2. The United Kingdom is a country that
consists of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland. In fact, the official name of the
country is "United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland." Great
Britain is the name of the island
northwest of France and east of Ireland
that consists of three regions: England,
Wales and Scotland.
3. The Irish
The Irish are funny, laid-back, work
hard, play hard...
They know how to enjoy themselves
and love life…
Most of them have red hair, they love
potato, table dancing, whiskey, they are
loyal, friendly, stubborn, honest, hard
working…
4.
5. Lucky horseshoe. Irish brides used to
carry a real horseshoe for good luck.
(Turned up so the luck won't run out).
You can get porcelain horseshoes which
most Irish brides carry these days, or
one made of fabric which is worn on the
wrist.
6. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish. They organize parades with a lot of
food and drink, and also there are activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and
games. Its a time for fun.
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the
anniversary of his death in the fifth century. Irish families would traditionally
attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.
7. The English
The English in 10 adjectives:
- independent-minded (sometimes to the point of
eccentricity)
- polite (but hypocritical)
- critical (both in the positive and negative way)
- moody
- class-conscious (and actually quite different
according to the class)
- polarized (could be formal yet easy-going;
traditionalist yet eccentric)
- practical-minded
- entrepreneurial
- humorous (often sarcastic or ironic)
- reserved
8.
9. The Merlin Entertainments London
Eye (commonly the London Eye, or
Millennium Wheel, formerly the
British Airways London Eye) is a
giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris
wheel situated on the banks of the
River Thames in the British capital.
London Eye
10. Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument
located in the English county of Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world,
Stonehenge is composed of earthworks
surrounding a circular setting of large
standing stones.
12. Big Ben is the
Big Ben nickname for the
great bell of the
clock at the north
end of the Palace of
Westminster in
London, and is often
- incorrectly -
extended to refer to
the clock or the
clock tower as well.
13. The Scottish
The Scots are friendly, but have massive
chips on their shoulders because of events
hundreds of years ago,
Most Scots have really light skin, blonde or
red hair, blue or brown eyes, a turned up
nose, kind of chubby.
Scots are slim and wiry, with high cheek
bones. Some older Scots men tend to have a
lot of facial hair, bushy eyebrows etc. A red
nose is often the result of drinking too much
Whisky!
16. Traditional Scottish bagpipes.. Scotland is traditionally linked to the
bagpipes, and many pipe tunes come from there. The earliest known
bagpipes were played by the Hittite people about 1000 BC. They were
well known in many countries before they first appeared in Scotland.
17. Kilt is traditional
Scottish garment,
usually worn by
men, having about
the same
morphology as a
wrap-around skirt,
with overlapping
front aprons and
pleated around the
sides and back,
and usually made
of twill-woven
worsted wool with
a tartan pattern…
18. The Welsh
Wales is mostly famous for the Welsh
language, singing (Tom Jones, Shirley
Bassey, Stereophonics, Catatonia, Katherine
Jenkins), actors (Richard Burton, Elizabeth
Taylor, Catherine Zeta Jones, Victor
Spinetti,), beautiful countryside, coal, red
Welsh gold that the Royal Family wedding
rings are made from, many castles and an
Italianate village at Portmerion that was the
setting for (amongst other things) the cult
series The Prisoner, leeks and sheep, and
mountains.
