Buzz·Posted on Mar 4, 202134 Questions British People Have About American Things That I Never Knew They Thought Were WeirdThere's a huge issue with The Great British Baking Show.by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Hello again. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Welcome to a hyper-specific edition of things people find weird about Americans. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF In this edition we'll be looking at questions British people have for Americans. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF See you in the comments, babes! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 1. Ryan @Ryanjw7699 Why do Americans answer "How old were you?" With a grade....I'm British mate. Just say your fucking age 06:11 PM - 06 Aug 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Ryanjw7699 2. Richard Jeffries @Richthekeeper Why do Americans stand “on” line when Brits would stand “in” line? 04:49 PM - 20 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Richthekeeper 3. Gareth Maybank @Maybank1970 As a Brit I have to ask why do Americans toast marshmallows? Is it a taste thing or what?🤔 02:53 PM - 05 Jun 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Maybank1970 4. P££T @VisionsOfJack why do americans have "lovers' lanes" while us brits just have "dogging sites"? 03:54 PM - 17 Jan 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @VisionsOfJack 5. Bry @Bry_Tweets Why do Americans call it "the great British baking show" it's "The Great British Bake Off" godamnit 😤😡 08:38 PM - 17 Aug 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @CLAIROMATICA 6. leah @blondedykes why do americans always sing their national anthem i don’t think ive ever heard the British one 05:11 PM - 20 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @blondedykes 7. renn @bughotell why do americans think doing a “british” accent is a personality trait 07:08 PM - 11 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @bughotell 8. taylor ♡ @dreamkissgeorge why do americans say what specific state they’re from like i don’t know every state... what if british people started saying what city they were from we should confuse the americans back 04:16 PM - 05 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @dreamkissgeorge 9. leaf @leaffffyyy why do americans look at british uniforms and say “harry potter irl🥺🥺” 12:50 PM - 02 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @leaffffyyy 10. Grant Faulkner @GrrrantFaulkner Why do Americans abbreviate “mathematics” to “math”, but for the British it’s “maths”? 03:07 PM - 19 Nov 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @GrrrantFaulkner 11. esra @vibesesra why do americans make curse words sound so attractive but when british people do it we come across as aggressive 10:56 AM - 25 Oct 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @vibesesra 12. tired bitch @shitagixnashi why do Americans think the British can't pronounce their T's? Every American person pronounces their T's as D's hkdhshdjd 09:20 PM - 07 Sep 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @shitagixnashi 13. Alfie @alfieMCFC21 Why do Americans think putting a coat on makes them British, and why does it fucking work 02:31 AM - 04 Sep 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @alfieMCFC21 14. ben parvin @bennysweatpants why do americans think talking in a british accent is the peak of comedy? 10:16 PM - 27 Aug 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @bennysweatpants 15. 𝔅 @YERIMlSM Why do Americans have merch for their president? Imagine a british person wearing a Boris cap😭 04:56 PM - 03 Aug 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @YERIMlSM 16. elan🐛 @Elanxox whats a white claw and why do americans get sloshed off 1, like whats the british equivalent????? a can strongbow dark fruits or vodka?????pls lmk if u american im curious 08:09 PM - 30 Jul 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Elanxox 17. Paul Chantler @PaulChantler Why do Americans carry shopping bags this way instead of using the handles like us Brits? Weird. 11:23 PM - 14 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @PaulChantler 18. eddie 🛸↯ VERONICA DAY @finnpoepeople ok but why do americans clap and cheer in cinemas 😭😭😭british people get annoyed if someone coughs 06:13 PM - 07 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @finnpoepeople 19. Coffeemancer Vanvidum @Vanvidum Why do Americans say "He's in the hospital" when British people say, "He's in hospital"? 08:48 PM - 06 Apr 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Vanvidum 20. finn @GWSFINN WHY DO AMERICANS CALL HORSE RIDING, HORSE BACK RIDING luv from a brit 🇬🇧 xx 09:07 PM - 19 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @GWSFINN 21. 에미⁷ ❈ @promiiseok quick question from a brit, why do americans hate beans on toast so much ????? that shit is DELICIOUS 10:56 PM - 12 Sep 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @promiiseok 22. KnickersInATwist @MsBramble Why do americans always say 'chip chip' when impersonating the british? I've never heard a brit say that in my life lol 06:40 AM - 10 Nov 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @MsBramble 23. Joe The Brit @Joe_The_Brit Why do Americans think marmite is so funny? I don't get it. 10:18 PM - 13 Jan 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Joe_The_Brit 24. Leah @leahnicoledge Why do americans think every brit likes crumpets and walks with a pole up their arse? 02:26 PM - 23 Aug 2012 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @leahnicoledge 25. Ri @Fazerella Why do americans say "wanna grab a coffee" so often? As a Brit should I say "wanna grab a cup of tea"? 05:53 PM - 03 Sep 2011 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Fazerella 26. 🥀🔪 𝖘𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖎 🔪🥀 @weakexistence do americans use “piss myself” to mean laugh or is that just a brit thing?? 07:50 PM - 16 Feb 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @weakexistence 27. Pass The Weeb @Pass_The_Weeb Why do Americans care about British royalty? Serious question, I don't understand. 12:15 AM - 29 Mar 2020 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @Pass_The_Weeb 28. Johnny Nice Painter (constitutional peasant) @JNicePainter @LATiffani1 Can someone help out a Brit here. Do Americans use the phrase "epic meltdown" to mean "laughing to the point of incontinence"? 04:42 PM - 04 Jan 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @JNicePainter 29. Victoria @djin_and_tonic Do Americans not have kettles or something? Or do they not have teapots? The two terms are not interchangeable and as a brit it riles me. 12:21 PM - 12 Jan 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @djin_and_tonic 30. aish @vintagewhxre why do americans say bruh and british people say bruv 🗿 02:30 AM - 11 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @vintagewhxre 31. Dani Morgan @danijmorgan Why do Americans think all British people go around saying “‘ELO GOVERNOR” 🤔🤔🤔 10:51 PM - 10 Oct 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @danijmorgan 32. Connor Morgans @ConnorMorgans Why do Americans say a date like "August 4" and not "August 4th" I cringe so much when just leave it as a number! How British of me... 11:53 AM - 19 Jul 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ConnorMorgans 33. Clo Nicoll @clo_nicoll Why do Americans describe everything they like as ‘cute’? There is no British equivalent. 02:27 PM - 23 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @clo_nicoll 34. shane. @lowqualityloser why do americans take everything as a personal attack? a brit asks a genuine question and they’re like “thats why y’all have fucked up teeth and drink tea” ok buddy. what’s groundhog day? 10:36 PM - 28 May 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @lowqualityloser Later babes! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF