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There are different cultures in countries too. New England and Texas in the US.

Shropshire (rustic ? according to Chesterton), Yorkshire (famous for ghost tours).

duszek wrote:Everything can be found everywhere but to what degree ?

There are rapists both in India and in England, yes.
But what are the statistics ? What happens to the criminals ? What is the reaction of the society ?

If you happened to be a young penniless female orphan would you prefer to walk around and beg in India or in England ?

What's this got to do with cricket on the village green or tea and scones at 4 o-clock?

Attitude towards women and minorities is a very important criterium.

Cultures differ according to their degree of having overcome the jungle law and having become civilized.

What stroke me in southern England was the names of streets written in an elegant hand.
It has an effect on your subconscious. As a foreigner visiting the area you somehow feel obliged to behave more elegantly and modestly.

When you are in England you feel the expectation of showing respect and of not being too loud.
Otherwise you feel like a savage.

England is like a sanctuary full of cute and quaint items.

duszek wrote:Attitude towards women and minorities is a very important criterium.

criterium |krīˈti(ə)rēəm|
noun
a one-day bicycle race on a circuit road course.

So ancient Greeks or Romans measured the physical prowess by sending the candidate on a bicycle tour. Did they already have bicycles back then ?

A more familiar term for "criterium" could be "yard stick".

Melchior wrote:Hanging on in quiet desperation....

Who says the Germans have no sense of humour?
https://www.facebook.com/UKOpenpolitica ... 316005905/

What´s the best way to prepare tea if you wanted to be nice to someone from the UK ?

My way is this:
put some leaves into a cup (preferably Darjeeling, leaves, organic, from a Himalaya tea garden, or Oolong, which has a specific dusty taste), cover them with hot water and then add water as you drink the tea. The leaves stay at the bottom and even if one gets into your mouth then you can chew it and it is also a nice experience.
I learnt this way in a Chinese pavillion in Luisenpark in Mannheim. They served you a cup with a lid, covered the tea leaves (green) with some of hot water and gave you a theromos jug with hot water to add yourself on the way.

As for sweetness I like to put some honey into my mouth directly so that the enzymes can be absorbed, otherwise the hot temperature would destroy them.

As for something fat to balance the bitter taste of tea I like to eat brazil nuts or cashews while waiting for the tea to cool down a little bit.

Would this appeal to a person from the UK ?

duszek wrote:What´s the best way to prepare tea if you wanted to be nice to someone from the UK ?

My way is this:
put some leave into a cup (preferably Darjeeling, leaves, organic, from a Himalaya tea garden), cover it with hot water and then add water as you drink the tea. The leaves stay at the bottom and even if one gets into your mouth then you can chew it and it is also a nice experience.
I learnt this way in a Chinese pavillion in Luisenpark in Mannheim. The served you a cup with a lid, covered the tea leaves (green) with some of hot water and gave you a theromos jug with hot water to add yourself on the way.

As for sweetness I like to put some honey into my mouth directly so that the enzymes can be absorbed, otherwise the hot temperature would destroy them.

As for something fat to balance the bitte taste of tea I like to eat brazil nuts or cashews while waiting for the tea to cool down a little bit.

Would this appeal to a person from the UK ?

I prefer my own brand of tea along with Graham crackers. It sounds like you may be the new Galloping Gourmet.

PhilX

duszek wrote:What´s the best way to prepare tea if you wanted to be nice to someone from the UK ?

My way is this:
put some leaves into a cup (preferably Darjeeling, leaves, organic, from a Himalaya tea garden, or Oolong, which has a specific dusty taste), cover them with hot water and then add water as you drink the tea. The leaves stay at the bottom and even if one gets into your mouth then you can chew it and it is also a nice experience.
I learnt this way in a Chinese pavillion in Luisenpark in Mannheim. They served you a cup with a lid, covered the tea leaves (green) with some of hot water and gave you a theromos jug with hot water to add yourself on the way.

As for sweetness I like to put some honey into my mouth directly so that the enzymes can be absorbed, otherwise the hot temperature would destroy them.

As for something fat to balance the bitter taste of tea I like to eat brazil nuts or cashews while waiting for the tea to cool down a little bit.

Would this appeal to a person from the UK ?

Yes, that's exactly how we take tea in the UK.

English way: commercialise, analyse, theatre

American way: commercialize, analyze, theater

Thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and others for helping to establish an American identity.

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote:English way: commercialise, analyse, theatre

American way: commercialize, analyze, theater

Thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and others for helping to establish an American identity.

PhilX

You didn't have to ruin the language. And every country establishes an identity--it's unavoidable.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote:English way: commercialise, analyse, theatre

American way: commercialize, analyze, theater

Thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and others for helping to establish an American identity.

PhilX

You didn't have to ruin the language. And every country establishes an identity--it's unavoidable.

The language is doing fine here. And you have the choice of using your own. Are you now saying that every country has ruined their language? How much do you know about languages?

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote:

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Philosophy Explorer wrote:English way: commercialise, analyse, theatre

American way: commercialize, analyze, theater

Thanks to Theodore Roosevelt and others for helping to establish an American identity.

PhilX

You didn't have to ruin the language. And every country establishes an identity--it's unavoidable.

The language is doing fine here. And you have the choice of using your own. Are you now saying that every country has ruined their language? How much do you know about languages?

PhilX

It's the same language, idiot! And the US is so bloody 'in your face' and domineering that children grow up thinking that's the way the language is.