the British people 英国人的性格特点

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Decent & Polite
Ps & Qs “please” and “thanks”
For British, queuing is a way of life.
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Decent & Polite
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Decent
Rainbow Queen
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Do's & Don'ts
Do's
Don'ts
THANKS
谢谢观赏
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Conservative
保守 守旧 Unwilling to accept new things but oldfashioned things View their way of doing things is the best and most reasonable Still use miles instead of the international metric system Hadn’t converted to decimal currency until 1971
Don’t like ---talk to strangers, show emotion; talk about personal matters.
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Humorous
A man was injected with a deadly poison, but, it did not kill him. Why?
He was already dead!
BRITISH STYLE
Mocking-self humor & Dry humor like to laugh at their own mistakes, weaknesses, embarrassment and so on Not Easy to Understand! facial expressions and body language
When the Americans invented the central airconditioning, the British thought it was harmful to health. They continued to use the fireplace and electric stove. Still maintain the monarchy
The British People
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Famous Figures
Newton
Shakespeare
Steven Hawking
Margaret Thatcher
Elizabeth II
Diana
David Beckham
Beatles
David Beckham
Diana
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Characteristics
（十进制通货单位）
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Stiff Upper Lip & Reserved
不露感情的 矜持的
Neutral expression Tempered and restrained
（温和的源自文库克制的）
are trained from school-age to be self-contained
（沉默寡言独立自足的）