I am so sorry that those of you commenting here haven't been exposed to the
true Florida. I must say it has changed incredibly the 45 years I have
lived here. It USED to be a place where people where unquestionably polite
and where people were simply kind to one another, but wasn't it that way all
over? That's changed in FL as well as the rest of the US. My children say
Yes Sir and No Sir and so do my students. It's simply a matter of respect.
As I was reading the comments on this line of posts, I was amazed at the way
strangers were talking to one another...and these are some of the people
trusted to teach the next generation of Floridians? I'd wager a bet they
aren't "Native Floridians" because we weren't raised to disrespect they way
some posters have disrespected other posters, the profession, or the
students. Although the migration has slowed, more than 1000 people used to
move to Florida every day. It is a melting pot, and with that some of the
Southern Hospitality has also melted;-{ Keep looking, I'm sure you will
find a sincerely polite Native to brighten your day. I hope you have a
wonderful week!

On 11/01/09, AMEN wrote:
> On 10/31/09, ElemESOL wrote:
>> I forgot to mention one last gripe: the rudeness! FL is full of rude
>> people in a big hurry. I moved from a small town, and can't believe
>> how people here let doors slam in your face, tailgate, don't bother to
>> say hello/goodbye/thank you. As you can see from this board as well,
>> people in FL are just plain RUDE.
>
>
> I couldn't agree more with the rudeness factor in Florida! I moved here
> from the midwest and thought I'd be welcomed with "Southern Hospitality".
> I can tell you there is no such thing in Florida! No one says thank you,
> please or has any thing resembling manners. Walmart and Target are the
> two worst places you could ever go due to the rudeness of the employees.
> You'll see it when you teach too. I harp on my students day in and day
> out about saying please and thank you and addressing people with respect.
> It's sad to know that, while they keep their manners in my classroom, I
> know they aren't required to at home so it's a lost cause!

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