An American chap who visited England has come up with a list of the things he likes and dislikes about coming over to this side of the pond.
Mark Wolters is a travel YouTuber with over a million subscribers to his Wolters World channel in which he talks about his various adventures and gives people thinking about going there some helpful advice.
He recently posted a video from his travels around England and had plenty to say, including some of the things he didn't really like about coming here.
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The weather
Well this one goes without saying doesn't it?
We could pretend that the gloomy, overcast skies and regular bouts of rain are character building but really they're not the sort of thing someone wants to encounter when they're on holiday.
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Wolters said that while the English weather could be good at other times of the year, coming during the rainy months was going to subject you to the weather you'd expect.
Fortunately, he was nice enough to point out that it's not all doom and gloom and we do actually get some sun from time to time.
The prices
According to this well-travelled gentleman the prices over here are a tad more expensive than in continental Europe.
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Unfortunately we had noticed, through the traditional English method of observing the price of a Freddo, that things were getting more expensive around these parts but it's worth getting the comparison with other countries.
He also mentioned that the trains were quite expensive, which is something those of us who live here have been grumbling about for a while so it's nice to get some international recognition of this problem.
Wolters suggested that any tourists visiting England who wanted to keep the costs down should consider visiting places other than the incredibly expensive London.
The nightlife
It seems he's not the biggest fan of the nights out, particularly encountering rowdy crowds of sports fans who may or may not be very happy drinking companions.
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He urged people to make use of 'common sense' and navigate around potentially problematic issues, and lamented the 'tourist traps' that were catching an awful lot of people visiting England.
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Crossing the street
Warning his viewers that this one is liable to scare 'the living bejesus out of you', Wolters pointed out that since we drive on the correct left side of the road here in England and most of the rest of the world drives on the wrong right-hand side it can be a bit scary for tourists.
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If you're not used to it then you might be accustomed to looking left when crossing the road, and the travelling man said he'd seen people have near misses or even be hit because they looked the wrong way.
Driving
This one goes hand-in-hand with getting used to being on the other side of the road, as he said that for the first 30 minutes behind the wheel all your instincts are wrong and you might panic when you've got turns and roundabouts to deal with where you think everything's going to be on the other side.
He also warned tourists that they'd better follow the speed limits because England's network of speed cameras are really effective and you'll eventually get a letter telling you that you've copped a fine.
The good stuff
Fret not, dear reader, if you were thinking that he didn't like the place as it seems that despite his list of gripes he has plenty nice to say about England as well.
Just as he had five bees to let out of his bonnet, Wolters also had five things he really loved including the villages of England with their darling personalities and character (just don't call them quaint, seriously).
He was also a big fan of the B&Bs in England, particularly the breakfasts they served and the folks running them who knew a lot about what to do around the area.
The travelling YouTuber voiced his appreciation for the fine selection of pubs England has to offer, as well as the wonderful nature that can be seen by those tourists willing to travel outside of the cities which he reckons is a really overlooked feature.
Above all though his favourite thing was the English people themselves, because what's a place without its people?
Joe Harker