Found this on the BBC web site. I just thought it seemed terribly British, nothing wrong with that, but it made me smile.
It is customary in the higher echelons of the British Diplomatic Service never to knock on the door before entering a room, lest by doing so one implies one suspects a colleague is doing something improper within.
It is customary in the higher echelons of the British Diplomatic Service never to knock on the door before entering a room, lest by doing so one implies one suspects a colleague is doing something improper within.
It is customary in the higher echelons of the British Diplomatic Service never to knock on the door before entering a room, lest by doing so one implies one suspects a colleague is doing something improper within.
I was going to add that that was a bit tongue in cheek but then thought better of it out of good manners. :shock: :lol:
There, I've gone and said it anyway, silly ass.
Rich.
