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Why Queen Elizabeth II told Britons to be more polite

By Tom Rogan
Published January 26, 2019 5:00am ET
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Why Queen Elizabeth II told Britons to be more polite
In this Wednesday, March 20, 2013, file photo, Queen Elizabeth II is given a tour of the carriage of a parked train at the Baker Street underground station in London, for a visit to mark the 150th anniversary of the London Underground — her first public engagement in more than a week Wednesday after cancellations following her hospitalization for a stomach bug. | (AP Photo/Chris Radburn, Pool)

For some odd reason Britons are regarded by most of the world as a highly polite people, as individuals who like to line up (queue) and discuss controversial issues over tea and biscuits.

As someone raised in the United Kingdom, let me tell you this perception is inaccurate.

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