What’s a habit that mostly apply to Brits only?

I'm guessing you are American. In the UK Cider is alcoholic, you call it hard cider. We do not call unfriended apple juice cider, we just call it apple juice. Non alcoholic cider is not apple juice it is hard cider with the alcohol removed and tastes like hard cider.

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lucky1pierre@reddit

In addition, any mass produced, sweet, fruit alcohol that's around 5% abv is now commonly called cider, whether it's made from pear, berries, strawberry, kiwi, and a multitude of other fruits. This one was actually a berry one, so definitely not apple juice.

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

Point and say "is that not a non-alcoholic cider I can see there?" and either they or you would stand corrected if they got it out and checked the percentage, no worries either way.

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Laefxxx@reddit

I’ve noticed if someone asks me for something or for a favour, I do it and then say thank you to them??? So weird, trying hard to stop but feels the same vibe hahahaha

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FjortoftsAirplane@reddit

Went out for lunch with some friends back on New Year's Eve. They messed it up and brought out starters we hadn't ordered and then brought out the right starters and the mains all at once. Then some discussion went on about whether was alright alright or not, and they told us they'd take the mains back and keep them warm, but if anything wasn't then they'd make it again.

Some of us were pressed for time so naturally I ate a lukewarm burger, told them it was all good when the waitstaff came by, and then vowed never to return.

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Tamihera@reddit

I have thanked hairdressers profusely for haircuts so terrible I was holding back tears.

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Defiant_Income_7836@reddit

LOL, I came here to say this...especially the 2nd point, I'm dying at this. Let's add being passive-aggressive as hell to this whole interaction as well!

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Sirlacker@reddit

I forgot passive aggressive!

Doing favours for people you actively dislike just because you want to show them you're the better person. Is that passive aggressive or is that a seperate thing?

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Reasonable-Key9235@reddit

I’m a welder and many years ago, a bloke I worked with, who was a horrible cunt, asked me to weld something up for him. I did my usual,”yep, no problem. When do you want it?” From years of welding and blacksmithing my hands were hard and coarse, I could pick things up that would be far too hot for most people. I welded up his bits, let it cool a bit, picked it up and went to see him. I was having to juggle with it a bit as it was bloody hot. “Here you go Mick.” And dropped it into his hand. It seemed to take a few seconds to register, by which time I was on my way back to my bench. Then I heard a loud scream of “ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHH! That’s fucking hot!” Burns bad enough he had to go the the first aid room lol

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Defiant_Income_7836@reddit

I think that meets the criteria! And I've definitely done this,

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GrumpyOlBastard@reddit

Canadians do this, too

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CBWeather@reddit

Sorry about that, eh.

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Gold_Association_330@reddit

This used to be me but it was becoming OTT, so I started to bite my tongue instead of apologising. It took some willpower but now I only apologise when I’ve done something objectively wrong. And if someone repeatedly does something I don’t like / that makes me uncomfortable/ frustrated - I tell them! Absolutely wild. Gives me quite the thrill sometimes.

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

Good on you. Sometimes we need to do that especially in a world where people will often push your boundaries

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Alexander-Wright@reddit

Apologising for receiving an apology.

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Euphoric-Piglet-8140@reddit

And saying "sorry not sorry" :)

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MattheqAC@reddit

Sorry, I think you're spot on there pal

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Caracalla73@reddit

Sorry

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Tom_FooIery@reddit

I just tutted at the thought!

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Ok-Anxiety-6605@reddit

Saying “right”, slapping your thighs and standing up to indicate you need to leave/need your visitor to leave

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hotpossum@reddit

We do this in the American south. Or a knee slap and “I’ll let you get back to it.”

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Hello-Potion-Seller@reddit

I noticed there's a lot of similar habits in the South adjacent to us Brits. Where I'm from catching frogs is a thing kids do, I was surprised when visiting Kentucky they do too!

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hotpossum@reddit

I saw a thread recently of classic British phrases and recognized many of them as used here in Alabama.

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w00lal00@reddit

❤️

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Babelfishcat42@reddit

Speaking only one language

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Maleficent-Heart2497@reddit

Ouch ( rubs elbow in English)

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Tamihera@reddit

Also Americans, Aussies and Kiwis, tbf. Most of us expect that if we speak English VERY loudly and slowly, the locals will understand us. (Often they do, but resent it.)

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Extra-Ebb-3529@reddit

Saying “thank you driver” when getting off a bus.

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

I wave instead of salute. Have I been doing it wrong

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MayDuppname@reddit

Yep. You should also say "good morning Mr Magpie, how's the wife and family?"

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Maleficent-Heart2497@reddit

Morning Mr mags , I know of and use but not the wife and family bit. I like it.

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gmorganpie@reddit

Also a New Jersey thing, especially when commuting into New York.

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RaisinZealousideal39@reddit

Oh, I just said this as well!

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GrumpyOlBastard@reddit

Another thing Canadians do, as well

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Japhet_Corncrake@reddit

"Cheers, drive".

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RaisinZealousideal39@reddit

Saying thank you to the bus driver as you get off.

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Maleficent-Heart2497@reddit

"Cheers drive" if you're west country

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Aphr0dite19@reddit

Arguing about what makes something a cake or a biscuit, and the order of toppings on scones.

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skewiffcorn@reddit

Don’t forget the whole housecoat vs dressing gown, maiden vs clothes horse, bun vs roll vs barm vs bap va cob etc etc

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Maleficent-Heart2497@reddit

Maiden Vs clothes horse? Never heard that one before, do tell?

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Hello-Potion-Seller@reddit

The dreaded bread debate... cob, bap, roll, barm or bun...

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richard-bingham@reddit

Being rude to your friends. The better a friend, the worse names you get to call them affectionately

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Hello-Potion-Seller@reddit

Yeah, it was a learning experience with a friend who's American, now they're worse than me lmao.

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WorldlinessNo874@reddit

Waving thank you when using a crossing, and when a driver stops to let you through when passing a parked car.

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Hello-Potion-Seller@reddit

Finland's crossings completely threw me off.

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Ok_Attitude55@reddit

Politeness. False modesty about politeness. Intense viseral anger in response to a lack of politeness. Channeling intense anger into letter writing.

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Hello-Potion-Seller@reddit

The venom behind "You're welcome." when someone doesn't say thank you.

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RaisinZealousideal39@reddit

"I'm going to write a strongly worded letter" 😅

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StockholmGirl29@reddit

Doing favours for neighbours that you really don't want to do but you'd be thought of as impolite if you refuse. Saying you'll never do it again then when the neighbour asks for another annoying favour, doing it! The cycle continues. I'm Swedish and Swedes are even worse. My neighbour lost her phone and asked me if she could use my phone to make some urgent calls. She's elderly and I lent her my phone for an hour. I felt so bad about her not having a phone that I bought one for her on Amazon, set it up with a new SIM and gave it to her the next day. She complained that it was blue! I felt bad. I returned the phone and ordered her a black one. She was grateful but I still feel guilty that I got her a blue phone to start with and she had to wait an extra day for a phone! My British husband thinks I'm crazy?

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snavej1@reddit

Mainlining Yorkshire pudding.

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MissAliceUk@reddit

Cannies in the park when its sunny.

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Ruby-Shark@reddit

Offering a guest a second cup of tea, to indicate it's time for them to leave your house.

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Tamihera@reddit

Or saying “We simply must have you over for tea/lunch!” when you have zero intention of ever doing this. Lots of fun to explain to my American husband—look, if you didn’t get invited for a specific time and place, it’s just nice mouth noise.

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Cov_massif@reddit

Just having the '1' when you go down the pub

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dirtytoyfantasy3@reddit

queuing for everything, always polite

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Some-Background6188@reddit

Lining up at Greggs.

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shredditorburnit@reddit

Dunking digestives biscuits in a cup of tea.

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ProfessionalEven296@reddit

Making Tea as a response to a national disaster or crisis.

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Much-Parsnip3399@reddit (OP)

How’s it like in America with a Scouse accent lol

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ProfessionalEven296@reddit

In America, everyone thinks I speak like royalty - they love it! (This is an enormous country with no more than five accents, so they don’t have an ear for them…)

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Fantastic-Pear6241@reddit

Truth

I have a northern accent and I've had it called "posh" before when visiting the other halfs (American) family.

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nogardleirie@reddit

My colleague was on a train when the Queen's death was announced, and he said they brought everybody a free cup of tea to mark it

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

Aw that’s actually quite sweet . I was at a bar in Bulgaria and they only had peppermint tea but I still ordered it after I hear the news

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atillathekitteh@reddit

Stood next to my father in law when he got the call that his wife had passed away last year. It was expected, so there were quite a few of us at his house. Don't drink tea myself but my first reaction was to make the biggest pot of tea I could muster, using real loose leaf that I have never done in my life! Everyone just sat there in silence drinking their cuppas, even me. Have never drank a cup before or since...

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Caracalla73@reddit

Other side of my family are builders, large family get together, someone brings the Burko over to save the amount of times the kettle is off/on.

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BellendBuilder@reddit

Intense queuing to the point we form lines instinctively.

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EmploymentNo7620@reddit

Last month, I accidentally joined a qué outside a theatre. Ten mins before I realised.

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smoulderstoat@reddit

My Auntie Gladys once told me that during the war if you saw a long queue you'd quite often join it, because there had to be something worth having at the end, and if you wasted time trying to find out what it was they might run out. This worked fine up until the time she found herself accidentally volunteering for the Women's Land Army.

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

Your Aunty Gladys sounds like a laugh . Did she have any other stories like that

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BellendBuilder@reddit

I shouldn’t laugh but I did😅

Fair play to her though pal for sticking it out!

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seven-cents@reddit

Unless it's a merging situation, where traffic would flow properly if everyone used both lanes and merged in turn rather than forming one long queue and then refusing to let the merging cars join. Brits hate that. "I was here before you!"

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BellendBuilder@reddit

Oh I’m aware mate 😅 I always go to the end and it makes me chuckle when some bellend gets annoyed about it 😂

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seven-cents@reddit

Slingshotting around and then gunning it on the straight so that any cars trying to turn out of adjacent roads while there's a reasonable gap almost get t-boned. It's almost always an Audi, BMW or Ford Focus driver

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

Popping the kettle on for any occasion, good or bad.

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FracturedMoonlights@reddit

Saying “anywhere here is fine” to a cab driver

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Crafty-Zebra3285@reddit

As an American, I am pretty sure that’s universal.

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No_Election_1123@reddit

I still do that in the US, even with an Uber to my exact address once we turn into my road I'm saying "anyone along here is fine" and he's thinking that my actual address is halfway down the road

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

Oh so we all do that? Good to know lol

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Odd_Championship7286@reddit

Same! I hadn’t realised that was British but now I’m thinking about it I might be the only one here saying it

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mulberrybushes@reddit

Arguing about how to make a cuppa.

(Corollary: jam first or cream first)?

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LJGunn90@reddit

Every Brit knows there’s a wrong way and a right way. If you make it the wrong way you will be heavily scrutinised and banned from tea making!

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IntrepidMaybe8579@reddit

Teabag first… then milk let it sit till milk is slightly brown, add hot water and serve with teabag still inside

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MayDuppname@reddit

You're a wrong un. A proper wrong un.

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IntrepidMaybe8579@reddit

Why thank you

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Oh-reality-come-back@reddit

I’m logging off now , goodnight :/

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Caracalla73@reddit

Monster... To the tea offenders wing with you.

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IntrepidMaybe8579@reddit

Anything but that! Dont want those type of bags

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Jonseroo@reddit

Tea every 45 minutes.

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MayDuppname@reddit

45 minutes?! I can't wait that long between cuppas.

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HistoricalSession488@reddit

Saying “Lovely Jubbly”

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MayDuppname@reddit

Oddly, that's the one English phrase most people in Egypt know, even if they know no other English.

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evelynsmee@reddit

Tea as a response, notably to a calamity.

Arguing over the name of a circle of bread.

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MayDuppname@reddit

...Even though cob is definitely the correct answer. I know I'm right and I will die on this hill. ;)

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massie_le@reddit

Tea drinking

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imtheorangeycenter@reddit

Know posts and nooo com-entz so your are definitely not bartificant intellgense.

So this is the big one that the rest of the world doesn't know about but seems normal to us: the Brits are the only country that only uses their left foot for propulsion on Shrove Tuesday. This is why British pancake flipping videos are peppered with misflips and they end up on the ceiling or floor. But it doesn't matter because the Brits change the 3 second rule on that day to a 30 second rule. Jesus protects them - but only them - from the germs.

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