Comments on: Thinking About Dating A British?

By: R

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:44:49 +0000

I have to agree with a lot of things said in the article! I dated a Brit for more than 6 years, and yes they can be very passionate – about cars (or any sort of motorized vehicles), crazy injury-prone sports such as mountain biking, but never about women, sex or even life itself. Repressed emotions prevents them from enjoying pleasures in life of any kind – food, sex, dating. Sad really, glad I lived long enough in France to restore that british perception that life is all about struggle and self-control (brits truly believe that without struggle there cannot be pleasure). Now I know why British so much dislike French – cause they can never let go, enjoy themselves and what they have, and simply be happy. Sad, as they do have a lot of potential.

By: Shab

Shab — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:57:25 +0000

I only know one english man so i wont its the streotype of all english men. All i get it theyre pretty honest and say directly what he wants. If he only want to have fun with you he will saying clearly. Such as, i love you or even i just love you for sex since the begining.

By: Shab

Shab — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:50:39 +0000

I’m sorry to hear about that my english boy-friend said, i won’t marry and it was knock me down to the lowest floor of my emotion. I hope your relationship with your english man getting better.

By: Shab

Shab — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:46:06 +0000

Youre right, I’ve been about 2 years since I know this guy we used to be friend and know he got to be my closest friend, not in a relationship yet. But true, you will get english man to like you if you love his joke, if he thinks you react good and understand (even a bit) at least try to understand and react to it, make fun of him. If he had fun with you, l’m sure you’ll get his heart. Good luck

By: mj

mj — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:59:00 +0000

I’m from the Philippines and now dating a British man. It hard to understand where “we” are now… I was so used to men back in my country that are so sweet and would woo you with affection but he’s really different. Not that I don’t like him, I’m actually considering being with him but I don’t know if it’s the same with him though. I don’t really care if he likes to go out with his mates a lot or becomes very busy at work that he can’t even send a good morning message but that’s him and don’t intend to demand change. I just want him to tell me if wants to be with me or not. So I can move on with him or depressingly without him.

By: SC

SC — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:08:07 +0000

Quite depressing views and sweeping generalisations going on here. As a British man, this stuff sounds bizzare. In fact, it sounds like any other man spun out of context. An Englishmen enjoys his friends company just as much as a woman enjoys her girlfriends company, but we’re suddenly called “repressed homosexuals” for this? Ridiculous. We go to the pub for a drink…yeah? and? like every other man in the world goes to a bar. People speak about British Men as if we’re still living in the late 19th century, surrounded by weird social customs and terrrified of public displays of affection. Such utter rubbish. I’ve travelled everywhere and met so many American’s. People seem to think that American men say what they feel. In my experience, they say things that sound pleasing – cliched platitudes that we don’t say because it’s corny and not heartfelt.

By: gg

gg — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:14:11 +0000

Walking passports indeed! Keep britain BRITISH!

By: gg

gg — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:10:26 +0000

Well said you. Bravo!

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:58:33 +0000

Its no surprise some English blokes are seen as repressed homosexuals as theres some real ‘doormats’ out there. Maybe its the feminisation of our schools during the 80s and the fact boys were ignored somewhat thats resulted in a lot of English blokes under 45 being a bit gutless? Some of us had parents who managed to turn us from boys into proper blokes who care for their girl and understand 90% of women in the world appreciate a manly man whos also got a heart.

I thought British men were just seen as ‘walking passports’ for women from certain parts of the World anyway!

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:55:07 +0000

Wow. Really now? I’m British, from the north of England, and have dated English men. None of them have ticked any of the boxes in this post- besides the pub one, we brit’s (men and women) do love seshing. I haven’t dated any Welsh or scot’s, so can’t really speak for them, but the English men I have dated have been very loving, funny and laid back. It could differ from part’s of the country, as us northern lad’s and lasses do thing’s slightly different to (example) Londoners, though, they’re pretty sound too =P
And like Andy said, hardly any of us speak how the majority of American’s imagine us too- especially us Geordies, you’d most likely be beaten up if you spoke like that in Newcastle. Though, I do agree with the ‘stiff upper lip’ part. We don’t like to moan (unless it’s about the weather) and are told to suck it up, we don’t like to dramatize things and make them ‘touching’. Call it cold, but we call it reality, nobody like’s a fairy. And I can assure you, British men are not gay, nor do they shrub women. If anything they’re honest when it comes to dating, if they’re simply in it for a bang, they’ll say so, and they usually have the decency to make you a cup of tea in the morning. British men are pretty practical and easy going, no fuss, down-to-earth and enjoy a pint with a good craic, and at the end of the day, they’re still people. People come in all different shapes and sizes with different personalities. That is all.