Name: Haki Elezi Portifolio Case:English Class:XIIB

USA vs UK (culture)
Americans vs. British
The allure of the British accent is just the tip of
the cultural differences between British and
American culture. The differences between
cultures are not as vast as the differences
between the United States and North Korea, but
there are some subtle comparisons to be made.
For example, there's not much of a language
barrier between America and Britain because
both cultures predominately speak English.
However, there are some differences in word
choices and word meanings between the two cultures. Consider the following examples:

 In the U.S. we stand in line to wait for something. In Britain, it's called a queue.
 In the U.S. you might give a crying child a pacifier, but the British call it a dummy.
 A baked potato in the U.S. would be called a 'jacket potato' in Britain.

Probably the most obvious and well known is the difference between soccer and football. Britain, and pretty much
everywhere else in the world, if we're being honest, refers to soccer as football, not to be confused with American
football, which is what many Americans tend to avoid church for.

Music and Literature

Given the length of time that Britain has been around, which is far longer than the United States, they certainly have
a much more substantial list of celebrated writers and artists. While the U.S. can proudly offer up writers such as
Faulkner, Hemingway, and Flannery O'Connor, Britain has Shakespeare, the famous poet and playwright from the
16th century. As far as most literary scholars are concerned, Shakespeare trumps all.When it comes to music,
classical excluded, the United States probably takes the cake. The blues, which originated in the Mississippi Delta,
has influenced nearly every known rock and roll icon, both British and American. Even though Britain can claim Led
Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones, both of them have credited American music style as their inspiration. Oh, The
Beatles, you say? America has Elvis.

Humor
One of the most apparent cultural differences between American and British culture is humor. This is partly because
of the differences between the American and British perspective on life. The British tend to be more fatalistic or
pragmatic, while Americans are more optimistic, and perhaps in some ways, considered entitled. British humor tends
to be more dry, witty, sarcastic or high-brow, which simply means intellectual. American humor, on the other hand,
tends to be a little more slapstick. The differences here, though, are often so subtle it's quite often up for debate.
However, there is certainly a difference between Monty Python's Flying Circus and Saturday Night Live.