More on english politeness

Just sharing some amusing instances of English politeness. I’ve found signs and packaging to be interesting markers of politeness in English society.

From this:

 to the ‘lightly salted tortilla-flavoured Mexican-style maize crisps’ that we would call ‘corn chips’, to this:

or this:

 or the email I got from UEA Accommodation the other day:

‘we politely remind you that taps are turned off by turning them clockwise.'

Then, of course, there are the times when they aren't so polite: