Traveling people are familiar with the state of surprise, because sometimes some customs and rules of foreigners really enthrall, or, conversely, frighten ...
Did you know that, for example, the British are very free people who do not accept infringement of their rights? And the fact that the inhabitants of the UK are big animal lovers? There are no homeless animals on the street, because they all live in shelters.
If you want to be like the generous, pedantic and restrained English, read on - perhaps you will borrow something from them.
10. Attitude to the cold
We used to dress as warm as possible in winter: we wrap a scarf around the neck, put on warm boots, a fur coat ... But the British have a different attitude to winter - it can snow outside, and the British walk in a fur coat and light shoes.
Perhaps the whole point is that in England there is no harsh winter. In the UK there are only minor frosts, but it’s cold in their houses, especially at night - in the homes of the British there are big problems with thermal insulation. They do not have central steam heating, and everyone warms up as best he can. They are used to the cold.
9. Tea party
The stereotype that the British love to drink tea is justified. The British drink tea exquisitely and with pleasure - for example, adding cream or fat milk to it. When an Englishman asks his guest: “Do you want some tea?” it’s about tea with cream.
Residents of England are used to bringing tea to their families straight in bed in the morning, unless of course there is someone to bring it to. During the day, the British can drink tea as many times as they want, but after lunch and dinner they usually do not. Scone rolls, jam or melted cream are served with tea.
8. Fish and potatoes
Fried fish and potatoes is traditional British cuisine. The potatoes are deep-fried, and the fish is cooked in batter - this duet perfectly complements any holiday table and is always included in the restaurant menu.
In the UK, both potatoes and fish (this can be saithe, haddock, cod, etc. - white fish) are fried with beef fat, but recently, cooking with vegetable oils has often been done.
7. Love for animals
In England, in addition to a huge number of pet stores and veterinary clinics, there are hotels for dogs (in case the owner absent himself somewhere or become ill). There are also crematoriums and cemeteries for four-legged pets.
In 2007, the Law on Animal Welfare was adopted. What is strange: the British are not used to showing their feelings and excessive love and affection for their children, but they give all their tenderness and kindness to their pets.
Several animals can live in one house, and the owners do not spare money on them. In addition, the British are very careful about nature, and in England everyone has a well-kept garden.
6. Good manners
Each of us must have come across (or were at this place ourselves) that hospital visitors tried to get into the doctor’s office without waiting in line with the words: “I can only ask,” “I can only pick up the certificate,” but in England there isn’t everyone is waiting in line without asking who urgently needs to get into the office.
The same applies to other places - no one pushes, hurries and does not breathe in the neighbor’s ear - this is considered to be a sign of silent insult. On the escalator in the subway, people stay on the right side, and the left is for those in a hurry.
5. Pub Culture
Pubs in the UK are not the pubs that stand on every corner. A typical pub is an integral part of the culture of England. In pubs, they don’t just drink, they chat, get acquainted, fall in love ...
The British usually come into them after a working day, the main drink of this establishment is beer, which you can choose to your liking: light, dark, Dutch, etc. To sit in a pub - you do not have to order something - you can just go in to read a fresh newspaper and chat with friends.
4. Tolerance
The tolerance of the British can not be called a good attitude towards other people, rather it is a tradition. They respect other peoples, their traditions and customs. For example, in clinics, terminals issuing coupons are equipped with an interface in several languages.
In addition, in England they treat people well regardless of their orientation - no one will look askance if a man lives with another man. The British are free people - this proves how they behave and how they dress.
3. The habit of walking in shoes
This habit cannot be called only British, rather European. People entering the house are not used to taking off their shoes - the British do this only as a last resort, for example, when the street is very dirty and it rains.
But usually the British stomp in shoes right on the carpets, clean floor. In the evening, they can take off their shoes and walk barefoot, by the way, the British have a “strange” relationship with the floor. At the cinema, people can put their jacket directly on the floor, or let the child sit on the floor in a public place.
2. Pedantry in everything
Which of us didn’t sin by throwing a candy wrapper past the trash or crossing the road at a red light? Take a selfie in the museum or not go around the lawn with a lawn? In England, no one does that.
The British, even if there are no cars, wait until the green lights up to cross the road, they always throw plastic cups, candy wrappers into the urn, and in the store, if they accidentally dumped a thing on the floor, they will certainly lift it and hang it back. The flip side of their pedantry is judgmental looks after those who do not follow the rules.
1. The special concept of friendship
We can call friends only those whom we have known for a long time, and who have passed through life's difficulties and trials with us. The British consider friends to be a seller from a neighboring street along with someone whom a person has known for 20 years ...
If an Englishman says, “My friend works in a pub,” it may be that a person met him last week. For the British to call friends those whom they met only a couple of times, or even just one, is considered the norm.