The U.K. & its culture

[shortangel]

thank you for your responses, i'm glad to learn more about this country

 

[Strong in Him]

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???

Hi,

We do all sorts of things over here; it depends what you enjoy - much the same as any other country.
London has many famous landmarks and tourist places: Trafalgar square, with its art galleries and Nelson's column; the West end has many theatres and Covent Garden, then there is the Tower of London, Madame Tussard's and Planetarium, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's cathedral, Hyde Park, Regents park and other gardens - as well as markets, museums, churches, libraries and a boat trip on the Thames itself.
There are great shopping centres in Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham - and probably every city.
Chester, where I live, has historic walls, museums, a Roman amphitheatre and a great zoo, which features in a tv series. In the Wirral, you can go under, or over, the Mersey river to Liverpool, where there are 2 great cathedrals.
Blackpool, Brighton, Margate, Skegness, Dover, Eastbourne, Bournemouth and many other places have beaches. There are historic caves at Wookey Hole and Chislehurst (probably other places too, but they are the only ones I have been to.) There are many amusement parks; Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland, Drayton manor, Windsor safari park, Longleat safari park; zoos in London, Chester, Whipsnade, Colchester, Dublin.

I've focused mainly on England, but Scotland Ireland and Wales all have beautiful places to visit and places of interest.

 

[shortangel]

strong in him, thank you for telling me about your wonderful country the U.K. what a great place London must be

 

[Strong in Him]

strong in him, thank you for telling me about your wonderful country the U.K. what a great place London must be

I like it . I was born there, so I may be biased.
But it is expensive.

 

[shortangel]

strong in him, that's wonderful i'm glad you were born there in the U.K. can you tell me what kinds of teas that they drink there in the U.K.?

 

[Strong in Him]

Hi shortangel,

All kinds really.
I prefer plain tea, sometimes called breakfast tea. I don't really mind who produces it - PG Tips, or whoever, as long as it's plain. I don't want anyone messing with my cuppa - lol.

But there are a number of other types. Fruit teas are popular, there's also green tea, black tea (not just tea without milk), peppermint tea, earl grey and others.

 

[HantsUK]

Ah - a good cup of tea! For best results, you need to brew in it in a teapot. I prefer loose tea leaves. Dunking a teabag in a nearly hot mug of water is not the same. A good cup (or mug) of tea is something I always missed when in America.

 

[shortangel]

thank you so much for your repsones, i'm sorry i haven't been around to krep this thread going, i like breakfast tea too & my mom likes earl grey here in America, could anyone tell me if people are allowed tours of buckingham palace where the Queen lives? are they allowed to give tours, this is a question for future referance if i ever visit the U.K.

 

[Strong in Him]

thank you so much for your repsones, i'm sorry i haven't been around to krep this thread going, i like breakfast tea too & my mom likes earl grey here in America, could anyone tell me if people are allowed tours of buckingham palace where the Queen lives? are they allowed to give tours, this is a question for future referance if i ever visit the U.K.

I think they were - before lockdown.
Buckingham Palace opened to the public some years ago, if I remember correctly; though it would probably change if the Queen was in residence or there was a special occasion.
There is probably a website that could tell you a lot more - even prices and opening times.

 

[shortangel]

wowwww that is sooo cool, thank you for telling me

 

[HantsUK]

Details for visiting Buckingham Place:
Royal Residences: Buckingham Palace
Only some rooms are open to the public, and it's not planned to open now until the Autumn.
I've only seen the outside. Her Majesty has never invited me in. Not yet.

 

[HantsUK]

The Queen (Her Majesty, abbreviated HM) also provides full board accommodation. But I suspect not to the same standards as Buckingham Palace (I've not experienced either). You can apply via the Courts. Exercising Americans' rights to carry a gun (not recognised in the UK) will help gain entry.

 

[shortangel]

thank you for your responses God bless you all

 

[Strong in Him]

thank you for your responses God bless you all

God bless you.

By the way, in case you're wondering about that last post, "at her majesty's pleasure" is a term to describe those who are in prison, or sent to prison. So the phrase in the above post, "carrying a gun will help you gain entry" = "if you carry a gun you may do time at her majesty's pleasure" = "you may be sent to prison for carrying a gun".

 

[shortangel]

thank you for shareing that, God bless you

 

[Scann]

I have something to ask. Do the English(Londoners in particular) citizens with right wing beliefs and those with left wing beliefs get along very well with each other as compared to Americans? I don't mean those with extreme right or left beliefs.
I only went for a holiday there once so I don't know what their attitude is regarding political beliefs.

 

[d taylor]

I have never been to England, but looks like boating on canals in a narrowboat is something done there.

 

[bhillyard]

With exception of a father and son I knew I have been unaware of the political views of people I knew. I suspect that is true of most people.
Also we have more than two political parties so it's not right/left.

 

[Lost4words]

I like to go to the park and chase a ball or fetch a stick. Hours of fun to be had!

 

[Strong in Him]

I have something to ask. Do the English(Londoners in particular) citizens with right wing beliefs and those with left wing beliefs get along very well with each other as compared to Americans? I don't mean those with extreme right or left beliefs.
I only went for a holiday there once so I don't know what their attitude is regarding political beliefs.

Hi,

As someone else said, generally, I don't think most people know the political views of others - people make friends before asking about their political beliefs, and maybe not even then.

We have a number of political parties over here; Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats (I think they still exist), the Green party, Independent parties and others. Then there are parties in Scotland, Wales and NI as well.