Thank you so much, really enjoyed that. When you've lived here your whole life you do sometimes forget just how fckn awesome we are 💪😎. Thanks again for putting a smile on my face, keep up the great content our kid 👌
@@LADYRAEUK Frankie Boyle? FRANKIE BOYLE! You did Jimmy Carr's Most Offensive Jokes, SURELY you're doing Frankie Boyle's 'destroying' his audience videos?!- at least one!
We are bloody good at tradition. Anything involving the military is on point. The Trooping the Colour & Remembrance Sunday to name 2. The Proms, the New Year fireworks, big sporting events. The list is endless.
Love your videos Amanda. Only just discovered you but you are great to watch. Always fair balanced and respectful. We need more people like you in our country ❤
I agree with drinking but the frequency of drinking only. As a Czech living in the UK, I have to say, British people are pretty lightweight when it comes to drinking :)
Nowhere does pageantry like the Brits. Think state occasions when it all comes out - gives me goosebumps every time. Panel shows like 8 out of 10 cats, Would I lie to you, Mock the week, it goes on and on - I think we’ve cornered that one as well 🇬🇧
I'm always glad how many peoples share our sense of fair play, and concur with the rules and laws we thought were appropriate for so many sports and games. A greater pleasure though, is to have (regardless of the reasons) our language spoken so widely around the world.
I absolutely love our sense of humour. The way we can spend an entire evening in the pub ripping one another apart in such brutal fashion and still remain good friends is beautiful. We just laugh so much shit off. One of the coolest moments in recent history has been the guy running from a London terror attack with his pint glass and all the piss taking of terrorists that followed on social media
I was once on a train in Italy. Two friends, who obviously hadn't seen each other in a while met by chance and talked the whole journey. The one thing I noticed was they never laughed once. If they had been British, the greeting would have been Oi! Wanker!.
So glad you like my native land.... I have lived in New Zealand for 62 of my almost 80 years, but I miss Britain's history, variety and the whole culture. NZ is lovely, but the older I get the more I miss what only Britain has. As your video says, we are bloody good at most things... in fact many of the leading technicians in the US aerospace industry are British who went to the US because financial constraints in the UK meant that their fields of endeavour were not progressing. It's nice to know that there are those in the world who appreciate what Britain has given to the world. Bless you...
There is an article in the Whitehall Evening Post dated 1749 which says "On Tuesday last his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and Lord Middlesex, played at Base-Ball, at Walton in Surrey, and notwithstanding the Weather was extreme bad, they continued to play for several Hours". The name baseball dates further back to the start of the 1700's and references to baseball even appear in the Jane Austen novel Northanger Abbey (written 1798-1799). The game is not as it is today as there was no bat and the ball was soft so you hit it with your hand. We also had bat and ball games such as rounders which dates back to the 1700s and cricket dating back to just before 1600. all of these fed into the modern-day game.
One thing it misses out (and not surprisingly) is the research and development. Think of pretty much any technology and the brits came up with it first, especially the scots
Scots inventions TV, Mammal Cloning Hello Dolly the sheep,Steam Engine,Telephone,Penicillin,MRI Scanner,Refrigeration,Toaster,Disposable Contact Lens,ATMs ,Colour Photographs,Fingerprints,Flush Loo,Kaleidoscope,,Hypodermic Syringe..and I few more and England,Wales and Ireland are no slouches either…yup U.K…great at R&D…something us Brits should be proud off..
@@dianesmith6319 yeah, tv and telephone should come off the list. Logie Baird’s tv wasn’t very good and Graham Bell stole the telephone from his Italian colleague.
Thanks Amanda,sometimes we (us Brits) need reminding of the things we usually just take for granted,and yes,as a Brit ,I have to agree with most of what you say,but other countries also do good things,it's just that I can't think of any at the moment 😨😎 ha ha.Best wishes Alan
Wow Amanda , gosh how much has your hair grown ,you look more beautiful every post,and your accent has become a little more mellow and quite British .I love your vlogs as you give an outside intelligent opinion on things Brit and I'm speaking as an expat living in Canada. Take care XX
I think us Brits do 'serious' ceremony well - i.e. state occasions, celebrations involving the monarchy, armed services etc. It's well-rehersed, tasteful, understated, and has evolved to be as truly representative as it can be while recognising tradition, and marking an occasion. Just watching the annual Remembrance Day parade, or this year Prince Philip's funeral, or even a Royal Wedding, not to mention opening of Parliament makes many feel proud to be British, and unites many British citizens across all ages and backgrounds with its poignancy. It helps remind and connect us today with our history and the UK's true values and character.
Or, like me, others might find it an embarrassing pantomime based on childish notions that some people are in some way born to ride round in carriages or big black cars while so-called adults line the roads dumbly waving flags at them. Imagine an American addressing another American as ‘Your Royal Highness’ or similar. They’d laugh at the suggestion, and rightly so. Turning parts of our capital into a theme park of royal kitsch, in the hope that Americans and others will come and spend money here, is not something to be proud of.
@@claymor8241 Focussing on the merits of the Royal Family is missing the point (mentioned in context of the examples) - it's our prowess in successfully managing state occasions, be it a visit of an overseas dignatary, hosting a global summit, a global sporting event, or a national occasion. We all have our views on the merit of the public state occasions mentioned, and granted not everyone appreciates or values them. I myself have been indifferent and critical over the years, but I respect those who choose to observe and particpate in these events, and recognise their importance even if I may not at the time wish to play a part. My point is that in the UK, we do perform them well, and as I've gained more life experience and organised events myself, I 'take my hat off' to the sheer logistics, precision and attention the organisers need to apply to choreograph the whole event, while ensuring the safety of so many people.
@@claymor8241 I can’t stand the royal family but bring America into it 😂 what an absolute joke that place is. With there commander and chief 😂 fucking hell Rely on tips because there minimum wage is a joke. Medical bills with no insurance will put you in and early grave. Have to pay there own taxes and 30% live below the Poverty line. And the national sport is mass shootings You say big black cars but doesn’t the president have big black cars, Air Force 1 and it’s supporting planes loaded with cars and helicopters 😂👍
@@amacca2085 Yes the President has a big black car but not through an accident of birth by dint i of which he/she is automatically deemed ‘presidential’.
Thanks Amanda for a really good video. I am sure any dislikes you have will be from Americans who cannot get over their arrogance. I am a Brit who has been living in the USA for the last 16 years, and in general I find the arrogance to be pathetic. Americans are quick to say "we are the best country at everything" or similar, but when you go through a list, apparently not, but sad to say, their arrogance is still there.
I think they sometimes struggle to understand our lack of arrogance. For example if Leonardo De Vinci was a Brit and some one said. "Hey Leo can you paint?" Leo would probably say. "Yeah i can paint a bit."
Brilliant and beautiful reaction Amanda, we do need reminding how the UK still has class and style. And playing the Villian is because we can be so calm and unnerving. Loving your channel. Cheer's 🇬🇧
Class and style, and an upper class that actively seeks to keep other (LOWER) classes in their place. I lived in East Anglia, and was in the US Air Force at the time. I attempted to join a local golf club, and was told that I would NEVER be considered...despite my being an educated meteorologist, and holding a six handicap at the time. I would have been the finest golfer in the club. But....I didn't have a pedigree, or bad teeth, AND I wasn't an arrogant asshole, all, apparently, required for membership.
Discovered you today Amanda, instant subscribe, thank you for seeing us as we are. Whenever we are knocked down, in any respect, we don’t stay down. We have a tendency to get back up stronger with even more determination than before. Cockneys during the blitz are a good example.🙏
@Fat Jack // @Dragon 90210 -- unfair guys! I was born in Birmingham. Although to be fair my family did move out before the wind changed and the accent stuck!🤣
Loved that video. I have lived most of my life in New Zealand but still love British comedy, sport and sense of humour. I am going home next year and can’t wait.
Children in Need, Comic Relief, Sport Aid, London Marathon, Great North run, DIY SOS, appeals in a crisis or disaster and so many more events which raise money, support or help out. The Brits love entering into the spirit, raising money and sparing what they have even if they don't have much to give or support/ volunteer to help another in need. Be that money, clothing, a skill or trade, their time. Not saying other countries don't but it makes me proud when I saw the likes of Live Aid in the 80's and Sir Bob/ Midge Ure releasing the Band Aid track back then.
Nearly all of the money donated to these so called charities are creamed off for expenses salaries hardly any money goes to the people it's intended for. All the so called celebrities on the T.V. get paid to be on these cringe worthy shows , keep the money in your pocket
Fantastic video, Amanda! I love it. Btw. I must say that Gandalf surprised me! 2:52 lol ; 3:35 I think Voldemort was pretty cold! lol ... Greetings to Mr. Bean and J.K.Rowling as well!
We are the best at most things, the list of inventions is colossal, from communication to stainless steel, traffic lights to cat's eyes, lightbulbs to computers to the internet to the bus and tram, the JCB, the tyre, etc. I would be here for ten years writing the entire list.
Baseball was first mentioned by Jane Austen in one of her books, I've forgotten which. Oh! It was: Jane Austen wrote about baseball 40 years before its official invention, according to a new book. But evidence of the game's British origins was erased from history by the American sports magnate Albert Spalding, according to the book's author Julian Norridge. Austen mentioned baseball in the opening pages of Northanger Abbey, which she wrote in 1797-8. Also, see STEVE lower down!
Hi Amanda, Brits are good at many things but I have to give way here because I'm a carpenter of just over 40 years experience and I have to say that the Americans now have that scene sown up, good and proper. They are brilliant carpenters. They are as good as, if not better than, what they took from these shores a few centuries ago. Fair play, they've nailed it...!
You are correct. The words "bloody" and "cheers" don't come natural to Americans. But we do so appreciate it when you try. I believe Canadians use both of the above naturally. I think also in Canada they say "zed" for "zee " like we do in the UK.
For Amanda. I don't know if anyone else explained this, but in the UK we have 2 sports which are virtually identical to the American equivalents and are generally played by schoolchildren. They were both I think generally considered girls sports in the UK. Netball (US version: Basketball) and Rounders (US version : Baseball). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball
@Matt t @Matt t I accept that basketball did not have British origins however there is a "version" of it in the UK called "Netball" which was traditionally played by girls (but not boys) at school. My point was that some games (Basketball, Baseball) in the US which are mostly seen as games for men which women also happen to play were seen in the UK as games for girls at school.
Great joke but Netball is a bit different to Basketball and there's nothing wrong with Baseball either. I don't think USA can be blamed for not making more sports in it's early history, there are likely far more US ones these days, people in the more stable UK were making sports around the same time as the colonisation of the USA or the American revolution, for example Billiards was invented in 1765, Cricket 1787 😄 Hurling in Ireland has it's origins in 1272 BC !
We’re great at design and innovation with many firsts. The jet engine, supersonic passenger plane Concorde at not just Mach 1 but over Mach 2. Dyson vacuum cleaners, to name but a few.
This really cheered me up! Thank you very much Amanda! As always love your videos, you're amazing and your smile and your laugh are fantastically endearing! I definitely hope you will be around making content for a long time to come! I hope you're well! :)
@@LADYRAEUK You're most welcome I meant every word and I am glad to hear it! I'd love to see you react to Milton Jones stand up he's the king of one liners!
To quote Kipling "God fear my country when my country (be)comes polite." When a certain class of Englishmen wants to threaten he becomes more and more polite- until the explosion. I guess its just the culture. Also the reverse- when, during the Korean war, the Colonel of the Gloucesters, one battalion of less than 900 men, was under attack by 30,000 Chinese he reported to his American commander that things were getting a bit sticky the commander channeled reinforcements towards US battalions reporting that "all hell had broken loose, despite their being outnumbered by merely teo or three to one. The Gloucesters stood.
I've been blessed to see a lot of amazing bands at many festivals, I think one that really stands out for me was Monsters of Rock at Donnington park in 1992, so many iconic bands, Iron Maiden, WASP, Skid Row, The Almighty, Slayer, oh and Thunder were there too.
Festivals - I haven't been to any of the festivals mentioned, BUT I have been to the Isle of Wight Festival numerous times - it originated in 1968 and was compared with 'Woodstock'. Amazing bands play there every year, I've seen: Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, REM, Amy Winehouse, Prodigy, Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Pearl Jam, Muse and far too many others to mention. It's also always felt like a holiday to me as you need to use the IOW Ferry to get to it.... it's a fantastic experience. As far as slang goes, I was born and live in the West Country (Devon) We have our own slang that not a lot of people understand: Dreckly = sometime soon, Grockle = a tourist or holidaymaker, Janner = someone from Plymouth (my son-in-law is a Janner and doesn't mind that I call him it) and Dimpsey = evening time... I went for a walk and it was proper dimpsey.
It's not just rock and pop. We have Glyndebourne (opera), the BBC Promenade Concerts (classical music) and the Cambridge Folk Festival, not forgetting the Edinburgh Fringe (comedy, etc.)
The original IoW festival was indeed compared to Woodstock. Mostly as, "Not as good as..." or, "A low grade copy of..." :) In truth, I would have loved to have seen any of the first three festivals in preference to Woodstock. Now, I went to Plymouth Polytechnic ( when it existed) but wasn't local. Would I have been a Janner or a Grockle?
Enjoyable vid as always Amanda and from what I've read Baseball originates from the old english games of rounders and cricket that was taken over by the first settlers but not been able to find anything else out about it, as for music festivals I use to go to Monsters of Rock at Donnington Park back when I was a teenager had such great fun do miss those festivals days.
There was a piece of research done about a decade ago by a Japanese university (this is all nicely vague and suggests unbiased) which concluded 90% of major (Early Modern Period to today) inventions came from the UK. Crazy…
@@LADYRAEUK If ever you are in Blackpool, let me know. Neil Diamond said it is just like Coney Island :) It would be good to see you do a video of Britain's number 1 seaside resort.
Totally agree ,certainly all the people I have met Stateside have been really friendly, discussing pop music is always a great ice breaker especially when they ask about the FAB 4..
European Heaven:- is where the chefs are French, the car mechanics German and everything is organised by the Brits. European Hell:- is where the chefs are German, the car mechanics French and it’s organised by the Italians.
addendum to that.... Heaven: chefs are italian, lovers are french, mechanics are german, police are british and everything is run by the Swiss. Hell: chefs are british, lovers are swiss, mechanics are french, police are German and everything is run by the Italians.
@@suntexi Yes of course, its an old general stereotype/joke. Though it may be more linked to what is thought of as national cuisine than the ability of chefs.
Valley Fest in Somerset would be a good starter festive. Its relatively small, has the best location on a community farm, overlooking a lake and mixes food with music.
I have been to many music festivals but the best, in my opinion, is just outside the village of Cropredy. run by Fairport Convention, the music, the food the real ales and the great fringe festival in the village pubs.
I've been to a few different festivals and enjoyed them all but my favourite was the now no longer running Sonisphere at Knebworth. I also still love Download festival at Castle Donington.
Baseball is known as "Rounders" in the UK and is considered a child's sport mainly played by girls. It's been played in the UK since Tudor times. The term _Base-Ball_ was first used in a book published in 1744
The Tudor period in which _Rounders/Bass-Ball/Tut-Ball/Stoolball_ (the different early names for the game) was first documented as being played in Britain was from 1485 - 1603. It would have been played in Britain prior to that period but "undocumented". America wasn't discovered by Columbus until 1492. It's, therefore, more likely that Rounders was exported to Canada by the first settlers from where it "trickled down" through America. The first recorded game of Baseball in the Americas was played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada on 4th June 1838. Though, it was probably played for some years prior to that date.
Amanda, i must tell you, in the late sixties early seventies visited Charleston and Philly whilst in the Royal Navy and the people were so friendly and generous i will never forget
Theatre at local/provincial level is worth watching as well, much cheaper and often seriously good. I have seen 'Oh What A lovely War' 3 times on stage inc. one 'staged' by the Royal Shakespeare Company at Telford. Our actors are good at playing Villains because of training. I cannot say as to if brits invented Baseball but a previous incarnation of Derby County Football ground (your soccer) was known as 'The Baseball Ground' As other have said we are very good at ceremonies with less 'showbusiness' then US, I will always remember the returning dead going through Saffron Walden (now Royal) this was a self generated homage to those who died in service of their country. The Royal British Festival of Remembrance brings me to tears every year. Great Vid thanks, Best Wishes.
Well they would Peter, wouldn't they! I mean: have you ever watched what America calls comedy???? They still think I LOVE LUCY is funny. (It never was).
Funny, because here in New Zealand we're accused of winning our medals while sitting down too. I think it started in 1984 when NZ won 8 gold medals and Australia only won 4 (which is amazingly low by modern standards), and the aussies just had to point out we won all 8 sitting down, rowing, kayaking, equestrian and sailing.
@@Pete856 ... For me NZ and AUS have always kicked well above their weight in sport as have the UK , I think NZ though should be so proud of what a wonderful country they are and what great sportsmen and women they have 👍
@@glastonbury4304 Thanks. In some ways we're lucky to have wide open spaces and all year round weather for outdoor sports and activities. We're probably never going to be winning indoor events like gymnastics, but we do have a long history of great individual performances in water sports and track and field events, and our sport teams are usually close to the top.
Thankyou for being so humble about our country and yes it's very old and diverse but still bloody love going to the US as I love it there very much..keep up the good work.. 👍
Thanks Amanda, always enjoy your videos especially this one. You are so kind to us Brits despite our failings elsewhere. I agree with most of your "bloody good ats". As a Shakespeare fan who could be more evil than Ian McKellen's "Richard III."
Do a video on trying understand or guess what cockney slang means. I’m a east Londoner living in Norfolk and I confuse people with my lingo love to see what you make of it.
Baseball, probably originally being softball or rounders... Adding to the bands thing, also some of the most enduring bands, some from the 60s and 70s that are still preforming, The Who, from the 60s, Iron Maiden from the 70s just 2 examples of bands that have endured and have generations of fans...
There's been a couple of great remakes of British shows in the US. Samford and Son (Steptoe and Son), and All in the Family (till Death Us Do Part). To turn the table, the UK version of Who's the Boss (The Upper Hand) was very popular here, especially with my mum!
Sorry but I don't agree. I have been living in the USA for the last 16 years and I had watched TVLand when I first came over. I grew up on the originals and was able to compare. Unfortunately because of the racism, Bigotry and other Predudice here in the USA which continues to this day, the remakes as you say are so dummed down, so afraid of their own shadow that they will only appeal to Americans.
Baseball is a derivative of the English game “rounders” a much gentler version usually played by school children, the ball is thrown underarm and hit with a smaller bat held in one hand. One runs around a square marked by posts, one is “out” if “caught” or “run out” the batting team changes to the throwing/ catching team when all the players of one team is “out”.
Baseball just has a myth around its creation that it adheres to, much like rugby likes to claim its game was invented by William Webb Ellis picking the ball up during a game an running with it (the first mention of this incident was 50 years after it was supposed to have happened) but there's little doubt that baseball, as it is known now, was an American invention, whatever it was based on.
It depends where you look. My father played in a thriving amateur baseball league in South Wales. Unfortunately, it's lapsed now. Welsh baseball is superior to American baseball, using a fully round pitch (like cricket) rather than just a quarter circle, and a flat-faced bat (like cricket) so that batters can place the ball anywhere in the circle. Oh, and no massive gloves for catching either.
Hi Amanda My first music festival was with my son who took me to Download to see Blacksabberth, I was 55 and loved it, my fondest music concert was taking my wife to the old Wembley stadium to see Queens last magic show in London, still got the ticket stumps and program. Keep it up Bob, PS F1, Golf,
Amanda im a brit and you absolutely nailed your analytical view on brits playing badies, i dont need to leave my view on it, because you said it for me, and a lot more articulate than I could have 😉
Brits are cast as baddies in Hollywood films to show the world that we are culturally Evilllllllllll. It's a yank hatred of Great Britain that I wish would stop. It's like you guys think because you make us look power grabbing and power hungry in films that the rest of the world will think it too. But, at least we have THE greatest engineers on this world and the Great British blitz spirit. Even of the national team let's us down on penalties yet again 🙄 So have a word with the yanks in Hollywoodville and get them to make french people the baddies in films please. It's more fitting
@@davidrobertson5700 dont take yourself so seriously, just remember who caused the war of independence, the british crown, by upping taxes and trying to take away there guns, so if they are going to type cast anyone as a baddie, then we brits fit the bill, no one else comes close to it, or did you forget about the British Empire🇬🇧💂
Baseball...The Baseball Ground (sometimes referred to as the BBG) was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898...don't know if this has any relevance to the origin of baseball...but I thought I'd mention it anyway!
The English, apart from being subjects of the crown, we as a nation are truly Ruled by the people for the people, unlike other countries who seem to be Ruled by who has the most monies for themselves and close friends.
I recommend The Small World spring festival at Headcorn kent £150+/- for 5 days of music 5 Solar Stages . These festivals are happening twice annually . They are on a scale that won't scare somebody who is new to festivals . You could be back to 1970s with a 100-150 live bands playing. Great value and good people Pronch
