>>94850549there were way more people that immigrated to the US
they may still have an influence in the areas of New England they came to, but even then, it's been hundreds of years
I'd say it's more the Victorian era and it's heightened, tightened morals
this always seems to happen, someplace will export its morals and the places they export them to will them seriously for a much longer time than the place they came from
I mean let's look at Italy, home of Catholicism, AKA "ow my knuckles, ow my ear: the religion", but also home of the mafia
