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ATTITUDES

ATTITUDES. Part 2. At the level of private life. Traditionalism ? Individualism Conservatism. Loyalty to traditions - “Supposedly British habits” are not typical any more (5 o’clock tea, City gents, etc.)

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ATTITUDES

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  1. ATTITUDES Part 2

  2. At the level of private life • Traditionalism ? • Individualism • Conservatism

  3. Loyalty to traditions- “Supposedly British habits” are not typical any more (5 o’clock tea, City gents, etc.) Conservatismas general dislike of changes and love of stability (idealizing the countryside and country life: safe, calm, healthy, associations with old good times – national sentiments) Individualism– reluctance to follow any imposed schemes or patterns, utter independence and doing everything their own way. Privacy. Being different!

  4. Being different: Britain vs. the rest of the world • Driving on the left side of the road • Imperial measurement system (vs. metric) • Fahrenheit temperature scale (vs. Celsius) • 12-hour face clocks (mostly) • 1 hour behind Central European Time • Not accepting EURO money (keeping pound sterling) • Fiscal year starts on the 1st of April

  5. Idealizing the Countryside • The love of nature (walking in the country – Ramblers’ Association; ’allotments in towns) • Passion to gardening (local competitions) • Love of animals (sentimental attitudes to pets, wildlife programmes; bird-watching)

  6. People resting in a park

  7. Public Spiritedness and Amateurism • Not only professional dedication • Voluntary unpaid work: Charities. International Charities initiated in Britain: Amnesty International Oxfam Save the Children National Charities: The National Trust Age Concern, Cancer Research RSPCA (Royal Society for Prevention Cruelty to Animals), etc

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