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I’d love to eat alone, but I work in a secondary school and have a hoard of kids who find me no matter where I am 🤣
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Do people at work eat alone in the UK/Europe/US during their breaks?
Posted by Swimming_Anywhere_30@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 94 comments
Who can afford to smoke anymore?
Posted by No_Specific_3335@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 338 comments
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That was my point sweets, it was the first old smelly car that popped into my head!
Who can afford to smoke anymore?
Posted by No_Specific_3335@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 338 comments
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I gave up for 15 years, missed it every day. Until, not long ago, I was going through a hard time and gave in and got some cigs. They were vile. Not the nice, smooth, delicious flavour I remembered. More like trying to suck the exhaust fumes of a ford capri! I’ve not been tempted since.
Do Schoolkids Still Stamp on New Shoes?
Posted by DaveBlerk@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 33 comments
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I work in a secondary school. These days they are more likely to whip the shoes off the feet and launch them into a hedge. It happens on a daily basis!
What’s a polite way to end a conversation when the other person clearly does not want to stop talking?
Posted by MistressLolaDiamond@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 227 comments
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My manager in my last job was like this. After trying all the polite ways I had to resort to walking away whilst saying “I’m walking away now, I have left the room and can’t hear you anymore” loudly! He’d unfortunately keep talking at me until I’d left the building and possibly after 🤣
Can you get a front door lock that tells you when it's locked in an app?
Posted by TheLittleSquire@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 102 comments
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You could get a ring doorbell, you can then check the videos and see yourself locking the door.
Are there any Redditors who actually uploaded their ID to access certain subreddits blocked due to the UK government?
Posted by Iforgetpasswords4321@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 206 comments
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Me too, I look so tired and haggard it didn’t doubt I’m old enough.
UK parents, what has your kid lost at school already this term?
Posted by UpForConversations@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 263 comments
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I am pastoral care and have had a single left shoe in my office since Friday. I found it in the corridor. How do you lose one shoe? 🤣
What was your biggest purchase in 2025 and do you regret it?
Posted by pinocchioh@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 694 comments
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A kitchen Aid stand mixer, I do not for a second regret it, but my waistline might!
Why is my house so cold?
Posted by Square-Revenue-6502@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 106 comments
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I have underfloor heating and have found it doesn’t work well if you just keep the temp set. The heating doesn’t stay on long enough to heat the floor properly. The best way, is to let the house get cold during the night and then turn the heating on in the morning until it raises 1-2 degrees. This gets the floor good and warm and will last all day.
How do you keep warm in old UK flats with single-glazed windows?
Posted by cxvgwesa@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 292 comments
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We live in a converted chapel that has the same problem. We have custom cut glass panels to act as secondary glazing and wooden blind in front of them. They weren’t cheap but are well worth it. You save a fortune in heating and stay warm.
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Many things in the UK are now completely digital, so when has something analogue tripped you up?
Posted by funnystuff79@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 219 comments
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I might do, I couldn’t remember what it was called now.
What is the strangest or funniest thing you’ve done whilst on autopilot?
Posted by onmylunchbreak_@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 96 comments
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Put my box of apple peelings in the fridge and was half way to the compost heap with the peeled apples before realising.
Many things in the UK are now completely digital, so when has something analogue tripped you up?
Posted by funnystuff79@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 219 comments
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I stood at the door of WH Smith for far too long yesterday waiting for it to open for me, but it was not automatic! I got some funny looks.
Do you know your National Insurance Number "off by heart"?
Posted by Different_Market_917@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 997 comments
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Yes! I was on benefits for a while years ago and now it’s burned into my brain along with my childhood phone number.
What's the most expensive thing you bought which was totally worth it?
Posted by Intelligent-Task1722@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 746 comments
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My kitchen aid stand mixer. It was £650, but I love to bake and I don’t know why but my bakes are so much better since I got it.
What’s something gross your family always did that you never realised was gross until later on in life?
Posted by soy-sauce-sexy@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1195 comments
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Well that sounds far too much like common sense! I was quite young when we did this so am not sure why they didn’t think to cut the meat off. I do remember how good those sandwiches were though.
What’s something gross your family always did that you never realised was gross until later on in life?
Posted by soy-sauce-sexy@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 1195 comments
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Our Christmas turkey every year was huge, so didn’t fit in the fridge, we spent up to a week making sandwiches off that thing while it festered covered in foil on the kitchen table!
What is the worst “Do not …….” Sign you have seen that made you realise it was only there because people had done that?
Posted by stevecoath@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 579 comments
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All the more reason not to lick it then!!
What is the worst “Do not …….” Sign you have seen that made you realise it was only there because people had done that?
Posted by stevecoath@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 579 comments
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But what if loads of people have tasted it before you buy it?
What do you give your kids to eat during summer holidays?
Posted by roslid@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 146 comments
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We use mozzarella for the mac and cheese in our school. Like you say it doesn’t have much flavour but the kids love it.
What would you wear to protect your feet if you're standing a lot at work?
Posted by Equivalent_Ask_1416@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 28 comments
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I work in a kitchen and wear professional crocs. My feet are much better since I changed over to them.
Great Britain specifically: Are ye noticing a significant uptick in insect populations this year?
Posted by FozzieTortle@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 284 comments
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Yes! I have mayflies in my garden, the first ones I’ve seen for years! And so many different types of bee and wasp, it’s brilliant.
What should you wear to court?
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!answer
Thank you
What incorrect phrase / word irritates you?
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Hence why! It sets my teeth on edge.
Girls of the UK, what's the weirdest thing you have cried about during your period?
Posted by RealisticWishbone717@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 499 comments
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Stop it! You’ll make me cry.
Girls of the UK, what's the weirdest thing you have cried about during your period?
Posted by RealisticWishbone717@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 499 comments
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Someone told me my veggie pakoras were amazing. I burst into tears at that.
Where do you keep your calpol syringes?
Posted by charisma_eowyn87@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 958 comments
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Wales, in the cutlery drawer, usually in with the teaspoons.
Free school meals should they be smaller portions?
Posted by misspixal4688@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 618 comments
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No! That is just wrong. In the school I work in the free school meal kids get the price of a main meal and dessert, what they choose to spend it on is up to them. The portions are the same and if we know the family is struggling we go out of our way to make sure these children are fed!
What’s your worst Christmas disaster?
Posted by SaltPomegranate4@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 168 comments
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I remember doing the same thing when I was 18. The eldest of 4 siblings I had to just hold it in and get on with it 🤢
why is asda delivery so bad nowadays?
Posted by obliviousfoxy@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 86 comments
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I was shopping in Asda not long ago, looking for peppers. Every single packet was mouldy, some were so bad they’d turned to slimy mush. I told the person working there, who just shrugged and carried on stocking shelves.
What’re your driving quirks? I choose my parking space based on whether the car next to it looks like its owner would care enough to not scratch mine with their door.
Posted by According_Sundae_917@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 333 comments
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Thank you from a person who has to cycle to work and is quite often not seen. I love the indicators
Why is it impossible to recreate curry from a curry house?
Posted by Wallo420@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 730 comments
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It’s not , it’s just impossible to create a curry from your curry house. Every chef has their own recipe. It is entirely possible to make an authentic take away curry.
What’s a hidden gem in your Chinese takeaway order?
Posted by LewClueBlue@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 842 comments
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Yes, our Chinese does these and I tried one for the first time last night. Amazing!
What old building would you bring back from the past?
Posted by Ok-Professor-6549@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 119 comments
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I went there. It was always strange to leave a pub feeling less wobbly when drunk than you did when you arrived sober.
Is there a name for an unsettling feeling induced by topographically flat surroundings?
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I grew up on Anglesey, where the sky usually ends in the sea, I struggled with the ‘too big sky’ when I moved to Shropshire.
Hows do you refer to your children in private or in public, and how old are they?
Posted by almostblameless@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 130 comments
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They are my spawn, they are 17, 19, 22 and 26 and will always be the spawn.
In your household, are you expected to be fully clothed when you walk out of the bathroom after a shower, or do you just walk out covered with a towel?
Posted by SocietyHopeful5177@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 239 comments
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There is no intellectual deep thought going on here, just mindless staring until I have the energy to move again!
Do you have handwash in your kitchen?
Posted by crazyforkovu@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 591 comments
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Yes who wouldn’t?? And sanitiser for when a quick freshen up is needed. But I do have diagnosed ocd so it might be that 🤣
In your household, are you expected to be fully clothed when you walk out of the bathroom after a shower, or do you just walk out covered with a towel?
Posted by SocietyHopeful5177@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 239 comments
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How are you suppose to sit on the edge of your bed staring into the void wrapped in a damp towel if you get dressed in the bathroom?
Also, wouldn’t your clothes get damp from the steam?
Is it legal for school to take my child's fingerprints without my permission?
Posted by Little-Berry-539@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 752 comments
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I am a dinner lady, and this is absolutely not allowed. Saying it makes things quicker is rubbish, we get to recognise the few kids who don’t have permission and have searched them by name by the time they get to the till.
When was the last time someone said something nice to you?
Posted by CliffyGiro@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 64 comments
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I work at a huge school, yesterday one of the parents stopped me to tell me that I was her daughters favourite dinner lady because I am always kind and smiling. It was a brilliant start to a Monday morning.
My child missed lunch 2 times this week because the school cut lunchtime to 30 minutes, what can I do??
Posted by Begum65@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 658 comments
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I am a school dinner lady and this seems insane. We feed 1400 over two hours in 3 sittings, in 3 locations around the school. You definitely need to complain to the school management and if possible find other parents whose children are missing out on lunch and ask them to complain too. It is never ok for children to miss out on their lunch. Keep on at them, it is in their power to change these things if they don’t work.
What are some examples of lifestyle creep you've noticed in your own life after earning more money?
Posted by Nathanial__Essex@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 601 comments
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Me too, we’re saving almost £150 a month using a meal prep company and eating out less.
What kind of driving habits do other people you know have that make you nervous?
Posted by holytriplem@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 908 comments
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I cycle to work and the sheer amount of people who overtake me on blind bends and hills is mind boggling. Quite often I can see that there is aiming coming the other way, but they can’t. I’m terrified that I will witness a horrible crash one day!
What is your favourite "weird" sandwich filling?
Posted by HappyHippoButt@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 955 comments
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In our house we call it empty bread as it has no butter on it, to better soak up the gravy.
Do many people mix Cocaine, vodka, monster energy drinks on nights out ?
Posted by HairyPlumbs@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 85 comments
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I’m 46 and have spent many weekends like this ⛷️
Is bubblebath less bubbly?
Posted by AlpineJ0e@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 70 comments
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I moved from Anglesey, where the water is silky soft, to Shropshire, where the water is so hard we have to chew it, and can confirm that the bubbles barely work here. A bottle of Radox lasts for about 5 baths now a I have to put so much in.
What will you have for Christmas dinner this year?
Posted by Garrett8319@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 138 comments
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Sushi, it can be prepared in advance so no one has to spend the day cooking, and it’s something everyone in the house prefers to Turkey.
What comes to your mind when you hear “Shropshire”?
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