Please, write down brief information about you: your native language, country of your birth, age, sex and occupation.
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| My native language is English. Born in USA. Age 71. Occupation: retired professor. | |
| English speaker, born in Canada, 55 years old, university profesor | |
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English, England, 53, Female, Lecturer |
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| Jonathan Pendlebury, English, UK, 41, male, businessman | |
| British English, born in England, 58 years, Female, Consultant editor | |
| English. England. 60. Retired university teacher (linguistics) | |
| English, Ireland, 29, female, Computer consultant | |
| English, Britain, male, academic. | |
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English USA 35 Female Graduate Student |
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What words, word combinations, sentences come to your mind first when you hear the phrase “English businessman”?
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| A man in a suit, wearing a Homburg, carrying an umbrella. | |
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Fleet street Bowler hats |
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bowler hat the City pinstripe suit umbrella taxi |
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| suit, tie, me, dress socks | |
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male stereotype, bowler hat, middle-aged, conservative, boring, sexism Why choose a male stereotype? |
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| Sleazy. Alcohol. Dodgy dealings overseas. | |
| suit, proper, stiff upper lip | |
| formal dress, briefcase, laptop | |
| Stuffy, black suit, white shirt and tie, bowler hat | |
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“English businessman” is:
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positive
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45.45 | 10 |
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negative
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18.18 | 4 |
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Others:
neither one
context context
I have no idea why you would ask this question
neutral
neither
i dont have any idea
Neutral I think
it s a positive word for the people who speaks english neatively. |
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36.36 | 8 |
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What is, to your mind, the difference between an English businessman and, for instance, a Russian or an American one, etc.? (write down not more than 5 characteristics)
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| English would be more traditional, well educated. American would be more profit oriented, pragmatic. Russian would be more opportunistic. | |
| more prissy than an American; more apt to follow rules and less of a risk-taker. Still, a prestigious position. A Russian would be ruthless. | |
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more honest less ruthless more dignified more old-school better educated |
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Why not a businesswoman too? ... Clean-shaven. Better teeth than the Russian guy, but worse than the American. |
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More conservative This is an impossible question |
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| In real life, not much, people being people and varied everywhere. | |
| more reserved, more traditional, | |
| none | |
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English would be more 'by-the-books' compared to Russian or American Colonial style investment |
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Name famous English businessmen. (not more than 5)
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| Not sure I can. | |
| Don't know any! | |
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Terence Conran Richard Branson |
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| Richard Branson. | |
| I have no idea | |
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Clive Sinclair Richard Branson Denis Thatcher |
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| Sir Rupert Murdoch, Sir Richard Branson, (Sir?) Alan Sugar, | |
| Alan Sugar, Richard Branson, Philip Green | |
| Martin Sorrel | |
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What spheres do English businessmen work at? (not more than 5)
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| Finance, banking, commerce, import-export, manufacturing, transportation. | |
| Insurance, finance | |
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Insurance Banking Stocks and shares Investments |
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| This is a ridiculous question. | |
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Every sphere of work Factories, offices, banks, small businesses |
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| I don't understand the question. All spheres of business. As do businesswomen too. | |
| Media, Airlines, Finance/Banking | |
| all | |
| international trade, local trade, stock market, technology (development and sales) | |
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What is, to your mind, the role of an English businessman in the British state?
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| advisory, service, volunteering, planning | |
| Person of influences | |
| Money | |
| We make money so it can tax us and keep going. | |
| Pay taxes, create jobs | |
| To make money. Businesswomen too. | |
| I don't know. | |
| to create employment and wealth | |
| a representative of the Crown | |
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What are the relations between an English businessman and law?
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| Law can regulate business. | |
| To the extent possible, they respect the law. | |
| Good | |
| We abide by it when we bloody well must. | |
| Don't know | |
| They are often able to evade the law (also business women).. | |
| I don't know. | |
| question unclear | |
| whatever law relations exist that they have to abide | |
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What norms of behaviour do you think an English businessman follows?
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| honesty, initiative, money making. | |
| Well dressed. Does not lie. Respects procedures. | |
| Good | |
| Those he sees himself compelled to. | |
| Make money, work | |
| Work hard, play hard. Make money. Have no scruples. This is true of businessmen (and women too) all over the world. | |
| Behaviour that they have learned through education in exclusive schools and through university in places such as Oxford and Cambridge | |
| unclear | |
| that designated by his (or her) industry | |
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| ???? | |
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| No further comments | |
| Sorry? | |
| This is a wierd questionnaire. Firstly it assumes there is someone called an 'English businessman'. The term is too nebulous. Why a business man not a business.person/ woman. Sex is no bar in business and there are many successful businesswomen in all fields. | |
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| I don't know what to write here. | |
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