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[quote=Freeman]I'm a Southerner myself, born and raised in rural south Alabama. I have no idea what they are talking about. I know people that will do that, yes, but it doesn't have anything to do with what region they grew up in. The standard where I grew up was that if you made an offer, you stood by it. It might not be convenient, and you might wish you hadn't made it, but you still did it. The ones who didn't would be the people frowned upon, not the ones accepting the offer of help.

Now in terms of being polite, I think everyone(Anywhere, not just the south) sometimes says things that may stretch the truth slightly. Not every child is lovely, not every meal was delicious, and so on. However, there's a difference between a polite statement and an offer of assistance. The blunt truth isn't always the best approach in social situations, particularly when dealing with new acquaintances.(We save that for people we know well)

Basically, I think the whole "Southern/Northern" aspect of that thread was very silly and had nothing to do with what was actually going on. Yes, there are regional/cultural/etiquette differences, but you'll find just as many, if not more, differences internally within the South, North, West, Narnia, etc. But no matter how they are dressed up or expressed, the basic behaviors are pretty much the same everywhere.[/quote]

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