请用英语写篇关于美国风俗习惯的文章

请用英语写篇关于美国风俗习惯的文章
请用英语写篇关于美国风俗习惯的文章

请用英语写篇关于美国风俗习惯的文章
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Life in the USA:
Customs and habits
Meeting someone
When meeting someone for the first time, it is customary to shake hands, both for men and for women. Hugs are only exchanged between close friends. Kissing is not common, and men never kiss other men.
Americans will usually introduce themselves by their first name and last name (such as “Hello, I’m John Smith”), or, if the setting is very casual, by their first name only (“Hi, I’m John”). The common response when someone is introduced to you is “Pleased to meet you.” Unless someone is introduced to you with their title and last name (such as Mister Smith or Miss Johnson), you should address them by their first name. Americans normally address everyone they meet in a social or business setting by their first name. However, you should always address your college professors by their title and last name (such as Professor Jones), unless they ask you to do otherwise.
Speaking on the telephone
Americans normally answer the telephone by simply saying "Hello". If you are calling a business, the person answering the phone will give the name of the business and usually their own name as well. If the person you would like to speak to has answered the phone, you should say hello and state your name. If not, you should ask for that person politely: “May I please speak with Andrew Brown?”
The majority of Americans have answering machines in their homes. Also, the majority of businesses have voice mail accounts for their employees. When leaving a message, state your name clearly and leave a telephone number where you can be reached. Telephone messages should be brief and to the point.
Eating out
All restaurants in America accept cash for payment, and most (even some fast food restaurants) also accept credit cards. A few restaurants also accept ATM cards for payment. You will rarely find a restaurant that accepts checks.
It is common to have to wait for a table at a popular restaurant. There are many popular restaurants that do not accept reservations, or will only accept reservations for large parties (for example, six or more people). At these restaurants, the wait can be very long on a weekend night, sometimes up to 1 hour. However, almost all upscale, or more formal, restaurants will accept reservations.
Many restaurants in America (except for fast food restaurants) have a license to serve alcohol. Beer and wine are always available, and at some restaurants hard liquor (such as vodka or whisky) is also available. Restaurants that serve hard liquor are said to have “a full bar.” The drinking age in America is 21. If you look young, be prepared to show proof of your age when ordering alcohol.
Tipping
There are only a few situations where tipping is expected. The one you will encounter most often is at restaurants. American restaurants do not add a service charge to the bill. Therefore it is expected that the customer will leave a tip for the server. Common practice is to leave a tip that is equal to 15% of the total bill for acceptable service, and about 20% for superior service. If the service was unusually poor, then you could leave a smaller tip, about 10%.
Other professions where tipping is expected include hairdressers, taxi drivers, hotel porters, parking valets, and bartenders. The general rule is to tip approximately 15% of the bill. In situations where there is no bill (as with hotel porters and parking valets), the tip may range from $1 to $5, depending on the type of establishment and on how good the service was.
Smoking
Smoking is not as common in America as in many other countries. Generally, Americans smoke less than Europeans and much less than Asians. It is a practice that is becoming less and less socially acceptable.
Smoking is prohibited in many places. It is not allowed in any public buildings, on any public transportation (including airplane flights within the United States), in shops, movie theaters, schools, and office buildings. The general rule is if you are indoors, then you probably are not allowed to smoke. The exceptions are bars, nightclubs, and some restaurants. If a restaurant does allow smoking, it will only be in an area that is designated for smokers. If you are with someone, even outdoors, it is polite to ask if they mind before you start smoking.
The legal smoking age in America is 18. If you are buying cigarettes (or another tobacco product) and you look young, the store clerk is required by law to ask you for proof of legal age. You should be prepared to provide identification.
中国人见面打招呼时,喜欢问“你吃了吗?”“你去哪呀?”而西方人对此都感到很怪异.
Greeting
An American studying in China had an appointment at noon. As he was getting on his bicycle a Chinese friend passed by. "吃了吗?" the young Chinese asked. This, of course, is a common Chinese greeting around meal time and the American merely nodded with a smile, waved goodbye and went off. He realized that his friend' s remark was nothing more than a Chinese way of saying Hello or Hi. If the greeting had been put literally into English "Have you eaten yet?" Or " Have you had your lunch? " It would have sounded rather unusual. To Americans, this greeting might mean this: "I haven't either. Come on, let' s go together and get something to eat." or "If you haven' t, I was just going to invite you to my place." In other words, it could indicate an invitation to a meal.
Actually , another foreign student who had not been long in China once complained in broken Chinese:" 你们为什么老问我吃了饭没有?我有钱."To his way of thinking, people were concerned that he was not getting his meals properly because of lack of money. Clearly, he was offended. There is a similar Chinese greeting, such as ”上哪儿去啊?””到哪儿去啦?” which if translated literally, would be "Where are yon going?" Or "Where have you been?" The natural reaction of most English-speaking people to this greeting would most likely be "It' s none of your business!"
Fortunately, not all greetings sound strange or arouse displeasure. Many are similar , some are merely different. While greetings in many languages often indicate the time of day, there may be inconsistencies within a language. English has Good morning, Good afternoon and Good evening but not Good noon. And Good night is not a greeting at all, but an expression of farewell.
打招呼 一天中午,一个在中国学习的美国留学生有个约会.他刚要骑上自行车,一位中国朋友从旁边走过,问他：“吃了吗?”这是中国人在吃饭前后打招呼的常用语.美国留学生笑着点点头,挥挥手表示告别,就走了.他知道,中国朋友的话等于英语中的Hello或Hi,但如果照字面译成Have you eaten yet?或Have you had yourlunch?外国人听起来就很怪. 美国人会以为,这种打招呼似乎是说：“我也没有吃.走吧,我们一起去吃点东西吧.”或者说：“如果没有吃的话,我正要请你到我家去呢.”；总之,这样打招呼有时意味着邀请对方去吃饭 .
发生过这样的事.有一次,一个刚到中国不久的外国留学生结结巴巴地用汉语说：“你们为什么老问我吃了饭没有?我有钱.”他以为人们总问他“吃饭了吗”是因为怕他没钱吃饭.他显然对这种问法感到生气. 再如,汉语中的“上哪儿去啊?”和“到哪儿去啦?”这样打招呼的话直译成英语就是Where are you going?和Where have you been?用这两句英语来打招呼,大部分讲英语的人听了会不高兴,他们的反应很可能是：It' s none of your business! 你管得着吗!
幸而,打招呼的话并不都令人感到奇怪或者引起对方反感.有许多打招呼的话是相似的,有些只是说法不同.在许多语言里,打招呼的话往往是相似的,有些只是说法不同.在许多语言里,打招呼的话往往与时间有关,但即使在一种语言中也有不一致的地方.英语中有Good morning, Good afternoon, Good evening 都相当于汉语中的“您好”,只是说的时间不同而已,但不说Good noon.而 Good night （晚安；明天见；再会）根本不是打招呼的话,这只是告别时说的话.
两个中国人初次见面时,没有什么特别的汉语说法,而多数讲英语的人初次见面总要说 I'm pleased to meet you (认识你很高兴）之类的客套话.分手时,他们还要说句 It's nice meeting you或It's nice to have met you（能认识你很高兴）之类的话.
人们分手时通常说Good-bye,Bye－bye,相当于中国人说“再见”.几乎所有语言中都有类似的说法.但在说 Good－bye或“再见”之前,还有些客套语很有意思,各种语言也不尽相同.如有贵客或不大熟的人来访或串门儿,客人离开时,按中国的习惯,主人要把客人送到房门口或大门口.客人对主人说“请留步”,主人最后要说“走好”、“慢走”、“慢点儿骑（自行车）之类的客套话.这些说法部不能直接译成英语.如果说Stay here,听起来十分别扭.如果说Go slowly, Walk slowly或Ride slowly,也很不自然.其实,微微一笑并作个表示再见的手势就可以了.

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美国人性格外向，热情直爽，不拘礼节，他们的风俗礼仪存在着许多与众不同之处。美国是一个时间观念很强的国家，各种活动都按预定的时间开始，迟到是不礼貌的。同美国人约会联系简单，打个电话，对方会很高兴地同意在尽短的时间内见面。美国人也有礼尚往来的习惯，但他们忌讳接受过重的礼物，一则是美国人不看重礼品自身的价值，二来法律禁止送礼过重，从家乡带去的工艺品、艺术品、名酒等是美国人喜欢的礼物，除节假日外，应邀到美国人家中作客甚至吃饭一般不必送礼。美国社会有付小费的习惯，凡是服务性项目均需付小费，旅馆门卫、客房服务等需付不低于l美元的小费，饭店吃饭在结帐时收15％小费。
美国人请客吃饭，属公务交往性质多安排在饭店、俱乐部进行，由所在公司支付费用，关系密切的亲朋好友才邀请到家中赴宴。美国人的食物因地区、民族不同而种类繁多，口味各异，汉堡包、“热狗”、馅饼、炸面圈以及肯德基炸鸡等都是风靡世界的食品，但美国人待客的家宴则是经济实惠、不摆阔气、不拘泥形式的。通常的家宴是一张长桌子上摆着一大盘沙拉、一大盘烤鸡或烤肉、各种凉菜、一盘炒饭、一盘面包片以及甜食、水果、冷饮、酒类等。宾主围桌而坐，主人说一声“请”，每个人端起一个盘子，取食自己所喜欢的菜饭，吃完后随意添加，边吃边谈，无拘无束。
美国人将请客人吃顿饭、喝杯酒或到乡间别墅共度周末作为一种交友方式，并不一定要求对方做出报答，如有机会请对方到自家吃饭就可以了。吃完饭后，客人应向主人特别是女主人表示特别感谢
美国人的饮食习惯
美国人在吃午餐和吃晚餐之前，通常要喝点鸡尾酒，但在加利福尼亚州，人们大都喝葡萄酒。
同时，在吃主食之前，一般都要吃一盘色拉。炸蘑菇和炸洋葱圈可作为开胃食品，牛排、猪排和鸡（腿）为主食，龙虾、贝壳类动物以及各种鱼类，甚至包括淡水鱼被统称为海鲜。炸土豆条则是深受人们喜爱且几乎成了必不可少的食物。
另外，应特别注意的一点，如有吃剩的食物，一定要打包带回家，以免浪费。
美国人在吃饭的时候是刀叉并用，而且他们的用餐方式也是很有讲究的。因此，在应邀与美国朋友一起吃饭时，应特别注意他们的用餐习惯。一般情况下，餐桌上摆放有一幅餐刀和两幅餐叉，外边的餐叉供你吃色拉，里边的餐叉用于吃主食和其它点心食品，餐刀用来切肉食。如果你两手并用，应左手握叉，右手握刀，而且一次握刀时间不能太长。
美国人的早餐有：炒或煮鸡蛋、香肠、油炸土豆片、薄煎饼、果子冻、烤面包、松饼、桔子汁以及咖啡等。
如果你是初到美国餐馆用餐，那么应该注意如下事项：
1、选择合适的餐馆（如：家庭式餐馆、特色餐馆以及自助式餐馆等）；
2、餐馆营业时间（上午11：30开门营业，直到夜晚）；
3、一般都应事先预订餐位：
4、到达餐馆后，不能径直地到餐桌旁入桌，除非餐厅有“随意就坐”的告示；
5、付款时，别忘了留给服务员一定比例的小费（一般为实际总额的10%～15%）。
随着美国人生活节奏的加快，快餐食品便应运而生。其快餐连锁店遍及世界各地，其中，影响最大的当属麦当劳快餐连锁店。供应的快餐食品有：汉堡包、烤牛肉、牛排、火腿、三明治、肯德鸡、油炸土豆片、烘馅饼、冰淇淋以及各种碳酸饮料等
Americans personality outgoing, warm Zhishuang, casual, their customs and rituals, there are many unusual about. The United States is a very strong concept of time, according to the various activities of the time, the late is impolite. Contact with the Americans about simple or a phone call, they will be very happy to agree to meet within a short period of time. Americans also have the habit of reciprocity, but they too heavy a taboo accept gifts, a gift is the Americans do not value their own value, the law prohibits gifts to heavy, brought souvenirs from his hometown, works of art, such as the United States wines people like gifts, except for holidays, was invited to the Americans Jiazhongzuoke not even eat normally gifts. American society is customary to tip, where the service project is required to tip, hotel doormen, room service, etc. subject to not less than l dollar tips, eat in the hotel at the close to 15 per cent tip.
Americans eat a banquet, an official nature of many exchanges in restaurants, clubs, paid for by the host company, was invited close friends and relatives in the home feast. Americans food from region to region, and a wide range of different nationalities, different tastes, hamburgers, "hot dogs", pies, fried doughnut and KFC are sweeping the world such as food, but the Americans were feted hospitality economic benefits, not indulging, the formality. The private banquet is usually a long table on them a market salad, a market chicken or barbecue, various Liangcai, a fried rice, a bread-and sweets, fruit, cold drinks, alcohol, etc.. They Weizhuo on their masters say "please" and everyone porting a plate, feeding their favourite Caifan, after eating arbitrarily add, Jizhao remarked while eating talk freely.
Americans will be invited guests meal, or to the countryside villa Hebeijiu weekend as a weather friends, the other does not necessarily require a return, if the opportunity to invite each other to their own meals on it. After the meal, guests should be masters in particular express special thanks to mistress
American eating habits
Americans eat lunch and eat dinner before they drank cocktails, but in California, most people drink wine.
At the same time, the staple food before eating, it usually will eat a salad. Fried mushrooms and fried onion rings can be used as appetizers food, steak, and the menu includes sparerib chicken (legs) mainly food, lobster, shellfish and fish species, including fish collectively referred to as seafood. Fried potatoes, it is deeply popular and seems to have become an essential food.
In addition, special attention should be the point, if eating leftover food, packaging must bring home to avoid waste.
Americans eat often and with knife and fork, and their meal is very sophisticated way. Therefore, in the United States and was invited to dinner with friends, should pay special attention to their dining habits. Under normal circumstances, there are placed on the table knives and two meals a fork, the fork for the outside meal you eat salads, meals inside the fork for eating dim sum and other staple food, knives used to cut meat. If you use both hands and should be left hand fork, the right Oudao, and a time not too long Oudao.
American breakfast: Yuzhu fried eggs, sausage, fried potato chips, thin pancake, frozen fruit, toast, muffins, orange juice and coffee.
When I first arrived in the United States if you are dining restaurants, then they should pay attention to the following matters:
1, choose a suitable restaurant (such as: family-style restaurants, with restaurants, as well as self-service restaurants, etc.);
2, the restaurant business hours (11:30 am open for business until the night);
3, the general should advance booking Seating capacity:
4, at restaurants, not to try to go to the table next to the table, unless the restaurant "sits at the" notices;
5, payment, do not forget to leave a certain percentage of the attendants tip (generally 10% of the total actual ~ 15%).
As Americans pace of life is speeding up, and fast food have come into being. The fast-food chain throughout the world, of which the greatest impact was the McDonald's fast-food chain. The supply of fast food: hamburgers, grilled beef, steak, ham, sandwiches, KFC, the fried potato chips, baked pies, ice cream, as well as carbonated drinks, etc.

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