Why are southerners (on average) more personable and friendly than northern folks?

Answer 1

it probably goes to way back in time because the south is in the bible belt...which is where i live ..so we are raised to be very kind to one another if we believe in God or not..its just how everyone raises their kids in the south..and im glad that i am from the south

Answer 2

I don't think they are. I'm from Michigan but I lived in Alabama for 2 years when I was 18-20 years old. From my experience, Southerners are more polite to your face but major backstabber's when you aren't there. Northerners just seem less personable and friendly because they tell it like it is. They don't put on a fake front like they like you when they don't. They'll just ignore you or tell you they don't like you. Personally, I'd rather people be real with me than fake a friendly persona. I don't trust people like that. Believe me, even in church down south sometimes people would be talking bad about someone else and when the person walked up they'd put on a big smile and say "hiiiii" all sweetly. As soon as they left though they would talk crap again.

Answer 3

You are probably from the south and you like Southern people better because they are mostly, more, like you. Of course, what other explanation could there be? Well, maybe more Christians too are from the South than the North and can make a big difference on people's attitudes. Northern people (not ever called folks) are more alike to one another (cold).

Answer 4

That isn't true. Its perception. You as a southerner are used to the southern way of things, so southerners seem more friendly to you because they do things generally the way you do. Northerners, are that same way, they think the way that southerners do things is odd, so they come across as strange or unfriendly, but they aren't. It just comes across wrong, from both sides.

Answer 5

Speaking as a 'northern folk', native of New York City, I would say that they definitely are, but I don't know why. There are plenty of big cities in the south. Just part of the culture I guess. You say hi to someone in Dallas, and they'll say hi back. You say hi to someone in New York City, they will give you a strange look, nod at you, then ignore you and walk faster... unless they're a tourist.

Answer 6

it's the sun.

no, i'm serious.

when i moved to florida from washington state is when i began to notice the trend. my grandmother told me that everything in florida was very alive....flora, fauna, bugs, germs....things grow quickly and things decay in the hot sun and with all of the bacteria
then i took oceanography and saw this pattern. the warmer waters have the most savagery...sharks, etc....there is little that is truly alive so the water is clearer.....it seemed that things were, in a way, more "alive"....and that it wasn't exactly healthy......
....in the colder waters things were healthier.....is wasn't as preferable, but the water is more clouded because there's a steady supply of life living at a steady pace...more variety of life, but slower.......
.....in culture, it's the more southern cultures that are seen as being warm, physical (hugging each other, etc), even boisterously and loudly so.....
...the more northern cultures tend to be more reserved...

....i truly think it is a pattern of life on this planet.

Answer 7

Because it's a slower pace in the south. Northerners are in much more of a hurry, and sometimes I suppose they feel like they don't have the time to be personable and friendly. Oops, I meant "we". ;)

Answer 8

As a southern girl,, I can explain. We are raised to treat people with respect. We are taught to help those in need.
My mom always taught me to look people in the eye and smile at them.
At least this is how it's done in Georgia. Oh, and yes I still say "yes ma'am" to my Mama.

Answer 9

I believe that people from big cities are more to themselves. So much crime and weirdo's and such a melting pot that one may lack trust in others. You know afraid to say "hello" because they maybe victimized in some way....robbed, snubbed, flogged or dogged.
People from smaller communities are more relaxed, laid back, friendly, they know their neighbors and leave their doors unlocked.
That's how I see it.

Answer 10

Because everyone you know might be a cousin.Just kiddin,I'm a southern girl myself but I've lived and traveled up in YANKEE territory.i dun thik them ther notheners like our frendly ways.I once had someone in Connecticut ask me if I was from Canada.I'm from N.Carolina.

Answer 11

they aren't. they jus hide their prejudice and snarlishness under their southern charm. northerners are too busy and fast paced to worry about such things.