MMW 12 Chapter Reading: Cultural Differnces Between The North and The South
16 Apr 2018
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Northerners see southerners as unrefined, uneducated, and brutish. They see them as hicks with no learning and no appreciation for the finer things in life. In the south, people greet by grasping hands and a host acknowledges the departure of a guest by getting up. In the north, hosts meet their guests at the gate, salute them, and walk them back to the gate when they leave. In the south, people don"t talk about their ancestors, but rather write about them. In the south, people cry when they part, in the. In the south, people wail at funerals and cut off people close to them who don"t send condolences in 3 days. In the north, people yell at funerals, but don"t wail, and they don"t cut off people who don"t pay respects. In the south, people criticize each other"s writing so that they can improve. In the north, it is better to avoid criticism.
