ers ▁highly ▁value ▁protocol , ▁and ▁place ▁a ▁great ▁emphas is ▁on ▁pom p ▁and ▁ceremony . ▁For ▁example , ▁to ▁ask ▁somebody ▁for ▁directions ▁in ▁B erm uda ▁without ▁first ▁saying ▁' good ▁morning ' ▁or ▁' good ▁afternoon ' ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁ab rupt ▁and ▁r ude . ▁This ▁causes ▁misunder stand ings ▁and ▁embar rass ment ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁many ▁US ▁or ▁British ▁visitors , ▁for ▁whom ▁this ▁is ▁perfectly ▁normal , ▁and ▁who ▁intend ▁no ▁off ense . ▁Top less ▁sun b ath ing ▁is ▁not ▁simply ▁f rown ed ▁upon ▁as ▁im mod est ▁- ▁it ▁is ▁against ▁the ▁law . ▁▁▁▁ ▁However , ▁B erm udi ans ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁toler ant ▁of ▁behaviour ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁ecc ent ric ▁elsewhere . ▁One ▁example ▁is ▁Johnny ▁Bar nes , ▁a ▁retired ▁bus ▁driver ▁who ▁stood ▁by ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁gre eting ▁commut ers ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁work , ▁often ▁by ▁name , ▁wish ing ▁them ▁a ▁good ▁morning , ▁and ▁telling ▁them ▁all ▁I ▁love ▁you !. ▁So ▁great ▁is ▁the ▁este em ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁held ▁locally ▁that ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁him ▁now ▁stands ▁in ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁C uis ine ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁B erm uda ' s ▁early ▁literary ▁history ▁was ▁largely ▁limited ▁to ▁non - B erm ud ian ▁writers ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁These ▁included ▁John ▁Smith ' s ▁The ▁Gener all ▁Histor ie ▁of ▁Virginia , ▁New - Eng land , ▁and