But one thing they haven't made cooler is the English language.

We say sweets, they say candy.

We say flats, they say apartment.

We say pavement, they say sidewalk.

But don't worry, America because I've traveled all the way to Austin, Texas, and I've brought with me the official guide to British English.

and with this book, I'm going to be testing America's on their British pronunciation, vocabulary and general knowledge.

And hopefully by the end of this video, they'll be able to say, "I speak British English."

Anyway, let's get cracking and hunt down some Americans.

Yeehaw.

What's your name?

Noel.

Where are you from?

Uh, Texas.

How good is your British English?

Uh, kind of spotty, not the best.

What's your name?

Amanda.

And where are you from?

I'm from New York.

How good is your British English?

Decent, honestly. I watch a lot of British TV shows so I think (it's) pretty good.

What's your name? - Emma.

Where are you from?

Boston, Massachusetts.

How good is your British English?

Probably pretty trash.

What's your name?

I'm Daniel.

Where are you from?

Um, I'm from Tyler -- Texas. Sorry.

How good is your British English?

Terrible.

Good, alright. Well, don't worry, we have the book that will help you.

Round one: accent.

I'm popping to the shop.

I'm popping to the shop.

I'm popping to the shop.

I'm popping to the shop.

That is brilliant.

I'm popping the shop.

I'm popping the shop shop.

Can I get a bottle of water?

Can I get a bottle of water?

Get a bottle of water. - A bottle of water.

Can I get a bottle of water?

Can I get a bottle of water?

It's raining cats and dogs.

It's raining cats and dogs.

If I close my eyes, it feels like, yeah, I'm next to a British person.

It's raining cats and dogs.

It's raining cats and do-- No, I lost it.

That was really good.

Oh, thank you.

Let's have a cup of tea and watch the telly.

Let's have a cup of tea and watch the telly.

Let's have a cup of tea and watch the Telly.

Let's have a cup of tea and watch the telly.

I'm chuffed to bits.

Easy pass.

I'm chuffed to bits.

I'm cuffed to bits.

I'm chuffed to bits. - Chuffed to bits.

Pass.

I'm chuffed to bits.

Wow. Brilliant. Ok. Pass.

Vocabulary; second round.

Round two: vocabulary.

You basically have to guess what you think these slang terms or these phrases mean. - OK.

You are off your trolley.

You're off your trolley.

You are off your trolley.

You are off your trolley. Does that mean like you're crazy?

Yeah, it does.

What would you say in American English? Do you have anything like that?

You're off your rocker.

You're off your rocker. - Yeah.

Yeah, something like that.

You're on one like you're... - Tell me more. What do you mean?

Out of your mind.

Yeah.

You're crazy.

Crazy.

In American English, do you have any phrases you'd normally say?

No.

Just nuts. Yeah.

Crazy. Yeah.

Nuts.

That means like you're, you're off your rocker. You're crazy.

Do you have any other phrases for like in American, off your rocker or anything else?

A lot of us say "you lost your underwear." - You lost your underwear.

You lost your underwear. Yeah.

I never heard that one before.

Me neither.

Did you just make it up?

I did.

You lost your mind.

Yeah, you're crazy.

You're crazy. - Nice, okay.

The plan has gone tits up.

The plan has gone tits up.

The plan has gone tits up.

What do you think that means?

It's gone haywire like it's just up in the air like it's fucked.

You're on fire.

Are you half British?

No.

Ok. It's like, you know, the plan hasn't gone according to plan.

It's like, I don't know, your tits are up.

The plan.

I've always said that, yeah.

I invented that.

Yeah, the plans, just, the plan's not gone to plan.

The plan is not yet. Perfect. Again, anything you could offer American English?

The plan has gone to shit.

It's Friday, let's get on the lash.

It's Friday, let's get on the lash.

It's Friday, let's get on the lash.

So, what do you think?

Oh, me?

Yeah. What do you think get on the lash means?

Oh, OK. I think it means like...

What do you do on Fridays?

I cry and I watch romcoms, I do and I'll say it again.

So I think that getting on the lash would mean wiping away your tears.

Good, while you're drunk.

Oh, that's good. You're good.

It's basically the same thing.

Ok.

Does that mean like, let's like, start drinking or like...

It's Friday. Yeah, exactly.

Yeah. Perfect.

Let's go on, I'm guessing that was gonna be like, let's go out and fucking party. Let's go out and have fun.

Let's go out and do some...

Yes. You're killing it.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, let's go out and have one. Let's hit the town.

Yeah. Get drunk.

Hit the town. Get drunk.

Basically.

You look so cheesed off, what happened?

You look so cheesed off, what happened?

It's like pissed off?

Yeah. Good. Yeah.

Again, do you have anything you can offer?

How, what do you say when you were angry?

Miffed. You look miffed.

I don't know if that's just me.

I don't know.

Or pissed off. Yeah.

Like angry?

It is. Yeah, you're pissed off and you normally say pissed off in the US or?

Yeah, I say pissed off.

I know pissed means, like, drunk over there. But yeah.

Cheesed off; pissed off.

So, like, upset, you looked so upset, what happened?

This is easy for you.

I can't give you a tenner, I'm skint.

I can't give you a tenner, I'm skint.

I can't give you a tenner, I'm skint.

Uh, I'm broke. I can't give you no money.

Basically. I can't give you 10.

Yeah, perfect.

I can't give you a tenner, I'm skint.

A tenner is probably just what, like some, some money.

I don't know what. - £10.

I'm poor, I'm broke.

Do you have anything for dollars you say?

Do you have any cash on you or like... - Like $10?

A buck. A buck is one. Yeah.

Ok.

So 10 bucks. - You say 10 bucks? - Yeah.

Tenner is like, is like $10?

It is. Yeah, $10, we say tenner and a five of $5 or £5.

And skint, I guess. Like, I'm broke.

Yeah.

Ok. It's like, it's like a twink.

What's a twink? It's a chocolate bar?

Oh, ok.

What? A tenner is like £10 and then skint like.

Oh, ok. A twink is like a really, like, skinny gay guy and I was thinking that a tenner was like a twink.

I had no idea what a twink was.

You and me both.

I thought it was a chocolate bar.

You making stuff up again?

No, no, that one's real.

Don't say twink in Texas.

No twink.

Final round, and then you can be British; general knowledge.

Round three. All right.

Oh, man.

How many countries are there in the UK? Four.

For a bonus point, what are the four?

Gosh.

Scotland, Ireland, or yeah, Ireland, Wales and England? - Northern Ireland, same thing.

How many countries are there in the UK? Four.

For a bonus point, what are they?

England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

All right.

Northern Ireland, but I'll give you a definite pass.

I wanna say there are four.

For bonus point, do you know the four countries?

I wanna say Europe.

No, that's wrong.

How many countries are there in the UK?

In the UK? That's crazy.

OK. Four.

Good, good.

What are the four countries?

Ireland, England, England and Ireland.

Good and who says America is stupid? That was perfect.

That's what I'm saying. I've always said that.

Which English artist sang Shape of You and Perfect? James Gorden.

Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran. I was thinking that.

You don't like Ed Sheeran?

No, he's not very good. He's terrible.

Which English artist sang Shape of You and perfect? That would be Ed Sheeran.

I don't even the options. I know those. I know that.

Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran. Do you like him? - I do.

For a bonus point, can you sing Shape of You?

Oh, man.

I'm in love with the shape of you.

Oh, that's Ed Sheeran. Of course.

Do you like him?

No. Does anybody?

No, of course not. It's Ed Sheeran.

What are 'bangers' in the UK?

And what are 'bangers' in the UK?

Bangers?

What?

I thought it was like a really good song, like 212.

Which, I mean, the 212.

That is true. Yeah, it is bangers.

Yeah. Bangers. It's a good tune.

Ok, let me see.

Ok, I'm gonna put on my bangers.

I'm gonna... bangers or I'm gonna bang sausage.

Sausage. Yes.

And what are 'bangers' in the UK? Sausages.

Oh, yeah. You've been watching a lot TV. - I told you, I watch a lot of British Love Island.

Like I'm an action fan as a young teen.

So like, I really know the culture.

I'm thinking it's, my brain is saying large socks, but for some reason, sausage?

What do you want to go with? Final answer?

I'll go with large socks.

I should have followed your gut.

It's sausages. - Sausages. Ok.

Dang I lost.

Oh, you know what, I thought it was gonna be like good songs, but it's sausages, right?

Like bangers and mash.

Yeah. True. It is sausages but also good songs.

Good tunes. Yeah, it's a banger.

Banger.

What does the BBC stand for?

Oh, the British Broadcasting Corporation.

What does the BBC stand for?

British Broadcast Corporation?

It is or it does.

What does BBC stand for? British... best British Channel, British Broadcasting Corporation.

It's got to be the British Broadcasting Corp, right?

It's a big media. OK.

Final question.

What is the name of English national anthem?