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- Research carried out among 2,000 adults revealed the top 40 typically British traits, which include having a stiff upper lip, being tolerant and being culturally aware. Other classic British activities are dunking biscuits in tea, talking about the weather and saying sorry too frequently.
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Research carried out among 2,000 adults revealed the top 40 typically British traits, which include having a stiff upper lip, being tolerant and being culturally aware. Other classic British...
- They Drink a Lot of Tea: true. One of the oldest and most common British people stereotypes is that they drink a lot of tea. And this is so true. The UK ranks third in the world when it comes to tea consumption, and tea here is enjoyed by all of the social classes.
- British Food isn’t Good: false. British food has a reputation of not being good, and that turns a lot of people away from trying “British” cuisine, but actually this isn’t true.
- British People are Polite: true and false. One of the positive stereotypes about British people are that they are polite. In my experience, this is both true and untrue.
- Brits Have Bad Teeth: false. One of the negative stereotypes about British people is that they have bad teeth, particularly when compared to Americans.
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One of the things which initially confuses foreigners living in the UK is its class system, which is a curious British affectation. Entry to the upper class echelons is rooted in birthright and ill-bred upstarts with pots of ‘new’ money (particularly foreigners with unpronounceable names), find they’re unable to buy entry to the most exclusive club...
One thing that would probably cause a strike in any country is British food, particularly in most company canteens and restaurants, where everything is served with chips or ice-cream. Of course, British food isn’t always as bad as it’s painted by foreigners. (What can people who eat anything that crawls, jumps, swims or flies, possibly know about r...
Contrary to popular belief, the British aren’t all drunks and are languishing in a fairly lowly 12th position in the alcohol consumption league among the world’s top 30 developed countries. The British do at least know how to make a good cuppa (tea) and don’t believe in polluting it with lemon or herbs (just milk and/or sugar). The British recipe f...
You may sometimes get the impression that the British are an unfriendly lot, as your neighbours won’t always say hello and probably won’t drop by or invite you to their home for a cup of tea. (If they offer coffee, invent an urgent appointment!). As an outsider, it may be left to you to make the first move, although if you drop by uninvited, your n...
It’s a common misconception among many foreigners that the British all speak English. There are numerous accents and dialects, half of which are so thick that you could be forgiven for thinking that people are conversing in an ancient secret language. A Briton’s accent and choice of words is usually a dead giveaway as to his upbringing. For example...
The British are masters of the understatement and rarely rave about anything. If they’re excited about something they sometimes enthuse “that’s nice” and, on the rare occasion when they’re deliriously happy, they’ve been known to exclaim “I say, that’s rather good”. On the other hand, if something disastrous happens (such as their house burns down)...
The British are sports mad, although most people confine their interest to watching or gambling rather than taking part. The British, or at least the English, are famous for their sense of fair play and playing by the rules – cheating is considered very bad form. Football (soccer) is the UK’s national sport and if we hadn’t taught all the other nat...
The British have a passion for queuing (lining up) and appear to outsiders to have endless patience – as you would expect from a nation that can endure a five-day cricket match. The British queue everywhere for everything, including football tickets, sales (when people queue for days or weeks), buses, trains, aircraft, fast food (or slow food if th...
There’s not a word of truth in the rumour that British men are lousy lovers (or all gay), which is a cheap lie put about by sex-mad Latinos so that they can keep all the women for themselves. Slanderous foreign propagandists have calculated that the British make love an average of twice a month. To add insult to injury they also estimate this is mo...
The main problem with the British economy (apart from the ineptitude of British politicians) is that many Britons lack ambition. They certainly want ‘loadsamoney’, but would rather do almost anything than work for it (contrary to the popularly held misconception that ‘hard work never did anyone any harm’, the British know only too well that it can ...
Within the United Kingdom, Scotland is well defined, and there can be no ambiguity about the meaning of the adjectives Scottish and Scots; Scotland has its national symbols, its tartans , its accents, its regional newspapers, and - since 1999 - its national parliament.
Aug 1, 2018 · They are stubborn, intractable and uppity. The British political classes, along with their opposite numbers in Brussels, have been re-learning this simple point, from Leavers and...
Stoicism. Class. Equity. Regional diversity. Informality. Humour. Diligence. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (also known simply as the UK) is a country including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each of these constituent nations have distinct national identities.
Stereotypes of British people are found in several cultures. [1] Some stereotypes relate to many specific ethnic groups of Britain while others are directed at British nationals in general.
