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English for Tourism & Hospitality (108) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2020/2021

8. Someone accidentally spills hot coffee on you, do you:
a) Apologise (apologize- AmE) for being in the way and
tell the person not to worry
b) Sue the person for ruining your day/life/existence(!)

9. When you buy a new car it must…
a) Have an automatic gearbox, a massive engine and be
built to withstand a nuclear war
b) Have a manual gearbox and be as 7cheap as chips on
petrol

10. In the UK, imagine you are having a big party at your home,
which do you do:
a) Buy extra glasses and borrow some from friends
b) Buy plastic cups from the supermarket

Check your Answers

So how did you do? Did you find out your soul is truly
American or are you a true Brit? Check the answers
below to see how American or British you are.

1-4 Settee is very British and used most frequently in the UK.
Loo, lift and pavement are also British.

5 The amount of zeros at the end of your bank balance is what
really matters in the USA. They also admire people who have
‘fulfilled the American dream’. Whereas in Britain, being born
into the right family is, unfortunately, still very important.

6 In 99% of American movies if there is a British actor in the
film they will be playing the part of the baddy. In this case it
would be Christian Bale who is British for the bad guy and Brad
Pitt as the good guy.

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