2006-07-13 06:07:30 · 16 answers · asked by anne 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sorry for the incorrect spelling should have been "accepting". Thanks Mr. Gate...
2006-07-13 06:45:34 · update #1
if you dont like the North.. just come down to New Orleans and lets have some Gumbo
2006-07-13 06:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
First of all what are you excepting? Or did you mean accepting? Two totally different things. I would have to disagree with your statement. The northeast seems to be far more ACCEPTING than the south. Interracial relationships, same sex relationships, different religions, different political views... need I go on? As far as friendliness, up north we just don't feel the need to ask every stranger how they are doing. We don't have the time, we have things to do with our lives, like get an education. That's why we know the difference between accept and except.
2006-07-13 13:25:01 · answer #2 · answered by MELISSA B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Mr. New Yorker, I can let you know that we are definitely more accepting of different cultures since we interact with them everyday, we are very high paced "wall-street" type of atmosphere (there are so many people, if you don't act quickly someone else will), and since we are so straight forward and tell it how it is, it may come off as mean or cold, but actually we are just being "real".
From my dealings with the West coast, I find that people are more "fake" than they let on. Alot of what is shown out in public isn't necessarily what's really going on. I think it mostly has to do with the "Hollywood" atmosphere.
People in the South are more laid back, and aren't accustomed to the "GO GO GO" attitude of both coasts. Also since the towns are smaller, the cultures as not diverse, there seems to be less of an "accepting" feel to it.
Factors contribute to climate (North=Cold, West=Pleasant, South=Hot), and economical epi-centers (New York/North = Too much money, Cali/West = Too much money, South = Just enough to enjoy)
2006-07-13 13:11:58 · answer #3 · answered by kris_rynshall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off I think you meant accepting. Second, this is an ignorant stereotype of personality and geographical location. I've lived in both and it's bull. There are some extremely rude people in the south and some very nice folks in the north. Stop being shallowminded, I'm sure there is a stereotypical group you could be put in that you may not appreciate.
2006-07-13 13:14:41 · answer #4 · answered by ~Gate~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we don't care. We have things to do, people to see, coffee to buy, and if you are not a part of them, there's no need for me to waste valuable time talking to you. But we ARE very accepting. I dare say, much more accepting than people in the south. We see so many races and sexual preferences, it's hard not to be. On the other hand, if I lived in say, Mississippi, I may be appalled at the sight of a gay couple cuddling on the bus. I love New York, and I agree with the comment above mine.
2006-07-13 13:14:23 · answer #5 · answered by eyikoluvsandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it may have something to do with the fact that we deal with snow and lots of cold weather most of the year. Weather affects people's moods and how they feel emotionally. I am from Detroit, but I have noticed in dealing with people from New Jersey and New York on the phone for a past job of mine that those people are exceptionally hard to deal with. Northeastern people seem to be most in a hurry and uptight. California people are more carefree, but cold and automated at the same time. Southerners have it easy going, strong family and community ties, but things are not as lavish as in more progressive parts of the country.
It is this great mix of Americans that make us so unique all in our own geographical areas.
2006-07-13 13:13:48 · answer #6 · answered by adrixia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that people on the west coast are much more accepting than the people in the "soulth". The people in the Northeast usually don't give a **** about anyone but themselves!
2006-07-14 13:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by your_perfect_enemy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean accepting, not excepting, I assume.
I'd say people in the NE are more accepting than people in the south. But you are correct, in general they are not as openly and immediately friendly. I think both come under the heading of "negative face".
In contrast, people in the south can be just as apparently hostile as northerners if they think you aren't their kind of people.
2006-07-13 13:12:37 · answer #8 · answered by perseph1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually in my experience, small town people are more friendly that big city people (in general, not always true) so maybe the difference has more to do with urban and rural lifestyles and not so much to do with latitude.
2006-07-13 13:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by MornGloryHM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that -- predominantly -- people in the northeast (excluding New England) are very nice but not especially friendly...people from the south (excluding FLA) tend to be extremely friendly. but not very nice at all.
2006-07-13 13:11:36 · answer #10 · answered by summitdog2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I currently live in TX, but i was born in Philadelphia lived in NYC and georgia...
and as glamorous as "southern Hospitality" sounds, it isn't true.
I would take the harsh. blunt, honesty of a northerner any day over the artificial, nice to your face, but talk behind your back "southern hospitality"... it's cute for tourists, but if you have to live with southerners and don't fit their accepted standards, it stinks...
thankfully, there are exceptions...
2006-07-13 13:14:21 · answer #11 · answered by Jonny Propaganda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋