I thought both JD and Curt were well-educated English gentlemen in the traditional sense of those words. This includes going up to Oxford or Cambridge and reading the classics. Of course JD actually also sounds like and English Gent and I've got it fixed in my head that Curt looks like the Old Gentleman From Providence.
Cat, I wonder if the American folks will be offended. Does it mean the words 'American' and 'gentlemen' don't go together?