I live in Canada and we get this reputation for being polite and nice and stuff, while yes a Canadian will hold a door for you or say sorry if he bump into you we are not polite like Patriots from the Southern States.
I work for an American company and so we get all of our stuff shipped from America, the drivers from Tennessee are so polite and just a joy to interact with. Im 24 and an old Southern man called me sir asking how much trouble it would be to use the bathroom, he said please and thank you, and then cleaned a bunch trash in the yard I was avoiding while unloading his truck. The second truck had a younger man who complimented me on my driving skills and was extremely polite asking me about what he needed to do. Its always like this without fail, they treat me like they are a guest in my home and its just amazing. One man even brought a little sewed prayer thing for the office lady when she got cancer, said his entire family preyed for her to get better. Its just crazy to me how polite and giving those guys are.
America is an amazing country with some really great people. All my lie I thought American Southerners were stupid racists because ya'll are made fun of so much in all culture. It honestly really makes sense because you guys are some of the best people on Earth. One day I will move to Texas and become a citizen. Thank You Patriots for keeping America Great.
I was born and raised in the South and it will always be my true home and the culture will be a part of me wherever I go. Patients constantly tell me that I don’t have to call them m’am or sir or Mr./Ms and I tell them all the same thing, “I don’t even realize I’m doing it, it’s just the Southern that’s been beaten into me since birth and if I don’t say those things my Mama will drive up here and beat me again”. ?? I didn’t really get beaten but it’s something ingrained in you from the time you start saying your first words. Our daughter might not have been born in the South but our home is a Southern one nonetheless and since she was a toddler we have constantly corrected her and taught her to say m’am, sir, please, thank you, etc. At times it’s felt like we are broken records and like it’s never going to become second nature and a habit for her, but I remind my husband (and myself) that polite children aren’t born that way, it takes perseverance and consistency to instill manners and politeness that will last a lifetime. She’s only 5 and has just now started to remember to say yes m’am every now and then w/o prompting and she is so pleased with herself when she does. ?