What is Politeness in Britain?

1. What is Politeness in Britain?

2. People are angry if you jump the queue. • It's polite to wait for your turn in the queue. • Queueing is as British as fish and chips.

3. Polite words or phrases such as 'Please','Thank you' and 'Excuse me' are used very often in Britain. • Queueing is a national habit. At bus stops and cinemas, in shops, banks and post offices and in lots of other places you'll have to join the queue and wait for your turn. • People in Britain will expect you to be polite in the way that is normal to them.

4. What do we know about the British character? • The British are said to be a polite and well-mannered people. They tend to be rather conservative, they love familiar things. • The British people are considered to be the world's greatesttea drinkers. They drink it at meals and between meals.

5. The English are practical and realistic, prudent and carefulabout almost everything. Everything is orderly: the lawns andthe trees are neatly trimmed. • The English are reputed to have a good sense of humor. • The Scots are said to be a serious people, rather inventiveand somewhat mystical. • The Irish are known for their charm as well as for thebeauty of the Irish girls. • The Welsh are an emotional people but sometimes reticent.

6. There is a good proverb: “If you are in Rome do as Romans do”