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Health and Lifestyle

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12 – HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle

Lifestyle is the typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture. Lifestyle may include views on politics, religion, health, eating habits, fashion, and more. All of these aspects play a role in shaping someone's lifestyle. The lifestyle of each individual person depends very much on his or hers economic situation and the place where they live. Obviously, a successful lawyer from New York has a completely different lifestyle than an unemployed man from Mumbai slum. Another major aspect is a religion which influences human life very much. For instance, Jews cannot eat pork and Hindus are not allowed to eat beef, because the cow is considered to be a sacred animal in India. Therefore the lifestyle of a Hindu boy living in London has to be different from his English schoolmates. The history and traditions of the country are also very important for one´s life. It is impossible to say that one whole country has the same lifestyle but we are aware of some stereotypes connected with many countries. Now, I would like to talk about the UK ant the USA.

The UK
The Britons are said to be very polite and have very good manners - they are never tired of saying their ‘favourite’ phrases such as ‘I beg your pardon’ or ‘Excuse me’. The English word ‘gentleman’ mean a man with good manners all over the world. But they are also said to be very conservative and ‘keeping themselves to themselves’ - they e.g. don’t shake hands or kiss hello as people on the (European) Continent. British people are very well known for keeping their traditions and old habits. For instance, the whole world knows an English tradition of “five o´clock tea” which has become one of the strongest stereotypes about the UK. British conservatism also caused the foreign policy of Splendid Isolation, pursued by Britain during the late 19th century, under the Conservative premierships of Benjamin Disraeli. This policy meant that the UK did not want to interfere with other, especially European countries and wanted to stay as much isolated as possible in all aspects.

The Britons are also known as reserved people. They have a saying “My home is my castle” which means that you home is your domain. You are the ultimate ruler, have ultimate responsibility and should be able to do whatever you want in it. They spend lot of their leisure time at home with the family and pets - the main stage of an Englishman’s social life is the family and the job. They have houses with fences or hedges and they value their privacy very much. According to English people, everyone has a skeleton in the wardrobe...

However, the Britons are also the democratic people and the world-famous saying ‘time is money’ shows the practical side of the British character indeed.

The USA
The Americans are mainly the mobile (or moving) nation. They ‘move away’ (or commute) for new home, new work, for holidays etc.

When speaking about American lifestyle it is important to mention the ‘American dream’ - belief that it is possible for anyone in America to succeed by their own efforts. The ideal American is the ‘self-made’ and ‘self-reliance’ man - it is said that the first American of this kind was Benjamin Franklin. The motto of the American dream is “from rags to riches”. The ideal of the ‘American dream’ appears in many works of the American literature, such as in the famous F.S.Fitzgerald’s novels.

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