The REAL difference between America and the UK

[davidjbeals]

Fucking House hates Halloween.

[siranonymousperson]

This was hilarious XD

[kelliko70]

ROTFL!

[steelhamster]

@kelliko70 KoKo!!! xxx

[THESUPERDOCH]

Haha this is pretty funny...

OHMYGODITISHOUSE

[GeeMcBee]

Out of interest, how many other Brits are stuck in the 'Fry, Laurie, Cleese & Atkinson' section of YouTube in the small hours of the morning instead of sleeping?

[steelhamster]

@GeeMcBee Im guessing there are one or two lol

[gabiotta]

@steelhamster

You and me both...

[steelhamster]

@gabiotta Insomnia is a bitch

[MickyG4444]

@steelhamster Carlin brought me here. Greetings from the states, goin on three in the god damn mornin. My balls hurt and I don't know why.

[steelhamster]

@MickyG4444 pardon the pun.... lol

[phoenixrisinghigh]

@GeeMcBee who says it has to be Brits?

[GeeMcBee]

@phoenixrisinghigh Nobody. But it was 2am here in Britain when I asked, so I wondered if there was anyone else in the same situation as myself. Regards.

[Procoffeiev]

@GeeMcBee

There are others in Britain at all hours, but we're not all British. It doesn't take long visiting to get hooked on Fry and Laurie.

[RandomGuy4234]

@GeeMcBee Not just Brits mate

[GeeMcBee]

@RandomGuy4234 I know, didn't mean to offend. Regards.

[HastyAnon]

@GeeMcBee I can't speak to the Brits, but I can tell you there's at the very least one American.

[warspite1995]

oh god it started with steven fry then came hugh lorrie IF ROWAN ATIKINSIN COMES MY LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE¬

[QuannanHade]

@warspite1995 Why, have you heard of a little show called Blackadder?

[steelhamster]

@warspite1995 Theres a lot of gems to be found if you seek them out

[jkbandrei]

oh my god....hugh laurie was sooo young....and yes, hugh laurie is house

[rukus100821]

why does that look like House?

[steelhamster]

@rukus100821 Because its one and the same person

[flipadiddle]

@rukus100821 haha for real?

[rukus100821]

@rukus100821 lol thats what im talking about!

[jimban86]

@rukus100821 he is house

[wheelmanzeroxSR71]

british people are weird ......... hot girls tho lol

[TheDefiantBadger]

@wheelmanzeroxSR71 Ewww. Sleazy much.

[steelhamster]

@wheelmanzeroxSR71 We're not weird, we are eccentric ;-)

[nebulamask81]

@steelhamster Eccentric is just British for weird.

[steelhamster]

@nebulamask81 Gibber. bloot pah paaah... what's that you say... wibble

[imnevermakingavideo]

At least american child put a tiny bit of effort into their costumes

[steelhamster]

@imnevermakingavideo Quite possibly

[lovelittlecats]

@imnevermakingavideo Yes, that would be because Trick or Treat is another inane, unwelcome import from america.

We didn't have trick or treat and the majority of us don't want it either, begging on our doorsteps at night.

Trick or Treat is american, NOT English. Why should we put effort into something that is not welcome here.

[etherella]

@lovelittlecats It does actually have Irish mediaeval roots, but that's how it got to the US I imagine. America are the best nation in the world at commercialisation so it just took on a life of its own.

As an English person, I wasn't allowed to trick or treat as a kid. Trouble is that "trick" over here has led to houses being egged and stuff...which is not the right angle. I don't think it's a very "British" custom - we're far too wary of people on our doorsteps.

[rrpostalagain]

@lovelittlecats "Get off my lawn, you damned kids!" Relax, friend. There are better things to get all twisted up about.

[TeatimeWithCaitlin]

THIS IS NOT AMERRRICAAA! Oh Stephen. :)

[steelhamster]

@TeatimeWithCaitlin I do like his emphasis lol

[Night444Wind]

WOWWWWW! Hugh Laurie is YOUNG! lol

[steelhamster]

@Night444Wind As was a lither Stephen Fry

[ceolphysis]

The real difference between the US and the UK, the US has West Wing, the UK has Yes Minister

[steelhamster]

@ceolphysis Both of which were excellent

[lovelittlecats]

@ceolphysis Yes Minister is 30 years old and bears no relation to modern culture.

[ceolphysis]

@lovelittlecats are you kidding? I learned more from how british government really works from watching that than every Sunday morning poltical show ever made! May be 30 years old, the people have changed, the system hasn't. Still full of double dealing, rampant corruption, cover ups, thick veils of obscure and ambiguous language and broken promises!

[lovelittlecats]

@ceolphysis All the corruption, wheeling and dealing are still there, obviously, I agree!

But people do not dress or talk like that any more.

[ceolphysis]

Yeah, I'll give you that, the appearance has changed, but can't say the same for the rest of it, lol

[lovelittlecats]

@ceolphysis Yep :)

[lovelittlecats]

@ceolphysis I did specify in my comment modern "culture"... I was not referring to politics.

[looseSpark]

@lovelittlecats No relation? Many of us who were around in the 70s/80s know that little has changed apart from superficially. Many of the cultural issues YM addresses are the same. Also, regarding your other comment, politics is part of culture.

Possibly a younger person might be put of watching YM because of it's old appearance. I hope they would look past that & watch because the political lessons invaluable & timeless and probably will be relevant for many years to come.

[looseSpark]

@ceolphysis Yes Minister is timeless but "In the Thick of It" is a good modern-day example (as @lovelittlecats was suggesting Yes Minister wasn't relevant - although I strongly disagree)

[Jcolinsol]

What a couple of humbugs! I suppose they'd rather burn a terrorist in effigy instead.

Heck, even we don't do that.

Give it a couple centuries.

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol lol troll alert

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

I think your trolldar might need fresh batteries.

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol if you're being serious, you're an idiot, and if you were trolling it was crazy obvious.

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

Lord, why dost though torment me with these humorless dolts?

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol Im not trying to be funny. Wheres the attempted humour in calling you an idiot? Its not funny, just true.

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

...I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol i would suggest you to see a psychiatrist then.

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

Is this some new form of trolling, where you dig yourself deeper and deeper into a whole of self-humiliation in order to keep me engaged?

Because, you know, it's working.

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol no it jsut seems that you are dellusional as to where this argument is going. You havent said anything thats made much sense to be honest.

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

Not delusional, I just don't think you're getting the jokes.

[MrCrushus]

@Jcolinsol no i do, they just arent funny.

[Jcolinsol]

@MrCrushus

I applaud your innovative new trolling technique. It is quite effective, if unorthodox.

[nomsdeguerre]

THIS IS ENGGGGGLANNNNND

[writer1d]

Hugh Laurie a bit younger... how old was he in there?

[steelhamster]

@writer1d early 30s

[csfnau]

@steelhamster oh, I thought he was not so ancient

[mrharisit2005]

is that hugh laurie ?

[steelhamster]

@mrharisit2005 Yes it is..... you should check out their BBC comedy show "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", very funny indeed

[seckixf]

@mrharisit2005 and blackadder season 3

[thedoctor101fez]

Sooooo true

[steelhamster]

@thedoctor101fez and funny to boot

[lexxandktt]

V for Vendetta and House

[steelhamster]

@lexxandktt Indeed

[ihabkal]

House

[steelhamster]

@ihabkal Erm.... BINGO!!

[5jerry1]

Comical video, but I don't get why the boys lifted their masks as soon as the men answered the door. That doesn't make any sense.

[heystupidopenthedoor]

Is that Hugh Laurie!?

[steelhamster]

@heystupidopenthedoor indeed it is

[ALEXisSPANISH]

Where did they take those boys...?

[steelhamster]

@ALEXisSPANISH ahhh its a secret

[Zeem4]

@ALEXisSPANISH The end of the sketch has been edited out - they get thrown out of the window, something like the 8th floor. The sketch ends with a scene of two dummies in the same clothes as the kids hitting the ground.

[TheNameIsNotBond]

1:30 So close to kicking the blond kid in the head.

[steelhamster]

@TheNameIsNotBond No pun intended

[TheNameIsNotBond]

1:30 So close to kicking the blond kid in the head.

[WujekPunisher]

It's af uckin lupus!

[borgmarkphilip]

RULE BRITTAINIA!!!

[slapmyfunkybass]

actually, trick or treat originates from pagen festivals, its origins are irish, not the u.s

[steelhamster]

@slapmyfunkybass more than likely

[SmileyGarrish]

@slapmyfunkybass The origins of all things good and worthwhile are Irish, like redheads and Guinness.

[DidItForebode]

@slapmyfunkybass I don't think that they are referencing the tradition of All Hallows Eve, I think it's the phrase 'Trick or Treat', which is in itself an Americanism.

[slapmyfunkybass]

@DidItForebode no, trick or treat originates from ireland and scotland, i think they used to call it guising or souling, the poor will go round to the houses of the rich asking for food, dressed up in scary costume, if they didnt give food a trick would be carried out, though i dont know if the words, "trick or treat" were actually used

[DidItForebode]

@slapmyfunkybass I'm Scottish, it was guising, it was adopted by America and popularised as 'trick or treat'.

[Bushflare]

@slapmyfunkybass

It is, however, embraced much more readily in the Americas than in the UK.

[AntisocialEmpath]

@slapmyfunkybass No Halloween originates from pagan festivals... not 'trick or treat'

[slapmyfunkybass]

@AntisocialEmpath thanks for that comment and backing it up with no evidence whatsoever... i had to research this for a university project, and could find no proof it originated in the u.s. the best i could find was a washington newspaper from the 30's that mentioned trick or treat, but bearing in mind 'souling' was being done as early as the medieval period in the uk and featured a trick on the houseowner or a gift (treat) my bet is on europe

[steelhamster]

@slapmyfunkybass you live and learn :-)

[penguinnumbers]

@slapmyfunkybass true but i think they are more talking about the commercialisation of holloween is more american

[MASTURCHEEF001]

HAH!



[birdystyle420]

that one dude looks like the cripple on house, excuse the pun

[goodison1989]

@birdystyle420 because it is the cripple from house, if you'll pardon the pun

[popazz1]

Ah yes,early Fry and Laurie,it looks positively vintage,lol.Somewhat 'risque' for the young pup to say,"Nah,but I fancy me sister",reference to 'incest' on the BBC? Whatever next,lol. And,wasn't it Mark Twain who said of the US and the UK,"Two nations seperated by a common language"? Not in this case,I imagine,both sides of the 'Pond' would easily 'get' this.

[steelhamster]

@popazz1 Imdeed lol

[popazz1]

@steelhamster ,

Yes indeed, ;-)

[steelhamster]

@popazz1 Spiffing old chap. just spiffing

[popazz1]

@steelhamster ,

Hahahahahaha,you there,see me after class,old bean!

[steelhamster]

@popazz1 Roger that, tally bally ho... what!

[popazz1]

@steelhamster ,

Roger WHAT,you impertnent pup,you.Hahahahaha,what,what!

[steelhamster]

@popazz1 I quite fancy YOUR sister..... lol

[popazz1]

@steelhamster ,

Hahahahahaha,mate,believe me,you WOULDN'T,lol.

[steelhamster]

@popazz1 Ermmm oh damn I've left the iron on... if you'll excuse the pun

[popazz1]

@steelhamster ,

You'll have someone's eye out with that,Sir,easy as you go now!

[ResistanceofLove]

''I quite fancy my sister''

[no1diamondgeezer]

did them kids get bummed ?

[steelhamster]

@no1diamondgeezer not that im aware

[Jio1557]

"no why" "me sister doll"

[EndlessDreams73]

Come Fly With Me stole "if you'll pardon the pun". Any of you know what I'm talking about?

[steelhamster]

@EndlessDreams73 yeah the Little Britain people

[mevidek]

@EndlessDreams73 they didn't steal it. It's a homage to Fry and Laurie.

[JudyGarlandRulez152]

I am American and I find this amzingly brilliant. I've always had a little soft spot for British comedy ever since I was 11. I'm 17 now.

[steelhamster]

@JudyGarlandRulez152 You can't go wrong with a bit of British Bulldog

[MomoTheBellyDancer]

@JudyGarlandRulez152

"I'm 17 now"

You geezer!

[canturgan]

Hugh Laurie is American now.

[steelhamster]

@canturgan I doubt it very much lol



[thepod96]

@canturgan If you mean he is an American citizen, then yes probably, but he isn't actually Amercian... he just does an accent.

[steelhamster]

@thepod96 Hugh is far too British to jump ship

[IoEstasCedonta]

@thepod96 I *really* doubt he's an American citizen, or ever will be... I mean, John Oliver's been working here a while, and has no plans to leave, but do you think he'll ever apply for citizenship?

[steelhamster]

@IoEstasCedonta Nahhh. only if the law is changed and you have to be a citizen to work there

[thepod96]

@IoEstasCedonta Well since he's the star of a major TV show maybe, just so he doesn't have to revive his visa all the time.

[masteratk]

uuuh he nearly kicked the other boy in the face there :S

[spooney100]

What I don't get about Halloween in USA is all the fancy dress they wear, pirates, little red riding hood, cat woman, playboy bunnies, super heroes etc etc.In the UK its werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts etc I.E scary things, which is what halloween is meant to be about, the witching hour!

[steelhamster]

@spooney100 Maybe Americans are easily scared lol

[c1ickh3r3]

@spooney100 im american and i never really understood that either xD I always dressed up as vampires and horror film characters. but its not like everyone dresses up as all that..and its just a bit of fun so why should your costume be set in stone? If a kid wants to be a pirate why cant they? asking why our kids dont dress up scary enough is like asking why brits drive on the left side of the street. Its just how it is and it's not wrong only different

[spooney100]

@c1ickh3r3 Sorry I disagree. Its nothing like asking why Brits drive on the left, thats the law thats what you have to do by law! Its not the law to wear a certain costume on a certain day but it makes sense to dress as a scary character on Halloween. Americans dressing as pirates, superheroes etc is akin to dressing as the Easter Bunny on Xmas, I.E theres no law against it, but it just seems odd!

[MrTodd623]

@spooney100 Agreed. Unfortunately my culture and I don't agree on much. -an American

[b1bIs1337]

@MrTodd623 suck more dick please

[petrucci15]

FINALLY!!! someone sees sense about halloween hahahhaa

[steelhamster]

@petrucci15 indeed lol

[roseatvirginia]

those boys can now claim to have been dragged off stage by stephen fry and hugh laurie!

[steelhamster]

@roseatvirginia they are probably in their twenties now lol

[brotherbear92]

@roseatvirginia If only we were all so lucky.

[pjnlsn]

I quite fancy my sister too >:D

[S66Alex]

@pjnlsn D:

[steelhamster]

@pjnlsn Well thats the deep south for you lol

[FloydyTube]

@steelhamster Or North in England ;-)

[steelhamster]

@FloydyTube yeah lol

[cantwhistleforshit]

Actually, Halloween is a holiday that was brought over to America. In the 19th century Welsh children would blacken their faces and cross dress and go into people's home and have conversation with the adults. If at the end of the conversation, the children didn't get a treat they'd open the barn yard gate and let the sheep out or some other trick. There are other traditions in other countries and they all fall on Halloween. Hilarious skit though. :)

[steelhamster]

@cantwhistleforshit no pun intended lol

[Grazikon]

@cantwhistleforshit Yeah exactly Scotland and Ireland had Halloween for centuries. It's just nowadays you don't have to do anything to get your sweets (you used to have to do a song or something).

[stainglassfox]

How come there's a mail slot on one side of the door, and no hole on the other side?

[TheCarlScharnberg]

@DanishNerdess Haha! Skjønner hva du mener. Men det blir som idioms som ikke høres rett ut på et annet språk om det oversettes direkte. "Svin på skogen" f.eks. som betyr at en skjuler noe, ville blitt oversatt til "swine in the woods", hvilket åpenbart makes no sense på engelsk. Hahaha! Så at vi ikke har et ord for "pun" blir feil, men at vi ikke kan bruke det på samme måte som det eksempelet du gav stemmer indeed.

[steelhamster]

@TheCarlScharnberg was there a pun in there, lol



[TheCarlScharnberg]

@steelhamster Haha! Unfortunately not, mate.

[TheCarlScharnberg]

@DanishNerdess Ordlek, ordspill = pun. Although it's Norwegian, I'm sure Danish has more or less the same words, as you mentioned.

[steelhamster]

@DanishNerdess Can you not say it in Danish, if you'll pardon the pun

[cosycleaner]

Oh gosh, how often have I wanted to say that! Even Hallow'een has become a pastiche American orgy of chinese-made tacky tat and mindless consumerism...aaarrgh!

[steelhamster]

@cosycleaner What else... if you'll pardon the pun..

[steelhamster]

@DanishNerdess You'll really do that? If you pardon the pun ;-)

[lucke001]

"I quite fancy my sister tho!" LOL

[steelhamster]

@lucke001 Classic lol

[miiwiiplay]

HOUSE!!!!

[CrabY42]

@miiwiiplay I'd rather think it's a studio, but you're right it looks really realistic!

[Crewka]

@CrabY42 ha ha...

[freekicking85]

PMSL!

[steelhamster]

I was crying with laughter

[Crowbarazar]

Pffft! lol