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8. Unique characteristics of anglo-american culture

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The welfare state

Social security * retirement pension * statutory maternity pay * unemployment benefit * income support

Young people in Britain

  • it is almost impossible to keep up with the trends among British young people

  • a peculiar mixture of (relative) economic freedom, and the hangover from the permissive society, together with a breakdown of family has given Britain one of the bizzarely varied youth cultures in the world

Work

  • the normal working week is arranged as a five-day week and gives about 40 hours for manual workers and about 38 for non-manual work

  • factory workers usually start at 8 a.m. and offices, shops and schools start at 9 a.m.

  • wage-earning workers are paid weekly, salary earners are paid once a month

  • manual workers have 3 week holidays and professional workers (people with higher education) have usually longer holidays. In addition to this they have “bank” or “public holidays”

  • They are e.g. (New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday).

Tradition

  • Tradition is a big thing in Britain and many things are doing just because its tradition. For example many laws are not written but are obeyed because its tradition.

Cuisine

  • Typical breakfast is a sausage, roasted beefs, bacon, eggs and toast. For snacks are usually served sandwiches. For lunch or breakfast is served the notorious fish and chips. Roast beef which is also very popular not even among English. And final Shepherd´s pie made from minced lamb with smashed potatoes and covered with cheese on top.

  • Typical drink is tea served on five pm always with a little of milk.

Bonfire Night

  • is celebrated on 5th of November

  • night is associated with the tradition of celebrating Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605

  • it is an annual event dedicated to bonfires, fireworks and celebrations

  • some of the most popular instances include Great Britain’s Guy Fawkes Night, which is also celebrated in some Commonwealth countries

  • throughout the UK there are various bonfires and firework displays.

Valentine’s Day

  • February the 14th, St. Valentine´s Day – it is a lover’s feast

  • people give gifts or send greeting cards called Valentines to people they like or admire

  • the day is named for an early Christian martyr

Easter

In the UK, we celebrate Easter during Spring. It is a joyful time where people celebrate the rebirth of Jesus. It is quite interesting as Easter is a different day each year. At Easter, Christians go to Church and sing religious songs called ‘hymns’. It is also a time where people share chocolate eggs – called ‘Easter eggs’ – and give them to children. In this post we look at UK traditions associated with Easter.

  • hot cross bun

  • easter egg /bunny

  • painting eggs

Halloween

Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31st. It is very popular in the United States, but it is celebrated by many people in Great Britain, too. People cut horrible faces in pumpkins and put a candle inside. Children dress up as ghosts and monsters and go round people’s houses asking, “Trick or treat?”. A treat means that they get candies, fruit, nuts or money. If the children do not get a treat, they play a trick on the people. A favourite trick is to put soap on the windows or to make a lot of noise at the door.

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