Question

EVERY COUNTRY HAS ITS WRITTEN AND UNWRITTEN RULES. THERE ARE ALSO SOME STEREOTYPED BELIEFS ABOUT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. DECIDE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT BRITAIN'S CUSTOMS ARE TRUE OR FALSE.
1. It is customary to shake hands when you are first introduced to someone.
2. It is fairly common for the British to shake hands with their colleagues at work every morning.
3. It is very rare for English people to shake hands with children.
4. English people rarely kiss or hug friends as a form of social greeting.
5. You would normally address someone as "sir" or "madam" if you don't know their names.
6. British people tend to say their surname first when answering phones at home.
7. It is considered rude in Britain to ask people how much they earn.
8. It is considered bad manners to blow your nose in public.
9. Most British people tend to greet the shop assistant with "good morning" or "good afternoon" when they are served in the shop.
10. In a restaurant it is customary to attract the waiter's attention by calling out "Waiter!"
11. In England you can't turn you back to a statue of the Queen.
12. In English cities you can't sound your car horn from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
13. If you are invited to dinner you shouldn't arrive earlier than the time given and you shouldn't arrive more than about 15 minutes late.
14. British people like to stand very close to each other when they speak.

Answer 1

1. True

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. True

6. False

7. True

8. True

9. True

10. True

11. False

12. True

13. True

14. False