6. Fail To Judge Others
someecards.comPossibly the central reason why we are so afraid of being judged by those around us is that we're so fantastic at doing so ourselves. Almost every daily action detailed in this list (as well as countless others) is a source of fear for the common Brit, who is so afraid of "making a fuss" that a single hair out of place is interpreted as a personal affront to every other party in the vicinity. It sets in motion a harsh cycle of criticism, both of oneself, and of those around us. It's difficult to forgive ourselves for not having the correct change prepared in a queue scenario, but even experiencing such a mortifying event does not mean we easily sympathise with our peers when the same situation befalls them. The nice way of phrasing this is "people-watching". Possibly the more accurate term is "silent condemnation", as we observe the minute episodes of ineptitude around us, and don't waste a second in skipping the empathy and going straight for the smug sense of superiority.
5. Donate Spontaneously
Universal PicturesThere are various avenues through which we donate money to certain charities or causes, but these days, most opportunities can be arranged online. Sponsoring a Facebook friend for running a marathon or living below the poverty line for a week is something we can - in the most British of ways - plan out and decide in our own good time. We can make ourselves Samaritans of the cybersphere by simply clicking a few keys on our computer keyboards, and then we can let the act of donation fill us up with self-reverence. We don't even feel that £5 leaving our wallets. On the street, however, this simply isn't the case for a lot of us. Where friends running marathons can be accompanied by cheery selfies and progress statistics, the likes of buskers, beggars, and homeless human beings somehow just blend into the white noise of everyday life, to the point where most of us are guilty of ignoring almost all of the ones that we pass. This again harks back to the second entry on this list. Engaging with a stranger in any way is so taboo that even something as small as pausing for five seconds to pluck 20p from one's pocket and drop it into the tin of somebody hunched on the street is unthinkable.