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Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans There isn't the same beauty pageant culture as there is in the US in England, especially when it comes to kids with makeup, fake tan and bikinis.

anndreacelleste , DrDrewLCTV Report

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FeelingFrisky 1 year ago

This is a horrible thing a lot of people do IMO

104points

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Pessimism and self deprecating humor. When I use British self deprecating humor people sometimes tend to get worried and start saying something supportive when I'm back in the US. In the UK humor is usually self deprecating and pessimistic. And in the US while it's still banter, it's more lighthearted and usually obviously a joke compared to the banter you get in the UK.

anndreacelleste , imgflip Report

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Marion 1 year ago

I love british humor, who would i be without black adder, monthy python and black books 😁👍

110points

anndreacelleste , HendersonStateU Report

Bored Panda got in touch with Maja Bloom, a comedian, actor, and singer from the UK and she was kind enough to share her thoughts on British humor and how it compares to other parts of the English-speaking world. “I think one of the main characteristics of British humor is that there are no sanctities - you can make jokes about absolutely everything: dead disabled children? Yeah, why not, queen dying, pedophiles, I mean anything.”

“Sometimes, some events (like e.g. recently the queen's death) carry some kind of a time embargo where people wait a few days/ weeks before starting to make jokes about it (but that is connected to how powerful royal family and upper class still is, and that is a completely different story, wink wink ;-)), but I remember attending a stand-up event right after she died and comedians were already making jokes about it. I think this is linked to a very British way of dealing with problems and difficult traumatic things: laugh everything off. You have cancer? laugh about it, you are broke - make jokes about it. You might say we tend to avoid talking about serious issues, and solving them, and instead laugh about them.”

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans There aren't any fraternities or sororities at UK universities. A lot of people in the UK call University "uni".

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FeelingFrisky 1 year ago

I wish fraternities and sororities would disappear. They sound dangerous.

94points

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans I saw this thing about American seeing a photo of beans on toast and being mortified by it and to be fair, it looks terrible in photos but it's actually really good snack when you're trying to save money.

anndreacelleste , fritish Report

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132points

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Angee 1 year ago

Try cheesy beans on toast!

66points

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People pack their own groceries in supermarkets. There isn't anyone that packs it all for you at the end of your shop.

anndreacelleste , kentlive Report

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131points

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Kobe (she) 1 year ago

Normal in the Netherlands too. I really don't need anyone to pack my groceries for me. I can perfectly do that myself. Bringing my own bags too. Saves a ton of money on labour too...as groceries are expensive enough already.

45points

anndreacelleste , Billy Wilson Photography Report

“You might say that is not very practical or helpful, and you would be right, but I guess that is the way many people in Britain deal with the most difficult and painful aspects of their lives: not dealing with them head-on, but via a joke so you "laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh". Or maybe it is stimulating change by laughing about issues? I was born in communist Poland and came to the UK for the first time when I was 17.”

“In communist Poland, Monty Python, which many would say is untranslatable, was super popular. Why? In a communist regime, you could not openly criticize certain institutions, but you could laugh at them and mock their absurdities, which is exactly what the Orange Alternative movement from my first home city of Wroclaw did, as you can see here. It is what Ali G did as well - you create content that is ridiculously funny but at the same time asking important questions about the world and making you realize that perhaps certain things should change,” she shared with Bored Panda.

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans A 20 minute walk anywhere in England isn't that long of a distance and you wouldn't typically take an Uber for that kind of distance. I feel like in the US it's more common to take Ubers everywhere probably because everything's so spread out.

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130points

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Kobe (she) 1 year ago

In the Netherlands, we walk that too. Nothing to do with Ubers being there or not. It is just common sense and healthy and cheap. Or we do it by bike ;)

55points

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans You don't tip bartenders in the UK and the overall tipping culture is very different. There's tipping at restaurants, but I think it just depends on the person and also where you are in England.

anndreacelleste , hippopx Report

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116points

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JB 1 year ago

We expect the company to pay a living wage. Tips acknowledge good to exceptional service.

100points

anndreacelleste , Nottingham Trent University Report

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans At university you won't have roommates in England, you'll have housemates. Typically halls have separate bedrooms and shared kitchens and bathrooms. But I think in US dorms, it's common to share your actual bedrooms.

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104points

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GFSTaylor 1 year ago

Room sharing used to be more common in the UK, but accommodation built from the 70's onwards is usually single rooms. I did share a room in my first year (1985-6) but I was in an old Victorian house that was an annex to a more modern hall of residence (c1970's) that had single rooms.

23points

We were also curious about how non-Brits might see UK humor at a distance. “Apart from being an actor and a comedian, I teach TEFL English. In over 4 years of teaching English online, I have had students from over 40 different countries around the world. I have to be very diplomatic sometimes because they might not have the same British disregard for anything sacred.”

“I can see sometimes my jokes are not received or understood fully, but I can also, perhaps more often, see precisely that my very British sense of humor is what people from other countries love and enjoy about my classes - taking the mickey, as we would say; mocking absolutely everything. Perhaps sometimes we should also just change things, protest, and vote better, for example, rather than just laugh about everything, but laughing about things is not bad either. At least, that is what we would say.”

#10

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People walking down the streets with a drink in hand, which is actually illegal in the US, I think except for some part of Las Vegas.

anndreacelleste , wallpaperflare Report

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93points

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FeelingFrisky 1 year ago

And New Orleans!

47points

#11

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Service workers like cashiers and retail workers don't typically start conversations with people to the extent that they do in America. The more outside of London you go, the more chance there would be of that happening, but definitely not like in America.

anndreacelleste , drobotdean Report

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83points

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Aline 1 year ago

This is definitely a London thing, not a UK thing.

39points

#12

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans A lot more people drive manuals than automatic in the UK. You have to do your driving test in a manual if you want to drive manual. In the US you can do your driving test in an automatic and still drive a manual.

anndreacelleste , hippopx Report

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83points

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Frank Ropen 1 year ago

So you are allowed to drive a car you don't actually know how to drive. That's pretty stupid

74points

“Another very important aspect is sarcasm/irony - I was told that most probably I am on the ASD spectrum (i.e. autistic) because I can be very direct, to the point, and take things in a black-and-white kind of way. However, paradoxically, possibly thanks to my dad who used to do it all the time and tease me for hours, or thanks to over 20 + years of living in Britain, I can make a lot of ironic comments about reality all the time, which, again non-British people sometimes do not get. We (i.e. Brits) tend to joke that you 'have to literally add #sarcasmtag to every post" so that people who are not from here know you are not being serious. This is kind of a paradox: On the one hand, I am ASD and very direct / to the point, on the other, I can be very, very British.”

#13

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, things like bread, pasta, coleslaw don't usually contain added sugar. In the US a lot of these products will usually have added sugar in them.

anndreacelleste , Heydiliz Report

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75points

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Verena 1 year ago

Why all this sugar?

47points

#14

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Black pudding which is dried pig's blood that tastes amazing but I've freaked out my American friends saying that though.

anndreacelleste , avlxyz Report

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74points

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GFSTaylor 1 year ago

It's not just a patty of dried blood. It's a blood sausage, made with blood (usually pig's blood), mixed with animal far, a cereal, such as oat or barley, and some herbs. The pudding is cooked in a casing and stored. For eating, slices are usually fried and served hot.

78points

#15

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans The word tea in England doesn't just mean a cup of tea, it can mean dinner or a snack in some parts of England and then you have things like afternoon tea, cream tea, or tea breaks at work, which all include tea but it's like different settings.

anndreacelleste , floydical Report

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74points

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Angee 1 year ago

Elevenses

46points

“That, I think, is a huge issue for Americans, and - forgive me - we Brits, often joke that for Americans we have to point out every sarcastic point in everything we say (I know, this is condescending and rude, which, well we often like to be towards our American friends across the pond ;-). There are so many unsaid things that Brits do or insinuate by certain words or expressions, that one would have to compile a whole new dictionary about it. One example is that if you are polite to someone, in an email, you would just say "best wishes" e.g. at the end, but once they annoy you or your email relationship has broken down for some reason, you would simply end it with 'Regards', The amount of anger and aggression in that one word is, indeed, untranslatable to so many non-Brits.”

#16

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In restaurants, you usually have to clarify that you want tap water instead of still or sparkling, and then the still or sparkling water can come at an extra cost. You also might not be able to get free unlimited refills like at some restaurants in the US.

anndreacelleste , Pixabay Report

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72points

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Taff Thomas 1 year ago

Tap water in the UK is of good quality, the US...

13points

anndreacelleste , OkGrapefruit5437 Report

#17

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Cheese in England is usually a lot more aged and earthy than it is in America.

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71points

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Francois 1 year ago

... and you cannot.spray it either.

85points

#18

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Most police in England won't routinely carry firearms. The majority of the police in America will carry firearms everywhere. Concealed or open carry of any weapon is actually prohibited in England. This was a huge cultural shock for me because in California where I'm from some people will hold a gun in their holster just casually.

anndreacelleste , Acather96 Report

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68points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

And guess which country has more gun violence per capita...

57points

To round us off, we wanted to hear Maya’s take on what is quintessentially British in her opinion. Having a cup of tea. This is the way we solve 95 % of our problems. Having a cuppa, or a pint. Yes, we do have an issue with alcoholism (that no one wants to talk about... ) but still, this is how we deal with things: come and have a cup of tea (or get drunk about it, see the avoiding strategy once again;). Tea to talk about problems, tea to have a break, tea to discuss ideas over, tea to cry with, tea to accompany you with everything you do. I really need it and I think my fellow Brits do too. It is always going to be a part of our life.” You can find more of her work on Instagram here and Twitter here.

#19

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People drinking in the airport at like, any time of the day. I went to Thailand recently, and the Wetherspoons pub at the airport was completely packed at like 5am with people drinking before going on holiday.

anndreacelleste , GaryLeeDasilva Report

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63points

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Coralinea 1 year ago

Airports exist outside of timezones. Worldwide.

94points

anndreacelleste , Kübra Arslaner Report

#20

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Eating with a knife and fork is usually how people eat in England. You don't just eat with a fork like you usually would in the US. It's also very common to eat pizza with a knife and fork when you're at a restaurant in England, but you would probably never see that in America.

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61points

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Simba 1 year ago (edited)

The weird thing in USA is some of them use a knife and fork, they would cut the food with the right hand, put the knife down, and swap the fork to the right hand to pick up the food and put in the mouth. Then swap the fork back to the left hand, pick up the knife on the right hand and cut, then repeat the same actions for the whole meal. It's like he/she doesn't have the ability to use the fork on the left hand to pick up food to eat 🙄

24points

#21

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England instead of garage sales you can find car boot sales. It's the same concept but on a field selling things from your car boot or trunk. I've seen both in both countries but I think car boot sales are more in England and garage sales are more in the US.

anndreacelleste , Mark.murphy Report

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61points

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Chronically Online Panda 1 year ago

Car boot sales are great! Unless it starts raining

19points

#22

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Offering a cup of tea to guests in your home is a really really common gesture in the UK. It's usually black tea and they'll ask if you take it with sugar and/or milk. In the US I feel like it's more soft drinks or water.

anndreacelleste , Amin Alizadeh Report

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60points

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Wheely 1 year ago

I have NEVER in my 44 years of being English been offered black tea. Milk is always assumed (you would have to specify if you don't want milk). The amount of sugar is asked. It's different in a cafe but not to guests.

36points

#23

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, houses and flats or apartments tend to be smaller than houses in the US.

anndreacelleste , A McCarron Report

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57points

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

they're also made of rock or brick, not wood.

47points

#24

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans University degrees typically take longer in the US than they do in the UK. To complete my Bachelor's took three years to complete in England and it usually takes four years to complete a bachelor's in the US.

So overall cost for education in the UK is lower than it is in the US. And from what I understand in England, you don't have to start paying your student loan until you reach a certain income threshold.
But in the US, I think you start paying right after you graduate, but there's some loans that do grace periods.

anndreacelleste , Pavel Danilyuk Report

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56points

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Panda Boom 1 year ago

Just to clarify- there's no such thing as the UK schooling system, it's not the same in each country in the UK. In Scotland you do P1-P7, then S1-S6. Different qualifications too.

32points

#25

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans You also can't advertise any unhealthy sugary foods to children in England. Recently there was actually a poster on the tube station that had cake on it that had to be changed because it was advertising unhealthy food. In the US restrictions are a lot stricter than they used to be, but not to this extent.

anndreacelleste , ATownAndrew Report

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56points

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Amelia Jade 1 year ago

The ban of the cake poster was incredibly stupid. It was a poster advertising a West End show called Tony n' Tina's Wedding. So, it had a wedding cake in the poster. But it had to be changed because the wedding cake was supposedly promoting unhealthy food.

29points

#26

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans 24 hour time or military time is used often in England for schedules, digital clocks, etc. Both 12 and 24 hour clocks are used in England. But from what I've seen, America typically uses the 12 hour clock.

anndreacelleste , Gui Salcedo Report

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55points

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Verena 1 year ago

"military time"??? 24 hour time is used widely in Europe, the UK being the only country using am/pm. Nobody calls it military time. If you schedule a meeting in the afternoon, it is e.g. 15:30/15.30 ....

35points

anndreacelleste , Melissa Doroquez Report

#27

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Iced Tea is not a thing in England. In the US iced tea and sweet tea are very popular. I think you can get iced teas from Starbucks in England but it's not very common.

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48points

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Zoe Vokes 1 year ago

You can definitely buy iced tea from garages and corner shops in bottles (UK) but not from cafes.

23points

anndreacelleste , Santeri Viinamäki Report

#28

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People use electric kettles very regularly in England. When I first moved to England a lot of my American friends didn't know what an electric kettle was. So over the years I think I've seen it become more of a thing in America.

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47points

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Rose 1 year ago

The voltage is so much higher in England than America so the kettle boils much faster.

24points

Fat Harry 1 year ago

This is a myth. There's very little difference in how long it takes a kettle to boil.

8points

Rostit . 1 year ago (edited)

thats not how it works. Its all about wattage. a 1200W kettle is going to boil at the same time as any other 1200W kettle. 120v at 10amps is 1200watts. 240v at 5 amps is 1200W. The only way it cam be different is if the kettle is designed to use more watts. A 2000W kettle will boil faster than a 1200W kettle. Watts are all the matter here. The heating element's resistance dictates that. Ohms law doesnt care what country you are in. Heat energy is all that matters. that is watts multiplied by time. The same amount of energy will always boil water from the same starting temp. 100ºC = T(initial temp) + ΔT(delta T, or change in temp) ΔT = E c / m E = W t (sips tea made from my American kettle)

6points

LAWLAWLAW 1 year ago

That is very interesting, if its true

4points

iseefractals 1 year ago

Eh.....not really. Most electric kettles in the UK/EU range from 1600-2200w, while the US counterparts are 1500-1700. The meaningful difference is that where the UK/EU kettles use induction heating elements, the US counterparts just use electric heating elements. Induction is 90% energy efficient, while electric heating elements are around 65% (and gas is absolute trash at 30-40%) So a 1700w electric element is really only effectively transferring 1100w of heat, while a 2200w induction is transferring 1980w. So yes, the 240v grid plays a role, but it's not the whole story. I can't help but implore everyone to opt for induction everything, regardless of where they happen to be, everything else is significantly more wasteful.

1point

Larry XK 1 year ago

Fun fact; The boiling time is a function of power, not voltage.. The get the same power at a lower voltage requires higher current. Good ol' Ohm figured it out

0points

Stephen Wild 1 year ago

It has nothing to do with the voltage, it's more a cultural thing. Electric kettles are very common in Canada which uses the same electrical system as the United States... Canadians drink more tea than people in the United States.

0points

Scott Rackley 1 year ago

How fast the water boils is determined by how much power you apply to the water, not voltage.

-1point

Aline 1 year ago

That's not how voltage works. You need a voltage converter, not just a plus adapter if you bring something across, but if you buy a North American appliance over there, and use it there it will work the same as a British or Irish one used there.

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 1 year ago

Absolute nonsense. By your logic, toasters,microwave ovens, and so on, would be quicker in the UK than the USA. The components of any electrical equipment are designed for the voltage being used. Are you aware that corded power tools used in UK factories are required to use 110v? And they work exactly the same as 240v tools using a 240v supply.

-2points

Amelia Jade 1 year ago

This one is getting really old. I'm American, I've always had an electrical kettle, my mom always had an electric kettle, and I know many people who have electrical kettles. It is not as uncommon as people keep trying to make it sound.

10points

Wheely 1 year ago

Yet in England you're pretty much guaranteed to have an electric kettle in every kitchen. That's the point being made.

7points

Mir Adwari 1 year ago

Re read it. She says 'England use regularly, when she first moved to the UK, now getting more of a thing in the US.'

6points

VioletHunter 1 year ago

It's clearly not as ubiquitous as elsewhere though. I don't know anyone here in Germany for example who doesn't have a kettle.

3points

Phobrek 1 year ago

Just tested my American kettle: just under 3 minutes for it to bring 1 liter to a bubbling boil. My kettle is cheap and I'm sure others could do it faster. Also I was watching the kettle the whole time, which ofc impedes its ability to boil.

7points

Gin 1 year ago

Would depend on the wattage of the kettle. My UK kettle is 3000W - 1 litre of water took 1 minute 33 seconds. I looked away a couple of times whereupon I'm sure it started heating the water much faster! So probably an invalid comparison! 😄

7points

Gary Davidson 1 year ago

True. US cooking shows have made these devices more popular. Most Americans are still using the microwave for heating small amounts of water up to 1 pint (2 cups).

2points

Oskar vanZandt 1 year ago (edited)

"Put the kettle on" is often the prelude to a chat of some sort... whether good or not-so-much (a comforting gesture of sorts).

1point

Otto Katz 1 year ago

And the boiling speed? NO ONE is commenting on the temp of the water when it's put INTO the kettle! if it's 40ºf it's going to take longer than if it's 65ºf.

1point

Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago

I not only have one, but I have a second so I can descale with vinegar on a regular basis. My husband has one for his office. We both drink a lot of tea.

0points

Shawn Barry 1 year ago

we usually just toss the cup w/ water in the microwave

0points

Maisey Myles 1 year ago

American here. I couldn't live without my electric kettle

0points

SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago (edited)

Now this is just silly. Most people I know in the US, including me, have an electric kettle.

0points

Admiralu 1 year ago

No electric kettles here

0points

Brian Droste 1 year ago

I seen a electric kettle for sale in a major store not to long ago.

0points

jmdirks 1 year ago

How posh of you to use an electric kettle.

-1point

Tjoori Vids 1 year ago

Bit of a filthy kettle there...

-1point

your local 1D10T 1 year ago

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Belle Miles 1 year ago

Just stop. I'm drinking tea I made using a kettle right now. It's like UK people are programed to say this.

-1point

Ren Karlej 1 year ago

Yet it is a US person who said it in this instance. Let's face it, it doesn't matter!! I'm glad for people who enjoy their kettles regardless of where they live!

3points

Ivy la Sangrienta 1 year ago

"Very regularly" is the understatement of the century. Every day, multiple times a day.

-1point

Caryle 1 year ago

19 seconds to boil I’m fine with that and I’m in the USA

-2points

Apple Jakes 1 year ago

This is still untrue.

-2points

Water dog 1 year ago

Electric kettles are not as common in The States as they used to be. I guess it's because microwave ovens are so common.

-3points

Rostit . 1 year ago

since when?

-1point

#29

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Most people in England have their washing machines in their kitchen, which is very uncommon in the US. Also, most people will use drying racks to dry their clothes in England, whereas in America they use massive industrial dryers.

anndreacelleste , 南宮博士 Report

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46points

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FeelingFrisky 1 year ago

My washer and dryer is in my laundry room. I have never seen a massive industrial dryer in a private home.

80points

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#30

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans The standard greeting in England is "you're alright?" This confused me so much as an American when I first visited because I thought they were asking me if I was like physically or mentally okay. Typically you just reply with "alright" back. It's sort of like "how are you?" in America being a rhetorical greeting.

anndreacelleste , Artem Podrez Report

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45points

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Me. 1 year ago

English, and I don't think I've ever seen this.

38points

anndreacelleste , Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Report

#31

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Schools in England don't do anything similar to the Pledge of Allegiance like they would do in schools in America. In general, patriotism isn't as intense as it is in America. So you won't see loads of England flags in front of people's houses like you would see with American flags in America. It's really common for Americans to identify as their heritage instead of their nationality and in England I found it's more common for people to identify with the country they were born in regardless of their heritage.

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44points

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Rachknits 1 year ago

Unless there an international football match on, we don't really do flags so much in England (more common in the other countries like Scotland) and can suggest you're racist

35points

#32

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Talking about money in the UK is seen as kind of a taboo, whereas in the US I feel like it's more common.

anndreacelleste , Suzy Hazelwood Report

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42points

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JB 1 year ago

But somehow we don’t get bent out of shape talking about salary, whereas in the US , heaven forbid you discuss how much you earn.

37points

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#33

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Saying you want tea in England means English breakfast tea, they aren't usually going to ask you if you want peppermint or hibiscus or green tea like they do in the US.
It's usually black tea, and they'll ask how you take it which means whether you take it with like milk or sugar. I feel like in the US they ask if you want it with like cream honey or lemon rather than milk and sugar.

anndreacelleste , Lexane Sirac Report

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40points

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James016 1 year ago

Whenever I get tea in a restaurant, it is in a small pot and they provide a small jug of milk for it. If you want one of those other “teas” then ask for it if it is on the menu.

13points

#34

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans If you order lemonade at a restaurant in England you'll usually get a carbonated lemon flavored drink. In the US you would get what brits call "cloudy lemonade" which is a sugary lemon drink that isn't carbonated.

anndreacelleste , HarshLight Report

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40points

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Timmy Pillinger 1 year ago

Running a dehumidifier in a small room is cheaper than a drier and not much slower.

25points

anndreacelleste , Isabella Mendes Report

#35

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Doing rounds of drinks when you're with a group of people. The expectation is that usually everyone in the group will buy a round drinks for the whole table, but I think in the US you either buy your own drinks or work it out on Venmo after.

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36points

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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 1 year ago

It really depends on the situation. Drinking with my close friends, we will generally take turns buying rounds for the group. Drinking with some casual work acquaintances, then everyone is usually on their own.

6points

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#36

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Spring break in the UK isn't the same as spring break in America and I think it's usually called Easter break in the UK, not spring break.

It's not really like a "get a group of people to go to Florida" kind of thing. People usually just go back home and go see friends or family or potentially go on holiday, but I think it's not as common because places you would go on holiday in Europe aren't really warm yet.

So you would just save it for summer whereas in the US spring break is like a huge deal.

anndreacelleste , Jeffry Surianto Report

Final score:

36points

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Xenon 1 year ago (edited)

Spring break in the US is out of control. Hordes of young people descend on popular vacation spot like Cancun bringing the attendant problems with them. Alcohol, drugs, assaults, rapes etc. They trash everything and leave the locals to clean up the mess. Some towns have implemented things like strict curfews to try and control the chaos.

28points

#37

In the US a lot of the cars are huge compared to a lot of the cars in England. You don't see a lot of the huge American pickup trucks also a lot more people own a car in the US compared to England, with 91.7% of households in the US owning at least one car and 45% of households in England owning only one car.

Final score:

35points

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James016 1 year ago

Those oversized vehicles don’t really fit on uk roads. Plus there is no need to have something that size.

46points

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#38

A Venti sized Starbucks is 20 ounce and in the US it's 24 ounce, and then the other two Starbucks sizes - Grande and Tall - are both two ounces smaller than the US. The same goes for a lot of cafes and restaurants with drinks, they tend to be a little bit bigger than in England.

Final score:

30points

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James016 1 year ago

They make Starbucks very different in the USA compared to the UK. When we were in Florida we got frappuccinos and they were vile. Turns out by default this particular Starbucks put 4 pumps of some sickly syrup in as standard. The UK does not do that.

9points

#39

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Having cake and a cup of tea or coffee is a lot more common in the UK than it is in the US. If you're out with friends or family in England, you can usually find a cafe that sells cakes, coffee and tea, but I can never find anything similar in the US. There's dessert places and bakeries, but it's a little different.

anndreacelleste , wallpaperflare Report

Final score:

28points

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Patricia Steward 1 year ago

Never? ALL my local coffee shops have pastries of some kind.

31points

#40

You don't have to pay for books in the UK. They'll usually provide them for you in the library but that also means that they can run out. But in the US I think it is more common to buy books for university.

Final score:

23points

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Groaver Andout 1 year ago

I bought all my books for uni, in UK.

22points

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#41

You would never really swipe your card and sign a receipt in England. A lot of places are just insert and contactless.

Final score:

23points

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JL 1 year ago

US has been doing this for while, especially since COVID. I'm starting to wonder why this person is comparing UK to US when their info on the US is well out of date.

49points

#42

Chinese takeaway in England isn't what the Chinese delivery would be in the US. For example, most Chinese restaurants in the US will serve orange chicken because it's a very American Chinese dish, but you won't see it as much in England.

Final score:

23points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Chinese restaurants adapt to the culture where they're located. It bears little likeness to actual Chinese food..

56points

#43

Going camping in England isn't usually going to a forest or a campground like in the US. It's usually pitching a tent in a campsite on a field. And instead of huge RVs, you'll see camper vans or caravans.

Final score:

22points

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Verena 1 year ago

A huge RV will be difficult to navigate through the old villages....

14points

#44

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, you'll have your exams for every term, and that's usually all the exams you'll ever have. Other than that, it's usually your research papers or your dissertation.
But from what it sounds like in the US, you have more quizzes and exams in between your terms.
The British system is also more focused on independent learning. So you're not going to be in for lectures all day every day like you might be in the US, and in England, all your classes already scheduled for your degree. In America, you have to typically book your classes for your degree.

anndreacelleste , Jeswin Thomas Report

Final score:

21points

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The Original Bruno 1 year ago

Not sure what they mean by being in lectures all day every day. US colleges have an average of 15 hours of "classes" per week; the rest is studying, research, paperwork, etc.

13points

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#45

Cubicles are like actual rooms in England, they aren't stalls like you would typically see an American public bathroom.

Final score:

19points

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Xenon 1 year ago

Are we comparing office cubicles to bathroom stalls?

23points

anndreacelleste , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#46

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans When you get petrol for your car in England you go inside to pay after you filled your tank. In the US you pay first so you kind of need to know how much gas your car will need.

Final score:

19points

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James016 1 year ago

Or you can pay at the pump which is more and more common. In the USA as I did not want to pay with my card, I paid $60 to fill the hire car up first, then went back in and got my change. Tesco pumps will let you set monetary amount or litres and when you hit that amount, the pump stops.

28points

#47

You probably won't see many people drinking a straight glass of milk in England. In America people do this all the time with almost any meal, not just cookies.

Final score:

19points

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Coralinea 1 year ago

I feel that observation might be influenced by TV.

43points

#48

In the UK usually only study one subject whereas in the US you usually do a major and a minor, a major being your primary fields of study and your minor being a secondary concentration.

Final score:

16points

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Amelia Jade 1 year ago

The following is from a UK guide about University: Choosing a course in one subject is known as a single honours degree. You may also be able to study a minor subject alongside the major subject for a portion of your degree, known as a major/minor honours degree. The degree title names the major subject with the minor subject afterwards, for example Psychology with Criminology, or Law with International Relations.

18points

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#49

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Chocolate eggs are really popular in England during Easter and in the US it's more chocolate bunnies that are like the classic, instead of the chocolate egg.

anndreacelleste , Svadilfari Report

Final score:

12points

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Amelia Jade 1 year ago

This isn't true at all.

50points

#50

Cheques are basically obsolete in England. I grew up with my parents using cheques and 81% of firms in the US are still using paper checks to settle some of their bills.

Final score:

10points

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FeelingFrisky 1 year ago

I haven't seen a check in ages.

27points

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Will Cable 1 year ago

It really felt as if this article was clutching at enough straws to make a thatched roof for several cottages

41points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

An entire village.

10points

Vul Va 1 year ago

Hats off to commenter Amelia jade who googled everything mentioned here in order to say that it was wrong about England (despite admitting they'd never been).

19points

Wheely 1 year ago

London is not a good representation of the rest of England.

15points

Anony Mouse 1 year ago

"Idiot tiktokker shoves camera into own face for internet attention. Repeats/copies things that have been posted here and on dozens of other sites and pretends it's original content. Exposes everyone using dangerous app to contact theft." There. Fixed the title for you.

14points

WonderWoman 1 year ago

I see a lot of people don't really know what is happening in the USA and are making assumptions based on very little knowledge.

12points

Vul Va 1 year ago

Isn't the OP American?

4points

Emma S 1 year ago

Annual leave and sick leave seem to be respected more in the UK as well. If a person is on leave in the UK it's generally not acceptable to contact them by any means about work related matters until they come back. I've only been to the US once but based on some of the things I hear in the media etc it seems that in the US there's an expectation that you'll still be available to answer calls or reply to emails while on leave.

7points

Never Ending Fail 1 year ago

It really depends on the employer, and probably the role a person has in the company. We definitely don't get as much leave. My last employer reached out with emergencies, but my current employer won't contact me if I am on leave.

3points

Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

Australia and UK seem to work more similarly than I thought

6points

David A Paterson 1 year ago

According to the above, Australia is 80% UK and 20% USA. We don't have black pudding, washing machine in the kitchen or tiny houses, we do have free water refills. But otherwise like the UK.

3points

Emma S 1 year ago

Most Australians come from UK stock.

3points

censorshipsucks 1 year ago

same for SA. It's commonwealth countries.

2points

Me. 1 year ago

A lot of these seem to be just wrong about things in England

6points

Neener Neener 1 year ago

And the USA. Very off.

9points

DBear 1 year ago

Wow, yet another not so cleverly disguised American bashing post. Didn't see that coming.

5points

Moosy Girl 1 year ago

Didn’t read the intro but it only took a few posts to realize this was tiktok content, just from the amount of plain wrong info. >.<

5points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

Here's a free clue for you, Andrea. Most Americans are not as easily confused as you seem to think.

4points

Coralinea 1 year ago

Was this person in any of those countries for, let's say, more than 2 weeks?

4points

Auntriarch 1 year ago

And neither country is homogeneous

2points

Jessica SpeLangm 1 year ago

Well, at least the person posting wasn't being mean about America. I'm thankful for that.

3points

Natalia 1 year ago

I want to know how big the biggest Domino's pizza is in the US, and how much it costs. Can any American enlighten me, please?

3points

Kat 1 year ago

First off dominoes is the worst pizza you can possibly get in the US. But they currently (not always) have a 16in “Brooklyn style” pizza that is $17 before taxes and fees (just cheese, no toppings).

1point

Daycare Attendant Sun 1 year ago

A lot of these aren't even applicable to the US. Many of the things stated, I have done or still do, or experience on a daily basis here on the east coast.

3points

Appalachian Panda 1 year ago

As an American, I find none of these things confusing. Also, I'm pretty sure many of them are incorrect or only apply to certain parts of the US or UK.

2points

Groaver Andout 1 year ago

A lot of US citizens think UK and England are interchangeable. They are not. UK is made up of three countries and a province.

2points

Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago

...and apparently many people think that the US is a monolith. Customs and laws vary widely state to state and regionally. Heck, they even vary within a state. Generalizations seem to be universal however :D

7points

Emie N. 1 year ago

A lot of Americans actually do know that. And we're not a monolith.

0points

Timmy Pillinger 1 year ago

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Liam Walsh 1 year ago

Could Scottish or Irish name the English counties in fairness? As an Irish person I could not.

11points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

On behalf of all Anglophones around the world, to the OP: Bin those stereotypes, please.

1point

LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago

This was an embarrassment to BOTH people from the United Kingdom and United States. HOLY STEREOTYPES, BATMAN!

1point

Jaaawn 1 year ago

This may sound like a small grievance but it's something that really annoys me- the UK is not just England. We're made up of 4 countries. People need to stop referring to only England when talking about the UK.

1point

Vul Va 1 year ago (edited)

Genuine question, why does it annoy you? Do people really care? I know the difference between UK, Britain, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland etc. because I used to live there, but I probably do use the first three interchangeably, or if someone else does, I think it's fine. Or rather, I don't think it's important enough to get annoyed about. So tell me, why does it put a bee in some people's bonnets? Intrigued to know!

5points

CORGI QUEEN 1 year ago

ok so i got that tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea

0points

Andy Frobig 1 year ago

It's interesting how people will observe something and decide it's the default for a whole country. It's interesting that people often do this in their own country, or even own state/province/county. People in Houston do things differently than people in Dallas, you can say the same of Philadelphia and Pittsburg, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Memphis and Nashville, Minneapolis and Duluth, or even Greenpoint and Bensonhurst. In my old neighborhood in Manhattan, people west of Broadway did things differently from folks east of Broadway. Each of us tends to think of our personal experience as typical, and few if any of us are right

0points

SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago

What a pathetic collection of shite.

0points

Scrappychick 1 year ago

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0points

H Nunya 1 year ago

Please do more research next time.

0points

Kerry 1 year ago

I live in the UK and have never seen anyone eating pizza with cutlery, cutting with a knife, but picking up with fingers.

0points

Chris Jones 1 year ago

Maybe the pizzeria makes a difference. I have only seen people eating pizzas in the UK with cutlery. At home I pick it up.

3points

Paul Rabit 1 year ago

This list reads like a U.S. student’s first time back home from studying abroad. “Oh people in [insert foreign locale] do things sooooo differently from us!” NO KIDDING?!

0points

Luna W. 1 year ago

Very interesting that a post about the UK (that isn't even correct) manages to turn into a US-bashing post. Very sad as well... smh

0points

Luna W. 1 year ago

I really don't understand why I get downvoted... Many comments on this post call everything US either dumb, or ignorant, or plain stupid, and so on. Comments that express a different opinion, even if they are voiced respectfully, get downvoted into oblivion. I'm from Europe, and therefore know that there are enough things very wrong that really don't give us any right to be acting from such a high horse. Getting the BP account suspended simply due to having a different opinion is just wrong...

0points

LilliVB 1 year ago

A lot of those can be applied to a lot of other European countries, not just UK.

0points

Lucas 1 year ago

The OP didn't say they couldn't be though, she was comparing her personal experience.

11points

Vul Va 1 year ago

The OP really nailed the language here, great use of hedging language such as "typically" and "more/less common" etc. First thing people want to do with content like this is tear it down and disagree with it by taking it as absolute rather than general - she made it super clear she was using generalisations. 👏

-1point

Sami Panzerotten 1 year ago

Except that the content suggested these were not generalisations, but observations from a very small experience of both countries that is not representative or ‘general’ of either.

0points

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Will Cable 1 year ago

It really felt as if this article was clutching at enough straws to make a thatched roof for several cottages

41points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

An entire village.

10points

Vul Va 1 year ago

Hats off to commenter Amelia jade who googled everything mentioned here in order to say that it was wrong about England (despite admitting they'd never been).

19points

Wheely 1 year ago

London is not a good representation of the rest of England.

15points

Anony Mouse 1 year ago

14points

WonderWoman 1 year ago

I see a lot of people don't really know what is happening in the USA and are making assumptions based on very little knowledge.

12points

Vul Va 1 year ago

Isn't the OP American?

4points

Emma S 1 year ago

7points

Never Ending Fail 1 year ago

3points

Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

Australia and UK seem to work more similarly than I thought

6points

David A Paterson 1 year ago

According to the above, Australia is 80% UK and 20% USA. We don't have black pudding, washing machine in the kitchen or tiny houses, we do have free water refills. But otherwise like the UK.

3points

Emma S 1 year ago

Most Australians come from UK stock.

3points

censorshipsucks 1 year ago

same for SA. It's commonwealth countries.

2points

Me. 1 year ago

A lot of these seem to be just wrong about things in England

6points

Neener Neener 1 year ago

And the USA. Very off.

9points

DBear 1 year ago

Wow, yet another not so cleverly disguised American bashing post. Didn't see that coming.

5points

Moosy Girl 1 year ago

Didn’t read the intro but it only took a few posts to realize this was tiktok content, just from the amount of plain wrong info. >.<

5points

Suzy Creamcheese 1 year ago

Here's a free clue for you, Andrea. Most Americans are not as easily confused as you seem to think.

4points

Coralinea 1 year ago

Was this person in any of those countries for, let's say, more than 2 weeks?

4points

Auntriarch 1 year ago

And neither country is homogeneous

2points

Jessica SpeLangm 1 year ago

Well, at least the person posting wasn't being mean about America. I'm thankful for that.

3points

Natalia 1 year ago

I want to know how big the biggest Domino's pizza is in the US, and how much it costs. Can any American enlighten me, please?

3points

Kat 1 year ago

1point

Daycare Attendant Sun 1 year ago

A lot of these aren't even applicable to the US. Many of the things stated, I have done or still do, or experience on a daily basis here on the east coast.

3points

Appalachian Panda 1 year ago

As an American, I find none of these things confusing. Also, I'm pretty sure many of them are incorrect or only apply to certain parts of the US or UK.

2points

Groaver Andout 1 year ago

A lot of US citizens think UK and England are interchangeable. They are not. UK is made up of three countries and a province.

2points

Christos Arvanitis 1 year ago

7points

Emie N. 1 year ago

A lot of Americans actually do know that. And we're not a monolith.

0points

Timmy Pillinger 1 year ago

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Liam Walsh 1 year ago

Could Scottish or Irish name the English counties in fairness? As an Irish person I could not.

11points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

On behalf of all Anglophones around the world, to the OP: Bin those stereotypes, please.

1point

LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago

This was an embarrassment to BOTH people from the United Kingdom and United States. HOLY STEREOTYPES, BATMAN!

1point

Jaaawn 1 year ago

1point

Vul Va 1 year ago (edited)

5points

CORGI QUEEN 1 year ago

ok so i got that tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea,tea isn't just tea

0points

Andy Frobig 1 year ago

0points

SlightlyTarnished 1 year ago

What a pathetic collection of shite.

0points

Scrappychick 1 year ago

This comment has been deleted.

0points

H Nunya 1 year ago

Please do more research next time.

0points

Kerry 1 year ago

I live in the UK and have never seen anyone eating pizza with cutlery, cutting with a knife, but picking up with fingers.

0points

Chris Jones 1 year ago

Maybe the pizzeria makes a difference. I have only seen people eating pizzas in the UK with cutlery. At home I pick it up.

3points

Paul Rabit 1 year ago

This list reads like a U.S. student’s first time back home from studying abroad. “Oh people in [insert foreign locale] do things sooooo differently from us!” NO KIDDING?!

0points

Luna W. 1 year ago

Very interesting that a post about the UK (that isn't even correct) manages to turn into a US-bashing post. Very sad as well... smh

0points

Luna W. 1 year ago

0points

LilliVB 1 year ago

A lot of those can be applied to a lot of other European countries, not just UK.

0points

Lucas 1 year ago

The OP didn't say they couldn't be though, she was comparing her personal experience.

11points

Vul Va 1 year ago

-1point

Sami Panzerotten 1 year ago

Except that the content suggested these were not generalisations, but observations from a very small experience of both countries that is not representative or ‘general’ of either.

0points