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C. differF. considerableI. lady L. mouth O. uncomfortable Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now (1) . Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite for a man to smoke on street. No man smoked when a(n) (2) was in a room. Customs also (3) from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country Or doesn’t it matter Should you use both (4) when you are eating Should you leave one in your lap, or on the table The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also (5) a large number of social customs. For example, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness is (6) both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o’clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his (7) . The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel (8) —especially if they are your guests. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a(n) (9) . The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host (10) picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortabl