Edited sentence: As the opening up of the economy has brought in other pressures on people's daily life, advocates for traditional social and family values are in many ways helping to counter an "everyone for himself" mentality.In reality, they are a reflection of a past where Hanoi is the convergent point for much of the country's talents in arts and education.Most people you meet in Hanoi these days are from different provinces all over the country.The considerate and genteel nature of Hanoians is occasionally quoted in idioms and literature.They are also a reflection of a system heavily entrenched in Confucian values where modesty and consideration of others were regarded with a higher priority than one's self