Americans FIRST TIME DRIVING In UK! (Bristol, England to Cotswolds - Road Trip Part 1)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Our U.K. road trip begins! It's Allisons first time EVER driving on the left side of the road so... this may be our last road trip 😂Nevertheless, today we're driving from Bristol over to the beautiful Costwolds!
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You need to try Alton towers near stoke on trent, and a visit to staffordshire in general. In burton on Trent you have the National brewery museum. Near stoke you have Trentham gardens, wedgewood museum. And theres also a bunch of museums in and around the stoke area.
The Endless Adventure Any plans to come to Scotland? If you like driving down south you’d love driving through the Scottish Highlands! 👌
Ian Stevenson yeah, we prefer to stay alive 😸
When you get to the minor roads in Snowdonia, you won't have to keep thinking 'keep left' as they are only wide enough for one car. Some of them are two strips of tarmac for your wheels and a strip of grass up the middle. It gets interesting when you meet a vehicle coming the other way, so keep a mental note of the field entrances in case you need to back up to let someone pass. I recommend Llynau Cregennen, picturesque lakes below Cadair Idris in the Mawddach estuary. Also Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geironydd in the Conwy valley. While in Wales, do try some of the narrow gauge railways - Ffestiniog Railway, Welsh Highland Railway, Tal-y-Llyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Bala Lake Railway and others. The Ordnance Survey maps are invaluable when getting off the beaten track in the UK.
I just got released from a four day stint in the hospital from a lupus flare, and watching your videos while admitted definitely helped cheer me up since I wasn't able to move on my own. I can't wait for the live stream and I hope you guys are having a wonderful time!
I'm a Brit, hired a car in Germany and spent the whole week changing gear with the door handle!
Lol that was funny.
That's why whenever I hire a car in a country that drives on the right side I get an automatic so then I don't have to worry about the whole gear stick situation
@@liukin95 sound advice but I've spent my life getting into "sticky" situations!
I borrowed an automatic in the USA and did just fine out of Yellowstone and down through the mountains, then cruised along the freeway for a while and tried to turn off for a café stop, and I punched the interior moulding of the door when I reached for the stick left-handed.
I'm a Dutchman, who's lived the first 30 years of his life in the Netherlands (drive on the right), and now I live in Malta (drive on the left), and every time I drive a car in the Netherlands... well, you get the idea.
I love how you two communicate. Your dialogue is always so natural and seamless. You never cut each other off. I like your videos too.
I've been to Britain several times and do not drive there. I use public transportation the tube, busses, or a taxi. A driver taking me to Heathrow said he had family in L.A. and he had a rental. He had a tough time driving here especially when turning and traffic circles that they call round- a- bouts.
Its the same for us uk people first time i drove on the right i was in my right hand drive car i went on the ferry to france and let me tell you imagine driving your us sedan in london i tended to forget much more it was easier to remember keeping right in a left hand drive car i must say i drove around vancouver and seattle and wow it was so easy and so relaxed. For me first time in left hand drive car i hit the door trying to go for my gears and i sometimes reach for my seat belt over my right shoulder. I rode my motorbike 2000 miles around germany its easy on a bike
I'm from the UK and got used to driving in the US quickly (It was so weird at first though!) I think it helped that all your cars are automatic but it was weird to not used gears!
I love that you kept saying the middle of nowhere, I hired a car when we went to the US and drove 9 hrs one day and ended up on extraterrestrial highway, passed a sign saying ' no more petrol for 300 km' THAT was the middle of nowhere lol. I did ok until I got to San Francisco, and side swiped the wing mirror off, at least the 1200 dollar insurance came in handy!
we were in the military, stationed in the UK and had our US car shipped there. That was the worst, driving a Left side drive car on the wrong side of the road! We also bought a small British car to use there... Most confusing switching between vehicles! many a time going to get in the wrong side of the car...
only real issue i ever had while driving in France was my car was still RHD and driving it on the right. never driven LHD.
Sean nailed driving on the left and he was even driving a stick shift! 😲 Left turns are a little tricky though. Safe travels
Grew up in So. California but learned to drive in my mom's left hand British Jaguar XKE.. Yikes! When I drove in the UK I had no prob.
Omg the way they said vehicle 😂😂😂
I live in the heart of the Cotswolds. You should head to Gloucester Cathedral if you want some history. It has the largest stain glass window in Europe, and it was where the first Harry Potter film was filmed.
Heading there in a few weeks, and driving as well. :)
I am from the UK, moved to Amsterdam when I was in my 20'ies. Every week I flew back to the UK later at night and right outside of Gatwick airport is a roundabout. I would sometime have to stop and wait for another car to pass! lol A few years later I moved to California, but still had to return to the UK every few months. Lived in So. Cal. for the next 30+ years and I am now back in the UK. For real fun try driving try Paris or Rome!
"How do you not hit the kerb ?" I had the same experience going from the UK to France and driving a French rental. Luckily there was not much traffic or pedestrians and I had time to sort it out. I remembered early driving lessons, and found something that would line up on the side of the road when the car was in the right place. Turned out the middle of the right hand wiper was just right. So that was OK. Until it rained ... but that's another story ...
Loved the film guys , I love driving on my trips to the USA I just need to remember as the driver I need to be in the centre of the road. You must visit Blackpool in Lancashire for the illuminations while you’re here at this time of year
Try driving on other side of road with a manuel
born and bred in england but never seen these parts of the UK u are seeing
you drove well 😊 did you purposely choose an automatic car?
Should go to Liverpool. Beautiful city!
How you enjoying paying so much for fuel?
I live in Bristol and hate driving around the city! In the last vlog you guys said you were gonna go up to Snowdonia? Just wondering if your planning on climbing Snowdon when your there I did it today it was awesome would love to see a video of you guys walking up! Safe travels
We'll definitely be heading up and climbing snowdon!
Yup, Bristol is one of the worst cities for driving I've ever been to
The driving is fine in good old England but the English metric system. 😨😨😨 horror
yeah...us and 99% of the world.
yeah england still use some imperial but like the rest of tge world have mostly transitioned to the simpler and more streamlined metric
metric system - nonsense, its from continental Europe, we just adopted it a little before you guys but It seems like you're catching up - I see US cars these days have litres rather than cubes.
The weirdest thing in the uk is the mix - my dad always says he can cope with either system but gets screwed up by the mix of miles and litres of petrol.
The only other country that I've experienced this is Peru where they had kilometres and gallons.
Yeah it's the mixture of the two that's confusing, it's pretty easy to learn though. All you need to know is 2.2lbs = 1 kilo 3.2ft = 1 meter 1 gallon = 4.5 litres. As long as you have a very basic level of maths you can work it out in your head.
Real drivers in UK drive a stick shift. When I left the UK to live in the USA, I had no problems as I concentrated very hard , the problem I had was when after about two years later I went back to UK thinking, I drove for years in UK, So I didn't need to concentrate, WRONG I ended up driving on the wrong side a few times, especially when there was little traffic to follow.
How long did he have this John Waters mustache?? 😲
It's strange to drive on the other side of the car, Americans say, it's strange to drive in England.
Should go to Cumbria .....Keswick and Workington...very pretty area
Workington?????
Andrew Palframan up in Cumbria in the Lake District.....nearly on the border of Scotland...look it up....the place is amazing
@@sallymay24 Been there many times.Its hardly Venice..
Andrew Palframan well for someone like me who lives in the city of Melbourne Australia where it go go go and about 5 million people the town was quiet and the accomodation was pretty ...the snow capped mountains were pretty af...
'It helps that they speak English here' you’re literally in England hahaha
LOL...true..it would have been better had he said, "we speak a common language here (mostly)"
They're probably under the impression that the English language originated somewhere in the midwest or something.
I was going through the comments and I haven’t seen anyone mentioning driver’s license. Can I drive in the UK with an American driver’s license?
@@lololololololo740 You can drive in the UK on a foreign license for up to 12 months. After that you need to get a UK one. The 12 months applies from the last date of entry into the country. Whether you could get away with staying for a year, going home for a couple of weeks, then coming back for another year, and so on, and never have to get a UK license, I don't know. Seems like a bit of a hack if you could.
American logic is like trying to talk after being hit on the head
I’m Aussie I drove in the US ...it’s crazy...felt wrong
Is that because of the wheel being on the other side or because those Americans can’t drive lol
@@TristanSilverwood you realize 65% of the WORLD drives on the right and has the steering wheel on the left
@@jaydensile what does that have to do with what I said?
You cheated with an automatic! 😂
@daro2096 Urgh. I know how to drive manual but i dont want to do it with everything on the ither side.
I’d be scared to drive with a manual on the other side lmao. I feel like I’d accidentally put it in 5th thinking it was 1st because I’d think it was mirrored or something.
Of course they cheated.Manuals or stick shift I believe are nearly as rare as hens teeth in the US.
I have driven in the US in an automatic and not only was I on the wrong side of the road, but I felt that I had no control
I love seeing the UK through different eyes, as sometimes when you're from a place, its so difficult to see the beauty!
That's Brazil NOT England, I trust..
+Ginger Is that a serious comment?
I love the UK and why do I like it NO GUNS
Absolutely! My wife often used to say why would you ever leave the UK it's beautiful then I showed her some of the real UK and she was like 'ooohhhh' 😂😂😂🇺🇸🏴🇺🇸🏴
Wide Putin Wow you must like the government deciding everything you do and have no power huh?
Being from the UK I can’t count the number of times I’ve tried to get into the drivers seat of a taxi when I go to Europe!
You mean mainland europe?
thats very confusing what u just said
I thought London was in Europe
@@clemsonfan9166 it is but what has london got to do with any of this
@@ellxxe_chxsingdreaxmzz4480 He said “when I go to Europe”, so if the UK is in London and London is in Europe, so why did he say when I go to Europe 🤔
From the UK 🇬🇧 my first time in France on the right was awful I got caught doing 100 mph 😂 limit was 60 I forgot it was kph 😂
I'm fascinated that you hired a car in France with mph rather than metric on the dash. I assume you changed the speedo to miles yourself?
@@jacksonm.6549 its likely he was driving his own UK registered car as its a short train/ferry trip to France with your own car
@@thecreedy I believe you are correct.
@@jacksonm.6549
No. He means he was caught doing 100km/h in a 60k/h zone. because when he saw 60 he assumed it was miles. That's from my understanding to his post although it wasn't clear for sure.
@@thecreedy EuroTunnel train that carries vehicles
I'm an American living with my English husband in the UK and I absolutely love how beautiful the land is! I can't explain how many different shades of green there are but there is a song about "40 shades of Green" and that comes close to how beautiful it is.
hey im a brit living in NC usa. and yes i know 40 shades of green. have a great day
You too :)
You're very welcome Kathleen, hope you're having a lovely time here 👍
The 40 Shades of Green really refers to Ireland which is even greeener than Britain.
EricIrl
South west England is as green as Ireland.
Great driving. I drove for the first time this year in the US and went into another state and pulled by police. As U.K. I got out but was greeted by two officers pulling guns on me lol. They were fine when they heard my accent though
Guys! Having learnt to drive in the UK and driven in so many cities, I can confirm that Bristol is one of the most difficult to drive in!!! You did amazingly well! I always end up punching the door when I drive on the other side 🤔. I think you drove right past our village too!
We're used to driving on the left (Australians) and just rented a car in Greece, so we had the same issues but opposite! Manual makes it harder, took us about a dozen times of punching the door before we started using the right hand to change gears 😂
Greek roundabouts are tricky too. You have to give way to the people entering it. That first time pulling out in front of an Albanian-registered lorry was horrendous. Does HE know the rule?
@@EnSabahNur-ir5mw in australia steering wheel is on the right so we change gears with our left hand, but in greece its the opposite
@@dehechenka seems weird seeing as most people are right handed.
@@notthefather3919 my friend, in australia the steering wheel is on the right side of the car, we have to change gears with our left hand
When I drove in the US for the first time, I turned right onto oncoming traffic. I quickly realised my mistake and switched lanes. After that it was fairly easy. American roads are a lot wider and the cars are all automatic.
I love this! And love the UK. When stationed in Japan, it was crash course driving on the left side. I pretended I was driving a USPS truck going the wrong way. Made a difference in learning and getting used to.
It's very strange that they speak English in England! Hope you enjoyed my home city.
Crikey, how strong do you like your tea! Great to see you guys back in the UK. You should hit up Cheshire while you’re here, it’s beautiful.
Looked about right to me 😀 but the milk should be poured in first LOL.
Milk in first!!?? What kind of monster does that??
djrizla420 If you're pouring the tea out of a pot the milk goes in the cup first.
If you're pouring the water straight from the kettle into the cup then the milk goes in last.
That's what my nan taught me back when I was a kid in the 80s.
It doesn't matter on the order ... it really doesn't matter.
Yes and Chester is great.
Welcome back guys, hope you're having a fantastic time. As for the driving, Allison did a great job as ever.
First time I drove on the opposite side of the road was on my first trip to Australia. Rented a minivan for the whole family. It felt fine very quickly. Honestly, it was scarier navigating the tight parking garages of Sydney at low speed than being out on the road with other traffic.
It's really lovely seeing my country from another perspective. I've driven a few times abroad now (on the wrong side 😉) and I have to admit I think its easier. We get a lot of road rage in this country and if people were a little more patient as it could be a holiday maker not used to our roads. So I think you did awfully well. Loving your vids 😁👏🏻👍🏻
Though it is often cloudy here my Gran used to say British weather was the most reliable in the world.....3 months of winter and 9 months of bad weather! Nailed the driving Allison, so proud of you! I hate even being a passenger on the wrong side! Sick of cities....check out Hartlepool, north-east England! XX
Respect to you driving on the “wrong side” starting in Bristol! I live in the Wye Valley and Bristol traffic scares me.
It is great to see my own area through the eyes of a visitor and you found food places in Bristol that I haven’t ever seen.
There is no reason that Bristol is particulatly difficult.
We all drive on the right side of the road - the left.
South African here. We drive on the left. I had to drive on the right for the first time during our honeymoon in Greece. I was mentally prepared for most things, including shifting the manual transmission with the other hand. But one thing I didn't prepare for was that the street signs would be on the other side.
So we're driving through Sparta on the main street. It's busy and lots of intersections. I'm paranoid about damaging the rental car, so I consentrate on all the other cars and focus my attention on the island in the middle of the road (that splits the 2 directions). Suddenly my wife tells and we barely miss another car. Seems I totally missed the stop sign on the RIGHT side of the road and ran over an intersection. I was expecting the signs to be on the left, on the island.
Haha, why would you think the signs would be on the same side? Makes no sense
You guys should check out North East England (Northumberland, Newcastle, Durham and York) lots of amazing coutryside, historic castles, cathedrals and museums as well as city centre nightlife and food
I'll go next month! I'm very excited!
Think they've done York a few times
@@StephenHitchens yeah you're right, still would be nice to see them up in my neck of the woods and see what they make of it
the ne seems to get forgotton about on a lot of these channels loads of history beautiful beaches in n,land friendly people and cheaper prices( Beer) lol They will be right about the weather this time of year tho
Ssssssh don't tell everyone! From a geordie northumbrian. 😊
Welcome back to the UK chaps. ❤️👌🏽
Thanks, glad to be back!
Love the Cotswolds, one of the most beautiful parts of England imo! Used to spend a lot of time near Bourton on the Water as a kid. Looking forward to seeing the next episodes!
You missed our heat wave! 5 weeks of 30 degrees us Brits at first wow this is amazing! By week 3 we were all like ok it needs to rain now and cool down! Haha
Constantly changing weather is best, gives us all something to moan about at bus stops. :D
Trust me 30 degrees in the UK is bloody hot! We are not used to the heat :) We go on holiday to hot countries and after a few days we struggle - I went to Sardinia in June oh boy i sunbathed on the beach sitting in the shallow sea then had to go on a boat trip to cool down!
It only gets cold in the winter to be fair the rest of the time it is moderate weather - we don't get cold like Sweden or Norway - you should come see for yourself!
Funny thing about heat though, for me it's the humidity that's the greater deciding factor. I've been in Greece (Rhodes) when it was 52C (Lindos) about a decade ago, but there was almost no humidity at all and so one felt fine. Hot, certainly, but not uncomfortable. The tricky part was remembering to drink enough water, because of course perspiration just vanishes instantly, so one doesn't realise how much fluids and salt one is losing. I recall while visiting an ancient ruins site, one woman feinted. An evening visit to a beah restaurant, one glass of local wine and one was panelled. :D
By contrast, visiting Malta a similar time ago, where it was more like 36C, that was almost intolerable at times as it was near 100% humidity. One felt clammy and sticky pretty much all the time. A brief half-minute of feeling ok just after a shower, and then the ick returned. Even one's kneecaps sweated (didn't know that was possible). Thus, I'll take high heat and low humidity every time. 8)
I visited Dallas in 1995 when it was about 47C and no humidity, that was a wakeup call for sure (first time anywhere abroad), but it was enjoyable, especially wearing my duster coat. :D I remember I burned my hand on the hotel door handle:
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I hope the Waffle House is still there, the people there were awesome.
More pics for the curious:
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I understand totally what you mean re humidity - I visited Orlando in September a few years ago thinking it would be bearable but OMG the humidity! A few seconds out of the shower and I just felt like urrrrrgh again! Its really difficult to feel clean when the slightest effort makes you sweaty :( I have discovered after a few years of visiting hot countries I really don't cope very well with either heat or humidity
I asked a friend from Malta which side of the road they drive on; he answered "the shady side".
Yep! When we were there years ago they also drove to avoid the potholes The old buses used to have little shrines on the dashboard! When you travelled on them you soon understood why!
I'm from Australia/Ireland and when I was in Belgium recently and got into a taxi I initially tried to get into the drivers seat and was confused the whole time sitting in the front as a passenger, sitting in what I'm used to driving in. Haven't braved driving on the right!
This summer we had great weather in the UK
No, it was far from great...waaaaaaay too hot for my liking!
W3LLcoOL Say that again in 16 weeks when it's minus 10
Quite agree, far too hot for me. Also our green and pleasant land turned brown!
As much as I dislike the cold, theres not an awful lot I can do when its really hot apart from strip off but tleast when its cold I can put on more clothes :)
This summer was too dry.
Living in Japan for almost two years.. I now prefer driving on the left!
I like how you did a montage on that Volkswagen like it was some sort of super posh car!
I was in Okinawa Japan when one day everyone was to drive on the right side of the road and then the next day you start driving on left side. Talk about weird.
What???!!! Holy heck....that sounds insane!😮🤷🏾♀️😮
Canadian of Welsh descent here . Always interested, fascinated and overjoyed to see the south-west of England in all its glory...
The reason we drive on the left is when the laws started they were more guidelines..pre car and we used horses or carts or carriages. Highwaymen were a thing then and if they were going to rob you it always came from the front as a chase is hard work.most people were right handed so you rode on the left so your sword hand was free for defense against oncoming attack....you changed it and required a passenger guard to ride the shotgun possition for defense rather than have your main fightin hand free. So that also tells you why people say they are riding shotgun.
can you imagine what it was like in Sweden in 1967 waking up one morning and the side of the road you drive on changed from left to right
except, it wasnt changed during the night, but in the middle of the day.
which makes it worse lol i wasnt being literal
actually it was 5. but somehow i thought it was at 15:00
@@MerleTrains still crazy for me lol
Always pleased to see you back. Your appreciation of our collection of small islands should be recommended viewing for many other American visitors by way of an explanation as to why we prefer not to have too many multi-lane highways scarring the Nation. Narrow roads and a few delays are small price to pay.
What an enjoyable ride😍 very reminiscent of your early vlogs 👌 you guys were glowing with enthusiasm, easy to see you really love the UK. We visited on a fly-drive, landed at Heathrow, rented a car, a manual,( ie stick shift US term)....at rush hour!! Lot's of adventure driving to the other side of London to our hotel. It only got better, we loved the UK too!
Thanks. Glad to hear it Guys ! :)
11:38 when you talked about the sunglasses and looked over on the other side I was like: LOOK ON THE ROAD, YOU CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! But then I remembered that it's the UK and you're not driving 😂
Aw I wish I could drive on the right but I can’t! I live in Wales, Uk and we recently went to Greece and relied on buses to travel all around Kefalonia island. It’s silly I know but I have dyslexia and kids hehe so super stressful trying to know my left from my right!! I need to have a go on my own on quiet roads I think. Enjoy the UK, hope you pop over to Wales 😁
haha..😂 you guys! ... 'We're gunna die in here' .. that was some pitch perfect tone Alison. #srsly - Trevor
Go to Scotland and you will see beautiful scenery and it so is amazing. We are from Denmark and driving on the wrong side in the country sides was not so hard people was really lovely everybody is so friendly too you. That was i totally new thing for us, but in Edinburgh i hate too drive in the city all those roundabouts ohhh i hates them really hate them, and most if they was double roundabouts. But thanks for the lovely videos you are doing as a couple love those. keep it up can´t wait for the next one.
Yours sincerely
The Danish Viking.
Great beard!
Scotland is no different to the North of England, if you've ever been to the Lake District and Northumberland the countryside is exactly like Scotland. It's the same island, the scenery doesn't instantly change because you cross an imaginary boarder
@Scarlett - actually part of Scotland was not originally attached to the gb landmass. It smashed into here in the same way India smashed into the Asian continent. Geologists found that the rock was unusual and found in North America.
@@solatiumz I'm guessing you've never visited the North of England and Scotland before if you think they are so different from each other.
The Scottish Lowlands and the Highlands *are* different from each other. But I was actually talking about the geological makeup of the land, maybe that was slightly too advanced for you?
I lived in America for a year. Arrived back, got picked up and screamed all the way home. The roads were so narrow. So busy. Prefer the wide open American roads, even now.
I have to say driving on the right side of the car was the hardest part. Made me feel like a brand new driver again. Hit the curb almost immediately then navigated the roundabouts away from Heathrow and it was the hardest driving challenge ever. Also have it say the roads were a blast to drive. Tiny twisty ancient roads and a manual Fiat 500. Loads of fun. The traffic flow seemed to make more sense somehow, once you became used to it. Yields or give way signs seem to work better than stop signs. No one in the US actually fully stops anyways. I would go back in a heartbeat. Also as I am strictly mono lingual it was fun to be able to communicate with the locals, ask random questions.
I’ve driven in the states about 4 or 5 times, honestly being a Brit driving in America was easy for me. Then again I am a pretty confident driver anyway, doesn’t phase me in heavy traffic conditions or anything. Driving on the other side of the road in the states took me like 30 mins to feel comfortable. However I understand why Americans would not feel the same on UK roads because they are much smaller and more condensed. Particularly when you venture off the motorway into some of our UK towns. So I think it’s definitely easier being from the UK and having to adjust to your big open roads.
First time driving in the UK, started in East London and drove to Stonehenge and Bath. Driving through London was an "experience" I would not want to do ever again. However, once out in the open, it was fine. Oh, and it wasn't planned for me to drive had it not been for my friend getting pickpocketed on the tube. I suppose there is a reason for that to happen.
First time i've heard an American say UK car is big, all the pictures ive seen of european cars in US they look tiny next to american cars,
1st time I drove outside the UK was in spain, I love to drive so wasnt to long to get used to, however they are mad drivers over there, just felt like I had to keep my foot down all the time to, if I slowed down they instantly started pipping me or blasting round me, and I dont like to hang around in UK, very strange.
enjoyed the vid tho, keep em coming.
Ahahaha I'm howling at this! I live in Bristol and even saw my old office in the background 😂 I actually watched one of your videos when I went to Krakow last year, and this year I'm going to Oregon, and was looking up videos for the other way round as Brit about to drive in the USA and somehow this came up instead 😂 Bristol is one of the worst places in the country to drive, so very brave as your first time driving in the left!
yes, traffic is terrible in Bristol!
Lol try going on a Northern Irish backroad...anywhere.
Yes it is lucky that us English speak English isn’t it?
Love Eric's nervous laugh while Alison was driving through Bristol
I'm British and I visited the US last year and hired a car. I didn't find driving on the right too tough, I had to keep reminding myself... But what I did find hard to adapt to was being on the left of the car! My perception was all over the place and I was positioning the car all wrong, constantly drifting to the right.
Other than that I found the American roads nice and simple to navigate, but think you could benefit from roundabouts instead of the big multi lane interchanges and traffic lights you have everywhere.
Driving on the left is always an adjustment. Personally, I don't like it. Then once you get used to it, driving on the right is a pain. I always stay in London so I do like getting out of the city. The countryside is very relaxing. I especially like to go to the same pub for a couple of evenings because the locals notice that you have come back and talk more. The more local the pub the better for me. Local beer seems to be very fresh even at an off license. Talking with older people sometimes gets you a home cooked meal. I really have enjoyed hearing local stories that way. Have a great day.
When you're on the Highway, that's when i had trouble in USA because my eye looks at the edge of the hood and tracks the road lines but in USA it's the opposite and felt hard to keep track of it all. That and I got a Migraine on the way back from SFO and the other friend thought I was just being silly using a migraine as an excuse for them to take over
Hehe, honestly the amount you're concentrating here on the UK roads, you're probably one of the safest drivers on the roads :D
Found your channel, enjoy your time here in the UK! It's wonderful here :)
12:01 yet they have been overtaken
I feel like Americans like our country more than we do 😂
When you were in Bristol did you not see the Suspension Bridge, or the SS Great Britain? And did you find the Banksy artwork?
I love seeing the UK through your eyes. It's easy to forget how lovely it is!
if you get chance go to betwys y coed and / or llanberis, the drive around snowdon is quite spectacular. also there is a pretty cool museum there, you can also get the train to the top of snowdon. also assume it will be raining.
Ah, the former mentioned is quite near my ancestral home, or at least it was until c. 1640 when one of the black sheep of the family (my ancestor) boarded a ship bound for America and the Upper Chesapeake Bay.
Colour on that tea 😭😭. You're banned from the UK until you learn how to make a proper brew.
I’m from the UK and lived in the US for 40 years, but I go back every few years. In comparison I find the UK driver on the motorway drive fast but safe. In the US fast and god forbid you put your turn signal on to change lanes, that when the Americans speed up. UK they slow down and let you in. Better drivers in UK in comparison and the driving test is 10 times harder.
This video brought the anxiety of our first time driving on the left side of road in the Surrey area last month! I was the passenger, and I also learned to just brace myself when we hit curbs! Our starter car was an SUV so it handled the curb hits well! So many not so round round-abouts! We live in Washington, DC area where used to rounder round-abouts! 😆
Drive on the opposite side of the road for a few hours and you soon get used to it. I don't know why people make such a fuss about it?
Urgh driving in France..specifically the Marseilles area..they seem to have huge kerbs and i must have hit everyone of them. It was like being in a dodgem car 😂
You are lucky in Britain they drive quite sedately (outside rush hour) unlike Italy. As a Brit driving in Italy was frightening. They drive like crazy people.
2:48 come on, this is a compact car, at least by american standard😉
We call that an estate car. Compact is like a Ford Fiesta, Standard is like a Ford Focus or VW Golf. American cars are massive as they have massive roads to fit them on!
They are called AONB's or areas of outstanding natural beauty, they are smaller national parks (without a park authority)
Hi Guys welcome back to Blighty. I find it difficult driving a LHD car abroad. Rented a Renault Twingo in Ibiza back in the mid 90’s and most of the time trying to change gears with my hand in the door pocket. Much easier driving my old Citroen in France and Switzerland as it’s RHD. I’m in Lancaster which if you remember, you visited last year. Lancaster has ‘proper’ history, with the Romans establishing a settlement and Fort over two and half thousand years ago. 😎
Romans invaded in about 44AD, that's 1900yrs...
Waffles for breakfast? 🤔 No way I hope you tried the "full English" one during your stay.
You don't want to go back home too healthy do you
I come from Australia and I have to swap over to driving on the right when I regularly lease a car in Italy and France and it's initially "OMG!!" but you do get use to it fairly quickly which is surprising when I've driven on the left my entire life. nowadays it takes me about 5 minutes to get used to being on the wrong side of the road and I have found that when I come back to Australia and jump in my car I've actually started driving on the right before I either remember to drive on the other side or I come face to face with someone coming the opposite direction lol! My first time driving on the right I kept hitting the door with my hand everytime I tried to change gears.
"Plus, you know, they speak English here"😂🤣
Hello how is your day going there
Considering relocating to Britain. Driving left side is truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. ❤😊
Are you back in blighty? Great country. Starmer is going to be PM. You will enjoy British roads.
Automatic too? You know a Brit who passes their test in an auto is only legally allowed to drive autos, yet anyone who comes over can do as they please!
Cool to see you driving through where I live (South Cotswolds & Bristol). Love it here and so glad you like it
The British don't like to travel because most countries drive on the right.🙃😆
You will always be more than welcome in our country , you are both wonderful people for Americans . Am only joking , but welcome back .