customs and habits

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1、CustomsandHabits会计1002班张梦蝶UsingnameInAmerica,peopleareintroducedtoeachother,theyliketousetheirfirstorlastnames.Forexample,”MarrySmith”,wewillcallthelady“Marry”or“MissSmith”Butwhentheyarecalledonlybytheirfirstnames,theywillbe---Uncomfortable!!!Inaddition,”nicknames”isalsoakindo

2、fwaytocallapersonwhichisnothisorherrealnamebutanameassignedtothepersonbecauseofcertainphysicalcharacteristics,behaviorpatternandotherfactors.UsingtitlesTitles:Mr.,Mrs.,andMiss.But“Ms”ismorepopularamongAmericans!Msisusedeitherforamarriedwomanorunmarriedwoman.What’smore,peoplewa

3、nttoshowtheirrespectbyusing“Sir”or“Madam”Insteadoftheperson’snames.However,formaltitlesarealsousedinSomespecialoccupations---JudgeGreen,GeneralClark,Dr.Brown(medical.professor)BeinginformalAmericansinofficebehavecasuallyfortheirhurrytotheirwork.Atthesametime,theywillalsobepati

4、entandfriendlytoastrangerwhoisinneedofhelp.HowdoAmericansgetfamiliarwitheachother?Inoneway,theycanasksomepersonalquestionTolearnwhattheymayhaveincommonwithTheperson.Question:family,job,homeandsoon.PeoplemovefromplacetoplaceinUnitedStates.Privacy“territoriality”:Anationhasborde

5、rsorboundaries,andeverythingwithinthoseboundariesbelongstothatnationandnoother.IndailylifeInone’sbedroom:Withoutpermission,wecannotenterandopencloset,drawer,anddesk.Inone’soffice:Weshouldask“MayIcomein?”Weshouldn’task:Age(espciallyforalady)MariageStatusIncomeReligiousbeliefTha

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