SOME COMMON WAYS TO GREET PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

IN
UNIVERSITIES, STUDENTS GENERALLY USE TITLES AND LAST NAMES WHEN ADDRESSING THEIR
TEACHERS, ALTHOUGH IN SOME SCHOOLS, STUDENTS MAY USE FIRST NAMES.TITLES ARE NOT
USED WITH FIRST NAMES IN ENGLISH. Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss, Dr. Professor.

JOBS AND GOALS. IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
FREQUENTLY OFFER EVENING AND SATURDAY CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK FULL-TIME
BUT WANT TO PREPARE FOR NEW CAREER.

GARAGE OR YARD SALES ARE VERY POPULAR IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. PEOPLE
HAVE GARAGE OR YARD SALES TO GET RID OF THINGS THEY NO LONGER WANT AND TO MAKE
EXTRA MONEY, MANY PEOPLE GO TO THESE SALES HOPING TO FIND EVERYDAY ITEMS THEY
LIKE OR NEED AT REASONABLE PRICES. SOMETIMES THEY CAN BUY VALUABLE ITEMS AT LOW
PRICES.

THE FAMILIES HAVE FAMILY PICNICS, ALTHOUGH SOME RELATIVES LIVE IN OTHER COUNTRY.
IN THE U.S. AND CANADA, SOME PERCENT OF ALL THE PEOPLE SAY FAMILY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE. THE FAMILY IS IMPORTANTTO EACH OTHER. THEY GO ON PICNICS
TOGETHER. CHILDREN OFTEN LEAVE HOME AT AGE 30. SOME PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY LIVE FAR
AWAY BECAUSE HIGH PERCENT OF ALL FAMILIES MOVE EVERY YEAR.

THESE DAYS, MOST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA KNOW THAT REGULAR
EXERCISE IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IS HIGHLY VALUED. STILL, 43
PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SAY THEY NEVER OR HARDLY EVER
EXERCISE.

MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS. BLUES MUSICIAN USES AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR, WHILE A MUSICIAN
PERFORMING RHYMN AND BLUES MUSIC USES AN ELECTRIC GUITAR.

SOME PEOPLE RIDE TO WORK TOGETHER. THEY PROBABLY “CAR POOL” EVERY DAY, AN
ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THEY TAKE TURNS DRIVING EACH OTHER TO WORK. CAR POOLS
ARE QUITE COMMON IN TE UNITED STATES AND CANADA AS PEOPLE TRY TO SAVE GAS AND
OTHER EXPENSES AND REDCE TRAFFIC ON BUSY CITY STREETS. IN FACT MANY COMPANIES
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO CAR POOL, ESPECIALLY IF PARKING SPACES
AROUND THEIR BUILDINGS ARE LIMITED.