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It amazes me how unusual common courtesy is to people in the north
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:05 pm
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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Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:07 pm to TigersSEC2010
Bunch of savages up there.
But yeah when ive been up in the area I do those things without thinking of it and you wouldnt believe how many people will say something to you about being so polite or what not. Im just like
But yeah when ive been up in the area I do those things without thinking of it and you wouldnt believe how many people will say something to you about being so polite or what not. Im just like
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:07 pm to TigersSEC2010
It's because they're better than you.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:08 pm to TigersSEC2010
If you make eye contact with people in public and greet them/say hello, they tend to give you a suspicious look & think you want something from them. That was my biggest adjustment moving down here after growing up up north. I wasn't used to so many random people saying hello in the grocery store. Now, when I go back to visit, I feel like the most outgoing MFer alive because I forget not to make eye contact.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:09 pm to TigersSEC2010
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saying “yes ma’am/sir”
This isn't "common courtesy". This is a colloquialism that is prevailing in the South.
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holding doors open,
Why should someone hold the door open for you?
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letting people go before you in line
Sounds like you're a sucker.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:09 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:
common courtesy is
Not so common.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:09 pm to TigersSEC2010
That’s because those people in general kinda suck.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:09 pm to TigersSEC2010
I actually spent a significant amount of time in New England; Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey (I know NJ isn’t considered NE) and Although you meet assholes everywhere, I didn’t find any of them to be as rude as Cajuns (particularly the older crabby women) in Louisiana.
All of those states had more agreeable people and are more welcoming than Louisiana, especially if you’re an outsider.
All of those states had more agreeable people and are more welcoming than Louisiana, especially if you’re an outsider.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:10 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:
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.
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.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:12 pm to TigersSEC2010
They're trapped inside 6 months a year wtf do you expect?
That said they're generally very open to conversation. I've met some extremely nice people in the northeast. Just wear an LSU shirt and people are friendly everywhere.
That said they're generally very open to conversation. I've met some extremely nice people in the northeast. Just wear an LSU shirt and people are friendly everywhere.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:12 pm to TigersSEC2010
My wife is originally from Michigan and tells me how rude everybody is in comparison.
She had a small cousin I believe whose family also came down that saw everybody waving when they were out driving and asked "Why is everybody raising their hand when they pass us?"
Blew her mind. She started waving at every car she saw.
She had a small cousin I believe whose family also came down that saw everybody waving when they were out driving and asked "Why is everybody raising their hand when they pass us?"
Blew her mind. She started waving at every car she saw.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:15 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:this is absolutely meaningless except that it means you've been programmed to do it. That junk needs to go away bc it's more retarded than anything. if someone doesn't say it and it bothers you, that's bc of your own ignorance and pride. opening or holding a door is practical; sir and ma'am are meaningless.
saying “yes ma’am/sir”
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:15 pm to TigersSEC2010
Lies. This happens everywhere it's not just the north. The north also has tons of small laid back country places as well.
I hold the door for anyone behind me, even if I have to wait a min, I still say please and thank you, I am beyond grateful for everything I have and have earned from my hard work ethic and values in life.
I'm from the North, I'm 30 (so grouped in with the younger turds) and have been around this country and world.
I hold the door for anyone behind me, even if I have to wait a min, I still say please and thank you, I am beyond grateful for everything I have and have earned from my hard work ethic and values in life.
I'm from the North, I'm 30 (so grouped in with the younger turds) and have been around this country and world.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:17 pm to TDcline
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I actually spent a significant amount of time in New England; Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey (I know NJ isn’t considered NE) and Although you meet a-holes everywhere, I didn’t find any of them to be as rude as Cajuns (particularly the older crabby women) in Louisiana.
Maybe it's because folks are drunk all the time up here, but I really don't notice it being any more rude than in the South. Stuff just moves at a faster pace and they aren't interested in talking for 30 minutes about the weather.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:19 pm to airfernando
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saying “yes ma’am/sir”
this is absolutely meaningless except that it means you've been programmed to do it
People have been saying yes sir, yes sire, yes madame, yes ma'am since forever
If it's so useless why does our military use it?
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:20 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:they are also far more racist than people from the south.
It amazes me how unusual common courtesy is to people in the north
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:20 pm to HogX
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Stuff just moves at a faster pace
That's a pretty good summation. A good example of this is purchasing a cup of coffee.
People in the north don't waste time with pleasantries and the like when they're getting their coffee in the morning. Walk up, place your order, and move aside for the next person.
I'm an extroverted person and will happily carry a conversation with strangers, but I will say that when I go back home and go out to buy a coffee, it seems to take forever.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:20 pm to TigersSEC2010
Me and some buddies stopped in a bar to eat in Montana last November. The lady working there was an older than us gal, maybe mid to late 50’s. She immediately knew we were southern because the first question she asked we said no ma’am...lol. She said, “you southern men and your ma’ams and sirs.”
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:21 pm to Mo Jeaux
quote:Sounds like you're a miserable POS
Sounds like you're a sucker.
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