Confusing Things About British Homes - Anglophenia Ep 28

What might Americans find confusing about a British home? New Anglophenia host Kate Arnell takes us on a tour of the charming quirks of a U.K. house.

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[jonymarjoram]

Washing hands
Rapidly move your hands between the two
Would recommend the experience

[lovehttyd]

I'm sat here as a British person thinking what the hell so American houses look like then

[Unknown-qfmi]

When u live in Britain 🇬🇧 yet ur still watching this

[Jonahchv]

One thing they forgot is in the UK, they don't use screens. In Canada, our windows have screens to keep the bugs out. (Also keeps the children from falling out. Lol)

[laces_xoxo]

I’m from the uk and I watched to see what was so confusing about my home😂

[deadlyNightshade]

the way the person behind the camera shyly points at things without saying a word is bloody cute, i'm laughing so hard

[Tarnishedgrimm]

Why is her voice just so like mesmerizing

[bag]

"We have a general lack of space so the clothes washer is in the kitchen"
"We have two separate rooms for the loo and the shower"
👀👀👀

[abi-nwlz]

I'm British and most houses have their toilet in the bathroom. Agreed?

*Edit* Most newer house's have separate ones but mines really old as it used to be a old prison xxx

[leahcartwright]

Not going to lie, us Brits are probably the only people in the world who would find washing our hands exhilarating

[faith_lilyvideos]

1. My light switch for my bathroom is not on a cord
2. The bath and toilet are in the same room
3. My hot and cold taps are joined
4. I don’t usually open the window
5. I call it a sink
6. I’m not posh

[brittany]

My question is then, WHAT THE BLOODY HECK DOES A HOUSE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES LOOK LIKE THEN?!

[je__ca]

I've been in the UK to study for a year and I have rent a house myself. Everything is exactly the same hahaha!

Splendid experience for a foreigner! Now I need to get myself some tea, with milk, and staring outside of my window to see some more rain;)

Cheers!

[milliehall]

*Opens window*
*breaths in air*
*Coughs and dies*

[cccfff]

I love that she open the window and breathes on the “fresh air” and coughs (I’m from England btw)

[Emily-enew]

I really bothers me that she just left that envelope on the floor.

[lewislikesbread]

I'm from Britain! I have a washing machine and tumble dryer in a utility room, though.

[jessica.m.thornhill]

I have a washing machine in the kitchen
An electric kettle
A light switch on string
Toilet and bath in the same room
Separate taps

[KaFFiN]

Don't leave the window open to much or you'll have a room full of chavs.

[mikerilling]

In answer to your questions in America, the toilet the basin, the bathtub shower all are in the same room and we just call it the bathroom
The basin has a single faucet that you turn left or right, depending on what temperature you want the water or in the middle if you want it the temperature is mixed
In the bathrooms, we do have outlets where you can plug all manner of things into the wall socket
We have separate utility rooms which have the washer, the dryer, often a water softener, and lots of shelves
We also often have mud rooms, so when you come in through the back door, you’re not tracking mud or dirt all over the house you can take off your heavy boots and leave them there in that room
Our kitchens are much larger and we do have electric tea kettle’s all across the country, which will get a quart of water. Boiled in probably two minutes.
We also have forced air central heating and cooling so we don’t have radiators and we rarely have boilers
The way the electrical outlets are set up is a duplex socket every 8 feet along the wall in the living area so in the typical bedroom that’s 12’ x 12’. You’re going to have at least eight places to plug things in which means we don’t use extension cords very often which means we can keep the cords shorter fewer accidents nobody tripping over cords.
Every window will also have screens on it to keep out the bugs