Build a Sandwich and We'll Guess Where in the UK You Live

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Build a Sandwich and We'll Guess Where in the UK You Live
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About This Quiz

The UK is a land of diverse tastes in everything from food to fashion. With a population of over 66 million people scattered across over 94,000 miles, there is tremendous variation in lifestyle. Some parts of the UK are as urban as midtown Manhattan, while others feel so remote that running into a stranger is a shock. Even history divides the nation, with various cities serving as capitals of state, of industry, of religion or just of culture. The UK boasts regions with histories going back many thousands of years, marked by Neolithic structures, and areas of recent development where glittering skyscrapers dot the landscape.

With all this variation, people mark themselves out as being from specific parts of the country. People accustomed to living in the Outer Hebrides are unlikely to live, and therefore eat, much like people who live in the West End of London. This isn't just a matter of taste, but also of availability. After all, the food available to someone living in a major trading center will be different from that of someone who lives far from such places. We think we can guess what part of the UK you call home by seeing you build a sandwich. Are you ready to give our intuition a shot?

Young woman eating steak sandwich
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What time of day do you eat your sandwich?
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Tea

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Bread
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Let's talk bread! Wholegrain, rye, white, or other?
Lettuce
Wholegrain or rye
White
Homemade sourdough

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Spreading butter on bread
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Will you butter the bread?
No. Butter is cruel.
Sure!
Probably
Probably not

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Spoon of mayonnaise
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How do you feel about mayonnaise?
I embrace it with a deep and abiding love.
I like it.
I don't mind it sometimes.
That's weird city people nonsense.

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Sandwich with bacon tomato avocado lettuce
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What sort of greens will you include in the sandwich?
Kale, arugula and cukes, man.
None. Greens are horrible.
Romaine, I guess.
Spinach from my garden

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Sandwich filled with avocado slices, ham, lettuce and tomatoes
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How will you serve the sandwich?
On a small slab of slate at the local organic bakery
In a paper bag
On a plate
In a piece of cling film

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Young women biting opposite ends of sandwich
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Will anyone else be invited to share the sandwich?
Yes, for every sandwich the bakery sells, one is donated to the homeless.
No, it is my sandwich! Hands off!
My kids might take some.
My dog will have the leftovers.

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Close up of hands shaping bread dough
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Who made the bread in your sandwich?
The people at the bakery
My mum
Whoever supplies Tesco, I guess
I did!

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Ingredients and utensil used for dough
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How much fat is in the sandwich?
None
Lots
A low amount
A healthy amount

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Fresh mixed Bun, rolls and ingredients
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Carbs! Yay or nay?
Nay!
Obviously yay
Some, sure
I don't know what that is.

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Man making sandwiches
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Have you seasoned the sandwich?
Yes, with the healing power of turmeric
Nope
Just a little pepper is fine.
Yes, I have lots of herbs from the garden.

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Woman making sandwiches
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What foodie buzzword would you apply to your sandwich?
Artisanal, organic
Meat. Does that count?
Freshly made
Local, free-range

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Hand holding out a deli sandwich
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If your sandwich were purchased in a supermarket, what would it cost?
£15
£3.50
£5
£1

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Drive-in buying food
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If someone knocked your sandwich out of your hands, how easily could you replace it?
I could go back to the bakery but no two are identical there.
It'd be really annoying as I would have to drive all the way back into town.
I could get another at the supermarket.
I'd literally have to grow things again.

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Woman eating fresh healthy sandwich
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Do you like to have the same sandwich on a regular basis?
No, I never have the same one twice.
Yes, I get the exact same one every day.
I rotate through half a dozen options.
I have whatever is in season, so on an annual basis, technically yes.

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Businesswoman eating sandwich, using telephone, smiling
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Do you eat your sandwich immediately, or wait until later?
I eat it immediately.
It depends on what I'm doing that day.
I usually have it at my desk later.
I usually have it in my car later while on the hills.

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Young girl eating bologna sandwich with look of disappointment
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Is there anything you could discover in the sandwich that would simply ruin it?
Meat
Vegetables
Butter
Something I didn't put there

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Smoked salmon and tomato Sandwich
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How many kinds of meat are in the sandwich?
None
At least three
Up to three
One

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Dog stealing woman's toast
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What sort of person would be interested in stealing your sandwich?
A hipster
A nutter
Someone who was hungry, I guess
Dogs

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Boo to the Burger and Fries
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By whom might you be negatively judged for your sandwich?
A carnivore
One of those townie hippie types
Foodies
I think everyone would feel good about my sandwich.

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Tray with small and varied sandwiches
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Is your sandwich really just a sandwich?
Sometimes it is a wrap.
It is also a bap.
It may be a sub or a hero.
Yes, it is just a sandwich.

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Slicing bread at breakfast
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Do you cut off the crusts?
No, the crusts hold it together.
No, that's the best part.
If it's for the kids, yes
No, I like the crusts.

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Grilled cheese sandwich served with a tomato and chili sauce
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What kind of dressing is in the sandwich?
Vegan Caesar
Blue cheese
Regular Caesar
A honey mustard vinaigrette that I made myself

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Boy eating oversized sandwich
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Would you ever intentionally make a sandwich that was thicker than a human mouth can easily fit around?
Yes, that looks more authentic.
Yes, if I am very hungry I get a double-height one.
No
Not on purpose, but sometimes my bread-slicing skills are off!

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Midsection of female friends preparing open faced sandwiches at table
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For what occasion are you likely to make or acquire many sandwiches?
We are going to a protest march and need many lunches.
I'm hungry.
People are coming to tea.
We're having a picnic.

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Family with luggage at airport security check
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Would your sandwich make it through security at the airport?
Yes, it doesn't even really look like food to most people.
If not, I would stand there and eat it in the line.
I would just buy it when I'm airside.
I doubt they would notice it.

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Woman With Fresh Harvest
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Did you grow any of the ingredients yourself?
No, but I know who did.
No, but I know where they came from.
No, and I have no idea who did.
Yes

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Avocado, spinach and cucumber toasts on cutting board
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How seasonal are the vegetables in your sandwich?
I am told very, but I don't actually know what is in season, when.
There are no vegetables in my sandwich.
Not at all seasonal
Totally seasonal

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Urban Farmers Loading Crates Of Freshly Harvested Goods Onto Truck
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If you had to add up the food miles in the sandwich, what sort of number would you hit?
Under 100, that's the selling point of the bakery I go to.
Thousands. You can't grow a thing here.
No idea
Under 10, because I grew it all myself!

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Focaccia Sandwich and orange juice
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What is the perfect drink to enjoy with your sandwich?
Vitamin water
Something carbonated
Regular water
Juice

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