British greeting card etiquette culture

British greeting card etiquette culture

Everyone who has lived in Britain knows that foreigners especially like to send greeting cards, especially at Christmas. Now, it has entered 65438+February, and Christmas is coming. Is your Christmas card ready? When we first arrived in Britain, we may still be a little uncomfortable, because in our Asia, we rarely have the habit of sending greeting cards on major festivals, such as the Spring Festival. I will also think, why do the British still use such an ancient method? Now that communication is so developed, how can various social platforms send greeting cards to each other? The following is the British greeting card etiquette culture I compiled, I hope it will help you.

British greeting card etiquette culture

In fact, it is easy to understand that Britain is an ancient country, and many traditions have continued, including the exchange of handwritten greeting cards. Therefore, in Christmas, a festival to spread the gospel, the British still keep the habit of giving each other greeting cards filled with blessings. Think about it, when there is no computer, people will write words one by one on paper, and fonts can reflect our mood and attitude when writing.

In today's society, "printed fonts" come out as soon as they are knocked on the computer, lacking a kind of interaction between people. So, if you can receive a card written by a friend at Christmas, your feeling should be very different! Let's do as the Romans do in England and send warm Christmas cards to our friends. Get used to life in England, starting from this Christmas!

The following are some etiquette knowledge of Christmas greeting cards shared by William Hansen, a famous British royal etiquette expert, from British manners. Let's talk about the preparations for sending greeting cards first!

Prepare your card delivery list

How many greeting cards we send depends on how many friends we have. Make a list of all the names, but don't buy too many at once. Generally, greeting cards are packed in 6, 8 or 12 boxes (and more) and can be bought everywhere. If you have a wide range of social contacts and use them a lot, or just want to give them to your close friends, you can buy them individually or in small boxes. For example, William Hansen wrote 150 Christmas cards in early February.

Buy your Christmas card.

Students living in Britain will notice that greeting cards are sold all year round, whether in high-end department stores, supermarkets, markets or stationery stores, especially at Christmas, where Christmas cards are overwhelming. There are many styles of greeting cards in the market, including people, animals, landscapes and 3D designs ... it's dazzling, and sometimes I really don't know which one to choose. You can choose to buy the whole box I mentioned above. The advantage of this kind is that there are many boxes, but the disadvantage is that there are relatively few designs. If you want to pay more attention, you can buy it separately according to the personality or preference of the friend who sent the card.

Generally, handmade greeting cards are of good quality, meticulous workmanship and unique design, so they are very popular recently. If you don't want to buy cards in the store, you can consider buying handmade greeting cards. Wei Yuan saw a small stand selling greeting cards in Covent Garden Market. The girls who sell greeting cards all sell them themselves, and one of them is particularly pleasing, with a three-dimensional design, with a small doll, a doll's dresser, a Christmas tree and a wreath. It looks particularly cute, and girls will definitely like it! The advantage of ordinary handmade greeting cards is that they can also write their names separately. Want to send a special card? Go to the English market and look for it!

In addition, since Christmas is a traditional religious festival in the West, if you have friends who believe in Christianity, which pattern or design you can choose when choosing a greeting card is related to religion.

Write Christmas wishes on the card.

It is a painstaking thing to write a blessing to a friend. You don't want to just write "Merry Christmas" or "Merry Christmas" on the card. You'd better be sweet and have personality. You can write some impressions of your friend first, or how TA made you feel, or you can just be sensational, such as when TA touched you, what details made you agree with this friend, or you can write your own feelings ... Finally, you can also write down your expectations and blessings.

As long as your true feelings are revealed, the card recipient will be moved. Moreover, greeting cards are very personal gifts, and there is no fixed routine for writing anything. The main purpose is to convey blessings and communicate feelings.

When writing a greeting card, you should write the name of the recipient in the upper left corner, bottom or lower right corner of the greeting card, write your signature and sign your own name, such as "Love, xxx" or "I wish you all the best, xxx".

Seal your card.

Generally, the greeting cards bought back will be accompanied by envelopes. Put the written greeting card in the envelope. The patterned side of the greeting card should be attached to the back of the envelope so that the recipient can see the front of the greeting card as soon as it is opened. This little detail is worth noting! If you live near a friend's house, or you will spend Christmas together, you can hand in a greeting card. If you live a little far away, or even not in a city or country, write the address on the front of the envelope, put a stamp on the upper right corner, find a post office to mail it or throw it into a big red mailbox on the roadside.

Here, I want to remind you of the little knowledge about sticking stamps. In Britain, if you stick stamps upside down (especially stamps with the queen's head on them), it's disrespectful! Therefore, before sending a greeting card, be sure to check whether the stamps are properly affixed.

Send your greeting card.

The best time to send greeting cards is the first or second week of 65438+February, just in time for Christmas. Because the postal service will be very busy during the holidays, it may take longer for greeting cards to reach friends than usual. If they arrive in three days, it may take a week or more during Christmas. If you send an international greeting card, in order to ensure that the card can arrive on time at Christmas, it is suggested to send the card in the first week of 65438+February.

I hope everyone will receive a greeting card from a friend this Christmas. If there are many greeting cards, we can decorate them in the room to create a great Christmas atmosphere. Speaking of which, I can't help thinking, how many cards will I receive this year? 5, 10, 20 ... Hehe, don't follow me! We can't just think about receiving the card, but also about which friends you received it from! Remember, write down the names of your family and keep them so that you know who to return them to next Christmas!

Expanding: British Traditional Etiquette

Before going abroad, if you have convenient medicines such as contact lenses and eye drops, you can take some with you, because it is very expensive there. Girls can learn some western-style dessert and cake making techniques in Britain, so that they can stay in Britain for nothing!

It's best not to take a connecting flight when going to Britain for the first time, otherwise people who go abroad for the first time may get into trouble because of plane delays, formalities and language communication problems. British university libraries are well-stocked, and you can even find documents from 1930s and 1940s and borrow them at any time. When you get there, you must study hard. You will benefit a lot!

After arriving in England, boys and girls should prepare some shirts, the colors should be as light as possible. Shirts can make people look elegant, mature and formal. There are many ways to wear it, such as vest, suit jacket, vest and so on. I usually talk to the professor in class and dress formally and steadily. However, at the weekend holiday party, you can dress casually and fancy, and girls can be exposed appropriately, but they should be healthy and generous. Don't be uncomfortable, don't hide. In a word, experts concluded that wearing clothes should foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and pursue deliberate randomness.

Students and parents attended the party. They will either go abroad soon or return home. After listening to the lecture, they will communicate with each other, contribute information to each other and exchange contact information.

Many foreign students from China get together when they arrive in Britain, and communicate in Chinese in their life and study. Experts can understand the loneliness of international students, but it makes people feel sad. An important achievement of studying in Britain is that you can speak fluent English after returning home. It would be a pity if you still speak Chinese with China people all day.

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