Relations is the official or public relationship that exists between groups of people, organizations, or countries. Relationship is the way that people behave towards each other. We can have a good or close relationship with some people, we try to be on good terms with people, which means we are polite and friendly on those we do not know socially. People who like each other or fall in love have a loving and possibly a sexual relationship. In English words such as Hello, Hi, See you , Bye, Thanks are considered less formal than Good Morning, Good bye. An excess of formality can sometimes seem unfriendly.
Holding the door open for someone, taking the end place in a queue, moving aside(nabok) to pass someone on the pavement(chodník), putting a hand over one´s mouth when coughing or yawning is normal. It is courtesy(prejav náklonnosti) Speaking with one´s mouth full, keeping a hand in his pocket when a man is being introduced to someone is considered impolite. Everybody has own attitudes(stanoviská) for life and own opinions and feelings about something. Values(hodnoty) are principles, standards or qualities. Our values help us determine(určiť) the way of life. One of the main values in conflict is the value of money. I do not agree that the money makes the world round. There are also genaration gap between young and older people. Sometimes the older people have the differences in ideas, fellings and interests
Questions:
- 1. What are the human relationship like? Give me your opinion. Compare them with those in the past.
- 2. What is your relationship towards other people like? (your parents, friends, older people).
- 3. Can you give any idea(s) how to improve the human relationship our society?
- 4. What about your family? Does everybody understand others´ problems? Isn´t there the lack of understanding?