American woman shares the four things she discovered that make 'British people mad' after moving to the UK

An American woman has discovered four tendencies that immediately enrage British people who witness them.

Ash Loren, who moved from North Carolina to London in early 2023, frequently compares and contrasts the two cultures on her popular TikTok account, where she boasts almost 20,000 followers. 

Among the subjects she's tackled lately are things that rub Brits the wrong way, whether as an affront to their etiquette standards or a matter of personal space. 

'Here's a list of things that make British people mad,' Ash began in the one-minute video. 

Ash Loren, who moved from North Carolina to London in early 2023, frequently compares and contrasts the two cultures on her popular TikTok account

She recently decided to highlight four things that enrage Brits, which ranged from matters of etiquette to personal space

'The first thing is skipping the queue' - that is, in American-speak, cutting the line.

'British people are polite and they take their queue seriously,' she elaborated.

'And if you do not abide by the queue, I think it makes them really angry.'

'Big rule followers,' she emphasized. '[Which] brings me to my next point.'

Ash continued: 'When you mispronounce things, they get really really mad.'

She uses the word 'herbs' as an example, with Ash pronouncing it how Americans would with the silent 'h.'

'They (British people) call it "herbs,"' she explained, articulating the 'h' sound in line with the UK pronunciation. 

'I did a Yorkshire Tea review. A lot of the comments were about how Americans always pronounce "Yorkshire" wrong,' Ash offered as another example. 

Ash has revealed that she has been the target of British people's ire - such as when she's mispronounced 'Yorkshire' in a previous TikTok

Commenters, many of them British, appeared to largely agree with Ash's assessment

As for the third thing Brits 'hate,' 'loud people,' Ash said.

'Whether you're on the tube or in public or at work, you're not going to win a British person over by being obnoxiously loud or overly enthusiastic,' she explained.

She added she thought that was 'one reason why' Americans and Brits 'typically' didn't 'jive' that well.

Last but not least, Ash went on: 'British people don't like huggers.'

'I'm an American and when I meet people I give them a hug,' she admitted. 'I don't think that's allowed here. I think that they despise that. So yeah.'

Hundreds of viewers, many of them Brits, took to the comments to sound off on Ash's take on what gets them riled up. 

There was a fast consensus on the importance of queuing.

'Queues are important to remind everyone that nobody's more important than anyone else. we're all here for the same reason,' one rhapsodized of the ethics of waiting in lines.

'Having more than 10 items and queueing in the 10 items or less quick till. We count the items in everyone's basket and silently fume,' a second pointed out.

Likewise, many pounced on the mere mention of mispronouncing a word like 'herbs.'

'Why would you say erbs when it's spelt herbs?' one huffed.

'Brit here. 'Erbs drives me bananas,' a second agreed.

As for keeping one's speaking volume down in public, there were two takes. 

'No talking in public. It's that simple,' one espoused.

But another added a qualifier: 'So loud and enthusiastic can be pulled off you just also have to be funny and charming and I'll be honest the American accent doesn't typically lend itself to that last one.'

As for hugs? 

'English people do hug frequently but it's about respecting personal space,' one argued. 

'Hugs have become more of a thing but we're still very awkward with it,' another admitted.