The British dress pattern is highly respected by many people in the world. Although the British pay attention to clothes, they are very frugal. A suit usually takes ten or eight years to wear. An English man usually has two sets of dark clothes and two or three pairs of gray trousers. British clothes have been diversified and comfortable, and the more popular ones are casual jackets and jeans.
Manners and manners
In Britain, people stretch out the index finger and middle finger of their right hand in speeches or other occasions, with their palms facing outward, forming a V-shaped gesture to indicate victory; In Britain, if someone sneezes, others will say "Bless you" to show good luck.
Meet etiquette
In Britain, when a baby is born, parents and relatives generally name the baby according to the characteristics of the baby, the father's occupation, and some mothers with prominent families use their maiden name as the baby's second name. In Britain, children only call their parents' brothers and sisters uncles. Old people in Britain pay attention to independence and don't like being called old. They don't have to help them when they walk.
Dining Etiquette
Guest and table manners
If you are invited to other people's homes, you should test the tiger. For example, when should I arrive at the host's house? It's impolite to arrive early if it's not serious business but a social gathering. The hostess is making preparations, and it will make her feel very embarrassed if you arrive before she is fully prepared. Late arrival 10 minute is the best. It's too late to arrive half an hour late, so you need to apologize to your host. When should I leave? There is no rule, but it is impolite to sit too late in the host's house. If you are only invited to dinner and chat, you'd better leave between 10 and 1 0 or say goodbye after dinner1hour. If you are invited to stay for a few days or spend the weekend, you should specially buy a bunch of flowers for your hostess before you leave, which will make her very happy. In addition, the day after you leave, you should send a note of thanks to your host and attach a small gift such as a box of chocolates or some flowers.
There are many kinds of banquets in Britain, mainly tea parties and banquets. Tea parties include formal and informal tea parties. The British don't serve food or persuade wine at the dinner, but they take it all according to the interest of the guests. Generally speaking, it is polite to eat all the dishes you take. Non-drinkers just put their hands into the cup when the waiter pours wine. Guests can shake hands or nod their heads when saying goodbye.
British people generally prefer cooking methods: stew, barbecue, frying and frying. There are unique ways to cook meat, seafood and game; However, they have a special preference for beef, such as ROASTED BEEF, which is not only accompanied by seasonal vegetables and roasted potato, but also with a little mustard sauce on the steak. In the use of condiments, I like cream and alcohol; As for spices, I like fresh spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon.
The well-known names of English cuisine are: STEAK KIDNEY PIE, ENGLISH FISH CHIP, CHICKEN A LA KING, etc. British people like hunting. During the hunting period only once a year, there are many restaurants or restaurants that will offer wild game meals, such as VENISON, HARE, PHEASANT, wild goat and so on. Generally, when cooking game, junipers or berries and wine are used to remove the smell of the food itself.
English people are very particular about breakfast! There are many kinds of meals served in British restaurants, including juice, fruit, eggs, meat, porridge, bread, jam and coffee. Nowadays, the popular HIGH TEA is also from Britain, and its famous VICTORIAN STYLE is all-encompassing, including all kinds of snacks, muffins, TARTE and sandwiches. Dinner is also the most important part of daily life for British people. They usually choose a late meal time, and they all talk while eating and drinking to promote the friendship between diners. It is conceivable that they belong to a very autonomous nation, and a dinner may take them several hours!
Scotch or Gin are all these well-known wines, and they all come from it. In Britain, there will be many people who like to drink, mainly because it is also a wine-producing country. British people spend more on drinking than other expenses.
Wedding and funeral etiquette
English people's marriage customs are rich and varied, from marriage proposal to honeymoon in their own traditional way. In York, northern England, the way of proposing marriage is quite strange, which inherits the ancient folk heritage. When a girl matures and needs to get married, she puts on tight clothes of different colors and signals to men. Different colors mean different things, just like traffic lights. The green one means, "Come on! I am willing to fall in love, pursue it boldly! " Yellow means: "There are opportunities. If it suits me, there is still a chance of success." Red means: "I don't want to fall in love at present, don't pursue me." Brave young men will pursue boldly according to each other's clothes and their own choices, and will never be labeled as misbehaving.
Once the two sides have established a love relationship, the man will give the woman an engagement ring and hold a ceremony. This custom spreads all over Britain. The wedding or engagement ring is a traditional custom of many nationalities. When the English hold a wedding ceremony in the church, it is an indispensable and important content for the groom to wear a ring for the bride. People even think that marriage without a ring is invalid. When the priest asks a couple if they want to be each other's wives or husbands, whether they can respect each other and grow old together, the groom puts a ring on the bride's ring finger. It symbolizes the husband's pure love for his wife, and the wife also expresses her acceptance and loyalty to this love.
The custom of wearing a ring can be traced back to ancient Egypt and China. It is not only a token but also an ornament. At first, the wedding ring was not inlaid with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. The pure circle symbolizes the reunion of two people who are joined together by marriage. In some ethnic groups, it symbolizes a kind of magic, which wishes couples happiness and longevity. At the same time, the giver expresses trust in the receiver, and the receiver expresses loyalty to the giver.
The gold ring symbolizes the innocence of love, and the silver ring means tenderness. British people, like western countries, are engaged rings made of gold without any gems, and wedding rings should be decorated. As for the quality of rings, it varies according to individual economic conditions. The engagement ring and the wedding ring can be worn on the same ring finger, or the engagement ring can be replaced by a wedding ring.
In the/kloc-6th century in England, the inner side of wedding rings was often engraved with family patterns or proverbs, such as "God made me a wife of a certain person", and the ring of a bishop's wife was engraved with a hand, a heart, a bishop's crown and a skeleton, with the inscription: "I gave you the first three, and the fourth made me detached." Today, most of the inscriptions on the rings are only engraved with the initials of the bride and groom.
British people wear formal dresses when they get married; The bride wears a white shirt, a white skirt, a white garland, a long white gauze and a white bouquet. In a word, the British advocate white, which symbolizes pure love and good luck. The custom of wearing veil can be traced back to BC 10 century, when women wore veil in the two river basins. In ancient Greece, when holding a wedding ceremony, not only the bride should wear a veil of linen or wool, but also a couple should wear a corolla. In Roman times, people of different religious beliefs had to wear veil of different colors to show the difference. After the Middle Ages, crowns decorated with pearls appeared among the court nobles. Later, it developed into a white veil, and its size was extended day by day, and it spread all over Europe.
When the wedding is held, the bride in a white gauze dress and veil holds her father's arm, accompanied by female guests, and walks into the church in the wedding March. The groom in a dress, accompanied by a male guest, stood at the altar waiting for the bride. When someone dies in a British family, a small notice is often put in the newspaper. After seeing the notice, relatives and friends go to the funeral to show their respect for the deceased and greetings to their families.
Once married, when the bride and groom come out of the church, people should congratulate the couple. This kind of congratulations is not kissing, hugging and shaking hands, but throwing colorful confetti at them. The custom of scattering paper scraps originated from scattering wheat grains. 149 1 0King henry vii of England and his queen traveled to Bristol. On the trip, I was seen by a baker's wife, so she sprinkled wheat grains at them from the window and shouted, "Welcome, Your Majesty! I wish you happiness and longevity. " This became a much-told story. By the 6th century, this custom had been widely spread. People sprinkled wheat grains on the bride and groom, and sometimes dyed them in various colors. Wheat grain symbolizes a bumper harvest and a prosperous life, and also congratulates the newlyweds on their happiness and longevity, and their children and grandchildren are full.
Honeymoon is also an important part of marriage for young people all over Britain. They use their savings for travel, and traveling after marriage is called honeymoon. This used to be an ancient custom. When you get married, you must drink a special drink made of honey to symbolize family happiness, sweet love and happiness in life. This drink takes 30 days from the beginning of marriage, so the first month of marriage is called honeymoon.
In Britain, we attach great importance to the wedding anniversary, which is celebrated every year and has different titles. The first year is a paper wedding, the second year is a cotton wedding, the third year is a leather wedding, the fourth year is an yi wedding, the fifth year is a wood wedding, the sixth year is an iron wedding, the seventh year is a copper wedding, the eighth year is a pottery wedding, the ninth year is a willow wedding, the tenth year is a tin wedding, and then it is a steel wedding, a round-benevolence wedding, a lace wedding wedding, an ivory wedding and a crystal wedding. From the fifteenth year onwards, there is a title every five years, followed by enamel wedding, silver wedding (the 25th year is a grand ceremony), pearl wedding, coral wedding, ruby wedding, sapphire wedding, golden wedding (fifty years is the second grand ceremony), jade wedding and diamond wedding. This last one is the third biggest celebration, but few people can celebrate it.