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What music have you been introduced to from TV/Film that you’ve continued to enjoy?

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Bit of an unusual one, but the theme to the first series of a TV show called Patriot was 'Train Song' by Vashti Bunyan. Not my thing at all, I'm a punk and metal fan mostly, but I just fell in love with that song and have explored more Vashti Bunyan since, big fan. This is the song: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U\_cZyavt06U](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_cZyavt06U)

How did someone find my address!?

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I do have one non-scam possibility I've not seen mentioned yet that happened to me a few months ago. I bought something from (I think) Vinted, and the seller sent it to me, all good. I then had a completely random pair of ear buds, fairly expensive, turn up a couple of weeks later and I had no idea why. Turns out the seller had accidentally reprinted my address label instead of the one they'd meant to, and sent me these ear buds by mistake. A few days later they contacted me when they realised, asked me to post them back - they paid the postage plus a fiver for my trouble - so it was all innocent and sorted out in the end. I guess just check if someone you've bought something else from has sent it by mistake.

What is the consensus on going out alone?

Posted by Obvious_Goat_764@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 130 comments

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Easiest way to understand the truth of this is to ask yourself: "Am I looking at people to see if they're on their own? And if they are, do you think they're weird?" The answer to both is almost certainly no, so why would anybody be looking at you? Just go for it.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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I've literally explained that in the post you're replying to.

Is there an official record of deaths in the UK?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 70 comments

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Thanks for the offer but I've ordered the £12.50 certificate mentioned elsewhere. Cheers though.

Is there an official record of deaths in the UK?

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Thanks very much, I'll look into that.

Is there an official record of deaths in the UK?

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I'm not personally on Facebook but that's how one of us found out he'd died, from people saying a few years later 'miss you bro' and all that on his page or as comments or however it works.

What is the correct etiquette when a lap dance is finished?

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What's a weirdly amachronistic thing that you can't believe was still a thing within your lifetime?

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I shared the planet with Charlie Chaplin for the first few months of my life and that's just mental.

What phrase(s) would you permanently ban if you had the chance?

Posted by MixAway@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 3420 comments

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"What the actual fuck". "What the fuck" is an absolute classic and adding an extra word to it is absolutely criminal.

Whats the best English Football Chant?

Posted by Emperoronabike@reddit | AskABrit | View on Reddit | 569 comments

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Another Wayne Rooney one, when stories came out about his penchant for allegedly paying for the services of ladies of... let's say advancing years, to the tune of whatever the 'can we have a referee' song is: "Does she take, does she take, does she take her teeth out first?"

U.k Cat owners, are your cats indoor, outdoor or combination?

Posted by Fit-Choice2368@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 241 comments

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Aye, same here. And about 5am come in with a sodding mouse.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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Ah right, blimey, yeah none of that had crossed my mind at all. I think my mental image of how supermarket security works is probably quite out of date.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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Yeah this is a TIL for me today, had no idea this existed.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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Yeah that's what surprises me, I thought the cost to the shop would be more prohibitive so they'd restrict it to expensive stuff but I guess maybe not. Fair play to whoever invented the system.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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I don't know, I think if I was a thief I'd be more bothered about hidden/random tags as it could be literally any item that set it off. Though obviously if no staff appear when the alarm goes off it's moot anyway.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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I bought a half leg of lamb in the same shop, and as you can imagine that was a lot more expensive than the chicken. I guess it's possible that was what set it off and there was simply a cock up with the technology, because I scanned it, bagged it, paid and had it on the receipt.

Supermarket security - is there a tag on EVERY item?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 37 comments

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I thought the way these EAS tags work is they're active by default, but scanning them deactivates them (don't ask me how) and when deactivated they don't set the alarm off. That's what some video I watched earlier said anyway. It sounds plausible.

How do I check Train fares?

Posted by Karl9538@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 19 comments

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nationalrail.co.uk I usually handy for that.

You get 5 seconds to telepathically speak to every person in the UK. What do you say and why?

Posted by PaddedValls@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 533 comments

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Hahaha brilliant.

Going to the cinema has become incredibly difficult in the past few weeks. Is that the general feeling in the UK at the moment?

Posted by Crazy_Screen_5043@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 68 comments

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It does seem worse the last couple of years, aye. Would be interesting to hear someone who talks in the cinema justify why they think it's OK. Generally I find asking someone politely but robustly to keep it down works, but then I'm a six foot bloke with a shaved head. And if the chat is coming from a few rows away you can't really get up to ask them to shut it so that can be a real pain in the hoop. Every cinema has a bit before the film asking people to turn their phones off. Some mention talking too, but maybe they need to make more of a point of that, to put talking on a par with phones.

What is your favourite tap to drink from?

Posted by MatDow@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 71 comments

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The water from your nan's upstairs bathroom is pretty special to be fair.

Why is my Nans phone getting so many calls from strangers??

Posted by Over-Tomorrow-8321@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 13 comments

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Maybe her AdultWork profile got boosted.

What do you call the end slice of a loaf of bread?

Posted by Clapd_Frothy327@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 7243 comments

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Absolutely nobody else in the world calls it a 'nubbon'.

Can you please provide some European long weekend destinations please?

Posted by Classic_Peasant@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 32 comments

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Sofia in Bulgaria is a hugely underrated weekend destination. We went a couple of years ago in the middle of summer and Christ was it hot, but I imagine it would be beautiful in spring or autumn. Lovely outside euro-style restaurants and bars and all that. It's a big city but most of the things you'd want to see in a weekend are in the centre and easily walkable.

Men, do you have somewhere to escape and decompress from life that isn't the pub? If so, where?

Posted by Kapranos@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 709 comments

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I used to do the gym with music in my earphones to kind of pump me along, and I bloody hated it. Since I switched to audiobooks (or podcasts like yourself) it's so, so much less onerous. I'd almost go so far as to say I enjoy it these days, but I'm not mental.

Men, do you have somewhere to escape and decompress from life that isn't the pub? If so, where?

Posted by Kapranos@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 709 comments

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This is going to be a pretty niche answer and it'll only work if you have the space and a couple of grand, but this summer in my small garden I replaced my shed with a shed/summerhouse combo. It means I have somewhere to sit that gets a lot of daylight (to combat any winter blues mainly), and I can be at home but have some time/space to myself. It's easy to get a little heater for when it's Baltic (you can probably get a solar panel for the roof to power it, though I've got it wired to the mains in a way I can unplug it totally so it doesn't burn down at night or something). If it's not far from the house and your wifi stretches far enough you can even work out there. It's 12ft by 4ft so doesn't take up much space at all. Cost about £1700 in all as I had to get a new concrete base under it, as well as the building itself which is just a flat-pack type thing that two people can put up in a few hours.

With the writers of the new Bond film struggling following his death in No Time To Die - what would you do to reboot the franchise?

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Easy: we all just agree that piece of shit last film never actually happened.

Is there any way to start again at 40 with nothing?

Posted by Efficient-Camel-307@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 170 comments

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Best answer you'll get OP. Don't scrabble for practical solutions without giving yourself some time to get in a better headspace - much more likely then that however you try to move on will be a success. Good luck mate.

Is there any way to start again at 40 with nothing?

Posted by Efficient-Camel-307@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 170 comments

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How much roughly did your degree cost you, if you don't mind me asking? Last I looked the OU had become staggeringly expensive since tuition fees came in.

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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In case they...?

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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I'm at the Emirates every home game mate and yes, the troughs are filthy. But have you seen the tragedy in the eyes of the geezers queuing up for the traps?

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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Eat or flick?

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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I literally said it's because sometimes I need a shit because my body's wrecked from cancer but yes, it's about you and what you want.

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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But, if you don't mind me asking, why the objection to urinals?

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

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I guess only with advanced age do you realise how little interest other people have in your penis.

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

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Seven hours later this is still the best reply.

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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Yeah that's fair, but it doesn't explain why \*more\* people are going in the cubicle now. Is stage fright worse now? If something that's always been a thing is suddenly more common, how come?

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

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But if you aim forwards not down there's no splashback....

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

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That's a miserable business and I'm sorry to hear that.

British men: what's wrong with urinals?

Posted by C-i-d@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 93 comments

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Any idea why? Genuine question, as it's not something that's ever crossed my mind - at the time I'm focused on nothing other than having a leak. And it's not like urinals are new, so what's changed?

What’s your go to hangover cure?

Posted by franki-pinks@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 747 comments

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This triggered me so bad. For reasons unknown I stopped getting hangovers about eight years ago despite no change to my intake. Last Wednesday out of nowhere I had one of my worst ever. So to answer the question, my most recent cure was to still be throwing up at 7pm the next day, though what the fuck I was throwing up by that point is a mystery. I feel lighter now, maybe it was a kidney that had dissolved in there.

What’s your go to hangover cure?

Posted by franki-pinks@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 747 comments

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I used to call a large chicken doner my hangover prevention kit. Lamb doesn't work so well but is much more satisfying when drunk, which is one of the great tragedies of modern life.

What’s your go to hangover cure?

Posted by franki-pinks@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 747 comments

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Squash not tennis though?

what common british "thing" you remember in your childhood you'd like brought back?

Posted by Conscious_Page1934@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 656 comments

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I know it's petty and hardly ground-breaking, but the 'Keep Britain tidy' campaign to get people to not drop litter. Just a recognisable, gentle nudge to do the right thing, British style.