r/AskUK

An American asked why people in the UK didn’t ‘just take over a castle’ and the answers were as quintessentially British as you’d expect

‘Older people on Reddit: What is 100% pure bullshit?’ – 17 things online elders are sick of

‘What do most people not realise is a complete waste of money?’ – 22 ways people are stupidly reckless with their hard earned cash

‘What purchase at a supermarket embarrasses you for no reason?’ – 22 shopping lists that inexplicably make people cringe

Somebody asked about small-scale social faux pas that make you cringe – 23 small but deeply felt embarrassments

‘What’s a silly UK thing you believed when you were a kid?’ – 21 peculiarly British childhood thoughts

‘What don’t you miss about the late 90s to late 2000s?’ – 17 things people are happy to leave in the recent past

‘What’s your biggest claim to fame that nobody knows is yours?’ – 22 unlikely achievements that people haven’t taken the credit for

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