The south seems to be a place of manners. Yes there are exceptions (there are exceptions everywhere) but for the most part, from what I've seen, here everybody keeps their mouth shut and keeps to their own business, even if they're bigots at heart.
I had an experience today, I'd like to share:
I was working at a truck stop today. While writing an invoice at the front desk around truck drivers and mechanics at the service desk, a non-passing trans came in and asked where the rest area was. I looked at her and just shrugged, not knowing where and told her to ask the people behind me because I do not work here. Nobody that concerned themselves with her seemed to pay any attention, but the people that were in the know actually helped her out quite nicely. One lady even took her stuff and helped bring it up to the rest area for her. Moments after she left a trucker joked saying to somebody coming in from outside, "didya see what just came by here? hah hah hah"
It was annoying that he said that, but at the same time I felt a little more secure because he at least tried to save her some sort of embarassment.
