SarahPerk P
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I don't find the British any ruder than any other nation. If you are judging the whole of the country on London (which I suspect you are) you probably met very few British people anyway.
I'm guessing you're American (by the punctuation) - do you think people in New York are incredibly friendly?
To say many British people are like this is very exaggerated - how many of the 56 million did you actually meet? |
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Loraine
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Busy people, especially in London, may appear rude. I've lived in London for 10 years, and at first I thought this. But this really isn't the case, just a bad first impression. The respect is there. But as someone said earlier, the same can be said for other nations too. There would hardly be a Brit who didn't find other people just as rude. In the quieter outlets of MacDonalds you would find more courtesy I guess. Its just hard to be polite when places are busy, people want to get somewhere quickly. |
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ldsdevildog
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If you are and American like me its probably becasue you where walking on the right side of the street and everyone is walking the opposite way. And who is nice at McD's? Its fastfood man if you want to be treated nice go to a real resturant. People arent happy working for crap money and taking orders all day. I worked at Wendys and I was an asshole to people. |
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Meself
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And in the big cities in the country you are from, everyone spends all their time apologising if they brush past you? I doubt it.
McDonald's threw your meal in your face? Very believable.
There are so many tourists in London that you cannot say which were tourists and which were Londoners anyway.
To judge a whole country like that is just plain ridiculous - and rude.
THE BRICKLAYER: The reason the Americans are so friendly is that they expect money for smiling at you. It got on my wick when I was there that if someone did the tiniest thing for you they expected money for it. That's not being friendly - it's crawling. |
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Tom
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I'm from the UK and I agree with you on this. People in this country just have a lousy attitude. "It's not my problem", "It's someone elses responsibily", "Someone else will do it". People dont seem to have any respect for themselves in this country, let alone anyone else. |
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richard_beckham2001
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What rain, there as been a drought in the south for the last couple of years.
Not everybody in the UK is rude, can you honestly say that where ever you are from that the people are all nice, happy & polite, because i doubt it. |
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The Bricklayer
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I am British
The reason that we are so rude,is that the government passed a law(rudeness and ignorance act 1997),forcing us to forget our polite past.
One of the main parts of the act,was to make it illegal to form a queue,whilst waiting to be served.
I did not know how much of the act,we had absorbed,until I visited the US.I was amazed by the good manners,and cheerfull service that I experienced,especially in the restaurants.
Upon my return I pledged to try to get the "rudeness law" abolished,
I have not been able to get much support. |
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PIXIE
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i found that in london but here in yorkshire we are lovely most of the time! |
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Ema M
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Londoners are extremely rude. They shouldn't be confused with English folks though - most of us are helpful polite folks. It's just that Londoners believe that the universe revolves around them, and that the rest of the country don't count, so they're mainly arrogant, self-absorbed contemptuous little sods with no social skills, and the rest of the country hates them. |
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oriko s
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I have never noticed Britsh as being rude. |
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holly1
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If you think us British are rude you should try the Germans. I recently came back from Bulgaria where we were inundated by Germans at the airport. my 10year old daughter was thrown to the floor by one who obviously thought that he had sole rights to the baggage collection area. if there's one thing you can say about us British it's that we are the queueing capital of the world!!! |
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glawster2002
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If you went in to a McDonald's in London, I would suggest that the likelihood of you being served by someone from the UK would be approximately zero. |
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Mantra
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Its not only in London, probably in all big cities people rush and have no time for anything and anyone...its a "I have no time to care" attitude, and I have seen it in several major cities of the world including cities in asia, where people are supposed to be more humble and helpful... |
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Alex
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Talk about rude. I went to china for a vacation. At banks, they throw money. In cheat bathrooms, there are people talking VERY lound and find snakes on celings. They also spit in resturants. |
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stinalisa
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they are not rude, they are simply stupid. they drink too much and theyre brains not working right anymore. |
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To say that maybe it just goes to prove that old British saying about not suffering fools gladly.... |
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Muse
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I'm willing to bet it was more the people in the larger cities (like London) than the fact that they are British. |
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f0xymoron
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You don't say where you are from, which would be interesting. I agree, the manners of some British people are appalling, but I have found just as much rudeness in other parts of the world. The place I found people to be most helpful and friendly was Australia, which surprised me slightly (although I can't say why it surprised me). I am a Scottish expat, incidentally. |
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David
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How Rude...are you .What do you mean especially in London. Did you visit any other cities?
We had a holiday in the U.S.A and we couldn't move with out a pocket full of change for tipping.What's that all about? Why should they EXPECT a tip for doing their job.
We had a meal in Denny's (for the Brits it's a cafe ) When we went to pay the bill the waitress said "shall i add the 10% to your bill" as we know you Brits are not accustom to our ways..We exchanged a few words and never went back. Now that's Rude. |
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Twisted And Confused
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yep. Us English get annoyed with foreigners.. |
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rusty b
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I don't think that is is just people in Great Britain (Not necessarily BRITISH people) who are rude. I have found that, when visiting Spain, locals will ignore you unless you are buying something off them. Italians will most definitely try and run you over on their scooters as you use a crossing. I also personally think that many Scots dislike the Brits. Are there people in your cities that would treat you as you have been treated here? I think so.
What is that saying involving Tarring with the same brush........
My, aren't you lucky to have all the sun. |
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k
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British people are NOT rude.
It's people from other countries who do not have English as their first language who cause all the problems - you try explaining something to someone who cann't or won't try to understand |
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Kathy T
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It's a generation thing . People brought up in the war years learned respect at an early age but as time went on children were allowed more of a say in everything,and as a result although they don't have the life experience to back up they think they know everything and as a result arrogance and a me first mentality is prevalent.I am sure it's a younger person thing although Human rights bill makes it hard for employers to critisize workers which has led to bad service I have to agree wholeheartedly with you that as a nation we are rude. |
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Jessica
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in any big city there will be all kinds of rude people. also, if people know you are a foreigner they may not talk to you either. |
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Sally E
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You should try living in Germany where they don't queue, will carry on a conversation in a shop rather than serve you, and basically have no customer service at all.
Levels of politeness are all relative to where you come from and what your percieved understanding of politeness is.
A little more flexibility all round wouldn't harm.
I don't find Brits any more rude than any other nation, and sometimes when I'm in Germany or Holland I long to return home to the apparent politeness of the English queue and conversations about the weather. |
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The Sooz
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Hmmm, I always thought that Brits had to have that Victorian attitude of keeping a 'stiff upper lip' ol' bean, to show courtesy and politeness but to remain aloof? This is true of my Ma & Pa and they tried to bring me & my siblings up the same way. Suppose thats quite stereotyped but things like this dont tend to apply in the 21st century now. Women can vote and everything.
Of course, times are a changing and we have such an eclectic mix in towns as well as the large cities, trends change but as others have said, you may not have been encountering british people. And hey, even if you did, the Brit stereotype is to maintain a distance, maybe they felt they were invading your personal bubble and were too embarrassed to apologise, as that would be admitting it was their fault.
Different horses for different courses ol bean. |
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liam0_m
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well that's just the great British weather but that's what happhens in every city in the world
London is a lot better than most especialy new york |
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dubaiwayne
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not in newcaslte they are great there. |
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leigha
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there are rude people every where, americans are supposed to be very loud, outspoken and rude, they barge into you too, you dont mention where u are from. But is is rather rude of you to say british are rude. |
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Littlehoneybee
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With respect! What else would you expect when you go to a McDonalds?? and why would you waste your time going there anyway? Which I believe originated from America!! Apologies to you American cousins! |
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sonicfan
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yes, in places like London, a lot of people can be like that. Not all of them, many people can be nice and polite, but walking through London, you can;t help but find someone who seems rude. Some could be in a rush to get to work or something like that.rain isn't depressing. It waters the plants and it doesn't happen too often |
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