Other British Cultural Aspects British Food Education Transportation Sports Superstitions Wedding ceremonies

British Food Mealtimes : - changed/ ridiculed - different from Europe/no long breaks/meal at midday/off work 5:30 - Sundays/ family day/ Sunday lunch/ typical British food - confusion about meal name a. (dinner, supper, tea, high tea, brunch…) b. part of country/ social class

Breakfast - much bigger/ fried or simple/ porridge Scotland Lunch - 12:30-1:30/ packed lunch/ canteens at schools/ cafe Dinner - 6:30-8:30/ taste changing/ typical dinner: meat & two veg/ potato Afternoon Tea - 4 p.m./ tea and scones (cream tea)/ afternoon tea (sandwiches) High Tea - 6 p.m./ early evening/ sweet foods/ savories/ now replaced with supper

Tea with milk & sugar Typical English food: (fish & chips/ Bangers and mash/ Yorkshire pudding/bread and butter/ Shepherds pie/ haggis/ Black pudding/pie)

Education in England Education required (6–16) Free (5-18) / state schools/ 90% children Private schools/ independent School year/ 39 weeks/ 3 terms Children start 6/ at 11 - high school (secondary) GCSE (exam)- General certificate of Secondary Education Technical college/ or 2 more years/ A levels exam/ University Holidays Summer/ 6 weeks (July to sep) Winter & spring / 2 weeks

Uniforms: Required Boys (black trousers/ white shirt/ tie/ logo) Girls (skirt/dress) School day: 8:55 – 4 p.m. Higher Education: Oxford and Cambridge / middle ages University of London A levels required

Transportation Airports London/ 5 international/ Heathrow/ Airlines British Airways/ English flag line Trains fastest communication/ reasonable Automobiles roads/ primary domestic travel routes/ most ppl travel by car/ left-hand side Subways 1 st city in world / underground/ the tube Buses red double-decker/ London Taxis famous London Black taxis

Sports Most sports originated in U.K. Soccer (top) Cricket (Englands national sport) golf (Scotland) tennis/ table tennis rugby (Wales) polo (india) rowing (university boat race) fishing swimming

Superstitions Ladder Black cat Mirror Magpie Spill salt Umbrella indoors 13 New shoes on table Stairs Touch wood (good luck)

Weddings Primeval/ unchanged rites of passage Matchmaker ridiculed/ compatibility/ dowry/ computer- common interests/ never disappeared Giving the bride away monetary gain/ symbol of blessings and support Why a wedding ring symbol of unending love/ Egyptians 3 rd finger on left hand vein-heart/ commitment Why White ? Romans/ purity and joy Why the veil ? subordination of a woman to man/ red in Rome/ Yellow in Greece/ lifting veil - dominance Why a wedding cake ? Romans/ fertility Why a trousseau? French/ bundle/ personal possessions/ dowry Why the honeymoon ? captured bride/ 30 days/ honey