as a local brit, its super nice to see someone enjoying the UK because honestly all of us lot are so cynical about it and don't really enjoy how nice it can be!
It's so weird but wonderful watching youtubers you have followed around Japan suddenly hang out in the UK. Especially when it's in your own area (Kent) so glad your enjoying it
As a Brit who usually lives vicariously through your Japan travel vlogs, this was such an interesting watch! I hope you continue to have a good time here! England has a lot of problems but it also has a lot of beautiful areas, too.
Sharla's England vlog content: - Weather - Queen's Jubilee - Afternoon tea - Breakfast (full English) with tea - Shopping I guess now you can apply for British citizenship straight away :D On a more serious note, was fun to watch and greetings from Cambridge! :)
As a Norwegian I will say that London is my favorite city in the world, go there as often as I can like many other Norwegians for shopping and fun. Also love the Brit’s and British culture….
Having used to live in Kent and being British it’s so nice seeing people appreciate all the UK has to offer and thank you for not just showing london too and knowing that there is a lot more to us than our capital! Next time I can recommend a few more places further afield too, we have an Airbnb in Shropshire (between birmingham and north wales) that has access to lots of cool cities and countryside. You’re always welcome to stay and visit.
Yeah it’s just because Americans like to complain about us but British people don’t boast so it’s not normally correct. We’re generally a pessimistic county. There’s some dodgy food because of the rationing but that’s mostly faded out. Some of the traditional comfort food from that time is still quite popular since sausage and mash and beans and toast were easy to get. So it’s probably somewhat to do with that.
@@holliswilliams8426 It is still in living memory so fairly recent. Also its obviously an explanation not an excuse. If I'm explaining why some of it is shit, then I'm not excusing it for being shit. I am clearly stating that it is shit because of a reason, not excusing it.
Heya Shar UK national here, the reason we get the stigma for poor food is due to post world war 2 rationing led to some weird combos/staples in British cuisine that most people don't eat anymore, other than the comfort foods like sausage and mash or beans on toast. The food that comes through however is gorgeous, a full roast dinner might just be the best versatile plate one can make, kind of like a Thanksgiving meal but better (totally not biased). We have a great food culture here but our propensity to not enjoy anything remotely positive and live our lives completely in satire means we dont like to push the idea that we have excellent and culturally diverse food here due to commonwealth ties, In Bristol, i feel like i can fall out of bed and find any food I want from around the world, insane vege/vegan scene as well! Hope you continue loving your journey and are lucky you got to be here for the Platty Joob. Edit: Just got further in and saw you show Fountains Abbey in Harrogate, ITS BEAUTIFUL, I also recommend Harewick house and Blennin Palace, both of which are breathtaking!
@@danielkrcmar5395 Yeah not too bad means quite bad here. Your essentially complaining whilst noting that things could be worse. So for example, you’ve just got out of surgery and feel like shit you would probably say ‘Yeah not too bad’ about how you feel. Since you’re in a hospital so there’s probably people doing a lot worse than you and you’re still alive so all things considered you’re doing okay.
most of the food is pretty decent if you're willing to pay up, it gets a bit more home-style in local pubs (not gastro gourmet). I'd recommend against Flan
I think the food was quite bad thirty or forty years back… lots of poverty after the war, and folks got into the habit of eating quite simple stuff. ‘Celebrity Chef’ TV programs became popular from the 80s/90s though, and that’s really educated people to know what good food is. Last 15/20 years people have demanded better and better food in restaurants - so I think these days quality is really high, especially in London. Also London is a massive global city, so we have so many cuisines and choices.
I moved to Chicago a little bit ago, and I lived in London for most of my life, I’ve been feeling home sick lately and so this was just really nice to see, made me feel much better!
@@danni6257 a mixed bag!! I think it depends on where you go, but it’s things you wouldn’t expect to be different that are different, like no council tax, supermarkets are laid out different, apartments almost never come furnished, all things you can adapt to, but it takes a moment!
@@ItsSuperEffective Thank you for your insight. I've visited twice a year for the past seven years and I recently got engaged last Christmas so we have our wedding on May 20th 2023 and I'll be moving to North Carolina. Its going to be a big transition but I know I'm going to be homesick
So jealous of everyone in the comments having been there! It seems lovely and I'd love to try the food. I'm from the US and deeply envy this brilliant architecture around the city
as someone from london, i have to admit it is great here and you'll love it! My favourite part about London is the diversity and the extent of different cuisines you can get and also the parks here are really nice we all welcome you when you eventually get here !
I love older architecture. Everything nowadays looks like a big box with some windows. No beauty, no attention to details that serve no direct function. I would go just for the architecture. Have you seen some of the different production plants from around the 1920s that we have in the U.S.? I've even seen video of one with a chandelier.
@@XSemperIdem5 I completely agree, I don't find modern homes here to be very visually appealing. I haven't seen anything like you mentioned but I should look into it!
Hell yeah; someone sticking up for our food! British food ain't exactly healthy (full english, fish n chips, scones) but its gooood. I think that might be why our food is considered bad. Because generally speaking, it's bad 'for you'.
It's probably because we used to eat lot of stuff out of tins and cans after WW2/ with rationing and then older people grew up eating that sort of stuff and got the stereotype
Oh mate, I'm born and raised in London and only a few years back I had a deep fried Mars Bar. That stuff is just heavenly... Not so much for your arteries though.
It’s actually the opposite most Americans don’t like it because it usually smaller portions and isn’t pumped full of all the good (bad) stuff that they have in theirs. That’s why we got that wrap.
As a Brit I’m so happy you have enjoyed your time here, so cool to see you visiting places I’m familiar with. Doesn’t St Pancras station have such a Hogwarts vibe 💖 I spotted Japan’s resident sarcastic Brit there, back in his natural habitat 🤣🇬🇧 I think we should make you an honorary Brit as your love of tea practically makes you British anyway 🥰🫖
So happy you had a good time in the UK ☺️ as a fellow Brit, sometimes all we hear are bad things about the UK but I don't care what people say I love my beautiful country ❤️
Yeah it’s not actually that bad here but we do have our fair share of problems. But I suppose our problems aren’t really too bad in the grand scheme of things.
I am so pleased you made this video. I follow both you and Chris Broad and was hoping one of you would document your time in my home country. So pleased to see this. I sometimes take living in England for granted, I love to travel the world and have had many adventures and wonderful experiences, especially in Japan. But when I come back home to England I fully appreciate how wonderful Britain can be in so many ways too. Hope you have a wonderful time. Take Care.
I'm Canadian living in the UK. It was fun seeing you experience things here. I agree with you that the architecture is interesting for the reasons you mentioned. Around where I live there's a range of buildings from 1500's to 1800's, plus a castle, the oldest part was built around 1100! 🙀 In some places, there's even Roman ruins, which is crazy to think about. I hope you had lots of fun here!
love this style of vlog. food, shopping, some cute sights and a haul?! 😍 hope you get to try even more afternoon teas on your trip cos I'd love to see them, one of my favourite foods/activities! xxx
I'm really glad you enjoyed your time here in England! It was awesome to see an outsiders pov of the country I was born in! It was really interesting to see you get enjoyment out of things we take for granted. Thank you for the video!
Head down to Bath for a long weekend! Bath is a beautiful town, but also close by are Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey which will be in your ruins book, and Castle Coombe, which is a stunning small countryside village that's definitely in the villages book. If you have more time, visit Wales as it has amazing scenery and tonnes of castles!
I'm a bartender in the UK (Glasgow) and I absolutely SWEAR by the Body Shop Hemp Hand Cream!!!! Has saved my hands more times than I can count. From dry/cracked skin from weather or changes in the cleaning chemicals I use at work to times when my hands have an allergic reaction to something (I.e wearing latex gloves in a hospital a few months ago). The stuff is magic and is my go to recommendation to everyone. Enjoy the rest of your trip! Looking forward to more vlogs xxx
Ah this was so nice. I'm English and a Londoner, have travelled a lot in the past as a full time model so always enjoyed following you to get the travelling hit now that I'm in my late 30s and very much based here.. But so nice to see the things you appreciate about the UK, I feel like we get a bad rep on lots of things.. weather, food, people! So the positivity is lovely to see. Glad you're having a great time over here and hope it continues! If you're still in West London btw go get yourself a bun from 'Buns From Home' near Holland Park tube station, they are next level delicious! and go for a wonder around Holland Park, so pretty, rose gardens, Japanese garden and they have live opera performances in the park. Anyway enjoy!!
I'm English and I've been watching your Japan videos for soooo long, but I'm currently living in Japan so I have to say it was pretty surreal watching you from Japan whilst you're in England haha! I loved the vlog though! I'm glad you're enjoying England so much!
Hey Sharla Brit here, the food thing comes from the WWII. The American forces got the idea that the food was terrible because it kind of was at the time. Food was rationed and in fact rationing in some lasted until 1954. So a generation of people went back to America with that impression. Given that international travel wasn't common until quite recently there wasn't a lot of first hand experience to dispel that myth in later years. Really glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK. Funnily enough we were in Cornwall around the same time!
I'm British and it's so cool seeing you wander around England and enjoy the sights and foods! I think people say English food is bad because while we've adopted the food of lots of different cultures here, traditional English foods tend to be stodgy and beige (eg pies, pasties, boiled puddings etc). I hope you had an amazing trip! Also I just ordered your skincare box and I'm super excited to try the products! ❤️
Great to see you in Kent. Was excited to see in my home town of Whitstable. When I saw you were going to go through the Westgate towers in Canterbury it really reminded me of getting the bus to school. It's an experience going through in a double decker bus. Really hoping we see more of your trip.
Awww Sharla 😘😘 then *don’t leave* or come back and live here. I’m immensely proud that such a beautiful and lovely woman as you, graced our wet and windy isle. GOD bless you. Matthew. 😀
Love that you're having such a great time here in the UK. The weather has been changeable but it looks like you've had some of the best of it so far! If you make it there, you'd probably like Brighton. Lots of street art, alternative culture, and there are a lot of boho and vegan places in the lanes. Also, we have a pier and a beach! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
Love this! I live near Whitstable and work at one of the universities in Canterbury, so it is do strange seeing you on the streets of my home! So glad you had a nice time, and got to enjoy afternoon tea. Those books look great! There is so much history and things to see in England. Glad you got to dispel some myths about the food and weather! Come back again soon! 🇬🇧😍🇬🇧
I'm trying to talk my husband into moving to England for work. It would be 3-5 years from now so I have time to keep working on him. I'm so happy to see this. You are always so adventurous.
I've never been to England even though I live relatively close (Spain) and your video has reminded me of why I've always wanted to travel there 💖 I'm glad you're enjoying this adventure.
You picked a good time to visit, the weather's been very nice there. Your remark at the end about not having that feel of finding new things in Japan after having been there so long and being so excited about exploring England for that reason is one of the key factors as to why travel is so important. I hope the rest of your trip goes as well! (I also want to have a proper creme tea one of these days. 😋)
Yeah, like literally a week or two before they came the weather was trash? Got so lucky lol (although its still nice now apart from those 2-3 days of plus 30c!) 😂
You came at just the right time for the weather! I'm sad my American partner isn't going to be here until October, because I'm sure he'll get the worst of it 😭 So lovely seeing you enjoying the UK ✨ like others have said, us Brits find it hard to appreciate what we have, but there really is so much to see. I'm glad you're getting the best of it 💖
As a Brit, it's rather lovely to see the country through someone else's eyes! So glad that the weather has been kind to you. Oh, and don't forget to go to the Cotswolds while you are here - Chipping Camden, Bourton on the Water etc because while they are rather touristy, they are gorgeous. If you can manage to get to the north east, try Bamburgh for a magical coastal village with an incredible castle overlooking the sand dunes, beach and sea.
Yes for the cream first! My Devonshire heart thanks you haha! If you’re still in England definitely come to Bath - the most beautiful city (and Britain’s answer to an onsen) 😊
I heard great things about England. That is my next bucket list to visit and explore...castles, cottages and gardens. Esp eating Sunday roast . Heard a lot about it. ❤️
Even though i'm from Shropshire, I have family from Canterbury I'd visit in the summers where we'd go to Whitstable, you managed to make me feel so nostalgic with this video! It's so easy to be cynical about the UK but I think you softened a lot of Brits heart's today!
Definitely correct about the uk having a bad reputation for food for no reason. I live in Taiwan now and people always give me stick for it here, but our food is great! Thanks for speaking up about it lol and great video!
But have you tried genuine food in other European countries? Italy, France, Germany, Poland? In comparison Britain has pretty awful food (judging stuff you find in shops/supermarkets), sorry 😅😅
@@xXNekou Most British people don't generally cook ready meals and stuff from the supermarkets, we do home cooked meals - but I agree that the food in other European countries is better 😅 I live up north so we have a lot of Indian/ Pakistani influence and I love it!
The week i visited London, most food were not good. From Nando to small Indian restaurant and fish chops; were forgettable. I did found better food outside of London in York.
Sharla, if you want a good cream tea when you get back to Japan - check out “Garage Blue Bell” in Kamakura - we lived in Kamakura for a couple of months in 2019 and this cafe reminded us of home! Very cute cafe - good selection of tea and delicious scones! I’m so glad you had such a lovely time - as a British person I am so mean about this island but you’ve helped me appreciate it with fresh eyes 🤣
As a Scot living in Edinburgh, I love visiting London. It has a great vibe. However, a visit to Edinburgh should really be a must. When you live in a place, you don’t appreciate it as much. But it’s such a beautiful city. Hope Mr Broad is showing you some nice sights too! Glad you guys are having fun.
I've watched you for years making videos a million miles away in Japan so its so weird (in a good way) to see you suddenly in SE Kent where I've lived my whole life. So glad you seemed to enjoy your visit!
That was lovely - and the weather was so kind to you LOL The British reputation for bad food really developed in the post-War era when the country was undergoing rationing and the food was pretty bad. Dull, beige and tasteless. Obviously, there were traditional 'working class' foods like jellied eels, black pudding, toad-in-the-hole and spotted dick whose names alone sent visitors scurrying for the sick bag, but from the mid 19th century to the late 1920s, Britain's culinary reputation was up there with the French (not least because the English upper and middle classes plundered every alleyway of France for their best chefs and recipes. It'll be interesting to see what you make of an Indian (catch-all term for all south Asia) curry.
'Ey up! Nice to see Sharla still flying the flag for YORKSHIRE TEA! GET IN! Hope you plan to come up North while you're here and see where the best brew comes from! We have nice hills and talk proper.
When I visited Britain 10 years ago (Damn!) I was also surprised by how good the food was- whether it was steak salad, Costa coffee desserts, Piri-Piri chicken, fish and chips, English breakfast, Cheddar cheese, everything was really delicious. Highly mesmerizing city too, grand and posh. Truly sad to see them split from EU, I was kind of a Brit-nut ever since I was a child.
This was so cool! 😍 England was my first foreign country love when I was little (admittedly probably because of Harry Potter 😂), before I fell in love with Japan, so seeing it through you is making me smile. Thanks for showing us!
I love all the extra patriotic decor that's up for the Queen's jubilee. Did the celebration affect your travel at all? Loved the video! Looks like a great trip. ☺
I lived in London for several years n whenever my family came to visit from mainland Europe they also said - "I dont understand why the UK has such a bad rep for food! Everything here is delicious!" N my answer to that would always be "as long as you have the money, you will eat n drink like a royal." The UK has amazing places to eat, but things are usually quite expensive (though it instantly gets cheaper when you're not in london anymore xD ) Hope you'll enjoy the rest of your stay!
You picked such a good time to visit. And thanks for bringing the sun with you. Its been lovely weather here since you arrived and it's still nice now. You should visit some of the castle ruins if you visit again. Some of the artefacts date back thousands of years BC. And as for British food being bad, just like a lot of our country's traditions that is part of its history but it simply isn't true anymore. Cooking and baking over here is actually very popular and the demand for different cuisines and access to quality food and ingredients really shot up over the last couple of decades. As a result we have a lot of really lovely places to eat that opened to meet the demand. Even American fast food companies have jumped in on the demand for food here recently.
You're making me want to go back to London and Kent, haven't been there in 4 or 5 years! Canterbury and Whitstable are two of my favourite places down that way so I'm glad you visited them. Next time you're in the UK though I hope you get the chance to visit Scotland! Also glad you enjoyed the food. Britain gets a bad reputation but honestly the food in both England and Scotland is good (can't comment on Wales or Northern Ireland since I've never been there but I'm sure it'll be good too!)
It’s so weird seeing you vlogging places I’ve been loads! I’m in London all the time and I went to Uni in Canterbury for 3 years… Glad you’ve had some nice weather and a good time!!
You seem really happy and excited! I'm glad you're enjoying it. When I visited England it felt like I'd gone to Narnia or something, it has such a different feel compared to Canada.
Bad food reputation comes from rationing in the 1940's and 1950's which basically destroyed traditional cooking / dishes because it all had to be adapted to what was available. Food culture didn't really start to recover in most places until the 1990's.
@@davidordaz5251 A good example of this is cheese - Britain is famous for cheese, rivals France, but under rationing only cheddar was allowed to be made as they had to maximise efficiency
I really enjoy your blogs. Always so upbeat and interesting. Regarding England's food reputation. Many years ago my husband was going to Scotland for a month for work. He was dreading the food so literally packed a suitcase full of cheese crackers so he wouldn't starve. After the month he came home five pounds heavier with a suitcase full of cheese crackers. Loved the people. Loved the food.
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as a local brit, its super nice to see someone enjoying the UK because honestly all of us lot are so cynical about it and don't really enjoy how nice it can be!
Any place you go you hear jokes and bad things. Every place has hidden gems and should be given a chance
I honestly can't wait to visit with my wife. ❤️
as a Brit, I totally agree
Well I’m British and I love my Country (Scotland) no cynicism here 👍🏻
You're so right. Times are hard though
Aww, this vlog is so much fun! It was so lovely to spend time with you here in the UK! Please, please, please come back again! 😍
Thanks so much for showing me around!! I’ll be back soon😻❤️✨
@Mister Sandman Chiaki has only been on a few of his videos, and I'm fairly sure in one of them he mentioned that she's based in the UK.
@Mister Sandman she was also in The Sapporo snow festival live stream
It's so weird but wonderful watching youtubers you have followed around Japan suddenly hang out in the UK. Especially when it's in your own area (Kent) so glad your enjoying it
You followed her?
@@Mavis_loves_KoRn like follow her videos. 😅
@@pugi324 lmao
Literally just said the same thing to my wife 😬
As a Brit who usually lives vicariously through your Japan travel vlogs, this was such an interesting watch! I hope you continue to have a good time here! England has a lot of problems but it also has a lot of beautiful areas, too.
My thoughts exactly! 😂
Sharla's England vlog content:
- Weather
- Queen's Jubilee
- Afternoon tea
- Breakfast (full English) with tea
- Shopping
I guess now you can apply for British citizenship straight away :D
On a more serious note, was fun to watch and greetings from Cambridge! :)
As a Norwegian I will say that London is my favorite city in the world, go there as often as I can like many other Norwegians for shopping and fun. Also love the Brit’s and British culture….
The reputation comes from World War 2 when American soldiers came to the UK while we were rationing. Glad you're having an awesome time here 😀
I have heard another story but I think this is plausible as an explanation too
Having used to live in Kent and being British it’s so nice seeing people appreciate all the UK has to offer and thank you for not just showing london too and knowing that there is a lot more to us than our capital! Next time I can recommend a few more places further afield too, we have an Airbnb in Shropshire (between birmingham and north wales) that has access to lots of cool cities and countryside. You’re always welcome to stay and visit.
Ironbridge is a cool place to visit. Also Alton Towers is not too far.
Nice to hear positive things about England for once
Usually it's the US people shit all over
Yeah it’s just because Americans like to complain about us but British people don’t boast so it’s not normally correct. We’re generally a pessimistic county. There’s some dodgy food because of the rationing but that’s mostly faded out. Some of the traditional comfort food from that time is still quite popular since sausage and mash and beans and toast were easy to get. So it’s probably somewhat to do with that.
@@jaymercer4692 the rationing? how long ago was that lol? You can't use that as an excuse.
@@holliswilliams8426 It is still in living memory so fairly recent. Also its obviously an explanation not an excuse. If I'm explaining why some of it is shit, then I'm not excusing it for being shit. I am clearly stating that it is shit because of a reason, not excusing it.
Heya Shar UK national here, the reason we get the stigma for poor food is due to post world war 2 rationing led to some weird combos/staples in British cuisine that most people don't eat anymore, other than the comfort foods like sausage and mash or beans on toast. The food that comes through however is gorgeous, a full roast dinner might just be the best versatile plate one can make, kind of like a Thanksgiving meal but better (totally not biased). We have a great food culture here but our propensity to not enjoy anything remotely positive and live our lives completely in satire means we dont like to push the idea that we have excellent and culturally diverse food here due to commonwealth ties, In Bristol, i feel like i can fall out of bed and find any food I want from around the world, insane vege/vegan scene as well! Hope you continue loving your journey and are lucky you got to be here for the Platty Joob.
Edit: Just got further in and saw you show Fountains Abbey in Harrogate, ITS BEAUTIFUL, I also recommend Harewick house and Blennin Palace, both of which are breathtaking!
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@@danielkrcmar5395 Yeah not too bad means quite bad here. Your essentially complaining whilst noting that things could be worse. So for example, you’ve just got out of surgery and feel like shit you would probably say ‘Yeah not too bad’ about how you feel. Since you’re in a hospital so there’s probably people doing a lot worse than you and you’re still alive so all things considered you’re doing okay.
Loved this vlog! The scenery, the food, the haul, everything! 🥰 I also really enjoyed the food in England, I don’t get it too 😆
Would love to hang out in London with you one day!! 🥰💕💕
most of the food is pretty decent if you're willing to pay up, it gets a bit more home-style in local pubs (not gastro gourmet). I'd recommend against Flan
I think the food was quite bad thirty or forty years back… lots of poverty after the war, and folks got into the habit of eating quite simple stuff. ‘Celebrity Chef’ TV programs became popular from the 80s/90s though, and that’s really educated people to know what good food is. Last 15/20 years people have demanded better and better food in restaurants - so I think these days quality is really high, especially in London. Also London is a massive global city, so we have so many cuisines and choices.
UK trains being described as bullettrains will never not be funny to me
I was like we have bullet trains??! 🤣🤣
Came here to say exactly the same! If only our railway was as efficient as Japan 🤣🤣
UK Bullet trains...ha ha ha ha ha..
Musket ball trains?
Those are the HS1 trains and they are Japanese made, so I think it's fair to call them bullet trains, or shinkansens if you prefer.
I moved to Chicago a little bit ago, and I lived in London for most of my life, I’ve been feeling home sick lately and so this was just really nice to see, made me feel much better!
I'm going to moving over to the US next year. How did you find the transition?
@@danni6257 a mixed bag!! I think it depends on where you go, but it’s things you wouldn’t expect to be different that are different, like no council tax, supermarkets are laid out different, apartments almost never come furnished, all things you can adapt to, but it takes a moment!
@@ItsSuperEffective Thank you for your insight. I've visited twice a year for the past seven years and I recently got engaged last Christmas so we have our wedding on May 20th 2023 and I'll be moving to North Carolina. Its going to be a big transition but I know I'm going to be homesick
Chicago?? The most dangerous US state
So pleased you had a pleasant time in my home town!
Glad my contacts were able to arrange some nice weather for you. 🌞
This is the cross over I did not expect ;)
Looking gorgeous
You speaking Japanese in England is something I didn't know I needed
It threw me off when the interaction getting coffee at the beginning was in English 😅 My brain expected to hear the café employee speak Japanese.
So jealous of everyone in the comments having been there! It seems lovely and I'd love to try the food. I'm from the US and deeply envy this brilliant architecture around the city
Me too, very badly. It is on my bucket list.
as someone from london, i have to admit it is great here and you'll love it! My favourite part about London is the diversity and the extent of different cuisines you can get and also the parks here are really nice
we all welcome you when you eventually get here !
@@finleyjg Thank you! I can't wait to take a trip some day.
I love older architecture. Everything nowadays looks like a big box with some windows. No beauty, no attention to details that serve no direct function. I would go just for the architecture.
Have you seen some of the different production plants from around the 1920s that we have in the U.S.? I've even seen video of one with a chandelier.
@@XSemperIdem5 I completely agree, I don't find modern homes here to be very visually appealing. I haven't seen anything like you mentioned but I should look into it!
Hell yeah; someone sticking up for our food! British food ain't exactly healthy (full english, fish n chips, scones) but its gooood. I think that might be why our food is considered bad. Because generally speaking, it's bad 'for you'.
It's probably because we used to eat lot of stuff out of tins and cans after WW2/ with rationing and then older people grew up eating that sort of stuff and got the stereotype
Oh mate, I'm born and raised in London and only a few years back I had a deep fried Mars Bar. That stuff is just heavenly... Not so much for your arteries though.
I think our traditional food done right is amazing, there's just a lot of over cooked, bland or greasy examples that give it a bad reputation.
It’s actually the opposite most Americans don’t like it because it usually smaller portions and isn’t pumped full of all the good (bad) stuff that they have in theirs. That’s why we got that wrap.
Some of your food is really good but yall DO NOT know how to cook steak😭😭
As a Brit I’m so happy you have enjoyed your time here, so cool to see you visiting places I’m familiar with. Doesn’t St Pancras station have such a Hogwarts vibe 💖
I spotted Japan’s resident sarcastic Brit there, back in his natural habitat 🤣🇬🇧
I think we should make you an honorary Brit as your love of tea practically makes you British anyway 🥰🫖
Lmao, yeah i spotted Chris too
So happy you had a good time in the UK ☺️ as a fellow Brit, sometimes all we hear are bad things about the UK but I don't care what people say I love my beautiful country ❤️
Yeah it’s not actually that bad here but we do have our fair share of problems. But I suppose our problems aren’t really too bad in the grand scheme of things.
You make england look so beautiful! As a native brit this feels like a holiday vlog still!
I am so pleased you made this video. I follow both you and Chris Broad and was hoping one of you would document your time in my home country. So pleased to see this.
I sometimes take living in England for granted, I love to travel the world and have had many adventures and wonderful experiences, especially in Japan. But when I come back home to England I fully appreciate how wonderful Britain can be in so many ways too.
Hope you have a wonderful time.
Take Care.
I'm Canadian living in the UK. It was fun seeing you experience things here. I agree with you that the architecture is interesting for the reasons you mentioned. Around where I live there's a range of buildings from 1500's to 1800's, plus a castle, the oldest part was built around 1100! 🙀 In some places, there's even Roman ruins, which is crazy to think about.
I hope you had lots of fun here!
love this style of vlog. food, shopping, some cute sights and a haul?! 😍 hope you get to try even more afternoon teas on your trip cos I'd love to see them, one of my favourite foods/activities! xxx
I'm really glad you enjoyed your time here in England! It was awesome to see an outsiders pov of the country I was born in! It was really interesting to see you get enjoyment out of things we take for granted. Thank you for the video!
As an Englishman I approve how frequently tea is featured in this video.
I love buildings in England, so quaint and story-like
Head down to Bath for a long weekend! Bath is a beautiful town, but also close by are Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey which will be in your ruins book, and Castle Coombe, which is a stunning small countryside village that's definitely in the villages book. If you have more time, visit Wales as it has amazing scenery and tonnes of castles!
I am having a rough day and watching all Sharla’s vlogs and it just makes me so relaxed and comforted ❤
So sorry you’re having a bad day🥺 Hope it gets better really soon❤️❤️
So happy the UK treated you right☺️
I'm a bartender in the UK (Glasgow) and I absolutely SWEAR by the Body Shop Hemp Hand Cream!!!! Has saved my hands more times than I can count. From dry/cracked skin from weather or changes in the cleaning chemicals I use at work to times when my hands have an allergic reaction to something (I.e wearing latex gloves in a hospital a few months ago). The stuff is magic and is my go to recommendation to everyone.
Enjoy the rest of your trip! Looking forward to more vlogs xxx
Ah this was so nice. I'm English and a Londoner, have travelled a lot in the past as a full time model so always enjoyed following you to get the travelling hit now that I'm in my late 30s and very much based here.. But so nice to see the things you appreciate about the UK, I feel like we get a bad rep on lots of things.. weather, food, people! So the positivity is lovely to see. Glad you're having a great time over here and hope it continues! If you're still in West London btw go get yourself a bun from 'Buns From Home' near Holland Park tube station, they are next level delicious! and go for a wonder around Holland Park, so pretty, rose gardens, Japanese garden and they have live opera performances in the park. Anyway enjoy!!
I'm English and I've been watching your Japan videos for soooo long, but I'm currently living in Japan so I have to say it was pretty surreal watching you from Japan whilst you're in England haha! I loved the vlog though! I'm glad you're enjoying England so much!
Notification squad! It’s always a good day with a Sharla upload!
I’m so happy you’re having a wonderful trip! ✨
Thanks so much for watching Hannah~!! ❤️❤️
I love watching vlogs of my country through a non-native's POV. It immediately made me appreciate it here even more!
Hey Sharla Brit here, the food thing comes from the WWII. The American forces got the idea that the food was terrible because it kind of was at the time. Food was rationed and in fact rationing in some lasted until 1954. So a generation of people went back to America with that impression. Given that international travel wasn't common until quite recently there wasn't a lot of first hand experience to dispel that myth in later years.
Really glad you enjoyed your trip to the UK. Funnily enough we were in Cornwall around the same time!
I'm British and it's so cool seeing you wander around England and enjoy the sights and foods! I think people say English food is bad because while we've adopted the food of lots of different cultures here, traditional English foods tend to be stodgy and beige (eg pies, pasties, boiled puddings etc). I hope you had an amazing trip! Also I just ordered your skincare box and I'm super excited to try the products! ❤️
Great to see you in Kent. Was excited to see in my home town of Whitstable. When I saw you were going to go through the Westgate towers in Canterbury it really reminded me of getting the bus to school. It's an experience going through in a double decker bus. Really hoping we see more of your trip.
Awww Sharla 😘😘 then *don’t leave* or come back and live here. I’m immensely proud that such a beautiful and lovely woman as you, graced our wet and windy isle. GOD bless you. Matthew. 😀
Thank you for showing the Great Britain, Miss Sharla.
Everywhere are fascinating and fancy, as the locals are nice to each other.
Love that you're having such a great time here in the UK. The weather has been changeable but it looks like you've had some of the best of it so far! If you make it there, you'd probably like Brighton. Lots of street art, alternative culture, and there are a lot of boho and vegan places in the lanes. Also, we have a pier and a beach! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
Love this! I live near Whitstable and work at one of the universities in Canterbury, so it is do strange seeing you on the streets of my home! So glad you had a nice time, and got to enjoy afternoon tea. Those books look great! There is so much history and things to see in England. Glad you got to dispel some myths about the food and weather!
Come back again soon! 🇬🇧😍🇬🇧
As someone from Devon I really appreciate that you put the clotted cream on your scone before the jam.
11:08 That totally looks like Chris Broad on the left.
I'm trying to talk my husband into moving to England for work. It would be 3-5 years from now so I have time to keep working on him. I'm so happy to see this. You are always so adventurous.
You are spot on. ALWAYS cream before jam.
I've never been to England even though I live relatively close (Spain) and your video has reminded me of why I've always wanted to travel there 💖 I'm glad you're enjoying this adventure.
You picked a good time to visit, the weather's been very nice there. Your remark at the end about not having that feel of finding new things in Japan after having been there so long and being so excited about exploring England for that reason is one of the key factors as to why travel is so important. I hope the rest of your trip goes as well! (I also want to have a proper creme tea one of these days. 😋)
Yeah, like literally a week or two before they came the weather was trash?
Got so lucky lol (although its still nice now apart from those 2-3 days of plus 30c!) 😂
really nice to see you ladies enjoying england I hope you have a great rest of your visit
You came at just the right time for the weather! I'm sad my American partner isn't going to be here until October, because I'm sure he'll get the worst of it 😭
So lovely seeing you enjoying the UK ✨ like others have said, us Brits find it hard to appreciate what we have, but there really is so much to see. I'm glad you're getting the best of it 💖
As a Brit, it's rather lovely to see the country through someone else's eyes! So glad that the weather has been kind to you. Oh, and don't forget to go to the Cotswolds while you are here - Chipping Camden, Bourton on the Water etc because while they are rather touristy, they are gorgeous. If you can manage to get to the north east, try Bamburgh for a magical coastal village with an incredible castle overlooking the sand dunes, beach and sea.
I’m glad you enjoyed the UK to its fullest. I am so happy you explored the southern part of the Uk. Definitely come up north for more nature and sites
Now you've seen the South, you need to come up North! Manchester is amazing, the Lake District is stunning and northerners are nice as anything 😁
Great video! I'm looking forward to your next UK video, tentatively titled, "Shopping for a second suitcase in London!!"
It’s so nice to unwind and watch your videos!
These videos are so incredibly, peaceful. The video makes world better. Thank you so much 💙
Girly vibes x999999
I never noticed Chiaki’s English accent until today! Living for this content!!!
Yes for the cream first! My Devonshire heart thanks you haha!
If you’re still in England definitely come to Bath - the most beautiful city (and Britain’s answer to an onsen) 😊
I’m so glad to see you smiling and happy. God bless ya sister
Such a lovely vlog! Hoping we get to see a vloh with you and Chris aswell😊 Betting he is oddly proud of everything there😂👌
I heard great things about England. That is my next bucket list to visit and explore...castles, cottages and gardens. Esp eating Sunday roast . Heard a lot about it. ❤️
It’s midnight where I am but getting the notification that you’d uploaded made me yell “YES!!!”
Even though i'm from Shropshire, I have family from Canterbury I'd visit in the summers where we'd go to Whitstable, you managed to make me feel so nostalgic with this video! It's so easy to be cynical about the UK but I think you softened a lot of Brits heart's today!
Definitely correct about the uk having a bad reputation for food for no reason. I live in Taiwan now and people always give me stick for it here, but our food is great! Thanks for speaking up about it lol and great video!
But have you tried genuine food in other European countries? Italy, France, Germany, Poland? In comparison Britain has pretty awful food (judging stuff you find in shops/supermarkets), sorry 😅😅
@@xXNekou what’s bad about or food?
@@xXNekou Most British people don't generally cook ready meals and stuff from the supermarkets, we do home cooked meals - but I agree that the food in other European countries is better 😅 I live up north so we have a lot of Indian/ Pakistani influence and I love it!
The week i visited London, most food were not good. From Nando to small Indian restaurant and fish chops; were forgettable. I did found better food outside of London in York.
@@Oopoop942 it’s bland! Nothing terrible but forgettable.
Glad to see you're spreading the word about Yorkshire Tea ❤️
Sharla, if you want a good cream tea when you get back to Japan - check out “Garage Blue Bell” in Kamakura - we lived in Kamakura for a couple of months in 2019 and this cafe reminded us of home! Very cute cafe - good selection of tea and delicious scones!
I’m so glad you had such a lovely time - as a British person I am so mean about this island but you’ve helped me appreciate it with fresh eyes 🤣
The vlog is really relaxing. I was in London in May and going in August again 😅 to see more plays. Glad you're enjoying your time.
As a Scot living in Edinburgh, I love visiting London. It has a great vibe. However, a visit to Edinburgh should really be a must. When you live in a place, you don’t appreciate it as much. But it’s such a beautiful city. Hope Mr Broad is showing you some nice sights too! Glad you guys are having fun.
I was actually just looking at tickets to Edinburgh haha
I visited Edinburgh last Christmas, and I loved it ☺️ I loved the atmosphere and the views. I had the delicious black puddings 😋😋😋
I've watched you for years making videos a million miles away in Japan so its so weird (in a good way) to see you suddenly in SE Kent where I've lived my whole life. So glad you seemed to enjoy your visit!
That was lovely - and the weather was so kind to you LOL
The British reputation for bad food really developed in the post-War era when the country was undergoing rationing and the food was pretty bad. Dull, beige and tasteless. Obviously, there were traditional 'working class' foods like jellied eels, black pudding, toad-in-the-hole and spotted dick whose names alone sent visitors scurrying for the sick bag, but from the mid 19th century to the late 1920s, Britain's culinary reputation was up there with the French (not least because the English upper and middle classes plundered every alleyway of France for their best chefs and recipes.
It'll be interesting to see what you make of an Indian (catch-all term for all south Asia) curry.
the beach with colorful little houses looks like the same place as a scene in heartstopper.
If you enjoyed Canterbury, I'd recommend visiting York as that has some beautiful buildings and practically a cafe for everyday of the year ^^
'Ey up! Nice to see Sharla still flying the flag for YORKSHIRE TEA! GET IN!
Hope you plan to come up North while you're here and see where the best brew comes from!
We have nice hills and talk proper.
aah makes me want to travel to the UK so badly. Right place for a Yorkshire tea fanatic
omg I'm so happy for you and Chris :) Love your vlog! lots of love from Vancouver 🇨🇦
When I visited Britain 10 years ago (Damn!) I was also surprised by how good the food was- whether it was steak salad, Costa coffee desserts, Piri-Piri chicken, fish and chips, English breakfast, Cheddar cheese, everything was really delicious. Highly mesmerizing city too, grand and posh. Truly sad to see them split from EU, I was kind of a Brit-nut ever since I was a child.
This was so cool! 😍
England was my first foreign country love when I was little (admittedly probably because of Harry Potter 😂), before I fell in love with Japan, so seeing it through you is making me smile.
Thanks for showing us!
I love all the extra patriotic decor that's up for the Queen's jubilee. Did the celebration affect your travel at all? Loved the video! Looks like a great trip. ☺
Love to see you girls enjoying all them things I enjoy about living in London
Wow the UK seems so lovely! I really want to visit now 💕
So strange seeing a shot of Canterbury where I was born and grew up after watching your videos for years of you in Japan!
I lived in London for several years n whenever my family came to visit from mainland Europe they also said - "I dont understand why the UK has such a bad rep for food! Everything here is delicious!"
N my answer to that would always be "as long as you have the money, you will eat n drink like a royal." The UK has amazing places to eat, but things are usually quite expensive (though it instantly gets cheaper when you're not in london anymore xD )
Hope you'll enjoy the rest of your stay!
You picked such a good time to visit. And thanks for bringing the sun with you. Its been lovely weather here since you arrived and it's still nice now.
You should visit some of the castle ruins if you visit again. Some of the artefacts date back thousands of years BC.
And as for British food being bad, just like a lot of our country's traditions that is part of its history but it simply isn't true anymore.
Cooking and baking over here is actually very popular and the demand for different cuisines and access to quality food and ingredients really shot up over the last couple of decades. As a result we have a lot of really lovely places to eat that opened to meet the demand. Even American fast food companies have jumped in on the demand for food here recently.
Sharla in England is a vibe😎
How funny here I am watching your video in Canada and drinking the toast & jam tea.
I could be totally seeing things but I swear thats Chris Broad walking in front of you at 11:08 as you are walking in the seaside town
Beautiful both of you .so sweet you got food for Maro!! Please film another few videos with both of you and also MARO please!💕💕💕💕💕💕🙏🏼
AS a born and bred brit, Sharmeleon choosing Yorkshire tea is impressive, lass has taste.
Too right!
Wow, Sharla is living the high life in England! I looks like jolly good fun! Wish I was there, but watching your vlogs are the next best thing.
You're making me want to go back to London and Kent, haven't been there in 4 or 5 years! Canterbury and Whitstable are two of my favourite places down that way so I'm glad you visited them. Next time you're in the UK though I hope you get the chance to visit Scotland! Also glad you enjoyed the food. Britain gets a bad reputation but honestly the food in both England and Scotland is good (can't comment on Wales or Northern Ireland since I've never been there but I'm sure it'll be good too!)
omg Sharla you made england look so aesthetic, even if i live here i was watching in awe
I love rainy days in London! (as long as they does not last for so much).
You look so excited and happy! Glad to see you enjoy your stay!
Saludos!
It’s so weird seeing you vlogging places I’ve been loads! I’m in London all the time and I went to Uni in Canterbury for 3 years…
Glad you’ve had some nice weather and a good time!!
Just vlog with Chris already haha but I'm really glad you like the UK 😊
He’s in this video, see if you can find him :P
@@sharlainjapan on the beach in Kent? He's from there so would make sense.
@@sharlainjapan me wonders if thats Chris in front as you walk up Whitstable Beach past P.Cushings (Hail Grand Admiral Tarkin!!") house
@@sharlainjapan just after 11 minutes?
I think I found him! 11:09, 11:24 and is that his arm with the smart watch in 11:43?
Your scar is healing so well! I can barely see if. I’m glad you had a nice trip.
watching this reminds me that I came for Japan, but stayed for Sharla! I could watch you make vlogs anywhere, love you so much!
You seem really happy and excited! I'm glad you're enjoying it. When I visited England it felt like I'd gone to Narnia or something, it has such a different feel compared to Canada.
Bad food reputation comes from rationing in the 1940's and 1950's which basically destroyed traditional cooking / dishes because it all had to be adapted to what was available. Food culture didn't really start to recover in most places until the 1990's.
Ah cool history fact good to know
@@davidordaz5251
A good example of this is cheese - Britain is famous for cheese, rivals France, but under rationing only cheddar was allowed to be made as they had to maximise efficiency
I really enjoy your blogs. Always so upbeat and interesting. Regarding England's food reputation. Many years ago my husband was going to Scotland for a month for work. He was dreading the food so literally packed a suitcase full of cheese crackers so he wouldn't starve. After the month he came home five pounds heavier with a suitcase full of cheese crackers. Loved the people. Loved the food.
I love this Camera Sharla
Seems that I need to get it too!
It’s pretty good for vlogging! :)
10:45 As a native of Devon, I 100% agree!
It is always the clotted cream before the jam!! That is the Devon way and the only correct way lol