pub &culture

BigBen大笨钟Westminster西敏寺TheTowerofLondon伦敦塔BuckinghamPalace白金汉宫PubCultureinUKIfYouHaven'tBeenToaPub,YouHaven'tBeentoBritain.GeneralIntroductionApublichouse,informallyknownasapub,isadrinkingestablishmentwhichispartofBritishculture.TheRomanInfluencedrinkingbeersincetheBronzeAgethearrivaloftheRomansthebuildingofRomanroadnetworkstheninnsandresthousesforwearytravellers.displayedvineleavesoutsidetoadvertisetheirtradeLegalageThelegalagetopurchasealcoholis18.Peopleaged16and17,withthelicensee'spermission,mayconsumeonly1glassofwineorbeerwithatablemealinspecificareasofthepremises,providingthey'rewithanadultandtheadultordersit(England&Walesonly,Scotlandnoadultrequiredtobepresent).L/O/G/OPubSignsThesignabovethedoorisasoldasthepleasureofdrinkingitself.Somuchmorethanapicture!They'reoneoftheUK'smostmemorablefeaturestotouristsandvisitors.Asrecognizableasaredpostboxordoubledeckerbus,thetraditionalpubsignwarmseventhewettestofEnglishdays.The'RedLion'isprobablythemostcommonnameforapubandoriginatesfromthetimeofJamesIandVIofScotlandwhocametothethronein1603.Manysignshaveroyallinks:forinstance,most'WhiteLion'innsdatefromthetimeofEdwardIVandthe'WhiteBoar'wastheemblemofRichardIII.Pubsarealsonamedafterfamouspeopleinhistory,forexample,TheDukeofWellingtonandShakespeareMorerecently,socialandindustrialchangehasbeenreflectedinpubnames,forexample'TheRailway'.Infamousgoings-onarealsoremembered:forexample,‘TheSmugglersHaunt’and‘TheHighwayman(强盗）'!PublicBarSaloonBarClassificationofPubs1PublicPubtalkdrinkdanceplaygameslistentomusic1PublicPub2SaloonPubPeacefulandquietExpensiveForhigherlevelL/O/G/OBritishPubEtiquettethereisnoformalline-up----thebarstaffareskilledatknowingwhoseturnitis.AmazinglyfortheBritish,wholovequeues!RuleNo.2Itiscustomaryforoneortwopeople,notthewholegroup,togouptothebartobuydrinks.RuleNo.3Togetserved,youmustattracttheattentionofthebarstaffwithoutmakinganynoiseorusingtoo-obviousgestures.RuleNo.4InmostBritishpubs,youpayforyourdrinksincash,immediatelywhenyouorderthem.ItisnotcustomarytotipthepublicanorbarstaffinBritishpubs.Instead,ifyouwish,thecommonpracticeistobuythemadrink.RuleNo.5