American and British Traditions and customs

The USA and UK’s traditions and customs is an interesting and rewarding endeavor. Uncle Sam is a nickname and popular symbol of the USA. The spirit of “do-it-yourself” may be reflect in manyaspects of American life. The American history made the American spirit of do-it-yourself come into being.Thanksgiving is the most typical and true national holiday of all the holidays observed in the USA.Today，the Americans have great damiration for the self-made man-the man who，with neither money nor family influence.Fights his way to the top of society.Nowdays，the American spirit of “do-it-yourself” and the idea of gaining success by one own efforts are still widely admired in the USA.The English people have been considered for a long time to be grave and rigid, which leaves us the impression that they are “genlemen” and “ladies”.The British people like to have conversation on the subject of weather.The English has there royal traditions which are playing The flute，changing of Queen’s guard，and a royal ceremony involving only the monarch.And there have there do not .The British people have the queue habit，and you should never ask a woman her age.Do not try to bargain in the UK when you do the shopping.They love privacy，but not because of the lack of space.Halloween is afavorite holiday.

The USA is a sports-loving nation。Football is most popular in autumn.Basketball is the winter sport inAmerican school and

colleges.Other spectator sportsinclude wrestling，boxing and horse racing.The UK was the first home of many of the modern world’s popular sports.The English people are great lovers of competitive sports.

The USA has many holidays for the nation，for some people or for a person， but for the space we only deal with the more sinificant ones.The UK is a small,ancient collection of counties that have plentifully stocked with the artistic and historical legacy of a particularly interesting.The USA has a history of more than tow hundred and thirty years.Therefore,there are not so many his torical sites as those in the UK,The sites above-mentioned and tow natural sites that holiday makers amy like to visit:Yellowstone National Park and Niagxara Falls will be presented.In British，the modern love of moving around and the ease of travel have influenced attitudes towards leisure. The historical sites are concentrated in London，though are some in Edinburgh，Stratford-on-Avon and Cardiff.