Family in Britain

Hello, everyone!! Welcome back to my blog. Today I would like to write about family in Britain. Also I will write about the differences from Japanese families.

Family members

First I’m going to talk about family members in Britain and Japan.

🇬🇧 In Britain 🇬🇧

It is said that there are many people living nearby rather than living together in Britain. According to a 1995 survey, 67% of parents live where they can go to see their children (including unmarried and married) in less than an hour. Moreover, half of them lived within 15 minutes. However, the number of three-generation households is increasing in Britain. It has increased from 167,000 households in 1996 to 323,000 households in 2016. The reason why the number of three-generation households is increasing is that it can be a solution to financial problems and aging problems. For these reasons, the number of three-generation households will increase.

🇯🇵 In Japan 🇯🇵

In Japan, the number of three-generation households is decreasing in contrast to Britain. The proportion of three-generation households has decreased from about 45% in 1986 to 11% in 2016. On the other hand, the number of single-person households and households with only couples is increasing. The reason why the number of single-person households and households with only married couples is increasing is probably related to the way Japanese people work. In Japan, not only men but also women work late into the night. Therefore, there are many unmarried people and households without children, and the number of single-person households and households with only couples is increasing.

How to enjoy with family

Next I will talk about “How to enjoy with family?” It seems that there are some similarities and some differences between Britain and Japan.

🇬🇧 In Britain 🇬🇧

In Britain, the whole family does a lot of things. For example, the whole family eats meals, goes out to the park for a picnic on holidays, and goes to pubs and restaurants. Also, Britain values the event very much. Especially on Christmas, families get together and spend a relaxing time. In Japan, Christmas is often spent with lovers and parties with friends, but in Britain, Christmas is just a time for the family. Enjoying a gorgeous meal with your family and watching Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas speech on TV every year seems to be one of the classic events.

🇯🇵 In Japan 🇯🇵

On the other hand, in Japan, it seems that the whole family rarely eats. Parents work together and children sometimes eat alone. On weekdays, family gathering time is short, but on holidays, people go out and eat together like British people. In addition, there are events that Japanese people cherish, such as Christmas in Britain. That is New Year. On New Year’s Day, families and relatives get together to eat Osechi and spend a relaxing time. It is the same in both Britain and Japan that families get together at an event and spend time together.It is the same in both England and Japan that families get together at an event and spend time together.

Conclusion

There were some differences between Britain and Japan, such as family structure and how to spend time with the family. However, although the event is different, I also found that the event is important and the place where the family gathers is the same. I spend the day of the event with my family and a few days before that with my friends. However, there are times when I can’t eat with my family because of my part-time job, so I decided to spend more time with my family like British people.

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