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Top 7 British Contradictions That Somehow Make Perfect Sense

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In order
1Reserved with strangers, generous with the group
2Attached to tradition, constantly changing tradition
3Polite in wording, aggressive about rules
4Suspicious of showing off, fascinated by status
5Private in personal matters, communal in public complaint
6Comfortable with absurdity, uncomfortable with sincerity
7Individualistic in theory, rule-bound in practice
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Top 7 British Social Situations Everyone Understands Without Explanation

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TOP 7

In order
1The pub round
2The awkward goodbye
3"You alright?" as a greeting
4The queue that suddenly becomes complicated
5The office tea round
6The weather conversation with a stranger
7The invitation that is not quite an invitation
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Top 7 British Conversations That Begin and End With the Weather

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1The forecast as an opening line
2Weather as a shared inconvenience
3Weather as national entertainment
4Weather as a moral complaint
5Weather as a memory trigger
6Weather as a coded emotional statement
7Weather as a safe way to end a conversation
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Top 7 British Public-Space Behaviours That Need No Sign

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TOP 7

In order
1Stand on the right of the escalator
2Let people off before getting on
3Form a queue even when it is unclear whether one is required
4Keep your voice down on public transport
5Avoid occupying extra seats
6Give strangers physical space
7Acknowledge inconvenience without making a scene
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Top 7 The Seven Unwritten Rules of British Queuing

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1Find the end before asking what the queue is for
2Never assume an empty-looking space means you can walk straight in
3A queue-jumper has committed a social offence
4Move forward when the queue moves
5You may complain about the queue, but you must remain in it
6You can leave temporarily, but you must explain yourself
7The queue must remain morally superior to the alternative
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Top 7 Things to improve your chances of success in a contentious probate claim

I am tired of people thinking I am the FBI and can source information that does not exist.

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1You have medical records corroborating the deceased’s cognitive decline
2You have extreme financial need
3You have a health condition likely to worsen, infringing on your ability to work
4You have physical correspondence to corroborate the deceased’s promise of inheritance to you
5You are the spouse, child, or someone treated as a child of the deceased
6You know if there were, and know the location of, previously made wills
7You have names and addresses of all relevant parties
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