This statistic shows a ranking of worst national characteristics in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, based on a survey conducted in five countries and divided by whether or not respondents had been to the United Kingdom. 22 percent of both those who had visited the UK and those who had not thought UK residents were ignorant of other cultures.
Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole?
* Brazil (n=1,003), China (n=1,007), Germany (n=1,003), India (n=1,006), US (n=1,010).
'Been to the UK' (n=1,280), 'Not been to the UK' (n=3,749).
Analysis compared perceptions of respondents who had been to the UK with those who had not.
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British Council. (July 29, 2014). Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
British Council. "Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole?." Chart. July 29, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
British Council. (2014). Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
British Council. "Thinking about The People of The Uk, from This List, Which Three, If Any, Do You Think Are The Worst Characteristics of People from The Uk as a Whole?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
British Council, Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Thinking about the people of the UK, from this list, which three, if any, do you think are the worst characteristics of people from the UK as a whole? [Graph], British Council, July 29, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
