Quality of cheese on average (even Tesco brand stuff) is very high — US is awash in terrible cheese even in leading dairy states like Wisconsin which should know better.
High per-capita love of music — I think y’all do a lot of singing in primary school and it shows. Professional musicians and DJs love to tour the UK, even the tiny venues / smaller cities, because you guys just love music so much more than other countries.
Trust in science and atheism more generally — Brits seem to believe that the death of God and the rise of the Enlightment and science are somehow related, which is hilarious to anyone who’s spent time in Middle America, the South, or Utah. It was absolutely jaw-dropping to watch pretty much everyone get in line for a vaccine on the say-so of Boris Johnson and some nerds at Oxford.
NHS — 'nuff said, up the fuckin NHS!! Just spent a week in the hospital last month and walked out with a bill for a big fat £0
Nov 6, 2024
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I am an agnostic science living musician who eats a load of cheese so you got that right on.
Nov 6, 2024
lichenlena Oof didn‘t mean to call you out so hard, I swear these were just the first few items that came to me soz
Nov 6, 2024
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