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English Traditions.
English people have their own ttraditions and national features.
Some of their traditions аre known all over the world.
The English are very conservative, they like familiar things and take everything new with suspicion.
But it is true mainly about older people. The younger generation is not like that. They welcome new trends and
innovations.
Everybody knows that Englishmen are cool and reserved. lt is reality,
but only
by half. The English can be as friendly as people in
any other country, yet it is not casy tо make friends with
an Englishman.
The English have a very specific English
sense of humor which is difficult to understand for foreigners. If
you don't know the English language well, you will not take their
jokes. Нere is an example of this kind:
Mechanics
The bаttery in you car is flat.
Driver: Really? And what shape should it be?
Englishmen are really great tea-drinkers. The English know how to make tea, and some of them drink (= have) tea for breakfast, in lunch time, after dinner ahd with supper.
The English are stav-at-home
people. They like to spend their days off at home with their families.
The English like small houses for оne family, especially with a small
garden. They are fond of fire-places, in
the
countryside many people still рrefer the open
fire to central heating.
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English Traditions.
English people have their own ttraditions and national features.
Some of their traditions аre known all over the world.
The English are very conservative, they like familiar things and take everything
new with suspicion. But it is
true mainly about older people. The younger generation is not like that.
They welcome new trends and innovations.
Everybody knows that Englishmen are cool and reserved. lt is reality,
but only
by half. The English can be as friendly as people in any
other country, yet it is not casy tо make friends with
an Englishman.
The English have a very specific English
sense of humor which is difficult to understand for foreigners.
If you don't know the English language well, you will not take
their jokes. Нere is an example of this kind:
Mechanics
The bаnery in you car is flat.
Driver: Really? And what shape should it be?
Englishmen are really great tea-drinkers. The English know how to make tea, and some of them drink (= have) tea for breakfast, in lunch time, after dinner ahd with supper.
The English are stav-at-home
people. They like to spend their days off at home with their families.
The English like small houses for оne family, especially with a small
garden. They are fond of fire-places, in
the
countryside many people still рrefer the open
fire to central heating.