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Great Britain refers to the island of Great Britain and surrounding smaller islands. It has a population of around 61 million and is part of the United Kingdom. The main languages spoken in Great Britain are English, Welsh, and Scottish Gaelic. Some cultural aspects discussed in the document include British greetings like handshakes, British currency, British food, festivals and holidays celebrated, and the importance of sports in British culture. The document also provides information on British government, cities, jobs, marriage customs, and general superstitions in Great Britain.
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Britain ppt
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- 3. • England • Scotland •Wales • Great Britain • UK • British Isles
- 4. Introduction • Great Britain,also knownas Britain, is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. • It is the ninth largest island in the world and the largest island in Europe • Politically, Great Britain refers to the island together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales. The island of Ireland lies to its west Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
- 5. Cont… • Population ofabout 61 million people in 2011 • It is the third most populous island in the world, after Java (Indonesia) and Honshū (Japan). • It is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands and islets.. • The island is part of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constituting most of its territory: most of England, Scotland and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, with their respective capital cities, London, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
- 6. The British Government •The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, in London. The Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) where the UK Government sits
- 7. Currency GBP = GreatBritish Pound • 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, 1 pound, and 2 pounds. Current bank notes are: • The 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note and the 50 pound note. • 1GBP=105.14INR
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- 11. Houses • • • • Detached (a housenot joined to another house) Semi-detached (two houses joined together) Terrace (several houses joined together) Flats (apartments)
- 12. Language/ Greetings Language • InBritain, the main language is English (British English) Greetings • The Handshake A Handshake is the most common form of greeting among the English and British people. and is customary when you are introduced to somebody new. • The Kiss It is only when you meet friends, whom you haven't seen for a long time, that you would kiss the cheek of the opposite sex. In Britain one kiss is generally enough.
- 13. In England Do's... Dostand in line. Do say "Excuse Me". Do Pay as you Go. Do say "Please" and "Thank you". Do cover your mouth. Do shake hands. Do say sorry. Do smile. Do drive on the left side of the road. Do open doors for other people.
- 14. In England Don'ts Don'tgreet people with a kiss. Don't ask a lady her age. Don't pick your nose in public. Don't spit. Don't burp in public. Don't pass wind in public.
- 15. Social customs Time: British peopleplace considerable value on punctuality. Since Britons are so time conscious, the pace of life may seem very rushed. In Britain, people make great effort to arrive on time.
- 16. Food • British foodhas traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak and Toad-in-the-Hole.
- 17. Dressing • Some peoplethink men in England wear suits and bowler hats, but it is very unusual these days to see anyone wearing a bowler hat. • An English National Costume group are trying to make England's national dress be the clothes worn by the Anglo Saxons during the 7th century. The Anglo-Saxons were warrior-farmers and came from north-western Europe. They began to invade Britain during 450 A.D. • A far better choice for an English national dress would be to choose from our many customs and traditions we have in England. There are a wide variety of costumes from the spectacular ceremonies associated with monarchy to the traditional costumes worn by morris dancers and others at English country fairs.
- 19. Work • • • • • • • About 3.7 millionbusinesses in the UK. About 75% of British jobs are in service industries - hotels, restaurants, travel, shopping, and computer and finances. It is our fastest growing business and employs over twenty million people. The usual working day starts at 9am and finishes by 5pm. Most people work a five-day week. British employers must give their workers 24 days paid holiday a year. The main rate for workers aged 22 and over increased on 1 October 2007 to £5.52 an hour from £5.35 an hour in 2006. The report shows that anyone earning less than £6.25 an hour in London is at or below the poverty level, after taking tax credits and benefits into account, because of the higher cost of living in the capital. Children are not legally allowed to work until they are 13. Under-15s can work up to five hours on Saturdays (and weekdays in the summer holidays), to a maximum of 25 hours a week during school holidays. They can only work two hours maximum on schooldays and Sundays. Over-15s can work eight hours maximum on Saturdays and school holiday weekdays, and up to 35 hours a week during the holidays.
- 20. Dating and MarriageCustoms in Britain Dating • • Dating usually starts in the teenage years, although some kids at primary school age are now having boy and girl friends from the age of 8 years and upwards. Traditionally, girls used to wait for the lads to make the first move, but these days equality rules. Marriage • • • • • • In England and Wales people cannot marry if they are aged 16 or 17 and do not have parental consent. In Scotland both parties must be at least 16 years of age (parental consent is not required). A marriage can take place in:-a Register Office a church of the Church of England, Church in Wales, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian or Roman Catholic Church in N. Ireland a synagogue or any other private place if both partners are Jewish any other religious building provided that the person marrying the couple is registered by the Registrar General
- 21. Cont.. • • • • The trend nowadaysis to marry later. Many couples are living together first for all sorts of reasons such as finance. Brides have 'Hen' nights and bridegrooms have 'Stag' parties (similar to bachelor/bachelorette parties). For couples getting married in a church, 'banns' announcing the proposed wedding are read aloud in the church three Sundays before the wedding. The groom chooses a Best Man who will look after the couple rings during the wedding ceremony. The Wedding Day • • • • It is unlucky for the groom to see the bride on the wedding day before the service. Traditionally the bride wears a white dress and the groom wears a suit (top hat and tails). The groom and the bride say their vows. They give each other rings After the wedding ceremony • After the wedding ceremony guests are invited to attend a meal and further
- 22. Festivals and /SpecialDays by Season January • New Year February • • Candlemas Day (1st) St Valentines Day (14th) March • • • • • • St David's Day (1st) (Wales) St Patrick's Day (17th) (Ireland) Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Lent Mothering Sunday (UK Mothers Day) Easter April • • April Fool's Day (1st) St George's Day (23rd) (England) May November • • • May Day (1st) • Rochester Sweeps Festival • Whistun • • June • • • Trooping of the Colour Fathers' Day Wimbledon Tennis Championship August • • Edinburgh Festival Notting Hill Carnival September • Harvest Festival October • Halloween (31st) Bonfire Night (5th) Remembrance Day (11th) St Andrew's Day (30th) Advent December • • • Advent Christmas (25th) Boxing Day (26th)
- 23. General Superstitions Good Luck •Lucky to meet a black cat. Black Cats are featured on many good luck greetings cards and birthday cards in England. • Lucky to touch wood. We touch; knock on wood, to make something come true. • Lucky to find a clover plant with four leaves. • White heather is lucky. • A horseshoe over the door brings good luck. But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck runs out of the horseshoe if it is upside down. • Horseshoes are generally a sign of good luck and feature on many good luck cards. • On the first day of the month it is lucky to say "white rabbits, white rabbits white rabbits," before uttering your first word of the day. • Catch falling leaves in Autumn and you will have good luck. Every leaf means a lucky month next year. • Cut your hair when the moon is waxing and you will have good luck. • Putting money in the pocket of new clothes brings good luck.
- 24. Cont.. Bad Luck • • • • • • • • Unlucky towalk underneath a ladder. Seven years bad luck to break a mirror. The superstition is supposed to have originated in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. Unlucky to see one magpie, lucky to see two, etc.. Unlucky to spill salt. If you do, you must throw it over your shoulder to counteract the bad luck. Unlucky to open an umbrella in doors. The number thirteen is unlucky. Friday the thirteenth is a very unlucky day. Friday is considered to be an unlucky day because Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Unlucky to put new shoes on the table. Unlucky to pass someone on the stairs. Reference: http://projectbritain.com
- 25. sports • Sports playan important part in the life in Britain and is a popular leisure activity • Many of the world's famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn tennis, golf and rugby • England's national sport is cricket
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Editor's Notes
- #7 The palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the London borough of the City of Westminster, close to the government buildings of Whitehall.Parliament decides the laws and make decisions on running the UK. (Some issues in Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland are now dealt with by their respective parliaments and assemblies.) There has been a parliament at Westminster since the 13th Century. The UK government is normally formed by the leader of the party that wins the most seats in the general election. All actions by the government - and particularly its proposals to amend or create laws - are scrutinised within parliament.
- #19 Morris Dancers:- A far better choice for an English national dress would be to choose from our many customs and traditions we have in England. There are a wide variety of costumes from the spectacular ceremonies associated with monarchy to the traditional costumes worn by morris dancers and others at English country fairs.Pearly Kings and Queens:- The Pearly Kings were the leaders of the Victorian street sellers. They got their name because they wore 'pearl' buttons on their hats as a sign of authority. Later they began to wear clothes covered all over in buttons.The title of Pearly King is passsed down in the family, and there are Pearly Queens, Princes and Princesses too. They now spend their free time collecting for charity.Royal GuardsLife GuardFoot Guard(extremely last)
- #27 Power distance:-This dimension deals with the fact that all individuals in societies are not equal – it expresses the attitude of the culture towards these inequalities amongst us. Power distance is defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of institutions and organisations within a country expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.Individualism:-The fundamental issue addressed by this dimension is the degree of interdependence a society maintains among its members. It has to do with whether people´s self-image is defined in terms of “I” or “We”.Masculinity:-A high score (masculine) on this dimension indicates that the society will be driven by competition, achievement and success, with success being defined by the winner / best in field – a value system that starts in school and continues throughout organisational behaviouUncertainty avoidance:-The dimension Uncertainty Avoidance has to do with the way that a society deals with the fact that the future can never be known: should we try to control the future or just let it happen? This ambiguity brings with it anxiety and different cultures have learnt to deal with this anxiety in different ways. The extent to which the members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous or unknown situations and have created beliefs and institutions that try to avoid these is reflected in the UAI score.Pragmatism :-This dimension describes how people in the past as well as today relate to the fact that so much that happens around us cannot be explained. In societies with a normative orientation, most people have a strong desire to explain as much as possible. In societies with a pragmatic orientation most people don’t have a need to explain everything, as they believe that it is impossible to understand fully the complexity of life. The challenge is not to know the truth but to live a virtuous life. Indulgence:- One challenge that confronts humanity, now and in the past, is the degree to which little children are socialized. Without socialization we do not become “human”. This dimension is defined as the extent to which people try to control their desires and impulses, based on the way they were raised. Relatively weak control is called “indulgence” and relatively strong control is called “restraint”. Cultures can, therefore, be described as indulgent or restrained.