British etiquette.doc
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BritishetiquetteSocialinteractions:ThingstodoDobepunctual:Alwaystryyourbesttoarriveatavenueattheagreedtime.Ifyouarerunninglate,thenletthepeopleyouaremeetingknowthatyouarerunninglateandapologizeforbeinglatewhenyouarrive.DoShakeHands:Whenyouarefirstintroducedtosomeone,shaketheirrighthandwithyourownrighthand.DoSmile:Asmilingfaceisawelcomingface.Dosay"Please"and"Thankyou":Itisverygoodmannerstosay"please"and"thankyou".Itisconsideredrudeifyoudon't.YouwillnoticeinEnglandthatwesay'thankyou'alotDostandinline:InEnglandweliketoformorderlyqueues(standinginline)andwaitpatientlyforourturne.g.boardingabus.Itisusualtoqueuewhenrequired,andexpectedthatyouwilltakeyourcorrectturnandnotpushinfront.'Queuejumping'isfrownedupon.Dosay"Excuseme":Ifsomeoneisblockingyourwayandyouwouldlikethemtomove,sayexcusemeandtheywillmoveoutofyourway.Dosaysorry:Ifyouaccidentallybumpintosomeone,say'sorry'.Theyprobablywilltoo,evenifitwasyourfault!Thisisahabitandcanbeseenasveryamusingbyan'outsider'.Doopendoorsforotherpeople:Menandwomenbothholdopenthedoorforeachother.Itdependsonwhogoesthroughthedoorfirst.Docoveryourmouth:Whenyawningorcoughingalwayscoveryourmouthwithyourhand.Dotakeyourhatoffwhenyougoindoors(menonly)Itisimpoliteformentowearhatsindoorsespeciallyinchurches.Nowadays,itisbecomingmorecommontoseemenwearinghatsindoors.However,thisisstillseenasbeingimpolite,especiallytotheoldergenerations.DodriveontheleftsideoftheroadOnlysomedrivinglicenseswillbeacceptedintheUK.Makesureyoufindoutifyourlicenseisvalidbeforeattemptingtodriveacar.Youmustalsoensurehaveinsurancetocoverthecostofanyaccidentthatmayoccurwhilstyouaredriving.Eatinganddrinking:ThingstodoIfyouareaguest,itispolitetowaituntilyourhoststartseatingorindicatesyoushoulddoso.Itshowsconsideration.Alwayschewandswallowallthefoodinyourmouthbeforetakingmoreortakingadrink.Alwayssaythankyouwhenservedsomething.Itshowsappreciation.TablemannersareContinental,i.e.theforkisheldinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightwhileeating.