50 Weird & Confusing Facts About British Life & Culture
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Күн бұрын50 confusing random facts about UK life and British culture! How many of these can you relate to? Is it the same in your country?
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@anouchka_d 3 жыл бұрын
In France (I live close to Paris), people REALLY do not respect queues, especially in public transports. But they do in bakeries.... bread is sacred here 😂
@Batatudo 3 жыл бұрын
You mean... *Baguette?*
@danielepolverigiani2493 3 жыл бұрын
I'm Italian and in my French trip I understood why bread is sacred. I love some breads of my country, but literally ANY bread I ate there was top tier
@atengku9660 3 жыл бұрын
@@Batatudo Baguette is a type of bread.
@michaeljamesmacaulay1689 3 жыл бұрын
At bus stops in Paris, I had to take a "service number" to "prove it's my turn next" ~ so much for French courtesy !!!
@Potatoboii2 3 жыл бұрын
*Insert french revolution joke here*
@backfatbetty9145 3 жыл бұрын
She also should’ve added when we open the door for someone or let someone pass and they don’t say thank you, we’ll say thank you for them in a sarcastic voice haha
@florrie8767 3 жыл бұрын
That so true i sometimes forget to say thank you if lost in thought but am brutally brought back.to.normality to the sarcastic loud thank you to remind me
@backfatbetty9145 3 жыл бұрын
@@florrie8767 if you’re in your own world and completely forget then that’s understandable but it’s the ones that look at you, walk through the door and just don’t say anything haha I for one will always say thank you to those who don’t haha
@littleflor2975 3 жыл бұрын
I smile and say " you're very welcome" when they've not said thank you
@backfatbetty9145 3 жыл бұрын
@@littleflor2975 haha I suppose it’s just us English being polite for those who can’t be
@sarahjohnson9443 3 жыл бұрын
It's our sarcasm that gets us by 😂
@sadesonia1969 Жыл бұрын
Hi Lucy, I am a French Lady who lives in the UK for 15 years. I can tell you in France people don't respect any queue and I hate it. I think it is very disrespectful. I love your country so much the traditions and culture ei... You won't believe it I decide to pass the test life of the UK last week to become a British citizen and get it. I am so proud and happy to become a British citizen. Thank you for your video.
@kevinwhite981 Ай бұрын
Oh no, this is going to make it harder to tease the French glad your here.😊
@lisamudford6825 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE that you took the time to mention your childhood Busdriver and thank him and how amazing he was. Its awesome and heart warming. I hope he does get to see it and feel that heart warming feeling of appreciation , gratitude, and thanks. 🙂☺️
@sevinchibrohimova3789 Жыл бұрын
And also, MY COMPLIMENTS to this appreciation)))
@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Жыл бұрын
Saying "Thank you" to both bus and taxi drivers, can actually change their day for the better. Politeness is cost free !
@Doughnut52 4 жыл бұрын
I was 65 when I was offered a seat on a train. I was quite shocked - when did I suddenly become an elderly person?
@maryrosed8475 4 жыл бұрын
Cheer up. My sister was offered a seat at 58 years. She was delighted and accepted with great pleasure!
@rebeccasimantov5476 4 жыл бұрын
Haha you're right...actually did you know that 60 is the new 40??!!
@TheAlanSaunders 4 жыл бұрын
That is about the same age that young ladies started opening doors for me, a male!
@denischarette3627 4 жыл бұрын
People started calling me `sir` at 35 years old. I never liked it. Even today, in my sixties, I don`t like it.
@fionagregory8078 4 жыл бұрын
Your first grey hair.
@jackfreedman 3 жыл бұрын
I opened the dishwasher whilst it was still on, thinking it was finished, and said sorry to it when I realised it was still on 😂
@lunatonkens7933 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@maritkaa007 3 жыл бұрын
Interestingly when you live in the UK for some time you start saying sorry to everything and everyone as well :)
@yunyunlosee6346 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds really normal! 😂😂😂
@jackfreedman 3 жыл бұрын
@@yunyunlosee6346 Yup! This is normal here in Britain 😂
@florrie8767 3 жыл бұрын
@@maritkaa007 im sorry but that made me roar wirh laughter
@marysh007 2 жыл бұрын
What about gardens? According to my observation English ppl extremely love gardens and plants what I love about them the most. Gardening seems to be obligatory but they do it with passion
@GemmaBevilacqua 2 жыл бұрын
Beer blanket! 😂 As an Italian spending winter in the UK (20 years ago 😨), I was shocked by all the girls walking around barely dressed (and visibly drunk).
@mary-soldelcampo2072 Жыл бұрын
Not a nice sight 😢
@skzspidey 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that I speak British English and live in England and still watch videos like this confuses me.
@rainbowkitten8990 2 жыл бұрын
Same 😂😂😂
@smugslider3690 2 жыл бұрын
same, watching this like "oh wow, I knew that and yet I'm still saying wow"
@markvogel5872 2 жыл бұрын
Native speaker from the US....I find these videos really fun! Y'all talk funny over there!
@rainbowkitten8990 2 жыл бұрын
@@markvogel5872 We don't all sound the same!! Trust me.
@oldbatwit5102 2 жыл бұрын
I was brought up in the same area as Lucy but I didn't know anyone who speaks like her, and I still don't.
@juliadulchitiz9130 4 жыл бұрын
When I moved to England what shocked the most was the sight of bare legs in the freezing cold.
@slighterpiper 4 жыл бұрын
True story!
@jemimabegg3148 4 жыл бұрын
For us it was rpobably very hot
@jdsrne22 4 жыл бұрын
I've lived in England my whole life and anything below 20 is still cold for me. However you need to make the most of all the sun you can get.'
@katharineal1168 3 жыл бұрын
I live in a northern state of the U.S. and we're exactly the same as the Brits in that way; however, thankfully we get more sunshine with our cold weather.
@insunavox4990 3 жыл бұрын
...or outfit of winter jacket,.... shorts... and flipflops ! ) "Dude, are you only half aware it's winter? 😄"
@RagingCanuck 2 жыл бұрын
Favourite BBC weather forecast heard on the telly in 1988, intoned over a map of the UK: “Tomorrow in the United Kingdom, there will be rain in some places.”
@TheFunctionalForce Жыл бұрын
These made me smile so much! I made London my home 15yrs ago at 23yrs old. I grew up in different countries and can say UK is where I finally felt HOME. I moved to Germany 2yrs ago (love happenings haha) but my heart is in the UK and my wish is to go back. I just freaking love u, weird, witty, sarcastic, apologetic Britts! 😂💛💛💛
@moncha7975 2 жыл бұрын
7 yrs in the UK already and it still touches my heart when I can see elderly couples, holding their hands, taking walks or catching up with quiet huge amount of another elderly friends and couple in the pubs, usually around 5pm or having nice time in the park, chatting and sitting on their adjustable chairs on the grass. its amazing watching them. I think the quality of their lives is much much better than in other countries, at least, if it comes to How they actually enjoy their life, i am not talking about pensions situation.
@maureensullivan7448 2 жыл бұрын
Socialized medicine helps keep them from being impoverished!!!
@kennytheripper2526 Жыл бұрын
Legends say the dreams of the tormented souls all over the globe still haunts every old couple in Britain.
@SCARLETTE. Жыл бұрын
@@kennytheripper2526 can u pls elaborate...didn't get it
@kennytheripper2526 Жыл бұрын
@@SCARLETTE. Ask Africans, East Asians and Indians about 200 years ago.
@kennytheripper2526 Жыл бұрын
@Lily Wood Union Jakk
@thisisnotayden11 3 жыл бұрын
Her: it's hot, it's 19 degrees out here Me: laughs in our usual 37 degree weather
@sadiyaakter8536 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@sadiyaakter8536 3 жыл бұрын
19 degree is absolutely cold FOR us😂😂😂
@monisharanjan9063 3 жыл бұрын
I can't even bear 21 degrees , i really shouldn't visit UK in winter 🥶
@rohmilchgeniesser 3 жыл бұрын
19 degrees is pretty warm for me
@tanyanegi4734 3 жыл бұрын
Mines 40°c
@adolforodolfo6929 Жыл бұрын
With regards to kissing on the cheek as a greeting, Lucy doesn't mention that no man (no straight man anyway) EVER kisses another man on the cheek. It's kind of OK to share a "man hug", a brief embrace, but most of us feel uncomfortable even with that. As for the "sorry" reflex, it's so true. I once saw a woman say "sorry" to a dog that walked into her. 😁
@kkchen2032 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining the British culture! I was shocked when I was in the UK first time, I greeted two Brits (new friends) and they said, 'may I?' I thought it will be cheek kissing. I didn't expect that they were really kissing on my face. My jaw dropped at that moment... I think most ppl don't know about this. As for other cultures you mentioned about, after living in the UK for 3 months will totally learn about it, LOL.
@SmartestRick13 9 ай бұрын
It's not normal for English people to kiss friends. Not at all
@MilkyLore 5 ай бұрын
British people don’t kiss on the cheeks when greeting. That’s weird.
@coolsooph 4 жыл бұрын
6:53 oml one time i held a door open for this family and they all just walked through without a thank you and my friend was there with me so when she walked through the door to leave the shop she was like “oh wow Sophie thank you so much for holding the door for me” just loud enough for them to hear it. Their faces made my day to be honest
@louburnett6782 4 жыл бұрын
I always say “your welcome” loudly 😝
@youyiyoutian 4 жыл бұрын
when British ppl dont like something, theyd say "hmmm.....interesting“
@applejuice5272 4 жыл бұрын
Interesting...
@user-dh8ns7jv8h 4 жыл бұрын
@@applejuice5272 when American people dont like something, theyd say "hmmm.....FUCK“.
@AngiieLYC1D 4 жыл бұрын
Ahh 😂 guess Im British then
@littlemissbump100 4 жыл бұрын
I have literally never heard someone say that and have lived in England all my life
@mrbobjob8995 4 жыл бұрын
Hhhhhmmmmmm..........INTERESTING BOIIIIII
@AnoJanJan Жыл бұрын
I now realise how much British customs have influenced Australia - perhaps not so much with immigrants from the 90’s onwards. Love your show ❤️
@nikimitankin1155 Жыл бұрын
For me (I'm from Bulgaria) British culture is very strange and that makes it very interesting. Your style of presenting is very pleasant because there's a lot of humour involved. And there aren't any special effects or cool edits or something like that. It's the way the video is presented that makes it stand out - it's like a story. Pulls you in and you can't get out. You get lost in the vast and wonderful world of British culture!
@dndndn5210 4 жыл бұрын
Why aren't more people talking about her sense of humour. It's hilarious 😂😂 gotta give her the props
@fynna8640 4 жыл бұрын
Yes she is really hilarious I love her
@dndndn5210 4 жыл бұрын
@Marcin Zalewski if you want British humour..... You better look up Simon cowell😂😂 and ur kinda right... It's all about stereotypes. Every person is different too
@dndndn5210 4 жыл бұрын
@Marcin Zalewski I get your point... Lol I said, yes, i agree to whatever you said. It's just a name that has been made. I don't know why I even responded before😂😂 all I said was that the "British humour" thing that has been made, are all the qualities of Simon Cowell. You said you gave up trying to find people with so called "British humour" so i just gave an example lol. I got your point.... K, peace
@fynna8640 4 жыл бұрын
@@dndndn5210 Some people are so serious about humour 🤣
@alexysq2660 4 жыл бұрын
@Marcin Zalewski ~And aren't *you* a most a n n o y i n g tosser, then...?!!
@it_was_my_cat 3 жыл бұрын
I'm British and I think 19C is like the perfect temperature. I think it's universally agreed in Britain that less than 10C is cold, 10-15 is chilly, 15-20 is juuust right, 20-25 is pleasantly warm, 25-30 is hot, 30-35 is VERY hot, and anything above 35 is just HELL. I think last summer during the Europe heatwave it reached something like 42C in some parts of the UK, so it can happen.
@katiefoster350 3 жыл бұрын
Trueee 😂
@namelessnameless9879 3 жыл бұрын
for me 20-25 is ok, and temperature isn't everything. And the wind counts, and the uv index, and the humidity, and the precipitation, etc
@ninon_l 3 жыл бұрын
Same in France
@RKhere97 3 жыл бұрын
Laughs in Indian 44° C
@SpiceGhouls 3 жыл бұрын
I'm the exception, for me the hotter the better! But I spend a lot of time abroad so maybe that's why
@club1fan552 2 жыл бұрын
Have been in England when it was 33 c. Vile. You drive on the left but walk on the right. Odd. Always admired the English "stiff upper lip" and guts with efforts like the Kindertransport and protecting Malta which holds the record in enduring the most bombing in WW2. You also forgot the best bands in the world like The Stones, The Beatles, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet and Coldplay. Incredible country.
@senatorstevenarmstrong2807 Жыл бұрын
I have no clue where the UK driving on the left but walking on the right, it annoys me too sometimes; only when I'm tired though.
@jeanettepowell7324 Жыл бұрын
We don't walk on the right though
@robyn2791 Жыл бұрын
We walk on the left.
@BritAltie Жыл бұрын
I walk where i want to not sure about what this walking on the left/right is on about
@m.duboisgillesetsophiedubo6128 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucy. Quite adorable and very well presented. As a Frenchman who loves Britain I found anything you said so true.
@jhazmineanndejesus7119 3 жыл бұрын
lucy said that they'd do anything to avoid awkward situations... we mind our own business... we don't socialize that much... me an introvert: sounds like a perfect place
@fionagregory8078 3 жыл бұрын
It is
@g3mrex295 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's great in England
@outofcontext7038 3 жыл бұрын
all the more reason for me to strive hard to live here huhu
@SpiceGhouls 3 жыл бұрын
That quality is becoming less common here I've observed
@jhazmineanndejesus7119 3 жыл бұрын
@Spencer Owusu and your point is?
@lindamazule2289 3 жыл бұрын
"sorry" and "thank you" were almost the first words I learned. It is yust nice, to show other people you care for them.
@chrisucl 2 жыл бұрын
They don't really care. It's just socially expected. If you don't say them it seems rude.
@user-zd1rb3mf8o 8 ай бұрын
Why aren't more people talking about her sense of humour. It's hilarious 😂😂 gotta give her the props))))
@tonyhunt8059 9 ай бұрын
Having emigrated to New Zealand in 1967, and returning for an 8-week vacation, I was SO pleased to discover that England has not CHANGED! Thanks, Lucy...
@garypoole1989 2 жыл бұрын
She forgot to mention that when us English go abroad on holiday such as Spain,we expect them to speak English.When they don't we assume they aren't the smartest and look at each other is disbelief..Yet we would struggle to say hello and goodbye in their language!!
@IreneMPhotography 2 жыл бұрын
and get hella drunk here xD
@Wazkaty 2 жыл бұрын
Haha same for frenchies!
@OddOne251 2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget, there absolutely must be at least one British themed pub, and plenty of places that sell British food. Non of that foreign muck! I do wonder why many Brits even bother going abroad! 🤦 For me, the whole point of it is to experience another culture...
@oldbird4601 2 жыл бұрын
I’m Spanish and Ghanaian living in London and I swear everyone just goes to Benidorm or Barcelona it’s hilarious 😂😂. I’m sorry but if you’re going to Spain and decide to go to Benidorm what was the point of going abroad 💀 it’s literally just Spanish England, might as well go to Gibraltar 🙄
@Rockhound6165 2 жыл бұрын
You should come to America. If someone comes here we're expected to kowtow to their language needs not the other way around.
@hafro03 3 жыл бұрын
Everything is acceptable. BUT WARM BEER. MY GERMAN HEART IS POUNDING
@AD65 3 жыл бұрын
But warm beer doesn't really exist. Bitter / Pale ale just isn't chilled.
@peterjf7723 3 жыл бұрын
Beer is served at cellar temperature.
@smudger671 3 жыл бұрын
Beer should be cold but not chilled. Nobody like warm beer.
@sudo5319 3 жыл бұрын
i am british and i totally agree warm beer is the spawn of satan
@lauradessi7515 3 жыл бұрын
My italian heart as well
@anouchka_d 2 жыл бұрын
I discovered Cider in pints when I asked for cider in Bath. As I live in France, I really did not expect that size of a glass! In France it is probably served in a quarter of a pint!
@jenniferbryan5775 2 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian... I watched this and thought, hmm aside from the weather, Lucy just described the stereotypical Canadian experience. When my American friends visit, especially those from big cities, they often comment on how we don't queue jump and always say "please, thank you and sorry" LOL
@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Жыл бұрын
I've adopted the phrase "Tank you kindly" from "Benton Fraser" (Due South)... 😘 People love it ! 🤗 Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴
@nollypolly 9 ай бұрын
Hahah same! Also the tch when we disapprove and thanking the bus driver. As for the weather, it's 23 (25 w humidex) in the GTA and it's perfect.
@Taniyasalaria777 3 жыл бұрын
Her : It's 19° outside , I'm absolutely dying * Me : awkwardly laughs in 38° .
@saharrr4850 3 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm in Britain but 19° is nothing to me.
@anushriwala116 3 жыл бұрын
istg like it's cold us
@priyankatiwari3842 3 жыл бұрын
Same thing with us also. I live in India
@tonypovoas5348 3 жыл бұрын
@@saharrr4850 what that is warm then again I’m in Scotland
@melanie_edits428 3 жыл бұрын
Celcius or Farenheit?
@sarppak924 3 жыл бұрын
Lucy: Our winters are REALLY dark. Finland: Hold my vodka.
@vechereet_uzhe 3 жыл бұрын
Okay, I was swiping comments section and my eye catched the "vodka" and now I feel so warm in my soul🤧💕
@johannarauha 3 жыл бұрын
Torille
@goodbyeg7032 3 жыл бұрын
Canada: hold my beer.
@alexprado1666 3 жыл бұрын
São Paulo: No rain, no clouds! Let's go to the park!
@Lxxx3Roses 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@TokuCSK 2 жыл бұрын
16:00 my sister used to tell her kids that it was just a nice man who drives through neighborhoods playing music for people, and she got away with it for like 7 years it was really impressive.
@matildawolfram4687 2 жыл бұрын
My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
@eamonbutler6369 Жыл бұрын
Covert advertising ? Good luck with that.
@sukumarp1391 2 жыл бұрын
Lucy is very humorous while explaining the various quirks of the British, quite lovely to listen to and watch her.
@Jefff72 Жыл бұрын
We Americans love British humor, sorry I mean humour.
@michaelheritage8822 4 жыл бұрын
Tea- I love how we assume “a nice cup of tea” will help resolve nearly all levels of emotional trauma. Me . My wife has left me Friend . Oh that’s terrible let me make you a nice cup of tea, that will make you feel better
@claudiaweber4564 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true!!! Made the same experience several times.
@latrodectusss 4 жыл бұрын
I remember in one of Harry Potter books Ron Weasley offers to make tea after a sad situation. Now that make sense :)
@bananafranasherbert 4 жыл бұрын
I love this. I live in the Southern US where people will just say crap like, "Oh I'll pray for you" which means nothing to a non-religious person. I'd rather have the tea! So sweet and kind.
@AlJey007 4 жыл бұрын
it really does though. But it has to be a really good cup of tea, like Yorkshire Gold for example - the best tea in the entire Universe, and beyond...
@FuZZbaLLbee 3 жыл бұрын
So it also works to celebrate something? 😋
@jrfoster4225 2 жыл бұрын
Too bad I didn't watch this video before my wife and I visited the UK. We enjoyed our time there and since I'm a history nut, it was wonderful for me. I did try to talk to people on occasion and got some odd looks, especially when we traveled using the Tube. There were a couple of people who said to me, "Oh, you're American! I love your accent!" Then proceeded to engage me in conversation, which I enjoyed. I found the weather in England was much like that in the western portion of Washington state, here in the U.S. There's not much sun there normally.
@georgetait9831 2 жыл бұрын
Although I’ve now spent 2/3 of my life in Canada and I DO remember British queue etiquette, I was very surprised several years ago. I was visiting in north London and had occasion to queue at a bank. I was pressed for time and I wanted to try to judge how LONG the queue was, but it went round a corner, out of sight. Making clearly exaggerated moves and staying well OUT of the queue itself I advanced towards the corner to have a look. Bless my soul! I got shouted down in more than clear terms. Clearly NO quarter is given in a London lineup. (I’m Scottish.)
@gu_gu 5 ай бұрын
no quarter - nice word👍
@judemorris-jones2367 3 жыл бұрын
Me, who lives in South Africa *laughs at Lucy for saying she has a tan*
@dmitritrs4867 3 жыл бұрын
from my experience with white south africans .I can say that you people shouldn"t be living in the sun . none of you . Same for australians . yall way too pink for that weather
@hzlkelly 3 жыл бұрын
@@dmitritrs4867 lol
@georgia3718 3 жыл бұрын
I’m Welsh, the same colour as Lucy, and laughed when she said she had a tan too. Where?😂 Us British notice the slightest difference in our colour and think we have a tan hahaha
@guesswhoiam1875 3 жыл бұрын
You don't worry abt skin cancer?
@mzbabwaye7341 3 жыл бұрын
@Anrael ok but who asked
@johncunningham1098 2 жыл бұрын
Dear Lady. I went to a show in the theatre district in London. All the shows seemed to let out at the same time. Everyone, without speaking a word, went to the taxi stand and waited their turn for the next cab. As a New Yorker, I was shocked. Such an environment would have drawn gun play in NYC.
@elisamdo Жыл бұрын
This comment literally made me spit out my coffee from laughter 😂
@johnjamesflashman6856 Жыл бұрын
Whenever I watch you I get very homesick, more homesick than my fortnightly phone conversation with my cousin in Southend.
@Musician-Lee 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t find the Tom Scott link you mentioned. Otherwise, what a phenomenal summary. Hailing from Cambridgeshire as I do, I can’t fault anything in your 50 points. I’ve always thought London is so different to the rest of England that it should be subject to totally different tourist advice. It’s like a separate country, different culture, different prices and it even has its own different traffic and parking laws. I love your stuff Lucy.
@constanceebienfa1050 4 жыл бұрын
Lucy: our University fees are very high US education system: hold my French fries
@VampiraVonGhoulscout 4 жыл бұрын
Ugh I know mate. I wanted to go to Chicago to study art when I was fourteen and they wanted £35K a year. I noped the fuck out of that one.
@MortyMortyMorty 4 жыл бұрын
Hold my hamburger!
@ruthannemartin5805 4 жыл бұрын
YES!!
@momopal6356 4 жыл бұрын
I look for one person help me to learning English grammar and I help him learning Arabic
@newhollywoodense 4 жыл бұрын
Australia: Hold my chips mate
@erischama1922 3 жыл бұрын
I can relate to a lot of these because I live in hong kong, which has a funny mix of British and Chinese culture. So when tourists from mainland china (or anyone really) do things like queue-jumping, we do the tut-tut and judge in silence until some brave person speaks up
@remingtonbennett 2 жыл бұрын
Im a hong konger too and I 100% agree with what you said🤣🤣
@hazienda2 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, we would do exactly the same, in Sweden!
@markvogel5872 2 жыл бұрын
Jeez you guys must be going nuts with line skippers.....they don't follow lines in China at all.
@alvexok5523 2 жыл бұрын
Hong Kong is different from the rest of China (and was its own nation), it has that British influence, like you said. The rest of China is very Chinese. Very exotic and interesting though, I've not been there but I've seen about those temples in Bejing, and also some temples and exotic sights in cities such as Zhongzhou, Changsha, and Chongqing. Some beautiful sights along the Yangtze river, one of world's longest rivers, goes right through China, from Shanghai through Wuhan through Chongqing through the mountainous areas west of there, if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I'd like to visit there sometime
@kpaxian6044 2 жыл бұрын
SAME. :) I am Canadian and our culture is a mix of British and American. Except in Vancouver where it is a mix of British, American and possibly, yes, Chinese. :)
@arinakuznetcova8950 2 жыл бұрын
After watching this video, I extremely want to visit UK, I really like your politeness,guys👍😁
@radhikalohiya9558 2 жыл бұрын
I loved it , I have recently moved to London and now I can completely relate.
@docsushant 3 жыл бұрын
It was really confusing to understand the British humour at the beginning but eventually I came to terms with it. Basically, the closer you are to someone, the more offensive it will get. It endearing but a bit difficult to cope with for someone who can't get a hang of it.
@betrizla2013 2 жыл бұрын
This ha ha , this is the essence of British humour, this is why we use the word "c*nt more than most other countries , it is reserved for those we absolutely hate or our best friends , I see why it's difficult for other people to understand x
@ogofog9120 4 ай бұрын
The C word is very regional. I know it’s a Kent/ London thing, term of endearment. Definitely not further North (I’m from Derbyshire) would not go down well
@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts 4 жыл бұрын
Britain- our winters are dark and cold Canada- hold my double double
@reineh3477 4 жыл бұрын
Or Swedish winters.
@vasilisssa_ 4 жыл бұрын
Russian winters send greetings to you guys
@szonyo 4 жыл бұрын
Даша Котова Haha I think you won
@miguelash886 4 жыл бұрын
Hold my depression
@pasapucha 4 жыл бұрын
Kathmandu Winter is the Best
@ritamariekelley4077 Жыл бұрын
As an American living in a tiny W Sussex village, it was a dream come true. I miss the milkman's electric cart before dawn, the snowdrops, bluebells, the rain, yes, the rain, the people, the entire experience. I could go back tomorrow. I still have trouble with spelling though. I get mixed up w/ Brit-American spelling still.
@biedronkasrajducha 2 жыл бұрын
sooo true! (as for me - a foreigner who used to live and work in the UK for 7 years) Love your videos 👍
@noorel6280 4 жыл бұрын
I’m so in love with Britains, I wish I can move to England 🤦🏻♀️❤️
@sightsounds9453 4 жыл бұрын
yes, Lucy is very nice...
@deathchild620 4 жыл бұрын
With Britains? XDDDDD you mean the British? XDDD
@thechaoticpigeon9625 4 жыл бұрын
England aint the only place in britain other places like Wales and Scotland are noice juat saying Sorry if this comes across as rude or mean im just saying
@acspeter7 3 жыл бұрын
As an immigrant will be treated not so kindly, I can tell you from my experience
@sightsounds9453 3 жыл бұрын
@@acspeter7 As an Englishman, I can confirm that.
@user-mk6ro3tk3r 4 жыл бұрын
29 - In Ukraine we came up to the next level: we have carpets even on the walls. XD hahahh
@annbane9993 4 жыл бұрын
Not only there
@bekbatyrabdukarim844 4 жыл бұрын
In Kazakhstan we also do it but not so much nowadays
@Northandlights 4 жыл бұрын
Bekbatyr Abdukarim true😂
@julienbee3467 4 жыл бұрын
What does it look like ?
@sapphirecamui6447 4 жыл бұрын
Romania too, but just the country side. ;p
@jonathanmcclelland9535 Жыл бұрын
Well, although I am an American and my father who has passed was as well, that is exactly what Dad would say to be diplomatic. He once ordered escargot (snails) in a good seafood restaurant which I took him to. I asked him if he liked it, and when he said: “ it’s interesting,” I immediately knew that he did not like it.
@laurenganz5615 4 жыл бұрын
The hardest habit I had to change when I moved to London was to have lunch at 12am and dinner at 5pm. In Spain we usually have lunch at 2:30 pm and dinner at 9:30pm. Now I'm back in Spain with my British habits and my life is a complete chaotic mess.
@loukaspappas8476 3 жыл бұрын
Como Grecia, comemos a las 2 pm
@Skyscrapero 3 жыл бұрын
That's exactly the easiest part of living in Britain. Once I got used to it (which was only a matter of days) I found it extremely difficult to switch to my Spanish hours again. In Britain afternoons and evenings felt longer than here in Spain. I miss that.
@koi1091 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Britain and I can’t remember the last time I had dinner at 5pm.
@anushkamishra 3 жыл бұрын
oh well! that's also the case in India
@MrBilboroberts 3 жыл бұрын
@@koi1091 same here!
@wastedbottle175 4 жыл бұрын
Funny to hear about giving up seats for elders and disable people, I’m a chinese myself and we also have that kind of judgement for people who won’t give up their seats. Guess that is a universal polite gestures.
@e-gptoypin-8375 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is: a universal polite gesture almost universally forgotten by universal impolite people.
@lemontea221 Жыл бұрын
Love this kind of series!!
@Meeras82 Жыл бұрын
Hello from Czech Republic. Awesome video, thank you. I was few-times in UK by my sister about 20 years ago and the biggest surprise for me was Fish and chips. Especially chips with vinegar. I did not really like it :-D But there was anything else what i loved. Towns, countrysides, weather (yeap, weather), people, yours sense of humor (similar in ČR), baked sausages with mashed potatoes and Saturday evening walking from pub tu pub :-) Take care.
@chinmayee8371 4 жыл бұрын
You are dying with 19°???? We are dying for 19°!!!! The temperature here, God it was 42° the other day!!
@batoolosama8160 4 жыл бұрын
Chinmayee Bhate Hi,Chinmayee! How are you? What's your country name?
@rayofsunshine1219 4 жыл бұрын
It is 48 where I am from
@alisalim7379 4 жыл бұрын
@@batoolosama8160 it was 48 Iam from Egypt
@musicaddictzz 4 жыл бұрын
In here 22 Azerbaijan/ Baku
@Decayedf 4 жыл бұрын
She said that not only because of the temperature, it's also because of the design of British houses.
@geet2845 3 жыл бұрын
We'd also do that in india, Whenever we hit an object. We'd touch and pray which is a sign; of being forgived & not being sinned.
@bluebear6570 2 жыл бұрын
Lucy: I am stupid, I am British! How true :)
@fabiolamoreno2904 2 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS VIEDO!!! and It makes me feel so "homesick" I'm Spanish and I lived in the UK for 4 years. Now I live in France and deffinetly I was laughing my head off watching your video!! I've just discovered your channel and I binch watching all your videos!! Xx
@martinamikolasova810 Жыл бұрын
Lucy, this is the most useful video about British culture I have ever watched. So meaningful. Thank you
@EsperanzaBarcoAlonso 4 жыл бұрын
In Spain, lines are respected in a different way. When you go to, for example, a Bank office you won't see a queue, but everybody knows their place as , when we get into the office, we ask "who is the last one? " so, we know who precedes us in the "virtual" queue.
@juliocesaroliveira3402 3 жыл бұрын
I remember one day, I was at visiting Canterbury Cathedral, and I needed coins to parking. I went to a store near there to ask for changing a bill, note. The owner changed it and explained me the coins and theirs most common uses. Without buying anything in his commerce. Fantastic.
@c1ZEY 3 жыл бұрын
Where are you from
@juliocesaroliveira3402 3 жыл бұрын
From Brazil
@elodiep.3058 3 жыл бұрын
julio? C'est toi? the man that i've met in floripa who speaks countless number of languages ??
@juliocesaroliveira3402 3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not. I only have language knowledge of english, french and spanish.
@nidhigangaparekh238 Жыл бұрын
I came uk 5 months ago and I observed all these thing and learnt by ownself your content is so reliable. i wish i could watched it earliar
@purushottamsharma3525 2 жыл бұрын
My old memory came back to me, I I am from India I studied in salvation army Blind school, my principal was pure british lady she was wonderful and I remembered her listening you.
@katyhawkins8959 3 жыл бұрын
“Hi you all right?” “No my gold fish died”
@sebastiangurrola8642 3 жыл бұрын
“Oh ... then you alright then”
@anenlightenedmisfit6262 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear that
@ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108 3 жыл бұрын
‘I wasn’t asking.’
@anemonelibra 3 жыл бұрын
'Yeah they do that sometimes 😅' PS: If they actually did I am very sorry. RIP little goldfish
@jadendias9786 3 жыл бұрын
Hallo mate! How's it goin? Nothin much besides me gud ol'pet gol fish met his demise
@pauldelbravo9813 3 жыл бұрын
re: #32 separate hot and cold taps: I'm an old bloke and well remember the tap situation in London in the 1950s when I was a boy. The clean mains water supply went to a single special 'mains' tap in the kitchen, and that was what you drank. It also fed a storage tank in the loft, and that tank supplied 'cold' taps in the kitchen and the bathroom, and the toilet cistern. The idea of having a loft (attic) tank was so that each house had a reservoir of water in case the mains supply was interrupted by frozen supply pipes in winter, or by road works, but because the loft tanks were usually uncovered and not clean - dead drowned pigeons were quite a common find - you couldn't drink the water from the ordinary cold taps without risking sickness. Finally, the loft tank also fed a hot water cylinder which was heated either by separate water circulation from a wet-back coal burning kitchen stove or directly by electricity, and this hot water supply fed all the 'hot' taps in kitchen and bathroom. Because the hot water originated from the open and unhygienic cold water loft reservoir you couldn't drink the hot water either. So, the only safe drinking water was from a single special mains-fed tap in the kitchen. With the three kitchen taps, two taps in the bathroom sink, two in the bath, the toilet cistern feed, and circulating hot water from the kithchen wet-back stove there was an awful lot of plumbing and pipework running around under the floors and in the walls. And that's before there was central heating! In the dark cold winters some pipes, particularly in the attic, would often freeze and the expanding ice would burst the pipes, leading to sudden flooding in the house when the thaw came. Plumbers were always busy after a cold spell. And they talk about the 'good old days' - no thank you!
@amarelyn 2 жыл бұрын
my parents had to go through this too during their childhood! i really am glad we don’t have to 😅
@davidsalvadortodoligomez7231 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, as always! I think you have forgotten one weird feature, at least for a spanish person, and it is that people in London usually sit down together in the same bench for dinner outside the pub, although you don't know this person and it is a bit unpleasant say to him "Sorry, the seat is occupied, I'm dinning with my family...". Well, I suppose for him it is the same thing like to sit down on the bus. I love your videos, Lucy!!
@yaroslav.b.82 Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t imagine so many weird features about British people, perfectly explained in a funny way
@gueneverepelegro4294 3 жыл бұрын
Lucy: It's 19 degrees and I'm dying. Me (Filipino): *experiencing normal 36 degrees*
@mercaptan097 3 жыл бұрын
Lol same
@mayeeshasadiya 3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@cheshirecat7819 3 жыл бұрын
As an Indonesian, I can confirm.
@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 3 жыл бұрын
In California, the average daily high temperatures hovers around 70°F and up, but can occasionally spike to 80°F or even more hot on summer days. Freezing temperatures are rare even in winter
@georgia3718 3 жыл бұрын
People always make these comparisons. But what you’ve got to remember is that heat is normal to you, so it doesn’t feel as warm. We don’t get a lot of sun, so a lower temperature here feels a lot warmer to us :)
@bm9152 3 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos, I’m British, in England. I find it hilarious listening to the weird things we do, it’s because they’re so true!😂😂😂😂😂I was howling when you said....’a car horn, can literally, ruin your day’ IT’S TRUE! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@katashiisuseless9080 2 жыл бұрын
Literally, only when my mum gets to the peak of her anger due to rude drivers is when she uses the car horn and everyone in the car looks at her like shes crazy! Haha
@sophiew1967 2 жыл бұрын
I love the maniacally pressing the car born with one hand ,swearing like a 5497034 and doing the wanted 👌symbol with the other hand the best..lol.British people love swearing at each other through windows 😂😂😂😂
@Samantha_Same Жыл бұрын
I really do the most of this things. LUCY is the best teacher ever ❤
@lorenzoramirez2538 Жыл бұрын
I like your point of view and love your sense of humor. Great video for me. And good for your talking speed. Many teachers keep on speaking too slowly even in "advanced” lessons
@stuarteve6169 3 жыл бұрын
British culture is just silently judging people because we r to socially awkward to speak to each other
@conniesherms2140 3 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but this woman’s video and it’s very inaccurate for the rest of England especially London (where I’m from) people aren’t that judgmental or polite she’s only talking about rural areas and old posh Rich people 🙄🙄🙄
@fluffycat8026 3 жыл бұрын
British Teeth when England is #4 in dental and America is #9 😂 haha Americans act like its Tudor times
@ajm35lp52 3 жыл бұрын
@@conniesherms2140 You just live in London, it's very very different. Londoners are much less mannered, even in other big cities it's much nice than London.
@jessicawillis8499 3 жыл бұрын
British Teeth Fun fact. It’s been proven that Americans have the worst teeth, that was a rumour portrayed during WW2. Its simple, Americans have to pay and don’t go to the dentist, and British people go a lot, don’t need to pay, brush their teeth multiple times a day.
@sodaslope9743 3 жыл бұрын
@@fluffycat8026 yes dental, not ortheodontal😂
@m8852 3 жыл бұрын
As an American, even I've been impressed with the selection of ready-to-go (or ready-to-heat) meals available at a typical Tesco.
@sophiew1967 2 жыл бұрын
To to Sainsbury's..they do some really decent curries & vegetarian stuff.
@Rockhound6165 2 жыл бұрын
Here, even WaWa(convenience store chain) has ready to heat & eat meals.
@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 Жыл бұрын
It's great in some ways. But really, people resort to ready meals rather than cooking for themselves. In Norway we're on the third generation wich won't or can't cook ! Ready made dinners for one cost roughly £10.00 - £15.00 here... That is if meat is involved. 😵💫🥩💸💸💸
@kathleennewberry1963 2 жыл бұрын
I am British and moved to the States when I got married at age 19. I miss the British culture. I miss people opening the door for others, The please and thank you, the small villages, the buses, the shops. PieMash, sweets. You name it I miss it.
@shantishanti1949 5 ай бұрын
As an expat living in Australia I loved being reminded of the loveliness of Uk culture. My memory of escalators is you go up left like driving ?? Agree re ready meals the best ever and especially in M & S my favourite when I visit. The milkman is so British. Thank you. 👍❤️
@YoSoyIrene 3 жыл бұрын
The queues in Argentina are REALLY important, you can't queue-jump without die before
@RaquelPereira-fj4kt 2 жыл бұрын
In Portugal as well
@hazienda2 2 жыл бұрын
And in Sweden!
@waoty 2 жыл бұрын
En argentina te apuñalan
@endrapilang8396 4 жыл бұрын
19°C is still cold for me, not hot
@himalipatel4915 4 жыл бұрын
Me too...but not that cold
@Kirillissimus 4 жыл бұрын
It would only feel hot if the central heating is still on for some bizzare reason. Otherwise it is a perfect temperature to have outside. Very warm but not hot at all.
@vylenguyenhoang235 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Vietnam, it's a tropical country and we could be frozen in that temperature 😂😂 ( Sorry for my bad English)
@hotheadgaming92 4 жыл бұрын
What is 19 degrees C in Farenheit...I'm from Mississippi
@corinnemodesti3798 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah,but I’m from Italy 😂
@akosszaloki9056 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Lucy! Chicken tikka masala is absolutely not an Indian dish, it was made up in Britain with mild spices and lots of yoghurt. Just ask any Indian person. It is a very much English dish and can be considered as your national one. (What about Coronation Chicken though?)
@E._A. 2 жыл бұрын
indeed ! Exactly like Spaghetti Bolognese is Not Italian -- it's a foreign invention
@Thurgosh_OG Жыл бұрын
Sorry pal but Chicken Tikka Masala was created by a Pakistani Chef, in an Indian Restaurant, in Glasgow, 40 odd years ago. It has become a very British dish but is not an English dish, Glasgow being in Scotland. Jubilee chicken was created for the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935, and was based on chicken dressed with mayonnaise and curry powder. Coronation Chicken was a variation of Jubilee Chicken, to celebrate the Crowning of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. The recipe is still in use these days as a cold sandwich filler. It's not as popular as CTM, because it's a cold dish and is quite singular in its flavour.
@bryanwalker6125 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a well-presented video with minimal use of "like", "kind of" and "kind of like". Full of interesting cultural truths and enjoyable humour.
@sarb9257 3 жыл бұрын
We drink 165 million cups of tea every single day Indian : Hold my cup !!
@kiandodd5670 3 жыл бұрын
We still drink more than china and they have 1 billion+ more people
@anushkamishra 3 жыл бұрын
bhai chai pakad meri... and yeah😂
@Curiousexplorer797 3 жыл бұрын
But tea is fantastic! Abhinandan said.
@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 3 жыл бұрын
Even Indians drink tea?
@tamanna8580 3 жыл бұрын
@@ikeepscreamingbutgodwontan3132 Actually...Indians love drinking tea as much as any britisher does.
@NanHiwa 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lucy! You are always funny and lovely. I usually learn a lot listening to your videos and today i learnt a lot about British culture.
@authman_al_saadi4864 4 жыл бұрын
Hello How are you darling
@arjungurjar2264 4 жыл бұрын
Ya same experience i got
@authman_al_saadi4864 4 жыл бұрын
@@arjungurjar2264 i would like to be my friend
@TibaBahman 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Canada and I am the only person in my school who cares about cues so I just got yous to people budding in. We also say sorry a lot in Canada. We Iranians love tea too.
@loiluc2602 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for such a great brief of British culture. With love from Vietnam
@theparseos1227 3 жыл бұрын
Brits: We drink lots of tea. People from middle east: Hold my tea.
@flynnwright6459 3 жыл бұрын
Per person we drink over double the amount of tea as the Middle East
@tuna5653 3 жыл бұрын
@@flynnwright6459 not sure where the dam middle east starts and ends but we Turks drink tea the most per person. Cheers 😘
@stephencohen575 3 жыл бұрын
I know very few Brits who drink Tea. They mostly drink Coffee.
@peterjf7723 3 жыл бұрын
@@tuna5653 I moved to Turkey two years ago and I drink far more tea here than I did in England.
@neo-ittihadist8098 3 жыл бұрын
@@peterjf7723 admit it sir it is much more enjoyable to drink a Turkish a tea on a Turkish tea glass
@nailsaggitarius4212 4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Russia but I love your 'queue idea' it makes everybody kind of equal. I respect that approach.
@freyasmith4788 4 жыл бұрын
Nail Saggitarius yes it’s so much better, everyone waits their turn and there’s no commotion
@juliam.muller379 Жыл бұрын
Hello Lucy, thanks for this video. Fun fact: in Germany there is also a fee for public television. It is not only there to avoid advertising, but above all to make news independent and democratic. I injoy watching the BBC, when I have the chance.
@jennyferrios5298 Жыл бұрын
I’m from the island of Puerto Rico. We like to say thank you and wave 👋 respectfully to anyone who is nice and is providing any service.
@monipavlova4498 4 жыл бұрын
Since i want to move to the UK soon, this is very helpful to me. Some of the things i already know and others i just learned, which is great cuz i dont want to offend anybody!
@alyslim5234 4 жыл бұрын
Moni Pavlova how has your move been? :)
@joshuadaly1373 4 жыл бұрын
Be careful in the mornings we are very grumpy,sleeps important to us.
@scarletpimpernelagain9124 4 жыл бұрын
Ignore TaylorAxe,Many of us get up in the morning like a lark. Don’t worry about offending people, we are very nice and extremely tolerant of foreigners. Hope you enjoy your visit 🙂✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@misssuperellie 4 жыл бұрын
I’m British and I find this hilarious. I am laughing so much
@rebeccasimantov5476 4 жыл бұрын
It is hilarious...I love her sense of humour... Btw I'm from Australia...
@rebeccasimantov5476 4 жыл бұрын
Can relate to many of the points...Aussies and Brits have a lot in common...
@rebeccasimantov5476 4 жыл бұрын
Except the climate!!!
@zackattack3837 4 жыл бұрын
rebecca simantov would rather live in our climate tho
@acspeter7 3 жыл бұрын
The majority of these facts can be Europeans , not only British
@rachellevy3991 Жыл бұрын
Very enjoyable! Thank you very much.
@frasersyoutubeadventures124 2 жыл бұрын
I’m from Britain I loved it because your so correct about the apologising and cues
@saskieprihodova495 4 жыл бұрын
I have been living in England for nearly 5 years I have been working in hospitality for nearly the same amount of time. Now Brits do not usually tip 10% of the bill. Tip goes only from the ones who actually appreciate the service.
@SpiceGhouls 3 жыл бұрын
And quite often is just whatever small change you have knocking around in your purse/wallet
@kilsestoffel3690 3 жыл бұрын
First time I was in England, I stayed at a family for three weeks. Each day, at 5 pm, the Mrs asked "Silky, do you want another cup of tea?". I loved it. My name is Silke, but i've never met a native english speaking who could pronounce it. "Silky" is cute enough to like.
@TheMdova 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lucy I knew about Yorkshire pudding and bake it now and then. Strongly recommend! 😍
@paulanderson3709 Жыл бұрын
She's right about wasps. I used to work down coal mines where being on an active coal face was a quite scary experience until you get used to creaking timbers, falling rocks, dust, moving machinery, and heat in a confined space. Miners take all this in their stride. However, if a wasp came onto the coalface with timber supplies all hell would break out on the intercom system as its location was reported. Also, it was never a wasp it was always reported as a hornet
@DiegoGarcia-ty8jl 4 жыл бұрын
You British are an extraordinary culture. Greetings from Aztec lands.
@namankumar9478 4 жыл бұрын
Are you from mexico
@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362 4 жыл бұрын
We’ll be an even better culture when we’ve left the corrupt and undemocratic EU
@gdfggggg 4 жыл бұрын
Hoggarth The Wise Smeagol yup
@ellie2819 4 жыл бұрын
@@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362 so you'll be even better after you tear my country apart and separate families? Wow I thought that you Tories finally had some self awareness, do you you have any idea the trouble and pain you inflicted on my beautiful country and now you go on about 'LeAVinG ThE CoRRuPt EU' take a look at yourself, tá tú an amadán impiriúlaíoch
@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362 4 жыл бұрын
Ellie how will leaving the EU tear your country apart? You’re being hysterical dear
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