American Reacts to The Don'ts Of Liverpool 

Scouser here and i enjoyed your reaction to our great city ! To add to that i would say Liverpool has always been that way ......from opening ther arms to the irish during the famine , to the oldest chinese community in europe and the oldest black community in britain,so id say the beatles were definately a product of their environment! as carl sagan described the city "the pool of life"

The other thing as a tourist to watch out for is in liverpool is our very dry sense of humour! I once laugh my head off listening to the guy taking the tickets to get onto the famous mersey ferry talking to a group of german tourists telling them that unfortunately the roof top swimming pool and tennis courts were closed - its a very small boat not a cruise ship! This completely baffled the Germans as it was said with a straight face! Scousers will always be looking for the joke in a situation!

Liverpool is honestly one of the best cities. So much culture and so accessible.

Am a Londoner who has lived in Liverpool since 1989. Now live Baltic Triangle/Chinatown area. Would not live anywhere else. The people... from day 1 the best. Love love love it here. And as we get loads tourists, cruise ships dock city centre, more than welcoming and happy to help anyone to make sure your stay is brill

The airport has always been Speke. John would agree

Liverpool! ❤ is simply The best ! Liverpool is indeed a vibrant city with a lot to offer. It has so much to see, even outside of the city center, such as Sefton Park, Calderstones Park, or Lark Lane. I lived there for over 7 years, but now I'm in London due to personal reasons. However, I can't wait to come back because I miss it so dearly! The Liverpool Library is to die for, and the whole city vibe and gorgeous architecture are something to look out for. Honestly, it baffles me that so many people have such a skewed perception of Liverpool.

Having disdain for the Tories will get you far in Liverpool

Great choice JJ. Im from Liverpool and im not a scouser. Liverpool is one the best cities on this planet. You wont be disappointed and the locals are very friendly. You'll be lucky if you can visit this place and see everything in a week, even two weeks it would be hectic. And the big guy is right on quite a few points here. The slave museum is a must, and you dont have to just go on official tours, which are great, but go and wander and explore for yourself you're safe here 100 % and always remember, ask the locals, they know all the hidden gems that this city is full of. C u soon.

"Barm" comes from the Irish barm braic, which is common bread in rural areas here (Ireland) to this day. Another import we brought to Liverpool through emigration I imagine

As a sound engineer, you would LOVE the acoustics in the Catholic Cathedral - has to be heard to be believed. Hope that you are able to come to Liverpool one day - just spend more than one day here. So much to see and do.

My wife and I (living in Southern England) visited Liverpool for one day on a cruise, and we were enchanted by the city. We went back for a three day visit and had many of the experiences your commentator describes. One thing he didn’t mention (at least not at the point I’m adding this comment) is that the two Cathedrals are both on Hope Street. Between the two is a pub called the Philharmonic, and tourist guides take people there to see the ceramic tiles in the men’s washroom.

I’m from Liverpool and the connection with America is phenomenal, so much history in this city , you need a week at least !! Chester is a must 2000 years of history, you go back , swerve London it’s only 1 square mile of history, got to Liverpool and the surrounding areas it’s so far better and the people AMAZING ! like Gerry Marsden sung “we don’t care what your name is boy , we won’t turn you away “ outside “London” Liverpool is the place ❤️💙

If you were to go to liverpool then stopping off at Chester is a must, one of the most beautiful places in England and it's right by it. You could even go to north wales which has some of the best scenery our nation has to offer along with the amazing castles of caenarfon and conwy. The town of bangor is also a great destination there. You did claim to have new-found interest in blackpool, and whilst it's not really a place I'd recommend, if you do bother to travel up to it then you might as well continue on to the historic city of Lancaster. I'm sure that name might ring a bell for you.

By the way, Liverpool has OVER 20 Museums, Art Galleries, Natural History, Science & Technology plus smaller 'specialist' places i.e. Liverpool FC _(museum and history),_ Tunnel Tours _(under the River Mersey)_ or Western Approaches _(the wartime bunker HQ that protected the tactics, secrets and planning of the British Armed Forces leading to the Allied victory in WW2)_ and of course plenty of places of interest to do with the Beatles!

Have you ever seen the James Corden/Paul McCartney secret Liverpool gig? Brings a tear to my eyes every time to see how much Paul is loved in the city. Well worth a reaction…especially if you are a Beatles fan.

Liverpool was once a hugely important seaport. Indeed, it was called the second seaport of the British Empire. The docks were over 7 miles long and operated 24/7. 9,000,000 immigrants passed through Liverpool - from all over Europe -on the way to the US. Now, that means that today, over half of the population of the US must have an ancestor that passed through Liverpool.

Literally, no-one has ever said 'Liverpoolers' before this!

Any trip to the UK should skip London. Get up north, wherever you choose, we are lovely and friendly. Also have the best scenery

Liverpool Lime Street rail station is actually the oldest rail terminal in the world, built in 1836.

You’d have a whale of a time in Liverpool. The key to a great/unforgettable time there though is simply interacting with the locals, as this man in the video said. One minute you’re having a friendly conversation with a Scouser in central Liverpool, and an hour later you’re in a pub with them, laughing away and making friends for life. I’m from London and have been on many nights out in The Pool so I can attest to this

I wouldn't say the Beatles are "mainstream" in the usual sense. They MADE that stream, and everyone else followed it. And they're probably the only band where everyone relates to at least one of their songs. Everyone has their own intimate Beatles connection somewhere. Think of it that way. (and I definitely wouldn't wear a football jersey in Liverpool, but then again I'm an Arsenal fan, a London club that's one of Liverpool's major rivals!)

Clever and knowledgeable in-joke in Wolter's commentary about a lotta lotta statues - exactly as Cilla Black's statue was shown on screen. This was a catchphrase of Cilla's (pronounced lorra lorra in her mild Scouse accent).

They have the best sense of humor in Britain,they ar so so friendly ,you should go j j ,make sure you go to the cavern ,I've been it's well worth visiting.beautiful ,clean city ❤❤❤,I'm from Nottingham by the way ❤😊

I'm a scouser born and bred we love our city, you will be very welcome here ,good luck

Went to Liverpool for NYE 2002, was amazing ❤❤

Don't go to Blackpool..its a dump

Ah, I love that one of my favourite teenage hangout spots (the cemetery beneath Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, St. James Cemetery - don't judge me, it's very peaceful and pretty in autumn, with high vantage points) is featured in the video; fascinating mythologies and horror stories are associated with it, and very ancient tombstones. I definitely recommend visiting when you come. I miss home so much, but the beauty of studying in Cambridge, though very different, makes up for it. I was also baptised in the other, Catholic cathedral (Irish family, of course), when I was a baby! But the Gothic vibe of the Anglican, in my opinion, and the fact it is the largest in the country, makes it the better visit. But definitely go to both!

You don’t wanna go out drinking in Blackpool, it’ll be painful 😂 One of the most deprived areas in the country Theme park is amazing though, some fantastic rides

All tourist guides miss out a the same thing though, get the Subway / Metro across the river to the first stop ( Hamilton Square Station) & see the veue back towards Liverpool Its amazing, Check out the Georgeann Hamilton Square whale you in Birkenhead to. They also miss out Antony Gormley's 100 iron men on Crosby Beach, just a short Metro north of the CC to ( Blundellsands & Crosby station) P.S. the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is the worlds biggest one & take a trip up the tower, its fab veue.

Speke airport was renamed John Lennon Airport a few years ago. So locals still say the old version. The airport was opened by Yoke Ono in 2001, and the tagline for the rename was - Above us only sky.

Liverpool Central station caters for just the local commuting network.

Dude said 'lotta lotta statues' showing a shot of Cilla Black's statue...she'd definitely have said 'lorra lorra'. Now I'm wondering if he knew that was one of her catchphrases or just coincidence.

If you based a trip to the UK from Liverpool, you're also within range of North Wales, the Lake District, the North Yorkshire Dales etc. if you want to see some beautiful countryside and villages.

Walker art gallery is amazing. Famous paintings of Henry the eighth and Queen Elizabeth the 1st. Really cool historical paintings

Scousers are also famous for hating Tories, and can be quite anarchic. I don't know if the Mersey ferry is still sailing to Birkenhead and back, but this is worth a ride.

They had to rebuild the Cavern. I was lucky to survive going there. One rickety wooden staircase, uneven floor in high heels, stage, chairs all wood. We were all dancing and smoking. Often got burnt by cigs. The loos were unmentionable. If a fire had started we would have all been killed. Scouse is made with lamb not beef. No red cabbage - that is from Lancashire. Liverpool has not been in Lancashire since 1974. My Liverpudlian grandfather was very proud of his birthplace but he would have clouted anyone who called him a scouser. That’s lower class.

make sure you go to Newcastle Upon Tyne as well, the Roman history nearby is amazing

The tall building with the birds (Liver Birds) you've seen a few times in movies. What you don't realise is that Liverpool is used as the set for Gotham in the latest set of Batman movies as well as New York in the Avengers especially in the Captain America movie. You've seen it over and over again.

If your staying in Liverpool, go to central station and on the Northern line you can go to Crosby (15 mins from Liverpool) and there is a lovely beach there.

Liverpool has been a very friendly place for centuries it's the north west way we open our arms and hearts to all

When I came to Liverpool in 1967 as a student I was given this advice. If any scouser asks you what colour you are? ... the answer is "same as you lar" The word lar is scouse for buddy/mate/friend. The question about colour may be red or blue, related to football (Liverpool or Everton)... or in those days ... orange or green related to religion. Orange is protestant and green is Catholic. In any case, "same as you lar" is the safest answer if you want to avoid trouble x

There's an american guy on youtube who visited/lived in liverpool for a few weeks and considered buying a home there. He made a video about it considering the pros and cons etc. That might be worth checking out

We played cavern club twice, it’s really small, the stage is tiny and there’s huge pillars in the middle of the room. It’s really easy to get a gig there even if you’re small time

You will absolutely love Liverpool! The sound in the cavern as you know it (brick arches) is quite loud and top end, but there is also a back room which is a modern live room which in probably the best sounding venue in the city. When you visit the cavern ask for Ricky Chung! He’s absolutely mastered the sound in that room. I’ll also show you around if you ever visit! Richie.

You won’t see the sea in Southport, the beach is about 2 miles long! 😂

Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow are all big Irish cities and that's a big part of why they're so culturally rich.

I have no idea why I enjoy your videos but I do. Liverpool is a must see, but much of the north is similar. If you wanna change of pace check out the Lake District. Maybe 90 mins from Liverpool. I think you’d enjoy the uk a lot, your British genes seem still strong. I think you’d “get it”

Im a wool, come from over the water (across the river) from Liverpool, takes me around 7 minutes to get to the city center, it is absolutely the best city in UK (in my humble opinion) do visit if you get the chance!!

FYI the Restaurant in the Anglican Cathedral is really good!!

Is it true there is a sign in the baggage hall at John Lennon airport saying “Imagine no possessions”?

Hi there I love your videos I'm from East London and I can tell you I've been to Liverpool twice the last time was 10 years ago and I will be going back there with my wife at some point probably next year as I'm a Beatles fan it's a very emotional visit mainly going to John Lennon's house

If you do come to visit, try and get to see Birkenhead Park, almost 200 years old, on the other side of the water (Mersey); it heavily influenced NY's Central Park etc. Also Sefton ('Sevvie' Park) on the Liverpool side is worth going to and Clarke Gardens near Woolton and Camp Hill too. Port Sunlight and Lady Lever Art Gallery 'over the water' too and don't pass up Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Museum, Picton Library or St George's (close to Lime Street Station) and the old Town Hall on Castle Street. So much to see in Liverpool tbh that a fortnight wouldn't cover it. As to 'red or blue?' I'm a red so would say red ofc, but the blues aren't bad and a bit older than the reds as they like to keep reminding us 😉

Cavern sounds amazing inside

You should do a vlog if you ever visit

Liverpool Central is part of the underground system, Lime Street, the main line. The name Liverpool is a corruption of the Welsh Ler Pwll which means Slope of the pool. The accent is also heavily influenced by the Welsh language. Southport and Blackpool are both rundown now.

Great video, was told that Liverpool and it's museums and art galleries had the biggest collection of art treasures outside London. I live in New Brighton, and really should have a look around them myself.

More museums in Liverpool than other city in the UK except London! And more listed buildings in the UK than any city except London. The only city with two cathedrals. Etc, etc. Even though its population does not reflect this, Liverpool, in many ways, from aforementioned ones to innovation and science and so on, is the second city of the UK.

Yeah do come to Liverpool, so much to see and do. The underground train to the Wirral takes ten minutes and we have loads of beaches. London takes way too long to get anywhere and way too crowded.

IMO, the friendliness of the irish influenced the friendly vibe of Liverpool and in general the immigrant history of the city (where immigrants stay and thrive a sense of togetherness can sometimes develop that is magic). Also aside from this there are lots of cities in the UK that are very friendly, especially the further north you go but admittedly also there are lots of Southern places that can be friendly too. Even London, has a rep for not being that friendly but actually can be very friendly once you go explore more in it's boroughs (rather than just being a tourist). I think in general the UK has a reputation for being reserved and polite but not friendly, when that really is more of a posh movie stereotype, and in fact there are lots of friendly places in the UK.

Barm cake is the full term

If you do ever come over I would like to show you around. Anyway thanks for the video.

To get an idea of the scouse football rivalry you should watch 'Reds and Blues .The Ballad of Dixie and Kenny'. The movie is on RU-vid

Wow..i'm proper Scouse and i've gotta say both Walter and yourself are very much in tune with how we are. I don't know how long Walter spent in L'pool but he's defo cottoned on to a few things while here .He's quite accurate in his assessments and your reaction to him shows that you get it too...obviously not fully, but pretty close. I'm one of those that you might struggle to understand accent wise as i'm more old school but in general the accent is softer and you'd be ok understanding it. Something that annoys me with the latest generation though is the overuse of the word 'lad' , it can be 'rahr' over the top . As with any city you can get arseholes, so don't let your guard down completely if you visit. Hope you do, you seem like a sound fella. Cheers.

Liverpool v Man Utd is one of the biggest rivalries in the country.

While there visit Manchester, it's only 30 miles away and another incredible place, likewise Chester, all three will blow your mind in different but good ways.

We call all of our airports by the location as far as I can remember.

Honestly, it’s probably cheaper to fly from London to Liverpool than it is to get the train, the train prices are shocking at the minute 🙈

I always get off at central, but then i am local 😊 also my kids are both Liverpool supporters, but my sisters family are Evertonians

the liver building and it st georges hall featured in the batman movie

You won't see gangs in Liverpool. Central Train Station is for the whole Merseyside area with Chester thrown in as an extra. Lime St Train Station is for the rest of the UK. Liverpool really comes alive in the evenings, with clubs, pubs, bars and restaurants. We also have an Odeon Cinema, we used to have many cinemas. Our shops are reasonably priced unlike the south of England. Liverpool FC is far greater than Everton FC, but both have remained in the Premier League, Liverpool FC has a long history of winning major events. By the airport we have Speke Hall, a Tudor Mansion in large wooded grounds, Queen Elizabeth l, stayed there. It is a small fee to look around the house, the grounds are free. Calderstones Park goes back to Neolithic times with carved stones. We had both the Romans and Vikings. Under the Catholic Cathedral is a huge crypt that was for a cathedral that wasn't finished, there is a fee to go down and explore it. Our China Town is the oldest one outside of China, China gave us a huge arch (largest outside of China) to commemorate our China Town.

Cheers JJ (and Wolt!)

JL Airport was always called Speke Airport b4 being renamed. I love nipping on the train/ferry over to Liverpool for a day shopping. Going to the docks are padlocks all over the chains. The tradition started 1st world war where women would write the names of their loved ones on the padlocks in hope it would protect them whilst away. Its so cool to see.

I grew up in a part of Manchester about 25 miles away from Liverpool but a lot of these I already knew or ring true. Probably the Irish influence between the 2 cities.

Definitely make Liverpool your base,then visit London from there,you will be welcomed with more friendliness that you would never find in London 😊

I used to work in the Cavern. My brother in law still does.

You would be better served using Liverpool as your base, you can head to London on the train to do a couple of things there, but Liverpool, The North West and North Wales will have much of you might need for a good holiday.

i wish I could say the same for Celtic and Rangers fans within different areas of Glasgow

Yeah! Come to The Pool mate, I'll meet ya for a few pints around Town and we'll have a laugh!

Wooly back here, love Liverpool and the scoucers, great people. Liverpool is well worth a vist👍. Sorry, not a fan of Blackpool, but I haven't been since Adam was a lad.

A lorra lorra statues. Im hopeing he meant that given the picture was a statue of Cilla black.

There is a confederate civil war general buried in the ancient chaple of toxteth, liverpool had strong connections with the south due to the cotton trade

Barm is used, but so is 'sarnie'. But a balm is not the same as a sandwich; a balm is on a roll and a sandwich is on your typical sliced bread. A 'sarnie' can be used for both. This may also change depending on who you ask. It's...complicated.

Funny that to him the Cathedral archicture and surrounds are a little 'scary'...... Brits are just so used to what our parish churches and cathedrals are like, it would never occur to us that it was 'scary'. Blackpool- it does have a 'vegas vibe' but don't expect a glossy moneyed resort......it's quite down at heel these days. It's best to go during the Blackpool Illuminations season (September to January).

Feel like I should clarify "big fella" doesn't mean fat. Poor guy thinks everyone is calling him fat. Its usually used for tall 'well built' people 😂. So it can be used for tall and fat men but also someone like the Rock. He's tall and built like a brick shithouse.

Liverpool has a similer history to Glasgow so our hummor is very similer. We rip the Piss all the time and savergly. If your going to Liverpool you must go to Chester, it is a Roman town with a Wall to walk around and the Rows are amazing and so unusual. Even in shops there are Roman ruins you can see for free. Also stunning very old cavens are great bars. Its just over 20 miles from Liverpool. I had a huge life saving hart op in Liverpool, ok our accsent changes every 20 miles and bread rolls have a diffrent name every 40 miles, very true, barm, batch ,pease, sttotie so many more, please add some.

Barm, same in Salford like a chip barm

You will have a ball if you come to Liverpool

Sounds to me you ought to move here. Any city in the UK has really good public transport and you don’t need a car.

Love from Liverpoool ❤ #ScouseNotEnglish

Liverpool is more friendly and far less expensive but in reality its like going to Philly and ignoring NYC. London is a massive city but not cheap unless you research the cheaper and free options first. Don't ignore the place, that would be silly.

Blue definitely Blue. The gentleman's team. Plus they're having a new stadium built. Go BLUES💙

Also, never buy the sun “newspaper”…..

The Anglican Cathedral was built from 1904 to 1978. The Catholic cathedral was built in the late 1960s, so neither of them are very old. Everton is the name of an area within the city of Liverpool.

Liverpool has more theatres, galleries and museums than any city outside London, it has two cathedrals, the Catholic cathedral is full of light and stained glass, the Anglican cathedral is the largest in Britain. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is the oldest orchestra in the UK.

Not true we call the airport John Lennon airport and yes it is in the district called Speke, Liverpudlian is just the old name for Scousers, we call all the other people who live just outside of the city Wools which is short for Wooliebacks which insinuates they're all shepherds or primitive, but it's just a joke, we have very sarcastic black humour, 80% of Scousers are of Irish and Welsh extraction just like me with an Irish dad which I think influences our humour, a pint of beer will cost you between £4.00 to £5.50, in London pints start at £6.50 hotels here are a lot cheaper than London too except when there's a big music festival on. Cheer mate, Jim the Scouser

forget full english breakfast. bacon sausage and egg barm with red sauce is the one. find yourself a nice little greasy spoon cafe in the north of england and get stuck in. literally the best value breakfast and one that all tradesmen in the uk survive on

Come!!!

I had a sausage and bacon BARM this morning. I’m 40 miles from Liverpool in Manchester. It’s a North West thing. National debate too. Many many different names for a Chip Barm 😂

we spent some years living on the wirral (the peninsula on the opposite side of the river mersey to liverpool) as teenagers, in birkenhead. the locals (the really local-locals) there also identified themselves as scousers, and the culture was very similar. the warm, welcoming, multicultural and socialist-leaning working-class community spirit was very present, the humour and friendliness and openness was there, and the accent was very similar too. liverpool scouse accents and birkenhead scouse accents are distinct enough to learn to recognise from each other, but way ~way~ more similar to each other than to any non-scouse england accent we've heard. we could be wrong, but our understanding of the difference between scousers, and liverpudlians/wirralites/etc who aren't scousers, is to do with local heritage, and being raised in the area and the local culture. so for example, someone who's a liverpudlian but not a scouser may have moved to the area from somewhere else, whereas a scouser comes from a family of scousers and is born and bred in merseyside, whether that's in liverpool or on the wirral, on the other side of the mersey. any scousers please feel free to correct us if we've got that wrong, though! also we absolutely agree - if we had our choice of where to live in england, it'd be merseyside for sure. the people, the culture, the community, the art, all wonderful.

Hmm did the BEATLES start the HUMOUR or was it already there? you never heard of Jerry and the Pace makers? they where out at the time the Beatles where and one of theIr songs is called Ferry Across the Mersey Listen to the words. Gerry Marsden also sang YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE. Ray K UK YNWA.