Americans React to 23 Facts About The UK That CONFUSE Americans!

American Couple Anna& JT React to 23 Facts About the UK That Confuse Americans!
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[juliajoyce]

Eggs are laid with a natural coating on the shell called the “bloom” or “cuticle”. This coating is the first line of defense in keeping air and bacteria out of the egg. Eggshells are porous, so when you wash them you’re removing that natural barrier. Unwashed eggs can sit on your kitchen counter at room temperature for a couple of weeks and they’ll still be edible. But once they’ve touched water, they need to be refrigerated.

[PedroConejo]

I'm not sure a mere unwashed egg counts as a British egg - the reason that we don't have to wash/chill them is because the flocks here are certified salmonella free, which is not the case in the US.

[jaydee_]

Need to point out. The grey squirrel is not native to Scotland. It came from the americas. We have the red squirrel (less than before, as the grey squirrel almost wiped them out) 😁

[SteveParkes-Sparko]

He's WRONG about that stamp! It wasn't the "Black Penny" for goodness sake! It was the "Penny Black"! Printed in just black ink, it showed a portrait of young Queen Victoria's head on it and cost one penny. Soon after, it was replaced by the "Penny Red".

[russ]

The Scottish: "Our national animal is the Unicorn, bet you can't beat that?"
The Welsh: "Have you seen our Dragon?"

[MrRalphellison]

Just so you know, British people tend to be more disparaging about their home town/ country. Where else would you get a book called "shit towns " and have the publishers have to release a part 2 because so many people complained that their town wasn't in the 1st edition?

[MrAshtute]

The grey squirrel is actually what your fellow Americans left us here in the UK.
Our native squirrel is actually a red squirrel but that is actually rare now as the grey squirrel has replaced them

[EllyHensens]

The unwashed eggs is not only in England, but all over Europe. The explanation for that is already given here by a lot of others, so I won't go into that aswell 😊

[Iamrealhonest]

That source video contains several inaccuracies. Just plain wrong on several counts. 🤷‍♂️

[stuartmays]

Hi guys, here in Scotland, the grey squirrel is classed as a rodent and vermin. It's the Red squirrel that is super rare and held in high regard. I've only ever seen 1 in my whole life and that was only last summer in the highlands.

[TukikoTroy]

Re eggs: Not just Brits, same in the rest of Europe and many other places.

[jeanproctor]

You'll probably get loads of people saying this but the stamp isn't a Black Penny, it's a Penny Black. At the time, that particular postage cost one old penny (it used to be written as 1d) and the stamp itself was black. There were other penny postages available, such as the Penny Red or Penny Lilac, but the best known one is the Penny Black (and they're not all as valuable as they're made out to be. My Dad had one and he tried to sell it on because he thought it was valuable, but he couldn't shift it). And the double L in Welsh words (Ll) is pronounced as a Thl, or as though you've got a phlegmy throat and you're trying to clear it, rather than a double zed.

[RittingsTN]

Lol... the the Llanfair pronunciation has me cracking up!!! JT saying it like he's hispanic or something looool. The double "LL" sound should be a throating hard C... so without the throat, it's Clanfair... not a Z or X sound lol. But honestly, I'm like an hour from there and can't even get as close as JT's effort lol. So props!!

[SpeccyMan]

We don't bleach our raw chicken either. 😁

[gabbymcclymont]

I love the story of when the Queen was at Balmoral in Scotland, 2 American tourists asked the queen if she had seen the queen. She said no but he has pointing to her security gard.

[DaveBartlett]

No! You couldn't lift an egg from your Dad's chicken coup and expect to get an egg as safe as those that you buy in the UK. This is because UK regulations require UK hens to be protected by anti-biotics, which is what makes their eggs disease free, and why they don't require to be washed before eating. This applies to ALL eggs bought within the UK, though I doubt your dad has his own hens treated with antibiotics.

[Samtheman]

5:59 JT sounds like a Harry Potter character casting weird spells when he tries to pronounce that Welsh town 😂😂

[stephenwraight]

You need to get your uk facts from a British source not American, love your videos and Llanfair pg as its known locally is pronounced llan (rhymes with van) fair (pronounced fire!) Then PG, it was a made up name to lure tourists to the tow

[lucadoesthings]

"scousers?" As a scouser I thought a lot more people would know us because of The Beatles. I guess not?

[sheelaghquigley]

LL in Welsh is not pronounced zee. It’s pronounced Clan. A short version of the long Welsh place name is LLANFAIR-PG
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