10 Things Americans Think Brits Do

1. Moan

This could not be more wrong. Yes we may grumble to each other, but the chances of the person who has aggrieved us actually ever finding out about it are around the same as the chances of England ever winning a World Cup again. This is because the one thing we Brits NAIL is apologising. For absolutely anything. Physical contact with another human, being in the path of someone for longer than a nanosecond, eye contact, both reaching for a newspaper, legitimately being in front of someone in a queue. The list goes on. It is hardwired into our DNA. Most people cannot get to the end of their street without apologising seventeen times for no reason. British people even apologise when somebody wrongs THEM. If you ever see a Brit get something spilled all over them you can bet your bottom dollar the next thing out of their mouths will be a grovelling apology for the inconvenience of the other person losing some of their precious cargo. A man in Bishops Stortford was once observed by multiple independent witnesses apologising to a lamppost. 100% of all complaints in the UK begin with €œSorry€€ so none can actually be classed as complaints. End of. Obviously if this list has offended anyone in any way, the writer wholeheartedly apologises.