Opening Packages from the UK - this was so unexpected! 

Hi all, I know our have done videos on our NHS so thought I would tell you of my experience 10 day’s ago. I’m 74 years old. After a 999 call I was transferred to one hospital then to another hospital that deals with the heart. I was in there 9 days, had a pacemaker fitted, was given 3 meals a day, coffee or tea (I’m British) and biscuits 5 times a day. Was discharged with one month supply of all meds I take, a follow up appointment for check up in June and taken home by my husband. Total cost? NOTHING. Food was brilliant, nursing staff could not do enough for us. I just wish your government could establish the same in your country so that all people could participate.

Peter Rabbit and Paddington book sets are the kind of thing people take care of then pass them down to their own children. You might be reading them to your grandchildren far in the future. 😀

I bet am no the only one one who cried with lyndsey. Such a lovely family. Always a pleasure to watch. ❤❤❤

The stone of the coaster is Slate. "Slate for bones, Rainwater for blood, The heart of a dragon, Forged in the belly of a mountain." A Snowdonian proverb.

You're pronouncing Hartlepool perfectly.

We British love people who are genuine, want to learn and also have respect and humility. You all have immense amount of these qualities which is why so many of us have taken to you. Sophia is a lucky girl to have such wonderful people as parents.

Just been for my daily 2 mile walk enjoying my coffee watching you open your parcels love from a 89 year young 🇬🇧fan love to you all

You two are absolutely lovely couple❤❤❤❤❤❤

When people come and connect…together ….even across oceans….its beautiful ❤️❤️🥰

You're very welcome, i meant every word, keep videoing and smiling ❤

I just love this family. Steve is getting more confident Lindsey is beautiful and Sophia just steals your heart ❤

I would describe cheeky as a sort of harmless mischief. Something a little bit naughty that you know you aren't supposed to do, but you'll probably get away with it if you smile at the right person. Like borrowing a small amount of money off a parent with no intention to pay it back, or saying something a little risqué but in the right company, or eating something that's quite bad for you, but its a bit of a treat. I hope Lindsey treats herself to a cheeky bit of galaxy each night, she deserves it :)

I don't think I've ever said "Aww!" 🥰 so many times watching a YT channel (and not just with Sophia). My cheeks hurt with smiling so much! You have brought so many people such a lot of pleasure. You've no idea how much it means to people to be able send things and for you to able to appreciate them and show them - and you're such humble and wonderful people. Thank you ❤

Steve unpacks the Kinder Surprize .... next thing, a SWAT team busts down the door. lol

The BEST Marmite sandwich is with mature Cheddar cheese. Butter both slices of bread, then as thin or as thick as you dare, spread Marmite on both slices. Finally, grate as much Cheddar as you like (can fit) on your slice, and put the other slice on top. Enjoy.

Rington's still do door-to-door delivery. Every month or six weeks Mary, my lovely Rington's lady, comes round with a van bringing tea, coffee, biscuits and many other good things.

Those Onion-ninjas get everywhere! I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying! Lots of love from Norway ♥

Lindsay ,you made me cry. Kev,60 years old, Suffolk, UK. XxX

Lindsay looking particularly glamorous today and Steve is so much more confident and relaxed. I really enjoy your videos. So pleased to see Sophia managed to make an appearance!You are such a genuine, lovely family.

Lynsay is absolutely correct its contextual. Cheeky can be say you give Sophia onto trouble for something and she back chatted she would be, being cheeky so you'd say don't be cheeky. But a cheeky nandos is like sassy. Like I was going to cook dinner but we went for a wee cheeky nandos instead.

Agree Lindsay it's the positive part of social media ❤❤

I love Sophia's joy. Such a wonderful little girl.

I cried too! Kindness towards others people is the loveliest thing to see.

Slate is a traditionally British roofing material and especially Welsh slate

Sophia is such a credit to you both , beautiful❤❤

The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria

Yay, my parcel arrived. I sent the large book on Wales, stickers etc Seems like a bit of a Welsh/Cymru edition Hope you have a lot of fun reading all the many books you've received whilst sipping tea or lager ❤

The stamp envelopes are called First Day covers, issued every so often to showcase new stamps. We had these as kids as my dad, a postman in London, used to.order them and had them delivered to us.

My package will take longer, I’ve been out on the Bodmin Moor since yesterday catching the beast.. I’ll teach you to leave out Cornwall… 😂

Don't cry ...or I'll cry!❤lovely family!❤

The poem was beautiful & well thought about.

Cheeky means a little bit naughty in a charming sort of way.

Hartlepool… your pronunciation is just fine. I’m in my kitchen watching this and from my window I can look right across the Tees estuary and see Hartlepool and beyond! 😊

Really loved this one. Your enthusiasm for the uk is so infectious and makes me appreciate where i live and not take it for granted. Can't wait for a video where you tell us you are coming to visit us in the uk. Hopefully soon

Really funny/cool to see Steve coming into his own in front of the camera!

Such a lovely family I’m hooked on watching your videos and so sad to realise I will never actually get to meet you allLyndsey you seem like such a lovely person and I just know we would definitely get along.Thank you all of you for getting me through such a difficult time year so far with losing my beautiful mum,you’ve really helped me .xxx

Peace love from England ❤

Best Family On RU-vid!!! Hope Sophia is fine 🙂

You realise that with Sophia reading all these English books she will learn the proper way of spelling things, & lots of British idioms, which might cause her some problems at American schools. The stone thing is Welsh slate, which is the most common roofing material for UK houses etc since the railways allowed it to be transported all over the country. Rington's are still going, & still doing door to door deliveries. When I was young they still used vintage vans like the toy one used as a tea caddy. The first postage stamps were in Britain in about 1840. Before that the recipient of a letter had to pay the postman, so could refuse to take it. The stamp meant it would be delivered. The first stamp was printed in black with Queen Victoria's head, but this was changed to red because the PO stamp frank, also black could not be clearly seen, but showed up better on the red version. Both these original stamps were priced at 1 penny, but are now worth a lot of money, especially the very rare black ones. The envelopes with stamps on are called 'first day covers' of occasional special series of stamps for collectors. People buy them from the Post Office to send to themselves, or they collect them as new. Many different subjects have appeared over the years. At Christmas time stamps have seasonal scenes on them. The cloth thing is a bear mat used on the bar in pubs etc to soak up the drips. The oldest LAGER brewery, not the oldest beer brewery in Britain, because Lager is quite recent in this country, & is NOT classed as Beer, which is Ale, Stout etc. We British have not been drinking tea for 300 + years for nothing, but because it's good. We had coffee even earlier than that, the first Coffee Houses opened in the 1660's, with tea a little bit after, introduced by Queen Katherine of Braganza from Portugal when she married our King Charles 2nd. HP Sauce best tried on a sausage or hot dog. Lindsey is an area ruled from Lincoln in the early middle ages. Cheeky means a little bit naughty, something you shouldn't really do, but is fun. A cheeky child is one who answers back when being told off. Parkin is soft cake, mostly ginger flavoured, popular in the north of England when mum would make it on Bonfire night. Most Supermarkets brands now sell it, but might not do so in the south. A sea salt production site was recently found on the Yorkshire coast that was in use up to 3 thousand years ago. We don't call insects bugs in the UK, it's a Ladybird because it flies, & named for Our Lady the virgin Mary. Bugs are problems in computers or other machines, or a bug might be a minor illness, like a tummy bug, a stomach ache. Insects here are called by their individual type. Bug for insect is learnt from American slang. Dan from Yorkshire.

You guys are so natural, your daughter is a credit to you both.

The world can be a special place and people reaching out to each other shows this, pleasure to watch

You realise that you now have the biggest family. How lovely!

You are good people! Its heartwarming that you appreciate everything and appreciate our British culture. Take care xx

Your daughter is so cute, what we say in Scotland is a 'bonnie wee lassie' xx

Hartlepool...a wonderful place. I am just off there to buy a pair of exploding trousers. 😂

I've said it before I know, but genuine reactions with genuine emotions are so lovely to watch.

to steve and family i love watching your video's and to your daughters face when she opens her gift to see her smile it makes me so happy. reminds me of my daughter who past away with special needs she was always smiling and happy just like your daughter is. hope you all take care god bless you and your family

it's pronounced Heart-Lee-Pool, it's a great place to go monkeying around 🤣

Hi guys lots of love from England

Big up the person that sent a bus timetable.

You showed a reason why tea is never far from the dry throats of the vast majority of Britain's population. A quick sip of tea to wet the mouth and add the chocolate. That's why teas mix well with so many treats. It can enhance the taste of most sweets. Saying that tea also gets served with savories like a fried Brits breakfast. At dinner or tea time depending on one's social status 😊

What a beautiful poem- and all so true! The lager is from the oldest LAGER brewery in the UK. Lager is a relatively 'Johnny come lately' form of beer here. There are older breweries making ales and stouts. Lager only became commonly available in pubs in the early 20th century. Traditionally, 'cheeky' would be applied to a child who was perhaps being a bit disrespectful, but in a playful way that would make you smile rather than tell them off. The modern usage also includes doing or saying something that is a bit naughty, but not 'bad'. "I'm on a diet, but I'll grab a cheeky biscuit with my tea". So going for a 'cheeky Nando's' is when someone suggests that instead of maybe eating at home before going out, we all go to Nando's instead. Or you're out already, but instead of heading home you go for a 'cheeky Nando's' to round off the evening. It's funny how that specific phrase has become universal in the UK. I guess someone on TV, or some influencers originally used it, and it stuck. I've found a reference for the first internet usage being by a rap artist in 2011.

The All for One Book you got is like a text based RPG adventure with different paths and options in the book if I remember right. If you know of Dungeons & Dragons etc its similar to that. I love beanie babies, still collect em! As always Sophia is an angel, such a cutie! Much love!

Hi you lovely family, I love all your reactions! I smile every time you upload a new video ❤️😊 From Ashford, London 🇬🇧

I wasnt expecting to cry today but here we are lol,,loved the poem..❤❤

Hi family, hope my package reaches you soon . Again some great stuff from some generous folk Rupert bear I remember from my childhood and I'm getting on in yrs 😊.

Marmite with cucumber

Hartlepool: they hanged a monkey; all you need to know.😄 You pronounced it correctly.

Used to love cheddar, lettuce & Marmite sandwiches. White bread (try & get what you would call artisan bread without sugar), butter both slices. One slice you put a thin smear of Marmite (you'll get to know how much you like, start off thin). Add a pile of grated cheddar followed by some Iceberg lettuce leaves. You'll need to crush the top slice down to get it into your mouth! Crunchy, savoury and moreish! Sea salt? The best British sea salt, in my opinion, is Maldon's. No grinder required, you can crumble the thin, pyramid shaped crystals between thumb & fore finger. Absolutely GORGEOUS!

Steve's excitement is like an excited kid when he opens the parcels. You are a wonderful family. Always graceful and appreciative x

haha sophia's face when she ate the crispy choc - girl same

Don't let Sophia take the stamps apart or off the envelopes. The value is in them being first editions.

Next try reading Ronald Dahl and CS Lewis to your daughter, they are wonderful stories.

The meaning of a Cheeky Nando's. So Cheeky itself has a few meanings, to be a bit cheeky is to be a bit naughty. So in this context it is to be a bit naughty by going to Nando's rather than cooking at home or eating your packed lunch. Nando's is a much healthier eat than say going to grab a burger which, in certain parts of South London would be referred to a Dirty Burger because it is so greasy and very naughty to eat. So Cheeky Nando's is really to be a bit indulgent and breaking the diet in a not too naughty way.

Hi Steve That brown cap you received is called a CHEESE CUTTER

You was 100% correct it is "Heart Lee pool" Keep up the vids guys!

The coaster is made from slate. In parts of the uk our houses are made from slate as are our walls around fields etc.

“Land of my fathers, land of my choice…” is the English translation of our national anthem, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

You guys need a good set of shelves behind you to display the books, Ringtons Tea Van, yellow duck etc on. Would make your set look great!

It's lovely to see that you are still enthusiastic to learn about us. Some visitors from abroad see only London, and think there may not be much too see beyond. Also that because we are small in size comparatively, there is not much to discover. Not true. 'Good things can come in little packages.' Best Wishes.

Steve and Lindsey, The coaster is Welsh Slate, the welsh slate industry in North Wales was famous for sending its product around the world, included in that was cities in the United States.👍

In the uk this weekend we have a bank holiday from Friday- Monday and again at the end of the may when the schools are on holiday. May day , a tradition for children to dance around the may pole holding long ribbons,

this family is soooo lovely i always loook forward to there reactions they are sooo lovely🤗🤗😍😍😍😍🥰🥰😎😎😀😀👍🏻

Love you guys xx You look stunning as always Lindsey xx

Soon you'll be able to open a British museum

Lindsey, you are so, so adorable 🥰

WHAT DOES CHEEKY NANDO'S MEAN? In British slang, a cheeky Nando’s means popping in for a bite at the chicken restaurant Nando’s, often with your mates after you’ve had a couple of pints and are having a good time. Related words:

I love watching you three. I'm from Hartlepool too, lol xxx

Make sure you check if there are differences between UK measuring 'cups' and American.

Just me??? sitting watching all these package openings, thinking...you guys will soon need a separate house to store all this stuff!!

Love all your videos, I'm a crier too and can quite understand why some of these gifts were emotional, the book collections are beautiful, they will give Sophia many hours of enjoyment.

Hi from Ireland you have a fab kind family I enjoy watching you I look out every day for yous am addicted 😂😂

You are such a beautiful family, I always enjoy watching your videos and your reactions. Love to your little family. From Lynsey in Leicester, England.

You are both so lovely, can't help but watch you, you make me happy 😊 such a warm , down to earth couple, and Sophia is so lovely too, and very well behaved and patient ❤️

Such a great channel. Would love to see a shop walkabouts at your local grocery store / supermarket to see the difference in prices & varieties of different foods. 🛒

You are going to be drowning in tea!!!. Great video as always. I've said this before but you guys do more for Anglo American relations than any state sponsored stuff!!!

It was so nice to see your reactions to British things. And Sophia is adorable 😄

As you have discovered,marmite has a strong taste!🤣. People either love it or hate it! I love it but I have had it since I was a toddler. Started with a tiny smear on a bread and butter slice. The health benefits of yeast extract were expected to help me grow😃. If you are new to it, be sure to keep the amount on your bread or toast VERY THIN and butter the bread first. It is not to be used like you would use jam. Definitely a savoury treat.

Cheeky is our version of your sassy but it can also be used instead of a lighthearted “naughty”

The ringtons tea had me welling up. Reminded me of my Mum and Dad who left us far too early quite recently. The ringtons man would be at the house every 2 weeks and would sit in and have a brew with us. Stay safe ❤

Wrexham is the Oldest 'Lager' brewery but the oldest UK Brewer is Shepherd Neame (pronounced 'Neem') based at the Faversham Brewery in Kent. There are references to it going back to 1698. Lager in the UK didn't become popular until the 1880's. The cloth with the Wrexham beers is known as a "Bar Towel'. They would be positioned regularly along a pub's bar to soak up any slops and spills as people were served their pints. They were what was used before drip trays became more popular. Cheeky is when something is said or done that is a bit mischievous but always meant in a fun and friendly way. Sassy is possibly the closest American word for it.

I live near hartlepool your saying it correctly, ringtons tea is delivered In lovely little vans and a man cones to your door with a wicker hamper.

The Stamps are called First Day Covers. The adhesive Stamp was invented by a Scot

I’ve never seen a bloke get new torch before and not immediately turn it on 😂

If you look at the Welsh book, you will find that words borrowed from other languages are pronounced more-or-less like in the original language, but spelt using the Welsh alphabet (which only has 24 letters, but "w" and "y" are vowels, and also uses double letters for some sounds, like "dd" pronounced like the "th" in "these"). So, for instance, "pensil" is pencil, "bwffe" is buffet etc. I'm guessing that's what happened with dinosaur. I don't speak Welsh, but I lived a summer in Abertawe (Swansea in the English language) when I was a student over 40 years ago, and I picked up a few words. Swansea is mainly English speaking, unlike parts of North Wales.

The Rington's man is something i only came across after moving north. I don't but their tea but their ginger biscuits....v.good.

I have been out today just watched your video as lots of people have said you are a lovely family and your channel is a joy to watch l look forward to them every day Sophia is a lovely well mannered little girl you both must be so proud of her ❤

Taylor's are from Harrogate north Yorkshire England they also do coffee

Is Sophia aware of Rupert Bear? He's been a children's character since 1920. Whilst I'm digging in past childhoods how about: Camberwick Green, Mr Ben, Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Trumpton... I'm sure that list will grow...

Marmite on buttered toast then melt cheese on top. Delicious