老美对英国生活的100个印象

学习英语并不只有简单的记与背，听与说，了解语言背后的文化也是很重要的一方面。大部分中国学生还是能够分清楚英音和美英，哪些人读英音 /wɒt/ ，又有哪些人读美音 /wɑt/。然而对于英国和美国的文化有什么不同，大伙大概并不是很了解。

美国人Scott Waters近期到英国旅游，在亲戚和朋友家里住了几周！9月底回美国后，他在社交媒体脸谱Facebook发了一个超级幽默的、对比英美文化和生活的帖子。到10月10日，这个贴已经有15万人点赞！8万多人转发分享！

他以诙谐的口吻，谈自己对英国和英国人的100个印象。不少英国人看了， 评价说，他的不少观点很到位！

今儿，就让我们看看美国小伙伴是怎样评价英国的，也许从这些印象中，大伙可以窥视到存在于西方世界里的文化差异。那，你们认为英国和美国社会有什么区别呢？在文后的评论里告诉大伙吧，小编坐等被“”哟~

The Internet is loving this American man's hilariously random discription of life in the UK

\"I was in England again a few weeks ago, mostly in small towns, but here's some of what I learned: 几周前，我去了英国，大部分时间都在小城镇呆着，但还是了解到不少东西：

* Almost everyone is very polite 几乎每个人都非常有礼貌

* The food is generally outstanding 食物总的来说很棒

* There are no guns （他们）没有

* There are too many narrow stairs 有太多狭窄的楼梯

* Everything is just a little bit different

所有的一切（和美国比）都只是有一点点的不一样

* The pubs close too early

酒吧关的太早

* The reason they drive on the left is because all their cars are built backwards

他们之所以靠左行驶，是因为所有的车都不够新式 （注：backwards这里的意思不够明确，

你如何理解？）

* Pubs are not bars, they are community living rooms. 酒吧不像酒吧，他们是社区的客厅

* You'd better like peas, potatoes and sausage 你最好喜欢豌豆，土豆和香肠

* Refrigerators and washing machines are very small 冰箱和洗衣机非常小

* Everything is generally older, smaller and shorter

总体来说，一切都偏旧，偏小，偏短

* People don't seem to be afraid of their neighbors or the government 人们似乎对他们的邻居或没有畏惧之感

* Their paper money makes sense, the coins don't 他们的纸币设计没问题，硬币好像不是那么回事

* Everyone has a washing machine but driers are rare 每个人都有一台洗衣机，但烘干机比较罕见

* Hot and cold water faucets. Remember them?

冷、热水龙头分开。还记得曾经使用过它们？

* Pants are called \"trousers\“裤子”叫 \"trousers\"，内裤叫“pants”； 美国人把“裤子”叫 \"pants\" ；英国人把毛衣叫\"jumpers\"，美国人叫“sweaters”

* \"Fanny\" is a naughty word, as is \"shag\" 在英国，\"Fanny\" 和 \"shag\" 是粗词

* All the signs are well designed with beautiful typography and written in full sentences with proper grammar.

所有的标识都经过精心设计，不仅字体优美，书写工整，语法也完全正确

* There's no dress code 没有着装标准

* Doors close by themselves, but they don't always open 门基本都是自动关闭，但不是自动打开

* They eat with their forks upside down

他们用叉子把食物送到口里的时候，叉子的弯面向下

* The English are as crazy about their gardens as Americans are about cars 英国人为花园，而美国人为汽车痴狂

* There are hardly any cops or police cars 基本看不到和警车

* When you do see police they seem to be in male & female pairs and often smiling 但当你看到，他们一般都是两男或者两女成对执勤，而且都笑眯眯的。

* Black people are just people: they didn't quite do slavery here

黑人就是和大家一样，他们不做奴役工作

* Everything comes with chips, which are French fries. You put vinegar on them 食物基本都配薯条，而且撒上醋吃

* Obama is considered a hero, Bush is considered an idiot. 奥巴马被认为是个英雄，布什被认为是个白痴

* After fish and chips, curry is the most popular food 除了鱼和薯条后，咖喱是最流行的食物

* They can boil anything

什么食物都可以煮着吃

* Folks don't always lock their bikes 自行车不总是上锁

* It's not unusual to see people dressed different and speaking different languages 在这里，人们着装不一，而且讲不同的语言，非常正常

* Nearly everyone is better educated then we are 几乎每个人比我们都受过更好的教育

* If someone buys you a drink you must do the same 如果有人给你买杯饮料，你必须也如此这样做

* Avoid British wine and French beer

不喝英国自产的的葡萄酒，不喝法国的啤酒

* It's not that hard to eat with the fork in your left hand with a little practice. If you don't, everyone knows you're an American

尝试一下，左手用叉子吃东西并不难，否者，每个人都会知道你是美国人

* There's no AC 没有空调

* Instead of turning the heat up, you put on a jumper 不打开暖气，而是穿上毛衣

* Gas is \"petrol\汽油叫\"petrol\"，价格为6美元一加仑，按升出售

* If you speed on a motorway, you get a ticket. Period. Always

高速公路上超速，你逃不了，一定会吃罚单

* You don't have to tip, really! 你不一定要给小费，真的！

* Only 14% of Americans have a passport, everyone in the UK does 只有14%的美国人有护照，英国是人手一本！

* You pay the price marked on products because the taxes (VAT) are built in 你付的商品价格都含

* Walking is the national pastime 走路是举国上下的一种消遣方式

* Everyone enjoys a good joke 每个人都喜欢幽默故事

* Dogs are very well behaved and welcome everywhere 狗都很规矩，到哪都受欢迎

* You can get on a bus and end up in Paris

你可以搭乘公汽，一下车就到法国

* Everyone knows more about our history than we do 每个人都比我们更了解美国的历史

* Radio is still a big deal. The BBC is quite good 听广播是件大事。英国广播公司依然很棒！

* The newspapers can be awful 报纸就不敢恭维了

* Everything costs the same but our money is worth less so you have to add 50% to the price to figure what you're paying

每样东西和在美国标价数目是一样的，但要贵50%，因为英镑更值钱！

* Butter and eggs aren't refrigerated 黄油和鸡蛋不放冰箱

* The beer isn't warm, each style is served at the proper temperature 啤酒不是温的，（酒吧里）提供的不同酒类的温度都是正好！

* Cider (alcoholic) is quite good. 苹果酒相当不错

* Excess cider consumption can be very painful. 苹果酒喝多了，可让人不舒服

* Their cash makes ours look like Monopoly money 英镑钞票让美元看起来像Monopoly游戏里的假钱

* Very few people smoke, those who do often roll their own 很少有人抽烟，即便抽，很多人都自己卷烟

* You're defined by your accent 你的口音决定你给别人的印象

* Europeans dress better than the British, we dress worse 欧洲人穿得比英国人体面，但相比来说，我们更差

* The trains work: a three minute delay is regrettable 火车运行！迟了三分钟，就会表示抱歉！

* There are far fewer fat English people 英国大胖子少很多

* If you're over 60, you get free tv and bus and rail passes. 如果你60多岁，可享受免费电视和交通

* Cake is one of the major food groups 蛋糕是主要食品之一