Anglo-American cultural differences
Britain and the United States, is the world's two major powers in society, in many ways the two countries have a very similar place, said of the English, are capitalist countries, is the master of many in today's world of events, all have strict legal system and a sound social system, students who have dreamed of the world's leading institutions of higher education ... ... the British and the Americans are not mutually convinced the British that the Americans have no history, Americans say the British do not understand the future. This similarity of the two countries, but also has the obvious difference be? I will look at a few points for discussion
The first chapter briefly similarities and differences between British and American Culture
An Anglo-American culture, the homology
Anglo-American culture is undeniable homology, more precisely, should be adhering to the American culture, British culture a lot. British culture is the root of American culture, the source. This is because under British influence in American history.
First, the early immigrants in the United States, the British have a very large proportion. Comes naturally, they will British culture, the British character traits, the British way of thinking are brought to the New World came to this one.
Second, the 17th century, the British took the lead in all countries in the bourgeois revolution, the first to enter the ranks of capitalist countries. Britain's economy will develop rapidly. Soon, again leading to the Industrial Revolution. British forces in leaps and bounds, to dominate the world. The United States is its cultural invasion by force and an important area. This resulted in the history of Anglo-American culture homology.
Second, the similarities between cultures
Homology makes these two countries have many cultural similarities.
1 language - is English
2 Religion - Protestant Christian-based
3 some details of social interaction - Ladies first, civilized and polite, privacy, taboo Friday, the number 13, etc.
4 holiday - Halloween, Easter.
Chapter II the performance of Anglo-American cultural differences
American culture has a lot of similarities. But there are also the evolution of history, culture and heritage, the independent development of 200 years of American culture because of different ecological environment has resulted in many variations. Anglo-American culture today, let us have a lot of the difference.
A few days ago saw a post online, spoke about the different British and American returnees staff. Returned to the UK's general assessment is dressed, speaking very polite, courteous behavior, step by step, not rash, that is, more acid to do things, like the foot in your mouth, often to put it bluntly, then around the first few hundred circle. The evaluation of the returnees in America can be summarized in three sentences is "rustic dress, talk arrogant, stingy to spend money." Is that the returnees in America generally wear casual, less stress, even if some occasions they have suits and ties and gentle, it is some "gentlemen" of the style. But if no one else saw these "gentlemen" on the true laws, shoes are off, ties are loosened, buttons also solution, and foot ride up.
These returnees behavior actually reflects the difference between words and deeds of the Anglo-American cultural differences. In fact, the Anglo-American cultural differences manifested in many ways:
First, differences between British and American language
Although both countries are English-speaking Anglo-American, but American English and British English is not the same. Although the British and the Americans say call in English, but both still great differences in English, learn English people know that there are British English pronunciation and American pronunciation of two. British English, relatively speaking, pronunciation clearer tonal part of the less common sounds relatively decent articulation; and Americans speak English, then uphold it saved, and can even in principle even Therefore, English as a second language for people who listen to the pronunciation of English A comparison will be comfortable with more, but if the U.S. used to sound, I'm afraid people lived in the United States really did. In addition, the usage of words between the two countries have many different
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The first chapter briefly similarities and differences between British and American Culture
An Anglo-American culture, the homology
Anglo-American culture is undeniable homology, more precisely, should be adhering to the American culture, British culture a lot. British culture is the root of American culture, the source. This is because under British influence in American history.
First, the early immigrants in the United States, the British have a very large proportion. Comes naturally, they will British culture, the British character traits, the British way of thinking are brought to the New World came to this one.
Second, the 17th century, the British took the lead in all countries in the bourgeois revolution, the first to enter the ranks of capitalist countries. Britain's economy will develop rapidly. Soon, again leading to the Industrial Revolution. British forces in leaps and bounds, to dominate the world. The United States is its cultural invasion by force and an important area. This resulted in the history of Anglo-American culture homology.
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