English stereotypes

I'm English and sitting here reading everyone's posts with a smile on my face, in a nice way. I can understand how all those stereotypes arose, but the only one which is really typical and true of Brits is that we're constantly talking about and obsessed with the weather - that's because it's so very unpredictable here in the UK and we have been known at certain times of the year to have all four seasons happen just in the space of a couple of hours. As for the kids should be seen and not heard thing, Ohhhhh if only that were true! The kids here in the UK today are largely little monsters. There are some nice ones around, who've been brought up properly, but because of poor parenting, most are noisy, odious little brats. Thanks for giving me something good to read on here amidst all the not quite so good stuff, and good luck with your satirical story. If you publish it, I'd love to read it.

I heard they always like to talk about the weather; is that true?

I am part English so there is the stiff upper lip or we do not show our emotions as well as others. And there is one from my grandmother who said that children should be seen and not heard. That is the only ones I can think of at the moment. Sorry another, that we tend to go out in the noonday sun when other more sensible people stay in the shade. I believe there is a song about it, about Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.

Another stereotype would be the blandness and overdoneness of English food. . .We actually have found the food to be quite delicious every time we have visited England, but this is a common stereotype. . . perhaps another would be the legendary stoicism of the English (stiff upper lip and all that), personified by the beefeaters that never turn their heads, smile or blink!

I can't give you an exact stereotype but you can search them online. There are many known stereotypes about them like the haughtiness. I recommend the following sites: http://blogs.projectbritain.com/2009/05/british-stereotypes.html http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/stereotypes.htm http://www.slideshare.net/josezubia/typical-english-stereotypes-to-think-about http://www.your-study-abroad.com/2011/04/stereotypes-about-british-culture-%E2%80%93-how-true-are-they/ good luck.

We think they all say pip pip cheerio.

The teeth thing, seem over here in the States there is an obsession about having nice looking teeth, doing years of braces to get them - and not just because of the comfort. For example, an overbite can make it hard to chew, but here they fix it just so the mouth looks normal, not just because of the health benefits.

Bad teeth, annoying accents, tea.