25 Areas In Which the United Kingdom Totally Triumphs Over the United States

In most US states, you don’t pay the price on the product. You pay the price + the tax. In Britain, the tax is included.

Nobody complains better than the British. Nobody.

Two words – David Attenborough.

First off, the voltage is higher. It’s 220 vs only 110. But guess what? British plugs also have significantly better safety features. More power, more safety.

In America, if someone wants to check if a stall is occupied they just peek through the gap. In Britain, this would never work; there is no gap.

The British obsession with these is warranted. Even the MythBusters showed they were more effective than traffic lights.

As the British say, “France is a beautiful country; the only downside is that it’s filled with French people.”

Note: C’est seulement une blague. Nous vous aimons.

Even a US state has the Union Jack on it (Hawaii).

Britain invents soccer (that’s why they used to call it that) and then can’t win at it. America invents basketball and then can’t lose at it.

On average, American police kill more civilians in 1 month than British police kill in 2 decades.

Ok, it’s not like this happens regularly, but it definitely happens more than never. And that is exactly how often it happens in the US.

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Smallest to largest. Doesn’t that make sense?

During World War II, when Britain was being bombed almost constantly, Churchill referred to it as the “unpleasantness.” That just about sums it up.

In the US, only fake food is cheaper.

They don’t do it perfectly, but they definitely do it better.

In Britain, teas are small, hot, and lightly sweetened. In the US they are big, cold, and stuffed with diabetes.

If the bad guy isn’t Russian, he’s British.

Even today, the Queen is still the head of State in 15 different countries.

Only in Britain will you find a bunch of people chasing cheese down a hill (Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake).

In the US, people declare bankruptcy because of hospital visits. In the UK, you don’t.

Note: The NHS is paid for by taxes, but even then, the US spends over $8,000 per person every year for healthcare, while in the UK it’s only around $3,000.

Or rather, the lack of it. In America, they actually stop live sporting events for the sake of adverts. And lets not get started on infomercials or medication advertisements.

Just check the news coverage of Ebola. In the US, you would think the world was ending. In the UK, it was just another news story.

For the Americans out there, in Britain, you have PAYE. It’s how the government collects taxes, and its incredibly convenient. As an employee you don’t have to fill out a single form, ever. In the US, the IRS could implement this system as well, but the tax industry is a huge lobby, so don’t expect to stop filling out W-2 forms or 1099 forms any time soon.

The BBC. Need we say more?

Note: The US has NPR, but nobody watches that. It’s not sensational enough. Let’s get some CNN and Fox up in here!

Dear America, you invented this thing. Why does Mount Everest have faster internet than you?

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