r/AskUK

‘What’s the strangest or most pointless task you’ve been given at work ?’ – 21 people wondering why the heck they’re bothering

‘What is your weird claim to fame?’ – 23 utterly unlikely ways people have gained a little bit of stardom

‘What is the most embarrassed you’ve been in public?’ – 21 people who made an absolute arse of themselves in a crowded place

‘What’s some UK lore that sounds too unbelievable to be true?’ – 19 utterly bizarre stories that prove Britain is the weirdest place in the world

‘What’s the most British thing that isn’t British?’ – 21 things that feel like they should be from the UK but weirdly aren’t

‘What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen someone get fired for?’ – 23 people who absolutely deserved the sack

‘What’s the cringiest reason you went to A&E?’ – 21 incredibly embarrassing medical ’emergencies’

People shared the most mortifying things their brains ever did on autopilot – 23 hilarious times our synapses left us hanging

People shared the quietly damning things people said to them that hit so hard they’ll never forget – 23 slow-burning smackdowns

Where in the UK has a bad reputation but is actually nice? – 17 places that don’t deserve to be hated

‘What’s the most annoying thing shrinkflation has done for you?’ – 22 people angry about everything getting smaller and sadder

‘What’s the worst health advice you’ve been given by your relatives?’ – 23 home remedies that are best avoided

‘If you could bring back one thing that’s disappeared from British life, what would it be and why?’ – 23 much missed UK favourites

Somebody asked about ‘really weird’ things people call their partners – 24 utterly bonkers, allegedly ‘affectionate’ nicknames

What is something you were smugly proven correct about years later? – 17 people who eventually got the last laugh