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The people of the UK are mainly Caucasian but in recent years immigrants from England's former colonial possessions now means people of Indian, African, Caribbean and Asian heritages now comprise ~5% of the population with about half of those born in the UK. This has led to a multi-cultural society that has seen some eruptions of race tensions in the poorer parts of society. Racial discrimination although illegal does exist in some parts of the society as it does in every society. The heritage of the UK (particularly England) is very rich with world discoveries, colonial possessions, the monarchy, civil and European wars and as such, tradition is a very strong component in the culture. The people can seem to be reserved and formal in interactions, not given to excessive behaviour or expression of emotion. Nevertheless, if you ask people for help they will readily try to oblige. There is also a strong respect for individual privacy. The tradition of the English culture has been a class system based on hereditary titles and bloodlines. Cultural aspects such as manner of speech, accents, educational backgrounds, dress, etc. are still evidence of the class structure. This culture is partly entrenched by the education system which has very wealthy private (called public) schools that the wealthier parts of society use. There still appears to be a disproportionate representation of the educated "elite" in the positions of power in Government and business that is referred to as "the old boy's network". |
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