im not from the UK, but the way i look at it, its more than just a tradition.. also, the british royal family and their properties are huge tourist attractions and brings in lots of foreign exchange. on top of that, they pay the british govt. taxes from their earnings that exceed what the govt. gives to the monarchy in terms of allowances.. so they actually pay their own way and more.
@RushfanUK
2 жыл бұрын
A fact about the monarchy that those who wish to end it ignore and present false facts about.
@paulm2467
2 жыл бұрын
Using the money and lands that they have stolen.
@Glee73
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulm2467 how does anyone even quantify that today. its history.. if everyone went around thinking like you, the entire USA would need to get out and give the lands back to the native indians.. where does it all end?
@paulm2467
2 жыл бұрын
@@Glee73 it's not about them, it's about the sycophantic press and people who put them on a pedestal. It's also ridiculous to try and sweep under the carpet that the US was founded on genocide and slavery. The rich and powerful are the scions of scumbags and it shouldn't be forgotten.
@goldfish2379
2 жыл бұрын
The Obama family are still costing the American people $2 billion per year in funding and security - for 8 years of service - and will continue to do so for the rest of their lives.. The monarchy costs each person in the up £1.23 per year. And it embodies our entire heritage, uniting the nation, above politics, going back 1500 years. There are 12 European monarchies, all dating back centuries. It is a depth of history and heritage and symbolism which Americans can't even begin to fathom.
@coot1925
2 жыл бұрын
When you add up your income tax, sales tax, federal tax and state tax, then add on your health insurance the average American is giving away 43% of their wages. In the UK the average is 26% including healthcare. I know which one I prefer. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
@scotthullinger4684
2 жыл бұрын
Venezuela has free healthcare. Try to tell me how wonderful Venezuela is. You people are unbelievably stupid.
@coot1925
2 жыл бұрын
Oh its you again. And I thought trolls only lived in the Scandinavian countries. If you live in a pit full of razor wire the government only giving you a free bandage isn't the problem with that country, and Venezuela isn't the USA. Try to stay on subject idiot.
@scotthullinger4684
2 жыл бұрын
@@coot1925 - All nations which favor universal health care have a hell of a lot in common with each other, and none of it is admirable. That's the only topic which you should be discussing here. All of these nations which are moving towards a Marxist style way of doing things are hell bent on having a permanently single ruling political party. Don't say it isn't so, because it most assuredly is. A true democracy is in effect disappearing. Healthcare is 10% of the American economy, and turning over such a huge portion of the economy to control of the STATE is a disaster waiting to happen. A real business is responsible to itself and its shareholders. A government is only responsible to the people who elected them into office, so there's not much to lose except for being in office. Oh, but that's the difference. It's only politics, but some people are still willing to risk absolutely EVERYTHING in order to achieve political power, and the power is over other citizens, with no thought whatsoever of serving citizens such as the political Right has always done. Democrats have a history of always behaving like this, meaning serving themselves rather than serving the nation which they inhabit. The American constitution shall one day hang by a thread. That deserves a repeat: The American constitution shall one day hang by a thread. The Left fucks you, but the Right serves you. That also deserves a repeat: The Left fucks you, but the Right serves you. Democrats are the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow laws, the party of assassination, the party of CONTROL over citizens. In the USA, the political Left now wants to make sure we get "free bandages" just like Venezuela; but they want to charge $5,000 per bandage, and also destroy the extant medical system. That's fully 10% of the American economy. Exactly how wise do you believe it is to turn over such a huge portion of the economy to the Feds? Since when has the Federal Government ever been thrifty? Do you want doctors making medical decisions, or the Feds? Whoever favors universal healthcare has his head up his ass. DEMOCRATS DON'T WANT TO SERVE YOU, HELL NO. THEY ONLY WANT TO CONTROL YOU.
@scotthullinger4684
2 жыл бұрын
The Left fucks you, but the Right serves you. That also deserves a repeat: The Left fucks you, but the Right serves you. Democrats are the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow laws, the party of assassination, the party of CONTROL over citizens.
@jameshumphreys9715
2 жыл бұрын
If the MPs can have a 12% pay rise, NHS workers deserve better
@jmurray1110
2 жыл бұрын
Politicians should be Kate’s at minimum wage and given no benefits outside of the legal minimum Makes them more aware of the situation and if dine right might cause the Tory party to disband Might get some actual leftists in government
@johnchristmas7522
2 жыл бұрын
Agree
@SNMG7664
2 жыл бұрын
The UK has a bunch of different documents that are the bases of different areas of law but no single written constitution. When you make a single written document things can get weird and you might end up with people who start to basically worship it like some kind of holy thing and don't want to make changes - you can see this in the US with people calling things "unconstitutional" or saying things like "in the constitution", "it's my X amendment right". If you want a country to at least have a chance of being capable of keeping up with the times you want to avoid that at all costs
@davidangry8785
2 жыл бұрын
Yep our laws are at odds with most of Europe and the world,here you can do anything as long as there no are laws against it. As with Europe where you can only do something if there is a law that says you can.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidangry8785 Sorry, that's not true with most rules/laws in much of Europe. For the most part you can do... unless there is some regulation or law that says you can't or more often 'how you can'.
@pigstrotters4198
2 жыл бұрын
Let's compare our country with another across the pond who broke away from Mad King George to obtain freedom from the Crown. Freedom..yes, but contrary to catchy slogans, memes and other slick forms of electioneering though, the government of the United States was never intended to be a pure democracy. In fact, most of the institutions today’s activists complain about were designed to thwart the pernicious effects of too much democracy. They’re anti-democratic by design. Rather than flaws that require remedy, these institutions were (and are) essential safeguards for individual liberty. There are many differences between the UK and the US in this definition. As far as I'm concerned, the biggest difference are the 2 Supremes Courts. In the UK, the justices are nominated by an independent commission, chaired by the president of the court, a senior judge from anywhere in the UK to be named by the president and members of the appointment commissions from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.These rules, experts say, mean that political positions of nominees are often unknown or irrelevant in the process.(wise old men (and women)). In the US the Supreme Court is anything but neutral. In the US Supreme Court candidates do not have to meet any qualifications and serve lifetime terms - a contentious topic for many. That is why replacing a justice is one of the most consequential decisions of a president. Presidents tend to nominate people with the same ideological positionsIt biased, and when you have 6 Republicans vs 3 Democrats, as is the case right now, with Donald Trump ignoring death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's wish to replace her after the election. Instead her place was given almost immediately to the hard- right-wing Republican Amy Coney Barrett. Party Polarization turns the Supreme Court into a Partisan Court. The best example recently was the overturning of the Roe v. Wade which was purely political. Strictly speaking, the UK *does* have a written constitution. What it doesn’t have, is a codified constitution - i.e. a constitution that is condensed into to a single document. The UK constitution is a composite of character and statue, of judicial decisions, of common law, of precedents, usages and traditions. It is not one document, but thousands of them. The UK unfortunately thinks it doesn't needs one. Regarding "Monarchs". Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Japan all have one and, I'd prefer to watch a bit of history in the trooping of the Colours than be in New York during the 4th of July. You wrote "it's my X amendment right"..that's the usual answer one will get when asking an American why he or she likes guns. (Most Americans have never read their Constitution...only a bit of the 2nd Amendment...which they still don't understand)
@cyberash3000
2 жыл бұрын
We have a constitution in the uk. What we don't have is a written constitution is a misunderstanding that the uk doesn't have a constitution we do but it's not a written codified one
@MickeyFKNMouse
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberash3000 The Magna Carta? Well… technically not a constitution although it technically is!?!?? It was written as a basis for core principles into simple laws and rights that guided people to become decent people. They were not set in stone as to not be taken advantage of but instead to be used and added to and old out of date laws to be written out of law instead of becoming too archaic and the people can change the laws as and when it’s needed but to still uphold the foundation principles
@corringhamdepot4434
2 жыл бұрын
A "cup of tea" in the UK is actually one serving. Not a measure of volume. We do not use cups as a measure in the UK. Recipe books used pounds and ounces, or grams.
@charliekezza
2 жыл бұрын
A cup in 250ml or a quarter of a litre
@stevetheduck1425
2 жыл бұрын
Recipes (I'm 63) have always used cups, tablespoons and teaspoons as measures.
@Spiklething
2 жыл бұрын
@@charliekezza UK cups are 250ml, US cups are 240ml. Similarly, the UK and US have different definitions of a gallon. A US gallon is 3785 ml and a UK gallon is 4546 ml.
@grahamsmith9541
2 жыл бұрын
The Cup system of measurement in the USA. Was invented by Fannie Farmer in 1896. She was the director of the Boston Cook School. But not used in recipe's by most of the rest of the world. Who use scales and weight.
@NeuroticNicky87
2 жыл бұрын
@@charliekezza A cup is a unit of measurement, 'a cup of tea' is not, it's simply any ceramic cup or mug with tea in it, a 'cuppa' is the same, except that doesn't have to be tea, it can be coffee.
@ballantynemoyes8019
2 жыл бұрын
There is no such position as "Her Majesty the Queen of England" and hasn't been since Queen Anne way back in 1707.
@lesleywilkie2848
2 жыл бұрын
I am a Brit and happy with our constitutional monarch. It does not matter what political party we support, what religion we follow, what ethnic group we identify with, whether we are young/old, rich/poor the RF can unite us. They support over 3000 voluntary and charitable organisations. They also support British commerce and industry. The monarch costs the British taxpayer £2 per person, per year which works out cheaper than the US president (plus the 5 former presidents). Along with other monarchies in Europe, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Monaco, Lichtenstein etc, we live in safe, well run (mostly), countries and enjoy a very good standard of living. Best of all we have all the rights and freedoms people in the US have!
@stephwaite2700
2 жыл бұрын
Her Majesty is our head of state and as such she represents the Country.. I'd sooner have the Royal Family representing us than some other Heads of State - for example Donald Trump, or Macron of France..
@geoffpriestley7001
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yes they bring money in as well
@zehrag3781
2 жыл бұрын
Why not get rid of monarchy??? I think they are a waste of space.
@stephwaite2700
2 жыл бұрын
@@zehrag3781 you're entitled to your opinion. Are you from the UK? If you are please let me know who you would prefer for Head of State...
@DustyDigits
2 жыл бұрын
Abolish the Monarchy!
@DustyDigits
2 жыл бұрын
@@geoffpriestley7001 No they don't. The buildings bring in the money. No one visits expecting to see The Queen...
@quercus56
2 жыл бұрын
He wasn't using cups as a measure (we don't use that!), but referring to actual cups (in case it wasn't clear)
@missjane1403
2 жыл бұрын
Australia didnt just 'stick another flag up in the corner'. The union Jack in the corner of our flag represents the historical ties we have with Britain. And it isnt just made up of that, it has several other componants that are also equally as meaningful.
@A_nony_mous
2 жыл бұрын
Same goes for New Zealand and some other Commonwealth nations.
@mikefraser4513
2 жыл бұрын
@@A_nony_mous And the non-Commonwealth Hawaii.
@stephwaite2700
2 жыл бұрын
And we in the UK love our Australian and New Zealand cousins. 🙃
@paulbromley6687
2 жыл бұрын
So true
@daviddavies3637
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephwaite2700 Same can't be said of our American cousins. Australia and New Zealand haven't gone full retard.
@chrisneville4338
2 жыл бұрын
The bit about that Welsh place is true. There's a clip (probably in numerous places online) of a UK weatherman, trying to pronounce the name. And it's not the only curiosity where British place names are concerned. We seem to love a rude place name in the UK. Here's a small collection of some of our rude place names: Brown Willy - Cornwall Cock Alley - Calow Shitterton - Dorset Fanny Barks - Durham Fingringhoe - Essex Bitchfield - Lincolnshire Moisty Lane - Staffordshire Shitlingthorpe - Yorkshire Wetwang - East Yorkshire Butt Hole Road - South Yorkshire Assloss - Ayrshire Cock of Arran - Isle of Arran Fannyfield - Ross and Cromarty Dick Court - Lanarkshire Twatt - Orkney Three Cocks - Breconshire Bullyhole Bottom - Monmouthshire
@michael_177
2 жыл бұрын
I've been to stonehenge, and the stones are absolutely huge. The blocks are up to 30 feet tall and weight 25 tons on average. The person who told you they werent as big as he thought, likely was on the alternative path that is free. But if you pay a little donation, you can get closer to the stones. They are huge, and also pre-date the pyramids of giza.
@christopherbrown4619
2 жыл бұрын
Not big? ....... It's that word again the one yanks use all the time, you know BIG The oldest pyramids are believed to be 4500 years ago (now that's a Big number) with stonehenge having been constructed long before then , and yes before Americas built very big BIG skyscrapers .
@jillbarnes6125
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@sirderam1
2 жыл бұрын
Being concerned with the size of the stones rather misses the point!
@goldfish2379
2 жыл бұрын
I bet whoever said that about the size of the stones, would be happier visiting an inflatable version somewhere like Dung Breath, Ohio, 5 x the size of the wonderful, mystical, unique Stonehenge.
@liamhegarty3220
2 жыл бұрын
Lizzie´s official title is not the "Queen of England". It is "Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
@justsomeguywhodoeswhathewa4591
2 жыл бұрын
*was
@Lawrencelisfeld23
Жыл бұрын
You missed a little bit of it. Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
@Jabber-ig3iw
2 жыл бұрын
Britain used to be a coffee drinking nation, there were coffee houses in Britain before Italy, they were the original dens of iniquity, criminals planned jobs in them, political parties were born in them, they were so rowdy they were banned and we started drinking tea once it first started being imported.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Worse still insurance was sold in them (See Lloyd's of London). Tea shops were much more refined, ladies were able to attend (see Whittards).
@gordonsmith8899
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenlee5929 At the sign of The Black Horse
@stevefrost64
2 жыл бұрын
We don't directly elect our Prime Minister. At a General Election we elect a Member of Parliament. The leader of the political party with the most Members of Parliament, or MPs is invited by the Sovereign (King or Queen) to form a Government in the Sovereigns name and thus becomes The Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. FYI, the inscription on the letterbox of 10 Downing Street is First Lord of the Treasury. Also, for the record, she is not The Queen of England, she is Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
@LAGoodz
2 жыл бұрын
The Queen has virtually total support in the UK and incredibly respected for her selfless service to duty. Sure she’s head of state and still approves final legislation. As the Queen is so supported by the UK no politician would ever become too powerful at risk of being a dictator. The system works and keeps everyone in power in check
@alisoncauser2955
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a tea lover, I drink on average 10-12 mugs of tea a day. I'll often wake up in the middle of the night and make a tea.
@davidangry8785
2 жыл бұрын
The Queen as head of State means a whole tier of government is not necessary, unlike the USA where the President costs one and a half billion dollers per year and appears to spend their time arguing with the other branches of government, one elected house governing the whole UK, our upper house cannot effect the peoples elected choice just make recommendations.
@martingregory9881
2 жыл бұрын
The reason those kings wanted to ban football is because the men and boys of villages and towns liked to play football instead of practicing archery and these men were needed in the army at times of conflict but would not be of much use without constantly practicing . One of the most famous battles involving English longbow men is the battle of Agincourt .
@howey935
2 жыл бұрын
Came looking for this comment and I found it so I don’t have to post it.
@iriscollins7583
2 жыл бұрын
The longbow itself was Welsh.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Also football was dangerous, being more like a battle between neighbouring villages, no limits to number of players.
@hmcd4084
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was because people kept getting killed in them, isn't there a horrible histories skit about it?
@goldfish2379
2 жыл бұрын
People also died playing football, on a regular basis, before the rules were codified.
@lynnhamps7052
2 жыл бұрын
The swan 'fact' is untrue, the queen only owns the unmarked mute swans in open water in the UK and she only exercises ownership on certain stretches and tributaries of the River Thames around Windsor.
@beveragebrit
2 жыл бұрын
Her Majesty is one of the most loved people on our damp little island
@ProgNosis_JD
2 жыл бұрын
Nope...I definitely love my wife more.
@iriscollins7583
2 жыл бұрын
I used to travel on the hovercraft to France, We arrived in France before we left England. Due to the time difference.
@helenagreenwood2305
2 жыл бұрын
You asked a good question regarding the monarchy - I think that when the Queen dies the royal family should be drastically streamlined so that its only the immediate family - there are too many distant relatives living it up at taxpayers expense Nobody does pomp and circumstance like the Brits 🇬🇧 Healthcare - why can't it be covered by taxes in USA just as the fire service police service schools bin men libraries etc are 🤷 that's how it works everywhere else - the costs of medication and treatments are criminally overcharged some are 10 times what we pay in UK 😳
@goldfish2379
2 жыл бұрын
The monarchy is already going that way. Only the direct heirs are supported. The pharma companies and insurance companies don't want healthcare funded like normal countries - they make too much money from the sick.
@iriscollins7583
2 жыл бұрын
The only thing I've ever heard in the U.K is the fact that people would pay more taxes for the tye NHS.
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
Everyone has 55k years of history! It’s just that the natives were killed off and didn’t leave a written history. Just a verbal one, with the few left.
@catherinewilkins2760
2 жыл бұрын
Happy with the Monarchy, the alternative doesn't bear thinking about. Not broke don't fix. Our constitution is a rolling one, laws get updated on reqular basis, so is current. No luck about NHS, legislation drawn up during WW2 by Lord Beveridge enacted post war, our gift to ourselves. We have different attitude to tax, don't mind paying.
@michaelprobert4014
2 жыл бұрын
The family is broken in some parts but the Monarchy isn't
@glastonbury4304
2 жыл бұрын
The Daily Mail is toilet paper!! 🤣
@connsaunders9600
2 жыл бұрын
@@smudger671 And the Newspaper that brought the murderers of Stephen Lawrence to justice.
@connsaunders9600
2 жыл бұрын
@@smudger671 Perhaps the Guardian supporting an Institutionally Racist Party is more your sort of thing ?
@jackcarter5101
2 жыл бұрын
2:05 No, no, and NOOOOO. SO many people think UK and England are the same thing.
@ritapitt8273
2 жыл бұрын
No most definitely we should keep our Royal family ❤
@bogovabatina
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing is free! Only an ignorant people or a liar can say such a thing!
@meIevolence
2 жыл бұрын
Name something positive the royals do
@bogovabatina
2 жыл бұрын
@Murron B how?!
@connsaunders9600
2 жыл бұрын
Queen Elizabeth is the direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots and the hereditary Queen of both Scotland and England - Hence the United Kingdom.
@alisonsmith4801
2 жыл бұрын
He got one wrong ,the UK joined the " Common Market" forerunner to the EU way back in 1973 not 1979, that was the year we where inflicted with the odious Margaret Thatcher.
@georgejob2156
2 жыл бұрын
Witch !
@stevetimms4100
2 жыл бұрын
The UK does not get 'Free' Healthcare. It is paid for by a mixture of Weekly National Insurance Contributions and Weekly Income Tax. So, the UK Public still has to pay for the NHS. It is just that it is paid for in a different way than the USA pays for their Healthcare. So, I do wish that 'Americans' would stop saying that the UK Public gets 'Free' Healthcare! It is just not true.
@dorothysimpson2804
2 жыл бұрын
True, but it is the one tax taken that we are more than willing to pay!
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
It's free at point of access. We also don't have free police, fire service or Armed services.
@golfer435
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have tried to explain this to people. But nope, all they want is to not see a health insurance bill
@justaconfusedpeach6314
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I have gone to a handful of schools and three of them were in castles. Most notably; Kimbolton Castle which King Henry III sent his wife when they divorced.
@TheDon90
2 жыл бұрын
Northern Ireland does have its own flag. The story behind it is amazing too.
@chrisbodum3621
2 жыл бұрын
If I had the internet, I could look it up I suppose.
@reuben3694
2 жыл бұрын
No term limits, why would we limit someone if they have good leadership, that would just fuck us over.
@justaconfusedpeach6314
2 жыл бұрын
I think that most believe that it’s kind of ‘our thing’ to have a monarch to be honest ;-;
@planetwatch0000
2 жыл бұрын
The US Constitution is also archaic with dangerously outdated provisions such as the right to bear arms. And on the subject of healthcare, surely it is better to pay a bit more tax than face losing your house and going bankrupt if you have an accident or need a major operation without any insurance. Plus medical mishaps and infant mortality are both higher in the US than UK. So not sure the quality of the care is actually any better.
@michael_177
2 жыл бұрын
I personally would like a pair of Bear arms. But I'd hate for a real bear to be harmed in the process. How big are bear arms anyway
@geoffpriestley7001
2 жыл бұрын
@@michael_177 my bare arms are skinny and white
@CrazyInWeston
2 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, that the UK pays less taxes on healthcare than the US does.
@geoffpriestley7001
2 жыл бұрын
@@CrazyInWeston it all depends on what the money is spent on the usa has the biggest armed forces in the world, its what their goverment want and evey year they increase spending on it. But you have to remember the defence, insurance and pharmaceutical lobbies have lots of money to buy their politicians the low paid , pensioners and sick have nothing to spare
@golfer435
2 жыл бұрын
US has significantly higher population so the raw numbers wouldn't be a good barometer. Also, because of the US population, the cost to fund a fully public healthcare system would be astronomically larger than those of smaller, less expansive countries. The logistical infrastructure alone would cause a ton of issues when dealing with issues of healthcare. Just look at how poorly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
@DANTE83100
2 жыл бұрын
There is far more significance to the Saint Andrew cross being my nations flag. He was crucified on a similar cross. The leader of the Scots prayed for victory. And upon seeing the cross in the sky. He promised God if victory was achieved he'd make Andrew his people's Patron Saint. They did end up winning the battle. And so The Saltire was taken as not only the people's celebration of their victory, but a devotion to their faith. There just wasn't enough time to tell the full legend. His simplified explanation is by no means any more far fetched than they full legend. It just lacks context. Remember this was hundreds of years ago (roughly in the 800s) this may have been seen a sign from God.
@migsg7238
2 жыл бұрын
Officially the 4th oldest national flag in the world (around the 13th century) but if the legend is true, it is the oldest national flag in the world by some 400 yrs (832 approx)
@duncancallum
2 жыл бұрын
@@migsg7238 It is the oldest for sure is the Scotland Flag, it was used long before the 13th century .
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
They invented the name LlanfairPG as a tourist attraction in the 19th century. It was known as Pwllgwyngyll before. It’s old enough to have been invaded by the Romans.
@jamie151-d9j
2 жыл бұрын
Some of those may have seemed obvious (especially the first one), but you’d be surprised about the thought process of some people...there are even some who think that london is all england has.
@jackcarter5101
2 жыл бұрын
ll is one letter in Welsh language, so it's 2 lls, not 4 ls
@roserainbird2365
2 жыл бұрын
You were waiting patiently for the Tea thing 😂 I have WAY to many replies to everything to you to fit in the comments lol I frickin love these videos
@the_anonymous_muso
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ryan, another excellent video! Thank you. I spent a few months in the UK this year and I am about the go back visa in hand... I was shocked how much they love coffee. They typically drink tea too but I found coffee was king with almost everyone I interacted with. Maybe I met an odd cross section as they were mostly musos. Cheers!
@sheilaheald2509
2 жыл бұрын
I'm British and I cannot stand tea. Much prefer coffee.
@welshtony1
2 жыл бұрын
"I might have forgotten about Wales" - As a Welsh Man I see this all the time, Why doesn't many american's know about Wales? haha
@ProgNosis_JD
2 жыл бұрын
I heard today, old Charlie was Prince of Whales - there lies the confusion. Now he is king of the animals....about right....
@andysitton1703
10 ай бұрын
I was in NYC last year and a man called Lloyd couldn't point to Wales on a map. So I wrote down some surnames that are common in America... Jones, Edwards, Rees (or however they spell it there), Griffiths, Williams, Davies, Thomas, Price, Hughes etc etc and asked him what, if anything, he could deduce about Americans with those surnames. He said their ancestors all came from England, I kid you not. The man didn't even know his own name was Welsh.
@Drobium77
2 жыл бұрын
It's funny you should say about the MacDonald's and castle thing, in my home town of Bedworth, the local castle was Suderly Castle at a place called Griff, it was ruined and demolished a few hundred years ago, but around 18 years ago, they built a MacDonald's drive through on the site (there was nothing left of the ruins)
@edwardrodgers9383
2 жыл бұрын
In Australia the state of New South Wales (NSW) is named affer Wales.🤺🇦🇺🇬🇧We carry the Royal tradition too: we like it!🤺🇬🇧🇦🇺 That's what I like a about Americans: their clarity! 🤺🇺🇸
@davidhall7811
2 жыл бұрын
I can see a castle from my front door funnily enough. And when I was at uni in York, the back wall of our garden was the city wall :-)
@juliankaye8143
2 жыл бұрын
The health service is there by luck, it was fought for. Americans weren’t willing to fight to have the same. Thus they pay 50% more for prescription drugs and worry if their pension will take care of them later in life.
@vengeancethedemon
2 жыл бұрын
The Daily Mail...REALLY..?I quit.LMFAO
@howey935
2 жыл бұрын
Where I live with in a 50 mile radius there’s Barnard castle Durham castle Branspeth Castle Raby castle Auckland castle Lumley castle Bowes castle Castle Eden Castle Lambton castle Maiden castle Ravensworth castle Richmond castle Whorleton castle Bolton castle Aydon castle Belsay hall castle Starlight castle Borough castle Walworth castle and Stanhope castle and probably a few I missed you basically go out your front door throw a stone and you’ll hit a castle 😂😂😂
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Given proximity to Barnard Castle, how are your eyes?
@garethfarman9540
2 жыл бұрын
Football was once banned after a match in Norwich where over 80 players were crushed to death. The number of players was unlimited and it was more of a massive shove to get the ball past a line.
@Cobalt-Jester
2 жыл бұрын
The flag of the UK is not called "The Union Jack" unless it is being flown on a ship. It's just called The Union Flag. I skipped a few minutes forward and noticed lots of incorrect facts. They were not 100% incorrect. But not correct enough to make me stay and watch. Otherwise I'd be writing a comment longer that "War and Peace". Hahaha
@grahamsmith9541
2 жыл бұрын
Not true both flag and Jack are correct. Confirmed in parliament in 1908.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
@@grahamsmith9541 Agreed was confirmed in parliament, not sure about date. During last century most used Jack to be on a ship, since it would normally be flown from the Jack staff, the Royal Navy generally used this distinction. It has never been official, though. Another of those wonderful old facts which many people know, which is and never was true.
@cecilia8957
2 жыл бұрын
What about Southern Ireland? Is it a part of the UK or out on it's very lonesome?
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Ireland was part of UK until 1921, partition happened via the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which created Northern Ireland.
@cecilia8957
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenlee5929 I just thought it was called Northern Ireland because it is in the north...is there somewhere on here that I can learn how and why it happened? My gggrandparents migrated from Ireland to Australia in 1843
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
@@cecilia8957 Look up 1916 Easter Uprising: Irish War of Independence 1919 - 1921. It was guerrilla war, majority of Northern Ireland wanted to remain in UK (and were Protestant) whilst majority of Southern Ireland wanted to split (and were Catholic). Be aware it is still a live issue, see 1970's 'The Troubles' , and The Good Friday Agreement 1998, and issue with the current border (Brexit issue).
@neilhunter5893
2 жыл бұрын
The Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK. It is an independent country.
@achloist
Жыл бұрын
You are right about the castles. I pass three on my way to work.
@stevefrost64
2 жыл бұрын
Apologies if someone's already made this point, but it's only called The Union Jack if it's flown from a ship. Other wise it's the Union Flag. Also, there's a correct way up and and a wrong way up to fly it (not sure which is right way up and which is the wrong) but if it's flown the wrong way up, apparently it's a distress signal. Also, I'm posting this comment on Christmas Day 2021, so Merry Christmas everyone.
@grahamsmith9541
2 жыл бұрын
Not true both Jack and Flag are correct. Confirmed in parliament over 100 years ago.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
The part about flying it the wrong way up is true. The correct way is easiest to see at the top nearest the top of the flag (jack) staff the white diagonal is larger above the red than below it. It seems a very small detail, and I doubt most Brits know it but would automatically know if it were the wrong way up. Graham is correct both names are correct and it was confirmed in parliament, not sure it was 100 years ago, though it was last century.
@andysitton1703
10 ай бұрын
On the hoist side, the thicker white stripe is uppermost. The bit about flying it upside down as a distress signal cannot be true. Think about it. Your ship has been captured by pirates, who stand and watch as you lower your flag, turn it upside down, then re-hoist it, and they don't think you might be doing that for any particular reason? Or your ship is on fire and there is another ship nearby which could render assistance, but the other ship's captain sails away because your flasg is the right way up, indicating that you don't need any help? Also, if anyone is even close enough to tell whether a Union Jack is the right way up, they're probably in exactly the same amount of distress as you are.
@helenwood8482
2 жыл бұрын
In Shakespeare's time, the master bedroom contained the second best bed and the best was kept for guests, so he was leaving the bed they had shared to his wife.
@lorddaver5729
2 жыл бұрын
You don't understand about the channel tunnel. Yes, the shortest physical distance from the English coast to the French coast is 21 miles. But the train journey from Britain to France through the Channel Tunnel travels from London to Paris, a much longer distance. It is this journey that takes around two hours.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Euro Tunnel, which is the version which moves Cars/Lorries and Buses from Folkestone to Calais takes 35 Minutes (Platform to Platform) note takes time to load/unload. Note is the same Track/Tunnel different trains.
@DanielJacksonMusic
2 жыл бұрын
16:41 its actually also the reason the Eurostar Class 373 went out of service, the vents on the side would suck in the seas humid air while travelling along and would damage the engines internals, I mean, 30 years of travelling under the sea over and over would take a toll on any engine, but thats a reason the 373's were taken from service
@krymsonuchiha14
2 жыл бұрын
I literally found out the term for anglophile years ago from a relative that visited the retirement community I worked for, and I have been proud to admit it ever since. I love it so much that I'm going to get my masters there and try to move there.
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
Names - most popular now are usually Olivia and Oliver, with variations of Ella. So it’s over the 500 years the average for John and Mary. We follow Americans for diet inspiration = obesity, although the French eat the most McDonald’s in the whole of Europe. He says Liverpool as though there’s something wrong with it.
@avacadoclan4009
2 жыл бұрын
18:40 he said in Europe. AMERICA IS NOT IN EUROPE!!!!!!
@EmilyCheetham
2 жыл бұрын
Due to covid a LOT of pubs closed down. There are MANY names for pubs not just the red lion. People from Liverpool are also called Liverpudlians.
@jackybraun2705
2 жыл бұрын
This may have already been said but the pound Sterling was still the pound sterling before decimalisation . Farthings became obsolete some time before then, but it was still called the pound sterling.
@davidshattock9522
2 жыл бұрын
The settlers wiped out all the people that knew the history
@coot1925
2 жыл бұрын
UK humour is more cerebral than american humour. Sarcasm is a British martial art.
@txellblanxer9060
2 жыл бұрын
From Barcelona we love our National Health care. And politicians want to get rid of it, we won’t let them
@daviddavies3637
2 жыл бұрын
You want to see a castle? In Wales, we can't BREATHE for the bloody things. There's at least four within a 50 mile radius of where I live. Probably the remains of some smaller ones I'm not aware of as well.
@johnwilletts3984
2 жыл бұрын
The Monarch just by existing prevents a self serving politician from getting the top job. Once a Prime Minister has lost the confidence of parliament, the Monarch will fire him. Consequently the U.K. has had stable governance and avoided dictatorship. This is why 15 now free and independent nations have chosen to maintain the Monarchy.
@allenwilliams1306
2 жыл бұрын
The ONLY official language in the UK is Welsh. Williams is also the third most common surname in the USA. A provisional temperature of 40.3°C was recorded at Coningsby at 15:12 on 19 July 2022 which, if confirmed, will beat the previous record of 38.7°C
@maihindess1
2 жыл бұрын
The stones of Stonehenge are huge and considering they're 5000 years old and were transported there from afar, that should be enough to entice you to see them, as they're so ancient and amazing that people were able to make it at all..! The stone circle itself is smaller than expected, but that's not the fault of Stonehenge. That's the fault of photographs and the TV giving a false impression of size..
@CazAvery
2 жыл бұрын
John and Mary are most popular cumulatively. Oliver and Olivia are currently the most popular (and have been for the last decade)
@timglennon6814
2 жыл бұрын
America definitely DOSE NOT have as much history
@MichaelJohnsonAzgard
2 жыл бұрын
Are you talking about ancient history?
@helenwood8482
2 жыл бұрын
The kings who wanted to ban football were doing so to save lives. So many men were injured or killed in football games (which usually involved whole towns and had no real rules about not stabbing other players, etc) that the army was depleted and the realm in danger. Not all swans belong to the crown, only certain mute swans in certain parts of the Thames. However, swans are protected by law.
@josephturner4047
2 жыл бұрын
Soccerball, or football as it is called this side of the damp patch used to be played in the streets and often between villages. Not village teams, actual villages. It was banned because it interfered with archery practice.
@josephturner4047
2 жыл бұрын
It's good to be the king.
@Matjo7588dk
2 жыл бұрын
About the flags. The English flag like many others are based on the oldest national flag in the world. The Danish national flag, and the design called the Scandinavian cross. it's the most copied flag. It make sense with the two other Scandinavian nations ( Norway and Sweden ) Since Norway was a part of Denmark longer than it was Norway, and some of Sweden the same, and all of it was at time controlled by the Danish crown. Nordic flags also make sense that way. The English national flag does stand out for copying it though since it did it rather late. But Denmark does have a lot of history in England, forming the ruling families for many 100 of years and was granted the right to rule England by the pope, So while Alfred did defend Wessex and not England since it did not exist at the time against the Danes or the Norse ( Vikings as a bad modern term ) it was not a war that just ended. As said Danish King ruled England for 100 of years after that, and became Lords, but over such a long time they also do become English ofc. But England was formed under Danish rule, and both the last so called Saxon king who died at Hasting and the Normans was part of the Royal Danish family, so was the king before that. And the Normans used that when they invaded since they where as said also part of the Royal Danish family and got the go ahead from the Pope because of that claim. But I don't think that is the reason they choose that design. With the Scottish flag, and them fighting the Angles. A lot of the Angles who came to England did come from Jutland/Denmark. And this also explains some of the later ones.. London's names. And how Thor and Loki is rather popular. Also about the royal families of Europe. The English, some older, some newer. They all give back to the nation. But without actually screwing things up ( anymore at least ) It's also 100, or in a few countries 1000 of years of history, it's identity. The US have the same idea.. there its just useless people with no history that often ruin things. Kardashian and what ever they are called. You even choose to take some of these nutjobs that as you put it in the video want to say dumb things like ( lets ban football dumb, and worse ) and put them in the Whitehouse. I mean, we at least removed power from the royal families and gave them a use while still caretaking old history. What good have Trump ever done to anyone?
@ozzyfromscotland
Жыл бұрын
"ive never seen a castle" aaand that's when i realised i really am european, because i literally have a castle *in my village of 3000 people*
@judith9381
2 жыл бұрын
on stonehenge, i have to say if your visiting also go to Avebury. Its near stone henge, less touristy and is so big it contains a village (and pub)
@MichaelJohnsonAzgard
2 жыл бұрын
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@beauteoussounds1156
2 жыл бұрын
The Quiet Woman pub’s logo is a headless lady. A nod to Henry VIII, perhaps?
@GarryGri
2 жыл бұрын
I have a castle within walking distance... two actually! ... And two different sets of standing stones. Some people are royalist, some arn't.
@Lawrencelisfeld23
Жыл бұрын
The crown may no longer rule but they do reign. The holder of the "Crown" is supposed to be neutral politically. However, if they find that one of their Prime Ministers isn't fulfilling their duty, the "Crown" has the power to dismiss a Prime Minister or even dissolve parliament. Of course, if they ever used Royal Prerogative to dismiss a Prime Minister or dissolve parliament, then they better make sure they have the support of the people. Otherwise, they run the risk of the people staging a revolution. Also, quick question about the video. The video says the UK goes through 38 Kg of newspapers a year. Is that a mistake? Thats only 83 lbs of paper. Am I missing something? So in one year the entire country only goes through 83-84 lbs of newspapers??? That seems WAYYY too low.
@donnastanley9127
2 жыл бұрын
watch the Yorkshire Peach, to find out more about Britain. She is an American living in England
@iriscollins7583
2 жыл бұрын
All the swans do not all belong to the Queen
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
The highest temperature ever recorded in the Uk is now 40.2C recorded at Heathrow last week. We now have a drought as the rainfall has plummeted in the last 4 years and the reservoirs are depleted. If it doesn’t rain next year we’re in trouble. Except for Scotland where they have tons of the stuff.
@duncancallum
2 жыл бұрын
Then Westminster will bring out a law which will state that the rain that lands on Scotland is CROWN RAIN, AND IT BELONGS DOWN SOUTH . i can see that happening one day , kid you not .
@bill-wd7zs
2 жыл бұрын
The Jocks deserve all that rain!
@MrGremlin69
2 жыл бұрын
We do have the English bill of rights 1689
@glastonbury4304
2 жыл бұрын
And the Magna Carta 1215
@peterfhere9461
2 жыл бұрын
There are no limits as to how many times a person can be Prime Minister. Technically, the Prime Minister doesn't even technically need to be an MP, but it would make things very difficult if he weren't.
@milliegoodwin9540
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up near the quiet woman pub! You'll notice she's quiet because she has no head
@angelaedgington270
2 жыл бұрын
This is a good thing and people who visit love our history
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
The Lionesses (English ladies team) play Germany today in the European final. … the kings in the olden days banned football as it diverted the peasants from training with the long bow. Experts were needed to fire arrows at the French at Agincourt and many other little skirmishes with the French.
@mairiconnell6282
2 жыл бұрын
St Andrew's cross is about the depiction of Andrew who was crucified on an a cross which was angular St Andrew is also the Patron Saint of Greece.
@DanielJacksonMusic
2 жыл бұрын
15:42 Yes it is true my friend, ive been there, and its right near holyhead! oh my god I forgot! its also VERY very near a small town called Porthmadog, and in the town resides a place called More Bychan, and low and behold, theres a caravan site called Greenacres, and that's were my caravan is! right by the sea too, beautiful place, almost looks fake, its just that good looking
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
In theory, so long as the voters vote in the same government every year and that party retains the same leader, the PM could go on forever.
@andyt8216
2 жыл бұрын
The "humour" in the video was rather lame and constant. If I was his friend, I'd tell him to tone it down a bit.
@philltolkien5082
2 жыл бұрын
I love the NHS. But to call it free is wrong. It is paid for through general taxation. Which are very high. I wouldn't change it but it is a high cost.
@andysitton1703
10 ай бұрын
The NHS needs more money and it could be diverted from things we don't need. Almost everything government does is motivated by the destructive obsession with Economic Growth, which always translates to population growth, which in turn means more and more people requiring the services of the NHS. It's a self-sustaining chain reaction and it's completely insane.
@misschieflolz1301
2 жыл бұрын
24:00 that has been topped this year, I think the highest recorded was 40.3 celcius during the last heatwave in july (104.5 F) While this doesn't seem bad to americans although on the warm side, we're not built for that. I've followed another youtuber that visited during the heatwave, started out okay but less than 48 hours in, discovered exactly why it's so horrible during a heatwave here. Basically, no air con in homes, at b&B's/hostels, very unlikely. Big hotel chains probably, though I can attest some hotels don't have air con. Some businesses do, but good luck finding one where you can cool off. Oh, and our buildings are generally designed to trap heat; once they get hot it takes ages to cool... plus having sunlight past 10pm sucks.
@lindylou7853
2 жыл бұрын
Tea - 5 cups per person per day on average. So, as many don’t drink tea, that means many others drink much more. 5 x 67.22m X 365. I’ve just read a daft American book that stated the main character came from, ‘the Welsh part of England’.
@jackcarter5101
2 жыл бұрын
2021s most popular baby names are Oliver and Olivia
@paulashe61
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not free. It’s paid for through National Insurance
@paulashe61
2 жыл бұрын
Daily Fail is your culdesacs dwellers paper for right wing shit.
@paulashe61
2 жыл бұрын
The world is a feudal society. Your living in a fantasy if you think the ruling elites will let the proles take over.
@angelavara4097
2 жыл бұрын
I drink around 6 CUPS of tea each day.
@Stewart682
2 жыл бұрын
FYI the "cup", as a measurement is more than a "cup", the container. A typical tea cup is about 150mL, so 1 Litre has about 6.66666 "cups" in it. There are roughly 4 US cups in a Litre ... you do the math!
@ianbeddowes5362
2 жыл бұрын
Britain is not 'lucky' to have a health service. We fought for it. The US does not have one because the American people have fought AGINST it.
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