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5 things non-Brits find weird about Britain, according to Reddit

Living in 21st century Britain can be a confusing experience, so spare a thought for those from abroad who have to deal with the country’s idiosyncrasies.

In a thread posted to /r/AskReddit , one user asked: “Non-British people of Reddit, what about Britain baffles you?”

The question has received nearly 40,000 comments.

Here are the top 5

1. Britain’s size

The top comment on the thread has Redditors discussing Britain’s size compared to other countries like the US.

Answering the original question, one user wrote: “How small it is. Living on a little island like that blows my mind.

“I read somewhere that people aren’t willing to drive like an hour to see their family members. Like I used to drive an hour to school every day.”

“Anything over an hour is a long drive really,” replied another user, who said they lived in the south of England but had only been north “a handful” of times.

Other users attriuted the perceived lack of travel to the high prices for petrol and public transport.

“Petrol (gas) also costs £4.70 ($5.97) per US gallon in the UK, so it’s no surprise that we try to avoid driving where possible,” wrote one.

2. The variety of accents

The UK is renowned for its variety of accents and dialects, a topic which garnered a lot of discussion with one user asking: “The accents. Why do you have so many different accents in such a small place? And how the hell did that happen?"

Another user was succinct in explaining: “A village may have been occupied for over a thousand years at this point.

“For most of its history it was occupied by people who didn’t travel, and didn’t have much contact with people who did travel.

“Over hundreds of years each region has developed its own little oddities with the language leading to substantially different accents.”

3. Tea

The British obsession with tea

“Your obsession with tea.

“I like tea. It’s good. I don’t see my nation drinking so much tea that power companies have to account for when the commercials start because everyone’s turning on an electric kettle.”

One user attempted to explain, describing teas as “perfect for any situation”.

They wrote: “Welcome. Tea?

“Feeling emotional. Tea?

“Celebration. Tea?

“Period. Tea?

“It’s a tad nippy out. Tea?

“So upset you can’t talk. Tea?

“Just lost a limb. Tea?”

“Tea as an emotional suppressor is the most British thing I’ve ever heard,” replied another.

4. Greetings

“The question ‘you alright?’ is not actually them asking if you’re okay,” wrote one user who was swiftly put in their place.

“Just means “hello”” wrote one Redditor in the comments.

“The correct reply is ‘Yeah! You alright?'”

Another explained: “In Cornwall it is the most common way to say hello. The only acceptable response is ‘yeah, you’

“Alright? Yeah, you

“Even if you’re not alright it’s the only way to respond.”

5. Hundreds and thousands

One incredulous Redditor wrote: “Apparently British people call sprinkles ‘hundreds and thousands’.

The replies devolved into arguments about what exactly constitutes sprinkles or hundreds and thousands and whether the two are actually the same thing, but for the sake of simplicity most agreed they were tiny, sugary toppings for cakes.

and as always have a chilled day from the Viking