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Cultural Stereotypes - The English

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What are the English like, and how are they portrayed in film and TV?
Which of the following sterotypes have you seen fictional English people doing (in film, on TV or in books)?
Drinking tea
Wearing bowler (derby) hats
Carrying umbrellas
Talking about the weather
Speaking in rhyming slang
Crooking their little finger when drinking
Drinking warm beer
Rioting over soccer
Queueing
Being spanked
Which of the following have you seen REAL english people doing?
Drinking tea
Wearing bowler (derby) hats
Carrying umbrellas
Talking about the weather
Speaking in rhyming slang
Crooking their little finger when drinking
Drinking warm beer
Rioting over soccer
Queueing
Being spanked
Which of them do you believe English people actually do regularly?
Drinking tea
Wearing bowler (derby) hats
Carrying umbrellas
Talking about the weather
Speaking in rhyming slang
Crooking their little finger when drinking
Drinking warm beer
Rioting over soccer
Queueing
Being spanked
Are you English?
Yes
No
No but I'm British
Have you ever been to England?
Yes
No
No and I'll never go
No but I want to go
Could you find England on a map of the world?
Yes
Yes eventually
No
Isn't it near London?
Have you seen any of the following films?
Zulu
Italian Job (original version)
Get Carter (original version)
The Long Good Friday
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Notting Hill
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Wilde
Dog Soldiers
Do you think any of those films represent what England or the English are really like?
Zulu
Italian Job (original version)
Get Carter (original version)
The Long Good Friday
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Notting Hill
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Wilde
Dog Soldiers
Finally: What do you think of the English?
Love them
Hate them
Dont care
Love the accent
Violent thugs
Noisy tourists
Skilled soldiers
Racists
Imperialistic aggressors
America's lapdogs
Inbred royalty
Hey! I am English!
Something else (please leave a message)
This poll was created on 2004-07-26 18:57:14 by Caitiff_Primogen