It's ironic, Britain gets such grief over colonisation in the 1700s and 1800s (and doubly ironic when it comes from Americans) and yet I'm watching an American who has eaten Indian food not making the connection between Britain and Indian food. I think Tyler would have a shock if he knew the demographics of some areas of Britain.
What grief? Just about every nation has colonised another. India, for example, was numerous regional nations before the British arrived. These warlords would invade each other frequently, occupying the territory they took. The UK ended this, combining the territories into one country, until it was necessary to split it again, creating Pakistan.
Yesy I'm aware that other countries colonised etc as well inter-regional warfare etc but nowhere gets the grief and criticism that Britain does. France, Belgium, Germany and Spain don't. Portugal don't get the grief that British do regarding slavery etc.
Indeed - as a British Indian, a lot of what's considered "Indian food" internationally (at least in the West) was invented by British Asian communities (mostly Bangladeshi). Not that Authentic Indian food is hard to find in the UK, either. Certainly more likely to find a good Indian in the UK as opposed to somewhere more associated with good food like France or Italy in my limited experience, anyway.
Indian/Bangladeshi food to the UK, is what Mexican food is to the US. We have a large Indian/Bangladeshi/Pakistani community in the UK and there's a reason it's one of the most popular foods here
Im in Hampshire, never seen a specific Pakistani restaurant, are there any near me? been to a Banhla. before in London and Indian millions everywhere, just wondered, love all of it from the region of the world x
Big Tip. The majority of cars in the UK are manual (stick shift). If you are a Yank coming to the UK book an automatic with Sat Nav It just makes things a lot easier.
The fact that most Americans know almost nothing about anything outside of America is pretty sad actually, and thinking the UK is basically London is bizarre.
Having seen and spoken to American tourists driving in the UK, in rural areas at least, what tends to disturb them is not driving on the left but the narrower roads that are often twisty. This often results in slow driving that causes locals to overtake them on twisty roads and freaks them out further.
They can't seem to wrap their heads round the fact that most of our roads are nearly 2000 years old, and that that is merely a speck in time compared to the history the uk has.
I'm from South African and living here for 18 years now. The narrow B roads were nerve wrecking at first after I moved here. Now I drive without issues. They're so used to having these wide roads to travel on in the US.
Kerbing and punctured tyres are common, due to not being used to driving on the left. I came across a US family travelling West beside Loch Laggan on their way to England with a punctured rear tyre, when I tried to help them, the spare was also punctured que the sheepish grins. Called the AA and left them soon as they arrived. Its pitch black up there at night.
I'm just a normal average Englishman and I find you very refreshing to watch your content, you have so much respect and understanding and your reaction somtimes is funny as hell .keep it up .we like a weird cousins, love it 😂❤
Tyler Rumple - the round thing on the plate of 'Full English Breakfast' that you thought looks like a burger is black pudding (made from pork or beef blood, with pork fat or beef suet, and a cereal, usually oatmeal, oat groats, or barley groats). The white things on the same plate are poached eggs.
Please explain why you would question anything about Indian food in Britain given the Indian sub-continent was part of the British empire for a couple of centuries.
Dennis Williams and yet the most well know indian curry is chicken tikka massala invented in Scotland, you can get a butter chicken curry which is like a tikka also India don't have onion barges.
The British Empire started in about 1860. Before then India was influenced by the private trading company "British East India Company" which was set up in the 1600s to trade in spices, similar to other locations around the world. They had "manufacturies", trading posts established with permission of the local rulers, which after several massacres of the staff, were fortified and armed. The British government became involved after the Mutiny because of concerns about the BEIC governance. "wot did the BEIC ever do for us?.. "Apart from....."
Bara Brith! A Welsh fruit bread, means 'Speckled Bread'. You soak the fruit in tea overnight. My mam used to make it. Bloody lovely. Now my wife makes it here in Canada. All the kids love it. ! A slice or two, sometimes buttered, with a cup of tea! mmmmm!
Aussie here. We have Bed and Breakfasts too. Usually a private residence that you pay for a room and cooked breakfast. Not usually just a standard house. They have to meet certain standards and het licenced. The house is usually historically interesting and/or in an interesting lication. Also has to be within easy reach of local transport and shops. But not always. And of course Britain is known for Indian food. The Indian popultion there is huge and have hundreds of Indian Restaurants. Most really good. And Britain is an island. Of course theres seafood. Apart from fish n chips.
Britain is not an island. The island of Great Britain is something else, and has only some of Scotland within it, since Scotland is a nation of islands, found upon three different archipelagos. Shetland & Orkney, for example. Both Scotland as much as Glasgow, or Edinburgh
@pirate6616 No, Great Britain is the Island. Though technically that only remains true as long as Scotland remains within the union. Scotland has never been part of "Britain" which were the territories of England and Wales, exclusively. Great was added due to Scotland's King (James VI) inheriting England and Wales, in 1603. He wanted to merge the Kingdoms into one. However, Scotland is not limited to 1 Island. It is roughly 900 Islands, spread over 3 archipelagos. This isn't semantics. It's accuracy. Referring to the UK as England was replaced by "Britain" but still incorrectly details the state.
@Mark-Haddow that’s cool history but language changes over time man, even English and Scottish don’t give af about the differences between Britain and Great Britain. and I don’t get why you stress the point about Scotland not fully being in Great Britain. Yes it has many other islands, but like 5 people live there and 90 percent of Scotland is the same large land mass
@pirate6616 Because I'm Scottish, and we Scots do not consider our country part of anything other than Great Britain. As I wrote, Britain, was the known territory of England and Wales, you can't use a previous identification when referring to a newer one. As "Britain" has historical relevance, Great Britain can't be referred to as that previous union. The ordinance survey correctly explains this on their website. The UK, Great Britain and Britain are different names for different territorial situations. The same misunderstanding occurred with the Union Flag, which idiots couldn't differentiate with the Union Jack, a maritime term when the flag flew upon a ship. Because neither are the official flags via law (only precedent) the mistake now sees the Union Flag replaced frequently by the maritime term.
As a Brit living in the UK and spending 40 years driving on the left, I have regularly driven in the continental EU which drive on the Right side of the road, and its really not that difficult to get used to... He really is correct when he says it only takes about 30 mins to get used to
I love how Americans have never really heard of bed and breakfasts, but they have heard of the American company Airbnb (or AirBedandBreakfast as it was originally called)😂
Bed and Breakfasts are usually private residences that rent out rooms for nights and do not supply lunch or dinner, but a breakfast (homemade, often very British) is included. Mostly people just stay for a night or two during cross-country travel. They are a great way of seeing the country and having a true British experience, learn to know natives etc… They often have great tips for places to visit and which are the local tourist traps…
@marydavis5234 Now, that comment is just plain mean…. Not knowing something does not imply one is “not bright.” It just means one has not been exposed to certain things. Saying something mean though exhibits a clear lack of empathy and a lack of emotional IQ…
Heh, my parents used to run a B&B, through that I met the then Prince Charles who was playing polo with landed gentry near where my parents were. The people transporting & taking care of the horses were staying at my parents house.
I grew up in Kent, which is of course a border county. We had a lot of French, German, Dutch and Belgian drivers, and a generation ago we had signs saying Tenez a la gauche, Links fahren and so on. Seeing a Dutch number plate on a Kent road is so commonplace that on a trip from Tenterden to Ashford with my husband (he was driving!) I saw ten Dutch plates in ten miles.
5:23 here's the thing, you're not alone on the road. Remembering to drive on the left is easy if you're following other drivers and not pulling into oncoming traffic.
17:35 why not though? You have to remember Queen Elisabeths father was King George VI Emperor of India. The UK only returned India August 15 1947 its when "India" was split into India and Pakistan. And yoy gotta bet the former Emperors of India's home Turf in England had some quality indian food. Still does to this day. Curry is one of there national dishes/favorites.
Black cabs in London are considerably more expensive than any other option... It's more a cultural thing than an economical thing... Learn the subway and get an Oyster card...
Bed and breakfasts can be in people's homes (they might rent out a couple of rooms) so it's the best way for an American to experience what living in a British home is like.
This guy's videos are always really good and informative. Eating in Britain? you must remember that the people of the UK love to travel they will hop on a plane and have a week's break in one of the European countries. if it's very close to our country for just a weekend i.e a weekend in Paris etc. So their taste in foods can be quite diverse, personally, I love Mediterranean food, Italian, Greek or Cypriot for me every time. So leave all the stereotypes behind and take us as you find us.
BIG BEN is NOT the bell tower. The BELL inside the tower is BIG BEN. The tower is called the ELIZABETH TOWER. It would take me more than half an hour to get used to driving outside of the UK !! And don't forget, you might NOT get an automatic rental car ! DON'T drive in London !! We are never more than 80 miles from the coast. Good luck trying to spend Scottish/Irish money in England !! They are ALL British pounds !! I'm sure he meant to say English 🤔.There are NO Welsh banknotes. American Express is NOT widely accepted in the UK outside of London. BARA BRITH is a Welsh tea bread. A pint of beer in London can be £7.00 OR MORE. In my town it's about £3.50. A B&B is a small family run guest house,(could be someone's actual home), where you get a room with breakfast included. Hence the name. That is a FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Bacon, eggs, beans (not on this plate though), black pudding , mushrooms, sausages, tomato, toast with tea or coffee.
If you come to the uk have a uk Indian takeaway, Chinese takeaway but always eat your fish and chips straight away. Your English breakfast should be without chips or hash brown.. it’s not mac d’s
He means the English pounds, this down to fraudulent bank notes, and we often don't accept £50.00 pound notes either because hard to change and smaller places don't accept them.
Tyler the top rated food in the UK is chicken tikka masala. It's been this way for years. It's an Indian dish created in the UK. We have had Indian takeaway food here since I was a child and I'm 60 Lol. We probably have more Indian and Pakistani takeaway's than other food. The curry club started in Bradford about 35 year's ago. We have everything here from Greek food to fried chicken takeaways and restaurants. Pub food is British culture. If you ever come to Britain you will be spoilt for choice
@Ashtarot77 if its created in the UK it's technically a British dish. To cater for British people who aren't to keen on Indian food who have been dragged along to an Indian restaurant.
@1nikg Yep. Technically British. It's also not as spicy as Indian curries tend to be. It has a tang but that's about it. Not a fan of curries in any which way or form to be honest.
Hiring a car in the UK - it's not just driving on the left! Most British cars are manual, so you'd need to specify an "automatic" if you can't use stick shift. The "British" pound is actually issued by The Bank of England. This is the only bank in England authorised to issue banknotes. In Scotland, there are 3 authorised banks - Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Clydesdale Bank. There are also 3 banks in Northern Ireland that can issue banknotes - Bank of Ireland (UK) plc. Northern Bank Limited (trades as Danske Bank) and National Westminster Bank plc (trades as Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland. TWales doesn't;t have its own pound. The "British" (actually English) pound is by far the most common in the UK, but because the 6 Scottish and Northern Irish banks all have different designs and are not common outside their own countries, many places don't recognise them as being genuine. You can go VERY wrong with fish and chips! The best place to get this is the traditional "chippy" at a seaside resort. The worst places are town centre pubs in the big cities - overpriced and not such good quality. The US misconception about food in Britain dates from US servicemen stationed here in WWII and comparing what the British had to put up with during rationing with the food they could get at their own bases. Of course, there's traditional British food, some of it of regional origins, like Cornish pasties or Lancashire hotpot, but now available everywhere, but you'd be hard-pressed to find even a small town that didn't have Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants as well as a pizza place and a coffee shop.
Bara Brith is a Welsh fruitcake which is usually heated up and buttered and goes really well with a cup of tea. I love it. You see it everywhere in Wales, but not so much elsewhere.
Driving on the left-hand side of the road: don't forget when CROSSING the road as a pedestrian, the traffic will be driving on the LEFT side of the road, so you look right, then left, then RIGHT again before crossing. The opposite applies if you have HALF-CROSSED a busy road and stopped on a traffic island, waiting for the second half of the road to clear and be safe to cross. Then you will look LEFT before crossing. In London, you need an OYSTER CARD to get around by tube, bus, train - the London Transport is integrated. You need to decide how many zones in London you will be frequenting - Zone 1 is the most central. I would recommend Zones 1, 2 and 3.
We have just got back from the UK..a couple of days ago...and stayed in an Airbnb..had the place to ourselves for three weeks..loved..spacious and pretty.....a Bed &Breakfast..is what it says it is....a place to sleep and Breakfast in the morning...😅
Depending on what you get car rental can be anything from £18/day cheap economy up to whatever excessive car you selected... the standard would be about £30-£35/day... A large people carrier it maybe a big automatic could well be £40+/day... But book in advance automatics are rare...
Re: Bed & Breakfasts - Bill Bryson's account of his first night in England is very funny. He ended up in a B&B run by an old battleaxe of a lady and took his revenge on her via the sink in his bedroom. "Notes from a Small Island".
It took me around 20 minutes to get used to driving in the USA, basically from the airport it was a bit stressful, but by the time we got to the villa I was all good 😊
My friend moved to the USA and when she was driving back here, she kept saying, ‘follow the line, follow the line’. In other words keep the centre line close to you! Roundabouts will be a challenge. Some are horrific. The vast majority are fine but the bad ones and narrow roads will alarm most Americans I think. Focus and sensible speeds until you are comfortable is the rule.
When you have worked out what a Full English Breakfast is, make sure you are in England. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish hoteliers get very upset if you ask for a Full English. IMHO the best breakfasts are found in Ireland.
If you want to have a meal out that a brit would have you really cant go wrong with Indian food. Due to our colonial past and the need for workers in Britain during the 50s many people from colonies and former colonies came en masse and brought a taste of their homeland tailored to Brits
Bed and breakfasts are often in peoples' own houses and are privately run therefore do your homework first. Much more personal service and usually a better standard than cheap hotels. The breakfasts should be very good.
I'm British and only stay in a hotel if there's no B&B nearby. B&Bs are a really good way to find out about the area you're in and get reliable local knowledge. You're essentially staying in someone's house. Threy tend to be cheaper, too. If you're in a hotel there are leaflets and tourist info at reception or in your room but nothing beats someone who has probably lived in the area for decades.
I agree. The best times I've had when visiting England (I haven't yet been anywhere else in the UK) have been when I've stayed at a BnB. Especially in places like Bath or out in the smaller towns. I tried a fancy five star hotel in London once (felt I needed to try at least once to know what it was like) and while it was pretty awsome and super cool, I didn't feel like I fit in. Getting in and out through the lobby of that hotel I almost felt like I needed to validate or explain what the heck I was doing there. So, I much prefer the relaxed and cozy feel of Bed and Breakfast establishments.excuse
@mary carver You think? They've been a bane locally. Party houses keeping everyone awake all night plus proper B&Bs aren't regularly popping up in the news as a scammers paradise.
Sadly, I don't think B&Bs are comparatively as cheap as they used to be. They always used to be a cheap alternative to hotels, but many seem to have gone more upmarket and can often be more expensive than hotels these days. You only have to watch 'Four in a Bed' to see the sort of prices they now charge, just because they've hung designer wallpaper on one wall, and the breakfast is all "locally sourced" and "free range". Gone are the days of the cheap and cheerful places that served you a bowl of supermarket own brand Cornflakes, a cheap fry-up and a cuppa in the morning and were handy for a low cost weekend away, or as somewhere to break a long journey. Holidaying in the UK is just so expensive these days, it's no wonder that people prefer to holiday abroad.
@andybaker2456 I don't stay in the fancy-schmancy B&Bs. All I ask for is a bed with clean bedlinen, a cooked breakfast, tea in a proper pot and a nice proprietor. I don't mind if there isn't an en suite, a feature wall or if the wallpaper hasn't changed since my first stay years before. I will stay in a hotel if there's no other alternative. I can't fly (ear condition, constant agony that persists for days) so I tend to only holiday in the UK or Ireland. I have gone to France, Holland and Germany but to stay with friends.
Isle of Mann has it's own style of British money too. When you get off the ferry, back to the mainland, lots of places don't accept "Manx money". Airbnb is a useful site. And "Trip advisor" with it's children icons for you.
We drive in Europe regularly so switching from left to right isn't difficult. The only reason Scottish notes may not be accepted in parts of England is because the vendor may not have seen one before (or at least not frequently) and isn't comfortable that it is genuine.
The funny thing about Scottish notes is that they were very rarely counterfeits due to being more difficult designs than the english notes and also with a much lower amount in general circulation. What we found (used to work in a bank) was that we had to watch for the much more common fake English notes that people tried to use/deposit. This is why Scotland still has £100 notes and England only £50s. Now with plastic notes in use UK wide, I've yet to hear of a fake one (there might have been, i've just never heard of any).
In the past, Scottish pounds were worth ninety nine pence in English currency and so were not often accepted in England. I'm not certain that is true these days, so I don't think that there is a problem with interchangeability. I have just consulted Mr Google and apparently Scottish pound paper notes are only issued by retail banks. Paper, or sort of plastic, currency notes in Scotland, Northern Ireland and probably Wales, is likely to be the same as in England.
@kathchandler4919 Read my comment again and take note of the first three words! I'll save you time - In the PAST (as in a while ago) Scottish pound was worth ninety nine pence. I am not inferring that this is the case now, for one thing, businesses are struggling to keep afloat without losing a penny on each pound received and therefore would not put up with the short change these days.
As far as currency, carry £5,£10,£20 but not £50s you might find outside London shops unwilling to accept them, they're in circulation but rare... Any coin is OK...
The US has about 14,000 bed and breakfasts all over . Also India was considered “ the jewel in the crown “ when it was a British colony and Indian cuisine is very popular with Brits. Being an island nation, you can be sure of finding plenty of seafood of all kinds.
Bed and breakfast just provide a bed for the night, and breakfast in the morning. Often used by long distance drivers. But good for families too. You just feed yourself during the day, before going back to your "digs".
Big Ben is actually the large bell that strikes the hours. It is the largest of the 5 bells in The Elizabeth Tower. The smaller bells are what play the famous Westminster Chimes, which are replicated on many a striking household clock and some door bells.
Fun Fact: while people refer to the bell tower at the Houses of Parliament as 'Big Ben', it's not correct to do so. Big Ben is actually the big tenor bell in the tower. The proper name for the tower is now the Elizabeth Tower.
A B&B (aka guest house) is a house that you can stay in overnight & have breakfast in the morning. It's usually somebody's private dwelling where you can rent a room for the night.
The Bank of England produces notes for England & Wales,that can be used across the UK. In Scotland you have three separate banks that issue notes, and in Northern Ireland you have a further three banks that issue notes. Technically these have to have enough reserves to cover all notes they produce, and the Bank of England has to try to make sure they do, but there are lots of things they can't force the other six banks to do. This means, although they all produce £ Sterling, there xan be a reluctance by some in England & Wales to accept their notes...mostly because they will rarely get to see them, and there are siz of each denomination in addition to tge standard Bank of England notes that mean it is easier to pass of forgeries as real. The person accepting them will only notice too late, and be out of pocket financially.
A Bed and Breakfast is what it says, you sleep the night and get your breakfast next day. A bed and breakfast establishment can be anything from a room in someones house to a hotel. Half Board is Bed,Breakfast and Evening meal. Full board is bed,breakfast,lunch and dinner. DO NOT hire a car in London, use publix transport. Full English breakfast is bacon, sausage, tomato,mushrooms, eggs, fried bread., beans, black pudding (blood sausage). You can opt out of any of the items as you wish (I do not like beans) eggs are usually fried but you can ask for poached or scrambled. The white things you asked about were poached eggs. Following this you will also get toast, butter, jam and marmalade and a pot of tea. You will be asked whether you want white or brown toast, tea or coffee. Oh and I forgot to say your breakfast starts with cereal. It is pretty much the same in Scotland except your sausage might be Lorne sausage ( a square sausage meat pattie) and you will get potato (tattie)scones instead of fried bread. To start it will be porride, pancakes or cereal. Similar in ireland but substitute tattoe scones for soda bread. Wales you may be offered Lava bread (say no its made from seaweed and vile) Speaking of Wales the thing you were looking at with the tea soaked fruits is Barra Brith ( pronounce with less emphasis on the vowel) It is a Welsh speciality fruit loaf and a popular tea time treat, usually sliced and buttered. Tips I would give to our American cousins take the chat volume down a few decibels, do not get too up close and personal the British people have a great respect for ones personal space. DO NOT interfere with the guard or the horses at any of the Palaces. These guards are not there for show or selfies with tourists they are serving soldiers carrying out their duties, the ropes are for you to stay behind not hop over or under for photo opportunities. Same goes for Castles, Palaces, Stately Homes and museums DO NOT pass the ropes, touch exhibits, paintings or sit on the furniture. Always check whether photography is allowed. As you may know Police in the UK are not armed but there are exceptions like at the Royal Palaces and the Houses of Parliament. Please also note that the ' Beefeaters' at the Tower of London might wear strange clothes and tell you the History but they are first and foremost guards. You will also find that the Scots and Irish will accept the English Bank notes but not vice versa. Only Northern Ireland has the UK pound, Southern Ireland uses the Euro.
You can also use the train for days out from London - Train will get you to York in 2 hours - so you could do a day trip 👍B&B tends to be in peoples houses /guest houses so its a small place and they will give you lots of local information. Food - just take a look at how much coastline we have, we are quite conservative in what fish we eat, but there are many good seafood places up and down the country - check out Rick Stein. The seafood you saw was Mussels - lovely in garlic, wine and cream (moules marniere) we do local seafood too - brown crab, potted shrimp as well as Mackerel, cod, haddock, skate etc etc. Indian food ( and Pakistani food) is British food - there are so many British people of Indian descent - they are us - our countries were linked for so many years. I think you will be amazed by how many cultures Britain is made up of - and this is no recent thing, we have been a ‘melting pot’ for political and religious refugees for centuries.
One thing Americans need to know is that if they must do the ubiquitous “peace” sign, do it with the palm facing AWAY from you as the other way is deeply offensive.
@davidwallin7518 All the groovy hippes in the sixties were signalling peace with their two fingered gestures. I don't think they were suggesting victory over anyone, unless maybe the authorities. Lol.
we're visiting the UK for the first time this summer (coming from Holland). Like many europeans do however we are avoiding the cities (almost) all together. I would recommend with any trip to Europe to not rent a car, but a campervan. Saves you money on hotels and gets you around at the same time. Also European campsites are really good.
@annehoog Corfe Castle is lovely. Make a trip to Durston (it's in Swanage, very nearby) - there are some lovely walks along the Jurassic Coast! Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door are also nearby if you like nice scenery ☺ I hope you have a great trip!
Public transport is good in UK. In big cities there’s usually a “hop on hop off” bus option, you have in USA, we used it in New York as my mum was in her late eighties but fit as a fiddle and always wanted to sit upstairs. So London has them all over, large tourist places have them. You book them ahead
In the UK most common cards are MASTERCARD and VISA, with either you'll be OK just about anywhere, American Express is known but not widely accepted... Just one-hour out of London you'll notice price difference, but you'll see about 30% lower prices as you go further North, in a city not so much. It's so bad London employees get what's called a London weighting, an additional payment on top of their salary because London is just so expensive.
Amex is very widely accepted now that most big chains take it and the small shops/vendors tend to be signed up to services like stripe which also accept it. I've had one for a few years and post covid I've never been anywhere that wouldn't take it. Edit: typo
Switching driving sides as they say only takes a few minutes,but the danger comes after rejoining a route after stopping over night or for petrol then your normal habit takes over and you set of on the wrong side.
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Big Ben is not the bell tower - Big Ben is just the bell itself.
It's ironic, Britain gets such grief over colonisation in the 1700s and 1800s (and doubly ironic when it comes from Americans) and yet I'm watching an American who has eaten Indian food not making the connection between Britain and Indian food. I think Tyler would have a shock if he knew the demographics of some areas of Britain.
What grief?
Just about every nation has colonised another. India, for example, was numerous regional nations before the British arrived.
These warlords would invade each other frequently, occupying the territory they took. The UK ended this, combining the territories into one country, until it was necessary to split it again, creating Pakistan.
Yesy I'm aware that other countries colonised etc as well inter-regional warfare etc but nowhere gets the grief and criticism that Britain does. France, Belgium, Germany and Spain don't. Portugal don't get the grief that British do regarding slavery etc.
Indeed - as a British Indian, a lot of what's considered "Indian food" internationally (at least in the West) was invented by British Asian communities (mostly Bangladeshi). Not that Authentic Indian food is hard to find in the UK, either. Certainly more likely to find a good Indian in the UK as opposed to somewhere more associated with good food like France or Italy in my limited experience, anyway.
Let's get some respective and give Tyler some facts!😂
Yes, the indigenous brits are indeed being replaced.
Indian/Bangladeshi food to the UK, is what Mexican food is to the US. We have a large Indian/Bangladeshi/Pakistani community in the UK and there's a reason it's one of the most popular foods here
Im in Hampshire, never seen a specific Pakistani restaurant, are there any near me? been to a Banhla. before in London and Indian millions everywhere, just wondered, love all of it from the region of the world x
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Oh and the "white stuff on the left" are called eggs. They're a delicacy that come from chickens.
😂 must be a British thing 😉
I swear, sometimes I think he’s faking it
@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072no he is that thick!!! But thinks he’s bright😂 He is a typical American 😂🙄🙄
@PaulineTownsend-j4z I don’t doubt that he is, but there’s still a performance behind it. You can tell every time he starts a TikTok reaction video
He may not be familiar with poached eggs.
Big Tip. The majority of cars in the UK are manual (stick shift). If you are a Yank coming to the UK book an automatic with Sat Nav It just makes things a lot easier.
For fish and chips: best bought at a seaside fishing village.
The fact that most Americans know almost nothing about anything outside of America is pretty sad actually, and thinking the UK is basically London is bizarre.
"Bed and Breakfast" is the same as an American "b 'n' b". But is not like an "air b & b" where you rent the whole place for the time you're in town.
Having seen and spoken to American tourists driving in the UK, in rural areas at least, what tends to disturb them is not driving on the left but the narrower roads that are often twisty. This often results in slow driving that causes locals to overtake them on twisty roads and freaks them out further.
They can't seem to wrap their heads round the fact that most of our roads are nearly 2000 years old, and that that is merely a speck in time compared to the history the uk has.
I'm from South African and living here for 18 years now. The narrow B roads were nerve wrecking at first after I moved here. Now I drive without issues. They're so used to having these wide roads to travel on in the US.
As a Canuck, I always find it more confusing when I get home when it can be confusing.
Kerbing and punctured tyres are common, due to not being used to driving on the left. I came across a US family travelling West beside Loch Laggan on their way to England with a punctured rear tyre, when I tried to help them, the spare was also punctured que the sheepish grins. Called the AA and left them soon as they arrived. Its pitch black up there at night.
I'm just a normal average Englishman and I find you very refreshing to watch your content, you have so much respect and understanding and your reaction somtimes is funny as hell .keep it up .we like a weird cousins, love it 😂❤
Oh God it's wolter. The man that knows so little about so many countries.
Tyler Rumple - the round thing on the plate of 'Full English Breakfast' that you thought looks like a burger is black pudding (made from pork or beef blood, with pork fat or beef suet, and a cereal, usually oatmeal, oat groats, or barley groats). The white things on the same plate are poached eggs.
Please explain why you would question anything about Indian food in Britain given the Indian sub-continent was part of the British empire for a couple of centuries.
Dennis Williams and yet the most well know indian curry is chicken tikka massala invented in Scotland, you can get a butter chicken curry which is like a tikka also India don't have onion barges.
@janolaful Along with the Birmingham balti.
He's just giving his opinion, it's based on growing up in USA and not having visited the UK or know the ins and outs of UK history.
The British Empire started in about 1860. Before then India was influenced by the private trading company "British East India Company" which was set up in the 1600s to trade in spices, similar to other locations around the world. They had "manufacturies", trading posts established with permission of the local rulers, which after several massacres of the staff, were fortified and armed. The British government became involved after the Mutiny because of concerns about the BEIC governance.
"wot did the BEIC ever do for us?.. "Apart from....."
@janolaful True, but India does have onion bhaji, originating in Karnataka.
Bara Brith! A Welsh fruit bread, means 'Speckled Bread'. You soak the fruit in tea overnight. My mam used to make it. Bloody lovely. Now my wife makes it here in Canada. All the kids love it. ! A slice or two, sometimes buttered, with a cup of tea! mmmmm!
No shellfish? We're an island, the sea is everywhere lol
Aussie here. We have Bed and Breakfasts too. Usually a private residence that you pay for a room and cooked breakfast. Not usually just a standard house. They have to meet certain standards and het licenced. The house is usually historically interesting and/or in an interesting lication. Also has to be within easy reach of local transport and shops. But not always. And of course Britain is known for Indian food. The Indian popultion there is huge and have hundreds of Indian Restaurants. Most really good. And Britain is an island. Of course theres seafood. Apart from fish n chips.
Britain is not an island. The island of Great Britain is something else, and has only some of Scotland within it, since Scotland is a nation of islands, found upon three different archipelagos. Shetland & Orkney, for example. Both Scotland as much as Glasgow, or Edinburgh
@Mark-HaddowBritain or Great Britain is an island, you don’t have to get into the semantics
@pirate6616
No, Great Britain is the Island. Though technically that only remains true as long as Scotland remains within the union. Scotland has never been part of "Britain" which were the territories of England and Wales, exclusively. Great was added due to Scotland's King (James VI) inheriting England and Wales, in 1603. He wanted to merge the Kingdoms into one. However, Scotland is not limited to 1 Island. It is roughly 900 Islands, spread over 3 archipelagos. This isn't semantics. It's accuracy. Referring to the UK as England was replaced by "Britain" but still incorrectly details the state.
@Mark-Haddow that’s cool history but language changes over time man, even English and Scottish don’t give af about the differences between Britain and Great Britain. and I don’t get why you stress the point about Scotland not fully being in Great Britain. Yes it has many other islands, but like 5 people live there and 90 percent of Scotland is the same large land mass
@pirate6616
Because I'm Scottish, and we Scots do not consider our country part of anything other than Great Britain. As I wrote, Britain, was the known territory of England and Wales, you can't use a previous identification when referring to a newer one. As "Britain" has historical relevance, Great Britain can't be referred to as that previous union. The ordinance survey correctly explains this on their website. The UK, Great Britain and Britain are different names for different territorial situations. The same misunderstanding occurred with the Union Flag, which idiots couldn't differentiate with the Union Jack, a maritime term when the flag flew upon a ship. Because neither are the official flags via law (only precedent) the mistake now sees the Union Flag replaced frequently by the maritime term.
There are bed and breakfasts in America. That's what the "bnb" in Airbnb stands for, and it's an American company.
As a Brit living in the UK and spending 40 years driving on the left, I have regularly driven in the continental EU which drive on the Right side of the road, and its really not that difficult to get used to... He really is correct when he says it only takes about 30 mins to get used to
I agree. It’s so not a big deal.
Yes that is probably so for Brits driving abroad, but we are talking about Americans here. Lol.
@stevepage5813 🤣🤣🤣
It ought to help driving a right hand drive car... Ought to.
According to Wikipedia there are 17,000 Bed and Breakfasts in the US.
'Bara Brith' is usually eaten with a cup of tea in Wales. It translates into English as 'Speckled Bread'.
I love how Americans have never really heard of bed and breakfasts, but they have heard of the American company Airbnb (or AirBedandBreakfast as it was originally called)😂
Bed and Breakfasts are usually private residences that rent out rooms for nights and do not supply lunch or dinner, but a breakfast (homemade, often very British) is included. Mostly people just stay for a night or two during cross-country travel. They are a great way of seeing the country and having a true British experience, learn to know natives etc… They often have great tips for places to visit and which are the local tourist traps…
Quite a number of pubs/inns also.
Tyler is not very bright, WE actually have bed and breakfast places in the US we just call them, B&BS
@marydavis5234 Now, that comment is just plain mean…. Not knowing something does not imply one is “not bright.” It just means one has not been exposed to certain things. Saying something mean though exhibits a clear lack of empathy and a lack of emotional IQ…
Heh, my parents used to run a B&B, through that I met the then Prince Charles who was playing polo with landed gentry near where my parents were. The people transporting & taking care of the horses were staying at my parents house.
I am in Canada but I was sure that I heard a bed-and-breakfast in the US so I was a little confused about this lol
Scotland accepts English £‘s but a lot of places in England don’t accept Scottish £s
"I hadn't expected shellfish!"
Today Tyler learns what an "island" is.
I grew up in Kent, which is of course a border county. We had a lot of French, German, Dutch and Belgian drivers, and a generation ago we had signs saying Tenez a la gauche, Links fahren and so on. Seeing a Dutch number plate on a Kent road is so commonplace that on a trip from Tenterden to Ashford with my husband (he was driving!) I saw ten Dutch plates in ten miles.
It's what he "BNB" stands for in AirBNB.
5:23 here's the thing, you're not alone on the road. Remembering to drive on the left is easy if you're following other drivers and not pulling into oncoming traffic.
17:35 why not though? You have to remember Queen Elisabeths father was King George VI Emperor of India. The UK only returned India August 15 1947 its when "India" was split into India and Pakistan. And yoy gotta bet the former Emperors of India's home Turf in England had some quality indian food. Still does to this day. Curry is one of there national dishes/favorites.
the burnt burger in the full English was actually black pudding. It's pigs blood and stuff, but don't let that put you off it's very tasty.
Black cabs in London are considerably more expensive than any other option... It's more a cultural thing than an economical thing... Learn the subway and get an Oyster card...
We do not have a subway. We have a Tube network or underground. And some of it is not even underground. Haha.
They are mussels, yum! We owned India so guess why curry is so ubiquitous! 🤣
How can you not know what a Bed and Breakfast is? It’s right there in the name! BnB!
A combination of train between towns and cities and rental car for countryside exploration would probably be best.
Bed and breakfasts can be in people's homes (they might rent out a couple of rooms) so it's the best way for an American to experience what living in a British home is like.
This guy's videos are always really good and informative. Eating in Britain? you must remember that the people of the UK love to travel they will hop on a plane and have a week's break in one of the European countries. if it's very close to our country for just a weekend i.e a weekend in Paris etc. So their taste in foods can be quite diverse, personally, I love Mediterranean food, Italian, Greek or Cypriot for me every time. So leave all the stereotypes behind and take us as you find us.
BIG BEN is NOT the bell tower. The BELL inside the tower is BIG BEN. The tower is called the ELIZABETH TOWER.
It would take me more than half an hour to get used to driving outside of the UK !!
And don't forget, you might NOT get an automatic rental car ! DON'T drive in London !!
We are never more than 80 miles from the coast.
Good luck trying to spend Scottish/Irish money in England !! They are ALL British pounds !! I'm sure he meant to say English 🤔.There are NO Welsh banknotes.
American Express is NOT widely accepted in the UK outside of London.
BARA BRITH is a Welsh tea bread.
A pint of beer in London can be £7.00 OR MORE. In my town it's about £3.50.
A B&B is a small family run guest house,(could be someone's actual home), where you get a room with breakfast included. Hence the name.
That is a FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Bacon, eggs, beans (not on this plate though), black pudding , mushrooms, sausages, tomato, toast with tea or coffee.
If you come to the uk have a uk Indian takeaway, Chinese takeaway but always eat your fish and chips straight away. Your English breakfast should be without chips or hash brown.. it’s not mac d’s
He means the English pounds, this down to fraudulent bank notes, and we often don't accept £50.00 pound notes either because hard to change and smaller places don't accept them.
Tyler you dont drive on the right side! You drive on the WRONG side😂
Tyler the top rated food in the UK is chicken tikka masala. It's been this way for years. It's an Indian dish created in the UK. We have had Indian takeaway food here since I was a child and I'm 60 Lol. We probably have more Indian and Pakistani takeaway's than other food. The curry club started in Bradford about 35 year's ago. We have everything here from Greek food to fried chicken takeaways and restaurants. Pub food is British culture. If you ever come to Britain you will be spoilt for choice
Tikka masala was created in Britain for the British
@1nikg That's what she said. An Indian dish created in the UK.
@Ashtarot77 if its created in the UK it's technically a British dish. To cater for British people who aren't to keen on Indian food who have been dragged along to an Indian restaurant.
@1nikg Yep. Technically British. It's also not as spicy as Indian curries tend to be. It has a tang but that's about it. Not a fan of curries in any which way or form to be honest.
Big Ben isnt the bell tower, big Ben is the bell.
You do realise that in AirB&B, B&B stands for Bed and Breakfast (even though you dont always get breakfast unless you are in a shared house).
i think that most people forget we are an island just a wee little island
Hiring a car in the UK - it's not just driving on the left! Most British cars are manual, so you'd need to specify an "automatic" if you can't use stick shift.
The "British" pound is actually issued by The Bank of England. This is the only bank in England authorised to issue banknotes. In Scotland, there are 3 authorised banks - Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Clydesdale Bank. There are also 3 banks in Northern Ireland that can issue banknotes - Bank of Ireland (UK) plc. Northern Bank Limited (trades as Danske Bank) and National Westminster Bank plc (trades as Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland. TWales doesn't;t have its own pound. The "British" (actually English) pound is by far the most common in the UK, but because the 6 Scottish and Northern Irish banks all have different designs and are not common outside their own countries, many places don't recognise them as being genuine.
You can go VERY wrong with fish and chips! The best place to get this is the traditional "chippy" at a seaside resort. The worst places are town centre pubs in the big cities - overpriced and not such good quality.
The US misconception about food in Britain dates from US servicemen stationed here in WWII and comparing what the British had to put up with during rationing with the food they could get at their own bases.
Of course, there's traditional British food, some of it of regional origins, like Cornish pasties or Lancashire hotpot, but now available everywhere, but you'd be hard-pressed to find even a small town that didn't have Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants as well as a pizza place and a coffee shop.
Indian food in the UK is like Mexican food in the USA.
Tyler might consider calling his channel "Everything scares me"
Bara Brith is a Welsh fruitcake which is usually heated up and buttered and goes really well with a cup of tea. I love it. You see it everywhere in Wales, but not so much elsewhere.
Correction Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the tower and the towers name being called Elizabeth Tower, since Elizabeth II's 2012 Diamond Jubilee
I can't believe you have not seen poached eggs (the white things) or black pudding (the black thing) before.
Driving on the left-hand side of the road: don't forget when CROSSING the road as a pedestrian, the traffic will be driving on the LEFT side of the road, so you look right, then left, then RIGHT again before crossing. The opposite applies if you have HALF-CROSSED a busy road and stopped on a traffic island, waiting for the second half of the road to clear and be safe to cross. Then you will look LEFT before crossing.
In London, you need an OYSTER CARD to get around by tube, bus, train - the London Transport is integrated. You need to decide how many zones in London you will be frequenting - Zone 1 is the most central. I would recommend Zones 1, 2 and 3.
The Balti and the Tika Masala curries were all invented in Birmingham, in the middle of England.
Erm chicken titan massage is Glaswegian
Tika massala
We have just got back from the UK..a couple of days ago...and stayed in an Airbnb..had the place to ourselves for three weeks..loved..spacious and pretty.....a Bed &Breakfast..is what it says it is....a place to sleep and Breakfast in the morning...😅
B&B Guest houses bed & breakfast, sleep there get up have breakfast then go off for the day, eat out in the day go back to sleep at night.
Depending on what you get car rental can be anything from £18/day cheap economy up to whatever excessive car you selected... the standard would be about £30-£35/day... A large people carrier it maybe a big automatic could well be £40+/day... But book in advance automatics are rare...
Re: Bed & Breakfasts - Bill Bryson's account of his first night in England is very funny. He ended up in a B&B run by an old battleaxe of a lady and took his revenge on her via the sink in his bedroom. "Notes from a Small Island".
The bell tower as you call it is the Elizabeth Tower,the Bell is big Ben.
Big Ben isn’t the tower it’s the Bell.
Bed and breakfast is a (usually small) hotel room that serves breakfast in the morning
It took me around 20 minutes to get used to driving in the USA, basically from the airport it was a bit stressful, but by the time we got to the villa I was all good 😊
My friend moved to the USA and when she was driving back here, she kept saying, ‘follow the line, follow the line’. In other words keep the centre line close to you! Roundabouts will be a challenge. Some are horrific. The vast majority are fine but the bad ones and narrow roads will alarm most Americans I think. Focus and sensible speeds until you are comfortable is the rule.
The BnB in Airbnb literally stands for Bed & Breakfast
Even when you are based in London you can enjoy a daytrip to many of our interesting sights.
We don't say vacations we call them holidays.
When you have worked out what a Full English Breakfast is, make sure you are in England.
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish hoteliers get very upset if you ask for a Full English. IMHO the best breakfasts are found in Ireland.
If you want to have a meal out that a brit would have you really cant go wrong with Indian food. Due to our colonial past and the need for workers in Britain during the 50s many people from colonies and former colonies came en masse and brought a taste of their homeland tailored to Brits
@christianfrost;Tikka masala is from Glasgow and the restaurant,the chef and owner are well documented on Wikipedia!
Bed and breakfasts are often in peoples' own houses and are privately run therefore do your homework first. Much more personal service and usually a better standard than cheap hotels. The breakfasts should be very good.
You are going to have to rethink just how diverse UK population is. Research is needed😊🤗👍
I'm British and only stay in a hotel if there's no B&B nearby. B&Bs are a really good way to find out about the area you're in and get reliable local knowledge. You're essentially staying in someone's house. Threy tend to be cheaper, too. If you're in a hotel there are leaflets and tourist info at reception or in your room but nothing beats someone who has probably lived in the area for decades.
I agree. The best times I've had when visiting England (I haven't yet been anywhere else in the UK) have been when I've stayed at a BnB. Especially in places like Bath or out in the smaller towns. I tried a fancy five star hotel in London once (felt I needed to try at least once to know what it was like) and while it was pretty awsome and super cool, I didn't feel like I fit in. Getting in and out through the lobby of that hotel I almost felt like I needed to validate or explain what the heck I was doing there. So, I much prefer the relaxed and cozy feel of Bed and Breakfast establishments.excuse
@mary carver You think? They've been a bane locally. Party houses keeping everyone awake all night plus proper B&Bs aren't regularly popping up in the news as a scammers paradise.
Sadly, I don't think B&Bs are comparatively as cheap as they used to be. They always used to be a cheap alternative to hotels, but many seem to have gone more upmarket and can often be more expensive than hotels these days. You only have to watch 'Four in a Bed' to see the sort of prices they now charge, just because they've hung designer wallpaper on one wall, and the breakfast is all "locally sourced" and "free range". Gone are the days of the cheap and cheerful places that served you a bowl of supermarket own brand Cornflakes, a cheap fry-up and a cuppa in the morning and were handy for a low cost weekend away, or as somewhere to break a long journey. Holidaying in the UK is just so expensive these days, it's no wonder that people prefer to holiday abroad.
@andybaker2456 I don't stay in the fancy-schmancy B&Bs. All I ask for is a bed with clean bedlinen, a cooked breakfast, tea in a proper pot and a nice proprietor. I don't mind if there isn't an en suite, a feature wall or if the wallpaper hasn't changed since my first stay years before. I will stay in a hotel if there's no other alternative. I can't fly (ear condition, constant agony that persists for days) so I tend to only holiday in the UK or Ireland. I have gone to France, Holland and Germany but to stay with friends.
On the flip side sometimes they’re over friendly if you don’t like sharing a table for breakfast make sure you check what kind of B and B it is.
Isle of Mann has it's own style of British money too. When you get off the ferry, back to the mainland, lots of places don't accept "Manx money". Airbnb is a useful site. And "Trip advisor" with it's children icons for you.
A quick look shows Car rental cost from Heathrow was about £30-£40 a day (beware a cheaper for a manual car - more common)
We drive in Europe regularly so switching from left to right isn't difficult.
The only reason Scottish notes may not be accepted in parts of England is because the vendor may not have seen one before (or at least not frequently) and isn't comfortable that it is genuine.
The funny thing about Scottish notes is that they were very rarely counterfeits due to being more difficult designs than the english notes and also with a much lower amount in general circulation. What we found (used to work in a bank) was that we had to watch for the much more common fake English notes that people tried to use/deposit. This is why Scotland still has £100 notes and England only £50s. Now with plastic notes in use UK wide, I've yet to hear of a fake one (there might have been, i've just never heard of any).
In the past, Scottish pounds were worth ninety nine pence in English currency and so were not often accepted in England. I'm not certain that is true these days, so I don't think that there is a problem with interchangeability. I have just consulted Mr Google and apparently Scottish pound paper notes are only issued by retail banks. Paper, or sort of plastic, currency notes in Scotland, Northern Ireland and probably Wales, is likely to be the same as in England.
@stevepage5813 ni, that's not true, we live in Northumberland and Scottish notes are accepted here . We would know if they were worth less !
@kathchandler4919 Read my comment again and take note of the first three words! I'll save you time - In the PAST (as in a while ago) Scottish pound was worth ninety nine pence. I am not inferring that this is the case now, for one thing, businesses are struggling to keep afloat without losing a penny on each pound received and therefore would not put up with the short change these days.
@stevepage5813 oh dear me, you didn't make yourself clear & now you're annoyed with me ? On your bike pal !
Tyler look up videos on The Lake District and The Yorkshire Dales. Two gloriously beautiful areas of Northern England.
What do you mean? “what is a bread and breakfast”?
As far as currency, carry £5,£10,£20 but not £50s you might find outside London shops unwilling to accept them, they're in circulation but rare... Any coin is OK...
The US has about 14,000 bed and breakfasts all over . Also India was considered “ the jewel in the crown “ when it was a British colony and Indian cuisine is very popular with Brits. Being an island nation, you can be sure of finding plenty of seafood of all kinds.
18:20. The "hamburger" is black pudding then clockwise sausage, bacon, eggs, tomato, mushrooms
Bed and breakfast just provide a bed for the night, and breakfast in the morning. Often used by long distance drivers. But good for families too. You just feed yourself during the day, before going back to your "digs".
Big Ben is actually the large bell that strikes the hours. It is the largest of the 5 bells in The Elizabeth Tower. The smaller bells are what play the famous Westminster Chimes, which are replicated on many a striking household clock and some door bells.
Big Ben is not the bell tower; it's the bell inside. The tower is the Elizabeth Tower, formerly St Stephen's Tower or The Clock Tower
Fun Fact: while people refer to the bell tower at the Houses of Parliament as 'Big Ben', it's not correct to do so.
Big Ben is actually the big tenor bell in the tower.
The proper name for the tower is now the Elizabeth Tower.
A B&B (aka guest house) is a house that you can stay in overnight & have breakfast in the morning. It's usually somebody's private dwelling where you can rent a room for the night.
The Bank of England produces notes for England & Wales,that can be used across the UK. In Scotland you have three separate banks that issue notes, and in Northern Ireland you have a further three banks that issue notes. Technically these have to have enough reserves to cover all notes they produce, and the Bank of England has to try to make sure they do, but there are lots of things they can't force the other six banks to do. This means, although they all produce £ Sterling, there xan be a reluctance by some in England & Wales to accept their notes...mostly because they will rarely get to see them, and there are siz of each denomination in addition to tge standard Bank of England notes that mean it is easier to pass of forgeries as real. The person accepting them will only notice too late, and be out of pocket financially.
Are you coming to the U.K. Tyler you should after all the videos you watch. Throw caution to the wind and take the plunge.
In the UK the car steering wheels are on the other (RHS) side; so that gives you a good clue.
A Bed and Breakfast is what it says, you sleep the night and get your breakfast next day. A bed and breakfast establishment can be anything from a room in someones house to a hotel. Half Board is Bed,Breakfast and Evening meal. Full board is bed,breakfast,lunch and dinner. DO NOT hire a car in London, use publix transport. Full English breakfast is bacon, sausage, tomato,mushrooms, eggs, fried bread., beans, black pudding (blood sausage). You can opt out of any of the items as you wish (I do not like beans) eggs are usually fried but you can ask for poached or scrambled. The white things you asked about were poached eggs. Following this you will also get toast, butter, jam and marmalade and a pot of tea. You will be asked whether you want white or brown toast, tea or coffee. Oh and I forgot to say your breakfast starts with cereal. It is pretty much the same in Scotland except your sausage might be Lorne sausage ( a square sausage meat pattie) and you will get potato (tattie)scones instead of fried bread. To start it will be porride, pancakes or cereal. Similar in ireland but substitute tattoe scones for soda bread. Wales you may be offered Lava bread (say no its made from seaweed and vile) Speaking of Wales the thing you were looking at with the tea soaked fruits is Barra Brith ( pronounce with less emphasis on the vowel) It is a Welsh speciality fruit loaf and a popular tea time treat, usually sliced and buttered. Tips I would give to our American cousins take the chat volume down a few decibels, do not get too up close and personal the British people have a great respect for ones personal space. DO NOT interfere with the guard or the horses at any of the Palaces. These guards are not there for show or selfies with tourists they are serving soldiers carrying out their duties, the ropes are for you to stay behind not hop over or under for photo opportunities. Same goes for Castles, Palaces, Stately Homes and museums DO NOT pass the ropes, touch exhibits, paintings or sit on the furniture. Always check whether photography is allowed. As you may know Police in the UK are not armed but there are exceptions like at the Royal Palaces and the Houses of Parliament. Please also note that the ' Beefeaters' at the Tower of London might wear strange clothes and tell you the History but they are first and foremost guards. You will also find that the Scots and Irish will accept the English Bank notes but not vice versa. Only Northern Ireland has the UK pound, Southern Ireland uses the Euro.
There are B&Bs all over the U.S. also.
You can also use the train for days out from London - Train will get you to York in 2 hours - so you could do a day trip 👍B&B tends to be in peoples houses /guest houses so its a small place and they will give you lots of local information. Food - just take a look at how much coastline we have, we are quite conservative in what fish we eat, but there are many good seafood places up and down the country - check out Rick Stein. The seafood you saw was Mussels - lovely in garlic, wine and cream (moules marniere) we do local seafood too - brown crab, potted shrimp as well as Mackerel, cod, haddock, skate etc etc. Indian food ( and Pakistani food) is British food - there are so many British people of Indian descent - they are us - our countries were linked for so many years. I think you will be amazed by how many cultures Britain is made up of - and this is no recent thing, we have been a ‘melting pot’ for political and religious refugees for centuries.
One thing Americans need to know is that if they must do the ubiquitous “peace” sign, do it with the palm facing AWAY from you as the other way is deeply offensive.
Peace? Victory sign, or hand-signal, surely? Winston used it to signify Victory in WWII.
@David Wallin, l think the young use it as peace more than victory.
@lizbignell7813 Truly bizarre and I've never heard that before - it is a warrior's sign that is used to show victory in a battle.
@davidwallin7518 All the groovy hippes in the sixties were signalling peace with their two fingered gestures. I don't think they were suggesting victory over anyone, unless maybe the authorities. Lol.
@stevepage5813 Never heard of this. Guess you might do that in America, but here in England it is used to define victory in battle.
we're visiting the UK for the first time this summer (coming from Holland). Like many europeans do however we are avoiding the cities (almost) all together. I would recommend with any trip to Europe to not rent a car, but a campervan. Saves you money on hotels and gets you around at the same time. Also European campsites are really good.
I'm in Dorset and it's great to see so many Dutch plates on cars this year (and Swiss, for some reason). Enjoy your trip.
@PedroConejo1939 we'll be staying a week at Corfe castle campsite!
@annehoog Corfe Castle is lovely. Make a trip to Durston (it's in Swanage, very nearby) - there are some lovely walks along the Jurassic Coast! Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door are also nearby if you like nice scenery ☺ I hope you have a great trip!
@annehoog I love the Purbeck area, so much to do and beautiful.
Public transport is good in UK. In big cities there’s usually a “hop on hop off” bus option, you have in USA, we used it in New York as my mum was in her late eighties but fit as a fiddle and always wanted to sit upstairs. So London has them all over, large tourist places have them. You book them ahead
Bara Brith, translates as Speckled Bread, its a Welsh tea loaf... great spread with good salty Welsh butter.
One entire type of Indian curry was invented in the UK
A handy tip that wasn't mentioned, the vast majority of UK car rentals are stick shift (manual gearbox), not many people drive automatics only.
I thought you had Air B&B (Bed & Breakfast) in the US?
There are several banks in Scotland that can issue there own banknotes, so people aren't as familiar with them!
Yes...the widy narrow roads were a challenge that was a unique experience...you get use to it after awhile..and driving on the other side...!!!😅
In the UK most common cards are MASTERCARD and VISA, with either you'll be OK just about anywhere, American Express is known but not widely accepted...
Just one-hour out of London you'll notice price difference, but you'll see about 30% lower prices as you go further North, in a city not so much. It's so bad London employees get what's called a London weighting, an additional payment on top of their salary because London is just so expensive.
Amex is very widely accepted now that most big chains take it and the small shops/vendors tend to be signed up to services like stripe which also accept it. I've had one for a few years and post covid I've never been anywhere that wouldn't take it.
Edit: typo
Switching driving sides as they say only takes a few minutes,but the danger comes after rejoining a route after stopping over night or for petrol then your normal habit takes over and you set of on the wrong side.
where do you think AirBNB got their name from? lol
Indian, Chinese, Thai, Italian, Greek restaurants are commonplace in Britain but we also have Turkish, Lebanese etc.