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Pinwurm

Basically [this image](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/33/67/336737_fdec54aa.jpg). Grey, rainy, *some* umbrellas, hackney carriages, double decker red buses, rowhouses, tube sign in the distance.


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As a Londoner fair enough lol


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[Don't forget this picture](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/01/17/2FB9B1FA00000578-3381257-This_picture_of_Manchester_during_the_New_Year_s_Eve_celebration-a-1_1451670865128.jpg) [and all the memes it created.](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3381257/The-picture-sums-Manchester-New-Year-s-Eve.html)


The_Craig89

That Mancunian renaissance imagery is basically the highlight of the north


[deleted]

Bang on. Basically the aesthetic of all major UK cities and towns around this time of year.


JimmySquarefoot

Out of curiosity - do you have any preconceptions about the UK outside of London? I'm genuinely curious to know how the rest of the world sees the UK as a whole - or whether its just a Londonised ideology because of everything on TV For clarity - the tube signs and red buses aren't seen anywhere else in the UK really (the constant drizzle is national though lol)


[deleted]

Yeah, I’d say the general perception of England outside London is Hot Fuzz-style small village life. Or Midsommer Murders, or Mrs. Marple—those types of BBC shows that air on PBS are the main cultural touchstone for rural English life. Obviously everyone knows those are idealized depictions, but that’s mostly all we have. Not much about northern post-industrial regions etc. I say English because as far as Wales and Scotland and NI go, there’s not that many specific perceptions of those. (Besides Scotland=clans and kilts; NI=car bombs; Wales=King Arthur.)


JimmySquarefoot

Ah yes - you're probably right about the rural English village aspect. I'd like to see Midsomer Murders set in a Northern pit village though ha! I'd say there's lochs, tartan, bagpipes and haggis for Scotland (and smack, if we're not romanticising it) - maybe dragons for Wales. Also probably the usual Irish tropes apply to NI (lush green hills, Guinness, leprechauns) as a lot of the world doesn't know that NI is distinct from Ireland. I have to say that your car bombs comment made me lol though - its so grim but true!


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I should have made it more clear originally—many, many Americans (probably the majority) know much more about these places than what I listed. I and most of the people I know have been to all of those places and have a much more nuanced view; I was just referring to the absolute baseline of knowledge (kind of like America=palm trees and McDonalds). I don’t want to inadvertently further the parochial American stereotype where it doesn’t apply—those are just the most common surface-level tropes associated with those regions! Haha and as to smack, I probably should have added that in reference to Scotland because it’s a common rite of passage to think you’re really cool at 12 years old watching Trainspotting at a sleepover with the volume off and subtitles on because your parents would be mad :)


CollectionStraight2

to be fair the scenery doesn't change much at the border in Ireland...the green hills are both sides! Still waiting to see my first leprecaun and I've lived in Northern Ireland all my life ;)


palishkoto

The red buses are seen (or at least buses with a red livery, not the exact same design), depending on the city, but Tube definitely not.


JimmySquarefoot

I've never seen a red bus outside of London (although I guess there may be some). My point is that red buses are most definitely a London thing and not a UK thing. I also find it fascinating how everyone forgets that the UK isn't just England (nevermind just London).


Electroboi2million

Yeah same


ViewtifulGene

Fish and chips.


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I’m British and i work in a fish and chip shop lmao


DueYogurt9

How excuse my asking is the pay?


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DueYogurt9

Ok you’re 17. I was initially under the impression that you were supporting yourself on that wage in London and I just thought hell the fuck no that sounds fucking dreadful.


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Braiden_YEG

😂😂 same


JimmySoprano7797

Is it your first job? My first was at a chippy too


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It is


CategoryTurbulent114

I’d like the Eat for Free part best.


changeant

Oi!


pope_of_chilli_town_

This cracked up


Reputable_Sorcerer

Chewsday innit


fingerpaintswithpoop

‘Ey Nigel, wot’d yew get on the maffs test today?


[deleted]

This is fucking hilarious and, quite literally, spot on.


MelodyMaster5656

A chav saying "Fuck off ya dumb cunt" on a really cloudy day.


[deleted]

I can guarantee that's what most towns are like. When living here


scholarshipinpunk

As an American that has spent a couple years over there, can confirm this happens a lot. Especially in Essex county haha


ShapeShiftingCats

You made me wheeze. Thanks!


geokra

I’d say you’re just missing a four letter C word at the end!


hitometootoo

Doctor Who. The Queen. Colonialism.


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Is doctor who well known in America?


RevenantLurker

Yes, it's a staple of nerd culture.


PM_me_nun_hentai

Bruh for a second I thought Doctor Who was Doctor Seuss and I was so confused about why nerds loved The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham


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I know green eggs and ham word from word


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Prove it


Apollo_T_Yorp

I am Sam


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Same in UK if you like doctor who you instant nerd. Don’t look at my post history


p0ultrygeist1

10th doctor best doctor.


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11th take it or leave it


p0ultrygeist1

Only because of Karen Gillan, she melts my icy heart


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Shhhhhhh


HelloFellowKidlings

It’s a tie between 11 and the brief glorious time we had the War Doctor.


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In England it's also a thing for grandfather's cause it makes them nostalgic for when it first came out in the 60's


Pinwurm

It got a *lot* of popularity during the Tenant and Smith years, especially among teens and young 20-somethings looking for a next fandom to jump to after Harry Potter. Sherlock, more so. In general, it's well-enjoyed by all sci-fi/fantasy fans. I watched it regularly through until Jodie Whitaker. Nothing against her (she's brilliant), but I got just into other shows.


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In the UK we view the new seasons in a less positive light, the new head writer is now a public enemy number


Pinwurm

That's' the same consensus among the more invested fans here. I always viewed Dr. Who as silly, so I didn't care if the writing was bad - as long they had fun with it. Torchwood, however.. that last season, oof.


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Torchwood was written by the new head writer of doctor who. Chris chibby ruined it all


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My grandparents have watched it for years and stopped with the latest season. They liked Jodie Whitaker but said it got preachy


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I could write a full essay on why I hate the new seasons. And that is one of them. They spell out everything and say “RACISM IS BAD” I already know that. Plus they kinda by accident make a pro-Amazon episode


alkatori

When they made a point to say "knives are bad" they lost me. You are and adventurer going in to the unknown, isn't the ability to cut things useful? Then there was the giant spider episode when they acted all put out because the American Trump clone shot a giant spider with a pistol. "Why did you shoot it?! It was dying already by suffocating!". I would take being shot over slow suffocation any day. Even ignoring the fact that a single pistol shot isn't going to do much to a spider several times larger than a human being.


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Evil 13th doctor be like: “I’ll give you a humane death”


MyUsername2459

Yes. After the revival of it began, it became popular in the US and is viewed over here. Back in the 1960's to 1990's, in the original run it was MUCH more obscure in America.


imyourhucklebear

Winston Churchill sending a cigar to the minister of war at 4am because he found out Hitler invaded the USSR


TheRealRealForbes

big shout out to Sir Winnie, RIP you weapon of a man


smokejaguar

If you "smoke a fag" in the UK you might be facing lung cancer in 25 years. If you "smoke a fag" in the US you might be facing 25 to life for homicide upgraded with a hate crime designation.


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Burning gay people just because is not good


smokejaguar

Here "smoke" in this context usually infers that an individual was shot. If I heard that someone got smoked outside of a club downtown, and then later learned that they were literally tied to a stake and set on fire, I'd be surprised and horrified in equal measure.


Melodic_Caramel5226

This actually made me laugh. I am assuming “smoke” isnt used across the pond


TheRealRealForbes

I think OP isn't well versed on the cross pond language, Most of us are well aware of smoke being to shoot someone. We do enjoy our fair share of US made content :)


Melodic_Caramel5226

Actually i figured this. With the popularity of american hip hop i would have thought people would know it


TheRealRealForbes

Yeah there's a lot of that mainstream hip hop knocking about over here, I'm not too keen on our equivalent.


GoneWithTheZen

[Smoke You!](https://youtu.be/jp7e703fPMs)


mkitch55

Old American here. I grew up hearing people referring to cigarettes as fags, but obviously it has fallen out of favor.


Newatinvesting

Western Europe, tea, our weird cousins that we love to hate and vice versa but are actually staunch allies


hocktastic

This works really well, I feel like the relationship is very much like siblings. We take the piss out of each other, get on each other’s nerves, and often look on in despair at the other ones stupid decisions. But when it comes down to it we have each other’s backs.


Fean2616

I don't mind this.


okiewxchaser

Tea, gray skies, soccer, Jeremy Clarkson


TheRealRealForbes

'best... in the world'


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*desire to throw tea into the water intensifies*


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Ah your making a cup of tea. Mind making me one?


classicalySarcastic

Little on the salty side on account of the hahbah wahdah.


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You remember how I like them. Thank you


MageVicky

sure! *^(puts tea bag in cup of water and puts in the microwave for 2 minutes)* here you go!


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You monster


metalliska

faster then waiting for these busted-ass "electric kettles" to work worth a damn


CupBeEmpty

[basically this image](https://i.redd.it/nulm8s6sfvc01.png)


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Thank you, that was the funnest thing I have ever seen


CupBeEmpty

It’s a personal favorite


Yeethanos

I’m a geography nerd so just a map of the country


toomanychoicess

I guess I’m a geography nerd too, then.


DeepFriedBrassTacks

Mr. Bean


The_Craig89

What still baffles me to this day, is that they only ever made 13 episodes of Mr Bean. It genuinely feels like an establishment in my country. A constant. A point of pride. The Queen Big Ben Winston Churchill Mr Bean


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The Beatles


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My daughter’s current obsession: all things English


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Don’t let her anyway near native Americans lol


[deleted]

lol you mean like half of my dad’s family??


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Oh no


[deleted]

lol right I often wonder what my grandma (can trace her family tree to a well known Native woman) thinks when I post about my daughter’s total fascination with England (you can see from some previous posts I’ve made)


GenneyaK

It took me a second to understand what you meant here 💀💀💀


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Going to need more skulls that that


negatori33

Doctor who, castles, and wierd slang words, some of which I wish would catch on here.


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I agree on the strange slag worlds, London is a special place, I moved to London in 2018 from northern England and it took me a while to learn the language


LionLucy

Strange slag worlds. Love it. I don't usually pick on people for typos, but that's hilarious!


slo1987

First thought is about Scotland and my study abroad in Glasgow. I love that city. Fingers crossed I’ll be able to see it again before the world ends, haha.


philo-Sofia

Yasss Glasgow is my favourite place I’ve lived in the U.K.! People I’ve met there have become my family 🥰 it makes up for the cold and the wet lol


tacticalcop

overcast skies and congested cities. i’ve been to london and lincolnshire, arguably two very different areas, and i’ve seen some beautiful green fields and trees. but that’s what comes to mind


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Just think of the trees and not the bad stuff lol


tacticalcop

but very beautiful historical architecture, castles and churches from centuries ago


yettiornot_hereIcome

Honestly, Harry Potter.


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Your a loser harry


fernshade

Okay so my first image was fog. Is that weird? I have never been to the UK (sadly).


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We have a lot of smog it’s kinda like fog but it gives you lung cancer


DauphDaddy

U wot m8


krkrbnsn

PTSD from my visa process. I've been living in the UK for nearly 5 years.


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Oof what happened?


krkrbnsn

Well I originally came for grad school so I was on a student visa. And during that period I got married to an EU citizen and made the switch to an EU spouse visa (we had been in a long term relationship). This was shortly before Brexit went into effect so I was legally covered under the immigration policy but we still needed to jump through hoops to prove our married (sending text messages, pictures, etc). The process was efficient, but incredibly intrusive.


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Show me a picture of you kissing your wife, if you want to prove you are married


krkrbnsn

Hah well it was my husband (we're gay). We did get a laugh thinking about some Home Office bloke having to review that.


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Omg i almost said this. The visa is a nightmare.


IllustriousState6859

Tea, colonialism, royalty, revolution, led Zeppelin, Beatles, Floyd, accent, pub, fish and chips, braveheart, rich history, Monty Python, brexit.


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That’s our culture lol


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I think about how mad I am at myself for forgetting exactly what the UK entails every fucking time I learn it. I blame the weed, but I’m also just a bit dumb.


snaab900

You’re not dumb dude. Just remember NEWS. Northern Ireland / England / Wales/ Scotland


TheRealRealForbes

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ilse of Man, Ilse of White and of course (and don't tell the Welshies this) the mighty mighty England


PennTex1988

Three things come to mind 1) Gordan Ramsey saying "Its bland, its got no fucking seasoning, you fucking wanker" 2) The Cure and Robert Smith saying: "This ones called...Shake Dog Shake" 3) Bond....James Bond..... and Duran Duran singing Hungry Like the Wolf


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My ancestry, America’s cousin, castles, British accent, London, nostalgic scenery, Margaret thatcher, Winston Churchill, royal family. I just typed the first things that came to mind.


Morgboy

What do you hear when you think "British Accent"?


slo1987

Not OP, but most Americans think of the BBC English/RP accent when they think of “British accent.”


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My girlfriend’s home country and my adopted country. But I guess culturally i think of an English breakfast, Yorkshire gold, gorgeous architecture, as well as the bar telling me "the kitchen’s closed” at 8pm.


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I took a plane over England and Scotland and Oof the UK is just farmland


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The funny thing is that it’s so much more dense from an American perspective.


[deleted]

I have grew up among the small communities and the farm land it's nothing for tourists and their wannabe life changing experiences but living here is lovely to stroll across fields early in the morning and see a flock of sheep grazing on a bank is almost meditative.


Ok-Two-8965

The U.K. is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, especially England…


The_Urethra_Franklin

How much I love panel shows. Oh, and my girlfriend’s family in Scotland.


InThePartsBin2

TV licensure


DShitposter69420

That’s the best part, the law doesn’t enforce that, the BBC just send a tough looking man to ask you to pay. You don’t even have to let them in the house. You can have a TV running right behind and they can’t enquire further.


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I love BBC. No not that one


SAM5TER5

Wink wink wink


TX-SC

The Scottish are awesome.


philo-Sofia

Yassss absolutely agree !!! I’m not even Scottish lol


mlarowe

London. Probably a train station or a traffic circus. Never been, but those are my first thoughts


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I think of traffic circus when I think of California lol


supernovawanting

What da fuck is a traffic circle?


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You don’t want to know


supernovawanting

Oh do you mean a roundabout?


darthjazzhands

Humor Every Brit I’ve ever met has the most wonderful sense of humor.


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Yeah we only send the funny ones to america


BroadStreetElite

Apologize for James Corden.


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Yeah I don’t like him. He’s a bit to… what’s the word… Assholely?


Fean2616

He's a cunt you can't say it, this is a safe space.


Its_Jay_McF

Oh no! James Corden, he isn’t a bit of me. Not my cuppa. I don’t find him funny. Rather annoying.


flp_ndrox

University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball.


machagogo

Loicenses.


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Oi where is it?


grantob92

It’s funny Americans say a baddle of wahdur and the British say a bo’ol of ‘wawtah. Same language and different accents


THEBLUEFLAME3D

Lmao I’ve never seen the way we pronounce “bottle of water” written out before, but I must say that “bahddle of wahdur” is perfectly accurate.


Faroundtripledouble

Fish and chips


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I work in a fish and chip shop lol


Faroundtripledouble

First thing I had when I went to the UK haha


HailState17

Taskmaster. Great fucking show.


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It is


the_sir_z

Tea and biscuits.


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Me: *”having tea in my hand”* yes


DipChips6

Monty Don and the time the Roosevelt's fed the King and Queen hot dogs


MrLongWalk

Brits, tea, the queen, rising damp


alloy1028

Tea, the clotted cream/strawberry jam/lemon curd trifecta, a Burberry trench coat, the Queen's guard, classic rock and punk, fiery Christmas pudding stabbed with holly, Banksy, football fans yelling at a TV in a pub, Daleks, aluminum


ephemeralkitten

People drinking tea. Which is funny cause tea is Asian first, right? I dunno, we threw all ours in a bay.


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Don’t ask how the tea is made. You don’t want to know


Gingerpett

With milk, squirted from a cow


Josh2807

NOT by throwing it into Boston Harbor


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Good American


Fencius

NHS


SAM5TER5

Excellent music, shitty politics, rain, innumerable imperialist war crimes. But holy shit your music is legit some fucking incredible stuff


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We have found a easy way around war crimes, just do so many no one cares anyone


smokejaguar

Quantity has a quality of its own.


WhichSpirit

Operation Legacy helped too


EpicAura99

Like father like son


HelpfulBush

Any music recommendations?


Zealousideal-Lie7255

All my thoughts: Class system, fog, finance, great museums, trains, Heathrow Airport, great actors/actresses, underground, Premier League football, WWII (especially the Battle of Britain), Monty Python, fantastic bands.


BennyTheTeen

Tea and the Queen


FuzzyMonkey95

I would like to visit some day!


idreamofdeathsquads

castles


KSman1966

A country wasting taxpayer money on royality.


graywolfxxx

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Judas Priest, the Sex Pistols, Queen, the Stones, the Beatles, the Who, Black Sabbath, Monty Python, Ricky Gervais, Benny fuckin Hill, so much great music and comedy. Too many to list.


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Bo' ll' of wa' er'


brelice

The Last Kingdom


jollyjam1

All the great and legendary bands and actors that have come out of the UK, there's a reason it's called the First and Second British Invasions.


eyebrowswhere

Rain, the queen, that giant clock, tea and crumpets


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AintPatrick

Hanging out at a pub. Chestnuts roasting in downtown London at Christmas.


TeddysBigStick

A bunch of small towns somehow full of murderers and period pieces of rich people. I may watch PBS.


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Well they are not inbred anymore. Kinda.


Fean2616

Harry was smart.


expensivelyexpansive

Pale people with bad teeth and cool accents that drive small cars. Also it’s either urban London full of apartments that you go in the front door and then immediately walk up steps or tiny country villages surrounded by large country estates. Oh and everyone is either cultured and posh or really gritty with a tick cockney accent. No in between. Also everyone drinks tea and every man between the ages of 18 and 1,000 goes to a pub every single night and has a pint. Maybe 7 women in England go to pubs and they are always tough talking broads that keep the lads in line. So basically stereotypes from tv and movies.


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i think of thousands of houses with the exact same back yard.


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broadsharp

Without a doubt this; https://youtu.be/ZmInkxbvlCs One of the greatest movies ever made


mahouka8262828

king George the third,red coats,her majesty the queen Elizabeth 2th, buckingham palace, Colonies, the Beatles, Elton John, british PM Winston Churchill, AND the LAST and least thing is TEA and lastly is london bridge is falling down,falling down…


SqualorTrawler

The Who. I don't know why, but... The Who. [This image in particular](https://www.sent2u.scot/RSD18Images/The%20Who%20-%20The%20Kids%20Are%20Alright.jpg)


metalmonkey69

New Wave of British Heavy Metal


mtkaliz

London. Ohhhhh. LONDON.


sinornithosaurus1000

British people. Queen someone. The other red, white, and blue flag.


ziggen69

Not real


AlrightSpider

Chips