Chatterbox #287 – Pub culture in the UK and Canada

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🗓️ 24 April 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Pubs are very common in the United Kingdom and Canada. However, there are differences between the two countries and their respective cultures. In this Chatterbox episode, Andrew and Anna discuss how important pubs are in their cultures and compare their traditions and customs. Chatterbox is a series where native English speakers have a natural conversation on an interesting topic. In this episode, our hosts talk about pub culture in the UK and Canada. Be sure to check our website, Culips.com, to discover the hundreds of other interesting conversations Culips hosts have had. Fun facts A pub is a place meant to be welcoming to the public. However, sometimes the place is just too small to accommodate a large crowd. Take The Nutshell, for instance. It holds the record for being the smallest pub in the UK. At 4.57 metres by 2.13 metres, they can only serve about 10 to 15 customers at a time! Expressions included in the study guide To do [something] justice A regular Run-of-the-mill To get away with [something] Upmarket To clean up Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Music Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar Photo Credit: Victor Clime (Unsplash.com)

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. My name is Andrew and my name is Anna and you're listening to the
0:08.5	Culeps English podcast. cast.
0:20.0	Hey there everyone, welcome back to another Q-Lips episode. This is Chatterbox, the series for intermediate and advanced English
0:24.8	learners that features natural unedited conversations between native speakers
0:30.4	about a variety of things. It could be a compelling topic, maybe a cultural exchange, or a trending event, a hot issue, you never know.
0:40.0	Today I'm joined by my co-host Anna. Hey there, Anna.
0:45.0	Hi Andrew and hello listeners.
0:48.0	Okay, Andrew, in a couple of recent Chatterbox episodes,
0:52.0	we talked about some similarities and differences between our two home countries the UK for me and Canada for you and today we're going to keep that tradition alive by talking about pubs and
1:04.8	then we're going to compare and contrast what they're like in both the UK
1:09.0	and also in Canada.
1:11.0	Awesome, yeah, these kinds of cultural chats that we have, Anna, they're some of my favorites.
1:16.2	Like I loved it when we talked about tea, for example.
1:19.4	I thought that was a really interesting conversation, so I can't wait to talk about pubs today but
1:26.4	before we do let's remind everyone that there is a full transcript and a study
1:30.8	guide for this episode it's on our website guys which is
1:34.6	QL-I-P-S-com and the study guide is available for all Q-L-E-L-I-P-S members. Now we design the guide to help you improve
1:46.1	your English fluency and get the most out of learning with this episode.
1:51.5	Inside the study guide you'll find the full transcript of
1:55.4	course but there are also detailed vocabulary explanations and usage examples
2:01.6	a quiz and prompts that you can use for speaking and writing practice.
2:08.0	Also, when you're a Q-ups member,
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