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To: JohnM who wrote (21458)	6/19/2006 3:47:20 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541478

"And we clearly live on different planets." We do? Do you live on a planet where there is no insurance or flat tires? Or perhaps where there is never a need to defend yourself? Your planet must be an amazing place!

To: JohnM who wrote (21458)	6/22/2006 6:36:32 PM
From: MichaelSkyy	Respond to of 541478

And we clearly live on different planets. No $hit, Dick Tracey... Rude Awakening In an "admittedly unscientific survey," Reader's Digest finds that New Yorkers are the most polite people in the world, reports the Associated Press: The reporters walked into buildings to see if the people in front of them would hold the door open; bought small items in stores and recorded whether the salespeople said "thank you"; and dropped a folder full of papers in busy locations to see if anyone would help pick them up. New Yorkers turned out to be the politest: 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 flying papers. . . . Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he's not surprised. He told reporters Tuesday that whenever he travels abroad, he hears nothing but praise for the Big Apple's good manners. There's just one problem: The Digest did its experiment in 35 cities world-wide, but "New York was the only American city on the list." Just because New Yorkers are more polite than foreigners doesn't mean we aren't the rudest city in America.