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प्रश्न
‘Don’t expect an English cup of tea’—how does this phrase bring out the contrast between English and American attitudes?
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उत्तर
Britishers are supposedly more polite and hospitable to their guests as compared to Americans. The pace in which the lives of Americans rush is quite different and, in fact, faster than people residing in Britain. The feeling of competition is so immense that ‘Everybody feels he must get to the top.'
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