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Tue 04 Apr 2009Driven to be mannerly
The key to knowing the difference between being a gentleman and being a patronising git is a bit of perspective, writes MICHAEL KELLY.
I WAS in the local DIY store the other day and noticed that the woman in front of me at the check-out was struggling to lift an enormous bag of compost into her trolley. I asked her whether she wanted some help to carry it to her car, even though I was sizing it up and wondering whether I would be able to lift it at all since it seemed to weigh as much as a small horse.
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