Do you rember that video about health statistics in the UK and America, I will tell you that Americans are richer and can afford healthier food, education, therapy and healthcare. And Americans exercise more than British people. Americans definitely eat more proccesed food and fried food which is why they live longer.

You have opened a big can of worms on the racism question but as you both came from Korea it will give you a protein for a meaty stirefry

YOu have the ability to dissemble and devide and conquer so welcome to the ancient order of the old imperialists

Great video. Ashamed to admit I agreed with more of these than I disagreed. "I'll get my coat!".

Christmas pudding is disgusting

True but it's become British by association. Like the hamburger is German but a lot of people think it's American or certainly associate it with the USA.

Nando's in Australia is a franchise and more like a McDonald's in style unlike the UK which is more restaurant in style

Nandos is by far the best fast food restaurant.

I only ever saw fast food types when I was there but that was a few years ago, things could have changed. I much prefer the restaurants. It felt odd not getting served the food

Chicken and chips in a basket. Expensive too.

UK is one of the least racist countries

@@abb5596 I Disagree the British are racist but more polite about it

Yhhhh, I think ppl who say that forget of the EDL

@@mephistophelescountcaglios1489 the British, what all 70 million of them?

@@ovrair6340 Watch an EDL march, nobody really counts all seven of those guys

Trust me, it gets worse

@Dragonten I know, right?

@@WanderingRavens What? Seriously? I felt offended by some of these statements.

@@saadaleem7260 They aren't ours, love xD

You should have chosen cake instead (look up cake or death)

also don't group beer and lager together.....beer/lager divide is a major source of tribalism between UK drinkers....

There couldn’t be that many people faking it. I love beer, cocktails are for pussies.

You could say the same for anything with alcohol in it.

Totally agree with this, the principle of national healthcare is overwhelmingly supported in the UK, most people wouldnt want this to change but that doesn't mean it does everything well. In my experience the NHS does emergency care really well but less impressive with chronic illnesses and prevention (there is also an obvious postcode lottery with some things).

couldn't agree more. the NHS is pretty universally popular - but conservative governments (and Blair's labour) have tried to undercut it to facilitate privatization - which means it's running below its potential because it's underfunded, staff cuts, etc etc. and then certain quarters of the press (*cough* Murdoch *cough*) spin the narrative to suggest the NHS is crap and not fit for purpose. if it were properly run it would be spectacular. even not properly run it's pretty great.

@@harriedavies3940 A million times yes!

@@harriedavies3940 This, 100%.

@@harriedavies3940 As Noam Chomsky said, it's the standard method of privatisation. Defund, make sure things don't work properly, people get angry and annoyed, then sell it off to private capital. The NHS is just a shell nowadays. Much of it is privately run.

Are you even British?!?

Yes

Same here, can't stand football neither does my family. My husband doesn't drink tea at all where as I drink lots of it but I hate coffee.

@@eddie9777 very much so 😁! My dad also hated Football, but he was a tea drinker. My husband comes from a family of football lovers, fortunately it didn't rub off on him 😂!

Sorry for your loss.

Well you're entitled to your opinion even if your opinion is also wrong 😜

😂😂😂😂

Never say that to the wife/girlfriend if one wants to sleep in the bed not the shed/garage.

everyone who feels entitled, has an opinion.

@@scottythedawg I’m not entitled, I’m just right 🤣

we all want it, i think what we hate is how truly underfunded it is.

@Tyrone Ngubu Agree, we shouldn't deify the NHS or treat it as if its the envy of the world, because it isn't.

Except those who can profit by selling it off . . .

@@sameebah This is such a tired lefty trope. The Tory government has been in power for two thirds of the time the NHS has been in existence. If they wanted to sell it off, they would have done so by now. The NHS isnt something designed to make money, so why would anyone think about selling it off? I want the NHS to be better, because it's the most over rated health service in Europe.

@@sandersson2813 - I didn't mention any party . . . So clearly YOU think the Tories are the ones who would sell it off. A process which seemingly has already started, with the transfer of a significant number of GP practices to a US insurance company.

Unfortunately you were at the back of the queue when God dished out the informed and educated gene.

@@alanalderson1427 as an agnostic, what's this god thing you're talking about?

@@alanalderson1427 Er.... maybe I'm missing a pop-cultural reference here, but.... that comment just made me wince so hard I think I may never un-wince. I'm autistic, so I may be missing any intended subtext with the comment. However... Genes - Iherited from parents, not given by God. Education - The process of learning. No one is born educated. They have to become educated. Being informed - see above. Not making ironically contradictory statements - Becoming educated and informed helps with this. 👍

@@tomthespaceknerd5396 unwince yourself sonny. Just a metaphor to indicate a person is not a full shilling, or is three sheets to the wind, or even a sandwich short of a picnic.

it would have to be a very bad day if Greggs could cheer you up.

@@jeanlongsden1696 indeed, Greggs is shit, it's like the McDonalds of bakeries, cheap and convenient but you can get better just about everywhere else. i miss proper small family-run bakeries.

Bakers Oven had the best sausage rolls, and then they were acquired by Greggs. Greggs food is terrible quality. Sorry, but it's true.

If I’m going to Gregg’s it’s for comfort not quality...

As a wise commenter once said: You're not going to Greggs because it looks good, your going to Greggs because you're hungry

Born in Beccles, do recommend it there (also has a unique piece of architecture- the only church tower separate from the church in the UK). Plus Seppings sausages are a joy.

Welcome, Von!! We're so glad you've joined our little corner of the internet :)

@@Polycomical I'm not too far from Beccles. I do love the Suffolk coastal countryside.

Ayyyyyy I'm in south Norfolk! Hi! How are ya 😊

@@crystalkirlia4553 LOL I'm good, I live in Norwich so technically I skipped the border!

If they where good there like Japan(and NHS) I would understand why you have to pay but America is weird

How is the NHS free? You pay through your National Insurance for it.

@@sandersson2813 we in the UK are quite aware that the NHS isn’t free ...... we pay for it through our national insurance tax that is very affordable and the amount paid is proportional to the amount that you earn. Most people would be happy to pay more national insurance tax for a better NHS but you cannot trust the politicians to spend that extra money with prudence .... nearly everybody agrees that the NHS needs reforms from the top down but no system is perfect, the main thing is that we don’t need to worry about our health care and with the NHS there’s no expensive bills to pay for your hospital stay and treatment no matter how long it takes. So yes we understand that it’s not free ...... it just feels like it’s free because you don’t miss your affordable national insurance tax contributions .

I said BASICALLY free. Meaning you don't really notice the NI as its not a lot!

It’s not free at all. We pay every month from our wages. Just because it comes out from wages doesn’t mean it’s basically free.

I talked with an acquaintance who had been the Chairman of one of the Regional Health Authorities - responsible for dozens of hospitals. He told me that he had found it hard / impossible to get them to buy short life supplies on a 'as required' basis. Hence they were forever throwing away drugs and other supplies whose 'use by' date had expired. Another problem was the "Use it or lose it" approach that the Civil Service applies to budgets, which drives hospitals to use unspent money at the end of the financial year on 'something' that might be useful and ensures all the budget is spent. He described finding one hospital with thousands of beautiful bed sheets in stock as a result of such a budget spending splurge. What's not to like? Well the design of hospital beds changed after the purchase, so none of the sheets can be used, because they do not fit.

@Blanco WFC Well then, get yourself some private health insurance and be glad you can afford it. Most can't.

The NHS is amazing. I had open heart surgery 3 years ago. The treatment I received was second to none. I was discharged from hospital 4 days after surgery.

Hey!!! Welcome! :D

@@WanderingRavens im glad to be here and i hope your enjoying England :D

It's only a problem if you cannot afford it all

My problem with alcohol is the Tax and Duty on it, a bottle of decent wine in Spain is €2 and up, a bottle of Gin, Whisky or Vodka €6 to €8.

Not an alcoholic, just saving up to be one.

no, joining the European Common Market in the first place was the stupid thing to do. but you probable are not old enough to remember that.

@@jeanlongsden1696 The British economy was in an appalling state in 1973 and joining the then EEC stopped it getting even worse.

Definitely hold off on it for now, now that it's happened the fallout is huge

Hell no. Because of that interview, this is exactly the reason you need to do a video on the monarchy NOW! 😘

I think that may depend on what part of the UK you are from. I would say shit/shitter and shitty/shittier.

@@anfski2000 I'd go with that, different meanings. Shitter is less good. Shittier is more dirty or mean, dishonest.

It is a common thing. Just add -er to the end of a word. Shitter = More Shit. All the vowel shifts are the result of people being lazy. Shittier is another phoneme longer, a dipthong too.

😆

Before that it was Norwich.

I'm in Scotland and don't like alcohol. 😂

I'm Scottish and only have an occasional drink. However, there does seem to be a hype about it, when during the various lockdowns all the radio hosts went on about was "I can't wait for the pubs to open, to go for a few drinks/beers" etc. There does seem to be an obsession with alcohol from a fair amount of the populace.

Thanks for letting us know!

You don't have to stay away from the Royals at all. No reason why you shouldn't get stuck into this self centred, tone deaf, hypocritical bullies Harry and Meghan

I like the queen. I'd trust her more than any of our politicians. HOWEVER, I trust her kids and grandkids about as far as I can throw them. Queens okay, but the rest of them are worth nothing to me and I rly don't trust them

Oh come on, I know you're probably joking a bit, but they're just people, it's ok to criticise them.

Indeed - it is the highlight of the year. This (2020) Christmas I spent Christmas alone for the first time in my life and dug out a artisan Christmas pudding I had bought in 2011. It was BRILLIANT, the extra long time allowed for the fruit to mature made it taste so wonderful.

I stock up every December with enough individual puds to last me all year -can't get enough of it.

Christmas pudding is wonderful, especially if you make it yourself.

... like "gone", not "pond", surely ;)

depends where you're from...

You monster 😂😂

No its not, how dare you.

In the north it's scone like bone.

I read that as 'with a custard cream' ... I was very confused as to why you were putting custard creams in with your christmas pudding ... it sounds terribly dry 😂

@@charlottegiles2050 hmmm custard creams are godly though

I raise you... brandy butter.

@@jenny2245 that's not a raise :) I'm afraid its an invalid topping lol (at least for me, I love brandy but can't stand brandy butter). Custard for me is hard to beat.

It is indeed lovely! But yes, I would NOT want to eat it in the Summer! So perhaps there is an element of tradition to our liking of it! But then again, I wouldn't want to eat a Scone/Cheesecake at Christmas lol.

And brandy butter!

Hot milk brings out the malty taste.

I thought i was the only one who did this.

@@DIRTYshizno347 see your not such a weirdo after all there's two of us 😂

My Polish friend says that the only way to eat Weetabix is with CHEESE.. . I suppose she sees it like a rather thick crisp bread!

@@gerardphelan7996 😮

Disagree about football culture driving rampant irrational tribalism, I feel our media and politics have a lot more to do with this.

I agree with this. And while I also agree that the media and politicians have driven the increased tribalism, the very beginnings of it's resurgence can be traced to around Euro 96. It catapulted certain aspects of patriotism back into the mainstream consciousness and laid the overly-simplistic, reactionary, and juvenile groundwork of what modern nationalism is based on. If you don't belive there's a link look at how many nationalist groups are populated by people who identify as "football lads".

Poor Meghan. ...hahahaha.

Hahahahahaha

Deffo , we parred off heinz years back , branstons sweeter and nicer

All Heinz products are too salty.

Haha! Hadn't noticed that

It may be that we give better camo to racists by our attitudes and penchant for violence (a la fisticuffs, none of that nancy gun stuff here...). However, if the claim that we are more racist than we'd like to believe is correct, you would be the prime example of how that is. This does not mean we are super racists (never met a nice south african, but that's not bloody surprising man...), but that we prefer to not see it.

@@markhackett2302 I'm not in the least bit violent. Not sure what you're trying to say.

@@cdeford I never said you were. We are.

Must be either Southend or Southport.

And a beach that doubles as a gravel pit! 🤣🤣🤣

@@jamespasifull3424 You are right there lol

Ricky Gervais stand up is much better than any of his TV series

Never watched it because he made me cringe.

Him and Coogan are the signal for me to instantly change channels.

@@lenwilcock3937 Coogan is a legend, I'm Alan Partridge (particularly the first series) is one of the all time greatest British comedy series, up there with Fawlty Towers and Blackadder

Always felt like Ricky Gervais is more or less David Brent in real life. I do agree with his opinions on animal rights though.

Thank you so much!!

@@WanderingRavens :)

Yeah but it's owned by Tom Oswaldtwistle from Lancashire.

I have never been in one , I always assumed it was Mexican.

Portuguese

Portuguese

No we don’t, lol we are just as obsessed if not more. It’s about the sports themselves that they love in America lol that’s what we mock

Yes, hooliganism is still a thing, in the 80's you could have gang wars over different teams, they got really really violent.

There is no much wrong with this comment, I don't know what to correct first. :D

If she starts paying tax than maybe I’ll start to give two shits

@@colonyofrats4193 She started in 1993.

How about the establishment protecting Prince Andrew?

The NHS is extremely well funded, perhaps over-funded, it needs better management.

@@archiebald4717 the NHS is not funded well at all, it receives budget cuts all the time and the government are trying to privatise it

Best of both, a man after my own heart. I always struggle between the two before getting one with chips and getting the other on its own

@@advictoriam3106 at Xmas time, our local chippy started wrapping a double sized jumbo sausage with bacon before its was battered and deep fried mmm

@@YourBeingParanoid Oh my good god that is bordering on erotica! That sounds absolutely incredible. Where do you live? I need to try this yesterday nevermind waiting until Xmas haha. Just wish I could find jumbo sausage to buy that were as good as the chippy has to do this at home.

@@advictoriam3106 I'm up in Newcastle - home of Gregg's too!

Ew, fish is gross.

Indeed, but can be better still.

@@hjr2000 nothing is perfect

Beer: Because Man cannot live by bread alone

I'm amazed how the chicken I got from Nando's the one time I went, was both burnt AND under-cooked.

I've never had burned or undercooked chicken in 100+ Nandos meals

@@hjr2000 good for you.

I priced a train ticket from Blackpool to London. £275 each way off peak I went online and booked it 4 weeks in advance and it was £20 each way off peak. That was in 2016.

Same :/ I'm not big on sports

Rugby tho 😉

Ur one of those

@@zachm25 Personally, when at school, I always favoured archery, cricket, rowing, rugby, and tennis.

@@ShainThomas I'm not fussy mate 😂 was just seeing who would say what first

Especially France..

Defiantly true for Romania I went out drinking with a Nigerian guy and people kept approaching us and shaking his hand, saying how much they respect his culture. I thought he was famous or something and he just casually said it was because he was black! That thought never even entered my mind

It was!!! 😋

Yeah, pretty sure Southern rail gets shit on all the time when it comes to being on time etc. Plus the whole bus replacement service.

So like anyone's relatives then 😂

@@dave_h_8742 lol yes so true 🤣😂.

That certainly would be a hugely unpopular opinion as everyone in the world knows Yorkshire Tea is the best by far.

Have you been to walessssss, I'm from swansea😅😅

I mean I disagree I also like the Queen and agree that a head official getting involved in parliamentary decisions wouldn't be the greatest However technically you cannot dispute her rule everyone can say they would revolt or cause havoc but in reality she owns the army the economy the laws and still has execution powers even If not used... just because its frowned upon doest mean it will never be used again its a monarchy for a reason a monarchy has absolute power regardless of how many oppose. The Crown is main embodiment not so much the person wearing it... the crown is a symbol of power from god himself which is worn by somebody I.e the queen who gives and authorities power through god and nobody is more powerful than God and no I am not a Christian but I do believe that this is fairly true and right.... She is top figure of the country the army the economy and the politics the prime minister even though he seems like he is the main person in charge or the goverment the uk is still in law a ruled monarchical Country. If she owns everything the simple question if she did meddle in politics how would you even stop her??... you genuinely can't even if you wanted to 1 man vs an army backed by a powerhouse economy with powers beyond the thinkable or the imaginable She can fire all politicians in the parliament and replace them same with the army navy and possibly even court justices.... and she can even fire the prime minister of Canada Australia and New Zealand and more and yes it would cause alot of issues and maybe massive uprising but if need be she still has the power to do so and mostly like ignored but if she kept true to enforcing her power it would do alot of harm but she has the right to do so she is the queen.. Canada is independent but still is under rule of a monarchy the queen just the queen doesn't interfere with politics especially outside UK because of the distance but she could if she really wanted too..

@mike mars what on earth are you talking about? I never got this line of thinking, if you think like that then in your mind anyone who’s what grandparents or great grandparents or beyond that, isn’t British? Even though they have lived here all their lives?

@@wNeDbYStn i do think your a bit silly if you think the army would back her. Yes they swore an oath but you seriously believe that soldiers with their families in mind and people they care about in mind believe a pure monarchy is better than a democracy? The army aren’t machines and they can revolt. It’s strange to me that people genially think that many soldiers in the army would be fine turning their guns on the public and parliament. So no she actually doesn’t have that power, despite it being an oath but if you seriously think that soldiers want a pure monarchy for the people they care about and their families I think you’ve got another thing coming. Considering that, no she doesn’t actually have the army under her control as the majority will turn against her if she tried to use them to take over unless she was doing for a good reason and the public also agreed with the take over or something like that.

@@pipercharms7374watch "why we should choose Monarchy" by Noah Wiener and read below I mean she already has the queen's guards. They are allowed to kill on sight anyone that poses a threat to the Queen or to them... that alone Is a private army and if you meant national army half the country supports the monarchy while half do not at worst case scenario she will still have support of at least 6-10m people if not more as for democracy its just an ideal its not really effective many cases when it's comes to goverment economically or politics democracy is semi effective while has many upon many issues.. a monarchy does not. Even talking about it now the queen is yaying or naying legislation which is bought to her from parliament just saying yes or no is basically having a say in politics Look at america today big fan of them to them but there country is no offence utterly in a deep cluster it can't get out of. Usa is pure democratic country and majority normality there is riots anarchy invading the Senate and violence. Compared to UK monarchy UK is doing better off. Even in Asia democracy is failing. Imagine all the Races Nationals and Ethnicitys of The entire UK all going at each others throats or an entire Country of countries people working together and helping each other without trying to beat or be better than the other... a country or nation that stands together is better In many ways to a nation divided into tens to hundreds. A monarchy is important to keep stability and they support and help everyone under there rule not to put it bluntly... aslong as monarchs rule as head of state its a good thing. As there is no anti people ripping the country to part... we just went through brexit half the country agrees half the country didn't agree thats the cause of democracy imagine no main person on top of that it would most likely end up like a civil war. The labour or conservatives can say they will do this that and the other but in the end it comes down to queen's decision and if the queen disagrees then they have to go back and make a better act. Without a queen the elected prime minister could just slap any law he want down if it got through it would be implemented. And with 50% support its 50/50 I don't mind if this make me seem "silly" but comparing data and statistics.. I would prefer to keep a monarchy than see a nation further divided by politics

@@wNeDbYStn I am not sure what you are trying to argue with me here on the last statement? I never said I didn’t want the monarchy. If you are arguing that the majority think a pure monarchy would be better than a democracy then I’ll simply have to disagree with you there . I support our constitutional monarchy not if we had a pure monarchy, though if that’s what you are arguing with me about?

Thanks for letting us know!!

@@WanderingRavens yeah... people get really mad over that. Because they think they're pointless 🤷‍♂️ And all the controversy that has happened over the years involving them. Personally i think they make Britain. They are one of the biggest reasons tourists come here

@mike mars i say one thing and someone goes off their trolley. Nice to see thats what you think pal 👍 Dont think people would come to the UK if we never had them 🤷‍♂️

@mike mars Plus they're German to boot :D

@@zachm25 I think you underestimate the many attractions our fair isle has to offer. Perhaps if the Ravens did do a video on the subject, they could give us their opinion on how much the royal family factored in their decision to visit.

You mean lager itself that is from there specifically lol or are you saying Stella for example is somehow worse? Lol