'Polite' Britons died on Titanic

[Andy44]

I guess it's a sign of the times that any man would publicly question why a woman or a child should get a spot in a lifeboat before himself and not feel embarrassed.

 

[FordPrefect]

I guess it's a sign of the times that any man would publicly question why a woman or a child should get a spot in a lifeboat before himself and not feel embarrassed.

I am sorry. Sorry for airing it and for bringing up the question in the first place. The question originated from curiosity.

Again, I am terribly sorry.

 

[Andy44]

Well, I don't mean to blast you for it, it just seems strange, and I was commenting on society at large, not you personally, Ford. Sorry to write it like that. I suppose it's a good thought exercise, though. There are logical roots for society's various version of ethics, even if they seem strange on the surface.

 

[Notebook]

Wandering off topic a bit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7848244.stm

While the over-75s scored highly in the same area, for the 16-24 age group, the UK reported the lowest levels of trust and belonging anywhere in Europe.

I wonder how a modern Titanic disaster would compare with the original. Would we British still all stand in line till the women and children were safe?

Denmark topped the research measuring overall well-being, with the UK ranked 13th out of 22 countries - just below Germany and two places above France.

Two places above the French, its not all bad news