American Reacts Americans Don't Understand English | The Jonathan Ross Show

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[zyndr_]

This reminds me of the American term for 'guide dog'. They call them "Seeing-Eye Dogs". I couldn't stop laughing when I first heard that one.

[aldomir]

Tuna fish is another one. We Brits just say Tuna. I've often wondered if an American has confused it with Tuna Cow or Tuna Turkey and so had to specify.

[vaughanellis]

As a Brit whose worked and lived in America I can attest that we are divided by a common language, so much so that I had to produce two versions of my reports one for the US management and one for the UK management, and the one for the UK management would be shorter because I did not have to use the descriptives I had to put in the report for the US management.

[MaxK_]

Trash can is still too long. Bin, just throw it in the bin. Simple 😂

[s.w.]

When you laugh at yourself you're being somewhat British .. when you join in you're being very British. We Brits love making fun of ourselves (and others of course) it's not to be nasty it's to look at how stupidly funny we can be sometimes .. which we all are let's face it.

[samkershaw]

My favourite is Jeremy Clarkson: "They (Americans) call a liquid, gas"

[evaadams]

Funny story, my partner was in LA at a cafe and on the menu was a “Chicken Egg sandwich. So when his order came, there was only egg on the sandwich. So of course, he said “excuse me, there is no chicken on my sandwich” and the waitress replied “no, the egg comes from a chicken”. He could not believe it 🙄😂. It’s a bit like “Tuna Fish”. We just say “Tuna” we know what it is 😂🤣🇦🇺

[Seamaster]

Great video mate, Michael McIntyre is a funny bloke. Loved your reaction and defence of the yank terminology. Just remember, it’s our language so we’ll always be correct. When you change it, it’s not English anymore. 😂

[christineharding]

What I object to is English being referred to as British English. No! English is the original so it's simply English! Happy New Year.

[vyvienvp]

OK he is being IRONIC, which is very English, humour. It is very funny comedy... Americans do not get Irony.

[nessiferum]

I don't have an issue with most of the US butchering of the English language but I cannot tolerate 'horse-back riding', it's so stupid, like taking my dog for a walk and going 'dog-leg walking'.

[wendy-anncoetzee-goncalves]

This is funny. It's even funnier how you trying to explain 🤣
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[knottyal]

"Momentarily" as in "soon". In English this means "briefly". And "Yard work"= gardening.

[liamblack]

A watch is called a wristwatch … incase you tried to put it round your ankle for convenient viewing lol

[Bazroshan]

I certainly detest the use of unnecessary words. 'Pre' rarely adds anything, especially pre-booked and pre-ordered, as all booking and ordering has to be done pre-event, not post-event.

[rayjennings]

At 04:48 he hits the nail on the head by calling table-tennis 'ping-pong' Perhaps Michael McIntyre could have used that as an example!

[Buthyful]

You're reaction is so genuine made me laugh even I have seen this clip before hehe.. and don't be afraid to be misunderstood when you explain things, we all try to explain things when the joke is about us 🤣. English isnt my native language and I still find this very funny. thank you for the vid.

[valeriedavidson]

As an older English lady I would like to say that "Waste Paper Basket" was common years ago in offices in England. It seems they do not say that now.

[scubaboy]

Thank God an American with a sense of Humour.

You saved American man. Check out the other American reactions.

Cheers from London

[greeneaglz]

I think a sensitive nerve was hit with this one. "The threaded thing, its like a big ping pong ball hitter thing"... sounds very American. 5:01