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1、Culture smart BritainFriendship, family and social lifeALEXPART 4FriendshipInformality and friendshipManners-formal and informalThe familyTaboo subjectsmoneyPolitics is okSex is more ok than it waspoliteness InformalityeasygoingseriousGreet kissing touchingUsual formal greet is a “ how do you do ?”

2、and a handshakeOn social occasions, handshake between people give way to “ social kissing”mannersmannersTerms of endearment love lovely dear darling pet Never intended to be over familiar or toooffendThank you and sorryHave a nice day Have a good weekendThe familychildren1.well-behaved in public pla

3、ces2.Today British children are encourage to speak their mind at a much earlier age and think more3.At sixteen children can go into pubs on their own and legally have sexual intercourse. At eighteen, they can vote, purchase alcohol and join the armed-services.petsThe familyThe British preoccupation

4、with pets is an indisputable fact of life Over 6 million dogsTotally more than 7.5 million in 2002123Taboo subjectsMoneyQuestions likeis not for general discussion“ how much money do you have?”“ how little money do you have”Taboo subjectsPolitics is okThe less you say about your own political convic

5、tions the betterHowever, it is all right to discuss politicians themselves, including gossip about their private livesSex is more ok than it wasTaboo subjectsThe British seem to have had an odd relationship with sex for a long time, but are more inclined to talk openly about it today , at least a ge

6、neral waywritersdramatistsartistsentertainersNo sex, please , were BritainBusiness briefingA birds-eye viewuLow inflationuThe lowest interest ratesuAnnual growth of around 2.5 percent SCB(Standard Chartered Bank)British PetroleumshellBusiness formalitiesThe handshakeNice to meet youBusiness cardsExchange of business cards First namesSocial placeswritingolderyoungersConventional letter-writingU.S style Business formalitiesPunctuality and office lifelAn exchange of pleasantries (打趣)is expected at the start of a meetingllunchesBeing on time for appoin