A Cosmopolitan Society

Most people in Britain are English, Scottish or Welsh, but in some British cities you can meet people of many different nationalities. There is one London Street, less than 300 metres long with businesses run by Arabs, Greeks, Indians, Jamaicans Nigerians, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, as well as British.

Pollution

Britain is not a foggy country… but there is a lot of air pollution caused by traffic.

Britain used to be a foggy country. In 1956, smokeless zones were created in towns and cities and the amount of industrial smoke from factories was limited by law. The air in cities became much cleaner. But now, once again, the quality of air is not very good. Pollution or smog is caused by traffic fumes.

The Police

The British Police are wonderful… generally speaking.

You can ask the police for help, if you are lost. Most British police are friendly, helpful and polite. But the police have been accused of treating people, specially black and Asian people, unfairly.

Hooligans

The British are Polite … most of the time

Most British people expect the person in front of them to hold the door open for them. People think you are rude, if you do not do this. But British football supporters have a reputation for violence.