Jay Foreman is a treasure, before my first trip to the UK I watched his videos and they were some of the most informative ones there. Both for learning how to read a tube map and also getting some of the history
Why British cities make no sense
Submitted 1 year ago by poopsmith@lemmy.world to videos@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whqs8v1svyo
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scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 year ago
kurikai@lemmy.world 1 year ago
He is pretty great
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
How hard is the tub map? It’s literally just a bunch of lines with the stations on them.
Nougat@kbin.social 1 year ago
I will always never not fail to upvote Map Men.
MinusPi@pawb.social 1 year ago
I will always
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clb92@feddit.dk 1 year ago
I will always never not fail to upvote Map Men.
You always fail to upvote them, you say?
Nougat@kbin.social 1 year ago
No, I said:
I will always never not fail to upvote Map Men.
Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
This isn’t not the first time I’ve not narrowly avoided me missing seeing them map men.
CatpainTypo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I LOVE YOU MAP MEN
elouboub@kbin.social 1 year ago
Aren't we lucky to have the brits to make fun of for such things?
metaStatic@kbin.social 1 year ago
meanwhile in America: Let's run this street down a cliff because a city needs to be a grid.
synapse1278@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I love the map men !
blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 1 year ago
Is the tldr that theyre old as fuck?
Rilichu@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Tldr is that the official term “city” in the UK is pretty much entirely ceremonial.
All it means is that the ruling monarch liked your town enough that they would give it city status by royal decree.
merridew@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Up until 1889, city status was granted on the basis of the existence of having an Anglican cathedral.
It’s only been arbitrary since they tore up the rulebook and gave Birmingham city status.
HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You should deffo give it a watch when you get the chance
Imo the most consistently funny series on YouTube
blanketswithsmallpox@kbin.social 1 year ago
Thanks for the reminder, I got time now.
ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 1 year ago
No, Milton Keynes is pretty new
Ronno@kbin.social 1 year ago
This is also the case in The Netherlands. I live in a "city" with 15.000 residents, whilst there are "villages" with 100.000. Just because newer places(?) never got the ceremonial title of city.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
Except Rochester
cowpowered@lemm.ee 1 year ago
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CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Men
Hallainzil@startrek.website 1 year ago
Men