r/AskUK

Someone moved to the UK and was baffled by the Brits using inanimate objects as insults – 21 beautifully British barbs

‘What’s your weirdest Covid pandemic memory?’ – 23 utterly bizarre things that seemed completely reasonable at the time

‘What’s something you’ve seen once but you’ll never see again?’ – 21 never to be repeated visions

‘What’s something that people do to try to be nice that infuriates you?’ – 19 thoughtful gestures that can really backfire

‘What’s the most aggressively British thing you’ve ever witnessed?’ – 19 fearsome displays of politeness and eccentricity

‘What’s the best petty revenge you have had on an annoying neighbour?’ – 23 super satisfying tales of neighbourhood payback

‘What’s the weirdest thing a guest has done at your house?’ – 21 people who should never darken anyone’s door again

‘What minor things anger you far more than they should?’ – 23 irrational but intensely felt annoyances

People have been sharing tales of the tightest person they ever knew – 23 hilarious tales of outrageous penny-pinching

‘Are there any ‘UK vs US’ differences where you feel America gets it right?’ – 23 ways they do it right across the pond

‘What is your most middle-class problem today?’ – 22 minor quibbles from people who know how good they have it

Somebody asked if audience etiquette at the theatre and cinema is declining and received a resounding round of applause

Somebody asked historians about their favourite piece of obscure UK history – 19 fascinating stories almost lost to the mists of time

‘What have you purchased as an adult that your parents have judged you negatively for?’ – 23 people who should mind their own business

‘What do tourists get wrong about the UK?’ – 21 ways we are not a nation of tea-swilling queue obsessives