Good Manners

They aren’t extinct. See the South, for example. They are also the rule in the great cities of Minneapolis and Vancouver, to take two places I’ve recently visited. I’ve long suspected that Canada is freer than Bush-Cheney America. After my recent visit to British Columbia, I think it’s also more civilized.

Good Manners

A funny video on eating at sushi restaurants in Japan that nevertheless shows the importance of ritual (thanks to Anders Mikkelsen).