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1. Apologising automatically
2. Ability to talk at length about the weather
3. Making a cup of tea in response to a crisis
4. The typically British 'stiff upper lip‘ (the ability to remain calm at the
time of hardship)
5. Making sarcastic/dry jokes
6. Finding the American forwardness 'a bit much’
7. Feeling extremely patriotic during sports events
8. Being vague about your plans rather than decline an invitation
9. Loving your cat/dog more than your child