Doug Stanhope on USA vs UK Violence - Weekly Wipe with Charlie Brooker - BBC
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2014
- Doug Stanhope doesn't think you should beat up ambulance drivers.
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"There's only one side to this street" 😂 honestly nailed the UK night life
Britain is the ONLY country in the world where 'glass' is a verb
3 years late but that is classic. It took me a few seconds to work it out 😂
youve never been to boston
@@rokuthedog You've never been to Blackpool, Burnley or Bolton, or Portsmouth for that matter. Boston is a small city. UK is a major country! Boston not a patch on Glasgow or Edinburgh, they don't hit you there - They cut yous!
Australia?
@@microfarming8583 when I was a student nurse we had a lecture from a neurosurgeon. He told us that surgeons would come from around the world to Glasgow because the royal infirmary was guaranteed to take in stabbing victims every night and it was great practice.
He also told us a victim came in with a knife lodged in his skull. When asked how he dealt with it he "sedated the man then pulled the fucker out like excalibur" 😂😂😂 Surgeon is Irish so that line sounded even funnier
"err where are yeh fram? acrass the street? fack acrass the streeet!!" that line killed me XD
It's so true as well...
Doug Stanhope is not only hilarious. But he also always gives me a different angle of looking at things.
His satire and frustration is brilliantly hilarious. He's as close to a pure comic as you can get. Pryor is the best, but Doug is my second. Doug should be far more popular than he is. His work is relatable and brilliant.
Your Mom has given me many different angles 🤪
I think it was his Beer Hall Putsch routine that he sold me on child porn. That was a journey 😮
He's spot on about street violence. UK on a Saturday night, STAY HOME!
Mick G go out
Get stuck in lad
No it's free entertainment... in a world of fabricated drivel (TOWIE, Love Island toss etc etc).
This is something real to watch..!!
I'm still for universal healthcare, but this is the most creative argument against it.
Stanhope is such a gem.
I'm also for universal healthcare, but there are MANY great arguments against it :D:D
My argument is the government runs the DMV . Ever been to the DMV? That's what the emergency room would be. I'd support government health care on 2 conditions. 1. Private healthcare must remain legal . 2 . NO RAISING TAXES TO PAY FOR IT , it must be funded by cutting other government programs and jobs.
Britain puts you on a waiting list for help , Canada asks you to just kill yourself, America will put you in crippling debt but you'll get treated promptly.
@@nadagainagain4987 that sounds pretty sane. It might even balance the market more in favor of the patient as they'd have a free albeit limited alternative.
@@krunkle5136 and a "free" alternative especially for more minor emergencies and yearly checkups is what's needed most best I can tell. Make it a way for young doctors to pay off their student loans faster or something. I'm not against the idea I'm against how the Democrats would implement it. I believe good ideas dont require force , they believe their ideas are so good they need to be mandatory.
Can't believe it is possible to be so proud and ashamed at the same time
"Don't beat up Ambulance drivers." Now he tells me.🤫
or stone the fire men ffs
@@uttaradit2 You'd hope being stoned wasn't one of the risks of any job, really. People are nuts.🤷♂️
On the subject of British weekend drinking, I’m reminded of what Roy said about the English on the IT Crowd, “You drink like you don’t want to live!”.
I'm from Britain and I genuinely am at a loss with the way we behave on weekends. And abroad. And on public holidays. And during shopping sales events. And just generally.
I swear, we're alright people most of the time, but we disinhibit the hell out of ourselves now and then and act like pillocks, and none of us seem to know why.
"It's just banter"
pretty sure if america had the same stance on healthcare and no guns. we would be just like england, beating the fuck outta each other willy nilly. When there's no structure to abide by and respect, then you don't respect those around you. Hence the "UFC" in the streets as doug puts it.
Too much booze?
we're a bunch of emotionally repressed arseholes that's why! we don't deal with our shit, we just push it deep down until we drink enough for it to be socially acceptable to break down or break someones face.
boiledelephant Lol, boil! I didn't know it was like that in Britain. I thought it was like that in ... Ireland. With all their pubs and booze.
he left out the part where you beat each other senseless but are best friends in the morning
@Øvëŕťüŕè øf Řävëńś Still exists in some parts.
ive done this
Stanhope always nails it
Who would have thought that the high cost of health care in the U.S. helps keep down general violence?
If the killer is shot dead by the police then they don't have to pay health bills. People get stabbed to death in London but you kill more people with a gun than a knife in the same amount of time.
I'm English and this sounds right to me, there is so much hate on the streets on a Friday or Saturday night, it is too easy to get a fight if you want one or even if you don't, this guy is a fucking genius!
As an American visiting London, my wife and I both felt safe walking the streets, but I did point some young lads in the direction of a pub near where we were staying. They were really drunk, and I worried what I had foisted on that establishment, which to me seemed nice. It was a neighborhood kind of place. I felt a little more concerned when the youths passed by a man walking in my direction, and for what seemed little reason starting flailing their arms, yelling at him, and shouting obscenities.
i was in manchester's comedy club and saw the "don't beat up ambulance drivers" poster that was above the urinal. funny thing is that a guy was kicked to death outside on oxford road a couple of months after. wew can't make this up
He was probably from the other side of the street, the fucker.
Stanhope tells love like it is. Was in Uk for one year. Got physically attacked twice. Once at Waterloo station while reading the paper, my head down, minding my business and once at the royal city of Windsor walking through a park. Also got threatened by a bouncer, because the guy was simply pumped,. This sort of stuff has never happened to me anywhere else in the world; I have been to at least 20 countries around the world for business and pleasure.
And thats in Windsor, thats like the nicest place in the whole country to live pal
Try Salford 😂
loved this show so much!
The music choice fits so perfectly.
Im from Blighty. and this, THIS. THIS. IS FUCKING spot on! haha
"There's only one side of tha stret!!"
I m liking these clips. Go Stanhope
I remember seeing the ambulance driver signs....
Sadly ,,seeing a fight or violent attack is bearly noteworthy...
I didn't really think there was a problem until I read these comments......ive worked in many countries and now i I think of it the only altercations (to my eternal shame)
Involved me 😔😔😔😔
Never thought of it like that.
I find is fascinating that many people here don't get the sarcasm in Doug's words...kind of telling, isn't it?
People are generally stressed out and full of tension, to varying degrees. Violence is a powerful release for that. The friday and saturday night brawls we see on the streets are most likely the product of a stressful week at work mixed with the stimulating effect of alcohol and/or other substances. These people just need a safe and cathartic outlet for their tension, whether it be boxing, working out, competitive sports or listening to heavy metal. But too many people just let the tension build and build and then end up releasing it on the street because someone looked at them funny.
Succinctly put.
I originally come from a charming little town called Wigan. Every year the last Friday before Christmas was MAD FRIDAY. Over a period of about 4 hours one mad Friday i witnessed a total of 6 unrelated fights 2 of which required ambulances / medical intervention. It was a running joke over how many fights there were on a weekend. I put it down to stupidity coupled with ridiculous drinks offers.
Stanhope is really smart and crazy funny. Great bit
Tells it like it is. Love Stanhope
I'm American and I recently got arrested and spent awhile in Psychiatric Wards on 12 Police Order mainly due to Drunken violence. Hard Liquor makes me Violent sometimes when people agitate me.
Lol, brilliant as always.
You Fookin Wot Mate?
U avin a piss?
Basically sums up pub life and society in Australia as well.
“Be not afraid of any man;
No matter what his size;
When danger threatens, call on me-
And I will equalize!”
He missed the fact that we drink (well, little less so these days really) to ridiculous excess every weekend. That's a huge part of it. That said, i've lived 27 years as an adult and been out hundreds of times and never been in a fight. You can avoid them if you're not that way inclined.
The logic of this analysis is flawless
Good point
far better than last week.
I was playing War Thunder in the background while watching this video and got very confused for a second
What is the music?
They are so civilized,,,I love it.
WOW....
I NEVER LOOKED AT IT THAT WAY... 🤔
Had a friend who was arrested for beating up a ambulance driver a few years ago. I think he might have missed the sign.
as a Brit its hard to argue with his logic on this ! (As always)
He's right
The last time I was in London there was a riot at the pub next to where I was staying. I went there the next afternoon and asked what happened; they said somebody won a "football" game. Although, to be fair, cities in the US have done that also (looking at you, Denver).
No Spam haha, where you from??
Hang on a sec. "Shit" and "fuck" are acceptable, but "cunt" gets bleeped?
Some countries are real weird about the word cunt.
Source: I live in the U.S. and 'Cunt' is considered way worse than 'Fuck' or 'Shit' by most people (not including myself, it's one of my favorite curse words, and why I love Australians so much).
Australian PSA don't beat up your ambulance driver.
As a huge advocate of socialised healthcare and a critic of American healthcare, I've yet to find an argument against Doug's last few points. I think he's genuinely on to something there.
Are you for real?! You still think your guns are cool after all these school shootings and you don't have universal healthcare.
You get more brawls in the UK with minor injuries, but you get more mass tragedy events and daily mass shootings which would otherwise be national news in any other first world country
this is particularly hilarious but how accurate is it? is it true what stanhope says about what you see on the streets on a weekday evening?
before the smoking ban 100%
The beautiful land where the word "glass" is a verb.
Yup.
When did Doug start wearing Rodney Dangerfield's Caddyshack wardrobe?
yeah it sounds about right
Can't disagree with him!
Yours truly
A Brit!!!
And yet the people who got beaten up could probably be fixed most of the time while the ones shot could have all the money in the world and would still be cold dead bodies.
"Where ya from? Across the street?! FUCK ACROSS-THE-STREET"
nice bill hicks quote dave p. however the difference between doug and bill is that doug has actually experienced england outside of the west end of london so he knows what he is talking about. bill's experience of britain like most americans, was based on our reputation in american media.
Haha I love this guy
lol 1:48 so true , and "please don't throw stones at firemen"
+ste lamo i live in sheffield,some kids set a garage on fire,when the firemen turned up,the little twats were throwing rockets and fireworks at them
+dave h sounds about right lol ...
OOO Yeah!!!
I don't know how is the USA but after living in the UK I can agree with him that is more violent than any other country where I lived.
I love you Doug Stanhope
Voice of america
Doug Stanhope is a goddamn National Treasure.
Welcome. To Canada
SILENCE! The prophet speaks...
'Where are you from across the street? fuck across the street!' Pissing myself laughing lol. We probably are the most aggressive people on earth could you imagine if guns were legal here.
doug is all time great
I've seen those posters it's a thing
Just looked it up. At least one ambulance crew is assaulted everyday in London.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26810753
Dated now, but facts are facts
OK this is why weekend rowdiness is a problem is the UK... its because as a nation we binge drink, there is a real problem with binge drinking the bars and clubs play music so load they we can't talk we just rush the drinks to get drunk, its cold and always fucking raining and we don't care if we look like dicks when we get wasted, I visited LA and it was a very different vibe, warm weather more relaxed people were talking to each other and not just racing to get shit faced. It has become socially acceptable to be very drunk and that leads to poor decision making and fighting.
The nation doesn't binge drink. They say 5 million people go out to drink etc on a weekend in the UK. The UK has a population of 64 million.
***** go to any city centre in the UK and even some small market towns on a friday night it's not a nice place. Obviously children don't binge drink, but people who go out on the weekends like to get mashed
logical fruit Oh i know. I've been a doorman and also used to go to a lot of nightclubs myself. Spent a lot of time in London, Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Nottingham etc etc. Was just saying that the people who do go out on a weekend isn't as large a number as people think it is. People seem to think the entire 64 million population of the UK goes out and gets smashed on a weekend. The reality is roughly 5 million go out on a weekend. Then not all 5 million will drink as a number of those people will be the designated drivers etc. Then only a small percentage of those will get into a fight. When i was a doorman i'd roughly see between 1 to 3 fights each Friday and Saturday night. Those varied from minor pathetic scuffles to full on fights. Look back through history though and you will see we have always been this way. The Victorian era especially. They loved a good old drink and a punch up. lol
Unfortunately here in the UK it is seen as cool to go out and get pissed up and then have a fight. We aren't all like that though. Frankly it is embarrassing behaviour and worse still that we are known for it. And the comment about about not picking a fight incase the other guy is packing, over here if you pick a fight with the wrong person you will get stabbed. That doesn't stop people though, and I can imagine it is the same with guns.
I'm regreting this comment already but : where I live in Canada there's public health care, I never saw a personal gun and I saw about 3 fist fight in all my 30 year on this planet ...
His tie is Black & Gold. Coincidence? I think not!
***** Depends on the context. What I'm referring to are the colors of Anarcho-Capitalism. The black stands for Anarchy, the absence of rulers (not rules!) and the yellow stands for Gold, representing wealth and prosperity.
* blue and white
👏👏👏👏
So they don't have irony, or sarcasm in art under a faux monorichy?
Under a what?
This is very true every weekend in every city across the nation the inbreateted are knocking the shit out of each other for nothing at all. AnE is full of drunks with bottles stuck in their heads ears bitten off. We are an embarrassment x
This video aged like fine Milk, there's a mass shooting event every week in the states this year, its completely out of control , id rather have a few dudes drunk and fighting than this.
fuckin love this
I've witnessed this on vacation in New Zealand haha! Christ Church to be exact. The other places I went weren't as many fights but I wasn't in the country long enough. So true.
***** You won't smash me tho, believe that, son. I can hold my own no doubt.
Worst fight i saw was in Sutton South London. Guy punching the fuck out of a woman in a wheelchair chair. No idea what it was about.
this guy is spot on... An armed society, is a polite society.
People say "the state" but fucking hell do we pay in so many ways.
warthunder music..Stanhope you fuckin rock ma
+Jules Hitchen ...dude
It's useful to learn how to enjoy life without drinking alcohol. Can we all just increase the peace, love and harmony?
***** we all like attention, we are sociable animals, this is human.
oh and I do what I like thanks :)
Every time I see you posting shit on UA-cam I want to go punch a seal...
randgate I am now in control of your actions, call me Shiva!
Julius Fawcett
People like you are the reason why people like them drink.
asuicidalclown Yes, I am in control of all of them, I am the god SHIVA know my name! Enjoy your fate!
Funny :)
To be honest I always think twice about taking a swing at a guy over a pool match in case he decides to bite my nose off, think I'd rather be shot
Going to have to up date this skit since the US has a SOCIALIST HEALTHCARE system now where the money you earn goes towards other people to get Healthcare.
What is the name of the song?
inb4 darude - sandstorm.
I don't know if you're just joking, or really asking, but it's Beethoven's 7th.
raddude - manstorm
gaydude - cockstorm
fatdude - cakestorm
nonchalantdude - whatevastorm
It's not just the lack of guns and free health care so the state picks up the tab. The downside of that is that you will be waiting hours on end in a hospital to be seen to. It's because the drinking age is lower and the alcoholic drinks are stronger. At least 4% alcohol content in beer now.
@@harree Stronger than in the USA. Weaker than in Belgium and Luxembourg.
It's true, many English could have a fight in an empty room. The funny part is, watching them fight, if one guy came in who knew what he was doing he'd clean them all out
Now London has more violence than New York 🤣
This is 100% accurate. I have showed so many people this video. It also applies to Canada Vs. USA as well. Canada has a lot less gun violence (although it is easier to get a gun in Canada than the UK) but I've been out drinking in Canada and seen real bar fights/street brawls on a Saturday night. In the US I've never seen a true drag out bar fight or street fist fight on a busy night downtown. However, doesn't mean the USA is safe. I have a friend who was shot (thankfully survived) in an attempted robbery, and another who was jumped and beaten very badly (broken bones, concussion) in a street robbery as well. Also I live in a state that had a school shooting as well. I am 100% pro universal healthcare, and we need sensible gun reform in the USA but Stanhope makes great points. My favorite comedian and indeed philosopher bar none.
This is probably the most convincing argument against universal healthcare I've ever heard.
Haha! Interesting point of view. Aren't there also a lot of stabbings in the UK as well?
yeah, but no school shootings.
Morti 1
Dunblane?
Mike Loftus that's why we banned guns, I'm talking about after. We haven't had a huge massacre like that since Dunblane because we banned guns after how horrific that was.
asdfboochica not really... but ok.
***** yes: there are a lot of stabbings.
True but as an American I can say I'd rather get sucker punched by a drunk then shot down bleeding out into the street by some crazy guy.
haha he's so on point with the "where are from, across the street", people are brutal to each other here.
I reckon americans would be more similarly brutal to each other if they didn't have guns though. I definitely prefer having no guns!
I would rather have a gun... I would probably being hard time by now though if I had one.
Whilst it's definitely funny, I also kinda flies in the face of statistical evidence...
I think his problem was choosing to go to Manchester of all places lol. Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and especially London aren't the friendliest of places.
Homicide rates are much higher in the US, both for gun and knife attacks, but I have no doubt that in terms of general hand to hand, England is more violent as a whole. Especially if you happen to support the wrong football team on the night of a game. Some people take that tripe way too seriously.
Yup..the guy might be packing..think twice.