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and having the warm cup between your hands, the astringent drink to warm your belly too, and soother you inside and out, and to act both as a distraction and a release , the sugar and caffiene promote the release of dopamine in the brain also, there's a whole lot to a cuppa that really does make everything better, if you like tea that is
@@TheHarleyEvans I drink it for everything and sometimes just because I want to. I live in Alabama in the US and people think I am weird because I have a kettle and drink hot tea. Been drinking it since I was a little girl not gonna stop just because I moved here.
The room temperature vs refrigerated eggs thing is actually due to differences in health regulations in Europe vs the US. The the US, health regulations require eggs to be washed before they are sold. While this removes dirt and germs from the shell, it also removes a protective coating on the shell which prevents germs from passing through the shell membrane and into the egg. Thus, washed eggs need to be refrigerated. However, in many places in Europe, health regulations require that eggs NOT be washed. While this results in the outside shells being dirtier, it helps retain the protective coating on the shell, making it more difficult for germs to enter the egg, meaning unwashed eggs don't need to be refrigerated.
Phillip Aubin - since when do low temperatures disable a bacterium. It only prevents overgrowth. Cooking to a minimum temperature is what kills bacteria on food. This is why you can let steaks (not ground meats) acclimate before cooking them, you're cooking from the outside at hundreds of degrees C.
@Phillip Aubin the US bleaches their eggs, the EU regulates exposure to salmonella in chicken farms, we limit the possibility of our eggs ever coming into contact with salmonella, thus it's safe to keep them unrefrigerated, refrigeration does not kill any bacteria, it only slows or stops their growth, the downside is, it also makes your eggs go bad quicker (not rotten, just not good, like stale bread), i have eggs in my cupboard right now that i've had for 2 months, unrefridgerated and they are still fine to cook and eat, if i'd kept them refridgerated they wouldn't have lasted 2 weeks!
@Phillip Aubin If you need to wash your eggs with antibacterial soap, your poultry keeping is at fault and should be severely regulated. Who would eat anything like that? 🤔
The funny thing is that here in Austria, eggs are all unwashed, yet we still refridgerate them, both at home and in stores. I only recently found out that we wouldn't need to do that.
My mum was from Liverpool after her husband died in a Birminghan foundry accident. As a "donut dolly" in WWII she met & married my dad. I was born less than 24 hours after the ship docked. She had 2 daughters from Skip McGuire and every month we had "White rabbit day" on the 1st of te month, So much British/Northern Irish heritage I can remember after 79 years on this earth.
Here in Australia,if a customer drops a glass,most/a lot of people yell out “TAXI” which basically means that person has had enough to drink and should get a taxi home 🇦🇺
Katrina Brown Love you Ozzies , a Beautiful Country full of Beautiful people and the most deadliest animals !!! but what do you say when it's your Taxi driver that's come to pick you up that drops the glass ?
I am English, I speak English, I have NO interest in learning English, I just think you have beautiful eyes (and hair), found you somehow in passing, always pay a true compliment to make someone's day a bit better, and was taught that by my parents a LONG time ago. Very best wishes, lovely lady!
I am a 75-year-old Yorkshireman, living in Germany since 2004. I had never heard of Colin the caterpillar cake until I saw this video, a few minutes ago. Thank you for expanding my vocabulary.
Funny you should mention Germany...M&S recently filed a lawsuit against German discount shop Aldi for their similar Cuthbert Caterpillar cakes. They settled and now you can get caterpillar cakes called Cecil from Waitrose, Curly from Tesco and Clyde from Asda!
I think British people use the word "fancy" a lot as well- fancy a walk, fancy some tea. It is not really the case with English speakers from other countries.
"We think a cup of tea will cure any bad situation" We dont think we know. Kids throwing fireworks in street, or your neighbours setting them off very intoxicated, at 3am? Have a cup of tea. Along with tutting. Fixes everything.
@Kate A yes. I imagine it could be really scary for people visiting the country that 1 don't celebrate guy faulks,and who have much stricter regulations on fireworks than we do
@Rebecca Ann Moore I’ve explained in the message above yours. It’s like an annoyed or judgemental clicking sounds with your tongue against the top of your mouth.
The tea thing is a psychological approach; you’re attending to a basic human need & concentrating therein, which Makes you take a step back from the issue at hand, thus when you readdress it, you’re past the initial shock & can deal in a more logical way
A cup of tea is a magical thing, and I am a firm believer that it can improve almost any horrid situation. I was born in Dorset, and a lovely cup of strong tea can instantly lift my spirits.
As an American, it was always the amusing part while watching any British show that after something bad would happen, invariably, someone would instinctively know "to put the kettle on"
I lived in Europe 3 years, 6 months of which were in the UK. Honestly, I miss people asking me if I want a cuppa. Because the answer is always yes. I got used to milk in my tea😆. Still call my boots wellies because, come on, that's freaking adorable. I had mad respect for the lack of umbrellas because I'm an Oregonian and we don't use those things either lol. As for the ending of conversations, it never bugged me because I could literally listen to y'all talk all day. It makes me so happy you brought up Bridget Jones because she taught me the usage of "pop". ❤️ great video!
I spent time n London when my husband was assigned to Grovenor Square. Since I was a Flight Attendant I could choose trips to London. It was an amazing experience. I could walk through the streets and passageways and discover shops with treasures. I could ride my bicycle down the right side of the Thames to a market. Then I would ride across the bridge and explore the shops in Chelsea.
I've been living and working in England for the last couple of months, and in November, it happened to be my birthday, so my colleagues at work gave me a Caterpillar Cake. I was so excited to have one on my birthday
The "Cup of tea" thing is just a simple way of calming down any kind of panic/distressing situation by pausing and slowing everything down. Simple but effective.
Cheers from Stateside. I was surprised you didn't mention the temperature of beer. I asked a British friend why you guys drink warm beer, and he replied "We don't drink warm beer, we drink room temperature beer in very cold rooms."
My partner drinks warm beer he's gross 🤢😅 as in bottles that he's bought and doesn't put in the fridge! Mine has to be cold. It's not warm in pubs any more though.
American comedian Jay Mohr told a story of how he literally had to blow on his beer to cool it off when he was in Scotland, in one of his stand-up comedy specials.
I'm an American living in France who has learned to appreciate the bidet (over many years, not easy) but is repulsed at the idea of carpet around the toilet...disgusting!
I couldn’t believe it how utterly disgusting carpet in the same area as the toilet. I won’t even tolerate magazines in my bathroom,the idea of grabbing a magazine that had a trillion water droplets rained either urine and/or faeces after flushing, because guess what the majority of people do not put the lid of the seat down after they’re finished. Too many don’t even wash their hands afterwards...SOOOO 🥴🤢🤮..imagine those carpets..wonder how long before they turn sticky...Barfff
@@sarahdee374 that's the point, to end convos in a polite and yet merciless way. Because what the other party can possibly say to that but "k, bye"? I'm telling you this puppy is a convo killer, deters even the most enthusiastic chattybox 😆
I've recently moved to a new town and my housemate (among other people) keeps saying "I'm going to love you and leave you" to end conversations. I don't know why, but I just hate it.
On David Tennant's very first outing as The Doctor, he explains why the cup of tea is so restorative and why we get it right when we put the kettle on in those situations. Also, when I lived in South Africa as a young person, if someone broke a glass in a bar, we would yell 2.50, the price of a new glass at the time. Thanks for the video.
My experience when I was living in Scotland for a while: people never use umbrellas because they would have to carry them ALL THE TIME. The rain can't be predicted the same way it can in other countries. Also, you guys get a lot of drizzle instead of actual rain, which is much easier to deal with without an umbrella. In my country, if it rains, IT RAINS.
Britain actually has a lower rainfall than most places Europe (Northern Europe anyway). I remember a storm in Hungary where there was as much rain in an hour as we would see at home in three months.
The egg bit is actually quite important! The correct storage temperature for an egg depends on how it has been prepared previously. If it was simply picked up, it should be stored at room temperature. If, on the other hand, it was washed, it must be refrigerated! This distinction may seem strange, but it is key to avoiding a warm, moist environment where _Salmonella_ can easily multiply.
You can keep eggs up to 4 months in the refrigerator as long as the temperature stays consent. I worked on family farm gathering up to 24,000 eggs a day in peak so I know a lot about eggs lol.
@@WhiskeyJack1 Interesting to hear. Until now, my knowledge was that eggs should be stored for a maximum of 4 weeks. But if you put them in the fridge, you should use them up after one week, because the moisture attacks the eggshell.
I have an interesting take on this because I'm British but probably more than twice your age. It was fascinating to see how many things you've chosen that would not have occurred to me because they're more recent (instead of Freddos we used Mars Bars to gauge inflation) - and on the other hand, how many things have been around since I was young and will probably be around for ever (for example, talking about the weather, and having a cup of tea). :)
So, I'm a second generation Canadian, my grandmother was a war bride from Salford, in Northern England. My mother's first language was "Salfordian", and was mocked intensely when she went to school for her accent. My gramma was the matriarch and was so influential that my own daughters can speak the accent to this day. I relate to many of the things Lucy shared!
Docs and nurses, horrified at the idea of saying to a complete stranger: "Take your clothes off." or similar , will say: "Just pop your things off." Not even "clothes".
Can't say I've heard it in a highly professional setting, but I can imagine saying "pop your top off" when getting a back tattoo, applying sunscreen, or examining a friend's bug bite.
@@colmangreen6029 Ah, I didnt know that was Dutch - despite the obvious clue! - as we use it a lot here. Bit like 'kick the bucket' - my french sister in law giggles when she hears these euphemisms! I guess they tell it straight there!!
Just saw this for the first time and had to smile at #14 since I live in a place where it rains quite a lot and where people behave the same way. I often tell people that the way to distinguish a resident from a visitor is simply to observe whether they notice the rain at all. ☺
In France, we have a drink that, I think, everyone drank as a child while adults were drinking Champagne : Champomy. It's like an apple juice but with bubbles and it looks a lot like Champagne.
I've caught myself apologising to tables and chairs. I promise I'm not weird, its just when I bump into them, it's like a reflex to say sorry. I can't be the only one??? 😅😅
hmmm,,,i don't apologize when bumping into tables or chairs, but when people bump into me,,,I am literally the one apologizing like crazy and saying sorry multipl of times, even if it wasn't my fault XD
Dear Lucy, This is so spot on. I'm an English teacher in Prague and have an English mother and a Swedish father. I lived in Kent from age 7 to 13. I miss the caterpillar cake, and Pigs in a blanket. The boxed sandwiches used to be available in Marks and Spencer's before Brexit. I miss scones as well and agree with you, creme first, then jam.
@@aldozilli1293 Was that supposed to be sarcasm? Cool it, why don't you? There are quite a lot of us 74 year-olds distributed across the GU postcode, so I am not worried about being individually identified, thank you. Come on, now; Let's see if you can tell me what I did for a living before retirement. (Clue in handle). BTW, it happens my kids were born in Mount Alvernia... back when it was a maternity home. You have a nice day, now.
I am a Lancashire lass, I was weaned on tea. Mum would put weak tea in my bottle, any problems "Mum, Elaine won't play with me " - "I'll put the kettle on and we'll talk about it ". "Mum, I passed my ballet exam" - " Well done, I'll put the kettle on." ( maybe even a biscuit). It is not just the drink, it is the whole action of making an drawing that cures everything.
Bottle of warm sweet tea and flaky pastry from a Gregg's cheese pasty all over the bairns buggy blanket. Takes me right back to North Shields shopping centre. Lol.
Usually, when someone breaks something in a restaurant, there is a slight pause in conversation and maybe a few sighs, ohs or ahs. But I was in a restaurant once when someone knocked over a large tray of classes. There was a long moment of silence; then someone got up and started applauding and everyone joined in. The nearest people joined in helping to clear it up and offer words of encouragement that it "happens to the best."
I am British and related to a lot of these. I am trying so hard to not leave a passive aggressive comment about the scone argument, but I really, really want to.
Oh I feel you. I was like, do I? and then I was like yeah why not ?😂😂 So I pronounce scone with the same "O" sound as the word cone rather than the "O" that is similar to the one in gone. I hope that makes sense And on the cream and jam topic Cut the scone in half and then put jam on 1 half and the clotted cream on the other then you smush them together 😂😂😂 oh it taste so good !!
Watching from Louisiana, I found this video very interesting and fun. I went on a Mediterranean deployment as part of a Marine Expeditionary Force several years ago and got the opportunity to visit a few European countries and loved learning about the cultures. I have never been to the U.K., but have always wanted to pop over.
I was born in Germany but raised in a German culture even though we had moved to Canada when I was still an infant. To say that it was a bit confusing to explain the differences in language to my grandmother when we went to the corner store (I was about 4 years old) is an understatement. I found this video hilarious. LOVE it.
7. In Poland we have a non-alcohol drink called "Piccollo", which is very sweet, comes in various flavors and kids drink it instead of champagne. It felt so adult to drink it, especially from champagne glass!
Not me, but my children (similar age to you Lucy) use to love non-alcoholic beer, now popular with adults in Australia, because of drink driving laws, and older people who survived their youth
Same thing here in France, it's called "Champomy" and it's made out of apples. It was more popular in the 90s though, I'm not sure kids today actually drink it.
I think in the US, the equivalent would be the price of Kool-Aid packets. Growing up, they were like 10 cents, and that's what they were until about 20 years ago, then it was 20, then 35, and now they're 50 fucking cents!
Number 4 is so accurate! My neighbor's British and whenever I go to see her and she feels I'm not doing good she's like "Ok, I'll just put the kettle on, whatdoyouwanandrink?" She's the best.
In Germany, if someone offers something not healthy, the most younger people say "gönn' dir!" or "du kannst es dir ja leisten". It means something like 'Jes! Just do it' or maybe 'sometimes you have to do this'
ich dachte gönn dir, war nicht nur dann wenn jemand dir etwas ungesundes anbietet...sondern zb: wenn du etwas sehr teures kaufen willst oder sowas in der art ahahhaha
I would say a better translation would be 'treat yourself'. And I (being German, tho not particularly young) would use 'gönn dir' pretty much the same as 'treat youself' or 'go for it!' not something the person being offered the naughty thing would say, but rather something the person offering or a friend would say.
Statement Number 3 about a cup of tea making everything better is absolutely true! And not just in England either, but here in Australia too. There's a very old saying here that went: "All you need is a cup of tea, a bex and a nice lie down!" Younger Aussies wouldn't have heard this because Bex hasn't been available for years, but I think it was probably the Bex that made people feel better, because it contained a dose of amphetamines and morphine. No wonder people recommended Bex as well as tea and a lie down as the best cure all! But I always make tea, no matter what the situation is, unless it's evening and then I go for the good old gin and tonic. Love your channel, from Amanda in Australia ❤️
I say right a lot at the end of a sentence. I was mostly raised in the USA by my British mom & American dad. My mom rubbed off on me. I’ve only lived in England 2 1/2 years.
I’m from Russia and we actually have a phrase “To take English leave” which basically means to leave silently,without saying goodbye. 😂 I believe there’s a phrase in English “to take French leave” which basically means the same thing 😂
Alot of European countries do something similar with the disease syphilis - one will call it the English disease, another the French disease, another the Dutch etc. Basically all accusing each other of being nasty as 😂
As a British person I can confirm I had a massive amount of excitement running through my veins when you mentioned Colin the caterpillar cakes. I think the ones my family bought were usually from sainsburys though? (Maybe occasionally M&S). I presume the ones from sainsburys weren't actually called colin, but i believe we still called it Colin the caterpillar or just 'caterpillar cake'. And despite the fact the chocolate of the face usually doesn't taste that good, you still felt cool if you got it, you're right about that.
I don't know if there's any Potterhead here but I always wondered why Ron once said that Molly always made tea if someone's sad( I never knew this was an actual British thing ) ,now I get why . Thank you so much for this video!
In Nigeria, we often answer a question with another question. Lucy: why do Nigerians always answer questions with another questions? Me: how do you mean?
I live in Australia. Guy Fawkes Night was a fantastic experience when I was a child. I had to leave tricky fireworks like rockets and Roman Candles to my older brothers and father, but I was allowed to throw double-bungers. I was also allowed to light and hold sparklers. Absolutely loved them! Alas, around thirty years ago Guy Fawkes Night was banned. It's now illegal to use fireworks without a licence.
5:46 Indeed, a cupa is the best remedy for everything. Long ago (in Bath, it was 1 in the morning) a guy with a baseball bat demanded my money. I managed to fight him off and he fled but I got a bad bruise as he managed to hit me with the bat. A moment later some people came up to me: ,,It was terrible. Are you OK? We saw the attack, we have called the police. Would you have some tea?".
Here in the U.S. a “garden” is something that is planted in the “backyard” or “front yard” (in some cases, it’s done in the yard on the side of the house). I’ve watched a few shows that feature police officers searching in peoples “gardens” and realized they were talking about the backyard.
Hi Lucy, I was born and raised in Victoria Australia. My family used to celebrate Guy Faulks day every year, my wife was born and raised in NSW Australia and had never heard of this tradition and thought it quite strange. Cheers, Colin PS Freddo frog was always big in our home.
I was surprised that two of these are similar to things Israelis do: like when you say "waheeyyy", Israelis shout "mazal tov" when a glass or plate falls and breaks at a bar or restaurant. And like how you say "pop over", in Hebrew you say "likfots el" which means "to jump over to" and you would use it in the same context of making a quick visit to someone
In the US, “pigs in blankets” are those tiny sausages wrapped in croissant dough (or similar dough). I think bacon blankets would be so much better! Have to try this 🥰
Sausage meat in pastry (flakey or shortcrust) is what we call a ‘sausage roll’. I suspect if it was another dough we would still call it a sausage roll. To make it a little confusing we would also call sausage in a bread roll a sausage roll... it can lead to confusion.🇬🇧
In the American south, pigs in a blanket refers to a breakfast sausage link either wrapped in a pancake, or dipped in pancake batter & fried similar to a corndog.
surprised you didn't mention the washing up bowl. Here in Australia people think i'm mad to put a plastic bowl in the sink but actually during a drought it is essential to catch all the washing up water to put on the garden. I have been told that the habit started when Brits had stone sinks and it was easy to chip china or glassware on the hard surface.
When we started having droughts in California in the nineties my mom had a garbage can with wheels the washer water would drain in there and that's how we would water some of the flower beds.
So true! I was astounded to see it when first got the chance to visit a Brit in their home. As for myself, I would never allow for one. I can only do my dishes under the running tap.
Saying sorry when you ask strangers for anything e.g: "sorry do you have the time?" or "sorry are you in the queue?". Another one is when we say "right" whenever a change of circumstances occures. E.g sitting down watching a Netflix series that's just finished- gets up from sofa: "right" (walks off nothing else said) 😅
I think very British is to be “afraid of something” Can I please talk to Lucy? “I’m afraid you can’t.” I would love to see more from good looking Will. I’m afraid you can’t. 😉
@@MrRQBQ wrong, afraid is a word used to express discomfort with the object of the sentence, example: "i'm afraid of ghosts" - Ghosts make me uncomfortable "i'm afraid i cannot do that" - i'm uncomfortable and unable OR it is with discomfort that i must decline (that declining has brought discomfort) it depends on the context, but discomfort, or unease are the best synonyms for afraid. and the same goes for fear, it's not specifically a word meant to be used in the context of horror, it also is used to express discomfort and/or unpleasentness
@@TheHarleyEvans There's a fine line between 'regret' and 'discomfort' For example the phrases "I'm sorry I don't know the way" and "I'm afraid I don't know the way" have exactly the same meaning.
I love gogglebox! I was in London for the Queen's jubilee and discovered gogglebox during my visit. Absolutely love it. I also can't say enough about how nice everyone treated me during my time there.
In USA we have a drink called the Shirley Temple. When I was little and my parents took me to a nice restaurant they would order a mixed drink and order me a Shirley Temple. It looks just like a mixed drink but it is just 7up and maraschino cherry juice (so it's pink) with a cherry garnish and maybe an umbrella. Very exciting when you're eight!
Marianne Price Maraschino cherry juice? I guess I'm so old I recall the red stuff was grenadine. Of course, in those days, kids could get Creme de menthe parfaits, too. Don't know when we got so hyper about kids and alcohol in the US, at least in small doses.
I live in the village where Guy Fawkes grew up, and we don't burn a Guy. We do have a fantastic firework display and a monster bonfire down at the cricket club on the 5th, but we don't torch effigies of the locals!
@@MrJacobThrall ye people dont burn guys anymore and dont collect a penny for a guy its very 80s thing but we make bonfires and fireworks out our cricket club which idk why its called that we never play cricket its more like a HUGE park
Living in Ontario, Canada and then spending 3 weeks in Italy as a teenager I was constantly embarrassed because I would default to talking about the weather and everyone would just look at me in confusion or roll their eyes and say, "it's always warm and sunny here..." I never really realized how varied and interesting Ontario's weather was until I visited a place that had a near constant or subtle weather patterns. It really made me appreciate Ontario's variety and I actually missed the rain and snow. The offering of tea for any occasion has morphed into simply offering any beverage we have available and if someone is truly upset (I think this is just mainly my family) we offer sweets and the kind depends on the age of the person who is upset.
I'm British & your Italian comment reminded me of when I lived on Rhodes in Greece for a couple of years. The summer started in April and ended in October and the temperature was around 30C - 35C nearly every day. Oddly, it was the Greeks who used to say to me (the Brit) "It's hot today, isn't it?" as though they would never get used to it. I have to say I was praying for rain by September.
Definitely a variety of weather in Ontario. I live in Northeastern Ontario and the amount of bright sunshine we get in a year is about the same as the average in England. But it gets much much colder and we get lots of snow.
@@lincliff663 it's the opposite for me 🤣🤣. I'm so used to our weather here in Texas. We had 47 100° F or 37.78° C plus days in summer last year. At least I got a tan 😅 Whenever I went up to the northern states I enjoyed how cool it was during summer but when I went in the winter I felt like I was turning into a popsicle lol.
Where I live in Wisconsin USA, the “pop in” is when you go to visit someone and they’re not expecting you. I think of “Pigs in a blanket” as wrapping pancakes around sausage links and eating them with maple syrup. We are obsessed with the weather.
Scot in Wisco here- WI is the only place I've been where people are more obsessed with the weather than in the UK😂 Also, love the accents "lemme scooch by ya!" ❤️
In Brazil, when we are unsure of the quality of the food, we say “se não matar, engorda” (if it doesn’t kill you, it makes you fat) and then we eat it xD
When it comes to "oh, go on then!", in Bulgarian we say "едвам ме нави" which literally translates to "it took a lot of convincing, but I'm in", but in fact it's more like "you had me at [...] 😁
I took out the carpet in my bathroom in favour of tiles as I was getting fed up with sorting out the damp in the carpet as a result in frequent use of the shower, best move made.
Doctors in the UK do a lot of 'popping'. "Just pop into the cubicle, pop onto the couch and pop your shirt off. I'm just going to pop this needle into your arm and then you can pop down"
I love this! I am an American lover of all things British, and I hear words and phrases on British TV that confuse me. Your channel is just what I need! (As well as a good laugh 😂) thanks for this!
I don't understand so many Americanisms! And one of my pet peeves is the way I hear Americans say houses. It sounds like house + es which just sounds odd. But I am sure we say a lot which annoys Americans so it's all ok! 😂
Yeah, e.g. Worcestershire sauce and Prawn cocktail flavours are some that I've never come across anywhere else ;D (Though the latter's my UK favourite...)
I lived in Hong Kong for years and there’s only one crisp flavour it’s BBQ, they are very good but that’s it. You could get Pringles but they are not crisps.
We have ridiculous excitement over fireworks on the Fourth of July, which is Independence Day in the United States, so that I can definitely relate to. I’m actually surprised we don’t have a common thing to shout out when someone breaks a glass. We do tend to clap for them, (and often it’s the whole bar or restaurant applauding) or say ‘way to go!’ when that happens. It usually has the same effect on the poor person who dropped the glasses. They usually laugh along or grin self-consciously and, maybe blush.
It has got ridiculous with fireworks over here in the UK in recent years. They let them off, and have the accompanying bonfires over a several week period on either side of the official 5th November date. As soon as fireworks go on sale, several weeks before the date, kids will have already made a Guy Fawkes effigy, to go touting for money to buy fireworks. A Guy is typically a life sized figure made out of any old clothes, stuffed with newspaper /rags and will have a grotesque looking face mask. They sit outside shops etc with them, asking people to "give a penny for the Guy". Some community organised bonfire and fireworks displays will have a competition to judge the best Guy's and select a prize winner. They will all ritually get thrown on the bonfire to symbolise the Gunpowder Plot being foiled. It all seems to blend into one with Halloween these days, which wasn't really a big UK celebration here, until made popular by the various films.
@@brianwhittington5086utter clap trap! You don't get bonfire's anymore you know fire regulations and as for penny for the guy I haven't seen on since the 80's
@stevehaddon151 You need to get out more, they're certainly going off over a several week period. Plenty of people have bonfires and fireworks at home.. Even local councils etc, have organised bonfires and displays, some of my family go to the civic one every years. Two others have to have their dogs to the vet to start a sedation course from mid-October, to well into mid-November. Same with the Guy Fawkes, they're outside shops begging your loose change.
Sack the juggler is common here too and bar staff hate it. Like when someone pays with a note and says, "it's still wet, made it this morning," as you check it.
We had Welch’s Sparkling white grape juice every New Year’s Eve when I was growing up in a small town in Kentucky! Served to us in adorable mini plastic champagne flutes. We felt fancy! 🥂
Absolutely! I went to hospital with my best friend while she had her baby. The hospital (in enid, okla) gave a private meal for the new parent +1. They served us that very thing. A small bottle of sparkling grape juice in mini flute glasses. We were both giddy by reminiscing our childhood experience.
I’m from the US (New Orleans), and my partner is from Northern England (Newcastle). I have to say that the funniest part of this for me was the pre-made sandwiches. Even when I’m not hungry at all and we’ve just “popped in” to the gas station to get some ‘petrol’, I find myself salivating on the sandwich isle. 😋 On a separate note…I’m gunna try out your method of dealing with his inability to end a conversation by just over emphasizing the word “Right!” With a little elbow gesture 💪🏻 (I’ll try to suppress the urge to aim my elbow anywhere that might cause him physical pain). ❤️
I live in Tennessee, USA, and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to you explain all these things. Thank you so very much for sharing so much of your interesting culture. I definitely hope to hear more about your life, and your culture. Blessings to you today.
Hahahaha, when I was in London, I was impressed with the sandwich selection available! I also like how it’s called “egg mayo” instead of “egg salad.” Here in the USA, I would never buy an egg salad sandwich from a gas station… that’s asking for trouble. 🤢 But I did eat an “egg mayo” from some random store while in the UK and I lived to tell the tale!
When you talked in #7, you said "way more exciting than it should be". I am surprised that you used the word "way" because I always thought that it was used in American English only.
Yeah, I won't eat a gas station sandwich either. In general, I'm not really into buying ready made sandwiches (unless it's from a more gourmet kind of place). But usually if I want an egg salad sandwich (or egg mayo as they say in UK), I'll just buy bread, bottle of mayo, and a carton of eggs, hardboil a few, mash em up, mix in mayo, and make sandwich myself
@@emmajohnson742 I think it is not that surprising, as the 'inventor' of these was from the islands, too... At least that's what we get told on the continent...
@@alhambraalhambra734 Makes me wonder how the brits would have indicated that something is a lot more than just 'more'... Just noticed that I answered my own question, but as it is quite rare that something is limited to just one word/term...
In New Zealand we call buying a round of drinks a shout. I remember one chap who, when in a group, was always dodging his turn, so we called him "Whisper", because he never shouted.
@@ktipuss yes, and if someone is avoiding their turn, they can be called-out for having death adders in their pockets. Meaning they are scared to put their hands in them and take out their wallet.
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Please make a video on how to refuse people who ask for books and other personal stuff....It will be very helpful..🙂🙂🙂
@@lookatyounowlookatme5081 💓💓
Idk why I'm watching this, I'm literally from London, but it's fun seeing that everyone else does this aswell.
yea same, i live in sheffield 😂😂
Exactly
Yeah I'm British and it's just really funny.
Same
As opposed to metaphorically?
It's not the cup of tea that helps, it's the sitting down and taking your time and just taking a breath to calm down and discuss the situation.
and having the warm cup between your hands, the astringent drink to warm your belly too, and soother you inside and out, and to act both as a distraction and a release , the sugar and caffiene promote the release of dopamine in the brain also, there's a whole lot to a cuppa that really does make everything better, if you like tea that is
@@TheHarleyEvans I drink it for everything and sometimes just because I want to. I live in Alabama in the US and people think I am weird because I have a kettle and drink hot tea. Been drinking it since I was a little girl not gonna stop just because I moved here.
@@TheHarleyEvans exactly a cup of tea really does help with most things!😂
It's actually meant to be sweet tea as the sugar counteracts shock response, that's where it comes from :)
Watching "Last Tango in Halifax" on Netflix... it seems to revolve around British people drinking tea... constantly! Lol
The room temperature vs refrigerated eggs thing is actually due to differences in health regulations in Europe vs the US. The the US, health regulations require eggs to be washed before they are sold. While this removes dirt and germs from the shell, it also removes a protective coating on the shell which prevents germs from passing through the shell membrane and into the egg. Thus, washed eggs need to be refrigerated. However, in many places in Europe, health regulations require that eggs NOT be washed. While this results in the outside shells being dirtier, it helps retain the protective coating on the shell, making it more difficult for germs to enter the egg, meaning unwashed eggs don't need to be refrigerated.
Phillip Aubin - since when do low temperatures disable a bacterium. It only prevents overgrowth. Cooking to a minimum temperature is what kills bacteria on food. This is why you can let steaks (not ground meats) acclimate before cooking them, you're cooking from the outside at hundreds of degrees C.
@Phillip Aubin the US bleaches their eggs, the EU regulates exposure to salmonella in chicken farms, we limit the possibility of our eggs ever coming into contact with salmonella, thus it's safe to keep them unrefrigerated, refrigeration does not kill any bacteria, it only slows or stops their growth, the downside is, it also makes your eggs go bad quicker (not rotten, just not good, like stale bread), i have eggs in my cupboard right now that i've had for 2 months, unrefridgerated and they are still fine to cook and eat, if i'd kept them refridgerated they wouldn't have lasted 2 weeks!
@Phillip Aubin yes, and your point is?
@Phillip Aubin If you need to wash your eggs with antibacterial soap, your poultry keeping is at fault and should be severely regulated.
Who would eat anything like that? 🤔
The funny thing is that here in Austria, eggs are all unwashed, yet we still refridgerate them, both at home and in stores. I only recently found out that we wouldn't need to do that.
My mum was from Liverpool after her husband died in a Birminghan foundry accident. As a "donut dolly" in WWII she met & married my dad. I was born less than 24 hours after the ship docked. She had 2 daughters from Skip McGuire and every month we had "White rabbit day" on the 1st of te month, So much British/Northern Irish heritage I can remember after 79 years on this earth.
I am almost 73 .I was born in London England. I live in the USA , and still talk London English. I love this show.
yes
I respect to your love.🌍
I didn’t know there’s people that old on the internet O.o
@@Mini-wd7qz hi maya, what do you mean?
@@Mini-wd7qz same-
As a person living in Britain myself, I can say most of these thing are true. I’m so happy to be here. 🇬🇧
Eggs at room temperature, something we do in new zealand.
@@SiliconBong Not as common in Australia, just a stones' throw away! Eggs in the fridge, I've never known it different. :D
@@pyronixcore >we used to just take the transparent egg trays out of the fride and put them in the lowest shelf in a kitchen cupboard.
@@SiliconBong well they're never in the fridge at the supermarket so I suppose we just trust that is the right way to keep them.
@@aldozilli1293 True enough Aldo, same thing with fruit jams - the instructions say to refridgerate after opening but no-one I know has ever bothered.
Here in Australia,if a customer drops a glass,most/a lot of people yell out “TAXI” which basically means that person has had enough to drink and should get a taxi home 🇦🇺
BRILLIANT! Most Brits cheer at the sound of breaking pottery or glass... but TAXI is the best!!😂🇬🇧
Australians are so cool coming from a Brit
@Judith Richards
Especially at school 😂😂😅
Katrina Brown Love you Ozzies , a Beautiful Country full of Beautiful people and the most deadliest animals !!! but what do you say when it's your Taxi driver that's come to pick you up that drops the glass ?
@@zeberdee1972 *Aussies
I am English, I speak English, I have NO interest in learning English, I just think you have beautiful eyes (and hair), found you somehow in passing, always pay a true compliment to make someone's day a bit better, and was taught that by my parents a LONG time ago. Very best wishes, lovely lady!
I am a 75-year-old Yorkshireman, living in Germany since 2004. I had never heard of Colin the caterpillar cake until I saw this video, a few minutes ago. Thank you for expanding my vocabulary.
Ah I bet you have wonderful sweeties there... 🌻
Yorkshire is the best place in the world! I love it. I go back every two years!
I wish to live in Yorkshire!!!!!
Funny you should mention Germany...M&S recently filed a lawsuit against German discount shop Aldi for their similar Cuthbert Caterpillar cakes. They settled and now you can get caterpillar cakes called Cecil from Waitrose, Curly from Tesco and Clyde from Asda!
I'm a 52 year old English man and I have never heard of Colin the Caterpillar cake.
I think British people use the word "fancy" a lot as well- fancy a walk, fancy some tea. It is not really the case with English speakers from other countries.
Fancy that
I fancy this true. I’ve read my texts
I agree with that entirely as an American
@jack harding Nah definitely not, I’ve heard it all over the UK and all walks of life.
Yeah, as an American, it’s hardly ever said here. At least where I live lol.
"We think a cup of tea will cure any bad situation"
We dont think we know.
Kids throwing fireworks in street, or your neighbours setting them off very intoxicated, at 3am? Have a cup of tea. Along with tutting. Fixes everything.
@Kate A yes. I imagine it could be really scary for people visiting the country that 1 don't celebrate guy faulks,and who have much stricter regulations on fireworks than we do
What's tutting?
@Linda Dorsey
A sort of judgemental or annoyed noise you make with your tongue against your mouth.
“Tutting”? That is a new for me ... what does it mean?
@Rebecca Ann Moore
I’ve explained in the message above yours.
It’s like an annoyed or judgemental clicking sounds with your tongue against the top of your mouth.
The tea thing is a psychological approach; you’re attending to a basic human need & concentrating therein, which Makes you take a step back from the issue at hand, thus when you readdress it, you’re past the initial shock & can deal in a more logical way
As an American, someone saying "I'll put the kettle on" makes me feel comforted and ready for a good cry..Love the Brits!!
You'll have something to cry about, if you put milk or lemon in the wrong type of tea.
Happy to be appreciated mate. Us brits love Americans, we find their accents hilarious.
We always put the kettle on when we’re happy, sad, a crisis. It is definitely a comfort
@@lesleyhubble2976 Exactly!!
@@bb-bg2rt We do love you guys!! Yeah we do have some accents going on!!
A cup of tea is a magical thing, and I am a firm believer that it can improve almost any horrid situation. I was born in Dorset, and a lovely cup of strong tea can instantly lift my spirits.
I’m an American and agree whole heartedly! I love a good strong tea!
Coffee. I just gave myself away 😂
I'm from America and i can agree, i love myself a strong cup of tea !
As an American, it was always the amusing part while watching any British show that after something bad would happen, invariably, someone would instinctively know "to put the kettle on"
It does absolutely fix anything! Sad? Cup of tea. Celebrating? Cup of tea. Cold? Tea again? Sleepy? Yes. Tea is there for you.
You guys also say "bless" when seeing a baby or watching a toddler.
Nowadays it’s used by inner city (under 30’s) to mean ‘thank you’..
In Newcastle we bless everything.
Brits say “bless” in the North a lot, like “my grandma forgot her scarf, bless her”
Cant forget the 'ah bless' to show pity for someone
It sounds like the southern “bless your soul” or “God bless your soul”
I lived in Europe 3 years, 6 months of which were in the UK. Honestly, I miss people asking me if I want a cuppa. Because the answer is always yes. I got used to milk in my tea😆. Still call my boots wellies because, come on, that's freaking adorable. I had mad respect for the lack of umbrellas because I'm an Oregonian and we don't use those things either lol. As for the ending of conversations, it never bugged me because I could literally listen to y'all talk all day. It makes me so happy you brought up Bridget Jones because she taught me the usage of "pop". ❤️ great video!
I spent time n London when my husband was
assigned to Grovenor Square. Since I was a Flight Attendant
I could choose trips to London. It was an amazing experience.
I could walk through the streets and passageways and
discover shops with treasures. I could ride my bicycle
down the right side of the Thames to a market.
Then I would ride across the bridge and explore the
shops in Chelsea.
Yes girl. True Oregonians = no umbrella!
the moment I realised I've been fully assimilated was when I walked into a street cone and apologised to it.
I did that to a lamp post once!
Mannequin. Makes more sense, still was very embarrassed.
😂
To be fair it must have been your fault.
I did that to a wall
I've been living and working in England for the last couple of months, and in November, it happened to be my birthday, so my colleagues at work gave me a Caterpillar Cake. I was so excited to have one on my birthday
The "Cup of tea" thing is just a simple way of calming down any kind of panic/distressing situation by pausing and slowing everything down. Simple but effective.
Cheers from Stateside. I was surprised you didn't mention the temperature of beer. I asked a British friend why you guys drink warm beer, and he replied "We don't drink warm beer, we drink room temperature beer in very cold rooms."
When was this? In the 1940s? I have never had a warm beer in decades, mate.
We don't intentionally drink warm beer at all but I guess we're not as opposed to it as Americans
@@papalaz4444244 coz you're not european, let alone british. i bet you drink kurma juice
My partner drinks warm beer he's gross 🤢😅 as in bottles that he's bought and doesn't put in the fridge! Mine has to be cold. It's not warm in pubs any more though.
American comedian Jay Mohr told a story of how he literally had to blow on his beer to cool it off when he was in Scotland, in one of his stand-up comedy specials.
My cousin’s actual wedding cake was a Colin the caterpillar 😂
That's awesome!!!
@@howardmckenna ikr they had a bride and groom Colin and mini ones for the guests
@@sarahjacko8316... Sounds like a pair with a sense of humour. Good luck to them.
NO-
absolute legends
I'm italian. The carpet in the bathroom and the absence of the bidet made me shed a tear.
I'm an American living in France who has learned to appreciate the bidet (over many years, not easy) but is repulsed at the idea of carpet around the toilet...disgusting!
I am from Argentina and the absence of bidette and the carpet, made me cringe a little too.😂
I always thought a bidet was for washing feet.
I am from Italy the carpet in the bathroom and the absence of the bidet made me gasp in horror.
I couldn’t believe it how utterly disgusting carpet in the same area as the toilet. I won’t even tolerate magazines in my bathroom,the idea of grabbing a magazine that had a trillion water droplets rained either urine and/or faeces after flushing, because guess what the majority of people do not put the lid of the seat down after they’re finished. Too many don’t even wash their hands afterwards...SOOOO 🥴🤢🤮..imagine those carpets..wonder how long before they turn sticky...Barfff
Best British way to end a conversation: "Anyway, I won't keep you..."
I totally say that!
(and I'm a Valley Girl, not a Brit)
In America, folks will often say "I'll let you go now" to end a phone conversation, even if you don't really want to go.
@@sarahdee374 that's the point, to end convos in a polite and yet merciless way. Because what the other party can possibly say to that but "k, bye"? I'm telling you this puppy is a convo killer, deters even the most enthusiastic chattybox 😆
My dad says the exact same thing, but in Hindi most of the time.
I've recently moved to a new town and my housemate (among other people) keeps saying "I'm going to love you and leave you" to end conversations. I don't know why, but I just hate it.
On David Tennant's very first outing as The Doctor, he explains why the cup of tea is so restorative and why we get it right when we put the kettle on in those situations.
Also, when I lived in South Africa as a young person, if someone broke a glass in a bar, we would yell 2.50, the price of a new glass at the time. Thanks for the video.
I'm British, and I reckon that "waheey"-ing is the single most uniting, and endearing, factor in our nation. :')
Cool
IT IS
Yeah its like a spontaneous verbal mexican wave. It just happens and we get such glee from it. lol
@@kittyowlblu true
Except it's YEEOOO in Northern Ireland.
My experience when I was living in Scotland for a while: people never use umbrellas because they would have to carry them ALL THE TIME. The rain can't be predicted the same way it can in other countries. Also, you guys get a lot of drizzle instead of actual rain, which is much easier to deal with without an umbrella. In my country, if it rains, IT RAINS.
Yup. Scot here. Never carry one. Why bother, it's only water anyway....
Britain actually has a lower rainfall than most places Europe (Northern Europe anyway).
I remember a storm in Hungary where there was as much rain in an hour as we would see at home in three months.
no one ever melted in the rain ;)
@@markhutton6055 Sounds absolutely plausible to me. In other countries the rain tends to be less frequent but heavier.
You mean where you live it rains cats and dogs.
The egg bit is actually quite important! The correct storage temperature for an egg depends on how it has been prepared previously. If it was simply picked up, it should be stored at room temperature. If, on the other hand, it was washed, it must be refrigerated!
This distinction may seem strange, but it is key to avoiding a warm, moist environment where _Salmonella_ can easily multiply.
You can keep eggs up to 4 months in the refrigerator as long as the temperature stays consent. I worked on family farm gathering up to 24,000 eggs a day in peak so I know a lot about eggs lol.
Good to know!
@@WhiskeyJack1 too many eggs
@@WhiskeyJack1 Interesting to hear. Until now, my knowledge was that eggs should be stored for a maximum of 4 weeks. But if you put them in the fridge, you should use them up after one week, because the moisture attacks the eggshell.
The Food Standards Agency in England recommends refrigerator for eggs.
I have an interesting take on this because I'm British but probably more than twice your age. It was fascinating to see how many things you've chosen that would not have occurred to me because they're more recent (instead of Freddos we used Mars Bars to gauge inflation) - and on the other hand, how many things have been around since I was young and will probably be around for ever (for example, talking about the weather, and having a cup of tea). :)
So, I'm a second generation Canadian, my grandmother was a war bride from Salford, in Northern England. My mother's first language was "Salfordian", and was mocked intensely when she went to school for her accent. My gramma was the matriarch and was so influential that my own daughters can speak the accent to this day. I relate to many of the things Lucy shared!
"Oh, go on then," in America is probably "Ah, what the hell."
Language
Sorry ever since Captain America said it...
Kinda true
Or in German (vulgar): "Ach, scheiß drauf", literally meaning "oh, shit on it" as in shit on your good intentions 😂
@@techsilver7761 hahaha
so true lol
I really shouldn't.
Docs and nurses, horrified at the idea of saying to a complete stranger: "Take your clothes off." or similar , will say: "Just pop your things off." Not even "clothes".
Can't say I've heard it in a highly professional setting, but I can imagine saying "pop your top off" when getting a back tattoo, applying sunscreen, or examining a friend's bug bite.
Agreed, I have had doctors ask me to pop my top off
Here in the Netherlands people pop their clogs off. 😏
@@colmangreen6029 Ah, I didnt know that was Dutch - despite the obvious clue! - as we use it a lot here. Bit like 'kick the bucket' - my french sister in law giggles when she hears these euphemisms! I guess they tell it straight there!!
Just saw this for the first time and had to smile at #14 since I live in a place where it rains quite a lot and where people behave the same way. I often tell people that the way to distinguish a resident from a visitor is simply to observe whether they notice the rain at all. ☺
In France, we have a drink that, I think, everyone drank as a child while adults were drinking Champagne : Champomy. It's like an apple juice but with bubbles and it looks a lot like Champagne.
Champomy is also reasonably popular here in Portugal.
we have exactly the same in Belgium but it's called Kidibul
Appletizer, it’s fantastic.
We also have that in Serbia! Like, child's champagne 🥂 and it comes in various tastes
We still buy it here in USA, called cidra/ sidra
I am a Brit living in China, I often get strange looks when I walk around with out an umbrella 😀 most of these I do, about 17 of them. Great video.
Do, but from Maryland originally.
In Oregon, US, people don't always carry umbrella, I usually do, because it rains often, except for Summer.
Ģashjixvi
I've caught myself apologising to tables and chairs. I promise I'm not weird, its just when I bump into them, it's like a reflex to say sorry. I can't be the only one??? 😅😅
No you are not the only one ive done it many times. I also say sorry if someone else bumps into me
hmmm,,,i don't apologize when bumping into tables or chairs, but when people bump into me,,,I am literally the one apologizing like crazy and saying sorry multipl of times, even if it wasn't my fault XD
In the USA we say 'oops' or cuss. LOL
If a door handle catches my clothes for eg, I am more likely to swear at it 😊
@@patlivesley5398 😂😂
Dear Lucy,
This is so spot on. I'm an English teacher in Prague and have an English mother and a Swedish father. I lived in Kent from age 7 to 13. I miss the caterpillar cake, and Pigs in a blanket. The boxed sandwiches used to be available in Marks and Spencer's before Brexit. I miss scones as well and agree with you, creme first, then jam.
Everything Lucy mentions has been part of my life to some degree or another. I am 74, and live in Guildford, Surrey.
What road? Near Mount Alvernia or by the station, I'll come and visit. While we're at it can I have your full name, house number and bank details😂😂
@@aldozilli1293 Was that supposed to be sarcasm? Cool it, why don't you? There are quite a lot of us 74 year-olds distributed across the GU postcode, so I am not worried about being individually identified, thank you.
Come on, now; Let's see if you can tell me what I did for a living before retirement.
(Clue in handle).
BTW, it happens my kids were born in Mount Alvernia... back when it was a maternity home.
You have a nice day, now.
@@effyleven great reply 🇬🇧👍😁
I am a Lancashire lass, I was weaned on tea. Mum would put weak tea in my bottle, any problems "Mum, Elaine won't play with me " - "I'll put the kettle on and we'll talk about it ". "Mum, I passed my ballet exam" - " Well done, I'll put the kettle on." ( maybe even a biscuit). It is not just the drink, it is the whole action of making an drawing that cures everything.
Bottle of warm sweet tea and flaky pastry from a Gregg's cheese pasty all over the bairns buggy blanket. Takes me right back to North Shields shopping centre. Lol.
@@littleboots9800 oh Greggs pasties!!!!
@@annab8312 food of the gods
Lancashire lass here too. Tea all the way.
It's the ritual.
I remember Freddos being 5p (I’m only 19) and hearing that they’re 25p makes my heart die a little.
you could've twenty😱😭
@@cosmolis7454 you mean 5...?
In germany we do that w/ ice cream. When i was 5 it was like 90 cents a ball. Now its 1.30€.
Mate I swear they're about 50p now 😥
I know!
Usually, when someone breaks something in a restaurant, there is a slight pause in conversation and maybe a few sighs, ohs or ahs. But I was in a restaurant once when someone knocked over a large tray of classes. There was a long moment of silence; then someone got up and started applauding and everyone joined in. The nearest people joined in helping to clear it up and offer words of encouragement that it "happens to the best."
I'm English. I love it how you segue from talking about "carpeted bathrooms and toilets" straight into "Number 2".
😄😆
I am British and related to a lot of these. I am trying so hard to not leave a passive aggressive comment about the scone argument, but I really, really want to.
Oh I feel you. I was like, do I? and then I was like yeah why not ?😂😂
So I pronounce scone with the same "O" sound as the word cone rather than the "O" that is similar to the one in gone. I hope that makes sense
And on the cream and jam topic
Cut the scone in half and then put jam on 1 half and the clotted cream on the other then you smush them together 😂😂😂 oh it taste so good !!
Cut in half, butter and then microwave for 25 seconds
Guys, It's clearly scone.
@@seriescircuit No-o-o-o-o-o-o! Jam, then cream on both halves, which are then eaten separately!
What's the fastest cake in England?
Sconnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
That joke wouldn't be as awesome is it was a 'skone' therefore it's a 'skon'
Watching from Louisiana, I found this video very interesting and fun. I went on a Mediterranean deployment as part of a Marine Expeditionary Force several years ago and got the opportunity to visit a few European countries and loved learning about the cultures. I have never been to the U.K., but have always wanted to pop over.
I see what you did there! 😉
You said “pop”. That is so brit according to Lucy
I was born in Germany but raised in a German culture even though we had moved to Canada when I was still an infant. To say that it was a bit confusing to explain the differences in language to my grandmother when we went to the corner store (I was about 4 years old) is an understatement. I found this video hilarious. LOVE it.
Sorry you forgot the response to “I’ll put the kettle on.” is “Okay but I don’t think it will suit you.”
Gosh I just remembered we use pop for that to. I'll just pop the kettle on. 🤣😂.
7. In Poland we have a non-alcohol drink called "Piccollo", which is very sweet, comes in various flavors and kids drink it instead of champagne. It felt so adult to drink it, especially from champagne glass!
In Sweden there is something along that line, Pommac. It is even sold in magnum bottles to really give that impression 🥂
Piccollo and fake cigarette sweets and you’re an adult
We have this fizzy drink for kids in champagne bottle, it's known as rychlé špunty but it has Robby bubble on label since it changed owner.
Not me, but my children (similar age to you Lucy) use to love non-alcoholic beer, now popular with adults in Australia, because of drink driving laws, and older people who survived their youth
Same thing here in France, it's called "Champomy" and it's made out of apples. It was more popular in the 90s though, I'm not sure kids today actually drink it.
breaking your microphone is a perfectly reasonable reaction to learning the current freddo price.
Completely
I think in the US, the equivalent would be the price of Kool-Aid packets. Growing up, they were like 10 cents, and that's what they were until about 20 years ago, then it was 20, then 35, and now they're 50 fucking cents!
The drink we had as kids at thanksgiving for a formal grown-up feel is Martinelli's sparkling cider (fizzy apple juice) in a wine glass.
Number 4 is so accurate! My neighbor's British and whenever I go to see her and she feels I'm not doing good she's like "Ok, I'll just put the kettle on, whatdoyouwanandrink?" She's the best.
In Germany, if someone offers something not healthy, the most younger people say "gönn' dir!" or "du kannst es dir ja leisten". It means something like 'Jes! Just do it' or maybe 'sometimes you have to do this'
I'd translate "Gönn' dir" w/ "Savour it" but yh.
Sorry, dass ich so mies bin😂
Or also "bevor ich mich schlagen lasse"
I have never heard anyone use "gönn' dir!" before. I'm from up north and we use "Ja, los denn" haha xD
ich dachte gönn dir, war nicht nur dann wenn jemand dir etwas ungesundes anbietet...sondern zb: wenn du etwas sehr teures kaufen willst oder sowas in der art ahahhaha
I would say a better translation would be 'treat yourself'.
And I (being German, tho not particularly young) would use 'gönn dir' pretty much the same as 'treat youself' or 'go for it!' not something the person being offered the naughty thing would say, but rather something the person offering or a friend would say.
I remember when I was a child, me and my friends used to eat a cigarette-shaped chocolate. It made us feel like an adult 🤣
Same 😂
Yes, they came in a little box that was simular to a cigarette box
Lol we had cigarette-shaped chewing gums in Italy, we used to keep it between our lips for a long time 🤣
@@giovannipintus6752 that's cool 😂
We had it in Portugal as well
Statement Number 3 about a cup of tea making everything better is absolutely true! And not just in England either, but here in Australia too. There's a very old saying here that went: "All you need is a cup of tea, a bex and a nice lie down!" Younger Aussies wouldn't have heard this because Bex hasn't been available for years, but I think it was probably the Bex that made people feel better, because it contained a dose of amphetamines and morphine. No wonder people recommended Bex as well as tea and a lie down as the best cure all!
But I always make tea, no matter what the situation is, unless it's evening and then I go for the good old gin and tonic. Love your channel, from Amanda in Australia ❤️
Canada as well.
I still say this sometimes if I’ve had a busy day! 😂😂😂😂
What is a bex?
@@fionagregory9147 It was an analgesic powder.
Everyone Brit would stand up saying "right" when finishing a conversation
I even said it when ending the video 😂
“Right, better crack on”
Or even better
“Right, I’m gonna have to love you and leave you”
Don't forget the obligatory slapping of the thighs/knees
I say right a lot at the end of a sentence. I was mostly raised in the USA by my British mom & American dad. My mom rubbed off on me. I’ve only lived in England 2 1/2 years.
Couldn't you find anything more stupid to talk about?
I played this for my fiancee and I learned so much more about British culture because she had me pausing every point and going on a 10 minute tangent
I’m from Russia and we actually have a phrase “To take English leave” which basically means to leave silently,without saying goodbye. 😂 I believe there’s a phrase in English “to take French leave” which basically means the same thing 😂
Irish exit
It is „to say goodbye the French way” in Germany
In Spain we say "leaving like the French".😂😂😂
Alot of European countries do something similar with the disease syphilis - one will call it the English disease, another the French disease, another the Dutch etc. Basically all accusing each other of being nasty as 😂
In the West US we would say an "Irish Goodbye"
As a British person I can confirm I had a massive amount of excitement running through my veins when you mentioned Colin the caterpillar cakes. I think the ones my family bought were usually from sainsburys though? (Maybe occasionally M&S). I presume the ones from sainsburys weren't actually called colin, but i believe we still called it Colin the caterpillar or just 'caterpillar cake'. And despite the fact the chocolate of the face usually doesn't taste that good, you still felt cool if you got it, you're right about that.
❤😁🕘😉
Never heard of Colin the caterpillar!!! Been living here for 60 years
Aldi do their own version of Colin and a few years ago M&S weren’t happy about it
You can get Colin from tesco 😅
The self-sponsorship was hilarious and really a stroke of genius 😅 👏
I don't know if there's any Potterhead here but I always wondered why Ron once said that Molly always made tea if someone's sad( I never knew this was an actual British thing ) ,now I get why . Thank you so much for this video!
I am here 💙
Me too
Me too, but I wasn't surprised or confused about Molly's tea-making. I knew that was a thing from watching Brit TV shows. 😊
I am a potterhead
@@shethra77 and Sheldon in big bang theory lol
In Nigeria, we often answer a question with another question.
Lucy: why do Nigerians always answer questions with another questions?
Me: how do you mean?
hahahahahahha I've heard of this,,,it's seems so funny to me XD
@Andy XxX hahaha! let's not go there oh!
Another thing we do is that we say things 2X
A: How are you?
B: Fine, Fine sha!
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@@bellaboomz yeah! let's walk slow slow into the new year o;
@@bellaboomz 🇳🇬Even with food. Puff puff, chin chin, moi moi etc 😂
I live in Australia.
Guy Fawkes Night was a fantastic experience when I was a child.
I had to leave tricky fireworks like rockets and Roman Candles to my older brothers and father, but I was allowed to throw double-bungers.
I was also allowed to light and hold sparklers. Absolutely loved them!
Alas, around thirty years ago Guy Fawkes Night was banned.
It's now illegal to use fireworks without a licence.
5:46 Indeed, a cupa is the best remedy for everything. Long ago (in Bath, it was 1 in the morning) a guy with a baseball bat demanded my money. I managed to fight him off and he fled but I got a bad bruise as he managed to hit me with the bat. A moment later some people came up to me: ,,It was terrible. Are you OK? We saw the attack, we have called the police. Would you have some tea?".
Here in the U.S. a “garden” is something that is planted in the “backyard” or “front yard” (in some cases, it’s done in the yard on the side of the house). I’ve watched a few shows that feature police officers searching in peoples “gardens” and realized they were talking about the backyard.
If you had only heard the audio, it would have sounded ridiculous to look in someone’s “garden” for a person! 😆
As American I got the mental image of Detectives mashing down your carrots and pumpkins as they searched "the garden" lol
Right, in the US a yard is the space around a house. A garden is an intentional planting, which can be for decoration or food.
“Go on then” in the USA would probably be “if you insist” said the same way -or, “if you twist my arm” (meaning to pressure)
We say ‘if you’re going to twist my arm’ in the uk too just not as often as ‘oh, go on then’.
@@eleanorrands127 my grandfather used to say "twist my arm", haven't heard it for years. London.
One I hear a lot in the southern states of the US is "you don't have to ask me twice!"
French canadians say tord moi le bras a lot
In the US I think another popular one is, “oh, maybe just one.”
Hi Lucy,
I was born and raised in Victoria Australia.
My family used to celebrate Guy Faulks day every year, my wife was born and raised in NSW Australia and had never heard of this tradition and thought it quite strange.
Cheers, Colin
PS Freddo frog was always big in our home.
Bonfire Night we call it in England. Guy Fawkes was his name.
Especially since he actually failed at blowing up the houses of Parliament! What's there to celebrate??
@@rubydazzler thanks
We celebrate it in New Zealand as well. Just for the fireworks.
Am from india...i love british accent 😘 i have heard these quirks for the first time!!
Lods of love from india..mrs lucy
I was surprised that two of these are similar to things Israelis do: like when you say "waheeyyy", Israelis shout "mazal tov" when a glass or plate falls and breaks at a bar or restaurant. And like how you say "pop over", in Hebrew you say "likfots el" which means "to jump over to" and you would use it in the same context of making a quick visit to someone
In the US, “pigs in blankets” are those tiny sausages wrapped in croissant dough (or similar dough). I think bacon blankets would be so much better! Have to try this 🥰
Omg I must try this too! 😍
Sausage meat in pastry (flakey or shortcrust) is what we call a ‘sausage roll’. I suspect if it was another dough we would still call it a sausage roll. To make it a little confusing we would also call sausage in a bread roll a sausage roll... it can lead to confusion.🇬🇧
Everything's better with bacon.
In the American south, pigs in a blanket refers to a breakfast sausage link either wrapped in a pancake, or dipped in pancake batter & fried similar to a corndog.
Oh god, bacon would be so much better.
surprised you didn't mention the washing up bowl. Here in Australia people think i'm mad to put a plastic bowl in the sink but actually during a drought it is essential to catch all the washing up water to put on the garden. I have been told that the habit started when Brits had stone sinks and it was easy to chip china or glassware on the hard surface.
When we started having droughts in California in the nineties my mom had a garbage can with wheels the washer water would drain in there and that's how we would water some of the flower beds.
Here in USA my grandmother always used a “dishpan” in the sink
I always wondered why she did that
So true! I was astounded to see it when first got the chance to visit a Brit in their home. As for myself, I would never allow for one. I can only do my dishes under the running tap.
@@kimberlyhart5692 Mom is 93 & still uses a dish pan
Saying sorry when you ask strangers for anything e.g: "sorry do you have the time?" or "sorry are you in the queue?". Another one is when we say "right" whenever a change of circumstances occures. E.g sitting down watching a Netflix series that's just finished- gets up from sofa: "right" (walks off nothing else said) 😅
At face value it does seem strange to start with "sorry", but I think of it as a contraction of "sorry to bother you, but" or "sorry to interrupt"
This is one of my pet peeves. It's not "sorry," it's "excuse me." Sorry is for *after* you've done something "wrong," like bump into someone.
@@GordieGii we annoy you? Sorry mate.
@@bb-bg2rt No worries. There are much more annoying things. (and I'm not your mate, pal)
I have often used the word sorry when I have not heard what someone said to me. I place of I beg your pardon, pardon me and such.
I am South African (to be fair I have a British heritage) and we say “pop” all the time 😁; we also pronounce “scone” in your preferred manner!
@Gustave The Nile croc How immensely rude. You do not even know me or the manner in which I have lived my life.
I think very British is to be “afraid of something”
Can I please talk to Lucy? “I’m afraid you can’t.”
I would love to see more from good looking Will.
I’m afraid you can’t. 😉
oo yes, me too for sure!
Afraid has two meanings 1. Fear. 2. Regret. Same spelling but two entirely different words.
My Grandma said this too. She's American.
@@MrRQBQ wrong, afraid is a word used to express discomfort with the object of the sentence, example:
"i'm afraid of ghosts" - Ghosts make me uncomfortable
"i'm afraid i cannot do that" - i'm uncomfortable and unable OR it is with discomfort that i must decline (that declining has brought discomfort)
it depends on the context, but discomfort, or unease are the best synonyms for afraid.
and the same goes for fear, it's not specifically a word meant to be used in the context of horror, it also is used to express discomfort and/or unpleasentness
@@TheHarleyEvans There's a fine line between 'regret' and 'discomfort' For example the phrases "I'm sorry I don't know the way" and "I'm afraid I don't know the way" have exactly the same meaning.
I love gogglebox! I was in London for the Queen's jubilee and discovered gogglebox during my visit. Absolutely love it. I also can't say enough about how nice everyone treated me during my time there.
In USA we have a drink called the Shirley Temple. When I was little and my parents took me to a nice restaurant they would order a mixed drink and order me a Shirley Temple. It looks just like a mixed drink but it is just 7up and maraschino cherry juice (so it's pink) with a cherry garnish and maybe an umbrella. Very exciting when you're eight!
I still like those better than alcohol.
Awww!
My parents did that for me also....and it did make me feel included, as the adults had their drinks!
Marianne Price Maraschino cherry juice? I guess I'm so old I recall the red stuff was grenadine. Of course, in those days, kids could get Creme de menthe parfaits, too. Don't know when we got so hyper about kids and alcohol in the US, at least in small doses.
I remember them with grenadine which is pomegranate flavor
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Australia:
We don't shout "Waheeeey" when someone breaks a glass in a pub. We shout " Taxi!"
Yes; I wonder what the origin of that is.
Maree Yarwood: Unless you're a Millennial perhaps, and then it would be 'Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!....'
Maree Yarwood yes!
@@ktipuss to drunk to keep on drinking or driving yourself - a taxi is needed.
In a South African boarding school, you clap hands!
I'm from louisiana. I have fell in love with the phrase, "I cant be arsed." Of course I use a slightly stronger variation.
Guy Fawkes, the last man to enter parliament with honest intentions 😛
Ha ha SO true. Where is he when you need him...............................
Yes!!
mean the last and the first
I live in the village where Guy Fawkes grew up, and we don't burn a Guy. We do have a fantastic firework display and a monster bonfire down at the cricket club on the 5th, but we don't torch effigies of the locals!
@@MrJacobThrall ye people dont burn guys anymore and dont collect a penny for a guy its very 80s thing but we make bonfires and fireworks out our cricket club which idk why its called that we never play cricket its more like a HUGE park
Living in Ontario, Canada and then spending 3 weeks in Italy as a teenager I was constantly embarrassed because I would default to talking about the weather and everyone would just look at me in confusion or roll their eyes and say, "it's always warm and sunny here..." I never really realized how varied and interesting Ontario's weather was until I visited a place that had a near constant or subtle weather patterns. It really made me appreciate Ontario's variety and I actually missed the rain and snow.
The offering of tea for any occasion has morphed into simply offering any beverage we have available and if someone is truly upset (I think this is just mainly my family) we offer sweets and the kind depends on the age of the person who is upset.
I'm British & your Italian comment reminded me of when I lived on Rhodes in Greece for a couple of years. The summer started in April and ended in October and the temperature was around 30C - 35C nearly every day. Oddly, it was the Greeks who used to say to me (the Brit) "It's hot today, isn't it?" as though they would never get used to it. I have to say I was praying for rain by September.
@@lincliff663 🤣
Definitely a variety of weather in Ontario. I live in Northeastern Ontario and the amount of bright sunshine we get in a year is about the same as the average in England. But it gets much much colder and we get lots of snow.
@@lincliff663 ik,r?😂
@@lincliff663 it's the opposite for me 🤣🤣. I'm so used to our weather here in Texas. We had 47 100° F or 37.78° C plus days in summer last year. At least I got a tan 😅 Whenever I went up to the northern states I enjoyed how cool it was during summer but when I went in the winter I felt like I was turning into a popsicle lol.
Where I live in Wisconsin USA, the “pop in” is when you go to visit someone and they’re not expecting you. I think of “Pigs in a blanket” as wrapping pancakes around sausage links and eating them with maple syrup. We are obsessed with the weather.
Scot in Wisco here- WI is the only place I've been where people are more obsessed with the weather than in the UK😂 Also, love the accents "lemme scooch by ya!" ❤️
I like the dancing at the end.
I love everything British. I am an Anglophile and according to my DNA test 81% British ( I am from the U.S.)
In Brazil, when we are unsure of the quality of the food, we say “se não matar, engorda” (if it doesn’t kill you, it makes you fat) and then we eat it xD
That phrase itself is really funny!
We say that “if it won't kill you it will make you stronger.“
We don't say this about food only tho.
@@Weather-more are you from Japan btw?
@@minukarodrigo No. What made you assume that?
@@Weather-more your username
"Fancy a slice of Colin?",..."Oh, go on, then!"
When it comes to "oh, go on then!", in Bulgarian we say "едвам ме нави" which literally translates to "it took a lot of convincing, but I'm in", but in fact it's more like "you had me at [...] 😁
I don't think Google translate is working on this as it came out as "he barely wound me up." 🤔 Then I have had similar problems with Google translate.
Ahhhh and I was sitting here for 15 minutes straight wondering what do we say in Bulgarian in that situation 😆
That's indeed what I was looking for
In Serbia we say- nek ide zivot! Let''s life go on !
I took out the carpet in my bathroom in favour of tiles as I was getting fed up with sorting out the damp in the carpet as a result in frequent use of the shower, best move made.
Doctors in the UK do a lot of 'popping'. "Just pop into the cubicle, pop onto the couch and pop your shirt off. I'm just going to pop this needle into your arm and then you can pop down"
I'm not a doctor but I do a lot of popping too. Pop to the shop. Pop to the supermarket. Pop to the car
Did you know that in certain parts of Yorkshire they say ‘bob’ instead of ‘pop’?
Penny Penpens ....bob’s my uncle ! 🤪
Their arm pops off.
@@delightfullydotty7130 bob? pop? I'd expect that from Australians, they're all upside down
I love this! I am an American lover of all things British, and I hear words and phrases on British TV that confuse me. Your channel is just what I need! (As well as a good laugh 😂) thanks for this!
From a Brit thank you very much 😁
I don't understand so many Americanisms! And one of my pet peeves is the way I hear Americans say houses. It sounds like house + es which just sounds odd. But I am sure we say a lot which annoys Americans so it's all ok! 😂
@@ladysmum7819 Wait, how else would one pronounce "houses"? I am an American and very confused because I thought there was only one pronunciation 😅
@@glaceRaven I am a brit and also confused by that, I say houses how else would it be said 😂
Scottish and Welsh never call themselves ‘Brits’ so as an Englishman nor will i.
There’s also the wide range crisp flavours, I didn’t realize how British it was until I went abroad, we have an entire aisle of crisps in a shop.
Crisp bags in pubs. Even our Irish pub has this.
Mainland Europe...
The same in the States. We have entire aisles of chips (crisps).
Yeah, e.g. Worcestershire sauce and Prawn cocktail flavours are some that I've never come across anywhere else ;D (Though the latter's my UK favourite...)
I lived in Hong Kong for years and there’s only one crisp flavour it’s BBQ, they are very good but that’s it. You could get Pringles but they are not crisps.
@@gabbymcclymont4167 I live in China, very near to Hong Kong, and the crisps are rubbish.
We have ridiculous excitement over fireworks on the Fourth of July, which is Independence Day in the United States, so that I can definitely relate to.
I’m actually surprised we don’t have a common thing to shout out when someone breaks a glass. We do tend to clap for them, (and often it’s the whole bar or restaurant applauding) or say ‘way to go!’ when that happens. It usually has the same effect on the poor person who dropped the glasses. They usually laugh along or grin self-consciously and, maybe blush.
It has got ridiculous with fireworks over here in the UK in recent years. They let them off, and have the accompanying bonfires over a several week period on either side of the official 5th November date. As soon as fireworks go on sale, several weeks before the date, kids will have already made a Guy Fawkes effigy, to go touting for money to buy fireworks. A Guy is typically a life sized figure made out of any old clothes, stuffed with newspaper /rags and will have a grotesque looking face mask. They sit outside shops etc with them, asking people to "give a penny for the Guy". Some community organised bonfire and fireworks displays will have a competition to judge the best Guy's and select a prize winner. They will all ritually get thrown on the bonfire to symbolise the Gunpowder Plot being foiled. It all seems to blend into one with Halloween these days, which wasn't really a big UK celebration here, until made popular by the various films.
@@brianwhittington5086utter clap trap! You don't get bonfire's anymore you know fire regulations and as for penny for the guy I haven't seen on since the 80's
@stevehaddon151 You need to get out more, they're certainly going off over a several week period. Plenty of people have bonfires and fireworks at home.. Even local councils etc, have organised bonfires and displays, some of my family go to the civic one every years. Two others have to have their dogs to the vet to start a sedation course from mid-October, to well into mid-November. Same with the Guy Fawkes, they're outside shops begging your loose change.
Most people waste their time on RUclips watching rubbish
Me watching Lucy to improve my English 😎😎😎😎
In Australia when glasses are broken we shout out Taxi..implies that you have had enough to drink and time to get a taxi home
Sack the juggler is common here too and bar staff hate it. Like when someone pays with a note and says, "it's still wet, made it this morning," as you check it.
Can confirm I work as hot wash, even the kitchen staff do it to each other. I have caused few "Taxi" shouts.
We had Welch’s Sparkling white grape juice every New Year’s Eve when I was growing up in a small town in Kentucky! Served to us in adorable mini plastic champagne flutes. We felt fancy! 🥂
Absolutely! I went to hospital with my best friend while she had her baby. The hospital (in enid, okla) gave a private meal for the new parent +1. They served us that very thing. A small bottle of sparkling grape juice in mini flute glasses. We were both giddy by reminiscing our childhood experience.
We had sparkling cider for New Years. I’m from New England.
The phrase most often used in the US when offered something they shouldn’t have is, “yes, please“
The “waheeeyy” one really pulled at my heart strings, I’d do anything to hear that in a crowded pub again 😩
I’m from the US (New Orleans), and my partner is from Northern England (Newcastle). I have to say that the funniest part of this for me was the pre-made sandwiches. Even when I’m not hungry at all and we’ve just “popped in” to the gas station to get some ‘petrol’, I find myself salivating on the sandwich isle. 😋
On a separate note…I’m gunna try out your method of dealing with his inability to end a conversation by just over emphasizing the word “Right!” With a little elbow gesture 💪🏻 (I’ll try to suppress the urge to aim my elbow anywhere that might cause him physical pain). ❤️
*emphasiSing
Hi good morning 🌄
I live in Tennessee, USA, and have thoroughly enjoyed listening to you explain all these things. Thank you so very much for sharing so much of your interesting culture. I definitely hope to hear more about your life, and your culture. Blessings to you today.
Her sense of humor is amazing! Really love it.
Hahahaha, when I was in London, I was impressed with the sandwich selection available! I also like how it’s called “egg mayo” instead of “egg salad.” Here in the USA, I would never buy an egg salad sandwich from a gas station… that’s asking for trouble. 🤢 But I did eat an “egg mayo” from some random store while in the UK and I lived to tell the tale!
Until I watched this video it didn't actually dawn on me how seriously the UK takes sandwiches, but we really do! 😂
When you talked in #7, you said "way more exciting than it should be". I am surprised that you used the word "way" because I always thought that it was used in American English only.
Yeah, I won't eat a gas station sandwich either. In general, I'm not really into buying ready made sandwiches (unless it's from a more gourmet kind of place). But usually if I want an egg salad sandwich (or egg mayo as they say in UK), I'll just buy bread, bottle of mayo, and a carton of eggs, hardboil a few, mash em up, mix in mayo, and make sandwich myself
@@emmajohnson742 I think it is not that surprising, as the 'inventor' of these was from the islands, too...
At least that's what we get told on the continent...
@@alhambraalhambra734 Makes me wonder how the brits would have indicated that something is a lot more than just 'more'...
Just noticed that I answered my own question, but as it is quite rare that something is limited to just one word/term...
In New Zealand we call buying a round of drinks a shout. I remember one chap who, when in a group, was always dodging his turn, so we called him "Whisper", because he never shouted.
i think a shout comes from Ireland, cuz thats what we used to say all the time .
"your shout" is another way we say "your round" here in the UK
Same in Australia too, although the practice is becoming less common due to drink driving laws.
@@ktipuss yes, and if someone is avoiding their turn, they can be called-out for having death adders in their pockets. Meaning they are scared to put their hands in them and take out their wallet.
@@copaloadofthis in uk we used to say they had long pockets, couldnt reach the cash
I’m British and I was laughing the whole time because it’s so true-
So true 😂