For many people around the world, the British are "Those English-speaking folks with fancy accents." But the Brits have a pretty specific sense of humor, too. Sarcasm and deadpan delivery are the staples, but you also wouldn't get some references if you've never lived in the UK.
Brits are masters at self-deprecation, so who better to roast the peculiarities and absurdities of UK life if not the Brits themselves? The Facebook page Banter King does this in deliciously hilarious ways. So, steep your tea and pour some milk into it, grab that Gregg's sausage roll on your way, and scroll through this selection of British memes offering the best of British humor.
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Only if they have something that needs to be signed for or won't fit through the letter box/can't go in designated safe space.
Load More Replies...Bold of someone to assume the postie even knocks any more. Or bothers to show up at all.
I’m in uk ! And out in the sticks little village , we have a lovely postie , always him unless he’s on holiday or his wife’s ill ( she had a bad stroke ) , he always stops for a chat , my daughter works at our village pub a busy Cotswolds one , n he always stops to talk to them to she’s 24 the other two as cover on his days off are also lovely ! n while we don’t get post early , I mean we are out in the sticks ffs the service is brilliant !!!!
Load More Replies...They could also adopt me if they want a spare grandkid. I won’t complain either. You could be my pseudo-brother 🤣
Load More Replies...how does this come in the category of "Posts Of British People Being The Best Comedians"??? This is an extraordinary act of sweetness and kindness
The official "Get well soon" kit for children that we're beyond lucky to get as an adult! What lovely grandparents! 🤗💜💜
Well of course lmao me n my two kids 21-24 are the same , we live in the Cotswolds n she works in our village pub has done for 8 yrs since she was 16 n all the staff do this when dogs come in lol like it’s rude not to right ❤️gotta say hi to the puppers 😋
If you have no objections, ask him if he would like to adopt a dog. Just remember that if you break up, the dog stays with him.
Nice, but I am spaniard and I had to check labradoodle meaning to be sure (they are known as "Labrador" here). Labradoodle is cuter IMO.
A labradoodle is bred as a cross between a Labrador and a poodle.
Load More Replies...In the past, Britain was a great empire, yet the public's attitudes towards its past have shifted as time went on. Recent polls show that more and more people are looking at England's past more critically and are less likely to take pride in its history.
Over the past decade, pride in Britain's past among its citizens has fallen from 86% to 64%. The British social attitudes survey also found that only 49% of Britons wouldn't want to be citizens of any other country, compared to 62% who said the same thing 10 years ago.
Here's to enjoying a bit of peace and serenity with the simple pleasures of life!
Getting to the age where boring is fine. Interesting may involve spackling bullet holes and filling out police forms.
Load More Replies...I don't know man. I'm 50 and yesterday I spent seven hours day clubbing and the next day walked several of the Sydney beaches - 50 isn't that old anymore!
We’re in our 60s. Went to see a band last night, a little jaunt into town for drinks and shopping yesterday. Grocery shopping today lol. Life is short, grab every day.
Load More Replies...I am 70 and I am thrilled that I a still physically able to do my own laundry!
The bliss of being disabled n living out in the sticks n housebound weekends are just the same for me peace n quiet my two dogs my kids when they not at work , 21-24 lol n my garden n views, n im 60 don’t call that sad i call it lush !,
I'm mid sixties myself and work with the military. Every Monday (it's good to be included!) I get asked "What did you get up to over the weekend?" I've got something exciting to tell them tomorrow! I changed the brake rotors on my MTB and put a Kojak tyre on it, so I can turbo-train in peace! Good times!
In Germany you bring your own or buy it if your school even has a little kiosk
The achievements Brits are generally the most proud of are arts and sports. In 2013, people were the most proud of Britain's history, but in 2023, that plummeted to third place. The survey reports claim that this shift in attitudes "is perhaps a picture of a country that to some degree at least becomes more reflective about itself and about its relationship with the rest of the world."
The biggest driving force behind this shift might be the younger generation. A recent YouGov survey shows that Britons aged 18-24 are most likely to say that Britain's past is something to be more ashamed than proud of. They also believe that its former colonies are now doing worse because they were part of the British empire.
Good thing is, if it doesn't work, there's only one other option
Load More Replies..."So lang' das Deutsche Reich besteht wird die Schraube rechts gedreht" (As long as the German Empire stands, screws wlll be turned right) - German version
I haven't heard that one in my entire f*****g life.
Load More Replies...A friend who was into British sports cars took an old MG with the single spinner nut that holds the wheel on to an American mechanic. That mechanic took the entire hub and brake assemble off to rebuild them. Put the left side hubs on the right and the right side hubs on the left, un aware that they have different direction threads specifically so that when driving forward the spinners do not loosen. The first drive and the spinners came loose and the wheels started to come off.
Some plumbing is backwards... Always screws me up and I try 10 times before going backwards to see if it's one of those.
I just find it confusing. It's turning in a circle. There will always be one side going left and one side going right.
Load More Replies...Never got this, its round, doesn't have left or right.. it's Clockwise and counter clockwise.
Hmm? Absolute Furby. Absolute fidget spinner. Absolute Mr Potato head.
Clearly whoever down voted this does not understand British humour or know who Stephen Fry is.
Load More Replies...So, we need Mel Brooks to 'Blazing Saddles' a Black Pope?
Load More Replies...Did you lot just not allow Walmart in or do you just shun them? Either is acceptable.
Walmart used to own Asda... still has a minority stake in it so that's it for Walmart in the UK.
Load More Replies...Young Britons also believe that students should learn more about the impacts of British imperialism in school. Twenty-two percent of Britons aged 18-24 advocate for a more critical history education, but only 8% of the general British population agree. Many people think that schools should concentrate on teaching students the positive aspects of the British Empire so that they're proud of their country's past.
Most probably got caught by his wife doing the nasty
Load More Replies...Oh no do you need a snack, a nap and a hug? I can oblige
Load More Replies...I keep telling people we should start having siesta in the afternoon and close the store for two hours from 12-2, but they won't do it.
I never could understand the point of cast iron if you are just going to cover it in ceramic. Just buy a ceramic dutch oven.
I found 2 of them, brand new in their original boxes. I gave one to a friend, and kept one for myself. Cooked a casserole in mine a week or so later and discovered that mine had a crack in it. My friends was perfect. I am glad that hers was perfect though, would have been major p1ssed off if they were both c*****d.
The thing that confuses me about how cheaply these are priced is that the people who work at these charity shops or thrift stores have just as much access to the internet as the average civilian. They can look up Le Creuset just like I did a minute ago and see that Crate & Barrel sells them for $379!! If I worked in a thrift store and had to put a $30 price tag on a pot that I knew normally costs over $300, I would quit that job.
Perhaps it’s a case of moving it on is better than not? Or that there was some damage not in the picture? It seems a big price difference but surely workers would know that Le Creuset isn’t exactly a budget brand. Then again, we’ve had people recently report buying Mansur Gavriel bags that retail for around $1k AU for less than a hundred, so they may just have no idea. 🤷🏻♀️
Load More Replies...Historians say that neither end of the spectrum is ideal. Dr. Rakib Ehsan, a senior advisor at Policy Exchange and co-author of the new report A Portrait of Modern Britain, told The Telegraph that the British should focus on striking a balance between being critical and taking pride in their national history.
I know there's a name for that particular type of prose, I just don't know what it is.
Someone is sending voice messages by accident... 😂😂😂 My dad does it all the time... It is hilarious and sometimes enlightening.
They saw it after they "stepped into the building" lol
Load More Replies...I think every nasty person on BP came out for this one. Way too many negative comments that were downvoted.
Yikes. Most of them don't make any sense, either!
Load More Replies...I keep telling my two. If the person leaves presents, they are good people. It's when they take things that you guys should be running in circles for a half hour..
"The most confident nations are the ones that own up to the mistakes of the past but are also confident about the positive contributions they've made," Dr. Ehsan explained to The Telegraph. "I'd like to see Britain in that space."
Both? I like them in both levels of toastiness. Needs way more butter though.
No, no, no, Kira---you've missed the fact that the Lurpak tub is empty, melted into the crumpets before the pic could be taken :))
Load More Replies...Yes! Can't have limp, insipid crumpets. That'd just be sad.
Load More Replies...Are these the same as our English muffins? I'm in the US. And don't call me an absolute yoghurt for asking. 😆
Crumpets and English muffins, while similar in shape and size, have different textures, cooking methods, and serving styles. Crumpets are made from a batter, cooked on one side to create a porous, holey top, and served whole. English muffins are made from a dough, cooked on both sides, and typically split and toasted before serving.
Load More Replies...You have to put a crumpet in the toaster at least twice, otherwise they’re still cold in the middle. I am also prepared to die on the hill, that the only acceptable topping for a crumpet is lashings of butter.
Butter and then honey! Both need to soak through until it's basically a sweet, greasy, salty, crunchy sponge.
Load More Replies...I’ve only recently discovered Lurpak. While it isn’t bad, for crumpets… only the best is warranted.
Load More Replies...I prefer them browned as well, with a generous slathering of butter and a bit of strawberry jam...
Yep! Golden syrup was invented in Britain by a company called Abram Lyles and Sons. Lyle's golden syrup is still extremely popular in Britain for all sorts of uses (I like making flapjacks with it). Fun fact, Lyles holds a Guinness world record for the oldest unchanged product packaging as it's been sold in the same green and gold tin since 1883 when it was invented.
Load More Replies...The Gospels were written in Koine Greek. That was the language spoken all over the Middle East and many people had it as a second language. This is why the names of the Gospel writers are in Greek: Ματθαίος, Μᾶρκος, Λουκᾶς and Ἰωάννης. When the Bible was translated into English the names were anglicised. They are different in other languages. People also had other names in their own languages. For example, Mark / Μᾶρκος was also called Yochanan / יוחנן
They just changes the names a bit to "your" language. In Dutch they are: Matthew → Mattheüs Mark → Marcus Luke → Lucas John → Johannes
In spanish they are Mateo, Marcos, Lucas and Juan. And all of them are biblical names.
Load More Replies...I prefer the gospel according to Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo. Zeppo's gospel is the least exciting, and Harpo's is, of course, the shortest.
Actually their original names were changed by Jesus . The new names they were given was because of what they meant. For ex. Peter's original name was Simon. The name Peter means " rock or stone".
Or when being virtuous shows your lack of a sense of humor
Load More Replies...I never experienced this, but I totally felt the rush
Load More Replies...this one is on its way to being outdated...commercials have made a comeback unless you pay extra to avoid them! I refuse to do this & will continue to run to the bathroom or kitchen or wherever during them--just like I did before we all started paying for the privilege of watching the idiot tube!
Other scholars believe that there's nothing wrong with being critical of Britain's past. Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Sussex, Alan Lester, claims that "one does not have to believe that Britons were monsters – or indeed any better or any worse as a nation than any other – to see how the various, diverse forms of colonialism that they imposed, from missionary work through commercial exploitation to invasive settlement, could have terrible effects."
Absolutely. Mind you, I didn't actually get a phone until I was in my 40s, so I suppose I've been "that age" from the start
Load More Replies...my samsung is 13 years old. Still phones and texts. Not planning to buy a new one, i don't care about phones.
I still still had an iphone 8 when the 16’s were released. I literally let technology double & do a lap around me until I got a 16.
I've never gotten a new phone until I started having problems with the old one
My last phone was literally held together with tape so it didn't snap in 2. I had to change it because the camera stopped focioand I use it for work
agreed, there is nothing on the newer phones that is that much different that I must have it. Even bought a used phone off Ebay to boot. Still working fine after 3 years.
I'm in this group--would rather be in the one that still had a landline & didn't need a cell phone, but it is what it is. drives me nuts to hear about people rushing out to spend hundreds of $$ on replacing a perfectly good phone with the latest upgrade
I hate it when my phone upgrades!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go to Dubai if you're a billionaire. It still won't be worth it. It's not a place for real people.
Well, if I had enough money to go to Dubai, I would go somewhere else.
Family member got job out there, with in week his wifet was back in uk as the way they treat women is unbelievable
imagine going to a fasc1st country to get views and likes. Kinda sad imho.
I know a few friends who have gone to work there. Sure the make good money but most don't last more then 3 years.
Wish I was there right now!! I live in the armpit part of California and currently my neighbors are LITERALLY having a backyard concert with a full mariachi band, bass turned up WAY loud, full on speaker and sound system. Its in the country and people have alot of land out here so unfortunately it allows people to do things like this. And no city cops, just the county sheriff who never patrols out here. Am wearing earplugs, all windows/door closed, loud fan, AND white noise machine. Can still hear the music & feel the bass coming through the windows. They’ll go till 3am if I don’t eventually call the sheriff. Have spoken to them & they dont give an “f” & just pay the noise ordinance violation fine if I get the courage to call the sheriff. Sorry, just needed to vent. Any suggestions, im going insane!
Time to put on the Bob The Builder song on very loud and on repeat. Then go out.
Load More Replies...Shame it's only one day a year. Glad you were there to catch it on film....
It was originally blue and had no windows but Doctor Who kept trying to steal it
Load More Replies...Yeah, but sadly, working in one is hell on earth, as is any job in the service industry.
I always forget that the English and American use of "homely" is much different!
I had to look this one up because I knew both meanings but wasn’t sure which was which. British - comfy yet simple, unpretentious, modest. American - plain, unattractive or simple (as an insult, basically). US calling you homely isn’t complimentary. I don’t think British homely carries the same stigma but feel free to correct me.
Load More Replies...The jury on the British Empire is out, but one thing about Britain remains true: their sense of humor is impeccable. Do you think these memes reflect this, Pandas? Let us know which posts you like the best by upvoting them. And if you'd like to see more hilarious content from Banter King, check it out right here!
Why can I see Hyacinth dragging Richard up to those doors "to look at some properties"? (And running into Onslow and Daisy coming out from an open house tour?)
That was going through my mind when I first saw that pic! With Elizabeth hiding next door.
Load More Replies...The artisanal workmanship that went into those details is mostly extinct now...
We didn't have them when I was a kid. We had heavy rubber bricks (full-size) that the teachers threw into the deep end and made us dive down to retrieve them.
That's how I was "taught" how to swim - non-floating rubber "pool toys" tossed into the pool and then I was tossed in after them and told to swim down to retrieve them XD
Load More Replies...i would sit on them. and i was told not to sit on them. i did not listen.
They have a Saturday till 1 appointments at my dentist and doctors for people who work.
Load More Replies...That’s not the problem, the problem is that we are supposed to work to live and not the other way around. We should work 3-4 days a week. Life’s too short to waste it making money for others while you can barely survive and can’t enjoy life. We’re enslaved.
Most of the places I've worked would let you go doing work hours if you made up the time. I don't think I'd stay working for a place that didn't.
You tell the bosses you have an appointment! N off to go , cos our bosses here aren’t has like USA !
I've been lucky. Every boss I have ever had let me go to the doctor if needs be and there are also dentists & doctors who are open outside of 9-5, might have to look for them I suppose. My GP surgery has late evening appointments and is open every other weekend and my dentist works Saturdays and is open until 6pm. There are also urgent care clinics for both.
I do appreciate how the medical clinic I go to has Saturday appointments, and the dental clinic has both Saturday and late night Thursdays. Don't understand why this isn't universal.
My dental hygienist takes her first client at 7 am and goes home after "lunch". You have to book her 3-4 months ahead.
My dentist is open on Sat mornings. Only time I go. Doctor requires time off of work which sucks.
"Stop somewhere an' bring us an egg 'n chips, that's a good lad!" -- Dad
Takeaway fried egg? No thanks, I'll have a battered sausage.
Load More Replies...I remember one day my dad who was losing his eyesight made a mistake and fed the dog salad from a plate from the fridge instead of a plate of tasty juicy left over he normally got. I. Was studying in my room and the dog came in and started pushing my leg with his head and walking away,, eventually he started pulling so I got up to see what was wrong. He ran over to his bowl and looked at the salad, looked at me, then dad. Ran to to fridge, stared at the fridge, like surely there's something better in there.
They cant talk, but they know how to communicate with humans when there is a food related conflict!
Load More Replies...Stressing the word “good”, I hope! My personal fave is sweet potato and spinach with goat’s cheese and balsamic vinaigrette and roasted pine-nuts on top (no knocking it until you try it!). What’s yours?
Load More Replies...My mum used to make a bean salad I wish we'd had mobile phones in those days, it was disgusting
I need salad details. Are we talking some b*****d form of Cobb or a jello monstrosity with spaghetti rings and kiwi? Context matters!
That a good farther hope son replied you want maccies/KFC bringing home
Must've been 30yo that a friend who learned she had breast cancer moved to England because she knew she'd get the proper care and treatment via NHS. I blame the Conservatives for the pit it's fallen into.
Driving too slowly is technically a traffic offence - drive at 30 on a motorway and you may be charged with ,failing to make proper headway,
I do believe "speed limits" are what they say- limits that you are meant to stay at/be under. You need to adapt your driving speed to road and weather conditions as well as the presence of other road users... What bothers me the most is eedjits merging onto a motorway at 40mph or stopping altogether. VERY dangerous!
I say that the speed limit is not a target (my instructor taught me that) but no, I don't do 30 in a 50 zone, I drive to the conditions on the road at that time so it's safer.p
I live in a small village. Most of our road to anywhere one needs to shop is one lay both sides with double white lines where one cannot pass. And the speed limit is mostly 100 kph. The amount of people doing 50 & 60k's in the 100 zone is rude, ridiculous and they should no longer have driving licence if they can't at least go the legal 20 below the speed limit (80kph). At least pull over and let the line of cars behind you pass you absolute tw@t.
Australia is the same. We don’t have an official limit of “you’re under this so you’re going too slow” but you will be fined if your driving is considered too slow as to be dangerous. I know when I’m in the car with my mother she typically drives 10-ish km under the speed limit — which irks me, but when I think about it I’d rather that than she speed.
Cetainly, if you're driving on the Motorway and the artica are overtaking you, then you're driving too slow . . .
I live in a tourist region. Like many of us locals, I clean holiday appartments as a side job for quick bucks. Tourists love to drive slllloooooowwwwwwww to enjoy the views and are upset when this is addressed. "Hun, of course you canbdrive as slow as you want. But then don't come crying that your appartement isn't ready on time. And it is you who demands hours earlier than arrival time".
Us exotic countries have our problems. I've been to Birmingham, and not once did I feel unsafe. Is it the prettiest place, no. But it's a decent place with good people and great Indian food (not as good curry as Leicester). What's not to be proud of?
Love Brummies. Not so keen on all that concrete architecture and the big main roads right in the middle of Brummagen, though. The 1960s have a lot to answer for... And Birmingham, Alabama is definitely sunnier than proper Birmingham.
Load More Replies...And my local DIY shop has more paint than the Sistine chapel Doesn't mean it looks nicer.
Load More Replies...But Peaky Blinders is set in Birmingham, so that makes the city somewhat cool
Nah, nah, nah. Black Sabbath 🎸and (poet, author, and more) Benjamin Zephaniah ✊ come from Birmingham, and *they* makes it cool. I expect Black Sabbath are collectively wondering how the h3ll a clean-living fit young man like Mr Zephaniah died while crusty old farts like them (who really did do all the d***s going, back in the day) are still alive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Zephaniah and https://www.brb.org.uk/shows/black-sabbath
Load More Replies...Unless it's got meat or whole beans. Then it's rigatoni ftw.
Load More Replies...Barilla discontinued the wheels years ago in Germany and the Netherlands. The knock-off house brands did too stop. Wrote to Barilla, no explanation, just "no, not going to sell them outside of Italy". So if anybody might know which technicality or vendetta is preventing the wheels to be sold outside of Italy, please let me know. For me, they provided the ideal plain tomato-sauce/pasta ratio.
No mystery lol the diff shapes hold the sauce differently the shells hold more than the twists to , like penne pasta does to the bows are half half so if you want more sauce on the pasta , use shells n penne pasta 👍 oh n make the sauce from scratch far far nicer , as is home made pasta is to
don't you love the smell of unhinged capitalism in the morning ? Keep rooting for it. Victorian poverty is what they want for the people.............. I stand with Luigi
We get a large one (plenty for two) large chips and mushy peas for £12
Load More Replies...Is your chippy serving your food on gold plated China? I can get large chips, nuggets, steak pie and gravy for £12 round here
I went to supermarket ‘ near out of date “ aisle and bought 4 pints of milk for 37p and a whole chicken for £2.50 , had enough food for three days. Thats f*****g outrageous
£7 ???? Jesus's you almost buy the lot from supermarket and stand next to him with sign say the same for a £5
Load More Replies...That's insane assuming you didn't get stuff like scallops and fried mars bars.
I am about to walk over to the other side of the house to spend some time with my dear Anglophile gran (*loves* Last of the Summer Wine, Vera, Waiting for God, all the classic Britcoms) to read this BP List to her.
I'm sorry but it pains me that others have loving grandparents and to mine I was invisible. Zero interest, zero affection. One grandmother favoured her daughter's children. Very sad.
I’m sorry to hear this. It is sad. You should have had better. You deserved better.
Load More Replies...I want your gran. I lost my grandma and nan by the time I was 17. I was fortunate to have good relationships with both (well, with the former, as much as you can have at five). I lost my great-aunt in 2019, thankfully before the pandemic (because the isolation etc would have killed her). Could always tell it was her cos she sounded like an absolute b***h when she answered the phone (not a people person lol) but her tone would obviously soften when she knew it was me. I miss having an older person’s wisdom/stories in my life.
Learned not to comment on a friends ex because you will always be the bad guy when they get back together
That's a fools move. Didn't work the first time, what's changed?
Load More Replies...Never comment yourself!! You can say stuff like I'm sorry that happened to you, etc. They always get back together..
If you criticize the type of person your friend chooses to have around him, remember you're one of them.
Gotta admit, I go for it if it’s obvious they won’t get back together. Case in point: Bestie’s ex, who was bi but leaning lesbian. She called Bestie out for “financially abùsing her”(obviously meaning he lost most of ‘their’ friends) which in actuality was ‘her not showing any interest in the financial side of the relationship, so Bestie had to do everything’. I hope she’s happy but I also hope she’s grown up.
It's why I've taken to actually going into the surgery as soon as it opens if I need a same day appointment. At least the receptionist has to talk to you then.
We're not allowed to ask the receptionists for an appointment. Even if we're there and need a follow up. It all has to be done online and 'triaged'. Then wait for 24hrs for a response. We're also only allowed to do that between 8am-2pm, they also close for lunch between 12-1
Load More Replies...I don't think this is Brit-specific though? Unless they change the button to "sod off, you absolute tissue box" or something.
I think Brits are talking about it a lot because it has gotten so much worse so suddenly. There have always been pockets of areas with difficult receptionists, but now it's not really the receptionists it is that there are so few available appointments. This is a new thing for many of us.
Load More Replies...U forgot the fact they think there the doctor you want to see. What's the medical problem ? Why did u suddenly get a degree sitting ING front of a phone. I'll talk to my doctor thanks as there things called doctor/patient conferdity not some random women talking to a patient in the front of everyone waiting ... sorry rant over but really bugs me
They've probably been told to ask by the doctor because there are so few appointments. That's why I had to ask when I worked for a GP. If I didn't know what the problem was, I had nothing to bargain with. "Mr Smith says he needs to see a doctor and it's urgent." "Well, what did he say the problem was?" "He said it was none of my business." "Then I can't see him, I'm too busy." I don't care why you want to see the doctor. The doctor does. Trust me, we want to give people appointments. It's much, much easier when we can. But there'd be days when I'd go in and there'd be two appointments available for on the day consultations. Two. They'd go before 8:01. And I'd then spend the next hour dealing with people calling for emergency appointments. I'd much rather just give you an appointment and get on with the rest of my workday, but I can't magic up a new doctor out of post-its and paperclips. If I could do that, I wouldn't need to work in the NHS.
Load More Replies...Our GP has moved to an online form that becomes available at 7.30am. The requests are then triaged. If you can’t do the form they will fill it in for you. This is miles better than the 8am rush in the phones. My last 2 appointments have been same day.
Except what do the elders do when they just never got the hang of computers? It was a nightmare trying to set mum up gor her covid shot online.
Load More Replies...I'm lucky, mine are usually very helpful and will do their utmost to get you in. I did change surgeries because of the receptionist at the last practice I was with though! Fairly sure she took the job only because it gave her the power to make people's lives miserable.
I solved that issue being housebound ! In the sticks I have phone calls lol if it’s not serious if it needs in person our docs are brilliant ! u phone at half 8 , n you can be seen the same day or the next , rarely any longer to wait n ours covers a huge area being the Cotswolds , lots of villages around it
That's not the English way, once severed you simply say7 POUND FOR THID SHÌTE
Load More Replies...For the oldies on here - we all said we'd stop drinking when it got to a £1 a pint (insert your own limit) then see who is still drinking...
I made a pact with some friends in 1991 we'd all quit smoking once they were over two a pack... I actually quit in 2018 when they were over three times that price. But hey, at least I got there...
Load More Replies...What gets me is when there is a massive head on the pint. With the exception of Guiness (which I don't really drink) this is unacceptable to me.
You are entitled to ask for that to be rectified. The weights and measures people don't like it when pubs serve lager or bitter with too much of a head.
Load More Replies...You could always look at the price list which they are required, by law, to display.
I gotto a pub that is like this. They are legends. And they do it for everyone, not just regulars. Stops them getting grief or assaulted.....most of the time.
£4 a pint min in Cheshire and nothing here to gappe at
Load More Replies...Poor Grandma (if that actually happened) but this physical embodiment of a dad joke tickled my funny bone more than anything else on this list. 😂😂
Never buy of Ebay fool me once shame on you fool me 363363 times I think I have a a*******n
There's no way this is real because we Americans have no idea how warm or cold 25°C is.
Brazilian here. Grew up in an apartment in a big city with no air conditioning. 25C is nice. Wait until it's 40 and 100% humidity but still won't rain for one month straight. Fans are running 24 hours, but mostly to keep away mosquitoes because they don't cool you down.
That's what mid 70s Fahrenheit or so? That's not so bad. It all depends on what you're used to though. I'm sure that's quite nice for someplace like say, Arizona.
Meanwhile in Australia we're all wearing our jackets and ugg boots when it's 25C.
When 45C is a spring day for you, yeah... 25 is freezing.
Load More Replies...All about adaptation. Attended uni in Beijing during a heatwave, had to get used to the multiple 40+ degree days in a row as our dorm aircon didn't work. Returned to the UK in 20 degree weather, friends I met with were hiding in the shade saying hot as it's not that warm with any regularity, I was standing in the full sun shivering because it was too cold.
25C is downright chilly in an American summer. From Boston to Miami, summer means high 30s (high 90s); the only difference is in Boston you get a few weeks of 98F, whereas in Miami, you get several months. And that's WHY Americans live in houses with ac. At 25C (77F), we don't even run ac (well, supermarkets ALWAYS run AC); we just run ceiling fans.
More like someone who lives in India laughing at the idea of how 25C is considered "hot"
I like trying different foods and ordered oxtail at a Korean restaurant. When the older waitress asked if I liked it, I said, "Not really. Everything else is delicious, though." She looked astonished that I hadn't liked it, picked it up of the plate, took a bite, and said, "But it is delicious!"
Some chains (looking at you TGIFs!) encourage this behavior to get consumers to order more!
This!!! Worked them....or to kneel at the table... people giving you the crooked eye as you squash into a booth cos it's your training and they're watching you..then I make a friendly joke about the company loves it..all eyes to heaven then😂😂😂
Load More Replies...I worked in a cocktail place and did that all the time, I'd sit down an explain the different cocktails and ice cream s we sold
Have had it happen abroad in family own gaffs when it’s not too busy
Time doesn't just march on, it stampedes over us pell-mell and leaves us trampled into the dust.
In the old days few people saw the point in buying houses instead of renting. Typically, house prices were x2.5 your annual salary. In 1980 the average house price was £20K which adjusted for inflation is around £85K. Today the average salary in the UK is £33K. Times that by 2.5 and you get £82.5K. The average house price in England is.£292,000.
thanks mister 19th century guy, you're very knowledgeable ..... in some parallel universe
My parents paid 35,000 for a 4 bed, 2 bath in 1990. Their neighbor sold their exact same house last year for 300,000. I can’t even afford to rent an apartment
This isn't just UK. The whole world is in an affordability crisis. Capitalism has ruined the next few generations.
Load More Replies...Out of curiosity recently I used an online calculator to figure what the 1977 price of my house would be compered to now with inflationand the similar houses are about 15 % more than the comparison figure. And back then, like most young people I struggled to keep up with the payments. But my state is cheap now compared to others, also.
20 years ago - talking to our elderly neighbour who'd bought the house new and spent an extra £5 for a specific fireplace. Total bill was just over £800 - around our mortgage payment!.-
Unfairness 18g in 3 years still not bad, taking in account guy was most probably only earning 3n 6 a week
We'd moan about it never raining because the lawns need it.
Load More Replies...Oh please. Brits are genetically miserable. They'd find another reason
how would the people be less miserable ? Do tories disappear at 20° celsius ?
But I like it raining! I don't do sunshine (I have been known to burn in 10 minutes with spf 50 on 😐) and really hate the heat.
No, 25c with a light breeze is perfect and the rest of you can go and live in Scotland.
They are still there. It's just at a certain point young eyes turn into old eyes.... :-)
We probley killed them all from sitting on the walls and windowsills
Spider mites. We have blue t i t s that go round our windows eating them.
Designed to stop morons hanging around and blocking access. Basically telling people to p1ss off.
Píss off and don't be a fückwit, is I think the closest translation.
Load More Replies...People absolutely HATE It if u block driveways in Australia. had a neighbour who's ute occupied half the street
Load More Replies...It feels like April and May has just been school holidays and Bank holidays this year because Easter was so late. It now means a 7 week straight run to the summer holidays here in Wales. The kids are going to be nuts by July the 18th.
as someone that works in education, the staff are also going to be nuts by then too
Load More Replies...I have an idea. Maybe you Brits could start celebrating Fourth of July. You know, thankful that you aren’t responsible for the shïtshow the US has become. Just a thought.
UK is on half term week, but yous break up much earlier for summer.
Load More Replies...Nope. March unless Easter is early, June, August , and November dot have stat holidays
Load More Replies...That's what I thought! Put 'when is the next Bank Holiday' and was shaken when it said 25th August. Aaaaaaagh
Eugh bank holidays suck , I’m disabled n housebound , so it don’t bother me but my kids both work. My eldest 24 in our village pub n she always works a bank holiday cos she’s assistant manager now having been there 8 yrs so she locks of a night on a Monday n lads 21 is self employed n if often out detailing cars or ploughing fields , or landscape gardening lol so if the works there he’s working !!
"You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion." - L. Ron Hubbard
Load More Replies...There is ONLY Heinz. Coming to you from Pittsburgh where it was invented. 😊
It's made at the Wigan factory outside of Manchester for the UK market. Don't know if it tastes any different. I hate ketchup.
Load More Replies...It's the exact same ingredients, probably made by the same manufacturer
Hmm. 🤔 They both say "tomato ketchup." Is there such a thing as pickle ketchup? Or carrot ketchup? How about banana ketchup?
I guess you have never heard of banana ketchup, you absolute sweater. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_ketchup
Load More Replies...I'm going to get ripped, but I'm on disability so I don't give a fūck. That's one of the reasons I shop at Wal-Mart, because their Great Value and Equate brands are a fraction of the cost of name brands and just as good. I'm on a budget so Wal-Mart and my locally owned grocery store chain Crest Foods, are the ONLY two that I can afford to shop at for food and non-food items. It doesn't matter if it's food, HBA, household supplies, clothing, if I can get it at Wal-Mart or Crest than I'm all good. I get everything that comes from the meat department or deli at Crest, plus they ALWAYS have sales and one aisle that is dedicated to Oklahoma owned brands. I have a list of items to buy at each store, both are 3 miles from my house and on the same street, I can jump into my car and hit both really easily. I worked at Sam's Club and subbed at a Wal-Mart deli for 14 years, so I have TONS of reasons to hate that company. But, beggars can't be choosers, especially when you're on a fixed income.
did you know that a lot of generic/store brands are made by well-known name brands? There is usually a slight change in the formulation of the product (like one well-known soup company that makes a SE [USA] grocery store chain's soups, the generic store brand is contracted to have MORE chicken in their chicken noodle soup! maybe only a couple of pieces, but still). I will ALWAYS buy a generic brand over a name brand, at least until I find that I don't actually like the generic; more money in my pocket!
At ALDI, their Burman's ketchup is almost as good as Heinz and Burman's is $1.49 US per bottle as opposed to Heinz being about $3.99 US. And I'm a ketchup snob.
Too many people found out giving themselves a five finger discount has little criminal consequences, sadly. Saw a kid get collared trying to shoplift from the pound shop of all places. How cheap do you have to be?
I saw a shoplifter swipe a load of digital cameras into his bag and head for the door. I grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and made him put them back. This was in an NSPCC charity shop.
Load More Replies...U.S. same. Stores closing. People lose their jobs. Neighborhoods lose valuable services.
The US has a convenient scapegoat. Ironically, it's the group of people statistically least likely to actually commit a crime.
Load More Replies...Uncivilised was reached when bobbies on the beat were replaced by druggies on the street.
If you have shops with fixed, wide open doors next to the chiller cabinets and all the staff are at the back of the shop behind a counter, what do you think is going to happen? Of course shoplifters will grab stuff and run. I thought it was Greggs’ attempt to offset their contribution to UK obesity rates by encouraging exercise.
I like crisps, you like crisps, we ALL like crisps, but they need to know if you like them with ridges. The literal fate of humanity is on the line. By humanity, I of course mean Steve's bonus
I thought Nationwide is on your side, not your back. Must be different in the U.K.
Bloody should be lol , loath football over paid pansys !! rugby a real man’s game , the money those get paid is dispicable !! Given our men n women fighting for our country get paid nothing to put their lives on the line !!! LITTERALLY
Load More Replies...That actually seems quite reasonable, and looks very tasty. Wish there was a banana for scale so I can be sure it's not miniscule portions. Seems a wee bit more on the 'rare' side than I'd prefer, but not by much.
Eugh those chips looks vile lol the steak ok id cope with that lol tad over cooked but not bad for a footie match lol but chips looks vile uncooked
*WAY* back in the day, Mark Twain said it best in 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court', when the Yankee tried to explain that the actual numbers attached to wages and prices didn't matter a plugged nickel. The *IMPORTANT* thing was, "HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WORK to be able to buy this thing?"
Perfectly true. When I was working abroad, and exchange rates were a right laugh, I used the unit of pay hours.
Load More Replies...I started training as a nurse in London in 1970. My first year's wage was £343 - yes, year. The house prices in the terraced houses near the hospital was £18,000 for 2 bedrooms. Whilst I know London isn't 'average', it wasn't as above for everyone.
In some respects youngsters do have it easier. In many, many others they have it worse.
My folks retired to N Mich in '74. Dad and Mom got a modular (manufactured) home for 12k.
I will never tell younger folks they have it easy! I don't know how they survive with today's cost of living.
My bad guys. Not my best day on the Suez. Cap yelled "got a light", but I swear it sounded like "hard right"
In the captain's defense, he just followed Apple Navigation
Load More Replies..."Left hand down a bit" "Left hand down a bit it is sir, a bit too late but we'll give it a go" ....... "Everybody down!"
I always see Brits gabbing about Lurpak. Don't you make your own butter?
Load More Replies...Never heard of Lurpak but even a big tub of Dairygold butter is only about 4 euro
Wow! It reminds me of the UK show "Secret Eaters". It showed how portion sizes and hidden calories have increased our size. It's on Youtube and is amazing.
I have heard of the tales of the hedgehog flavour brand of crisps, but I don't recall Walkers branded ones.
Load More Replies...Not after Nanny Ogg had a little chat with them...
Load More Replies...Is it the price that's a crime, or that you're being told to share?
I've seen more Prets than Greggs in London. Even most train stations don't have Greggs.
Yup - at least at Greggs you are paying shite food prices for shite food
Load More Replies...London likes to think it's all posh and pretentious but it's just the same as the rest of the UK.
It doesn't think it is pretentious, it is pretentious. Just give someone Lidl or Greggs, it's gonna be good.
Load More Replies...Eugh London , you’re safer in the bronx these days than London !! LITTERALLY !!
By stunning coincidence, two old men who had been in bassinets next to each other wound up in hospice beds next to each other. One looked over at the other and asked, "So, how'd it go?"
The demonic parents that got the one I was swapped with aren't best pleased.
My college teacher ranted to us about her friend whose plan for the day was making some groats. The teacher felt superior bc she had PhD. First of all, wtf, secondly, people who are traumatised don't just waltz through life seizing every opportunity. I've spent the weekend in bed, eating and playing games.
Everything is edible if you try hard enough. Though some things may only be edible once...
Sorry to be pedantic but anything can be eaten at least one. To be edible, it needs to be safe to eat.
Load More Replies...I'm an American and I even know "scrannable" = "edible" XD
Load More Replies...Things that didn't k**l you the first time you ate them.
Load More Replies...This!!! Let's improve people's lives instead of always just taxing the meagre bits of fun we have.
I don't even go into restaurants 15 minutes till closing. I used to work in one.
Load More Replies...Manager is wrong about the duration, right to not let the customer linger and ruin the worker's timetable. He shouldn't have let the customer START sitting down though.
I try not to go to a restaurant if it’s an hour or less before closing. I know the staff will be wrapping up.
The entitlement is real in this one. I'd have chased him out with a fire extinguisher.
The colours make it look like they're sponsored by Ikea: you're lucky you don't have to assemble your chair yourself!
It looks like it. And I wouldn't put it past Ryan Air to implement these seats.
Load More Replies...After that it'll be rows of exercise bikes and if you all don't pedal fast enough this thing won't take off.
Chairs are to far apart ryan air would easy fit 20 more seats in there
It's does look good, though a lot depends on who makes it, simple food needs a certain generous skill.
Load More Replies...By the look of these two entries, the worst rumour could be that they learned to spell and punctuate.
"A succulent Chinese meal" is the original quote from a man being detained in Australia. It's a classic 😁
Load More Replies...Those were the days, when Queensland Police dressed like police officers, instead of like a cross between WW2 American paratroopers and the SS.
How is 41 a "big one"? I could get wanting the attention at 40, but come on now. (Also, you're an adult. You can share attention with someone else. Shocking, I know.)
That's the joke. 40 would have been a big one, but the niece would have been 21 so clearly the focus.
Load More Replies...Omg get the joke , he give up his 40th for her 21st bday
Load More Replies...That is in Spain for sure, a local beer in Malaga, but even there the price is a real bargain....
Beware cheap beer. Bought a slab of 24 cans of a brand i'd never heard of because it was cheap, so, sure, i'll give it a try. Turned out to have ABSOLUTELY NO FLAVOUR AT ALL. It was, essentially, very slightly alcoholic carbonated water.
Errrrrrr I think it errr Tommy cooper ..... not wait errrr Tommy fury and molly ringworm from the breakfast club yeah I'm sure that whom it is
Load More Replies...The Poll Question needs entries for Jelly Babies, Jaffa Cakes, Jammy Dodgers, and Cadbury's Flake.
Think BP means English, I'm sure this site ran by AI this day as it getting sooooo bad and rubbish posts from 8 years aho
Need to add Rockies, penguins, Kit Kats, rollos, mars bar, snowballs and millionaire shortbread.
The Poll Question needs entries for Jelly Babies, Jaffa Cakes, Jammy Dodgers, and Cadbury's Flake.
Think BP means English, I'm sure this site ran by AI this day as it getting sooooo bad and rubbish posts from 8 years aho
Need to add Rockies, penguins, Kit Kats, rollos, mars bar, snowballs and millionaire shortbread.
