One of the most basic moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known legend about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value clea...
There are a lot of different countries in the world, and there are even more tipping customs. When you travel you need to know how to tip in the count...
The "F" BombThe oldest theories trace the expletive-to-end-all-expletives back to Norwegian fukka and Swedish focka, both meaning "to c...
Americans are a peculiar people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacati...
第一档：Companion of Honour （荣誉勋爵）。 全世界只有65人，授予对国家有重要意义并做出突出贡献的人，获得者可在名字后面加CH后缀。比如，霍金教授的名字加头衔是Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA，CBE后面会说到，FRS指英国皇...
[Chief]国家部委的司长、局长、省属厅局的厅长、局长（chief of the…Department/Bureau）；国务院直属局的局长（chief of the…Administration）；处长（division chief）；科长（section chief）；图书馆馆长（chief l...
BritainAlways: Eat with your fork in your left hand and knife in your right.Never: Speak with your mouth full.DenmarkAlways: Place your fork downwards...
AmericaAlways: Wait for the host to sit down before you take your seat.Never: Blow on your food.EgyptAlways: Keep pouring tea until it spills over int...
AfghanistanAlways: Lift and kiss bread when dropped on the floor.Never: Sit your guests closest to the door. They should be seated the forthest away.S...
JanuaryJanuary is named after the Roman god Janus, who presided over doors and beginnings - appropriately enough, for the beginning of the year (thoug...