Lighthearted- ‘You’re not British if… ‘

[ymemanresu]

Looking for giggles this morning sitting here listening to this horrendous rain. You’re not British if you don’t love talking about the weather ( usually the first topic of conversation 🤣)

If you don't do a silly little run when a car let's you cross the road

But "quite good actually" means surprisingly good. Or really, really good.

You are not British if you don't know the subtleties of describing things as good/bad. e.g.

Not bad (with a nod) = good
Not bad (with a face scrunch or head wobble) = bad but not the worst

Don’t all fish and chip shops everywhere do saveloys?
Im adding doing a little wave of thanks when someone stops to let you cross on a zebra crossing. Actually stopping at a zebra crossing if you’re driving

That’s interesting, i’m going to look up where the saying comes from.

My uncle's name was Bill and when I was little I thought everyone meant his mum's house.

You’re not truly British unless you break into that weird little half jog when someone holds a door open for you, even if you’re miles away…

Better hand in my passport then!

i’d say that jellied eels are only English not British.

They’re a cockney thing aren’t they?

I love a bit of Yorkshire parkin, Lancashire's isn't the same.

I doubt anyone born / living north of Brent Cross shopping centre has eaten jellied eels and pie with mash and liquor.

We should possible have a list of regional foods that you must have eaten at least once. I'll start.

Pie and peas (meat pie in Lancashire, pork in Yorkshire).
Oatcakes.
Batch / barm cake /teacake /bap/roll
Fish and chips cooked in beef dripping with bits (AKA scraps) on.
Parkin

I think so, definitely but not actually ‘British’ otherwise you could say Haggis is British. More of a regional thing.

You try to hide your PIN number from the eager ‘shoulder hoverer’ as you pay for your shopping; but casually – you wouldn’t want that stranger to think that you don’t trust them

You don’t appreciate Saturday evening tv

If you say "yeah I might see you down there..."

You won't be seeing anyone down anywhere.

Shouldn’t that be if you don’t think?

😂

My dad is from Yorkshire, so used to make our Parkin, but I’m from Lancashire, where the best pies are butter pies!

Lancashire hotpot, and barm cakes; pea mix with gravy; parched peas, and vimto lollies (ice).

Saveloys!!! That's a blast from the (1970s) past!!

You're not British if you don't follow a football team made up of non British players.

French

Here from a BBC website "What looks dark over Bill's mother's?"

“Looking a bit black over Bill's mother's” has been used widely across the Midlands and north for generations when it looks like rain. Bill is claimed to be anyone from William Shakespeare to Kaiser Bill.

My granny who hailed from the NW of England used to say Will's mother's , but pretty much the same thing.

If you omit the letter s from "maths"

Or spell 'travelling' traveling.

Omg it really annoys me when I see or hear this!

If you don't complain about the standard of chocolate these days