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The Pub Culture in Britain Visitors to Britain may find the best place to know about local culture is a traditional pub. But these friendly pubs can be minefields (雷区) of potential (潜在的) gaffes (失礼) for the foreigners. An anthropologist (人类学家) and a team of researchers have explained some of the culture of British pubs－starting with the difficulty of getting a drink. Most pubs have no waiters－you have to go to the bar to buy drinks. A group of Italian youths waiting 45 minutes before they realize they would have to fetch their own. This may sound inconvenient (不方便的), but there is a hidden pur