Visitors to Britain may find that the best place to taste local culture is in a
traditional pub (酒吧). But newcomers may get into trouble in these friendly
pubs.
Strangers may start 1 . the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no
waiters--you have to go to the bar (吧台) to buy 2 . A group of Italian young
people had waited 45 minutes before they knew they would have to 3 drinks
by themselves. This may sound inconvenient, but English people are used to
doing so.
Pub culture is designed to 4 people get along with each other. Standing at
the bar for service allows you to 5 others waiting for drinks. The bar counter
is possibly the only place in the British Isles in which friendly conversation with
strangers is considered 6 and quite normal behavior. "If you haven't 7 a
pub, you haven't been to Britain. " This tip can be found in a handbook, passport
to the 8 .
The trouble is that if you do not follow the local 9 , the experience may
fail. For example, if you are in a big group, it is best if only one 10 two
people go to buy the drinks. The bar waiter hates a group of strangers standing in
front of the bar while they chat and wonder what to order. |
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