The Differences between the US and UK

[LaBelleFleur]

The UK has more ugly white people.

In my opinion, a British accent makes anyone 10x more attractive.

 

[matt]

Jello jelly
Tomayto tomato
Zee zed / zeeebra zebra

im English

 

[Moddie]

The UK has more ugly white people.

And I am the ugliest.

 

[matt]

And I am the ugliest.

Very unlikely
You say the nicest things

 

[ShinyYoshi]

The right way to cook steak is so that it's not burnt. My preference is blue (still bleeding), but so long as it isn't burnt it's fine. Most Americans I know, primarily from Texas, burn their steaks right through. Making them too tough, dry, and it gets rid of all the flavour. (Also I actually really like spotted **** but I hate ordering it. They really need to rename it in restaurants.)

I'd love to know where you got this information about Texas and people burning their steaks. No one here likes "well done" steaks (well done is what you call a steak with no pink in the middle). Sure, it's an option, but I seriously don't know a single person that orders their steak that way, except for myself. And I only order it "well done" because if meat is in any way undercooked, it messes with my stomach. And when I go to restaurants and order a well done steak, I usually have to send it back because it's undercooked. It's like they never want to fully cook it. I've even had waiters tell me the cooks dislike cooking it all the way because they know it won't taste as good.

 

[Moddie]

Very unlikely
You say the nicest things

That doesn't change my physical appearance, but thank you.

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I'd love to know where you got this information about Texas and people burning their steaks. No one here likes "well done" steaks (well done is what you call a steak with no pink in the middle). Sure, it's an option, but I seriously don't know a single person that orders their steak that way, except for myself. And I only order it "well done" because if meat is in any way undercooked, it messes with my stomach. And when I go to restaurants and order a well done steak, I usually have to send it back because it's undercooked. It's like they never want to fully cook it. I've even had waiters tell me the cooks dislike cooking it all the way because they know it won't taste as good.

"Most Americans I know, primarily from Texas, burn their steaks right through."
...As in most Americans I know that are from Texas that I have seen prepare steak. Sorry that was unclear.

Also well done isn't burnt to me. Anything past well done is.

 

[ShinyYoshi]

"Most Americans I know, primarily from Texas, burn their steaks right through."
...As in most Americans I know that are from Texas that I have seen prepare steak. Sorry that was unclear.

Also well done isn't burnt to me. Anything past well done is.

Oh god, I hope no one cooks a steak past well done. That seriously doesn't sound edible. I'd be ashamed if people in Texas really cooked a steak that way. They should know better.

 

[matt]

That doesn't change my physical appearance, but thank you.

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"Most Americans I know, primarily from Texas, burn their steaks right through."
...As in most Americans I know that are from Texas that I have seen prepare steak. Sorry that was unclear.

Also well done isn't burnt to me. Anything past well done is.

Its whats inside that counts

 

[LambdaDelta]

Its whats inside that counts

Yup. The organs are all that matters.

 

[Brackets]

The U.S seem to be a lot more about 'each person for themselves', if you know what I mean? Like their health care system is screwed up and is only just starting to get better. In the UK we've had socialised healthcare since the 40's.

And I've only been to the US a few times, so I can't say from experience, but apparently it's a lot less socially integrated and accepting than the UK, in terms of race, different religions, etc.

Oh and it's a lot more religious country than the UK, which is probably why the US is still so iffy on topics like abortion, gay marriage, etc.

 

[epona]

prawn cocktail crisps are amazing i will defend them to the death DO NOT INSULT PRAWN COCKTAIL CRISPS THEY GIVE ME LIFE

 

[Tao]

The UK has more ugly white people.

Compared to the Pacific Ocean: Yes
Compared to America: No

prawn cocktail crisps are amazing i will defend them to the death DO NOT INSULT PRAWN COCKTAIL CRISPS THEY GIVE ME LIFE

Prawn cocktail crisp are among the greatest of crisp.

 

[Brackets]

A thing that baffles me about the US is that like us, you go to college at 18. But you can't legally drink until you're 21?!?! My american flatmate last year was so confused by the drinking games we played at college and clubbing and stuff. According to him in american colleges you have to be all secretive about drinking. Weird.

 

[SolarInferno]

An American guy who's living nearby for the year told me that back in the US of A it's perfectly normal to start a conversation with a stranger on the bus, whereas in the UK it would be considered outrageous to do the same.

Also, a lot of American stuff I've seen seems like they go out of their way to make things absurdly light-hearted or silly, like I went for an interview at ASDA(American owned) recently, but instead of an interview it was a "Magic session".

And of course American sports. You hear so much about Americans playing "football" and baseball, but it's kind of rare to see people playing them here in the UK, although I did go to a youth group a few years ago where the leaders were American, so they taught us how to play American football.

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Getting in trouble in school for misspelling honour and colour. I used to get so much **** from teachers about it. =[

 

[Jarrad]

US: Has brutal police departments whose first instincts are to shoot innocent black civilians for unwarranted crimes
UK: No gunz here lol

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A thing that baffles me about the US is that like us, you go to college at 18. But you can't legally drink until you're 21?!?! My american flatmate last year was so confused by the drinking games we played at college and clubbing and stuff. According to him in american colleges you have to be all secretive about drinking. Weird.

In America you're allowed to join the army and risk your life before being allowed to let a drop of fermented fruit/yeast touch your tongue.

 

[MagicalCat590]

The UK is supposed have to have more hauntings per square foot than the US because of it's history. I know the reason why the Bible says, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," is because of A) A mistranslation and B) When King James translated the Bible to English, he instructed the people writing to put down witches instead of poisoners or heretics because he didn't believe in witches at the time, but the country has more atheists than the US. Oh, and the UK is supposed to have more suicides on average than the US because of the rainy climate, which leads to depression.

 

[Jarrad]

The UK is supposed have to have more hauntings per square foot than the US because of it's history. I know the reason why the Bible says, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," is because of A) A mistranslation and B) When King James translated the Bible to English, he instructed the people writing to put down witches instead of poisoners or heretics because he didn't believe in witches at the time, but the country has more atheists than the US. Oh, and the UK is supposed to have more suicides on average than the US because of the rainy climate, which leads to depression.

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seriously though, I thought we were stating real differences

 

[Brackets]

In America you're allowed to join the army and risk your life before being allowed to let a drop of fermented fruit/yeast touch your tongue.

yeah wow that seems bizarre

 

[MagicalCat590]

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seriously though, I thought we were stating real differences

Those are real.