American Reacts How to piss off a Londoner (as a tourist)
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"Please" and "Thank you" are three words a lot of Americans appear to find so hard to say but they mean so much to us Brits -
Another of our words.....'Sorry'..........when someone steps back and lands on YOUR foot!
Its not just the US. I had a Chinese girlfriend, but I got used to it !
And they forgot them once the step out of the country...
😂 Yeah!... I've watched a lot of American videos on UA-cam... And I've seen someone going into a US Post Office... And this is how they communicated with the Post Office staff there... "I'll take a stamp"... (Post Office staff replies)... "Can i get you anything else?"... Customer replies... "Nah"... Pays for the stamp... Then simply walks away... Without using any manners whatsoever. 😂
A UK customer visiting a Post Office over here... Would typically interact something like this... "Good Morning!"... "Please may i have a first class stamp?"... (Post Office staff replies)... "You most certainly can!"... Customer replies... "Thanks"... (Post Office staff replies)... "That'll be £1.35 please"... (And after the customer makes their payment and gets their first class stamp)... Customer then replies with a smile... "Many thanks for that"... "Bye!"... 😎 Good manners cost nothing.👌
Piss off a Londoner? As the Aussies say "Spot the Pom".
An Oyster Card is the prepayment card for all London public transport. And yes, that was Shakespeare's Globe. The egg thing is called a Scotch Egg (boiled egg encased in sausage meat and breadcrumbs).
If you are coming to the UK as a tourist, or on business, two of the main things to bring with you are.......good manners, and a sense of humour, then you will probably fit in very nicely.
Three things: add a thick skin to tolerate the assholes who think they have a sense of humour but just use "I was joking!" as an excuse for being a twat.
Don't be silly! Americans don't really have a sense of humor and irony just baffles them! However they do think they do sarcasm well...bless! Lol
I agree with you , most of these rules are good manners and should be used in any country !
One thing not mentioned here is the number of tourists that visit some of the ceremonial parades such as horse guards parade where the soldiers wear their full ceremonial uniforms. There are some tourists that seem to think they are paid actor like there are at Disneyworld, put there to entertain the crowds, they most certainly are not. They are serving members of our armed forces carrying out a ceremonial duty. Trying to get them to react by antagonism is an extremely disrespectful thing to do. This is one of the things that annoy British people, we are very good at pomp and ceremony in England, the British armed forces are also very good at it, and they deserve the utmost respect while taking part in those ceremonies, not have some idiot moronic tourist standing toe to toe with them and abusing them.
In brief, when in doubt, just remember that London is NOT LIKE DISNEYLAND !
It was a scotch egg, with a very runny yolk (soft boiled egg, wrapped in sausage meat, dipped in beaten egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried). If that was still warm it would be superb.
"All of these should be second nature!" Ah, sweet summer child. 😇 You know that. And we know that. But a vast number of tourists, strangely, seem to have been brought up by wolves.And They don't know that.
Those of us who live in tourist spots could tell you many a story that'd make your toes curl!☺☺
They’re not many Italians bright up by wolves these days ….
I'm British and I wouldn't try jellied eels..
My dad is a londoner and he loves jellied eels 🤢🤢 I'm from the North and wouldn't touch them, they look minging! He thinks me putting gravy on my chips is disgusting, I suppose it's where you're from. They just look revolting don't they!!!
You always say you don't think you have ever eaten lamb or mutton... Yet insist you love Shepherd's Pie. You have only ever eaten COTTAGE PIE !!! Also you have obviously not been to India or Italy, both of which are notorious for NOT queuing... 😂😂😂
Deer, wild boar, and bear. I researched my pie before going to London.
"Hey this is not Disneyland" lmao
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Connor The traffic law for zebra crossings,is if a pedestrian is waitingon the pavement or is on the crossing traffic must stop.
Yep. A real Londoner wouldn't give a shit about causing traffic to pause. Pedestrians are more important in the centre of town. I feel that's such an American perspective she's giving, this worry about inconveniencing motorists!
@@176MarkWThat's not just London, that's British in general :)
Unless there is a central island, then it counts as two separate zebra crossings and you don't have to stop until a pedestrian reaches the central island. Also you only have to stop when a pedestrian is on the crossing, not waiting on the pavement (Highway Code 19 & 20). If someone stops while you're waiting on the pavement, it's a courtesy, not a law.
What pisses me off, as a Londoner, is watching these tips being given to tourists while most Londoners do the same mistakes and feel proud of it.
"Toad Sausage" - Fantastic! I'm going to be calling Toad in the Hole this from now on, made me laugh - well done
Most of the “rules” on travelling on the tube are just to show consideration for other people and also to facilitate a more efficient way for everyone to complete their journey particularly during peak periods when the trains are very full.
Scotland have different notes to England. Don’t let anyone tell you, you cannot spend them in any U.K. country. They are legal. This is an argument no one within the U.K. should have with any shop assistant…but alas, ignorance is everywhere.
I have known shops in England refuse to take Scottish notes, there needs to be something done about it to educate people who do not understand that it's legal tender. There is a supermarket near where I live that had a big notice up saying they didn't accept them! But I notice they have now taken the sign down.
honestly americans arent that bad at a lot of these, especially if theyve from new york or chicago. A lot of tourists from some asian countries apart from japan and korea dont seem to have a concept for most of these unfortunately.
Young Connor just for your information it wasn’t a ferry, it’s actually a water bus and the service comes under the control of TfL. That’s Transport for London, who are in charge of all public transport services in London, from the Trains of the Overground, Underground, Buses, Trams etc.
This young lady has been in London now about ten years, so what she says is true. Mainly its common sense and politeness. She has some great videos for Americans visiting London. Tells them where to stay(to save money) where to go besides the tourist spots,how to use the tube etc . I'm English and used to live in London and I have to say she's very good. The building you noticed (well done) was the newly built Shakespearian Theatre called "The Globe" The claim that "British food" is terrible is stupid because the UK is very multi-cultural and so is the food! There are some outstanding food venues and the food to be had in pubs with a beer is also by and large good. Like anywhere, you just have to frequent the ones the locals use! The food you were looking at and saying "is that chicken?" far from it, its a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and covered with breadcrumbs. Called a "Scotch Egg" Best when still warm. As to the "Jellied Eels" they are an acquired taste. Personally I hate the jelly. I prefer the eels to be cooked on their own, boiled and with boiled potatoes and parsley sauce! Thats good. By and large the food here is different, mainly because of the food regs in Europe are much stricter and therefore tastes different. Most Americans who stay in Europe for about 6months, say they actually loose weight even though they eat the same amount of food. You will find, that we use far less sugar and therefore the food tastes as it should! Come on over soon! You'd be more than welcome.
Its not at all about 'loving' a queue. We just have a great respect for who got there first! Though we can be accomodating if there is a special reason to get ahead - a disability, for example. A lot of British people will offer their place in the queue if someone seems more needy, even in a supermarket, or help out by holding someones place if they have an urgent need to leave the queue for a good reason
There is nothing I love more than waiting in line for a bus and then leaving to find the next longest queue once everyone else has safely boarded.
The Globe’s architecture is based on Tudor Style as it’s known in the UK. The so called Tudor style in the US is not the same thing.
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You're right Connor, it is the replica of The Globe Theatre.
The food with egg is Scotch Egg, egg, wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.
Few people like jellied eels
I think you meant Toad in the hole (sausage in batter) the item you didn’t know was Scotch egg, (boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and bread crumbs then baked or deep fried). Have you tried Cornish Pasty ? ……wonderful
Toad in the hole is not sausage in batter- you might find that in a Fish and Chip Shop. Toad in the Hole is sausage in The middle of Yorkshire Pudding not something dipped in batter and deep fried.
@@malcolmhouston7932 thanks Malcolm you are right. My clumsy way of trying to describe corrected
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TBH - Although you could have written / described it in a slightly best way... Anyone from the UK knew that you meant Yorkshire pudding batter. 😊
@@malcolmhouston7932 Yorkshire pudding is a batter
@george-ev1dq Yes it is, but asking for a sausage in batter (or more likely, a "battered sausage") will not get you Toad-in-the-Hole!
I was recently in London. My Taxi driver was so nice! We had a great chat on the way to the airport about all kinds of stuff- both english and american! He actually thanked me for the chat when he dropped me off and brought my bags into the terminal for me! If you're polite to them, they'll be polite back!
You cant beat chatting to a cabbie! Always try and take a black cab (Hackney carriage) as the drivers know the whole of london in their head and dont use GPS like the non-black cabs! Support the black cabs!!
The original Shakespeares theatre was built in 1599.The company who built this replica of Shakespeares theatre is called (Globe) and now this place is called the Globe Theatre.
Stopping in the middle of the pavement and using your phone is begging for it to be stolen
Stopping in the middle of the pavement in Oxford Street is a crime against humanity!
Indian food can be amazing! It all depends on where you get it and where the owners of that restaurant actually come from. Within India, there are regions where the people enjoy different spice blends and food combinations, so North Indian food is very different from South Indian food. By the time the British in India brought back their favourite flavours to Britain and then fused it with the British culture, it became known as curry, a word which simply means sauce in India. It’s the British who gave us Curry Powder. It doesn’t exist in India. Every spice blend in India is based on the region and the dish. There are thousands of possible spices in the world and India produces about 70% of them, many are globally well known and some rare and unknown outside India. Asia also produces many spices.
A Sheperds pie is made with lamb minced meat. A Cottage pie is made with beef or pork minced meat. The pudding you couldn't find the name for is Spotted Dick and the sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter is Toad-in-the-hole.
I found your confusion over seeing a scotch egg hilarious.
the yolk looked rather orange though...!
Before I watch this .......I will say I am a very good Londoner! Whenever an American tourist asks directions to "London Bridge" I totally oblige. IFKYK.
Try finding a queue/line in Greece! They have precisely NO concept of such a thing. 🤣
LOL Us greeks dont know queuing! We just surround the bus like a swarm of bees when it comes LOL!
Jellied eels. Eels are fish. Jelly in canned foods is also called aspic. It’s a form of stock. Everyone uses stock in cooking. In fact, when you boil a chicken, you’re left with water and a jelly substance that contains lots of chicken flavour and that’s how chefs get chicken stock. It’s natural, it’s not a man-made thing. So next time you see jellied eels, think fish in stock. From Wikipedia: “Jellied eels are a traditional English dish that originated in the 18th century, primarily in the East End of London. The dish consists of chopped eels boiled in a spiced stock that is allowed to cool and set, forming a jelly. It is usually served cold.”
You could warm it up but then the jelly would return to liquid and you would need something to absorb it so you didn’t lose the flavour, maybe some mashed potatoes?
It's all pretty obvious - it's just normal consideration, and observing how the locals behave.
Sadly, people here still stop right in front of you and expect you to go around them, then you get a group of people stopping just to chat, blocking the pavement.
Hey up Connor, I've been following your channel for a good few months now. I ain't no kissyass but your knowledge about the current UK and also it's history is spot on and puts mine to shame and I'm actually English born and bred.
You do proper tickle me with your comments like "I will die on this hill' ranting and reacting to common sense failures like people just stopping dead in front of you whilst walking in congested areas especially London 😂.
PLEASE PLEASE When ya get chance check out our awesome 2000 year old city of Lincoln. There are various reactions and other vids on here looking back over our Roman history and also the surrounding Lincolnshire areas of Boston and Newark - names you'll obviously be familiar with!
P.S get yourself back over to the UK for another visit, the areas around the Brayford water here in Lincoln are apparently the oldest and there's some pretty decent places to eat and grab some beers 😊
I live in a city which has 6m tourists a year. I NEED to know what the deal is with tourists who congregate in shop doorways. I'm not talking about the ones who walk out of the shop and immediately stop, although they're really bloody annoying, but the tourists who actively gather in groups on the pavement right in front of the entrance.
I mean, they can't do this at home can they? So what drives them to do it when they're on holiday?
They usually come from suburban areas designed to be more car centric and less people-oriented. It causes people to become more self absorbed and less aware of their surroundings. I find it effective to simply barge right through them without saying anything. They usually put two-and-two together and move.
Dont get upset about your words love we get you xxx
Manners maketh man. ❤
I live near a station called Abbey Road (on the other side of London), I meet tourists who have mistaken it all the time-make sure you check you are going to the one in NW8 because there are lots of Abbey Roads in London.
We have a replica of The Globe because of the US-if actor Sam Wannamaker had not been blacklisted and therefore come to London to work, we would not have it-he worked for years to get it built.
It's scotch eggs-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat breaded and deep fried.
I once met an American who haf spent an hour walking through a Subway in London until he asked me "where are the trains?" I explained that in England a subway us a pedestrian underpass, and I directed him to the nearest "Underground"(tube) station. In this case, Cannon Street (in the City).
These rules are common sense to Americans living in big cities like NYC, Chicago, etc because similar social norms exist there. If you grew up in more car-centric less people-oriented suburban areas of the US, these rules will be totally lost on you.
I find people from big cities have a more collective mindset whereas people from suburban areas have more of a "the world revolves around me and what I need" mindset just cause of how each place is designed.
I went to school there and grew up around there and its always VERY BUSY! Even at night. Even though I haven't lived there for nearly 40 years, I was there for a while 10 years ago as my mother was in the hospital about 2 minutes walk from there and it was still busy and I was there late at night so I know!
Those badges used on London transport are a very good idea, I wish they had them in the city where I live.
Connor, you'd make a good Londoner. You instinctively know how to behave in a big city, and this place is perfect for people who don't like to socialise much, believe it or not 😊
If you don't like socialising a rocky island off the Scottish Highlands is probably better. Opportunities to socialise are literally everywhere in London. Londoners are perfectly social once the ice is broken.
@@176MarkW yes indeedy. it's also easy to 'disappear' in the best sense. It's what I love about the city: buzzing, cultural, melting-pot and and sociable - or not - as you want it to be. I often go to concerts and restaurants alone, out of choice, and nobody invades my space unless I invite them in.
It's true that about half of the tips on these videos are common sense, as you say. However it astounds me how uncommon the awareness of such unwritten rules are. Some people really need reminding!
Connor the term your looking for is 'common decency'
It's not a "sidewalk". It's a 'pavement'.
It's not a "crosswalk".
It's a 'zebra crossing'.
It's not "the subway".
It's 'the Underground'* / 'the Tube'*
('Tyuube'*, _not_ the tuube).
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Pedestrians in the UK keep to the right because in places without pavements, that means you are facing the oncoming traffic.
Jess is one of the most knowledgeable person about London.. you should search out some of her many videos
That’s weird: in the Netherlands, when on an escalator, stand on the right, so people can run past you on the left. Same as slow lane, fast lane in traffic.
No, you’re not the Grinch. You’re simply maintaining that wherever you are in whichever country, common sense rules. Also, politeness costs nothing.
She has pissed me off already, just a lecture in common curtesy and standard good manners
Yes it was a copy of the Globe and the word you were searching for was theatre. Theatre is the word which denotes a place which presents live performances, to see a 'movie', or as we say film, you go to the cinema
Connor you have to understand not all people are like you nice and considerate like you .
Toad in the hole. You can also have chop toad.
And don't mention "warm beer". We don't drink warm beer, it's at cellar temperature and not chilled.
Dont take 50 ebay parcels to the post office counter then try and avoid eye contact with the massive queue forming behind you
Cottage Pie is much better than Shepherds Pie. I am not a fan of lamb
14.42 Globe Theatre. (In English English a theatre is for stage shows. Cinema for films/movies)
I know about subway barrier-jumpers. I've seen The Warriors (1977).
The mysterious “chicken “ was a Scotch egg. A boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat coated in bread crumbs and fried. Usually eaten cold
I never lived in London, but I lived in York for years. I can assure you that, while I agree all these points ought to be common courtesy, they really aren’t.
I don’t relate to the tube-specific ones, nor things like Abbey Road, but all the general points, 100%.
I would say, I live in Newcastle now, we do nearly all the things she pointed out about the tube, but at rush hour you’ll still hear the driver asking people to move towards the middle of the carriage so more people can get on.
the moment u said " i would devoured that" my first thought was "yeah me too" hahhaha
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Oh, I've taken people to Abbey Road, and they and also other tourists want to stand in the middle of the crossing, holding up the honking traffic, and buses.!!
But when the Beatles took their original photo, there was no traffic at all.!
Temple station is in the city (business district) so you're gonna mostly have business people travelling through who are respectful and wouldnt jump the gates. Other parts of London such as wood green and turnpike lane for instance have loads of dishonest theives who jump the gates... I know cos I live there !
What really annoys me on the tube/train/buses is tourists with large families who insist that each child has a seat even if it makes an adult have to stand. My mother never let an adult stand if I was sitting. I had to stand/sit on her lap/stand between her legs so that the adult could sit down. This is especially true if there are older people standing. Grrrr.
I love to look in your head how your brain works. Love your vids mate😂
Don't forget the majority of people live in places that don't have subway trains
The same rules are in the Netherlands. Most of the things I will do to help others. However, if the train is crowded, I will stay close to the door. Because I need the fresh air in order not to faint, when the train is too crowded, and I never manage to get out in time when the train stops if I have to pass many people first. I do not know about London, but I guess the trains will be as crowded as in the Netherlands at certain times. However, I make myself as small as I can to let people pass to find a seat.
I don't think I would want to try a toad sausage! The dish you meant to say is toad in the hole. The building you spotted was the Globe Theatre, the re-constructed Shakespeare venue.
We have an increasing trend in Stockholm where people stand in the train, even though there are free seats. Thus blocking passage for the people (me) who need a seat.
A lot of these things are "COMMON SENSE" is the phrase we would use in the UK.
It is called the Globe
Yes, the Shakespeare Theatre - try to see INSIDE it (even if you don't like watching the performances).
Us londoners,, really,, while speaking in a American accent .😂
'Oyster-card' = multi-use pre-paid travel ticket - buy at ticket-office, preferably in advance of rush-hour, to avoid other impatient customers. If you are not going to walk up/down the escalators, but just stand until you get to the top/bottom, just check which side to stand on, by doing the same as the other 'standing' travellers - otherwise people in a greater hurry will soon tell you if you are blocking their descent !!
What the narrator says about public transport etiquette is pretty universal: the same applies to any capital city in the world (as a Parisian, I know what I'm talking about, particularly since I've been living in Montmartre and probably contributed to the Parisians' bad reputation when I felt like kicking the effing tourists in the butt for them to get out of the way of rushing me!).
And, Connor, you're right to say that these (unwritten) rules are just common sense but it appears that many people don't know common sense ...
Tourists, while leisurely wandering about in a city, often forget/ignore that the locals, the residents of these cities are going about their ordinary business, are going to work or to an appointment, etc.
NB: I'll never understand how tourists would benefit from "visiting" a city from its dark underground tunnels; in Europe, we have superb bus, tram, ... ground level modes of transportation that allow for visitors to actually SEE the city they came to visit, and not just hopping from one landmark to another.
All her other recommandations are equally universal.
Us Londoners?!!!! You’re not a Londoner lady!!
But she is welcome
Most people who live in London weren't born there.
Are people only Londoners if they are born there?
She lives in London, she says, and I believe her.
And has done so for 9 years.
What else does she need to do to be a Londoner?
My late partner was a Finn, born in Helsinki. Moved to London in 1969, and lived there for 32 years.....she was definitely a Londoner!
Abbey Road crossing is a bit of an exception, hopefully tourists will find a quieter time to cross and take a photo.
I used to get this problem with my train ticket where I would put it in my phone wallet but then the magnetic strip would get robbed away and interfered with because of my phones electricity it would annoy everyone because my ticket wouldn’t go through the barrier.😬
Jellied Ells are the best smoked and found in Holland , Germany Poland Scandinavia YUM BUT AS I SAY SMOKED 👌
Used to take Eels from Ely (the Isle of Eels) over to my German Father-in-law, who loved them jellied or natural, bones and all. I do agree though the smoked, filleted option on the continent is far better.
I live in London and I hate it when people walk all in a line and fill the whole pavement and walk really slow with it. it is usually people who are obviously migrants or tourists or just not from round here that do this. So annoying.
Abbey Road is very busy, not only from tourists, but schools and Lords Cricket Ground is quite close. Yes it was the Globe. Toad in the Hole
The, how much is that in US dollars (or even called real money), has happened to me many times growing up in a tourist town!
Top travel tip, know the exchange rate and use a calculator, your phone or even write a list 1= 5= 10= etc.
She is obviously an American so she should know that we have pretty much the same rules in the United States. We have priority seating in all public transportation, we have a queuing system and as for common decency most Americans have that but shame on the ones who don’t. It is not common for the majority of us. Who cares if we say sidewalk instead of pavement I’m sure that the Brits will not care either. You will be fine. ❤
when you said whats that at 19.30 ish, is a scotch egg, boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat coated in breadscrumbs and fried, great to go with salad and picnic, i make them every week at home, for us and the family, its on my channel, not great video, but will give you idea of how they made,
I do love watching your videos.
Just good manners. That’s what we call them.
The one thing that I hate when saying thank you is when the person you say it to replies 'Your welcome'. It sounds patronising and condescending like they are saying 'You're welcome to my help, aren't I great!'. At least have the grace to reply 'My pleasure', which is more like 'It was my pleasure helping you'. I've noticed a lot of Americans use 'Your welcome' as an automatic and emotionless response in the same way they say 'Sorry for your loss' when you tell them a member of your family died or 'Have a nice day now' when they sell you a burger!
The "we Londoners" in an American accent is cracking me up. These rules were mostly in place before she was born and apply to most cities, not just London, this a UA-cam video just for clicks
The video you reviewed may seem obvious but its biggest flaw is that its in English... It needs to be translated into every other language and shown in every country for it to be effective... No point shouting at a deaf person !!!
Stop referring to yourself as a Londoner, you not your an American!
Lol Connor watches a video about how not to piss off Londoners and in the first minute manages to piss off all the English. If you wish to leave London alive do not call Marble arch a mini arc de triumph
Yes it's all common sense that any caring person should know without having to be told.
I think waiting on the right of an escalator is mostly a London thing. Other places in the UK tend to do it to the left. I think there is a reason they do it on the right but no idea right now 😂
Yes a lot of it is common sense, but you'd be amazed at how many people struggle with the basics, and do piss locals off.
I think the words you're looking for are Common Sense & Entitlement 😜
The Abbey Road issue - that shot is not a busy time of day! However, the best, most likely, time you will succeed in finding a free spot to take your photo is later in the day, though could be awkward during shorter daylight days. But unfortunately that's life, isn't it. The Beatles would probably have had permission to block the road for a short time that day
Common sense Connor 😂😂😂😂😂
11 min mark
Sorry I just realised I haven't specified that I was talking about Abbey Road!
Good shit👍
TOOB = CHOOB !!
The GLOBE theatre.
You are thinking of TOAD IN THE HOLE. Sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter.
That is a SCOTCH EGG. It's a boiled egg covered in sausage meat and covered in breadcrumbs then fried.
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