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Uniquely British things

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ChristmasA123 · 05/12/2022 19:09

I went for a walk earlier and saw one of my favourite things.. a random glove stuck on a railing. Obviously someone had dropped it and a kind stranger has put it somewhere easy to spot. I often see dropped items popped on fences/gateposts like this and it got me wondering.. I wonder if they do that in other countries? I've also noticed how polite drivers are here.. mainly! With that little wave or thumbs up when someone lets you through. I've never seen that driving in the US or Europe. Oh and I love the BBC Christmas ident. It's always so cosy. Are there any other cute/ wholesome things that only generally happen in the UK?

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Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 11:08

Igglepiggleslittletoe · 07/12/2022 11:08

Because most people from other countries are telling you that the things on here stated as 'uniquely' british are in fact no unique to britain at all.

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Merry Christmas!

ArrrrrghStopLickingTheDog · 07/12/2022 11:13

Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 11:07

No the British love dogs more than anyone else. They might raise a smile elsewhere but here they’re treated like royalty. That’s why everyone worries about a homeless person’s dog before the homeless person 😬

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I agree

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ChristmasA123 · 07/12/2022 11:15

Oh for gods sake ok. I'll be looking out for any future threads in your name that I can make a point of pointlessly arguing on. Why don't you go out and clear your head it's a lovely day out there

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Igglepiggleslittletoe · 07/12/2022 11:18

Please do. Save me from being on hold and bored here in the office 😉

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ChristmasA123 · 07/12/2022 11:24

@Igglepiggleslittletoe oh I bet your colleagues love working with you and your cheery disposition. Poor buggers.

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Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 11:24

Igglepiggleslittletoe · 07/12/2022 11:18

Please do. Save me from being on hold and bored here in the office 😉

In the spirit of nitpicking your username is very misleading as Iggle Piggle has no toes.

Youwillyouwill · 07/12/2022 11:31

The fact is OP, you have been told repeatedly that most things you and others have said are uniquely British are not!
So why dont you accept that graciously instead of whining that people are being nasty!

ImAvingOops · 07/12/2022 11:35

So why dont you accept that graciously instead of whining that people are being nasty!

Oh the irony!

JaneJeffer · 07/12/2022 11:35

Uniquely British things

Other countries are all allowed, especially the Irish.

It reminds me of a thread last spring extolling the virtues of a lovely English countryside Spring day and was full of buuuttt Ireland is lovely in the spring! We have blossom and the sun too you know! How dare you suggest England is pretty in the spring!

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ChristmasA123 · 07/12/2022 11:36

@Youwillyouwill oh I know I've been 'told repeatedly' .. but why should I give in graciously? Are you being gracious? Calling me embarrassing cringey and now whiney. I'm also hankering after the empire, jjingoistic and arrogant so no to those of you being so unnecessarily vile I'm not going to do anything graciously thanks.

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ArrrrrghStopLickingTheDog · 07/12/2022 11:36

Youwillyouwill · 07/12/2022 11:31

The fact is OP, you have been told repeatedly that most things you and others have said are uniquely British are not!
So why dont you accept that graciously instead of whining that people are being nasty!

Pahahahahahahahheeeee
Or you and @Igglepiggleslittletoe could accept the thread in the spirit it was written and just bugger off and do whatever job you get paid for rather than fart around on MN being miserable buggers
Just a thought

Youwillyouwill · 07/12/2022 11:44

@ArrrrrghStopLickingTheDog What about everyone else on the thread who disagreed with the OP? Would you like them to bugger off as well.
Do you just want to have a self congratulatory thread about how wonderful Britain is without anyone daring to say different😀
Rather thin skinned aren’t ya!

ofwarren · 07/12/2022 11:45

Igglepiggleslittletoe · 07/12/2022 09:57

None of these are 'uniquely' British. I am Irish and we do most of them too.

What other countries do Penny for the Guy, wassailing, up helly aa and cheese rolling?

Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 11:48

ofwarren · 07/12/2022 11:45

What other countries do Penny for the Guy, wassailing, up helly aa and cheese rolling?

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Or bonfire night and burning tar barrels? Waiting for ‘that’s an Irish thing as well’

ThatshallotBaby · 07/12/2022 11:53

plinkypots · 05/12/2022 23:15

Insults. It's like innuits with snow. There are so many British ways to call someone an arsehole but with very subtle differences in meaning. It was the only good thing to come out of brexit - Brits slagging each other off on Twitter.

That’s so funny and accurate Grin

ArrrrrghStopLickingTheDog · 07/12/2022 11:57

@Youwillyouwill would you like them to bugger off as well
That would be super thank you, how terribly understanding of you Grin

chilling19 · 07/12/2022 12:07

Notodaysausage: 'I feel absolutely flummoxed if I offer a guest a tea or coffee upon arrival, and they say no.'

Me too! I then frantically come up with other options - squash? Juice? Water? 😂

RememberFlimsy · 07/12/2022 12:10

ofwarren · 07/12/2022 11:45

What other countries do Penny for the Guy, wassailing, up helly aa and cheese rolling?

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There's a village in Italy where they do cheese rolling. Don't know about the other ones, but I think most things apply to at least one other country on this planet, after all, there are 8 bln people alive at the moment so it's hard to be unique. That's not a reason not to celebrate what's wonderful about the UK though!

JaneJeffer · 07/12/2022 12:27

Waiting for ‘that’s an Irish thing as well’
One person posted a video of Ardal O'Hanlon. That's it. Nobody else said anything about whether these "uniquely British" were also Irish things or mentioned Ireland. Despite the fact that people have mentioned Australia, Canada, France, Spain, the US etc., Ireland is getting the blame for derailing the thread. What could be more British than that?

Cancelledtwiceover · 07/12/2022 12:38

Apart from language I wonder what it is that makes us British and I wonder why if I started a thread about things uniquely Italian, or French it wouldn't have people lining up to sneer about how we do that in x country, so it's not uniquely Italian.

Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 12:53

JaneJeffer · 07/12/2022 12:27

Waiting for ‘that’s an Irish thing as well’
One person posted a video of Ardal O'Hanlon. That's it. Nobody else said anything about whether these "uniquely British" were also Irish things or mentioned Ireland. Despite the fact that people have mentioned Australia, Canada, France, Spain, the US etc., Ireland is getting the blame for derailing the thread. What could be more British than that?

Yawn

Youwillyouwill · 07/12/2022 13:00

@JaneJeffer Yes, , there’s one poster in particular obsessed with ireland! How British😌

Cuppasoupmonster · 07/12/2022 13:20

Yet here you are on a thread about British people 😂

Youwillyouwill · 07/12/2022 13:42

@Cuppasoupmonster The thread is not about British people. The thread title says uniquely British things, which most of them have proven not to be! . ☺️

IToldYouAmillionTimesAlready · 07/12/2022 13:44

Queuing. We seem to be a nation of queues. We get in a queue in shops, cafes, at the cinema, bus stops, anything. Woe betide anyone who pushes in! I don't think other countries are like that.