What's the difference between an Englishman and an American. An American thinks 200 years is a long time and an Englishman thinks 200 miles is a long distance.
It's also like my friends living in Chicago and California think it's the strangest thing for us (since we live in a small town near the Florida/Alabama state line) to have to drive 45 miles to get to our medical appointments. Or, when I was still working, to have an hour and half one way drive. It's just normal for us.
Was told that one by a European when I lived there many years ago it is absolutely true (an ancient archeological find had just been made not too far from where I lived) Along that line I found that when you say it is 1500 miles that means little, so I began to describe distances in Berlin to Moscow units(hint it is less than a thousand miles ;-0
I'm a fellow Brit (North Yorkshire) and visited the US last summer. Loved every single minute of it and got asked pretty much every question you listed. Loved the warmth and positive attitude of all those around me, from getting a few things in Walgreens to getting a drink in a bar. I raise my glass to you, the motherland and the United States.
I have a few British friends that I met while deployed in the Army that I still keep in contact with. We always have fun giving each other the business! Insults fly back and forth and we all laugh!
I had a pen pal from the UK years ago in early high school (60's). She sent me a photo, containing two girls. She told me she was the one in the jumper, but I could not figure it out. We wrote back and forth for a year, but I never knew which one I was writing to - and was too embarrassed to admit it. NOW, I know!
@@mikeyoung9810 As a project in my Jr/Sr HS., Home Economics Sewing class, I made a jumper. I think my Mom who was a Home Economics major said that was the easiest. Who was she kidding? :) Forced compliance. She ultimately felt sorry for me I guess, and gave me a hand. Whew, can’t believe I actually passed that portion of my class. Baking, was more my thing :D.
As a fellow Southerner, I was also like, WTF??? I have known quite a number of Brits in my life, so I can guess with about 90% accuracy the general area their accent comes from, so that seems bizarre to me. Maybe people who don't get out much? I dunno. Weird.
Silky Tp I remember being on the road behind Charing Cross Station with a local. I said “look at all the bums”. He quickly corrected me and said they were “tramps”, and not to say that again. (In London, a bum is a butt and a tramp is a street person, vagrant).
I had planned to go to Oklahoma and Colorado to see my sister and then my friend on the way back to my Rocky Mountain State, but with COVID-19 and my suspectibilty to getting sick easily, since like forever; there was NO way I was going on a possible flying petridish of COVID-19. NOPE!!
I lived the first ten years of my life in Kent, England (dad was in the diplomatic corps). Forty years later, I'm in the grocery store talking to my daughter-in-law when a lady behind me says, "Oh, from Kent, are you"? Been living in the US for long?
@@kathleenpayne564 I think Lawrence hugs his wife because, after all she's born in the USA. Personally, I was born in Pennsylvania by a first generation Italian mother so I surely have the hugging gene; relatives, co-workers, almost anyone who will stand for it. And I talk to everybody but not with my hands like Italians do.
I was married into a British family for eight years until my wife died. I quite liked their family structure. My father in law and I discussed the difference between UK spoken English and the American version rather often. I learnt so much. We enjoyed comparing differing terms for the same things: hood/bonnet; wrench/spanner, etc. The family were easy to get on with. They are very loving and never insisted on their way in anything. My inlaws included a lot of extended family who also came here. They were appreciative and just happy to be here. I text a couple of them still and even call at times. It has been over 20 years since my wife died and they still treat me like family. I hope the experience is similar for other people, as I have had, I being a Californian who married into a British family who is here in the US.
Me to my husband: "Oh he's from Grimsby (I was also born in Grimbsy) - and he moved to America" Husband: "Why did he move to America?" Me: "He's from Grimbsy - is that not enough of a reason"
@Debbie M I think they mean the difference between a long and short "e" sound. So "bee" is how you think, but "be" is said like "bet" but without the -t.
I love that about British swear words. As soon as our first child was born, we started saying "bloody" because it's not a bad word here. We could cuss without guilt. To this day our daughters say "why doesn't this bloody thing work?!"
When Americans ask "How do you like it here?" We are asking for your experiences not if you truly like it or not. Something like "I love the football but i hate the weather." so it probably never occurs to anyone that you could answer differently.
If I was to ask that, I'd mean it more like - does it put him at unease, or is he getting on well enough? Britain can be hard on Americans, and America can be hard on the British, depending on where we're raised. So asking that, I'm in a way asking him, is there something we can maybe do to help? America is huge and the answers depend on where we ask the question from.
A "jumper" in the USA is a garment usually (but not always) worn by little girls. It is a one piece sleeveless and collarless garment under which is usually worn a blouse of sweater (what you'd call a "jumper"). The garment can be made of a mid-to-heavy weight cotton or a fleece or even wool. It can be lined or not. Little girls in Roman Catholic elementary school, up to about grade three, wear them with bicycle shorts underneath for modesty (at least my daughter was required to during her elementary school years in Parochial school).
Was watching Hugh Bonneville on Graham Norton and they were referring to his jumper he wore on another show. Took me awhile they were talking about his sweater.
Your way of describing a jumper is a bit complex. I thought a jumper was overall shorts or a one price body suit, onesie as some people call it ... I've seen both boys & girls wear them depending on how they are made. In the south everyone wears them in summer.. I would call what a girl wears a romper
I don't know if you've done a video on this or not, but what are some American stereotypes you heard about/believed while living in Britain that, once you came over and started living in America full time, you found out were completely untrue or wildly inaccurate? Thanks, great video!
To be fair, Oprah is one in 327 million Americans. The Queen is only one in 66 million Britons. As a population-based statistical calculation, a given Briton is about five times more likely to know the Queen than a given American is to know Oprah. By land area the odds are even more slanted in a Briton's favor, since 40 Britains could fit within the United States (7 in Alaska alone). So sure, the odds are astronomically small, but far less astronomically small than we're used to in our own lives. Also, we do the same thing with fellow Americans. "Oh, you're from Delaware? Do you know Aubrey Plaza?"
I remember being out at a restaurant, and one guy with us asked the waitress, "I love your accent! What part of England are you from?" Her response: "South Africa." :P
@@kari8187 It's because Canadians get offended if you mistake them for Americans, whereas Americans don't seem to have the same response to being mistaken for Canadians.
Visiting N. Ireland I was asked where to visit in the U.S by so many!! One night in a pub I actually had to explain our geography, topography and general weather of the areas. People were amazed at how large the U.S is-
I haven't lived in England for twenty years, five of them in Spain, the rest here. When I get asked do you go home often, I reply "every night, this is now my home."
It’s funny how you word the questions as if a Brit were asking it instead of an American. I can’t imagine an American saying “Do you get home often”, we’d say “How often do you go home”. Love the videos!!
I've known many people from different countries here In America over the years, and they have all told me the same thing: Americans are very friendly and very helpful. Several told me of being lost and Americans have asked them if they needed help. Several commented that the idea of sales people asking if they needed help is something Europeans need to do. My friend from Australia said anybody that drinks their beer cold is okay with him! A long time friend who immigrated from England said it was strange that Americans are stereotyped in Europe by people who have never visited America! So yes, we can be weird, but we can also be the best we can be!
@@gg-eo6ez I was warned exactly of that.. 'Dont get shot' etc expecting my life expectancy to drop to plummet as soon as I got off the plane at LAX. To be fair the American education system leaves a lot to be desired.. You get credits for just turning up FFS. You can get extra credits if the teacher likes you.
British person here. I have to say out of the 30+ countries I have been to, I found Americans the most hospitable people I have spent time with. And that isn't because we share the same language, I've came across some lovely people from Indonesia and Taiwan all but to name a few, but there is just something about the openness of Americans and how they engage with people from the outside. I remember going to a bar in Milwaukee and I said to a girl in the smoking area "excuse me, do you have a lighter?" her face just lit up and she replied "oh my God, what is that accent?" and a few minutes later I'm spending the rest of my evening with her and all her friends. I know that could happen anywhere, but it definitely wasn't a one off. Some Americans give their country a hard time sometimes by complaining a bit too much, but it really is a wonderful nation.
@Nicky L After I retired, I got a job at a home improvement store, and no it wasn't Home Depot or Lowes. We were required to ask customers if they needed help, and to be on hand if they did. One of the employees in the plumbing dept. was caught on camera deliberately moving away from customers, and was warned. When he was spotted again (he knew about the cameras!) He was fired. Our customer support was the number one reason people shopped with us, and the number one complaint from customers in other stores. So your pestering is the employee doing his job. Be polite and say "no, and thanks for asking". Employees hate it when customers get rude!
As a Chicagoan in Australia for 11 years, I get asked many of these questions, too. Depending on my level of playfulness when asked, I often respond to "Where is that/your accent from?" with "My voice box." Though, while watching this video, the answer, "From a distillation of all the places I have lived." seems an equally valid response. Cheers!
Tyce Light I also grew up in the Chicago area. I am scared to guess where people are from, because I have guessed Australia for people from New Zealand, and they get offended!😳
@@MagentaOtterTravels "Six" is a shibboleth to differentiate Australians from New Zealanders. The Aussies pronounce it as "seex" and the Kiwis pronounce it as "six," more or less, with the short "I" sound.
Magenta Otter Travels Often I’m asked “Is that a Canadian accent I hear?” It’s the old adage: an American doesn’t mind being asked if they’re Canadian, but woe to any who reverses that! LOL
@@tycelight Really, the go-to assumption is not American? There being 10 times as many Americans as Canadians, I would be surprised if any American was assumed to be Canadian. Similar to how (I imagine), an Austrian would be taken for a German or a New Zealander would be taken for an Australian because Germany and Australia are more prominent than the smaller countries. Are you from the northern Midwest? I can see similarities between, say, a Minnesotan accent and a Canadian accent. An American can tell that a Canadian is a Canadian pretty readily once the telltale words come out (shedule? prohcess?), but I wouldn't think the subtleties were apparent to non-North Americans. Having an American vocalize zee (versus "zed") is the quickest, easiest way to out an American.
When I was living in England my favorite common question people would ask me was “ do you get to New York (or Disneyworld) very often?” I loved it because when I said “no” people would commiserate with me about how, when you live some place, you don’t necessarily take advantage of things. What is funny about this is, I’m from Portland Oregon and the distance from Portland to New York is actually somewhat greater than the distance from London to Teheran.
I don't think anyone actually thinks the US is a small country, but I think people just forget just how large it is when speaking casually. I recall one night playing games with a few friends and one of them (Italian) says something suggesting that we would potentially get together sometime with his cousin (In the Southern US). The 2 of us US guys kind of laughed because I'd have to drive further than the length of Italy to get to his cousin in the South and then the guy in Texas is even further west from the guy in the South than that distance.
@@Mode-Selektor I'm in Oregon, and I have a good mate that lives in Croydon (greater London) and he mentioned during one of our phone chats how he fancied having one of his cars sent across the pond and driving from coast to coast. He asked how long it would take. He thought I was having him on at first. He's also a *huge* WWII buff, so he asked about going out to Pearl Harbor. I said sure, we could do a short stay reasonably cheaply. "How about Guam? Can we go to Midway?" I said, "Marcus, you don't have the slightest idea how far that is, do you?"
@@elizabethkeyes8750 Just love thy neighbour in coronation Street and keeping up appearances with that Bucket woman. To Sir with Love a great movie. Can't get more English than those.
When I was in 8th grade we had a boy from England join our class. I remember feeling sorry for him bc he seemed so scared, not bc we were mean to him but bc of all the attention and he was shy. He really looked like the most stereotypical English boy. I wonder how he’s doing now.
Loved this, Laurance. I like that it was different in that you took the time away from the humor to inform us on how life is for you. It was very personable and allowed us to know you better. A nice peak at " the man behind the curtain".
My grandparents emigrated to the US over 100 years ago. They returned to GB only once and never had the urge to go again. My grandmother’s two biggest surprises in the US both centered around food. After getting off the ship in Boston, where she was met by grandpa, he took her out to eat. She remarked that she didn’t know if she would like the food here...the cheese has absolutely no flavor. Grandpa informed her that she had eaten the butter pats. Her positive food experience was American-style bacon.
Was asked multiple times during my vacation in the UK mid-2022, "You're from CA? What are you doing here???". My response, "Are you kidding? I love it here!". I do. Not sure I could live in the UK due to the weather. But the Spring...OMG is brilliant...as they say. The people are either indifferent or just plain nice as they can be.
Playing previous episodes, but I had to share my Brit hubby's most embarrassing moment his first week in Chicago. Browsing in Marshall Fields (yes, it was 20 years ago) he asked a saleswoman where he could find men's jumpers. He remembered to say, "I mean sweaters" as she was backing away & reaching for the phone.
LOL - I can't tell you the number of times as a native Texan that I got the question about the number of cattle I owned. This was 4 decades ago, and the stereotype of Texas has changed considerably. I don't raise cattle, I do the usual thing. I buy them pre-cleaned and packaged at a grocery store.
When I was in college (university😉) I did a study abroad in London and had an internship at a public boys school. The boys liked to laugh at my vocabulary, and the teachers would sometimes look at me like this 🤔. 👩🏻🦰bathroom-🧑🏻but there’s no bath 👩🏻🦰sneakers-🧑🏻 but we’re not sneaking 👩🏻🦰sweater - 🧑🏻 but we’re not sweating 🧑🏻rubber -👩🏻🦰😱
I laughed with you. My husband is from Hampshire/Surrey area (Aldershot) I am from America. When I was over there living, I was asked all the time if my husband was in the military. (as to why an American would be in England) I learned a LOT! Thank you for your information.
Laurence, this video has been very interesting. My oldest son moved to Belgium (Fr) with is Belgian wife a half dozen years ago. I have 3 grandkids there now. Through your insights, I see why he hasn’t exactly been in a rush to return-although both are US citizens.
When I watch Midsomer pMurders on You Tube, I am overwhelmed at how beautiful England is. The photographer is very skilled. I don't know if photography can be made more colorful but it is very green. The only place that comes close in the US where I've been is Iowa in the summer. Thank you for your kind remarks on the US.
After spending some time in the USA, a common question I got asked was, is it always foggy in England. Countless times I explained that they were watching too much Sherlock Holmes until I finally flew home, and landed at Heathrow, in the fog.
I love the Lake District of England - it's beautiful!! I'd move there, too, if I could! I've always wanted to visit Banff, Canada - it looks like a great Park area.
There are “rougher” areas in all countries around the world. England has an awful lot of beauty - look up some of the places on that list and see for yourself. I have hundreds more if you’re interested also.
@@tamaracarter1836 I know! I live next to the Peake District and the Cheshire plane and surrounded by wonderful stately homes. I just think it's funny that many Americans think we all live in Downton abbey.
Good comment about the size. We had two neighbours whose fathers each lived in England. When they came to visit their families in Vancouver they had a great time visiting each other as well. I asked the 2 fathers how often they got together back in England, and they were dumbfounded at the idea! They lived 50-75 miles apart and never saw each other except when they both traveled to the west coast of Canada, 1000's of miles. It had not occurred to them to get together at home, even though they enjoyed each other's company enormously .
Anyone who is familiar with country music is also familiar with Loretta Lynn. Loretta is one of country music's biggest stars and she has sold millions of records but she has never tried to hide the fact that she is from the mountains of Kentucky and if you have seen the movie, Coal Miner's Daughter, you have some idea of the poverty in which she was raised. She is, as we say in the south, as southern as cornbread, and she has the southern accent that goes along with her roots. A rather smart alecky reporter once asked her, "Loretta, do you think you would have accomplished more fame and fortune and climbed higher in the music industry if you didn't have that accent?" Now Loretta could have told him that she had reached such a pinnacle in the music industry that there really wouldn't have been much higher that she could have climbed. She could have reminded him of all the awards she has won and pointed out the times when she won "Female Vocalist of the Year" and even "Entertainer of the Year". Being a kind person, she didn't put this bozo down as low as she could have put him. So to his question about the possibility that her southern accent had kept her from being all she could be, she simply smiled at him and said, "Whut ac-ceent?" And BTW, the name of that rude reporter escapes me and in fact I am not even 100% sure whether it was a male or female but I will NEVER forget the name of Loretta Lynn!
I once accompanied the proprietor of the b & b at which I was staying to their local pub and at one point he laughed and said how funny it was to hear me use British English with my accent. Feeling cheeky I replied in a bewildered tone, "Accent? What accent?"
Please come to Iowa when the craziness ends. Specifically, you should check out The Amana Colonies (A German enclave), Pella (a Dutch enclave), and Decorah (A Scandinavian enclave surrounded by beautiful hills and bluffs). Our cities, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City are also cultural hotspots with great cuisine and music. It's about as close as you can be to Chicago and I think it would be great material for you to use in your show. Make sure to try a fried pork tenderloin sandwich and a Maid-Rite, too. And eat everything you see in my hometown, Pella. Love your show!
I am not going to ask you a question, I am going to thank you for taking the time and initiative to learn about this country. I feel that many who live here should do the same. Thank you ... and ... WASH YOUR HANDS
3:20 there's lots of shows and movies that I love but can't watch anymore because they're so burned into my brain. Occasionally I'll get a craving and go back to watch something again, but you don't need to binge it all the time to still love it.
My father was born in Denmark and came to the US when he was 25. When I would ask him what he first thought about it when he came (1929 on ship) first he would say that the sky is bigger in here and second that he thought he knew the language because he studied it in school for many years and spoke it with his mother who was fluent. When he landed in NYC and had to get to Grand Central Station to take a train to Florida ( a Danish Plantation near Jacksonville if you can believe it!) he realized that American English was a totally different language from his school boy British English. He then learned American English from going to the movies.
If you said to most of US Southerners that you hated it here, we'd say Delta is ready when you are. 😝 I've enjoyed watching you. I'm British born, raised there and here. The first time I went there I cried at the smell memory. We were driving through the countryside and the fresh air smell there hit me like a sledgehammer. We had a small farm holding there near Cambridge, THAT Smell, grass, cows and clean brought me full circle. Keep on smiling! ✌🏼
One question I get asked almost universally by the various British people I know is "You drive how far?!" Driving is a huge part of the American culture. For a lot of people it is nothing to drive 8-10 hours to travel somewhere if you live in the Mid-West. I used to travel 8 hours from my former home NW of Chicago down to my brothers house near Nashville.. for a weekend! That's the same distance from Bristol to Edinburgh for anyone across the pond. I know people who have not left their town in England their whole life. I have family there who have never left the confines of England. Travel and freedom of mobility is ingrained into the American mindset. American families have an average of 1.8 cars. We drive.. a lot. My British family and friends, not so much.
I was in GB in 1978 for two weeks, took the train and buses for one week and rented a car for a week, really didn't mind driving. I had beautiful weather they told me I must have brought my Virginia weather with me, loved GB would love to go back some day
7:46 I talked with a girl once while in college who had a noticeable accent. I asked where she was from, and she told me to guess. I said England, and she just gave me a pained look and told me she was from Scotland. I later learned the difference.
So true. I am an European in America and I have never missed and loved Europe as much as now that I live here. I know as soon I would go back I would miss the speedy online deliveries and the great customer service and the bagels and cheesecakes.
I suppose a lot of your positivity about living in the US is due to Tarah. One's happiness, anywhere, can be greatly influenced by the company they keep.
I agree with that for sure. Also you're in Chicago which despite the negative publicity from the murder rate (which is all in certain neighborhoods like in any city) is a very fun town. Tons to do and a very vibrant and young population.
Ah, Laurence, your dry wit is much needed during these times. I'm struggling so much lately, and I appreciate the laughs. Btw, Lake District Cumbria looks like such a beautifully peaceful area. I've never been, of course, but I've done a lot of armchair traveling via Google Earth. 😉 If I get to see that area and Liverpool, my life would be nearly complete. Thank you for all you do, and I'm happy that you continue to enjoy living here. ♥️
7:48 I’m American and whenever people wonder that, I always just say that Great Britain is the big island (it’s more of a geographic thing), the UK is a country that covers all of Great Britain plus Northern Ireland, and England is a nation within the country of the United Kingdom
Spot on. Great Britain was originally the name for the island: When England Wales form a political union with Scotland in 1707, it became the natural name for the new sovereign state. When the UK was expanded to include Ireland in 1800, it became the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland"; since the partition of Ireland in 1921, it has been "... and Northern Ireland". "Britain" on its own tends to be used to talk about the UK, three crown dependencies and the fourteen overseas territories.
I understand what you mean when you say that you came to appreciate your homeland more after being away, only to a lesser extent. As you know America is a huge country. I Live in Michigan & I was born & raised in Michigan, only moving once within the same county. Because of certain life events I took an extensive solo road trip to no where. I drove to Virginia, to Georgia, to Illinois, & then back to Michigan. I so much enjoyed my time that I spent in every state & I met some amazing people on the road. But it made me appreciate my home state so much more when I returned home. I think it was because the people who were also born & raised in Michigan share a lot of the same values as me, & we have very similar experiences from our culture. Even though the culture difference between Michigan & Ohio is subtle, the difference between Michigan & Virginia is vastly different. But I loved all of the people regardless of culture. I love exploring new cultures. But I also learned to appreciate my own culture from the experience. That & my trip to Costa Rica.
With a decent ear for accents, they're very different, but British enunciation actually has a weird amount in common with southerner enunciation. There's a good video floating around about it but I can't remember what channel it's on
@@ItsAsparageese there is a small section in Virginia where the people actually do speak with an English accent still. I'm from Virginia Beach, so I've got that Tidewater accent.🙂
ecclestonsangel my sister lives in Virginia Beach, but she grew up in Minnesota with a best friend from New Jersey (?) by way of Australia. Then after high school she went to a specialized field of study in Santa Monica where she was in class with lots of foreign students. Her speech pattern is such an amalgam that even people a good ear for accents have asked her “where are you from?”
Laurence, you need to check your microphone settings because I see you are wearing a mic but it isn't being utilized by your computer. Large echo/cavern sound with a hollow, low volume.
Man after this quarantine you gotta check out yosemite. I live in AZ so I visit the grand canyon all the time but trust me when I say this, nothing compares to yosemite. I have always heard the term breath taking but I thought it was a figure of speech, the first time I came out of the tunnel to see yosemite it literally was breath taking, it felt like somebody just punched me in the chest. Quite amazing there.
There is a world of difference between peoples in the north and south in the U.S., which is delineated by the Mason-Dixon line, ie the northern border of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The word "Masshole" exists for a reason. I agree that the South and the Midwest are the nicest parts of the United States (I'm not from either region, so I'm not biased). Since foreigners tend to go places in America where the nice people aren't (New York, Florida, the Bay Area), I think they might mistake all Americans for those particular Americans. Similar to traveling abroad; I think your average Briton, Frenchman, and German is nicer than the ones you'll find in London, Paris, and Berlin, respectively.
RenShiWu San Franciscans used to be known for their friendliness, but then people from all over moved there to make 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵.com, and many of us were priced out of the place we called home and forced to move elsewhere-not that I’m bitter, or anything! Don’t you think that about me...no siree Bob...not for a moment...never entered my mind! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
When you went back, did you look at trees in your old hood you used to climb, wistfully, yet melancholy, or longingly? Like a long lost friend? I go home and kinda pet things like that for some reason. Like the trees missed me. I find solace in that they still are mostly there. The semiperminance of it all. Companions through time.
OK....regarding your final question. Thank you. You've nailed it. We are NOT all alike an America is a HUGELY diverse set of cultures (plural). It's sometimes called a melting pot, but it's really a wonderful mixture of people of various cultures who generally mix very well. Yes, we have our faults, but overall, it's been a rather good experiment when you consider the alternatives.
It does?? Oh.. like from a ledge.. 😕 A jumper is also a piece of clothing here in the US as well. A dress with shoulder straps (coverall-ish) worn over a blouse or other top.
I think in the late 70s that also referred to guys that jumped out of hedges or out from alleys to grab women and drag them off. You saw that a lot on tv shows like Charlies Angels or Police Woman.
I am an American who lived in Dublin for a semester when I was undergrad - BACK in the day - and I understand how you get to start looking at things from a different point of view. I found it really instructive - to see things from a non-American angle - which, based on when I was there, was alternatively non-American and anti-American. When you grow up and live in America, it is very easy to never see the world from any other point of view. This is why I encourage every college (university) student I know to spend a semester outside the US - ANYWHERE outside the US. Even if you don't have to learn another language to go - although, as you say, words get used sometimes very differently in the US and across the pond.
Not sure if you asked specifically for British people or immigrants in general. In case it’s the later, I don’t mind any questions that are curious and unassuming. Like things about our national dishes or music. If you were asking about British people then ignore this 🤣
life long american, here. I had never heard a sweater called a jumper before. it's a skirt with suspenders (braces) that mostly little girls wear. there are some 1950's styled jumpers for adult women. I make my own. one thing still blows my English friends away is when I tell them that most Americans still think that English people drink warm beer because they don't have refrigeration over there. same thing with when I would go to Los Angeles from Idaho to visit family and kids there would ask me "do you have electricity in Idaho, yet?"
Just a salute on this 75th Anniversary of VE Day.... I cannot conceive of the national resolve, living on an island a short distance from Nazi occupied France with the Atlantic on the other side and refusing to admit defeat. If it were a novel everybody would say, "What drivel! Tell us a story we could believe." I also credit Winston Churchill with the greatest individual effort in defeating the Nazis. I am forever fascinated by the desperation of the times, knowing that failure meant fascism becoming the dominant government in the world. If you will forgive me my immodest display of emotion: "Good show!"
One thing that I thought was really cool when I did live in England for a few years is how you lot love steam trains and the preservation of your history in railroading. I am huge dork for steam trains and I thought it was so cool seeing British steam trains running over there.
Jumper use to mean any pull over dress, "shirt", or "blouse", here anyway. That reference died out i the 60's. Now it's usually just a small childs article of clothing based on a womens type of dress.
With springtime here, I'm looking forward to spending time in my flower garden and planting new flowers. I get emails from flower catalogues and I usually visit Lowes to see their selection of plants. What kind of things would you and Tara look forward to with the advent of spring?
There are a lot of American accents too. We can hear a Canadian speak and instantly know they're not American, but I doubt other English speakers around the world could do the same. It comes from familiarity.
i love your subtle humor. I have a friend I used to teach with here in Texas who has been living in England and teaching school for the last 3 years now. She is doing the opposite thing (and American in England)
What's the difference between an Englishman and an American. An American thinks 200 years is a long time and an Englishman thinks 200 miles is a long distance.
allan lanktree I like this one!
It's also like my friends living in Chicago and California think it's the strangest thing for us (since we live in a small town near the Florida/Alabama state line) to have to drive 45 miles to get to our medical appointments. Or, when I was still working, to have an hour and half one way drive. It's just normal for us.
Was told that one by a European when I lived there many years ago
it is absolutely true (an ancient archeological find had just been made not too far from where I lived)
Along that line I found that when you say it is 1500 miles that means little, so I began to describe distances in Berlin to Moscow units(hint it is less than a thousand miles ;-0
This is spot on.
Exactly! Hey, allen, lend me £10,000. I'll pay you back in just 200 years! ;)
I'm a fellow Brit (North Yorkshire) and visited the US last summer. Loved every single minute of it and got asked pretty much every question you listed. Loved the warmth and positive attitude of all those around me, from getting a few things in Walgreens to getting a drink in a bar. I raise my glass to you, the motherland and the United States.
👍🏼❤️
Awww, that’s so sweet! We happen to be especially partial to a British accent 😂
you’re exotic you’re gonna be treated differently
I have a few British friends that I met while deployed in the Army that I still keep in contact with.
We always have fun giving each other the business! Insults fly back and forth and we all laugh!
That's very nice of you!! Glad you enjoyed it here!! Hopefully you can visit again soon!!
I had a pen pal from the UK years ago in early high school (60's). She sent me a photo, containing two girls. She told me she was the one in the jumper, but I could not figure it out. We wrote back and forth for a year, but I never knew which one I was writing to - and was too embarrassed to admit it. NOW, I know!
It's amazing to see cursive writing! I am sad they don't teach kids to write anymore. Oh well.
I saw an actor in "Sink the Bismark" remark about "WREN" not wearing her jumper and it wasn't really that hard to figure out.
@@mikeyoung9810 As a project in my Jr/Sr HS., Home Economics Sewing class, I made a jumper. I think my Mom who was a Home Economics major said that was the easiest. Who was she kidding? :) Forced compliance. She ultimately felt sorry for me I guess, and gave me a hand. Whew, can’t believe I actually passed that portion of my class. Baking, was more my thing :D.
So don't leave us hanging, was it the hotter one
When an American, asks you "do you know the Queen" we're messing with you.
Well you can never be sure lmao
It could possibly be Scott Thompson
Well, jokes on you because I do know the Queen!! I would elaborate, but Meghan wants her laptop back.
This is also the case when we misplace commas.
Considering the national rate of stupidity, you can never be sure that it's a joke...
Dude, I live in Kentucky, and anyone who mistakes your accent for a Kentucky accent has no idea what they're talking about.
Seconded. I'm still convinced that had to be a joke. Much as I love Laurence he can't even manage a proper-sounding "y'all." ;)
I’m from London.. I have a cockney accent, and some numpty thought I was from New Orleans. Some folks just live in bubbles or under rocks.
As a fellow Southerner, I was also like, WTF???
I have known quite a number of Brits in my life, so I can guess with about 90% accuracy the general area their accent comes from, so that seems bizarre to me. Maybe people who don't get out much? I dunno. Weird.
McFlingleson Thank you for bringing me Even Williams, I no longer Like jack because of it.
SirStoneyOfBow It might be they got cockney and Cajun mixed up. Cajun is kind of like cockney
As an American in London, I was surprised to find out that a "fanny pack" took on a whole new meaning!
Haha yep! It’s a bum bag
Silky Tp I remember being on the road behind Charing Cross Station with a local. I said “look at all the bums”. He quickly corrected me and said they were “tramps”, and not to say that again. (In London, a bum is a butt and a tramp is a street person, vagrant).
@@chicagodaddy1 Exactly. They call a fanny pack a bum pack. Which is also interesting....LOL
@@chicagodaddy1 and in the US a tramp is a promiscuous woman.
I hear going out for a cigarette takes on new meanings in Britain. One must be careful about what one puts in their mouth, after all. 😬
How odd that the one year you planned on going home you got quarantined...it’s almost like America doesn’t want to let you go.
It's like Hotel California, you can check out but you can never leave. . .
Ominous.
I had planned to go to Oklahoma and Colorado to see my sister and then my friend on the way back to my Rocky Mountain State, but with COVID-19 and my suspectibilty to getting sick easily, since like forever; there was NO way I was going on a possible flying petridish of COVID-19. NOPE!!
We do that here.....
True, Laurence can visit but he has to return. We LOVE him. He is a lovely, regular chap with a lovely accent.
It's our cunning plan!
I lived the first ten years of my life in Kent, England (dad was in the diplomatic corps). Forty years later, I'm in the grocery store talking to my daughter-in-law when a lady behind me says, "Oh, from Kent, are you"? Been living in the US for long?
That is amazing tho. The odds of someone actually being able to register that you speak differently.
That's funny! I once caught a Glaswegian off-guard when I knew where he was from. It's the only accent I can readily identify.
I'm still laughing from, "It's not like we hug; we're British."
What do you prefer in the US?
In Britain?
somehow i can see you not hugging. stiff upper lip and all. do you love black adder?? how about. dr who? i have been watching dr who for ages..
@@kathleenpayne564 I think Lawrence hugs his wife because, after all she's born in the USA. Personally, I was born in Pennsylvania by a first generation Italian mother so I surely have the hugging gene; relatives, co-workers, almost anyone who will stand for it. And I talk to everybody but not with my hands like Italians do.
Same thought!
Wait, so that comes from the _English_ side of my family? Weird, I would have guessed the German side.
I was married into a British family for eight years until my wife died.
I quite liked their family structure. My father in law and I discussed the difference between UK spoken English and the American version rather often. I learnt so much. We enjoyed comparing differing terms for the same things: hood/bonnet; wrench/spanner, etc.
The family were easy to get on with. They are very loving and never insisted on their way in anything.
My inlaws included a lot of extended family who also came here. They were appreciative and just happy to be here.
I text a couple of them still and even call at times. It has been over 20 years since my wife died and they still treat me like family.
I hope the experience is similar for other people, as I have had, I being a Californian who married into a British family who is here in the US.
You are still family.
PageMonster yup
So sweet of the family.
You write like a Brit, too.
@@vt3039 Yeah, like "learnt"
I’m an American living in England. I get asked many of those types of questions too.
Amber dang she left you hangin
And all those questions are just small talk, it's not like they urgently need to know.... they know you are American, so they make this a topic.
Oh my god, do you know Donald Trump?:)
Make a youtube channel
Do you know the queen too?
Me to my husband: "Oh he's from Grimsby (I was also born in Grimbsy) - and he moved to America"
Husband: "Why did he move to America?"
Me: "He's from Grimbsy - is that not enough of a reason"
How do you pronounce Grimbsy? Don't know if I am just hearing it wrong, but it sounded like he pronounced it Grims-bee is this correct?
@@harleyretherford6329 Very close! Locals tend to shorten the 'bee' to a short 'be' to my ear.
@Debbie M I think they mean the difference between a long and short "e" sound. So "bee" is how you think, but "be" is said like "bet" but without the -t.
The correct pronunciation of Grimsby is 'Grim-bo'
@@krisc2535 The actual pronunciation is "Grim Hole", which it is, and is also the reason why anyone who can leave, does...
I love that about British swear words. As soon as our first child was born, we started saying "bloody" because it's not a bad word here. We could cuss without guilt. To this day our daughters say "why doesn't this bloody thing work?!"
When Americans ask "How do you like it here?" We are asking for your experiences not if you truly like it or not. Something like "I love the football but i hate the weather." so it probably never occurs to anyone that you could answer differently.
If I was to ask that, I'd mean it more like - does it put him at unease, or is he getting on well enough? Britain can be hard on Americans, and America can be hard on the British, depending on where we're raised. So asking that, I'm in a way asking him, is there something we can maybe do to help? America is huge and the answers depend on where we ask the question from.
When people ask me that, I let them know what I really think.
Canadians marry immigrants. Southerners marry only up until first cousins, because, you know, standards...
also I feel like if he said "I hate it and I want to go home" most Americans would be like "yeah, that makes sense"
@@Damaged262 not quite certain what that means. I understand the southern part, but you all marry immigrants, not sure 🤔.
A "jumper" in the USA is a garment usually (but not always) worn by little girls. It is a one piece sleeveless and collarless garment under which is usually worn a blouse of sweater (what you'd call a "jumper"). The garment can be made of a mid-to-heavy weight cotton or a fleece or even wool. It can be lined or not. Little girls in Roman Catholic elementary school, up to about grade three, wear them with bicycle shorts underneath for modesty (at least my daughter was required to during her elementary school years in Parochial school).
A jumper is similar to a pinafore. Don’t know if they still use that in England.
Was watching Hugh Bonneville on Graham Norton and they were referring to his jumper he wore on another show. Took me awhile they were talking about his sweater.
Eight years of Catholic grammar school uniform jumpers is the reason I will NEVER wear anything in navy blue.
A "jumper" in NYC refers to an idiot on the rooftop threatening to dive off.
Your way of describing a jumper is a bit complex.
I thought a jumper was overall shorts or a one price body suit, onesie as some people call it ...
I've seen both boys & girls wear them depending on how they are made. In the south everyone wears them in summer.. I would call what a girl wears a romper
I don't know if you've done a video on this or not, but what are some American stereotypes you heard about/believed while living in Britain that, once you came over and started living in America full time, you found out were completely untrue or wildly inaccurate?
Thanks, great video!
As a Brit, I don't think he's culturally allowed to share that information.
Surprisingly, we don't enjoy being called "colonials."
@@BradyPostma not since 1775 anyway.
BradyPostma seriously? who tf cares lololol
I think he should do a video on both american stereotypes and british stereotypes. There is some pretty crazy shit people believe anything
Damn. You still didn’t tell us if you know the queen.
To be fair, Oprah is one in 327 million Americans. The Queen is only one in 66 million Britons. As a population-based statistical calculation, a given Briton is about five times more likely to know the Queen than a given American is to know Oprah.
By land area the odds are even more slanted in a Briton's favor, since 40 Britains could fit within the United States (7 in Alaska alone).
So sure, the odds are astronomically small, but far less astronomically small than we're used to in our own lives. Also, we do the same thing with fellow Americans. "Oh, you're from Delaware? Do you know Aubrey Plaza?"
He did say that prince harry was his brother
pisswobble you do know he was joking don’t you? I guess Brits don’t understand sarcasm....hehe
He MUST!
BradyPostma 72 million to be a little more precise.
I remember being out at a restaurant, and one guy with us asked the waitress, "I love your accent! What part of England are you from?" Her response: "South Africa." :P
3 years late but that WAS technically true.
Would love to see you react to a WWII film instructing American servicemen how to behave in Britain.
The one with burgess Meredith is good
Yes! That’s so funny!!
Just how old do you think this limey is?
ant cri I think the point might be for him to also point out what’s now outdated...and what might never have even been accurate in the first place. XD
Yes! That would be great!
I lived in the UK for three years, I’m originally from the south, “sweet tea & y’all” accent. People in the UK asked if I was Canadian 😂
Kari
Normally it’s the other way round
Kari
Where in the south?
Mary Rose Kent north Florida
@@kari8187 It's because Canadians get offended if you mistake them for Americans, whereas Americans don't seem to have the same response to being mistaken for Canadians.
@@kari8187 North West Florida, or the Florida Panhandle, here. I spent time in Germany when I was in the military, but never made it to Great Britain.
Visiting N. Ireland I was asked where to visit in the U.S by so many!! One night in a pub I actually had to explain our geography, topography and general weather of the areas. People were amazed at how large the U.S is-
I haven't lived in England for twenty years, five of them in Spain, the rest here. When I get asked do you go home often, I reply "every night, this is now my home."
It’s funny how you word the questions as if a Brit were asking it instead of an American. I can’t imagine an American saying “Do you get home often”, we’d say “How often do you go home”. Love the videos!!
I’m from Cuba. Americans are welcoming. Love your humor!
I've known many people from different countries here In America over the years, and they have all told me the same thing: Americans are very friendly and very helpful. Several told me of being lost and Americans have asked them if they needed help. Several commented that the idea of sales people asking if they needed help is something Europeans need to do. My friend from Australia said anybody that drinks their beer cold is okay with him! A long time friend who immigrated from England said it was strange that Americans are stereotyped in Europe by people who have never visited America! So yes, we can be weird, but we can also be the best we can be!
Ah yes! Once 'they' get on this side of the pond, they come to like the regular Americans.
@@gg-eo6ez I was warned exactly of that.. 'Dont get shot' etc expecting my life expectancy to drop to plummet as soon as I got off the plane at LAX.
To be fair the American education system leaves a lot to be desired.. You get credits for just turning up FFS. You can get extra credits if the teacher likes you.
@Nicky L it just comes from customer service, plain and simple. America "invented" customer service and they go full-hog with it.
British person here. I have to say out of the 30+ countries I have been to, I found Americans the most hospitable people I have spent time with. And that isn't because we share the same language, I've came across some lovely people from Indonesia and Taiwan all but to name a few, but there is just something about the openness of Americans and how they engage with people from the outside. I remember going to a bar in Milwaukee and I said to a girl in the smoking area "excuse me, do you have a lighter?" her face just lit up and she replied "oh my God, what is that accent?" and a few minutes later I'm spending the rest of my evening with her and all her friends. I know that could happen anywhere, but it definitely wasn't a one off. Some Americans give their country a hard time sometimes by complaining a bit too much, but it really is a wonderful nation.
@Nicky L After I retired, I got a job at a home improvement store, and no it wasn't Home Depot or Lowes. We were required to ask customers if they needed help, and to be on hand if they did. One of the employees in the plumbing dept. was caught on camera deliberately moving away from customers, and was warned. When he was spotted again (he knew about the cameras!) He was fired. Our customer support was the number one reason people shopped with us, and the number one complaint from customers in other stores. So your pestering is the employee doing his job. Be polite and say "no, and thanks for asking". Employees hate it when customers get rude!
"What brought you here ?" -A plane, litterally. I honestly busted out laughing at that one. Oh that dry British humor.
Just where do people come from who have wet humor?
As a Chicagoan in Australia for 11 years, I get asked many of these questions, too. Depending on my level of playfulness when asked, I often respond to "Where is that/your accent from?" with "My voice box." Though, while watching this video, the answer, "From a distillation of all the places I have lived." seems an equally valid response. Cheers!
Tyce Light I also grew up in the Chicago area. I am scared to guess where people are from, because I have guessed Australia for people from New Zealand, and they get offended!😳
@@MagentaOtterTravels "Six" is a shibboleth to differentiate Australians from New Zealanders. The Aussies pronounce it as "seex" and the Kiwis pronounce it as "six," more or less, with the short "I" sound.
RenShiWu I hear “suhx” for the Kiwi 6!
Magenta Otter Travels Often I’m asked “Is that a Canadian accent I hear?” It’s the old adage: an American doesn’t mind being asked if they’re Canadian, but woe to any who reverses that! LOL
@@tycelight Really, the go-to assumption is not American? There being 10 times as many Americans as Canadians, I would be surprised if any American was assumed to be Canadian. Similar to how (I imagine), an Austrian would be taken for a German or a New Zealander would be taken for an Australian because Germany and Australia are more prominent than the smaller countries. Are you from the northern Midwest? I can see similarities between, say, a Minnesotan accent and a Canadian accent. An American can tell that a Canadian is a Canadian pretty readily once the telltale words come out (shedule? prohcess?), but I wouldn't think the subtleties were apparent to non-North Americans. Having an American vocalize zee (versus "zed") is the quickest, easiest way to out an American.
When I was living in England my favorite common question people would ask me was “ do you get to New York (or Disneyworld) very often?” I loved it because when I said “no” people would commiserate with me about how, when you live some place, you don’t necessarily take advantage of things. What is funny about this is, I’m from Portland Oregon and the distance from Portland to New York is actually somewhat greater than the distance from London to Teheran.
I don't think anyone actually thinks the US is a small country, but I think people just forget just how large it is when speaking casually. I recall one night playing games with a few friends and one of them (Italian) says something suggesting that we would potentially get together sometime with his cousin (In the Southern US). The 2 of us US guys kind of laughed because I'd have to drive further than the length of Italy to get to his cousin in the South and then the guy in Texas is even further west from the guy in the South than that distance.
@@Mode-Selektor I'm in Oregon, and I have a good mate that lives in Croydon (greater London) and he mentioned during one of our phone chats how he fancied having one of his cars sent across the pond and driving from coast to coast. He asked how long it would take. He thought I was having him on at first. He's also a *huge* WWII buff, so he asked about going out to Pearl Harbor. I said sure, we could do a short stay reasonably cheaply. "How about Guam? Can we go to Midway?" I said, "Marcus, you don't have the slightest idea how far that is, do you?"
One of my favorite Britcoms is Keeping Up Appearances. Are You Being Served is next. Hilarious!!
As Time Goes By is my favorite and Are You Being Served is a very close second.
@@elizabethkeyes8750 Just love thy neighbour in coronation Street and keeping up appearances with that Bucket woman. To Sir with Love a great movie. Can't get more English than those.
"You're from the UK? I have a (insert friend/relative) that lives in (insert large city), do you know them?"
Yes I do, because we know everyone .
Matthew Smith I am Canadian. Happens to me frequently.
@@skiergirl4753 lol, so ofcourse you know everyone in Canada right?
Insert country too, I’m Colombian and I get that one sometimes!
@@matthewsmith2979 in that case, do you know Jenna Coleman? 😉
Well there's always a chance!😂
Thank you, I find your videos a good diversion from our current condition
I work with a nurse from the UK I find the accent so fascinating . I could listen to her all day.
When I was in 8th grade we had a boy from England join our class. I remember feeling sorry for him bc he seemed so scared, not bc we were mean to him but bc of all the attention and he was shy. He really looked like the most stereotypical English boy. I wonder how he’s doing now.
Loved this, Laurance. I like that it was different in that you took the time away from the humor to inform us on how life is for you. It was very personable and allowed us to know you better. A nice peak at " the man behind the curtain".
My grandparents emigrated to the US over 100 years ago. They returned to GB only once and never had the urge to go again. My grandmother’s two biggest surprises in the US both centered around food. After getting off the ship in Boston, where she was met by grandpa, he took her out to eat. She remarked that she didn’t know if she would like the food here...the cheese has absolutely no flavor. Grandpa informed her that she had eaten the butter pats. Her positive food experience was American-style bacon.
American bacon is streaky bacon, not the meaty back bacon preferred here.
@@ChrisPage68 Eating the butter, thinking it's cheese. That's the sort of thing I'd do!
Was asked multiple times during my vacation in the UK mid-2022, "You're from CA? What are you doing here???". My response, "Are you kidding? I love it here!". I do. Not sure I could live in the UK due to the weather. But the Spring...OMG is brilliant...as they say. The people are either indifferent or just plain nice as they can be.
Playing previous episodes, but I had to share my Brit hubby's most embarrassing moment his first week in Chicago. Browsing in Marshall Fields (yes, it was 20 years ago) he asked a saleswoman where he could find men's jumpers. He remembered to say, "I mean sweaters" as she was backing away & reaching for the phone.
LOL - I can't tell you the number of times as a native Texan that I got the question about the number of cattle I owned. This was 4 decades ago, and the stereotype of Texas has changed considerably. I don't raise cattle, I do the usual thing. I buy them pre-cleaned and packaged at a grocery store.
When I was in college (university😉) I did a study abroad in London and had an internship at a public boys school. The boys liked to laugh at my vocabulary, and the teachers would sometimes look at me like this 🤔.
👩🏻🦰bathroom-🧑🏻but there’s no bath
👩🏻🦰sneakers-🧑🏻 but we’re not sneaking
👩🏻🦰sweater - 🧑🏻 but we’re not sweating
🧑🏻rubber -👩🏻🦰😱
I laughed with you. My husband is from Hampshire/Surrey area (Aldershot) I am from America. When I was over there living, I was asked all the time if my husband was in the military. (as to why an American would be in England) I learned a LOT! Thank you for your information.
Are you okay, Lawrence? You seemed a bit down today :( We appreciate you! Thank you for helping to keep us all entertained during the lockdown x
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@@johnbaird4912 Thank you for the support, John! We appreciate you :)
Most probably lockdown was getting to him.
Welcome to America and have a good time here
Laurence, this video has been very interesting. My oldest son moved to Belgium (Fr) with is Belgian wife a half dozen years ago. I have 3 grandkids there now. Through your insights, I see why he hasn’t exactly been in a rush to return-although both are US citizens.
When I watch Midsomer pMurders on You Tube, I am overwhelmed at how beautiful England is. The photographer is very skilled. I don't know if photography can be made more colorful but it is very green. The only place that comes close in the US where I've been is Iowa in the summer. Thank you for your kind remarks on the US.
After spending some time in the USA, a common question I got asked was, is it always foggy in England. Countless times I explained that they were watching too much Sherlock Holmes until I finally flew home, and landed at Heathrow, in the fog.
I remember a jumper as a shift like dress I wore as a little girl. It usually had pockets and was worn OVER a sweater or long sleeved shirt.
This channel brings me joy. So glad I came across it. Thanks for the lovely content. :)
I love the Lake District of England - it's beautiful!! I'd move there, too, if I could! I've always wanted to visit Banff, Canada - it looks like a great Park area.
Definitely go to Banff if you ever get the chance. It's beautiful
Great Britain always seems to me that it would be more charming and romantic than the US. I did visit London many years ago and had a wonderful time.
Here are some charming and historical places to visit in England (if you’re interested):
- *West England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Castle Combe, Wiltshire,
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire,
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
Burford, Oxfordshire,
Lacock, Wiltshire,
Dunster, Somerset,
Bibury, Gloucestershire,
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire,
Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire,
Corsham, Wiltshire,
Broadway Village, Worcestershire,
Axbridge, Somerset,
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire,
Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
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Bath, Somerset,
Oxford, Oxfordshire,
Wells, Somerset,
Bristol (its own county) *well preserved 18th century section, as well as modern, vibrant areas,
Salisbury, Wiltshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Salisbury Cathedral,
Wells Cathedral,
Gloucester Cathedral,
Bath Abbey,
Tewkesbury Abbey.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Blenheim Palace,
Wilton House,
Sudeley Castle,
Dyrham Park,
Berkeley Castle,
Longleat House,
Stourhead.
- *South England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
St. Ives, Cornwall,
Rye, East Sussex,
Corfe Castle Village, Dorset,
Mousehole, Cornwall,
Clovelly Village, Devon,
Alfriston Village, East Sussex,
Totnes, Devon,
Polporro, Cornwall,
Dartmouth, Devon,
Sandwich Town, Kent,
Cockington Village, Hampshire,
Chilham Village, Kent,
Arundel Town, West Sussex,
Sherborne, Dorset.
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Canterbury, Kent,
Brighton, East Sussex *a mix of charming/historic with new/vibrant,
Rochester, Kent,
Winchester, Hampshire,
Exeter, Devon *heavily bombed in WW2 - yet retains charm in places.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Canterbury Cathedral,
Winchester Cathedral,
Exeter Cathedral,
Sherborne Abbey.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Bodiam Castle,
Arundel Castle,
Leeds Castle *not actually in Leeds,
Knole House,
Dover Castle,
Ightham Mote,
Herstmonceux Castle,
Highclere Castle,
Hever Castle,
Rochester Castle,
Penshurst Place.
- *North England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire,
Ludlow, Shropshire,
Bakewell, Derbyshire,
Staithes, North Yorkshire,
Hawkeshead Village, Cumbria,
Haworth, West Yorkshire,
Richmond, North Yorkshire,
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria,
Grassington, North Yorkshire,
Longnor Village, Staffordshire,
Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire,
Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire,
Whitby, North Yorkshire,
Alnwick Town, Northumberland,
Castleton, Derbyshire.
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York, North Yorkshire,
Durham, County Durham,
Chester, Cheshire,
Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Durham Cathedral,
York Minster,
Fountains Abbey *ruins,
Beverley Minster,
Southwell Minster,
Rievaulx Abbey *ruins,
Chester Cathedral,
Whitby Abbey *ruins.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Chatsworth House,
Alnwick Castle,
Castle Howard,
Stokesay Castle,
Haddon Hall,
Bamburgh Castle,
Kedleston Hall,
Hardwick Hall,
Bolton Castle,
Little Moreton Hall.
- *East England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Lavenham, Suffolk,
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
Wendens Ambo Village, Essex,
Kersey Village, Suffolk,
Uppingham, Rutland,
Saffron Walden, Essex,
Little Walsingham, Norfolk,
Houghton Village, Cambridgeshire,
Clare Village, Suffolk,
Chelsworth, Suffolk,
Dedham Village, Essex,
Castle Rising Village, Norfolk,
Flatford, Suffolk.
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
Norwich, Norfolk,
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Lincoln Cathedral,
Ely Cathedral,
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge,
Peterborough Cathedral,
Norwich Cathedral.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Holkham Hall,
Burghley House,
Houghton Hall,
Castle Rising,
Belton House,
Oxburgh Hall,
Blickling Hall,
Tattershall Castle.
- *Central England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Turville, Buckinghamshire,
Shere, Surrey,
Denham Village, Buckinghamshire,
Oundle, Northamptonshire,
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire,
Amersham, Buckinghamshire,
Weobley, Herefordshire,
Woburn Village, Bedfordshire,
Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire,
West Wycombe Village, Buckinghamshire,
Ledbury, Herefordshire,
Collyweston, Northamptonshire,
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire,
Ilmington, Warwickshire,
Pembridge Village, Herefordshire.
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Worcester, Worcestershire,
Windsor Town, Berkshire,
St Albans, Hertfordshire,
Lichfield, Staffordshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Worcester Cathedral,
St. Albans Cathedral,
Lichfield Cathedral,
St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Warwick Castle,
Windsor Castle,
Hatfield House,
Baddesley Clinton Manor.
- *London:*
St. Paul’s Cathedral,
Hampton Court Palace,
Westminster Abbey,
Tower of London,
Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich.
"Charming and romantic" ha ha. I could take you to places that would frighten to pants off you, and I don't mean American pants.
There are “rougher” areas in all countries around the world. England has an awful lot of beauty - look up some of the places on that list and see for yourself. I have hundreds more if you’re interested also.
@@tamaracarter1836 I know! I live next to the Peake District and the Cheshire plane and surrounded by wonderful stately homes. I just think it's funny that many Americans think we all live in Downton abbey.
Tamara Carter what am amazing list! Thanks!
Good comment about the size. We had two neighbours whose fathers each lived in England. When they came to visit their families in Vancouver they had a great time visiting each other as well. I asked the 2 fathers how often they got together back in England, and they were dumbfounded at the idea! They lived 50-75 miles apart and never saw each other except when they both traveled to the west coast of Canada, 1000's of miles. It had not occurred to them to get together at home, even though they enjoyed each other's company enormously .
Everybody has an accent. We all know this, yet we are curious about the accent of other people. It's human nature.
Anyone who is familiar with country music is also familiar with Loretta Lynn. Loretta is one of country music's biggest stars and she has sold millions of records but she has never tried to hide the fact that she is from the mountains of Kentucky and if you have seen the movie, Coal Miner's Daughter, you have some idea of the poverty in which she was raised. She is, as we say in the south, as southern as cornbread, and she has the southern accent that goes along with her roots.
A rather smart alecky reporter once asked her, "Loretta, do you think you would have accomplished more fame and fortune and climbed higher in the music industry if you didn't have that accent?" Now Loretta could have told him that she had reached such a pinnacle in the music industry that there really wouldn't have been much higher that she could have climbed. She could have reminded him of all the awards she has won and pointed out the times when she won "Female Vocalist of the Year" and even "Entertainer of the Year". Being a kind person, she didn't put this bozo down as low as she could have put him. So to his question about the possibility that her southern accent had kept her from being all she could be, she simply smiled at him and said, "Whut ac-ceent?" And BTW, the name of that rude reporter escapes me and in fact I am not even 100% sure whether it was a male or female but I will NEVER forget the name of Loretta Lynn!
@Heywood Jablome Uh, I live in Oregon. You are wrong. Everyone has, by definition, an accent. If you speak, you have an 'accent'. It is relative.
Everybody who talks has an accent
I once accompanied the proprietor of the b & b at which I was staying to their local pub and at one point he laughed and said how funny it was to hear me use British English with my accent. Feeling cheeky I replied in a bewildered tone, "Accent? What accent?"
You're a brave opened minded man. Much respect
Brave? He hasn’t got the balls to learn to drive!
I've been watching you for a bit 🙃
I find you very down to earth so I subscribe😁
Please come to Iowa when the craziness ends. Specifically, you should check out The Amana Colonies (A German enclave), Pella (a Dutch enclave), and Decorah (A Scandinavian enclave surrounded by beautiful hills and bluffs). Our cities, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City are also cultural hotspots with great cuisine and music. It's about as close as you can be to Chicago and I think it would be great material for you to use in your show. Make sure to try a fried pork tenderloin sandwich and a Maid-Rite, too. And eat everything you see in my hometown, Pella. Love your show!
I am not going to ask you a question, I am going to thank you for taking the time and initiative to learn about this country. I feel that many who live here should do the same. Thank you ... and ... WASH YOUR HANDS
3:20 there's lots of shows and movies that I love but can't watch anymore because they're so burned into my brain. Occasionally I'll get a craving and go back to watch something again, but you don't need to binge it all the time to still love it.
My father was born in Denmark and came to the US when he was 25. When I would ask him what he first thought about it when he came (1929 on ship) first he would say that the sky is bigger in here and second that he thought he knew the language because he studied it in school for many years and spoke it with his mother who was fluent. When he landed in NYC and had to get to Grand Central Station to take a train to Florida ( a Danish Plantation near Jacksonville if you can believe it!) he realized that American English was a totally different language from his school boy British English. He then learned American English from going to the movies.
What a great story! Thanks for sharing!
What did he mean by "the sky is bigger here" just asking?
I swear the sky is bluer here than in Europe. Especially in Texas.
If you said to most of US Southerners that you hated it here, we'd say Delta is ready when you are. 😝 I've enjoyed watching you. I'm British born, raised there and here. The first time I went there I cried at the smell memory. We were driving through the countryside and the fresh air smell there hit me like a sledgehammer. We had a small farm holding there near Cambridge, THAT Smell, grass, cows and clean brought me full circle. Keep on smiling! ✌🏼
Nothing like seeing your family in person, im sure your UK family wanna see you in person. Hope you and your wife go in your trip to UK😊
One question I get asked almost universally by the various British people I know is "You drive how far?!" Driving is a huge part of the American culture. For a lot of people it is nothing to drive 8-10 hours to travel somewhere if you live in the Mid-West. I used to travel 8 hours from my former home NW of Chicago down to my brothers house near Nashville.. for a weekend! That's the same distance from Bristol to Edinburgh for anyone across the pond. I know people who have not left their town in England their whole life. I have family there who have never left the confines of England. Travel and freedom of mobility is ingrained into the American mindset. American families have an average of 1.8 cars. We drive.. a lot. My British family and friends, not so much.
Lake District National Park is awesome! Hiked across it seven years ago.
pscheidt I agree... it’s stunningly beautiful!
I was in GB in 1978 for two weeks, took the train and buses for one week and rented a car for a week, really didn't mind driving. I had beautiful weather they told me I must have brought my Virginia weather with me, loved GB would love to go back some day
If you ever go back - here are some pretty and “historical” places to visit:
- *West England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Castle Combe, Wiltshire,
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire,
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
Burford, Oxfordshire,
Lacock, Wiltshire,
Dunster, Somerset,
Bibury, Gloucestershire,
Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire,
Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire,
Corsham, Wiltshire,
Broadway Village, Worcestershire,
Axbridge, Somerset,
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire,
Woodstock, Oxfordshire,
Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
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Bath, Somerset,
Oxford, Oxfordshire,
Wells, Somerset,
Bristol (its own county) *well preserved 18th century section, as well as modern, vibrant areas,
Salisbury, Wiltshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Salisbury Cathedral,
Wells Cathedral,
Gloucester Cathedral,
Bath Abbey,
Tewkesbury Abbey.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Blenheim Palace,
Wilton House,
Sudeley Castle,
Dyrham Park,
Berkeley Castle,
Longleat House,
Stourhead.
- *South England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
St. Ives, Cornwall,
Rye, East Sussex,
Corfe Castle Village, Dorset,
Mousehole, Cornwall,
Clovelly Village, Devon,
Alfriston Village, East Sussex,
Totnes, Devon,
Polporro, Cornwall,
Dartmouth, Devon,
Sandwich Town, Kent,
Cockington Village, Devon,
Chilham Village, Kent,
Wherwell, Hampshire,
Arundel Town, West Sussex,
Sherborne, Dorset.
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Canterbury, Kent,
Brighton, East Sussex *a mix of charming/historic with new/vibrant,
Rochester, Kent,
Winchester, Hampshire,
Exeter, Devon *heavily bombed in WW2 - yet retains charm in places.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Canterbury Cathedral,
Winchester Cathedral,
Exeter Cathedral,
Sherborne Abbey.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Bodiam Castle,
Arundel Castle,
Leeds Castle *not actually in Leeds,
Knole House,
Dover Castle,
Ightham Mote,
Herstmonceux Castle,
Highclere Castle,
Hever Castle,
Rochester Castle,
Penshurst Place.
- *North England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire,
Ludlow, Shropshire,
Bakewell, Derbyshire,
Staithes, North Yorkshire,
Hawkeshead Village, Cumbria,
Haworth, West Yorkshire,
Richmond, North Yorkshire,
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria,
Grassington, North Yorkshire,
Longnor Village, Staffordshire,
Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire,
Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire,
Whitby, North Yorkshire,
Alnwick Town, Northumberland,
Castleton, Derbyshire.
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York, North Yorkshire,
Durham, County Durham,
Chester, Cheshire,
Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Durham Cathedral,
York Minster,
Fountains Abbey *ruins,
Beverley Minster,
Southwell Minster,
Rievaulx Abbey *ruins,
Chester Cathedral,
Whitby Abbey *ruins.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Chatsworth House,
Alnwick Castle,
Castle Howard,
Stokesay Castle,
Haddon Hall,
Bamburgh Castle,
Kedleston Hall,
Hardwick Hall,
Bolton Castle,
Little Moreton Hall.
- *East England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Lavenham, Suffolk,
Stamford, Lincolnshire,
Wendens Ambo Village, Essex,
Kersey Village, Suffolk,
Uppingham, Rutland,
Saffron Walden, Essex,
Little Walsingham, Norfolk,
Houghton Village, Cambridgeshire,
Clare Village, Suffolk,
Chelsworth, Suffolk,
Dedham Village, Essex,
Castle Rising Village, Norfolk,
Flatford, Suffolk.
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
Norwich, Norfolk,
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Lincoln Cathedral,
Ely Cathedral,
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge,
Peterborough Cathedral,
Norwich Cathedral.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Holkham Hall,
Burghley House,
Houghton Hall,
Castle Rising,
Belton House,
Oxburgh Hall,
Blickling Hall,
Tattershall Castle.
- *Central England:*
*Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
Turville, Buckinghamshire,
Shere, Surrey,
Denham Village, Buckinghamshire,
Oundle, Northamptonshire,
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire,
Amersham, Buckinghamshire,
Weobley, Herefordshire,
Woburn Village, Bedfordshire,
Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire,
West Wycombe Village, Buckinghamshire,
Ledbury, Herefordshire,
Collyweston, Northamptonshire,
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire,
Ilmington, Warwickshire,
Pembridge Village, Herefordshire.
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Worcester, Worcestershire,
Windsor Town, Berkshire,
St Albans, Hertfordshire,
Lichfield, Staffordshire.
*Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
Worcester Cathedral,
St. Albans Cathedral,
Lichfield Cathedral,
St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
*Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
Warwick Castle,
Windsor Castle,
Hatfield House,
Baddesley Clinton Manor.
- *London:*
St. Paul’s Cathedral,
Hampton Court Palace,
Westminster Abbey,
Tower of London,
Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich.
7:46 I talked with a girl once while in college who had a noticeable accent. I asked where she was from, and she told me to guess. I said England, and she just gave me a pained look and told me she was from Scotland. I later learned the difference.
So true. I am an European in America and I have never missed and loved Europe as much as now that I live here. I know as soon I would go back I would miss the speedy online deliveries and the great customer service and the bagels and cheesecakes.
I miss walking around to be honest. I felt more free and not confined to a car.
youweechube Move to NYC and you will walk a LOT. 😄
I suppose a lot of your positivity about living in the US is due to Tarah. One's happiness, anywhere, can be greatly influenced by the company they keep.
Very true
I agree with that for sure.
Also you're in Chicago which despite the negative publicity from the murder rate (which is all in certain neighborhoods like in any city) is a very fun town. Tons to do and a very vibrant and young population.
My parents both grew up in Anderson, Indiana back in the 70’s and 80’s when it was booming, such a sad town now. Fantastic video!
Ah, Laurence, your dry wit is much needed during these times. I'm struggling so much lately, and I appreciate the laughs. Btw, Lake District Cumbria looks like such a beautifully peaceful area. I've never been, of course, but I've done a lot of armchair traveling via Google Earth. 😉 If I get to see that area and Liverpool, my life would be nearly complete. Thank you for all you do, and I'm happy that you continue to enjoy living here. ♥️
Thank you for your optimism. It is of value and needed wherever you are.
7:48 I’m American and whenever people wonder that, I always just say that Great Britain is the big island (it’s more of a geographic thing), the UK is a country that covers all of Great Britain plus Northern Ireland, and England is a nation within the country of the United Kingdom
Spot on. Great Britain was originally the name for the island: When England Wales form a political union with Scotland in 1707, it became the natural name for the new sovereign state. When the UK was expanded to include Ireland in 1800, it became the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland"; since the partition of Ireland in 1921, it has been "... and Northern Ireland".
"Britain" on its own tends to be used to talk about the UK, three crown dependencies and the fourteen overseas territories.
I understand what you mean when you say that you came to appreciate your homeland more after being away, only to a lesser extent. As you know America is a huge country. I Live in Michigan & I was born & raised in Michigan, only moving once within the same county. Because of certain life events I took an extensive solo road trip to no where. I drove to Virginia, to Georgia, to Illinois, & then back to Michigan. I so much enjoyed my time that I spent in every state & I met some amazing people on the road. But it made me appreciate my home state so much more when I returned home. I think it was because the people who were also born & raised in Michigan share a lot of the same values as me, & we have very similar experiences from our culture. Even though the culture difference between Michigan & Ohio is subtle, the difference between Michigan & Virginia is vastly different. But I loved all of the people regardless of culture. I love exploring new cultures. But I also learned to appreciate my own culture from the experience. That & my trip to Costa Rica.
As someone from Kentucky, I'm not sure how someone would think your accent is from here.
With a decent ear for accents, they're very different, but British enunciation actually has a weird amount in common with southerner enunciation. There's a good video floating around about it but I can't remember what channel it's on
Also, some people are just remarkably terrible at determining the origins of accents.
@@ItsAsparageese there is a small section in Virginia where the people actually do speak with an English accent still. I'm from Virginia Beach, so I've got that Tidewater accent.🙂
ecclestonsangel my sister lives in Virginia Beach, but she grew up in Minnesota with a best friend from New Jersey (?) by way of Australia. Then after high school she went to a specialized field of study in Santa Monica where she was in class with lots of foreign students. Her speech pattern is such an amalgam that even people a good ear for accents have asked her “where are you from?”
Speech in parts of Appalachia is closer to Elizabethan English than what is spoken in England today.
We hope that you and Tarah get to visit your homeland again in the not-so-distant future, but don't ever leave for good. We like having you live here!
Laurence, you need to check your microphone settings because I see you are wearing a mic but it isn't being utilized by your computer. Large echo/cavern sound with a hollow, low volume.
Great vid. You immediately addressed my question... Its fascinating how many accents there are even in a particular region
I'm glad you're happy in the US. Have you ever been to Georgia ? This is where I am from. You would be very welcomed here.
Man after this quarantine you gotta check out yosemite. I live in AZ so I visit the grand canyon all the time but trust me when I say this, nothing compares to yosemite. I have always heard the term breath taking but I thought it was a figure of speech, the first time I came out of the tunnel to see yosemite it literally was breath taking, it felt like somebody just punched me in the chest. Quite amazing there.
You can miss the uk, I have lived in Massachusetts for 30 years, it sucks, the south and Midwest were so much nicer and friendlier.
Love the channel
There is a world of difference between peoples in the north and south in the U.S., which is delineated by the Mason-Dixon line, ie the northern border of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
My friend Bob, who lives near Boston, said to me, "The weather's not the only thing that's cold in Massachusetts."
The word "Masshole" exists for a reason. I agree that the South and the Midwest are the nicest parts of the United States (I'm not from either region, so I'm not biased). Since foreigners tend to go places in America where the nice people aren't (New York, Florida, the Bay Area), I think they might mistake all Americans for those particular Americans. Similar to traveling abroad; I think your average Briton, Frenchman, and German is nicer than the ones you'll find in London, Paris, and Berlin, respectively.
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San Franciscans used to be known for their friendliness, but then people from all over moved there to make 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵.com, and many of us were priced out of the place we called home and forced to move elsewhere-not that I’m bitter, or anything! Don’t you think that about me...no siree Bob...not for a moment...never entered my mind! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Yeah, my extended family are all from Boston. That place is proud as hell to be full of assholes.
I could listen to you talk all day. I freakin love your humor and wit!
I was asked if I was from the like Poland. Born and raised in the Southern part of US
Kat Coin I get Boston or N.Y. And I have to say no.
People have insisted at different times that I was from the West Indies, Panama, and Nigeria. I’m from Detroit, Michigan.
I'm from Alabama and been mistaken for Russian
Speaking for all your fans, were so happy you’re here!
When you went back, did you look at trees in your old hood you used to climb, wistfully, yet melancholy, or longingly? Like a long lost friend? I go home and kinda pet things like that for some reason. Like the trees missed me. I find solace in that they still are mostly there. The semiperminance of it all. Companions through time.
He hasn’t. been back!
It’s a beautiful country, and I’m glad you like our home.
I can distinctly tell the difference between British, Irish, Scottish and Australian accents. To my ear, they are quite different.
Scotland is part of Britain, I think you meant to say an English accent
OK....regarding your final question. Thank you. You've nailed it. We are NOT all alike an America is a HUGELY diverse set of cultures (plural). It's sometimes called a melting pot, but it's really a wonderful mixture of people of various cultures who generally mix very well. Yes, we have our faults, but overall, it's been a rather good experiment when you consider the alternatives.
"Jumper" has a darker meaning in the US as well...
Well, that de-escalated quickly.
It does?? Oh.. like from a ledge.. 😕
A jumper is also a piece of clothing here in the US as well. A dress with shoulder straps (coverall-ish) worn over a blouse or other top.
Cindy Knudson yep. Also a great movie 😂
It also refers to standalone car battery jump packs, which rule btw
I think in the late 70s that also referred to guys that jumped out of hedges or out from alleys to grab women and drag them off. You saw that a lot on tv shows like Charlies Angels or Police Woman.
I am an American who lived in Dublin for a semester when I was undergrad - BACK in the day - and I understand how you get to start looking at things from a different point of view. I found it really instructive - to see things from a non-American angle - which, based on when I was there, was alternatively non-American and anti-American. When you grow up and live in America, it is very easy to never see the world from any other point of view. This is why I encourage every college (university) student I know to spend a semester outside the US - ANYWHERE outside the US. Even if you don't have to learn another language to go - although, as you say, words get used sometimes very differently in the US and across the pond.
My mother and father were presented to the queen in the late 60s, and we're American.
This is the best of your videos .. its honest and dead pan.. completely spoken from your gut..
You should do a video where you try to answer all 100 questions in the citizenship test. They’re online and fun to answer.
I am from Grimsby 💕💕💕 moved to Australia 🇦🇺 many years ago ..
Here's a question for you (and others): What questions do you wish Americans asked you?
Not sure if you asked specifically for British people or immigrants in general. In case it’s the later, I don’t mind any questions that are curious and unassuming. Like things about our national dishes or music. If you were asking about British people then ignore this 🤣
@@alejandraclevesmorales1741 were are originally from?
life long american, here. I had never heard a sweater called a jumper before. it's a skirt with suspenders (braces) that mostly little girls wear. there are some 1950's styled jumpers for adult women. I make my own. one thing still blows my English friends away is when I tell them that most Americans still think that English people drink warm beer because they don't have refrigeration over there. same thing with when I would go to Los Angeles from Idaho to visit family and kids there would ask me "do you have electricity in Idaho, yet?"
Just a salute on this 75th Anniversary of VE Day.... I cannot conceive of the national resolve, living on an island a short distance from Nazi occupied France with the Atlantic on the other side and refusing to admit defeat. If it were a novel everybody would say, "What drivel! Tell us a story we could believe."
I also credit Winston Churchill with the greatest individual effort in defeating the Nazis. I am forever fascinated by the desperation of the times, knowing that failure meant fascism becoming the dominant government in the world.
If you will forgive me my immodest display of emotion: "Good show!"
People had more backbone and bravery, imo.
One thing that I thought was really cool when I did live in England for a few years is how you lot love steam trains and the preservation of your history in railroading. I am huge dork for steam trains and I thought it was so cool seeing British steam trains running over there.
Jumper use to mean any pull over dress, "shirt", or "blouse", here anyway. That reference died out i the 60's. Now it's usually just a small childs article of clothing based on a womens type of dress.
With springtime here, I'm looking forward to spending time in my flower garden and planting new flowers. I get emails from flower catalogues and I usually visit Lowes to see their selection of plants. What kind of things would you and Tara look forward to with the advent of spring?
It cracks me up that some Americans think you sound like an Aussie. Your accent is clearly from northern England.
Fiona M we aren’t linguists... and we are embarrassed to look ignorant. Honestly there are a lot of different British accents!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Yes, there are a lot of British accents, but the Aussie accent doesn't sound like them. That was my point ☺
There are a lot of American accents too. We can hear a Canadian speak and instantly know they're not American, but I doubt other English speakers around the world could do the same. It comes from familiarity.
@@abbycross90210 Sure we can. Just have to see if they say "oot" or "aboot" 😎
Yes, can always tell a Canadian by the 'oot' sound.
So relaxed, so gracious ... great video!!
General greeting: HowYaDoin'/what's up..etc.
Proper response: Hey!
i love your subtle humor. I have a friend I used to teach with here in Texas who has been living in England and teaching school for the last 3 years now. She is doing the opposite thing (and American in England)