You Know You're British When . . .

These are too cute!

You believe that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable.

You're always a half an hour late to work ... no-one notices or cares.

Coming to work with a hangover is entirely accepted and indeed expected at least once a week.

You can actually give directions to some of those annoying tourists in Oxford Street!

You step over a drunk in the tube station rather than offering to help them.

You don't even bother looking out of the window when you get up in the morning to check what the day is like. You know it is overcast.

You consider a suit to be normal attire for the pub.

You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products). And to wear decent clothes.

You dissolve in laughter when listening to the funny accent of the Aussie international telephone operator (or on TV!).

You think £40 for a haircut is quite reasonable.

You can't remember what 'customer service' means.

After a big night out you find yourself looking for a Curry house

More than three hours sunlight on summer days seems excessive.

You don't think twice about tipping your hairdresser

You finish every sentence with 'Cheers' or 'Yeah'.

You only just realised you have lost your sunnies, you left them in Greece 2 summers ago.

You like English cuisine. I mean, it's hard to beat a full English breakfast.

You are on to your 6th umbrella and your second overcoat... this year

You've bought a disposable baby BBQ from Tesco.

A day at the beach means wearing the warmest clothes you own while standing on golf ball-size pebbles and the thought of swimming doesn't even enter your head.

You always call soccer football and you have a team and it's not Manchester United.

You don't think twice about buying a packaged sandwich.

A sunny lunchtime means searching for a patch of grass and stripping off practically down to your underwear

You've accepted queuing as a way of life.

You despise the French (but then, who doesn't?).

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Britain.

You consider a suit to be normal attire for the pub.

You expect men to actually cut, comb and style their hair (using hair products). And to wear decent clothes.

Huh - as a British woman I don't recognise these two. 

Huh - as a British woman I don't recognise these two. 

Me neither (and I'm British too) .

I also have never tipped a hairdresser in the UK, I've never dissolved into laughter upon hearing an Aussie accent on TV (why would I?) and I don't despise the French .

I think some of this is more "You know you live in London when..."

The stepping over drunks in the tube, men dressing nicely and expecting to pay more for a haircut has more to do with living in a large city - it would be the same in New York City.

I don't know people who wear suits to the pub - unless they go to the pub directly from work.

I don't know why you would laugh at an Aussie accent.

I don't know anyone who finishes every sentence with 'Cheers' or 'Yeah' - maybe it's a southern thing?

The only people I know who say 'Cheers' before they ring off are the blokes who work for the same company as me.

Other than that, I can't relate to much of that list - had more to relate to with the 'you know you were born/young in the 80's...' list and quite a few things on that I don't get as it's American and I'm a Brit.

Oops, I accidentally copy/pasted the "these are too cute" comment from the website I got them from.

I think some of this is more "You know you live in London when..."

I grew up in the UK but haven't been back in ages and I was thinking the same thing.  These are more stereotypes than anything, and some are just ridiculous!

Spinky, you can modify your post and edit out the "these are too cute comment" if you want to. 

Even when I get my British citizenship years from now I doubt I'll ever feel British.

but of course not matter what it says or what's on the list there will always be people who won't agree with several.  Just the way it goes. 

Spinky, you can modify your post and edit out the "these are too cute comment" if you want to. 

Even when I get my British citizenship years from now I doubt I'll ever feel British.

Of course, I forgot about that lol thanx

Spinky, you can modify your post and edit out the "these are too cute comment" if you want to. 

Even when I get my British citizenship years from now I doubt I'll ever feel British.

You might surprise yourself. 

Sometimes just by living here, one can feel a part of the community: it can then translate into an added part of one's identity and feeling 'British'.

You might surprise yourself. 

Sometimes just by living here, one can feel a part of the community: it can then translate into an added part of one's identity and feeling 'British'.

I do hope that happens!

Can anyone tell me how I can forward this to another list or also how can I email it?

Can anyone tell me how I can forward this to another list or also how can I email it?

Copy and paste.