Whats with all the British people?

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24 Apr 2012, 4:45 am

I watch a lot of AS videos on YouTube and I can't say I've noticed a lot of Brits on YouTube , mostly people from US in my opinion

Something I have noticed on YouTube is a lot of the ignorant comments by ignorant scumbags

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24 Apr 2012, 5:02 am

Would an ISP's settings effect which videos come at the top of a search? When I search for something via google it seems to give a preferential rating to results from the country I'm in at the time. Does YouTube do the same?
(Don't know which country OP is in)

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24 Apr 2012, 5:59 am

I'm from Canada ... but ... I was born in the UK, British parents

Who knows maybe even higher than just what you can tell from accents

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24 Apr 2012, 7:36 am

It's a complete mystery to me. I was originally a Londoner before moving to the middle of England.

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24 Apr 2012, 7:50 am

bnky wrote:

Stargazer43 wrote:

It seems that like 80% or so have British accents

Britain includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Technically, (Great) Britain only covers the mainland, hence "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," but not many people are that strict in their usage.

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24 Apr 2012, 7:53 am

I can't say I've noticed it. When I search 'autism' or 'Aspergers' on Youtube, I tend to find Americans. And I've never seen a Scot, that's for sure. The video of an autistic person's perception as they're walking down a street is made by a Scot and filmed in Scotland, but that's the only one I can think of. Is it maybe because there are more British people on there than you'd normally see on TV? The diagnosis rates are definitely not higher and getting a diagnosis for a child is a seriously long winded exercise, here.

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24 Apr 2012, 8:12 am

Jory wrote:

New topic: "Does drinking tea cause autism?"

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24 Apr 2012, 9:15 am

Jory wrote:

New topic: "Does drinking tea cause autism?"

No, but dunking jammy dodgers has been linked in several totally unverifiable studies.

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24 Apr 2012, 10:17 am

shrox wrote:

I didn't find out I had AS until after I came back from England!! !

Could it be that AS is contagious?

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24 Apr 2012, 1:26 pm

Hmmm... I'd never even heard of the diagnosis "asperger's" until I'd been living in England for a few years. Then suddenly I'm told I have it! And I hardly even touched the tea!!

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24 Apr 2012, 2:26 pm

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24 Apr 2012, 2:30 pm

The difference is possibly the BBC, a lot of this stuff you see on YouTube is segments from BBC programs. As a public funded body they produce a lot more good quality factual program's than what you would see elsewhere in the world. They also have to be inclusive, so there are a lot of programs that cover issues relating to disabilities and non-mainstream lifestyles.

Wales, Scotland and NI have much lower population counts than England, so you are far less likely to find an aspie with these regional accents.

Wales is pretty switched on with It's autism strategy and support services.

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24 Apr 2012, 2:31 pm

The one video I watched of someone with Aspergers was a Norwegian guy.

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24 Apr 2012, 2:32 pm

Jtuk wrote:

Yeah most of the documentaries in my psych classes were BBC documentaries.......go figure. :lol:

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24 Apr 2012, 2:37 pm

Hmm, I do not think drinking tea causes autism. I drink it all the time, and..."

Oops, never mind! :lol:

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24 Apr 2012, 2:42 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:

The one video I watched of someone with Aspergers was a Norwegian guy.

oh I think you mean the Swedish guy, adkit2? He's great.

There are only a few lengthy well produced videos on YouTube, most of those are i believe from the BBC. Such as the autistic driving instructor.

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