People from other countries will find many different surprising things in Britain. Greek: A man from Greece sees a special way of (drive) in Britain, People drive on the left in the British street, the British people never feel surprised. The Greek man said, "I've been in Britain nearly a month now. But at first, I couldn't always remember to drive on the left. Every time, my friend (remind) me. "Japanese: Japanese people can't understand British people keep their shoes on at home. In Japan, people walk in the room without shoes. If (visit) keep their shoes on in the room in Japan, the Japanese people think they are very (polite). Spanish: The Spanish people mind the way that the British people greet each other. They themselves seem (be) afraid of touching. When they meet, they just smile or nod but never kiss or hug in Spain. But the British people think kissing is usual greeting when they meet! There is an old (say), "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." When we go to a foreign country, we should follow the etiquette(礼节) of the country.
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David: Excuse me, sir. Could you please tell me the to the Space Museum?
Man: Sorry, I'm new here,
David: Thank you all the same.
(Then David asks a woman for help.)
David: Excuse me, could you tell me I can get to the Space Museum?
Woman: Sure. Go this street. When you reach the traffic lights, turn left. At the end of the road, you'll see it.
David: It's very kind of you, By the way, is it from here?
Woman: No, it is very near.
David: Can I take a bus to get there?
Woman: Of course.
David: bus can I take?
Woman: You can take the No.17 bus.
David: Thank you.
Woman: It's my pleasure.
How do you disagree with or complain(抱怨)to someone in a polite way?
Your teacher says Pluto(冥王星)is a planet and you know that it's not. Here's one polite way of telling the teacher. You can say, "Excuse me, teacher, but I have heard that scientists now don't call Pluto a planet." If you say "excuse me" and don't use words like "wrong", your teacher won't feel unhappy.
And there are times when we need to complain. You have bought an MP3 player. The shop assistant tells you that the player also has a radio. You buy it but find that it doesn't. You need to go back to the store and complain. You can say to the assistant, "I was told that the MP3 has a radio but it doesn't have one. I would like my money back please." This is a polite way of complaining.
We have disagreement with friends sometimes. If your friend leaves tea cups and candy paper bags here and there, you can say, "It's really a bit difficult to do my homework here. It is a little dirty. Would you mind being a little tidier, please?"
But remember, if you have to disagree with someone, it's always best to be polite!
