A stay at a British holiday resort always involved a look at the postcard racks outside the shops that lined the seafront.

Obscenity is no longer limited to washrooms and tunnels; our society is experiencing a new attitude toward freedom that tends to permit almost any word or action. Four letter words, nudity, sexuality, erotic films – all are vying for public acceptance.

The thumbs up sign is quite acceptable in UK and US but be careful where you use it if you travel the world.