Vielleicht heute nicht mehr gängig, aber evtl. passend

babbitry

(Schreibweise wie im OED)

"narrow-minded"

"provincial"

---are often close to "spießig"

squareness

e.g., for a more colloquial approach

#3: I'd completely forgotten that. :-)

OT: There's a small street called "Petty France" in London. Many years ago I unexpectedly needed my passport renewed in a hurry, went to the office in Petty France with photos etc. paid a little extra and received my new passport after waiting an hour or so. Incredible, when one compares that with today's procedure.