Taps. What you are unaware of, and I suppose why would you be, is that millions of homes in the UK DO have so called "mixer" taps which allow you to regulate the water temperature of the water. It's just that there are still many homes with individual hot and cold taps. But even in those houses there is normally a plug which you can insert in the plughole which allows you to mix the water from both taps to the temperature you want. So my question is, why don't you use a plug? If you don't have a plug they are easy to get hold of (try a hardware store like B & Q).
There are major differences between UK and North American (Both Canada and US) Electrical Systems The British uses 50 Hz frequency while the electrical power in North America is 60 Hz. The British Plugs have built-in fuses. UK Earth Connection = Grounding/ground in North American. GFCI circuits required for Damp locations such as kitchen counters/bathrooms/basements commonly found in North America are quite different than in Britain. North American GFCI will trip with 5 milli-amps. 30 milliamps is the amount current that causes ones' heart to stop beating(a fatality). The North American one will trip so I would certainly not want to Use a hair dryer in a British Bathroom. a Typical hair dryer draws over 1200 watts of power or 5 amps (240V UK Voltage) or over 10 amps in North American (120 V). If you mishandle electricity you can die. The Shaver Outlet found commonly in European Bathrooms are wired with very limited power output. Anything that draws more than 30 Watts(Shavers/Ipads) and you are pushing the envelope with electrical safety.... As for Separate Dryers, Not common in the UK. many British homes have Ring Circuits and the max capacity is around 32 amps. Ring Circuits was developed to save on copper use (influence of WW2) In the US residential cloth Dryers come in two variants. Gas Heated with Electrical Tumbler(110V) or Pure Electric that runs with 240 V(30 Amps) or more than 6000 Watts. The Average US home 1500 Square Feet will have 100 Amps with many having 200 amp service. see video below for of British Electrical system. ruclips.net/video/2R3L_nvNP6Y/видео.html
76 countries drive on the left, thats over a third of all nations. The latest to switch from driving on the right to the left was Samoa in 2009. Samoa wanted to be more in line Australia and New Zealand, who of course drive on the left.
@@ruadhagainagaidheal9398 I had no idea there were still countries changing side, it alters a lot more than just the side of the road because vehicle manufacture is modified, although most vehicles are actually designed to be driven from either side with very minor changes, you still need to switch the seats and controls around...
Nobody knows the order at table thing, but Brits are good at hiding confusion. They just watch what others do. For us, being Interrupted during a meal is a terrible insult. The waiting staff would get no tip at all if they did that. If a waiter tried to rush me, I would just walk out. If you ask for ice, you will get it. By the way, our bacon is much nicer than yours and we don't overcook ours. Three flights of stairs would take you to the third floor. We used to have drinking fountains, but drunks kept urinating in them, so they were removed for hygiene. When I was a kid, there were a lot of them. If you skip paying for the TV licence you cannot watch anything from the BBC, live or not. If you watch things without ads, you are watching BBC channels. The fines are high. It's better just to pay it.
Uk electrician here, those sockets next to the sink are actualy against regulation, they should be a minimum distance of 300mm from the edge of the sink. You can have normal sockets in a uk bathroom but the must be a minimum distance of 3 meters away from a bath or shower
Because we both speak English - more or less, Americans seem to have difficulty accepting the simple fact the the US and UK are different countries - believe it or not, the UK is not the 51st State of the US. The two countries have different laws and customs, different ways of doing things. It’s 250 years since the two countries had any real connection, that’s a quarter of a millennium,(remember that it’s only 2 millennia since Christ is said to have walked the earth) and a lot has changed since then. So why is it worth remarking that there are things here that you don’t understand ? Would you be making a video about how surprisingly different for example, Turkey or Indonesia are from the US ? I doubt it.
The reason we don't have sockets in bathrooms is because our voltage is higher than in the states. If you get a 240v shock from a hair dryer in the bathroom it would probably kill you. Or give you curly hair.
No air con- open the windows. Most of the UK does not have biting insects and a few spiders never hurt anyone. Screens would cut out light, are ugly and are difficult to clean.
For the food, general rule is read the menu it will tell you to order at the bar or not! Also if the table you sit at has a number on it you usually have to order at the bar. If it’s a real restaurant with table service they will seat you when you enter not just pub food place which isn’t a restaurant.
As a general rule. Eating out (compared with cooking at home), is expensive (at least historically). So Eating out is an 'occasion' as such part of the occasion is not being rushed. Part of the experience is to savour the eating (enjoy the food), savour the company.
That seems like such a wonderful way to look at the experience, it’s frustrating to be so impatient about it all 😂😂 We’ve learned to slow down a bit, enjoy the time more, but there is something deep down that urges us to hurry up, eat, and leave… maybe we’ll get the hang of it by the time we move Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it means a lot!
You can always hang your clothes up in an airing cupboard or on a clothes rack in front of a radiator. Not having dryers is also about being energy conscious. It’s seen as a waste of energy. UK electricity runs on a higher voltage, and the danger in the bathroom is about being wet and touching electric appliances. You have to remember America is obviously so much bigger and the towns, places, roads are all so much more modern and designed to fit in and around driving. Whereas it’s almost the opposite in the UK. Thanks for the video. Very interesting.
Glad you liked the video Lee! All really great points! Just a matter of how you’re raised and what seems normal to you I guess 😂 Thanks for watching as always! Really appreciate it!!
That switch and plug sockets next to the sink are in violation of build regulations. They're too close to the sink. They should be a minimum of 30cm horizontally away from the sink, preferably even further. Plugs in the kitchen are not commonly used for handheld body use appliances, such as hairdryers or straighteners. Also, the kitchen is not primarily a water-based and wet room. The bathroom is literally all water-based and wet. Plus, in the kitchen you yourself are not wet. In the bathroom, you are very wet. You being wet in a wet room greatly increases the intensity of electric shock injury you could receive, compared to if you're dry and in a dry room. Voltage in the UK is twice what it is in the US. You have a much greater chance of dying from electric shock in the UK.
Addendum. I've just noticed you also have a microwave plugged in literally right next to your sink. You guys are taking a massive risk with electrical safety and electrical fire safety there. if water were to get into the electrical components of that microwave or plug while its operating. Again electricity in the UK has twice the voltage and current of electricity in the US, and so is twice as dangerous.
The 2 taps is because when the country first had heated water you couldn't drink from the warm tap but you could drink from the cold. The idea was to fill the basin with water to wash in
That makes total sense! Why do they still install it in new builds? 🤔🤔 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it really helps the channel out!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Old habits die hard! It's what we're used to - some new builds will have mixers. It's down entirely to the builders on what taps are installed.
Parking: our towns were built hundreds of years before cars. They were wide enough for horses. How would you widen existing town roads? You’d have to demolish the buildings on one side of the road to widen it. No no. We keep our buildings and for our cars around them.
I just don't get your thinking on air conditioning. The heating season most places in the UK is established as 40 weeks. That is, you don't need heating in the 12 weeks of June, July and August. The average minimum/maximum temperatures for Oxfordshire are: June 52/66, July 56/70 and August 56/69. Rarely is there a heatwave to go a lot higher than this. I bought a mobile air con. unit after a short heatwave about 15 years ago (northwest England). The next time I used it again was five years later. Flying insects are never a problem in most of the UK. (Perhaps midges in Scotland might be the exception.) I get the odd bee flying in but leaving the window open he eventually finds his own way out.
The kitchen has work surfaces on which to stand electrical goods. The bathroom doesn’t have the work surfaces. That is why electrical outlets are in kitchens, but near water, and not in bathrooms.
In a middle class house you would have a vanity mirror in the bedroom - so power would be available there. In an upper class house you could have a "dressing room". In basic accomodation there wouldn't be a specific location, just a hand mirror and wherever you can find power and space... It could even be the kitchen.
Hot water used to come from a tank in the attic. So could contaminate drinking water. Hence a separate tap. But most modern houses with combiboilers can have mixer taps. I’ve never lived in a house with separate hot and cold taps. My washing machine has always been a combined washer driver. No need for a separate machine. I’ve got to say I’ve never seen taps that close to a kitchen sink. That doesn’t seem sensible. You can get air conditioning if you want. My father had it in his house. Here in town we don’t get many bugs. So don’t need bug screens. Believe me, there are lots of take away options here in Manchester. But going out to eat isn’t as common as in some other countries, so we often take our time to enjoy the experience and company. Normally it’s good service to ask if you want ice or not. It’s not a tax to watch TV, it’s a license instead. Unlike USA, most of our towns pre-date the car. Plus locals often walk rather than drive everywhere.
Lots of good points! Although our home is a new build and has the separate taps, but just in the laundry nook! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it really helps the channel out!
The reason why washing machines are usually in the kitchen is due to uk houses being smaller, so we have to use the space we have as best we can, plus there will be a lot of houses that were built before washing machines were invented. You can actually buy washer dryers which are a 2 in one machine
Smaller houses is definitely true, using the spaces you’ve got to the fullest. Personably, if I had to give up a dishwasher or a proper washer and dryer, I’d give up the dishwasher every time. Does the 2 in 1 work well? Feels like it would be like 2 in 1 shampoo/conditioner, as in it does neither job well 😂😂
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I once had a combined washer/ dryer years ago, it didn't last very long, before it broke down, I couldn't use either. Never bought another ?
Order at the bar or table service? If you’re in a traditional pub you’ll be expected to order your food and drinks at the bar. If it’s a Gastro Pub with a separate restaurant area or reserved seating tables for food and you’ve booked a table or have been shown to a table by the serving staff, then you can order your food and drinks at your table. If still in doubt ask at the bar when ordering your first drink!
If there’s a number stamped on the table then go to the bar to order and pay in advance. Remember the table number as they’ll need to know where to bring the order. Once your eating you’re not going to be bothered every three minutes by the wait staff to check on your enjoyment of the food or to ask if you need anything else.
Hot and cold taps? Put the plug in and don't waste water. simple for hundreds of years people in the UK have managed without tumble dryers and have hung their clothes outside on the washing line to dry somehow they managed i'm sure you can most houses built up to probably the 1970s nineteen 80s will not have built in wardrobes or closets as you call them. These people would buy wardrobe of the size that they can get in their room and that they need to store their clothes in. Air conditioning is hardly used in domestic buildings but are used in a lot of Office spaces. You spotted that we only really have two weeks a year that that's perhaps too hot but also as you spotted you can open your windows and most modern windows by rotating the handle to point up the window will hinge at the base of the window and tilt this prevents cats from getting in but does allow air to escape and ventilation. As far as insects go we don't really have a problem with flying insects in the UK Only in certain rural areas this might be the case. In the UK there is such a thing called lemonade we also have Sprite but we also have products called lemonade. if you go to any supermarket or corner store you will see bottles of things labelled as lemonade. here in the UK we know what we mean by when we say lemonade . The fact that it wasn't what you were expecting is, and I put this politely, your fault. You can of course order lemon juice Or lemon squash. as you have said you are in a foreign land.. Don't know how to Order food in a pub or restaurant? ask someone. that's what I do if I am unsure and I live in the UK. want more choice for food outlets ? Then Move to a bigger town or city. Or as you rightly say explore the opportunities for making it yourself it usually tastes better. So our eating out culture is different from what you're used to back in the states. But as you have Already stated you are in a different country which has a different culture. Not really sure why this is a surprise. I don't know a single restaurant or place to eat where you can't have ice in your drink. And almost all retail outlets of drinks there is a portion or space or shelf that is refrigerated that has drinks in so they are cool even if there isn't any ice. don't don't really know what you're talking about. but that might be my ignorance. Yes you are right there are almost no drinking fountains in public areas. One wonders how the millions upon millions of British inhabitants have managed over the thousands of years. at least 25 countries drive on the same side of the road as we do. most of the US was built around the use of the car which is why your public Transport infrastructure is so poor and that you really need a car to get around. Almost all of our villages towns and countries started life hundreds/ thousands of years before the existence of cars and were built around walking and horses. if you go to one of the newer towns such as Milton Keynes, relatively new anyway, you will find more facilities for parking your car . If you want to have street lighting move to a bigger town. I'm sorry to go on in this way but you have titled Your video things you don't get. This means you haven't been able to work out how or why they are the way they are and yet I can work out why things are the way they are in the USA and I and I don't live there. I live in the UK. It seems to me that all of the issues you've brought up none of them are really important they really are First World Problems. Perhaps they're more representative of your expectations based on your life in the states and not on the realities of the of the culture of the you move to. it's nice to see your collie dog, or at least it looks like a collie. our dog is a collie mixed with a Springer Spaniel called a Sprolly however I do wish your channel good luck.
What you have to remember is that most of the towns were there hundreds of years before cars were invented, so parking wasn't baked in when they were built!
That’s what the plug in the sink is for. Same as having a bath. It’s not complicated. Mix water in the sink to give your hand a proper wash. Les waste and it means that dirty warm water doesn’t contaminate the cold drinking water. We also need electricity in the kitchen. It’s not needed in a bathroom.
Seems like it would be around the same amount of water if you need to fill it up and wash your hands every time! Totally get the contamination point though! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Re: the narrow roads and limited parking. The reason for that is because much of towns, villages, cities and roads are older than the USA, and were created, long before the invention of the automobile. Some of the UK's cities, towns and roads date all the way back to Roman times, and the New Testament era of the Bible.
Has it ever occurred to you to ask British people you meet about these issues in British homes? There are perfectly logical reasons why our homes are how they are.
The outlet in your kitchen is far too close to the sink. Regs now insist that outlets are well away from water. We have higher voltage here as you know. That's why there's no outlets in our bathrooms. Women usually do there hair and make up in the bedroom. Infront of a dressing table.
Ladies usually have a mirror in their bedroom. Often they have full length mounted on the inside of a wardrobe door or half length mounted on a dressing table
Maybe I’m just extra with my hair and make up 😂😂 Need to adopt their way of getting ready! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it means a lot!
With regards to hot and cold taps, most modern boilers allow you to set the temperature of the hot water system. Don't set it at boiling hot, set it to a lower level, bath or shower temperature, 66 degrees, then you don't scald your hands, and it uses less energy giving you lower energy bills.
Put the plug in and run the taps as required ...... You will burm yourself if you place your hand under the hot tap ....... You get steam that can run down the walls in a bathroom , not good with 240 volt electric .... Washing machines and dryers are ment to be in kitchens , where else ??
It is not hot long enough in Britain to warrant air conditioners. Mesh over the windows for bugs are unnecessary here because we are not inundated with them. Dyson is a British firm. If you live in a medium to large town there are lots of restaurants with plenty of options.
Interesting video, American and Canadian homes have usable basements to put the washer and dryer in and hang laundry, our homes rarely have basements, it was common to have an airer/drying rack on the kitchen ceiling that used a pulley to lower and raise, used in the winter.
Yeah, we’ve noticed the lack of basements as well. We kind of like not having to mess with them here. Alaytra grew up with her parents basement flooding quite often. We’ll take a lack of dryers over a flooded basement any day!!
About eating out, keep in mind eating out in Britain is much more expensive than in America, especially with a family, so a restaurant visit is more of an occasion and why they may not be open all day.
That’s also a good point. Eating out is much more expensive than where we are from in the States. Why not make an occasion if it if you’re treating yourself I guess 😁😁 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment on your thoughts/reactions! It really means a lot for our small channel!
"the road conditions are questionable..." some of those roads are over 500 years old and started off as cart tracks. we simply do not have the space for large roads. the land area of the uk is roughly 242,000 km2 while the land area of Idaho is roughy 216,000 km2 the population of the uk is 70 million the population of idaho is 1.8 million
You’re right, the US is massive compared to the UK and therefore has a bit more room for nonsense like that. I think it’s all about what you were brought up thinking is “normal.” It’s not that we don’t understand the concepts, it’s more of comparing it to what we know and explaining what it’s like as an outsider looking in 😁😁
Space is one thing. Road condition is not dependent on space. Road condition is a joke because they do not invest in roads and never have. No investment, no good road. English priorities are really different and dated. Infrastructure has never been a strong point.
@@RhoIotaKappa I agree with you. But...they have some 3rd world road conditions in the USA. Shocking. I couldn't believe I was on a highway near New York on such a terrible road.
@@RhoIotaKappa Not quite true. Until the 80's (ish), when roads were repaired and maintained they were done properly. It meant that they didn't usually need to be done again for another ten to fifteen years. But that's expensive, takes longer, and means other roads then have to wait. So after that road repairs and maintenance was done quicker, cheaper, simpler, but it also meant that those same repairs etc don't last as long. End result: roads break down even faster. Now you can be lucky if a repair lasts five years.
Why would you dry or straighten hair in a steamy bathroom? In bathrooms, you are immersed in water. In the kitchen, you are not. Mixer taps never get hot enough. I have one in my kitchen and have to boil a kettle to wash up. You mix the water in the sink to the perfect temperature. Kitchens are for housework. That's why the washing machine is there. Clothes smell better when dried outside. Americans just love to waste water and electricity. Air conditioning is another wasteful thing. Why are Americans scared of bugs? Bugs are cute.
If you want ton know about waiter service, you ask when you go to the bar. Most of your answers relate to lack of space. Britain is much smaller and much more heavily populated than the US. Most towns were built before cars were a thing so parking wasn't a consideration. Houses are smaller so either no space for waters, dryers etc or the additional cost of space is prohibitive.. Same for wardrobes.. The water thing relates to how hot and cold water and supplied. The hot water was normally stored where as the cold comes from the mains.. Many modern houses are provided with single taps but for older buildings, the additional cost of making that change , where it issn't necessary, is prohibitive. Roads are smaller because of space and costs.
Ice: we prefer room temperature coz you can taste the drink better which is why you generally are not served ice. I about ice coz it waters down the drink.
Taps are separate to avoid cross contamination. Traditionally hot water is heated gradually and stored in a tank. That water should not be drunk and not contaminate the cold drinking water. Thus the separate taps. To use separate taps, put they plug in the sink and mix in the sink. That also uses less water which is good for the environment.
Most large companies provide good benefits in the US but most small companies can’t provide 12 weeks paid leave. It’s just not financial feasible. The employee might come back to work and the companiy has gone under . Especially after Covid.
Many houses have ceiling fans,as I have, but I just open the windows we don't have many bugs, the odd spider is not a problem, and a wasp will eventually fly out again.
British (and almost all Europeans) HATE being rushed in a restaurant. It is somewhere to go for the evening and in somewhere good it would be rude for the staff if you were there for less than a couple of hours. I (and many others) feel that having waiters rushing you is really rude and I would chose not to go there again. Again, I hate too much ice. As to melts it dilutes the drink (unless it is water), and also if drinks are too cold your taste buds do not function properly and you don't get the proper flavour (for example white wine has the best taste at 7-12 C, and that probably applies to other drinks too).
you should watch jeromy clarkson driving usa he has a good point that cars in the usa do not know how to turn corners when a merican driver comes to a bend in the road or a corner they start to panic because they have to turn the steering wheel
I really don't understand why you can't figure out to put the plug in the sink and mix the water to the right temperature. I have lived here all my 60 plus years and always had a drier. Although they are not environmentally friendly. AC units are ugly as are bug screens.
Agreed on the dryers! We’ve bought a clothes line since we made this video and it’s been so nice so far this spring/summer! In the US, heating and air conditioning units are built into the home and are imbedded into the infrastructure. If there is a bulky unit it’s tucked away in the back garden. The hot/cold air is pumped into your vents. When we moved here I couldn’t get over how ugly radiators are because I’d never seen one haha. (Granted I wouldn’t have lasted a winter without them though!) Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it really helps the channel!
Firstly a bathroom can become steam filled and a kitchen, generally, does not. That moisture is conductive, water and electricity do not mix. Next. UK restaurants are required to pay staff so must serve sufficient customers to cover costs. Business fails in this category are amongst the highest, hence sparsity of provision in smaller communities.
Well thought out video. The lack of outlets in the bathroom is to avoid the possibility of people getting electricuted when an electrical appliance falls into a bath tub full of water. The hot and cold tap thing is due to an old cross contamintion issue between hot and cold water supplies which I do not think applies any more, but we still have them. We do not need air conditioning 49 weeks of the year. Too much cost for minimal gain to include air con when building a house here. I totally agree with you about bug screens. Most "ethnic" restaurants in smaller towns are one of Indian, Chinese, Italian or Turkish. The cuising of smaller ethnic groups seem to be limited to the bigger cities. I guess there is not a large demand, otherwise there would be a wider spread of cuisine across the country. Ordering in a pub is an experience thing. You tend to know as you walk in the pub. The waiter thing is more that they want you to come back, rather than the turn around a table to get the next customer in. Repeat business is their key driver. Water fountains used to be a thing when I was young (1970's), but for some reason they have disappeared. The TV Licence is a hot political topic at the moment. The funding and "politicisation" of the BBC will be a topic at the next election. Road surface quality is another political topic. Funding for road repair has not been adequate under either shade of government. Roundabouts are good, unless you live in Swindon and come across "The Magic Roundabout" Contactless is a growing thing, but the UK is lateish to the game. You are right that Covid increased the propensity of cashless outlets, but my local takeaway is still cash only. With delivery drivers, they are told the need to deliver the package to a person, proof of delivery. I will take in a package as long as I recognise the name, and my neighbours have taken in packages for me. Our transport network is OK but far behind mainland Europe where they have far more high speed rail and accessable transport. Renewable energy is another hot political topic. The right in US & UK are pro fossil fuels and the left in both countries are pro renewables. I cannot understand the economic arguement against renewables. One payment for build and installation gets you free energy. You are spot on about saving the environment. Handing out plastic bags was phased out here about a decade ago, which again, was lagging behind mainland Europe. Our living wage is low, as can be documented by people needing in work benefits to survive. Foodbanks are also a thing here that should not need to be a thing. One topic I think you missed on the good side is universal healthcare. If there is one thing that I would want to export from British society is the NHS. Properly funded universal healthcare is not only beneficial to the population but beneficial to a nation's GDP. as it provides a healthier workforce to the economy.
Taps: why heat water beyond where you want it? If you're immediately cooling it down with cold water why waste all that heat energy you used to get it that hot?
I'm sorry, 'what do British women do to get ready, when there's no outlets and the only room that COMES with a mirror doesn't have an outlet to do your hear in?'. The bathroom doesn't come with a mirror in, you buy one and put one in, just like you can for any room of the house, such as a hallway or a bedroom. Oh ye', that room with the bed in, with all your clothes, etc... Now you mention there are sockets near water outlets elsewhere, but those other rooms don't get steamed up and involve you being bear foot and likely naked in them. Two taps is an old thing where the cold tap is potable, drinkable water and the hot water can't be guaranteed to be drinkable as the water as held in a tank in the loft that was open and would empty into the boiler to be heated up. Here's the thing, that thing to the rear left, is a plug, it goes in the hole, just like a bath, think of it as a bath for your hands and face. Washers are in the kitchen because they draw a higher current, like the other devices, the room is set up for higher current appliances plus there is already water inlets and waste water outlets to carry the waste water away. Some, few houses have utility rooms to put these appliances in and so they sit in the kitchen. In some European countries the washing machine is in the bathroom. A lot of what you mention is down to size and costs, size in that our houses are old, many built when America just got independence and that space is at a premium here. Costs as in extra appliances cost money, running them cost money, maintenance of these appliances that may not get used often. Towards the end of the video it really sounds like you're either wanting or expecting the U.K. to just be U.S.A. 2.0. The U.K. isn't the outlier here, it's the U.S.A. like if you want ice, ask for it, 'no drinking fountains, they are everywhere in the United States, WERE NOT THE UNITED STATES want water ask for it, floors - it's America that ground floor is the first floor, extremely few other places do it that way, one of 'one of the few countries that drive on the left (that few being 64, as opposed to 163 that drive on the right), the road conditions aren't great in many places (as many in the U.S.A. aren't either), parking spaces, again, space is at a premium, parking in the U.S. is plentiful, why, because your cities, towns, 'stroads' are geared up for cars, the pedestrian is an afterthought, many places if you're seen walking at the side of the road, people will stop and ask what you are doing. Your base commanding officers need to be told that service personnel stationed in the U.K. should attend a two week induction, because every American that has an account videoing their move to the U.K. has the same questions and irks. I truly and honestly feel that any North American coming to live for any length of time in the U.K. should be paired with a local native Brit
Re outlets in bathrooms. Doing hair and makeup in your bedroom means less time in the bathroom, so you don't need multiple bathrooms to get the family ready in the morning.
Having a plug socket, outlet, that close to a sink is technically illegal. No professional builder/electrician would do that, but a DIYer might very well do it. Other people have mentioned about the history of the two taps, but another point, and I believe this is true in the USA as well, is that in general the hot tap goes on the left so that blind or partially sighted people have more chance of not getting scalded.
Because bathroom's steam up more than kitchens. We have washing machines in our kitchens because there's nowhere else to put them. Some do have a utility room. My washing machine is in our kitchen. My dryer is in the entrance to our house plugged into an extension lead in the kitchen. Because that's the only spare space I have downstairs. Dyson fan's are great.
Do those work well in your experience? We don’t have one, like we mentioned, but we have some friends and coworkers that do and most of them have said that they aren’t great at washing or drying 😆😬
No, they're nowhere near as efficient and most people in the UK wouldn't bother with one. There are other ways of drying the washing. @@AroundtheWorldandBeck
The tap thing makes me laugh, they can't understand that you put the plug in the sink then fill it with water and adjust the temperature of the water in the sink
But drinking water and hot water are different,unless you have all pure water to wash your dirty dishes in or have a shower in,hot water is stored in a tank usually in a loft( not drinkable),fresh water from the mains drinkable,why wast water bad water with good to wash dishes etc,Americans are wasteful,UK as lots of good water but we don't wast it.
It's not up to the costumer to make up a workers wage,if employer can't afford to pay a good wage why should the customers compansate for the employers low wages,employers are making profits on their foods etc.its a scam
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I am British and I agree. Most most people I know would NOT want to fill a sink in a public bathroom and use the water. The tap thing is outdated but thankfully on its way out.
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck They put a one tap combo in my kitchen. I hate it. You waste so much water. What's hard about just mixing from two taps, using a plug. Surely you use the plug anyway.
On the subject of grocery shopping, I've heard a lot of Americans don't understand Aldi, it's the whole idea of having to put a coin in for the trolley, having to bring your own bags, having to pack your own bags that they don't get, all these things are the reason why they can afford to sell things cheaper
We actually have Aldi in the states! There was one in our home town, Lincoln, Nebraska. It was a foreign concept when it first came to town, but it totally makes more sense to do it that way, plus way less wasteful!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I've seen a few videos about American Aldi's (how Americans pronounce it annoys me 'Alldee"😂) I know a lot of them like it but I suppose a lot of people are used to having their bags packed for them and having someone to move the trolleys but don't realise they're paying extra with more expensive food. Plus if you go to Aldi you don't have the different varieties of items, they have the variety they know that's popular and they know will sell, so that saves money too
@@davebirch1976 Wait… how do you small Aldi?!? We would definitely say All-dee! Haha 😂 Very true on all fronts, Aldi really has the cost saving down to a science and we are here for it!!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck we say it how its spelt Al-De 😂 I believe they're also starting to get some Lidl (pronounced like "little" but with "d" instead of "t") over there, they're also a German supermarket and very similar to Aldi with what they stock
Garden centres, open farms, etc., sometimes have dog cafes. The cafe facilities are as good as the restaurant next door and will probably provide treats for dogs.
The thing about parking, I have to ask you, what do you think we should knock down to make a car park for every business. I think you might have noticed our buildings are anything from ancient to victorian. Lemonade meh Tomaytoes Tomatoes.. Hot and cold taps again its an age of buildings thing, Dates back to two things. Tanks in the loft for hot water supply, and lead piping all pulled out in the 1970s. Those things that you stop at for right of way, you go if nothings coming usually on a narrow road or just for road calming...just go. Laundry rooms same thing traditionally we hang washing out it's free. Then we put the almost dry washing in the airing cupboard, but I usually completely dry my washing outside. Almost all drive through places here are american or an American idea. We don't have a tradition of fast food in Europe. Going to the cinema is an event. So is dining. You just choose one. I have a portable aircon unit that you put a pipe through the window so I'm with you on aircon. I've never once been to a pub or restaurant that won't give you ice if you want it. I prefer just a couple of cubes, and from what I see american roads although straight and long, city streets are in total disrepair, and I've watched youtubers who complain about american streets.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s great hearing the UK perspective too! We truly aren’t upset about any of the things we mentioned, more just stuff that confused us or made us laugh! 😂😂 Thanks for watching!!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck if you just keep in mind, that the USA is the only country in the world that was built for cars, Europe was built for horses and carts or walking. America was built and expanded after the car was invented, where as European towns and cities existed before people hardly ever left their local area. And FAST food is also an American idea. Fortunately I remember a gentler time before Europe had a single McDonald's where going out to dinner was what you did. This time of going out shopping then dinner and then taking in a show or a film, only happened when Malls, Fast Food Joints, and Multiplex Cinemas arrived in the 80s all of which are American ideas. Our culture is being eroded by firstly the Americanisation of everything we romantically hold dear. And now youtubers telling us what's wrong with the uk. I don't include you guys in this because like this video, you tend to be a bit more balanced than some.
it's the code as you yanks say ,water and 240 volts are not good bedfellows, how far are the outlets from the sink in the kitchen? why does the pull switch the light or the fan off and on in the bathroom ?? It's safety baby
Hi Folks, If I order cider in the US I get apple juice, I have to say 'hard' cider to get what the rest of the English speaking world calls cider: its a bit like that with Lemonade vs 'fresh' lemonade in UK. Just saying 😊
This is funny...:D So the bathroom is super damp/moist the water soaks everything. In the kitchen it's not moist/damp. The reason for the hot and cold taps is simple Cold water is direct from the mains and perfect drinking water (this could be why we have less water fountains). The hot tap comes from a tank, like a large electric kettle. Perfect for washing the pots and pans or yourself. I think one trick is a large till on one end of the bar, that will be for taking for orders at the bars. The other clear thing is if somebody greats you when you enter, they will have waiters who will come to you. I really enjoyed the things you like about the UK. It makes you realise how blessed we are
Interesting observations, I like that other countries have the convenience of socket outlets in the bathrooms, and most have the same 230-240 voltage same as Britain which negates the reason many people give. Dont know if you rent or own your home? but you never get the perfect property, on three properties i have renovated in the bedrooms and put built-in wardrobes with shelves, i put a socket outlet above a shelf and a long mirror inside a door, on the shelf you can use an electric grooming trimmer/ hair dryer so not unlike some hotels. Close the doors and they're hidden but ready to use, clothes are there too.
Interesting… we would probably do the same, but we do rent the home. Not major alterations can be done here. Nice to be able to customize it the way that makes sense for you though!
America and the U.K. are separated by a common language. One thing I’m surprised is you didn’t cover was the difference between our chocolate and your candy. We Brits hate American chocolate, over here chocolate is made with fresh milk and yours (mostly) isn’t. There’s a chemical in US chocolate that can also be found in vomit, butyric acid, due to the way the shelf life of milk is made. Also there is a higher cocoa fat content in English chocolate.
The reason why American companies don't pay staff a fair living wage or give them the same benefits as over here, is so that the company can make more money
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck unfortunately it seems to be the way American businesses operate,over here businesses look after their staff (most of the time) and the company get better standards of work out of the staff. The reason America doesn't have anything like the NHS is so pharmaceutical and medical companies can make lots of money
That, and the fact that your whole body doesn't tend to be soaking wet in a kitchen, whilst you go around plugging things in and switching on switches.
@@jamesmason3348 You don’t do that in that bathroom either!! (Gosh I hope no on does that!!!) You dry off and come back to the bathroom to plug stuff in
I know this might amaze you but everywhere is not like America and every country does have it's own way of doing things. You do seem to have a bigger country so have more room for parking and houses bigger and much more spread out. You have 8 parking spaces for each car here and Europe.
The 2 separate taps thing dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent cross contamination through cross connection Cold water came from a mains supply and was fit for drinking. Hot water would be serviced by a local storage cistern often situated in the loft. Water bylaws prevented hot and cold water being mixed because water that had been sitting in a tank in the loft was not deemed safe to drink, Plus its handy for visually impaired people as they know which side the hot and cold water is on
See! We knew there had to be a reason!! Interesting that it continues to be put into new builds all these years later Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it means a lot!!
You have to realise that the UK is smaller than Texas and there are seventy five million people living here. As for the water fountains we have freezing cold winters.
Most UK bedrooms have mirrors in them where people dry/straighten their hair. Our voltage is twice that of the US so it is dangerous having outlets in the bathroom.
I am not sure why most people are annoyed. I thought the same when I moved here, the houses are too small. A three bedroom house is not even three bedrooms because the other bedroom is mostly a box room. I understood why British people did not want to leave Africa .
you did nitpick a lot. adapting to a different country isn't easy I know, ( I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia , and that is VERY different. Adapt or die - or go home
Have you even thought about the size of the UK comparable to almost any state in the US? No wonder our roads are small, some of them were built by the Romans or built when people used carts and horses! Your roads are so much bigger because you have so much space.
Hey guys I'm a new subscriber. Maybe do a video about the things you like about England 🙂. I think it is always best to do what we like about Britain before what we don't like or could be conceived as criticism some people can get sensitive. I really enjoyed your tasting video's 😎
In a pub if they seat you there's service, if not assume you go to the bar... If in doubt go to the bar... Service is higher class more expensive and often a restaurant with a bar, not a pub with tables you can eat food at...
Population density in the US is 91 people per square mile. In England the density is 1,124 per square mile. We therefore have to share a smaller amount of land so houses are smaller.
Why do we not have the same space for car parking as would be normal in the US ? We are a small island where space is a massive premium.. Bear in mind that the US is around 40 times the size of the UK but has a population of less that 5 times the UK.. so imagine 5 US states having to hold the whole of the US population. You say you're from Nebraska which is around 80% of the size of the UK but has a population of less than 2 million people.. whereas the UK has 67 million people, so by comparison 80% would be over 53 million people.
I sympathise with Americans confronted with the concept of two taps and a receptacle, Bowl/basin, and struggling to work out how to mix hot & cold water to get a suitable temperature of preference. Having lived in a culture where all the thinking is done for you, if instructions are not available life must become very difficult.
When you walk into a old house your on the ground floor under your feet is the basement,next floor up from ground flour is the first floor, basements are not classed as a destination for a visitor to a home,it's a old way of doing things.
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Taps. What you are unaware of, and I suppose why would you be, is that millions of homes in the UK DO have so called "mixer" taps which allow you to regulate the water temperature of the water. It's just that there are still many homes with individual hot and cold taps. But even in those houses there is normally a plug which you can insert in the plughole which allows you to mix the water from both taps to the temperature you want. So my question is, why don't you use a plug? If you don't have a plug they are easy to get hold of (try a hardware store like B & Q).
There are major differences between UK and North American (Both Canada and US) Electrical Systems
The British uses 50 Hz frequency while the electrical power in North America is 60 Hz.
The British Plugs have built-in fuses.
UK Earth Connection = Grounding/ground in North American.
GFCI circuits required for Damp locations such as kitchen counters/bathrooms/basements commonly found in North America are quite different than in Britain. North American GFCI will trip with 5 milli-amps.
30 milliamps is the amount current that causes ones' heart to stop beating(a fatality).
The North American one will trip so I would certainly not want to Use a hair dryer in a British Bathroom. a
Typical hair dryer draws over 1200 watts of power or 5 amps (240V UK Voltage) or over 10 amps in North
American (120 V). If you mishandle electricity you can die.
The Shaver Outlet found commonly in European Bathrooms are wired with very limited power output.
Anything that draws more than 30 Watts(Shavers/Ipads) and you are pushing the envelope with electrical safety....
As for Separate Dryers, Not common in the UK.
many British homes have Ring Circuits and the max capacity is around 32 amps.
Ring Circuits was developed to save on copper use (influence of WW2)
In the US residential cloth Dryers come in two variants. Gas Heated with Electrical Tumbler(110V) or Pure Electric that runs with 240 V(30 Amps) or more than 6000 Watts.
The Average US home 1500 Square Feet will have 100 Amps with many having 200 amp service.
see video below for of British Electrical system.
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What about, how to cook a meal at home
I guess the answer to all of this is. You haven’t got a clue.
This is just a list of complaints about the UK. If you don't like it here go home.
"One of the few that drive on the left" - More than 70 countries drive on the left.
76 countries drive on the left, thats over a third of all nations. The latest to switch from driving on the right to the left was Samoa in 2009. Samoa wanted to be more in line Australia and New Zealand, who of course drive on the left.
@@ruadhagainagaidheal9398 I had no idea there were still countries changing side, it alters a lot more than just the side of the road because vehicle manufacture is modified, although most vehicles are actually designed to be driven from either side with very minor changes, you still need to switch the seats and controls around...
@@ruadhagainagaidheal9398 And probably makes cars cheaper to buy.
Every country that values safety.
Nobody knows the order at table thing, but Brits are good at hiding confusion. They just watch what others do.
For us, being Interrupted during a meal is a terrible insult. The waiting staff would get no tip at all if they did that. If a waiter tried to rush me, I would just walk out. If you ask for ice, you will get it.
By the way, our bacon is much nicer than yours and we don't overcook ours.
Three flights of stairs would take you to the third floor. We used to have drinking fountains, but drunks kept urinating in them, so they were removed for hygiene. When I was a kid, there were a lot of them.
If you skip paying for the TV licence you cannot watch anything from the BBC, live or not. If you watch things without ads, you are watching BBC channels. The fines are high. It's better just to pay it.
We have Dressing tables in bedrooms for ‘getting ready’ and there’s a plug near your sink for mixing water before you put your hands in.
I know just watched why would you want to get ready around your toilet it doesn't make sense...far comfy in your bedroom
Uk electrician here, those sockets next to the sink are actualy against regulation, they should be a minimum distance of 300mm from the edge of the sink. You can have normal sockets in a uk bathroom but the must be a minimum distance of 3 meters away from a bath or shower
Oh alright! Good to know, we can pass that on to our letting agency
Because we both speak English - more or less, Americans seem to have difficulty accepting the simple fact the the US and UK are different countries - believe it or not, the UK is not the 51st State of the US. The two countries have different laws and customs, different ways of doing things. It’s 250 years since the two countries had any real connection, that’s a quarter of a millennium,(remember that it’s only 2 millennia since Christ is said to have walked the earth) and a lot has changed since then. So why is it worth remarking that there are things here that you don’t understand ? Would you be making a video about how surprisingly different for example, Turkey or Indonesia are from the US ? I doubt it.
The reason we don't have sockets in bathrooms is because our voltage is higher than in the states. If you get a 240v shock from a hair dryer in the bathroom it would probably kill you. Or give you curly hair.
No air con- open the windows. Most of the UK does not have biting insects and a few spiders never hurt anyone. Screens would cut out light, are ugly and are difficult to clean.
For the food, general rule is read the menu it will tell you to order at the bar or not! Also if the table you sit at has a number on it you usually have to order at the bar. If it’s a real restaurant with table service they will seat you when you enter not just pub food place which isn’t a restaurant.
As a general rule. Eating out (compared with cooking at home), is expensive (at least historically). So Eating out is an 'occasion' as such part of the occasion is not being rushed. Part of the experience is to savour the eating (enjoy the food), savour the company.
That seems like such a wonderful way to look at the experience, it’s frustrating to be so impatient about it all 😂😂 We’ve learned to slow down a bit, enjoy the time more, but there is something deep down that urges us to hurry up, eat, and leave… maybe we’ll get the hang of it by the time we move
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Netflix ect. Is it free? Television licences in the UK are.159 pounds a year,not 200. It also covers numerous Radio stations.
Yes very much so. I would hate the American experience of the waiter hovering to give you the check.
You can always hang your clothes up in an airing cupboard or on a clothes rack in front of a radiator. Not having dryers is also about being energy conscious. It’s seen as a waste of energy. UK electricity runs on a higher voltage, and the danger in the bathroom is about being wet and touching electric appliances. You have to remember America is obviously so much bigger and the towns, places, roads are all so much more modern and designed to fit in and around driving. Whereas it’s almost the opposite in the UK. Thanks for the video. Very interesting.
Glad you liked the video Lee! All really great points! Just a matter of how you’re raised and what seems normal to you I guess 😂
Thanks for watching as always! Really appreciate it!!
That switch and plug sockets next to the sink are in violation of build regulations. They're too close to the sink. They should be a minimum of 30cm horizontally away from the sink, preferably even further. Plugs in the kitchen are not commonly used for handheld body use appliances, such as hairdryers or straighteners. Also, the kitchen is not primarily a water-based and wet room. The bathroom is literally all water-based and wet. Plus, in the kitchen you yourself are not wet. In the bathroom, you are very wet. You being wet in a wet room greatly increases the intensity of electric shock injury you could receive, compared to if you're dry and in a dry room. Voltage in the UK is twice what it is in the US. You have a much greater chance of dying from electric shock in the UK.
Addendum. I've just noticed you also have a microwave plugged in literally right next to your sink. You guys are taking a massive risk with electrical safety and electrical fire safety there. if water were to get into the electrical components of that microwave or plug while its operating. Again electricity in the UK has twice the voltage and current of electricity in the US, and so is twice as dangerous.
The 2 taps is because when the country first had heated water you couldn't drink from the warm tap but you could drink from the cold. The idea was to fill the basin with water to wash in
That makes total sense! Why do they still install it in new builds? 🤔🤔
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@@AroundtheWorldandBeck Old habits die hard! It's what we're used to - some new builds will have mixers. It's down entirely to the builders on what taps are installed.
Parking: our towns were built hundreds of years before cars. They were wide enough for horses. How would you widen existing town roads? You’d have to demolish the buildings on one side of the road to widen it. No no. We keep our buildings and for our cars around them.
I just don't get your thinking on air conditioning. The heating season most places in the UK is established as 40 weeks. That is, you don't need heating in the 12 weeks of June, July and August. The average minimum/maximum temperatures for Oxfordshire are: June 52/66, July 56/70 and August 56/69. Rarely is there a heatwave to go a lot higher than this. I bought a mobile air con. unit after a short heatwave about 15 years ago (northwest England). The next time I used it again was five years later. Flying insects are never a problem in most of the UK. (Perhaps midges in Scotland might be the exception.) I get the odd bee flying in but leaving the window open he eventually finds his own way out.
A lot of people still get ice in their drinks but people have figured out if you ask for no ice then you gut more juice in your glass/ cup.
Order lemonade and get a sprite? I'm nearly 60 and that has NEVER happened to me!
The hot water comes from a tank and so it’s not fresh enough to drink. The cold water comes directly from the mains and is therefore potable.
The kitchen has work surfaces on which to stand electrical goods. The bathroom doesn’t have the work surfaces. That is why electrical outlets are in kitchens, but near water, and not in bathrooms.
In a middle class house you would have a vanity mirror in the bedroom - so power would be available there.
In an upper class house you could have a "dressing room".
In basic accomodation there wouldn't be a specific location, just a hand mirror and wherever you can find power and space... It could even be the kitchen.
Hot water used to come from a tank in the attic. So could contaminate drinking water. Hence a separate tap. But most modern houses with combiboilers can have mixer taps. I’ve never lived in a house with separate hot and cold taps.
My washing machine has always been a combined washer driver. No need for a separate machine.
I’ve got to say I’ve never seen taps that close to a kitchen sink. That doesn’t seem sensible.
You can get air conditioning if you want. My father had it in his house. Here in town we don’t get many bugs. So don’t need bug screens.
Believe me, there are lots of take away options here in Manchester. But going out to eat isn’t as common as in some other countries, so we often take our time to enjoy the experience and company.
Normally it’s good service to ask if you want ice or not.
It’s not a tax to watch TV, it’s a license instead.
Unlike USA, most of our towns pre-date the car. Plus locals often walk rather than drive everywhere.
Lots of good points! Although our home is a new build and has the separate taps, but just in the laundry nook!
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The reason why washing machines are usually in the kitchen is due to uk houses being smaller, so we have to use the space we have as best we can, plus there will be a lot of houses that were built before washing machines were invented.
You can actually buy washer dryers which are a 2 in one machine
Smaller houses is definitely true, using the spaces you’ve got to the fullest. Personably, if I had to give up a dishwasher or a proper washer and dryer, I’d give up the dishwasher every time.
Does the 2 in 1 work well? Feels like it would be like 2 in 1 shampoo/conditioner, as in it does neither job well 😂😂
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I once had a combined washer/ dryer years ago, it didn't last very long, before it broke down, I couldn't use either. Never bought another ?
It's high voltage electricity in UK so you don't want any damp getting into the sockets.
Order at the bar or table service? If you’re in a traditional pub you’ll be expected to order your food and drinks at the bar. If it’s a Gastro Pub with a separate restaurant area or reserved seating tables for food and you’ve booked a table or have been shown to a table by the serving staff, then you can order your food and drinks at your table. If still in doubt ask at the bar when ordering your first drink!
If there’s a number stamped on the table then go to the bar to order and pay in advance. Remember the table number as they’ll need to know where to bring the order. Once your eating you’re not going to be bothered every three minutes by the wait staff to check on your enjoyment of the food or to ask if you need anything else.
That’s an excellent back up plan! Thank you!
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@@Brakdayton That’s a great tip! We’ll keep this in mind!
Hot and cold taps? Put the plug in and don't waste water. simple
for hundreds of years people in the UK have managed without tumble dryers and have hung their clothes outside on the washing line to dry somehow they managed i'm sure you can
most houses built up to probably the 1970s nineteen 80s will not have built in wardrobes or closets as you call them. These people would buy wardrobe of the size that they can get in their room and that they need to store their clothes in.
Air conditioning is hardly used in domestic buildings but are used in a lot of Office spaces. You spotted that we only really have two weeks a year that that's perhaps too hot but also as you spotted you can open your windows and most modern windows by rotating the handle to point up the window will hinge at the base of the window and tilt this prevents cats from getting in but does allow air to escape and ventilation. As far as insects go we don't really have a problem with flying insects in the UK Only in certain rural areas this might be the case.
In the UK there is such a thing called lemonade we also have Sprite but we also have products called lemonade. if you go to any supermarket or corner store you will see bottles of things labelled as lemonade. here in the UK we know what we mean by when we say lemonade . The fact that it wasn't what you were expecting is, and I put this politely, your fault. You can of course order lemon juice Or lemon squash. as you have said you are in a foreign land..
Don't know how to Order food in a pub or restaurant? ask someone. that's what I do if I am unsure and I live in the UK.
want more choice for food outlets ? Then Move to a bigger town or city. Or as you rightly say explore the opportunities for making it yourself it usually tastes better.
So our eating out culture is different from what you're used to back in the states. But as you have Already stated you are in a different country which has a different culture. Not really sure why this is a surprise.
I don't know a single restaurant or place to eat where you can't have ice in your drink. And almost all retail outlets of drinks there is a portion or space or shelf that is refrigerated that has drinks in so they are cool even if there isn't any ice. don't don't really know what you're talking about. but that might be my ignorance.
Yes you are right there are almost no drinking fountains in public areas. One wonders how the millions upon millions of British inhabitants have managed over the thousands of years.
at least 25 countries drive on the same side of the road as we do. most of the US was built around the use of the car which is why your public Transport infrastructure is so poor and that you really need a car to get around. Almost all of our villages towns and countries started life hundreds/ thousands of years before the existence of cars and were built around walking and horses. if you go to one of the newer towns such as Milton Keynes, relatively new anyway, you will find more facilities for parking your car .
If you want to have street lighting move to a bigger town.
I'm sorry to go on in this way but you have titled Your video things you don't get. This means you haven't been able to work out how or why they are the way they are and yet I can work out why things are the way they are in the USA and I and I don't live there. I live in the UK. It seems to me that all of the issues you've brought up none of them are really important they really are First World Problems. Perhaps they're more representative of your expectations based on your life in the states and not on the realities of the of the culture of the you move to.
it's nice to see your collie dog, or at least it looks like a collie. our dog is a collie mixed with a Springer Spaniel called a Sprolly
however I do wish your channel good luck.
Hallows is a miniature Australian Sheppard, so super similar to a collie. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
What you have to remember is that most of the towns were there hundreds of years before cars were invented, so parking wasn't baked in when they were built!
That’s what the plug in the sink is for. Same as having a bath. It’s not complicated. Mix water in the sink to give your hand a proper wash. Les waste and it means that dirty warm water doesn’t contaminate the cold drinking water. We also need electricity in the kitchen. It’s not needed in a bathroom.
Seems like it would be around the same amount of water if you need to fill it up and wash your hands every time! Totally get the contamination point though!
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Re: the narrow roads and limited parking. The reason for that is because much of towns, villages, cities and roads are older than the USA, and were created, long before the invention of the automobile. Some of the UK's cities, towns and roads date all the way back to Roman times, and the New Testament era of the Bible.
Has it ever occurred to you to ask British people you meet about these issues in British homes? There are perfectly logical reasons why our homes are how they are.
In liverpool there are lots of old drinking fountains around the city, made of stone usually built into walls. Sadly they are no longer working.
The outlet in your kitchen is far too close to the sink. Regs now insist that outlets are well away from water. We have higher voltage here as you know. That's why there's no outlets in our bathrooms. Women usually do there hair and make up in the bedroom. Infront of a dressing table.
Ladies usually have a mirror in their bedroom. Often they have full length mounted on the inside of a wardrobe door or half length mounted on a dressing table
Maybe I’m just extra with my hair and make up 😂😂 Need to adopt their way of getting ready!
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With regards to hot and cold taps, most modern boilers allow you to set the temperature of the hot water system. Don't set it at boiling hot, set it to a lower level, bath or shower temperature, 66 degrees, then you don't scald your hands, and it uses less energy giving you lower energy bills.
Put the plug in and run the taps as required ......
You will burm yourself if you place your hand under the hot tap .......
You get steam that can run down the walls in a bathroom , not good with 240 volt electric ....
Washing machines and dryers are ment to be in kitchens , where else ??
It is not hot long enough in Britain to warrant air conditioners. Mesh over the windows for bugs are unnecessary here because we are not inundated with them. Dyson is a British firm. If you live in a medium to large town there are lots of restaurants with plenty of options.
We’ll give you the air conditioning… but the screens would be nice to have! At least where we live, the spiders are extremely bad 😬😬
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck spiders get rid of the insects:)
Interesting video, American and Canadian homes have usable basements to put the washer and dryer in and hang laundry, our homes rarely have basements, it was common to have an airer/drying rack on the kitchen ceiling that used a pulley to lower and raise, used in the winter.
Yeah, we’ve noticed the lack of basements as well. We kind of like not having to mess with them here. Alaytra grew up with her parents basement flooding quite often. We’ll take a lack of dryers over a flooded basement any day!!
About eating out, keep in mind eating out in Britain is much more expensive than in America, especially with a family, so a restaurant visit is more of an occasion and why they may not be open all day.
That’s also a good point. Eating out is much more expensive than where we are from in the States. Why not make an occasion if it if you’re treating yourself I guess 😁😁
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I can only think ,the kitchen doesn't tend to get steamed up like a bath room .
Ohhhhhhh, that makes more sense than anything else! That’s got to be it!
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"the road conditions are questionable..."
some of those roads are over 500 years old and started off as cart tracks.
we simply do not have the space for large roads.
the land area of the uk is roughly 242,000 km2
while the land area of Idaho is roughy 216,000 km2
the population of the uk is 70 million
the population of idaho is 1.8 million
You’re right, the US is massive compared to the UK and therefore has a bit more room for nonsense like that.
I think it’s all about what you were brought up thinking is “normal.” It’s not that we don’t understand the concepts, it’s more of comparing it to what we know and explaining what it’s like as an outsider looking in 😁😁
Space is one thing. Road condition is not dependent on space. Road condition is a joke because they do not invest in roads and never have. No investment, no good road. English priorities are really different and dated. Infrastructure has never been a strong point.
@@RhoIotaKappa I agree with you. But...they have some 3rd world road conditions in the USA. Shocking. I couldn't believe I was on a highway near New York on such a terrible road.
@@RhoIotaKappa Not quite true. Until the 80's (ish), when roads were repaired and maintained they were done properly. It meant that they didn't usually need to be done again for another ten to fifteen years. But that's expensive, takes longer, and means other roads then have to wait. So after that road repairs and maintenance was done quicker, cheaper, simpler, but it also meant that those same repairs etc don't last as long. End result: roads break down even faster. Now you can be lucky if a repair lasts five years.
Why would you dry or straighten hair in a steamy bathroom? In bathrooms, you are immersed in water. In the kitchen, you are not. Mixer taps never get hot enough. I have one in my kitchen and have to boil a kettle to wash up. You mix the water in the sink to the perfect temperature.
Kitchens are for housework. That's why the washing machine is there. Clothes smell better when dried outside. Americans just love to waste water and electricity. Air conditioning is another wasteful thing.
Why are Americans scared of bugs? Bugs are cute.
If you want ton know about waiter service, you ask when you go to the bar. Most of your answers relate to lack of space. Britain is much smaller and much more heavily populated than the US. Most towns were built before cars were a thing so parking wasn't a consideration. Houses are smaller so either no space for waters, dryers etc or the additional cost of space is prohibitive.. Same for wardrobes.. The water thing relates to how hot and cold water and supplied. The hot water was normally stored where as the cold comes from the mains.. Many modern houses are provided with single taps but for older buildings, the additional cost of making that change , where it issn't necessary, is prohibitive. Roads are smaller because of space and costs.
Ice: we prefer room temperature coz you can taste the drink better which is why you generally are not served ice. I about ice coz it waters down the drink.
Taps are separate to avoid cross contamination. Traditionally hot water is heated gradually and stored in a tank. That water should not be drunk and not contaminate the cold drinking water. Thus the separate taps. To use separate taps, put they plug in the sink and mix in the sink. That also uses less water which is good for the environment.
Most large companies provide good benefits in the US but most small companies can’t provide 12 weeks paid leave. It’s just not financial feasible. The employee might come back to work and the companiy has gone under . Especially after Covid.
Many houses have ceiling fans,as I have, but I just open the windows we don't have many bugs, the odd spider is not a problem, and a wasp will eventually fly out again.
British (and almost all Europeans) HATE being rushed in a restaurant. It is somewhere to go for the evening and in somewhere good it would be rude for the staff if you were there for less than a couple of hours. I (and many others) feel that having waiters rushing you is really rude and I would chose not to go there again. Again, I hate too much ice. As to melts it dilutes the drink (unless it is water), and also if drinks are too cold your taste buds do not function properly and you don't get the proper flavour (for example white wine has the best taste at 7-12 C, and that probably applies to other drinks too).
you should watch jeromy clarkson driving usa he has a good point that cars in the usa do not know how to turn corners when a merican driver comes to a bend in the road or a corner they start to panic because they have to turn the steering wheel
Yeah it can be hard to switch back and forth! You have to keep your head about you
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I really don't understand why you can't figure out to put the plug in the sink and mix the water to the right temperature. I have lived here all my 60 plus years and always had a drier. Although they are not environmentally friendly. AC units are ugly as are bug screens.
Agreed on the dryers! We’ve bought a clothes line since we made this video and it’s been so nice so far this spring/summer!
In the US, heating and air conditioning units are built into the home and are imbedded into the infrastructure. If there is a bulky unit it’s tucked away in the back garden. The hot/cold air is pumped into your vents. When we moved here I couldn’t get over how ugly radiators are because I’d never seen one haha. (Granted I wouldn’t have lasted a winter without them though!)
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Firstly a bathroom can become steam filled and a kitchen, generally, does not. That moisture is conductive, water and electricity do not mix.
Next. UK restaurants are required to pay staff so must serve sufficient customers to cover costs. Business fails in this category are amongst the highest, hence sparsity of provision in smaller communities.
Contactless Cards were developed by Transport for London for the Tube, who then persuaded the banks to adopt it. Success.
I find it so difficult to drink really cold icy drinks.
That's the way to do it! Especially in this UK heat!
Pubs - you go to the bar to order food usually. If it’s not clear, just ask.
Well thought out video.
The lack of outlets in the bathroom is to avoid the possibility of people getting electricuted when an electrical appliance falls into a bath tub full of water.
The hot and cold tap thing is due to an old cross contamintion issue between hot and cold water supplies which I do not think applies any more, but we still have them.
We do not need air conditioning 49 weeks of the year. Too much cost for minimal gain to include air con when building a house here. I totally agree with you about bug screens.
Most "ethnic" restaurants in smaller towns are one of Indian, Chinese, Italian or Turkish. The cuising of smaller ethnic groups seem to be limited to the bigger cities. I guess there is not a large demand, otherwise there would be a wider spread of cuisine across the country.
Ordering in a pub is an experience thing. You tend to know as you walk in the pub.
The waiter thing is more that they want you to come back, rather than the turn around a table to get the next customer in. Repeat business is their key driver.
Water fountains used to be a thing when I was young (1970's), but for some reason they have disappeared.
The TV Licence is a hot political topic at the moment. The funding and "politicisation" of the BBC will be a topic at the next election.
Road surface quality is another political topic. Funding for road repair has not been adequate under either shade of government.
Roundabouts are good, unless you live in Swindon and come across "The Magic Roundabout"
Contactless is a growing thing, but the UK is lateish to the game. You are right that Covid increased the propensity of cashless outlets, but my local takeaway is still cash only.
With delivery drivers, they are told the need to deliver the package to a person, proof of delivery. I will take in a package as long as I recognise the name, and my neighbours have taken in packages for me.
Our transport network is OK but far behind mainland Europe where they have far more high speed rail and accessable transport.
Renewable energy is another hot political topic. The right in US & UK are pro fossil fuels and the left in both countries are pro renewables. I cannot understand the economic arguement against renewables. One payment for build and installation gets you free energy. You are spot on about saving the environment. Handing out plastic bags was phased out here about a decade ago, which again, was lagging behind mainland Europe.
Our living wage is low, as can be documented by people needing in work benefits to survive. Foodbanks are also a thing here that should not need to be a thing.
One topic I think you missed on the good side is universal healthcare. If there is one thing that I would want to export from British society is the NHS. Properly funded universal healthcare is not only beneficial to the population but beneficial to a nation's GDP. as it provides a healthier workforce to the economy.
Taps: why heat water beyond where you want it? If you're immediately cooling it down with cold water why waste all that heat energy you used to get it that hot?
Those sockets next to sink i think is not a legal distance from sink. Very odd.
I'm sorry, 'what do British women do to get ready, when there's no outlets and the only room that COMES with a mirror doesn't have an outlet to do your hear in?'.
The bathroom doesn't come with a mirror in, you buy one and put one in, just like you can for any room of the house, such as a hallway or a bedroom. Oh ye', that room with the bed in, with all your clothes, etc...
Now you mention there are sockets near water outlets elsewhere, but those other rooms don't get steamed up and involve you being bear foot and likely naked in them.
Two taps is an old thing where the cold tap is potable, drinkable water and the hot water can't be guaranteed to be drinkable as the water as held in a tank in the loft that was open and would empty into the boiler to be heated up. Here's the thing, that thing to the rear left, is a plug, it goes in the hole, just like a bath, think of it as a bath for your hands and face.
Washers are in the kitchen because they draw a higher current, like the other devices, the room is set up for higher current appliances plus there is already water inlets and waste water outlets to carry the waste water away. Some, few houses have utility rooms to put these appliances in and so they sit in the kitchen.
In some European countries the washing machine is in the bathroom.
A lot of what you mention is down to size and costs, size in that our houses are old, many built when America just got independence and that space is at a premium here. Costs as in extra appliances cost money, running them cost money, maintenance of these appliances that may not get used often.
Towards the end of the video it really sounds like you're either wanting or expecting the U.K. to just be U.S.A. 2.0. The U.K. isn't the outlier here, it's the U.S.A. like if you want ice, ask for it, 'no drinking fountains, they are everywhere in the United States, WERE NOT THE UNITED STATES want water ask for it, floors - it's America that ground floor is the first floor, extremely few other places do it that way, one of 'one of the few countries that drive on the left (that few being 64, as opposed to 163 that drive on the right), the road conditions aren't great in many places (as many in the U.S.A. aren't either), parking spaces, again, space is at a premium, parking in the U.S. is plentiful, why, because your cities, towns, 'stroads' are geared up for cars, the pedestrian is an afterthought, many places if you're seen walking at the side of the road, people will stop and ask what you are doing.
Your base commanding officers need to be told that service personnel stationed in the U.K. should attend a two week induction, because every American that has an account videoing their move to the U.K. has the same questions and irks.
I truly and honestly feel that any North American coming to live for any length of time in the U.K. should be paired with a local native Brit
Re outlets in bathrooms. Doing hair and makeup in your bedroom means less time in the bathroom, so you don't need multiple bathrooms to get the family ready in the morning.
But you could! 😂
30 minutes of moaning. Brilliant! Your one of us now 👍
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Having a plug socket, outlet, that close to a sink is technically illegal. No professional builder/electrician would do that, but a DIYer might very well do it. Other people have mentioned about the history of the two taps, but another point, and I believe this is true in the USA as well, is that in general the hot tap goes on the left so that blind or partially sighted people have more chance of not getting scalded.
That’s a good point about tap consistency!
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Because bathroom's steam up more than kitchens. We have washing machines in our kitchens because there's nowhere else to put them. Some do have a utility room. My washing machine is in our kitchen. My dryer is in the entrance to our house plugged into an extension lead in the kitchen. Because that's the only spare space I have downstairs. Dyson fan's are great.
You can buy a combined washer dryer .wash then press a button it turns into a dryer .to uterlise the smaller rooms in British houses.
Do those work well in your experience? We don’t have one, like we mentioned, but we have some friends and coworkers that do and most of them have said that they aren’t great at washing or drying 😆😬
No, they're nowhere near as efficient and most people in the UK wouldn't bother with one. There are other ways of drying the washing. @@AroundtheWorldandBeck
The tap thing makes me laugh, they can't understand that you put the plug in the sink then fill it with water and adjust the temperature of the water in the sink
We understand ‘how’ it works. It just seems silly when there is a much better method out there 😂😂
But drinking water and hot water are different,unless you have all pure water to wash your dirty dishes in or have a shower in,hot water is stored in a tank usually in a loft( not drinkable),fresh water from the mains drinkable,why wast water bad water with good to wash dishes etc,Americans are wasteful,UK as lots of good water but we don't wast it.
It's not up to the costumer to make up a workers wage,if employer can't afford to pay a good wage why should the customers compansate for the employers low wages,employers are making profits on their foods etc.its a scam
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I am British and I agree. Most most people I know would NOT want to fill a sink in a public bathroom and use the water. The tap thing is outdated but thankfully on its way out.
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck They put a one tap combo in my kitchen. I hate it. You waste so much water. What's hard about just mixing from two taps, using a plug. Surely you use the plug anyway.
On the subject of grocery shopping, I've heard a lot of Americans don't understand Aldi, it's the whole idea of having to put a coin in for the trolley, having to bring your own bags, having to pack your own bags that they don't get, all these things are the reason why they can afford to sell things cheaper
We actually have Aldi in the states! There was one in our home town, Lincoln, Nebraska. It was a foreign concept when it first came to town, but it totally makes more sense to do it that way, plus way less wasteful!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I've seen a few videos about American Aldi's (how Americans pronounce it annoys me 'Alldee"😂) I know a lot of them like it but I suppose a lot of people are used to having their bags packed for them and having someone to move the trolleys but don't realise they're paying extra with more expensive food. Plus if you go to Aldi you don't have the different varieties of items, they have the variety they know that's popular and they know will sell, so that saves money too
@@davebirch1976 Wait… how do you small Aldi?!? We would definitely say All-dee! Haha 😂
Very true on all fronts, Aldi really has the cost saving down to a science and we are here for it!!
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck we say it how its spelt Al-De 😂
I believe they're also starting to get some Lidl (pronounced like "little" but with "d" instead of "t") over there, they're also a German supermarket and very similar to Aldi with what they stock
@@davebirch1976 That’s exciting!
Garden centres, open farms, etc., sometimes have dog cafes. The cafe facilities are as good as the restaurant next door and will probably provide treats for dogs.
The thing about parking, I have to ask you, what do you think we should knock down to make a car park for every business. I think you might have noticed our buildings are anything from ancient to victorian. Lemonade meh Tomaytoes Tomatoes.. Hot and cold taps again its an age of buildings thing, Dates back to two things. Tanks in the loft for hot water supply, and lead piping all pulled out in the 1970s. Those things that you stop at for right of way, you go if nothings coming usually on a narrow road or just for road calming...just go. Laundry rooms same thing traditionally we hang washing out it's free. Then we put the almost dry washing in the airing cupboard, but I usually completely dry my washing outside. Almost all drive through places here are american or an American idea. We don't have a tradition of fast food in Europe. Going to the cinema is an event. So is dining. You just choose one. I have a portable aircon unit that you put a pipe through the window so I'm with you on aircon. I've never once been to a pub or restaurant that won't give you ice if you want it. I prefer just a couple of cubes, and from what I see american roads although straight and long, city streets are in total disrepair, and I've watched youtubers who complain about american streets.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, it’s great hearing the UK perspective too! We truly aren’t upset about any of the things we mentioned, more just stuff that confused us or made us laugh! 😂😂
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@@AroundtheWorldandBeck if you just keep in mind, that the USA is the only country in the world that was built for cars, Europe was built for horses and carts or walking. America was built and expanded after the car was invented, where as European towns and cities existed before people hardly ever left their local area. And FAST food is also an American idea. Fortunately I remember a gentler time before Europe had a single McDonald's where going out to dinner was what you did. This time of going out shopping then dinner and then taking in a show or a film, only happened when Malls, Fast Food Joints, and Multiplex Cinemas arrived in the 80s all of which are American ideas. Our culture is being eroded by firstly the Americanisation of everything we romantically hold dear. And now youtubers telling us what's wrong with the uk. I don't include you guys in this because like this video, you tend to be a bit more balanced than some.
it's the code as you yanks say ,water and 240 volts are not good bedfellows, how far are the outlets from the sink in the
kitchen? why does the pull switch the light or the fan off and on in the bathroom ?? It's safety baby
Hi Folks,
If I order cider in the US I get apple juice, I have to say 'hard' cider to get what the rest of the English speaking world calls cider: its a bit like that with Lemonade vs 'fresh' lemonade in UK.
Just saying 😊
This is funny...:D So the bathroom is super damp/moist the water soaks everything. In the kitchen it's not moist/damp.
The reason for the hot and cold taps is simple Cold water is direct from the mains and perfect drinking water (this could be why we have less water fountains). The hot tap comes from a tank, like a large electric kettle. Perfect for washing the pots and pans or yourself.
I think one trick is a large till on one end of the bar, that will be for taking for orders at the bars. The other clear thing is if somebody greats you when you enter, they will have waiters who will come to you.
I really enjoyed the things you like about the UK. It makes you realise how blessed we are
Why do American houses collapse when it's windy ?
Interesting observations, I like that other countries have the convenience of socket outlets in the bathrooms, and most have the same 230-240 voltage same as Britain which negates the reason many people give. Dont know if you rent or own your home? but you never get the perfect property, on three properties i have renovated in the bedrooms and put built-in wardrobes with shelves, i put a socket outlet above a shelf and a long mirror inside a door, on the shelf you can use an electric grooming trimmer/ hair dryer so not unlike some hotels. Close the doors and they're hidden but ready to use, clothes are there too.
Interesting… we would probably do the same, but we do rent the home. Not major alterations can be done here. Nice to be able to customize it the way that makes sense for you though!
I find if there’s a number stamped on the table then you go to the bar to order
That’s a great tip actually! Maybe this is the secret
Great video!
No drinking fountains? That’s pretty new. Could be Covid related but they were everywhere when I was growing up.
Maybe it is COVID related! Didn’t really even consider that!
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America and the U.K. are separated by a common language.
One thing I’m surprised is you didn’t cover was the difference between our chocolate and your candy. We Brits hate American chocolate, over here chocolate is made with fresh milk and yours (mostly) isn’t. There’s a chemical in US chocolate that can also be found in vomit, butyric acid, due to the way the shelf life of milk is made. Also there is a higher cocoa fat content in English chocolate.
We actually have a whole video comparing US and UK sweets, and you're right, very very different! ruclips.net/video/5G6EJZoDWd8/видео.html
The reason why American companies don't pay staff a fair living wage or give them the same benefits as over here, is so that the company can make more money
Ding ding ding 🛎 You are correct
Just disgusting though, doesn’t seem hard to pay people for the work they do smh 🤦🏼♀️ 🤦🏻♂️
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck unfortunately it seems to be the way American businesses operate,over here businesses look after their staff (most of the time) and the company get better standards of work out of the staff.
The reason America doesn't have anything like the NHS is so pharmaceutical and medical companies can make lots of money
@@davebirch1976 You’re exactly right, the corporate greed is disgusting. So so sad
Most of my neighbors are not home during the day. I can’t leave my lpackages with them when they are not home.
its the steam from the hot water in a small space which can get into plug sockets
Ohhhhhhhhhh, that actually makes a lot of sense 😂
That, and the fact that your whole body doesn't tend to be soaking wet in a kitchen, whilst you go around plugging things in and switching on switches.
@@jamesmason3348 You don’t do that in that bathroom either!! (Gosh I hope no on does that!!!) You dry off and come back to the bathroom to plug stuff in
@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I think the point is, the danger of someone doing it is there. There's no accounting for stupid.
I suppose we must be doing something right, if you're still here after two years.
Stop complaining about having 2 taps. You have a sink/bowl - fill it with water to your desired temperature and use it - where is the problem?
I know this might amaze you but everywhere is not like America and every country does have it's own way of doing things. You do seem to have a bigger country so have more room for parking and houses bigger and much more spread out. You have 8 parking spaces for each car here and Europe.
Europe and UK don't have the space
The 2 separate taps thing dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent cross contamination through cross connection
Cold water came from a mains supply and was fit for drinking. Hot water would be serviced by a local storage cistern often situated in the loft.
Water bylaws prevented hot and cold water being mixed because water that had been sitting in a tank in the loft was not deemed safe to drink,
Plus its handy for visually impaired people as they know which side the hot and cold water is on
See! We knew there had to be a reason!! Interesting that it continues to be put into new builds all these years later
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@@AroundtheWorldandBeck I know these days a lot of kitchen sinks and baths are fitted with mixer taps
You have to realise that the UK is smaller than Texas and there are seventy five million people living here. As for the water fountains we have freezing cold winters.
VERY good point! It’s easy to forget the size and population differences!
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Fun fact Seattle has more rain than the UK
So does New York City.
Most UK bedrooms have mirrors in them where people dry/straighten their hair. Our voltage is twice that of the US so it is dangerous having outlets in the bathroom.
SINKS WITHTWO TAPS ARE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SINK PLUG.
I am not sure why most people are annoyed. I thought the same when I moved here, the houses are too small. A three bedroom house is not even three bedrooms because the other bedroom is mostly a box room. I understood why British people did not want to leave Africa .
Lemonade without lemon is just like a bathroom without a bath.
you did nitpick a lot. adapting to a different country isn't easy I know, ( I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia , and that is VERY different. Adapt or die - or go home
Have you even thought about the size of the UK comparable to almost any state in the US? No wonder our roads are small, some of them were built by the Romans or built when people used carts and horses! Your roads are so much bigger because you have so much space.
Hey guys I'm a new subscriber. Maybe do a video about the things you like about England 🙂. I think it is always best to do what we like about Britain before what we don't like or could be conceived as criticism some people can get sensitive. I really enjoyed your tasting video's 😎
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Go to your local Pub, most have great food..
In a pub if they seat you there's service, if not assume you go to the bar... If in doubt go to the bar...
Service is higher class more expensive and often a restaurant with a bar, not a pub with tables you can eat food at...
Roundabouts never popular in US, because cars were so big, they couldn't get them around a roundabout.
Benefits, living wage, environment travel: the U.K. is much more like Europe than the U.S.
you use the plug and mix the water in the sink waaay before you put your hands in the water
Population density in the US is 91 people per square mile. In England the density is 1,124 per square mile. We therefore have to share a smaller amount of land so houses are smaller.
Why do we not have the same space for car parking as would be normal in the US ? We are a small island where space is a massive premium.. Bear in mind that the US is around 40 times the size of the UK but has a population of less that 5 times the UK.. so imagine 5 US states having to hold the whole of the US population. You say you're from Nebraska which is around 80% of the size of the UK but has a population of less than 2 million people.. whereas the UK has 67 million people, so by comparison 80% would be over 53 million people.
I sympathise with Americans confronted with the concept of two taps and a receptacle, Bowl/basin, and struggling to work out how to mix hot & cold water to get a suitable temperature of preference. Having lived in a culture where all the thinking is done for you, if instructions are not available life must become very difficult.
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Ely is in the middle of nowhere. People didn’t eat out or have take always so much until the last 25 years.
When you walk into a old house your on the ground floor under your feet is the basement,next floor up from ground flour is the first floor, basements are not classed as a destination for a visitor to a home,it's a old way of doing things.
That’s a good way of looking at it. It’s just a change of terms that throws us sometimes 😂😂
Try putting a plug in !!!