Culture of the United Kingdom

companies in the United States and in the world is Fidelity Investments. Currently I work as a Temp at Fidelity Investments in the operations department focusing on retirement. I thought it would be interesting to compare a position on the other side of Finance. When I first read about the project, I decided I would search for jobs in European countries as I am more familiar with European languages and culture. Having visited England before, I decided to look a careers and opportunities in England. I took several tests between both sites, I took the Cross Cultural…

The United Kingdom is full of culture and popular traditions that many might be familiar with. When people think of British culture they automatically think of their charming accents and tea, but there is so much more than that.I chose the UK culture because I was always intrigued by it, then I studied abroad in London and was even more captivated.England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain refer to parts of the United Kingdom. The name Britain goes back to Roman times when they called England and…

While so many tv genres have seen their time come and go, food shows have stayed popular and relevant since Julia Child and her TV program. Even now, as countless new forms of entertainment arise, food shows still have massive followings. This begs the question: why are these shows so popular? These shows are popular because they resonate with the culture in which they were founded. Specifically, each show has attributes that their culture values. For example, cooking shows, like Barefoot…

European Union. Spain also benefited from allowment of movement between countries, allowing the service economy in Southern Spain to flourish. Unfortunately, recent events threaten the short lived prosperity of all members of the union. With the rise in more solitary thinking, and splitting from the union; several nation states are questioning the purpose of a unitary force of the European union. The Kingdom of Spain has concern for not only its own economy, but without the ability of free…

Culture is not always mentioned in a classroom setting as much as it should be, or, we don’t give it much thought in our daily lives. In my high school, culture was not emphasized in any major core classes. If I had to explain what culture is in my terms, I would say that culture is the way a group of people dress, the way their beliefs are based, the way their art is presented, the way they think, the way their share and present their ideas, the way their syntax is formed, the way their music,…

common culture and territorian. This explain that Nationalism was the reason why imperialism fails to maintain its domination over time at the first place.In addition, Nationalism is closely related to politic regarding to the book “Nationalism And The State”. Nationalism lead to nation reform, and preserve of a culture common tradition. Without Nationalism, people will not prioritize its culture, and therefore common identities within a nation will easily outflow and replace by new…

New Zealand did not lose the main essence of the Westminster model of government. The essence in this case is the structure of the Westminster model of government, which has barely changed. Hence, the changes made to the Westminster model of government in New Zealand may prove to be minimal on a larger scale. However, they are still changes that are highly relevant, individual and authentic to New Zealand’s very diverse society. Hence, it is fair to conclude that although there has been a slight…

are a detrimental factor. Even with the opportunities in the United States, after “20 years they (are) much more likely to live in poverty, lack health insurance, and access the welfare system than are native-born Americans.” Although the standard of living for arriving immigrants maybe be better than their home countries, this does not mean that they on an entirely equal spectrum with citizens of the country. Technology needed for globalization has allowed companies to immensely profit while…

Introduction My cultural background comes from two countries: The Phillippines and the United Kingdom. During my practical education, I received a different supervisor in every outlet. What I had noticed was that there were differences in the behavior of the leaders, depending on whether they were Dutch or not. Most of my supervisors were Dutch and I was able to see a difference in how they approached their role as managers in comparison to the international students. I found that sometimes I…

How can international student overcome culture shocks in the UK The UK is one of the most popular countries among the oversea students. From 2013 to 2015, the numbers of oversea students coming into the UK in average are just over 218,903 per year and more than 200 nationalities (HESA 2015). The reason that they choose to study in the UK may not only because of the high standard of education or the qualification is recognized by all over the world, but also the UK 's unique culture and…