I wish I had some interesting stories, but mostly everyone's been nice everywhere I've been. Just... polite, normal, nothing exciting. I've been to Louisiana, Florida, Northern California, Washington state, Illinois, Oregon, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nevada... and Victoria and Vancouver, BC.
I'd say people were the nicest in the southern states... sometimes annoying, but nice. They seemed a little snooty in Wisconsin, but it might have been the area I was in. I consider aloof to be in the nice category... as long as you aren't actively treating me like crap, you're alright.
The only weird/bad experience I had was in California. I was at a bed and breakfast in the mountains, and someone came and asked if I would be wanting breakfast. I said yes. When I went down, there was some... sort of... porridge... with whole shrimp in it waiting for me. Since I am thoroughly replused by shrimp and won't eat it unless under threat of death... I didn't eat it.
Very long story short - one of the owners came to clear the table and went into a rage about how I hadn't eaten my food. I tried to explain why and apologize, but she wouldn't hear it. She lectured me about giving advanced warning, then she threw my bowl into the kitchen sink and ranted to her partner about how she wasted her time making my food (where the whole dining room could hear).
She ended up making me some scrambled eggs, and threw them down in front of me. Honestly, I was scared to eat those too, because god knows what she did to them. But I ate them anyway.
I'm sure this is all just because she's a psycho and does not reflect on the state of California. That's the one thing I think of when I think of northern California, though.
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