2006-09-28 09:54:23 · 19 answers · asked by missy 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Its impossible to generalise in a few sentences. Best I can recommend is a book by Kate Fox : Watching the English. The introduction is a bit annoying insofar she talks more about herself, but the rest of it is pretty good for understanding the English.
My own gross generalisations are as follows:
Polite to strangers (unless drunk), but this is a feature of English reserve.
Humourous (the worst insult for any Englishman is to tell him he has no sense of humour)
Not very intellectual (especially compared to, say, the French or Russians).
Does not go in for machismo behaviour, therefore do not see housework or cooking as humiliating "women's work".
Conservative, both socially and politically.
2006-09-30 23:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by 13caesars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English men... under British Law, they have to pretend to be women, and not do masculine things like:
Be friendly to a girl at work (sexual harrassment)
Get attached to their children (when the wife kicks them out after SHE's had an affair, men aren't ever given custody)
Play football well, or watch it on tv if a woman is around. This does not apply to Eastenders, Neighbours, Home & Away, Coronation Street, Emmerdale etc.
Keep their hard earned money because they have to give it to the cheating wife to smoke and drink away under the title of "child maintenance"
Own a house once married... its given to the same ex wife.
2006-09-29 13:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mark S_UK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proper Gentlemen!!! Patriotic!!! Funny!!! And contrary to how americans portray us..... We Generally have good teeth and dont sit around drinking tea and eating crumpets everyday, Thats reserved for sundays what what what... The What what What is a joke by the way. Its how The upper class talk to each other, its their special language. Ps we love Brazilian girls!!! i do anyway
2006-09-28 17:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by dunc 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately you won't find many answers here, try a modern version of the traditional method...... find a Pen Friend.
Best of Luck.
2006-10-01 12:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget the English. Look for the Irish - quality counts!
2006-09-28 17:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Women in general find English man with broad English accent (without some strong regional accent, as it'd be a real turn-off at times), a real turn-on especially if they can COOK food & a REAL gentleman (i.e. taking their hats off before hitting a woman, if it comes to that ;)
2006-09-28 17:03:34 · answer #6 · answered by j4mes_bond25 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Im a British English Yorkshire Man.Men are more or less the same where ever they come from.
2006-09-28 17:10:18 · answer #7 · answered by BLACKY 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
one brazillian freand of mine was quite open about sex and we tend to be more reserved it was quite welcoming and funny !
be nice and fun the britist like such people being likers of bresillians as a whole
still ( sowy about that chap ! )
we like tea and coffy and bisquits
2006-10-02 06:00:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are decent, has a concern of human rights, but sometimes stupid and surely not sexy,
I can tell you about English women !!.
2006-09-28 17:10:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're history. And they've started wearing pink ties.
2006-09-29 03:48:06 · answer #10 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋