r/AskUK

Someone asked about the small things in Britain people find joy in – 23 tiny but hugely wholesome UK delights

What’s a lie you’ve told that went too far? – 17 mostly harmless fibs that got out of hand

‘What’s the most unreasonably expensive thing in the UK right now?’ – 17 purchases rubbing salt into the cost of living crisis

‘What gift did the previous owners of your house leave you?’ – 23 ‘presents’ new homebuyers really did not want

‘What is the stupidest thing you’ve seen someone do that makes you question their basic life skills?’ – 21 people almost too dumb to function

‘What was your ‘What the hell are you doing?’ moment after moving in with your partner?’ – 23 people who found themselves on steep relationship learning curves

‘Which insanely popular thing have you never taken part in?’ – 23 huge cultural moments that people have completely missed

What’s the stupidest thing someone has told you as a ‘fact’? – 17 bizarre statements people actually believed

What phrase you still use brands you as ‘old’? – 23 things people say that mark them out as almost over the hill

‘If purgatory existed, what would the British version be?’ – 23 UK places you would not want to wait in for an eternity

‘What is a universally known fact you only found out well into adulthood?’ – 23 basic truths that some people took way too long to find out

Somebody asked about things that have genuinely really improved in recent years and the 23 replies will brighten your day

Someone asked about the things people had lied about on their CVs – 21 incredible work-based porkies

‘What personality trait is completely harmless but you can’t stand it?’ – 22 utterly infuriating qualities that you have to put up with

‘What’s something your family always did that you never realised was gross until later in life?’ – 23 horrifying domestic confessions