Americans React to Difference Between the UK, Great Britain & England 

Never worry about getting things wrong if you are actively trying to learn. No one sensible should judge you for a lack of knowledge at the start of your learning journey, and even attempting that journey is admirable and should be encouraged and applauded. Keep it up!

The video claiming that all nationalities in the UK hate each other, is a fallacy. At times, our opposing banter can be quite brutal towards each other. But, when we're on holiday abroad, we'll always stick together whatever the circumstances.

We really don't hate each other! We are like siblings who tease and annoy each other but we stick together when it matters.

It’s great to see you both together on videos. As a welsh person, it’s annoying when Americans think that ALL of the UK is England, and everyone from the UK is English. I’m British and a UK citizen but I’m not English. I’m Welsh and patriotic about being Welsh. I was very impressed that Steve knew that everyone from the UK wasn’t English. It’s so respectful that Lindsey now wants to know all about the UK. It’s both of your homeland and I love the fact that you are both so interested in the UK. I hope you come to the UK at some point and you have an amazing time. Everyone is British, but I am welsh British. I’m proud of being welsh and also proud of being a British citizen. Unlike many people in the UK, I have no bad feelings about the Scottish, the English and the northern Irish. We are all British. That’s a fact. That doesn’t mean we can’t be patriotic about our own countries though. I can hear you both well and the visual is great too. Fab job guys 👍🏻

Lindsay is a wonderful addition to your videos.

My ancestry is a mix of all 4 countries so I'm quite happy to call myself British. However, my son calls himself English because both his parents were born in England. So good luck trying to guess what anyone from the UK wants to be called, when we use different names per person, per family, etc.😂❤

Lindsey does well. Has some good questions. I hope she keeps adding to your channel. Best wishes to the family.

Correction of the correction 😂 We did just find at least one ancestry line that leads to Cornwall. haha *Correction* Lindsay went back and checked her ancestry chart and realized she misspoke! No Cornwall (at least not that we've found so far)--mainly Kent, Devon, Norton Bavant, Wiltshire, and Berkshire. Sorry :)

Fun fact, if you were born in Northern Ireland you can hold two different passports for the same country, one British and the other Irish.

Any questions on Cymru (wales) feel free to ask - you may like to know that the name wales originates from the anglo-saxon word for 'foreigner' whereas Cymru (our name for our country) originates from the brittonic ( the foundation language of welsh/Cymraeg) and roughly translates as 'compatriots' or 'fellow countrymen' - you can see why we take it as a slur. We (the Cymru) also have some of the oldest literature in Europe predating english and one of the oldest languages in Europe too. Diolch yn fawr!

I don’t think we dislike each other, I suppose we are like siblings we don’t always get along.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Just bear in mind... C.G.P. Grey is an IRISH/AMERICAN RU-vidr, living in the UK, who say's many things 'tongue in cheek' and some of his comments (although said in 'fun' and as 'banter') are often taken 'literally' by (most often), Americans! 😎

The overseas territories are self governing electing their own administrators but have to follow the basis of British law to an extent. The UK Government are responsible for their defence and foreign affairs. I think its great you reacting on certain videos together and I would suggest keeping them all on the same channel.

Ireland is the name of the country & the island. "Republic of" is just a description of the country. Its officially named Ireland / Eire.

We love that you have included your family in your videos and it is lovely to have Lindsey on our screens. You're both very genuine. I'm American, lived in the UK with my British husband for 27 years. I personally do not think you need a separate channel. Dione 😊

No, the Commonwealth and Crown Dependencies do not vote in parliament, they have their own governments.

Just 5min in. Lindsay its no crime not to know all of it. Atleast you want to learn. 😘🇳🇱❤ I'm a neighbour in the Netherlands and we also make mistakes with the names.😂

It's good to see the better looking half of your partnership. 🤣. Had I not lived in the US for six years, and witnessed by children attending school there, I wouldn't have credited this reaction. At school in England, before going to senior school (aged 12/13), I was expected to know each US state and each country in Europe, at least. I remember visiting Charlotte as part of a concert tour when I was ten, and arguing with a high school boy at whose home I was staying, that he was wrong thinking New York was the NY state capital. He'd never heard of Albany, let alone Montpellier or Tallahassee. He was 15 and an American. I was 10 and was on my first visit to North America. You guys need to smarten up your public school system. In other ways, the US is great, but your schools suck. 😢

I think some people dont really enjoy being called british, because typically when people think if britain they think of england. So you might not be from england, your from a whole other country with its own history.

Irish person here and we take huge offence being called British Isles. Maybe call them the Irish isles.

Your duo setup is just fine guys, no need for a new channel. Have a wonderful day!

Hi guys. Good to see you both happy to learn about us. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🧡😊🖖

People in the UK are called British officially. They have a British passport. The video narrator was trying to make a joke about how the four nations "hate" each other. It's not really like that (for most); each make jokes at the other's expense and the least friendly is when there is a game of rugby or football between 2 of the nations.

Keep it on the same channel, we're all here to see you guys explore more so nice to see you both doing it together :)

I am from Edinburgh Scotland and do not define myself as British but Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Isle of Man is ruled by the Lord of Mann, while the Channel Islands are ruled by the Duke of Normandy, both of whom are King Charles III. Sorry - I should have said “head of state” rather than ruled

We have alot more little islands around our two bigger islands than he shows in this video.

Hi guys , you have to go way back to completely understand the complexities of the individual nations , I'm English with roots in Scotland and I consider myself British . My brother in law was born in Wales came over to England as a baby but would never consider himself English even though he's lived here most of he's life the welsh have a strong sense of national identity as well as the people of Scotland. You guys should also look into Runnymede in Surrey which has an acre of land gifted to the u.s its an interesting story you will find pretty moving . 😊

We are all British, but we are not all English. That's where issues arise.

We're all British. It's fine to describe anyone from here as British.....

Best way to annoy a Scottish nationalist is to call them British 🇬🇧🇬🇧

Your wife’s so lovely. Nice to see her involved.

The isle of Man is not financially supported by the UK as it is a much richer country, the IOM does however pay the UK for its protection.

So your wife is from some of the most lovely parts of the UK. Kent and Cornwall are majestically beautiful places.

Yay love that Lindsay is joining you! I'm from Kent, so I love that some of Lindsays family history is here ❤ you guys are a lovely couple! Sound is great guys! As always. That chap on the video speaks way too fast 😂

Nice to see your wife in a reaction! Nice idea to go back to your first video! Setup works awesome!

You can call us British (though it may not be the most preferred) however don't call us by the wrong individual nationality (it's a little like Texas and California, both are American but if you call a Texan a Californian they won't be happy - and it's wrong, and they may well deem themselves Texan first before American)

The Isle of Man looks to the UK for international Diplomacy and defence . Isle of Man residents do not vote in UK elections or referendums ie no vote on brexit as the IoM was never in it to start with, Our Passports are slightly different and some ways does not carry the same international standing, we have the Pound currency but this is not legal tender in the UK. Finally yes we do consider in the most part separate and have our own laws .

the bit where you got the flags of the countries who are no longer a part of the British Empire. the one with the Trident is my home country of Barbados in the Caribbean.

As a British citizen I have enjoyed watching all the different American reactors taking the time to learn about my country and being wowed by us, it actually puts me to shame that like you have pointed out that we take everything for granted. But my real point id like to make here is, you have gotten to know us so much better now but I still don’t really have understanding about American every day life as nobody covers this, I’d love to learn about everyday things that Americans people do, just every day life. As really it’s a mystery to me

sound and set up is great! i’d love to see more of your wife in these videos as it’s interesting to see the discussions 😊 also that bottom left flag was Barbados! and yes i am British and Welsh but i’d rather be called Welsh as I have pride for my country, for the whole of Britain.. not so much 😂

there is another such video explaining europe, european union, eurozone, schengen area, etc, which has a similar and similarly confusing diagram. i'm already waiting for that sequel :-)

Im a mixed bag i have a lot irish blood, bit of scottish which i can take or leave born in england proud englishman i like the uk, but the word british has been hijacked by elements. And im one of those englishmen who want independence i would love for us to go it alone and keep taxes here in england.

Guys we live here and it's bloody difficult!!!

A few years ago I visited the Cayman Islands and it was like stepping back into Britain but in a tropical location. They had UK shops (sold Cadbury chocolate) and street signs and even our red post boxes! They all definitely have British passports.

Hey Steve. Please react, both of you, to Dave Allen - teaching your kid time. He is one of the all time greats. It is hysterical, and show's typical British humour, you will both love it. As parents you will see how funny and ridiculous it is. Keep the videos coming. Great to see your wife on the channel.

I think like many other people it’s really fascinating watching Americans learning about our wee nation. I always refer to myself as Scottish, although technically I’m British and have a British passport I’m Scottish through and through. You need to go back hundreds and hundreds of years to understand the complexity of why we have the feelings we do towards each other sometimes. However, we really unite, when it matters 😊.

Love that Lindsay is getting more involved. I think you should just keep the one channel. Reactions by yourself, reactions by you both revisiting old videos and new and a wider range of videos will be great. Sound and vision are both fine. I regard myself as Welsh first and British second but am proud (mostly) to belong to both 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇬🇧

The Republic part of Ireland, pretty much means they got rid of the British monarchy, after their independence, making it a Republic. Ask an Irishman where he is from, he will say Ireland, not ROI. A future independent Scotland, would most probably also vote to rid themselves of the monarchy, making it "Republic" of Scotland.

I always look at Canada, Australia, NZ and wonder how the US's trajectory might've been different if it had left the empire through peaceful means instead.

I’m Scottish, I would never describe myself as British but I also wouldn’t be offended if I was called British. I will only ever acknowledge I’m British on a form if Scottish wasn’t an option.

Please keep it all on one channel! I would love to see you do some comedy as well - also, check out "Would I lie to you" - it's SO funny, and the stories you will hear in it are unbelievable - (but are they true?!!) Lindsay, welcome to the channel too :)

The flag u didn't recognise Lindsay is the Barbadian flag.😊 Nice to see u in more videos with hubby. x

The Isle of Man is not, and never has been, part of the United Kingdom, nor is it part of the European Union. The Island is a self-governing British Crown Dependency (as are Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands) with its own parliament, government and laws.

It's fascinating that people constantly think the UK is just "England".

It's a bit like how Europeans see America. The American continent is made up of North and South America. South America is quite a few countries. North America is the USA and Canada - oh, and Alaska is a bit like Northern Ireland :P

We don't all hate each other really 😂 like others have said, we're like siblings, we might bicker and take the mick out of each other but that's it really. Or maybe I'm just a bit more neutral because I'm a mongrel. My dad is Scottish my mum is Welsh and i was born in England (accidentally because my mum went into labour at Ormskirk market)

"British Isles" is an outdated term. If using it, it no longer includes Ireland - geographically or otherwise. And the official, constitutional name for the country is, indeed, Ireland - not the Republic of Ireland.

Im english but im very proud and lucky to be united with the people from Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland ❤ 🇬🇧

Hey Steve if you can get it in the US maybe show Sohia “Horrible Histories” it’s a kids TV show/ book series from the UK. She might not understand all yet but it’s a great learning tool. There’s a bunch of other BBC content aimed at kids too

Hey guys. Great video as always. Just to clear up something on that video. Akrotiri abd Dhekelia is on the island of Cyprus, which was a British dependancy island until 1960 when it gained independence. Those names are the names of the British RAF bases on the island by the way. I'm British by the way, never called myself English, as I was born here, due to my Cypriot heritage

Northern Ireland is to Ireland, what canada is to America. Shares a border but is a completely different country.

Born in Birmingham, England to a Scottish father and English mother, moved to Lockerbie, Scotland at 13, Grandfather is Northern Irish, i class myself as British

Great to see you go over this with Lindsey! It helps her get a bit of background and i love that you've obviously been telling her the things you've been learning. Cool to have her on the channel. I think it would be cool to bring her in for videos as and when you feel like it.

Steve as you know i’m Scottish and proud to be one too. I prefer to be known for being Scottish rather than British. I speak english but to me that’s as far as it goes. Take care 😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I adore Lindsay! The back and forth between you both was really good 😁 I love how she corrected you on Ireland too 😂 Ireland can be the entirety of the island, if you wanna skip past semantics/nuance 😅 Definitely more Lindsay! ❤ It's good watching you both engage each other's brains afterwards too 😊 Edited to add: Just reached the 20 min point and you both said the same thing! 😂 You could possibly have another channel for just you both? (omg you've just said it as I'm typing 😂) Obviously depending on how much workload there'll be 😅 On here for now sounds ideal, let Lindsay get more comfy with being in front of the camera and things! (That means bring her on more 👀😂) Always love your vids Steve! All the best ❤🇬🇧

In Northern Ireland there’s people like myself class as British there’s others class themselves as Irish and there’s others class themselves as Northern Irish

As somebody from Wales I don't expect people from outside the UK to refer to me as Welsh, although I would be amazed if they did without knowing me in person. I regard myself as Welsh in the first instance and British there after. BTW the term "the British Isles" does include the Irish Republic.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles

I'm English and hate it when I'm referred to as British. Hate it when people say you've got a British accent. It's like an American being asked if they are North American which includes Canada and Mexico and another 20 countries. Americans who I have spoken to over the years don't even say they're from the United States, they just say which State they are from, they narrow it down even more.

The Head of State for Jersey and Guernsey is the Duke of Normandy...who happens to be King Charles III. Likewise, the Lord of Man is the Head of State for the Isle of Man...coincidentally also King Charles III. Weirdly, Queen Elizabeth II was also the Duke of Normandy (not Duchess) and the Lord (not Lady) of Man.

Learn about the pitcairn islands. Fascinating story about mutiny on the H.M.S Bounty. The descendents of the mutineers still live on pitcairn

The first americans came from the south west, the pilgrims set sail from plymouth here in devon, some american dialects are very much the same as the westcountry dialect.

It still amazed me that US schools don't teach geography. I remember when my cousin lived there, he had to teach his stepson himself.

I live in belfast Northern ireland. Even though we are Uk... Well, some choose to be called British some choose to be Northern Irish and some choose to be Irish. in Northern ireland we have dual Nattionality, and can travel on either a UK passport or Irish Passport.. Love your vids.

I've always identified as English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 only, and just asked a few friends while watching this what they identify as and they all said 'English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿' but none said 'British 🇬🇧'. I am a British passport holder as there is no English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 passport so have no choice.

If you understand our geography and our history, it all makes perfect sense.

I think you should do it all on this channel. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

Nice to see you & Lindsey working together ❤

The Crown Dependencies, We belong to the Crown, not UK government, In the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Alderney, Herm, Sark, Jersey) we use the title Duke of Normandy for the King of UK, as we were part of Normandy when William the conqueror, Conquered England.

ayy, im from Jersey, Channel Islands.

Actually 'The Republic of Ireland' is officially called Ireland. The international football team is named the Republic of Ireland as there is a Northern Irish football team. Its name in irish is Éire, which is irish for Ireland

Great to see you both going back and learning together, Lyndsy (Sorry if i spelt your name wrong) you have the most gorgeous smile your natural warmth and beauty shines through. I'm from Bath, England but always say I'm from the UK

We all secretly love each other like a very dysfunctional family… but mess with one you’re messing with us all

It's strange that a lot of Americans don't know about the existence of Northern Ireland considering the fact that the thing with the potato famine back in the 1600-1700s (before Northern Ireland existed) caused many Irish people to migrate to the USA. Americans seem to think that as soon as their ancestors left, everything either stayed the same or went back to normal. Yeah if you ever meet a Northern Irish person don't jusy straight up call them Irish or assume they're Irish because they may contest you on that depending on the ethnical and political background.

Ireland is a country, the official name of the Republic of Ireland is Ireland, not the Republic of Ireland. My passport says Ireland, not The Republic of Ireland. I know it sounds complicated, but it's not really. The country of Ireland just happens to be a republic like the U.S.A. which is not officially called The Republic of the United States of America. People in Northern Ireland are entitled to an Irish passport and are considered citizens of Ireland too. Over 600,000 people in Northern Ireland as of 2021 have an Irish passport, for example.

You’d be safer calling us all British rather than trying to guess the nationality and getting it wrong

If you don't quite understand the UK and all of it's crown dependencies, don't worry about it neither do I, and I've lived in the UK all of my life.

say hi to Sophia for us, our little brit at heart

Remember the United Kingdom only fits into Idaho size wise!!...only 10k square miles bigger...so thats how small we are with 4 countries within the UK...Scotland would fit into California neary 6 times!!...we say anywhere in the UK you could live the max distance you'd need to travel would be 75 miles to the sea!

I’m Scottish, but I also call myself British 🙂

Sound and set up spot in Steve, show her all the countries UK has invaded! You were also correct with everything you said ❤❤❤

Fantastic to see you both discovering things together I thoroughly enjoy watching your family reacting together fabulous thank you xx

You should look into the recent political crisis in the the British Virgin Islands (BVI) The BVI prime minister was involved in a drug trafficking scandal. The U.K. government were forced to sack the entire BVI government and appoint a caretaker regime until new elections took place. This is still very much a paternalistic, imperial relationship between the U.K. and the British Overseas Territories despite both being democracies. The US has similar colonies. France made theirs sovereign French territory, French Guiana is in the European Union 🇪🇺 and it’s located in South America.

"4 co-equal, and sovereign countries" - that's not true at all. If they were sovereign, Scotland wouldn't have to *ask permission* to get an independence referendum - which they got for the 2014 referendum (because Cameron didn't imagine it would come as close as 45/55 for/against), and have been refused it in a post-Brexit environment where the case for independence is arguably stronger than ever. If they were sovereign, they'd be able to control taxation over their respective geographical areas, or get revenue directly from their natural resources - something which was laughed at in Parliament when it was brought up by a Scottish member with regards to North Sea oil. American States I would argue have a lot more sovereignty and control over their territories than the constituent countries of the UK have. They're not co-equal either. In practice, it's England running the show. England makes up around 80-85% of the UK's population as well as around that number of the seats in Parliament. The UK is basically just England and the three smaller countries it absorbed through conquest or diplomacy (though they eventually had pacify Scotland anyway). It's why England doesn't have its own devolved parliament - the UK parliament was originally just the English parliament. Pretty much all the UK's institutions used to be just the English institutions. What Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have are limited self-rule via devolved governments with the budgets and major powers still controlled by the UK government, and while they can vote on English laws, they generally don't as a form of a gentleman's agreement, and when they break that and do anyway (such as on the fox hunting ban when it was Scottish MPs who swung it) it's generally only enough to tip the scale a little, and it's very rare.

I always try to remember the full name of the country: "The United Kingdom off Great Britain and Northern Ireland" That alone is enough for most of all this.

Loved to see you both revisit this, hope to see more of both of you

You need to have a look at the Isle of Mann, it's the small Island sat between the Island of Ireland and Great Britain. It's a self governing territory (A crown dependency) with the King as head of state (the "Lord of Mann") and it's own parliament "the Tynwald" which is reported to have sat continuously for over 1000 years.

It's not really right to say that the country is officially called the Republic of Ireland. Its official name in English as given by the Irish Government, and accepted by the UK government since 1998, is just "Ireland". But the term "Republic of Ireland" is also frequently used, sometimes in contrast to Northern Ireland or to avoid confusion with the entire island of Ireland.

Oh my god the Crown dependencies are WIERD. Like.... so weird. They're mostly self governing, so they have some wild laws. Jersey for example requires you to have 1million£ in the bank if you are not born there and want to buy property on the island (as in, on top of the money you are paying for the actual property, which will easily put you back 700,000£). Sark, part of the Baliwick of Guernsey is one of the last genuine feudal fiefdoms left in the world, the island is ruled by a billionare banker family, which funds the school and hospital in exchange for rule of the island. It is also one of the only places in the world where cars are outright banned and street lights go off to minimize light pollution.

I am Scottish first, British second. We don't really hate each other. It's more like banter between cousins/siblings. We stand together in adversity!! Don't even think of hurting one of us without raising the wrath of the others!