The mentality of British and Ukrainian

students and people in general

Prepared by Anastasia Ivanova, Sofia Koziychuk, Maria

Kudryavtseva
Mentality is an attitude and worldview
determined by national customs, ethical,
aesthetic and religious principles, lifestyle, etc.
1. The relevance of words or actions.
 The British student are sensitive to how their
words and actions affect those around them. They
know how to put themselves in the place of another
person and imagine his reaction. Their behavior is to
take care of others. Here you can see both humanity
and lack of selfishness and restraint.

As for the Ukrainian student in this regard,

unfortunately sometimes we do not control our
emotionality and sometimes it is very difficult for us to
first of all think about those around us, and this
requires serious self-discipline.
 2. Personal space

The personal space of the British is sacred. They hug

and kiss only the closest people. In all other cases, an
exchange of greetings and a handshake is sufficient. The
British can be very surprised when they see in Ukraine that
a man or woman can hug or even kiss a friend or
acquaintance.
3. The concept of the family.
 In Britain, family and children are synonymous. If a
person has a husband, wife, parents, brothers, sisters,
and other relatives, but no children, this equates to the
fact that he has no family.

As for Ukrainians, they put the family in the first

place and first of all take care of children, right up to
the age of majority, and sometimes even after it. There
can be a family in Ukraine even if it consists only of
parents or just a married couple who have no children.
4. Sense of humour
 The British are not only famous for their specific sense
of humour, but also openly recognize it as one of their
main virtues. The ability to laugh and ridicule arises in
them in early childhood. A rare foreigner will understand
English humor, but he can easily get offended.

Ukrainian humour can be subtle, like the British, rude,

like the Germans, self-ironic, like the Israelis, a little bit
evil, like the French. It is diverse. Ukrainian humor is
distinguished by its originality and flavor
5. Planning
 Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do
today!

We don't think that the young British students can

understand this principle. Their approach: why do today
what can be postponed until tomorrow. There is simply
nowhere without planning. For planning in the family, there
must be a special calendar in which all events are entered
for the year ahead.

This is not the case for Ukrainian. We are used to doing

everything when we see fit. Of course, some people may
have planning in their discipline, but this already depends
on the person.
6.Belief in omens
 The British are superstitious in their own way, and you
won't surprise them with an old haunted house. However,
they do not believe in the evil eye and all sorts of witchcraft
rituals. It is even difficult for some to convey the essence of
these phenomena.

In our modern world, almost a third of Ukrainians

believe in the supernatural. According to research, 28% of
the surveyed citizens consider themselves superstitious.

Also, Ukrainians tend to believe in various signs,

astrological forecasts. So we can say that Ukrainians are
quite superstitious.
 Interesting fact
1. The number of international students is growing yearly
Young people understood the importance of education,
therefore they want to pursue higher education in fields
such as Economics, Engineering, Psychology, Arts, Music
and many more at the best universities in Europe.
According to global rankings, UK boasts most of these
universities, so no wonder that more and more young people
apply to studies there.
2. Over 2 million students in the UK
Now, 1 in 20 people from the UK is a student.
These numbers reshape the country, because
presently the focus is being laid more and more on
students’ needs. 
3. Dreaming of becoming a specialist in a less traditional field?
The UK may be your dream land as it offers the widest variety
of courses and specializations from Aerospace Engineering to
Marine Biology, Dramatherapy, Naval Management, Forensics and
many more.
 Interesting fact

In Lviv every fifth are student. In particular, city has

about 170 thousand students. As well as 26 universities. The
most promising private university is “The University of
Business and Law”.

Software for Hollywood films – done in Lviv

Few people know that special effects for films

“Spiderman”, “Harry Potter”, “Hulk” and many others films,
created in Lviv. Also, according to KPMG investigation, Lviv
definitely one of the most perspective cities in the world to
study and develop IT.
Thank you for
your attention!