21 Things British People Say VS. What They Mean (Americans React)
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- Ever since our first trip to the UK, we've struggled to understand the true meanings behind what British people say. So today we're hearing from 21 Brits who have stepped in to teach us the difference between what British people say vs. what they mean! Thank you to everyone who commented for this video!
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great video :) I think of these are true however some I do think can be said both ways and only way to tell difference between them is the persons expression as they say it and their tone being dryer than usual XD
For example I say "thats interesting" quite a lot but its not always because I don't find it interesting, I use it in a serious way but also use it in a way to signify that I find something strange or odd, without needing to say I find that odd and I also use it in a sarcastic way. While tone of voice and the way I say it is my main indicator in how I want these words to come across.
"Would you like a coffee?" A. "I thought you would never ask" or " Does the pope kiss the tarmac when he gets off a plane?"
I find Americans will tend to use a strong superlative but say and use it in such a low key way that it takes all the superlativeness out of it. "Bread is so awesome" "I am super happy to be here in this library"😂
Or at work I say alright mate can you hear that noise and the guy says sorry no I can't then I say sorry I thought I heard the kettle boiling
I just hate American pronunciations such as skedule rather than schedule. Then try to say it’s American English. No, there’s English and there’s wrong😘
On a phone call, "Well, I better let you go" = "Shut up, Shut up, *SHUT UP*"
I love this one, have to chuckle tho' when it's the one who called sys it, like I didn't phone you mate.....
Haha, now here's one we do actively use 😂😂
"You're looking well" = You're still clinging onto life, then
"That's all very well but" = I am about to demolish your oafish utterance
"He's rather outspoken" = He's practically Hitler
"I might be a bit late" = I have literally no concept of time
The last one is my mum. If she says she's going to be late she will be an hour late, if she doesn't mention it she'll only be half an hour late.
“Your looking well” = put on a bit of weight
"(S)he can be a bit difficult at times" = Would try the patience of the Dalai Lama
Lol that last one is so me lol 😂
That last one is me
I say the same thing every day
“ Excuse me, I think you might have lost this?” Hands over McDonald’s wrapper, reciept or other item.
= “I just watched you deliberately litter this and now I’m calling you out, dropping it back to you to transit to the repository and for you to consider your actions whilst I tail you in the process.”
I've done with the kids I work with *and a few other people if I was feeling recklessly brave) lol. Passive aggression at it's best.
British sarcasm is the best. Nothing beats it.
Agreed! It's a skill we will attempt to acquire 😂
I post/text this a lot (to help people) bcus even tho im from a very old English family line,
I'm still classed as an extreme version... so
I was once complemented on my sense of humour...
she said "everything you say is dripping with sarcasm"
Britains biggest exports are sarcasm and the c-word. No one does either better than the Brits.
@@righthandofdoom77 With the c-word I think the Australians may have us beat.
@@CrazyInWeston I doubt they beat Scotland for it.
"Do you want..." Is actually an interesting Britishism in its own right.
It can mean "I want but I need someone else to want this as well to validate it"
Or a boss at work might say "do you want to go on your break?", They really mean "go on your break now"
I realised this myself at my last job and made it my mission to refuse to agree to go until I was basically told to do so. Took 2 hours and I managed to extend my lunch break by deferring my break!
We’re so British and scared of commanding someone to do something that it was so funny to watch him squirm and sort of look at me every 10 minutes contemplating how he can word something to not offend me, and he even apologised. I felt so bad I didn’t take my second break 😅
@@illeatthat i got away with that for a good while as well, even pulled a few early finishes because I hadn't had a lunch break on a particular day
@@TheMadTatter I did this for a week and got disciplined with no formal warning which was ultimately revoked since I pointed out it wasn’t stated in the contract and my scheduled hours involve a one hour lunch break which was allocated at certain times - but never stated that it must be complied with; they were on my back after that and fired me because I got a concussion on January 4th 2019 🥴
I learnt from a very young age that when my English grandmother said "we'll see" it ain't going to happen for example "Can I go to the beach to play on the way home?" "We'll see" and on way home we go straight past the turning to the beach.
So true
I hated that. Why do parents say it? How about “no”?
Just to confuse matters further, whilst all these are spot on, they can also be completely genuine and taken at face value depending on who you are speaking to. This is more often the case in the north where people tend to speak their mind and actually mean what they say.
Good to know! We have noticed that quite a few etiquette rules or phrases seem to be regional in the UK
yes,
never let be said... but we are a subtle lot...
or
It's the same where I'm from in the Midlands. The only way to really tell the difference is by the way it's said.
This is exactly what I was thinking as I watched the video. It's not really possible to tell if the comment is genuine or deliberately misleading unless you are aware of a number of other factors. These include the manner and tone in which it is said, facial expression, relationship between the two parties (including social classes) and region of the UK. Generally, the closer to London, the more likely it is to be insincere.
I say what I mean and I live in Kent, but I have said all of these (but the tea one, I don’t like tea) to mean what they did in the video.
*After 10 minutes of inconsequential chit chat* "Oh, while I'm here......"
This is the thing I'm interested in and the sole purpose of my conversation with you.
Yes. Always. I've been practicing it over and over again in my head the whole time time we've talked .
Mr Hedgebull Ooooo I’ve heard people say that one before! 😂😂
@@WanderingRavens It often pops up in workplaces and can confuse the living heck out of non-natives.
@@violetskies14 “I have no recollection of what you’ve just said to me because of this, also, and will forget we even spoke about this after we’ve sorted out what I want to talk to you about”
@@illeatthat yep
I went to visit friends and they said, "make yourself at home", so I sold their house.
Brilliant 😂😂
Lmao
😂
Haha
My ex wife would say, "Do you fancy a cup of coffee?"
Her true meaning would be, "Make me a cup of coffee while you are making yours".
My Nana used to say that. She's wait until I was sat down and then announce "Do you want a cup of tea/sandwich/meal cooked (no joking)?"
same
"Well, that's brave." - "Well, that's a stupid idea."
I use this one or "That's very brave of you!" in false admiration a fair bit. I find it a very effective way of making someone reconsider what they were going to do. The sudden look of worry on the faces is always amusing and their often immediate U-turn is often entertaining to watch.
😂😂
@@speleokeir haha! I occasionally opt for “mmm ambitious”. Or “gotta love an optimist” with some seriously raised eye brows.
"With all due respect..." - I have absolutely no respect for you at all.
I disagree with stuff like this. To me 'all due respect' is what you say before you give them an opinion on something you know they're not going to like, because it's what you believe and it's probably contrary to their own opinion.
@@allbies It's omnifunctional, since it doesn't specify what the due amount of respect is. You can use it to mean plenty or none.
It's a precursor to disagreeing with someone to soften the blow.
‘That was interesting’ can also mean ‘I’m very confused/weirded out by what just happened’
‘He/she/they were interesting’ = ‘he/she/they are crazy’
oooo, good distinction! Thanks for letting us know!
I use this meaning more than the not interesting version you mentioned
I use 'that was interesting' in this way. There's also 'that was fun' to mean the opposite.
Can also mean horrible, ugly,strange
“That’s an interesting haircut you’ve got there”
Many years ago - on 'Nationwide' - they had on an old bloke who had made a violin entirely out of matchsticks. They got Yehudi Menuhin to play it. "It's got an interesting tone!" was his verdict...
"That was interesting" often indicates that the situation was rather unpleasant or alarming. An interesting person is either very odd or very unpleasant.
Good to know! Thank you! Also, Hi! it's good to see your name back in the comments! :D
Nearly died in some near miss or in a slight accident and say to someone that was watching, t.w.i instead of OH FECK, DID YOU SEE THAT !
@@dave_h_8742 pretty much
"That was interesting" comes from the same place as the Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times"
@@WanderingRavens thanks both
in response to 'How are you?'
'Not bad' or 'can't complain' can mean anything from absolutely fine to horrendous and barely holding it together
I could agree with you, but then we would both be wrong.
Brilliant 😂😂
I have that on a t-shirt 😂👌🏻
My standard email footer that pops up when I open a new email says “Kind regards, Elaine”. If someone gets an email from me that just says “Regards, Elaine” It means their email has sufficiently annoyed me that I’ve actively had to remove the word “kind”. It’s the modern day equivalent of wishing a plague upon someone’s house in my experience.
You two are such a joy to watch, every video of yours makes me smile. Keep up the good work!
I second those last two sentences.
In Ireland there are lots of small villages so the communities are often very tightly knit. The key in the door attitude is common
Also it is a mortal sin to not offer everyone a drink if you are getting yourself one
Someone comes into your house in the North East England it's totally wrong not to offer a cuppa, and something to eat.
There are historical reasons for putting milk in the cup before the tea. This dates back to when tea was consumed from porcelain cups. If the tea went in the cup first, then the cup was prone to cracking. Putting the milk in first prevented this from happening, Histotically. this is the correct way but people get all snooty about it (in the same way as cream UNDER jam or OVER jam on scones.) Wars have been over less..
However, I take my tea black.
This is our favourite kind of comment! Thank you for the fun fact, Angharad! :D
Aye but in those days mate they didnt use tea bags. Putting milk on a tea bag beggars belief. If you’ve got loose tea in a pot it doesn’t matter if the milk is in the cup first.
Jam first - otherwise its just messy - cream gets squished :)
I did both of these things today, i.e. the teapot/milk and scones thing.
Ooh, the scone debate rolls on. I was raised on the Devon side of the Tamar. where the thick clotted cream sticks to the scone so the loose jam can pile on top. My Cornish mates are now shaking fists at me.
I come here to boost my large british ego sometimes, you guys really like british people for some reason.
We do what we can to keep your sad little island afloat 😆
@@WanderingRavens 🤣🤣🤣 Am I supposed to comeback said islands don't float or something!?
@Ginger I assume you have met all 56 million of us, so you would know?
Things to do when it rains:
-Stare at rain
-Frown at rain
-Talk about when it rained before
-Get caught in rain
-Just miss the rain
-Describe the rain
-Moan about rain
-Say you quite like the rain
-Step on loose paving slab sending world’s entire supply of rain into shoe
Nah man, I'm the opposite with tea. I want everyone to say yes to tea and if they say no I get suspicious, because why would you not want tea?!
As an English person..this. And yes - you not wanting a good brew is very suspicious.
Do you need any help.........please say no, please say no
Me every time 😂😂
I live by the river - you should drop in!
In my area of West Yorkshire, "you should pop in some time" IS generally an invitation.
Good to know! We've heard that invitation interpretations may vary depending on where in the UK you are, so thanks for confirming that for us:D
People might disagree but I've always considered "how very interesting" to mean "that was litterally the most boring thing I've ever heard are you done yet or am I supposed to slowly back away?"
Haha, after spending time around Brits, that's how we interpret it too
@@WanderingRavens not always
"Interesting" is sometimes used as a euphemism. As in "that was interesting" said after an experience that was actually downright weird, unnerving or scary.
@@trickygoose2 I realise that but I always use it literally.
If you ask a Cornish person to do something, they will probably say, "I'll do that dreckly", meaning directly, right away. What that actually means is, "I may do that sometime between now and the end of the Universe...or maybe not."
That is also said in Devon, with the same meaning. Yes I grew up down there.
The difference between I'll pop round and can I pop round, uninvited and invite me please 👍
Oooo very good to know!!
It’s the not being able to ask “what/pardon/sorry - can you say that again” and still not hearing them so sitting and smiling until it’s all forgotten and then crying myself to sleep out of embarrassment that night, for me
Have you checked a Twitter account/book/t-shirt series called Very British Problems? Highly recommended as it’s all about this kinda thing.
Also, interaction in supermarket aisle with an friend/acquaintance: “alright?” “Yeah, alright”
second aisle: “fancy meeting you here” “I know right”
Then spend rest of shopping trip skulking around the aisles like a burglar desperately trying to avoid a third interaction
We haven't looked that account up before! Thank you for the tip!
Wandering Ravens anytime 😊
Instead of 'do you want one?' My husband asks 'you don't want one, do you?' Which usually results in the answer he wants to hear
Smart 😆 I'll use this one next time I don't feel like sharing haha
Yes, that is a classic
Here in Northern Ireland we
tend to constantly supply visitors (and tradesmen) with tea and food. We really want you to eat with us and it doesn't matter what time of day or night it is.
Yes, every one of my Northern Irish relatives offer a tray filled with sandwiches, biscuits and cakes when I visit their houses 🍮🍰🤗
Looks like you guys had fun filming this video and I love it 💖🥺😊
We did! We filmed this one earlier than usual so we were just coming off of a caffeine high from our morning cuppas ☕☕
When a bloke says he will take care of something, then he will take care of it. Leave him alone. There is no point in nagging him every month, that will only make the job take longer.
Damn straight 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Two spring to mind, used by British women to their husbands / boyfriends. "you do what you want" means don't you even think about it. The other is during an argument, " yeah, whatever" means Just F**k off now. My wife is ex Army, so this for her is trying to be polite. LOL.
I think these have the same meaning among American women too 😆😆
💭 thinking 💭
"help yourself"
is polite
"help yourself... why don't you"
is me 'avin a dig
Good one! Thank you!
its nice to hear from another point of view,
and the giggles...
bcus... what else to do really 😁
How are you doing?
"Yeah, not too bad." = I struggle to think of a reason to get up in the morning and I frequently wish I wouldn't wake up at all. / I feel like I've won the lottery my dead dog's miraculously come back to life for my birthday.
"Pretty good actually" = my life is amazing and I want to brag about it
"Ok"/"fine thanks" = my life is a pit of despair and has no meaning.
Brilliant 😂😂 thank you
You should know my grandfather always put the milk into the cup first, and 40 years later all his teeth fell out ...
A prime example of why milk should never be added first 😂
Problem is most of those can be either the genuine or the opposite. But you have to pick up on the tone and the person. In fact that is true for most communication, an insult could be an insult or a complement.
And it may even be split, for example please pop over might be genuine for Grace and grudging for Eric (or as unlikely as this seems possibly the other way around 😉)
Eric appreciates this comment 😆
Also, I think the " leave it with me" phrase really has two very different meanings, depending on which word you stress. "Leave it with ME" means I will do it, and "Leave it WITH me" means it's not getting done. 🙂
I love “Leave it with me“ because its meaning changes a lot based on emphasis. If you say it the way it was said in this video you mean it as I will take control and get it done BUT if you place the emphasis on the ‘with’ it means I will mull it over briefly and never think about it again.
I'm from the noth just passed Burnley and we have some strange sayings, I'd like to know how far these sayings go.
- Pop in fura brew
- use yer noggin
- y'aright
- talkin shite
- Bustin fura wee
- Nanight
- crackin't flaggs
- spagbol
- put wood in't hole
- Ta dah
- throwing a fliddy
- pull yer kecks up
- Ar kid
- Sound - or - sound as a pound
- Mint
- Gibber
Just a few but I think we kinda have a mix of the Yorkshire and Lancashire slang as we're right on the border.
Relationship issues: 'It's not you, it's me' = 'It's not me, it's you'
Hahaha that one has the same meaning in the States 😆
Another way to say "Does anyone want a brew?" is to pick up your mug, hold it in peoples line of sight, and raise it up slightly. Atleast at my workplace, this generally calls everyone to the kitchen. I guess it comes from people generally having headphones on/not alot of people talking and you don't wanna break the silence.
And is the answer still always yes when fellow coworkers are asked if they'll take tea using this method?
I do that at home. Pick up my mug, waggle it at wife while she is on the phone, she either nods or says "Please" and I pick up her mug and go to make drinks.
@@WanderingRavens haha yep! Never say no to a cuppa XD
thank you so much! you guys can always make me smile! i have spent the whole day rescuing a local warehouse roof, my fingers and toes, balls and nose have all disowned me! now i have a pint of tea in my oversize mug, you guys are almost totally british now, and my dog is curled up around my feet! happy days!
Best of luck with the warehouse roof! And we are so glad to hear that you're enjoying our videos! x
I think the 'leave it with me' thing is used when someone comes to you to ask you to do something right now, but you dont want to. "Can you please send that important email... "ermm leave it with me'." Means Ill get round to it, I suppose, at an undetermined point in the future, but feel uncomfortable telling them you have other priorities.
If you're passing anytime - really means keep passing and don't call in !
Brilliant 😂😂
Love that you said " 2 times a week" on purpose, just to spite us Brits 🤣😂
I often find that when people offer me something by saying “help yourself”, really they’re only doing it to be polite and don’t actually want you to take any but the problem is it is awkward to take none, it is awkward to take more than one and it is also awkward to take just one because “help yourself” implies the person can take as many as they want
Please give us 24 hours notice so we can put some clothes on, explains how you guys travel so light lol
We do travel really light! Each of us has what we call a 'micro-wardrobe' which basically means that we have as few clothing items as humanly possible 😂
@@WanderingRavens I often tell my family to give me notice of at least a day before they come round. So I can clean (but is still messy according to them) AND put some clothes on.... But it isnt just that, the notice period also gives me time to mentally prepare for the fact that I've got someone coming round as in a "great, someones coming to visit" type scenario, and thats not enthusiasm.
Working in customer services I sign all my emails ‘kind regards’ when what I actually mean is - I have no regards for you what so ever, and I can’t believe you actually wrote in to complain about this.
Regards is very common but in my 58 years i`ve never understood it to be a veiled slight, it`s just a formal sign-off to someone you don`t know personally. Carry on having fun , this is the best time of your lives ;-)
My interpritation of "pardon" is upward inflection at the end = honest question for someone you like (normally while smiling), downward inflection at the end = honest question about something you're surprised about, absolutely NO inflection anywhere and said in a firm manner = WHAT did you say!!!! The same applies to most English, listen to how its said, not what is said. Which is why you can tell if a person your talking to on the phone is happy or not - you can literally hear a smile, even if they're reading a script.
One thing to remember is what we say is usually very situational. ie what happened before dictates what the phrase means. ie "Oh...I haven't seen you in ages" - studiously avoiding their name since you have long forgotten what it was , then "You must pop round some time!" Means I have no idea who you are and if you do pop round I wont answer the door. Whereas a hug and "oh my, , I've not seen you since forever! How are the kids? You simply must come round!" means an old friend you have missed dearly is back and you cannot wait for them to come round and catch up on gossip / evaluate if you are currently more successful than they are etc...
A website/social media account called Very British Problems has many of these. Great content as ever guys.
Thank you for watching! We'll have to check out Very British Problems!
Note if someone queue cuts you, it is the only time it is acceptable to go ballistic. And by go ballistic I mean point to the back of the queue and say: 'The back of the queue is that way." By calling them out means they will begrudgingly trudge to the back with the indignant stares of everyone in the queue on them.
Weirdly, my first one is opposite. i use 'quite' to mean 'alot'.
Somebody does something spectacular = "that was quite good".
Ayy! That's the way we yanks use it too! Quite = very for us.
"Not bad" - a Yorkshire complement.
Never heard someone say "Do you want a brew?" before. It's always either "Fancy a cuppa?" or "I'll put the kettle on."
When I want to imply displeasure I don't even bother with "regards" and just bluntly sign off with my name. ^_^
Edgy, I like it 😂😂
The best way to show you genuinely care about serving people tea or coffee is to use Senokot instead of sugar that always goes down well
Up here in Yorkshire we're known for our frankness. We call a spade a spade, after all. It's a spade a not a trowel.
3rd. Haven't watched yet, sure it'll be brilliant as always.
Hi Mark!! :D
🎉 QUESTION: How many of these things have YOU said?? 😄
Too many of them every day 😂🤗
quite a lot of them XD though a couple I think of as older people saying it instead of younger (like I beg your parden)
however if I disagree with what someone said I'd also just keep quite about it to avoid confrontation and just not comment on what they're saying XD
So theres a possibility that they just might not know what to say which is just as common but theres also a large possibility as well that they disagree with what your saying, if we're just staying silent on a subject you're talking about XD giving extreamly short answers is also a way to say I dislike this conversation but would rather not come across as rude but please stop talking about this XD
Almost all of them, some of them genuinely, like “make yourself at home” and some with the alternative meaning, like “ Regards” 😂
P.S. Grace- don’t fret, if you put “regards” with “xx” I don’t think anyone would take that the wrong way lol
I use almost all of them regularly and all of them at one point in time 😅😅
Pretty much all of them except "how are you?". In my area, we just say "alright?" instead. Also, we tend to use "uh?" or "sorry?" instead of "I beg your pardon" but it can mean the same thing as what you said depending on context and subtleties in tone
The USA version of “make yourself at home” is so counter cultural to my Irish/Scottish sense of hospitality and boundaries that I can’t bring myself to help myself from someone else’s fridge (unless maybe it’s my best friend/sibling/parent). You can get hungry/thirsty very quickly! I mean I can see that it’s a lovely sentiment, very generous and trusting, it just feels wrong to take something from someone’s fridge.
3:33 - Along with the quiet sigh. Another thing I do in those types of situations is quietly under my breath say "oh, don't mind me!"
It’s a monsoon outside for you guys? You’re living in NI. Monsoons will be the new norm for you 😉
Haha, we're realizing that!
No imagine playing sport in it sometimes. My family do it quite often in South London (not since COVID-19), and we’ve even played in snow, usually football.
One of the best lines during my dad’s cricket game when it was played under storm clouds came from the captain. About 7 miles away, and getting smaller, was a small patch of blue, with everything else being charred grey.
He’d looked up and said with a straight face “It’s brightening up lads.”
Good fun! Great vid, thanks! :)
Oh, in regards to the tea...we make loose leaf tea and in which case we always do milk first. If it's a teabag when we go out it's milk last. I think it originates from when porcelain cups were used to help stop the heat cracking the cups.
As to the I beg your pardon thing, if you genuinely didn’t hear someone you ALWAYS start with ‘sorry’ then ‘I didn’t catch that’ or could you repeat that’ then follow it with a self depreciating ‘I think I’m going deaf’ or ‘I was miles away’
Loved the video think it’s my favourite one so far
Yeah, Great video guys 👏🏽
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
"Leave it with me" has so many translations/connotations depending which word is subtly emphasised (listen out for “it”, “with” or “me”. Slight change on any changes it’s meaning). No emphasis means it's forgotten or binned.
Leave IT with me = I'm in charge. Leave it WITH me = I'll do it, give me more time. Leave it with ME = don't mention it to anyone. Leave it with me = can't be bothered. I may or may not bother with it at a later date.
From living in England with family in Northern Ireland I can definitely agree that everyone pops round peoples houses by surprise in NI, that's why they keep their houses so immaculate and clean. I'd be sitting in a relatives house and two or three different people would pop in on their way down the shops just to say hello. Here in England people go to each other's houses arranged or by appointment, you don't have to hoover for weeks and the houses are noticeably messier! Lol
Very interesting video!!!
This video reminded me of a conversation that I had with my dad recently where we were discussing what can be insinuated from different forms of address. I noted how it’s far more common to hear the words “mate” or “love” used sarcastically than it is to hear them used sincerely, for example “ listen mate, you shut your mouth or I’ll knock your ****** block off.” or “thems the rules love, deal with it.”
Firstly, thank you for featuring my comment! 👍👍
Secondly, THE single most important thing you need to know about all this British sarcasm is that you should absolutely behave in the way you are expected to behave (the "what they really mean" side) but nothing should be said about it and it shouldn't be acknowledged outwardly, but if a group of you witness this happen then you are totally within your rights to complain to the rest of yhe group about the person who said it The SECOND they are out of earshot
The way I see it is the English language is as a game we play. If you have to behave and speak in a particular way due to convention, etiquette or politeness in a given situation, the only creativity you can have is with the words, meaning and tone . Any sentence can be made to have multiple meanings and there are 3 main variants;
1) The straight version (mean what you say).
2) The sarcastic version (mean the opposite of what you say).
3) The nasty version (whatever you say you really mean "I hate you and am only speaking to you because it is considered polite to do so)".
If you master the subtleties of these you can switch between those variations and play with people's heads for fun. If you are with somebody you don't like, you behave outwardly perfectly gentlemanly, polite and respectful, but you say it with a little twist of sarcasm or spite, (not enough that anybody other than the target would notice).
Americans can be a lot of fun because they struggle to understand us at the best of times. They tend to say what they mean and expect others to do the same, they find it very hard to read us (until they spend some time around us).
In American tennis when they put an unexpected or trick spin on the ball the call it "giving it some English", always makes me smile.
I didn't know slaps knees "Right, im off" was officially a thing, I've been doing that since first year of University. Don't forget "I've got a thing on at (insert time here)" which means, "I have nothing to do but I'm bored now"
People pop round in the north, try stopping them! Much friendlier than the south.
Good to know! To the north we go! :D
Pop to the North via The Isle of Man, not part of the UK but worth a visit
This really made me laugh. Thank you.
No way!!! Im 2nd comment!! Wtf do I say. I love your videos keep it up. Also do cumbrian accent in your next accent video👍
So glad you enjoy our videos!! And we'll add Cumbrian to the list!
@@WanderingRavens not many famous cumbrians but you could try jarrad branthwaite or a recording of carlisle uniteds stadium anouncer👍
The other thing that can happen to a queue jumper if the person they've jumped in front of is in an especially hostile mood is a loud sarcastic "Excuse YOU!"
The clips from horrible histories made me so happy ☺️ I’d love if you did a video about it sometime, perhaps a reaction video
You need to watch Ghosts :)
The thing is about these britishisms, they could mean both, you have to be aware of the tone etc, who was it who said words only count for 10% of everything we say, the other 90% you pick up from tone, context etc. I often say quite good meaning i thought it was awesome but I'm British, the most you will get out of me is a quite good lol
Good to know!
Northern Irish person to Eric and Grace "I'll pop round", Eric and Grace quickly put their clothes on (I noticed the red shirt is back in the videos btw). I do find myself tutting quietly to myself and giving people a hard stare if they cut in line at the supermarket etc. I have also asked people if they would like a cup of tea out of politeness hoping they'd say no thanks.
We will have to get better at our tutting seeing as how landing in the UK has rendered us both unable to do confrontation 😆
Honestly, most of this stuff depends on tone - people can mean what they say or the opposite. Its not really sarcasm though - it's often more gently humorous (a joke we're all in on), a dry sense of humor or just people being uncomfortable with being enthusiastic in public. My favourite is "not bad" - from someone quite dour and dry that means "I absolutely love it", from someone bubbly and enthusiastic it means "I absolutely hate it and I'm desperately trying to think of something positive to say" and from everyone else it means "it's completely average".
I'm from England and I think it depends on the type of person you're talking to as to weather 'make your self at home' should be taken literally or not. When I say it I do mean it. We have people meet here for the first time, fed people here, had people feed us here, bought food elsewhere are come here to eat it, make there own drinks, dry clothes here, wash clothes here, sleep here. Where as my neighbor would rather you stand outside and not enter their property at all.
Being back in the UK seams to suit you guys, another brilliant vid, and I mean that, most sincerely, but seriously, nice vid guy's, and yes the Irish are generally considered to be some of the most openly friendly of the British peoples
Make yourself at home depends on the circumstance, if an English person says make yourself at home when you’ve sat down without being asked, they’re pointing out your rudeness. If an English person invites you into their home and says come in, make yourself at home, it’s similar to the Mexican mi casa, su casa
Ginger if I’m honest I should have said Spanish
I sent a bit of a snotty msg ages ago. I apologise, you’re really fun to watch, thank you.
I'm British, but I live in Yorkshire where it's common to say "it's alright" but often pronounced "allrate" or "alreet" and like you've probably guessed it means "it's not all right or okay please leave" XD
I remember the other video when Eric said if someone asked him how he was he would reply ‘ Better than I deserve.’ which i think is a good way to reply. It depends on the context for some what we say vs what they mean. However some are with what we say are always the opposite for example ‘ I hear what you saying’ normally means my opinion is the opposite whereas if I ask someone would they like a cup of tea I genuinely mean it and would love to give them a cup of tea.
Understatement and sarcasm is what we do, also passive aggression, we’re pretty good at that too.
With "I beg your pardon" saying, as I'm hard of hearing, I mainly use "Pardon?" or "Could you say that again?" or even "What did you say?"
Earlier I was bloody freezing and I was chattering and shaking and I said ‘it’s bloody freezing’ to one of the dinner ladies at school and then to another person I said ‘oh it’s a bit cold outside innit’
Just to clarify, or perhaps confuse further, when we say in England "leave it with me" we do also generally mean "I will take charge of this situation and get it done" also. However, when we hear "leave it with me" it usually means it will never get done properly. Got it? Hope that explains it for you
Im being optimistic: im being realistic
Good addition!
I say this when I expect it to all turn to rat shit.
No way.
"I'm being optimistic.": I'm being unrealistic.
I'm a pessimistic optimist 👌
@@lovelybitofbugle219 I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Grace signing regards and not realizing the implicit dismissiveness of it is genuinley hilarious.
“With all due respect...”. Is basically telling someone (often your boss) they’re wrong and usually very little respect is given (if any)
Regarding “Kind regards”.... Regards with out kind is basically a substitute for muttering under your breath a word that rhymes with anchor but maintains the illusion of politeness.
It’s probably the standard email signature block in the workplace. So considering it automatically appears in a new email and before sending you have actually taken extra time to go and delete the word “kind” is fairly insulting.
And if they are a real anchor they just get a name sign off; no kind or regards.
In the part of the south where I am, the open invitation is,"Come on in. Make yourself at home. Feel free." As a northerner, I would never take someone up on that. Bad manners where I come from and off-hand I can't recall any southerners taking the advantage either, but it is an expression that signals sincere warmth and gladness at you're presence.
I remember as a teenager a sketch show called the Mary White House Experience. Think it was early 90s. 1 sketch had a bloke who was cursed to say everything sarcastically. Some epic drama would happen and at the end he would say "well, thank you VERY much"
Then get punched in the face.