16 things I've started saying after living in the UK
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4 жыл бұрынThis week I wanted to share 16 British words that I use as a Canadian - and why all foreigners should use them, too! Even though I'm not living in England anymore, these British words have worked their way into my vocabulary and in my life in Canada.
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a KZfaq video every Tuesday and an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 6:30pm GMT on Twitch.
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@chanchito4401 4 жыл бұрын
I agree as a Brit "I don't care" sounds like the person is in a bad mood, "I don't mind" or indeed "I'm not fussed" is much better.
@rach_laze 4 жыл бұрын
I think it's all about the intonation, it can really change the meaning of what you say
@Brummiemartin 4 жыл бұрын
Get Catherine Tate on the phone...she won't be bovvered/bothered :-D
@lxp 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not arsed. That's a moody one :o)
@teatimee 4 жыл бұрын
If you really don't care: I couldn't give a f&%*
@MarcusTDM 4 жыл бұрын
We also say “I’m easy” !! That can be confusing!
@manna6947 4 жыл бұрын
Congrats You've passed your citizenship test as far as I'm concerned... Let's face it you're British now and may as well come back!
@dave_h_8742 3 жыл бұрын
Well she DID say pudding (Ya big pudding, a bit of cheeky banter) so welcome to the UK.
@richardcastro-parker3704 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@davey1602 Жыл бұрын
Technically all Canadians are British - voluntarily too - because they are signatories to the Commonwealth. I'm sure the Aussies and Kiwis are happy with that thought :D
@PhoenixDawn93 4 жыл бұрын
Word of warning: don’t ever say “I’ll nut you” to anyone unless you’re prepared to back that statement up. Especially in the North or Scotland 😂
@jeanmoore7638 4 жыл бұрын
In Glasgow you’ll get the “heed put on you” aka “A Glesga kiss”.
@suziejane1008 4 жыл бұрын
@@jeanmoore7638 Prob emigrated to Canada
@griffinf123 4 жыл бұрын
yeah, don't say "I'll nut you". It's quite aggressive and will likely lead to someone lamping (punching ) you first!
@milesy35 4 жыл бұрын
Good advice but my god hearing her saying I'll nut you in a cocky accent, screamed laughing I did.
@thecatfather857 4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Slaney Jon Snow: “What did I do??”
@chrisbradley1192 4 жыл бұрын
There are loads of comments to this video. As a Brit living in Canada, when North Americans say "I could care less" it infuriates the bejazus out of me because it is completely back-asswards to what they actually mean.
@templetonpeck393 4 жыл бұрын
THIS, EXACTLY THIS! If someone COULD care less then they don't understand the whole premise of saying it! Unfortunately this habit is also alive and well in the UK which annoys me every time I hear it. Some people now don't even bother with the I, they just say "could care less". Wow it's stupid how much it gets on my nerves. Like people mis-using "they", "there" and "they're". In my new world order, these people would be executed.
@chrisbradley1192 4 жыл бұрын
@@templetonpeck393 Bit harsh on the perpetrators, but I understand your frustration.
@simonoleary9264 4 жыл бұрын
@@templetonpeck393 You're not alone. David Mitchell (and the Queen) agree 😋 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdNngpN-q9HRoKs.html
@templetonpeck393 4 жыл бұрын
@@chrisbradley1192 I think it's not quite harsh enough :) And David Mitchell is right about most things, except maybe certain elements of politics, but political disagreement is nowhere near as bad as terrible spelling and grammar.
@DaveBartlett 4 жыл бұрын
@@templetonpeck393 I feel similarly about the American: "Different than". In English, 'than' is used in comparisons to express a LEVEL of difference, i.e. in a quantitive comparison, so things can be 'greater than', 'less than', 'greener than', etc. and the English phrase for 'different' is 'different from' (i.e. it expresses a comparison without any level or quantity,) 'Different than' sounds so alien (& frankly, ignorant,) to the British ear.
@brunoschenkman8951 4 жыл бұрын
While I was in the UK my fave word was knackered.
@lbnewell23 4 жыл бұрын
Do you know what that actually means. People use it for generally tired but it’s definition is actually sexually exhausted
@chrisparsons8616 4 жыл бұрын
@@lbnewell23 Pretty sure it's actually related to when horses were sent to the "knacker's yard". In other words they were too worn out to continue working and sent to a "knacker" who would slaughter them and their bones, hooves etc were turned into glue.
@trevorheywood975 4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that bollocks hasn't been mentioned. Fantastic word!
@HSFrox 4 жыл бұрын
@@trevorheywood975 and bollocks actually used to mean your pals, so a pair of bollocks was two pals/friends... You might enjoy the podcast 'Something Rhymes With Purple' :-)
@gunnergav 4 жыл бұрын
@@lbnewell23 Thats Shagged out. 🤣
@angelique_cs 4 жыл бұрын
This made me feel some kinda way. As a North American who has traveled to England for the last 5 years (sobs in pandemic) I felt nostalgic? homesick? hearing these words and phrases. I do notice that during text and video chats with my friends in the UK, I tend to slip easily into the phrases that I wouldn't necessarily use here every day. Alright, enough tears from me. Off to put trousers over my pants and put on a jumper. Cheers
@adgeyuk9803 4 жыл бұрын
angelique sorted
@rosnenu8148 4 жыл бұрын
you're a snooty fool filled with anti-Americanism self loathing, I blame you Donald, a duck cannot be president.
@MagentaOtterTravels 4 жыл бұрын
@angelique I'm sobbing through the pandemic too! I'm an Anglophile in Texas with two trips to the UK scheduled for later this year... not sure either of them will happen! To help entertain myself (and hopefully other Anglophiles) I'm making videos about my favourite British things during the lockdown.
@robinbishop468 4 жыл бұрын
@@rosnenu8148 Is this supposed to be humour? If not you're a nasty piece of work, take yourself for a good talking to!
@rosnenu8148 4 жыл бұрын
@@robinbishop468 you get no nuance, right? Are you an "American", meaning from the Americas? Or just a plain stupid self-deluded citizen of the US corporation filled with self entitlement and rancid pride? Fool
@ravinloon58 4 жыл бұрын
Here in Bristol (South West England) we say 'Cheers Drive' as we get off the bus... most of us never give it a thought, it is just what we do. Of course visitors think it is hilarious. But isn't it nice to thank your driver... and more sincere than 'have a nice day'.
@RussBrown 4 жыл бұрын
As a Brit (from Kent) who's been living and working in Ottawa for a year I hadn't noticed that so many of these words/phrases were uniquely British or that I use several of them a lot. Right, now to ponder whether my Canadian colleagues are just too polite to tell me they have no idea what I'm saying half the time...Cheers!
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
Not if they watch a lot of BBC drama on the, uh, telly.
@sfjnet 4 жыл бұрын
You've GOT to come back Alana. I'm a fellow Canadian living in Britain, and everything you've said is funny and true. You obviously love the UK and (nothing against Canada) you belong here.
@admiralsquatbar127 4 жыл бұрын
Bellend is great word, it usually used to describe some whom you dislike intensely.. As in "That numpty is an absolute bellend."
@georgecaplin9075 4 жыл бұрын
The Might One yes.
@MrWhelts 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you didn't explain that one ..............
@sgtspite 4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't class a member of a commonwealth nation as "Foreign" more like a cousin?
@WhiteTrashParty 4 жыл бұрын
you sick bastard :D
@PbThunder 4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@Be-Es---___ 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, still foreign, like Scots
@jamiebrian4646 3 жыл бұрын
Agree totally 👍
@sgtspite 3 жыл бұрын
@Spencer Proctor You forgot a "g" have one of mine buddy. Lol
@magsgreenslade3132 4 жыл бұрын
"Holiday" comes from "Holy Day" - a religious festival where workers would be given the day off. It's meaning expanded to mean an extended break/time away from home.
@edwardthejust4452 4 жыл бұрын
"see it, say it, sort it." I have spent too much time in train stations in the U.K. The phrase I have mostly encountered all over the British Isles is: "No worries mate."
@edwardthejust4452 4 жыл бұрын
@Roy Polloi Thanks Roy I did not know that.
@andrewlaw 4 жыл бұрын
"No worries mate" is most definitely Australian.
@oakstrong1 4 жыл бұрын
It's "See it. Say it. Sorted." (The stations I use are quiet, there is no echo and the loudspeakers probably better quality, or newer than yours.)
@tomasb250 4 жыл бұрын
That was my first thing i heard in train from Manchester airport... So funny yet never forget it 😂
@biplopqusquddin2278 4 жыл бұрын
"Or text British Transport Police on 61016"
@gt-fd8wc 4 жыл бұрын
Pudding/Desserts = we also use “Afters’
@HSFrox 4 жыл бұрын
Desserts is a palindrome of stressed, and that is how you can remember to spell it correctly in future 😉 👍
@aaronloftus6125 4 жыл бұрын
@@HSFrox You know what he means spelling champ fanny baws
@dorthusiast 4 жыл бұрын
@@aaronloftus6125 Obviously he does, however he's trying to be helpful which I rate.
@TheJulianFletcher 4 жыл бұрын
but "pudding" can also be a main meal: steak and kidney pudding (like pie but made with suet/dumpling mix instead of pastry)
@racheltaylor6578 4 жыл бұрын
gt401017 We call them a sweet too.Maybe that’s just in Scotland.
@TheCornishCockney 4 жыл бұрын
where is 'bollocks?' this has many many meanings.
@JC-sd3vh 4 жыл бұрын
I knew an Aussie girl, improbably called Kylie, possibly one of very few prudish/innocent types to come from Australia, and she knew nothing of the word "Bolllocks" Within a month she embraced it but... It came as a surprise/shock and with more than sense of shame to me that she spoke to her mum, HER MUM!, saying " Oh its its all Bollocks Mum" etc. "Its OK she has no idea what is means" I still felt bad.
@daveevans4782 4 жыл бұрын
Getting a bollocking--someone telling you off
@johnwescott1500 4 жыл бұрын
Never mind.
@dockaos924 4 жыл бұрын
Bollocks 🙂
@mogznwaz 4 жыл бұрын
Bollocks is absolutely my favourite swear word
@MrRQBQ 4 жыл бұрын
I agree, 'numpty' is a great word. I think it originated in Scotland and later spread to the rest of the UK.
@stephensimpson1613 3 жыл бұрын
Aye it sounds Scottish
@danmckinnon3927 3 жыл бұрын
Numpty is Scottish LOL
@tichburyfan 4 жыл бұрын
Speaking as a certified Right Numpty who lives in Kent, UK, I am always entertained and amused (loads) by your weekly videos. You mentioned holidays versus vacation and there is an interesting history to those terms. England in particular has a close affinity with its medieval past (even though most English people today are unaware of it) - it's part of the national psyche and reinforced by all the surviving medieval buildings and traditions. Medieval English people observed "Holy days", which were non-working days - Sundays, Easter, Christmas, Lent, days commemorating the many saints and so on. These Holy days later became holidays. North America has no medieval past of its own and is certainly a more commercially-focused society, so vacations are when places like schools and offices are vacated or vacant because students and workers are absent. Stay safe, Alanna and keep doing what you do.
@davey1602 Жыл бұрын
I wondered about the etymology of "vacation". That makes sense, thank you.
@ovenglove6969 4 жыл бұрын
Hearing you say "ill nut you" made me laugh. Of all the things to stick.
@stevemakinson2222 4 жыл бұрын
If you say that to anyone in the uk but especially in the northern half,you better be able to match words with action,or what can I say there could be a problem(Robert De Niro in The KIng Of Comedy)
@sonix7119 4 жыл бұрын
Especially when nut means head... take your pick on which head... and nuts is balls / bollocks...... and 'bollocks' is bad, but 'the dogs bollocks' is good... :) FAF :) Anyone that's not from the UK confused yet :)
@raydology9584 4 жыл бұрын
The way she said it (first) sounds like she picked it up in Newcastle!.
@ChrisKayeHavingFun 4 жыл бұрын
Pants: you didn't mention that we also use 'pants' to indicate that something is not good. As in, "I tried a new flavour of crisps yesterday but they were pants"
@anthonypaskin8253 4 жыл бұрын
Probably as we see pants as dirty horrible stinky things so when we say somethings pants it usually means the same.
@Halfdanr_H 2 жыл бұрын
My dad always says "right", just before he leaves the house. He does it so often that as soon as he'd say "right", our dog would immediately react to it and go to him, because she recognised that verbal prompt meant he was leaving soon. This went on for 14 years.
@BaddaBigBoom Жыл бұрын
It's like saying "Aaanyway" on the phone when you want to end the conversation and go.
@BaddaBigBoom Жыл бұрын
"This went on for 14 years" ....then there was that one evening: "WILL YOU PLEASE, FOR FOR F***S SAKE STOP DOING THAT!!!!" ..............?
@crazeben 4 жыл бұрын
Never thought ‘what’s for pudding’ could be such a problem😂
@stygianjack9017 4 жыл бұрын
15 years ago I lived with a Canadian who had never heard the word 'bollocks' before he arrived in London. Quickly became his favourite word. Me and my girlfriend heard him rehearsing it while he was cleaning the kitchen. He would slip it into conversations, when it neither made sense or was relevant. He just like the sound of it.
@DCMamvcivmEvony 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my little 11 yr old brother when he is trying to be daring and edgy. 😂 Randomly slipping bollocks into convo in the wrong place. 😂
@docsmellyfella 4 жыл бұрын
I had a Spanish colleague. Shortly after moving to the UK to study she met her future husband. During her time here she heard the word "bollocks" many times and assumed it meant all balls. Subsequently when they visited family she was playing with her nephew and instead of asking him to throw a ball to her asked him to throw the bollock.
@ianprince1698 4 жыл бұрын
one of the storeys I heard was about a Mr van Geest who had just moved from Holland, one of his workmates began to teach him English, gave his strait-laced landlady a shock when he repeated this word at dinner!! this Mr van GEEST went on to run the largest trading companies in the area.
@rato7718 4 жыл бұрын
it also means "small round stones" one of my bothers said it to the police and they did not even blink
@Battismore-Blue 4 жыл бұрын
Bollocks is a great Anglo Saxon word
@robyn6454 4 жыл бұрын
The "i'm not fussed" one makes so much sense though because if you replied "I don't care" to someone asking where you want to eat, that literally implies you don't even want to eat with them to english people and it's not even worth thinking about
@peterb2286 4 жыл бұрын
'Cockwomble' My Canadian friend in Edmonton is in his 70's and he absolutely LOVES this word. He's a learned person and rarely swears but that word tickles him and it sums up a certain President south of Canada according to him.
@AlisonBryen 2 жыл бұрын
If he likes cockwomble, he'll love the words wankpuffin and spunktrumpet.
@andrewturnbull1027 4 жыл бұрын
We need you back in the UK ASAP , keep safe.
@oggymitchell2375 4 жыл бұрын
'Cunt' is one of my favourite words, in Scotland it has 1001 meanings, only one of which is gender specific.
@gordonhayward4409 4 жыл бұрын
With you on that pal.
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
@@gordonhayward4409 It's more graphic and unacceptable in polite company in the US, seen in a way as punching down. Jokes or words that are punching down not up are not good or funny. Women are traditionally second class - obviously far, far less now than before modern feminism, but in the US etc. far more equal when the country was founded than in a lot of Middle Eastern conservative culture today. So you can call someone a dick or a prick, but cunt is stronger because it is more of a transgression of norms.
@ironfront9573 4 жыл бұрын
@@emjayay see my comment; "Cunt" is totally socially acceptable in all but formal settings when used as a friendly manner. Which it almost always is. Also oddly it almost always refers to men. It's strange that this type of duality is so uncommon in American English. The only example I can think of is the very vulgar "motherf---k-r" which would never be acceptable in English unless you put on an American accent.
@davidcook7887 4 жыл бұрын
emjayay . Why don’t you try and learn punctuation before you attempt to analyse the use of English words!
@oggymitchell2375 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidcook7887 Haha a perfect opportunity to use one of the non gender specific options.
@renesaunce1664 4 жыл бұрын
‘Cheers’ can be used ironically also, so if someone calved you up for a parking spot you would say ‘Cheers for that mate’ expressing distain but being polite at the same time.
@jameswhittingham8027 4 жыл бұрын
“I picked up all that photocopying for you so you can get on with all that extra work.” “Cheers.”
@grillerg 3 жыл бұрын
Allright mate. Faffin' about. Wicked. Sound. I use these daily, legit.
@TheDaveman75 3 жыл бұрын
Wicked is THE word of the 90's. Everything was wicked back then
@suficer7827 3 жыл бұрын
Always had the hand gesture with it, from Ali G. Wicked man!
@SteveParkes-Sparko 4 жыл бұрын
When you first said "Sorted", I thought you were saying "sordid", as in "She insisted on telling me all the sordid details!" - but then when you gave examples I realised what you actually meant - so that's me sorted!
@TheJennifer122 4 жыл бұрын
I love hearing your breakdown of how we use words. I don't think about how I speak and it's quite funny having someone point it out and explain it
@berylgilligan9287 4 жыл бұрын
TheJennifer122 I love how our words sound wen she says them it makes them sound nicer lol 😂
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!!
@micky749 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you haven't lost your sense of humour - you will always be welcome into the UK. If our government refuses you a visa,we will petition for you,Very peacefully.👍
@geoff2504 Жыл бұрын
And if the government STILL denies you, there’s always the gunpowder option!
@EdgcumbePhoto 4 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget “arsed” as in “I can’t be arsed to do that”.
@EdgcumbePhoto 3 жыл бұрын
Ahmed Aiman yes, that’s it.
@dinerouk 3 жыл бұрын
I've never used that. I think it's vulgar and vulgarity is not a desirable trait.
@bye1551 3 жыл бұрын
@@dinerouk vulgarity isn't even a word up here in the north lmao. You're either posh or normal here, and refusing to say arsed is definitely the former.
@MrNigelBriggs 3 жыл бұрын
Fairly sure the phrase "can't be arsed" comes from Ireland. Also sounds less vulgar with any Irish Accent lol.
@LikeRustedWings 4 жыл бұрын
I'm moving from the southern US to the Dorset area, and I can't wait to hear these every day.
@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck but do you know what you're letting yourself in for. ;-) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Dorset_dialect_words
@RiverMersey 4 жыл бұрын
"Doorerset"? Perhaps try to watch some episodes of "Doc Martin". Actually set in Cornwall - country next to Dorset - but very similar accent and phrases 😀
@nickdsnik1675 4 жыл бұрын
@@RiverMersey Hey, you just wiped Devon off the map
@barrygower6733 4 жыл бұрын
River Mersey Are you mistaking Dorset for Devon, which is the county next to Cornwall?
@charlestaylor9424 4 жыл бұрын
You are going to get so frustrated by the Dorset accent. I kept wanting to finish their sentences.
@benwillmott7979 4 жыл бұрын
“Are you taking the piss mate” when someone says/does something unbelievable or ridiculous. Similiar to “are you serious?!”
@oldink3324 4 жыл бұрын
😅 'taking this piss' is swearing btw, generally considered aggressive. I'd be careful about saying it to someone you don't know.
@andrewlaw 4 жыл бұрын
I prefer "you're having a bubble"
@cl0ckw0rx79 3 жыл бұрын
You having a laugh?
@afpwebworks 4 жыл бұрын
What an utterly enchanting young lady you are!! I love your smile. I love how you start saying a sentence, decide you can't think of an ending to the thought process, so you smile. Delightfully and just drop the thought
@user-de3lw5nj9m 3 жыл бұрын
You have an amazing personality, like idk how you make us smile by doing the simplest things your way. cheers sis
@Forest_Fifer 4 жыл бұрын
And to confuse things even more, "pants" can also mean "rubbish", as in "that program was completely pants"
@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын
@Joe S Or don't want to swear around kids and so on.
@user-in3sd5ju1c 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm, another difference - a TV programme or a computer program?
@ThePhilskull 4 жыл бұрын
to confuse things even more. In some parts of the north west we use pants to mean trousers
@jillhobson6128 4 жыл бұрын
To me, "pants" meaning rubbish is an Americanism. I have never heard a British person use it in this way.
@Forest_Fifer 4 жыл бұрын
@@jillhobson6128 you must not mix with the same people as I do, I've heard it plenty of times.
@luvmusicutb 4 жыл бұрын
This video should get loads of views anyone who doesn’t watch is a right numpty
@gustavmeyrink_2.0 4 жыл бұрын
A cockwomble even.
@bobby6308 4 жыл бұрын
even though uk is so small compared to states and canada , these slang terms change drastically from region to region, kent and south east is quite well spoken. Wales, midlands, scousers (liverpool area), yorkshire , scotland have their own slang words that even as a londoner i wouldnt understand because its very local language.
@maxcowell3920 4 жыл бұрын
So glad to see you up and running again now you're back in the wonderful Canada - So lovely to see you.... x
@alasdairmcwilliam7009 4 жыл бұрын
“Oh my god I’ve said it” Girl you crack me up, never change!
@morgansmith8178 4 жыл бұрын
The one I still love: Rubbish... "I'm rubbish at games" and "That's rubbish." Also "toss"/"tosser" It took a long time for me to stop using these..
@robinbishop468 4 жыл бұрын
To toss in this context (ie slang) is to masturbate, consequently a tosser is a slightly more polite form of wanker 😀
@simonpowell2559 4 жыл бұрын
Is "Rubbish" not a word in Canada??
@rogerbarrett9920 4 жыл бұрын
Spot on you toss pot 🤪- luv it
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
@@robinbishop468 Thanks for that clarification!
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
@@simonpowell2559 In NA we know what it means, but it's not what we commonly call the stuff we throw out. We use it more as a descriptor: "Everything Trump said was just rubbish".
@ErJavieeh 4 жыл бұрын
I started watching your videos today. I like the way you talk so naturally and with a realistic point of view. I connect with you edition with the video, but for us foreigners it'd be cool to have these words written on screen to see how they spell, so to get you meanings better. I'm moving to Birmingham in a few months and your videos are really helpful! ;)
@teafortess 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for continuing to make content. Your videos brighten a rather bleak day.
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@catfrab 4 жыл бұрын
I've another Brit phrase for ya: "you've lost the plot!" lol keep the vids going, always make me laugh like a drain.
@SuperHumpers 4 жыл бұрын
Great name pal
@Comic3247 4 жыл бұрын
The highlight of my Tuesday has arrived. How are you today Alanna
@krumble104 4 жыл бұрын
For the word ‘loads’ to be most effective it should be combined with the word ‘shed’. eg. I went to the shop and they had shed loads of chicken! From a Brit!👀😀
@VidkunQL 4 жыл бұрын
That... makes no sense. Boat load, yes.Truck load -- or lorry load, if you want to be that way -- certainly. But one doesn't load a shed.
@sindento1942 4 жыл бұрын
@@VidkunQL I probably mix with the wrong people but round here they say a shitload.
@sindalgraff 4 жыл бұрын
@@sindento1942 shedload and shitload are both correct In and around London and the Home Counties 👍.....no none ever says boatload or truckload though logically they make more sense.
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
@@sindento1942 "Shitload" a completely common usage (in very casual speech) in the US. But she was describing a somewhat different use of "loads".
@theultimatetechguy 4 жыл бұрын
@@VidkunQL But its got nothing to do with loading for transport lol, it just means loads as in lots - see also 'a fuck load'
@stuarthardy3020 3 жыл бұрын
It's not unfortunate for us Alanna we all subscribe because we find you so entertaining & funny.
@ShaneHampsheirTV 4 жыл бұрын
Haha! I loved this video. Hearing your little English accents, the fact that you say pudding now. 🙌🙌🙌 We should be honoured that you’ve adopted these!
@adambainbridge1708 4 жыл бұрын
"Right" can also be used to agree with someone sarcastically. "I've got loads to do." "Right. (Bollocks)"
@lbnewell23 4 жыл бұрын
I love the use of (bollocks) nothing would fit that space better
@PropBoyGinge 4 жыл бұрын
But to get the full effect you need to draw out the iiiiiiiight and nod slowly a few times.
@NobleDistortion 4 жыл бұрын
😂 (Bollocks) in brackets made me laugh out loud
@paulm2467 2 жыл бұрын
I like the Scottish version, ‘Aye right’ which means you’re talking complete bollocks’.
@paulrobson7887 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Alana. I really hope you get back 'home' to the UK soon. Much love from sunny London x
@garmit61 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers for that. This vlog was a good shout. Ta ta for now. Nice cardi by the way. Cheers for now.
@archstanton1628 4 жыл бұрын
Jumpers that have their own ethnicity is the cutest thing ever 🙂 We need you back here.
@caw25sha 4 жыл бұрын
The strange thing is that British jumpers and Canadian sweaters are probably all made in the same factory in Asia.
@tonypate9174 4 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha Once the best "WOOLLY JUMPERS" would be hand knitted by grandma's for the first day at "big school".......with love and a vast range of skill levels .....can scar a boy for life if got a saggy baggy ugly one ....the jumper that is
@90125ism 3 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha And that goes for British pullovers.
@MattJay. 4 жыл бұрын
“Right” used in the context of intending to leave a place (your nan’s) or establishment (a pub basically) must always be accompanied with a firm placing of the hands on the thighs so much so that it makes an audible “slap”. Only do this though after you have said you intend to leave at least four other times. The extra “slap” now lets them know that you really mean it, stand up immediately after doing it. Note: you still may not actually leave, if you find yourself in this situation, say “I best be off then”. You MUST start walking towards the exit in this case otherwise the person you are with will not take you seriously and may offer you another cup of tea or beer (known as a sly one or a cheeky one). When you inevitably say “oh go on then” and find yourself 5 hours later hearing a guy shouting “I’ll nut ya”, know that you have learnt a great lesson in the art of British.
@ambar_5990 4 жыл бұрын
MJ Music right can be an answer to any question depending on how you say it
@grahvis 4 жыл бұрын
@@ambar_5990 . Indeed, a drawn out 'riiight' usually followed by 'okay', would mean you are not entirely convinced by what someone has just told you.
@eoghan.5003 4 жыл бұрын
@@ambar_5990 What's are the politics of the Tory party? What's your favourite colour? Oh hang on
@crackpot148 2 ай бұрын
When I joined the Royal Navy in 1966 I had never heard "Cheers" as an expression of thanks. I rapidly became aware that the normal expression of thanks in the RN was "Cheers". When I was home on leave my friends would comment on my use of cheers as thank you but over time cheers used as thank you passed into the general UK population. In fact, quite a lot of Jackspeak (informal nautical conversational vernacular) has passed into use by the general population over the decades since I enlisted.
@richardbradley8535 3 жыл бұрын
Pudding can be both a specific dessert and a general term for one
@richardtidy7098 4 жыл бұрын
Bless! Again I am in tears of laughter, I love these “quarantine” videos, just wish you were where you want to be. The mix of Canadian and Southern English is just so funny. I find the entomology of my terminal verbosity just as fascinating. Take care, stay safe...
@CharlesWilliams-jf2nb 4 жыл бұрын
'You cheeky little bugger!".
@nicklegg61 3 жыл бұрын
Cheeky sod.cheeky git.sorry,cheeky bastard
@cl0ckw0rx79 3 жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed with how well you articulate yourself, cheers!
@AdventuresAndNaps 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@RichDoes.. 3 жыл бұрын
splendid evaluation of the word "right"
@03timdol 4 жыл бұрын
"SORDID" - involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. You had me so confused for a min!
@JAY61ish 4 жыл бұрын
Me too.. Ha ha... Sordidly sorted..
@greghilton7797 4 жыл бұрын
@@JAY61ish I'm glad that's sorted.
@LEThavFUNnSMILE 4 жыл бұрын
Looool 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
@grumpyone5963 4 жыл бұрын
Me too. I thought she’s taking this video in a strange direction today. I was waiting for her example of how she uses it! So I must confess, I was involved in something sordid last night! Oh yeh, carry on 🤣🤣 looking lovely today though.
@thedarkroomukltd7541 4 жыл бұрын
North american guttural 't,' because she's from over there.
@TheManOnTheRail 4 жыл бұрын
"Cheers" is also used to say goodbye.
@danielhaworth6259 4 жыл бұрын
I hadn’t thought of it like that I guess maybe related to “cheerio” which is what i sometimes say.
@ivorbiggun710 4 жыл бұрын
'Sorted for E's and Whizz' is the famous song by the 90s popular music combo called Pulp and is short form for saying 'We are going to a rave this weekend and have acquired appropriate amounts of both Ecstasy and Speed to keep us going for the occasion.
@themartiandefender2128 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, cheers luv !
@timsummers870 4 жыл бұрын
Not a word, but rather an expression. Here it goes. "To go tits up", for when the outcome is different than the one expected. Every non-British should use that one, cause it's fun and precise.
@donnkelt9114 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah thats a brilliant expressionI use that one all the time "Its all gone tits up"
@dereklawson1318 4 жыл бұрын
But note that the outcome has to be an unwelcome one!
@purplerhodes 4 жыл бұрын
A radio DJ called "Pete Tong" comes to mind...
@agentsamson6051 4 жыл бұрын
What about fell over - gone ass over tit.
@agentsamson6051 4 жыл бұрын
@@purplerhodes wrong. But then you are venturing into my world my old China plate!
@RichDoes.. 3 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy seeing how we seem to other cultures/countries.
@mkrmkr3805 4 жыл бұрын
You're bloody bonkers love. 😂👍 Very endearing, keep it rolling. 🙏
@robertariley6924 4 жыл бұрын
Fun video! I’m from the US and haven’t been to the UK, but after discovering so many shows from the BBC that I love-which has caused me to swear off American TV forever-I find my vocabulary changing. I think I was born in the wrong country.
@Gambit771 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly in the UK the vocabulary is changing to match Americans.
@leplum2001 4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed that Alanna. I often find myself smiling indulgently while watching your videos. You really are a sweety and so totally cute and adorable. :-D
@derpimusmaximus8815 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Shakespeare's unfinished sequel to Much Ado About Nothing was actually called Further Ado About Nothing.
@simongiles9749 4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, "nothing" in Elizabethan English is a slang term for, er, lady parts. So Shakespeare is being mildly smutty with his title, like if "Leave It To Beaver" had a knowing wink.
@scottbranch4798 4 жыл бұрын
She's getting her self in a right pickle
@anthonypaskin8253 4 жыл бұрын
Is she getting flummoxed
@DaSilva995 4 жыл бұрын
we need you back in the uk!
@kb5405 4 жыл бұрын
I think stomachs in England generally rumble rather than growling. Not that it matters.
@thomassmith2227 4 жыл бұрын
Also fun fact I learned this week, it is not the stomach that usually makes a noise!! Typically it is air moving around the intestines , you're welcome 😂
@SteveParkes-Sparko 4 жыл бұрын
@@thomassmith2227 Yeah - true I'm sure - but it sounds better to say your tummy's rumbling!
@anonymous2513456 4 жыл бұрын
This is true, a "Growler" is another body part, a lady one.
@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM 4 жыл бұрын
@@anonymous2513456 : Now we're talking :-P
@cuthbert246 4 жыл бұрын
Rumbling to me implies just noisy whereas grumbling infers anger even that you maybe hungry just a suggestion.
@paulbeech7276 4 жыл бұрын
Pants can also mean rubbish. Like"those shoes are just pants"...👍😁. That's UK.
@rupeoverlay3153 4 жыл бұрын
Or..those trousers are a bit pants
@SpartasEdge 4 жыл бұрын
Let's not confuse them any more than they already probably are 😄
@ericy4522 4 жыл бұрын
@@rupeoverlay3153 Would the Canadian equivalent be those "pants are bit trousers"? :)
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
That's true! Although I've never used pants in that context - still sounds a bit weird to me!
@personalcheeses8073 4 жыл бұрын
Paul Beech Those pants are pants
@M-demo 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers for posting. I miss hearing these words on a daily basis. Stay safe.
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@Dragonblaster1 4 жыл бұрын
We also use "holiday" for a period of company leave, maybe taking accrued time off to do the garden, e.g., "I'm taking a couple of days' holiday to fix the weeds and mow my lawn." But, also, Christmas would be a _national_ holiday, as it is in America. In the usual usage, in the UK, "holiday" means "elective or nationally-granted time off work,"
@sloth_energy 4 жыл бұрын
15:27 "...I would probably say to my Mum..." It's official, you're now British.
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we don't have a Mum in NA.
@funster73mcr2 4 жыл бұрын
Bins are also reading glasses, "where are my bins, I wanna read the paper"
@ladyk3729 4 жыл бұрын
Funster73 MCR think that’s more northern 🙂
@Azphreal 4 жыл бұрын
You can also have steak and kidney pudding which is not a dessert. A jumper is also known as a pullover. The word 'right' can also been used as an affirmative or that you understand something 'I want you to stand over there until its finished, right?' and you can reply yes or right.
@t0pend 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Alana, enjoyed this loads. It’s right good. Cheers.
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@LiamE69 4 жыл бұрын
"Chips for pudding" Brain explodes
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
Chips......fried potato slices eaten hot, or very thin crispy deep fried potato slices bought in a supermarket?
@Sam-mh9sz 4 жыл бұрын
When you get off the bus at your stop in some places in the U.K. we always without thinking thank the driver by saying, " Cheers Drive "
@paulc2689 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, you do seem to pretty much get us. Our history is your history too..... so you are family eh ? Such humour and charm, you are an awesome ambassador for Canada. Your accent is just so cool too .... You are welcome here anytime. x
@Blazerade13 4 жыл бұрын
My wife and I have just dicovered your channel and love it. We are Brits living in Australia. Here there is yet another level of English/Aussie slang which can ne hilarious. Like: Windy = blowin' dogs off chains!
@NeroTheEmperor 4 жыл бұрын
"This morning I felt a right prick. I put on me jumper and went to put the bins out and fell on my nut. Loads of people saw me and must have thought I was a nutter who had downed too many cheeky pints the night before and was feeling a bit pants. Bunch of numptys started laughing at me. Cheers, I thought. Managed to put the bins out in the end. Sorted."
@lambrettabad 4 жыл бұрын
Brian Teles that's pants! Lol
@heleneg525 4 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@SteveParkes-Sparko 4 жыл бұрын
Well Done, Brian!
@grumpyone5963 4 жыл бұрын
Good shout to put the bins out, just said hiya to the bin man down the road. He looked at me like he wasn’t fussed. Bet he’s got a holiday coming up.
@BeleagueredThespian 4 жыл бұрын
Near perfect example of the sarcastic use of 'cheers'!
@BuzzersHD 4 жыл бұрын
"Sorted" really surprised me, never considered that to be unique to us! #TheMoreYouKnow There was a joke going around UK social media a few years back about how difficult it would be to explain "cheeky" (as in indulgent, not mischievous) to a foreigner, reckon you smashed it though! And numpt did come from the alcohol tasting video 👍
@GeneralCDOT 4 жыл бұрын
The cheeky Nando's days, and all the Americans didn't know what it meant, but Brits were writing funny explanations as it was so hard to explain, was actually looking back at the old meme recently. But as you say she explained it perfectly, she cracked the code
@patrickpowers5995 Жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis.
@kanedodgson9684 4 жыл бұрын
'Bins', alongside meaning rubbish bins (garbage) also randomly is slang for glasses (spectacles), it also is slang for speakers as in 'base bins'
@nikos327 4 жыл бұрын
I've just thought of another use for 'Pudding' that you might be interested in is "The Pudding Club" which means 'Pregnant'. (eg. My sister was the size of a house when she was in the pudding club). It's a variant of a very similar phrase - "Bun in the Oven", also meaning 'pregnant'.
@tonyyates2012 4 жыл бұрын
"Ya spawny eyed wazzock!", Is my favourite all time insult.
@caw25sha 4 жыл бұрын
I prefer pillock myself. Alanna could do a whole video on numptys, wazzocks, pillocks, muppets etc.
@paulhilling6208 4 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha dimlow , these are all words I remember my dad using while doing DIY when I was a child lol.
@harveybritland3112 4 жыл бұрын
@@caw25sha "Pillock" and "Oh cock" I associate entirely with James May. Oh, and "the rozzers."
@Zeem4 4 жыл бұрын
"You gret useless spawny-eyed parrot-faced wazzock", to quote the whole line. From "Capstick Comes Home", the 1981 novelty record by Tony Capstick.
@iangriffiths985 4 жыл бұрын
In the North West when something is sorted we'll often say its sound. Or if you're agreeing with someone instead of right you could use sound. Or if you're thanking someone instead of cheers you might use sound. We use it loads.
@bobolson2471 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, very funny. Some of these words are regional. I'm British and I never heard the word 'Numpty' until I moved to Suffolk. Also if you are drinking with friends in a pub and taking turns to buy drinks (buying 'rounds' right!) then you could say to the person whose round it is next - 'It's your shout!" meaning get some drinks.
@jmckechnie6478 4 жыл бұрын
"Right. I'll be off now" reminded me of "I'll get my coat" man from 'The Fast Show', a British comedy show from the 90s. I think you'd have liked it and there are loads of clips of 'The Fast Show' on KZfaq. :)
@wurble 4 жыл бұрын
Saying "right" before departing is something I never realised I did until my dog picked up on it. My mum looks after my dog on a Monday and then I go to hers for tea after work. The moment I say the word "right" my dog jumps up ready to go.
@AdventuresAndNaps 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my god that's adorable!
@user-gv9nk7oq3o 4 жыл бұрын
I was about to say this, my dog use to did this.
@emjayay 4 жыл бұрын
In the US we don't have a "mum".
@danieljones9436 4 жыл бұрын
@@emjayay It's a geographical thing. I'm English & have never used the word Mum either, i live in the Midlands & it's always been Mom.
@darrensharpe3642 4 жыл бұрын
Loved the way you said cheers mate 👍
@juliebrooke6099 3 жыл бұрын
Yes in the U.K. we usually call the space in the roof the loft but if it is reached by stairs rather than a ladder and is more of an extra room we’d call it an attic.
@colin.d4143 4 жыл бұрын
I quite often says 'cheers thankyou'. Dont know why, just a habit i've picked up.
@lwaves 4 жыл бұрын
After watching Due South in the 90's (a Canadian show) I usually say 'thank you kindly' as I like that extra bit of niceness om the end.
@j2simpso 4 жыл бұрын
Having studied in England for a year, my favourite slang was poppycock!
@Flubbydubbydoodoo 2 жыл бұрын
Poppycock?! When did you study in England? 1931…!😀
@jjkay100 2 жыл бұрын
Back again. I’ve just thought. Right isn’t just used to end an interaction as in ‘right, I’m off’. It’s also used get something started as in ‘Right, let’s get it done’.
@Bob_just_Bob 4 жыл бұрын
Having had a lot of exposure to Brits over the last 22 years and my son going to British schools half his life I’ve adopted a lot of Brit English myself. Cheers, from London lockdown!
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