Is Folk Culture the true culture of ordinary British people?
When Britain is mentioned, people automatically associate it with things such as cups of tea and the queen. However what it is truly the British culture? If you were to visit a British city it is very unlikely that you would find a local tea shop or an own run restaurant and cafes, unless you were to search. Instead you will find starbucks and costa instead of local tea shops, McDonalds and Burger King instead of local restaurants. This shows that in reality there is hardly any true British culture left, all these companies are American, which means all these shops are a part of global culture. Folk culture is not shown at all in the city centre; all the shops are now big brands as this is what people want. There is a minimum amount of small shops and business’ which portray folk culture. The reason there is this proportion of shops is because it is what the British people want, this is known as popular culture. This is an example of Folk Culture not being the true culture of ordinary people as it is showing British people are more interested in bigger brands than small quirky things which is folk culture.
