5 Minute English Cultural Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts in English-Speaking Countries
5 Minute English Cultural Etiquette: Do's and Don'ts in English-Speaking Countries covers expected behaviour in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Published by 5 Minute English, a free site of lessons for English learners, the article treats greetings, dining, public behaviour, business settings, humour, tipping and conversation topics, and lists its sources.
100% Free (unlimited): The article is open to anyone on the page, together with the useful phrases and the four practice situations at the end. No account, no sign-up and no email address are required to read any part of it.
How It Helps Your Business English
Country sections for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand open the article. Topic sections follow on greetings, dining, public behaviour, business settings, formality, gift-giving, tipping, conversation topics, humour and technology. A set of phrases for when you are unsure, four practice situations and a list of sources close the page.
Read the section for the country you are going to, then the topic sections that match what you will actually do there, such as dining or tipping. Learn the phrases for when you are unsure, since they let you ask about a local expectation without giving offence. Work through the four practice situations at the end to try the language in context rather than only reading about it.
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