In one of my earlier blog posts I pointed out the differences I noticed since attending school at the University of Florida. Here is yet another post about it:
I must say that I've gotten used to the southern hospitality of North Florida. I've gotten used to people opening doors for me, saying "hello" when they don't know me and replying "my pleasure" when I say "thank you". These gestures may not sound like a big deal but believe me it is. Coming from the Washington DC area, people aren't always the friendliest. Being down here has made me kind of forget how ruthless people up north can be. I regularly ride the bus on campus and it is customary to greet the driver when getting on and to say "thank you" as you get off. Recently I went to visit my best friend at the University of Maryland and as we were getting on their shuttle, I greeted the driver. She [the driver] was caught off guard and as we took our seats, my best friend looked at me and asked if I had greeted the driver. I looked back at her confused that they didn't do so on her campus. She replied that they only say "thank you" sometimes as they got off. After this incident is when I noticed I had picked up some of the southern hospitality.
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