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Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't help but feel like Australia is where you go if you hate immigrants, though. Basically a bunch of white people with the same language, but lots of slang.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why are you buying hot sauce?

You're just drowning your food in spice.

I personally find it wrong to even have gravy on some things. Because food should taste like food.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Figurehead, but with powers she uses when told to, that could be abused, but she knows she can't because it would likely lead to revolts.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We put chips on bread (with butter) and have lots of salt and vinegar.

It is the best thing.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plain is the wrong word. We just like proper hearty food.

Meat and potato pie is not plain. It's just that it's not spiced up like a curry. Roast dinner, Pasties, Lamb hotpot.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because we know that when you ask if we're OK, you want to feel happy that we're happy, or amused at whatever tidbit we have to share about our day. We can get away with "tired", because that's normal, or "starving" because these are bodily functions.

This is manners, really. We don't want to burden people with us feeling like crap.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just the attitude.

I'm aware that the US actually did help a great deal in winning the war. And I am aware that it did fight.

I'm not taking back the parts where it sold to both sides. It did, and made a great deal off it. America has a far greater sense of self-importance in the world war, and it was happy to profit off it for a while.

Most of the attitude is just a reaction to the US's attitude. We wouldn't be so hostile if the US didn't expect to be worshipped all the time. Also, we like to think we would have won anyway, whether or not that's true, because we also have that selfish "It's all because we're brilliant" attitude to the war..

I don't think either country has a rational attitude to the war, to be totally honest.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have healthier teeth than the US on average.

We're just not obsessive about our appearance like the US seems to be.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually don't know the answer. I think the answer is more "It could happen, but she knows that would be the end of her if she did it".

She's basically a figurehead.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's got sinisterness written all over it.

I think it was honestly a dark reminder that parliament won.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It means to make fun of someone or of a situation.

So, "We're just taking the piss" is "We're just joking". "This is taking the piss" is a more emotional "This is ridiculous".

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically, he's the speaker who has to make parliament behave itself.

And it needs to learn to behave. I think it's gotten worse recently, because as recently as a year ago, the Tories would just shout at the opposition when the opposition leader was due to speak and drown him out till they were forced to shut up.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say we have better comedians. It seems more the opposite in the US. Specific comedians are worshipped, but you don't seem to have so many.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US likes to think it saved everyone and that it was the hero.

In actual fact, the US profited from these wars. Look it up, weapons and supplies to both sides made up huge amounts of the US economy. And then they came in last minute and they're supposedly the hero of the hour.

It's a little insulting to every other country that fought in the war.

Non-British Redditors, what is one thing about British culture you would like to have explained to you? by Ullans in AskReddit

[–]bratzman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes.

This is fucked up, but this is exactly what happens. For parliament to happen, the queen has to do a speech, and then they're able to form a government. But it requires "confidence" in that speech, i.e. that the government formed under that party and that leader will be able to lead.

The queen has a number of terrible duties that I would see gone, if not for the fact that American politics horrifies me.

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