Stereotypes don’t come about for no reason, and for the British, these include their undying love for tea and scones, their obsession with talking about the weather, amongst others.
In a survey conducted in line with the Queen’s 90th birthday last week (Happy birthday, Queen Elizabeth!), 2,000 British participants identified the 50 most uniquely British traits that they clearly hold dear.
The British pride runs strong – more than half the participants responded that the Royal Family makes them feel patriotic; about 40% said that they feel patriotic when meeting people from the rest of the world.
Whether actually British or not… How British are you?
Do you…
1. Eat a traditional roast dinner on a Sunday
2. Put the kettle on in a crisis
3. Eat a full English Breakfast
4. Queue nicely
5. Cheer on the underdog
6. Go to the pub
7. Participate in Guy Fawkes night
8. Eat turkey on Christmas day
9. Have an avid interest in the weather at all times
10. Act overly polite
11. Celebrate Remembrance Day
12. Eat fish and chips on a Friday
13. Celebrate Shrove Tuesday
14. Say sorry when you’re not done anything wrong
15. Dunk biscuits in tea
16. Check the local weather report before travelling anywhere
17. Send and receive greeting cards
18. Adhere to rules (follow the arrows the correct way round the car park, for example)
19. Feel proud of your garden
20. Enjoy a cream tea in Devon
21. Eat pasties when visiting Cornwall
22. Enjoy witnessing the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace in London
23. Enjoy white weddings
24. Watch the Queen’s Speech on Christmas day
25. Get strawberries and cream out to watch Wimbledone
26. Keep a stiff upper lip at all times
27. Visit Pantomime at Christmas
28. Take the umbrella down before you get indoors
29. Consider a meat and two vegetables the staple parts of a main meal
30. Try to catch the very last rays of sun on a summer’s day
31. Tut or sigh loudly if someone jumps your queue, but not do anything about it
32. Have a barbecue at the first hint of sunshine (even if it’s raining!)
33. Take great pride in celebrating one-time special events
34. Take layers of clothing to the beach, just in case it gets cold
35. Think BBC’s the best thing on TV
36. Move around the garden to catch the sun rays through the day
37. Play conkers in the playground
38. Do gardening on a public holiday
39. Read the newspapers in the morning
40. Drink cider in Somerset
41. Do DIY on a public holiday weekend
42. Argue about politics
43. Instinctively want to go to the pub on a sunny day
44. Travel by black cabs and red buses in London
45. Enjoy a bit of Morris Dancing
46. Flock to the beach as soon as the temperature rises
47. Have a strong opinion about whether you put the milk in before the tea and hot water, or vice versa
48. Refuse to comlain about bad service
49. Do Maypole dancing to celebrate May Day
50. Obsess about the traffic
By Pinky Chng, April 2016
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