It is uncouth to put your hands in your pockets during parliamentary
debate in the UK. This is from a transcript of the House of Commons,
12/19/1994:
Mr. Robathan: Has my right hon. Friend seen a report-
[Interruption.] I am sorry, Madam Speaker, I cannot hear what is
being shrieked at me by Opposition Members
Madam Speaker: I can hear very well. Other hon. Members are
suggesting that the hon. Gentleman removes his hands from his pockets when
he stands to ask a question.
Mr. Robathan: Thank you for your assistance, Madam Speaker. Should I
require any advice on deportment or sartorial elegance I shall come to you
because you are an example to us all, but I will not take advice from the
scruffy yobbos on the Labour Benches.
Madam Speaker: I have no pockets in which to put my hands. That is
why my deportment is so good.
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