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AFTERNOON TEA (THE TRADITIONAL 4 O'CLOCK TEA)
• This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of tea (or coffee) served with either of the following:
• Freshly baked scones served with cream and jam (Known as a cream tea)
• Afternoon tea sandwiches - thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
• Assorted pastries
• Afternoon Tea today
• Afternoon tea is not common these days because most adults go out to work. However, you can still have Afternoon tea at the many tea rooms around England.
Afternoon tea became popular about one hundred and fifty years
ago, when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an
afternoon cup of tea. They started offering their visitors sandwiches
and cakes too. Soon everyone was enjoying Afternoon tea. text
taken from and copyright of projcetbritain.com
HIGH TEA (The traditional 6 o'clock tea)
The British working population did not have Afternoon Tea. They had a
meal about midday, and a meal after work, between five and seven
o'clock. This meal was called 'high tea' or just 'tea'.
(Today, most people refer to the evening meal as dinner or supper.)
Traditionally eaten early evening, High tea was a substantial meal
that combined delicious sweet foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or
tea breads, with tempting savouries, such as cheese on toast, toasted
crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs on toast. This
meal is now often replaced with a supper due to people eating their
main meal in the evenings rather than at midday.
Acceptable Behaviour in England and the
rest of Britain
You may be called by many different 'affectionate'
names, according to which part of the England you
are visiting. Do not be offended, this is quite normal.
For example, you may be called dear, dearie, flower,
love, chick, chuck, me duck, me duckie, mate, guv,
son, ma'am, madam, miss, sir, or treacle, according
to your sex, age and location. Interesting Fact The 'affectionate' name 'duck' is thought to come
from the Anglo-Saxon word 'ducis' which was meant
as a term of respect; similar to the Middle English
'duc', 'duk' which denotes a leader, commander,
general; from which comes the title 'Duke' and the
Old French word 'ducheé' - the territory ruled by a
Duke
DOs and DON'TS (Taboos) in Britain
Do take your hat off when you go indoors (men only)
Do cover your Mouth Do Shake Hands
Do say sorry
Do not greet people with a kiss
Avoid doing gestures such as backslapping and hugging
Do not ask personal or intimate questions
Never eat off a knife when having a meal.
DON'TS
Buckingham Palace The Royal Flag
When the Queen is at home, you can see
her royal flag flying from the flag pole on
top of Buckingham Palace. This flag is
called the Royal Standard.
Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain
The trend nowadays is to marry later. Many
couples are living together first for all sorts of reasons such as finance.
Most weddings take
place on Saturday
afternoons, this is very
much the “peak period”
in any week for getting
married.
Brides have 'Hen' nights and bridegrooms have
'Stag' parties (similar to bachelor/bachelorette parties).
The Wedding Day
It is traditional at weddings to have a
special wedding cake at the reception,
often with two or more tiers - each tier may
be made of a different type of cake to
satisfy the tastes of all your wedding guests.
It's also customary for the top tier of a three
or four tier cake to be kept aside for the
christening of the couples first child.
Wedding Superstitions
The bride should never wear her
complete wedding clothes before the
day.
The husband should carry his new wife over the
threshold of their home.
What are the first three things which come into your
mind when you hear the words 'England' or 'the
English?
"Men wearing bowler hats, a pin striped suit, a
newspaper under the arm and carrying a long
unopen umbrella."
Bowler hats are very rarely seen in England today. In
fact, I don't think I have ever seen one being worn
apart from in the movies!
When I think of the English, I think of .........
"Long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm
beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and old
maids bicycling through the morning mist"
- John Major (Ex Prime Minister )
"The English eat a big
breakfast in the
morning with bacon, eggs, baked beans…”
"England is a land of beer, football and bad
weather."
(Contrary to popular belief, it DOES NOT rain every day in England! :))
What should I do or not do when I am
eating in Britain?
If you are a guest, it is polite to wait until your
host starts eating or indicates you should do so.
It shows consideration.
Always say thank you
when served something. It
shows appreciation.
Always chew and swallow all the food in your
mouth before taking more or taking a drink.
Things you should not do:
Never lick or put your knife in your mouth.
Never talk with food in your mouth.
Never use your fingers to push food onto your
spoon or fork.
Never pick food out of your teeth with your
fingernails.
Pubs The word pub is short for public
house. There are over 60,000 pubs in the UK (53,000 in England and
Wales, 5,200 in Scotland and 1,600
in Northern Ireland). One of the
oldest pubs, Fighting Cocks in St. Albans, Herts, is located in a
building that dates back to the
eleventh century.
Did you know?
If a church has the name St. Mary's the
nearest pub is traditionally called The
Star.
Superstitions Good Luck
Lucky to touch wood. We touch; knock on wood, to
make something come true.
Lucky to touch wood.
We touch; knock on
wood, to make
something come true.
On the first day of the month it
is lucky to say "white rabbits,
white rabbits white rabbits,"
before uttering your first word
of the day.
Catch falling leaves in
Autumn and you will
have good luck. Every
leaf means a lucky
month next year.
Putting money in the pocket of new clothes brings
good luck.
Bad Luck
Unlucky to walk underneath a ladder.
Unlucky to see one magpie, lucky to see two, etc..
Unlucky to put new shoes on the table.
Unlucky to pass
someone on the
stairs.
Table Superstitions
Crossed cutlery on your plate and expect a quarrel.
Leave a white tablecloth on a table
overnight and expect a death.
The Greatest Britons of all Time
chosen by the people of Britain.
Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was the United Kingdom's
first woman prime minister, and she held the office of PM for longer than anyone in the 20th
century.
Sir Paul McCartney McCartney was a singer, songwriter
and guitarist for The Beatles, the
biggest rock band of the 1960s.
Queen Elizabeth II Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra
Mary), is the Queen regnant and Head of State of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and fifteen other Commonwealth countries.
David Beckham
Charles Dickens
King Arthur
Sir Alexander Graham Bell
John Lennon
William Shakespeare
Diana, Princess of Wales
J.K. Rowling Jane Austen
The Unknown Warrior Robbie Williams
J.R.R. Tolkien
HARRY POTTER