The Culture of England

During my junior year of college I took a seminar on England. There were two lecturers who had both visited England numerous times. I was in awe of England and looked forward to visiting there someday. They both gave vivid accounts of the scenery (with personal photos included) along with other anecdotes regarding the cuisine, shopping and sightseeing of England. To complete the class each student had to write about one place we would want to visit if ever given the chance to visit. After listening to one of the lecturers detailed account of Stratford-upon-Avon I was dead set on visiting there and wrote my paper with such intent.

Well, it has been several years since I took that course and as a refresher I decided to Google "English culture." Since I love to cook, I decided to focus my research on typical English cuisine. After reading information from different sites, I am very excited to try English cuisine. I am especially looking forward to trying bangers and mash which is sausage with mashed potatoes and England's different types of pudding which is their typical dessert. While England's cuisine is noticeably different, there are also many similarities to ours.

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Resources Used

Project Britain
A Guide to British Culture
Wikipedia's Culture of the United Kingdom
These resources cover a vast array of topics relating to English culture that I found extremely useful in preparing for and learning more about England.
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Next week, I will be taking a broad look at England's education system.

Until Next Time!

Megan