Overview Part 2

Holding the Door

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Politeness and good manners are important parts of the English society. The English are famous for saying “thank you” more than any culture in their daily lives. They have a wonderful habit of holding the door open for the person behind them. Not doing so and allowing the door to slam on the person behind them is seen as very rude and ill-mannered.

예의와 예절은 영국 사회의 중요한 부분이다. 영국인들은 일상 생활에서 그 어떤 것보다도 "감사합니다"라고 말하는 것으로 유명하다. 그들은 뒤에 있는 사람을 위해 문을 잡아주는 놀라운 습관을 가지고 있다. 그렇게 하지 않고 뒤에 있는 사람에게 문을 쾅 닫게 하는 것은 매우 무례하고 예의 없는 것으로 보여진다.

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politeness society culture habit allow slam rude ill-mannered

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공손함

사회

문화

습관

하도록 하다

쾅 닫다

무례한

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Q. In western cultures, there is a habit of holding the door open for others. Is there a similar culture in your country?

A. I come from America, a country which has the culture of holding the door open for others. However, I worked in Singapore for over five years, and I experienced a country that does not have the culture of holding the door for others. It was very shocking at first. I almost got hit in the face by a door, because I didn’t know that the person in front of me would not hold it. It took a while to get used to. I would sometimes get a pleasant surprise, when someone would hold the door or open the door for me. Interestingly, in those cases, it was always an American or European man.

get used to pleasant interestingly

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politeness	공손함
society	사회
culture	문화
habit	습관
allow	하도록 하다
slam	쾅 닫다
rude	무례한
ill-mannered	무례한
get used to	익숙해지다
pleasant	기분 좋은
interestingly	재미있게도

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