50 Weird & Confusing Facts About British Life & Culture

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Today I'm going to talk to you about

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50 weird and random facts about British culture.

50 keanehan dan fakta acak tentang budaya orang inggris

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Fact number one.

fakta nomor satu

Tea is by far the most popular drink drunk by Brits.

teh adalah minuman paling populer yang diminum oleh orang inggris

Maybe you knew this, but apparently we drink

mungkin kamu tahu ini, tapi rupanya kami minum

165 million cups of tea every single day.

165 juta cangkir teh setiap harinya

Bananas!

pisang!

I've drunk no tea today.

aku belum minum teh hari ini

It's not my favourite, I don't hate it,

itu bukan kesukaanku, aku tidak membencinya

I'll have it if I'm offered, but yeah.

aku akan minum jika ditawarkan, tapi yah..

Number two, on our main TV channels,

nomor dua, pada saluran TV utama kami

that's channel one and two and quite a few others,

pada saluran satu dan dua dan beberapa lainnya,

they're run by the BBC and we don't have any adverts.

yang dijalankan oleh BBC dan kami tidak punya iklan

This is because we pay a licence fee

ini karena kami membayar lisensi

and I think it's over 100 pounds a year,

dan kupikir itu lebih dari 100 pounds dalam setahun

but basically we have to pay.

tapi pada dasarnya kami harus membayar

If we have a TV we have to pay it,

jika kita punya TV kita harus membayarnya

even if we don't wanna watch the BBC.

walaupun kita tidak ingin menonton BBC

Now I kind of like it because I like ad-free TV,

sekarang aku mulai menyukainya karna aku suka TV bebas iklan,

but I also don't want the BBC

tapi aku juga tidak mau BBC

to tell me whether I can have a TV or not.

katakan padaku apakah aku bisa punya sebuah TV atau tidak.

Number three, queues are incredibly important to us.

nomor tiga, antrian sangat luar bisa penting untuk kami

If you push into a queue, if you queue-jump,

jika kau di dorong pada suatu antrian, jika kau melompati antrian

you will be universally hated in Britain.

kau akan dibenci secara universal di Inggris

Doesn't make sense.

tidak masuk akal.

Comment below if queues are important in your country,

komen dibawah jika antrian penting di negaramu,

because I went to Spain and I lived there for a while,

karena aku pergi ke spanyol dan aku tinggal disana sebentar

and people did not respect queues.

dan orang-orang tidak menghargai antrian

When I lived in Spain I remember being in a bank

ketika aku tinggal di spanyol aku ingat ketika lagi di bank

and some lady thought that her problem

dan beberapa wanita berpikir bahwa masalahnya

was more important than my problem,

lebih penting daripada masalahku,

and she just pushed in and was like

dan dia maju dan seperti

sorry, this is an emergency.

maaf, ini darurat.

I was like, in Britain that would never happen!

aku seperti, di Inggris itu tidak akan pernah terjadi!

Number four.

nomor empat.

Please, sorry and thank you basically dominate

tolong, maaf dan terima kasih pada dasarnya mendominasi

all of our social interactions.

semuanya pada interaksi sosial kami

It's so ingrained into our brains

itu seperti sudah tertanam dalam otak kami

that we often bump into things

bahwa ketika kita menabrak sesuatu

and then apologise to the inanimate object.

dan lalu meminta maaf pada benda mati

Like I have whacked my shoulder on a door

seperti ketika aku memukulkan bahu ku pada pintu

and said "Oh, sorry", and then felt really stupid

dan aku berkata "oh, maaf", dan kemudian merasa sangat bodoh

and British, at the same time.

dan British, pada saat yang bersamaan

But yeah, just a simple task

tapi yah, hanya tugas mudah

like passing the salt at a dinner table.

seperti meminta mengambilkan garam pada meja makan malam

"Sorry, please could you pass the salt?

"maaf, bisa tolong ambilkan garamnya?

"Thank you, sorry, sorry, excuse me please."

"terima kasih, maaf, maaf, permisi"

Honestly, we say it about eight times.

sebenarnya, kami mengatakan itu sekitar delapan kali.

Number five.

When you greet a friend in the U.K.

nomor lima.

ketika kamu menyapa seorang teman di U.K.

you don't normally shake their hand.

kamu tidak berjabat tangan

You don't normally shake their hand.

kamu tidak menjabat tangan mereka

Normally you give them one kiss on the cheek.

normalnya kamu mencium mereka dipipi

If you've recently been in the rest of Europe

jika kamu baru saja di Eropa

then you might give two kisses by mistake

maka kamu mungkin memberikan ciuman dua kali secara tidak sengaja

and say "Oh sorry, I've just got back from France.

dan berkata "oh maaf, aku baru saja kembali dari Prancis.

"Just got back from Spain."

"baru saja kembali dari spanyol."

And if you're feeling very masculine

dan jika kamu merasa sangat maskulin

and you're with another very masculine person,

dan kamu bersama dengan orang yang sangat maskulin lainnya,

then even though you know them very well

dan bahkan kamu sangat mengenal mereka

you might still shake their hand,

kamu mungkin saja menjabat tangan mereka

but that's only if you're very very masculine.

tapi itu hanya jika kamu sangat sangat maskulin

Number six.

nomor enam.

When the sun comes out,

ketika matahari keluar

because it doesn't come out so often,

karena matahari tidak selalu keluar,

we make the most of it.

kami membuat sebagian besar dari itu.

In 15 degree heat we will wear sandals, mini-skirts,

pada tingkat panas 15 derajat kami akan menggunakan sandal, rok mini,

strappy tops, bikinis,

atasan strappy, bikini,

and we will get very very sunburned as well.

dan kita akan sangat sangat berjemur dengan baik

The day after a sunny day, everyone is red.

sehari setelah hari yang cerah, semua orang jadi merah.

It's terrible.

itu mengerikan.

Also, our houses are not designed to cope with the heat,

juga, rumah kami tidak di disign untuk mengatasi panasnya

as I'm experiencing right now.

seperti yang sedang kualami sekarang.

It's 19 degrees outside and I am absolutely dying.

itu 19 derajat diluar sana dan aku pastinya sekarat

Number seven.

nomor tujuh.

British cuisine, well our most known dish

cuisine British, sebagian besar dikenal sebagai hidangan

is probably the Sunday roast,

adalah sunday roast (makanan tradisional inggris yang di panggang pada hari minggu)

or beef and Yorkshire puddings.

atau daging atau puding Yorkshire

However, we actually voted for our national dish

bagimanapun, kami sebenarnya mendukung hidangan nasional kami

and we voted for a chicken tikka masala,

dan kami mendukung untuk ayam tikka masala,

which is an Indian dish.

yang mana adalah makanan hidangan india

Number eight, if you are on public transport

nomor delapan, jika kau sedang dalam transportasi umum

it is highly expected that you give up your seat

sangat diharapkan jika kamu memberikan kursimu

for an elderly person or a disabled person.

untuk lansia atau orang dengan keterbatasan

And if you don't do it, people will tut at you.

dan jika kamu tidak melakukannya, orang-orang akan berseru kepadamu

This is a very British thing.

ini hal yang sangat inggris

People just go (repeated tutting).

orang-orang hanya pergi (mengulangi berseru).

But we don't like to be too direct.

tapi kami tidak suka secara langsung.

Sometimes we muster up enough courage to say

kadang kami membangun pola keberanian yang cukup untuk berkata

"Excuse me, that person needs that seat",

"permisi, orang itu butuh tempat itu"',

but we're not gonna be too confrontational about it.

tapi kami tidak terlalu frontal tentang itu

And if we are ever confrontational with someone

dan jika kami frontal dengan seseorang

on public transport, we spend the next week

di transportasi umum, kami menghabiskan minggu berikunya

coming down from the adrenalin and replaying the situation

dengan sedikit adrenalin dan mengulang situasi tersebut

in our head, telling our mates about it.

dikepala kami, mengatakannya pada pasangan kami

It's a big deal.

itu adalah hal yang besar.

Number nine, our humour can be quite difficult to understand.

nomor sembilan, humor kami bisa jadi sulit untuk dimengerti.

We love sarcasm, we have quite dark sense of humour.

kami suka sarkasme, kami punya selera humor yang buruk.

We can be quite dry, so we can say things without smiling.

kami bisa jadi sangat datar, jadi kami bisa mengatakan sesuatu tanpa tersenyum.

I love the British sense of humour

aku suka selera humor orang inggris

but it can offend people sometimes.

tapi itu bisa menyerang orang-orang kadang

Sucks to be them.

menyebalkan jadi mereka.

Number 10.

nomor sepuluh.

The majority of museums in London are free.

mayoritas musium di London gratis

And we do actually use them quite a lot.

dan kami cukup sering menggunakannya.

There's been a big increase

telah ada perubahan besar

in Brits trying to do cultural things,

di inggris mencoba untuk melakukan hal-hal terkait budaya.

which I think is great.

yang mana ku pikir itu bagus.

Hasn't quite reached me yet,

belum sampai menjangkau ku

but I did go to the museum in my village last year,

tapi aku pergi ke musium di desa ku tahun lalu,

so that was great.

jadi itu hebat.

Number 11.

nomor sebelas.

If you are invited to the home of a British person,

jika kamu diundang di rumah orang inggris,

if they are providing a meal or a party for you

jika mereka menyediakan makanan atau pesta untuk kamu

then you are sort of expected to bring some sort of gift.

maka kamu diharapkan untuk membawa beberapa hadiah

Normally a bottle of wine, some flowers or chocolates.

biasanya sebotol wine, bunga atau coklat.

If you don't bring a gift,

jika kamu tidak membawa hadiah,

we wouldn't say anything about it

kami tidak akan mengatakan apapun tentang itu

but we would silently judge you.

tapi kami akan diam-diam men judge kamu

Number 12.

nomor 12.

We are absolutely obsessed with our animals here,

kami pastinya sangat terobsesi dengan binatang kami disini,

by animals I mean pets.

binatang maksutku adalah peliharaan

We put our pets before our own children sometimes.

kami mengutamakan peliharaan kami sebelum anak kami kadang-kadang.

We are dog and cat crazy.

kami adalah penggila anjing dan kucing

Number 13, as soon as the sun comes out

nomor 13, secepat datangnya matahari

we leave work, when it's a good time to leave work,

we meninggalkan pekerjaan, ketika itu adalah waktu yang tempat untuk meninggalkannya,

normally five o'clock, and we go straight to a pub garden.

biasanya jam 5, dan kami langsung pergi ke pub taman.

We don't go inside the pub,

kami tidak masuk ke pubnya,

we go straight to the pub garden

kami langsung pergi ke taman pubnya

or if there's no direct route to the garden

atau jika tidak ada jalan langsung

then we will march through the pub directly to the garden.

maka kami akan lewat pub itu untuk ketamannya

We love a pub garden.

kami suka taman pub

In fact when I finish this video,

faktanya, setelah aku menyelesaikan vidio ini

I'm going straight there with my neighbour.

aku akan langsung kesana dengan tetanggaku.

14, that brings me onto our drinking culture.

14, itu membawaku pada budaya minum kami

It's quite bad but it's getting better.

cukup buruk tapi sudah lebih baik

It's very normal to see some very very drunk people

sangat normal untuk melihat seseorang yang sangat sangat mabuk

on Friday and Saturday nights,

pada jumat dan sabtu malam,

and Sunday nights if it's a bank holiday,

dan minggu malam jika itu libur sebuah bank

which means we have the Monday off work.

yang mana berarti kami tidak bekerja pada hari senin.

But millennials, our younger generation, are drinking less,

tapi milenial, generasi muda kami, hany minum sedikit

which is a very good thing,

yang mana itu bagus,

and binge-drinking cases are going down.

dan kasus pesta minum-minum menurun

Number 15.

nomor 15.

If we hold open a door for you, which we probably will,

jika kami menahan pintu terbuka untukmu, yang mana pasti akan kami lakukan

we expect a thank you.

kami mengharapkan ucapan terima kasih

However, if somebody holds a door open for us,

namun, jika seseorang menahankan pintu terbuka untuk kita,

and it's actually at a really awkward distance

dan itu adalah jarak yang sangat awkward

so we have to kind of walk faster

jadi kita harus berjalan dengan cepat

and they have to wait for ages holding the door,

dan mereka harus menunggu untuk menahan pintunya dengan lama

both parties hate this situation

keduanya membenci situasi ini

but we still say thank you and we still do it,

tapi kita tetap mengucap terima kasih dan tetap melakukannya,

because, I don't know why.

karena, aku tidak tahu mengapa.

It's polite!

itu sopan!

Number 16.

nomor 16.

We are, hmm, this is divided.

kami, hmm, ini terbagi

Some of us are very polite drivers

sebagian dari kami adalah pengemudi yang sangat sopan

and some of us are very rude.

dan sebagian sangat kasar.

The polite drivers will probably let you through

pengemudi yang sopan akan membiarkanmu lewat

but they will expect a thank you.

tapi mereka akan mengharapkan ucapan terima kasih.

We live for that thank you wave.

kami hidup untuk kata terima kasih

Sometimes people just lift a finger and that's enough.

kadang-kadang orang hanya melihatkan jari dan itu cukup

I just like the acknowledgement.

aku hanya suka pengakuan

I'm a polite driver.

aku adalah pengemudi yang sopan.

Polite drivers also love to tut and shake their head

pengemudi yang sopan juga suka berseru dan menggeleng

at impolite drivers who have not thanked you

pada pengemudi yang tidak sopan yang tidak berterima kasih

for letting them pass.

untuk membiarkan mereka lewat.

(repeated tutting)

Number 17.

nomor 17.

In many cultures around the globe

pada banyak budaya di dunia

women want to have lighter skin,

wanita ingin memutihkan kulit mereka,

but in the U.K. we want to have darker skin.

tapi di U.K. kami suka punya kulit kami lebih gelap

Well, not all of us, but a lot of us like to use

well, tidak semuanya, tapi banyak dari kami suka menggunakan

fake tanning products to make our skin darker.

produk tan palsu untuk membuat kulit kami lebih gelap

I must admit I have got some on today.

aku harus mengakui aku memakai sedikit hari ini.

I'm a very light shade of orange, on my knees particularly.

aku memakai warna orange, pada lututku terutama

Yeah, we don't have much sun,

yah, kami tidak punya cukup matahari,

we don't get much chance to tan,

kami tidak punya banyak kesempatan untuk tan,

and having a tanned complexion, I think,

dan punya tan kompleks, ku pikir.

is almost a sign of wealth.

itu hampir tanda dari kekyaan

Like you've been on holiday recently.

seperti kamu baru saja liburan.

I just think I look healthier with a bit of a tan

aku berpikir bahwa aku terlihat lebih sehat dengan sedikit tan

but you might not agree.

tapi kamu mungkin tidak setuju.

Number 18, we are very divided over the Royal Family.

nomor 18, kami sangat terbagi dengan keluarga kerjaan.

Some people think it brings in loads of tourism and money.

beberapa orang mungkin berpikir itu mendatangkan turis dan uang.

Some people think that they spend way too much money

beberapa orang berpikir mereka telah menghabiskan terlalu banyak uang

and there's never really been a study to show

dan tidak pernah ada pelajaran untuk menunjukan

whether they bring a profit or loss to the country.

apakah mereka membawa keuntungan atau kerugian pada negara.

So it's a funny one, we just don't know.

jadi itu salah satu hal yang lucu, dan kami tidak tahu.

Number 19, the weather in summer can never be guaranteed.

nomor 19, cuaca pada musim panas tidak dapat dipastikan.

So we don't actually go on holiday

jadi kami tidak sering pergi berlibur.

in our own country that much.

di negara kami

We do, but we can't guarantee

kami melakukannya, tapi tidak dapat memastikannya

it's gonna be a sunny beach holiday.

itu akan menjadi hari liburan pantai yang cerah.

A couple of years ago my family and I

beberapa tahun lalu aku dan keluarga

went away to Cornwall, to a beach resort,

pergi ke Cornwall, di resort pantai,

and there was not a single day of sunshine.

dan tak ada seharipun sinar matahari.

It poured it down the entire time

itu hujan sepanjang waktu

and we just said never again.

dan kami berkata tidak lagi.

We will always go abroad now.

kami akan selalu keluar negri sekarang.

Number 21.

nomor 21.

We like to thank the bus driver when we get off the bus.

kami suka berterima kasih ke pengemudi bis ketika akan turun.

In London, on the school bus, anywhere,

di London, pada bis sekolah, dimanapun,

it's pretty normal to say "Thank you", as we get off.

sangat normal untuk menucap "terima kasih", ketika kami turun.

My school bus driver was absolutely amazing.

pengemudi bis sekolahku sangat mengagumkan.

He actually used to buy us all Easter eggs.

dia sering membelikan kami semua telur ester

A whole school bus of children, he was lovely,

seluruh bis sekolah anak, dia sangat penyayang,

his name was Roger.

namanya adalah roger.

I hope I get to see him again.

kuharap bisa bertemu dengannya lagi.

Number 22.

nomor 22.

Dinner is often our biggest meal of the day,

makan malam adalah makan besar kami.

I'm talking about evening dinner.

aku berbicara tentang makan malam(evening)

We have a fairly heavy breakfast, a light lunch

kami sarapan dengan makanan yang cukup berat, makan siang yang ringan

and then a heavy dinner,

dan makanan berat untuk makan malam,

and we normally have breakfast between seven and eight,

dan biasanya kami sarapan antara jam 7 dan 8,

lunch between 12 and one,

makan siang antara jam 12 dan 1

and dinner between six and seven normally.

dan makan malam anatar jam 6 dan 7. biasanya.

Number 23.

nomor 23.

"How are you" and "You all right" are not genuine questions.

"how are you" dan"you all right" bukan pertanyaan yang asli

If we say "Hi, you all right,"

jika kami berkata "Hi, you all right,"

I don't actually expect you to answer saying

aku tidak berharap kamu untuk berkata

"Well, actually, no I'm not, my goldfish died."

"well, actually, no I'm not, my goldfish died."

I just expect you to say "Yeah yeah, you all right."

akuhanya berharap kamu untuk berkata"yeeah yeah you all right."

And that's it.

dan itu saja

Top quality interaction.

kualitas interaksi yang bagus.

Number 24.

nomor 24.

Our population is incredibly diverse.

pupolasi kami berbeda.

In London, for example, in 2011,

di london, contohnya, pada tahun 2011,

when they did the census that they do every 10 years,

ketika mereka melakukan sensus yang mereka lakukan setia 10 tahun,

44.9% of the population were white British.

44,9% dari populasi adalah orang inggris berkulit putih

That means London, as a city, is so diverse

itu berarti london, sebagai kota, sanagt berbeda

and it's something that a lot of us are really proud of.

dan itu adalah sesuatu yang banyak dari kami banggakan.

However, if you go up to the north east,

namun, jika kamu pergi ke atas timur laut,

93.6% of the population were white British.

93,6% dari populasi adalah inggris berkulit putih

So it's not evenly distributed.

jadi itu tidak di distribusi

Number 25.

nomor 25.

We care a lot about where you stand on an escalator,

kami sangat peduli dengan dimana kamu berdiri di eskalator,

and we will tut and shake our heads

dan kami akan berseru(bergumam) dan menggeleng

if you stand in the wrong place,

jika kamu berdiri di tempat yang salah,

and I always see tourists do this.

dan aku selalu melihat turis melakukan ini.

You have to stand on the right

kamu harus berdiri pada bagian kanan.

and you have to leave enough room

dan menyisakan ruang yang cukup

for busy rushy people to overtake you.

untuk orang yang terburu-buru dari kamu.

Otherwise, they won't say anything

sebaliknya, mereka tidak akan mengatakan apapun.

but they'll stand there and tut

tapi mereka akan berdiri disana dan bergumam

and maybe even say "Excuse me, excuse me!"

dan mungkin bahkan berkata "permisi, permisi!"

Just be prepared.

bersiap-siaplah.

26, we drink beer and cider in pints.

26, kami minum bir dan sari dalam liter

Sometimes we drink a half pint

kadang kami minum setengah liter

and our beer is sometimes served warm.

dan bir kami kadang menawarkan kehangatan.

Not lagers, but our British ales,

bukan lagers(jenis bir), tapi ales (jenis bir) british kami

we serve them at room temperature,

kami menyajikan itu pada temperatur ruangan,

and that can be shocking for some people.

dan itu bisa mengejutkan beberapa orang.

27, we are terrified of wasps.

27, kami takut dengan tawon.

The most serious, straight-laced person

orang yang paling serius, straight-laced

is likely to cause a massive flap and go (screaming),

suka mnyebabkan tepukan yang besar dan pergi (berteriak),

if a wasp comes.

jika seekor tawon datang.

I was in a church, watching a wedding ceremony

aku sedang di gereja, menghadiri acara pernikahan

the other day, and a wasp came and it was absolute carnage.

suatu hari, dan seekor tawon datang dan itu pastinya merupakan pembantaian.

And, of course, all the women had flower decorations

dan, tentu saja, semua wanita punya dekorasi bunga

in their hair, which just made it all the more hilarious.

pada rambut mereka, yang mana hanya membuat itu lebih menghibur

I just observed and thought I'm gonna put this in a video.

aku hanya melihat dan berpikir aku akan memvidio kejadian ini

Number 28.

nomor 28.

Our winters are really dark.

musim dingin kami sangat gelap.

In the peak of winter, the sun doesn't come up

till past nine, and it goes down just after three.

It means that you can go into the office

and leave the office, without seeing sunlight.

It is really quite intense.

29.

Carpets are a key feature in our houses,

and I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Carpets in a bedroom, okay,

but in a lot of old-fashioned houses

we have carpets in the bathroom,

which I don't think is hygienic,

and it shocks quite a lot of people

when they come over here.

We also have carpets on the stairs,

which are really really hard to clean.

I know that when I design my own house

I won't be having so much carpet in it.

Number 30.

Our plugs are different.

We have a three pronged plug

which is different to the European plugs,

so make sure you bring an adaptor with you.

Let me see if I have a plug.

God, I'm so hot.

Yeah, this is our plug.

It's a three pronged plug, and this is an earth prong.

Tom Scott has got a really good video on this.

This is gonna be one of two times

that I recommend his videos in this video.

I think he's got a video explaining that,

and it's a really good one, so I'll link it down below.

I am gonna mention another of his videos later on.

31.

Our society really doesn't prioritise religion.

Church attendance and membership numbers

have been falling drastically.

In the 1930s, church membership was at 30%

and now it is at 10% or lower.

A lot of people just go to church on really important events

like weddings, Christmas and maybe Easter.

Number 32.

We often have separate taps, or faucets,

as you might call them, for hot and cold water,

especially in old-fashioned houses.

This is where I talk about Scom Tott (laughing).

This is where I talk about Tom Scott's video.

He's got a really really good video

explaining why this is, 'cause I've always wondered

because I've always grown up with

having to choose between boiling hot water on my face,

or freezing cold water on my face,

and just thinking why can't we just mix them.

We do have mixer taps now,

but it was something to do with the tanks

that stored hot water.

They couldn't legally be mixed with drinking water,

hence why hot in one, cold drinking water in another.

Again, it's something I have in my house right now

but when I move into my own house

I will be making sure that all taps are mixed taps.

Number 33.

We drive on the left, but we walk on the right.

So you must drive on the left-hand side of the road

but you must go up the escalator on the right.

Number 34.

When something is in fashion,

all women end up wearing the same thing

even if it doesn't suit them.

I've had so many friends come over from abroad

and say oh my God, everyone is wearing the same thing.

And I hadn't noticed it before but it is true.

I remember there was a fashion of like

quite see-through black leggings, and they just,

they didn't look good on anyone,

but everyone seemed to wear them

with the wrong coloured underwear underneath.

Number 35.

When we're 18, we are sort of expected, by our parents,

to move out and start our lives.

In a lot of countries, people will stay with their parents

till they're well in their 30s.

Here, we just wanna get out as soon as possible

and our parents want us out as soon as possible.

If we go to university, we go at 18

and we normally go to a university

that's quite far from our own home.

However, if we're going to start a job straight away

then yes, we might stay with our parents a bit longer.

It is becoming more common

to move back in with your parents

after you've finished university.

That's something that I did for six-ish months

when I was starting my business after graduating.

Number 36.

Our university fees are high.

Very very high.

For U.K. residents, nine grand a year,

grand is pounds, thousand pounds, 9000 pounds a year,

and for international students it can be much much higher.

Number 37.

We have ice cream trucks that drive round our villages

playing a tune, like a little dingy-bell tune,

and it's the most exciting sound as a child.

I never had it 'cause I lived in a rural village

but when I went to the park or to see friends,

I remember hearing this noise and being like ah,

the ice cream man.

But I think my friend's mum told her

that the ice cream man only played the tune

when he'd run out of ice cream,

which I think is the meanest thing ever.

Number 38.

We don't use our car horns that often.

They are for angry emergencies.

Or just emergencies, not necessarily angry ones.

I went to Bali last year, or the year before,

and they just used them all the time to say hello

and to nudge people.

No.

Over here, car horns are quite a big deal

and if someone beeps their horn at you

you spend the rest of the car journey getting over it.

I've had one car horn ruin my entire day.

39.

Car drivers hate cyclists and cyclists hate car drivers.

It's a war on the road at the moment.

Cycling has increased massively in popularity

and car drivers are not happy about it.

40.

Our supermarkets are very big

and they have a huge range of pre-prepared food,

so ready meals, to cook in the microwave.

I've been to lots of other countries

and I've never seen the range that we have,

apart from, perhaps, in America.

41.

If we live in a city

we tend to totally mind our own business.

We don't talk to our neighbours.

We maybe stretch to a hello sometimes.

And you really don't get to know people

outside of your own friend group

and your social activities and work.

In a village, however, it's completely different

and you have quite a hard time protecting your business.

If you tell a secret to someone the whole village will know.

I kind of like it though.

Number 42.

We find it incredibly rude if somebody talks on their phone,

loudly, on public transport.

And the best example of this

is the train going to and from Luton Airport

and Gatwick Airport.

You can see, before it arrives to Gatwick,

everyone's just sitting in silence,

and then as soon as you've gone past it

it's just filled with tourists that don't know

our society rules, just talking really really loudly

to their mums, saying that they've arrived safely

and all of the British people looking like,

they're talking loudly on public transport, what do we do.

43.

Our tabloid gossip newspapers are disgusting.

They are terrible.

They lie so much, but we all secretly read them.

I can't say all of us,

but many of us will secretly read the Daily Mail.

44.

In the countryside, especially,

we have milk delivered to our doorstep in bottles

and it's something that I'm very passionate about.

I'm really passionate about supporting our local milkman

and supporting our local dairy farmers.

I get my milk delivered on Monday and Thursday

and I love it, it's amazing,

we always have fresh milk at the door.

45.

We generally tip 10% in restaurants

and we prefer to tip it in cash

'cause then we know it goes directly

to the waiter or waitress.

However, some restaurants, especially London restaurants

or chain restaurants, will already add a service charge

to your bill, which is normally 12.5%,

and some of us will get very angry about this

and we'll ask for that to be taken off

and will, instead, give cash directly

to the waiter or waitress.

Because we know that they are not on the best wages

and those tips form a big part of what they earn,

and yes, yes I do that.

46.

We're very indirect.

Instead of saying, "I don't like it", we would say

"Well I don't hate it."

Or, "It's not my cup of tea."

Yeah, we just hate being straight to the point.

We don't like offending people.

But it can be very very confusing for people

who aren't from here.

47.

Most Sundays we have a meal called a Sunday roast.

We normally have it in a pub or our mum will cook it for us

and oh, it's the best meal in the world

and everyone's favourite Sunday roast

is their mum's Sunday roast,

and their mum's Sunday roast is supposedly better

than any other Sunday roast.

But everyone says that.

But my mum's genuinely is the best.

48.

Although fish and chips are really famous here,

I would say that going out for a Chinese

and going out for a curry, are way more popular.

We do that way more often.

Fish and chips, I probably have it once every two years.

Fish and chip shops have declined in quality.

Number 49.

We will do literally everything in our power

to avoid the most minor awkward situation.

I was walking with my friend the other day,

she is quite awkward,

and she had a plastic bag full of shopping.

She saw someone she knew, the bag broke and emptied out,

but instead of stopping to pick it up,

which would mean she would have to talk to this person,

she just carried on walking with an empty bag.

And I just thought that is peak British there.

Number 50.

Women seriously underdress for the weather or nights out.

On New Year's Eve you will see women in like bikini tops

and tiny dresses, bare legs, strappy heels.

But they don't necessarily get cold

and this is a phenomenon we like to call the beer blanket.

Once you have enough beer in you, you can't feel the cold.

Right, those are my 50 random weird

and just a bit quirky facts about British culture

and British life.

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