Almost every nation is famous for a particular characteristic feature. People say that Irish people talk a lot. They say that the Welsh are great singers. The Scots, they say, are not a very happy or fun-loving nation, and they are also very careful with money. 1. But it is true that there are some very good Welsh actors and singers like Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta Jones and Tom Jones.
Foreigners have some ideas about the things that are considered to be “British'. 2. The great British breakfast and afternoon tea, for example, are mostly found in hotels and “bed and breakfast' places for tourists. And the British do not only drink tea these days. 3. They drink, on average, 3.39 cups of tea each day and 1.65 cups of coffee.
4. Most of them are not very interested in clothes. Many British people wear suits to the office during the week, but at weekends they prefer to wear jeans.
It takes time to know a British person well. 5. And they are not good at learning foreign languages. Perhaps all this is because they live on an island!