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When you're shopping on a website you've never used before, what makes you trust it enough to actually buy?

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What do I do? Received a job offer subject to background check, used the wrong GCSE grade!

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What do British people not like about Germans?

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Do you know of permanently closed maccies drive thrus?

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What do British people not like about Germans?

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If you could bring back one thing that disappeared from British life, what would it be and why?

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The tram systems were often completely knackered, and no one had the money needed to fix them. Buses were cheaper to buy and more flexible than trams, and at the time might also give a better ride. The tramways had reached an age where they needed major - and very expensive - renewals. And the war hadn't helped. Trams also tended not to serve the growing suburbs, and building extensions would have been very expensive. They also shared the roads with other traffic, rather than being segregated like modern ones.

Why are hotels in the UK so expensive?

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Airlines generally only run flights that make money; they aren't obliged to run "off peak" services. Where there are public service obligation contracted flights they can be expensive; getting to a remote Scottish island might be more expensive than a flight to a holiday resort.

Why are hotels in the UK so expensive?

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What is the on time rate of bus to The Tank museum?

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What is something you were smugly proven correct about years later?

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Did I break pub etiquette here?

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Making friends as an adult isn't easy. For anyone age 35+ who doesn't have built-in friend group from their youth, what are some things you're doing to make friends as an adult?

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Why do so many more women volunteer than men?

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Is this sign appropriate?

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Why so many English tourists have leg problems?

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What to wear to a 90's party?

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Where is a good place to propose in Cambridge?

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What are your must haves at a British BBQ?

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What is the thing your parents were (and maybe still are) adamantly wrong about?

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And when I was younger, the oldest people did have communal memories of financial messes like stock market crashes and recessions leading to people feeling that the whole economic system wasn't working for them, and turning to anyone who could offer a simple solution despite warnings that this might be a mistake. Luckily that kind of environment is now long past.

What is the thing your parents were (and maybe still are) adamantly wrong about?

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What is the thing your parents were (and maybe still are) adamantly wrong about?

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Do people truly resent going to weddings now ?

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Did you ever use chalk boards in school?

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Outside of teaching, does your job involve explaining complicated stuff to complete beginners? What's it like?

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One thing I've noticed is companies will provide training when something is implemented, but never again, so you end up in a situation where almost everyone with training has long since left. There is also the issue of "is this learning something training, or corporate arse-covering training?"

Outside of teaching, does your job involve explaining complicated stuff to complete beginners? What's it like?

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I'm a journalist dealing with technical people, and most love talking about their expertise, especially if you know enough not to completely misunderstand them. Occasionally I do come across someone who looks down on anyone who doesn't already know whatever it is, but they tend not to be actual experts. I then have to make it intellible to a wider audience. It's always satisfying when an expert comes back and says "yes, that's how I meant to explain it".

What’s one small difference which if happened in the UK would make a huge difference to your life?

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What’s something that’s normal & regular for a Brit but a massive deal elsewhere?

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Teachers of Reddit - what’s the most unusual name your pupil has had?

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What’s something that’s normal & regular for a Brit but a massive deal elsewhere?

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What’s something that’s normal & regular for a Brit but a massive deal elsewhere?

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What’s something that’s normal & regular for a Brit but a massive deal elsewhere?

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Is it OK to refer to women as girls in the UK?

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Is it OK to refer to women as girls in the UK?

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What’s the weirdest rule your school ever had?

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What’s the weirdest rule your school ever had?

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A teacher I knew said their uniform was picked in the 1990 so it could be bought from Boyes (a regional chain a bit like Woolworths or Wilkinson's, but cheaper and with a wider variety of random stuff), but also anywhere else. In contast, on recent years my niece and nephew went to a school where each year(!) had a different uniform, so hand me downs weren't even possible.

What’s the weirdest rule your school ever had?

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It did avoid bullying when the rules were "black jumper and white shirt, it is up to you whether you get them from Harrods or Boyes". But this somehow became 1950s cosplay with niche requiements that would bore a Napoleonic wars reenactor and tied people to specific expensive suppliers. I heard of a school banning the Clarks "back to school" range of shoes; that would leave half of Britain bare foot.

Is there any reason why UK trains can’t run until at least 1am?

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Supply and demand, and to leave time for maintenance work. People could charter a train, but the numbers tend not to add up. It's also hard for the railways to plan around events; a common issue is that a specialist machine needs booking years ahead of some works, then a football match gets scheduled for the same day.

What would you do with a big family secret?

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What is this being built by Milton Keynes Area?

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Do you often meet up as friend groups?

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What jobs in the UK are not affected by AI?

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What is one thing you regret NOT doing in your 20s?

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Planning a week in Slough in October. What are the hidden gems I shouldn’t miss?

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What's the best thing you have ever won?

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The local paper ran a competition where you had to name all 10 railway stations that had ever existed in the city. They eventually gave prizes (train sets) to all three of us who came up with (IIRC) 17.

Are cricket episodes usually A Very Racist Episode?

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UK sitcoms often include serious issues; perhaps most famously, the hugely popular series which culminated in almost every character being machine gunned down in no-man's land in a WWI battle.

Are cricket episodes usually A Very Racist Episode?

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South Asians would be rare in an English village even now, never mind decades ago, so cricket might just be a way to get some included for whatever reason the makers might want to include some. South Asians tend to be underrepresented in media when compared to their numbers. Possible explanations are that black people are more visible in London where decisions are made, influence from the US market, or that British people of South Asian heritage are all doctors and lawyers and accountants rather than actors.

What’s annoyed you at work this week?

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What has happened to workplace standards, morale, and professionalism in recent years?

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How common was anti-Irish sentiment in Britain in the 70s/80s?

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There were Irish jokes, but to a certain extent Ireland was a placeholder; Posh & Becks jokes replaced them. There was fairly obvious dislike for the terrorists, although Irish nationalism was mainstream on the political left.

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

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But not in any vaguely recent times. Looks like the law changed in 1961 in England & Wales. And presumably if they had actually done it, if didn't matter to them... And anyway, the kids these days say unaliving.