The Life of the British

The Daily life of the British 东北大学 外国语学院 英语系sy1401 李佳美 20140296

The Life of the British

Nowadays, the British pay more attention to the life

quality, and pursue more inspiration enjoyment. There are also interesting customs different from Chinese culture. Now, let me show you the details of the British daily life.

1. The style of wearing

Suit is still regarded as the British national service. Although they are always in suits and ties, even on important occasions, ladies and gentlemen are supposed to wear low thoracic cavity dew shoulder evening dress and tuxedoes, a lot of British ordinary people like to wear casual clothing with the simple, comfortable, fit styles. Now British men usually wear pants and vest shirt with long sleeves and tie woolen pullover or cardigan suit or sports jacket grey trousers and dark or tweed jackets. And the British women’s informal clothes are lighter and prettier tights, girdle, brassiere, slip dress or skirt with blouse or jumper trousers instead of skirts. And that indicates their relaxing attitude towards the

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The Daily life of the British 东北大学 外国语学院 英语系sy1401 李佳美 20140296

daily life. 2. Meals

The diet habit of the British people is simple and it is focus on the nutrition balance. Breakfast is often a rather hurried and informal meal, which is taken sitting at the table. The breakfast often include oatmeal with a cup of milk or juice, toasts batter bacon and fried sausages, eggs. But most people have less than this for breakfast, and some have no breakfast at all or only a hot drink. The lunch time is from about 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Some worker works far away from their homes, so they often buy a sandwich and a cup of coffee to fill the belly. As for school children, they usually eat in school. Only on weekends, can they have a good meal. Usually the entrée is meat, such as roasted chicken, beef and fish. Additionally, there are varied kinds of vegetables. For example: cabbages, beans, carrots, potatoes and so on. They are not cooked anymore. Instead, they are put into the plates directly with the sauces bought in the supermarket. After the entrée, threr are always a dessert waiting for the British.

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The Daily life of the British 东北大学 外国语学院 英语系sy1401 李佳美 20140296

Cooked food, fruit pudding, cheese, and ice cream are the remarkable food of the British representative desserts. 3. Park green land

The client of Britain is mild and humid, which allows for the growth of different kinds of flowers and trees throughout the year. When the government conduct the urban plan, a piece of green land or a park is always particularly taken into consideration, to provide a place for citizens to relax and do some walking as well as offer a recreation ‘ heaven’ for children. 4. Sunshine followers

Because the winter is rainy and foggy season, the British people particularly treasure the sunshine in summer. In the sunny weekend and holiday, the British people enjoying the sunshine bath are lying around on the beach. Some British young people even treat brown skin color as a fashion. 5. DIY House decorating

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designing

The Daily life of the British 东北大学 外国语学院 英语系sy1401 李佳美 20140296

recreations for the British people to past the relaxing weekends. Moreover, they can make porcelain crafts. To them, it seems that with their magical hands, nothing is impossible to realize. By ‘DIY ’, they can make their own room more comfortable and more individualized. 6. Sports fanciers

England was the first home of many of the modern world’s most popular sports. The English people are great lovers of competitive sports. Cycling, soccer, snooker billiards, tennis, swimming and roller skating are both men and women’s hobbies. And it is still popular in Britain to take a walk for at least 2 miles every day. Moreover, they still have an admiration for sportsmanship, for playing with respect for the rules and the opponents and for winning with modesty and losing with good temper. 7. Pets paradise

The British adore pets and they usually feed a lot of pets. According to the latest official U.K. statistics, in all the British families, nearly half of them have

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