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ENGLISH CHARACTERISTICS



In a nation of many million of people, there are many different kinds: good and bad, honest and dishonest, happy and unhappy.

The British people, who live in other countries, are not fully typical of their nation. As usual, they live a completely different life from the life in Britain. However, we can talk about some general things. The best-known quality of the English, for example, is reserve. A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion. He never tells you anything about himself. If English people are making a journey by train, they will try to find an empty compartment. If they have to share the compartment with a stranger, they may travel many miles without starting a conversation. If a conversation does start, personal questions like "How old are you?" or even "What is your name?" are not easily asked. Questions like "Where did you buy your watch?" or "What is your salary?" are impossible.

But the people of the North and West of Britain, especially the Welsh, are much less reserved than those of the South and East.

Closely related to English reserve is English modesty. If a person is, let us say, very good in golf, and someone asks him if he is a good player, he will probably give an answer like "I'm not bad", or "I think I'm quite good", or "Well, I'm very keen on golf".

The famous English sense of humour is similar. Its ideal is the ability to laugh at oneself - at one's own faults. "He is a man of humour" or "He has no sense of humour" is often heard in Britain, where humour is so highly prized.

Some greetings in England are very informal: a simple "good morning" or a wave of the hand across the street is quite enough. Handshakes are only exchanged on a first introduction or as a token of agreement or congratulation. "Sorry" takes the place of "no" when you cannot do something for a person or give a positive answer in sit­uation like "May I use your pen?", "Do you know the time?" or "Have you any size seven shoes?" "Pardon" is the polite way of asking somebody to repeat what he has said.

English people do not readily ask each other to do anything, they prefer to wait for a service to be offered before asking for it. If they do ask, then they say something like "I don't really like asking you, but..."

It is considered polite to give up one's seat to a woman who is standing, to open door for her, carry things for her, and so on.

not unpleasant, and that once one gets to know an Englishman he turns out to be a very companionable fellow.

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