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Originally posted by wellard:
In the UK a few months ago only the real old ladies showed thanks for me offering my seat. Anyone else my age or younger just looked dazed or confused. And yet the British make a big deal of being mannered and cultured. As for tthe rest of europe I shall take your word for it Vaskez
*is this whinge a first sign of old age???  /sigh*
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Well ok I was extrapolating my actual knowledge. I was brought up to give my seat up for anyone remotely old or having difficulty standing etc. In Hungary this is pretty much customary although not as much as before when it was actually expected. In the UK I don't see it as much either.
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Too set in his ways to ever relate
If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay
But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave
Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray
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