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若松Jessica

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2019.10.08 18:16

What it's like to be British🇬🇧

• Not hearing someone for the

third time, so just laughing and hoping for the best

• Saying “anywhere here’s fine” when the taxi’s directly outside your front door.

• Being sure to start touching your bag 15 minutes before your station, so the person in the aisle seat is fully prepared for your exit.

• Having someone sit next to you on the train, meaning you’ll have to eat your crisps at home.

• The huge sense of relief after your perfectly valid train ticket is accepted by the inspector

• “Sorry, is anyone sitting here?” – Translation: Unless this is a person who looks remarkably like a bag, I suggest you move it.

• Saying hello to a friend in the supermarket, then creeping around like a burglar to avoid seeing them again.


• Overtaking someone on foot and having to keep up the uncomfortably fast pace until safely over the horizon.

• Being unable to turn and walk in the opposite direction without first taking out your phone and frowning at it.

• Deeming it necessary to do a little jog over zebra crossings, while throwing in an apologetic mini wave.

• Punishing people who don’t say thank you by saying “you’re welcome” as quietly as possible.

• The overwhelming sorrow of finding a cup of tea you forgot about.

• Turning down a cup of tea for no reason and instantly knowing you’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake.

• Suddenly remembering your tea and necking it like a massive, lukewarm shot.

• Realising you’ve got about fifty grand’s worth of plastic bags under your kitchen sink.

• “You’ll have to excuse the mess” – Translation: I’ve spent seven hours tidying in preparation for your visit.

• Indicating that you want the last roast potato by trying to force everyone else to take it.

• Mishearing somebody’s name on the second time of asking, meaning you must now avoid them forever.

• Running out of ways to say thanks when a succession of doors are held for you.
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Comments

  • Taku 2019.10.08 18:34

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    So many ubspoken rules😳 I understand some of them, but others are complitely first for me
  • Miku 2019.10.08 20:00

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    Very British Problems indeed 😂
  • JS 2019.10.08 20:56

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    Manners overwhelming Bit like Japanese
  • Silhouette 2019.10.09 13:44

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    Me encanta! Jajajaja
  • Jun Lim 2019.10.13 08:25

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    EN

    Good information
  • Canadian Cat 2019.10.16 07:37

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    JP

    Oh boy. I can definitely tell I have British heritage 😂
  • Hooney Lee 2019.12.24 08:23

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    I like British ❤❤❤

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