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** //but the language is not the only thing conecting the diferent cultures.// **
Politeness is something the British people value a lot. Being polite is something that the British people learn before they learn to walk. It’s very typical to be held the door open for, or having someone smiling at you randomly. In the Norwegian culture this is not very common. The British people believe that polite is the key to right behavior and the word polite is often used to describe a British man.

//Fashion// is something many people relate to Britain. The British people have always had their special way to dress and over the years, Britain has become one of the main fashion sources of the world. Though the British are fashionable, they don’t spend much money on clothes, at least much less than the rest of the European countries.

When we think about Britain and clothing, we often think about Scottish kilts, bowler hats and policemen helmets. Those are clothing that are a part of the British image. Another thing that is very common to relate with the British clothing is school uniforms. In Britain it’s very likely to find schools that use school uniforms. The schools are strict when it comes to school clothing. Each school has its own colors and the dress code must be followed rather strictly.

//Indirect communication// is the right way to describe the British way of communication. Unlikely the American people, or many European countries, British people have a quite inderect communication style. To really understand what they are talking about, you very often find yourself trying to read between the lines.Words are not enough, you have to know the background and context to understand the message and interpret tone, expression and non-verbal behaviour.

//British humour.// Houmor is one of the most important things for the British people. A good laughter is something the British value alot. British people are famous for their well-developed sense of humour. Puns and irony are used to make homour. Teasing others and making jokes are very often a sings of approval, so performing artists will often get comments from the audience that are slightly abusive, but also very friendly. Oscar Wilde is one of the most known British comidians and he's famous for his eleganty dressed ironic statements.

When we think about Britain, tee is often the first thing that comes to our minds. When we think about the British people, we often imagine them with a teecup in their hand. British tee is very famous all over the world. Tee is one of the oldest tradition and is a big part of the British culture.

// The pub- a social center. All over Britian you find pubs. As a matter of fact there are over 57000 pubs in Britian. The pubs have always been popular in the British sociaty. // // In the begging pubs where a place where men meet, but that has changed during the years. Women are also active users of pubs and taking a beer with your girlfriends // // is very commen in the British female sociaty. Though pubs still are very populare, the pubs are often meeting c // ompetition and the pubs are slowly disapearing at a rate of over 2 procent per year (witch equalse 1000 pubs every year).

//A muliticultural Britian: Most people in Britian are English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish, but in the cities you can meet people of may different nationalities,// //as over the the centuries people from all over the world have come to settel in Britian.// //British tradition are still kept alive. British tradiotions are old and the British people are not very open to change their traditions to adapt to the European standards.// //Reminders of these old traditions are the wigs the judges use in cort, driving on the left side.// //Though Britian is a multicultural place, the British people have been very careful and the British culture is one of the oldest and best kept cultures in the world.// The British are more known for making something new a tradition and effecting others, than getting effected. //The British have acomplished to keep their own culture eventhough other cultures have creashed in. Some believe that that is a very positive thing, other don't.// //Why? Well get back to that.//

//Sources// //TARGETS- egelsk vg1// Forlag: Aschehoug Writters: Haugen- Haugum- Kagge- Ljones- Rugset 2009

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