10 Things Brits Are Bloody Good At - American Reacts
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- In this video I as an American take a look at 10 things Brits are really good at. British peple are awesome!
00:00 - Intro
01:44 Reaction
11:56 Outro
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The British Office sold to more audiences worldwide than the US version.
I was thinking this. I thought The British one sold across more countries and throughout the series. Most places dropped the US office once the first deal was run (I think they pushed it out of it's time slot before the end of the first season here). The self-deprecation and cringe is what made the British version - that was removed for US audience. The unique selling point of the series disappeared and nobody else bought it - so now they're airing repeats of the original like it's bloody Friends.. Think Stephen Fry got the UK/US comedy-thing about right.
I detest The Office UK. Possibly because I work in an office in the UK. Never seen the US version.
tbh honest, with Ricky in it I would always refuse to watch it, I can not stand him at all
and both versions were fucking shit
I am a Brit and I have to agree that the US office is better . Steve plays the role spot on
When it comes to music festivals, they always overlook the BBC Proms. 76 concerts played over 2 months culminating in the Last Night of the Proms. The Last Night takes place at the Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park and about 8 cities around the country and all at the same time.
Oxford and Cambridge University are older than the USA
USA was founded in (1776)
Oxford was founded in (1096)
Cambridge was founded in (1209)
The fact that always amazed me is that these were founded before the inca and Aztec civilization had ended. That just seems mad to me
And St Andrews in Scotland (1410)
Oxbridge is better than all US universities ever.
To correct yo America was founded on the 8th of July not the 4th
and The British Museum
“Pretty sure you guys invented theatre, right?”
Lol, not by a long shot. Rigvedan theatre is from 1500BC, Athenian tragedies are from 600BC.
i was just about to say i think its ancient Greece
@@rabertoification The earliest Greek theatre we have records of are the Athenian tragedies from 600bc. That is Athens as in “Athens, Creece” in case you are American. From the early civilizations the Indian Rigvedas and Chinese Shang theatre was one millennium before that, around 1500 bc. They are both beaten by the ancient Egyptian plays we know of from 2000 bc, nearly one and a half millennium before the Greek plays.
@@bluesz1bluesz17 see above.
Yet all of these comments just confirm how humble and self depreciating us Brits are, 'No, please it wasn't us we only took the idea and turned it into a global phenomenon, nothing to see here, move along, move along!'
@@souldreamer9056 The Greeks was very closely entwined with the Egyptians so we can see where they got the idea.
The reason the US version of The Office was more lucrative is because US has 5 times the UK population.
I love Steve Carrell in ANYTHING! But UK Office leaves the US version on the starting line, sorry.
We got both versions over here.
Cheers from Australia!
We take no satisfaction in being "better" than the USA at some things. I live 10 miles from a beach with a memorial on it to 600 + American soldiers lost in one night (Slapton sands) just practiceing for a Normandy landing. So there is none of this triumphalist "we are better than you are crap to be heard when I am standing in front of the memorial on the beach on a cold, wet windswept day. God bless and thank you all our American cousins.
Tragic event. Stood by the salvaged tank and memorial obelisk many times... Torcross, Slapton sands in my most favorite places ever....such happy childhood memories
Ah curmudgeon, it’s fun. Ffs lighten up.
Exactly - I get quite frustrated at most comments on this kind of video, so many Brits crowing over British superiority in exactly the way they deplore in Americans! (I'm British myself.) The world isn't black and white.
@@davidedbrooke9324 On most things yes David, on this one No.
we don't do bragging over here mate, it's just a british thing, great channel
As the famous saying goes...."The USA invented rock n' roll...then the Brit's showed them how it should be done"!
Just like we invented a lot of sports and other countries show us how.
way i heard that saying was "america made rock n roll, britain made it good"
@@bigfrankfraser1391 - All versions work! 😉
@MrAbletospeak did you watch the video?
Talking of British accents, writer Bill Bryson ( in his book on the history of the English language) said that there are more variations in accents in a small area of Yorkshire, UK than the whole of the USA. Amazingly, I can travel 20 miles from where I have lived all my life, in Northern England, and have real trouble understanding some of the old folk's accents
We just can't seem to shrug off that old tribal thinking 😆😆
@@littlewoodimp Dope! I'm just pointing out an interesting FACT - to anyone with a interest in the the English language. Get it...you fool!
@@musik102 And I agreed with your commented sentiment. Also it *is* because of our tribal past and we *are* still a nation with tribal attitudes. I do home your day improves sweetie, because you're behaving like you're having a shitty one so far. Calm down dear.
@@littlewoodimp Oh dear! There is nothing "tribal" in what I said. Get it! If I said that the population of London is greater that Detroit, you would probably see that as a example of tribalism. It ain't. You must enrol immediately in a class that teaches clear, logical thinking. It's a very important skill.
@@musik102 I've achieved several qualifications requiring that in my 60 years honeybun. Even taught some. Can't be arsed doing anymore.
Now stop wasting your time being so argumentative over nothing. It's just silly. The sun is shining! Go do something fun! I'm off to play with the hosepipe and my dogs. Hope your poor temper improves. 😘
As a Brit I'd say the Americans do hype and patriotism better. The absolutely massive events like the Superbowl have a level of cheese and hysteria we as Brits are almost uncomfortable with haha... Good vid 👍
British & Canadian performers have been a part of Hollywood since the Silent Era.
Don’t need to go any further than Charlie Chaplin, and Stan Laurel. And, little known fact, Stan Laurel travelled to the USA on the same ship as Chaplin because he was at that time Chaplin’s understudy.
The Brits slay festivals....To be honest though Europeans slay music festivals. I mean across the pond there is the Netherlands which got pretty awesome festivals (like Pinkpop, Defqon, Concert at sea) as well.
Not to mention Wacken for the rock & metal scene :)
And their festival toilets are FAR nicer 😁
Not to mention electronic music festivals they have in Netherlands.
You are forgetting the summer long Proms festival every kind of music celebrated. etc.
@@denewst01 yep germany baby
Never seen either of "The Office" When you consider the population size of the UK we do have a fair amount of musical talent. They never mentioned William Shakespeare, as according to Guinness Book of World Records Shakespeare remains the world’s best-selling playwright, with sales of his plays and poetry believed to have achieved in excess of four billion copies in the over 400 years since his death. He is also the third most translated author in history.
Shakespeare - kind of cornered the market with his plays .... I am not a huge fan of his work to be honest , as i used to have to re-enacted his plays at school which i hated doing - I hated old English dialogue
But i can not deny his content via his catalogue of work as portraying a vast human emotion spectrum which is spectacular ie: intrigue , murder , adultery , love , hate , romance , envy etc etc
the story of Romeo and Juliet is probably my favourite and will always be relevant as will his other work, dealing with other recurring emotions within human existence till the end of time no doubt
You ought to watch a movie called "Brassed Off" its a really bitter/sweet story with some amazing acting
I'm a coal miners daughter from North East England[Geordie] , I could hardly understand my own dad when he started talking Pit Yakka . a dialect which a lot of miners could speak.
We definitely didn't invent theatre... that would be the Greeks at the latest, but theatre in one form or another has existed forever
As a Brit we don't shout about how good we are at some things , so what I (we) find funny is how Americans are indoctrinated into thinking they and their country is the best, when you've discovered it clearly isn't. This of course stops them improving never mind reaching the quality of life in other developed countries such as Scandanavia.
If you haven't seen the show Episodes, you should give that a go. The first season, anyway. It shines a light on the different creative environments you can find in the UK and the US.
Loved that
I agree, there is a memorial on Weymouth seafront to the American Rangers who went to France to help end the war,
To be frank if it wasn’t for the Americans we would all be speaking German now .
You have to remember without the British office there wouldn't have been a US version.
It is hardly fair to compare the success of UK and US office by viewing figures. The US has a much bigger population! But if the UK Office wasn't good, why would they bother to remake it?
The original video he showed the commentator was referring to the content and presentation not numbers.
I've watched both versions and the British version is hands down the winner the American version showed clearly what it was a poor imitation of the original
So!e episodes were passable but the majority were trying too hard to be humorous but not quite making it
Also while they liked the original British version the majority of those viewing couldn't always get the point so they in their wisdom decided to
* Americanis * it
If you liked "Lock, Stock" etc. you'll go nuts over "Snatch" another, maybe better film by Guy Richie..
I'm from Northern England and I speak with a broad accent if I go outside my town people find it hard to understand me so you tend to have to speak slower.
In our north of England, accents change from street to street!
@@ianhinds3480 People's accents don't change street to street u liar 🤣 Just people voices sound different from street to street because we're all different people.
We should also claim a place as the home of great crime writers. Agatha Christie alone (despite being dead for many years) sold more than two million copies of her books in English in 2020, and is the most translated writer in English ever.
Ricky Gervais stopped doing the Office as he felt it was perfect as 2 series
And this is not uncommon, Fawlty Towers = 2 series of 6, Upstart Crow = 3 series of 6, same for Black Books. Blackadder only did one series of 6 episodes per era (plus some one off specials). In the UK artists are not locked into contacts that force them to keep going until the network pulls the plug.
Ethan, everything you put on on your channel is really enjoyable….you are far and away my favourite broadcaster
Thank you so much for being so kind!
Cockney rhyming slang a lot older than WW11.
They missed out how good us british are at two wheeled sports, we have so many multiple times World champions in various types of motorcycle and bicycle sports. Jonathan Rea, Carl Fogarty, Dougie Lampkin, Rachel Atherton, Sir Chris Hoy, Steve Peat, Peter Hickman, to name just a handful of them.
You forgot Britain's most decorated Olympic pair Laura and Jason Kenny.
bradley wiggins
Guy Martin!
I knew I would forget loads of important riders! Lol god knows how I forgot Guy Martin, he is from the next town along from me!!
Simon Wigg & Kelvin Tatum
I love how you are so in awe of our country and culture 😊
Dolly Parton at Glastonbury was a moment - the Dolly Dance with the security staff joining in was fabulous.
The British and American versions of The Office were effectively two different series. There is no comparison.
I am British and have watched both the UK and US versions of The Office, I found the UK version more cringe making. A friend who works in an office said he couldn't watch it as the characters were uncomfortably close to reality.
If you haven't already watched "Trainspotting" you should do.
Such a young Ewan McGregor! Who knew he'd become a Jedi Master!
And make sure to use the subtitles…lol
And a young hugh laurie
@@andrewhornby58 Hugh Laurie? He’s not in Trainspotting?
@@sknox1394 yes he is, that was him in the pink top. A quick google search will confirm for you.
Being the age I am, of course I remember bands like The Beatles, The Stones and many others when they first came onto the scene. BUT also around was the incredible music from the USA, namely Tamla Motown, Stax and many smaller record companies. Their influence is still alive today with tracks that will fill a Northern soul dance floor with people that were not even born when the tracks were released. So the USA has played a huge influence here in the UK with that type of music that still has thousands of followers in many parts of the world as well as the UK.
And Rock and Roll - definitely didn't start in the UK!
Oh Lord! Northern Soul, the nights at Wigan Casino. How I wish I could go back. You’re correct, that music is something else. KTF ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧
@@loopyloo788 Totally agree Loopy Loo. The Casino, The Twisted Wheel, The Torch Blackpool and many many venues. The faith is still strong. KTF.
@@wilmaknickersfit True... rnr did come from the U.S.... but don't forget where the U.S. came from ;)
@Ian Warren exactly! Rock and Roll is constantly being refreshed by the back-and-forth influences across the pond.
Lou Reed, Iggy Pop to the Sex Pistols, and back to RHCP
Sparks to countless UK new wave bands and back to American new wave bands
Beach Boys and the Beatles with their famously friendly rivalry
So many other examples could be mentioned..
Thank God we have each other, or the modern music world would certainly suck now.
Peep Show is one of the funniest series in recent history. Definitely worth watching.
Yes mate!
How thick is wall?
I'd totally recommend you watch Peep Show, its filmed on cameras strapped to their head's so its very awkward and unique feeling. My favourite episode, is 'the nether zone' lol
I think when it comes to music, Britain and America share the prize, because Brits and Americans influenced each other
As a British guy, I can name two things America does better than the rest of the world. Carving Presidents heads into mountain sides, and producing Jack Daniels whisky. 😉
Yep we have a lot of different accents for a small nation, but what people forget is that these accents & dialects developed over centuries, Centuries during which it would take weeks to travel the country on foot or even by horse. The poor couldn't really travel at all easily, This didn't really change until relatively recently with the dawn of the industrial age & the invention of steam ships & trains 👍
I'm not a theatre goer but I have seen Phantom of the Opera twice. (The wifes' favourite) The first time was at the 'Opera House' in Manchester, it was great. The second time was at The 'Empire Theatre' in Liverpool, where the play was set on a circular revolving stage set. Totally different, visually, to Manchester but just as good to watch.
She who shall not be named was the first billionaire author, yeah.
Oxford and Cambridge get all the glory but I am a PhD student and lecturer at University of Glasgow which was founded in 1451.
That means people were studying here at the time of the Aztecs and the Incas, which is insane to think about.
Also University of Abertay in Dundee is one of the best universities in Europe for medical research and forensics..
British accents change every 10 to 15 miles.
And every generation!
I have to agree with both of you, where I was born and raised we can sound quite posh, southeast , yet the next village or town can sound country bumpkin. Now as for sounding quite posh, my grandfather who was also born and raised in same town as me, sounded completely different, he had more of a country bumpkin and Shakespearean style of speaking, for example he would say something like: where bis gwain and come hither, or hark. Mind you saying that, if I remember correctly " where bis gwain " is closer to the old English before Shakespeare, as they would say " whereon bist gwain "
@@seeyouanon2931
I remember my Nan who was a Scouser born and bred saying "where's yer gannin'"?
Gannin'/ganning is more associated with Geordies for "going" which is derived from the Old English word "gan" which means "go".
She also used to say things like "hither" too, she used to say many strange words to me when I was little, but now I am older and understand more, it's not so strange as maybe the way youngsters speak to me is, it's probably as equally different as today's youth speak.
@ red lioness
Ahhh ok thank you, yes I just tried finding some old English, I found gan- to go as you said, I also found goen which also means to go, it depends on the context of the sentence. so maybe I mistook gwain for goen ( because of his dialect) it sounded like he was doing a gwa sound, I found bist was old English, but from what I could tell he didn't pronounce the t, lol but he may have but it wasn't a strong t sound. I also just found that hither is a Shakespearean version of the old English hider with the same meaning. He also used to say hark for listen and yonder ,like over yonder, over there etc. So many different words, at first I was like WHATTTT! What are you saying to me, but now I find it quite interesting the difference a couple of generations can make. His dialect is the old royal berkshire dialect. Now part of Oxfordshire.
@@seeyouanon2931
You can also hear it in Brummie today, when people from the Midlands say you and your for example, we hear a sound that is like "yow" and "yow-er".
This is very evident in Old English where "you" is spelt as "eów" and "your" is spelt as "eówer" which is like saying "meow" (as a cat sound) without the "m" which fits perfectly with both Old English and the modern Midlands pronunciation.
The accents thing is cool but also makes sense - British English developed over a longer time and before the horse and cart, let alone railways - so accents developed within a days travel by foot. As the US was very much reliant on the railroads in their expansion, once a town existed - so did the railroad and hundreds of miles could be traversed in a day - standardising the language/accents and even time, in direct connection to that. Places like New Guinea are crazy, think they have over 10% of the world's languages on that one little island because of the terrain and lack of free movement through the jungle and mountain terrain..
Talking about the weather, it's 62F where I am, in North Norfolk, feel sorry for the holiday makers. They keep telling us we are due a heatwave, still waiting. Robert L Stevenson, his family were lighthouse builders, so can be thanked for some of the iconic buildings around our coast. We are a strange bunch, loved watching our Medical Professors taking stupid questions from some thick MPs, one man nearly fell of his chair, but zoom went to a lady, who was able to keep it together. It was hilarious. Recorded the repeat.
I appreciate you doing the conversion for our American friend, but it's 16.6C damnit. Let them do their own conversions from Rest-of-world to American :-)
If you liked lock stock and two smoking barrels you'll love Snatch.
Ethan I like your style - we’re a strange lot, probably the best in the battlefield too.
Think the ancient Greeks perfected theatre, although, there's evidence it dates all the way back to mesopotamia and beyond as a form of storytelling
That's true. Theatre in Britain dates back to early Middle Ages when religious plays were used to educated people on the bible by roving bands of actors and minstrels. This became more formalised and licensed by Henry VIII and on to Shakespear's Globe Theatre etc. I don't know if any of it was influenced by the Greeks but it was probably derived from several different cultures in the end.
(I am only going on what I remember, I am no expert. Lol)
@@DruncanUK That's all very well but if you look closer at the beginning of Christianity you'll find Monty Python. :-)
That's what I was going to comment 👍 ❤️
@@margaretnicol3423 so true, but what did the Romans ever do for us?
@@DruncanUK I suppose without them we wouldn't have the national anthem - Always look on the bright side of life!
It was quite normal all over Europe that the accents and dialects slightly change from village to village.
Something the US does a lot better : reaction videos.
I think it's because Americans generally have less interaction with the world outside America so their reactions come with an interesting naivity
ilveutube It's a shock to most Americans that they are not the only country in the world, when they find out they're not alone it's a reaction video
Of course, Alan Rickman played a Euro-German in Die Hard - so we got you both ways!
Hello Ethan. 8:00 we have lots of China history. Eden Project is on site of china pits and Stoke-on-Trent made loads of it to drink tea from. Wonder where we pinched that from? Such good bad guys.
P.S. did you see Emmerdale ITV's Yorkshire soap with the punch in the pub at 6:00?
Ecky thump!
Brits are good at lots of things and we don't feel the need to brag about it.
We're probably the best at not bragging
We are extraordinarily humble. I'd go as far as to say we're the most humble.
@@aceofspoons8382 Well, bragging wouldn't be British.
I never expected to like the US version of The Office but I have to say they nailed it, I definitely prefer it to the UK version.
Only fools and horses by far the best UK comedy and rightly always voted the best.
like 80% of the british people ive met can sing decently
The Tolkien name has German roots but l was told further back they have Norse roots where the Author's imagination meandered to produce his masterpieces.
I general when the US remakes British comedies they're bad - The Office, though, is an exception to that rule.
That only happened though because they completely changed the tone of the show from S2 onwards - S1 is much more similar to the British version.
in general when UK remakes US comedy they are bad too. It is just different type of humor.
@@LednacekZ curious, which American comedy's has Britain recreated?
@@LednacekZ It's very rare for that to happen, British audiences are far more used to watching US shows than the other way around so there's very little financial incentive to remake when you can just licence the original. It's interesting to see that there's a slow shift happening where more and more Americans are watching and enjoying British made shows, perhaps it will lead to a reduction in terrible remakes.
@@lukeyoung6479 that 70's show
We make a bloody good cuppa
Every chance we get!
That crack sounded amazing
Denmark has Mads Mikkelsen who is Use to play Vallian in American and english Series/Movies. Well, They forgot to add: Ralph Fiennes - who is great to play villian: Red dragon and Schindlers list. We love english comedy in Denmark.... Britian a little country??? Not from my homecountry Denmarks view... (We almost dissapear on the map) Our history go long back... f.ex. Vikings.... and yes we have a lot of castles, kings and queens too. And funny... We have attached Britian several of times, put kings on their throne and even settle down in Britian. I love United Kingdom... I visit it twice...
I would love to see your reaction to month python haha
Try reading Patrick O'brien, Aubrey-Maturin books, they made the master and commander film from the books but they are the best historical fiction out there.
I have just got into these, trying to read them in order .Now read 6 out of the 21 published .
Every country throughout the entire world is good as something and thats why we need to all work together and stop bloody fighting
Also extremely good at and very tolerant of the one thing we hate the most …… queuing
Or 'standing in line' as the Americans call it ....
“Along with our thriving economy”, yep no one does humour like the British.
YAAAY East Anglia got a mention!!
Alan Rickman dying so soon is a crime against humanity. Also, let’s not forget the number of Disney movies based on British stories [Robin Hood, jungle book, mary poppins, Alice in wonderland, chitty chitty bang bang, the lion king (it’s based on hamlet), to name a few].
Bro I fucking FELT that neck break 😬🤣🤣
We love our music festivals! Fun fact - when Glastonbury festival is on, there are more people at the festival than the entire population of the city of Bath! (250,000 vs 88,859).
I'm watching this while half a mile away from the Leeds Festival.
Can hear it whilst indoors and watching RUclips on the TV, noisy gits.
Must watch Musicals: Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked...also Miss Saigon.
We may have the most influential music, but you have my all time favourite song - Avenged Sevenfold 'Save Me'. There's a rapidly lessening number of things that make me proud to be British tbh but Iron Maiden are still one of them :)
A good showcase of British music and also culture is the amount crammed into the segment "Frankie and June say.... thanks Tim" at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012 but I'm not sure i can find a good video - other than the full ceremony which is in good quality, you may be able to react to smaller chunks. Just a thought!
"Pretty sure you guys invented theater, right?"
Heh, good one. Theater existed hundreds (if not thousands) of years before even the Romans turned up.
Peep Show is a hysterical comedy,very sarcastic,dark and immense amounts of embarrassment and cringe..,definitely worth a look if you get a chance
Both versions of the Office are two of my all time favourite tv shows.
5:09 That's Michael Caine , Michael Keaton was , Beetlejuice and Batman.
The Office is a contentious one. The British version is basically the first season of the US one word for word. It did not translate well and that's the series that nobody in the US liked. I can see why, it didn't work. The US one was then adapted to something American actors and writers can do well and that the audience appreciated. They are both very different shows and hard to compare. I liked the US version once they adapted it to their own style, but it always seems hard for Americans to appreciate the UK one as they expect to be like the one they're used to and it's really not. The US version does have some great cringe moments but nothing compared to original, which even as a Brit, can sometimes be painful to watch.
I like both versions of The Office, but the British version is concise and consistently good from start to finish, whereas the quality of the American version fluctuates, I thought at its worst some episodes were very poor. Peep Show is awesome though, you should definitely check it out.
I have to agree that the American office was a really bad example to give of a sugary creation that didn’t translate, both shows are absolutely brilliant in their own right
we have noticabelly different accents every 10miles, with our own unique phrases
About education, I gotta say... MIT is an incredible institution. Easily the greatest research university in the world.
Although, it was founded by expatriated British educators... Soooo...
Do "life of Brian" if you wanna watch Monthy Phyton. There will loads of gags you would get in there.
greeks and romans, and befoire the greeks and romans the japanese and chinese had theatre before europe
Japanese theatre only goes back to the 14th century.
Great reaction. Feel a little bit proud to be British haha. Much love from England
‘I cant think of a single thing America is better at than Britain’
Brits: *whispers* guns
Exported to the US, 'Till Death Us Do Part' became 'All In The Family'. 'Steptoe And Son' became 'Sanford & Son'. There was also a (very poor) US remake of Fawlty Towers'.
Sadly, to your comment, we (the Brits) cannot take credit for inventing the theatre. That award goes to the Greeks and then the Romans. We merely adopted it. And rather well, I must say. >insert smug face< haha
Yes agree in terms of music given our size but I think US /Canada has a pretty strong case - and that's if you're forgetting all of the classical music we have the European countries to thank for
The U.S. has its fair share of great composers. Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein.
If you liked lock stock.. you would also enjoy Snatch. If you Jane t seen it already lol. Two of my favourite movies ever! Lol
O Snatch is one of my top 5 all time favorite movies, probably seen it 5 times?
Half of hollywood are secretly British actors using American accents as disguises
The best sitcom has to be mind your language
You made much nicer looking 50's and 60's cars than we did.
The E type Jaguar?
I live in Glasgow and within this city there are so many local versions of accents.
I live in West end and allegedly have a
" posh" accent. Four miles down the main road it's hanged into a more typical Glasgow accept but not quite so broad move East the more working class accent that even I can have problems understanding. I worked there for several years and honestly I had the Mick mercilessly taken over my accent.couple of miles on and it becomes the best known glesga chanter the type known by everyone who has seen a Glasgow thug portrayal. Example
My husband and I both are university lecturers
I studied in the prestigious university featured in your video my husband in a top Edinburgh university where he currently is a department head.
We both teach very different subjects.
I in the past 10 years have been doing a lot of guest speaking internationally on my subject which includes my faith as its relevant to my subject as I work in addictive behaviours and issues that arise from it including homelessness and separation from family.
As well as speaking in our worship centres I'm often found speaking in education institutions.
I often wear clothing associated with our faith group when speaking as I am partially employed by my church group to train staff on addiction support services.
Some months back I was invited to attend and guest speak at my husband's university. Now I use my maiden name when working also going back to British accent. My husband's university is in the most upper class area of Edinburgh and his he speaks with this morning side accent ( at least he does at work)
While as I said I was educated at the English university featured in your video so I speak with a cut glass English accent when lecturing at least
So I'm invited to attend and speak at husband's university but as I don't use my married name professionally no one knew I was his wife apart from one friend who also belonged to our church.
I arrive in uniform as several high ranking leaders of my church were to attend. The event goes smoothly and after we are invited to share with the department heads in a buffet.
I didn't see my husband enter room and first indicator that he in as arrived is when he slid his arm around my waist and kissed my cheek.
Remember that those present had heard me speak in my cut glass English accent when I spoke on subject.
Imagine the look when I in a east end Glasgow accent did him in ribs and say
" Quit it eejit cos am still in ma monkey suit "which
Mouths dropped
Then jewellery same accent
" Donny fash yerseel lassie or i'll just be telling them her ma biddy in ( unmarried common law wife )
Again jaws dropped as they had only ever heard him use morning side accent art work. Our friend who like husband spoke in the same accent when at work cut in in his natural Belfast accent grabbing me and saying come ere lassie not seen yi in a donkeys age and kissing me soundly he to is told in broad glasweigen to
" keep her hauns take yersel .ca be no see am staunin in my monkey suit and yon high heedyins be watching.
Husband can't keep it up and bursts out laughing. He tells the people I was speaking with who just happened to have been the dean, the Lord proves and his wife and the local bishop reverting to work accent.
" Its fine I'm not molesting her she's my wife his friend commented in work voice and one of my best friends and solo cornet player in my band ( he was our corps bandmaster my husband the junior band leader)
I not quite finished winding up the pair of them reverted to my natural kelvinside Glasgow accent telling the pair of them to watch their backs I'd get them back
It was hilarious to see the faces around us hearing the broad east end Glasgow accent in their hallowed halls for in case you are unaware there is a great rivalry between the two cities. But get them back I did I introduced myself and both of them to the senior officers from our church using their ranks and corps knowing full well this would mean a long conversation over changes IHQ recently introduced re music allowed to be played by bands.
Glasgow is such a beautiful city I visited with my dad he used to live there.
within 5 miles from me there 4 different accents in the uk
Radio comedy is left out too often. It's a shame as there are some excellent radio comedy programmes: e.g. Goodness, gracious me; Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Goon Show; Cabin Pressure; Old Harry's Game; Revolting People.
You should check out 'shameless' Great insight into british society.
Perhaps also the older series "Bread" Hilarious.
Yet another "classic" the yanks copied and messed up! lol
The US and British office are different and both hilarious. I don't think it's possible to say one is better than the other.
Did you know that Vinnie Jones from Lock stock and two Smoking barrels used to be a football/ soccer player?
Well that's debatable, he played for Wimbledon, his greatest claim to fame in football was grabbing Gazzas nuts.
@@alisonsmith4801. That team were a bit wild to say the least.
@@timglennon6814 A bunch of journeyman, a spoiler team who lived off a reputation, hoofing a ball up the pitch, their stadium was well named " Plough Lane" cos they played like a bunch of donkeys.
@@alisonsmith4801 played internationally for Wales too!
@@DJQUAZER Aye only because the country of his choice Ireland couldn't prove his granny had once a Guinness in Dublin, the country of his birth England didn't need any hoofball merchants, so with a surname of Jones Wales lapped him up, and more years in the wilderness followed for the Welsh.
Every time J K Rowling gets on the billionaire list, she gives millions away to charity to get off it
it's just a shame that most of the charities she donates to are discriminatory against protected groups :/
Despite the trend I admire her. I don't understand why her expressing an opinion got her cancelled.
@@ticketyboo2456because she literally invalidated other peoples existence and said they didn't deserve rights. i think we can all agree that everyone deserves human rights and yet she opposed that for people who weren't even infringing on her. i felt invalidated as a woman who's had a hysterectomy as one of her points was "you're not a woman if you don't have a period," it's hurtful to communities especially when she has such a big platform. also, to make the point that what constitutes a woman is down to the biological need to reproduce is sexist and deems us as sexual objects - very much like the handmaids in a handmaids tale.
@@alexandria6054 It's a valid opinion. Woman have fought for many years for their rights and now in one fell swoop we are being commanded to accept that transgendered people have more rights than us. It's just another way to put women down and is saddening. Any way even if you disagree that women have rights those who throw temper tantrums over someone not agreeing with them are bullies. Are you happy to be a bully?
@@ticketyboo2456 isn't it ironic that the ones defending women the most against this are those evil right wing misogynist?
That makes me chuckle.
I love a lot about America and do not like that some of my fellow country people think it's okay to bash it. There are some things America definitely does best of all. Animated movies, barbecues, theme parks, rock and roll, jeans, stand up comics, welcomes, super heroes to name but a few.
Japan has the USA beat on animation. JP S tier, USA B tier
@@tonycrayford3893 I suppose it's a matter of opinion, but I would say Japan can only strive to be as good as America. Whilst I can't deny Japan is number 2 possibly America is superior imho...