They have proms here but they mean outdoor classic music things, not a school dance. Except now sometimes they have school dances called proms. I give up.
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If you and another person are waiting to be served at a bar, you must each claim that the other person was next in line to be served when approached by staff. This process may involve several rounds of "No, you"s and is resolved via unknown means.
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A few other things, from my experience. Weight of things/people in stone (not stoneS). Heavy safety for knives, scissors and related, but for fireworks: buy as much as you want! “Mushy peas” is not a good name for a dish.
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Only if you were born pre 1980s, the UK has embraced the metric system much more than North America. The only real imperial unit still widely used is miles per hour instead of km per hour.
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I still sweat from being anxious about how much milk I should put in a cup if tea I'm making for someone else
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Don’t forget the classic “is that too strong/weak?” When handing over a cup of tea or coffee to someone else and the reply of “no, that’s great” even if it looks vile as they don’t want to offend.
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You haven't even mentioned the naming of small, round pieces of bread. Which are called cobs, as everyone knows.
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My favourite one is how the country converted to Metric...UNLESS you're talking about: - People (stones and pounds, feet and inches) - Roads (Miles and yards) - Or the 3 vital fluids: Beer, Milk, and blood (Pints)
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here for (and quite proud of) most of this, especially the splendid 'sugared houseplants' line - but - beans on toast is sometimes totally the thing you need, ideally with some scrambled eggs, and you really ought to visit the white sand beaches of Northumberlandpic.twitter.com/qTUt0lGSmV
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