the culture in the UK

The culture in the UK

         

My first day in the UK was in June 2012 and the weather was sunny and pleasant. However, when the winter started, I found it very cold. Also, the food was extremely different than UAE's, food. In the UK, their traditional food is fish and chips and potatoes. Moreover, the British have special day for cooking and eating pancakes and they call it Pancake Day. It was interesting for me because it was the first time I ate pancakes. Lemm (2013) "The earliest records of pancakes and pancake tossing appeared in the fifteenth century when the pancakes were a little thicker than the modern pancake; they would also often have added spices for a little decadence". Another aspect I like was that I now walk everywhere instead of driving. I see enjoyable views and many people are going to their jobs and the students are walking.

 

 

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Bibliography

 

Google.com (2013) Pancake. Available at: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=pancake&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=529&tbm=isch&tbnid=Nc6JC18BfUCfhM:&imgrefurl=http://www.projectbritain.com/pancakeday/recipe.html&docid=kaZ8dIGnO-ZWkM&imgurl=http://www.projectbritain.com/pancakeday/images/panpan.jpg&w=340&h=255&ei=jiYuUZKuC6en0AWG24H4Cw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1060&vpy=161&dur=209&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=167&ty=95&sig=111845540151785401839&page=1&tbnh=139&tbnw=174&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:166  (Accessed: 23February 2013).

Google.com (2013) Fish and Chips. Available at: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=fish+and+chips+cardiff&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=529&tbm=isch&tbnid=2CgsUHtHG0uVdM:&imgrefurl=http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186460-d2509179-Reviews-West_Coast_Grill-Cardiff_Southern_Wales_Wales.html&docid=loLd4u9ClnUzVM&imgurl=http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/88/1f/7d/filename-dsc-8139-jpg.jpg&w=550&h=412&ei=mycuUerbMISZ0QXfvoHgBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=844&vpy=205&dur=183&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=169&ty=128&sig=111845540151785401839&page=2&tbnh=145&tbnw=211&start=19&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:23,s:0,i:157  (Accessed: 23February 2013).

Lemm, E. (2013) Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday in Britain. Available at: http://britishfood.about.com/od/festivecooking/a/pancakeday.htm (Accessed: 23February 2013).

 

the popular sports in the UK

Popular sports in the UK

England

The most popular in England is football and it was started in 1857 in London. The football in England is becoming international sport and they have a public school for football games because of this reasons England is considered the home of the football.

 

Wales

They enjoy in their traditional sports like football and rugby but they interesting to take some more unusual actives. They are enjoying watching rugby because of the traditional sport of wales. Moreover, they like to meet with friends when there is rugby much and they watch it together and them going to the pub to have fun with friends. However, they are interesting on football because of their history on football. They started the football in 1889 .

Scotland

The popular sport in Scotland is golf. Scottish Sports (2013)  "The game of Golf was invented in Scotland and enjoyed by the nobility as early as the 15th Century. Indeed it was regarded as with some disdain and actively discouraged by an Act of Parliament in 1457. In 1491 it was decreed that "no place in the realm there be suit Fete-ball, Golfed or other unprofitabill sports". Also, they are interesting in football because it is been played from a long time.

Ireland

The popular sport in Ireland is hurling. Hurling has to be most interesting and skillful of the traditional Irish sport. Also, they are interesting in football because it is common to find football. GaelicMatters.com (2011) "Hurling has to be the most beautiful and skilful of the traditional Irish sports. The game can be traced back thousands of years and features strongly in the legends of Ireland".

 

Bibliography

Scottish Sports (201) Scottish Sports & Interests. Available at: http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/sports.html  (Accessed: 20 February 2013).

 GaelicMatters.com (2011) The Biggest Traditional Irish Sports. Available at: http://www.gaelicmatters.com/traditional-irish-sports.html (Accessed: 20 February 2013).

Chinese

1- How many people speak this language in the world today?

The people who speak this language are about 874 million.

2- Where are the main n areas in the UK where this language?

There are more than one city where the Chinese language spoken. The cities are Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle.

3- What is the history of this language in the UK?

Celebrations such as the Chinese New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival provide an opportunity for the wider community to enjoy Chinese culture, at the same time as raising funds for community groups working to keep Chinese languages and traditions alive. Chan, E (2012) " On the surface, the Chinese seem relatively content and well-to-do, with British Chinese pupils regularly outperforming their classmates and Chinese men more likely than any other ethnic group to be in a professional job. Consequently, we are often overlooked in talks on racism and social exclusion."

·         When was it first spoken?

The first spoken language it was in nineteenth century.

·         What is the story behind its arrival in the UK?

Bibliography

 

Chan, E. (2012) ‘Chinese Britons have put up with racism for too long’, The Guardian, 11 January [Online]. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/11/british-chinese-racism (Accessed: 21 March 2013).