What's the difference between an Englishman and an American. An American thinks 200 years is a long time and an Englishman thinks 200 miles is a long distance.
It's also like my friends living in Chicago and California think it's the strangest thing for us (since we live in a small town near the Florida/Alabama state line) to have to drive 45 miles to get to our medical appointments. Or, when I was still working, to have an hour and half one way drive. It's just normal for us.
Was told that one by a European when I lived there many years ago it is absolutely true (an ancient archeological find had just been made not too far from where I lived) Along that line I found that when you say it is 1500 miles that means little, so I began to describe distances in Berlin to Moscow units(hint it is less than a thousand miles ;-0
I had a pen pal from the UK years ago in early high school (60's). She sent me a photo, containing two girls. She told me she was the one in the jumper, but I could not figure it out. We wrote back and forth for a year, but I never knew which one I was writing to - and was too embarrassed to admit it. NOW, I know!
@@mikeyoung9810 As a project in my Jr/Sr HS., Home Economics Sewing class, I made a jumper. I think my Mom who was a Home Economics major said that was the easiest. Who was she kidding? :) Forced compliance. She ultimately felt sorry for me I guess, and gave me a hand. Whew, can’t believe I actually passed that portion of my class. Baking, was more my thing :D.
As a fellow Southerner, I was also like, WTF??? I have known quite a number of Brits in my life, so I can guess with about 90% accuracy the general area their accent comes from, so that seems bizarre to me. Maybe people who don't get out much? I dunno. Weird.
I had planned to go to Oklahoma and Colorado to see my sister and then my friend on the way back to my Rocky Mountain State, but with COVID-19 and my suspectibilty to getting sick easily, since like forever; there was NO way I was going on a possible flying petridish of COVID-19. NOPE!!
Silky Tp I remember being on the road behind Charing Cross Station with a local. I said “look at all the bums”. He quickly corrected me and said they were “tramps”, and not to say that again. (In London, a bum is a butt and a tramp is a street person, vagrant).
To be fair, Oprah is one in 327 million Americans. The Queen is only one in 66 million Britons. As a population-based statistical calculation, a given Briton is about five times more likely to know the Queen than a given American is to know Oprah. By land area the odds are even more slanted in a Briton's favor, since 40 Britains could fit within the United States (7 in Alaska alone). So sure, the odds are astronomically small, but far less astronomically small than we're used to in our own lives. Also, we do the same thing with fellow Americans. "Oh, you're from Delaware? Do you know Aubrey Plaza?"
I'm a fellow Brit (North Yorkshire) and visited the US last summer. Loved every single minute of it and got asked pretty much every question you listed. Loved the warmth and positive attitude of all those around me, from getting a few things in Walgreens to getting a drink in a bar. I raise my glass to you, the motherland and the United States.
I have a few British friends that I met while deployed in the Army that I still keep in contact with. We always have fun giving each other the business! Insults fly back and forth and we all laugh!
@@kathleenpayne564 I think Lawrence hugs his wife because, after all she's born in the USA. Personally, I was born in Pennsylvania by a first generation Italian mother so I surely have the hugging gene; relatives, co-workers, almost anyone who will stand for it. And I talk to everybody but not with my hands like Italians do.
I don't know if you've done a video on this or not, but what are some American stereotypes you heard about/believed while living in Britain that, once you came over and started living in America full time, you found out were completely untrue or wildly inaccurate? Thanks, great video!
I lived the first ten years of my life in Kent, England (dad was in the diplomatic corps). Forty years later, I'm in the grocery store talking to my daughter-in-law when a lady behind me says, "Oh, from Kent, are you"? Been living in the US for long?
Me to my husband: "Oh he's from Grimsby (I was also born in Grimbsy) - and he moved to America" Husband: "Why did he move to America?" Me: "He's from Grimbsy - is that not enough of a reason"
@Debbie M I think they mean the difference between a long and short "e" sound. So "bee" is how you think, but "be" is said like "bet" but without the -t.
I love that about British swear words. As soon as our first child was born, we started saying "bloody" because it's not a bad word here. We could cuss without guilt. To this day our daughters say "why doesn't this bloody thing work?!"
I remember being out at a restaurant, and one guy with us asked the waitress, "I love your accent! What part of England are you from?" Her response: "South Africa." :P
When Americans ask "How do you like it here?" We are asking for your experiences not if you truly like it or not. Something like "I love the football but i hate the weather." so it probably never occurs to anyone that you could answer differently.
If I was to ask that, I'd mean it more like - does it put him at unease, or is he getting on well enough? Britain can be hard on Americans, and America can be hard on the British, depending on where we're raised. So asking that, I'm in a way asking him, is there something we can maybe do to help? America is huge and the answers depend on where we ask the question from.
I was married into a British family for eight years until my wife died. I quite liked their family structure. My father in law and I discussed the difference between UK spoken English and the American version rather often. I learnt so much. We enjoyed comparing differing terms for the same things: hood/bonnet; wrench/spanner, etc. The family were easy to get on with. They are very loving and never insisted on their way in anything. My inlaws included a lot of extended family who also came here. They were appreciative and just happy to be here. I text a couple of them still and even call at times. It has been over 20 years since my wife died and they still treat me like family. I hope the experience is similar for other people, as I have had, I being a Californian who married into a British family who is here in the US.
@@kari8187 It's because Canadians get offended if you mistake them for Americans, whereas Americans don't seem to have the same response to being mistaken for Canadians.
A "jumper" in the USA is a garment usually (but not always) worn by little girls. It is a one piece sleeveless and collarless garment under which is usually worn a blouse of sweater (what you'd call a "jumper"). The garment can be made of a mid-to-heavy weight cotton or a fleece or even wool. It can be lined or not. Little girls in Roman Catholic elementary school, up to about grade three, wear them with bicycle shorts underneath for modesty (at least my daughter was required to during her elementary school years in Parochial school).
Was watching Hugh Bonneville on Graham Norton and they were referring to his jumper he wore on another show. Took me awhile they were talking about his sweater.
Your way of describing a jumper is a bit complex. I thought a jumper was overall shorts or a one price body suit, onesie as some people call it ... I've seen both boys & girls wear them depending on how they are made. In the south everyone wears them in summer.. I would call what a girl wears a romper
Visiting N. Ireland I was asked where to visit in the U.S by so many!! One night in a pub I actually had to explain our geography, topography and general weather of the areas. People were amazed at how large the U.S is-
Anyone who is familiar with country music is also familiar with Loretta Lynn. Loretta is one of country music's biggest stars and she has sold millions of records but she has never tried to hide the fact that she is from the mountains of Kentucky and if you have seen the movie, Coal Miner's Daughter, you have some idea of the poverty in which she was raised. She is, as we say in the south, as southern as cornbread, and she has the southern accent that goes along with her roots. A rather smart alecky reporter once asked her, "Loretta, do you think you would have accomplished more fame and fortune and climbed higher in the music industry if you didn't have that accent?" Now Loretta could have told him that she had reached such a pinnacle in the music industry that there really wouldn't have been much higher that she could have climbed. She could have reminded him of all the awards she has won and pointed out the times when she won "Female Vocalist of the Year" and even "Entertainer of the Year". Being a kind person, she didn't put this bozo down as low as she could have put him. So to his question about the possibility that her southern accent had kept her from being all she could be, she simply smiled at him and said, "Whut ac-ceent?" And BTW, the name of that rude reporter escapes me and in fact I am not even 100% sure whether it was a male or female but I will NEVER forget the name of Loretta Lynn!
I once accompanied the proprietor of the b & b at which I was staying to their local pub and at one point he laughed and said how funny it was to hear me use British English with my accent. Feeling cheeky I replied in a bewildered tone, "Accent? What accent?"
I suppose a lot of your positivity about living in the US is due to Tarah. One's happiness, anywhere, can be greatly influenced by the company they keep.
I agree with that for sure. Also you're in Chicago which despite the negative publicity from the murder rate (which is all in certain neighborhoods like in any city) is a very fun town. Tons to do and a very vibrant and young population.
I haven't lived in England for twenty years, five of them in Spain, the rest here. When I get asked do you go home often, I reply "every night, this is now my home."
Not sure if you asked specifically for British people or immigrants in general. In case it’s the later, I don’t mind any questions that are curious and unassuming. Like things about our national dishes or music. If you were asking about British people then ignore this 🤣
Oh, honey, not Kentucky. Our accent here is more of a "hick" accent (bless our hearts) and definitely not like a beautiful English accent. Do you have a brother? ;)
Just a salute on this 75th Anniversary of VE Day.... I cannot conceive of the national resolve, living on an island a short distance from Nazi occupied France with the Atlantic on the other side and refusing to admit defeat. If it were a novel everybody would say, "What drivel! Tell us a story we could believe." I also credit Winston Churchill with the greatest individual effort in defeating the Nazis. I am forever fascinated by the desperation of the times, knowing that failure meant fascism becoming the dominant government in the world. If you will forgive me my immodest display of emotion: "Good show!"
@@elizabethkeyes8750 Just love thy neighbour in coronation Street and keeping up appearances with that Bucket woman. To Sir with Love a great movie. Can't get more English than those.
When I was in 8th grade we had a boy from England join our class. I remember feeling sorry for him bc he seemed so scared, not bc we were mean to him but bc of all the attention and he was shy. He really looked like the most stereotypical English boy. I wonder how he’s doing now.
When I was living in England my favorite common question people would ask me was “ do you get to New York (or Disneyworld) very often?” I loved it because when I said “no” people would commiserate with me about how, when you live some place, you don’t necessarily take advantage of things. What is funny about this is, I’m from Portland Oregon and the distance from Portland to New York is actually somewhat greater than the distance from London to Teheran.
I don't think anyone actually thinks the US is a small country, but I think people just forget just how large it is when speaking casually. I recall one night playing games with a few friends and one of them (Italian) says something suggesting that we would potentially get together sometime with his cousin (In the Southern US). The 2 of us US guys kind of laughed because I'd have to drive further than the length of Italy to get to his cousin in the South and then the guy in Texas is even further west from the guy in the South than that distance.
@@Mode-Selektor I'm in Oregon, and I have a good mate that lives in Croydon (greater London) and he mentioned during one of our phone chats how he fancied having one of his cars sent across the pond and driving from coast to coast. He asked how long it would take. He thought I was having him on at first. He's also a *huge* WWII buff, so he asked about going out to Pearl Harbor. I said sure, we could do a short stay reasonably cheaply. "How about Guam? Can we go to Midway?" I said, "Marcus, you don't have the slightest idea how far that is, do you?"
Laurence, you need to check your microphone settings because I see you are wearing a mic but it isn't being utilized by your computer. Large echo/cavern sound with a hollow, low volume.
Loved this, Laurance. I like that it was different in that you took the time away from the humor to inform us on how life is for you. It was very personable and allowed us to know you better. A nice peak at " the man behind the curtain".
When I was in college (university😉) I did a study abroad in London and had an internship at a public boys school. The boys liked to laugh at my vocabulary, and the teachers would sometimes look at me like this 🤔. 👩🏻🦰bathroom-🧑🏻but there’s no bath 👩🏻🦰sneakers-🧑🏻 but we’re not sneaking 👩🏻🦰sweater - 🧑🏻 but we’re not sweating 🧑🏻rubber -👩🏻🦰😱
I love the Lake District of England - it's beautiful!! I'd move there, too, if I could! I've always wanted to visit Banff, Canada - it looks like a great Park area.
I've known many people from different countries here In America over the years, and they have all told me the same thing: Americans are very friendly and very helpful. Several told me of being lost and Americans have asked them if they needed help. Several commented that the idea of sales people asking if they needed help is something Europeans need to do. My friend from Australia said anybody that drinks their beer cold is okay with him! A long time friend who immigrated from England said it was strange that Americans are stereotyped in Europe by people who have never visited America! So yes, we can be weird, but we can also be the best we can be!
@@gg-eo6ez I was warned exactly of that.. 'Dont get shot' etc expecting my life expectancy to drop to plummet as soon as I got off the plane at LAX. To be fair the American education system leaves a lot to be desired.. You get credits for just turning up FFS. You can get extra credits if the teacher likes you.
British person here. I have to say out of the 30+ countries I have been to, I found Americans the most hospitable people I have spent time with. And that isn't because we share the same language, I've came across some lovely people from Indonesia and Taiwan all but to name a few, but there is just something about the openness of Americans and how they engage with people from the outside. I remember going to a bar in Milwaukee and I said to a girl in the smoking area "excuse me, do you have a lighter?" her face just lit up and she replied "oh my God, what is that accent?" and a few minutes later I'm spending the rest of my evening with her and all her friends. I know that could happen anywhere, but it definitely wasn't a one off. Some Americans give their country a hard time sometimes by complaining a bit too much, but it really is a wonderful nation.
@Nicky L After I retired, I got a job at a home improvement store, and no it wasn't Home Depot or Lowes. We were required to ask customers if they needed help, and to be on hand if they did. One of the employees in the plumbing dept. was caught on camera deliberately moving away from customers, and was warned. When he was spotted again (he knew about the cameras!) He was fired. Our customer support was the number one reason people shopped with us, and the number one complaint from customers in other stores. So your pestering is the employee doing his job. Be polite and say "no, and thanks for asking". Employees hate it when customers get rude!
With a decent ear for accents, they're very different, but British enunciation actually has a weird amount in common with southerner enunciation. There's a good video floating around about it but I can't remember what channel it's on
@@ItsAsparageese there is a small section in Virginia where the people actually do speak with an English accent still. I'm from Virginia Beach, so I've got that Tidewater accent.🙂
ecclestonsangel my sister lives in Virginia Beach, but she grew up in Minnesota with a best friend from New Jersey (?) by way of Australia. Then after high school she went to a specialized field of study in Santa Monica where she was in class with lots of foreign students. Her speech pattern is such an amalgam that even people a good ear for accents have asked her “where are you from?”
After spending some time in the USA, a common question I got asked was, is it always foggy in England. Countless times I explained that they were watching too much Sherlock Holmes until I finally flew home, and landed at Heathrow, in the fog.
Are you familiar with the writer Bill Bryson? He's your American equivalent - moved to Britain as a young man and married an English woman. Great writer. If I met you, I'd ask you your thoughts on Brexit.
OK....regarding your final question. Thank you. You've nailed it. We are NOT all alike an America is a HUGELY diverse set of cultures (plural). It's sometimes called a melting pot, but it's really a wonderful mixture of people of various cultures who generally mix very well. Yes, we have our faults, but overall, it's been a rather good experiment when you consider the alternatives.
My grandparents emigrated to the US over 100 years ago. They returned to GB only once and never had the urge to go again. My grandmother’s two biggest surprises in the US both centered around food. After getting off the ship in Boston, where she was met by grandpa, he took her out to eat. She remarked that she didn’t know if she would like the food here...the cheese has absolutely no flavor. Grandpa informed her that she had eaten the butter pats. Her positive food experience was American-style bacon.
My father was born in Denmark and came to the US when he was 25. When I would ask him what he first thought about it when he came (1929 on ship) first he would say that the sky is bigger in here and second that he thought he knew the language because he studied it in school for many years and spoke it with his mother who was fluent. When he landed in NYC and had to get to Grand Central Station to take a train to Florida ( a Danish Plantation near Jacksonville if you can believe it!) he realized that American English was a totally different language from his school boy British English. He then learned American English from going to the movies.
It’s funny how you word the questions as if a Brit were asking it instead of an American. I can’t imagine an American saying “Do you get home often”, we’d say “How often do you go home”. Love the videos!!
As a Chicagoan in Australia for 11 years, I get asked many of these questions, too. Depending on my level of playfulness when asked, I often respond to "Where is that/your accent from?" with "My voice box." Though, while watching this video, the answer, "From a distillation of all the places I have lived." seems an equally valid response. Cheers!
Tyce Light I also grew up in the Chicago area. I am scared to guess where people are from, because I have guessed Australia for people from New Zealand, and they get offended!😳
@@MagentaOtterTravels "Six" is a shibboleth to differentiate Australians from New Zealanders. The Aussies pronounce it as "seex" and the Kiwis pronounce it as "six," more or less, with the short "I" sound.
Magenta Otter Travels Often I’m asked “Is that a Canadian accent I hear?” It’s the old adage: an American doesn’t mind being asked if they’re Canadian, but woe to any who reverses that! LOL
@@tycelight Really, the go-to assumption is not American? There being 10 times as many Americans as Canadians, I would be surprised if any American was assumed to be Canadian. Similar to how (I imagine), an Austrian would be taken for a German or a New Zealander would be taken for an Australian because Germany and Australia are more prominent than the smaller countries. Are you from the northern Midwest? I can see similarities between, say, a Minnesotan accent and a Canadian accent. An American can tell that a Canadian is a Canadian pretty readily once the telltale words come out (shedule? prohcess?), but I wouldn't think the subtleties were apparent to non-North Americans. Having an American vocalize zee (versus "zed") is the quickest, easiest way to out an American.
It does?? Oh.. like from a ledge.. 😕 A jumper is also a piece of clothing here in the US as well. A dress with shoulder straps (coverall-ish) worn over a blouse or other top.
I think in the late 70s that also referred to guys that jumped out of hedges or out from alleys to grab women and drag them off. You saw that a lot on tv shows like Charlies Angels or Police Woman.
Ah, Laurence, your dry wit is much needed during these times. I'm struggling so much lately, and I appreciate the laughs. Btw, Lake District Cumbria looks like such a beautifully peaceful area. I've never been, of course, but I've done a lot of armchair traveling via Google Earth. 😉 If I get to see that area and Liverpool, my life would be nearly complete. Thank you for all you do, and I'm happy that you continue to enjoy living here. ♥️
There are “rougher” areas in all countries around the world. England has an awful lot of beauty - look up some of the places on that list and see for yourself. I have hundreds more if you’re interested also.
@@tamaracarter1836 I know! I live next to the Peake District and the Cheshire plane and surrounded by wonderful stately homes. I just think it's funny that many Americans think we all live in Downton abbey.
Andy Cockrum ....maybe now but my husband worked in America 20 / 30 years ago and he was asked if he knew the Queen many many many times. These were well educated managers and directors of engineering companies and yet there was an assumption that everyone knew each other.
HI there, I'm curious as to what the difference is between how you spent an ordinary day off while you were in Brittan compared to what you do here in America?
There is a world of difference between peoples in the north and south in the U.S., which is delineated by the Mason-Dixon line, ie the northern border of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The word "Masshole" exists for a reason. I agree that the South and the Midwest are the nicest parts of the United States (I'm not from either region, so I'm not biased). Since foreigners tend to go places in America where the nice people aren't (New York, Florida, the Bay Area), I think they might mistake all Americans for those particular Americans. Similar to traveling abroad; I think your average Briton, Frenchman, and German is nicer than the ones you'll find in London, Paris, and Berlin, respectively.
RenShiWu San Franciscans used to be known for their friendliness, but then people from all over moved there to make 💵💵💵💵💵💵💵.com, and many of us were priced out of the place we called home and forced to move elsewhere-not that I’m bitter, or anything! Don’t you think that about me...no siree Bob...not for a moment...never entered my mind! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
One question I get asked almost universally by the various British people I know is "You drive how far?!" Driving is a huge part of the American culture. For a lot of people it is nothing to drive 8-10 hours to travel somewhere if you live in the Mid-West. I used to travel 8 hours from my former home NW of Chicago down to my brothers house near Nashville.. for a weekend! That's the same distance from Bristol to Edinburgh for anyone across the pond. I know people who have not left their town in England their whole life. I have family there who have never left the confines of England. Travel and freedom of mobility is ingrained into the American mindset. American families have an average of 1.8 cars. We drive.. a lot. My British family and friends, not so much.
I am not going to ask you a question, I am going to thank you for taking the time and initiative to learn about this country. I feel that many who live here should do the same. Thank you ... and ... WASH YOUR HANDS
All I watch is British shows. I like the comedy better...also like the crime shows, especially the old Morse ,Prime Suspect, and A Touch of Frost. My favorite is Poirot. They have spoiled me and I don’t like most American shows now
Playing previous episodes, but I had to share my Brit hubby's most embarrassing moment his first week in Chicago. Browsing in Marshall Fields (yes, it was 20 years ago) he asked a saleswoman where he could find men's jumpers. He remembered to say, "I mean sweaters" as she was backing away & reaching for the phone.
7:46 I talked with a girl once while in college who had a noticeable accent. I asked where she was from, and she told me to guess. I said England, and she just gave me a pained look and told me she was from Scotland. I later learned the difference.
'What do you think of these Midwestern Winters?' "My answer isn't usually loaded words it's a face and it's this." Me: Yep that right there is why we like to ask! 😂😂😂
Was asked multiple times during my vacation in the UK mid-2022, "You're from CA? What are you doing here???". My response, "Are you kidding? I love it here!". I do. Not sure I could live in the UK due to the weather. But the Spring...OMG is brilliant...as they say. The people are either indifferent or just plain nice as they can be.
Jumper use to mean any pull over dress, "shirt", or "blouse", here anyway. That reference died out i the 60's. Now it's usually just a small childs article of clothing based on a womens type of dress.
Ya know, if you did say "I hate it here,I want to go home." I think there will be a certain number of people who will respond, "it's the health care system, isn't it?"
Yeah. Like a load of others, when they get old they come back to the UK and we have to give them free health care. I imagine him and Tara will come back in later years. Watch this space. I heard someone today on a radio phone in saying his family had lived in Australia for 40 years, and now care coming back to the UK. They were born in Scotland, so they can just come sailing back. We should stop this, along with dual nationality.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 I'm a dual national. I'm a very nice person. I'm kind to my neighbours, I water my plants and feed the cat regularly. I clean my car and weed the drive. I think I'd be lopsided if I had to give up one of my countries. At my age, I think it might not be a very pleasant sight. I consider myself as six of one and half a dozen of the other so I'd be hard put to choose. Thinking about it, almost all the members of my family are dual nationals but we're not all the same mixtures. I'm sorry if my dual nationality upsets or angers you in any way but I'd be very sad to have to let go of half my identity to please you. But then as The Bard said "a rose by any other name...."
Do you react if/when you're called English? My neighbor, part of the British "Brain drain" of the '60s was emphatic that he spoke English, but was proudly British He's also the guy who taught me the joke:Why do Brits drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes refrigerators. That was as he yet again crawled out from under his Austin America debugging an electrical problem.
When you went back, did you look at trees in your old hood you used to climb, wistfully, yet melancholy, or longingly? Like a long lost friend? I go home and kinda pet things like that for some reason. Like the trees missed me. I find solace in that they still are mostly there. The semiperminance of it all. Companions through time.
I'm an American and my dentist is a Brit. I'm a fan of a few English things. What say you of rock band Queen , the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Benny Hill, and Mr. Bean? I love all that stuff.
There are a lot of American accents too. We can hear a Canadian speak and instantly know they're not American, but I doubt other English speakers around the world could do the same. It comes from familiarity.
My question is, what even is pudding to you guys? Because here in America, when someone says "pudding" most people know you're talking about a creamy custard like substance usually flavored in chocolate or vanilla, but I feel like with British puddings, they're either a cake or a sausage, so what gives? Do you guys even have normal pudding over there? Why do you call those things pudding!?
I can't speak for anyone else in the US, but if I were the one you said "I hate it here" to, I'd probably reply with "yeah, I can understand that" and simply shrug. It's not everyone's cuppa, and that's fine.
Loads of women say to me, "I could listen to your husband talk forever." I want American women to know that the novelty wears off. 😂 My husband is From Jersey. Not New Jersey! The Channel Islands Jersey.
life long american, here. I had never heard a sweater called a jumper before. it's a skirt with suspenders (braces) that mostly little girls wear. there are some 1950's styled jumpers for adult women. I make my own. one thing still blows my English friends away is when I tell them that most Americans still think that English people drink warm beer because they don't have refrigeration over there. same thing with when I would go to Los Angeles from Idaho to visit family and kids there would ask me "do you have electricity in Idaho, yet?"
Lmao I can relate to the odd questions. Im a Kiwi, and I got asked by an American "which ones are the best fish and chips shops in New Zealand?". Clearly I can only speak for the ones in the towns I have lived in but without undertaking door to door, telephone and online surveys, there is no possible way I could name all the best ones.
@@HariSeldon913 Oddly enough I get asked that sort of thing hardly ever, which is a shame because I actually have been to a number of LOTR locations, I even lived near a few of them lol
@@nessiemonstercrafts I'd love to visit those, along with the historic village (would have to look up the name) used in the Viva La Dirt League videos. edit: Howick Historical Village in Aukland.
I live in Idaho and usually when we get Brits here they get asked about how they feel guns. Usually they have a mild disinterest. Like " oh cool that's a gun. Whatever." But the Californians that come through some of them go straight to panic cop calling mode.
In another post, of Lawrence’s I suggested that he should be cast as Ricky Gervais‘s brother. At that time I had no idea Lawrence has an acting background😊😊
my favourite swear to use in the US is "bugger". people think it's cute when you call someone a little bugger or tell someone to bugger off or say that someone is buggered. it's kind of awesome.
All my British friends that live here now learned how to drive while still living in England or Wales. Actually some people from New York City/Manhattan never learned to drive (I have a few friends who live in NY that don’t know how to drive). I guess I find it strange because I learned to drive before the legal age 😂
Frankly neither "sweater" nor "jumper" make any sense at all. If you're sweating, you shouldn't be wearing it, and it's not proper wear for jumping around. So what gives??
But if you're sweating, you shouldn't be wearing it, right? You wear a sweater if you're cold. If a sweater is making you too hot, pick a long-sleeved shirt instead, amirite?
