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Originally Posted by Stacks3
The "fake nice" of the south is well documented here and on other sites.
Perhaps, but it's worth noting that the culture of Atlanta is different than the rest of the South as a whole. It's not a 1:1 comparison. In reality, Atlanta probably has more in common with LA than it would say some small town in Mississippi.
What others call "fake nice," I call common courtesy. It's all a matter of perception I suppose.
Fake or not, I like outward politeness. Japanese culture is the same way. They'll smile, bow, and be polite to your face but can talk behind your back. My boss when I was stationed there is from New York, and he hated how the Japanese would never say to his face what he could sense they were feeling towards him.
Fake or not, I like outward politeness. Japanese culture is the same way. They'll smile, bow, and be polite to your face but can talk behind your back. My boss when I was stationed there is from New York, and he hated how the Japanese would never say to his face what he could sense they were feeling towards him.
Thats not friendly then..
People dont have to be nice to your face and trash you later.
People dont have to be nice to your face and trash you later.
Its a jerk thing to do.
Agreed.
But you can't deny that California has plenty of fake-nice people too. I don't know about LA but I've met some people from Orange County, and I found their friendliness very over-the-top.... They were extremely easy to talk to and nice, but I walked away thinking I still had no idea who the person really is. Some LA people I met were like that too. Though, I've also met some unfriendly people from LA as well.
The South is also fake-nice, but it leans more to politeness, gentleness, keeping the peace. And to be honest, in ATL, I haven't heard too much gossip at all. I'd ask people what they think of so-and-so, and generally, they keep it positive. Maybe it was the people I was around...maybe not.
But you can't deny that California has plenty of fake-nice people too. I don't know about LA but I've met some people from Orange County, and I found their friendliness very over-the-top.... They were extremely easy to talk to and nice, but I walked away thinking I still had no idea who the person really is. Some LA people I met were like that too. Though, I've also met some unfriendly people from LA as well.
The South is also fake-nice, but it leans more to politeness, gentleness, keeping the peace. And to be honest, in ATL, I haven't heard too much gossip at all. I'd ask people what they think of so-and-so, and generally, they keep it positive. Maybe it was the people I was around...maybe not.
Honsetly. The smaller the population the friendlier the people. Your around so many people in LA that it will always be hard to pin down how people are.
I think people project a lot of their insecurities. Everybody is a lotus flower of compassion and understanding. It's like being a racist, nobody think they are one.
But you can't deny that California has plenty of fake-nice people too. I don't know about LA but I've met some people from Orange County, and I found their friendliness very over-the-top.... They were extremely easy to talk to and nice, but I walked away thinking I still had no idea who the person really is. Some LA people I met were like that too. Though, I've also met some unfriendly people from LA as well.
The South is also fake-nice, but it leans more to politeness, gentleness, keeping the peace. And to be honest, in ATL, I haven't heard too much gossip at all. I'd ask people what they think of so-and-so, and generally, they keep it positive. Maybe it was the people I was around...maybe not.
Well yea, its everywhere. But in some places, its worse than others.
You wont see as much in dc, nyc, chicago.
Frim my understanding, its just more common in the south.
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