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1. Introduction
With the more and more international communication， it is necessary for us to learn manners and courtesies. Etiquette has been an important factor for communication since ancient times. Appropriate courtesies can deepen understanding and friendship. The essence of courtesies is that you concern about the people around you and take care of their necessity and emotion naturally.
However， different countries have different manners. Sometimes not understanding local manners and courtesies will lead misunderstanding and unhappiness. In order to understand these manners and avoid misunderstanding and unhappiness that may be caused by the differences of customs，it is essential for us to learn something about manners and courtesies. The thesis mainly takes the social manners and courtesies in Britain and America as examples and focuses on addressing courtesy， courtesies in greeting and introduction， conversation courtesy， visiting courtesy， etiquettes in presenting gifts and tipping courtesy.
2. The Social Manners and Courtesies in Britain and America
2.1 Addressing Courtesy
When you meet someone or have a conversation with somebody， a gentle mode of address always creates friendly atmosphere and harmonious emotion with each other. Different countries have different customs， so there must be some rules on mode of address.
2.1.1 Addressing by sex and name
It is common to address by sex in social life. It is a convenient and appropriate way of avoiding mistakes. As a general rule we may call a man “Mr.”； a woman who is married “Mrs.”； and an unmarried woman “Miss”. When we meet a woman whose marital status is unknown to us， we could call her “Ms.”. To a couple， “Mr.” and “Mrs.” can be linked together with a surname， like “Mr.
With the more and more international communication， it is necessary for us to learn manners and courtesies. Etiquette has been an important factor for communication since ancient times. Appropriate courtesies can deepen understanding and friendship. The essence of courtesies is that you concern about the people around you and take care of their necessity and emotion naturally.
However， different countries have different manners. Sometimes not understanding local manners and courtesies will lead misunderstanding and unhappiness. In order to understand these manners and avoid misunderstanding and unhappiness that may be caused by the differences of customs，it is essential for us to learn something about manners and courtesies. The thesis mainly takes the social manners and courtesies in Britain and America as examples and focuses on addressing courtesy， courtesies in greeting and introduction， conversation courtesy， visiting courtesy， etiquettes in presenting gifts and tipping courtesy.
2. The Social Manners and Courtesies in Britain and America
2.1 Addressing Courtesy
When you meet someone or have a conversation with somebody， a gentle mode of address always creates friendly atmosphere and harmonious emotion with each other. Different countries have different customs， so there must be some rules on mode of address.
2.1.1 Addressing by sex and name
It is common to address by sex in social life. It is a convenient and appropriate way of avoiding mistakes. As a general rule we may call a man “Mr.”； a woman who is married “Mrs.”； and an unmarried woman “Miss”. When we meet a woman whose marital status is unknown to us， we could call her “Ms.”. To a couple， “Mr.” and “Mrs.” can be linked together with a surname， like “Mr.