REAL, The Double Apology, If you accidentally step on a British person's foot in the street, they will immediately say "Sorry!" to you, even though it was your fault., The Bathroom Carpet, It is very common in older British houses to have a soft, fluffy carpet on the bathroom and toilet floor., The TV Licence Tax, In the UK, you have to pay an annual tax (around £169 per year) just to own and watch a television in your house. If you don't pay, a special "TV Detector Van" can come to your street and you can get a big fine., No-Soap-Rinse Dishes, When washing dishes by hand, many British people wash them in soapy water in a plastic bowl, but they do not rinse the soap off with clean water. They just dry the soapy plates with a towel and put them away., Apologising to Animals, if a British person accidentally trips over (перечепиться через) their dog or cat, they will apologise to the pet and say "Sorry, darling!" as if it were a human., The Queen's Swans, By law, the British King/Queen owns all the wild mute swans (лебеді) in the country, and it is illegal to eat or hurt them., LIE, Microwaving Tea, Many British people prefer to make their tea by putting cold water and a teabag into a cup and heating it in the microwave., Vacuuming the Grass, British people love perfect green lawns (газони) so much that they vacuum their grass with a vacuum cleaner every Sunday., Warm Beer, British people hate cold drinks, so they prefer to drink their beer warm (at room temperature) in pubs., Driving on the Left... and Walking on the Left, Because British people drive on the left side of the road, they also have a strict law that pedestrians must walk on the left side of the sidewalk (тротуар). If you walk on the right, the police can fine you.

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