An American Living In London Says Five British Words Should Be Banned

An American man living in London listed the five British words that “don’t sit right” with him—so much so that he jokingly called for them to be made “illegal.”

K Jordy, who describes himself as a “meer Yank amongst Brits,” has racked up more than 174,000 TikTok followers by making funny observations about the UK. People enjoy how he compares both nations in a lighthearted way.

And his latest viral clip was all about the lingo we use in Blighty—from swear words to foodie terms that confuse him. K Jordy said, “First up is bloody; I just don’t understand the need to say that. Every time I hear it, I think of blood.

“Second, we’ve got ‘bullocks’ [he means b*llocks]. When I first heard someone shout it, I generally thought something was going down.

“Number three is the grossest, in my opinion—dribble. Dribble is when someone is drooling out their mouth. It just sounds so gross when they’re like, ‘Oh, someone has a little dribble in their mouth’. It doesn’t really sound right or sit with me well.

“Number four is the food and it’s bubble and squeak. ‘Til this day, I don’t know what the hell bubble and squeak is. I don’t wanna have dinner and someone puts down bubble and squeak on my plate.

“And last but not least is knob—it doesn’t really sound right. And you know exactly what I’m thinking when someone first tries to call someone a knob, bro. I was like, ‘nah, this can’t be real!”

Since it was posted on TikTok a few days ago, the amusing clip has amassed more than 20,400 views and plenty of comments. Brits replied in a bid to educate K Jordy on British slang.

One said, “It’s bllocks and it means testicles. Just for clarity.” Another remarked, “Bullocks is a castrated bull—you mean, bllocks lad!”

A third wrote: “Bubble and squeak is just leftovers from a roast dinner or Christmas dinner-type thing, fried and served for breakfast.” And a fourth added: “Bubble and squeak is fab! I’m making it tomorrow.”

It’s simple really, if he doesn’t like our language he could always retrace his steps back to the airport.

It seems that England is now full of people who don’t like our country, its culture and now it seems, our language. Hey, there are plenty of other places to live.

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