Sissi has become a "British black" since she married a British person. She complains to us about the weird customs of British people in the group every day. In her eyes, Britain has changed from a tall and established developed country to a strange existence. The lucky number for British people is "7"

"7" represents auspiciousness and good luck in the UK, just like we Chinese like "8". In British casino slot machines, the jackpot is "777". Sissi's favorite star David Beckham wears jersey number 7, and her daughter also has the number 7 in her name.

The most taboo number among British people is "13", just like we hate the number "4". "13" is unlucky.

The British also think that Friday is also a day of great disaster. If unfortunately Friday happens to be the 13th again, it will be even worse.

I don’t understand. Saturday is a holiday, so Friday is unlucky. Do you British like Monday the most?

So is there any number that the British hate and fear more than "13"? have! That is "666".

In China, "666" means Dashun, which means awesome, which means everything goes well and is very powerful. In the UK, this is the scariest number. Therefore, when Sissi showed her husband the Douyin "Cao County 666" video, her husband was absolutely scared to death. British people have many rules for gift-giving.

In the UK, it is very normal to bring gifts when visiting someone’s home or interacting with others. But British people generally accept gifts that are too expensive. A box of better chocolates, a bottle of wine, and a bouquet of flowers are enough. If the gift is too expensive, what will the other person think of you? If you have interests, the other party will also be afraid that you will be suspected of bribery.

Foreign girls all like flowers, and British girls are certainly no exception. During festivals and birthdays, men will send flowers to women. But please note that there are many things to pay attention to when sending flowers, and not all kinds of flowers can be sent. You cannot send lilies and chrysanthemums. In the UK, these two flowers are regarded as symbols of death and are only used at funerals. Therefore, giving them is equivalent to giving wreaths to others in China.

Unless you are planning to give it to your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.

Moreover, British people will never send even numbers when sending flowers. In China, good things come in pairs, but in the UK, misfortunes never come singly. You can only send an odd number of flowers. Of course, the odd number is an odd number, so you can’t give away 13. The animals that the British dislike the most are elephants and peacocks

Because the British think elephants are stupid and stupid, which is almost equivalent to the Chinese calling others "pigs". In fact, pigs and elephants are obviously very smart. As for the peacock, the British think it is an obscene bird, for a very strange reason. It is similar to the feeling of foxes and vixens in Chinese culture.

It seems that the British don’t like Thailand very much.

Crows have almost no good reputation among Chinese people, but their status in the UK is extremely high. The British royal family hired people to look after the crows in the Tower of London. There is a legend circulating in England: As long as there are crows in the tower, England will not be invaded. And if all the crows in the Tower of London left, the Kingdom of Britain would collapse. The UK is also easy to deal with.

The situation with black cats is much more complicated. It is said that if a black cat passes by you, it means that bad luck has left you, which is auspicious; but if a black cat passes in front of you, it is also a symbol of bad luck. The British are really psychologically twisted, so what evil intentions do kittens and cats have?

The most complicated thing is the magpie. In China, it is called magpie, which is of course a good symbol. But in the UK, good or bad depends on the number: one magpie represents sadness, two magpies represent happiness, three magpies represent happy events, four magpies represent happiness, five magpies represent silver, and six magpies harvest gold.

The rabbit is a surefire bringer of good luck because it has lucky rabbit feet.

Also, wild ducks and swans are animals that must not be bullied. This is not because of any superstitious taboos, because British wild ducks and swans are the property of the Queen. If you dare to provoke the Queen's ducks, this is Criminal behavior. British people love to queue up

Whether you are waiting for a bus or shopping, you can see endless long queues with endless lines.

Some surveys show that the average British person spends more than 5 and a half hours in various queues per month.

I think Internet celebrity brands such as Heytea should quickly settle in the UK, where you have your favorite customers.

For people who like to queue, the thing they hate most is of course jumping in line. Queuing in the UK is absolutely outrageous, so don’t try it easily.

Of course, liking to line up does not mean that British people are particularly high-quality or civilized. It may just be a habit of following the herd.

When you see British people crossing the road recklessly or running red lights, be sure to calm down. The British are so "gentlemanly" when they cross the road.

The "V" sign is made in the UK

The "V" sign is famous worldwide because former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill made it during World War II. Various British superstitions

It is bad luck to open an umbrella in the room, it is bad luck to walk under the ladder, it is bad luck to knock over the table salt, and it is bad luck to break the mirror for seven years.

When lighting someone's cigarettes, one match cannot be used to light three people. Don't ask why, you'll be in trouble if you ask.

What should I do if I am unlucky? Knocking on the wooden table can stop bad luck, which is equivalent to our "bah bah bah".

The British also have a strange custom. When visiting other people's homes during the New Year, they must bring a piece of coal and put the coal into their stove with their own hands as a New Year's gift. At the same time, he also said a blessing: "May the coal in your home keep burning forever."

During the Chinese New Year, if you go to someone else's house to give coal, isn't this just giving away bad luck for the year? Definitely don't try this in China. British people are taboo about wearing masks in public places

In the past, if someone wore a mask on the streets in the UK, they would be considered to have an infectious disease, and someone might call the police to arrest you.

So at the beginning of this epidemic, no matter how the government appealed, the British refused to wear masks. Until the epidemic broke out and even the Prime Minister was infected.

It is the epidemic that has taught the British how to behave. Well, maybe I haven’t learned it yet.

If someone sneezes in a public place, the people around him will definitely say "Bless you!"

Because the British believe that when they sneeze, the soul will leave the body due to the reaction force, and the person next to him can pull his soul back by saying "Bless you!"

Like Harry Potter's spell. The catchphrase of the British is sorry

When you go to the UK, you will suddenly feel that the UK is a country that likes to apologize more than Japan, and "sorry" comes out of your mouth.

If I step on your foot and shout "sorry", if I touch your shoulder I will shout "sorry", if I bump into a telephone pole I will say "sorry" to the telephone pole.

"Sorry" is probably the most commonly spoken word among British people. As long as it affects others even a little bit, you should say "sorry" to at least get rid of half of the blame first.

In fact, "sorry" does not necessarily mean that you are actually apologizing. You can use "sorry" when you are embarrassed and have nothing to say.

For example: How does the doctor tell you your condition tactfully?

UK: sorry...

US: God bless you...

China: Have a good meal... British people are very bad at math

Americans are world-famous for their poor math skills. It was only when we arrived in the UK that we discovered that this may be inherited from our ancestors.

In the UK, you can often see it in supermarkets. A box of eggs is 1.2 pounds, and two boxes are on sale for 2.5 pounds. Alternatively, one dragon fruit is ￡0.49, with two on sale for ￡1. Chinese people will look confused when they see this. Isn’t this robbing people? And it's quite insulting to your IQ. At this time, you will see British people coming over to compare prices, and then walk away satisfied with the expensive box, looking like they got a big advantage.

Not very harmful, but very insulting. Yes, the supermarket did it on purpose. The British are so bad at math, they can't do the math.

You buy a vegetable, which totals 4.2 pounds. The Chinese usually give you 5.2 pounds, and then give you 1 pound in change. The British said, no, you can only give 5 pounds, and then ask you for 0.8 pounds, and everything else is wrong. Don't ask why?

There was a Chinese student who went to study in the UK and directly dominated the mathematics subject in the British high school. The British students were dissatisfied and came over to provoke them.

"I heard you are good at math?"

"Not bad!"

"I don't believe it! What is five times nine? No calculations allowed "

"Forty-five."

"Wow! You are really good at math!"

They say that the British buy things from They don’t counter-offer because they think it’s a loss of face. If they think the price is right, they’ll buy it, and if it’s not, they’ll leave.

I think, given the mathematical intelligence of British people, it is better not to bargain. The more you pay, the more you will suffer.

Of course, I am talking about ordinary people. Many British people are drunkards

They say that Russians can drink and there are drunkards everywhere. In fact, when the Russians arrived in the UK, they found that the UK drank better than they did.

On the two weekend nights, the streets were full of drunkards lying on the ground and unable to get up, and there was vomit everywhere.

The British also like to have parties and parties. I think socializing is fake, just looking for opportunities to drink.

British people are not required to tip like Americans.

When watching American movies, Americans have to tip extra when eating in a restaurant or taking a taxi. Failure to tip will be looked down upon by the waiter. People may think that the UK and the US are similar, but actually the UK is not. It’s not that the British are kind and don’t accept tips, but they already deduct them from your bill.

But of course the waiter will be very happy if you give a little extra tip. It's just not necessary. There is no air conditioning in the British subway

The UK is an old industrial country and a developed country. Laoshi means one means getting rich early, and the other means getting old. Sometimes the infrastructure is extremely backward. For example, the London Underground has no air conditioning.

London is extremely hot in the summer. Many people are sweating and crowded in the subway, plus they have the unique body odor of whites and blacks. So refreshing...

So when the British government happily announced that the London Underground was finally connected to 4G, it was criticized by the people: Who wants 4G? Can you install air conditioning first? The most authentic British accent is not called Cockney

As the birthplace of English, Britain should of course have the purest English. Even Americans have to accept this. In the United States, the British accent has always been favored.

In fact, the accents in different parts of the UK are very different. The accent in Scotland is so bad that even English people can’t understand it if they speak fast.

The most authentic British accent is generally called London accent in China. In fact, the standard name is "Oxford accent". The British Prime Minister, Queen, and A-list celebrities all have a standard Oxford accent. Of course, in fact, the London accent is basically close to the "Oxford accent". It's a bit like the difference between Beijing accent and Mandarin. British people don’t like to learn foreign languages ??

Because of the special status of English, non-English speaking countries around the world will learn English as an important second language. But the British, because they have mastered the most common language in the world, are too lazy to learn other languages.

The result of this is that the British, who have the best command of English, the world's common language, have become arrogant and ignorant. I don’t learn other countries’ languages, and I don’t want to know more about other countries’ conditions. Everything depends on imagination.

So sometimes British people say some unfriendly things to other countries. The proportion of bad things is not large, but more of "stupidity" caused by ignorance. British faucets

British faucets are also unique in the world. It is not surprising that sinks or bathrooms in the UK generally provide both hot and cold water. This is available in many developed countries, and is gradually provided in commercial places and public toilets in many cities in China.

But British taps are unique. There is generally one faucet and two water pipes around the world, namely the hot water pipe and the cold water pipe. In the UK, there must be one faucet for hot water and another for cold water.

This brings about such a problem, the hot water faucet is scalding to death, the cold water faucet is freezing to death, but you cannot mix it into warm water.

The British have complained about this problem for a long time, but it seems that it will never change. High-rise high-rise apartments in the UK are for the poor

In the UK, high-rise apartment buildings are generally at the bottom of the contempt chain, especially high-rise apartment buildings with sea views by the sea. Because since the 1950s, high-rise buildings have been government affordable housing, which was given to the unemployed.

This concept has formed a habit, and people with a little wealth are reluctant to buy such high-rise and small high-rise apartments.

Of course, skyscrapers with hundreds of floors are not included here. That's usually a status symbol.

Moreover, British people will feel that houses by the sea, even villas, are not as good as houses on inland mountains.

Maybe because the island country has no shortage of sea and I’m tired of seeing it, you can build a manor on the mountain, which will be more classy. The British really like to send greeting cards.

The British really like to send greeting cards. During holidays or even when traveling, I send a lot of greeting cards to a lot of people.

Even if I suddenly think of you, I can write a greeting card and send it on the spot.

There are even supermarkets on the street that sell greeting cards.

You clamor for environmental protection every day, is this environmentally friendly?

Wouldn’t it be enough to send a text message? The Queen of England does not have a driver's license

The Queen is the only person in the UK who can drive without a driver's license, and there is no speed limit and she does not need to wear a seat belt.

Because British driving licenses are issued by the Queen. Therefore, if the Queen wants a driver's license, she can just sign one herself, so there is no need to worry about it.

After all, who dares to deduct points from the Queen? British food...

Where does British food come from? Although the English breakfast is quite sumptuous, the British generally have no talent in cooking.

There are a lot of food and cooking programs on British TV, and British people especially like to watch them.

It really makes up for what it lacks.

The ingredients in British supermarkets are of very high quality, but French chefs often advise British people online not to waste food.

There is a joke: "There are two thinnest books in the world, American history and British recipes."

In the end, I have written so much that I don’t want to give you a summary. Like to leave again?

Don’t say 666

In China, most people are not too unfamiliar with what “666” means. This has even become one of the daily mantras of many people. But in the UK, this is a very taboo word.

Whether it is spoken or written literally, "666" is not welcome.

In fact, the British believe that three 6s are actually the code for Satan, and the appearance of such numbers will summon the devil.

No matter what kind of person you are, you can't avoid 666. This taboo is similar in many places. Although it sounds like it is nothing more than strange power and chaos, this is indeed a phenomenon. a custom.

To eat eggs, you have to poke the eggshell

The British are used to eating hard-boiled eggs, which is not surprising, but when British people eat eggs, they usually use a fork.

Of course, the fork is not for eating eggs, but for poking the shells.

Traditionally, after eating eggs, many British people use a fork to poke the remaining egg shells to break them.

This is not a weird hobby, but the British believe that little devils are usually hidden in leftover eggshells, and poking them with a fork is to drive them away to avoid attracting evil spirits. doom.

I don’t know the origin of this habit, nor why the British do it.

Lucky Four-leaf Clover

This is the most well-known custom among Chinese people. It means that if you find a four-leaf clover among the clovers, it is a sign of great luck.

The legend of this four-leaf clover has been around since the Middle Ages.

In ancient times, people accidentally discovered that the very common clover occasionally had four leaves, a bit like a cross, so people were very happy.

Perhaps due to the intentional propaganda of some good people, more and more British people believe that the four-leaf clover has magical powers and is a treasure given to the world by God, so it can bring good luck.

Love crows

Chinese custom is that the arrival of a magpie is a sign of good news, while the sight of a crow is bad luck, but the UK is completely the opposite.

There are also these two birds in the UK, but the situation of magpies in the UK is a bit weird. If you see one magpie, it is bad luck. If you see two magpies, it is good luck. The more you see, Magpie, your luck will be better.

As for crows, they are considered to be sacred birds. The British royal family pays special attention to crows, such as the crows on the Tower of London.

There has long been a legend in the UK that the crows in the Tower of London protect the safety of the UK. If all the crows in the Tower of London leave, the British Kingdom will be shattered.

Because of this, Britain spends money to raise crows in the Tower of London every year.

Rabbit’s feet send blessings

In addition to pheasants, the most common wild animal in the UK is probably the hare. Traditional British hunting also likes to capture hares. However, for rabbits, the British He also has his own statement.

The British believe that black rabbits are the souls of their ancestors and cannot be shot. If you protect these black rabbits, you will get good luck. If you hurt them, they will bring bad luck.

In Wales, England, people sometimes use rabbit's feet to send blessings to newborn babies. It is very simple, just touch the baby with the rabbit's feet. People think that this will bless the child's life.

Although the British have always been polite and polite, in fact, they have many strange living customs hidden under the appearance of gentlemen!

Now, Mr. Yingtiao will give you a brief introduction to the British customs that are completely incomprehensible.

The British are extremely obsessed with the number "7". To them, "7" is the same as we Chinese love "8" and "6". The British regard "7" as a lucky number, and even the jackpot set in the slot machines in the casino is 777. When many British couples choose a wedding date, they tend to choose a day with "7" in it.

If you sneeze next to a British person, he will usually say "bless you". The reason why the British have this habit is because they believe that when people sneeze, their souls will rush out of the body, and the devil Satan will take the opportunity to steal human souls, so in order to ensure that your soul is safe when you sneeze Time will not be stolen, and people around you will bless you by saying "bless you".

The British believe that there are spirits living in trees, so usually after they tell the good luck they have had, they will knock on the wood a few times to ensure that the devil cannot hear what they just said, thereby preventing the arrival of bad luck. .

The British also like to keep crows on the Tower of London, and the British royal family even regards this bird as a treasure. Of course, this all stems from an old legend: if all the crows in the Tower of London were removed, Britain would collapse. So in order to ensure that this kind of national annihilation does not happen, the United Kingdom is now raising crows directly on the Tower of London.

Some British people will use a spoon to pierce the remaining egg shells after eating boiled eggs to prevent little devils hiding inside. They believe that if they don't break the eggshells and drive away these little devils, the whole family will suffer bad luck.

In addition to these weird and slightly superstitious customs, there are also many puzzling habits in British life. For example, hot water and cold water taps must be separated, and you have to say sorry at all times. Metro aviation staff were actually able to go on strike collectively, not holding umbrellas when it rained, etc.

In fact, they have many weird customs, so I won’t describe them one by one here. If you want to know more, please contact us.

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