ПОЖАЛУЙСТА ПОМОГИТЕ С ПЕРЕВОДОМ!ТОЛЬКО НЕ ИЗ ПЕРЕВОДЧИКА...Shops in BritainMost shops in

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Shops in Britain

Most shops in Britain open at 9.00 a.m. and close at 5.00 or 5.30 in the evening. Small shops usually close for an hour at lunch time. On one or two days а week usually Thursday/Fridау some large food shops stay open until about 8.00 р.m. for late night shopping.

Many shops are closed in the afternoon on one day а week. The day is usually Wednesday or Thursday and it is а different day in different towns.

Nearly all shops are closed on Sundays. There are legal restrictions on selling many things on Sundays. Only such goods as newspapers, magazines and fresh food can be sold then. Nowadays many officials and the public demand that these Sunday trading rules should be abolished in the UK.

In general, overseas visitors don't have much difficulty knowing where to buy things. Most shops sell the things that you would not expect them to. One problem is stamps. In Great Britain you can only buy these at post-offices.

Many large food shops (supermarkets) are self-service. When you go into one of these shops you take а basket and you put the things you wish to buy into it. You queue up at а cash-desk and pay for everything just before you leave.

If someone tries to take things from а shop without paying they are almost certain to be caught. Most shops have store detectives who have the job catching shoplifters. Shoplifting is considered а serious crime by the police and the courts.

When you are waiting to be served in а shop it is important to wait your turn. It is important not to try to be served before people who arrived before you. Many people from overseas are astonished at the British habit of queuing.