You know you're living in America and not the UK when...

[no name 1]

Actually scratch what I said about the kettle. This morning it wouldn't turn off and is now clearly broken. Hubs can't believe it is of such shoddy quality and has used it as chance to get on his soap box about "this country." Apparently kettles never break in the UK.

Oooh, a kettle conspiracy! Don't diss the kettle....

Hubby doesn't drink regular black tea but if he has herbal tea - he boils water on the stove instead of microwaving it. I find it amusing.

Edited April 11, 2008 by illumine

[Jeraly 4]

And one of the bigger differences between the UK and USA are the toilets. I did not like the UK toilets at all.

OMG I know - I came back from the US and felt really grossed out having to pull a flush!!

[no name 1]

And one of the bigger differences between the UK and USA are the toilets. I did not like the UK toilets at all.

OMG I know - I came back from the US and felt really grossed out having to pull a flush!!

What are you guys talking about?

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I am guessing they are talking about those chains you have to yank.

Also - UK toilet stalls are too small!

[william_wallace 8]

I am guessing they are talking about those chains you have to yank.

Also - UK toilet stalls are too small!

Us brits have smaller bums

[Mags 112]

I'm bringing my UK kettle, and my clever fiance has found out a way to make it run normally

Make sure he doesn't mess up the electrics in his home. Kettle aren't expensive here anyway. We only paid a tiny sum for our Wal-Mart one. 18 months later it still works really well.

I am guessing they are talking about those chains you have to yank.

Also - UK toilet stalls are too small!

Us brits have smaller bums

Oh no! Now you're for it!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

I'm guessing with a name like "William Wallace" you have never had to negotiate sitting down without knocking over the sanitary towel container

[Toshtishtash 1]

I am guessing they are talking about those chains you have to yank.

Also - UK toilet stalls are too small!

Us brits have smaller bums

Oh how I wish that was the case

[william_wallace 8]

I'm guessing with a name like "William Wallace" you have never had to negotiate sitting down without knocking over the sanitary towel container

PMSL i will give you that one

[Jeraly 4]

I'm guessing with a name like "William Wallace" you have never had to negotiate sitting down without knocking over the sanitary towel container

Oh I HATE that!!! In fact there is a pub near me where you have to actually straddle the toilet bowl to get the door shut...

[Sal and Jay 2]

I'm guessing with a name like "William Wallace" you have never had to negotiate sitting down without knocking over the sanitary towel container

Oh I HATE that!!! In fact there is a pub near me where you have to actually straddle the toilet bowl to get the door shut...

lol too funny

[StillThePrettiest 3]

the thing that boggles my mind with that is when the door JUST clears the toilet, so you have to flatten yourself against the wall of the stall to open or close it, but there's another six feet of room from the stalls to the basins

it's like that at my workplace... I just don't get why they couldn't have moved things forward even a foot

US toilets ARE nice, but they use far too much water... even without the 'save-water-we're-having-a-six-year-drought' sensibilities carved into me from living in Australia, that's just not good... I wish there was better use of grey water, too (US, UK, Aus, I'm not distinguishing with that one) - the fact that we flush our toilets with water cleaner than half the world's population has to drink never ceases to make me extremely uncomfortable

[Sal and Jay 2]

the thing that boggles my mind with that is when the door JUST clears the toilet, so you have to flatten yourself against the wall of the stall to open or close it, but there's another six feet of room from the stalls to the basins

it's like that at my workplace... I just don't get why they couldn't have moved things forward even a foot

US toilets ARE nice, but they use far too much water... even without the 'save-water-we're-having-a-six-year-drought' sensibilities carved into me from living in Australia, that's just not good... I wish there was better use of grey water, too (US, UK, Aus, I'm not distinguishing with that one) - the fact that we flush our toilets with water cleaner than half the world's population has to drink never ceases to make me extremely uncomfortable

[The Red Baron 0]

i love the Cracker Barrel First place im going when i get back is either perkins cracker barrel for brekky or Applebees for wings.

Being asked fifteen times if i would like pie at perkins not a slice the whole damned thing.

Being in a queue at walmart and the guy infront is buying guns and ammo

[Sal and Jay 2]

i love the Cracker Barrel First place im going when i get back is either perkins cracker barrel for brekky or Applebees for wings.

Being asked fifteen times if i would like pie at perkins not a slice the whole damned thing.

Being in a queue at walmart and the guy infront is buying guns and ammo

Omg I so love Cracker Barrell, I go to thier website every now and again just to remind me.