Cultural Stereotypes - The English
Which of the following sterotypes have you seen fictional English people doing (in film, on TV or in books)?
| 92% (517) | Drinking tea | |
|---|---|---|
| 72% (405) | Wearing bowler (derby) hats | |
| 73% (413) | Carrying umbrellas | |
| 71% (401) | Talking about the weather | |
| 52% (295) | Speaking in rhyming slang | |
| 54% (306) | Crooking their little finger when drinking | |
| 44% (247) | Drinking warm beer | |
| 65% (365) | Rioting over soccer | |
| 57% (322) | Queueing | |
| 27% (157) | Being spanked |
561 voters have answered this question.
Which of the following have you seen REAL english people doing?
| 84% (446) | Drinking tea | |
|---|---|---|
| 12% (64) | Wearing bowler (derby) hats | |
| 52% (275) | Carrying umbrellas | |
| 68% (360) | Talking about the weather | |
| 29% (157) | Speaking in rhyming slang | |
| 18% (99) | Crooking their little finger when drinking | |
| 38% (205) | Drinking warm beer | |
| 58% (310) | Rioting over soccer | |
| 61% (323) | Queueing | |
| 12% (68) | Being spanked |
527 voters have answered this question.
Which of them do you believe English people actually do regularly?
| 82% (443) | Drinking tea | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (31) | Wearing bowler (derby) hats | |
| 38% (206) | Carrying umbrellas | |
| 65% (352) | Talking about the weather | |
| 17% (92) | Speaking in rhyming slang | |
| 11% (59) | Crooking their little finger when drinking | |
| 33% (177) | Drinking warm beer | |
| 39% (210) | Rioting over soccer | |
| 57% (306) | Queueing | |
| 8% (48) | Being spanked |
534 voters have answered this question.
Are you English?
| 52% (290) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% (235) | No | |
| 5% (28) | No but I'm British |
553 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever been to England?
| 77% (430) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 8% (45) | No | |
| 1% (8) | No and I'll never go | |
| 12% (72) | No but I want to go |
555 voters have answered this question.
Could you find England on a map of the world?
| 95% (522) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 2% (15) | Yes eventually | |
| 1% (6) | No | |
| 0% (5) | Isn't it near London? |
548 voters have answered this question.
Have you seen any of the following films?
| 30% (140) | Zulu | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% (225) | Italian Job (original version) | |
| 15% (72) | Get Carter (original version) | |
| 11% (52) | The Long Good Friday | |
| 38% (177) | Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | |
| 70% (329) | Notting Hill | |
| 67% (313) | Four Weddings and a Funeral | |
| 9% (44) | Wilde | |
| 16% (78) | Dog Soldiers |
464 voters have answered this question.
Do you think any of those films represent what England or the English are really like?
| 15% (43) | Zulu | |
|---|---|---|
| 23% (63) | Italian Job (original version) | |
| 8% (24) | Get Carter (original version) | |
| 7% (19) | The Long Good Friday | |
| 27% (73) | Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | |
| 51% (140) | Notting Hill | |
| 43% (118) | Four Weddings and a Funeral | |
| 4% (12) | Wilde | |
| 14% (39) | Dog Soldiers |
270 voters have answered this question.
Finally: What do you think of the English?
| 53% (295) | Love them | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (32) | Hate them | |
| 11% (63) | Dont care | |
| 41% (229) | Love the accent | |
| 8% (47) | Violent thugs | |
| 10% (58) | Noisy tourists | |
| 14% (78) | Skilled soldiers | |
| 8% (49) | Racists | |
| 8% (44) | Imperialistic aggressors | |
| 10% (55) | America's lapdogs | |
| 7% (43) | Inbred royalty | |
| 46% (254) | Hey! I am English! | |
| 1% (10) | Something else (please leave a message) |
548 voters have answered this question.
