British tradition
Teatime and queuing
British tradition encompasses customs, practices, and institutions associated with the United Kingdom, often characterized by ceremony, continuity, and a certain deliberate formality.
The phrase frequently appears in discussions of monarchy, parliamentary procedure, or social rituals: afternoon tea is a British tradition, the changing of the guard.
Something described as in the British tradition suggests adherence to established forms, sometimes with affectionate irony about their quaintness.
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
- cream teaScones-based British refreshment
- queuingStanding in ordered sequence
- cricketChirping legged insect
- village feteLocal community fundraising festival
pub culture · country pub · British humor · Guy Fawkes Night · Morris dancing · coronations · Magna Carta · Christmas pudding · Shakespearean drama · bunting · parliamentary democracy · stiff upper lip · tweed · Victorian era · red telephone box · changing of the guard · Buckingham Palace · detective novels
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Established practice in Paris's nation
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