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AboutUKJadyGuoLondoners伦敦人So,whatdopeoplefromotherpartsoftheUKthinkofLondoners?Dotheyhaveanyprejudicesagainstthem?Comment1.Erm…rude.They’retryingtobehighandmightyyouknow.There’salsoacertainaspectofarrogancewhichLondonershave.accordingtoanotherperson,Londonershaveanaspectofarrogance.Comment2.IthinkpeopleassumethatLondonersaremoreforward-looking,morefashionable,more…thingslikethis.Yeah,peoplegenerallythinkwe’rericher,likefromothercountries.Yeah,theythinkwe’rericherbutit’snotalwaysthecase!onaveragepeopleinLondondoearnmorethanpeopleinotherpartsofthecountry,butthecostoflivingisalsomuchhigherhere.TheBritishViewofAustralia英国人眼中的澳大利亚AustraliawassetupasaBritishcolonyhundredsofyearsagosothetwoplaceshaveahistoricalconnection.Thishasledtosomegood-humouredassumptionsabouttheAustralians,orAussiesastheyareaffectionatelyknown.Thereisbigsportingrivalrybetweenthetwocountries.ThisisgoodnaturedandinvolvesabitofteasingbutwhenBritainwinsTheAshescrickettournament,astheyhavejustdone,peopleareabitmoresensitive.Despitethis,thetwocountriesremainbestoffriends.SweetFoodinBritain英国的甜食Britainisknownformanyofitssweetfoods,suchastrifle,crumbleandthecakesincludedintheafternoontea.ButisthereareasonwhyBritishpeoplelikesweetfoodsomuch?chocolatetoffeerouladebarleysugarcakeComment1.It'scomfortfood.Theytastegoodandsugar'smoreavailablethanitusedtobeinhistory.It'saccordingtotaste,becauseifyouhavegotasweettooththenyoulikesweetthings.IthinktheVictorianshadalotofsugar.Comment2.Love-hatedoesn'tbegintodescribetherelationshipwehavewithsugar,it'sfarmoreseriousthanthat.Weknowit'snotgoodforusbutwe'readdicted,theBritishMedicalJournaltoldussotwoyearsago.ButthataddictionhasdeeprootsinBritishhistory.SugarwasthekeytorichesofourEmpireandourdevelopmentasanindustrialnation.Comment3.Soitbecameawayofdemonstratingwealthbecauseitwassoexpensiveandrare.It'slikehavingaMercedesBenzandthenbeingabletobreakoffpiecesandgivethemtoyourfriendstoeat.Sundays星期天FormanypeopleinBritain,Sundayisadayforgardening,washingthecarandgoingtothepub.Someseeitasapreciousdayofrestandthechancetocatchupwithallthethingstheyaretoobusytododuringtheweek.ThetraditionalSundayconsistsofshopsclosingearlyandroastdinnerswiththefamilybutwhatdopeoplemakeofthis?Arewebeginningtogoagainstthistrendofadesignateddayforrelaxation?那么一个传统的英国周日又是个什么样子呢？•Watchfootballanddrinkbeer,gotothepubforaSundaylunch.No-oneIknowgoestochurchbutIsupposethatisatraditionalthingtodo.Housekeeping,carwashing,kindofstock-takingIthinkonlife.•Ithinkespeciallyifyou’rebusyworkingintheweek,it’squitenicetokindofcatchupwiththings.Dosomecooking,invitefriendsround.•TheSundayroast.Meatandpotatoes,vegetables.Bigfamilymealkindofthing.TheSundayroastisatraditionalBritishmainmealservedonSundays(usuallyintheearlyafternoonforlunch),consistingofroastedmeat,roastpotatoormashedpotato,withaccompanimentssuchasYorkshirepudding,stuffing,vegetablesandgravy.RentingaBike租赁自行车Londonhasrecentlylaunchedacyclehireschemewhereforanannualfeeyoucanborrowabikeforhalfanhouranddropitoffsomewhereelse.Ingeneral,cyclingisbecomingmorepopularinthecity.Facilitiessuchascyclelanesareimprovingandridingabikeisaquickwaytogetaround.Itkeepsyoufittoo!Streetcomment:IpickthemupatthestationandIcancycleanywhereIwanttoinhalfanhourandIdidn'thavetopaybecauseI'vealreadypaidupfrontfortheyearandIcanleaveitrightoutsidewhereIwork.Ifinditveryconvenient;it'slikeaspecialfriendtome.WecallthemBorisbikesaftertheMayorofLondonwhodecidedweshouldhavetheminLondon.CoffeeDrinking喝咖啡CoffeehasalwaysbeenpopularacrossEurope,butnowcoffeeshopchainscanbefoundalloverBritain.InthetheearlymorningrushhourcommutersacrosstheUKcanoftenbeseenclutchingtheircupsofcoffeeastheyheadtowork;it'sseenasagoodwaytostartthedayandwakeyourselfup.Drinksrangefromcappuccinotoskinnylattes,toshotsofespresso,andpeopledrinkcoffeeathome,atworkandincafes.Butwillcoffeeevertakeoverfromteaasthenation'sfavouritedrink?Generally,theUKhasdefinitelyturnedtocoffeeasanoptioninthemorning.It'safinedrink.Stillalotofteadrinkersobviously,butit'sslowlygettingthere.Butofcoursethereisalonghistoryoftea-drinkinginEngland.ItisaquintessentialEnglishdrink,althoughpeopleinEnglandstarteddrinkingitmanycenturiesafterthoseinChina.Weservelatteandcappuccino,whichareItalianderivativecoffees.Skinny'sjustthetypeofmilkandit'sa1%milkversusfullfatmilkwhichisa4%milk.AmacchiatoisjustanespressowithabitofmilkinitwhichisverycommoninSpainandItalyandMediterraneanplaces.ExpensiveUnderground?伦敦地铁世界最贵？UndergroundtrainsystemsareextremelyimportantforthepeoplelivinginbigcitieslikeLondon,NewYorkandBeijing.TheUndergroundsystemisalsocolloquiallycalledtheTube.AscommonlyusedtodaybothbyLondonersandinmostofficialpublicity,thistermembracestheentiresystem.Originally,itappliedonlytothedeep-levellineswithtrainsofasmallerandmorecircularcross-section,andservedtodistinguishthemfromthesub-surfacecut-and-coverlinesthatwerebuiltfirstandoriginallyusedsteamlocomotives.oneobviousreasonisthatLondon'stubesystemhasahistoryofmorethan100years.Alotofmaintenanceworkneedstobedoneandittakesalotofmoney.•TheUKhasasystemofpostcodesb