"Manners are how we express our respect for the people that we're dealing with, I suppose. It can be misused, but no, it's a good thing," he says. "If we didn't have manners towards each other, you know, life would be pretty grim."
679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow
Talking to my mum about her latest book recommendation. A Gentleman In Moscow is about a Russian Count who is put under house arrest in 1922 in the beautiful Metropol Hotel in Moscow.
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