American Reacts to "The Difference Between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained"
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- I am getting an education on the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England. My reaction to this educational video was fun and informative to do. ENJOY!
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Argentina are always remarking that the Falkland Islands should be “returned” to them but the fact is that they have never, ever owned them so that argument is redundant. The Argentinian government usually brings up this position every few months when their weak economy is suffering particularly badly to deflect their people’s attention away from the poverty and food shortages.
I was a welsh guard lost many friends in the fawaclands war .I'm sure Argentina try again for the love of men lost we'll kick your ass again ...
Just think of the UK as four siblings who don’t get along until an outsider attacks one of them and they all come together as brothers
yup in a nutshell, nicely put btw best way i've heard it described
Brothers, I wouldn't go that far. Distance cousins.
Unless it involves sportin which case the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish will support whoever is playing against England.
Nope, we would all still hate the English and support the other side, see brexit!
England is the favourite child that the Uk likes to show off to the world, Scotland is the scrappy second child who gets angry and threatens to leave home but ultimately ends up staying once they calm down, Wales is the youngest child that the rest of the UK looks after and Northern Ireland is the step child that lives with you half of the time but often forgotten about as we still link them to another family
"how much military does the queen actually have now" all of it. simple as that. when people sign up to the military they pledge themselves to her, not the government.
To Queen and Country
The Queen is the main boss of the armed forces you sign up to serve her and country
R.E. Your question about the Queen's power, or lack of it. You should check out the video "How Much Power Does The Queen Actually Have?" on the Today I Found Out channel. It is really interesting very eye opening!
Another video I think you will find very interesting is "When Britain Nuked America Twice". Yes - it happened!
The nukes were only simulated ordinance though it is still interesting but we did test 24 nukes in nevada if that counts haha.
I'll second both of those suggestions. Great vids
A good way to look at the UK is that we are family members who, at various times love/hate each other. We can slag each other off and abuse each other but if anyone else even sniffs at one of us we pull together and fight like cat and dog for each other. God save The Queen.
Agreed. We all rip into each other, mock & ridicule each other, bitch & snipe at each other. But if raises a finger to any member of the group, we will unleash all HELLS upon them. Just because we bicker doesn't mean we don't all love & respect each other deep down
@@andrewmoss3681 We all defend together because we are a dam small country in comparison to the ones who would attack. Other than that, you couldn't get further from the truth. Christ we all vote in different Governments. Wales Labour - Ireland - well you know - Scotland SNP and England bloody Tories.
England just dragged Scotland out of the EU - without a blink of an eye.
You just don't do that to people you supposedly respect and love.
You just don't. Your Gov Cameron just dropped the full weight of the Civil Service and every country he could blackmail into frightening Scots with lies about Scottish independence, which included Putin.
So stop with that crap, if you cared one iota you would have been on Scotland's side outraged that their democratic rights were being disrespected. (your own rights too, remember).
But not a whimper did we hear.
@@casperwallace9685 I'm sorry that you disagree with my view so much. A point for the future if you're going to tell someone how they think & feel about voting, know how they voted first. Kind of helps your point if you know that wee bit of information. I do see & understand your point. Certain parts of it a actually agree with. But that doesn't change how I feel about my fellow countrymen.
@@andrewmoss3681 I don't care how you feel, that was not the point. My point was England stood by and have continued to stand by and watch Scotland being forced to do something - they didn't vote for. But England did, so your feelings are questionable at best. Your actions and words mean zero
@@casperwallace9685 again, I'm sorry you feel that way. But again, please don't group all English in the same box. Your claiming to know the thoughts & feelings of a whole nation & that is impossible. You also may want to direct a small amount of that rage towards your fellow Scots who voted the way they did. Happy you decided to target rage towards me rather than others. It's making me chuckle with the laser thin picture of a whole nation's thoughts & feelings. Cause that is bigotry of a WHOLE new level 😂👍🏻 Guess it takes a bigot to recognise bigots
The Falklands was the last war fought only by British troops, but there was also Northern Ireland. A war in all but name.
@Soul of a robot An opinion.
@Soul of a robot foolish comment.
Referred to as “the troubles”
@@bobwhite894 Fighting with our hands tied behind our backs, then prosecutions decades later.
@Soul of a robot No. Iraq and Afghanistan were occupied. Northern Ireland is ours.
Well there are several documentaries about the special relationship it started during the reign of queen Victoria. Relations grew progressively more friendly after the war of 1812 . But the story of hms resolute. Was the beginning. ( presidents oval office desk is called the resolute desk and the queen and her husband have desks made from the same wood ) from a recovered British warship returned to the British by America and the queen had the desk made and sent to Washington as a sign of gratitude. And cooperation. But the relationship has had its ups and downs.
All members of the military, swear allegiance to the monarch. Some members of the Royal family have served on active service in the military but as officers, not leaders.
Well American media often portrays The Afghanistan and Iraq wars and being mostly American wars. But almost all US Allie’s pitched in. During operation Dessert Storm in the 90s France covered the entire left flank of the invasion alone. I myself is Danish and we have lost a lot of soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq in the late 2000’s and early 2010s.
The thing is: today there is barely a war that is purely between two nations. So yeah the Falklands war was the last war fought by Britain alone(depends if you count the troubles).
Yeah, I remember our government (danish) decided to paticipate in Desert Storm, and I kid you not, deployed a submarine. It was hilarious at the time, but they eventually got it right.
@@b.v.nielsen8714 That wasn´t Dessert Storm. But invasion in the 2000s were the Danish Government sent a submarine. :)(there were 2 Iraq wars)
@@MachivelianBear You're right. Olfert Fisher in 1991 and Sælen in 2003. Sorry.
@@MachivelianBear Dessert Storm was a trifling affair.
The troubles are not a war simply terrorism
The Queen is in her 90's ffs! Can you see her on horseback leading her troops into battle?😂😂😂
No doubt in my mind she would charge those cowards like jon snow in the battle of the bastards with her dire wolf/corgi just behind....the death tole would be incomprehensible.....
Don't underestimate the Queen
The only time that woman picks up a sword is to Knight a geezer.
Or to cut a cake 🎂 to be fair she is 95
@@bravo2zero796 That's what I said. The old coot can barely lift one, anyway.
Nice to have you back, enjoy your desire to learn and your sense of humour. You would do well in England, just don’t forget the sarcasm.
The reasons he gave for the nations disliking each other was way oversimplified and its more like a rivalry than disliking each other.
i hate the welsh for no reason
@@Shrek_Has_Covid19 oh! Don't be mean. The Welsh are lovely people.. except when they jabber on in that weird language.. Freaky lol
@@stephwaite2700 weird language!, coming from the language that took words from everyone they could drag into an abandoned alley to take some loose verbs, and has so many rules and exceptions to the point you can never tell what the word sounds like when it's written down!. (Hertfordshire is said like Hartfordshire, and most towns with "Cester" in the name are pronounced "ster")
At least Welsh is phonetic, so once you learn the letters it sounds exactly as written!. (in case it comes off as real I'm taking the piss, but it's 1am right now and I'm so knackered I can't trust myself to project tone through words alone right now. Night!)
@@matthewmac5787 the truth is.. I love to hear the Welsh speaking English, it almost sounds like they're singing; and Welsh male voice choirs make me turn into a puddle of mush. 😏
Humourous verbal battles have always exsisted between us, mainly sarcasm about,how tight the Scots are with money, Irish (all parts) logic, and the Welsh that supposedly co-habit with Sheep.It's just been passed down throughout the ages. When this humour gets political, thats when the verbal and greed turn to aggression
Nothing wrong with sheep 🏴
it's great that you already had a fair amount of knowledge and interest in the the UK from before. And yep Parliament can be great to watch when the insults fly :D
Great stuff as always King, Sir!
Yes proper pantomime atmosphere
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are indeed on Cyprus. When we gave Cyprus independence we kept them to ourselves as we had military bases there.
In terms of royals going into battle: Prince Philip (the late Duke of Edinburgh) saw active service in the Navy during WW2. The Queen herself is a bit old to head a charge, but she joined the armed services during WW2 as a driver and mechanic. Prince Andrew took an active role in the Falklands war flying helicopters and Prince Harry was in Afghanistan.
As a fun bit of history, look up William Marshall (first earl of Pembroke). He led the battle of Lincoln at aged 70 in 1217!
Great to see your interest in Britain and its history.
Just a few points I don't think other people have commented on:
The last king of the UK to ride into battle at the head of his army was George II in 1763 during the War of the Austrian Succession.
The Falklands conflict was never officially a war. The Brits declared a War Zone around the Falklands and the fighting was restricted to this zone. Declaring war on Argentina could have escalated the conflict and might have led to the Argies attacking the UK.
Thirdly one of the main reasons that the British had such a large empire was the Royal Navy which dominated the oceans from the middle of the 17th Century after the Seven Years War. This allowed the navy to protect British trade routes and consequently Britain occupied territories which had resources that were useful to Britain. It is not generally recognised these days that the empire grew as a consequence of trade rather than the desire to dominate the world through conquest.
The Seven Years War was of course in the 18th Century. Oops!
Largely forgotten was the global influence of the East India Company too
Just can't imagine 70 year old Charlie riding in front of any army eh. He can't even manage polo now.....😂
Very very good reaction mate
Love your honesty and interest
I watch a lot of reaction videos and you seem like a breath of fresh air
Keep up the good work muppet😂
Scott, London ENGLAND!
Great video. Glad to see an intelligent American on here at last! Keep it up.
I refer to my previous answer on the Al Murray - Scotland video! You kept up with him really well. I, on the other hand...! 🤣🤣 It's been a hard day at work!! 😆
The last monarch to actually die in battle was Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field 1485 during the wars of the roses.
I assume you mean English monarch? King James IV of Scotland died at the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.
@@s.rmurray8161 I forgot about him, I stand corrected.
I think you’d like CGP Grey’s 2 videos on the City of London
The 'special relationship' is because it was the British that started the Usa! British citizens fought British citizens to form a new nation. Many in the New World were against it, mainly because of family/genetic ties & business interests. Many felt loyal to the monarchy. After a short time those links carried on, albeit by citizens of two nations. The old country has stood by & helped mature the new one since its conception. Even the Usa flag is a copy of the British East India company flag. The grand Red/White & Blue also British colours in origin. A big history between the two! 🇬🇧❤🇺🇸
King Boomer you should be ambassador for the UK. You are right, all four groups of people in the UK are lovely. My father is Scottish protestant, my mother is English catholic and my grandparents are Irish, Scottish and English. I can see all their points of view and it drives me nuts!🙃🙂
That was a great Podcast.
That video is full of BULLSHIT.
As mentioned below, you might enjoy YT vid 'What Powers Does the Queen of England Actually Have?', 'The Falklands - MiniWars ' and 'World War II: The 13 Hours That Saved Britain'. Also the flag of Hawaii contains the Union (UK) flag
Oioi mate, glad your enjoying the learning curve lol, wait till you hit on cricket and rugby , then there's our medieval games, I'm enjoying you n your lasses inputs, keep it up kidda, no pun intended, lol, best regards from County Durham England
Probably best to play the original video at 0.75 speed. I think he was in a rush. :D
Great video, thank you 😊did you know that Queen Elizabeth was a member of the ATS during ww2, she trained as a mechanic and driver.
When I holidayed in Cyprus I was amazed at Akrotiri and Dhekelia these are military bases which the UK kept as sovereign territory. When Turkey attacked Greek Cyprus they stormed down the island but very carefully stopped short of or went around these British bases. They knew that it would stir up a hornets nest if they accidently attacked them. Attacking Greece on it's own doorstep no problem attacking Akrotiri and Dhekelia 2000 miles away from Britain was not an option. Good decision.
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You should watch 'How the UK nuked America twice' it'll shock you.
Yes, the Falklands war was purely a war between the UK and Argentina and the last such war. All other battles have been as part of global organisations such as NATO and with other countries such as the US and the EU.
Great video, don't beat yourself up you know a lot more than you give yourself credit for!
If you ever watched prime minister's question time referred to as pmqs in the House of Commons I'm sure you'd find it entertaining
The falklands was fought solely by the brits but we had help from Chile. But that was a secret at the time. They enabled us use of a few airports to conduct radar coverage flights as early warning in case any fighters left the Argentinean mainland.
@@bobwhite894 no, it was a secret at the time. Chile took a risk by doing this but they don’t like Argentina. The only threat to our aircraft was on the carriers by the Exocet anti ship missiles their aircraft carried, they bought them from France. They paid for 4 but only got two. That’s how we lost HMS Sheffield. The raid on the Stanley airfield by the Vulcan really put the shits up them. And the raid by the SAS later sealed the deal. They withdrew all aircraft to the mainland.
@@elliotvernon5648 mi6 or 5, prob 6, had their fingers in pies stopping the argies buying more from France.
You are forgetting our wonderful Ghurkas
@@lizhoward-k7627 I don't think he did forget, he was making the point no other country assisted us in the operation. The gurkas come under "us brits" and proud to have them as part of "us brits".
@@lizhoward-k7627 I’m not, they are part of British forces are they not?
We do have a constitution that is writen and evolved since the ninth century not set in stone, allowing it to be modernised as circumstances occur.
This England vs The Celts thing goes waaay back.
Before England existed when it was the Romans vs the Celts and, later, the Anglo-Saxons versus the Celts.
Bloody good question.
Yes the Falklands was the last foreign British War. We had some support but it was not a coalition and we fought it on our own.
The only other major military deployment was in Northern Ireland, however that was an undeclared civil war.
We went into Sierra Leone in the 00s but that was to protect UN forces and then to assist the government of that country, so we acted in conjuction with them.
All other engagements have been as part of a coalition created for that war or as part of NATO.
as regards the IOM, check out what happens in the last week of May and the first week of July :)
Less of the tiny island quote already... strength in numbers as they say ! loving your efforts from a englishman.... :)
Hi King Boomer, I like the reviews and your appreciation of British culture & humour, so keep it up ! - having visited the States for 20 yrs plus, it's remarkable how deep our common values go.
Very true. Thank you!
Most, if not all of the Royal family, have been in the military including the Queen.
Absolutely love your conclusion, hilarious!!!!
Check out Montserrat too. Big volcanic eruption in the 1990s I think it was
If you've not seen it take a look at the British empire and what countries it entailed, its a bit of an eye opener but very interesting.
There’s a great video about the powers of the monarch. Worth a watch!
The queen can actually do pretty much whatever she wants. Declare war, run the military, dissolve parliament, break every law worldwide without consequence etc etc...
She just chooses not to so we don't all revolt. There's a great video about it here...
ruclips.net/video/wiDCwqpupj8/видео.html
No she can't that's rubbish the queen can't declare war she can't run the military either.she can dissolve parliament and she is free from any laws in the UK.
@@MrRoadhouse1974 Have you even watched the video I linked to?
To be fair, we are all revolting anyway in the eyes of the Queen
Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Cyprus, are known as Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) and are primarily, military establishments. Akrotiri is RAF and Dhekelia is Army. The bases and surrounding territory are leased from the Cypriot Govenment but are policed by SBA Police Officers, recruited locally, but trained in UK Law and procedures. UK Law prevails in these territories and any locals living with the SBA are also subject to UK Law. Some like it, some don't.
Akrotiri and Dhekalia are esentailly an airbase and a listening post, mainly tuned to eavesdrop on what goes on in the middle east and southern Russia and the surrounding areas. Under standiing agreements, information is generally shared between the Britisn and U.S . intelligence services. We seldom "threw our wieght aroudn" becasue we wanted to. Usually we did it because we were forced to. As someone said, "taken in a fit of absence of mind." Who else was going to "guard the town and feed the folk"?
There was a massive volcanic eruption on Monstserrat a few years ago, most of the Island was evacuated, don't know if they returned.
The military swear an oath of allegience to the Queen, her aires and successors, nobody else. She is the commader in cheif. Akortiri and Dhekelia are British Garrisons and Air bases on Cyprus, we gave of Cyprus back bar those two areas.
A good video to react to would be "when Britain nuked America twice" by Mark Felton.
*heirs.
Just because people swear to the Queen doesn't mean they actually mean it. The Armed Forces are controlled by the Ministry of Defense, the Queen might have symbolic language designed to make the Monarchy's role in proceedings seem important at the end of the day it is the MOD that pays the military personnel their wages so I'm sure if there was a difference in opinion between the Monarchy and the government most would pick the side that butters their bread.
@Lee Bennett I know plenty of current military that are anti-monarchy.
@Lee Bennett I don't think it's a shame at all. I don't consider anyone signing up to the armed forces to blindly follow any order to be particularly honorable, likewise, I don't think it's honorable to follow the orders of someone just because they shot out of the right penis 96 years ago.
@Lee Bennett "If you remember the point, I was making is that because the Queen commands the armed forces, we cannot have a totalitarian government ruling the country."
The Queen doesn't have command over the armed forces the ministry of defence does.
"If a government got into power and at some point, wanted to remove democracy or started committing atrocities against the people, we as a country have the assurance that the Queen has the power to stop that government by using the military if necessary. "
The Queen doesn't have that power
"As the Queen is not politically motivated and does not normally get involved in political decisions , I can’t think of a better system to protect democracy by stopping those people who would remove democracy."
I can it's called a legally binding constitution something the UK doesn't have
"Unless of course you believe that we should give a few hundred people in the house of commons total control of the country."
Of course I don't think that should be the case but your counter solution is to give one person that control with nobody or answer to, at leat the house of commons answers to each other.
"Let’s remind ourselves about these people.
They fiddled their expenses for years claiming that they were hiring their wives to work for them etc.
Every day they come to work and think the British public swallow every lie they say.
The make promises in manifestoes saying they are going to fix the world but fix very little.
They told everyone not to brake covid rules whilst their loved ones were dying in hospital but they were having good old jolly ups getting pissed claiming they were having team meetings
The list goes on and on."
The monarchy believe they were appointed by god, and believe that every man, woman and child are put on earth to serve their need. What makes you think that such an institution that believes it is answerable to nobody would be any better.
"I was proud to be a solider and I can hand on heart say that I understood what I was signing up to. Its an honourable job normally done by honourable people. God know what mess we would be in if all the military behaved as you think."
I don't know when you served or what wars you fought in but in my lifetime the UK armed forces have only been actively involved in one war that was any of our business and that was the Falklands war every other conflict was either none of our business or outright illegal unless the only conflict you were involved with was the Falklands I don't know what honor you think you have.
"The military are not brainless idiots. They understand their role and what is expected of them.
We all know the difference between the Queen giving an order that could protect the people and an order that would be seen as criminal."
Clearly, you don't as outwith the Falklands war the UK armed forces have never been involved in a single conflict to protect our people in my lifetime. If you were involved in the Iraq war by the way that was 100% criminal.
100% agree house of commons can be entertaining to watch when Im having a bad day till I realise that what they are "discussing" is going to directly affect my life
10:55 - to answer your question you should react to ‘what powers does the Queen of England have’ (by today I found out) a great video that can answer many questions you may have!
13:00 - about Gibraltar if you’re interested to why we (uk) even have it in the first place you should react to ‘why does Britain own Gibraltar?’ (by history matters)
13:00 - about the Falklands war if you’re interested about that history too you should also react to ‘The Falklands Mini War’ (by oversimplified)
17:10 - when you mentioned you learned that the British empire was massive at school I highly doubt you was taught just how big it was, you should react to ‘how many countries England has ever invaded visualised’ (real life lore)
17:25 - about how we (uk) managed to rule 1/4 of the word (directly) indirectly we ruled more than 1/2 the world, you should react to ‘How did the British empire rule the world’ (by knowledgia)
God save the Queen!♥️🇬🇧
members of the royal family have served in the military,william and harry probably being the most well known nowadays,however the Queen herself served in the army before she was crowned.
In my experience living in the uk I would say our relationship between countries is sibling rivalry just can’t get rid of them you know
It should be noted that the Republic of Ireland Government, The British Isles is not an officially recognised term in any legal or inter-governmental sense. It is without any official status. in official documents between both states such as the Good Friday Agreement they are simply called “These islands”.
The British Isles is a legitimate geographical term.
The GFA words it differently because Irish nationalists hate anything British.
@@elemar5The British Isles is a term of UK colonialism. Totally rejected by Ireland, as much as the English rejected their fellow Saxons' attempt to incorporate them into a Greater Germany.
Can you please tell me what the islands were called before they were the British Isles?@@spencerburke
@@elemar5 That question is poorly phrased. And means nothing.
Why should there be a collective name for Britain and Ireland? There isn't one for Corsica and Sardinia. No need. Especially as they are different states.
The Queen is Colonel in Chief of all of the British Armed Forces. Other senior royals also hold the title of Major General of certain regiments. Anyone who joins HM Forced swear an oath to the monarch and their successors as opposed to a political constitution.
Today I found out has a vid narrated by Simon Whistler, who explains due to quirks in British law, the Queen has the legal authority to utilise the armed forces how she sees fit, and is in such a position of power that she could, authorise or veto the launch of the UK’s nuclear weapons.
Two massive base area's in Cyprus.
Akrotiri and Dhekalia are Military bases on the island of Cyprus Akrotiri is an Air force base and Dhekalia is Army
There’s a really good video by a channel called Oversimplified that is about the Falklands
I honestly don't know anyone who says that they're from the Republic of Ireland initially. We say we're from Ireland first and only say republic if we have to. And British Isles doesn't go down well either. Plus in the north you get all three, people say that they're Irish, British or Northern Irish or a combination. My wife and son are Vietnamese-Irish so lots of combinations now which is cool.
I'm Irish and British.
We do not call them slave masters. I am 75 and Scottish, lived in England for many years, up in Scotland now.
California vs West Virginia as regards rents is so freaking true as I have a mate from Elkins and they said it's like for what they pay for a 2 bed would get them a park bench :)
I laughed hard at this 😂 I was born in England with a Welsh mother and my grandfather was Irish American on my fathers side so this was brilliant!!!!!
Most men in the royal family do tend to join the military and have more than one rank due to titles and the like. But I dont know if that's a requirement of it's just family tradition at this point
He makes it sound serious but a lot of it is tongue in cheek. Although there are some history diehards especially in parts of Eire and Ireland especially. I'm from Liverpool which is a Republic! lol
Is that an inside Liverpool joke? Cuz I'm British and I've heard that loads in the last month. But never before.
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Éire is Ireland. Only difference is which language you are speaking.
Love from the uk mate
Been watching awhile now,
You Cheryl’s check out the 10 min video of everywhere the English and British have invaded
You’ll just start laughing halfway threw how ridiculous it is
In answer to your question. The last British Monarch to lead troops into battle was King George II against the French at Dettingen in 1743 in the war of Austrian succession. Where the British, Austrian and the Dutch squared off against France Prussia and Spain over who would succeed the Austrian throne. The last British Monarch to die in battle was Richard the III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 in what was called the Wars of the Roses where the two royal houses of the counties of York (White Rose) and Lancaster (Red Rose ) fought over the Kingdom which was ended following Richard's death when Henry of Lancaster cemented his claim to the throne when married Elizabeth of York and became Henry VII. He was buried without ceremony in Leicester and it was thought that his remains had been exhumed and thrown into a local river. However they were discovered buried in a car park during an archaeological dig in 2012 and DNA tests confirmed that they were his remains and he was reburied at Leicester cathedral in 2016. The counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire are still known as the counties of the white and red roses even today.
The reburial of Richard III, was incredible to watch. It was a truly honourable, traditional and respectful ceremony, fit perfectly for a past king who didn't get the burial he deserved until about 500 years later.
The Falklands war was not really the last war where the UK were engaged as a lead belligerent. Or at least not if you consider the protracted conflict in Northern Ireland a war. Then there was the Sierra Leon conflict in 2000 that the UK was heavily involved in. There was also UK military involvement in Cambodia/Vietnam border area in the late 1980s in support of KR attacks on Vietnam. The background to that was the US backing for KR in Cambodia, given the historical animosity between the US and Vietnam, and UK military were deployed (without US deployment) on the grounds that one's friend's enemy's enemy must be one's friend.
Too answer your question the queen has full power over the armed forces as she is not only the head of state and has the last say in all military decisions but she is also the head of the British Army with every member of the armed forces swearing allegiance to the queen her self and no one else hence why it’s called her majesties Armed Forces
To an extent it’s Scotland, Wales, NI v England, but there’s also a strong split in England - North v South with the Midlands sometimes included in one or the other or left out completely depending on who’s arguing about it. In many was the North has more in common with the other three. Northern English cities like Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester have more in common with Glasgow and Edinburgh than they do with London. There’s actually a small, but growing Northern Independence movement, although at this stage it still seems pretty unlikely for now at least.
Its the city state of London where the power is its basically everyone hates us and we think everyone else is a moany hillbilly who should be grateful we pay the benefit cheques but even in london you have splits between the north south east west boroughs in the uk we have mastered the art of taking the piss and complaining and everyone thinks they are great while the other guy is a prick.
technically yes as regards the military, all main royal males maybe except from Charles & maybe Edward have done active military service. ie Andrew helicopter pilot in the Falklands, William and Harry more recently.
I have never been a soldier, but I have many family members who have been. I also taught maths and English in the Welsh regiment, or something, in Cheshire. Two sergeants shook my hand at the end of the week, and believe me, their grip was like IRON (capitals for a reason). I was nearly on the floor crying, and I've had many a muppet try that and I have a good grip; poor youth. I would not like them around my neck.
Many of the soldiers I taught were tough, not just physically but mentally. The stuff they talked about was unreal, road mines, guns firing bullets that would mash your head without hitting it. The training rooms were full of down to earth kick their arse material (walls etc). The British soldiers I met were fighting machines, not to be messed with.
As to your question, I have never been a soldier, but many of my soldier uncles have stated that the British have been involved in every major conflict around the world; it's just not talked about. I can't see any reason for that to have changed. I think the Falklands was the last known conflict fought almost on our own. The Gurkhas were upset they never go to fight!
Also, maybe the special relationship started after Britain gave the Americans our top five secrets. I can't remember them all, and the Americans were not impressed until they saw them. Radar and small nuclear bombs capable of being flown on a plane. I am not sure whether America used those! There were others, but I forgot most and I think some were still classified when I read it; probably clear thinking and how not to shoot people on your side.
Gurkhas were at the The Falklands.
@@colinjames2469 I was still at secondary school when the Falklands happened, and so I wasn't there personally. However, that is what I have heard in documentaries about it. And, why wouldn't they be there if you have them. The Argentina soldiers fought bravely given a lack of proper support, but they wouldn't fight the Gurkhas. I assume that means putting their hands up or running away.
The falklands war was the last one on one old school war. Classic war.
You have a better grasp of information about the UK than many British people. And as a nation, we do share some common values and a sense of identity regardless of the incompetent Prime Ministers we have had.
Just one thing about the countries still having queen Elizabeth as head of state in New Zealand she is the Queen of New Zealand, not by default head of state via the British govt and is in that role by our choice. She is a non partizan head of state with largely traditional roles and plays no real active role in government. NZ will no doubt become a republic in the future, and can do so proactively when the time comes. What form it will take remains to be seen as we have already deviated quite a way from the UK system of government, having no upper house (had one but found it superfluous, and have an MMP electoral system, having ditched first past the post as being very poor at producing representative goverent.
the monarchy holds all military power its is her royal highness army navy and air force lol
royal marines , raf... royal airforce its all in the names
The army is the British Army, there is no "royal" in its name.
@@georgebailey8179 think its hrh british royal army but never the less
The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term British Army was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland.[7][8] Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief
Of course it missed out the internal 'NHS Border' countries of:
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland = the FPZ (free prescriptions zone)
Versus
England = the SPZBNFF (subsidised prescription zone, but not fully free)
😎🤣🤣🤣 - Just saying !
I think Al Murry said, you were an experiment that got out of hand. haha
That disproportionate wealth thing is world wide. London, New York, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing... All of these places charge extortionate amounts of money for housing, rates and food.
Living costs in Cali are high yes but so are wages. The average salary in West Virginia is around $52.000 a year while in California it is $79.000. Even when you take the median salary, California is in the top ten of highest salaries while West Virginia is almost dead last.
All members of the military, swear allegiance to the monarch, and not the government, but the government handles the monarchs issues such as the military.
Akrotiri & Dhekelia, you are correct are on Cyprus. Cyprus used to be a Crown colony, until 1960. But we kept a bit so we could keep an eye on the Med and the middle east, also to piss the Greeks off.
And yes we love to hate each other, but if anyone comes at one of us we join together as one, and I have seen it happen. I was working in a small bar in Athens, Greece. There was a table with 4-5 English lads on it, and some tables with Scots, Welsh and Irish. The Scots, Welsh and Irish were just giving the English lads some shit for about an hour, and the English were giving it back, it was funny and just banter, every one else in the bar kept out of it. Then a group of Germans walked in, and after 10 min's one of them joined in giving it to the English. Everyone stopped picking on the English guy's, who just sat there and smiled as the Scots, Welsh and Irish just let rip on the German lad. Within 5 min's the German put his hands up and said I thought it was pick on the English night, one Scott replied it is, but they are ours not yours, then it went back to what it was before.
The Uk are like siblings sometimes we get along and sometimes we don’t. It’s allegedly just banter but personally i don’t like England. I’m from just outside Glasgow in Scotland. Hopefully you’ll be able to travel here someday. New subscriber. Take care and stay safe 😘🏴🇺🇸
I'm not gonna lie dude, you know your sh*t. You're pretty spot on with everything you said.
I think I know more than most, but not nearly enough to be an expert on anything
Hi from 🇬🇧 Cambridge. The Monarch our Queen. Is head of all the armed forces, the church and the bank of England. The currency is sterling, so each devolved nation can print their own bank notes. She has the power to unilaterally declare war. She doesn't need permission from any of government(s). She doesn't have a passport, as all are issued in her name. She doesn't need a driving licence and her cars don't have number plates.
in theory yes the queen has absolute power over the uk but a royal hasn't used this power in decades
3 Celtic nations and England , serious banter when they all get together, squabbling family members
The Military swears their loyalty not to parliament but to “her majesty” so yes and she’s also commander-in-chief so the military is hers.
He’s a scarier thought so does the common wealth so Canada Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean does the same. She’s controls the whole military in this sense.
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Also, she is ‘above the law’ and anything that happens within parliament is done with her consent and no one can stop her from doing anything. she’s not restricted by law or any other binding agreement if she wants to lead an invasion into Afghan on a horse, by all means she can.
"You guys do like to throw your weight around...not recently, but..."
In recent times it's less about throwing our weight around, in the past it was the notion of order and ownership. Dependant on perspective, it was either we provided that notion, imposed said notion on a nation, or took from a location and replaced it with said notion. Add a little planting of a flag and saying "mine now" and that's the British Empire in a nutshell (most empires, actually). A sugar-coated nutshell, at that. As time went on, the Crown softened and gave everyone their place/autonomy back in one way or another. Look at Hong Kong as an example, too.
Hundreds of years ago Britain was a powerhouse, now it is a delegator. Such is history...fascinating history.
Stop apologising for your knowledge of the wider world as an American! The fact you are interested is immense! 👏If only British people were currently as articulate as American/Canadian children, we'd be in a much better place. My biggest disappointment visiting/working in the USA was that all overseas news was voiced over, so you never heard the reality of life by the people living it. Particularly relevant today ... 🇺🇦 Keep the reactions and the joy coming however ... we all need it! Love from Scotland.
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Hi Boomer, have you watch Al Murray (aka The Pub Landlord), 'Why the British are World War Champions'. Hilarious and educational. Hard as nails we are. Edit: oh ok, you did.
The ‘brexit thing’ is true when pointed out in the vid that England alone in the middle of the ocean, (well maybe wales also!) Scotland & Northern Ireland, voted to stay in the EU! But we had to leave anyhoo! If Scotland leaves the U.K. for example, the scottish government plans to re-apply
Good luck with that Scotland, they aren’t getting back into the EU, they don’t meet the standards required to get into the EU on their own, plus it would be a huge mistake to leave the UK, they need proper leaders not that Janet Cranky wannabe corrupt dictator leader of a useless party that is destroying Scotland. Scotland takes more money from the UK than they contribute and they are always begging for more because they misappropriate the money they are given.
If they leave the UK their economy will go to shit, they will have to fend for themselves, there will be no coming cap in hand to be bailed out every 5 minutes and the EU isn’t an option for them in the state they will be in if they leave the UK.
The whole thing is just insanity and the Scots will regret it if they ever do leave but I don’t see it, there are too many intelligent Scots for that to happen
I know a lot of Scots who didn’t vote to stay in the EU
@@rozhunter7645The ones with sense. Though it is about time SNP were voted out. Reform the voting system or vote conservative, labour, just to get that terrible crew out of government.
I know a lot of N. Irish who didn't vote to stay in the EU.
Good breakdown apart from Scotland do not meet the economic level to rejoin the EU
Argentina 40 years ago was just to stay match fit...
Video on here shows Britain/England at differing times ruled over 60% of The World's Countries totalling 117 Countries..
When the military pledge to the Crown... they are in fact pledging to the people
You had a coalition war in Europe well after the Falklands war with Bosnia & Herzegovina that NATO was involved in, which would have included the USA and the UK plus the other member NATO state. At the same time you had the Serbia Yugoslav wars in Europe which again involved NATO. Some members of the royal family still join one of the 3 arms of the military here in the UK. They have physically fought in many conflicts around the globe but it is never disclosed or publicised at the time as this could make them at their platoon more of a target for being killed or abducted. We normally here about royal family members involvement in any conflict after the fact. George II at the age of 60 was the last monarch to fight amongst his soldiers on a battlefield in 1743. During the II world war the royal family played various parts in it with Prince Phillip actually fighting at sea to the Queen becoming the first royal female to serve in the military. Training as truck mechanic. prince William who will be king one day trained as an RAF helicopter piolet . After his military service he became part of the search and rescue helicopter core. Prince Harry served two tours in Afghanistan during his time in the British army. Seeing action on the battlefield. Hope this helps?
As below, a lot of videos have good information about the power of the Queen. She is powerful, some power is delegated to parliament but the Queen still has to sign it off. She can dissolve parliament, the British army is her army to do with as she wants, and she can start a full-blown war. The Queen is also doesn't need a passport, she is her own passport and is above the law in nearly all countries; she can kill you and not gen even a fine or an ASBO! The royal family does not flaunt their power, and so many people do not know about it. We in Britain are all her subjects and do not have individual rights.
Scots, Welsh and the Irish call themselves that. They also take the mickey about the English calling themselves British. We in England, do not have our own English Parliament, and it is drilled into us when young we are Nazis and racist if we call ourselves English. So we are used to saying British; that's what happens when you ban slavery and bring railways, the Industrial Revolution and democracy to the world.
when did a quarter start being called a fourth???
@Soul of a robot one fourth IS a fraction.....It's called a quarter.
So, is 1/2 two fourths?
Or 3/4 three fourths?
I've never been taught fourths, always quarters. All through school and the whole of my 30+ years as a carpenter.
Must be U.S. thing.
This might be old news, but the land mass of the UK, is about the same as the State of Oregon,