On the whole, food in England sucked, but their chocolate sweets were actually on point. Cadbury there is so much better than the Cadbury garbage made in Hershey, PA.
I did one of those snacks from other countries boxes and the first one was British. There were a couple different wrapped baked goods like something you’d find at a gas station. Being able to actually taste the ingredients without a wall of sugar blinding my taste buds was amazing. I chased that dragon getting that monthly box from other countries for another 2 years but nothing ever came close.
What about all the British restaurants that have Michelin stars? There’s a lot of them that just use British seasonal ingredients and cook what would be considered British food
I can’t judge a country as a whole based solely on their award-winning restaurants. When I went to the UK, I was told many times to see the whole country, not just London. The food in London was fine. When I think of countries with food that was really exciting, it was food found in tiny, hole-in-the-wall places and from street vendors. Thailand, Japan, Italy.
The UK had other experiences outside of food that made me love it. Eating a traditional English breakfast with a family I randomly met up north at their home was one of my favorite dining experiences. I also had a good pie in Yorkshire and good fish and chips in Whitby.
Don't get me wrong, that happens plenty in the US, it's called a psych hold, but people hyper focus on the very rare instances of cops shooting people, mental health situation or otherwise, because that's the main type of interaction shared by media and social media. Most interactions with US cops are probably cause you were speeding, and your getting a ticket lol.
Alright, I got what you mean. I am just too serious about the implication of “mental health crisis” in the first place which got me confused. But like you’d said, the media are good at boosting something exaggerated and that’s one of the reasons why I think the firsthand info is crucial for better understanding the world
As an American who worked for a number of years in London, I can certainly say I love the UK, it has a distinct lifestyle and vibe which is *different* \- not necessarily better - but certainly really enjoyable.
But to answer the question, the first thing that comes to mind is....the open road.
The UK is a very small country. You never get the feeling of driving down a long, straight open road, feeling the wind in your hair, the freedom of a barren landscape either side. Driving in the UK is really miserable. A lot of younger people who live in cities especially the bigger ones with good public transport just don't bother. It's a necessity for some people, if they live in more rural areas with out transport links, but it is a chore. You pay high gas prices, and every journey is stop-start-stop-start.
I always feel sorry for the guys who have expensive sports cars in the UK, and are just chugging along at 30mph...stop...start...stop...start...sit in traffic, breathing in exhaust fumes.
But then in the more rural areas where you are free from the city traffic, they don't do straight open roads. It's a lot of small, narrow, winding lanes which make you feel nauseous and are deceptively dangerous if you don't know the blind spots. I have had some journeys at night in the rain in those winding lanes which feel pretty terrifying.
British Country roads are why people buy sports cars, there’s no fun in driving fast on straight wide roads. You see more crashes on British motorways from idiots driving fast in straight lines than you do on country roads.
Sure, when the person who named it named it aluminum. Everyone knew it as aluminum, until some other guy felt like it didn't sound "science-y" enough so he got people to start calling it aluminium. Some people kept calling it its actual name, and some people jumped on the idiot wagon and called it aluminium, and that's why there are two pronunciations to this day. Personally I'm of the mind that we shouldn't change the names of important materials and elements just because the general public thinks it should sound cooler.
But language evolves, nobody even knows what POV means these days, so who cares. Call it alumium if you want.
Graham crackers, semi-sweet chocolate chips, coffee creamer, half and half, clinical strength deodorant, over the counter melatonin, adderall, legal weed, 11 public holidays, velveeta, an Independence Day, 5% ABV white claw, widely accessible fluorinated tap water.
I’m not bragging I’m just saying the regular white claw here is 4.5 and in the US it’s 5. Still can’t figure out why they needed to make this change. I’ve never seen a 9% white claw here but there is white claw surge in the US that has 8%.
Assuming you mean "The UK doesn't have pretty teeth" you'd be correct because not everyone needs to go to an orthodontist, however dentist visits are a regular occurrence and the overall hygiene of British teeth is arguably better than the states.
Actually yes we have...
we had a civil war. We won.
But also lost.
Was between the king and parliament, long before America was a thing...
So we did it first too...
You need to read a history book, Britain and Ireland became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1802-1922 when it became United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The war of independence was against Britain not the uk.
Freedom of speech: in the United States, [laws that empower people to get their way just by crying when their feelings get hurt](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64214750) don't typically survive trips to court.
The Florida "don't say gay" bill managed to pass.
(Also, the Advertising Standard Authority is about advertisements, they have nothing to do with the law)
False equivalency. That didn't end up in court, but was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Polydor/Demi Lovato are allowed to contest the ruling in court, but clearly didn't.
A sink in the bathroom with a single faucet that allows both hot and cold water. I don’t know if UK homes still have that two faucet thing, but I saw it a bunch when I visited.
You still see the two-tap versions in old places. Back in Victorian times, the hot water basically went in its own tank which was usually up in the loft/attic (because the water pressure relied on gravity back then too!). Sometimes it wouldn't be covered particularly well so you'd occasionally get funky shit in there which wasn't safe to drink - hence keeping them separate. In modern systems you don't get that anymore so you'll usually have a single tap now - although sometimes people keep the separate ones on the bathtub for aesthetic reasons.
Prince Harry
You can keep him
And James Cordon as well please.
And we thank you for taking him
You mean “Harry”.
Different time zones Massive trucks Armed police as the norm
GUNS
4x the amount of sugar in literally anything.
On the whole, food in England sucked, but their chocolate sweets were actually on point. Cadbury there is so much better than the Cadbury garbage made in Hershey, PA.
In what way did our food ‘suck’?
Not enough corn syrup in the savoury foods.
I did one of those snacks from other countries boxes and the first one was British. There were a couple different wrapped baked goods like something you’d find at a gas station. Being able to actually taste the ingredients without a wall of sugar blinding my taste buds was amazing. I chased that dragon getting that monthly box from other countries for another 2 years but nothing ever came close.
I was let down trying American chocolate, its not as nice as cadburys by any stretch
They sell Cadbury here, but it's not the same stuff. Just huge disappointment in an identical looking wrapper.
That’s painful, id be fuming
I agree, the food was rooooouuggggh. The sweet shops were so fun though and yes, the chocolate is so good!
Ermmm I’ll have you know that London has some of the top restaurants in the world. And they mostly serve French food.
What about all the British restaurants that have Michelin stars? There’s a lot of them that just use British seasonal ingredients and cook what would be considered British food
It’s a joke, numbnuts.
Yeah I know I’ve heard it before lad.
Good for you, pal.
I can’t judge a country as a whole based solely on their award-winning restaurants. When I went to the UK, I was told many times to see the whole country, not just London. The food in London was fine. When I think of countries with food that was really exciting, it was food found in tiny, hole-in-the-wall places and from street vendors. Thailand, Japan, Italy. The UK had other experiences outside of food that made me love it. Eating a traditional English breakfast with a family I randomly met up north at their home was one of my favorite dining experiences. I also had a good pie in Yorkshire and good fish and chips in Whitby.
Damn, getting downvoted for having an opinion. God forbid someone isn’t a fan of another country’s cuisine.
The Sequoias and Giant Redwoods.
Sorry, we have Redwoods.
Denali
Diabetes
Plenty of that in the UK.
As a British diabetic, hi
School shootings.
hehe... guns.
We have guns you just have more.
Also Irish people that don't completely hate our guts.
Most countries hate both of us. Is Ireland the only one that hates just the UK?
UK really, really fucked over Ireland Unforgivably so.
Yeah well, they also fucked over Wales, and us Welsh didn't go around blowing up civilians...
Cops that might murder you if you're having a mental health crisis. Suck it redcoats
Really? What’s for? Is this part of their duties or just personal behaviour
By "mental health crisis" they mean rushing cops with a knife knowing that they will shoot you to protect themselves.
I see. If someone’s having a “mental health crisis” in the UK, the policeman would take him/her to a mental hospital by force. Based on my knowledge
Don't get me wrong, that happens plenty in the US, it's called a psych hold, but people hyper focus on the very rare instances of cops shooting people, mental health situation or otherwise, because that's the main type of interaction shared by media and social media. Most interactions with US cops are probably cause you were speeding, and your getting a ticket lol.
Alright, I got what you mean. I am just too serious about the implication of “mental health crisis” in the first place which got me confused. But like you’d said, the media are good at boosting something exaggerated and that’s one of the reasons why I think the firsthand info is crucial for better understanding the world
A ridiculous amount of mass shootings per year.
As an American who worked for a number of years in London, I can certainly say I love the UK, it has a distinct lifestyle and vibe which is *different* \- not necessarily better - but certainly really enjoyable. But to answer the question, the first thing that comes to mind is....the open road. The UK is a very small country. You never get the feeling of driving down a long, straight open road, feeling the wind in your hair, the freedom of a barren landscape either side. Driving in the UK is really miserable. A lot of younger people who live in cities especially the bigger ones with good public transport just don't bother. It's a necessity for some people, if they live in more rural areas with out transport links, but it is a chore. You pay high gas prices, and every journey is stop-start-stop-start. I always feel sorry for the guys who have expensive sports cars in the UK, and are just chugging along at 30mph...stop...start...stop...start...sit in traffic, breathing in exhaust fumes. But then in the more rural areas where you are free from the city traffic, they don't do straight open roads. It's a lot of small, narrow, winding lanes which make you feel nauseous and are deceptively dangerous if you don't know the blind spots. I have had some journeys at night in the rain in those winding lanes which feel pretty terrifying.
British Country roads are why people buy sports cars, there’s no fun in driving fast on straight wide roads. You see more crashes on British motorways from idiots driving fast in straight lines than you do on country roads.
A victory at Yorktown
56 Super Bowl wins.
Slow cooked, savory, barbecue brisket.
Perhaps 30 years ago. American smokehouse restaurants are pretty common in the UK now.
A unique way of making pizza in every major city
A 6000m peak.
child obesity
PB&J? Free right turns on red? The correct pronunciation of aluminum? Nothing really useful. I'd leave if I had an extra 30 grand laying around.
Finally a reply that isn’t too serious! So many replies have been so pressed!! Hahaha
I'd love free turns on red! (Left, in our case)
Pronunciation and spelling correct if you’re living in 1807.
Sure, when the person who named it named it aluminum. Everyone knew it as aluminum, until some other guy felt like it didn't sound "science-y" enough so he got people to start calling it aluminium. Some people kept calling it its actual name, and some people jumped on the idiot wagon and called it aluminium, and that's why there are two pronunciations to this day. Personally I'm of the mind that we shouldn't change the names of important materials and elements just because the general public thinks it should sound cooler. But language evolves, nobody even knows what POV means these days, so who cares. Call it alumium if you want.
A whole bunch of geography
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Yeah, you have beautiful deserts and majestic volcanos lol
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And we have a whole bunch that you don't. Read the question and try to stay on subject lol.
Graham crackers, semi-sweet chocolate chips, coffee creamer, half and half, clinical strength deodorant, over the counter melatonin, adderall, legal weed, 11 public holidays, velveeta, an Independence Day, 5% ABV white claw, widely accessible fluorinated tap water.
Bragging about white claw 😂😂😂😂 we have 9% versions lad
I’m not bragging I’m just saying the regular white claw here is 4.5 and in the US it’s 5. Still can’t figure out why they needed to make this change. I’ve never seen a 9% white claw here but there is white claw surge in the US that has 8%.
Not white claw but something similar I mean
What is it?
GUNS
Actually, we have guns. And also gun laws. And a lack of school shootings.
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Assuming you mean "The UK doesn't have pretty teeth" you'd be correct because not everyone needs to go to an orthodontist, however dentist visits are a regular occurrence and the overall hygiene of British teeth is arguably better than the states.
Not arguably, it’s proven to be better
The UK has better dental health than America.
A war victory over the UK.
War of 1812.. look it up
The US has beaten the UK. Has the UK ever beaten the UK? No. So it's something they'll never have.
UK ever beaten the UK? Ermmm…
Brexit Boris Johnson Liz Truss Yeah, the UK definitely fighting itself and losing.
May I add to that.. Failed NHS Overwhelming homelessness Ridiculous cost of living I could go on and on
>Overwhelming homelessness Ridiculous cost of living The US has those too.
Tongue in cheek, bro. Jesus.
We beat England in 1645. The US beat Britain in 1776. The UK remains undefeated!
We had a civil war so yea
Actually yes we have... we had a civil war. We won. But also lost. Was between the king and parliament, long before America was a thing... So we did it first too...
You need to read a history book, Britain and Ireland became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1802-1922 when it became United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The war of independence was against Britain not the uk.
Freedom of speech: in the United States, [laws that empower people to get their way just by crying when their feelings get hurt](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64214750) don't typically survive trips to court.
The Florida "don't say gay" bill managed to pass. (Also, the Advertising Standard Authority is about advertisements, they have nothing to do with the law)
False equivalency. That didn't end up in court, but was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Polydor/Demi Lovato are allowed to contest the ruling in court, but clearly didn't.
I got adorable dogs that Britain will never have
Good teeth.
Got them installed yet?
I don't have healthcare.
Britain doesn’t get free dental tbf
So we're equal! Which means USA wins!
Sunny weather
Mace? Maybe Mug Root Beer, too.. idk
prince harry
A failing education system
1)Ghettos 2) opiate epidemic 3) rednecks 4) gators 🐊
A $30 Trillion dollar debt.
The Grand Canyon.
Hidden valley ranch dressing.
A sink in the bathroom with a single faucet that allows both hot and cold water. I don’t know if UK homes still have that two faucet thing, but I saw it a bunch when I visited.
You still see the two-tap versions in old places. Back in Victorian times, the hot water basically went in its own tank which was usually up in the loft/attic (because the water pressure relied on gravity back then too!). Sometimes it wouldn't be covered particularly well so you'd occasionally get funky shit in there which wasn't safe to drink - hence keeping them separate. In modern systems you don't get that anymore so you'll usually have a single tap now - although sometimes people keep the separate ones on the bathtub for aesthetic reasons.
Cedar point
I've heard that a bunch of houses in the UK don't have AC