Top Ten British Stereotypes
Sad but true. I'd say mainly in England, though.
Sad but true. It just helps me relax after school.
This is the only true one. We are all addicts!
We are not all posh. We do not all live in London. We do not all dress posh (e.g., top hats). We do not have one accent.
We do not eat the full English breakfast every day (I hate black pudding). We do not all drink tea. Many dislike it (I hate iced tea).
That's a stereotype I have! But, well, not every Brit can be as amazing as Britgirl! I guess we just met the top British citizens here on The Top Tens!
Yep, our accents tend to be, unfortunately, put under one wing.
I am from England and have never been to London. I live in the North. Yes, the dreaded so-called unhealthy North.
Britain has four nations. England has 48 counties. There is a lot more there than just London.
When foreigners say all that nonsense, I go insane.
My dear fellow, how is your reading of the Potter novels going?
Jolly good, sir, jolly good. I do think it is a fine day to read. It's only drizzling today. Why, yesterday it was spitting, and the day before, it was raining cats and dogs!
I find it awfully strange that foreigners think we have lots of words for rain. Why, my good fellow, we only have cow quakers, deluges, downpours, drenchers, driving rain, drizzle, flurries, it's beating it down, it's coming down in sheets, it's getting biblical out there, and it's chucking it down, among about 100 or so other terms used in various parts of the UK.
Yes, my jolly good fellow, I do not understand these claims about it raining all the time in Britain. Two out of three days is not all the time. In fact, it's jolly well two-thirds of the time.
Good day, my dear fellow. That is probably the longest conversation I've ever had with a stranger in my entire life. I will not do it again.
Umm, well, that is my family. We have big noses.
Then why do we say "cinema" instead of the American word "theatre?" Why was The Magic Roundabout popular and even made a brief comeback? Why do they teach French in school? Why did Tilly speak French on Tots TV? We do NOT hate France.
With good reason - they invaded in the year 1066 and never left!
Then why is French promoted in schools in Britain?
I'm not British myself, but I know that most of them (British people) have very good teeth.
The Newcomers
He is our eternal supreme being. We all strive to be more like him.
We have well over 100 words for rain, and not without reason, seeing as it rains two out of three days on average.
My dad got let off a speeding fine (not fully, he just didn't get any points on his license) in the US because the judge noticed he was English and asked if he was from the South-East. My dad was, and the judge said he'd been to the South-East and understood why my dad wouldn't be used to the open roads, as the traffic was so bad in England. He only got a fine, instead of a fine and points on his (new) license.
We tried. Then America happened.
Been watching too much Lord of the Rings?
No, we're not funny at all, nor are we sarcastic. What a ridiculous thought!
Haha, the most brilliant thing I ever heard.