Marmite
Diet Coke isn’t English!Gravy chips and Diet Coke
Wait, what... how is squash not a thing? How? Is everything pre-mixed? So many questions.I lived in a different country for awhile and the things I missed the most -
The tea
The people and how quiet and reserved we are. I lived in the USA. That probably explains a lot!
Sausage rolls
British telly
Our dry sense of humour. When Americans try and emulate our humour they follow up with ‘that was sarcasm by the way, I was being sarcastic ’ sort of defeats the object. Us Brits are only truly understood by eachother.
Squash - not a thing in the US
The self deprication and humility
Roast dinners
How small and compact everything is. For some irrational reason though it annoys me when anyone who isn’t British comments on that - ‘oh everything is so small and quaint, it’s so cute’ - shut up.
They don’t have pre mixed squash. They basically just have pop (fizzy drinks), fruit juice, ice tea and things like Gatorade. And water of course. But it’s all just so sweet and strong!Wait, what... how is squash not a thing? How? Is everything pre-mixed? So many questions.
Poor Americans. First tea, now this.They don’t have pre mixed squash. They basically just have pop (fizzy drinks), fruit juice, ice tea and things like Gatorade. And water of course. But it’s all just so sweet and strong!
Pret's porridge is amazing.Love this thread! So many things...
The rules! And the fact that people follow the rules! From queuing to driving to filling out applications- there's a system in place for everything, everyone follows the system and it all works, which you don't realise until you've left.
Spring time.
Regent's park! And all the stunning parks dotted all over the place.
Early morning runners at 5/6am before starting their work day- I just don't see them in such large numbers anywhere else.
Pret porridge!
Cream tea in the countryside.
Proper television
Waterstones and Foyles
The West End and theatre in general, including Fringe plays
Buskers
Museums and art galleries
I'm sure I have loads more that will come to me.