(August 18, 2021 at 11:07 am)Spongebob Wrote: I have lived in the south all my life and it's common curtesy in the south to greet people with friendly small talk, regardless of what you really think about them. This has often elated people from other regions and they just love how friendly the south is. I have to bring them down to earth and explain that no, those people don't actually like you; that's mostly pretend.
Yup. I've seen this in action.
I mean, there are nice Southerners. But I know exactly what you're talking about. That "big ol' smile"... flattery... the whole shebang.