American Reacts to Top 10 Things Only Brits Do And Think It's Normal

From the classic art of forming an orderly queue to the seemingly never-ending discussions about the weather, this video showcases the charming idiosyncrasies that define British daily life.

Our goal isn't just to highlight the peculiarities of British culture, but to celebrate the richness of global diversity. This video encourages viewers from all walks of life to embrace and appreciate the cultural variations that make our world so wonderfully complex.

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[bandycoot]

If you skip to the front of a queue in the UK you risk your life😂

[carolineskipper]

The British 'Pantomime' is a very specific type of popular live theatre show, usually put on around Christmas and New Year. The definition you read out does not cover what British 'Pantomime' is at all.
It is usually based on a traditional tale- like Cinderella, or Babes in the Wood. It has songs- including at least one audience participation number - and all sorts of conventions about casting, and set pieces where the audience is encouraged to shout out certain phrases (He's behind you!!! is one of the most famous of these). They are family shows- but usually with a large dollop of 'double entendre' which goes over the kids heads.
I would recomend finding a video specifically on what it is.

[JonsTunes]

"Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot."

[kattytatty]

As a Brit, the only time I’ve come close to physical violence was when someone jumped the queue. 😡😡

[Shoomer]

The ever reliable Watchmojo, no channel does being wrong so consistently. Pantomimes are not just performed in UK, all the commonwealth countries have them. They're even starting to take off in the US.

[robt]

I live in a communal block of six flats with shared bins, this week somebody forgot to put the bins out and there have been discussions

[seanmc]

there is a wondeful video on you tube somewhere i saw a year ago, it was the brits queing, where they had barriers up in the zig zag line, but there was more people that the barriers could hold, after the barriers ended, the brits qued up as tho the barriers were still there in perfect formation, even tho the barriers had ended

[claireh]

Every Brit has a bin initiator on their street, they wait for that person to put their bin out so they know which one is being collected and the rest follow.

[DaveBartlett]

Re: The British Pub Culture; Years ago I worked as a system designer in an IT department. We had a certain software package that was performing nowhere near to the standards or specification defined by the (American) software house that produced it. After continuous reports of errors, the Software House sent one of their specialists to be on site, while the required emergency fixes were applied to the package.
This guy was an American, and being far from home, and living in a local hotel, we (a few of us in the IT department, ) invited him out for 'after-work' drinks; (for 'after-work' read 'an extended evening of'.) At one point, we noticed he had left the pub without mentioning to anyone that he was leaving. The following day at work he clearly had a hangover and apologised for disappearing the prevous evening, saying "When you said you were going for a couple of drinks after work, I took that literally, but then I found it was too much for me." - He'd actually had THREE half pints when he left!

[NADGEN]

To the weather point, it is worth considering that British weather is more fickle than in most countries. There is a common joke that, if you don't like the weather right now then wait a minute and it'll change. Therefore it is slightly more interesting than in most countries wherein for days and months the weather will be the same. That is a possible explanation as to why British people tend to lean into conversations about the weather as small talk and ice breakers. Maybe.

[livvymunro]

You misunderstood the definition of pantomime. In the British tradition, it is a family show put on around Christmas time and has very specific conventions. It is usually based on a classic fairy tale but with contemporary references thrown in. The characters always consist of a sweet heroine; her boyfriend (traditionally played by a female known as the principal boy, but nowadays sometimes played by a male); the dame, a comic figure always played by a man in outrageous drag; an animal played by an actor in costume; a wicked villlain; and a fairy godmother type figure who usually makes the plot turn out all tight in the end . There is vociferous audience participation. The villain is booed every time he appears. If he creeps on stage the audience shout "He's behind you!". Characters get into verbal tussles with the audience who contradict them by shouting things like "Oh no he's not!" or "Oh yes he is!". There is always a singalong from a giant song sheet lowered on to the stage. The scripts are usually written to appeal to children but with double entendres thrown in which only the grown ups will get. It is family entertainment, unique to Britain and some of the Commonwealth realms, and has to be seen to be believed. You should find a video of one. "Mime" it is not!

[seanmc]

another point on the que (line), not always but in general, you can be at the bar in a pub, there is not so much of a line, but everyone knows there turn, bar staff dont know who is next, but a brit will say most often, no your before me, its order in chaos, but everyone gets served in the right order usualy,
yes as everywhere, there are ones that will jump, but they will be told.

[delskioffskinov]

I must admit I do like your short intro's then straight to the video model! works for me so have another subscriber!

[rachelpenny]

On the 5th November, Ottery St Mary in Devon has the tar barrel event. I visited this as a kid and it was fun. It wasn't as busy then as it is now. It is where people from Ottery lift up and carry burning tar barrels a small distance up the street and handed to someone else. I can't remember the origins of this but it has been going for years.
It is now filmed live on YouTube when it happens.
Something similar also used to be held in a village closer to where I grew up(Hatherleigh). I don't know if that still runs. . That was also fun.
In Ottery you just had to make sure you kept out of the way of the person with the burning barrel. You have to be an Ottery born local to be able to carry the burning barrel. Nowadays it is very busy and the streets are packed. It was much more fun as a kid as there wasn't so many people.

[Mark_Bickerton]

I give a Latvian girl a lift to work every day, after just a few years here, she now constantly complains about or talks about the weather :)

[robertomoi]

Remember, we are the motherland, so anything and everything we do is completely normal.
Pantomimes are not mimes.

[gmdhargreaves]

We call it 5th November, the day comes before the month ALWAYS, we do say get in line or get in the queue, not get in queue.

[CarolynneBarnett]

This is my first comment. I only found the site a couple or so weeks ago, and love it. Reading one of the comments I just had to add something about Haggis - which is actually really nice. When I was small, my dad told me that in order to catch a Haggis, you had to find/put a right legged Haggis on a left legged hill (or the right legged as appropriate of course)! I know it's totally silly - but it's also hilarious. It look a few years for me to realise there were no right or left legged hills! Not sure about Haggis though.😆

Next - Pantomimes. No matter how old you are, you still go to them every year. Well in my family you do - even though all the children are in their thirties by now.
And Yes - never try to queue jump in the UK🤫. Death by Tutting is not against the law (as far as I know)🤣.

And so to Bonfire Night. Age is irrelevant - have fun and games whenever you can. We are British, we can't help it - it's hereditary.

[TheCornishCockney]

Our cuisine has come on leaps and bounds from the British stereotype of stodge.
Check out which country has the most Michelin stars, I think we’re third for best restaurants……IN THE WORLD.
The food on offer ranges from street food of the highest quality to very exclusive restaurants.
Of course that’s London but major cities all over the UK are excellently provided.
Plymouth Hoe has a row of restaurants on the waterfront and the food was magnificent.

[szabados]

As the beefeaters in the Tower of London say, Guy Fawkes has been the only person in British history who went to Parliament with honest intentions, a clear agenda, and the means to see it through.