BRITISH CULTURE

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                  “ Geography of Britain”

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People often confuse the names for this country, and frequently make mistakes in using them. United Kingdom, UK, and Britain are all proper terms for the entire nation, although the term Britain is also often used when talking about the island of Great Britain. The use of the term Great Britain to refer to the entire nation is now outdated; the term Great Britain, properly used, refers only to the island of Great Britain, which does not include Northern Ireland. The term England should never be used to describe Britain, because England is only one part of the island. It is always correct to call people from England, Scotland, or Wales British, although people from England may also properly be called English, people from Scotland Scottish, and people from Wales Welsh.
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•          Wales, Scotland, and parts of England are located in the highland zone. The parts of England in the highland zone include the Pennine Chain of mountains, extending down into northern England and into the south-western peninsula. The Pennine Chain is sometimes called the backbone of England. It is a massive upland area extending 260 km (160 mi) north to south, starting at the Cheviot Hills on England’s border with Scotland and ending in the Midlands of central England..

•          United Kingdom Climate

•          Temperatures
(Average Daily Lows And Highs)Precipitation
(Average Monthly)

•          LondonEdinburghLondonEdinburghJanuary0° C (33° F)
7° C (44° F)0° C (33° F)
6° C (43° F)50 mm (2 in)60 mm (2 in)July11° C (52° F)
22° C (71° F)10° C (51° F)
19° C (66° F)60 mm (2 in)80 mm (3 in)

•          CLIMATE AND SEASON

•          Mild, moist, maritime

•          Sub – breezing wind

•          Rain well distributed

•          Winter ( 21 Dec -21 March)

•          It Cold and days grow short

•          Snowy

•          Birds immigrate to warmer country

•          All trees have to lost their leaves except evergreen

•          Hail storm causes so many accident

•          Snowball and ski-ing

•          Spring (22 March – 20 June)

•          Season of Re –awakening

•          Trees start to have their leaves

•          Birds start to return and begin mating

•          Flower starts to blossom

•          Summer (June 21 – Sept 21)

•          Warm season

•          Holiday

•          Days are long

•          The British are too lazy to get bed early

•          Autumn (Sept 22 – Dec 20)

•          Season of maturity and harvest

•          Intermediate temperature

•          Leaves of nearly all the trees turn to brown and gold & begin to fall

•          The crops are ready and begin to be reaped

   ENGLISH SOCIAL STRUCTURE II

                                        “PARTY”

1. DRINKS PARTY

2. BALL / DANCE PARTY

3. GARDEN PARTY

4. TEA PARTY

5. CHILDREN PARTY

                     

                        1. DRINK PARTY

        A.Cocktail : daylight preferred (Before evening)

        B. After dinner (20 – 30    years  old)

        C.Supper  ( Excecutive )

                                             PURPOSE:

A & B : Hospitality (friends or neighbours

        C : Intens Hospitality (relatives or clients)

                                    Held by :

   A : Common & Middle Class

B,C : Middle Class

                      Things Provided /Rules:

.Light Food (Chocolate, Pasta, Cake )

.Light beverage : Softdrink; lemonade drink

.Music : disco

.No drug taking

.Cigaretes + ashtray

.Casual dress

.Daywear without suit ( for supper)

                                 Condition:

Drink :

.Non alcohol

.Free alcohol (it tends to be sour )

.Cake : butter and milk as the   ingredients are more      than flour

.Chocolate

                    

                     2. Ball / Dance Party

•         Upper Class family

•         For gaining charity

•         Time : 10 p.m above – 07 a.m max

         

                                      Invitation card : (based on the social class)

•         Scarlet : the biggest donation (the richest one)

•         Ivory : 1000 – 1500 pondsterling

•         Navy Blue : not more than 1000 pondsterling

                                                  

                                                            Rules :

•         Evening dress; full evening dress

•         Bands, Piano (dance), Classic Music, Solely harp (Ball)

•         Light / Royal Food (Chocolate, Brownies)

•         Strong / hard beverage :

              - Champagne, white wine (dance)

              - Liqueur, Zubrovska,Bordeaux (balls)

      .No children  / <- 17 years old

                   

                    3.GARDEN PARTY

•         Held by : Middle & Upper Class

•         At 3.30  pm – young night :  outside house

•         For celebration of birthday or commemoration  or graduation / promotion

                                                 Preparation / Rules :

1. No live music
2. Soft drink  (syrop), tasteful drinks + ice
3. Pasta ( by using mayoneis & mustard)
4. Sandwich
5. Brownies
6. Without cigarrete

                                   Food:

Stage of cake :

•         Brownies

•         Cake

•         Shortcake

•         Bread

   -They are provided on buffet (various types with the same ingredients )

     -Ingredients : sugar, butter and milk

                              4.TEA PARTY

•         Time : 3 – 4 p.m (almost everyday)

•         Held by : all class

•         Purpose : Intentional hospitality (close friends)

•         Place : garden – landscape – gazebo

                                              Rules:

•         Casual dress

•         Light music (if provided)

•         Tea, may also lemon

•         Sandwich, shortcake, cookies

               5. CHILDREN PARTY

•         It is specialized for 0 – 13 years old

•         Held by : all class

                                                           Rules:

1.   Ice cream
2. Jelly
3. Soft tasteful drink
4. Balloons
5. Merry lights
6. Colorful furniture

Dinner :Dinner is not categorized as party but it is considered as table manner

                     RELIGION

The word religion is derived from the Latin noun religio, which denotes both earnest observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence.

                 IRELAND

•         Roman Catholic : 80 %

•         Presbyterian

•         Methodist

•         Protestant

•          Anglican

                 SCOTLAND

•          Protestant : 70 %

•         Roman Catholic : the rest

•         Episcopal                                              ( Denominations)

•          Congregationalist                                (  Denominations )

•          Baptist                                                   ( Denominations)

•         Methodist                                             ( Denominations)

•         Unitarian                                               (  Denominations )

•         Jews, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism

                 

                  

                  Wales

Calvinistic Methodist church, known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.

            

                 England

•         Protestant Episcopal

•         Roman Catholic church

•         Protestant denominations are the Methodist, Baptist, Congregationalist, Unitarian

•         Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism

   RELIGION & CHURCH

1. Anglican

High Church

Low Church

2. Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic church

High Church

Methodist Church

3.Presbyter

Presbyter Church

Low Church

Methodist Church

4. Methodist

Methodist  Church

Roman Catholic Church

Low Church

5. Protestant

Protestant

Low Church

6. Evangelist

Evangelist

Protestant

7. Episcopal

Protestant Church

Presbyter Church

      CHURCH / RELIGION

•          Church of England = Anglican

•         Head : Queen

•         Cathedral : Salisbury

Division:

High Church  : National ceremony

Aristocratic  : Catholic

Low Church: Protestant

Distinctive:

       .Book of Common Prayer

       .Simple rites

       .Priest allowed to get marry

           ROMAN CATHOLIC

•         Head : Archbishop Cathedral

                 EPISCOPAL
    No Bishop – Independent

                EVANGELIST

anglican   protestant

              METHODIST

american georgia

      CLERGYMAN ORDER:

Archbishop --- Parish ~~ Patron

Bishop --- Dioces ~ ~ Dean / Chapton

Priest --- Vicar (age) ~~ Father

Deacon --- Warden / parochy ~~Archdeacon

         REQUIREMENTS:

•         2 Years theological college (Vocational)

•         University degree (General Departement)

•         (Past) Aristocratic

       (Now) Common

     SOCIAL ORDER / TITLE

                           ARISTOCRACY FAMILY

INHERITED:

►   Spiritual Lord

►   Duke / Duchesse

►   Marquess / Marchioness

►   Earl / Countess

►   Viscount / Viscountess

       Baron / Baroness

Bestowed

►   Life Peerage  : Lord / Lady

►   Knighthood : Sir / Dame

Duke

►   A nobleman with the highest rank

   e.g :

   Duke of Edinburgh

Marquess

►   A nobleman with high rank

e.g. Marquess of bath

Earl

►   A nobleman with high rank

e.g.   Earl of Spencer

        Earl of Northumberland

Viscount

►   Viscount A nobleman of a rank below an Earl   and   above a baron  rank

e.g. Viscount Nelson (1758-1805)

Baron

►   A Nobleman of the lowest rank. A person who owns or controls a large part of a particular industry.

►    Baron is a specific title of nobility or a  more generic feudal qualification

e.g. John Smith of Edinburgh, Baron of Edinburgh. Their wives are styled Lady Edinburgh or Jane Smith of Edinburgh, Baroness of Edinburgh.

              

                Bestowed

Life peerage

Lord  / Lady : a title used for some high official positions in Britain.

e.g. Lord Beaverbrook

      Lord Chancellor

Knighthood

Sir/ dame

E.g. Sir Elton John

Sir David Beckham

 SPORTS IN ENGLAND ARE

1. CRICKET

Cricket is played on village greens on Sundays from April to August

The rules of cricket became the responsibility, in the 18th century, of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC), based at Lord’s cricket ground in north
London.

2. FOOTBALL

Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in England, and has been played for hundreds of years.

In the English Football League there are 92 professional clubs.

3. TENNIS

The world's most famous tennis tournament is Wimbledon. It started at a small club in south London in the nineteenth century.

4. POLO

Another equestrian sport is polo, brought to Britain from India in the 19th Century by army officers. It is the fastest ball sport in the world.

Polo is played with four men on horses to a team. A ball is hit with a stick towards the goal, one at each end of a 300 yard long by 160 yard wide field...

5.GOLF

6.FISHING/ANGLING

7.TABLE TENNIS

8.BADMINTON

9.UNIVERSITY BOAT RACING

10.HORSE RACING

11.RUGBY

12.NET BALL

   THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE

          THE PEOPLE (ENGLISH)  

                                                    CONSERVATIVE

• They tend to be hostile, or at least bored, when they hear any suggestion that some modification of their habits, or the introduction of something new and unknown into their life.
• They tend to be conservative, on the large scale, may be illustrated by reference to the public attitude to the monarchy.
• The conservatism, on the small scale, illustrated by highly individual or particular characters.  People do not accept change because they are told to.

•         Reserved •         Modesty •         Conservative •         Hard Worker •         Naturalist •         Respect others •         Discipline •         Well-dignity •         Honest •         Politeness:

BRITISH CHARACTERISTICS

ü  Reserve ü  Modesty ü  Lip service ü  Gentility;ladies first •         Taboo: ü  Coming eralier/late ü  Money for gift ü  An often handshaking ü  Asking job, salary, marital status, age, changing ü  condition

                                           

                      Family Value

       HOME

Bedroom : dressing table, canopy & curtain, wall paper

Living room : playgrounds, fire place

Kitchen : pantry

Bathroom : wash-basin, bath-tub

      Family Value

Education

Friendly : gathering time (chit-chat), tea time, fire place sharing, dinnerb

Care : attention, kiss, hugh

Discipline : school (homework), play time, right accent

Respect others : not disturb other’s interest

•         Respect privacy :

Own bedroom

Ask for permission to enter room

Respect children decission (13 years old)

•         Independence:

Begin at 17 years old

May stand on his own

Separate from family’s living

•         Religion

Morning, evening pray

Mass every Sunday

Baptism

Marriage in church

Love others

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