‘What’s something you wish you’d known earlier about living in the UK?’ – 21 people mystified by the strange ways of the British

12.

‘Always have a £1 coin and a bag for life.’
–priiizes9091

13.

‘Anyone signing off an email with ‘Regards’ is utterly furious with you.’
–CaptainQueen1701

14.

‘There are cards for literally every occasion in the UK, and people proudly display them like they’re Olympic medals. Congrats on relocating your sofa, Sharon, here’s a bit of folded cardboard to commemorate the event.’
–AllEmbersGlow

15.

‘Indirect communication at all times. Being direct is seen as abrasive and rude by default – even when it’s factual and delivered politely. Form >>> substance.’
-peachypeach13610

16.

‘Cycling is a mess. Many countryside roads do not even fit two cars. Streets rarely have a lay-by.’
–aninspiringname

17.

‘What is the obsession in the country with utility bills? My drivers license is an official piece of ID with my address and very difficult to fake. Yet every small business insists on me dragging that poor piece of paper around for the entire year.

‘I would really like to go paperfree for all my bills, but they insist on seeing the official Royal Mail delivered version every time I go out. And it’s not a secure piece of ID or anything. I could print off 50 water bills tomorrow with 50 different addresses if I want.’
–SinsOfTheAether

18.

‘That you’re supposed to sit in the back of the taxi, not in the front passenger seat. Had a very confused driver when I first arrived from Australia. Honestly, sitting the back still makes me feel uncomfortable.’
–AntiDynamo

19.

‘There are a LOT of blackcurrant-flavoured snacks/drinks here, and yet I have never seen an actual blackcurrant and neither have most of my British friends I’ve asked.’
–GargleHemlock

20.

‘How ridiculously classy conscious it can be. ‘That was a little middle class of me’. Literally only ever heard in the UK. Nowhere else (in North America and most of Europe) thinks or says this.’
–Bulky-Progress7269

21.

‘That chimney sweepers don’t actually sing and dance.’
—TheKunchNetwork

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