PICTURE – Interview 2

To download the video of the interview, read the message in the box below, then click here*

*NOTE: The video is of two Dutch university students of English who stop and interview an Englishman on a sidewalk in Amsterdam. They ask the questions indicated below.

The 10 minute video file is in .wmv format and is very large (19 MB).
Note the download times: with an old telephone modem (56k), 5 hours;
with a slow ADSL connection (800 K): 20 minutes;
with a fast ADSL connection (10 Mega): less than a minute.

Questionnaire

Introduction: ● Identify yourself, ● explain purpose, ● ask if subject is from
the culture that your are investigating, ● get permission to ask questions ►

1. How proud are you to be a British citizen? On a scale of: very proud ◄─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─► not proud 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Why? Any comment? ________________________________________	◄ ▲ ► ●
2. What would you do if you were waiting in a shop or in front of a museum and somebody jumped the queue? Would you: [] ignore it? [] make a loud comment to another person in the queue? [] talk to the person who has done it? [] barge the queue in front of them? [] something else?	◄ ▲ ► ●
3. Do you agree that people should not show their emotions in public? (anger, sadness...) [] agree [] don't agree	◄ ▲ ► ●
4. Do you agree that people should not kiss and hug in the street when they're middle aged? [] agree [] don't agree	◄ ▲ ► ●
5. Is it important to start (any) conversation with smalltalk? On a ten point scale: very ◄─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─\|─► not important 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 important	◄ ▲ ► ●
6. Suppose you have an appointment with the mayor of your city about a problem you have (e.g. a building permit). How long would the smalltalk be before the two of you get to the point? In minutes:___	◄ ▲ ► ●
7. What topics would you avoid in smalltalk with a good friend? Choose 3 from these 5: [] money problems, [] sexuality, [] personal problems, [] politics, [] illness	◄ ▲ ► ●
8. What topics do you avoid in smalltalk with a not-very-intimate acquaintance? Choose 3 from these 5: [] money problems, [] sexuality, [] personal problems, [] politics, [] illness	◄ ▲ ► ●
9. What topics would you avoid in smalltalk with someone who has a higher position (like your boss)? Choose 3 from these 5: [] money problems, [] sexuality, [] personal problems, [] politics, [] illness	◄ ▲ ► ●
10. Do you agree that throwing something down on the street (like an empty cigarette pack) is unacceptable behaviour? [] agree [] don't agree	◄ ▲ ► ●
11. Do you or do you not agree with the following statement: “If I see someone littering in public, I feel like I have to confront that person.” [] agree [] don't agree	◄ ▲ ► ●
12. Do you agree with this statement: “I don't mind paying a higher price for something in a shop if it has a green label.” [] agree [] don't agree	◄ ▲ ► ●
13. What do you like about this country? (Holland) _________________________________________________________	◄ ▲ ► ●
14. Are you pleased that the U.K. is part of the European Union? [] yes [] no	◄ ▲ ► ●
15. If you had to emigrate, what country in the European Union would you like to live in, and why? _________________________________________________________	◄ ▲ ► ●
May we ask you a few PERSONAL QUESTIONS? AGE ____, HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION: ____________________ Thank you for your time.	◄ ▲ ●