For those of us who live in the south, we’re well aware that summer comes early. After living in Michigan most of my life, and having only 3 months of summer (5 months of winter, 2 months of fall, and at least 2 months of construction; spring just sort of gets skipped) I try and take full advantage! I’ve been visiting the local town center, checking out local parks, taking walks around my complex and leaving the windows open. It has been GORGEOUS. It is supposed to be in the upper 80s this weekend, and luckily it’s not one of the humid months yet. I think I spy some pool time in the near future…
Yesterday my sister-in-law, nephews and I went to the Suwanee Town Center to walk around and people watch. It is such a great social spot, always full of families enjoying the weather and surrounding shops. While we were there, we enjoyed some frozen yogurt at Yogli Mogli. Not quite Red Mango, but still very good and reasonably priced with a great variety of flavors and toppings. I’ve been going there at least once a week since it’s warmed up, and only need one more stamp for my frequent visitors card to be filled up. Yessss!
While I was at the Town Center, I got to thinking about the differences between the North and the South.One big difference is the people. In the South, people are much more friendly and they love to chat. One person that we walked by asked us how we were doing (for no reason, other than to be nice) and another lady and her husband, who were sitting near us, decided to chat us up as well. When I dropped my spoon on the ground on accident, this nice lady went in and got me a new spoon and some more napkins. I was pleasantly surprised; it’s amazing how those nice little gestures can really make your day. I’m not saying that we native northerners are bad, mean people, but we tend to stick to ourselves rather than going out of our way to be friendly with those who just happen to be around us. Just a cultural difference, really.
Maybe some of you don’t agree, and that’s okay; it’s just an observation!
