2910.Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their drinks in,but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature?In the US,they've created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button,but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm. This tradition- -if that's what you want to call it- -dates back to the 19th century.During that time,it was already common for most American homes to have an ice box.Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores.Can you imagine heading to Macy's to treat yourself to a block of ice? Putting ice in the drink started to become somewhat of a fashion trend for the wealthy in Britain.Some would put a few cubes in their champagne(香檳酒) and sip at their iced drinks at high-class parties.As year-round ice supply became more plentiful and less expensive,America's own taste for cold drinks grew.Interestingly,like any fashion trend,icy beverage eventually faded.Once ice boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well,Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks. So,next time you travel overseas,don't feel offended(冒犯) when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water.
Contrast between the US and UK
America
Britain
Americans usually fill up their(1)
with ice and then keep filling drinks.
Europeans prefer to drink beverage at (2)
.
American's fridges can provide cold ice by pressing a(3)
.
The British just offer (4)
.
In the 19th century
Ice would be(5)
in northern American countries and shipped across the Atlantic.
Ice was sold at a (6)
in British retail stores.And then (7)
in the drink turned to be a fashion among upper-class Brits.