I'm a Brit, and yes, I hold doors open, but not for women. I hold the door open for ANYONE - it's just basic courtesy.
@juicylemon41546 жыл бұрын
Martin Evans I’m not a Brit. I’m English.
@lewismurphy34996 жыл бұрын
Juicy Lemon england is in britain
@paul1979uk20006 жыл бұрын
Same, I hold doors open for anyone and never really thought anything of it.
@StephenButlerOne6 жыл бұрын
Juicy Lemon if your English your British. More like bitter lemon
@paulfletcher39986 жыл бұрын
Juicy Lemon - Everyone has their cross to bear.
@colinwilson46587 жыл бұрын
all the things with union jacks on in London are purely for the tourists my darling
@gustavoperez54807 жыл бұрын
***** you British people dont do any promoción or give some information to tourists to encourage them to visit your other cities.
@markatkison78647 жыл бұрын
that`s probably because london wants the money tourism brings and they can afford to have the biggest adverts.check out york,one of the most historic and beautiful towns you will ever see and the lake district.
@mrwood45577 жыл бұрын
colin wilson .like everyone else has said. The union jack is a "brand" and mostly around the tourist hotspots. I'm British and couldn't care less. Would never buy any of that crap. Never flown a flag in my life. And most don't know the words to the national anthem.
@heene7 жыл бұрын
Also, the flag must me displayed the right way up. If I was given a flag to put up, I would have to look up which way is correct though.
@oneofone537 жыл бұрын
Publius Enigma it's the capital and most famous city maybe in the world alongside Paris and New York
@hannecatton21797 жыл бұрын
It is not just British MEN who wear the poppy .MOST people wear the poppy as the country honours the service people who gave their lives for the country.More importantly they do so with pride in the knowledge that they live in a democratic land because of that sacrifice.
@sgtgrash7 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Also: Remembrance Day was first observed in 1919 throughout the British Commonwealth. It was originally called “Armistice Day” to commemorate the armistice agreement that ended the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.-on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
@ian_r1257 жыл бұрын
lol most people don't wear a poppy, get a grip
@sgtgrash7 жыл бұрын
Show a little respect, there's a good chap...
@ChalcedonXXX7 жыл бұрын
They do in November round here.
@stephenburgess51095 жыл бұрын
@@ian_r125 They do in Shropshire .
@stlee746 жыл бұрын
The Union Jack merchandise that you see is usually in London itself, and large cities where there are many tourists. It’s not common over the rest of the U.K. it’s all for the tourists! 🇬🇧
@blackvulcan1002 жыл бұрын
Yep
@jamestaylor34537 жыл бұрын
The Union Jack on everything is only there for the tourists and is mostly in london. Also, the chicken tikka masala is not even Indian, it was made in the UK. Most of the points you've made are from your experiences in London, and not from the whole UK.
@jakedeane53047 жыл бұрын
That 'indian' dish is actually british, inspired from indian food
@AechEye7 жыл бұрын
The chicken tika malasa from the Gaylords resturant in london, think thats right....
@slyfoxcub65787 жыл бұрын
If I recall, it started when a Brit asked for sauce on his tandoori(I think?) chicken. He kept insisting, despite the waiter's replies that the dish wasn't come with sauce of any description. Eventually, the chef dumped a tin of tomato soup over the chicken, mixed in spices and presented it to the Brit, who went off satisfied.
@Lee-70ish7 жыл бұрын
Slyfox cub correct you will never find it in India
@markt97957 жыл бұрын
Jake Deane spot on mate
@petera.40107 жыл бұрын
L
@charlieboy63157 жыл бұрын
Often we Brits will say 'sorry' instead of 'excuse me' - it's not really an apology so much as a polite way of asking you to move!
@6sek6 жыл бұрын
I live in the northeast of England and whenever I visit London it's like going to another country
@rxyalty69254 жыл бұрын
6sek depends where you went
@karlmanning26033 жыл бұрын
Newcastle?
@6sek3 жыл бұрын
@@karlmanning2603 Yes
@human-hg4ux3 жыл бұрын
@@6sek what about Birmingham, Liverpool and Leicester
@schecter50353 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha relatable
@alexbradllo42594 жыл бұрын
Loudness is not a sign of confidence, in fact it's the opposite, it shows a level of over-compensation for maybe a lack of understanding. A more quite person shows a level of calculation and thought. Brits don't view loud Americans as confident, we view them as brash and childish.
@annalieff-saxby5683 жыл бұрын
"Brash" is exactly the word I was thinking of, too.
@jamesdettmann943 жыл бұрын
You forgot egotistical, foolish, impulsive, overly patriotic, uneducated, uncultured and hypocritical
@MartinT56006 жыл бұрын
I've been to America on a few occasions and i love how friendly they are. Lovely people and i always enjoy my time there.
@Disneygirl37154 жыл бұрын
Captain Quint You have got to be kidding, I’m an American and the people here are mostly loud, rude and obnoxious. That’s why the UK is more appealing to me
@MartinT56004 жыл бұрын
@@Disneygirl3715 Personally, Everyone was always really friendly to me. My car had broken down one night and people were stopping their cars to ask if I was ok and one time I was walking in hot weather and a lady stopped and asked if I needed a lift. Lovely people!.
@rishikaushal68615 жыл бұрын
the national food of Britain is a Chicken Tikka (Masala), this takes a spin on the traditional Indian Chicken Curry and makes it more applicable to the British pallet. It is British even if it doesn't sound so.
@opaopa62727 жыл бұрын
I hold the door for pretty much everyone. I tried holding the door for my friend and it ended up being him, three teachers, thirty students, my head teacher and the stampede that killed Mufasa
@andrewpalframan46667 жыл бұрын
Having the Union Jack displayed on tourist items in London is not the same as comparing the Stars and Stripes in the U.S,which is literally everywhere.
@Concreteowl7 жыл бұрын
The union jack on London sold objects (normal made elsewhere) is for tourists. The only time the flag gets a good airing is during a royal visit or a neo Nazi rally. It is very rare to have one in your garden and nobody declares oathes to be thing.
@debbielough77544 жыл бұрын
It's not just men holding doors for women. ANYBODY failing to hold the door open for anybody is rude. Likewise it's not just men who wear poppies, most people do. And the union jack all over stuff if for the tourists. It's pretty rare to find that stuff outside of London (unless you're in an equally touristy area).
@JarlGrimmToys4 жыл бұрын
I’m a British man and men typically hold the door open for me and vice versa. It’s not a man opening the door for a women thing. It’s just common curtesy to open the door for the person behind you.
@ShorelineMedia4 жыл бұрын
I live in Florida. Americans do the same thing. I think its common courtesy to hold the door. She must be an American from North of the Mason Dixon line. Northerners can be a little rush rush and less polite than southerners.
@JarlGrimmToys4 жыл бұрын
Shoreline Media Group it’s the opposite in the UK. I live in rural north England, and we’re considered more laid back, relaxed, and polite. Whereas in the south of England and especially London everyone rushes around and are generally less polite. It’s common for Londoners to pretend to be listening to headphones so people won’t talk to them. Whereas here it’s common to say hello to everyone you pass. There’s a video of KZfaq of a British TV show that had a comedy news sketch about a Northerner scaring Londoners by saying hello, here it is... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrpglNxq2pfLl2g.html
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
The Union Flag is displayed on all that souvenir tat for the sake of overseas visitors. Citizens of the United Kingdom generally do not display the Union Flag (or one or other of the flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) inside or outside where they live because they know where they are without having to be constantly reminded.
@jenniferp83067 жыл бұрын
We clearly do have 'solo cups' in England, We usually just give them to children and drunks 😂
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Clearly since I am neither of those, I have yet to see them anywhere. Thank you for the friendly feedback.
@user-ez4ny5kd7x5 жыл бұрын
Sunny London nah just London is like calling nyc america
@robertradford40477 жыл бұрын
newsflash, London is completely different to the rest of England.. most English people don't like people from London
@jrgboy7 жыл бұрын
To tourists London is just Central London, not many people live there unless they are billionaires..
@philipm067 жыл бұрын
And none of us like Robert Radford.
@MartinT56007 жыл бұрын
Robert Radford Mate, you probably don't like people from the next town.
@davidsharpe93357 жыл бұрын
I worked in London for a while and hated it the people are so shallow but have high opinions of themselves.
@rebeccab15017 жыл бұрын
Robert Radford so true. I hate that when people think of England they think that the whole country is London
@demos1137 жыл бұрын
Union Jack is on everything in London because that's where the tourist trap is, seeing them on flagpoles in front of peoples houses like the states...... not so much.
@adammaclean47307 жыл бұрын
Just got to say that chicken tikka masala is actually British it was invented in Birmingham
@khushidodhia37966 жыл бұрын
Poppies are actually for any soldiers dying in all Wars
@KeithGadget6 жыл бұрын
We may start wearing the poppy at the start of November in remembrance, but the main day of remembrance is the 11th November. We usually carry out the act of remembrance on the closest Sunday to the 11th, or on the 11th itself, or both.
@jordankelly93297 жыл бұрын
11 November is poppy day not the 1st.
@thegroovetube32477 жыл бұрын
Actually listen to what she said.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Neil Murray cheers! A lot of people missed that I say people start wearing the poppies on November 1st for a Remembrance Day, not that the day is on November 1st. :-)
@a-jay94207 жыл бұрын
The national dish is a Indian curry however it was made in the united kingdom sorry but it is British not indian🤓🤓🤓😎
@jrgboy7 жыл бұрын
'English' curry is adapted from original Indian recipes made by people of Indian origin, I first had a curry here in the UK in 1970, it was made by a guy that came from India in the 1950's so that was authentic.
@paulknox9997 жыл бұрын
National dish of Britain is the Chicken Tikka Masala. This might be an indian inspired curry but you wont find a chicken tikka masala in many other countries apart from UK. Definately not in India anyway. It was "invented" here to cater for our love particular tastes of preferring our food to be wet. So Indian/Bangladeshi restaurants in UK started adding a basic masala sauce to a traditional chicken tikka.
@zacharysylvester83497 жыл бұрын
Retreat Thunder Either way it's delicious.
@RM-kl4cq7 жыл бұрын
Retreat Thunder give credit where it's due, curry is an Indian dish! What is it with brits.
@rhyswalkden57997 жыл бұрын
Its actually British Indian.
@faithlesshound56213 жыл бұрын
"Sorry/Sorry!/Sorry?" can mean a lot of things, even occasionally that you are sorry. Bus conductors (remember them?) used to get by just saying "queue" (short for "I thank you") repeatedly.
@berneemartin8859 Жыл бұрын
I lived in England for three years as a child, from age 9-12 years. I really loved everything except for my grumpy father trying to navigate U.K. roads in an American Station Wagon built for driving on the other side of the road! It was not my parents’ wisest idea to ship that car over there. But then they had six kids; so, maybe they felt it would be difficult to find a big enough car there. I still miss their lovely fish-n-chips as the ones in America that I’ve had are dismal. And the weather where we lived in Southwest England was so very much nicer than where I live in Northern California now. I was forever ruined for hot, dry weather and still long for lush green woods and fields and English country gardens full of flowers! I remember that the English people were not crazy about Americans as a whole, fortunately, they never could place my accent and guessed pretty much everywhere in Europe and never the U.S. as my place of origin. 😊 We were amused once when some of us kids happened to be wearing red, white, and blue jackets and were considered patriotic Britishers - I think sometimes people forget that our countries share the same colors in our flag. I think some Americans fly the flag because they see our society and culture going into a decline in many ways and wish to revive what they consider our ‘glory days of old’. One thing that I found very greatly amusing when we returned to the U.S. is how Americans (at least on the West Coast) often consider something that is say 50-yrs old as very vintage, or even mistakenly label it as antique. I’ve missed the real sense of history I experienced there in the U.K. visiting truly ancient castles, ancestral homes, and cathedrals. My parents loved antiques; as kids we did not appreciate my parents’ passion for them and being reluctantly dragged through a great many antique shops. I’d love seeing them now even though I only got a portion of their enthusiasm for them. Mostly, I wish I could see the countryside of the U.K. again, especially the more rural and wild places, even though I’m blessed with the gorgeous Northern California coastline and mountains only a few hours drive away. 🌊🌄😃
@thewildplaces7 жыл бұрын
The flag thing is specific to London and is for tourists :) You don't see it much outside of tourist areas.
@johnellis74456 жыл бұрын
Listen up I am a true Brit and let me tell you that. The poppy is worn by every body not just the men one must remember that in the first world war on the battlefield it was only the red poppy that bloomed in other words that lived after the carnage slaughter and chaos. Please if you can remember watch Remembrance Sunday at the Royal Albert hall when the Poppies fall from above on t h e heads of the soldiers, sailors , and the R A F . Know this it does not happen an y where else in the world .It will bring tears to your eye's. The nick names the Brits give you means we have adopted you as our own .Sunny keep the good work up Cheers
@scousebiff6 жыл бұрын
my opinion is that your in london that's why all union jack merchandise, biggest tourist hotspot, come up north and see if it's the same level or anywhere outside london!
@TenshiNakano3 жыл бұрын
National dish of the UK: Chicken tikka masala. It's not actually Indian. It was first made, eaten and served in the UK, and although the idea behind it is very similar to Indian food since it's a curry, it's still British
@Gwynbuck6 жыл бұрын
The union jack flag plastered all over everything is only true in central London. It is there to temp / attract tourists. Go to the London suburbs and you'll rarely see an English or British flag - except for special events like the Olympics or if England is playing a football (soccer) match. Incidentally, 'soccer' is a corruption of the term 'Football Association'. Association got abbreviated to 'Assoc.' which got turned into 'soccer'.
@EnglishLad4 жыл бұрын
I need to give you huge props for correctly referring to the British flag as the Union Jack. Not even every British person gets that right! There are people here who spout utter nonsense like "it's only a jack when flown at sea" and it pisses me *right* off!
@grahamsmith95413 жыл бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one that gets pissed off by that. I've started correcting people.
@EnglishLad3 жыл бұрын
@@grahamsmith9541 As well you should!
@NathansWargames6 жыл бұрын
outside of london and any tourist city you'll be hard pressed to find any flags waving for no apparent reason a few times it will happen for example if it's a royal residents or the world cup/Olympics/ European championships are on then you'll see more flags flying ( especially for England during the world cup as Wales and Scotland never get into it ( Shots)
@SPUDLEYDUDLEY857 жыл бұрын
When you said our number one national dish isn't British...really if you're talking about tikka masala I'm sorry to burst ur bubble but it is a British meal and not Indian :)
@Mia-qv3bj6 жыл бұрын
I think that with the union jack those things were mainly for tourists. We dont really have the flag around apart for things like that. I dont even think we have a flag in my school.
@daniella79237 жыл бұрын
Ugh I love our giant portions. ❤ I eat til I'm full and take home the rest for later or next day. It always depends on where you dined and what you ordered because not all leftovers taste good.
@ke.keicegamingandmore49167 жыл бұрын
London is the exception with the British flag and it is more for tourists who if you go around London is packed with them.
@MonkeyButtMovies15 жыл бұрын
That whole flag thing in London is just for the tourists. I don't live in England, so I can't say anything about the rest of England, but the most you'd get in Wales is a few people with a Welsh dragon sticker on their car window. Also we don't "pledge allegiance" to the Union Jack like Americans do to their flag.
@johnellis74456 жыл бұрын
Sunny you said every man where's a poppy It is not just for men any one can wear a poppy but as long as the person who wears the flower remembers that a brave warrior gave his life for my today .
@RyanAlexanC7 жыл бұрын
Pretty much everyone holds doors open for others, it's not just men holding them for women. Also we don't like to queue up for stuff, we just usually don't make a big fuss about it. It's just common decency. Also you should visit some other places in the U.K. It's much different to London. Where I live there is barely any Union Jack merchandise or anything. It's mostly just normal shops and a fair share of our football team merchandise and kits.
@theresag19696 жыл бұрын
Holding doors open for women is a big thing in my southern state. In fact, frequently if I reach for the door handle a man behind me will rush to beat me to the door. Just yesterday a young boy approximately 10 rushed to open the door for me. I was in a gas station and spilled my drink a young boy got napkins told me to sit while he clean it up. I was so impressed. I called him a gentleman he didn't know what that was. His mother explained it to him and he beamed with such pride. Perhaps the men in other states have been well trained by feminists.
@Martyntd57 жыл бұрын
Re the flag thing, it's huge in London because of all the tourism, but move outside of anywhere 'touristy' and you wont see a Union flag hardly anywhere. That's the difference. Americans display their flag freely to show their patriotism to other Americans. If a Brit is showing you a flag, it's because he's trying to sell it to you as a souvenir. The exception would be during a World Cup or some other international sporting event where it becomes 'OK' for Brits to be overtly patriotic.
@bahatur017 жыл бұрын
It would make far more sense to compare London with say New York or LA. If you are going to compare the US, then do so with the UK as a whole...Most Londoners will agree that things are rather different in other parts of the UK. Most British men will hold doors open for anyone not just the ladies and finally, if it has not already been pointed out; the Union Jacks you see in London, just enables retailers to flog merchandise to tourists. It is rare to see the Union Jack displayed people's front garden ... the Brits just don't do that sort of thing....
@izzieh99367 жыл бұрын
People hold doors open to be polite, we hate queuing but you can't just push in! And again we are just polite, sorry is normally sarcastic, and do we 'eck speak quiet and what's wrong with nicknames... and poppies are a sign of respect on the left breast (for women) with the leaf at 11 o'clock to reflect the time of the war. And chicken tikka masala was made in Birmingham when they ran out of sauce and ran out of tomatoes. And it sells well, the Union Jack is one of the most recognised flags yet us brits couldn't care less where we came from (as long as we stay where we are with some lovely Yorkshire tea)
@skefsongames6 жыл бұрын
We apologise because it's drilled into us from birth. We're a bunch of narcissists. You're right about us saying it when we don't mean it. If we bump into someone it's usually "oop" "sorry". Also chicken tikka is influenced by indian cuisine but was actually invented in England.
@johnwalsh36357 жыл бұрын
If you travel around the UK for a month, you are not likely to see the national flag flying. It is rarely, if ever flown at schools. I have never, ever seen it flown on or at a person's home and I am 66 years old!
@ZainabProductions6 жыл бұрын
John Walsh You're completely right. In the US, I've noticed that the flags are everywhere and what's worse is the fact that they HAVE to say the pledge of allegiance at school every morning and stand with your hand on your heart when the national anthem is playing
@MonkeyButtMovies15 жыл бұрын
Yes, the only time I ever see flags flying are during international sporting events, like during the 2012 Olympics, even then I didn't see them often.
@rikspilz49917 жыл бұрын
There's lots of merchandise in London about London and things with the Union Jack on because we make a lot of profit from selling the junk to tourists. Doesn't mean it's about patriotism. Selling merchandise is a completely different issue to the patriotic displaying of flags that you see across America
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Rik Spilz thank you for adding this perspective and for taking the time to watch. As an American living in London, I feel inundated with the Union Jack. Like I said- we both feel the other does it more but perhaps it's just how we grow up.
@rikspilz49917 жыл бұрын
Sunny London Venture outside London - you'll see a lot less of it!
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Rik Spilz agreed! But that's probably the same for the USA too ;-)
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Rik Spilz what other differences would you suggest that I didn't list? It's great for other viewers to see additional ideas so please add some too!
@rikspilz49917 жыл бұрын
Damn, I'm gonna have to come up with something now! In the USA people love to strike up conversations with strangers. The opposite applies to I think all of Europe and most probably other places where you don't just start making small talk with random people Also Americans dress down more and UK/Europeans dress to impress at every available opportunity when out and about
@MichelleLouiseLove5 жыл бұрын
Everything you'll find in central london with the union jack on it is for tourists and not really meant for natives. If you travel outside of central London you'll see less and less of that stuff and when you get outside of London you'll almost never see things with the flag on it. It's like any tourist hotspot in any country will have things like their flag plastered over everything for people to buy as a souvenir
@mrnuggetman77204 жыл бұрын
In Britain we also don’t allow our kids in schools to get shot
@siloPIRATE5 жыл бұрын
There are no Union Jacks in the UK. London probably has them for the tourists
@abbieheath95217 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you meant we start wearing poppies in November or if you think Remembrance Day is Nov 1st but Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday closest to Remembrance day with is the 11th November
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Abbie Heath I say that people start wearing them in on November 1st. November 11th is the same in both countries, so I would not have confused it.
@madcapmonster7 жыл бұрын
you are wrong about flags, in London it's for tourists, you would be hard pressed in most towns and cities to find them
@StephenNultyToxteth6 жыл бұрын
You're right about the amount of Union Flags on merchandise, but I guess most of these products are aimed at tourists, although of course some Britons will also buy them. I think the biggest difference with flags is the amount of Stars and Stripes that are displayed on homes and public buildings in the USA. In the UK it is far less common for people to fly the Union Flag on their home. It is more common on public buildings such as Town Halls, etc. It is more common, in England, for people to fly the flag of St George (the English flag) or in Scotland the flag of St Andrew - but this is often regarded as vulgar and a sign of nationalism or even racism, particularly in England. For example it is often used in England as a statement of support for Brexit or anti-immigration beliefs. I don't know if these negative aspects of flag flying apply in America, but many in the UK perceive Americans as flying the Stars and Stripes as a symbol of patriotism and their belief that America is the greatest country in the world. Most Britons don't see the UK as the greatest country on the world and patriotism is more often associated with nationalism and racism. The Union Flag in England in particular has long since been associated with conservatism and has been used by right-wing politicians as a symbol. Many Brits will find it vulgar and repulsive to see a politician, for example, using the flag in some political campaign. In sport, by contrast, an athlete waving a Union Flag on a lap of honour, for example, would likely for most create a sense of pride and Britishness. I guess our conflicting view of the Union Flag stems from our days as an Empire and the loss of empire and from our aversion to displays of patriotism.
@ChalcedonXXX7 жыл бұрын
You are correct. If I say "I quite liked that" it means it was awful, but I don't want to insult the host. Sometimes other people bump in to you and you say "sorry". I still smile about that. But that little word quite packs a lot of meaning.
@matthewheywood33537 жыл бұрын
we dont flash the english flag very much we flash the british flag which is the union jack the english flag is st georges cross
@PalancarShow Жыл бұрын
This was a pretty good video. I appreciated it a lot Sunny London! :)
@kadourimdou437 жыл бұрын
The Curries served in Britain is an anglicised version of Indian food.People in India don't eat our sort of Curry. So it's only half British.
@jucadvgv34497 жыл бұрын
as a southerner, i am very used to men holding doors open for me
@shyanneismyall25407 жыл бұрын
I am from Alabama and I agree !!!!
@jucadvgv34497 жыл бұрын
roll tide!
@oneofone537 жыл бұрын
Judy Reyes in uk if they don't say thank you we think how odd and (not racist just an observation) that its most often foreigners who don't say thanks
@smoothfags206 жыл бұрын
I DO hold the doors open for everyone, Male and Female, it was just that one time i was refering to that i was totally ignored by said Female when i shouted that out. Civility costs nothing and, its nice to say thank you or please but, to saay nothing is just rude.
@jake52107 жыл бұрын
In the US if you hold a door for a girl you get the 'What I'm too weak to open my own door???? Do you want me to make you a sandwich or wash the dishes too???' reaction.
@personface54576 жыл бұрын
Interesting comment re nicknames in Britain. Very true. We love nicknames.
@barrymiller33855 жыл бұрын
Fyi chicken tikka marsala may seem Indian but it was invented in Glasgow and made popular in Birmingham!
@Sunny_in_London5 жыл бұрын
Cheers! I identify the mistake in my recent video about British foods to eat. I appreciate the time you took to give me feedback though :-)
@zaftra5 жыл бұрын
The flag thing in London is a tourist thing, rest of the country is pretty much not allowed to flay a flag, especially Englands, some one would moan about it being racist or xenophobic.
@martin-37267 жыл бұрын
I think you should get out of London and visit other areas you should visit the north because up here in yorkshire it's completely different than it is in London I'd show you around and show how great England really is.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+martin Yorkshire is definitely on my list! Should you be available to give advice, we would need to start with making sure I pronounce it properly. I tend to make everyone giggle when I say 'York-shy-er' with my thick American accent!
@richardscales95607 жыл бұрын
The union Jack thing is for the tourists. Go out of London and tourist traps (especially those appalling to visitors from abroad) and Yolo see it a lot less
@MrMatchboxman6 жыл бұрын
Chicken tikka massala was invented in scotland. It was made the national dish to reflect diversity in the country.
@darrenh02183 жыл бұрын
Chicken tikka Masala is British, was invented in Scotland. India used to be ruled by the uk
@xionmemoria59396 жыл бұрын
We hold doors for anyone walking behind us- women are expected to do it too. If you AREN'T holding the door for the teenage boy behind you, you will be considered rude.
@FreckleFinance7 жыл бұрын
A lot of the British stuff is similar to Canada!
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Freckle Finance thank you for watching and commenting! Have you been able to travel to London yet? It would be great to hear your thoughts on the differences. I have driven in Canada because I lived in Buffalo for 10 years. Same side of the road as US but I think people drive much faster!
@FreckleFinance7 жыл бұрын
Yes I have been to London, but I don't think I had enough experience to know any particular differences. I have a friend who grew up in London and most people don't find his humour off though.
@specialparadise7 жыл бұрын
I have been to Montreal and Toronto, Canada is just another state of the USA, no major differences. London is a whole different story tho.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+specialparadise thank you for commenting. I lived near Toronto in Buffalo for 10+ years and feel Canada is a blend between US and U.K.
@oneofone537 жыл бұрын
specialparadise did you just call Canada a "state" not a country?🤔😂
@Scwirul6 жыл бұрын
The flags are everywhere like that in London, simply for tourists. I live in Brighton, and it's the same here...
@pward2482ify7 жыл бұрын
I'm British and enjoy your video and it's only a Union Jack on a navy ship otherwise it's the union flag glad your enjoying the U.K.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+paul ward cheers! Thank you for watching :-)
@MartinT56006 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize that myself. I've learnt something today.
@brianparker6636 жыл бұрын
That has been disputed. The terms have been used interchangeably, even by the Admiralty, for many years and the distinction seems to be a modern interpretation (a bit like the "less" or "fewer" debate.
@fossy43215 жыл бұрын
Even then it's only a Union Jack when flown from the Jack flag position at the bow of the ship!
@debbielough77544 жыл бұрын
That's not true. The Admiralty issued a directive 100+ years ago that either term was corrected in any circumstance, and it was debated in Parliament (with the same result) shortly afterwards. It being the union jack only when flown at sea is a myth.
@henrytudor85377 жыл бұрын
loved your video. but the union jack is strictly for tourist. cheers dear
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Amazing Stud cheers! It seems everyone is agreeing with you too. I just feel like I see the Union Jack everywhere here. Thank you for watching, and I hope you enjoy the other videos.
@keavz73097 жыл бұрын
The 'Indian Dish' was actually started In Birmingham (the middle of England) so the dish is actually English. Also, there are only union jack merchandise where there are tourists and that is ONLY in London. If you come away from London or even out of the tourist areas in London there are no flags flying especially the union flag
@spacelab7776 жыл бұрын
No the dish is not 'English' it was invented in Scotland, in the Shish Mahal in Glasgow to be precise. Another dish to come out of Scotland which is still filtering its way down south, and very popular in Scotland, is Chicken Chasni.
@paulwhitear49836 жыл бұрын
People go out side to drink because its against the law to smoke inside public places, such as pubs and restaurants.
@tomd56787 жыл бұрын
we hold the door open for people following us. We'll hold it open longer for someone with their hands full, pregnant, old or handicapped
@mcfcok17487 жыл бұрын
Americans just think the UK is London when it's not. Title is differences between uk and USA and then the first thing she says is about things you'll notice in London. And no a chicken tikka is British not Indian, it actually originated in Glasgow, Scotland I believe.
@rehamchadi27137 жыл бұрын
Union jack stuf for tourist to buy .is all about money .nothing to do with loyalty darling hhhh.
@toheebalebiosu-daniel98277 жыл бұрын
Spoder Man- Not really mate. The individual flags of each nation has more loyalty
@ian_r1257 жыл бұрын
I have no loyalty to Britain, just England, like 90% of English people.
@brennanando7 жыл бұрын
It's also for showing your support for the EDL, Britain First etc.
@rebeccab15017 жыл бұрын
Ian R yh I prefer the England flag to the Union Jack
@StephenNultyToxteth6 жыл бұрын
Another thing you should know Sunny, is that the use of the term 'darling' at the end of a sentence is generally regarded is as patronising not a term of endearment.
@MuhammadAsif-cb3kh5 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is this sort of giving off a dislike to British vibe😂
@johnellis98897 жыл бұрын
The Indian dish you talk of was invented for the British Raj .When the British Armed forces who where stationed all over India when she was a British colony. Over time the soldiers returned to Great Britain and sort their favorite dish from hotels and cafes.
@wobaguk4 жыл бұрын
The thing about the excessive use of the flags on merchandise in London is, thats done for the tourists, and is to make money! Thats a world away from the 'salute the flag allegiance' that you get in US culture. Also as mentioned elsewhere the Union Jack now has some exremist highjacking of it, so genuine display of it is often criticised or limited.
@brasschick42147 жыл бұрын
Appears you have reversed your poppy picture. The green leaf is historically placed at the 11 position to signify the WW1 armistice that occurred on the 11th hr of the 11th day of the 11th Month.
@JarlGrimmToys7 жыл бұрын
If you want to see England don't go to London. It's all geared towards what tourists expect England to be like. It's only one city in an entire country, although a big one that's overpopulated. I'm from the Northwest Midlands of England on the Welsh border. Going to London for the first time was a cultural shock.
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
Jarl Grimm: London is not a big and overpopulated city...in fact, the City of London measures only 1.12 square miles (2.90 square kilometres), with an estimated population of 9,400 as of 2016.
@lawrencelewis81055 жыл бұрын
Londoners drink standing up because they've been sitting all day in offices.
@genshinaddict4356 жыл бұрын
This women went into central London where tourists go and then said that we have the flag everywhere. Go even slightly out of central and the only time u will even see an English flag is during the world cup. No school in the UK makes you say something to a flag every morning. Its just not a thing over here. The only reason that most ppl know the national anthem in the UK is because of football
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
‘This woman’ has a name. I also live in Central London and didn’t just ‘go’ there.
@callumbrunton27615 жыл бұрын
The flag thing may be that those that we sell are more for tourists, than for residents. If you fly an English flag on your house say, and it's not the world cup, people will assume that you're a member of the BNP or the EDL.
@GFSLombardo5 жыл бұрын
That is a real shame.The flag of England does and should belong to ALL the people who live in England / Fly it and let the tongues wag!
@user-oo8xp2rf1k7 жыл бұрын
I was amazed by all the houses flying flags in the US. In a street of a dozen houses there might have been four flags. In the whole of Cambridge (uk) there are probably not four private houses with flags. I also drove quite a lot in the US. From my experiences on the roads there I think I can say that they do drive on the other side of the road I found that just about everywhere I went. In the end I decided to do the same as it seemed safer - even though it felt a bit strange. ;-)
@4windrush7 жыл бұрын
You only get the Union Flag constantly didplayed for the tourists in London. Its not "everywhere."
@richclasper82727 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately in London people do not queue (stand in line) as much as they used to, as everyone is in such a hurry all of the time. However most Brits (including me) get absolutely irate if we encounter queue jumpers! This is really unacceptable to us and causes lots of issues when we travel to Europe and further afield!
@eddie86065 жыл бұрын
Chicken tikka started in Birmingham
@ultramarine01237 жыл бұрын
The national dish you are referring to is from Glasgow, and cannot be found in India, but is inspired by Indian cuisine.
@Chax4lyf7 жыл бұрын
lol of course you can find chicken tikka masala in indian ha that made me laugh
@ultramarine01237 жыл бұрын
That's kind of the point
@Chax4lyf7 жыл бұрын
oh well job well done
@SomeoneJustWatching7 жыл бұрын
If you leave London you won't see much of the Union flag anywhere, it's only everywhere in London because it's a tourist merchandise thing, but outside you will only ever see it outside public buildings or the occasional pub
@charliw45837 жыл бұрын
Actually with the flag one at the end, we only really have them in the tourist shops. Because London is one of the most famous cities and has a lot of tourists there, there's a lot of souvenir shops which is why there's a lot of the Union Jack and hardly any other places in the UK have the Union Jack in shops or hung up anywhere. But America, they have their flag in schools (including all the classrooms), almost every shop, on adverts etc. Now I don't have much to base all this on apart from pictures and videos on KZfaq. (yes i know that was really biased but it's true).
@Quarton6 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is true that we in the U.S. love our flag, and the country it represents. You can be from Alaska, Hawai'i, New York, Alabama, Texas, or any of the other 45 states - you can be of African, Asian, European, or any other ancestry, but we are ALL "Americans" - and proud of it! As an American I think it's healthy - and every country should be as proud of their own. If you don't like to wave the flag for your country, that's okay by me.
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
+Roger Quarton great response! Thank you for taking the time to comment. 🇺🇸
@benwilde21886 жыл бұрын
Roger Quarton You're right, we should be proud. But the British aren't like that. Most people aren't interested in National Pride on a day to day basis. But we come in line at certain Events (mainly football) to be patriotic. It's difficult to explain, but the middle classes and above see visible signs of Pride; for example, flying the flag, as a lack of taste. It hasn't helped, when out individual flags...e.g. The English flag is being adorned by a drunken English footballer. In the US people are generally incredibly positive about their country. Where as in Britain, we do have a tendency to moan and berate it. However, as soon as a foreigner criticises this country, its then that we come to its defence. Too many people in Britain, don't realise how 'Great' Britain is and also how beautiful it is.
@Quarton6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ben, for that explanation. It's very interesting to see how our cultures vary in some ways, yet remain similar in others. I agree with you - that Great Britain has a lot to offer - in variety within a small geographical area, and wonderful history/historical sites. It truly is a beautiful nation, with a lot of "greatness" to it! My own ancestors came from all parts of the British Isles: Wales, Yorkshire, Scotland, Cornwall, Essex, etc. - as well as Switzerland, Holland, France, Germany, Jewish, Portugal, etc. But, here in the U.S. we're all Americans first.
@rickygrimshaw12557 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with drinking outside in the rain but make sure you wear a hoodie and you will be fine ;)
@Steeleperfect7 жыл бұрын
Wrong. Chicken Tikka Masala is a British dish inspired by Indian cuisine. It does not exist in India.
@SkyZoomies7 жыл бұрын
We, true southerners also use "terms of endearment" as our British cousins
@comestayawhilewithl56962 жыл бұрын
We also tend to hold doors open too.
@richardwaring86132 жыл бұрын
The terms of endearment can even be strange to a Brit out of their own area. Being a northerner I am used to being called 'duck' but recently I was in a shop out of my area and was referred to as 'luv' by a younger man in the shop. Where I grew up this term 'luv' was applied to male or female by males or females. When I was a child it did not seem out of place but when you are male and fifty six it now seems odd being called luv by a younger man. I thought it had died out years ago.
@Angi_Mathochist6 жыл бұрын
Online grocery ordering has been available in my area (Seattle) for many many years. Most of the major grocery chains offer it. There is usually a delivery fee, typically $10, unless you order more than a certain amount, usually $100 or possibly $50, in which case the fee is waived. You typically schedule delivery at least a day or up to several days in advance. I also use Amazon's "subscribe 'n' save" feature, which lets me order grocery items that I use a lot to be regularly delivered every 1-6 months at a discounted price. And there is Amazon Fresh in many areas now, which charges a monthly $15 rather than a per-time delivery fee.
@MrRQBQ7 жыл бұрын
Being half-English and half-Welsh, I prefer the flags of St George (England) and the Welsh Dragon to the Union Jack.
@oneofone537 жыл бұрын
Aled the Union Jack is an infusion of every flag of uk (part from wales, a dragons impossible to infuse) so I love all the flags
@ACHG112466 жыл бұрын
I thought St George's flag was for Torries and other far-right wingers... is that not accurate?
@arthurjarrett16046 жыл бұрын
Technically, the Union Flag is an amalgamation of the flags of England, Ireland and Scotland (so not really the UK as it didn't exist in its present form). Before the Republic of Ireland came into being and adopted the tricolour, Ireland (the whole island) had the cross of St Patrick on their flag (red diagonal cross on white background which can be seen inside the white cross of St Andrew on the Union Flag). Wales, at the time, was considered so close to England culturally and politically that inclusion of the Welsh flag wasn't contemplated. Different story these days of course.
@rebeccab15017 жыл бұрын
The last one about the flags isn't about what's in shops. over in America u have so many flags around on poles or outside people's houses and stuff like that whereas over here that's hardly a thing. You only really see them outside of posh places or hotels and at football stadiums and that's about it really whereas over there they are everywhere
@brianparker6636 жыл бұрын
Like the video, but just wanted to clarify one thing - because it annoys the hell out of my old mum...who was there! During WWII you did NOT have to queue to get things that were on ration - you were registered with a certain supplier and the items you were entitled to were there for you. That was the whole point of rationing - everyone got what they needed.What you DID queue for were those special goods that were harder to come by and were not on the ration. While that may, from our perspective, include things we would now consider everyday items, it would cause a bit of a stir if a local shopkeeper managed to get hold of something out of the ordinary. Then you would queue and try your luck.
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to add more specific feedback. I appreciate the insight and your mum’s experience in that time of hardship for the country.
@brianparker6636 жыл бұрын
How kind of you to reply. Thank you.
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
Of course! I try to reply to anyone who watches and has a question or valuable feedback :-)