British culture
concept
3 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 10 Aug
↑3 vs the 12 months before
Set of shared values and behaviours in the UK
Trend
Peak in the week of 15 Jan — 2 mentions across 1 series.
Moments
newest first · ▶ plays the momentChris WilliamsonModern Wisdom · “We’re At The Beginning Of A Revolution” - Jimmy Carr ... · 1:56:34 · 10 Aug
…When it comes to culture, British culture, what do you wish more British people understood or knew?…
Pippa6 Minute English · What English phrases really mean · 4:24 · 15 Jan
…Understatement is valued in British culture, unlike taking yourself too seriously. If you take yourself too seriously, you think you're more important than you really are. In Britain, this is a no-no, a way of behaving that is not socially acceptable. In other words, it's not the done thing, meaning it's not what you're expected to do in a particular social…
Michael Rosen6 Minute English · What English phrases really mean · 3:57 · 15 Jan
…Here's linguist Derek Bousfield discussing understatement on BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth. We love understatement as a way of kind of signalling that something much more serious has gone on. It's a kind of performative, sardonic, not taking oneself too seriously identity when you do that. Because taking yourself too seriously is a no-no in British culture. A…
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