0: Oh, you definitely hear some tuts,

1: and then someone would have the confidence to say something.

4: And that's you? - Hmm... sometimes.

7: Depends on my mood.

9: You just get like... - you get confused people.

10: You get a lot of people looking funny at you.

14: Oh, in the UK it's a very simple answer.

16: People would just... jump.

18: Would fly! - Yeah!? - Sadly, that is the case.

21: Yeah, everyone hates it, when you do that,

23: so never, never do that.

25: Hiya, welcome to Easy English.

27: So a few weeks back,

28: I made an episode on things not to do in the UK

32: and it got me wondering, what do the people of Brighton

35: think is the biggest 'not to do' in the UK?

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43: Here we go.

44: As a native Brit, give me one of the 'dont's' of British culture.

50: You must never stand (to) the left of an escalator,

53: especially when in the London Underground.

55: Yeah, everyone hates it when you do that,

59: so never, never do that.

60: So the first thing that comes into my mind is

64: don't jump forward in a queue. - Right, okay.

68: Queue in a nice, neat order.

70: Don't jump the queue.

71: Okay, never say 'pants' instead of 'trousers',

75: 'cos that's just wrong.

76: It's trousers. Pants are a different thing.

79: Okay, so then, what are pants? - Pants are underwear.

81: I discovered here, queues.

84: You know, we don't queue elsewhere in the world,

86: so that was a good thing.

87: And then there was the off-licence closing at 11pm.

91: Well, when you sort of, you get in someone's way,

98: or you get to a door at about the same time,

101: then we always say sorry automatically,

103: when actually most of the time,

105: it's not your place to say sorry. - Right.

108: It could be them, but you say it automatically,

111: it's a reflex response.

114: I think that's one of our automatic cultural ways in the UK.

119: Yep, so would your answer sort of be;

123: don't be afraid to say sorry too often, or something like this?

126: Never be sorry to say... er...

128: sorry.

128: Sorry! - Sorry.

130: A cultural 'don't'...

134: You can word it in another way so that you can say 'do this'.

137: Okay, so some something, I think that we do a lot in our culture

141: is apologise frequently.

144: Probably quite meaningless sometimes,

146: but sometimes it's an apology for inconveniencing someone else.

150: So; ''I'm really sorry I've just inconvenienced you''.

152: ''Oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, I'm so sorry''.

153: And we end up running around apologising to everyone,

156: probably not really meaning it.

157: And so then, what... what is it that your kind of,

160: let's say you're... you're speaking to me

162: and I'm like, a non-native Brit.

163: Are you telling me; don't be afraid if I apologise to you,

167: or don't be afraid to over apologise to us Brits.

170: Oh yeah, you can over apologise, all you want to us Brits,

173: because I think we probably love it.

174: So if you're... if you're standing,

176: you have to stand on the right and if you're walking,

179: you walk on the left.

180: Obviously, it's very busy in London.

182: I don't know how many people live there,

183: but there's a lot of people and there's a lot of people

186: you don't want to annoy there.

187: Okay, so what would happen...

188: let's say I get up on the left and I just stand there.

191: What happens? - You'll probably got into an argument.

194: I've seen it... we've seen it happen, haven't we?

197: Huffin'. - Yeah! A lot of huffing, a lot of er...

199: ''move out of the way'', barging,

201: this, that and the other. Bit of an argy-bargy.

203: Oh, okay. - But yeah, that type of stuff.

206: Do you know what this person meant

208: when they said the word 'argy-bargy'?

209: barging, this, that and the other. Bit of an argy-bargy.

213: 'Argy-bargy' is British slang for a quarrel,

216: argument or for a fight.

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246: What would be the sort of, punishment,

249: if you were to jump the queue? - Oh... - With Brits?

252: Well, that would be to go back to the queue

255: and wait half an hour. - But would you sort of, reprimanded,

257: if you were to do it, d'you think?

259: Yeah! - Would you really? - Yeah. - I always kind of,

261: consider... - I do, if people jump the queue.

262: Oh, really? You call it out? - Yeah.

264: That's quite direct, because us Brits typically,

267: are quite passive aggressive, right? - True.

269: That's true, yeah. - In my mind, you'd hear a few tuts.

272: Oh, you'd definitely hear some tuts.

273: And then, someone would have the confidence to say something.

276: And that's you? - Hmm... sometimes.

279: Depends on my mood.

280: There's a term; 'that's pants', right?

283: Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah. - Right? - Yeah.

285: And people are not saying that's like, 'trousers'.

287: 'That's pants', which kind of, would mean like...

289: It's rubbish.

290: I don't quite know why. - No.

293: Why pants are like, equivalent to...

295: British humour, I think.

296: It's just like pants; toilet humour.

299: that's the... - But would you say that?

301: Is that something that people could say,

302: if they came into Britain and like, something was rubbish?

304: Yeah. - Yeah. - Yeah. - Like; 'that's pants'. - Yeah, probably.

307: I don't say it, but...

308: I probably would, why not?

310: Do you think there are no...

312: that the rules kind of, change in London,

315: the sort of cultural, unwritten laws of British culture?

320: Well, if you... if you think London, Paris, New York, etc.,

325: people walk fast, speak fast, have no time to say hello or goodbye,

329: thank you, etc., to an extent. - Yeah.

331: So, it's... it's the price of, in quotes, ''progress'',

336: or is the sweet taste or accurate rather taste of capitalism.

342: But let's say that, you've called up a lift

347: and you're waiting with someone.

349: And then, you both... the door opens and you both go,

351: even though you've called it... called it,

353: so maybe it's your turn to go in.

355: You kind of... oh! kind of, clash.

357: That's exact... a typical one, actually;

359: that you'll actually... you call the lift,

362: you're waiting for it, the door opens and

364: someone's in front of you and you say; ''sorry''

367: and really, it's not your place to say sorry,

370: it's just... and it may be, both of you said sorry.

374: Yeah right, that's usually the kind of, general scenario, right?

379: Both of you will probably say sorry. - Absolutely.

381: But it's not generally, you're apologising,

384: or they're apologising, really? - No, in fact,

387: it comes out of you without you realising that you've said it.

390: Yeah, so would you... would you say; don't just...

394: you don't have to use it as a sort of, a guilt admission?

397: No, I'd just say that ultimately, it's a reflex of politeness.

402: Aren't people in Britain insincere then,

404: if they're just constantly walking around saying sorry?

406: That's a good question.

407: Maybe Brits are a little insincere, who knows?

410: I think it's just erm... yeah,

412: it's just a cultural, politeness thing.

416: We sometimes, can be overly polite.

418: Someone could bump into me and I would apologise.

420: I was gonna ask... - It's one of those things, isn't it?

423: Are you a 'sorry' person? - Oh, all the time, yeah.

425: I run around, apologising for things all the time,

428: that probably... was not really my fault.

432: And yeah, I probably wasn't actually sorry,

434: but anyway, it just slips out.

436: Makes you think now that, didn't Elton John have that song;

439: 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word'?

441: It's kind of... - Maybe not here.

444: It's, yeah... not at all, It's a bit of a lie from Elton John.

446: 'Cos it's probably the... the easiest word you can say.

449: Depends if you're sincere or not though, doesn't it?

453: I often find it a bit strange that you say that,

455: if you were to do it on the escalator,

456: people would actually speak up.

457: D'you think that's the case? - Oh, yes.

458: No yeah, definitely. - 'Cos us Brits,

460: are known for being a little bit like, passive aggressive.

462: Yeah. - But you'd actually, verbally, hear someone kind of...

465: Oh yeah, no yeah, definitely. But... - Shout at you or... moan?

467: I wouldn't say shout, I wouldn't say you know,

470: they go all out and start you know... you know,

473: having a proper shout up.

474: But, without a doubt, they'd say something passive like;

477: ''oh, stand on the right'', or something like that.

480: Or; ''just stay in my way, then'', something sarcastic,

483: along those lines.

484: Do you enjoy queuing? - Er... - D'you think it's a good cultural rule?

488: Yes. - And then, so then, what are your...

492: what is your thought on things like the bar and specifically,

495: I'm always thinking of the London Underground.

497: The London Underground. Well yeah, queuing's not really

500: come to force in the London Underground has it?

502: Because, London people are always in a rush,

505: and therefore don't... don't have the politeness

508: to decide to queue.

509: Because of that, it's just like a swarm, right?

511: Yes, that's just a swarm and it's like;

512: get on that train before it goes,

513: even though there'll be one in two minutes. - Exactly.

516: Yeah. - And so, on the sort of...

520: if there was like, a list of cultural rules,

524: how high does queueing fit or

526: how high does queueing sit on the English scale?

528: Pretty high up, I mean it's the first thing that came to mind.

530: So it's right up there for me. - Brilliant.

533: Thanks for watching this week's episode.

535: Let us know in the comments below;

537: the biggest 'not to do' that you know in the UK.

540: And we'll see next week,

552: te-ra.