My nominations: The Gettysburg Address, Waltzing Matilda, The Simpsons… and The Indian Parliament.

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Well , they may have stared at her, but they probably looked away as soon as she made eye contact .

Indians will stare (esp if its a firangi female) but are unlikely to make eye contact.

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but most of you whippersnappers will be too callow to get half of it.

Most Indian companies offer body language training to software guys (like me) before shipping us overseas and we are specifally told to always maintain eye contact in the boardroom.

In America, eye contact with stargers is considered rude.If perchance you do make eye contact, you have to throw in a “How ya doin” or “How bout those Red Sox”

Funnily enough, I first heard about that when I was doing a mental health awareness thing with regards to south asian women. We were told not to expect eye contact and it totally fascinated me so yeah, I guess I’ve been paying attention as to whether people look me in the eye!

Got taught about it for personal safety and then again in my equal opps training.

I dunno.

First and foremost Paddington Bear is an immigrant and a refugee. He was thought to have been inspired by newsreel footage of eastern European refugees after the second world war, shabbily dressed trudging along with suitcases tied with ropes and seeing children at Paddington station being evacuated out of London a with labels tied around their necks.

He had an unpronounceable foreign name so his adopted family called him Paddington; he is forever trying to fit in to life in England and he constantly harassed by Mr Curry who basically represents all things mean, intolerant and bigoted – a counter-balance to the Brown family’s kindness and acceptance. His mentor is another immigrant, the Hungarian Mr Gruber who has an antiques shop in Portobello Road. He has a batting average of 14.

Paddington Bear is really about the British immigrant experience and thoroughly a British character.

Cockney accents.

“The Queen” (there must be thousands of queens worldwide — no, not that kind, Rohin — yet people everywhere know who you’re talking about when you mention “The” Queen).

“Lady Di”.

Stiff upper lips.

“Don’t frighten the horses.”

Posh totty.

Suicidally-excessive political correctness.

Punjabi-dominated immigrant Indian culture (at least amongst the 2nd-generation).

norahjones- sounds like it seems to you apart from westerners noone looks you in the eye when they’re talking??! that sounds a bit strange!

Brits abroad in Faliraki. Now.. THAT’S english.

Hey, do the Greeks complain about the Scots, the Welsh or the Irish?

Or are they all just english?