Culture in the UK

UK culture and traditions

United Kingdom is popular for its great cultural inheritance. UK is a composition of four countries - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There's a big tradition in our arts that attempts to question and challenge authority.

Even in the language, there's a playful attitude - puns, irony, sarcasm. We like one thing to mean a lot. Musically, it's where a lot of innovation happens - new forms, experiments. Culture is all pervasive and almost impossibly diverse in England. There are thousands of forms of cultural pursuit, many of which we pursue to globally recognised levels. The most important elements are film and television, music, sport and architecture.

The culture of England varied from other countries of the UK and in that it is much harder to identify culture that is specifically English rather than British. This can be seen in some of the responses given which range from Morris Dancing (distinctly English) through to attitudes and activities that could relate to anywhere in the UK and probably many other countries - for example a love of eating out but an over reliance on junk food! Food and cuisines of England also influences the England culture to great extent and also it includes art of England, history, literature, Religion and music of England.

Culture is all pervasive and almost impossibly diverse in England. There are thousands of forms of cultural pursuit, many of which we pursue to globally recognised levels. The most important elements are film and television, music, sport and architecture.