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Faux Pas Atlas
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United Kingdom

10 claims · 4 settled · 2 contested

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Settled

Enough locals agree that the Atlas will state it plainly.

4
GreetingsDepends

Answering “You alright?” with an actual account of how you are

5 answered · 4 local
DiningRude

Ordering at the bar without a “please”

6 answered · 3 local
TransitRude

Standing on the left side of a London escalator

10 answered · 5 local
Money & tippingFine

Tipping 10–12.5% at a restaurant

10 answered · 4 local

Contested

Locals split. The Atlas shows the split rather than picking a side.

2
BusinessSplit

Giving blunt, direct feedback in a meeting

9 answered · 7 localContested
Money & tippingSplit

Not buying a round when it is your turn at the pub

5 answered · 4 localContested

Still gathering

Not enough local voices yet. Yours would move these.

4
Public spacesFine

Complaining about the weather to a stranger

7 answered · 2 localNot settled
Public spacesRude

Jumping the queue

6 answered · 4 localNot settled
TransitRude

Starting a conversation with a stranger on the Tube

8 answered · 3 localNot settled
BusinessRude

Telling colleagues how much you earn

6 answered · 4 localNot settled

Faux Pas Atlas

Nobody here is an authority. The verdict is whatever the people who live there keep saying, and you can see the split behind every one of them.

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