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Whether or not people are genuinely nicer people superficially act different. Humor in this context is the same thing. Because people don’t really have friends in many cities it’s based on superficial interactions.
They don't act different just because they use certain words. But if you consider southern hospitality to just be those words and not a sincere attempt to be nice due to regional culture then you're correct. Thats not how most people describe southern hospitality though. Are you saying that people aren't necessarily funnier but you perceive them to be because of their accent or lingo?
Southern hospitality is an absolute myth. We are just taught to say yes ma'am and no ma'am. Sweetie and honey are just common terms, same as baby in Louisiana. Just because I call you baby doesn't mean I am fond of you. Bless your heart is an insult. But again, none of this makes southerners inherently nice or mean.
Everyone isn't the same, some people are used to eating clam chowder, some aren't, but location doesn't dictate humor.
Southern hospitality might be a myth in Louisiana (I don't believe it), but you don't speak for the entire South. I have personally experienced it all over the region, and it is most certainly not a myth.
Southern hospitality might be a myth in Louisiana (I don't believe it), but you don't speak for the entire South. I have personally experienced it all over the region, and it is most certainly not a myth.
Prove that southern states are more hospitable and I'll believe you. Otherwise you can't prove it and location of birth doesn't dictate levels of hospitality.
While I'm too lazy to do any real research into this, I'd be surprised if on a per capita basis, Massachusetts would come out on top for most comedians. Off the top of my head:
Louis CK
Bill Burr
Doug Stanhope
Conan
Leno
Steve Carell
Dane Cook
Denis Leary
Amy Poehler
BJ Novack
Mindy Kaling
John Krasinski (yes, that's basically the entire cast of the US office)...
If you extend it across state lines (but still within the Boston CSA) you'd pick up Adam Sandler & Sarah Silverman (NH) and Seth Macfarland & Charlie Day (RI)
There's a lot of outsized personalities there, and most people are of the self-depreciating type which (imo) tends to bode well for being funny. I'd apply that same description to NY/NJ too.
Chicago stands out too, with Second City, etc.
Sam Jay has a comedy show on HBO, Pause with Sam Jay Boston Native
Patrice Oneal Drew Fraser (worked with Bill Burr, First Amendment Stand-Up)
They don't act different just because they use certain words. But if you consider southern hospitality to just be those words and not a sincere attempt to be nice due to regional culture then you're correct. Thats not how most people describe southern hospitality though. Are you saying that people aren't necessarily funnier but you perceive them to be because of their accent or lingo?
While being polite is more of a convention in the south Sarcasm is much more acceptable in the Northeast even to random people and in formal situations. Meaning superficial interactions do have more humor because it’s not convention to be cordial
While being polite is more of a convention in the south Sarcasm is much more acceptable in the Northeast even to random people and in formal situations. Meaning superficial interactions do have more humor because it’s not convention to be cordial
I've always been pretty sarcastic so I haven't noticed it much from my perspective. Also many young people in the south lack the whole "honey, sweetie", etc vernacular, its not like Leave It to Beaver anymore in many areas.
When you say northeast, do you include rural areas?
Seattle’s KING TV ran a Saturday local satiric comedy called Almost Live in the 80’s and 90’s. It actually was quite good. Made fun of Seattleites and the different neighborhoods. Great comedy but you had to know the area to appreciate. In the end, just became too hip for the room and perhaps too expensive to produce. But some cutting-edge comedy there.
Prove that southern states are more hospitable and I'll believe you. Otherwise you can't prove it and location of birth doesn't dictate levels of hospitality.
Prove that they aren't more hospitable. You can't.
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