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37 Things you DON'T need to be British to find funny

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:30:31 -0600

37 Things you DON'T need to be British to find funny:

37 Things You’ll Only Find Funny If You’re British

youknowyourebritishwhen: brigwife: The thing that amuses me...

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:30:45 -0600

brigwife:

The thing that amuses me most is that everywhere gets buildings and human habitation except Ireland. Which is just cliffs and sea.

UK ad vs reality.

youknowyourebritishwhen: scarredsmilingface: huntardd: the-ele...

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:30:42 -0600

youknowyourebritishwhen:

scarredsmilingface:

huntardd:

the-eleventh-blog:

cherishherthoughts:

There is no “U” in Freedom.

There’s also no N, H, or S in america

omg

Uh, can anyone explain the N, H or S thing for me? ;v;

National Health Service.

A service in the UK that allows every citizen to receive free or incredibly discounted health care.

queendread: I don’t understand the USA, all your roads are straight and all your cities look like...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:22:47 -0600

queendread:

I don’t understand the USA, all your roads are straight and all your cities look like they were planned using Excel.

Everyone knows the only way to build a city is to wait until a bunch of tiny villages merge together over centuries and create a sprawling clusterfuck of winding roads that make no sense and have no street signs and are impossible to navigate unless you’ve lived there all your life.

Free Soda Refills

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:59:27 -0600

Free Soda Refills:

I’m not sure what’s worse: free refills being a foreign concept to Brits or that it’s standard practice in America.

5 Pairs of Countries That Americans Confuse

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:49:53 -0600

5 Pairs of Countries That Americans Confuse

I drove my lorry to the car park truck to the parking lot.

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:21:15 -0600

I drove my ~~lorry to the car park~~ truck to the parking lot.

Photo

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:30:30 -0600

biz&bnan: Observing the Brits: an ode to Canadian courtesy

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:30:49 -0600

biz&bnan: Observing the Brits: an ode to Canadian courtesy:

bizandbnan:

Living in one of the top cities on the planet for the past five years has, if nothing else, earned me the right to describe myself as an ‘honourary Londoner.’ Long enough to have observed the English in their set ways, learned about their quirky nuances, noted their ‘typical’ idiosyncrasies…

Sweet Home Arizona: 'You came up with the language, but we perfected it'

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:30:52 -0600

Sweet Home Arizona: 'You came up with the language, but we perfected it':

sweethomearizona:

- Said every American I have ever met.

It’s a well know fact that Brits add ‘u”s in words where they are not needed, use ‘s’ instead of ‘z’, and on the whole pronounce things differently. More eloquently, if you will.

And Americans do not like this one bit. They use the argument that they have…

I DON't UNDERSTAND BRITISHISMS.

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:30:28 -0600

andersonshmanderson:

Is there a Britishisms 101 class I can take?!

survivinginlondon: ME TRYING TO CONVERT TO FAHRENHEIT WHEN...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:37:00 -0600

survivinginlondon:

ME TRYING TO CONVERT TO FAHRENHEIT WHEN EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME THE TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS

An Au Pair Abroad: Observations.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:30:54 -0600

An Au Pair Abroad: Observations.:

aupairabroad:

I CAN WATCH HULU AGAIN AND CATCH UP ON SNL!!!

Why don’t Americans use electric kettles? Seriously.

I can keep money in my pockets without constantly being worried I’ll be pickpocketed!

Oh god I don’t have health insurance… fuck, should have stayed in France.

They sell crackers in this…

Why do the British pronounced the letter Z "zed"?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:35:16 -0600

Why do the British pronounced the letter Z "zed"?

Tax Included

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:30:40 -0600

moranabroad:

So, I just went shopping with my mum in Ealing, found a dress for £19.99 in New Look, went to the til, handed over a twenty pound note and got a penny back. No tax! It’s good to be home.

same_ish: The same ... but different. s* http://t.co/alnuXppqSA

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:34:20 -0600

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Where were you when you experienced the most culture shock?

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:30:00 -0600

Where were you when you experienced the most culture shock?

WHEN I WANT TO TELL MY FRIENDS A FUNNY STORY BUT ITS STILL THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE STATES

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:30:12 -0600

survivinginlondon:

same_ish: RT @zaynmalik "Sun is shining in london today! Feels like I'm abroad aha!" s*

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:40:05 -0600

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Leah Claire: Britishisms

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:30:00 -0600

Leah Claire: Britishisms:

leahclaire:

Straight away = right away

a bit = a little (or in some contexts, “some”, consult an American if you’re unsure)

take away = take out