‘What is socially acceptable in the US but not in the UK?’ – 40 favourite differences

John Plunkett. Updated April 20th, 2021

21. ‘Paying more than the price you see on a price tag in a shop due to taxes. WTF just put how much it costs!’ gibsterminator

22. ‘A rubber in England is not the same as a rubber in the US.’ Butwaip

23. ‘I don’t know how common it actually is there, but going fucking wild at the cinema during a hugely popular film like Avengers: Endgame or a Star Wars film. When I saw The Force Awakens, like two people half-heartedly cheered when the title screen came up and then someone immediately told them to shut the fuck up.’ pinksoetko

24. ‘Overworking. It’s rewarded and encouraged in the U.S., but during my time in the U.K. my colleagues were horrified by the long hours and lack of holidays that was the norm in the U.S.’ CuriousAboutLife0

25. ‘Going 5mph over the speed limit on the right lane.’ Nocte_Sidus

26. ‘Commercials advertising prescription drugs. “Ask your doctor if OxyContin is right for you” fragydig529

27. ‘Politicians mentioning religion when campaigning.’ awbayley97

28. ‘Huge portion sizes. Kids meal in U.S is like a adult meal in U.K.’ Revolutionary_Ad5901

29. ‘Always horrified by the ads – both the content and the recurrence! Bloody hell, all your TV has like an ad a minute.’ dadreflexes

30. ‘Coming from the perspective of a British guy, your style of customer service. Not universally, but very commonly, it’s way too over the top for us. Nobody here can be fucked with that.’ _Nick_2711_

31. ‘Putting ranch dressing on everything. Baked potato? Ranch. Spaghetti? Ranch. Chicken and waffles? Yup. Ranch.’ ibutterflyaway

32. ‘I was in Japan once and there was a vending machine selling beer outside my hotel room. So, being British, I bought a can and went to the elevator where I shared an excruciating couple of minutes with two American business men. They were horrified at my early day drinking, and I at their willingness to express this.’ armosnacht

33. ‘My (British) partner & I (American) were in London, running late to meet our friends. Just as we get to the tube station, I see our train has just pulled in; we haul ass across platform and I yell, “HOLD THE DOOR.” Someone does, we make the train, I don’t see a problem. My partner, by contrast, is mortified. This was 4-5 years ago & he is still mortified. Apparently we were meant to just…let the train leave? Without us?? & wait for the next one???’ Ok-Cryptographer8906

34. ‘Greeters in supermarkets. Just feels fake as fuck.’ smokingthegateway

35. ‘Sharing dorm rooms in college. Pretty much unheard of in the UK.’ InternationalLake746

35. ‘Complaining about the food you were served, being a Brit originally (I became a citizen a couple of years back) I just accept what I got even if it wasn’t quite what I asked for, whereas my wife … She doesn’t tolerate that.’ outamyhead

37. ‘Putting gravy on a biscuit.’ Hamsternoir

38 .’When my Ame rican friends said I was Double Fisting because I had another pint before my other was finished. I thought he meant something else entirely.’ Vehlin

39. ‘Chanting the acronym of your country at any given opportunity.’ NeonDave

40. ‘Being permitted to turn right at a red light (or even left if turning from one one-way street to another one-way street in some states) unless there is a sign specifying “NO TURN ON RED”.’ Hobokum

And finally …

‘I have one that’s the other way around. A girlfriend did that hands over the eyes “surprise!” thing and presented me with a little Christmas tree decorated with candy cane. I said “oh a dinky little Christmas tree”. In America Dinky means worthless. In the UK it means small and cute. She cried. I had call my mother to back me up on the misunderstanding.’ MassSpecFella

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