vespertine
God damn it Claude
First time I took my mother to the beach in the UK, she remarked: "I have never seen so many dressed people at the beach in my life".
Oh my God SAME! Even on lovely days! Why won't people take their clothes off?!
First time I took my mother to the beach in the UK, she remarked: "I have never seen so many dressed people at the beach in my life".
Oh same. And going into town I'm the first stop after the bus station so I USUALLY get the top front seatI love a bus ride, if time permits I’ll happily sit on the bus for an hour instead of getting the tube.
I should add that this was BRIGHTON in AUGUST.
Holy shit! Was anyone hurt?Not to turn this topic into something completely different, but the most horrifying examples of public transport accidents in my ”orderly” city happened in 2013 when a local train crashed into a residental building in the middle of the night.
All this happened while the poor cleaner was cleaning the driver cabin and accidently started the train, drove from depot to neighbouring end station and into the building.
Holy shit! Was anyone hurt?
Oh my God SAME! Even on lovely days! Why won't people take their clothes off?!
I can’t take my t-shirt off on the beach without Greenpeace intervening.Hello, meet the UK's obesity crisis.
I'm not subjecting anyone to my tits, they don't deserve that.
For context, I mean this:
Not so much an issue in Scotland :emoji_flag_sco:Oh my God SAME! Even on lovely days! Why won't people take their clothes off?!
I don’t think this is uniquely British, but asking someone how they are and getting anything more involved than ‘not bad, thanks’ is something I’m never mentally prepared for.
Do other countries have the same problem that we do with ending phone calls?
We have to say every possible version of ‘bye’ and then, as we’re ending the call, do that sort of goodbye quack where you chant ‘byebyebyebyebye’ until you disconnect. I’ve actually felt quite abrupt in the past for hanging up after only saying bye four or five times.
See you then, cheers, see you! Take care, enjoy the rest of your day! See you then, bye. Take care. Byebyebyebyebyebye! Bye! Love you bye!
Is that so?
Aloof then?
Not to turn this topic into something completely different, but the most horrifying examples of public transport accidents in my ”orderly” city happened in 2013 when a local train crashed into a residental building in the middle of the night.
All this happened while the poor cleaner was cleaning the driver cabin and accidently started the train, drove from depot to neighbouring end station and into the building.
oh no, not a poor funkis building
It's a BEACH, not a GRINDR MEETING!Oh my God SAME! Even on lovely days! Why won't people take their clothes off?!
I will never feel ok with being topless in public!
Where it all began.Not keen of British food in general (with exceptions) sorry, but the crisp culture is something else.
This really is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title.And yeah, non-mixer taps, although I think they are dying out.
I’ve liked all the British foods I’ve tried, especially the cripsThe weather and the food were really much nicer than their reputation, so I was pleasantly surprised by both.
This would be the second thing. I generally prefer rugs cause you can change them and have them cleaned more easily plus I thought it was a little unhygienic, especially for bathrooms.We need carpets because it's COLD
Good one. I never found shutters in any of the homes I stayed in or visited. I couldn't understand why though, cause they are not really meant to be used for the sun. I mean I never have them shut down during the day, but I shut them down for safety when I leave the house, or at night when it's freezing to help to maintain the inner temperature.The lack of proper shutters (blinds?) in every single window is something I can't understand. When you stay in a hotel anywhere in Europe with thin courtains and you wake up early in the morning because of the daylight, wtf? I understand is not THAT sunny over there and we would die without them, but still, what if you want to sleep during the day? I don't get it.
Oh carpets in the bathroom are disgusting and wrong.This would be the second thing. I generally prefer rugs cause you can change them and have them cleaned more easily plus I thought it was a little unhygienic, especially for bathrooms.
But then I realized this wasn't in every house but more like a thing of personal choice, some houses had wall-to-wall carpet everywhere, and some didn't.
Good one. I never found shutters in any of the homes I stayed in or visited. I couldn't understand why though, cause they are not really meant to be used for the sun. I mean I never have them shut down during the day, but I shut them down for safety when I leave the house, or at night when it's freezing to help to maintain the inner temperature.
Oh another thing that struck me as sth missing for no obvious reason was the lack of intercom and doorbells. When someone knocked on the door he had to actually knock instead of pressing the button, and you had to physically go to the door. You couldn't just pick up the intercom and talk to whoever it is or open the door with a button.