7 things I learned as a British person watching ‘The Bachelor’

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We British folk do not like feeling left out. 

Alas, not every popular U.S. show makes its way across the pond and onto our screensThe Bachelor is one such show that inexplicably has never graced UK screens. And, yes, we do feel decidedly left out of your Bachelor brackets and viewing parties. 

As an Americanophile with lots of American friends, I wanted to be a part of this cool clique with a matter of extreme urgency. 

So, it relieved me greatly when my my best friend — an American living in London — urged our Anglo-American friend group to watch this supposed pillar of her culture (her words, not mine). Read more…

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Brits are responding to this Christmas advert in the most British way possible

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It’s that time of the year again, which the festive season in Britain starts with department store John Lewis dropping their Christmas ad

This time, it’s the turn of a child who befriends a monster living under his bed, named Moz the Monster. 

The ad, made by Michel Gondry, director of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, has naturally received mixed opinions from Brits on Twitter. 

Some people had strong views on the monster: 

It is really stressing me out that the John Lewis Christmas #MoztheMonster has a bouncing hairless purply fleshy testicle for a nose pic.twitter.com/NhzEX5H87G

— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) November 10, 2017 Read more…

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Everyone can just go home now because British police have won at 280-character tweets

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So yesterday Twitter doubled the character limit, upgrading it to 280 and causing a collective nervous breakdown, hot takes, anger, and daring experiments.

Hate it or love it, the feature has certainly its silver linings. And British people, with their deadpan humour, know how to make the best of it.

This, for example, is how Sussex Police decided to use its #280characters:

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— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) November 8, 2017 Read more…

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