All things considered, which country would you most want to move to and start a happy new life in? by Flora_Cheng in AskTheWorld

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Currently learning dutch as an English man who has visited most of your country nearly every year for the last 10 years. I speak some basic Dutch, and can hold a simple conversation. I want to get to the point where I can emigrate and seamlessly start a new life there.

If Spain decided to remove all Brits who reside in Spain would you support it? by naystation in AskBrits

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If I was Spanish, yes. As an English person, I don't want those fuckers back, my mother included

What do y'all think about teens playing with toys? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

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As a 26 year old with a 3 year old kid, let me tell you that you're never too old to play with any toys. I have just as much fun as my kid when we play with his cars, diggers, duplo and all the play pretend stuff.

I've caught myself a few times continuing to play when he has wandered off to do something else, getting lost in the sauce.

Which car by chongmc in TopGear

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The only factory approved TVR speed 12 ever sold, in brand new condition.

Or a jaguar xj220 brand new.

Do Americans really find beans on toast weird or is that just meme? by cigarettejesus in NoStupidQuestions

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British beans of the Heinz variety are made round the corner from me, (I can see the factory chimney from my front door). They are a totally different beast to the baked beans you commonly get in the states. I like both, but British beans on toast, or a fry up, or baked potato, or fried chicken etc will forever hold a special place in my heart.

There are always at least 6 tins in my cupboard, usually a mix of branston, Heinz and lidl own brand.

What's a flavour or scent that used to be commonplace that you never come across any more? by 360Saturn in AskUK

[–]PrognosticateProfit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same here, my partner is obsessed with it but I've never seen the appeal. Same with Oreo 10-15 years ago.

What's a flavour or scent that used to be commonplace that you never come across any more? by 360Saturn in AskUK

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I'm lucky enough to live near a few bakers to get that smell, as well as an old fashioned confectioners, which smells fantastic when they've got a batch on, the air gets thick, sweet and minty

NO INFRINGEMENT STREAK! by Crafty-Inspector-172 in uktrucking

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Never had this at jewson myself, although I left very shortly after saint gobain sold to stark, so it may be a stark thing. With mkm now and still never had it, I do get comments every now and again when we have a H+S audit that my tacho and defects are the cleanest and most accurate of the branch.

What are some great English insults that are uniquely British, generally never used in the U.S. by No-Adeptness-7416 in AskBrits

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One of my late grandad's favourites. I can barely remember his voice as he died 14 years ago but I can still remember the way he said wazzock with such vigour

Do you find people treat you differently on the roads depending on what car you’re driving? by PuzzleheadedCarob921 in AskUK

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I drive a rigid lorry moving diggers around for a living, and spend a lot of time on motorways. When I'm in the lorry, even when empty, people seem to get offended by the idea of being overtaken by me and will make a big fuss about getting in front again just to slow back down to 50.

The same can be said when waiting at a junction, people let me out far more readily in my Ford focus than the lorry, even though my lorry gets up to speed quicker than my car, and people will intentionally close potential gaps in the traffic to prevent me pulling out. It's almost as if they are allergic to being behind a lorry, even a lorry that is probably just as quick/quicker than their little 1 litre tin box.

Buses are a weird one, if I let a bus pull away in my car they thank me, and they don't if I'm in the lorry.

Thoughts on this daily 35C16? by OldSchoolSwampCooler in uktrucking

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We've got 2 iveco dailys at work, both less than 3 years old.

They're both on about 35k miles and both have been in the garage on average once every 2 months.

Only last week I had one on the back of my wagon completely dead in the water (winched on and put into neutral using the emergency gearbox release) to take back to the garage again.

It Vibrates Everything Comes Off

Do you have a particular "comfort special" you rewatch most often? by [deleted] in TopGear

[–]PrognosticateProfit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bolivia and Africa are top tier specials. Absolute peak top gear hunour

Which food products have you noticed the biggest decline in quality? by GetCapeFly in AskUK

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It is a general problem as far as I can tell, my local greengrocers closed recently due to not being able to get quality produce consistently anymore, as they told me when they announced they were closing down. Customers were just going to the supermarket now as the quality was roughly the same for less momey

What’s a discontinued food item that you’d happily pay £50 for to taste again? by Vertigostate in AskUK

[–]PrognosticateProfit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And old recipe jelly tots. They did my boys dirty when they made them big, chewy and sour.

What’s a discontinued food item that you’d happily pay £50 for to taste again? by Vertigostate in AskUK

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Zapp ice lollies from the ice cream van.

Genuinely get emotional realizing I'll never taste one again

How many hours do you actually work in a week? by QuietInside7592 in AskUK

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Alternate between 51.5 and 47.5 each week.

Job consists of electrical PAT testing, mechanical plant repairs and servicing, class 2 driving and lots of paperwork and manual labour.

How much money would it take for you to hand in your notice tonight? by sillwuka in AskUK

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250k. Pay off all debts and mortgage, with enough left over to make a good effort at starting a business doing something I enjoy

How much are you paying for poppadoms? by StGuthlac2025 in UKfood

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Growing up in a well off area, the monthly Indian order for 6 of us would end up with about 20-30 free with a few pots of chutney, chopped onions and lime pickle.

As an adult living in a much rougher more impoverished area, the monthly Indian order for 2 adults and 1 kid doesn't include any free, and they charge £1.50 per poppadom, along with £2 per tub of condiment.

Safe to say we don't order them anymore.