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‘What’s an everyday thing in the UK you didn’t realise was unique until someone pointed it out?’ – 22 little eccentricities Brits totally take for granted

13.

‘I’ve had friends from a few different countries say that we have a crazy amount of internal doors.’
ChipCob1

14.

‘Pantomime. Had to explain to my NZ colleagues all about it. Audience participation, standard call-and-answer phrases. When you break it down it’s fucking weird.’
YourLocalMosquito

15.

‘Americans don’t butter their sandwiches. They’ll spread something like mayo on the bread without buttering it first. Very odd.’
logoduehell

16.

‘Lemsip. I lament the lack of Lemsip every time I have a cold, so much so that I bought four boxes last time I visited the UK.’
el-destroya

17.

‘Robinson’s squash/cordial/juice etc. Literally doesn’t exist anywhere else. Other countries drink water, soda, tea, fresh fruit juice or packets of powder that mix into water. The idea of a liquid concentrate that you add to water is unique to the UK.’
Dazza477

18.

‘Saying please for something. I listen to American food podcasts and want to scream at the way they order things without saying please!’
Frequent-Lock7949

19.

‘Maybe not the UK, but Scotland specifically: the word ‘outwith’.’
Rab_Legend

20.

‘As a foreigner: your sockets are unique. The milk in warm tea is unique. I will say that university societies are pretty unique.’
EvenMathematician874

21.

‘Marmite. Not yeast extract. Not Vegemite. Marmite. But cripes it’s now three quid a jar in Iceland!’
Weebs_2020

22.

‘The number of hard quiz and game shows there are on telly. Challenging and numerous. The USA has Jeopardy! and unless you’re watching Jeopardy! Masters, it’s easy by comparison.’
FScrotFitzgerald

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