Are Americans Polite Because They Feel Superior?
Over the weekend, the English writer Geoffrey Dyer wrote a wonderful essay in The New York Times magazine entitled “My American Friends” in which he argues that Americans are actually remarkably…polite. To which one’s natural instinct is to reply: “What?????” (Or rather…”Pardon???”)
Today I’m over on PoliticsDaily.com talking about his thesis and adding my own two…pence.
Have a look…
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