To other Europeans, the best-known quality of the British, and in particular of the English, is "reserve" . A reserved person is one who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited, It is difficult to get to know are served person; he never tells you about anything of himself, and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives,how many children he has, and what his interests are. English people tend to be like that. When starting a conversation, one can never ask questions like "How old are youWhat is your salary Where did you buy your watch" etc. Similarly, conversation in Britain is general quiet and restrained. Loud speech is considered ill-bred(教养不好的，无礼的).