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Originally Posted by Janszoon
That's TV not actual life. Most people I know (including myself) say please and thank you to waiters, cashiers, bus drivers, etc. and I live in one of the rudest cities in the country.
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Ditto, but I live in the South. People are almost obscenely polite here. I'm the sort that keeps to myself, goes from point A to point B, does my business and that's that. I'll always say "please," and "thank you," and am always horribly respectful to others, generally calling everyone "ma'am" or "sir."
I'll tell you, though: If you have to break down somewhere, this is the place to do it. Every single person driving will stop and try to help you, offer their cell phone if yours isn't on you / is dead, try to jump your car, stare at your engine, help you change your tire...and, get this, they don't mug you either.