Typically British.....

[Nongwahyay]

I gleaned this list of the top 50 typical British traits from the Telegraph.......

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jht...MC-exp_10112008

Being myself a Brit, I´m shattered by number 5 though............ how pathetic!!!!!!

TOP 50 'TYPICALLY BRITISH' TRAITS

1. Talking about the weather

2. Great at queueing

3. Sarcasm

4. Watching soaps

5. Getting drunk

6. A love of bargains

7. A love of curtain twitching

8. Stiff upper lip

9. Love of all television

10. Moaning

11. Obsession with class

12. Gossiping with neighbours over the garden fence

13. Obsession with the traffic

14. Enjoying other people's misfortune

15. Inability to complain

16. Love of cheap foreign holidays

17. Working long hours

18. A soothing cup of tea to ease worries

19. Eating meat and two veg

20. Looking uncomfortable on the dance floor

21. Feeling uncomfortable when people talk about their emotions

22. Clever sense of humour

23. Obsession with property values

24. Pandering to political correctness

25. Road rage

26. Being unhappy with our weight

27. Wanting a good tan

28. Being proud of where we live

29. Not saying what we mean

30. The ability to laugh at ourselves

31. Washing the car on a Sunday

32. Taking the mickey out of others

33. Asking people about their journey

34. Inability not to comment on how other people bring up their children

35. Jealousy of wealth and success

36. Being overly polite

37. Texting instead of calling

38. An inability to express our emotions

39. Obsession with the Royal Family

40. Fondness for mowing the lawn

41. Love of rambling through the countryside

42. A love of all things deep fried

43. Emulating celebrity lifestyles

44. Leaving things to the last minute

45. Irony

46. Keeping our homes neat and tidy

47. Take decisions and accept the consequences

48. Achieving against all odds

49. Wanting our sportsmen / teams to fail

50. DIY on a Bank Holiday

[wileycoyote]

C'est vrai Francais

[popmybubble]

Well, some of those are just stupid but most stereotypes are...

[bkkjames]

Well, some of those are just stupid but most stereotypes are...

Now if only the BK Post could something similar regarding Thais...

[popmybubble]

Well, some of those are just stupid but most stereotypes are...

Now if only the BK Post could something similar regarding Thais...

Aren't there numerous threads already about such things?

[endure]

I think they mean typically English rather than British.

[sbk]

I think they mean typically English rather than British.

Welsh are you then, Endure?

[popmybubble]

I think they mean typically English rather than British.

Welsh are you then, Endure?

[bkkjames]

I think they mean typically English rather than British.

Flaming!

[endure]

I think they mean typically English rather than British.

Welsh are you then, Endure?

No, I drink a gallon of tea a day and twitch curtains with the best of them

[Patsycat]

Whilst emulating celebrity lifestyles, i presume!!

[sbk]

Whilst emulating celebrity lifestyles, i presume!!

And I am sure endure likes his meat and two veg

[Sarge]

I think No4 should be amended to: Avoiding soaps

[Boo]

sbk, lol

[mrbojangles]

Whilst emulating celebrity lifestyles, i presume!!

And I am sure endure likes his meat and two veg

sbk, i'm shocked. Wash your mouth out with soap.

[endure]

Whilst emulating celebrity lifestyles, i presume!!

And I am sure endure likes his meat and two veg

Ooooh! You rude girl!

[Mossfinn]

I'm quite shocked

Moss

[Sarge]

how to describe an English man? Here's a little story:

John had no idea his wife was having an affair, so he was mad with grief when coming home early one day he surprised her and her lover in the act.

He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing.

"What do you think you're laughing at," he cried, "you're next."

[sbk]

I'm quite shocked

Moss

It was begging to be said

[ashacat]

how to describe an English man? Here's a little story:

John had no idea his wife was having an affair, so he was mad with grief when coming home early one day he surprised her and her lover in the act.

He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing.

"What do you think you're laughing at," he cried, "you're next."

That's a 'Paddy' joke.

[popmybubble]

how to describe an English man? Here's a little story:

John had no idea his wife was having an affair, so he was mad with grief when coming home early one day he surprised her and her lover in the act.

He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing.

"What do you think you're laughing at," he cried, "you're next."

That's a 'Paddy' joke.

Yeah, the English would never be so dumb!

[chickenslegs]

how to describe an English man? Here's a little story:

John had no idea his wife was having an affair, so he was mad with grief when coming home early one day he surprised her and her lover in the act.

He grabbed a pistol and pointed it at his head, which made his wife burst out laughing.

"What do you think you're laughing at," he cried, "you're next."

That's a 'Paddy' joke.

Yeah, the English would never be so dumb!

Number 3 - Sarcasm

[Sarge]

methink you folks have been away from England for too long. It has dumbed down. Anyway here an example of a Paddy joke:

A kid comes home from school with a writing assignment. He asks his father for help.

"Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"

His father looks up, thoughtfully, and then says,

"I'll demonstrate. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million pounds. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million pounds. Then come back and tell me what you've learned."

The kid is puzzled, but decides to ask his mother.

"Mum, if someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"

"Don't tell your father, but yes, I would," she replies.

He then goes to his sister's room.

"Sis, if someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"

She replies, "Omigod! Definitely!"

The kid goes back to his father.

"Dad, I think I've figured it out. Potentially, we are sitting on two million quid, but in reality, we are living with two sluts."

[thesunset75]

methink you folks have been away from England for too long. It has dumbed down. Anyway here an example of a Paddy joke:

A kid comes home from school with a writing assignment. He asks his father for help.

"Dad, can you tell me the difference between potential and reality?"

His father looks up, thoughtfully, and then says,

"I'll demonstrate. Go ask your mother if she would sleep with Robert Redford for a million pounds. Then go ask your sister if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for a million pounds. Then come back and tell me what you've learned."

The kid is puzzled, but decides to ask his mother.

"Mum, if someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Robert Redford?"

"Don't tell your father, but yes, I would," she replies.

He then goes to his sister's room.

"Sis, if someone gave you a million pounds, would you sleep with Brad Pitt?"

She replies, "Omigod! Definitely!"

The kid goes back to his father.

"Dad, I think I've figured it out. Potentially, we are sitting on two million quid, but in reality, we are living with two sluts."

This give a big smile after 2 bad days

Thx

[wileycoyote]

Yes ,good joke !