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Mon 31 Dec 2012 11:32 GMT BBC World Service
On the programme today, the strange customs and conduct that make up ‘good manners’. Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve?
And how do they change from place to place?...We’ll serve up linguistics, civility, civilisation and some gender politics too.
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