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Despite a long history, shared language, and “special relationship,” the UK and the US are still pretty different, very often in ways that do not immediately meet the eye. 

TikToker Andrea Celeste shared some examples of things in the UK that Americans might find surprising. Viewers shared their own thoughts in the comments, highlighting all the bits of life, from stores to humor, that differ between the two nations. We got in touch with British/Polish singer, actor, and comedian Maja Bloom to learn more. 

Bored Panda has reached out to Andrea Celeste for comment by email and will update the article as soon as she gets back to us.

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#1

Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Advertising prescription only medicine is actually prohibited in England. Also in England, you don't get billboards that advertise solicitors like you would in the US.

anndreacelleste , harvard.edu Report

Xenon
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And we're all pretty tired of the drug ads, trust me. The lawyer billboards are just so much background noise after a while.

Geoffrey Scott
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How else will the "Orange God" get representation? The good ones have quit him

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deejak
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rx ads used to be illegal here in the US too. Terrible decision to change that. Foreshadowed the commodification of healthcare.

Plebbit
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rx ads are so stupid. Many of them don't tell you what condition they're treating and just tell you to ask your Dr. Others are rather insulting to those of us who have the condition. Like migraine ads that show people walking around and doing things while slightly inconvenienced.

Paul Richards
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i like this, can't stand advertising in any form, its visual diarrhea

Timbob
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Living in Chicago, that sounds so wonderful ! And I think the U.S. pays the highest prices for meds.

Nikole
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What, you don’t love the Lerner and Rowe lawyer jingle??

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kaycee14
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was prohibited in the U.S. too until... late 80s? But the drug companies have deep pockets and good lobbyists.

Monte Cheney
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Solicitation is illegal In most US states, with the possible exception of Nevada.

Teach Harmony
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the UK, a solicitor is a lawyer, not a prostitute

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Nimues Child
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pharma and lawyer ads were once illegal in the US. BTW: the "worst case scenario" arguments against allowing these ads have come to pass and then some! We'd like these ads to go away again!

Curry on...
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The prescription ads and lawyer ads weren't always allowed.

Anony Mouse
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my god! This is groundbreaking stuff! Nobody has ever noticed this before! God I hate tiktokkers. This post needs to be taken down - it's just some idiot copying stuff they read online.

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    #2

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans There isn't the same beauty pageant culture as there is in the US in England, especially when it comes to kids with makeup, fake tan and bikinis.

    anndreacelleste , DrDrewLCTV Report

    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a horrible thing a lot of people do IMO

    Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think a lot of people are "doing it", I think a disturbingly large amount of people are ok or into it.

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    PeepPeep the duck
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids with fake tan and bikinis - shouldn’t even be a sentence. So sad those pageants

    Rose the Cook
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pathetic bored mothers trying to relive their youth through their children.

    LokisLilButterknife
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Child beauty pageants are absolutely vile and should be banned. They don’t help children’s self esteem like they claim. They are just disturbing as all hell and objectify young children that don’t have any voice in the matter.

    Emir
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for travelers.

    Little king trash mouth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would this confuse me, an American? I think it's weird and creepy here. I wouldn't expect to be popular in many places (at least I hope not)

    Michelle C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beauty pageants for children should be illegal, in my opinion!!

    Jeff Hood
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Long-time American here. I don't know anyone who goes for that culture.

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    #3

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Pessimism and self deprecating humor. When I use British self deprecating humor people sometimes tend to get worried and start saying something supportive when I'm back in the US. In the UK humor is usually self deprecating and pessimistic. And in the US while it's still banter, it's more lighthearted and usually obviously a joke compared to the banter you get in the UK.

    anndreacelleste , imgflip Report

    Marion
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love british humor, who would i be without black adder, monthy python and black books 😁👍

    afia kooma
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you like to learn quite interresting stuff to, you should check out QI XL🌹

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    Paul Richards
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    british humor is far more sophisticated than the thoroughly unfunny snl fare

    Terry Tobias
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's dry humor. I have direct English ancestry from my mother and we both have dry senses of humor, tinged with a bit of sarcasm. I'd fit right in if I was in Great Britain! 🇬🇧

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    Paul Moore
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love British banter, especially when I'm in Australia. They're worthy adversaries

    Colleen Glim
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    British humour raises sarcasm to the art form it was meant to be

    Jeff Hood
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's all this talk about self-defecating humor?

    Kirsty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's when you tell a joke so good you $#/π yourself.

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    Hugh Cookson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, so here I am, in the West (ish) of England, in August when it should be nice and warm and balmy, instead IT'S PISSING IT DOWN AND I'VE JUST PUT THE WASHING OUT !!! Ah hey, it looks like wine o'clock just got pushed forward a few hours ......

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just had a beautiful thunderstorm here in the South East! It's sunny again now but who knows for how long. I like the unpredictability tbh. I definitely prefer a cooler, damp summer to coping with temperatures approaching 40 degrees like last year!

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    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've realised just how much the extent of how dark and self deprecating the British humor is after what has happened in SoCal (hope anyone reading this who is there is safe <3) , just last year, the UK was hit by a few bad storms back to back (notacably Eunice and Franklin) and there was a lot of high winds, flooding, etc. But I saw so many videos on tiktok making jokes about it. I guess it's how we cope over here. Whereas I've seen some horrific edits of the storms over in SoCal. (But it doesn't mean of course, that we are all uncaring and would make jokes of this happening elsewhere, stay safe people)

    Steve Robert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No worries. Tis just a scratch!

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Part of British humor is claiming - with a completely straight face - that they actually have a summer. The greyest, dampest autumn I ever spent was a summer in the UK.

    Cuppa tea?
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three levels of humor when calling someone a count (without "o", trying to avoid censorship). American - OMG he called me bad word, call manager or police. British - same to you my friend, at least my football club didn't loose last game. Irish - good to see you, wishing you a very pleasant day.

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    Bored Panda got in touch with Maja Bloom, a comedian, actor, and singer from the UK and she was kind enough to share her thoughts on British humor and how it compares to other parts of the English-speaking world. “I think one of the main characteristics of British humor is that there are no sanctities - you can make jokes about absolutely everything: dead disabled children? Yeah, why not, queen dying, pedophiles, I mean anything.”

    “Sometimes, some events (like e.g. recently the queen's death) carry some kind of a time embargo where people wait a few days/ weeks before starting to make jokes about it (but that is connected to how powerful royal family and upper class still is, and that is a completely different story, wink wink ;-)), but I remember attending a stand-up event right after she died and comedians were already making jokes about it. I think this is linked to a very British way of dealing with problems and difficult traumatic things: laugh everything off. You have cancer? laugh about it, you are broke - make jokes about it. You might say we tend to avoid talking about serious issues, and solving them, and instead laugh about them.”

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    #4

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans There aren't any fraternities or sororities at UK universities. A lot of people in the UK call University "uni".

    anndreacelleste , HendersonStateU Report

    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish fraternities and sororities would disappear. They sound dangerous.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in college, I supported the existence of fraternities and sororities. They concentrated into a few locations a certain type of person with whom I would otherwise have come in contact much more often.

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    Chez2202
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    University is 5 syllables. Uni is 2. That’s why we shorten it. Fraternities and sororities would never take off in the UK. They have rules, initiations, punishments and prejudice. Basically the posh version of school cliques and street gangs. They are nothing to aspire to unless you are needy and desperate for validation.

    Rostit .
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    so you dont know anything about them aside from what you see in movies.

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    tom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so what is the story with these? we don't have them here in Australia either. What purpose do they serve?

    Linden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People use them as a social circle, for networking for future jobs. But there's some dodgy stuff too with the costs to apply and and secret society stuff basically forcing members to vote as they are told. So many problematic things about body image, how women are treated, racial discrimination. They creep me out.

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    Mycroft1967
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should start a branch of Tappa Kegga Dae.

    Kat Hoth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Greek life on campus is ridiculous at best, and downright disgusting at worst.

    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Frats and sororities are toxic.

    Alex Luiz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Although... having been a member of several sports clubs at uni I think there is a bit of an overlap with frat/sorority culture.

    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because they focus on learning instead of being competitive against stupid frats

    Dilip
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure there are still invite only societies in UK schools, just a different name w/o the outward push to do public works

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    #5

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans I saw this thing about American seeing a photo of beans on toast and being mortified by it and to be fair, it looks terrible in photos but it's actually really good snack when you're trying to save money.

    anndreacelleste , fritish Report

    Angee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try cheesy beans on toast!

    Timmy Pillinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or with fried onions and a dash of curry powder, or Hendersons, Worcester sauce or Gentleman's Relish.

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    Emma S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce on top. 😋

    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beans on toast is a delicacy! One of the nicest things you will ever shove in your gob.

    Pixie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just LOVE beans on toast. Not to save money, but by choice 😃 And I am Canadien.

    usernamenotfound
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Canadian also, and was brought up with beans on toast! Usually as a lunch for us kids. I absolutely still love it!

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    Stygtand
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beans on toast with a side of bacon and eggs is heaven

    Richard Willis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not allowed to say kn0b apparently 🤣

    Richard Willis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    K**b of butter in the beans and a fried egg on top. A veritable feast!

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toast makes everything better. The original cracker.

    Kathryn Baylis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US South, it’s red beans and rice.

    usernamenotfound
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I spent 10 years in Louisiana...God I love red beans and rice!😋😋

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    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People pack their own groceries in supermarkets. There isn't anyone that packs it all for you at the end of your shop.

    anndreacelleste , kentlive Report

    Kobe (she)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Normal in the Netherlands too. I really don't need anyone to pack my groceries for me. I can perfectly do that myself. Bringing my own bags too. Saves a ton of money on labour too...as groceries are expensive enough already.

    Scrappychick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also you can pack in a way that makes putting stuff away when you get home easier if you do it yourself

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    YetAnotherSarah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most US grocery stores don't have people there to pack groceries anymore. Some do. Some have people that bounce around to whichever line looks like it needs the most help. But in the US, people don't tend to pop in to the market for a few things because, like everything else, it's not a small store on our way home from work. Grocery shopping is a damn event.

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm ever grateful for my weekly home delivery from my supermarket!

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    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the self scanner so I just pack my bags as I go. Then pay and leave.

    scag$y
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is fine if your scanning speed matches your bagging speed. But if there's a discrepancy between the two there can be serious repercussions. On more than one occasion, I have needed assistance after getting stuck in a loop trying to establish whether I need to slow down with the scanning or speed up with the packing. It's not for everyone. It really isn't.

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    Little My
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a bit silly in the UK though, a lot of the check outs are self service, you then have to wait for approval for items like alcohol or medications which can take ages, the machines often state bagging area faults which stops you being able to scan things and have to wait for approval again. Then after all of that and being on CCTV whilst scanning (where you watch yourself being filmed face on). They now sometimes ask to check your receipt and items at the door when you leave. Seems really wrong to get you to do everything yourself and then make you feel like you’re under suspicion. I’m sure things do get stolen but that’s where serviced check outs would prevent that.

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The video screen is not my friend when items won't scan properly. Granted it's just me, but I still ask him what seems to be the problem. The voice that keeps repeating "please take your items" is a bit much though.

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    VioletHunter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think few countries have these packers.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Australia the person on the register bags (except in Aldi) which is good because they are faster than I would be. They start scanning and bagging while you are still emptying the trolley. If I only need to fill two bags I will do it self serve, but for anything more I go to the larger registers.

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    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bag my own groceries right after I check myself out.

    Lucy B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't trust anyone to pack my bags. I like to pack in a certain way

    Invader Zim
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very few grocery stores pack you s**t for you anymore unless you ask for help

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cashier here. I often have to bag while I am ringing people up and it is funny how they will just stand there and not help

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer the full service in the US, especially when I see elderly and handicapped people in line; I can't imagine how that would be done in Europe. Hopefully, there's still some chivalry remaining in Europe.

    Lara Verne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work as a cashier. Able bodied people pack their groceries themselves, but we help disabled or elderly people. If they want it, some of them don't want help.

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    “You might say that is not very practical or helpful, and you would be right, but I guess that is the way many people in Britain deal with the most difficult and painful aspects of their lives: not dealing with them head-on, but via a joke so you "laugh until you cry and cry until you laugh". Or maybe it is stimulating change by laughing about issues? I was born in communist Poland and came to the UK for the first time when I was 17.”

    “In communist Poland, Monty Python, which many would say is untranslatable, was super popular. Why? In a communist regime, you could not openly criticize certain institutions, but you could laugh at them and mock their absurdities, which is exactly what the Orange Alternative movement from my first home city of Wroclaw did, as you can see here. It is what Ali G did as well - you create content that is ridiculously funny but at the same time asking important questions about the world and making you realize that perhaps certain things should change,” she shared with Bored Panda.

    #7

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans A 20 minute walk anywhere in England isn't that long of a distance and you wouldn't typically take an Uber for that kind of distance. I feel like in the US it's more common to take Ubers everywhere probably because everything's so spread out.

    anndreacelleste , Billy Wilson Photography Report

    Kobe (she)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Netherlands, we walk that too. Nothing to do with Ubers being there or not. It is just common sense and healthy and cheap. Or we do it by bike ;)

    K L H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You wouldn’t get out of my neighborhood in a 20 minute walk much less to shopping or a pub

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    YetAnotherSarah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the length of the walk, it's the lack of sidewalks. When I'm in the city, I walk everywhere. My house is in a quiet 20 house neighborhood, but as soon as you exit these two streets, you're on a main road with no way to walk along it safely.

    MezzoPiano
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this. My nearest grocery store is probably a thirty minute walk away. I would happily walk it, except that there are no sidewalks, and I'd be walking along a busy road that doesn't even have a shoulder. I've lived in both France and Boston and walked everywhere, so it's not that I don't want to walk. I'm a total tree-hugger. I'd much rather walk. It's just not safe, and I like being alive, so here we are.

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    Aline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's 20 minutes, most people would walk it (big exception would be grocery shopping since Americans tend to shop once a week or once every two weeks, so there's too much to carry). For many Americans, there's nothing that close to walk to. I've lived in UK and US and even a lot of rural areas in the UK have a town center which is walkable.

    Timmy Pillinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pattern of towns in the England is set up for walking livestock to market. If you are more than 6 hours sheep driving from a town you are remote.

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    Stephen Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from UK, and on holiday in the USA have tried to walk, but often there are not any pavements to walk on :(

    thewomaninthestripedshirt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Come to NYC, we walk everywhere. I once was standing behind some tourists waiting to cross the street who were complaining about how much walking they were doing, and the daughter said to her mother, “pretend you’re at the mall.” Like it’s fine to walk a lot indoors but outside is weird!

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    Gardener of Weeden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many area's in the u.s. do not have sidewalks, and the roads are too dangerous to walk on. Our nearest food store is over 2 miles away, Not walk able nor even safely bike-able

    Lucy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is simple though. European cities were built before cars, American cities grew with the the growth of the automobile industry.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US here. I think the US really needs to rethink these car-centric designs and develop better public transportation in most cities. Too many cars, too many short trips, too much traffic, too much wasted fuel with way too much emissions.

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    Biofish23
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many of our towns and cities were built specifically for car infrastructure. Part of the issue is things can be very spread out, but also our roads are often not safe for pedestrians.

    Jane Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20 minutes walking at a comfortable pace covers max 1.5 to 2 miles (2.5 to 3.25 km, roughly) for a healthy person. If I walked 20 minutes from my house at a quick pace, I might reach my post office, not to mention it's relatively rural, so no sidewalks. When I lived in a city, I walked everywhere, but it's just not practicable in a large swath of the US.

    Susan Ward
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Areas in the US aren't designed to be walkable. Sidewalks are sub par, speed limit is too high, there are not enough cross walks.

    Spocks's Mom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be happy to walk that, but the massive hills in my neighborhood don't want me to.

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    #8

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans You don't tip bartenders in the UK and the overall tipping culture is very different. There's tipping at restaurants, but I think it just depends on the person and also where you are in England.

    anndreacelleste , hippopx Report

    JB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We expect the company to pay a living wage. Tips acknowledge good to exceptional service.

    Drew
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is exactly how tipping is supposed to work. If you are asked for a "tip" prior to receiving a service, that is a "service charge". If a service charge has already been applied and you are still asked for a tip, that is a "bribe".

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    Being Brave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You only tip in the UK if you actually think the service was good. Unfortunately it is common for the server not to get the money directly, but for it to go into a group pot and be divided by all the staff.

    Colleen Glim
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As it should be. Because the wait staff are not the only people involved in the food experience. There wouldn’t be an experience without the kitchen staff

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    scag$y
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've a little experience in managing UK bars and pubs and I reckon that 85% of all bar tips are offered as 'a drink'. Like, you'll serve someone and they'll say as they're paying: '...and get one for yourself' or something similar. They usually know that you can't drink while on duty and are fine if you a) put the price of a drink in the tip jar, or, b) say you'll enjoy it after your shift. The unwritten rule which my bars always worked to was, charge for no more than a half pint of beer/cider or a single measure of spirits or a small glass (125ml/175ml) of wine. It's great to feel appreciated and get a little bonus, but it might negatively affect business if your generous customer checks his credit card bill the next day and sees a nice vintage Dom Perignon tagged onto his order for four pints of mild and a packet of pork scratchings. The other 15% we just steal.

    Scrappychick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a rowing club in the South West years ago and the rule was you'd take £1 anytime somebody said "....and one for yourself." We would end up with Pint glasses when there were major tournaments.

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    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I obviously knew about tipping in general in America but i went to New York years ago and had zero clue you were meant to tip bartenders each round - like, why? If I'm walking up to a bar, ordering and taking the drinks to the table what exactly am I tipping for? Sure if I start a tab and its table service I'll usually tip because it's that extra bit of convenience for me but for giving extra money for pouring me a drink? Just pay the staff a decent wage!

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tips are a bonus in the UK not a necessity. I tip for good service and good quality and I have mostly tipped generously and that includes bartenders

    Amy S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We absolutely do tip at bars, but it's oftern just 'keep the change' so might be a small amount.

    Holy Shimmering Sheeps541t
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having worked bars in clubs I used to explain to Americans that whilst we do tips in Europe, tip a bar tender once and they'll be at your whim all night.

    The Scout
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference between U.S. tips and tipping in other countries is fundamental. Here in Germany, the word for a tip is "Trinkgeld" - "drinking money", and that is how it is considered. An extra that goes on top as appreciation for the personell, not as an incremental part of income. That' s why tipping 10% is considered quite gerenerous in most German restaurants.

    Dead Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We tip out of choice. The industry has to pay at least minimum wage and comply with employment law in UK

    Sookie Stackhouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the inflation is terrible so they definitely need those tips.

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    #9

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans At university you won't have roommates in England, you'll have housemates. Typically halls have separate bedrooms and shared kitchens and bathrooms. But I think in US dorms, it's common to share your actual bedrooms.

    anndreacelleste , Nottingham Trent University Report

    GFSTaylor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Room sharing used to be more common in the UK, but accommodation built from the 70's onwards is usually single rooms. I did share a room in my first year (1985-6) but I was in an old Victorian house that was an annex to a more modern hall of residence (c1970's) that had single rooms.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, the older halls for Glasgow uni were in these massive old townhouses which must be worth millions now so wouldn't be surprised if they got sold off to fund newer built ones - the rooms were massive in the older ones so even with sharing they were preferred a lot of the time, the newer ones were tiny with single beds - but you got more privacy. I started uni in 1999 so was a while ago but I know there's been multiple student halls built since but unsure if the old halls are still in use.

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    Michelle Reese
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup first year in the US you will share a bedroom in most colleges/universities

    Vul Va
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Find that so odd especially for a country with so much space

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    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shared kitchen? My dorm room was 2 guys sleeping in the same room with 2 beds, 2 desks, a closet and dresser. The room had a shared bathroom with 2 sinks, toilet and shower. That bathroom was shared with another room of 2 guys in the same format of 2 beds, 2 desks, closet and dresser. No one had a kitchen, but we were allowed to bring in one mini fridge and microwave per room, if desired. Downstairs in the dorm was a cafeteria, but you couldn't just walk in unless you were on a meal plan with an electronic card.

    Nikole
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same, but we just had communal bathrooms down the hall. There were three on my floor.

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    Sarah Kathrin Matsoukis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sharing a bedroom with a random person, or anyone who is not my bf or bestie is a nightmare.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went to Glasgow uni, the older halls it was two people per room but the rooms were huge, easily fit two double beds, wardrobes, drawers and a sofa, coffee table etc and still have plenty of space. The newer ones were individual rooms but it was single beds and tiny rooms. This was a fair few years ago though, I started uni in 1999, last millennium

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I attended university in Canada and the majority of rooms in our dorms were single occupancy... with shared toilets and laundry as well as a dining hall etc.

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in the dorm I stayed, like 12-15 guys shared a bathroom and we lived two to a room.

    SlightlyTarnished
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Room sharing is (maybe was, I'm old) pretty much the norm in US university dormitories. In my university dorm it was two guys to a room outfitted with two beds, two dressers, two desks, that's it. Bathrooms were communal for every 4 dorm rooms (8 guys), 4 toilets, 4 sinks, one gang shower. My dorm mate for two years is still my best friend after 50+ years.

    Elizabeth West
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trend in US universities is towards the residence halls with separate bedrooms and shared living spaces, though some dorms and a lot of student-focused apartment complexes have bedrooms with their own bathrooms, and just shared kitchen and living spaces.

    Featherking
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The stuff of nightmares. I can’t sleep in the same room as others, I get homicidal. But I’m guessing that’s because of my autism rather than my nationality. I’m basically a hermit, except without the beard.

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    We were also curious about how non-Brits might see UK humor at a distance. “Apart from being an actor and a comedian, I teach TEFL English. In over 4 years of teaching English online, I have had students from over 40 different countries around the world. I have to be very diplomatic sometimes because they might not have the same British disregard for anything sacred.”

    “I can see sometimes my jokes are not received or understood fully, but I can also, perhaps more often, see precisely that my very British sense of humor is what people from other countries love and enjoy about my classes - taking the mickey, as we would say; mocking absolutely everything. Perhaps sometimes we should also just change things, protest, and vote better, for example, rather than just laugh about everything, but laughing about things is not bad either. At least, that is what we would say.”

    #10

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People walking down the streets with a drink in hand, which is actually illegal in the US, I think except for some part of Las Vegas. 

    anndreacelleste , wallpaperflare Report

    JK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many UK town centres have banned drinking in the streets, but outside of the town centre is not a problem

    Being Brave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's illegal to drink on the streets of the UK, unfortunately there just isn't enough police to do anything about it :(

    Timmy Pillinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05117/

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    Neener Neener
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There’s tons of cities and states where you can drink on the streets in the USA.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    eh... this one depends. some places, local councils might have anti-drinking areas in public spaces, so it would be "illegal" to drink there, but generally you'd just end up with a fine rather than being properly arrested etc. But in general, public drinking isn't illegal in the UK. (though drunken behaviour however, is another matter entirely)

    Shoe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have DORA in the USA. It's a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area and is a specific area in which alcoholic beverages may be sold by licensed liquor establishments for outdoor consumption. For instance, in my town (during certain times and only in certain areas) you can take a drink out of a bar and walk around.

    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, in some parts of the UK it’s a major problem. Go to pigeon park in Huddersfield if you want to see drunken antisocial behaviour and bloke to verbally abused. The only place where you are guaranteed to see a copper on patrol.

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends in the US. Open containers in public areas in my city are allowed only in a few places. It's more of an entertainment area with bars and live bands.

    Lesley Christie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm in the UK and I rarely see anyone on the street with a drink in hand. Think there is a drunk and disorderly law.

    Marion
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In zurich you see this in summer quite often and isn’t strange at all. Just a can of beer after work. Nothing drunk about it.

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    #11

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Service workers like cashiers and retail workers don't typically start conversations with people to the extent that they do in America. The more outside of London you go, the more chance there would be of that happening, but definitely not like in America.

    anndreacelleste , drobotdean Report

    Aline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is definitely a London thing, not a UK thing.

    Not-a-Clue (she/her)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely! As a lifelong Londoner, I got a total culture shock when I moved 'oop north' to Yorkshire and people I didn't know started chatting! The horror! I'm used to it now, though.

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    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huh, you should have been in Tesco's last Tuesday, I was fighting the urge to shout can you please finish this conversation before one of us dies

    Chewie Baron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d have threatened to ‘sort them out’ with a roll of frozen puff pastry.

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    Wheely
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    London is not a good representation of England.

    Deborah B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we expect them to be allowed to sit down.

    Marion
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, well, i tell my friends here in Switzerland how friendly the uk cashiers are and how they like a wee bleather, which neeeever happens here.

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Social banter is a sign of being friendly. If I don't hear that at the register, I tend to think you're either stuck up, angry at someone or something, or generally an asshat. Especially if I say "hello" and there's no response at all. That's just plain rude no matter what country you're from.

    Zelda McLink
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go to the West Country, where random strangers will just tell you their life story.

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yesterday in Swindon I got chatting with someone who told me about his rectal bleeding and an@l polyp within 10 minutes of meeting him. What is it about me that makes total strangers want to tell me this sort of stuff?

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    arthbach
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was in a London station, and there was a platform change. I asked a fellow traveller if this was the right train to take me to X. She confirmed that it was, and started chatting. After 5 minutes I stopped, and looked at her aghast. "You're from London. You're not allowed to just start chatting to random people on the train." She grinned and said she's not FROM London, she just visits the office there once a week, so it was fine to keep chatting. o)

    Wilf
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone remember back in the 90s Caroline Aherne's sketches on the Fast Show where her supermarket cashier character tried to make conversation by commenting on the products she was scanning? "Free range eggs? You know they're just ordinary eggs with s**t on 'em, right?". "Johnny Giles Johnny giles Johnny Giles..."

    whiterabbit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer the London way, a simple hello is enough for me. I actually stopped getting coffee at a place in the US because the workers are so over the top annoying (dutch bros).

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    #12

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans A lot more people drive manuals than automatic in the UK. You have to do your driving test in a manual if you want to drive manual. In the US you can do your driving test in an automatic and still drive a manual.

    anndreacelleste , hippopx Report

    Frank Ropen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you are allowed to drive a car you don't actually know how to drive. That's pretty stupid

    RapidUnscheduledDisassembly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trust me, if you don't know how to drive a manual, you won't get very far when you try to drive one. Just because you didn't take a driving test in one doesn't mean you can magically get in one and get started and actually make it more than a couple of feet!

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    Alex Barnett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish there were more manuals in America. I'm currently looking for a old Mx-5/Miata for a project car and about 70% are automatic, and compared to other cars that's a pretty low average.

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you want to drive a sports car, even a small one like an MX5, it's far more fun when it's manual! That's my opinion anyway!

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    BstnGnr
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Allowed to drive" and "Able to drive" are not the same thing. Unless a person buys or borrows, a manual transmission car, they are unlikely to ever need the skill. I know I would never loan out my manual transmission Tacoma to someone who doesn't know how to drive it.

    GFSTaylor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    British drivers know that the handbrake is to be used whenever you park (and often when waiting at lights, for hill starts etc). A lot of Americans call it an emergency brake and rarely use it, which is why you get all those clips of parked cars rolling away and crashing into things. Put the damn handbrake on when you park your car !

    Xenon
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think the US exactly has an epidemic of cars popping out of park and rolling away. Engaging the emergency break at a stoplight seems asinine.

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    Bamamom2boys
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish the U.S. would starting making manual transmissions again. I know you can still find some; it used to be every model came in either.

    Igor914624
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These days in the US having a manual transmission is a theft deterrent. The lowlifes won't go joyriding in something they can't drive.

    Plebbit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm on the fence with this one. I got my license with an automatic and then got a manual and had to learn that. I would've been very unhappy if I had to do it all over again just to learn to shift when it's fairly easy to pick up on your own once you already know how to drive.

    Scott Rackley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to have proper manual cars in the US and I still own one. I learned to shift gears in the passenger side while my mom used her shifting hand to drink coffee (I s**t you not) on the way to school. After that learning the clutch at 12-13 was a breeze, even the uphill start.

    Suzy Creamcheese
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The car I had just before the one I have now was a manual. A 2000 Ford Focus with a five-speed transmission.

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    James016
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So in the USA, you learn to drive and take your test in an auto. Then you can drive a manual without being shown how to use one?

    Alecto76
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The driving test is by the state and is to show that you know the rules of the road and can navigate on the roads safely. They aren't testing whether you can operate the car. When I was in school, we had driver's ed class to teach you how to operate the car, as well as the rules. Since we don't have many manuals anymore, it would be on an automatic. If you want to drive a manual, of course you would be taught how - my dad taught me.

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    Happy Okapi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, you can have a manual licence which means you can drive either a manual or automatic, or an automatic licence which means you can only drive automatics. So most people just get a manual licence.

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    “Another very important aspect is sarcasm/irony - I was told that most probably I am on the ASD spectrum (i.e. autistic) because I can be very direct, to the point, and take things in a black-and-white kind of way. However, paradoxically, possibly thanks to my dad who used to do it all the time and tease me for hours, or thanks to over 20 + years of living in Britain, I can make a lot of ironic comments about reality all the time, which, again non-British people sometimes do not get. We (i.e. Brits) tend to joke that you 'have to literally add #sarcasmtag to every post" so that people who are not from here know you are not being serious. This is kind of a paradox: On the one hand, I am ASD and very direct / to the point, on the other, I can be very, very British.”

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    #13

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, things like bread, pasta, coleslaw don't usually contain added sugar. In the US a lot of these products will usually have added sugar in them.

    anndreacelleste , Heydiliz Report

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American food contains shocking amounts of sugar. It's damn near in everything. It's hard to avoid it. One of the biggest contributors to the obesity epidemic we have.

    The Doom Song
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ew I couldn't imagine sugar in coleslaw

    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sugar in coleslaw? No thank you very much.

    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    starbucks in ireland dont sell breads, they sell cakes as there is enough sugar in the bread to qualify it as cake

    Mark Bayliss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American bread cannot be sold as bread in some Euro countries and had to be sold as cake as it contains so much sugar

    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brioche was a bit of a shock

    Duane Ringlein
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My late wife who was from Scotland hated American bread, always said it was too sweet. When we got our own bread machine I had to find a British bread recipe that only used very little sugar. It was the only bread she would eat here.

    Dddad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son was what they call a "fussy" eater when he was a baby, except that time when we where visiting family in the US , he was inhaling that baby food , we were so happy.... then we inspected the ingredients on that thing , the brand was Gerrber I think and sugar was right up there in the top 3 of ingredients, back in my country there is no added sugar of any kind whatsoever in baby food

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? I don't want my bread to taste like cake! Maybe this is why I have issues eating in America, anytime I've been there I struggle to eat as my stomach hurts after a few bites - I've always assumed there's something in food prep that I'm just sensitive to but I really don't know. It's bizarre, i bloat so much my clothes feel so uncomfortable yet if I stand in scales I've lost weight as I'm barely eating due to the pain. I don't tend to eat a lot of sugar really, I can't drink sugary drinks as it hurts my stomach and makes me all jittery as I'm not used to it - my mum is diabetic so drinks my whole life were sugar free versions and I cannot stand the sweetness and side effects of regular versions - and that feeling of it coating your teeth so they feel fuzzy which coke is the worst for, I just can't stand it.

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    #14

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Black pudding which is dried pig's blood that tastes amazing but I've freaked out my American friends saying that though.

    anndreacelleste , avlxyz Report

    GFSTaylor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not just a patty of dried blood. It's a blood sausage, made with blood (usually pig's blood), mixed with animal far, a cereal, such as oat or barley, and some herbs. The pudding is cooked in a casing and stored. For eating, slices are usually fried and served hot.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And common right across Europe, with some regional variations. There's even an International Brotherhood of the Black Pudding that was founded in France.

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    Wilf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once had a (quite solidly middle class) colleague tell me she hated black pudding and "all those old fashioned foods" and then proudly brag about going to a restaurant with this "new" concept of "nose to tail" menu. Yeah love, nose-to-tail cooking has existed for thousands of years. You didn't just discover it last night in Berkshire.

    Emma S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The fry up in the photo looks pitiful.

    Marion
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have something similar in switzerland „blutwurst“. There‘s a season for it, cant remember when, as i am vegetarian and never tried it. But seems good to process the whole animal, doesn’t it?

    Flamingo Croquet
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The traditional season for it is in autumn (as that was the time when pigs got slaughtered to help people get through winter). With today's enormous meat industry, this makes little sense but people are nostalgic... and I agree with you, it would make sense to at least make use of the entire animal. So much waste, so little regard for animals...

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    Wilf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's delicious. It's also part of food culture pretty much everywhere I've been in Europe. Spanish morcilla is delicious too.

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    Rostit .
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im sorry. I think its foul. Ive tried it. Didnt like it one bit.

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most American's wouldn't have the chance to try it unless they leave the country because the FDA banned it years ago. Sure, it's fine to grind up pig āssholes and sell it as a hotdog, but no black pudding.

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love to try blood sausage and spotted d**k.

    René Sauer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, we have a sausage with blood in it in Germany too. Absolutely disgusting 🤢

    Kathy Dragonfly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blutwurst can be absolutely delicious - just not everybody's taste.

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    #15

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans The word tea in England doesn't just mean a cup of tea, it can mean dinner or a snack in some parts of England and then you have things like afternoon tea, cream tea, or tea breaks at work, which all include tea but it's like different settings.

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    Craftsman 64
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you're a bunch of Hobbitses.

    Charlie the Cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always say 'What's for tea?' or 'what would you like for tea?' when asking about my evening meal. This will never actually involve a mug or cup of tea at all. Strange eh?

    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always said dinner, but thanks to my Black Country husband I am now bilingual and sometimes ask him what he fancies for tea. And neither of us actually drinks tea

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    Phobrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can also mean gossip or information here in the US

    Frances Petendra
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Brit….time for “A Brew” is anytime!

    Blue Bunny of Happiness
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a new colleague who moved up from London, we had to teach her that do you fancy a brew, is the same as do you fancy a cuppa. Bless her. She was al so shocked at how cold our cold water tap was compared to London…

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    Almost sunny
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "What's for tea?' as in dinner.

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To clarify which I mean, I use "breakfast, lunch and supper" and "a cuppa" 🤔

    Lene
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently saw blog posts on pinterest about Christmas Tea and I'm actually a bit currious about what it is. It sounds cozy (I imagine lots of tea and cake) but I don't know what it is. I could look it up... but even though my Christmas mood is building it's not great enough to actively look up Christmas'y stuff just yet. 🎅☕🤶

    Bad Alchemy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Las Onces is the later evening "tea" observed in Chile. I never stopped eating when I was there: breakfast, (sometimes a little snack, especially if you're meeting with people between breakfast and lunch), lunch, supper, onces.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    confusing, because in some parts of the UK, dinner is tea, aka the evening meal,, but also, dinner can be lunch, depending on what part of the country you're from. xD

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    “That, I think, is a huge issue for Americans, and - forgive me - we Brits, often joke that for Americans we have to point out every sarcastic point in everything we say (I know, this is condescending and rude, which, well we often like to be towards our American friends across the pond ;-). There are so many unsaid things that Brits do or insinuate by certain words or expressions, that one would have to compile a whole new dictionary about it. One example is that if you are polite to someone, in an email, you would just say "best wishes" e.g. at the end, but once they annoy you or your email relationship has broken down for some reason, you would simply end it with 'Regards', The amount of anger and aggression in that one word is, indeed, untranslatable to so many non-Brits.” 

    #16

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In restaurants, you usually have to clarify that you want tap water instead of still or sparkling, and then the still or sparkling water can come at an extra cost. You also might not be able to get free unlimited refills like at some restaurants in the US.

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    Taff Thomas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tap water in the UK is of good quality, the US...

    JK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's questionable. Whilst our tap water is generally safe for drinking, if you're in a hard water area, it tastes $hit!

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    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most restaurants iI have been to lately, in the UK, provide tapwater as a matter of course.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scottish water - or council juice as we used to call it - best you can get. The further south you go the worse it seems to get. I remember staying at a friends house in England and was absolutely shook when I went to full up their kettle and it was covered in all this white c**p - which turned out to be limescale from hard water, never had anything like that happen to any of my kettles and put me right off drinking water elsewhere. Not to mention I shrivel like a prune after showering in hard water. Scottish water is the fountain of youth in my case

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the calcium and lime residue are the perfect after dinner stomach settler.

    Featherking
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We get unlimited refill on tap water, but I think we have to pay for like sparkling water.

    OogieBoogie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother worked in environmental health, he recommends having bottled water, as you don't know how hygenic the kitchens are.

    Ivona
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would anyone want chlorinated tap water instead of tasty spring water or mineral water?

    crivvy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again I don't find this generally correct. It is more custom I think. I do find there is a much lower use of ice though.

    Bad Alchemy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once upon a time, there was a federally-supported website called the RTK Network - Right To Know Network. It posted all of the required Right-To-Know reports on public drinking water in the US. Then George W. Bush killed it. (Republicans hate Americans, unless they are rich) And every Republican since has attacked the Clean Water Act and reduced its ability to protect the public. So, while we don't have the website any more, we still have a mandate to report annually on the quality of drinking water. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization, tracks ongoing reports of drinking water assessment and violations, and posts them at a website at https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/ They are only up to 2021. You can search by your Zip code to see the state of your drinking water. My water source has 9 known contaminants above the EPA allowable limit. I *NEVER* drink tap water any more.

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    #17

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Cheese in England is usually a lot more aged and earthy than it is in America.

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    Francois
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... and you cannot.spray it either.

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, we have some less than ideal cheeses, spray cheese and American, but the US has a wide variety of delicious, aged, earthy cheeses as well.

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    Suzy Creamcheese
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (sigh) Another ning-nong who thinks Kraft singles are the only kind of cheese we have.

    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More nonsense. This is just not true. Vermont cheddar, for instance, is just as wonderful as a proper English cheddar. Sure there are c**p processed cheeses but they can be found in the US and Europe... everywhere really.

    Scott Rackley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have a local dairy here in Sweetwater, TN that makes fine aged cheeses. Their sharp white cheddar is better than any I've tasted across the pond.

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    mysterious(all pronouns)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in Wisconsin, we're literally the dairy state. There's a cheese store in a small town in Wisconsin (Dairy State Cheese in Rudolph), that has incredible cheese curds, tons of variety, you can literally see the cheese being made, and in the parking lot you can see liscence plates from all over the U.S. We have good cheese, it's not all spray cans and kraft singles.

    Josh Kottlovski
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hi, I'm another Wisconsin Panda. I actually recently read an article that Wisconsin is the only place in the country you can get Parmigianino Regiano cheese that is closest to it's mother in Italy. For whatever complaints I have about this state the quality of dairy was missed when I lived out of state. It was so much easier being lactose intolerant where it didn't taste as good! Hahaha

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    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i keep seeing this comment and looked it up...<5% of americans eat spray cheese...and, i 've only ever seen someone use it once in my lifetime, and that was in the 70s...it's weird and awful, but not that many people eat it

    tee-lena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's great when you're high and couch locked but otherwise real cheese is used most. Bellisivito Bourbon cheese for the win!

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    Whiskey Tango Delicious
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gentrification has brought about phenomenal cheeses.

    KDav
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and so much more delicious!

    Melissa Morris
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can get some UK cheese here in Canada and it really is great

    Jon Lee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can remember being able to get 2 year old Canadian cheddar in the UK, very, very good mature cheese.

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Squirty cheese" is available here too... I prefer a mature cheddar or a red Leicester in a block 🙂

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    #18

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Most police in England won't routinely carry firearms. The majority of the police in America will carry firearms everywhere. Concealed or open carry of any weapon is actually prohibited in England. This was a huge cultural shock for me because in California where I'm from some people will hold a gun in their holster just casually.

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And guess which country has more gun violence per capita...

    Manda Hart
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was the US in 2022. Now it's South American drug cartel countries: Brazil being highest and El Salvador coming second for gun violence, but with more gun violence deaths per 100,000 people

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    Rich Walker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because we have better gun control.

    Mark Stewart
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to be a big fan of watching The Bill back in the day and I always remember they had to sign guns out of the armoury and sign them back in again afterwards, the officers had to be trained in using a firearm as well.

    Gardener of Weeden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But I have been told that a cop with a baton in the UK will fck you up "royally".

    Neener Neener
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m in Texas, we have open carry. I’ve only ever seen ONE person open carry, ever. This is not some rampant thing going on.

    Luna W.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah...most people who are carrying will hide their firearm under clothing. A close friend of mine was basically always carrying but had the gun covered, so you'd never know. He also had a knife strapped to his calf but wore long pants, of course.

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    Joe Bondi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have lived in California for 30 years and I have never seen a civilian visibly carry a gun in public.

    Fish Fingers
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of Robin Williams best lines (about British police); Stop! Or I'll be forced to shout stop again...

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw an article on Reddit a few days ago that was a few years old but it showed that there had been at least one reported incident of a toddler shooting someone every week in the US for the previous two years. Any country that thinks that is ok needs anti give themselves a shake. And that's the reported ones, how often does a toddler shoot a gun but luckily no one is hurt? Or minority injured and don't report it for fear of repercussions? It's insanity. I'm sure someone will pop up and give it the whole you can't blame the whole country for irresponsible gun owners blah blah but if you're not screening people, ensuring gun safety is taught and removing their right to have a weapon if something like this happens then it's a bigger problem than idiots having guns. Honestly, the gun c**p is enough to make me not even want to go visit my brother over there

    Samantha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was one primary school shooting that occurred in the 90s that caused the ban. Everyone happily handed their guns over to prevent it happening again

    Hugh Cookson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend of my Brother's from Texas genuinely could not understand that he was not allowed to bring his sidearm into the UK, oh, or that 99.9% of people here don't own, carry or want guns. He was a police officer who'd never been more than 200 miles from where he was born. Scary huh.

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    To round us off, we wanted to hear Maya’s take on what is quintessentially British in her opinion. Having a cup of tea. This is the way we solve 95 % of our problems. Having a cuppa, or a pint. Yes, we do have an issue with alcoholism (that no one wants to talk about... ) but still, this is how we deal with things: come and have a cup of tea (or get drunk about it, see the avoiding strategy once again;). Tea to talk about problems, tea to have a break, tea to discuss ideas over, tea to cry with, tea to accompany you with everything you do. I really need it and I think my fellow Brits do too. It is always going to be a part of our life.” You can find more of her work on Instagram here and Twitter here

    #19

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People drinking in the airport at like, any time of the day. I went to Thailand recently, and the Wetherspoons pub at the airport was completely packed at like 5am with people drinking before going on holiday.

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    Coralinea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Airports exist outside of timezones. Worldwide.

    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This happens in airports all across America.

    Emma S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone knows holiday starts at the airport.

    Neener Neener
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is every airport in the USA. My favorite being the Mimosa bright and early.

    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are there glasses of urine next to the Guinness?

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A beer at 5am is called the pre breakfast warm-up

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...it's not just in the airports. If there's a wetherspoons, you can expect people in there as soon as they open ready for their pints... :/ (if you're in the UK don't go to wetherspoons though, the owner is a c**t >.>)

    J Adams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can’t use airports as a gauge, everyone is on a different time zone in an airport, it might be 5am for you and you might have only woke up a couple of hours before but others that 5am is their 9pm

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    #20

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Eating with a knife and fork is usually how people eat in England. You don't just eat with a fork like you usually would in the US. It's also very common to eat pizza with a knife and fork when you're at a restaurant in England, but you would probably never see that in America.

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    Simba
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The weird thing in USA is some of them use a knife and fork, they would cut the food with the right hand, put the knife down, and swap the fork to the right hand to pick up the food and put in the mouth. Then swap the fork back to the left hand, pick up the knife on the right hand and cut, then repeat the same actions for the whole meal. It's like he/she doesn't have the ability to use the fork on the left hand to pick up food to eat 🙄

    CaliPanda
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, why do you care about how someone else eats their food? The US bashing is getting a bit tiresome here.

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    Alfonsothenerdyalpaca
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I had to eat a croissant with a knife and fork I would rage

    Robin C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm American..my ex was from Ireland.. super cool person. I learned how to eat properly using both utensils because of him..and l will be forever grateful

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NO ONE in their right mind would eat a croissant with a knife and fork, no matter where you're from, Europe or the US. Most Americans eat pizza by hand, but if you're served a pizza in an elegant restaurant, most people wouldn't eat anything except dinner rolls and croissants by hand, everything else would be fork and knife (even pizza).

    Sera
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No "elegant" restaurant should be serving pizza; pizza is street food.

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    Phobrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American: knife and fork is very common. You wouldn't have a knife if there was nothing at all to cut or spread, etc., but the idea that the knife & fork combo is uncommon = false.

    Bruce Scheiman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These seem to be really silly observations. Also, I eat my pizza with a fork and knife.

    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do sometimes, too. Depends on how messy it is.

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    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have retractable claws and nubs for hands we've yet to master cutlery.

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is so false. Pizza is eaten with the hands. So is a bag of chips from the chippy. Knives and forks are for meals where eating with your hands is impractical

    Scrappychick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Italian place near me everybody uses a knife and fork to eat their pizza, it's only the kids that don't, but if I'm getting it delivered I'll eat it without cutlery

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    Pieter LeGrande
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try eating a large steak with just a fork.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stab it, pick it up and bite away (not going to lie, I've done this when I didn't have two hands free to use a knife and fork at the same time, and trying to use a knife one handed is completely impossible)

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    Anony Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the implied criticism here, when some weirdo is eating a croissant with a knife and fork in the picture.

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    #21

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England instead of garage sales you can find car boot sales. It's the same concept but on a field selling things from your car boot or trunk. I've seen both in both countries but I think car boot sales are more in England and garage sales are more in the US.

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    Chronically Online Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Car boot sales are great! Unless it starts raining

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Car boot sales are often much more like a bric-a-brac market, with many stallholders regular attendees making money from it, almost like wannabe antique dealers, compared to a garage sale which is really only about getting rid of excess possessions.

    Joseph Miller
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're buying something out of a trunk (boot), normally it's a shady deal that you're doing.

    Pittsburgh rare
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dunno...l've eaten tacos from the trunk of a car and they were legit 😂

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    Booker
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 70+ years of living in the US, I've never seen anyone selling things out of their trunk. Not sure why, but never have.

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you did it's probably counterfeit watches or something like that 😆

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    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are selling out of a car or field it more sounds like a what we call in America a flea market to me.

    ric carter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One must possess a yard or garage in order to stage a yard-sale or garage-sale. Car boots (automobile trunks) are much more portable and affordable. Mia culpa: I have tried to stage flat sales in San Francisco and lower Manhattan, New York. 'Twere difficult, yes. 8-(

    Susan Reid Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you're all meeting in once place for a car boot sale I think of that as being like an outdoor swap meet, where the sellers all have individual stalls what are large enough for the sellers vehicle and to set up a display of the stuff for sale.

    Carbonel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish garage or yard sales were more of a thing in the UK. I can’t fit all the stuff I need to sell in my car and can’t be bothered lugging into a field when it may well rain. And having to pay a fee for the privilege.

    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can do a garage sale in the UK. Don't need council permission. Just advertise it on Next Door or wherever you want and warn your neighbours out of courtesy. Had one local to me a few years back.

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    Invader Zim
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We needs more room than a trunk because we have so much extra c**p

    Scrappychick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our vehicles are often crammed full, leaving space for driver and passenger. When you turn up as a seller you're given a pitch and people will unload their wares into decorating/camping tables, clothes racks, boxes or blankets. Some people travel round and make a living from it but a lot of others "do a car boot" after a bug clear out in preperation of a move, or bug redecoration/renovation

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    #22

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Offering a cup of tea to guests in your home is a really really common gesture in the UK. It's usually black tea and they'll ask if you take it with sugar and/or milk. In the US I feel like it's more soft drinks or water.

    anndreacelleste , Amin Alizadeh Report

    Wheely
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have NEVER in my 44 years of being English been offered black tea. Milk is always assumed (you would have to specify if you don't want milk). The amount of sugar is asked. It's different in a cafe but not to guests.

    Kayjunmoon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the OP means black tea as opposed to green tea or those fruity infusions that pose as tea.

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    Snigget
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ordinary tea IS black tea. It's the type of leaf.

    Ms.GB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think coffee is more common in the US

    Nikki Gross
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet iced tea is known as the house wine of the South and is usually ordered more then soft drinks.

    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in the US we offer coffee in the same way, not soft drinks or water. I've never been offered water, I always have to ask for it and people get weird about that.

    Elizabeth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We offer tea at my house. Nothing beats an ice cold glass of sweet tea!

    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black? No dear, if you want black tea, you will have to ask, otherwise you are getting milk.

    Higgleton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She means as opposed to green or herbal tea

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    Aline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on the time of day and weather. Mornings I would offer coffee or tea, afternoon water or soft drink, evening beer. Now that I'm in the UK I offer coffee/tea at any time with the other options.

    lenxia buda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes!! Almost EVERYONE who offers Yea does not offer it black!?!

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    #23

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, houses and flats or apartments tend to be smaller than houses in the US.

    anndreacelleste , A McCarron Report

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they're also made of rock or brick, not wood.

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends on what region you're in. People use whatever material is available. Often, this creates traditions.

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    Wilf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Oxfordshire house was built of 'rocks' in about 1660. It still works as well as the day it was constructed and it's really not considered to be particularly special in my village. The internal temperature is about 18c year round with fairly minimal heating in winter and absolutely zero mechanical cooling in summer. THAT is how we deal with climate change. Build best. Build once.

    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thankfully from my perspective. Less to clean!

    Amy S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I watched Rosanne as a kid and I thought she was rich because she had a huge house with a garage! I didn't know anyone with a garage.

    Keith Lancaster
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is largely due to lack of space to be honest.

    Jods
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And older than American ones. Way older.

    Kharyss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My house pre-dates America 😂

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    Water dog
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I noticed that in England most houses were the same color. It seemed rather dreary to me.

    MoMcB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're not. You do get a lot of red brick, but a lot are made from the local stones, which vary a lot from area to area.

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    Andy Frobig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This may be partly because in the UK, the UK is smaller than the US is in the US

    Paula Pattison
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because it is a teeny tiny country with many many people

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    #24

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans University degrees typically take longer in the US than they do in the UK. To complete my Bachelor's took three years to complete in England and it usually takes four years to complete a bachelor's in the US. So overall cost for education in the UK is lower than it is in the US. And from what I understand in England, you don't have to start paying your student loan until you reach a certain income threshold. But in the US, I think you start paying right after you graduate, but there's some loans that do grace periods.

    anndreacelleste , Pavel Danilyuk Report

    Bored Templar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    5 years it takes in Venezuela when universities are not on strike, in which case it could take you up to 12 years... yes, you heard right

    UselessKnowledgeFont
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been so sorry for Venezuelans in the last several years. I live with someone still in contact with their former ESL/ELL students. One student went back right before everything sorta collapsed. He's stayed in contact when able

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    ADHD
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    uni is mostly free in Scotland

    CaptainFluffy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My BA in Scotland (along with everyone else) was 4 years.

    Chronically Online Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK you have an extra year of schooling in secondary school so therefore you technically graduate from university the same year

    Amy S
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We (UK) leave secondary school at 16, go to college for 2 years then university for 3 years (if you choose to), so if you did all three without a gap you would graduate your degree at 21. Edit - by 'we' I should have specified I meant the part of the UK I live in, thanks for the correction Panda Boom.

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    Joe Russo
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The reason is that in the UK and Europe, you only take classes in or related to your major, which would take three years anywhere. But in the US and Canada, you're required to take some classes outside your major (a liberal arts education). So for example, with my English Lit bachelors, I also took Mayan archaeology, philosophy, music composition... Also, pre-Brexit, tuition in England was 9000 pounds, and Scotland was free. Post-Brexit, tuition is 30k to 50k, depending on your major. I've seen presentations from top UK universities, where they've acted like this is a minor change...not sure what planet those folks are on.

    Chris Landrum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    college in America is now a money making scam. you take many classes that dont apply at all to your course of study

    Susan Reid Smith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The general education classes are what make it college and university rather than trade school. We can pick and choose general education classes closer to our majors if we want. They help with cultural literacy too.

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    Andy Frobig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because in the US, the time spent drinking, drunk, passed out and hung over is factored into the school term. And you may be giving us too much credit: I started my baccalaureate in 1985 and haven't finished yet

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Scotland university is free. Doesn't mean you won't have debt at the end if you need loans for daily costs, accommodation, books etc but you won't have tuition fees on top of that so a huge difference. The school system in Scotland is totally different from England and wales and we have different qualifications in high school.

    Steve Robert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The education system in the US has gotten so bad in the past twenty years, we have people supporting a convicted treasonous rapist for president

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've met many professionals in my city that came to the US who couldn't work in their chosen field until they've completed extra courses. This was even after having worked in said field for years in their own country. One was an attorney who worked in international law.

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    #25

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans You also can't advertise any unhealthy sugary foods to children in England. Recently there was actually a poster on the tube station that had cake on it that had to be changed because it was advertising unhealthy food. In the US restrictions are a lot stricter than they used to be, but not to this extent.

    anndreacelleste , ATownAndrew Report

    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ban of the cake poster was incredibly stupid. It was a poster advertising a West End show called Tony n' Tina's Wedding. So, it had a wedding cake in the poster. But it had to be changed because the wedding cake was supposedly promoting unhealthy food.

    Liam Walsh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. It was also the height of unoriginality though - I'd have been annoyed with the marketing department for not being more creative and coming up with a wedding cake which isn't even in the show.

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    Ace
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's really difficult to find soft drinks containing real sugar in the UK now since they introduced the sugar tax, and really annoying. I don't often drink them, but on a recent trip to the UK I really fancied some (for my hangover) and was shocked to find that nearly all of them used artificial sweeteners, which I hate, instead. IIRC it was only Coke that was available in its full-fat version in one large shop.

    Laugh Fan
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    M&S do some nice sweetener and suger free fruit flavoured sparkling drinks. I know what you mean, I once complained in Sainsbury's to the manager and made him look at the aisle - row after row of 'sugar free' (so with sweeteners) of lemonade, cola etc. He had tried to tell me there were options... not really. As was employed by an organisation working with cancer researchers I already knew about links with sweeteners and cancers. They were referred to as 'predisposers' back then. Meaning if you have a predisposition to cancer, these will hasten it.

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    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cigarettes and alcohol ads also banned. We need to go for betting next. Before you come for me, I smoke and drink.

    iseefractals
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When are we going to stop expecting everyone else to take responsibility for our stupid, sticky, ugly children when their actual parents have no interest in doing so? They're children. You tell them no, explain why, and accept the fact that YOU, as a parent, might have to endure some unpleasant behavior from YOUR child, that is ultimately worthwhile to prevent them from growing up to be one of those people that desperately wants to believe that you can be "healthy at any size"

    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is ridiculous actually.

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well.....see, in this case I think we age getting into the area of ridiculously restricting what people can or cannot think. And when you think of it how can a country restrict something like a cake in a poster when the same country has a tradition of afternoon tea gatherings with a massive amount of sweet pastries????

    Jods
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet the powers that be think it’s perfectly acceptable to show ads on TV for erectile dysfunction in the afternoon and early evening. Dave - you’re guilty.

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    #26

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans 24 hour time or military time is used often in England for schedules, digital clocks, etc. Both 12 and 24 hour clocks are used in England. But from what I've seen, America typically uses the 12 hour clock.

    anndreacelleste , Gui Salcedo Report

    Verena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "military time"??? 24 hour time is used widely in Europe, the UK being the only country using am/pm. Nobody calls it military time. If you schedule a meeting in the afternoon, it is e.g. 15:30/15.30 ....

    VioletHunter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's used pretty much by the entire world. Don't know why the US hasn't caught up and only uses it in the military and probably hospitals.

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    Jaaawn
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't go on with this list. Being Scottish it's incredibly frustrating that the other 3 countries that make up the UK are being ignored. These things apply to the UK as a whole, which is not just England.

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Her experience was in England though... Maybe she didn't make it up to Scotland. She probably doesn't know enough to understand which things would be the same, and which things vary. Though often on BP I'm reading 'it's not the same in Scotland'!!

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    Timmy Pillinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    English dates make more sense than US. ISO 8601 dates and better than either.

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Americans use the term "military time" because it's usually only our military and law enforcement that uses 24-hour time. Oddly enough, 24-hour time is starting to be seen more often in the US. The shift from AM/PM to 24-hour is most prominent with airports, trains, buses, and ships. TV News broadcasts are starting to use it more often as well.

    Sherri Mantooth Bagwell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hospitals and a lot of Dr's offices use military time as well

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    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact; 24 hr time is used around the world not just in UK. Only the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and The Philippines use AM/PM

    Michelle C
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m American and prefer military time.

    JK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd heard that whereas we use the terms "quarter past", "half past", "quarter to" in time telling, it isn't really an American thing, just x:15, x:30, x:45

    Tee Rat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We'd use "quarter after" and "quarter til" though. Not really sure what happened to half past.

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    Water dog
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here: I use military time for my personal work: it makes it easier to calculate time differences. And I agree the yyyymmdd works better for the same reason.

    Beeps
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only time zone I’ve ever hear referred to as military time is Zulu.

    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's actually GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    24 hour clock seems to confuse a lot of people.

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    #27

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Iced Tea is not a thing in England. In the US iced tea and sweet tea are very popular. I think you can get iced teas from Starbucks in England but it's not very common.

    anndreacelleste , Melissa Doroquez Report

    Zoe Vokes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can definitely buy iced tea from garages and corner shops in bottles (UK) but not from cafes.

    Cyber Returns
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed! You can't dip your biccy in a cold drink!

    Geoffrey Scott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sure you will be horrified. I drink 1.5 L of cold tea every day at work as my beverage. I drink a gallon every 2-3 days, especially in summer

    Mary Kelly
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    iced tea is a thing of beauty

    SydneyGirl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only iced tea worth drinking is the Long Island variety

    Theora Fifty-five Johnson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Iced tea with lemon and light sugar is an excellent refreshing drink.

    Nikki Gross
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've said it before that sweet iced tea is pretty much the house wine of the South.

    geezeronthehill
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has become very difficult to buy loose tea in many supermarkets lately. Damnable tea bags have become ubiquitous. I've resorted to ordering online, but then I live in a food desert.

    Phobrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if it will become more common as the UK warms.

    Gin
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is hotter countries that tea originated from... Plus scientists concluded that no matter how hot or cold your drink, your body will respond to keep your core temperature steady at around 37 degrees Celsius. A hot drink means your body will sweat faster, to get rid of the excess heat; however after a cold drink, your body will sweat more slowly.

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    #28

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans People use electric kettles very regularly in England. When I first moved to England a lot of my American friends didn't know what an electric kettle was. So over the years I think I've seen it become more of a thing in America.

    anndreacelleste , Santeri Viinamäki Report

    Rose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The voltage is so much higher in England than America so the kettle boils much faster.

    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a myth. There's very little difference in how long it takes a kettle to boil.

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    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is getting really old. I'm American, I've always had an electrical kettle, my mom always had an electric kettle, and I know many people who have electrical kettles. It is not as uncommon as people keep trying to make it sound.

    Wheely
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet in England you're pretty much guaranteed to have an electric kettle in every kitchen. That's the point being made.

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    Phobrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just tested my American kettle: just under 3 minutes for it to bring 1 liter to a bubbling boil. My kettle is cheap and I'm sure others could do it faster. Also I was watching the kettle the whole time, which ofc impedes its ability to boil.

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would depend on the wattage of the kettle. My UK kettle is 3000W - 1 litre of water took 1 minute 33 seconds. I looked away a couple of times whereupon I'm sure it started heating the water much faster! So probably an invalid comparison! 😄

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    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. US cooking shows have made these devices more popular. Most Americans are still using the microwave for heating small amounts of water up to 1 pint (2 cups).

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Put the kettle on" is often the prelude to a chat of some sort... whether good or not-so-much (a comforting gesture of sorts).

    Otto Katz
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the boiling speed? NO ONE is commenting on the temp of the water when it's put INTO the kettle! if it's 40ºf it's going to take longer than if it's 65ºf.

    Robert Larson, LPN, JD
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I not only have one, but I have a second so I can descale with vinegar on a regular basis. My husband has one for his office. We both drink a lot of tea.

    Shawn Barry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we usually just toss the cup w/ water in the microwave

    Maisey Myles
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American here. I couldn't live without my electric kettle

    SlightlyTarnished
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now this is just silly. Most people I know in the US, including me, have an electric kettle.

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    #29

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Most people in England have their washing machines in their kitchen, which is very uncommon in the US. Also, most people will use drying racks to dry their clothes in England, whereas in America they use massive industrial dryers.

    anndreacelleste , 南宮博士 Report

    FeelingFrisky
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My washer and dryer is in my laundry room. I have never seen a massive industrial dryer in a private home.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're making the point that the dryers common in US homes are generally much larger than in the UK, where in fact many people wouldn't have one at all, or would have a combined washer/dryer with much lower drying capacity.

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    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahaha "massive industrial dryers." Who has these? My washer and dryer are in my laundry room. But we lived in three different houses while in Japan for a decade--and in every house our washer and dryer hook-ups were in the kitchen.

    JL
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Massive industrial" dryers?

    Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Washing machine is in the kitchen. In winter we use the radiators in summer we put them on the washing line outside

    Chris Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's handy in the kitchen - near the back door and close to the washing line in the garden. Otherwise you have to lug a load of wet washing through the house from the bathroom and that's heavy. I also prefer line dried over tumbled (also better for the environment). I've seen 'ew, gross' from some but I have no idea what people think happens to the dirty laundry - it goes from the laundry basket in the bathroom and straight into the washing machine. It doesn't get slung around your kitchen work surfaces first (which are washable anyway...).

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL at “massive industrial dryers”.

    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My flat had a washer/dryer combo in the kitchen. In the house we have a washing machine and dryer in the downstairs toilet. It’s a condenser dryer so we don’t need to vent it.

    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, we do not have our washer and dryer in our kitchen. No, we do not have massive industrial dryers... we just have dryers the same size as our washers.

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    same in SA. washing machine in the kitchen because that's where there are water pipes.

    Beck
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My laundry room area is on the backside of the bathroom. Where the pipes are. They back into each other.

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    Sven Grammersdorf
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in America, and my washer is in the kitchen. It was that way at my old house, too.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...massive industrial dryers? in the UK, we have dryers, and they're about the same size as the washing machines. Some houses may have "utility rooms" that we may have washers/dryers in , too. But not all.

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    #30

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans The standard greeting in England is "you're alright?" This confused me so much as an American when I first visited because I thought they were asking me if I was like physically or mentally okay. Typically you just reply with "alright" back. It's sort of like "how are you?" in America being a rhetorical greeting.

    anndreacelleste , Artem Podrez Report

    Me.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    English, and I don't think I've ever seen this.

    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is very regional. Though not 'you're alright but 'you all right?' And usually contracted. Not used in my part of the UK.

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    Mat Hall
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's never "You're alright?" "Alright?" is the correct form, and it's rhetorical; do not presume that we actually want to know. Answer with "yup", some sort of sarcastic response, or a noncommittal noise of acknowledgement.

    frinny
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually more likely to be 'you alright?' Or 'alright?'

    Lesley Christie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everyone. I'm 40 year old from the UK and when I was younger everyone said hello. When anyone says alright to me as a greeting I answer as if it's a question, I can't help it. I still use hello.

    Gin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I say 'morning' and then struggle past midday!!

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    Emma S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    West Midlands 'alright, bab?'

    Kobe (she)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How would this confuse you, since it is the same question? Just formulated differently? The "how, are you"- Ï'm fine, thank you", is common too... Same for the Netherlands, where they may say : "Hoe gaat het" ( how are you doing ?) or Alles goed"" ( Everything okay) kind of greetings.... Overall they are kind of the same to me....

    Vul Va
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can confuse because the same phrase can have different usages in different places. So "are you alright?" in UK is typically used in 2 ways: 1. As an informal greeting 2. To check someone's wellness if there's a visible problem (e.g., it's commonly said after someone falls over). If in US, 1 is much less common or not used, an American speaking to a Brit will find it odd. It may sound a bit like "did you hurt yourself" is being used as a greeting.

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    Sonia Bailey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Aberdeenshire they say 'fit like?'

    Apatheist Account2
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The posh version is "How do you do?" to which the correct answer is "How do you do?" We're far too insular to tell anyone (even ourselves) how we're actually feeling. If it's really bad, the normal answer to "Alright?" is "Don't ask".

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or "Mustn't grumble", which usually means something apocalyptically bad is going on.

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    #31

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Schools in England don't do anything similar to the Pledge of Allegiance like they would do in schools in America. In general, patriotism isn't as intense as it is in America. So you won't see loads of England flags in front of people's houses like you would see with American flags in America. It's really common for Americans to identify as their heritage instead of their nationality and in England I found it's more common for people to identify with the country they were born in regardless of their heritage.

    anndreacelleste , Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Report

    Rachknits
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless there an international football match on, we don't really do flags so much in England (more common in the other countries like Scotland) and can suggest you're racist

    R A
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s really not at all common in Scotland, which is surprising as our flag is so beautiful.

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    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you do see an England flag (as opposed to the Union Jack) it's often a fair warning that the flag-flier is some sort of racist bigoted nutter, best kept at arm's length or avoided altogether is possible.

    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...or that there's a football match going on.

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    Taff Thomas
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Patriotism in the US is a sham. If the US was really patriotic you'd have universal free healthcare.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most often displays of "patriotism" in the US are just circle jerks.

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    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Scotland and being Scottish but I think its kinda odd to have pride in something like that as you've literally had nothing to do with where you happen to be born. Sure, take pride in being a good citizen, helping improve your community and by extension your country so everyone has a better quality of life - pride in things you actively do to make it a good place but pride for being born to parents in a particular country just seems odd to me.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perhaps some of the nationalist enthusiasm in the UK is directed at a national symbol other than the flag - namely, the royal family. Especially when Elizabeth II was around.

    Dilly Millandry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm British. It has already been proven that younger generations aren't bothered about them (below 60), so interest in the monarchy will die out. It is inevitable. There is less warmth for Charles as it is. I don't the enthusiasm for them is quite what people outside of the UK think it is.

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    Tom Brown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The British are generally uncomfortable with patriotism as it became linked with hooligans and the far right, we also don't have the same worship of the armed forces

    Claire Bear
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The English - the other three nations are intensely proud of our flags and heritage

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    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The idea that flying your national flag is racist just blows me away. If you extrapolate this further then wearing your cultures clothes would be racist. Eating foods from your culture is racist. After all you are celebrating your heritage, basically displaying YOUR NATIONALITY by doing these things.

    Snigget
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People in Britain are very patriotic. American patriotism is more jingoism, believing that your country is above other nations while ignoring its flaws.

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't understand why Europeans think it's so peculiar. There are 300 million Americans living in a country twice the size of the EU. Why would we tell each other we're Americans? That's not very interesting. Telling people your ancestry actually is interesting in a land where only 1% of the population doesn't have ancestry from other lands within the past three centuries.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of when some American guy was visiting Scotland and met him in a pub and he was going on about how he was connecting with his roots as his ancestors many generations ago came from Scotland - he told me point blank he was more Scottish than I am because he was "a direct descendant of William Wallace" yet I'm just a Scottish person, born in Scotland to Scottish parents, grandparents, great grandparents etc as far back as it was possible to trace - it was hilarious, and that's not even mentioning the fact Wallace died with no recorded descendants so kinda hard to be directly descended from someone with no kids. So yeah, I have no issue with Americans stating their heritage since most are a few generations removed from a culture elsewhere, but it's the ones who stake a claim to something they have no real knowledge or experience of that are why folk rolls their eyes when an American says they're whatever other nationality

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's almost as if we (US) must be reminded what country we're in. Been called unpatriotic since we do not have one in our yard.

    Luna W.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to Wiki: "Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and a sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of different feelings for things such as the language of one's homeland, and its ethnic, cultural, political, or historical aspects." Unfortunately, way too many Americans seem to confuse nationalism with patriotism. :(

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    #32

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Talking about money in the UK is seen as kind of a taboo, whereas in the US I feel like it's more common.

    anndreacelleste , Suzy Hazelwood Report

    JB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But somehow we don’t get bent out of shape talking about salary, whereas in the US , heaven forbid you discuss how much you earn.

    Luna W.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't discuss your salary in Germany either. Maybe with your closest friend/s, but usually don't even with them.

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    Aline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This hasn't been my experience at all. I've been in the UK for years now and mildnanxietybstillnkicks in when people discuss salary, rent or housing cost. It's better (like so many things) to protect your rights to discuss it, but in New England at least, religion and money are saved for close relationships

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the nature of the conversation. In the US most folks won't discuss their salary because it encourages judgement where people "size you up" ....."So, that's how they afford the big car and boat and other luxuries", etc. Many employers also have gag orders on their employees (although case law has demonstrated this to be illegal) regarding them discussing their salary. This gag order was used for many years to help employers conceal that there could be a HUGE disparity between persons doing the same exact job. As for other conversations about money....investing, discussing a large purchase, and such...this is very common in the US.

    kath morgan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My experience has been the other way around, the Americans in my life feel very uncomfortable talking or asking about money.

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does "talking about money" mean? In New York, people love to talk about scoring a great buy for cheap; In Hades-on-the-Potomac, every anti-capitalist, statist, wanna-be totalitarian loves loves loves telling you how expensive their clothes are; it really is EXTREMELY tasteless, even downright disgusting, but Washington DC is NOT America.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    honestly, I feel like I've heard people talking about money more, recently, though. But it's usually about how awful our money is going to look with old king big lugs xD but yea, generally, talking about salary is considered really weird, kind of like bragging I guess

    Paul Richards
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not talking about money was started by the aristocracy. Should have got rid of their backwards customs once you got rid of them, oh wait you haven't.

    Miki
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's better when it's not a taboo

    SlightlyTarnished
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't talk money or salary with anyone, why would I.

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    #33

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Saying you want tea in England means English breakfast tea, they aren't usually going to ask you if you want peppermint or hibiscus or green tea like they do in the US. It's usually black tea, and they'll ask how you take it which means whether you take it with like milk or sugar. I feel like in the US they ask if you want it with like cream honey or lemon rather than milk and sugar.

    anndreacelleste , Lexane Sirac Report

    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whenever I get tea in a restaurant, it is in a small pot and they provide a small jug of milk for it. If you want one of those other “teas” then ask for it if it is on the menu.

    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most places in the UK seem to have a good assortment of teas, including herbal and fruit varieties.

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    Emma S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, Earl Grey and English breakfast tea are not the same thing. I had a conversation with a very confused looking barista in New York.

    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm American--whenever I've ordered hot tea in a restaurant (which is rarely), they just plop down a mug of hot water, and a dish with an assortment of tea bags. They also have a dish with an assortment of sugar types, and those little plastic containers of cream. I've never had them serve it with lemon or honey unless specifically asked.

    Cuppa tea?
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had colleague at work from Brazil in Ireland. Question - do you wanna cup of tea means black tea. If other - green, fruit, herbal, it has to be specified. Which rarely happened. Anyway, after few weeks of hearing is shouting tea, dash of milk, no sugar/one spoon of sugar, he decided to make himself a cup of tea. He started to drink it, but was not impressed. We asked some questions, then had a look in the mug and were confused, so more questions. Eventually, it was revealed, he made green tea, with milk. Absolutely travesty.

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Black tea of whatever kind is assumed unless you specify (Redbush, Mint, Earl/Lady Grey, green or whatever other tea is available).

    Tjoori Vids
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not the same kind of tea in the US, either. Tea in the UK tends to be a blend for use with milk. Don't go tipping milk into Earl Grey, it's disgusting.

    Apina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it true that Americans don't call tea with milk, or coffee with milk as white tea/coffee? Once heard cafe employee asking if customer wants black or white coffee, and the customer got so confused how there's white coffee... Then he stated he is coming from America and never heard of that term.

    Jon Lee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tea can only be tea if it's made with the leaves of Camellia sinensis, if its made with anything else it's a tisane.

    Pollymere
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually "tea" isn't usually English Breakfast either. It's normally a blend of tea associated with the Brand such as Tetley, Yorkshire, PGTips or my favourite, Waitrose. English Breakfast Tea would probably taste similar whatever brand it was, as would Earl Grey.

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    #34

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans If you order lemonade at a restaurant in England you'll usually get a carbonated lemon flavored drink. In the US you would get what brits call "cloudy lemonade" which is a sugary lemon drink that isn't carbonated.

    anndreacelleste , HarshLight Report

    Timmy Pillinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Running a dehumidifier in a small room is cheaper than a drier and not much slower.

    Carbonel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvoting for the hilarity of this being in the wrong post. 😂❤️

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    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cloudy lemonade can be carbonated. We would call it "still lemonade". This girl is an American living in the UK and yet seems to get facts about both countries wrong.

    PeepPeep the duck
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So how would I get it in the US, just say sprite/7up etc?

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just ask for lemonade. If you want a soda, ask for soda.

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    Luna W.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US you'd order a soda (or pop, depending on which state you're from).

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cloudy lemonade in the UK is carbonated

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lemonade is like 7Up or Sprite in the UK... "Cloudy lemonade" can be carbonated or "still".

    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i learned this in French class. 'limonade' means 'sprite' :D I didn't know that was true in the UK also.

    Bored Retsuko
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh nooooo.... I must have confused a few American redditors when referring to lemonade (which for me is definitely carbonated!!!)

    crivvy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you say f***y in the US it isn't offensive. Jeez thought this list would be interesting.

    Elizabeth Elliot
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cloudy lemonade can be fizzy, too, flat lemonade is lemon squash, which is diluted cordial.

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    #35

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Doing rounds of drinks when you're with a group of people. The expectation is that usually everyone in the group will buy a round drinks for the whole table, but I think in the US you either buy your own drinks or work it out on Venmo after.

    anndreacelleste , Isabella Mendes Report

    ninjaTrashPandaBoom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really depends on the situation. Drinking with my close friends, we will generally take turns buying rounds for the group. Drinking with some casual work acquaintances, then everyone is usually on their own.

    Sandy Kavanaugh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially if there are a lot of people, but you don't want that many drinks!

    Me, Myself, and I
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stop at 2 drinks. 3 would put me under the table! So I guess the first round is on me so I can quit after the second round.

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    Ryan-James O'Driscoll
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never buy rounds with groups of friends. We've always just got out own drinks at our own pace

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buying rounds used to be an American tradition, but it's faded as people's drinking habits have changed and everyone drinks their own thing.

    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in my country (sa) we have instant bank transfers between banks so there's no need for venmo. just saying, so-called shithole here.

    The Short Lady
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that can lead to excess drinking. I'm sure y'all will tell me if I'm wrong, but I understand that can be a problem in England if not all of the UK.

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOMFA So basically by the time your turn comes around you are actually paying for your own drinks. So why go through the charade of being generous when you really are not??

    crivvy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again not a generalisation.

    DeoManus Argentem
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somebody always pays the whole bill, and then gets a few free rides the next times we're out (US).

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true, at least when I was young. Here, everyone bought around.

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    #36

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Spring break in the UK isn't the same as spring break in America and I think it's usually called Easter break in the UK, not spring break. It's not really like a "get a group of people to go to Florida" kind of thing. People usually just go back home and go see friends or family or potentially go on holiday, but I think it's not as common because places you would go on holiday in Europe aren't really warm yet. So you would just save it for summer whereas in the US spring break is like a huge deal.

    anndreacelleste , Jeffry Surianto Report

    Xenon
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring break in the US is out of control. Hordes of young people descend on popular vacation spot like Cancun bringing the attendant problems with them. Alcohol, drugs, assaults, rapes etc. They trash everything and leave the locals to clean up the mess. Some towns have implemented things like strict curfews to try and control the chaos.

    PotatoNinja5000
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the UK has that relationship with Ibiza and Magaluf. It's a cheap holiday that young people (and some adults without manners) go on with their friends as soon as they hit the drinking age. We've now got a bit of a reputation in Europe thanks to those few idiots, but I think they're now moving to block this behaviour so that they can attract tourists who will respect the place and are otherwise put off by the idea of bumping into trouble makers.

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    YetAnotherSarah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Spring break" is just for college students and anyone in denial about not being in college anymore. Younger than college, there's an Easter holiday (week off, generally), but adults don't have that time off. Perhaps the Friday before, the Monday after, etc, but that's a religious observation or holdover.

    Phobrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Images and stories of Spring Break in the US are common but the majority of students are just going home or whatever. It's likely also varying by region and school.

    ric carter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exuberant "spring breaks" require money. I expended my post-military junior-college break-time cheaply with home-made treats. Lonely but affordable, hey?

    Beck
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to call it AEA week

    Verena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The south of Europe is pretty cosy at that time of the year. Please do explore Europe while you are here.

    Ralph Watkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife's brother lived & worked in Japan for a number of years. They had a mandatory holiday where you were expected to return home to be with family. It did not matter where home was, you were expected to pay up & go.

    Andy Frobig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only had one spring break in university, and I spent it on campus, eating Pop Tarts and drinking black coffee because I was broke and the cafeteria was closed

    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the northern part of the Midwest, Florida is a another big area where college kids go for spring break. I don't know about out west where they go. I assume somewhere in California.

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spring break is "Spring half-term" in England... Half-term breaks are roughly every 6 to 8 weeks in a school calendar.

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    #37

    In the US a lot of the cars are huge compared to a lot of the cars in England. You don't see a lot of the huge American pickup trucks also a lot more people own a car in the US compared to England, with 91.7% of households in the US owning at least one car and 45% of households in England owning only one car.

    anndreacelleste Report

    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those oversized vehicles don’t really fit on uk roads. Plus there is no need to have something that size.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's no _need_ to have them in the US either, at least for 99% of them.

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    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, the large American 'pick-up trucks; are becoming more 'popular' in Australia. Especially among drivers who seem to feel a need to compensate for something or other.

    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I seen ton of women driving big trucks and SUVs. What are they compensating for?

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    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course we own more cars. Our infrastructure isn't set up for public transportation the way it is in the UK--unfortunately.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It used to be. Until the end of WW2, Los Angeles had a public transport system that was the envy of many cities in the world. After WW2, a consortium of auto manufacturers, oil companies, and similar, bought up the bus and streetcar companies, and shut them down.

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    Alfonsothenerdyalpaca
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought that more people in England owned cars. Let me check google… “ over 77% of households in Great Britain own at least one car”

    Edison Lima
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They said 45% had ONLY one car, not "at least", so different statistics.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cars are more necessary in the US. The proliferation of huge pickup trucks kind of sucks though.

    Tom Brown
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Car park spaces have not grown with the relative to the size of cars or people...

    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally a factually correct one! Our vehicles are generally getting too big.

    Verena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most Europeans, and the UK belongs to the European continent, sorry Brexiteers, buy the car that fits their needs, available space and is affordable to run. People with oversized trucks in cities are not indicating that they are cool, but insecure and need attention. Even farmers and other people who indeed use a truck as intended, won't use it to go to the city.

    Chris Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a Brexiteer (I voted remain) but only the truly, truly thickest doesn't know the difference between the EU and Europe.

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    Netsrik Shtiffirg
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Petrol in the UK is much more expensive because it’s taxed heavily.

    Oskar vanZandt
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SUVs and Cross-overs are the largest/fastest growing segment of new vehicles in the UK... Full size pickups are not common here and farmers are more likely to use a 4x4 Land Rover with a trailer.

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    #38

    A Venti sized Starbucks is 20 ounce and in the US it's 24 ounce, and then the other two Starbucks sizes - Grande and Tall - are both two ounces smaller than the US. The same goes for a lot of cafes and restaurants with drinks, they tend to be a little bit bigger than in England.

    anndreacelleste Report

    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They make Starbucks very different in the USA compared to the UK. When we were in Florida we got frappuccinos and they were vile. Turns out by default this particular Starbucks put 4 pumps of some sickly syrup in as standard. The UK does not do that.

    Plebbit
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Born and raised in the US and I still ask them to reduce the syrup when I get coffee drinks at Starbucks or something similar. It is way too sweet! I don't put any sugar at all in a regular cup of coffee though, so maybe I'm weird.

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    Scrappychick
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all a but weird when it comes to UK measurements in comparison to the US The British Imperial fluid ounce is equal to 28.413 milliliters, while the US Customary fluid ounce is 29.573 ml. The British Imperial pint is 568.261 ml (20 fluid ounces), while the US Customary pint is 473.176 ml (16 fl oz). Also when cooking and using cup measurements If using (or adjusting for) the UK measuring cup, there are 284 grams of liquid in a cup. If using a metric cup, there are 250 grams in one metric cup. I didn't realise there was a difference to an embarrassingly long time and had many kitchen disasters as a result

    Laugh Fan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boots the Chemist in the UK used to have a housewares section. I went in there once to ask for a set of cup measures. The lady told me - you just use any cups. Um, no.

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    Mir Adwari
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No idea, all I know is the biggest drinks in the UK are still massive and in Starbucks they will be disgusting. Forced to go there last week and as I know the coffee is undrinkable I had a hot chocolate. Which was a watery mess. Next time I will get a bottled drink and avoid anything they physically make on the premises.

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    YetAnotherSarah
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Venti is 20 ounces in the US Starbucks. Literally means 20. I worked in a store where we sold Starbucks coffee (ew), so I have some experience. Starbucks sizes, explained! Originally, they sold "short" and "tall". Then they added a size up, "grande". Venti was eventually added and short was (for the most part) phased out. Hence the garbage names for the sizes: tall, grande, venti.

    Kelly H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The iced drinks are slightly larger but you're right on hot drinks. Venti = 20 oz

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    PurpleUnicorn🇮🇪
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only time I remember having Starbucks was at Glasgow airport 5 years ago. Wouldn't bother again!

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Measuring in ounces means nothing to me - how many millilitres is that? Otherwise I dunno the difference

    PismoBob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I absolutely refuse to use the names that Sbucks calls them. If I want a small, I’ll order a small.

    Huddo's sister
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cup measurements in Australia are different to the US, I believe 5mls different. Have to adjust when using American recipes.

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    #39

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Having cake and a cup of tea or coffee is a lot more common in the UK than it is in the US. If you're out with friends or family in England, you can usually find a cafe that sells cakes, coffee and tea, but I can never find anything similar in the US. There's dessert places and bakeries, but it's a little different.

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    Patricia Steward
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never? ALL my local coffee shops have pastries of some kind.

    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and to be clear, "coffee shops" serve tea. Oddly, if it serves pastries and coffee, but not tea, it's a "donut shop."

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    cecilia kilian
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Diners in the US serve pies and cakes.

    WonderWoman
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? They could never find? Go anywhere in the USA and you will find a place. Idk, maybe open your eyes.

    Jake B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Starbucks or any coffee shop. Bakeries here sell coffee too. And tea.

    Steve Robert
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can always get a piece of pie and coffee at every Denny's

    Timbob
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But according to a previous post, you probably can’t let British children see you eating that unhealthy sugary cake !

    Remi Flynne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds perfect - more sweet cakes for us adults! Though your point is a fair one...!

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    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Coffee and cake is also a favourite in mainland Europe...

    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the American Wellness/Diet Cult baby!~ (to be clear I'm being viciously bitter. Cults are bad and I hate this one in particular for the countless deaths it causes)

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here we are with the cake poster hypocrisy again.

    H Nunya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, while this appetizer isn’t common in the U.S, a LOT of cafés sell them.

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    #40

    You don't have to pay for books in the UK. They'll usually provide them for you in the library but that also means that they can run out. But in the US I think it is more common to buy books for university.

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    Groaver Andout
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought all my books for uni, in UK.

    Vul Va
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did a couple of uni qualifications in UK, never bought a single book.

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    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, in the US we have to either buy our books new (some can be $200 or more....PER BOOK!), or buy them used at a used book store for about 50% to 75% of the new price. At the end of the semester, you can often re-sell your used books back to the store for 25% to 50% of the original price, depending on the book's condition.

    Emma S
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on what degree you do. My first degree was in law and I had to buy all my books as the library didn't have enough copies for the whole year and we had to have the most up to date version of the core text. I'm doing Nursing now and never had to buy a single text book.

    Amy S
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! I bought 15-20 per term so twice a year (and borrowed more from the library). I did study literature though so there was lots of reading.

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    Me.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read the first sentence and thought she meant all books were free.

    nanofarad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is a scam that text book makers do every year or so. they go in and change up the problems then charge 10-20% more than the same book. no new info is added.

    PotatoNinja5000
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can attest to the running out thing. Most books were in the library, which included the ones that the majority of the class had to read. We had to go on a waiting list for some books for our dissertations. On the flip side though, a lot of the reading materials were provided by our teachers in the form of print outs.

    Ralph Watkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter attending university here in the US. I was not about to pay $200 for a textbook for one semester. I looked it up online & found a copy being sold for $60 overseas. When we got the book, it was emblazoned "Not for use in the US" on the plastic wrapping. OMG, what is wrong with it? Does American have a different science? Come to find out the book was printed in British English not American English. How daft.

    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In a few states in in local schools you have to pay a fee for the text books, my understanding you still have to turn them in at the end of the school year and do not get reimbursed for them.

    H Nunya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is opportunities to get free books in the U.S, mostly children’s books in little free libraries.

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    #41

    You would never really swipe your card and sign a receipt in England. A lot of places are just insert and contactless.

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    JL
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US has been doing this for while, especially since COVID. I'm starting to wonder why this person is comparing UK to US when their info on the US is well out of date.

    Patricia Steward
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These days it's unusual to have to sign a receipt in the US.

    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't remember the last time I was asked to sign a receipt in the US.

    Ash Cash
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the store. I don't get asked to sign at big boxes stores. But at smaller stores like discount stores or restaurants I get asked to

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    Mimi M
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK now - been signing lots of receipts.

    Vul Va
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like there's something wrong with your card

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    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've not signed a receipt in so long I no longer bother signing the backs of my cards - I'm bad enough remembering my pin these days given it's contactless or using my phone 99% of the time

    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some places like that. Seems to be more at the fast food places though.

    Oskar vanZandt
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Contactless is the main way to use your debit or credit card in the UK but many people limit/restrict their debit cards to less than the standard £100 contactless limit (Before COVID lockdown it was £30). For transactions over £100/set limit, a PIN must be entered. A bank may also require a PIN to be entered if too many contactless payments are attempted in a set period.

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been using tap and pay for years now. I think since close to when the tech came out for it. So if England is still having to insert their cards then they are way behind the times. Then of course there is the cell phone pay thing, (That I don't use) that has been around for years also.

    Ropre
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here it depends on the amount usually. I want to say $50.00 and under requires no signature and above that amount does.

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just returned from the UK. I swiped my card and signed a receipt at every transaction.

    Chris Jones
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't even seen the technology where you would need to do this in years. Swipe, not tap? You insert the card for when the amounts are over a certain value, but not swipe. Unless you have a card that doesn't have a pin number, why would you need to sign? Like moggie63 - where?

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    #42

    Chinese takeaway in England isn't what the Chinese delivery would be in the US. For example, most Chinese restaurants in the US will serve orange chicken because it's a very American Chinese dish, but you won't see it as much in England.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chinese restaurants adapt to the culture where they're located. It bears little likeness to actual Chinese food..

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chinese restaurants are like the Catholic Church in two ways. (1) They both adapt and embrace the local culture. (2) They both are open on Christmas.

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    Me myself and I
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't know about England but in Scotland most sell orange chicken

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every chinese I've gone to has had either orange chicken or lemon chicken...

    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird--a quick google search turned up several Chinese take-out places In London that serve orange chicken.

    Wheely
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus!! Semantics!! Not as common!! Plus, London is not a good representation of England. I've lived in England 44 years and NEVER seen Orange Chicken on any of my local Chinese menus.

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    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish we in The US had authentic fish and chip shops

    Xenon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too! I absolutely love fish and chips and it's extremely hard to find.

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    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of US Chinese food is associated with Polynesian culture and contains a blend of Chinese and Polynesian foods where sugary sauces dominate. For example the "pupu platter" and "Kahlua pork".

    Kat Lyle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Orange chicken is not a traditional Chinese dish.

    Nolgoth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chinese food in the US is influenced by what was made when they came over to work in the mines and railroad

    SlightlyTarnished
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fish & chips in Newcastle is different from fish & chips in Cardiff. What's your point?

    Deborah Rubin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I happen to like orange chicken, who cares where it's from?

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    #43

    Going camping in England isn't usually going to a forest or a campground like in the US. It's usually pitching a tent in a campsite on a field. And instead of huge RVs, you'll see camper vans or caravans.

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    Verena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A huge RV will be difficult to navigate through the old villages....

    Hugh Cookson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bloody impossible in many cases - I saw a full sized Winnebago have to back up 2 miles down tiny, twisty roads in Cornwall many years ago ; why ? Because, whilst they had managed to get round said twisty roads, they hadn't allowed for the tiny humpbacked bridge over a tiddly river that was literally 1/2 a mile from their destination. Oh how the locals laughed having had their day completely disrupted by a twat who missed a fairly major detail !! It took him 3 hours and a couple of bumps to eventually find a place to turn round - the bumps (ie, lumps out of walls, fences etc) were all sued for. I reckon his little detour cost him and his insurers about £2000

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    Neener Neener
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Texas alone is almost three times the size of the UK. Texas has everything from beaches, mountains, deserts, prairies, plains, prairies, and swamps. Just based on size and territory and how far one travels within the USA makes this comparison silly. So why would we go to some empty field when there are beautiful places everywhere and easily accessible?

    Jake B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like tent camping. America has tons of tent camping

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    Aline
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find the camping thing to be the opposite. In the US camping is usually in the wilderness, quiet, peaceful. In the UK it's like a forest city with toilets, showers and more people than I'd see normally. It's not really getting away from it all.

    Liam Walsh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it's a choice really. You can use a campsite or wild-camp.

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    Bruce Horton
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Far more people in the U.S. have tent trailers or "caravans" than huge RV's. Apparently the OP has never been to the states.

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We use a tent, in an actual forested wilderness. You know, full on nature. The huge majority of campers, (and you know...real camping campers) don't use huge RVs, or sissy camper vans or caravans. Just roughing it, back to nature, camping.

    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, so where you camp may vary, sure. Few people have camper vans. In the US, camping usually entails tents. In Europe caravans are very popular and I would venture that there are more per capita of campers than in the US. In the US there aren't as many mid-size/smaller campers (caravans) as there are in other parts of the world however. I've seen huge RVs in Europe as well.

    Say No to Downvoting
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s the difference between and campground and a campsite?

    Hakitosama
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not sure for UK but in my country, true forests are sparse and protected natural space so setting a wild camp is a big no no

    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one drives huge RVs on the camping field because they would get stuck. They park their RV in an RV park and take a bike to the camp site.

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    #44

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans In England, you'll have your exams for every term, and that's usually all the exams you'll ever have. Other than that, it's usually your research papers or your dissertation. But from what it sounds like in the US, you have more quizzes and exams in between your terms. The British system is also more focused on independent learning. So you're not going to be in for lectures all day every day like you might be in the US, and in England, all your classes already scheduled for your degree. In America, you have to typically book your classes for your degree.

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    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure what they mean by being in lectures all day every day. US colleges have an average of 15 hours of "classes" per week; the rest is studying, research, paperwork, etc.

    Yer maw 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    End of year exams and coursework throughout the year made up the final grade in my Scottish education

    JB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Say what? Brits have to sign up for their degree every year. But once signed in for that degree the classes are set for the year. Are you saying Americans don’t actually have degrees they just have classes they sign up for?

    Mat Hall
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. I spent a year at university in the US and it was weird as heck. My degree was in computer science, but I had to take a bunch of completely unrelated subjects - I took classes in English, philosophy, Spanish, and other assorted nonsense, and the whole experience felt more like 6th form college or secondary school than university.

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    Deborah Rubin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like someone here really doesn't know squat about the US educational system, which is vast and variable. I bought many of my books secondhand, and some teachers used handouts with no books. But this was back in the early 80s for grad school.

    nanofarad
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    depends on your major really. If you do math or engineering they give you about 3-4 tests and quite a bit of homework.

    H Nunya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same in the U.S. 🙄

    crivvy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Post-grad uni maybe. Misleading.

    Roan The Demon Kitty
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't 100% true, whilst we may not have exams, we have "Coursework" which you are also graded on. (mostly by the time you hit year 10-11 and are preparing for GCSE'S etc, and then when you are in college etc)

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    depends on your major...if you are in the sciences, you will take a lot of classes with labs and recitations (bio, chem.physics)...math classes also have recitations...labs and recitations in the sciences and math usually have quizzes...but outside of the sciences, it's usually only a midterm and a final or a couple of research papers...in the sciences you get a lot of work...and your liberal arts electives are comparatively a breeze.

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    #45

    Cubicles are like actual rooms in England, they aren't stalls like you would typically see an American public bathroom.

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    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are we comparing office cubicles to bathroom stalls?

    Gin
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused by this one too - or maybe they mean changing cubicles??!! You get some bathrooms with separate cubicles and some bathrooms which are individual loos. Depends on the age of the building. If it's purpose built that's one thing, but squeezing several loos into a tudor building isn't that simple (thinking of my town centre in particular!).

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    PegLegShrek
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK we refer to a bathroom "stall" as a bathroom "cubical". It's a stall but you'll usually find the door will go down low/all the way to the ground and that the walls do as well- sometimes the walls are even made of brick depending on where you go. Hope this helped with the confusion!

    Poppy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cubicle is the UK work for Bathroom Stall. Plus we have actual privacy in our cubicle as there's no huge gap between the doors.

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm confused by this one. In the US, a cubicle is a small office space defined by 3 fabric walls, chair, desk, and file cabinet. A stall is a walled bathroom space with a toilet, 3 walls and a door that doesn't reach the floor. A cubicle and a stall are not even remotely the same thing.

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK you can take a sh*t without someone watching you as they pass

    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. Not keen on public bathroom here!

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Comparing office cubicles to bathroom stalls now. This is how inane this person has gotten in the desire to have their thread posted.

    OnlyMyOpinion
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true. Many cubicles here in UK are small. Supermarkets, restaurants etc may have one big one, but that aimed at less able bodied people.

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    #46

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans When you get petrol for your car in England you go inside to pay after you filled your tank. In the US you pay first so you kind of need to know how much gas your car will need.

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    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you can pay at the pump which is more and more common. In the USA as I did not want to pay with my card, I paid $60 to fill the hire car up first, then went back in and got my change. Tesco pumps will let you set monetary amount or litres and when you hit that amount, the pump stops.

    Edison Lima
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that what the OP said? That in the US you pay beforehand?

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    JL
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Used to be that way in the US until gas prices went over $4/gallon the first time, then people would fill up and drive off.

    Monte Cheney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Paying 1st was the norm in So Cal even in the 80's, so maybe a big city thing.

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    Ima Manimal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We just pay at the pump with a card.

    Anony Mouse
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has this person ever actually been to the US? It seems like they're mostly just copying stuff that was posted on here (every day, multiple times) and acting like it's original content. This one is just off and makes no sense.

    Larry XK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing on this thread makes any sense.

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    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the US we usually pay at the pump with our card. If we want, we can go inside and pay first. Occasionally you can pump first and then pay but that is less common these days. That said, I imagine that 80% of people pay at the pump. The others usually are paying with cash.

    Jo Davies
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In South Africa, a petr attendant comes to your car ND does it for you. They will also washyour windscreen, check Tyre pressure as well as oil and water. When it is all done, they bring you the card machine to pay.

    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember growing up in the 70's and it used to be that way. A attendant would come and asked much you wanted to put in your car and they would check your oil. Wipe your windshield off for you .Probably by the very late 70's they stopped doing that. I remember when I first started driving around 1978,1979 I believe I had to pump my own gas.

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    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in the US you pay at the pump after you fill up your tank to the desired amount...it hasn't been the way the OP says since the 1980s, when self-service pumps first went into use...

    Sera
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You give your payment card before the pump will dispense fuel. The gas station places a hold on your card until you are done pumping and then submits the transaction for the correct amount. It's not technically "prepaying" but you're not getting anything without them having access to your money.

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    Bent Screw (she/her) 🇨🇦
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't need to know the exact amount when you pre pay. The transaction is authorized up to a certain amount. If you go below, that's the mount withdrawn from your account.

    Cathy G
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have lived in Los Angeles all my life--and have bought gas in other cities and states. Since at least the mid-1960s, the pumps have been designed so that you insert your credit card into them. Your credit card is scanned. You remove your card. Then, you pump your gas. The pump automatically stops when your tank is full. Your card is not charged until after you have finished pumping your gas. It is pretty rare for someone go inside and pay for gas ahead of time.

    Sherry Marie Golden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's weird. I go in and pay after pumping gas all the time.

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    #47

    You probably won't see many people drinking a straight glass of milk in England. In America people do this all the time with almost any meal, not just cookies.

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    Coralinea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel that observation might be influenced by TV.

    Kel_how
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe with breakfast sometimes, but even then I feel like coffee or juice are more common. I never see people drinking a glass of milk with lunch or dinner out in public.

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    Neener Neener
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not common beyond breakfast or dessert in the USA. We don’t wash our steaks and burgers down with milk. Well, I’m sure someone does, but that’s not a thing here.

    cecilia kilian
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe it is a generational thing? I was a child in the 70s in California, and most families I knew had milk on the table at every meal.

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    les
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    b******t, until the mid 90s we got a half pint of milk every day at school and as far as i know kids still get it

    Remi Flynne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's just children though, the OP doesn't specify children - just 'people'.

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    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonsense. Where do people get this c**p?

    Cyber Returns
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm starting to wonder if this person actually came to the UK or is just making stuff up

    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know many grown ups who drink milk though

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    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need to meet my son as he will drink many glasses of milk per day if he had his way.

    Liam Walsh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must have a healthy digestive system! Too much milk (if not lactose intolerant which is more common than people think - may be the norm but a tolerance well handledl) can cause constipation.

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    Brian Droste
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I usually eat eggs for breakfast and have a glass of milk with that. But growing up I remember having milk on the table quite often for dinner/supper.

    SkekVi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a HUGE split on this. I grew up drinking milk and milk is a neutral bev but one of my friends did the same and people ALWAYS pester her about it. It really depends on what microcosm of the US you're talking about I guess.

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    #48

    In the UK usually only study one subject whereas in the US you usually do a major and a minor, a major being your primary fields of study and your minor being a secondary concentration.

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    Amelia Jade
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The following is from a UK guide about University: Choosing a course in one subject is known as a single honours degree. You may also be able to study a minor subject alongside the major subject for a portion of your degree, known as a major/minor honours degree. The degree title names the major subject with the minor subject afterwards, for example Psychology with Criminology, or Law with International Relations.

    Ace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and they can often be an unrelated subject. My ex-wife did Maths with Psychology, for example. But it's not the norm at all. (Or wasn't back in the 1980s).

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    David Andrews
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing this varies across universities. I went to Uni in the UK, my degree was in History, but I was required to do a number of additional subjects as well. So I did History related units through my full 4 years, however also did semesters of Politics, Philosophy and Psychology.

    madbakes
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ended up with two minors just because of the amount of course credits I had in those two areas. I never intended to fulfill a minor; it just happened and I think that's pretty typical.

    Bec
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since less than 60% of US college students have completed their degree after 6 years I would say that many are lucky to even get through their major. Stronger students, or ones who have changed their major, may pick up a minor.

    Sherry Marie Golden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not really. Many folks in the US do just a major.

    ric carter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does the UK sport a Junior College-type system for those disinclined for Uni work?

    Full Name
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This varies a lot. For my masters I was studying systems engineering, and all my electives were in human physiology. But the only degree I got was for engineering.

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    #49

    Woman Goes Viral With 50 ‘Socially Acceptable’ Things In The UK That Would Confuse Americans Chocolate eggs are really popular in England during Easter and in the US it's more chocolate bunnies that are like the classic, instead of the chocolate egg.

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    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    UH....NO. Now she's just plain making things up.

    Mary Kelly
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    agreed...we have a lot of chocolate eggs, and malted milk eggs, etc. in the u.s., but at least one chocolate easter bunny per basket is a must...david sedaris has a great essay in "me talk pretty one day" comparing the u.s. and french easter traditions that is pretty hilarious...do yourself a treat, and check it out

    Cranky when UNcaffeinated
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The eggs are my favorite!!! They always will be. So much so that I buy 12 a year to freeze! I have one every month when I've done something especially challenging, like had a very difficult conversation or redecorated a room.

    Ms.GB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I much prefer the cream eggs

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    #50

    Cheques are basically obsolete in England. I grew up with my parents using cheques and 81% of firms in the US are still using paper checks to settle some of their bills.

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    FeelingFrisky
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I haven't seen a check in ages.

    Clown fish
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got one from British gas a few week back

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    Suzy Creamcheese
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I pay my rent by check because that's the way my landlord wants it.

    Luna W.
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, we still had to pay our utilities by check.

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    Christos Arvanitis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This- "81% of firms in the US are still using paper checks to settle some of their bills". Complete and utter rubbish. Just not true FFS.

    Becky Samuel
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not wanting a statistic to be true is not the same as it not being true. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/08/paper-checks-us-small-business

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    Alexandria Tyme
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Long live direct debit, so much easier and hassle free way of paying bills

    Gary Davidson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nonsense, I haven't seen a check issued by an employer in the US in some 25 years. My checkbook contains the same first set of checks that were originally issued to me the last time I opened a new account. The only times I ever see a check are when I get a refund from some company that had a class action lawsuit against them and I might receive a check for maybe 2 dollars and 78 cents in the mail! LOL!

    Richard Willis
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fairly sure the bank clearing system is not as comprehensive in the US as it is in the UK and Europe, so you can't always send money from one bank to another directly on line?

    Admiralu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We can. Zelle, Venmo, PayPal and Apple Pay are very popular. Just not as fast as they should be

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    CanidaeVulpes
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was so confused. The UK and America, never the twain shall meet. I can still use sarcasm right?

    K L H
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Checks are OBSOLETE EVERYWHERE

    Admiralu
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they aren't. They are still used in many places, though check theft is very high and people are being encouraged to go digital.

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    Sportsgal
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not true at all! I've been getting paid by direct deposit for over 20 years!!

    Dmitri K
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Couple of years ago, at some gas station in Missouri, I watched a woman pay for a slurpy with a check. Blew my mind.

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