Why are the British generally so reserved ?

I'm a Southerner XD

you must be a northerner....us northerners are generally more friendly

you must be a northerner....us northerners are generally more friendly

Doesn't being born in Britain make you British???

Unfortunately, I'm not often being asked to join someone for a cup of tea neither for crumpets 😔😓 In Italy and in several part of South East Asia, you may find commonly quite a few people inviting you for a cup of coffee or for a tea! This happens on a daily basis, regardless of how close or not you are with that particular person or those particular people..
So, are you saying that Northern English are much more friendly then the Southern one ..?

I don't understand, do people from other countries just walk up to strangers in the street and start a conversation, for no reason?

Definitely what i'm saying. That's what i have found anyway since being at uni and others I've talked to agree with me. See for yourself. Where are you living?

Maybe as children we are told to keep more to ourselves. I remember being taught not to brag or point out something to someone that could hurt their feelings. Maybe we just think about what we say more.

Fair enough. But what happened if.. Something which could potentially hurt somebody's feeling is the TRUTH and you want that person to be aware of this, because you just want to be honest and fair with that person .. ? I'm not taking about offensive/ discriminating or racist contents ..

I don't hold back if I believe it is necessary for them to know. But I would have to stop and ask myself do the need to know or would I just be saying it to hurt their feelings. I look forward and if I think them knowing this will make their future brighter then I will tell them.

Well, not easy to know someone in a more personal level, if not many opportunities are normally being created .. Getting people know as friends or even just more superficially is not easy at all if they won't be even approached .. For a start, I've noticed people in the U.K. tend to avoid eye contact very often, not just on the streets or on the bus among strangers, but also face to face ..

Just a query .. Or curiosity.. But, obviously, this shouldn't be taken as an universal law, as for sure there are some extrovert British people either .. But , talking about my own experience, most (not all) of the British I've met are particularly reserved , some even quite difficult and introvert to be socialising with.. .So, this could be obviously a great obstacle to extablishing friendship or any other intimate bonds..

Many thanks for your eventual replies!

Wish everyone a good weekend,

Ling

Well from the one I know they are nicer than Brits but also more brutual, I'm not that British myself even though born and raised here.

"Girl said take off your jacket"