The UK is a unique and wonderful land, full of unique and wonderful people. However, to fully experience its beauty, you have to visit it, and that's quite difficult with everything that is happening in the world right now. So we've got the next best thing for you. The subreddit r/CasualUK.
This online community is dedicated to non-political news, commentary, and discussion, and is full of amusing slices of life that could only happen in—you guessed it—the UK. Continue scrolling and check out some of the most upvoted posts on the subreddit!
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Cracking Little Builder
They Are Turning
You may arrive at r/CasualUK thinking you already know all about British people from movies and TV shows but as you will see from the pictures, not every stereotype holds true. To give you a crash course that will make it easier to browse the subreddit, we can take a look at what a British online newspaper called The Independent had to say on the subject.
Brits do drink tea all the time. When the Sons of Liberty tipped 45 tons of tea into the sea during their Boston Tea Party, Britain was mortified. And not just because of the lost tax but because, well, but also because it was such a waste. They consume about 5 pounds of tea per person each year and most native Britons would hook themselves up to an IV drip of the stuff if they could.
Career At Royal Mail, Anyone?
Too True
In Texas, you can drive for 4 hours and still be in Texas.
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The local accent has changed ten times and you're wondering why the locals are throwing rocks at the moon.
Welcome to Belgium! You drive for two hours, and if you're unlucky, the language people speak has changed twice (from Dutch to French to German), and you're still in the same country.
Chances are you left Belgium in the first hour though.
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Try living in Western Australia. You drive for 10 hours and you're still in the same state
Yeah, but you don't notice any accents because nobody is there to speak to you.
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Come to the Netherlands where the local accent changes for every ten minutes you drive :D
And after driving for 4 hours you're two countries away.
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True, but, here in NC if I go 2 hours west they start doing barbecue with a ketchup based sauce rather than vinegar. We take the difference very seriously, like a Yankees vs Red Sox game
I use both tomatoes and apple cider vinegar. An I doing it wrong ?
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In the Netherlands a four hour drive from one side to another isn't even possible. Then you are abroad 😁.
Make that 5 hours. From Middelburg to Winschoten it takes you 4 by car, more remote towns will probably take you about 30 to 45 minutes longer (excluding the islands in the north). But still, it’s not that much indeed.
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Switzerland: you drive for 30 minutes, the dialect has changed like 5 times. Depending on where you started, the language has probably changed, too. You drive for 2 hours, you are most likely in another country unless you are going in circles or drive a horse carriage.
I live in Western Australia. You can drive 37 hours north and still be in Western Australia.
Brilliant isn’t it . I was born Irish have lived in the UK all my life, yet I sometimes have an Irish accent .
The joke is, "The difference between Europe and the US is that in Europe, 100 miles is considered a long way; in the US, 100 years is considered a long time."
It is also true in some parts of the US, also there are states you can drive in 12 hours and not reach the end of the trip- NOT TX or CA either! Michigan to be exact
The story is told of a Texan who claimed (to a bored fellow traveller) that they could travel for a very long time and still be in Texas. The Texan asked, "Where could you do that other than in good ole Texas?" to which his companion replied "Well, there's Siberia".
Well, in Brazil both are true. I can drive for four hours and still be in the same state (and mine isn't even a big one). But the accent could have changed twice and things like "sausages" have a new name lol
Yes, and in Europe it depends on the country, both can be true also
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Welcome to Germany, where when driving from north to south, you suddenly wonder whether you are still hearing German
Australia: you can drive all day and all night and still be in the same state.
The Continent: you drive for two hours. Crossed three frontiers. Languages have changed at least four times.
Lol I haven't even left the state and a 4 hour drive is called "going to the lake for the weekend"
I was watching a UK show and one partner was complaining that the other was moving so far away without consulting them first, forcing a long distance relationship on them. I looked up how far it was...less than an hour drive 😂😂😂😂 I drove an hour and a half (one way) the other day to run an errand.
It's true. I'm pretty landlocked where I am, you can drive 3 hours and get to a coast line in each direction. The accents vary a lot, including Scottish... As for the bread rolls - it's a confusing game! Locally they are called rolls, baps, cobs and barms. Asking for a sausage roll may be a different things depending on the area you visit.
I once started driving at 06:00, hit the Texas border at 07:00, stopped driving at 10:30... still in Texas.
Australia, drive 500km, you're still in the same state. Europe, drive for 500km and you've crossed 3 borders and changed language twice.
Autralia. You can drive in the same direction for 18 hours and still be in the same state!
You can drive 20 minutes from where I live and accent is totally different.
You drive 4 hrs in Bangalore you would have reached the end of the road.
Your road trip may be only 9 hours total, but you will spend 12 hours driving through Pennsylvania.
Not always. In North Carolina we have 2 distinct accents an eastern NC and western/mountain accent. And then we prepare barbecue two different ways as well so there’s that. Bread is still bread though
Yep. So when people mock the US ----- in the time it takes to drive from London to Edinburgh in the UK, we can drive from the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina to the Great Smokies, also in North Carolina!
You drive for four hours and still have a couple of hours to the next state
Twice? Nah, would have changed way more than twice in a two hour drive. I drive two hours north and I get not only more than one change on an English dialect but also a different Welsh dialect (rural Powys, mid Wales - two hours is easy to manage on rural roads, north Wales does have a different English and Welsh dialect to mid).
Drive 2 or 4 hours, the local accent has changed - wait, no! It's different language - but still same county. This is where I live!
4 hours and you are barely half way across one of the smaller states.
I'm pretty confident that most English speakers will use "America" and "US" interchangeably.
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drive for four hours in the us: nothing changed. you're👏still👏in👏the👏same👏part👏of👏the👏country👏
drive for two hours in the uk: local accent changes: 2 and also bread rolls have a ✨new name✨
Brits also form a queue whenever they get the chance to. If waiting in an orderly fashion was an Olympic sport, Great Britain would line up to take gold, silver, and bronze. Apparently, they queue politely at bus stops and airports, in shops, and even at bars. Maybe they're not standing in a perfect line at the bar, but they all know in which order they arrived, and who gets to order when.
However, Brits don't necessarily think of nine pints of lager as a quiet night. Yes, they like to have a beer but they're not always drunk. Even though many students are perfectly capable of consuming 14 units of alcohol on a night out, when it comes to pure alcohol consumption per capita, they're not even in the top ten.
First Day Back At School Took Its Toll On This Little Girl
This post needs no words except... I feel ya little one. I feel ya.
A Touching Moment Between A Scottish Piper And A Traditional African Drummer As They Play Together In Edinburgh. It Was A Beautiful Display Of Humanity But Unfortunately It Sounded Like A Cat Being Kicked Down A Flight Of Wooden Stairs
for those of you that want to hear it: https://www.highlandpiper.scot/afridonia-pipes-and-djembi/
Also, contrary to popular belief, Brits don't talk about the weather all the time. Since they are not the most socially confident people and have around 120 days of rainfall a year, there isn't much sense for them to indulge in chit-chat, like "Isn't it rainy?" "Yes, just like yesterday."
This brings us to a common phrase, saying that Brits are reserved. Which is true. In foreign parts, this tends to translate as "snooty" but in fact, they're just a bit shy, almost apologetic for their presence. In his Notes From a Small Island, Bill Bryson finds that many of their sentences begin “Sorry, but…” So in a city, only beggars, lunatics and tourists speak to other members of the public; in London, you'll be lucky to make eye contact.
But for someone who likes to keep for themselves, they sure as heck have a hilarious sense of humor. Which is obvious if you visit r/CasualUK!
I'm Glad That Someone Was Able To Help With The Answer
Is This The Most British Photo Ever?
Yes, yes it is. Also a very popular location for defibrillators now.
You Don’t Choose To Be The Postman, You Become The Postman
Just Looked Up From My Breakfast To This
Its Content Like This That I Tune Into Bbc Breakfast For
Maybe if all channels showed cute animals first thing in the morning we would all start our day on a happy note.
Imagine Walking Out To Find Your Car In Scaffolding
“Gran Never Lets Me Have KFC”
To Whoever Told Me To Leave My Car At The Pub And Take The Bus Home; Turns Out I Was In No Fit State To Drive That Either
Queen Colour Swatches
Good From You, Royal Mail
That’s A Wrap, Folks!
Shoutout To Tony Having His Birthday At Legoland Windsor
'Telemachus'? Aged 10 and already in therapy. Oh, and it's perfectly acceptable to be 36 and still love Lego; I'm older and still have mine.
Thank You Kind Vandaliser!
I Knew Exactly Which House He Meant
"Oi, Nick, you got my package, mate?" "How'd you know?" "You're the only grump on this street." "So very true." "So, can I have my package then?" "No."
Time Flies
For all the confused Americans out there, the ladies on the right are characters from a soap opera called Eastenders, which is basically bargain basement version of the show Dallas, where people in a fictional part of London are all constantly miserable and suspicious, all sleep with each other's spouses, eat a lot of battered sausage and chips, kill each other in stupid ways, long lost relatives show up, people find out their sister is really their mum, and yell "GET OUT OF MY PUB" whilst dissing each other's outfits. Been on BBC for decades. Hope that helps!!
My Hometown Really Wanted To Put Up A Historical Plaque But Struggled To Find A Noteworthy Event To Celebrate.
Nice One Rbs
Things Have Got A Little Out Of Hand In Pembrokeshire
Nhs Proudly Taking Top Answer Here. Also Please Give Blood This Christmas
I Don't Believe Him
The Perfect Sunday
Only In The UK
“Where’s The Pride Flag?” “Who Knows, Just Whack Out The Twister Mat”
M&s Made My Sandwich Gay
My Spanish Mate Has A Paella Pan. Asked To Borrow It And Put It To Good Use Yesterday
Hard To Believe That 10% Of Global Shipping Goes Through Here
So This Is What My Mate Woke Up To This Morning
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I thoroughly enjoyed these - I've always loved the British sense of humor. I am so looking forward to visiting Great Britain and Ireland again after the Covid-emic. I had planned to take my dad there last spring, but, well...
Please do. We're almost entirely out of money now.
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The other day I drove past a cottage that had a one of those Historic England blue plaques on it. It read along the lines of John Simmons, Drunken Buffoon and Reprobate lives here
I hope it said 'lived' not lives. Not what you'd want to wake up to find on your wall one morning otherwise.
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I wish you all the best in doing so, but please be aware that the immigration process into the UK can be absolutely hellish. However, a word of advice is honestly to steer clear of London, the cost of living in London is ridiculously high. I'm not biased because I'm northern myself, but I recommend moving to the North, especially at first, as the cost of living is much lower than some areas in the south. A city such as Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle or Manchester may be good choices. :)
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These were friggin' fantastic! I want to visit Great Britain. ~~~ Warm regards, a US friend in Seattle
You'd be very welcome - we should do a swap, I'd love to visit Seattle.
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Quick question, is Telemachus a real name or someone having a laugh?
I thoroughly enjoyed these - I've always loved the British sense of humor. I am so looking forward to visiting Great Britain and Ireland again after the Covid-emic. I had planned to take my dad there last spring, but, well...
Please do. We're almost entirely out of money now.
Load More Replies... The other day I drove past a cottage that had a one of those Historic England blue plaques on it. It read along the lines of John Simmons, Drunken Buffoon and Reprobate lives here
I hope it said 'lived' not lives. Not what you'd want to wake up to find on your wall one morning otherwise.
Load More Replies... I wish you all the best in doing so, but please be aware that the immigration process into the UK can be absolutely hellish. However, a word of advice is honestly to steer clear of London, the cost of living in London is ridiculously high. I'm not biased because I'm northern myself, but I recommend moving to the North, especially at first, as the cost of living is much lower than some areas in the south. A city such as Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle or Manchester may be good choices. :)
Load More Replies... These were friggin' fantastic! I want to visit Great Britain. ~~~ Warm regards, a US friend in Seattle
You'd be very welcome - we should do a swap, I'd love to visit Seattle.
Load More Replies... Quick question, is Telemachus a real name or someone having a laugh?
