r/AskUK

‘What public services have improved in the last 20 years?’ – 23 reasons to stop believing that the UK has gone down the drain

Somebody asked about childhood misconceptions people have struggled to shake, and the answers will leave you feeling like an absolute genius

When should parents stop buying their kids advent calendars? – 17 thoughts on whether people can outgrow Christmas countdowns

Somebody asked about people’s ‘unusual hobbies’ – 21 bizarre ways to use up your free time

Which British things are loved around the world that actual Brits cannot stand? – 17 puzzlingly popular exports

‘How Americanised are your kids?’ – 21 children who are spiritually eating a corn dog at the mall

Somebody asked for people’s ‘unhinged life hacks’ – 23 wildly unconventional tips and tricks you might want to avoid

‘What habits did you pick up in lockdown that you can’t shift?’ – 21 ways people changed forever during the pandemic

‘What is the most annoying thing I can (legally) put in my garden?’ – 22 items guaranteed to rile the busybody neighbours

‘What’s a distinctly British food that instantly transports you back to childhood?’ – 22 comforting culinary delights

‘What’s something your parents used to go mad about that doesn’t bother you?’ – 23 things that weirdly used to infuriate our mums and dads

Somebody asked what people call the end slice of a loaf of bread, and these 23 variations will utterly boggle your mind

‘What are you eating that would absolutely horrify a nutritionist right now?’ – 22 answers that will make your body feel like a deep-cleaned temple

An ex-pat having a ‘homesick wobble’ asked for news from the UK – 23 spectacularly British answers

‘What do you think people will be nostalgic about in 20 years?’ – 21 things we’ll be donning our rose-tinted specs to look at in 2045