PubCultureinUKIfYouHaven'tBeenToaPub,YouHaven'tBeentoBritain.IfsomeonetrulywantstounderstandthelocalcultureofBritain,themosteffectivewayisstepintothosebars.Britishpeopleliketotellforeigners-"Ifyouhaven'tbeentoapub,youhaven'tbeentoBritain".Infactitreallyliketheysaid,thebarcultureisabsolutelyessentialfortheUKasapartofsociallife.Whatisapub?Thewordpubisshortforpublichouse.Thereareover60,000pubsintheUK(53,000inEnglandandWales,5,200inScotlandand1,600inNorthernIreland).Oneoftheoldestpubs,FightingCocksinSt.Albans.Herts,islocatedinabuildingthatdatesbacktotheeleventhcentury.TheFightingCockspub,OnthejunctionofWestStreetandProspectStreet.PubsArePopularSocialMeetingPlacesPubsareanimportantpartofBritishlife.Peopletalk,eat,drink,meettheirfriendsandrelaxthere.Pubsoftenhavetwobars,oneusuallyquieterthattheother;manyhaveagardenwherepeoplecansitinthesummer.Childrencangoinpubgardenswiththeirparent.Groupsoffriendsnormallybuy“rounds”ofdrinks,wherethepersonwhoseturnitiswillbuydrinksforallthemembersofthegroup.Itissometimesdifficulttogetservedwhenpubsarebusy;Peopledonotqueue,butthebarstaffwillusuallytryandservethosewhohavebeenwaitingthelongestatthebarfirst.IFyouspillastranger’sdrinkbyaccident,itisgoodmannerstooffertobuyanotherdrink.TheRomanInfluencedrinkingbeersincetheBronzeAgethearrivaloftheRomansthebuildingofRomanroadnetworkstheninnsandresthousesforwearytravellers.displayedvineleavesoutsidetoadvertisetheirtradePubSignsThe'RedLion'isprobablythemostcommonnameforapubandoriginatesfromthetimeofJamesIandVIofScotlandwhocametothethronein1603.JamesorderedthattheheraldicredlionofScotlandbedisplayedonallbuildingsofimportance-includingpubs!OpeningHoursBritishpubsarerequiredtohavealicense,whichisdifficulttoObtainandallowsthepubtooperatebetween11a.m.and11p.m.EverydayexceptSunday,whentheymustcloseat10:30p.m.Thelegalagetopurchasealcoholis18.Itisillegaltosellalcoholtosomeonewhoalreadyappearsdrunk.Bansonsmokinginenclosedpublicplaces(includingpubs,barsandrestaurants)wereintroducedthroughouttheU.K.in2006and2007.LicensingLaws(许可令)ClassificationofPubsPublicBarSaloonBar1>PublicBartalkdrinkdanceplaygameslistentomusic2>SaloonBarPeacefulandquietExpensiveForhigherlevelsnookerdartPubfoodNearlyallpubssellpublunches.OneoftheseisthePloughman’sLunchwhichisagreatwedgeofCheddarcheese,somebread,apickle,andanonion.Othertypicalpubfoodsarescampiandchips(friedpotatoes),pieandchips,andchickenandchips.Therearemanytypesofbeeravailableinpubs.TraditionalBritishbeeriscalledbitter苦啤酒,orale浓啤酒,andisusuallyservedatroomtemperature.Asaresult,theBritisharefamousfortheir‘warmbeer’.Ifyoupreferacoldbeer,askforlager.Thisbeerisalightyellowincolorwhereasbitterisusuallyadarkerbrown.Anothertypeofbeerisstout黑啤酒–youmayhaveheardofGuinness,whichisatypeofstout.Thisisacold,blackbeerandtakesalongtimetopour,sodon’tbesurprisedifyouhavetowaitforit.Allbeersareservedaspints(500ml)orhalves.Toorder,youneedtoaskforapintorhalf,andthennamethebeer.So,youcouldsay‘Apintofbitter,please.’Anotherdrinkiscider苹果酒.Thisislikebeer,butitismadefromapplessoitcantastesweet.Wine,redorwhite,isnormallyavailableinallpubs,asarespirits烈性酒suchaswhisky,gin金酒orvodka伏特加.Theseareservedassingles(25ml)ordoubles(50ml).Itisnot,however,necessarytodrinkalcohol.Non-alcoholicdrinksarecalledsoftdrinks.Youcanhavejuice,lemonadeorcola,amongothers.PubsSellSoftDrinksAsWellAsAlcoholAlthoughmostpeoplethinkpubsareplaceswherepeopledrinkalcohol,Pubsinfactsellsoftdrinkstoo.Britishpeopledrinkanaverageof99.4litresofbeereveryyear.Morethan80%ofthisbeerisdrunkinpubsandclubs.Mostpubshavenowaiters---youhavetogotothebartobuydrinks.Benefits:topromotesociabilitytochatwithotherswaitingtobeserved.RuleNo.1BritishPubEtiquettethereisnoformalline-up----thebarstaffareskilledatknowingwhoseturnitis.AmazinglyfortheBritish,wholovequeues!RuleNo.2Itiscustomaryforoneortwopeople,notthewholegroup,togouptothebartobuydrinks.RuleNo.3Don’tevertryto‘jump’theinvisiblequeue.Don’tcallouttothebarstaff,tapcoinsonthecounter,snapyourfingers,wavelikeadrowningswimmer,bangyourhandonthecounter,shout"service"or"barman"orwavemoneyabout.Doletthebarstaffknowyouarewaitingtobeservedbyholdingmoneyoryouremptyglassinyourhand.Don’tscowl,frownorglareatthebarstaff,ormakeyourimpatienceobviousbyheavysighingandangrymuttering.Doadoptanexpectant,hopeful,evenslightlyanxiousfacialexpression.Don’tringthebell.Thisisusedbythepublicanorbarstafftosignal‘lastorders’and‘time’.Togetserved,youmustattracttheattentionofthebarstaffwithoutmakinganynoiseorusingtoo-obviousgestures.RuleNo.4themajorityoflocalpubsdonottakecreditcardsfordrinks,andyouwillhavetoaskifyouwantareceipt.Youshouldalsoexpecttopayforeachdrinkorroundofdrinkswhenyouorderit.InmostBritishpubs,youpayforyourdrinksincash,immediatelywhenyouorderthem.ItisnotcustomarytotipthepublicanorbarstaffinBritishpubs.Instead,ifyouwish,thecommonpracticeistobuythemadrink.RuleNo.5"andoneforyourself?",or"andwillyouhaveoneyourself?"attheendofyourorder.Avoidusingtheword‘buy’.Tosay"CanIbuyyouadrink?"isacceptable.邀请别人喝酒:“Wouldyouliketocomeoutforabeer?”“Shallwegoforadrinkafterclass/af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帮别人买酒:“Doyouwantadrink?”/“Whatwouldyouliketodrink?”(有点正式)“Whatareyouhaving?” /“WhatcanIgetyou?”(没那么正式)“Wouldyoulikeanotherdrink?”(当对方已喝完一杯)别人替你买酒时的回答:“CanIhavethesameagain,please?”(如果帮你买酒的人知道你之前要的是什么)“Apintoflager,please”/“Couldyougetmeavodkaandorange?”(说明自己想要的具体种类)“I’mfine,thankyou”(当你不想再来一杯时)“I’mfineatthemoment,thankyou”(当你暂时不想再来一杯时) 酒保会问你:“WhatcanIgetyou?”/“Iceandlemon?”/“Anythingelse?” 你如何向酒保点酒:“Hello.Twopintsoflager,aTetley’sBitterandapacketofcheeseandonioncrisps,please”Thankyou