Describe life in the uk?

Question

Hows the food? the people? the schools ( how many years and do you have to take physical education all years) How are the automobiles? How are housing prices? How is the weather? In what ways is the uk better then the us

Answer 1

The UK is far more crowded than the US and maybe that contributes to the famed politeness of the English - it's the only way we can live together. Houses are generally smaller than what I've seen in the US but in cities especially, amazingly expensive. It has got to the point in London where there are special schemes for public sector workers or otherwise they can't afford to live there. I live in a 2 bedroom flat (apartment) on the edge of London, 14 miles from the centre, and when I remortgaged a few years ago it was valued at £250,000 and it's not a particularly big one. The main bedroom is just about big enough for a double bed and storage and enough room to walk around the bed. In other parts of the country it will be cheaper.



Food is what you make it. There are so many nationalities living in the UK that just about anything is available.



School (or "education otherwise than in school") is compulsory from the ages of 5 to 16. (It was 4 to 15 in my case - I was born in August!) That's referred to as years 1 to 11. PE is compulsory in all years - at least it was when I was at school, and I'm sure it still is. If you want to go to university, then you need to stay on at school or go to a further education college or sixth form college for years 12 and 13 to do A levels, and then PE isn't compulsory. "Sixth form" refers to the fact that before the terminology of "years" was introduced, it was the sixth and seventh years of high school.



Weather is something we famously talk about, and with good reason. Great Britain is the 8th largest island in the world (Ireland is the 20th biggest) and all that sea around us has a massive effect on the weather. All that water acts as a massive heatsink and it means that while we are on the same latitude as the south of Canada, snow is rare, at least in the south of England, and usually summers aren't very hot either. If the temperature goes above 90F it makes newspaper headlines. Another effect of all that water is that the air is relatively damp all the time, so when it snows it quickly turns to horrible slush, and when it's very hot it's sweaty hot. Which isn't much fun. Weather here is governed by depressions blowing in from the Atlantic, which bring rain, so the west of the country tends to be wetter than the east. It can be very unpredictable, so I've given up on weather forecasts, and anyway most of the time rain comes as a short sharp shower, at least where I live.



Which country you think is better depends on what you like.

Answer 2

To begin with:

The food is very varied and good. It has changed a lot since 40 years ago and has become more influenced by the US and lots of other countries.

The schools are not the best but at least you get somewhere.

The automobiles are what we call cars here and are noticeabley smaller than the ones in North America and more efficient though.

the housing prices are known to be quite high but can change depending on where you go.

The weather isnt the best but its neither too cold or too hot.

In my opinion the UK is a lot better in many aspects compared to the US. It is an old country but its more advanced. It knows how to look after its citizens more and has better infrastructure. The US is a bit behind.

Answer 3

The food is nice, you can eat whatever you want! The people are great, some people aren't nice! House prices are going down! The weather is awful at the moment, cold, frosty, stormy, rainy, and the days are too short! I've never been to the us so I can't really comment on how the uk is better, but I do know we get free healthcare here, the pound is worth more than the dollar. I also can't see how you can compare the uk with the us as the us is a lot larger both in aspects of population and geographical landmass, also the us is a federal constitutional presedential republic and the uk is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy!

Answer 4

In the order you asked, British food is very variable. It used to have the most awful reputation but with the advent of fast food chains and a more cosmopolitan lifestyle things have improved. The national dish is considered to be curry! One thing American friends tend to complain about in UK is that portions are much smaller and more expensive than in the US. Service tends to be worse too. Physical education was dying out in UK schools, but a growth in overweight school children is making the Department of Education think again, and as far as possible Phys Ed is part of school life from 5 to 16 (the mandatory school attendance years). House prices are much higher than in many parts of the US and houses tend to be much smaller than you would be used to. Basements are unheard of in modern houses. The weather is totally unpredictable. If you want to know what the weather is going to be like, just look out of the window. It can change from one moment to the next. We seldom have extremes of temperature. It is mostly wet, windy and chilly. It is difficult to say in what ways UK might be better than the US. It is very much a matter of opinion. We are generally a quieter people and not so dependent on show. Our TV programmes were regarded as being much superior to those in US but there is little home made stuff these days. We definitely don't have that endless advertising that occurs on US TV. Ads come in small, neat bundles and are a great deal wittier than yours. We have a wonderful long history and heritage and a tolerance to people's various cultures and habits that many other nations would not endure.

Answer 5

Food: Anything you like. Traditional British food; Indian food; Chinese food; Turkish food; Greek food; Italian food etc etc!



People: Quite reserved but not unfriendly. Tend to be friendlier , the further away from London you go. Anglo-Saxon is the dominant group but there are plenty of other ethnic groups mixed in.



Schools. Expensive private schools (we call the public schools!). State schools vary. Middle class areas tend to have the best ones. Children start at 4 years old. Students can leave at 16 but many stay until 18 (some areas have "Sixth Form Colleges". Many choose to go on to university. The amount of physical education depends on the school.



Automobiles: We call them cars. Mostly European or Japanese. They are built to a much higher specification than American cars. German cars are generally considered the best quality. Our roads are congested compared to USA but are quite fast.



Housing prices: Sky high, especially in London. £250,000 will only buy you a modest home in many places.



Weather: Not as bad as many of us like to say. It's a maritime climate, so we get some rain. However, it's not every day. We can get long periods of hot sunshine in the summer. This year there was a north/south divide. We enjoyed a lovely summer in the south but it was the fourth wash-out summer in a row i the north.



UK /USA Better?: It really depends what you want. It's generally cheaper to live in USA. However, we have free health care. It means there are waiting lists for some treatment. It's possible to have private treatment but at a high price.

Answer 6

Foods not bad very American but its good. People arent the best in the world, if you ask someone to help they are more likely to smack you in some areas, Newcastle's Geordie's are nice though. Schools are getting worse for controlling the kids but the education is very good, you start school at 5/6 and continue to 16 where you can choose to take another 2 years or not then on to Uni or College. Cars here are good but not many places to use them. Houses are cheap at the minute. Weathers **** but it is always bad. The UK is only racially better than the US and in better shape

Answer 7

Go to the Middle Class areas of England & Scotland and you will be fine,



But in these Middle Class areas, you will find good schools, but high House prices,



Threes any kind of food that you want in the UK,



Weather, Coldest in Scotland, Warmest in the South of England, but all of the UK as the 4 seasons,



Hope this helps,















The UK by the way is Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England, what part of the UK are you going to?

Answer 8

food - standard... not much different to the US

people - depends where you live

schools - i would say there are sub standard and inner city schools can be bad places with knife crime etc. school starts at age 4 and ends age 16 (that may be increased to 18 but i doubt it)

automobiles? cars and motorbikes are to the left and we drive on the left

house prices are higher then america as well as the houses being half the size

the weather is awful... britain is notorious for bad weather but its not dangerous weather usually

Britain does have free health care and benefits... that's about it... i wouldn't suggest living here compared to the US personally... but then again i dont know your lifestyle and what you would be getting if you moved here so above is the best i can do

Answer 9

Housing prices are atrocious, the weather is reasonable, the cars tend to be European, the food is generally the same as ever, the people are varied and the schools, well it depends and PE varies from school to school.



In England we have traditional snobbery, beautiful bespoke tailoring, some of the best universities in the world and me. However America has everything I will want and is where I want to be, there is no comparison.

Answer 10

Foods okay. I love food we have lots of cultural food chinese, indian, mexican and italian as well as british foods sunday roast, pot roast, sausages and mash. I'm a big lover of Mexican food though.

The people are all right where I live. But just like any country you get the ignorant people, stupid people, mean people and other types of people you get in all kind of places.

School. The only part of school I enjoy is lunch and break time because I get to talk to my friends but in my school (I'm 15 years old) we have 5 periods which last an hour each. School starts at 8:40am for me and ends at 3:20 pm but it can vary between schools. I used to have PE twice a week but when I got Year 10 (14-15 years old) we got to choose our lessons but I still have to do PE once a week unless you choose it as a subject but if you choose it as a subject it is sometimes theory work.

Your in school from 3-16 if you go to Nursery and 4-16 if you don't but most children go to Nursery. We then have 6th from (16-18) which optional until NEXT YEAR so my year which is year 11 (15-16) is the LAST year who gets to decide if they want to go to 6th form or college or finish with eduction all together but after us you have to continue with education until 18. But some Nurseys except children as young as 5 months for working parents. I went to a playground from when I was around 2 because my mum had to work.

Cars are cars just like Americans.

Houses generally cost around £250,000 but my mum got our house a 3 bedroom in an all right area for £160,000 when the recession hit so got our house quite cheap as the original price was £200,000.

The weather today has been crap! It's been raining and my hair has been ruined! Which sucks because I have my school photos on Monday and I just straightened it so I wouldn't have to wake up early. I wake up at 7:00am and leave the house at 8am and get to school about half 8.

But weather has been windy, cold and rainy in London.

I don't know how it's better then the US I've only been to NYC when I was like 6 to visit family and don't remember much.

But around 85% of our TV is American e.g my fave shows our Gossip Girls, The Hills, Teen Mom, The Vamp Diaries, Keeping up with the Kardashians well most shows on E! and Desperate Housewives so life might be kind of similar but with different accents and ways such as we have free health care the NHS.

But yeah I enjoy living in England.

Answer 11

Well on the up the foods gud, in some places that is!. Same goes for people, lovely and friendly but depends where you are.. As for weather its raining now and freezing as it did all through what was suposed to be summer.. Thats the uk..

Answer 12

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Answer 13

If you like eating lots of curry, love immigrants and listen to reggae, England is the place to be!

Answer 14

Where i am (London SE7) it's nice, good peoples, very expensive house rent!