If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor.
British humor is full of sarcasm, insults, self-deprecation, taboo subjects, puns, innuendo, and wit. And there's a Twitter account that perfectly captures all of it.
With 245K followers, No Context Brits is a fun online project that -- just like the Brits themselves -- mocks just about everything.
But it's not meant to shock or offend anyone. On the contrary. It offers laughter as a form of medicine for those moments when life knocks you down and tries to keep you down.
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The creator of No Context Brits told Bored Panda they have run "a few successful Twitter accounts specializing in British humor and thought one that encapsulated a combination of all of them would go down well, especially considering the current mood of the country, which isn’t particularly great at the best of times."
So far, the account has gained 245K followers in just under 2 months, attracting attention from countless well-known names and companies as well.
The person running this operation describes the content on the account as "British humor at its best."
"[It's] ironic, witty, sarcastic, and self-deprecating with lots of puns and innuendos thrown in for good measure," they said.
"The ability to laugh at ourselves is what sets us apart from the rest of the world and this account celebrates that fact."
Don't mess with the icon, the red phone box is a symbol of the country.
Ricky Gervais, the legendary English actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer, who is best known for co-creating the British television mockumentary sitcom The Office, says that Americans are more "down the line" than their friends across the ocean. "They don't hide their hopes and fears," Gervais wrote. "They applaud ambition and openly reward success."
He believes 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."
"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.'"
And it's really visible on No Context Brits. If you pay attention, the account will show you the cultural background of an entire country through humor. And that's quite something.
Learned this the hard way when we were vacationing in Seattle.
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The funniest thing I've ever seen was in Cornwall and a seagull was flying behind a mans head as he walked along eating a pasty. The seagull took his moment to take the whole pasty, and as it flew away with the man's fist following behind it, the man cried out "NOT AGAIN".
Like Lee Evens said "The seagulls will nick your chips and still come back for ketchup"
*Sneaks around back to see manager slipping a seagull a wad of cash.*
Oh yes I fell victim to the seagulls many times. Now I live on the other side of the world the seagulls are a lot smaller and polite. They look at you hoping for food from you.After a while get bored and move on.
Seagulls can be really scary. Once i was walking innocently with my dog and suddenly he was jumping in the air, frantically. I was like WTF? I looked up and there was 2 seagulls attacking us, flying by my head. I realized that we were passing by a dead young seagull in the street gully. I just bent over and ran as fast as i could, folded in two. Hitchcockian nightmare! Poor grieving parents were still protecting the corpse of their child.
When I was a teenager, me and my best friend were at the beach and 2 guys started flirting with us. We were feeling all kinds of cute. That is until a seagull flew past and pooped on my head. It dripped down my face and onto my shirt. I didn't feel so cute anymore. Thankfully, I laughed at myself and said, "well isn't that sh*tty," and we all started making jokes like that. I also had a clean shirt in the car :D
We have this issue where I live, I have seen very expensive steaks get snatched from a tray a waiters was carrying. The waiters only need to experience this once before they understand how important it is to use the covers for the trays when delivering food to the outdoor deck
Seagulls are d***s. If they don’t get what they want they will poop on you.
Should be - given- takes - There will be no refunds: Apart from that fine!
I just moved to the UK and the seagulls and pigeons here are SOMETHING ELSE. The pigeons act like they are royalty; they will never move for you and if they do move, they will fly directly at someone else's face. The seagulls are monsters. A seagull sits on the building opposite from ours and we see it swooping down on joggers and mothers with prams all day long. It screams and heads straight for their skulls. We thought maybe it had a nest, but no - it just spends its days sitting on a rooftop and swooping on people. Absolute jerk.
Don't underestimate those buggers. They'll swallow a rabbit if given a chance. Your hotdog is just the hors d'oeuvre.
One of the sly buggers stole an M& S sandwich out of my hand in Llandudno!
I thought it was the other way around. English have a mowing fetish and Scots are wild and free. 😂😂😂
'Tectonic plates try to cheat at Coin Pusher games. But to no avail'
It is definitely 'Eddie Stobart'. This is photoshopped; the left side is poorly filled in. How can I tell? Because this is my level of photoshop competency.
work from home means more sleep in the morning, who would complain but covid? :D
Rode on a lot of buses. Bus drivers always acknowledge other bus drivers, even drivers of other municipal vehicles. When travelling a bus, I think how would I salute another bus driver. I would probably use a variety of hand salutes, probably depending on the individual I was saluting to. Obviously, certain hand salutes are inappropriate.
The longer i look at it, I feel like Jensen Ackles {Dean Winchester to be exact} was morphed into Dwayne Johnson......
Woah that took me way too long to realize none of them are even in the picture!
I read this to my son on a car trip and he started crying because he was a bit tired.
That's how I straighten my hair. Well not exactly, my hubby does it, not Sharon Osbourne.
judging by he decor in the rest of the room, Greggs is exactly what they were looking for
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As a brit who has not lived in his homeland for some years this has made me miss that miserable place more than I can tell you.
"If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor." I don't understand how hard it is for BO to recognize and censor offensive stereotyping against some populations but not against others.
Best one had to be the "longest interview", absolute gold right there!
As a brit who has not lived in his homeland for some years this has made me miss that miserable place more than I can tell you.
"If you've ever known a Brit, you've probably been jealous of their sense of humor." I don't understand how hard it is for BO to recognize and censor offensive stereotyping against some populations but not against others.
Best one had to be the "longest interview", absolute gold right there!
