What My Friend Thought About the UK

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My friend from back home came to visit me in England! Ahhhh!!
As an expat living in the UK, seeing friends and family doesn't happen all that often.. so I was SUPER grateful that my best friend from Canada came to stay with me for a week in England. I asked her: what did you think of the UK? What was your reaction? What was the best, the worst? Here's what she told me.
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@TonyCruickshank 11 ай бұрын

One of my favourite phrases that defines the difference between the British and Americans is: "To someone from Britain, 200 miles is a long way. To someone from America, 200 years is a long time." :)

@RichardBarclay 10 ай бұрын

I've heard that phrase with 100 before.

@danallen3947 10 ай бұрын

@@RichardBarclay i havent

@jimhankinson4428 Ай бұрын

I grew up in London in the 60s. All my family (grandparents, cousins) lived in Lancashire. 200 miles seemed like an epic journey. In 1976 I went to Canada and the US for the first time, and was overwhelmed by the distances. And the lack of older buildings. So yes. Absolutely right.

@neviestix 12 күн бұрын

First time I've heard that. Really helpful. The idea of driving for 10 hours 😮. Nope, break that up with motel stay and a walk around town.

@user-zu6ir6kj5g Жыл бұрын

I can't help it, "Bishps Finger" always makes me snigger - it's known by older locals as "nuns delight".

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

😂

@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb Жыл бұрын

The Priest's Privates, is a great wee tipple.

@chuck1804 11 ай бұрын

🤣

@michaelbaker7499 Ай бұрын

Have you ever heard of Cunning Stunt? No jokes, that's an actually beer.

@wayne7521 Ай бұрын

Makes you wonder why ,certain degrading acts occur .....

@reecefinnigan4523 11 ай бұрын

Good to hear you just “popping to the shop”. One of us, one of us, one of us! 🇬🇧 🇨🇦

@julianbarber4708 11 ай бұрын

We do know what you mean by 'washroom' and 'restroom'.....we're just pulling your leg! When I was in retail, I twice had Americans ask for 'the water closet'.....I asked if they were Victorian Time Travellers, which totally baffled them! Love the vid, as ever.

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

🤣 "The water closet? We normally just pee in the streets or go behind the stables, but keep an eye out for Jack the Ripper!"

@madMARTYNmarsh1981 10 ай бұрын

I've got a couple of American friends, when they came to England for a holiday they kept asking where the public bathrooms are, I know they meant public toilets but to me, a public bathroom has to have a bath in it, the only public bath I know of is in the City of Bath, so I told them that was the only one in the whole country... they thought Britain was a stone age country because of that. For 2 weeks I played that game with them, I didn't tell them until the day they went home that we have public toilets everywhere 😂

@dianeharrison4975 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@stephenpetermay1721 6 ай бұрын

@@madMARTYNmarsh1981the old Victorian era Public Swimming Pools were known as "Public Baths" or "Swimming Baths". They had showers and bathtubs which could be used by the public. Many that still exist at least have the rooms in which the bath tubs were.

@bobm4378 2 ай бұрын

@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 your American friends did not realize that most small houses have a toilet and a bath in the same room???

@Mark-he3tl Жыл бұрын

'Flat, warm, beer' - don't mind me, I'll just grab the popcorn and watch the comments. :D

@fredchild8813 11 ай бұрын

If you feel uncomfortable about asking where the toilets are an alternative is asking for "the ladies" or "the loos" - both acceptable and understood

@patagualianmostly7437 11 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I thought as I watched the video. However....given the situation these days and the fragile egos of some, it might be a bit risky asking for "The Ladies" or the "Gents"...... (It's just getting madder)

@Zak_Nike 7 ай бұрын

@@patagualianmostly7437yeah can y not ask for the gents any more or the ladies 😢

@APWaddington 7 ай бұрын

Try asking where the porcelain throne is next time

@duncanclark7592 2 ай бұрын

Or "Bogs" or "Crapper".

@keithrn9447 2 ай бұрын

In the North East the term " Nettie" applies, bog of course, WC, Karzie

@madMARTYNmarsh1981 10 ай бұрын

Our traditional pints are not warm, they are kept in a cellar, 11-13°C . This conditions the cask ales and minimises wastage of all beers from fobbing (excess foaming while pouring a draught beer) or a flat dispense. It also allows the flavours to be experienced where as very cold beer reduces the natural flavour.

@theotherside8258 8 ай бұрын

I think she might be talking about bottled beer that might not have been kept in a fridge. Its a despicable trick that southern pubs do.

@johnatkins-qn2lk 7 ай бұрын

🤣@@theotherside8258

@aethellstan 3 ай бұрын

@@theotherside8258 southern pubs don't do this. what i've noticed is that some restaurants do it and the owners/ managers have no idea what beer is and how to look after it.

@DevonRex116 2 ай бұрын

I've literally never encountered this.

@bobm4378 2 ай бұрын

well while some 'ozzies' want a beer served in a glass with a coating of ice, the general pub serves a glass with cold condensation and not too cold to drink! :)

@wrd777 Жыл бұрын

Three thoughts from a retired publican: A- Ale is not served at "room temperature" unless that room is at 12C, the quaintest Olde Worlde pub probably has a few £000 of high-tec temperature control kit in the cellar; B- Toilets - it is normal just to ask for "The Ladies'";C- Bar staff - we prefer to have a mxture of young and old[er] as the staff are not there just to serve, they are expected to chat with the customers as well (Conversationalist of last resort for those who have nobody else to chat with) and older people have more to chat about than kids straight out of school. I hope you will think about this next time you are in the pub - glad to have you this side of the Pond!

@-Pol- 11 ай бұрын

👍🍺

@karenblackadder1183 11 ай бұрын

Very well said. As a woman on her own, I've always found it reassuring to have a mixture of ages behind the bar. 2hours waiting for a train, surrounded by noisy youngsters shouting, can be very intimidating.

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

I think a lot of proper pubs are owned and run by publicans who by their nature have the experience and money (don't hit me! I don't think all publicans are rich!) conveyed by age. Bar staff in trendy chain pubs tend to be younger and hired to appeal to the clientele and it's just a part-time or second job for them, rather than their business and livelihood. That's just my experience though.

@mikeball6182 10 ай бұрын

In 1984 I drunk a pint of Sierra Nevada Light Ale in Steps Bar in Los Angeles. It was served at 55 degrees fahrenheit- not 60, not 50. The story that no Americans understand real beer is not true.

@Mohegan13 11 ай бұрын

The UK is so small compared to Ontario yet we have twice as many people living in the UK than the whole of Canada. 😱

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

There's 40 million people in Canada now, so more like 3/5 the population of the UK. It's possibly more surprising that Australia has about 26 million people, or 2/5 the population of the UK. Both countries have huge swathes of land that if not unliveable are very much inhospitable. You can however live relatively comfortably anywhere in the UK - it may not be large in comparison, but it is all useable land.

@patagualianmostly7437 11 ай бұрын

@@avaggdu1 I take your point but then, why the, do we have a "housing crisis"? And why is the so-called solution to build new housing stock on Flood Plains and areas of natural beauty? The UK is already "full" yet no-one seems to care that they are destroying the environment to cater for yet more population which ultimately will cause much more harm.

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

@@patagualianmostly7437 I think the "housing crisis" is more the "affordable housing crisis". There's plenty of brown sites to build on, but I suspect it's cheaper to build on green sites. I wouldn't know, I'm not a builder. We are not "full", that's just xenophobic rhetoric. None of this is relevant to what I was saying though, which was more to do with how much land in Canada and Australia is inhospitable/uninhabitable (frozen tundra, desert, etc) whereas very lttle of the land in the UK could not physically be built on (all other things aside).

@madMARTYNmarsh1981 10 ай бұрын

@avaggdu1 the government might say that the population is 68-ish million but the supermarkets say that they're providing food for closer to 80,000,000.

@avaggdu1 10 ай бұрын

@@madMARTYNmarsh1981 And supermarkets throw away the equivalent of 190 million meals a year. There's 9.5 million tonnes of food wastage every year. It doesn't seem like a good metric for estimating population.

@user-tr3do5xw9s 2 ай бұрын

I live in Wales in a small village, if you go into my local pub the Wi Fi log in is printed out above the bar. So you don't even have to ask, so not a problem and most places are like that.

@charlesunderwood6334 11 ай бұрын

In Saskatchewan I drove for 6 hours from one bit of flat soya fields to another area of flat soya fields, passing through flat soya fields.

@denisripley8699 Ай бұрын

I once had a car like that

@user-TonyUK 11 ай бұрын

For a non Native of Britian and a non driver to get about I would reccomend checking out the National Express Coaches. Quite cheap and I have often travelled from Essex to the North of England (Newcastle or the Lake District) for approx £40 return.

@ianmayes8072 Ай бұрын

I thought they were still paying people to go to Essex or the North of England.!

@yanmay9824 11 ай бұрын

A note on traditional pubs in the uk. Many pub's in small places like villages are family owned or cater to families, the server's are often the owners and or their family, and those they hire tend to be picked on experience, hence older. Town and city pubs/drinking establishment's tend to be staffed by younger staff ( Not a hard & fast rule but generally speaking).

@mariansheilamansilla6431 8 ай бұрын

Pubs, servers, and/or

@jerry2357 Жыл бұрын

Real beer is not flat, it has a light amount of CO2 from natural fermentation in the barrel. And it's not warm or room temperature, it's cellar temperature, which should be about 56 to 58 °F. Also, if you don't want to ask for the toilets, ask for the Ladies (or for males, the Gents).

@patagualianmostly7437 11 ай бұрын

You are correct.... most beer or ale drinkers would not appreciate a flat beer served at room temperature. The traditional cellar is the place to get the desired temperature. Lagers are colder....because there is no taste or character to be lost anyway! (Ditto for North American "beers"....ie...Lagers in disguise. The good news is: The North Americans are discovering the magic Micro Breweries ......who are delivering character beers and ales instead of that bland nonsense that has been fobbed off on them for decades..... masquerading as "beer".

@1414141x Ай бұрын

What on earth is wrong with asking 'where are the ladies' or 'where's the gents please'. If you find asking these questions difficult I would stay at home, order home delivered groceries and fast food. And get a job where you can work at home.....

@jimmymorrison8314 23 күн бұрын

You're delightful, I'm really enjoying hearing your perspectives on the UK. I have family in Toronto and they come over every couple of years. They think absolutely nothing of driving from Wales to Scotland to visit other family. Bloody legends, fair play to you all. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@patagualianmostly7437 11 ай бұрын

My South American wife and her fellow Chilean were in our town centre High Street and desperately needed to use the "Ladies Room"....but every one they went to was closed. They eventually found the Public Conveniences" .....so disaster was averted. It was only when they recounted their trials and tribulations to me that it became apparent what the problem had been. I gently explained that "To Let"..... is not the same as.... "Toilet". (My wife later became fluent in English!)

@jackwalker4874 11 ай бұрын

In the UK, a "washroom" would consist of just a row of sinks. Usually adjacent to workshops and other places that workers would get filthy and need to wash.

@stephaneenglish4661 10 ай бұрын

“Toilet” is actually as polite a word as “washroom”. It comes from the French “toilette”, meaning a cloth, which was adopted to mean a dressing room (with washing facilities). “Lavatory” also comes from the French for washing. We shared “WC” (water closet) back with the French. Anyway, you can always try using one of those other words, if you prefer. 😊

@damonwilliams5033 8 ай бұрын

Try 'bog'!

@HarryFlashmanVC 3 ай бұрын

Cludgie!🚽

@bobm4378 2 ай бұрын

'dunnie' in OZ.:)

@qwadratix 10 ай бұрын

That 'Grandparent' serving you in the Pub, probably owns the place.

@neviestix 12 күн бұрын

Pubs... public house. Think of it like a shared living / sitting room to chat, catch up with friends, or enjoy light entertainment with food.

@stu4576 11 ай бұрын

I would say the reason a lot of the people serving in the pubs were older is because most traditional pubs the landlord actually lives at the pub. Pub is short for public house.

@AndrewBroadhead-kb7oc 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. If you are visiting a pub during the day, the person serving you will almost certainly be the landlord or landlady who owns the pub. Not many teenagers have the resources to actually own a pub, and the kind who work behind a bar will probably be at college or at their daytime job. Later on in the evening you might find more, younger. bar staff working in the pub (often the landlord's kids), because they have got home from college or their jobs and are either helping out their parents, or earning some extra cash working at their local.

@stephenlee5929 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alanna, if you find 'toilet' difficult to ask for, try 'ladies', or 'gents' for Mr Naps.

@peterfhere9461 Жыл бұрын

Or just ask for "the facilities" or "the loos"........

@leohickey4953 Жыл бұрын

It's a pity North Americans freak out about the supposed directness of the "t" word because it really is a euphemism rather than a reference to unmentionable bodily functions. It comes from the French word for a linen cloth on which you would have arranged creams, face powder, etc. to be used at a dressing table, or else the cloth worn over the shoulders to protect your clothes while you were putting powder on one of those big wigs they wore in the 1600s-1700s.

@Elwaves2925 Жыл бұрын

@@peterfhere9461 The lavatory is a polite way. Or go with the WC, the dunny, the bogs, the porcelain potties, the crapper, the head, the John, the khazi and many others. I now what to know which country/language has the most alternative names for toilet. 😁

@jillhobson6128 Жыл бұрын

I find lav a rude way.

@coast_2coast Жыл бұрын

Shiter

@Onekick92 11 ай бұрын

The comment about fridges and walking to the shops really resonated with me. I've been watching lots of videos about urban planning and the "Not Just Bikes" channel which specifically focusses on the differences between walkable european cities compared to North American cities designed for cars. And i have to say its one of the things I'm truly grateful for in the UK that i didn't even know was a benefit. Being able to have a corner shop or small supermarket within walking distances and not having to drive everywhere. A lot of zoning laws in north america actually prohibit having commercial and residential properties in the same area so you end up with places where everyone thinks its normal to have to drive to the shops in your giant SUV, pick up 1 or 2 weeks worth of shopping, and then have to store it all in your fridge for a long time. This also means that people are more likely to choose ultra processed foods with a long shelf life and added preservatives, because its simply not convenient to have to go to the shops constantly for fresh food.

@johnatkins-qn2lk 7 ай бұрын

Not Just Bikes..........what a great channel !

@onecupof_tea 2 ай бұрын

My sister went on holiday to US, and was surprised there wasn't a small corner shop or supermarket within walking distance . She had to drive miles to find a shop. We're used to walking to the shops everyday if necessary for bread, milk, fruit or fresh food.

@FlamingoSandwich 11 ай бұрын

if you dont like asking where the toilet is you can always ask where the Ladies Room is.

@nicholasjones7312 Жыл бұрын

I share your thoughts on black pudding, but fried bread absolutely makes a fried breakfast! 😋

@fionagregory9147 11 ай бұрын

Black pudding is great!!!!

@stevetaylor7403 10 ай бұрын

@@fionagregory9147: You THINK black pudding is great. Try not to turn a subjective statement into an objective one.

@essbee2316 11 ай бұрын

I spent 4 years in Canada and I noticed they would describe travelling in times. As in, “oh, Toronto is 5 hours away” or “Quebec City is 3 hours” etc. As for beers, they were always cold. Even in winter when it’s -15C outside, beers were cold. I was in Montreal. I didn’t have a car initially because the Metro and bus service was quite good.

@colsand 11 ай бұрын

"Where's the loo"? There you go Alana, same question, no embarrassment.

@oshifish2 9 ай бұрын

I am an American expat and that is one of the toughest parts of being away.. Friends and family! Thank goodness for all the tech we have to communicate, yet a good face to face catch up is unbeatable! xx

@ceriedwards3 2 ай бұрын

Yes, when I was 15 my friend left with her parents to go to Australia, all we could do is write to each other, I don't suppose it replaces a hug, but at least you can communicate face to face in real time

@franciscook5819 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alanna, good video. I'm glad your friend had a lovely time. Just a reminder ('cos I'm sure you've heard it before) the beer is served "warm" (at cellar temperature, about 12C) so that you can taste the flavour. Cold beer or lager doesn't taste half as much because it's cold - although it may be just what's wanted if you are overheating. If the word "toilet" is what you find so icky, then try using "loo" instead.

@HedgeWitch-st3yy Жыл бұрын

I would usually ask for the loo rather than the toilet. Or where's the ladies / gents.

@johnnyenglish33 11 ай бұрын

Or the Shitter

@BrandonLeeBrown 11 ай бұрын

@@HedgeWitch-st3yy As an American, I recall some years ago (over 20 years ago) there was a news story about a UK university that changed the restroom signs from ladies and gentlemen to women and men. I then went to the Millennium Wheel and the new restrooms there were labeled female and male. In America they have been women and men for a very long time, but I did see an American airport scene on TV from the 1950's or 60's and they had signs saying ladies and gentlemen, on the doors in the airport.

@patagualianmostly7437 11 ай бұрын

@@BrandonLeeBrown Well observed Sir..(Short for "Sire".).yes indeed, it has been a bit of a journey in evolving to what we see today. Alas....for how much longer, with all these "binary" issues going on....?.... Some folk would be insulted if I mentioned ladies or gentlemen. (Did you hear about the teacher who was disciplined for saying "Good afternoon girls"...... In a private, fee paying Girls Only school? The world is mad.)

@michaelarchangel1163 Жыл бұрын

Re the convenience of shops being close by in the UK, I confess I'd be pretty terrified of living in a rural area of Canada to go anywhere on foot, after watching numerous videos from the Scary Bear Attacks channel. OK, wherever one lives, when your number's up it's up, but I can think of less brutal ways of being offed, perhaps by a falling chimney or a very dubious curry. Regards from Burry Port, 15 miles west of Swansea.

@duncanclark7592 2 ай бұрын

For "Toilets" try "Bogs, Crapper, or 15:02 maybe even Throne Rooms".

@montyf3594 Жыл бұрын

Excellent as always. I think asking for the Ladies or Gents is more common, or possibly the loo ...

@ElliotDooleysmith 11 ай бұрын

"Shockingly, this is not the smallest fridge i've had". That is anything but shocking. that looked like a large fridge if you ask me. As you mentioned, shops are usually much easier to go to here. We generally have smaller houses as well, houses build before fridges existed. They just aren't designed to accommodate such large appliances. My house is at least 150 years old, I have a very small fridge in the kitchen and a big fridge freezer out in the garage and another chest freezer in an outbuilding just for the dogs food.

@Rjhs001 11 ай бұрын

Hi Alanna. Beer 'up north' (I'm a Yorkshireman), tend not to be flat. Many are hand-pulled with the tap set so the beer has a creamy texture and a creamy head. Wonderful. Also, rather than asking for the toilet, try asking for the ladies, or the WC, or the loo. These may be less uncomfortable for you. Cheers.

@ianscash6759 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree

@davidjones332 Жыл бұрын

If "toilet" offends you, "where's the loo?" is a universally understood alternative.

@trickygoose2 11 ай бұрын

A good example showing the relatively small size of England is that the capital and largest city of London is in the south of the country. The most northerly major city in England is Newcastle upon Tyne. It is possible to catch a train and travel from one to the other and back again over a 13 hour span and fit almost a full working day in between even if you don't work on the train (using the free wi-fi lol).

@martinpay3812 Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear your friend had a good time! Re your comments about distances, the thing that best sums up the difference between North America (i.e. the USA and Canada) and the UK is that in N America 100 years is a really long time and in the UK 100 miles is a really long way…

@gordonlawrence1448 11 ай бұрын

As a very general rule of thumb IPA type ales are summer beers and Bishops Finger is a winter ale. The only problem with IPA's is there are a lot (probably 1/3) that are not up to snuff. Luckily where I live Blue Monkey make their own and they have some very citrus hopps. That makes them taste even better.

@aloluk Жыл бұрын

You should know our fridge space is because of the size of our homes by now, and not just distance to shops.

@carriedudley8593 Ай бұрын

I've only just discovered you on KZfaq and I love your enthusiasm for our country. If only more Brits felt the same way...

@tifrap Жыл бұрын

I like your idea of fridge size being related to miles travelled, and agree. We recently upgraded from a small under worktop fridge to a full height one with double doors and genuinely have trouble filling it with anything that isn’t dairy or white wine, it is a bit of a revelation that salad leaves and bread lasts a few days longer, but apart from that most stuff is eaten fresh just after it is bought. And of course eggs and tomatoes are ruined in the fridge. I got to spend 1 day with my Canadian niece when she stopped over between flights and gave her a short road tour of Sussex, enjoyed watching her face seeing the difference between Sussex and northern Saskatchewan, particularly when I took her to see some Knights Templar carvings in my local church and she commented that she had “never been in a thousand year old building before”, priceless.

@voodooacidman Жыл бұрын

you said " popping out " , i do believe that entitles you to a british passport :) haha. keep up the great posts canadianado :)

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

I wish! 😂 thanks for watching!

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

@@AdventuresAndNaps You can have my wife's passport if you like? There's the small matter of disposing of her first though. Do you think you could convincingly impersonate a 60 year-old Jamaican woman? Whether you perform your 'wifely duties' is entirely your choice (I wouldn't recommend it, but wouldn't resist). Let me know ASAP, there's plenty of Ukrainians queuing up, but their beards are itchy and I'm not keen on being an army husband.

@zippybanana2691 11 ай бұрын

Golden Beers on tap are sometimes cold, Cider, lager shandy is nice in Summer, not everyone drinks flat warm ale in the Summer.

@dianeharrison4975 8 ай бұрын

Lol you make me laugh over the word toilet ..we re so used to that word we don’t see the big deal 😂

@johnrooney355 11 ай бұрын

If you’re upset by asking for the toilet try the ‘dark ages’ north where men often ask for the ‘bog’!

@danielriley7380 18 күн бұрын

I’m from the north and other than in our own home we never refer to it as “the bog”. Obviously your education on the north is came from tv.

@jonathanfinan722 Жыл бұрын

I was for a long time a conductor on train. More than once a North American asked for directions to the bathroom.”We don’t have baths in this country”. That never went down well, but it was the looks on their faces.

@raystewart3648 Жыл бұрын

I did that once or twice when I was a security guard at a theme park. Americans and Canadians always asked where the bathroom was and I would say in a blunt way, very blunt way "sorry we do not have bathrooms on site, we do have bogs or loos and sometimes we call them toilets, but no bath tubs on site, sorry, you may have to go back to your hotel room to find that", then I would just walk away. Why are the Americans shy about saying toilet? As that is what they are.

@Alcogod Жыл бұрын

I'm 100% sure we do have baths in this country. I was in one just a couple of hours ago.

@raystewart3648 Жыл бұрын

@@Alcogod Not at a theme park. We have toilets.

@user-zp4ge3yp2o 11 ай бұрын

@@raystewart3648Alton Towers used to have baths, high speed baths :D

@raystewart3648 11 ай бұрын

@@user-zp4ge3yp2o lol, thats 100% true. Shame how the Park is now, not much of a danger zone as it use to be.

@zogthedoomed 2 ай бұрын

Ale is a beer made without hops. So usually less bitter.

@DaveBartlett Жыл бұрын

Where I live, the majority of buses provide free wi-fi too. Most even have USB sockets on the rear of the seat in front of you, enabling you to charge your phones as you ride, Recently, on a long bus journey, a guy sat next to me and immediatley plugged his USB cable into the socket. Twenty minutes later, when he alighted from the bus, he realised that the other end of his cable hadn't been plugged into his phone! (I think that's asking a little bit too much of the idea of 'wireless charging'!)

@gigteevee6118 11 ай бұрын

As a Londoner I spent a week in New York last October and was contactless all the way, never saw a dollar, felt like home ❤

@RigadonRick 11 ай бұрын

I don’t know if ‘Patron Saints’ will ever return but you have my vote! You are doing wonders for Kent & British Tourism PLUS helping us locals realise all the goodness around us. It’s so valuable and I for one am very grateful. From a fellow Kent resident. Oh and I love that you had a good time with your friend and that they had a blast too 🎉

@marycarver1542 11 ай бұрын

Most of us use the expression " Where are the loos please " not toilets.

@fionagregory9376 9 ай бұрын

Black pudding up north is great and also Ulster Fry.

@mikedakin2016 11 ай бұрын

It's always best to start the day with a full English inside you! 😜

@serenityinside1 Ай бұрын

That’s what I keep telling the wife - fruitlessly 🙄😆

@jimcounter4945 Жыл бұрын

Glad your friend had a positive experience of the UK and had a good time and you popping to the shops now that is British 👊👍

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@alanpriest5047 Ай бұрын

Who needs a huge fridge? Mine is never full and if you buy too much fresh food such as fruit and vegatables, they will always go bad before you get chance to eat them. Therefore. buy the food you need when you need it and eat it when it is at it's best, when it is new and fresh.

@carriedudley8593 Ай бұрын

I dont understand why having wi-fi in a pub is so important. You're there to talk to people not stare at your phone!

@JohnSmall314 Жыл бұрын

The other drink that's Kentish, is 'English Sparkling Wine' which is as good as Champagne. There are quite a few vinyards in that area. In the past the best place for Champagne was the very north of France, but with global warming the best climate for Champagne grapes has shifted north into Kent, Sussex and so on. Also the soil in Kent is the same as the soil in the Champagne region. So French Champagne houses have been setting up in Kent and Sussex, but they're not allowed to call it "Champagne" even though in blind tasting it's as good as the real stuff. Head over to your local vineyard and ask if they'd like a video done of their operation and you might get a few bottles for free. Likewise for cider. Kent used to have lots of apple orchards, most are gone now, but there are still a few around, you'll see them out the window as you go to Canterbury by train. So there are also quite a lot of cider brewers, who also might appreciate a video being made about them in return for a crate of cider. E.g. Doddinton, Oare, and Brogdale.

@madMARTYNmarsh1981 10 ай бұрын

I grew up in Ashford, Kent and on the weekends, sometimes after school, me and my mates would cycle to Pluckley and about 2/3rds of that journey was through apple orchards. They're mostly gone now, replaced with houses.

@just-a-yt-guy Жыл бұрын

I have not been on your channel for 3 years or so and you are just as charming as I remember. Glad your friend had a good time here and I hope your extended stay is also going well.

@dianeharrison4975 8 ай бұрын

I’m literally 2 mins from shops so our fridge is small not botherd😂

@jcasillas78 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I think the thing that really through me off about the U.K. In the summertime was the fact that the sky doesn’t get completely dark at night. Thank god for sleep masks!

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

I get ready for bed while it's still light out in the summer 😅 although I'm grateful for that during the pitch-dark winters!

@hannahk1306 Жыл бұрын

If you come in the winter, don't be surprised if it gets dark in the early evening!

@blackporscheroadster-yw8hb Жыл бұрын

Thank god for being able to close your eyes.

@eckligt Жыл бұрын

Next time, come to the northern part of the Nordic countries in late june/early july. You can prepare by watching the movie "Insomnia" (the original, not the remake).

@timelord5920 Жыл бұрын

@@AdventuresAndNaps and in the Scottish Highlands they get about an extra hour of daylight than you do in Kent!

@grantparman4705 Жыл бұрын

It's always such a joy to see friends I haven’t seen for a long time. I'm making that a priority this summer!

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

Amen! 🙌

@Davey-Boyd Жыл бұрын

A nice way for you to ask where the "washroom" is is to ask for the "ladies" or "gents".

@tmd63 Жыл бұрын

Beer differences are warm Beer and no gas. The lighter alcohol drink is either Beer Shandy which is Warm Ale with Lemonade. The other drink is Lager which is cold and gassy. Most American Beers are actually Lager's!

@stuartcarden1371 Жыл бұрын

In the UK I get edgy if I have to travel 2+ hours away. I know, we're strange!

@richt71 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alanna. You are right most of Europe including the UK is now cashless and I've travelled to Denmark. Italy, Spain. Greece and Portugal but did discover Germany is behind the times (just back from Berlin) with many small cafes, restaurants, bars and shops only accepting cash!

@ange1098 Жыл бұрын

We have to keep cash , because if we don’t then it’s End Game

@lottie2525 Жыл бұрын

Have they stopped charging you for every time you use your card? It used to be so expensive because of that, so you'd get cash out to avoid all the charges. I've not had the chance to go abroad to Europe since COVID so out of touch a bit.

@DomingoDeSantaClara Жыл бұрын

@@lottie2525 I've been using a debit card since the 80s and never been charged for using my own cash, what country are you in?

@lottie2525 Жыл бұрын

@@DomingoDeSantaClara Loads of different countries all over the world. Maybe I just have a shitty bank :)

@peterjackson4763 Жыл бұрын

The only times I have paid cash this year in the UK are for taxis, the window cleaner, an electrician, and once on the bus (it was a single coin).

@indigoflow6525 11 ай бұрын

Hey Alanna, a bit late, but I’m so glad you’re friend had a great time here. If you read this - hey Alanna,s friend

@bobbybigboyyes 11 ай бұрын

I live in a small village in Dorset, and I get great Wi-Fi with twice the speed of the US and Canada at less than half the price you pay across the pond. And also cheaper cell phone charges too!

@howardkey1639 Жыл бұрын

Great video Alanna, it's always interesting to hear what other people make of us and I'm glad your friend had a great visit. If she ever decides she would like to come and start up a restaurant in the UK I'm sure it would go down a storm. Maybe she could even team with Mr.Naps and open a Chef & Butlers. ☺

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

😂 Can you imagine! Cheers for watching pal ☺️

@auldfouter8661 Жыл бұрын

I feel a lot of cash transactions stopped during lockdown and also they upped the contactless limit considerably then too. Then things just stayed that way.

@spanishpeaches2930 11 ай бұрын

It was an entirely deliberate move by the authorities to get us even more used to using cards. They want to stop cash...then they have complete control over your money...and thus you.

@richardbeaton7324 Жыл бұрын

Yeah the bar staff in Cornwall are usually uni students , You'd love it here so much ! Falmouth / Penryn is where you want to go my town of Penryn is 800 years old if not more, We also have plenty of beaches to choose from too. :)

@philipslighting8240 7 ай бұрын

Glad your friend liked it and you were proud. You are so right about Pubs.

@brianparker663 Жыл бұрын

"Toilet" is itself a euphemism - it's just old French for "little towel". Funny how euphemisms always end up becoming as off-putting as the word it was meant to replace! Glad your friend had a good time. Sounds like she made good use of the time.

@carolineskipper6976 Жыл бұрын

Glad you had a great time with your friend- and that the UK did not let you down! The only things I've used cash for in recent month have been small local charity donations - we are so nearly cashless now!

@FlamingoSandwich 11 ай бұрын

the contactless thing really took off when the lockdown was in place and they upped the limit from £40 to £100 for contactless due to not wanting to pass possibly contaminated currency.

@naitchb16 Жыл бұрын

It’s always great catching up with friends ☺️ I’m happy that she enjoyed her time here. Thanks for sharing her thoughts and views, this was an interesting watch. Cheers Alanna 🙌

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you so much!! ☺️ I really appreciate that

@paulhenman9907 11 ай бұрын

Instead of toilet ask for the ladies and the men ask for gents,

@raymondporter2094 11 ай бұрын

@@paulhenman9907: Always better than "Can you tell me where the Bogs are?". Or other twee expressions: the smallest room, the Loo or the lavvy...

@nilocnolnah6788 11 ай бұрын

@@paulhenman9907Not so sure what you will get in them nowadays though.

@betagombar9022 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always Alanna. I'm glad your bestie had a good time, it won't be long before you're back to Canada for a visit, she can then play host and show you the local sights 😉 Did she think that your accent had changed at all, maybe noticed a slight English twang to it?

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

She said my voice has changed! Less of an accent change, but definitely my inflection is more British

@Boogledigs Жыл бұрын

I loved this video. I could just picture your friend looking and saying, "What the...." at our tiny country.

@HarryFlashmanVC 3 ай бұрын

American fridges are very common these days in the UK. We live in Northumberland on a hill farm, we are 30 miles from the nearest store so we have 3 freezers, an American fridge and 2 normal sized fridge freezers. This is essential because where we are you can get snowed in. So its not a general point, in remote rural issues, we have the same supply issues you have in Canada

@TukikoTroy 11 ай бұрын

Hi Alanna, if you find 'toilet' a tadge rude then there are plenty of terms that are much more gentile you could try. Things like 'Bog', 'Kharsi', 'Crapper' or 'Shithouse' work just as well. 😁 As for Beers, there are Ales and Lagers. Sounds like Canadia is a Lager society whereas UK is an Ale kinda place.

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

Ooh! Get you, Mr. Lah-di-dah! Crapping out of a window not good enough for you?!

@Greenwood4727 11 ай бұрын

when i was in texas the only "Beer" that hit that Bitter urge was Coors dark. it wasnt quite the same but it was close enough to help

@serenityinside1 Ай бұрын

@@Greenwood4727basically urine in a bottle / tin 🙄

@collectives8230 Жыл бұрын

So your friend visited you in the UK and you took them on a pub crawl... checks out.

@oshifish2 9 ай бұрын

My husband is from Stornaway and nothing like REAL Stornaway black pudding! I think by law they have to write on the menu that it is Stornaway black pudding versus those pucks lol!

@Frazpas 11 ай бұрын

Alana I have been a subscriber from early days. I have to say I notice how much your confidence in presenting has improved. Awesome.

@ijo58 Жыл бұрын

I was all prepared to emigrate to Arthur in southern Ontario and fully understand how hard it is to travel between different settlements and towns. Public transport between Listowell/Arthur and Toronto is non existent. Summers are very hot and winters are very, very cold. Love your videos

@elizabethghent194 11 ай бұрын

@@Sorbzski99Glad to hear you have returned to UK.

@chixma7011 11 ай бұрын

I’m surprised that nobody has told you to simply ask a member of staff ‘Where’s the Ladies, please?’ It keeps it polite and restrained with no reference to any kind of flowing liquid!! 😊

@bdwon 10 ай бұрын

What a clever suggestion!

@ukfamilylife 9 ай бұрын

you can also ask for the WC

@dianeharrison4975 8 ай бұрын

Why do they get so worried saying the toilet?😂😂

@jamiesimms7084 3 ай бұрын

That's good

@gordonwallin2368 Жыл бұрын

You have the sweetest videos. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

@mchmch6185 11 ай бұрын

Bishop's Finger : good choice (and obviously very appropriate in Kent). PS : when I was younger, it was quite common for people to refer to toilets as the WC (water closet) and a lot of signs were for the WC rather than the toilet. You could try to use "WC" instead of "toilet". It is a bit old-fashioned now, though

@luvmusicutb Жыл бұрын

Recently found out some small local shops only take cash, which came as a shock to me as everywhere seemed to be changing to contactless during the height of the pandemic.

@paulpaintshop103 11 ай бұрын

Cash is King

@Greenwood4727 11 ай бұрын

if the machinery goes down, the electronic stuff how can you buy stuff,

@rogerwitte Жыл бұрын

My favourite thing, that I have seen in a few independent free houses (ie NOT Wetherspoons) is that they'll have a board with about a dozen beers and ciders and you pick 3. They give you 3 glasses each containing ⅓ of a pint. It's great because you can taste several beers without getting 3 sheets to the wind. Also it's a good conversation starter.

@andrewanderson737 2 ай бұрын

Real Ale Love its served cool but not chilled. You are correct though. I drink Ale in the winter & Lager & IPA in the summer XXX

@eustaquiozambrano2974 Жыл бұрын

Good speech. Thank a lot. Have a good Night 👍

@DeannaAllison 11 ай бұрын

What you said about cash was really interesting! If you visit Austria, where I live, do bring cash. Why? Well, for example, lots of bars and restaurants still only take cash. I'm English, and I was away for over 4 years thanks to the pandemic - when I returned for vacations in England (I've been back to Norfolk twice now) I was amazed at how pointless cash had become. In fact, one hotel restaurant in Cromer would not even accept cash at all!

@-j5t-893 11 ай бұрын

We only ever have cash now when we get it out of birthday cards...and never spend it until we put it back in someone else's card. I've got to say, I'm all for a cashless society. There will come a day when we all bore our grandkids with tales of how money in our day was grubby slips of paper and chunks of metal we had to carry around everywhere with us :)

@eldrad142 11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you had a great time with your friend and that she enjoyed her time here in the UK. Alanna, if you feel uncomfortable asking where the toilets are, you could always ask where the ladies are. People will know what you mean.

@harrymarshall 11 ай бұрын

,, when I was once politely asked this, I stupidly responded as a joke 🎉they're all standing in the toilet 🤯🤯🤯 She was livid with me 😬🙄😵😠🤬

@petehopkins6836 11 ай бұрын

or ask where the loo is :)

@nicholasjones7312 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad your friend took time to visit my homeland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@capitalb5889 2 ай бұрын

Beer has been around for thousands if years, but it was only with the advent of refrigeration that lagers, pilsners in particular, took off. Before then, other varieties were the standard because lager isn't all that tasty unless refrigerated. People don't refrigerate red wine - it ruins the flavour. Same with ales.

@tomski120 Жыл бұрын

Couple of things 😊 toilets ask for the "ladies" does sound a lot better 😊 WiFi, you do know you can "hotspot" your friend from your phone when your out and about., don't you 😮

@awall1701 Жыл бұрын

My town's local bus company offer free WiFi and USB charging. I think this is becoming common amongst most towns

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! When I first moved here my bus to work didn't have wifi - nice to hear things are changing!

@nigelanscombe8658 Жыл бұрын

But do they actually run a frequent, reliable bus service? 😆 These “freebies” are of no use if you can’t use them. 😉

@awall1701 Жыл бұрын

@@nigelanscombe8658 The service appears to be frequent but I couldn't really tell as the roadworks in my town is absolutely horrendous causing delays. A journey that is normally 15 minutes could take over an hour!

@nigelanscombe8658 Жыл бұрын

@@awall1701 your situation sounds very familiar. 😁 Good old KCC and their roadworks. All you need is a river crossing to really foul it up. 😉

@RNS_Aurelius 8 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Toilet was actually a euphemism originally. It comes from the French toilette which was like a desk with a mirror where you'd apply your make up and do your hair typically located in the bath room. So upper class people would ask where the toilette is whether they needed to touch up their make up, wipe their mouth or anything else. So much so that it became the new word for the thing for waste.

@jeannettekingstone4603 11 ай бұрын

So happy your best friend enjoyed herself and you managed to get together. Wow! WiFi on the trains, that made me laugh, just wait until you discover it on some buses too (newer buses rather than the older ones). Love your videos

@VeeSeven700 Жыл бұрын

I never really thought about it but you're right. All the pubs I go to in my town have older bartender. Mostly because they're family owned and the people serving have had the place for years. Also the cash thing. These days if you're paying cash somewhere there's almost a suspicion that the transaction is off the books. Not entirely inaccurate, by the way. 😂

@avaggdu1 11 ай бұрын

You can say that again! I wanted to withdraw £10,000 in cash for some home renovations (won't bore you with the reasons why cash was just more convenient) and had to have an interview with my bank where I got the third degree for my reasons for wanting so much cash. I understand it's to prevent money laundering, tax avoidance, etc. but I've never felt like such a crook for wanting access to my own money. If the workmen decided not to declare their earnings (or blow it on drugs, hookers and nuclear bombs!), it's not my business or my problem.

@Andrew8468 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad your friend had a good time visiting the UK! It's on my bucket list as soon as I win the lottery. 😂 The rail geeks might come after you for saying train station instead of railway station 🤫 I personally just shop once a week as the store I normally shop at is 14km away which is about a 15 minute drive on two highways. That's a 3 hour walk or 95 minutes by transit and you can't carry that much stuff with you.

@AdventuresAndNaps Жыл бұрын

Cheers Andrew!! 3 hour walk rip 🙏

@michaelhawkins7389 Жыл бұрын

@@AdventuresAndNaps actually correction ... its not normal for most English pubs to serve you room tempture beer , so they are doing it wrong , English beer or most beer from pubs in the UK is cold

@brentwoodbay Жыл бұрын

@@michaelhawkins7389 With all the beer I've drunk in Britain when I lived there, it was always at cellar temp, with the lager a little colder. When I went back in 2012, the lager was really cold with the taps dripping with condensation. The beer was the same except one pint in a country pub in Wales, where they had a cask of 'real ale' sitting on the bar at ROOM TEMP! It was a warm day and the pub had no a/c. It was 'ORRIBLE! First, and last room temp beer!

@michaelhawkins7389 Жыл бұрын

@@brentwoodbay they are suppose to keep beer cold :( in the UK

@hannahk1306 Жыл бұрын

Everyone in the UK calls it a train station! Railway station is quite formal.