Ch 4: Polite to a Fault?

I've never stepped foot onto England as an adult. I didn't really know what to expect. They speak English (you might even say they had a hand in inventing it), but it ain't American English ya'll know what I'm say'n?

I caught the "coach" from Heathrow to Oxford, a 1 1/4 hour ride for 17 Pounds! 1 Pound is roughly 1.8 dollars. That's quite a sum for a bus ride where I'm from.

On the bus there was a lady speaking in a regular "NY lady on the bus on her cell phone voice and volume". Nothing I'm not used to and I didn't particularly notice. Apparently the bus driver took offence to her volume. At first he was visibly annoyed looking back with fierce glances. After a while he took up the mike on board and announced "To the Lady on her mobile, please lower your voice a bit, no need to shout!". After which the entire back of the bus even clapped! I thought it was rather strange to call someone out like that. Mental note, the Brits take their manners (and those of others) seriously =)