From Beans on Toast to Tavern Food: Why UK Food Will Always Be a Scapegoat to the US Internet

It’s not difficult to set off an argument between the US and UK sides of the internet, especially when, like me, you’re a Brit. How much should you tip in a restaurant? Is a dryer really a necessary household appliance? Should you let a domesticated cat go outside? The topics are varied and the outrage …
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25+ Wallace and Gromit Memes Tucking Into a Bit of Wensleydale

If you grew up in the early 2000s, odds are you’ve wanted to go to the moon just so you could take a slice of it and see if it was actually cheese. Wallace and Gromit was one of those oddball DVDs that we all somehow had in our TV consoles as a kid. Like …
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‘Sorry for the bovine incursion’: Pair of cows stare down English commuter train, conductor has the perfect response

Trains are one of the greatest inventions… ever. Not only are they useful as all get out, but they’re also so magical to ride. Think of all the iconic train scenes from movies. Of course, there’s the Hogwarts train, there’s the iconic train meet-cute in Before Sunrise, and there’s the many iterations of the classic …
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‘One thing they show on TV about America that is actually real’: British eaters wholesomely praise US diner culture

There are few arguments on the internet that are more fiercely fought than the US vs. UK food wars. More often than not, it seems like we just can’t wrap our heads around the dubious delights of one another’s cuisines. This makes it all the more special when we put down the Red 40 and …
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Serene British harpist plays on the street, effortlessly disarms demented Karen accusing her of begging: ‘You have to tip £2’

Not all buskers are created equal. I’m sure we’ve all had a shopping trip or a ride on the subway made more stressful from time to time by somebody caterwauling into a microphone for tips. That being said, there are also plenty of genuinely talented people who make the world a brighter place by choosing …
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20+ Magnanimous Royal Family Memes That Take the Crown

If there is one thing we can depend on the royal family for, it’s meme-able material!

25+ Great British Bake Off Memes Attempting to Glaze a Warm Victoria Sponge

Great British Bake Off is essential comfort TV. It has the perfect levels of wholesomeness, delicious-looking pastries, and enchanting British accents. In American reality television, there is often so much unnecessary drama, stress, and sob stories. In the Great British Bake Off, the only drama is whether or not Jan’s custard slices are going to …
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‘The UK’s Mount Rushmore’: Four lads in jeans recreate their iconic meme, their fashion update gets applauded by the internet

One of the great things about social media is how every so often, we will be treated to a photo that internet historians are going to look back on and declare perfectly encapsulates that moment in time. In 2020, we were treated to a prime example of this with the Four Lads In Jeans meme, …
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18 Kate Middleton Tweets That Speculate Her Whereabouts

I am not a massive fan of the British Royal Family. As an American, I feel it is my duty not to form parasocial bonds with the symbolic leaders of the nation where I reside. In my country’s case, those leaders are none other than the Kardashians, whom I feel pretty ambivalent towards. Though I …
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‘Never felt patriotism before I saw this’: Americans trash UK cooking, restart the international food wars

There are various different topics that the internet never seems to get tired of talking about, and one of these is UK vs. US food. The land of beans on toast is no stranger to the slander of its national cuisine, and much of it comes from across the pond.  The latest blow to have …
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