As A Brit, I Have To Admit, These 7 Stereotypes From Movies and TV Are Pretty Wrong, But These 6 Are Pretty Spot On

If only the men were actually like Hugh Grant rom-com characters...

As a Brit living abroad, I'm always curious as to what perceptions people have about the UK from film and television.

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So I sat down with the wonderful Moni González from BuzzFeed LATAM to chat about what perceptions she had about the UK — and some were admittedly pretty spot on. Here are some of the biggest differences and similarities that IRL Brits share with their media counterparts:

1. We don't all live in picturesque manor houses, like in Pride and Prejudice and Downton Abbey.

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I have *gasp* lived in an apartment. 

2. We don't all sound like Tom Hiddleston.

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There's a TON of accents across the UK.

3. We're not all super polite, like a Hugh Grant character.

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This goes out to the men who swore at me on the 40 bus. 

4. And, alas, the men aren't all romantic Hugh Grant types.

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This also goes out to the men who swore at me on the 40 bus. 

5. Despite shows like The Crown, we're not all actually obsessed with the Royal family.

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6. Brits don't actually all hang out in the tourist spots in London.

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That is, where the London Eye, Houses of Parliament, and much more are. While I do love a nice pint in South Bank, it's not the only place people go — I've never even been on the London Eye. 

7. Parents don't let us completely loose as teenagers, like in Skins.

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However, by the sounds of things, they are certainly less strict than in Mexico. 

8. However, with shows like Skins and Misfits, Brits are admittedly fairly open about drug use — at least on our screens.

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We're not all like obsessed with coke, but you can be less secretive than in other places. 

9. And, as Naked Attraction might imply, a bit of nudity is not a huge deal.

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Saying that, adding the emojis to this was a bit scarring.

10. While we're not all quite Malcolm Tucker from The Thick of It, we do fucking love to swear.

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Or at least I sound like a sailor in comparison to Americans. 

11. And tea? Yeah, Brits are into it.

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12. Brits also bloody love a good pint.

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13. Finally, the weather is admittedly pretty crappy.

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It doesn't ALWAYS rain, but it can get kinda gray. 

Are there any stereotypes about the UK that you've found to be way off? LMK in the comments!