ATTITUDES

STEREOTYPES

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Patient people?

CHANGES
Nowadays Fewer local parades/ processions folk roots Fewer English sayings, proverbs The most enthusiastic video-watching people The British are too individualistic Cut out the fry-up in breakfast Use more coffee

ENGLISH VS BRITISH

The dominance of England British culture = English culture Anti-intellectualism => English

Suspicion of intelligence, education, high culture gets all their ideas from books, clever

The Scots, the Irish: place a high value on education The Welsh: exporting teachers to other parts of Britain

MULTICULTURALISM

Multicultural society Indian way of life predominates in London

Shops, languages, schools ...

Divergence => narrow => British characteristics The new British have made their own contribution to British life and attitudes

CONSERVATISM

The British dont behave in traditional ways >< like symbols of tradition

BEING DIFFERENT

Distances: miles, yards Tallnesses: feet, inches Weights: stone, pounds, ounces, pints, gallons

BEING DIFFERENT

A pint = a glass of beer Financial year = beginning of April

THE LOVE OF NATURE

Countryside: peace, quite, beauty, good health, no crime Thatched cottage Village green

Nobody wanted the rail link near them

Communities battled with each other to get the new railway lines built through their towns

THE LOVE OF ANIMALS

Sentimental attitude to animals

The railway cats Rossendale Pet Cemetery

THE LOVE OF ANIMALS

Wildlife animals

St. Tiggywinkles, the worlds busiest hospital for wildlife animals

Prominent articles Bird-watching

THE LOVE OF ANIMALS

5 freedoms of pets

Freedom from Thirst Hunger and Malnutrition Freedom from Thermal and physical discomfort Freedom from Fear and Distress Freedom from Pain, Injury and Disease Freedom to Express Normal Patterns of Behaviour

FORMALITY & INFORMALITY

Formality in public role Informality in private role Dress down on Sundays Friendly = informality

Not addressing title (Mr, Mrs...) Not dressing smartly Not shaking hands Not saying please

FORMALITY & INFORMALITY

More reserved

Not the convention to kiss when meeting a friend help yourself => one of the family Buffet-type meals Kiss (women-women, men-women)

20th century