(in a card shop) silently taking a small step back to indicate you're ready to swap places with the person standing next to you.
Finally got round to putting up my @verybritishproblems calendar 😂
I love it. Bit peeved that I've missed out on 2 months of British idioms and behaviour - but it's up now. Better than previous years where calendars have never unwrapped 😋
Progress!
Useful cut-out-and-keep guide if you work with a Brit.
#verybritishproblems #workwithabrit
After a 5-year study, a multinational team of engineers, scientists, and mathematicians has determined the smallest measurable arc of a circle — it’s the distance between nipple-numbingly cold and scalding on a standard British shower valve.
#verybritishproblems #geometry
@Whiskeyomega see, if ask did you mean : 'IS Christmas' that feels rude because, well you're a stranger. But if I just ignore your reply because I'm too embarrassed to ask - that also feels rude. #VeryBritishProblems ... 😆
Googling “how long to heat up a mince pie in the microwave” reveals a lot of irrelevant results about mince pies when I’m only really interested in mince pies. #verybritishproblems
Googling “how long to heat up a mince pie in the microwave” reveals a lot of irrelevant results about mince pies when I’m only really interested in mince pies. #verybritishproblems
“Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?”
“I’ve got a few bits” - Translation: I bought myself some clothes
#VeryBritishProblems
Puede haber dicho que el matrimonio igualitario es como tres hombres casándose con un perro y que los mujeres musulmanas parecen buzones de correos, ¿pero echarle leche al té sin quitar la bolsita? ¡Por Dios, no! #VeryBritishProblems
https://news.sky.com/story/general-election-outrage-as-boris-johnson-makes-cuppa-and-adds-milk-with-bag-still-in-mug-11860242