Not all positive ... but I found this list on the Metro website ..
Top 50 'typically British' traits
1. Talking about the weather - what weather?
2. Great at queueing -
3. Sarcasm - sarky git!
4. Watching soaps - yeah! Duh duh duh, duh duh, duh duh...etc
5. Getting drunk - love a good pissup!
6. A love of bargains - wanna buy a watch?
7. A love of curtain twitching - better with binocs!
8. Stiff upper lip - war, what bleedin' war?
9. Love of all television - except Big Brother.
10. Moaning - only when asked.
11. Obsession with class - aint got none.
12. Gossiping with neighbours over the garden fence - fence? Thats a bloke you sell stuff to.
13. Obsession with the traffic - yeah! Hate slow drivers!
14. Enjoying other people's misfortune - only if its slapstick.
15. Inability to complain - do wot?! Take that back mate!
16. Love of cheap foreign holidays - so long as theyve got chips there.
17. Working long hours - except for days sciving off.
18. A soothing cup of tea to ease worries - yeah, 8 lumps please!
19. Eating meat and two veg - only my nan does.
20. Looking uncomfortable on the dance floor - after 4 vodkas, yeah.
21. Feeling uncomfortable when people talk about their emotions - pull yourself together mate!
22. Clever sense of humour - avin' a larf intcha?
23. Obsession with property values - only if you own some.
24. Pandering to political correctness - yeah I like pandas.
25. Road rage - Oi! get outa my road ya daft twonk! Got a right pedal in that heap ave ya?
26. Being unhappy with our weight - a thin girl is a happy girl.
27. Wanting a good tan - get mine up near Watney Street.
28. Being proud of where we live - you know d***ens farted near here once.
29. Not saying what we mean - know wot I mean?
30. The ability to laugh at ourselves - mirror in the morning?
31. Washing the car on a Sunday - Hah! bleedin never!
32. Taking the mickey out of others - you simple or wot?
33. Asking people about their journey - so you can avoid them roads like at all costs.
34. Inability not to comment on how other people bring up their children - right little tart!
35. Jealousy of wealth and success - must just never pay tax.
36. Being overly polite - wot? Up yours mate!
37. Texting instead of calling - costs less.
38. An inability to express our emotions -
39. Obsession with the Royal Family - Gawd Bless 'er!
40. Fondness for mowing the lawn - lawn?
41. Love of rambling through the countryside - whats left of it.
42. A love of all things deep fried - Chippy Chips!
43. Emulating celebrity lifestyles - stretched limo's a bit much round here.
44. Leaving things to the last minute - we're a load of procrastinators.
45. Irony - I hate ironing.
46. Keeping our homes neat and tidy -
47. Take decisions and accept the consequences - hard luck, innit?
48. Achieving against all odds - only when Labour is in.
49. Wanting our sportsmen / teams to fail - just used to it.
50. DIY on a Bank Holiday - nah, just go down the coast.
https://www.metro.co.uk/news/393085-top-50-typically-british-traits
Jun 13, 2010 @ 14:32:05
