We're all a little Fawlty: Brits angriest in Europe
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1181912/Angry-nation-Brits-angriest-people-Europe.html
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Traffic jams, rude service, people swearing loudly in public and foreign call centres all piss off the British public - royally.A new survey - inspired by stressed-out hotel manager Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese in the sitcom Fawlty Towers - has found that Britons get angry more often than anyone else in Europe, flying into a rage an average of four times a day.
Almost half of Britons said queue jumpers made them lose it, with traffic jams infuriating 43 per cent. Rude service in shops, foreign call centres and having to deal with ill-mannered neighbours also got more than a third of Britons hot under the collar. Britons were also enraged by racist and bigoted behaviour and erratic driving.
Despite their more passionate reputation, Italians only get angry three and a half times a day and the French three times. Those living in apparently tranquil Sweden, Norway and Denmark said they got irate just once every five days.
Last year a study by the Mental Health Foundation found that one in four Britons is battling an anger problem.
How many times a day do you 'fly into a rage'?
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Gregsalter
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It's better to express it, rather than bottling it up inside.
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Gregsalter
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mandroid
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this says it all
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mandroid
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Mr_Costello
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If you mix a firm handshake, a Pearly King and Keith Richards you end up with a person that bypasses the bad parts n' ingredients in life. That person is a Brit and we are here to rock.
(We just spend a little too much time being hungover, and that's when we choose to call BT, that's all)
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Mr_Costello
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Geordie01
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Call centres aaarrrggghh they are the worst to get you in a mood I have been on hold for over 20 minutes at one point trying to get my BB speed sorted, only to discover that what I thought was hold music was some idiot in Newcastle playing his IPOD over the headset whilst he was talking to his mate about his lass. I asked for a manager & was told there is no manager in the office & I would have to call back!!!. Then he put me back on hold took me off hold & said I quote "Stupid S**t" BIG MISTAKE, I worked for the same "Outsourced Company" got his name & managers name told him who I was then had him sacked the next day joy!!!!!!
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Geordie01
