since im originally from outside of the new york area i am always fascinated by new yorkers who say what they love about new yorkers is that they are so "real" . and real usually means that they bypass being polite and thus "tell it like it is" whatever that means.
i can tell you one thing, working in a job that is very customer service oriented i appreciate it when people put up the facade of being friendly . sometimes it makes all of the difference. believe me , i dont want these people to act like their real selves . their real selves suck.
speaking without thinking isnt keeping it real, its just being foolish.
alot of the time new yorkers are suspicious of ulterior motives when non-new yorkers are nice because they think that this is the only reason anyone would be nice instead of the status quo bitchy.
i think that the world would be a better place if people would just try to be friendly to each other even if thats not their true nature. if one pretends to be friendly long enough, it might eventually become genuine.
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Something Frummies should practice.
I'm the typical NYer. I get suspicious when people are nice. When I go out of town, I hate the niceness. I like the privacy and the fact that NYers mind their own business.
Mike- With frummies, not only are they mean (which is ok with me), they don't mind their own business. They think everyone should be them.
being a busybody doesnt count as being friendly.
Here in the Midwest, (at least in my city) it's almost rude not to at least nod when you pass strangers on the street.
And people pretending they are being nice leads to real niceness. It's all about being polite.
yes, i really miss the midwest.
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