50 Funny Times Brits Was Caught Just Being Brits, As Shared In This Group (New Pics)
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From the London skyline to skipping the “t’s” in a bunch of words (think “bottle of water” in an English accent,) the UK has cemented itself in our collective psyche, one way or another. But actually living in Britain isn’t just Harry Potter-esque castles and endless crumpets with tea, as we can now learn through the magic of the internet.
The “Casual UK” group is a place for Brits to share those little moments that can only be found in the UK. English streets, mug comparisons, and complaints about eccentric neighbors all make an appearance. We also reached out to British comedy writer and stand-up comedian Davina Bentley to learn more. So get comfortable, maybe get a cup of tea and be sure to upvote your favorite posts.
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Received From My Landlady This Morning, They Aren’t All Bad
Bench Memorial At Stanmer Park, Brighton
Bored Panda got in touch with UK comedy writer and stand-up comedian Davina Bentley to ask some questions about humor and comedy in Britain compared to the rest of the English-speaking world. After all, despite similarities in language, everything from media to stand-up has its own nuances from place to place.
“English humor is bleaker. It’s less earnest than say American humor and it’s weirder. Because British people are particularly idiosyncratic and English humor reflects that. We like things a bit gritty and unpolished.”
Beware, Horses May Bite
Not Much Sympathy From The Boss
My Mate's New Pet - Lamborghini
We also wanted to hear what she thought were some of the most visible differences between how Brits approach “funny” characters, in comparison to, say, Americans. “The characters. English culture doesn’t always celebrate “winners” or jocks, it sometimes celebrates “losers” and I think that could be a struggle. To make sense to a US audience, Tim from the office had to be “glowed up” from Martin Freeman to John Krasinski.”
I Can't Be The Only One
Went To The Tropical Butterfly House Yesterday And This Fella Was Mocking Me
All Is Well In The World
Finally, we wanted to know what Davina's quintessential UK experience was. “Dancing to Girls Aloud at a wedding, Smirnoff Ice from the corner shop, and crying in Topshop,” she told us, so perhaps add it to your to-do list when you are planning your next trip to Britain. You can find Davina’s comedy videos and sketches on Instagram here and on TikTok here.
This Comment On Someone’s Breakfast
Brits Queuing Without Barriers At An Ed Sheeran Gig
You Must Pay For Your Crimes
Tea is like a samurai sword; Just like 'Once drawn, it cannot be sheathed until it draws blood', 'Once brewed, it must be drunk'.
"King Charles' Coronation Service Will Be Four Hours Longer Than His Mother, Due To His Limited Mobility."
An Egyptian Woman Is Unimpressed By Stonehenge
they are not considered to be of the same period and not the same climatic conditions of conservation.
Preparing The Golden Balls Of Disappointment For Halloween
Bit Harsh From The Bbc
A Guy Asked His Mate To Take His Bin Out As He Wouldn’t Be Home. He Went Above And Beyond
Do Not Disturb The Garden Centre Sleepy Cat
Flying To Dublin Tomorrow So I Made My Own Carry-On Bag
So There’s A Fox In My Upstairs Bedroom. Not Entirely Sure How It Got In
Old Skool UK Graffiti
On A Conference Call…my 14yr Old Daughter Presented Me With This Note To Avoid Disturbing Me
Saw This For The First Time In The Mens. I Always Thought It Was A Myth. (Coventry, Battle Bar)
Today I Visited A Model Village That Had A Model Of The Model Village That Itself Also Had A Model Of The Model Of The Model Village
Saw This And Instantly Thought Of Casual UK!
A friend of a friend commented that he'll always think of Charles as 'King Prince Charles' and I completely agree.
Happy Birthday To That One Kid From Hot Fuzz
Casually Saw A Walrus At Scarborough Harbour Last Night Taking A Nap
A True Neighbourly British Complaint
In my country, if I send this letter to a neighbour, the sound will be double loud! My neighbour will take this as a challenge!
A Facebook Post From My Local Pub Last Night
British Weather Summed Up In 2 Images
Northern Train Having An Existential Crisis
Oh Dear
This is amusing but I'm wondering how the patron got the card. I'm guessing it came from bar staff/bartender. Couldn't the actual credit card have been returned instead?
Certainly Wasn't Expecting This Message From My Dad Last Night
My Girlfriend Has Just Moved From Birmingham And Says My Village Is “Weird” For Having An Egg Vending Machine. She’s Wrong, Right..?
Heard A Noise In The Kitchen Whilst Sat Reading. I Don’t Own A Cat
Missus Wants Me To Pull Out All The Stops When I Eventually Propose. I’ve Kept This Bad Boy For Two Years
Well Now, That's Not A Very Nice Thing To Say About Someone, Bbc News
Hard Hitting Questions On Loose Women Today
First Day Back In The Office At Work. Printed Off Some Faqs To Stick On The Door To Avoid The Post-Christmas Small Talk Barrage. Genius Or Peak Antisocial Grump?
Local Supermarket Has Started To Put A Protective Barrier Around The Employees Whilst They Put The Reduced Food Out On The Shelves. Out Of Shot Is A Horde Of Eager Pensioners Ready To Pounce
This Is Not My Cat
It's Kicking Off At Co-Op This Morning
My Son Tells Me (An Hour Before Bed) That He Needs A Cardboard Model Of His Favourite Book For School Tomorrow. Think We Can All Agree I Nailed It, Especially Hedwig
Disco Steve Is In Da House!
So Over The Last Few Days I’ve Watched This Evolve From Just A Traffic Cone, To A Traffic Cone And A Bin, To A Traffic Cone, A Bin And A Full Patio Set. I’m Impressed
Mum Always Gets Annoyed When We Mess With Her Nativity Scene. This Year We Took Baby Jesus Out For Beers And A Curry
Peak Pettiness Or Justifiable Security In The Office Kitchen?
Is There A More British Sight Than A Postie In Shorts In The Snow?
I Made What The World Wasn’t Waiting For… Big Bean
Your Fridge Has Been Delivered To Your Safe Place
Queen Elizabeth II Corgis Waiting Outside The Procession For Her Coffin To Arrive
Birds Eye View Of The UK
For anyone who doesn't understand birdseyes makes peas Edit: Jesus wept get a life, I didn't think I'd have to tell people that peas are t sculpted out of clay by the visual or of of an airborn creature
We Love Our Fellow Brits Really. Honest
Curry House Of The Dead
My Technophobic Wife Accidentally Locked Down Her Entire School
Apparently she was 'just typing'.
My wife is the most gifted teacher I've ever met. She works in an incredibly deprived school and has turned her department into one of the best performing in her local authority.
She accidentally pressed a combination of keys that set off the alert by default.
Everything is fine. Put down your pitchforks.
I've been working with Windows for 20 years now and I've never seen this. XD
Mental How I Can’t Smoke In This Shop, But Guide Dogs Can
I'm Here In The UK On A Work Trip. I Love How Us Yanks Think You Guys Are "Too Polite"!
I Miss Liverpool
Your man is giving them 1 star for the same reason I'd give Liverpool 5 stars!
Just An Average Customer At My Local Co-Op
O. M. G. I've never wanted to see some stranger irl till now
‘Full English Breakfast’ Costume For A British Themed Party. Apparently I Didn’t Quite Understand The Assignment
Love What Asda Called Their New Knock Off Dr Pepper
At Least It's Not Shut For The Foreskinable Future
First Time Ever: Finished A Bottle Of Worcestershire Sauce, Before It Expires!
When Your Mum Watches Good Morning Britain So Much It Gets Permanently Burned Into Your TV
Over A Year Ago I Bought A Kettle That Had A Short Plug Lead, Today I Found This
Council Just Left Stacks Of New Bins For Us To Fight Over And Buggered Off
On This Day 25 Years Ago We Lost Princess Diana. Forever In Are Hearts
Found This Monstrosity While Walking In London
First Time Living On My Own, I Put These Here Over A Week Ago And They’re Still There. How Do I Get Them To Go To The Bathroom?
Give them a pint of beer. They'll soon want to go to the bathroom. It works for me
Step Aside Chatgpt!
Tesco Delivered The Wrong Wine. I Complained, And Another Delivery Driver Turned Up 2 Hours Later With £31 In Cash In An Envelope!
Not how their customer services normally play out... usually an online refund and possibly a gesture of goodwill voucher!
Looks Like Someone Didn't Pay Their Builder
Who Controls The Tide?
Borrowed Wife's Car This Morning And Found This. Should I Seek Professional Help For Her?
Had These Internationally Shipped To The U.S.. I Appreciated The Mini Lesson On How To Correctly Read The Date
Not My Car But It Is My Neighbour
Looks Like Henry's Had A 21st Century Makeover
I Have A Sick Dog So I Ordered £70 Worth Of Groceries From Morrisons Via Deliveroo. Morrisons Accepted The Order But Cancelled Almost Every Item. I Paid £5 Delivery And £5 Tip. And I Got An Onion. Deliveroo Refused To Cancel. Behold, The World’s Most Expensive Onion
Wtf? The Rental Agent Said This Is A Great Bathroom. Wtf Is Wrong With These Morons? I’m Average Height By The Way
Coworker Keeps Joking About Me Being ‘Precious’ Because I Never Accept When He Offers To Make Me A Cuppa. This Is How He Makes His Tea
My Daughter Being So Casually British About Coming Out
Spotted In My Local Sainsbury's - Not Sure This Quite Adds Up
A Proper Christmas Start
Watching The England V France Match And Searched Up The Referee On Google
I've Been Stood Here For Hours And Nothing Has Even Happened
Every UK Household's Secret Shame
Yeah ... I have a collection of these. But they have practical purposes - get some glass paint, paint them, put a tealight in, voila cheap presents. Or, like me, ashtrays.
Microsoft Has Mistranslated Zip Files As "Postcode" In The Gb Insider Version Of Windows 11
Top Tier Dad Joke From My Dad
It’s Lovely Being Back In The UK And Getting Proper TV Journalism
Technically True
London To Edinburgh Train Today... Let's Hope No One Needs To Pee
Friend Is Studying For Their Citizenship Test And I Have To Say We Both Thoroughly Disagree With This Answer
My Local Pubs Cheese And Onion Rolls
Staying At My Parents Tonight. My Boyfriend Just Looked In Their Fridge And Said ‘I’ve Never Seen A Fridge Have So Much Yet So Little At The Same Time’
The Opening Ceremnony For... Lidl?
I'm Back Home For Christmas In Bedfordshire After 8 Years Of Being Away And I Have 2 Questions! When The Frick Did This Haircut Happen And Why Wasn't It Stopped?
I’m In A Bad Place At The Moment… Not Mentally, I’m Just In
It’s Just A Hole In The Wall I Don’t Get It, What’s So Special? 😭 Why Is It A Tourist Attraction? Why Are The Reviews Like This?
For those who don’t understand, we call an ATM machine a hole in the wall.
Found This On The Work Printer
This Is Ridiculous
Just Got This Email From My Boy's School. There Was A Swift Follow Up To Say Teacher Should Be Replaced With Cheetah
I Don’t Even Know Where To Post This
You know that scene in The Incredibles where Mr. Incredible had balls shot at him, and expanded when he got hit? It's like someone made an outfit out of those balls.
Note Left In The Kitchen By My Housemate Because Her Oven Glove Has Disappeared
Found Sealed In My Nans Kitchen Cupboard
I Got A Life Size (6’5) Jeremy Clarkson Cardboard Cut Out For Christmas, What Should I Do With It?
New Girl At Greggs Doesn’t Know The Bacon To Bap Ratio Yet :)
Wish Me Luck, Guys!
£10 accepted. Compulsory specialist delivery fees will be £423,740.00
Finally Found A Job Worse Than Mine - Playground Inspector. I Watched Him Test Every Piece Of Kids Playground Equipment In The Rain
How is testing play equipment ever a bad job? Sod the rain, that doesn't matter a jot!!
It Takes Roughly 30 Creme Eggs To Fill A Fullsized Easter Egg. Presenting...the Megga Creme
Thank You For Your 44 Years At Asda
Used An Ai To Bring Henry Viii Into 2022- Thoughts?
Cheers Eon, Glad I Sat In The Dark For An Hour
My power company ( NZ ) sent me a similar email except mine is $649.00 and a reduction to $19 a week.
Someone On Facebook Posted This Breakfast Served At Alton Towers Hotel And It Keeps Me Up At Night
Ai Can Generate British Streets With Alarming Accuracy
I Don't Know Where To Start
Pics From Our Old Letting Agent’s Check Out Report. Still Baffles Me
'Total bond withheld due to hair all over the place. Professional cleaners brought in to completely clean the house again'
Happy Halloween Guys God Save The Queen
Whose Stuff Does The British Museum Have?
I Kinda Wanna Know If I Have The Most Owned Copies Of Flushed Away, Like Maybe Not In The World But In The UK? I Have 9 So Far. Any Of You Have More?
A Greggs Just Opened Up Next To Another Greggs In Norwich
Shop to let, suggests one is closing. I guess they didn’t want people to go without pasties during a move lol
"... “bottle of water” in an English accent..." This bugs me. There is no "English accent", we probably have a greater variety of distinct accents as a proportion of area than most other countries, and we have dozens of regional dialects. The glottalised T is not a universal English phenomenon (nor a uniquely English one).
"... “bottle of water” in an English accent..." This bugs me. There is no "English accent", we probably have a greater variety of distinct accents as a proportion of area than most other countries, and we have dozens of regional dialects. The glottalised T is not a universal English phenomenon (nor a uniquely English one).
