Hobbies are a significant part of our lifestyles and also mostly define who we are. While in the olden days, most hobbies required craftship, some evolved and others remained exactly the same. Along the way more and more aray of hobbies made their way into our lives. Some of these hobbies are narrowed down to ethnicity or country of origin.
Let’s take a look at some of the most British hobbies out there and how they evolved along the times.
Collection of stamps
It does not get any more British than the collection of stamps. Ofcourse, the activity in itself is less, well, active, but it sure is rewarding. Nowadays anyone can collect anything if one knows how to search, but in the past, it was challenging, to know you only have two or three more to collect a set but do not know where to start looking.
This type of hobby, in today’s time, is a bit easier than before, one can just browse the internet and can also buy the whole collection, for the right price.
Jam Making
On a good harvest, with good weather, sometimes the farmer will end up with an abundance of fruit. When this happens, most of the British people take out their jars and start the process of jam making. Depending on the harvesting, the jam might serve them all the way throughout the winter, sometimes longer. If one is remotely interested or is in love with jam in general, Jam making can be an absolute blast, if done correctly.
Watching and betting on sports
As the founders of a large array of sports, such as gold, football and rugby, the British are some of the most enthusiastic supporters in the world where a lot of money is spent on a single match, be it beer, munch or most common, betting. Of course having said that, betting is controversially placed in the category of hobbies, but if a hobby narrows down to “something you love to do”, then in Britain, betting is a hobby.
Betting has been around forever, whether it’s sport related or not and sport betting has increasingly gotten more popular throughout the times with one of the most famous amongst the lot being football. With online football bets going to extreme odds, more and more people are getting intrigued and willing to place a nickel or two on Cambridge united to smash and grab a winner.
Nowadays a person can lay any bet that they wish, where they wish, when they wish. It’s Nirvana for the Brits.
Rambling/Hiking
When it comes to the countryside rambling, Britain has some of the finest the world has to offer. If it’s a small walk alone and a full ramble with the family, packing a nice picnic along the way to make the trip a whole lot wholesome and entertaining. Most people enjoy taking the passage for a clean and smooth walk, but there are others who take it to the next level, from a peaceful ramble to a full on uphill climbing to splashing in a pond knees-deep.