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Virtual tour to Britain: Mariya Oberemok, 11a
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TRUE BRIT
By Mariya Oberemok, 11a
This man is too polite ….ops; I forgot that we are in Great Britain!
Long and glorious history, beauty of nature, unpredictable weather , achievements in cricket and football - and is it all its greatness?
No, because every country is made by its people with their traditions and mentality. British have a lot of good traditions, their main qualities are courtesy, tolerance and sense of humor.
They grow up at feet and inches and weight at stones, pounds and ounces. Their money are pounds sterling and Great Britain isn’t cheap. They love their homes and it is their castles and gardens is their recreation.
Politeness
If you want to make a good impression on British you need to learn how to apologize. Everywhere. Sorry is one of the most important words in the vocabulary of any true Brit and every visitor must remember it. Also visitors must say “Please” and “Thank you”, British attitude to you will be at once perfect. Please belongs to a family of words that includes pleasant, pleasure and pleasing. What is more interesting thank comes from the Old English thonc, which has the same root as the word think. Thus, it’s nice to be polite.
Meeting and Greeting
When you want to make new friends in Britain you must be very careful. First of all keep your distance, for British it could be uncomfortable . Don’t kiss them or embrace, like you greet your Ukrainian friends, British could think that it is robbery.
The best idea to greet Briton is to offer your hand (even the ends of three fingers is sufficient) and there should be no more than three shakes up and down. When the time comes to leave you need never shake hands again.
Kissing is not normally permitted except in the case of elderly ladies. These will incline their heads slightly to signal that such a greeting is expected; you should respond by leaning towards their left side and kissing the air an inch or so above the cheek. Do not actually touch the cheek with your lips!