'It's FOOTBALL not soccer': Brits hit back at the US student who mocked English traditions as #WeirdThingsAmericansDo trends on Twitter

An American teenager has sparked a war of words after her tweets about ‘weird’ British customs went viral.

High school student Madi, 16, found herself at the centre of a backlash after she launched into a Twitter tirade on Monday, and now angry Brits have fought back with a #WeirdThingsAmericansDo hashtag detailing their gripes about their neighbours across the pond.

And they certainly pulled no punches, criticising everything from their coffee to the way they pronounce 'aluminium'.

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American student Madi, 16, sparked a Twitter backlash after launching into a lengthy rant about British customs including everything from grammar to food and even driving on the 'wrong' side of the road

Madi came under fire on Monday after poking fun at Brits' grammar, cuisine and 'pale' skin.

But she was eventually forced to turn off her Twitter notifications, insisting: 'I literally made that thread based off a British person that I met on vacation yall need to chill.'

She later set her account to private, but that didn't stop a flood of responses on Brits who turned the tables on her.

Many tweeted her directly, using her Twitter handle @touradidas. Nerys Watkin-Mayer asked: 'why do Americans not pronounce the H in Herbs?' and Janine Lowthian wrote: 'why don't you place a question mark at the end of all your questions?'

Another wrote: 'ordering a large Coke even although you have free refills (sic.), while Harry Hardy blasted that Americans don't 'get that they are one of the only countries that do things like they do.'

Jaymes Musson from Portsmouth wrote: 'Put maple syrup on bacon. I'm the fattest geezer in Pompey and I still wouldn't eat that s***.' 

Aaron Carl Jones accused Americans of insisting 'that the ENGLISH way of speaking the ENGLISH language is wrong,' while a fellow Tweeter called out their use of Fahrenheit rather than Celsius.

One called out their use of brown paper shopping bags, while another pondered their use of the word 'soccer' for football.

Using the #WeirdThingsAmericansDo hashtag, Jaymes Musson from Portsmouth wrote: 'Put maple syrup on bacon. I'm the fattest geezer in Pompey and I still wouldn't eat that s***'

Katiiee newtoon asked why Americans have more than one brand of peanut butter, musing: 'Do they not all taste the same?' 

Lizzy Major wrote: 'So I hear you guys have bagged milk... it sounds so weird,' while Laathi Khan criticised Americans who 'drink water with a miniscule portion of coffee and call it 'Americano'.

SuperBenana wrote: 'At least British people say aluminium properly,' while Aaron Tye tweeted: 'Calling a path a sidewalk to remember they need to walk at the side.'

One tweeted: 'Why y'all call it the World Series when there are only American teams involved? Muricans live in a bubble. Educate yourself.'

Ruth called out the FDA's decision to ban Kinder Eggs - they are illegal to sell in the USA due to small parts - and Sarah wrote: 'I could tweet about a million weird things Americans do! 

It is unclear whether Madi (pictured) has ever visited the UK, although she claimed her observations were inspired by a British person she had meet while on holiday

Joining in the Twitter backlash, Katiiee newtoon asked why Americans have more than one brand of peanut butter, musing: 'Do they not all taste the same?'

Tweeting Madi directly, Justin French wrote: 'It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.'

Kieran Hollway asedk, 'What the hell is the 4th of July,' while Katrina simply wrote: 'Squirty fake cheese in a can?!?!'

Madi's original tweet on Monday evening said: 'im gonna do a thread on weird things British people do,' and she followed it up with dozens of tweets that led to her being labelled 'uneducated'.

One of Madi's biggest bugbears appeared to be British food. 'It's SHREDDED cheese not grated cheese,' she blasted, later adding: 'what do yall consider real cheese since when does cheese being wrapped in paper not make it real what else would it be imaginary?????'

She also appeared confused over the use of the word 'scone' as opposed to 'biscuit'.

In a later tweet, Madi mused: 'why do you guys say "Happy Christmas and not "Merry Christmas"??? Are y'all not merry enough????'

No holds barred: One Twitter user called out Americans' use of brown paper shopping bags, while another pondered their use of the word 'soccer' for football

She had a few choice words to say about British spelling, too, asking: 'why do yall add unnecessary u's to words like honour and favourite it's literally honor and favorite,' 

She also blasted: 'why do you say mum and not dud since yall are obsessed with u's,' and: 'Since when is an apartment called a flat that's weird stop it.'

In one of her more incendiary tweets, she asked why Brits were all 'so pale', which prompted a stream of angry Brits to ask why Americans were 'all so fat'. 

And in a tweet that was shared 165 times, Madi said: 'why do yall drive weird first off the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the f***ing car + u drive on the wrong side of the road.'

The teen took umbrage with the word 'scone' and, in one of her more incendiary tweets, she asked why Brits were all 'so pale', which prompted a stream of angry Brits to ask why Americans were 'all so fat'

She also pondered the meaning of Boxing Day, a tradition that is not widely celebrated in the US, and the meaning of the word 'bloody'. 

Madi professed to be confused over why Brits say 'maths' rather than 'math' and why our drinking age is so low at 18.

And in a tweet that was liked 300 times, she mused: 'why do many telephone booths yall got cellphones right.'

Crucially, she seemed baffled by English slang, saying: 'your excessive use of lad and mate why can't you just say friend I don't get it.'

She also tweeted: 'RED BUSES EVERYWHERE.'

Madi asked: 'Why is the train called a tube that's not how it works,' as well as pondering our need for phone boxes and red buses

It is unclear whether Madi has ever visited the UK, although she claimed her observations were inspired by a British person she had meet while on holiday. 

Suffice to say, her comments did not go down well with Brits on Twitter and as the barrage of abuse poured in, she announced she was turning off her Twitter notifications and said: 'someone called me a fatty because I asked why there's zig zags on the streets.'

Madi later wrote: 'can I add learn to take a joke to the thread because yall can't seem to take one.' She explained: 'I literally made that thead based off a British person that I met on vacation yall need to chill.'

As the comments totted up, Madia moaned: 'im pretty sure the entire British population is in my mentions.'