It's true!
And the Reader's Digest Courtesy Study said so:
"Beneath that gruff exterior, New Yorkers really are a polite bunch: 90 percent held the door open, 19 out of 20 store clerks said 'thank you' and 63 percent of men and 47 percent of women helped with the papers. In total, four out of every five people encountered by Reader's Digest passed the courtesy test -- making New York the most courteous city on the list," the survey stated.
via Jason.
And the context...? I found this statement from the original article priceless, "The undercover reporters became so discouraged in Paris -- ranked 19th -- that they almost abandoned the research altogether."
"Paris, like every pretty woman, is subject to inexplicable whims of beauty and ugliness." -- Honore de Balzac
Oh, the irony...
There is nothing left for blogments but mockery in a world that has collapsed.
Posted by: Erasmus at July 3, 2006 11:12 AM
