Confused American asks why UK homes have ‘tiny doors that open onto dangerous sidewalks’

While the UK and the US differ in a variety of ways, it is apparently our doors that have Americans scratching their heads the most. 

An American residing in the UK known only as ‘Swfinds’ uses their TikTok page to share their musings about our country, often pondering cultural differences such as what double yellow lines mean on the road and why the subway is called the underground when it’s technically above ground.

But one of their more recent questions garnered a little more attention than usual and brought proud British patriots out in their masses.

@Swfinds / TikTok

Sharing a video of a seemingly normal terraced street somewhere in the UK, the confused American asked: “Can someone tell me why almost all British homes have tiny front doors that open onto a dangerous sidewalk?”

Well, this didn’t sit too well with some of the British TikTok users who came across the clip, mostly down to the fact the street doesn’t seem to be anything too out of the ordinary.

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Many also took issue with the use of the term ‘dangerous’ coming from the mouth of an American (if you know, you know).

One person wrote: “At least our doors don’t lead to guns,” while another commented: “1.they open inwards 2. the pavement isn’t that dangerous 3. it’s a pavement.”