‘What is British but doesn’t feel British?’ – 24 things we think came from abroad but are 100% homegrown

13.

‘Oh another English one, Warhammer?’
–HaggisPope

14.

‘Superdry clothing.’
–ninjabennett

15.

‘The TV show Eurotrash.’
–Mercurial_Synthesis

16.

‘I only just learned Dire Straits are British. They felt like such an American band to me, I always put them in a category with Springsteen and Mellencamp, like heartland rock,’
–AskYourDoctor

17.

‘Slash from Guns n Roses. John Cale from The Velvet Underground.’
–Dr_Surgimus

18.

‘The Muppet Show. Although cast as crew are American it was made by ITV.’
–PipBin

19.

‘The port industry. I mean, obviously port wine itself is Portuguese, but the industry itself was basically created after Brits discovered the wine. Most of the port houses are originally British families and for a long while port production served the UK exclusively. We’re still the world’s largest market for port.’
–PeriPeriTekken

20.

‘Lasagne. The earliest known version is from British cooking books from something like 13th or 14th century.’
–AlGunner

21.

‘Mark Morrison of ‘Return of the Mac’ fame. Always thought he was American when I was younger. Turns out he’s from Leicestershire.’
–Herbiphwoar

22.

‘Using the word ‘fall’ for ‘autumn’. It predates the Mayflower, and went to America with the pilgrim fathers, but died out in Britain.’
–Emile_Largo

23.

‘The guillotine. There was a version being used in Halifax a couple of hundred years before the French picked up on it.’
–anothercynicaloldgit

24.

‘The word ‘soccer’ is an abbreviation of association football and is British.’
–vinny876

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