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v(Oxford Advanced Dictionary) a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality
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vGerman stereotype:
vMen with big beer guts vOrderliness vCleanliness (only the Switzerland is cleaner) vPunctuality (public transport as well as individuals always on time) vDirectness/Rudeness vArrogance
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vFrench stereotype
vWear berets and carry baguettes vDrink a lot of wine vEat a lot of cheese vDo not like taking risks vRomantic and kindhearted
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British stereotype
vBritish people are attributed with certain characteristics vHowever, one should be cautious with such characterizations because:
vBritish society is constantly changing vWhat is often regarded as typically British may in fact be only typically English vBritain is multicultural
We celebrate the diversity in our country, get strength from different cultures and the races that go to making up Britain today. -Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, 2 October 2001
Commission for Racial Equality St Dunstans House, 201-211 Borough High Street London SE1 1GZ Published November 2005 ISBN 1 85442 573 0
The first thing that comes to mind when you say English is a white person. You dont see a black person as English. (Black Africans and Black 7 Nguyen Hong Hoa- Pham Thanh Thuy B Caribbeans, London)
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1. Conservatism
They may NOT BEHAVE in traditional ways
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They LIKE symbols of tradition and stability Politicians cited enthusiasm for traditional family values as a way of winning support10
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1. Conservatism
vThey like their pubs to look old
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vThey like living in an old house vChildren like reading stories in rather old fashioned world
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2. Being different
vConservatism + individualism = proud of being different vE.g. left-hand traffic
2. Being different
vThe double-decker buses
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2. Being different
vSystem of measurement
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British Countryside
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Growing plants
vRoyal Paddock Allotments in London vUsed for gardening vRent
vA 20 fee to be in the waiting list vAnnual fee for full plot: 20 vAnnual fee for half plot: 10 vAn off enrollment fee of 20
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On the French side communities battled with each other to get the new railway lines built through their towns
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Pictures and cover of British Birds (January 2007), one among many other British bird magazines
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A man walks into the greengrocers and asks the female assistant if it's OK to squeeze her "melons".
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8. others
8.1. To housing
To housing
They do NOT want to live in flats Their most preferable housing is a detached house of old style
8.2 To food
8.3. To drinking
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To housing
Whatever kind of houses, their houses should ensure: - Privacy
Privacy
vFence/wall/hedge v 2 living rooms
- Individuality
- Cosiness
With a porch
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vFront door vWindow frame vFront garden (paved, flowerbeds, patched of grass)
Cosiness
vOpen fire vFilled room
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To food
vFood delicacy is not focused vConservative about ingredients vTable manners are emphasized
Eat quickly Table cleared
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To drinking
Restricted Not at home Entry allowance and sale to children Strict laws on opening hours and amount of alcohol
Accepted and welcomed Local pubs Important place for social contacts No violence no shame attached to them
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