The Truth about the Woah Luv British Girl Meme
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2023
- In late 2018, images and videos of YourGirlfriend22 began to be used as reaction memes on stan twitter and soon became viral, due to their hilarious snapchat captions. With an English accent and overusing the word "luv", the girl, unbeknownst to her, was soon crowned a British Meme Icon. However, the meme wasn't everything that it first seemed and the origins of the memes had many people thinking "I was like…woah luv…tha caugh me off guard."
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the fact that she isnt british is the greatest twist of all time.
she’s a queen. she can be british, african, japanese anytime she wants❤
Shhhhhhh shut up.. I'm watching a video about it not read abt it
@@rjzaracla9374awww such a sweetheart
She's from kansas
Same luv
It's so unfortunate that she just. looks. so. BRITISH. Your accent fits this perfectly! Loved this video!
frrrrr - I think I grew up with entire classes of girls her age when I was in school lmao
It's the over tanned blond hair and small lips 😭
White British.
White British. Britain is diverse. @@DehyaRhea
@@jasonhaven7170 of course but I more mean the image that comes to mind. Obviously the most of us aren't like this haha
“Tweets using Jessica’s look around everybody on mute coded video-“ 😭😭😭😭 the way I ugly laughed
Mawmaaa
"let me ask the audience"
no way edward and joe regrets crossover
wow i did exepct this crossover lov
Madness luv xx
@EdwardAvila0 - glad you saw this vid luv 💀- can’t wait to watch the DoubleD pod
finding out she isnt british i was like.. woah luv... tha caugh me off guard
Lichrellay luv xx
It’s litcheralay madness luv xx
Litchaly mad meh go mad
Its like mafematics luv
Was so gagged she wasn’t British. I fully assumed she was from Essex.
Legit she looked exactly like my chav aunt from Essex 😭
If JiaFei can suddenly become real, then she can suddenly become Bri'ish
Litrally luv, litrally
Woah luv, tha coght me off garwd
ོ་ཙེཡ་ཁཕགལ་ུཅེ་ཐཆགཏམ་ནཏའིྠཐས་མགགཆ་དཅོལཔ་ུཅེ་ཙེཡཧ་ུཅེ་པཅ་པོངཙ༄
I meant to say "i love when girlies like you luv, speak factual facts! Its warms my small tiny black heart"
Thas madness luv 🚬🚬🚬
i thought people assumed she was british because of her make up. the foundation being a couple shades too dark, the concealer lips, the lashes, the heavily filled in brows. isn't there like a whole meme/running internet joke that that's how British teens/young women do their make up in certain areas?
she looks like a chav
The M to the B meme makes fun of the look you described. It was popular a couple years ago, but British girls from areas like Manchester, Essex, etc still do this look.
he literally mentioned the british girl make up trend in the video..
It's 100% the makeup
It is the makeup. Im from Essex and girls back then used to do this makeup all the time.
I did think she was from the US at first though.
I love how people try and write words phonetically. It's even better to hear a native speaker pronounce them as they were intended.
Just cums naturleh luv xx
Litcharly that’s not waht im doin Xx
It’s not hard to mistake her for British. She has major Leeds energy 🤣
She gives off Essex vibes to me
What caught me off guard is when I found out this girl was 19 like WHAT?
That makeup makes her look 25 years older 😭
Consistent joe uploads???? DAMNN WHAT AN ERA TO BE ALIVE
I know, I'm as shocked as you are!
@@JoeRegrets girl, Take your time. The last thing we want is an overworked Joe. Xoxo luv
FRRRRR
@@JoeRegretswe all are
dont jinx it luv xx
Me after finding out Jessica isn't British: "I was like... woah luv... tha caugh me off guard"
she was so confused but ended up embracing it and it’s just so funny 😭😭
I literally GASPED when you said she isnt actually british, this is history of the Internet, your videos will be shown in schools some day 😭👏😌
Please consider finding the backstory behind a meme that follows a similar pattern to the yourgirlfriend22 memes, except it’s just a single pic, a selfie that a woman took on a bus with the snapchat caption “so glad got that done. Nothing to worry about ever now”, there’s different variations with a range of filters on the woman but the caption stays the same. I have no idea if its origins are Irish Twitter or a different internet subculture but i don’t have sufficient answers.
omg ive been on gay/stan twitter since like 2017 and ive never seen this image. im American it might just be Irish twitter
never seen this one before but now i NEED to 😭😭
I NEED TO KNOW THIS 😭😭
WAIT I KNO THAT
@@supersucks stop do you actually ?? Are you Irish??
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If he has explosive diarrhea then are you the toilet?
why do people say this like no youre not going to be his one fan
The fact she was only 19 is more shocking than her not being British
Wanna know what’s even more shocking? She got pregnant in 8th grade and had the baby
I always thought she was 30something 😭
@@cmac1781 WHAT?!
You need to upload every week this shits HILARIOUS.
I luv that she ran with it instead of being butthurt
This girl went to an adjacent high school of mine in Overland park kansas back in like 2015. She showed up to our football game once and everyone was excited bc she was the girl who got pregnant in eighth grade. I've followed her ever since i was shocked she became a meme and is probably the most famous thing to come out of OP besides the most popular girls in school LOL
LMAO that last sentence, I was wondering why as an Aussie that school name sounded so familiar 😂😂
I remember this meme going viral and I think a big part of why ppl thought she was British was cuz she looked like a stereotypical Essex girl. Essex girls were a huge meme at the time and she had a v similar look + a heavy tan like they do lol.
My groupchat used to quote these memes incessantly. Saw the thumbnail and the words “woah luv..” SLAPPED me across the face. Thanks for the memories
10:23 If I'd had to take a guess as someone who's neither American nor British, I'd say is the blond dye and the tan that trips people up. It kinda gives Love Island luv. Kinda like if you saw a white man wearing a football (soccer) shirt you'd think is very bloke coded.
Lmao bloke coded!
It’s the orangey tan, bleach blonde hair, and makeup. Americans haven’t had this look en masse since the 2000’s. It stopped around 2008 for us.
amazing video as usual luv! xx
glad to see this old stan twitter meme unearthed and analysed in your entertaining style and delivery, and i'm glad i could help with some random tidbits of information! keep the videos coming luv xx
omg tysm
I honestly think what made people (including myself) mistake her a British woman was the fact that she had the same type of facial features as certain British women, a la Katie Price such as the over-tanned skin, thick eyebrows and even thicker eyelashes.
The super thick spidery lash aesthetic was "in" during the late 2000s and up to mid 2010s. I always thought it was such a trashy-cute look that my lame flat short lashes could never replicate. The L'oreal black and white (1+2 step mascara) helped a bit. Flare lulu lemons, the bath and body works in everyones bag and locker and claw clips and EOS lip balms everywhere.
Her orangey tan, makeup, bleach blonde hair, facial features, and demeanor are like any stereotypical young British woman from certain areas of the UK. She looks like she could have been on “Snog, Marry, Avoid” during the episode where they interviewed girls from Essex about why they are over tanned and wear sweats and rollers in their hair outside the house 💀. She shut needs a Juicy Couture track suit and she’ll be spot on.
This video KILLS me. Jessica and I went to the same middle school together and she was a grade above me. When I first saw the meme circling around social media I was confused because I wasn't sure how it got so famous, but it was hilarious to me. She also got pregnant when she was in 8th grade and she kept the baby so she a teen mom lol.
the last sentence gave me a whiplash
@@nadznadznado 😭😭yeah she would post on snap sometimes & her kid would be in the background & she would lie & say “he ain’t mine I’m just nannying”😭😭😭😭
Excuse me. 😂😂😂. Outta all the things to mention.
did she have the baby with a british man at least?
@@JusticeForChuuu couldn’t tell ya babes. I don’t know the baby daddy. Maybe he’s like partly ancestrally British but definitely not culturally😆She lives in the dead center of the US lol
This is the deep dive ive been waiting for 😭 the fact that people still leave comments on her posts in a British cadence to this day is so hilarious to me
THE KING HAS RETURNED 🙏🏽
*Queen
She slays
@@jamesdarko89 purrr 💅🏼
real
The way she responded so positively after a group of them gays making a meme because of her looking like a British is so real luv xx
I was on stan twitter in the early 2010s before "stan" was really a word that was used for us and it kinda bums me out how much more fun it's become in the years since. Like we just posted tumblr style edits of Marina and the Diamonds music video screengrabs, now there are tons of memes with their own lore, it's insane. I listen to metal now, which does not have an online community that is even half as fun
She’s not British, but a popular internet meme for 5 years, which is practically the lifespan of a British Queen irl
im so happy you’re British or else this video wouldn’t have been perfect like it is right now
Wake up luv, its a new joe regrets video
the way i actually was right thinking this lady was some southern/midwesterner. like yeah she looks kinda british but to me (oklahoman,south of kansas) she looked like your average vineyards vines oversized tee, shorts, and slides young woman.. and i see them all the time
It trips me up this is from 2018. Her general vibe is very 2006, imo. The super blonde hair and the dark fake tan. She looks like every other woman in my smallish southern city in 2006.
Prince Henry -I know my audience 🫣 I was like.. woah luv THA CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD
8:06 "i know my audience" LMFAO I CANNOT😭😭😭
I think it's the makeup that makes her look British. The heavy too dark foundation and pursed lips
I moved to the UK recently, but even I can see someone exactly like her walking down the high street in the small town I live 😂 That's lichrally every British girl nowadays, luv.
I saw this meme for the first time a few days ago and now my fave UA-camr made a whole video about it! Feeling truly blessed. Sending many thanks from South Africa Joe. You're the best! Loving the consistency.
GIRL ME TOO
this is just reminding me how much of my life i used to waste on stan twt…if you had asked me 10 minutes ago when this meme was from i would have said 2021 or 2022…i CANNOT believe it’s 6 years old. the internet has stolen our youths. i am now spiralling
I mean, most Americans have British ancestry and her name is seemingly English in origin, so it’s not crazy to say she “looks” British when she may have the exact same genetics as a girl from the UK. So if she wears things that are more popular in England she “looks British”
I see ur point, but most white Americans are actually of German ancestry (says Google/Wikipedia). Most white people here are a mix of ethnicities tho so she likely is partly British.
The most common ancestral origins in America are German and Irish. But also, Brits don’t wear simply southern tshirts during Christian girl autumn💀
Honestly it’s more the makeup
you know how crazy it is to call the dark foundation and sharty brows British genetics 😭😂
@@user-nv7uq3zj5e i obviously wasn’t referring to that wtf
As a midwest gay I could see the Kansas immediately tbh
having to elaborate ur not her is veryyyyy suspicious 🤨 🤨🤨
Jess has a good sense of humor. Lovley lass.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY that the coughing lady is from a reality show my mom has watched literally all day every day for years!! I was so shocked when I saw her go viral 😭
The reason why people decided she was British because at the time I remember there was those "Essex girl" memes going around about the young British girls on tiktok that would get extremely fake tanned, bleach their hair to death, wear icy nude lipstick with lip filler and these outrageously thick fake lashes or clumped on mascara. I remember seeing them on tiktok doing those cringe musicly type videos or captioning their posts about how they weren't white but black and it would spread to twitter, Instagram and eventually i think commentary yt. Kinda like how woahvicky used to say she was black. It was a bunch of rage baiting so people started making fun of their accents and that became such a meme that they applied it to this woman when she fit the Essex girl aesthetic.
Omg I can't believe I forgot about her. This was my fav meme at the time 😂
I read most of the captions in a Rotherham dialect so I hope that's what I was meant to do cause now it can't be changed
YES! I can see that 100%!!!
@@JoeRegrets she's like, the least British Tesco employee
Maybe it’s because I’m American but she always gave Bible Belt girlie for me.
That’s cuz this look was super popular in the Bible Belt, but her features give off British vibes, so I can see how people mistook her for an Essex girl. I believe this look is still popular in certain places of the UK, but in the US it’s mostly out of fashion.
I'm British and I always assumed she was American. She genuinely doesn't give me British vibes.
Glad you are uploading more now 💗 really enjoy your videos have been following for a while!
I’ve never thought hearing WAP by a British person would be so aesthetic
Lmao, I love how you put Miljana Kulić and her laugh/cough as a meme.
The Price Henry reference sent meee 😂
I just found your videos and you make me laugh so hard yet so informative of random stuff. I love it.
oh my god i cant believe people still remember this girlll😭😭 my camera roll used to be FULL of these memes
Wow Joe! Love the Behind the Meme video you just made of yourself
I love reading it my head with a very aggressive Scottish accent
She is so Gemma Collins coded
I think it’s because of the bleach blond hair and nude/concealer lip (chav girl aesthetic)
Her memes are one of my favorites
ME AND MY FRIENDS RELIGIOUSLY REFERENCED THIS GIRLS MEMES FOR HALF OF 2019. Omg what a flashback 😭
My big toe itchy for joe regrets
You are lit rally my fav UA-camr of all time😭 Thank you so so much for all the time dedicated towards your videos!
thank you for the stan twitter lessons as always joe
I literally thought of you and here I am a minute after you upload this
im not even on stan twitter but i anxiously await your uploads they are all bangers luv xx
Legit the only youtuber to whom I gasp out loud out of joy when I see upload
Seeing a new Joe Regrets vid was posted is pure euphoria to my eyes
it’s my favorite meme. i love to watch your videos, it’s like watching a movie in your history class.
thank you for this history lesson luv 🤭❤️
while i can’t do British accent, i read these captions with Gemma Collins’ voice in my head 😂
This is so crazy.. I remember when I tweeted about the comments on her Instagram on May 4th, 2019, and it went super super viral. There was even a rumor because of that tweet, she was going to be on Dr. Phil. I even made new edits of the picture that were included in this video ... I sjsdfjsfjasflkajsfklsfdskdfr sadly my stan twitter days are over but omg this was an insanely accurate video
i luv your sense of humor 😂😂 great videos!
The entire premise of this video is so ridiculous and I love you for it.
joe?? are you feeling okay? you’ve been posting a lot more…
“I’m literally that goth from NCIS”
these are documentaries that we need, love your videos
The change in tone when Joe said "Call in. Let me knoh." really startled me.
These videos are truly an important part of internet history. The level of research is impeccable! They also bring me a great amount of laughs by reminding me of memes I had forgotten about 😭
I just want to know why she didn’t question people taking screenshots of her snaps 😂
"luv tha jus bollocks luv xx" they just saying anything 😭😭 HELPSJSHD
It’s always a great day when you post a video
Unpopular opinion but she doesn't look British. Having grown up British through the chav era, theres a certain look to a "british girl". The clothes really give it away, and admittedly some of the photos she really does look British, but the majority of them she doesn't. Some Americans are stuck in 2008 fashion with the stripey vests and layering, but British girls wear wear more up to date or stereotypical clothing, i.e. tracksuits. Also the backgrounds of photos really give it away. You can just tell by houses, decor, cars, even landscapes sometimes. I feel like the people that thought she was British are American, and have never actually seen an authentic British female "chav" nor been around them for a significant amount of time. Even then i wouldn't say chav, that's such a niche look, but chav-esque for sure. Anyway, its lichrelly madness luv xx
I agree!
"And before you ask, no I am not her."
YOU DO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE LJAIUOSDJHAS
she is my transcontinental queen luv
My favorite part of this lore is that she’s actually like a local celebrity in her state for getting pregnant as a teenager 😩
Is this real? Lol
Yep it was so weird seeing her going viral. She is from KS
@@minimanimoo8715 Yes, she got pregnant in 8th grade then got famous for it 😅.
Is it just that nothing happens in your state or what? Teen pregnancies aren't exactly newsworthy.
@@Billy55563 the reason why it was “crazy” is because my classmates were the same age as her at the time. my 13 year old self was shook that someone my age was pregnant. the bio father was also 18 at the time. it’s a long story but basically he’s in jail and he is the father of her first kid.
i felt so called out by the rwarb reference. you do know your audience
When yourgirlfriend22 first came around I thought her and Gemma Collins were the same person.
Joe in his active era we stan luv xx
the evadentz collab
this is sooooooo 2018 and i rally mad luv it hun xx
joe is so good at reading them im beginning to feel that he is Jessica…….
The Cilla Black blind date she’s a journalist clip at the end took me out. Truly internet drama before the internet.
i was so excited when i saw this video bcus that girl LIVES on my private snap story whenever i need a reaction pic
For a brief point my TikTok fyp was all people with exaggerated tans and thick eyebrows seemingly making fun of young British women, calling them “chavs” or “chav girls”. I’m sure this term existed outside of tiktok but that’s how I became loosely aware of it.
It looks and reads pretty much the same as this. I made the British association with her photos because of the similarities to the “chav” style I recall. The added captions use *almost* identical verbiage too.
A lot of notable parallels to the “hot cheeto girl” which is its own racist/classist can of worms.
A lot of interesting takes around how tans once meant expensive summer vacations now are considered “trashy”
I’m only a very distant observer, no expert but it’s fascinating from afar.
Tldr: it’s a chav innit?
SHE WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL! She got pregnant in middle school
Babe wake up, Joe Regrets just posted!🤭
the half second clip of cilla at the end got me on the FLOOR
omg king of consistency rn
I think it's the fake tan and bleach blonde + American exposure to stuff like Geordie Shore lmao. Though I must say, even as a Brit, we do have a look.
Love the vid!
2018 stan twitter was something else, will never be recreated, i fear