Manners,politeness and general kindness

The following message was sent in via email from a visitor to our website:

“There are certain things that get my back-up. Lack of manners,politeness and general kindness. Recently we had a debate about muslims wearing the vail in the U.K. It is no problem to me. The problem I have is when people from overseas dont think about our customs.
E.G- Wearing hats indoors. On many occasssion I have had to ask someone to remove their hat while indoors,usually a resturaunt or such. It makes me mad that our customs are ignored, yet we have to observe so many others.”

Our page on the Dos and Don’ts in England is very popular. We feel it is important to let people know what we see in England, and indeed the rest of the UK, as polite and impolite.

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Remembrance Day

An email from one of the visitors to our website:

“I’m 45 and know that i wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the brave old soldiers from round the world that made us free.I felt very sad today as i was in Hammersmith London W6, and not many people were wearing Poppy’s and not many people stopped and stood still for the 2mins silence.

I work for London transport and going back 5 years every bus would pull over and stop,well not today people were still rushing about there business and didn’t bother to respect the dead. Even on the news you see the soldiers at the cenotaph standing still look in the back ground people walking about, still driving.

As our country has become more cosmopolitan the old traditions we had in England are dieing out, as the new generation don’t give a dam. Tomorrow i visit all my family graves to place poppy crosses and then lay a cross for the fallen soldiers of Hammersmith/Fulham. “

You can visit our Remembrance Day pages st
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Remembrance.html

Can you answer the following questions? All the answers can be found on our Rememberance pages:

1. What is November 11th called in Britain?
2. Where does the National Remembrance Day ceremony take place in London?
3. Who lays the first wreath?
4. Where do people lay wreaths?
5. Why do people lay wreaths on Remembrance Day?
6. What is the red flower called that people wear? (Answer here).
7. Why is this red flower used on November 11th? (Answer here).

(Watch a video of Remembrance Day 2007 event here).


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