@St_Rev @mr_archenemy @ClarkHat e.g., passive-aggressive "nice" down South; "I'll pray for you" as derogatory in some churches.
@popelizbet @ClarkHat @St_Rev @mr_archenemy NE has anti-egalitarian culture. I'll say "sir" when in uniform, to a superior but not otherwise
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@popelizbet@ClarkHat@St_Rev@mr_archenemy ...which connects oddly w not using first names. Thesis: much smaller namespace of hierarchy. -
@popelizbet@ClarkHat@St_Rev@mr_archenemy NE has, at most, 3 tiers: 1) aged / priests / high office 2) normal people 3) children - Show replies
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@MorlockP@popelizbet@ClarkHat@St_Rev@mr_archenemy Down here it's "sir" to pretty much anyone and everyone. Feels nice. Reassuring. -
@random_eddie@popelizbet@ClarkHat@St_Rev@mr_archenemy I think it's a bi-stable state. If it's a norm, it feels OK (as in military). >> - Show replies
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