A third of Brits would NOT give cash to a stranger in need

NINE in ten Brits would describe themselves as “kind” – yet a third would never give cash to a stranger in need, one in twenty do not bother to hold doors open for people – and as many as one in five admit they never pay people compliments.

A nationwide study has revealed Brits are not as kind as they like to think they are, with more than one in three saying they would never give a busker spare change, 45 percent always refusing to pass the time of day with charity collectors – and three quarters of parents actively avoiding volunteering at school events.

The survey of 2,000 adults found one in five Brits believe as a nation we are becoming less kind, with busy lives cited as the main reason.

56 percent said many people are too self-absorbed to care about anyone else, with a further three quarters saying kindness and tolerance is dying out.

However, two thirds of Brits said their parents brought them up to be a kind person, while a modest 24 percent said kindness was just a part of their DNA.

But 13 percent also feel guilty for not being the sort of person to stop and help others.

The survey also revealed a host of traits and habits Britons believe a kind person has – with putting out your neighbours’ wheelie bins, laughing at people’s jokes when they aren’t funny and bringing cake into the office emerging among the list.

Picking up litter in the street and always helping mums onto public transport with buggies were also cited.