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Originally Posted by Dionysus
What's wrong with answering "what?" I never heard of this.
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In general, the polite way to answer is "Yes" or something to that effect. "What" is perceived as rude/defensive to many people.
I grew up in the south and moved up to the midwest when I was an adolescent. I also went to college down south my first couple years and transferred back to the midwest. I think in general, there is a difference in politeness with
strangers between the north and south. When we moved to Ohio, my family was surprised when we went to grocery stores and the clerks didn't greet us and such.
Midwesterners can be very friendly/polite people, but more so with people we know, in my experience.
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