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So, we're left with political correctness
Santragenius V Started conversation Mar 20, 2003
"In the past, communities had very detailed rules on 'how one should behave'. Dinners became a highly-orchestrated procedure that maintained a person's status in society; greetings were highly formalised; everyone knew their place. But nowadays, we don't have that structured lifestyle to fall back on. We don't automatically know what to do in any given situation."
And as nobody seems to know how to address one another politely etc, somebody felt that it was needed to restore some rules - and we ended up with this awful concept of political correctness. 
*rant cut short by only the strongest of efforts*
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