Is it just me or is Thank You only used in Canada

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03-03-2003, 03:10 PM
juxtaman

Is it just me or is Thank You only used in Canada

I just got back from Daytona

I spent a week there and travelled all through virginia, georgia and the carolinas.

NOT once did i hear a Thank You or a You're welcome.

I say "Thank You"

They say "Uh Huh" , "Sure" , "Yep"

this is even in customer service situations like dealing with the hotel and buying something.

No for the americans, do you guys say thank you? like when ordering food and they bring it to you.. what do you say?

I'm not kidding here... not once did anyone say thank you or your welcome back.
03-03-2003, 03:22 PM
indivision

it's interesting that you focused on this. i'm not sure why you never heard it.

i say thank you at least ten times a day but i usually say no problem instead of you're welcome, unless it involves someone using my property or entering my house. :)
03-03-2003, 03:26 PM
CVO Chris

I can't remembered if anyone said "Thank You" or not but I'm sure they did.

OT : I sliced my foot open on a really sharp seashell when I was in Daytona. Should of sued someone like everyone else :D
03-03-2003, 03:49 PM
dabrewski

heh a guy from my school went down there for a week, (Im in Canada) and he got stabbed in the neck and head,hes now in a coma ;(
(daytona that is)

It was a result of a bar fight, but still that's pretty extreme =\
03-03-2003, 04:16 PM
juxtaman

when.. this past week? i'm in canada and i just got back.
03-03-2003, 04:36 PM
Aria

I must be living in the politest US state then :D

People say Thank you here all the time - if I say thank you first at a shop I get a 'You're welcome' instead which is nice.

People smile back too - you dont get smiles in England :D

a
03-03-2003, 04:48 PM
gdstudios

Yeah, I'm in DC and people are pretty cold for the most part. If you smile at them or use polite expressions, you get a nice response back. I always try to be polite in all situations. Some of the time, I get positive responses, other times I don't. You win some, you lose some. So be it. The key in DC is that you need to initiate the niceties for the most part. As said, people can be cold here.
03-03-2003, 04:52 PM
dabrewski

yeah was last week, or last last week.
03-03-2003, 05:06 PM
mx_kid

Quote:

Originally posted by Aria
you dont get smiles in England :D

I bet you never came to newcastle a ;) we'd smile at you.. maybe even laugh :D :p
03-03-2003, 05:13 PM
Aria

Quote:

Originally posted by mx_kid
I bet you never came to newcastle a ;) we'd smile at you.. maybe even laugh :D :p

No I never did go up north :D

People in the South smile and laugh too like when they are drunk and their team is winning , but this doesnt count :D

a
03-03-2003, 05:55 PM
Markp.com

Quote:

Originally posted by Aria
People smile back too - you dont get smiles in England :D

Yeah, change England to London! I smile to people all the time... well... when I say people I mean women... well... when I say women I mean beautiful female students :D
03-03-2003, 06:03 PM
gdstudios

Quote:

Originally posted by Markp.com
Yeah, change England to London! I smile to people all the time... well... when I say people I mean women... well... when I say women I mean beautiful female students :D

LoL!
03-03-2003, 06:12 PM
aversion

people are pretty friendly in brighton but most of them are enhancing their mood with supplements. It's a funky town.

I must say that canada is by far the most polite country I've lived in, but it can be a little odd, toronto sometimes feels like a suburb of stepford, yet people from places like saskatchewan say everyone in the city is rude!

Like everywhere the US is different depending on where you go, amongst the friendliest people I ever met were during a road trip across the states. The people of montana, south dakota, that area, were so damn friendly, and not in a scary lobotomy-induced way, but in a geniune, we're friendly people way.

unfriendliest country I've ever been in would be morocco. Friendliest costa rica, by a long way! Great place to be.
03-03-2003, 06:16 PM
gdstudios

Friendliest country I've been to? Hmmm. I'd say England.
Least friendly? Hmmm. I'd say France, hands down.
03-03-2003, 06:24 PM
Luxowell

i say "thank you" "your welcome" "yes sir" and "yes mam" all the time. Just the way i was raised. Of course, I'm usually ranting about how the aliens put that damn chip in my brain... but VERY politely!
03-03-2003, 06:26 PM
Aria

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
Friendliest country I've been to? Hmmm. I'd say England.
Least friendly? Hmmm. I'd say France, hands down.

I lived in and visited France on many occassions - I found it very friendly and especially if you take a trip and visit the rest of the country outside Paris, the locals are great. I would seriously consider moving back to France, I have friends there and in Belgium and many fond memories.

Of all places I've been to and lived in London would be on top of my list. I thought that most big cities are as unfriendly with people working jobs they hate and taking it out on you when you walk through the door expecting some customer service. NY proved me wrong

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03-03-2003, 06:29 PM
chook

Friendliest country in the world Costa Rica?? gonna disagree with you aversion, was there back a few years ago and i think they just saw tourist dollars ;)
My vote is gonna be Australia, the people love a chat over a beer, and throw sport into the mix and you've got hours and hours of conversation.

As far as Americans not saying 'Thank-you' or 'You're Welcome', I think it may be a demographic thing dpending where you are, because I've spent time in LA and San Francisco and they say it all all the time.

Aussies don't say it either, they say "No worries" or "you're awright"!!!!!
Not that it's a bad thing!
03-03-2003, 06:39 PM
aversion

Quote:

Originally posted by chook
Friendliest country in the world Costa Rica?? gonna disagree with you aversion, was there back a few years ago and i think they just saw tourist dollars ;)

really? That's a shame man. I'm used to being hassled in other countries, like morocco, but costa was just a dream in that regard, even in san jose people would ask us if we wanted to buy cigars or something, then when we said no, they'd amble off somewhere else. I spent several months in a beach house near santa teresa where the only tourists are surfers, my experiences with the locals there was nothing short of wonderful, todo sobre 'pura vida'!

maybe I just look too poor to hassle in costa when they're used to rich tourists :D
03-03-2003, 07:13 PM
chook

Shoulda clarified this more, but I had a blast over there, I actually was in Santa Teresa as well, the one in Mal Pais.
Great people and yes they are friendly, just noticed they treated certain visitors differently.
Ex: I'm filipino, so I look almost Central American. So when i walked into a shop or small mercado, there was almost always a price for me and a different price for my wife and friends whom i was travelling with (they're Aussies!) So many times my bottle of water or fruit was say $1 American, and when any of my friends would roll up to the counter they'd get charged $2.00!!! With a smile of course;)

For a while I got a good kick out of it. But gon't get me wrong, I loved it over there
03-03-2003, 07:21 PM
gdstudios

Quote:

Originally posted by Aria
NY proved me wrong

Ah New York. What a town! ;) Can't wait to move there later this year.

PS: In the US, I find Chicagoans to be extremely pleasant.
03-03-2003, 07:23 PM
DigitalOne

:rolleyes:

Politeness isn't sorted by nationality. I'm sure Canada has just as many a-holes as America does.

Edit: My mistake... :)
03-03-2003, 07:25 PM
Aria

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
Ah New York. What a town! ;) Can't wait to move there later this year.

it's a great city - felt at home here from day one :)

a
03-03-2003, 07:27 PM
justice strike

well thailand must have the politest people of the world i think, ofcourse you must not get the southern people thei'll rip you off. but in bangkok your pretty much sure you'll meet the friendliest people ever. anyway here in holland where polite, however where also honest :p. If you ask us if we like the shirt your wearing and we don't like it, we say it. we don't twist around the facts by saying hey nice shoes you got there!

btw the people in san fransisco where pretty nice to. and healthy :D
03-03-2003, 07:29 PM
gdstudios

Quote:

Originally posted by Aria
it's a great city - felt at home here from day one :)

a

It really is. People say New Yorkers are rude, and while I agree to some extent, it's more that they have their own unique attitude that is foreign to everyone else in the States. I sort of like the attitude. There really is no place like it, except for maybe Chicago, but as I said, Chicago lacks the character (attitude) that NY possesses.
03-03-2003, 07:30 PM
mx_kid

Quote:

Originally posted by DigitalOne
I'm sure Canada has just as many a-holes as Canada does.

:D
03-03-2003, 07:30 PM
gdstudios

Quote:

Originally posted by justice strike
btw the people in san fransisco where pretty nice to. and healthy :D

I dunno. I find people from San Francisco to be a but too opinionated and devisive. Much like Washington, DC, where I'm at, people are just too sensitive and combative. I know this doesn't matter to some people, but it frustrates me. Life is too short to be argumentative all the time, you know?
03-03-2003, 07:36 PM
justice strike

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
I dunno. I find people from San Francisco to be a but too opinionated and devisive. Much like Washington, DC, where I'm at, people are just too sensitive and combative. I know this doesn't matter to some people, but it frustrates me. Life is too short to be argumentative all the time, you know?

well i havn't noticed that though... and mostly we where talking about stuff i know best. A guy that i was talking to was going on holidays in the netherlands, well thats where i live. and well you
can't argue you know amsterdam better then i know amsterdam, no matter how many friends you have there, you havn't lived there 20 years like i have. i didn't try to be so combatative about it though :P
03-03-2003, 07:41 PM
aversion

Quote:

Originally posted by chook
I actually was in Santa Teresa as well, the one in Mal Pais.

sweet, that was where we spent most of the time :) My friend has a house north of santa teresa, near the argentinian house and milarepa, if you went up that way. A great area, and if you desire a bit more excitement you can go over to montezuma :)
03-03-2003, 07:41 PM
gdstudios

People in Amsterdam are especially nice too, right?
03-03-2003, 08:34 PM
chook

Quote:

Originally posted by aversion
sweet, that was where we spent most of the time :) My friend has a house north of santa teresa, near the argentinian house and milarepa, if you went up that way. A great area, and if you desire a bit more excitement you can go over to montezuma :)

We stayed at these bungalows inbetween playa carmen and playa santa teresa, about 200m from the waterline owned by an Austrian guy.
didn't get to Montezuma although we did manage to sink alot of guaro!

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
I find people from San Francisco to be a but too opinionated and devisive

funny, you say that...I found that alot of people in the Bay area have an opinion about people from LA, and LA folks have an opinion about everything.

But it's all what you make of each situation, after all, we are generalizing here. :D
03-03-2003, 08:54 PM
aversion

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
I dunno. I find people from San Francisco to be a but too opinionated and devisive.

lol. I lived in SF and loved the people there, they seemed to be doing something and enthusiastic about it. I love the city.

we are all geenralising but it's funny how people's personal experiences in different places seem to be so different as to have a create completely different generalisations about a place. I guess that's natural.

:)
03-03-2003, 09:00 PM
Aria

Quote:

Originally posted by gdstudios
People in Amsterdam are especially nice too, right?

We are generalising here but overall I'd say that Amsterdamers are fed up with the tourists in their city 'cos the great majority visits for the coffeeshops and Red Light District rather than the windmills, tulips and museums :D

I was there one summer and remember how appaled they were when they saw a bunch of tourists throwing rubbish in the river and shouting outside a pub. Some tourists (i used to see that in Corfu Greece as well) have no respect for the environment when they are abroad -they think they can litter as they please cos they paid to be there and 'have fun'.

i came across some rude people in Amsterdam when i asked for directions...then again I was walking down the wrong lane that's meant for cyclists and got almost run over a couple of times lol.

The best experience/friendliest encounter) I've had was in Germany (Heidelberg) when I was backpacking as a student :D

I was supposed to catch the train to Frankfurt and head for the airport when I got on the wrong tram and ended up at the other side of the city. It was 7 am, i was lost, most shops were closed so i couldn't ask anywhere for directions and was running seriously late plus i only had enough money left for breakfast and airport train.

This guy pulled up in his VW to pick up a newspaper and i went up to him and asked for the train station. He stopped to help and once I told him i was worried I might miss my plane, he offered me a lift. Under normal circumstances I would have said no....but he seemed nice and i was desperate and too skint to cough up money for another air fare so i said 'yes please' and hopped in :D

He drove me all the way to Frankfurt, got coffee on the way, helped me with the luggage, told me about his vacation in London and what a great time he had had etc. Then wished me well and drove back to Heidelberg. I'm still grateful to that guy.

a
03-03-2003, 09:09 PM
Runes_Tooth

Allow me to clear this up.
Yep and Sure are forms of 'You're Welcome' and Uh-uh can be either. Of course you musn't forget to grab your belt and pull up your pants every 2-5 sentences, otherwise you may be considered disrespective. That is, if you aren't driving a Ford.

I'm from North Carolina, you'll have to bare with me. :D
03-03-2003, 09:37 PM
gdstudios

Quote:

Originally posted by Aria
He drove me all the way to Frankfurt, got coffee on the way, helped me with the luggage, told me about his vacation in London and what a great time he had had etc. Then wished me well and drove back to Heidelberg. I'm still grateful to that guy.

That a very nice Europe story. I haven't been to Europe for several years but I always remember my interaction in England as positive. To somewhat retract from my original statement about the French, I really only remember two or three specific events where our party was treated badly. The bad experiences were all in Paris. The people in other cities we visited were quite nice. I have only positive memories of my favorite place in France -- Mont St. Michel (http://www.ila-chateau.com/misc/mtstmich.jpg). You know, the more I think about it, the more I really want to go back and revisit. Such a beautiful country. I digress. I have completely removed the people of France from my comments and I now long for the days of touring the grand chateaus of the French countryside. Have any of you done that?
03-03-2003, 09:48 PM
alty29

Re: Is it just me or is Thank You only used in Canada

Quote:

Originally posted by juxtaman
I just got back from Daytona

I spent a week there and travelled all through virginia, georgia and the carolinas.

NOT once did i hear a Thank You or a You're welcome.

I say "Thank You"

They say "Uh Huh" , "Sure" , "Yep"

this is even in customer service situations like dealing with the hotel and buying something.

No for the americans, do you guys say thank you? like when ordering food and they bring it to you.. what do you say?

I'm not kidding here... not once did anyone say thank you or your welcome back.

on your photography site it says "About Uf"

your welcome ;)

edit :uf=urban focus ;)