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I'd argue the need to have a cuppa immediately after finishing anything remotely tiring (shopping, driving more than 45 minutes, building a thing).

Extra points if you go 'ahhhh, right I need a cuppa' before actually making one.

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lemmy.world

I'd say it's going on holiday to a foreign country, finding the one British themed pub owned by an ex-pat and eating there every night as you slowly turn into a lobster.

Bonus point for complaining about the locals not speaking for enough English or saying the local "ethnic" food gives you the shits.

These are just my observations as a brit abroad seeing other embarrassing brits.

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An unfortunate one that, generally ill avoid any British tourist sites abroad. Our countrymen abroad are deeply embarrassing to often

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Also when you hear a Brit speaking slower and louder in order to be understood by someone who clearly doesn't speak English (or doesn't want to understand, fair play, understand that)

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lemmy.world

Cause it is and the weather is changeable and unpredictable far too often.

Side note, why don't my fellow Brits carry a brolly more often? I've always got one in my bag for the days that start out dry and rain later on!

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lemmy.zip

I hate umbrellas I just use a hood. Too many people dont have the spacial awareness to carry umbrellas im always having to dodge them at my eye level.

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This is unfortunately true and to many men think the size of their penis is directly related to the size of their brolly. One doesn't need a golf brolly to walk down a crowded high street

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The brolly thing has caught me out more than a few times on the school run. I should definitely be carrying them with me going forward.

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If too many people use an umbrella at once, it angers the weather god, who whips up a strong wind to turn all the brollies inside out, and blow lightweight people into the road.

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I'm too short to hold one high enough to not take out other people's eyes. And if a tall person holds it, I'm getting all the drips off the side.

Given that my hair just does its own thing anyway, it's way more hassle than just getting a bit wet.

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lemmy.world

And then you go to another country, and find they have exactly the same sayings and idioms.

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