The U.K. & its culture

[shortangel]

i'm curious to know what do people in the U.K. do for fun??? do they like to watch T.V.? play sports??? go to the pubs alot?? do they read books??? do they visit the art places in the U.K. in London???

 

[Anhelyna]

They do the same sort of stuff you do !

They just live in a different country - though like you,they are rather limited in their ability to be out with other folk at present , thanks to this darn pandemic.

 

[shortangel]

thank you for your response any other reponses to this question???

 

[Radagast]

play sports???

Yes, but the sports are different. The bat is flat, and the football is round.

 

[shortangel]

that is sooo interesting to know, do they do martial arts over there too??? how about swimming???

 

[messianist]

that is sooo interesting to know, do they do martial arts over there too??? how about swimming???

Yes people do swimming and martial arts, boxing ect in uk

 

[Tolworth John]

People here in England are very much like people over in America or Australia or in Europe.
They work, have families, play or watch sport, go out for drinks, meals to the cinema, theatre etc at least when not restricted by self isolation.
Use Google and see what is on in London, Edinburgh or Cardiff or any town.
Or use wiki and see what it says about towns and what is there.

Or get a travel brochure for holidays in The UK that will give ideas of what is available.

One advantage of dreaming about coming here is most of what you say is understandable here.
American English hasn't drifted that far away from our English.

 

[messianist]

Sunday lunch

 

[shortangel]

thank you for the responses so far it has been wonderful to know about the U.K.'s culture, any other responses would be nice

 

[Scann]

I find the British to be fun loving and "crazy" in a postive way. They visit pubs just as much as Americans and their open-mindedness is similar to the Americans.There a lot of Indians and Arabs in London.

 

[shortangel]

yep that's true , i'm glad that the U.K is a wonderful country

 

[messianist]

yep that's true , i'm glad that the U.K is a wonderful country

The UK isn't one country, its made up from 4 different countries

 

[HantsUK]

People here in England are very much like people over in America or Australia or in Europe.
They work, have families, play or watch sport, go out for drinks, meals to the cinema, theatre etc at least when not restricted by self isolation.
Use Google and see what is on in London, Edinburgh or Cardiff or any town.
Or use wiki and see what it says about towns and what is there.

Or get a travel brochure for holidays in The UK that will give ideas of what is available.

One advantage of dreaming about coming here is most of what you say is understandable here.
American English hasn't drifted that far away from our English.

I'm sure you realise, but to avoid any complaints from the Scots or Welsh, neither Edinburgh nor Cardiff are in England
Don't dream about coming - come! And our languages are very similar. Although you would also be fine in any Northern European country, and be OK elsewhere. Even in London you will be fine with English.
While the UK may seem small compared to America - many US states are larger than the UK - you don't have to travel very far for the countryside to change significantly.

 

[shortangel]

good points here

 

[Junia]

the churches are good here in the UK. not all of them but there are some good ones. and most of the mainstream ones avoid the more extreme type of christinity. legalism or prosperity gospel.

 

[shortangel]

that's good to know i'm glad the U.K. has good churches

 

[messianist]

that's good to know i'm glad the U.K. has good churches

that's good to know i'm glad the U.K. has good churches

Where?

 

[shortangel]

I think London

 

[Rugged Cross]

Depends on where you live, I live in Orkney (moved here 30 year ago) and it's a fairly quiet community. Depending on who you are and your age we do much the same as most areas. we have a small football league, a good rugby team, night club etc. But mostly geared up for the tourist season.

I myself, now in my latter years enjoy computer games, playing guitar, knitting and history (great place for all of these activities). There are nice churches and a cathedral, so plenty of places to worship.

 

[JackRT]

Being a Canadian I have travelled in the USA quite a bit. I have been in England twice and the remarkable thing is that I felt far more comfortable there than I ever felt in the USA. England felt completely safe even though some of the accents baffled me. In the USA I always felt a strange sense of threat even though so many of its people were so warm and hospitable.