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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in DC and went to a DC private.

I was rude, I was always in a rush, I never made eye contact, I was impatient, etc.

In my 20's I was visiting friends in the South and they were like "chill" you are so rude, you need to slow down. Somebody said "good morning" to me and I said "do I know you"... I just never had anybody say Good morning if I did not know them.

I was taught to walk like I was confident, don't make eye contact, don't talk to strangers and always be aware of who was around you.

We walked on the left and pushed pass the slow lane on the right, if you stood to the left we said, move to the right.

I am so glad my friend pointed out how rude I was and I made an effort to change.

My parents were not like this, I think I just watched and learned.[/quote]

Did I post this??

I have the exact same experience, but I went to public school here. A "W" school. I moved to Charlotte after college for work and it was very eye opening. I all of a sudden became so self aware about how rude I may have been perceived by others. It's not that I was a horrible person. I spent weekends volunteering on my own initiative, I was a good kid and didn't get into trouble, I did well in high school and college. But I was just as you described. It wasn't until my southern boyfriend started commenting on how fast I walked and how fast I spoke with no small talk and just a "cut to the chase" attitude that I realized how different the vibe where I grew up was.

It's not that we didn't care about others, but people here just don't interact with strangers. Period. [/quote]

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