* 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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Worst national UK traits based on fact of visit 2014
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /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?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /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?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jul 2014, /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? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
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: /statistics/323580/worst-national-united-kingdom-uk-traits-based-on-fact-of-visit/
