Chinese airline warns passengers about London areas populated by Pakistanis & blacks

I'm Caribbean and would really like to know what you mean by that?

It's really not difficult to define at all tbh There's so many branches of music (dancehall, soca, zouk). Different cultural foods, religion is largely christian. Wedding ceremony's are cultural as well etc. I can easily define Caribbean culture.

Surely you can do the same

Define British culture.

the airline apologised, so all u idiots trying to justify what they did can give up now


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it's about the culture, language, heritage, racial identity etc (Same rule applies to eastern Europeans for example).

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British culture encompases all of the great things the UK has given to the world, as well as the values and traditions of its people.. see:*

- British food - pasties, roast dinners, fish and chips etc.*
- British original sports - football, rugby, cricket etc.*
- British music - the beatles, brit pop, 60s-70s rock, grime, etc.*
- British art - Hugely influencial artists over the past years ranging from Pollock to Banksy*
- British education, a historic pioneer of university education and scietntific research, still boasts a highly disproportionate number of top universities for a contry our size.
- British politics - one of the first modern representative democracies, paved the way for many to follow*
- British monarchy - one of the few left in the world, and one of the most respected/observed
- British attitudes / mindset, english gentlemen, stiff upper lip, resolve under pressure, manners and politeness
- British working class communities, cockneys in london, scousers, brummy, all with their own micro cultures and traditions
- the British language, oxford english, Recieved pronounciation, the standard second and business language of the world..
- British writers, which could arguably stake a claim as some of the best ever, ranging from shakespear all the way to modern times and J.K.Rowling rulling the litterary scene
- British history, both good and bad, our tendancy towards war and violence.. but also our love for inovation and development.. the industrial revolution, the empire, kings and queens, knights, the spanish amada, the magna carter, henry 8th, and so much more
- British charitable spirit.. one of the most charitable nations out there, both govermentally and in person.
- Morris dancing, Maypolls, Fates, Worm charming, cheese rolling, and so many local traditions
- Pubs and pub culture
- Ale, Cider, Beer, and the way we like to drink it
- Our media, world famous cultrual icons like James bond, Dr. Who, Sherlock Holmes, Harry potter
- Our miriad of local slang
- Our love and obsessions as a country, our national past times: gardening, dog walking, baking,
- The first national healthcare system, and a top class benifit system
- The BBC, Children in need, Red Noes day, Stricly come dancing, The Bake off, and so much more wierd british culture
- Our Overly polite modesty,*
- Our Humour, being truelly different from many other cultures
- Our architecture with great buildings spanning many centuries
- Our geography, our obession with the weather, love of rain, grey skies, boring landscapes, never to hot, never to cold, always in the middle, always complaining
- Christianity, and our continuation of church traditions even whilst becoming a more secular country
- Our constant embrace and adoption of other cultures, and our acceptance of their people and way of life
- Our bendy roads, backwards organisation, and the way we still insist on using two measurement systems simultaniously, dispite it making no sense to do so..
- Our famous influcial figures - Byron, churchil, thatcher, and onwards
- Our festivals, May day, Guy fawkes day, Pancake Day
- Afternoon Tea, High Tea, Cream Tea, always needing a Cup of tea ready if anyone comes round to visit

I could go on and on, and as an english person I have barely even touched upon welsh, scotish and nother irish cultrual aspects..*

Serriously, if you live in this country, one of the oldest countries on the plannet with a long rich history that stretches back through so many fascinating times.. A country that is hugely diverse for its tiny size, and packs so many regional differences, local traditions and cultural herratige. If you live here, and you dont have a clear idea of what the culture is, then either your living with your eyes shut, or you are living in a bubble of another culture within our own.

I would recomend to those who dont know our culture to try living in a very different part of the world, like I currently do, as it gives you great persepctive over what you had back in england, and how it is unique and special. *

That's a nice list. You summarized British culture very well.

My only issue with other posters here is the idea that if you're not white, an assumption is made that you don't participate in the things you listed. Pretty much everyone around me including myself participate in at least 80% of the activities you listed

Not that I agree with the airlines statments, but an appology from an international company is largely meaningless to the debate.*

Ofcourse they are going to appologise, whether they agree they made a mistake or not.. they have to look out for their profits. *

your words

' it doesn't warrant people to discriminate against every single black'

apart from the poor English not a single person has said it's OK to to discriminate against every single black
Perhaps you should read what a straw man is before simply parroting back to me

Language and even british culture (which I'm still waiting for someone to define for me because I'm stumped) can easily be obtained.I don't think you know what racial identity is. Otherwise you wouldn't have bothered listing it. And about heritage, how many generations of families do you think need to have lived here in order for it to pass your made up test? Where exactly is the line drawn? 2? 3? 4?I recall another user saying he doesn't care how many generations the families had lived here for since they still wouldn't be british anyway. Not sure if it was you or not.

And why should a Hindu not be British, when Paganism was here for eons before Christianity? When we are a mix of Basque, Viking, Roman etc? Eastern religions are in many ways more advanced and civilized.

I find people with your view very narrow and conservative. What you actually describe is not a unique Britishness, but a mere white christian European culture that is fairly generic.

Finally. Great list btw.

Now for my second question. What about that do you guys think is impossible for a black or asian family who has been living in the uk for generations to embrace?
Every time I see a bigot here saying a group of people aren't british. Their reasoning is always culture.

And what do you guys think of white individuals that don't care about most of what you've listed? Are they not British to you?

the airline apologised, so all u idiots trying to justify what they did can give up now


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Even if they had the documents, they lack the Japanese ethnicity, culture and heritage. I've been quite clear with my views haven't I?
. But that is what Britishness is. Just as being muslim and black is part of being Somali.

No. The only thing they lack is ethnicity. Which is the thing you're using as your turning point here. They have both culture and heritage. They're Japanese. You even explained why they'd have culture in the line before that quote. " and my family lives there for generations, learn the language and assimilate into Japanese life."

Not sure why you contradicted it moments later. Then even if you still don't think they have heritage, as the guy said, where's the line drawn? How many generations does it take to appease you?

And no. Being born and growing up in somalia is part of being somali. I wouldn't care about the race or religion of the person. Neither should you.

Hypothetical question, if a white, british man living in the uk for the whole of his life marries a woman with a Nigerian background (though has also lived in the UK for her whole life too) and has a baby. Are you suggesting that his child loses Britishness even if he was raised in the same circumstances as his parents?

Almost any company will issue an apology if enough people complain about something. It's a hollow formality these days and often means nothing.

Using this to validate accusations made against them is rather silly. In fact, the whole idea of a public apology is rather silly, as most of them are forced and meaningless.