>I don't live in the South -- but Kelley's post is a pretty accurate
>description of my experience in central Illinois. I have roughly 53
>years experience grocery shopping, and I don't off hand remember more
>than two or three rude clerks/cashiers and only a sprinkling of rude
>customers. That covers shopping in Arlington Virginia, Ann Arbor
>Michigan, Marquette Michigan, & Bloomington/Normal Illinois.
Ditto NYC, even. Despite our worldwide rep for rudeness, I just don't see it in daily life. Sometimes there's a crank, but they really stand out.
Doug