Thank you Mihaela! So it is first and important to know own country before studying other culture. And, "their character” I mean they do not tend to be interested in outside the UK,they seem to be satisfied with what they have . I think their antique culture is a symbol of that. Oh but this was why I like British people. Chris,I am grad that you are interested in Japan.

English is very wide spread so a lot of people don't feel the need to learn. There are plenty of English speakers who are not British, I'm Australian for example :)

I think it's a real luck to not depend of a foreign language and to know perfectly the most spoken language. But even with this luck, they are still people like us who can fell in love with another culture or language and they are trying to learn it. When you said about "their character" you mean they are too proud for that? I think you're right, but I think you should be proud too of your country and language. I respect Japan for its culture and good people. :)

I found out the same. It is difficult to find english speaking partner. No time or no desire.

I am British and I am here :-) I had never heard of italki till very recently. I think British people are too busy on facebook....