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00:00 INTRO
00:16 First impressions
01:46 Communication difficulties
05:08 English lesson for Americans
07:37 Class system in the UK
08:50 Pub culture
12:50 Prejudice about Americans
15:32 The view on America after living abroad
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I do get a bit fed up with Americans saying that they don't have a class system in the US, yet one hears about "trailer trash" and "Hollywood Celebrities"
Americans have a class system but it isn’t as classy as ours…!
Its true, Americans have NO Class ;p
Americans have a money system. The old WASP class system died over a 100 years ago. Now your importance/worth is judged on how rich you are
@@thadtuiol1717 The Americans didn't have a class system, so they had to invent one. As you say, it's based on money.
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We Brits do not like in the face salespeople. If we wish help, then we ask. We hate over the top FAKE emotions. No class system??????? What joke.
100% agreed, from an American looking to work abroad after I learn the language and culture of where I am going.
America is largely arrogant and lacking in reflection and truth.
@@isaactuuri6488I’m British and have lived in The USA for 14 years. My wife is American although has lived most of her life outside of The USA. We have some really interesting conversations about why Americans are so fake. We think it’s because they know just how ignorant they are so it’s a protective facade to make them feel better about themselves.
We're not unfriendly. We just respect personal space.
Saying hello is not an invasion of personal space. Being offended by someone doing so is pretty silly.
@@kenthefley2226 saying hello is definitely invading someone space what right do you have? Do you say hello? If you do not know them. Maybe they just want to walk past you from someone who’s lived in England a long time. I understand this.
@@JackNeil-zz2uw I feel sorry for you if that is the society you live in. What a dark place. We say hello to strangers all the time. If anyone is offended, they can pound sand.
@@kenthefley2226 or they would pound you, but each to their own maybe that’s something other people should learn, not everyone is the same
@@JackNeil-zz2uw They ain't pounding me, tough guy. That's your preference.
To quote Micky Flanagan, speaking of Americans, ''after a while their positivity exhausts you''.
Even Phoebe had her fill of it. ruclips.net/video/CckWAfRINNQ/видео.htmlsi=OIlI_8YO8T-0h2LW
American class is based on money. Ours isn't.
My American family of origin lived in genteel poverty, a status that most Americans don't know about, but which used to be common in the UK. My American family was posh in some ways, such as the occasional foreign trip, the magazines we subscribed to. To many Americans, the lifestyle of my parents simply did not compute. I discovered British genteel poverty thanks to the fact that genteel poverty was the lifestyle depicted in quite a few British novels. When I attended USA universities, I had to spend my money very carefully. At the same time, I did not need a scholarship thanks to small inheritances.
American "class" is based on mobility which may or may not involve wealth. Some of the most classless people are very wealthy.
If you want 'direct' try Yorkshire, Liverpool and Glasgow.
London is not representative of the UK.
Driving on the left in the UK is not the 'wrong side'.
The left is the wrong side and the driver's seat is on the wrong side of the car as well!
@@georgecooksey8216 Lol Rubbish, the UK drives on the left because we never changed, all nations used to ride on the left until the left handed Napoleon introduced right side traffic. The Romans rode on the left & introduced it to Britain, that was before the Germanic English arrived. When the US adopted right side driving followed by mass car production many countries were compelled to change, like Argentina, the Philippines & Canada as examples. Riding a horse in earlier times meant producing your sword with your right hand, 90% of people are right handed & kept to the left of on coming riders in case they felt threatened & would produce their their sword with their right hand. By countries changing to the right it only meant you'd end up with countries throughout the world being on either side. Right side became dominant but there are still some 35% on the left. Keep left, you know it makes sense. 🤪
@@KeithWilliamMacHendry I surrender! How could I not after that brilliant explanation. I stand corrected and in the future I will respectfully correct my compatriots when they err on this issue. Years ago I drove a rental car from London to Brecon and it was the most mentally exhausting drive of my life - fighting the persistent urge to drive on the right side while trying to enjoy the scenery of the beautiful countryside.
@@KeithWilliamMacHendry😂😂 no side is the right or wrong side to drive on. This argument is so petty.
The left is very much the correct side to drive on when in the UK
Why is she comparing rural American to London. That's like comparing Windsor to New York or Chicago.
She makes some interesting observations, but if she went out of London to rural England, she would find people much more like those at home in rural USA. London is a foreign country to most British people.
Is Windsor your idea of rural?
Because she's American brainwashed.And unfortunately that shits spread here now.
@@nickbrown6457 Indeed a country to be avoided as much as possible !
I don't know what makes Americans think that the British would speak American and not English.
as Borat would say "it's a very funny retardation".
Many working class Brits speak an outright dialect which goes well beyond an accent.
@Lxx-tc4xc Still not American though, is it?
Oscar Wilde quote two countries divided by a common language 😂
@@hubertcraig442 Noah Webster set out to make American a separate language, quite deliberately.
Been to New York several times nobody but nobody say hello.
Same for me when I went there.
Why would strangers say hello?
Judging Brits based on her experience in LONDON. It's like me judging ALL Americans based on a single experience with a person from New York...
She is judging the Brits she saw and worked with in London. What do you want her to do? Put a dozen disclaimers, caveats, and provisos, "you know I say Brits, but this might not describe people from Sunderland or Newcastle or Glasgow"? It's not like there's a huge difference on the matters she describes across the UK anyway, get over it...
@@foljs5858 well... yes? Or maybe. Don't pass judgement at all? Americans don't have a good opinion around the world as it is, don't reinforce the stereotypes?
There's no such thing as British English. English is English.
@@ytfeelslikenorthkorea What stereotypes? All she said still holds, whether in London or Cardiff or Glasgow or Manchester! There is a clear class distinction, the people are less constantly smiling and fake-friendly than Americans, and so on.
London is so not Britain, or England anymore. If you want to see the real England, you need to get out of London, and other big metropolitan areas.
You don't say hello to everyone in New York City. Dont compare London to Appleton Wisconsin.
well said. When I visit rural mid-west America, folks say hello to strangers. When working in LA and SF, people look at you pissed off when you say hello.
Most Americans find it hard to retire comfortably amid economy downtrend. Some have close to nothing going into retirement, my question is, will you pay off mortgage as a near-retiree, or spread money for cashflow, to afford lifestyle after retirement?
as most investing-related questions, the answer is, it depends.. my best suggestion is to consider advisory management
Agreed the role of advisors can only be overlooked, but not denied. I remember in early 2020, during covid-outbreak, my portfolio worth around $300k took a slight fall, apparently due to the pandemic crash, at once I consulted an advisor in order to avoid panic-selling. As of today, my account has yielded big fat yields, and leverages on 7-figure, only cos I delegate my excesses right.
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’AILEEN GERTRUDE TIPPY” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.
FFS, judging English people on what you experienced in London is like judging all Americans on what you experience in NYC.
Sounds like she didn't use her 25 days holiday to explore our fantastic country!
@@Lily_The_Pink972: To talk weather? 😢
@user-zw4mz2gx5w Don't be ridiculous. British people talk about a whole lot more than the weather. And if she'd travelled round the country she'd have a met a huge variety of different and interesting people who would be happy to converse about all sorts of things.
Yes!!!!
I have no qualms about judging the English. I had one as a General Manager, what an absolute prick, had I known what I know now I would've played him like a fiddle.
The class system in Britain is based on hundreds of years of feudalism; the American class system is mostly based on modern capitalism. Yes, there is a difference. One is more entrenched and taken seriously by its adherents; the other is more fluid and casual.
Having been in NYC, I’ve never come across the level of rudeness I experienced there, but not all Americans are like that
'Driving on the wrong side of the road'.( besides India , Japan..etc..)...oh,dear...By the way, as a native Brit I appreciated the subtitles.
A third of the world drive on the 'wrong' side of the road, including most of south east Asia, Japan, Australia, and about a third of Africa!
@@nickbrown6457 And it used to be more.
I nearly couldn't get my driver's license in the USA because as a native Yankie, I wanted to drive on the correct side of the road, which for my brain, was the left side. 🤣 I was never out of the USA, so I blame Genetics for that one as my Great Grandma was British.
My UK friend describing an American woman getting the vapors after hearing about a failed terrorist attack: "You know how dramatic they can be."
The "upspeak" trend among younger Americans drives me up a wall.
Every sentence they utter sounds like they're asking a question.
It's even worse than the Valley Girl speaking trend of the 1980s.
It's so irritating! And all the girls with their squeaky, baby doll, cutesie voices!
Yes i hear this so often and its caught on in the UK .When i hear it on the Radio i have to switch it off.
The first time I heard of the Upspeaking was on a Frank Zappa song from 1974 - called "Valley Girl" !
Thank you, well said, its off putting and sounds so stupid, that's the TV doing the teaching here.
No class system in the US? Is she kidding??????
At least no LOrds, Queen, Princes.....paid by taxpayers, though those r incredibly rich, without doing a thing.
@@sotecluxan4221 yes but it still has a class system
Is she kidding? Where would she encounter Michael Bloomberg or other billionaire?
@@sotecluxan4221 Maybe learn a few facts, they AREN'T paid by the taxpayers but many of the wealthy in the US ARE. You have it back to front. sorry.
Not as strong as it was but the old WASP crowd are still around although they stick together and tend to be somewhat hidden. Obviously this woman has never applied to join an old-established country club.
Unfair..bad comparison....try saying hello to folks in New York vs NYC and that's the same as London..... Midwest yes, lived in Arkansas... very different to New York City. All big cities folks are the same...go go go..
Absolutely true.
Seems to me she spent most of her time in London which is a very different vibe to the north of England and more rural areas generally. There locals are a lot more outgoing and friendly to strangers.
Meh depending on what on those strangers look like
I’d imagine the unfriendly nature of people in London would be true of people in New York or any other mega city.
That's true. It's pointless to generalize - and I don't think being reserved necessarily means being unfriendly.
Come to the North of England, most local folk say hello and are polite, and are very socialable.
London isn’t England it’s like saying New York is American.
Exactly. Plus NY is NOTHING like California, or like Texas
New York is more American than London is England. It's like comparing apples and oranges outside of a shared language we have different historical experiences and different culture.
Here in Australia I've come across the odd American, and it appears to me they're so "self-absorbed" they're like a fish out of water
I think Brits and Aussies gel but many yanks are jarring!
@@leec6707Yanks cant "adapt" all they want to do is change things
Talking of the drinking and socialising in a pub, buying rounds, there's no stigma in having non-alcoholic drinks in a pub. No need to drink more (or any) alcohol than you want to.
My husband always took part in rounds, paying when it was his turn. And he's ALWAYS been teetotal. Nobody cared if it was x beers and a coke.
Even Northern ukers find Londoners impossible to get on with, they seem to look down on everyone else north of the Watford gap.
I hate to break it to you but as a US citizen that's lived in SE Asia for 22 years us "yanks" are not looked upon fondly by Australians either.
Ive never started a conversation with someone I don’t know by talking about football or cricket - perhaps she works in sports marketing
The Bri'ish sound very much like the Japanese, when you're crammed into a small series of islands and high population density, you're forced to become reserved, polite, even two-faced at times to maintain social order and peace, even at the expense of free speech and being able to freely speak your mind.
Absolute bollocks from this woman, and you, apparently.
The class system exists in the US just as it does in the UK .if you look back far enough you find the same families are all related to each other even today .The Queen was related to more than one President .
All Presidents apart from one (Martin van Buren) have descent from King John
London is not England, let alone the whole UK. In most countries the capital city is wildly different from the rest of the country - its own little world, largely despised by those who toil under its misrule. As for being unfriendly, I consider it immensely rude and presumptious for strangers to accost you with random chatter - particularly when its generally surface-level chatter to pass their time at the expense of yours. When it comes to class divide, its pretty much just ended up the same way here as in the US (and indeed most of the world): rich versus poor, haves vs have nots. It might be more blatant with titles and such, but segregation via private schools and areas of wealthy housing are the same as anywhere else. With regard to things being "wrong" here, its simply different. If we're judging things as to what is more prevalent globally - the US really should have gone over to celsius and the metric system (amongst other things) long ago - but they won't out of the sheer arrogance that they are right and everyone else is wrong so everyone else should do as they do.
Metric failed in the USA because a bunch of fools insisted it would be too costly to make that switch and many cities, counties, and whatever agency is behind the cost of replacing all those signs, all put their foot down and said "no". :P This is what my Math teacher told me, so if there is any factual errors, I blame the teacher.
The north isn't like London and most people will say hello some places on the coast and South South are friendly too
Friendly America where people carry guns
Very good points
I am friendly either people in my local store snd cafe
Vehen my hidbz d died theyvgave me flowers. We are not aloof
Rotten typing
Say it again. I'm friendly with cashiers in local store and cafe. They knew my husband and when he died they gave me flowers and free meal in the cafe. We are friendly
@@tenniskinsella7768
I'd guessed what had happened and had sort of guessed what you'd meant to say - thanks for clarifying - but it was kind of fun as well - I like puzzles! Appreciate seeing if I got it right.
That young woman reminds me of an US American man I met on a plane who said to me and my wife that "he just done Europe in two weeks." My wife and I looked at each other speechless because we had just spend 12 moths traveling throughout Europe in a camper van and had not seen everything .
Please note that there are many different nations on the continent America and all their population are Americans. I emphasised that my comment is about an US American.
I was born in Italy moved to the U.S. I travel back and forth yearly. I thought America was one stereotype. It's like 50 Country's with a common language. I try not to put people in 1 category🙏
Very few British people are living in London so the foreign contingent is now huge. Do not take London as typical of the British, go up North a bit and get away from the evil place.
It's just like visiting NYC or LA. Not really a true representation
How very dare you !!
@@TheCornishCockneyeasy, London sucks lol
I lived in London also for 8 years. The British are friendly people but they are reserved and will generally go about their business unless there is a good reason to communicate with you. It would be a mistake to misread that for a lack of friendliness or rudeness.
the biggest shock is that we speak english where as the septic tanks don't
A very interesting interview .
It reminded me strongly of something I learned from a friend who worked in the London branch of a huge American concern ,Merrill Lynch.
Their executives were expected to do a stint in all the major cities of the World at some time and it was almost certain that each would say that the most difficult place for their families to settle in was the UK .Not because of any prejudice, but because when they first knew their next placement ,they would prepare very carefully and intensively beforehand.
They KNEW that this was not necessary of the UK, after all it was just like the USA only smaller.!
About strangers not saying"hello" to you. Middle America will be mostly locals. London is too diverse to compare (and foreigners are the majority).
Excellent video Max very informative and Laura seemed like a very likeable Lass! Enjoyed watching this thank You!
I am sorry to say, but there is barely any traditional English culture and behaviours /values left in London. London is more an international culture city.Try looking for place that serves pies, sauage rolls and fish n chips, these places are decreasing. But if you visit the small English towns, you will encounter a very different type of English culture, that you may find rather interesting as an American.
All the things you mentioned are available in London. What are English values?
It might come as a bit of a shock , but the UK isn't just London. Even people who live in different parts of the UK don't like London and rarely, if ever go there. I think you have a twisted sense of what the UK is like based on Hollywoods interpretation. If you visit the UK again, I would suggest you avoid London like the plague, like the rest of us do.
Oi,that’s my hometown you are slagging off.
But if I’m honest,my old manor has turned into a third world shithole.
Maybe it's because 'empty vessels make the loudest noise' that Americans are loud and emotional 🤔
As a child, growing up in a very low but middle class home ,I was taught not to be ostentatious ,loud in company and that it was not considered `nice` to show off.
Of course ,this upbringing colours my attitude to those cultures where this is considered the norm, so perhaps it is this that makes older people look a bit askance at visiting Americans.
An American that does sales...
I bet there were quite a lot of honest reactions that happened.
....shockingly, this video contains an advert buried 5 minute in.
Happy to see that she says route properly 😆 (root not rowt).
Anyone who thinks Brits are reserved hasn’t been to Finland. I’m an introverted Brit but I feel loud and brash when I’m there.😉
This guest has scattered thinking.
Love these videos. This lady is so smart and articulate.
What Laura says about London is also true of New York and Chicago.
In any large city, people tend to keep themselves to themselves. It's self-preservation. Big cities are dangerous places, and you tend not to make eye contact. It's the same in New York, Paris etc. Londoners are not unfriendly as such, just weary of strangers.
Under no circumstances can the Tories ever be described as "centrist left"!
If a Brit says:
"Yes, we could do that"..."That's certainly an option".... "That's one way of looking at it" ... "We'll park that idea for a second" ... It means an outright NO.
And if you hear "We really must have lunch soon" it means "I hope never to set eyes on you ever again".
@7:40 talking about how we're a class system is spot on, yes racism exists, BUT we're more classist, upper and lower class. Americans have it over there, too, but you're more concerned about racism.
Interesting, insightful, empathetic lady. I think I would enjoy her company.
This is a really interesting discussion. I loved the questions and the lady’s responses were so considered. Excellent viewing.
I am a Brit. I agree about buying rounds. I always buy my round early because I don't necessarily want to drink every round. Nevertheless, some people have the cheek to be offended when you don't participate in their round, even though you have already bought your own.
As for questioning American friendly sincerity, I have felt it was rather formulaic since 1984 when a Coca Cola machine at the Atlanta Greyhound station wished me "Have a nice Day" with my purchase. If you want your greetings to sound sincere, it is probably best not to have machines using the same phrases.
As a reserved Englishwoman ,I object to my home electronics calling me by name and saying `Hello` 🤣
It's not something anyone should be irritated about. It's expression of politeness and I think you will find that most of us say it with sincerity, even our machines.
@@georgecooksey8216 I don't mind people saying "Have an Nice Day", because they can say it with sincerity. However, when machines are programmed to say it, the human sincerity element is removed.
@@markaxworthy2508 If one of my machines was programmed to say it, I would probably laugh or curse at it - similar to calling customer service and getting a virtual assistant rather than a person. But you are correct - certainly no heart-felt sincerity from our machines!
The same thing in major American cities is people don't talk head down. Also if your in smaller cities in Britain it is the same thing people are more friendly talking helpful.
“Posh” comes from the boats on the river Nile. When travelling out one side would be shaded and the other in direct sun. The expensive seats were always in the shade. On the journey back the other side of the boat was shaded. They were marked Port Out Starboard Home. Ie the “posh” seats. Funnily enough though British class is not about money, it’s more about upbringing.
It's quite insulting, there's no such thing as British English- it's just ENGLISH!
I keep hearing yanks say it and it's awful.
@@leec6707 why is it awful American accent is very different from british accent
We can be very Subtle when we communcate and I fully understand it is a million miles from how American people are.
We had salespeople saying "have a nice day" as a mantra. If I know they don't mean it, I say "Not if I can help it" Other ones I cannot stand are "Sorry for your loss", "Thank you for your service" (although I have only experienced that on a Curb your Enthusiasm episode. I also don't like people saying "someone has passed " as I always wonder whether it is a red light or wind.
Posh - Port out Starboard Home. It was short for the way rich people travelled by ocean steamer
Sadly that is a nice story that has been debunked, with usage of posh predating the first opportunity to apply it to shipping
@@wobaguk I think that it hasnt been debunked rather there is no real evidence of the origin. The words were used in print first in 1918 so that doesnt predate the shipping.
Strange this other USA lady felt completely opposite from her, that UK are friendly and wants to live in the Uk it felt like the old US back in the 80s. Each person seems to have different opinions and views.
Probably the majority of 'unfriendly' people you came across in London were in fact tourists from other parts of the globe. Go outside of London and into smaller towns and you would have found it different. My friend has a polish partner and he finds it funny and strange that we make conversation in coffee shops etc. with people we don't know. Other Americans living here mostly comment how friendly we are.
Just another person from abroad who gets a taste of London and presumes it applies to the rest of the UK
Regional differences,different working environments,cheaper housing,multitudes of accents
4 different UK countries, a England that in the north so different it could be like yet another UK country
London London London,the London of today is a poor representation of UK people and life
The London of old is fast disappearing
So true. It's pointless to make such broad generalizations.
British English ??…..It’s just ENGLISH. Americans speak English with of course some different words for the same things, but they are all still English words. Please don’t tell me that Americans on vacation around the world, if asked what language they speak, reply with “I speak American English”….Because people would think you were crazy. It is ENGLISH. Not British English.
I'm English. I speak English, not British.
Have you ever heard a French person say I speak French French? Or a Spaniards speak Spanish Spanish?
Americans need to admit to speaking American. Its not English and was never meant to be. They changed too many things intentionally for it to ever be the same.
London is not a reflection of the UK. Everyone is on their way to somewhere.
We don't particularly like someone asking if you need help as soon as you step over the threshold, let us have a look around first.
If you're outside the touristy capital people are more out-gong
A nice thoughtful speaker.
FACT: Social mobility is better in the UK than in the US
(although neither are particularly good)
I am in my 70s, and have lived much of my life in a Commonwealth nation. I share your conclusion about the USA not having a high degree of social mobility.
If true perhaps that is because most Americans respect and value a hard-working ditch-digger as much or even more than we would a billionaire or "high society" types. We don't all necessarily worship money. Perhaps social mobility is not as important to Americans as it is elsewhere or as important as most people think.
Interesting view. I think you may have summarised the UK by your experience in London, which like New York, is a massive urban city. London has 9m residents, 30m visitors every year and a further 1.1m people commuting into it per day. This makes life presured so unfortuanly sometimes people are less friendly than they should be. Have you been a tourist in NYC or Paris? Same thing. Leave the cities and you will find a difference.
As for the ‘class' system, the USA have it too, mainly based on how much money you have, comon the world over.
As for ‘our' attitude to Americans, I do agree it may not be as positive as it was, mainly I think since Trump. We cannot understand how such a narcissistic, sexist, racist, stupid man could have so many adoring followers! But then I can’t think of a county where the people get the politicians they deserve.
You can’t understand Trump being popular because you’re gullible to brainwashing propaganda by the globalist media. That’s why you can’t figure it out.
Remember what happened to crocodile Dundee when he said hello to some random person in NYC?
London has very few Brits tho. I found people in the north much more similar to my Midwest/Appalachian roots.
This idea of experiencing London and then commenting on the UK is annoying and ignorant. London is a VERY different experience to other parts of the UK, I'm born and bred in the UK and I feel like a foreigner there.
And I feel like a foreigner in New York and LA!
Thought ? On a ship, Port Out Starboard Home POSH
This happens WITHIN America too. It's an interesting experience; we have so many different cultures here even amongst various European settled areas. People tend to think that in America the culture will be "white", or "black", or "Mexican". But it is always so much more complex than that. The dominantly Scottish areas are so different than the dominantly german areas; these people do not get along so well. South Americans often experience bullying by the "proper" Mexicans. Blacks and Mexicans for that matter do not get along at all, and fresh african immigrants hate black American culture. If you are surprised by cultural differences abroad, I wonder why you never even traveled your own home country. Americans should be the best at adapting, why are we a plight? It's astounding.
There's only one English language.There may be loads of different regional dialects.I'm English,I live in England and I speak English,not 'British English'.
Some people say the class system is replaced by financial meritocracy, others will say it hasnt changed at all but its definitely a mix of the two. The upper class hasnt changed, but the population has swelled beneath them making them proportionally smaller and smaller, while the working/middle class divide has been replaced by smooth continuum, due to the near complete shift from manufacturing to service industry. Now its not factory worker vs bank manager, its call centre operator vs call centre manager. Also the shift from debt=shame, to credit culture means that working vs middle class is not easily characterised by how you look and what you have, but often how you pay (or try to pay) for the things you feel you deserve.
Where in the states is she comparing London to? I am a dual national US/UK. There is no way London is less friendly than NYC, the only city in the US that London may be compared with.
It’s funny and fascinating to see our culture through other eyes.
It’s also funny we here totally judge “posh” people negatively and look down on them, as they look down upon the lower classes 😊
My grandpa would always greet strangers passing in the street. My mum's generation stopped doing that. So this was a cultural change in the 1950s I think among the boomers.
If you accept the pub etiquette it means you go out with three people you will drink at least 4 or any multiple of 4 drinks before you call it a day... The round between friends is important and you have to declare yourself "out" right at the beginning and buy your own before a round starts.
Laura is insightful and articulate. Thanks.
She came across well ,her observations were generally right. One thing however, there is NO such thing as 'British' English. There is English and there are other national/regional variations such as American English.
POSH - Port Out Starboard Home, When rich Brits travelled to The US on an ocean liner in the 30's they would sit on deckchairs to catch the sun. The sun would be on the port (left) on the way there and on the starboard (right) on the way back.
who told you that?? Out to the sub continent I think buddy
You're right about the London 'no eye contact' thing, but as usual, London is unrepresentative if the UK in almost all aspects. It's such a pity Americans assume London is England. Of the 9m people who live in London, over a third are not British nationals, many coming from countries where people keep themselves to themselves, so London is divided into many ethnic enclaves, where often there is a mistrust of the other enclaves, and this all encourages a reluctance to assimilate into the original population. I live in Cornwall, and everyone makes eye contact and smiles/greets each each other, and that also prevails in most areas of the UK, except cities.
There is absolutely a class system in the UK. What PMs (from any part of the political spectrum) have NOT been to public school and have NOT been to either Oxford or Cambridge?
John Major, Gordon Brown.
James Callaghan
Do you actually want a list, because there are lots who haven’t been to public school - Angela Rayner for one, but there are too many to list. Oxford and Cambridge take on many students who haven’t been privately educated, so not sure why you’re bringing that into it.
@@geemo4284 Angela Raynor's never been PM, she's just a simple MP and I don't think she actually went to school.
@jamonit7169 Of course she went to school. The UK has compulsory schooling.
She only has to walk or take the Tottenham court rd to Finsbury park people are naturally open and friendly in north london.. really friendly.
Cheeky!
POSH is an acronym, meaning "port-out, starboard-home". It comes from the time when people used ships more commonly for international travel. More affluent people insisted on their cabin being the port side of the ship for outward journeys and starboard when they returned.
I've worked for US business for over twenty years, almost all of the people I've met [there] are really good company.
Obviously, you have to pull them up about mispronunciations of various words, certain incorrect spellings of words and their nation's insistence of driving on the wrong side of the road.
There is a class system in the US.... the haves and the have nots..
You could say "The Weathers not good for football or cricket.".
I find Americans overly friendly, they say thank so very often, that it kind of loses its meaning, i am Dutch, we just greet and thank you once sincerely, and we do not care that much what your job or income is, we care aboute good co-operation in a general context, i talk often to American band members in my job. Americans are so loud, like they could use less coffee and sober up a bit, talk less say more and listen for real, but i love American cars, chocolate chip cookies and America is huge, so my experience just reflects my experience i think.
Not a great idea to generalize about Americans. Saying "thank you" or "have a nice day" are common courtesies that should not be questioned as insincere simply because they are repeated often - certainly nothing to become irritated over.
Maybe I'm just Americanized from partially growing up there, but as an English person I think she's being accurate haha. I mean, I do find people further North in England a bit more open, but overall nowhere near what the "Middle of the U.S." where she's from is like. Love it the people from there honestly
Ah, the Pub. The cultural cornerstone of the British people and a key part of the phenomenon of the incredibly heavy drinking of the "Pub Crawl". When travelling, wise advise is always delve deeply into the culture of the country you are visiting.
Oh lady. American accents are very difficult to understand and they don't have a sense of humour. A sense of humour is necessary in Britain to understand the intricacies of our language which has many literary references as well as local cultural idioms. Learn to talk about the weather rather than asking people you don't know "How are you today". That is probably the thing I loathe most about American culture that has permeated through our service industry. Good morning/afternoon/evening is a gift to people, not another gratuitous request for information.
Maybe you need to visit AND STAY in other parts of the UK that's REAL and not MARY POPPINS. CENTRE OF LONDON can be rude and hostile like any other. Generally British people are kind, helpful but wary. We don't go gushy when we hear an accent. Remember you bring yourself with you everywhere you go.
The Class System, Well I am working class person, yet I have mixed with all levels and have even been invited to Buckingham Palace. I have been to dinner at the House of Commons and I belong to a number of organisations which one would never think would happen, and when you think I left school at 14 years old and I am self educated.
I also feel confident to mix with all levels in society except perhaps those who put in airs and graces. As a teenager I worked in a country tea rooms and a couple of men came in, very shabby and rough looking. They ordered filet steak and some expensive drinks. I went to ask my superior whether their order should be recognised. She had a quick look then said, "My dear, those are our wealthiest customers" They did get their order, honour the payment and tip me extremely generously telling me not to put it in the pot.
Many thanks for your reply, growing up in southern England during WW 2 you seemed to meet half the world even German P O W and I learnt a lot from this form of life. I worked as a Manager in London of a large theatre and Cinema group, for quite a few years, and left that when I got married due to the long hours and from that I went on London Buses and went from a driver to a senior manager in a few years, both these jobs opened you up to meet such a range of people and cultures.
@@bryanhunter2077 I grew up in Dover, after WW2, but my parents had two Prisoners of War who came to Christmas not long after the war ended and these two young men brought toys they had made for my sisters. One was a balancing parrot on a perch. My mother told me about them when I played with it, and told me that these young men were not our enemies but had been caught up in war between the countries. I think that was a good lesson to learn.
its not British English - its ENGLISH . We dont cal it Germany german or France French
there is a class system in the UK certainly, actually across all of Europe. The concept of old money. However, there is most certainly. class system in the US also.
She must have met a toff to hear going on a jolly. Can you imagine saying that to your mates oh let's have a jolly time at aldi😂😂