British Belief and Values

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B ritish

B eliefs and Values

B yN guyen H ong H oa

P ham T hi T hanh T huy B

N guyen H ongH oa- Pham T hanh T huy B

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LEAD-IN

v What do you t hink t he word

s t ereo t ype means?v (Oxford A dvanced Dict ionary)

a fixed idea or image t ha t manypeople have of a par t icu la r t ypeof person or t hing, but which iso f t en not t rue in realit y

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EXAMPLESv German st ereot ype:

v Men wit h big beer gut s

v Orderliness

v Cleanliness (only t heSwit zerland is cleaner)

v Punct uality (publict ransport as wel l asindividuals always on t ime)

v Directness/ Rudeness

v Arrogance


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Exampl es

v French st ereot ype

v Wear beret s and carr ybaguet t es

v Drink a lot of wine

v Eat a lot of cheese

v Do not l ike t aking r isks

v Romant ic and kind-

hear t ed

beret

baguette


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v J apanese st ereot ype

v St r ic t soc ia l order

v Ext reme compet i t ionv Indust r iousness

v Economical

Exampl es


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Br it ish st er eotypev Br i t ish people are at t r ibut ed wi t h

cer t a in charact er is t ics

v However, one should be caut ious wit h

such charact er izat ions because:v Brit ish societ y is const ant ly changing

v What is oft en regarded as typically Brit ish

may in fact be only t ypically English

v Bri t a in is mult icul t ura l


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- I dont want t o be Brit ish. I wantto be Scot t ish!

- I do think of us as part of Brit ain-

No, but were Scot t ish- Year, but were Brit ish. Were

Brit ish. Your passport says thatyou re Brit ish.

(White Scot t ish, Glasgow)

Br it ish vs. engl ish

Yes, I am Welsh firs t . If someonet ies me down, Ill say Im Br i t ish.Im proud t o be Welsh, but not so

proud to be Brit ish. Brit ishnessfor me is just a name. End ofs t ory.

(White Welsh, Cardif f)

The first t hing t hat comes t o mindwhen you say English is a whitepers on. You dont see a black

person as English.(Black Africans and Black

Caribbeans, London)

Commission for R acial Equality

S t DunstansH ouse, 201-211B orough

H igh S treet

L ondon S E11G Z

P ublished N ovember 2005

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8Multicultural Britain

We celebrate t he diversit y in our countr y, get st rength from differentcultures and t he races t hat go t o making up Brit ain today.

-Former Prime Minist er Tony Blair, 2 Oct ober 200 1

More t han 250 languagesare spoken in London


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Cont ent s

1. Co ns er va t i s m

2 . Bein g d if f er en t

3 . Th e l ove of n a t u r e

4 . The love of an ima ls

5 . F or m a lit y a nd i nf or m a lit y

6 . Pub lic spi r it edness and amat eur ism

7 . Pr iva c y a n d s ex

8 . Ot h er s


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1. Cons er vat ism

They may NOTBEHAVE

in t radi t ional ways

They LIKE symbolsof t rad i t ion and

s t abi li t y

The decline ofnuclear family

Polit icians cit edent husiasm for

t rad it ionalfam ily valuesas a way of

winning suppor t

However

However

For example


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v They like t heir pubs t o look old

1. Cons er vat ism

v They like living in a n old hou se

v Children l ike reading st or ies in r at her oldfashioned world


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Cont ent s



3 . Th e lo ve of n a t u r e



6 . Publ ic sp ir i t edness and amat eur ism


8 . Ot her s


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2. Being dif f er ent

v Conservat ism + individualism = proud of

being diff erentv E.g. lef t -hand t raf f ic


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v The double-decker buses



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v Syst em of measurement


Brit ish G overnmentsomet imes seem t opromote this (199 3)


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Cont ent s








8 . Ot her s


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3. The l ove of nat ur e

Loveof t

he

countrys

ideGr

owing

plan

ts

Dislikeof new

const r uctions


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The l ove of t he count r yside

v Brit ish people have an idealist ic vision oft he count rys ide

v Some count r ies

v count ryside = poor facil it ies + lack ofeducational opport unit ies + unemployment +povert y

v To t he Br i t ish

v countr yside = peace + quietness +

good healt h + no crime


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Brit ish Countryside


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An ideal count r yhouse:

- Thatched co t t age

- a pond wit h duckson it

- built around an

area of glass


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LOVE OF GROWING PLANTS


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v Royal PaddockAllot ments in London

v Used for gardeningv Rent

v A 20 fee t o be in thewaiting list

v Annual fee for full plot :2 0

v Annual fee for half plot :10

v An off enrollment fee of 2 0

Gr owing pl ant s

Plo t 3 6


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Royal Paddock Al l otments inLondon


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v Some his t ory connect ed wi t h t he

building of t he Channel t unnel

Disl ike of new const r uct ions

On the French sidecommunit ies batt ledwith each ot her toget t he new railway

l ines bui l t t hrought heir t owns

On the English side,nobody wanted

t he rail linknear them


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Cont ent s


2 . Bein g d if f er en t3 . Th e lo ve of n a t u r e





8 . Ot her s


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4. The l ove of animal sSoldiers dog cemet ery at Edinburgh Cast le


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v St . Tiggywinkles, the world s busiest hospit al for wildlife animals

v Treats over 10,0 00 animal casualt ies a year

v Open 24 hours a day, 36 5 days a year (even Christ mas)

v All treat ment free to public

4. The l ove of animal s


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Pict ures and cover of Bri t ish Birds(January 20 07), one among many other

Br i t ish bird magazines


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Pet s have t he five basic freedoms :1. Freedom from hunger and t hirst2 . Freedom from d iscomfort3. Freedom from pain, injury and disease4. Freedom t o express normal behaviour5. Freedom from fear and d is t ress



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Cont ent s


2 . Bein g d if f er en t3 . Th e lo ve o f na t u r e




7 . Pr iva c y a nd s ex

8 . Ot h er s


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5. For mal it y and Inf or mal ity

v When a Brit ish person is playing apublic role => form alit y

v When a Brit ish person is playing aprivat e role => no rule at all

v In Brit ain, being friendly =v not addressing by t i t le (Mr., Mrs.,

Professor, etc.)

v not dressing smart ly whenentert aining guests

v not shaking hands when meeting

v not s aying pleasewhen making arequest

Friendship is s ymbolized by behaving as casua lly as poss ible


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v The Brit ish st i l l have areput at ion for being t hewors t dressed people inEurope, and t hey dont rea llycare

v The vast majorit y of peoplebuy clothes at high-st reetst ores, e.g. Mar ks andSpencer

v M any people, however, st ill

bargain at chari t y shops

5. f or mal it y and inf or mal it y

A Marks and Spencer st ore

Oxfam charit y shop in LondonN guyen H ongH oa- Pham T hanh T huy B

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Top British designer Vivienne Westwood


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Cont ent s



3 . Th e lo ve o f na t u r e





8 . Ot h er s


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6. Publ ic spir it edness andamat eur ism

v The cul t o f t he ta lent ed amateur

v This char act erist ic, however, is on t he decline

v professionalism begins t o have posit ive meaning

v Yet t ens of t housands of amat eurs ar eact ively involved in charit y work

v Oxfam,

v Amnest y Int ernat ional,

v Save t he Children Fund


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Cont ent s


2 . Bein g d if f er en t3 . Th e lo ve o f na t u r e





8 . Ot h er s


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7. Pr ivacy and Sex

v Privacy underlies many aspect s

v I t is r ude t o ask personal quest ion (money,sex life)

v How do you do is not a real request

v Not normally invit e ot hers t o t heir homes

v S ex, alt hough viewed in an opener and moreposit ive way, is s t i l l regarded as an absolutelyp r ivat e ma t t er

(E.g. joking innuendo and clumsy doubleent endre)


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A man walks into thegreengrocers and asks

the female assistant ifit' s OK to squeeze her "melons".


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8 . Ot her s


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8. ot her s

8 .1. To ho us ing

8 .2 To food

8 .3 . To drinking


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To hous ing

They do NOT

want t o l ive inf l a t s

Their mos tpreferable housing

is a det ached house

of o ld s t y le


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To hous ing

What ever kind of houses, t heir houses shouldensure:

- Pr ivacy

- Ind ividual it y

- Co s in es s


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Pr ivacy

v Fence/wall/hedge

v 2 living rooms

With a porch


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IndiVIDUALITYv Front door

v Window fra me

v Front garden

(paved, f lowerbeds, pat ched of gr ass)


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Cos iness

v Open fire

v Filled r oom


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To f ood

v Food delicacy is not focused

v Conservat ive about ingredient s

v Table manners a re emphasizedEat quickly

Table cleared

v Opener t o t he way served

v Have no rest aurant cult ure


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To dr inking

Accept ed andwelcomed

Local pubs Import ant place forsocial cont act sNo violence noshame at t ached t ot hem

Rest r ic t edNot a t home

Ent ry allowance andsale t o childrenSt r i ct laws on

opening hours andamount of alcohol

Ambivalent


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Sugg est ions f or f ur t herr eading

1. Pubs- a re f lec t ion o f ind ividua lism,

mult icul t ura l ism and conservat ism, .2 . In wh at wa y is t h e B r it is h

individualism/ love of nat ure mirror ed in

t heir housing?

3 . What i s ref lec t ed in Br it i sh char it yact ivi t ies?

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