Sorry for disappointing you :) Some possibilities off the top of my head:

Germans love that "medical porn".

Um, yes? There's no way I can forget Savita Halappanavar, or Michelle Harte, or Sheila Hodgers. What's the relevance here?

More like Ireland. Catholic and Protestant NI politicians get together in a rare display of solidarity to be all sanctimonious about women controlling their own bodies.

Are you a woman, and the shortened version of your name can be read as male? Cos I get that shit ALL THE TIME.

I thought that "waah, I'm not that posh" message came more from the Daily Fail's twisting of his words than anything else? I read that somewhere (perhaps the Guardian...), and I get the impression Cumberbatch isn't a complete moron, so maybe?

How did that work? Kerrygold is Irish. And French and German people think Kerrygold is the best butter :D

I use MyFitnessPal and they have descriptions of exercise levels to make it easier to choose an appropriate speed. So you have:

5 a day is recommended as the Powers That Be thought it was a goal that seemed achievable for most people, even if it's not what's best for health. About a month ago there were stories in the British newspapers saying that 10 a day what you should be aiming for, health-wise.

If a straight woman finds it difficult to parallel park, it's because she's been lied to all her adult life about what six inches looks like.

Is...is that real? In that situation, I can definitely imagine hovering!

Why are people always talking about false rape accusations? The rate is less than 3pc. That's less than the rate for car insurance fraud. Why don't we talk about the fraudsters every time we talk about car insurance fraud?*

Leuchtturm 1917 is where it's at. Better quality paper than Moleskine and lovely details overall.

Oh...I bet you're one of those people who says they don't see race either, right?

Our office wars centre on normal towels vs paper towels in the bathroom (the Germans think the former are disgusting, the Anglos think both are fine) open vs closed doors (the Anglos like the former as it's more inviting, the Germans think the breeze is responsible for every known illness) and all office lights on…

I've lived in Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, mainly. Maybe it's a cultural phenomenon that passed me by! Airport bathrooms here in Germany sometimes have empty dispensers for those toilet seat covers, but rarely anything in them :)

Yes, and because British Conservatives are all about family values and the nuclear family. Allow gay people to get married, you have more people propping up the institution of marriage.

Is this a US/North American thing? I'm European and I have never heard of hovering, though I can imagine some very squeamish people doing it. But most women? Did I miss that class in school? Why did no one tell me?

Ted, brachiator, I emit this too. Can we start a support group?