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America Culture: FREEDOM. As long as you work hard you can do anything! UK culture: Can you go and shout that somewhere else, I'm trying to forget my life by getting drunk as hell at a pub.
They did, especially as they shipped production of many products to Poland to save costs and also altered recipes. However they recently announced their intentions to bring almost all Cadbury manufacturing back to the UK so fingers crossed. Kraft also closed the Terry's chocolate factory in York, and again moved production to Poland which led to the great Terry's Chocolate Orange shortage of January 2021 due to Brexit delays.
Used to be Kraft, now called Mondelez International, they announced a couple of weeks ago that production of Cadburys is to be home produced at Bournville again with a £15 million investment to increase capacity.
@@RushfanUK Just FYI, Kraft Foods and Mondelez are the same company. Mondelez division Just handles more of the international market products, where as Kraft does more of the domestic stuff. But it's all the same otherwise.
As a person who has worked in call centres for years, I wholeheartedly agree. It's essential, more so for me because I am a Geordie. Without a professional accent, no one would understand me. ;)
I'm sorry Teresa, somehow a Northerner must have gotten ahold of a computer and mashed the keys necessary to leave a RUclips comment, allow me to translate: "Me up from above the wall, fierce strong no no jobs means me got to work the phone but nobody want me to phone them so I pretend to be the Queen. On phone nobody know you have bone through nose.
@@John-rw9bv Yeah John is a funny bloke, as funny as cancer I believe. He should be on a stage, there's one leaving in ten minutes. Now the Southern shandy drinker thinks he's funny because he's got a smartphone paid for by working at McDonalds. "Would you like fries with that, Sir?"
@@John-rw9bv It sucks to be unemployed. I'm now self employed after telling them to shove the job at the merchant bank where I used to work. Now I fix coffee machines for Nespresso. But I get to choose my own hours and it keeps me ticking over. If you have a computer and can use a phone, I can point you in the direction to get a job self-employed which working for a minimum of 15 hours really goes a long way to top up your benefits.
I think they said Irish butter was the best but butter is butter is there a typical English brand that you think is better than the Irish by name Irish butter. they also mention Roquefort cheese but that again isn't English. I guess they just think everything sold in England is made there. Yes Germans have terrible cheese but good everything else.
@@nealthedeal1 As I said before all UK butter and dairy products are excellent - considered to be the very best, partly due to the lush green grass the animals feed on - High rainfall in the British Isles. There is not one particular one I would recommend, they are all excellent.
@@valeriedavidson2785 I would say Irish butter is from the emerald isle a very green land and they even put there countries name on it, that's how much they love it. I don't know of any other country that puts it's nation on butter.
@@nealthedeal1 England and Wales put their name on lots of butters. It says on the package English butter and there are Welsh butters too - lots of them. Where are you living?
@@valeriedavidson2785 I haven't tried Welsh butter a bit hard to find, I Know some English butters but mostly supermarket brands. Of course there are others i just think like the guy says in the video Irish butter is better than American butter and he's right. Its very similar to English butter just more well known or symbolic from that point of view.
@@Buscolin oh I see, sorry. I’m sure they realise that (they’re pretty clued up), but I think they only mention it because it’s available in the U.K. Although I’m not sure why they single Irish butter out tbh 🤷♀️, as I’d say it’s much of a muchness anywhere in the British Isles, being produced via traditional methods, and with no additives other than salt - but obviously with unsalted options available for consumers who want it.
To enjoy a red wine, one must never fill the glass. No more than half way is acceptable, beyond that is not good for being able to gain the bouquet of the wine and also to see if the alcohol content matches the label by the "tear drop" runs on the glass side when the wine is swirled.
You want proper cider and cheese, come to Somerset! The birthplace of Cheddar cheese (in the village of Cheddar) and the land of local brews and Scrumpy/Rough Cider.
I spent a few months in the USA a while ago and was blown away by the magnificent beauty of the land. We perhaps focus too much on the guns 'n' Mcdonald's image of the USA and forget how vast and beautiful the country is.
One thing uk better at is workers rights (annual leave, paid maternity and paternity leave, working time, work life balance, unfair dismissal, minimum wages, pensions)
@@cappaculla I was told Poland has far more bank holidays, 15 I think, whereas the UK only has 8. But it's the better pay = better standard of living is why so many Poles have moved to the UK in the last 17 years.
@@derekc6445 very true I've many Polish friends throughout my time working and living in the UK and Ireland.. France, now that's annual leave capital of Europe my colleagues in our French office always seemed to be on vacation.
...I have three accents depending on who I'm talking to. Formal, informal and my actual accent. It's weird. And they change without me even thinking about it.
...come to think of it, I think I actually have 5 accents. Formal, informal, South East (when talking to my parents), my normal accent (effectively RP), and yokel (because I'm from Hampshire. This is only when I'm tired or drunk though)
For me it’s “telephone/interview/reading things aloud” voice. For some reason if I’m reading a passage of text out loud (which I did often when I worked in schools) my diction becomes really proper lol
The UK has a slight advantage in culture. I live near a cathedral that was 600 years old when the declaration of independence was signed. Love the video 😷
There’s an old (possibly apocryphal) story about an American tourist visiting a Cambridge (or Oxford) College and asking how the groundsman kept the lawn so perfect. He said “Ah there is a trick to it: First you mow it, and then you roll it, and then you mow it again, and then roll it again... and keep doing that for 800 years and it’ll look like this”.
My cider story I went to work at a company in the 70's in Somerset where as you probably know quite a lot of cider is produced. A chap I was working with told me he had also moved down a few months earlier and he had inquired about buying some farmhouse cider - ie bring your own bottle and fill it up from the barrel - and someone said "I know a place -we will go one lunchtime". When they got to the farm the owner said he had several sorts on offer - try some samples. Needless to say they got back to work about 2 hours later half drunk ( If you don't know cider can be pretty strong stuff). At that time the company was pretty relaxed and not much was said. It would be totally different today! Regards from Redruth Arnold
All through the country our museums are packed with amazing and valuable artefacts, "gifted to us" from all around the world. The USA can't compete... We'll have a game of marbles with you any day...
You fell for that one. Elgin marbles came from Greece. Actually in Britain we do have many amazing museums. Beamish open air museum in Durham is wonderful. The history of our country, shows how we lived.
@@helenbanks7599 Yes and it's on my doorsteps. We have hidden gems in the North East, like Hadrian's Wall, Durham Cathedral, York with the Viking Museum, York Minster. Americans blab on, but they have no history like we have here!
There:s also the really quirky museums such as the pencil museum in Keswick, several lawnmower museums and so on. We even have a museum of Americana at Limpley Stoke, Bristol!
When you think that the UK is half the size of one US state the talent in music, literature, films, TV, comedy, education, sciences and more is formidable.
really its population that counts, the UK is only 4 or 5 times smaller than the US by population, Russia for example is the biggest country in the world but only has twice the population of the UK. The UK has the worlds 5th biggest economy, an economy bigger than India's so its not quite the minnow its made out to be.
Great video. I'm English and lived in NYC for a year, so I love both our great nations. However, I think the reason we Brits do so many things well is that we are so darned competitive. We will turn anything into a competition. So when we see a good thing, we copy and adapt it. Whether it's fish & chips, curries, languages, galleries, museums, writing, art, sports or music, we feel compelled to compete, join in, or just have a go. So there's a constant flow of new ideas flying around the nation. (Helped by the UK being four very different nations, with four perspectives on everything.) However, it should be noted that, unlike in the US where (generally) winning is the goal, in the UK it's the participation (and manner of participation) that is important.
Making scones . Use "Real butter " , do not use lard for any part of cooking . Use British self raising flour . Grease the pan with butter before putting in the mix . Cook with a gas oven . If not able to put a little water in a small dish in the oven to add steam , when nearly done .
General Elections. Ours basically last for 4 weeks before voting day, not two years. We tend to get the results back the next morning at the latest. The results are easier to understand. And the new government gets to work literally the next day, not two months later. Oh, and we usually have our in the spring, not the dead of winter.
The reason a new UK government can start the next day is that in line with many other countries, we have a civil service who carry out the wishes, or tell the government why legally their wishes cannot be enacted, where as in the US all the positions are political and have to be set up after each election.
Day drinking started in the UK when the only clean water was one of three types of Beer. 1. Kids, 2. Adults, 3. Getting Drunk. No. 2. we now refer to IPA. Of course Indian Pale Ale, per se, only came about due to India with quinine added for the troops. Officers medicine was Gin and Tonic. The French started the tradition of drinking all day, mind you the Spanish can start a morning with black coffee, bread and a Brandy! Wine was produced in Britain by the Romans but lost after they left. Mead, honey based, needs a lot of getting used to. Drinking Beer INCREASED life expectancy. That is NOT an advert for Beer!
The key to dark humour is that you generally want to make yourself or someone with power the butt of the joke. It's not as simple as just saying shocking or insulting things which is what a lot of American comics try to do when they attempt it.
Or when targeting somebody that might be perceived as "vulnerable" (and therefore the subject being crass) make yourself ALSO the butt of the joke. So long as you're not making yourself "better" than whoever you're insulting it's all good imo. Another comic who does this well is Al Murray. He plays a very stereotypical British nationalist character, but heaped with irony so that whatever offensive thing he says, he himself is the ultimate butt of the joke. We can both enjoy the direct meaning (hating the french, for instance. A great British pastime) while appreciating the ridiculousness OF that enjoyment (that fact that the French are our allies, we have an enormous amount of shared history & hating people for their nationality is dumb) An American comic that does this really well is Bill Burr.
@@WanderingRavens The UK's legal drinking age of 18 is still pretty strict compared to continental Europe; I know in Germany for example you can buy beer and wine at 16, but you have to be 18 to buy spirits
@@Jamie_D nah, it’s 5 in the UK in your own home. The idea is it’s up to your parents to decide how you are introduced to alcohol. 16 in pubs, with a meal, 18, all bets are off...
@@sgl0d10n Eh I have seen some crazy woman yelling at some girl that was in uk. But Americans are just sensitive and not good at all. Some women in America have problems (like health problems, or being high) and some women are mad when people defend themselves or doing a small thing that doesnt need to be turned into a big deal. I do not know what is wrong with them.
In the UK, electrical wires are run above-ground in rural areas, but it's arranged in a "grid", which is much the same concept as a grid system in a city: if Second Street is closed, you can just use Third Street. When power-cuts do occur, they used to usually be caused by industrial action, & fewer power-cuts is potentially something we can thank Thatcher for. £1.79: have you been getting your sausage rolls from Fortnum & Mason? They're 90p at Greggs. Beowulf is our national epic but it's actually set in Sweden. The Louvre is better for fine arts, the British Museum is better for arch
Hadn't even realised that we have two accents until you pointed it out! It's very common for people to put on a posher 'telephone voice', but sometimes it works the other way around - a very middle class person might adopt a 'rougher' accent among working class people to avoid sticking out too much
The secret of Marmite is to scrape it on, rather than spread it like jam or peanut butter. On toast, it should be spread so thinly that it just discolours the toast. Try it as sparingly as possible - it's lovely. ;)
Your right I think people unfamiliar with it treat it as a spread when really it's a seasoning. Of course when you've grown up with it and got to my age you can eat it by the spoonful. Honestly I'd happily sit and eat spoon after spoonful if it wasn't so high in sodium.
@@gollygaloshes I saw that today, but despite being a lifelong fan who shovels Marmite XO on, I was nervous about that, due it sounding completely mental. Thinking back that seems a little out of character. I must buy some next time!
Cadbury’s has recently announced that it is to return to the UK for production after its quality was in question. That should lead to the old and much better taste and ingredients returning soon.
Wait. What? Pray to God it leads to old and much better taste back. Because Kraft's version is awful and bland. What was the point of changing the ingredients? I so hope you're right
I really hope so. I’ve still been eating it but quite rarely. It’s like my mind occasionally has a craving for it but i buy some and the quality and familiar taste just isn’t there. The texture isn’t as smooth and the taste is mainly sugar rather than a milky chocolate. I used to eat loads of it in big helpings so easily 😭
You've missed out on one important one, which is the music culture. The UK produces such a diverse and wonderful range of music that was both locally produced and influenced by rich history of migrations.
In the UK, naming your child a word that means something is associated with the underclass & among most sectors of society is something of a taboo. Naming customs also vary by social class: names derived from Ancient Greek or Latin are popular among the middle classes, while non-standard spellings are associated with the lower levels of the social ladder.
@@jameshughes5722 : I don't claim to speak for everyone, nor to know more than anyone, but rather I am just willing to be frank on a matter most Brits are quite secretive about.
@@roundtheloopandback I went to Auckland NZ, then to Stockholm, Sweden and now am in Glasgow for now before moving on again! Funny where life takes you!
You've obviously never been to grimsby (clue is in the name),sunderland,ALL of liverpool and burnley. All different types of hell. I went to blackburn once. It was closed for repairs.
Speaking as a brit, whilst America does have lots of big museums, the UK has many more small museums. Basically every town and village around the UK will have a small museum explaining the history of the area, the traditions and things they are famous for
I would bet that most Americans have visited either the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico at some point. To be honest, I prefer the Great Lakes to the ocean. That salt water is pretty hard when you hit it at speed.
Your chances of a power outage is primarily determined by the region that you live in. Many parts of the US get periodic outages with major storms especially when the type of storm is unusual for the area. North American weather tends to be far more extreme than anything that the UK experiences.
@@rich7447 Whilst we get local problems due to fallen trees major area outages such as hit Texas have not occurred, mostly due to well designed systems.
In the UK we grow "Winter Wheat" (plant in the autumn, and grow in the winter) We also have different varieties of Wheat. that can grow in our damp climate. which give a very soft flower that is ideal for making cakes, biscuits and scones. In the US you grow good quality Durum Wheat which is ideal for bread and pasta but not scones.
Haven't met a fellow Brit that's called having a drink "day drinking" in all of my 60 odd years. We don't discriminate timewise. If you've got no prior commitments it's rude not to if offered. British forces ration packs used to have cheese in a can. It had the same consistency as an ice hockey puck. You could literally put it under a grill(if you could slice it) for 20 mins and it would barely change.
Absolutely. The nonsense in New York of not paying the displayed price got on my nerves. We have a flat value added tax that is rolled into the sticker price.
Secret to scones is as little mixing and messing with it as possible, even if it's still crumbly when forming the scone , in fact it's probably better 👌
About two taps. Not about hot water not being potable. Traditionally, water was heated with a fireback boiler. There was very little control over the amount of heat applied to the boiler. Occasionally, it would boil. A header tank had to be installed to allow release of the steam. Hot water was therefore under a lot less pressure. "Britisher" is German for "Briton". "Britishes", is not a real word!
My mother was a chef, she is a genius with confectionery. I make her genuine Irish brown bread and everyone loves it. After 30yrs of trying I still can't master her scones.
"It's not like you guys have more" regarding cheese. Well that's where you're wrong. England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses. And if you're talking about the UK it's over 750. Nobody even comes close, not even France. America actually has very few cheeses as most of them are stolen from other countries ie Cheddar is English. Brie is French etc. America just copies other cheeses from around the world. But for totally different cheeses England is top in the world with over 700 different cheeses. Also England invented Cheddar Cheese, the world's most popular cheese. It was invented in a village in the county of Somerset called Cheddar in 1170. Which makes it 851 years old. It is actually aged in the caves in Cheddar George and still is today. England makes the best cheese in the world due to the animals feeding naturally on our lush grass caused by the climate and the amount of rain we get here in England. We've always been great cheesemakers. So Ravens you are wrong England has way more different cheeses than you have in America.
Hear, hear! I particularly love a good, mature Cheddar - just gorgeous! And even the supermarkets do a decent version, making it super-affordable too - which is a good thing, considering how much of the stuff I shove down my gullet...!
UK does portion control better. I've been to the states twice, and am currently watching Ina Garten cookery program and I'll never get over the amount of food served up as acceptable for one person. So much food waste.
A US culture thing I notice a lot, e.g. on forums:- US folk will always take a statement literally, even when it's very obviously a deliberately satirical comment. Invariably on a forum someone from the UK will have to chime in and explain: "You do realise he's taking the mick?" This relates to the dark humour thing you pointed out in the video. Brits will very often seek to make light of something or someone, not in a malicious way, but 'just for a laugh'.
"Ironic" garden decor? Do you think he meant "iconic"? Or do you think he just meant "humorous". That Brits put Garden gnomes out because it is funny, not because you like garden gnomes. Is that what he meant? Kinda confused here.
That's not strictly true. Traveling around the US I've found an abundance of folklore, but I would divided it into two categories, pre and post European. Native Americans have some incredible folklore and post European folklore can be found in many small towns across the US.
This is from my wife, who is a great baker. When you make scones, pronounced scons, Use slightly sour milk. Do not overmix your mixture, when you use the cutter do not twist it, push it straight down and pull it straight up, (twisting the cutter stops the rise.) Finally, when you egg wash, be sure to only carefully egg wash the top of the scone, not the sides. Good luck.
Angry orchard is not my idea of cider. Is it cider or hard cider you want? Real cider is found at farmers markets and even Walmart and other groceries. A variety of hard cider may be found at some larger and better stocked liquor stores.
Grace is sounding more British in every video, welcome to the dark side lol. She's kind of a beautiful Korean, American and British hybrid at the moment. Just don't start saying "innit mate"
God built the rest of UK in the first 5 days, slowly honing the skills with mistakes until he could build the perfect place. Then he built Yorkshire and was so pleased with the result he called it God's own county. You can see that Somerset and Lancashire were built on day 1.
Regarding travel remember Brits generally have more paid holidays so we just have more time to travel. We certainly travel more internationally but Americans have a huge varied country to explore without ever needing a passport.
Are you saying that us americans do not need passports? I am not sure what point you're trying to make in this comment but Americans need passports to travel no matter what. If you lose your passport you basically screwed up your whole life
Having a large diverse country isn't an excuse as Canadians and Australians travel far more than Americans. Americans don't travel because they are insular, leanr very little about the rest of the world and get laughable holiday entitlement.
British culture stems from the fact we are an island from north to south we all identify with the other and we all love taking the pi** out of each other the more clever the banter all the better.. In America we realise how vast the country is and how you manage to work together is truly amazing to us. And in the back of most brits minds is that what made America had a lot to do with us.
Our butter in much easier to spread in the summer than in the winter because the nutrients available to cows are different. Dairy products in the UK traditionally come from the West, which for this purpose includes Ireland. Before commercial refrigeration, milk was the previous day's fresh milk that had to be shipped by rail during a window of a few hours in the early morning before very much heat from the sun had reached the earth. In the 1990s we switched to buying refrigerated milk from the supermarket & many are nostalgic for the old days. Cider is also a western thing. It is the staple drink in the county of Somerset, but not as popular in other parts of the country. Pubs are one of those relics from the middle ages that just feel too good for this world, like we don't deserve it, & that has survived better in Britain than in any other part of the western world. I can regret to inform you that cars in Britain are getting bigger, & many now barely fit inside parking spaces. Having a big car makes you look wealthy while having a small car makes you look socially responsible: guess which one people value more. In Britain there are no political parties which don't advocate fighting climate change, with the exception of some small parties on the far right. The Conservative party is inconsistent & half-hearted about it but generally considers climate change to be objectively something worth fighting.
My normal voice "Awight, mate?" My telephone voice "Each, helleau. Hau are you, all chep?" Also, I'm with Eric on the Marmite thing. Marmite should be made a criminal offence.
@@rich7447 that's kind of worse because it then means 50 states have terrible labour laws. Maybe one state needs to take a lead. Which state would you say has the best? I'll take a closer look at it.
@@rtsharlotte California has labor laws that are more similar to Canada and the UK, but they are the outlier. For the most part Americans don't want government injecting themselves into very much at all and this extends to business. If additional vacation or health benefits is something that you want from your employer then you ask for it and the employer is able to make a value assessment (as are you). If your needs are different then you negotiate based on what is important to you. As far as which state handles this the best, my definition of best will differ from yours. I like to work in states that limit government regulation and allow businesses and employees to determine their own working relationship. This approach tends to produce a meritocracy and a good balance between the needs of employers and employees.
@@rich7447 I did have a quick look but the labour laws there are still pretty terrible in comparison to the UK/EU. The thing with having a system why you negotiate basic benefits is that it leaves it wide open for it to take advantage of their employees. I consider myself a dam good barman but I can't negotiate for shit. I could no way imagine any bar in California accepting what I already have in my basic contract. I strongly feel that you need to have a basis for basic things and then negotiate them if you want a higher wage for example.
@@rtsharlotte It's all about marketable skills. If you have the same skills as everyone else then you are easily replaceable and there is little incentive to keep you. Remember that good barmen in the US make a ton of money, much of it tax free.
I do that sort of thing! My alternative is "I now call upon the Leader of the Opposition to address the House of Commons" or the "coronation in Westminster Abbey" scenario . . . "And now we see the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Sunflower Ice-Lolly Jones place the crown on the head of the new King George the Seventh". (For best effect, try it in the slow, BBC-running-commentary-at-serious-royal-event voice!)
As a cider drinker, I have to say that if you have only ever tried strongbow you have not really drunk cider.... If it's not orange it's not real cider! #cheddarvalley
I’m from north east of Scotland 🏴 and my question is?. Go a bit deeper get into different slang in different areas of Scotland I think that would be very interesting
Strongbow is what you get older teenagers to purchase for you when you are drinking in the local park/beer garden. You should explore lots more local ciders when you are back in the UK
Strongbow is not a great cider. I grew up 3 miles from a cider factory. Used to be Inches cider, but Bulmer bought it and closed the factory down to get rid of competition. Someone who used to work for Sam Inch bought the factory and started it up again using traditional recipes. They are now the Winkleigh Cider Company, and call it Sam's Cider. It is very nice. They also make wonderful Scrumpy.
@@keefbrown when I was at University we used to mix white lightning and the drink Castaway. It was nice, we would call it Blastaway. But I missed proper Scrumpy as you couldn't get it in Hull at the time. I am originally from Devon.
Spoonful of marmite? I mean, I love the stuff but it's a concentrate. It's designed to be used as a spread ... with butter ... or as an additive to a meal. Pubs? It's part of our centuries-old culture. While I appreciate the attempt to replicate it abroad, it's still a replicant. If we take an American 'thing', we just don't quite get it right. So we don't expect foreigners to 'get' UK culture right. Which is what makes each nation unique. Irony? Well, on the whole I'd suggest saying something is used/shown as "ironic" is an excuse for being naff. A term that is hard to define yet easy to appreciate.
I see y'all trying to blow smoke up our arse. Thanks for the compliments though! One thing you guys do better in America is skateparks, damn you have some amazing places to skate. That's the one reason I wanna go back to the States for.
emmm holidays, paying only the prices on goods eg tax is included, PAYE, NHS, TV Adverts, News and i guess electing public official eg cost and time this process takes.
I grew up being told Strongbow was for tramps and alcoholics 😂 there's some much better craft ciders available. You should visit a cider house when next in the country. You won't regret it.
Interesting fact, I must remember this one. In return, here’s an interesting fact for you: The last descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte died in America after tripping over a dog lead
@@s3_Ash thx, that fact was taken from QI's book 1342 facts to leave you flabbergasted. There are a lot more facts in there on every topic under the sun, it's a good book
I live in Northampton. It's said that the birds fly upside down because there's nothing worth sh****ng on! Having said that, it has many pubs featuring live music plus loads of Indian restaurants, loads of open spaces and some very strange people, who all happen to be my friends! Fashion is no problem, we don't have any! I was born here and I'll die here.
I'm not British or American but I share your passion for the UK and I like your videos. I strongly agree with your cider point, they are amazing. I used to go to the UK every year during May or June and a pint of cider would be a highlight of every stay :) I also love the humour and irony combined with extreme politeness. But pubs and public travel ... well we can do it better in my country (Czech Republic) I would say. :) Have a nice day!
The British Identity is lmore defined and central, the American Identity is still fragmented and tied up into location. Very much more so in fact that the UK. Because of this, America has many 'cultures' depending on where you're from - each with it's own music, food, traditions.
Personally, l believe 'American Culturalim' is defined via Patriotism. And some how on the other hand so called 'British Cultural' is defined via History. And thats some what the same for the rest of Europe.. l mean. Thats to many people overwhelming true. We are an older institution after all.
Acknowledging that bringing up class for a second time in this comments thread is going to make me look like a snob, in Britain your social class determines which foreign countries & even regions of foreign countries you visit most frequently. Italy gets a middle-class clientele, Spain generally gets a working-class one (although within Spain it gradually gets posher the further north you go). Greece is highly complicated, with different social groupings corresponding with particular islands right down to the friend-circle level. There are more middle-class-associated regions than working-class-associated ones, partially because the middle classes travel more & partially because they have this obsession with holidays always having to have at least a small educational element that leads them to be less likely to always visit the same place year-on-year. This contrasts not only with the working classes but also with the upper classes, who hang out round a few very particular haunts.
When you come back to England I have a suggestion to join "English Heritage" or "National trust". You can pay monthly and get free (or reduced) entry to a lot of stately homes and castles throughout England. Just an idea I thought of after watching an older video of yours where you decided not to go in a venue as it was quite expensive.
Why on earth would you eat marmite by the spoonful? Spread it on buttered toast, melt cheddar on top - WIN! Or even on toast dipped in a soft boiled egg!
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What is that little pooch called?
America Culture: FREEDOM. As long as you work hard you can do anything!
UK culture: Can you go and shout that somewhere else, I'm trying to forget my life by getting drunk as hell at a pub.
@@saadaleem7260 His name is Riley :)
@@WanderingRavens thank you.
Americans do a lot of international travel, but most of the travellers are wearing military uniforms.
And they travel without passports!
@@WanderingRavens They still have a long way to go to catch up with the UK.
LOL. Few of them travel outside their country except to kill others.
Not replying to you're comment but it's so weird to see someone with the same surname as me that's related to me 😂😂 @PhillipEscott
Normally there are British soldiers accompanying them so wouldn't get too righteous. I am British btw but not dillusional.
Cadburys went downhill after getting taken over by Kraft (an American company)
They did, especially as they shipped production of many products to Poland to save costs and also altered recipes. However they recently announced their intentions to bring almost all Cadbury manufacturing back to the UK so fingers crossed. Kraft also closed the Terry's chocolate factory in York, and again moved production to Poland which led to the great Terry's Chocolate Orange shortage of January 2021 due to Brexit delays.
@@kevinh96 Didn't know they owned Terry's as well but I did wonder why I didn't see any of their products in shops for a while.
Used to be Kraft, now called Mondelez International, they announced a couple of weeks ago that production of Cadburys is to be home produced at Bournville again with a £15 million investment to increase capacity.
@@RushfanUK Just FYI, Kraft Foods and Mondelez are the same company. Mondelez division Just handles more of the international market products, where as Kraft does more of the domestic stuff. But it's all the same otherwise.
And Oreos in everything!
The professional accent we adopt is usually called our 'phone voice'
As a person who has worked in call centres for years, I wholeheartedly agree. It's essential, more so for me because I am a Geordie. Without a professional accent, no one would understand me. ;)
I'm sorry Teresa, somehow a Northerner must have gotten ahold of a computer and mashed the keys necessary to leave a RUclips comment, allow me to translate:
"Me up from above the wall, fierce strong no no jobs means me got to work the phone but nobody want me to phone them so I pretend to be the Queen. On phone nobody know you have bone through nose.
@@John-rw9bv Yeah John is a funny bloke, as funny as cancer I believe. He should be on a stage, there's one leaving in ten minutes. Now the Southern shandy drinker thinks he's funny because he's got a smartphone paid for by working at McDonalds. "Would you like fries with that, Sir?"
@@Zooumberg Hahah, jokes on you i'm unemployed ;-)
...wait
@@John-rw9bv It sucks to be unemployed. I'm now self employed after telling them to shove the job at the merchant bank where I used to work. Now I fix coffee machines for Nespresso. But I get to choose my own hours and it keeps me ticking over. If you have a computer and can use a phone, I can point you in the direction to get a job self-employed which working for a minimum of 15 hours really goes a long way to top up your benefits.
never mind the gnomes, what about the three flying ducks on the wall?
Classic!
American's really don't understand irony, putting a garden gnome in your garden isn't ironic lol .
@@Enigmatic.. I thought that too as in "‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he said with heavy irony"
The 3 ducks on the wall are commonly referred to as “a Muriel” (the origins of this are from the popular soap opera Coronation Street).
nobody has put three ducks on the wall since the 1970s...
Also isn't it sport over the pond to steal the neighbours front garden gnomes ?
I am English and I was told by an executive of a German food company that the best dairy products in the world come from the UK.
I think they said Irish butter was the best but butter is butter is there a typical English brand that you think is better than the Irish by name Irish butter. they also mention Roquefort cheese but that again isn't English. I guess they just think everything sold in England is made there. Yes Germans have terrible cheese but good everything else.
@@nealthedeal1 As I said before all UK butter and dairy products are excellent - considered to be the very best, partly due to the lush green grass the animals feed on - High rainfall in the British Isles. There is not one particular one I would recommend, they are all excellent.
@@valeriedavidson2785 I would say Irish butter is from the emerald isle a very green land and they even put there countries name on it, that's how much they love it. I don't know of any other country that puts it's nation on butter.
@@nealthedeal1 England and Wales put their name on lots of butters. It says on the package English butter and there are Welsh butters too - lots of them. Where are you living?
@@valeriedavidson2785 I haven't tried Welsh butter a bit hard to find, I Know some English butters but mostly supermarket brands. Of course there are others i just think like the guy says in the video Irish butter is better than American butter and he's right. Its very similar to English butter just more well known or symbolic from that point of view.
Not just Irish butter. Butter made all over the UK is amazing.
Irish Butter is not British.
@@Buscolin who said it was?
In the video
@@Buscolin oh I see, sorry. I’m sure they realise that (they’re pretty clued up), but I think they only mention it because it’s available in the U.K. Although I’m not sure why they single Irish butter out tbh 🤷♀️, as I’d say it’s much of a muchness anywhere in the British Isles, being produced via traditional methods, and with no additives other than salt - but obviously with unsalted options available for consumers who want it.
@@Buscolin NI is a major producer of butter in the UK though that would technically be Northern Irish butter not Irish butter.
already noticed something wrong in the first 60 seconds... you guys only half filled your glasses.... tut tut lol :D
You can´t be serious.
To enjoy a red wine, one must never fill the glass. No more than half way is acceptable, beyond that is not good for being able to gain the bouquet of the wine and also to see if the alcohol content matches the label by the "tear drop" runs on the glass side when the wine is swirled.
yeaaaa Im not talking as a wine expert, im just talking as your typical Brit. Fill the glass!!!
Disgraceful.....
@@royhardy407 Maybe, but when you are at home and the doors locked, then let loose!
You want proper cider and cheese, come to Somerset! The birthplace of Cheddar cheese (in the village of Cheddar) and the land of local brews and Scrumpy/Rough Cider.
Hereford forever.
Scrumpy from a Somerset farm making their own with some vintage cheddar and fresh crusty bread.
As a rule. You should never drink strongbow. Thatchers gold is the king of ciders... or zider if you're from the west country.
@@benblacklaws6873 Thatchers Katy or vintage are far better than gold.
Either way. They are far superior to the likes of haze or cloudy lemon, even if they are from same family.
I spent a few months in the USA a while ago and was blown away by the magnificent beauty of the land. We perhaps focus too much on the guns 'n' Mcdonald's image of the USA and forget how vast and beautiful the country is.
I’m in Australia and we have Strongbow everywhere!. Love it! Britain for culture every time.
Only homeless people drink Strongbow in the UK. It's like what Fosters is to you.
@@JoeyRhubarb Thatchers is the most popular cider in the West Country. Don’t know about the rest of the UK. Aspall is also a very nice cider.
BTW Brits love Oz.
One thing uk better at is workers rights (annual leave, paid maternity and paternity leave, working time, work life balance, unfair dismissal, minimum wages, pensions)
I think they come under Employment Rights but yes we do this all better.
Give it time...
That's a European thing in general
@@cappaculla I was told Poland has far more bank holidays, 15 I think, whereas the UK only has 8. But it's the better pay = better standard of living is why so many Poles have moved to the UK in the last 17 years.
@@derekc6445 very true I've many Polish friends throughout my time working and living in the UK and Ireland.. France, now that's annual leave capital of Europe my colleagues in our French office always seemed to be on vacation.
You guys mean telephone voice (posh proper) and our 'normal' voice!! Lol
Good to know 🤣🤣
Yea that's pretty accurate, telephone and interviews/other formal occasions vs every day life
...I have three accents depending on who I'm talking to. Formal, informal and my actual accent. It's weird. And they change without me even thinking about it.
...come to think of it, I think I actually have 5 accents. Formal, informal, South East (when talking to my parents), my normal accent (effectively RP), and yokel (because I'm from Hampshire. This is only when I'm tired or drunk though)
For me it’s “telephone/interview/reading things aloud” voice. For some reason if I’m reading a passage of text out loud (which I did often when I worked in schools) my diction becomes really proper lol
The second accent is known as your telephone voice
“Oh hello yes I’m here .to ....eh shut it am own the fuckin phone
The UK has a slight advantage in culture. I live near a cathedral that was 600 years old when the declaration of independence was signed. Love the video 😷
There’s an old (possibly apocryphal) story about an American tourist visiting a Cambridge (or Oxford) College and asking how the groundsman kept the lawn so perfect. He said “Ah there is a trick to it: First you mow it, and then you roll it, and then you mow it again, and then roll it again... and keep doing that for 800 years and it’ll look like this”.
@@nemo2e4 I often tell that joke, but it's The Tower of London, not Cambridge.
William the conqueror started building cathedrals after 1066
My cider story
I went to work at a company in the 70's in Somerset where as you probably know quite a lot of cider is produced. A chap I was working with told me he had also moved down a few months earlier and he had inquired about buying some farmhouse cider - ie bring your own bottle and fill it up from the barrel - and someone said "I know a place -we will go one lunchtime". When they got to the farm the owner said he had several sorts on offer - try some samples. Needless to say they got back to work about 2 hours later half drunk ( If you don't know cider can be pretty strong stuff). At that time the company was pretty relaxed and not much was said. It would be totally different today!
Regards from Redruth
Arnold
All through the country our museums are packed with amazing and valuable artefacts, "gifted to us" from all around the world.
The USA can't compete...
We'll have a game of marbles with you any day...
Elgin, I presume
You fell for that one. Elgin marbles came from Greece. Actually in Britain we do have many amazing museums. Beamish open air museum in Durham is wonderful. The history of our country, shows how we lived.
@@joannakennedy6005 I love Beamish, walking through the different era areas is like stepping out of a time machine. (the fish and chips are fab too)
@@helenbanks7599 Yes and it's on my doorsteps. We have hidden gems in the North East, like Hadrian's Wall, Durham Cathedral, York with the Viking Museum, York Minster. Americans blab on, but they have no history like we have here!
There:s also the really quirky museums such as the pencil museum in Keswick, several lawnmower museums and so on. We even have a museum of Americana at Limpley Stoke, Bristol!
When you think that the UK is half the size of one US state the talent in music, literature, films, TV, comedy, education, sciences and more is formidable.
a fair bit less than half the size, the US is 40 times bigger than the UK, in fact there are states in the US that are bigger than the UK.
@@georgebarnes8163 That's what I said. "The UK is less than half the size of ONE US state". That was only a rough estimate, I didn't measure anything.
@@Beejay950 Sorry, my bad, I misread the comment.
J K Rowling has outsold any US author and didn’t even get a mention. Biased much?
really its population that counts, the UK is only 4 or 5 times smaller than the US by population, Russia for example is the biggest country in the world but only has twice the population of the UK. The UK has the worlds 5th biggest economy, an economy bigger than India's so its not quite the minnow its made out to be.
One thing I'll say the US does badly is politicising EVERYTHING.
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Great video. I'm English and lived in NYC for a year, so I love both our great nations. However, I think the reason we Brits do so many things well is that we are so darned competitive. We will turn anything into a competition. So when we see a good thing, we copy and adapt it. Whether it's fish & chips, curries, languages, galleries, museums, writing, art, sports or music, we feel compelled to compete, join in, or just have a go. So there's a constant flow of new ideas flying around the nation. (Helped by the UK being four very different nations, with four perspectives on everything.)
However, it should be noted that, unlike in the US where (generally) winning is the goal, in the UK it's the participation (and manner of participation) that is important.
Making scones . Use "Real butter " , do not use lard for any part of cooking . Use British self raising flour . Grease the pan with butter before putting in the mix . Cook with a gas oven . If not able to put a little water in a small dish in the oven to add steam , when nearly done .
General Elections. Ours basically last for 4 weeks before voting day, not two years. We tend to get the results back the next morning at the latest. The results are easier to understand. And the new government gets to work literally the next day, not two months later. Oh, and we usually have our in the spring, not the dead of winter.
Seems longer than 2yrs
Also we can have a chance to change the government before the 4 years is up.
It’s ment to 5 years but politicians left,right & centre are currently misbehaving & have been for a while
The reason a new UK government can start the next day is that in line with many other countries, we have a civil service who carry out the wishes, or tell the government why legally their wishes cannot be enacted, where as in the US all the positions are political and have to be set up after each election.
Plus we have Lord Bucket head and the Dolphin man at our General Elections 😂
Never heard anybody compliment the British transport system
It is apparently so bad in the US that it makes the UK's look amazing in comparison.
I've watched a few people from other countries say its really good apparently japan is great also.
Just shows that what all of us British complain about is actually from an outside perspective actually good
We call it public transport, not transportation
British transport is very good, we take it for granted
day drinking is perfectly acceptable when you live on a island that always rains. that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it 😏
...and when it's not raining... do the rain dance!
Cheers .....
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You do realise that you guys have become so English! Even your accents are so different from the first few videos you created.
Day drinking started in the UK when the only clean water was one of three types of Beer. 1. Kids, 2. Adults, 3. Getting Drunk. No. 2. we now refer to IPA. Of course Indian Pale Ale, per se, only came about due to India with quinine added for the troops. Officers medicine was Gin and Tonic. The French started the tradition of drinking all day, mind you the Spanish can start a morning with black coffee, bread and a Brandy! Wine was produced in Britain by the Romans but lost after they left. Mead, honey based, needs a lot of getting used to. Drinking Beer INCREASED life expectancy. That is NOT an advert for Beer!
The key to dark humour is that you generally want to make yourself or someone with power the butt of the joke. It's not as simple as just saying shocking or insulting things which is what a lot of American comics try to do when they attempt it.
Don't forget the sunny disposition. Always look on the bright side of absolute horror
Jimmy Carr is an excellent exsample on how to do it right.
Or when targeting somebody that might be perceived as "vulnerable" (and therefore the subject being crass) make yourself ALSO the butt of the joke.
So long as you're not making yourself "better" than whoever you're insulting it's all good imo.
Another comic who does this well is Al Murray. He plays a very stereotypical British nationalist character, but heaped with irony so that whatever offensive thing he says, he himself is the ultimate butt of the joke. We can both enjoy the direct meaning (hating the french, for instance. A great British pastime) while appreciating the ridiculousness OF that enjoyment (that fact that the French are our allies, we have an enormous amount of shared history & hating people for their nationality is dumb)
An American comic that does this really well is Bill Burr.
@@DmGray Bill Burr is bloody great, one of my favourite US comedians.
For dark UK humour, try and get hold of 'Human Remains' (Rob Brydon & Julia Davis)
Healthcare. Jus' sayin' ;P
And allowing grown adults to drink legally
Yeah, the drinking here in the us makes no sense haha
@@WanderingRavens The UK's legal drinking age of 18 is still pretty strict compared to continental Europe; I know in Germany for example you can buy beer and wine at 16, but you have to be 18 to buy spirits
@@kingnotail3838 you can drink at 16 in the U.K. as long as you have a meal with it and someone over 18 is paying for it & stays with you
@@NicholasJH96 you can drink at 6 or something, in your own home,lol
@@Jamie_D nah, it’s 5 in the UK in your own home. The idea is it’s up to your parents to decide how you are introduced to alcohol. 16 in pubs, with a meal, 18, all bets are off...
Tbh, when I think of American culture, I think guns, hamburgers and Karens 🤣🤣🤣
SO. MANY. KARENS.
as american i dont even think we have culture . American traditions could be culture???? Lol
Idk. The U.K. has its fair share of Karens. Katie Hopkins herself is the queen of Karens
@@sgl0d10n Eh I have seen some crazy woman yelling at some girl that was in uk. But Americans are just sensitive and not good at all. Some women in America have problems (like health problems, or being high) and some women are mad when people defend themselves or doing a small thing that doesnt need to be turned into a big deal. I do not know what is wrong with them.
@@sgl0d10n Katie Hopkins is a heroine for those who value free speech.
In the UK, electrical wires are run above-ground in rural areas, but it's arranged in a "grid", which is much the same concept as a grid system in a city: if Second Street is closed, you can just use Third Street. When power-cuts do occur, they used to usually be caused by industrial action, & fewer power-cuts is potentially something we can thank Thatcher for.
£1.79: have you been getting your sausage rolls from Fortnum & Mason? They're 90p at Greggs.
Beowulf is our national epic but it's actually set in Sweden.
The Louvre is better for fine arts, the British Museum is better for arch
Hadn't even realised that we have two accents until you pointed it out! It's very common for people to put on a posher 'telephone voice', but sometimes it works the other way around - a very middle class person might adopt a 'rougher' accent among working class people to avoid sticking out too much
The secret of Marmite is to scrape it on, rather than spread it like jam or peanut butter. On toast, it should be spread so thinly that it just discolours the toast. Try it as sparingly as possible - it's lovely. ;)
Have you tried the chilli marmite yet? It's so good.
Your right I think people unfamiliar with it treat it as a spread when really it's a seasoning. Of course when you've grown up with it and got to my age you can eat it by the spoonful. Honestly I'd happily sit and eat spoon after spoonful if it wasn't so high in sodium.
I got my [American-born] daughters hooked on Marmite by adding it to gravy and scrambled eggs [not on the same plate, obvs]
@@gollygaloshes I saw that today, but despite being a lifelong fan who shovels Marmite XO on, I was nervous about that, due it sounding completely mental. Thinking back that seems a little out of character. I must buy some next time!
The secret of Marmite is Never Buy It! Mind you people seem to like it?
I mean British chocolate is just better but the US has ruined Cadbury's - why they changed it at all baffles me.
It was the same when Nestlé acquired Rowntree's and Fry's, oh and they changed their own name from Nestles to that of the Swiss parent company.
"budget* milk chocolate these days has to be Galaxy - I just can't eat Cadbury now.
@@tonys1636 Frys is part of Cadbury not Nestle
@@sameebah Galaxy is made by Mars, which is a US company.
@@rich7447 - but to a UK recipe.
Cadbury’s has recently announced that it is to return to the UK for production after its quality was in question. That should lead to the old and much better taste and ingredients returning soon.
Oh good, I can start eating it again, yum yum
@@catherinerobilliard7662 I was just thinking Oh good I can start putting on weight again, ha ha
Really hope this is the case.
Wait. What? Pray to God it leads to old and much better taste back. Because Kraft's version is awful and bland. What was the point of changing the ingredients? I so hope you're right
I really hope so. I’ve still been eating it but quite rarely. It’s like my mind occasionally has a craving for it but i buy some and the quality and familiar taste just isn’t there. The texture isn’t as smooth and the taste is mainly sugar rather than a milky chocolate. I used to eat loads of it in big helpings so easily 😭
You've missed out on one important one, which is the music culture. The UK produces such a diverse and wonderful range of music that was both locally produced and influenced by rich history of migrations.
In the UK, naming your child a word that means something is associated with the underclass & among most sectors of society is something of a taboo. Naming customs also vary by social class: names derived from Ancient Greek or Latin are popular among the middle classes, while non-standard spellings are associated with the lower levels of the social ladder.
"non-standard spellings are associated with the lower levels of the social ladder" Utter nonsense.
@@jameshughes5722 : I don't claim to speak for everyone, nor to know more than anyone, but rather I am just willing to be frank on a matter most Brits are quite secretive about.
As someone who lived in Northampton for 20 years I would just like to say that never have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.
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Poor you, I grew up in Northampton. Very different place to the 80s and 90s, and also in a county with a bankrupt council. Left there 16 years ago!
@@svartmetall48 Have yo agree moved out and went to Leeds, so glad I left, was so much different in. The 70s 80s and 90s
@@roundtheloopandback I went to Auckland NZ, then to Stockholm, Sweden and now am in Glasgow for now before moving on again! Funny where life takes you!
You've obviously never been to grimsby (clue is in the name),sunderland,ALL of liverpool and burnley.
All different types of hell.
I went to blackburn once.
It was closed for repairs.
Oooh, I like how you worked in the Rosetta Stone from the British museum!
Thanks!!
@@WanderingRavens I wasn't sure if that was intentional or just really good coincidence :)
If you like cider, when the weather improves try Perry, (cider is apples, perry is pears) really refreshing!
Speaking as a brit, whilst America does have lots of big museums, the UK has many more small museums. Basically every town and village around the UK will have a small museum explaining the history of the area, the traditions and things they are famous for
There must be a hell of a lot of folk in the US that have NEVER seen the sea.
yes haha
Americans don't know what a 'sea' is. Salt water is always called an Ocean unless it's in a glass!
I would bet that most Americans have visited either the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf of Mexico at some point. To be honest, I prefer the Great Lakes to the ocean. That salt water is pretty hard when you hit it at speed.
baylessnow , I suppose it's because their coasts are either the Atlantic or the Pacific oceans.
I have spoken to many Americans and the majority said them have NEVER seen the sea
I can probably count on the fingers of one hand how many power cuts I’ve ever experienced
Yes I can't remember the last time we had a power cut . Probably jinxed it now
We have a National Grid , and international Grid, which works , Look at Texas for instruction on how NOT to supply electricity.
The only ones I've ever had have been fixed just by resetting the fuse box.
Your chances of a power outage is primarily determined by the region that you live in. Many parts of the US get periodic outages with major storms especially when the type of storm is unusual for the area. North American weather tends to be far more extreme than anything that the UK experiences.
@@rich7447 Whilst we get local problems due to fallen trees major area outages such as hit Texas have not occurred, mostly due to well designed systems.
What’s the difference between the USA and yogurt?
If you leave yogurt alone for 300 years, it develops a culture.
Ouch!!!!! 😂😂
America the only country to go from barbarism, to decadence then back to barbarism with no intervening time of civilisation.
LOL
Mean Ian
@@who798 not mean..just banter.
In the UK we grow "Winter Wheat" (plant in the autumn, and grow in the winter) We also have different varieties of Wheat. that can grow in our damp climate. which give a very soft flower that is ideal for making cakes, biscuits and scones. In the US you grow good quality Durum Wheat which is ideal for bread and pasta but not scones.
Haven't met a fellow Brit that's called having a drink "day drinking" in all of my 60 odd years. We don't discriminate timewise. If you've got no prior commitments it's rude not to if offered. British forces ration packs used to have cheese in a can. It had the same consistency as an ice hockey puck. You could literally put it under a grill(if you could slice it) for 20 mins and it would barely change.
I find the U.K. is more upfront about the cost of something, the US as too many hidden extras and I’m not just talking about taxing and tipping
Absolutely. The nonsense in New York of not paying the displayed price got on my nerves. We have a flat value added tax that is rolled into the sticker price.
Oi! I was born in Northampton. Let me tell you my shell suit is as crisp as the day I bought it, in 1985. Goes beautifully with my lime green Crocs.
Secret to scones is as little mixing and messing with it as possible, even if it's still crumbly when forming the scone , in fact it's probably better 👌
About two taps. Not about hot water not being potable. Traditionally, water was heated with a fireback boiler. There was very little control over the amount of heat applied to the boiler. Occasionally, it would boil. A header tank had to be installed to allow release of the steam. Hot water was therefore under a lot less pressure. "Britisher" is German for "Briton". "Britishes", is not a real word!
My mother was a chef, she is a genius with confectionery. I make her genuine Irish brown bread and everyone loves it. After 30yrs of trying I still can't master her scones.
"It's not like you guys have more" regarding cheese. Well that's where you're wrong. England is the cheese capital of the world with over 700 different cheeses. And if you're talking about the UK it's over 750. Nobody even comes close, not even France. America actually has very few cheeses as most of them are stolen from other countries ie Cheddar is English. Brie is French etc. America just copies other cheeses from around the world. But for totally different cheeses England is top in the world with over 700 different cheeses.
Also England invented Cheddar Cheese, the world's most popular cheese. It was invented in a village in the county of Somerset called Cheddar in 1170. Which makes it 851 years old. It is actually aged in the caves in Cheddar George and still is today.
England makes the best cheese in the world due to the animals feeding naturally on our lush grass caused by the climate and the amount of rain we get here in England. We've always been great cheesemakers.
So Ravens you are wrong England has way more different cheeses than you have in America.
Hear, hear! I particularly love a good, mature Cheddar - just gorgeous! And even the supermarkets do a decent version, making it super-affordable too - which is a good thing, considering how much of the stuff I shove down my gullet...!
@@Tricia_K lol...!!!
Have you seen the colour of American 'cheddar' - looks more like red Leicester
@@Kay-uy4xn Bought some of that cheese here in Australia from Cosco , pretty shitty
UK does portion control better. I've been to the states twice, and am currently watching Ina Garten cookery program and I'll never get over the amount of food served up as acceptable for one person. So much food waste.
You said that in the US there are alot of "massive art museums". This is a little unfair on artists that produce small to medium size works.
We tried to build some of those, but Zoolander wouldn’t have it.
@@WanderingRavens 'What is this, a museum for ants?' -Eric.
But if they were small we wouldn't be able to get in
That took me a minute, before I then awarded you today's internet!🤗
Our museums show off all the great stuff we borrowed during the empire days.
BTW we’re not giving it back!
A US culture thing I notice a lot, e.g. on forums:- US folk will always take a statement literally, even when it's very obviously a deliberately satirical comment. Invariably on a forum someone from the UK will have to chime in and explain: "You do realise he's taking the mick?" This relates to the dark humour thing you pointed out in the video. Brits will very often seek to make light of something or someone, not in a malicious way, but 'just for a laugh'.
Ah, finally a shout out to my ironic garden gnome 👌 He's called "Legend", and he's also an "arsehole"
"Ironic" garden decor? Do you think he meant "iconic"? Or do you think he just meant "humorous". That Brits put Garden gnomes out because it is funny, not because you like garden gnomes. Is that what he meant? Kinda confused here.
i have a question: what is it with americns and the red plastic cups!?!?!
I saw red plastic cups in poundland a few days ago! The invasion has begun.
Costco is introducing them to the UK. I hate to see it. They are far too large 😂.
We will end up playing beer pong eventually😩
@@dontwatchtv5797 NEVER!!!!!!
@@baylessnow what? Tf you talking about 'never' you weirdo
UK and Europe generally has better folklore than the US. All the little towns and villages have stories about them.
That's not strictly true. Traveling around the US I've found an abundance of folklore, but I would divided it into two categories, pre and post European. Native Americans have some incredible folklore and post European folklore can be found in many small towns across the US.
I look forward to hearing the stories about Milton Keynes.
This is from my wife, who is a great baker. When you make scones, pronounced scons, Use slightly sour milk. Do not overmix your mixture, when you use the cutter do not twist it, push it straight down and pull it straight up, (twisting the cutter stops the rise.) Finally, when you egg wash, be sure to only carefully egg wash the top of the scone, not the sides. Good luck.
Thanks for this, I will try this tomorrow 😁🍪
Angry orchard is not my idea of cider. Is it cider or hard cider you want? Real cider is found at farmers markets and even Walmart and other groceries. A variety of hard cider may be found at some larger and better stocked liquor stores.
Grace is sounding more British in every video, welcome to the dark side lol. She's kind of a beautiful Korean, American and British hybrid at the moment. Just don't start saying "innit mate"
I have to agree with him it's scone lol, you nailed the accent thingy.
Eric says that he appreciates you 😂
@@WanderingRavens It's scone, like stone.
@@WanderingRavens And I say he's wrong lol...
@@lassievision it's scone, like gone 😂
I’m Team Eric too!
Have you ever been to Somerset? It’s a beautiful place to visit with plenty of cheese & cider. Xx❤️😘🇬🇧😍
Not yet! But we're dying to go!
@@WanderingRavens oh no, hope u get better! 😢
It's not worth going there if you're going to die because of it
@@WanderingRavens Cornwall is a must aswell
God built the rest of UK in the first 5 days, slowly honing the skills with mistakes until he could build the perfect place. Then he built Yorkshire and was so pleased with the result he called it God's own county. You can see that Somerset and Lancashire were built on day 1.
@@alanalderson1427 just a shame about the people in Yorkshire. How do you explain Cornwall in my opinion the most beautiful part of England.
Regarding travel remember Brits generally have more paid holidays so we just have more time to travel. We certainly travel more internationally but Americans have a huge varied country to explore without ever needing a passport.
Are you saying that us americans do not need passports? I am not sure what point you're trying to make in this comment but Americans need passports to travel no matter what. If you lose your passport you basically screwed up your whole life
@@lia.isjusbetter You need a passport to travel between states? Thats like us needing one to take a trip to Scotland crazy
@@Jamie_D If you are traveling local (in states) than you do not have to use a passport, but going to countries you do!
Having a large diverse country isn't an excuse as Canadians and Australians travel far more than Americans.
Americans don't travel because they are insular, leanr very little about the rest of the world and get laughable holiday entitlement.
@@Jamie_D Jamir, Americans don't need passports to travel between states, don't be ridiculous.
British culture stems from the fact we are an island from north to south we all identify with the other and we all love taking the pi** out of each other the more clever the banter all the better..
In America we realise how vast the country is and how you manage to work together is truly amazing to us.
And in the back of most brits minds is that what made America had a lot to do with us.
Belgium and Switzerland have very good reputations when it comes to producing high quality chocolate.
Sconz! Art Museum? Ahhh, that would be a 'Gallery'.
Smart these yanks ain't they !!!
Healthcare we have the nhs which is amazing. Free for all at the point of care.
Yeah a lot of Americans view this as a negative thob... It's "communism" somehow
Its not free, we pay national insurance for things like nhs fire Brigade police etc
@@TheYazza1 Exactly the amount of times I've had to explain this to Americans.
@@TheYazza1 still a better system though.
@@TheYazza1 those who are not employed will not pay
Glad that your sarcasm was approaching UK spec when you were talking about Strongbow being the finest of ciders.
How would that be sarcasm? 😊
I would rather have a dark fruits than a wife
@@lukesanders8912 do we have a tgf fan here
For zoider head to Zummerzet and other parts of the south west, where you will find a few hundred alternatives to Strongbow.
Our butter in much easier to spread in the summer than in the winter because the nutrients available to cows are different. Dairy products in the UK traditionally come from the West, which for this purpose includes Ireland. Before commercial refrigeration, milk was the previous day's fresh milk that had to be shipped by rail during a window of a few hours in the early morning before very much heat from the sun had reached the earth. In the 1990s we switched to buying refrigerated milk from the supermarket & many are nostalgic for the old days.
Cider is also a western thing. It is the staple drink in the county of Somerset, but not as popular in other parts of the country.
Pubs are one of those relics from the middle ages that just feel too good for this world, like we don't deserve it, & that has survived better in Britain than in any other part of the western world.
I can regret to inform you that cars in Britain are getting bigger, & many now barely fit inside parking spaces. Having a big car makes you look wealthy while having a small car makes you look socially responsible: guess which one people value more.
In Britain there are no political parties which don't advocate fighting climate change, with the exception of some small parties on the far right. The Conservative party is inconsistent & half-hearted about it but generally considers climate change to be objectively something worth fighting.
My normal voice "Awight, mate?"
My telephone voice "Each, helleau. Hau are you, all chep?"
Also, I'm with Eric on the Marmite thing. Marmite should be made a criminal offence.
Totally agree, marmite is disgusting
Marmite - hate it. Twiglets (also yeast extract flavour) - love them. I don't know why
Marmite is the best thing to put on wholemeal toast.
Marmite……nectar of the gods 😛
Marmite the best thing you can put on toast.
The UK is better for labour laws. I don't want to come across as preachy but I can't understand why Americans put up with such shocking laws.
Labour laws are set by the states, not the Feds.
@@rich7447 that's kind of worse because it then means 50 states have terrible labour laws. Maybe one state needs to take a lead. Which state would you say has the best? I'll take a closer look at it.
@@rtsharlotte California has labor laws that are more similar to Canada and the UK, but they are the outlier. For the most part Americans don't want government injecting themselves into very much at all and this extends to business.
If additional vacation or health benefits is something that you want from your employer then you ask for it and the employer is able to make a value assessment (as are you). If your needs are different then you negotiate based on what is important to you.
As far as which state handles this the best, my definition of best will differ from yours. I like to work in states that limit government regulation and allow businesses and employees to determine their own working relationship. This approach tends to produce a meritocracy and a good balance between the needs of employers and employees.
@@rich7447 I did have a quick look but the labour laws there are still pretty terrible in comparison to the UK/EU. The thing with having a system why you negotiate basic benefits is that it leaves it wide open for it to take advantage of their employees. I consider myself a dam good barman but I can't negotiate for shit. I could no way imagine any bar in California accepting what I already have in my basic contract. I strongly feel that you need to have a basis for basic things and then negotiate them if you want a higher wage for example.
@@rtsharlotte It's all about marketable skills. If you have the same skills as everyone else then you are easily replaceable and there is little incentive to keep you.
Remember that good barmen in the US make a ton of money, much of it tax free.
The trick with names that I remember was "Imagine your child being introduced as a 55 year old High Court Judge" - if it sounds mad........
I do that sort of thing! My alternative is "I now call upon the Leader of the Opposition to address the House of Commons" or the "coronation in Westminster Abbey" scenario . . . "And now we see the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Right Reverend Sunflower Ice-Lolly Jones place the crown on the head of the new King George the Seventh". (For best effect, try it in the slow, BBC-running-commentary-at-serious-royal-event voice!)
In our family, we have the back door test. Go to the back door shout the name at the top of your voice. If you feel silly, DON'T DO IT!
@@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars That one works for pet names too 🤣
@@lilmisanthrope Absolutely. That's what stopped me from calling my kitten 'Fang'.
As a cider drinker, I have to say that if you have only ever tried strongbow you have not really drunk cider.... If it's not orange it's not real cider! #cheddarvalley
I’m from north east of Scotland 🏴 and my question is?. Go a bit deeper get into different slang in different areas of Scotland I think that would be very interesting
Strongbow is what you get older teenagers to purchase for you when you are drinking in the local park/beer garden. You should explore lots more local ciders when you are back in the UK
Stronbow is irish from clonmel
really its english how things change
Strongbow is not a great cider. I grew up 3 miles from a cider factory. Used to be Inches cider, but Bulmer bought it and closed the factory down to get rid of competition. Someone who used to work for Sam Inch bought the factory and started it up again using traditional recipes. They are now the Winkleigh Cider Company, and call it Sam's Cider. It is very nice. They also make wonderful Scrumpy.
I thought that was white lightning....
@@keefbrown when I was at University we used to mix white lightning and the drink Castaway. It was nice, we would call it Blastaway. But I missed proper Scrumpy as you couldn't get it in Hull at the time. I am originally from Devon.
Hersheys is dragging down your choccy average. It tastes like spew.
Spoonful of marmite? I mean, I love the stuff but it's a concentrate. It's designed to be used as a spread ... with butter ... or as an additive to a meal.
Pubs? It's part of our centuries-old culture. While I appreciate the attempt to replicate it abroad, it's still a replicant. If we take an American 'thing', we just don't quite get it right. So we don't expect foreigners to 'get' UK culture right. Which is what makes each nation unique.
Irony? Well, on the whole I'd suggest saying something is used/shown as "ironic" is an excuse for being naff. A term that is hard to define yet easy to appreciate.
Yes, no wonder he doesn't like it if he takes Marmite by the spoonful! For me the best way is thinly spread on wholemeal toast with some tahini.
I see y'all trying to blow smoke up our arse.
Thanks for the compliments though! One thing you guys do better in America is skateparks, damn you have some amazing places to skate. That's the one reason I wanna go back to the States for.
Marmite is great and full of vitamin B12 and you only need a small bit on your toast.
UK Author's don't forget JK Rowling ;)
Oh yes! Love Harry Potter!
I wish we could.
@@allenwilliams1306 😄 I bet you wish you had her money though 😁
@@allenwilliams1306 Me too, she's a bigot.
emmm holidays, paying only the prices on goods eg tax is included, PAYE, NHS, TV Adverts, News and i guess electing public official eg cost and time this process takes.
I grew up being told Strongbow was for tramps and alcoholics 😂 there's some much better craft ciders available. You should visit a cider house when next in the country. You won't regret it.
We'll do that!!
You must not have had white lightning or k cider lol
I only drink tea and cider, the latter always being at least 6% alcohol.
White lightening tramps and slappers drink of choice
Strongbow is proper rough, kopparberg is a good one. But I’m not a big cider fan
Strongbow is made by a company called Bulmers which has a long and rich history of making good quality alcoholic drinks.
Liam Payne named his kid Bear, and Romeo, Brooklyn, Harper, and Cruz Beckham...(though I LOVE the name Harper).
"The uk will fit into the usa 1000 times." Wrong. The UK actually fits into the USA 76 times.
Wrong. England actually fits into the USA 76 times. The UK fits 40 times.
Interesting fact, I must remember this one. In return, here’s an interesting fact for you: The last descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte died in America after tripping over a dog lead
@@danielrobinson2991 Lol thats fucking funny as fuck. What a retarded way to go out. Just proves there is a lot more than we think that can kill us.
@@s3_Ash thx, that fact was taken from QI's book 1342 facts to leave you flabbergasted. There are a lot more facts in there on every topic under the sun, it's a good book
@@TR4zest didn't think about that lol
sorry grace but hes right with his pronunciation of scone
Grace was seemingly posher untill the canned cheese comment 😂
no
Oh no he isn't 😉
You're obviously from the south and therefore wrong. Grace of course has the correct pronunciation. You probably have barths too.
The range of chocolate in the UK is just better as well as the quality, just my opinion haha
Hirshy bars are crap!!!
USA has a wider range tho
There's like 10 diff m and n flavours
I live in Northampton. It's said that the birds fly upside down because there's nothing worth sh****ng on! Having said that, it has many pubs featuring live music plus loads of Indian restaurants, loads of open spaces and some very strange people, who all happen to be my friends! Fashion is no problem, we don't have any! I was born here and I'll die here.
If you want to start with cider, you should try our finest named White lightning, then go for some olde scrumpy jack
I love how you are sponsored by Rosetta Stone but when talking about museums you showed the actual Rosetta Stone. Smooth.
I'm not British or American but I share your passion for the UK and I like your videos. I strongly agree with your cider point, they are amazing. I used to go to the UK every year during May or June and a pint of cider would be a highlight of every stay :) I also love the humour and irony combined with extreme politeness. But pubs and public travel ... well we can do it better in my country (Czech Republic) I would say. :) Have a nice day!
Perfect English, Kewicka X
The British Identity is lmore defined and central, the American Identity is still fragmented and tied up into location. Very much more so in fact that the UK. Because of this, America has many 'cultures' depending on where you're from - each with it's own music, food, traditions.
Personally, l believe 'American Culturalim' is defined via Patriotism. And some how on the other hand so called 'British Cultural' is defined via History. And thats some what the same for the rest of Europe.. l mean. Thats to many people overwhelming true. We are an older institution after all.
Acknowledging that bringing up class for a second time in this comments thread is going to make me look like a snob, in Britain your social class determines which foreign countries & even regions of foreign countries you visit most frequently. Italy gets a middle-class clientele, Spain generally gets a working-class one (although within Spain it gradually gets posher the further north you go). Greece is highly complicated, with different social groupings corresponding with particular islands right down to the friend-circle level.
There are more middle-class-associated regions than working-class-associated ones, partially because the middle classes travel more & partially because they have this obsession with holidays always having to have at least a small educational element that leads them to be less likely to always visit the same place year-on-year. This contrasts not only with the working classes but also with the upper classes, who hang out round a few very particular haunts.
Ironically Americans don’t understand irony
to Americans Irony is similar to coppery
@@robchissy 😂🤣♥️
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking it. What they described was cliché, not ironic!
I think Alanis Morrisette is partly to blame...
Cider,otherwise known as "the mad apple"or"electric lemonade".British understatement at it's finest.
When you come back to England I have a suggestion to join "English Heritage" or "National trust". You can pay monthly and get free (or reduced) entry to a lot of stately homes and castles throughout England. Just an idea I thought of after watching an older video of yours where you decided not to go in a venue as it was quite expensive.
Why on earth would you eat marmite by the spoonful? Spread it on buttered toast, melt cheddar on top - WIN! Or even on toast dipped in a soft boiled egg!
Health care, NHS is fab. Yeah it has its probs but overall it works