Mistakes American Tourists Make in England | American Reacts

neal, the Que, yeah its a culture, but they gone down fast, because as a brit, you just want to be served and go, we dont have all that chit chat, like americans, the over talking sales person, for the tip and all that

If you say seven it means seven. time is something Americans seem to struggle with. Analog clock, no chance.

Neal the ales vs your normal cold beers, ales are pulled from barrels, they are de gassed, then then pulled up, hand granked to your glass, the reason it warmer than the cold beers, it not room temperature, but kept in the cellar, like all the beers, but its not refrigerated, the reason is, once the barrel is open, its at its best, over a few week period its taste gets less, also, if the ale temp drops to low, you loose the flavour through refrigeration, there are hundreds to try, but dont worry, they will give you a small taste of them to see if you like them or which one you think is best, you wont buy blind

In 2015 I retired to the moddle of France. There are only two things I miss about England: the Indian restaurants and the real ale pubs!

People think we like queuing, actually we don't, but we hate bad manners more 😊
Regarding beer and ale, they are the same thing. For the cold stuff, like Budweisser, it is called lager or lager beer. So if you ask for a beer you will get hand pulled or bottled ale offered, and they shouldn't be served at room temperature, it should be cooler, at cellar temperature, not icy cold but definitely not warm. That is a mocking term used by people who are used to 'frozen' beer. You can usually have a sample of a pulled drink before you buy, so no risk involved
The old country lanes/carriage tracks, that have tarmacadam on them, (blacktop I think you call it), are narrower, but the motorways are wider. Undertaking is illegal, so you don't have to be looking all ways for passing traffic. Should you prefer not to drive, trains/National Express coaches & local buses will get you to most places. If you want to go to say Bath, you can get there in a couple of hours from London, no hassle about where to park, and you will be in the city centre.
Also, you can enjoy the scenery en route by public transport, so think carefully about whether hiring a car is actually advantageous for your trips. The railcard, as suggested is almost certainly the best option for most journeys.
It rains a lot more in the north of England, it is lovely up there, great people, but be warned it is more of a risk.
The museums in London, and most other places, are free.
Pret a Manger, (a UK cafe/take out chain, despite the French name), is a good option when sightseeing. They are literally everywhere in London, and many places around the country. They have organic food made fresh everyday, nothing is put out next day. Anything fresh not sold is given to worthy causes each evening. Apart from the usual coffee shop offerings, they have soups & salads, etc., and the prices are reasonable for the quality. I definitely recommend 👍
Remember this too, the police are friendly and helpful 😃
Now you are fit to book your ticket to the UK, we look forward to seeing you soon 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧🤗

Ales are not room temperature they are cellar temperature

Cask ales should be served at "cellar temperature" not "room temperature", therefore around 54 Fahrenheit so you can taste it. You wouldn't want your house temperature set at 54 F. Most American beers are ice cold so you can't taste how bad they are!

We also have ice cold beers such as Stella, bud, carling, fosters and many others.. I'm a cider girl myself, we have some fantastic ciders.. Don't worry when you visit the UK you'll be spoilt for choice 🍺🍻🥂🤔😘🇬🇧

How long did it take you to write your post.. I applaud you. 👏👏👏👏Great information 😘🇬🇧

The different train companies will not have their operating licences renewed so by the end of next year, all of them will be state run.

The rail passses can be good value but do your homework. The main pass you can get is a 7 day pass with in 1 month. So that any 7 non consecutive days within a 1 month period. So if only going to 3-4 places it wouldnt be worth it butif here for a couple of weeks it may be. They are good value if you are not doing return trips from one central point and back again each time as one way joursneys can be expensive by comparison

Ale (the original beer!) is NOT room temperature! It is cellar temperature which should be considerably cooler than 'room' temp. Ales are darker, heavier and tastier than lagers usually, there is no hard and fast rule and some are better than others. Try several different kinds as you travel around the UK, there are usually some that are local to where you are or others that a very specific to a region but are distributed more widely. Either the barman or the locals will be happy to voice their opinions on these matters usually.

if you jupm a queue , people might punch you in the teeth, so we line up to keep the peace

A pint of Bitter is heaven, only equald by a pint of draught Guinness

Sour wine is called Vinegar.
Sour beer is called Alegar.
True.

Make sure you know the difference between Stratford upon Avon and Stratford upon Thames.

Neal… One of the first mistakes people make is calling the presenter 'Walter' – HIS name is MARK and his SURNAME is 'Wolter' (as in 'Wolters World')… Just saying!

The mistake americans make is they mostly stay in central london, and eat out in the central london at some expensive restaurants

It does not rain all the time. We actually have more dry day's than wet. However usually somewhere in the UK it may rain but that rain will be mostly isolated.

If you think about time. Everything past the hour is "past" the hour, 7:10 is 10 past 7, everything past the half hour is "to" the next hour, 7:40 is 20 to 8.

So on the half hour you are either half past the current hour or half to the next hour, in the UK it's considered past the current hour, 7:30 is half past 7, or half seven.

Often in response you'll get 20 past as the answer, or 10 to as another, because it's assumed you know the hour.

Born and bred Londoner ,but please remember there is so much more to see . I've travelled a lot of the country now live in Scotland. 79 now and still haven't seen everything

Welcome anytime fella.
Transatlantic flights are at their cheapest this time of year.
And you don’t have to have London as your destination airport either,land anywhere and you’ll be close to connecting domestic public transport.
Why not DM Walter?
He’s such a regular UK visitor,he’ll know pretty much everything.
Research and planning is everything.
Been to the US and loved it,once to NY and once to Memphis (that was a musical ambition) and the people “down south” were lovely and made me very welcome.
Not so much NY but that’s your equivalent of London,everyone rushing at such a speed,they even talk fast.
Make plans to put a bit away each month for at least a 3 week trip but plan your itinerary,and talk to us as well!

the best thing to do before travelling to any country, is to look online at what is free. most tourist who come to London will fall into going to tourist attractions that cost a fair amount to enter. when they could go to the Imperial War Museum, Natural History Museum or the Victoria and Albert Museum for free. then you have things like Hyde Park and memorials and statues that you can go see. a day wandering around the shops, Harrods and Hamley's (the worlds best toy shop). so you can spend a week visiting London and only pay for food and accommodation and maybe bus fares.

Another Londoner here, been around the southern states in America & I can say, hand on heart, your beer is 💩, why would you drink that stuff, you have some amazing scenery too but it’s a shame no one but the owner is allowed to enjoy most of it, I saw a beautiful waterfall in North Carolina & was seen off really aggressively when I went to get closer, I’d never heard of anyone being like that, what did the owner think I was going to do, steal it? Maybe the local beer was affecting his brain, I love going to America but it’s just a shame that so many people have the “it’s mine so don’t go near it” mentality

Real ale is great at room temp.