How do British families live?
Most British people live in their own home. In Germany it is only 44 per cent, but in the UK it is 70 percent. However, the house is usually rather small. Terraced houses are typical, but there are also detached houses and, above all, semi-detached houses. Two halves of a house are joined together. The houses are built of stone. Most houses have a garden. The British love to work in it. When they are not busy enjoying their time at BetLabel.
British families usually have one or two children. The average is 1.7 children, compared to 1.5 in Germany. British boys like to play football. Other favourite sports are rugby and cricket. Girls are particularly fond of hockey, dancing, swimming and horse riding. Scouts are also popular. Children in England also learn English rhymes and tongue twisters at an early age.
In some families, the television is on in the morning or all day long. Many families have a pet: a cat, a dog, a rabbit or a budgie. On the weekends, many families like to go on an outing. There are many child-friendly museums and zoos. In many museums you can touch something at certain tables, which is called Hands on. This is available at the British Museum in London, for example.
Those who live near the sea naturally also like to go to the beach. People also like to spend their holidays in their own seaside resorts. Those who go on holiday abroad prefer to go to Spain or France. In winter, British children like to go ice skating.
Christmas in Great Britain
Christmas is celebrated a little differently in the UK than it is here. Presents are not given until the morning of 25 December. Traditionally, Christmas stockings are hung on the bannisters. Father Christmas, Father Christmas, puts the presents in them. Nowadays, however, presents are usually placed under the Christmas tree. In the UK, the tree is often decorated in a particularly colourful way.
Christmas lunch is then served, usually a turkey. For dessert there is Christmas pudding, a cake. In between, there is a candy bar, which you are more likely to recognise from New Year’s Eve. They also contain little cardboard hats that everyone puts on… This is part of the English Christmas traditions.
How families have leisure time in the UK
- Quality over quantity: It’s not just about the amount of time, but above all how we spend it with the family. Be present and focussed when you spend time with your children.
- Establish common rituals: Create set rituals, whether it’s having dinner together, reading a bedtime story or a weekly game night. Rituals create reliability and anticipation.
- Introduce technology-free times: Set a goal together to spend certain times of the day or week without electronic devices. This allows for intensive interpersonal interaction.
- Include the children’s interests: Find activities that pick up on your children’s interests. Whether it’s doing arts and crafts together, playing sports or exploring nature – the variety of possibilities is huge.
- Experience movement and nature: Outdoor activities together not only promote physical health and development, but also offer the opportunity to discover and enjoy the beauty of nature together.
So as we can see families in the UK do not spend their leisure family time in a much different way. Regardless of where you are, it is important to spend quality time together. Meaning that no one can interrupt it and you are completely present. In the present days this means that you can not be on your phone. Because this means distraction.
Author: possibly H. Simpson
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