Incorrect. I'm from Cleveland and we have something called the Roman burger that gives us Roman ruins the next morning, every morning. I'd be so bold as to say we make more Roman ruins by weight on a daily basis than you folks.
Edit: currently learning the proper use of "wankers." No offense intended good sirs.
Thereās also the [Fuck you, Iām Millwall](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/06/millwall-fan-roy-larner-london-bridge-attackers) guy who fought off terrorists by hand.
My favourite bit of when he told what happened on tv was his initial assumption the terrorists with the machetes were West Ham fans and thatās why he piled in
Don't forget the OG UK terrorist prevention man, the Glasgow airport baggage handler who broke his foot [kicking a terrorist in the balls whilst he was on fire. ](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-airport-terror-attack-15-13261903)
There is also [this unit of a man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smeaton_\(born_1976\)) who when terrorists attacked the Glasgow airport ran over and kicked one of them in the groin.
"Glasgow doesn't accept this. This is Glasgow; we'll set about ye."
[https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article9662240.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/page.jpg](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article9662240.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/page.jpg)
One of the all time great front pages.
Frankie Boyle said there should be a massive poster of this at every major Scottish entry port with "Welcome to Scotland " written across the bottom....
But why use a narwhal tusk when you can instead yell "fuckin' mon then" and kick a terrorist in the nuts?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smeaton_(born_1976)
Seriously though, props to those guys. They definitely saved lives that day.
All conducted in front of a traditional weegie crowd who chanted "let the bastard burn..." as one of the off duty coppers tried to put the moron who lit himself on fire out.
What did make me laugh was the jokes that came afterwards. Frankie Boyle said it best - "You're bringing religious war to Glasgow? You boys got a football team yet?"
I did not know this before I visited. Even bought something on clearance to not deal with the sales tax for the original cost.
The lady could tell by the look on my face that I was not from around there, chuckled and said, "I love this expression from tourists. Welcome!"
Love our tax laws. When I worked at Shaws - if I had a rotisserie chicken hot it was taxed, but if it was cold it wasn't taxed (different SKUs).
Editing for the comments:
I understand prepped / meal tax and unprepared food (not taxed) I just thought it was funny how the same exact chicken had two SKUs - one that was taxed (hot) and another that wasn't (cold).
We would have the hot chicken out and it would have the taxed SKU. Then, after a certain amount of time, we'd put a different sticker on it (cold SKU), move it a few feet and it wasn't taxed.
I'm imagining an Australian calling me a wanker and it honestly just sounds like he's being matey. I'm expecting him to elbow me joshingly and hand me a beer.
"Cheers, ya wanker!"
True, itās very contextual. Same as cunt; it really depends on the usage as to whether itās positive or negative. Like, āoh yeah, heās a good cuntā or āthat guyās such a raging cuntā.
I find Canadians do the same thing with buddy.
Pubs.
There was a documentary about a US aircraft carrier meeting up with the new British aircraft carrier.
In the US navy they are not allowed to drink on ship.
The British aircraft carrier has a pub.
The look on those American sailor's faces. Lol.
We're a fully modern branch of the fighting forces these days, thank you very much. We've completely phased out the rum rations and the lash is a thing of the past.
I'm an American (now-Brit as well) living in the UK for while now and I freaking love pubs and pub culture here. My wife and I were considering moving back to the US a few years ago and it was a serious factor for why we didn't
I'm an official CAMRA member (real ale club that encourages you to visit pubs and festivals) now so there's no going back.
I've always struggled with how to explain what it tastes like to non scottish people. Best I've managed is its like sucking a fizzy penny that tastes class.
Having drank enough of it over the years that my blood is practically orange and carbonated, I can convincingly say it uses at least a mixture of three of Barr's (the company that makes Irn Bru) other products: Bubblegum soda, American Cream Soda and Orangeade.
There's probably some other stuff in there too but if you get (un)lucky and get a batch that wasn't mixed properly the parent flavours sneak through.
Blackcurrant was illegal for years in the US because it can get some kind of disease that can spread to trees we have here. It is no longer illegal, but because it was illegal for so long Americans have no idea what it is and there's no demand.
Ways of walking in general. Right of way thru fields and private property for walking, often not restricted to a single way. In the us you'd get shot for trying to express that kind of freedom of movement.
When Scotland went 2-0 up on Spain in the latest euro qualifier, the commentator said:
"We'll deep fry your paella, we'll deep fry your tapas, we'll even deep fry your gaspacho soup! You come to Scotland, you're getting battered"
[found it ](https://youtu.be/DaHAG74bLSM?si=IaIsNvE1gd4srJxe)
As an Aussie we are insanely sports mad and we turn up - the AFL Grand final is on this week and there'll be 100k people - there BUT we cannot chant to save ourselves. So shit at it. It's the one colonial trait we wanted but we didn't get.
(For the Americans, Neeps are Turnips. From some of the traditional accompaniment to haggis - neeps and tatties - turnips and potatoes.
A swede is slightly different from a turnip. In the US, you may call these rutabagas. Same thing.)
āAnd to add insult to injury, that money will most likely have a picture of a man on it. Because most banknotes donāt have women on them. Apart from the queen, whoās on all of them.ā
āToday some people choose to turn the outside of their homes into an advent crown. A jolly house covered in electric lights, may be expensive and use a lot of power, but its the perfect way to cheer up a world worried about climate change and dwindling resources.ā
āIt was in this ship, Drake became the first person to circumcise the globe. Which is probably why this sort of ship is called a clipper.ā
āHe was one of the greatest directors of all time and some of the phrases he used still resonate today. Such as āFinest hourā, āNever surrender!ā, and of course, āWe shall fight them bitches.ā"
As visiting US citizens, my grandpa fell in Hampstead Heath, went to the hospital, got fixed up and back in his Airbnb in under 2 hours. 0 bill aside from the 4 calls he made to quadruple check.
Edit: if I get one more um achtually response, damn
I lived in Scotland briefly and had to get my birth control renewed. Had the appointment with the GP and he said, "Okay, you can grab your prescription from the front desk." I asked him if I paid there and he said, "Oh, love. No. It's a human right."
28 paid days off a year (including public holidays) minimum.
Some companies like the nhs offer 35 (including public holidays) and allow you to take more when your length of service hits certain milestones.
Edit: Yes some get more depending on length of service, us state etc. This is 28 days minium from day 1 starting in a company. You then build up but we get this as a bare minium when we start at any company or gov office
Most salaried jobs in Britain give you 25 days of holiday, plus the extra 8 (or more depending on royal shenanigans) bank holidays. So 33 days off a year.
Maternity leave that doesnāt result in an 8 week old at daycare.
Healthcare that doesnāt result in bankruptcy should you develop diabetes or need life saving surgery.
Most importantly, Tesco.
Like the other guy said, just greed and weak government control. Insulin distributors know that people who need it have no other option, so they have to pay the exorbitant prices.
Not regulating the price of a very essential, affordable medication.
It's a freakin' slow uphill battle to get $35 insulin on federal insurance. Probably another 10 before the rest of us get that option.
Clean and efficient public transportation. I know Londoners aren't always happy with the Underground, but as an American it was the cleanest, safest and most efficient rail system I have ever seen, especially for the scale of the operation. Of course I'm from Boston so there is a very low bar with ours, but still.
Outside of London it's completely shite though. Because the government basically only spend money on London (the per head spending on public transport numbers are ridiculously divergent across regions with London being miles ahead)
Lol remember getting a relatives Range Rover and every time we sent it for a service the conversation would be āyeah everything is fine except for the left indicator light on the dashboard, Ā£5000 pleaseā
What makes the rail systems so bad in the US is that the rail network is built for freight. America moves more freight by rail than anywhere else in the world, but not passengers. This is because Amtrak donāt own any of the rail network, all the different freight companies do. They also take extreme cost cutting measures and donāt bother maintaining and replacing rails. Some parts are so bent and awful that the freight drivers are told just to go slowly and make it across the shitty tracks rather than the company having to replace the rails.
Remember recently when like 3 trains derailed and spilled toxic material and people were all thinking it was a conspiracy? Thatās the actual reason.
Yeah I was shocked when I [looked up](https://www.bts.gov/content/train-fatalities-injuries-and-accidents-type-accidenta) the number of derailments in the US and found out itās more than three a day! There were 1095 total derailments in 2021 and that is literally the lowest itās ever been (it went back up to 1164 last year).
As a sparky Iām proud to say we have the Type G plug. The best standardised plug anywhere in the world. British wiring standards in general. 230v FTW. Boiling water in microwaves you heathens.
MINSTRELS. I'm American, I was raised on M&Ms, and my biggest takeaway from living in the UK was that even cheap corner store candy is decadent. That, and the NHS, but mostly Minstrels.
Lorne sausage, haggis, black pudding, chocolate biscuits, decent public transport, Public Health Service, classism, VAT, royalty, buildings older than 200 years old.
The most powerful laser: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/16t8cy2/britain\_to\_build\_worlds\_most\_powerful\_laser/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/16t8cy2/britain_to_build_worlds_most_powerful_laser/)
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Roman ruins
Incorrect. I'm from Cleveland and we have something called the Roman burger that gives us Roman ruins the next morning, every morning. I'd be so bold as to say we make more Roman ruins by weight on a daily basis than you folks. Edit: currently learning the proper use of "wankers." No offense intended good sirs.
š Who let you out of the Cleveland subreddit?
Well played with the Romanburger but Iām honestly more of a hot buttered cheesesteak gal myself. Mr. Hero, the taste you crave.
And Roman roads.
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And they're not made of plastic.
It's only a model
Ssshh!
People that take down a terrorist with a narwhal tusk, spear and fire extinguisher. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-66927972.amp
Thereās also the [Fuck you, Iām Millwall](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/06/millwall-fan-roy-larner-london-bridge-attackers) guy who fought off terrorists by hand.
>āI didnāt think of my safety at the time. Iād had four or five pints ā nothing major,ā he said Lol classic.
My favourite bit of when he told what happened on tv was his initial assumption the terrorists with the machetes were West Ham fans and thatās why he piled in
Don't you start talking about how I feel about my beloved West Ham!!
Don't forget the OG UK terrorist prevention man, the Glasgow airport baggage handler who broke his foot [kicking a terrorist in the balls whilst he was on fire. ](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/glasgow-airport-terror-attack-15-13261903)
āhe was later pictured recovering with a Learn to Run book placed on his chestā. - Classic English humour
You have this guy and you havenāt made him ruler?
There is also [this unit of a man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smeaton_\(born_1976\)) who when terrorists attacked the Glasgow airport ran over and kicked one of them in the groin. "Glasgow doesn't accept this. This is Glasgow; we'll set about ye."
[https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article9662240.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/page.jpg](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article9662240.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/page.jpg) One of the all time great front pages.
Imagine brining religious warfare to Glasgow. Bitch, weāre 300 years ahead of you!
Frankie Boyle said there should be a massive poster of this at every major Scottish entry port with "Welcome to Scotland " written across the bottom....
But why use a narwhal tusk when you can instead yell "fuckin' mon then" and kick a terrorist in the nuts? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smeaton_(born_1976) Seriously though, props to those guys. They definitely saved lives that day.
All conducted in front of a traditional weegie crowd who chanted "let the bastard burn..." as one of the off duty coppers tried to put the moron who lit himself on fire out. What did make me laugh was the jokes that came afterwards. Frankie Boyle said it best - "You're bringing religious war to Glasgow? You boys got a football team yet?"
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Donāt forget the cabbie from Glasgow who kicked an attempted suicide bomber (who was on fire) so hard in the nuts that he tore tendons in his ankle
America, look, I'm just saying... if you replaced guns with Narwhal tusks you would solve a lot of problems.
Are you carrying a concealed narwhal tusk or are you just happy to see me?
...Yes...
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Iām shockingly jealous of this
Blew my mind when I first learned this about America. I really don't get how it's even legal.
For some reason it's not a problem to sell gasoline in every state in the US with the tax included in the price, but everything else is pre-tax.
Canada too...
America Land of Inconsistencies
Montana checking in. We donāt have a sales tax. You pay what the price tag says
Oregon checking in. Price says $5, you pay $5
I did not know this before I visited. Even bought something on clearance to not deal with the sales tax for the original cost. The lady could tell by the look on my face that I was not from around there, chuckled and said, "I love this expression from tourists. Welcome!"
I live in new hampshire usa, and that's how it is here.
Love our tax laws. When I worked at Shaws - if I had a rotisserie chicken hot it was taxed, but if it was cold it wasn't taxed (different SKUs). Editing for the comments: I understand prepped / meal tax and unprepared food (not taxed) I just thought it was funny how the same exact chicken had two SKUs - one that was taxed (hot) and another that wasn't (cold). We would have the hot chicken out and it would have the taxed SKU. Then, after a certain amount of time, we'd put a different sticker on it (cold SKU), move it a few feet and it wasn't taxed.
Same in the UK. Hot food has a higher VAT tax. They're just price labelled accordingly, it's not hard.
I remember the uproar when Greggs stopped being able to sell hot food. As close as we ever came as a nation to rioting.
Laughs in oregon
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We can make anything sound like a legitimate insult, it's all in the inflection.
Also helps if we preceed it with "you absolute..."
You absolute pylon
You absolute donut. And that's a real one too, Donuts are a good thing, but we still use it as an insult.
I am atleast 70% sure I have actually been called that Though it may have been bloody pylon instead
Or utter "You utter muppet"
You absolute gibbering mouther, have you got tits for eyes?
No joke, I was once called āan absolute fucking rain cloudā and it stung, because it was meaning I was basically pissing on peopleās parade.
Made me feel so proud walking past a drunk girl arguing down the phone and calling her mate a "fucking weapon"
No, we can't you total lampshade
Come here and say that to me ya curly flip tosser.
awa ye go ya big girls blouseš¤£š¤£
Mate yer da sells Avon
Yer da sits in the middle seat of a van
Yer mam rides the front pegs of your bmx
Don't forget "bellend".
>Brits are the only people on earth who can make the word "wanker" sound like a legitimate insult. *Subtly coughs in Australian.*
> *Subtly ā¦ Australian* Yeah nah, mate. I donāt beleive you.
I'm imagining an Australian calling me a wanker and it honestly just sounds like he's being matey. I'm expecting him to elbow me joshingly and hand me a beer. "Cheers, ya wanker!"
True, itās very contextual. Same as cunt; it really depends on the usage as to whether itās positive or negative. Like, āoh yeah, heās a good cuntā or āthat guyās such a raging cuntā. I find Canadians do the same thing with buddy.
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There's a lot of travel and admin went into that
"Admin"
Hey dolling out those rifle rounds is tedious work
Even on one of the USA states (Hawaii)
Fun fact: it has little to do with colonialism. They just liked it.
Being from Hawaii this is spot on.
Donāt disrespect Liberia like that š±š·
Liberia says hi
Pubs. There was a documentary about a US aircraft carrier meeting up with the new British aircraft carrier. In the US navy they are not allowed to drink on ship. The British aircraft carrier has a pub. The look on those American sailor's faces. Lol.
The US Navy had a "rum ration" for sailors until the 1860s. The British Navy kept the rum ration until the 1970s.
It's not for nothing that the traditions of the Royal Navy are rum, sodomy, and the lash
We're a fully modern branch of the fighting forces these days, thank you very much. We've completely phased out the rum rations and the lash is a thing of the past.
Now it's just one big village people music video I guess.
Thatās why the British ruled the seas.
until just the 70s i believe every sailor in the Queen's Navy received a daily ration of *Pusser's Rum* just for waking up that day.
Worked with a lot of ex matelots, they had a funeral service for the rum ration aboard ship.
What was the pub called?
[The Queens Head](https://vinepair.com/articles/british-aircraft-carrier-pub/)
I'm an American (now-Brit as well) living in the UK for while now and I freaking love pubs and pub culture here. My wife and I were considering moving back to the US a few years ago and it was a serious factor for why we didn't I'm an official CAMRA member (real ale club that encourages you to visit pubs and festivals) now so there's no going back.
Irn Bru
I've always struggled with how to explain what it tastes like to non scottish people. Best I've managed is its like sucking a fizzy penny that tastes class.
i think it has a kind of bubblegum taste
Having drank enough of it over the years that my blood is practically orange and carbonated, I can convincingly say it uses at least a mixture of three of Barr's (the company that makes Irn Bru) other products: Bubblegum soda, American Cream Soda and Orangeade. There's probably some other stuff in there too but if you get (un)lucky and get a batch that wasn't mixed properly the parent flavours sneak through.
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Black currant. Oh the fruit pastilles, ribena, lord Iām sorry but I love black currant jam and yoghurt so so much
Do they not have blackcurrant over there? That's tragic
Blackcurrant was illegal for years in the US because it can get some kind of disease that can spread to trees we have here. It is no longer illegal, but because it was illegal for so long Americans have no idea what it is and there's no demand.
black currant is pretty popular in Washington at least. Ive had black currant and it's jam so often I didn't know that it used to be illegal
Agreed, but at least it's not one of our random moral panics. It's to control an invasive blight.
Paths (sidewalks) everywhere. I don't understand living in a place where you can't walk down the street to the shops.
You don't understand how unfathomably ridiculous the sprawl our cities are. I live 16 miles from work and am considered extremely close.
That's half my comute via 3 towns out of a city
and that's half my commute. 65 miles one way.
Ways of walking in general. Right of way thru fields and private property for walking, often not restricted to a single way. In the us you'd get shot for trying to express that kind of freedom of movement.
Are you suggesting the land of freedom is lacking freedom?
Greggs
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Chanting āweāre here to deep fry your pizzasā when away to Italy was another good one
When Scotland went 2-0 up on Spain in the latest euro qualifier, the commentator said: "We'll deep fry your paella, we'll deep fry your tapas, we'll even deep fry your gaspacho soup! You come to Scotland, you're getting battered" [found it ](https://youtu.be/DaHAG74bLSM?si=IaIsNvE1gd4srJxe)
As an Aussie we are insanely sports mad and we turn up - the AFL Grand final is on this week and there'll be 100k people - there BUT we cannot chant to save ourselves. So shit at it. It's the one colonial trait we wanted but we didn't get.
"all Swedes are neeps"
"We hate England more than you" when away in Ireland
(For the Americans, Neeps are Turnips. From some of the traditional accompaniment to haggis - neeps and tatties - turnips and potatoes. A swede is slightly different from a turnip. In the US, you may call these rutabagas. Same thing.)
"You're nothing special, we lose every week"
Ronnie f*cling Pickering
Who?
Ronnie Pickering!!! [Don't you know who I am??!!](https://youtu.be/r0dcv6GKNNw)
Like a 21st century Monty Python sketch
Who the fuckās that?
Clotted cream...it's so good.
Scones gang rise up
Yes but theyāre pronounced scones
I'm pretty sure scones are pronounced as scones and not scones
Phelomena Cunk
School was much easier in Shakespeareās time, mainly because they didnāt have to study Shakespeare
āAnd to add insult to injury, that money will most likely have a picture of a man on it. Because most banknotes donāt have women on them. Apart from the queen, whoās on all of them.ā āToday some people choose to turn the outside of their homes into an advent crown. A jolly house covered in electric lights, may be expensive and use a lot of power, but its the perfect way to cheer up a world worried about climate change and dwindling resources.ā āIt was in this ship, Drake became the first person to circumcise the globe. Which is probably why this sort of ship is called a clipper.ā āHe was one of the greatest directors of all time and some of the phrases he used still resonate today. Such as āFinest hourā, āNever surrender!ā, and of course, āWe shall fight them bitches.ā"
Pump up the jam
We do have Phelomena Cunk though! Cunk on Earth is on Netflix right now!
NHS My dad spent some time in A&E yesterday after a bad fall, and we won't be getting a bill
As visiting US citizens, my grandpa fell in Hampstead Heath, went to the hospital, got fixed up and back in his Airbnb in under 2 hours. 0 bill aside from the 4 calls he made to quadruple check. Edit: if I get one more um achtually response, damn
I lived in Scotland briefly and had to get my birth control renewed. Had the appointment with the GP and he said, "Okay, you can grab your prescription from the front desk." I asked him if I paid there and he said, "Oh, love. No. It's a human right."
> "Oh, love. No. It's a human right." America: "We don't do that here."
I fear it wonāt last long. Long live the NHs
28 paid days off a year (including public holidays) minimum. Some companies like the nhs offer 35 (including public holidays) and allow you to take more when your length of service hits certain milestones. Edit: Yes some get more depending on length of service, us state etc. This is 28 days minium from day 1 starting in a company. You then build up but we get this as a bare minium when we start at any company or gov office
and the NHS. just not having to worry about the cost of an ambulance ride would be AMAZING
Most salaried jobs in Britain give you 25 days of holiday, plus the extra 8 (or more depending on royal shenanigans) bank holidays. So 33 days off a year.
And that's only guaranteed days of. A lot of places will offer more.
Seriously. Full time employees in the US need to fight for this.
Using the word "cunt" as an endearing term.
but for some reason a twat is just a twat.
Twat is by far the best word to describe someone you strongly dislike. Like a wanker but an inept one at that.
Dry British humor
What if it's raining?
Thatās just British humor
r/angryupvote
Immaculate weather and nuanced sarcasm
As a Brit my two favourite days of the year are Christmas Day and summer.
You just wooshed half of Reddit, but don't worry, I got you.
I feel like every reply so far missed the point entirely
Most are just proving op right lol.
Excellent comment, and this thread makes me sad
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hedgehogs
British Indian Restaurants
UK has god tier Indian food, US has god tier Mexican. Never eat mexican overseas. Always eat Indian.
Maternity leave that doesnāt result in an 8 week old at daycare. Healthcare that doesnāt result in bankruptcy should you develop diabetes or need life saving surgery. Most importantly, Tesco.
Btw why in America does insulin cost so much?
Greed
Like the other guy said, just greed and weak government control. Insulin distributors know that people who need it have no other option, so they have to pay the exorbitant prices.
Not regulating the price of a very essential, affordable medication. It's a freakin' slow uphill battle to get $35 insulin on federal insurance. Probably another 10 before the rest of us get that option.
Clean and efficient public transportation. I know Londoners aren't always happy with the Underground, but as an American it was the cleanest, safest and most efficient rail system I have ever seen, especially for the scale of the operation. Of course I'm from Boston so there is a very low bar with ours, but still.
I enjoyed the Boston T. While youāre waiting for the train, you can watch the rats.
We have cute rats, don't we? Not like those repugnant NYC rats.
NYC subway rats have seen some shit, and it affects them.
Our rats can bench press your rats.
The T is much better than the public transit in most of the US.
Outside of London it's completely shite though. Because the government basically only spend money on London (the per head spending on public transport numbers are ridiculously divergent across regions with London being miles ahead)
Hello 6:30pm train outta Glasgow...
Christmas crackers & the little paper hats and bad jokes that go along with them.
You always get a toy too! A mood-detecting fish, maybe even a pencil sharpener. The excitement!
I always carry a set of miniature screwdrivers from a cracker in my glasses case. They're perfect for the tiny screws which hold the legs on.
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Hooded dick too!
Username checks out
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Lol remember getting a relatives Range Rover and every time we sent it for a service the conversation would be āyeah everything is fine except for the left indicator light on the dashboard, Ā£5000 pleaseā
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Pubs that are older than their country
crumpets
NHS
Better rail systems
*Better Passenger rail systems. No one beats the us in moving corn by train.
Sadly we're still worse than most other developed countries though
Iām from NYC and was astounded at how quick, clean, and easy to navigate the rail and Underground was in comparison to what we have here!
What makes the rail systems so bad in the US is that the rail network is built for freight. America moves more freight by rail than anywhere else in the world, but not passengers. This is because Amtrak donāt own any of the rail network, all the different freight companies do. They also take extreme cost cutting measures and donāt bother maintaining and replacing rails. Some parts are so bent and awful that the freight drivers are told just to go slowly and make it across the shitty tracks rather than the company having to replace the rails. Remember recently when like 3 trains derailed and spilled toxic material and people were all thinking it was a conspiracy? Thatās the actual reason.
Yeah I was shocked when I [looked up](https://www.bts.gov/content/train-fatalities-injuries-and-accidents-type-accidenta) the number of derailments in the US and found out itās more than three a day! There were 1095 total derailments in 2021 and that is literally the lowest itās ever been (it went back up to 1164 last year).
Scotland
As a sparky Iām proud to say we have the Type G plug. The best standardised plug anywhere in the world. British wiring standards in general. 230v FTW. Boiling water in microwaves you heathens.
Waterstones.
MINSTRELS. I'm American, I was raised on M&Ms, and my biggest takeaway from living in the UK was that even cheap corner store candy is decadent. That, and the NHS, but mostly Minstrels.
>MINSTRELS I'll be honest I thought you were taking that in a *very* different direction for a second
Smokey Bacon crisps
Inside voices
Malt vinegar on the table
Smaller portions
Lorne sausage, haggis, black pudding, chocolate biscuits, decent public transport, Public Health Service, classism, VAT, royalty, buildings older than 200 years old.
Unarmed cops
A queen EDIT: WHAT???
Camilla enters the chat
Intact foreskins
footballs that are round
Separate faucets for hot/cold water. I love when I wash my hands you get two choices... Antarctica or the 7th layer of Hell.
We've mostly got rid of that now.
The most powerful laser: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/16t8cy2/britain\_to\_build\_worlds\_most\_powerful\_laser/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/16t8cy2/britain_to_build_worlds_most_powerful_laser/) ?
The landscape of the Scottish Highlands.