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minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·4 hours agoBrits have better teeth than Americans as world dental health stats show year on year. The idea is silly and not backed up by data.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 hours agoThe idea comes from the fact that the NHS only pays for your tooth health, not how they look. So you got Brits with very healthy but also very crooked teeth. Also Americans whiten their teeth.
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoVery crooked = normal. Plenty of Brits also whiten their teeth
minus-squareMbourgon everywhere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoThe Brits only started adding Fluoride to their water in 1964. Hence Austin Powers’s teeth as well as the stereotypes. As we in the states are about to learn about.
minus-squareIsoprenoid@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoPeter Ostrum is an American. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ostrum
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoWonkaville is apparently American in the 70s movie, since everyone there has an American accent.
minus-squarebdonvrAlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-24 hours agoDuh, they knocked his teeth out to make him look British for the movie 🙄
Typical British people
Brits have better teeth than Americans as world dental health stats show year on year. The idea is silly and not backed up by data.
The idea comes from the fact that the NHS only pays for your tooth health, not how they look.
So you got Brits with very healthy but also very crooked teeth.
Also Americans whiten their teeth.
Very crooked = normal. Plenty of Brits also whiten their teeth
The Brits only started adding Fluoride to their water in 1964. Hence Austin Powers’s teeth as well as the stereotypes.
As we in the states are about to learn about.
Peter Ostrum is an American.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ostrum
Wonkaville is apparently American in the 70s movie, since everyone there has an American accent.
But filmed in Germany?
Yup!
Duh, they knocked his teeth out to make him look British for the movie 🙄