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From Sticker Shock to Almost Being Hit By a Double Decker Bus to The International Flavor of the Capital of Cool, London, England has a lot to offer travelers, tourists and trip goers alike. Here are our list of 10 things that shock tourists when they visit London.
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@jmckail152 7 лет назад

"British are very organized" Say that to my room

@ilyis 7 лет назад

jolyon mckail same

@mrspongebob6150 7 лет назад

shit

@quartersense 7 лет назад

deep

@thomasmcewen5493 7 лет назад

jolyon mckail So your room only speaks Welsh?

@stanleysole4072 7 лет назад

jolyon mckail say that to southern

@WeMuckAround 7 лет назад

NOTE TO AMERICANS: Whenever you pronounce words like 'Buckingham' and 'Nottingham'. If you want to sound less like a tourist, you don't pronounce 'ham' like the food. You would pronounce 'Buckingham', (bucking-um).

@smoothfags20 7 лет назад

I`d like to add my 2-penny worth here as well.Tourists, especially Americans, always get name places wrong. For example Edinburgh is pronounced ( EDIN-BURRA ) NOT Edinboro. There are NO "o`s ) in Edinburgh. It would be so nice to know that if someone is travelling a good 4000 Miles to at least make an effort to get it right but, even when its pointed out, they do it anyway.

@SobrietyandSolace 7 лет назад

*'Always get place names wrong'. Why do people say 'burra' if that's just a rough way of pronouncing 'borough' when 'borough' isn't part of the word? Shouldn't it be Edin-bruh?

@dizzypro4974 7 лет назад

+Little Wolf Taima yes you are correct, plus places like Lincolnshire are pronounced lincon-sher not shire like in the hobbit

@AmberTheFangirl 7 лет назад

and Birmingham

@Myluvangle 7 лет назад

Andy it's usually pronounced "Edinbruh"

@Randothol 7 лет назад

To anyone thinking about visiting England (and I am a proud Englishman), do not just visit London as it does not reflect "England". Go to places like Oxford, York, The Lake District, Yorkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Bath and of course Suffolk (my home county). It pains me to say, Wales is also stunning, so make sure you visit this gem of a country.

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

eli reid. go but only when they gain independance. tiochaidh albas la

@EattinThurs61 6 лет назад

Randothol H York and Bath where nice when I was there. The English are a funny lot, when I want to the viking museum in York the things found from when the viking/northmen where there where a shoe or a comb and the texts all spoke of the violent vikings then there was a coal layer and a very small short text explaining that was from when the Normans burnt the town. One might almost assume that it is the Normans that are writing the history down and or ruling England with some Saxon henchmen...

@862timelord 6 лет назад

Then go to milton keynes. . lol jk. its a shit hole.

@KingJakemus 6 лет назад

I spent 2 years at uni in Oxford I think it's overrated there are good parts like Cowley road carnival, a few museums and the music scene is good but it can be difficult to find and loads of Chinese tourists especially

@exhhhhh_b 3 года назад

@@KingJakemus fax but i live in oxford and Westgate is nice

@CLaw-tb5gg 7 лет назад

Full-time Londoner here - this is pretty accurate. Tbh I do wonder how many tourists come here and are actually a bit disappointed at how un-English London is, in the sense that they came here for a more English experience. London is really its own country. And it's great if you actually live here, because you can pretty much travel the world without having to leave the city.

@mishellcornell2160 7 лет назад

Charles Carr i remember going down the escalator to jump on the tube..a man had collapsed at the foot of the stairs n loads of people actually stepped over him to get on the train

@lifeisbutadreamsodreamon 7 лет назад

Charles Carr I was just amused that he assumed that the variety of food was due to London's 'melting pot' but this is indicative to any town/city, etc glad he was enjoying his trip :)

@mixlllllll Год назад

@@mishellcornell2160 Shouldn't that be expected? Shocking if that's something extraordinary :D

@ashbytimuk 7 лет назад

7:50 Our police have an arrangement with our criminals regarding guns: the police are not routinely armed so the criminals do not routinely carry arms either. The arrangement works well and we British like it that way.

@ayanhart 7 лет назад

And for the ones that do break the agreement, we send in dudes with even bigger guns.

@dizzypro4974 7 лет назад

+Paula basically, yeah

@piersjholden 7 лет назад

ashbytimuk and... you guessed it, the stupid cops we do have don't shoot people.

@georgebritten2111 7 лет назад

most criminals kind of realise it isn't worth the risk of getting caught with a gun as obviously it's more noticeable when a person has a gun in the UK vs the US and if you don't need to protect yourself from guys with guns you don't really need a gun.

@jackcarter6629 7 лет назад

Piers Jholden, if it's known somebody is carrying a gun, my money is on them being shot dead within 30 mins if minimal witnesses and a bit longer after they get bored asking the armed person to come out without weapons - and still shoot them. The Flying Squad doesn't fuck around, and SO19 are like special forces trained armed cops who always use Marksmen high up looking for the headshot. There is a new Police Unit currently being introduced, they are plain clothed officers and ARE ex-SAS and SBS, RM Commandos, etc. Trained with the sole objective of fighting crime. They are permanently armed. So that mugger in a street sooner or later will run into one. When the SAS stormed the Iranian Embassey in the 1980's, people barely knew who the SAS were. It's trhe same with this new Police Unit. At some point they're going to take down a major terrorist operation in a spectacular way and people will know they're about. This new Unit is being rolled out across Britain. Police are also being issued a new stun gun with a switch that can deliver a stun voltage AND a kill voltage. The next time you need a copper and they come to your aid free of charge, put themselves between you and harm - you stand there and think how stupid you think they are.

@jasonowen5450 7 лет назад

Top Mistake tourist's make when visiting the UK, they spend most of their time in London. If you want to experience the UK then get out of London, public transport is quick and easy as you could travel to different cities within a few hours. And you would still save alot of money by doing this compared to staying in London. Spend a few days in different counties like the Midlands that have Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Chesterfield, Matlock and the Peak District. Yorkshire for Sheffield, Leeds, York, Bridlington, Scarborough, Whitby, North Yorkshire Moors. Cornwall for St Ives, Penzance, Land's End. Scotland for Edinburgh, Glasgow etc. The whole of the UK is open to you in the same time it would take to look around London. And you would save alot more money.

@TabbyeLynne 7 лет назад

jason owen most tourists visiting London aren't really interested in experiencing the UK, they only want the London experience, which is why they just go to London and not to other UK cities

@mappvilla2828 7 лет назад

jason owen Don't forget Wales and Northern Ireland.

@MysteryDestroyer 7 лет назад

jason owen the tourist areas of central London are indeed pricey, as most inner city tourist spots are, but venturing out to other beautiful locations within the city like Putney, Kingston and Twickenham, where you can enjoy a riverside cake or pasty from Greggs or go to Wetherspoons for a very cheaply priced meal, is a highly recommended strategy that will enable you to experience more of london than most tourists do! This relatively simple logic applies to most cities, but when you consider that most Londoners haven't visted anywhere near to all of the city, you realise that there is more to do here than even Wolter thinks there is

@tjacobs1414 7 лет назад

jason owen The problem is they only go to central London not the other parts .

@ritorno100 7 лет назад

jason owen And don't forget Durham. Bill Bryson liked it so much and was so nice about it in 'Notes from a Small Island' that the university made him it's chancellor!

@AFGuidesHD 8 лет назад

i bet some americans are also shocked not everyone speaks in queens tongue, chews crumpets and carries extra tea bags

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

+AFGuidesHD so true :)

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

+AFGuidesHD that's actually in my england shocks video :)

@plottwist3364 8 лет назад

How about the flying nannies whose droppings you have to watch for?

@FlyHighPerspectives 8 лет назад

HAHA! I'm British and Proud! My Mum carries spare tea bags with her all the time lol

@Gynra 8 лет назад

I think it's against the law not to carry spare tea bags in case the Queen comes by wanting a cuppa!

@inkyscrolls5193 7 лет назад

3:56 Yep, you saw that correctly. 1667. But note! Not "built in 1667", but *rebuilt* in 1667. Eat your heart out, America!

@violetwrath5173 7 лет назад

Inky Scrolls I do, sigh, you are so lucky. Enjoy!

@tonyt1399 7 лет назад

after the great fire of 1666

@zr0w3n-16 7 лет назад

Inky Scrolls rebuilt 99 years before America was created

@r.brooks5287 7 лет назад

Gamer Zeke created, how giant volcano?

@Azphreal 7 лет назад

Ok Tower of London started around 1000 ago, do we win now lol.

@xkinsey3831 7 лет назад

Lol, did anybody else see the pub that says "Rebuilt in 1667"? that pub was Rebuilt 99 years before America was even a country. And that pub was rebuilt after the great fire of London in 1666 and so it was first built more than 100 years before America was even a country. And it still stands today.

@paulsengupta971 6 лет назад

Seek out "Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem" in Nottingham. It's been a pub since 1189AD.

@naijiktom 6 лет назад

British Tiger That's 'Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese' up sn alley off Fleet Street. You've got a great view of the dome of St Paul's from the bottom of said alley.

@emmachomao 5 лет назад

The 3 most important years in British history. 1066, 1666 and 1966.

@joelangrehr6184 4 года назад

@@emmachomao 1774

@boopbleepbloop 3 года назад

London as a city is about 2,000 years old, and you can still see the Roman city walls across parts of central, like at Tower Hill. So, seeing a 400 year old building is nothing too special.

@rickoneillable 7 лет назад

Just to let you know Walter, pubs are often open later at the weekend - till 1am

@rickoneillable 7 лет назад

Mark sorry!

@SobrietyandSolace 7 лет назад

Many bars are open until 3 or 4 am

@ethelmini 7 лет назад

Little Wolf Taima ...and though we like a drink we're not that bad - as most city workers live a long way out it's common to go for a drink directly from work rather than going home first.

@SobrietyandSolace 7 лет назад

ethelmini I had a 5 hour commute until recently. Addiction runs in my family, so I'm glad I haven't developed a taste for alcohol otherwise I probably would have been in the bar every evening on the way home myself, lol

@beastmr919 7 лет назад

you said it in the weekend but he is talking general

@abcabcboy 8 лет назад

England is very different outside of London, just like America is very different outside of New York City and the biggest city.

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

+abcabcboy so true and a perfect analogy

@AJalil-ep2ow 8 лет назад

+Wolters World Can you explain how with respect to both UK & US?

@mobyalan0177 5 лет назад

MR.X tHats prEtTy rAcIst

@ingriddubbel8468 4 года назад

New York IS the biggest city in the US.

@exhhhhh_b 3 года назад

@@cellardoor199991 why

@fabiesque 7 лет назад

this guy seems to be such a nice person (-:

@DoselH 7 лет назад

fabio mariotti yea

@thescream6454 7 лет назад

He comes across as a marvelous chap. A really good representative from the United States, a credit to that country.

@zacmumblethunder7466 5 лет назад

+Channel Fogg he's enthusiastic. I personally am not afflicted with enthusiasm but I've heard some people are quite keen on it.

@userengland8360 7 лет назад

I love police in England, you can literally just go talk to them

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+Sam Reviews I know. They are like mini tour guides too. Know where everything is

@SobrietyandSolace 7 лет назад

Not if you're black, lol They go into panic mode if I make eye contact

@dizzypro4974 7 лет назад

+Wolters World well that is just like anyone in London, they all know where everything is because it's set out so simply it's easy to remember where a big iconic thing is because you're asked about it almost every day

@FatLeonard84 7 лет назад

Cops in America are like nazi generals, they take themselves way to seriously

@danielreed3258 7 лет назад

Sam hi at least someone is positive about them has they getting negative press for unlawfully arresting people to sexually abusing and assaulting men and women while in custody its causing quite a upset at the moment here.

@imogenruthburnett3867 8 лет назад

I'm a briton and a bit of advice, if you need to ask directions ask the street cleaners with the orange hi vis vests on, because the police have an important job and they do get a bit irritated

@shubham2fight 7 лет назад

I think using an application called as 'City Mapper' is most convenient option!

@jackcarter6629 7 лет назад

If you're British they don't mind. What Imogen means is foreigners could be found irritating.

@dazza6333 6 лет назад

You'd be lucky to find an Englishman in London town these days !

@julianashavers2958 4 года назад

How do you make friends? Like I’m from America planning one day to go to England and I want to make a couple friends, I heard that y’all aren’t very friendly (not in a negative I totally understand) so how would you approach someone

@tylerwood401 7 лет назад

Stay away from anyone who says "oi wat u lookin at fam?" they're known as roadmen

@christianchinb9363 7 лет назад

Mr muscle Bleach roadman all day long fam

@leftpastsaturn67 7 лет назад

No, they're known as dickheads...

@Akitodaboss 7 лет назад

Mr muscle Bleach in other words stat away from peckham.

@tylerwood401 7 лет назад

Or Hackney

@Akitodaboss 7 лет назад

Mr muscle Bleach And Brixton or just a certain amount of areas in south/south east London

@teehtravel8354 8 лет назад

London is great but its a tourist trap. Visit places cities like Chester, Liverpool, Manchester were you will get a more British experience. Places like Shropshire, oxfordshire and more. most tourist don't even leave London. Great video mark

@BillGreenAZ 8 лет назад

That's what I've heard as well. I plan to visit Cornwall.

@teehtravel8354 8 лет назад

+Bill Green good choice it's beautiful

@yeezyb7367 8 лет назад

Or also visit Wales as well, but if you still want a modern urban city in Wales rather than villages and the valleys visit Cardiff my home town. Home of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Roald Dahl and has many things to offer. Just a shame no one ever knows about it. Plus they have a castle right smack bang in the heart of the city and next to the shopping district

@Jordan-qd1hg 7 лет назад

I second this, Chester is a great place to visit with all the roman history and stuff, plus Liverpool has some of the friendliest people in the country along with a huge offering for tourists. Do yourself a favour by not going to London!

@BillGreenAZ 7 лет назад

An Orange Yes, I am interested in Roman history. This would be a great place to visit.

@QWERTYOP80 8 лет назад

Kinda tragic that our gunless society is shocking to some. :-(

@mbmajor01 8 лет назад

I'm shocked that they don't drink after work ? Lol like hello we need to recover ha

@guillaume1.51 8 лет назад

I think in Dublin they just don't have any guns... Like almost never.

@nonstop9907 8 лет назад

lol that's your idea of recovering after work? maybe I am saying that because I'm probably one of the rare few people in Britain who only rarely drinks.

@nonstop9907 8 лет назад

and no its not Tragic, the right to keep and bare arms is really vital, as it is Americas 1st freedom, and helps to ensure all other freedoms that they get to enjoy in America... not only that, but its good for personal protection, I think its kind of tragic how some British citizens don't even question basic things like, why they cant own anything for the sole purpose of self defence? such as pepper spray..

@Tom-ed2fc 8 лет назад

Oh shut up

@debihundley1727 7 лет назад

I was shocked at how few public restrooms there are.

@slyfoxyandalifesaver 7 лет назад

...I think that is just a thing in the UK in general, all public building have toilets and nearly all private businesses that are hospitality have toilets available for clients. Large public areas like parks and squares should have public toilets too.

@yusurkassem4174 3 года назад

Just go to your nearest coffee shop or fast food place and they should have a toilet

@georgegaul5810 7 лет назад

funny the different perspectives. Im from England I found the 'cops' with rifles a bit intimidating when I visited New York over the summer. Great videos though man!

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+George Gaul thank you :)

@lieutenantdan8541 7 лет назад

meh, they are just there to protect you

@ritorno100 7 лет назад

George Gaul I nearly ran over two cops in Notting Hill who were so busy talking to each other they just stepped out. When I realised they were carrying semi automatics I nearly freaked. I think they are supposed to make me feel reassured. They have the opposite effect on me, particularly considering their inattentiveness on this occasion.. Why on earth do you need a semi automatic amongst the crowds at Notting Hill Gate anyway? Use them and you can kill half a dozen innocent bystanders.

@ScottyDog345 7 лет назад

ritorno100 Wonders snd benefits of multiculturalism.Londons finished!

@Cubester64 7 лет назад

I'm American, but yeah, the rifles and pistols kinda freak me out. But I'm also a bit squeamish.

@flypast9725 7 лет назад

What to do in London. 1. Get shouted at by a royal guard 2. Get drunk 3. Have a fight with a bald guy But make sure you bring a billion pounds.

@ozziog 7 лет назад

Steal a traffic cone while drunk and use it as a megaphone.

@flypast9725 7 лет назад

ozziog yep forgot about that hahaha

@stankfanger1366 7 лет назад

5. Try to keep a straight face as you tell someone very loudly to put another shrimp on the barbie. 6. Get in one side of a mini cab, hand the driver two pounds, and get out the other side. The look is worth it. 7. Make it a point to get in the wrong side of the car _every single time_.

@mdkvisions 7 лет назад

Halfred Volshtine I disagree with you!!!....you need a Trillion pound.

@lorddaver1935 7 лет назад

Young Frankenstein 5. Um, you're thinking of Australia...nobody in the UK says this. We Brits joke about Australians (in Australia) shouting "throw another shrimp on the barbie, mate..." 6. This meant to be funny??? It's not... 7. See 6.

@om0206 7 лет назад

London prices are nothing compared to Stockholm, Oslo or Copenhagen

@howey935 7 лет назад

Jaraxxus The swedish Eredar lord you're so right Scandinavia is very expensive

@Scottiii95 7 лет назад

Jaraxxus The swedish Eredar lord + Reykjavík

@britiw 7 лет назад

Jaraxxus The swedish Eredar lord It's still bad in London. If you are just above national minimum wage going to city centre for a drink and gathering with friends is impossible on regular basis. All you can afford is staying in the 3rd zone hood and have six for five in your shared accommodation tiny garden =)

@erectustesticulus3191 7 лет назад

Jaraxxus The swedish Eredar lord north Europe is HELL way Too expensivebl

@FindecanorNotGmail 7 лет назад

Norway is shockingly expensive even to me from Sweden.

@jmaker8145 4 года назад

What shocked me the most while in London is to realize how safe the city is, i was walking through St James’ Park at midnight and felt so safe, people were talking in benches in was very dark. I live in LA, and i would never do such a thing in any park here.

@alexanderkubanski9563 Год назад

I guess it depends where in London. Trust me, as a local who has lived here for 24 years, there are certain neighbourhoods that are "no-go areas" after 9pm. Completly ruled by gangs and bandits. Those areas about 30-60 mins outside of the centre though, and no tourists go there. But as a toursit, you are right. It's usually very safe. And Central London is safe too. The biggest 2 crimes that tourist face are scams for money, or pick pocket thefts. But those aren't too common. If you are street wise, you can remain safe in the centre

@CoverButton 7 лет назад

Pubs don't close at 11 at weekends.

@neilgriffiths6427 6 лет назад

Mine does, still traditional, "last orders" at 11.00 - it sucks...

@ollieusher1 7 лет назад

Really liked this video. I've worked in London for over 25 years and it was fantastic seeing someone with so much enthusiasm pointing out things I've just never stopped to think about in all those years. Cheers!

@MarshallAtom 7 лет назад

I like the in depth view of cities you give. Keep up the hard work! Subscribed!

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+Marshall Atom thanks Marshall. I appreciate it!

@tobypocock4916 7 лет назад

Wolters World USA is shit

@dickturpin4786 7 лет назад

My guess is you've never been or you wouldn't have said that! September 2016, toured DC, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland, the USA is fantastic. Great people, great food, great cites, loved Baltimore despite the bad rap it gets over here and DC would put many European capitals to shame. Saw some stunning scenery and walked into bars with my wife and got chatting away to people like I had known them for years. The levels of hospitality are something the Americans are known for and despite what some Europeans like to think, they are genuine. I'm well travelled, including Africa, Asia and Australia and obviously mainland Europe being English, but going back to America in 2018! Love it!!

@RealityIsTheNow 7 лет назад

Baltimore is forever scared by The Wire. Like any city that's had its industry dry up, there are rough areas. But its home, and it gets an unrealistic wrap.

@eddyvideostar 7 лет назад

Dick: Obviously, you have a tendency to visit the downtown and more glamorous and established vicinities which tourists desire. This is all well and good, but what do you think of visiting the grassroots neighborhoods (the 'hood) of real life in the USA? Have you lived in certain cities in America, or are you just tourist based? Have you worked, and/or pursuing your schooling in the U.S? You had indicated that you are from England. Would you be comfortable living openly as an Englishman doing your everyday aspect of living; the mundane day-to-day tasks of life, taking and verbally communicating with everyday people in a dog-eat-dog, outwardly and obviously bias and less appreciative real people? If so, how were/are you treated then, were they any different from the accommodative appreciative souls of tourist? You should try *living* in the U. S: Try New York for starters!

@SotonSam 7 лет назад

I'm English born and raised. London is expensive? Yeah no shit.

@slyfoxyandalifesaver 7 лет назад

Tourist attractions can cost an arm an a leg but is nothing compared to the cost of train tickets over several months... ESPECIALLY WITH SOUTHERN RAIL!

@UKMessi1 7 лет назад

yeah the prices in london are a joke lol 50p turns into £2 in london lol

@k_h_b_c7631 7 лет назад

Vicky Fox it's even worse when you pay thirty quid for a season ticket but then the train doesn't show up

@simonwatts8338 7 лет назад

It's not expensive food & eating wise if you're a Londoner and know where to go.

@WerewolfLord 7 лет назад

Simon Watts Yeah. Manchester.

@Chlovan 5 лет назад

I visited London right after my graduation from High school and what shocked me is that the people are so helpful and friendly, they know almost anything historical you want to know.

@glenn20081965 7 лет назад

York is one of the most beautiful cites I have ever visited.

@georferrenti9191 7 лет назад

This channel is waaaay too underrated!. I can't even travel to these countries, but watching your videos are sooo interesting hah :)

@danielkilburn6247 7 лет назад

A very northern English pub is where they have plastic cups so people don't bottle each other. #upnorth

@IlonaKayG 8 лет назад

I'm planning our very first (month long) Eurotrip for next year and I'm so glad I found you. Your videos are so helpful. You and Jocelyn take away so much anxiety out of this process.

@chubbmanatee 5 лет назад

Thank you for all your videos Mark. So informative and you cover a variety of cities!

@markleon411 7 лет назад

You answered your own question about closing times for pubs. Pubs are not nightclubs. That's why nightclubs were invented. To have a place for people who want to continue into the night. When was the last time you saw a dancefloor in a pub? It's the same in Australia. Pubs are mainly daytime and early evening places to socialise.

@georgebritten2111 7 лет назад

Just to add to this if you go into smaller towns, especially ones without nightclubs or with an older population you'll find pubs closing later for instance in my home town we didn't have a nightclub but a lot of pubs closed around 1:30-2:00am

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

george brittle.serving warm beer.........

@EattinThurs61 6 лет назад

Barbara Hallinan my god your comments are annoying, where are you from? Good to know so I can stay away from there...or are you just an russian desinformer?

@nickburns1914 6 лет назад

Barbara Hallinan Probably an American with little intelligence. You obviously know nothing about beers. I suggest you crawl back into that little hole you live in back in Hillbilly land.

@CoolioXXX52 5 лет назад

@@nickburns1914 idiot

@xeniahoff2491 8 лет назад

No trashcans to be found!!! That really shoked us when we were at London a few weeks ago. A local told us that the reason is that the british are scared of bombs and stuff. It got even more weird knowing the reason!

@sevenpointfive5450 8 лет назад

That is true, remember UK had issues with Ireland, so in certain areas of London they will not have trash cans

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

+Xenia Hoff I almost put that in as a shock actually :)

@QWERTYOP80 8 лет назад

A legacy of the IRA times. Not "scared" of bombs - simply a perfectly sensible preventative measure after living with the threat of terrorism for decades. Just take rubbish home with you. Sorted.

@Tobberz 8 лет назад

In fact, no bomb was ever exploded in a 'trashcan'.... there is a rumour that they were just removed to save money.

@QWERTYOP80 8 лет назад

+Tobberz Totally untrue. One of the Warrington bombs was in a bin for example. It's a perfectly understandable safety measure. Please be sure of your facts.

@jessicabartels5739 8 лет назад

My husband and I are heading to London and several places in the UK as well as Germany for the first time at the end of July and couldn't be more excited! We've been pouring through all of your videos for tips and ideas for our trip and you guys have been super helpful!

@harrysowerby1666 8 лет назад

You can see how much of a passion you have for travelling, it's fantastic - thank you!

@Dutchified 8 лет назад

Spot on. Great observations. Have you been to the Sky Garden yet? It's incredible.

@Sunny_in_London 7 лет назад

Dutchified sky garden rocks! Especially on a sunny day :-)

@RCBGMK 7 лет назад

I'm living on London since September, and I agree 100% with you!

@CrankyBubushka 7 лет назад

Nice informative video. Thank you so much.

@lizbecker1677 2 года назад

London is my favorite city, and I found all these things to be very true. The Tower of London is a must-see, and Notting Hill was the most fun neighborhood. The most amazing thing I saw in London was while biking through Hyde Park. I saw a bunch of horse trailers parked, and there was a large group of people with show horses all riding around in a big circle. Being a horse lover, I stopped the bike, parked myself on a park bench and just sat there mesmerized. It was like a dream, and I'll never forget that experience. If you haven't been to London, definitely put it on your list of places to see.

@pianocrisante90 8 лет назад

I am from Australia. If I was to go to England I would not have any problems driving on the left. 00:46

@owenshebbeare2999 3 года назад

Just make sure you can drive a manual, so many Aussies now can't.

@kjellhl1975 7 лет назад

I am from Norway. The price levels in England is not expensive for me. Norway has a far higher price rate than in London and England.

@samscy4362 7 лет назад

Kjelly Lund I doubt that if you're taking currency exchange in account

@marcussheen 7 лет назад

I love Norway, it was weird to be paying more for stuff when I visited as I am used to paying less normally!

@kjellhl1975 7 лет назад

Sam Scy I am working in Norway's low price supermarket chain, so when going to England, I find the prices so much lower than the one in Norway. One can of cola in Norway is for instance 1.5 sterlings, and the regular price comparison is the big mac, a menu of big mac medium is 8.5 sterlings. And a bottle of milk is 1 sterling.

@elevateyourmind 7 лет назад

been looking at holidays in norway and sweeden and he's really not kidding, about at least £7.50 a pint

@ganiisness 7 лет назад

It must be quite a lot cheaper as the prices in London after the same as in Sweden and cheaper than Sweden in the rest of the U.K.

@TheStrangerend 8 лет назад

No idea how I ended up on your video but I really love your positive, energetic and informative style. Safe travelling.

@otakucat3827 3 года назад

I went to London in 2018 and was amazed at how good the public transportation system was. The Tube and the bus system were great. It was so easy to get around, I only had to use a taxi a couple of times while in London.

@JamieBanksTravel 7 лет назад

Great videos! I just found your channel & I love your perspective!

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+Jamie Banks thanks Jamie. And welcome to our channel!

@parbhupatel3321 7 лет назад

Jamie Banks

@parbhupatel3321 7 лет назад

Jamie Banks

@jesslivegaming3825 7 лет назад

I think the most shocking thing on my first visit is how easy it is to use the tube. It was something I was actually very nervous about. The first time I went I stayed near St. Pancras and took the Circle Line everywhere (not efficient.. I know). The next time I went I took the correct lines to get where I needed to go, it's very easy to navigate.

@ZonkzUK 7 лет назад

This guy is the nicest, friendliest guy ever

@whatspoppn18 6 лет назад

Just found your channel and I’m loving it!!!! Inspiring me to travel more! He’s such a lovely friendly person really informative.

@jackcarter6629 7 лет назад

Parked taxi drivers are the guys to ask for directions and tourist places, it's a part of their job, it's one of the conditions for getting their license. The UK Police do not have "Machine Guns" or what you really mean, automatic weapons ... They are carbines which look like machine guns. The rest I agree with. Things missed out .... Ask a Londoner about directions and other stuff and you have a very high chance of being blanked, ignored like you're not there, not even looked at. Before visiting England for the first time and London, swot up on a little of the history because you cannot really walk up more than two streets without being in a spot with history, much of it with original buildings. For example check out what Westminster Palace was and not just what it is today.

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

jack. most are muslims or nigerians so dont help

@jackcarter6629 6 лет назад

Barbara, that's mostly the mini cabs. That lot in Hackney Cab have to give you direction, it's a requirement made before they're issued a licence.

@dickturpin4786 7 лет назад

Not from London myself though I am English, this was a pretty accurate description, the only inaccuracy was the weather, which is often overplayed by many people from overseas, but not only do summers there get into the 30's ( 80's f) but New York, Berlin , Sydney and Rome are statistically wetter.

@janetcousins8287 7 лет назад

Sounds quite interesting. Thanks for sharing

@msq5312 7 лет назад

Thank you for such a fabulous advert for our City. Living here, we sometimes forget how great it is!

@ferrarishrimper 6 лет назад

You should do the things that will shock you about Britain. As a Brit myself I can tell you that Britain/England is a completely different world once you get outside the capital. Liverpool and Newcastle are my favourite cities.

@rtsharlotte 7 лет назад

England doesn't have a gun culture like America in fact we're horrified by Americas attitude to guns

@joemcq608 7 лет назад

Ryan sharlotte yeah I know this guy is so racist

@rtsharlotte 7 лет назад

jutubaeh ?

@ilyis 7 лет назад

Ryan sharlotte ikr

@brandonbp122 7 лет назад

America couldn't have broken away from King George III with pitchforks and sticks. The abuses of the English are the very reason our Constitution guarantees the right to own firearms. So England, blame yourselves.

@Howtard 7 лет назад

I'm pretty certain the messed up gun culture was literally one of the first things you did as an independent nation, so I don't see how the blame is on England myself. They took up arms to drive out the British, not our fault they never put them down again

@333angeleyes 7 лет назад

I Love your videos so much! Wish I had them when I first toured Europe.

@kieranbrown1112 7 лет назад

Its awesome to see how enthusiastic you are about London!

@samhall8599 7 лет назад

Americans... if you want quintessential Englishness, head for the Lake District in the North.

@mishellcornell2160 7 лет назад

Sam Hall yes very beautiful but expensive too

@trettfilms 8 лет назад

London prices are insane.

@spencerwilton8876 7 лет назад

Not necessarily true. Yes London is home to so every expensive shops, bars and restaurants, but it's quite possible to have a great time on a limited budget. Street food is everwhere, standards are high as is hygiene, and you can easily eat for less than £5. Loads of places have set pride menus, pre theatre menus, discounts etc. Getting around is affordable too, travel is capped at under £10 a day for central zones regardless of the number of journeys. Decent accommodation can be pricey, but there are thousands of airb&b in amazing locations that are much cheaper. And now the exchange rate for tourists is better then ever. I remember when $2 bought £1, now it's almost $1 to£1! Plus don't forget we don't add sales tax to ticket prices- the price you see is the price you pay.

@cqix 7 лет назад

China town is also a great place to go, for cheap food, close to town. But regarding public transport. Yes, it's cheaper than other places in the UK (Especially the railway). BUT compare that with prices like: 5 - 7,6€ for a 24h ticket in towns in Austria, or 3$ for a 24h ticket in New Orleans, etc. Any yes, you can get good prices on accommodation, if you travel at the right time.

@drsnova7313 7 лет назад

I've been to London many times. And I've been to Manhattan recently. My wallet likes the capital of England much, much better.

@WeMuckAround 7 лет назад

London's China Town is so good. £10 for an unlimited buffet at the Hong Kong Buffet

@toker6664 7 лет назад

London wages are much higher compared to the rest of the UK so prices are linked to that

@andremariushalgryn6728 5 лет назад

Love your enthusiasm mate!

@tonyread829 3 года назад

I'm from London born and bred and my advice to all the tourists stay away from East London and some parts of South London Greenwich park is nice but just stay in all the main attractions but if you need help with anything just ask the people who work at the trains or tube stations their alot more friendlier and helpful than the Bus driver's they can be very abrupt and argumentative and don't have patients not all of them of course and it's very important that you take care of your belongings because theirs alot of pick pocketers about watch your back with street performers too and make sure you go to a proper souvenir shops aswell

@CharlieFlemingOriginal 7 лет назад

Pubs stay open past 11 some dont close till 2AM or even 3 then you got the night clubs

@dawne5139 7 лет назад

I remember the British Museum. I think you could spend a year in there.

@TarrelScot 6 лет назад

Thank you for being so enthusiastic about my home city!

@blurayffan66 8 лет назад

Fantastic video- one of your best! Thank you!!

@ryanjones292 7 лет назад

You should go to Wigan and see how much you still love england

@MrBasquiat89 7 лет назад

Proud to be a Londoner :)

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

jayesh patel you meen a londonstanner

@johnwilson3918 7 лет назад

An excellent and accurate review. The London Tourist Board should pay you for this, Mark! I'm one of those workers - who probably walked by you in 2016.

@Prya1990 8 лет назад

I truly recommend Camden Town! Great big market(s), a very alternative scene and that much art *.*

@danidavies3098 7 лет назад

I live in the North of England and have been to London twice, that was almost 10 years ago. I'm in my 20's now and married, my husband is on leave from the army in January and I'm taking him to London for his first time. This video isn't just helpful for foreigners but for every first time visitor to London, I can't wait to show him the best of our countries history and culture and your video has been incredibly helpful! So thank you. I'm counting down the days!

@ghizbinthuda9917 8 лет назад

the thing that shock me the most in England (other cities than london) is how the shops close soo early, like 4 or 5pm everything is shut down. by the time you fnish work there is nowhere to shop. Luckily because London is a touristy city so they close a bit late, so you don't notice that

@MrHws5mp 8 лет назад

Supermarkets and big outlets often stay open later though. Most of the ones round me (Manchester suburbs) close at 8pm and I never had trouble food-shopping after work.

@ghizbinthuda9917 8 лет назад

I meant shopping for clothes, the stores mostly close at 4 or 5pm

@DFandV 8 лет назад

True

@nickburns1914 6 лет назад

Ghiz binthuda Not true. Total crap.

@thedeltaside5719 6 лет назад

I don't know what shops u went to but tesco and asda is open 25 hrs apart from Sunday

@stevielowe2853 7 лет назад

enjoyed this video and love your passion ..keep it up

@AndyR072 7 лет назад

I'm from the U.K. this guy knows his stuff, Great Video

@justjon_6844 7 лет назад

The pub culture is no joke. My family had a layover in London but the flight got canceled so they sent us to LHR's Radisson or something and at the hotel restaurant where we had dinner everyone was drinking a pint and I was like omg this is so cool

@MadAsh220 7 лет назад

pubs can close later than 11pm

@RainDrifter 7 лет назад

I'm a Londonder, (born there and lived in the city my whole life) and this guy understands the place very well.

@InAUGral 7 лет назад

Just got back from my Europe trip. Watching this again I agree with this video. Weather was surprisingly good.

@DavidWoodleyTravelshorts 7 лет назад

You are bang on the money. Great insight into London for a foreigner. Nice video mate

@JSTONE9352 8 лет назад

I hear that the famous red phone booths are fast disappearing due to cell phones. We were lucky in a 3 week vacation in the UK back in 1971 when we only had one brief period of rain in the highlands of Scotland and sunny days all the rest of the time.

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

+John Stone yeah the red phone booths are harder to find. It's actually why I took the picture of the one in this video because they are almost non-existent. And we had weather like you in Scotland. Everyone was so shocked by 10 days of sun they said about 100 times that the weather was not usual :)

@jackyblue67same10 7 лет назад

Good video enjoyed thanks for the advice.

@eddyvideostar 7 лет назад

This was well done: A great narrative, a great video, and I enjoy your bubbly enthusiastic personality -- You should be -- you're there in London.

@tomjones7212 7 лет назад

I absolutely love all of your American review videos, my fiance is from Oregon and I'm glad to see that you've done a video about my home city. Our police must be a major shock to all Americans, because 9/10 of them are all approachable and will assist you in however way they can and there's no imminent threat of being shot if things get out of hand.. We do however have authorised firearms officers equipped with body armour and SIG carbine rifles and glock 17 pistols who are the men you see at airports, tube stations and outside tourist hotspots and landmark destinations. We also have specialist firearms officers which are more sort of comparable to your FBI counter terrorist / special op police.

@rocking546 7 лет назад

come to Scotland pubs open at 11am and close at 1am lads

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

rocking546.........up the republic of scotland

@thereseember2800 6 лет назад

You’re so kind. Thank you!

@acceptancesetsyoufree5685 6 лет назад

nice one wolter! glad u enjoyed london😆

@leonblank8478 7 лет назад

It is not pronounced BuckingHAM Palace. It is BuckingEM Palace.

@SnabbKassa 7 лет назад

BUCKingum, in fact

@jackcarter6629 7 лет назад

Buck'num Palace actually.

@SobrietyandSolace 7 лет назад

People just don't pronounce the 'a' clearly

@dizzypro4974 7 лет назад

+Jack Carter no... just, no

@jackcarter6629 7 лет назад

MiniPro and Friends Get out more.

@Azphreal 7 лет назад

Great video but to anyone coming to the UK GO TO PLACES OUTSIDE LONDON. It takes a few hours by train to go to places such as Dorset. Castles, farmland, cities that are ancient, prehistoric sites, beaches and the New Forrest created 1000 years ago.

@georgebritten2111 7 лет назад

Yeah like I've spoken to a lot of americans while on holiday in the US and basically to them the UK is the same as London when in reality it is vastly different, especially if you go up north, the west country or Wales.

@lenniet 7 лет назад

I love your enthusiasm for my city.

@henrytudor8537 7 лет назад

great job! london is really amazing.

@barbarahallinan1151 7 лет назад

amazing .you meen londonstan..........................

@MrHws5mp 8 лет назад

Re the cops and guns, just to clarify, the regular cops DO have armed units available even though the street officers don't carry individual weapons. They have 'armed response units' who drive around with an impressive selection of guns locked in a specially modified car, waiting for any call for help from the regular officers. The cops openly carrying 'machine guns' are usually special anti-terrorist police or some other similar unit.

@herrfriberger5 8 лет назад

But it is kind of peculiar nevertheless, as even in "calm and peaceful" parts of the world, like Scandinavia, individual police officers have guns.

@spencerwilton8876 7 лет назад

+Sven Ekeberg the vast majority of us prefer it like that. Gun crime is very low on the whole, and the vast majority of gun offences are drug related or gang on gang. The ordinary person on the street has probably never seen or held a gun, and is statistically highly unlikely to ever see one used in anger or be threatened. Guns are so hard to come by that those in circulation amoungst criminals are often antiques. We have no desire to see guns made a greater part of everyday life than strictly necessary.

@herrfriberger5 7 лет назад

Spencer Wilton Here in Sweden, we have gang shootings almost every day, and illegal guns are plentiful (not legal ones though). They are smuggled from places like Yugoslavia and Syria, among others.

@rubenduffy1038 7 лет назад

Visit York it's a very British place to go it's not really massive low crime rate and lots of sightseeing to do in fact the city has medieval castle walls and bridges you can explore and great places to eat oh and it doesn't have a lot of foreigners like London I hope this helps any tourists

@triggerwarning5025 6 лет назад

Love this channel!

@tashizzle2004 7 лет назад

This is a really good promo vid for London!

@jardon8636 7 лет назад

london is capital of england & UK, most tourists stay there, if you want a real "UK experience" visit cardiff capital city of wales, or belfast capital of northern ireland or even edinburgh in scotland... or any one of the other "big english cities like oxford,manchester,birgmingham"..

@awesomedingo100 7 лет назад

jardon Jones finally someone said Scotland whoop whoop 😂😂

@jardon8636 7 лет назад

i know, you would think, cardiff,edinburgh or even belfast were all on the moon, as most tourist, stay somewhere around london, and only england is the entire UK... they could not be more wrong, the UK is at least 3 other countries and very very different too england :P

@howey935 7 лет назад

jardon Jones Newcastle is amazing for a night out last time I was there was amazing and no one wears coats even the women no matter how cold it gets

@howey935 7 лет назад

jardon Jones Edinburgh is ok but I prefer Glasgow you just need to be careful especially when clubbing but had some great nights in Glasgow

@jardon8636 7 лет назад

glasgow is a great city, edinburgh is the capital , both are very very different too london, cardiff too is on another planet compared too london, quite litterarly going too scotland,wales is very very different too london.

@FatLeonard84 7 лет назад

Why do American's think it rains all the time in England? I think it's rained like once this month? When I was living in Upstate New York it really did rain everyday even in the summer!

@sara-oq8by 7 лет назад

Dexterror errrrmmm sure, idk where your from but ok

@georgebritten2111 7 лет назад

London gets off lightly with the rain though, also we've had a dry few years, or at least it feels like we have.

@lauraluthor2 7 лет назад

I loved this video and the way you talk about England is fantastic! I visited last October and I fell in love with it!! I mean, I went there on my own, I was alone, it was my first trip to Europe (and alone!!) and I never felt ignored, or alone!! Guys were sooo polite when I asked them about stuff (mainly the train stations cos I took the wrong train going from Brighton to London Bridge 😂😂😂) but they were all lovely, the city is amazing, the pubs are great and definitely, the weather is not that bad, lol.. it rained only 1 out of the 10 days I spend there!! haha Thanks for the video.. I just subscribed 😉👍

@andywainwright209 7 лет назад

A real good review (from a local). One thing about London is whilst it is culturally diverse, there is a strong sense of civic pride, and despite it being the main attraction for immigrants, it has changed actually less over the last decades than most of rural England. One of the best features is the parks, there plenty of large parks within the city and the suburbs, and the tube i.e. subway has an incredible character when it comes to Victorian and Art Deco engineering and architecture. Londoners, as with most English people are quite reserved, and sometimes rude, which could be a shock for Americans. Thank you for another great vlog!

@justincooper6340 7 лет назад

We don't pronounce the h in Buckingham palace...

@crazycookie1248 7 лет назад

most of these facts only apply to the centre of London. I live in London and it's very different when you go further out

@ingriddubbel8468 4 года назад

Tourists don't go beyond Zone 1.

@FindecanorNotGmail 7 лет назад

The exchange rate was actually very favourable in the summer of 2016 right after the Brexit vote ... I visited London a month after this video. Your videos are always helpful. Thanks!

@Kwippy 6 лет назад

I've been visiting London many times over the years and the biggest "shock" for me is how much friendlier and service minded the city has become. Gone are the surly cashiers and the apathetic wait staff. People are largely helpful and friendly and seem genuine with it. At first I thought may be it's the influx of eastern Europeans but no, this change of attitude applies across the board.