12 things that are incomprehensible to us, but familiar to the people of Britain

Albion has always been different from other countries. On the territory of Britain, old traditions and progressive trends successfully get along. All over the world, the British are known for their unique humor, which can be completely incomprehensible to foreigners, as well as dryness and restraint, because it is not for nothing that there is a saying "leave in English" and a lot of other similar comparisons.

Today we decided to dive into the Foggy Albion to tell you a little more about it.

We are used to having water meters in our bathroom, but in Britain you have to look for them under these little hatches in the street in front of the house.

Windows in Britain open outwards. This at first seems to be something wrong, but you can also find advantages in such a technology. Opening the window to the outside allows you to save space inside the room.

In many homes in the Foggy Albion, the switch in the bathroom is still a shoelace. As you know, water and electricity are very dangerous friends, so to minimize the risks, the British use a shoelace to turn on the light.

Friendship between Britons does not involve spontaneous meetings. It is not customary for friends to come to each other without warning, here meetings are arranged in advance. But there is also an extremely pleasant tradition in the form of postcards that are sent on all holidays to all relatives and, of course, friends.

In Britain, playgrounds are always fenced off, you can not go there with dogs.

Englishmen shake hands only when they get acquainted. At subsequent meetings, they do not do anything like this, thus observing the distance and personal space.

The British love fishing, but their rules are slightly different from ours. They must have a license to catch fish, and it is also forbidden to keep the catch for themselves. All fish caught from the river must return back.

In Britain, just walking down the street, you can find a lot of unique architecture that has survived to this day in an incredible way. This tea house was built in 1502.

A Victorian radiator with a bread heater is a prime example of how well the British are able to save money.

Here, if an employee from a food delivery service comes with a large, square box, then he probably delivers pizza, but not in Britain, here they often deliver their world-famous breakfasts in this way.

This is what the front door looks like. In Britain, you rarely see an iron door or bars on the windows. Mail is thrown into the hole in the door, so you have to carefully look at your feet, suddenly you step on a neighbor's letter.

The key is inserted upside down in the lock. Tourists take it for a mistake, until they realize that this is how castles are built all over England.