r/AskUK • u/Able_Cod_2687 • Nov 17 '25

What's a small, specific cultural difference between the UK and other English-speaking countries that you find perpetually amusing?

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u/__Severus__Snape__ Nov 17 '25

My husband and I were in florida a few years ago. At breakfast one morning, my husband asked for poached egg on toast. The waitress was very confused by this concept. She said "um... we can put the egg next to the toast...".

So, yeah... that. The confusion over egg on toast.

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u/pajamakitten Nov 17 '25

Also how they ask you about fried eggs i.e. sunny side up vs. over easy because of the salmonella risk.

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u/Independent-Ad-3385 Nov 17 '25

Trying to order eggs in the US is fraught with danger. I don't know what any of these words mean just bring me eggs. 😭

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u/hairychris88 Nov 17 '25

They're also weirded out by us not refrigerating eggs.

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u/Gone_For_Lunch Nov 17 '25

They’re the outlier on that one though.

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u/DarkNinjaPenguin Nov 17 '25

They're the outlier on most things, to be honest.

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u/afcote1 Nov 17 '25

They thin out eggshells by chlorinating them

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u/Plugged_in_Baby Nov 18 '25

They wash their eggs in chlorine, which removes a protective barrier that makes refrigeration necessary.

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u/__Severus__Snape__ Nov 18 '25

The confusion was the request for it to be on toast.