The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #39279   Message #556316
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
21-Sep-01 - 10:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: Advice to Tourists
Subject: RE: BS: Advice to Tourists
Though the signs saying Ladies and Gents have not been altered yet, these should be ignored, since all toilets in the UK are now fully integrated.

London Cabbies are insulted if you offer them a tip.

If you are going to a museum and someone dressed in a uniform asks to see inside your bag, you should refuse, since these are often snatch-thieves in disguise.

It is the custom to pay for your underground ticket at your destination.

In street markets you should always try to haggle with the trader and get the price reduced - the asking price will have been inflated to allow for this traditional practice.

Marijuana has been decriminalised in all big cities. Places where you can purchase it are indicated by the blue lamps outside their front doors.

Most phone boxes have cards giving the phone numbers of young ladies who are available to do domestic work.

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