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Re: What are regional cultural differences in the USA?

[(Anonymous)]

My experiences as a small town Minnesotan:

People have larger "personal bubbles" than down South, and we don't do a lot of touching, except of good friends. But I also think people tend to be very friendly here. It's normal to strike a conversation with a stranger if you are nearby. If you see someone walking down the street your way, you definitely make eye contact and smile, if not say hi. (when I visited other places in the US, I didn't find this to be the case but to be fair, I visited other big cities. It might be a small town vs big city difference more than regional)

I have very, very rarely been called a pet name here. At least not by a stranger, though a good female friend might call me "babe" - but even that feels a little unnatural. Nicknames are one thing. Once in a blue moon a waitress or someone in a similar position might call me "dear". But no pet names, generally speaking.

Definitely take off shoes inside, unless that person's house is a pit (in which case, they might freely insist you leave your shoes on).

We take really long good-byes. I don't know why, but we can't seem to just say bye and go. We stand around awkwardly at the door for awhile, making last minute conversation, before the guest finally insists they really have got to go.

We are VERY casual in addressing others. I have never said "sir" or "ma'am" in my life, except for my very short time as a waitress, and only then, when you're trying to get someone's attention. Like, "excuse me, sir?" if someone is walking away and forgot their coat, but not, "what can I get for you, sir?" We also always go by first names, whether it is for work or not. I only used surnames in school settings, and even by college, that became a bit awkward.

Re: What are regional cultural differences in the USA?

[(Anonymous)]

Chicagoan here. I can second all of this.

Here's a Chicago thing for everyone - it's ridiculously segregated. Which sucks because that comes with a fuckton of social problems, but has its odd little advantages. You have neighborhoods that are known for totally contradictory things, as the various ethnic groups moved in and out. You can often tell where your friends are by vague descriptions of their plans. It's also perfectly acceptable to say things like "I live near those avant-garde theaters, north of where all the Vietnamese people live but on the other side from the old white guys" because these are actual legitimate directions.

Re: What are regional cultural differences in the USA?

[(Anonymous)]

I live in the San Francisco bay area and we get a lot more ethnically mixed neighborhoods than, say New York or LA does. In LA especially you will have Black neighborhoods, Mexican neighborhoods, Korean neighborhoods, etc. but not many neighborhoods like mine which has Black, white, Asian, Latino, Middle eastern all in the same place.