Why we bend the truth
Tuesday 19th May 2009, 10:00AM BST.
Britain is a nation of fibbers who are prepared to bend the truth to keep up appearances, a new social study has found today.
We tell porkies about our age, how often we go to bed (with someone else, I mean; not how often we go to sleep), how much we are paid and how much we drink.
More than 2,000 people were surveryed by a new TV channel.
Some 36 per cent of those people admitted to lying about their age. Their reasons included buying alcohol when below the legal age and to impress the opposite sex.
A similar number, 35 per cent, said they often told fibs about how much they drank on a night out, again to impress their peers. But this trend was more prevalent among young people who took part in the survey.
More than a third of people, some 34 per cent, also said they told porkies about their sexual history – with men upping the real figure and women doing the opposite.
So, with that in mind, is there anything you would like to admit? You can own up to any one of the 10 sins in our survey below.
And may the good lord have mercy upon you.
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I myself never lie, however it is time for to hop into my ferrari and meet kiera knighly down the dog and duck
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Being an honest person there is only one occasion when I am prepared to lie and that is when I need to make life easier for myself.
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Could it be people are encouraged too with that word embelish .(if i have spelt it right?)
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I would be lying if I said I was happy with our MPs both Labour and Conservative.
They are supposed to lead the country but all they are interested in is filling the wallets.
If you or I was caught fiddling the dhss we would not get away with saying ” oh it was a mistake”
They are liars and should be arrested and sent down for robbing the public purse.
One last truth, I am glad I left the corrupt run down country but sad to admit it.
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