American lifestyle 一一美国人的生活方式.ppt

American lifestyle The Second Group Members﹕li shao jing、tong bi mei 、xie kai li 、sun zi wen 、shi rong 、tang ping、 Five Parts To Introduce American lifestyle ﹕ Family relationship Going for a walk Social matters Food Weekends Family relationship: The concept of family is different compared to other countries like China. Most American families consist of a mother and a father with an average of 1-3 children. It is very common in most families that both mother and father are employed full time. There are a large numbers of families in the u.s. that are consist of oneˊparent and children as a result of divorce or being unwed. In the most families,once the child has become a teenager and graduated from high school,he or she leaves home and leads an independent lifestyle. In the u.s,the parents of an adult person are not considered their dependents or part of his or her immidiate family. Some people get married and divorced several times or event have children out of wedlock . It is not uncommon to hear phrases like she is my mother′s boyfriend 〝or 〞he is my son′s father. Most Americans are very punctual —Time punctuality Most people arrived exactly on time or a few minutes earlier than appointment . If there is an unexpected delay ,It is customary to inform the other party by calling them about the delay and apologize immediately upon meeting. Going for a walk: Going for a walk is quite popular among Americans. Usually people go for a walk during the early morning hours and after dinner. Some people also jogging or running, Jogging running are usually done in public parts, at sidewalks in residential areas. Many people prefer to go to local gym to stay physically fit. Keep in mind that you cannot walk in anywhere you like ,If you walk at an inproporiate place (such as highways),the police will issure you a tiket and time . Social matters: It is in approporiate to just show up in someone′s house, You must firs?call