This American mocked Brits for saying ‘washing-up liquid’ and these 18 comebacks will make you proud to be British
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We don’t care. It is called washing up (or washing dishes) and we use washing up liquid for this task. The term is deeply ingrained tbh. Anyway, you guys say pants (snigger) instead of trousers so pls don’t start throwing stones.
— Darren Beale (@bealers) September 7, 2025
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>mfw Americans call a cold-on-the-cob a “popsicle” pic.twitter.com/7oVHOb0T0J
— GIVE ME LOST KINGDOMS III (@StripeyShima) September 6, 2025
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Soap in the UK basically just means bar soap. While as “washing-up liquid” describes exactly what it is, liquid for washing up with.
— My profile picture (@heavenly_otter) September 6, 2025
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But it’s not just for dishes. It’s for cutlery, pots, pans, jugs, cups, plates. Dishes is not a universal term for any item in the kitchen. It is a liquid that you wash up with. Dish soap is an Americanism that is truly insane.
— Themis (@ThemisJ3) September 6, 2025
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Look at your wristwatch and let me know how long until we can go horseback riding along the sidewalk right here real quick.
— mable agwitch (@fredtheimpaler) September 6, 2025
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Americans call sitting cross legged ‘sitting criss cross’ and spell cheque as ‘check’ I’d maybe sit this one out.
— Calum Mew (@calummew) September 7, 2025
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Wait Americans call washing up liquid “dish soap”???
— Alex W (@koenig_jakob) September 7, 2025
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Nothing can ever rival the shock that Brits and Aussies experience when they first learn that Americans don’t have electric kettles. https://t.co/gQnSVqqzd7
— Fr John Corrigan (@FrCorrigan) September 6, 2025
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The concept of “washing-up” is alien to the yankoid, who uses a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer for everything https://t.co/IdR4c73IFM
— Honksea (@Bonksea) September 6, 2025
Amal Dorai reached out with a reconciliatory hat-tip.
They make up for it with the word “ming / minging” which is incredibly useful and has no American equivalent
— Amal Dorai (@amaldorai) September 6, 2025