You will not find a city LESS representative of Britain than London. It is a socio-economic anomaly entirely separate from the rest of the UK.

Earlier, it was Joel watching the videos as a wide eyed boy wanting to visit the UK (and occasionally starting civil wars) but now he’s the experienced traveller among his friends. I like this character arc.

The most important thing to remember about the Royal Guards, just because they wear the traditional red jacket and bearskin hat doesn't mean that they're just ceremonial (tourist attractions), they are serving members of the British armed services, and yes they are armed.

As a demonstration of how important the pub (puplic house) is in Britain it is common to give directions in terms of pub names rather than road names/numbers.

The Sunday roast is one of the reasons I’m glad I was born in England, it’s the one thing I can cook perfectly 😂

Black pudding is not at all what you think it is, Joel: it's blood (pork's) sausage and it's actually delicious.

We do actually have armed police in the UK, but you need special training to get into that department

It's worth mentioning that wales , scotland and ireland have their own languages too which are the origins of their particular accents. Of course most people in these countries speak english too.

I love my country, I love that its an old country and we have so much history be it good or bad. I love our traditions and that we can do ceremonies so perfectly.

Initially in Britain we had Speed Cameras painted "Battleship Grey".This was challenged in Court and was deemed to be entrapment. As a result they are painted bright yellow now. PS. there is no liver in Black Puddings.

The guards at Buckingham Palace or other Royal properties are fully trained members of the military and can be posted overseas just the same as any other member of the military.

The phrase "mind your p's and q's" actually comes from the printing trade...Back in the day when all printed words were typeset on a frame with individual letters before being printed. The typesetters had to build up the words BACKWARDS. Therefore a p could look like a q and vice versa. Ergo the aforementioned phrase. It really has nothing to do with please and queues.

Nobody knows why Stonehenge was built, but construction started over 5000 years ago, took over a 1000 years to buuld. But most impressive is some of the stones came from a quarry in Wales, over 200 miles away

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the oldest pub in the UK is the Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, which pulled its first flagon of ale back in 793. The title is disputed by other pubs including the Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham and the Ye Old Man and Scythe in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Cool video! One note on the cops without guns situation- yes most cops don’t carry guns but if you were to dial 999 (our 911 equivalent) and said there’s a random person with a weapon, within 5 mins cops with serious guns like a swat team will show up. So it depends on what is called for.

British accents can change not only by region but by which part of the city you are from. Foe example, the Birmingham (Brummie) accent is distinct to the Wolverhampton ( Black Country ) accent even though the two areas are geographically adjacent within the county of West Midlands. Just as if two adjacent US suburbs had different accents. Or Queens and the Bronx? In addition most regions have either their own language (Welsh, Scots Gaelic, Cornish etc) or distinct dialects within say a 30 mile journey.

You forgot to mention potatoes when you described the roast dinner 😅. You can’t forget the potatoes, that and the gravy along with the Yorkshire pud are my faves 😋😋😋

Joel's a Brit expert now! ☺️ loving the reactions with your friends! Hope they do come and visit! ❤

I like the way the guy talks about the rest of the UK and not just London; specifically telling people to visit the small towns. I live in a small town on the edge of the Lake District and it’s beautiful, and every where I go here is gorgeous. I’m from Newcastle originally and have lived all over England but the community where I live now is unbeatable.

Don’t forget the roast potatoes on your roast - my favourite part! 🥔

Yes, Downton Abbey was a British period drama that was exported all over the world and dubbed into pretty much every language. Before Game of Thrones, I believe it was the most watched tv series of all time.

They say that you can judge a person by their choice of friends and I have to say Joel that your mates seem like really good blokes. It would be so cool to see them visit our humble little island. ✌️♥️🇬🇧

I really have to say this. Roast dinner is any meat: chicken, pork, beef, lamb, turkey or a veg alternative with roast potatoes, veg (choose 2 or 3), Yorkshire puddings, stuffing, cauliflower cheese and really good gravy!!!! Omg, it's the best food ever!!!!

A pub is very different from a bar. It means "public house" where originally people would just gather to socialise in ancient times so the owners would brew extra alcohol for the punters and the pubs became the center of communities which still carries through to today

Was interesting watching Joel inform his friends about the UK. Great to know he thinks we sound like aliens 👽😂

Seeing this reaction video with your mates made me so happy seeing you've learnt so much about the UK Joel, in the way you were able to explain things when they asked questions. Nice one.

Great video. I'm from a small island south of England, just off the French coast, where we speak with a pretty neutral English accent. I had a friend from Scotland who had a very broad Scottish ascent, which I could understand, but after a few beers, his accent would get stronger and stronger until I couldn't understand a word he said.

If you guys want to travel to th UK 🇬🇧 places you really need to visit are Cornwall, Devon, Norfolk, The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales just a few of England's beautiful places 😀 🇬🇧

Literally made my stomach grumble when he was describing a Sunday roast 😂

I think the important thing to remember here Joel to take things with a pinch of salt when listening to tourists talking about the U.K.. I’m a Londoner, born and bred, and believe me most of the time people are polite when standing in queues but there are plenty of occasions when people do jump the queue and are impolite. We’re human just like everybody else, and like other countries we have our fair share of polite and impolite people. Also Joel, please think about using separate mics when reacting to videos with your friends because Walter’s voice was loud while your voice and your friends voice was much harder to hear.

Black pudding is pig blood and fat not Liver

Yes, we apologise even when someone bumps into us, but I wouldn’t say that we as a nation are overly polite. Come out of the touristy areas, especially up north, and people are very down-to-earth and not “stereotypical English gentlemen”.

Omg please visit the UK with Stefan and Arturo because it would be a trio of chaos agents on the loose.

If you ever come to England around christmas time, go and take a tour of Chatsworth house in Derbyshire. lots of history there, and it's decorated beautifully. They also have a nice Christmas market that's worth visiting just for the mulled wine 😋

Black pudding is made from blood and herbs & spices Blutworst in Germany but it's common in most European countries, Btw Scotland also has its own language Gaelic and the Welsh do too Cymraeg and they aren't dialects of English they're languages that are much older and as different to English as Finnish or Italian

Tea and crumpets isn't really a British idiom, and the only place you will find English muffins is a McDonald's. You are much better off finding a nice hotel or tea shop and having an 'afternoon tea' which will include a selection of sandwiches, cakes, tea or coffee and freshly baked scones with jam and clotted cream. There is also a rather interesting story behind our driving on the left in the UK, which I'd be happy to tell if anyone is interested…

Black pudding is not liver. It's simply dried pigs blood that's seasoned with salt, pepper and mild spices. It's amazing. The best way to eat it is with egg yolk. The runnier the better !

It does become tiresome the way people make fun of British food. I now live in Croatia and the food here often does tend to be bland. It is a treat for me to go back to UK and have some of the tasty dishes on offer.

The guards with the red uniform and big hats are soldiers in the British Army.. They only wear this uniform when guarding Royal residences or on special occasions - for example, the young soldiers who carried out Queens coffin were from one of the Guards Regiments ( I think they were from the Coldstream Guards Regiment

black pudding was created during rationing periods where it was important to use every part of the animal. it is literally everything you haven't already cooked, made into a patty. organs, blood, all that good stuff.

Awesome video Joel. You really have to bring these guys with you on your next trip Joel, although Arturo seemed more enthusiastic than Stefan. I love the fact that you have embraced us Brits and are now trying to get your friends involved also. Please bring them along and experience our way of life, you know you wanna. Oh and I laughed when Arturo said "Donkey", that was hilarious, Go Arturo haha. Keep doing what you're doing Joel Lyd x

In most travelogues the commentators state that British police don't carry guns. While it's true most police don't need to, they do likely carry a taser. Mobile armed response units are available though, usually just a few minutes away and they are likely to attend any crime scene where weapons have been or are being used by criminals. You will also see armed police anywhere that might be a potential target for terrorists such as stations, airports, government and royal buildings etc. The police that are armed don't just carry pistols. They carry automatic rifles similar to the AR 15 Americans are familiar with. Probably more firepower in fact than the average US cop who just has a .38 strapped to their belt.

Our pub was built in 1280 but started to function as an inn in 1473 … same family ran it for 250 years before selling it in 1999🍺🍺

The phrase remembering your P's & Q's is simply a shortened way of saying, don't forget your Pleases (P's) & Thankyous (Q's) to people.

There have been many theories over the years about why the twisted spire in the photograph is like that, but not one of them blames the weather. From the use of unseasoned wood to unskilled labourers. The real answer is the weight of the lead sheeting that was added in the 17th Century warping the wooden frame. It's in Chesterfield BTW.

Fun fact...the pub they showed after the Cheshire Cheese was actually The Jamaica Inn, in the City of London (or the Jam Pot) as people call it. Its VERY old and I used to go there when visiting my Dad who works in the City

In England we're all taught from a young age to look left AND right before crossing, especially when that hedgehog advert was melted in our brains, so always look both ways anyway.

Hello, I am an 83 year-old Briton and would like to compliment you three young men on you very polite manners and your calm reaction when watching the videos. Excellent! Now here is a subject for you to examine. Anne Lister lived in Yorkshire in the early 1800s and she had a brain way ahead of her times. Genious? Perhaps not. She maintained diaries with many entries in her own secret code. The beautiful house she lived in is now a very popular tourist venue. However, her life is in the BBC series called Gentleman Jack and I highly recommend that you try to watch the series and that will be a marvellous subject for one of your videos. Truly, take a look as the tv series is one of the best I have ever seen and Anne Lister was an kutstsnding woman. Regards, Tony Eden

FYI…The Palace guards and regiments wearing the busbys do not stand there all day. They have shifts of a few hours. They rotate them all day long. 😊

Black pudding - in Denmark we call it “blood sausage” (translated). It comes from the time when every part of the pigs body was eaten or used in some form. Not wasting anything. When I was a child in the 1950’ies and 1960’ies it was a well known dessert. We had it with applesauce.

Great to see the dynamic between Joel and his friends here. Look forward to seeing more of these types of videos.

Black pudding is congealed pigs blood with herbs, delicious 😋

The food thing is from WW2 when the UK had no food. We were starving - so we dug up parks to grow potatoes and Londoners raised chickens, rabbits and pigs in the back gardens.

Just saying, the weather component differs in the North and the South. Up here in West Yorkshire it's been raining the last 3 days and is predicted to carry on until next Tuesday. It's very common to have 3 weeks straight of just rain every day. London and the south in general has less harsh weather because of where it's located, but up here in the North the cold is much harsher and literally like 9 or 10 months of the year is cold and raining.

I love this video, and I’ve no idea why. I think it’s when you explained what a Sunday roast was. And they were like “Wow”. That put a smile on my face 👍

A pub in the countryside with an open fire in winter.... fantastic

The sausages wrapped in bacon are called pigs in blankets

Joel, when are you coming back to the UK? Another great vlog. Why don't the three of you come over? What's happened to Ben? He's very entertaining!

Black Pudding is made of pigs blood. It is utterly delicious. Totally divine, subtle, salty, oaty (does contain some oats too) and gorgeous. Grilled, never boiled.

The Oriental building that you saw in Brighton was a Royal Palace built by King George IV. He used to stay their regularly in the early 1800s. When Queen Victoria came to the throne she thought it was too public and decided to sell it to Brighton council who have restored it to how George IV had it. It's called the Brighton Pavillion.

Dude, my local pub is older than your entire country, its 401 years old lol. Its so old that the building has warped over the years.

Love these with your friends as JT's the UK expert! Have a soft spot for Artero (sorry if my spellings off, I was thinking there's a 'u'' in there too). Not in a weird was buthe reminds me of my nephew as there's a resemblance there & he's really soft spoke & polite.

That was a very refreshing video to watch, three young American chaps enjoying and learning about the other side of the world. I’m from Birmingham in England and we’d be honoured to accept you and talk with you guys in an English pub. We welcome you 👍

Stonehenge is about 7000 years old. It took around 300 years to build. Really interesting place to visit.

The "rain" comment is tiresome...when New York manages twice the amount of rainfall of London annually

Black pudding is made from pigs blood and fat. It's delicious! 😊

My youngest works and lives in London. He maintains that it is so different from everywhere else in the UK that it is virtually a separate country. Like me he is originally Welsh but if a stranger asks him if he is English he will answer, "No, I am a Londoner".

Not only accents change across the UK - local slang also changes and what we call things or how we pronounce things - one being scone is it scone or scon 🤷 it's scone by the way 😆

Unfortunately, so many pubs closed after Covid and now because of the cost of living crisis. Loads of fish and chips shops are closing. Can you believe it 😮

I was just about to type how Ben has become an experienced traveller of the UK and how he rose above his first experience in Scotland..... And then just at the end he says we sound like aliens 😂😉... Your some lad. Looking forward to the next vid of you educating your mates. Haste ye back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Yeah the police here are pretty chill. I asked them for help finding a store that sold the specific art supplies I needed for a college project and they just instantly knew a place + wished me luck on my project.

We are taught here as children how to cross the road. We are told ‘look right, look left, look right again. If all clear quick march, you can cross the road’ 😂

The "Q" is from the sound in "thank you" ("than-Q"). It has nothing to do with queues. We're good at forming queues, but we still hate waiting in them as much as any other country.

The kings guard 💂‍♀️ stand on guard for no longer then 2 hours at a time they walk up and down every 10minutes or so. Also they are fully trained front line soldiers ready for war 😭 they tend to get deployed for active duties/tour for 2 years then they get 2 years as the kings guard almost as a treat for completing the the 2y tour. Lots of people think they are just guards or just for show. Highly recommend (guarding the queen) real life documentary from training to guarding the queen to fighting in Afghanistan

Loving this new strategy Jp, like seeing you share the love with your buds

Two great pubs i know of, The Barton Arms in Birmingham, and the Square and Compass in Dorset [which has a small museum]. My local pub in Birmigham, The Comet in Hodge Hill built in 1608 was knocked down to build cheap houses.

I live in the Peak District, I can go out with my dogs and see no one for hours. Rolling Derbyshire hills , crags and rakes, and miles upon miles of moors. I'll never understand those from America ect that just go to London . Head towards the Midlands and the North ect. You'll not regret it. As for the local pubs, America has nothing to compare. I'm not having a go at your bars but a pub is part of our communities!

Love the definition of ancient civilisations as places where they just throw-up a bunch of stones.

I’m Scottish and love the American accents that’s one reason I have been there every year for over 23 years.

I asked a copper in New York for directions. His reply made me blush, and I’m fluent in swearing.

Your friends are lovely bring them with you next time x

I can’t wait for all three of you visiting the U.K...what fantastic videos they’d be...😄👍

Love it how a random picture of the crooked spire in chesterfield is thrown in 😂

The Indian style building is the Royal Pavillion in Brighton built for HM King George IV and the church with the twisted spire is the Crooked Spire near me in Chesterfield Derbyshire:)

6:42 and roast potatoes you CAN'T forget them

5:17 just gonna say if you visit the uk make sure you know which side of the borders you are on cos if you go into a pub in Wales or Scotland and say it's in england people will NOT be happy with you.

Love the interaction between you and your friends. Take care

Hey guys I was born in Wales and still live there but when I was a child my grandma lived in London and we visited often her home was like Downtown house i was known as master Peter from the staff everything was done correctly , breakfast was full english, lunch was cold meats potatoes greens and pudding ( dessert) then teatime was light sandwiches and small cakes. Then evening dinner was like a full Sunday dinner plus pudding all served by the staff, on returning to Wales we lived in a mining valley and I was called butty ( buddy) and dinner was fish and chips ha ha . Great vidios guys stay safe.

11:34 As someone who watched and re-watched ‘Downton Abbey’ along with the 2 films, it’s delightful. It can get infuriating at times but quite entertaining.

IF I HEAR ANOTHER AMERICAN SAY "TEA AND CRUMPETS" I WILL ABSOLUTELY START ANOTHER REVOLUTION 👍🤣🤣 so annoying 🤣 Crumpets are not even common. 😂

Great reaction. If you do come to England a great place to visit is Howarth. Especially at Christmas time. They hold a torchlight procession with a brass band walking up the historic street with everyone singing carols. It’s the home of the famous Brontë family. It’s so stunning. You can actually go in their house dating back to 1800s and they lived there in 1820 onwards. It’s so fantastic to visit !

Cops in London do carry guns but only specifically trained ones.

The mosque-looking building in brighton is called the royal pavilion... its not a mosque, its a Palace. Made for Victoria I think. About 200 years old.

Jps you sound homesick. ❤

Regarding British accents, in the 1960's there was a wonderful film by Ken Loach called Kes, about a disadvantaged young boy who finds a kestrel chick and raises it to fly from his hand. The point is it was based in Barnsley in Yorkshire, and all the actors speak with broad Yorkshire accents. When it was shown in London cinemas it was subtitled because the southeners couldn't understand what was being said.

In Britain, you drive 20 minutes, and bread rolls have a different name.

50 accents?! And the rest... But it really is nothing like how the accents change from state to state in the US; I live in Manchester, NW England, and the accents vary from suburb to suburb. However, the further away, the more they vary - say Manchester and Liverpool, for example, 35 miles apart, and the accents are SO different, it's quite mind blowing. Mind you, we have had a much longer time to develop these dialects... Oh, nearly forgot - down the road from me is a pub which has been there since 870 (ish) A.D, and it's not even well known. 🤔

Hi lads, The black pudding we have here is beautiful, especially fried, but you don’t eat it thinking what it’s made of, it’s congealed pigs blood , no liver. But on a Sunday full fried breakfast it’s so nice. It’s good listening to how you perceive the U.K. and funny sometimes. 🇬🇧

It wouldn’t be the same without a roast every Sunday it’s life!

I would just like to clear up a constant misunderstanding from Americans; cookies are softish and cooked once, biscuits are firm, crispy and crunchy and the word biscuit is French and means cooked twice. Therefore, when Americans make "biscuits" for breakfast, for example, we would call those scones or muffins. Crumpets are not English Muffins, they are two different things. Crumpets are usually toasted and buttered and served at tea time with a cup of tea, especially in wintertime.