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jusgravs | 20:47 Fri 20th Oct 2006 | Society & Culture
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why when a coffin passes do people hold their lapels?
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As a mark of respect, if they aren't wearing a hat of any kind.
Possibly covering their heart?
Can you imagine the baseball wearing chavs of today taking off their hat as a coffin passed? More likely they'd carry on tlkng bllx on their mobile phone or drive past in the boom-boxed up Corsa!
No come on when poor Jamie was interred in Manchester a few days ago, the chavs didnt do any of that.


Although I have to say, that when I visited Ground Zero in NY the other year, the fella on the bus did tell the youngsters how they have to behave.

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