Why are Englishmen so pompous and rude?
341061
That's a gross generalization...I have found when I've been there that the brits are a very friendly and open people...especially if you go to a pub. \n\nIn one instance my family went and on the road we got lost. We stopped at a pub to eat and ask directions. The barkeep wasn't able to give us the information. Next thing we see this bloke stopping at each table when he finally gets to ours he says "hello, are you the folks that are lost?" and proceeded to give us very concise instructions on how to get to where we were going. \n\nSure there a pompous brits, but there a pompous yanks and  pompous canucks. Pompous and rude is not exclusive to any one country.
402343
Because alot of people these days don't have manners to begin with, and the relative anonymity of the internet seems to give them license to say all kinds of rude and foul things. :(
542585
Its because they suffer from the classic "Pride comes before a Fall" syndrome. Oh and they're English
1064356
To the wanker who put down the Englishmen all I have to say to you is PISS OFF... Engaland, Engaland, Engaland !!!!!
430694
Simple, because Americans are wankers, f*ing gullable as well.
1032788
You betcha.  The British are funny folk.  Yes we take all the crap thrown at us, complain etc and put up with it to an extent, but at the end of the day when pushed to the limit we are determined in our cause. We live up to the "bulldog" spirit.  Enough is enough we say.  My husband is a bus driver and has been called "white trash" and "white honky" by illegal immigrants because he wouldn't let them on the bus for free.   That's just a few examples of the lack of respect he's shown. He's not allowed to retaliate and its depressing him.  He's polite and helpful and only trying to do a service. It's a f**cking disgrace (sorry I don't like to swear but it makes me feel better!).  On behalf of all the British, we want our country the way it used to be and will fight for it (well I will anyway!).
941812
Hmm, there really isn't a difference between being British and English, in fact anyone who's English is actually both. Saying that you are English implies that you live in England whereas saying that you're British could mean that you're English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish (though I doubt anyone from Scotland or Wales would use British over Scottish or Welsh). \n\nPaki is actually a somewhat offensive term used in England to describe people from Pakistan and can be compared to the word 'N ig g e r' used in the USA (though it is nowhere near as bad and doesn't have the history behind it either). \n\nGeezer is slang for describing anyone really (usually a man though) and is used quite alot where I'm from (Manchester).\nPoof is used in place of Gay, and can be a little offensive but its not really that bad, simialr to saying 'he's a fruit' in the USA.\n\nAs for some other slang words, Muppet is used down south alot and roughly means idiot, Pillock is similar but more ofensive, Wanker is quite rude (i'm pretty sure you don't need me to explain that one), Chav/Scally describes young people who wear hoodies and cause alot of trouble, Random is a word used in Birmingham and the midlands and means nothing at all, they just throw it into any sentance, Tosser is again a rude word similar to wanker, Boff is pretty much the same as Geek, Manc (pronounced mank) is short for Mancunian i.e. people from manchester and slag/slapper is the same as 's l u t' in USA. Sorry that most of those were insults but we English like to make as many varied insults as possible :-). \n\nBy the way, If the film you watched was trainspotting or snatch then I think you'll need a slang dictionary to understand all the coloquial terms in them.
653822
I agree it's very rude and arrogant of a person to correct your spelling instead of just answering your damn question!! lol and this is coming from an english literature major.
776317
You have a rather bitter attitude towards the English. I hear this type of hatred from all of our colonies, and have learned to live with the English burden of being superior to all other races. Some nations can take a wind-up, others get drunk and bemoan their birthright. I am entitled to wear the tartan, but never will as I am totally straight, what others do is fine by me!
976759
It is ridiculous.  To think of Caesar or Alexander speaking with a Brit accent is absurd.  In fact both were rude and crude men who would have spoken more like a modern wrestler than a refined British gentleman.  You are right on target with your question.
521201
because they are rude people.
406833
The problem comes from the definition of "Rude", rude simply means going against the normal social etiquette you're used to, so one man's rude is another man's polite.\n\nI'm english, we're big on etiquette, this is what a conversation might look like when I'm paying for my groceries:\n\n"That'll be five pounds please."\n"Thanks, here you are"\n"Thank you, here's you're change"\n"Thanks"\n\nSee, we just put the word "Thank you" everywhere, even when I'm giving *them* something I say it. Does that mean anyone who had that conversation and didn't say thank you enough (or at all) is rude? Well, to an English person maybe, but if you were to have that conversation in Finland, they'd think you were on drugs. In Finland you only say Thank You, if you really actually mean it (i.e. You'd say thank you if someone gave you a gift, but not if someone passed you the salt at dinner)\n\nIt get's worse, in England (and the States) it's polite to say "How are you?" or something when you meet someone. I now live in Holland and many Dutch people find that rude, since when we don't ask the question because we care, but because we're just being polite, making the question a lie.\n\nThe Dutch are big on "Honesty" to the degree where many English people find them hopelessly rude. I've had situations where I've asked for something in a shop and the person's just glared at me, slapped whatever it is down on the counter, muttered the price and gone back to generally glaring and looking angry at everything around them. It's not that they're meaning to be rude, they're just having a bad day and they don't see any reason to hide it.\n\nI don't find Americans that rude, they tend to say Please and Thank You, and they tend to make a show of looking pleased to see you when they meet you.
1033731
I'm English and we're great. Not sure about the British.
1137826
England are really bad at football and the english people are so arrogant (i'm english btw and i live in england). I think they feel a need to show that they're tough and they're "better" than everyone else. They attempt to do this by fighting other people and "winning", though it's really pathetic. They want to show it by offering the best in their country at football, but that'll never happen, so they resort to doing it themselves violently...
543723
I'm British, but I think Aussies are friendlier. Some British people can be rude and too private. Not to put my country down but I wish some people here were a little different.
419153
Speaking as an Englishman....\n\nAmericans visiting England CAN be stereotyped as noisy, brash and demanding. \nThat is not at all my experience of visiting Americans, who are generally courteous, considerate, and polite - unless of course they're here on a Preaching Mission. \n\nBecause of the media, most people in England believe that the US is all like New York or San Francisco. \n\nThis is about as accurate as imagining that all Englishmen wear a bowler hat. \nBowler hats are extinct outside of the ancient heart of the City of London, where they are increasingly rare. \n\nBecause so much English humour is based on irony, American humour often seems too obvious. (American soaps are predictable and formulaic.) \n\nIt can sometimes seem to an English person therefore that Americans are lacking in real humour.\nMisunderstandings are likely, where Americans think the English are bawdy or coarse, whilst the English think the Americans are being prissy. \nThis is a real cultural difference. \n\nOn the other hand, just about everyone in England loves The Simpsons, and most of the young want to go to New York. \n\nHowever, if your president is typical, it is evident that few Americans know much about the rest of the world. \n\nIf you think I'm wrong, try this: \nA while ago, I tried to name as many of the States as I could, and got 38. \nIf you're American, how many English counties can you name? \n\nBut maybe I should declare myself, and admit that although I've lived in Britain all my life, my grandfather was born in 1888 in a log cabin in Tawas, Michigan, built by his father. \n\nAnd maybe that's just typical of the way our histories are inextricably linked. \nAmericans and British are intrigued by one another. \nLong may that continue!
1115861
After examining the evidence, I must conclude that english is not your first language. If that is true, they were rude. If it is not true, then you seriously need to study a bit more and those people were being helpful by pointing that out to you.