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ThePubCultureinBritainIfsomeonetrulywantstounderstandthelocalcultureofBritain,themosteffectivewayisstepintothosebars.Britishpeopleliketotellforeigners-Ifyouhaven'tbeentoapub,youhaven'tbeentoBritain.Infactitreallyliketheysaid,thebarcultureisabsolutelyessentialfortheUKasapartofsociallife.InBritain,thebarsareknownasthe“pub”.ThiswordcandatebacktoTheVictorianPeriod.Atthattime,thebarwerecalledpublichouseandtheword--“pub”isshortforit.AlmosteveryBritishpeoplelovestayinthepub,eventhosemerchantswhoworkinthebusinessdistrictofLondon.However,inresidentialpubs,thosepeoplearemostlylocalresidents.Soit’sdifficultforoutsiderstogetintotheatmospherethere,thennottospeakoftourists.Therefore,theBritishpubisdividedintotwoparts,fortouristsandforresidents.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowthatthereisnoformalline-upinthepubandthoseamazingbarstaffareskilledatknowingwhoseturnitis.Youarepermittedtotrytoattractattention,buttherearerulesabouthowtodothis.Donotcallouttapcoinsonthetable,snapfingerorwavelikeadrowningswimmer.Andnomatterwhatyoudo,donotringthebellhangingbehindthecounter——thisisusedbythelandlordtotellyoutheclosingtime.Thekeythingistocatchthebarworker'seyes.Youcouldalsoholdanemptyglassorsomemoney,butdonotwavethemabout.Doadoptanexpectant,hopeful,evenslightlyanxiousfacialexpression.Ifyou1ooktoocontentedandcomplacent,thebarstaffmayassumeyouarealreadybeingserved.Whenspeakingoftips,youshouldneverofferthebarstaffacashtip.Thecorrectbehavioristoofferthemadrink.Pubsareprideoftheirequalatmosphere.Atipincashwouldbeareminderoftheirservicerole,butofferthemadrinkisshowfriendlytothem.Exceptthefascinatingpubculture,itshouldbenoticedthattherisingviolencecrimeinsociety,especiallyyouthcrimerateincreasingyearbyyear,theBritishgovernmentandtheconsiderablenumberofpeoplethinkthisisbecauseBritainhastoomanybarsandalotofBritishmengetintoahabitofdrinking.Manyyoungpeoplecanbuydrinkswhichmixedwithalcohol.SotheBritishgovernmentistryingtoraisebeertaxesorsomeotherwaytoreducethenumberofBritishdrinking.Ihavetosay,atthispointIamnotveryagreewiththem.Ithinkthattheexistenceofthebarisnotthemainreasonofyoungcrimerateincreased,whichiscausedbymanyreasons.Themostimportantthingisthat,oncethegovernmentadoptedarepressivepolicy,IwonderthesetraditionalBritishpubwhereisthemoststronglocalculturallives,astheyhavebeencloseddown,theBritishtraditionalcultureheritagewillbeaffectedornot.Ithinkifthebarculturedoesnotexistanymore,itwillbeagreatlosstothetraditionalcultureoftheUnitedKingdom.