Thank you! I'm missing these conversations.

I've never enjoyed a lecture more than today! Amazing

How I miss seminars.. What a good learning leader.. He is inspirational..

Ah. Being English I appreciate this. I came searching for something like this because I feel like there is no culture or anything unifying. It’s the reason why I don’t like multiculturalism and the way we handle religion. I want to move closer to people, make a community that shares goals and beliefs. Multiculturalism has destroyed that for me.

@davidkariu2330

5 жыл бұрын

Being a Kenyan, I agree with you. I love British culture in its traditional "form". Noth that I hate people mixing, but THE WAY Britain has been invaded by hordes of very alien cultures in recent years will only serve to end what is known as British culture.

@thinkingmachine354

5 жыл бұрын

David Kariu I would love to see different places if they were inviting. Multiculturalism has made lots of places seem the same. There is an analogy about mixing paint. You can have lots of many different colours but if you mix them you just get one. I don’t have anything against anyone, I just feel like I’m missing something from my nation.

@saintchainsmusic

5 жыл бұрын

@@thinkingmachine354 Thinking Machine Most wars are based on national, cultural distinction. Some people considers their nation and, for sure, culture which belongs to that as a highest, dominating. It was a reason for killing such a people, like they are, only because of they were extremely proud of their culture. They loved it by whole the heart. Maybe we should obliterate the definition "culture" and mix all the people so hard, that there will be no defference between trade-centers' residents and members of wild clans of Africa? Sorry for my mistakes, I'm not a native English speaker

@gbronzich

4 жыл бұрын

@@saintchainsmusic You are talking about treating people with equal dignity. Thinking Machine is talking about the distinctiveness of different cultures that makes people wonderful and unique as who they are. I think that differences in culture are to be celebrated, and that the death of the word "culture" or the concept of culture would be a disastrous loss to the uniqueness of every nation and different peoples. So, I must vehemently disagree with the idea of mixing people hard so that there's no difference. Our differences are worth having and celebrating! It's wrong to make everyone the same. You can treat people with the same love and dignity, without making them give up their uniqueness -- the way they dress, their religion, their languages. Wars are not based on national cultural distinction. Wars are mostly based on territorial disputes, greed, and sometimes the very real need to get rid of oppressors who don't want to grant freedom to others.

@lfcmike12

4 жыл бұрын

Well in the modern day and in western society, it's seen as offensive to expect people who come to another country to adopt and become part of the already standing culture. I find this ironic, because the people who preach diversity and multiculturalism, don't see that the logical conclusion of their desires means that we will destroy what makes us all unique, which is a horrible thought to me personally.

Regarding not being able to stand milk in tea, I agree. Could also not have sugar in tea. I used to reckon that tea was too sweet. But, that is not herbal teas, and is best to drink those without milk and sugar.

I think there's a big difference between British culture, (practised by anyone who is a British citizen.) and English culture, practised by the indigenous English people. 'British culture' is (mostly) defined as speaking a mutual language and abiding by Common Law. That's pretty much the extent of similarities between an endless group of diversity, who really don't share much of a bond. English culture is very particular and has class system steeped in history, wide ranging regional accents, local folklore & stereotypes with strong sense of connection with territory. Football is a good example, (as sports culture in general is pretty prominent amongst the English.) Cuisine is definitely interesting as well, Sunday lunches, fish and chips, 'bacon butties' and a big focus on pubs as local community hubs. English upper/middle class culture is fascinating and is mostly what drives tourism to places like Buxton and The Cotswolds. Ultimately even though globalisation dilutes, from what I've seen the English are gradually becoming more comfortable with themselves and their distinct heritage, which is absolutely vital if it's to survive.

@williammulligan1416

3 жыл бұрын

@@robmiddleton01 welcome to the party pal this whole worlds been a shithole since the start mate

@GoodVideos4

3 жыл бұрын

Saying 'football', you mean 'soccer'. :-) Soccer anyway is about as popular in England, as what American football is in the USA.

@Andrew-yl7lm

3 жыл бұрын

@@GoodVideos4 football only means something different in the USA, the the rest of the world it's football...

@GoodVideos4

3 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-yl7lm I know that. So, it's best to move on, and call it soccer. And, when it comes to the world cup, I've usually heard it called the Soccer World Cup, and not the Football World Cup. A mind is also like a parachute, it works best when open.

@GoodVideos4

3 жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-yl7lm One can get even more technical about it, and that calling 'football' for 'soccer' is actually also wrong. It's actually called Association Football. There are also various variants of football. There's e.g. Canadian football, Australian football, Gaelic football, Eton football wall game, Eton football field game, Winchester football, Harrow football, and so on. Even rugby union and rugby league can be seen as variants. Can imagine also calling all of them 'football'. So, 'soccer' can be seen as short for 'association football'. The term 'soccer' is from 'association football' anyway.

where can I find those documents at the board?

What was saying about not being able to incorporate the Welsh flag into the Union Jack, thus leaving it out - I've heard that it's also because England and Wales had a union already long before the United Kingdom.

British culture is embedded in the norms , laws ,and daily practices of Britons. But, each country within the UK has its own culture.

It's strange to hear a group of foreigners talk about British people in a mostly negative way.

@chrisucl

4 жыл бұрын

Well, as someone who is foreign who loves the English and has lived here for 20 years, I can tell you for a fact that MOST non-European foreigners don't see the English in a positive light at all. They claim to be British when it suits them (citizenship, rights, benefits or in any debate etc), but really they don't identify as English at all. There are the odd exceptions, but generally their view of the English is negative. They regularly bring up the idea of racism and heavy drinking, as if most English are racist drunks, and despite most of them having very few isolated cases of racism to report. This 'racist English' narrative obviously isn't true, but the way they speak about the English is as if that's the only thing which defines them. This is despite their home countries being massively more racist and ethnonationalist, especially migrants from non-European Countries. Why do I mention non Europeans specifically? Because from my experience, any criticism from Europeans is minor, and without malice, usually in a joke format. But from non Europeans, particularly migrants from former colonies, there is a lot of malice in their statements. They assume that because I'm brown I will agree with them. I don't, and it really irritates me that they are so openly and viciously racist against the people they live with, and who have given them all the opportunity they would have never had back home. All I have to say is don't believe the multiculturalism lie. It's a load of ideological rubbish which has absolutely NO grounding in reality. Birkbeck University, which is the owner of this channel, along with SOAS (the universities are next to each other) are both known for their far left, anti English socialist bias, so it comes as no surprise that these people have a negative view. Don't forget they were also holding back as this is being filmed and in a University setting with a professor present.

@3DSgeek

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisucl 100% agree. I just don't understand what future they think they are creating for the UK and especially England when they brainwash an increasing amount of young people to be Anti-British and Anti-English. There is a lot of worrying things I read online from people and I'm starting to see it more in the media and a bit in real life.

@HGsoul4ever

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisucl Why non-European?

@chrisucl

4 жыл бұрын

@@HGsoul4ever I specifically explained why in my original explanation, but essentially there are many migrants often from former colonies who have vindictive sentiment and dislike of the English due to the history of colonialism in their homelands. The other obvious point is that culturally, Europeans have much more in common with each other than non Europeans, so British culture is more alien to them and in many ways, more offensive. The Swedish, German and British drinking cultures for example are very similar and generally associate heavy alcohol use on weekends with fun, compared to drinking cultures from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, India or Ghana where heavy drinking is frowned upon or completely banned. The same with attitudes towards LGBT persons and premarital sex. The same with hitting children which is frowned upon in Europe but perfectly normal in other regions of the world.

@HGsoul4ever

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisucl I think this is a bit ill-informed and shaped by a restricted worldview. I'd ask this question; if you raise your kids in say...the United States, become a citizen of the United States by some design, would that cause you to completely abandon the nationalism and pride you have for your original country? If no, then you should understand that it's not just being British when it's convenient. As regarding colonialism, it would be easy to say, "get over it", but there is a lot of nuance to it, especially when modern Britain was built with resources stolen from these places at the expense of the indigenous people. Not only that, the British forebears painted themselves and their land as the bastion of civilization--something to be aspired to--whilst depriving the citizens of those they looked down on. Is it any wonder that these other people would run to "paradise" in order to escape the domino effect of the involvement of the British empire in their countries? When they then get to the UK, they are treated as second class citizens. Before you disagree with this, not all citizens (I fully agree), but ask yourself how the media portrays these immigrants. How they are easy to claim successful immigrants as British, but if anyone does something negative, they are pushed to the other country they belong to even if they'd never visited the other country. If people feel like no matter what, they know they will always be welcomed in India/Pakistan/Ghana as opposed to having that same feeling of security in the UK, should it be held against them that they have not forgotten their roots? Lastly, your list is limited to Western Europe. I don't think Europeans from Slavic countries feel that far differently from those of Asian or African ethnicities.

Sometimes can hardly hear what they are saying, but can hear him fine. I'm mainly interested in comparisons between England and the general European continent.

British values virtues, Christianity, literature, warriorism, statesmanship.

@fionagregory9376

2 жыл бұрын

Atheism too.

@alecgurney9305

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 1940s. Not anymore. Its over

@JJaqn05

2 жыл бұрын

@@alecgurney9305 whats over?

Hello from Britain

We have a class system still. Working, middle, upper middle and upper class. Not just about money at all.

@TheCoomer

2 жыл бұрын

100% It takes decades to understand the class system. Being in London isn't actually being in England so I doubt they experienced England

Thought provoking

I have a final in Britsh Culture in 4 days. This helps me wrap up my revision. Thanks for uploading this. I really enjoyed it.

@jodypritchard5425

Жыл бұрын

It is full of lies by a cultural Marxist. See The Open Society Playbook by Scott Howard and articles on the Occidental Observer by Andrew Joyce, Tobias Langdon and Kevin Macdonald (free online journal). And Kevin Macdonald's book on Individualism and the West, plus his excellent Culture of Critique.

Excellent

I loved when I was still 5 years old

English culture is unique

@benfisher1376

8 ай бұрын

Even things like Guy Fawkes night seem less popular now. Add to that wassailing, and folksongs, and cricket etc

2:04

Britain's are indeed a complex folk, but the most imbedded and important piece of UK history was the Norman Invasion and conquest in 1066, which resulted in the brutal class divisions created by the invading Norman French, who turned all the ordinary Brits into slaves/surfs almost overnight! The Norman French stole all British land/farms and made the Brits serve them as their tenants and surfs. Remnants of this ruthless subjugation still exists today and is partly why the 'upper-classes'/royalty are mistrusted by the ordinary folk, and subsequent socialism is a strong urge for equality in their society. The class wars are deeply imbedded in their psychki, and it is weird that many old fashioned Brits are still today almost grovelling to the Royal Family and the nobility because it is what they were taught and expected to do! The modern royal family (really since Victoria) are aware of these deep issues and have/are still continuing to popularize themselves with the masses though some of their concession have hit them hard....but their survival is their aim. The unpredictable and often dismal weather in the UK has also affected their ways (depression etc), in a similar way to Sweden where darkness is a major factor in their behaviours. The real Brits are also a brave people and a fierce foe in wartime.

@alexandrakate04

3 жыл бұрын

As patriotic brit of the north east and the fact my ancestory has always people of northern england i definitely agree, because i am of the lowest class, my family and i have always mistrusted the upper class or tories and as we call them "old money toffs" for their nepotism and self interested , i like how you brought up the normans because our school curriculum never taught us of their slavery but an additional point id like to bring up is that when the north rebelled william slaughtered people , burned down villages and salted their land so they would starve. I think the hatred from the trauma was passed down through generations and is still on going

@stephenmason759

3 жыл бұрын

We should ask those Normans for reperations.

@calumcooke2040

3 жыл бұрын

The 'ordinary person' in the UK is not distrustful of the royal family at all, and I highly doubt that the class system has anything to do with the Norman invasion 1000 years ago. The class system is also not as potent as you make it out to be. As for us being a 'brave people' and a 'fierce foe', I assume you're referring to the 'stiff upper lip' never-surrender mentality that we were once famous for. That dissapeared years ago. You have to remember this is a completely different country to the Britain of the world wars. Yes we still have red buses and big ben still bongs but as a people and culture we have changed immeasurably.

@jandron94

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the Normans were the ones who had put an end to slavery in Britain ? Also I just would like to point out some improvements they managed to implement during their stay in Britain after 1066: - they helped enhancing the local culture and architecture. - they organized and unified the country (administration, church, trade) - they did not replace the old anglo-saxon people stock since their main residence would still be in Normandy. They did not arrive in their hordes so it was much preferable to all the previous violent massive invasions Britain had suffered. - they brought a few Latin words to the English language making it a bit more sofisticated. - they brought in some exotic diversity by living alongside the Anglo-Saxons. - they protected Britain from invasions (from Danes, Norwegians, French, etc.) by modernizing the local warfare and building lots of defensive castles. - eventually they helped preserving the old Anglo-Saxon Germanic traditions and spirit since the Normans themselves were of Germanic stock. There might have been some initial tensions between the local population and the visitors but they eventually learned to appreciate each other.

@GoodVideos4

3 жыл бұрын

What was saying about asking the Normans for reparations, it would be like the French asking the English for reparations for the parts of France that the English conquered.

interesting - wanted to give my own students a starting point for a discussion of British culture and this was perfect. By the way, it's "dei gratia" - deus would be the nominative, but here it's "of God", so in the genitive case

Looking forward to the day when the formation of a Senate of the Nations is realised

Wow, the lecturer is really leading the class into negative responses.

To the American teacher, 'Quite' isn't an insult in Britain, quite is an Insult in America. You've got it the wrong way around.

I'm wondering where the British sort of rigid mannerisms and things related to that come from. Obviously I'm talking more about upper class people.

Mexico and Britain actually have a couple similarities which is pretty cool

I love British people

I love having an American leading a discussion on 'British culture' with the last name 'Berlin'.... At least this yank isn't loud that's a positive.

The monarchy in 1917 refused to allow the Russian Czar sanctuary in England. Despite the government of the day giving permission for them to come to England. The reason was the monarch of the day King George V feared a revolution in England and subsequent overthrow of the monarchy. He even gave a new name The House of Windsor to the monarchy to replace the German name of Saxe-Coburg-Gothas, fearing the populace would turn against them during the First World War. The monarchy or the firm as they call themselves, continues to work to stay relevant and the Queen is seen as hard working and in the main admired by the British people.

I miss ms kroll 24/7!!!))

Great lecturer - he’s careful about the words he uses.

I love my aunt roxanne she is so pretty

This Septic’s understanding of British culture is so basic, he needs to get out of his academic bubble into the real world.

legion

Pretty funny that I now prefer British English solely because England is my favourite character in Hetalia. Lol.

@TheCoomer

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

I like intelligent men like Douglas Murray, Richard Dawkins and others.

Very 'woke' on a few points. Plus a lot of American interpretations on 'racism' and multi cultural Britain and Brexit too. An interesting listen to a understanding of what England is from 1. A left learning University 2.London University too. London not really being an English City anymore but on the Global 'great reset' dream

Kinda like British soft power more

You didn’t know British culture .

For a start you can be a CIA plant like what happened in Ukraine . British culture is so different with the Scott’s nations, who’ve had a guts full of Tory governments,, that did not get the vote in Scotland,, for independence. Wales is probably the most dangerous of the ‘Celtic nations who absolutely hate the English,, and go back and find out why ? It’s all very untrustworthy especially in West Wales, rather shocking when the English tried to take away their language, the English have tried everything to try to take away the Welsh language and they have all failed every time time in Wales. I’m glad it’s peace now although for how long hopefully forever.

British are also good I'm an Indian

@britishempire7204

Жыл бұрын

I love you

@notyourtypefan7743

Жыл бұрын

@@britishempire7204 what 😑 which gender ??

@britishempire7204

Жыл бұрын

@@notyourtypefan7743 boy

@notyourtypefan7743

Жыл бұрын

@@britishempire7204 I'm also a boy

@britishempire7204

Жыл бұрын

@@notyourtypefan7743 still love you 😍😍

There is no British culture ,only english scottish welsh and irish culture

I love my cousin Susie she used to baby sit me 24/7!!!))

@leonmorris7862

3 жыл бұрын

i cant believe this man called great britain and england the same thing

British culture = drinking 🍻

@alecgurney9305

2 жыл бұрын

@HanselManCan it's the main thing. Embarrassing

english folk pass your genes and revive god !

@alecgurney9305

2 жыл бұрын

Pass it and mix it with other races please👍so we have a more open minded and loving world

@diaglas93

2 жыл бұрын

@@alecgurney9305 Britain's race is objectivly the most beautiful one and the one who gave the most to this wolrd. They are disapearing in their own beautiful island. The only thing that is mixed is your brain : )

What a crock!!!

@rossmelanson6999

3 жыл бұрын

Plus the dude is a little lite in the loafers 👞!!!

@GoodVideos4

3 жыл бұрын

Instead of being so judgemental about it, why not say why you reckon so?

A Remoaner academic. Who'd have thought?

@jodypritchard5425

Жыл бұрын

A cultural Marxist dual national who hates us. See The Open Society Playbook by Scott Howard and articles on the Occidental Observer by Andrew Joyce, Tobias Langdon and Kevin Macdonald (free online journal). And Kevin Macdonald's book on Individualism and the West, plus his excellent Culture of Critique.

@chrisreeves9764

Жыл бұрын

@@jodypritchard5425 Thanks, I'll follow up

COLONIES

@jodypritchard5425

Жыл бұрын

The Islamic empire still exists. Should it be dismantled and returned to the Christians?

Theres no such thing as British, its just the domination of the English culture over Welsh Scottish and Irish culture and calling it a different name so it can continue that dominance.

I don,t like this british culture .In some part some things are ok ,but most of parts and things is totally crap .

@AngloSaxonVanguard

3 ай бұрын

😂We don't care what you foreigners think 😊

@cypros.2437

3 ай бұрын

@@AngloSaxonVanguard Of course most of you ,you just are bunch of cunts

There is no british culture

@3DSgeek

4 жыл бұрын

Erm ok. There is plenty.

@honeytwinsadventures1133

3 жыл бұрын

There’s lots of English culture actually

@3DSgeek

3 жыл бұрын

@@honeytwinsadventures1133 and Scottish, Welsh and Irish.

@robmiddleton01

3 жыл бұрын

It's all sappd up in pitical. Correctness.. England is horrible place.. Remember. Welsh and Irish and Scots are separate..

@joshbentley2307

3 жыл бұрын

@@robmiddleton01 shut up

Booooring!