Britons satisfied with selves, not country

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Dec. 31, 2006 at 10:30AM

A poll indicates Britons are optimistic about their lives but far less positive about the state of their country.
The YouGov poll of more than 1,900 people found that 40 percent of Britons described 2006 as a good year for them, while 24 percent described the year as bad, The Times of London reported Sunday.
However, 55 percent of respondents said 2006 had been a bad year for Britain in general and a mere 7 percent said it was good. Additionally, 62 percent of respondents said the country as a whole had gotten worse over the course of the year, while only 11 percent said it improved.
A total 60 percent of those polled cited rudeness and bad language as everyday causes of the nation's decline in quality. Other popular responses were telemarketing, inconsiderate use of cell phones, ugly buildings and the music played in stores and shopping centers.
On the national stage, 47 percent of respondents said immigration was their largest day-to-day concern, and 44 percent said it was antisocial behavior.