Every nation has different customs and traditions, its own way of
life. Β
In Europe there are people who have lived in the same house and been
in the same job for 20, 30 or more years. Thatβs not the American
way of life. The Americans love change, they call it the spirit
of adventure, a spirit that they think is more characteristic of America
than of Europe. They like to move away, to change houses and jobs. Β
While the Englishman thinks it is ill mannered to ask private questions,
the American doesnβt feel that at all. He will tell you all about
himself, his wife and family, and ask where you have come from, what
your job is, how you like America and how long you are staying. The
American prefers sociability. In his home he doesnβt object to being
seen by everyone β he actually likes it. Β
With this sociability goes overwhelming hospitality. A national Thanksgiving
Day is perhaps the only holiday spent by the Americans at home. Table
decorations follow a traditional pattern β a harvest of Indian corn,
apples, oranges, walnuts and grapes. Flowers also bring the fall scene
indoors. The centrepiece is the traditional roast turkey. Β
Still another American tradition concerns Halloween. Its origin dates
back hundreds of years to the Druid festival. The Druid New Year began
on November 1, marking the beginning of winter and the reign of the
Lord of Death. The custom of telling ghost stories on Halloween comes
from the Druids. On this occasion children usually wear ghost costumes
or false faces. They also carve out rounded eyes in pumpkins and put
burning candles inside them to make them visible from far away. Β
In Texas, where the West begins, the biggest annual festival β the
Fat Stock Show β is held. Its rodeo, hold together with the stock
show, is the biggest indoor rodeo on the earth. Β
And, of course, no nation can exist without humour. As they themselves
say, an American must have one wife, two cars, three children, four
pets, five suits, six acres, seven credit cards β and is lucky to
have eight cents in his pocket.
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ΠΠ±ΡΡΠ°ΠΈΒ
ΠΈΒ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ Π‘Π¨ΠΒ Β
ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ°ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ,
ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π· ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ. Β
Β
Π ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΠ΅ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΌ
Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡ ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ 20, 30 ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅
Π»Π΅Ρ. ΠΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π· ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ.
ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΡΡ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΡΡΠΎ Π΄ΡΡ
ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ, Π΄ΡΡ
, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ
ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ,
ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΠΏΡ. ΠΠ½ΠΈ Π»ΡΠ±ΡΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΅Π·ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ,
ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡ. Β
Β
Π ΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π°Π½Π³Π»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ½ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π΄ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΌ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌ Π·Π°Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ, Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½Π΅Ρ
ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π΅ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Π΅Ρ. ΠΠ½ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π²Π°ΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π±Π΅,
ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅, ΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ, ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠ΄Π°
Π²Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΅Ρ
Π°Π»ΠΈ, Π² ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π²Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°Π΅ΡΠ΅,
ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π°ΠΌ Π½ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π΄ΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎ Π²Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡ. ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½Π΅Ρ
ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ. Π ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ
Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ² ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ
Π±ΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΠ΄Ρ - Π΅ΠΌΡ ΡΡΠΎ Π½ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡΡΡ. Β
Β
ΠΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π±Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΡΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π»ΡΡΡΠΈΠΌ Π³ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ. ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ
ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΠ»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΆΠ°Π»ΡΠΉ, Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ
ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ
Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°. ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ
ΡΡ
Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ - ΡΡΠΎΠΆΠ°ΠΉ ΠΊΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ·Ρ, ΡΠ±Π»ΠΎΠΊΠΈ, Π°ΠΏΠ΅Π»ΡΡΠΈΠ½Ρ,
Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ
ΠΈ ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°Π΄. Π¦Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅
ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΡ Π°ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ.
Π¦Π΅Π½ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½Π°Ρ
ΠΆΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Π°Ρ ΠΈΠ½Π΄Π΅ΠΉΠΊΠ°. Β
Β
ΠΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π° Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ
Π₯ΡΠ»Π»ΠΎΡΠΈΠ½Π°. ΠΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ Π»Π΅Ρ, ΠΊ Π΄ΡΡΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Ρ.
ΠΡΡΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π»ΡΡ 1 Π½ΠΎΡΠ±ΡΡ,
ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° Π·ΠΈΠΌΡ ΠΈ Π² ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ
Π±ΠΎΠ³Π° ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ. ΠΠ±ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈΠΈ
ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ
Π½Π° Π₯Π΅Π»Π»ΠΎΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ
ΠΎΡ Π΄ΡΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ². ΠΠ° ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΊΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ. ΠΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅
Π²ΡΡΠ΅Π·Π°ΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π΅ ΠΊΡΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΅ Π³Π»Π°Π·Π° ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ
Π³ΠΎΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈ Π²Π½ΡΡΡΠΈ Π½ΠΈΡ
, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ
ΠΈΡ
Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°. Β
Β
Π Π’Π΅Ρ
Π°ΡΠ΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΠ°ΠΏΠ°Π΄, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡ
ΠΊΡΡΠΏΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠΈΠΉ Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Ρ - Π²ΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠ°
Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ°. Π ΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅Π΅ΡΡ
ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ, ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΌ
Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΎ Π² Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ. Β
Π, ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅, Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
Π±Π΅Π· ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠ°. ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΡΡ, Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½Π΅Ρ
Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ, Π΄Π²Π΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΠ΅
Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
, ΠΏΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠ², ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ
Π°ΠΊΡΠΎΠ², ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΊΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΊΠ°ΡΡ - ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π·Π»ΠΎ,
Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠ² Π² ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΌΠ°Π½Π΅. |