Britishcustomsandtraditionsarefamousallovertheworld.WhenpeoplethinkofBritaintheyoftenthinkofpeopledrinkingtea,eatingfishandchipsandwearingbowlerhats,butthereismoretoBritainthanjustthosethings.WehaveEnglishandBritishtraditionsofsport,music,foodandmanyroyaloccasions.Therearealsosongs,sayingsandsuperstitions.Britainisatea-drinkingnation.Everydaywedrink165millioncupsofthestuffandeachyeararound144thousandtonsofteaareimported.TeainBritainistraditionallybrewedinawarmedchinateapot,addingonespoonfulofteaperpersonandoneforthepot.MostBritonsliketheirteastronganddark,butwithalotofmilk.FishandchipsistheclassicEnglishtake-awayfoodandisthetraditionalnationalfoodofEngland.Itbecamepopularinthe1860'swhenrailwaysbegantobringfreshfishstraightfromtheeastcoasttotheourcitiesovernight.Astereotypeis"...afixed,overgeneralisedbeliefaboutaparticulargrouporclassofpeople.”(Cardwell,1996).Inotherwordsstereotypingisbelievingthatpeopleofacertaingroup,raceorreligionallhavethesamecharacteristicswhentheydon't.Learningfromthemediaandtalkingtoolderpeople,wepickupalotofstereotypesaboutothernations.Ineverycountrythereareplentyofstereotypesaboutresidents,somemaybetruebutmostofthemareuntrueandverywrongful.