Just because someone wasn't taught to be a gentleman, does not mean he will not pick up on it. Not only that, but he could also do it, because it feels like the right thing to do. I am not saying this is always, or even mostly, the case. Quite the contrary. I am only saying that it is possible.
Does religeoun make a man? I do not think so, at all. One does not have to believe in God or any other divine being to be a good person.
A lot of people tend to judge people based on how they, themselves, were raised. This is an issue, because it is based on one person's perspective. Those people do not usually take the time to get to know other individuals before deeming them uncivilizedor beneath them. When these same "uncivilized" people, generally treat people well. They treat people how they would want to be treated, respectfully.
Michel de Montaigne once said, "One calls 'barbarism' whatever he is not accustomed to." I agree with this statement very much. This article discusses several examples of this.
Charles Dickens did not believe in the Noble Scavage. He believed that indigenous people were "dirty, cruel, and constantly fighting among themselves." Dickens excludes Eskimos in this statement by calling them “loving children of the north”, “forever happy with their lot,” “whether they are hungry or full”, and “gentle loving savages”, who, despite a tendency to steal, have a “quiet, aimiable character”. He, however, reversed his opinion when he found out that John Rae found cannibalism among the Eskimos.
I guess some people will assume what they want about anyone else.
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