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‘What’s the most British thing that isn’t British?’ – 21 things that feel like they should be from the UK but weirdly aren’t

13.

‘Cheeky Nandos.’
FelisCantabrigiensis

14.

‘Bill Bryson and Stanley Kubrick.’
TepidHalibut

15.

‘Dr. Marten’s boots? It was a German, Dr. Martens who developed the AirWair sole.’
Relevant-Form-3351

16.

‘Woolworths.’
PaidTheTrollToll

17.

‘Ford cars. For decades, the Fiesta, Cortina, Capri, Escort, Mondeo, Sierra etc defined stages of British life: learning to drive, first cheeky fumbles on back seats, starting a family, how successful you were and so on.

‘Made in Dagenham (and elsewhere), sure, but not actually British at all.’
jollygoodvelo

18.

‘Marmite. It was invented by a German man called Justus Von Liebig. He didn’t invent the product but he basically came up with the precursor.’
60sstuff

19.

‘Spaghetti Bolognese.’
thehewguy1888

20.

‘I will give you the exact opposite. The most non-British thing that is actually British (arrest me). Mac and Cheese is English.

Its a medieval dish from England, or at least that’s what the wiki says. Who says British food is bad?’
hymenopteron

21.

‘Our teeth aren’t British anymore as they come from Turkey.’
Angrypenguinwaddle96

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