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(缺乏教養(yǎng)的 ). ? It is always perfectly all right to talk about the weather in Britain: everyone does it, and although it is usually just a way of maintaining small talk, it is a key aspect of British life. ? If you are invited into a person39。s home, it is not polite to arrive early. Your hostess will be preparing for you, and will be most embarrassed if you arrive before she is quite ready. Ten minutes late is excellent. Half an hour late is excessive and requires apologies. ? On the whole British habits of politeness are very informal. All politeness is based on the elementary rule of showing consideration for others, and acknowledging the consideration they show to you. ? British people do not readily ask each other to do anything that would involve real inconvenience: they prefer to wait for such service to be offered, rather than ask for it. ? English people attach importance to action instead of empty talk. So they are called Man of Action.(行動之人 ) They also like doing things based on their own experience and which makes them conservative.