英国人关于约会的礼节
Meeting People 与人见面
Meeting people in Britain follows the same pattern as that seen almost anywhere else. People may be introduced through friends or family or may meet through work. Pubs and clubs are also extremely common places to meet people in Britain. British people might "hook-up" in a pub or nightclub and continue a relationship from there.
在英国，人们见面的行式通常跟其他国家的相同。可以是经朋友或家人介绍，也可以是在工作中相识。酒馆和俱乐部是英国人惯去的见面地点。英国人也会在酒馆或夜店里找到相好的，继而接着发展恋情。
Monogamy 一个配偶
While it is common in other places with a more formal dating scene to see more than one person in the initial stages of dating, doing so is less well-received in Britain. Monogamy is usually expected even in fledgling relationships, and dating several people at once is usually frowned upon. There is also no "three-date" rule for sexual encounters or three-month trial period to see where the relationship is going, as is seen in the United States.
在其他地方，在恋情初步发展阶段同时约见多人是常见的情况，而在英国这种情况就没那么容易接受了。即使八字还没一撇，英国人也会遵守单配偶原则，脚踩多只船的行为在这里不招人待见。他们也没有关于艳遇的“全垒打”一说或在美国时兴的三月试用期风气。
Official dates are less common in the U.K. than they are in America. While anything more than light drinking during a date is not encouraged in the United States, a date in the Britain might involve a trip to the pub and getting tipsy together. Attitudes toward alcohol are generally more relaxed in the U.K. Other dates are typically a visit to the cinema or to a restaurant or anything else the couple might enjoy.
在英国，官方会面也没有美国盛行。美国人约会时，小酌几杯尚可，多了他们可不提倡，而英国人的约会包括了酒馆之路的闲逛和开怀畅饮。英国对酒精的态度可是随意很多。其他约会方式主要还有看电影、餐厅吃饭以及其他任何情侣们喜欢的事情。
Making the first move is difficult for either gender in Britain. Aggressively pursuing a date is often seen as desperate and off-putting and giving out phone numbers is not common without at least an evening interaction first. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow once accused British men of being less forward when it came to dating. "If someone [British] asks you out, they're really going out on a limb, whereas in America it happens all the time," she said.
在英国，男女双方都会矜持于踏出第一步。积极寻求约会机遇往往会被视为令人不愉悦的颓靡，并且连一晚上的共处都没有，就给出电话号码也并不常见。女演员温格妮丝.帕特洛就抱怨英国男人在约会时不热情。“如果有英国人约你，他们真的只是约你出去走走，而在美国，随时都有人一起闲逛”，她说。
Romance 浪漫
British men are less prone to romantic gestures, studies say.British men have something of a reputation for being unromantic, according to one study published in the newspaper, The Times (U.K). While American women might be used to being wooed, British women shouldn't expect the same. The survey found that British men mistakenly believed that buying lingerie was a romantic gesture whereas women would prefer their men to make them a cup of tea in bed.
研究表明，英国男人不会轻易做出浪漫举动。根据《时代杂志》（英国）在报纸上发表的一项研究结果，英国男人是出了名的平淡无奇。美国女人享受被人追求的感觉，而英国女人则与之不同。调查发现英国男人误以为给爱人购买内衣就是浪漫之举，然而女人们却更青睐在床上喝一杯热茶。
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