Perceptions of British People

Hey, I am just curious about what people's perceptions of British/4 home nations are.

Apart from you all being a bunch of funny-talkers? You guys aren't that bad.

You're all basically Alfred Pennyworth, right?

No

Don't they all have yellow teeth ?

I usually think of smart, wimpy people when I think of British people.

edited 27th Sep '11 11:42:07 AM by Vanitas

They're all bastards!

My perceptions of British people largely come from Doctor Who, and that show depicts a pretty wide variety of people. So... yeah. :P

It's good, considering I've been there.

Those with an RP accent are mostly upperclass or upper middle class, those with Cockney accents live in alleys and if they work, it's in factories or coal mines, the Scots are funny, and the Welsh are badass.

Most of my perceptions come from stuff set between the Victorian era and the 40s, so I don't put much stock in it.

Lovely people. I visited this past summer and everyone I met was very friendly, especially the Scots

I see your Jammy Dodgers and raise you Jaffas

edited 27th Sep '11 2:23:09 PM by Sakan4k

I'm slightly exaggerating and not being completely serious, but my thoughts on British people are:

• everyone is fancy except for those chav punks
• cucumber sandwiches and tea for everyone~!
• nice accents
• Jammy Dodgers are apparently the best food/dessert ever
• Really weird slang

Comes from reading Confessions Of Georgia Nicolson and knowing only one person from the UK. So make that of what you will :l

edited 27th Sep '11 2:21:16 PM by Bellacide

idk but for some reason handsome British guys really get my juices flowing

so

you're like witchdoctors or something, right?

charming enough to steal a girl from jesse lacey, apparently.

edited 27th Sep '11 2:25:49 PM by cutewithoutthe

Thanks for the language.

Eh, could be worse.

I like them.

Thanks for America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and anything involving Simon Pegg.

Why thank them for New Zealand? New Zealand is terrible.

Fecking arseholes, the lot o' them.

Like Americans, only different in all the respects in which they're different. It turns out British people are just people. Who'd have thunk?

edited 27th Sep '11 3:24:27 PM by Sporkaganza

Their cops are pussies.

I wish.

They are compared to our American cops.

Police Brutality is not at all uncommon here. I wish our cops were bigger pussies.

Most of you have sexy accents.

You also have slang that I wish I could use without everyone giving me weird looks.

You also also refer to "cookies" as "biscuits" which is terrible.