I don't know where he's hanging out, but my part of the country sure isn't like that. Down here, it's the occassional rude person who stands out!
That's quite true. In the South, the worst thing one can do to another is to be impolite.
I went to California a few years back and was struck by how many rude people worked behind store counters, in gas stations, etc. It wasn't that they were being consciously rude; it's just that I was used to being in the South.
Exactly... The person who walks around and only finds rude service people is probably a pretty hard person to be around.
Yes, even in the airline counters and yes, even in the security lines. I have never run across anyone working there who was anything less than courteous and professional. But I have sure seen a lot of jerks in line with me!
If he's living in the NYC tristate area, I'm not at all surprised. We just left there after over a decade of living in CT, NYC and NJ, and boy, Ohio is a whole different world. Polite toll booth attendants - heaven! Fast food workers that speak clear, concise English - what a pleasant surpise. And people actually say please and thank you, while they SMILE. It's truly amazing.