Thing is people don't like to be grouped together more than they have to be so I get if Scottish, English or Welsh people prefer not to have their accent classed as British.
If someone said I had a British accent I would say "Scottish" without thinking just because that's how I think of it not because I'm trying to be condescending or just ignoring the technicality. Like I'm sure a Canadian person would correct someone that told they had an American accent for the same reason.
I think it's fair to say that all accents from all three countries are British but there isn't "A" British accent. I know it seems like a petty point (and it is when you get right down to it) but generally when people outside of Britain say British accent they're thinking of a stereo typical English accent as proven by the vast majority of videos of people doing "British" accents.
hey man BTW im 16 and when i was 14 or even now you could not say a al full lot you could say to me and it would piss me of arlo i hit a lot of pepole when they did say somethink pissed me off any way and some of my m8s say the same think so i don't think she would be offended if she is then she is a fucking cow who can give it out but not take it. but i am not american so to filling the stereo tip im sure they will start a war or something lol
This annoys me too! I am so glad somebody has done a clear video about this, now whenever I come across some arrogant condescending twat on youtube I can just post the link ;)
@LatumWay Don't worry too much ... people in the US all have very unique accents, and there is no real "American" accent according to that logic as well. Canada and Mexico, plus you can expand all the way south to so many other countries .... yeah. But in the US every single state has it's own accent.
@jhnsnow421 It's not an appeal to authority, i'm asking you to do some research. i could direct you to a site that says homeopathy works but that would not make it true, this IS my appeal to authority, i was told about this by michael t foy, my old history teacher, a friend of my father's and probably irelands foremost authority on the easter rising. I have a signed copy of his book "the easter rising" (with brian barton) in front of me, if you think he's wrong do the research.
@1empathy It's either an appeal to authority or argumentum ad populum because you showed no evidence when challenged and thus asked me to research it through google, now i'm going to say this again show me the evidence that Devalera and Ireland supported the Nazis.
@1empathy cont...appeal to authority e.g "Homeopathy works just google search ". It's simple just show me the evidence that Devalera and Ireland supported the Nazis, you don't want to be intellectually dishonest do you?
@1empathy No the onus on you is back up your claims, now show me the evidence if you have any? Ever heard of links no? Show me some papers, anything? Or are you just inept to do so?
"My original statement stands and i would extend it in devalera's case to say he overtly supported hitler"
No it doesn't because you haven't shown me any evidence just like you said Ireland tacity supported the Nazis, all you done is a sort of vague cont..
@1empathy Concidentaly i already listen to "ireland's soilders treated like pariahs" on the radio a couple of nights ago. No if you read my last comment i explained why some irish were punished and that it does not follow that Ireland supported germany. Context is important to during world war 2 since there was significant anti-british setiment after and before it gain independance which may gave significant support for the pro german nazis aplogists, there was also some irish cont...
As a humourous aside, the source I used for all that was the Encyclopedia Brittanica and it took way too long to realise the pun.
Back on topic though: My personal opinions are as follows:
1. informal parlance deemed acceptable by the government of the area in question is okay to use as long as everyone knows what you mean, therefore "four countries in Britain."
2. I REALLY hate youtube's 500 character limit. I may just end up creating a video response that lays all that out a bit neater.
@Guestyperson There are problems with that informal parlance, it raises some political and identity conundrums in NI and it's a particularly touchy subject, why would a government suggest that Northern Ireland refers to Britain? Is it not easier colloquially and for political reasons if we use UK instead no?
And before anyone accuses me of mindless pedantry, the "Great" in "Great Britain" serves much the same purpose as the "New" in "New South Wales".
"Great Britain" was used as a name to link to but also distinguish the island from the area now known as "Brittany" on the North-West coast of France. So to just refer to the Island of Great Britain as "Britain" is like calling the big apple "York"
To clarify: There is such a thing as "Great Britain", "The British Isles" and "The British Islands" all of which handily refer to different things, but there is no such thing as "Britain" without any qualifier anymore. "Britain" used to refer to the Roman occupation south of Hadrian's wall, which means you could say "In the area historically known as Britian there are two countries: England and Wales" but you can't say "There are three countries in Britain." There are either two or none.
On the "Only three countries in Britain" point it depends on what you consider "Counts". If you go by informal parlance then it seems obvious that "Britain" can mean the United Kingdom as a whole and not just the Island of Great Britain. Even the British Government accepts this as informal terminology.
If however you mean to only accept official geo-political designations as correct then technically there are either two countries in Britain or none because it doesn't exist anymore.
Well latumway you have a posh english accent,very clear and understandable.What you should do is film a few regional ones like a geordie,a yorkie,a brummie and for good measure a glaswegian scot,that should eff em up good style.American have regional accents but are understandable,what would they make of that lot? One fool thought I was some kind of quaker thy knows cos I do thee an tha a bit,but f em its were Im from.Understand where you're coming from though,good point.
@silverhawkroman The island of ireland is divided into 32 counties, 6 counties are part of the UK and the inhabitants are british. the other 26 counties form the republic of ireland. There is a difference as the uk fought hitler in world war 2 wheras the irish were neutral and tacitly supported the nazis
That's true Devalera did persecuted the irishmen that fought for the allies as traitors, now show me the evidence that "irish were neutral and tacitly supported the nazis"
@1empathy The onus is you to back up your claims, i assume it was you that flag me as spam? You still haven't shown me the evidence that Ireland "tacitly supported the nazis"
Regarding the persecution of Irish who fought for the Allies many deserted the Irish Army which was a crime at the time, Emergency Power Order 362 cut the deserters pay and pension and many were forcefully unemployed from publicly working (all of which in my personal opinion was wrong and shameful) cont...
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom) and Ireland (also described as the Republic of Ireland). (via Wiki)
Latum, I'm going to sidestep your video and just say that when many Englanderishingtons attempt an Americandoitall accent, they think adding gruffness makes it American. A slight annoyance, but nothing too bad. I have also seen several examples of Brits doing American accents where I had no clue they were from across the pond. Aw fuck, this is just rambling now.
Anywho. Remember on "Friends" when Ross tried to do a British accent? Fucking hilarious.
*chuckle* I'm amazed people are still being fooled by that video. I was not fooled, but I did not catch on either. I reserved judgement. It's funny, I remember thinking, "But he did such a good British accent!" but then I was like, "hm no, he might be up to something, and if I comment, I'll be the butt of a joke." LOL
The same idea in this video can be applied to American accents, because having an "American accent" is a very broad term as well, seeing as there are many different accents in America. American accents can even vary from state to state.
Most of my heritage comes from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and even England. But, then on the other side, I have "gypsy," which could be Roma or Irish, and just recently discovered I have Basque tossed in there too. And, not done yet--I am also part Native American(Iroquois and Cherokee) Cajun, and African American. Can't get much more mixed than this.
It's very easy to sound condescending, sometimes without even noticing it yourself. It's good to see some people still make a conscious effort to avoid it.
I always enjoy your videos but this topic has brought an interesting question to mind. Are Northern Irish people British? I understand that Great Britain is an island made up of Scotland, Wales and England and that this plus N. Ireland makes up the UK. People from the UK are called British, but N. Ireland isn't really in Great Britain. Any thoughts on this?
AMEN! This has being getting on my goat for a long time. So glad someone has brought this up at last. British people continually tell Americans, who are attempting British accents, that there is no such thing as a British accent when there blatantly is, especially for foreigners who do not have our ear for regional accents. I'm British and English, btw.
You can do this video, but not one addressing my response to you? It's been 6 Months! :D What do I need to do, be more stupid? ;)
Good vid dude. Trying to explain to the rest of the world how the UK, Britian, British, Englishness (and the other lot) all fits together is pretty dam tricky, I and a mate of mine have tried regularly on a forum we frequent....
....They still think everyone wears kilts the moment you cross the border, and they have no idea what Wales is (apart from near london).
County Identity is quite important outside of the cities though Latum? Do you identify as a Yellowbelly? I'd say I identify as a Dumplin' and while it's not quite on the same level as Cornwall not being English, the rise of localism is quite interesting, especially in the light of multiculturalism in cities, people feel the need to have a 'Culture' of their own, that makes them special and different, in addition to wanting to preserve their history.
Of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland there are distinct internal accents which are so strong that even fellow countrymen cannot understand them. As for the Welsh - well nobody listens to them anyway!
Yay for accents - fake or otherwise! Thanks for the lesson on the UK vs. Brittan thing! I've wondered about that. Never with enough intensity to actually google it or anything, but it was probably more fun hearing it from you anyway! Yours Truly, Lame American Chick
I'm British, and British women really are ugly. It's quite polarised though, while you have a LOT of super fucking ugly tramps, every now and then you get a girl who could rival any other girl in any other country. Having said that, maybe it would be a valid criticism if you had swedish/spanish/estonian people criticising British girls, but it's not, it's almost always Americans, who are really no better at all. Just because your women all have plastic surgery doesn't make them look better!
@duracell777 don't know how that is going to work because technically you would still be British as Great Britain refers to the island, which comprises of the three countries; its simply the physical union. Think it comes from Britons emigrating from Brittany, northern france. Also a lot like Greater London or Greater Manchester.
Something that really gets on my nerves is that a lot of websites only give me the option of saying I'm from the UK, but I'm from Jersey... and Jersey isn't technically part of the UK. We're a dependency of the British Crown, which means that we're part of the British Isles but not the UK. =/
But Ireland is an island in the British Isles... I understand that Great Britain is a landmass within the UK, but I thought just "Britain" was a colloquial term for the UK which would include Northern Island. Maybe it's not prevalent in all areas.
@thetdoman The stereotype is not that you're bad, it's that you're stupid. I guess it's because a lot of the famous Americans that we hear about (e.g. George Bush) tend to be the really stupid ones. =/
@LatumWay its a principality within the kingdom of England. It doesn't really matter in the modern age so that's why I qualified it with the knit pickety bit
@kingOFtheFISHpeople No seriously - its not a principality. Its just not. Its not like 'it sort of is but only technically' or anything like that. It literally is not a principality.
@LatumWay Even if it was, a Principality just means "Is ruled by a prince", as opposed to say a Kingdom or a Duchy. It doesn't say anything about wether it's a country or a nation or a dependant territory. It can be all of those things and still be a principality.
But it's not a principality anyway, so it doesn't even matter. :)
As someone who moved to Birmingham (England) 14 years ago from elsewhere in the Commonwealth, I am still amazed at the enormous variety of accents within the twenty miles of where I live. To notice a change in the way people speak travelling the nine miles from Birmingham to, say, Dudley is really interesting. You'd have to travel hundreds of miles in the US, Canada or Oz to see such a change.
@metrx330 The black country accents really are amazing, I used to travel round there with my dad delivering stuff to factories & we'd hear a different accent at every drop. I don't think there's anywhere else in the UK that matches it for variety though.
Actually, if you were an American, it would be fairly safe for people to look down at you. Even more so if you are talking about other countries. I must assume you have never been to America, or it has been a while. Although it may be foolish for me to assume that it is different anywhere else. . .
I wonder how much the condescending British you mention know about Germany. Having come from such a non-English speaking country it seems like the UK and US always think the world centers around them.
@LatumWay It's the picture that is presented where I am. Always hearing about how they started the Industrial Revolution, Greenwich Mean Time, Darwin, Newton, etc. Seems to be little mention of contributions to the Human experience by non-English speakers. The impression given here is that the UK is solely responsible for the modern world and then the US took up the reins.
Finally I understand the difference between Britian and the United Kingdom! Great film. I am truly happy. (This is not sarcasm, it's the ramblings of a dumb Texan.)
I really enjoy your explanation of the countries that make up Great Britain and the UK. But please explain where/how the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man fit into all of this. Very confusing for us moronic Americans.
@smrne They are British Crown Dependencies. Not technically part of the UK, but are connected to it constitutionally in some ways. For instance, its the responsibility of the UK to protect the Channel Islands if they were ever invaded. Stuff like that.
I'm surprised that the founders of the United States didn't take a page from Britain's book and name it "The Awesome United States of America". Really, what other country puts something like that in their name?
@PluralOfEverything Plus you are only regarding "great" to a singular meaning. It can also mean vast, huge, bountiful. Exactly what the "Great British Empire" was. The name stuck. Bear in mind that at one point this tiny island nation governed two thirds of the globe, it is almost a deserved title.
@PluralOfEverything Actually it has nothing to do with it. It is the same reason we have greater manchester and greater london. Its purely for descriptive purposes and I believe it comes from Britons emigrating from Brittany, northern France and norman conquest and all that jazz.
@Frasssaanarchy URRRRRGGGHHHH Wales is NOT a principality! It was between 1216 and 1542, but its isn't anymore.
Sorry for getting angry but tons of people have been telling me this and ITS NOT TRUE!
And N.I. is not a province! The island of Ireland has four historical provinces, and N.I has 6 of the 9 counties of the province of Ulster, BUT ITS A COUNTRY!
@LatumWay Well IDK what to say about Wales however if you ever heard the line "And Ireland, long a province, be. A Nation once again" it refers to the status of Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in that it was a province. The current UK is just a continuation of that minus the 26 counties that remained within the Free State and thus N.I. remains a province.
@Frasssaanarchy Nope. If Ireland was considered a province in the UK at some point, neither the Rep. of Ireland nor Northern Ireland exist as such now. 'Province' implies that its simply an administrative territory within the UK, but its more than that. Its a country.
@LatumWay You admire america too damn much, and when are Europeans not condescending to Americans? NEVER, ITS BEEN THAT WAY FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FUCKING YEARS. GROW SOME BALLS MAN! I love this country, but it's doubtful you could stay in a Normal US city like Canton, Ohio... For more than a day. You've lived in your cushy 27 day vacation, paid college, free health care, taxed out the ass country for too long. Could you even live without public transport? Doubtful...
@unhappy4life9 Oh sorry (sarcasm is harder to gauge over the internet).
You mean its a state university? Yeah they get grants, but the government is making cuts and then allowing the Unis to charge more for tuition. Essentially moving the expense onto students, which just ends up discriminating against people who aren't as rich.
@LatumWay Well, we get nothing. I wish I could explain what its like here. I have to pay about $40000 a year, and I'll be making $50,000 at most, as a mechanical engineer. My friend decided it was easier to into trucking, and they would pay the fees if he worked for them for a year. He made about $17,000... And they fired him because he decided to see his dad in the hospital, and refused to come in. He's now in debt to the tune of $8,000, and no one will hire him because of this incident.
@LatumWay This... Shouldn't be how the richest country in the world operates. Tack on his dad's $20,000 hospital bills, for some fucking xrays, a cast, and morphine, his life is ruined. He want's to sell a testicle so he can pay off his debts, thinking he'll net $150,000. But they make you pay for everything, so some rich guy can have a "real" testicle, instead of a plastic implant, you''ll only get about $5,000. Don't let this happen in Britain.
(cont.)...statement 'a British accent' is one that is bound to be picked up on, just in case. The historical use of 'England' to stand for 'Britain' (and in turn 'The UK') is one that still annoys some people, that may be why they jump on related issues such as a 'british accent' not existing so that they can correct the point that IS related AND annoys them.
arguing for the use of a useless term seems rather pointless. saying that i can sing a band's album would have you expecting me to sing allof the songs on that album if your first thought was an aural mess of me doing each song at the same time we'd think you a litttle odd. The initial assumption upon claiming to do an American accent is accepted by dint of it's vastness that the non american will pick a generic accent for an area. As the UK is much smaller the slackness of thought given to the
Thing is people don't like to be grouped together more than they have to be so I get if Scottish, English or Welsh people prefer not to have their accent classed as British.
If someone said I had a British accent I would say "Scottish" without thinking just because that's how I think of it not because I'm trying to be condescending or just ignoring the technicality. Like I'm sure a Canadian person would correct someone that told they had an American accent for the same reason.
RooDish 1 week ago
I think it's fair to say that all accents from all three countries are British but there isn't "A" British accent. I know it seems like a petty point (and it is when you get right down to it) but generally when people outside of Britain say British accent they're thinking of a stereo typical English accent as proven by the vast majority of videos of people doing "British" accents.
RooDish 1 week ago
(also you american assent is pretty good i lived over there of a little bit) also im dyslexic so some of the spelling might be off :(
thetrickster261 1 week ago
hey man BTW im 16 and when i was 14 or even now you could not say a al full lot you could say to me and it would piss me of arlo i hit a lot of pepole when they did say somethink pissed me off any way and some of my m8s say the same think so i don't think she would be offended if she is then she is a fucking cow who can give it out but not take it. but i am not american so to filling the stereo tip im sure they will start a war or something lol
thetrickster261 1 week ago
I saw the video your american accent was pretty good but then again I'm not American
Plasticplas1 2 weeks ago
Loved the Britain, UK part :D
symelian 3 weeks ago
This annoys me too! I am so glad somebody has done a clear video about this, now whenever I come across some arrogant condescending twat on youtube I can just post the link ;)
CssAfc 4 weeks ago
haha you look very cute saying Arrrgh and doing that thing with your hands ^-^
gabelopesn 1 month ago
Is there any way to unflag my comments? i fail to see how my comments can be warrant as spam :S
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@jhnsnow421 Done.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay thank you!
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@LatumWay Don't worry too much ... people in the US all have very unique accents, and there is no real "American" accent according to that logic as well. Canada and Mexico, plus you can expand all the way south to so many other countries .... yeah. But in the US every single state has it's own accent.
KittenKoder 1 month ago
@KittenKoder But then again, most of your states are the size of small countries.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay Granted. :p
KittenKoder 1 month ago
I cheated ... sort of, not on purpose. I'm a fan of Tom.
KittenKoder 1 month ago
I don't like being called 'British' it makes me feel likes Queen Elizabeth II's used tampon :(
Anarchosaur 1 month ago
Oh, so "British accent" can be used in a very broad sense but it's not practical. That makes sense, thanks!!!. ^_^
cutcc 1 month ago
Looking back through the comment section how come half my comments are not there? :S
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@jhnsnow421 It's not an appeal to authority, i'm asking you to do some research. i could direct you to a site that says homeopathy works but that would not make it true, this IS my appeal to authority, i was told about this by michael t foy, my old history teacher, a friend of my father's and probably irelands foremost authority on the easter rising. I have a signed copy of his book "the easter rising" (with brian barton) in front of me, if you think he's wrong do the research.
1empathy 1 month ago
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jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@1empathy It's either an appeal to authority or argumentum ad populum because you showed no evidence when challenged and thus asked me to research it through google, now i'm going to say this again show me the evidence that Devalera and Ireland supported the Nazis.
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@1empathy cont...appeal to authority e.g "Homeopathy works just google search ". It's simple just show me the evidence that Devalera and Ireland supported the Nazis, you don't want to be intellectually dishonest do you?
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jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@1empathy No the onus on you is back up your claims, now show me the evidence if you have any? Ever heard of links no? Show me some papers, anything? Or are you just inept to do so?
"My original statement stands and i would extend it in devalera's case to say he overtly supported hitler"
No it doesn't because you haven't shown me any evidence just like you said Ireland tacity supported the Nazis, all you done is a sort of vague cont..
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@1empathy Concidentaly i already listen to "ireland's soilders treated like pariahs" on the radio a couple of nights ago. No if you read my last comment i explained why some irish were punished and that it does not follow that Ireland supported germany. Context is important to during world war 2 since there was significant anti-british setiment after and before it gain independance which may gave significant support for the pro german nazis aplogists, there was also some irish cont...
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
Well now you know what it's like constantly being condescended to on the internet as an American.
Jekktis 1 month ago
the Nazis* Excuse my bad grammar and spelling
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
As a humourous aside, the source I used for all that was the Encyclopedia Brittanica and it took way too long to realise the pun.
Back on topic though: My personal opinions are as follows:
1. informal parlance deemed acceptable by the government of the area in question is okay to use as long as everyone knows what you mean, therefore "four countries in Britain."
2. I REALLY hate youtube's 500 character limit. I may just end up creating a video response that lays all that out a bit neater.
Guestyperson 1 month ago
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jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@Guestyperson There are problems with that informal parlance, it raises some political and identity conundrums in NI and it's a particularly touchy subject, why would a government suggest that Northern Ireland refers to Britain? Is it not easier colloquially and for political reasons if we use UK instead no?
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
And before anyone accuses me of mindless pedantry, the "Great" in "Great Britain" serves much the same purpose as the "New" in "New South Wales".
"Great Britain" was used as a name to link to but also distinguish the island from the area now known as "Brittany" on the North-West coast of France. So to just refer to the Island of Great Britain as "Britain" is like calling the big apple "York"
Guestyperson 1 month ago
To clarify: There is such a thing as "Great Britain", "The British Isles" and "The British Islands" all of which handily refer to different things, but there is no such thing as "Britain" without any qualifier anymore. "Britain" used to refer to the Roman occupation south of Hadrian's wall, which means you could say "In the area historically known as Britian there are two countries: England and Wales" but you can't say "There are three countries in Britain." There are either two or none.
Guestyperson 1 month ago
On the "Only three countries in Britain" point it depends on what you consider "Counts". If you go by informal parlance then it seems obvious that "Britain" can mean the United Kingdom as a whole and not just the Island of Great Britain. Even the British Government accepts this as informal terminology.
If however you mean to only accept official geo-political designations as correct then technically there are either two countries in Britain or none because it doesn't exist anymore.
Guestyperson 1 month ago
Well latumway you have a posh english accent,very clear and understandable.What you should do is film a few regional ones like a geordie,a yorkie,a brummie and for good measure a glaswegian scot,that should eff em up good style.American have regional accents but are understandable,what would they make of that lot? One fool thought I was some kind of quaker thy knows cos I do thee an tha a bit,but f em its were Im from.Understand where you're coming from though,good point.
TheTomtuffy 1 month ago
@TheTomtuffy I wouldn't say my accent is posh. Its just not overtly regional.
LatumWay 1 month ago 2
Great point :) Subscribed :D
AaahDimitri 1 month ago
So Ireland is not part of the UK?
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@silverhawkroman The island of ireland is divided into 32 counties, 6 counties are part of the UK and the inhabitants are british. the other 26 counties form the republic of ireland. There is a difference as the uk fought hitler in world war 2 wheras the irish were neutral and tacitly supported the nazis
1empathy 1 month ago
@1empathy
"wheras the irish were neutral and tacitly supported the nazis"
Evidence please?
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@jhnsnow421 you have access to the internet you idiot, look it up. Devalera supported hitler and persecuted the irishmen that fought for the allies.
1empathy 1 month ago
@1empathy
That's true Devalera did persecuted the irishmen that fought for the allies as traitors, now show me the evidence that "irish were neutral and tacitly supported the nazis"
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@1empathy The onus is you to back up your claims, i assume it was you that flag me as spam? You still haven't shown me the evidence that Ireland "tacitly supported the nazis"
Regarding the persecution of Irish who fought for the Allies many deserted the Irish Army which was a crime at the time, Emergency Power Order 362 cut the deserters pay and pension and many were forcefully unemployed from publicly working (all of which in my personal opinion was wrong and shameful) cont...
jhnsnow421 1 month ago
@silverhawkroman The Republic of Ireland isn't, no. Northern Ireland is.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay part of that was true, part of it was false. But, yeah, we get nothing to help us through college. Thanks for the clarification.
unhappy4life9 1 month ago
I've found it funny that there are people here in the US who think a certain type of American speech can be described as not having an accent.
MntlWard 1 month ago
This has been flagged as spam show
i'm funna marry an English guy someday.
runtubefantasy 1 month ago
British people don't exist.
ThoughtfulAtheist 1 month ago
@ThoughtfulAtheist Where the fuck have you been?
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay Dead, mostly.
ThoughtfulAtheist 1 month ago
@ThoughtfulAtheist Don't be an asshole.
LatumWay 1 month ago
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom) and Ireland (also described as the Republic of Ireland). (via Wiki)
kezla 1 month ago
hurrah!
thanks for this rant XD
gleehmee 1 month ago
2 questions, why the lyrics in your description--are you trying to fool viewers again?
an also, in your attempting an English accent video, did you talk how you normally do? or did you change your british accent a little?
runtubefantasy 1 month ago
@runtubefantasy I tried to talk normally.
LatumWay 1 month ago
Latum, I'm going to sidestep your video and just say that when many Englanderishingtons attempt an Americandoitall accent, they think adding gruffness makes it American. A slight annoyance, but nothing too bad. I have also seen several examples of Brits doing American accents where I had no clue they were from across the pond. Aw fuck, this is just rambling now.
Anywho. Remember on "Friends" when Ross tried to do a British accent? Fucking hilarious.
MagnusIan 1 month ago
*chuckle* I'm amazed people are still being fooled by that video. I was not fooled, but I did not catch on either. I reserved judgement. It's funny, I remember thinking, "But he did such a good British accent!" but then I was like, "hm no, he might be up to something, and if I comment, I'll be the butt of a joke." LOL
LiberAnarchy 1 month ago
The same idea in this video can be applied to American accents, because having an "American accent" is a very broad term as well, seeing as there are many different accents in America. American accents can even vary from state to state.
AntiFredMissile 1 month ago
So, what's with the lyrics in the description?
flurble33 1 month ago
Most of my heritage comes from Ireland, Scotland, Wales and even England. But, then on the other side, I have "gypsy," which could be Roma or Irish, and just recently discovered I have Basque tossed in there too. And, not done yet--I am also part Native American(Iroquois and Cherokee) Cajun, and African American. Can't get much more mixed than this.
kelliko70 1 month ago
It's very easy to sound condescending, sometimes without even noticing it yourself. It's good to see some people still make a conscious effort to avoid it.
TheLittleTpot 1 month ago
I'm digging the description.
RyanOManchester 1 month ago
I know right!?? ...fucking British people... ;)
CidVicious100 1 month ago
I always enjoy your videos but this topic has brought an interesting question to mind. Are Northern Irish people British? I understand that Great Britain is an island made up of Scotland, Wales and England and that this plus N. Ireland makes up the UK. People from the UK are called British, but N. Ireland isn't really in Great Britain. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks from Florida
samot8728 1 month ago
I have a Canadian accent. I think it should be on my circum vitae. It's a real asset.
GodlessManitoban 1 month ago
THERES ONLY 1 COUNTRY......'MERICA
Stead3111 1 month ago
AMEN! This has being getting on my goat for a long time. So glad someone has brought this up at last. British people continually tell Americans, who are attempting British accents, that there is no such thing as a British accent when there blatantly is, especially for foreigners who do not have our ear for regional accents. I'm British and English, btw.
AllHeathens1 1 month ago
You can do this video, but not one addressing my response to you? It's been 6 Months! :D What do I need to do, be more stupid? ;)
Good vid dude. Trying to explain to the rest of the world how the UK, Britian, British, Englishness (and the other lot) all fits together is pretty dam tricky, I and a mate of mine have tried regularly on a forum we frequent....
....They still think everyone wears kilts the moment you cross the border, and they have no idea what Wales is (apart from near london).
TheBoyFromNorfolk 1 month ago
@TheBoyFromNorfolk I KNOW! I'm sorry! End of my academic year happened, then Christmas... its frustrating. I'll TRY to get it done soon.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay
No worries dude, I'm in the same boat, Life gets in the way important stuff dosn't it :D
TheBoyFromNorfolk 1 month ago
the Cornish often don't think of themselves as 'English', which i find mildly amusing.
gothatfunk 1 month ago
@gothatfunk I rarely think of myself as human. :)
Loreleila 1 month ago
@Loreleila that would explain your telepathy.
gothatfunk 1 month ago
@gothatfunk
Cornwall was comprised remenants of the original Britons that weren't slaughtered or raped by the invading Saxons.
Kobrag90 1 month ago
@gothatfunk If that's how they feel, fine. I'm English, and its doesn't bother me. But they'd better accept that they're fuckin' British.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay
County Identity is quite important outside of the cities though Latum? Do you identify as a Yellowbelly? I'd say I identify as a Dumplin' and while it's not quite on the same level as Cornwall not being English, the rise of localism is quite interesting, especially in the light of multiculturalism in cities, people feel the need to have a 'Culture' of their own, that makes them special and different, in addition to wanting to preserve their history.
TheBoyFromNorfolk 1 month ago
Wow, I just didn't think about the whole 3 countries in Britain and four in the UK, now I fee stupid. Arse. But thanks.
XChillX42 1 month ago
As a student of language (and that includes accents) I enjoyed this video immensely! Further points can be made but you covered a lot.
SyncopatedProgress 1 month ago
This silly American thinks he can do a scottish accent.
maggot432 1 month ago
Silly American trying to be European.
geganobo 1 month ago
WHAT! Your not from the USA???
lex811117 1 month ago
Can I ask about the description?
ChazzLord 1 month ago
Britain isn't an Island, Great Britain is.
AmorphicS 1 month ago
there are only 3 country's in the UK... Wales, Scotland island and a useless flabby bit in the middle
KinSmallProductions 1 month ago
@KinSmallProductions Ireland that is not island
KinSmallProductions 1 month ago
Of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland there are distinct internal accents which are so strong that even fellow countrymen cannot understand them. As for the Welsh - well nobody listens to them anyway!
toppledgod 1 month ago 12
@toppledgod Fuck off you Cunt
ApproachWithCaution 1 month ago
good to see someone knows what there on about
KinSmallProductions 1 month ago
People look down on Americans because they are ignorant and retarded. They think pizza is a god damn vegetable!!!!
purplekid777 1 month ago
Wait, why are the lyrics to 'Moves like Jagger' in the description?
I heard the Star Wars parody song 'Moves like Jabba' before i heard the actual song and know i can't hear any different.
Fangtorn 1 month ago
Yay for accents - fake or otherwise! Thanks for the lesson on the UK vs. Brittan thing! I've wondered about that. Never with enough intensity to actually google it or anything, but it was probably more fun hearing it from you anyway! Yours Truly, Lame American Chick
MyGrammarRules 1 month ago
I'm British, and British women really are ugly. It's quite polarised though, while you have a LOT of super fucking ugly tramps, every now and then you get a girl who could rival any other girl in any other country. Having said that, maybe it would be a valid criticism if you had swedish/spanish/estonian people criticising British girls, but it's not, it's almost always Americans, who are really no better at all. Just because your women all have plastic surgery doesn't make them look better!
CitizenOccidens 1 month ago
@CitizenOccidens Spanish women are really unattractive in general...
spackhollogay 1 month ago
I cant wait till we (Scotland) get the fuck out of this union, then i wont have to listen to people tell me i talk with a "Britsh" accent
duracell777 1 month ago
@duracell777 don't know how that is going to work because technically you would still be British as Great Britain refers to the island, which comprises of the three countries; its simply the physical union. Think it comes from Britons emigrating from Brittany, northern france. Also a lot like Greater London or Greater Manchester.
AllHeathens1 1 month ago
There are 3 countries in BRITAIN. There are 4 in the United Kingdom.
EquitoErgoSum 1 month ago
Something that really gets on my nerves is that a lot of websites only give me the option of saying I'm from the UK, but I'm from Jersey... and Jersey isn't technically part of the UK. We're a dependency of the British Crown, which means that we're part of the British Isles but not the UK. =/
godwinslawyer 1 month ago
@godwinslawyer Sucks to be Jerseyian!
LatumWay 1 month ago
But Ireland is an island in the British Isles... I understand that Great Britain is a landmass within the UK, but I thought just "Britain" was a colloquial term for the UK which would include Northern Island. Maybe it's not prevalent in all areas.
Lloyath 1 month ago
We do too know what's happening outside our borders! And btw, y do British people think we're so bad? Is it because of the American revolution?
thetdoman 1 month ago
@thetdoman The stereotype is not that you're bad, it's that you're stupid. I guess it's because a lot of the famous Americans that we hear about (e.g. George Bush) tend to be the really stupid ones. =/
godwinslawyer 1 month ago
@thetdoman I don't think you guys are bad! I was sticking up for you!
LatumWay 1 month ago
Was it the same one who called Cameh Australia?
DarthAzabrush 1 month ago
England, Scotland, Wales, and Sealand. Four.
substack 1 month ago 3
@substack -____-
LatumWay 1 month ago
oh silly american trying to fool us.
WillTheFace 1 month ago
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WillTheFace 1 month ago
How about some examples of the different British accents? I think that would be interesting.
dulceypeligroso 1 month ago
if you want to get reeeealy knit pickety about it, Wales is a part of England, its why they're not involved in the union flag
kingOFtheFISHpeople 1 month ago
@kingOFtheFISHpeople Its not recognised in the Union flag, but Wales isn't a part of England. Its its own country.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay its a principality within the kingdom of England. It doesn't really matter in the modern age so that's why I qualified it with the knit pickety bit
kingOFtheFISHpeople 1 month ago
@kingOFtheFISHpeople No seriously - its not a principality. Its just not. Its not like 'it sort of is but only technically' or anything like that. It literally is not a principality.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay Even if it was, a Principality just means "Is ruled by a prince", as opposed to say a Kingdom or a Duchy. It doesn't say anything about wether it's a country or a nation or a dependant territory. It can be all of those things and still be a principality.
But it's not a principality anyway, so it doesn't even matter. :)
Beelzeboogie 1 month ago
@LatumWay I think that was primarily achieved by ensuring that every future king of England is called the Prince of Wales.
AllHeathens1 1 month ago
Could you maybe do a video where you give us non-brits a tour of the many different U.K. accents? I personally would find it very interesting..
DinMorsPimp 1 month ago
As someone who moved to Birmingham (England) 14 years ago from elsewhere in the Commonwealth, I am still amazed at the enormous variety of accents within the twenty miles of where I live. To notice a change in the way people speak travelling the nine miles from Birmingham to, say, Dudley is really interesting. You'd have to travel hundreds of miles in the US, Canada or Oz to see such a change.
metrx330 1 month ago 2
@metrx330 The black country accents really are amazing, I used to travel round there with my dad delivering stuff to factories & we'd hear a different accent at every drop. I don't think there's anywhere else in the UK that matches it for variety though.
bimblinghill 1 month ago
Actually, if you were an American, it would be fairly safe for people to look down at you. Even more so if you are talking about other countries. I must assume you have never been to America, or it has been a while. Although it may be foolish for me to assume that it is different anywhere else. . .
TheSH1N1GAM1 1 month ago
Why are the lyrics to 'Moves Like Jagger' in the description?
AwesomeRants 1 month ago
Roomie's version is better.
props4genu 1 month ago
Everyone thinks I have an American accent, silly foreigners, I have a Seattle accent.
supafly345 1 month ago 2
@supafly345 Exactly.
LatumWay 1 month ago
British Accents are gay Period......ok well aside from when watching Monty Python
Crocodonk 1 month ago
@Crocodonk Oh I don't know. I have heard many a dour British accent.
DeeDemonwitch 1 month ago
Any developments with the hole in your ceiling?
lazyperfectionist1 1 month ago
@lazyperfectionist1 his hole was dutifully, masterfully filled by the strange gentleman who eventually came back and strayed nevermore.
integralmath 1 month ago
@lazyperfectionist1 Its been plastered over. Its drying now.
LatumWay 1 month ago
good experiment wasn't it? haha
jewellx80 1 month ago
I found this video very interesting.
The description, however, baffles me.
RedMiel 1 month ago
I wonder how much the condescending British you mention know about Germany. Having come from such a non-English speaking country it seems like the UK and US always think the world centers around them.
Arikiel 1 month ago
@Arikiel You think the UK thinks that?
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay It's the picture that is presented where I am. Always hearing about how they started the Industrial Revolution, Greenwich Mean Time, Darwin, Newton, etc. Seems to be little mention of contributions to the Human experience by non-English speakers. The impression given here is that the UK is solely responsible for the modern world and then the US took up the reins.
Arikiel 1 month ago
Finally I understand the difference between Britian and the United Kingdom! Great film. I am truly happy. (This is not sarcasm, it's the ramblings of a dumb Texan.)
customerjon 1 month ago
YEAH!
feakysnucker 1 month ago
I really enjoy your explanation of the countries that make up Great Britain and the UK. But please explain where/how the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man fit into all of this. Very confusing for us moronic Americans.
smrne 1 month ago
@smrne They are British Crown Dependencies. Not technically part of the UK, but are connected to it constitutionally in some ways. For instance, its the responsibility of the UK to protect the Channel Islands if they were ever invaded. Stuff like that.
LatumWay 1 month ago
I'm surprised that the founders of the United States didn't take a page from Britain's book and name it "The Awesome United States of America". Really, what other country puts something like that in their name?
PluralOfEverything 1 month ago 2
@PluralOfEverything Its called a super-ego
richieblackhearted 1 month ago
@richieblackhearted I'd call it overcompensating.
PluralOfEverything 1 month ago
@PluralOfEverything And I suppose forcing pre-schoolers to recite a pledge of allegiance every day isnt?
richieblackhearted 1 month ago 2
@richieblackhearted haha, you're preaching to the choir on that one. Definitely touché.
PluralOfEverything 1 month ago
@PluralOfEverything I believe the phrase you're looking for is "touché" :p
richieblackhearted 1 month ago
@PluralOfEverything Plus you are only regarding "great" to a singular meaning. It can also mean vast, huge, bountiful. Exactly what the "Great British Empire" was. The name stuck. Bear in mind that at one point this tiny island nation governed two thirds of the globe, it is almost a deserved title.
richieblackhearted 1 month ago
@PluralOfEverything Actually it has nothing to do with it. It is the same reason we have greater manchester and greater london. Its purely for descriptive purposes and I believe it comes from Britons emigrating from Brittany, northern France and norman conquest and all that jazz.
AllHeathens1 1 month ago
Wales is a principality but not a country and N.I. is also a province so there are 2 countries in Britain and the UK :P
Frasssaanarchy 1 month ago 9
@Frasssaanarchy Comments like yours are why I love the internet.
PluralOfEverything 1 month ago
@Frasssaanarchy Wales and Northern Ireland are both officially classed as constituent countries of the UK.
spackhollogay 1 month ago
@Frasssaanarchy URRRRRGGGHHHH Wales is NOT a principality! It was between 1216 and 1542, but its isn't anymore.
Sorry for getting angry but tons of people have been telling me this and ITS NOT TRUE!
And N.I. is not a province! The island of Ireland has four historical provinces, and N.I has 6 of the 9 counties of the province of Ulster, BUT ITS A COUNTRY!
LatumWay 1 month ago 13
@LatumWay Well IDK what to say about Wales however if you ever heard the line "And Ireland, long a province, be. A Nation once again" it refers to the status of Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in that it was a province. The current UK is just a continuation of that minus the 26 counties that remained within the Free State and thus N.I. remains a province.
Frasssaanarchy 1 month ago
@Frasssaanarchy Nope. If Ireland was considered a province in the UK at some point, neither the Rep. of Ireland nor Northern Ireland exist as such now. 'Province' implies that its simply an administrative territory within the UK, but its more than that. Its a country.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay You admire america too damn much, and when are Europeans not condescending to Americans? NEVER, ITS BEEN THAT WAY FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FUCKING YEARS. GROW SOME BALLS MAN! I love this country, but it's doubtful you could stay in a Normal US city like Canton, Ohio... For more than a day. You've lived in your cushy 27 day vacation, paid college, free health care, taxed out the ass country for too long. Could you even live without public transport? Doubtful...
unhappy4life9 1 month ago
@unhappy4life9 College is not paid for in England, just so you know.
With respect to everything else you said; K.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay I WAS BEING SARCASTIC... Your College isn't paid for? I thought it was, but I knew you had to pay for university.
unhappy4life9 1 month ago
@unhappy4life9 Oh sorry (sarcasm is harder to gauge over the internet).
You mean its a state university? Yeah they get grants, but the government is making cuts and then allowing the Unis to charge more for tuition. Essentially moving the expense onto students, which just ends up discriminating against people who aren't as rich.
LatumWay 1 month ago
@LatumWay Well, we get nothing. I wish I could explain what its like here. I have to pay about $40000 a year, and I'll be making $50,000 at most, as a mechanical engineer. My friend decided it was easier to into trucking, and they would pay the fees if he worked for them for a year. He made about $17,000... And they fired him because he decided to see his dad in the hospital, and refused to come in. He's now in debt to the tune of $8,000, and no one will hire him because of this incident.
unhappy4life9 1 month ago
@LatumWay This... Shouldn't be how the richest country in the world operates. Tack on his dad's $20,000 hospital bills, for some fucking xrays, a cast, and morphine, his life is ruined. He want's to sell a testicle so he can pay off his debts, thinking he'll net $150,000. But they make you pay for everything, so some rich guy can have a "real" testicle, instead of a plastic implant, you''ll only get about $5,000. Don't let this happen in Britain.
unhappy4life9 1 month ago
Repeat after me: "The rain in Spain happens mainly in the plain." :P
thethegreenmachine 1 month ago
@thethegreenmachine The water in Majorca doesn't fall quite like it ought'a
richieblackhearted 1 month ago 2
Are they gay men in the UK?
BohemianBlasphemy 1 month ago
@BohemianBlasphemy Yes. There are gay people wherever there are people.
xWhiteStripe1x 1 month ago
@xWhiteStripe1x
I gasp in disbelief.
BohemianBlasphemy 1 month ago
me myself. I talk American. love it or leave it. eat some peanut butter.
Slapnuts6931 1 month ago
Us Americans ACTUALLY are stupid, I forgive your detractors.
Pittsisamazing 1 month ago
As a Canadian I speak with a Common Wealth Accent.
RomeoCo 1 month ago
Well, shucks. I though you were going to sing.
phenixwryter 1 month ago
Hahaha i fucking love you! xP Brilliant!
BloodyClownMaggot 1 month ago
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(cont.)...statement 'a British accent' is one that is bound to be picked up on, just in case. The historical use of 'England' to stand for 'Britain' (and in turn 'The UK') is one that still annoys some people, that may be why they jump on related issues such as a 'british accent' not existing so that they can correct the point that IS related AND annoys them.
fomoran 1 month ago
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fomoran 1 month ago
arguing for the use of a useless term seems rather pointless. saying that i can sing a band's album would have you expecting me to sing allof the songs on that album if your first thought was an aural mess of me doing each song at the same time we'd think you a litttle odd. The initial assumption upon claiming to do an American accent is accepted by dint of it's vastness that the non american will pick a generic accent for an area. As the UK is much smaller the slackness of thought given to the
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