Stop being a lout (Part 1)
   There will no doubt be many parts to this series; the forms loutishness can take appears to be boundless. Today's example is the tendency of the relatively young to park their feet on unsuitable surfaces. The ill-bred boor on the left, for example, is sprawled on a London Transit Commission bus, his none-too-clean footwear fouling a fabric-covered seat on which someone else will shortly be sitting, undoubtedly wearing a dress or a suit that will show every mark and stain. The boor has no thought that he may be causing the next person expense or embarrassment; he has no thought at all of anyone else whosoever.
   There must still be families in which children are raised to know that putting their shod feet up on bus seats, park benches, restaurant chairs, café stools and the like is rude, unsanitary and inconsiderate. But clearly there are not enough.