How to Piss Off the English

I'm English born & bred (Lancs/Yorks) & when as a child in the 60s we played football, we regularly called it soccer. We pretend to be annoyed when Americans call it soccer so we can have a good moan about it. B^/

Get off the plane.

I like this man. I just got back from New York City. Loved the experience

England here- we approve of this video. Good man. One other thing- people calling Tower Bridge "London Bridge".

My pet hate as a northern is Americans expecting me to song like I'm from London in one way or another

Wise words. We call it football because we invented the game and that's what it's called. We would never dream of calling American Football, Girly Padded Fake Rugby now would we, because that would be true sorry...rude.

English - from England
Welsh - from Wales
Scottish - from Scotland

British - all 3 old countries

If you're British you fit into one of those categories based on where you were born simple

Here is one. Using a 50 pound note in a shop! Please British commenters tell me why? This Irishman uses 50 euro notes without issue in the Eurozone but try using a 50 pound note in the UK and you are treated like a scammer??

Fair play, I’ve seen a couple of your UK videos and you’re absolutely spot on, which gives me confidence in your analysis of other countries I may visit.

As a British person I find it strange that you have to explain basic politeness and respect.

The only place we don't queue is at the bar

When people don't give way makes me so mad.

Regarding rounds, it's perfectly OK to not get involved, just say no thank you when someone offers you a drink and say your only staying for one

don't make tea in the cup.. make it in a teapot so it can steep properly.

Que culture was a thing back in the olden days of the US . Nobody likes a line jumper .

The 🇺🇸 tend to talk to us without realising this ' were not stupid 🇺🇸 ' you do not have to over explaine to us ' its as if we are all deaf 🇬🇧🇺🇸🤣👍

Regarding football ... if you walk into a pub and football is on the television, read the room. Chances are the majority of people in that pub will be there to watch one team in particular ... don't be that guy that cheers for the other team. It will not end well for you.

Being here & not leaving that really pisses us off ,
Out stayed welcome ,
Mosques piss us off too ,
London underground just annoying

We are tolerant , we can not stand anyone this island is split into 3 countrys due to being unable get along with people .

America is massive . So yes 400 miles is close to a yank they drive a day and stop in the same state

Calling football "soccer" 🤮

Unlike most Americans in England we were brought up properly not dragged up . And yes football or foot the ball is a predominantly foot biased game unlike the game of throwing an egg called American football that stops more than being played. Last point American beer is like making love in a canoe fucking close to water . Just a point don’t get upset

Little one to add to the list, its pronounced sheer not shire

Using Richard Curtis films for a basis of your understanding of British Culture

I worked in a cafe when I was 16. It was located in quite a touristy area and we had a lot of Americans visit in the summer months. I recall being asked "Is the Soup good?" I responded honestly "I don't know, I've not tried it" The tourist looked horrified at my response. I was there for a part-time job on minimum wage for some extra pocket money. I didn't really care all that much, I was there because they paid me not because I wanted to be there for any another reason. I hadn't tried everything on the menu (I would have had to pay for it for a start) I guess in hindsight I should have responded with "Well if it was Awful, it wouldn't be on the menu would it? and it depends if you like whatever flavour soup it is" seemed like an odd question to me at the time. Were they expecting me to say "yes it's good" regardless of whether it is or not? Or be honest??

You are quite correct, as an english person some are annoying however we are so polte we would never actually call you out on it :)

Poles do that urinal/cubicle thing......if there are 8 cubicles...the Pole will come and sit right next to you and let you smell and hear everything he has eaten that day......whereas a Brit will go to the furthest cubicle.

You have to learn how to deal with British weather. It is very changeable but rarely extreme. It actually Rains more in Paris than it does in London.

No one would be bothered if you drank Coors. You may not like real ale, it isn't for everyone, can't tell you the last time i had one, when i fancy something like that, I'd get a Guiness.

If you come out with smart arse answer or be rude & we can & will play "Look at the history or your country then get back to us"

If you don't want to upset the English like me don't be a lefty woke trans person. And you be fine.

I hate it when Americans say they have been to "europe" like where thought paris or bradford.

Soccer is a perfectly acceptable name for Association Football. The term was coined in England to distinguish the game from Rugby Football.

I think you're overplaying the beers a bit - nobody cares if you order coors.

Also, it's perfectly acceptable to say you're not doing rounds and just get your own drinks if you know you need to leave early or you don't want to commit to having like five pints

When americans come to my pub/restaurant and say "I'll take a..." that makes my eyes do a full roly poly.

"Please may I have" "Could I have" "May I have" with please attached there somewhere will work wonders to fit in nicely!

We love tourists, we are just set in our ways!

Love your travel videos. Your Punta Cana advice has been great prep for our upcoming holiday

A lot of Americans also seem to assume that all Brits are from England

Spot on!


You cxxt 🤣

All this guy has to do to piss off the English is turn up here.

Oh, I'm a local, am I?

These are all spot on, but buying drinks in rounds is a con that benefits the drinking establishment. The person buying a later-on round often doesn't really want to because they have had enough, but is doing so in order not to be rude, and those who accept often have had enough but don't wish to offend by saying no!

Yeah never say local shire again. Village town or county is fine

No first time visitor needs to pay attention to this. My mates mostly drink foreign lagers, i don't include tourists in my rounds, I'm a Northerner to Londoners (I live in the middle of England). Picking apart your words for the 2 weeks you come over to England isn't really a bother. we might tell you our words, but don't expect you to change what is pretty much part of you accent.
What locals are letting people from the states make their tea? I hardly trust most Brits to make a good cuppa.
Accents aren't bad you'll make us laugh, or we'll help you improve
The only annoying thing would be you trying to say 'Maths'. If you can't say it, stick to the States version.

This is a great list For seasoned visitors to the UK.
The only way to take us past annoying to pissed off, is to talk about something you know nothing about. (Tell us how next years Premier league 'playoffs' should go, or that rugby players should have helmets)

It doesn't always rain, but the weather does change often. Back in February in Aberyswyth, I experienced rain, hail, graupel, snow, rain hail, sunny all within 1 minute haha. The joke for Wales definitely is "if you don't like the weather, just wait 5 seconds it will change"

regarding calling scottish people english, english people scottish etc. - its often best to simply ask us where we're from beforehand, you'll avoid a lot of grief that way! I know a lot of people try to guess from the accent, but you could still be taking a gamble - for example here in scotland theres plenty of people from here with an english sounding accent, or people from ireland, wales etc. with a scottish sounding accent due to living here for a while

We would never be "proud of (our) shire," we might, however be proud of our *county*.

If Americans come over and call football "soccer", then I'll be referring to American football as "discount rugby for wimps".

If you order a Coors in a British pub, we won't be annoyed, but we will lose all respect for your poor sense of taste!

Fun fact: Soccer is an English word.

Another tip. Don't make nasty comments/jokes calling us "ugly" or calling English women "ugly" or jokes about "bad teeth" or "terrible food" (when it's at worst no worse than the rest of northern Europe). That's not cool, and it is extremely rude and just marks you off as a jerk if you do that.

We don't care about your choice of alcohol