No matter how hard travellers try to blend in1, there is no getting around the fact that2 we do look like a tourist when we visit another country. It's not just about the way we look, our accent, how we take photos of each other in front of boring sign posts3, or even the way we stand on corners with bloody4 great maps in our hand, staring up at the street names with totally confused looks on our faces. It's also about the way we interact5 with others.
Despite the footage you may have seen of English football fans holidaying6 in Europe, the English are quite reserved people. Of course, there are the famous British eccentrics too, but most of these bizarre and colourful characters are off somewhere enjoying high tea with their basset hound7, test driving a nuclear powered phone booth on the far reaches of the Thames8, or paying homage to the British baked bean on some monstrous country estate. For the most part, Londoners don't like to be embarrassed or have undue attention drawn to themselves—at least when they are sober.
If you walk down the street in London, smiling at everyone and saying hello, locals will either suspect that you are a “bloody foreigner”, a borderline lunatic9, or possibly both. The reason they stare at you strangely for a couple of seconds before lowering their eyes and crossing the road, or bury themselves in their newspaper, is because they probably don't know much about wherever you are from and worry that you won't understand their responses, which are often riddled with sophisticated humour and self-depreciation. It's all far too embarrassing for most Londoners to even contemplate.
Following the basic rules of London etiquette, no matter how quirky or ridiculous some may sound, can take a visitor far in this city. Respect the local customs, just as you would expect at home, and these proud, reserved folk will welcome you into their beloved city, shower you with well-mannered hospitality, and charm you with their wonderful sense of humour and irony.
No matter how hard travellers try to blend in1, there is no getting around the fact that2 we do look like a tourist when we visit another country. It's not just about the way we look, our accent, how we take photos of each other in front of boring sign posts3, or even the way we stand on corners with bloody4 great maps in our hand, staring up at the street names with totally confused looks on our faces. It's also about the way we interact5 with others. Despite the footage you may have seen of English football fans holidaying6 in Europe, the English are quite reserved people. Of course, there are the famous British eccentrics too, but most of these bizarre and colourful characters are off somewhere enjoying high tea with their basset hound7, test driving a nuclear powered phone booth on the far reaches of the Thames8, or paying homage to the British baked bean on some monstrous country estate. For the most part, Londoners don't like to be embarrassed or have undue attention drawn to themselves—at least when they are sober.如果你走在伦敦,在街上向大家微笑致意,说你好,当地人会也怀疑你是"血腥的外国人"、 边缘性的 lunatic9,或两者。他们盯着你奇怪的是几秒钟前降低他们的眼睛和过马路,或把自己埋在他们的报纸的原因是因为他们可能不知道很多关于你无论是从和担心你不会明白他们的反应,往往充满了复杂的幽默和妄自菲薄。它是大多数的伦敦人,甚至想到都远太尴尬。继伦敦礼仪的基本规则,无论多么古怪或荒谬一些听起来可能,可以访客远远在这座城市。尊重当地的风俗,就像你会期望在家,而这些骄傲,保留的民间将欢迎你走进他们心爱的城市,洗澡你有礼貌的待客之道,和魅力你与他们的幽默和讽刺的美好感觉。
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