The British have an expression for following these "unwritten rules": "When in Rome, do as the Romans do". Social rules are an important part of our culture as they passed down through history. It is considered rude or bad manners to smoke in someone's house without permission. It's becoming less and less acceptable to smoke in a public place. Smoking is now banned on the London Underground, in cinemas and theaters and most buses. Many companies have banned smoking from their offices and canteens. In recent years smoking has received a lot of bad publicity, and fewer British people now smoke. In recent years children are playing a more active role and they are now accepted in many pubs and restaurants. And if they make a noise in public or in a restaurant it is considered very rude.
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Pact of Steel May 1939 - Italy and Germany turned the Rome-Berlin axis into a full scale military and political alliance, an aggressive agreement. Britons may be surprised to see young children in restaurants in the evening because children are not usually taken out to restaurants late at night. Britain issued a statement guaranteeing that if Germany invaded Poland then Britain would come to the aid of the Poles. In some countries it is considered bad manners to eat in the street, whereas in Britain it is common to see people having a snack whilst walking down the road, especially at lunchtime. The other people in the queue will probably complain loudly! Queuing is a national habit and it is considered polite or good manners to wait for your turn. One of the worst mistakes is to get on a bus without waiting your turn in the queue. Visitors to Britain are often surprised by the strange behaviour of the inhabitants. Now both women and men drink freely in pubs and women are fully integrated into public life. For example, British women didn't go into pubs at the beginning of this century because it was not considered respectable behaviour for a woman. They are not always easy to learn because they are often not written down in books. Good and bad manners make up the social rules of a country.