What is a very British thing that British people don’t realise is British? – 17 weird ways of life that always confused foreigners

10.

‘Christmas crackers apparently!’
-KittyGrewAMoustache

11.

‘The chicken tikka massala is often cited as “British”, but the whole Indian restaurant/takeaway cuisine is British. It is exported as “”BIR cuisine”. Literally “British Indian Restaurant”. Chefs come from India, train here under BIR principles, then return to India, often working in high-class establishments serving – what we would recognise as – our typical Friday night takeaway fare.’
-purplechemist

12.

‘Moderation. Extremist attitudes are ridiculed by the majority rather than given breath by violent opposition.’
-pogo0004

13.

‘Indirectness and the sheer amount of “thank you” and “please”. Brits often mistake other cultures to be rude because their norms of politeness don’t involve these words as much, and other cultures often mistake Brits to be shy or low in self-esteem because of how much these words get used.’
-BalthazarOfTheOrions

14.

‘Cards for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations etc.

‘My friends from China and France both mentioned to me that they didn’t really receive cards until they moved to the UK.’
-theyellowscriptures

15.

‘The Bar.

‘Quite different from The Queue as there is no noticeable line, yet every person knows their turn.

‘It’s a beautiful thing to behold, especially the ‘you were before me’ politeness.

‘Such an innocuous thing that makes me proud to be British.’
-entersandmum100

16.

‘Egg cups.’
-Lorelei7772

17.

‘Championing the underdog. Check out Eddie the Eagle.’
-witchypoo63

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