In Britain we process happiness... differently, Bill Bailey - BBC 

You've ruined them! Haha

🤣 why did I imagine the class from "Mind Your Language" ?!!

@@sarah18j funnily enough, it's an old telly fave rave from the grave that my father in law likes

This comment is not too bad! Could have been worse lol 😆

@@AestheticWaif well, yes, all things considered.

Yeah, it could have been worse.

It was AWESOME

Could be worse ; given he's a spoilt brat needing haircut

@@jameshultstrom949 He had a haircut! in 1848. He's not that bad for his age you know.

It was alright

This is what I come back for.

Finally someone who gets me.

It is not to bad

@@breenirwin2356 Oof, if only you could spell that might've been good.

@@Cheximus Whatever man

@@breenirwin2356 I wrote a very long comment to the person who insulted you, then I just deleted it, cos it’s pointless. anyway… I like you my friend. That’s all I wanna say. I like both your comments, I hope that matters or helps. I don’t rly like the internet, although I spend hours and hours on it every day. Anyway. ‘I’m not too bad all things considered’ 🤣🤣🤣

@@Cheximus Oof is spelt ‘Ooof’

and true as well.

I'm missing how that is funny...🤔

@@kepspark3362 Linked in is terrible and stupid, yet it is still around. It's like LiveJournal, only no one uses LiveJournal.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

@@robertelessar Not too bad.

Ha ha ha. That's what my grandmothers used to say! (I'm Indian)

people in southwestern finland when they meet after a long break: ”oh, you're still alive?!”

In Oklahoma, They say " Oh well. Too wet to plow, Too windy to stack B-Bee's" (I'm not kidding.)

'Tis but a scratch.

It's only a flesh wound...

A similar exchange occured between the Earl of Uxbridge, and the Duke of Wellington during the battle of Waterloo. When the former had his leg blown off by cannon fire he remarked. "By God sir I've lost my leg." To which the Duke replied "By God sir, so you have."

@@colinyoung3685 this is amazing and I love you for telling me it

Merely a flesh wound. Not too bad. Could be worse.

Interesting!

I think you are on to something there.

I think you mean trait.

Old cultures (Europe, China etc.) vs New cultures (USA, Australia etc.).

koe minner ;-)

That subtle sarcasm there is also very British and not quite as obvious to other nationalities.

@@gnaskar Oh, that was supposed to be subtle? Sorry, just a German here ...

@@gnaskar that subtle sarcasm is basically covert abuse designed to oppress people because brits love oppression in fact humans in general do its a good way to avoid personal responsibility and to hide thier lack of intelligence from themselves and appear intelligent. Its called gentrification

@@ThomasDoubting5 I fail to see the link between the separate points that you're making - I don't think there's a causal relationship there. Your definition of gentrification is wrong, or unconventional at the very least: it refers to the "gentry" - or wealthy people - buying homes in a neighbourhood where they did not formerly live.

@@ThomasDoubting5 So you're implying that ALL people from an Enlish background are entitled and wealthy ? (Have you never heard of England's extensive economic and urban crisis or Council flats?) My father was 2nd gen Brit who owned a couple of small ratty businesses, but didn't believe in paying child support. I was a white girl raised by a hardworking Cherokee and Irish single mom on minimum wage . Like a lot of Okie family's, we moved between migrant fruit picking camps,farms and city projects during the upheaval of the 60s and 70's. I can fell you this: Sarcasm is definitely not the sole provenance of the wealthy, It's a time honored tradition for working class to keep their perspective and sense of humor amidst a world of inequity and chaos.

My Dad said that - Yorkshireman

I have a friend who is always hopeful. You alright, I hope so 😂

My mum used to have a magnet on the fridge - "Out of the gloom a voice said unto me 'Smile and be happy, things could be worse!'. So I smiled, and was happy, and behold! Things did get worse."

I’m American and that’s somewhat familiar

@@alphooey white rose!!

yup!

Yes

Loved this so much I am adding it to my collection of quotes (attributed to you, of course); might even frame it.

Absolute rubbish, the stoics where very open to happiness and emotional response. Like pain and suffering, they believed your response to an event is a choice, 2 people could be doing exactly the same thing at the same time, and have 2 completely different experiences, it wasn't the act of the opportunity, it was the personal understanding of the opportunity. And if you follow the stoa teaching and find your life devoid of happiness you need to re-read and re-understand the fundamental truths you are obviously missing. Learning the stoic philosophy, is seeing and understanding your response, and if the natural response is undesirable, teaching yourself the inflection points on how to modify your response to get the outcome most appropriate. I could be waste deep in putrefied feces, with bloated dead animals and hypodermic needles floating past me, and I should be able to make it a happy experience. I could be in a beautiful quiet field, under a lovely old growth tree which is dappling the warm sun's rays, whilst eating a picnic of delicious food, next to the person who brings me most joy in my life, and feel miserable as sin.

That isn't even the stoic approach. What it tells you is that happiness/unhappiness are a construct of the mind

Canadians are like this too btw. I have a friend who says "not too bad" all the time. We're very sarcastic 🇨🇦

Corrugated iron roof, a sack to sit on AND a rat to eat? You were lucky!!!!

@@goweresque : There’s nowt to be Yorkshire about, lad.

@@goweresque Indeed, can't complain: no shortage of water, though the rat was a bit stringy.

Or as we like to call it "Brexit Britain."

You must have wanted to hear someone say that for a while, lol.

... and I'm pretty sure he's speaking from experience!

What's even more ridiculous is that keyboards were standardized in the late 1800's to accommodate the large hands of concert pianists without regard for the general player. So if you have small hands, you're at an extreme disadvantage. And every modern keyboard is sized the same; even the smaller electronic keyboards just have fewer keys, but the spacing is the same. So the whole thing is an exercise in frustration.

@@achakhakan4189 The really ridiculous thing is that my hands are actually pretty large, but I still can't manage that stuff. It makes me wonder how "good" his music really is or whether we idolize it because it's like the piano equivalent of Evel Knievel jumping over buses on a motorcycle. Is it actually beautiful art or just digital gymnastics?

Makes sense if you want to keep quiet about the lottery win.

But what if it was a quadruple rollover? Would he get a tad excited? I mean a single week lottery could be “not too bad, considering!”😂😂

@@whyohwhy3407 that's a rare occasion where a pretty good might be deployed. But it would have to be fairly close meeting post win for the upgrade. Otherwise it may be a smaller upgrade to alright. It's exceedingly rare for anything really giddy to come out of a Brit in terms of how one is doing lest we anger the gods of whatever you believe in and get slapped with a f*£&ening whereby you've been having things far too good some some 5h1t is gonna come shovelling your way. 🤣

Hi, send this to your American friends and they will get a better understanding of the British 💜🌹🎆💜🍁

"You won the lottery! How do you feel?" "Mustn't grumble."

Shake my hand

It’s always funny seeing foreigners thinking there being rude xd

Wow.. the enthusiasm!!😂

*too... :)

whoa, whoa, whoa, steady-on there mate, it's only a youtube video!!!

Yeah it was fine

Ha

Fairly decent

Hi Britisha, I'm dad

I just stay silent !!! especially in the supermarket where they love saying , 'How are you today'? 💜💜💜 Bill is so funny , I would love to see him live.❤💜

This is wisdom. Also, I really like your Water Horse.

That’s not actually true, of course.

@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree correct. Just ask a Portuguese

It is true. You can still desire it but if you've never had it, you can't miss it. :)

He's alright.

Not to mention the past thirty-five years of SNL.

I think the last time SNL was funny was when I was too young to watch it, and my dad would recount all the Eddie Murphy skits the next morning and crack up laughing. I'd just sit and stare, wondering "I don't get any of this, grownups are weird." Edit: Typo

@@maggpiprime954 Every generation thinks it invented humor. And in a way, it has to.

@@moeskido Oh absolutely, I totally agree! I am so glad that toxic Boomer humour is being phased out with other unhealthy ideals. But as far as humour being quirky and snarky for the sake of its edginess goes, that falls flat the moment it's delivered and has the longevity and appeal of a turd on the pavement, no matter the generation.

@@maggpiprime954 As one of those Boomers, I can't wait to see more of my cohort get replaced. Snark for its own sake is a refuge of mediocre individuals who have nothing original to say. But if it's used in the service of genuine wit and satire, it's like food for a starving man.

The best Finnish joke was persuading the survey takers that they're the happiest people on Earth. Well done.

stay strong, mate 💪💖

"Would you like the truth or the socially acceptable reply"

Good reply

Yeah, as an American, we may seem cheery, but the truth is we just put that on for the sake of others. It is a social obligation to make others happy by masking our feelings rather than by putting out some middling, “Not too bad” which in the US would be seen as not holding up our end of the social bargain. It doesn’t mean we are happier, it is just a courtesy. It’s the same as saying, “Have a nice day, “ which I know drive people in the UK crazy. We really do mean it. We really do hope other people will have a nice day. We just might be out in the car sobbing to ourselves after all the faux cheer that we faked to try to make you feel better about yourself because that’s what manners are for, dammit, and our parents taught us to be polite. I’m great, though, how are you?

@@nimue325 It's polite to be happy and impolite not to be.

@@nimue325 it all depends on culture because in British culture we would consider it weird to put on a false smile all the time and fake happiness as it would be considered really annoying. You don't have to tell people about your problems and you can still mask your unhappiness to others so you don't make them feel uncomfortable but you can be somewhat in the middle and be stoic and just say you're OK rather than trying to fake emotions and feel something that you're not feeling. Other people's happiness is not our responsibility neither is making people feel good about themselves. It's up to the individual to do that themselves. It's not nice to make people feel miserable around you if you're a miserable personality as it's good manners to be stoic at times and not burden others with your problems. Being considerate and kind but not over the top I think is the happy medium.

absolutely ! and he still puts on that nasally voice when he goes on an existential rant. I love it ! love Bill :D

Well that's a Baileyesque review if I ever heard one. I can imagine him saying that in bewilderness and then strumming a guitar.

Why do British sound so smart

That reminds me of the time my then German boyfriend asked by my mother about a dish she had made if he liked it replied, it's edible.

Same here. I am Indian. One of my Burmese friends moved to the UK and since then he has replied “not to bad” every time we chat. I would always ask him what happened? Is Something wrong?. Next time I’ll just send him this RU-vid video.

Yeah, don't. Don't ever ever ever ever ask a British person to elaborate. Thank you.

You don’t need to ask what’s wrong. British people don’t ask normally.

I expect the Spanish waiter had learned that tips are larger and more frequent if he displays a cheerful, sunny disposition - as opposed to being a miserable git, whereas the millionaire ex-pat didn't really need to even consider tips.

@@Ruffian_Xion You're right about the millionaire - but I knew Estavo quite well, outside his work, as he was taking English classes at a local language centre. He was relentlessly cheerful, 95% of the time, that was just his character. Of course, I guess it helped with the tips, too! (As for the 5% - check out a list of English irregular verbs!).

Surviving !!!! ❤❤❤ British humour , is the best!!! I do love Bill Hicks and George Carlin and a few other American comedians .💜💞💜

You should. It's not too bad

Perhaps strangely, I have.

Well done for considering everything else though!

First you must become a Shepard, and bring us a shrubbery.

@@andrewradford3953 I think I'll pass. Shrubbery should stay where it is and I'd make a lousy shepherd all things considered.

Especially when Estonians are actually similar to Brits in that subject. Although we say "good" or "not bad" when you can't complain, and "normal" when you could complain all things considered, but won't bother to do so. We choose to blame weather for all our complaints.

I hope you're not aspersing the limpid minimalism of Pärt.

Yes, but HAVE you appreciated the limpid minimalism of Arvo Pärt?

What a phrase 😂

I ran a class once, everyone introduced themselves and one colleague from Germany said they were from Swabia. At the end of the week during feedback they said they'd had a good time and the other Germans hasn't treated them too bad! It was the first time I'd been introduced to regional differences in Germany.

And that is why us North-West Germans look askance at South-West Germany. Then again, my Gran has a few oddities of her own. "Ach du heiliges Kannonenrohr" being a particularly good one.

Ha

Plus, they say “Net gschempft, … isch g'lobt g'nuag!“ which translates to “not getting scolded is enough of a compliment”

Have you tried skimming stones on a lake? That is a good time.

Y’all scary

@@Bestbeachesincalifornia That's a little hurtful rolig. I wish you only happiness.

I'm autistic and I can relate. I don't like to say things I don't mean.

Unless it’s sarcastic.

Better to be British and say something positive and mean it than American and say something positive just because you've been brought up to say it.

Brain the size of a planet

Or even worse, they'd listen to your complaints, and then expect you to listen to theirs!

🧠🍷

Ha

Ah one of my favourite Eeyore quotes

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

That is the sort of obscure quote that I can get behind

Righto

Lol ze end of ze world lol

Nice reference dude. Classic

You've just reminded me of a certain animation based off a book of a husband and wife dealing with a nuclear war. Following all the instructions that had been given out, staying home, and slowly dying because fallout. I wish I could remember the name because the wretched thing's on RU-vid somewhere.

True

Seven hours to bury the cat???

Who said they take you? I'm English and German, born in the UK, but I still don't always feel welcome. My friend is British and American, and they only love her because she can take anything miserable they throw at her. Takes guts to work in an English pub and be beautiful and have an American accent.

No

Very subtle, like the rim of sunlight that lingers over the treetops in the long, gradually dimming summer evening,

Did you spell "genius" incorrectly, on purpose?

Wow, your comedy clubs have opened again?!? Unthinkable here in Germany 😭 it is April and hardly anybody has received the vaccine yet 😡 maybe Brexit wasn’t such a bad thing for you guys after all...

Not too bad.

What does it mean?

Skullet

@رمضان Ramadan cool

Been to all his stand up performances on stage whenever he was in our country, amazing fella. Oh yh i live in the Netherlands.

Hardly!

There's a lot to consider

Not gonna lie,was pretty awesome riding my kayak in it, but the clean up must begin.