When it comes to the past and present of British gentleman's culture, people with different spirits will create different cultures, and culture, in turn, will have a subtle impact on people and things. For example, the Tao of Confucius and Mencius and the idea of the mean still influence the thinking and life of every citizen.

Since the Middle Ages, English aristocrats and gentry (gentlemen) constituted the upper class of English society, while merchants, commoners, etc., had a lower social status. In such a hierarchical society, the lifestyle of the aristocratic class can easily be imitated by other groups of people. Because in the history and culture of England, nobility is not only a symbol of noble titles, but also a goal that everyone is looking for.

In the final analysis, the starting point of the aristocratic spirit is chivalry, which is born of heroic legends, rippling with the idealism of the British, and although it is a broken cult, it is rich in a broad faith base and a utopian complex. In addition, the distinctive characteristics of the aristocratic spirit also include a strong spirit of self-reliance and a sense of ownership, which is very consistent with the general concern of the British people about politics at that time.

In 18th-century England, with the expansion of overseas trade, the primitive wealth of merchants began to accumulate, and their need for social status became more and more obvious. This creative and enterprising middle class is increasingly becoming a huge contingent, and they feel that

Possession of wealth by hereditary means that one's own future should be in one's own hands, and those of humble birth can become a gentleman admired by everyone as long as they compete and work hard.

The ideas of these newcomers gradually spread, blending with the original aristocratic spirit, creating the cornerstone of gentlemanly culture. Over time, they became the role model of the nation, and the aristocracy also embellished their own standards of behavior and value tendencies while following the norms that they were proud of in the past.

The image of elegance, leisure, and enjoyment of life in the spirit of aristocracy became the ideal of all Englishmen. Of course, if you only rely on the promotion and edification of the inherent aristocracy, it is absolutely not enough, and the blood of gentleman culture is also mixed with the cultural value orientation of the middle class that emerged at that time, which makes gentleman culture more distinctive and representative.

No kind of thought and culture can be achieved overnight, and in fact, the British "gentleman" as a carrier of value is always in a process of constant change. In the 13th century, the idea of a gentleman was a legendary ideal of romance, with passion, loyalty, and bravery at its center, in unison with chivalry.

It dictates the behavior of the aristocracy, but it does not universally represent the standards of the lower classes. By the 14th century, England had developed a different idea: it was not just about birth, but about what it took to be a gentleman. There is a song that sings: Honesty, love, freedom, and courage, three of the four are missing, and you cannot be called a gentleman.

Because the early gentlemanly spirit was still most concerned with the chivalric ideal of rank and responsibility. The notion that "a gentleman can be made by birth" has made ordinary people hate the privileged class. At the same time, with the expansion of industry and commerce and overseas trade, the middle class, which had gained more wealth and status, began to enter the political arena as a new force, eager to break the reality of mediocrity and enter the gentry class in order to obtain the corresponding social status.

At the beginning of the 18th century, the traditional gentlemanly style, which was associated with chivalry, was no longer in fashion, and those traditional gentlemanly qualities such as loyalty and enthusiasm were strongly disliked by the British people as "chaotic passions", and the new spirit of enterprising, bold, adventurous, and positive spirit reflecting the bourgeoisie began to be enshrined as the core of gentlemanly culture. This is the epitome of the great wave of capitalist development in Britain.

By late Victoria at the end of the 19th century, the traditional concept of the gentleman had completely collapsed and made no sense. Because of the commercialized and industrialized lifestyle, the people's thinking, speaking, and principles have undergone earth-shaking changes. No matter who you are, as long as you have gentlemanly behavior, then you can be a gentleman regardless of your origin, poverty or not.

This concept of the gentleman who is universal and universal has begun to take root in the strong consciousness of every British citizen. The modern value of gentleman's culture is just like the good qualities that you have and cherish, and the gentleman's character should naturally emanate from your breath, just like hormones and dopamine. They are attractive and pleasant, but they can't be seen, touched, or deliberately imitated, they are deeply rooted in flesh and blood, and when they are not used, they are as deep as a clear pool, and when they are used, they are only a shallow ripple. It's not stormy, but it just makes others feel very comfortable.

An Englishman once said, "If there is one lifelong belief in my upbringing, the ultimate idea that governs all thoughts, it is to show the shining side of yourself." "If you want to be a gentleman, or to express the unique style of a gentleman, you need to be elegant, tasteful, witty, eloquent, confident, and meticulous to win the attention of others, and you must also be intelligent, passionate, and rich......

So being a qualified "gentleman" is not so simple.

When you take your kids to the bakery to buy food and are in line to check out, a guy with headphones sneaks in front of you. At this point, you should be obligated to stop this bad behavior and ask, "Hey, that's not what a gentleman should do, can't you just do it in order?"

Under such a fair and orderly gentlemanly culture, children will be exposed to it from an early age, which will lay the foundation for their fair way of looking at things.

Today, the scenery of the empire on which the sun never sets is gone, and those gentlemen who are traditionally thin, rigid, and tall hats have long been hard to find. However, gentleman culture represents not only limited character image and speech and behavior, but more importantly, it is a calm attitude towards life, elegant temperament and positive enterprising spirit.