Despite having the opposite effect, I think the "Wayheeeey!" really is a kind of emotional rescue to make the dropper feel better 😂😅

It's not the cup of tea itself that eases the pain it's the chat you're going to have whilst drinking it. When we say "I'll put the kettle on" we're actually saying "Okay, I'm listening".

My sister is now in her 30s, and to this day she still insists on getting a Colin the Caterpillar cake for her birthday. It's easily one of the biggest sources of nostalgia for many kids who grew up here!

We're not weird - it's you!

A cup of tea is offered because it does have a calming effect, however, it also means that people will then sit down and whether or not the person/s effected talk or not, there is a huge element of empathy, caring and kindness that goes with the gesture.

The carpeted bathroom has not been a thing here for a long time. That’s not to say there are not bathrooms with carpet in them in the U.K., but they are very uncommon - it was a fashionable way to decorate in mainly ‘60s and ‘70s, even in the USA as far as I’m aware, but times have definitely moved on and it’s highly unusual for carpets to be fitted nowadays. I’m sure there are an extremely small number of homeowners that still do it though! I have never seen a bathroom with a carpet in my nearly 40 years in person, only on tv renovation shows! The ‘waheeeey’ is almost universal over here. It is sometimes accompanied by banging on the tables or stamping of feet as it’s being shouted out. It’s just to make light of the situation I suppose? Regarding tea, we don’t literally think it cures ailments as such, but it ‘cures’ all in the sense of it’s a good tonic in making someone feel better, bringing people together, or to ease a negative situation - just a few examples but hopefully it gives you a better idea! “Oh go on then😏” is almost like intimating that someone’s really had to twist your arm to take that slice of cake or have another drink, even though they may have just casually offered! Makes you feel better about yourself, like you tried your hardest to resist but the person offering has really talked you into it against your will 😂 Love a Colin the Caterpillar 🐛 👌🏼👌🏼

Tea has mildly anti-bacteria effects, so it does help more than people might think but mostly it's just a warm pleasant drink for a country that gets very cold winters and mild autumns and springs. That means it gets associated with social comfort and relaxation, as such.

Last time I saw a carpeted bathroom was 30+ years ago and even then I thought "Blimey, do people still do that?" Wahey for dropped glasses defuses the situation; we've all dropped a glass or two and this is a shared experience.

You are correct about tea being calming. As we brits are kind of brought up on tea, it's homely and comforting. Therefor a great remedy for the moment. Also, gives you a few moments to reflect and plan the next move...

I may be 25 but I still have Colin the Caterpillar every year. Iconic

In the North of England if a waiter dropped something we shout "Vacancy for a waiter,or Sack the Juggler".😜🤪😝

In the NHS they bring you a cup of tea and a piece of toast after you’ve given birth - it’s a great moment

"For crying out loud", that is an expression I love. :)

Bar staff dropping glasses or plates and them smashing and the whole pub going "WEHEEEEEEEYYYYYYY" is just a bizarre tradition it's ours.

We have an antiseptic cream in the UK called germolene it smells the same as root beer tastes. Which means for many Brits it would be disgusting as there would be an unpleasant association.

Brit here, when I’ve been France or Spain and restaurant staff have dropped glass I’ve had to mentally tell myself to keep my mouth shut (or I’ll do it under my breath! Lol) as it’s such an impulsive thing to shout out! 😂

the tea thing isn't meant to be funny unless it's being delivered in a comedy. it's done in a way to comfort people. something terrible just happened so you give them a cup of tea to calm them down, relax them, comfort them. because tea has that warm coziness and calming aspect that other drinks don't really have

Many years ago I worked at a very famous football club in the Northwest of England. One of the regulars to the Ticket Office was a young man who worked for Britvic. He started chatting to me and asked what I drank when I went out; I explained I was (and still am) teetotal and so only drank juice or pop. I explained that why parents used to make a drink with orange juice and diet lemonade, you used slightly more juice than pop. Six months later Britvic launched J2O (used to be called Britvic 55 - 55% fruit juice, 45% pop). He got a huge bonus.

Using Freddos as an economic gauge is fairly recent. It used to be the price of Mars Bars that was used by the public to measure inflation .

I am in Scotland... worked in a tv factory a good few years ago when they were still making CRT ones and anytime a tv was dropped or fell off the forklift the whole factory in unison gave a resounding wayheeeeeey 😂

Colin the caterpillar is only iconic with the younger generation. He didn't exist when I was a kid.

The J2o is a generational thing, because my daughters definitely loved to have a J2o in the pub garden in the summer, in my childhood it was the glass coke bottle with a straw or if you wanted to feel like you were having alcohol it was a ginger beer.

AT a football match if the away team misplaces a pass and it goes out for a throw the home fans will all shout waaaaaaay in unison, same if the ball hits the ref or he falls over

In my local, if someone breaks a glass, I shout, "Sack the juggler!"

OMG, she made a really bad job of explaining "wa-hey!". It is a wholesome combination of irony and teasing. It is a conditioned reflex we (mostly men) exhibit when someone drops or breaks something. It's not just for glasses, it can be any accidental non-serious breakage in almost any situation, although it is more common in pubs and restaurants (where it's often a plate or two). The cheer is deliberately casual and unenthusiastic to reflect its ironic nature, the joke being that you normally cheer successful things but here you're cheering a mishap. It must not be done with too much energy because then it would sound mocking and mean, which is not its purpose. Some people miss the point and admonish those who cheer for being nasty, even though they're not.

There was a court case some years ago, when a child was injured whilst in the care of a British nanny. The prosecutor claimed the nanny was culpable because in her evidence she admitted she had ‘popped the child down’ (on a bed or couch) for a moment, which the prosecution interpreted as an admission of violence.

Number 2. Yep, as a family we still do this although very quietly and then smile knowingly at each other. It usually when someone drops cutlery.

Colin the caterpillar is elite 🤣🤣

In 'Big Bang', everyone cheers and claps when Sheldon drops the plates he's carrying. Similar to us Brits shouting Waaayhaaay.

The difference between Bonfire Night and The 4th of July is people setting off fireworks that require you to be the distance between the Moon and the Sun, in a back garden the size of a Toyota Camry.

People in the UK drink millions of cups of tea every day. It is a very nice and comforting drink especially on a cold winters day but even in a hot summers day, and don’t forget we drink our tea hot with milk and some like to have a small amount of sugar in it, e.g. 2 teaspoons of sugar is considered a lot by many people!

When a glass is dropped, we usually shout "Sack the Juggler" as well, maybe the juggler part is a Northern thing? As for the "Go on then" do you say "you're twisting my arm" it's basically the same thing

Carpet in bathrooms is a very 70s thing ! Not common anymore. If someone drops a glass I shout " a round of applause for he juggler " ! " Oh, go on then" is the same as " well, if you're twisting my arm " . Colin the caterpillar cake was introduced by Marks and Spencer in 1990. Not everyone has it on their birthday. I personally have never seen one at a birthday party. J20s. Never had one ! Pigs in blankets are the best bit of a Christmas dinner. I think Americans call a sausage roll...a pig in a blanket !?

I had Colin the Caterpillar for my cake this year.... I was 36 🤣🤣

She was right, I got so bloody excited when she said Colin the Caterpillar Cake!!! It's a character more or less made up by the shop Marks and Spencer, who also have another character called Percy Pig. But Colin the Caterpillar brings back so many memories of my childhood birthdays!

When someone drops and smashes a glass in the pub we normally shout out "Sack the juggler" 😁

Re number 7, the J20. A lot of parents in the UK consider it a proud moment when their child turns 18 & can go in a pub. (Not 21 like in the U.S.)

Caterpillar Cake - This was first sold in Marks & Spencer’s in 1990. Not everyone got one of these cakes on their birthday ! When I was a child, I got a normal round cake. Sometimes it was bought but usually it was hand made by my mum or one of my sisters. In 1990, I was 21 !

My daughter is having a caterpillar cake today for her birthday. She loves it 😂

‘Oh, go on then!’ Is definitely a phrase we use a lot…I certainly do anyway

The first slurp of a cup of tea is like a good shoulder massage. "Aaaaaah!"

Just so you know, the Colin the Caterpillar cakes don't stop in adulthood. It's the go-to for office-based birthday celebrations too :D

9.35 omg sooo true! haha "Nuclear armageddon's coming!" "I'll put the kettle on" 😂😂😂

The alternative to 'we-hey' is 'Heads!' as in 'heads or tails'. It's to lighten the mood.

All my kids loved J2os at Christmas. The boy had them and Shloer this Christmas and I had it when i was wee and thought i was drinking wine!

Some things have changed over the years. Most bathrooms now have tiled and laminate floors and although hot and cold taps are still around mixer taps are becoming more common (my bathroom and kitchen sinks have mixer taps)

The glass breaking in the pub is basically just a laughter at the event. Or you could say 'sack the juggler'

Cadbury (that makes Freddo) was founded in England (Birmingham) in 1824, but in 2010 it was sold to Kraft, which itself was taken over by Mondelez, an American firm. They changed the chocolate recipe by adding palm oil and reduced the cocoa mass. Cadbury's chocolate now tastes slimey and doesn't give the chocolate 'hit' that the old recipe did. I've stopped buying it, there are better chocolates out there.

Tea is no exaggeration in Britain. It's a very serious business.

We in Scotland only have pigs in blankets at Christmas with roast Turkey !

"oh go on then" is often followed by "you have twisted my arm"

Yes, tea is strongly associated with crisis situations. Everyone really does put the kettle on. Yes it cures everything. During WW 2 there were mobile canteens dishing out cups of tea. It is an entrenched institution here.

Its true! Heatbreak have a cup, broke your leg definitely need a cup, hangover definitely needed , oh go on have a cup 🤣

We once rented a house that had a pink bathroom carpet. It was only a matter of time before a spillage happened. It took teenage daughter number 1 about 2 weeks to spill red hair dye in the middle of the room. We replaced the carpet with a nice washable bit of vinyl.

Hmm, some of these seem quite specific to Lucy. Carpet in bathrooms are a throw back to a time when houses didn't have central heating. J2O and Shloer are just non-alcoholic options for adults to drink, but OK for kids too I guess, but certainly not aimed specifically at them. Colin the Caterpillar cake is quite specific also as she said, he can only be bought from Marks & Spencers and therefore is a middle-class kids' cake. He certainly wasn't around when I was young and my mum always baked our cakes herself, so he was a cake for middle-class parents who can't bake I guess. (Or maybe just the one you send into school) I believe Aldi do their own cheaper version now, which I think caused a bit of a legal issue, briefly.

Regarding the drinks that made you feel like an adult, I used to buy 'Shandy Bass' as a kid. Only had about 8% beer in it and was no more than 0.5% alcohol but being able to buy and drink it made you feel older at that age.

Yeah tea is life! Lol.... every situation needs tea

I once tried turning on a motorbike too late for a corner (at about 30mph) and ended up skidding and sliding along the ground underneath the bike. An old lady crossing the road saw me lying in the road and asked me ‘are you ok, would you like a cup of tea?’

In Greek restaurants, when a glass or plate is broken, they shout OPA!

My go-to response to the dropped glass is to shout "Sack the Juggler"

Although it's old fashioned to put carpet in the bathroom the reason was to keep the bathroom warmer. Don't forget how cold it is here in the UK most of the time and how expensive it is to have the heating on. That plus our houses are naturally cold, they're brick and stone and most are quite old so are often poorly insulated. I have lino in my bathroom which at least can be wiped down easy if anything is split on it but this time of year when I get out of a hot bath, until I get dried and dressed I'm guaranteed to be shivering from the cold.

Putting the kettle on or saying lets have a cup of tea is not a comedy thing at all. If your stressed or cold and miserable then having a cup of tea will help you relax. If some one is upset about something or depressed then inviting them to have a cup of tea is a way of getting them to relax and inviting them to sit down and have a chat to talk things through or just to have a friendly warm chat. The putting the kettle on is really an invitation to stay a while so quite a supportive action. If some one turns up at your house and it is not convenient or you are busy with something, then you would not ask if they wanted a cup of tea as that might encourage them to stay when you really don't want that. Tea has a LOT more associated with it in British culture than merely quenching ones thirst. Saying that, it is miserable and raining outside at the moment, so I am going to put the kettle on and make myself a brew and chill out and relax.

In Northern England we usually shout Sack The Juggler, when someone drops a tray, never heard anyone say whaayy.

My Aunt had a house in Ontario that had carpet everywhere even kitchen and bathrooms.

I don’t really know how it started, but as far back as in school, if anyone drops any thing or something smashed, instantly a chorus of “Yaaay/Waaaay!!!” Rings out. Yes it really happens, and I think it is more to lighten the embarrassment of dropping something. Sometimes it’s accompanied by clapping.

A cup of tea cures everything and that first one in the morning when you have a mouth like a budgie cage, is a medical neccessity

Us brits are a little eccentric but loads of fun.

The waheeeeeyyy is sort of like a sarcastic slow-clap! Or a sarcastic "well done" which we also use a lot over here too. Never meant hurtfully though, its laughing with the person rather than at them. The correct response if you are that person would be to bow and thank the crowd! It's an extension of our self-deprecating dry humour, we love to have a laugh about being a bit shit at something.

Colin the catapiller, I remember the laminated children's books fondly! And yes getting a Colin the catapiller chocolate roll cake would bring a massive grin even at 40! In fact I want one for my 41st now!

6 - Colin has competition now. Plus I had this for my 35th. Never too old for Colin or his rivals at your birthday.

About Colin, search for Free Cuthbert! The original Colin is from one supermarket chain. But they complained about Aldi selling their version Cuthbert. Aldi's social media team had a field day. Other supermarkets joined in, because they had their own version, but Aldi had been singled out.

I think the whole point of J20 is that you can raid your parents' drinks cabinet for the vodka, and try to pretend that you're not getting a little bit hazy. 🤣

The weyeeeeeeeeey in a pub/bar is aimed at the person who broke the glass. It's to afirm they accidently broke the glass, but also to point out their shame by highlighting it in a humourous way.

I never had a caterpillar cake as a kid, but my kids and the birthday parties they've been to, have mostly had these as the birthday cake. We just had one for my son's 4th birthday, but I ate the face..........

My mum’s bathroom has carpet , I’m always telling her to get rid of it . She says it warmer . There is a free from caterpillar cake now called cally I think .

Never even taste a Colin the caterpillar cake in my life lol. I have never seen a carpet in my life in a British house and I'm 40, even my grandparents never had it and they were old, I dunno if I believe this one as I am yet to witness it but then again I wasn't born until 1982 was probably more of a 1970's decor. The "Waheeey" thing is a show of camaraderie because they might feel flustered or slightly embarrassed when they accidentally break something. It helps when others cheer, as it reminds you that it's just a bit of broken glass and it's no big deal. Tea solves all problems. Pigs in a blanket is different in the USA, your pigs in a blanket are more like what we in the UK call Sausage rolls.

There was a big controversy a while ago when aldi made their cheaper version of Colin very similar to the original....most UK stores have their own version, but since it is an m&s product originally, they have to make it different enough

Growing up we’d have Schloer in the champagne flutes my parents had for no reason (my mum didn’t drink and dad was a beer man). I think they must have been a wedding present as they were fancy crystal ones.

Enjoyed this video, looking forward to part 2.

It's true here in the uk we do shout when a glass is broken its done because it makes the situation less embarrassing for the person who dropped it and its funny

There have been 'Brand Wars' over the caterpillar cake. The original is the M&S Colin- but other stores have made very similar cakes, with different names, and M&S have tried to insist it's their creation and shouldn't be copied. J2O's arent really marketed at kids- anyone in the pub who doesn't fancy an alcoholic drink might order a J2O - but of course they are appropriate for kids to have too.

glass in a pub, tray in a cafeteria and mugs in coffee shops when dropped every one present should cheer

That was fun, now I have to go find Part 2. So, when I was younger the phrase Pop-? was more prevalent. I think because there were more British immigrants then. Also, children's drinks: Root Beer as you said, but also Shirley Temple's. Bathroom rugs; many people use bathroom rugs, they are just not wall to wall. Now we have them but can easily be taken to the laundry regularly. We also used to have carpeting in kitchens, that has fallen out of favor. Also, there is the phrase: "Oh, go on then...." when confronted by things we aren't supposed to do, we might say: "Oh, why not." Or, perhaps: "Well, maybe just this once." These are just some of the equivalencies I can think of.

we get a cake at coffee time at work if it's your birthday; usually it's just like a small victoria sponge or carrot cake but if it's a birthday ending with a zero - 30, 40 etc - damn right you're getting caterpillar cake!

My team at work bought me a Colin the Caterpillar cake for my thirtieth birthday, it was great. A lovely lady on my team also made a second huge cake for everybody that was apparently a traditional recipe where she was from.

It's the "weeheeeey" for me. Never seen that word written down before lol

It is the action making of the tea, so it could be applied to a cup of coffee as well, if you are in a stressful situation , it is the minutes you need to focus your brain and bring a situation into perspective. The warm drink is also significant. And we love Colin caterpillar, Percy pig, M&S is a mid to more specialist shop.

Number 2 is a sarcastic sound. And it’s more like wa heeey…. Another saying is “oh you’ve twisted ,my arm” for “ oh go on then”

Making a brew of either coffee or tea gives people a chance to step back and reflect on what's happened, then decide what to do next. J 2 o is usually only available in clubs, either for children on nominated drivers. To Pop is usually applied to a brief time out of the home, I am just popping to the house next door,pub, shop etc. Never seen Freddo in the North of England. Pigs in blankets are usually served with Christmas Dinner, never seen them at any other time. It would be nice for a barbecue extra.

Round here the shout for dropped glasses used to be 'Sack the Juggler!'

I used to be given milk stout by my grandma when I was around seven years old. This was a sweet, low alcohol beer of about three or four % alcohol.

In the 70's in Canada, we used to have carpet in the bathroom but it's long gone.

It is very hard to separate a Brit from his tea. I am currently on a three week driving tour of Northern Thailand. In my luggage there is a ton of tea and a large enamel mug. I only stay at hotels which have a kettle in the room.

I'm British and I have never had a Colin the caterpillar cake, I know of it because I have seen it in the supermarkets, but that's about it. I'm not sure it's is as big of a things as she is making it out to be, it's not like every British person as has this specific cake. I don't recall anyone ever having this cake at birthday parties who I know, most people I know have a customised cakes made for them. I also think the "I'll put the kettle on" when something bad has happened to someone is less about the actual tea/drink, and more just means let's sit down and have a talk about it.

Pigs and blankets in America are the breakfast sausage links rolled up in pancakes and then served with butter and Maple syrup

In Australia when someone drops a glass we all yell “taxi”!!!

Well, I'm a coffee drinker, so when I go for afternoon tea, it has to be the best quality (although I do sometimes have a pot of coffee for my afternoon tea). It depends where I go. But I know places which are "top of the range".

No no no. We do not have carpets in the bathroom !!!?

Colin the caterpillar is one of my favourite, if not my favourite chocolate cake ever!! (I'm 19 and still get my parents to buy it for me 😂😂)

Has anyone ever told you you look like Ryan Wuzer? He is also an American who does reaction videos just like yours. When I first discovered your channel I mistook you for him lol. I personally like a carpeted bathroom because then the floor isn't too wet and also its more cozier and warmer on your feet to walk on carpet than a bare floor. Our bathroom doesn't have carpet and our floor is FREEZING I just want to jump in the bath, not everyone has heated flooring ☹ I never had a Colin caterpillar cake as a child because I rarely had a birthday cake "violin music" but I bought myself a christmas Colin caterpillar cake a couple of years ago as an adult and I regret nothing because it was amazing and now I can finally say I had a Colin caterpillar cake lol