My friend was a German high school exchange student in America. I’ll never forget her introducing herself to our friends and a mutual responding: “wow! So cool! I’ve always wanted to visit England!”
Well, our teachers in Germany prefer british english for whatever reason. So if you are good at it, I think you could actually be mistaken for a Brit. If your friend said that she is from Germany though, I think your other friends need to pay more attention in geography class.
@@cels1910 Probably something like “how are you?” Or even something like “what’s up?” In all honesty, when someone asks me “are you alright” it sounds like I don’t seem alright and they’re checking in on me or something.
“How are you?” if it’s a stranger or you just want to be more polite. Casual options: “What’s up?” “What’s good?” “How’s it goin’?” “How’s it hangin’?” “Howdy!” (But only seriously in like Texas) “How you doin’?” “Sup?” “What’s happenin’?” “What’s goin’ on?” “What’s new?” “What’s crackin’?” “What’s the move?” But really, just stick with, “Hey, what’s up?”
In my high school I had a literature class that focused on old British classics and out teacher told us that every year there is at least one secret brit who puts on an American accent for school. She finds out during parent teacher conferences when the parents sit down and talk to her. It's hilarious
As a 1/2 Brit this situation happened to me when my dad went to any of the school functions. Growing up we moved a lot, and I would change my accent based on location to prevent bullying.
@@Poemi10304 either she or her teacher was over exaggerating. Some Americans live in small towns where nothing happens so if one thing happens every ten years they act like its all the time.
My dad studied in England for a while and adapted speaking like them so I speak like that cause of him most of the time and it confuses some of my friends 🙃 😁
I have a British coworker, and "Are you alright?" still catches me off guard. Like, "Yes. Do I look that tired today? Am I bleeding somewhere?? Why do you not know if I am alright."
@@TPRM1 I don’t like either. Ask me how I am & expect an honest answer… or if I haven’t seen you in a while, I’ll ask “how’s life treating you?” That’s all, we good 😂
😂 But seriously, if you ask most Americans at a school or other public place "Where are the toilets?" They're probably going to look at you funny and say "In the restrooms where they always are."
I feel this in my soul... I'll still never forget when I said I was from England and then they asked me if we spoke English there.... And the other time someone couldn't understand me at work and asked for an English speaking employee 😂😂
@@GStampedeIII Not true. Without Asians and Europeans this channel wouldn't exist. After all, every single Americans is just an immigrant. Even if YT was invented in the US, Europeans invented electricity, cars, telephones, wifi, computers and much more. Without those tools there wouldn't be a chance to invent YT.
@@ab-ms1yj Ew really dude...He makes videos of our stupidity & cruelness of other cultures and u respond w/ that sh*t? Lol at least follow it up w/ a "Jk" or "lol you rock man welcome to the states" - I can't wait till u travel to a diff country & get torched by the masses of diff cultures on how "Weird" u sound ✌️👍😆
Haha, come to think of it… we Americans do have a bunch of weird, indirect ways to refer to the “toilet”. • Bathroom (it’s not a place just for bathing) • Restroom (It’s not really a good place to rest to be honest. If anything, most people are distressed when using a toilet 😅) • Little Boy’s/Girl’s Room (I mean that is as vague and creepy sounding as it gets) • The John (I guess it’s a reference to the designer of the type of toilet used in the US) • The head (slang used by US military)
@@localdruglord550 It’s not super common, but adults usually say “Men’s Room” or “Ladies’ Room”, but I have definitely heard grown adults ask for the “Little Boy/Girl Room”, but it’s just meant to be a cute, playful way to say it. I personally just use the term “bathroom” haha.
Even as an American I understand that asking for the “toilet” can be the most appropriate question if that is indeed for what you are are looking, but sometimes I am looking for the bathroom to use a tissue, or to fix my hair, etc, so I don’t think that there is anything wrong with asking for where the restroom is instead. Additionally, asking for the “toilet” just seems vulgar. Does everyone need to know that you need to relieve yourself? Sometimes a little mystery is a good thing.
@@kingben1216 If you say "bathroom," everyone will still know that you need to take a piss. It does not add any mystery. Brits (and most other cultures) just say it like it is. They don't feel embarrassment around normal bodily functions.
Yes in America we pretend toilets aren’t a thing and say “restroom” and “bathroom” despite the fact that we shall neither be bathing nor resting 🤣 Lol you are such a great sitcom all on your own!!
@@jaymercer4692 you know what, that makes sense. I always say bathroom unless I’m at a restaurant. Then I switch it to restroom… and they indeed have no bath or shower.
Depends on the language. It's probably since the first bathrooms in the US had the whole shebang going on, so bathroom or restroom was more appropriate, since people likely rested in baths or whatnot. Idk the history but there's a reason, otherwise we'd call them toilets
Talking to an American with a Yorkshire accent; "Man where you from, Australia?" Bloke from Kentucky - "I need to teach you how to speak English properly."
What part of a northern accent sounds remotely Australian? Mind you, worst one I've heard is John Bishop telling the story of an American thinking that his scouse accent was Hungarian.
When I was in the States, very loudly and very slowly: "Your English is very good, where are you from?" England. "Oh, and what language do they speak in your country?"
My main problem as a French person was being forced to stand for the pledge of allegiance thing. Like, people, I'm not American, and I think this whole thing is silly and know it would never be done in my own country, leave me alone
@@jaymercer4692 Dunno, I don't get it, but apparently many public schools do it. Went something like this, "I pledge my allegiance to the United States of America, and to the values for which it stands, under God, indivisible, with liberty and freedom for all" First off, the way God is included even in the government in speeches and stuff makes me uncomfortable. And even now the approximate words are stuck in my head from the whole school saying it at once every morning (the headmaster or something was on loudspeaker in every classroom and students and teachers recited it with a hand over their hearts, standing). As a French person, where criticizing the government and making fun of patriotism is extremely common, I felt confused and very uncomfortable
@@pauline_f328 Yeah what if you’re not Christian or don’t support the US. Sounds like something you would expect from North Korea or Nazi Germany. We Brits are the same. I rarely hear about when our government does any good (probably mostly because it’s all shit) and being loyal to a place just because you’re born there is silly.
@@pauline_f328 US citizens have a weird thing where the ones most critical of the government are the most patriotic in terms of love for country. Also I'm like that lol. Also remember the pledge is pretty old and it was made in a time where more people were Christian.
The first time I went to America we visited my mums friend who she hadn't seen in about 17 years, and we all went on a trip together, my family, herself and her daughter. (Actually to be a bit specific we went to see the Luray Caverns in Virginia.) Anyway she told us she had packed some "chips" for us in the cooler to have as snacks over there and 11 year old me was excited until we got there and she opened the box and there were only crisps inside..I was so disappointed lol. Turns out chips=fries in America and crisps=chips. So what I thought would be "fries" were actually "chips". In hindsight why would you pack fries in a cooler as a snack instead of just getting them in a restaurant or whatever? But yeah that was an eye opening experience for me😂😂
This reminds me of when I was in London a few years ago and exposed myself as the clueless American (other than the obvious accent, of course) when I was at a restaurant. They asked me if I wanted chips and I said sure, and when they served the chips I was like "Where are the chips?" and then I saw them and said "Ohhh, fries" without realizing that they meant that the whole time (apparently completely forgot which country I was in). It took a little while before I realized my mistake haha
I'm South Africa and lived in the USA for 2 years before moving to the UK. This had made my brain hurt 🤯 South Africa vs. USA vs. Britain Chips -> chips -> crips Hot chips -> fries - chips
Coming from the US... I'm literally reading all of ur comments and can hear the accent in ur voices😂💀 Just the way y'all say things... So hilarious. Love it
and we are non US people or at least in Europe (aside Brits) always consider US English as THE one having accent along with Australia and Canada étc for Countries that mainly speaking English. not UK because you know, they are the originals.. cheers mate
The “you alright?” thing is so funny. To us, it implies you think something is wrong. Like, why are you asking me if I’m alright?? Do I look like I’m about to cry? Lol
I love the "You alright?" "How you doing?" trade off US and UK have. In both countries, one is a genuine inquiry into your well-being and the other is simply a greeting with the expected answer "I'm fine." But they switch depending on the country you're in.
Not just a foreign thing. I'm from Ohio and the first time I visited New York when I was a teenager I got treated like I was an alien for using words like "Pop" and "suckers" (instead of soda and lolipop). US is so big that just crossing state lines sometimes requires learning a different version of English. I practically need an interpreter in inner city St. Louis or any part of Alabama.
Pop sounds terrible. Soda or coke is the word. Lolipop sounds kinki, so I just say suckers. Lolipop=giant flat round candy bigger than your head. Sucker=the little dumdum brand things.
@@zubbworks Pop is a sound when you open bottle. Coke is good for cola drinks like pepsi, coca-cola, off-brand coke. Soda is the best for all fizzy drinks: coke, fanta, MD, 7up, dr pepper. Lolipop is better than sucker. Sucker is the guy who thinks drinking piss i healthy.
USA is so huge I wonder if there's someone u knew have been to every state in america. Do they feel belong in every state they go like the USA spirit because I cannot imagine. My country Malaysia is small, but I feel safe and content being in every state. Do you feel the same?
I had a French exchange student in an orchestra class back when I was a freshman. Never knew her much beyond a face and a name, but I hope she is alright. My highschool was an utter hellhole.
A while back in middle school, a British kid transferred, and there was this group of kids who would corner him and just ask him to say random words. I felt bad for him, though I overheard an aquatintance “rating” boys (very werid and objectifying, I know) and she said he got extra points because of his accent. British people,we’re just jealous of your accents, sorry some of us don’t know how to act.
You're a genius, man. I happened to learn english in the Isles as my third language...I had an argument with a newyorker about "tuuusday" isn't a day, "tjusday" is.
When I first arrived to New York, people told me not to ask for the toilets but for the bathroom…in restaurants you just ask for the bathroom…I got used to that.
I'm a born and bred Australian, but lived in England for a couple of years when I was learning to talk, so the accent's stuck around. I was once chatting with a girl I'd seen around school but never really spoken to, and I took my glasses off to clean them on my shirt, and she just kinda looked at me weirdly and was like, "Do you read Harry Potter? I feel like you're the kind of person who'd read Harry Potter." I asked her why and she stammered something about, "English," and, "glasses," and, "top maths class." Ironically, I have the most prominent accent out of my siblings, despite the rest of them having been born in the UK.
Intially, it's is a French word. At the beginning, there is "toile" (linen), and "toilette" that is to say "small linen". It was a small tablecloth that was put on the table where one made his hairdo, to put the brushes, the combs, the powder, the bottles, etc. And that one could change and wash often. Then, the word designated the furniture itself, then the room where it was located. The room was next to the bedroom, and next to the place where you did your business. And out of modesty, when you had to pee and all that, you would say : "I go to my toilet room", then, just "to the toilet"... And what's funny is that since then, we've come up with other names (restroom, bathroom, lavatory...) to replace that one, which was originally already there to replace "The room where you pee..."
I've watched so much British tv that when the American character was confused by "you alright?" I legitimately could not process how anyone could not recognize that as a greeting.
LOL!! That's funny! I am from America and where I grew up, we always said toilet or commode. I am from "down south", so the words we use on a regular basis can be a bit different than the rest of the country. When I was a kid, my family moved to Oklahoma for a short while and Yup, the first time I asked where the commode was, I got a," where what was"? Ha
I grew up in Southern California and when I was starting middle school we move to Chicago and it was great, but I was home sick. I attended an all black middle school and this is kind of how all of the black students treated me but they were very kind and nice. I guess they were just excited to meet someone from the West Coast. I got so much attention but since I was homesick I didn’t really like it. Still, I had a good time.
Story Time: So this was my first time at my new school (in America obviously, this is corresponding with the video), and I get finished with a test. I have an anxiety disorder so I have to take some meds and sometimes check in with the school therapist. So I as silently as I can walk up to this fairly young teacher and say "excuse me, can I use the washroom?" This guy looks up at me, and starts to laugh as loud as he can. My anxiety starts flying as the whole class looks up at us. "Say that again, please." He said, and I mutter to him, "can I use the washroom." He bursts out laughing, and people at the front heard me too and are dying on the floor. They turn around and start telling other people, and mocking me saying "can I please use the washroom. Look at me, I'm so proper." I was so embarrassed I ran right out of the class, out of the school and start crying outside. Long story short, I got in trouble for "skipping" (yes, my teacher made up a whole story that I never even went to class). I told my parents, and they started homeschooling me. This wasn't the first time I've been treated this way, I was always called out just for spelling out "colour" or "favour" or "creme" or saying things like "you alright?'" My least favourite thing was when I too was compared to everyone from Harry Potter. LET THE RECORD SHOW!!! I HATE IT!!!
“Yeah I’m alright, why you ask?” *suspicious look* yeah, pretty accurate. I’d immediately be defensive if someone just walked up to me and asked if I’m alright, we don’t do that in America cx
I'm one of those people who thinks accents are cool, no matter where they're from. Though it bothers me when people mispronounce Jalapeño, lol. Anyway, one time I was laughed at for my American accent by a group of Australians visiting my school. To be fair it was more of a laugh at how differently we say things from each other. I laughed too because it took me so long to figure out that they were asking me to say Chalk and not Choke.
@@ciennasallescunha Yeah they were visiting a few areas in Oregon on a basketball team trip and playing against a bunch of schools. It was a fun game. If I remember right they won. 😂
The seinfeld theme song so perfect!!! Thar show was about ordinary life and the British guy videos are about what is ordinary life is like. Love it!!! 😅
Hey man, I just love your videos like i literally spend an hour or something to find your channel then I was really shocked, I mean u deserve zillions of subscribers.. Man I really hope one day u'll get that;)
Aye, as an Aussie, us too. Although, certain social circles and your socioeconomic area dictates what words are more "appropriate" to use during different situations. No one is out here calling the toilet "the shitter" at formal events haha :)
I can definitely confirm that the "you alright" would not go over well with an American, reactions would range from mildly confused but trying to hide it on the polite end, to becoming semi-hostile and defensive in the worst case scenario lol Didn't even know "you alright" mean 'what's up" till a year ago
I guess the different spellings between American English and British English come from different dictionaries. Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language", published in 1755, solidified the French influence of spelling such words with "our", like "favour" or "colour". The American, Noah Webster published his dictionary on the English language in 1828, which he chose derive mostly from latin, rather than French, causing the "u" to be dropped in a lot of American words ("color", "favor", etc.)
Toilet isn't just used by English-speakers, its different forms exist in other languages as well (french toilette, japanese toire in katakana, so on and so forth). Hence it's going to be a lot more likely thats tourists, expats, etc. in an English-speaking country refer to the 'washroom' as 'toilet'. On top of that, I'm quite sure every other english-speaking nations outside of the US (and Canada?) use toilet. So I daresay that toilet is in fact, more universal. Also, I've spent a couple of years in Manhattan and LA and have consistently used 'toilet' without a second thought. I was always given the answer without a second thought too. I imagine that that's because those two cities are larger cities that get a fair bit of international exposure. Though I had classmates from Charlotte, new Mexico, etc. who also didn't bat an eyelid at the word. So i don't really know which states/cities exactly would produce people who get confused/appalled by the use of the word lol.
As a British person, every time i hear an American accent irl my brain malfunctions. I have zero reaction to any other accent from around the world but as soon as it's an American accent my brain is like "is this donny even speaking English? 👁️👄👁️"
I am Asian American and whenever I hear a British accent, my brain malfunctions. I cannot interpret most of the words that you people say. However, after watching some British youtubers, I gotten used to the accent a bit more. Overall, the British accent sounds like broken English to the majority of the Americans since we cannot understand what British people are saying most of the time.
@@coolbro_2963 I think Brits, me being one, just pretend to be more sarcastic with our words. Depending on the situation "you alright" could be genuine or they're just starting g a conversation so it's an equivalent of hi. And the humour is always giving foreigners whiplash because of the different meanings. Brits will tell you something and it will mean the opposite, plus depending on which county you're from the dialect and slang changes and becomes harder and more difficult lol
@@chaosXP3RT Obviously written as a joke, but just wanted to point out for anyone interested is that the accent that has the missing consonants is the Cockney accent, not the Queen's English. 'Cockney, is a dialect of the English language traditionally spoken by working-class Londoners. Cockney is also often used to refer to anyone from London-in particular, from its East End. Cockney as a dialect is most notable for its argot, or coded language, which was born out of ingenious rhyming slang.' In more formal situations, the Cockney accent is usually discussed in a pejorative context. This is because of the social class who speak it, which being the working class, are perceived as the lesser people. This is more so in historical past, but still applies to today. A lot of news reporters have to receive accent training to change their accent into the more standard and "appropriate, upper class" accent, to appeal and be understood by more people, and to be considered as intelligent, because of the continuous preconceived notion that Cockney people are not smart. The Cockney accent was also the main accent that contributed to the broad and general Australian accent, with the cultivated accent being more influenced by the "posh, upper class" one from England.
For the reverse, as an American I was stoked British Air had lemonade. Found out when handed to me, they meant Sprite. Still good but not the lemony sugar drink I was expecting.
When one of my friends found out I had British parents he started pulling the bottle of water thing on me... today we had someone from west london come to our basketball, she got a full treatment 😭
Im confused, do people actually get made fun of referring the bathroom as "toilet?" The part of america where I'm from, we say about everything. Bathroom, restroom, washroom, and even toilets. If someone legitimately asked "where the r the toilets" I'm pretty sure no one would laugh. Just kindly point to the direction of the bathroom.
At least the person who thought England was in Paris wasn’t actually from England… I’m pretty sure some of the people in my school don’t know where we live 😂
My friend was a German high school exchange student in America. I’ll never forget her introducing herself to our friends and a mutual responding: “wow! So cool! I’ve always wanted to visit England!”
Wait... Germany isn't in London?! 😳
Well, our teachers in Germany prefer british english for whatever reason. So if you are good at it, I think you could actually be mistaken for a Brit. If your friend said that she is from Germany though, I think your other friends need to pay more attention in geography class.
Ah yes, the entirety of England is within that one being
I'm done 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
HAHHAHA
The “are you alright” bit got me 😂 I was buying groceries in the U.K. and cashier asked me that and I was very wtf do I not look all right!? 😆
how do u say to each other in usa?
@@cels1910 Probably something like “how are you?” Or even something like “what’s up?”
In all honesty, when someone asks me “are you alright” it sounds like I don’t seem alright and they’re checking in on me or something.
You didn't buy all the right products that's why they were questioning you. The items in your trolley when combined together looked very suspicious. 😉
“How are you?” if it’s a stranger or you just want to be more polite.
Casual options:
“What’s up?” “What’s good?” “How’s it goin’?” “How’s it hangin’?” “Howdy!” (But only seriously in like Texas) “How you doin’?” “Sup?” “What’s happenin’?” “What’s goin’ on?” “What’s new?” “What’s crackin’?” “What’s the move?”
But really, just stick with, “Hey, what’s up?”
@@kbaobei03 But, "how are you?" can also mean that you don't look well, though.
In my high school I had a literature class that focused on old British classics and out teacher told us that every year there is at least one secret brit who puts on an American accent for school. She finds out during parent teacher conferences when the parents sit down and talk to her. It's hilarious
Where do you live that there are so many British??
@@Poemi10304 exactly tf
As a 1/2 Brit this situation happened to me when my dad went to any of the school functions. Growing up we moved a lot, and I would change my accent based on location to prevent bullying.
why would they put on a different accent for literature?? I miss the point..
@@Poemi10304 either she or her teacher was over exaggerating. Some Americans live in small towns where nothing happens so if one thing happens every ten years they act like its all the time.
The “you alright” seriouslyyyyy got me when I went to England…fully thought I just constantly looked disturbed for a whole week before figuring it out
Same 😭😂 and also "you okay?" 😂
My dad studied in England for a while and adapted speaking like them so I speak like that cause of him most of the time and it confuses some of my friends 🙃 😁
I did it for almost two years.
Funny because English people can figure out that "what's up" does not mean please look into the sky.
@@simonpowell2559 🤣🤣
I have a British coworker, and "Are you alright?" still catches me off guard.
Like, "Yes. Do I look that tired today? Am I bleeding somewhere?? Why do you not know if I am alright."
Conversely:
“Hey man, whassup?”
“Er...I dunno mate, the sky?”
@@TPRM1 Brilliant
@@fan2jnrc Not my best, but thanks.
@@TPRM1 I don’t like either. Ask me how I am & expect an honest answer… or if I haven’t seen you in a while, I’ll ask “how’s life treating you?” That’s all, we good 😂
But here you use “how you doing” as a greeting and no one ever replies how they are doing. its the same thing
he does both accents so well i dont even know which one hes faking lmao
He is British doing an American accent. He actually a good example of how most English people talk.
I'd say it's obvious that he's British, because if he were an American, he wouldn't be doing a good British accent
You can hear his British accent slip in a little during the American part
@@Zeverinsen very true
The funny thing is loads of us British people do at least a passable American accent and yet they never return the favour
Is that Paris ?? 😂😂
@Andrew Peterson 😳
Lol just say from United Kingdom and he maybe know 🤣
Americans in a nutshell ???? I don't know just asking
@@asyariiiii how to not know what is England mate thats just dumb
@Andrew Peterson 😬
😂 But seriously, if you ask most Americans at a school or other public place "Where are the toilets?" They're probably going to look at you funny and say "In the restrooms where they always are."
No they're gonna say "bathrooms". Cos that's where they go for baths... rests and spas. It's a real bathhouse... not just a damn toilet
@@marioluigi9599 most public restrooms are just that-toilets lol and sinks to wash your hands.
@@TheJazzy1980 oh I thought it was places where you could have a real rest
@@marioluigi9599 lol, you're not American, I see.
@@TheJazzy1980 Americans are only about 30% of the people on UA-cam
I feel this in my soul... I'll still never forget when I said I was from England and then they asked me if we spoke English there....
And the other time someone couldn't understand me at work and asked for an English speaking employee 😂😂
The same thing happened to Kelly Osbourne when she started attending school in America.
😂😂
We had a foreign exchange student from Norway (I think?) And someone asked her if they had cats there.
😭
Tf😂
I’m American and I’m ashamed to know that this probably isn’t an exaggeration at all.
Don't be. You should be proud you're not one of them:) But it is sad that many Americans damage the image of all Americans.
@@GStampedeIII Not true. Without Asians and Europeans this channel wouldn't exist. After all, every single Americans is just an immigrant. Even if YT was invented in the US, Europeans invented electricity, cars, telephones, wifi, computers and much more. Without those tools there wouldn't be a chance to invent YT.
@@whyparkjiminnotridejimin everyone on the planet is an immigrant then
@@whyparkjiminnotridejimin either way someone is going to invent electricity and cars. also american isnt a race
@@GStampedeIII shut up seppo
How do you not have millions of views?
Just a matter of time :)
@@Chewkz don't you mean jUs o ma'o o' towim?
@@ab-ms1yj Hahaha, seriously. Jus uma'a of toim! :D
@@ab-ms1yj Ew really dude...He makes videos of our stupidity & cruelness of other cultures and u respond w/ that sh*t? Lol at least follow it up w/ a "Jk" or "lol you rock man welcome to the states" - I can't wait till u travel to a diff country & get torched by the masses of diff cultures on how "Weird" u sound ✌️👍😆
@@ab-ms1yj - no, this guy pronounces his T’s
He’s not one of them yutes fam
They just straight up bullying you man 😂
😢😂😂
if an american comes to a south London school they wouldn't survive
@Wolf gang tf lol
If that was a year 7 thinking he’s cool bro he would’ve swung on them Americans bro 😂😂
@Wolf gang wtf 😆
Toilet is a proper word, though. What is “restroom?” You don’t rest or sleep in there don’t you?
You feel good and rested right after shittin'
You feel relieve
That's why it's called restroom
There is no "proper" words between british and american
Yesh
Not every state in the US say “rest Room” just like upstate don’t say soda we say pop.
Even English itself isnt a proper language....its just an utter piece of shit
Well Americans eat alot so they spend more time that’s why 😅
Haha, come to think of it… we Americans do have a bunch of weird, indirect ways to refer to the “toilet”.
• Bathroom (it’s not a place just for bathing)
• Restroom (It’s not really a good place to rest to be honest. If anything, most people are distressed when using a toilet 😅)
• Little Boy’s/Girl’s Room (I mean that is as vague and creepy sounding as it gets)
• The John (I guess it’s a reference to the designer of the type of toilet used in the US)
• The head (slang used by US military)
Wait they call it "the little boy's/girl's room"? Sounds kinda creepy ngl
@@localdruglord550 It’s not super common, but adults usually say “Men’s Room” or “Ladies’ Room”, but I have definitely heard grown adults ask for the “Little Boy/Girl Room”, but it’s just meant to be a cute, playful way to say it. I personally just use the term “bathroom” haha.
Even as an American I understand that asking for the “toilet” can be the most appropriate question if that is indeed for what you are are looking, but sometimes I am looking for the bathroom to use a tissue, or to fix my hair, etc, so I don’t think that there is anything wrong with asking for where the restroom is instead. Additionally, asking for the “toilet” just seems vulgar. Does everyone need to know that you need to relieve yourself? Sometimes a little mystery is a good thing.
@@matthewgumabon7498 I've heard "little boys'/girls' room," but only from kinda tacky elderly people.
@@kingben1216 If you say "bathroom," everyone will still know that you need to take a piss. It does not add any mystery. Brits (and most other cultures) just say it like it is. They don't feel embarrassment around normal bodily functions.
Yes in America we pretend toilets aren’t a thing and say “restroom” and “bathroom” despite the fact that we shall neither be bathing nor resting 🤣 Lol you are such a great sitcom all on your own!!
We only call it a bathroom of it contains a bath or I suppose a shower.
@@jaymercer4692 you know what, that makes sense. I always say bathroom unless I’m at a restaurant. Then I switch it to restroom… and they indeed have no bath or shower.
Depends on the language. It's probably since the first bathrooms in the US had the whole shebang going on, so bathroom or restroom was more appropriate, since people likely rested in baths or whatnot. Idk the history but there's a reason, otherwise we'd call them toilets
my school made us call it the lavatory lmfao 😭
@@casssidyy711 Despite no one doing science experiments! ...we hope! XD
Toilet is used by literally every common wealth country.
@@jamesbond4810 who in the hell uses the word washroom in America. get that foreign word out of my face.
@@nathannn8469 relax bro
@@northernmajor407 its a joke. because yknow, Americans are stereotyped as stuck up and only caring about themselves.
In India they say "Washroom" lol.
Even in SEA we call it toilet lol nobody uses the word "restroom" when referring to one
This guy is very talented he should have his own comedy show.
"Where's England!!?? In Paris..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I died right there
I don't understand this
@@luuailinh7637 basically is a joke about how many ppl from the USA don't know where other countries are.
@@Whoswhos12 same with other countries majority of other countries don't know geography
@@idkwhattoname442 some no i mean most of Americans think Africa is a country 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@Obyanee I'm not gonna disagree although it's some not most
He turns harassment into views and money, what a legend
@ZAP GAMERZ WHAT?! REally?! ...we didn't know....
Talking to an American with a Yorkshire accent;
"Man where you from, Australia?"
Bloke from Kentucky - "I need to teach you how to speak English properly."
What part of a northern accent sounds remotely Australian? Mind you, worst one I've heard is John Bishop telling the story of an American thinking that his scouse accent was Hungarian.
@@brendanm6921 Hungarian lol. I'm surprised they even know hungary exists
Samuel Pinder Hungarian accents are actually really cool, and yes we know Hungary exists.
@@brendanm6921 well I wont blame them for scouse tbh
When I was in the States, very loudly and very slowly:
"Your English is very good, where are you from?"
England.
"Oh, and what language do they speak in your country?"
My main problem as a French person was being forced to stand for the pledge of allegiance thing. Like, people, I'm not American, and I think this whole thing is silly and know it would never be done in my own country, leave me alone
What’s a pledge of allegiance? Sounds like they’re signing you up to the military, but knowing Americans that doesn’t seem that unreasonable.
@@jaymercer4692 Dunno, I don't get it, but apparently many public schools do it. Went something like this, "I pledge my allegiance to the United States of America, and to the values for which it stands, under God, indivisible, with liberty and freedom for all"
First off, the way God is included even in the government in speeches and stuff makes me uncomfortable. And even now the approximate words are stuck in my head from the whole school saying it at once every morning (the headmaster or something was on loudspeaker in every classroom and students and teachers recited it with a hand over their hearts, standing). As a French person, where criticizing the government and making fun of patriotism is extremely common, I felt confused and very uncomfortable
@@pauline_f328 Yeah what if you’re not Christian or don’t support the US. Sounds like something you would expect from North Korea or Nazi Germany. We Brits are the same. I rarely hear about when our government does any good (probably mostly because it’s all shit) and being loyal to a place just because you’re born there is silly.
@@jaymercer4692 Exactly
@@pauline_f328 US citizens have a weird thing where the ones most critical of the government are the most patriotic in terms of love for country.
Also I'm like that lol. Also remember the pledge is pretty old and it was made in a time where more people were Christian.
Love these videos man! Keep uploading these!
Thanks! Will do!
🤩
The first time I went to America we visited my mums friend who she hadn't seen in about 17 years, and we all went on a trip together, my family, herself and her daughter. (Actually to be a bit specific we went to see the Luray Caverns in Virginia.)
Anyway she told us she had packed some "chips" for us in the cooler to have as snacks over there and 11 year old me was excited until we got there and she opened the box and there were only crisps inside..I was so disappointed lol. Turns out chips=fries in America and crisps=chips. So what I thought would be "fries" were actually "chips". In hindsight why would you pack fries in a cooler as a snack instead of just getting them in a restaurant or whatever? But yeah that was an eye opening experience for me😂😂
Lol I enjoyed your story
This reminds me of when I was in London a few years ago and exposed myself as the clueless American (other than the obvious accent, of course) when I was at a restaurant. They asked me if I wanted chips and I said sure, and when they served the chips I was like "Where are the chips?" and then I saw them and said "Ohhh, fries" without realizing that they meant that the whole time (apparently completely forgot which country I was in). It took a little while before I realized my mistake haha
I'm like what are crisps lol
@@ReadyorNot811 crispy cuts of potato
I'm South Africa and lived in the USA for 2 years before moving to the UK. This had made my brain hurt 🤯
South Africa vs. USA vs. Britain
Chips -> chips -> crips
Hot chips -> fries - chips
Coming from the US... I'm literally reading all of ur comments and can hear the accent in ur voices😂💀 Just the way y'all say things... So hilarious. Love it
It’s a thing 😂
and we are non US people or at least in Europe (aside Brits) always consider US English as THE one having accent along with Australia and Canada étc for Countries that mainly speaking English. not UK because you know, they are the originals.. cheers mate
@@クラウススタジオプロダクション I've never actually met someone with an accent irl😭 I want someone to say "cheers mate" to me so badlyyy💀💀😂
@@クラウススタジオプロダクション I suppose we all have an accent, it’s just we’re used to our own and therefore don’t usually recognise it as an accent
@@zoenicole826 cheers mate (female version)
The “you alright?” thing is so funny. To us, it implies you think something is wrong. Like, why are you asking me if I’m alright?? Do I look like I’m about to cry? Lol
I love the "You alright?" "How you doing?" trade off US and UK have. In both countries, one is a genuine inquiry into your well-being and the other is simply a greeting with the expected answer "I'm fine." But they switch depending on the country you're in.
The wayy he leaned forward when he said "where's the WHAT?" 👏🏾😭😭🤣🤣🤣
Not just a foreign thing. I'm from Ohio and the first time I visited New York when I was a teenager I got treated like I was an alien for using words like "Pop" and "suckers" (instead of soda and lolipop). US is so big that just crossing state lines sometimes requires learning a different version of English. I practically need an interpreter in inner city St. Louis or any part of Alabama.
Pop sounds terrible. Soda or coke is the word.
Lolipop sounds kinki, so I just say suckers.
Lolipop=giant flat round candy bigger than your head.
Sucker=the little dumdum brand things.
@@zubbworks Pop is a sound when you open bottle. Coke is good for cola drinks like pepsi, coca-cola, off-brand coke. Soda is the best for all fizzy drinks: coke, fanta, MD, 7up, dr pepper.
Lolipop is better than sucker. Sucker is the guy who thinks drinking piss i healthy.
Bro I’m from Ohio, and IT’S SODA GODDAMNIT
USA is so huge I wonder if there's someone u knew have been to every state in america. Do they feel belong in every state they go like the USA spirit because I cannot imagine. My country Malaysia is small, but I feel safe and content being in every state. Do you feel the same?
Sorry. but I am just curious. Can u tell? 😁 I always wanna go the US
NGL you had me worried when "This is America" started playing.
I had a French exchange student in an orchestra class back when I was a freshman.
Never knew her much beyond a face and a name, but I hope she is alright. My highschool was an utter hellhole.
When you have an exchange year in the US and your expecting the Heather’s aesthetic but all you get is “YER A WIZARD HARRY”
Best part Harry Potter’s 😆
In the US Military we put a rest to this overseas confusion and call it a LATRINE, thereby confusing EVERYONE regardless of their origins.
Excepting french/Italian/ Latin based languages at least
@@yafalouz8965 and Polish
in Spanish 🇪🇸 we have an equivalent and we call it "Letrina"
@@varaskkar Es simplemente “añg baño” en mi Filipinas. I think latrine and lentrina have a common root word, from Latin perhaps.
Not if you serve in the Marine Corps, Navy, or Coast Guard. We call it "head".
A while back in middle school, a British kid transferred, and there was this group of kids who would corner him and just ask him to say random words. I felt bad for him, though I overheard an aquatintance “rating” boys (very werid and objectifying, I know) and she said he got extra points because of his accent.
British people,we’re just jealous of your accents, sorry some of us don’t know how to act.
This happened to me in middle school too, even my teachers joined in lol😂
Which accent though?
Posh, southern one; or one of the others?
@@GoZombies all of them, we don’t care.
@@Currentlyprocrastinating37 sure
@@GoZombies ok?
You're a genius, man. I happened to learn english in the Isles as my third language...I had an argument with a newyorker about "tuuusday" isn't a day, "tjusday" is.
man said "Is that Paris?" 😂😂😂😂😂
0:06 "What do you mean Allright"🤣🤣🤣
Lol. Yep in America asking "You alright?" out of the blue is kinda same as asking "You got a problem?" As in, You got some kind of beef with me?
And "what's up" doesn't mean the same?
When I first arrived to New York, people told me not to ask for the toilets but for the bathroom…in restaurants you just ask for the bathroom…I got used to that.
I'm a born and bred Australian, but lived in England for a couple of years when I was learning to talk, so the accent's stuck around. I was once chatting with a girl I'd seen around school but never really spoken to, and I took my glasses off to clean them on my shirt, and she just kinda looked at me weirdly and was like, "Do you read Harry Potter? I feel like you're the kind of person who'd read Harry Potter." I asked her why and she stammered something about, "English," and, "glasses," and, "top maths class."
Ironically, I have the most prominent accent out of my siblings, despite the rest of them having been born in the UK.
The way you edit your backgrounds are insane luv. Keep making these videos. Hopefully soon you get more subscribers because you deserve it.
Intially, it's is a French word. At the beginning, there is "toile" (linen), and "toilette" that is to say "small linen". It was a small tablecloth that was put on the table where one made his hairdo, to put the brushes, the combs, the powder, the bottles, etc. And that one could change and wash often. Then, the word designated the furniture itself, then the room where it was located. The room was next to the bedroom, and next to the place where you did your business. And out of modesty, when you had to pee and all that, you would say : "I go to my toilet room", then, just "to the toilet"... And what's funny is that since then, we've come up with other names (restroom, bathroom, lavatory...) to replace that one, which was originally already there to replace "The room where you pee..."
I've watched so much British tv that when the American character was confused by "you alright?" I legitimately could not process how anyone could not recognize that as a greeting.
LOL!! That's funny! I am from America and where I grew up, we always said toilet or commode. I am from "down south", so the words we use on a regular basis can be a bit different than the rest of the country. When I was a kid, my family moved to Oklahoma for a short while and Yup, the first time I asked where the commode was, I got a," where what was"? Ha
I grew up in Southern California and when I was starting middle school we move to Chicago and it was great, but I was home sick. I attended an all black middle school and this is kind of how all of the black students treated me but they were very kind and nice. I guess they were just excited to meet someone from the West Coast. I got so much attention but since I was homesick I didn’t really like it. Still, I had a good time.
0:14
British: "Do you know where is the toilet is?"
American: "Where's the WHAT?"
This is so relatable, I’m British living in Canada for the past 2 years and I get this all the time
Lollllllllll this is the best
bruh
This guy
@@pgWave. when hes dead probably
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This was the first video that i saw from you and i already amazed by the skits really funny my man, you deserve more views
Saying "toilet" isn't all that confusing though and we would understand that.
If you said "loo", then we would get confused.
Well, there goes most white Aussies of a certain age and upbringing!
Oh I wish you had said loo! Imagine the Americans going absolute bonkers on that 😂
Hahahaha loooo more like mooooooo just say washroom
Our bonkers would be right clonked, that's fo true
Or cloakroom...
@@carloshortuvia5988 sorry but we've seen enough TV to know what a loo is XD British stereotypes on TV
@@velvetdarksoul8741 Cloakroom is an even more dated word.
British people can't survive a second anywhere without harry potter being mentioned
Nah, personally I can’t stand the book
@@novachan53 that sh!t actually dope 🤷♀️
Meanwhile Australia is like some kind of hybrid child between the languages (we say all of them lmao) + new sparkly words
Yeah nah I won't say Aussie English is a hybrid of the two but I get you. Our slangs are the best
Aye, dunnies! The crapper. Outhouse. Thunderbox, etc.
Also, drop toilets! Stinkers, alright!
Story Time:
So this was my first time at my new school (in America obviously, this is corresponding with the video), and I get finished with a test. I have an anxiety disorder so I have to take some meds and sometimes check in with the school therapist. So I as silently as I can walk up to this fairly young teacher and say "excuse me, can I use the washroom?" This guy looks up at me, and starts to laugh as loud as he can. My anxiety starts flying as the whole class looks up at us. "Say that again, please." He said, and I mutter to him, "can I use the washroom." He bursts out laughing, and people at the front heard me too and are dying on the floor. They turn around and start telling other people, and mocking me saying "can I please use the washroom. Look at me, I'm so proper." I was so embarrassed I ran right out of the class, out of the school and start crying outside.
Long story short, I got in trouble for "skipping" (yes, my teacher made up a whole story that I never even went to class). I told my parents, and they started homeschooling me. This wasn't the first time I've been treated this way, I was always called out just for spelling out "colour" or "favour" or "creme" or saying things like "you alright?'"
My least favourite thing was when I too was compared to everyone from Harry Potter. LET THE RECORD SHOW!!! I HATE IT!!!
That's brutal smh
@@PV-re8kd Lmfao
@@PV-re8kd I don't know if it is its kinda funny
@@idkwhattoname442
It sounds very fuckin funny
@@pugasaurusrex8253 yes its very fuckin funny XD
Him: "Where's the toilet."
Me, an American: "In the restroom."
I see a lot of comments about americans calling it "restroom" but everyone I know just call it the "bathroom"
@@blackstartv2 Yeah
@@blackstartv2 differs from places I call public ones restrooms and the one in my house bathroom
Him: "And where's the restroom...?"
@@js66613 oh, the bedroom!
"Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals"
That's why he told that england was in Paris
American student having 0% knowledge of geography is the most genuine thing ever.
Yep. I was in class the other day, and half the class thought Brazil was in Africa...
Judging by the title I thought it was gonna be a shool shooting joke; Not disappointed though.
The intro riff from "This is America" didn't help, did it?
As someone who moved to america from Britain since 5th to 10th grade this sums up alot
"From England? Where's that, Paris?"
-America, Colorized 2020
There's always a Jerome 😂
"Where is that? Paris? 🤣🤣🤣
“Yeah I’m alright, why you ask?” *suspicious look* yeah, pretty accurate. I’d immediately be defensive if someone just walked up to me and asked if I’m alright, we don’t do that in America cx
No, you just ask "what's happening" errr nothing mate, honest! It wasn't me! I didn't do it!
Paris and London are together now 🤣
Paris saint London
England is in Paris.
I'm one of those people who thinks accents are cool, no matter where they're from. Though it bothers me when people mispronounce Jalapeño, lol.
Anyway, one time I was laughed at for my American accent by a group of Australians visiting my school. To be fair it was more of a laugh at how differently we say things from each other. I laughed too because it took me so long to figure out that they were asking me to say Chalk and not Choke.
We’re they like on a trip or something
@@ciennasallescunha Yeah they were visiting a few areas in Oregon on a basketball team trip and playing against a bunch of schools. It was a fun game. If I remember right they won. 😂
Americans mispronounce all Spanish words which are used in the US: José, Nevada, Las Vegas etc.
The seinfeld theme song so perfect!!! Thar show was about ordinary life and the British guy videos are about what is ordinary life is like. Love it!!! 😅
the quiet laughing at 0:12 made me think there was about to be a laugh track 😂
This dude deserves way more attention
I enjoy his videos
Hey man, I just love your videos like i literally spend an hour or something to find your channel then I was really shocked, I mean u deserve zillions of subscribers.. Man I really hope one day u'll get that;)
This is why I'm blessed to live in a Caribbean country where most terms are understood and used interchangeably. Diversity ✨
Where?
as a bahamian, same
Aye, as an Aussie, us too. Although, certain social circles and your socioeconomic area dictates what words are more "appropriate" to use during different situations. No one is out here calling the toilet "the shitter" at formal events haha :)
THE SEINFELD BASSLINE! Perfect. 😂👌Next time use the Curbs Theme 😆
I can definitely confirm that the "you alright" would not go over well with an American, reactions would range from mildly confused but trying to hide it on the polite end, to becoming semi-hostile and defensive in the worst case scenario lol
Didn't even know "you alright" mean 'what's up" till a year ago
I guess the different spellings between American English and British English come from different dictionaries. Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language", published in 1755, solidified the French influence of spelling such words with "our", like "favour" or "colour". The American, Noah Webster published his dictionary on the English language in 1828, which he chose derive mostly from latin, rather than French, causing the "u" to be dropped in a lot of American words ("color", "favor", etc.)
If you’re British and u fell your Thick accent is bad just remember america has a thick Texan cowboy accent
Lol what? I’m Texan and lived here my whole life and not heard the “cowboy” accent once
@@yuugvf What city/town do you live in?
@@ErenYeager-oi6hu I spent my childhood in a city near Amarillo but I now live in Dallas
This is actually the first time I caught you smiling while getting roasted as an England man 🤣
"is that Paris" would genuinely not sound out of place in an actual American public school
This is sooooooo true. Also everyone gives you weird looks for not being white, sometimes calling you a liar.
I loved that Seinfeld music 😂😂
Toilet isn't just used by English-speakers, its different forms exist in other languages as well (french toilette, japanese toire in katakana, so on and so forth). Hence it's going to be a lot more likely thats tourists, expats, etc. in an English-speaking country refer to the 'washroom' as 'toilet'. On top of that, I'm quite sure every other english-speaking nations outside of the US (and Canada?) use toilet. So I daresay that toilet is in fact, more universal.
Also, I've spent a couple of years in Manhattan and LA and have consistently used 'toilet' without a second thought. I was always given the answer without a second thought too. I imagine that that's because those two cities are larger cities that get a fair bit of international exposure. Though I had classmates from Charlotte, new Mexico, etc. who also didn't bat an eyelid at the word. So i don't really know which states/cities exactly would produce people who get confused/appalled by the use of the word lol.
In the Philippines, wash rooms, bath rooms, lavatories, and etc. are more commonly referred to as "comfort rooms" or "C.R."
Most people in America know that Paris is a completely different place then England lol
never heard of amarica and englind
Most Americans think France and Paris are two different places lmao
@@jinphany. i may have thought that when I was a child, but I learned sence then
Ha! Busted !! Asking whether it’s near Paris but then comparing the guy to Harry Potter - so he KNEW !! Lol 😂
"Is that Paris?" 😂
The Seinfeld theme killed me
makes perfect sense he became the quiet kid because he didn't want people to here his voice and he started a list because of that guy.
As a British person, every time i hear an American accent irl my brain malfunctions. I have zero reaction to any other accent from around the world but as soon as it's an American accent my brain is like "is this donny even speaking English? 👁️👄👁️"
I am Asian American and whenever I hear a British accent, my brain malfunctions. I cannot interpret most of the words that you people say. However, after watching some British youtubers, I gotten used to the accent a bit more.
Overall, the British accent sounds like broken English to the majority of the Americans since we cannot understand what British people are saying most of the time.
Oi mate, would you like a Bo'le o' wahr'? I'm Bri'ish! Speak the Queen's English!
@@coolbro_2963 I think Brits, me being one, just pretend to be more sarcastic with our words. Depending on the situation "you alright" could be genuine or they're just starting g a conversation so it's an equivalent of hi. And the humour is always giving foreigners whiplash because of the different meanings. Brits will tell you something and it will mean the opposite, plus depending on which county you're from the dialect and slang changes and becomes harder and more difficult lol
@@chaosXP3RT Obviously written as a joke, but just wanted to point out for anyone interested is that the accent that has the missing consonants is the Cockney accent, not the Queen's English.
'Cockney, is a dialect of the English language traditionally spoken by working-class Londoners. Cockney is also often used to refer to anyone from London-in particular, from its East End. Cockney as a dialect is most notable for its argot, or coded language, which was born out of ingenious rhyming slang.'
In more formal situations, the Cockney accent is usually discussed in a pejorative context. This is because of the social class who speak it, which being the working class, are perceived as the lesser people. This is more so in historical past, but still applies to today.
A lot of news reporters have to receive accent training to change their accent into the more standard and "appropriate, upper class" accent, to appeal and be understood by more people, and to be considered as intelligent, because of the continuous preconceived notion that Cockney people are not smart.
The Cockney accent was also the main accent that contributed to the broad and general Australian accent, with the cultivated accent being more influenced by the "posh, upper class" one from England.
I read your quote in a British accent.
This is just how a best-friend relationship starts
As a Canadian who went to school in America, whenever I say “washroom”, I’m always questioned if I’m human or if I’m mentally challenged
For the reverse, as an American I was stoked British Air had lemonade. Found out when handed to me, they meant Sprite. Still good but not the lemony sugar drink I was expecting.
Yeah lemonade in the UK can mean both, cloudy lemonade or still lemonade is the one you meant.
@Marilyn Bojanowski ...do you guys not use those terms??
@@prescottperfection6354 no lol. We just call soda by the name, and then lemon+water+sugar lemonade.
I'm genuinely surprised you made it inside the building without getting shot congrats bro
When one of my friends found out I had British parents he started pulling the bottle of water thing on me... today we had someone from west london come to our basketball, she got a full treatment 😭
It happens, even in canada... one kid thought I was australian
At least they didn't start speaking French
@counterleo thing is, I'm fluent in French so I get that too 😭😭
Baguette, sac à bonbon, all of it 😭😭
@@jackpatterson7110 Moi aussi pélo
@@counterleo Whaaaa 🤣 c'est un petit monde 😭
The Seinfeld music at the end 🤔🤣🤣🤣
Lmao the Seinfeld ending tho
I never say are you alright when saying hello 😂
I am a Brit and that happens to me everyday at secondary school. Sometimes I get made fun of for that and sometimes people are very curious.
These have me crying my favourite is the American on the underground 😂
Im confused, do people actually get made fun of referring the bathroom as "toilet?" The part of america where I'm from, we say about everything. Bathroom, restroom, washroom, and even toilets.
If someone legitimately asked "where the r the toilets" I'm pretty sure no one would laugh. Just kindly point to the direction of the bathroom.
Unfortunately, in some American high schools some of the kids would laugh their asses off
At least the person who thought England was in Paris wasn’t actually from England… I’m pretty sure some of the people in my school don’t know where we live 😂
It’s the song in the beginning for me 😂😂😂😂
0:35 Harry Potter, Where is the Toilet?
😂😂
Love this guy so much. 🤣❤ You made my day, bro.
I have Seinfeld as my ringtone so I had to rewind it to see if it was me. 😂😂
me when I meet a person from england: I MADE A LONG LIST OF QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU LET ME GO GET IT
I love how the American turns from aggressive to amused when he hears he's British, as if it was commonly a fun thing🤣
It completely disarms us....
The lil music at the end 🎶😭 it sends me
Do you know the song name?
@@fotiskaravitis6659 seinfield theme
@@jac808s3 What is the name of the song at the beginning?