Comments on: Being Polite: Not That Hard http://www.cheriepriest.com/2008/02/24/my-final-word-on-the-subject/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cyndy http://www.cheriepriest.com/2008/02/24/my-final-word-on-the-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-2063 Cyndy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:18:47 +0000 http://www.cheriepriest.com/2008/02/24/my-final-word-on-the-subject/#comment-2063 I got a lot of the same when I was in Arkansas; anytime anyone would ask where I was from and I'd say "New York" they'd react like I was going to pull a gun on them and steal their life savings. Yet, for all the talk that NYers are rude and morally corrupt and whatever else - I met ten times as many people who fit those descriptions down in Little Rock. That coupled with a rather large lack of the "good, ole southern hospitality" truly blew my mind in terms of stereotypes. :) Oh, and the food . . . I definitely wasn't expecting so much fried food covered in gravy or whatnot. I got a lot of the same when I was in Arkansas; anytime anyone would ask where I was from and I’d say “New York” they’d react like I was going to pull a gun on them and steal their life savings. Yet, for all the talk that NYers are rude and morally corrupt and whatever else – I met ten times as many people who fit those descriptions down in Little Rock. That coupled with a rather large lack of the “good, ole southern hospitality” truly blew my mind in terms of stereotypes. :) Oh, and the food . . . I definitely wasn’t expecting so much fried food covered in gravy or whatnot.

]]> By: Malcolm Tredinnick http://www.cheriepriest.com/2008/02/24/my-final-word-on-the-subject/comment-page-1/#comment-2059 Malcolm Tredinnick Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:46:32 +0000 http://www.cheriepriest.com/2008/02/24/my-final-word-on-the-subject/#comment-2059 Whilst not wishing to criticise the substance of what you prefer as good/better/best, can I at least quibble slightly? Your best option kind of assumes you're new or not yet settled in some fashion. Possibly just a "you'll always be where you're from, rather than where you are" attitude that tends to annoy me a little. I realise that's open to interpretation and local customs. Maybe in the Southern US -- where I've never been, but I've heard it's lovely and the three horror books I've read that were set there were great -- you always are "from the south", regardless of where you now live. Whilst not wishing to criticise the substance of what you prefer as good/better/best, can I at least quibble slightly? Your best option kind of assumes you’re new or not yet settled in some fashion. Possibly just a “you’ll always be where you’re from, rather than where you are” attitude that tends to annoy me a little.

I realise that’s open to interpretation and local customs. Maybe in the Southern US — where I’ve never been, but I’ve heard it’s lovely and the three horror books I’ve read that were set there were great — you always are “from the south”, regardless of where you now live.

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