What clichés about the UK do you hate hearing? – 17 recurring themes
10.
That scottish people are hard to understand.
IRRedditUsr
11.
lasarus29
12.
Since there’s been rail strikes on the news lately, it pisses me off when Americans describe all railways as ‘the tube’. The tube is very specifically the London underground and not even the London overground.
Jonatc87
13.
Not being taught how much of a bastard we were in history.
Granted, we may not go into the full details for a bunch of 13 year olds, but I definitely remember being taught we invented the concept of concentration camps and how much we fucked up a lot of Africa by really liking straight lines on maps.
inevitable-dave
14.
That we are all “god bless the Queen!” Er….no cheers, we mostly don’t really care.
JustPassingShhh
15.
About how small the UK is.
Some tourists feel they can see all London has to offer in a day before taking a trip to see the Scottish Isles in the next hour.
Katie_Wests
16.
People not being friendly/not talking in public. I think it’s complete bullshit.
Bdonmcjigs13
17.
PeterG92
BONUS
Diocletion-Jones
Oh, and there was this …
Interestingly, no-one in here saying you’re not a bunch of drunks, which I’d say is the number one stereotype.
rocoto-picante
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