An American got confused by the switches in her British kitchen and there was an occasional helpful response amid all the joyous mockery
Britain
People not from Britain shared the British things that really, really baffle them – 27 proper eye-openers
‘What place in the UK have you visited and immediately thought you could live there?’ – 23 A++ spots you might not already have considered
‘What’s your truly unpopular opinion about the UK?’ – 23 takes on British life that will have you choking on your Greggs sausage roll
An American was asked for their most embarrassing moment living in the UK and it’s a top tier gaff for the ages
People shared the funniest things their friends from abroad have done and said in the UK – 24 moments that were hilariously lost in translation
People shared the things that are totally normal to us Brits but blow the mind of visitors to this sceptered isle
‘What public services have improved in the last 20 years?’ – 23 reasons to stop believing that the UK has gone down the drain
An American asked what culture shocks she could expect before moving to the UK and these 19 Brits were only too happy to help
Alex Jones said the US needed to ‘liberate the UK’ from the clutches of Orwellian dystopia and the entirety of Britain said the same thing
People shared the peculiarly British slang and phrases that really get their goat and these 19 are all top tier irritants. Just sayin’
An American shared the idea you can have a few drinks before going out and the whole of Britain bellowed back as one
Elon Musk said Brits were like Hobbits when their Shire was invaded in Lord of the Rings and the entirety of the UK responded as one
‘What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve heard due to the difference between British and US English?’ – 22 slightly NSFW examples of the common language which divides us
A Little Englander said British food was so much better than ‘foreign slop’ and was joyously owned into next year – 23 simply delicious comebacks