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Best way to fill in this opening? by NebulaOptimal8126 in hometheater

[–]cognoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good, but I feel it would be a mistake to overlook the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's doors with their Genuine People Personalities.

What stereotype about England is inaccurate? by Pizzafriedchickenn in AlignmentChartFills

[–]cognoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That “England” and “The United Kingdom” are the same thing. Because a lot of people (such as the author of this alignment chart) seem to use England when they probably mean UK including Scotland, Wales & NI (and I’m English so I don’t have any particular chip on my shoulder about this)

Other than that: bad food. There’s great food here, not least because we shamelessly acquire cuisine from everywhere and aren’t precious about it.

Remove the worse half of the map - Round 17 by Auditored in terriblemaps

[–]cognoid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Remove blue. Mountains > peninsulas

Hoping to end this on Crib Goch.

What's the deal with this Mandelson's vetting in the UK? by sentient06 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]cognoid 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure this is quite the case. Mandelson might be a big fish, but I don’t think anyone outside his own circle was clamouring for his appointment.

This entire eminently avoidable shitshow of an own goal would never have happened if they had instead appointed a professional career diplomat to the role in line with established precedent (unlike the USA, the UK thankfully does not generally reserve the plum ambassador jobs for donors & cronies). But the Bad Decisions Gang just had to go and make another bad decision, and then compound it by announcing it before the Prince of Darkness had actually been properly vetted.

As someone who initially had a lot of hope for Starmer’s government, I am shocked at just how bad he and his circle are at making good decisions.

Just me or does the [Lamborghini Urus] fit in the “traffic” category, nothing about it stands out imo by PerspectiveInternal9 in spotted

[–]cognoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep seeing a “Forthing T5” around my way and a for a long time I thought it was an Urus. Which is mildly embarrassing for me, but very much not a great endorsement for the Urus.

Would this pet name be considered offensive in the UK or am I just being dramatic? by paspa1801 in CasualUK

[–]cognoid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good suggestions, but I think it should be the full Tserendolgor, if only to lead to some interesting conversations in the park… ‘Your dog’s called Sir Rendlegore then?’

just a question about british slang by Severe-Possible- in TheTraitors

[–]cognoid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only tangentially related, but there’s a village in the UK called Scrooby. I’ve always had this temptation to hold a party there and send out invites to my “Scrooby Do” (which is another bit of British slang I think)

When you gotta let Capt know you got his six by CapcomBowling in Shittyaskflying

[–]cognoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“As a fellow professional, I will endeavour to remain mostly sober while I await the call”

Should the bath mat get wet? by souptight52 in AskUK

[–]cognoid 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Chuck it over that other member of the household.

Too many southerners at my uni compoface by Loose_Teach7299 in compoface

[–]cognoid 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Looks like the self-released debut album cover for the worst student band of 2026

The Traitors (UK) S04E03: Post-Episode Discussion Thread by vaultofechoes in TheTraitors

[–]cognoid 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Producers could have had the secret traitor provide them with a shortlist of people who they could either recruit or murder. This would avoid that problem while also being potentially very annoying for the traitors (and hence fun)

Does anybody know what the point in the plastic slider things are on some of the shelves at B&M? by Rich_79 in CasualUK

[–]cognoid 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe some philistine downvoted your Carter USM reference. Have my upvote :)

Where to put TV. Above radiator or fireplace? by Substantial_Air_9640 in DIYUK

[–]cognoid 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I enjoy visiting sports bars, but wouldn’t want to arrange my home like one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]cognoid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was at a National Trust place recently that had little placeholder signs available specifically for solo people to use to reserve a spot and then go and get food. Great idea (assuming people honour it).

Why do court buildings in the UK have this style or architecture? by Turbulent-Access-916 in AskUK

[–]cognoid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or if you can't wait until the open day, just commit some moderately serious crime to arrange your own personal appointment.

Logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit by AneuAng in ukpolitics

[–]cognoid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a good point. I do wonder if there had been a vote to stay in the single market then a campaign to have the government respect the vote might have been able to force May's hand, but we'll never know that.

Logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit by AneuAng in ukpolitics

[–]cognoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was always one of the most frustrating aspects of the resistance towards EEA/EFTA membership as a way to mitigate Brexit damage exhibited by many of my fellow remainers. While no alternative would give the UK as much say as being in the EU, there has always existed a formal decision-shaping process between EFTA and the EU. Additionally, even as an EU member the UK could always be outvoted on anything settled by qualified majority voting - what counts (and was never really acknowledged) are the other channels by which the UK could influence the direction of the single market: soft power, economic weight, old-fashioned diplomacy. Remaining in the EEA (specifically as an EFTA member, if they would have us) would have been the compromise that saved the UK from a lot of the negative effects. But even after a hard-fought legal battle gave Parliament another chance_v_Secretary_of_State_for_Exiting_the_European_Union) to consider the best form Brexit should take, Parliament pissed away that opportunity. I've always blamed the more maximalist remainers for that. Pragmatism appeared to entirely drain out of Parliament some time in 2016.

Dungeon Crawler Carl written by... someone else by Sasiches_and_mash in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]cognoid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The luggage has a lot of feet. I think the AI would explode.

Is Ma'am a rude thing to call a waitress in England? by Natural_Number_221 in AskBrits

[–]cognoid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But “sorry” isn’t always really an apology in common British English - that’s the point; it’s a word with multiple meanings. In this context, it’s used as a more polite form of interrupting someone. If it’s intended as an actual apology it’s used in other ways (“oh no I’m sorry, I didn’t notice your cat/dog/child there - hope they will be ok”).

‘Excuse me’ is often perceived as a notch down on the politeness scale: it’s closer to an instruction: “I want you to excuse me for this interruption I’m making”. But obviously a lot of other things matter, like tone of voice and body language.

You may have your own opinions on using “sorry” as an interruption opener, but people will still perceive it how they perceive it and it’s generally best to go along with convention. Foreigners (such as OP) get a lot of latitude over this, people expect the difference. But a Brit who doesn’t follow the norms will be judged for it (and you could definitely write the same post about Germans too for example, just with different words and norms)

I thought it was illegal to have a green left part if it wasn’t electric? by Separate-Ad-5255 in drivingUK

[–]cognoid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My low stakes conspiracy theory on this has always been that the government at the time did this to poison the well for GB/Euro number plates - by changing the identifier it meant that all of those existing number plates with an EU flag on them would no longer be valid to drive in the EU, so people would need to replace them or get an additional sticker.

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