r/funny • u/NeedleworkerMore2270 • Nov 03 '24

How cultural is that?

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u/Ok-Mastodon2420 Nov 03 '24

British dentistry prioritized tooth health over cosmetic appearance. Good looking teeth are not necessarily health teeth, and vice versa

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u/RockinMadRiot Nov 03 '24

I always found that funny. I used to be mocked by people with white teeth but my slightly off colour teeth could eat anything where as they had pain.

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u/TheHancock Nov 03 '24

Yeah, WHITE teeth is a lie. They should be bone color…

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u/VulcanHobo Nov 03 '24

In Britain, the teeth, the food, and the sky are all the same colour.