英国礼仪文化

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1、BritishCulture(ABriefGlimpse)ByCathyChangQuestionsforThoughtCanyouthinkofanyexamplesofhowweareinfluencedbytheBritishCulture?WhatdoyouknowabouttheBritishCulture?AswediscussdifferentaspectsofBritishculture,canyouseeanysimilaritiesordifferenceswithourownTaiwaneseculture?NationalIdentityEnglish(speci

2、ficallyEngland)=/=British(generallyGreatBritain)UnitedKingdom-England,Scotland,WalesandIrelandBritain=England,Scotland,andWalesNationalFlag=England(St.George)+Scotland(St.Andrew)+Ireland(St.Patrick)=++EnglandLand:South:mostlylow-lyinglandwithhillsandagriculturallandNorth:mostlycoveredinmoorlandand

3、mountains.Capital:London(alsooftheU.K.)History:nearly2,000yearsbeginningwiththearrivaloftheRomanssoonaftertheirinvasionofBritaininAD43.MonarchyQueen’sbirthday21April1926:actualbirthdaySummerbirthdaysince1805:normallyheldonthesecondSaturdayinJuneTheBritishRoyalFamily’sSurname:WindsorChangedfromSaxe

4、-Coburg-GothatoWindsorin1917Reason:In1917,KingGeorgeVrenouncedalltheGermantitlesbelongingtohimandhisfamilyandadoptedthenameofhiscastle,Windsor,becauseofWWIandanti-GermansentimentDuties:HeadofState(representative),HeadoftheArmedForces(declarewar),HeadoftheChurchofEngland(appointsbishopsandarchbisho

5、ps),GovernmentDuties(signatureneeded),RepresentstheNation(attimesofsorrow),RoyalGardenParties,Visits(variousplaces)QueenElizabethII(1926)TheQueen'ssonsanddaughterCharlesPrinceofWalesAnnePrincessRoyalAndrewDukeofYorkEdwardEarlofWessexTheQueen'sGrandchildrenPrinceWilliamofWales(1982)PeterPhillip

6、s(1977)PrincessBeatriceofYork(1988)LadyLouiseWindsor(2003)PrinceHarryofWales(1984)ZaraPhillips(1981)PrincessEugenieofYork(1990)FestivalsMayDayCelebrations:MaypoleDancingOrigin:theRomanfestivalofFlora,goddessoffruitandflowersCelebratethecomingofsummerafteralongwinterAtimeforloveandromanceEtiquettei

7、nEnglandDo:StandinlineTakeoffyourhatwhenindoorsCoveryourmouthwhenyawningorcoughingShakehandsDriveontheleftsideoftheroadDon’ts:Greetpeoplewithakissunlessit’sfamilyorclosefriendsTalkloudlyinpublicStareatothersAskpe