was born near Reading the town not Reading the verb! I moved to Bristol. I had a London type accent. When I was in Bristol I married a local woman and started imitating her accent or taking the Mickey. I ended up sounding more Bristol week by week. In fact people thought I was local. I now live in Derbyshire. They say some things very differently here. Also saying hello to strangers is normal and small talk is big here. Also Derbyshire has a dialect. So rolls as in bread become cobs here. A few other things too. I still get asked if I am from London. Yet some do think of me from the west country. My youngest son now lives up here too. I have 3 Derbyshire grandchildren. Everyone up here gets called duck! Do not call a man Duck down south! These variations in England change every 5 miles. I understand your language problems but as you say in time it comes. You still hold on to a long a in and though. Also having known some Canadians in the past you do spell some of your words the English way. Is that true? That of course is another barrier. I can't say I have noticed a change in you. Your voice is still the same. The reason I watch you is because you are likable. I imagine you have become very English. I would like you to travel further up north though just to see the difference. I am from the south but as I said before now in the East Midlands. A different place in many ways but you can't jump the queue here either. Many things remain the same. So I hope to see more of you. I think when you master our sarcasm you have made it. Best of luck. No kisses because I don't know you in person. To friends maybe one to your family maybe three. Either way carry on.
Alanna love, with dogs just say to the owner 'is it ok if i say hello?' and even in Kent (i lived in Westerham, next town from you, although I'm a Northerner) you'll 99% of the time get a positive response. I also had a Canadian partner for 6 years, I absolutely love you lot. I recognise so much in your observations. X 😅
@@bonvoyage5377 Alanna's company is called Edenbridge, which is close to Westerham. But I don't think she lives in Edenbridge (correct me if I'm wrong, Alanna...)
In an old workplace, if you left a post-it on someone's desk you'd write your name & extension number like this: "John Smith x4273". Once, I left too big a space between the x and the number on the storeman's desk and he thought it was a little kiss. My toes still curl with embarrassment. It was 20 years ago.
@@quercus8833 The same was said about you too. j/k 😁 It's not really unhygenic, at least no more than touching any surface outside your house, yet you'll do that without thinking about it.
Always ask for permission though! Not all dogs like strangers petting them (I know at least two dogs if petted unexpectedly would result in lost fingers).
@@darrenhemingway7121 yes, definitely ask permission first, also some dogs will be spooked if you put your hand over their head, it’s much better to move your hand towards them from the side and let them sniff it before making contact.
For me, "fussy"= "fussy" (this might be Texas, or maybe just me). I agree, though, about "cheeky"; I don't think we have anything really equivalent. Years ago we used to use the comment "fresh!", which came very close, but I haven't heard anyone say that for ages.
I was at a bus stop and there were six other people under the shelter.
When the bus arrived we all got on the bus in time arrived order.
Not a word was said,it was all done automatically.
Love it.
Come on Alanna - just accept it - you're no longer a foreigner - you've become English - and it's lovely!
one of us! haha! congrats chuck! keep up the great content please. big love to all people :)
She is obsessed with cheese, and is a Post Box spotter... if that isn't British, I don't know what is
@@oopsdidItypethatoutloudI was going to mention British rather than English :)
Needs to become a British Citizen. No more visa anxiety.
@deadandburied7626
It sounds like she's finally on her way to getting it.
I was born in Europe but we emigrated to Canada when I was a kid. Spent junior high to university in Toronto. Came to the UK after uni for a two year adventure.. 22 years later I'm still here! It's not even an identity crisis - your sense of belonging just becomes more fluid.
Thanks for sharing with us.
"One of us, one of us!" You have definitely assimilated and the UK has been a better place for the last 9 years thanks to your being here Alana. Thank you. 🤗
On queuing- I’m American- I went to London once and was in line at a bank, and the first thing I noticed was that the cashiers wouldn’t say anything when they were ready for another customer - they just expected the next one to step forward. In the U.S. they tend to call out, “I can help who’s next.” And I noticed in London that if someone didn’t notice it was their turn, the person behind them would tap them on the shoulder and point it out. I saw that a couple of times and was so busy thinking about it that I didn’t notice it was my turn and someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was done the same way each time as if you’re taught it in school.
Er, we ARE taught it in school, we just don't have formal lessons for it. 🤣
Re: your accent. My wife is French and as been in this country for nearly 40 years and you can still tell she is French when she speaks. When we visit France and go into whatever shop they always, without fail, say her French is very good. When she tells them that she was born in France they find it a little hard to believe. I've had a giggle about that more a few times.
You read my mind as a northerner, every dog gets a tickle! The UK is a better place having you here, congrats on 9 years!
You sound so British when you say Kent. So glad that you are now tutting at will.
Not a word that you want to mispronounce too often and I live there:)
Still rolls her Rs though. 🤣
All true Brits have a default accent (cadence if you like) that depends on where you were raised. We tend to adapt to the local accent when we move around, generally getting more RP (BBC news) outside of our birth territory, because that's a generally understood speech. But when we go 'back home' we go back to the street patois we learned as kids, which can sometimes be completely unintelligible to outsiders.
So what you're experiencing is perfectly normal - and very British.
I think us Brits forget how quirky we are. Genuinely laughed out loud and nodded in agreement with your observations. Thank you very much
Congratulations on passing your nine year mile stone Alana!
I was so sad when I heard some people had said horrible things to you in the past so I want you to know that far MORE people think NICE things about you - we just don’t go around shouting these nice things to people we hardly know
But because of the above I’d like you to know now
I LOVE you being here
Canadas loss is our gain
You help enrich our country and I hope you NEVER leave
So there (!)
Mwah x ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Couldn't agree more.
Bacteria and enzyms = starter culture the rest of wallmarts list is just cheap cheat.
I have only just found your channel and it is brilliant! I was moved from Canada to southern England in 1973 when 7 years old. I lost my accent really quickly because little British kids can be cruel. The only book I had from my school in lillooet BC (given to me when I left) had a poem called ‘Danny the Dumptruck’ which I had to read out loud in class! Didn’t go well but I’m still here all those years later . . .
Love the way you said Mum rather than Mom!
What's wrong with calling your mother Mom!?!? Here in the Midlands we say Mom... The word Mom was taken to the States by early settlers. I've always found it odd that some people say Mum or Mummy. To me a mummy is a bandaged wrapped long dead person.😂
@@stephwaite Alanna lives in Kent and it more normal here to say Mum. I think thats what they mean. To me Mom is North American
we are happy to have you here.
Awesome on the 9 years Alanna, that went fast! Doesn't really matter at the end of day where you live in the World, it's where you happy that counts, and even through the ups and downs you've fought to stay here and the UK is better for having you in it. Keep smiling and laughing, you one of us now.
I didn't realize how sweet our bread was in the US until I visited the UK. Now I can't go back haha. It's a struggle finding bread without sugar too. I hate it here!!
Well your welcome back whenever as long as your a good person lol
Make your own, it’s easy. If time is problem, get a breadmaker, that’s even easier, and as they have timers, you can have a fresh loaf made every morning if you want. Flour, water, salt and yeast. Artisan bakeries aside, It will be better than just about any shop bought bread you can buy.
@@markparker5585 Beat me to it, precisely what I was going to say. Bought a Panasonic bread maker cos was recommended by Which at the time and it’s still going strong. Way better bread than the mass produced stuff, and naturally no sugar (though being Japanese the recipe book it came with all have sugar in them, they are worse than the North Americans!)
It's definitely one of those things once you taste, you can't un-taste! 🍞🥖
Firstly, congratulations on nine years!
If you find yourself needing a dog fix, shelters are often pleased to have volunteer walkers, so that the dogs get some stimulation and exercise. Alternately an older person might appreciate their dog getting a walk now and again if they are no longer able to walk so far. - another option might be to go and introduce yourself to the local McMillan's group? They are an astounding charity in the scope of what they offer. You might find that they have a client who due to chemo or other treatments has a a day or two on a fairly regular basis, when they are not up to walking their dogs. It needn’t be a huge commitment, treatments may only require a few months and only a few days a month, and they will have their schedule well ahead of time.
The Cinnamon Trust is a charity that was set up for this purpose. Matching volunteer dog walkers with elderly or ill owners. Definitely worth looking up for anyone interested.
@@loulouash really? that's awesome, its been a longtime since I was in the UK, but I know that people who having a hard time often feel terrible guilt for "letting down" their pets over walks, thank you!
You were always a Commonwealth cousin, now you're one of us. 🇨🇦-🇬🇧
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As a Canadian too, who lived in the uk for 17+ years and thank god .. THANK GOD 🙏 left the uk and returned home, I will tell you something from a completely different Canadian perspective to Allana's one.
Canadians never perceive themselves as the british's cousins because of that Commonwealth dark business. These are the brits always saying in support of their propaganda they are still colonial super power we, Canadians are their cousins. Maybe we are for them, they are never for us. Only certain US States (Massachusetts, New York, Maine) whose economies are tightly depended on Canadian resources they buy from Canada say we are their little cousins and we do NOT mind.
I have friends in Kent with eight dogs, three of which are blind, as is my old lad. They're happy for their dogs being fussed, as am I.
However, it is always appreciated if people ask first, as some dogs can be nervous or reactive.
My dog Rufus is happy to be stroked threadbare.
@@davebicker8618 mostly that dogs like more space and better climate available to them in Canada as opposed to England. So happier dogs won't bite strangers. That's how I'd weigh that up
During the winter months, when I go out wearing my big heavy coat with large voluminous pockets, I always carry a bag of dog treats to offer the dogs, (via their owners of course,) that I meet on my walks.
During the warmer times of the year when I just wear a jacket or even go out in my shirt sleeves, I find myself apologising to the dog-owners, for not having any treats on my person, (and I get disapproving looks from most of the dogs, who I swear remember me!)
Noticably, dear Alanna, you said 'Anyway' and not 'Anyhoo' at the end of the vid. 😂😂 Glad that you could join us 😊
Congratulations on reaching this milestone. I think the next 9 years is going to be very happy and exciting for you...🥳🍾🇬🇧
As far as we are concerned here in Yorkshire your a English and love you.... You need to keep your accent , that's who you are and why we LOVE you for it
Well done girl, you got it bang on. I I moved from London to Melbourne 20 ish years ago, determined to hang on to the English in me, but the Aussie language wangles it's way in.
The accent stays but fluctuates, my neighbour is a Brit(Yorkshire) been here 50 years and we both slip back in to a more "English" accent when we are nattering, if an Aussie joins in we slip to our AUS accent, but still English to each other - it's bloody weird.
The Australian accent is insidious. Even if you're only visiting for a couple of weeks, you pick hints of it up within a few days!
I'm a Lancastrian living in SW England for >40yrs and no longer have much of an accent.
But put me next to another northerner and within minutes I've got t'cloth cap, ferret n t'whippet.
It's both embarrassing and hilarious.
I can also drop into perfect scouse as my mother was from that part of Lancashire.
I guess it's like speaking a second language, as my grandpa spoke Welsh but you never heard him speak unless he was in Wales, then he just became a local within the first few words.
So glad that you are, and thank you for bringing us along the journey. I remember the first videos, and the gray couch.
Oh Alana - I'm a Brit and I simply love your videos - you are one of the most natural and engaging presenters on UA-cam x (kiss because that's what us Brits do!)
Congratulations on putting up with us for nearly a decade.
Don't even bother about your accent. We understand you easier than we would a Glaswegian. (Sorry Glasgow). As long as you feel we are treating you ok, we're happy.
Even in Kent, people are likely to be fine with you stroking their dog, if you ask first. 😊
Love your videos Alana. You have adopted English words, phrases and culture, well done, you are one of us.
Re ingredients: I’m a Brit in Australia and it’s the same here. So many ingredients on the list of basic foods here compared to the uk version. My daughters hot chocolate here in aus is loaded with stuff in the uk just 3 ingredients and it mixed better and didn’t look white like this like does. It’s the EU regs I wish they were worldwide
And on leaving the EU the UK are going to go the same way. That was a big part of why so many business men wanted brexit. So they could treat employees worse and remove regulations as much as they can. It won’t happen right away, but it’ll happen eventually.
While English born, I grew up in Canada, and I've always used fussy, and cheeky here. Maybe it was having British parents, I don't know, but those are words that I use regularly, and I also hear around me. Cheeky is like naughty, only a person, so we would not have a cheeky pint, but a cheeky person might. I cannot imitate an English accent at all, but when I went back there, I found my voice changing within a week and by the end of two weeks, I was halfway there!
They're normal words in Ontario, and I suspect everywhere in Canada. Certainly east coast Canadian English is very close to Britain in terms of vocab too.
Your accent is still quite distinctive. I noticed that an American UA-camr by the name of Evan Edinger, has sort of got a transatlantic accent, after living in London since 2012.
Evan is a good lad
I was just thinking while watching this video that it would be cool if they did a collab together :)
Fussy is the same as 'picky' or particular'. Cheeky is the same as mischievous because you shouldn't really be doing it, but it won't harm anyone or anything
You have stolen my thunder, but correct.
Cheeky = chutzpah, surely?
@@wessexdruid7598 Chutzpah is Yiddish rather than North American and is better translated as bold or ballsy. It definitely wouldn't work in the context of a cheeky pint.
@@wessexdruid7598 cheeky is a lot less assertive than chutzpah though, or less intense?
I’ve always heard and used fussy in NA, picky is also used. Cheeky as used in the UK is unique. I first ran across it 15 years or more as part of “cheeky Nandos’. When I asked about what cheeky meant, it was explained as ‘sort of fun or unusual”. For many saying “do you want to go for a cheeky Nandos”, Nandos was a somewhat regular thing for them.
@Alanna 🎉🥳Happy 🎈🍾 Anniversary‼️We are humbly honoured to have you.
I saw your video today where you back in Canada during covid and I could tell you were really homesick for Blighty, even though you were trying to be upbeat. I could tell you were deeply sad, so it's great to see you're buzzin' ‼️Have you seen the meme pic of Brits queuing serpentine style for a music concert WITHOUT any barriers or guidance to do so. It was organised perfection and the poster titled the overhead pic "I've never been so proud to be British!!" It was hundreds of people doing precisely what needed doing in a calm, respectful manner‼️
As for our food the FSA govern what fats, sugars, portion sizes etc are allowed on our shelves. Many fizzy drink companies had to cut out fake ass colourants, reduce the sugar and use actual fruit or natural source of colouring....
If not, it's simple their products aren't allowed to be distributed in the country‼️ God bless ya mate, you're much loved here🎈🎉🍾😊❤🇬🇧
Ingredients lists in the UK (and EU) have to include everything no matter how small - generally UK companies just use less ingredients
The exceptions are the "highly processed" foods .. that people complain about
Thanks for all your highly enjoyable output ❤
Lovely video. Would love to see a 9 year series, highlights over the years, fulfilled ambitions, 9 favourite pubs etc. Nothing negative just a selection of double-positive vibes. Best 9 British dishes for example.
If you love cheese, on one of your trips to London go to Paxton and Whitfield in Jermyn Street Mayfair. Their cheeses are wonderful
Or if you are near a market in Kent, take a look for Cheesemakers Of Canterbury. Their stuff's good.
re the Canadian cheese: there was a period when sodium (as in sodium chloride/ table salt) was considered particularly unhealthy so calcium chloride was substituted to help with the savoury tang; annatto is a natural colouring, not surprising in a market where people may prefer cheese to be more orange/yellow than pale white.
Yes your voice has changed, just compare it to your earlier videos! Thank you for your videos, it is very interesting to see some aspects of 'Britishness' reflected back (I'm Scots, but lived in London for several yesrs and my Mum always use to comment that I sounded 'so English' yet in London I was 'so Scottish'??!). Another lovely video, All the Very Best!
Don't worry Alanna, we're happy to keep you. Now go and put that kettle on. x
I am in my 70's and grew up in Ohio using the word fussy. I have lived in Florida for over 4 decades and it is used here, also.
Texan here, "Fussy" is also quite common here. Usually describing babies, but very transferable to adults.
Hi,
The dog thing, I think it depends on how busy the dog's human is.
I agree you can't really just ask, but looking directly at the human then allow your eyes to move down to the dog, then back up to their human (pleading looks help) they will normally say something. it also depends how often you walk past them. Crossing the road into their path also helps.
Am I weird? probably.
Great video.
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Great video, congrats on 9 years!
Alanna we are happy to have you here. Great to see how British you have become. All we need now is gor you to be granted the right to unlimited stay. We don't want to lose you.
Congratulations Alanna!
Glad your feeling settled here in the Uk!
Always keep Canada close by though.
But glad to see your words are more British! 😊xx
I once had an American colleague. I said “ooh cheeky” in a jokey way to her and she had no idea what I meant. I tried to explain what “cheeky” meant but it’s so difficult - it can be fun “ooh cheeky” or “cheeky Nando’s” or quite aggressive “don’t be so bloody cheeky”. I hadn’t realised it wasn’t a word they use much in NA
Anyone not from South East England rarely, if ever, uses the word 'cheeky'.
@@myrdaal Quite right. I've lived and travelled over most of England, but rarely in the South East, and I've never heard anyone use "cheeky" in that way in my 70 years. I only ever hear it used as a pejorative term for badly-behaved kids or queue-jumpers.
@@davidjones332 Same here in N.I.
9 years! Congrats 🎉
The only time we don't queue is at the pub. Saying that I've seen it happen once and up north, it was in the Lake District, at the pub at the end of the road by Wast Water. I commented on it as we queued and people around me agreed that it was strange. We continued to queue.
Yeah but apparantely British don't like quing compared to North America.
There is a queue but it isn’t visible, we all know who is in front of who, as does the barman as well (been there done that, you just register without thinking which customer came when).
The pub queue is controlled by the bar staff. Buying the staff a drink in your first round generally gives you a preferential pass for the next visit to the bar as does being a local and regular.
so I have had a similar, but opposite experience, I am an anglophone South African that moved to Canada 16 years ago.. now I say gas, instead of petrol, garbage instead of rubbish, line up instead of queue, I pronounce water as 'wauter' and four as foor. The first few months after I got here my head hurt at the end of every day - but now when I go back to visit family (notice that I don't say 'go home' because home is here, in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia), I find the South African accent weird, although I know that I still speak with a very strong South African accent. BTW you still sound very southern Ontarian. Love your Channel
I love this lass. She's not a foreigner anymore!
Also love how she's picking up the accent too, it's cute af
Hey Adventures & Naps,
You asked for comments suggesting food and drink to try.
Here are my responses to your video about drinking OXO and what not.
Voila:
Here are some more ideas for the choose up to this video:
To a 7 fl oz. (220ml) mug of hot Bovril:
We add Curry Powder, wrap in muslin or is3 a curry tea bag if you don't want sandy bits at the bottom if the mug.
We add Tabasco
We add chilli powder
Or a dried chilli
Or Worcestershire sauce
Or Celery Salt
Apparently Bovril dissolved in a mug of hot tomato juice is good but I've not tried it yet.
I _do_ drink Virgin Marys though.
In a 33 cl glass measure:
½ or ¾ of a tsp of Celery Salt
½ tsp of Tabasco or equivalent shop brand chilli vinaigrette (I use Dunn's River Jamaican Hot Sauce, it has much more depth of flavour than Tabasco)
¼ tsp of Worcestershire Sauce,
Mix those 3 well by swishing the glass in circles.
Fill glass with well chilled tomato juice straight from the fridge
Stir well
Optionally, dress with a few finely sliced sticks of celery
Drink.
The labelling requirements are different. In the US, before 1985, the labels only had the major ingredients and looked more like the current UK labelling. Calcium chloride is a type of salt and is usually the type of salt spread on ice, outdoors, to help it melt at a lower temperature. Cheddar cheese, like most cheese, requires salt and aged cheddar uses salt to control the aging process. Sugar is added to bread to extend its shelf life, otherwise, it gets old very quickly.
I’m glad even if you changed you kept your Canadian way of saying “aboot”, I love it! As a Latina living in Canada for 8 years I have similar feelings but in the opposite way, I felt people here were so much less friendly and closed (not to be mixed with being polite, as they are), I’m now planning on moving to the UK and your videos are very helpful.
My favourite point was about petting dogs, I imaged you petting a stranger’s dog and the dog would be like “ excuse me maam, I am English, I don’t do those things” 😅
" a boot " eh
The ou sound as the way Alana says house is similar to Northern Irish sound of the ou in words as well
And saying "any who" instead of "any how" is amusing as well.
Great video, and see how culture and life effects you..good to have you here x
Congrats Alanna 🎉 here's to the next 9 years 🎉🎉🎉
Oh go on then. Great vid. Getting a bit cold out innit x
😂 dont like the look of those clouds! lol
Innit,Bruv.Yougetme Bro? Anyway,Fam,I ,simply,must away as I am in the most fearful rush in the Kent Suburbs.
@@Isleofskye how very South Eastern working class😉
Don't try to change anything, just be yourself, you will evolve in your own way and time. I lived in Australia and my accent never changed, and it doesn't matter either way. Your Canadian accent is lovely, and you are unique, as are we all.
I hope you get your dual nationality soon, bcos you are definitely one of us now, as well as Canadian 🙋♀️🇬🇧🇨🇦🤪
To Brits, you will never loose your Canadian accent. Please don't try. Canada is a big part of you and we love you for it.
Also, try not to lose it. :)
Yep Canada right now or at least some parts of Canada is buried in snow from the Lake effect storm that happened.
It's LOSE not loose.
Two other most British words are Adventures and Naps, over the last 9 years they have taken on a totally new meaning and we are now most grateful for that happening. I hope your mum has a great stay Alanna ☺
The lists of ingredients on food are much shorter here down to: A- E numbers must be declared on the front of packaging claiming hyperactivity, B- many chemicals legal in USA are banned in uk, C- brits will not stand for certain things (E.g. chlorinated meat) so the standards are higher so there is no need to ass things to cover up other things, D- some things we’re just never added to food to start with here & lastly we use more natural ingredients like can surge rather than high fructose corn syrup.
Congratulations on the anniversary, please visit the north of England soon.
She might need to find Diane Jennings. 😅
Whenever we stay at our daughter’s flat in London, people are just all over our dog! We find it sweet. Especially when we’re in the pub having a crafty pint!😇
I've been here about the same amount of time. Very good observations.
19:40 - Describing how reverting back to your Canadian cadence as 'rolling back to an earlier update' is such a funny and apt way if describing it 😂
We love having you here, Alana - hope you'll stay a lot longer. The problem with food ingredients is North America is a big one. Most US foodstuffs contain many unnecessary ingredients and some of them are harmful and have been banned in Europe. The 'added sugar' issue is one of the reasons for the high obesity and diabetes rates there.
I moved just 100 miles South from Yorkshire to the Midlands almost twenty years ago, and notice significant cultural differences over even only that short distance. It's more normal where I grow up to greet strangers when passing, and to enter into conversations with those you encounter - my wife tells me I should do it less now we live here! While my accent has softened day to day it definitely adjusts back very quickly if I visit home - important to fit in and not to be confused with a Southerner. I'd certainly recommend visiting a few other places around the UK and getting a feel for how they each differ - if you were going to settle here longer term it would be shame to pick one of the worst bits of the country!
My wife does that all the time with other people's dogs and we're near Oxford. You should see her in vets waiting rooms, she does laps 🙂
Good take on changes. I did a similar thing with 7 years in the US and the food points stand out boy did I miss cheese quality and couldn't eat supermarket bread in US quickly swapped to artisan bakeries, paid an arm and a leg but it was edible and had no or very little sugar. My accent didn't change a lot but the idioms I used I had to swap each time I crossed the pond. One point I found in parts of the US is that people didn't like friendly disagreements, thought now we are getting more like US. Finally really miss the big open spaces now I am back in UK.
I work in a supermarket and it amuses me that there will be a queue for self service checkout, and the maned tills have no one at them, sometimes I have to shout at the people queuing for self service and they usually say I didn’t even notice you I just joined the queue
Fussy and cheeky are very good words in Canadian English! Of course, there are alternatives. For fussy you could say picky or difficult. Cheeky might be sassy? But cheeky is used all the time too.
TY Alanna, think I've been watching since year 1! Cheers from all your Numptys! 🙏🙏
Awesome! Thank you!
@@AdventuresAndNaps 😊😊
We live in the south, UK (Brighton) and making a fuss or stroking someone's dog is absolutely fine, however check with the owner if its ok as the dog might be aggressive.
I've noticed that American dogs always seem fussy and friendly and more loving. And I've noticed a lot of English dogs are suspicious of strangers and less friendly. Because dogs absorb the traits of the owners
Always get the dogs permission as well.
Let them smell your hand first. They will let you know if a stroke is welcomed. They will do one of three things. Either back off a bit, in which case you do the same, push their head into your hand or just sit there looking at you as if to say "go on then"
The latter two are them giving permission.
You are talking absolute bollocks, as is Alana. You are trying slag off friendless in the UK and you have apparently done a detailed study on the differences between UK and North American dogs. It is stupid to automatically go up to pet a dog anyway as you do not know their temperament. Another reason there 12 million dogs in the UK and so I bet there are more in the UK per person than North America so it is more unusual to come across one. My local on Friday has nearly as many dogs as people, I bet that would never be the case in in any North American bar.
Congratulations, you have the English influence now. I also use English frases and slang... and I'm a Dane. The Uk and Denmark do have many similarities, like the queuing culture. But we do say it out loud if someone cuts in front. Of course in a friendly way, because that person is often lost, confused or a foreigner.
Very charming.
Interesting how a person accommodates their new environment and fits in.
Hopefully, you can have indefinite leave to remain.
Then you can enjoy both places with equal comfort indefinitely.
one of my favourite coffee shops/boutiques the girls who work there are ALWAYS on "Dog Watch" - the moment any of them catches any kind of dog being walked, carried or push-chaired out in the street, and they are all staring out of the window muttering longing sighs 😂
My old Tilly hat which is made in Canada says that it is made with "persnickityness" which means fussy! There is a new phenomenon beginning to take shape in stores like Aldi and Lidl I've noticed. That is when a person carrying a couple of items only is invited by people in the queue to cut to the front! Most others are OK with it but some still manage a tsst! I wonder which way it will go in time? . . . . . er x!
You’re fine just as you are Alanna. My very first video of yours was the one about the snow. I think it was about the beast from the East. Yes I agree your voice has changed a little. You seem so much more confident now and have blossomed over the years.
Feels like I watched your previous video only about a year ago but it was around the time you put out that video. I came across your channel accidentally and have enjoyed watching your videos ever since.
I hope you enjoy making these videos as much as we enjoy watching them😊
Ps when is the next taste test( I need to know what to put on my shopping list 😉)
Great video Alanna. Really enjoyed xx 🎉
Maybe dogs in Kent are shy?!
They are definitely eager to greet strangers in my corner of Hampshire.
It’s polite to check in with the owner before petting though, as they might be in training or have behavioural issues (the pup, not the owner 😅)
Also I always say hi back to dogs who say hi to me, even if I don’t get the chance to pet them.
As others have said, you can often pet a dog if you get the owner to stop. The just say "Can I talk to your dog?", and usually they (owner and dog) really appreciate it. Queuing? When I was growing up people formed an orderly queue at a bus stop, but these days - here in London at least - they just assemble in the general area, then when the bus comes it's every man for himself! On the cadence matter, a lot of non-British but native English speakers end their sentences on a rising cadence, as though asking a question. I notice this particularly with Australians. Here we normally end a sentence on a falling cadence, unless we are in fact asking a question.
Hiya Alanna
Hope you're well.
My eldest moved to Canada in mid September 2019, first staying with a friend in Banff, Alberta, but now she has a little house in Kimberley, BC, and has a rescued dog (Milo)... Now, having one to Canada "for two or three years..." She has become a Resident of Canada!! She cannot vote but otherwise is "Canadian" !! Have I swapped her for you here in Kent?!
Fair enough... 🤔✔️👍😊🏴💕🇬🇧🤭🖖
We stroke dogs here if we ask first if it's okay. We don't "pet" then because petting means "something else"!!
Exactly?!! Welcome Alanna, to your next nine years too hopefully... It's great to have you here.
I enjoy your cider adventures and wordplays...not "cut the queue"...
You either "cut the line" or you
'jump the queue'😊!! Regarding dog control...
We have dogs on leads, too, by the way, not on the leash!!
We have less sugar, and fewer chemical ingredients in our foods.
The sugar in bread is only to feed the yeast* prior to making the dough, which* is what usually makes it rise.
Annatto in cheese is a natural colourant for example, to add the ' red' to Red Leicester.
I used to add an 'x' to a friend, but there 'x's to my children, though nowadays, I just use emojis!
Your accent just sounds Canadian to me! I expect my daughter (in Canada probably sounds "sort of Canadian" now!! I think you seem to (from your own description) have become very British in certain ways. Welcome. "x"
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Iv started up talks with people at/on the bus in hertfordshire & Somerset. Iv also started up talks with strangers in queues at conventions. People at conventions are often really friendly people. Not everywhere in uk is standoffish.
I've noticed that you sound more 'Canadian' when you make videos from Ontario, than in the majority of your videos. The change seems to be almost immediate when you go to Canada but persists for one or two videos after your return. Anyway, thanks for a fun video - cheers!
NOW! Alana, before we immigrated into Canada we were told the weather is the # 1 topic of conversation which it is, and with good reason, England's got nothing on Canadian weather and after 30 years of living here in the Okanagan, I love it as much as the first day I arrived.
Top of the list of things not to do in Canada is JUMP THE QUEUE, its so forbidden here I've never had it happen in all these years..
Us Brits have rules about listing ALL of the ingredients used to make something and that list has to be accurate. I feel as though the north Americans use big/technical labels to make their product sound as though it's good for you when it not. Also see the traffic labelling on British products to tell you how much salt, sugar etc etc is in a product.
Happy 9 years! I always equate fussy with picky or particular (fussy eater = picky eater). Cheeky maybe naughty or silly (but in a fun way, like having a cheeky pint or she was being a bit cheeky)
Thanks for sharing. I’m from uk and live in Canada.
Word choice, I can only take a guess to what the Canadian equivalent would be:
Fussy = picky or maybe fastidious
Cheeky = amusing: cheeky pint - casual/fun.
Others may have better ideas about this. It was fun.
Hopefully you're not stuck under snow.
Did you emigrate,please,Ian and why and are you glad thatyou did?
@ I’m glad I did. I have the best of the both worlds. Thanks for asking.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I love the snow and even the minus 15 c is pretty bracing. You become accustomed to it. Thanks for posting.
@@IanScutt Thanks Ian. It's, nearly,6am on the edge of South East London and Kent,I ,also,feel that I have the best of both worlds at 70 years old but no snow Down South yet:)
Good Luck.
Neal UK reactions introduced a few of us to your channel, subscribed now😀
Great video Alana x
Hi Alanna, well done. You can't leave now Cheers
You may not be "officially" British, but to us, you most definitely are an honorary Brit. Welcome to the asylum 😉😂 great content btw, really brightens my day watching you experience things we take for granted every day with the wonder and joy you do. Keep it up, there's a bright future ahead for you. ❤️ From LDN
She's an honorary uce like Sami Zayn. 😅
Bit nippy out init?!?!
Congrats on 9 years!
Cheese = Milk loaf 😂
Looking forward to my annual Boxing Day Cheeseboard 🧀 with local Artisan Cheeses 😋
It's been so lovely to follow your journey in our country, so thank you. You may never be a 'real' Brit, though you can be an honorary one. Long may it continue. Shine on.......x😃
Your right about changes in you voice and speech. You will end up with what is known asa ‘MidAtlantic’ accent. (Doesn’t mean you’re drowning )
Hello once again, how are you? I have followed you for a long time. I enjoy most of your output. Here's a little story. I have moved around England and I am English. I was born near Reading the town not Reading the verb! I moved to Bristol. I had a London type accent. When I was in Bristol I married a local woman and started imitating her accent or taking the Mickey. I ended up sounding more Bristol week by week. In fact people thought I was local. I now live in Derbyshire. They say some things very differently here. Also saying hello to strangers is normal and small talk is big here. Also Derbyshire has a dialect. So rolls as in bread become cobs here. A few other things too. I still get asked if I am from London. Yet some do think of me from the west country. My youngest son now lives up here too. I have 3 Derbyshire grandchildren. Everyone up here gets called duck! Do not call a man Duck down south! These variations in England change every 5 miles. I understand your language problems but as you say in time it comes. You still hold on to a long a in and though. Also having known some Canadians in the past you do spell some of your words the English way. Is that true? That of course is another barrier. I can't say I have noticed a change in you. Your voice is still the same. The reason I watch you is because you are likable. I imagine you have become very English. I would like you to travel further up north though just to see the difference. I am from the south but as I said before now in the East Midlands. A different place in many ways but you can't jump the queue here either. Many things remain the same. So I hope to see more of you. I think when you master our sarcasm you have made it. Best of luck. No kisses because I don't know you in person. To friends maybe one to your family maybe three. Either way carry on.
Alanna love, with dogs just say to the owner 'is it ok if i say hello?' and even in Kent (i lived in Westerham, next town from you, although I'm a Northerner) you'll 99% of the time get a positive response. I also had a Canadian partner for 6 years, I absolutely love you lot. I recognise so much in your observations. X 😅
@philhallbrook7008 what do you mean, 'even in Kent'? There is no truth whatever that any part of UK is more or less friendly than another.
how do you know westerham is the next town from Alanas town??
@@bonvoyage5377 Alanna's company is called Edenbridge, which is close to Westerham. But I don't think she lives in Edenbridge (correct me if I'm wrong, Alanna...)
I think she's a lovely addition to our nation. (And I'd love to hear Alanna attempt to "sound British"!)
In an old workplace, if you left a post-it on someone's desk you'd write your name & extension number like this: "John Smith x4273". Once, I left too big a space between the x and the number on the storeman's desk and he thought it was a little kiss. My toes still curl with embarrassment. It was 20 years ago.
Great video Alana. Bit cold out
Petting dogs in the UK is acceptable if the owner is stationary and the dog has taken an interest in you (or your dog).
Except for airport security dogs though…
@@quercus8833 The same was said about you too. j/k 😁 It's not really unhygenic, at least no more than touching any surface outside your house, yet you'll do that without thinking about it.
@@quercus8833 yes! don't let the poor dogs catch your germs🐕🐕🐕🐕
Always ask for permission though! Not all dogs like strangers petting them (I know at least two dogs if petted unexpectedly would result in lost fingers).
@@darrenhemingway7121 yes, definitely ask permission first, also some dogs will be spooked if you put your hand over their head, it’s much better to move your hand towards them from the side and let them sniff it before making contact.
For me, "fussy"= "fussy" (this might be Texas, or maybe just me). I agree, though, about "cheeky"; I don't think we have anything really equivalent. Years ago we used to use the comment "fresh!", which came very close, but I haven't heard anyone say that for ages.
Fresh, presumably originally from the German for cheeky, i.e. "frech"