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Sidestepping to avoid colliding with someone in the street, only for them to simultaneously step in the same direction. "Shall we dance?"

No, Excuse the Mess isnt passive aggressive - it is because we are genuinely worried that our houses arent clean enough for others

Passive aggressiveness goes hand in hand with the British sense of humour. Think sarcasm and irony.

Forgetting to say sorry when someone treads on your foot.

Brits DO tip in restaurants. It is just it isn't an accepted requirement when paying. If you were happy with the meal, tip. If the meal was terrible, don't tip.

There is a third option, in some parts of the UK, for the "anywhere here" scenario - I've been watching the meter tick over and it is near enough to home to get out now before it ticks over to the next amount.

Can't believe how many of these are soo true and relatable😅

Seeing the switch on an empty plug socket is on and having the uncontrollable urge to flick it off, regardless of where you are

'How many of you are watching this video as procrastination of going to bed?' How did you know 😂

My bus has two stops really close together on the same street, I usually get off at the second one because it's slightly less walking. One time I started getting my bag ready a little bit too early and the man in the isle seat next to me kindly moved out of my way so I had to get off the stop before and walk slowly so they didn't see me pass stop number 2 and look like an idiot

I once sarcastically said “you’re welcome” to someone I held the door open for when leaving a shop. She said “I said thank you...”. As I was walking away the friend I was with told me “she did say thank you”. I hadn’t heard her. Felt like a horrible person for the rest of the day 😫

I don't say "you're welcome" under my breath. I say it loudly enough so they can hear it.

You're correct about the taxi. We don't want to inconvenience the driver.

I think its still illegal to refuse tea in the UK

Grace "I like my tea lukewarm" The WHOLE of the UK: She's a Witch

When someone is standing in the middle of the aisle at the supermarket and you need passed, so you hit them with a "can I just quickly squeeze past you please" but what you really mean is "move your damn trolley"

When we say "mind the mess" or something along those lines, it's generally in a "listen I've cleaned and tried to make it as good as I can" sort of thing. Like under the impression the other person's house doesn't even have so much as a speck of dust. It's a "i hope this is good enough for you"

Eric knows it! Immediately added the knee slap to “right”!

When offered tea you can say - only if you are making one, or similar - chances are you will get that tea

Even when your standing right at the button on a train, people have a tendency of reaching round you to try press the button regardless of what your doing.

Working class = confrontational Middle class = passive aggressive mutterings

If someone didn’t say thank you to me I would blatantly say out loud “YOU’RE WELCOME !!!” 😡

When I was working in London and living in Cornwall I had a long commute every monday and friday , summer and winter. In the summer most people people on the train were holiday travellers and had a return ticket from London to Cornwall. My return was the other way about. When the ticket staff got to know my face they would return my ticket to me ‘unclipped’ so that I could keep it and use it again. This they did without comment , sometimes a touch on the arm or shoulder by way of a subtle greeting. Those tickets cost £100 and were valid for a month so I made a good saving. So yes I was happy that my ‘valid’ tickets were accepted. Luke warm tea is the very reason that those WW2 boffins put a radar magnetron into a box. Later on , their American colleagues found it also worked with coffee and the microwave was born. When you said you hated the way your voices sound it reminds me that I hate the sound of mine if I hear it unawares. I am a Scot but I have a very English ‘RP’ accent. I often try to disguise it by using the Highland English of my youth, but it seldom works - I just get quizzical looks if I use a Gaelic expression such as ” Ceart math thà” instead of “Right then” or just adding “ math tha” to words like “OK”. “ Awa’ an’ boil yer hied” is just weird when your voice sounds like BBC English !

Pre-covid, I had a very awkward moment travelling home late from work, very tired, I fell asleep on the bus not realising I was resting my head on the person sat next to me, the guy was an older gentlemen who must of been too polite to nudge me off. When I woke up and realised I jumped off the bus early and walked for the rest of the journey so not to endure the embrassement.

Um, not sure when this video was actually recorded, but here in the UK we have this tradition of removing Christmas decorations, including a tree, before twelfth night after Christmas Day. It's kind of bad luck to have them still up after that time.

I overheard my 13yo daughter warning her 8yo sister about the horror of finding a forgotten cold cup of tea just this morning.

the POS tipping thing happen to me, so I asked "do you get the tip" to which the waitress said "no, I goes to the restaurant" so I entered £0.00p and told her that the cash would be under the plate. That really boils my piss when the staff lose their hard earned Tip, they earned it. This was is in St. Ives Cornwall, my home town of all places! The Restaurant closed shortly after.

As someone who lives near the Humber and works on the phone I have received the following instead of my name; pet, duck, chick, darl, darling, babe, love, lovie, mate, pal, honey, sweetie, flower, dear, and gorgeous. Sidenote there is only one woman who has called me gorgeous, and I have never seen her but it makes me smile every time.

“Nice one” is very common 😇 especially where I’m from in the north west

I got up for a minute came back and saw a post from you guys, such a lovely surprise.

I more worried about the Kinder Suprise Eggs when passing through US Customs. "Coke, no problem. Knives, OK Firearms, very nice. Kinder Eggs! Get the firing squad!"

Greeting a friend amiably, then realising you misrecognised a complete stranger.

It's possible that the waitress asking for a tip had realised you were american and was trying to take advantage.

1 language difference I picked up is that you say “we resonate with” whereas I would say “resonates with us”

I know I am very late but when you talk about when you open the door and said after today at work me and my coworker have a politeness fight about who will go through the door first and we keep say after you to each other lol

Usually the taxi driver one is embellished as such: “anywhere here is fine, *mate*”

Walking under a ladder, crossing on the stairs, seeing one magpie, defying anything superstitious is a no go! 😂

I have said many times “your welcome” or “after you” if someone does not say anything or pushes in front

It's scary how many of these resonated with me (as a Brit who has seen a number of these videos before). A few more for you to try: - Mostly a work thing, but when you're about to sit down after you finish making a round of drinks and someone is "late to the party", but you feel compelled to offer so as not to appear rude. - The realisation of how long you have to wait when you hold open a door for someone that's still a fair distance away and in no rush to get to you. - The feeling that you must run when someone holds a door open for you (to prevent the above). - The feeling of dread when you're asked to call/video call and talk to a stranger in the modern age to complete an action/make an inquiry where a simple email would do. - The sense of shock when you accidentally make eye contact in a waiting room or on public transport. - The weird sense of shame when somebody makes an observation about your character - even when it's a compliment. Great video as always!

Fun game to play - If you get on a bus or train and there's only one other person on board, sit next to them.

About the train doors, I used to do that when I was at Uni for the first time. In my case it was urgency if my train was late and I potentially had to run across the whole station to get to my connecting one on time! I think a lot of people near me stand with their finger over the button ready to press it the second it turns green without actually pushing it. The shuffling to show you're getting off soon is very important on a bus because the if you don't get to the front in time you'll miss your stop. I've noticed a lot of people (myself included at times) get up a stop early and stand in the aisle or just hold the bar next to the stop button for a stop or 2 before their stop so people know to expect a stop and aren't thrown forward when the driver inevitably leaves it too late and slams the breaks on. As for the one about people you half know, I've been known to get off a stop late or early just to avoid having to interact with someone I know. Tapping also happens at self service checkouts. If there's a queue, I want people to know I've actually paid and am waiting for the machine, not just taking my sweet time when everyone else is probably in a rush.

The thank you under your breath is a funny one. There was one occasion where I recall where I was already having a bad day and feeling grouchy, someone didn't say thank you when I held the door for them, all of a sudden I found myself filled with completely unwarranted rage 😂 I did not mutter your welcome under my breath, what I did do was very loudly so that the entire street could hear, recite the whole conversation that I felt should have taken place. It was something along the lines of 'oh, why thank you for getting the door for me' 'not abother love, any time, you're welcome!' Everyone stared and I stormed off looking angry but instantly regretting my outburst while praying I didn't get a kick in 😂😂

I was laughing at the cold tea comment....this is known as tea amnesia in our house 😄

Oh my god! standing and saying 'right' - jeez that really is me without even realising it. great video

Instead of “your welcome” I say “don’t mention it. Oh! You didn’t!”

Take the teabag out of the cup before drinking, dammit!!!!

Just a heads up when you are out and about again, some isolated small UK train stations have no ticket machines or office, instead they have a PERTIS machine that issues something called a Permit to Travel, it basically tells the train conductor or ticket office at destination where you got on the train and how much to charge.

I laughed so hard at the button on the train one. I purposely avoid doing this, because what’s the point, but I always get people behind me tutting because they think I’m taking ages to open the door. Also, near where I live, we have a station where the train has to stop before a crossing to allow the barriers time to go down before pulling into the station, it’s a tourist destination so during the season, there is always people in a mad panic because they think the train has stopped, the doors haven’t opened and now the train is pulling off. It’s a sure fire way to identify the tourists from the locals.

Very British problem #31 - not holding the tea cup or coffee mug by the handle.

Passive aggressive is part of being English 😄

train problem is when you pre book your seat and people completely ignore that your seat is booked and refuse to move, especially london commuters

The double Thigh slap "right" was PERFECT. I think the Taxi thing is to not put the driver out. All Taxi and Private Hire drivers in the UK are subject to advanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service to check you're not a criminal. As they often transport children and vulnerable people, the checks they undergo are every bit as thorough as a teacher or medical professional.

After living in france( and Quebec, but they at least have the excuse that in winter sometimes you can’t stop in the snow and ice) i learned to run across the road even on a pedestrian crossing. Cars don’t always stop, and if you don’t make eye contact and wave thank you, they yell at you or might pretend to go so you think they are going to hit you. They also don’t have walk lights most places so you kind of just have to take your life in your hands when you cross. Most people just cross whenever it is clear, which was a culture shock because where I grew up jay walking can get you a fine.

I think I've done just about all of these at some point or another, all very true! Probably the latest one of these kinds of things I did was when I was walking home from work last week. To shorten my journey home I cut down a passage between two streets, if this isn't done then you have to walk another half mile and add on about 10 minutes to your journey. Unfortunately this time there were two people stood at the end of the passage talking so in an effort to avoid a possible conflict of some kind by asking them to let me past, I just carried on along the road past the passage and took the longer route. Love your videos, keep them coming! 😊

Turning down a cup of tea is due to be made a criminal offence.

I did the "you're welcome" thing really loudly while holding a door at school for a student when I was 10. I didn't realize there was a teacher behind me.... she just laughed 🤣🤣

Showing your disdain for someone's parking by staring at their empty car, looking around and shaking your head slightly.

When you go to pass through an exit/entrance and someone is coming through the same door, and there's that akward couple secs where your both trying to give way to each other until someone gives in and goes through XD XD XD

That contrived “excuse the mess” scenario of Eric’s is brilliant!

There is nothing more heartbreaking than forgetting to drink a cup of tea, especially when you were looking forward to it, really dampens the whole mood. The lukewarm shot of tea is something I do on an almost daily basis 😂

Totally get feeling guilty at the nothing to declare. Once got stopped as a 'dense' object and some small objects showed up in my hand luggage which I was asked to identify. Namely an innocent candle and some bath bombs I didn't want to break in my suitcase. Had to think on my feet for another word to replace bomb....and came up with bath fizzers! Also the embarrassment of trying to put your card in the cash machine when the machine is still thanking the person before who is now gone and out of sight and you are left standing there card ready with a queue of people who you know are seething inside and burning a hole in the back of your jacket with waiting.

A lot of Northern Ireland train stations don't have ticket offices open outside of peak hours and you're expected to buy a ticket from the ticket inspector who walks up and down the train. They have an app where you can buy tickets using your phone but it was horribly buggy when it first launched. I was always scared that it would crash when the inspector asked to see my ticket, but they were so used to it crashing that if you showed them your phone with the "Translink app has encountered an error and been forced to close" message they usually accepted that as a valid ticket! Thankfully it's a lot more reliable these days.

Taxi driver thing is mainly not being bothered to explain exactly which door it is when you can just walk a few steps, but the security thing is at the back of my mind perhaps. But then some taxi drivers wait for a single woman to go into the building before leaving from a sense of protectiveness (you hope) so it’s not really all that possible unless you’re going to walk around the block.

I've literally never seen a headband (or whatever that is) suit a person more than this one suits Grace. I love this look!

Grace: “I would be this passive aggressive, but I am a coward” 😂

The taxi thing is for security.

The brilliant bag touching process is brilliant for asking people on the bus or train to make way for you without ever needing to verbally communicate with them haha

When driving and you let someone through, and they don't give you the "Thank You" wave/gesture, I will sarcastically shout "Yeah, THANKS!"

Billy Connolly once did a sketch about school music lessons / Mhairi's Wedding [which was his music teacher's favourite song, that they had to sing at every lesson apparently]. You could probably find it on KZfaq actually - so do try and have a listen; for in it he reveals something that every person I know did as a child in such circumstances... Namely, if we didn't quite catch the lyrics we were orally taught; we simply sang the nearest thing we could come up with that sounded like it - often just noises that aren't even words...!! Train etiquette - announce your intention to eat your crisps by opening the bag and offering one to your neighbour. If that doesn't achieve the desired effect, then start a conversation and ask loads of questions about everything you pass. Either you'll have shared your entire life stories and go off talking about these lovely people you sat next to on the train; or they'll move at their earliest opportunity... It works every time! Taxi drop offs - no, not so much security issues as consideration for other road users, It wouldn't do to have the taxi completely block the road while dropping you, if there's any possibility that other traffic might be inconvenienced. Passive-aggressiveness - depends where you are. Take bus queues for example. In London, everyone simply ambushes the bus in a survival-of-the-fittest battle to get seats in the desired position of the bus; but do the same in one of the industrial communities of the north or anywhere in Scotland other than Central Edinburgh; and be very glad if you even make it past the deputation of very direct old ladies who are sure to share views that will leave you in absolutely no doubt of your crimes against humanity. If you've ever watched Tony Roper's televised version of 'The Steamie', you'll gain a complete education in what does and what does not constitute expected social behaviours - right down to the wonderful actress that is Dorothy Paul walking right up to another woman she considers to be listening into her conversation and, looking her very squarely in the eye, gruffly tells her, "If you don't shove your head right into that stall in the next five seconds, I'll shove it in for you!" At which point, passive-aggressiveness will seem like the very least of your worries!!

People did used to open train doors before the train had stopped (old slam door trains). Then they invented remote control locking on newer trains.

I don't say "You're welcome" under my breath, I say "Thank you" out loud as if I am thanking myself for the good deed I have done that is worthy of a thank you. :)

Hi for a bit of fun you should check out gloucester cheese rolling we have some mad games here in England.

I put ice in my tea. Plus I noticed you’re drinking your tea with the bag still inside. I always take the bag out after about 4-5 minutes.

On some trains those light up door buttons don’t even work anymore as it’s all operated by the driver.

I have a problem of holding my breath when I get on a bus and need to pay for a bus ticket with my contact less card and hoping it wont deny the card because you cant remember if you have used it 15 times lol

Door opening buttons on public transport are inconsistent in their operation. In some cases, if you press them before the light comes on, they will open as soon as it does come on. In other cases, such pre-light pressing is fruitless. People therefore tend to press them as soon as they arrive at the door to get off at the next stop regardless, press them again when the vehicle comes to a stop, and again when the light comes on.

I think the taxi, "Anywhere around here" might be a financial thing. Once you are in walking distance of home, it's cheaper to get dropped off asap. The "You're welcome" thing features in a episode of Star Trek when Geordi sets up a power socket for a Borg drone to plug himself into. The Borg plugs himself in without saying anything and Georgi says, "You're welcome".

My friend came over from America and had to use the train to where I live. When the train arrived she pressed the button and nothing. She ended up at the wrong station and was told its press and hold to open the door

I’ve fully been stuck on a bus way past my stop, unable to pluck up the courage to inconvenience the person sat next to me by asking them to move, and ending up in an unknown land.

Before lockdown, I used to commute by train. People who used to repeatedly press the door button before the light went on really annoyed me!

Brits spend so much time being polite. It makes our occasional confrontational moments SUPER SHARP. Sometimes a stern "Excuse me!?" can be just as savage as "You wanna slap in the mouth? " 😂

You've identified with so many of these that we must now make you honorary Brits

So very true about bumming into an acquaintance rather than an old friend at the supermarket and having to avoid them whilst trying to do the rest of your shopping

Ah yes Grace, the desperate and lifelong necessary avoidance of people whose name you didn’t catch upon meeting them - a classic!

Yeah that's me. I don't want to feel that I'm putting any pressure on the taxi driver, so I just say "anywhere here's fine mate".

anywhere heres fine means stop now, but trying to say it politely

At zebra crossings when a person in a car has already let other people over in front of me I pretend to go on my phone or walk a little away. Because I feel bad for them having to wait again. That could just be me lol.

I'm from Dundee, Scotland and once got the train to Arbroath with my friend. It'd about a 3 minute journey and had to buy the ticket from the conducter. My friend and I both went into the toilet and avoided the ticket fee 😁

On the old slam door trains we did actually jump from them whilst still moving , as bad as it sounds there was some hilarious outcomes on a Friday night .

Hats inside? This is madness

Oh my, the whole “you’re welcome” thing to acknowledge the “non thank you” is the best and most satisfying to us!

You've reminded me of one of the minor American annoyance 😅 "on accident" instead of "by accident" 🤣

I hope you purchased some crackers for christmas lol. I wish you both a fantastic new year, lets hope this year has some brighter days!

Yes that exact episode of me muttering "your welcome" to someone who did not say thank you after I had allowed him to go ahead of me was in MIAMI AIRPORT. He turned and gave me an aggressive "What?!" A British person would have apologised profusely for forgetting to say Thank you!

The overtaking one had me laughing out loud because I do it😂also the”you’re welcome”I’ve said out loud when I had to walk on the road to avoid people walking side by side taking up the whole pavement 😤

Not being able to stand without saying right is a huge issue for me, followed by a rambling of what I will do next..... example: "Right (kneeslap), I'm off upstairs because I'm bored now, even thought there is nothing better to do upstairs because....." (it continues for a while)

Found your channel about a week ago and have binge watched all your videos :D x

As someone from Northern Ireland you basically never by the ticket before hand it’s basically always the conductor and because of this you get a fuck tonne if free rides as you only get finned if you don’t get one when possible so if the guy doesn’t show up or lashes you with either of you noticing you don’t need to pay

Grace... there is NAWT wrong with drinking cold forgotten tea... in fact, it is a nice surprise when I do it... "yay, I though I drank it all" *downs tea*