Americans in England: 10 Things That SURPRISED Us About the UK
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- As American travelers, we were surprised by many aspects of the UK during our first visit. In this video, we discuss 10 things that took us by surprise, like not needing a car, narrow roads, public footpaths, and the efficiency of contactless payments and queuing. But the biggest shock? It's something that I can't believe we are so bad at in the US. While many of the surprises were positive, even the ones that we initially felt negative, we've come to appreciate over time.
Have you noticed these contrasts between the US and the UK? Or have you experienced your own surprises when traveling? And what are some good footpaths we should check out on a future trip to the UK? Let us know in the comments!
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Have you noticed these contrasts between the US and the UK? Or have you experienced your own surprises when traveling? And what are some good footpaths we should check out on a future trip to the UK? Let us know in the comments!
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When washing your hands in the sink just use a plug,
Check out the Fife Coastal path, lots of lovely harbour villages along the way.
@@alisonrodger3360 Thanks for the suggestion!
The South West Coast path is a good one to do but allow a minimum of 21 days, 28 or more is advised as over 380 miles from Dorset through South Devon around Cornwall back through North Devon and into Somerset. It's the longest continuous path in England. Passing through many towns and villages worth exploring. Everything from cliff top paths to sandy beaches and rocky coast.
As someone who was born in Canada but has lived in the U.K. for 37 years, I think your courteous way of dealing with people is why you found people courteous and kind to you. Also, about the taps, sinks in houses built here up until the 1980s regularly had two taps (which I think is crazy), but as loos and kitchens are modernised, people tend to have ‘mixer taps’. Thank goodness I say! Love hearing about your experiences!❤
Many footpaths are not just footpaths, they are 'Public Rights of Way'. Which means that no matter where a public right of way meanders across private land, the rights of the walker are paramount, but the walker is expected to be respectful of the property. Many footpaths are hundreds, and even thousands, of years old and provide links between communities.
Great point about footpaths being protected public rights of way. Even the long distances paths we have in the US are not set up like this. It's a very unique and amazing thing!
Going down a country footpath with live Stock running try keep dogs on a lead farmers don't like it when dogs attack there sheep
@@TheMagicGeekdom Most Public Footpaths are unused and ignored except when the land owner (who is responsible for maintaining the footpath) tries to get permission to (re)move it. Then they feel the aggressive ranting of the local PFuser. It cost a local farmer £10000 (in the 1980s) in legal fees and went bankrupt. That foot path was a few yards from the adjacent road.
@@TheMagicGeekdom, also the landowner has a legal obligation to keep them in good order - mend stiles and gates, and cut down any overgrown plants /trees to keep it accessible.
We had one that ran through the end of our cottage garden - we just cut our garden a bit shorter and built a low wall to create a nominal barrier to our house - most people respected it, and we didn't get many people walking past : just a few dog walkers . Although it would annoy me when an occasional person wouldn't pick up after their dog. The only real problem we ever had was a woman who let her 2 dogs off their leads and they both ran straight through our open conservatory doors and cornered our terrified cat in the lounge - I was less than gracious with her !
If a footpath is not used for a certain time duration, think it is 5 or 10 years, it can be declared no longer used, so use it or loose it
In a pub, when they ask who's next, you point to the person who arrived 2 seconds before you.
It depends on the pub.
@@wallycustard1281 Don't think I'd be happy drinking in a pub that didn't do that.
@@stonkrunfortunately that's most of London's pubs. They increasingly feel like every man for himself.
Pub etiquette goes a long way especially if you end up sharing a table in a busy pub 🤣👌
You do if you are decent.
as someone who works in retail in the UK. We are explicitly told in our training to never handle a customer's card directly.
The hot/cold tap thing is because traditionally hot water was taken from a heated water tank in the attic. As this would sit around full of warm water for hours at a time, it wasn't safe to drink.
So the hot and cold were entirely separated so you could drink from the cold tap without contamination. As a kid, it was drilled into me that you should never drink from the hot tap as it would make you sick.
Nowadays, most hot water is just mains cold water that's run through a heater as and when needed so it's fine, and mixer taps are far more common.
I remember that too.
The other reason was because we used to mix the water in the sink/bath until it reached the desired temperature. Now people seem to just run their hands under the tap.
Yes !! Don't drink the hot tap!! My parents said.
This is true. Cold water tanks in attics fed the hot water system. Those tanks were usually minging and you’d not want to drink water that had been sitting with maybe a dead pigeon or something!
These days of course the water is heated was you use it so those hot and cold tanks are no more and you can quite safely drink from the hot tap, although why would you?
Lead pipes for hot in older houses , sometimes with copper attached to sink so you don't know
An absence of arrogance makes a difference in people's attitude to you, you guys are genuine
Yeah, some Americans use words like "weird" or "wrong" to describe the differences, these lovely people use "surprising" or "different". I think we Brits are more precise with words, but Americans use tone of voice more to show feeling, so it's also half our fault when we don't get along, haha
@@LordBilliam There is no blame or fault, just differences and i have found Americans mean what they say and are direct and it's us who say things that we do not mean to act on in conversation. Not all but it is something I have noticed among acquaintances and when you accept or thank them, they will ignore you and if pushed they look at you as if you have not played the game but I am direct myself and treat people for their strength of character, but I am Asperger's so in the minority and was told by some people from across the pond, that I would get on well if I lived in the States. At least where they lived as there are many regional differences and ways.
They are so lovely.
When Madonna lived in the UK her large house had a public footpath running by it and she couldn’t believe that she couldn’t get it rerouted or closed . It was because it was a right of way for so long and couldn’t legally be affected.
Can't stand her
You can usually get them diverted but rarely is permission given to extinguish a right of way.
I've read that comment so many times and I'm starting to think it's fake story..
@@jontalbot1even rerouting a path is not that easy, which is how it should be.
@@Secretorder13It sounds perfectly feasible to me!
I think the reason people in the UK haven’t always been to other parts of the UK so much is the close proximity we have to Europe. If you can afford a holiday, it’s often cheaper to get a package holiday to somewhere warm than it is to stay in UK resorts like Cornwall or Dorset.
it's so easy to overlook the stuff 'under your nose' isn it..
sometimes it takes a visitor to point things out.. 🙂
It's not just money but also travel time, I can fly to Barcelona, have lunch and fly back in less time than it takes me to get to Cornwall.
Which is quite ridiculous now that I'm thinking about it.
And , when people have so few Holidays, they're precious. Who wants to visit somewhere and be rained on all the time?. We went to Cornwall for 2 weeks and only had 1 dry day. No, sorry. That was our last UK holiday
Also the likelihood of rain in the UK is high - you can just never depend on planning a trip and having good weather.
Americans want everything NOW, everything for their convenience, too lazy to walk and oversized portions...the list goes on...
oh wow! Respect for driving in central London and rural roads on your first visit. That's probably some of the most difficult driving you could do! If you do want to drive more in the UK, you are certainly well prepared for it now :)
The parking thing, because everywhere is so old and we don't have much space, parking space is at a premium here.
Hot & cold taps. In older UK houses, hot water is not necessarily drinking water and may be from a storage tank in the attic/loft space. the old house I'm in has a single mixer-tap in the kitchen, which means in order to get drinking water, you have to run the tap for a while (wasting water) until it runs cold and you know it's drinkable water coming out. So really, seperate taps make more sense in old buildings unless the hot-water is also definitly potable.
Yes I know a lot of people that won’t drive through central London. And I’m not keen on those little rural roads either lol.
I’m not surprised you had a positive reaction in the UK. You are both incredibly respectful, you are some of the few, if not only, American RUclipsrs who describe driving in the UK as being on the opposite side of the road instead of the wrong side.
We drive on the left side of the road... which of course is the right side.
Surprise no English found lmfao
It was Napoleon who made everyone in Europe drive on the wrong side of the road.
@@marieparker3822 correct. Because he was left handed and held his sword in that hand. The US being a primarily European colony had to follow Europe.
@@globalizemeuk What are you talking about. The original thirteen colonies were British colonies - have you not heard about The American War of Independence.
I think your reception here is a reflection of your behaviour here.
Exactly what I thought...these two would be fine. It's the loud, obnoxious, rude yanks we don't like!
Americans have a sort of reputation for being loud and brash but like they said about waiting for the bill and not wanting to be rude and asking for it they get treated with much more respect as a reflection
Absolutely, when people talk about dislike of American tourists it's not a blanket dislike of Americans, just the loud, self important people who are used to a culture where the customer is always right and must be treated like they deserve special treatment. Here people are just people and so if you are respectful, they will respect you back.
Agree, the dislike of people from the U.S. is the dislike of the stereotypical negative attributes of Americans.
I guess the British equivalent would be the very stereotypical behaviour of Brits oversees being really lairy, drunk, violent, promiscuous, ect, but isn’t a reflection of Brits as a whole, kind of just all of the embarrassing examples of people that a country has to offer, which foreigners often get to see as they leave the biggest impression 😛
American tourists when I was a child (1950's) were perceived as rude and loud because it was only the very rich who could afford to tour the UK in those days, and so we did get a certain kind of entitled person visiting. I remember clearly because I lived in a tourist village, then popular with American tourists, Haworth, the Bronte village. Tourists would pay us children to take them to the Bronte Waterfalls and other such landmarks. They were quite overbearing but paid generously.😅
My dad was a Yank and he and my mum lived in Philadelphia till I was on the way, when they came to the UK as my Mum was British.My dad found the tourists at the time in England to be quite entitled. The British don't complain about service or food in a restaurant. They remember and tell everyone they know not to go there instead. The early tourists used to get upset about the slightest thing. Cultural differences. Times are changing and as more nice people can afford to travel from the US, this has changed.
You are both clearly such lovely people that I am not surprised at all that you were welcomed and well liked. I hope you come and visit again. If all visitors were as delightful as you we would be truly blessed. x
Like a lot of things in the UK, the hot and cold taps are the result of having to retrofit old housing stock. So many British houses are a hundred years old or more, and they weren't built originally with hot water, or for washer/dryers etc. Those were bolted on later, and the first iteration of hot water typically used a tank in the attic that meant the water wasn't safe to drink and couldn't pass through the same outlet as potable water. Also, when old British houses had washing machines installed, typically the only place that had the space and the plumbing was the kitchen.
Many land owners would very happily get rid of the paths through their land. But fortunately these paths are ancient before land ownership and are preserved in law, so it's a real treasure in the UK
We've the same here in the USA even though it isn't as common. For instance, here in California there is a row of privately owned houses some miles long (nearly 20 if I recall) but on the other side of those houses a public beach with good surfing. As such, there are right of ways across those house lots to the beach. It annoys some of the owners, but they knew this when purchasing the houses.
In Scotland we don't have so many rights of way, but have a legal right, subject to behaviour expectations, to walk most places that are not residential or on crops. England feels restrictive to us, so thanks for the reminder to count our blessings. Always good to be reminded of good fortune. Ironically, Madonna would have won her case here.
@@richardwebb5317You also have the right to camp wherever you want which doesn't extend to England or Wales.
The only place ive been where I have seen a restriction on a public right of way was across the border in England. Theres a old path over the sandstone trail and it goes through someones house, the 2 parts of the house are connected by an arch with a big courtyard door in it, which is where the horses used to be kept while people visited the estate, But they make it look locked and try to force people to walk all the way around.
Don't buy a house with a public footpath running through it,
if you don't want the public walking through it
As a Canadian who has for a long time gone to the UK just for the footpaths, I can tell you that sometimes there really is a bull in the field. Fortunately, the one time a bull came roaring down the hill towards us, he was only interested in the cows on the other side of the footpaths. Some farmers would rather not have people crossing their land, possibly as people have not closed gates or have left litter. 😅
@@evelynmacmillan2485 I tend to keep an empty carrier bag on me for when I come across litter which is annoying and disrespectful, the litter not the carrier bag! Take it to the nearest bin on the way.
In the UK, bringing the bill/check before you ask for it is seen as INCREDIBLY presumptuous.
Don't think I've ever had someone just bring me the bill...I would feel so pressured to leave...would result in bad review
Only time I've ever had it happen was at a restaurant that was fully booked and had people waiting outside and they were very apologetic about it, even offering us free dessert to go if we didn't stay for a third course.
Only if the restaurant is popular and had time slots then I have been asked to pay even then sometimes it has been would you take your coffee in the lounge e
If the waiter/waitress came back each minute and asked if you wanted anything else the message would be clear: order or get out. But otherwise you can sit there even after you have finished your coffee after your desert for a long time.
Totally right - i would never go back to somewhere that rude!
You both seem so so sweet! You’re the kind of tourists we love to have ❤
The Pembrokeshire coast path is probably the most stunning you'll ever walk. So varied.
The Ceredigion coastal path is my favourite. Huge cliffs
Definitely. Coast paths generally are lovely, but Pembrokeshire is hard to beat (if the weather is kind).
@@BarryChumbles Pembrokeshire, known as Little England Beyond Wales, is one of the most beautiful places in the world, with some of the most wonderful people - and with the most remarkable history and antiquities. I love it, and wish it was home. Home from home in Pembrokeshire? Strumble Head.
@@Belaughyou have impeccable taste! I live in Pembrokeshire and we go on holiday to Strumble Head and camp at Tresinwen.😊
It's not that our roads are too narrow, it's that cars have got way too big. Car parks don't seem to have adjusted their spacings accordingly.
A personal note: I have owned four Volkswagen Golfs, and each has been slightly wider than its predecessor. My garage has remained the same size, so parking has become more difficult. I have to fold the wing mirrors first now.
Here in the Chilterns there are plenty of tiny lanes. Bigger modern cars obviously don’t help.
No, British roads are narrow. I've lived in other countries around the world and they are especially narrow in the UK. British cars are also quite small compared to those in many other countries.
Unfortunately, where the US leads the UK follows. In this case the unfortunate rise of the SUV. And now pick-up trucks are vehicle of choice for the bell-end. Our roads and car parking spaces are not designed for these oversized vehicles.
To be fair the video did show a single lane road when she said "roads are too narrow". It's intimidating on the best of days as a native, let alone for a foreign who's unfamiliar with them.
Though in regards to the car parks you're absolutely right - the car park sizes are just fine... For now. We're seeing more and more people buying American style cars which take up far too much space. I hope they'll be banned one day as they can barely fit in regular parking spaces
Customer service in the UK is based on the principle that people don't want to be bothered and if they need something they will ask for it.
We value our independence and having a waiter or shop assistant come over and constantly ask us if we need anything or need help with something, makes us feel like children who can't cope with adult life. The vast majority of us just want to be left alone to do what we need to do, it's why self-checkouts are popular.
And in the UK you NEVER EVER hand your card to anyone else, except maybe the cashier at the bank. It's one of the most basic security measures alongside not writing down your PIN. You never give it to a waiter for them to take away to process the transaction because you don't know what they are doing with it. You need to enter your PIN anyway, unless it's contactless, so you ALWAYS put it in the machine yourself.
This lets you inspect the machine for suspicious modifications, confirm the amount is correct, and make sure the transaction only goes through once.
Yes, I hate when shop assistants crowd you as soon as you walk through the door - it makes me so uncomfortable that I usually just leave! Not a good sales technique to use with Brits. I don't like being rushed into a decision.
I concur with your comment but I differ in I detest the self checkout and rather be served by a human in shops and always use cash but card should always be an option.
Have a gold star for writing 'PIN' and not 'PIN number'. 😉
I've travelled to the US several times 7 states (a few more to go 😂) and I think we adapt well even though I don't agree with certain things (massive tipping increases in recent years) I still follow the rules and never have n issue. The only thing that I just can not understand is why everyone allows the credit card to be taken away in restaurants, it's the oddest thing. I got around it by joining Chase and they don't have numbers printed on the card so that helps me feel more secure.
@@user-bw5ib8ds1e Shame that's not even needed anymore, you just tap it now, bloody stupid. If it was biometric I'd understand but...?
The Kennet and Avon Canal (opened in 1810) towpath walk is a beautiful and historical 80 mile walk from Bristol Docks to The Thames in Reading, Berkshire. River and man made sections, liberally sprinkled with flights of locks and passing through towns, villages and open countryside. Many waterside pubs and brightly decorated narrow boats to watch as well as wild life and historic buildings. Hearing the cuckoo on an early spring morning and seeing drifts of bluebells in the canal side woods was magical.
A lot of us in the UK seem to like to complain, and it's really nice to hear about people being impressed with our public transport! It's not always the cleanest and best-maintained, but at least it's there.
We NEVER lose sight of our credit/debit cards here in the UK - no-one would even think of taking them away these days.
Absolutely! They can be CLONED! I would never let go of my card. Nowadays it's not really needed. 'Contactless' works in so many places and if it doesn't you can still put your PIN in the machine. Steve
Many people don't even carry them around these days and just use their phones with Apple Pay or Google Wallet
I remember working in a retail place is the days when card were just getting popular in the UK, and you needed training to take them, one thing that was drilled into you was that card should never be out of the customer's sight. I hope that is still drummed into people?
Same in Australia.
I nearly freaked out the first time that happened in the US
In Scotland we have a law called "the right to roam" you can go pretty much anywhere, you do not need to stick to footpaths.... golden rule is "leave it as you found it"
Also...wild camping and fires. It's very rare you can wild camp and light a fire in England....whereas Scotland are very cool with it (as long as you respect the area like you mention)
Was living on border and Scotland side...my friends camped down by a river near me, had a fire etc etc. We went just across border into England and there were so many signs NO CAMPING..NO FIRES..etc etc
A lot of European countries have something like this, it's a remnant of a time long gone by. But still cool that we retained some aspects of it.
Exactly I don't know why English are on here bragging about their dinghy footpaths when in Scotland you can walk anywhere at all
@@cultfiction3865 because a footpath in England is the responsibility of the land owner to maintain.
That's what basins and plugs are for, put some hot in the plugged sink, add cold for comfort and wash hands, face ect with the bowl of water infront of you. Yes I've called the sink a basin, bowl and sink... all are aceptable tems to use.
And who wants to fill a glass of water (to drink) with a mixed tap, its good to know cold water only comes from the single tap.😊
We do love to spend time with our food and drinks.
Wash basins in public toilets ten not have plugs though.
How delightful to watch this! As a Brit I am used to being a bit down on our country and this was cheering. Your POV was thoughtful and very engaging. I would recommend you think about walking the fabulous Norfolk Coast Path Footpath. It's not too long and the countryside is stunning: you would love it, I'm sure.
In UK, if I'm brought the bill before I've finished eating, my feelings would be "these are very tight people, more interested in the money, than in the quality of the food".
It does happen here though. Recently I ordered breakfast in a local cafe and they charged me before serving it. This was only a few weeks ago. Then even worse I took a taxi a few days ago and he wanted paying a few minutes after setting off just in case we might arrive there and I get out and do a runner without paying. So both those incidents fly in the face of the claim that we are the ones that ask about the bill. It's not true
@@cultfiction3865The taxi drivers sometimes offer to close out the fare early, so you're done with the payment upon arrival and can just jump out - especially if you are heading to the airport or train station and you're stuck in traffic. This is, however, a courtesy, not fear of doing a runner.
Unfortunately, many cafes and restaurants are prey to the growing 'dine and dash' culture so need to present the bill early so as to safeguard their business.
I tend to deliberately stay as long as possible if they try to rush me off a table by bringing an unrequested bill
@@cultfiction3865there are a lot of eating places where you pay before you eat - cafes, teashops, coffee shops, pubs where you order at the bar etc. I've never been in a restaurant that asks for money before you get your food
My old mate Jed was enjoying an after-work pint in his local pub in the New Forest, UK. A very large American couple came in. The guy asked to see the menu. When it came, he read it for a while, and asked the barmaid " What are these New potatoes? She answered " they're small, early crop potatoes. We grow them in our veg garden round the back. So they're fresh today"
The American looked around and rolled his eyes upward. He made a large "O" shape with his hands and said:"In the States we have potatoes THIS BIG"...
Jed turned to him and said quietly, " Around here we grows 'em to fit our mouths!"
Quality over quantity wins again 👌 😊
🤣🤣🤣
Sounds like a little Britain skit
😂😂😂😂
He doesn’t know what he is missing. Small, new potatoes dug straight from the garden and boiled are one of the best things along with fresh yellow beans with lots of butter.
Well, you two are a ray of sunshine! Absolutely loved watching this video, it's so great to hear about the UK from your perspective and really lovely to hear how much you enjoyed your visit. 😊
Because I live in the UK, I take all your choices for granted and don't give them a second thought. The privacy of the public loo to footpaths over private land - it's all normal stuff to me lol. But I do want to say thank you! I felt your film was really positive and and it was such a pleasure to listen to. Come back here again soon! Xx
A tip about footpaths: Stay somewhere outside the big cities and if the weather's nice find a footpath connecting to a nearby settlement a couple of miles away, walk it and grab a pint. It doesn't matter where it is, you'll be walking in footsteps going back thousands of years.
@darthwiizius.'Settlements'?? As in the British must be colonisers then😱
@@DM-ur8vc A pity that's not so true now, our pubs are really suffering and shutting down now.
@@DM-ur8vcthe way back from the pub is the problem 😂🥴
some lovely coastal paths, west wales..
along the tops..
@@HoleyMoleyAlex Likely depends on the area. My local town has 4 pubs on the main street alone, all visible to each over. Their pints are £3.50 max, and all are pretty busy most days.
You are very lovely people. Thank you for praising us Brits and how we do things in the UK. It is nice to hear such positive comments.
I strongly suspect they didn't visit Brixton, or Bradford, or anywhere else that is becoming a Muslim area.
@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Your point being? I was in Brixton most days when I lived in Kennington and also worked in/around Bradford for 15 years without any issues. I suspect your racism is just coming to the fore.
@@fbiain9505yup. Brixton is great and Bradford gets a lot of shit but parts of it get bugger loads of tourists so obviously not all that bad. That idiot probably believes there are really "Sharia law zones" in Bradford...
@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne I strongly suspect you've never visited Brixton. I live about a mile away and it's fine.
I'm not going to read any of the other comments yet as I don't want to be influenced before I write mine. Firstly, I'm a Brit. I live in Surrey which is just south of London. This is an absolutely delightful video. I'm so pleased that you were able to appreciate the differences and discuss them in such a polite manner. I'm proud of some of our ways... but, of course, I know there are plenty of things we get wrong. Thank you for your enthusiasm and for making the video. Not that it's down to me - but I'd welcome you back anytime. Good luck with your adventures 😊
PSA, the narrow roads they talked about, that’s in the countryside beyond the towns and villages and usually are for low traffic routes. When I mean low traffic, it’s because the A and B roads are faster to drive on despite more people as well as a short time to destination.
Well, compared to the US even the motorway lanes are noticeably narrower. I'm in the US for the first time and most the roads outside a few historic districts are enormous.
Our cars are much smaller though. I can count the hatchbacks I've seen in 4 days in Chicago on 1 hand...
Sometimes it's very easy to be annoyed about the place you live, but hearing your kind words about the UK has made me appreciate what we have here. Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed your stay - hope you come back again soon!
this is it
Yes, footpaths are great! One of the worst things about the USA if you are British is that we never know what something is going to cost. In Britain, The sign says "Three ice creams for £4" and you go in and pay £4 and you get three ice creams - done. In the USA you have to add on some random sales tax, and then there's tipping to worry about, and then they might hit you for some surcharge for eating the ice cream on the premises.
For the Americans who read this thinking "not tipping!??!?!" (and I know you're out there), just remember, we actually pay our workers a decent wage, we have service charges, they have very well regulated holiday time, and we have free healthcare.
Also, huge fan @lindybeige , didn't expect to find you here XD
Hey lindy, big fan of your channel.
I'm from the u.k and just found your channel and really found it interesting and how nice you are about the u.k
Please tell me where I can get three ice creams for 4 quid! These days that would be £10 at least! ☺
Most Brits would tip for good service in a restaurant, but it wouldn’t occur to them to tip when buying an ice cream, or a sandwich, or any take-away snack, nor is it expected. You must have got some very surprised looks while you were in the UK.
Great vlog, come back anytime! My cousins recently came over from Canada and were obsessed with the antiquity of everything. There was a pot hanging by an open fire dated 1675 or something, considerably older than the establishment of 'Canada' as a formal entity (1867)! Also, UK is a fairly small place with lots of people densely packed in, so it's attractive for companies to test innovations like self service checkout, QR menus, Uber, Just Eat, drone delivery etc etc. Some of it is good and beneficial, but I also feel part of the experience is lost with automation. Ordering food from a QR code on a table makes even a great restaurant feel a bit souless and cold. Efficiency boosts profit but often at expense of the experience. Regarding politeness and orderly queing, due to density of population and space it helps to be polite, friendly and have ettiquette for queuing. Being courteous drivers helps too due to size and speed of roads. Anything that involved bundling, flocking, pushing in, would end in mass brawls / road rage pretty quickly 😂. Final thought on footpaths, we are very lucky to have access to Public Rights Of Way, Common Land, Open Access spaces and Permissive Paths (where land owner allows you to walk). Just my thoughts.
I remember the first time I saw a shower I was a pre teen, in Australia. Previously lived in Germany and England. Baths was the go usually on the weekend when hair was washed. The rest was a basin wash with a face washer, saved on time and water. Which I really appreciate now that my teens take half hr showers 😮
I think sometimes people in Britain do not appreciate what they take for granted, thank you for the reminder.
Having lived in both places, a lot of the differences they are describing boils down to the UK being more public minded and the US more individualistic. There's an almost palpable feeling of being part of the web of a society in the UK that simply does not exist in the US, where you are just a floating atom bouncing around among other atoms.
Agreed. Especially the youngsters of today
@@stretfordender11"Kids these days!!!"
OK grandad.
I had a rather surreal experience on a footpath in northern England that crossed a wide stretch of open pasture. About halfway along I stopped to check the map, glanced to my right and saw that several dozen sheep had formed an almost perfect semicircle about thirty yards in diameter with me at the centre. For a moment I felt like I was being worshipped. Later I realised that the lambing season hadn't quite reached its end and that each ewe had instinctively taken up the best position she could find in order to protect her young. Emergence is a fascinating thing.
I'm from rural northern England and have a great piece of advice. Be very careful walking through a field of cows especially with a dog and more so during calving season. I once got surrounded by a herd of cows and it took me a best part of an hour inching back to the gate praying they wouldn't spook and stampede and crush me flat. Keep your dog on a lead at all times. If it's off the lead around farm animals there's a good chance it'll be shot by a farmer.
An issue is taking dogs through a field of livestock. Be very aware that particular cows are very protective of the calves and can be aggressive.
@@repletereplete8002 Better still, you can minimise the chances of cow attack by picking up your dog and carrying it if that is possible
Highly dangerous if there were cows and their calves. Cows kill in those circumstances. Luckily for you there were only ewes.
If you do get chased by a cow, let your dog off the lead. The cow will chase the dog which is likely to be faster than the cow.
It's lovely to listen to the positive comments about the UK, makes me view it in a better light, thank you.
Just came back from our first trip to the UK. We were impressed by the politeness of the British drivers. Its certainly not like that in Australia! Loved the footpaths too. Such beautiful countries!
You two are delightful! You reap what you sow-you sow positivity, politeness & kindness, thats what you will reap!
So many Brits moan about our way of life, so it's really interesting to hear your point of view. Personally, I'm proud to be British and love my country. Everywhere has problems, but ours are nothing compared to some countries. As a nation we're very polite and bad manners are one of my big bug bears. If I'm in the supermarket queue with a huge trolley of stuff and the person behind me only has a basket, I always offer to let them go ahead of me, i hold doors open, I say please and thank you always because it's respectful and my kids do the same. And you're right that if someone is friendly towards you, it's because that's who they are and not because they want something. Being nice to people costs nothing and it's surprisingly contagious. You're obviously genuine folk and that's why you've had good experiences. Like attracts like. On the subject of toilets, there's a pub in my local city of Liverpool called The Philharmonic Dining Rooms with the most amazing victorian toilets. People go in there just to use them and take a photo. You should Google them and see what i mean.
I love our nation. I've had a ukrainian lady with me over a year and she was so surprised how consistently friendly and polite we are. You don't get this in Europe to the same level.
Some people will moan about anything.
A lot of the things brits moan about are imported from the US via the media or companies bringing working practices with them, consumer habits, technology etc
It’s so lovely to hear your positivity and that you aren’t completely running your own country down at the same time. Just a comparison. It’s also a good reflection of things we might not even see ourselves about our little country…. Thank you. Enjoyed listening to your experiences!!
I'll never forget the shock seeing my first toilet in the US, you can see everything!! that was one week of very quick, anxious toilet trips 😂
As someone who's from the UK, typically restaurants will only bring the bill over without you asking for it only if they are super busy and need the table (normally told before you sit down they need the table back in like 1.5 hours etc) but otherwise the last thing they want to do is make you feel rushed
That's funny that you noticed the toilet/bathroom situation first, that's exactly what I noticed when I first visited the US! I was horrified by the gaps 😂😂
Me too!
Me too 😳
Same!
Omg me too. My (teenage) daughter had worn a playsuit on the first day which meant she basically was naked going to the loo. Trying to hide with the gaps was not easy😅
I noticed it at the airport and thought it was for security reasons but then was horrified to find out that it was normal. The thing is mums often take their young male children to the ladies loo and the whole gap thing doesn't seem right.
Footpaths are ancient rights of way. It's against the law to block them. Some seem to wind through nowhere, but they probably went to a village that succumbed to the Black Death, the wattle and daub cottages returning to the soil, but if there was a stone church, evidence of it remains. I also love the CANAL paths, (created for use by horses to pull the barges) that wind through the most incredible places, including land of stately homes.
Glad you both had a good experience here in the UK. Good video and it makes us more grateful for the good things we have in the UK. On the whole we love to queue in an orderly fashion.
I lived for 11 years in the UK and it was the best time of my life! Thank you UK!❤
What a lovely thing to say ❤️ Thank you for appreciating our little island 🥰
You"re welcome.
You both are beautiful people glad you like our country
thankyou, always good to hear a positive view of the UK
It was lovely hearing about the differences. It will help many people!
As a frequent traveler to the US from the UK I love most Americans. Soon as they hear a British accent they want to talk to you. I love conversations starting that way.
Every time I have been there I have been mistaken for an Australian (I'm a south Londoner).They seemed disappointed when I revealed my true nationality.
@@mikesaunders4775Same,most Americans think an English accent is something from downtown abbey 🤦♂️😂
They ADORE an Irish accent
@@mikesaunders4775 Had that loads too and I'm from Yorkshire. I'd have to really slow down talking and still they'd struggle.
@@markhepworth Downtown? LOL!
I was a little surprised to hear you say the public transport in the UK is good. That's certainly not what most Brits think! 😂
You have no idea how bad it is in the USA.
The couple here are indeed [unfortunately] mistaken on the "don't need a car" part, as in reality it's far harder to get a job (more thsn three times harder) or be promoted to management without one.
That, and public transport is both expensive and patchy in coverage. Has been a mess ever since the 1960's.
@@jimtaylor294it very much depends on where you are. I live in a large town, my job is a 20 minute walk away, the supermarkets that I go to are between 10 and 40 minute walks, there's a large shopping centre that's a 1 hour walk, and the city centre is 30 minutes using public transport. Sure, a car would be nice for when I want to go to the lake that's about an hour's walk away, but it's also not a huge deal.
@@jimtaylor294it is variable, but since areas you really don't need a car as much. I lived and worked in Manchester for a while, and I could get almost anywhere by tram or bus and ten minutes walking for example. In small towns and rural areas it can be very different - but even there, if you're not so time critical, it can be possible. We're in North Yorkshire now, and the trains aren't running early enough to commute (although there are buses) - but if you say wanted to get the train to Whitby because you're going there for a break or even a day trip it's perfectly possible. I get the impression that in the US, outside major metro areas the only buses are school buses or long distance, in the UK it would be unusual for two neighbouring towns not to have a regular bus between them.
@@jimtaylor294
Neither of those are factors for tourists though.
By and large, if you are not in a rush and enjoy/are prepared for walking you can reach most of the UK via public transit as a tourist. Especially the popular places. Even more so if you have a bike.
Obviously if you are a UK resident a car can be really helpful or borderline necessary, especially if you live outside the biggest cities, but this video is for tourists.
Stumbled across this vlog and what an absolute joy! As a Brit living in the south (between London and Brighton) and having travelled a lot around the country, i loved hearing your perspectives...so much positivity! You guys are a delight, do come back! 😍
The hot and cold was kept separate to prevent contamination. As the cold came straight from the mains supply, which made it safe to drink, whereas the hot was was drawn from a reservoir tank usually housed in the roof.
A good walk is Hadrians Wall. You really are walking in the footsteps of history, and the scenery is dramatic and stunning. The section around the Haltwhistle area is easy as there is an old military road that follows the wall so you can find a base, grab a bus and travel for a few miles, get off and walk back to your b and b etc. Vindolanda is a huge Roman Fort and an archaeological gem.
Good suggestion !
When our US family came over from Michigan, we visited Gent ( Belgium) and the medivial (11th century) castle. They were amazed that the walls were not secured. You could fall off and drop a few meters. My brother answered that we generally don't fall off and if you do then you learn about evolution the hard way.
Too many lawyers in the US, too many people looking to sue. That’s why every place has warning signs.
Yet Brits constantly fall from balconies in hotels in Spain. It's sort of a norm there when staff hear someone has fallen from a balcony they always nod to each other and know it's going to be a Brit. We really need to learn some of that castle evolution and transfer it to modern buildings.
@@joc6516That is because they engage in the very dangerous game of drunken balcony climbing..NOT because they just happened to fall off the balcony..🤦♂️🤡😆
Do u mean, gravity.
@@masada2828 not a good thing when mixed with copious amounts of alcohol
I think because you were treated well was cause you seem such nice kind people
My Venezuelan colleague had his mind blown when he asked me questions about visiting London and I told him I had no idea as I have never been there and have zero desire to visit
Walking in a field with cows with calf. When you have a dog with you. That can be a little risky. Cows are big animals, and they are protective of their young.
The same can be said of any creature with young ones.
The main thing is when you go across fields on a footpath with your dog keep the dog on lead. It's your dog, your responsibility to keep it under control. Farmers are tolerant of ramblers but a dog that's not on a lead and bothering sheep, cows etc can be shot legally by the farmer as the dog will be deemed to be a nuisance. Just something to be aware of
Yes, several people died each year. Often it is the dog that is seen as dangerous by cattle. Dogs can usually outrun cattle. People cannot.
Even without a dog. I've had a couple of close calls
Cows are incredibly protective of their calves and round our way many farmers put signs up at calving time to warn of this. They do see dogs as more of a threat than humans but even so I would give them a very wide berth even without a dog because you never know. I have seen signs telling you always to keep your dog on a lead but unleash it if you get chased by cattle
@@robertwhite3503 Which is why it's better NOT to have dog on lead when in with cows and calf, or at least, let go of the lead if the cattle approach. They are more likely to go after the dog!
The serving / waiting service in uk is not rushed because their pay is not dependent on tips. They are paid a reasonable wage. You do not need to tip. Any tips might even be shared among all the waiting staff. Sometimes the bill says 'service charge not included ' but this does not mean that staff are reliant on tips. Also in a pub people can stay for hours with just one or two drinks or a meal because its a 'public house'. So thats why you have to ask for the bill.
The TRONC system is common in the UK - all tips get shared equally amongst the staff including, usually for some years now, the cooks and kitchen staff. But it took a long almighty battle to get there with certain restaurants and restaurant chains disgracefully taking staff tips or using them to "justify" lower wages. Worth a google.
I'm not sure anyone who doesn't have 10 years at uni is getting a "reasonable" wage, and I'm not some loony lefty who thinks people in entry level jobs should get £20/hour at McDonalds, but I was looking on Indeed the other day and there was multiple companies in my area who all wanted a minimum of level 3 college certificate AND 5 years relevent experience for a whopping £11.75 - 12.00 per hour.
Friendly reminder for context that the minimum wage (aka entry level job wages) is £11.44
Great to hear your experience thankyou...😊
Great video ☺️ Its always so interesting to hear what Americans think when visiting the UK! Public footpaths are a lovely part of our culture. My grandmother dedicated so much of her life to helping preserve the southwest coast path, lots of communities come together to help maintain it for everyone to enjoy 💕
Yep, it's rude to give the bill before asking for it.
It gives the impression that you're being pushed out. Which, in the US, is the desired intent. In the UK, that's seen as very inhospitable.
In my experience in UK we are often asked to pay when we make the order so there is no asking for the bill. They want payment as soon as we have ordered
In busy touristic areas, yes, they may ask for payment as you order. Just so no one walks off with a free meal, either accidentally or on purpose.
You ask for the bill when you're all done and ready to leave ...it takes the rush out of the eating out experience and is much more civilized.
@@cultfiction3865that's normal in a pub but unusual for a restaurant
History lesson for footpaths, there is a blue plaque on Flixton House: The plaque commemorates a famous court victory by Flixton residents who successfully stopped Squire Ralph Wright from closing Bottoms Footpath in 1827.
The case marked the culmination of several years of campaigning by villagers opposed to local magistrate and land owner Mr Wright’s decision to block up footpaths across his land. In 1826, the ‘Flixton Footpath Battle’, as it was known, resulted in the formation of the ‘Manchester Society for the Preservation of Ancient Footpaths’: one of the earliest examples of a society of this type. The court case made the national press and was a watershed moment in the history of rights of way campaigners in the UK.
You also had the protests in the Lake District that led to roaming rights...bet Windermere with 300k people per day wishes it was otherwise...
@@LoremIpsum1970 If other places were opened up to access, would that not spread the visitors about a bit thinner? I'm in Aberdeenshire though and when I go mountain biking at my local 'trail centre' I see about 10 other people on a weekend day and midweek less than 5. And that's on a 3 hour ride.
Thanks for mentioning Newcastle - love your observations
When you next come to the UK please visit the Bluebell Railway. You don’t even need a car, you can come to East Grinstead by train and walk from one platform to another. Get there early, you can spend all day there.
Love what you guys are doing.
I think that you had a largely positive experience in Britain because you are both very open and accept that things are different when abroad. Too many travellers - not just Americans - focus on how uncomfortable they are when it’s “not like it is back home” even though new experiences are at the heart of why we travel. You guys just go for it which is refreshing and helps me see my country in a new light.
I hope we get to welcome you back before too long.
As a brit travelling to US I was shocked when "using the bathroom" at the Empire State Building and the stalls not having even half height doors on them - it is most disconcerting to be able to make eye contact with someone on the other side whilst sat on the toilet! We are pretty good at queuing but not in every situation - e.g. if you travel on the london underground it is usually every man/woman for themself when boarding!
Well, that’s put me right off going to America, I can’t perform if I’m being watched. How can you have a decent 💩 if you are being watched?
That is SO weird. Why would you make them like that?!! I don't want someone being able to look at me while I shit.
Public transport (especially trains and trams) tend to be a free for all. People should let people off before getting on, but it rarely happens.
@@ThEhObBiT1959 it's not like someone is just stood there eye balling you for the entire time
The stuff we take for granted. Thank you for reminding us. Xx
Loved your words about our country! You guys sound like awesome people and deserve to be received here as such. I'd love to visit the states and notice all of the differences, we are so similar yet so different at the same time as cultures and I love it! 🇬🇧🇺🇲
I would say that footpaths are mostly not disrespected and we consider them very precious. I would also say that in England and Wales we are very envious of Scotland's right to roam 😊
In England we do have some access rights beyond the Public pathways too but where i live the network of public right of ways is so extensive and dense i don't see a need to access rights on the scale of Scotland's.
Yes, English here, I'm jealous.
@@theotherside8258 Yes, that is a very good point. The difference between where I live, and my parents in a more rural area is quite big 😀
Yes Katy, I am from Scotland and had a friend up from Jersey and she said would it not be great if we could climb up that hill, I said "lets go"...she said "won't the landowner be upset us walking over their land".. I said "I doubt it, as long as we treat their land, animals etc with respect they do not care" .... she was amazed lol
@@johnavery3941 I’m only just learning this is a Scotland specific thing! I’m Cornish mind so probably on a bit of a different planet to further north aha
Have you thought of renting a Canal boat in the UK, they go through pretty countryside and you can walk next to it as you go along, jump back on when you get tired.
Excellent idea. You might not go very far - but you will experience a very different pace to life.
Or ride bicycle.
The Cheshire Ring is an idea, in good weather...
A canal boat trip is an excellent idea. I think you'd love it.
I've just made the same suggestion.
I can’t imagine my walks home from school being on a concrete road side. The adventures you get up to doing down footpaths through fields/meadows and nature were lifelong memories
Used to walk to school through the wood. The final stretch was actually a small grassy area on school land. Never had a problem until one day they put a ram in the area which kept trying to charge me. I'd stop it by putting my hand on it's head before it reached me. That was fine until until I got to the gate and had to climb over it, at which point the ram came up behind me to give me a boost.
I can highly recommend walking Wainwright's Coast to Coast route. Just give yourselves plenty of time over 2 weeks or more, e.g. 10 to 13 miles a day. Overall, a slower pace is better. After a week walking you start seeing and experiencing the landscape in a different way. It kinda feels like a medieval pilgrimage, with other people and groups all headed towards the same destination.
The public footpath network is definitely one of the very best things about the UK, the fact that everyone has local paths that they can go out and walk on close to home, even if they don't all have dramatic scenery just being out in nature is so good for physical and mental health. I'm booked to do the Coast to Coast next year, and really looking forward to it!
If you want something a bit shorter and easier to get started, the West Highland Way (Glasgow to Fort William) is fantastic, that's about 8 days walking, so about half the distance of the Coast to Coast. Other great options include the Dales Way (Yorkshire to the Lake District) and Hadrians Wall. On a lot of the more popular trails, you can get tour companies that will organise your accommodation and transport your luggage from one night's accommodation to the next so that you only need to carry a day pack with you, which I would definitely recommend doing.
I've been missing where I used to live when I was in high school. It was pretty much on the edge of nowhere, regular roads on one side so you didn't feel completely removed from society but all fields on the other side. So many interesting walks, I regret not doing some of them more than a couple of times. It was also fairly close to the greenway, which is probably the thing I miss the most, I never realised how big of a difference it makes. At least where I currently live, I have easy access to canal walks (although it's making me really want a house boat).
We love our footpaths. I went to walk on a couple of footpaths which go around 2 fields and the owner had ploughed right up to the hedgerow making it very hard to walk across. I went onto the local councils website and there was a page especially for reporting problems with footpaths. After a few days I was called by the council to say they'd contacted the owner and given them 2 weeks to restore the footpath to make it useable. Brilliant.
@emiliefreakinbrown1812
Great, because you wanting to walk somewhere is far more important than the farmer doing their job.
Terrible, just terrible.
@@NickNick-tp5crActually, in an entirely legal sense it *is* more important. The farmer made an error and will have had to put it right, even if it means some minimal loss to his usable arable land (which they should never have used in the first place). They will also have an awareness of this for next time when they hopefully won't do it again.
Rights of way only remain rights of way of they are used and defended. IME most farmers know and understand this and live very happily alongside these rights of way without any problem at all.
@@NickNick-tp5cr The right of way existed before the farmer purchased the land, and he did so knowing that and the legal obligation to maintain it. The right of way will continue to exist after he sells it. You can't actually "own" a part of planet Earth. The law gives you temporary use of it, but there is only one planet, it belongs to and is home to every one of us. Now and for ever.
It is sometimes to the farmer’s benefit to have responsible walkers crossing their land. Walkers occasionally find problems that need the farmers attention eg; a sheep stuck on it’s back with its legs in the air! Found out who owned the land from the nearest house who was very grateful.
@@NickNick-tp5crFarmer was breaking the law and thought he’d get away with it. Fieldpath Society often organises walks to check on condition of rights of way.
Some landowners welcome walkers, some do not! My brother and I were walking on the Isle of Wight once, and the public footpath went through a gate and across a field to a stile at the far end. The trouble was that the farmer had put a bull and some cows in the field. The bull was just the other side of the gate, pawing the ground, snorting and headbutting the gate. Although we had every right to cross that field, we decided to walk on down the road until we found an alternative footpath that ran through an empty field! On the other hand, when we were walking in Wales near the Brecon Beacons, we had spent all day climbing the hills and were exhausted as we trudged back along the road towards the camp site. A local farmer saw how tired we looked, so he came over and told us we could take a short cut across his land even though there was no right of way. That cut the corner and shortened our walk by about a mile. So you get good and bad farmers, just as you get good and bad people in every walk of life. (Sorry for the pun!)
Farmers are permitted by law to have a bull in a field with a footpath as long as the bull is accompanied by cows. A bull on its own is not allowed. Be careful around cattle - they are big, curious animals and will sometimes approach out of curiosity!
@@carolineputus1482 Yes, but this farmer had plenty of other fields he could have put the cows and bull in, ones that had no public footpaths running across them. He was obviously trying to stop people using the right of way so he could legally get it removed! But other landowners positively welcome walkers, even selling cream teas etc. It depends on the mindset of the individual farmer.
@@antonioveritas You have created a whole narrative about that farmer's intentions based on them using their land in a completely legal manner 🤷♀
@@antonioveritasor, every fields use is planned & rotated according to the farm & herds needs. You slap a map of the farm on any farmers desk, he'll point to each field and tell you exactly the what and why at that time.
Definitely the coastal path in Anglesey. It goes the whole way round the island. Its such a stunning place too
When you eat a meal in the UK, or Europe generally, its considered rude to rush you out after you finish. Its totally normal for people to continue drinking and talking long after the meal is finished. They dont necessarily expect to get more that one or two seatings out of a table. No tip culture so no pressure to leave.
The fact that you was treated well doesn't surprise me in my experience people are generally treated how they deserve to be treated and of course you both deserve nothing but the best.
Doesn't everybody deserve good treatment? Even by treating seemingly unpleasant individuals well we might cause them to think about their own behavior. But by treating them with contempt all we will do is reinforce their own oppositional attitude
@@cultfiction3865 You dont have to pander to imbeciles and bad attitudes though
We wash our hands in the bowl. It takes about 40 seconds of soaping wet hands to 'un alive' the germs. Then a through rinse.
I’m from Dorset and my favourite thing to do is walk along the footpaths. It’s very nostalgic for me and some of my best days ever have been walking along footpaths. Specifically the south west coast path which runs along the Jurassic coast and further. It can be challenging in places but is just so stunning and makes me feel so connected to nature and the local landscape. The people are often very friendly too!
Queuing is our national sport
I was first in the queue for a bus in Spain. A crowd of brits formed a queue behind me. Until the bus arrived - then they turned into animals , elbowing past me. I was last to board
@@danganbeg7225 shameful display
Queuing is our national religion!
@@danganbeg7225 That sounds like nonsense to me
..And everybody wins. 😊
I went to America about 50 years ago. What struck me was that people looked at me strangely because I dared to walk through their housing estate!
I would worry about going to America again, going for a walk (on someone's property) and getting shot for trespass!
So happy that you had a great time over here :)
Great video thanks and it's good to hear so much that's positive about our country. So many times we take it for granted or some see it as a bad place to live. The early photo looked like Lulworth Cove, we were there last week on holiday. Public transport is often very good in cities and towns but can be almost non-existent in some villages. I live in a town with no railway since the 60's but free car parking which startles visitors. As the video said; get away from London if you visit, there are so many historic cities to see.
Regarding the level of service in bars or restaurants, I believe the difference is because service staff in the UK are guaranteed a liveable wage, unlike in the US where service staff rely on tips as the main portion of their wage, hence their sometimes overzealous attention.
I fully agree with this. Service staff in the US are actively chasing tips, where as in the UK a tip is seen more as a bonus not a necesity.
And what is the expected amount in the US for a tip. Is it around 30 per cent? Any lower and you get raised eyebrows or did I get that wrong? It was ten years ago now that I was a Brit driving around in the US on hols but tipping always made me nervous in case I came across tight.
@@T3sh1k yeah, i got quite offended on my visit to America, that i was expected to pay their wages. it's a disgrace when the company is clearly making a fortune.
Yes, being asked every 5 minutes during the meal whether everything is OK can be really annoying and intrusive. The server is angling for a tip by being attentive but it does come across as fake concern.
What Americans refer to as 'good service' is in fact some poor, underpaid soul trying his/her damnedest to get the customer fed and out as quickly as possible.
A Canadian cousin visited my family some little while ago and together we visited a friend living in France. On one of our earliest days out we stopped
at a cafe - we ordered, ate and drank and sat and chatted. I noticed my cousin kept looking at her watch - she was clearly uncomfortable.
On asking her why she was looking so anxious she said she was expecting the waiter to come over to ask us to leave.
Lots of older British houses have a hot water tank/heater under their roofs from where the water simply falls down by gravity. That means the hot water has a lower pressure than the cold water that flows directly from the net to the tap. This different pressure makes mixing taps useless. The higher pressure in the cold water pipe would simply pump the hot water back into its tank and not mix with it.
our mixer tap didn't mix, hotter one side, colder the other
so we've gone back to using the sink 🙂 lol..
The southwest coast path is stunning.
Nice Video very entertaining thank you
Great video guys. I think the UK is more aligned to Europe for very leisurely meals!
Queuing is taught as a child and explained that it's very bad manners to jump or push in!
Here's a funny story for you guys. I met a business associate travelling to London for the first time from the US. We went to a local pub and I explained to order at the bar. Which she did. But after she sat down with our drinks the bar lady came across to say she left her £2 change from her £8 drinks order. She tried to explain it was a tip! I said no tip to bar staff especially on a drinks order was needed or expected!! 😄
You were asking about footpaths? There is a hiking trail in southwest England called "The Cotswold Way". This is considered one of the prettiest trails in England which stretches 102 miles from Chipping Camden to Bath. If you Google it there are companies which organise hikes along the Way including baggage transfers and pre-booked accommodation in pubs and guest houses along the route. A more adventurous hike is called "The Pennine Way". The Pennine Way National Trail is a 268 mile (431 km) walking route from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders. It crosses some of the finest upland landscapes in England, from the Peak District, through the Yorkshire Dales, across the North Pennines and over Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland to the Cheviots. All the trails in UK can be catered to by Holiday companies if you want to check them out! Hope you come back soon, you'll always be welcome! 🥰
These would be my dream to hike. Meanwhile I just do parts of the Pacific Crest Trail.
You might find this interesting - a young American couple walking the Cotswold Way. ruclips.net/video/lzaAAnVN65Q/видео.html
@@LilyGazou Ah! A kindred spirt! Hope you realise your dream! 😁😁😁
Thanks for mentioning that. There are many companies thar arrange hikes that range from one day to ten and sometimes even more. You can start small and work your way up.
Great video, you're a really genuine couple.
As a Brit who regularly travels to the US I can confirm, US toilets are weird.
What a lovely couple! ❤❤❤ . It's so nice that they reacted positively to the things that surprised them. I can't help feeling that they were so well received because they are so likeable - and that they'd probably be well-received wherever they went.
I clicked on this with some trepidation, as most of the "Yanks in the UK," vlogs have been everything that gets Americans disliked" But this couple are wonderful. It is Their manners and willingness to accept and learn about a different culture that got them received. it works for all nations anywhere. I live in Spain and the behaviour of some Brits here is appalling. It makes me ashamed and dislike my nation. I have been asked more than once "Are you Sure you are English? You are nothing like Them! You are one of us!" I feel that this couple would get that same reaction in the UK. It´s a pity that some people don´t grasp that how they behave to their hosts is seen as an example of what their nation is like, and if you behave like a dork, your nation will be seen that way. Even by people who have never met an American or British person before. Because all they have heard are the horror stories. If a Yank is loud, rude and ignorant in London, it filters down to some little town in the Midlands. If Brits get drunk and rampage around Benidorm, that gets back to a tiny village of 93 people in Extremadura. It is the bad behaviour that gets talked about and creates the National image.
As a Brit I never really appreciated footpaths until I went to America. we went to Florida and stayed a couple of miles away from the parks thinking we could walk in, the quickly realised this wasn't possible!
The town I grew up in was designed so that you could walk between all the main points without crossing a road.
Where I live now we have a lot of military training areas and they open it to the public so you can be walking your dog and come across a group of soldiers patrolling or doing blank firing exercises.
cumbria is home to 'the lake district'. If you ever revisit you should go there. I have brought up 5 children in the north of england and they LOVE trips to 'the lakes' - take a short cruise up lake windermere, eat lunch in a lakeside cafe, grab an ice cream at ambleside and then an even shorter ferry tip to wray castle before heading back to windermere for a drink in one of the many awesome pubs.