Round Ups r/AskUK

What’s something about Britain you only appreciate after living abroad? – 17 things other countries just don’t do better

10.

‘The arts scene – concerts, theatre shows, comedy, etc. Not many countries can match the UK for it. It’s in the top 5 countries easily for it.’
-Flat-Atmosphere-4303

11.

‘I lived in Japan for 2.5 years and the number one thing I missed was jam donuts.’
-sea__goblin

12.

‘Queuing! I live abroad and the lack of respect for the queue drives me insane.

‘Every day I get a train mainly >90% middle aged white men and 9 times out of 10 they will push me out of the way to get on the train first. It drives me bonkers.’
-Schpinkytimes

13.

‘Supermarkets. Genuinely much better than most other countries.’
-yingguoren1988

14.

‘Clotted cream — I live in Taiwan. Jesus fuck I miss clotted cream. And unlike bags of bourbon biscuits and custard creams, I can’t bring it back with me because I reckon it’d perish in the 16 hours of travel on planes and at the airport.’
-Nuthetes

15.

‘Sausages and bacon. Seriously they are shit in most countries. American style bacon is vastly inferior and sausages around the world are all pretty much frankfurter style texture and usually lack the flavour of the UK style.’
-TheEnglishNorwegian

16.

‘How pedestrian friendly the UK is compared to a LOT of other countries.’
-EuropoBob

17.

‘The beautiful old buildings! Living in Australia with nothing older than 200 years old, walking around Chester with beautiful Edwardian buildings is 10/10’
-No-Chain-9672

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