I ended up explaining, as kindly as I could, that the English do not want to know your name, or tell you theirs, until a much greater degree of intimacy has been established - like maybe when you marry their daughter.
Explaining why you do not introduce yourself to strangers
Northern Ireland. I've heard that they have conventions across the pond, but travel is expensive. Also, they might once have had them in Ireland, but nowadays people have to boil their books to make soup. These are dark days.
