Yes, the South is slow... But not lazy... They just take they time doin' what they wanna or needa doing rather than runnin' around like a chicken with it's head cut off!!!
What I miss about the true, mason-dixon lined south is EVRYBODY, and they mama says "Hello"--or rather, "Howdy" in Texas... EVRYBODY speaks!!!
Nobody speaks in SoCali unless they know you and even then, dude, they might not acknowledge you today!!!
You always feel "special" when acknowledged...
But with that niceties, at least when I lived in Atlanta goin' to the Varsity, they customer service was none existant... That was awhile ago so thangs may have changed since then...
In SoCali, customer service is primary. Workers are extremely nice cuz they know the more money you can be duped out of, the nicer they are... Or sometimes, we Californias have too much sunshine, and our brains get fried out so we forget to be mean with our blonded out hair... It's just easier that way, I guess...