Really, tired of beating a dead horse. But in general (and this is a generalization) Southerners dress up more and more formal than people up North. Unless you're talking about some small po dunk town, the cities and larger towns are that way. When I see northern tourists- granted the ones who are over 60, they are almost always in sweat pants and fanny packs complaining about the heat. Its hard not to notice because they always seem to be talking in a loud voice that a deaf person could hear. And they always complain about our lack of mail boxes- as if that is something of utter importance.
I welcome them because they do bring in money and help the economy. But I don't think they are the pretense of fashion. I know many Northerners who have never been to a "cocktail party" in their lives, much less would know what a shrimp fork was for or anything of table manners. And while the North may have better schools on average (and that is marginal still), how many Northerners actually attend those schools? I bet you the working class joes up North can't afford the Ivy Leagues, not even with scholarships. But that being said- the thing I really DO like about Northern people, is they don't hold back. If they don't like you, they tell you! Its kind of refreshing in a way.
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