re: It amazes me how unusual common courtesy is to people in the north

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I’ve spent a lot of time in the northeast lately and shite like holding doors open, saying “yes ma’am/sir”, and letting people go before you in line is unfathomable to them. I had some old lady act like I just brought her dog back to life when I held the door for her. The difference in cultures is shocking.

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That can happen from time to time, but for the most part people don't have much of a reaction up here whenever I do the same things.

Most people in the northeast are very nice people, it's just a different kind of nice. Things that might be considered curt in the south are normal here, but there's no rudeness or disrespect meant by it.