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Memes have become such a widely used phenomenon, they seem to cover nearly every aspect in life, be it trending TV series or cute animals found on the other side of the world. However, some of them tend to be more focused or local, covering the lifestyle and events relevant to a certain group. For example, history memes for those enchanted by past events or New York-themed posts, arguably more relatable to those living in the bustling city.
Cities, countries, and areas all over the world often have meme pages dedicated to them. Today we’re focusing on one of them, titled ‘British Memes’, which—as the name suggests—covers the ins and outs of living in Great Britain. The humorous memes shared on the Instagram account have amassed over 37k followers already, and today we have gathered some of them here for you to giggle at as well. Scroll down to find them on the list below and enjoy.
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Nikole 2 years ago
At EPCOT a few months ago someone said “nice shirt!”. I thought he was talking about my Dr. Who t-shirt and I responded “Thanks, man!”…. But then he said something about guitars and I realized that he was talking about my husband’s shirt. This is not a great story but it still haunts me…
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#2
Jods 2 years ago
It happens already without Cowell and Ramsey. Go to ‘Pigeon Park’ (St. Peters Church gardens) in Huddersfield town centre on a sunny day. The drunks and the more outrageous antisocial idiots will hurl insults and foul language at anyone with shouting distance.
lonely miso 2 years ago
Okay, I want to put various celebrities on this show, like they walk past lol
#3
Cyber Returns 2 years ago
I would have clapped just to make the whole train feel a lot more awkward and a little kid happy
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
"if you're depressed and you know it clap your hands" *thunderous applause*
Kenny Kulbiski 2 years ago
When I first read this I thought, an amusing story by a probably amusing person. Two hours later I've changed my mind. I'm stuck with this vile earworm in my head. I hope whoever composed this song spends eternity in hell listening to it. Two months for the poster.
Mir Adwari 2 years ago
I know how you feel - I have the theme from The A-Team stuck in my head as that's our local ice cream vans music! ARGH!!
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LinkTheHylian 2 years ago
If anyone had reacted, the Met Police would have shot them where they sat/stood.
Started in September, 2018, the ‘British Memes’ Instagram account covers all sorts of topics related to living in Great Britain, from jokes about rulers to eating habits specific to the island. Great Britain itself is a term referring to the island encompassing England, Scotland, and Wales.
When it comes to food-based jokes, quite a few of them cover the so-called English breakfast, typically consisting of sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, accompanied by a toast or fried bread. Such a hearty meal for breakfast might not be typical in some other cultures, which is why some people ought to relate to memes about it more than others.
#4
Robert T 2 years ago (edited)
Likewise, though just generic Northern, rather than pure Yorkshire.
Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago
I'm from the south in USA and I thought it was are you home
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Spencer's slave 2 years ago
Nicely done! Which side of the Pennines are you?
Load More Replies... Mary Peace 2 years ago
I'm not Yorkshire but am English. Had to read this twice to even understand it.
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mhoulden 2 years ago
Definitely needs the Welsh dragon. I don't care what the "But Wales is a principality" lot have to say.
Majungasaurus 2 years ago
«The United Kingdom (UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.»
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Ian Reynolds 2 years ago
As a Welsh Man, we don't want our amazing flag to be sullied and used on this awful union flag.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
As a Scottish person I have to admit the Union Jack isn’t something I’m fond of but I also very much support independence too
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PlatinumTheCat 2 years ago
I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t actually know the countries that make up the UK, nor know what the UK is. I feel like I should have learned this a while ago, yet I’m going into 8th grade and everyone else except me seems to have learned this. Or maybe I’ve just completely forgotten, it’s probably actually that one.
Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales. United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland or U.K. for short = Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland. British Isles = Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales. It’s way more complex than it needs to be and I can totally see why the Irish don’t like the British Isles description.
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James Otoole 2 years ago
Wales isn't on the union jack because it was never an independent unified country so had no national flag.
Randy Klefbeck 2 years ago
I know that the cross of St. Andrew is the "X" from Scotland. I can't remember whose cross the English flag has on it.....some Saint, just can't remember which.
CwtchyMama 2 years ago
Obviously they didn't add the Welsh one cause our dragons do cool it would make the rest look bad
Another common topic among the memes shared on the page is the British Royal Family. It is believed that throughout its long-lasting history—arguably spanning over roughly 1200 years—there have been 62 monarchs in England and Britain.
Whether it’s related to English breakfast or the rulers of Britain and England, people in the area might find such memes more amusing as they typically have more context than those from elsewhere, which enables them to get the joke easier. Studies suggest that in order for a joke to be funny, it should require no explanation. The receiver should get the joke spontaneously, without help or analysis, as tearing a joke apart seems to be inherently unpleasant for the public.
#6
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
A quick google search teaches us that it takes 23,034 slaps to cook a chicken. https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/30487/20210405/cook-chicken-slapping-guy.htm
#7
Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
If you put ALL the British coins together you don’t get a shield, you get incredibly rich AND you cause chaos throughout the nation ‘cause no one can play on a fruit machine. PS the shield was on a limited run of coins.
Isaac Nemo 2 years ago
Hilarious :D Is a fruit machine the same thing as a slot machine (in the US)? Or like a vending machine that only does fruit?
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
not anymore, I can recall seeing the shield on the old £1 coins, but not on the new ones.
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Liam Farranree 2 years ago
An unpscaled version of this is what Captain Carter should have been wielding instead of Howard Stark's vibranium frisbee.
Edward Monks 2 years ago
It was on all coins since 2008... not just a specific run
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On my honeymoon a few years ago, I made a point of collecting all the coins to make the little shield. I still have them.
#8
Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
I saw a video the other day of a lassie saying it’s basically posh fetch - hit the ball and go look for it
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
There's never been a better description of the game of golf than Robin Williams version. If you haven't already done so check it out, but I'm warning you, don't do it at work.
It’s not only specific topics that might be more funny or relatable to a British audience; it can also be the type of humor itself. Education First (EF) suggested that British humor might seem unusual, as it is largely based on self-deprecation, sarcasm, and constant “deadpan delivery”. However, it also pointed out that when it comes to such humor, it’s important not to take yourself too seriously. According to EF, self-deprecation and sarcasm—even though likely uncomfortable elsewhere—are two key elements of British humor.
#9
Lis Daglish 2 years ago
Thankfully the majority of us Brits despise KH and her appalling views.
Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago (edited)
I think you'll find her full name is that Nazi B***h!
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Ryan Edwards 2 years ago (edited)
Florida, USA guy here. I had no idea who Katie Hopkins is; So, I googled "why is Katie Hopkins hated". I apologize for my internal mental dialogue response - "Thank god, the U.S. isn't the only place on earth with complete and utter idiots who have been given a voice and platform to articulate their ignorance". I feel like a dyslexic 10yo who always thought he was slow, dumb or different from the rest of humanity until he was diagnosed and shown that there are people all over the world with the same learning disability. So, thank you Great Britain for being the dyslexic cousin (or birth parent - as correctly pointed out by WINTER) of dyslexic USA and giving us peace about our own condition.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
They’re everywhere, you just have more considering your larger population, and they tend to be louder. This woman is just vile and yet still keeps getting given a platform? I just don’t understand why she isn’t ignored and then vanish into obscurity
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Michael Hill 2 years ago
British newspapers are so full of non-entities and people we do not care about these days.
#10
David H 2 years ago
hey, we Jews gave them Fish and Chips, give us some credit to the cuisine.
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François Carré 2 years ago
Quite the same for France, honestly, just replace beans and toasts with baguette jambon beurre.
Frank 2 years ago
beans are imported from the USA weekly, England does not grow that variety of beans.
Andy Cran 2 years ago
not yet but we're working on it..... and I do get the irony
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liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Or another of his box tricks, when someone went along with a golf club, and a bucket of balls, and just started thwacking them at him.
Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
I happened to be there on a school trip (not to see him obviously - visiting museums and art galleries). I couldn’t care less.
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Sally Close 2 years ago
He is an extreme illusionist/magician. He probably did it as a publicity stunt
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Real Human 2 years ago
I am a big fan and I never knew he starved himself in a box. Does anyone have anymore information about this?
Stephen Smith 2 years ago
do people believe he actually did this ? don't they realise it was a trick.
British stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Ricky Gervais also expanded on the subtleties of British humor in a piece for TIME. He pointed out that one of its main features is using irony: “We use it as liberally as prepositions in everyday speech. We tease our friends. We use sarcasm as a shield and a weapon. We avoid sincerity until it’s absolutely necessary.”
“This can sometimes be perceived as nasty if the recipients aren’t used to it. It isn’t. It’s play fighting. It’s almost a sign of affection if we like you, and ego bursting if we don’t. You just have to know which one it is,” he explained.
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Rahb in Canberra 2 years ago
Reminds me of that famous Joyce Grenfell gag: "I called my book 'Memories of a woman who has been abroad' but they asked me to change it to 'Memories of a lady who has been overseas'". LOL!
#13
Lauora 2 years ago
Ah yes... Is forgotten. Now have memories of you having to put them away. Then we're really heavy and little way to grip them
Lis Daglish 2 years ago
God yes, I disappeared many a time under the hateful things
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Christmas love 2 years ago
We have these in the US. Our PE teacher used to yell out at the end of gym class to “put the broken bone mats away please!”
TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
We have those in Germany as well, and they are just slighlty softer than the actual ground. We used like 3 or 4 to be sure
SCP 4666 2 years ago
And the teacher used to yell 'get down from the mat carrier'
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Elizabeth Elliot 2 years ago
I'm old enough to remember the green fabric ones with cellular undersides!
Babsevs 2 years ago
Sheeesh.... I just came here to ask if I'd imagined those?! Guess we must be of a *certain age* heehee
Load More Replies... lonely miso 2 years ago
Remember the black ones that were supposed to be cleaner than the floor but were full of dust? Or the jerseys that the teacher said were clean and that she had just bleached them but then the jerseys smelled like sweat?
Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
the red ones were thinner, and had rougher fabric covering. the blue ones were thicker and had a rubbery covering
#14
Ian Reynolds 2 years ago (edited)
My favourite difference between British English and American English is the phrase "to bum a f*g" - In the UK it means to borrow a cigarette
Clown fish 2 years ago
And smoke a f@g doesn't mean shoot one like it would in the USA
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Wilf 2 years ago
Birmingham (UK) council once famously issued a leaflet to residents and accidentally used a picture of Birmingham (USA) for the background image.
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Boris Long-Johnson 2 years ago
Give me Birmingham over London any day - at least the people are generally nice. Same as everywhere though - there’s nice and rough areas everywhere.
Jods 2 years ago
True. There are some beautiful places in the Black Country. But I still can’t get over being offered a kipper tie. Why would I want …. Oh, a cuppa tea.
Load More Replies... Zoe Vokes 2 years ago
I think we say airplane in the UK now as well, unless that’s just me. Is aeroplane something that younger generations have stopped saying?
Andy Cran 2 years ago
east Anglians (UK) usually call them magic metal birds
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The writer and creator of the comedy-drama series Afterlife, Ricky Gervais is one of the top 10 British comedians, based on 2023 data. Among the top ones, there’s also actor and comedy writer Peter Kay, Scottish actor Billy Connolly, as well as actress and writer Dawn French, just to name a few. However, one of the most well-known names when it comes to British comedy is arguably Mr. Bean—a sitcom character created by Rowan Atkinson.
#15
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
That's basically how Tim Allen got to be Santa Claus.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
That and grassing up all the other elves in his gang so his sentence was reduced to community service
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Will Cable 2 years ago
Sounds like he was attacked by a dog and was rushed to hospital...oh, you mean his Post sack!
Rahb in Canberra 2 years ago
I guess they said they were giving him the sack, but he didn't really want it.
Rose the Cook 2 years ago
Years ago our local postman went home for luch every day leaving the mailbag on his front porch. Local kids went through it every day searching for anything worth stealing while he paid no attention. Complaints to him personally and to post office authorities met deaf ears.
#16
Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
One of my friends in prison had an (at the time) eight year old grandson. He told his teacher that his Nanny (grandma) was in prison. Teacher sent him to the principal's office for saying such an awful thing. So great grandma goes to the school. Principal says the boy is making up awful lies. GG asked what lies. Principal says he told his teacher that his nanny was in prison. "Well, she is!"
WalterWhiteSavannah 2 years ago
I remember working in radio back in the day reading a release from the rcmp live without editing it and halfway through discovering that I was reading about the arrest of my buddy/ dealer from way back before weed was legal in Canada.
Colin 2 years ago (edited)
My uncle was in the Crumlin Gaol when I was little. Went to see him with my mum when I was just shy of 3yo and he was making wooden toys. Forty years later I mention him working in the toy shop making wooden toys and my mum's jaw hit the floor because she couldn't believe I remembered.
Connie Bonneville 2 years ago
I'll never forget the time a girl in my math class told me her dad married my mom
Jeffrey Diehl 2 years ago
I found out my 6th grade science teacher had gone to prison for murdering his wife for her money reding a paper in a cafe.
#17
sbj 2 years ago
Person who threw it obviously has money to burn, have you seen the price of cheese lately
ThatG 2 years ago
Yeah, but they realised the person they threw it at, was probably someone that would write “some1”… so worth it.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
And when I took it home with me, the person in the window yelled, "Hey! That's nacho cheese! That's nacho cheese!"
The history of Mr. Bean started in the seventies when Rowan Atkinson was pursuing a Master in Sciences degree in Electrical Engineering at Queen’s College in Oxford. According to History Returns, that's when his love for acting started growing and resulted in a comedy character without dialogue for a college stage play. Atkinson then played the part on stage himself, where his humor was met with nods of approval.
#18
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
great now it's stressing us all out god damn it Michael
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LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
That's both sad and really dangerous. One of those bikes could fall and seriously hurt someone below.
Cheshirecasss 2 years ago
That's what I was wondering. Is OP over, under, or nearby? I would have to stress accordingly.
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IYAAYAS64 2 years ago
Me too! Can’t find it in America anymore. Streaming services here won’t air it.
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Analyn Lahr 2 years ago
Meanwhile there's me who was like 'wait a minute, that's Giles! Also known as King Uther. And the leader of the really big bat people in Doctor Who. That's Anthony Stuart Head, right?' Forgive me, I'm a dumb American.
ThreeAngryLlamas 2 years ago
Yes. He played the British Prime Minister in "Little Britain." He is very good in it.
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The Original Bruno 2 years ago
So I guess it's nice to know that someone's protecting the UK from vampires?
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Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
Are we SURE she's a dog? The BBC has been wrong before. Just saying.
Monday 2 years ago
That could definitely be 5 hamsters wearing a disguise, we should investigate.
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randomhungryhamsterperson 2 years ago
she be running for prime minister of china, dont eat dogs!!!
Donna Trudeau 2 years ago
The BBC would like to apologize for displaying this woman dressed as a dog.
Even though people at the university provided an enthusiastic response to Mr. Bean, numerous producers later on didn’t; they didn’t believe a character without dialogue could succeed. Atkinson then performed at the comedy festival called “Just for Sirix” in Canada, where Mr. Bean was again a success in the eyes of the audience. After that, Rowan Atkinson was able to convince iTV to telecast the series with the dialogue-less character and in December of 1995, Mr. Bean was finally aired on TV.
#21
Monday 2 years ago
As long as you keep it on your pizza and away from my pizza we can still have a pizza party together.
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Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
Pineapple and pepperoni pizza is awesome and no one will ever persuade me otherwise. But yeah, us women can’t win - you like standard girl stuff and you’re “basic” but if you like more masculine or alternative things you’re “a pick me” - it’s almost like dudes don’t like us at all
g90814 2 years ago
I'm guessing most people who hate pineapple on pizza have never actually tried it.
Professore CG 2 years ago
What on earth would make you say this? It's because we have tried it (shuddering all the while) that we know it has no place anywhere near a pizza.
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Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
I had one on holiday that had pineapple and a fried egg. It was glorious
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Sinnsyk Jakte 2 years ago
*throws a slice down.* I don't really like it, but my lad does, and I will die upon this hill in defense of the Hawaiian pizza with bacon.
#22
GhostlySnail (she/her) 2 years ago
Wait is it possible to move somewhere where the news isn’t about death, destruction and terror? *starts packing bags*
Liam Farranree 2 years ago
I know British food has a bad rep but unitl now I always thought people must be exaggerating.
#23
Monday 2 years ago
Maybe he'll just shrug and own it. He's bloody adorable in those.
Load More Replies... Babsevs 2 years ago
He is so relatable to all parents of small boys! Love him, he takes no prisoners hahaha
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Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
I’d like to think he’ll grow up in a world where he can be a gay king, and not a king who will be unhappy with such an unhappy wife.
Michelle Smith 2 years ago
This gives me hope that Britain will be lucky enough to have him be the re-incarnation of a brilliant sovereign
Gmaddles 2 years ago
Where is depressed in bed? Crying on the back of my unwilling dog? Eating raw cake batter... while sad? But, I get the music mood, lil' William, and a happy mood when I'm home, with my dog, so cozy and warm on the couch watching trash tv
Teutonic Disaster 2 years ago
I guess they got it out of him. He looks grumpy/snobby in every pic I've seen of him lately.
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Atkinson revealed that Mr. Bean was partially based on himself as a child. “I feel as though it’s me as a nine-year-old—or me as an 11-year-old—because he’s essentially a child trapped in a man’s body. That’s how I’ve always seen him,” the actor pointed out.
“He’s got the innocence but also the anarchic instinct and the unpleasantness, the uncompromisingness of children. They don’t take a particularly sophisticated view of the world and that is both Mr. Bean’s strength and his problem.”
#24
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
I think I may rank pretty high up there. I love Tyrell's Mature Cheddar & Chive and good ol' Walker's Cheese & Onion.
Edward Dwyer 2 years ago
Not a record I'm sure, but I used to order all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster and order another bowl when they set the new bowl down. I was just hungry and loved my shrimp.
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Lauora 2 years ago
Feeling very hungry all of a sudden. In case you read my baked bean comment above I just want to reassure you I'm not completely insane. Gravy can touch everything!
Clown fish 2 years ago
Bit of stuffing on there and I'm in. Wow I'm so hungry!!!!
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Robert Millar 2 years ago
I'm sorry for the pea haters but an old English law states that taverns must adorn each customer's meal with a wossit of peas, normally taken to be 237 and a half peas.
Troy Parr 2 years ago
My favourite meal of all, including the peas, just leave the peas there, I'll have the peas too, thanks very much. The peas are just fine, but don't replace them with sweetcorn, as that would be just wrong for this meal. You could add parsnips and brussel sprouts too, that would be ok... Oh never mind, just bring me a bigger plate!
Marie Dahme 2 years ago
I read that Brits eat peas by mashing them on the tines of a fork rather than use a spoon. Is that true? Don’t downvote me because I’m an American girl and I don’t know any better !
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Robert T 2 years ago
Well it doesn't but pigs in blankets are more for Christmas then everyday.
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
They are more like boars in duvets than pigs in blankets, who could eat two big sausages and all that meat as well?? More Yorkshire puds instead please!
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Higgleton 2 years ago
Everyone makes fun of it until they come here and then realise it's not so bad, actually kinda good.
Load More Replies... BakedKahuna 2 years ago
Don't show me a picture with a Yorkshire pudding with gravy, when I can't have it! It was actually a nice day until now...
Lolly 2 years ago
Looks amazing apart from the peas. Peas have no place on a Sunday dinner. I'm sorry I don't make the rules
#26
Jake Lewis 2 years ago
Walnuts shells are also a common industrial abrasive. Not sure what that means for your skin
Whether it’s creating funny characters based on your own story or using some irony-induced self-deprecating humor, being able to laugh at oneself can actually have a positive effect on people. According to Verywell Mind, research suggests that people who are able to laugh at themselves tend to be confident and well-adjusted; the humorous outlook allows them to view difficult situations in a more positive light, this way enhancing their well-being. Laughing can also reduce stress and relax the body, which can come in handy in somewhat shameful situations; when you fall down on a street brimming with people, for instance.
Verywell Mind pointed out that laughing at yourself can be healthy when you are viewing your mistakes or mishaps with kindness, the self-deprecating humor allows you to see how embarrassing or difficult situations can be funny, and it involves laughing at yourself without putting yourself down.
#27
Glenn Milliken 2 years ago
Just hear me out for a second this could be England's version of burning smoke like the Pope
Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
Well, not gonna lie, was kinda anticlimactic with zero exploding clock towers
Kyllein MacKellerann 2 years ago
...and Charles will become Queen in her place, as Charles,, Version III.
Rahb in Canberra 2 years ago
#1 for me: massive sadness and a HUGE sense of loss. Charles? Meh. Camilla? Unprintable.
#28
Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
I love me a pint of the ‘bow but I bloody hate those vases they serve them in! Just give me the standard pint glass please
Anna Ekberg 2 years ago
Tried that "cider" once on the plane to Manchester, was the most disgusting thing i ever tasted. The guy serving it on the plane saw my face and gave me a coke instead no charge, was so relieved i almost cried. Never again.
Timmy Pillinger 2 years ago
Mostly cider is terrible. Local cider from the South West is either much nicer, or good for removing unwanted paint.
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Scary Laugh 2 years ago
They don't even use the word "cider" correctly, we need to sort that out before we correct their serving suggestion.
Majungasaurus 2 years ago (edited)
I used to be a bartender and I’ve seen both Canadians and Americans ask for it :) some people like ice in their cider (I’ve even seen people ask for ice for their beer before but that’s much rarer)
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Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
Strongbow shouldn't even be considered cider. it tastes like plastic. alcoholic plastic
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Caroline Driver 2 years ago
I was hearing 'cum'n ava go ifya finkyer ard enuff', but I got the jist
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
I thought it said "when your school bus bumps into another school bus" and was disappointed because I could have related to that.
KittyGaming 2 years ago
No when both buses from your school are next to each other (my school is private so we use the church buses for field trips.)
If you enjoyed these ‘British Memes’, you might want to give Bored Panda’s list of ‘Very British Problems’ a go next or browse these British Tweets to view during the 5 o’clock tea. This collection of incredibly British pics that show the hilarious and casual side of life in the UK might crack you up as well.
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Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Why does everyone think we all have bad teeth?
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SparkDragon 2 years ago
That's because you are neither 3 years old nor utterly s**t-faced (I'm assuming)
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Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago (edited)
M&S = indigestion. No idea what they put in their food but I always end with heartburn. Sainsburys are the kings of never having stock of anything you want. Waitrose are best for bread and fish (Jesus shops there).
Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
Waitrose for avocado too, maybe Jesus loves guacamole?
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David Paterson 2 years ago
They open a new till every time there's more than three people in the queue. Anyway, that's not British.
Load More Replies... Mike Hunt 2 years ago
alright mate, there's a cost of living crisis going on here Waitrose is like a leprechauns pot of gold...unachievable
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Kevin Sutton 2 years ago
It really isn't. They play football out the back with them before they smash them on the shelves
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Petra Schaap 2 years ago
M&S have the best sandwiches, salads and rolls, also lots of great snacks, and their mature cheddar and red onion crisps are THE BEST 🤤🤤🤤
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
Morrissons: robbing my will to live. (every time I end up in one it's just so chaotic i just feel like curling up in a ball and dying there and then xP, thankfully, there's no Morrissons where I am, just a lidl, aldi and sainsbury's)
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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
To be fair, she had to pass the pub on her way to the gym, and I'm pretty sure they revoke your citizenship if you pass by a pub without going in for a pint.
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Monday 2 years ago
Common in South Africa too. Everyone loved the richer kids' birthdays cause they brought the best snacks.
Load More Replies... PandaGoPanda 2 years ago
Yes, every primary school in the UK I should think. And 90% of the time it's Haribos.
helen anderson 2 years ago
When I was little, my kids were little here in the US you would bring cupcakes for everyone in the class hand them out and everyone would sing happy birthday to you.
Beth H 2 years ago
Same! They've changed it in the past few years. Can't send in any treats or any food at all. It stinks.
Load More Replies... Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
yea, my school in UK did this, made no sense like ... why am I handing out these sweets as a gift on MY f****n birthday?!
Lyn Moffett 2 years ago
No,,if we took in sweets,,we had to share with the class and if there weren't enough to go round the teacher kept them till the end of the day,,,,always noticed the bag was lighter when I got it back lol
liam mckirdy 2 years ago
where im from ̶y̶o̶u̶ your parents bake something like cupcakes or cookies etc etc and give it out
#35
HeavyMetalHeart 2 years ago
Noooo, that was the worst! I’m so uncoordinated, I knew I was almost certainly going to injure myself.
Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago
Sprained my ankle jumping off the top of one of those once, I was 6 though.
Fenchurch 2 years ago
Got a black eye from the plastic bit at the bottom of the rope hitting me. Never trusted apparatus again!
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James016 2 years ago
No, but I went to primary school in the 80s so no one gave a s**t if you hurt your knees. Though we did find out that cutting your chin open requires an ambulance
Fenchurch 2 years ago (edited)
A 70s/80s kid here. It was all concrete and sharp corners. Took all the skin off my nose, got given a damp hanky.
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les 2 years ago (edited)
yeah, my school thought kids throwing other kids to the ground on gravel was a bad idea. we used to have competitions to see who had the most gravel under our skin. my best was 16 bits of gravel in one knee and 5 in the other. Funnily enough the swings that were3 metres in front of the big glass windows were deemed safe enough
SparkDragon 2 years ago
Yes, but then people just started playing other games with a different name, but surprisingly similar rules....
PixieVonBehr 2 years ago
We just kept changing the name. Oh, so British Bulldog is banned? Fine, we now play American Bulldog. That's banned now? Cool, it's just Bulldog. Like Cher.
Julie Snelling 2 years ago
We did that just to see how long it took them to realize we had just changed the name.
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Liam Farranree 2 years ago
I need to see a better resolution image I can't find "Hole In The Head" by Sugababes
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Will Cable 2 years ago (edited)
So much fun watching someone in Greggs want a Spikey Mikey but ask the assistant if they can have their chocolate starfish
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liam mckirdy 2 years ago (edited)
i fell bad for americans cus these are illegal there and kinder eggs are so freaking good
KittyGaming 2 years ago
😯😯😯 makes me want one more (also i tried a British chocolate the other day and its so good)
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STress (I/me) 2 years ago
I know... they pronounced the guy who donated a kidney hero... I've donated 18 of them, and they called police. Life is just disappointing...
xolitaire 2 years ago
Yeah, you wanna do something nice for other people and all you hear is "where did you get this" and "why is it in a bucket" smh
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Julie Snelling 2 years ago
OMG I miss the Argos catalogue stupidest idea ever getting rid of it.
Julie S 2 years ago
The shops are still around they are just in Sainsbury's supermarkets now.
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Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Remember when they were actually twice the size that they are now, and the ones in store were known as the laminated book of dreams?
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2x4b523p 2 years ago
We have Sports Direct megacup. Nobody knows where it came from. Nobody bought it. Nobody gifted it to us. It’s just been here forever.
Kirsty 2 years ago
One turned up at my flat addresses to my husband. Neither of us ordered it, we don't even shop at sports direct. He dropped it ⅔ full once, cup didn't break but it did flood the flat downstairs.
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StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
This one's pretty common, too (at least locally). (edited the eff-words out of the photo of my mug. :) IMG_202306...e12880.jpg 
rullyman 2 years ago
My family had so many mugs that we had to do a mug cull. We put a large piece of paper out on the counter, and if you nominated a mug for rejection you would put it on the paper, draw round it, and then write in the circle why you thought it was a rubbish mug. At the end of the week, any unchallenged rubbish mugs when to the charity shop.
Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
my stepdad gave me a spare sports direct mug. it's huge. great for microwaving tins of beans or soup
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General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
Coincidence? Rupert Murdoch owns outlets in both countries. (not the BBC, of course.)
Z Alexi 2 years ago
Rupe bot NY Post [1976]; Congress waived law forbidding one from owning newspaper & media biz in SAME mkt. He greased politicos to own monopoly in U.S.’ largest city/tri-state mkt. Alas, let’s pass TERM LIMITS for Congress [& the Supremes]. This Aussie media tyrant [scored US citizen in 1985 to pile more media properties] hired cults of liars~~Can US function when loser of prez election won't admit he lost? But Fox/GOP grabbed every h.s. dropout/Redneck & put "fake electors" into my dictionary. For 70 yrs, deceiver/concealer Rupe lied, Lied, LIED but karma finally forced Fox Noise to pay $787m+ for defaming Dominion Voting & $12m to producer Grossberg for demanding she testify validating Don-the-Con's ‘Big 2020 Election Lie’ after losing by 7m+ votes. Endless suits will stalk Rupe to grave; he sluggishly snipped TucktheFuk's synapses after 7 yrs of DAILY b.s./dishonest concoctions, knowing lies/propaganda~~all broadcast w/no proof OR shame [cuz Tuck lacks soul/brain & face transplant].
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Bouche, Audi, and Shyla, oh my! 2 years ago
What grades do I need to not have to eat truffles?
Jason 2 years ago
I actually legit like truffles. I may be broken. Mostly on potato based items
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if you didn't get the right A level results, don't worry. I got a C and 2 Us, and then i punched my chef cos I'm a useless bigotted prick with a platform to shout from. *there i fixed it for him
Pedantic Panda 2 years ago
Not even his chef, just a producer. But yes, bigoted, racist prick.
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Kristie French 2 years ago
Ok..Wait a minute… Pen License? What were the requirements? Is it still practiced? What happened is you didn’t acquire your pen license? I’m so curious about this now.
A Really Bored Panda 2 years ago
I didn’t get a pen license in junior school, because I joined halfway through year 6 (and my handwriting isn’t great). When I started senior school I just started using a pen. No one cared (and you were expected to use a pen). The exception was maths. That was always a pencil
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Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
I was the first person in my class (year three, so the equivalent of second grade) to get a Pen Licence. I was so proud of myself haha
UKGrandad 2 years ago
At my grandsons' junior school (ages 7-11) the pupils have to sit a test to 'graduate' from pencil to ink and gain a pen licence. If they produce messy work they can have their licence suspended for a set period but repeat 'offenders' have their licence revoked and have to re-sit the test to get it back. It is one of the prettiest and most ridiculous things in a school that excels in petty and ridiculous rules and schemes.
Ponypower 2 years ago
Could call them out on for discriminatory practices, many neurodivergant and/or diabled students struggle with hand writing. ( dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyspracia, ceriblpalsy, and many others I can't spell!)
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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
My upgrade was from pencil to fountain pen. Biros were introduced in my last year of secondary school
Fenchurch 2 years ago
Same here. I hated and loathed writing with a fountain pen. Wanted my pencil back!
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Ruby White 2 years ago
YAAAAAS my handwriting SUCKS so it was a GIFT FROM HEAVEN to get one o' theeese
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rullyman 2 years ago
Can the type on the left get the heck out of the cycle lane so I can get to work?! DING DING
Clown fish 2 years ago
I wouldn't ding at them they will rob your bike and beat you up
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I'll take either side! I’ve always wanted to date a British man, they seem so polite!
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Will Cable 2 years ago
The sort of face you'd get sitting on a cold toilet seat in winter...and its wet
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Trish 2 years ago
There's a London in Michigan, my brain would have gone to that.
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Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 2 years ago
Let's see if we can successfully downvote this till it is permanently last position, because it is particularly stupid.
Will Cable 2 years ago
Worst is when you get Londoners who think you can catch the Tube to work and back and you don't live in London
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Lauora 2 years ago
Baked beans touching waffles and smiley faces! Noooo! Always build a barrier! Any one else with me on this?
Donglens 2 years ago
Growing up my family had fish EVERY Friday, without fail. My SO thought this was weird
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Aren't you the same people who think American biscuits and gravy is "weird"?
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Monday 2 years ago
That one kid that always disappeared right before it was time to go back to school leaving the teachers running around like headless chickens to find them....
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KittyGaming 2 years ago
At my school the eighth graders go to savanna for a week and guess who is going into eighth grade next year
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
I'm of an older generation where we didn't have to wear uniforms for school until seniors.
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Brenda 2 years ago
I once got up and left the classroom after a teacher repeatedly told me to wait. In HS no less. Went to the nurses office so she could give me a note. I was 16, I'm female. You can only wait so long. He was pissed when I came back. Then I gave him my note. He said "Why didn't say why you needed to go?" Seriously? Just announce to the class I need to change my tampon? 🙄
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Edward Monks 2 years ago (edited)
it isn't Edit: only certain stores had a limited amount of them and sold out very quickly, so not as easy as just walking in and buying one
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Michael Britcher 2 years ago
Daily Star is one of the worst clickbait websites out there. Clickbaity headline, waffle for 2 pages to scroll past adverts, with the actual point of the article being the final sentence or two, barely visible between 20 advert embeds
Fraxinus excelsior 2 years ago
Do they still have the girls with their norks out in the actual physical paper?
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Rizzo 2 years ago
Looks like a british version of Breaking Bad with slightly different Mike and Jesse characters. ;)
Shark Lady 2 years ago
Less drug making, more violence and at least one person dies on the Christmas day episode.
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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
Fresh cherry, yes, Not these ones *shivers*
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Gavin Johnson 2 years ago
Go to Bakewell, try Bakewell Pudding, never let a Mr Kiplings fool you again.
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago
"Strange glowing object spotted in the sky; Panic in the streets of London"
Brenda 2 years ago (edited)
It was an unusually warm summer when I was there, 1990-1991. Beautiful back garden where we lived. Ex and I are enjoying the 85 degree weather, cooking out, having a drink, etc. The renters in the other flats thought we were crazy sitting out in the heat. Dude, I'm from Texas. This is springtime for me!
liam mckirdy 2 years ago
well it probably was raining for many years there and only stopped last year after all before that the queen reigned for many years (im sorry)
Donglens 2 years ago
Thank Christ I live up north where we are 5 mins from beach and 20 mins from countryside
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
I don't know how a pile of rocks and stones and gravel can be a beach, but OK.
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Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago
Wait until they start putting more and more vegetable oil in like they have with the other Cadbury products. Kraft/Monsanto have ruined Cadbury.
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There was this lovely ad on TV way back (In England) with Frank Muir singing, 'I'm a Cadburys Fruit and Nut case'
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Mark Howell 2 years ago
When I was at secondary school in the 70's, a noddy was slang for a condom ;o)
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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
I remember way back when Noddy and Big Ears used to share the same bed and nobody thought anything strange about it
ToastedFroggy 2 years ago
I lived in England for a couple of years, when I was a child(late 60's, early 70's. ). Dad was in the Air Force. I still have my wooden puzzle sets of Noddy and Trumpton.
Will Cable 2 years ago
Bob the Builder, in reality he'd turn up, suck air through his teeth and tell you that you'd need X, Y, Z replacing and would cost 8 times the price........that's even if he'd turn up when he said he would
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Keira Southwick 2 years ago
Absolutely love this show!! Has always reminded me of my teenage boys and it makes me laugh out loud every episode!!!
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fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago
We had tiny chalkboards instead of white boards (private school in USA) and there were always a few that just refused to be written on with chalk (I think they identified as whiteboards) and if you were passing them out you always gave those to the people you were mad at
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TheGoodBoi 2 years ago
Also- When you finally have a class with your best friend and the teacher assigns seats
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Tim Nicebutdim 2 years ago
Is that chocolate round his mouth or was he backstage with a runner?
MIHAELA ČVORAK 2 years ago
It says on the internet that his brother is in jail because he is the paedophile , and Phillip was with a younger man. Is there a lot more to this story or the problem is in him being gay?
Sian E 2 years ago
He lied about his affair with a young person who was barely of legal age. He lied through his teeth to his wife, family and colleagues. The gay bit has very little to do with the situation, it's the attitude of 'I'm better than you all, and you'll never be able to dig up anything bad on me'. That's what pi**ed people off more. Nobody really gives a s*it that he's gay. He's not the first nor the last presenter who spent years hiding his sexuality, but smugly denying the affair with a holier-than-thou attitude is what caused his downfall.
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Fred L. 2 years ago
We all make stupid things in our youth. And then we grow up and do different stupid things, just like him.
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Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
anyone remember taking the roller balls out of the mice when no one was around?
TheGoodBoi 2 years ago (edited)
Pull the plug out just enough to where it looks like it's connected but it's not, or steal the ball out of the mouse and when the person looks around, you're just bouncing it on the ground.
Michael Britcher 2 years ago
We used to plug in extra mice and screw around with each other's machines.
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Sheena Leversedge Wood 2 years ago
not really. my husband is disabled, I'm an unpaid carer, unable to work. we are what UKIP described as "the parasitic underclass" I still know how to pronounce quinoa. even prior to his disability we were both still working class, in that we relied on working for our income.
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lonely miso 2 years ago
I am well versed in British terms due to obsessive fangirling over the Harry Potter series. (Author sucks though!)
lonely miso 2 years ago
I am well versed in British terms due to obsessive fangirling over the Harry Potter series. (Author sucks though!)
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