Summary: The video is about 9 weird things British people do that they think are normal.

  • The first thing is that they buy a lot of caterpillar cakes, especially around Christmas time.
  • The second thing is that they eat some of the most creative sandwiches, such as chip butties and pot noodle sandwiches.
  • The third thing is that they call strangers pet names, such as love and sweetheart.
  • The fourth thing is that they do Morris dancing.
  • The fifth thing is that they take their shirts off as soon as the sun comes out.
  • The sixth thing is that they slap their knees when they are ready to leave.
  • The seventh thing is that they can be very polite to people they hate and very rude to people they love.
  • The eighth thing is that they bring in treats to work on their birthday.
  • The ninth thing is that they say goodbye a lot of times.
  • @vext01
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    320 hours ago

    What’s this xmas caterpillar cake?

    • @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
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      320 hours ago

      I’m British and I don’t even get it. I do know that a few years back, a bunch of supermarkets were trying to sue each other over caterpillar cakes.

      • @vext01
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        219 hours ago

        I’m also British. Never heard of this.

      • @vext01
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        319 hours ago

        And we buy that at Xmas do we?

        Those are for kids birthday partys.

  • @blackn1ght@feddit.uk
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    102 days ago

    The first thing is that they buy a lot of caterpillar cakes, especially around Christmas time.

    First I’ve heard of this, but it wouldn’t surprise me

    The second thing is that they eat some of the most creative sandwiches, such as chip butties and pot noodle sandwiches.

    Chip butties are amazing. Some pubs back in the day used to serve chip barms for free.

    The third thing is that they call strangers pet names, such as love and sweetheart.

    Regional, but I think it’s dying off as some people take offence at it.

    The fourth thing is that they do Morris dancing.

    Only every other Sunday

    The fifth thing is that they take their shirts off as soon as the sun comes out.

    INNNNGGERRRRLLAAAAAANNNNDDDD

    The sixth thing is that they slap their knees when they are ready to leave.

    slaps knees RIGHT!

    I think I’ve heard this is a German thing too?

    The seventh thing is that they can be very polite to people they hate and very rude to people they love.

    This is so true! Thanks so much by the way for sharing this list, much appreciated.

    The eighth thing is that they bring in treats to work on their birthday.

    Yes. At first I thought it was bonkers because normally you receive gifts on your birthday, not give them out for everyone else! But it would get costly and fatty if everyone brought cakes in for one persons birthday.

    The ninth thing is that they say goodbye a lot of times.

    “Alright mate, cheers, yep… cheers mate, see ya, yeah have a good day now, cheers mate, bye, bye”

    • Hossenfeffer
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      41 day ago

      Chip butties are amazing.

      Truth!

      The seventh thing is that they can be very polite to people they hate and very rude to people they love.

      This is so true! Thanks so much by the way for sharing this list, much appreciated.

      Soppy shite.

    • @mbirth@lemmy.ml
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      82 days ago

      The sixth thing is that they slap their knees when they are ready to leave.

      slaps knees RIGHT!

      I think I’ve heard this is a German thing too?

      It definitely is!

      schlägt auf die Knie SO!

      • @vext01
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        120 hours ago

        <German accent>so</German accent>

  • Johnny Wishbone
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    31 day ago

    I’m number 2, I will put anything in a Piece (Sandwich) Also in a roll, Sausage roll in a roll with brown sauce anyone.

  • @glimse@lemmy.world
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    52 days ago

    Those are all pretty normal things lol

    Except I don’t know what Morris dancing is. Maybe that one is weird?