Brit reveals the three words Americans should avoid saying when visiting the UK

People are flooding to social media in debate after a TikTok teacher revealed the 'three words you shouldn't say in the UK'.

If you're American and the UK continuously leaves you feeling baffled, then don't worry, as Mrs Doubtfire would say, 'Help is on the way, dear'.

Thankfully, if you're planning a trip across the pond anytime soon and want to brush up on some British lingo, a TikToker has advised there are certain phrases best to avoid.

Try and make it through this video without having a little giggle, I dare you:

Ash is a British English teacher who teaches British English and British culture on TikTok.

The teacher - who goes by the username @british_ash on the platform - advises followers there are 'three words that you should probably avoid using in the UK'.

In the video, he explains: "The first is fanny. Americans might call a bag around your waist a fanny pack, however in the UK a fanny is a lady's private parts."

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Second up on the list is 'soccer'.

"I can't think of another word that British people hate more than the word soccer," Ash says. "Not only did we invent the sport but hearing it being called another name other than the one that we use, it makes a lot of people very mad. But just be careful about calling football, soccer."

"Side note, I don't really care that much, but some people do," Ash notes.

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And the final? Well, it's best you keep the word 'bangs' out of your mouth too, according to Ash.

The TikToker resolves: "We don't use the word bangs to describe hair in front of your forehead, we call it a fringe. It's a fringe not bangs. If you'd said to someone I'm getting my bangs done, they'd be very confused."

People are flocking to the post to weigh in on the three words Americans supposedly shouldn't say in the UK, as well as offering up some other words they've seen cause some confusion.

One TikTok user said: "Never could understand where a fringe is called bangs. Bangs what?"

"Until today I never new what bangs meant unless it was to do with fireworks or explosions," another admitted.

A third wrote: "My husband ran into an awkward situation when he was looking for 'suspenders' in the UK as opposed to braces."

And a final resolved: "I watched a soccer game after getting my bangs cut and shopping for a fancy fanny."

Topics: UK News, US News, Education, Social Media, TikTok

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.