CULTURE

All countries and families have its traditions, rules and prejudices. Bridgets’ ones are not exceptions. If you are more than 30 and you aren’t married you are under pressure. All friends are trying to find a couple for you. Your family makes you get acquainted with potential husbands, the richer the better. I think in the case our countries aren’t different. Everywhere society knows better what you need and when you need it. And if everyone says so it makes you think about it and feel loneliness. For filling the vacuum women usually watch shows or soap operas, like Blind Date and Casualty in Britain and its analogues in Russia, just not to think about their own problems.

During the entire book Bridget and her friends arranged dinner parties and organized great celebrations which aren’t so popular in Russia. Usually Russian people invite only good friends, but no more than 5 people. But Bridget invited friends, their boyfriends and even some people which are not enjoyable for her, that I find funny. And she had to cook for them difficult dishes which aren’t usual for anyone’s ration. It doesn’t become such headache in my motherland. The guests are already happy just to visit their friend and often they bring some food for not to complicate the life of the host. But the discussions are the same everywhere – men, clothes and friends who didn’t come. Even the party when Bridget wanted to wear a bunny girl outfit can be compared with mascarads which are widely spread in Russia.

It's interesting that the author mentions two english classic books - "Pride and Prejudices" and "Wuthering Heights" that are really important for engliesh culture, like books of Tolstoy and Pushkin poems for us. Actually all the book is full of comparison with "Pride and Prejudices" - features of the main characters, behaviour of the main female character's mother, feelings between two main heroes.

" It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting 'Cathy' and banging your head against a tree."

All in all, nothing differs so much that can shock, our countries aren’t far, most of people know about their culture by films, books, the Internet and I hope that British people know some true about our culture.