Short and sweet
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( .Yeti., Fri 8 Aug 2014, 8:05, 1 reply)

But not everyone
My sister stayed with Italian friends in Napoli and they spent a week or two being driven around by Italians. There was a traffic queue and a fire engine had its lights on, horns blaring, etc trying to get through. Not one of the dozen or so cars in the queue moved aside.

My sister was incredulous and asked why no one moved over (including her host); after all it could be their house that is burning down in the distance. The reply was, "oh you English. you're just like the Germans. Everything has to be done properly." Then host continued the conversation with her hand permanently depressed on the horn - like every other stationary car in the queue.
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Fri 8 Aug 2014, 12:15, closed)