A SHORT GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE BRITS -CORRECTION

“The Brits” means “British”.

Being “British” means being a member of the United Kingdom which is composed of
Northern Ireland, England , Wales and Scotland.
 “Great Britain” is composed of England (The English, an Englishman and an
Englishwoman),Wales (the Welsh, a Welshman and a Welshwoman ) and Scotland (the
Scots or the Scottish,a Scotsman and a Scotswoman).

What does “Being British “mean? What does it mean “to be British”?

Text 1
Being British means being very shy, especially between men and women .
That’s why men drink alcohol to find the courage to talk to the opposite sex.

To be accustomed to=
To get closer to =
Extinct=
To notice=
Spot=
Shy=

Text 2
Being British means being too polite, being hypocritical and even being two-faced because
they hate offending (=hurting) people.

To be two faced=
Truly (adv)=
Friendly (adj)=
Sincere=
Hypocrisy (N)hypocritical (adj)=
To offend (Vb)offence (N)=
To imply=
Rude=
Genuine=
wild=

Text 3
To be British means hating seriousness and loving joking. They dislike taking themselves
seriously.
Serious (adj)seriousness (N)seriously (adv)=
It’s a no-no=
To take oneself seriously=
To allow=
To make fun of=
Currency=
To expect=