Things the Brits do better?...

[carolfoy]

... And things the US do better?

I think..
UK - Movie Villains
Chocolate
funny TV shows (thinking 'The Office' but excludes 'Friends!')

US - Theme parks (of course)
Peanut butter
KFC

 

[Goofyish]

UK:
Beer
Indian Food

US:
Steak
Fast Food
Service
Air conditioning!

 

[Dimplenose]

Actually I find so many British movie villains really irritating!

However one thing we do much better is exit signs on motorways!

And the US have better prices - especially for eating out.

Libby

 

[jen_uk]

UK:
Small talk
Complaining about the weather!
Tap water
Cheese - USA cheese is a weird shade of yellow!

USA:
TV shows i.e Desperate Housewives, Sex and the City
Decorations i.e Christmas etc
Firework displays
Free refills on soft drinks!! Why should we pay £££ for something that costs 5p!!

 

[Laurafoster]

UK definately do better mustard - USA put too much mayo in theirs for my liking.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

We Queue and we Queue and we Queue, and then moan about it, follw someone to a queue dont ask and find its the wrong one, if it was a Olympic sport we would win gold!

 

[ely3857]

UK

Humour
Manners
Motorway Signs

US

24hr Service
Space (bigger cars/bigger houses etc)
Animation



Jodie

 

[Booknut]

What UK does better (I don't know if I qualify for saying 'we' yet as i'm from Canada but i've lived here for 11 years!)

TV (your comedies/dramas are the best, just don't make enough of them)
Humour
Chocolate
Postal Service (the US postal service is sssssslllllllllooooooooooooowwwwww!)
Public Transport

What US does better
Lager
Customer Service (pretty much an all-rounder on this one!)
Holidays (they have more of them and they really celebrate them i.e. decorations, parades etc)
Cakes, cookies and donuts -

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Britons:
Whine and moan so much better than any other country.
Wear shell suits and other innapropriate clothes for hot weather countries (soccer shirts etc..) a love of NYLON
A snse of superiority when actually we know we have lost that ability many years ago, being now a third world country

USA:
Can do attitude, they go and get on with a job, not stop to have a meeting to discuss how best to go forward from the room they are in...

Service from waiters etc.. so much better than the UK

Pride in their country

 

[angel659]

What a great thread

UK

Employee Rights - i.e holiday entitlement
Documentaries
Chocolate
TV comedies
Ironey
Roast Dinners

US

Customer Service
Cheesecake
Disney
Rides
Animatronics
Theme Parks - Universal Studios, Seaworld
Holiday Celebrations - Parades
Firework Displays

 

[Captain-Ste]

UK
NOTHING.

USA
Everything!!!

 

[Claire L]

UK
NOTHING.

USA
Everything!!!

Lol agree, although we do a mean roast dinner here along with curry, but not at the same time.

Claire

 

[punkin712]

UK definately do better mustard - USA put too much mayo in theirs for my liking.

Where are you getting mustard that has mayo in it?! I've never heard of such a thing...

 

[wils]

UK - Tea, World news
US - Ice cream, Theme parks

 

[TracyK]

UK
NHS and social security
Employee rights - leave entitlement, minimum wage
public transport
Food - bread, chocolate, cheese, crisps, vegetarian food
Television - comedies, dramas, documentaries, news, adverts

US
Theme parks

 

[Emie]

I don't know about mayo in mustard but try gettin some hot English mustard- almost impossible!

 

[Kilted_Yank]

UK: Television shows, acting, social issues

US: Police cars & firearms

 

[SeattleRedBear]

It makes me such a proud American to see Firearms listed on the US side of the equation

UK
Chocolate
Minimum wage
Gay rights (actually social legislation in general)
Six-week vacations
Beer
Clotted cream
Real cheese
Location (you're part of europe, all we have (no offense intended) is canada and mexico)
NHS (some of you may laugh, but at least you've got something)
Carol Smillie & Handy Andy
Tea
Sausages
Train service

US
Salads
Restaurant service & prices
Mexican food
Cheap petrol (now I hear the American's laughing, or at least those who know what petrol is)
Clinton and Stacy
Mixed drinks (especially those with fruit and umbrellas)
Coffee
Outlet malls
Cooperative cataloguing

 

[Booknut]

It makes me such a proud American to see Firearms listed on the US side of the equation

UK
Carol Smillie & Handy Andy

Kathie Lee Gifford comes to mind although she wasn't as perky as Carol

 

[SeattleRedBear]

UK
Carol Smillie & Handy Andy

Kathie Lee Gifford comes to mind although she wasn't as perky as Carol

Poor Kathlie Lee. Where is she without Regis?