No joke here. I just think stuff like this is interesting.

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    I’ve heard this called a “West Coast Attitude”, though AFAICT, it seems like the Northeast also has a reputation for not mincing words. Anyway, yeah, I’m a big fan of the West Coast Attitude; you always feel pretty good that you know where you stand with someone. There’s people out here in Cali that fall in love with the south after a little visit and gush about how nice everyone is. I make it a point to tell them that, as someone who lived a good decade or so in the south, I know that 4 times out of five, that niceness is a facade papering over a whole lot of shit they talked about you the second the door hit your ass. In all fairness, there really are some super great people there that genuinely are as nice as they seem, but I found it hard to tell them apart without getting to know them first.

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      Northeast is direct, but just won’t say anything until less it’s a big problem. Except NY/NJ assholes.

      Midwesterners want to talk all the time to everyone, but mostly niceties.

      Southerners are talkative and sound nice too, but can be super backhanded about it.

      Westerners are more talkative than New Englanders, and blunt like them at the same time.

      — Midwesterner who moved to New England 40 years ago, and has family from NC and CA.