‘What British stereotypes have you never understood?’ – 19 ways we aren’t as bland, boring or polite as we’re made out to be
10.
‘It seems like everything people know about Britain is just London. But to be fair there’s plenty of Brits that think anything North of Watford Gap is “The North”.
‘I go on holiday and tell people I’m from the East Midlands. ‘Is that near London?’ We do have other cities here. I feel like a tour of Birmingham, Manchester or Nottingham would blow some minds. That’s right, we don’t have to pop down to London to get off the farm.’
–After-Temperature585
11.
‘I live in Australia and have been told of the (apparently quite common over here) saying ‘There’s nothing dryer than a Pommie’s bath towel’ accompanied by the joke – ‘Where do you hide a soap from a Pom? Under the bath towel!’
‘Like, what? Apparently it came from a wartime thing, where the Aussie soldiers thought the Brits looked unhealthy and dirty. And there’s some ‘fact’ passed around that we all only have baths once a week or something. I’m guessing that all comes from wartime when maybe the Brits did bath less frequently?’
–WryAnthology
12.
‘That we are all heavy drinkers and spend loads of time in the pub. Pubs are a cornerstone of British social life, but not everyone spends their evenings down the local. Many prefer cafes, restaurants, or nights in.
‘In my opinion the stereotype ignores the decline in pub culture and drinking habits especially amongst younger generations, with many pubs closing due to changing habits and various economic pressures.’
–Accurate_Prompt_8800
13.
‘That we all go around talking like Bridget Jones. We have an insane amount of accents and so few are represented to a global audience. I’d say that there is no accent that exceeds maybe 5% of the population.’
–idontlikemondays321
14.
‘That we’re polite. A huge amount of Brits are very selfish, aggressive, and rude to the point where many public places have signs up saying that abusing the staff will not be tolerated.’
–Jayatthemoment
15.
‘Tight Scotsmen. I may be biased but we are some of the most generous idiots on earth. I remember going on an all inclusive to Cuba and some dick from the Midlands was advising us to give the hotel staff the meagerest of tips. It didn’t work out well for him as he was always served last.’
–furious_bastard
16.
‘The ‘bad food’ one. Clearly sticky toffee pudding needs to be better promoted.’
–spicyzsurviving
17.
‘That the country side is like living in the middle ages.’
–ClassroomDowntown664
18.
‘Tea. Sure we drink it, and my parents drink quite a bit. But it’s not like we purposely go out as a family just to drink it or sit around at home drinking it as some kind of event.’
–Hames4
19.
‘Almost every stereotype about Liverpool and Scousers. Liverpool is an absolutely beautiful hidden gem of a modern city and pretty much every Scouser I’ve met has been a warm lovely person.’
–FuckGiblets
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