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(Strange) things you didn't know about the Engli ...

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    Unusual habits and trivia you didn't know about the English
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  • Where would you find this in a British home and what's it for?
    In the bathroom, and to cover the loo roll! Tacky...
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  • This is a woolly hat, but what is it also used for in a British kitchen? Think about what Brits do 165,000,000 times a day
    To keep a teapot warm. It's a tea cosy.
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  • It's quite common to have two ______ in British bathrooms, which is annoying because either you burn or freeze your hands!
    taps
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  • In the UK, it's prohibited to put ______ in bathrooms.
    TVs
    washing machines
    bidets
    plug sockets
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  • Where would you find this, and what is it?
    In the bathroom, and it's a light switch on a cord.
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  • In which English speaking country do people NOT drive on the left like in Britain?
    The US
    Austalia
    Ireland
    Canada
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  • Why do they use these bowls in the kitchen in the UK?
    for washing up (saves water!)
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  • In which social situation among friends might someone say "Let's go halves".
    When paying the bill in a restaurant.
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  • Which of the following IS NOT a definition or synonym of the word "cheers"
    no problem
    what you say when you're about to drink
    bye
    thanks
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  • What's the earliest known name for the island of Britain?
    Angloram terra
    Britannia
    Albion
    Iceni
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  • True or False. The first "computer" programmer was an Englishman.
    False. It was an Englishwoman - Ada Lovelace
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  • What do some English houses have in their bathrooms (kinda yucky)?
    a carpet
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  • In some parts of London there are no ______ so you just leave the bags on the street after 6pm.
    bins
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