2007-01-18 01:43:41 · 8 answers · asked by caz 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Courtesy, patients, family, and tradition.
2007-01-18 01:50:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lao Pu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of these "wonderful" southern values that people are writing about, I have not encountered in any Southerner.
Southerners are the strangest, nastiest, coldiest and most ignorant people I have met (and I have traveled quite a bit, both domestically and internationally).
I lost count the number of times I said "good morning" to a Southerner, only to be ignored or stared at like if I have 2 heads.
Seriously, Germans (who are "supposedly" cold and aloof) are way friendlier and more approachable than Southerners.
I'm Latino, by the way. Maybe it's that.
2007-01-18 02:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by karkondrite 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Southern Values today are what is commonly known as chivalry from the days of knights and castles.
Yes Maam and Yes sir, opening a door for a lady, removing your hat while enetering someone's home or a holy place, courting a female before taking her to bed, asking permission form a woman's father to date or marry his daughter.
These values help keep us pure and mindful of our elders. If you respect your elders this is a way of showing it, you lead by example.
2007-01-18 01:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by huckleberry 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're a combination of English chivalry and indigenous( Five Tribes) ideals of working together. Proper manners are expected--and if you aren't well-mannered, you WILL be looked down upon. If someone is in need, you are obliged to help them without expecting a reward as well.
These may vary by social standing as well, but not too often.
2007-01-18 01:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not like that everywhere? It's what we are taught from childhood.
North Carolina.
2007-01-18 02:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Litldragon67 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't give it up until the 3rd date...and as long as he has a ring in his pocket.
2007-01-18 01:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by reginachick22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just recently moved from the north, and i can see that proper etiquette is still alive and well. children address adults with respect, males still open doors for you and so on.
2007-01-18 01:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
don't know - i'm a northerner
2007-01-18 01:53:34 · answer #8 · answered by asdajohnlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋