BRITS React to British STEREOTYPES | Easy English 94

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Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English.

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Producers of this episode: Mitchell Hargreaves, Isabell Hargreaves-Schmid

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[emospider-man]

Politeness: No. I'd say "cordial", but not polite. Unless I'm deliberately overly polite as a form of sarcasm.
Humour: I am incredibly dark and dry. Sarcastic, cynical, sardonic.
Tea: Rarely. 2 or 3 a year maybe if it's really cold or I'm ill and can't taste.
Lack of emotion: Stoic. I don't want to wear my heart on my sleeve or show all my cards.
Weather talk: Daily but I do it in a more scientific way.
Teeth: My teeth are naturally fantastic. My dental hygiene is top. I clean them at least 3 or 4 times a day. I can't stand food sticking to them and I drink a lot of sugary drinks.
Food: Our national dishes are delicious. Our imported/assimilated cuisine is also fantastic. I'm a brillant cook.
Monolingualism: I can speak French and I'm learning Japanese.
Anti-social behaviour abroad: I had sex on a balcony in Lanzarote once. Apart from that no, I love immersing myself in the culture.

[klimtkahlo]

Can I just say I love how much you seem to genuinely enjoy talking to these strangers? These seem quite accurate but quite positive as well, apart from beige food. And Americans are mostly guilty of shouting and hoping that their english shouting suddenly transforms in another language. And yes, English speakers have a hard time learning languages mostly because people that speak English can’t pass an opportunity to practice English with a native speaker. I am an absolute sucker for a good British, Scottish, welsh and Irish accents, Australian too!

[danpesmed]

Another really interesting episode of Easy English! Thank you so much!

[lucasgermain]

It's not a video about British stereotypes if you're not taking the piss out of the americans haha love it!

[steliosieronymakis]

0:59 How does the beanie-wearing chap behave? 1:14 The bloke with the beret claims... 1:45 How's the scarf-wearing lady polite? 3:13 The Brits often... 3:47 What are people from Liverpool like? 6:43 When upset the British... 7:29 How do Americans see British teeth? 12:30 The 'painter' explains soccer fans from the UK...

[lorenaisabelnunezramos]

What a great video! Thank you to all the people who accepted to be interviewed. I am going to share this with my students and they will love it!

[yevhende]

Very interesting, and very funny, great answers

[anjawright]

Great video. "You need to have humour with Tories everywhere" had me rolling on the floor :-). BTW, Germans are also guilty of weather talk and misbehaving when abroad...

[janejohnstone]

So...this is from...Brighton...summer time..London by the sea...

[gerardogalindo]

Speaking of teeth, many American people come to Mexico to have their teeth performed or maintained, especially in the border area, since for them the treatment is cheaper in Mexico than in the United States.
due to in Mexico a medical consultation is paid in Mexican pesos and not in dollars.

[manorueda]

Yes, I had the impression that Brits say "I'm sorry" quite often even if they didn't do anything wrong.
Meh, that's better than not apologizing never, isn't it? 👍
Great video, as always! 😉

[thorstenjaspert]

The difference between British and German isn't so big. The biggest difference is that Tea is not so popular in Germany. Mostly germans prefer coffee. But others prefer tea. That is very personal. Germans like to talk over bad weather as well.

[saralampret]

Fantastic video, really nice and funny people😍

[janejohnstone]

Most likely tea...some coffee...tea is the winner...all the time...

[janejohnstone]

English...people are certainly..like Dutch..people..polite...and direct...no nonsense...disciplined....but with of sense of humour...

[ricardolopez]

haha, she's so funny and witty. 7:55 What such an entertaining video!

[patchthesinclair]

I would like to politely point out that I am a Briton, but as a Scot also. Everyone interviewed came across as English. Broader spectrum interviews, I believe, are required before invoking the B word.

[freonxkipper]

Off course some of these stereotypes are typical British. But other preconceptions like the thing about teeth are only assumed by for instance by the Americans. The fixation on tea is real. If you confront an Englishman, Scott of Welsh person with an unsolvable problem, (Like:"How can our economy survive after Brexit?) before he thinks about he (or she) runs off to the kitchen to put the kettle on!!. (And if that doesn't work...a pint or any alcoholic beverage will solve any problem e.g. Covid? Throw in a Party! Match lost? Get pissed! Holiday with you mother in law? Get loaded on Christmas eve before you meet her. (Or marry a foreign girl so you won't understand what your mother in law is complaining about!)*. I have a few friends from the UK and yes, they all speak English and most of them also an obscure dialect of Gaelic but that doesn't matter. On 'the continent' (As if the British Isles aren't situated on the same tectonic plate) most of us speak a little English (or in France at least "Franglais"). Most striking to me is the fact that the UK society is still divided in several 19th century classes and they all live to that without bothering even though Queen Elisabeth II died (and will keep her stif upper lip forever). *BTW, don't make the same mistake like Collin Firth in Lover Actually by learning Portugese because you in that case can understand your mother in law again and until boxing day you ar in misery.

[AngelineHargreaves]

I'm very stereotypical BUT I'm not antisocial ( even with too much wine I'm quiet and fairly well behaved 😂 )and I love different foods (not beige) I'm also learning French and if I say so myself, not doing too bad!