The original is at http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2005/10/10/cultural-pointers.html. Oi you immigrant bastard, did you spill my pint?More cultural pointers for the newly-arrived by H’arj Imladd Downing Street today launched a revised prospectus of public policy improvement for the increased integration of minority cultures into the "British Way of Life™". At a literally empty press conference the PM's spokesperson condescended the following transcript to an echoing chamber: "Following the successful introduction of the Britishness Test™ earlier this year, we are proud to announce the accelerated rollout of phase two. Originally we pledged to allow this to settle for a couple of years, but you know how it is once these things start, we never actually meant the part about taking it slowly, and the bureaucracy just sort of runs away with itself. Anyway, we got voted in again, so what can you do about it, eh?" Lackeys quickly dispersed hand-written parchment copies expertly bound in expensively imported ecologically clubbed Canadian Sealskin to press, cleaning staff and bewildered passers-by alike, some of whom even bothered to read the title before binning. However, your diligent hack spent several moments extracting key areas of improved content and am delighted to report that the policy appears both well balanced and grounded in reality. Below are reproduced (without permission) a few extracts. The majority of the tome falls under the heading "Bar Etiquette", the guide clearly outlining correct British behaviour in a variety of everyday circumstances suitable for Public houses throughout the land and Wales:
Further chapters elucidate upon British employment etiquette:
Finally, this excellent illustrative example of how to dissipate potential conflict was spotted by our Albanian mafia contact:
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