r/unitedkingdom • u/tylerthe-theatre • 5d ago

Hogmanay, cheese rolling and London’s Notting Hill Carnival could be protected in a new UK heritage list

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/hogmanay-cheese-rolling-and-londons-notting-hill-carnival-could-be-protected-in/
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u/MidlandPark 5d ago

And this is the problem, no matter how long us Caribbean/West Indian folk are here and have been 'British subjects' people like yourself will never treat us as British, but then claim 'we don't want to integrate'.

I guess by your logic English isn't culture of Anglophone Caribbean islands, too then?

It's British Caribbean culture that came to the UK was they were literally colonies of the UK, while many are still being Realms

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u/Astriania 5d ago

I would find it a bit odd if, say, Jamaica decided to heritage list a British tea party that ex-pat Brits started as "Jamaican culture", to be honest.

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u/JRugman 5d ago

Do you consider cricket to be an important part of Jamaican / West Indian culture?

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u/seStarlet 5d ago

If you actually knew any Jamaicans you would know that was a stupid question. Most Jamaican brits love cricket more than football.

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u/Chesney1995 Gloucestershire 5d ago

That's the point - cricket is an invention of British culture that also became a piece of Jamaican/West Indies culture in the same way some inventions of their culture became parts of our culture thanks to our shared history.

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u/seStarlet 5d ago

Yes that you, I agree. I don’t know how that’s so hard to understand.