1. Different social attitudes: The british are, in some ways, less conservative than Americans - the drinking age is 18, not 21, homosexual civil unions are legal, and abortion hasn't been a serious political issue in years. Mixing religion and politics is extremely rare in the UK. On the other hand, there are stricter controls on some things - it's much harder to get a driving licence, and the age requirement is higher than in most states, there are speed cameras everwhere, CCTV cameras in many public places (although they may or may not be working), and carrying weapons or other objects for "self defence" is illegal (in particular, note that pepper spray is illegal).
Getting into a debate about the right to bear arms will be very time consuming, and may also lead people to think that you're a gun-nut before they've got to know you properly.
Smoking in enclosed public places is illegal - that includes pubs, the underground, train stations... more or less any non-residential building actually... (similar to New York, so not so much of a cultural difference there).
2. The British apparently have a wider vocabulary of swear words than Americans. While most Britons will use them fairly freely in a social setting, things are a lot more reserved in formal settings & talking to strangers.
3. Pubs. I've not yet encountered an American "pub" which bears more than a passing resemblance to a typical British pub. People might go to a pub just to drink and socialise, have a pub lunch, or as part of an attempt to get alchohol poisioning (otherwise know as a "pub crawl"), as well as to watch sporting fixtures (which seems to be the main purpose in America). Going to the pub does not usually imply getting drunk. Although the drinking age is 18, bartenders are supposed to ID anyone who looks under 21.
4. Roads. Though I doubt your friend will do much driving, he should be aware of the following things: Most cars in the UK have manual transmission. Cars are smaller and more efficient, petrol is more expensive. Speed limits are higher, but enforced more rigourously. Driving in London is not worth it. Central London has a congestion charge, and is very congested, and the major motorways around London are thick with traffic at peak times. Roundabouts ("traffic circles") are very common and are used at motorway junctions. In rural areas, it's not uncommon to drive down narrow single track roads with tall hedges on either side.
5. Educational stuff: The UK education system works differently, as he's probably aware. Asking people about their "High School" "GPA" "Major" or "Minor" will make people think he assumes that things work the same in the UK as in the US. In the UK, "High School" is roughly equivalent to secondary school and college (college is not used to mean university). important exams are GCSEs and A levels, which are graded with letters and related to specific subjects. There are no majors and minors in the UK university system - there's just whatever degree you're studying.
这是比较详细的版本，可以自己删改一下，或者google一下difference between british and american culture，会有更多的资料。希望能帮到你！
不同的英语怎么写？
辨别 discern，该词有看清楚、了解的意思，区别 difference 这词本意是不同不一样，区别开的意思，还有一个单词distinguish 含有辨别、区别等意思。
英文发音：[d?'st?gw?]?
中文释义：
vt. 区分；辨别；使杰出，使表现突出
vi. 区别，区分；辨别
例句：
Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark.
研究显示婴儿是通过区分明亮区域和黑暗区域来学会观看的。
相关如下
distinguish的同根词：
1、形容词：distinguishable
英文发音：[d?'st?gwbl]
中文释义：
adj. 可区别的；辨认得出的；可辨识的
例句：
It was getting light and shapes were more distinguishable。
天亮了起来，物形可以看得更清楚了。
2、名词：distinction
英文发音：[d?'st?(k)?(?)n]
中文释义：
n. 区别；差别；特性；荣誉、勋章
例句：
Lewis emerges as a composer of distinction and sensitivity。
刘易斯脱颖而出，成为一位有卓越能力和敏锐度的作曲家。
不同的英语是different。
英 ['d?fr?nt]? 美 ['d?fr?nt]
adj. 不同的；差异的；分别的；各不相同的
例句：He's a different man from what he was 10 years ago.
翻译：他和十年前不一样。
用法
1、different强调事物存在本质上的差别，有时有对比意义，可以修饰单数和复数名词。
2、different在肯定句中可用very修饰，在否定句中则用much修饰。表示否定时用no修饰different比用not否定的语气强，后者只指“相同”，而前者则强调“一模一样”“毫无差别”。
扩展资料：
近义词
assorted
英 [?'s?t?d]? 美 [?'s?rt?d]
adj. 各种各样的；各色俱备的；配合的；适合的
动词assort的过去式和过去分词
例句：Demonstrators attacked the police, using sticks and assorted missiles.
反语：示威者用棍棒和各种投掷物攻击警察。
