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I know what the US has that the UK doesn’t, freedom 
Has anyone mentioned that we call the back of the car the trunk and Brits call it “The Boot”?
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All depends on your definition of freedom.
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I think it got a mention earlier.
Reminds me of Hood vs Bonnet 
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I’ve heard Irish folks I work with refer to a cell phone as a blower!!! Love that one. I use it all of the time!!!
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There’s something the UK has that the US doesn’t, a tax on sugar
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I’m so confused how heating water in a microwave is bad? If it’s bad because it’s a microwave and microwaves are “bad” in general, ok understandable… Otherwise, seems like a weird thing to have so much confusion over lol
I’ve known about electric kettles since I was little, I think most people have.
When I lived in Hawaii we used to heat water for our baths on top of an indoor wood burning stove that was in the middle of the room… Which is where the baths were taken as well lol We didn’t have indoor plumbing, only rain catch systems and we had out houses. I don’t think it’s weird or unusual or unheard of to do things differently.
Maybe I’m just in a bad mood lol
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In case you haven’t quite heard what somebody said…
UK = Pardon?
US = Hurh?
After saying ‘Thank You’ to someone:
UK: You’re welcome, or, ‘no, thank YOU’
US: You’re welcome, or, ‘UhHuh’ (the latter comes across to me as ‘whatever’ 
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Right. As far as healthcare goes, the UK has much more freedom.
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I found this was the opposite for me, I would say thank you to an Englishman all the time and he would say “it’s ok”. To me it came across like he was brushing off my appreciation. But he explained to me people in England don’t say thank you, I’m sorry, or you’re welcome as much as people in the US.
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Don’t hear this in my part of the US. It’s either, excuse me? Or I’m sorry?
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No it is not. But that comment brings back such wonderful memories of when I use to live in London and my British friend would make a French Fry Sandwich as us Americans would call it. Thanks for the memories.
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The US is an enormous country with 300 million people. It’s incredibly diverse, so what is “not a thing” in one US city, town, or other locality may totally be a thing elsewhere. My city recycles and composts religiously, and always has since I was a kid. The town where I went to university didn’t even start recycling until about 2 years ago. Vietnamese food is a staple where I live, but you’d sooner hear an ethnic slur directed at Vietnamese people than find their cuisine in some areas of the country.
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That’s because their all a bunch of lobsterbacks!
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Lol I lived in Canada for a bit, very nice bunch, I love Canadians and Canada 
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I’m just realizing that the last time I held the door open for someone, I may have thanked them for taking over the holding of the door as they were thanking me for holding the door
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