What makes britishness

James Endersby, managing director of Opinium Research said:? Our research revealed that it? With several stereotypical attributes making the list as well as wider personality traits, it goes to show that Britishness is a complex mix of characteristics.

It is also interesting that the majority of people feel more patriotic for their country than of being British, calling into question what it means to be part of Britain.?

With 64 per cent of the nation saying they are proud to be British, it is surprising to find that only 48 per cent of people living in England were able to correctly identify St George? However, people in Northern Ireland proved in tune with their country? Further to this, the research showed that one in five 17 per cent adults called for an extra bank holiday to celebrate being British.

Other suggested days included Armistice Day 12 per cent , and The Queen? James Endersby continued:? With St Patrick? There seems to be a lack of pride associated with our patron saints as nobody seems to celebrate anymore.

What was surprising what that only one in five people would like an extra day off to celebrate their Britishness.? Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria. Want to know what people think, feel and do?

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. The cookie stores the language code of the last browsed page. I don't feel a sense of patriotic pride. To be British is to be multicultural. We're a people of innovation, on a permanent nostalgia trip.

Race, birthplace and religion are irrelevant. I've met many others who are of even more varied backgrounds. That is what makes us all British. Concern over 'police discrimination'. Britain "a racist society". Full survey results. What the survey reveals. Findings on justice. Who lives where. Race and immigration. Internet links. Race equality chief Gurbux Singh. Our friends are from all points of the compass. We are global and local in one room.

Whether you look at the British Empire with shame or anger or pride this is what it does for us now, it is our history that drew us together and it shapes our Britain. I'm Welsh but I've been living in England for nearly 30 years. I don't see a problem with regarding myself as Welsh and British.

My concern is, if countries go independent, will those who have come from abroad feel pushed out of society? I know an Asian restaurant worker who doesn't feel English at all but does feel British This was wrong.

It turns out I'm United Kingdomese. When someone abroad asks "Where are you from? Do you then try to explain that the 'Great' refers to the largest island and is really not a delusion of grandeur. Multiculturalism is fine but we do we have any shared culture?

Even The Guardian opens the page with a photo of a German van. If my cultural identity were an ice cream European would be the cone that holds it, the ice cream would be British isles flavour and the sprinkles would be English, Lancastrian, Blackpudlian. Where Nigel Farage might fulminate at this proliferation of Polish cured meats in my local corner shop, I see exciting diversity. Here's to multicultural Britain!

As a group of nations under the British state, I think we need to do more to celebrate our multiculturalism. Not just in the conciliatory nods that the press sometimes give to the many different ethnic identities of London, but across the whole of our four different nations. In Wales, Scotland, and Ireland we could do more to explore our Celtic heritages whilst also admitting that as part of the British state we have become cosmopolitan nations with a several linguistic heritages where people from all over the world have travelled to.

A love of fish and chips, going to the pub and having a dry sense of humour are also thought of as typically British, along with good manners and not complaining about bad food in a restaurant.

But while 78 per cent of Britons would describe themselves as being typically British, the poll revealed that half think the meaning of being British has changed over time. And 29 per cent of Britons do not feel they are able to show how proud they are of being British as much as they did before the referendum. Meanwhile, a total of 13 per cent of those surveyed said they are not proud of being British at all.

But according to the research, carried out via OnePoll, while 44 per cent of the nation would describe themselves as British, 38 per cent would say they are English instead. Just 20 per cent of Scots surveyed described themselves as being British compared to a third of Welsh folk and 37 per cent of those from Northern Ireland.