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Post by olmucky on Jun 9, 2024 6:52:31 GMT -5
I’m staying at a hotel off I10 nearish Pensacola right now.
Every time I stay anywhere off I10 I encounter (from observation) some of the most cordial people. Southerners. My age. Older. Younger. They are so pleasant and decent to the others they encounter it’s quite refreshing.
That is all.
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Jun 9, 2024 7:03:42 GMT -5
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Post by madm002 on Jun 9, 2024 7:03:42 GMT -5
I agree. Looking forward to driving through there in our way up north. But I think the people if the Midwest by and large are really nice as well.
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Post by olmucky on Jun 9, 2024 7:32:19 GMT -5
I agree. Looking forward to driving through there in our way up north. But I think the people if the Midwest by and large are really nice as well. I Agree. It’s their delivery and the way they say things that charms me.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jun 9, 2024 7:43:52 GMT -5
Being polite and respectful is a matter of upraising.
I have always been impressed by the people of the south.
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Post by swampdog on Jun 9, 2024 7:46:32 GMT -5
Some really great and friendly folks in our country and especially the south. What’s also a nice thing for us senior folks is we seem to have a connection to folks our age. Holding the door and getting a thank you or simply a nod to one another is a connection. My wife often will ask who that was “they act like they know you”. I just laugh. It’s also interesting that black gentleman behave the same way to me. Until I know for a fact someone is not a good person, I treat them as a good person. So far, so good.
When I was in the New England area, people wouldn’t make eye contact and I was told by friends not to say hi, or try to engage them in conversation. That was a long time ago, maybe it’s changed by now…
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Post by madm002 on Jun 9, 2024 7:54:52 GMT -5
Some really great and friendly folks in our country and especially the south. What’s also a nice thing for us senior folks is we seem to have a connection to folks our age. Holding the door and getting a thank you or simply a nod to one another is a connection. My wife often will ask who that was “they act like they know you”. I just laugh. It’s also interesting that black gentleman behave the same way to me. Until I know for a fact someone is not a good person, I treat them as a good person. So far, so good. When I was in the New England area, people wouldn’t make eye contact and I was told by friends not to say hi, or try to engage them in conversation. That was a long time ago, maybe it’s changed by now… No different in Miami where we lived 25 years. No eye contact, extremely aggressive driving and no trust. It has taken two years of living where I am now to actually expect a worker to show up or someone to honor their word. I love where I live now, never said that about Miami.
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 9, 2024 8:01:53 GMT -5
I've always seen it as 'you get what you give" sort of thing. If you are nice, generally folks will be nice back to you. I have found there are way more good people then bad. having been raised in philly my street smarts are second to none and i avoid the assholes like the plague.
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Post by bswiv on Jun 9, 2024 8:37:48 GMT -5
Is it The South or is it the smaller more rural nature of much of it......or maybe as Forest said....."maybe it's both"......
First foreign country we ever went to was a shock, the lack of politeness, the pushiness, the aggressiveness, and if you slowed to let someone in while driving the guy behind you laid on the horn and gestured....Boston was awful.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 9, 2024 9:23:56 GMT -5
I've always seen it as 'you get what you give" sort of thing. If you are nice, generally folks will be nice back to you. I have found there are way more good people then bad.having been raised in philly my street smarts are second to none and i avoid the assholes like the plague. This is so true.
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Post by nikonoclast on Jun 9, 2024 9:47:26 GMT -5
Is it The South or is it the smaller more rural nature of much of it......or maybe as Forest said....."maybe it's both"...... First foreign country we ever went to was a shock, the lack of politeness, the pushiness, the aggressiveness, and if you slowed to let someone in while driving the guy behind you laid on the horn and gestured....Boston was awful. There are many regional differences. Weather, overcrowding, and education, all have an influence. We can either embrace them, or avoid them ... changing them is a non-starter. In short: The Bronx has a cheer, Brooklyn has a salute, and nobody in Jersey knows how to drive.
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Post by mapper on Jun 9, 2024 11:02:08 GMT -5
Like granddad always said,
Courtesy doesn't cost a thing and goes a long way.
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Post by bullfrog on Jun 9, 2024 11:13:31 GMT -5
I think New Yorkers (from the city) are the nicest people I’ve met.
I’m serious. When I went there years ago I never been anywhere like Manhattan where strangers were so eager to chat me up. Not weirdos either. Clean cut people who seemed fascinated to talk to a Southerner. Not anything like their reputation.
I also likely came close to being mugged on the subway, so that is a real thing.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 9, 2024 11:54:53 GMT -5
I'll be in Tally next weekend. I'll let you guys know if I had to shake hands, bitch slap, or shoot when I get back. I will be prepared for all occasions and willing to escalate each one accordingly to a level where I triumph.
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Post by gardawg on Jun 9, 2024 12:43:37 GMT -5
country out of Nashville
western swing out of Austin
jazz out of New Orleans
rock and roll out of Memphis
southern rock out of Macon
we shore got 'em beat when it comes to music ...
now don't even get me started on how much better our food is
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Post by conchydong on Jun 9, 2024 15:40:05 GMT -5
I'll be in Tally next weekend. I'll let you guys know if I had to shake hands, bitch slap, or shoot when I get back. I will be prepared for all occasions and willing to escalate each one accordingly to a level where I triumph. You may run into the Turner River Terror while he is out buying scented room candles with his squeeze.
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