A famous British wine company “mentioned in the UK you will think of what” in the title, conducted a survey in the local. The investigation team for thousands of ordinary citizens’ opinions to elect the ten characteristics of Britan. Surprisingly, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was lower than traditional British food — Fish and chips, toast bread with roast beef and York pudding, only ranked third in the list.
By: Zhuoxun Gong ID: 130306226 class 1
The survey activities of the organizers of the famous company called Tanqueray, this company invited many celebrities such us editor of magazine GQ.The times’s columnist Matthew Paris and five celebrities in cultural circles to put up 100 world famous “symbol” of the UK, this survey items including public figures, scenic, social customs, famous singers, the television star, celebrity culture, architecture, famous brand and characteristic diet. The survey firm investigated single out through magazines, newspapers and other channels. About a month later, they received thousands of receipt, after processing , they get the results of these statistics quickly.
Findings are as follows：
1 Fish and chips
1 (tie) Toast bread with roast beef and York pudding
3 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
4 Buckingham Palace
5 English breakfast
6 The Beatles
6 (tie) The British Parliament
8 Mark and Spencer chain
9 Oil painting master John Constable
10 Afternoon tea
British food haven’t the high reputation in the world, but the British people still think that their country’s food is very characteristic, especially fish and chips, toast bread and roast beef and York pudding.
The British people like to eat fish and chips is famous in the world .In the British street, the fish and chips shops can be seen everywhere. Toast bread with roast beef and York pudding are British gentlemen and ladies breakfast every morning as the first choice, consequently, they tied for the first place with 73% of the vote.
The queen of England with 64% of the vote in third place, followed by her home in Buckingham Palace, this luxurious palace received 58% of the vote.
In the fifth row is renowned for its rich content of English breakfast. In addition to toast bread with roast beef and York pudding, English breakfast including porridge, vegetable, fruit, cheese and seafood.
In addition, British Airways, Broadcasting British Corporation, Tower Bridge of London, horse racing, the rolling stones, red telephone booth, London Big Ben to high vote to enter the top 50.
England is a beautiful country, On land, the UK is not too large. There is a proverb: from John O English in ‘Groats to Land’ s End. Meaning “from the British side to the South Pole”, it seems very far. In fact, any place in England is not more than 120 kilometers away from the sea.
In England, there are many famous scenic spots. Such as the “city of flowers” London, “Athens of the north” Edinburgh University City, Oxford, Cambridge, York City, and the hometown of Savon Stratford are world-renowned tourist city. The British also Piyou lake and other dozens of national parks and scenic reserve. At present, listed by UNESCO as a world cultural and natural heritage places of historic interest and scenic beauty and natural landscape of Tower of London 14. They are all unique, all good at the long, is very popular with tourists sightseeing spots. Britain is a country which full of glamour and worth to be visited!
Wanna go there? Hit the road now!
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