You Know You're British When...

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A very British phrase that I once overheard was, "...I was so angry I nearly said something". 😏

The cheering or clapping when someone drops a glass isn't really designed to embarrass the other person or be mean. It's more a shared moment of ironic joviality that acknowledges that we've all been there, and know the feeling.

The loud "Thank you, driver" on a bus isn't to prove a point, it's to make up for the previous lack of appreciation.

You know you are British when you do a ridiculous walk over a pedestrian crossing in order to convey to the driver who has had to stop for you that you are trying to cross as quickly as possible. I do it myself 😄

queue jumping! I was visiting London from Canada. As a 67 year old, I was awaiting knee replacements and I was using crutches. I really wanted to have my photo taken at King's Cross Platform 9 3/4, the Harry Potter thing. But there was a long queue and I knew that I could not stand in line that long. But there was seating for the station nearby. I went to the person handling the queue, explained the situation, explained that I would certainly honour the queue but if I could sit whilst waiting, and have a person technically in front of me let me know when it was my turn, that would be great. Well, instead, everyone in the Queue told me to get to the front and go first. It actually brought me to tears!! And I got a great photo out of it!

I’m a paramedic in England and the number of people who ask me if I “want a cuppa” when their loved one is semi-conscious and drooling on the floor never ceases to amaze me! 😂

If i hold the door open for someone ( stranger) and they don't say thank you,, i say you're welcome loudly.

I was in an American DFAC on a NATO exercise as part of a small British Army continent. I will never forget the day I was still getting my food, all my colleges had already found a seat, and someone in the DFAC dropped a tray. Complete silence as nearly 500 people turned to look, except for one table in the corner where maybe ten British voices in unison went "WHEEEEEY!"

My sister’s husband passed away suddenly a week ago and I heard her eldest daughter say... ‘I’ve had better weeks’. These are spot on.

It is customary to offer tea or coffee to a visitor, whether it be a contractor or a friend. Thanking the bus driver is a MUST.

A woman stopped a man in one of the palaces as he was leaving, he was one of the Queen’s equerries. He paused and politely exchanged a few words with her and then said “ do excuse me, I have just heard that my house is on fire.” True Brit.

When an absolute disaster happens , like your daughter takes her driving test and hits the Driving Test Centre wall at the end and everyone is upset you say "That went well then!"

Expat Brit here - some of what u describe happens in other. Esp Anglo-phone countries, but one thing I love about returning to London was how when there r two ATMs/cashpoints and we firm ONE single queue automatically for equality of outcome and fairness. Never seen that in 20 years of living in Asia. It’s kinda makes me proud of my fellow Brits knowing that is ingrained in us

In the West Country, when someone waves you through while driving and you wave back "thanks" they will often wave back again "that's OK". There needs to be a lot of give and take on our narrow country lanes.

Our passive aggression is unmatched.

The most horrifying thing ever is when you're following someone through a series of doors. They hold the first one open, you say "Cheers". They hold the second one open, you say "Ta". Then the third door comes up, and what do you say? It's usually best, at that point, to pretend you forgot something and turn round and go back.

The list is spot on but you missed the one about pedestrians on a pavement doing the extra fast walk to overtake a slow walker so you are not awkwardly side by side for more than a second. You can return to your normal walking speed once you are about 6 feet in front of them 🙂

You forgot to mention the knee slap followed by "right then" to indicate it's time to leave somewhere 😂

Thanking the bus driver is one of the most genuine and beautiful things of the UK. Especially when routinely done in a huge city like London (I can’t imagine NY or any other big metropolis doing this). My German fiancé was very surprised when he saw me doing this when we visited London last year and he immediately adopted it!! 😊