The United Kingdom by Renata Álvarez https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa en-us 2020-08-13 13:31:52 UTC 2024-10-30 00:50:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Cultural Activities https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678660869 Dance
-Morris dance:
-Maypol dance
-Rapper sword
-They are so good in ballet
Teathre
-The tempest
-Doctor Faustus
-Dido
-Macbeth
Sports
-Soccer
-Golf
-Pingpong
-Cricket
]]> 2020-08-13 13:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678660869 Values a01276346 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678673397 They have 4 fundamental values:
1. Democracy
2. Rule of Law
3. Respect and tolerance
4. Individual Liberty

Beliefs 
their official religion is Christianity, also Islam, Catholicism, buddhist, etcetera

]]> 2020-08-13 13:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678673397 subcultures a01276293 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678926055 -Punks
-Mods 
-Goths 
-Skinheads 
-Ravers 
-Casuals. ]]> 2020-08-13 15:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678926055 taboos a01276293 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678933503 -Queue jumping. Everyone hates having to wait. But sometimes it’s unavoidable. If you see a line of people for a service or business to open, Join the back of the queue.
-Kissing those you don’t know. In other parts of Europe, it’s perfectly acceptable to kiss the person you’re meeting. Is widely considered acceptable and doesn’t infringe people’s ‘personal space
-Gift giving.  It’s possible you may be invited to somebody’s house for a dinner party or as part of a celebratory party. It is considered a nice gesture to buy a small gift for the host]]> 2020-08-13 15:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678933503 stereotypes a01276293 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678944853 1. British people drink a lot of tea
2. all friends with the Queen
3. they never see sunshine
4.they speak rather posh
5.they are super polite



]]> 2020-08-13 16:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/678944853 Traditions and festivals a01276346 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679430822
  • April fool's day
  • Remembrance day
  • Pancake day
  • Easter
    • ]]>     2020-08-13 20:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679430822     Cultural differences a01276346 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679473204
  • They keep more distance between people in a talk
  • They speak ALWAYS using different manners, such as "please", "cheers" (thank u) and "you're welcome"
  • If you ask "how are you", after answering you, they always make the same question back to you
    • ]]>     2020-08-13 20:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679473204     Cultural Activities https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679913965 -Music
    There is no doubt that musicians from UK have created a number of wonderful musical genres such as electric folk, acid jazz, heavy metal , blues rock ,hard rock, bhangra, britpop among many others,    
    -Movies
    Some of the most famous UK movies are Harry potter, Paddington, Me before you, Mama mia , Bohemian rhapsody etc.
    -Art
    These are some painters from the Uk, 
    Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Edward Burne- Jones
    The balloon girl stencil by the artist Bansky is the UK's favorite piece of Art.
    -Literature
    Uk's wirtters.
    - charles dickens
    -  J. k. Rowling 
    -  Jane Austen 
    -  Martin 
    - Neil Gaiman.
    - J.R.R Tolkien
    The Uk's  top 5 favourite books.
    - The  Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
    -  The Lord of the Rings bye J. R.R Tolkien
    -  The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
    -  Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L Jmaes.   
    -   The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolken.   ]]>     2020-08-14 05:00:57 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/679913965     Social Norms: a01276153 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/680203911 Time
    British people  have good timekeeping and being late is frowned upon or even considered rude by many.

    Tea
    A cup of tea is a quintessential symbol of British cultue.

    British Humour
    Sarcasm and being able to laugh at ourselves pretty much sums up British humour. 
    ]]>     2020-08-14 13:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/680203911     Body Language a01276153 https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/680205872
    The British are not back slappers and generally do not display affection in public.]]>     2020-08-14 13:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a01276346/g5z8hqq9ji774iwa/wish/680205872