The prim and proper reputation of Britain has led to some very British problems. The Twitter account @SoVeryBritish is here to document them all…
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You could also call these “very Canadian problems”, as I myself have experienced quite a few of these lol
As a fellow Canadian, I was thinking the same…
Ok I’m assuming ‘newsagents shop’ = convenience store, ‘zebra crossing’ = crosswalk and ‘queue jumper’ = line cutter. I seriously wish we spoke british, they cooler words for almost everything. ‘Loo’ being the exception. But I agree with Emily, these are more like ‘socially awkward problems’ and they are universal.
We often say “bog” rather than “loo”.
Wow… Does any country have a good word for bathroom?
In dutch we often use W.C. which is short for Water Closet.
Sometimes, toilet is also used, but pronounced in a French like way.
And, when used in a very informal way, “pispot” en “schijthuis” are also used. These are rather rare though.
A bathroom is where you go and wash or shower or bath. What’s wrong with saying ‘toilet’?
Restroom, bathroom, washroom and toilet are all words Americans use to call these rooms (where i’m from bathroom is also used for rooms that just have toilets and sinks)though I know uses of words vary across America as well as in other english speaking countries. But I don’t really like any of them either. I just want one good word.
This could also be “Very Mid-Western Problems.” I’ve done about every one of these.
I’m not sure which British people they’re referring to in these situations because my boyfriend is British & coincidentally, one of the biggest assholes I’ve ever met.
…one of the biggest ARSEHOLES you’ve ever met.
and he’s not being an arsehole, he’s probably just pointing out how wrong you are. you should actually thank him.
More about socially awkward problems than anything else.
@ Kirsten – I’m sorry your boyfriend is an asshole, why don’t you try to find a new one? You know, there are actually more decent guys in the world than your species thinks sometimes! It’s just normally you don’t notice them, as they’re sat in the friend zone, right where you put them!
She never said it was bad thing that her boyfriend is an asshole. Maybe she likes his the way he is but aknowledges that he can be stuck up or a jerk; or however she meant asshole to mean. Or maybe she is just mad at him. Or maybe she was just exagerating to point out these tweets really aren’t British but a certain type of person found everywhere which is what every other comment on here is also doing. Probably a mixture of those. Though in my opinion your comment makes you sound like a douche who has nothing better to do than cry about being in the friendzone to random girls you know nothing about. (You didn’t even have the guts to do it via the reply button) If you, specifically, are in the friendzone it is not because you are a nice guy, it is because your the douche your comment evinces.
Bingo! And the fact he refers to women as a species and blames them for all these Nice Guys TM wallowing in the pit of despair aka friends with ladies without boning said ladies says a lot more about why he may be in the friendzone. Maybe faking a British accent and being an asshole will allow him to study the female species up close and personal.
i have done all of these… especially the newsagents. i feel compulsed to do that in literally every shop… also, i cant cope with lush – i dont want help ever. i will shop by myself, or i will leave.
The third one in this list made me laugh the hardest! I do it without fail.