Questions about the culture/atmosphere of England

<p>Just one quick comment as to the ‘liberal, open minded’ question. The casual anti-semitism in the UK can be a real shock. My daughter – a non-Jewish dual national who grew up in the UK – could not believe the language commonly used by fellow undergraduates at Oxford – eg. using the word ‘jew’ as a verb. She was constantly saying things like ‘hey, that’s completely unacceptable,’ and being teased as a PC humourless American. She was also uncomfortable (and similarly vocal) about a level of anti-Asian sentiment that I believe would simply have not been countenanced at an East Coast US uni (sorry- the only type I’m familiar with.) I’m talking about silly stuff – pulling eyelids up when talking about ‘Japs’, for example. Not cool.</p>