“Casual UK”: 50 Funny Posts That Perfectly Illustrate What British Humor Is All About (New Pics)
If British humor was a painting collection then the subreddit r/CasualUK would be the gallery that houses it. This online community has 883K members and politics aside, they constantly share everything that makes their country what it is.
From crazy expensive London apartments to a few blokes enjoying a pint, it's all in there!
Continue scrolling to check out r/CasualUK's most upvoted recent reposts and when you're done, fire up Bored Panda's earlier publication on the subreddit as well!
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Spotted In Manchester
To learn more about British humor, we contacted an up-and-coming comedian from the UK who is making a name for herself with deadpan, low-energy stories, Rachel South. The first words that came to her mind were "sarcastic", "ironic", and "dry".
It's also "self-deprecating or painfully (but sometimes welcomed) insulting of others," South told Bored Panda.
These features reveal themselves in the topics that Brits like to joke about the most, too. "[They mostly make fun of] their appearance, how fed up or embarrassed or awkward they are, other people's misery, sex and the mundane," South explained.
"A lot of stuff is spoken about but maybe the least I see on the circuit is overly specific, unrelatable stuff or offensive material. Most comedians I've met are pretty left-wing!" she added.
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Good Old National Trust
When it comes to comparing American and British humor, Ricky Gervais thinks that the former is more "down the line."
Gervais, who co-wrote, co-produced and starred in the hit BBC series The Office, which was on air for two years and adapted for a U.S. series for eight seasons, believes Americans don't hide their hopes and fears.
Echoing similar thoughts as Rachel's, he wrote in Time Magazine that Americans "applaud ambition and openly reward success" while "Brits are more comfortable with life's losers."
"We embrace the underdog until it's no longer the underdog. We like to bring authority down a peg or two. Just for the hell of it," Gervais explained. "Americans say, 'have a nice day' whether they mean it or not. Brits are terrified to say this. We tell ourselves it's because we don't want to sound insincere but I think it might be for the opposite reason. We don't want to celebrate anything too soon. Failure and disappointment lurk around every corner. This is due to our upbringing. Americans are brought up to believe they can be the next president of the United States. Brits are told, 'It won't happen for you.'"
Richard Osman From Pointless Having Some Culture Problems
If You Can Read This, You Are Not A Train!
Struggling To Understand The Hype Around Jeff Bezos And Richard Branson Going To Space When A Guy From Wigan (And His Dog) Reached The Moon In A Homemade Rocket In 1989? Why Is The Media Silent On This?
Gervais finds these differences everywhere from mass media to mundane conversations. "There's a received wisdom in the U.K. that Americans don't get irony. This is of course not true. But what is true is that they don't use it all the time. It shows up in the smarter comedies but Americans don't use it as much socially as Brits. 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. We mercilessly take the piss out of people we like or dislike basically. And ourselves. This is very important. Our brashness and swagger is laden with equal portions of self-deprecation. This is our license to hand it out."
If you think this can sometimes be perceived as nasty, you're right. But only if the recipients aren't used to it. In reality, it isn't. As Gervais says, it's just play fighting. A few more posts from r/CasualUK and you might get it, too.
"Try not to take things too seriously, even if the person talking seems really serious," Rachel South said. In fact, her comedy style represents that her country's quite well so I highly recommend visiting her Instagram account.
Historical Figures Lined Up For Reopening Of Museum Of Gloucester
This 900 Year Old Floor Tile At Gloucester Cathedral Contains The Footprint Of A Very Good Boy
This Company Has Been Getting Boycotted Over Their Name. I’m Sorry But This Is Brilliant British Humour
Now This Is How You Sell A Laminator
I Applaud Tesco For Doing This
So what you're telling me, is that it DOESN'T look like this? *sadly cancels travel plans
Heading Back To The Movies: US Vs UK
Only In The UK Would It Be Understood By Everyone This Is A Message Of Affection
City Of Leicester Starts Turning Bus-Stops Into “Bee-Stops”
Today I Stumbled Upon Where History Was Made
Front Seat On A Double Decker Bus
When The Pubs Have Been Closed For 4 Months, A Bit Of Rain Won't Stop These Lads
This Little Guy Has Come To Visit Me Every Night For The Past 2 Weeks
Title Of The Next Bond Film Announced!
Jesus Saves! (But Can’t Park For S**t)
How To Measure Things Like A Brit
Took This On My Evening Walk Last Night; Thought It Looked Quintessentially British
the only thing missing is a man in a suit wearing a bowler hat carrying an umbrella holding a cup of tea saying bloody hell
On The Morning Countryside Dog Walk When I Hear Barking, Couldn’t Figure Out Where It Was Coming From Until I Look Up
Picked Nanny Up To Take Her To An 8.30 Dentist Appointment, She Made Me A Packed Lunch In Case I Got Hungry While I Wait The 45 Mins For The Appointment. Nan's Are Awesome
Coming Back To My Desk, Wondering Where My Pistachios Went, Nearly Had A Heart Attack
Found In Garden Today
I'm Liking The Translation For 'Cappucino' Into Welsh
Shots Fired In The Office Kitchen
Can't Get More Casual Than A Pony Waiting Outside The Post Office
Saw This Today On Towan Beach, Newquay... We Can Be A Romantic Bunch. Congratulations Whoever You Are
I really think public wedding proposals are a bad idea. You totally put pressure on the person being asked to say yes. Proposals should be a private, personal thing. If he'd left her name off, taken her up there and shown her the picture, then proposed that would be different. (yes, other people, other ideas. but mine is to make whoever is getting proposed to, to be as non-pressured as possible)
Drove Past Batman On The M5 Yesterday. Good To Know He Is Out There Keeping Us All Safe
My Local Cinema Being A Little Pessimistic About Reopening
The Plot Thickens In Fife
I Thought I'd Clear A Few Things Up
English muffins aren't cake, they are a bread product that is awesome, toasted with a runny fried egg
Free Range Yorkshire Puddings With Gravy
Can’t Beat A British Festival
A Letter I Received This Morning
Going To My Mates For Football Tonight. My Mum Just Popped In To Drop These Off For Me To "Share With My Friends"
Schrödinger's Ballgames
I Present To You The Greatest Lie Told To This Country: 30g Is An Acceptable Serving Size Of Cereal
The bowl size is acceptable. And it should be filled to the top with cereal. Then carefully pour the milk.
My Local Tescos Has Had To Create A No Man's Land To Protect The Price Reducer
I Was Looking At Places In London And Saw This. The Front Door Is A Window?!
The Netflix Documentary We Are All Waiting For
This thing escalated quickly as it was soon discovered other supermarkets had caterpillar cakes. The best way to describe it would be if Linux, Microsoft and Apple built their own versions of Skynet and set them on each other to see who is the rightful heir to world domination
M A T H S
Surely Aldi Could Have Chosen A Better Font
Went To The UK For A Couple Of Days, Bought A Few Souvenirs
Apparently Bacon Is The Most Important Part Of A Full English, Followed By Sausages, Toast And Beans. Agree Or Disagree?
Add some square sausage, potato scone and haggis to experience a Full Scottish. scottish-b...962088.jpg 
a full Scottish makes a full English look like a pathetic wimp of a breakfast
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I want this so badly. It's 7pm dinner time. My wife 's turn to cook and she (therefore me) is on a health kick. Courgette spaghetti in almond paste sauce. Please god no.
It's in the 'other items' bit - 47%. Can't believe it isn't more than that, to be honest.
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I'm quite partial to a hash brown myself. I guess that means I'm gonna be deported.
Out with you demon! *whispers* I rather like hash browns too! Though it's not an essential for a 'Full English'.
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All good, but you need fried bread. Hash Browns were never ever an English things be gone with them
There is one error, imo. I remember when getting a fresh fried tomato half on a breakfast was posh and now it's the norm. Tinned tomatoes should be on a brekkie, that posh nonsense of a fresh half a tommie can get right in the bin.
Tinned tomatoes can get in the sea, it was always fresh, tinned ruin your toast.
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Hash Browns are American filth, only at MacD's is the fryer on for breakfast.
Hash browns are loose potatoes. Basically what McDonalds sells as a hash brown is a potato cake.
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im not british but let me tell you, breakfast without: beans, toast, hash brown, sausagesand tomato is not breakfast
That is a full English with hash browns. You may substitute,add or remove an item or two
i have seen pics of the full english breakfast and every time i do all i can think of is that A: this is a good start for someone with a very physical job; B: lunch/dinner must be a lighter meal; C: if not a lighter meal how does one not gain weight if not in a physical job. now, that being said, it always looks delicious and would love to try one, sans the beans.
It's not everyday breakfast. Maybe Sunday, holidays. I like it on holiday because then I don't need lunch.
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For me, a full English breakfast is this: Eggs (fried or scrambled, but poached is okay if needed), 4 sausages, 2 rashers of bacon, 2 pieces of toast with butter, tomatoes, beans and hash browns. I don’t understand why people like black pudding.
Totally untrue Most breakfasts would not included half thee ingredients. Hash browns are a more recent thing, black pudding is rarely eaten now, not everyone likes yucky orange beans, so there you are.
Take off the toast, beans, and black pudding and add a scone and another sausage.
For me no sausage of bacon but I load em up with eggs, beans and toast and a few hash browns. I also put cheese in my beans which I know is a sin.
They can leave off that black pudding.... everything else works for me.
Just look at that bacon! Reminds me of the slab bacon I ate growing up.
The one thing I don't want when I eat an English is the sausage for the simple reason that too many cafes get in cheap ones.
in scotland we tend to replace the toast with a fried potato scone instead. way better in my opinion!
A full English can be any combinations, plus or minus any of these. It's a matter choice. Hash browns are a recent introduction though.
We had breakfast while visiting from USA. Not used to "pork & beans" & soft bacon and fried tomato for breakfast. Just different.
Tomatoes should be grilled (not just warmed), leave out the sausages possibly, but bin the black pudding (and white pudding). Not bothered about the hash browns either.
I don't understand - apart from the black pudding, which is optional according to taste, all of these things is 100%. Also, what about the fried bread, the other egg, and the rest of the bacon?
I don't like baked beans so I will use Heinz spaghetti instead, and scrambled egg instead of fried but yes, bacon 1st, sausages 2nd and hash browns 3rd, then the rest for me.
Ok I'm from America not stepping on toes but what's with beans for breakfast
Hash browns > bacon > scrambled eggs > toast > fried egg > sausage > tomato >>>>>>>>>>>>> beans shrooms
Where's the fried bread? All of it is a requirement except the mushrooms, yucky fungus
toast with strawberry jam sounds nice, fried stirred egg, tomato and bread for lunch. You can keep the rest
Scottish breakfasts are superior, with the addition of a tattie scone, square sausage and haggis - it's amazing
this is missing haggis, potato scones and lorne (square) sausage - a full Scottish is just a little bit better.
Yikes, I just had to google black pudding (I'll pass) and holy crap how in the world did this become the standard English breakfast? Mushrooms? baked beans? Alleged "bacon"? 3 different meats? Well, whatever gets you going, I guess
12 years ago I was in London (from Toronto) to photograph a wedding. Fancy but not cray-cray. I was put up in a boutique hotel behind the British Museum. This was the breakfast. Every day for a week. I miss it.
Bacon, egg, beans, black pudding, hash browns, tomato, toast, mushrooms, sausage in that order lol
Nah. You don't put beans, mushrooms or tomatoes on a proper Ulster fry
"English Breakfast"..... Ulster fry is a different thing. That's why the names are different. Ulster =/= England.
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I would not be in favor of a full English breakfast. I'd only eat half of what's on that plate.
Oh, dear. All I want is oatmeal. The old fashioned rolled oats, not that disgusting pre-chewed quick kind.
And this is breakfast? No wonder there are so many fatties over there....with this heavy handed stuff for breakfast....
percentages out of 809? Is this a common number to calculate from in the UK?
Dearie me - you've misunderstood the calculation taking place.
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Threw up in my mouth is the most stupid of phrases... where else would you throw up a little? Your ear?
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It's always fun to see how British see and recognize ourselves, and then how others see us from the outside. Brits usually have a good sense of humour about themselves.
HEY! I'm British and I can laugh at these things because they don't offend me. Most of us can as well.
I love British humor. We used to get really funny shows from there, but the one I loved the most is long gone. "One Foot In the Grave". Wanted to take notes.
the r/casualuk subredit is glorious. I've been part of it for at least 2 or 3 years now xD
It's always fun to see how British see and recognize ourselves, and then how others see us from the outside. Brits usually have a good sense of humour about themselves.
HEY! I'm British and I can laugh at these things because they don't offend me. Most of us can as well.
I love British humor. We used to get really funny shows from there, but the one I loved the most is long gone. "One Foot In the Grave". Wanted to take notes.
the r/casualuk subredit is glorious. I've been part of it for at least 2 or 3 years now xD
