Reading Your Assumptions About Brits + Life In The UK! 🇬🇧

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We read your assumptions about Brits and life in the UK and set the record straight! 😝
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@iffahnad7388 4 года назад

Love how Justin just stares out the window whenever he is done talking HAHA

@linnychern 4 года назад

I love how Justin pointed out that the average person in Singapore is more well off than the average person in UK. Singaporeans don’t realise how lucky they are....

@Eugene_es_nk 4 года назад

especially billionaires they are living the high lifestyle of many envy also not forgetting the low income earning groups

@chongwui 4 года назад

She said that the westerners normally move out when they started working and rent is a large percentage of their expenditure, due to high cost of living. if every working singaporean who are single live by themselves and rent a room/apartment, then we will not be so well off. Nothing to do with how "lucky" we are in sg, but our social norms give us this advantage in this case.

@Richard1855 4 года назад

Well done, very honest and candid replies. Keep them videos comin'

@jaspam4029 4 года назад

Oh gosh this is SSSOOOOOO INTERESTING. please do more of this! It's very insightful not just for the local but for everyone in the whole world as well!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Aw glad you enjoyed it!😊

@wattarawood2186 4 года назад

It’s was a nice n fun episode from you guys.Enjoy very much.🌤🌤🌤

@evfdurs 4 года назад

I posted that question bout drum n bass and i love it, garage, grime, etc wayy more than edm here! i keep hearing it in british shows and movies. it's such a unique sound! : D

@foodngems 4 года назад

In Scotland, people only ever eat sandwiches, crisps, and rolls for lunch. Sometimes they spice it up and add soup. Lunch is not a big deal here and it's horrifying for me because I NEVER MISS LUNCH AS A MALAYSIAN! Lunch is a big deal!!! 😂😂😂 P.S. Loved the video Georgia!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

JomWithSamad haha soo true

@jonathansam77 4 года назад

Love you guys and your take on life. Very unbiased and fair especially considering how young you are and how wise you are. Keep the vids coming

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Aw thanks so much ☺️

@henrylawson430 4 года назад

You both are great ambassadors for the UK!

@kimlt9923 4 года назад

Yes, so candid and unassuming....are most Brits generally like that?

@claraoswald7092 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing! I didn't expect there are so many facts I don't know

@leogal4eva 4 года назад

I’m a Malaysian and newly moved to Singapore. It’s nice watching your videos. You lot remind me of my Brtiish friends back when I was studying there. Missing my time there. Tc x

@iawarenow658 3 года назад

was interesting the way you said being in Singapore was like a warm blanket around your body.. the cold in Heathrow is a shock if having not experienced it in a long time when first arriving in the UK..

@tippyh4012 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this episode about British culture. Great content!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Thank you!

@iMattCi89 4 года назад

15:45 Oh my goodness, YES. That's a pet peeve of mine. BAKED BEANS MUST BE HEATED. Thankfully, growing up, most of the western food stalls near my HDB block had the baked beans heated. Or maybe they had them stored in a tub near the grill/stove haha.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yesss haha

@ymhktravel 4 года назад

Hearing the perspectives of a local about their culture/traditions/misconceptions etc is always interesting and refreshing. Before we took our GCE O levels, I remember my teacher said " There are native english-speaking students who fail their O level English"...you know like a D7. True?

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yes it’s true haha

@kimlt9923 4 года назад

@@GeorgiaCaney Really? Don't Brits have a huge advantage with English being their mother tongue??

@CorneliaTan1007 4 года назад

@@kimlt9923 No offence to Canadians, but I have noticed that Canadian university students can't write as well as their Singaporean counterparts. They tend to write as though they are speaking. It all boils down to the education system even if you are a native English speaker.

@alejandrorodriguez3876 4 года назад

Great video!

@gautamborchetiya8658 4 года назад

Loved this video. I must admit, I too had some misconceptions, especially the ones about most Brits living in cottages and the population being well off in general. On a side note, can we have Justin do a tutorial on how he snaps his fingers?

@fightsong03 4 года назад

That laugh at 15:15 is so cute and for some reason, very British.

@sharronlim3080 4 года назад

great video!- oh i do miss the pubs and parks . and the constant yammer of gloomy weather. haha!

@AsiaHikelopedia 4 года назад

The "Bad Teeth" thing comes from US soldiers who were stationed in the UK during World War II. The state of British teeth in general at the time was terrible compared with Americans, and the generalisation stuck.

@KateGoesGlobal 4 года назад

From what I am hearing at school ( secondary in London ) Chav is actually making a comeback for the 20s!

@urtoast6 4 года назад

Hey Georgia, If you're looking for ideas on videos to create during lockdown, I'd be interested to hear an in-depth discussion on how banking/money/credit-cards works in Singapore. E.g. Whats the best bank to go with as an expat, whats the best credit card and any differences in general from the UK. Hope you guys are staying sane!

@gandg2127 4 года назад

both of you should try taking the infamous psle math paper, that would be interesting 🤪

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

I wouldn’t be able to pass the first question but we should get Justin to try for sure haha

@alvachan88 4 года назад

it may be difficult for primary school students and adults who forget everything upon graduation but it would be a walk in the park for justin. he doesn't need to know the way primary school students are taught to solve, all the questions can be solved using methods taught in high school.

@Jx0592 3 года назад

I did that paper and it was..interesting

@kelvgan 4 года назад

I had a british colleague in 93- 96, he loves spore food assortment and the language culture and he complants food back home is "sianz" and the sky is gloomy rainy most of the time

@hansensoh 4 года назад

i watched a lot of british comedies - which is really funny but really sarcastic, I can't imagine such humor in sg/asia context.

@weiwang5544 4 года назад

I was attracted to British culture in middle school due to its music scene, so were lots of my friends. Drum and bass >>>>>>> EDM

@supreme87878 4 года назад

Maybe next time both of you can make a video on justin's progress in his malay lesson!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

He’s getting pretty good you know! 👀

@49lumen 4 года назад

It is an interesting topic what you talk about. I enjoyed viewing.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@jaceeeee33333 4 года назад

I enjoyed this video, please do another similar one (:

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yay :)

@coliny3804 4 года назад

The thing about accent is true for Singapore too. There are many accents here. Those who speak in a more Singlish or ethnic influenced accnet and intonation usually come from pooree backgrounds. Whereas those who speak better English (and more internationally recognisable) are more middle or upper class

@tietoliikenne 4 года назад

I'm very keen to know how you maintain such a high standard of living in Singapore :) Hope to hear from you.

@ylw 4 года назад

This is a fun video to watch. Didn't know Plymouth is pronounced the way it is. I would have said ply as in plywood and mouth as in mouth. Yes baked beans should be served warm.

@hannahisobel_ 4 года назад

Just watched this with my boyfriend and it was so interesting to see if we agreed about these assumptions as well😂 because he moved to the UK 6 years ago where as I have lived here my whole life! X

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Ah that’s so cool ☺️

@lalappreciation 4 года назад

you look gorgeous today!!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Oh thank you!

@tomburke5311 4 года назад

Excellent video, and very revealing; as much about the questions as the answers. I grew up in the 50s & 60s so I’ve seen some changes. On music, while the music I knew as a teenager was great, you can’t keep listening to the same music for 50 or 60 years, so I’ve tried to find new stuff. I never got into Urban/Grime, etc, but I have loved EDM, especially Trance, since I heard it about 20 years ago. Currently loving Rina Sawayama’s new album (different again). Do Brits know much about Asian culture? Well, is there an Asian culture? I’d probably agree that not many Brits know much about East Asian culture(s), but I reckon we’re pretty familiar with the various cultures of South Asia.

@kimlt9923 4 года назад

Asian culture? Well, there's Chinese culture, Malay culture, Korean culture, Japanese culture, etc - all unique in themselves but perhaps share some overlapping similarities... just like European culture?

@tomburke5311 4 года назад

Kim LT Absolutely - I get all that. The impression I got from the question was that there was a single Asian culture (possibly Chinese?) and whether or not Brits were familiar with that. I was responding with the view, which I probably didn’t express very well, that Asia is so vast, with so many different peoples and faiths, that there isn’t a single, or even predominant, Asian culture. And to support that I mentioned the cultures of South Asia - e.g. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh - which are very different from the cultures of East Asia; and that typical Brits would have different degrees of familiarity with those various Asian cultures. Certainly I wasn’t familiar with Chinese culture but I did have some familiarity with Indian and Pakistani culture, for example.

@angelusong110 4 года назад

you should try dining at pazzion cafe @ jewel after the CB! their hot baked beans are ABSOLUTELY delicious and made from scratch! not those canned shit that most cafes served. the price they charge for the meals aren't overly expensive too! check out their menu online!

@noorimeldaelle3403 4 года назад

Hello Georgia hello Justin honestly my favourite tea is english earl grey tea but sorry i still prefer coffee! I only drink tea like once in a while means once in a 3 months or 4 months.

@twinkies2511 4 года назад

I used to work as a dental hygienist at a dental clinic with quite a lot of expat patients. I have got to say, most westerners (at least those that I met) pay more attention to dental health then Singaporeans, like going for regular check ups. Not all the expats I saw were from the UK though. And most westerners would know what a dental hygienist as compared to Singaporeans.

@wumingkkk 4 года назад

You can try to tell the kitchen to warm the baked beans next time. :D I love hot baked beans too but being "chim-chai" (casual intention), I just make do with it.

@tylerstgeorge6636 4 года назад

Haha too right nice video my broski

@ciciheart6085 4 года назад

In my experience about the complaining that both Brits and Singaporeans can complain a lot but with Brits (as well as Dutch people like me) you Will notice it sooner because they make it very clear. With Singaporeans it often is more an ‘internal complaint’ because culturally it is not done to voice your negative opinions out loud. I think that if we would mix both ways of expressing complaints we would have the perfect balance.

@crystal8537 4 года назад

And being keyword warriors

@bibiwithlove5317 4 года назад

Kissing on the cheek is a continental Europe thing, as far as I know. The UK rule of thumb is a handshake. Great video. Enjoyed it

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yes we forgot the handshake part!😝

@edamame5540 4 года назад

Hi Georgia & Justin, do you listen to Shakatak's "Livin In The UK" & "Night Birds"?

@michchong 4 года назад

I want to try Blood Pudding

@MrBoyRihanna 4 года назад

What is the name of the music you use at the end of the videos? I love it xx

@marcang4403 4 года назад

Part 2 plssss

@mobile8873 3 года назад

Do u cook? Maybe u can do a cooking video of your childhood food

@pr9166 4 года назад

omg i feel so cheated ive had cold baked beans all my life and hated it LOL

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Omg get those beans in a saucepan ASAP haha

@generalmolotovv 3 года назад

@@GeorgiaCaney a friggin saucepan? Just stick them in the microwave...

@ClassicAudiobooksWithJohn 4 года назад

Hey G & J, How can you not love the Queen?? As a Brit I would say that 70% + of Brits do have very warm feelings towards the Queen. Maybe not so much for Prince Harry/Meghan right now but definitely lots of love for William and Kate!!

@AJ-wj3lo 4 года назад

We are from Plymouth and it is raining right now!!!!!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha I’m not shocked one bit 😛

@thecatfromsingapore 4 года назад

make some fish n chips! :D

@ssummerdew 4 года назад

I enjoy hot baked beans too! I think most eateries just serve them cold because it means less work for them and it’s still edible :(

@jacobjamersony 4 года назад

Came to the channel to watch Justin

@sharonlee3426 4 года назад

Did the both of you found any GOOD/NICE FISH & CHIPS in singapore? Personally im wary of singapore's fish and chips and ended up not ordering any because past experiences were not the best, born and raised in singapore but i gave up on that dish. On the side note: Super interested in the topic of middle lower high class experiences/stories you have in Britain! Would you ever do a video on something similar?

@MrScall35 4 года назад

The closest you can get to UK fish n chips in Singapore is Smiths along Bukit Timah Rd. Singapore's hawker centres, restaurants, seem to use french fries rather than chips. In UK, Chinese & Indian takeways are just as popular as Fish n Chips. UK is very tribal, collectively not individually. North hates the south, south hates the north. Scots & Welsh hate the English. Liverpool hates Manchester n vice versa. Newcastle hates Sunderland n vice versa. And it is the same with other cities throughout the UK. You can be stereotyped just by where you come from. For example. If you are from Yorkshire or Scotland you are supposed to be mean with your money, which by my experience is not the case. If you are from Liverpool you are a thief, again totally wrong.

@hitmonleo 4 года назад

Commuting in and around Essex into London on a daily basis (before lockdown) and sorry to correct you Justin but absolutely no conversation from anyone on their daily commutes! Everyone glued to their phones 😂📱

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

To be fair justin will strike up conversation with anyone haha, but that’s such a shame :( I guess phone culture has definitely changed in the last six years since we lived there!

@hitmonleo 4 года назад

Yep definitely, I suppose it also depends what train you're on. The trains with the bar/counter service and tins of Becks, Stella and Ghost Ship IPA do tend to be the ones that strangers strike more conversations on... must be a correlation there 😄

@einnairo 4 года назад

Brits love indian and chinese is a luxury. I was surpised when they had curry with their chips (we call it fries) but thinking about it, its like us having potato in curry anyway, just made differently!

@anish7183 4 года назад

You and Justin should watch money heist on netflix. It’s similar to death note which I think you’ve seen before !

@joshuatan9002 4 года назад

Have u seen the British comedy mind your language back in the day?

@tobyteng7522 4 года назад

Talking about British food, have you had jellied eels?

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

noo haha have you?

@foodngems 4 года назад

omg it looks so nasty hahahahaha

@tobyteng7522 4 года назад

@@GeorgiaCaney No I have not. I planned to visit London in May this year but had to cancel it unfortunately. I would like to try it once.

@scootfwm 4 года назад

Toby Teng I would imagine it wouldn’t taste like Japanese unagi! haha

@tobyteng7522 4 года назад

May I know how do you pronounce the word "scone" please? And do you put on the cream first or the jam first?

@shadertheboi 4 года назад

I find that cold baked beans' texture is a little more hardy compared to hot baked beans. Hot baked beans can sometimes be a little too mushy for my liking.

@MrBenHaynes 4 года назад

The sauce is thinner when heated, but it's worth it.

@paulineng6177 4 года назад

I enjoy British humours, more witty and subtle.

@denntit 4 года назад

thank you for clearing the wrong perception that those in Singapore are earning much lesser than the rest of the world

@jdlc903 4 года назад

10:05 what jobs in uk finish at 4:30? At the lower end if the job market its pretty non stop

@GaryOw 4 года назад

Complain about the wevver, Bruv!

@MrBenHaynes 4 года назад

Cut it out!

@LadySymphora 4 года назад

The only British food I like, fish and chips. haha

@carrottttt8679 4 года назад

I saw someone that looked like Justin even with the hair colour and beard, I'm not sure if its him or not, but we bumped to each other in the mrt and he cursed at me with a Singapore accent

@alanpoh2879 2 года назад

Is the class divide more prominent in UK than in Singapore, or you notice any class divide in Singapore?

@zanmxy 4 года назад

I can't live without English Breakfast Tea (I don't add cream and sugar though), I love Baked Beans and Toast, hate cold beans though haha I really like British culture and I love the accent, I wish I could speak like that, I've seen videos and photos of the countrysides and I wish I could live in the UK 🥺

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Aw love that haha

@weiweiweiling 4 года назад

I’ve heard much about how the GCSEs differ significantly in Singapore and in the UK 🤣 would be crazy if there could b a comparison of some sort done LOL

@pat7471 4 года назад

Ah... I really miss the fish and chips with salt and vinegar! Ah... the chips and beans too! If I remembered correctly, they were rather affordable at £1.99 and £0.99 respectively. A good meal for a poor student on a tight budget.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

So goood 🤤🤤

@mikea.1586 4 года назад

How about blood and kidney or eel pies?

@kimlt9923 4 года назад

Just curious - I've noticed Justin doing that hand gesture before (15:57) in your earlier videos. Is it a British thing? What does it signify? Thanks for clarifying.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha it’s just means something good :)

@boogywumpy 4 года назад

No one: Not a single soul: Justin:"You got Cs for GCSEs and A levels? Don't worry, come come come! We'll have space for you since you got $!"

@nightowl4121 4 года назад

Do British people love Scones and eat them regularly?

@japrpg 4 года назад

I'm so shocked by the baked beans part....I hate them coz they're cold and slimy served at many places. Why doesnt anyone heat them up here?

@reeeyou 4 года назад

Omg i thought i was the only one who loves hot baked beans. Gosh.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

No way haha

@raeannseah1381 4 года назад

Earlyy

@hannah5sos 4 года назад

have you guys ever visited the british club in Singapore?

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

I have actually!

@Eugene_es_nk 4 года назад

Singapore had a courtesy movement started in the 70s' why are Singaporean also having a gloomy face it's bcs of our upbringing and society taught us how we should grow up to be can we be friendly yes we could but it all depends on the person

@49lumen 4 года назад

Do English people follow table manners when having lunch or dinner even at home? Is it ok to hold fried chicken drumstick by hand and eat at home while dinning with family members?

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yes it’s fine haha I guess it depends on your upbringing though!

@mercedesontanon5337 4 года назад

British food OMG cant wait not to see it again LOL ... always complaining for sure 😂 but I agree you have a big part of Asia in the UK ( I live in London)

@Richard1855 4 года назад

We have the equivalent of chavs here in Australia and they are called bogan.

@selinajb 4 года назад

Now i m worried to study in plymouth if i every get to go because of this situation. I will miss the sun every though it is so hot here.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

honestly its pretty relentless lol...

@selinajb 4 года назад

Then 3 years will be hard😭

@cdplayerman 4 года назад

How is it like taking national exams (O-level & A-level) in the UK compare to SG.

@deet5960 4 года назад

TheEpicProduction you guys should try sg o level 10 year series and do a comparison between UK o levels

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

TheEpicProduction you should check out Evan Edinger videos, he’s an American in the UK and he does a lot of the UK test papers for fun! :)

@CorneliaTan1007 4 года назад

I have read somewhere (probably Quora) that the UK ones are much easier than the SG ones.

@lsvop 4 года назад

I've heard that Brits are awesome gardeners

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha I think a lot are yes!

@pw7858 4 года назад

Hi Guys, chanced upon your vlogs and found them insightful & hilarious....just to add on to your sharing.....Brits love tea breaks and have a good natter; they also like to complain about the traffic+endless road works+what was on the telly the night before (in addition to the weather); eat strange (but some say delicious) food like mushy peas, fish fingers, black pudding; work life balance is sacred - especially POETS day; sarcastic, self-deprecating comedy (piss taking) is very much the essence of British culture e.g. Harry Enfield, Monty python; class system is latent but some people like to judge someone’s background (unfairly) based on their accents e.g. Essex. OK, enough from me time for that cup of tetleys and some digestives......

@republicanschefers 4 года назад

British food is delicious. Indian food is delicious. I love all food 😍

@bbbf09 2 года назад

Its funny peoples perceptions of weather / climate and statistical reality . Almost everywhere in UK only 1 day in 3 has any rain in it on average - and of course that 1 day it generally rains only a short fraction of the day not necessarily allday. Days where it rains all day are rare. I reckon if you would step outside your house at random only one time in a hundred would you find it raining. Sunshine varies a lot from only 20% in some places to nearly half the time in the sunnier spots.

@seogeneration 4 года назад

How do you differentiate between working and middle/upper class by accent? I can only differentiate between british and American accents. R there any examples?

@foodngems 4 года назад

How the queen speaks vs how everybody else speaks 😂😂😂

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Hard to explain without you living there to experience it really!

@deathdragonslayer1 4 года назад

There are certain words/lingo that the working class use, that the upper class wouldn't. Things like "fam" etc.

@Sgscouser 4 года назад

It seems to me that the northerners are more working-class like as Compared to places in the south.

@lonerangerz 4 года назад

Does prestigious universities in the UK also do the same? As long as you have $?

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

No they’re different because there’s a strict entry requirement and I guess they have a reputation to uphold!

@lukewarmbloodedmammal 4 года назад

You're a wizard! Haha

@hamizahaqilah9291 4 года назад

I’m a singaporean and i hate cold baked beans too 🥴

@skygal22 4 года назад

yeh im in love with brit humors, never like lame american jokes... in comparison with a film like human traffic vs hungover lol.. definitely human traffic!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha that’s not to say Americans don’t have a great sense of humour because they definitely can, it’s just quite different!

@owl77 4 года назад

Thanks. I like to know more on life in uk. Do you speak or understands Scottish language?

@mfkeir227 4 года назад

People who live in Scotland speak English. Dialects can differ in parts of England, Wales and Northeren Ireland but we can understand each other. Although you do get people who say they cant understand you 🙄 but that happens with all nationalities I suppose 🤷‍♀️

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yes we can understand Scottish accent 😛

@minute_craft1256 4 года назад

If M&S is tier one, where does Fortnum & Mason stand? 😆

@jaysonkwok96 4 года назад

In the UK I greet the mandem with wagwan my G what you saying 🤣

@nicccccc4073 4 года назад

I feel like people here are kind of awkward or put off by striking up conversations with random people because the concept of 'stranger danger' is constantly drilled into our minds. It's just that concept which has made us kind of(?) fearful to speak to random strangers

@japrpg 4 года назад

yeah definitely the "stranger danger" culture in a random outdoor setting, BUT i think in an internal space, we can open and chatty especially to tourists and foreigners. Depends on the setting.