“It used to be said that, socially speaking, Philadelphia asked who a person is, New York how much is he worth, and Boston what does he know. Nationally it has now become generally recognized that Boston Society has long cared even more than Philadelphia about the first point and has refined the asking of who a person is to the point of demanding to know who he was. Philadelphia asks about a man's parents; Boston wants to know about his grandparents.” KnowsMenWantFirstsPersonsLongDoeSaidUsedAsksParentNew YorkAskingUsed To BeGrandparentBostonRefinedPhiladelphia Author:Cleveland Amory
“People ask me what makes a good funeral, and I tell them the most important thing is your man in the casket. If you have a man of substance in there, you have the makings of a first-class funeral.” PeopleIfsMenFirstsImportantAsksClassImportant ThingsSubstanceAsk MeFuneralFirst ClassCasketsGood Fun Book:The trouble with nowadays: a curmudgeon strikes back Source: The trouble with nowadays: a curmudgeon strikes back
