A person tasked with a Life in the UK citizenship test has admitted to being left baffled by one the questions asked.
According to the government's website, foreigners must take the test as part of the application for British citizenship or settlement in the UK - and it costs £50. Applicants have 45 minutes to answer 24 questions based on the Life in the UK handbook, and must achieve a score of at least 75% (18 out of 24).
Taking to Reddit, they couldn't help but vent their frustration, labelling it an "impossible" poser. It prompted scores of Brits to confess they'd have trouble answering it too, meanwhile.
The Reddit user was stuck on question 9, which read: "Which of these is a fundamental principle of British life? A - Actively supporting your local football team; B - Participation in community life; C - Ignoring your neighbours; D - Eating fish on a Friday."
Scores of people couldn't help but poke fun at the fact they ignore their neighbours - suggesting that should be the correct answer. "C - which coincidentally is the start of the word most used to describe them when you do eventually meet them," one person quipped.
A second joked: "Anyone who gets marked incorrect for ticking C is more equipped to deal with life in the UK than the person who wrote the bloody question." While a third added: "Pretending to be on a phone call sat in your car on your drive to avoid any unnecessary neighbourly chit chat, this is the British way."
Despite many having doubts, others suggested the correct answer is in fact that concerning participation in community life. "It's clearly B. Which is total rubbish," one person declared.
"Jesus, I’ve been British all my life but now I think I’m not," another penned in response. A third wrote: "I did this test. The correct answer is B, even though C is the reality." While a fourth, acknowledging it was the correct answer, was still confused. "For those defending the answer, I'd love to know how they actively participate in community life," they said. "I go to work, see friends and family, and engage in a couple of hobbies. I'm not a hermit, but I don't feel that I'm actively engaging in the community."
Someone else agreed: "I very actively participate in community life, and I would say this makes me a weirdo/unusual nutter and most people like to go home and watch telly of an evening, not sit as a volunteer member of a committee from 6:30-10pm listening to people wang on about whatever their current pet peeve is."
The most recent data provided by Life in the UK suggests the test has a 70% success rate.