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Relationships, etiquette, community, British culture and public life.
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Broad classification for british life & culture.
Broad classification for social life & etiquette.
Broad classification for relationships & dating.
Broad classification for family & parenting.
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The bibliophile's compulsion to deeply inhale the scent of new paper and glue.
Read full entry →The agonizing physical gesture of greeting an absolute stranger who is looking past you.
Read full entry →The inability to sleep caused by the sudden recall of a minor social faux pas from a decade ago.
Read full entry →The sudden terror of an empty pocket, immediately followed by the realization they are in your hand.
Read full entry →A mutually accepted lie told at the end of an unexpected encounter to facilitate a smooth exit.
Read full entry →A performative, low-speed run designed to show appreciation without actually moving much faster.
Read full entry →A polite but completely useless digital consensus that prevents actual logistics from happening.
Read full entry →The tactical acceleration or deceleration used to avoid awkward parallel pedestrian movement.
Read full entry →The awkward, bone-jarring collision with a glass entrance followed by a smooth recovery attempt.
Read full entry →The intense, fake concentration on a lock screen to prevent small talk in a confined vertical space.
Read full entry →The overwhelming desire to go home that begins the second you hand over your coat.
Read full entry →The subconscious act of agreeing with someone while your mind is entirely elsewhere.
Read full entry →Reducing audio input in a vehicle in order to increase visual concentration while lost.
Read full entry →The sudden, paralyzing inability to remember if you secured your house before leaving.
Read full entry →The deeply ingrained British instinct to ask forgiveness from a table leg.
Read full entry →To prolong a conversation indefinitely because neither party knows the polite way to hang up.
Read full entry →The agonizing experience of bidding someone adieu, only to realize your cars are parked next to each other.
Read full entry →The excruciating public embarrassment of intercepting a greeting not meant for you.
Read full entry →The awkwardness of forcing a stranger into a light jog because you held a door open too early.
Read full entry →The awkward side-to-side mirroring when two pedestrians fail to coordinate passing each other.
Read full entry →The traditional, physical precursor to initiating a departure from a social gathering.
Read full entry →The act of passing a suspicious dairy product to a partner for a second opinion.
Read full entry →The mourning period that follows a forced interface change on a beloved app.
Read full entry →The practice on video calls of turning on your microphone purely to prove you heard a joke.
Read full entry →The dictionary is still being written
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