Best British Things OF ALL TIME (by a foreigner)
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- So what is the BEST British thing? This week I ranked the best things about Britain - tea included! What are your favourite things about the UK?? Here is the official ranking of everything Britain.
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a RUclips video every Tuesday and an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:30pm GMT on Twitch.
Alanna x
#britishculture #bestbritishthings #britishlife
You need to make a t-shirt available on your merch page saying "Roundabouts make me clammy..." Great video, BTW!!
Hey Alannah, hope you're well. Thank for continuing to entertain us on a weekly basis. Very much appreciated
You are so welcome!
Alannah, I have watched all of your videos and I'm really impressed by the way that you speak to the camera and give an honest point of view, I am so sorry that you had to go back to Canada and it is obvious that you miss England I do hope that you can come back soon and would like to ask what happened to your English boyfriend?
Arnold Arnold Whoah there mate. First al all, comment hijacking ain’t cool. And second of all that seems like a personal thing
You can always have an English breakfast or fish and chips in a pub.
Basically the pub always wins. :D
Loved this Alanna! I spent the first 17 years of my life living in a pub, well, above it! My mum & dad ran the pub and it was a real hub of life & full of fascinating characters. It was during the late 70’s & throughout the 80’s. Pubs were essential in working class communities, aside from the obvious drinking, they were often the beating heart of the community. Pubs were the social media of the time back then. A vital social exchange, a place to not only commune but to find your next job, find a tradesman, pass on important messages (some of my friend’s families didn’t even have a landline in the 80’s!) They were also vital hubs for help and support during the major strikes. Pubs were a vital resource and imho, they still are! Such a shame we’ve lost so many since I was little. You absolutely picked the best Alanna! 💗
There's something special how you're able to come up with so many ideas to come up with cool educational things to teach me. You've got a very pleasant voice to listen to aswell.
Adventures and Naps channel Ranked number 1 in the list of best canadian things
You're too kind!!
@@AdventuresAndNaps Such an engaging and beautiful personality. You are splendiferous, spiffing and resplendent in this channel. We should make you an Honorary Brit. And god bless Canada.
Five times in the past week I’ve seen other you tubers say “so without further ado, let’s go” but without the gesture. I felt so cheated I wanted to make them go back and do it again properly.
Mark K : Yep, seen the same thing! Can't remember the same, say, 6 months ago!
I need to get it trademarked sooner rather than later!! lol
@@AdventuresAndNaps Imitation is the best form of flattery. We all know where the original is.
The opening wave is equally important. The hand first goes one way, then off we go to the other side.
I've seen so many different youtubers say 'without further ado....' over the years I thought it is a contractual obligation on YT.
Did anyone else guess pubs had it in the bag before she'd even started 😂😜👍
Too predictable!!
@@AdventuresAndNaps you, never
@@michw3755 Oh yes we did!
@@AdventuresAndNaps Yep
Ah spoilers...na we all knew that one 😁
I always read the comments, they are an integral part of your channel. Most enjoyable.
Great video as always Alanna. Thank you for keeping us entertained. 🙂
Thank you!!
Roundabouts are more efficient, which is why they are being adopted near you.
I cannot imagine myself (drove all my life in the right side) entering a roundabout from the left side...
@@onceuponatime-c2u There are a few in California. I am Scottish and love roundabouts. No problem in either country. More efficient, cheaper and much safer.
Roundabouts are great lol
Tea is best
Roast dinner
Roundabouts are one of the best inventions ever, they have saved many many lives!!
Peed off many people that come out, when one's already going around 😂
K Brodini let them call them rotary then 🤣🤣😂
*roundabouts
Was gonna say exactly that.
Roundabouts: One of humanities absolute best inventions. ASTONISHINGLY reduce auto collisions/ injuries/ fatalities. Require no power & less signage. Much better looking.
The fact that they haven't overtaken every intersection on the planet is a further indictment of us all.
I'm a Canadian who has never crossed to the other side of The Atlantic Ocean. The most relatable thing in this video for me was "I love carbs."
But I definitely can see why Pubs should win this bracket.
It's before noon for me, but I'll pour a shot of Crown Royal and raise a toast to you, Alanna.
Barman: Hello Miss, welcome to The Coach and Horses, there's your glass of cider, would you like to order food?
Alanna: *slurp* Fish and chips please.
Barman: Sorry Miss, sold out of fish, how about a pickled onion?
Cruel
Good one 😁
Unless you've been in a pub, it's really hard to explain what they are like and that they are not like bars.
We have pubs older than USA itself. And I dont mean the land I mean the founding by "Columbus". When you have to stoop into a pub that's 4/500years old and the floor us all over he place. Ic you ever want quirky old pub try "The Crooked House" in Himley. Very old pub but you will have trouble with your mind, your vision and perspective of walks and floors thrown out the window.
Alanna! I am appauled! Football and tea knocked out without a thought! Outrageous!
I think that a certain young lady is getting home sick for the 🇬🇧
Brilliant. Just had to say it is always nice to see your happy face pop up and say "let's go!" Puts a big smile on my face. Thanks for that.
😊 thank you
Tea, I couldn't live without it. Closely followed by (in no particular order): The English seaside (Victorian piers, wooden groynes and all). The National Art gallery. Walking in the English countryside. The Peak District in Derbyshire. Canal towpaths in London. Bacon butties. The British sense of humour. English cheese. Driving in narrow country roads. The lovely, ever-changing British weather. Umbrellas in the rain. Walking in English woods when the bluebells are out. Red squirrels. Taking holidays in Scotland. Reading P.G. Wodehouse lying on a hill on a sunny day. London Parks. The National Trust.
Highlight every Tuesday! True Adventures and Naps viewers knew it was going to be British pubs. Great to see an M and S Foodhall featured too
Me too I can often be seen getting a sausage roll and a Greggs coffee. Then just sit somewhere quiet and watch the world go by. Perfect day for me.
Sounds wonderful!
I did this before going into screwfix 😂
@@zeeeboss5811 it's my favourite pastime, is very good for the soul.
@@trevorford8332 flat white?
Vegan sausage roll?
I’ll raise a glass for you Alanna, they’re allowing the pubs to be opened yippee! You didn’t ‘alf make the choices hard!
This channel is so consistently good😀
Thanks! 😃
ive just been sat giggling to myself about saying right before you leave lol , i didnt even realise it was a thing i did but i do and i cant explain why
Don't worry about Irn Bru not winning. We never get past the group stages of any football tournament, so we're used to it 🤣
I love the flavour, but I can't deal with the sugar content anymore. It's got one of the highest amounts of sugar in anything.
@@patrickholt2270 there is a zero sugar version....and although its basically heresy.....its not that bad.
David Cramb that’s funny!
Irn Bru is the work of the devil!
Iron Bru rocks, I am half Scottish thoug and do draw the line at deep fried Pizza.
The individual combat rounds were mad to start with! Love it!
just had fish n chips on Worthing pier in the sun...pubs opening soon!!!! thanks for your weekly videos,, cheers to you..
Hi, Alanna, that was brilliant and so much fun, only you could compare Irn Bru with a Roundabout, I'm going to score this video 8 out of 8 unusual battles. Pubs have been given the go ahead to reopen, with certain safety measures, on 4th July. I think I would pick fish and chips as the winner because we have a great local shop. After watching this I'm starving and for some reason am thinking of scrambled eggs on toast. When you get back here all of your subscribers will treat you to a pint of cider in a local pub and a fish and chip lunch. So glad it is garden peas over mushy peas even though that wasn't an official battle. Looking forward to your next video soon.
Roundabouts decrease fatalities at intersections by 90% compared with 4-way stops and traffic throughput increases by 20%! I appreciate that they're scary if you never learned to drive with them, but roundabouts are fab.
Pubs feel like a worthy winner here. Looking forward to them being open again here and sitting down to a nice pub lunch. Hope you're be back soon to enjoy them too
I absolutely loved the video's bracket format. It was fun to guess which one Alanna was going to choose before she chose one. I guessed her choices correctly almost every time, which must mean I am a true Adventures and Naps fan :)
Another terrific video Alanna......
Roundabouts are an essential for safety, to keep the traffic flowing, and with no mandatory stop lines.
If you ever see an overhead video of one, and with heavy traffic, it's really impressive to see the movement, and almost like it's been choreographed!
If you want to practice with roundabouts, there are one hundred an thirty of them in Milton Keynes....lol
Any chance of a hint as to your favourite pub?
I'm at the 46 sec mark and I've paused the vid - lemme guess...PUBS!
It's Pubs at No1 right???
Updated 18:53 - Like it was ever in doubt!
😂
I wasn't thinking ahead but when pubs came up I thought 'Well it's pubs then, what could be better?'
An entertaining and heart warming video as always. We always knew the pub would win in the end, I'm in the pub camp too, as cool as the other things are, it's hard to beat a cosy old British pub with a dog snoozing in front of the log fire 😉
Roast dinner is every week, Fish and chips is a treat, so it must win. But Your logic is wonderful with the pub. Lets hope we don't lose any good ones from the lockdown.
My goddaughter married an American and when they were dating he wanted a Thanksgiving dinner. She overcame her distaste of cooking turkey in November but apparently spoiled it at the part where you say what you are thankful for. He said stuff about how he was thankful she was in his life. She apparently didn't get into the spirit of it by saying she was thankful for the M&S £10 meal deal.
So funny, so so random! “I’m no angel” you are just funny and obviously becoming slightly stir crazy. Stay safe you crazy mare! 😂
i don't know why i kept watching this epi but i loved your body language, plus the game was good, cool work
We're all getting our own independence and can head to the pub on July the 4th! 🍻
Pubs and Fish n Chips, perfect. Currently sat at home, it's gorgeous outside and I'm thinking about the Cefn Mabley Arms located between Cardiff and Newport where they do amazing Fish n Chips and they have a beautiful beer garden. They make a beautiful pea puree (with plenty of butter) as an alternative to mushy peas or garden peas which is simply divine! It would be perfect to be there right now but alas they are currently closed. Never mind, bbq later and I have some Herefordshire cider (Westons) chilling in the fridge!
Thanks for another entertaining video, great fun. Tea was the winner in its round as far as I'm concerned!
Finally got to go to my local pub last Friday, raised a glass to you! hope to see ya around the UK soon :)))))
Very entertaining, Alanna.
But, what would you choose:
British Pubs
vs
Walks in the British countryside?
Looking forward to having you back in Blighty soon! Good luck!
You and I are about 20 years apart, but you love all the same things about Britain that I do (moved here 2 years ago). I hope your paperwork goes through soon. My husband is stuck in the states waiting on his 😢. Thank you for the Killing Eve recommendation. I've been reluctant to watch, fearing disappointment, but you're spot on.
The best way to look at roundabouts is as a one way road, which it is. So you're either trying to join or leaving a busy one way road.
One of the reasons they are not popular state side is because when they had them in the 1920, but they put traffic lights on them, which caused a lot of accidents and that is where the distrust of them comes from.
I'll raise a glass to you at the pub tomorrow. All our pubs restaurants shops and everything else are/is open here in the isle of man where we have had no covid for well over a month and feeling very lucky. Hope you make it back to a kent beer garden soon.
Spot on. Can’t wait to get back for a pub lunch. Ooooh yes please. P.s. love your glasses. X
Back in the day fish and chips used to be wrapped in newspaper and we used to eat them whilst walking down the street. And that's still the best way to eat them.
Indeed the only important question was fingers or wooden fork?
@@silvermane9370 Fingers! :D
fish and chips from any where but a fish and chip shop just arent the same
@@silvermane9370 Wooden fork - I'm not a complete savage! 😁
kingstumble, you obviously had money we would go into the fish and chip shop and ask if they had any batter scraps.
15:02 Massive curveball as you inadvertently reveal you're talking about restaurant or pub style fish and chips (the shock lemon wedge and garden peas bombshell!), and not what any good Northener assumed you were talking about! Have you had fish and chips from a good northern seaside chippy? Best in the world.
I mean "garden peas" rather than mushy peas with lots of vinegar. She has been softened up by the southerners. When she returns she needs to be rescued from Kent.
Fish and chips from a proper traditional chippie. With either mushy peas, gravy or curry sauce. What about scollops or battered sausages. Has she tried those.
We have here in the Midlands lightly battered chips. Orange chips.
The real question when it comes to mushy peas is "vinegar or not?" Marco Pierre White, the award winning chef born and bred in Yorkshire, has suggested that one should taste the peas as they come, then add the vinegar to take them to another dimension. He also likes to assemble a chip butty with any bread and butter that comes on the side, though he admits that this always feels like a mistake afterwards, because you end up feeling so full that you cannot manage all the fish.
I think we all knew how this was going to end
Once again you've brought a big smile to my face. Regardless of however you rank these British things, the good news is that they are all here waiting for you to come back and enjoy them. Good luck with getting your visa renewed and come back soon. Right, I must be off, cheerio.
Thank you so much!!
Brilliant video and great idea from your "crew"
I don't drink much either but it's Pubs Pubs Pubs every time ! 😃
I knew it was going to be pubs and I totally get where you are coming from. Ever since I started drinking in pubs at the age of 17 I have l loved them. Not these poncy wine bars, but traditional boozers! Ones with a dartboard, pool table, characters and decent pub grub! x
More intense than any sports tournament I've ever watched, some really difficult choices in there, ultimately the winner was well deserved.
Hi'ya, I've done mine, 1st place is a pub (I could be the person sat in the corner drinking cider!), coming in 2nd place, Fish & Chips :-)
Sounds great!
Hey, Ive been watching your channel for a long time now and I love your vids, keep it up!
Thank you so much, really appreciate it!!
Who would have thought you would choose fish n chips and the pub !!!! I'm SO shocked 😁 fabulous video ♥️
Right?!
Oh dear, I should have seen it coming - Alanna, in a pub garden drinking cider, eating fish and chips and dreaming of an early morning sausage roll washed down with prosecco.
Oh Alanna🤓, you always make me laugh and usually make me hungry. 🍟 😋. That look 😊, as you visualised a huge English breakfast 🍳, was the look of longing! Your observations gave me a good ol giggle too 😉👍
Fried bread! ‘Right’ was a surprise v. the meal deal, knowing how you are with food 🤣 Back on form with the sausage roll, though (v. Right). Great final round!💕 Yeah, our pubs are good. You need to get to know real ale... and yes, a pub is like a room from home... but not at home.
I knew at the existential crisis you had about pubs at about 15:30 that pub was going to win.. you are indeed one of us. Hurry back !
And come visit the midlands !!
I feel you gave roundabouts a raw deal. You can alleviate your anxiety by bearing in mind as you approach a roundabout that every turnoff you choose leads to a pub at some point.
Great fun and probably the correct result. It's definitely more of a social thing than alcohol thing going to the pub.
I was watching this drinking a pint of Westons Old Rosie, formerly 7.3% but now down to 6.8% !
It's a dry, cloudy scrumpy from Herefordshire. If you're ever in Much Marcle, go visit the cider mill. They do tours and have a great restaurant area.
Thanks for the video.
Regards from southern England, West Sussex, not Kent !
Best pub I (a londoner) ever went to was a pub in Widdicombe Devon. It was a real licensed pub, but it was literally someone's front room. We followed this hulking guy who had obviously just come from plowing a field or something, and drank cider in front of a fire, listening to a small bunch of locals talking with deep Devonshire accents we could barely understand a single word of. It could not possibly have been any more authentic; it felt like we were back in the 13th century or something.
Another well thought out one. Pub gardens re-open in a couple of weeks. A pint of Pedigree and fish & chips for me. Gerrrrrreat! The pub should have, and did win. Yipperty doo! :-)
What a brilliant idea this was. Except for the Underground I agreed with you on everything right till the end. I waited with bated breath. Between Fish and Chips and the Pub. It has to be Fish and Chips at the Pub with a pint of Cider.
I first discovered purple cauliflower in an M&S Foodhall, my life hasn't been the same since.
What a cool idea for a video :) thoroughly enjoyed it
Yay, thank you!
Great video, but I can't believe you didn't have the NHS in there somewhere.
I was reminded as I've just been reading about many Americans who've survived Covid-19 after a hospital stay; But they're are now being slapped with bills of over $1 Million as their insurance didn't fully cover Covid-19 treatment and care.
I knew that the pub would win from the start but watched it through anyway as very entertaining. You are absolutely right of course. The pubs are still shut so you aren't missing out right now. Hopefully the pub gardens will be open soon. It's been too long!
Not even started watching this video but liked already. I know this is gunna be an awesome video.
Edit. I love how excited you got about some of these rounds.. Such a funny video. 👏👏
I also love how you give little explination of things. But the best british thing is not a pub. Its most certainly a full english breakfast. Its such a delight watching your videos. Anyway keep safe. 👏👏
I would be torn between Full English breakfast & Fish 'n' Chips but seeing as I can cook the same breakfast here in Adelaide (Australia), I'd choose Fish 'n' Chips as my No.1 (This is based on my 'recent' holiday to the UK in 2018 where eating fish 'n' chips on the Whitby seafront was indeed a highlight of our trip) coupled with the fact that fish 'n' chips in Australia just don't measure up at all ! Love you video Alana & hope you enjoyed your cider in your home pub garden !
I was about to type how I've been watching these videos for too long as I can guess the correct answer instantly aftering hearing the two 'teams'... But then Iron Bru just won a round & I'm sat in shock!
Well after that (not unexpected result) the only thing o say is "Cheers Alanna". Enjoy your cider and stay safe and happy.
Thank you, you too!
I know this sounds odd but just try to think of a roundabout as a short circular road. You turn left onto it, keep driving until you get to the road you want, then turn left again.
What a great video 🤘🏻
I think you really miss living in Kent. Miss the U.K, miss the weather and miss the cider. Bet you can’t wait to get back
It was nearly 700° degrees today in the factory 😀
Oh, the weather. It’s been peeing it down for the last week or so - who doesn’t love our ‘summer’!?
ahahaha awesome stuff, semi final should’ve been football, pubs, fish and chips and Oasis but hey you were close enough aha pubs definitely a worthy winner and the good news is they open again on july the 4th over here so yeah will be thinking of ya x 😂
How about this for double-bubble - Hawkshead in the Lake District. A cold, frosty autumn morning and the pub is open for a full English breakfast! Best of both worlds with a Cumbrian bonus!!
Seen a few of your video's - made me laugh, I've subscribed. I been to your area on holiday; a fab place. Hope you get back to GB soon.. your as much "English" as anyone I've met.. more so even. Very best wishes.. love from Liverpool - UK. x
Superb and great fun, I really hope that you're soon eating your Fish & Chips in the perfect Pub garden and then waking up the next morning to a warm, flaky sausage roll and a great big smile because you know you're back in the UK :-)
That worked brilliantly! I loved the "going with your gut" pun between Fish and Chips and Roast Dinner. 🤣. I continue to marvel at you appreciation of British Pubs I have never seen someone who isn't an alcoholic love them so much!
I'm in Australia. Some of our country pubs are pretty good, but for consistent great welcoming atmosphere, good food, and beer that's at least ok, you can't beat a British pub. Almost any one of them would rate high on my scale.
My favourite fell at the first hurdle - 'A nice cup of tea' (yes, you have to use the complete phrase)
I totally concur. The British pub garden in summer is heaven on Earth. A pint of cider to hand with f&s on order. All is well in the world
I get how you explain the ‘Tube’ in round one, but when you visit London over and over.....walking London is the thing 👍
Paused the video on fish and chips vs roast dinner to write this comment to let you know that the outcome of this round may make or break my subscription and subsequent support for this channel, Alanna. Best of luck.
Damn. Good bye :(
(kidding obviously I could never unsubscribe and I don't know why I haven't supported you on Patreon yet I need to get on that)
I've come to love seeing your happy face on Tuesdays, Alanna! Those are interesting selections.
Queuing has become even more of a thing in the Coronavirus era. On busy days, it can take as long as half an hour to get into a supermarket...
I'm slightly sad that the roast dinner lost out to fish and chips, if only because, way back in Tudor times, England's roasts were the culinary envy of Europe ... but fish and chips is the stuff of many a nostalgic moment from childhood, seaside trip and Friday outing.
Why force yourself to choose between the pub and the breakfast? You can get a really great breakfast in some pubs, as well as great fish and chips and even sausage rolls in some areas.
British Museum = a good time. Tube = necessary endurance. However, it is distinctive; London wouldn't be London without it!
I'm with you on the sausage roll - definitely preferable to the chip butty!
Roll on the autumn - your British fans are almost as impatient to have you back as you are to return! Maybe see you in a pub when you make it over?
That drift off into fish n chips heaven :) Fish n chips and a beer garden, the natural order of things, but the Sunday roast only loses out because it's just once a week🍗😋
À nice pint of cider in a pub garden in the countryside on a warm day is my favourite thing and I really enjoyed your bracket décider game Alana
Roundabouts are pretty terrifying, I‘m with you on that one. Roast dinner over fish and chips though!
Tbf pub was always going to win. The atmosphere in every pub is so unique, every thing from pure city violence to countryside tranquility. I love pubs.
The Tesco meal deal saved my life in London. I'm a Yorkshireman so I'm incapable of paying London prices so I went about 14 hours without food until I stumbled across a Tesco with universal prices.
During Covid-19 lockdown, We've had no football, as you'll probably have heard, (Englishman constantly pining for their national game.) Coincidentally, since M&S Foodhalls are contained within M&S Department Stores, they seem to be one of the few grocery suppliers that have been shut down for weeks. I've heard loads of people lamenting and wondering when football would come back, but I can't say I've heard anyone complaining that they're missing M&S in any of its guises.
Of course I agree with the result. It’s a no-brainier. Especially as I haven’t been to a pub since March 6th. They are talking about reopening them in July. I can’t wait.
Not seen yet but our humor and pubs n our way of drinking cider on any day lol hope ya well ANDY from Morecambe England northwest 🥰🙌🏼🙌🏼👌🏼 miss ya matey x
I love that hun!! Our pubs have just opened so they are waiting for you with your fish n chips 🇬🇧
Roundabouts are genius traffic calming mechanisms. They are scary, I failed my first driving test bc of a roundabout lol. But they keep traffic flowing much better.
Everybody fails because of roundabouts thats why america don't use them cause their afraid that once they get on they will never ever leave might as well just call them californian roundabouts in america.
@@shadowheart8279 America has a few, in some cases they have used British road signs because they don't have a sign of their own! I also failed my first driving test because of a roundabout that I didn't slow down for. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING COMING! Chief examiner, you're an idiot...
They’re called traffic circles in NYC area. NJ used to have a lot, but they are getting replaced.
Perhaps she should visit Swindon when she returns to Blighty and she can have a go on the Magic Roundabout.
Dave F ooohhh that’s cruel!
I sense a business opportunity for a British pub in Canada that sells Cider with food such as Fish and Chips, It should also have a side store selling Irn Bru, Percy Pigs etc etc....as long as it isn’t only accessible via a roundabout it could be a winner.
Okay, Tea being knocked out made me scowl. Roast Dinners being knocked out by Fish and Chips made me shake with rage but Football being knocked out by an M&S Foodhall?! Thanks Alanna, my laptop is now in a million pieces on the floor! M&S is for Toffs! The average working class British person isn't even aware they exist! I need a cup of tea to calm down.
Hey Alanna. Delightful as always. However there was no doubt in my mind as to the winner .........The Pubs are opening up 4th July serving the finest Fish 'n' Chips 😋. ...Incidentally, was that a cat I heard purring appreciatively throughout? 😊.
"we'll raise a glass of Draught Addlestones Cloudy Cider to you" Be Well.
Pubs was definitely my winner but have to say before you got to the final 2, I thought you were gonna pick fish & chips 😂 Great video Alanna, I hope you get to a real pub garden soon 😄
Can't go wrong with either!
Thank you!!!! 😊
I like how you had a football/foodhall one.
Oh, and the best British thing is, of course...me! :-D