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1、thedifferencesofBritishandAmericancultureTheBritishare,insomeways,lessconservativethanAmericans-thedrinkingageis18,not21,homosexualcivilunionsarelegal,andabortionhasn'tbeenaseriouspoliticalissueinyears.MixingreligionandpoliticsisextremelyrareintheUK.On
2、theotherhand,therearestrictercontrolsonsomethings-it'smuchhardertogetadrivinglicence,andtheagerequirementishigherthaninmoststates,therearespeedcameraseverwhere,CCTVcamerasinmanypublicplaces(althoughtheymayormaynotbeworking),andcarryingweaponsorotherobj
3、ectsfor"selfdefence"isillegal(inparticular,notethatpeppersprayisillegal).Gettingintoadebateabouttherighttobeararmswillbeverytimeconsuming,andmayalsoleadpeopletothinkthatyou'reagun-nutbeforethey'vegottoknowyouproperly.Smokinginenclosedpublicplacesisille
4、galthatincludespubs,theunderground,trainstations...moreorlessanynon-residentialbuildingactually...(similartoNewYork,sonotsomuchofaculturaldifferencethere).TheBritishapparentlyhaveawidervocabularyofswearwordsthanAmericans.WhilemostBritonswillusethemfair
5、lyfreelyinasocialsetting,thingsarealotmorereservedinformalsettings&talkingtostrangers.I'venotyetencounteredanAmerican"pub"whichbearsmorethanapassingresemblancetoatypicalBritishpub.Peoplemightgotoapubjusttodrinkandsocialise,haveapublunch,oraspartofanatt
6、empttogetalchoholpoisioning(otherwiseknowasa"pubcrawl"),aswellastowatchsportingfixtures(whichseemstobethemainpurposeinAmerica).Goingtothepubdoesnotusuallyimplygettingdrunk.Althoughthedrinkingageis18,bartendersaresupposedtoIDanyonewholooksunder21.Though
7、Idoubtyourfriendwilldomuchdriving,heshouldbeawareofthefollowingthings:MostcarsintheUKhavemanualtransmission.Carsaresmallerandmoreefficient,petrolismoreexpensive.Speedlimitsarehigher,butenforcedmorerigourously.DrivinginLondonisnotworthit.CentralLondonha
8、sacongestioncharge,andisverycongested,andthemajormotorwaysaroundLondonarethickwithtrafficatpeaktimes.Roundabouts("trafficcircles")areverycommonandareusedatmotorwayjunctions.Inruralareas,it'snotuncommontodrivedownnarrowsingletrackroadswi
