英国和中国的对比

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, beat around the bush 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.
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, I feel so superficial and insincere, too much enthusiasm and attention to make the British feel strange and uncomfortable, so, and their friendship really want to take some time. Privacy 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 friends social center,
Chinese students may be invited to "go out to drink a pint" (goouttohaveapint) as the beginning of social interaction among students and the United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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".
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 things can not be the same as in China, the leftovers remain in the table. Chinese people buy things when you are used to bargaining, and "bargain" in Britain's shops and markets are not common, even in the finders. Because the British finders what the price is very cheap, generally stall holders will not agree to a further price reduction

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