Yep. And they have roundabouts…. And then they have magic roundabouts. Bloody dangerous driving there…

Oh yeah for sure. Id pop a salute to officers I didn't like at all. Infact more often than not I made sure I saluted the ones that were assholes over the ones that weren't, the ones that weren't didn't mind if you forgot or it was dark and you couldn't see their rank slide. The assholes would make it more difficult for you if you didn't, so it was in your best interest to just do it. So yeah absolutely. And also you're not saluting the rank per se. You're actually saluting the monarch, who commission is held by the officer. So you're not saluting the person, not really their rank, but more saluting the monarch via them, if that makes sense.

It’s an odd one in this context in that it justifies you having to do something you don’t consider the recipient worthy of. In the UK you salute the officer in recognition of them holding the Kings Commission (the bit of paper that says you are an officer) and because you swore to obey the Sovereign and the officers they place over you (and that’s why you salute the senior officer present rather than all the officers.) Politicians and retired officers either do not hold a Commission or have resigned their Commission meaning no salute for them! (Unlike the US)