What is Culture?

There's an advert for The Culture Show on BBC TV at the moment asking assorted people what they think culture really is.

So, what is it to you?

Last week myself and the better half walked all over York looking at the National Gallery copies York City Council has had put up on ancient building in the city. We also recently went to the art gallery to look at Stubbs' Whistlejacket and play with a still life exhibit (which is there to play with, before anyone thinks I'm a secret anti-art activist :p : ). We've even got tickets for some Shakespeare at an outdoor theatre in August and travel to Stratford often.

However, I still think watching Coldplay last night on BBC2 probably moved me more than the paintings and almost as much as the stage acting.

Art's fine, but culture is in words more than pictures for me.

My answer is Ali G.

It's the difference between a pot of yogurt and Australia :p :

Coldplay? With their album full of 3-year old Oasis songs? :p

I'd define culture as any experience which makes me use my brain above and beyond its usual level (ie not much!). So many things are dumbing down and it seems almost a national pastime to lower expectations and standards, so anything which challenges that is to be welcomed.

For me, culture is the beliefs and customs of a group of people and the manifestations of them

I agree with Drew, it's all about yogurt :)

Being a bit more serious though, I think that culture is a personal perspective, much like, What is style. Culture can be a part of a small community, to a region, a country, or even down to the individual IMO. Personal taste can be a part of how a culture is developed, as well as peer influence, and tastes. Thats my grasp of it JMO.

I think of culture as soceity really, in basic terms. Art (and in that I include music, literature and art etc ) reflects soceity and when I think of Culture it's like an amalgamation of all of those things together.

I know that's not a very coherant answer... my brain is tired.

Culture is found in a petri dish...........

And if you are very lucky...