I live in the UK and I find both men and women the same, some are polite, some are not so polite, regardless of their sex.
I do miss men giving up seats in trains for the elderly, frail, pregnant or even for women. It is still very much a tradition in South Africa that I enjoyed! I know, for example, I would give up my seat for the aforementioned, I am generalizing of course, but basically here, men and women stamp all over you regardless to get the seat in the train and often times they are youths.Charm is not a British strong point, manners? debatable.