The hypocrisy has reached new levels

[Occhidiangela]

Now its a harmless left over(harmless unless you start holding it against other people with a different preference.)

That social convention, where "harmless" is irrelevant except within the eye of the beholder in regards to offense given or taken, is precisely what makes cultures differ: read and comprehend the operative thought-- "how we do it here." See definition in Pete's post, entry 5, and the implication for what makes a particular corporation's culture a defining attribute . . . "how we do it here."

How we do it makes all the difference in the world in some endeavours.

At this point you are naysaying for the sake of being contrary.

If you object to folks using "its cultural" as an excuse to keep doing something a particular way, for good or ill, you might begin to understand the frustration off any reformer . . . like the American Progressives of the early 20th century or Martin Luther.