[1] Social customs and ways of behaving are changing. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now accepted. Just a few years ago, it was impolite behavior for a man to smoke in the street. No man who thought of himself as being a gentleman would make a fool of himself by smoking when a lady was in the room.
[1] 社会习俗及行为方式正在发生改变。多年前被认为是不礼貌的行为，现在却是可以接受的。几年前，男人在大街上抽烟被认为是一种不礼貌的行为；认为自己是绅士的男人不会再有女士在场时抽烟，从而使自己受窘。
[2] Customs are also very different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn`t it matter ? What about table manners? Should you use both hands when you eat? Should you leave one in your lap, or on the table?
[2] 风俗习惯也因国家的不同而存在很大的差异。在你们国家，男士走在女士的左边还是右边？或这无关紧要吗？餐桌礼仪呢？吃饭的时候你应该用两只手吗？你应该把其中的一只放在腿上还是餐桌上？
[3] The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable eapecially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a rich nobleman who gave a very formal dinner party. When the food was served one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amazed or shocked, but the nobleman calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
[3] 关于社会风俗最重要的是要记住不要做任何有可能会让其他人感到不舒服的事，特别是如果他们是你的客人的话。有一个很古老的故事是这样的：一个富有的贵族举行了一个晚宴，当食物都准备好了之后，其中一个客人便开始用餐刀吃豌豆。其他客人对此感到惊讶，但贵族平静地拿起他的餐刀并吃起豌豆来。让客人感到窘迫或不安是很不礼貌的。