12 more British quirks in 212 words for 2012 visitors

3 August 2012 Last updated at 02:55 ET



There was a huge response to our collection of 12 guides of 212 words each for Olympic visitors to the UK.
The piece prompted more than 800 of you to submit your own mini-essays on British quirks and customs.
Excluding talking about the weather, here is a selection of 12. All in 212 words, of course.
Avoiding terms of address
In service roles you can call people sir and madam
British speakers of English try to avoid addressing each other by any sort of title. While speakers of French politely address strangers as "monsieur" or "madame", the British

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