British people=friendliest, nicest people

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They honestly are.

I'm English, but live overseas, have lived in different places and travelled most of the world.
I was recently back in the uk for a month and once again i'm bowled over by the friendliness, helpful attitude and just general kindness and positive attitude-not everyone of course, but so many people.
Live in a beautiful place, but the people aren't like this, it starts to bring you down.
Coming home always heals the soul

Anyway, just wanted to say this!

Does anyone agree?

My family are from the NW (moved south) and now they know EVERYONE and everybody’s business because they’re so chatty and familiar with people 😂

Yep...they'll definitely tell you straight...doesn't always make for a pleasant experience!
I don't feel it's fake at all

Yes, Aussies very friendly too, Americans too

Nah...where I am, I am fluent in their language and looks wise can pass for one of them, it's just not as friendly, the people are all like that to each other

So British, Irish, Aussies, Americans are all friendly but people from Philippines not so much.

Do you see the trend here?

No. I don’t agree. I am from the south west and people here can be neutral to just plain grumpy when I go back.

But having sad that, I do love the way everyone says thank you to the bus driver when getting off. And I mean everyone. That’s nice.

Having lived in Australia, I also reckon they are very friendly.

I'm originally from there and it's true

I said they are too!

Don't make this into something it's not, that's not fair or correct

For my area (Devon) and my experience, I’d agree for the most part that we’re a pretty friendly, nice bunch. Generally.

Kiwis are fantastic, again generally. I loved them immediately travelling, loved them even more working seasons and living there, they’re very open and accepting.

Non.

I haven't been to New Zealand, so don't know, majority of people were always very friendly when I lived in Oz though

British people are just nosey bastards.

I totally agree. I lived abroad for more than 12 years and I was very, deeply, happy for many years after I came back.

Most people aren’t transactional in the U.K. like they are in many places, so many people are genuinely kind and helpful. I used to love it when you went to the supermarket and the cashier would be either very funny indeed, or just a really sweet person who chatted in a nice way. That never happened when I lived abroad. Likewise train conductors etc. The police are friendly and helpful (admittedly I’ve never been in contact with them in the context of me being accused of a crime.)
You can have proper, deep conversations with many people, not just surface-level small talk.

While the environment is sadly changing a bit now, the UK was always way, way more tolerant and open than anywhere else I’ve lived. We were brought up to look at the person not the skin colour and I genuinely think many people in my generation still do that.

Yes, agree we are generally very friendly and I missed that when I lived abroad.

100% agree!

I travel quite a bit and people are generally nice everywhere in my experience

British people are definitely way friendlier than Germans and Eastern Europeans, but not a patch on a lot of other nationalities. From my experience, Americans, Brazilians, Vietnamese, Indians, Canadians and Kiwis are all much friendlier than Brits, on average. Kiwis in particular blew me away when I was in NZ – so lovely, open and generous.

Same, in every county I’ve been to this year my DH have said everyone is so friendly.

Yes Brazillians too

I need to visit NZ!

That's my experience too.

I think there's a difference though when visiting tourist spots/for a holiday and living there and being used to the real culture and people

I think it varies by area. The place I grew up in Yorkshire was very friendly.

Im not from the UK but the overarching impression of the British people is not that they are friendly. But that they are entitled and self congratulatory.

But I guess all nations think they’re the best nation.

But I’m assuming most of you claiming British people are very friendly are British yourselves?

It certainly wasn’t my experience as a foreigner who lived in different parts of England for nearly 20 years, having also lived in several other countries. The rural midlands, where I spent seven years, was the most unfriendly place I’ve ever lived. London was probably the friendliest place in England I lived in

When I first moved to England as a graduate student in a very international university city, and made friends with lots of nationalities, I remember thinking at my first Christmas that it was weird hadn’t made any English friends. By summer I realised that I had, but that the English friendships were about six months ‘behind’ the friendships with other nationalities.

Not unfriendly, certainly, but far from the friendliest, and with significant regional differences.

Yes of course.