Impolite society: Who is to blame for Britain's bad manners?
Britain is in the grip of an epidemic of rudeness and anti-social behaviour. And finding a cure has never been higher on the political agenda. But it was only when William Leith got into a fight over a taxi that he realised the unpalatable truth: we are all to blame...
Published: 27 May 2007
There comes a moment when you get pushed beyond the limit, when you can take it no more. It happens to everybody. For me the event took place in the middle of London.
I hailed a taxi. The taxi stopped. I got in, closed the door, and sat down. Another guy, about the same age, height, and weight as me, got into the taxi from the other side. I gave the driver my instructions.
"Camden, please."
The other guy said, "Clapham."
I said, "I got in first."
He said, "Fuck off." That was his contribution to the argument.(The whole article can be found here: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2579278.ece)
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