I'm a Northerner with manners...
I went to private school in New York, and it was part of our education to become well rounded people. We had an annual trip to a French restaurant for lunch so our French teacher gave us a brief but thorough ettiquette lesson. Her parting words were, "Don't do anything to embarrass me or our school!"
When I arrived at college, I couldn't believe how many people hadn't received similar lessons. It was true what my teacher had said," You don't notice manners until they are lacking."
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