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British Culture Chapter 5 Introduction Focus of this chapter Similarities shared by the British people Contemporary middle-class culture General Traits of the British People reserved Manners Table manners Manners outside home Greetings Addressing Giving priority to the good of the community Queue lovers British Pageantry and Royalty the Lord Mayor of London’s parade/ the Lord Mayor’s Show(伦敦市长就职游行) about 800-year-old tradition one of the longest established and best known annual events in London a street parade in form of a fairly light-hearted combination of traditional British pageantry and elements of carnival(狂欢节，嘉年华) Q: Why do the British continue to support their monarchy? Scandals: ceaseless coverage from the mass media Spending: ￡36,700,000 (2005) Symbol of the nation Public trust in the Queen is much higher than in other politicians A Rigid Class System The Upper Class: the aristocracy the royal families, the peerages and the offshoots of these families Peerage system Duke Marquess Earl Viscount Baron A Rigid Class System The Middle Class the upper-middle class: the professionals the lower-middle class: white-collar workers and shop owners The Working Class: blue-collar workers The Under Class Interesting facts An ingrained class consciousness Money has little to do with the class system in England. Differences in education, language patterns and regional accents, leisure activities and even food Few people try to move out of their class Education 3-5: nursery schools or day care facilities (paid) 5-12: primary schools (free) expensive public schools/ independent schools: Eton or Harrow (private schools) less expensive public schools free state schools 12-16: secondary schools (free) grammar schools comprehensive schools 16-18: tertiary schools Who plan to enter the university Who choose some kind of vocational training Forms Advanced degrees: evening classes Associate degree: 2 years College degree: 3 years Education 18: A