Social taboo 社交禁忌 Habit of English countries use flowers as gifts, there are also some taboos. Sending flowers to each other in the first place, avoid to send the number, because the number of flower will bring bad luck. Also taboo to send white flowers, such as white lily, is seen as a symbol of bad luck omen or death. In addition, sending roses to hospital patients avoid to send white or red and white flowers
By 林锦艳
Hale Waihona Puke there are some common superstitions and taboos in British and American society
1) To get out of bed on the wrong side means you will have a bad day. 下床方 向错了，一天都不会顺利。
英美人对于颜色颇有讲究，他们一般都认为白色是纯洁的 象征，黑色是肃穆的象征，黄色是和谐的象征，蓝色则是 吉祥如意的象征。
The racial discrimination language种族歧视语
In English, the racial discrimination language is an important part of language taboos. This phenomenon is especially apparent in American English. In the history of American blacks in much discrimination, who used to curse black racial discrimination became more sensitive, becomes a taboo language. Nigger is insulting, for example, color is completely taboo language, Negro defiant, taboo language; Now people say black American blacks or substitutes for American.
