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The editor at Reader's Digest
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had too much free time one day.
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He said, we've published a billion articles.
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I feel we're running out of
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cogent things to say.
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Oh, he had a troubled soul.
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Tossed and turned, fretting,
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what should we write?
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When he woke up, he said, Eureka!
Let's find out in which city
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the citizens are the most polite.
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From Thailand to Finland,
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from Australia to Spain,
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they secretly tested in 35
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different countries,
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tested in the sunshine,
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tested in the rain.
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Now, it was not scientific.
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But when the task was done,
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no one could believe
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what city could say
when it comes to politeness.
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Guess what?
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We're number one New York
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we are the most polite in New York
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we try to do what's right
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New Yorkers are helpful and don't
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swear a swear we don't swear
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Paris came in 15th place
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tied with London and Lisbon
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what a disgrace about manners,
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those Parisians just don't care.
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That's why New York City
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kicked Paris in the you -know -where.
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I could say something rude,
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but that wouldn't be right,
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because I'm a New Yorker, I'm polite.
In New York, our panhand
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lers say thank you.
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All robbers say please.
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Before they snap your mugshot,
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they ask you nicely to say
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And landlords always say,
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oh it's no problem
when you wake them up
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in the middle of the night
because you can't find your keys.
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Yes they're so gos
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h darn polite here,
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that's why I love living right here.
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And subway conductors
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give clear information,
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cab drivers pretend to
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give correct change.
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Cops only give you a warning
when you walk around na
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ked and deranged
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Cause New Yorkers love you all the more
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if you're weird looking or strange
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It's not like in Bucharest or Mumbai,
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they're not polite like us
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So to them I say
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Bombay, Bombay, Bombay, Bombay
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New Ever York!
We are the most polite
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We are brown and beige
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and black and white
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We know how to compromise and share
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Par is, 15th place, madure
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Though we love your cuisine
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and your haute couture
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When it comes to manners you
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Parisians just don't care
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And your World Cup soccer players
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like to head -butt Italians
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Let's not go there
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Enjoy this moment while you can,
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it really is quite rare
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that New York City kicked Paris.
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Even Julia Child up in heaven
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is embarrassed,
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cause New York City kicked
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Paris in the...
Pardonnez -moi!
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Derriere, derriere, derriere,
derriere, derriere! you
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