I today went to the Royal Court of Justice as part of my course requirement and was comparing the relative formality - compared to other countries - with which the interaction take place. No doubt laymen (as what lawyer seem keen to brand citizens) find the court environment so intimidating. I came across this interesting video that is not only funny bu also reflects a very different culture. This is just one small example and at any other day at another court the said person may actually have been thrown out or worse still found in contempt. Nonetheless this guy did it, everyone had a good laugh and then went about there own business probably becoming a highlight of the day.

You can bet you can't do such a thing here in UK. Not to mention this small decades old contempt legislation. But, come to think of it, it may also reflect the nature of the small strata of society that is represented in the legal system one that is old, arcane and desperate to cling on to anything that represent the heydays of yesteryear: the aristocracy.