British sarcasm hailed 'best in world' after hilarious bin bag note spotted

02 June 2024 , 13:47

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British sarcasm has been hailed as 'the best in the world' (Image: Getty Images/Westend61)

British sarcasm has been hailed as "the best in the world" after a hilarious notice was seen attached to a public bin mocking litter louts who ignore it.

A post shared by No Context Brits on X (formerly Twitter) read: "British sarcasm. Best in the world." Below it was a snap of the sign in question, which read: "This is a bin bag, it's a very clever piece of kit, it can fold down very small and fit in your pocket. Then it can make itself very big!"

It continued: "Big enough to hold all the rubbish that is left behind after you picnic in the park. You can then place it in a bin!"

"British humour is undoubtedly the best thing in the world!" agreed one user in response. "Facts," agreed another. And a third person from overseas, added: "This smells like British humour and sarcasm, I love it."

Others, however, failed to see the funny side and responded directly to the context of the bin snap. "There wouldn't be any need for it if people who just use common sense and decency and cleaned up after themselves," one person bemoaned. "Instead they need to be spoken to like children."

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A second penned: "Parks should employ workers with air rifles and flat head pellets for those that litter and don't pick up dog s***."

Be warned though, as sadly for some, a study conducted in 2020 revealed heart attack survivors who are sarcastic or cynical are at greater risk of dying within two years of another heart attack.

More than 2,300 people took part in research which signed up patients who had just survived a heart attack. It found those who displayed hostile character traits - including sarcasm, cynicism, resentment, impatience or irritability - were at much greater risk of dying of a second attack within the next two years.

It is thought this may be due to their emotional state being consistently negative which puts a strain on their health. The report read: "Hostile individuals have increased clotting times, higher adrenaline levels, above normal cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and increased cardiac reactivity. These known inflammatory factors may initiate cardiac events and increase poor clinical outcomes."

Alan Johnson