英国文化和中国文化的差异

1．Avoid roundabout way conversation

In the UK to talk about the best time to get down to business or work in a direct cut to the chase【开门见山】, beat around the bush [说话绕圈子]to speak will be treated as a waste of time. The British say "no" is not the time to start bargaining with you, but that they would like to express is that meaning. At the same time, the British are very good sense of humor, but when they are joking, appearance may seem very serious, serious conversation interspersed in a number of easy jokes.

2。Social from the bar began to

Chinese students the impression that the British might be polite but cool. The British generally do not like too much intimacy【隐私】, I feel so superficial and insincere【不诚实，虚假】, too much enthusiasm【热情，心】 and attention to make the British feel strange and uncomfortable, so, and their friendship really want to take some time. Privacy【隐私】 is important for the British. Personal problems, such as marriage, love relationship, finance, health and other topics should be avoided, unless the other side is a very good friend. In addition, the bar is the British like to get together with

3。friends social center,

Chinese students may be invited to "go out to drink a pint" (go

out to have a pint) as the beginning of social interaction among students and the United Kingdom.

4。Eating, chatting alternately

To the British people to come to a guest, should an appointment on time and prepared some small gifts early to be considered to be impolite behavior. At meal time, eating his dinner plate where all the food is polite behavior, such as the remaining food in the UK means that guests do not like these foods. The British like to eat when the chat, then need to pay attention to eat and speak alternately. Zhang Dazui when eating and speaking, are very rude behavior, it is best to eat only a small amount of food put into their mouths. If you have mouths, the best cover it with one hand. In the UK culture,

To stay to socialize after dinner conversation was regarded as polite behavior, gathering more than likely to continue for several hours.

5。。Where the things I want to Reservation

Life in the UK would also like to note that with people, visiting a friend before you advance notice of each other, uninvited guest will be is disgusting. It should be avoided after 10 pm a phone call to someone's home, after 11 pm phone call is likely to be the British as the event of emergency. Britain's many

services require an appointment in advance, such as a doctor, barber, beauty, with glasses and so on. If need to cancel an appointment, they must inform the other party 24 hours in advance, otherwise it might have to pay cancellation charges. 6。。Learn more commonly use large

In the UK life, Chinese students may encounter many are not familiar with, or even do not understand the saying goes. Will advance understanding of some of the saying when life first came to the United Kingdom of great help. For example, "Loo" means toilet (WC), "Tube" means the MTR (metro), "Tea" In some cases, corrected meal, "Pants" refers to underwear. People say "flat" (apartment) instead of say "apartment". "Tolet" means "for rental." In an informal setting, often "Cheers" instead of "Thankyou". And when people say "lovely", "brilliant", "magnificent" when the

What they mean is "yes".

7。。Tipping is not bargain

In the United Kingdom restaurant tipping is very common, because the bill does not include service charges where, usually in a restaurant about 10% according to the bill to pay. Self-service fast-food stores in the UK, the customer should pack up his leftover【吃剩的，残留物】 things can not be the