What is “Britishness”?

Part 5: Good manners and common decency

Good manners and common decency are characteristics that have traditionally been associated with the British. We are renowned the world over for being polite and our reputation for forming an orderly queue is second to none!

British people are well-known for their queue etiquette. Photo by milkos on 123RF.

Being civil is the minimum standard of moral behaviour that people should be able to expect of each other in…