UK is 'second most popular country in the world'

[Chrono212]

Woo...I guess.

It's surprising that the US likes the UK that much considering the stereotypical way British people are portrayed in US media.
Namely gay or evil or both.
Then again, Americans sure do go nuts over the Royal Family.

 

[Engarde]

The most important thing, however, is that we beat the damn French!
HUZZAH!

Everything else is now not important. We should all congratulate each other over scones and tea for a job well done, old boys.

 

[Bloodstain]

Germany was the most positively viewed nation overall, with 63% of those surveyed rating its influence as positive.

So people don't hate us anymore? Ha.
[small]Fools.[/small]

 

[SckizoBoy]

Germany was the most positively viewed nation overall, with 63% of those surveyed rating its influence as positive.

So people don't hate us anymore? Ha.
[small]Fools.[/small]

I can just hear Henning Wehn now...
'Third time lucky... ha, you're laughing now!'

 

[Deadlock Radium]

Why does Mexico hate us?

Remember the recent Top Gear 'insult'?

That probably had nothing to do with it, but damn, I wish it did.

Damn, I remember those ones. I loved them. Shame that series 16 is over already :<

Does that thingy say anything about Norway on that list or something? Because I guess we'll be waaay down that list if we're on it. The Swedes hates ut a lot during these Ski World Championship times.
Oh and also because we are arrogant douchebags.

 

[Nickolai77]

Well, the Germans beat us at an international contest (again), but hey, we beat the French, and so long as we can beat the French then all is well

 

[Squilookle]

Can someone tell me why 'global influence' somehow translates to 'popularity'?

 

[TilMorrow]

Why does Mexico hate us?

I'm with this guy. Why does Mexico hate us? What have we ever done to them?

Also Germany won? uuummmm... I feel someone might make a historical remark.

Spoiler

[sub]Mainly about germany and how they won...[/sub]

The most important thing, however, is that we beat the damn French!
HUZZAH!

HUZZAH MY FRIENDS! LETS SHOW THOSE SNAIL EATERS WHAT WE ARE MADE OF!
or
Don't we always?

 

[Catchy Slogan]

I have found that polls mean nothing... take my homeland scotland apparently we have the best mental health in Europe possibly the world... scotland... yea sure

You people have the best booze in europe. So of course everyone there is happy!

No we don't. Our best booze is imported from other countries.

OT: Oh, they like us now, but just wait untill the Eurovision comes around, and we'll be practically last (again). Malta always used to give us some votes, even if they were out of pity. You've changed Malta. I thought we were friends.

 

[Ca3zar416]

must....resist....urge....


"ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!! ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!!"

Blame my roommate. I never watched near as much anime until he started showing me a bunch.

 

[MrTub]

Anyone know where I can find that poll? And that link doesn't work for me

"Sorry! We couldn't find the page you requested.

The page you requested is no longer available on Yahoo! News."

 

[gibboss28]

Have these guys ever been to England? :s

Nah I wouldn't say the polls mean anything

 

[Wieke]

Does anyone have link to the full poll? I want to know how well my country (Netherlands) scored. I Googled "BBC World Service Country Rating Poll" but didn't find it. It was interesting to see the divide in news articles reporting on the poll though. Half are like "Yay! Second place!" and the other half are saying "Britain less popular than fucking Germany" (okay, maybe without the F-word, but I can feel that they meant it that way).

05_03_11_bbcws_country_poll.pdf [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/05_03_11_bbcws_country_poll.pdf]

I'm afraid we arent in it.

 

[Lord Doomhammer]

So, besides a little ego stroking, do you think these polls actually mean anything? I like it to a degree, it shows that not nearly as many people hate us as I thought. Of course, Germany probably deserves to be top, they're a really nice people and Berlin is the dog's bullocks.

Well done old boy. Good to see that the world doesn't hate you for driving on the wrong side of the road ;D and that you've beat those dirty cheese eating french!

As an American, I'm quite pleased to see Germany being such a positive role model for their neighbors in the EU. But I would be curious to know if that's just because they're turning into the EU's powerhouse economy, and supporting peoples like Greece. On that topic I'd be interested to see peoples reasons for why they ranked nations in that order, if its all because of Jeremy Clarkson and Dr. Who or if they're just putting up for king and country... er... Queen and country.

So, yea. Well done with beating the french, no idea how much it really means but when the french lose its always worth noting.

 

[jawakiller]

So who do they poll? Do they randomly select people from the four corners of the globe or do they just get people living in big cities? Do the people questioned know what they're talking about?
Sir, what do you think of Britain?
Que?... Que domonios estas hablando? Por que cono me debe importar?

Or is this the governments opinion cuz some governments don't really see eye to eye with their populations. I certainly know nobody asked me what I had to say about England. Is this just another the-worlds-out-to-get-you moments?

 

[Dean Graham]

even though the UK is 4 different countries

 

[Pistachio101]

People seem to be mistaking this for a popularity contest where it seems to me as if its more to do with if people believe certain countries are contributing to the world in a positive way.

Or am I missing something here?

 

[GeorgW]

Everybody love the UK, at least here in Sweden!
But for your question if this should be taken seriously, no. 29 000 people are waay too few for these things.