GREAT BRITAIN

By: Jesse Gilbertson

Country Information• Geographic coordinates are

• 54 00 N and 2 00 W

• 93,000 sq. miles in area• 600 miles in length• Natural resources are

• Coal• Petroleum• Natural gas

• London is the capital city• Governed by a parliamentary monarchy

Things to know before traveling• Flight duration from New York to London is 7.5 hours• Flight duration from Los Angeles to London is 10.5 hours• Greenwich Mean Time Zone

• 6 hours ahead of CST

• Temperatures rarely dip below 27 F ⁰• Temperatures rarely exceed 83 F⁰

Making Appointments• Prefer politeness

• Is it possible to… rather than• I need to

• Say you need an appointment for…• a car service• a haircut• a check-up

• You need an appointment with…• The doctor• The dentist• The stylist

Business Dress• Typical American business dress is accepted in Great

Britain

Addressing People• For men:

• Sir• Mister• Could vary depending on nobility

• For women:• Ma’am• Madame• Miss• Ms.• Mrs. • Could vary depending on nobility

Common Dialects/Slang• Blimey - Another exclamation of surprise• Cheerio - Not a breakfast cereal. Just a friendly way of saying goodbye. Or

in the north "tara" which is pronounced sort of like "churar“• Chuffed - You would be chuffed to bits if you were really pleased about

something• Crikey - Another exclamation of surprise. Some people say "Crikey Moses“• Dear - If something is dear it means it is expensive. “I thought Texan

insurance was dear”• Do - A party. You would go to a do if you were going to a party in the UK• Khazi - Another word for the toilet. Our version of your bathroom• Yonks - "Blimey, I haven't heard from you for yonks". If you heard someone

say that it would mean that they had not seen you for ages!