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The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being; the American wants to be considered a good guy.

"Company Manners: A Cultural Inquiry into American Life". Book by Louis Kronenberger, p. 120, 1954.
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being; the American wants to be considered a good guy.