When I lived in Spain ('91-'94) I taught at a Spanish-American school with a number of British teachers. One day we were talking about washing dishes and the Brits were shocked that Americans rinse the soap off. They said they just let it drip off the dishes as they dry in the dish rack. We all thought that was well, insane, since the soap would dry on the dishes.

The next day one of the Brits told us she had gone home and licked a dry plate and there was no taste of soap. There were some "issues" between these British teachers and the American teachers that preceded our group and I've always wondered if they were telling the truth.

So Brits, tell me about your dishes!