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‘What completely normal UK thing are you embarrassingly bad at?’ – 22 people who can’t even queue properly

12.

‘Driving.

I’m originally from South Africa and when I first moved to the UK I was amazed by how well and how politely everyone in the UK drives. Especially on cramped city streets and narrow country lanes! Everyone seems to be a master parallel parker as well. I am nowhere near as good a driver.’
–murakami_fan

13.

‘I’m reasonably good at being an old British middle-class man. I’ll happily talk politics, religion, WW2 and suchlike, and I love old comic strips, bad jokes and The Lord of the Rings.

Unfortunately I am a millennial woman. I am very very very bad at being a British millennial woman.’
–hester_grey

14.

‘I am ashamed to say that as a proud Yorkshireman, well, woman, I cannot make Yorkshire pudding. And before anyone tries to kick me out, I’ve saved you the trouble and left already.’
–BadgerInTheBrambles

15.

‘Drinking beer. I never met one I liked.’
–darthpaul1978

16.

‘Directions. I’ve lived in Bath since I was born, but if somebody asks me how to get somewhere I just can’t imagine the route in my head and I end up sending them in the wrong direction.’
–avamissile

17.

‘Tradespeople. I just go to pieces every time I have to get something fixed or serviced, make an absolute idiot of myself and always assume I’m being conned or taken for a ride. Almost never use the same person twice.

To the point where I’m constantly living with problems in the house/car and incredibly stressed as soon as anything breaks.’
-Shadow-Inversions

18.

‘Unsure whether you need to wave to show “thank you” while crossing the zebra crossing.’
–In_Praise_of_Shadow

19.

‘Football. Everything about it. Probably cost me friendships, limited work popularity and I wasn’t in the cool gang at school.

I’m really sporty, probably fitter than most my age. But can’t stand it. So boring. So over hyped.’
–No_Translator_361

20.

‘Sarcasm, its not that I’m bad at it, its just that, like jokes, its something that just happens for me. If I try to think it through its always a complete disaster.’
–OkNewspaper6271

21.

‘Detecting sarcasm. I feel like I process it slowly so I’ll be like “Oh really?” and realise that I look like an idiot.’
–remib0rrer

22.

‘Not exactly bad at it but going out for a walk just for the sake of it.

Especially when the weather is shit. ‘Just wrap up warm’ they say, but it’s still torture.’
–ClarkeR77

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