If you're lost or not sure about something, don't hesitate to ask a Londoner for help or directions. With so many visitors, the chances of asking another person on holiday is high, especially if you're outside Buckingham Palace. Londoners tend to walk quickly often not paying attention to their surroundings much (as natives in other cities do). It's also important to ask for help - 'could you help me please', the British mentality finds it hard to resist a direct request for assistance and the use of please and thank you etiquette, makes it near impossible. Contrary to reputation, they're not a shy or cold race, but really rather talkative. Shameless self-promotion and boasting are universally frowned upon, so a self-effacing attitude is the British norm. It's also considered better to let someone discover your hidden talents, than to tirelessly draw attention to them.

Police officers are helpful and informed (obviously, providing you're not breaking any laws), and don't mind being quizzed as long as they're not apprehending a suspect or something similar.

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