Police advised against "evenin' all" greeting

A Warwickshire Police handbook called "Policing Our Communities" hit the headlines this week. It gives advice on 'Communication - some do's and dont's' when engaging with people from other community groups.'

It may be some time since any police officer, with a dipping of the knees, greeted someone with 'Evenin' all', but the handbook advises against it. It points out that different cultures and nationalities may think of evening as earlier, or later, than we do. The handbook says that evening is usually associated with the evening meal which varies in time depending on your culture.