Society's unwritten rules.

In the UK we have a lot of things that are unwritten but expected in society. The pavement walking thing is very prominent here, we usually walk on the left hand side of the path, but (and I am basing this on 99% of the ones that I meet in the street) the asian community, particulary asian girls seem to have no idea that other people are on the street. They walk right into you and grunt because you didnt move out of their way. This annoys me.

The thing I dont like is how people judge you by your handshake, and you get the assholes that basically rotate your knuckles because they squeeze that hard! Sometimes I just want to stand there screaming when they do it so they learn not to do it again. I hate firm handshakes.

Oh and as British people, we are known for our ability to Queue. We dont talk in queues as it is a sport to us, we face forwards, grip whatever we are buying and hold it close, and we do not blink. The problem comes when a group of people in front let their friend come in with them, even if they arent buying anything. People go silently nuts. Heads shake, mouths make that "tut" and whispering begins. The sport has been compromised!!!! To be fair though I do like it when someone see's you have just a pot noodle and a loaf of bread and they have a months shopping and they let you go ahead of them. Thats queue decorum right there!

Oh and I still dont swear in front of my parents, im 23 and I still feel like they dont know I know the words! Occasionally the word "shit" will slip out but to be honest I have heard my parents swear more since I turned 18 ish.

The one that gets me is the fact that when you go to grandparents houses you have to sit, be quiet, pretend you enjoy the 14 litres of tea she forces down you, and also pretend her stories about edith and joan from number 47 are interesting. Why cant we just sit there and yawn, fall asleep and scratch ourselves? Social faux pas!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by sassafrass

Also, what is this with "queing" (did I spell that right). People in England actually make a sport of getting in line? Can someone explain this further, or is it a joke? ;_;

Its kind of a known thing with the brits that we tend to queue for anything. We like to complain about things and a queue is the perfect thing to complain about, so alot of people refer to the brits as pro queuers, its not really a sport though, I was just being a silly bugger. Sorry for the confusion ; ;

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Queuing is standing in line for something yes, its just a stereotype we as brits have.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.