Britain can be a strange place, even when you’ve lived here all your life.
So if you’ve just moved to this neck of the woods, we imagine our quirky little Island can be completely baffling and bewildering.
One American woman who was working in London was so baffled that she had to write a long list of all the things that make British people and culture completely bonkers.
Apparently we like to talk about the weather a lot, say ‘sorry’ at the start of every sentence and gave our Queen multiple birthdays and think it completely normal.
But one guy from the US who is new to Britain asked a pretty straightforward and obvious question to Twitter.
Why are there no drugs in the high street shop Superdrug?
We’re not sure whether he was just looking for some cough drops ready for the full-blown arrival of Autumn or if he meant something stronger – presumably to drown out all the weather-related chat he’s had to endure since arriving on these shores, but it seems like a reasonable question to ask.
Hi. New to the UK. Went into SuperDrug, found no drugs. Advice?
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) September 23, 2016
The New York reporter got some excellent responses from the ever-helpful British public on his innocent Twitter question though.
Turns out Superdrug isn’t the only other of Britain’s high street shops that doesn’t exactly do what it says on the tin…
thought I'd pay a visit to poundland just the same
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) September 23, 2016
We’re not too sure how many people would genuinely be in the market for a carphone these days to be fair…
yeah, right across the street from Dr. Martens. Suffice to say, they don't accept any major insurance plan.
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) September 23, 2016
We could see how Boots could be misleading if you’re from abroad…
I was just going to ask about winter footwear
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) September 23, 2016
And this was obviously going to be wide open for misinterpretation…
I already did, but I was looking for a fish tank and they told me to "piss off." Is that good?
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) September 23, 2016
Someone pointed out that the United Kingdom was probably a misnomer at the moment…
https://twitter.com/pierrech/status/779298581790486528
We’re not this this would help to be honest…
– Relevant cultural learnings – https://t.co/zHRLooRtYy
— Gilman Grundy (@FOARP) September 23, 2016
Still, there’s always someone out there willing to lend a hand in the search for drugs…
My mate Wolfie can sort you out.
— Gareth Browne (@BrowneGareth) September 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/andywade/status/779299272906997760
