I live in London and I don't really encounter the kind of chieftainism described by swears and mms (maybe twice in the last year, both at the same party) am I lucky or just too thick to notice?
or... the unthinkable... maybe you are one yourself?!?! just kidding of course.
is it me or are the british particularly good at talking? in the best sense it is witty and entertaining, and in the worst sense it is steam-rolling through a one sided "conversation" not giving the other person a chance to even catch up much less respond or participate. i really hate people who talk at, instead of with or to, others. "dated" a half scottish half english girl very briefly once and i swear she did not shut up for 3 days. what's worse i understood about 1/5 of what she said due to the thick accent.
i'm usually not an aggressive person in conversation, and prefer a relaxed and slower way of going about things... really hate the feeling of having to compete with someone's bullet-train verbiage...