How are British visitors viewed?

[wdwmaw]

I really enjoy being around British people. I agree with many of my other fellow posters by saying that their are annoying people of all nationalities that we all encounter at WDW. I will say that their are some tour groups that come in the summer that drive me a little crazy.

Us too just not brave enough to say it! Oh, I just did .

 

[Tinkerbell424]

I don't mind.
It doesn't matter to me WHAT nationality you are.
It would matter to me if this somehow affected me though(which it doesnt).

I actually like British people in WDW because I love the accents.

 

[Andy Lou & Meg]

Would just like to thank all of you for your complements about us Brits (its nice to hear something good about us for a change)

I just have to comment on the SPEEDO'S. I think of 99.9% of Brits would agress that Speedos are a no go. You will probably find that most of the people who wear them are from Germany and neighbouring countries.

With regards to tipping yes its true we are probably not in the habit of tipping as much as you but for any Brit traveling in the US who buys a guide book then we are told to tip.

Also the CROC faze seems to be coming to the UK (but I am not sure that many people would wear them out and about unless they were on holiday)

We may have given you fish and chips but you guys gave us WDW

 

[Alesia]

Actually, the first person I ever saw wearing crocs was a woman i used to work with who was originally from England.

 

[gk90]

I have a question to the Brits, when you hear Americans talking to you think we have a accent??

Yes!!! Of course!
There are many different American regional accents (think NY vs. Texas) as well as many different UK accents (Scots, Liverpool, Yorkshire to name just a few)
People tend not to be aware of their own accent because they speak like the people where they live & that particular accent is what they're used to.
I was born in London but haven't lived in the UK since I was 5 so I've lost the English accent that I started off with

 

[Sea Turtles]

We always go in September when it's a 'football' jersey fest. You really can't beat hearing someone say "Look it's f---ing Pooh's shop" in an English accent. I sill repeat it 2 years later...

 

[jenrose66]

I love the British. I think your accents are great, plus with the socialized medicine over there...well, gee, maybe I should apply for citizenship... So to answer your questions, I think highly of British tourists.

 

[yankeepenny]

I treat them well depending on what football club they support.....
Just kidding, you're people just like everyone else.
Do unto others....

I'll bet my Grandmother God Rest Her Soul from Liverpool woud wallop me on the head for rooting for
Man Utd..........

 

[JulielovesDisney]

I don't find anything wrong with British guests, they are just like everyone else at WDW. There will always be some who are rude, but you get that with all nationalities. I actually give them more credit because they have a 7+ hour flight to get to Disney, rather than a 2 hour flight for me.

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I just have to comment on the SPEEDO'S. I think of 99.9% of Brits would agress that Speedos are a no go. You will probably find that most of the people who wear them are from Germany and neighbouring countries.

Lol, I was going to say the exact same thing! I don't think I've even seen them in the shops for years!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

We have only had positive experiences during our encounters with the "British Invasion". I use that term because I am always amazed at the number of people in the parks that appear to be from the UK. I find them to be very friendly and always willing to strike up a conversation if the opportunity arises.

One thing I try to be careful of is not trying to lump everybody into being from England as that is not the only country represented and I once witnessed a woman getting upset for being classified as English when they were actually Irish (I'll leave it at that, as that's one road we don't need to go down right now!).

So, come one -- come all...you're welcome to vacation with me anytime!

 

[GroovyWheeler]

I'm very respectful of British people. My mom has a lot of British friends that she attends meetings with (one of whom is a total character in a very funny way) and my dad's lady friend was British.

Samantha

 

[k5thbeatle]

...Does anyone have any opinions of us British? I would be interested to know your views on this subject.

We're still mad as hornets that you burned our capitol in 1812!!! Lucky for you that your country gave us the Beatles otherwise there'd be hell to pay!!!

Come on over...we love Brits (aside from the gits)! My wife and I met a Londoner on business in S.F. and took him to his first baseball game. He loved it!

 

[Briar_Rose]

On average I have found British children to be extremely polite. If I had to stereotype that would be one trait I would think of when I think of the British. It seems that a higher % of American children are ill-behaved in public. In one or two cases it was almost Stepford Wives polite. I would love to know your parenting secrets. Maybe it is partially the English accent that adds that extra edge of class.

Mostly all of the british people I have meant have been very friendly. I have not found them reserved but I am not a loud person myself so maybe that's why. The only thing I noticed at WDW in late August when the park seemed overrun with Brits and other Europeans was a somewhat higher occurrence of smoking outside of the designated areas. It was a bit annoying but I chalked it up to cultural differences rather than out and out rudeness.

The only rude British people I have encountered that really stick out in my mind was a family watching Illuminations next to us. The mum had a mouth like a sailor and was cursing at and hitting her son (maybe 6 yr old). All the adults were smoking. We were childless twenty-somethings at the time so we just tried to ignore them. I am sure if we asked them to smoke in a designated section they would have told us to P*** Off. They could have just as easily been American though.

 

[Alesia]

On average I have found British children to be extremely polite. If I had to stereotype that would be one trait I would think of when I think of the British. It seems that a higher % of American children are ill-behaved in public. In one or two cases it was almost Stepford Wives polite. I would love to know your parenting secrets. Maybe it is partially the English accent that adds that extra edge of class.

I agree completely. While we were on our honeymoon in WDW, my husband and I joke that we wanted to have British children, because they were so polite and had such adorable accents. Imagine our surprise years later when our 2-year-old daughter started speaking (on and off) with a British accent.

 

[Miss Stitch]

I have a question to the Brits, when you hear Americans talking to you think we have a accent??

When we visit the USA after a couple of days we dont notice anyones accent, you sorta get used to it. Also all the American television we get in the UK helps and it becomes the norm (esp Prison Break with the fantastically georgeous Dominic Purcell !!, we have just had the last in the 2nd season and cant wait for the the 3rd and have now just found out the first episode airs the day before we arrive:headache).

With regards to tipping in the Uk we tend to round the bill up to the next ten pounds (if its £14.00 we pay £20) but as others stated it is not such a big deal here where tips are that little bit extra and not to be lived on. I do try to remember to tip more in the US.

As regards to crocs, I slated these when I first saw them on the boards and thought they were the ugliest things Id ever seen. Now they have hit the UK and I actually tried some on and, although I still think they are the ugliest thing ive ever seen, I found they are as light as a feather and so comfy that i have bought a pair to bring on my trip in September

 

[BroadcastNewsMSU]

I have never thought of British people in general as rude. In fact, I love their accents. During our trip at the end of May, we noticed a large number of people with British accents, and I kept thinking how cool it would be to have an accent like that.

I do have one question for all you Brits. The girlfriend of one of my co-workers is British and he was talking to her on the phone one night at work. He handed me the phone becuase she said she wanted to talk to another American. The very first thing she said to me was, "Hello, you beautiful, bloody b--tard." I was taken aback by this at first. Is this a normal greeting in the UK?

 

[orchidvilla]

Hi ...it was ment light hearted and i would take it that way. You may find taking the phone off your friend and speaking to her at that point of time she may not realy have known what to say to you, so the comments would have been to break the ice......
I often talk diffrent to people on the phone than i do in person, sometimes i may sound rude without meaning to be....

 

[jonkatony]

I am English and would not wear a football shirt, 3/4 lengths etc, o.k. for kids but for adults far to 'chavy' in my opinion.

 

[fizz13]

yeah it could be a perfectly harmless greeting meant in jest, I'm amazed how much swear words, or what i consider swear words are common of uk vocabulary these days, but there you go, it was definately not meant in an offensive way, and to some people it is everyday vocabulary