I.

Introduction

Britain is full of culture and traditions which have been around for hundreds of years. British customs and traditions are famous all over the world. When people think of Britain they often think of people drinking tea, eating fish and chips, living in cottage houses, So there are many interesting things about Housing, Food and Drink in Britain. In Britain, most people live in urban areas. Towns and cities are spreading into their surrounding environment to cope with the increase populations. In England, an average of 7,000 hectares of farmland, countryside and green space were converted to urban use every year between 1985 and 1998. This is almost the equivalent size of 9,600 international football pitches! British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak and Toad-in-the-Hole. The staple foods of Britain are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of our dishes are based on these foods. II. Main content 1. Housing 1.1. British Houses Most people in Britain live in urban areas. Towns and cities are spreading into their surrounding environment to cope with the increase populations. Most houses in England are made of stone or brick from the local area where the houses are built. The colours of the stones and bricks vary across the country. Types of houses in England In the large cities, people often live in apartments, which are called flats. In most towns, there are streets of houses joined together in long rows. Britain has many types of homes. The main types of houses in England are: Detached (a house not joined to another house) Semi-detached (two houses joined together) Terrace (several houses joined together) The town house (self-contained flats) Flats (apartments)

Almost everybody in Britain dreams of living in a detached house. A large, detached house not only ensures privacy, its also a status symbol. At extreme end of the scale there is aristocratic stately home set in acres of garden. The detached house has a large front garden with a tree and bushes, evoking not only countryside but also giving greater privacy. Unless they are located in the remotest parts of the country, detached houses are too expensive. Such house is a realistic dream for most people. So even a small detached house (one building with two separate households) surrounded by garden, gives requires suggestion of rural life which dear to the hearts of many British people. Each house is the mirror of the other, inside and out. At the sides, there is access to the back, where there will be also two gardens. The typical semi-detached has two floors and three bedrooms. Most people would be happy to live in a cottage, and if this is a thatched cottage, reminiscent of a pre-industrial age, so much better. Other types that are less desirable such as terraced house (each house in the row is joined to the next one) or the town house (have three or more floors, including a basement or semi-basement). Most people try to avoid living in blocks of flats. They feel flats provide the least amount of privacy. Mostly in certain locations in London, flats are the cheapest kind of home. The people who live in there are those who cant afford to live anywhere else. In the 1970s, many new high rise flats for poor people quickly deteriorated. The high-rise blocks could not have been a success. In other countries, like Vietnam, millions of people happy live reasonably in flat, but in Britain, they do not suit British attitudes. No more high-rises are being built. Census 2008: Housing The pie chart below shows the proportions of people living in different kinds of accommodation in a particular town. Interpret what the pie chart indicates by estimating the percentage of people in each category

The most popular type of home in England is semi-detached (about 33% of all homes), closely followed by terraced (30%) then detached (17%). About 10% live in flats or marionettes, and about 10% live in some other type of accommodation.

Vietnam has lush countryside that contrast with its bustling cities. Architecture in Vietnam is something of a hotchpotch of styles, but most constructions can be included in five main categories vernacular, Chinese, ethnic, colonial and modern. In a house, the most important room is the kitchen, which is usually set in the center of the house and serves as a meeting place where the family gathers at the end of the day. In countryside, they also love to live in the surroundings and relative quiet of the area. They live in rural houses (vernacular houses)- a type of house, which has much land for a combination with other naturally integral elements such as ponds, yards, and gardens. In cities, people live in urban row house (stress house), detached house and apartment. Reasons Private property and public property.

The saying, An English mans home is his castle is well-known. It illustrates the desire for privacy and implies a clear demarcation between private property and the public domain. Law and custom seem to support a clear separation between what is public and what is private. For example, people have no general right to reserve the road directly outside their house for their own cars. It is rare for people to attempt to keep the bit of pavement outside their house clean and tidy. It is outside their domain. People prefer to live in houses a little bit set back from the road, so they can have a front garden or yard as a kind of buffer zone between them and the world. They allow residents to have low fences, walls or hedges around them. This way, they have psychological force. Individuality and conformity

Flats are unpopular because they dont give enough privacy and also dont allow enough scope for expression for individuality. People like to choose the colour of their own front door and window frames, and also choose what they are going to do with a little bit of outside territory, however small that may be. The front garden is another advantage for individual self-expression. However, not everything about housing in Britain displays individuality. Because most houses are built by organizations, not individuals, they are not usually built one at a time. Viewed from air, adjacent streets in British town often seem to be full of houses that are identical. But every single house would seem different. In an attempt to achieve extra individuality, some people even give their house a name.

1.2.

British Homes

Despite the reverence they tend to feel for home, British people have little deep-rooted attachment to their house as an object, or to the land on which it stands. It is the abstract idea of home which is important, not the building. But the houses themselves are just investment. An illustration of this lack of attachment to mere houses is that two-thirds of all inherited houses are immediately sold by the people who inherit them, even if these people have lived there themselves at sometime in their lives. Another is the fact that it is extremely rare for people to commission the building of their own houses. Interiors in British houses British houses have reputation for being the coldest in Europe. On average, British houses are older than they are in other countries and are not so well insulated. In fact, about three-quarters now have central heating. The important thing of domestic comfort is to feel cosy, that is, to create an atmosphere which seems warm even if it isnt really warm. So, they have to fill the room up. Most people would rather buy several items of cheap, mass-produced furniture than one more beautiful and physically comfortable item. They also want to surround their house by old items of furniture.

Older houses have two general living rooms. This arrangement maintains privacy. Most modern smaller houses are built with just one living room. However, privacy must be preserved so these houses normally have a hall onto which the front door opens. Some houses also have a tiny porch-an extra line of defense. Vietnam: The interior of the house was also not so spacious to leave room for the courtyard, pond, and garden. Also, the Vietnamese thought that "spacious home was no better than sufficient food". Sizeable ancient architectures were often built shrouded and in harmony with natural environment. 1.3. Owning and renting Most British people do not belong to a particular place, nor are they usually brought up in long- established family house to which they can always return. This is why they are not usually content to rent their accommodation. Wherever they are, they like to put down roots. The desire to own the place where you live is almost universal in Britain. However, house prices are high. This dilemma is overcome by the mortgage system, which is probably a more established aspect of everyday life than it is anywhere else in the world. About 70% of the entire house in the country is occupied by their owners and almost all of these were bought with a mortgage. At any one time, haft of these are owned by people who have borrowed 80% (or even more) of their price and are now paying this money back month by month. The financial institutions known as building societies were originally set up to provide mortgages. In the 1980s, however, regulations were relaxed so that banks now offer mortgages as well. People are happy to take out mortgages because house prices normally increase a bit faster than the general cost of living. Therefore, most people can make a profit when they sell their house. They sell their houses at a profit and move into a more expensive house. Before at the end of the twentieth century, most working-class people lived in rented accommodation. At one time, most of them rented from private landlords, some of whom exploited them badly. In the 1950 and 1960s, however, millions of homes were built by local government authorities. By 1977, two-third of the tenants live in these council houses By the mid 1990s, the trend of the previous decade seemed to be halted. The policy of selling off council houses had been discredited by the home for votes scandal. Britain versus Vietnam Vietnam Most Vietnamese people have their own homes. They intend to turn back homes or hometown when they are old. They love and respect their homeland. They consider homeland as sacred and worship thing. Nowadays, young people want to live in big cities which have good conditions and chances to study and work. But old people would rather to live in countryside where is very quiet and peaceful They usually are inherited their homes from parents Britain Most British people do not belong to a particular place, nor are they usually brought up in longestablished family house to which they can always return They dont have concept of homeland Most of the British live in the cities or towns but they have an idealized vision of he countryside. They love countryside. To them, countryside mean peace and quiet, beauty, good health and no crime

1.4.

Homelessness

In the 1970s, the supply of the private accommodation for rent has also gone down. There are large numbers of people who cant effort to rent somewhere to live privately and who certainly cant effort to buy a house or flat. As elsewhere in Western Europe, the average size of households has become smaller, and more places to live are still needed despite increasing population. In the early 1990s many people who previously thought that they were secure in their own houses suddenly faced the prospect of homelessness. They had taken out large mortgages to buy their homes when the country was going through an economic boom and house prices were rising, may of them lost their jobs and they had to sell their homes, often less more than they bought them, and so were in debt as well as homeless. There were half of million homeless people in Britain in 1993 - one of the highest proportion s of the population in all the countries in Europe

Most homeless families are provided with temporary accommodation in boarding houses by their local council. Some families and many simple people find even more temporary shelter in hostels for the homeless which are run by charitable organizations. Thousands of simple people simply live on the streets, where they sleep rough The number of families living without permanent housing increased 17% from 1997 to date. Excessively high house prices are a major obstacle for the poor to own a house when from 1960 to date. While the price of a loaf of bread in the UK increased by six times , the average house price increased by 60 times! Nowadays, homeless situation in the UK has become the most serious in the past 40 years with more than 100,000 households living in these makeshift homes and more than 1 million children in England live in very poor houses. Solving the problem of homelessness is not a political priority for British government, partly because the level of public awareness is low. In many cases, the homeless are those with personal problems with make it difficult for them to settle down. In some cases, they are people who simply dont want to settle down and who wouldnt class themselves as homeless

The comparison between Homelessness in Britain and in Vietnam Britain Nowadays , homeless situation in the UK has become the most serious in the past 40 years Solving the problem of homelessness is not a political priority for British government 2. Food Vietnam - Most homeless people are children who are abandoned or parents died, people who lost in the wars or moved to other areas but they didnt find jobs and couldnt pay their lives and certainly couldnt afford to buy a house - In those days, especially in war period, there were many homeless people, but nowadays the number of homeless people is considerable decreasing thanks to economic development and political stability. Solving these problems is the priority of Vietnamese government. The local and central governments have many charity programs for these people

2.1.

Attitudes to food

In Britain, they have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the breakfast Generally speaking the British breakfast is much bigger than in most other countries. Many people like to have a fried breakfast which can consist of fried bacon and eggs with fried bread and possibly fried tomatoes or black pudding. Of course not everybody wants to eat a lot early in the morning and many people prefer to just eat toast and marmalade with tea or coffee. Cereals are also very popular. The most common is cornflakes. They are made with different grains such as corn, wheat, oats etc. If you go to a Britsh supermarket you will see that there are many types of cereals available. In Scotland many people eat "porridge" or boiled oats. Breakfast - between 7:00 and 9:00 In the lunch The lunch is the most important meal in a day. Some people who are busy, often eat fastfood to save time. And Britain are also famous for fastfood in the world. Many children at school and adults at work will have a 'packed lunch'. This typically consists of a sandwich, a packet of crisps, a piece of fruit and a drink. The 'packed lunch' is kept in a plastic container Lunch - between 12:00 and 1:30 p.m In the dinner A typical British meal for dinner is "meat and two veg". We put hot brown gravy, on the meat and usually the vegetables. One of the vegetables is almost always potatoes. Dinner (sometimes called Supper) - The main meal. Eaten anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Evening meal)

Compare to Vietnam In Vietnam, there are 3 meals in a day but the Vietnamese didnt attack an importance of the breakfast as much as the lunch and the dinner. In the breakfast: in Vietnam, everybody often gets up early to work, so the Vietnamese breakfast usually starting 6h. In breakfast, Pho is one of the most popular foods of the Vietnamese. The variations of each kind of pho Depends on the region. We have pho with beef, chicken and fish. In addition, the Vietnamese also like Bun, Xoi... In lunch (between 11a.p and 12.00) and dinner (between 6p.m and 7p.m) Between 11a.m and 12.00 The lunch and the dinner is considered the most important meals a day. Because the Vietnamese dont eat much for the breakfast, and they want eat more in lunch and dinner. In Vietnam, com is eaten at the main meals of the day (lunch and dinner). Rice is eaten together with a variety of different dishes and is made from different kinds of rice. Typically fragrant rice is used, such as Tam Thom and Nang Huong. An ordinary meal may consist of boiled rice and the following: Mon an kho (meal without soup) consists of dishes of pork, fish, shrimp, and vegetable cooked in oil, as well as vegetables, pickles, etc. Mon canh (meal with soup) consists of a soup made with pork or spare-ribs, crab meat, and fish. In the past several years, people in urban centers have begun to go out for lunch at the food stalls on the street. Consequently, there has been a proliferation of temporary food stalls along many sidewalks and public spaces in the cities. Some stalls are open until early in the morning to cater to regular customers. Around noon, owners can be seen arranging tables and benches along the pavement to form makeshift shop floors. After two or three hours, when there are no more customers, they begin to remove all of their wooden furniture, so that the place resumes its former appearance. A well served lunch for one is very inexpensive. After each meal everybody sits to talk with together and drink a cup of tea. 2.2. Traditional food The traditional meal is rarely eaten nowadays, apart from on Sundays. A recent survey found that most people in Britain eat curry! Rice or pasta dishes are now favoured as the 'British Dinner'. Vegetables grown in England, like potatoes, carrots, peas, cabbages and onions, are still very popular. Sunday is a special day for dinner. Sunday lunch time is a typical time to eat the traditional Sunday Roast. Traditionally it consists of roast meat, (cooked in the oven for about two hours), two different kinds of vegetables and potatoes. The most common joints are beef, lamb or pork; chicken is also popular. In Vietnam, Banh Chung (Sticky Rice Cake) are a Vietnamese traditional dish that must be part of Tet meals. As a matter of fact, every Vietnamese family must have sticky rice cakes among the offerings placed on the altar to their ancestors. Bang chung is made of glutinous rice, pork meat, and green beans paste wrapped in a square of bamboo leaves, giving the rice a green colour after boiling. According to the legend, under the reign of the Hung Kings, Prince Lang Lieu created sticky rice cakes and presented them to his father. Bang chung won high acclaims from the King who awarded the prince his throne. Making sticky rice cakes is a very meticulous job. To obtain the best cakes, rice has to soak in water for an entire day. The pork meat must include skin and fat, the green beans must be of the same size, and the bamboo leaves must be fresh. Squaring off and tying cakes with bamboo strings requires skilful hands. Sticky rice cakes are available at any time of the year, although one is sure to enjoy them with relatives and friends during Tet. During Tet, rice cakes are served with gio lua and hanh muoi lean meat pie and salted sour onions. Pho Noodles: Pho is the most popular food among the Vietnamese population. Pho is commonly eaten for breakfast, although many people will have it for their lunch or dinner. Anyone feeling hungry in the small hours of the morning can also enjoy a bowl of hot and spicy pho to fill their empty stomachs. Like hot green tea which has its particular fragrance, pho also has its special taste and smell. Preparations may vary, but when the dish is served, its smell and taste is indispensable. The grated rice noodle is made of the best variety of fragrant rice called Gao Te. The broth for Pho Bo (Pho with beef) is made by stewing the bones of cows and pigs in a large pot for a long time. Pieces of fillet mignon together with several slices of ginger are reserved for Pho Bo Tai (rare fillet). Slices of well done meat are offered to those less keen on eating rare fillets. The soup for Pho Ga (pho with chicken meat) is made by stewing chicken and pig bones together. The white chicken meat that is usually served with Pho Ga is boneless and cut into thin slices. You could consider Pho Bo and Pho Ga Vietnam's special soups. Pho also has the added advantage of being convenient to prepare and healthy to eat. 2.3. Cooking methods

Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training. There are very many methods of cooking. These include baking, roasting, frying, grilling, barbecuing, smoking, boiling, steaming and braising. A more recent innovation is microwaving. Various methods use differing levels of heat and moisture and vary in cooking time. The method chosen greatly affects the end result. Some foods are more appropriate to some methods than others. When eating, British people use knife, dish not chopticks as vietnamese people. They often sit around a table to eat. Vietnamese food is varied, distinctive and, because it is comparatively low fat and high in carbohydrate, generally healthy. Traditionally, cooking was done over a fire, so preparation is by boiling, steaming, barbequing and frying, not roasting. 2.4. Eating out Eating places which serve British food are used only for more everyday purposes. There are two types, both of which are comparatively cheap. One is used during the day, most by manual workers. But it also used by anybody else who want a filling meal, and is not over-worried about cleanliness. Fast-food outlets are now more common in Britain than they are in most other countries. And if a new one appears there, people from any class background can feel comfortable. The Vietnamese often find small restaurants on the sidewalk Which called quan via he . Here, food is both delicious and cheap. Such restaurant creates comfort for everybody. 3. British Drink and the comparison between British Drink and Vietnamese Drink 3.1. 3.1.1. Tea Traditional Drinks in Britain

Tea in Britain is traditionally brewed in a warmed china teapot, adding one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot. Most Britons like their Britain is a tea-drinking nation. Every day we drink 165 million cups of the stuff and each year around 144 thousand tons of tea are imported. tea strong and dark, but with a lot of milk. Tea break, high tea, tea time, tea party, tea towel and many more terms have derived from the tradition of drinking tea. Tea breaks are when tea and biscuits are served. The traditional time for tea breaks are at 11:00 am (Elevensee) and 4 pm in the afternoon. Comparison with Vietnam Tea is popular in both Britain and Viet Nam but there are different types and materials.British uses imported chinese tea and most Britons like their tea strong and dark, but with a lot of milk. While the Vietnamese still use the tea with some popular ways: how to use dried tea leaves, use tea leaves or tea seeds, flower tea also take advantage of cooking water. Vietnam has many kinds of famous tea comes from the north as tea Thai (Thai Nguyen), Suoi Giang tea (Nghia Lo), San Snow tea, tea Lam Thao (Phu Tho). Not only is the use of raw materials, many kinds of tea is scented with fragrant flowers like lotus-scented tea 3.1.2. Coffee Coffee is now as popular in Britain as tea is. People either drink it with milk or have it black and either have freshly- made coffee or instant coffee. Vietnam is an exporter of coffee; so much coffee is used increasingly in vogue in the Vietnamese cuisine in all regions, especially in urban areas. Coffee is often mixed, extract with coffee filter. There are some kinds of coffee such as: hot coffee, ice coffee, black coffee and milk coffee.

3.1.3. Beer
There's no drink more refreshing on a hot day, or comforting on a cold one, than beer, British national drink, so it becomes the nations favorite drink. Around 90% of beer sold in Britain is produced in Britain. In Britain 28 million pints of beer are consumed

every day, which equates to 100 liters per head each year - compared to 20 liters of wine per head. Different types of beer are produced using variations in brewing techniques. The term beer is a general description applied to four main beer types ales, stouts, porters and lagers. Each brand has its own unique characteristics and can vary between different regions of the country. Britain is also well known for its ale which tends to be dark in appearance and heavier than lager. It is known as "bitter" Eg:light ales,strong ales,real ales,stout Beer has used in Britain for a long time and it becomes the traditional drink. And draught beer or bottled beer last in vogue in the Vietnamese cuisine is not long, probably from the French colonial period to now, the Vietnamese and was immediately enthralled. The local beer is a beer known as Hanoi, Saigon beer and many foreign brewers.

3.1.4. Wine

British wine is popular all over Britain, but is comparatively cheaper to English or Welsh wine. Britain's wine industry is growing from strength to strength and we now have over 300 wine producers. A growing number of British vineyards are now producing sparkling white wine as well as full bodied red wine. There are over 100 vineyard in Kent Some famous vineyards: whisky, vodka and cider (made from apple) Whisky, Vodka, Cider are popular in Britain while in Viet Nam rice, glutinous rice, cassava, jackfruit seeds, corn wine are interested. Besides, there are some drugs alcohol soaked animals, plants such as: snake wine, gecko wine, ginseng wine, cider ship wine pulp fabric, character wine, village wine 3.1.5. Soft drinks

Non-alcoholic drinks are known as soft drinks. Soft drinks may be still (not fizzy) or sparkling (fizzy or carbonated). Besides still and sparkling, Viet Nam has special drink that calls sweet tea. Tea is a sweet food, use sugar, which can be eaten cold or hot food. In Vietnam, the dish of tea is processed fairly simple but subtle: the main raw material is usually grains (beans, all kinds, rice, cassava flour, cornstarch, tapioca starch, potato starch); other ingredients like black jelly, white jelly, coconut milk, pearl; sugar, red sugar, molasses; the flavors like ginger and grapefruit essential oils, oil, banana, vanilla ... are cooked together until soft. Popular still drinks include still mineral water and fruit juices (especially apple, orange or pineapple juice) The most popular sparkling drinks is Coke or Diet Coke (you may get either Coke or Pepsi when you ask for this).

3.2.
3.2.1.

British Pubs Special characters of British pubs.

Pub is the abbreviated form of public house and refers to an establishment where alcoholic drinks are served. Pubs are common sight in British soil. There can be no doubt that the pubs have been the cornerstone of Brittan social culture for over two and a half centuries. No other type of establishment has had such a drastic effect upon the day to day lives of the populace. It can be said that British pubs are right at the heart of every community in the country. Pubs are an important part of British life, people go to pubs to talk, eat, drink and meet others such as friends, family and even strangers there. Contrary to caf and other restaurants, pubs are always noisier and create a home-like atmosphere, which makes people feel very comfortable and relaxed. British pubs are required to have a license, which is difficult to obtain, and allows the pub to operate for up to 24 hours. Most pubs are open from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. About 10 minutes before closing time (at about 10:50pm), the landlord will ring a bell and will tell people to order their last drinks (usually saying "Last drinks at the bar" or "Time, gentlemen, please"). The pub is not allowed to serve drinks after closing time. Customs in British pubs differ from those in American bars. In most pubs in Britain, you must go to the bar to order drinks and food and pay for your purchase immediately, there is no table service. Bartenders are called "barmen" and "barmaids" and they do not expect frequent tipping. To tip a barman or barmaid, it is customary to tell him to "would you like a drink yourself?". Some pubs have

a waiting service, where orders are taken by waiters at the tables and not paid for immediately. There is usually a sign in the pub which tells you that diners will be served at the table. It is customary to tip your waiter/waitress at the end of the meal (approx 10%). Sometimes this is included in the bill. Morever, British pubs have other special character. Most pubs are old, very old. Pubs have traditional names which date back over 600 years. Some typical names are The Chequers, The White Swan, The Crown, The King's Arms, The Red Lion and The White Horse. People often refer to the pub by its name when giving directions: Turn left at the Rose and Crown. There is usually a sign outside the pub showing the pub's name with a picture. There are some statistics of pubs in Britian : 3.2.2. There are approximately 54,000 pubs in the UK. Eight out of ten adults count themselves as pub goers and over 15 million people drink in a pub at least once a week. Over 600,000 people rely on pubs for their employment. Over 80% of pubs are small businesses run by tenants, lessees and owners. The average pub spends over 70,000 per annum on locally sourced goods and services. The pub food market continues to thrive. British pubs now serve over one billion meals per year. Differences between British pubs and Vietnamese ones.

There are differences between British pubs and Vietnamese ones. First, The legal age to purchase alcohol is 18. People aged 16 and 17, with the licensee's permission, may consume only 1 glass of wine, beer or cider with a table meal in specific areas of the premises, providing they're with an adult and the adult orders it. It is illegal to sell alcohol to someone who already appears drunk. You may not buy alcohol for a drunk person on licensed premises. All off-sales are advised to ask for photographic ID if the person looks under 21. Purchasing alcohol on behalf of a minor will result in an 80 on-the-spot fine. Fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied by an adult if they order a meal. Children may enter a pub with their parents until 9 p.m., which lets families enjoy reasonably priced pub meals together, and allows pubs to continue in their traditional roles as community centers.But in Vietnam, pupils can still go to pubs without being prevented by anyone. Second, bans on smoking in enclosed public places (including pubs, bars and restaurants) were introduced throughout the UK in 2006/2007. You must go outside the building (for example to the pub garden, if it has one) if you want to smoke. Differing from Britain, bans on smoking in Vietnamese pubs are not strict, people still smoke there. Other different point is nearly all pubs in Britain are owned by a brewery. The landlord who runs a pub is simply employed by the brewery as its manager. While pubs owners are the individual who want to invest the pubs business. However, there are Chain pubs that are owned by companies which don't actually brew their own beer, although some of them are former breweries. A free house is fully independent, and can sell any brand of beer in Britain. III. Conclusion What interesting British culture! About housing, famous foods as well as cooking methods and drinks, the habit of drinkingEspecially, We can understand the differences in Housing, food and drink between Britain and Viet Nam. So we have a chance to discover British customs as well as traditions. This is one way to prevent us from coming up against culture shock when coming to this beautiful country!

An Englishman's home is his castle. UK OLD-FASHIONED SAYING used to show that English people believe that they should be able to control what happens in their own homes, and that no one else should tell them what to do there

An Englishman's home is his castle. (British old-fashioned) something that you say which means that British people believe they should be able to control what happens in their own homes, and that no one else should tell them what to do there An Englishman's home is his castle. The government has no right to interfere in our private lives! an Englishman's home is his castle: (UK) a proverbial expression of personal privacy and security