report on the United Kingdom?

Question

Hi i'm from the USA. I have to do a report on your country i was wondering your traditional dish you eat their. I was also wondering your religion. Mainly I need your religion, food, culture, travel. thanx alot if you could help

Answer 1

The country is predominately Christian, as for dishes, they are all regional so there is no definitive answer to that. In saying that the traditional Sunday lunch is roast beef, boiled and roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and plenty of veg and gravy followed by rice pudding.
Travel has no answer unless you specify what travel you are referring to.

Answer 2

Traditional dishes
As others have said Roast Beef and yorkshire pudding is the main dish, but others include fish and chips (you call them french fries but ours are thicker) and I am supprised no one has mentioned steak and kidney pie. Scotland Wales and Irleand all have there own traditional foods, as do many different regions.
Its a bit like saying grits is a traditional American food when its only really from the southern states.
Religion well this may shock you but the UK is primarally non religious. Although many people will describe themselves as being Protestent, Catholic, or whatever I believe regular church attendence has fallen to less than 1% of the population.
Culture, well the UK ranges from Scottish (kilts, bagpipes Loch Ness monster, and Golf) Wales (druids, male voice chiors, Eistedfod, and castles) Nothern Ireland ( potchien) and England (brass bands, class distinctions)
Travel, well the railway was invented in Britain, and we still have an extensive rail network which is very old and needs modernising. Most people travel by car but there is a good public travel network. People in the UK are great travellers, and most people travel abroad for their Holiday (vacation), Europe is relitivly easy to travel too, and the favorite destinations are Spain, Portugal Greece and France. Long haul travel is popular now, and the biggest tourist dollar for the U.S. is from the UK, but Australia, Mexico, The Caribbean and Africa are also favorite destinations

Answer 3

First of all the UK is not a country but a group of countries all having different cultures and traditions.Many people here have mentioned the biggest selling foods as opposed to traditional.The official religion is Church of England though we have numerous others the same christian ones as the USA and others such as Islam,Hindus etc.In Wales many people speak Welsh most other people speak English as their main language.The Queen is the head of state and the head of the church
The traditional dish of England would be roast beef,Scotland the Haggis,Ireland the potato the Welsh the leek?.We travel by the same means as you.
English culture has spread worldwide and a large amount of your culture is derived from us.Things have changed dramatically in the last couple of decades and we are starting grudgingly to become more cosmopolitan for intance the most eaten foods are curries and the UK as become Eu ropes biggest wine drinkers.The British are great travellers and millions go on holidays worldwide every year and like myself a lot are now relocating abroad.
You would need a lot of books just to learn British culture and traditions so it is impossible to include everything,hope I have helped,

Answer 4

The most popular 'dish' in UK is an Indian dish called 'chicken tikka masala'. I say Indian, but in fact it is a curry dish developed in UK by an Indian chef and is based on the real Indian dish called 'chicken tikka'.

You can find out more about UK by going to the CIA website at Langley. They have a world fact book - it tells you everything you need to know about any country worldwide. Its free to access, download and copy. The book will tell you such as topography, weather, population, government. The works in fact.

The main religion in UK is Christian. England have a State Religion - The Church of England [Anglican] similar to Episcopalian - ie Protestant. The majority of Britons say they are Christian when asked their religion. We also have Jews, Muslims, Hindus and other major religious groups including Pagans. All religions may be practised freely in UK.

The Church of England is headed by HM Queen Elizabeth II - the highest ranking Bishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury. The next highest ranking Bishop is the Archbishop of York in the north of England. For State Religious reasons, England is divided along Roman lines into two halves, north and south, or what the Romans called Britannia Superior [larger southern section] and Britannia Inferior [smaller northern section].

Travel - most prople in UK travel by train. There are also many motorways [freeways] for car travel which are usually jammed because of the numbers of vehicles trying to use them. Train is the quickest way between two points in UK.

The main sporting culture in UK is Football - England is the home of soccer or football; a game invented by the English, a form of styalised warefare, often resulting in injury but seldom death.

The main musical cultural event in UK are the BBC Proms. This takes place during the summer at the Royal Albert Hall and is broadcast live by the BBC both on TV and radio to the world. The Proms have mass audience appeal - millions around the world tune in.

UK at the highest level has in London, the Royal Opera House, the Royal Ballet. London's Theatreland is the UK equivalent to NYC Broadway.

We also have the movies and much of what can be best described as 'American' culture here. This kicked off big-time back in the 1950s when I was a teenager with Rock and Roll - before that from the 1920s onwards it was Jazz. During WW2 we went mad for "Swing" and learned how to do the 'Jitterbug dance'.

Hope this helps.

"We are two great nations separated by a common language" - Winston Spencer Churchill.

Answer 5

in much the same way as there is no unified answer to your questions in the US there are no single answers for those questions in the UK.

traditional dishes:
....bit difficult to answer historically it would be Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding, a dessert would be Spotted Dick, or sponge pudding both served with custard
....more modern dishjes would be as an earlier reply has asaid Chicken Tikka Massala or a Balti curry, or so called 'Chinese'.. the impact of the curry has been significant
....however my preferred traditonal dishes include a 'greasy spoon': the so called "english breakfast" [bacon, sausage, eggs, balck pudding, tomatoes, fried bread, toast & tea], a fruit crumble as a dessert, stews, curries,

traditonally Britain is protestant (Either Church of England, Soctland or Wales) or Catholic. Wales has significant numbers of methodists. Persoanlly I was brought up as a Quaker (Society of Friends) however at best I'm a lapsed Quaker. There are other religions present such as Judaism, Islam (Sunni & Shia), aswell as sihkism, Hinduism... predominantly these are imports following on form immigration in to he UK

Culture..... thats a truly wierd question you need to give soem defintiion of what you mean by culture

Travel...agian odd, unless do you mean do I have a passport, do I travel within the UK and outside.... in answer to that yes.. furthers afield Mexico, USA (west coast), Canada (West Coast), Aslo been to Northern Africa, Southern France, Germany & Italy

Answer 6

Huge question to answer. Traditionally we're thought of as eating roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, but these days of course we're a multi cultural society, with hundreds of different foods on offer. Curry is the favourite dish in the UK now! The same with religion, Church of England is recognised mostly, with The Queen as the head of the church. Many other religions are practised of course. The British people love to travel. Foreign holidays to all parts of the world are very popular.

Answer 7

Traditionally, the national dish has been fish and chips (fries to Americans). This has been eaten for decades and is still very, very popular. More cuisines are popping up in Britain now, and Indian and Chinese food are particularly popular.

In terms of religion, Church attendance is low but in the national census the majority of households describe themselves as Church of England.

For more info check out the Wikipedia page on the United Kingdom - it has sections on all of the topics you need to cover.

Answer 8

Wikipedia!

Answer 9

Religion I can tell you mine

It is Church of England

Food is Sheperds Pie, Roast dinners, fish and chips, pies

That is some traditional english fare but we eat alot of pasta and the same things as Americans eat

Travel is car but not like the big cars you have

culture, have we got any? what sort of culture,

Answer 10

Religon: we are mainly non-religious, but officially Protestant. Only about 5% of the white population goes to church. Islamic Asians make up about 2% of the popluation, and tend to go to mosque more.
Food: we eat a variety, not unlike in the US. Indian is especially popular.
Culture: not enough space here.
Travel: not sure what you mean, we travel a lot especially in Europe.