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‘What’s something that absolutely screams ‘British childhood’ to you?’ – 23 things that will touch the soul of anyone who grew up in the UK

13.

‘The giant parachute for PE that came out once or twice a year at primary school.’
Prasiatko

14.

‘Singing ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’, and clapping along on the beat instead of the snare (bonus points for stains/scratches on the OHProjector lyric sheet).’
syllo-dot-xyz

15.

‘Siiing Hosaaaana.’
sempiterna_

16.

‘School discos with Black Lace and that one where you all sit on the floor and pretend to row a boat.’
Curious-Term9483

17.

‘Watching Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks on a Sunday afternoon.’
No-Daikon3645

18.

‘A man sitting in a broom cupboard with a badly-behaved puppet.’
molluscstar

19.

‘Turkey Twizzlers, and my age as I was of an age where I loved them at school, but then was old enough to be pissed off when Jamie Oliver ruined everything. (I jest, those things were awful in terms of health but god they tasted good).’
Bonsuella_Banana

20.

‘Building BMX ramps in the street with old house bricks and a plank of wood and then one of your mates lying down whilst you jump them.’
stuaird1977

21.

‘Going to the corner shops for your mum and deciding what sweets to buy with the 30p change she said you can keep.’
MotherEastern3051

22.

‘Boxes of ancient comics to read when you were the only ones who could get into school as ‘walkers’ on a snow day.’
Ill_Kaleidoscope5233

23.

‘Not sure if there’s an equivalent for the rest of Britain, but Scottish country dancing. Being forced to do a dance you don’t know, to music you don’t like, with people who either don’t want to dance with you, or you don’t want to dance with them.’
punkmuppet

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