Or do I? I know, its confusing right? And, given you are human, you likely have the same contradictory reactions regarding people. And, when I think about it more deeply, I prefer kind Southerners over rude Northerners. Some of the biggest bullshitting, lying assholes I have ever encountered are from the cities I just mentioned. Some of my favorite, most genuine people in the world are from the south. The truth, of course, is I have know idea who these people are. My past experience living in bigger cities like New York City, Los Angeles & Seattle make me not only tolerant, but understanding, of authentic people even if they are being rude. My past history in dealing with southerners tells me they are pleasant, but not genuine. In the time it takes me to get my coffee and go sit down, I have decided who the real asshole is in this scenario: ME. “How come you reacted more negatively to the pleasant woman compared to the annoyed barista?” The answer is, I don’t know. “Jade, how do you know that lady is not a genuine sweetheart rather than a bullshitting gossip?” The answer is, I don’t. In this situation I question myself as I am known to do. I mostly like to observe my own biases, assumptions and stories. I would not want to be up this early serving people coffee either.Īs you know, I am a student of psychology and love observing people. I get the point and quickly order my coffee. She perfectly personifies the name of the coffee shop, Krankie’s. I am next in line and the young twenty-something barista, who seems offended by my general look, gives me an annoyed “what-the-fuck-do-you-want look.” She does not ask me what I want, just looks at me like I am the bane of her existence.
The secret I believe I know is that these two women probably are not even friends, and are just as likely to be talking shit about each other at next week’s Christmas parties as anything else. It’s one those smiles you get when you know a secret.
Southerners like to draw out their words like that, and they love to use words like sugar, honey and darling (daaarlin if you are trying to say it with a southern accent). A woman walks in and says to another woman standing in line behind me, “Hey sugar! How arrrrrrre you?” I am ordering a coffee at a local coffee shop.
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