A third of French adults dislike the English immensely, while just fifteen per cent of Germans feel the same.
This news is probably not much of a surprise, except perhaps that its only a third of the French who dislike us immensely.
This was from a sample of 700 French and the same number of Germans being polled by TV channel HISTORY. I guess after a 1,000 years of mutual antagonism, the French have more reason to dislike us than most. However looking at it positively, two thirds of the French and nearly four sixths of Germans don't hate us immensely, they just have a low level dislike of us.
About the only things positive they find about us, are our good modern music, and our willingness to laugh about ourselves. ... not the worst things to be liked for when you think about it.
On the other hand, the researchers also polled 1,200 English adults and found we are generally proud to have many of the traits the other nationalities despised. Three quarters of us are also proud to live in Britain, although nearly eight in 10 do wish the English behaved a little better when visiting other countries.
The study also found that both the French and the Germans think the English are arrogant.
The Top 20 Things The French Hate About The English:
1. We drive on the left
2. We are obsessed with the Royal family
3. Football hooliganism
4. We can't cook
5. We expect everyone else to speak English
6. We’re obsessed with tea
7. We think we're the best at everything
8. Why we voted for Brexit
9. Arrogance
10. Wearing socks with sandals
11. Our lack of variety with foods
12. Put ketchup on everything
13. Beer bellies
14. The fact the English seem to have no intention to learn any other language
15. Our obsession with football
16. Unruly children
17. The British take/interpretation on foreign cuisine
18. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
19. No style
20. There are too many regional accents to keep up with
The Top 20 Things The Germans Hate About The English:
1. Football hooliganism
2. We drive on the left
3. Binge drinking
4. Why we voted for Brexit
5. We expect everyone else to speak English
6. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
7. We are obsessed with the Royal family
8. The fact the English seem to have no intention to learn any other language
9. Arrogance
10. We can't cook
11. Our lack of variety with foods
12. We think we're the best at everything
13. We are over-polite UNTIL we have some drinks
14. We have subtle humour nuances
15. Wearing socks with sandals
16. Our obsession with football
17. Obsessed with tea
18. We eat chips with everything
19. The fact we always sunburn on holiday
20. How much we moan
For Balance: The Top 20 Things The English Hate About Themselves:
1. We expect everyone else to speak English
2. Binge drinking
3. Football hooliganism
4. The fact we have no intention to learn any other language
5. Why we voted for Brexit
6. How England collapses every time it snows as if you didn't realise it would happen every year
7. We queue for everything
8. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
9. Talking about the weather too much
10. Our inability to cope with hot weather
11. Beer bellies
12. Obsessed with tea
13. We complain a lot
14. Unruly kids
15. Saying 'sorry' too much
16. How much we moan
17. Arrogance
18. We drive on the left
19. Wearing socks with sandals
20. Eat chips with everything
Of course they didn't have to go to France or Germany to find this dislike. A trip to Scotland, Wales and Ireland would have elicited similar results.
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| The Feelings Are Mutual .... Well If The French Were Worth Worrying About. |
This news is probably not much of a surprise, except perhaps that its only a third of the French who dislike us immensely.
This was from a sample of 700 French and the same number of Germans being polled by TV channel HISTORY. I guess after a 1,000 years of mutual antagonism, the French have more reason to dislike us than most. However looking at it positively, two thirds of the French and nearly four sixths of Germans don't hate us immensely, they just have a low level dislike of us.
About the only things positive they find about us, are our good modern music, and our willingness to laugh about ourselves. ... not the worst things to be liked for when you think about it.
On the other hand, the researchers also polled 1,200 English adults and found we are generally proud to have many of the traits the other nationalities despised. Three quarters of us are also proud to live in Britain, although nearly eight in 10 do wish the English behaved a little better when visiting other countries.
The study also found that both the French and the Germans think the English are arrogant.
The Top 20 Things The French Hate About The English:
1. We drive on the left
2. We are obsessed with the Royal family
3. Football hooliganism
4. We can't cook
5. We expect everyone else to speak English
6. We’re obsessed with tea
7. We think we're the best at everything
8. Why we voted for Brexit
9. Arrogance
10. Wearing socks with sandals
11. Our lack of variety with foods
12. Put ketchup on everything
13. Beer bellies
14. The fact the English seem to have no intention to learn any other language
15. Our obsession with football
16. Unruly children
17. The British take/interpretation on foreign cuisine
18. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
19. No style
20. There are too many regional accents to keep up with
The Top 20 Things The Germans Hate About The English:
1. Football hooliganism
2. We drive on the left
3. Binge drinking
4. Why we voted for Brexit
5. We expect everyone else to speak English
6. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
7. We are obsessed with the Royal family
8. The fact the English seem to have no intention to learn any other language
9. Arrogance
10. We can't cook
11. Our lack of variety with foods
12. We think we're the best at everything
13. We are over-polite UNTIL we have some drinks
14. We have subtle humour nuances
15. Wearing socks with sandals
16. Our obsession with football
17. Obsessed with tea
18. We eat chips with everything
19. The fact we always sunburn on holiday
20. How much we moan
For Balance: The Top 20 Things The English Hate About Themselves:
1. We expect everyone else to speak English
2. Binge drinking
3. Football hooliganism
4. The fact we have no intention to learn any other language
5. Why we voted for Brexit
6. How England collapses every time it snows as if you didn't realise it would happen every year
7. We queue for everything
8. Brits singing songs very loudly (and drunkenly!) in the streets
9. Talking about the weather too much
10. Our inability to cope with hot weather
11. Beer bellies
12. Obsessed with tea
13. We complain a lot
14. Unruly kids
15. Saying 'sorry' too much
16. How much we moan
17. Arrogance
18. We drive on the left
19. Wearing socks with sandals
20. Eat chips with everything
Of course they didn't have to go to France or Germany to find this dislike. A trip to Scotland, Wales and Ireland would have elicited similar results.
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