You Know You're British When... (12 Things Brits Do & Say) 🇬🇧

Whether you were born in the UK or immigrated in, here are 12 signs that you’re truly British! From an inclination to use colorful language to the habit of apologizing to inanimate objects, these are 12 things that British people do!

Are you an immigrant to the UK? At which point did you know that you were truly British? Let us know in the comments!

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[miasancto]

We don’t even have a word for “jaywalking” like it’s just crossing the road.

[clarahickman]

You know you’re British when any crisis however minimal requires a cup of tea

[Darkhorse-vbwq]

I’m sorry but anyone in Britain who doesn’t have a cupboard full of stolen pint glasses needs their citizenship revoked.

[abbyhuntley]

The "mate" thing is so entrenched that when my dad was taking a photo of a wild rabbit and the flash startled it, he immediately said "Sorry mate"!

[Spiklething]

I absolutely LOVE that when you’ve seen brits crossing the road that you think we’re jaywalking guilt free. I can 100% guarantee that you’ve never seen anyone jaywalk in Britain. There is no such thing as jaywalking here, that’s why we cross the road guilt free.

[JustANobody]

We don’t have jaywalking, we call it crossing the road.

[original-Ascended]

How to know when you're British, getting completely free (at the point of use) treatment in hospital but still feeling aggrieved at having to pay £2 for parking!

Edit:- added "at the point of use", we don't normally have to say this and it's just shortened for most everyday conversation to free. But it simply means when we go to the hospital we don't have to pay for our treatment, whereas people in other countries even with medical insurance often do have to pay for their treatment.

[speleokeir]

Jeans are jeans. Everything else are trousers. If you called jeans trousers that would sound pants.

[doegywhail]

you don't generally steal a pint glass, you just end up walking home with a pint.

[mentalmendes]

My wife is Brazilian and she has started to be more British when she dropped a cup and shouted out "Bugger!" Also she exclaimed "Well, that's bollocks" when something was wrong and calling me a twat when I did something wrong.

[cousinstv]

“Our videos are often not terrible” is so British, I love it

[ddemaine]

A handy tip when at zebra crossings, is to look if a car has a row of four silvers rings on the radiator grill; if so, then it's highly likely the driver won't give way to you.

[chrisgoddard]

You know you're British when you don't say acclimated and use the proper word acclimatised.

[Westcountrynordic]

You know you're British when you sit on a bench in middle of town eating a Greggs sausage roll

[babyjazsteryoutub]

I live in the North West, and always say thank you to the bus driver :) It’s just not right not to say it 😂

[DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

As a Japanese girl I realised I had become Scottish when I returned to Japan and met up with old university friends.

I was telling them about a show we went to see at the theatre but had forgotten the actor's name.

Rather than get frustrated in Japanese, without thinking I said.
"It had your man in it...och f*ckin' hingimy!!"

Never felt more Scottish 😂😂

[sage]

Londoners cant say "cheers" to the bus driver.
1 Its not appropriate to talk to a stranger
2 People may think your a northerner

[iangreenway]

“Day drinking”?
Do you mean just drinking? LOL

[joannafunnell]

I never say the c word and am offended if someone uses it in front of me, it’s a generational thing, I’m old.