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

7 Whooping and hollering is absolutely an American thing
(pronounced ‘thang’ in parts of the US). They like everyone to
know how much fun they are having!
8 The Brits have the ability to apologise for everything,
sometime to the point when it stops meaning anything.
Americans are famed for their ‘compensation culture’.

9 In the UK masculinity isn’t about how big your car is it’s
about how much control you have over the car. Automatic
cars – no way in the UK! Also, in the UK petrol is very
expensive compared to the USA where Americans can afford to
purchase ‘gas guzzlers’.

10 In the UK plastic cups are for children’s parties only, adults
use glasses. The Americans are more practical when it comes to
throwing a party and throwing stuff away after the party!

Some Useful New Vocabulary from the quiz

To see eye to eye – to agree on something
To come in handy – to be useful
La-di-da – upper class/posh things to say and do, ‘I went to a cocktail
party at the British embassy, it was very la-di-da’
The world is your oyster – you have the ability to achieve anything
you want
Expletives – bad words, swear words
Whoop and holler – to make loud noises to show how much you are
enjoying yourself
As cheap as chips – idiom used to describe something that was very
cheap, a bargain
Throwing a party – to host or have a party

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