British Pub Culture

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British Pub Culture
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Chat
drink beer
watch football games
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Public Bar
Salon Bar
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Our tasks today
Idea of the text Keys structures Assignment
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• Where is the best place to feel the local
  culture of Britain according to the writer?
• Why is it difficult to get a drink in British
  pubs?
• What is the hidden purpose of the difficulty in
  getting a drink in British pubs?

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Visitors to Britain may find the best place to
sample local culture is in a traditional pub.
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dangerous places
public houses
But these friendly hostelries can be minefields
of potential gaffes for the uninitiated.
new comers
social errors
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strange service
An anthropologist and a team of researchers have
unveiled some of the arcane rituals of British
pubs--starting with the difficulty of getting a
drink.
discovered
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Where?
Most pubs have no waiters--you have to go to the
bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths had
been waiting 45 minutes before they realized they
would have to fetch their own.
Most pubs have no waiters--you have to go to the
bar to buy drinks.
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This may sound inconvenient, but there is a
hidden purpose.
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Silence is golden.
Pub culture is designed to promote sociability in
a society known for its reserve..
reticent in expression
develop social skills
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Standing at the bar for service allows you to
chat with others waiting to be served.
A nice place, isnt it? Sure, I often come. How
about you?
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The bar counter is possibly the only site in the
British Isles in which friendly conversation with
strangers is considered entirely appropriate and
really quite normal behavior.
Mind if I stand here?
Of course not.
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"If you haven't been to a pub, you haven't been
to Britain.This tip can be found in a booklet,
Passport to the Pub The Tourists' Guide to Pub
Etiquette, a customers' code of conduct for those
wanting to sample "a central part of British life
and culture".
properties
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When in Rome, do as Romans do.
The trouble is that if you do not follow the
local rules, the experience may fall flat.
Dont reach expected effect fail completely
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For example, if you are in a big group, it is
best if only one or two people go to buy the
drinks.
Wait here. Ill go to buy drinks for all of you.
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Ginger beer? Barley wine? Citrus wine? Fortified
wine? Raisin wine? Or semi-dry wine?
Theyre driving me nuts.
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make sb. angry
Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar
staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all
access to the bar while they chat and dither
about what to order.
hesitate
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• Pubs the best place to
  feel the local culture of Britain

Introduction

• No waiters to go to the bar to
  buy drinks by yourself

Phenomenon

• Standing at the bar friendly conversation with
  strangers

Explanation
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A group of Italian youths had been waiting 45
minutes before they realized they would have to
fetch their own.
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The bar counter is possibly the only site in the
British Isles in which friendly conversation with
strangers is considered entirely appropriate and
really quite normal behavior.
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Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar
staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all
access to the bar while they chat and dither
about what to order.
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Assignment
Prepare for a 150 words introduction to
special etiquettes that one should follow when
having meals in China and report it to the class
next time.
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