Americans complain so often about the taps and actually admit that in a silly fashion they wave their hands from running hot water to running cold water 😱😵💫 Please put the plug in the hole and run both taps. Guess what happens. The hot and cold water mixes in the sink and like magic, hey presto, you get a sink that’s filled with as much WARM water as you want.
Don't over complicate matters for the dear girl by introducing a plug into the hand washing equation. Bear in mind she hasn't figured out the temperature control on the towel rail yet!
@@bakersmileyface Our water system is dated? Have you seen how they operate their electrics? The chances of you drowning over here because we use two taps is slim to none, over there a trip to the bathroom to take a leak is down right iffy!
@@1889jonny Don't bring candles into the mix, she hurts herself on a heated towel rail, it doesn't bare thinking about the damage she could cause with actual fire in a domestic setting!
As you say, butter helps to stop moist or liquid fillings soaking through the bread, plus, as you've observed, butter has it's own taste. If you don't like it, fine, don't use it. My sister doesn't like it either, and I'm sure there's lots of other people who don't like it. However, I find that a sandwich can be very dry and difficult to eat without butter, for example a ham sandwich or cheese sandwich.
Europe and the UK has great bread. You don't need butter or spread on US bread because it's really cake and full of sugar. I lived in California for years and became bread free in that time. I was so confused as to how they could manage to adulterate such a basic product full of unnecessary additives that are potentially banned in the EU and UK
I believe Subway were banned from using the word bread when referring to their subs because the Irish authorities deemed that it wasn't bread but cake because of the level of sugar in it....
Unlike in the USA all of our cold tap water is potable. That is, it's not only safe to drink, it's usually GOOD to drink. Hot water on the other hand was decidedly unsafe to drink, because it was supplied from a storage tank, usually in the roof space. Therefore, we NEVER mixed the hot and cold supply at the tap. Modern systems don't have that issue, so mixer taps are now the default in new-build homes. I really wish Americans would do some basic research on this before labeling it quaint, eccentric, or crazy. It's none of these. You could just as well criticise us for not washing our chicken in chlorine, or refrigerating our eggs, when both of these things are done in the USA because of poor hygiene standards in the supply chain. I have to brace myself for the two-taps thing every time I watch an American commenting on British things that mystify them. Just Google the question please.
Things that confuse Americans? Have you got a month of Sundays to go through the list Mandy? Or maybe it would be easier to list the 2 or 3 things that DON'T confuse Americans. Brits tend to waffle is bloody rich coming from someone who's from a country that thinks, why use 1 word when you can use 20. Isn't Chicago called the windy city?
An American accusing Brits of being long winded?! Americans use 6 words when 1 will do. There's a difference between being long winded and giving full details about something.
The reason for 2 taps is historic. The cold water tap in the kitchen takes fresh water directly from the mains, which is clean drinking water. Remembering that a lot of British houses are pretty old, the hot water was heated by the coal fire or, more recently by a gas boiler. The hot water, although taken from the cold water supply, gets circulated through the boiler and stored in a large tank. While these SHOULD be clean, there's a potential for dirt and other contamination to build up. That's why the hot and cold (used to be) delivered through separate taps in the kitchen. Also, when plumbing wasn't so good, there was a potential for the hot water to syphon back into the clean water supply from combined taps. The pressure for the cold water supply in the bathroom however is provided by a storage tank in the loft (attic) not directly from the mains. This isn't a closed tank. It needs to be open otherwise a vacuum would form and the water wouldn't flow. While there may be a lid on the tank, it's loose-fitting, so there could be dead insects or spiders in the tank, or possibly dead rats, mice or pigeons or their droppings. You should never drink the water from the cold tap in the bathroom unless you're sure it comes directly from the mains, which I believe it does in more modern houses. My own house is only 30 years old, but has a hot water tank heated by a gas boiler, and an open cold water tank in the loft for the cold tap in the bathroom.
Yeah, the hot and mains pressure cold are usually very different pressures, the hot is usually fed from the low pressure open cold tank in the loft/attic too, and is not considered safe to drink, but is OK for washing. Modern household systems often have mains pressure sealed hot and cold tanks and they're potable water you can drink and they allow mixer taps.
The storage tank in the loft also allows toilets to be flushed during a water outage or mains pressure problems. They have to be a minimum of 40 Imperial Gallons or litre equivalent. One can also make a cuppa during an outage if the water rolling boiled for at least 3 minutes. Tea not great tasting but at least wet and warm.
It's American - no butter, every other country I've been to, uses butter. Get some prozac, the world is not America, work / life balance is more important. If you don't like heated towels turn off the heater,No problem. Blimey big deals of non issues
I'm a Brit, I never put butter on sandwiches and can't understand why others want to, but never thought to complain to anybody about it. Just grow up, stop moaning, and make your own sandwiches.
Mayonnaise on bread is just slime. Butter has a nice buttery taste. Yum. The US sense of urgency to get things done would be valuable if the things getting done were meaningful. An American can complain about us being long winded when they stop calling drinks beverages, and calling transport transportation, anaesthetists anesthesiologists.
They didnt though, the scientists were mostly brits, and verner von brauns team from Germany, that famious nazi scientist that designed the V2, I'm sure some of the managers were american though
The thing about waiting for other people to do their part so you can do yours. The world doesn't revolve around you! The person you are waiting for has their own work to do, and might be having to do things for other people as well. And this would be the same in whatever country you work/live. You can't just click your fingers and expect someone to drop everything just because you have no patience. Also, there are a couple tactics you may like to study, such as "Giving people notice" and "Forward planning".
4:55 You keep forgetting to tell people to take butter off your sandwich when it is being made. Anyone who is not an idiot would tell people not to put butter on your sandwich before it is made. What happens to the butter they remove from your sandwich?
And Do you Think We understand you Americans with your Dry Sandwiches? I remember my first time picking a Sandwich from Walmart to find it was a Dry Sandwich. Yuck!! Just because we speak English doesn't necessarily mean we are the Same; we're not two Different cultures; my Second Day in the US, we went to an IHOP and Watched a guy putting Syrup on his breakfast Sausage. I Nearly Threw up! Brits don't mix sweets and savories on the same plate. We both speak English, but it doesn't mean we are the same, and I'm a British /American who lived in the US for 20+ Years. Much like a Marriage, it's give and take. You learn and understand the differences, I'll Never Like American Dry Sandwiches, or Syrup on his breakfast Sausage lol
Most countries in europe use butter on bread ,also australia new zealand and south africa .So we are the strange ones are we.We also have the really weird habit of using the sink plug,and we can drink water from the mains tap.
So many American words that are an over-verbose embellishment on the proper British word. Transportation. Bathroom/restroom, what a joke. I don't sit on the lavvy to rest. Americans are squeamish about things like that, talk about mealy-mouthed, it's just the way it is. Like "passed" because you can't say died. I think the Dutch & Germans find us "woffly" too but they have more justification.
Regards hot and cold water; the taps flow into a basin, which has a plug. One washes one's hands in the puddle in the basin, NOT under the tap. Or just use the cold water. Butter on bread started as a way to retain a fresh taste to the bread. The same is true for bread and (used) dripping. Time dependent work - yes, I agree. I learnt to specify a completion deadline and then ferociously follow up. Reciprocity of inaction works too. I haven't experienced the scalding hot heated towel rail, so you have my sympathies. I have one powered by electricity that gets to about 40 degrees Celsius. A dry towel in winter is great. With you on the waffle. Excuse me, I have work to do.
Butter on sandwiches is standard in South Africa and Australia too. I get the feeling that you are missing out on a lot of subtext during your conversations. Getting buy-in and the social niceties are a big part of work. The 'waffling' might be because you are not showing enthusiasm or agreement at the right points, or are not contributing to the conversation /answering the implied questions which make them think that you either don't understand or don't agree. Worse, you may be getting a reputation for being rude (not observing the social niceties), arrogant, difficult or uncooperative / not a team player. If you do have that reputation then your requests are not going to be prioritised ('lack of urgency'). Sorry.
I don't understand why non mixer taps confuse so many Americans. It's a bit obvious isn't it? It's not rocket science. Nor is the fact that if you want to mix hot water with cold water, just put the plug in the sink. This seems to be beyond so many Americans. Yes, I know it's not as convenient as having a mixer tap, but loads of Brits were brought up with separate hot and cold water taps, and we managed to adjust with no problem.
One is cold for drinking and the hot one you don’t drink , you require a plug for the wash hand basin so you can mix the water together to get the correct temperature.
I’m old and American. We mostly had double taps when I was a child. We had rubber tap mixers that we attached to the faucets to blend the water so we had warm running water. Do these no longer exist? They were simple, cheap and effective. Clean water to rinse with.
Why are you complaining? We are from different countries with different histories, culture, laws and regulations. Ignorance is bliss, dont expect to like things that are different but don’t expect everyone think they are wrong or as ignorant as yourself.
That works brilliantly too. Love it. I have a mixer tap in my kitchen sink (following the complete renovation of the estate in 2012) but we have two taps in the bathroom sink, and I wouldn't want to ever change that. Plus my flat (& every flat and maisonette on this estate) is 'Individually Grade II' Listed' due to its award winning architecture by it's husband and wife* team who designed and had this estate built in 1951 as their entry at the post-war 'Festival of Britain' event. (*Maxwell & Frye ...and the builder was Arup.)
On cities, it always puzzles me when Americans ask what city are you from. I've never lived in a city, I've always lived in villages or towns, so I'm not from a city.. If asked where I'm from, I'd probably give my county, or else a region of the UK.
The only difference between a town and city, is that to be a city the monarch issues a warrant which then allows a place to call itself a city. Population size is less relevant and we have cities ranging in population from about 1,600 people to over 9 million people. Small communities can be Hamlets (if they don’t have a place of worship), or villages (has a place of worship.
Civil parishes are the lowest level of local government. They are small, have limited powers and are usually found in rural areas. They are not the same as ecclesiastical parishes which are areas served by a church.
The " double tap" is a sniper shot ! TAP and FAUCET are the same thing surely ? So how can you have 2 TAPS going into 1 FAUCET ? The hot and cold water used to come from 2 separate places. The cold water would be from the mains and the hot would be from a hot water cylinder. JUST USE THE PLUG IN THE SINK !! BRITISH, not just English, people put butter on their sandwiches because it stops the contents from falling out. If you think that WE have no sense of urgency , try getting something done in Spain !! I have lived in 8 different UK houses during my 69 years on this planet and have NEVER had a heated " towel rack" !
You do realise that putting butter in a sandwich is considered the norm? You'll find that most European countries do it as well. It seems that the full sandwich instructions never made it across the pond, so you tried to do it from memory. But alas, you failed! I think they must have been with the instructions on how to use cutlery, and how to use a plug in a sink!
The double tap situation is slowly being phased out. Since about 2000, new hot water installation rules mean that all water from domestic taps, whether providing hot or cold water must be potable (safe to drink). However, older hot water systems relied on a header tank usually situated in the loft or somewhere higher than the boiler. This header tank is not sealed and therefore leaves the water with a chance of being contaminated - which is why it is delivered using a different tap to the cold water (potable) supply. So if your house was built after 2000, or during that time your hot water system has been entirely replaced, you should have a fully potable water supply to all taps. Of course, some owners still prefer to have double tap systems because it is in keeping with the style of the house - particularly if it is a period property. Hope this helps.
To add more on the tap situation. Given that historically hot water and upstairs water might all come via a loft tank, this could be a risk of contamination, so you don't want any chance of that mixing with the fresh cold water you might drink. Going further back, most houses probably only had one tap - if you wanted hot water, it would be heated in a container on a fire. When heating systems became popular, then you'd add a second tap for the hot water supply. If you're washing or washing-up you just run both taps into the sink/basin until you have the desired temp.
Try moving to a country where you have to learn a new language and possibly a completely different alphabet... Americans who move to the UK and Ireland notice and are confused by/irritated by silly things like plumbing or sandwiches with butter because they don't have to put a lot of time and effort into learning to speak to the locals. At least, not until they try to talk to a Scottish person, or a Scouser or a Geordie :)
Don't mean to be rude, but what job do you do? Sounds like you are a manager and are used to telling people what to do. Also I feel you do not like your ideas to be challenged!?
Historically in the UK, cold water came from the mains and was fit for drinking whereas hot water came from a cistern (often located in the loft) and was considered less 'fresh' and therefore not to be drunk. Although they were both 'safe', the difference between mains and loft cistern supply impacted the water pressure which could mean that cross-contamination could occur between systems. In order to ensure the drinkability of cold water, legislation required for two independent systems (hot and cold) to maintain water safety/quality standards Nowadays mixer taps are more frequently used in both kitchens and bathrooms but as much of our housing stock is over 50 years old (or even older), the original hot/cold water systems may still be in place. And we are so used to our hot and cold water taps that we don't tend to question it, unlike our visitors from overseas - welcome to our 'normal'
Ok- so the tap history: Back in the day, hot water was heated up once or twice a day, and then stored in a hot water tank high up in the house. As you used the hot water, the tank would refill with cold water, thus lowering the teperature of the water in the tank below that which would kill off bacteria. So water that had come from that tank was not clean enough to drink or use in food prep. The cold water tap brings super clean water directly from the neighbourhood supply into the house, and must be of a high enough quality to drink. Nowadays most homes have a more modern water heating system which uses clean cold water and heats it up as and when required, and is not stored as hot water, and so having a 'mixer tap' is safe with these systems. Most people when updating their plumbing will choose a system with a mixer tap, although some prefer the look of the traditional way. Traditionally, a city has to be a 'main town' in a local area that has a cathedral (the seat of a bishop), but since the 19th century, the Monarch has had the power to confer 'City Status' to additional towns- usually this is done to mark some national event- like a royal jubilee year. Towns have to apply for this, but not all will get it granted. It's an honorific thing, and doesn't really tell you much about the place in question. Usually, in general conversation, people in the UK think of a city as being 'really big' like London, Manchester, Birmingham. and so on. A town is a much smaller place, but one with a shopping street or two, and most services people need day-to-day. A village is a much more rural place, with probably one or two shops (if lucky) a church, a pub or two, a primary school, but mainly residential properties. Usually the heated towel rail is the heating system for the bathroom. The fact that they are designed to also be useful in drying your wet towels, or warming up dry ones, is a secondary design feature. They are the radiator for your bathroom. It sounds as if yours was set too hot, or badly positioned, if you burned your arm.
She's just speaking honestly from the perspective of a fresh pair of eyes and ears. I'm not in the least offended since I know England is nothing special and could do many things better than it does
Heated towel racks in British homes are just different shaped radiators. Every bathroom has a radiator and many people have just had the standard radiator-shaped radiator replaced with a heated towel rack, which is easy to do. The one problem is that the towels aren't heated when the central heating isn't running.
Separate hot and colds taps for hygiene. Hot water used to come from a tank, which were possibly contaminated. Cold water comes from the mains, so it's clean.
Typical business meeting in the UK, scheduled for 10am. At 10:02 people start thinking it's time to get to the meeting but they just need to send a few "quick" emails. 10:06, they start moving, but decide to get a coffee along the way. 10:08 they join the coffee queue. 10:11 they've got the coffee, but get collared by a co-worker who has a "quick" question. 10:18 they make their was to the meeting room. And find they're the first person there!
When you started talking about the, "Double Tap", I thought you were either talking about dancing or knocking on a toilet door?? Or even the Zombie movie???
I'm 74 and In the last 30 years or more I've never come across separate taps only mixers, and I've worked in hundreds of houses over the years! So this does puzzle me?
Heated towel rail? I came across one in a hotel in Wales, plugged into the electricity supply. Its temperature was set way too high and I can imagine it causing a burn. There didn't seem to be any way to adjust the temperature. It's the only electrically heated towel rail I've ever found, although I have seen them advertised for domestic use. In my bathroom at home, I have a tall radiator with horizontal bars that serves as a towel rail. It warms up when the central heating is on, but never gets too hot because the water temperature is set to 60°C, but it also gets warm when the system is on just for hot water, so the bathroom is always warm in the morning and the towels are too. Even when the central heating is off.
A hamlet is a collection of houses (any town/city ending in ham was originally a hamlet). A village has a church, a town has a market and a city has a cathedral. It has nothing to do with population size. Birmingham was originally Bromwich hamlet = Brummagem (pronounced brummy-jum) = Brum. There are still towns called Castle Bromwich and West Bromwich
When there are tasks to do co-operatively, simply ask when your co-worker can finish the work. If it is urgent, agree on a due date. If the due date is not met simply ask why and express your disappointment.
I really think every American coming to the UK should be given a booklet that explains all these vitally important and disturbing facts about our country. Then they can't say they werent warned.
Some homes that I've been in have had heated towel rails, but none of the homes I've ever lived in have had them, unless you count radiators. But as far as I'm aware, it is easy to burn yourself on them, as you sadly found out:-) However, I don't see the point of heated towel rails at all. All the ones I've seen are just a set of bars, so your town just has a strip of warmth down the middle, and that's all.
To be a city you need a Royal Proclamation declaring you a city. Any town without a proclamation isn't a city. The distinction between town and village is semantic only, it confers no status. What might the population cut-off be? Somewhere with 1,000 residents is clearly a village. Somewhere with 100,000 residents is clearly a town. Your cut-off might be about 10,000, but there's no hard/fast rule.
Try googling some of these things you don't understand. In terms of villages, towns etc, it all depends on the size of the population. The smallest settlement is a hamlet, which historically has a few houses and no church. Next is a village, this has more houses, a church and some small shops. A town is a much bigger settlement with lots of shops, businesses and industry, usually several churches and administrative services via the town hall. A city is generally a large town which has a major administrative role. Many of our historic cities like York, Canterbury, Carlisle, Manchester, Liverpool etc have cathedrals. To confuse matters we have cathedral towns such as Ely, Wells and Salisbury. As with most things, there are exceptions to the rule. Eg St Davids in Wales is a cathedral city with a population of around 1700 people. A parish is a local government unit or a unit of the Church of England. The local parish council can make decisions and promote activities that will benefit the local community.
A town is more of a built-up area with a High Street and shops. A city is much larger that has been given the status of city. The village is more found in the countryside. A parish is an area surrounding a church.
Most new house have mixer taps. A town can be larger, with a larger population than a city, a city has charter from the monarch. Some accomadation have turned of the towel rails because of people touching them which is annoying.
So sense or urgency! Try Italy or Greece or Spain during the siesta. Heated towel rails are normally the radiator for the room as well so it does 2 jobs. Long winded? Listen to your own video, you moan about nothing for nearly 12 minutes!
Hiya ,cities are confusing to us the locals too. The official title of City status is granted by the monarch by them issuing , "Letters Patent ,"an open letter" on the advice of the government ( whichever group nutters are in charge on that particular day),a cathedral isn't necessary to become a city , population doesn't matter either Saint Davids in South Wales only has a population of 1,750 . The pedants are a pain they have too much spare time ❤❤.
In summer (when heating's off) I really miss my heated towel rail! Butter on sandwiches is not compulsory 😄 I think sandwich bars ask if you want it? The lack of urgency... yeah even as a Brit it can be annoying I must admit 👍
Generalisations means is general. And I agree as an Englishman with part Irish heritage, that the things she says are true in general. But not true in everyone or in everything. But she has a point
I'm old enough to remember public service adverts imploring us to use less water : don't wash your hands under a running tap.
Simple, we put butter in our sandwiches (both pieces of bread of course) because a sandwich without butter is not a sandwich.
I put it on one slice, always have.
Most people aren't using actual butter to be fair - its a upf factory product.
Americans complain so often about the taps and actually admit that in a silly fashion they wave their hands from running hot water to running cold water 😱😵💫 Please put the plug in the hole and run both taps. Guess what happens. The hot and cold water mixes in the sink and like magic, hey presto, you get a sink that’s filled with as much WARM water as you want.
Don't over complicate matters for the dear girl by introducing a plug into the hand washing equation. Bear in mind she hasn't figured out the temperature control on the towel rail yet!
@@Angusmum Yes. But they have good reason to complain, it is quite a dated system.
Obviously not the brightest candle on the cake 😂
@@bakersmileyface Our water system is dated? Have you seen how they operate their electrics? The chances of you drowning over here because we use two taps is slim to none, over there a trip to the bathroom to take a leak is down right iffy!
@@1889jonny Don't bring candles into the mix, she hurts herself on a heated towel rail, it doesn't bare thinking about the damage she could cause with actual fire in a domestic setting!
Most sinks in England have a plug so you can fill up your sink to the right temperature.
That's getting a bit complicated though 😉
Waste not, want not - using a plug savers water, so that's what we do
Just use the plug, it also saves water
As you say, butter helps to stop moist or liquid fillings soaking through the bread, plus, as you've observed, butter has it's own taste. If you don't like it, fine, don't use it. My sister doesn't like it either, and I'm sure there's lots of other people who don't like it. However, I find that a sandwich can be very dry and difficult to eat without butter, for example a ham sandwich or cheese sandwich.
Adjust your boiler temp. so the hot water is never scalding
Europe and the UK has great bread. You don't need butter or spread on US bread because it's really cake and full of sugar. I lived in California for years and became bread free in that time. I was so confused as to how they could manage to adulterate such a basic product full of unnecessary additives that are potentially banned in the EU and UK
I believe Subway were banned from using the word bread when referring to their subs because the Irish authorities deemed that it wasn't bread but cake because of the level of sugar in it....
Without butter it's NOT a sandwich! It's bread and whatever.....
Unlike in the USA all of our cold tap water is potable. That is, it's not only safe to drink, it's usually GOOD to drink. Hot water on the other hand was decidedly unsafe to drink, because it was supplied from a storage tank, usually in the roof space. Therefore, we NEVER mixed the hot and cold supply at the tap. Modern systems don't have that issue, so mixer taps are now the default in new-build homes. I really wish Americans would do some basic research on this before labeling it quaint, eccentric, or crazy. It's none of these. You could just as well criticise us for not washing our chicken in chlorine, or refrigerating our eggs, when both of these things are done in the USA because of poor hygiene standards in the supply chain. I have to brace myself for the two-taps thing every time I watch an American commenting on British things that mystify them. Just Google the question please.
Google would be your friend here. Everything that apparently puzzles you would easily be found out within a 2 second search
Many simple things are rocket science to Americans. Bless her !
Seemingly overwight Aerican women.
2 taps are more exciting than just 1. I love having double taps, rather than just the single boring one.
Sandwiches without butter? Heresy! Bring back the butter inquisition.
I only found out about Yanks not putting butter on sandwiches recently, and it’s one of the most terrible things I’ve ever heard
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Things that confuse Americans? Have you got a month of Sundays to go through the list Mandy? Or maybe it would be easier to list the 2 or 3 things that DON'T confuse Americans.
Brits tend to waffle is bloody rich coming from someone who's from a country that thinks, why use 1 word when you can use 20. Isn't Chicago called the windy city?
An American accusing Brits of being long winded?! Americans use 6 words when 1 will do. There's a difference between being long winded and giving full details about something.
with the volume turned up to 11
Yak yak yak and say very little.
Most British folk take lessons at a young age on how to use the very complicated two-tap system. After a three-month course, most graduate.
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The taps were more complicated in my area; my A-Levels were in Maths, Further Maths, History, and Taps.
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The tap thing is so weird that it’s an issue. Washing your hands in cold water works just as well. No need to run the hot tap at all.
The reason for 2 taps is historic. The cold water tap in the kitchen takes fresh water directly from the mains, which is clean drinking water. Remembering that a lot of British houses are pretty old, the hot water was heated by the coal fire or, more recently by a gas boiler. The hot water, although taken from the cold water supply, gets circulated through the boiler and stored in a large tank. While these SHOULD be clean, there's a potential for dirt and other contamination to build up. That's why the hot and cold (used to be) delivered through separate taps in the kitchen. Also, when plumbing wasn't so good, there was a potential for the hot water to syphon back into the clean water supply from combined taps.
The pressure for the cold water supply in the bathroom however is provided by a storage tank in the loft (attic) not directly from the mains. This isn't a closed tank. It needs to be open otherwise a vacuum would form and the water wouldn't flow. While there may be a lid on the tank, it's loose-fitting, so there could be dead insects or spiders in the tank, or possibly dead rats, mice or pigeons or their droppings. You should never drink the water from the cold tap in the bathroom unless you're sure it comes directly from the mains, which I believe it does in more modern houses.
My own house is only 30 years old, but has a hot water tank heated by a gas boiler, and an open cold water tank in the loft for the cold tap in the bathroom.
Yeah, the hot and mains pressure cold are usually very different pressures, the hot is usually fed from the low pressure open cold tank in the loft/attic too, and is not considered safe to drink, but is OK for washing. Modern household systems often have mains pressure sealed hot and cold tanks and they're potable water you can drink and they allow mixer taps.
The storage tank in the loft also allows toilets to be flushed during a water outage or mains pressure problems. They have to be a minimum of 40 Imperial Gallons or litre equivalent. One can also make a cuppa during an outage if the water rolling boiled for at least 3 minutes. Tea not great tasting but at least wet and warm.
It's American - no butter, every other country I've been to, uses butter. Get some prozac, the world is not America, work / life balance is more important. If you don't like heated towels turn off the heater,No problem. Blimey big deals of non issues
I'm a Brit, I never put butter on sandwiches and can't understand why others want to, but never thought to complain to anybody about it. Just grow up, stop moaning, and make your own sandwiches.
Mayonnaise on bread is just slime. Butter has a nice buttery taste. Yum. The US sense of urgency to get things done would be valuable if the things getting done were meaningful. An American can complain about us being long winded when they stop calling drinks beverages, and calling transport transportation, anaesthetists anesthesiologists.
Stop complaining about the double taps, we are saving you from poisoning yourself!
You're supposed to fill the sink/basin with combined water so you can wash your hands.
Apparently put men on the Moon, but can't figure out how to use two taps.
They didnt though, the scientists were mostly brits, and verner von brauns team from Germany, that famious nazi scientist that designed the V2, I'm sure some of the managers were american though
The thing about waiting for other people to do their part so you can do yours. The world doesn't revolve around you! The person you are waiting for has their own work to do, and might be having to do things for other people as well. And this would be the same in whatever country you work/live. You can't just click your fingers and expect someone to drop everything just because you have no patience. Also, there are a couple tactics you may like to study, such as "Giving people notice" and "Forward planning".
4:55 You keep forgetting to tell people to take butter off your sandwich when it is being made. Anyone who is not an idiot would tell people not to put butter on your sandwich before it is made. What happens to the butter they remove from your sandwich?
I thought the same thing. I think it was just a silly Americanism.
She means 'leave it off'. But I know what you mean.
two taps a soulotion , mix hot and cold to requried tempature in sink simple
And Do you Think We understand you Americans with your Dry Sandwiches? I remember my first time picking a Sandwich from Walmart to find it was a Dry Sandwich. Yuck!! Just because we speak English doesn't necessarily mean we are the Same; we're not two Different cultures; my Second Day in the US, we went to an IHOP and Watched a guy putting Syrup on his breakfast Sausage. I Nearly Threw up! Brits don't mix sweets and savories on the same plate. We both speak English, but it doesn't mean we are the same, and I'm a British /American who lived in the US for 20+ Years. Much like a Marriage, it's give and take. You learn and understand the differences, I'll Never Like American Dry Sandwiches, or Syrup on his breakfast Sausage lol
You burning yourself on the heated towel rail aint the rails fault its yours. Heres a good old British saying "If you don't like it... leave"
Most countries in europe use butter on bread ,also australia new zealand and south africa .So we are the strange ones are we.We also have the really weird habit of using the sink plug,and we can drink water from the mains tap.
So many American words that are an over-verbose embellishment on the proper British word. Transportation. Bathroom/restroom, what a joke. I don't sit on the lavvy to rest. Americans are squeamish about things like that, talk about mealy-mouthed, it's just the way it is. Like "passed" because you can't say died. I think the Dutch & Germans find us "woffly" too but they have more justification.
Mixers didn’t exists. Fill the bowl to the temperature and wash. Simple.
Regards hot and cold water; the taps flow into a basin, which has a plug. One washes one's hands in the puddle in the basin, NOT under the tap. Or just use the cold water.
Butter on bread started as a way to retain a fresh taste to the bread. The same is true for bread and (used) dripping.
Time dependent work - yes, I agree. I learnt to specify a completion deadline and then ferociously follow up. Reciprocity of inaction works too.
I haven't experienced the scalding hot heated towel rail, so you have my sympathies. I have one powered by electricity that gets to about 40 degrees Celsius. A dry towel in winter is great.
With you on the waffle. Excuse me, I have work to do.
This has just reminded me why I don't ever want to visit America again. If they don't do it then nobody else should.
Butter on sandwiches is standard in South Africa and Australia too.
I get the feeling that you are missing out on a lot of subtext during your conversations. Getting buy-in and the social niceties are a big part of work. The 'waffling' might be because you are not showing enthusiasm or agreement at the right points, or are not contributing to the conversation /answering the implied questions which make them think that you either don't understand or don't agree. Worse, you may be getting a reputation for being rude (not observing the social niceties), arrogant, difficult or uncooperative / not a team player. If you do have that reputation then your requests are not going to be prioritised ('lack of urgency'). Sorry.
I don't understand why non mixer taps confuse so many Americans. It's a bit obvious isn't it? It's not rocket science. Nor is the fact that if you want to mix hot water with cold water, just put the plug in the sink. This seems to be beyond so many Americans. Yes, I know it's not as convenient as having a mixer tap, but loads of Brits were brought up with separate hot and cold water taps, and we managed to adjust with no problem.
One is cold for drinking and the hot one you don’t drink , you require a plug for the wash hand basin so you can mix the water together to get the correct temperature.
Take a chill pill and relax simples
I’m old and American. We mostly had double taps when I was a child. We had rubber tap mixers that we attached to the faucets to blend the water so we had warm running water. Do these no longer exist? They were simple, cheap and effective. Clean water to rinse with.
Why are you complaining?
We are from different countries with different histories, culture, laws and regulations.
Ignorance is bliss, dont expect to like things that are different but don’t expect everyone think they are wrong or as ignorant as yourself.
You're complaining about many things that most US ex pats actually like about the UK. Maybe it's just a matter of personal taste
I think we have 2 taps,just to confuse Americans...
That works brilliantly too. Love it.
I have a mixer tap in my kitchen sink (following the complete renovation of the estate in 2012) but we have two taps in the bathroom sink, and I wouldn't want to ever change that. Plus my flat (& every flat and maisonette on this estate) is 'Individually Grade II' Listed' due to its award winning architecture by it's husband and wife* team who designed and had this estate built in 1951 as their entry at the post-war 'Festival of Britain' event.
(*Maxwell & Frye ...and the builder was Arup.)
On cities, it always puzzles me when Americans ask what city are you from. I've never lived in a city, I've always lived in villages or towns, so I'm not from a city.. If asked where I'm from, I'd probably give my county, or else a region of the UK.
The only difference between a town and city, is that to be a city the monarch issues a warrant which then allows a place to call itself a city. Population size is less relevant and we have cities ranging in population from about 1,600 people to over 9 million people.
Small communities can be Hamlets (if they don’t have a place of worship), or villages (has a place of worship.
Cities had cathedrals whereas towns didn't, although that changed in the 20th century; parishes are linked to church administrative districts
Civil parishes are the lowest level of local government. They are small, have limited powers and are usually found in rural areas. They are not the same as ecclesiastical parishes which are areas served by a church.
The " double tap" is a sniper shot !
TAP and FAUCET are the same thing surely ? So how can you have 2 TAPS going into 1 FAUCET ?
The hot and cold water used to come from 2 separate places. The cold water would be from the mains and the hot would be from a hot water cylinder. JUST USE THE PLUG IN THE SINK !!
BRITISH, not just English, people put butter on their sandwiches because it stops the contents from falling out.
If you think that WE have no sense of urgency , try getting something done in Spain !!
I have lived in 8 different UK houses during my 69 years on this planet and have NEVER had a heated " towel rack" !
well duh use the plug when using the taps to get the right temp
You put the plug in and run a sink of water, it's not that complicated is it?
You do realise that putting butter in a sandwich is considered the norm? You'll find that most European countries do it as well. It seems that the full sandwich instructions never made it across the pond, so you tried to do it from memory. But alas, you failed! I think they must have been with the instructions on how to use cutlery, and how to use a plug in a sink!
Can't understand why people think americans come across as jerks...
Butter on sandwiches means no soggy sandwich, butter is a perfect barrier between the bread and the what your putting on it plus butter tastes good
British butter tastes good. American butter is why they use mayo.
The double tap situation is slowly being phased out. Since about 2000, new hot water installation rules mean that all water from domestic taps, whether providing hot or cold water must be potable (safe to drink). However, older hot water systems relied on a header tank usually situated in the loft or somewhere higher than the boiler. This header tank is not sealed and therefore leaves the water with a chance of being contaminated - which is why it is delivered using a different tap to the cold water (potable) supply. So if your house was built after 2000, or during that time your hot water system has been entirely replaced, you should have a fully potable water supply to all taps. Of course, some owners still prefer to have double tap systems because it is in keeping with the style of the house - particularly if it is a period property. Hope this helps.
To add more on the tap situation. Given that historically hot water and upstairs water might all come via a loft tank, this could be a risk of contamination, so you don't want any chance of that mixing with the fresh cold water you might drink. Going further back, most houses probably only had one tap - if you wanted hot water, it would be heated in a container on a fire. When heating systems became popular, then you'd add a second tap for the hot water supply. If you're washing or washing-up you just run both taps into the sink/basin until you have the desired temp.
Try moving to a country where you have to learn a new language and possibly a completely different alphabet... Americans who move to the UK and Ireland notice and are confused by/irritated by silly things like plumbing or sandwiches with butter because they don't have to put a lot of time and effort into learning to speak to the locals. At least, not until they try to talk to a Scottish person, or a Scouser or a Geordie :)
Only barbarians dont put butter on a sandwich. Its the correct thing. We did invent the darn things.
Ok you yanks dont, but well....
It's strokes for folks. No right or wrong way
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Don't mean to be rude, but what job do you do? Sounds like you are a manager and are used to telling people what to do. Also I feel you do not like your ideas to be challenged!?
There is no way of working out which is a town/city/village, you just have to know.
There is a way. It's based on population size and administrative function.
Historically in the UK, cold water came from the mains and was fit for drinking whereas hot water came from a cistern (often located in the loft) and was considered less 'fresh' and therefore not to be drunk. Although they were both 'safe', the difference between mains and loft cistern supply impacted the water pressure which could mean that cross-contamination could occur between systems. In order to ensure the drinkability of cold water, legislation required for two independent systems (hot and cold) to maintain water safety/quality standards
Nowadays mixer taps are more frequently used in both kitchens and bathrooms but as much of our housing stock is over 50 years old (or even older), the original hot/cold water systems may still be in place. And we are so used to our hot and cold water taps that we don't tend to question it, unlike our visitors from overseas - welcome to our 'normal'
Ok- so the tap history:
Back in the day, hot water was heated up once or twice a day, and then stored in a hot water tank high up in the house. As you used the hot water, the tank would refill with cold water, thus lowering the teperature of the water in the tank below that which would kill off bacteria. So water that had come from that tank was not clean enough to drink or use in food prep. The cold water tap brings super clean water directly from the neighbourhood supply into the house, and must be of a high enough quality to drink.
Nowadays most homes have a more modern water heating system which uses clean cold water and heats it up as and when required, and is not stored as hot water, and so having a 'mixer tap' is safe with these systems. Most people when updating their plumbing will choose a system with a mixer tap, although some prefer the look of the traditional way.
Traditionally, a city has to be a 'main town' in a local area that has a cathedral (the seat of a bishop), but since the 19th century, the Monarch has had the power to confer 'City Status' to additional towns- usually this is done to mark some national event- like a royal jubilee year. Towns have to apply for this, but not all will get it granted. It's an honorific thing, and doesn't really tell you much about the place in question. Usually, in general conversation, people in the UK think of a city as being 'really big' like London, Manchester, Birmingham. and so on. A town is a much smaller place, but one with a shopping street or two, and most services people need day-to-day. A village is a much more rural place, with probably one or two shops (if lucky) a church, a pub or two, a primary school, but mainly residential properties.
Usually the heated towel rail is the heating system for the bathroom. The fact that they are designed to also be useful in drying your wet towels, or warming up dry ones, is a secondary design feature. They are the radiator for your bathroom. It sounds as if yours was set too hot, or badly positioned, if you burned your arm.
You really need the butter lol
You just use the plug and fill the sink to wash your hands
I think you may have to go back to America as I don’t think are going to be able to assimilate with the British ways.
She's just speaking honestly from the perspective of a fresh pair of eyes and ears. I'm not in the least offended since I know England is nothing special and could do many things better than it does
@@cultfiction3865 Just look at America to see how much worse it could be.
Sandwiches were invented in Kent, for the Earl of Sandwich.
So if you don't like them with butter. Tough S**t. That's how they were designed to be.
Heated towel racks in British homes are just different shaped radiators. Every bathroom has a radiator and many people have just had the standard radiator-shaped radiator replaced with a heated towel rack, which is easy to do. The one problem is that the towels aren't heated when the central heating isn't running.
It's cold here in winter so wrapping a hot towel around yourself when you get out of the shower is a necessity not a luxury
Separate hot and colds taps for hygiene. Hot water used to come from a tank, which were possibly contaminated. Cold water comes from the mains, so it's clean.
Don't worry, you'll soon pick it up after you've been here for 20 or 25 years.
So you call a tap a fawcet? Do you call them tap dancers or fawcet dancer's?
It's 'fawcet' by the way.
@carolineskipper6976 thanks for the correction
It's also, 'dancers', by the way.
Typical business meeting in the UK, scheduled for 10am. At 10:02 people start thinking it's time to get to the meeting but they just need to send a few "quick" emails. 10:06, they start moving, but decide to get a coffee along the way. 10:08 they join the coffee queue. 10:11 they've got the coffee, but get collared by a co-worker who has a "quick" question. 10:18 they make their was to the meeting room. And find they're the first person there!
When you started talking about the, "Double Tap", I thought you were either talking about dancing or knocking on a toilet door??
Or even the Zombie movie???
How can you not like a warm towel! Turn it down though, I am clumsy but would never have mine so hot it would burn me to touch.
A City must have a Cathedral and/or been granted 'city status' by the Crown.
Also the not liking butter thing is weird and on you!!!
Having a cathederal does not make it a city, e.g. Bury St Edmonds.
I'm 74 and In the last 30 years or more I've never come across separate taps only mixers, and I've worked in hundreds of houses over the years! So this does puzzle me?
Maybe you should consider a visit to Specsavers?
Heated towel rail? I came across one in a hotel in Wales, plugged into the electricity supply. Its temperature was set way too high and I can imagine it causing a burn. There didn't seem to be any way to adjust the temperature. It's the only electrically heated towel rail I've ever found, although I have seen them advertised for domestic use. In my bathroom at home, I have a tall radiator with horizontal bars that serves as a towel rail. It warms up when the central heating is on, but never gets too hot because the water temperature is set to 60°C, but it also gets warm when the system is on just for hot water, so the bathroom is always warm in the morning and the towels are too. Even when the central heating is off.
A hamlet is a collection of houses (any town/city ending in ham was originally a hamlet). A village has a church, a town has a market and a city has a cathedral. It has nothing to do with population size. Birmingham was originally Bromwich hamlet = Brummagem (pronounced brummy-jum) = Brum. There are still towns called Castle Bromwich and West Bromwich
Poor thing. It must wear you out moving your hands between two taps. Or just put the plug in.
When there are tasks to do co-operatively, simply ask when your co-worker can finish the work. If it is urgent, agree on a due date. If the due date is not met simply ask why and express your disappointment.
I really think every American coming to the UK should be given a booklet that explains all these vitally important and disturbing facts about our country. Then they can't say they werent warned.
I only wash my hands in cold water .
No need for hot
Some homes that I've been in have had heated towel rails, but none of the homes I've ever lived in have had them, unless you count radiators. But as far as I'm aware, it is easy to burn yourself on them, as you sadly found out:-)
However, I don't see the point of heated towel rails at all. All the ones I've seen are just a set of bars, so your town just has a strip of warmth down the middle, and that's all.
Well, put the plug in the sink and add water until it is the right temp. Really simple.
To be a city you need a Royal Proclamation declaring you a city. Any town without a proclamation isn't a city. The distinction between town and village is semantic only, it confers no status. What might the population cut-off be? Somewhere with 1,000 residents is clearly a village. Somewhere with 100,000 residents is clearly a town. Your cut-off might be about 10,000, but there's no hard/fast rule.
You don't like butter, so don't eat butter. I love butter...including on my sandwiches.
I don't like butter either so I have sunflower spread in sandwiches or jacket potatoes etc instead. Mmm!!
Would love to know who you converse with 😂.
Put the plug in and stop wasting water
Try googling some of these things you don't understand.
In terms of villages, towns etc, it all depends on the size of the population.
The smallest settlement is a hamlet, which historically has a few houses and no church.
Next is a village, this has more houses, a church and some small shops.
A town is a much bigger settlement with lots of shops, businesses and industry, usually several churches and administrative services via the town hall.
A city is generally a large town which has a major administrative role. Many of our historic cities like York, Canterbury, Carlisle, Manchester, Liverpool etc have cathedrals. To confuse matters we have cathedral towns such as Ely, Wells and Salisbury.
As with most things, there are exceptions to the rule. Eg St Davids in Wales is a cathedral city with a population of around 1700 people.
A parish is a local government unit or a unit of the Church of England. The local parish council can make decisions and promote activities that will benefit the local community.
Derr Heated towel rails warm towels (cosy). Dry towels ( and other things) after use. Heat up the bathroom.
Butter in sandwiches is a personal choice. Some people prefer margarine or mayonnaise or without anything.
@@alanbarnes3569 I’ve not encountered many Brits using mayonnaise instead of butter or spread
A town is more of a built-up area with a High Street and shops. A city is much larger that has been given the status of city. The village is more found in the countryside. A parish is an area surrounding a church.
Most new house have mixer taps.
A town can be larger, with a larger population than a city, a city has charter from the monarch.
Some accomadation have turned of the towel rails because of people touching them which is annoying.
Why dont we just change everything about our country just to keep you happy ? Oh then you would have nothing to moan about
I’d just put the plug in and fill the basin with hot and cold water to wash my hands.
It’s a way to go
Not liking butter on your sandwiches certainly hasn't stopped you from eating plenty, it would appear.
No need to be so rude.
@@darrensmith4944 A factual observation.
So sense or urgency! Try Italy or Greece or Spain during the siesta. Heated towel rails are normally the radiator for the room as well so it does 2 jobs.
Long winded? Listen to your own video, you moan about nothing for nearly 12 minutes!
Butter on sandwiches is a staple. It's a must.
Do Americans not have access to Google?
Hiya ,cities are confusing to us the locals too. The official title of City status is granted by the monarch by them issuing ,
"Letters Patent ,"an open letter" on the advice of the government ( whichever group nutters are in charge on that particular day),a cathedral isn't necessary to become a city , population doesn't matter either Saint Davids in South Wales only has a population of 1,750 . The pedants are a pain they have too much spare time ❤❤.
In summer (when heating's off) I really miss my heated towel rail! Butter on sandwiches is not compulsory 😄 I think sandwich bars ask if you want it? The lack of urgency... yeah even as a Brit it can be annoying I must admit 👍
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
Wow. Whole bunch of sweeping generalisations here, most of which are inaccurate and not representative of the whole country/population.
Generalisations means is general. And I agree as an Englishman with part Irish heritage, that the things she says are true in general. But not true in everyone or in everything. But she has a point
This doesn't apply strictly any more, but to be a city, a town should have a cathedral.
Sorry - that's a misconception and a common myth,
@@christineharding4190 Blame my primary school teacher in 1953. I should never have believed her!