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I've noticed it more from younger people trying to be polite in retail situations, but hey, I'm a consumer.
I haven't read Ferguson's book, but I do like hitchhiking here! Do you remember the gist off hand?
ps--to further digress, anyone riding around tomorrow should swing by Yasukuni. It is a madhouse on the 15th and worth seeing, if only for the spectacle/been-there seen-that factor.