Every nation has their own indigenous cultural values and
items that outstand their own ways from others. United Kingdom (UK) or else the
land of the rose has its own significant to be recognized amid other countries.
Even though when talking about UK, people use the word England, where one need
to make note that England and the United Kingdom is totally different. The United
Kingdom is a creation of multiple countries including England annexed with
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some may breakdown this as to say that,
‘UK is the Short term for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.’ So
if you travel to England, Northern Ireland, Wales or even Scotland you still
can proudly say that you went to The United Kingdom or the country of English.
Multiculturalism
One
of the Unique aspects and surroundings that won’t bore you is that there is
always some thing new to see and learn there. With the native families whose
roots are coming from all around the world, created a multicultural environment
in here. These interesting origins leaves the UK with mixed cultural practices,
foods, drinks and even their own values which add color to the system. Not only
the original people in UK, but also the vastly growing international student
base that coming to the Educational institutions world widely make things even
more fiery.
With
a wonderful history including the creation of the great commonwealth of
nations, and the connections that still strongly holds with these small
colonies and most of those nations UK holds the diverse cultural background to
it.
This formation of multiculturalism in UK is background with the new cultural
foods, music and religions that the immigrants bring to UK with them. Not only
that, there were 9.6 million people living in the UK who were born abroad and
all four countries which encompasses in the United Kingdom has its own culture,
languages and traditions.
This
led the people come to the UK see and learn much more cultural diversity alive
around the land than they long awaited. Any one who goes to the UK get the
chance to learn and experience wider perspectives of this great nation by
getting mixed up with the people who comes and live there from around the
world, and this is surely something more than what you expected.
Language and Community
With
the wide range of collaboration with four different countries and the mixed-up
cultural people, the UK is a place where you see as a multiple language center
as well. But still the English Country have 98% of it’s population or 58
million English speakers. Second most spoken language in the UK is Scots where
there are 1.5 million speakers.
Other than those languages UK citizens communicate using welsh, Polish, Punjabi,
urdu, Bengali, Spanish, Arabic, french and more. In Schools of the UK there are
over 300 languages are been spoken.
Same
as the wide spread of the multi lingual and multi-cultural people in the UK, there
are lot of communities gathered along to share the common characteristics such
as charities, volunteering opportunities, gardening and recycling schemes that.
Some of the most recognized communities are Swindon, bath, Oxford, Milton
Keynes and Sevenoaks.
Festival and celebrations
Not
only David Beckham, Big ben, Royal Family, the Beatles and fish and chip that
going to make you feel excited to see when you visit to the UK. There are much
more festivals and celebrations that UK celebrate where you have to go and see
them yourself to believe that those are really celebrations in That country.
Some of the most vibrant festivals that have been celebrated in here are
Bonfire Night, Halloween, Glastonbury Festival which is one of the most
gigantic and catchy music festivals in England, Jorvik Viking Festival, Hay
Festival, Easter, Notting Hill Carnival and much more.
Not
only that these but there are many unbelievable and unique special events that
been celebrated by the UK people to enjoy and express their cultural diversity.
Few of those remarkable festivals that they use to celebrate the ancient
history are, jack in the Green festival, Cooper’s Hill Cheese – rolling,
Highland Games, Robin Hood Festival Hogmanay and much more. You have go and see
them to feel the real dramatical experience of great UK history and the
creativity level of the people.
Art and entertainment
When
it comes to art, England is best known for the performing art, and the visual
arts. Theaters and performing arts still highly appreciated in England.
Theatrical performance emerged in the middle ages still holds into its royalty
with the originals of it.
Not
only the theaters, films and music parades that can entertain when you get to
the United Kingdom, there also many historical and geographically amazing
places that will attract you to entertain you with many surprises. Tower of
London, The British Museum, London Eye, National Gallery, Tower bridge,
Edinburgh Castle and Natural History Museum are few of the places that no one
should miss if they want to entertain themselves.
Sports and Literature
UK
or the English land is mostly known all over the world for its great sports and
literature that themselves created and introduced to the world. Soccer,
cricket, rugby, boxing and even golf were all invented in the United Kingdom.
On the other hand many literature writers and story creators who born and
produced their masterpieces to the world are from UK. Namely this list
includes, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling and even J.R.R.
Tolkien are from the UK.
Foods and Drinks
Foods
and drink are one of the best parts we looked for when we go to another
country. If we looked for a place to enjoy and scene sighting as the 1
st
thing our to do list when we shift to another country the 2
nd item
is always starting with what foods and drinks can be enjoyed or need to
experimented. First thing that comes to
your mind when you think about the United Kingdom would be Fish and chips or
the British Pancakes, but British foods are traditionally based on beef, lamb,
pork, chicken and fish and the most popular drink among British people is Beer.
Still
if you wish to have a traditional and common meal as a British lady or a
Gentlemen, then you won’t miss the typical foods eaten in Britain such as
sandwich, trifle, fish and chips, Cornish pastry and roasts dinners.
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