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Welcome to the land of the weird and the beautiful—the ancient sceptred isles, where people drink their beer by the pints, celebrate mysterious Bank Holidays that occur several times a year, and toss their trash out the first time they see a bin. Bins are holy there and the chance to do so comes very rarely, if ever.

But according to Jessica Rose, an American who’s been living in great Blighty for the past few decades, the list doesn’t end there.

Recently, Jessica listed all the “weird as hell things” Brits do in a thread that amassed 64.8K likes and went viral with people praising how spot-on it is. Let’s get ready for the quaint and quirky ride in the land of Britons.

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    Bored Panda reached out to the author of this viral thread, Jessica Rose, a woman in her 30s who works in the technology industry. After 10 years, Jessica still lives in Birmingham, UK and says that she really likes most things about life in the UK.

    When asked what British things Jessica really likes, she said that as an American, she finds the National Health Service “mind-bogglingly amazing.”

    “I also really love the public transport here. And almost everything about Birmingham. Am I allowed to mention it's the best city in the UK? I don't think there's much I dislike about living here, some things are just still weird after 10 years.”

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called courtesy. No harm in being polite, and it brightens the drivers day to know he is appreciated. Happy drivers are less likely to hit the curb

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    But that doesn’t mean that Jessica doesn’t miss the American way of living. “It seems like a silly thing to miss, but as my days get really busy, I miss shops being open as late as they are in the states,” she told us.

    Jessica also believes that “a lot of the misconceptions of and stereotypes about the British mistakenly group all of the UK into a homogeneous lump while the UK is really a massively diverse group of people across our 4 countries (N. Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England).”

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    Gëë Bëë
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah many beaches in the north are mostly pebbles and yes......you will be mugged by seagulls for your watch, keys, wallet and finally your chips and there is nothing you can do about it and nobody can help.

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    This is the case with the famous English breakfast. “For example, people from outside the UK often think of the English breakfast as something singularly British, while overlooking the (far superior) Scottish fryups,” Jessica said.

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    Andy Mutch
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please, oh please, cure us of that one! (Not that you're much good at picking rulers,)

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference is in the smell and sticking to your shoes intensity. Dpg poop is extremely disgusting. Horse poop not so much.

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    cybermerlin2000
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We go to the counter and let them know what is wrong. We very rarely have to ask for it to be corrected as the person behind the counter usually offers to fix it and offer options.

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    Jessica didn't expect her Twitter thread to go as viral as it did. “I half hoped a few people would see it as I was quite proud of the phrase 'sugared houseplants.' I hope folks liked it!”

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    Daniel Marsh
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "After you." "No, after you." "No, dammit, I SAID AFTER YOU." "Look you little f***face, I said after you!!!"

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    T Simmons
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The hot water supply comes from a tank in the loft, which could be contaminated. It was UK law to keep hot and cold separate to keep drinking water (cold) clean. now its just tradition.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the old-fashioned SWEET shops have some of the best sweets out there, tbh

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    Periwinkle
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, This is an irish thing, Also a British thing but we will slam dunk you if you don't complete your round in ireland.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Classical music played by classically trained musicians. Outdoor , elegance at its finest

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    Gëë Bëë
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was actually introduced during the war when water could be cut off or there were many shortages. Filling up a bowl uses half the amount of your sink. People just carried on using them as saving water is always a good idea. Remember our tap water is our drinking water too.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are two types of people, those who put the milk in tea last and those who are wrong ;)

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