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Even though Britain and America share the same language, these two countries couldn’t be more different. Whether it’s their quirky accent, absurd sense of humor, or baffling obsession with tea and the weather, Brits have a gift of leaving people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean scratching their heads from confusion.

So when swfinds moved across the pond, they began noticing all the things in the UK that "puzzle" them. Getting to a new country and immersing in its culture left the American so baffled, they started a satirical TikTok account to create hilariously exaggerated videos and to make others laugh.

Bored Panda collected some of the "weirdest" things the user has posted. Check them out below and make sure to upvote the most comical ones. And if you have a funny explanation on hand, don’t be shy and share it with us in the comments!

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Alexis Perold
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cos mousies need homes with fancy schmancy front doors. In the UK the mice don't live like peasants. They be fancy AF. And it's cute.

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

Local planning laws - it is designed to break the roof line in non urban sites

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Naturally, every country has its quirks that immediately strike you as different. But this time around, Great Britain deserves special recognition. From wondering what those yellow bins on the side of the road are to asking why the subway is called underground when it’s actually above ground, swfinds bio humorously states: “So many things in the UK confuse me!”

The user regularly posts exaggerated clips of "weird" things they encounter in the UK. Many people seem to find them entertaining since the creator has gathered more than 34.6K followers and 2.6M likes in just a few months. The simple and sometimes silly questions have irritated some Brits and Americans, leading to commenters saying that the account is in fact satire.

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

Here in Holland they are giant concrete balls and here they are meant to deter motorists from driving on the sidewalks. So I guess same but with metal cones?

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

There used to a window tax, the more windows you had, the more tax you paid. These are bricked up windows to so the home owner at the time paid less tax. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

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While moving overseas can be a thrilling experience—meeting new people, tasting traditional foods, exploring unfamiliar cities—it can also be a difficult and overwhelming time. Although some people can fit in quite easily, others might take longer to familiarize themselves with the new country.

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According to UWS London, we experience culture shock because of the specific challenges we face when we first move and how we deal with losing our familiar surroundings. So if your new environment is similar to the one you came from or if you have lived in another country before, you might be able to adapt quite smoothly.

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

True story, America did try to adopt them by pretending they invented them and calling them something like pastry dogs only to be called out globally for their bullsh*t

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However, if you’re a foreign student or a first-time expat who has never lived abroad before, you might face some challenges. There are four stages of culture shock that you could experience in one year. Of course, every person has different experiences, and some process the changes quicker than others, but most people share similar feelings.

First is the honeymoon phase. When you move somewhere new, you can have great fun and enjoy unexpected things around you. It is also known as the “tourist” stage: [It] often includes the feelings of excitement that you have as you look forward to the new journey you are starting.” 

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are Karen traps. If you annoy shopkeeper or pub landlord, they open these so that you fall into the hole as you leave. This is why we don't have as many Karens in the UK.

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Yet, the honeymoon eventually ends, and you have to deal with the reality. This is the negotiation stage, probably the worst one of your whole adventure. “You may feel exhausted and constantly tired of the discoveries you have been making. You may also feel frustrated by how different things are from what you are used to,” UWS London explained. "The aspects of your new life that you found endearing at first, may feel irritating or confusing when you’re in the negotiation stage.”

After that, you begin to adjust to your current living situation and learn how to manage your feelings. Your baffling thoughts that are trying to make sense of how and why things are so different, suddenly become clearer. “During this stage, you may still experience problems and negative feelings” but you begin to understand more about your surroundings.

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

Salt is stored in them for when the roads are icy and the grit trucks come out

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The final stage of culture shock is adaptation and acceptance. Even if you may never fully accept your new home, you no longer feel isolated or lonely and are used to your day-to-day life and activities with friends. In this phase, “many people can permanently say goodbye to culture shock and feel happier and more secure in their environment long-term.”

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

Because many of our homes were built before we had proper roads. There wouldn't have been any cars when that house was built.

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

Can someone tell me why Americans pour milk over candy, and eat it with spoons at breakfast?

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Try to remember that the feelings you’re going through are completely normal and that most expats go through this too. Culture shock is not a sign things are going badly, but a part of the whole experience. One day, you will probably look back on this time and see that it was full of sweet moments.

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

Because most of us don't live in big a** mansion with laundry room ? And very normal in Europe ?!

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

Because they were often houses or shops that were converted to be restaurants by the look of it.

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

These are very unusual: possibly 2 on the country. The one in the town of Slough is known as the "magic roundabout".

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

Sometimes the crime rate is so high that the courts just put a tag on the whole town to save time

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

Feudal Realty. The seller chooses as many realty companies as they like and the best champions are chosen to represent them in the arena and fight to the death until either one survives or the house gets sold

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because we aren't as fat so we actually fit in. Plus most toilets aren't this small

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

cheddar is never orange - you mean red leicester - American Cheese is not something anyone from Europe recognises as 'cheese'

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

"American Cheese" is not cheese. CHeese made in America, however, can be quite good, and I say that as a cheese fanatic, who makes her own. Beecher's cheddar would meet UK standards. Cascadia's Sofia is a lovely one, too. And I'll take our (more or less local) MeadowCreek goat cheese right along any from the EU.

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

Ah, if I recall right it's just coloring, but the fun bit is that US cheddar (or maybe another "cheese") isn't even considered real cheese in europe

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

You're thinking American "cheese". There's plenty of real American cheddars that aren't mass produced that would satisfy a picky palate. Not all Americans are ignorant enough to think that cheese is supposed to be orange and plasticky.

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Tiffany Sparks
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So is New York sharp cheddar also not proper cheese because it's white and not this weird yellow color? Muenster produced in the US has white with orange rind. Proper or no? Orange dye to cheese was for ID purposes, "American cheese" isn't even cheese it's "pasteurized prepared cheese product" because it's derived from cheese but masses of oil makes it nearly non-food

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Phil Jones
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

cheddar is not orange because in the USA you add so many additives to make it orange!!

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

Your american orange goo is not cheese, it's an abomination.

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Your"? Hey, cut some of us some slack. Also, the "slab of easy-melt crap" is, I agree, awful. But many cheeses made in the US are very good, and some are available at least regionally if not nationally. Also, if you want to afford cheese, that "goo" is about all most can afford, presliced and eye-catchingly yellow-orange.

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

As an American (I apologize, truly), I have to agree that American cheese is NOT cheese. My preferred cheddar is always cheddar. The yellow cheddar is only yellow because it's been dyed that color. No cheese should ever come in individually wrapped sliced. *shudder*

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Jill Bussey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans can't make cheese. And don't threaten Cheddar (note the capital letter, please). If it's not the same as "your" cheese, then it's you who are in the wrong.

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Lunar Rat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheddar cheese literally came from Cheddar gorge in Somerset, UK. Our colour Cheddar is the correct colour.

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Olga Aftyka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If we are talking real proper cheese then Mimolette can it a bit orange-ish. Never cheddar. learn your cheeses American peasant ;p

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Karis Ravenhill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American cheese has 25% cellulose (wood pulp) added to bulk it out for profit, that's why American cheese bends instead of crumbles.

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

"Normal orange cheddar" god save us from this insanity. What you call "normal orange cheddar" is neither normal nor cheddar!

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Matteo Lussana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because in red Leicester/gummy American cheese they add a atto for dye them up

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JustAnother Soul
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Normal cheddar isn’t so overly processed to resemble orange plastic. American cheese is not cheese as the rest of the world understands it. Cheese is made from milk, milk is not orange.

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

American Style "cheese" isn't even considered cheese here in the USA. It's called a cheese food product. Did you know what's called "American Cheese" actually originated in Switzerland?

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Michael Wadsworth
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thanks to the soil in Cheddar(the city), milk from cows raised there has a yellow/orange tint. American cheddar has a dye added to(originally) make it look the same as the British cheese, then something terrible happened, culturally speaking, turning once lightly dyed cheese into orange bricks. That's why white and orange American cheddars taste the same.

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Steve Allingham
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The cheese situation in the US has greatly improved in the last twenty years with lots of artisan producers, although outside of the big cities if you are looking for a specific type you are still going to struggle. However, on no planet in this galaxy should chedder be orange.

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Paz Arboleda
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually at Whole Foods in the US the cheddar is not orange.

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Brent Wambold
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We add different amounts of rennet and or other coloring - we have white cheddar, too

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Jonathan Dowell
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Truth - cheddar cheese is in fact white; the orange colour comes from annatto, a natural food colouring. A Brit added it to make his cheddar stand out from the crowd.

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Debbie Burton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because they eat real cheese.... not fake plastic cheese. You do realise it is not it's natural colouring

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Viv Hart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't know any orange Cheddar, unless it's made by the Orange Moron.

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Debra McGeorge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's as much real cheese in America as there are "cheese foods." Many Americans buy the latter because it's cheaper.

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

I'm embarrassed by this. American walks into a Dublin pub and asks for Coors light. Im sorry UK. We're not all like this.

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Paul King
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the US artificial colours are added to EVERYTHING so they look appealing. I had a healthy 44 years in the UK. Got to America and was diagnosed diabetic within 3 years. Don't question British food, complain about American chemical additions!!

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Dawn Duckworth
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheddar in the US usually has annetto added (vegatable coloring) to give it the orange color.

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

Because, unlike America, Britain has certain laws banning the use of artificial orange food colourings due to its links to behavioural issues in children. The fact american food is full of additives and chemicals kinda explains why majority are so highly strung and trigger happy.

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Jane W.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yellow and crumbly is GOOD. Probably aged cheese. The thing we call American cheese here isn't cheese. No one uses it.

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

Natural original cheddar IS crumbly, the thing Americans call cheddar is a processed product made to resemble cheese.

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Jeffrey Diehl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because it is real cheese not something extruded from the a**e end of a machine.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Natural 'cheddar' is white … US colors it to separate it from all the other white cheeses. "AMERICAN CHEESE" is a brand name for a cheaper blended 'cheese-product' created during WW2 when the real thing was not available. We enjoy 'real' cheeses here and produce some of the worlds finest!

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

The deeper color is from adding annato. Almost tasteless and adds the darker color. And it is crumbly if you buy cheddar and not that American weird stuff. (I really do live in the US)

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

Most cheese are yellow. Red Leicester is a sort of golden yellow closer to orange and blue cheese is yellow white with blue lines running through it. Not all cheese just one colour, we have all different types, made differently from different places in the world.

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

Because Europeans invented cheese, proper cheese, not the American glue.

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

Cheese in the U is CHEESE. Nothing in the USA or Canad remotely resebles chese. It's processed, flavoured, coloured rubber, only good for repairing shoes and that leak in the roof.

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

Originally the natural color of Cheddar cheese depends on what the cows eat. If the grass/hay is high in beta carotene it will be and orangish color now coloring is added to keep the brand uniform (this was actually started in the UK to differentiate their "higher quality' Cheddar from the cheese made in New England and New York. Not to be ever confused with American cheese - a cheese product with cheese, milk and other additives to keep it creamy and easy to melt - why it it called Processed cheese. If you really want to try an abomination - try Provel cheese from the St. louis area - Processed that is a combination of cheddar, Swiss, and provolone

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

because the people in the factory in America are all pro trump and there fake tan rubs of into the cheese you it in America.

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J A
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because it hasn't been dyed orange and different cheeses have different textures, try them, you might like them

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

I feel well and truly mugged off now 🤦‍♀️😂

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Russell Styles
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans dyed their local made cheddar orange back before the American revolution so that buyers could tell it from British cheddar, which has not been dyed.

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

American cheese is made from recycled suntan lotion, hence it's colour - UK cheddar is made from the milk of very, very old cows hnce the slight aroma of urine.

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

Actually, American cheese is cheese, but it's too expensive, so there's "cheese food". Got to check the label. Agree it's not as tasty as other cheeses, even if you get real American cheese.

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

Reminds me of being a kid I was so used to real peanut butter that when I was served Skippy for the first time I was like da f*** is this?

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

This poster is such a troll. I know if I was from the US I’d be embarrassed and I’d be annoyed if I was from the UK, but I’m just finding this hilarious

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

Because unlike the US the UK have actual cheese not recycled plastic

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

Orange American cheese is processed oil crap. It's not real cheese. That orange "cheese" is actually illegal in some Canadian provinces

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

That's because it's food. Proper cheese. Yours is closer to plastic.

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

Europe has ACTUAL cheese, for the record. Sorry it didn't come from a spray can, Kyle.

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Phill Healey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

FFS It literally comes from England. I think you'll find our Cheddar is the "normal" stuff

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Darren Butler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American cheddar is processed so it will never go bad.... ever!!

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Kai David
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Europeans, along with the rest of the world, do not add food colouring to cheese

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Glynn Reid
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheddar cheese is named for Cheddar Gorge. It's an actual place and a really good day out. If your cheddar isn't from this area of England, it's not really cheddar.

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

Ugh. Among the areas where I must disagree with my countrymen is cheese. Real Cheddar is aged and crumbly, quite strong in flavor and smell, and often contains tiny bits of crystallized calcium lactate. And, yes, it can be bought nearly everywhere in the US. The orange rubbery stuff she's talking about has been processed, is only slightly aged, and is colored by adding annatto, i.e., it's not real Cheddar.

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

Although they may not have understood the science of cheese, people knew that yellow cheddar had a better flavor than other white cheeses. Cheddar became so popular, in fact, that cheese shops were able to charge more for their cheddar cheese. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before sneaky cheese makers realized that by adding a bit of dye to their white cheeses, they could trick people into thinking they were getting authentic cheddar cheese. The more yellow the color of the cheese, the higher the price. Centuries later, Americans still recognize cheddar cheese as the orange cheese in the dairy aisle. It gets its color from the annatto tree, which grows in tropical regions in Central and South America. Annatto seeds are ground into a red powder and used for coloring foods. Used to dye cheese for more than 200 years, annatto gives cheddar cheese the same color year-round. Cheddar cheeses that have not been dyed orange are often referred to as "white cheddar" or "Vermont cheddar,"

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

Annatto seeds are ground into a red powder and used for coloring foods. Used to dye cheese for more than 200 years, annatto gives cheddar cheese the same color year-round.

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

FYI, the biggest rewason is that cheese in the US cannot be made with raw milk. THat's my theory, and my grandma's, and given the difference in quality between her hard homemade yellow and the average "cheddar" in stores here? Yeah, it's the milk.

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

There are very few times where American cheese works. In a burger is about the only one I can think of. Real mature cheddar is like the food of the gods compared to what the US consider as 'cheese' (sorry lovely US folks, I love everything else about your food except your cheese!)

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

We call it white cheddar here and it’s better than orange cheddar

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Malicity D'Obscuro
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I moved to the USA and think I see the problem. In the UK, the cows produce white milk, which is then turned into cheese. In the US, the companies produce flavourings, colourings, bindings and such, which are then added to a bit of milk and sold as cheese. So, in America you can get what passes for cheese that is so orange, that you might think that the milk only comes from Highland cattle, along with "White American Cheese", for people who are perhaps not thrilled about the colourants.

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

In Europe there are certain foods that can only be named after a location if they are actually made there, cheddar cheese is one of them (only allowed to be called cheddar if it’s made in cheddar) Parma ham is another and even champagne can only be called such if it is made in the champagne region of France otherwise it has to be ‘sparkling wine’

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

because that isnt mayo - its salad cream, a totally different sauce!

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

Stop calling things "dangerous" that you don't understand! The top bit is metal so that it IS safe

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

"New York Easter buns", dude? Those are called "hot cross buns"!

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

We in europe don't wash the eggs the way the US does. So the layer that is naturally on the egg to prevent infection isn't broken and its safe to keep them out if you want.

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