United Kingdom: A Quick Sneak Peek on England
  • 5 years ago
To drink tea or not that is never the question for Brits. They can be a funny lot, but you can learn about their culture, idiosyncrasies, and their accent in one lifetime and it will not be enough. Here's to the blighty: The Queen of England is the owner of 1/6th of the Earth's Land surface. Great Britain is home not to one but 4 patriotic nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Also, it occupies 14 overseas territories. As such the flag is a combination of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Wales was already a part of the union flag in 1606. Tea is a magical elixir to Brits: They consume 165 million cups of tea everyday. The first underground subway system of the world was made in London Underground, commonly known as the Tube. Speaking of London, never ever make an eye-contact in this city however much crowded the train or strange the situation, Londoners will make a conscious effort to ignore eye contact at all costs. The distance between England and France is just 33 km, covered by 'Strait of Dover'. In the year 1939, anticipating the dark days ahead, the Brits designed this poster to hang in areas being targeted by German bombers.