Charity begins in Cimmeria

After helping themselves to a meal they find laid out in the ancient city of Xuthal, CONAN and Natala meet some of the residents and explains that they mean no harm to anyone and will soon be on their way, but CONAN assumes that they will want paying for the food,

In my county, no starving man is denied food, but you civilised people must have you recompense- if you are like all I have ever met. We have done no harm and are just leaving.

From, "The Slithering Shadow"
Page 142 "The Complete Chronicles of CONAN"

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CONAN and manners.

CONAN is new to town, and a little confused by the mocking banter of the local criminal underclass.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.

From "The Tower of the Elephant"
Page 82. "The Complete Chronicles of CONAN"

Much as I want to, I just can't fault the logic of that.