MainelyKahnt t1_iremymi wrote on October 7, 2022 at 2:12 PM

Reply to comment by NoSandwichOnlyZuul in Appreciation post: Mainers can teach the South a lot about hospitality! by JayhawkInMaine

Definitely feel the point on manners vs kindness. A buddy of mine grew up in Texas and when I went to visit him he said "everyone will act super nice but are underhanded AF," and "if someone says "bless your heart" you break their jaw".

NoSandwichOnlyZuul t1_irf1v2h wrote on October 7, 2022 at 4:05 PM

TX was the absolute worst. I never felt more unwanted and out of place as I did there. Everyone was so fake nice, if they bothered to fake it at all, it was awful. This is a sweeping generalization, but they were legitimately some of the worst people I've ever had contact with.

MainelyKahnt t1_irf305g wrote on October 7, 2022 at 4:14 PM

I told my buddy the phrase "don't mess with Texas" was incomplete because the full phrase should be "don't mess with Texas, it isn't worth your time"

ladykatytrent t1_irf6gnn wrote on October 7, 2022 at 4:39 PM

Another one is "I love her to death but - " which means "I hate this person but am trying not to sound mean about it".