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00:16 First impressions
01:46 Communication difficulties
05:08 English lesson for Americans
07:37 Class system in the UK
08:50 Pub culture
12:50 Prejudice about Americans
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@colinhingston4048 2 месяца назад

I do get a bit fed up with Americans saying that they don't have a class system in the US, yet one hears about "trailer trash" and "Hollywood Celebrities"

@lizbignell7813 2 месяца назад

Americans have a class system but it isn’t as classy as ours…!

@fredfred1651 2 месяца назад

Its true, Americans have NO Class ;p

@thadtuiol1717 2 месяца назад

Americans have a money system. The old WASP class system died over a 100 years ago. Now your importance/worth is judged on how rich you are

@Otacatapetl 2 месяца назад

@@thadtuiol1717 The Americans didn't have a class system, so they had to invent one. As you say, it's based on money.

@Lnel3799 2 месяца назад

😅

@helenwood8482 2 месяца назад

We're not unfriendly. We just respect personal space.

@kenthefley2226 2 месяца назад

Saying hello is not an invasion of personal space. Being offended by someone doing so is pretty silly.

@JackNeil-zz2uw 2 месяца назад

@@kenthefley2226 saying hello is definitely invading someone space what right do you have? Do you say hello? If you do not know them. Maybe they just want to walk past you from someone who’s lived in England a long time. I understand this.

@kenthefley2226 2 месяца назад

@@JackNeil-zz2uw I feel sorry for you if that is the society you live in. What a dark place. We say hello to strangers all the time. If anyone is offended, they can pound sand.

@JackNeil-zz2uw 2 месяца назад

@@kenthefley2226 or they would pound you, but each to their own maybe that’s something other people should learn, not everyone is the same

@kenthefley2226 2 месяца назад

@@JackNeil-zz2uw They ain't pounding me, tough guy. That's your preference.

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@ianjames9970 2 месяца назад

We Brits do not like in the face salespeople. If we wish help, then we ask. We hate over the top FAKE emotions. No class system??????? What joke.

@isaactuuri6488 2 месяца назад

100% agreed, from an American looking to work abroad after I learn the language and culture of where I am going. America is largely arrogant and lacking in reflection and truth.

@user-lm2vs1sl3v Месяц назад

@@isaactuuri6488I’m British and have lived in The USA for 14 years. My wife is American although has lived most of her life outside of The USA. We have some really interesting conversations about why Americans are so fake. We think it’s because they know just how ignorant they are so it’s a protective facade to make them feel better about themselves.

@antonycharnock2993 11 дней назад

I remember when the Disney store first opened in my local shopping centre. They had people stood outside saying "Have a nice day!" It didn't last long like most american work practices.

@pholdway5801 6 дней назад

Sales men

@johnallsopp6324 2 месяца назад

To quote Micky Flanagan, speaking of Americans, ''after a while their positivity exhausts you''.

@davidbentley4032 Месяц назад

Even Phoebe had her fill of it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CckWAfRINNQ.htmlsi=OIlI_8YO8T-0h2LW

@antonycharnock2993 11 дней назад

"They don't know how to take the piss..."😂😂

@jaynepaige5702 9 дней назад

Bastard of a wig.

@philipcochran1972 2 месяца назад

If you want 'direct' try Yorkshire, Liverpool and Glasgow. London is not representative of the UK. Driving on the left in the UK is not the 'wrong side'.

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

The left is the wrong side and the driver's seat is on the wrong side of the car as well!

@KeithWilliamMacHendry 2 месяца назад

@@georgecooksey8216 Lol Rubbish, the UK drives on the left because we never changed, all nations used to ride on the left until the left handed Napoleon introduced right side traffic. The Romans rode on the left & introduced it to Britain, that was before the Germanic English arrived. When the US adopted right side driving followed by mass car production many countries were compelled to change, like Argentina, the Philippines & Canada as examples. Riding a horse in earlier times meant producing your sword with your right hand, 90% of people are right handed & kept to the left of on coming riders in case they felt threatened & would produce their their sword with their right hand. By countries changing to the right it only meant you'd end up with countries throughout the world being on either side. Right side became dominant but there are still some 35% on the left. Keep left, you know it makes sense. 🤪

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

@@KeithWilliamMacHendry I surrender! How could I not after that brilliant explanation. I stand corrected and in the future I will respectfully correct my compatriots when they err on this issue. Years ago I drove a rental car from London to Brecon and it was the most mentally exhausting drive of my life - fighting the persistent urge to drive on the right side while trying to enjoy the scenery of the beautiful countryside.

@AnthonyHunter-xd4wk 2 месяца назад

@@KeithWilliamMacHendry😂😂 no side is the right or wrong side to drive on. This argument is so petty.

@davidthomas3826 2 месяца назад

The left is very much the correct side to drive on when in the UK

@annfrancoole34 2 месяца назад

Why is she comparing rural American to London. That's like comparing Windsor to New York or Chicago.

@nickbrown6457 2 месяца назад

She makes some interesting observations, but if she went out of London to rural England, she would find people much more like those at home in rural USA. London is a foreign country to most British people.

@TR4zest 2 месяца назад

Is Windsor your idea of rural?

@bwilson5401 29 дней назад

Because she's American brainwashed.And unfortunately that shits spread here now.

@blackvulcan100 25 дней назад

@@nickbrown6457 Indeed a country to be avoided as much as possible !

@helenwood8482 2 месяца назад

American class is based on money. Ours isn't.

@Lxx-tc4xc 2 месяца назад

My American family of origin lived in genteel poverty, a status that most Americans don't know about, but which used to be common in the UK. My American family was posh in some ways, such as the occasional foreign trip, the magazines we subscribed to. To many Americans, the lifestyle of my parents simply did not compute. I discovered British genteel poverty thanks to the fact that genteel poverty was the lifestyle depicted in quite a few British novels. When I attended USA universities, I had to spend my money very carefully. At the same time, I did not need a scholarship thanks to small inheritances.

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

American "class" is based on mobility which may or may not involve wealth. Some of the most classless people are very wealthy.

@ytfeelslikenorthkorea 2 месяца назад

Judging Brits based on her experience in LONDON. It's like me judging ALL Americans based on a single experience with a person from New York...

@foljs5858 2 месяца назад

She is judging the Brits she saw and worked with in London. What do you want her to do? Put a dozen disclaimers, caveats, and provisos, "you know I say Brits, but this might not describe people from Sunderland or Newcastle or Glasgow"? It's not like there's a huge difference on the matters she describes across the UK anyway, get over it...

@ytfeelslikenorthkorea 2 месяца назад

@@foljs5858 well... yes? Or maybe. Don't pass judgement at all? Americans don't have a good opinion around the world as it is, don't reinforce the stereotypes?

@trytellingthetruth.2068 2 месяца назад

There's no such thing as British English. English is English.

@foljs5858 2 месяца назад

@@ytfeelslikenorthkorea What stereotypes? All she said still holds, whether in London or Cardiff or Glasgow or Manchester! There is a clear class distinction, the people are less constantly smiling and fake-friendly than Americans, and so on.

@nickbrown6457 2 месяца назад

London is so not Britain, or England anymore. If you want to see the real England, you need to get out of London, and other big metropolitan areas.

@Otacatapetl 2 месяца назад

I don't know what makes Americans think that the British would speak American and not English.

@wulfgold 2 месяца назад

as Borat would say "it's a very funny retardation".

@Lxx-tc4xc 2 месяца назад

Many working class Brits speak an outright dialect which goes well beyond an accent.

@Otacatapetl 2 месяца назад

@Lxx-tc4xc Still not American though, is it?

@hubertcraig442 2 месяца назад

Oscar Wilde quote two countries divided by a common language 😂

@wessexdruid7598 2 месяца назад

@@hubertcraig442 Noah Webster set out to make American a separate language, quite deliberately.

@annfrancoole34 2 месяца назад

Been to New York several times nobody but nobody say hello.

@TheCornishCockney 2 месяца назад

Same for me when I went there.

@sh.4409 23 дня назад

Why would strangers say hello?

@orlando-from-The-Bronx 12 дней назад

You're too often exposed to way too many people in NY. After realizing you're saying hello every second, you'd stop saying it and that eventually becomes your default. That's why foreign immigrants and out of state transplants to NY also don't say hello.

@thadtuiol1717 2 месяца назад

FFS, judging English people on what you experienced in London is like judging all Americans on what you experience in NYC.

@Lily_The_Pink972 2 месяца назад

Sounds like she didn't use her 25 days holiday to explore our fantastic country!

@user-zw4mz2gx5w 2 месяца назад

⁠@@Lily_The_Pink972: To talk weather? 😢

@Lily_The_Pink972 2 месяца назад

@user-zw4mz2gx5w Don't be ridiculous. British people talk about a whole lot more than the weather. And if she'd travelled round the country she'd have a met a huge variety of different and interesting people who would be happy to converse about all sorts of things.

@Lxx-tc4xc 2 месяца назад

Yes!!!!

@ibizawavey8630 2 месяца назад

I have no qualms about judging the English. I had one as a General Manager, what an absolute prick, had I known what I know now I would've played him like a fiddle.

@johnnynephrite6147 2 месяца назад

You don't say hello to everyone in New York City. Dont compare London to Appleton Wisconsin.

@isaactuuri6488 2 месяца назад

well said. When I visit rural mid-west America, folks say hello to strangers. When working in LA and SF, people look at you pissed off when you say hello.

@MrVvulf 2 месяца назад

The "upspeak" trend among younger Americans drives me up a wall. Every sentence they utter sounds like they're asking a question. It's even worse than the Valley Girl speaking trend of the 1980s.

@Lily_The_Pink972 2 месяца назад

It's so irritating! And all the girls with their squeaky, baby doll, cutesie voices!

@chrisbamborough222 2 месяца назад

Yes i hear this so often and its caught on in the UK .When i hear it on the Radio i have to switch it off.

@lemming9984 2 месяца назад

The first time I heard of the Upspeaking was on a Frank Zappa song from 1974 - called "Valley Girl" !

@rbnhd1144 Месяц назад

Thank you, well said, its off putting and sounds so stupid, that's the TV doing the teaching here.

@kobostinywings 14 дней назад

Or the croak voice as they end their sentences. It's incredibly irritating.

@robertparsons313 2 месяца назад

My UK friend describing an American woman getting the vapors after hearing about a failed terrorist attack: "You know how dramatic they can be."

@louisemiller3784 2 месяца назад

Having been in NYC, I’ve never come across the level of rudeness I experienced there, but not all Americans are like that

@Lnel3799 2 месяца назад

The class system in Britain is based on hundreds of years of feudalism; the American class system is mostly based on modern capitalism. Yes, there is a difference. One is more entrenched and taken seriously by its adherents; the other is more fluid and casual.

@louisemiller3784 2 месяца назад

No class system in the US? Is she kidding??????

@sotecluxan4221 2 месяца назад

At least no LOrds, Queen, Princes.....paid by taxpayers, though those r incredibly rich, without doing a thing.

@louisemiller3784 2 месяца назад

@@sotecluxan4221 yes but it still has a class system

@christinac3929 2 месяца назад

Is she kidding? Where would she encounter Michael Bloomberg or other billionaire?

@ABC1701A 2 месяца назад

@@sotecluxan4221 Maybe learn a few facts, they AREN'T paid by the taxpayers but many of the wealthy in the US ARE. You have it back to front. sorry.

@digidol52 2 месяца назад

Not as strong as it was but the old WASP crowd are still around although they stick together and tend to be somewhat hidden. Obviously this woman has never applied to join an old-established country club.

@skipperclinton1087 2 месяца назад

I hate to break it to you but as a US citizen that's lived in SE Asia for 22 years us "yanks" are not looked upon fondly by Australians either.

@tony152 2 месяца назад

London isn’t England it’s like saying New York is American.

@Mr_Kenneth 2 месяца назад

Exactly. Plus NY is NOTHING like California, or like Texas

@AnthonyHunter-xd4wk 2 месяца назад

New York is more American than London is England. It's like comparing apples and oranges outside of a shared language we have different historical experiences and different culture.

@jaysterling26 2 месяца назад

'Driving on the wrong side of the road'.( besides India , Japan..etc..)...oh,dear...By the way, as a native Brit I appreciated the subtitles.

@nickbrown6457 2 месяца назад

A third of the world drive on the 'wrong' side of the road, including most of south east Asia, Japan, Australia, and about a third of Africa!

@wessexdruid7598 2 месяца назад

@@nickbrown6457 And it used to be more.

@tpkyterooluebeck9224 Месяц назад

I nearly couldn't get my driver's license in the USA because as a native Yankie, I wanted to drive on the correct side of the road, which for my brain, was the left side. 🤣 I was never out of the USA, so I blame Genetics for that one as my Great Grandma was British.

@user-lf2ov1eu9y 2 месяца назад

Come to the North of England, most local folk say hello and are polite, and are very socialable.

@neilmccarthy5102 2 месяца назад

I’d imagine the unfriendly nature of people in London would be true of people in New York or any other mega city.

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

That's true. It's pointless to generalize - and I don't think being reserved necessarily means being unfriendly.

@antonycharnock2993 11 дней назад

I'm from Sheffield a big city renowned for its friendliness then as a student I moved to Manchester which I found very unfriendly.

@bushwhackeddos.2703 10 дней назад

The Cockneys were very friendly, maybe that’s why the powers that be, cleansed them from their city.

@schrodingerscat1863 2 месяца назад

Seems to me she spent most of her time in London which is a very different vibe to the north of England and more rural areas generally. There locals are a lot more outgoing and friendly to strangers.

@DW-py4up Месяц назад

Meh depending on what on those strangers look like

@martinj40m 2 месяца назад

Ive never started a conversation with someone I don’t know by talking about football or cricket - perhaps she works in sports marketing

@antonycharnock2993 11 дней назад

I used to sell subscriptions for the Times newspaper and I've got a strong Yorkshire accent(someone said I sound like Sean Bean) It was one of the things we had to discuss with potential subscribers. You can imagine the people who read The Times. I had a few "Oh I'm sorry Lord so and so isn't here at the moment..."😂😂

@alexlanning712 2 месяца назад

Here in Australia I've come across the odd American, and it appears to me they're so "self-absorbed" they're like a fish out of water

@leec6707 2 месяца назад

I think Brits and Aussies gel but many yanks are jarring!

@alexlanning712 2 месяца назад

@@leec6707Yanks cant "adapt" all they want to do is change things

@jhindle7883 6 дней назад

I think that is the most accurate description of the American tourist type I've ever heard. Good on ya Bruce.

@alexlanning712 6 дней назад

@@jhindle7883 Thanks J, I'll go have a chunder in the Pacific

@NightSkyTower 2 месяца назад

Unfair..bad comparison....try saying hello to folks in New York vs NYC and that's the same as London..... Midwest yes, lived in Arkansas... very different to New York City. All big cities folks are the same...go go go..

@FumFel20 2 месяца назад

Absolutely true.

@Sue474 2 месяца назад

Talking of the drinking and socialising in a pub, buying rounds, there's no stigma in having non-alcoholic drinks in a pub. No need to drink more (or any) alcohol than you want to.

@ABC1701A 2 месяца назад

My husband always took part in rounds, paying when it was his turn. And he's ALWAYS been teetotal. Nobody cared if it was x beers and a coke.

@MrRawMonkey 2 месяца назад

Friendly America where people carry guns

@tenniskinsella7768 26 дней назад

Very good points I am friendly either people in my local store snd cafe Vehen my hidbz d died theyvgave me flowers. We are not aloof

@tenniskinsella7768 26 дней назад

Rotten typing Say it again. I'm friendly with cashiers in local store and cafe. They knew my husband and when he died they gave me flowers and free meal in the cafe. We are friendly

@jang3412 20 дней назад

@@tenniskinsella7768 I'd guessed what had happened and had sort of guessed what you'd meant to say - thanks for clarifying - but it was kind of fun as well - I like puzzles! Appreciate seeing if I got it right.

@jamiesimms7084 2 месяца назад

The north isn't like London and most people will say hello some places on the coast and South South are friendly too

@shanghaiffgg 2 месяца назад

I lived in London also for 8 years. The British are friendly people but they are reserved and will generally go about their business unless there is a good reason to communicate with you. It would be a mistake to misread that for a lack of friendliness or rudeness.

@paolow1299 2 месяца назад

The class system exists in the US just as it does in the UK .if you look back far enough you find the same families are all related to each other even today .The Queen was related to more than one President .

@ericadams3428 2 месяца назад

All Presidents apart from one (Martin van Buren) have descent from King John

@antonycharnock2993 11 дней назад

The Kennedys married into British aristocracy and the American landowners must have had that link originally,

@seijika46 2 месяца назад

London is not England, let alone the whole UK. In most countries the capital city is wildly different from the rest of the country - its own little world, largely despised by those who toil under its misrule. As for being unfriendly, I consider it immensely rude and presumptious for strangers to accost you with random chatter - particularly when its generally surface-level chatter to pass their time at the expense of yours. When it comes to class divide, its pretty much just ended up the same way here as in the US (and indeed most of the world): rich versus poor, haves vs have nots. It might be more blatant with titles and such, but segregation via private schools and areas of wealthy housing are the same as anywhere else. With regard to things being "wrong" here, its simply different. If we're judging things as to what is more prevalent globally - the US really should have gone over to celsius and the metric system (amongst other things) long ago - but they won't out of the sheer arrogance that they are right and everyone else is wrong so everyone else should do as they do.

@tpkyterooluebeck9224 Месяц назад

Metric failed in the USA because a bunch of fools insisted it would be too costly to make that switch and many cities, counties, and whatever agency is behind the cost of replacing all those signs, all put their foot down and said "no". :P This is what my Math teacher told me, so if there is any factual errors, I blame the teacher.

@Kingshieldwall 2 месяца назад

Maybe it's because 'empty vessels make the loudest noise' that Americans are loud and emotional 🤔

@Jill-mh2wn 2 месяца назад

As a child, growing up in a very low but middle class home ,I was taught not to be ostentatious ,loud in company and that it was not considered `nice` to show off. Of course ,this upbringing colours my attitude to those cultures where this is considered the norm, so perhaps it is this that makes older people look a bit askance at visiting Americans.

@trevornorman7563 2 месяца назад

the biggest shock is that we speak english where as the septic tanks don't

@Tbone1492 2 месяца назад

I was born in Italy moved to the U.S. I travel back and forth yearly. I thought America was one stereotype. It's like 50 Country's with a common language. I try not to put people in 1 category🙏

@GWAYGWAY1 2 месяца назад

Very few British people are living in London so the foreign contingent is now huge. Do not take London as typical of the British, go up North a bit and get away from the evil place.

@Tbone1492 2 месяца назад

It's just like visiting NYC or LA. Not really a true representation

@TheCornishCockney 2 месяца назад

How very dare you !!

@petebennett3733 Месяц назад

@@TheCornishCockneyeasy, London sucks lol

@SamianHQuazi 2 месяца назад

The Bri'ish sound very much like the Japanese, when you're crammed into a small series of islands and high population density, you're forced to become reserved, polite, even two-faced at times to maintain social order and peace, even at the expense of free speech and being able to freely speak your mind.

@TR4zest 2 месяца назад

Absolute bollocks from this woman, and you, apparently.

@TonyZoster 2 месяца назад

That young woman reminds me of an US American man I met on a plane who said to me and my wife that "he just done Europe in two weeks." My wife and I looked at each other speechless because we had just spend 12 moths traveling throughout Europe in a camper van and had not seen everything . Please note that there are many different nations on the continent America and all their population are Americans. I emphasised that my comment is about an US American.

@alicedell8595 2 месяца назад

About strangers not saying"hello" to you. Middle America will be mostly locals. London is too diverse to compare (and foreigners are the majority).

@user-lf2ov1eu9y 2 месяца назад

I am sorry to say, but there is barely any traditional English culture and behaviours /values left in London. London is more an international culture city.Try looking for place that serves pies, sauage rolls and fish n chips, these places are decreasing. But if you visit the small English towns, you will encounter a very different type of English culture, that you may find rather interesting as an American.

@DW-py4up Месяц назад

All the things you mentioned are available in London. What are English values?

@bushwhackeddos.2703 10 дней назад

@@DW-py4up The Cockneys were never asked, very hard to keep your culture alive when your people have been cleansed.

@macca8562 2 месяца назад

Even Northern ukers find Londoners impossible to get on with, they seem to look down on everyone else north of the Watford gap.

@bushwhackeddos.2703 10 дней назад

Do you mean the born and bred cockneys which make up about 10% of the population now, or the new Londoners?

@delskioffskinov 2 месяца назад

Excellent video Max very informative and Laura seemed like a very likeable Lass! Enjoyed watching this thank You!

@johnpurvis1276 2 месяца назад

It's quite insulting, there's no such thing as British English- it's just ENGLISH!

@leec6707 2 месяца назад

I keep hearing yanks say it and it's awful.

@nikiyoussef55 Месяц назад

@@leec6707 why is it awful American accent is very different from british accent

@Anglo_Saxon1 Месяц назад

There's only one English language.There may be loads of different regional dialects.I'm English,I live in England and I speak English,not 'British English'.

@stuartgraham5045 Месяц назад

Under no circumstances can the Tories ever be described as "centrist left"!

@chriskberks5471 Месяц назад

This is a really interesting discussion. I loved the questions and the lady’s responses were so considered. Excellent viewing.

@Jill-mh2wn 2 месяца назад

A very interesting interview . It reminded me strongly of something I learned from a friend who worked in the London branch of a huge American concern ,Merrill Lynch. Their executives were expected to do a stint in all the major cities of the World at some time and it was almost certain that each would say that the most difficult place for their families to settle in was the UK .Not because of any prejudice, but because when they first knew their next placement ,they would prepare very carefully and intensively beforehand. They KNEW that this was not necessary of the UK, after all it was just like the USA only smaller.!

@barrysteven5964 11 дней назад

Talking about Americans being emotionally over the top, to our minds anyway, reminded me of something. We look after our grandchildren a couple of times a week (aged six and three). My little grandson isn't that interested in the TV but his older sister loves children's programmes. Her parents and I have now banned her from watching a lot of American children's programmes because we noticed that her behaviour always got really bad afterwards. British and Australian children's programmes don't seem to affect her in the same way. We put it down to two things although these are just theories. 1. That the tone comes across to us as hysterical. Everyone shouts ALL the time. It's non-stop yelling. Nobody says they 'like' something, it's always 'totally awesome' and they are always incredibly 'excited' about the slightest most mundane things. It's absolutely exhausting. 2. There is very often some moral story. One of the characters will be mean/selfish/unkind, then something will happen which will make them realise the error of their ways, then they will apologise and finally the rest will forgive them and they'll all be amazing friends again. The problem is that little kids see the first bit with the bad behaviour and they think it's fun. They either forget the rest of the moralising or it goes over their heads or they've just lost concentration by then. So they end up just imitating the mean, selfish, unkind bit. If American kids are fed this all the time they must be up the walls.

@kernow9324 5 дней назад

I'm a Brit but was born and brought up in a small town 300 miles from London. When I moved to London, one of the first things that confused me was people would say to me, "I'll see you later." I thought we had a date/appointment and would stay in that evening. It took me a while to realise that it's just a way of saying bye, see you another time. Londoners are private, but once you get to known them a little, they're great fun.

@jonathanvince8173 2 месяца назад

The same thing in major American cities is people don't talk head down. Also if your in smaller cities in Britain it is the same thing people are more friendly talking helpful.

@wulfgold 2 месяца назад

An American that does sales... I bet there were quite a lot of honest reactions that happened. ....shockingly, this video contains an advert buried 5 minute in.

@Lily-Bravo Месяц назад

We had salespeople saying "have a nice day" as a mantra. If I know they don't mean it, I say "Not if I can help it" Other ones I cannot stand are "Sorry for your loss", "Thank you for your service" (although I have only experienced that on a Curb your Enthusiasm episode. I also don't like people saying "someone has passed " as I always wonder whether it is a red light or wind.

@UFO1601 2 месяца назад

It might come as a bit of a shock , but the UK isn't just London. Even people who live in different parts of the UK don't like London and rarely, if ever go there. I think you have a twisted sense of what the UK is like based on Hollywoods interpretation. If you visit the UK again, I would suggest you avoid London like the plague, like the rest of us do.

@TheCornishCockney 2 месяца назад

Oi,that’s my hometown you are slagging off. But if I’m honest,my old manor has turned into a third world shithole.

@davidrhodes5245 2 месяца назад

British English ??…..It’s just ENGLISH. Americans speak English with of course some different words for the same things, but they are all still English words. Please don’t tell me that Americans on vacation around the world, if asked what language they speak, reply with “I speak American English”….Because people would think you were crazy. It is ENGLISH. Not British English.

@RoyCousins 2 месяца назад

I'm English. I speak English, not British.

@lesley585 2 месяца назад

Have you ever heard a French person say I speak French French? Or a Spaniards speak Spanish Spanish? Americans need to admit to speaking American. Its not English and was never meant to be. They changed too many things intentionally for it to ever be the same.

@emmypuss4533 Месяц назад

Interesting, insightful, empathetic lady. I think I would enjoy her company.

@user-xz6qk9wf9j 2 месяца назад

In any large city, people tend to keep themselves to themselves. It's self-preservation. Big cities are dangerous places, and you tend not to make eye contact. It's the same in New York, Paris etc. Londoners are not unfriendly as such, just weary of strangers.

@davidjohns4745 2 месяца назад

“Posh” comes from the boats on the river Nile. When travelling out one side would be shaded and the other in direct sun. The expensive seats were always in the shade. On the journey back the other side of the boat was shaded. They were marked Port Out Starboard Home. Ie the “posh” seats. Funnily enough though British class is not about money, it’s more about upbringing.

@user-ke1vk5jf9r 9 дней назад

I always understood it to be about the journey from Britain to India and the far East (and back); on which side of the ship is your cabin. Having travelled by ship from Singapore to Britain via the Suez Canal, just before it closed in 1956, I can assure you that cabins on the sunny (south side) of the ship were almost unbearable in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

@davidjohns4745 9 дней назад

@@user-ke1vk5jf9r It must have applied in multiple instances. Sorry to hear that you didn’t have the “Posh” cabin 😝 You must have had a “Soph” one.

@matthewcuomo765 2 месяца назад

This guest has scattered thinking.

@nigelsheppard625 2 месяца назад

If a Brit says: "Yes, we could do that"..."That's certainly an option".... "That's one way of looking at it" ... "We'll park that idea for a second" ... It means an outright NO.

@digidol52 2 месяца назад

And if you hear "We really must have lunch soon" it means "I hope never to set eyes on you ever again".

@Lxx-tc4xc 2 месяца назад

What Laura says about London is also true of New York and Chicago.

@Kevinattheabbey Месяц назад

Probably the majority of 'unfriendly' people you came across in London were in fact tourists from other parts of the globe. Go outside of London and into smaller towns and you would have found it different. My friend has a polish partner and he finds it funny and strange that we make conversation in coffee shops etc. with people we don't know. Other Americans living here mostly comment how friendly we are.

@JonseyWales 2 месяца назад

This idea of experiencing London and then commenting on the UK is annoying and ignorant. London is a VERY different experience to other parts of the UK, I'm born and bred in the UK and I feel like a foreigner there.

@Lxx-tc4xc 2 месяца назад

And I feel like a foreigner in New York and LA!

@daffyduk77 6 дней назад

"On a jolly" to me really means a kind of employer-funded or even approved freebie (sometimes just turning a "blind eye") - like a trip somewhere for a meal, a sporting event, some kind of modest benefit, which helped you feel the employer wasn't a total scrooge/gouger. Or maybe just tasking you to do an easier job role for a day, than you'd normally do

@markaxworthy2508 2 месяца назад

I am a Brit. I agree about buying rounds. I always buy my round early because I don't necessarily want to drink every round. Nevertheless, some people have the cheek to be offended when you don't participate in their round, even though you have already bought your own. As for questioning American friendly sincerity, I have felt it was rather formulaic since 1984 when a Coca Cola machine at the Atlanta Greyhound station wished me "Have a nice Day" with my purchase. If you want your greetings to sound sincere, it is probably best not to have machines using the same phrases.

@Jill-mh2wn 2 месяца назад

As a reserved Englishwoman ,I object to my home electronics calling me by name and saying `Hello` 🤣

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

It's not something anyone should be irritated about. It's expression of politeness and I think you will find that most of us say it with sincerity, even our machines.

@markaxworthy2508 2 месяца назад

@@georgecooksey8216 I don't mind people saying "Have an Nice Day", because they can say it with sincerity. However, when machines are programmed to say it, the human sincerity element is removed.

@georgecooksey8216 2 месяца назад

@@markaxworthy2508 If one of my machines was programmed to say it, I would probably laugh or curse at it - similar to calling customer service and getting a virtual assistant rather than a person. But you are correct - certainly no heart-felt sincerity from our machines!

@_Meng_Lan 2 месяца назад

She only has to walk or take the Tottenham court rd to Finsbury park people are naturally open and friendly in north london.. really friendly.

@famouschappi 2 месяца назад

Cheeky!

@MrAhuapai 2 месяца назад

Posh - Port out Starboard Home. It was short for the way rich people travelled by ocean steamer

@wobaguk 2 месяца назад

Sadly that is a nice story that has been debunked, with usage of posh predating the first opportunity to apply it to shipping

@MrAhuapai 2 месяца назад

@@wobaguk I think that it hasnt been debunked rather there is no real evidence of the origin. The words were used in print first in 1918 so that doesnt predate the shipping.

@richardhargrave6082 2 месяца назад

London is not a reflection of the UK. Everyone is on their way to somewhere. We don't particularly like someone asking if you need help as soon as you step over the threshold, let us have a look around first. If you're outside the touristy capital people are more out-gong

@roxybennett3964 2 месяца назад

Strange this other USA lady felt completely opposite from her, that UK are friendly and wants to live in the Uk it felt like the old US back in the 80s. Each person seems to have different opinions and views.

@deanwalker38 Месяц назад

@7:40 talking about how we're a class system is spot on, yes racism exists, BUT we're more classist, upper and lower class. Americans have it over there, too, but you're more concerned about racism.

@TR4zest 2 месяца назад

Where in the states is she comparing London to? I am a dual national US/UK. There is no way London is less friendly than NYC, the only city in the US that London may be compared with.

@mrclam954 9 дней назад

I want to raise a point you make about the so called British class system. As someone who has an American wife of 45 years and visited the USA many times my observation is that there is more of a class system in the USA than there is in the United Kingdom. The problem is that it is never mentioned in the American media, it is kept under wraps. The 'class system' was all about money and education many years ago. When I look at the American society of today I see many of these things; i.e. the criteria for a class system.

@Chris-mf1rm 28 дней назад

Happy to see that she says route properly 😆 (root not rowt). Anyone who thinks Brits are reserved hasn’t been to Finland. I’m an introverted Brit but I feel loud and brash when I’m there.😉

@kernow9324 5 дней назад

I don't think I have ever met anyone in the UK who thought badly of Americans. I think you're correct that we find their over-emoting a little confusing though. I first saw it on Oprah many years ago, where guests would seemingly be encouraged to berak down and cry while retelling a story. Holding it together is very British. It's not that we don't have feelings, but we save them up for when we're in the privacy of our own homes.

@JohnM-sw4sc 2 месяца назад

London has very few Brits tho. I found people in the north much more similar to my Midwest/Appalachian roots.

@dankuo8561 2 месяца назад

Laura is insightful and articulate. Thanks.

@wobaguk 2 месяца назад

Some people say the class system is replaced by financial meritocracy, others will say it hasnt changed at all but its definitely a mix of the two. The upper class hasnt changed, but the population has swelled beneath them making them proportionally smaller and smaller, while the working/middle class divide has been replaced by smooth continuum, due to the near complete shift from manufacturing to service industry. Now its not factory worker vs bank manager, its call centre operator vs call centre manager. Also the shift from debt=shame, to credit culture means that working vs middle class is not easily characterised by how you look and what you have, but often how you pay (or try to pay) for the things you feel you deserve.

@Stand663 2 месяца назад

The British class system is traditionally thus. There is the upper class. The ambassadors, diplomats, judges etc. There’s is the middle class, the doctors, teachers, lawyers, accountants etc There’s the working (labouring) classes. Industrial and agricultural. Above all the classes is the monarchy. The royal family. Head of the church. The monarchy acts as guardians of our history, laws and heritage. They are above the politics. They don’t rule, they reign. We are all intrinsically linked and depend on each other. Example: The upper class aristocrat will commission a house. The middle class lawyer will draw up the legal papers, and the working class builder will build the property etc etc. The class system works for the British. We never had a revolution as in other countries, where the peasantry has violently taken over the country ie communist revolutions. All issues or disputes are resolved through the parliamentary democratic voting process.

@MaxChernov 2 месяца назад

interesting!

@normanwallace7658 Месяц назад

Sorry you are misinformed we have had three Major revolts in our History 1st in the14th Cty "The Peasents Revolt" 2nd in the 17th Cty "The English Civil War" & 3rd in the 19th Cty "the Chartist Revolt" all brought about major change the first the the downfall of the hated Poll tax!! the second the downfall & Execution of the reigning Monarch & Introduction of our only ever Republic ( Deposed & Constitutional Monarchy resumed on the Demise of Oliver Cromwell ) also within this war the army Rebeled & this brought about the Putney Debates that were the first stirrings of Comunism & in later years where Messrs Marx & Engals obtained their Ideology for Marxism?? & Finally in the 19th Cty The Chartists revolted for Politcal Reform this actually followed in to the 20th Cty with the Suffragette Movement for Women's Right to Vote?? Sadly in present times with rampant globalisation & Corrupt Political leadership & Despots & Dictators we are sitting on the Cusp of Global Revolution for Total Change & Reform when it happens it will be Bloody much of it the self entitled global elite!! ( La Belle France & the Terrors part 2 on a Global Scale!!)

@0utcastAussie Месяц назад

@@normanwallace7658 Indeed. Bring it on. Time to stop Corporations dictating to Government their whims. (That same Government having shares in those Corporations).

@shanghaiffgg 2 месяца назад

there is a class system in the UK certainly, actually across all of Europe. The concept of old money. However, there is most certainly. class system in the US also.

@thehonestcritic6577 Месяц назад

Thought ? On a ship, Port Out Starboard Home POSH

@bryanhunter2077 2 дня назад

The class system is almost dead. I invited the Duchess of Cornwall to attend an event and she turned up and so charming. My sister is American and there your position is judged on your wealth

@roguesorcerer1145 24 дня назад

its not British English - its ENGLISH . We dont cal it Germany german or France French

@keithalderson100 9 дней назад

One of the downers of having one's language used across the globe in different countries - as their mother tongue. I'm not sure Americans really like having to have their language described as American English, I'm sure if we push them they will eventually decide they are speaking American :-) BUT, I get your point. I as an English man speak English! Period! Whoops, full-stop.

@Schuyler-ke5hh 2 месяца назад

This happens WITHIN America too. It's an interesting experience; we have so many different cultures here even amongst various European settled areas. People tend to think that in America the culture will be "white", or "black", or "Mexican". But it is always so much more complex than that. The dominantly Scottish areas are so different than the dominantly german areas; these people do not get along so well. South Americans often experience bullying by the "proper" Mexicans. Blacks and Mexicans for that matter do not get along at all, and fresh african immigrants hate black American culture. If you are surprised by cultural differences abroad, I wonder why you never even traveled your own home country. Americans should be the best at adapting, why are we a plight? It's astounding.

@DrMAMoss 2 месяца назад

Interesting observations, in London some people may say 'be careful with the three W's, Weather, Work and Women'😎

@54000biker 2 месяца назад

POSH - Port Out Starboard Home, When rich Brits travelled to The US on an ocean liner in the 30's they would sit on deckchairs to catch the sun. The sun would be on the port (left) on the way there and on the starboard (right) on the way back.

@johnsmith-de9wv Месяц назад

who told you that?? Out to the sub continent I think buddy

@darkmatter6714 Месяц назад

Remember what happened to crocodile Dundee when he said hello to some random person in NYC?

@johnholmesinchesahead342 2 дня назад

As an Englishman - I couldn't understand any of this.

@daveofyorkshire301 Месяц назад

If you accept the pub etiquette it means you go out with three people you will drink at least 4 or any multiple of 4 drinks before you call it a day... The round between friends is important and you have to declare yourself "out" right at the beginning and buy your own before a round starts.

@bryanhunter2077 Месяц назад

The Class System, Well I am working class person, yet I have mixed with all levels and have even been invited to Buckingham Palace. I have been to dinner at the House of Commons and I belong to a number of organisations which one would never think would happen, and when you think I left school at 14 years old and I am self educated.

@Lily-Bravo Месяц назад

I also feel confident to mix with all levels in society except perhaps those who put in airs and graces. As a teenager I worked in a country tea rooms and a couple of men came in, very shabby and rough looking. They ordered filet steak and some expensive drinks. I went to ask my superior whether their order should be recognised. She had a quick look then said, "My dear, those are our wealthiest customers" They did get their order, honour the payment and tip me extremely generously telling me not to put it in the pot.

@bryanhunter2077 Месяц назад

Many thanks for your reply, growing up in southern England during WW 2 you seemed to meet half the world even German P O W and I learnt a lot from this form of life. I worked as a Manager in London of a large theatre and Cinema group, for quite a few years, and left that when I got married due to the long hours and from that I went on London Buses and went from a driver to a senior manager in a few years, both these jobs opened you up to meet such a range of people and cultures.

@Lily-Bravo Месяц назад

@@bryanhunter2077 I grew up in Dover, after WW2, but my parents had two Prisoners of War who came to Christmas not long after the war ended and these two young men brought toys they had made for my sisters. One was a balancing parrot on a perch. My mother told me about them when I played with it, and told me that these young men were not our enemies but had been caught up in war between the countries. I think that was a good lesson to learn.

@MeStevely 21 день назад

Eight years in the UK, and she still didn't get it. Maybe move outside of London for a while.

@MrOranj 2 месяца назад

My grandpa would always greet strangers passing in the street. My mum's generation stopped doing that. So this was a cultural change in the 1950s I think among the boomers.

@jemradwan 2 месяца назад

Maybe I'm just Americanized from partially growing up there, but as an English person I think she's being accurate haha. I mean, I do find people further North in England a bit more open, but overall nowhere near what the "Middle of the U.S." where she's from is like. Love it the people from there honestly

@grjlynch 2 месяца назад

Interesting view. I think you may have summarised the UK by your experience in London, which like New York, is a massive urban city. London has 9m residents, 30m visitors every year and a further 1.1m people commuting into it per day. This makes life presured so unfortuanly sometimes people are less friendly than they should be. Have you been a tourist in NYC or Paris? Same thing. Leave the cities and you will find a difference. As for the ‘class' system, the USA have it too, mainly based on how much money you have, comon the world over. As for ‘our' attitude to Americans, I do agree it may not be as positive as it was, mainly I think since Trump. We cannot understand how such a narcissistic, sexist, racist, stupid man could have so many adoring followers! But then I can’t think of a county where the people get the politicians they deserve.

@anotherabeer4341 2 месяца назад

You can’t understand Trump being popular because you’re gullible to brainwashing propaganda by the globalist media. That’s why you can’t figure it out.

@ABC1701A 2 месяца назад

Why would shop assistants ask YOU if you want help, when if you actually want help then you are more than capable - I assume - of asking for it. It's the same where I live, unless it's a small owner operated shop then if you want help you ASK for it. And this ISN'T the UK.

@PaladinesAngel Месяц назад

It’s funny and fascinating to see our culture through other eyes. It’s also funny we here totally judge “posh” people negatively and look down on them, as they look down upon the lower classes 😊

@charlenemaloneheggie-vj5cm 2 дня назад

Lots of places in Britain are very friendly, and have manners, and some of America are very unfriendly , and so rude , so you can't judge everyone by your experience.

@funksocks Месяц назад

POSH is an acronym, meaning "port-out, starboard-home". It comes from the time when people used ships more commonly for international travel. More affluent people insisted on their cabin being the port side of the ship for outward journeys and starboard when they returned. I've worked for US business for over twenty years, almost all of the people I've met [there] are really good company. Obviously, you have to pull them up about mispronunciations of various words, certain incorrect spellings of words and their nation's insistence of driving on the wrong side of the road.

@ripley6942 2 месяца назад

Love these videos. This lady is so smart and articulate.

@Howay.Man.Angelica 19 дней назад

Basing brits on London, is ridiculous. I'm a northerner, Geordie to be exact. I moved to the south west of England 22yrs ago. No one could understand me properly, i had to tone my accent down, and speak slower. There's some words i just can't say any other way. I've found people in the south west, are very slow to get to know you. But once they do, they're very friendly. Up north, especially the north east, we'll talk to anyone 🤣. Literally, meet you one day, and then that's it, you get invited everywhere.

@susyward581 7 дней назад

What you have to be aware of, not all people you meet in London are Londoners. Londoners are very helpful and friendly but then people from all over Britain, whilst inwardly and sometimes outwardly deriding the south and southerners - actually gravitate towards it and they take their misery with them