What are the characteristics of British living habits

The British are conservative by nature and have a great respect for tradition, which has resulted in the preservation of many monuments, traditional artifacts, and museums of various kinds, which are not free of traditional baggage, such as the royalty and nobility that still exists today, as well as traditional buildings that cannot be renovated or altered, and which are expensive to maintain. Compared with other English-speaking countries, Britain's society and ethnicity are very different from that of the United States. In terms of general living standards, Britain is not as modern and comfortable as the United States, and it is difficult to compete with the United States in terms of the efficiency of general day-to-day operations. In general, the British are not as open and frank as Americans, and will not take the initiative to talk to strangers, the starting point is to focus on not probing people's privacy. If the British do talk to strangers, they are quite reserved, and the topic of conversation often centers around the weather, as this is the least personal subject. Generally speaking, the British are not as easy to make friends with as Americans, but once you make a British friend, you may be a friend for life. The British are generally very proud of their traditional culture and emphasize a life of leisure with artistic and cultural connotations.

The British are not arrogant at all. The British are just more respectful of their own personal lives and space for thought, so it can feel as if they are more aloof. And the UK has far fewer problems with racial discrimination than the US.

The British have known for a long time that they are no longer the bosses of the world, but the Americans now pride themselves on being the bosses. Leaving aside the attitudes of the British and American governments, the British (English/Welsh) are a very polite and humble people, in fact, they are very similar to the ancient Chinese literati society or Confucianism. The Scots, on the other hand, are a bit more rigid in nature, which is generally the case with most northern peoples.

The British advocate "gentlemanly" and "ladylike", pay attention to "ladies first". In their daily lives, the British pay attention to instrumentation, dress, men have to shave every day, where out for social activities, should wear dark-colored suits, but avoid wearing a striped tie; women should be a Western-style dress or dress. The British meet gift is a handshake, wearing a hat of men in the handshake with the British, it is best to remove the hat and then show respect to the other side. But do not shake hands with the British cross, because that will constitute a bad luck cross shape, but also to avoid cross toast. When talking to the British, you should look at each other's heads and exchange glances with them from time to time. When interacting with others, you should emphasize the use of honorifics such as "please", "thank you" and "excuse me". They practice the credo of "not asking others what is right or wrong" and are unwilling to accept others into their private life, treating their homes as "private castles" where no one is allowed to enter without an invitation, and they even seldom have dealings with each other in their neighborhoods. Non-working time is "private time", generally do not carry out official activities, if you talk about business during meals is a taboo and make people hate. The daily life is absolutely in accordance with the pre-arranged schedule, the concept of time is very strong.

In public relations negotiations, the British people speak, do things, like to talk about tradition, heavy program, the status of the negotiation opponent, manners and cultivation, they look very important. Usually British businessmen do not pay much attention to the preparatory work of the negotiations, but they can improvise, can attack good defense

British people social activities, the following special etiquette and taboos should pay attention to:

1) do not casually barge into other people's homes. However, if you are invited by the other party, you should gladly go. This can undoubtedly be interpreted as a signal that the other party is signaling that business cooperation may be successfully realized. But when visiting, it is better not to involve business, and don't forget to bring a bouquet of flowers or chocolates for the lady.

②When sending flowers to a British lady, it is advisable to send an odd number, not an even number and 13 branches Do not send chrysanthemums and lilies, which are considered by the British to symbolize death.

③Don't talk about the privacy of the British royal family. The Queen is considered a symbol of her country.

④Do not use portraits of people as decoration for goods. Like rosebuds, avoid white elephants, owls and peacocks trademark motifs.

5 Avoid any British people are called British, generally referred to as "Britons" or specifically referred to as "English", "Grecians" and so on.

6 British people most avoid sneezing, they have always regarded the flu as a serious illness.

The traditional English breakfast (usually available in B&B) and afternoon tea. An English breakfast consists of bacon, sausage, eggs, tomatoes, toast with jam, a variety of cornflakes, and a tasty cereal made with milk. Britain is surrounded by the sea and is a country where livestock farming is the mainstay, so seafood and barbecues are of a certain standard. Oysters and smoked salmon, barbecued beef and lamb are all British specialties. Fish & chips, which are available everywhere, are a true masterpiece of British food.

Afternoon tea adds a touch of romance to the seriousness of British life. Usually between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., you can see the British put down their work one after another and have a cup of coffee or a cup of English milk tea, which is a good time to get in touch with their colleagues and to talk about gossip. As for a proper English afternoon tea, in addition to sophisticated tea sets and tea leaves, delicate pastries are indispensable. In the cool and cozy outside the beautiful scenery, to a leisurely afternoon tea, it is a great pleasure in life!

British eating habits

Breakfast

The traditional English breakfast consists of fried bacon, sausages and fried toast. This is called 'fried food'. But nowadays most people are too busy to eat this kind of hearty breakfast every day, so the most popular kinds of breakfast nowadays are:

-A bowl of cornflakes with milk;

-Some yogurt with fresh fruit;

-Toast smeared with jam, usually accompanied by a cup of tea, coffee, or fruit juice.

The British still enjoy a traditional English breakfast on weeknights. The traditional English breakfast is served in all hotels and restaurants, especially the well-known B&B's.

Lunch

British Chinese food is a quick fix, unlike the Italians. Lunch usually takes about 30 to 40 minutes, and many Brits eat sandwiches, perhaps because they were invented in Britain. Usually people make sandwiches at home in the morning and eat them at lunchtime, sandwiches are the British lunchbox. Equally popular for lunch are baked potatoes.

Snacks are quite common in Britain, especially chocolate, and especially at about eleven o'clock in the morning and three o'clock in the afternoon. British children have the biggest sweet tooth in the world, which keeps British dentists very busy.

Dinner

Dinner is the main meal of the day and usually consists of two courses - meat or fish and vegetables - followed by dessert (also known as pudding). British children know to eat all their meat and vegetables before eating their pudding.

Frozen meals are quite common in the UK, almost every home has a microwave oven, and it is common for Brits (especially students) to buy a frozen meal, put it in the microwave, and eat it whilst watching TV - this is known as having a 'TV dinner'.

Foreign food is also quite popular in Britain. Supermarkets are full of a wide range of Indian, Chinese, Italian, Greek and Japanese food - in fact food from all over the world.

Dinner is usually followed by a cup of tea (with milk of course!)

▲British eating customs can be summed up as "breakfast is full, lunch is scribbled, dinner is good." Its major feasts are held at night. In addition to the three meals a day, there is also an "afternoon tea", which is usually held between 3 and 4 p.m., to drink a cup of coffee or a cup of English milk tea, and also to connect with each other.

▲British seafood and barbecue, such as oysters and smoked salmon, barbecued beef and lamb dishes are all quite distinctive. The British food culture has been a tradition for many years, from cold cuts such as "soft potato salad" and "marinated salmon with cardamom cream" to home cooking such as "British sausage rolls" and British snacks such as "fish and chips" and cooked dishes such as "lamb mashed potatoes and sherbert pie" and "charcoal grilled prawns with pesto". The most representative dishes are: barbecues, stews, boiled, clear and thick soups, vegetarian breads, biscuits, cakes and pies, typical "shepherd's pie", "roast beef", "cherry truffle" and "chocolate sponge pudding", as well as scones, sandwiches, warm and cold snacks, creams and jams, and the indispensable black tea. Jam and the indispensable black tea.

▲Pub culture is one of Britain's flavors, and the most important drink in pubs is, of course, beer. Among the many alcoholic beverages, beer is divided into several main categories depending on its bitterness: lager, bitter, stout and ale. Another is cider, which is made from apples.

The United Kingdom is a country with a long history of gentlemanly behavior, which can also be experienced when eating British food. There is a saying that life is not always eight or nine things, one of which is to eat British food. Britain's agricultural underdevelopment, food imports every year, not like the French as noble food, so British food is relatively simple, the British people often laugh at their own not good at cooking.

British food selection is more limited, although Britain is an island country, but the fishing is not very good, so the British people do not pay attention to eat seafood, on the contrary, more favored beef, lamb, poultry, vegetables and so on. Most of the British dishes are relatively simple to make, and most of the meat and poultry are cooked whole or in large pieces. In addition, the seasoning is also relatively simple, light taste, less oil is not greasy, but there are many kinds of condiments on the table, by the guests according to their own preferences for seasoning.

Breakfast of English cuisine, however, is very rich, usually a variety of eggs, oatmeal porridge, salted meat, ham, sausage, butter, jam, bread, milk, juice, coffee, etc., by the western countries generally welcome.

In addition, the British like to drink tea, there are in the afternoon around 3:00 pm to eat the habit of refreshments, generally a cup of black tea or coffee and then add a snack. The British take tea as a kind of enjoyment and as a kind of socializing.

The representative dishes of English cuisine are potato braised lamb, roast goose stuffed with chestnut stuffing, oxtail soup and so on.

The British "roast beef with Yorkshire pudding" is known as the national dish. This is the use of beef loin part of the meat, and then the egg with milk and flour, with beef, potatoes together in the oven baked dishes. The dish is served with a side dish of boiled vegetables, called "Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding". The average family eats three meals a day (i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner). They have lunch as their main meal. A well-to-do family has four meals a day (i.e., breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner).

Dishes with sticky sauce are not preferred; flavoring with MSG is avoided; and dog meat is not eaten. Taste not like too salty, love sweet, sour, slightly spicy flavor, to roast, boiled, steamed, branded, baked and baked and other cooking methods of the dishes made preference. They like Chinese Beijing, Sichuan and Cantonese cuisines.

They are generally fond of tea, especially women who are addicted to tea. "Afternoon tea" has almost become an essential habit of the British, even if the meeting, some of them also want to temporarily adjourn and drink "afternoon tea". Do not drink tea, to pour cold milk or fresh lemon in the cup, add some sugar, and then pour tea made of milk tea or lemon tea. If the first pour tea and then pour milk will be considered lack of education. They also like to drink whiskey and soda, wine and champagne, and sometimes beer and spirits, and do not persuade each other to drink.

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