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Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:38 pm to tgrbaitn08
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If it's so useless why does our military use it?
They also wear uniforms. Do you wear uniforms on a daily basis?
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:41 pm to pensacola
There are different sets of "common courtesy"
Usually in the North, you don't say sir/ma'am but you convey respect through the tone of your voice and body langauage
Another example:
Jumping the light - In the North, it is common for oncoming traffic to wait as a vehicle trying to turn left is allowed to enter/clear the intersection first once the light goes green
Getting up for elderly on subway - common occurance but not always
Shoveling snow for your elderly neighbor or single female - My dad would insist I shoveled the old lady's driveway each snowstorm
I grew up on Long Island and have lived down South for 20 years. In my experience there are equal ratios of asshats to nice people in both regions.
Usually in the North, you don't say sir/ma'am but you convey respect through the tone of your voice and body langauage
Another example:
Jumping the light - In the North, it is common for oncoming traffic to wait as a vehicle trying to turn left is allowed to enter/clear the intersection first once the light goes green
Getting up for elderly on subway - common occurance but not always
Shoveling snow for your elderly neighbor or single female - My dad would insist I shoveled the old lady's driveway each snowstorm
I grew up on Long Island and have lived down South for 20 years. In my experience there are equal ratios of asshats to nice people in both regions.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:41 pm to TigersSEC2010
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saying “yes ma’am/sir
I agree with holding doors, but I've learned, that even in the South, most people prefer you not to address them like this, unless it's someone really old-fashioned that you know expects it.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:41 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Are you in the habit of letting people get in front of you in line often?
In certain situations. If I'm at a gas station and someone is just paying for gas, I'll let them go ahead. Same if I'm at the grocery store and someone just has a couple of items.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:42 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Do you wear uniforms on a daily basis?
Well I dont work fast food or retail, Im not a cop, not in the military, I dont work in a plant, im not a professional athlete, I'm not in school... so no, I do not wear a uniform on a daily basis....
not sure what that has to do with the price of tea in China
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:43 pm to TigersSEC2010
Been to 3 places where me being me was an issue, it seemed. Philly and Wisconsin (both places immediately asked about accent and if I were a Cowboys fan). Yeah, of course I am and immediately they fostered resentment. The other was Honolulu. For no other reason than I wasn't local. Odd ducks, those natives.
Never had an issue anywhere else.
Never had an issue anywhere else.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:43 pm to SUB
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I agree with holding doors, but I've learned, that even in the South, most people prefer you not to address them like this, unless it's someone really old-fashioned that you know expects it.
I have been bitched at by folks on more than one occasion for using it up here because it makes people feel 'old', so this isn't totally untrue.
Well guess what, Carol, you are old. Now go nod off after Wheel of Fortune is over.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:44 pm to SUB
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but I've learned, that even in the South, most people prefer you not to address them like this
because of the way yes sir and yes ma'am were used during slavery....
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:44 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Not any quality poon wearing your pleated camo suit from prom you loser
If you dont look like a troll and have good manners you'll swim in arse up north
Serious though. Yes, being from the South is a good play. But if you are too southern (like the baw i described above)you arent getting quality poon up north
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:47 pm to lsupride87
I was told by 2 attractive coworkers that I could pull quality arse daily if I moved there
ETA: I didn’t frick them
ETA: I didn’t frick them
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:48 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Go for a one week trip. You gonna see
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:49 pm to HogX
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I have been bitched at by folks on more than one occasion for using it up here because it makes people feel 'old', so this isn't totally untrue.
That’s how people take it in my memory. They think you’re calling them old/considering them your elder, not being polite.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:50 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I’ve been to Philly and Baltimore. I already know
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:51 pm to hollywoodlsu
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In the South, everyone likes you until you give them a reason not to.
In the North, no one likes you until you give them a reason to.
Eh, MN, the Dakotas, WI, and IA are not really as you describe. And that is a large area I would define as "The North", along with Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. And get out of Chicagoland and Detroit, and most people are treated with respect like you describe the South.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:51 pm to TigersSEC2010
ur shocked that New Yorkians, Bostonians,etc are assholes?
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:51 pm to Evil Little Thing
I 100% think all the stories of “I held a door open up north and they were angry” “I said yes ma’am and she was insulted” are mainly bullshite fairy tale stories that got passed along
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:51 pm to tgrbaitn08
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not sure what that has to do with the price of tea in China
I think he's just getting at the point that because the military does something a certain way doesn't mean it has to translate to everyday citizen life. The use of 'ma'am' and 'sir' are used to create a structured, homogeneous environment just like the use of uniforms. It doesn't necessarily mean that the everyday citizen also needs to be doing it.
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I 100% think all the stories of “I held a door open up north and they were angry” “I said yes ma’am and she was insulted” are mainly bull shite fairy tale stories that got passed along
It hasn't happened more than 2 or 3 times to me, but it's happened. Never with opening a door, though.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:52 pm to lsupride87
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I 100% think all the stories of “I held a door open up north and they were angry” “I said yes ma’am and she was insulted” are mainly bullshite fairy tale stories that got passed along
I didn’t have anyone bitch at me, but you could tel they were perplexed
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:53 pm to HogX
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In certain situations. If I'm at a gas station and someone is just paying for gas, I'll let them go ahead. Same if I'm at the grocery store and someone just has a couple of items.
Sure, but those are one off situations.
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