Re: Northeast Meeting

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: Mackey Renee <http://www.oxhp.com/~rmackey>
 > Date: Thu  Sep 10, 11:57am
 >
 . . . When I moved to CT I was
 > completely amazed at how polite everyone was.  Cars slow down and stop for
 > me in the crosswalk.  No one honks at me if I am in the car waiting for a
 > light and didn't start up right away when the light turns green - man, even
 > a good 30 seconds can go by and no one will honk.  In fact, in CT, using the
 > horn is just not DONE.  People say 'please' and 'thank you'.  People allow
 > you to merge in on the highway, and slow down to let you in.  People in the
 > supermarket actually leave coupons for items they don't need on top of the
 > items on the shelves for someone to come along and use.  No one cuts in on
 > line.  Waiters and waitresses are friendly and very helpful.  Yikes, even at
 > the motor vehicle bureau they are polite!  Amazing!  And the funny thing is
 > that CT people are always complaining about how 'rude' CT people are!  HAH -
 > they should KNOW what rude is!
 . . . I'll just BET the West Coast has it's examples
 > (Beverly Hills?).  So I just don't think you can make generalizations like
 > that.  Who knows, maybe where you are from in Ma it's a
 > particularly insensitive place, but I am sure there are other places in the
 > Northeast that may be much like where I live.

Re: driving.  Actually, when I was driving in CT on the highway, I was
really amazed how courteous the drivers were -- I felt like I was in
Washington state for a while there! :-)  Maybe it's all the cops?  There
was one about every 30 miles or so.  (And I think this is a good thing.
Since Noelle and I moved here at the beginning of the year, I've only seen
1 traffic cop car in Boston.  If I were mayor (!), the first thing I would
do is triple the number of traffic cops.)

 > Renee
 > 
 > P.S.  In all my time in NYC (33 years) I never heard a bus driver make fun
 > of a passenger.  I'm sure the bus drivers in NY know that kind of behavior
 > may be worth their lives if the person gets wind of it!  :-)

Re: generalizing.  Perhaps it is unfair.  Nevertheless, I stand by my
statement that in my 14 years on the west coast, none of those [negative]
things ever happened to me, not even in San Francisco or San Jose.