If there’s one thing we Brits do best, it’s moaning.
If it isn’t about the weather - like the blistering heat we’ve experienced this week - then it’s another minor inconvenience, such as the state of our country’s roads.
Specifically, potholes, the dips in the ground which have inspired creative approaches to get them filled in by the local council – from gardening to creepy dolls, to graffitiing a penis around the hole in question.
That last one worked, by the way.
It was this subject matter, however, which the account No Context Brits decided to post about on Saturday, sharing an image of an asphalt road with several potholes covered over to Twitter.
“Only in Britain would a road look like this,” the caption read.
Only in Britain would a road look like this. pic.twitter.com/hIfTdaXlCq
— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) July 17, 2021
And like some sort of international camaraderie, Twitter users around the world were on hand to humble us, and remind us that they have it worse.
Much, much worse.
One account from Russia had a cracking contribution – literally:
*laughs in Russian roads*
— Legs of a man (@shitfuc67100696) July 17, 2021
At least, yours have patches, mate. pic.twitter.com/XH6bYIJePs
In Ghana, they really take the Mickey:
— 𝔟𝔢𝔫 (@benedictmbom) July 17, 2021
Some are just a nightmare for vehicles, such as in India:
At least they try to patch it up. Meanwhile here in India.. pic.twitter.com/KLWoBJOtfO
— Dillan (@Dillan_Dsouza23) July 17, 2021
In South Africa:
Meanwhile in South Africa 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/fgEOjkpr71
— Mr Smeg (@MichaelBucwa) July 17, 2021
*laughs in South African potholes* pic.twitter.com/IW6uizbzwo
— The Muffin Man (@NOT_ongama) July 17, 2021
And in Montreal, Canada:
We never get used to them in Montreal pic.twitter.com/ZUO9VJvHpG
— Danielito 【=◈︿◈=】 (@Danny_Who) July 17, 2021
Sometimes, it’s the people who get stuck:
Meanwhile in Nepal pic.twitter.com/9Nud1Fsykq
— Santosh 🇳🇵 (@10SantoshPoudel) July 17, 2021
Other times, it looks less like a pothole and more like the aftermath of an earthquake – such as in Nigeria:
This is Akute in Ogun State Nigeria. Levels pic.twitter.com/HFMSMisa4W
— Lola Okunrin (@lollypeezle) July 17, 2021
Meanwhile, from one user in Syria:
They fixed the H0Ie it had made!! pic.twitter.com/xwOQe1ANXP
— Dr. Vedika (@vishkanyaaaa) July 18, 2021
And in Argentina, they like to have a bit of fun with it:
Meanwhile in Argentina, we celebrate our pothole’s birthdays. pic.twitter.com/0NwpUDQzHZ
— vadreitor (@VadraSebastian) July 17, 2021
Sometimes it’s reassuring to know that there’s a ‘hole’ load of other people who find something just as annoying as you do.
