We're shit, and we don't care!

[Gob]

New research has revealed what other countries really think of us Britons, and it doesn't paint a very flattering picture.

While you might like to imagine that curious foreigners might do some research on topics such as the royal family, or the beauty of the British landscape, new findings have suggested they're busy googling why us Brits have bad teeth and are consistently cold.

The findings were uncovnered by OnBuy.com using data from Ahrefs and SEMrush to see what they had been searching along with terms such as 'British', 'British people' and 'Why do British...'.

AMERICA

The new research revealed the U.S are most interested in British people's teeth, with one common search being: 'Why do British people have bad teeth?' While some simply left it at that, others went one step further and questioned why Britons have 'crooked' teeth. Another hot topic for Americans was food, with one of the top results asking: 'What do British people call biscuits?' Just to confuse matters, the U.S and the UK use the same term 'biscuit' to name two completely different items. The UK's version of a biscuit is a small savoury or sweet treat compared to the North American flour-based baked food product. American's were also curious as to why British people eat baked beans for breakfast - a staple in the Full English Breakfast.

Australia

Rather brutal in their search terms, one of the top questions Australians asked about Britons was: 'Why are British people so ugly?' Staying true to the apparent stereotype, they also asked why people in Britain have 'bad teeth'. The Aussies were also curious as to why we say 'innit' and bizarrely questioned: 'How do British people shower?'

Canada

In agreement with the Americans and Australians, Canadians were also incredibly curious about British people's teeth - this time asking why they are 'yellow. For those north of the border, they showed a huge interest in British speech, asking how they say hello and how they pronounce scone. Again, in line with the U.S, Canada were also interested in our food customs - questioning what our 'eating etiquette is' and just how many cups of tea a day we tend to drink.


Spain

Meanwhile, in Europe, the Spanish have been asking Google to explain why British people are 'so cold'. Rather disappointingly, the Spaniards continued the trend of questioning why Britons have bad teeth.

Italy

Oddly, one of the top searches for Italians was trying to understand how they are British, closely followed by: 'Who won the British Bake Off UK?' Television appeared to be a common theme with Italian people, with one of the most common searches questioning who 'The Stig' in the UK Top Gear is - and of course, asking why Brits have yellow teeth.

GERMANY

German searches were straight to the point with the number one phrase being: 'The British are crazy'. While 'British Lidl' also proved a popular search term, Germans were also extremely interested in English drivers, searching ‘Why do the English drive on the left?’ and ‘Why do the English have their steering wheel on the right hand side?’

NETHERLANDS

People in the Netherlands we much more interested in how the British way of life as opposed to how they look. They were keen to find out ‘Why are houses in England so expensive?’, ‘What's the British secret service called?’ and ‘Why are English cars so cheap?’

POLAND

In Poland, residents wanted to know ‘What’s up with British girls?’, as well as being curious to find out ‘Who is the heir to the UK throne?’They were also keen to know what the warmest spot in the UK is, perhaps hoping to avoid the chillier spells.

Portugal

The top findings for Portugal were mixed, but still featured the favourite question: 'Why do the British have crooked teeth?' Other regular searches centered around British food, asking what we typically eat and researching what an 'English scone' looks like.


New Zealand

Being a little kinder to Britons, one of the top searches for people from New Zealand was: 'How to find a British boyfriend.' However, despite the Kiwis' desire to find an eligible bachelor in the UK, they were still keen to find out 'why are British teeth so messed up?'


And what do British people search about themselves?

The UK population most frequently search about themselves with the findings revealing searches such as: ‘What do British people look like?’, ‘Are Scottish people British?, ‘Are Irish people British?, ‘Is tea British?’, and ‘Why do British people drink so much?’. Cas Paton, managing director of OnBuy.com commented: 'Stereotypes have been around for a long time. We all have specific perceptions on the habits of other countries, but never really look back in the mirror.

'Some of these findings are humorous and surprising, and some we will probably never know the correct answers to.

'However, these results have made one thing clear which is that we need to invest more in our dental hygiene!'

American's were keen to find out what British people call 'biscuits'. Picture: Stock

[MajGenl.Meade]

In South Africa, the most often asked question about Britain i:
Why does the Daily Fail use an apostrophe in the sentence "American's were also curious"?

[Crackpot]

So why do British people have bad teeth?

[Crackpot]

How to infuriate a German:

Q‘Why do the English drive on the left?’
A:”because their steering wheel is on the right”
Q: ‘Why do the the English have their steering wheel on the right hand side?’
A: “because they drive on the left

Repeat as necessary

[BoSoxGal]

The British don’t actually have bad teeth - they have better access to routine dental care than many Americans thanks to NHS.

They’re definitely not as obsessed with whitening straightening and capping teeth as Americans are - now. If you go back and watch old American movies and TV the actors have normal teeth with crooked imperfections and yellowing that would be unacceptable for most celebs these days, and much of the American public has picked up on that trend.

[dales]

Whassup with that silly tea drinking?

[dales]

Not so fast there, Gob.

With that fat turd in the White House.....https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020 ... rus-badly/

[rubato]

So why do British people have bad teeth?

They don't. At the end of WWII their teeth were pretty awful but right now they are better than the US average and far better than the US conservative states which have the highest rates of total extraction in adults over 65. They dont seem to have the numbers of orthodontists as, well , coastal California for example but in terms of dental health they are better off.

The myth of British bad teeth dies slow and hard. If you wanna see bad teeth go to Miss or Ala.

yrs,
rubato

[Gob]

I just fainted...

[Crackpot]

At what? That rubato said something you agree with or that rubato once again completely missed a joke?

[Gob]

The former, obvs...