Conductors of cultural conditions say...

Grist for the mill.

"The Holy Use of Gossip by Kathleen Norris: Small-Town Community Life"

https://studylib.net/doc/8913345/the-holy-use-of-gossip#google_vignette

The Greeks are so much nicer to all of the imbibers now, they say...

"Greka’s Tavern admits women now."

~ Kathryn Almy

"Rogers City, Michigan: You Can’t Go to Town and Back"

https://greatlakesreview.org/rogers-city-michigan-you-cant-go-to-town-and-back-in-less-than-two-hours/