Culture of the United Kingdom

other countries such as the United States do. The United States should not be so concerned about Norwegian and Japanese people hunting whales and should not call it cruel when they have done much worse things with their animals in their factory farms. The amount of suffering that animals have to go through in American factory farms is much worse than the quick death that the whale has to experience when they are being hunted in Norway and Japan. The United Kingdom allows deer to be shot for…

relationship between the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) is made special by its virtual removal of the possibility of conflict between the two nations. It lives within an individualistic security system in which these states share collective meanings that provide them mutually understood identities and interests, increasing the possibility of collective action during a time of active threats. Because of this process of socialization, the United States and the United Kingdom have…

3.0 Theoretical Framework for assessing culture differences between countries 3 .1 Analysis the Hofstede Framework (UK) 3.1.1 Power distance UK have low power distance. In Britain, people think when among people from was born equal. In the UK corporate culture, too, to be able to work more convenient, the position will change between the various positions. At the meeting, but also just one more platform for comments, rather than the higher commands is the place. In the political system,…

many interesting facts about Ireland. Irish culture and practices are also very interesting. Although my heritage is Irish my family practices very few things that the Irish people do. Ireland is in Europe neighboring England and Scotland. Ireland is an island off the west edge of Europe, right below Scotland and just to the left of The United Kingdom. Ireland is 27,136 square miles. Compared to Scotland that is pretty big but compared to The United States of America. Ireland is a unitary…

both in area and population. The United Kingdom is about 94,000 square miles in area, and contains approximately 65 million people (Wikipedia.org, United Kingdom). However, the U.S. is around 3,800,000 square miles in area, with a population of about 325 million people (Wikipedia.org, United States). Britain’s template for a nation is not…

Quebec City in Canada is a city rich in both culture and history. The city itself is split into two parts, the old city and the new city. The old city is bordered in by an a fort that was once used for war and the new city surrounds the old. There’s beauty in the contrast of the two. New Quebec is all bright lights and businessmen while Old Quebec is brick roads and local shops. Quebec offers museums to explore, chocolate shops to be discovered, and bookstores to lose yourself in. Every morning…

are given (seemingly) freely. However, these services and protections have not always been available to all of a state’s citizens. Much has changed over the years in governments. Most of this change has happened in the last 100 or so years for the United States government. Women’s suffrage, the civil rights movement, gay rights as well as freedoms like free speech and freedom from violence and oppression and are just a few of the rights that have been granted by the government. These rights and…

Canada has become a nation of a few different cultures, thanks to different events that have occurred throughout history that has helped from British and French nations. Canada was first discovered in 1534 by a French mariner who whom was Jacques Cartier (Quartier). Born on the 31st of December 1491 till the 1st of September 1557. After the Duchy of Brittany was formally united Cartier was introduced to King Francis 1 by Jean Le Veneur. He set sail for a mission by the commission to hopefully…

Imperialism was quite a recurring matter, especially when European countries were involved. When imperialism occurred, it was the process of taking over a different country by force. This would change the possible economic, political, and or cultural policies/ beliefs. Africa was a prime example of the effects of imperialism. Most imperialisms occurred with the start of trading, Africa for example. In the 1870’s, a trade was sent to occur, although causing a sweep of imperialistic behavior…

popular among American viewership is mainly because its cultural background agrees with innermost of American audiences. The American culture, lifestyle, values (the materialism, individualism, egotism and pursuit of freedom and power) conveyed by Desperate Housewives, though not completely agree with British culture, was relatively compatible with British culture. Therefore, there has no need for British broadcasters reframe Desperate Housewives to assimilate this American TV text into the…