We asked our Twitter followers to complete the sentence “You know you’re in the UK when…” and here’s a handful of the responses you sent in. A bit of a mixed bag, really!
- You know you’re in the UK when you’ve had a nice cuppa tea (@destinworld)
- You know you’re in the UK when find you have more on camera hours than the cast of Eastenders (thanks to CCTV). (@therecipeblog)
- You know you’re in the UK when your meat is cooked rather than waved near a candle. (@france_normandy)
- You know you’re in the UK when your every move is followed by CCTV & a cup of tea solves all problems known to man! (@vathenaEU)
- You know you’re in the UK when you walk outside, temperature drops cold and its pouring it down with rain/sleet/snow. (@brighteridea)
- You know you’re in the UK when you are in an old quaint British village and having a good tea with milk. (@Happy_Dasha)
- You know you’re in the UK when you leave the US with $1 and it’s only worth .60 cents. (@overthepond4me)
- You know you’re in the UK when the girls are “blue-ish” but still wear the minimum of clothes! (@MicaCosmetics)
- You know you’re in the UK when you bump into someone and they say sorry. (@alisonrobinson)
- You know you’re in the UK when you can catch a bus to almost anywhere. (@france_normandy)
- You know you’re in the UK when other drivers acknowledge your giving way for them. (@france_normandy)
- You know you’re in the UK when you have a road crew of 4, 1 is working and 3 are watching! (@Welshbybirth)
- You know you’re in the UK when you bump into someone and you get as a reply “I am terribly sorry”. (@Ana_Jesus)
Recurring themes seemed to be the weather, CCTV, politeness and the good ol’ British cuppa. Thank you to all those who took part!
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