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Are you a typical Brit?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Politics & Debate
This is a quiz from the BBC website.

Are you in tune with the majority view?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2542391.stm

Found it quite interesting. I came out as 10, middle ground, Miss average.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    BBC Survey Result:
    You got 14 right!
    In tune with majority thinking

    So, I'm you standard Brit then...

    Bet that worries you!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well, I should hope not...

    5/18....
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm in the 'middle ground' with 10 right. Is this what they call the third way?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    9 out of 18, in the middle
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I scored a six... and I didn't even answer all the questions. For example,

    Question 5
    What should be the top priority for public spending?
    A: Education
    B: Transport
    C: Health

    Where is Law and Order on that list? Or national defence, which I would claim is the first duty of any government -- to provide for the physical safety of the citizens it serves and to guarantee the integrity of their lands.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    LOL. well looks like ive been around Brits for farrrr too long!

    Got an 11! Does that make me more Brit than you Aladdin?? :confused: :eek2:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well I got 7 and I'm apparently out of touch with the majority. i don't know if thats a good or bad thing to be honest. :rolleyes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    8: I'm in the middle ground.


    What's the deal with this:
    How many close friends do you have?

    A: 8


    B: 12


    C: 14


    What if I have 5 freinds? Or 23? This question makes no sense!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Originally posted by Clandestine

    Got an 11! Does that make me more Brit than you Aladdin?? :confused: :eek2:

    It sure does. I'm Spanish.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ahhh, lol. well Im a Yank! lol.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got 9.

    01) Close friends: 8 (wrong, 14)
    02) How often: Month (wrong, week)
    03) Speak to mother: Day (wrong, week)
    04) Trade union: No (right, no)
    05) Public spending: Education (wrong, health)
    06) More exams: No (right, no)
    07) Selection education: Yes (wrong, no)
    08) Top-up fees: No (wrong, yes)
    09) Student loans: Yes (wrong, no)
    10) Cannibis: Yes (right, yes)
    11) Ectasy/Heroin: No (right, no)
    12) Regional assemblies: No (right, no)
    13) Road charges: Yes (wrong, no)
    14) Car usage: Never (wrong, twice/week)
    15) Social security: JSA (right, JSA)
    16) Rise in NI: Yes (right, yes)
    17) Particular political party: No (right, no)
    18) Point in voting: Yes (right, yes)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got 8 but things like speaking to your mother, i have to every day I live with her... And i don't have a car etc
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got 10. But then what do they mean by "close" friends? I don't think most people even have 8 true friends let alone 14. Or maybe I'm just below average :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You got 10 right!
    In the middle ground

    pile o crap that was !
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mmm I got 11, middle of the road, bah!! who wants to be middle of the road???? mind you is that just another way of saying you see both sides of the argument? Yeah I know clutching at straws :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think the questions about drugs really really over simplyfied the issue, you cant just legalise any drugs, and grouping mdma and heroin? They're very different drugs.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    10
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Got 10.

    That survey is dire. I'd expect better from the Beeb.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I got 9.

    What a stupid quiz!! I mean, how can my answer to "how many close friends do you have?", of 8, be "wrong"? It's how many I have! Just because it isn't what the average Brit has doesn't mean it's what I have! "Wrong" was the wrong response! Silly BBC!
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