Sarcasm, heavy drinking and bad weather - what foreigners hate about Britain A total of 28 per cent said that they did not like British culture, and a further 22 per cent said they did not like British cuisine. Expats were asked for their opinions on the British populace, and the majority (77 per cent) said that generally speaking they did like British people. The remaining 23 per cent said "No, not really." When asked what their favourite British traits were, the expats' top answer was good manners at 49 per cent, while 40 per cent said that the ability to queue was a favourite aspect for them. Some 32 per cent approved of British reserve, saying they liked the restrained approach to emotion and 28 per cent felt the majority of Britons were friendly. When asked what their least favourite traits about British people in general were, the number one response was the excessive drinking culture, with 42 per cent agreeing. British sarcasm accounted for 31 per cent of the responses, with the typically British humour regarded by some as an unpopular trait, and 19 per cent of expats also cited British reserve as actually being a negative rather than a positive. When asked if upon moving to Britain, British people met their expectations, 54 per cent of the expats said they did. The remaining 46 per cent said "No, not really." When asked whether or not this was a good thing, 61 per cent said British people were better than expected, but 39 per cent claimed that their opinion of British people had fallen since living here. Liam Clifford, from GlobalVisas.com, the website that conducted the research, said: "Moving to a new country poses many challenges. You might think you know all about a place from holidays and previous trips there, but actually living in a country puts an entirely different perspective on it. The majority of nationalities have stereotypes fitted around them and Brits don't escape this. With our imperialist past, Brits have influenced many countries worldwide, which means our stereotypes are, if anything, more entrenched than those of other countries. People probably come here with a stereotype-based preconception of what to expect. It's good to see from our survey though that, in the majority of cases, this reputation is actually enhanced upon living here.