Humour: How to be polite

Do you know how to be polite in English?

Well, these extracts from the How to be British Collection can help us with this.

Let's see... It's early in the morning and you go out for a walk along the River Thames. Suddenly, you trip and fall in the river. There are not many people around but you see a gentleman walking his dog...

This is your chance to save yourself from drowning in the Thames. Quick! What would you say?

Well, if you thought a just 'help' would save your life, you are wrong... let's see what you should have said...

And now you are safe! Well done!