The thing about society is that they are made up with shared experiences by a community of people. It was obvious that it did not mean that the experiences Aila meant should be all knowing or uniformed. But a strong and lasting event is what makes a society bond and be stronger to be better or worse.
Their base was likely the best when it comes to technology and ability to adapt with the increasingly harsh apocalyptic era( Aila is not bragging as even Alfred says they are indeed ahead in so many ways from other bases, including his base which he bitterly said). Civil and polite as any other person before the apocalypse has arrived. But they are survivors and beneath that righteousness seen by outsiders who did know better, they are cruel and broken as most other survivors were.
Tragedy
