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minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days 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-squareMbourgon everywhere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·15 days 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-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days 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-up0·15 days agoVery crooked = normal. Plenty of Brits also whiten their teeth
minus-squareIsoprenoid@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoPeter Ostrum is an American. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ostrum
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-215 days agoDuh, they knocked his teeth out to make him look British for the movie 🙄
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoWonkaville is apparently American in the 70s movie, since everyone there has an American accent.
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 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.
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
Peter Ostrum is an American.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ostrum
Duh, they knocked his teeth out to make him look British for the movie 🙄
Wonkaville is apparently American in the 70s movie, since everyone there has an American accent.
But filmed in Germany?
Yup!