The world has disposable cups, but they are not red. Usually white or clear here in the UK, and now usually made of something natural, paper, plant starch etc.
I'm in Ireland and I've never seen spray cheese. It sounds revolting. I did have a waste disposal unit about 30 years ago but found it useless with constant clothing and breaking and never bothered in subsequent kitchens. Flags are unusual on private homes in the Republic Of Ireland but more common in NI due to the competing communities there. Sometimes people put out county flags to support their GAA teams when matches are on but it tends to just be keen sports followers and for a short period. Free refills are rare but available in some Diner style restaurants for coffee and Ikea for soda. Medical TV ads aren't a thing and I don't think I've seen TV lawyer/solicitor ads. Sometimes you'll seen local solicitors advertising in local papers and online. Dental work is expensive in Ireland but teeth whitening has gotten quite cheap. People don't tend to go for the bright white identical straight teeth of Americans though. That extreme tends to be considered superficial and unattractive.
Yeah we can get waste disposal units here but they tend to be mainly in professional kitchens rather than in peoples' homes and yes, they are a maintenance nightmare :(
The concept of college sports is totally alien to most people outside the US. What we do have a lot more of is amateur and recreational sports. If you enjoy football (soccer) and you're relatively young & fit, there's a good chance you might join a local club and play against other local clubs on weekends. In fact, this is where most of the big professional teams came from. They evolved over 100+ years from amateur clubs. They're not franchises. That's also why people often get way more passionate about their team and hate the business side. Sports in general are much more about passion and local pride than business.
I disagree with the college sports thing, Most colleges I've ever seen have sports teams.. However the way they have monetised it to an incredible degree is crazy.. Worth looking into what the pressures to have a stadium is doing to some colleges. But then the profit first thing crops up far too often in the US
I think part of the reason why university sports are not such a big thing elsewhere is they tend to be seen as elitist and to do with the oldest universities - at least here in the UK. I went to Cambridge and our rugby team was good enough to beat the national teams of some countries(!) but it's seen as quite a posh people interest and 'not for us'. Whereas in the US I think they expanded that tendency from the Ivy League to more blue-collar institutions and it went mainstream.
College sports is a thing because the USA is the size of a continent and there are very few professional sports teams across the landmass (as you rightly mentioned). The other reason is that you professional leagues are “closed shops” so nobody else can get in whereas in the U.K. I could set up an amateur team and in 20/30 years it could (theoretically) be in the Premier League.
I think also because if you are into sports, and want to be a professional, university is an unlikely path in the UK. You would get a different kind of sponsorship/join a professional club at a junior level. We don't have scholarships for sports much (rowing at cambridge/oxford and few others) because universities are about academic study and not high level sport here.
Here in the UK, not ever college even has a sports team or bothers to compete. Literally, no one cares. You want to be a professional athlete, you need to go to a very particular university for Sport Health or don’t go to uni at all to train. Frankly the only “sport” that Brit universities actively participate in is University Challenge, which is a quiz show 😅
We moved house this year and our new house has a waste disposal. We've never used it and intend to get it removed. It looks terrifying 😆 Food waste here gets recycled in compostable bags and is collected seperately from the rest of our rubbish.
I think the only college sport known outside the universities concerned is the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race! Series of men's and women's eights races rowed on the Thames every year. It is huge though!
In uk we compost the majority of leftovers food = peelings, cores, skins, in a compost bin in our garden with grass cutting, papers, & use it for our gardening & many who don’t have a garden collect their food for others.
In 1977 I moved into a newly built block of council flats in England. The modern flats had waste disposal units built in. They made a very loud growling sound that woke babies ,scared small children and terrified our cat. I was rather wary of it myself, it ate the scraps like a ravenous monster from a horror film and I feared for my fingers. I just never felt comfortable with it in my home. I don't think I was the only one because they did not catch on and were all removed after a couple of years. I was happy to go back to quietly feeding scraps to the birds and foxes. Waste disposal units just did not suit my psyche. I just want to let you know that we did at least give them a try for a while.
Black Friday has arrived in UK over past decade or more. Online shopping crossed borders, then local UK companies responded to the challenge. It used to be our deals and sales began after Christmas on 26th Dec, what we call boxing day. Now we have it all spread around from Nov onwards
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 a tailgate party is when people go to a sports game, and have a party in the carpark before the game. As Steve said, some people will take a full keg of beer, and other people might take a barbecue and cook food for people
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 I described it above, I think. They use the tailgates of their vehicles as a sort of picnic table, but I think they do it pre-sport event.
@@winterlinde5395 no idea, I've never been to a horse racing event. Sports in the UK don't really have a culture of food other than meat pies that you can buy inside the stadium
I was just in an apartment in the UK with the first in-sink garbage disposal unit I've ever seen here. We had them sometimes in Canada when I was growing up, where we called them "garburators" , but everybody I know here in the UK, and in Canada now have council-run compost / food-scrap collection programmes - so food scraps/waste/coffee grounds etc. don't go into the garbage bin, it goes into the compost bin. The councils collect the food waste and it is either transformed into low-carbon electricity helping to power homes and communities, or turned into compost, which farmers can use as fertiliser.
I'm in the UK, and all of these are pretty accurate. These days if you are in a US style fast food place you may be offered free soda refills- but not refills of tea or coffee. If you want free water anywhere you must ask for tap water. We do have plastic cups for parties and outdoor events- but they are small, and white rather than the classic large red. There is a big movement to reduce plastic waste, so we are encouraged to bring our own refillable cups where possible. Our universities (colleges) do of course have their own sports competitions between themselves- but as the narrator said, they are lucky if their own friends and family come to support them! Most cities in the UK have at least one professional football (soccer) team, and often a rugby team too. At county level there are professional cricket matches.
Brewers Fayre has free refills (all you can eat breakfast), first studio flat I bought in 1980s had garbage/waste disposal, most, if not all nhs dentists now advertise for teeth whitening (not free), bought some disposable cups from Willkos last month, they were red.
I used to work in architecture, admittedly years ago, and we designed high end kitchens. There wasn’t even an option available to us to add waste disposal units. I think the reason may be as stated, they are not particularly good for the environment or the balance of the enzymes in the sewage treatment. And building regulations are always changing to make homes more efficient and more environmentally friendly
I’m English but moved to Australia where I was blown away by the concept of garbage disposal. I struggled to use it though as it just seemed so wrong to go against everything I had been taught throughout my life. We scrape the leftovers etc into a kitchen caddy which goes into a green waste bin for recycling.
It would have blown away most native Australians too. It must have been a particular kind of house, possibly from a particular time period (there were various attempts to popularise them and they never took off; a bit like pop-tarts!). Vegetable waste - compost; meat fish and dairy - bin.
We’re British and had a garbage disposal unit in the sink of our previous house well over forty years ago When we moved house we just didn’t see the point of getting one in any of our new kitchens.
I'm in the north of the UK, and we do have clear plastic cups (which are often smaller, kid-sized ones) but not the Solo-style cups. Also, I have only come across free refills on drinks twice - once in Pizza Hut and once in a local pub as part of the breakfast menu. I think your theory about college sports is quite accurate though - most areas of the UK will have a professional sports team relatively nearby, especially for Football (soccer) and Rugby, so there would probably be less demand to watch University teams. Xx
Marmite is UK, Vegemite is Australian. Separate bins here for garbage disposal ( one for general waster and one for recycling glass and plastics etc). Last time I went to USA (New York) it seemed weird to put empty glass bottles in same bin as other waste. Teeth whitening is becoming more popular in UK but is still fairly niche.
All our recycled garbage is taken to the same tip so it's a con like most government schemes. Most of our school sports fields have been sold off. Can't think of anything worse than standing shivering while 5 year olds are having a race 🥶🥴🥴
you know this the UK's recycling program is a lie as well dont you? it all goes to landfill no matter what. mate was a bin man for years. he says they all go to the same place anyway. most of the time.
The Garbage Disposal in this video isn’t about Wheelie Bins like in Australia It’s the electric device installed in a sink which liquifies food scrapes etc. They were popular here at one stage but many homes don’t have them
@@edwinakastner8806 ....Mr Maplethorpe makes it clear he's talking about refuse bins, as opposed to a disposal unit in the sink. In the UK, we now have a rather bewildering amount of bins: large green, black, blue-lidded ones, and green caddies for food waste. Madness, really, but all part of how the local council deals with rubbish these days.
I had one year's ago here in the UK. It had been installed in the 80s, when I think it was something that kitchen designers were pushing.However, we had it ripped out because I got sick of cleaning/rinsing it out - it used to stink if not flushed through every day. The plumber told me that food waste/sludge would build up in the sink trap and basically start to rot.
You're lucky, our local Authority still hasn't provided a food waste service, and compost bins are supposed to be mostly for chopped up garden waste. I do put tea bags and vegetable waste - uncooked - in my compost bin, but then I forget to use it in the garden, got a nice crop of new potatoes last year though!
The reason the plastic cup isn’t a thing in the UK is our houses are to small for big family events. We usually rent a venue for anniversary’s and birthdays at our local social clubs or just meet at the pub where we can get the ale on draft 😂
We have ads for injury lawyer type adverts here in the UK. We also have people advertise for class actions (car exhaust emissions scandals appears to be a strongly promoted item at the moment), but we don't see ads for Joe the lawyer.
Garbage disposal - My (wealthy) aunt had one of the first I’d seen in the UK. She got rid of it as she kept on losing tea spoons, including one from an antique set. That was the end of the, “mad spoon destroyer”. It didn’t help that she kept on trying to retrieve the spoons with her hand and the washing up brush.
In the UK I had a garbage disposal from 1994 because putting food waste amongst the rest of the rubbish in one bin attracted flies in the summer and there were unpleasant smells. It broke eventually and I never replaced it because, by that time, the local authority had provided separate bins for different types of recycling and food waste had its own dedicated bin with a secure lid and collected once a week. Hence most of the rest of the rubbish is uncontaminated by food waste. Others use composting bins in their gardens.
Really enjoying these videos. As someone living in the UK these didn’t really surprise me. In my area we have a food recycling bin, paper recycling, cardboard recycling, plastic and aluminium recycling and then general waste. Not everywhere does this though. We have private and NHS dentists here, you pay a much smaller amount to see the NHS dentist than you would privately but waiting times for an NHS dentist is longer. Also under 18s have dental care for free. Teeth whitening is around £300 at a dentist I think, and the ‘whitening toothpastes’ and other ‘whitening products’ you can buy in shops don’t work because legally the companies can only use a very small amount of peroxide and it’s not enough to actually do anything.
My son has a waste disposal unit (U.K.) but generally we don’t have them. Our food waste goes into separate containers and is collected. By the council and composted. We are really big on recycling here. In fact single use plastic cups straws (also polystyrene) have recently been banned.
Really big on recycling... no we're not... If you go to Germany you'll see a way better recycling system.... In England, we do put our food in green caddies and we use the 2 big bins for general waste and recycling but the councils do not recycle the majority of it..... Germany has been recycling since the 90s, we are way behind them...
I live in Europe and I also don’t try not to use my kitchen bin. Food scraps and kitchen towel/tissue go in the compost bin outside and recyclables go in the recycling bag outdoors (to be brought to our local recycling centre,) so there is very little that goes in our bin. It actually takes little extra energy to make these changes to the routine, just dedication. Yet it makes such a difference to the environment.
I've cups like Solo in Tescos. But with them being made of plastic, a lot of shops are selling alternatives to plastic for those sorts of get togethers.
Free refills are a thing in uk. It’s not common but some places do. Also you can buy those red cups but it is from Costco. You sometimes see the Union Jack out and about. I’ve never seen spray cheese and definitely no garbage disposals. Sounds insane to me
We tend to fly the Union Jack on big occasions (like the various Jubilee celebrations and that sort of thing). Here in Wales we often fly our flag for big sporting occasions (Rugby in particular), and I know that the same thing happens in England a lot too, but it's not that common to see the Union Jack on an everday basis and rarely on private homes
We do get the option to ask for free soft drink refills in some fast food places here in the UK. We also do use plastic cups at parties, usually kids parties. I've not seen spray cheese in our local supermarkets, But some have international sections, where you can pick up food from other part of the world, And they usually have a USA section. (will need to check if there is spray cheese) Dental health is not part of the NHS (some procedures are) and even thought it's expensive, it's nothing crazy like what you said. And yes we don't have billboards with adds for lawyers. In fact the idea of suing someone is a very American thing as well. it's not really done very often in the UK.
Something I might suggest, since we are getting into the month of December. Have you considered looking at UK Christmas songs and the concept of the Christmas Number One, Christmas dinner/food and anything else Christmas related. We don't do things quite the same way you do in the US, but there are some common bonds. As for food waste, how that is disposed of depends on where you live, as waste disposal is handled by the local authority (council). I have a food waste bin in my kitchen, and am supplied with biodegradable bags to store the contents. When it is full, I take the bag, and deposit it in a larger bin outside. That bin is meant for food and garden waste. The council empty it every fortnight, and take it to a biowaste site, where it is composted. I also have a separate recycling bin for glass, paper, plastic and similar items, which is also collected by the council. With regard to the free refills in the US, that might have something to do with the fact that the servers over there will ask you if you want any drink with your ice :)
Definitely agree on Christmas songs - the impression I get from the US is their secular Christmas songs are pretty much all Bing Crosby era 1950s except Wham! and Mariah Carey, whereas most of our overplayed ones (but we still love 'em) are from 1970s bands like Slade and Wizzard.
Dentistry is available through the NHS, but a while back, the NHS made it hard for dentists to earn a living with the amount they were getting paid to give various treatments on the NHS, and so many dentists chose to do private work only (including my dentist). That has created a sort of two-tier system, with those who can afford to pay privately getting better treatment and cosmetic dentistry if they want it. Those who can't afford to pay private rates may have to wait in pain for a long time before they can get an appointment, and they will still have to pay something towards their treatment (a lot less than private care) unless they are on benefits.
My dental surgeon friend explained that many young people who have veneers or crowns for cosmetics, will probably regret it later in life. Grinding the existing teeth to pegs weakens them and can cause many health problems later on.
@healingandgrowth-infp4677 I was talking about how dentists grind the teeth to pegs in order to veneer them. We all get anxiety, but the best way to deal with it is to distract yourself by keeping busy. Perhaps chew gum. Go for a walk. Get a pet. Make a little time for yourself to do a simple yoga breathing exercise. Sounds like you're anxious about being anxious and grinding your teeth. Best wishes.
Prices for dentistry in the U.K. with the nhs are £23.80 for band 1 which includes all checkups, X-rays etc. £62.50 for band 2 which includes fillings, cleaning and tooth removal then finally, £282.90 for band 3 which is crowns, dentures or bridges that sort of thing but you don’t pay extra if for instance you needed a tooth out with an X-ray, you only pay for band 2 instead of paying band 1 and band 2 so the maximum you’ll pay is £282.90
The only college sports events in England that attract lots of spectators are the Oxford v Cambridge boat race on the Thames and Oxford v Cambridge rugby match at Twickenham in December. Apart from that most college sports events are sparsely attended.
In the UK you can get the red plastic cups from Asda, but it's mostly used for kids parties. You get free refills at Subway's. (With the soft drinks, tea and coffee)
When I was at Univ. of Toronto students wore leather jackets of their university and it was an academic pride thing and not a sports team thing. When I wore my jacket in the US several people assumed I was a college football player. Strangers would come up to me and say "Hey! I play college football too!"
I have lived in Canada my whole life and I've known several people who watch College sports on TV. It's a thing. Most of what this British guy said is total BS he doesn't even know what he is talking about. He is saying these things out of naivety. Canada has half of those things.
Garbage disposals, do have a similar item that crushes food waste, but usually in a restaurant type venue, and is normally a separate large unit by the sink and commercial dishwashers
Dentistry is on the NHS and is also private. On the NHS you don't pay more than £250 approximately for a course of treatment no matter what it is. A crown privately is around £400. However, it is not always easy to find an NHS dentist these days.
Em, I've paid over £400 for root and crown treatments in one course on NHS (had to get NHS permission and a review at end of treatment but a lot more than £250)
I'm in scotland. I go for check ups at the dentist twice a year with my daughter. My daughter is 9 and doesnt get charged for anything. We are nhs, I am due a scale and polish and a filling in a molar , appointment in January and I was told would cost me £30
All of you are extremely lucky to incur such low costs for dentistry. I'm in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. I am currently undergoing dental work. 3 extractions, 2 bridges, 4 crowns, upper and lower minimal partial dentures. I'm 75, retired and living on a limited income... My cost will approach $9,000.00 to $12,000.00. The insurance may cover up to $4,500.00 on top of that, if they don't deny payment for one or more of these procedures. (2,000 against 2022 and now 2,500 for 2023. Not a penny more but could be less - they decide what they will or will not cover). One crown costs $1,250.00!!! I had extensive dental work in 1990/1991 when a crown was approximately $750. The total cost at that time was $7,000.00. When you speak of beautiful straight white teeth, only rich people can afford them. One dentist, a few years ago, quoted me $40,000.00 for a complete "Hollywood" redo of my smile, while telling me he wouldn't recommend that much of an expense and that I could buy a brand new SUV for that price. It goes without saying that I did not get that Hollywood smile nor the SUV. I'm still driving my well cared for 2003 Lincoln Luxury Sport. I don't drive too much any more but I do need to keep my teeth to remain in fairly good health which starts with the food you ingest after "chewing". What a concept!
@@pourquoipas2673 wow, i can't believe the prices in America. That's is absolutely crazy. I am so grateful in Scotland we have the NHS and also the optitions are free or not too crazy expensive. But, I must admit my partner is scared of the dentist and would rather take his own teeth out. I don't understand him. Lol
I haven't got an NHS dentist so I had to go private and get a tooth pulled during the pandemic - I was absolutely terrified having heard about American healthcare costs... I even had to be referred to a specialist dental surgeon but it still only cost a few hundred. Nothing like what I'd feared and the service was so much nicer! Tooth whitening & braces can damage your enamel, even the root of the tooth so in general terms we mess with them as little as possible. Straight and white is for dentures ;) Disposable cups for parties certainly exist but they're usually paper (plain or decorated) or clear plastic. I have seen specifically red ones in recent years but is 'Solo' the brand? Our red ones are usually unbranded so far as I've seen. The college sports thing is so bizarre to me. I've heard of it before but I had no idea it was so BIG. Obviously biased but I love the way we only get out flags out for special occasions - makes it feel more important somehow.
i have been wating now 7 years to go on the NHS dental plan we have UK it costs me as working £280 for full treatment of mouth BUT now waiting still 6 months on
i have really enjoyed watching the college cross country, the support is amazing and feels very family orientated and a great atmosphere, i now know more american college runners than uk and have a few favourite colleges to follow, Newbury Park being one,
The garbage disposal was the most iconic thing that i remember as the most American thing on this list as its always portrayed in films and TV shows great show many thanks . I would also like to agree with EllSee that you come across as the most Un - American which as she says is a compliment . i have cousins in Canada who are like yourself a very down to earth nice guy
Almost all of these I'd agree I've not seen or heard of outside the US, but in some countries (like here in New Zealand) we are starting to get medical ads on TV - though only for a small range of (mainly over the counter) products - and garbage disposal units exist but only a minority of houses have them. Black Friday is starting to invade here, but here and in the UK it's traditionally been the Boxing Day sales (in the gap between Christmas and New Year) that are the shopping frenzy - which makes sense, because stores are trying to offload any surplus Christmas stock that wasn't sold. The weirdest thing about US college sports - speaking as an outsider - is that students can get head-hunted by colleges for their sporting ability and get heavily discounted/free tuition just for being a good sportsperson.
A lot of restaurants and pubs (Weatherspoons) do offer refills. Usually, they will give you an empty cup or glass, and you fill that from a machine or dispenser as you see fit.
That was a good point about college teams being more accessible in the US. Here in the UK it's easy to watch professional football, rugby and cricket teams. Our public transport system is used by many fans for away games, or sometimes coaches are hired by supporters clubs. Most universities have a large variety of clubs and societies and these include sports teams as well as many other things, however they're very much amateur and about having fun. They're administered by the Student Union of each uni, rather than the university itself, have limited resources and so can't afford stadiums, high tech training facilities, paid coaches, etc, just basic playing fields and sports halls. Any coaching is done either by the students themselves or unpaid volunteers. A big difference is US colleges are very much businesses concerned with making money (like everything in the US). Traditionally in the UK universities are about education and academia and until fairly recently the arts were just as important as more commercial subjects. For a long time the universities received government support too, however in more recent years the Tories forced them to become self-sufficient so they're more and more money focused.
Yes but for god's sake spread it really really thinly. Less is definitely more when it comes to Marmite/Vegemite. I read somewhere that one reason Marmite is less well known in the US is that there is an American tendency to spread everything thickly, like with peanut butter. That would taste awful. A small jar of Marmite goes a long way and I guess is not as good a commercial product as a spread which you apply with a towel.
Listen ooop ! 😂... I bought a jar o Marmite bit after my wedding 🥳... 3 girls an 25 yrs later , there was still 3/4 's of a jar still sitting on a shelf in da kitchen 🤩... an no I didn't take a shine 2 it 🤮... tarra . If u talk bout Branstons pickle ... totally different game 🥰 . 👍🍻👋👋👋🇬🇧
@@balwinderdosanjh1360 Its chock a block full of B vitamins.. Be way past sell by now! Try again? Good bread lightly toasted, plenty of real butter and the tiniest tip of the knife of Marmite, kinda mix it with butter!! x
We go to college for a specific subject and sport is often extra-curricular and not a requirement. The biggest college sporting event here, is the University Boat Race which is shown on tv. Dentists aren't free unless you are a child, in full-time education or on low income/some benefits, but we do get cheap treatment from NHS dentists. Plastic cups were used frequently; we just never called them solo cups, plus they aren't environmentally friendly, so people are moving away from using them. Pizza Hut had free refills the last time I ate in one, but it was a long time ago now - so they got this slightly wrong.
Here in the UK I have three bins. Green bin for general waste, black bin for recycling, and a brown bin for garden waste as in grass clippings etc. Food waste goes on the compost heap
They're not banned you can buy them in screwfix (and others) for £200 ish, we just don't tend to have them as a nation because we're more environmentally friendly here and prefer composing.
Dentists are sometimes part of the NHS (they all used to be), but in recent decades it's almost impossible to find one. Even if it's on the NHS, it still costs circa £20 for a check up. With regards to disposable cups, we still have plastic cups, but they are transparent or white
Strange it's free for me on NHS nfor check ups n there's more than 2 in my immediate area maybe it's changed in the last many years ive not been to one since they maliciously drilled my teeth without any diagnosis ova problem or any concern pain or worry on my part or without any warning or consent for me, so I've nit been bsck as it badly affected n shook up me n my trust n security. Think it's been 10 years now since.
In Ireland GAA would be our thing like college sport. Non professional and community based so pretty close in concept. Irish people are patriotic in a way but also very critical of their government not constantly improving, we are not happy with static as no-one's life improves in that state. Not so many flags , mostly if Ireland is playing a sport or st Patrick's day. Dentists are expensive in Ireland as well. Great introspection on differences, we all learnt something, lol. Thanks
Where I live in Australia we have a bin for recycling , a small bin for food waste that is emptied into our garden waste bin for composting and a general waste bin for plastics and general rubbish.
Hi ,I've just discovered your channel & I'm enjoying the content I'm Irish living in Ireland ,I've visited the US many times & always enjoyed it . Some places here do free refills ,but not all places do , I've never saw spray cheese here , but I do know many of the things added to foods there to enhance the flavours are actually banned here , as for the red cups they're plentiful here ,maybe they're not used as much but we've got them here in Ireland🇮🇪😊
Hi, a couple of things we have over here in the UK but are all over the USA. The first are yellow school buses, we use standard company coaches, when I was a teenager I used to travel the 5 miles by a red Rhondda Transport double decker. The second are the above ground fire hydrants. Over here the hydrants are all underground. The connecting point to the mains are a standard fit and every hydrant has a yellow cover and a wall plaque in yellow with a Black H with two numbers showing distance to the hydrant cover and the water pressure. College sports here don’t exist but one great national event is the boat race where Oxford & Cambridge Universities play each other on the River Thames through London. The Boat Race is always on BBC TV. The same universities also play against each other in Rugby which is usually played in England's national rugby stadium at Twickenham. My local dentist has NHS places but generally they are for children. For the rest of us it is Private. My dentist costa me £31.902 per month, for this I get two check-ups and 4 professional cleanings by a Hygienist. Cosmetic dentistry is private. Opticians are usually private but children are covered by the NHS. The NHS also covers patients with a family history of glaucoma. My last glasses cost me £100 for vari-focal lenses and a designer frame and eye tests for Glaucoma and digital retinopathy.
Really interesting! Here's my thoughts... When I was in Florida a few years ago, I was astounded by the number of lawyer/medical ads on the TV! We don't really have anything like that in the UK. We do have ads on TV for over-the-counter products like headache tablets, cold and sore throat stuff etc but not really prescription meds. As for lawyers, there has been a huge increase in class action style claims such as "PPI" insurance refunds or vehicle emissions but not your average store front lawyers. Spray cheese...just no! I've never seen a garbage disposal so don't really know what this is. College sports is becoming more popular but certainly not to the level of you guys! It's a shame really as I love watching shows and movies about this and seems to be a very positive thing. You only get a few parents stood on the side of the pitch with very few seats if any! Dentistry is OK here, a check up every 6 months is about £20, a filling about £90 and a crown is about £250 or there abouts. There are fixed prices depending on the level of the job. You can go private but it's very costly and there really is no point! Black Friday really winds me up and I HATE this time of year when all you hear on the TV and radio ads is about sodding Black Friday! There's normally very little discount or reason to get excited about it, it's just plain annoying! We have solo cups but they're not called that and they're very often not red lol. They're just plastic disposable cups and we don't often have "kegs", most folk just bring cans or bottles of beer to parties and events so we just drink straight outta them! Free refills are not that common at all and sometimes, soft drinks are just as expensive as a pint of beer! We don't get carried away with flags that much, which again is a shame really. I love seeing you guys being proud of your flag and patriotism. I think a lot of people in the UK associate flying the English flag or the Union Jack as an almost "racist" thing to do. I put racist in quotes as that's not really the right word but I can't think of what I'm trying to say! It's just not really what we do but wish we did a bit more!
Fourty years ago the legal profession were only allowed to advertise in the Yellow Pages. Then along came Thatcher and now we have the sue me attitude creeping across the Atlantic.
@@jennysmith8835 A litigious society only benefits the legal profession, that is why the USA supports such a vast number of Lawyers. The UK was not a litigious society until Thatcher changed the law on advertising, now we are more like (but not yet as bad) as the USA. I can and do think for myself. Many do not have the skills and capacity to so do. Remember, half the population are below average IQ.
Does no-one remember the Gordon Thompson ads where he got off a Harley, removed his helmet and told you to call him in the middle of the night if you got arrested??? (Scotland only). God I feel old. Lol. Nowadays have seen ad for Thompson's solicitors (totally unrelated company) a few times on TV.
I always have a couple of jars of reduced salt Marmite in my cupboard. I spread it on toasted bread or crumpets at breakfast time ; alternating it with reduced sugar marmalade. I also often have Marmite in the evening with a cup of tea. Many women also use Marmite to add a subtle flavour to hot gravy on meat dishes. I have tried other companies attempts to market similar products , but they don't come close. I have just searched for spray cheese in leading supermarkets, here in the UK, but none sells it.
Hi Steve, love your reaction videos, keep them coming. I am a Scot that have lived half my life in New Zealand and Australia. NZ is more British, whereas Aus leans towards the USA. The video you reviewed is from the UK and is pretty much in line, NZ similarly. But Australia has taken on a number of things from the USA including Black Friday and waste disposal units (mind you as they break down they are getting ripped out as they are bad for the environment). College sports? Don’t exist anywhere I have lived other than in very small amounts. Anyhow, keep up the good work.
Dentist, we go every 6 months. Costs are in bands. Band 1 is a check up £23. Band 2 if you need fillings, root canal or extraction £65. Band 3 covers all bands plus crowns, dentures and bridges £282.80.
I’m from Scotland. I would say the free refill thing isn’t exclusively American. In a lot of chain restaurants, particularly American restaurants u can buy a bottomless/unlimited soft drink which is essentially free refills but u will always be able to buy a soft drink with no refill for cheeper aswell
@@jaelynnbanks3640 no I didn’t. There is lots of American companies over hear and they are more likely to do free refills as it’s company wide policy but a good number of British restaurants offer them as well. as i said these are normally chain restaurants so it’s not exclusive but my point was more that as lots of American companies do operate over hear in the uk we do have plenty of restaurants that offer free refills so it’s not necessarily a strange concept over hear
We used to have waste (garbage) disposals, back in the 1970s/1980s they were very common in new build houses. But not now, for the reasons stated in the video. In most places will be given a food waste bin that is collected weekly, the contents are then composted or burnt as biofuel.
The UK does have “injury lawyer” adverts/commercials on day time TV, not often but they do exist. Marmite is the UK version of Vegemite. We do have garbage disposal in the UK we call it waste disposal. I have had one in most houses I have lived in but most houses probably don’t have them in the UK. I lived in Tokyo and my house had a garbage disposal in the sink.
You're thinking of Marmite in Britain, and Vegemite in Australia, I admit it's an acquired taste, but at least it is high in iron! I've got a waste disposal in my sink, but it's broken, and finding someone to mend it is a problem. (It was a bit of a feature in new houses around about 1980 to 1990!) You touched on the reason why 'college ball' is favoured in the U.S, it's because there are lots more colleges in the U.S., that take part in competitive sports. Universities usually have teams which compete in leagues, but not the smaller local colleges. Lesley Hawes Wiltshire, England.
We have TV adds for lawyers in England. Specifically personal injury solicitors. They are termed ambulance chasers. Black Friday yes, but more for online shops like Amazon. You can get basic dentistry at relatively low cost on the NHS if you can find a dentist who will do NHS work
My mum had a garbage disposal unit from about the late eighties through to the late nineties - in England. It eventually broke and the council had already started doing a composting service so she didn’t see the point in replacing it. My mother loves recycling as much as humanly possible.
Some restaurants do free refills now on soft drinks. We get them at Harvester's. Like you say we, in the UK, do have a lot of flags, but generally for specific events or occasions that send sales through the roof; not necessarily all the time. Our equivalent of your red solos are polystyrene cups or plastic disposable cups for picnics, parties etc. Sometimes paper, card, cups. It's the same with garbage disposals, some people do have waste disposals, but most just use bins for waste or compost green waste.
G’Day, I am in Australia and these are things that definitely are here. Lawyer adverts, Garbage disposals, Black Friday, Solo Cups (Not everywhere). Good Topic. Stay Safe mate.
Damn 2,000 for a crown?! in the UK, the denists are part of the NHS but they also require you to pay a small amount towards the appointments and the prices are disounted / put into 3 set price tiers. So an appointment is £20, but kids are free. Also anything simple like a filling you need is not an extra cost, you just get it done there and then usually. Same with getting stitches out, dentures etc. And percrisptions are same as doctors and locked price at £9.35. From NHS England webiste: Band 1: £23.80 Covers an examination, diagnosis and advice. If necessary, it also includes X-rays, a scale and polish (if clinically needed), and planning for further treatment. Band 2: £65.20 Covers all treatment included in Band 1, plus additional treatment, such as fillings, root canal treatment and removing teeth (extractions). Band 3: £282.80 Covers all treatment included in Bands 1 and 2, plus more complex procedures, such as crowns, dentures and bridges.
Food waste here is usually composted for the garden, or put into special food waste bins which I think are also composted - or we feed scraps to the birds/wildlife.
I'm from England, I agree with everything on this video, our NHS dental prices in 2022 are below with an explanation as to what the costs cover. As we have read in other comments it is extremely difficult to get an NHS dentist now. Urgent Treatment - £23.80 Emergency appointments and any emergency or urgent treatment you need that cannot be postponed. Band 1 - £23.80 Dental checkups and if your dentist finds you need any X-Rays or a simple clean (scale) then these are included at no extra cost. Band 2 - £65.20 Everything in Band 1 plus NHS treatment provided directly by your dentist (such as fillings, deep cleaning, simple root canal treatments, extractions), and simple changes to dentures (such as adding an extra tooth or relining the fit surface). Band 3 - £282.80 Everything in Band 1 and Band 2 plus complex NHS treatment requiring the help of a dental lab such as crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures and mouthguards.
My aunt had a gash gobbler in the 60's. It doesn't half make a mess of cutlery! I've not seen one since. Now our food waste is collected and used for methane production for green energy
Spray cheese used to be fairly common over here but I haven't seen any on the shelves for years. I don't know if it was discontinued or simply wasn't selling well. I didn't particularly like the stuff and was no surprise to hear that it contained only 51% "cheese". I suspect the closest to spray cheese commonly available now is Primula brand cheese spread that comes in squeeze tubes.
When I was in England this was way back in 68 and lived there from 71-72. No central heat and the B&B had an outdoor toilet. But growing up in the US with an English Mom and Irish Dad I knew what they did & didn’t have over there. When I was there I felt like was in my second home because I have family there.
A large proportion of uk food pubs and restaurants have an option to order a refillable soft drink but its higher cost and specific order. The only 2 national chains i know in the whole uk that do free refils are subway and fiveguys. The only college sports thats really know in the uk is the boat race. Oxford University vs Cambridge University rowing race on the thames river every year usually televised
My case in point for teach, I and my partner have dental insurance it costs £14 pr month each, this covers a six monthly check up and a hygienist service, also it gives emergency cover if anything happens, admittedly they will only stabilise the problem but it does give an opportunity to decide on an informed course of action later. I have two crowns including a route canal pre crown on the the larger crowning. The basic prep and crown fit cost me £400 the larger one cost £750 all in. The UK do have NHS dentists but not many, I believe they are connected to the local Hospital organisation.
dental work in the UK is partially funded by NHS, so if you go to an NHS dentist (if you can find one as that is not always that easy) treatment prices are capped in to different bands. so for instance if after examination the dentist says you need 1 filling, thats a band 2 treatment and a £62.50 charge. the big advantage comes if for instance a dentist on a single examination says you need 4 fillings that is only a £62.50 charge for all 4 even if the 4 fillings are carried out on different days. you dont pay for each individual treatment you just pay 1 band charge for everything diagnosed on the same examination. a crown in the UK would be a band 3 that is £282.80 that could be 1 crown or multiple crowns plus multiple other treatments if all diagnosed together. band 3 is the highest so that is the most you would pay for nhs treatment. if you go to a non nhs dentist a crown would be more like £600.
Cardiff city (uk) has a varsity event where the two major uni rugby teams face off at the millennium stadium. It's a big event with students but I'm not sure of it's even on tv. As for black Friday we have sales here now but it's not the mad rush you get sometimes in the states!
I'm in the UK and first had a waste disposal unit in 1980. Frightens the life out of me to unblock them and they eat teaspoons. I haven't had one since 2010 and I'm a lot happier! Plus depending on your local Council some collect food waste. My in laws had American products in the 1960s, a waste disposal, cooker and lavatory. The lavatory was some sort of siphon system and was always blocking up. The cooker was enormous much the same size as an Aga and had decorative panels to hide the controls and the hotplates. They also had a dishwasher. That was a Miele so made in Germany so I expect many of these items were available in other European countries. As to college sports we don't really have them in the way the USA does but we do have the Oxford & Cambridge University boat race (8 seater rowing boats) which is televised. First held in 1829. It is usually held on the River Thames. My family has always supported Cambridge as my grandmother wore light blue ribbons in her hair as a child. Her sister wore dark blue ribbons so was Oxford. They were both redheads born at the end of the Victorian era when hair ribbons for girls were commonplace.
We do have Black Friday in the UK (although it's a relatively recent inport from the US) but frankly the best Black Friday discounts in stores here are still more expensive than Amazon's regular price for the same item. A few years ago a fight broke out in a Tesco store in the UK and since then, the plan to introduce full-on US-style Black Friday have been significantly watered down,
From the UK here. The ones I don't mention are true from the UK! 1) We have lawyer ads! 'Injury Lawyers for you' is my personal fav. 2) We have 'Garbage Disposal Units' (under diferent names - Normally waste disposal units). They ain't banned! 3) We have teeth whitening services, they just aren't super super popular. 4) We don't care about black friday lol, Amazon come in clutch with Black Friday week. 5) We have red disposable cups, but we don't offten, and they're not always red! 6) We have free re-fills, not super-common, but places like weatherspoons have free refills with certain drinks. 7) We show off our flags, not always, but fairly often. Side fact: In the UK, in a pub / bar / nightclub if you ask for a glass of water, by law they have to give it to you for free. This is because people were going out, getting plastered and then getting de-hydrated and putting themselves in danger. So this law was put in place.
We are big on recycling, so we have bins for food waste,bins for tin,glass, plastic, and cardboard‘newspapers, all for recycling, and we have the dustbin for rubbish that cannot be recycled, that ends up in landfill ❤
In the U.K. we have nhs dentist where some things are covered under 3 different prices but now it’s hard to fine a dentist that is taking nhs patients. I was told it would be a 2 year wait for a nhs appointment! At places like Pizza Hut and five guys fizzy pop is refillable for free.
You are really on the right track and seems to be someone greatly needing to broaden your views outside US, keep on watching those videos, and to do a comment the free refill thing you mentioned 'I can always get water', well that usually cost you some $ also on the other side you normally dont tip unless you really want to.
We have a chain restaurant in the UK called Harvester they have free refills on soft drinks but as they are part of a big company they can afford to offer that as they probably make more on what’s left in the glass at the end of the meal
My local cafe in the Cumbria, UK does 1 free extra refill on basic coffee. Professional Soccer as we call it Football is what everyone is into. The water companies activity discourage you putting food in the sewerage. When you come to UK visit the Lake District or see my videos. 😁
Scotland HAS had solicitors advertising on TV during the 1980's (the main advertiser was actually disbarred for fiddling the legal aid system), and recently the odd solicitor's practice ad has reappeared.
In the UK we have waste food collections. Waste food is collected and sent to anerobic digesters and broken down to make compost or gas use to generate power.
I use red solo cups at parties, for beer pong all that good stuff, restaurants and Carvery places this past few years have started selling refill drinks options with meals and you just head up to the soda machine and get what you want but they charge a bit extra for it.
Other places have single use plastic cups they are just not usually red. Also in NZ there is a massive move away from disposable plastics towards bamboo or cardboard or paper disposable products. At BK in NZ you get free refills but not McDonalds. Most restaurants you can get water free but everything else is pay as you want it.
Some UK dentists offer NHS treatments. In England, an examination - including scaling, polishing and XRay is £23.80. on the NHS. Fillings, root canals, extractions, et costs £65.20. Crowns, bridges, dentures etc costs £282.80. These are based on MY NHS dentist price list, not sure how that compares to non-NHS dental costs.
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The world has disposable cups, but they are not red. Usually white or clear here in the UK, and now usually made of something natural, paper, plant starch etc.
Poundland sells big red American cups...
Really, because I've bought red ones plenty of times.
@@joelhall5124 They are not common though, disposable cups are not common at all.
@@dib000 - Fun fact: In the U.K. billions of disposable cups are used each year.
We have a bunch of large red disposable in our house.
I'm in Ireland and I've never seen spray cheese. It sounds revolting. I did have a waste disposal unit about 30 years ago but found it useless with constant clothing and breaking and never bothered in subsequent kitchens. Flags are unusual on private homes in the Republic Of Ireland but more common in NI due to the competing communities there. Sometimes people put out county flags to support their GAA teams when matches are on but it tends to just be keen sports followers and for a short period. Free refills are rare but available in some Diner style restaurants for coffee and Ikea for soda. Medical TV ads aren't a thing and I don't think I've seen TV lawyer/solicitor ads. Sometimes you'll seen local solicitors advertising in local papers and online. Dental work is expensive in Ireland but teeth whitening has gotten quite cheap. People don't tend to go for the bright white identical straight teeth of Americans though. That extreme tends to be considered superficial and unattractive.
Yeah we can get waste disposal units here but they tend to be mainly in professional kitchens rather than in peoples' homes and yes, they are a maintenance nightmare :(
The concept of college sports is totally alien to most people outside the US. What we do have a lot more of is amateur and recreational sports. If you enjoy football (soccer) and you're relatively young & fit, there's a good chance you might join a local club and play against other local clubs on weekends. In fact, this is where most of the big professional teams came from. They evolved over 100+ years from amateur clubs. They're not franchises. That's also why people often get way more passionate about their team and hate the business side. Sports in general are much more about passion and local pride than business.
I disagree with the college sports thing, Most colleges I've ever seen have sports teams.. However the way they have monetised it to an incredible degree is crazy..
Worth looking into what the pressures to have a stadium is doing to some colleges.
But then the profit first thing crops up far too often in the US
I think part of the reason why university sports are not such a big thing elsewhere is they tend to be seen as elitist and to do with the oldest universities - at least here in the UK. I went to Cambridge and our rugby team was good enough to beat the national teams of some countries(!) but it's seen as quite a posh people interest and 'not for us'. Whereas in the US I think they expanded that tendency from the Ivy League to more blue-collar institutions and it went mainstream.
College sports is a thing because the USA is the size of a continent and there are very few professional sports teams across the landmass (as you rightly mentioned). The other reason is that you professional leagues are “closed shops” so nobody else can get in whereas in the U.K. I could set up an amateur team and in 20/30 years it could (theoretically) be in the Premier League.
I think also because if you are into sports, and want to be a professional, university is an unlikely path in the UK. You would get a different kind of sponsorship/join a professional club at a junior level. We don't have scholarships for sports much (rowing at cambridge/oxford and few others) because universities are about academic study and not high level sport here.
Here in the UK, not ever college even has a sports team or bothers to compete. Literally, no one cares. You want to be a professional athlete, you need to go to a very particular university for Sport Health or don’t go to uni at all to train.
Frankly the only “sport” that Brit universities actively participate in is University Challenge, which is a quiz show 😅
We moved house this year and our new house has a waste disposal. We've never used it and intend to get it removed. It looks terrifying 😆 Food waste here gets recycled in compostable bags and is collected seperately from the rest of our rubbish.
I think the only college sport known outside the universities concerned is the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race! Series of men's and women's eights races rowed on the Thames every year. It is huge though!
Yes that was the only one that came to my mind.
Also the Oxford-Cambridge varsity rugby match which is usually on TV though not as big as the boat race.
@@speleokeir Take your word for it! But then any rugby game is unknown to me, apart from the Army-Navy-RAF games my father used to drag me to!
Universities in the UK do have sports teams competing against each other but it's not a big deal the way it is in the US.
@@philipmccarthy6175 That’s what I wanted to know! Thanks!
In uk we compost the majority of leftovers food = peelings, cores, skins, in a compost bin in our garden with grass cutting, papers, & use it for our gardening & many who don’t have a garden collect their food for others.
In 1977 I moved into a newly built block of council flats in England. The modern flats had waste disposal units built in. They made a very loud growling sound that woke babies ,scared small children and terrified our cat. I was rather wary of it myself, it ate the scraps like a ravenous monster from a horror film and I feared for my fingers. I just never felt comfortable with it in my home. I don't think I was the only one because they did not catch on and were all removed after a couple of years. I was happy to go back to quietly feeding scraps to the birds and foxes. Waste disposal units just did not suit my psyche. I just want to let you know that we did at least give them a try for a while.
UK 80s - my University halls flat had garbage disposal, and when renovating my house in 2010 it was an option.
@Nicky L Well done
Christine Gorst - They were called, "Incinkerators".
Still available and sold by hardware stores on most industrial estates in the Uk
i remember my parents found out that they dont get rid of fish guts very well.
Black Friday has arrived in UK over past decade or more. Online shopping crossed borders, then local UK companies responded to the challenge. It used to be our deals and sales began after Christmas on 26th Dec, what we call boxing day. Now we have it all spread around from Nov onwards
When describing red solo cups, you listed a whole set of other things that are fairly uniquely American (tailgate parties, cookouts, etc).
Well, other countries have barbecues, which is pretty much the same as a cookout. I haven't a clue what a tailgate party is though.
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 a tailgate party is when people go to a sports game, and have a party in the carpark before the game. As Steve said, some people will take a full keg of beer, and other people might take a barbecue and cook food for people
@@jamesdignanmusic2765 I described it above, I think. They use the tailgates of their vehicles as a sort of picnic table, but I think they do it pre-sport event.
@@ShaneWalta Is that similar to what British people do before…was is horse racing?
@@winterlinde5395 no idea, I've never been to a horse racing event. Sports in the UK don't really have a culture of food other than meat pies that you can buy inside the stadium
I was just in an apartment in the UK with the first in-sink garbage disposal unit I've ever seen here. We had them sometimes in Canada when I was growing up, where we called them "garburators" , but everybody I know here in the UK, and in Canada now have council-run compost / food-scrap collection programmes - so food scraps/waste/coffee grounds etc. don't go into the garbage bin, it goes into the compost bin. The councils collect the food waste and it is either transformed into low-carbon electricity helping to power homes and communities, or turned into compost, which farmers can use as fertiliser.
I'm in the UK, and all of these are pretty accurate. These days if you are in a US style fast food place you may be offered free soda refills- but not refills of tea or coffee. If you want free water anywhere you must ask for tap water. We do have plastic cups for parties and outdoor events- but they are small, and white rather than the classic large red. There is a big movement to reduce plastic waste, so we are encouraged to bring our own refillable cups where possible. Our universities (colleges) do of course have their own sports competitions between themselves- but as the narrator said, they are lucky if their own friends and family come to support them! Most cities in the UK have at least one professional football (soccer) team, and often a rugby team too. At county level there are professional cricket matches.
To be fair Most greasy spoon cafe's I've been to have free tea and coffee refills.
Wetherspoon does free refills of Tea, coffee, hot chocolate. But you have to get it yourself.
Brewers Fayre has free refills (all you can eat breakfast), first studio flat I bought in 1980s had garbage/waste disposal, most, if not all nhs dentists now advertise for teeth whitening (not free), bought some disposable cups from Willkos last month, they were red.
I used to work in architecture, admittedly years ago, and we designed high end kitchens. There wasn’t even an option available to us to add waste disposal units. I think the reason may be as stated, they are not particularly good for the environment or the balance of the enzymes in the sewage treatment. And building regulations are always changing to make homes more efficient and more environmentally friendly
I’m English but moved to Australia where I was blown away by the concept of garbage disposal. I struggled to use it though as it just seemed so wrong to go against everything I had been taught throughout my life. We scrape the leftovers etc into a kitchen caddy which goes into a green waste bin for recycling.
It would have blown away most native Australians too. It must have been a particular kind of house, possibly from a particular time period (there were various attempts to popularise them and they never took off; a bit like pop-tarts!). Vegetable waste - compost; meat fish and dairy - bin.
In -sink garbage disposals have been illegal in Australia for at least 40 years
We’re British and had a garbage disposal unit in the sink of our previous house well over forty years ago When we moved house we just didn’t see the point of getting one in any of our new kitchens.
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I haven’t personally seen a garage disposal here in Aus since the 1960s
@@bernadettelanders7306 the 1860s? Respect for living so long 😊
I'm in the north of the UK, and we do have clear plastic cups (which are often smaller, kid-sized ones) but not the Solo-style cups. Also, I have only come across free refills on drinks twice - once in Pizza Hut and once in a local pub as part of the breakfast menu.
I think your theory about college sports is quite accurate though - most areas of the UK will have a professional sports team relatively nearby, especially for Football (soccer) and Rugby, so there would probably be less demand to watch University teams. Xx
Marmite is UK, Vegemite is Australian. Separate bins here for garbage disposal ( one for general waster and one for recycling glass and plastics etc). Last time I went to USA (New York) it seemed weird to put empty glass bottles in same bin as other waste. Teeth whitening is becoming more popular in UK but is still fairly niche.
All our recycled garbage is taken to the same tip so it's a con like most government schemes. Most of our school sports fields have been sold off. Can't think of anything worse than standing shivering while 5 year olds are having a race 🥶🥴🥴
you know this the UK's recycling program is a lie as well dont you? it all goes to landfill no matter what. mate was a bin man for years. he says they all go to the same place anyway. most of the time.
The Garbage Disposal in this video isn’t about Wheelie Bins like in Australia It’s the electric device installed in a sink which liquifies food scrapes etc. They were popular here at one stage but many homes don’t have them
@@edwinakastner8806 ....Mr Maplethorpe makes it clear he's talking about refuse bins, as opposed to a disposal unit in the sink.
In the UK, we now have a rather bewildering amount of bins: large green, black, blue-lidded ones, and green caddies for food waste. Madness, really, but all part of how the local council deals with rubbish these days.
I had one year's ago here in the UK. It had been installed in the 80s, when I think it was something that kitchen designers were pushing.However, we had it ripped out because I got sick of cleaning/rinsing it out - it used to stink if not flushed through every day. The plumber told me that food waste/sludge would build up in the sink trap and basically start to rot.
Refills are available in some places in uk but it’s not readily available. Tape water is free in all restaurants & good quality.
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Food Scraps go either in Compost Bins or Food Recycling Bins (basically Local authority compost it)
You're lucky, our local Authority still hasn't provided a food waste service, and compost bins are supposed to be mostly for chopped up garden waste. I do put tea bags and vegetable waste - uncooked - in my compost bin, but then I forget to use it in the garden, got a nice crop of new potatoes last year though!
@@lesleyhawes6895 I do realise that's not the case everywhere. 67% of waste locally is recycled, one of, if not the highest figures in Wales.
The reason the plastic cup isn’t a thing in the UK is our houses are to small for big family events. We usually rent a venue for anniversary’s and birthdays at our local social clubs or just meet at the pub where we can get the ale on draft 😂
That isn't true, though. White or clear plastic cups have always been used for parties in the UK.
What? Plenty of people have house parties.
The whole world needs to stop using single use plastic. It is disgusting.
We have ads for injury lawyer type adverts here in the UK. We also have people advertise for class actions (car exhaust emissions scandals appears to be a strongly promoted item at the moment), but we don't see ads for Joe the lawyer.
Garbage disposal - My (wealthy) aunt had one of the first I’d seen in the UK. She got rid of it as she kept on losing tea spoons, including one from an antique set. That was the end of the, “mad spoon destroyer”. It didn’t help that she kept on trying to retrieve the spoons with her hand and the washing up brush.
I got rid of mine didn't like the idea of blades down there I would rather put my scraps in the compost so that my garden benefits.
In the UK I had a garbage disposal from 1994 because putting food waste amongst the rest of the rubbish in one bin attracted flies in the summer and there were unpleasant smells. It broke eventually and I never replaced it because, by that time, the local authority had provided separate bins for different types of recycling and food waste had its own dedicated bin with a secure lid and collected once a week. Hence most of the rest of the rubbish is uncontaminated by food waste. Others use composting bins in their gardens.
Really enjoying these videos. As someone living in the UK these didn’t really surprise me. In my area we have a food recycling bin, paper recycling, cardboard recycling, plastic and aluminium recycling and then general waste. Not everywhere does this though. We have private and NHS dentists here, you pay a much smaller amount to see the NHS dentist than you would privately but waiting times for an NHS dentist is longer. Also under 18s have dental care for free. Teeth whitening is around £300 at a dentist I think, and the ‘whitening toothpastes’ and other ‘whitening products’ you can buy in shops don’t work because legally the companies can only use a very small amount of peroxide and it’s not enough to actually do anything.
My son has a waste disposal unit (U.K.) but generally we don’t have them. Our food waste goes into separate containers and is collected. By the council and composted. We are really big on recycling here. In fact single use plastic cups straws (also polystyrene) have recently been banned.
Really big on recycling... no we're not... If you go to Germany you'll see a way better recycling system.... In England, we do put our food in green caddies and we use the 2 big bins for general waste and recycling but the councils do not recycle the majority of it..... Germany has been recycling since the 90s, we are way behind them...
Most stupid decision banning straws.
I live in Europe and I also don’t try not to use my kitchen bin. Food scraps and kitchen towel/tissue go in the compost bin outside and recyclables go in the recycling bag outdoors (to be brought to our local recycling centre,) so there is very little that goes in our bin. It actually takes little extra energy to make these changes to the routine, just dedication. Yet it makes such a difference to the environment.
I've cups like Solo in Tescos. But with them being made of plastic, a lot of shops are selling alternatives to plastic for those sorts of get togethers.
Aren't the red and blue BASH cups in Tesco made of waxed paper now? Tesco don't even sell plastic cutlery now, it's wooden. Lol.
@@shonamoore5949 saw some plastic red cups the other week, next to the paper ones and bamboo cutlery
Free refills are a thing in uk. It’s not common but some places do. Also you can buy those red cups but it is from Costco. You sometimes see the Union Jack out and about. I’ve never seen spray cheese and definitely no garbage disposals. Sounds insane to me
We tend to fly the Union Jack on big occasions (like the various Jubilee celebrations and that sort of thing). Here in Wales we often fly our flag for big sporting occasions (Rugby in particular), and I know that the same thing happens in England a lot too, but it's not that common to see the Union Jack on an everday basis and rarely on private homes
The only college sport I can think of is the University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge.
Cricket and Rugby too.
We do get the option to ask for free soft drink refills in some fast food places here in the UK. We also do use plastic cups at parties, usually kids parties. I've not seen spray cheese in our local supermarkets, But some have international sections, where you can pick up food from other part of the world, And they usually have a USA section. (will need to check if there is spray cheese) Dental health is not part of the NHS (some procedures are) and even thought it's expensive, it's nothing crazy like what you said. And yes we don't have billboards with adds for lawyers. In fact the idea of suing someone is a very American thing as well. it's not really done very often in the UK.
Something I might suggest, since we are getting into the month of December. Have you considered looking at UK Christmas songs and the concept of the Christmas Number One, Christmas dinner/food and anything else Christmas related. We don't do things quite the same way you do in the US, but there are some common bonds.
As for food waste, how that is disposed of depends on where you live, as waste disposal is handled by the local authority (council). I have a food waste bin in my kitchen, and am supplied with biodegradable bags to store the contents. When it is full, I take the bag, and deposit it in a larger bin outside. That bin is meant for food and garden waste. The council empty it every fortnight, and take it to a biowaste site, where it is composted. I also have a separate recycling bin for glass, paper, plastic and similar items, which is also collected by the council.
With regard to the free refills in the US, that might have something to do with the fact that the servers over there will ask you if you want any drink with your ice :)
Definitely agree on Christmas songs - the impression I get from the US is their secular Christmas songs are pretty much all Bing Crosby era 1950s except Wham! and Mariah Carey, whereas most of our overplayed ones (but we still love 'em) are from 1970s bands like Slade and Wizzard.
@@BlameThande 70s and 80s. Do They Know It's Christmas?, Driving Home for Christmas, Fairytale of New York, and a few others are from the 80s
Dentistry is available through the NHS, but a while back, the NHS made it hard for dentists to earn a living with the amount they were getting paid to give various treatments on the NHS, and so many dentists chose to do private work only (including my dentist). That has created a sort of two-tier system, with those who can afford to pay privately getting better treatment and cosmetic dentistry if they want it. Those who can't afford to pay private rates may have to wait in pain for a long time before they can get an appointment, and they will still have to pay something towards their treatment (a lot less than private care) unless they are on benefits.
My dental surgeon friend explained that many young people who have veneers or crowns for cosmetics, will probably regret it later in life. Grinding the existing teeth to pegs weakens them and can cause many health problems later on.
Yep, all these tik tokers teeth are gonna be mangled when their older.. be like wearing predator shoes with no socks and dirty feet...
My anxiety causes e to constantly grind my teeth
@healingandgrowth-infp4677 I was talking about how dentists grind the teeth to pegs in order to veneer them.
We all get anxiety, but the best way to deal with it is to distract yourself by keeping busy. Perhaps chew gum.
Go for a walk. Get a pet. Make a little time for yourself to do a simple yoga breathing exercise. Sounds like you're anxious about being anxious and grinding your teeth. Best wishes.
Prices for dentistry in the U.K. with the nhs are £23.80 for band 1 which includes all checkups, X-rays etc. £62.50 for band 2 which includes fillings, cleaning and tooth removal then finally, £282.90 for band 3 which is crowns, dentures or bridges that sort of thing but you don’t pay extra if for instance you needed a tooth out with an X-ray, you only pay for band 2 instead of paying band 1 and band 2 so the maximum you’ll pay is £282.90
Wow, that's very good isn't it.
With such a reasonable price it offers many the opportunity to go and see the dentist.
@@marieO07the only issue is trying to find an NHS dentist now. There are hardly any around anymore.
The only college sports events in England that attract lots of spectators are the Oxford v Cambridge boat race on the Thames and Oxford v Cambridge rugby match at Twickenham in December. Apart from that most college sports events are sparsely attended.
There is some University Cricket, gets similar following to 3 day game.
@@josephturner7569 Yes, but very few people watch them
My school use to have trips for our rugby team to see Oxford vs Cambridge at twickenham. Good experience
In the UK you can get the red plastic cups from Asda, but it's mostly used for kids parties.
You get free refills at Subway's. (With the soft drinks, tea and coffee)
I went to 3 universities here in Canada and I have NO IDEA if any of them had sports teams or what their names would have been.
When I was at Univ. of Toronto students wore leather jackets of their university and it was an academic pride thing and not a sports team thing. When I wore my jacket in the US several people assumed I was a college football player. Strangers would come up to me and say "Hey! I play college football too!"
Its the gambling....
I have lived in Canada my whole life and I've known several people who watch College sports on TV. It's a thing. Most of what this British guy said is total BS he doesn't even know what he is talking about. He is saying these things out of naivety. Canada has half of those things.
Garbage disposals, do have a similar item that crushes food waste, but usually in a restaurant type venue, and is normally a separate large unit by the sink and commercial dishwashers
Dentistry is on the NHS and is also private. On the NHS you don't pay more than £250 approximately for a course of treatment no matter what it is. A crown privately is around £400. However, it is not always easy to find an NHS dentist these days.
Em, I've paid over £400 for root and crown treatments in one course on NHS (had to get NHS permission and a review at end of treatment but a lot more than £250)
Scotland has entirely different dental pricing too
I'm in scotland. I go for check ups at the dentist twice a year with my daughter. My daughter is 9 and doesnt get charged for anything. We are nhs, I am due a scale and polish and a filling in a molar , appointment in January and I was told would cost me £30
All of you are extremely lucky to incur such low costs for dentistry. I'm in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. I am currently undergoing dental work. 3 extractions, 2 bridges, 4 crowns, upper and lower minimal partial dentures. I'm 75, retired and living on a limited income... My cost will approach $9,000.00 to $12,000.00. The insurance may cover up to $4,500.00 on top of that, if they don't deny payment for one or more of these procedures. (2,000 against 2022 and now 2,500 for 2023. Not a penny more but could be less - they decide what they will or will not cover). One crown costs $1,250.00!!! I had extensive dental work in 1990/1991 when a crown was approximately $750. The total cost at that time was $7,000.00. When you speak of beautiful straight white teeth, only rich people can afford them. One dentist, a few years ago, quoted me $40,000.00 for a complete "Hollywood" redo of my smile, while telling me he wouldn't recommend that much of an expense and that I could buy a brand new SUV for that price. It goes without saying that I did not get that Hollywood smile nor the SUV. I'm still driving my well cared for 2003 Lincoln Luxury Sport. I don't drive too much any more but I do need to keep my teeth to remain in fairly good health which starts with the food you ingest after "chewing". What a concept!
@@pourquoipas2673 wow, i can't believe the prices in America. That's is absolutely crazy. I am so grateful in Scotland we have the NHS and also the optitions are free or not too crazy expensive.
But, I must admit my partner is scared of the dentist and would rather take his own teeth out. I don't understand him. Lol
In the UK if you bye coffee in (wethersoons) a big pub group is the only one I no off free fill ups.
I haven't got an NHS dentist so I had to go private and get a tooth pulled during the pandemic - I was absolutely terrified having heard about American healthcare costs... I even had to be referred to a specialist dental surgeon but it still only cost a few hundred. Nothing like what I'd feared and the service was so much nicer! Tooth whitening & braces can damage your enamel, even the root of the tooth so in general terms we mess with them as little as possible. Straight and white is for dentures ;)
Disposable cups for parties certainly exist but they're usually paper (plain or decorated) or clear plastic. I have seen specifically red ones in recent years but is 'Solo' the brand? Our red ones are usually unbranded so far as I've seen.
The college sports thing is so bizarre to me. I've heard of it before but I had no idea it was so BIG.
Obviously biased but I love the way we only get out flags out for special occasions - makes it feel more important somehow.
i think nowadays the UK teeth is not NHS go private with the money to buy treatment
i have been wating now 7 years to go on the NHS dental plan we have UK it costs me as working £280 for full treatment of mouth BUT now waiting still 6 months on
i have really enjoyed watching the college cross country, the support is amazing and feels very family orientated and a great atmosphere, i now know more american college runners than uk and have a few favourite colleges to follow, Newbury Park being one,
The garbage disposal was the most iconic thing that i remember as the most American thing on this list as its always portrayed in films and TV shows great show many thanks . I would also like to agree with EllSee that you come across as the most Un - American which as she says is a compliment . i have cousins in Canada who are like yourself a very down to earth nice guy
Almost all of these I'd agree I've not seen or heard of outside the US, but in some countries (like here in New Zealand) we are starting to get medical ads on TV - though only for a small range of (mainly over the counter) products - and garbage disposal units exist but only a minority of houses have them. Black Friday is starting to invade here, but here and in the UK it's traditionally been the Boxing Day sales (in the gap between Christmas and New Year) that are the shopping frenzy - which makes sense, because stores are trying to offload any surplus Christmas stock that wasn't sold. The weirdest thing about US college sports - speaking as an outsider - is that students can get head-hunted by colleges for their sporting ability and get heavily discounted/free tuition just for being a good sportsperson.
A lot of restaurants and pubs (Weatherspoons) do offer refills. Usually, they will give you an empty cup or glass, and you fill that from a machine or dispenser as you see fit.
That was a good point about college teams being more accessible in the US. Here in the UK it's easy to watch professional football, rugby and cricket teams. Our public transport system is used by many fans for away games, or sometimes coaches are hired by supporters clubs.
Most universities have a large variety of clubs and societies and these include sports teams as well as many other things, however they're very much amateur and about having fun. They're administered by the Student Union of each uni, rather than the university itself, have limited resources and so can't afford stadiums, high tech training facilities, paid coaches, etc, just basic playing fields and sports halls. Any coaching is done either by the students themselves or unpaid volunteers.
A big difference is US colleges are very much businesses concerned with making money (like everything in the US). Traditionally in the UK universities are about education and academia and until fairly recently the arts were just as important as more commercial subjects. For a long time the universities received government support too, however in more recent years the Tories forced them to become self-sufficient so they're more and more money focused.
UK has marmite and Australia has Vegemite and it’s delicious on toast with butter :)
Both are the invention of the Devil.
In Germany we have Hefeextrakt we put it on a bread with butter and then a nice slice of cheese on top.
Yes but for god's sake spread it really really thinly. Less is definitely more when it comes to Marmite/Vegemite. I read somewhere that one reason Marmite is less well known in the US is that there is an American tendency to spread everything thickly, like with peanut butter. That would taste awful. A small jar of Marmite goes a long way and I guess is not as good a commercial product as a spread which you apply with a towel.
Listen ooop ! 😂... I bought a jar o Marmite bit after my wedding 🥳... 3 girls an 25 yrs later , there was still 3/4 's of a jar still sitting on a shelf in da kitchen 🤩... an no I didn't take a shine 2 it 🤮... tarra . If u talk bout Branstons pickle ... totally different game 🥰 . 👍🍻👋👋👋🇬🇧
@@balwinderdosanjh1360 Its chock a block full of B vitamins.. Be way past sell by now! Try again? Good bread lightly toasted, plenty of real butter and the tiniest tip of the knife of Marmite, kinda mix it with butter!! x
We go to college for a specific subject and sport is often extra-curricular and not a requirement. The biggest college sporting event here, is the University Boat Race which is shown on tv.
Dentists aren't free unless you are a child, in full-time education or on low income/some benefits, but we do get cheap treatment from NHS dentists.
Plastic cups were used frequently; we just never called them solo cups, plus they aren't environmentally friendly, so people are moving away from using them. Pizza Hut had free refills the last time I ate in one, but it was a long time ago now - so they got this slightly wrong.
Here in the UK I have three bins. Green bin for general waste, black bin for recycling, and a brown bin for garden waste as in grass clippings etc. Food waste goes on the compost heap
The UK has garbage disposals, but they are quite rare. I've never heard that they were banned here.
They're not banned you can buy them in screwfix (and others) for £200 ish, we just don't tend to have them as a nation because we're more environmentally friendly here and prefer composing.
I used to have one. They are rare and strictly for small vegetable and plate waste. I tried to not use mine
Marmite, it’s delicious but it does at least have vitamins and is essentially quite healthy
Dentists are sometimes part of the NHS (they all used to be), but in recent decades it's almost impossible to find one. Even if it's on the NHS, it still costs circa £20 for a check up. With regards to disposable cups, we still have plastic cups, but they are transparent or white
Strange it's free for me on NHS nfor check ups n there's more than 2 in my immediate area maybe it's changed in the last many years ive not been to one since they maliciously drilled my teeth without any diagnosis ova problem or any concern pain or worry on my part or without any warning or consent for me, so I've nit been bsck as it badly affected n shook up me n my trust n security. Think it's been 10 years now since.
AWWWWWW !! Marmite, We love it 😋😋😋😋😋😋. Great video Steve, Thank you.
In Ireland GAA would be our thing like college sport. Non professional and community based so pretty close in concept. Irish people are patriotic in a way but also very critical of their government not constantly improving, we are not happy with static as no-one's life improves in that state. Not so many flags , mostly if Ireland is playing a sport or st Patrick's day. Dentists are expensive in Ireland as well. Great introspection on differences, we all learnt something, lol. Thanks
Where I live in Australia we have a bin for recycling , a small bin for food waste that is emptied into our garden waste bin for composting and a general waste bin for plastics and general rubbish.
Tap water refills are always free but the only place I've been that does free refills of other drinks is Nando's 😂
we have tons of plastic cups. some places offer free refills, it isn't everywhere but is a menu option in some places.
Hi ,I've just discovered your channel & I'm enjoying the content I'm Irish living in Ireland ,I've visited the US many times & always enjoyed it .
Some places here do free refills ,but not all places do , I've never saw spray cheese here , but I do know many of the things added to foods there to enhance the flavours are actually banned here , as for the red cups they're plentiful here ,maybe they're not used as much but we've got them here in Ireland🇮🇪😊
Hi, a couple of things we have over here in the UK but are all over the USA. The first are yellow school buses, we use standard company coaches, when I was a teenager I used to travel the 5 miles by a red Rhondda Transport double decker. The second are the above ground fire hydrants. Over here the hydrants are all underground. The connecting point to the mains are a standard fit and every hydrant has a yellow cover and a wall plaque in yellow with a Black H with two numbers showing distance to the hydrant cover and the water pressure.
College sports here don’t exist but one great national event is the boat race where Oxford & Cambridge Universities play each other on the River Thames through London. The Boat Race is always on BBC TV. The same universities also play against each other in Rugby which is usually played in England's national rugby stadium at Twickenham.
My local dentist has NHS places but generally they are for children. For the rest of us it is Private. My dentist costa me £31.902 per month, for this I get two check-ups and 4 professional cleanings by a Hygienist. Cosmetic dentistry is private. Opticians are usually private but children are covered by the NHS. The NHS also covers patients with a family history of glaucoma. My last glasses cost me £100 for vari-focal lenses and a designer frame and eye tests for Glaucoma and digital retinopathy.
Really interesting! Here's my thoughts... When I was in Florida a few years ago, I was astounded by the number of lawyer/medical ads on the TV! We don't really have anything like that in the UK. We do have ads on TV for over-the-counter products like headache tablets, cold and sore throat stuff etc but not really prescription meds. As for lawyers, there has been a huge increase in class action style claims such as "PPI" insurance refunds or vehicle emissions but not your average store front lawyers. Spray cheese...just no! I've never seen a garbage disposal so don't really know what this is. College sports is becoming more popular but certainly not to the level of you guys! It's a shame really as I love watching shows and movies about this and seems to be a very positive thing. You only get a few parents stood on the side of the pitch with very few seats if any! Dentistry is OK here, a check up every 6 months is about £20, a filling about £90 and a crown is about £250 or there abouts. There are fixed prices depending on the level of the job. You can go private but it's very costly and there really is no point! Black Friday really winds me up and I HATE this time of year when all you hear on the TV and radio ads is about sodding Black Friday! There's normally very little discount or reason to get excited about it, it's just plain annoying! We have solo cups but they're not called that and they're very often not red lol. They're just plastic disposable cups and we don't often have "kegs", most folk just bring cans or bottles of beer to parties and events so we just drink straight outta them! Free refills are not that common at all and sometimes, soft drinks are just as expensive as a pint of beer! We don't get carried away with flags that much, which again is a shame really. I love seeing you guys being proud of your flag and patriotism. I think a lot of people in the UK associate flying the English flag or the Union Jack as an almost "racist" thing to do. I put racist in quotes as that's not really the right word but I can't think of what I'm trying to say! It's just not really what we do but wish we did a bit more!
Fourty years ago the legal profession were only allowed to advertise in the Yellow Pages. Then along came Thatcher and now we have the sue me attitude creeping across the Atlantic.
@@jonathanwetherell3609 what she got to do with it ??? last time i checked we can still have our own moral compass, you can think for yourself
@@jennysmith8835 A litigious society only benefits the legal profession, that is why the USA supports such a vast number of Lawyers. The UK was not a litigious society until Thatcher changed the law on advertising, now we are more like (but not yet as bad) as the USA. I can and do think for myself. Many do not have the skills and capacity to so do. Remember, half the population are below average IQ.
Does no-one remember the Gordon Thompson ads where he got off a Harley, removed his helmet and told you to call him in the middle of the night if you got arrested??? (Scotland only). God I feel old. Lol. Nowadays have seen ad for Thompson's solicitors (totally unrelated company) a few times on TV.
The word you are looking for which is not racist might be 'nationalist'.
I always have a couple of jars of reduced salt Marmite in my cupboard. I spread it on toasted bread or crumpets at breakfast time ; alternating it with reduced sugar marmalade. I also often have Marmite in the evening with a cup of tea. Many women also use Marmite to add a subtle flavour to hot gravy on meat dishes. I have tried other companies attempts to market similar products , but they don't come close. I have just searched for spray cheese in leading supermarkets, here in the UK, but none sells it.
Hi Steve, love your reaction videos, keep them coming.
I am a Scot that have lived half my life in New Zealand and Australia. NZ is more British, whereas Aus leans towards the USA.
The video you reviewed is from the UK and is pretty much in line, NZ similarly. But Australia has taken on a number of things from the USA including Black Friday and waste disposal units (mind you as they break down they are getting ripped out as they are bad for the environment).
College sports? Don’t exist anywhere I have lived other than in very small amounts.
Anyhow, keep up the good work.
We have collage sports here in scotland
Netball
American football
Etc it is a thing but not as huge as America is
Dentist, we go every 6 months. Costs are in bands. Band 1 is a check up £23. Band 2 if you need fillings, root canal or extraction £65. Band 3 covers all bands plus crowns, dentures and bridges £282.80.
I’m from Scotland. I would say the free refill thing isn’t exclusively American. In a lot of chain restaurants, particularly American restaurants u can buy a bottomless/unlimited soft drink which is essentially free refills but u will always be able to buy a soft drink with no refill for cheeper aswell
you just said in americans restaurants so it kinda is exclusively american
@@jaelynnbanks3640 no I didn’t. There is lots of American companies over hear and they are more likely to do free refills as it’s company wide policy but a good number of British restaurants offer them as well. as i said these are normally chain restaurants so it’s not exclusive but my point was more that as lots of American companies do operate over hear in the uk we do have plenty of restaurants that offer free refills so it’s not necessarily a strange concept over hear
We used to have waste (garbage) disposals, back in the 1970s/1980s they were very common in new build houses. But not now, for the reasons stated in the video. In most places will be given a food waste bin that is collected weekly, the contents are then composted or burnt as biofuel.
The UK does have “injury lawyer” adverts/commercials on day time TV, not often but they do exist. Marmite is the UK version of Vegemite. We do have garbage disposal in the UK we call it waste disposal. I have had one in most houses I have lived in but most houses probably don’t have them in the UK. I lived in Tokyo and my house had a garbage disposal in the sink.
I had waste disposal in my sink years ago but now we compost so there is no need for it?
Yeah lawyers4U right
I remember those ads
You're thinking of Marmite in Britain, and Vegemite in Australia, I admit it's an acquired taste, but at least it is high in iron! I've got a waste disposal in my sink, but it's broken, and finding someone to mend it is a problem. (It was a bit of a feature in new houses around about 1980 to 1990!) You touched on the reason why 'college ball' is favoured in the U.S, it's because there are lots more colleges in the U.S., that take part in competitive sports. Universities usually have teams which compete in leagues, but not the smaller local colleges. Lesley Hawes Wiltshire, England.
We have TV adds for lawyers in England. Specifically personal injury solicitors. They are termed ambulance chasers. Black Friday yes, but more for online shops like Amazon. You can get basic dentistry at relatively low cost on the NHS if you can find a dentist who will do NHS work
Yeah, Black Friday has become a thing in Spain too. Mostly online, but it's extending to chain stores and such.
My mum had a garbage disposal unit from about the late eighties through to the late nineties - in England. It eventually broke and the council had already started doing a composting service so she didn’t see the point in replacing it. My mother loves recycling as much as humanly possible.
Love you Steve! I’m British but now permanently live in Australia. You should look into what it’s like in Australia and New Zealand 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
Some restaurants do free refills now on soft drinks. We get them at Harvester's. Like you say we, in the UK, do have a lot of flags, but generally for specific events or occasions that send sales through the roof; not necessarily all the time. Our equivalent of your red solos are polystyrene cups or plastic disposable cups for picnics, parties etc. Sometimes paper, card, cups. It's the same with garbage disposals, some people do have waste disposals, but most just use bins for waste or compost green waste.
Spray cheese omg
G’Day, I am in Australia and these are things that definitely are here. Lawyer adverts, Garbage disposals, Black Friday, Solo Cups (Not everywhere). Good Topic. Stay Safe mate.
Marmite, yummy
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Ewww disusting
Damn 2,000 for a crown?! in the UK, the denists are part of the NHS but they also require you to pay a small amount towards the appointments and the prices are disounted / put into 3 set price tiers. So an appointment is £20, but kids are free. Also anything simple like a filling you need is not an extra cost, you just get it done there and then usually. Same with getting stitches out, dentures etc. And percrisptions are same as doctors and locked price at £9.35.
From NHS England webiste:
Band 1: £23.80
Covers an examination, diagnosis and advice. If necessary, it also includes X-rays, a scale and polish (if clinically needed), and planning for further treatment.
Band 2: £65.20
Covers all treatment included in Band 1, plus additional treatment, such as fillings, root canal treatment and removing teeth (extractions).
Band 3: £282.80
Covers all treatment included in Bands 1 and 2, plus more complex procedures, such as crowns, dentures and bridges.
In the uk we have ikea restaurants where you get free soft drink refills, but it is not common anywhere else here
Food waste here is usually composted for the garden, or put into special food waste bins which I think are also composted - or we feed scraps to the birds/wildlife.
Im a Brit but i love this channel. Steve seems like a great guy.
I'm from England, I agree with everything on this video, our NHS dental prices in 2022 are below with an explanation as to what the costs cover. As we have read in other comments it is extremely difficult to get an NHS dentist now.
Urgent Treatment - £23.80
Emergency appointments and any emergency or urgent treatment you need that cannot be postponed.
Band 1 - £23.80
Dental checkups and if your dentist finds you need any X-Rays or a simple clean (scale) then these are included at no extra cost.
Band 2 - £65.20
Everything in Band 1 plus NHS treatment provided directly by your dentist (such as fillings, deep cleaning, simple root canal treatments, extractions), and simple changes to dentures (such as adding an extra tooth or relining the fit surface).
Band 3 - £282.80
Everything in Band 1 and Band 2 plus complex NHS treatment requiring the help of a dental lab such as crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures and mouthguards.
When I was living in London (20 years ago), I had a sink garbage disposal, but it was broken when we moved in, so never got to use it 😄
My aunt had a gash gobbler in the 60's. It doesn't half make a mess of cutlery! I've not seen one since. Now our food waste is collected and used for methane production for green energy
Spray cheese used to be fairly common over here but I haven't seen any on the shelves for years. I don't know if it was discontinued or simply wasn't selling well. I didn't particularly like the stuff and was no surprise to hear that it contained only 51% "cheese".
I suspect the closest to spray cheese commonly available now is Primula brand cheese spread that comes in squeeze tubes.
Single use plastics are banned in the Uk & Europe now. No plastic coated straws,cups, plates, take away trays.
When I was in England this was way back in 68 and lived there from 71-72. No central heat and the B&B had an outdoor toilet. But growing up in the US with an English Mom and Irish Dad I knew what they did & didn’t have over there. When I was there I felt like was in my second home because I have family there.
A large proportion of uk food pubs and restaurants have an option to order a refillable soft drink but its higher cost and specific order. The only 2 national chains i know in the whole uk that do free refils are subway and fiveguys.
The only college sports thats really know in the uk is the boat race.
Oxford University vs Cambridge University rowing race on the thames river every year usually televised
My case in point for teach, I and my partner have dental insurance it costs £14 pr month each, this covers a six monthly check up and a hygienist service, also it gives emergency cover if anything happens, admittedly they will only stabilise the problem but it does give an opportunity to decide on an informed course of action later. I have two crowns including a route canal pre crown on the the larger crowning. The basic prep and crown fit cost me £400 the larger one cost £750 all in. The UK do have NHS dentists but not many, I believe they are connected to the local Hospital organisation.
dental work in the UK is partially funded by NHS, so if you go to an NHS dentist (if you can find one as that is not always that easy) treatment prices are capped in to different bands. so for instance if after examination the dentist says you need 1 filling, thats a band 2 treatment and a £62.50 charge. the big advantage comes if for instance a dentist on a single examination says you need 4 fillings that is only a £62.50 charge for all 4 even if the 4 fillings are carried out on different days. you dont pay for each individual treatment you just pay 1 band charge for everything diagnosed on the same examination. a crown in the UK would be a band 3 that is £282.80 that could be 1 crown or multiple crowns plus multiple other treatments if all diagnosed together. band 3 is the highest so that is the most you would pay for nhs treatment. if you go to a non nhs dentist a crown would be more like £600.
Along with the disposable cups, we do do Black Friday/Cyber Monday, etc and we do have free refills in some places in the UK
Cardiff city (uk) has a varsity event where the two major uni rugby teams face off at the millennium stadium. It's a big event with students but I'm not sure of it's even on tv.
As for black Friday we have sales here now but it's not the mad rush you get sometimes in the states!
We do have disposable plastic cup, they just tend to be clear or white, but you can find red solo cups to here in the UK
I'm in the UK and first had a waste disposal unit in 1980. Frightens the life out of me to unblock them and they eat teaspoons. I haven't had one since 2010 and I'm a lot happier! Plus depending on your local Council some collect food waste. My in laws had American products in the 1960s, a waste disposal, cooker and lavatory. The lavatory was some sort of siphon system and was always blocking up. The cooker was enormous much the same size as an Aga and had decorative panels to hide the controls and the hotplates. They also had a dishwasher. That was a Miele so made in Germany so I expect many of these items were available in other European countries.
As to college sports we don't really have them in the way the USA does but we do have the Oxford & Cambridge University boat race (8 seater rowing boats) which is televised. First held in 1829. It is usually held on the River Thames. My family has always supported Cambridge as my grandmother wore light blue ribbons in her hair as a child. Her sister wore dark blue ribbons so was Oxford. They were both redheads born at the end of the Victorian era when hair ribbons for girls were commonplace.
We do have Black Friday in the UK (although it's a relatively recent inport from the US) but frankly the best Black Friday discounts in stores here are still more expensive than Amazon's regular price for the same item. A few years ago a fight broke out in a Tesco store in the UK and since then, the plan to introduce full-on US-style Black Friday have been significantly watered down,
From the UK here. The ones I don't mention are true from the UK!
1) We have lawyer ads! 'Injury Lawyers for you' is my personal fav.
2) We have 'Garbage Disposal Units' (under diferent names - Normally waste disposal units). They ain't banned!
3) We have teeth whitening services, they just aren't super super popular.
4) We don't care about black friday lol, Amazon come in clutch with Black Friday week.
5) We have red disposable cups, but we don't offten, and they're not always red!
6) We have free re-fills, not super-common, but places like weatherspoons have free refills with certain drinks.
7) We show off our flags, not always, but fairly often.
Side fact: In the UK, in a pub / bar / nightclub if you ask for a glass of water, by law they have to give it to you for free. This is because people were going out, getting plastered and then getting de-hydrated and putting themselves in danger. So this law was put in place.
We are big on recycling, so we have bins for food waste,bins for tin,glass, plastic, and cardboard‘newspapers, all for recycling, and we have the dustbin for rubbish that cannot be recycled, that ends up in landfill ❤
In the U.K. we have nhs dentist where some things are covered under 3 different prices but now it’s hard to fine a dentist that is taking nhs patients. I was told it would be a 2 year wait for a nhs appointment!
At places like Pizza Hut and five guys fizzy pop is refillable for free.
You are really on the right track and seems to be someone greatly needing to broaden your views outside US, keep on watching those videos, and to do a comment the free refill thing you mentioned 'I can always get water', well that usually cost you some $ also on the other side you normally dont tip unless you really want to.
We have a chain restaurant in the UK called Harvester they have free refills on soft drinks but as they are part of a big company they can afford to offer that as they probably make more on what’s left in the glass at the end of the meal
My local cafe in the Cumbria, UK does 1 free extra refill on basic coffee. Professional Soccer as we call it Football is what everyone is into. The water companies activity discourage you putting food in the sewerage. When you come to UK visit the Lake District or see my videos. 😁
Scotland HAS had solicitors advertising on TV during the 1980's (the main advertiser was actually disbarred for fiddling the legal aid system), and recently the odd solicitor's practice ad has reappeared.
In the UK we have waste food collections. Waste food is collected and sent to anerobic digesters and broken down to make compost or gas use to generate power.
I use red solo cups at parties, for beer pong all that good stuff, restaurants and Carvery places this past few years have started selling refill drinks options with meals and you just head up to the soda machine and get what you want but they charge a bit extra for it.
Other places have single use plastic cups they are just not usually red. Also in NZ there is a massive move away from disposable plastics towards bamboo or cardboard or paper disposable products.
At BK in NZ you get free refills but not McDonalds. Most restaurants you can get water free but everything else is pay as you want it.
Some UK dentists offer NHS treatments. In England, an examination - including scaling, polishing and XRay is £23.80. on the NHS. Fillings, root canals, extractions, et costs £65.20. Crowns, bridges, dentures etc costs £282.80. These are based on MY NHS dentist price list, not sure how that compares to non-NHS dental costs.