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Are Scots really the rudest?

Are Scots really the rudest?

A new survey suggests Scots have some of the worst manners in the UK.

According to the survey, by Saga, a fifth of Scots admit to forgetting to say please and thank you, and 12% avoided holding the door open for someone the worst figure in the UK.

Eating with your mouth closed, keeping your phone off at the table, turning the volume down on public transport, not swearing in front of others, not speaking over colleagues, offering seats to those less able to stand and saying please and thank you rated amongst the most important manners to uphold in the survey.

The most important manner musts were the same across different generations, with both children and over-55s having similar views on some of the big manners no-nos such as chewing with your mouth open, swearing and not saying please and thank you.

However, using the most basic measure of good manners as a guide saying please and thank you 5-15 year olds came out as the least polite with 45-55 year olds the most polite.

Scots are among the worst offenders when it comes avoiding holding the door open for others (12%) and spitting in the street (16%).

However, we do appear to have better phone manners than most 23% of Scots say they have taken a call from someone while socialising with friends, the lowest in the UK, and just 6% admit to texting in meetings.

The Courier hit the streets to put the findings to the test. See how our reporter fared on Tuesday.