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MyImpressionoftheUKWhenpeopletalkabouttheUK,thefirstimpressionmaybetheoldgentleman,traditional,prosperousandstrong,orBeckham,ElizabethandMr.Bean.EveryonehasdifferentimpressionsofBritain,andIwouldliketotalkaboutmyimpressionoftheBritain.Britainisawealthycountry,theworld'sleadingpowersincethefirstindustrialrevolution.Inthe18thcentury,Britainistheworld'sbiggestcountry,whileintheearly20thcenturythesituationisdifferent.ThoughBritainwasinfluencedbythewarandaseriesoffactors,thesuperpowerpositionwasreplacedbytheUnitedStates,itisstillaninfluentialpowerintheworld.Withitsdevelopedeconomy,Britishpeopleattachgreatimportancetothequalityoftheirlife.TheBritain'sworkinghoursisabout22hoursaweek.Theyhavefewworkinghours,sotheyhavemuchmorefreetimetodowhatevertheylike,forexampledoingthehouseworkbythemselves,doingsports,traveling,reading,writing,listeningtomusicandsoon.What’smoreBritishpeoplelovepetsverymuch.Englishafternoonteaisfamousallovertheworld.Britishhavea300-years-oldhistoryofdrinkingblacktea.AfternoonteawasintroducedinEnglandbyAnna,theseventhDuchessofBedford,intheyear1840.Theywilladdsugarandmilkintheblacktea,anditisnecessarytodrinkafteramealforBritish.TheUKisthelargestconsumptioncountryofblacktea.Inotherwords,thereisnocountrythatisprofessionalthanBritainintastingblacktea.Thetraditionalafternoonteatimeisfouro'clockintheafternoon,itiscommonlyknownasLowTea.Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwiches,sconesservedwithclottedcream.Cakesandpastriesarealsoserved.TeagrowninIndiaorCeylonispouredfromsilverteapotsintodelicatebonechinacups.TheclimateofBritainisverycomfortable.Itisneitherhotinsummer,norcoldinwinterinUK,itiswarmandhumid.ItoftenrainsinBritain,inmyimpressionBritishalwaysneedtotakeanumbrellawherevertheygo.Alsotheywilloftentalkaboutweatherwhentheymeeteachotherjustlikewetalkaboutwhethertheotherhashaddinner.ForBritishpeoplethesunshineisverypreciousbecausethereistoomuchrainalltheyearround.Aslongasitisasunnyweekendorholiday,therewillbealotofpeoplelyingonthegrassintheparkoronthebeach.Thegovernmentsetsupaspecialplaceineveryresidencecommunity,itcanbeaparkorapieceofgreenarea.Inthisregion,peoplecantakearestorgoforawalk,besidesitalsooffersaplaceforthechildrentohavefun.ThebuildingofBritainalsoimpressedmeverymuch.TheBritishbuildingisoldandverybeautiful,it’sthetypicalclassicalarchitectureofBritain.Thebuildinghasalonghistorybutwellpreserved,somepeoplesaythatmanyBritishsewershaveahistoryofseveralhundredyears.TherearemanyworldfamousbuildingsinBritain,suchasSt.Paul'sCathedral,TowerBridgeofLondon,BritishMuseum,BigBenandsoon.NowtheBritishbuildingisasymbolofBritishcultureandtheirspirit.Britainisaverybeautifulandprosperouscountry,andIhopeonedayIcanwalkinthestreetofBritainandenjoythebeautifulscenerythere.