NYX2k
I apologise for dragging you into this - I mixed you up with them other two.

There is nothing wring with your question asking it as you did in good faith and I once again apologise for placing you in the wrong camp.

I am very fed up with the antics of Haydn and co.

The the thread started out of simple curiosity and it was not in any way meant as a big subject but Hadyn and co just cannot leave it at that.

I really think they have succeeded in making a small peaceful thread with a few interesting tales into another mess which seems to be their aim.

For the record my own view on the matter is that I have never come across an unfriendly port in the UK - there may be some but I have not found them. I think there is an unwritten code - or at least I will think that until someone points to a written rule. However it seems that the same does not apply in some other countries.

On the other hand someone may have been able to point to a written rule and that would have been interesting and educational - at least to me.