American living in UK admits she'd 'never heard' of 12 British icons before moving

Kalyn, who runs the Girl Gone London YouTube channel, said she has "no idea" if 1 icon is meant to beryllium a children's quality oregon thing "straight retired of a fearfulness film"

A US expat has provided a database of 12 taste icons that she'd "never heard of" earlier leaving America but are instantly recognisable to astir Brits.

Kalyn, who has lived successful the UK for astir a decade, runs the Girl Gone London transmission connected YouTube, which offers her instrumentality connected the UK and the US' cultural differences and boasts much than 45,000 subscribers.

In a caller video, Kalyn shared her thoughts connected a bid of cultural icons that astir Brits would instrumentality for granted, but seemingly haven't rather breached beyond our borders and made their mode to the US.

Her database of 12 well-known figures provides immoderate alternatively astonishing and not-so-surprising names, including 1 that Kalyn suggests could beryllium "straight retired of a fearfulness film".

1. Postman Pat

Kalyn revealed that she'd ne'er seen an occurrence of the beloved children's series Postman Pat but inexplicably knows the taxable song. She added that Pat seems similar a "nice character" but "clearly doesn't present crossed the ocean".

2. Moomins

She explained that she knew that the Moomins were not British, with the characters originating successful Finland, but believed that each Brit knows them. Unsure what the Moomins really were, Kalyn speculated that they could beryllium hippos oregon an "alien benignant of creature".

3. Pingu

Kalyn said the lovable claymation penguin is "not well-known" successful America and if you notation the amusement stateside, locals would astir apt conscionable presume that you pronounced 'penguin' incorrectly.

4. Mr Blobby

Kalyn said: "Next connected my database of British taste icons that I had ne'er heard of, and this is wherever the word 'cultural icon' gets precise loose, but it is thing oregon idiosyncratic called Mr Blobby.

"Mr Blobby's decidedly thing mentioned present successful similar jokes and memes and it each goes mode implicit my head. I person nary thought if Mr Blobby is meant to beryllium a amusive children's quality oregon if he's thing consecutive retired of a fearfulness film."

5. Guy Fawkes

She admitted it was "strange" calling the Gunpowder Plotter an icon, but Kalyn argued that he's well-known successful the UK, highlighting his relevance to Bonfire Night and, of course, the burning of Guy Fawkes effigies. However, according to Kalyn, Americans person "zero idea" who helium is, apt due to the fact that it "doesn't truly relate" to US history.

6. Father Ted

Kalyn said she understands that Father Ted is simply a "bumbling" Catholic priest, but the quality isn't 1 with whom Americans are familiar, and astir radical would person "no idea" what you're talking about.

7. David Brent (The Office)

Ricky Gervais' iconic quality from The Office isn't known successful the US, according to Kalyn, who explained that Americans are much apt to notation the US mentation of the show, whose David Brent quality is called Michael Scott and played by Steve Carell.

8. Bananaman

Kalyn said she'd ne'er seen Bananaman, a superhero quality who appeared successful UK comics specified arsenic The Beano and The Dandy and a cartoon bid successful the 1980s, and different Americans would person "no idea" what you're talking about.

9. The Chuckle Brothers

The Chuckle Brothers, played by Paul Elliott and his precocious brother, Barry, were a much-loved TV fixture, with the duo appearing successful their ain drama show, ChuckleVision. However, Kalyn said her cognition of the brothers is "very low".

10. Ant and Dec

Instantly acquainted to immoderate Brit, Ant and Dec person been gracing UK screens for much than 30 years, but Kalyn admitted that she was "not aware" of the Geordie presenters, though she noticed that they "pop up" successful "various places".

11. Take That

Despite their immense popularity, Kalyn claimed that astir Americans person ne'er heard of Take That, adding that it's a akin lawsuit with Robbie Williams, though she conceded that she likes immoderate of the group's songs.

12. Mary Berry

Finally, Kalyn pointed retired however erstwhile Bake Off justice Mary Berry, who was mostly chartless stateside, has present "made a name" for herself.