American Reacts to 7 British Things we don't have in America! *SHOCKING*

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[AD]

We don't use toilet brushes after every use, we use it when it's needed. If there's a skid, you use it, if there's no skid, we don't. Having more water makes no difference to whether a skid is left or not, because biggest majority of the time, skids are under the water. But the reason we have less water in the bowl & less power in a flush, is because we try to preserve water. Using more than what's needed is just a waste, and given we've done just fine with our toilet design for hundreds of years, kinda proves your design is just wasting water, as that much is not required.

[GingeDSI]

A few things…
1, us Brits don’t use a toilet brush after every visit. The toilet brush is there to clean the toilet, not wipe away traces of every single defecation that people leave. If the toilet get dirty, then we use a brush.
2, you don’t “heat up” a hot water bottle, you fill it with hot water from the kettle (making sure to remove any air so it doesn’t expand and explode all over you)
JT, this is for you especially. You should NEVER heat up water in a microwave. It can super heat and if anything drops in it, the water could instantly turn to steam and “explode” quite violently. They proved this on Mythbusters.
3, squash (the drink you mix with water, always put the juice in the glass first as well, then the water) is also called cordial.
4, Sparky is just a “nickname” for an electrician. Just like “chippy” is a nickname for a carpenter (also a fish and chip shop)

[ubrfrnzy]

A consequence of having more water in an American toilet bowl is that the toilets overflow when they're blocked. UK toilets almost never overflow and we hardly ever have to use a plunger, to the point that most people dont even own one.

[tonycasey]

Grapes are great. Grape juice is great. Grape flavour stuff tastes like the taste you get in your mouth when you inflate a plastic pool toy with your mouth. There is NO WAY that it is a superior flavour to blackcurrant.
As a Brit, I always find visiting the USA quite futuristic because of architecture, appliances, etc. But then I see the outlets and it feels like I'm in a third world country.

[VisualBliss.]

If a house in the uk does not have a kettle in, then nobody lives there

[JBW]

Squash is also a bat and ball sport where the players hit a small ball against a wall in turn. It's actually really difficult because the ball travels incredibly fast. It's kind of like tennis, but with both players on the same side of the court, and with the net being replaced by the wall, in order to create the bounce back required. My eyes have never been good enough to keep up with it (not to mention it hurts a lot if you get hit by the ball).

[phoebegreig]

It’s actually scientifically proven that less water in the bowl creates a stronger vacuum for the “waste” to be sucked into the drains, eliminating any real need to have a plunger by the toilet in the first place. This is the reason that US toilets have to flush so aggressively. They need to to create the same vacuum that they could get just by lowering the water level..

[Beansontoast]

We do not keep plunges next to our toilets in the United Kingdom. He must be eating concrete if that is his way to flush away his crap, we only use a toilet brush for the skid marks. you have a big problem if your toilet needs a plunger 🤦

[crwydryny]

A sparkie is the british slang for electrician especially on sites
Sparkie = electrician
Brickie = bricklayer
Chippie = carpenter
Banker = Mason
Cowboy = someone who pretendes to be a tradesman and does a very dodgy job
Dyker = drystone waller (officially my trade, though I have experience in others)
Ganger = foreman (usually for a specific gan of workers and works under a general foreman)
Jobber = someone who works small jobs jumping from site to site or working for private individuals
Mate = a unskilled or semiskilled trades man e.g bricky's mate
Navy = labourer (more common in England than other parts of the UK)
Saw doctor = the guy who maintains and sharpens tools (rare these days as most companies hire tools for the job)
Spread = plasterer
Waster = a lazy worker who doesn't do much (usually not liked on site by other workers)

[AntEloftheHouseofEl]

Speaking of electics, we have circuit breakers here in the UK that automatically isolate all power to that specific circuit if it detects a fault or a surge.

It will literally flip the power off by itself.

Yet another reason deaths by electrocution are so low here.

[stevefox]

Squash is NEVER referring to anything other than a concentrate processed drink, Pressed fruit is referred to as Juice, two very different things.

[petersp]

my toilet doesn't leave stains! what the f is this guy eating!

[clivethewritermadenglishma]

Black currants are popular because they're super high in vitamin C.

[michaelkennedy]

This guy speaks for himself and himself alone.

[uk-critz]

WOW WOW for a guy who looks like an academic he dont seem to know alot

[mariejoyce]

You can also use Ribena to make Ice Lollies in the summer, my mum did this with orange squash/cordial when I was a child.

[joshturner_]

Can't usually stand some Americans but I love watching your videos. you seem really open minded and chill

[FC-PeakVersatility]

Originally a leather military riding boot, based upon the German Hessian boot popular from the beginning of the 19th century, the welly or wellington boot was named after Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who popularised them

[scrappystocks]

Syphonic flush toilets are a British invention first patented in 1897. They fell out of favor in the UK because they are more prone to blockages than the commoner wash through bowl. The syphonic action also makes the bowl noisier. Toilet brushes are just for cleaning, you generally don't need them for the rare occasion these occur and they are never used for plunging because this is not necessary with a wash through bowl but is more common with a syphonic because of the narrow restriction in the outlet that is needed to create the syphon.

[janetstorey]

We also have another safety feature to our outlets, if a device malfunctions the fuse box will switch off power to that outlet in a split second. The fuse box will shut off power to all outlets that share the same circuit, all you need to do is remove the offending device and flip the relevant switch on the fuse box and all power is restored.