Think about it - you're speaking English. Medical bankruptcies in the UK = 0. USA = 600,000+ per year. UK population not covered for health = 0. USA population not covered = 27 million. % of GDP spent on health (2016): UK = 4.2. USA = 9.9 An underfunded NHS is still better than profit before people. Health is a right - not just a for privileged Sunny Staff!
@TJ-xr7xh4 жыл бұрын
Something you don’t know, in the US we don’t have to wait in line for weeks to see a doctor. I’m sick today in the US I can walk into any hospital or clinic or call my doctor to get in same day or next day. In the IS, no one is turned away if you are sick, we have Medicaid and Medicare or some state health insurance, this is for people who are usually unemployed or elderly. The reason people lost their healthcare is because jobs went away bc it is employers who offer health packages. I have excellent healthcare, it’s a myth people don’t receive care, that’s a lie. Free healthcare doesn’t mean better and in the US you are more likely to survive aggressive cancers and if you have strep throat or in pain we don’t have to wait weeks to see a doctor. Advances in medicine happened because of how much money the US puts into health care, why we have mri machines, sonograms, xrays, heart monitors, anesthesia , chemo etc, it’s all because we pay for it. If the US had socialized medicine , there wouldn’t be any money in all the things I mentioned and the world benefits. Also, all of our pharmaceuticals moved to Ireland, Sweden, and other parts of the world, it’s all ours too.
@ianjdowning Жыл бұрын
Piss off TJ the American health care system is shite . You are 500 times more likely to die in the states than the us or AUSTRALIA. America is shite .
@darkmatter67145 жыл бұрын
NHS takes a long time coz it has to take care of 60m+ people and it has to prioritise. But I know if I ever needed a major operation - like heart/lung/kidney transplants, NHS would pay hundreds of thousands of $$ for it and I wouldn’t have to lose my house over it.
@iriscollins75832 жыл бұрын
It's called Triage.😊
@NEWCASTLE.UNITED.7 жыл бұрын
Both great nations with there own ways of doing things 🇬🇧🇺🇸
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Toon Nufc thank you! I completely agree. :-)
@mantistoboggan51716 жыл бұрын
their
@biscuitoliva71595 жыл бұрын
Yes the only difference is that in UK they drink alot of tea and the US eat to much Burgers
@margretearnald40054 жыл бұрын
WHos Joe bullshit
@fionagregory93763 жыл бұрын
their*
@nevillemason67917 жыл бұрын
Two things Britain does better than USA: We live longer. Britain is ranked 20th in the world for life expectancy (71.4 years). USA lags eleven places lower in 31st place (69.1). Probably due to the millions who have no medical insurance and can't afford treatment. The British are very good at NOT getting shot dead. In 2011 only 146 died due to firearms, a rate of 0.23 per 100,000 population. The figure for the USA in 2014 was 32,351, a rate of 10.54. If the USA had the same rate as the UK that would total 706! The difference being 31,645 just for that one year.
@waycoolscootaloo7 жыл бұрын
You also fail to mention that 80% of all those who are shot in the US belong in a gang. And are also of African American descent. The US murder rate at the end of 2015 was about 4.9 out of every 100,000 here. However 80% are gang on gang related. So for those of us not in a gang, that means in the US you have about a 1 in 100,000 chance of being murdered. Also many of those gun related deaths are of shots fired from police who kill gang members each year. Moral of the story, don't be in a gang and you won't ever have to worry. I'm often in one of the most dangerous American cities by murder rate vs population ratio in the US. Yet I have never been shot. And i'm there 2 days out of every week. And somehow we have massive music festivals and gorgeous museums and parks with children playing and couples walking up and down the streets. Also the official life expectancy here in the US is 78.74 years at the end of 2015. (Not 69.1 years.) In the US you are entitled to emergency care even if you can't pay in the event of an immediate emergency such has having a heart attack or other life threatening situation. And it is law to have health insurance, otherwise face a fine. So most have some type of coverage. Only the poorest of the poor don't.
@Ryan181816 жыл бұрын
Yankee Patriot74 haha except in America criminals and terrorists can access firearms with relative ease, judging by your gangs comment. So a bomber could defend himself with a gun until he reached his target. A rapist can force a woman to stop from a distance by pointing a gun at her and the knife attacker is now wielding a gun, much better. You can't refute statistics.
@MancunianMrG6 жыл бұрын
Your figure of 80% is nonsense.
@MegaBoilermaker5 жыл бұрын
@@metalmatt402 We do not have a problem with firearms, I (legally) own 5.
@MegaBoilermaker5 жыл бұрын
@@biscuitoliva7159 Why ?
@colinwilson46587 жыл бұрын
British plugs are much better not only are they safer & sturdier they also have switches on them so you dont have to keep plugging & unplugging
@biskitz869135 жыл бұрын
it took me to the end of of your comment to realise you didn't mean sink or bath plugs. At "safer and sturdier" i was really wondering how bad a sink plug in the USA could be
@stephengibson48235 жыл бұрын
I think you mean sockets. Brit plugs don't have switches
@cliffhulcoopofficial80753 жыл бұрын
@@stephengibson4823 Well you may not know this but you can buy special plugs which actually DO have switches on them. I got one once. And I do mean the plug. Example : www.amazon.co.uk/Electronics%C2%AE-Switched-Mains-White-Indicator/dp/B07Y23VB21/ref=asc_df_B07Y23VB21
@stephengibson48233 жыл бұрын
@@cliffhulcoopofficial8075 This is a relatively new innovation? and certainly not the norm. When you add up the cost compared to a switched socket and a standard plug I will be surprised if they are romping out of the warehouse. Most things now have an integral pug that if removed negates most warranties on an appliance so what is the point? Not bought a socket or plug recently but can you imagine the cost if you converted to these plugs. Plus my comment was a year ago. How long have these been up and running. I probably didn't know they existed when I wrote it.
@talktidy75233 жыл бұрын
All fine and dandy, until you step on one with a bare foot. Worse than legos.
@LemonSpartan7 жыл бұрын
literally never had afternoon tea and I'm British
@handsoffmycactus29587 жыл бұрын
Mat Lemons it's MASSIVE at the moment, it's everywhere and increasingly popular. Particularly experience driven afternoon teas in skyscrapers or posh hotels etc
7 жыл бұрын
Me neither
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
Afternoon tea at The Ritz, in Westminster, currently is from £54 per adult and from £30 per child, and so that guarantees to exclude the labouring classes. The Savoy (also in Westminster) at £52 per person might be two quid cheaper but that still guarantees the peasantry are kept at bay. Personally, I prefer some good, old-fashioned pub-grub, along with a pint or two of best bitter. Feels as if you've had something - and still have change from a ten bob note.
@handsoffmycactus29587 жыл бұрын
anghinetti right, okay. So afternoon teas don't exist on Wowcher, they don't exist at cafes and health spas? Nope, they don't exist in cocktail bars etc. Some afternoon teas can be found for about £15 pp. Reasonable, considering costs. It costs more in time and effort than frying some chicken nuggets and some fries hun
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
Chicken nuggets and fries?? - YUCK!
@TheBaconWizard7 жыл бұрын
I'd like to try an explain the NHS in a bit more detail. The NHS is not free, we pay for it with taxes. In essence, it is an insurance scheme whereby our Government provide that service and not-for-profit. This makes it very cheap as it also means medical suppliers have to compete for the huge contracts available. To give you an idea of the cost, we actually pay LESS in taxes per person for healthcare than working-age Americans do, yet we are able to get healthcare for the entire population as a result whereas in the USA one must additionally use an insurance company. Something I find Americans often fail to understand is that it's SO cheap, that anyone who earns well can very easily add extra, private health insurance here if they so wish in order to get faster, better service. The best way to think of it, is the NHS is like a super-amazing much, much, much better medicaid/care which is available to everyone at any time and is so good that most people just don't bother with anything else. But private health insurance is still a thing, for those that want and is ALSO cheaper and better here because it has to compete with the NHS.
@ianharvey80255 жыл бұрын
Incredible to realise the NHS was started in 1948. We were bankrupt and our towns and cities were in rubble after fighting a grueling six year war. Rationing was still going on and yet we pulled together to make a free universal health care for all citizens. Very grateful to be British
@sooperhooper7 жыл бұрын
I think you should change your title to "England v USA" or "London v USA" as you say,your basing your opinions on London and not the rest of England or the Scottish or Welsh which come under the "UK" banner that you use. Also the NHS is not free,we pay for it from our wages at source. Lots of people all over the UK get a bit annoyed that the UK government, news & media in general seem at times to be London-centric,its like everything revolves around London and as long as London is ok,the rest of Britain does not matter!
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+sooperhooper thanks for the great feedback! Your absolutely right about the title. However, I have this one because it's common for people to search. I do try to say it in each video so people know early on that I am talking about my London experience. Thank you for watching, even with the slightly 'false advertising.' :-)
@simonhobdell90507 жыл бұрын
Hi sunny, I agree what you say re the social apps, but remember the british invented the internet as we know it today.
@belfastaviationspotter52927 жыл бұрын
Sooperhopper Just remember Northern Ireland is part of the UK. We are always forgotten about
@sooperhooper7 жыл бұрын
My apologies!I know,I just didnt want to confuse the matter any further!
@alansawyer27997 жыл бұрын
What about the millions of dumb Americans without health care ?
@hughfranklin40027 жыл бұрын
you do realise without us it wouldn't matter how much social media you invented we invented the world wide web.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Hugh Franklin interesting point, Hugh! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. :-)
@chaslington7 жыл бұрын
we invented the world wide web (www) protocol, but USA invented the internet long before.
@IO237777 жыл бұрын
++ for knowing the difference!
@jaccovermeulen27627 жыл бұрын
WWW was invented in CERN Switserland , just the internet is american
@fasteddie4067 жыл бұрын
UK made Friends Reunited in 2000 it helped an the tide of social media
@richardbradley15984 жыл бұрын
For most people afternoon tea is something that you might do for your Grandmothers birthday or as an occasional treat. We're mostly at work so the only cakes we see are when Dave from accounts has a birthday
@emilygilbeyful7 жыл бұрын
also I think the NHS in London where they have large clinics dealing with thousands of patients etc is quite different to rural Britain where we have a village practice and 2 or 3 gps and a district nurse and a physical therapist, a midwife and several practice nurses per 2 or 3 thousand patients meaning an emergency appointment is almost always same day and a check up or discussion type appointment available within 2 or three days usually with less than 15 minute wait time depending on how well managed the surgery is.
@joeofmidgard10297 жыл бұрын
harry potter, lord of the rings, the hobbit, Dickens novels, Jane Austin, Shakespeare, : just a few British gifts to the silver screen- much of star wars, game of thrones, Jurassic world, many marvel films have filmed within the united kingdom too
@cha57 жыл бұрын
Sherlock Holmes in literature TV and movies and other mediums since 1887, Dr Who (let's not get into an argument about how he'll do as a woman) Judge Dredd (2000 A.D the comic not the movies) The British redefined comics as a medium and the superhero genre thanks to Alan Moore-Neil Gaiman and other British writers. Plus Monty Python, The Prisoner, Michael Moorcock's Elric stories, Sid and Nancy, The Beatles, and Benny Hill and Andy Capp. ;-)
@Karma-qt4ji7 жыл бұрын
Are you serious?!? In this list of great literary works, you leave out Douglas Adams? It may have been one f the worst movies of all time but Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was not only an incredible series of books, but also the basis of one of the first PC adventure games. Also, on a cheeky side note,Tolkien was born in South Africa. Admittedly, to an English family and he moved back here when he was three. I guess we can claim him, but I wonder how Nigel Farage feels about this hahahahaha
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
And you can add Jane Austen to that list.
@jazzx2517 жыл бұрын
Nigel Farage would have sent Tolkein back to Bongo-Bongo land ... [or maybe not - you need a brown face for that to happen in Farage's world]
@garth566 жыл бұрын
@ Karma you left out the other Douglas who wrote in the same way only slightly better Terry Pratchett
@max__pain7 жыл бұрын
It puzzles me how much Americans seem to love the British royals. Their own revolution and national ideology was based on rebellion against the British monarchy and traditional aristocracy in general.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Craig great point! Thank you for watching and leaving feedback. Perhaps centuries ago we weren't as fascinated? :-) Can't say I have any reasons to account for the change but your observation is appreciated.
@keegan7737 жыл бұрын
Craig Every country that has got rid of its monarchy seems to look upon ours with a tinge of envy.
@sgtspite6 жыл бұрын
No, it was based on Tax and big business. Nothing to do with the monarchy.
@Ryan181816 жыл бұрын
sgtspite the monarchy are the head of the country that where benefiting from the taxes. I'd say it has everything to do with them.
@sgtspite6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Mcguinness sorry pal, we are a parliamentary democracy. The monarchy has very limited powers.
@marcuswardle31804 жыл бұрын
Social Media invented by Americans but they needed a British invention for them to get off the ground. It’s called the internet.
@fionagregory80785 жыл бұрын
Britain is best in the whole world. I stand by this.
@SubsWithNoVideo-ck5mz5 жыл бұрын
Fiona Gregory Britain For Life.
@SubsWithNoVideo-ck5mz5 жыл бұрын
I can definitely agree with this
@mantistoboggan51716 жыл бұрын
we also don't do religious fundamentlaism like the usa does. no mega churches, and far fewer faith healers.
@jonathaneddy6 жыл бұрын
Americans are way more hospitable than us Brits. Brits are way funnier than Americans, or rather, humour is more important and commonly used amongst Brits.
@jonathaneddy6 жыл бұрын
That's brilliant. Well done sir, sublime ironic humour.
@geddonmeansome98345 жыл бұрын
The National Health system is not free , we pay national insurance which is compulsory taken out of your wages. This covers you for sickness / unemployment and old age pension. It is worth every penny. The more you earn the more you pay.
@jamesmacdonald30904 жыл бұрын
Four years and thats all you can come up with, please try and look past the superficial? I think the NHS is second to none and until you have used other Countries services it is hard to see how good it can be. Afternoon tea? We do tend to apply a good level of logic to our driving habits and road system... sometimes get it wrong with oneway systems! I don't think you can or should compare Nations, culture and history impacts greatly on modern life and explains attitudes and practises plus we have fundamental differences. I think the US is a stand alone Country a very young Country which has made its own rules up as it went a long and probably has more in common with Australia than the UK if you needed to make comparisons. I never really thought about differences when I lived in the US and it was only when I returned to the UK that I noticed how much more freedom we have than the US. Proud to be British and very grateful.
@sts89977 жыл бұрын
The NHS is not free, British taxpayers pay a lot of money for it, however it is free at point of use.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+sts899 thank you for adding this. I also had to pay an additional £500 for an NHS fee when applying for my spouse visa renewal. That's in addition to the deductions taken from my salary each month!
@non-masturbatingtyrannosau34765 жыл бұрын
Yes but in America you pay taxes then have to pay extra on top
@Andy_U7 жыл бұрын
Sunny! Where have you BEEN? I'm guessing back in America for a while. Seeing you again was like a breath of fresh air. (Gush, gush, gush) Ok, I HAVE to plump for our (British) healthcare system, simply because, apart from the National Insurance contributions taken from wages, I don't know the cost!!! This is going to be A TAD long, now and I'm still leaving lots out - but YOU started it! LOL. What does it cost to get taken to hospital by ambulance? - NO IDEA, it just takes me. The cost of 2 heart attacks, hospital stays running into a week or two, keyhole surgery? - HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE! The true costs of my drug regime, apart from prescription charges if you're working? - NOPE, SORRY, CAN'T HELP YOU. And so it goes on. Name any medical procedure you like, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE COSTS. My late father, on the other hand, living in the USA for 25 years and dying as an American Citizen, had Health Insurance somewhat, but still had to find an extra $6,000 when he broke his arm one winter. Serious illness got him in the end and that's when I saw the bills for things like being charged $800 per night (pretty sure, I'm not getting his paperwork out just now) for a hospital bed - and that's just for the bed, NOTHING ELSE. Everything else is on top, of course, laundry, drugs, tests, bloods, ECGs (connected to a machine for 30 seconds that gives a paper strip heart readout - 50 bucks a pop), plastic pill cups and plastic straws - 50 cents each and every one, surgery, aftercare, etc., etc.. And don't get me started on the funeral!!! Oh, by the way, the hospital, when he died, wanted $500 a day morgue storage fees until he was picked-up by the Undertakers. Ok, I'll stop now (still haven't learnt how to create a separate paragraph on here and KEEP it as a separate paragraph!), having put the cat among the pigeons with my off the cuff reaction/comment. Soooo LONG! Sorry. BUT IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK SUNNY - AND THE SUN'S COME OUT, ACTUALLY. 'Bye for now.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Andy U hello my KZfaq friend! I started a new job and have been engulfed in that for a few weeks. Should be back to weekly videos now though. Thanks for all the ideas on health care. I was hoping the topic would trigger a 'healthy' debate in the comments :-) Pun intended!
@alanelesstravelled82185 жыл бұрын
It isn't that we demand food that has less preservatives in it, it is the law. Many of the preservatives and food processing methods ie irradiated food, chlorinated chicken and cattle injected with hormones to increase growth as practised in the USA are banned within the EU. If Americans knew how their chicken portions were prepared their heads would be turned, along with their stomachs.
@malcolmchapman32137 жыл бұрын
We British also invented the computer ie- Babbinger, I believe invented some form of calculating machine, but only as a party/talking point. I may be wrong. please correct me on that, if so. We had the first programmable computer at Bletchley Park. This was to solve German secret code and it helped to crack the enigma coding m/c,
@VCYT7 жыл бұрын
Charles Babbage an a local woman was his programmer - Ada lovelace.
@yrokelyod34716 жыл бұрын
Babbage did make a proto-type mechanical computer to be used on ships for navigation called the difference engine. Alas, it weighed tons, took so long and cost so much to develop the government killed the program. And yes, Ada Lovelace was his collaborator and is credited with inventing the first computer language.
@1969JohnnyM6 жыл бұрын
Charles Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. He made plans for a mechanical computer which he called his Analytical Machine but he kept fiddling with his designs trying to make it better but died before it could be made. Years later the Science Museum copied his plans and made Babbage's mechanical computer and it worked perfectly. The computer made to break WW2 enemy codes was invented and made by a telephone engineer called Tommy Flowers and it was called Colossus, it was the world's first electric programmable computer and was so good they used it until the 1970's but because it was all so top secret and used to break Soviet codes during the Cold War Flowers got little recognition til decades later and many benefited financially from computer breakthroughs that Flowers had actually already done but who kept his silence because he had signed the Official Secrets Act during WW2.
@fionagregory93763 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Charles Babbage.
@windshear336 жыл бұрын
I think we do holidays better, 28 days paid holiday. Usually taken two weeks at a time, I have friends who travel from Atlanta to other countries for a weeks holiday. Come on, by the time you get there its time to start back.
@alexrobinson89885 жыл бұрын
windshear33 Who's 'we'? The U.K or U.S?
@justme74224 жыл бұрын
Most places I have worked in the U.S. have 21 days "PTO" or "paid time off." I have to take PTO for anything. Mom having a heart attack? PTO. Feeling ill yourself? PTO. Office closed for Monday after Easter? PTO. Need to visit your doctor for any reason? PTO. By the time you get around to an actual vacation it is 3 years later and you have to have major surgery to do it. My husband, on the other hand, still works for a union shop. He has 5 weeks vacation and separate sick time. Hmm, must be why the U.S. is trying so desperately to get rid of union shops!
@olly57647 жыл бұрын
The NHS is only free at the point of use, anyone earning a wage in the UK pays for it through our taxes, however it is nice not to have to worry about paying for a major operation etc. As for it being slow, that's because you live in London, my Doctor's usually apologise if they can't see me within 2 days, but there's not so many folks to see up here. You forgot to mention that we make better chocolate (I realise that is my personal opinion) the American chocolate I've tasted is awful! Lol
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+olly5764 Hi Olly. Have to agree with you on the chocolate! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :-)
@yrokelyod34716 жыл бұрын
This yank is agreeing with you on the chocolate. The stuff from the UK is way better than our domestic.
@iriscollins75835 жыл бұрын
Now that Cadbury's is owned by an American company the quality of their chocolate is definitely inferior to what it was. Personally I won't buy it. They also renaged on a promise when buying it that they would not close factories, they put a few hundred out if work and switched production to Poland.
@flybobbie14495 жыл бұрын
Everyone pays tax in the UK, not just workers, vat 20% on everything you buy except food, kids clothes and educational books.
@stevejessemey84285 жыл бұрын
Afternoon Tea is simply Devine and a must do while visiting London.
@ManishKumawatOficial3 жыл бұрын
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@fionagregory93763 жыл бұрын
divine*
@kidcreole94215 жыл бұрын
Afternoon Tea is a novelty thing to do if you're visiting expensive restaurants or hotels. It's just not something we Brits do. It's more common amongst the super rich and royalty.
@melissaquinn12963 жыл бұрын
This is so not true. I am English and not rich but on holiday you do have afternoon tea, especially in Cornwall and Devon. I also go to hotels for afternoon tea for birthdays. I do my own afternoon tea to celebrate other special days or just because I want to. Lots of people I know do the same. It is a nice tradition.
@non-masturbatingtyrannosau34766 жыл бұрын
Never had afternoon tea and don't know anyone who does
But British people invented the computer, email and the webcam... social media would be harder without some of them.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Sapier UK great points! Thank you for watching :-)
@alanreader48157 жыл бұрын
What the British Do Better!. Moan about absolutly everything. :D
@Karma-qt4ji7 жыл бұрын
judging by how the anti-Trump / pro- Trump Americans go at it on KZfaq, I reckon that our moaning has rubbed off on our 'American cousins' :D
@jazzx2517 жыл бұрын
They have the worst President in the history of the USA - they are entitled to moan as much as they like.
@tuxedopen83087 жыл бұрын
Karma the British have also been moaning about that even though it doesn't concern them in the least.
@Karma-qt4ji7 жыл бұрын
The President of the United States has his finger on the button of one of the world's largest nuclear arsenals - that concerns EVERYONE!! Secondly, we do not moan about him, we just don't want him to visit. Again, not specifically a British thing.
@anghinetti7 жыл бұрын
Concerning any visit, who is this 'we' to whom you refer?
@MrDirtytricksss7 жыл бұрын
The Brits make great lovers too, but guess you know that already :))
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+MrDirtytricksss hahaha! Thanks for watching!
@andrewsmith747 жыл бұрын
Comparison of sexual performance is usually omitted from these international comparisons.
@welshpete125 жыл бұрын
Yes we do , but then I'm being modest !
@SloMoShort7 жыл бұрын
The NHS is not free. You pay for it in National Insurance contributions in the form of a percentage of your weekly or monthly salary. Non domiciles in the U.K. Must pay for their NHS health care. In no way whatsoever is it free.
@anghinetti6 жыл бұрын
ABS_123: The majority of the funding for the NHS comes from income tax rather than National Insurance contributions.
@davidmellish32956 жыл бұрын
It’s free at the point of care,Americans have to pay about $3000 for an ambulance where the British pay nothing(at that point,they pay through taxes)
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
I paid £500 on top of my last visa application fee (my 4th one now) just for NHS. Even though, I already make contributions from my full time employment salary just like every other honest working person in the country.
@capitalb58895 жыл бұрын
Of course it is paid for by taxation, as are the police, army, roads, sewers, lighting and the majority of schools.
@penname57665 жыл бұрын
H Basing Exactly! Where else do people think governments get their money from? That is as it should be. All public services are paid for with public money but when the money is pooled in this way it works out cheaper for the individual than if they had to pay direct from their pocket.
@underwaterbubbles7 жыл бұрын
The best place in my opinion for afternoon tea has to be Bettys Tea Rooms in Harrogate Yorkshire. It really is a real British tea room and you can book a table for the upstairs room or just turn up for the downstairs one. Also it has it's own shop. It really is worth a visit.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+underwaterbubbles thank you for the great suggestion. I will have to try it when I am in that area some day.
@underwaterbubbles7 жыл бұрын
It creates a nice atmosphere and with finger sandwiches and yummy cakes to eat as well and getting served by a waitress.
@anthonykeaveny88605 жыл бұрын
What you Americans must also realise is that if you live in Manchester , England, as I do , London is as foreign to me as it is to you, and ,Also think ! Before the high speed train , I could get to Atlanta GA with our 11am Delta flight quicker and cheaper than schlepping to London. I bet you never knew that !
@ianrobertson57985 жыл бұрын
SO That was your choice The fact that London is the Capital should have driven you to at least visit once and that was your choice, It is a 4 hour train journey and the tickets are cheap People like you make me cringe as they love to stay at home and criticise from their cosy slippers and armchairs.Smfh
@TheCaptain645 жыл бұрын
Afternoon tea is very posh and upper class .
@rickhall36234 жыл бұрын
Its a shame americans dont see the uk just london. Your missing a treat for live music liverpool and manchester the edinburgh festival full of comedians, the welsh moutains forest of dean the high lands of scotland you miss so much when you come here london is just the start. The country is small so getting arounf aint a problem it just takes a littel bit of heart and the history is every where from kings queens battles religiuse sites historical sites musiums air feilds wild life your missing so much. If you do get a chance take a real look at the uk and not just london.
@paulconnors20787 жыл бұрын
In the movie A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1976) based on the WW II Battle of Arnhem in the fall of 1944, British actors played key roles in portraying British figures in the battle. SEAN CONNERY as Maj. Gen. Roy Urquhart - Commanding General 1st British Airborne Div., Dirk Bogarde as LT GEN Robert "Boyd" Browning, Michael Caine at Lt Col Giles J.O.E. Vandeleur, Commander of the Irish Guards tank Battalion that led the ground invasion, Laurence Olivier as the Dutch Doctor who brokered a ceasefire between the German Army and the British to take care of severely wounded on both sides, Anthony Hopkins as LT COL John Frost, commander of a British Airborne battalion attempting to hold the bridge at Arnhem (the Bridge Too Far of the movie's title). Richard Attenborough directed. Great movie and I am an American, who saw it when first released and a veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, US Army.
@laurencemajor48373 жыл бұрын
Loved your video. Although may I say British invented the internet which therefore gave way to Americans creating social media platforms. That aside, do love America and have always enjoyed my visits
@ManishKumawatOficial3 жыл бұрын
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@musicfan238able5 жыл бұрын
It’s very kind of you to find nice things to say about us - I’m sure there is plenty to criticise. Thank you.
@RogersRamblings4 жыл бұрын
The UK has also been pretty good at setting up new countries. ;-)
@jessicaelliott98575 жыл бұрын
The NHS is not free. We all pay in via national insurance.
@TheJon42427 жыл бұрын
Yes I often forget how great London is as a Brit....
@sneekylinux7 жыл бұрын
Hi sunny, been watching your vids for a little while now and am glad you are having a good time living here, you said you can't really comment on the NHS as you have not used it much, well that’s a good thing as that means your quite healthy, if you do have to use it you will find it is fine, but maybe a bit slower in the big city’s as there is so many people, where i live in the south west i can normally get referred in a few days to a local hospital if i needed to (lucky for me not for a long time, but sneeky wife has a few problems and help is almost instant here) we do moan about it, but as you have been living here a while you know we like to moan about everything...!!!!lol..nuff said.
@MegaBoilermaker5 жыл бұрын
A number of countries have reciprocal agreements with the NHS so their ctizens are treated free in the UK and vice versa.
@octaviuswhelkstall46615 жыл бұрын
The NHS is NOT free: We pay National Insurance (about 9%) of our earnings into a pool, which goes to fund the NHS. So, somebody earning about £30,000. per year will pay in about £2700. per year, whether they use the NHS or not.
@staceyroberts60446 жыл бұрын
Afternoon tea with sandwich.s and cakes is called HIGH TEA
@iaindennis33215 жыл бұрын
I think it should never be UK vs US but the UK and US - we achieve so much more when we work together.
@ianjdowning Жыл бұрын
Yes but the USA is always late to where the action is and getting the job done . 3 years late in both World Wars .
@hannahdeb10204 жыл бұрын
What British do better? Everything!!!!!!!!
@thedrumstick3945 жыл бұрын
You wanna see British tradition and it finest just watch the changing of the guard or the Remembrance Day ceremony and health care no argument in Britain you won’t lose your home when you stub your toe
@bonnieholley62617 жыл бұрын
We stopped for tea in a London shop around 4 one afternoon. We sat at a table w two school girls and they offered us some of their cake as we had bought no pastries. So sweet of them to offer. I'm all in for the afternoon tea. (We are in too mad of a rush in the U.S. To stop and savor anything much less tea)
@Zeebad_1st7 жыл бұрын
Afternoon tea? What century did you actually live in London?
@tommillar28215 жыл бұрын
peasant
@smoothfags207 жыл бұрын
Hi Sunny ( Love your name - you shine ) The N.H.S. is free at the point of use and, yes, waiting times can be outrageous but, its not free as such. We pay for it in other ways ie, through high taxes. Keep shining !
@stephenmcabe91376 жыл бұрын
is the tipping in the USA just another form of tax? asif im in a restaurant in scotland and the waiter/waitress is happy and does a really good job as in personal skills too then i dont have to be obliged to pay anymore than whatthe food cost but because the service is great then i will give example bill is 67.80 i give 80 and tell em to keep the change is that fair thats about 20% but its not about the 5 its about the person who gave such great service or am i blethering lol.good video nice and direct no skipping roond the garden ty
@GrubbyDave4 жыл бұрын
2:30: James Bond is not a historic figure. He is fictional, found in the books of Ian Flemming.
@jake52107 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how tipping is awkward for and American. If you didnt grow up with it as custom, I can see it being awkward, but to an American tipping should be a pretty simple task. If you don't like to tip then don't eat out in the US it's as simple as that. When I go to the UK, I respect the culture and the way of life. British people who like to rant about American tipping need to suck it up. It's our way of life. That is the beauty of visiting another culture.
@johnellis74456 жыл бұрын
Listen up I am a true Brit and let me tell you Sunny the N H S is not free we pay a national insurance out of our wage slip every month then we pay for our prescription drugs when after a G P visit . We Brits are proud of the N H S as doctors surgeons dentist s and nurses from around the world want to work in the N H S why because money is not mentioned and should not be reason why these noble people are called to this profession helping the sick is truly a humble experience . Cheers .
@john_smith14715 жыл бұрын
IMDb was started by a British film enthusiast, dial up Prestel was developed in the 70s, and teletext/ceefax was on my 1980 TV set.
@watchtheskies6 жыл бұрын
The NHS is not free! we pay an extra 9% of our income into the National Insurance scheme to pay for it
@dingo58276 жыл бұрын
The NHS is not free - you pay monthly national Insurance contributions
@TJ-xr7xh4 жыл бұрын
Totally disagree, first of all it depends what State you drive in the US for polite drivers and aggressive drivers, remember the US is a lot bigger than the England and UK. Talk about cuisine in the England, heard everything is all mushy, in the US there’s a big menu of diversity. The UK wasn’t first for singing competitions on tv like Got Talent because prior to that the US had a show called the Gong show back in the 60s and 70s, so no the UK wasn’t first. Also, before singing competitions such as Xfactor or American idol, the US had a singing show called Stars, which started in the 80s , this is where Justin Timberlake appeared on as a child. Maybe that’s how Simon Cowell got inspired. Also, all the movies you mentioned, yeah produced by American movie producers, you have to admit it is America who makes it more interesting, the sound, the music, the set, very hard to do and it’s American producers that bring it to life, something you don’t appreciate. America also has the music industry because we also started that, you realize Elvis was around 9 years before the Beatles, the Beatles learned from American music and culture. It was the Americans who brought Pop music to the Uk, during WW1 and 2, the US soldiers would bring records to Europe and that’s how pop music was introduced to the UK which the Queen banned for a while, so yeah the US does music and movies way better then the UK and US movie producers are good at bringing characters a live with US music composers for sound tracks, you take that away and none of the Brithish characters such as Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh wouldn’t be as big as they are without US talent of putting it all together. The US had STAR WARS! Also, the US is Christian while the UK is becoming less Christian, the US loves Jesus Better!
@ianjdowning Жыл бұрын
If it was not for the British and the Australians and Canadians you Americans would be speaking Japanese today . America were gutless during WW1 and WW2 . Whilst England went and fought the Hun you Americans sat back for 3 years and let countries like Australia , NZ , Canada , India , French and other countries do the work of the courageous . You wimps sat back and did nothing until the Japanese kick your buts at PH at the end of 1941 .
@TychoCelchu7 жыл бұрын
Robin Hood would probably be the other character to have repeatedly made it onto the big screen.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+TychoCelchu Great addition to the list! Thank you for watching and adding an idea :-)
@pureholy7 жыл бұрын
Also - Poirot, Miss Marple, Simon Templar, Harry Potter no to mention Black Beauty, Lassie and all those Dalmatians.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
Excellent additions! Thank you for watching and adding more characters to the list!
@VCYT7 жыл бұрын
Tho he isn't literary, but legendary.
@penname57665 жыл бұрын
Paddington Bear, Winnie the Pooh (if we're including children's literature in this)
@talktidy75233 жыл бұрын
I am a Brit and a while ago I presented at A + E (ER) with chest pains. I was seen within about ten minutes of arriving -- sure enough I was having a heart attack. Obviously I was triaged, because of the nature of what was making me feel unwell, whereas when I had previously limped into casualty with a busted or sprained ankle, I had to wait for a couple of hours to be seen, since i was unlikely to expire from such an injury. My visit for heart troubles triggered a fortnight's stay in hosp and fitting of a stent. For all of this and the tests that the cardiologist called for, I paid nothing at the point of delivery. I cannot imagine -- frankly do not want to imagine -- what I would have paid for this in the US.
@davidmarsden98007 жыл бұрын
British contributions like Frankenstein, Dracula, Shakespeare, Stan Laurel, Charlie Chaplin. Not forgetting the inspiration for "The Star Spangles Banner" The Royal Navy cannons blowing the crap out of the White House in 1812. All world wars 1& 2 films as we declared war on Germany twice. Films in general as the first film was shot on Leeds bridge in the late 1800's. This is all beginning to remind me of the Monty Python "What have the Romans ever done for us?" sketch.
@partridge96985 жыл бұрын
We're all part of the same family: UK, Republic of Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and to a lesser extent countries where the English language is widely spoken as a second language, such as India, South Africa, and a few others in the Commonwealth of Nations. Then there are our cousins in the extended family, the rest of humanity with all its little quirks. Love then all..
@NiennaT6 жыл бұрын
social media may be done better by the USA than the UK. But Tim Berners Lee, a Brit, created the HTTP protocol and effectively created the internet without which there wouldn't be any facebook, amazon, google...etc....etc.
@TheLastCrumb.4 жыл бұрын
If the NHS takes too long you can airways go private...NHS isn't the only option for everyone, just the best option for most
@Sunny_in_London4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@Ulysses17074 жыл бұрын
Afternoon tea like that is quite a rare thing.
@nikeadidas_uk8387 жыл бұрын
no one in the Uk accept old people eat scones and tiny bites of cake and afternoon tea wtf?
@welshpete125 жыл бұрын
I'm nearly 80 and I do !
@rodgeyd67283 жыл бұрын
1. Make a mug of tea. 2. Baked beans on toast. 3 Driving. 4. Invading countries to make an Empire. 5. Fish 'n' Chips. 6. History. 7. Football ⚽️ 8. English language, spelling. 9. Sense of humour. 10 And finally Irony My top 10 .
@Sunny_in_London3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely can’t argue with the tea! I still make Mr Sunny brew my ‘cuppas’ and I don’t ever make them for British people at work. If you know- you know! 😂
@mikestarkey79892 жыл бұрын
US health care spends nearly 3x what the UK spends, but sids is nearly twice what it is in the UK (Per 1000 head of population).
@miketaverner44515 жыл бұрын
I'v never been to the states , but as I understand it the USA does not have a health system !! . In the sence that if you can't afford health insurance , you'v pretty much had it for health care . Like every thing else in states everything is done for profit including health care . The bigger part of the world looks at this with a frown and do not understand why it is not considered a fundamental human right . The world and the American people are all talking about it
@derricklanders44794 жыл бұрын
Ignorance is bliss.
@johnellis74456 жыл бұрын
Sunny thank you very much for embracing the British way of life culture values and standards . It is all because of the love you have for your husband that is your driving force. Other videos that I have seen by younger females say things like " the British drive on the wrong side of the road", Not good as she does not know the history of our beloved country. Keep up the good work and remember Great Britain and America will always love each other from here to eternity. Cheers.
@sozsarz7 жыл бұрын
The way she says we don't get angry she's funny she hasn't been in this country for long
@alanastone52414 жыл бұрын
I am British and tip taxi drivers and hairdressers.
@themajesticbulldog38326 жыл бұрын
Im British and i have a massive amount of respect for Americans you guys are awesome
@derricklanders44794 жыл бұрын
She's not American.
@sarahgardiner16497 жыл бұрын
What a lovely lady you are! Glad you are enjoying Britain (London).
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Sarah Gardiner cheers! I love both sides of the pond. And yes, they each have plusses and minuses ;-) Have you been to the US?
@kinglear59526 жыл бұрын
Americans have led the World for two centuries for volunteering activities. A fact discussed by Alexis de Touqueville, Democracy in America circa 1840s, Francis Fukuyama, Trust (1996) and a great many others, Robert Putnam for one. I'm not American but I think that that is an amazing side of American society and history.
@stephenmcabe91376 жыл бұрын
copy and pasted straight fae a book lol
@gordonsmith88996 жыл бұрын
Hello Sunny, I have come to enjoy your videos. Your tone of voice is very easy to listen to and your comments are invariably considered and the result of your experiences here. Hope you're not put off by the occasional unkind post.
@benitotommassi58206 жыл бұрын
NHS is far netter than the american system. Healthcare is a human right, same as education. To be a wealthy country and not have national healthcare is just plain selfish. Guns are allowed to just about anyone in the US and are still defended after mass shootings of innocent children. Thats fucked up. Americans, however, do entertainment far better than anyone. Their sports can be really boring but the razmataz thats put into them is second to none. Hollywood makes all the best films. HBO make most of the best shows. And this thing about brits inventing everything; well of course, compared to america, cos the US is a baby in terms of age. And lets not forget, the US itself is a british creation, "londons' proudest achievement". The great experiment. Its gone a bit to pot over the last 60 years or so what with the christian right trying to drag it back into the dark ages but for the most part its a country that should be admired for, if nothing else, its positive spirit and outlook. In the US kids are told they can be president. In the UK we are told thats aiming too high and we should aim lower. Swings and roundabouts i suppose... Oh, and they may be lesser performance and build quality wise but, american cars are the best looking motors. And nirvana were american, i love them just for that alone.
@gerttjildsen56127 жыл бұрын
I would like to say to any potential visitors from the USA , or indeed anywhere, that the best way to see England and the rest of the UK is to hire a car and drive around to visit the ancient, historical treasures found tucked away in the countryside and around the coast . I`m afraid that London is no longer a true representation of England, i moved out 1n 2012 after 28 years because it is no longer English. All the traditional local people have moved away. My home city of Birmingham went that way long ago, it now more resembles downtown Kabul than the once proud seat of the Industrial revolution it was. Hire a car, get out and about and see the real Britain.
@Danny-kf3mj6 жыл бұрын
You don't have to wait long for doctors if you live outside of big cities, I live in a town in the north east and i can get an appointment the same day or the next day at most. Also in my opinion, for those who do have to wait a long time, who cares? you are getting a free service, better than paying thousands in medical expenses for a doctor to tell you that you have a cold like Americans.
@Sunny_in_London6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and adding the perspective of life outside of London.
@deboraho63506 жыл бұрын
The NHS although free at the point of contact, definitely isn’t free, we pay a lot of tax to support it, saying that I’ve been a registered nurse in the NHS for 30 years and am really proud to say that.
@gloryguyful5 жыл бұрын
NHS is not free, paid for in taxes
@callyopkay42796 жыл бұрын
The nhs works better as since it's free they work to get you better first time and keep you well because it costs them money whereas if you pay private healthcare will often draw out treatments for extra money. And the nhs can offord higher quality machines and other top stuff Also we invented the Internet
@murphyj21575 жыл бұрын
NHS is brilliant and free. You do often have to wait for elective (ie non emergency) surgery.
@welshpete127 жыл бұрын
With the NFS, the time taken to see say a specialist or have a operation depends how urgent it is . If you are very ill , then you will be treated very quickly .
@61scoppin6 жыл бұрын
I had a blackout when i lived in Las Vegas, I woke up in Hospital which was a 10 min walk away from where i blacked out. I got a bill for $300 for the Ambulance.
@derricklanders44794 жыл бұрын
So...were you cared for or not?
@fionagregory80785 жыл бұрын
We do things best because we apply British values.
@henrysmith45847 жыл бұрын
Harry Potter is another character that made a great transfer from book to films
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+Henry Smith yes! Thank you for adding one of the popular characters of this century!
@beaglebill85444 жыл бұрын
was just looking down the comments to see if anybody had sais that.
@redvelvetshoes4 жыл бұрын
American Healthcare is amazing . If you can afford it . That’s the difference . Beyond that , they’re broadly comparable , clinically .
@keegan7737 жыл бұрын
Want to see a roundabout? Check out Magic roundabout, Swindon.
@99loki5 жыл бұрын
NHS is not free! We pay for it through taxation £1bn every three days.
@jamestoni5 жыл бұрын
in a nut shell, in America you take a heart attack, sell your house. In the UK take a heart attack, you are took in and given the best of care for free. no comparison.
@evancortez27 жыл бұрын
I don't like how you have to pay 5 or 10p to use a public restroom although I do understand it. I think if we here in the US had to pay 50 cents to use the restroom at a gas station, maybe it would be much cleaner
@fionagregory80785 жыл бұрын
Call it a toilet
@penname57665 жыл бұрын
evancortez2 You only have to pay in the city centres, I think because of the sheer quantity of people using them as: 1) It means the local council can afford to pay attendants to keep them clean throughout the day and 2) The turnstiles where you insert the coins act as barriers to deter drug addicts or homeless people from going in and locking themselves inside the cubicles for hours on end (as does the presence of the attendants) So there are multiple reasons for the menial charge. Other than this, it is not at all standard to pay to use public toilets in the UK.
@derricklanders44794 жыл бұрын
@@stephenmcabe9137 Don't you have some bad teeth to fix at your nhs dentist?
@steamhammer2k7 жыл бұрын
The NHS is FREE for visitors to the UK, It costs the uk tax payer a fortune to provide a health care system to the world, hence it`s the best health service in the world, because it offers health care to anyone who can get here, make the most of it as it is going to end when it is privatised in the next few years
@musik1026 жыл бұрын
As a UK pedestrian I've almost been killed twice by UK drivers - being polite - and" giving way" to another driver and in doing so, sending the driver in a direct collision course with me! Of course, pedestrians tend to be invisible to most drivers!
@tidydan17 жыл бұрын
I imagine as far as the NHS vs US healthcare goes, it's about cost. US salaries/wages are higher on average, but if you have to buy your own healthcare (non employer provided) - you could be facing 1000's of dollars of out of pocket costs, copays, deductibles. The NHS offers a degree of peace of mind - something that's hard to put a value on. The NHS is great, but it's under strain - and if you want really expensive innovative care - you're better off in the US.
@Sunny_in_London7 жыл бұрын
+tfever great points! Thank you for watching and taking the time to add valuable feedback!
@morini500dave7 жыл бұрын
The NHS has collective bargaining power so can negotiate prices down,similar treatment cost two thirds less in the U.K.
@FrostFrost-ql2sr5 жыл бұрын
we also invented tv railways the jet engine the world's first police force the world's first air force, and many, many more