This link, to a page that's been doing the rounds on the internet recently, gives some very funny insights into exactly that (although beware some of the anglo-saxon language).
My top favourites?
- UK road signs
- Midsomer Murders
- British understatement
- Loo-gah-ba-roo-gah
- Alright? (not so different really - in the US, shop assistants regularly greet you with "hey, how are ya?". Same concept.)
- Father Ted
- Weather obsessions (although the weather also seems to be a regular talking point in Pennsylvania)
- puddings
On a similar vein of Britishness - see this twitter thread: https://mobile.twitter.com/soverybritish
They even have an official shop! And a book on Amazon (which I have just downloaded for pre-flight entertainment).
Now, which ones made you spit out your tea?!
I love this quote from the reddit page: "If someone tells me they are 'in a bit of a pickle', I know its more than a spot of bother. Thus I can react accordingly." So funny!!!!
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