Visiting a British Pub with Burgess (The Penguin) Meredith
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- In 1943, the American OWI helped create a film that they showed to all those who were to be stationed in Great Britain. This is an excerpt from the US Military Training film "How to Behave in Britain." Burgess Meredith, of later fame as the Penguin in the Batman series (he did a great deal of other stuff as well and much of it quite good), takes the American GI through the ins and outs of the British pub as it existed in wartime Britain. Perhaps Donald Trump should have been shown this film before his first trip abroad as President of the US. Since this film was produced by the US government during the Second World War it is considered to be in the public domain.
This is exactly what a Wetherspoons is like on a Friday night. Quiet, sedate, and with philosophers discussing the parliamentary debates
Well You obviously haven't been to a wetherspoons in Scotland then mate
@@jordangardner7775 woosh
@@user-ve3jk4uc3o yes woosh to you too mate 👍
😂
@Jordan gardner what do you expect from the Scots?😂
This guy looks like he'd make a great boxing trainer.
Maybe, but if he tells me that I'm "gonna eat lightnin' and crap thundah", I'd be worried about my training regimen.
I think you're on pretty rocky ground with that speculation.
Or a Penguin
or a helper to the son of zeus
he'd probably cut ya
As a history buff and amateur historian, stuff like this is the absolute jackpot.
This shows how concerned American military brass was about offending the British people as they sent over a million sailors, commandos, and personnel across the pond. This was the height if British-American friendship and it shows.
It seemed the American military was aware that every American serving in the Isles also served as a diplomat and unofficial representative of America and her intentions and that we owed it to our war-weary friends that we put our best foot forward and acted with respect for their culture and the sacrifices they've made in the name of Democracy.
Marcus Phillips Beautifully written, my friend. You encapsulated every feeling I had watching this. Kudos to you.
I found it interesting that the very first area they covered in the film was how to behave in a pub, and the first thing mentioned specifically is "A pub is not a saloon." I'd imagine they'd already had serious problems with thousands of GIs essentially colonizing the pubs and turning them into rough & noisy soldier's saloons, to the chagrin of the British patrons who, as he notes, tend to treat their local pubs as multi-generational community social hubs.
Also telling them not to sex up the female pub-tenders, complain about the warm beer or make fun of the Scotsmen's kilts is especially funny. You KNOW these things became an issue if it was necessary to include them specifically in the film.
One problem with the US Forces , and caused a lot of upset, in Britiain there was no particular colour segregation,. Many US forces personnel couldn't cope with it. Accents incidentally are a s fake as nine bob note.
Shame the American brass were worried about offending the British when they asked us to segregate the black soldiers.
If they had there wouldn't have been incidents like the battle of Bamber Bridge.
@@davegriffiths9076I think now it had more to do with some already-existing animosity between British and American troops resulting from the culture clash.
"One's bitter and one's mild, better find out for yourself"
Solid advice lmao
Mead for me🤗
Mild is sometimes a little less mild than one might think, so be careful
Burgess Meredith’s voice in this short is bordering on ASMR levels of soothing
"You're gonna eat llightning, you'rd gonna crap thunder..." nah not feeling it 😆
i liked the bit about not buying them expensive drinks that they couldn't afford to return. this is like a "basic manners for adults abroad".
Pabst!? I can't afford this, take it back!
@user-rl1eh8ti6y I think, while in some cases it was (and in some cases still is) done to flaunt cash, I think it is more so that many Americans simply want to have a good time and spread cheer to those around, not really thinking about the principle of returning the favor. I know if I buy someone a pint, I am not doing it expecting one in return. Seems only right if that were the case, you say so before you do, but unwritten rules like this do of course exist and should be respected. Point is, I can see both sides of it and both are just trying to be nice in their own way, just you obviously lean on the side of place you are visiting. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
The thing Americans need to understand is that "pub" is short for "public house". And that's how the Brits treat it. A home away from home.
I've been to England twice and the most frustrating thing about it was there were too many pubs and not enough time. So many countless good times and conversations with locals in pubs. I spent one day making random stops on the Tube and then stopping for a pint at the first pub I ran into. So much fun. (Probably dangerous, but fun).
It really is the single most important thing to understand. It's strange he doesn't talk about the landlord. A mystical figure even in some pubs today (now landladies as well).
Indeed, that's what they originally were. A person's house where they have licence to sell alcohol to others.
Those were the days. Now pubs are closing faster than chapels. So sad.
@@peterpozman6972 I hope that all of the UK can get a handle on this. As an American, I can’t tell you how much the local pub commutates it’s British identity to foreign visitors.
This guy was so much more than just "the Penguin". He was one of the greatest actors who ever graced a screen.
He did a great job in this video, very professional and well presented.
@@Steve14ps He was a brilliant actor.
He was fantastic in The Last Chase.
The Twilight Zone!
@@freedomvigilant1234 You are right. In this film he comes across as someone British introducing you to his 'local' as we sometimes call our nearest pub! The atmosphere of a British pub varies around the country, as does the clientele. I've been to pubs in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales etc., to get on with people you have to adapt to their ways and respect their views, but you can still have a bit of fun. Once in a Yorkshire pub after ordering my drinks the landlord told me how much the 'round' cost, which was quite cheap, one of my friends commented about this to which I replied "A Yorkshireman would never pay anymore for his drinks" when a Yorkshireman came up to me and said "I beg your pardon? we are paying far too much already, why should we pay more?" needless to say a good night was had by all. Salt of the Earth.
@@Steve14ps
What's up with that ? You sound like a visitor trying to fit in. Spill the beans.
"And don't drink for the sake of drinking"
Well, first of all how dare you.
I’d take that as a personal insult aswell lol 😂
I met a scottish ww2 vet at Stirling castle once. He was in his 90s. I spoke to him a bit and I got the feeling that if any tourist youngster like myself were to ridicule his kilt he'd shove his cane up their arse.
It’s wit we dae best lad
I had an uncle who retired from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders with the rank of Sergeant-Major after serving since in that regiment since 1933, including a spell as a "guest" of the Japanese after being captured in Singapore. At 85 years old he was ramrod straight & almost certainly capable of kicking the sorry @$$ of anyone who'd ridiculed the kilt. RIP Uncle Alec. You were the finest man I ever knew.
@@Kevin-mx1vi A "guest of the Japanese" God Bless your Uncle!! I thank him for his service! My Scottish Grandpa served in the ETO! He didn't take crap about kilts either!! My uncle on the U.S. side of my family fought in the PTO. He said the Japanese were not a bunch of "Mama's boys"
@@Kevin-mx1vi Kilt it’s such a smart way to keep your gonads cold in the hot summer! I hate to have hot and sweaty balls! We’re not allowed to wear shorts in the summer at work, so I ask if a kilt was ok, but it wasn’t. This is a thing that can turn you into a trans, so you could rock a skirt! No offense to those that is, of course!
This was a joy to watch and was so well done, as most of the PSAs of this era didn't age very well. The tips on how to behave still hold true.
Having personally traveled to almost thirty countries, my advise to my fellow citizens is "don't be a jerk, and listen twice as much as you talk." Do that, and the World's your oyster!
All the WWII-era films have aged beautifully in my book.
I remember it well
As they say "You have two ears and one mouth, use them in the same proportion"
@@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish I see what you did there. Cheers!
As a gen zer I think a lot of Americans especially soldiers have forgotten about travel etiquette.
So we have to simplify them
Rule 1. No civilian massacres
Rule 2. No reading the bible to non Christians.
Rule 3. If they tell you you're doing something wrong don't argue ask them the proper way. If they are arrogant and don't show you take your business elsewhere
Rule 4. Don't coment on their clothing rhe robes are to keep them cool in the arabian desert
Rule 5. Research the countries you are being deployed to. I know you jocks hate reading but it helps.
Rule 6 At least attempt to learn the language it's not easy but it makes for a good party trick if you make it home
Fun fact: this video is still played on every transatlantic flight from the States to England.
If it ain't it should be
And yet the behaviour hasn’t changed! Americans can’t differentiate between indoors and outdoor voice! Get on any Tube journey in Central London in Summer and the whole carriage can hear 4 Americans talking at top of their voices in their college jerseys! WTF?
Hahahahaha
Gen?
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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"If you happen to get into fight at the pub, go for the ribs, don't let that bastard breathe!" -Burgess Meredith
Best advice I ever got on fighting was from a former US Navy Boxing chmap who never lost a fight and he told me that the only time he ever thought he was going to lose was when his nose broken right at the beginning of the match.
He told me try and break the nose first then work the ribs.
@@FishTheJim lol. That was the same advice that was given in My Bodyguard (interesting 70s coming of age/bully vehicle - good cast). Also the advice given in Reservoir Dogs for dealing with hostages during a robbery: “hit her/him with the butt of your gun and try to break the nose. Lots of blood and takes the fight out of any potential heroes in the crowd”.
@@cautionTosser Except this particular Boxer was fighting back in the 1950's and I am sure many Boxers were aware of this and didn't need to watch a movie to pickup on this.
@@FishTheJim good point. And thanks for the info. I love useless trivia. 😂. If only I could get paid for it
@@cautionTosser you could start a UA-cam channell.
This was a bizarrely accurate information film. Oh and by the way never laugh a Scotsman or an Irishman wearing a kilt. It will end badly.
Being Scottish my self I can agree
John Patterson That was the only thing in this clip I took umbrage with. If that really happened, those Scots would disassemble that guy like he was a jigsaw puzzle.
I’m American and even I know that.
I'm American and I think men in kilts are quite sexy.
You won't see too many Scots men in kilts unless its his wedding or some other special occasion.
@Cian MacGana Oh yes they do! Don't you know any Irish history?
"Try and fit in with the locals"
*orders a half pint*
Beer at 1/3 a pint (7½d a half ). Blimey!
Nice work, and touched that the US authorities got us so nearly right
Apart from Scottish people being "Scotchmen" :D
Except that the American GI walked in like he owned the joint, insulted two Scotsmen and walked out alive.
The Scots are typically some of the nicest people you’d ever wish to meet but DON’T cross them. They’ll tear you limb from limb.
@@guitarmatricide4834 you Scots sure are contentious people
Wadsymule Oh, I’m not even Scottish. I’m American.
*closes eyes and awaits the verbal punishment that may be coming my way*
@@bobmantheawesome YE'VE JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE
Burgess Meredith is one of my favorite actors. I am an American and the one thing that still bothers me to this day is when I hear a fellow American say "We had to come save you" to the British(or a British person) in regards to the World Wars. It is a very dishonorable thing to say to someone, in my opinion, to a Nation that had been at war for far longer then we had.
That is appreciated. Doesn't The Duke have something to say about that in The Longest Day?
@@tamlandipper29 He did indeed.
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort: I don't think I have to remind you that this war has been going on for almost 5 years. Over half of Europe has been overrun and occupied. We're comparative newcomers. England's gone through a blitz with a knife at her throat since 1940. I'm quite sure that they, too, are impatient and itching to go. Do I make myself clear?
@@FishTheJim My grandfather would have appreciated the thought. Personally I'm relieved to find our shared history remembered aright.
Fwiiw you chaps did do us a good turn. Long conversation to be had on why bad attitudes sprung up on both sides.
@@tamlandipper29 Thanks all around to those that did not give in when that would have been the easier path and the world is still better off for it. Cheers. :)
Unfortunately it did lead to a certain amount of animosity among the locals. That's why there was an expression at the time that said that "There are only 3 things wrong with Americans.
1)They're overpaid
2)They're oversexed
And
3)They're over here.
Which is,I suppose, the whole point of making this film.
Burgess Meredith is so good in this. I’ve always loved everything history but this just makes me feel good I’m not even sure why
He played Rocky Balboa's trainer, Mickey too.
He was in the original movie of men and mice. He was a very good actor.
It is a myth the Brits had or liked warm beer. Beer was kept in the cellar. It was cellar temperature: that's significantly cooler than room temperature upstairs if it's warm. Not ice cold, but not warm either. Temperature should be 11c or 52f.
Kinda like a beer Miss Kitty or Sam would fetch up for you in the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City circa 1876 eh?
I remember being served warm Coke in England and on the Continent, when I went in 1982/1985. (I was a teenager)
I fancy a bit of cider myself.
I spent a few weeks in London and loved the beer. The warmer temp brings out the flavor of a ‘good’ beer. Started brewing my own and would keep it in the basement in contact with the floor.
Pommie beer is warm. Get over it.
This advice still holds true today. We get a lot of USAF chaps coming in every now and then and they do often make quite a scene. Still, makes for good watching.
I'm literally ashamed as an American of the actions of some of my fellow citizens overseas. It is a miracle anyone still respects us. A number of us are not like those jerks, but they give us a HORRIFIC name and image.
@@thunderbird1921 - 'Literally ashamed'? So...ashamed, you mean. Intelligent people are laughing at you when you add the word literally to everything you say. Moron.
it's true
i spent last week chillin in a pub
and guess what? the lass didn't talk to me till i was done drawing my cartoon!!
the old ways are still honored :DDD
@@markfox1545 he is not american
Nope its not true
still love a good English pub, visited a few on our trips to the UK found a good local where we became so welcome, got greeted with here are our Kiwi friends, no music no juke boxes, no Tv just conversations we sat quietly until invited to join in loved it and miss it
He's gonna eat lightning and crap thunder.
My pub (in South Africa) is pretty much exactly like this, still to this day.
You live in Northern Cape?
Yeah I live in England, and apart from the prices, things are still broadly like this during the day. Sure it's rowdy in the evenings, but in the early afternoon, the only people in a pub are men and women who've been going to that same pub for decades.
When that bad American example came in I paused a second after he spoke, he was too loud. It's really common to go into a pub at midday, have 20 people in there, and no-one is talking. Gotta read the room.
Probably full of Dutchmen drinking brandy and coke and eating boarwars.
@@spareumbrella8477 its obvious he has speak louder in a pub with 20 people.
I remember him from Batman, The Twilight Zone and Rocky, but here Burgess Meredith is ridiculously cool.
My dad was an American sergeant a medic in the 44th divion after socland he was in liver pool for a week than he was in England also he might of been in a pub just for a meal his name was sergeant Nicholas cavalluzzi 44th divion he came from mount Vernon new York if my dad was living today he would of been 96 yrs old
@MichaelKingsfordGray - what an unnecessary and objectionable comment to someone sharing a little of their family history. Allow me to respond to you in kind: sod off, you petty little man.
@MichaelKingsfordGray Poor form . I'm probably more 'educated' than 90% of the general population, yet I don't sneer at others just because their grammar might be a bit off, especially when they are trying to add to the conversation.
Can't sleep at 3am. UA-cam, you've done it again.
"Now get in there and drink a warm beer, Rock!"
American: [acts like an American]
Burgess: "That's bad"
"Oversexed, overpaid and over here."
@@MrFlintlock7 pinching OUR women. 🇬🇧👍😁
and I say that as an American
@@timb4351 sounds like something an American would say
@@MrFlintlock7 not ture
the 1st yank chap woulda been spitting teeth if he'd called that guardsman's kilt a skirt in reality.
I lived at RAF Edzell when I was in the US Navy. Be nice to them and they will return the favor.
My Dad told me as I was getting ready to board the plane to Germany-"Remember, you're an ambassador of your country." The Germans really opened up when they saw I was trying to learn their language-and for my sake switch to English because most of them know some.
I remember Edzell had a massive car boot sale/yard sale thing when it was decommissioned in the 90's, my dad drove us all up from Dundee so we could buy two-pronged appliances that all required to have new plugs fitted. Think my dad was just curious to see if American power tools were any different to ours.
Grew up not far from there. Used to drink a lot in the Panmure Arms.
Right you are... these lessons on how to comport one's self never get old.
@MichaelKingsfordGray
Yes
I was in London a few years back , met my American relatives there for a vacay. At a pub at lunch , with many regulars in attendance ,we were told we were loud, by the batman with a smile in a polite way.
We quieted down, all 8 of us, a bit flabbergasted .
But it is true Canucks and Yanks are just plain louder then reserved English types or many Euros anywhere for that matter. Got told this in Amsterdam too...when the wife and I met some...guess Americans who ended up buying us drinks ,we reciprocated and in time the volume rose.
Jay Hernewacke Brits can be loud, given the chance! The booze helps...
@@CaseyJonesNumber1 we're not loud, just roudy.
A wonderful glimpse into an age of heroes. Thank you.
England- theyre poor, work long hard and dont even have ice. Brilliant.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE WAR AS IN A LOT OF EUROPE WAS BOMBED EVERY WHERE, BUT WE NEVER, NEVER SEE THE USA BAUMBED . THEY JUST GO OVER THERE WHERE THE FIGHTING IS OR GET IN ONE SUCH AS VEIT NAM OR THE DESERT STORM, ETC. THEIR BACK YARDS ARE NICELY NEAT. THE U S CAME OVER IN LATE 1943. BY THEN THEY WERE FRESH RECRUTES THAT HAD TO BE SHOWN HOW TO FIRE A RIFLE CRAWLING ON YOUR BELLYNOT EATING 3 MEALS A DAY AND SO MUCH MORE.
@@marienauta5152 Would you like some help turning your caps lock off?
@@marienauta5152 ok boomer
@@marienauta5152 CAPS ON!!!! Good! Use your aggressive feelings!!!! Let the hate flow through you.Release your anger, release your hatred and your journey to the dark side will be completed......
@@marienauta5152 To be fair England needed 4 billion in loans in ww1 and tens of billions of dollars in munitions and supplies to stay afloat in ww2. Thank your God that the US had the production power it had to supply them with what they needed.
These old WW2 information videos to the US Soldiers are pure gold.
This is fantastic. That brief time era in American history [mid to late 1940's] when decency was the fashion.
Decency has deteriorated in the entire Western world lately not just the US...
Decency was always in fashion, up until Lyndon Johnson and America's Democrat enemies outlawed it.
decency has been violently removed from western people's core values by the '''''''''them''''''''. They promote degeneracy through media outlets and the academic world, which they control.
there was finally time enough to read all the books!!!
but his glasses where broken
What a wonderful example on ww2 training for our solders. And! Burgess Merideth was much more then the penguin
So accurate, every pub in the UK is just like this.
What's messed up is that he is dressed as a private, when in fact he was a Captain at the time. Where we go as one, we go all. God Bless Capt. Meredith.....God Bless.....
I've always appreciated Mr. Meredith. As a kid, I knew The Penguin. Twilight Zone too. I've never seen this before! Thank You Erwin
Damn Burgess Meredith always sounded like an old man lol 😂
I can see Rocky walking up to him as a little boy saying hey Mick!!! Mick said what you kid and where are parents. The young Mick.
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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Lucky strikes will do that to ya..lol
April 2021 visiting an English pub is just a distant memory - drinking in the street used to be an arrestable offence now its the only way your going to get a pint
"You made me miss! I've never missed that board before..."
American werewolf in London lol
Damn these education videos from 30's and 40's are well made. Also full of good information that doesnt get old.
Like this video. Every american should see the version of the country they're flying into. Well most of westerners, not just americans.
So powerful and convincing an actor is Meredith , that the impact of his words stretched the chasm of time as if he where speaking to me today!
I feel I’d better watch my step next time I go down the pub, and I’m British !
Went to America with the British Army, and Canada, nothing but kindness and generosity, their servicemen and women were so helpful.
This has a charm, intelligence and humour that is rarely seen nowadays. The actor commenting etc is sublime.
This film is surprisingly--almost shockingly--well done for a War Department education film in 1943. Smart, yet accessible to the commonest of GI's, funny, well-acted. A fascinating historical document.
This is like a David Attenburgh film on different meerkat tribes.
It's like 99% of everywhere. You're respectful, don't rock the boat, don't show off, people will be nice to you. Manners are free, but they buy so much.
0:36 "The beer isn't cold in England, they don't like it cold and they haven't any ice", oh how the tables have turned. Almost nobody in the UK drinks warm beer anymore and pubs certainly don't serve it warm.
Depends what you mean by 'warm'. Beer was always served best at cellar temperature and most pubs tried to achieve that. The only ones that couldn't were those with casks in the bar. But they had their own attractions. My local serves cellar temperature beer and most people drink it. Very few drink lager. They have been serving it that way for generations (the pub is old). Another local serves beer straight from the cask in a back room. No cellar but an air conditioner. The beer is certainly not chilled.
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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Oh yeah, I was on holiday for a week in Cornwall about 10 years ago. Cider from the keg all the way. I miss afternoons in Cornwall.
Just because "almost nobody" you know drinks real ale, that doesn't mean the same is true across the country.
Warm is approximately 56 degrees for beer in both England and Germany.
Mans a legend. Really enjoyed this clip. Thanks 😎👍
Dear old Burgess Meredith playing a 'normal' character - twenty-plus years before he became The Penguin in the wonderful tongue-in-cheek _Batman_ series for the telly ! Lovely actor...................................
Sadly the British pub is becoming a thing of the past, the smoking ban did not help (I am a non-smoker), higher taxes on beers and generally people are no longer sociable.
Well England isn't England any more. It's Englanistan.
Keep looking....they're still out there!
Shame, really. Not a drinker, but definitely love the quiet.
@@totallysmooth1203 that sucks
@@251Trioxin say anything about it and you’re going to jail for islamaphobia
When covid ends, I go to England and start a long pilgrimage to find the perfect pub :)
You could try the Scotch Piper. Ten miles north of Liverpool, it's the oldest pub in Lancashire (1327). Still has a thatched roof. Legend has it that Oliver Cromwell stopped here on his way to the battle of Ormskirk during the English Civil War. It's a perfect pub in my opinion.
@@johnshort5003 I googled it, and it looks fantastic. But why so many outside tables?
@@Flu_sempre I think this is something to do with Covid 19 rules during summer when people were not allowed to socialise inside a pub. And the Scotch Piper is very small inside. It doesn't have a bar, it has a hatch. Where I live all the pubs had this outdoor set-up. Oh well, I just remember my youth when we worked the strawberry fields all day and then went there to sink a few pints.
covid's not gonna end bruv. too much money to be made from vaccines.
I’ll meet you there.
Americans are always very respectful to Brits. There’s always a bad apple that gives people a bad name, though ‘Brits abroad’ definitely don’t have the best reputations. Americans are very accommodating as a whole and I’ve witnessed them help a lot of people. Once you scratch the surface of things being loud, big and better, there’s great relations to be had. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 better together.
Too right yank !
Proper Americans,those not from certain glitzy cities are generally polite.
I was a kid in the 80's so to me and my younger brother, we only knew him via the Penguin from Batman reruns and Mickey from Rocky. My brother is 3 years younger and could never say the name correctly, so to this day, I often still say 'Burgers Medrith' :)
I'm an outsider at my local pub and I've lived here for over 40 years.
Hard to imagine Meredith was Lauren Bacall’s first real boyfriend. But “First” to home base was Bogey.
It’s 10c Celsius, so pretty much a lovely cool glass of water temperature. No complaints when I was there!
He’s a wreckin’ machine!
Ha ha first class,my dad was a piper in the highland light infantry for the duration of the conflict,never had a scratch on him,unfortunately he lost many of his mates overseas,came home and made me,all the best.
I really enjoyed watching this!
I was expecting Enfield and Whitehouse to come into this sketch.
This makes me feel so terribly sad.
That was great! Thank you for bringing back some old wonderful memories.
Just think. This was made 3 years before Sylvester Stallone. Was even born 😲That's how long he was in the game. *Before* he was in Rocky😮. RIP Burgess Meredith.
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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Amazing documentary of those times.
Love this.
This should be mandatory on Schools. Basic social manners.
At first, I was thinking "This is about as unlike an English pub as I've ever seen in my entire life!!"😨😨.....Then at 2:40 after the Yank comes in I started to crack up!! - at 4:03 I thought he was going to cop the guy one😄😄.....
Then at 5:01 it starts to look a bit more familiar!!......
By the end of the video I'm thinking "You know you could apply the lessons from this to just about most interactions you have with other people!!".....
As an Englishman whenever I go abroad one of the things I miss is a proper pint of cask Bitter served at cellar temperature. I never really took a liking to cold pissy Lager.
Our beer is a crime against humanity. It has to be at or below 5% alcohol by law. My German family when they used to visit during the 90's always bought Budweiser and laughed at the ingredient of rice on the label. Even imported beer has to be at the 5% level, so it still isn't the same as the real thing. I think the big brewers over here made it that way so people would have to buy lots of their beer to get plastered. Had a great time with some of our Brit mechanics in a German pub one night when I was stationed in Germany.
I lived in England for 18 months doing a project in the West Midlands. I miss the bitter. Cant find a decent one back in the states to save my life.
@@tomservo5347 lord that's a travesty.
@@kawaiilotus It's why making your own brew has become quite popular over here. Someday I'd like to try my own porter.
This is, without a doubt, the best one of these I've ever seen. Burgess Meredith is instantly relatable and seamlessly blends with the other actors in such a way that you know what he says is right. I wouldn't doubt that he ad-libbed his own dialogue.
Wish we had more bars like this in the United States. Most are so loud you can't hear a person right next to you.
There’s an “Irish pub” on the coast near where I live in Washington state. It has a very serene atmosphere, wood paneling, and more stout type beers on tap. It’s very relaxing to visit for sure.
I wish we had more pubs like this in the U.K. The old fashioned traditional boozers were dying out even the Covid lockdown.
@@eriknervik9003 theres a wetherspoons in like every town and village
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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Burgess Meredith...I understand he was the Penguin, but I'll remember him as Rocky's trainer
He was also in an episode of the original “Twilight Zone”
Did they make an Australian pub version where everyone gets into an all in brawl no matter what country you're from 💥😆💪
ANZACS all the way! cheers from nz
That's just good manners!
Oh jezzo, I wish the world was still like this.....
In the middle of a world war?
@@Makeyourselfbig no, polite.
I like how alien some concepts are to yanks, but they would have never seen something as ordinary as a pub
Grandpa left Canada for England for the war Seen a few places Loved the people And the "stiff upper lip" Little did he know His regiment would be fighting along side the brits later over the channel
My dad went through England to Sicily and Italy.
What a charming video.
Nice to see nothing has changed at all. I can remember years ago a septic tank..aka yank walked into our boozer a bit cocky as you like. He got sent to Coventry.
My grandpa met Burgess Meredith in Europe during the war. He didn’t care much for him, unfortunately. He said Burgess talked WAY too much and behaved very inappropriately. Whether that’s true or whether my grandpa was just being a stick in the mud, I’ll never know. I always wished that he had said he and Burgess hit it off and had a really nice conversation or something, since he’s a favorite actor of mine.
A friend of mine and I were in London, 1996. After our work on a sort of "Habitat for Humanity" project, British style, we'd haunt the pubs and have a couple "bitters", and play pool and darts. It was obvious from our conversation, we were "Yanks". But our reception our mannerisms, and general JOVIAL acceptance, all worked such that we were "immediately" at home. Maybe the Penguin helped set the stage for us 50 years late?
As an American, I find it so grating when I see another American acting like that abroad... 80 years later and some of us still don't know how to be good guests. That said: tourists from other countries are trying to give us a run for our money in bad manners.
The Chinese
In Canada one time the driver dropped off an American couple at their hotel and said that'll be 10 dollars. The dipwad goes Canadian? I wanted to punch him in the face how stupid can anyone be?
i love how that blackwatch boy throws darts like hes taking out german stormtroopers 👍👍
I understand in an outtake from this film Meredith drops a pint on the ground, and after the glass breaks he cries “That’s not fair at all!”...
The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there.
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I remember pub's before the great reset!
Doesn't normally go down that well when you insult a jock over his kilt, there is good chance you would find yourself on your back discovering what he wears underneath.
These rules can equally apply to an outback pub in Australia except that the barmaid will probably knock you out if you step out of line…
Not enough pokies machines
@@ricky6608 lol true. No skimpies either….
- You’ve obviously never been to a West Coast pub in NZ . The walls are lined with Captain Cooker wild Boar 🐗 heads. The barmaids look like them and hunt them in packs . With bread knives as they don’t like the competition 🤷🏻😲😲🤣
Burgess Meredith
Playing darts ? They're throwing it like a javelin...
Thanks for posting this!
I just realised this guy was an American, who lived until 89.
My ancestry is like this:
Mum’s Dad: Hungarian
Mum’s Mum: Scottish Australian
Dad’s Dad: part German, Dutch Australian (tall man)
Dad’s Mum: British Australian
Great film this, many thanks for posting.
Absolutely lovely. Thank you for posting.
Something you don't see in contemporary films full of CGI, in this film the way it clearly conveys the message for example the subtle but unmistakeable way the scot communicated the suggestion that there may easily had existed scene which was edited out. This was from an era when people watching a snooker game on B&W television knew exactly what the ball colours were
A charming little film with a great purpose. I'm sure that it really helped a bunch of guys get by.
Burgess Meredith has such a beautiful speaking voice, I could listen for hours
We need films on good manners today more than ever.
The great conundrum is always the same: the people who are most in need of an instructional video like this are also the same people who just don’t “get it.” Even if they’ve seen the video they don’t understand the message
Very nicely put