The table starts at full breakfast.
A short phrase (queue) is the door to etiquette.
Food
- full breakfast — full breakfast is a coordinate on the United Kingdom table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- Sunday roast — Sunday roast is a coordinate on the United Kingdom table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- fish and chips — fish and chips is a coordinate on the United Kingdom table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- Indian-British curry — Indian-British curry is a coordinate on the United Kingdom table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
- scones — scones is a coordinate on the United Kingdom table. Prefer markets to tourist menus.
Etiquette
- Greeting — queue — line
- Sacred sites — Cover shoulders and knees; read no-photo signs before the caption.
- Tipping — Tipping customs differ; read whether service is already on the bill.
- Queues — Skipping a queue is not a time save; it is a scene you cannot unshoot.
Festival notes
- late-spring bank holiday — late-spring bank holiday lands in May — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Edinburgh Festival — Edinburgh Festival lands in August — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Bonfire Night — Bonfire Night lands in November — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
- Christmas markets — Christmas markets lands in December — transport and beds move together. Lock dates first.
Phrases
- queue — queue: line. Timing beats accent.
- return ticket — return ticket: round trip. Timing beats accent.
- Oyster / contactless — Oyster / contactless: London transit. Timing beats accent.
- bank holiday — bank holiday: public holiday. Timing beats accent.
Culture is a speed, not a checklist. Slow is more accurate.
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