Rude New Yorkers in Wake (Raleigh, Clayton: schools, moving to, barber)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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When I first infiltrated the Raleigh area from NJ, some 23 plus years ago, I was a PITA comparing "up north" to "down here". That was until one of my co-workers screamed out, "You can run your azz right back up north quick as you ran it down here".
Well I declare, bless my heart and have mercy on my soul, I've been as genteel as a lamb since then.
I believe my wife and I are ready for something different then the rude behavior and aggressive attitude we get here in NYC. We are looking forward to a new beginning in Wake Forest. I know we will adjust to the friendly waves. We have enjoyed our numerous visits and the hospitality we have experienced.
I believe my wife and I are ready for something different then the rude behavior and aggressive attitude we get here in NYC. We are looking forward to a new beginning in Wake Forest. I know we will adjust to the friendly waves. We have enjoyed our numerous visits and the hospitality we have experienced.
The friendly waves are lovey - I was completely taken aback when I first encountered it.
Fortunately, the anti-NYer sentiments expressed in this thread are not generally spoken to one's face; that's not the southern way.
I have heard it said that people get annoyed that Southerners aren't "genuinely nice." As in, they'll act nice enough around you, but they might talk about you behind your back.
Well... I know that might be true, but I've always felt that I'd rather have pleasantries with strangers than have them scowling at me, so what they think when I'm not standing in front of them anymore (about me, I mean) is TOTALLY irrelevant to me.
I don't think being two-faced is unique to the South.
Oftentimes I do find Southerners will be friendly but keep you at a distance until they get to know you better. Given the former ruralness of much of the South, wariness of "strangers" is part of the culture.
My biggest pet peeve of this area....There have been countless times when I was backing out of a parking spot and a car coming down the lane passed behind my car instead of stopping and waiting, as is the protocol.
That's the protocol? News to me. I thought cars backing out were supposed to wait until it was clear.
That's the protocol? News to me. I thought cars backing out were supposed to wait until it was clear.
Are you purposely being daft? I am talking about when it is clear and you are halfway pulled out of a parking spot and someone comes flying down the lane and swerves around you.
If I turn down a lane and a car is already backing out of a spot, I stop and wait. I do not swerve around it. And yes, that is the protocol.
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