On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 11:01:53 -0600, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>How would Politeness Man handle the situation?

In part, just the way rfc'rs have. Kindly pointing out the customs of
the country.

I expect Politeness Man, after the poster had reacted negatively to
these gentle hints, would ignore him/her without comment. Works for
me. :-)