[eddie willers]

As Miss Manners points out in a classic article in First Things, if you don't have manners, then you must micromanage everyone with laws.

Hmmmm...interesting.
In the early 70's I was interviewed by a headhunter who mentioned that the company liked to hire young men from the South. (and this for a national position that only required being close to a major airport).

Curious, I asked him "Why?".
He said, (in all seriousness) "Because we don't have to teach them manners".

Unfortunately this has probably changed.
(Not the need for manners...but the humble source)

[white_wolf]

It is probably still true, because even if the manners of Southerners have declined, the manners of those from other regions ahve also declined at the same rate, thus still giving Southeners the advantage of a head start.

I also heard that hiring people from the small and medium towns of the mid-west is a good bet.