Ah, the UK. Home of sharp banter, queuing like it’s a competitive sport, apologizing to lampposts, questionable food choices, and a music scene that’s given the world some absolute legends. We love you for all of it.
And let’s not forget that world-class sense of humor. To celebrate it, we’ve rounded up some of the funniest posts from the Instagram page Official British Memes—a goldmine of Brits doing what they do best: being sarcastic, dry, and downright hilarious.
So, stick the kettle on and scroll down for a proper laugh. And while you’re at it, don’t miss our chat with Kristen Howell-Brear, a social media content creator and American in the UK, who shares what it’s really like to face British sarcasm and quick wit firsthand.
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I had an anthropology professor who liked to tell a story about his sabbatical in Amsterdam. He's sitting there with his host smoking a joint and the TV detector van rolls by. His host shuts the TV off and says he hopes they don't knock. I hear this story and I'm just picturing a stoner trying to flush the TV down the drain but not giving a d**n about the 1/8 ounce bag on the coffee table.
Jesus fucking Christ, BP - at least be consistent with your dumb ass censoring.
This is not a fair representation. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/26/st-bernard-dog-rescued-after-collapsing-on-scafell-pike “ when Cumbria police contacted us about a St Bernard dog, who had collapsed whilst descending from the summit of Scafell Pike and therefore [was] unable to carry on, our members didn’t need to think twice about mobilising and deploying to help retrieve Daisy off England’s highest.”
In the American South, they say it to your face and it starts off "Well Bless your heart..."
I still remember way back when some idiot cut me off and easily side swiped me, I cut right to avoid getting hit and my old f250s giant mirror took out the tail light on a brand new dodge. I stuck around (nervous as all hell aa a 19 year old) till the owner came out and explained what happened. Guy was so chill about it and told me to just take off and he'd report it as a hit and run. Still grateful to that guy. Old me probly woulda let the idiot who cause it aide swipe me. Your 240z wouldn't do well slamming into an 84 3/4 ton ford.
Mums can be weird. As an aunt, I would be so proud that my niblings had thought to name a tortoise Voldetort. I was happy enough to take my nephew's dog Smeagol to the vet (Boston terrier, I'm sure you can see the reasoning).
As I moved on to my seat, I told the woman I was chatting with in the aisle, "Hope you have a safe flight!" I was several rows back when I heard "HA! You too!"
First noticed this when trying to hop on a train back from Edinburgh to the B&B on the outskirts. The train had just arrived at the platform and the ticket guy was calmly explaining to me why I could not board this train with the return ticket I had bought when coming in. I could pay for an additional ticket so that I could board the train during peak time. All the while the train in the background is filling up and getting ready to go. Got on at the last second. I admire the ticket guy's calm. Couldn't be bothered if he made me miss the train. That's zen for ya...
Anna & Elsa now living their best lives in the school playground 🐌
That probably also explains why your football supporters have such creative chants song loud and proud. We yanks can barely manage the "So good, so good, so good" line of Sweet Caroline
You can laugh, I made sausage plait one night, my mother said ooh what's that, I said sausage wellington
I love that grandparents never account for inflation. £2 when you're a baby, £2 when you're 5, £2 when you're 15, £2 wedding present...
The instructor has dual controls and can apply the brake any time he wants.
As someone who travelled from Leeds to Swindon every school holiday I feel this poor train.
Back in 1974 I had my first lesson on a Monday and the instructor said, it's taking a few months to get a test date, apply straight away. Posted it first class, that day, reply arrived back on the Wednesday for my test on the Thursday. He took me out for an hour before the test at 11, passed and had my licence by 12. Before people are rude, no I didn't have a man walking in front of me with a flag!
Rachel, if you're listening, trust me and cancel on those friends!!!!
Unfortunately due to a misunderstanding you have now ended up on a Bored Panda thread about ridiculous names people give their children.
Greggs started in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. That’s why they’ve got so many in the city centre, it’s not a huge city but there’s plenty of folk there and a Greggs is staple lunchtime snack. Sausage and bean slice and a Belgian bun for me 😀
Iraqs a bit tame - how about a dice with death and try getting through USA immigration?
Tbh that's a good way to phrase wealth inequality, if there's £80 trillion in the world and there's 8 billion people in the world then everyone could get £10k
We ordered a Jif lemon juice ready for Shrove Tuesday, mmmmm pancakes, Tesco sent a replacement Cif lemon bathroom cleaner, close but honestly it didn’t go well with sugar.
And then you’ll Google British plug and discover that when wired correctly it’s safer than any other plug. The live and neutral can’t be connected until the earth pin at the top has opened two slots in the wall up and even when the plug isn’t fully connected you can’t touch the live pin. The wiring inside is such that if you yank the wires out from the bottom the first to disconnect is the live, then the neutral and then the earth. It got an integral fuse. These are just the basics, it’s a work of genius, those 240v are super safe.Well, genius right up to the point that you stand on one in the dark and it pierces your foot, then it’s a ‘WHO LEFT THAT FECKING PLUG OUT ON THE FLOOR??’.
rookie mistake... you need to cancel first and then sky will give you the real deal...
I live near Manchester, had a session in the city centre and had to get an early train home due to being ‘tired and emotional’. It’s about twenty minutes to my home town, woke up as the train jolted to a stop at Birmingham New Street, about an hour extra down the line, My brother has me beaten though, he woke up in Liverpool, under a seat and the train was sat in the sidings and shut down for the night. He was tucked up out of view.
Ah, you know when mum introduces every possible bloke with "he's a nice lad"...
Daily dose of British humour? Not with the date format like that. No British 13 year old is using MM-DD-YY, EVER.
Well that was a nice change, I hope non UK Pandas got the occasional chuckle from it as well
I follow Very British Problems (even though I'm not British) on facebook and it's a lot of this humour
Well that was a nice change, I hope non UK Pandas got the occasional chuckle from it as well
I follow Very British Problems (even though I'm not British) on facebook and it's a lot of this humour
