Users of online message board Reddit were asked "What is biggest 'culture shock' you've ever received either after moving or while vacationing to a new place?" by user thechosenone16 - and responded with a number of humourous observations about life in Britain.

 

"There are no closets in the UK," posted user SurfeitOfPenguins in one entry.

 

"Livable space of houses is maybe a one-foot radius¹ around each radiator². Either the sky is completely overcast³, or the sky is blue with one single cloud and that cloud is raining.

 

"Accents are a big deal. A native Brit can pinpoint⁴ a person's place of birth, annual salary, and parentage going back three generations within moments of hearing another Brit speak."

 

Redditor Dondo666 also pointed⁵ out the difference between the British accents as depicted⁶ onscreen, and how they are in real life.

 

ListenDry, an Indian user from UAE, reported on Britons' obsession⁷ with manners, having visited London in 2012.

 

For French Redditor pompompompompom, it was British toilets that made for a source of cultural confusion.

 

Coming from further afield, a Tawainese Redditor made observations about British dining habits on public transport.

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