One thing worth adding though, the west has far more rain than the east. For example it rains way more in the south west than south east, it also rains twice as much in Glasgow as it does in Edinburgh
Count your blessings: In Belgium, when the weather forecast man/woman announces "the temperature today will be 14°C", that means 7°C in the morning and 7°C in the afternoon! 😆
According to the Met Office there is an unusual pressure zone around the U.K. which has trapped the wet weather. June was the hottest on record so July is probably heading for the wettest.
The, misattributed quote refers to 'New England" ie in America. However there's no evidence Twain ever said this, nor anyone else. According to Quote Investigator, Mark Twain did comment about the volatility of New England weather during a dinner speech he delivered in New York in 1876. Twain said, "There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger’s admiration-and regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and trying them on the people to see how they will go. But it gets through more business in spring than in any other season. In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. . . "
I live in Australia and it's true that through movies, television and music the USA has a huge influence on other Western countries...........btw so does Britain particularly on Australia, New Zealand and Canada. But Britain has had a much larger influence on Australia than the USA. If you ever come to Australia you will be amazed at how similar we are to British culture. You'll find a lot of differences as well but a lot of similarities, more so than the similarities with the USA. We drive on the same side of the road as the Brits. Our drinking age is 18.....and our voting age. We are part of the British Commonwealth (the British bit has been removed from the name these days, but it's still the remainder of the old British Empire which countries like Australia , New Zealand, Canada and India are still part of. Australia is still a monarchy with King Charles our monarch. Our navy is called the Royal Australian Navy, the army and airforce the same. If you make it big in Britain as a rock/pop/boy band then you make it big in Australia as well. We watch just as much British TV shows as we do US tv shows. We have pubs everywhere which are community centres. I'm a small city like Hobart where I live with a population of 240,000 we have easily 100 pubs (I haven't exactly counted them but they're everywhere. They have dining rooms where you can get relatively cheap meals for the whole family. They have bars where you can drink with your mates, play 8 Ball, Billiards (in some pubs) but nearly all have 8 Ball tables and Dart boards, you can play Keno while you drink, many have separate sections where you can gamble on pokie machines, huge tv screens where you can watch AFL or Rugby etc etc. When we meet someone we'll say Good day mate or How you going or whatever but NOT because we somehow got it from the USA. Have you ever considered that the main reason why the Brits, Aussies and Americans have so much in common is NOT because the USA is the centre of the universe but because we were both once British colonies. It's where our language comes from (dialects and accents aside) and a lot of other cultural heritage aside. Think Shakespeare, Charles Dickens etc, think our basic system of democracy (although yours is not looking so good atm). A lot of the sport we play originated in England like soccer, tennis, rugby, cricket etc. Where do you think the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and I'm more recent times One Direction. At one time it was said that the sun never set on the British Empire. For such a small island it has had a huge impact on the rest of the world. You're still using the imperial system of measurements,..... I also think it's a bit arrogant to suggest that one of the main reasons the Brits drink is because there's not a lot else to do on such a small island. The reality is that the Brits didn't stay on that small island, they went out and conquered the world spreading their language, culture and customs around the globe long before the internet was ever thought of.
There are people in the world who would have a very different view to yours and if you had a better handle on history then maby you would understand. It is not as glorious as the picture you paint. In the UK right now The picture is a very ugly one and getting very much worse each Month. The extremely bad side of currupt politics has raised its very ugly head trough brexit and this is causing a lot of very very bad stuff. The badge of empire is Not at all shiny, in fact its rusty and rotten. One day the Australian people will wise up and elect maby a native aboriginal to the office Of prisident of Australia, now that would be a history worthy of your country..
Thank You buddy, I've never been to Australia but have watched many documentaries and programs ( not Neighbours or Home and Away lol ) and totally agree with you. Shame we don't have some of your weather and stunning coastline ☹️ Australia is a genuine friend and allie to us Brits and long may that continue ✌️
im a brit and i've lived in the US (Ohio) for 8 years. People in Ohio have been telling me for years how unpredictable Ohian weather is. I just smile to myself, i dont have the heart to tell them. 👍
Was in Ohio a couple of times in April a decade ago - there was hard frosts every night and everything was grey and brown. Was a bit weird flying back to the UK - about 10 degrees of latitude north to weather in the mid-teens most of the leaves and flowers out.
You really are a lovely fellow Joel. I’ll repeat what I said when I first came across you - Joel really is an honorary Brit. One feels you genuinely love us, warts and all. Your comments are as generous as they are nuanced. I salute you
@@Lar308that's what you call this young men's experience, there's nothing wrong with Joel sharing his experience, he's pointing out the differences from his home of the USA 🇺🇸 I loved all of his comments. Regless is your opinion was different. That's the beauty of the human race , we are all unique cocker
@@daisy-lady-22 Yes of course it is but I think that's one of the reasons the USA is in the state it is in today. Nobody thinks very deeply about anything other that what's on the surface or relevant directly to them - frighteningly like what happens in Russia. I know JPS is trying very hard - too hard perhaps to not offend anybody but it would be nice to hear some comments with some real meat to them now and again. What he thinks of Brexit, Boris Johnston, Northern Ireland, Scottish independence, the just stop oil movement etc. At some point in your life you have to speak about serious things that matter otherwise your in danger of living in cloud cuckoo land and what good is that to anybody.
@@Lar308 I think you need to lighten up a bit - its nice to hear pleasent and light-hearted comments for a change. If you want to talk about boring politcal sh*t then join a political channel
Drinking culture is very much a Northern European thing. It gets cold and dark in the winters, so going out for a drink to somewhere close by is a great way to meet people in the warm and be assured of having a good time. That's really why I find it easier to relate to Germans than Americans - because Germans get the drinking thing in a way Americans don't.
@johnlochness I agree. I think it is time we had a "licence to drink" scheme where the licence gets taken away if you clearly don't know when to stop. I think it would save a lot of lives and those that just get a bit merry when they drink would be able to continue having a good time without the ones that overdo it spoiling the evening.
@@PGHEngineer Yeah, let's not do that. We already have the national meme of "do you have a licence for that...", the solution to problems doesn't always need to be a license. Hell, if you want to do something drastic, start charging for NHS treatment for injuries sustained whilst inebriated.
I like Britain a lot and I could go and enjoy it much more often. I am German and lived in the UK for over 3 years. I really love the people in the UK. Made good experiences and love the beautiful landscapes....
I would say that British people have a lot more in common with aussies, than we do with Americans. Probably have more in common with Canadians than Americans as well. British people and aussies have such a similar sense of humour, where as the American sense of humour is nothing like the brits/aussies.
@@sandrathompson1277 true.. I'd say the Scots are a bit more similar to the aussies than the English. Same sense of humour & same laid back attitude, Both love a drink too!
Canadians will understand the jokes but have no jokes of their own; Americans don't appreciate the sarcastic, dry humour but have their own jokes which are sometimes funny
I grew up in Canada but my parents are from Scotland and whenever we would go back to visit relatives I actually loved all the rain, where I currently live in Canada it rarely rains so when it does I love it and I always loved how green everything was there because of all that rain.
And this year it is the greenest it has ever been as it has never stopped raining! Our hydrangeas have literally burst with huge pink or blue flowers, massive green leaves, the trees have thrived, feel sad that next year it may be so dry that we will not enjoy the garden as much!?
Part of the reason for the large police presence in Newcastle is that in the UK Newcastle is the epicentre of the stag party/ hen party world. We get so many large groups of lads and lasses from different areas across the country that clashes are inevitable. The Geordies themselves are very friendly people.
I've done a stag do in Newcastle, one of the best I've ever been on. Even the door staff were friendly. We stayed out of trouble though...didn't wanna be upsetting the locals 🫡
Geordie's are lovely in my experience although I've only met a handful, very friendly but a little difficult to understand with the accent, especially for me with hearing damage which mostly affects me in the human vocal range. Not biased for the most part that is, I'm from South Yorkshire, so while not as northern, very much a northerner, so I tend to view others from oop north as more welcoming and friendly.
Yes there were roads before the Romans but then the "snobbery" for things Roman kicks in, the Romans built roads, whilst the Britons ( Pretani) only built tracks despite them having chariots.
I go to a Pub that was established in 1453. On the other side of the road is a Church built between 1280 and 1325 and just up the street from the Pub is the oldest house in the local area, built in 1193. Yes I just walk by them without thinking about them all to much. "Anything Strange or Odd or Different, over a long time frame, becomes normal"
During WWII the Canadian troops said that the UK does not have a climate - only weather - & lots of it. They also claimed that the UK has lazy wind - it goes through - not around.
@@michaelafrancis1361 of course the media & climate protesters are now telling us that climate is what we get. Hot climate, when it's been cool this summer 😄. Like a hot climate here would be a bad thing. I know it's bad for places having fires, but climate doesn't start fire on it's own, it's 3 things.
I’ve just got got back from the Austrian Alps and the weather was even more changeable than here in the UK! It was still stunningly beautiful every single day. I love British weather. It’s never boring! 😂
This weather is NOT typical July weather in the UK. So far its been the coolest, wettest July in years. This time last year it reached 40C (104F) and bone dry. You can't really come here for a couple of weeks and say "The British weather is like x". Its been said (with some basis in fact!) that you need to live for 7 years in the UK to be able to comment meaningfully on the climate here.
Joel was here last year when we had 40 degrees, he found it hard to cope with. As an Island in the mid Atlantic our weather comes in from the West, and can be wet, however London has less rain than New Y ork !
Normally it's never cold at this time of year, this is like May weather for us but I am truly thankful we are not having the extreme heat Europe is having at the moment.
Amen to that. Once it gets over seventy five, I start wilting and getting uncomfortable and grumpy. I like the cooler weather, and my garden loves the rain.
I moved to London about 25 years ago and back then people really complained about the public transport! Here in London! I thought it was fantastic! I still do. I'd hate to live somewhere without lots of trains. I've never noticed the weather in London to be any different from Paris, except Paris is slightly hotter in summer and colder in winter and nobody complaints about French weather the way they do about English. Re cigarettes: I don't remember the last time I saw a young person smoking.
Most people who complain about British weather have seldom gone outside Greater London, which is always at least 2 degrees warmer than the rest of the South East. So don't generalise so much.
The public transport is the main thing I miss about having moved from London. Not that there isn't public transport here - there is - but in London it's normalised. How do you get somewhere? You take the bus or the tube. Here, "how do you get there?" will involve a reply about driving and parking.
Yes I agree. But, as I have mentioned to someone else in this section, whenever we get a decent spell of weather, especially in Summer, we pay dearly for it. This penance comes in the form of rain or much cooler temperatures. Because we have three weather systems affecting our narrow island, the conditions change rapidly from one hour or so, to another. The Jet Stream is in the wrong position at the moment, which is causing bad weather conditions.
Finally, finally, an American who gets what we keep trying to tell you all about air conditioning not being necessary for about 98% of the year, so basically what's the point in it for us. We can cope with the other 2% by opening windows. I almost wanted to hug you, Joel. It's usually so frustrating hearing - oh my god, what, no air conditioning, I couldn't cope - and not being believed when we tell them, nope, we really don't need it. Funny hearing about your love of meal deals as a random observation.
It's all the "Little things" that combined add up to big things. As my handle hints at, I used to live in Western Australia where on a Saturday at 12:00 noon EVERYTHING shuts. (including fuel stations). Yes the weather was awesome until it became a drag.. Constant 39c wears you down... The heat coming through the soles of your shoes etc. Here in the UK the main thing is.. EVERYTHING is so bloody convenient. And UK Lifestyle is lighting speed. You can have an entire conversation by the time an Aussie has contemplated your first question ! (Slow down, What's the rush ?)
The problem with air conditioning in America apparently, is the fact that a lot of units are left switched on, even when people complain of being too cold. The power consumption caused by such a huge population as USA (four hundred million roughly) isn't good for the Global warming problem, which most countries are now realising, is causing serious problems. One only has to acknowledge what is going on in Europe especially, as well as China and parts of USA, to agree that weather is definately being affected. The latest gas used in air con units is a lot better for the environment than the old stuff, but the devices need electricity to run of course.
That's true over history, but the weather has been getting weird over the last 5 or 10 years, where air con could become more needed in the UK and rest of Europe. This year, the UK weather has been really weird, far more rain than we normally get, with temperatures much lower, which for this time of the year, it averages out around 26-30, but this year it's been more like 16-22, with way more rain than I've ever seen living here lol. Then we've got what is going on in Europe, which is weird in its self because normally the UK is in step with Europe, so if it's hotter there, it's normally hotter here, and the same if it's colder, but this year, they are getting record braking heatwaves, whiles the UK is getting more modest weather for this time of year, and far more rain than we normally get. Also, as for the heat or even cold, you do get used to it if you live there for enough time and I remember when I moved house to the one I'm currently in, it's much warmer then the house I used to live in, especially in summer, but after about 3 years of getting used to it, it's normal now where you don't notice it, but I do get reminded of it when visitors are around and are not used to it, especially in summer where some can't handle the heat lol. It's the same with going on holiday, you don't really have enough time for the body to get used to it, so it impacts us a lot more than it does the natives in those countries, whether that be cold or hot weather.
@@stevepage5813 Global warming is the latest, and most financially and socially destructive, global fraud. For people like Clause Schwab and the rest of the WEF elite, it's proving a great success.
Britain is basically a big island hence why it rains so much haha. I've lived abroad for over ten years now and although I love the sunny weather, I do tend to miss the British summer too. Sometimes you just need some fresh air and rain in between all the scorching sun!
Having said that, it has been a bit ropey in July, but prior to that it was very warm and dry, and by the end of this month, that will be returning. However, looking at the extreme extreme heat in Southern Europe, the huge fires etc. people dying from the heat, etc etc I believe that we in the UK are blessed with our weather !
Might be a small island but you can not cover it all. I've travelled the world, lived abroad and worked abroad. Always glad to come home to our islands with our horses, dogs and family in Cumbria.
"You're on a little island, what else is there to do?" Well, in London there are hundreds of things to do every night. Concerts, plays, clubs restaurants, museums, art galleries...a lot of people go out drinking because they can't afford (or aren't interested in) the alternatives, but even going to a pub is getting more expensive these days.
There's a silver lining to unpredictable British weather in that it can add to the view of already great scenery. Black thunder-looking clouds can add drama and make a great view look and feel even more spectacular and memorable, especially if the sun spokes through the gaps amongst the clouds. Everyday sunshine doesn't always give you that.
Next time if you visit the UK again Joel, try out the seaside towns and the west country as opposed to the cities. You will get a more relaxed environment and don't worry there's plenty of pubs and bars on the seafronts ;)
So u r talking about little england here. So, not that it surprises me, but it confirms little englanders see england as uk or Britain. Well have ot then but let Scotland go. Isn't it interesting to hear someone from abroad commend the things the little english complain about. He states g8 railways. Hmm
He did react to a video about the south coast of England I think, and various posters here recommended places worth visiting but I reckon his next UK visit will be to Northern Ireland and Wales, possibly also taking in part of the RoI.
People here in America still try and tell me the choice in American stores is better than British shops, i keet telling them if thats true you went into the wrong shops
Those people are probably thinking of our huge department stores in the US and never heard of London's *Selfridges* ... found in 1908 by an *American* - Harry Gordon Selfridge. 😉
Depends what you mean by choice. I can buy Thai basil and smoked garlic in my local Morrisons in Newcastle but yeah I don't have 100 types of cereal to choose from.
@@hanifleylabi8071 belive it or not Britain has more choices of cereal than America dose. It looks like America has more but so many are duplicated of the same cereal from different companies, as for variety britan has far more and that's pretty much how it is with everything, the American selection Is basically abysmal
What else is there to do in Britain but drink alcohol? Really? It doesn't even jive with everything else you seem to think and say about it. Was it a Freudian slip? Is this what you REALLY think of the UK? I'd be surprised, as you are making the UK almost the entire subject of your channel? But it really was an odd and disrespectful comment!
This guy has been reacting to all things British a few times a week for years, plus he’s been there twice. He seems smart, he’s articulate, he has to have been joking
I found it funny when Joel called Britain a little island with nothing to do except drink. What a ignorant comment to make. I feel Britain is actually quite a big island with so much culture and history. So many interesting and beautiful places to visit in the UK.
It’s not that we have nothing to do but drink, it’s just that Britain is so fucking depressing to live in we just drink ourselves silly on the weekends to blank our memory of the week
He didn't say that. That's just you manipulating what he was saying. The UK may indeed have a very great culture and history, but it can't be ignored it's a small country in comparison to others.
You say about the history, i have seen a lot of comparison photos of American cities from 1923- 2023 and you used to have so many old buildings but they were demolished to make way for new stuff. Such a shame you guys lost so much.
Americans were originally the Puritans that Britain found to be a pain in the neck. "Off you go" they were told "cross an ocean, exterminate the native population, burn some witches, see how that works out for you. You really won't be missing much here, we'll just be having the late 17th Century and the Restoration, bawdy comedies, licentiousness, men in big wigs, harlotry, it's not your thing, you would hate it, believe us. We'll be checking back in about, er , one hundred and fifty years or so. Bye-ee! Don't forget to write! Missing you already!" That's pretty much what they were told.
The weather this month has been *weird* in the UK. Bear in mind the same day as it was 15 degrees this year... it was 40 degrees last year! The weather report was changing *hourly* this month. I don't think it was ever right.
That's the UK 🇬🇧 for you . Personally having been to places Iike Kuala Lumper in Malaysia 🇲🇾 , I absolutely love the British climate , this summer, for me is fabulous , last summer their was drouts. Everywhere , this year is much more even , and pleasant for me , we are so lucky , we don't get monsoon season or hurricanes and the like , The Brits just love to moan & twist about the weather anyway , when really we are so lucky . Luckier than we realise
@@Stevehboy that's right , we , in the UK 🇬🇧 are so so lucky , we don't have volcanos , or seismic eruptions. Nor do we have Tornadoes, or any extreme weather at all . Yeah we have floods. But I've always said , never buy a property right next to a river , always buy property on the High ground , use your common sense, Cheap housing is always built and affordable because it comes with risk in almost all cases ,
This is the guy that claimed all Scottish people were aggressive and rude and kept repeating it .because some young girls told him and his pal to (F off) at 3am in the morning for trying to chat them up .and as for Vaping there's an old saying people who live in glass houses etc .
Hardly. I mean with the exception of breath-taking Stone Age Megaliths, Anglo-Saxon Art, English Language, Magna Carta, Chaucer, English Law, Shakespeare, The Enlightenment, Parliamentary Democracy, The Industrial Revolution, Jane Austen, Turner, Dickens, English Poets, Ruskin, William Morris, George Orwell, standing alone against Hitler, the Beatles and the invention of TV, the jet engine, the computer, CT scanner, MRI scanner, test tube babies, cloning and internet. Apart from those things, what has it given the world, I mean really?
Not always for the best. You starved a million Irish people to death in the 1840s and treated that country like dirt for centuries. You also committed genocide in Tasmania. The list of British atrocities and injustices is very long indeed.
@@pulchralutetia No. @paulw1798 didn't stave anyone. Everyone involved is gone and no one in these times has any responsibility for events in centuries past. Get over it.
@@pulchralutetia Along with many other nations. The governments of the day were not voted in by the majority of the population of men over 21 who were generally of working class with no money nor house owners were not able to vote until 1918.
The weather that you experienced Joel , was NOT a typical English summer ! I can understand you being passed off with it , but so are we . It is something that we unfortunately can't control. ❤❤❤❤
@@acommentator4452he said it wasn't pleasant, what's your point? Construction and roadworks everywhere - correct, litter - correct. Nothing to do - correct considering he was in Digbeth where it's same old same old. You see one street, you've pretty much seen them all
I've find that Poundland do a good meal deal without advertising it...a sandwich, 5 pack of crisps(potato chips) and a 1.5/2ltr bottle of drink for £3:50ish.
Last summer you were too hot, this summer you were too wet. Thats the thing with visiting the UK, you just have to turn up and hope for the best. Take each morning as it comes and be prepared for all weather eventualities 😆
As someone who's British I can tell you if it was up to me weather forecasters would only get paid when they predict the weather we actually get!!! If you loved the old buildings here, you should visit some Bastide towns in France, they have some incredible old buildings. The house and gardens at the Vaux Le Vicomte get lit up by thousands of candles some Saturday evenings in the summer, it's spectacular. That's something health and safety would never allow in the UK.
Great video Joel. How British are you becoming mate. You wore a "Jumper" because it was cold and in Tesco they have a wide variety of "Crisps", you're getting good at this Joel haha. I am however detecting a certain amount of reservedness in your comments about your experiences, I think I know the reason behind this, but please don't stop being you, just to please a minority of people who don't get you. Keep doing what you're doing Joel. Lyd x
Tobacco used to be the biggest souce of funding within the British economy. Then the government set up a programme to ban it. You are not allowed to smoke in pubs, or any other building or car, you are not allowed to show cigarettes for sale, not allowed to show it in the media, etc. Plus they're ridiculously expensive now.
I lived in Finland for a year to help open a branch of my company and everyone smokes and drinks heavy. It was very rare to meet someone that didn't smoke. They all own boats and go fishing on days off but the amount of smokers shocked me.
In Australia, we have mental health week where we are encouraged to ask “Are you Ok?” It gives people a chance to express their true feelings on all kinds of problems they’re experiencing.
@@peterc.1618 Meghan is a narcissist and has long been plotting to keep Harry for herself. Of course she’s creating a split in the family, that was her intention from years ago, although she wanted William but was too late.
Only July. We had heat wave before this, and it will be returning in August! A month of rain was extremely welcome and reinstated our usually deep green grass !
Interesting comment concerning Britain versa USA Britain, USA and Australia are very much alike, except for the holdover of Probation, where drinking places in the USA tend to be behind closed doors rather than OPEN as in the UK and Australia
I cannot believe that having been here Joel can say " living on a LITTLE Island, what else is there to do regarding drinking" Did he not learn a thing from the history and beautiful scenery and cities he visited !!!!
@@colinlavery625 There's a good variety, true, enhanced by the lengthy coastlines. But the range parameters are nothing like as wide as in - to choose a couple of look-alikes - Japan (albeit 50% bigger) or New Zealand (only marginally bigger). NZ's landscapes include pretty well the whole range found in the UK; after all, the colonisers cleared huge amounts of bush, especially in the North Island, precisely in order to recreate rural England. But in addition there are fjords that rival those of Norway in Fiordland, arid, desert-like wilderness in and around the Tongariro National Park, extinct and active volcanoes, ... all capped by 12,000-ft peaks and glaciers. There really is no comparison. The UK is 'nice' but by no measure 'amazing'.
'Brits get drunk because we live on a tiny island and there's nothing else to do...' Given that your whole channel is based on finding out about the UK, that's a very odd thing to have said.
I agree, he should look at the age of the people drinking to excess and vaping : the younger generation. As an older person, yes on the whole we may enjoy a drink but unless someone has a problem with alcohol, we do not always go out to get drunk! I'll leave that to the young. Love for you to come back to the UK, maybe avoid the cities and spend more time in the smaller towns.
Yeah, the biggest hobbies of young brits is taking lots of recreational drugs and catching as many sexually transmitted diseases as possible. Somehow he missed out on that part ;)
I am from the NE of England, in fact not far from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as yes the city centre can get quite crazy, but that could be said of most city centres especially on a weekend, in any country not only the UK. And not eveyone goes out just to get pi**ed. I understand this is just your view but have to point out that there is more to do in the UK than drink, we have museums, theatres, cinemas, historical buildings you could visit, And with regard to old buildings I live in County Durham and in my county, there is a village that has an Anglo- Saxon church that was built around AD 670-675,
Your reactions last summer were interesting, but this trip was so much more in-depth. I really enjoy watching you learn. One of your most endearing traits is your never-ending curiosity about the world. Keep it up!
As regards the pubs and the culture thereoff, you probably only visited town centre pubs, you likely as not did not visit local pubs that are found away from the town in housing estates. These are typically only a few minutes walk at most from your own front door so the cliantel are often neighbours and have a more relaxed atmosphere, often publife includes pool and darts and playing league games weekly with other local pubs. They may also have a band on a weekend or karioki and even bingo. They often organise a pensioners trip funded by the clientel and even an outing to the race course to back a few ponies for the day. Many hire out a room for parties and will provide a buffet. So a very different pub culture to what you have experienced and very much a familly atmosphere. Then there are country pubs that are often the local for the village and also cater for tourist with food available. I've not enjoyed going to the pub for many years now untill recently when I popped in to a fairly local to me for a pint on a particularly hot day. i've now taken to doing so regularly and will be doing so today as i'll be in the vicinity......I'm now a probationary regular, and a few more visits will see the Bar Staff already pulling my pint before I get to the bar to order!
Dont think you managed a typical village pub, found in every village and small town . Locals all have known each other for years, in Winter there is often a roaring fire, and almost certainly a jovial host behind the bar. Town pubs are a different animal.
@@Aisatsana1971 I was thinking that too. So many Scots went to the New World, and I know that was the same for Ireland. I don't know so much about England and Wales but I would be surprised if there wasn't a lot of emigration from those countries too.
@@evelynwilson1566 There was far more emigration from England than any other country. And it was the earliest, the first. It's English immigrants that shaped America. One of the reasons people in America emphasise having Scottish/Irish/German ect. ancestry is that English ancestry was the default. Also worth noting that marrying out of ethnic group was more common amongst the English ( because there were more of them) without the associated clinging on to ancestral roots. Take a look at the records of early emigration to America.
@@excession3076I’d actually say people don’t empathise their English heritage because it’s just not ‘cool’. Irish and Scottish sounds far more interesting even though the Scot’s, Irish and English all share ancestry because interbreeding has occurred for centuries. English ancestry doesn’t have the same lure but it’s all the same, it just doesn’t sound as good,
4:12Not at all. The short-range forecast is almost invariably highly accurate, down to the exact hour you can expect rain. There's lots of apps including the BBC and the Met Office app that can give you a very detailed forecast
Yes and a daft thing to say as there is so much to do - your age is showing..... Vapes are now considered harmful and there is a move to get them banned as young people have latched on to them. Cigarettes are now enormously expensive (purposely as a deterent). Our weather is always changeable, we are an island in the northern hemisphere. Personally I like it and could not stand the 40 degree days we had last year. Love our green and pleasant (mostly) land. Keep visiting lad, the more you learn the better the understanding.
WHAT????!!!!!???? You are on a little island what else are you gonna do????????? Mate....... this is Great Britain not Alcatraz!! We do the same things you do!!! Walk, swim, play sport, give dinner parties, barbecue,stream Netflix, go shopping, but...... we are not so into things like.... Support groups, therapists, or overly large slabs of meat.
I love your content Joel, but I wonder if next time you come to the UK you would consider visiting more coastal and country areas over the cities. Devon and Cornwall in particular are absolutely beautiful, as is most of the coast of Britain. The countryside is also really stunning. The cities are great for culture and nightlife, but otherwise can be very similar to each other. Also just to point out, wherever you are and however remote it is, you will never be far away from a Tesco 😊
When you visited last Summer, the weather was far hotter, but that's why we Brits, love talking about the weather and how it affects our lives. We LOVE it...!! 🌞🌩
Why are Americans so interested in our little island? This is not reciprocated in any way and we certainly have little or no interest in what's happening in America, only that we are grateful not to be there.💉💉
So ppl don't get drunk in America, the sun only shines in America, rain doesn't fall in America etc so why did you bother coming to UK twice if it's that bad...I mean America has it all doesn't it...
This year we had a very sunny and dry spring (7 weeks without any rain and water use restrictions) and thus far the coldest, wettest summer in years. This is possibly related to the el nino.
It was pleasing to hear that Joel had no regrets or disappointments returning to the UK after his first visit last year. As a Brit with an American husband (he is just 2 weeks older than me - though he has since died) there was much that we had in common but also much that we had to learn from each other. Fortunately he was an anglophile and I was much engaged with American political history. I miss him so much and still laugh at things we shared - not the least of which was Mary Tyler Moore - Ted Baxter.
I haven’t forgotten what you said about Birmingham. Probably the most important city in this industrial age, for it was there that the Industrial Revolution was planed, designed and started.
We do not take our lead from America in regard to manners etc, British people have always been like that! You also have my city Newcastle down as some rough place where police are having to pull warring factions apart every few minutes. Newcastle is a friendly place that is completely safe for visiting tourists etc You then let yourself down by going down the arrogant American route with the old "You Guy's Are An Island Right?, What Do You Do For Entertainment, Get A Boat To The Mainland"? That was in regard to your assertion that Britain is a small island where there is nothing to do but get drunk!
By Joe you got it, most foreigners don't get how we know when we go out with a coat it wont rain but if we were to go out without one it will chuck it down
What else is there to do in America ?? Britain has a much vaster culture, in fact we spread it around the whole world, even to the “mighty USA”. It’s not the size it’s what you do with it & Britain has had a much bigger impact on the world than any other country in the World. And that is a fact. And of course there are massive cultural similarities between Americans & British, where do you think you came from ?
Well we in the UK invented the train the rainhill train trials was around were i live and every train in the world is based off that trial, so we have a history of trains,yeah the weather, now you know why we always talk about it
