Visiting a British Pub with Burgess (The Penguin) Meredith 

Well You obviously haven't been to a wetherspoons in Scotland then mate

@@jordangardner7775 woosh

@@user-ve3jk4uc3o yes woosh to you too mate 👍

😂

@Jordan gardner what do you expect from the Scots?😂

Marcus Phillips Beautifully written, my friend. You encapsulated every feeling I had watching this. Kudos to you.

I found it interesting that the very first area they covered in the film was how to behave in a pub, and the first thing mentioned specifically is "A pub is not a saloon." I'd imagine they'd already had serious problems with thousands of GIs essentially colonizing the pubs and turning them into rough & noisy soldier's saloons, to the chagrin of the British patrons who, as he notes, tend to treat their local pubs as multi-generational community social hubs. Also telling them not to sex up the female pub-tenders, complain about the warm beer or make fun of the Scotsmen's kilts is especially funny. You KNOW these things became an issue if it was necessary to include them specifically in the film.

One problem with the US Forces , and caused a lot of upset, in Britiain there was no particular colour segregation,. Many US forces personnel couldn't cope with it. Accents incidentally are a s fake as nine bob note.

Shame the American brass were worried about offending the British when they asked us to segregate the black soldiers. If they had there wouldn't have been incidents like the battle of Bamber Bridge.

@@davegriffiths9076I think now it had more to do with some already-existing animosity between British and American troops resulting from the culture clash.

Maybe, but if he tells me that I'm "gonna eat lightnin' and crap thundah", I'd be worried about my training regimen.

I think you're on pretty rocky ground with that speculation.

Or a Penguin

or a helper to the son of zeus

he'd probably cut ya

"You're gonna eat llightning, you'rd gonna crap thunder..." nah not feeling it 😆

He did a great job in this video, very professional and well presented.

@@Steve14ps He was a brilliant actor. He was fantastic in The Last Chase.

The Twilight Zone!

@@freedomvigilant1234 You are right. In this film he comes across as someone British introducing you to his 'local' as we sometimes call our nearest pub! The atmosphere of a British pub varies around the country, as does the clientele. I've been to pubs in Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales etc., to get on with people you have to adapt to their ways and respect their views, but you can still have a bit of fun. Once in a Yorkshire pub after ordering my drinks the landlord told me how much the 'round' cost, which was quite cheap, one of my friends commented about this to which I replied "A Yorkshireman would never pay anymore for his drinks" when a Yorkshireman came up to me and said "I beg your pardon? we are paying far too much already, why should we pay more?" needless to say a good night was had by all. Salt of the Earth.

@@Steve14ps What's up with that ? You sound like a visitor trying to fit in. Spill the beans.

Pabst!? I can't afford this, take it back!

@user-rl1eh8ti6y I think, while in some cases it was (and in some cases still is) done to flaunt cash, I think it is more so that many Americans simply want to have a good time and spread cheer to those around, not really thinking about the principle of returning the favor. I know if I buy someone a pint, I am not doing it expecting one in return. Seems only right if that were the case, you say so before you do, but unwritten rules like this do of course exist and should be respected. Point is, I can see both sides of it and both are just trying to be nice in their own way, just you obviously lean on the side of place you are visiting. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Mead for me🤗

Mild is sometimes a little less mild than one might think, so be careful

If it ain't it should be

And yet the behaviour hasn’t changed! Americans can’t differentiate between indoors and outdoor voice! Get on any Tube journey in Central London in Summer and the whole carriage can hear 4 Americans talking at top of their voices in their college jerseys! WTF?

Hahahahaha

Gen?

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html

I've been to England twice and the most frustrating thing about it was there were too many pubs and not enough time. So many countless good times and conversations with locals in pubs. I spent one day making random stops on the Tube and then stopping for a pint at the first pub I ran into. So much fun. (Probably dangerous, but fun).

It really is the single most important thing to understand. It's strange he doesn't talk about the landlord. A mystical figure even in some pubs today (now landladies as well).

Indeed, that's what they originally were. A person's house where they have licence to sell alcohol to others.

Those were the days. Now pubs are closing faster than chapels. So sad.

@@peterpozman6972 I hope that all of the UK can get a handle on this. As an American, I can’t tell you how much the local pub commutates it’s British identity to foreign visitors.

I’d take that as a personal insult aswell lol 😂

It’s wit we dae best lad

I had an uncle who retired from the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders with the rank of Sergeant-Major after serving since in that regiment since 1933, including a spell as a "guest" of the Japanese after being captured in Singapore. At 85 years old he was ramrod straight & almost certainly capable of kicking the sorry @$$ of anyone who'd ridiculed the kilt. RIP Uncle Alec. You were the finest man I ever knew.

@@Kevin-mx1vi A "guest of the Japanese" God Bless your Uncle!! I thank him for his service! My Scottish Grandpa served in the ETO! He didn't take crap about kilts either!! My uncle on the U.S. side of my family fought in the PTO. He said the Japanese were not a bunch of "Mama's boys"

@@Kevin-mx1vi Kilt it’s such a smart way to keep your gonads cold in the hot summer! I hate to have hot and sweaty balls! We’re not allowed to wear shorts in the summer at work, so I ask if a kilt was ok, but it wasn’t. This is a thing that can turn you into a trans, so you could rock a skirt! No offense to those that is, of course!

All the WWII-era films have aged beautifully in my book.

I remember it well

As they say "You have two ears and one mouth, use them in the same proportion"

@@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish I see what you did there. Cheers!

As a gen zer I think a lot of Americans especially soldiers have forgotten about travel etiquette. So we have to simplify them Rule 1. No civilian massacres Rule 2. No reading the bible to non Christians. Rule 3. If they tell you you're doing something wrong don't argue ask them the proper way. If they are arrogant and don't show you take your business elsewhere Rule 4. Don't coment on their clothing rhe robes are to keep them cool in the arabian desert Rule 5. Research the countries you are being deployed to. I know you jocks hate reading but it helps. Rule 6 At least attempt to learn the language it's not easy but it makes for a good party trick if you make it home

Kinda like a beer Miss Kitty or Sam would fetch up for you in the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City circa 1876 eh?

I remember being served warm Coke in England and on the Continent, when I went in 1982/1985. (I was a teenager)

I fancy a bit of cider myself.

I spent a few weeks in London and loved the beer. The warmer temp brings out the flavor of a ‘good’ beer. Started brewing my own and would keep it in the basement in contact with the floor.

Pommie beer is warm. Get over it.

Best advice I ever got on fighting was from a former US Navy Boxing chmap who never lost a fight and he told me that the only time he ever thought he was going to lose was when his nose broken right at the beginning of the match. He told me try and break the nose first then work the ribs.

@@FishTheJim lol. That was the same advice that was given in My Bodyguard (interesting 70s coming of age/bully vehicle - good cast). Also the advice given in Reservoir Dogs for dealing with hostages during a robbery: “hit her/him with the butt of your gun and try to break the nose. Lots of blood and takes the fight out of any potential heroes in the crowd”.

@@cautionTosser Except this particular Boxer was fighting back in the 1950's and I am sure many Boxers were aware of this and didn't need to watch a movie to pickup on this.

@@FishTheJim good point. And thanks for the info. I love useless trivia. 😂. If only I could get paid for it

@@cautionTosser you could start a RU-vid channell.

He played Rocky Balboa's trainer, Mickey too.

He was in the original movie of men and mice. He was a very good actor.

That is appreciated. Doesn't The Duke have something to say about that in The Longest Day?

@@tamlandipper29 He did indeed. Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort: I don't think I have to remind you that this war has been going on for almost 5 years. Over half of Europe has been overrun and occupied. We're comparative newcomers. England's gone through a blitz with a knife at her throat since 1940. I'm quite sure that they, too, are impatient and itching to go. Do I make myself clear?

@@FishTheJim My grandfather would have appreciated the thought. Personally I'm relieved to find our shared history remembered aright. Fwiiw you chaps did do us a good turn. Long conversation to be had on why bad attitudes sprung up on both sides.

@@tamlandipper29 Thanks all around to those that did not give in when that would have been the easier path and the world is still better off for it. Cheers. :)

Unfortunately it did lead to a certain amount of animosity among the locals. That's why there was an expression at the time that said that "There are only 3 things wrong with Americans. 1)They're overpaid 2)They're oversexed And 3)They're over here. Which is,I suppose, the whole point of making this film.

Being Scottish my self I can agree

John Patterson That was the only thing in this clip I took umbrage with. If that really happened, those Scots would disassemble that guy like he was a jigsaw puzzle. I’m American and even I know that.

I'm American and I think men in kilts are quite sexy.

You won't see too many Scots men in kilts unless its his wedding or some other special occasion.

@Cian MacGana Oh yes they do! Don't you know any Irish history?

Apart from Scottish people being "Scotchmen" :D

Except that the American GI walked in like he owned the joint, insulted two Scotsmen and walked out alive. The Scots are typically some of the nicest people you’d ever wish to meet but DON’T cross them. They’ll tear you limb from limb.

@@guitarmatricide4834 you Scots sure are contentious people

Wadsymule Oh, I’m not even Scottish. I’m American. *closes eyes and awaits the verbal punishment that may be coming my way*

@@bobmantheawesome YE'VE JUST MADE AN ENEMY FOR LIFE

You live in Northern Cape?

Yeah I live in England, and apart from the prices, things are still broadly like this during the day. Sure it's rowdy in the evenings, but in the early afternoon, the only people in a pub are men and women who've been going to that same pub for decades. When that bad American example came in I paused a second after he spoke, he was too loud. It's really common to go into a pub at midday, have 20 people in there, and no-one is talking. Gotta read the room.

Probably full of Dutchmen drinking brandy and coke and eating boarwars.

@@spareumbrella8477 its obvious he has speak louder in a pub with 20 people.

I'm literally ashamed as an American of the actions of some of my fellow citizens overseas. It is a miracle anyone still respects us. A number of us are not like those jerks, but they give us a HORRIFIC name and image.

@@thunderbird1921 - 'Literally ashamed'? So...ashamed, you mean. Intelligent people are laughing at you when you add the word literally to everything you say. Moron.

it's true i spent last week chillin in a pub and guess what? the lass didn't talk to me till i was done drawing my cartoon!! the old ways are still honored :DDD

@@markfox1545 he is not american

Nope its not true

@MichaelKingsfordGray - what an unnecessary and objectionable comment to someone sharing a little of their family history. Allow me to respond to you in kind: sod off, you petty little man.

@MichaelKingsfordGray Poor form . I'm probably more 'educated' than 90% of the general population, yet I don't sneer at others just because their grammar might be a bit off, especially when they are trying to add to the conversation.

"Oversexed, overpaid and over here."

@@MrFlintlock7 pinching OUR women. 🇬🇧👍😁

and I say that as an American

@@timb4351 sounds like something an American would say

@@MrFlintlock7 not ture

@MichaelKingsfordGray Yes

My Dad told me as I was getting ready to board the plane to Germany-"Remember, you're an ambassador of your country." The Germans really opened up when they saw I was trying to learn their language-and for my sake switch to English because most of them know some.

I remember Edzell had a massive car boot sale/yard sale thing when it was decommissioned in the 90's, my dad drove us all up from Dundee so we could buy two-pronged appliances that all required to have new plugs fitted. Think my dad was just curious to see if American power tools were any different to ours.

Grew up not far from there. Used to drink a lot in the Panmure Arms.

Decency has deteriorated in the entire Western world lately not just the US...

Decency was always in fashion, up until Lyndon Johnson and America's Democrat enemies outlawed it.

decency has been violently removed from western people's core values by the '''''''''them''''''''. They promote degeneracy through media outlets and the academic world, which they control.

but his glasses where broken

American werewolf in London lol

Jay Hernewacke Brits can be loud, given the chance! The booze helps...

@@CaseyJonesNumber1 we're not loud, just roudy.

In the middle of a world war?

@@Makeyourselfbig no, polite.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE WAR AS IN A LOT OF EUROPE WAS BOMBED EVERY WHERE, BUT WE NEVER, NEVER SEE THE USA BAUMBED . THEY JUST GO OVER THERE WHERE THE FIGHTING IS OR GET IN ONE SUCH AS VEIT NAM OR THE DESERT STORM, ETC. THEIR BACK YARDS ARE NICELY NEAT. THE U S CAME OVER IN LATE 1943. BY THEN THEY WERE FRESH RECRUTES THAT HAD TO BE SHOWN HOW TO FIRE A RIFLE CRAWLING ON YOUR BELLYNOT EATING 3 MEALS A DAY AND SO MUCH MORE.

@@marienauta5152 Would you like some help turning your caps lock off?

@@marienauta5152 ok boomer

@@marienauta5152 CAPS ON!!!! Good! Use your aggressive feelings!!!! Let the hate flow through you.Release your anger, release your hatred and your journey to the dark side will be completed......

@@marienauta5152 To be fair England needed 4 billion in loans in ww1 and tens of billions of dollars in munitions and supplies to stay afloat in ww2. Thank your God that the US had the production power it had to supply them with what they needed.

Our beer is a crime against humanity. It has to be at or below 5% alcohol by law. My German family when they used to visit during the 90's always bought Budweiser and laughed at the ingredient of rice on the label. Even imported beer has to be at the 5% level, so it still isn't the same as the real thing. I think the big brewers over here made it that way so people would have to buy lots of their beer to get plastered. Had a great time with some of our Brit mechanics in a German pub one night when I was stationed in Germany.

I lived in England for 18 months doing a project in the West Midlands. I miss the bitter. Cant find a decent one back in the states to save my life.

@@tomservo5347 lord that's a travesty.

@@kawaiilotus It's why making your own brew has become quite popular over here. Someday I'd like to try my own porter.

Too right yank !

Proper Americans,those not from certain glitzy cities are generally polite.

Depends what you mean by 'warm'. Beer was always served best at cellar temperature and most pubs tried to achieve that. The only ones that couldn't were those with casks in the bar. But they had their own attractions. My local serves cellar temperature beer and most people drink it. Very few drink lager. They have been serving it that way for generations (the pub is old). Another local serves beer straight from the cask in a back room. No cellar but an air conditioner. The beer is certainly not chilled.

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html

Oh yeah, I was on holiday for a week in Cornwall about 10 years ago. Cider from the keg all the way. I miss afternoons in Cornwall.

Just because "almost nobody" you know drinks real ale, that doesn't mean the same is true across the country.

Warm is approximately 56 degrees for beer in both England and Germany.

You could try the Scotch Piper. Ten miles north of Liverpool, it's the oldest pub in Lancashire (1327). Still has a thatched roof. Legend has it that Oliver Cromwell stopped here on his way to the battle of Ormskirk during the English Civil War. It's a perfect pub in my opinion.

@@johnshort5003 I googled it, and it looks fantastic. But why so many outside tables?

@@Flu_sempre I think this is something to do with Covid 19 rules during summer when people were not allowed to socialise inside a pub. And the Scotch Piper is very small inside. It doesn't have a bar, it has a hatch. Where I live all the pubs had this outdoor set-up. Oh well, I just remember my youth when we worked the strawberry fields all day and then went there to sink a few pints.

covid's not gonna end bruv. too much money to be made from vaccines.

I’ll meet you there.

Not enough pokies machines

@@ricky6608 lol true. No skimpies either….

- You’ve obviously never been to a West Coast pub in NZ . The walls are lined with Captain Cooker wild Boar 🐗 heads. The barmaids look like them and hunt them in packs . With bread knives as they don’t like the competition 🤷🏻😲😲🤣

He was also in an episode of the original “Twilight Zone”

I can see Rocky walking up to him as a little boy saying hey Mick!!! Mick said what you kid and where are parents. The young Mick.

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html

Lucky strikes will do that to ya..lol

There’s an “Irish pub” on the coast near where I live in Washington state. It has a very serene atmosphere, wood paneling, and more stout type beers on tap. It’s very relaxing to visit for sure.

I wish we had more pubs like this in the U.K. The old fashioned traditional boozers were dying out even the Covid lockdown.

@@eriknervik9003 theres a wetherspoons in like every town and village

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html

Well England isn't England any more. It's Englanistan.

Keep looking....they're still out there!

Shame, really. Not a drinker, but definitely love the quiet.

@@totallysmooth1203 that sucks

@@251Trioxin say anything about it and you’re going to jail for islamaphobia

The Chinese

In Canada one time the driver dropped off an American couple at their hotel and said that'll be 10 dollars. The dipwad goes Canadian? I wanted to punch him in the face how stupid can anyone be?

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html

Very nicely put

ANZACS all the way! cheers from nz

That's just good manners!

Exactly! Just like in the video, and always, a respectful nod to your people, and your pub culture/culture in general! You may hate us, but we love you! We owe you a lot and we know it! HOWEVER, don't expect reparations!

@@Addfrwn2 ok boomer

Right america is still a piece of shit country

@@trueKENTUCKY don't go into a 'saloon' with that kind of attitude

SPCEMN3 what’re they gonna do shoot me?

The one in which Burgess Meredith (Yes, the Penguin) becomes a Rear Gunner in the US Army Air Corps. As a bonus, we have "Lieutenant Meredith" being coaxed into the job by "Lieutenant Ronald Reagan." The film was made in 1943 for the US government and is in the pubic domain. The US taxpayer has already shelled out for this one. I'm a little suspicious though. Do you think Ronald was trying to get little old Burgess killed. That was awfully dangerous work back there. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnD1rsjbgDE.html