Not wanting to make this thread any longer, but I believe that I notice the rudeness here more than when I lived "up north" because people seem to be so much more polite here. When someone acts like a jerk, I think that it shocks me and stands out more in my mind. I remember when I first moved here, I was checking out in Publix and the cashier took a look at my carton of eggs and told me that she couldn't sell me the eggs. I immediately did my "up north" stare and squared my shoulders ready for the duel. She then continued to tell me that there was a cracked egg in the carton and that she would have someone go back and get me a new carton!
I just try to shrug it off and figure that the rude one is just an unhappy so and so and I will not allow it to change my day.
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