In the end, they reached out their hands. However, they didn't touch the hand of the Chinese student. They made a handshake gesture and retracted their hands immediately.
The Chinese male student saw this and nodded slightly with a smile. He had to maintain his etiquette, after all. Then, he placed the two of them on the list of people to keep an eye on.
Manchester was a country that was divided into classes and had a strict hierarchy. These two arrogant male students came from Manchester's 'high society'. They were at the top of the hierarchy. The reason why they were arrogant was because they thought that they were 'better' than others.
It was impossible to let them do as the Romans did!
As a result, their arrogance became the fuse for them to be taught a lesson in the future. Of course, they weren't beaten up. They were just taught how to act.